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US10094613B2	Ultraviolet curing module An ultraviolet curing module includes a first light source and a second light source. The first light source is configured to emit ultraviolet with a first spectrum. The first spectrum has a first peak wavelength. The second light source is configured to emit ultraviolet with a second spectrum. The second spectrum has a second peak wavelength. Wherein, a difference between the first peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength is greater than 35 nm, and an irradiation range of ultraviolet of the first light source on an irradiated object at least partially overlaps an irradiation range of ultraviolet of the second light source on the irradiated object.
US10094595B1	Solar heat collector A simple and portable solar heat collector has a sheet of solar reflectors, each of the solar reflectors having a focal point, and tubing for routing heat absorbing fluid through the focal point of at least some of the solar reflectors. The tubing has an input tube for receiving heat absorbing fluid and an output tube for outputting heated heat absorbing fluid. The sheet of solar reflectors may have a sun-facing side and a non-sun-facing side. A first part of the tubing is adjacent to the non-sun-facing side of the sheet of solar reflectors, and a second part of the tubing extends from the first part of the tubing through holes in the sheet of solar reflectors to the focal point of at least some of the solar reflectors.
US10094592B2	Water heater with thermal break A water heater including a thermal break in the form of an air pocket that moves into an air trap segment of the cold water pipe to reduce heat loss during standby. The air pocket is pushed back into the tank by incoming cold water during a hot water and reforms at the top of the tank. During standby, the air pocket moves into the air trap via an anti-siphon hole communicating with the cold water inlet. The anti-siphon hole can be, for example, in the top of the dip tube.
US10094575B2	Adjustable overhead cooking unit According to one embodiment, a cooking unit includes a rear housing, a heating chamber coupled to the rear housing, and one or more vertical tracks coupled to the rear housing. The cooking unit further includes a support shelf coupled to the vertical tracks, and operable to be moved vertically along the vertical tracks. The cooking unit also includes a sliding tray coupled to the support shelf, and operable to be moved horizontally with respect to the rear housing. The cooking unit further includes a handle coupled to a front surface of the sliding tray, and an actuator positioned adjacent to the handle so as to allow both the handle to be grasped and the actuator engaged by a single hand of a user. The actuator is operable to unlock the horizontal support shelf so as to allow the horizontal support shelf to be moved vertically along the vertical tracks.
US10094568B2	Combustor dynamics mitigation A combustor includes a plurality of bundled tube fuel nozzles which are annularly arranged around a common axial centerline. The plurality of bundled tube fuel nozzles comprise a first bundled tube fuel nozzle and a second bundled tube fuel nozzle. The first bundled tube fuel nozzle includes a first fuel plenum and a plurality of premix tubes which extend axially therethrough. The second bundled tube fuel nozzle includes a second fuel plenum and a plurality of premix tubes which extend axially therethrough. The first fuel plenum is axially offset at a predefined axial distance from the second fuel plenum so as to mitigate combustion tones within the combustor. In one embodiment, premix tube fuel ports disposed within the first and/or second fuel plenums may be axially offset with respect to each other within the corresponding fuel plenums at a predefined axial distance to mitigate combustion tones within the combustor.
US10094565B2	Gas turbine combustor and gas turbine A gas turbine combustor and a gas turbine include a pilot burner, a plurality of main burners, and a flame stabilizer. A first air ejection portion is adapted to eject first air toward a tip end portion side between the main burners and the flame stabilizer, a second air ejection portion is adapted to circulate second air toward a tip end portion side outside the flame stabilizer and eject the second air toward a radially outward direction, and a change member is adapted to change an ejecting direction of the second air ejected through the second air ejection portion to an axial center direction of the flame stabilizer.
US10094555B2	Treatment device of a heating system The present invention materially enhances the quality of the environment and mankind by contributing to the restoration or maintenance of the basic life-sustaining natural elements. The present invention reduces the amount of carbon monoxide introduced to the atmosphere of a combustion system. This is achieved by furnishing a systems approach to optimize the amount of oxygen to be chemically combined with fuel upon ignition of both allowing the correct amount of carbon to combine with the correct amount of oxygen thus fully release the thermal energy stored therein. By so furnishing the level of oxygen with carbon of the fuel, more carbon dioxide is produced thus proportionally reduces the amount of carbon monoxide released to the atmosphere. The present invention provides a heating system that surpasses the net and gross efficiency performance of a natural gas burner.
US10094546B2	Configurable streetlight sensor platform The technology described in this document is embodied in a sensor platform that includes an enclosure for housing one or more sensors, the enclosure configured to be deployed between a streetlight and a streetlight controller that manages operations of the streetlight. The sensor platform also includes an electrical receptacle for receiving the streetlight controller in a substantially secure configuration. The sensor platform also includes an electrical connector for connecting the enclosure to the streetlight. The sensor platform also includes at least one pass-through connector disposed within the enclosure to provide an electrical connection between the electrical connector and the electrical receptacle.
US10094542B2	Portable multi-function lighting system A portable, multi-function lighting apparatus is provided that is easy to transport, re-configure and use. The lighting apparatus is configured to readily remove and replace light fixtures, so that a user can vary and customize the lighting effects as desired for each event and the apparatus can be easily disassembled and packed for transport and storage. Optionally, the apparatus can be provided as part of a kit including a light bar removably mounted on a stand, and a bag into which the light bar and stand can be stored and transported. Such a kit can also be provided with a footswitch for activating features powered by, and mounted to, the light bar. Lighting modules and/or other devices can be added to and removed from the light bar, as desired. Modules attached to the light bar receive power and control data from the light bar. Additionally, the portable, multi-function lighting apparatus can be connected with one or more other portable, multi-function lighting apparatus in a master slave relationship.
US10094537B2	Color conversion arrangement, a lighting unit, a solid state light emitter package and a luminaire The invention provides a color conversion arrangement, a lighting unit, a solid state light emitter package, a luminaire and a specific use of a graphene layer. A color conversion arrangement (140) with the first aspect comprises a first luminescent layer (110), a supporting layer (106) and a first graphene layer (108). The color conversion arrangement (140) is for converting light of a first color to light of another color. The first luminescent layer (110) comprises a first luminescent material which absorbs a portion of light of a first spectral distribution comprising the first color and converts at least a portion of the absorbed light towards light of a second spectral distribution. The supporting layer (106) supports the luminescent layer (110). The first graphene layer (108) thermally conducts heat in a lateral direction such that temperature differences in the color conversion arrangement (140) are reduced. Different arrangements of the layers of the color conversion arrangement (140) are provided.
US10094534B2	Surface-emitting unit having dimming regions A surface-emitting unit includes a surface-emitting panel which emits light, a transmissive member which is arranged to face a light-emitting surface, propagates light emitted from the surface-emitting panel as being reflected therein, and allows light to exit from a light exit surface, and a scattering sheet which is provided to face a light exit surface of the transmissive member and scatters light. The transmissive member has a dimming surface provided between a light incident surface on which light emitted from the surface-emitting panel is incident and the light exit surface. The light-emitting surface has a light-emitting region which emits light and a non-light-emitting region which does not emit light. The dimming surface is configured such that a region facing the non-light-emitting region is different in transmittance of light from a region facing the light-emitting region, in accordance with a distribution of light emitted from each of the surface-emitting panels.
US10094517B2	LED imitation filament bulb The invention disclosures an LED imitation filament bulb which belongs to the field of lighting appliance technologies, it solves the problem that LED imitation filament bulb produces the poor line pattern, the LED imitation filament bulb, including a glass shell, a lamp holder fixedly connected to the glass shell, and a LED lamp bead connected within the glass shell, where the LED lamp bead is electrically connected to the lamp holder; at least one imitation filament connected to the lamp holder is disposed within the glass shell; the imitation filament is transparent; the imitation filament is disposed in a bent manner; and a luminous surface of the LED lamp bead faces an end surface of the imitation filament. the LED imitation filament bulb has a luminescence effect of a traditional filament bulb; and the imitation filament bulb is more energy-saving compared with a traditional filament bulb.
US10094505B2	Heatable line pipe and a method for producing the heatable pipe A heatable line pipe useful for diesel fuel systems and fuel cell systems is provided. The heatable line pipe comprises in order from an inside of the pipe: a) an electrically insulating inner layer; b) a first electrically conductive layer; c) at least two current leads wound spirally around the first electrically conductive layer; d) a second electrically conductive layer over the at least two current leads forming a surface; and e) an outer cladding of an electrically insulating plastic material. The thickness of the second electrically conductive layer is 0.1 to 1.5 mm, and the at least two current leads form wave peaks in the surface of the second electrically conductive layer. The line pipe has the advantage that a fall in heating performance over the lifetime is effectively prevented.
US10094502B2	Male or female quick coupling element and quick coupling including such an element This male or female quick coupling element (4; 6) is intended to be coupled to a pressurized fluid pipe (C4; C6). It comprises a body (42; 62) defining at least one pressurized fluid passage (441, 643, 681), a front face and a longitudinal axis (X4; X6) of the coupling element. An inner part (48; 64) arranged in the body is provided with a surface belonging to the front face, as well as a drain passage (482, 484; 642, 644) coupling the pressurized fluid passage and the outside of the coupling element. An opening mechanism (54, 56, 58, 59; 74, 76, 78, 78) is intended to be actuated from the front face of the coupling element to open the drain passage. The inner part (48; 64) is provided with a peripheral groove (484; 644) in which a seal (59; 79) rests that closes off the drain passage (482, 484; 642, 644) in a closing off portion. The opening mechanism is mounted in the inner part and comprises at least one member (58; 78) for controlling the position of the seal (59; 79) relative to the groove (484; 644), this control member being movable between a first inactive position, where it does not move the seal relative to its closing off position, and a second active position, where it acts directly on the seal (59; 79) to open the drain passage (482, 484; 642, 644).
US10094498B2	Method for joining ceramics to ceramics or ceramics to metals, and apparatus An assembly including a ceramic body. The assembly comprises a tungsten coupling attached to the ceramic body with a first joint that forms a first helium tight seal between the ceramic body and the tungsten coupling and where the first helium tight seal maintains its integrity at a temperature over 400° C. The assembly includes a metal body attached to the tungsten coupling with a second joint that forms a second helium tight seal between the metal body and the tungsten coupling and where the second helium tight seal maintains its integrity at a temperature over 400° C. A method. A mixture. A coupling.
US10094496B2	Welded fencing system with prefabricated connectors A corner fitting includes a sleeve body having a hollow inner space and configured to coaxially fit over a pipe member of a predetermined size. An edge of the sleeve body at a second distal end has a corner cut portion, a protruding tab, and two recesses, the protruding tab being diametrically opposed to the corner cut portion in the radial direction of the sleeve body, and the recesses being diametrically opposed to each other in the radial direction of the sleeve body. The corner cut portion is configured and shaped such that the sleeve body fits together with an identical sleeve body on the pipe member of the predetermined size with the corner cut portions of the two sleeve bodies contacting each other and with the pipe being nested between the protruding tabs of the second distal ends of the two sleeve bodies.
US10094485B2	Variable-speed actuator A valve actuator including an electric motor is disclosed that includes a solid-state motor controller capable of operating a motor at variable speeds and a gear set that provides inherent braking. The speed and torque of the valve actuator may be selected. The speed and torque experienced by a valve may be varied over the length of a valve stroke. The valve actuator may include logic sufficient to act as a process controller.
US10094480B2	Rotary multi-port valve A rotary multi-port valve having a valve body defining a valve chamber and having a plurality of inlet flow ports each having a stationary seat member therein and having a discharge port. A flow diverter member is supported by a valve stem and a tubular trunnion for rotation within the valve chamber and has a diverter chamber. A piston is hydraulically moveable within the diverter chamber and has driving connection with a diverter valve member is linearly moveable for sealing engagement with a selected stationary seat member. The diverter valve member is selectively retracted to a position completely within the valve chamber to permit selective rotation of the flow diverter member within the valve body to an aligned position with any of the inlet ports of the valve body.
US10094478B2	Incompressible fluid injection apparatus A grease injection valve 10 is provided having a valve body 16 including a flow path 15 the valve body. A foreign matter intrusion prevention valve 18 is provided at the upstream side of a check valve 17 in the flow path 15 of valve body 16. Grooves 47 are positioned around the periphery of a foreign matter intrusion prevention valve body 44 in the flow path 15 to provide communication between the downstream side and the upstream side of the foreign matter intrusion prevention valve body 44. When the check valve 17 has a functional failure, high-pressure grease escapes through the grooves 47 to bypass the foreign matter intrusion prevention valve body 44 and is discharged to an exterior of the grease injection valve 10. This can avoid excessive pressure caused by the grease backflow from being applied to the foreign matter intrusion prevention valve 18.
US10094474B2	Double-shoulder, double-rail serrated metal gasket An isolation gasket that includes a metal core (100) defining an inner serrated annular section (105) that is radially spaced from an outer serrated annular section (110); and an annular groove (115) formed between the inner and outer serrated annular sections; and a first material (135) accommodated in the annular groove (115). In certain embodiments, a second material (125) is coupled to the inner serrated annular section (105); and a third material (130) is coupled to the outer serrated annular section (110). In one embodiment, the second material (125) has a first thickness (160) and the third material (130) has a second thickness (165) that is less than the first thickness (160). In one embodiment, the metal core (100) defines a first inner diameter (180) and the second material defines a second inner diameter (157) that is less than the first inner diameter (180).
US10094472B2	Piston ring sealing for pneumatic actuator A piston configuration is provided, the configuration including a piston having a ring seat and a piston ring disposed within the ring seat. The piston ring is configured to form a sealing surface between a surface of the piston ring and a surface of the ring seat. The sealing surface is formed when a first pressure on a first side of the piston ring is greater than a second pressure on a second side of the piston ring. At least one fluid channel is configured to increase a surface area on the piston ring that is subject to the second pressure.
US10094471B2	Manual park release system A park release system includes a park release handle assembly. The handle assembly comprises a base, a handle pivotally connected to the base, and a lock piece. The handle is pivotable between an open position and a closed position. The lock piece is uniquely designed to selectively lock the handle in open position and to release the handle and allow it to pass back to closed position after the handle is pulled from lock position. The park release system may include a cable connector assembly. The cable connector assembly may comprise a first cable section connectable to a second cable section. The second cable section includes a housing having a slider within a passageway and below a flexible retention beam. The slider is configured to receive and connect to the cable from the first cable section.
US10094458B2	Torque transmitting device A torque transmitting device comprising a torque input element intended to be coupled to a crankshaft of an engine, a torque output element intended to be coupled to a transmission input shaft, damping means mounted between the torque input element and the torque output element, with the torque output element being able to pivot relative to the torque input element about an axis, against a resisting torque exerted by the damping means, with the damping means comprising at least one elastic leaf able to be elastically and radially held to rest on a support member, with the elastic leaf being adapted to bend upon rotation of the torque input element relative to the torque output element, with the device further comprising clutch means mounted between the torque input element and the torque output element, wherein the supporting member is carried by the torque input element.
US10094456B2	Actuator and applications of same In one aspect of this invention, an actuator includes a motor having an output worm shaft, a transmission mechanism operatively coupled to the output worm shaft of the motor for converting a rotating motion of the motor into a linear reciprocating motion, a housing and mounting means for mounting the motor in the housing, where the transmission mechanism is devoid of a coil spring, and the mounting means is devoid of a foam plastic block.
US10094447B2	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles Eight or more forward speeds and at least one reverse speed is achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, three planetary gear sets respectively having three rotation elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements.
US10094445B2	Centrifugal pendulum A centrifugal pendulum which is mounted rotatably around an axis of rotation, having a pendulum flange, a first pendulum mass and a second pendulum mass, wherein the first pendulum mass is spaced apart from the second pendulum mass in the circumferential direction, wherein the pendulum flange includes a first pendulum flange part and a second pendulum flange part, wherein the first pendulum mass is positioned bordering axially on the first pendulum flange part and is coupled with the first pendulum flange part so that it is movable to a limited extent, wherein the second pendulum mass is positioned bordering axially on the second pendulum flange part and is coupled with the second pendulum flange part so that it is movable to a limited extent.
US10094433B2	Rocker one-way clutch with cutout to locate a spring and stator incorporating the same A rocker one-way clutch including an outer race including a pocket and a strut including a main body rotatable within the pocket and a locking member including a first neck portion extending from the main body and a cutout operatively arranged within the first neck portion to prevent displacement of a spring member. A rocker one-way clutch including an inner race, an outer race arranged radially outward of the inner race concentrically, the outer race including a pocket, a strut including a main body rotatable within the pocket and a locking member, the locking member including a first neck portion extending from the main body, a cutout operatively arranged within the first neck portion to prevent displacement of a spring member and a protrusion operatively arranged within the first neck portion opposite of the cutout to ensure proper assembly of the strut within said inner and outer races.
US10094432B2	One-way wedge clutch A one-way clutch, comprising an inner race including a first outer circumference with a first plurality of ramps, at least one clutch ring including a first inner circumference with a second plurality of ramps and a second outer circumference with a plurality of projections, and an outer race including a second inner circumference with a plurality of grooves. The outer race is operatively arranged to rotate with respect to the inner race in a first circumferential direction and non-rotatably connect to the inner race when rotated in a second circumferential direction, opposite the first circumferential direction.
US10094429B1	Limiting assembly for a self-adjusting heavy duty clutch A limiting mechanism or assembly for a self-adjusting friction clutch to prevent the overadjustment of cam rings caused by a sudden impact to the vehicle. The limiting mechanism connects the cover to the adjustment mechanism using straps that link fixation members together. In one embodiment, a first fixation member comprises a bolt that attaches a bushing, which is placed through a corresponding hole in the cover of the clutch, relative to the pressure plate and a second fixation member comprises a bolt that engages a corresponding hole on the adjusting ring.
US10094424B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes an outer race, an inner race, rolling elements mounted between the outer race and the inner race, and a seal ring formed with an oil passage hole and covering at least one of the axial end openings of the bearing space of the bearing. A filter is mounted to the seal ring so as to cover the oil passage hole of the seal ring, and is configured to catch foreign matter contained in lubricant oil, and a magnetic member is mounted axially inwardly of, and adjacent to, the filter, and is configured to attract foreign matter to the magnetic member due to the magnetic force of the magnetic member.
US10094422B2	Bearing component and rolling bearing A bearing component composed of steel which contains carbon not less than 0.95 mass % and not more than 1.1 mass %, silicon less than 0.3 mass %, manganese less than 0.5 mass %, sulfur less than 0.008 mass %, and chromium not less than 1.4 mass % and less than 1.6 mass % and is composed of remainder iron and an impurity and having a carbonitrided layer formed at a surface portion is provided. An average concentration of nitrogen in the surface portion is not lower than 0.3 mass % and not higher than 0.6 mass % and variation in nitrogen concentration is not higher than 0.1 mass %. An amount of retained austenite is not greater than 8 volume %. An area ratio of a precipitate in the inside where no carbonitrided layer is formed is not lower than 11%.
US10094418B2	Wheel bearing assembly having a temperature-measuring device A wheel bearing assembly includes a wheel hub which is mounted on an axle element by at least one wheel bearing, and a temperature-measuring device, visible from outside the wheel bearing assembly, configured to measure and display the exceeding of a limit temperature in the wheel bearing, wherein the temperature-measuring device comprises at least two separate temperature-measuring elements, each of which is connected to the wheel bearing in a heat-conducting manner along a heat-conducting path and undergoes a visually identifiable change at a predetermined trigger temperature. The at least two temperature-measuring elements are disposed in such a way that, when the wheel bearing heats up, the elements heat up at different rates, and/or the temperature-measuring elements have different trigger temperatures.
US10094408B2	Blind fastener with integrated anti-rotation feature, systems and methods Fasteners and related systems according to the invention include a collet body having a first part of a two part anti-rotation arrangement and a cylinder body having a second part of the two part anti-rotation arrangement wherein the collet body and the cylinder body are matably axially translatable with respect to each other, and have the same or similar outer diameter in some embodiments or not in others. A threaded member rotationally engages the collet body and compressively contacts the cylinder body during operation of the fastener to creating a clamping effect. Rotational interference between the first and second parts of the anti-rotation arrangement preferably occurs at sectional face portions of at least the collet body. Resistance to induced rotation of the cylinder body relative to a work piece rotation of the threaded member is preferably provided by a tool engaging a tool interface present on the cylinder body.
US10094401B2	Fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece includes a contact component and a fixation component. The contact component typically includes (i) a first contact surface for application to a workpiece and (ii) a first opening for receiving a linear element. The fixation component typically secures a portion of the linear element on a side of the first contact component opposite the first contact surface. The fixation component engages the contact component to prevent passage of the linear element's secured portion through the workpiece when a tension is applied to the linear element in a direction opposite the contact surface.
US10094400B2	Connection arrangement of two bodies with a removable clamp A connection arrangement having at least two bodies of components to be connected to each other and a constraining group for constraining two bodies to each other in a removable manner is disclosed. When the two bodies are in the connection configuration to each other, a recess of one of them defines with a corresponding recess of the other one a respective coupling seat with the constraining group, having at least one pair of locking clamps insertable into a respective coupling seat. When the two bodies are in the connection configuration to each other, they are spaced from each other so that their faces do not have portions in mutual contact with each other.
US10094391B2	Compressor housing for supercharger A compressor housing includes an intake port, a scroll, and a shroud. The shroud includes a shroud surface facing the impeller, a sliding member in an annular shape, and a sliding-member fixing portion in an annular shape. An inner circumferential surface of the sliding member defines the shroud surface. The sliding-member fixing portion includes contact portions that are configured to such that an inner circumferential surface of the sliding-member fixing portion and an outer circumferential surface of the sliding member at least partially come into contact with each other. The sliding member is fastened to the sliding-member fixing portion at the contact portions by the fastening members. The sliding member is fastened by the fastening members configured to extend through the sliding-member fixing portion. The fastening members are fastened from an outer circumferential surface of the sliding-member fixing portion to the sliding member.
US10094389B2	Flow diverter to redirect secondary flow An assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal and a flow diverter. The flow diverter is disposed adjacent the seal to direct a secondary gas flow that passes across the seal away from a rotor cavity such that the secondary gas flow travels back toward a main gas flow path of the gas turbine engine.
US10094388B2	Load-relieving device An arrangement for compensating the axial thrust of a fluid-flow machine is provided. A load-relieving element is non-rotatably connected to a shaft. A flow-restrict gap is formed by the load-relieving element and a counter-element secured to a housing of the fluid-flow machine. The counter-element is provided with a device for maintaining the distance between the load-relieving element and the counter-element. The device includes at least one force-generating element that generates a force that acts in opposition to the axial thrust in order to avoid component contact.
US10094386B2	Radiator fan of a motor vehicle A radiator fan of a motor vehicle, in particular a main fan, contains a fan wheel which has a hub and an electric-motor rotor which is attached thereto in a form-locking manner. At least one connecting dome is formed integrally on the rotor, which connecting dome protrudes through a corresponding cutout of the hub and is deformed on the free end side in a rivet-shaped manner in order to produce the form-locking connection.
US10094377B2	Oil pump for vehicle and vehicle with the same An oil pump for a vehicle includes a driven gear, a drive gear, a pump body, and a plate. The drive gear engages the driven gear. The pump body is secured to a rear cover of a transaxle case. The plate is interposed between the rear cover and the pump body. A pump chamber is formed between the rear cover and the pump body. The driven gear and the drive gear are housed in the pump chamber. The pump chamber is formed: between the plate and the pump body, or between the plate and the rear cover.
US10094349B2	Fluid valve assembly A fluid valve assembly having a housing with a valve seat which forms a fluid port. A valve is movable along an axis relative to the port between an open and a closed position. This valve includes a protrusion complementary in shape to, but slightly smaller than, the port. The protrusion is at least partially positioned in the port when the valve is in its closed position at which time a clearance space between the port and the protrusion is sufficiently small to prevent fluid flow through the port. A main spring disposed between the housing and the valve resiliently urges the valve towards its closed position. A second spring is also operatively positioned between the valve and the housing which urges the valve away from the valve seat towards its open position and prevents contact between the valve and the valve seat.
US10094348B2	Valve assembly arrangement for an injection valve and injection valve A valve assembly arrangement for an injection valve may have a central longitudinal axis, a valve assembly of the inward opening type, and a valve assembly of the outward opening type, wherein the valve assembly of the outward opening type is axially arranged adjacent and fixedly coupled to the valve assembly of the inward opening type such that the valve assembly of the inward opening type is operable to inject fluid into the valve assembly of the outward opening type for increasing a fluid pressure in the valve assembly of the outward opening type to open the valve assembly of the outward opening type to enable dispensing of the fluid from the valve assembly arrangement.
US10094347B2	No filter no run filter assembly with air vent A filter cartridge includes a filter media defining an interior space, and having a first end and a second end, a first end plate connected to the first end, and a second end plate connected to the second end. A pin is connected to the second end plate and extends downwardly into the interior space. The pin defines a flow passage therethrough that communicates the interior space with an outside of the filter cartridge.
US10094332B2	Core cowl for a turbofan engine A core cowl for a turbofan engine may include a plurality of valleys formed in an outer surface of the core cowl. Each valley may include a convex portion upstream of a concave portion, and may be configured to disrupt a shock cell exiting a fan nozzle of the turbofan engine. Associated methods for reducing turbofan engine noise are also described.
US10094329B2	Static gasket and method of construction thereof A metal static gasket and method of construction thereof is provided. The gasket includes at least one metal layer. At least one of the metal layers has opposite sides with at least one through opening extending through the opposite sides, with the through opening being configured to register with an opening to be sealed. At least one metal layer of the gasket has least one raised annular seal bead extending adjacent the through opening. A plurality of protrusions extend outwardly from at least one of the opposite sides, wherein the plurality of protrusions are formed from separate pieces of metal from the at least one metal layer and are individually fixed to the at least one metal layer via separate bond joints.
US10094326B2	Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a cylinder head (1) for an internal combustion engine having at least one fire-face-side first cooling chamber (5a) and one second cooling chamber (5b), which adjoins the first cooling chamber (5a) in the axial direction of the cylinder, the first and second cooling chambers (5a, 5b) being separated from each other by means of an intermediate plate (7), a central receptacle (4) being arranged for an injection nozzle or ignition device for each cylinder (Z), and the first and second cooling chambers (5a, 5b) being flow-connected to each other in the region of the central receptacle (4); and having at least two, preferably four gas exchange valve openings (2, 3) per cylinder (Z), the first cooling chamber (5a) having a radial cooling duct (11, 12, 13, 14) in the region of at least one valve bridge (20, 21, 22, 23) between two gas exchange valve openings (2, 3). In order to improve the flow activity in disadvantaged flow regions in the simplest possible manner, the radial cooling duct (11, 12, 13, 14) has at least one reduction in cross section (15, 16, 17, 18) in a region lying radially outside the valve bridge (20, 21, 22, 23), said region preferably being further away from the cylinder axis (18) than the center (2a, 3a) of at least one gas exchange valve opening (2, 3).
US10094323B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is configured, during a slightly stratified-charge lean-burn operation, to: calculate a basic total fuel injection amount based on a required torque; calculate a compression stroke injection amount based on an ignition delay index value; calculate, as a basic main injection amount, a value obtained by subtracting a compression stroke injection amount from the basic total fuel injection amount; calculate, based on an output value of an in-cylinder pressure sensor, an actual specified combustion index value that represents a main combustion speed or a combustion fluctuation rate; calculate a main injection correction term based on a result of a comparison between a target specified combustion index value or a tolerable specified combustion index value, and the actual specified combustion index value; and calculate a main injection amount by adding the main injection correction term to the basic main injection amount.
US10094322B1	Fuel-injection delivery measurement Technical solutions are described for measuring fuel injection to an engine of a vehicle. For example, an engine control unit (ECU) that controls the operation of the engine, is equipped with a first direct memory address channel to store rail pressure values that are received from the engine in a first buffer. The ECU further includes a second direct memory address channel configured to copy a first subset of the rail pressure value from the first buffer to a filter module in response to an angle-based interrupt request. The ECU further includes a third direct memory address channel configured to copy filtered pressure values from the filter module to a second buffer. The ECU also includes a processor that computes a pressure drop based on the filtered pressure values from the second buffer, and compute a quantity of fuel injected into the engine based on the pressure drop.
US10094302B2	Central locking for a camshaft adjuster A hydraulic camshaft adjuster for changing the control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, designed as a vane cell camshaft adjuster. A control device inserted in the vane selectively opens and interrupts a flow connection between the working chambers. A locking device prevents relative motion between the rotor and the stator in that the rotor is fastened to the stator at a vane position. A switching valve, which has three working ports, a P port and a T port, can be moved into different control positions by an adjusting element,—wherein in the control position, the P port communicates with the working chambers via the A port, the B port is blocked at the switching valve, and the T port communicates with the control device of the vanes via the C port. In a control position provided as a starting strategy for the switching valve the A port communicates with the P port and the working chambers, the B port communicates with the T port and the working chambers, and the C port communicates with the control device of the vanes and the T port.
US10094299B2	Control system of at least one flap of a fluid duct and fluid duct system A control system of at least one flap of a fluid duct of an intake system of an internal combustion engine, including: a swivel axis, at least one flap connected off-center to the swivel axis by which the at least one flap can be swiveled within the fluid duct between positions with different degrees of opening, a swivel lever connected to the swivel axis, the swivel lever pivoting the swivel axis, an elastic working return element connected directly or indirectly to the swivel lever and applying a force to the at least one flap to return the at least one flap toward a home position.
US10094291B2	Gear pump intended, in particular, as a high pressure fuel pump A geared fuel pump (4′) operates to supply a determined flow but at low or zero pressure rise. It is planned to add gland packing (46) between support bearings (19) of the pinions (11), or between some of them, to provide hydrodynamic lift for these bearings, by delimiting a closed cavity (47) to provide lift by a fluid with better viscosity properties instead of using the fluid itself that is pumped. Possible application to fuel pumps for aircraft engines, in which the pump (4′) is a high pressure pump associated with a low pressure pump.
US10094255B2	Blow-by heater A blow-by heater includes a metal pipe for flowing a blow-by gas therethrough. The metal pipe includes a flat portion on one side along an axis direction and a curved portion on a side opposite to the flat portion and is formed of a metal plate with a joining portion abutting against each other at edges of the metal plate at the curved portion. The blow-by gas heater further includes a resin molded over the metal pipe, and a heating source provided inside resin and directly contacting the flat portion.
US10094253B2	Valve device for a hydraulic circuit and oil pump regulating arrangement A valve device for a hydraulic circuit includes an actuator unit and a valve unit. The actuator unit comprises an electromagnetic circuit comprising an armature which moves in a translational manner, a core, a coil carrier, a coil configured to be energized, and a flux guiding device. The coil is arranged on the coil carrier. The valve unit comprises a valve housing comprising a transverse bore which serves as a first control chamber pressure port, a regulating slide mounted in the valve housing, the regulating slide being configured to move axially, a first outlet port, an inlet port, and a second control chamber pressure port arranged between the inlet port and the first outlet port.
US10094252B2	Camshaft adjuster A camshaft adjuster including a drive element, a first output element and a second output element all having a plurality of vanes; the two output elements can be braced relative to one another in the peripheral direction using an expanding spring located between the output elements; only the first output element is designed in such a way as to be connectable to a camshaft; a locking mechanism can lock the two output elements together and unlock same such that the two output elements are jointly or separately rotatable relative to the drive element; a vane of the second output element is in contact with a vane of the drive element, and the expanding spring puts a vane of the first output element at a distance from the vane of the drive element, so the first output element is in an angular position relative to the drive element which lies within the angle adjustment range between the first output element and the drive element.
US10094251B2	Camshaft centering in the split rotor of a hydraulic camshaft adjuster A camshaft adjuster (1) is provided for an internal combustion engine of the vane cell type, having a stator (2) and a rotor (3) which can be rotated relative to the stator (2) and consists of a plurality of rotor parts (4, 5, 6) which are connected to one another, wherein the rotor (3) can be connected fixedly to a camshaft (7) of the internal combustion engine so as to rotate with it, and a first rotor part (4) is configured in such a way that the camshaft (7) is supported with contact on the first rotor Part (4) in an operating state, wherein the first rotor part (4) is produced by a sintering process, and at least one first supporting surface (9), supporting the camshaft (7), of the first rotor part (4) is set geometrically by a chipless machining operation, and to a method for producing a rotor (3) for a camshaft adjuster (1) of this type.
US10094239B2	Vane assembly for a gas turbine engine A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed in this paper. The vane assembly includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and a ceramic-containing airfoil. The ceramic-containing airfoil extends from the inner platform to the outer platform. A reinforcement spar made from a metallic material extends from the inner platform to the outer platform through a hollow core of the ceramic-containing airfoil.
US10094235B2	System, propulsion system and vehicle One embodiment of the present invention is a unique vehicle. Another embodiment is a unique propulsion system. Yet another embodiment is a unique system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for vehicle propulsions systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US10094234B2	Turbine shroud segment with buffer air seal system A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
US10094227B2	Gas turbine engine blade tip treatment A fan blade and method of manufacturing a fan blade includes a metallic fan blade body with a crystalline oxidation layer and immersing the crystalline oxidation layer in a solution of ceramic nanosheets in suspension. A fan blade for a gas turbine engine includes a metallic fan blade body having a tip with a crystalline oxidation layer, wherein the crystalline oxidation layer includes pores containing ceramic nanosheets.
US10094223B2	Integrated strut and IGV configuration A strut and IGV configuration in a gas turbine engine positioned at an upstream of a rotor includes a plurality of radial struts, for example for bearing engine loads, and a plurality of inlet guide vanes positioned axially spaced apart from the struts. The number of inlet guide vanes is greater than the number of struts. The struts are circumferentially aligned with the inlet guide vanes.
US10094217B2	Construction layout for caverns of underground nuclear power plant A construction layout for caverns of an underground nuclear power plant, including: two primary caverns accommodating nuclear reactor powerhouses, combined caverns, electric powerhouse caverns, pressure relief caverns, a first primary traffic tunnel, a second primary traffic tunnel, a third primary traffic tunnel, a top adit system, and a ground adit system. Each combined cavern is disposed on one side of each of the two primary caverns. Each electric powerhouse cavern and each pressure relief cavern are disposed on two sides of each of the two primary caverns perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mountain. Each electric powerhouse cavern is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mountain. The first primary traffic tunnel and the third primary traffic tunnel are disposed along the longitudinal direction of the mountain on outer sides of the two combined caverns, respectively.
US10094212B2	Data communications system A data communications system and method for transmitting data over a string between a surface location and a sub-surface location in a well bore in which a load varying device at the sub-surface varies the mechanical load on the string to be indicative of the data and a load measuring apparatus at surface monitors the mechanical load on the string and decodes the data. Data transmission is described from a pump assembly through a sucker rod string. Embodiments of load varying devices using electrical generators, friction rollers and hydraulic and pneumatic brakes are also described.
US10094199B2	Protection of a safety valve in a subterranean well A safety valve system for use in a subterranean well can include a safety valve protector connected downstream of a safety valve, whereby when closed the safety valve protector reduces a flow rate through the safety valve and prevents displacement of an object through the safety valve protector to the safety valve. Another safety valve system can include a safety valve protector which, when closed, reduces a flow rate through a safety valve, and the safety valve protector closes in response to the flow rate through the safety valve being above a predetermined level. In another safety valve system, each of the safety valve protector and the safety valve comprises an actuator, the actuators being connected by a line, and a signal transmitted by the line causes the safety valve protector actuator to close the safety valve protector, and then causes the safety valve actuator to close the safety valve.
US10094192B2	Wickers with trapped fluid recesses for wellhead assembly A wellhead assembly includes a wellhead housing having a bore with a wellhead housing sidewall and a longitudinal axis. A hanger lands in the bore, the hanger having a hanger sidewall. Parallel circumferentially extending hanger sidewall ridges are located on the hanger sidewall. Each of the hanger sidewall ridges have upper and lower flanks that converge to a crest. Hanger sidewall bands are located between adjacent ones of the hanger sidewall ridges. A metal seal ring has an outer seal surface in metal-to-metal sealing engagement with the wellhead housing sidewall and an inner seal surface in metal-to-metal sealing engagement with the hanger sidewall bands. Crests of the hanger sidewall ridges embed into the inner seal surface to restrict relative movement between the hanger and the seal ring. A recess extends through each of the hanger sidewall ridges from the upper flank to the lower flank to allow any fluid trapped between the hanger sidewall ridges to flow out.
US10094185B2	Coriolis flow meter having flow tube with equalized pressure differential A Coriolis flow meter for a drilling system measures flow from a wellbore and/or from at least one pump into the wellbore. The meter can be disposed upstream of at least one choke used for controlling backpressure, and/or the meter can be disposed between at least one pump and the wellbore. The meter has at least one flow tube adapted to vibrate and conducts the flow at a first pressure level from an inlet side to an outlet side. A vessel encloses the at least one flow tube at least between the inlet and outlet sides and holds a second pressure level therein about the at least one flow tube. The second pressure level can be equal to or nearly equal to the first pressure level to reduce or nearly eliminate a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. For example, the second pressure level can be elevated above environmental relative to the first pressure level to reduce a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. Alternatively, the second pressure level can be less than the first pressure level.
US10094179B2	Replacable dies A device which moves a die between a retracted position, thereby releasing the die from the device, and an advanced position, thereby fixing the die to the device. The device includes an inner body comprising an inner body wall, and an inner body set of inclined faces. A body comprises a longitudinal groove. The longitudinal groove comprises an inner wall which contacts the inner body wall. An intermediate body comprises a first longitudinal side comprising a longitudinal side set of inclined faces, and a second longitudinal side arranged opposite thereto. The first longitudinal side cooperates with the inner wall. The second longitudinal side cooperates with a first side of the die. The longitudinal side set of inclined faces cooperates with the inner body set of inclined faces. A relative movement between the intermediate body and the inner body moves the die between the retracted position and the advanced position.
US10094177B2	Marine riser A marine riser includes at least two riser sections which are connected in an end-to-end relationship. The at least two riser sections extend between a subsea installation and a suspension device arranged above the subsea installation. At least one of the at least two riser sections includes at least one pipe having a heat exchanger.
US10094174B2	Earth-boring tools including passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying members and related methods Earth-boring tools may include a body and a passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member secured to the body. The passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member may be movable between a first position in which the earth-boring tool exhibits a first aggressiveness and a second position in which the earth-boring tool exhibits a second, different aggressiveness responsive to forces acting on the passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member.
US10094173B2	Polycrystalline compacts for cutting elements, related earth-boring tools, and related methods Polycrystalline compact tables for cutting elements include regions of grains of super hard material. One region of grains (“first grains”) and another region of grains (“second grains”) have different properties, such as different average grain sizes, different super hard material volume densities, or both. The region of first grains and the region of second grains adjoin one another at grain interfaces that may include a curved portion in a vertical cross-section of the table. In some embodiments, discrete regions of the first grains may be vertically disposed between discrete regions of the second grains. As such, the tables have ordered grain regions of different properties that may inhibit delamination and crack propagation through the table when used in conjunction with a cutting element. Methods of forming the tables include forming the regions and subjecting the grains to a high-pressure, high-temperature process to sinter the grains.
US10094167B2	Tool for placement of markings A tool for placement of markings that provides a method of installing window shades and window blinds easily, accurately, and in a manner that saves time and energy. The tool for placement of markings presents novel structures and features that allow for easy, fast and accurate installation of blinds and shades.
US10094166B2	Retractable barrier system A retractable barrier system and method for inhibiting access to designated private and public areas both indoors and outdoor, including retail and warehouse aisles and the like, includes a flexible screen retractable and extensible from a rotatable rod coupled to a mounting member, the mounting member having an attachment mechanism for coupling with a receiving member such as storage rack assembly support post or bracket or the like.
US10094159B2	Power closure panel system performance optimizer A power optimizer system for power closure panels includes a closure panel power actuator system comprising at least a motor operatively connected to a lift-assist member and a closure panel counterbalancing member. A controller is configured at least to determine an optimal electrical current draw for the power actuator system according to one or more inputs relating at least to a vehicle ambient temperature and grade. One or more sensors are provided for providing the one or more inputs. The controller may also further be configured to receive a vehicle battery voltage condition input for calculating the optimum electrical current draw consistent with the environmental conditions to efficiently control the power actuator system motor. Methods of modeling/optimizing the appropriate electrical current draw for power closure systems operating in varying voltage, temperature and grade conditions relative to a vehicle, or other similar mechanisms are also described.
US10094157B2	Variable shock-absorbing damper for furniture hinge, with built-in pressure control means A shock-absorbing damper for absorbing the impact force generated during the opening/closing of a furniture door, the damper including: a load pin in a housing to move back and forth during the opening/closing of the furniture door; a main valve coupled to the load pin to form a first flow path; a check valve coupled to a guide bar of the main valve in a manner to form a second flow path; a guider coupled to the main valve to guide the fluid flow; and a pressure adjuster interposed between the main valve and the check valve to vary the first flow path. The pressure adjuster and the guider are provided in the shock-absorbing damper to vary a flow path corresponding to an opening/closing load of the furniture door, thereby opening/closing the furniture door at a set speed regardless of the size or weight.
US10094145B1	Sensing module A sensing module for sensing a position of a door panel includes a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a radio frequency transceiving unit. The sensing unit is disposed in a cavity for receiving a bolt of the door panel, detects a variation in magnetic field attributed to the bolt, and outputs a sensing signal indicating the variation in magnetic field detected thereby. The processing unit is electrically connected to the sensing unit to receive the sensing signal from the sensing unit, determines whether the position of the door panel is an open position or a closed position based on the variation in magnetic field and predetermined magnetic field information, and generates an informing signal indicating the position of the door panel.
US10094143B2	Configurable electrical connector key for electronic door locks A configurable electrical connector key for connecting an electronic door lock to an external unit, such as a lock monitoring or control system, includes a connector key housing shaped to engage the electronic door lock and a configurable circuit mounted within the connector key housing that makes a configured interconnection between selected components within the door lock and the external unit. The combination of an electrical connector key and an electronic door lock and a system and method including multiple differently configured electrical connector keys and one or more standardized electronic door locks allow selected sensors and functions of the door lock to enabled by selecting an appropriately configured electrical connector key.
US10094138B2	Control of multiple intelligent umbrellas and/or robotic shading systems A first intelligent umbrella including a first base assembly placed on a surface, a first support assembly connected to the base assembly, the support assembly to rotate around a base assembly and a first shading expansion assembly connected to the support assembly, the shading assembly further comprising one or more arms connected to the shading expansion assembly. The first intelligent umbrella further includes a wireless communication transceiver, one or more processors, one or more memory modules; and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules, the computer-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors to communicate commands to the first support assembly to cause the first support assembly to rotate about the base; and communicate commands to the wireless communication transceiver, wherein the wireless communication transceiver to communicate the commands to a second intelligent umbrella.
US10094131B1	Vehicle vending machine Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
US10094128B2	Adjustable hole cover An Adjustable Hole Cover. One size of hole cover will accommodate a wide variety of hole diameters, and fit snugly. The device is made from a lightweight, yet durable material. A version having a cap with an internal metal core is also available. The cover costs less than prior plugs by incorporating a durable cap element to which a low-cost stem is attached. The stem is selected from a group of different-sized stems made from a low-cost material, such as wood.
US10094127B2	Reinforcing bar binding machine A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out, a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
US10094120B2	Roof venting arrangement and method A venting method and arrangement for a roof includes a plurality of venting stacks each having a first open base end open to an area on top of the roof insulation layer and below the roof outer membrane, the venting stacks arranged spaced apart around a perimeter of the roof. A venting path grid of air permeable material is arranged between the roof membrane and the insulation layer. The grid is in air flow communication with the first open base ends. Centrally located wind-driven turbine ventilators can also be in air flow communication to the grid.
US10094118B2	Tiltable bracket for a rain gutter of a building The invention is a tiltable bracket assembly for a rain gutter of a building, the assembly including an elongate clip configured to engage with an edge of the rain gutter; and a support bracket, wherein the support bracket includes a vertical element and a horizontal element, wherein the horizontal element including a hinged flap for a base of the rain gutter; characterized in that the vertical element of the support bracket includes a track for the elongate clip, and wherein the horizontal element of the support bracket includes a slot for the elongate clip. The elongate clip is configured to slide along the vertical element of the support bracket to engage and disengage with the upper rear edge of the rain gutter. When disengaged, the flap can be articulated to facilitate the pivotal movement of the rain gutter. This allows the gutter to be easily emptied or cleared of leaves or snow of the like as required.
US10094110B2	Masonry wall assembly Various implementations are directed to a single face building block and masonry wall assembly and methods. Each building block includes a single face shell, first and second webs extending from an interior surface of the face shell, and a pier that has a proximal surface disposed between distal ends of the webs and a distal surface that is opposite and spaced apart from the proximal surface of the pier. Interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the webs define a pocket. In addition, the building blocks may include a ledge that extends outwardly from the distal surface of the pier. This ledge forms a channel with an upper surface of the pier stacked above the block.
US10094101B1	Precast concrete system with rapid assembly formwork The disclosed system divides the precast and cast-in-place construction into vertical and horizonal components. The vertical components are precast, permitting rapid vertical building construction without a delay for concrete to set. The two primary precast components are a column that includes a horizontal inflexible slab portion, and a central panel placed diagonally between columns. Each precast component is a weight and size that is readily manageable using a standard construction crane.The horizontal components are a combination of cast-in-place, and precast components. The result creates a continuous unitary floor structure that carries larger loads with less thickness that purely simple span pre-cast construction.
US10094097B2	Multi-purpose water tank The present invention relates to a multi-purpose water tank, and more specifically to a multi-purpose water tank, which enables water accommodated in the water tank and a liquid chemical to be effectively agitated when the liquid chemical is mixed with the water, which can prevent an agitated liquid discharged from the water tank from including impurities, thereby preventing an obstruction phenomenon when a sprinkler and a high-pressure spray nozzle are used, which enables a filtering rod installed inside the water tank and configured to filter out impurities to be separated, thereby facilitating the maintenance and repair of the filtering rod, and which enables impurities accumulated inside the water tank to be effectively discharged along with a small amount of water, thereby enabling the clean state of the water tank to be maintained.
US10094077B1	Tennis court playing surface removal device A machine-mountable device facilitates removal of the cushioning acrylic and rubber layers overlying the concrete/asphalt base of tennis courts. The device includes: an attachment bracket, a support beam, a support plate, a scraper, and a stopper bar. The attachment bracket is configured to mount the device to any of one of several different transport machines (e.g., a loader, or forklift). The support beam is fixedly secured to the attachment bracket, and the support plate is secured to the support beam. The elongated scraper has a length between 12 and 20 inches, but is preferably between 14 and 15 inches, and optimally is about 16 inches long. The 16 inch scraper is releasably mounted to the support plate, and centered between the ends of the attachment bracket. The scraper removes the layers above the base, while the stopper bar causes the removed layers to simultaneously/automatically roll up like a carpet.
US10094074B2	Machine, system and method for resurfacing existing roads A machine for resurface existing roads. The machine may include a first group of sprayers configured to form a first layer of binding material, and a fiber material distribution component positioned adjacent the first group of sprayers. The fiber material distribution component may be configured to distribute fiber material onto the first layer of the binding material. The machine may also include a second group of sprayers positioned adjacent the fiber material distribution component. The second group of sprayers may be configured to form a second layer of the binding material over the distributed fiber material. Additionally, the machine may include a channel positioned adjacent the second group of sprayers. The channel may be configured to supply an asphalt mixture over the second layer of the binding material. Further, the machine may include a screed positioned adjacent the conduit. The screed may be positioned to contact the asphalt mixture.
US10094071B2	Tie plate separator and method thereof Embodiments of a tie plate sorter are disclosed wherein the tie plates are sorted and fed to an output device for further feeding to a tie plate distribution system. The tie plates may be oriented as needed. Exemplary methods are also provided.
US10094068B2	Binder for paper coating compositions The invention provides a polymer dispersion for paper coating compositions, obtainable by means of a radically initiated, aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of one or more emulsifiers and optionally protective colloids, of a) 50 to 93% by weight of at least one vinyl ester of an alkanoic acid with 1 to 12 C-atoms, whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature Tg of below about 350° K, b) 2 to 30% by weight of ethylene, c) 5 to 20% by weight of at least one monomer whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature Tg of at least about 350° K, d) 0.1 to 2% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated silane monomers, e) 0 to 5% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated monomers that are copolymerizable with vinyl acetate and ethylene, based in each case on the total weight of the monomers used for the polymerization, with the data in % by weight summing in each case to 100% by weight.
US10094063B2	Laundry treating apparatus and method of fabricating a laundry treating apparatus door A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening and closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover to cover the transparent region and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark to allow the touch sensor to be attached to a correct position with respect to the transparent region.
US10094061B2	Washer and washer control with cycles for laundry additives and color safe bleaches/in-wash stain removers A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entrees, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an oxidizing agent. The control operates the dedicated wash cycles, as selected, using both the detergent and the oxidizing agent; however, the detergent and the oxidizing agent may be dispensed differently, depending on the stain type selected.
US10094058B2	Method and apparatus for guiding a nonwoven web A nonwoven web made of plastic fibers and having a web thickness less than 2 mm (preferably less than 1.5 mm) and a grammage less than 30 g/m2 (preferably less than 25 g/m2) and conveyed this web in a travel direction so that it physically contacts a guide or treatment roller. A stabilization plate extending in and transversely to the travel direction of the nonwoven web is provided upstream or downstream of the roller in the travel direction, and the nonwoven web is guided in the travel direction past the stabilization plate such that a spacing between a face of the stabilization plate turned toward the nonwoven web and the nonwoven web face is 0 to 20 mm (preferably 0.1 to 10 mm, and very preferably 0.2 to 5 mm).
US10094057B2	Compacting machine for fabrics and corresponding compacting method A compacting machine for compacting a fabric includes at least a first compacting module suitable to carry out a mechanical-type compacting treatment, and at least a second compacting module, suitable to carry out a felt-type compacting treatment. The second compacting module is disposed in direct connection and directly downstream of the first compacting module in a direction of feed of the fabric.
US10094049B2	Fabricating method for spunbond nonwoven from natural cellulose fiber blended with nano silver The present invention provides a fabricating method for spunbond nonwoven from natural cellulose fiber blended with nano silver, which comprises following steps.Firstly, prepare nano silver colloidal sol by reduction titration for mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), silver nitrate (AgNO3) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4).Secondly, prepare mixing cellulose serum by blending agitation for mixture of wood pulp, N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) and stabilizer.Thirdly, prepare blending mucilage from mixing cellulose serum via blending process.Fourthly, produce spinning dope by blending and dehydrating the nano silver colloidal sol and mixing cellulose serum.Fifthly, produce molten filament tow by spunbond spinning method in association with coagulation, regeneration, water rinse and high-speed stretching process.Finally, by post treatments of hydro-entangled needle punching, drying, winding-up processes in proper order, obtain final product of spunbond nonwoven from natural cellulose fiber blended with nano silver, which is biodegradable with features of antibacterial and antistatic capabilities.
US10094048B2	Method of producing double-doped scintillation crystal A method of producing a double-doped scintillation crystal is provided. Czochralski method is used to grow a double-doped single crystal boule. The double-doped single crystal boule is a single crystal boule of rare-earth silicate double-doped with cerium (Ce) and calcium (Ca) or magnesium (Mg). The double-doped single crystal boule is subjected to a thermal annealing process in a furnace. A yield of pixel samples of the double-doped scintillation crystal is improved after a processing process, and the present invention achieves low producing cost, high yield, less crystal fragmentations, high luminescence intensity and short decaying time.
US10094043B2	Method for producing single crystal with reduced number of crystal defects A method for producing a single crystal, wherein the space is adjusted to a predetermined distance by measuring a distance from a reference height position at a predetermined height above a melt surface to a lower end part of an in-furnace structure in a state wherein the in-furnace structure above the melt surface is installed in a pull chamber, obtaining a lower end part position error which is a difference between measured distance and a distance from the previously set reference height position to the lower end part of the in-furnace structure, obtaining a target distance from the melt surface to the reference height position by adding the lower end part position error and a distance from the reference height position to a melt surface position, and adjusting a distance from an initial position of the melt surface to the reference height position such that the target distance is attained.
US10094041B2	SiC single crystal and method of producing same A SiC single crystal having high crystallinity and a large diameter is provided.A SiC single crystal comprising a seed crystal with a c-plane and a non-c-plane, and a c-plane growth portion and an enlarged diameter portion that have grown from the c-plane and the non-c-plane of the seed crystal as origins in the direction of the c-plane and the direction of the non-c-plane,wherein a continuous region free of threading dislocations is present in a peripheral portion of a plane that is parallel to the c-plane of the seed crystal, and contains the seed crystal and the enlarged diameter portion, wherein the area of the continuous region occupies 50% or more of the total area of the plane.
US10094035B1	Convection optimization for mixed feature electroplating Various embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for electroplating material onto substrates. Often the substrate is a semiconductor substrate. Various techniques described herein utilize a number of different electroplating stages, where the convection conditions vary between the different electroplating stages. In many cases, at least one ultra-low convection stage is used. The ultra-low convection stage may be paired with an initial stage and a final stage that have higher convection conditions. By controlling the convection conditions as described herein, very uniform plating results can be achieved, even when differently sized and/or shaped features are provided on a single substrate.
US10094032B2	System and method for generating hydrogen and oxygen gases The embodiments herein provide a HHO generating system and method for generating hydrogen, oxygen and methane. The system adopts electrolysis process to generate a HHO gas from a water-electrolyte solution. The system comprises a reaction tank filled with the water-electrolyte solution, a plurality of disks stacked one above another, a plurality of frames connecting to the disks and an external power supply. The disks comprise a plurality of negatively charged cathode disks and a plurality of positively charged anode disks. The plurality of frames comprises a plurality of conductive frames and a plurality of support frames configured to hold the disks. An electric current is supplied to the conducting frames so as to electrically charge the disks that react with the water-electrolyte solution to produce the HHO gas. The disks are copper-nickel alloy disks in a ratio of 70:30.
US10094031B2	Method for manufacturing reduced glutathione A method of producing reduced glutathione by electrolytic reduction of oxidized glutathione using a cathode cell and an anode cell separated from each other by a separating membrane, including using a cathode having a metal cathode surface, and, as a cathode solution, an aqueous oxidized glutathione solution having a pH adjusted to higher than 3.0 and 5.0 or below by adding a base, which is added with the same metal as the metal of the cathode surface, a metal salt thereof, or a metal oxide thereof.
US10094029B2	Chlorine dioxide production device and chlorine dioxide production method A chlorine dioxide production device 1 includes a diaphragm electrolytic cell 2 having an anode chamber 3 and a cathode chamber 5 and configured to effect an electrolytic treatment on anolyte solution containing chlorite supplied to the anode chamber 3 for generating chlorine dioxide, a flow path section C communicating the anode chamber 3 to the cathode chamber 5, a discharge section D communicating the cathode camber 5 to the outside, an aerating means 14 for supplying aeration gas to the anode chamber with allowing adjustment of its supply amount, and a neutralizing means 12 for supplying a neutralizing agent to at least one of the cathode chamber 5 and the discharge section D.
US10094028B2	Corrosion inhibiting aqueous emulsions containing hydrophilic group functionalized silicone polymers Methods of inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces by aqueous acids are described. The methods include combining a corrosion inhibiting aqueous emulsion with the aqueous acid solution to form a treatment fluid and contacting the metal surface with the treatment fluid. The corrosion inhibiting aqueous emulsion includes one or more silicone polymers having hydrophilic functional groups.
US10094027B2	Self-cleaning substrates and methods for making the same A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.
US10094024B2	Method of manufacturing multilayer body, method of processing substrate, and multilayer body A method for forming a release layer which lies between a substrate and a supporting member and has a property that changes when the release layer absorbs light coming through the supporting member, by carrying out plasma CVD with a high-frequency power that is set so as to be higher than a power at which a mode jump occurs.
US10094017B2	Method and system for preparing polycrystalline group III metal nitride A process of preparing polycrystalline group III nitride chunks comprising the steps of (a) placing a group III metal inside a source chamber; (b) flowing a halogen-containing gas over the group III metal to form a group III metal halide; (c) contacting the group III metal halide with a nitrogen-containing gas in a deposition chamber containing a foil, the foil comprising at least one of Mo, W, Ta, Pd, Pt, Ir, or Re; (d) forming a polycrystalline group III nitride layer on the foil within the deposition chamber; (e) removing the polycrystalline group III nitride layer from the foil; and (f) comminuting the polycrystalline group III nitride layer to form the polycrystalline group III nitride chunks, wherein the removing and the comminuting are performed in any order or simultaneously.
US10094014B2	Nitriding method and nitrided part production method A low alloy steel is heated to a temperature ranging from 550 to 620° C., and high KN and low KN value processes are performed for a total process time of A: 1.5 to 10 hours. In the high KN value process, a nitriding potential KNX given by Formula (1): 0.15 to 1.50, the average KNX value KNXave: 0.30 to 0.80, and the process time is X in hours. In the low KN value process, which is performed after the high KN value process, a nitriding potential KNY given by Formula (1): 0.02 to 0.25, the average KNY value KNYave: 0.03 to 0.20, and the process time is Y in hours. Average nitriding potential value KNave determined by Formula (2) ranges from 0.07 to 0.30. KNi=(NH3 partial pressure)/(H2 partial pressure)3/2] (1) KNave=(X×KNXave+Y×KNYave)/A (2) where i is X or Y.
US10094010B2	Cobalt-free, galling and wear resistant austenitic stainless steel hard-facing alloy A strain-hardenable stainless steel alloy includes hard secondary phases dispersed in an austenitic primary phase, the alloy including 0.3-0.6% nitrogen by weight.
US10094005B2	Cermet and cutting tool A cermet and a cutting tool are provided which have high wear resistance and high fracture resistance at a cutting edge even in a mode of cutting where the cutting edge comes to have a high temperature. A cermet 1 includes a hard phase 2 including a carbonitride of one or more kinds of metals selected from Group 4, Group 5, and Group 6 metals of the periodic table including at least Ti and a binder phase 3 containing W and at least one kind of a metal selected from Co and Ni, wherein the binder phase 3 includes a first binder phase 4 in which a mass ratio of W to a total amount of Co and Ni (W/(Co+Ni)) is 0.8 or less and a second binder phase 5 in which a mass ratio of W to a total amount of Co and Ni (W/(Co+Ni)) is 1.2 or more.
US10094003B2	Titanium alloy An alpha-beta titanium alloy comprises, in weight percentages: an aluminum equivalency in the range of 2.0 to 10.0; a molybdenum equivalency in the range of 0 to 20.0; 0.3 to 5.0 cobalt; and titanium. In certain embodiments, the alpha-beta titanium alloy exhibits a cold working reduction ductility limit of at least 25%, a yield strength of at least 130 KSI (896.3 MPa), and a percent elongation of at least 10%. A method of forming an article comprising the cobalt-containing alpha-beta titanium alloy comprises cold working the cobalt-containing alpha-beta titanium alloy to at least a 25 percent reduction in cross-sectional area. The cobalt-containing alpha-beta titanium alloy does not exhibit substantial cracking during cold working.
US10093995B2	Lactobacillus plantarum and composition comprising the same Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243 (KCTC 11045P), a composition for treating intestinal diseases comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243, and a composition for enhancing immune response comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243.
US10093988B2	Universal primers and the use thereof for the detection and identification of amphibia/fish species The invention relates to oligonucleotides and to the use thereof as universal primers for the detection and identification of amphibia/fish species, especially in complex and deteriorated substrates. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and identifying amphibia/fish species in samples collected from the environment (ground, water, faeces) or from industry (especially transformed products). The invention further relates to a kit for said detection.
US10093984B2	Probe for detecting and/or quantifying methylation of the promoter of the IGFBP-3 gene The invention relates to a method to predict the response to treatment with radiotherapy combined with cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with cancer, preferably non-microcytic lung cancer, wherein said method is based on the detection of the presence of methylation in the IGFBP-3 gene. The present invention also relates to an in vitro method to design a customised treatment for an individual with said disease. The method of the invention may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The present invention also relates to a probe designed for the quantitative detection of the methylation of the IGFBP-3 gene, to a kit that comprises it and to the use of the kit to predict the response of a subject to the aforementioned treatment.
US10093982B2	Methods and systems for determination of an effective therapeutic regimen and drug discovery The present invention relates to the discovery of a method for identifying a treatment regimen for a patient diagnosed with cancer, predicting patient resistance to therapeutic agents and identifying new therapeutic agents. Specifically, the present invention relates to the use of an algorithm to identify a mutation in a kinase, determine if the mutation is an activation or resistance mutation and then to suggest an appropriate therapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to the use of a pattern matching algorithm and a crystal structure library to predict the functionality of a gene mutation, predict the specificity of small molecule kinase inhibitors and for the identification of new therapeutic agents.
US10093981B2	Compositions and methods for identifying depressive disorders Provided herein are compositions, kits, and methods for the identification of depressive disorders. In particular, provided herein are compositions, kits, and methods for the detection or diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
US10093979B2	Polymorphism of thrombospondin-1 as a biomarker for susceptibility to dry eye Embodiments of the invention relate to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Thrombospondin 1 gene (THB-S1) that are herein linked to an increased risk for dry eye (also known as keratoconjunctivitis). The polymorphisms disclosed herein are directly useful for the diagnosis of an increased risk for dry eye, as well as for the determination of patient treatment pre- and post-surgery (e.g. pre and post refractive eye surgery) or in a patient having a condition associate with dry eye (e.g. diabetes, lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, thyroid disorders, vitamin A deficiency, and rheumatoid arthritis). Computer systems and medium are also enclosed. The SNPs can be present in unique combinations, or as specific haplotypes indicative of dry eye. The SNPs linked to an increased risk for dry eye include rs1478604, rs2228261, and rs2292305.
US10093977B2	Cancer antigen-specific T-cell receptor gene, peptide encoded by the gene, and use of them Disclosed are: a nucleotide sequence and an amino acid sequence for CDR3 region of T-cell receptor (TCR) gene of WT1-specific cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) for WT1 protein; a method for the detection or treatment of cancer using the nucleotide sequence or the amino acid sequence; and a chip, a primer set, a kit, an apparatus and the like for use in the detection of cancer, each of which comprises the nucleotide sequence or the amino acid sequence.
US10093976B2	Identifying a de novo fetal mutation from a maternal biological sample Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining at least a portion of fetal genome are provided. DNA fragments from a maternal sample (maternal and fetal DNA) can be analyzed to identify alleles at certain loci. The amounts of DNA fragments of the respective alleles at these loci can be analyzed together to determine relative amounts of the haplotypes for these loci and determine which haplotypes have been inherited from the parental genomes. Loci where the parents are a specific combination of homozygous and heterozygous can be analyzed to determine regions of the fetal genome. Reference haplotypes common in the population can be used along with the analysis of the DNA fragments of the maternal sample to determine the maternal and paternal genomes. Determination of mutations, a fractional fetal DNA concentration in a maternal sample, and a proportion of coverage of a sequencing of the maternal sample can also be provided.
US10093975B2	Systems and methods for high efficiency electronic sequencing and detection The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for high efficiency electronic sequencing of nucleic acids and molecular detection. In an example embodiment of the instant disclosure, the NanoNeedle may be utilized to detect a change in impedance resulting from the modulation of the counter ion concentration or Debye length associated with a biomolecule of interest, such as DNA or protein, for an application of interest, such as DNA sequencing, DNA hybridization, or protein detection.
US10093969B2	Enhanced ligation reactions In some embodiments, methods for ligating nucleic acid ends comprise: conducting a nucleic acid ligation reaction in the presence of at least one agent that generates a ligatable terminal 5′ phosphate group by removing an adenylate group from a terminal 5′ phosphate of a nucleic acid. In some embodiments, an aprataxin enzyme can catalyze removal of an adenylate group from a terminal 5′ phosphate of a nucleic acid. In some embodiments, methods for ligating nucleic acid ends comprise: conducting a nucleic acid ligation reaction in the presence of an aprataxin enzyme under conditions suitable for ligating nucleic acid ends.
US10093960B2	Luminescence measurement of biological samples utilizing dual reagents In a method for measuring luminescence of a biological sample utilizing two different luminescence reagents, the sample is agitated to improve mixing with the second luminescence reagent, allowing for a shorter delay time between injection of the second reagent and measurement of the resulting luminescence activity. The improved mixing may also allow for a shorter measurement time, thereby improving throughput when assaying a large number of samples.
US10093956B2	Method and apparatus for antibody production and purification The subject invention pertains to methods and apparatus for the production and purification of cell products, such as immunoglobulins. One aspect of the invention is an integrated cell culture and purification apparatus for the growth and maintenance of cells and the harvest and purification of cell products, such as immunoglobulins. Thus, the apparatus integrates a cell culture function with a purification function. Other aspects of the invention pertain to an automated method for producing immunogenic compositions such as vaccines.
US10093950B2	Yeast strains with reduced fatty alcohol oxidase activity and method for the production of Ω-hydroxy fatty acids and dicarboxylic acids The invention relates to various new yeast strains of the type Yarrowia lipolytica as well as relevant methods for the biocatalytic preparation of ω-hydroxy fatty acids or dicarboxylic acids with the aid of these strains, whereby the formation of ω-hydroxy fatty acids or dicarboxylic acids is advantageously increased.
US10093940B2	Optimal maize loci As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci from maize plants have been identified that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences.
US10093938B2	Regulated switch for gene expression A system for controlling gene expression in yeast comprises a repressible gene expression plasmid that has a regulator binding sequence for camR and a target gene sequence. The system also includes a transcription enhancer expression plasmid; wherein said transcriptional activator protein binds to the regulator binding sequence in the absence of a transcriptional inhibitor. The system is used in a method for controlling expression of the target gene through the use of camphor. The target gene is expressed in the absence of camphor but unexpressed if camphor is added to a solution of cells containing the plasmids.
US10093926B2	Oligomeric compounds and compositions for use in modulation of small non-coding RNAs Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
US10093923B2	Modulation of HSP47 expression Provided herein are compositions, methods and kits for modulating expression of target genes, particularly heat shock protein 47 (hsp47). The compositions, methods and kits may include nucleic acid molecules (for example, short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA) or short hairpin RNA (shRNA)) that modulate a gene encoding hsp47, for example, the gene encoding human hsp47. The composition and methods disclosed herein may also be used in treating conditions and disorders associated with hsp47 such as liver fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, peritoneal fibrosis and kidney fibrosis.
US10093911B2	Subtilisin variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to subtilisin variants and methods for obtaining subtilisin variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10093909B2	Phytase Polypeptides having phytase activity and polynucleotide sequences encoding the phytases are provided. The gene expresses the phytase at a level of at least 7 g/l to 40 g/L. The phytases have higher specific activity, retain activity at low pH, retain activity at high temperature, increased phosphorous equivalency, increased phosphorous bioavailability, and increased phosphorous hydrolysis. The phytases can be used in a variety of industries including food, feed, ethanol production, pharmaceuticals, and cleaning.
US10093907B2	Hetero-transglycosylase and uses thereof The present invention relates to a hetero-transglycosylase protein having cellulose:xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (CXE) activity in addition to mixed-linkage beta-glucan:xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (MXE) activity. The protein may comprise the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 6 and 8 or a functional fragment thereof; or an amino acid sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NO: 2, 6 and 8, or to SEQ ID NO: 2 from amino acid 22 to 280, to SEQ ID NO: 6 from amino acid 26 to 283, or to SEQ ID NO: 8 from amino acid 29 to 287. The invention furthermore relates to an isolated nucleic acid encoding the protein described herein, a chimeric gene comprising, inter alia, the nucleic acid described herein, a vector comprising said chimeric gene, a host cell comprising said vector or said chimeric gene and an according transgenic plant. Further disclosed herein in are a method of producing a transgenic plant and a method of improving properties of cellulosic material.
US10093905B2	Ketoreductases The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols.
US10093899B1	Genetically-modified cells comprising a modified human T cell receptor alpha constant region gene Disclosed herein is a genetically-modified cell comprising in its genome a modified human T cell receptor alpha constant region gene, wherein the cell has reduced cell-surface expression of the endogenous T cell receptor. The present disclosure further relates to methods for producing such a genetically-modified cell, and to methods of using such a cell for treating a disease in a subject.
US10093897B2	Generation of neuronal cells from pluripotent stem cells The invention relates to in vitro methods for differentiating mammalian pluripotent stem cells into cells displaying a neuronal phenotype, more particularly into cortical-type neurons including inter alia pyramidal neurons and cortical inhibitory interneurons. The invention further encompasses so-obtained neuronal cells and cell population, compositions comprising such, and further uses of said neuronal cells and cell population.
US10093895B2	Hepatic stellate cell precursors and methods of isolating same The present invention relates to precursor cells to hepatic stellate cells, compositions comprising same and methods of isolating same. The surface antigenic profile of the precursors is MHC class Ia negative, ICAM-1+, VCAM-1+, β3-integrin+. In addition to expression of these surface markers, the cells also express the intracellular markers desmin, vimentin, smooth muscle α-actin, nestin, hepatocyte growth factor, stromal derived factor-1α and Hlx homeobox transcriptional factor.
US10093894B2	Method for optimizing a process for freeze drying a bacteria-containing concentrate The present invention relates to a process for optimizing the storage stability of a freeze dried bacteria-containing product obtained from a bacteria-containing concentrate, wherein the process is carried out at a pressure which will provide a sublimation temperature which is at least 10° C. above the melting point of the frozen bacteria-containing concentrate. Further, the present invention relates to the freeze dried concentrates per se.
US10093889B2	Stable liquid detergent composition containing a self-structuring surfactant system A self-structuring surfactant system. A stable liquid detergent composition containing the same. A liquid detergent composition that includes a linear alkyl benzene sulfonate and a branched nonionic surfactant that is a branched alkoxylated alkyl alcohol.
US10093886B2	Multi-purpose cleaner Provided is a multi-function liquid cleaning composition. The cleaning composition may be diluted to produce a composition for a variety of different purposes. The cleaning solution is particularly effective as a degreaser for heavy grease removal. Heavy grease includes the type that may accumulate on motor vehicles. The cleaning formulation is environmentally benign and non-toxic.
US10093879B2	Lubricant composition comprising hindered cyclic amines A lubricant composition includes a base oil and a cyclic amine compound. A method of lubricating a system including a fluoropolymer seal with the lubricant composition is also provided. An additive concentrate for a lubricant composition is also provided. The cyclic amine compound is useful for adjusting the total base number of a lubricant composition. The lubricant composition is compatible with fluoropolymer seals.
US10093878B2	Biomass apparatus and method with pre-treatment and reflux condenser A method of drying a moisture-containing or water-laden biomass material is provided that includes the steps of sending the biomass material into an apparatus having a feeding device, a rotary biomass dryer, a reflux condenser, an aftercooler, and an exit mechanism. The biomass material may be pretreated, and then heated in order to separate the moisture-containing or water laden biomass material into steam and dry biomass material. The steam is removed as the steam and the dry biomass material passes through the reflux condenser, the dry biomass is cooled in the aftercooler stage, and the dry biomass material is collected after exiting the apparatus through the exit mechanism.
US10093872B2	Oxidative desulfurization of oil fractions and sulfone management using an FCC Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for recovering components from a hydrocarbon feedstock. According to at least one embodiment, the method includes supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds and nitrogen compounds present in the hydrocarbon feedstock, separating the hydrocarbons, the oxidized sulfur compounds, and the oxidized nitrogen compounds by solvent extraction, collecting a residue stream that includes the oxidized sulfur compounds and the oxidized nitrogen compound, and supplying the first residue stream to a fluid catalytic cracking unit. The first residue stream is further supplied through a hydrotreater prior to supplying the first residue stream to the fluid catalytic cracking unit.
US10093871B2	Desulfurization and sulfone removal using a coker Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock. According to at least one embodiment, the method includes (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, where the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon feedstock; (b) separating the hydrocarbons and the oxidized sulfur compounds by solvent extraction; (c) collecting a residue stream that includes the oxidized sulfur compounds; (d) supplying the residue stream to a coker to produce coker gases and solid coke; and (e) supplying spent adsorbent including residual oils from the adsorption column to the coker for disposing the spent adsorbent after completion of an adsorption cycle.
US10093867B2	Method for reducing thiophene in diesel fuel The present disclosure provides a method for removing sulfur compounds from a fuel containing sulfur compounds. The method includes contacting the fuel with an adsorbent that comprises a carbonaceous material doped with nanoparticles of aluminum oxide to reduce the concentrations of the sulfur compounds. The carbonaceous material is at least one selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and graphene oxide, and the adsorbent has a weight ratio of C to Al in the range from 3:1 to 30:1, and a weight ratio of C to O in the range from 1:1 to 10:1.
US10093855B2	Method for producing beta-sialon fluorescent material A method for producing a β-sialon fluorescent material is provided. The method includes heat-treating a mixture containing an aluminum compound, a first europium compound, and silicon nitride to obtain a first heat-treated product; and heat-treating the first heat-treated product with a second europium compound in a rare gas atmosphere to obtain a second heat-treated product.
US10093850B2	Activator for breaking system in high-temperature fracturing fluids A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; a viscosifier, wherein the viscosifier is a synthetic, cross-linked polymer having a thermal stability greater than 275° F.; a breaker, wherein the breaker decreases the viscosity of the treatment fluid at or above a breaker-activation temperature; and an activator, wherein the activator is a chelate complex, and wherein the activator activates the breaker to reduce the viscosity of the treatment fluid at a temperature less than the breaker-activation temperature. A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation.
US10093849B2	Proppants and anti-flowback additives comprising flash calcined clay, methods of manufacture, and methods of use Spherical and rod-shaped proppants and anti-flowback agents made from flash calcined clays, such as flash calcined kaolin, possess high strength and high conductivity. The starting material may optionally be milled to achieve better compacity and crush resistance in the final proppant or anti-flowback agent. A fracturing fluid may include the rods or spheres alone, or in combination with each other or other proppants or anti-flowback agents of different shapes.
US10093841B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing grip Compositions for enhancing an individuals' grip to an item or the grip of an item and methods for their use and production are provided.
US10093827B2	Protective water reversible clear coating for substrates A protective water reversible clear coating composition for the protection of substrates comprised of water, a volatile base, a film-forming acrylic polymer in a water dispersion form, a second film-forming polymer, specifically poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) that is miscible with the first dispersed acrylic polymer, a poly acidic material (pH specific in terms of its solubility properties), and an alkaline swellable thickener that also can be water soluble as a function of pH and wherein said coating is both water applied and water reversible or re-soluble under specific pH conditions.
US10093825B2	Aqueous two-component coating compositions and high erosion resistance coatings produced therefrom The present invention relates to an aqueous two-component coating composition comprising (1) an aqueous paint base component comprising (A) at least one aqueous dispersion of at least one polymeric resin and (B) at least one polycarbonate diol and also (2) a hardener component comprising (C) at least one polyisocyanate-modified polyester having an isocyanate content of 4% to 15%. The present invention also relates to a method for coating on substrates by applying the coating composition and also to the use thereof.
US10093820B2	Method for reducing fluorinated emulsifiers from aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions using sugar-based emulsifiers Provided are processes for upconcentrating fluoropolymer dispersions. Also provided are upconcentrated dispersions and substrates coated with such dispersions.
US10093804B2	System and method for high throughput preparation of rubber-modified asphalt cement This invention encompasses rubber modified asphalt cement compositions, as well as systems, apparatuses, methods for preparing, as well as methods for using rubber-modified asphalt cement compositions.
US10093799B2	Polyester resin composition and polyester resin formed article A polyester resin composition includes: a polylactic acid; a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); pentaerythritol; and a silicate. In the polyester resin composition, an amount of the polylactic acid is from 55 to 75 parts by weight, and an amount of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (B) is from 25 to 45 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); an amount of the pentaerythritol is from 0.05 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); and an amount of the silicate is from 10 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate).
US10093787B2	Polymeric waveguide with single dopant The present invention relates to the use of dopants for polymer optical fibers or polymer waveguides containing the dopants, sensors in the polymer optical fibers or polymer waveguides, which may be used in the biomedical industry for the measurement of different physiological and physical variables.
US10093785B2	Adhesive film and sealing product for organic electronic device using same Provided are an adhesive film, and an organic electronic device (OED) encapsulation product using the same. Dimensional stability, lifespan, and durability may be enhanced even when a panel of an organic electronic device is large-sized and formed as a thin film by controlling dimensional tolerance and edge angular tolerance of the adhesive film, thereby ensuring long-term reliability, and process yields may be enhanced when the adhesive film is applied to an automation process.
US10093770B2	Supramolecular initiator for latent cationic epoxy polymerization A mixture may include at least one polymerizable species and at least one thermoresponsive supramolecular initiator complex involving a host-guest interaction. Processes for making resins may include mixing at least one polymerizable species with at least one thermoresponsive supramolecular initiator complex involving a host-guest interaction; subjecting the mixture to a temperature above about 30° C. thereby promoting the dissociation of the at least one thermoresponsive supramolecular initiator; and allowing the mixture to cure at the temperature for a period of time.
US10093769B2	Aluminum chelate-based latent curing agent, method of producing same, and thermosetting epoxy resin An aluminum chelate-based latent curing agent for curing a thermosetting epoxy resin, in which an aluminum chelate-based curing agent is held in a porous resin obtained by, at the same time, subjecting a polyfunctional isocyanate compound to interfacial polymerization and subjecting a radical polymerizable compound to radical polymerization in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, and the surface of the aluminum chelate-based latent curing agent has been subjected to inactivation treatment with an alkoxysilane coupling agent. An alkylalkoxysilane is preferred as the alkoxysilane coupling agent. The radical polymerizable compound preferably contains a polyfunctional radical polymerizable compound.
US10093766B2	2K polyurethane systems with a high glass-transition temperature A two-component polyurethane composition with a viscosity of 20 to 3000 mPa·s (EN ISO 2555, 25° C.), containing i) 10 to 80 wt. % of at least one polyol with a number-average molecular weight of 200 g/mol to 3000 g/mol, ii) 5 to 70 wt. % of at least one polyisocyanate, iii) 0 to 10 wt. % of a catalyst, wherein the composition has an NCO:OH ratio of 2:1 to 1:2 and polyisocyanates are used, wherein 3 to 25 mol % of the NCO groups of the polyisocyanate are converted into carbodiimide and/or uretonimine. The two-component polyurethane compositions are used as matrix binders for fiber composite moldings.
US10093761B2	Fluorine-containing polymer comprising a sulfinate-containing molecule Described herein is a composition having a fluoropolymer derived from the polymerization of a monomer and a sulfinate-containing molecule, wherein the sulfinate-containing molecule is selected from the group consisting of Formula (I), Formula (II); and combinations thereof, wherein X1, X2, and X3 are each independently selected from H, F, Cl, a C1 to C4 alkyl group, and a C1 to C4 fluorinated alkyl group; R is a linking group; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from F, CF3, and a perfluoroalkyl group; R1 and R2 are end-groups; p is 0 or 1; m is at least 1; and M is a cation. Also disclosed are methods of making and articles thereof.
US10093758B2	Thermoplastic elastomers via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of triglycerides The present invention relates to a thermoplastic block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, acrylonitrile monomer, a monomer with reactive functionality, or a crosslinking monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof, typically in the form of a plant or animal oil. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer or novel thermoplastic statistical copolymers by polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization (RAFT), in the presence of an free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent.
US10093757B2	Silanol condensation catalysts for the cross-linking of filled and unfilled polymer compounds The invention relates to a composition of an organofunctional silane compound, particularly of a mono-unsaturated silane compound, and of an organic acid or a precursor compound which releases said organic acid, and to a method for the production of polymer compounds such as granulates and/or finished products from thermoplastic base polymers and/or monomers and/or prepolymers of the thermoplastic base polymer utilizing the composition, the organic acid, or the precursor compound which releases said organic acid. The invention also relates to the produced polymers, filled plastics such as, for example, granulates, finished products, molded bodies and/or articles such as pipes or cables. In addition, the invention relates to a kit containing the composition.
US10093745B2	Anti-CSPG4 fusions with interferon for the treatment of malignancy In various embodiments chimeric moieties (constructs) are provided that show significant efficacy against cancers. In certain embodiments the constructs comprise a targeting moiety that specifically binds CSPG4 attached to an interferon or to a mutant interferon. In certain embodiments, the constructs comprise anti-CSPG4 antibody attached to an interferon alpha (IFN-α) or to a mutant interferon alpha or to an interferon beta (IFN-β) or to a mutant interferon beta, or to an interferon gamma (IFN-γ) or to a mutant interferon gamma.
US10093740B2	Bispecific HER2 ligands for cancer therapy The invention relates to a bispecific HER2-targeting agent comprising a.) a first polypeptide ligand that binds to HER2 extracellular domain 1, b.) a second polypeptide ligand that binds to HER2 extracellular domain 4 and c.) a linker covalently attaching said first polypeptide ligand to said second polypeptide ligand.
US10093736B2	Agents for treatment of claudin expressing cancer diseases The present invention provides binding agents that contain a binding domain that is specific for CD3 allowing binding to T cells and a binding domain that is specific for a tumor-associated claudin molecule and methods of using these binding agents or nucleic acids encoding therefor for treating cancer.
US10093735B2	Beta-klotho binding proteins The present disclosure provides binding proteins, such as antibodies, that bind beta klotho, including human beta klotho, and methods of their use.
US10093734B2	Blockade of RGMb for reducing transplantation-associated immune responses RGMb antagonists reduce undesirable immune responses associated with tissue or organ transplantation.
US10093731B2	Anti-IL31 antibodies for veterinary use Provided are various embodiments relating to anti-IL31 antibodies binding to canine IL31. Such antibodies can be used in methods to treat IL31-induced conditions in companion animals, such as canines, felines, and equines.
US10093727B2	Pan-ELR+ CXC chemokine antibodies Antibodies are provided that specifically bind seven human ELR+ CXC chemokines. The antibodies of the invention are useful for treating various inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), plaque psoriasis, and palmoplantar pustulosis; and cancer, such as renal cancer or ovarian cancer.
US10093714B1	Method for producing soluble FcR as Fc-fusion with inert immunoglobulin Fc-region and uses thereof Herein is a fusion polypeptide with the formula R1-FC-R2, wherein R1 denotes a first Fc-receptor, R2 denotes a second Fc-receptor, and FC denotes a heavy chain Fc-region polypeptide, wherein R1 or R2 or both are present, wherein FC does not substantially bind to R1 and/or R2 and uses thereof.
US10093711B2	Interleukin-2 muteins for the expansion of T-regulatory cells Provided herein are IL-2 muteins and IL-2 mutein Fc-fusion molecules that preferentially expand and activate T regulatory cells and are amenable to large scale production. Also provided herein are variant human IgG1 Fc molecules lacking or with highly reduced effector function and high stability despite lacking glycosylation at N297. Also, provided herein are linker peptides that are glycosylated when expressed in mammalian cells.
US10093710B2	Heterodimers of IL-15 and IL-15R alpha to increase thymic output and to treat lymphopenia The present invention provides method for promoting the maturation and export of T cells from thymic tissue by contacting the thymic tissue with supraphysiological levels of interleukin (IL)-15. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, alleviating, reducing, and/or inhibiting lymphopenia or peripheral depletion of lymphocytes in a patient in need thereof by administering to the patient IL-15.
US10093706B2	Dominant positive hnRNP-E1 polypeptide compositions and methods Described herein are compositions relating to engineered hnRNP-E1 variant polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, engineered hnRNP-E1 compositions, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the engineered hnRNP-E1 polypeptide contains a C293S substitution and retains the ability to bind to a poly(rC)- and poly(U)-rich 5′-UTR element in its cognate mRNA targets in the absence of homocysteine. In some cases, the engineered hnRNP-E1 compositions provided herein are useful to increase the translation of a subset of mRNAs or to treat certain health conditions as described herein.
US10093705B2	Compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity using FNDC5 The invention provides compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders in a subject through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating Fndc5 activity and/or expression.
US10093695B2	Sterol derivative, preparation method therefor and use thereof The present disclosure discloses a sterol derivative, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The sterol derivative includes a sterol compound with Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or an extract containing the sterol compound, or a composition containing the sterol compound, wherein Structural Formula (I) is as follows: where R1 is —OH, ═O, H or C1-C3 alkyl; R2 is —OH, H or C1-C3 alkyl; R3 is —OH, ═O, H or C1-C3 alkyl; R4 is —OH, H or C1-C3 alkyl, and at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is —OH. The compound with Structural Formula (I) can be used for preparing a drug having inhibitory effect on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity and the prepared drug can effectively inhibit the HMG-CoA reductase activity or be used for preparing an anti-cancer drug.
US10093688B2	Non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, electricity storage device using same, and phosphorus compound used therein A nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing a compound of formula (X): where R10 and R20 are each a group selected from an alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkynyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and an aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or a lithium; and X is a polar group (i) containing a —C(═O), a —P(═O), or an —S(═O)2 group, a polar group (ii) containing a —CN or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms is substituted with a fluorine atom, or a 4- to 7-membered ring polar group (iii) containing a —C(═O)—O— or a —C(═O)—N— group, where when X is a 4- to 7-membered ring polar group (iii) containing —C(═O)—N—, at least one of R10 and R20 is lithium.
US10093681B2	Compounds and derivatives of 2H-pyrido (3,2-b)(1, 4) oxazin 3)4H)-ones as raf kinase and LRRK2 inhibitors The present invention provides oxazine compounds, method of using and method of making oxazine compounds and its pharmaceutical use.
US10093656B2	Fused-ring or tricyclic aryl pyrimidine compound used as kinase inhibitor Disclosed is a fused-ring or tricyclic aryl pyrimidine compound used as a mutation selectivity EGFR inhibitor. Specifically, disclosed is a compound represented by formula (I) and used as an EGFR inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10093653B2	Vitamin D receptor-coregulator inhibitors Described herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of a vitamin D receptor target gene, inhibiting interactions between the vitamin D receptor and at least one vitamin D receptor coactivator, for treating cancer in a subject, and for inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject.
US10093652B2	Tetrahydrobenzimidazole derivatives as modulators of TNF activity A series of substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzimidazole derivatives, being potent modulators of human TNFα activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.
US10093647B1	Crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione dihydrate, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is a crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione dihydrate. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione dihydrate are also disclosed.
US10093643B2	Method for synthesizing cyclic carbonates The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing cyclocarbonates by reacting an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure and elevated temperature in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst system comprising an alkali metal halide and silica as well as the use of said catalyst system for the synthesis of cyclocarbonates.
US10093640B2	Substituted benzofuran, benzothiophene and indole MCL-1 inhibitors The present invention provides for compounds that inhibit the activity of an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) protein. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions as well as methods for using compounds for treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer) characterized by the over-expression or dysregulation of Mcl-1 protein.
US10093638B2	Utilizing a multiphase reactor for the conversion of biomass to produce substituted furans The present disclosure provides methods to produce substituted furans (e.g., halomethylfurfural, hydroxymethylfurfural, and furfural), by acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass using a gaseous acid in a multiphase reactor, such as a fluidized bed reactor.
US10093618B2	Process for the preparation of a polyunsaturated ketone compound The invention relates to the manufacture of certain polyunsaturated compounds employing a particular application of the Mitsonobu reaction in the presence of at least one anti-oxidant. We have found a method of making a pharmaceutically-acceptable polyunsaturated ester or thioester compound directly, which can ultimately be converted to the advantageous ketone compounds, in which unwanted oxidation and cis/trans isomerization are substantially reduced or eliminated using particular Mitsonobu chemistry.
US10093597B1	Processes for separating dimethyl biphenyl isomers using zeolite adsorbents In a process for separating one or more 3,3′-, 3,4′- and 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers, a feed comprising the isomers is contacted with an adsorbent containing a zeolite having a largest diffuse along dimension of at least 4 Angstroms. The adsorbents provide selective adsorption of 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl.
US10093586B2	Ceramic matrix composite articles and methods for forming same A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite article includes forming by melt infiltration a ceramic matrix composite substrate inducing a ceramic fiber reinforcement material in a ceramic matrix material having a free silicon proportion and forming by chemical vapor infiltration a ceramic matrix composite outer layer including a ceramic fiber reinforcement material in a ceramic matrix material having no free silicon proportion disposed on at least a portion of the substrate.
US10093582B2	Process for the moderately refractory assembling of articles made of SiC-based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, brazing compositions, and joint and assembly obtained by this process Process for the moderately refractory assembly of at least two articles made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, in which the articles are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition and the assembly formed by the articles and the brazing composition is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere at a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition so as to form a moderately refractory joint, wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is a composition A composed of silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3) and calcium oxide (CaO), or alternatively a composition B composed of alumina (Al2O3), calcium oxide (Cao) and magnesium oxide (MgO).Brazing suspension, paste comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder.Refractory joint and assembly.
US10093578B2	Asphalt crack filling system and method of use Roadway maintenance and repair, and, in particular, to enhanced crack filler materials, systems, and methods for filling and repairing cracks in asphalt surfaces, such as asphalt roadways. The enhanced crack filler material includes crack filler and a silane additive. The silane additive includes organosilane, benzyl alcohol, and ethylene glycol. The crack filler can be a conventional crack filler material that, when combined with the silane additive, provide an enhanced crack filling material that enables improved crack filling operations, cleaning, and repair durability beyond conventional crack filler materials alone.
US10093573B2	Glass sheet having a high transmission in the infrared The invention relates to a glass sheet having a high transmission in the infrared, especially usable in a touch screen, touch panel or touch pad. More precisely, the invention relates to a glass sheet having a composition that comprises, in an amount expressed in percentages by total weight of glass: SiO2 55-85%, Al2O3 0-30%, B2O3 0-20%, Na2O 0-25%, CaO 0-20%, MgO 0-15%, K2O 0-20%, BaO 0-20%, Total iron (expressed in Fe2O3 form) 0.002-0.06%; and cerum in an amount (expressed in CeO2 form) ranging from 0.001 to 1%. The invention also relates to the use of such a glass sheet in a device using infrared radiation propagating essentially inside said sheet. By virtue of its high transmission of infrared radiation, the glass sheet according to the invention may advantageously be used, for example, in a screen or panel or tablet, the glass sheet defining a touch surface.
US10093563B2	Method for making chelating base product used in water-based systems A base product fluid is produced by adding anhydrous liquid ammonia and a first portion of sulfuric acid to water flowing in a process line to form a mixed fluid. The mixed fluid may be cooled by flowing the mixed fluid through a heat exchanger. A second portion of sulfuric acid may be added to the mixed fluid to form the base product fluid. The second portion of sulfuric acid may be greater, by weight, than the first portion of sulfuric acid. The base product fluid may include a molecular compound that is a chelating compound. The molecular compound may have the formula: ((NH4)2SO4)a.(H2SO4)b.(H2O)c.(NH4HSO4)x.
US10093553B1	Solar powered water purifier A solar powered water purifier (1) having a main reservoir (2) for holding unpurified water (18), a collection tube (22) supported within the main reservoir and an inverted conical-shaped lid (11). The conical-shaped lid captures evaporated water from the main reservoir in the form of condensation and directs the condensation toward the collection tube for collection, which diverts water from to outside of the main reservoir for storage and/or use.
US10093544B2	Method of making cohesive carbon assembly and its applications Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a functionalized carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, loose agglomerates, aqueous wet cake, or aqueous slurry, dispersing the carbon in water by mechanical agitation and/or refluxing, and substantially removing the water, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, discs, fiber, or wire, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is also suitable for preparing substrates coated with an adherent cohesive carbon assembly. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as transparent conductors, conductive inks, pastes, and coatings.
US10093541B2	Process for producing synthesis gas Process for the production of synthesis gas by catalytic steam reforming of a hydrocarbon containing feedstock in parallel in an autothermal steam reformer and heat exchange reformer, the heat for the steam reforming reactions in the heat exchange reformer being provided by indirect heat exchange with the combined effluent of the heat exchange reformer and a portion of the autothermal steam reformer.
US10093538B2	Heater assembly, hydrogen generator and method of providing hydrogen gas A heater assembly for use in a hydrogen generator can be retracted to facilitate insertion and removal of a replaceable fuel unit without damaging the heater assembly or the fuel unit and extended to provide good thermal contact with the fuel unit during use of the hydrogen generator. The heater assembly includes a support member, a heater, and an actuator for extending and retracting the heater assembly. When the heater is energized it heats the actuator, thereby extending the heater assembly to contact the adjacent fuel unit, and when the heater is deenergized the actuator cools to retract the heater assembly and provide a gap between the heater assembly and the adjacent fuel unit. The actuator is movably secured to the heater or the support member by a retainer such that an end of the actuator is movable within the retainer as the actuator changes shape during heating and cooling.
US10093530B2	Method and apparatus for cooling beverage liquid with finned ice bank A beverage making machine may be arranged to cool a precursor liquid in a tank using a cooling liquid in a cooling container disposed around the tank. The cooling liquid may be freezable to form ice, e.g., to provide the system with improved cooling capacity and/or speed. A plurality of fins may extend between the tank and the cooling container, with each of the plurality of fins being physically attached to the cooling container or the tank and being arranged to conduct heat from the tank and/or from the cooling liquid. The plurality of fins may include first portions attached to the tank and extending outwardly, and second portions attached to the cooling container and extending inwardly. Side surfaces of corresponding first and second portions may be in contact with each other to aid in transferring heat via the fin portions.
US10093529B1	Electric tinfoil-cutting device for automatic corkscrews The present utility model discloses an electric tinfoil-cutting device for automatic corkscrews, which comprises a reduction gearbox, a driving motor, a movable support and a blade assembly comprising a blade-mounting carrier and blade-mounting blocks, wherein the movable support are provided with support limit projections which are embedded in mounting carrier limit notches of the blade-mounting carrier, each of the blade-mounting blocks comprises a horizontal mounting block portion and a vertical mounting block portion, and a tinfoil-cutting blade is mounted on the vertical mounting block portion. The electric tinfoil-cutting device of the present utility model can achieve an automatic tinfoil-cutting function and has the advantages of novel structural design, high degree of automation, and convenience in use.
US10093525B2	Robot for transporting storage bins The present invention concerns a remotely operated vehicle or robot for picking up storage bins from a storage system. The inventive vehicle or robot comprises a vehicle body, which vehicle body further comprises a first section for storing vehicle driving means and a second section for receiving any storage bin stored in a storage column within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device which is at least indirectly connected to the vehicle body in order to lift the storage bin into the second section, a first set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a first direction (X) within the storage system during use and a second set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a second direction (Y) in the storage system during use. The second direction (Y) is oriented perpendicular to the first direction (X). The inventive vehicle is characterized in that the second section comprises a cavity arranged centrally within the vehicle body. This cavity has at least one bin receiving opening facing towards the underlying storage columns during use. In addition, at least one of the two sets of vehicle rolling means is arranged fully within the vehicle body.
US10093524B2	Air pressure controller An air pressure controller having an inlet and an outlet, the controller may be configured to reduce air pressure between the inlet and the outlet and includes an exhaust port configured to exhaust air if a pressure at the outlet rises above a predetermined level.
US10093511B2	Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and program In printing processing, an MFP determines whether the number of printed sheets is less than or equal to an upper limit of bindable sheets of staple-less binding in a case where staple-less binding is set in print data. If the MFP determines that the number of printed sheets is less than or equal to the upper limit, the MFP determines whether binding processing is to be performed by switching to staple-less binding. If the MFP determines to perform binding processing by switching, the binding processing is performed by staple binding.
US10093499B2	Sheet conveying device A conveying unit conveys a sheet to a tray. A first surface of a wall member and the tray define a first space. A structural member has a facing surface which faces a second surface of the wall member. A wall surface of a frame, the second surface of the wall member, and the facing surface of the structural member define a second space. The wall member has a plurality of through holes including a first through hole and a second through hole. A first imaginary plane containing an edge of the first through hole in the second surface is away from the facing surface of the structural member by a first distance, and a second imaginary plane containing an edge of the second through hole in the second surface is away from the facing surface by a second distance which is different from the first distance.
US10093489B2	Veneer transporting apparatus An infeed rollcase for transporting an infeed object. The rollcase uses a split drive system to move infeed objects at varying speeds in different infeed decks of the infeed rollcase. By detecting the position of each infeed object along a front portion of each infeed deck, the drive speed of the split drive system is varied such that the infeed objects maintain a predetermined position (e.g., overlapping) with respect to a preceding infeed object.
US10093488B2	Shape-shifting a configuration of reusable elements A game, and a method for playing a game, that includes providing an initial shape of a plurality of elements, and an end shape that includes the elements by displacing, using a motion module for at least one element, which motion function provides the at least one element with its own movement ability relative to the other elements, in which the end shape is different than the initial shape; providing a set of parameters which together with the end shape determine losing or winning the game. The game is completed on a basis of the parameters and a position of the elements in relation to the end shape.
US10093483B2	Roller system having spaced apart external rotor motor A roller system has a frame, a plurality of rollers (supported by the frame) forming a roller plane, and an external rotor motor (“motor”) spaced from the roller plane. As an external rotor motor, the motor has a stator and an external rotor radially outward of the stator to substantially circumscribe the stator. To kinetically couple the motor with the rollers, the system also has a transmission coupling coupled with the external rotor and at least one of the rollers. The transmission coupling and external rotor are configured so that rotation of the external rotor causes the at least one roller to rotate in response to a torque received through the transmission coupling.
US10093482B2	Method and apparatus for storing and dispensing bagged ice An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in an upper portion of the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows.
US10093480B2	Beverage brewing product A beverage brewing product for brewing a sweetened beverage is disclosed which produces a sweetened beverage solution that can be mixed with a diluting liquid and which comprises at least one water permeable sieve wherein beverage material and granulated sweetener are contained. The beverage material and sweetener are brewed and dissolved during steeping in hot water to produce a sweetened beverage solution. The beverage solution, if concentrated, is then mixed with a proportioned amount of diluting liquid to make a consistently sweet beverage. This beverage brewing product may be used to produce a variety of consistently sweetened beverages, including tea, coffee, lemonade, and other sweetened beverages.
US10093475B2	Card cassette device and card dispensing apparatus using the same A card cassette device ensures elimination of measures for illegally opening a card outlet from the outside in a non-mounted state and makes it possible to open the card outlet according to the necessity in a mounted state, raising security level. A movable shutter for opening and closing a card outlet has a stopper member engaging hole and a lock member engaging hole. A stopper member is engaged with the stopper member engaging hole by a stopper member moving device, thereby fixing the shutter in its closed state in the non-mounted state. A lock member is engaged with the lock member engaging hole by a lock member moving device, thereby canceling the closed state of the shutter and locking the shutter in its open state in the mounted state.
US10093473B1	Banana-storing device The banana storage device is a dome shaped container that is adapted for use in storing bananas. The banana storage device is an airtight container that protects bananas from air bacteria which can help preserve the banana and keep it fresh for an extended period of time. The banana storage device comprises a base, a banana tree, and a dome.
US10093471B2	Container Provided is a container that allows a portion where detachment starts to be fixed at a specified position in a more reliable manner, thus allowing contents to be discharged in a direction expected by a user, allowing eventually reduction in the amount of contents to remain in the container in the end. The container includes a container body holding contents therein and a lid member, the container body and the lid member being sealed by an annular seal portion formed along a flanged face of the opening. There is provided a detaching seal portion which is detached in response to increase of pressure inside the container body associated with deformation of the container body. The detaching seal portion includes a reverse-oriented annular seal portion which occupies a part of a width of the flanged face and which projects toward a radial inner side of the opening.
US10093461B2	Tube with throttle insert The tube (1) includes a connector (9) with a dispensing duct (13) which connects a dispensing opening (11) to a reservoir (3). For the dosed dispensing of a liquid from the reservoir (3) through the dispensing opening (11), a throttle insert (31) is inserted into a distal section (9b) of the connector (9) and is connected in form-fitting fashion to the connector (9). The connection of the throttle insert (31) to the connector (9) is preferably realized by a radial pressing action. The throttle insert (31) is preferably of dome-like form and delimits at least one primary throttle duct (47) which forms in the dispensing duct a constriction which limits the volume flow of the liquid from the reservoir (3) to the dispensing opening (11).
US10093460B2	Container with magnetic cap A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening.
US10093459B2	Fluid container A fluid container includes a support body having a reservoir for accommodating fluid, and a nozzle body attached to the support body. The support body has a lid for closing the reservoir. The nozzle body includes: a formation unit for forming an opening through the lid; a pipe communicating with the opening for permitting passage of the fluid; and a discharge port communicating with the pipe for discharging the fluid. In a first state, the formation unit and the lid are separated as the nozzle body and the support body are engaged. In a second state, the opening of the lid is formed as the nozzle body moves in a direction to approach the support body from the first state. In a third state, at least a part of the formation unit and the lid are separated as the nozzle body moves in an opposite direction from the second state.
US10093458B2	Resealable child-deterrent bag A resealable bag is provided. The bag may include a resealable closure configured to make it difficult for a child to open the bag. The resealable closure may be disposed on a pair of flanges attached to an interior of the bag. In some embodiments, a user may need to grasp the flanges near the resealable closure in order to open the bag. This may provide a user an advantage when trying to prevent children from accessing the contents of the bag.
US10093444B2	Large format container Provided is a blow molded container including a bottom, four sidewalls extending upward from the bottom to a shoulder region, a neck disposed on the shoulder region and defining an opening at the top of the container, and vertical ribs extending from the shoulder region to the bottom along the sidewalls. The shoulder region includes shoulder ribs and a shoulder base portion, the shoulder ribs formed of should rib walls extending upward from the shoulder base portion and a shoulder rib top portion extending between shoulder rib walls to form an upper part of the shoulder ribs. Each shoulder rib extends from the neck to an upper part of a corresponding vertical rib to provide improved top load resistance at the top and neck of the container.
US10093441B2	Apparatus and a method for applying drinking straws to packaging containers The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for applying drinking straws to packaging containers. A drinking straw carrier is adapted to keep the drinking straw towards the wall of the packaging container while moving along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from an application position to the leaving position. The drinking straw carrier comprises a rotatable roller having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, and said roller is adapted to rotate in contact with the drinking straw.
US10093440B2	Vertical load case packer In one example of a vertical load case packer, guide rods provide horizontal adjustment of a tipping conveyor assembly to position the tipping conveyor assembly at a desired distance from the at least one bucket assembly. In operation, an indexing assembly advances case(s) into the tipping conveyor assembly. Side belts in the tipping conveyor assembly move and grip the case(s). A pivot rotates the tipping conveyor from a position wherein an open end of a case is oriented upwardly to a position wherein the open end is oriented horizontally to receive the product. Each bucket assembly receives product and delivers it to a case. A sliding bottom plate in the bucket assembly supports horizontally loaded product and advances the product into a case. A pusher plate prevents product from withdrawing from the case as the sliding bottom plate is withdrawn and further inserts the product into the case if needed.
US10093436B2	Wireless aircraft engine communication system An engine communication system for aircraft engines having a nacelle with two cowlings extending annularly about the aircraft engine and defining a radially outward surface thereof, and at least one sensor positioned radially inward from the nacelle. The system includes a cowling gap positioned between the two cowlings when coupled together, and an engine control device communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to at least one of receive engine data from the sensor and receive instruction data from a transmitter device positioned radially outward from the cowling gap. The system also includes a linearly polarized antenna communicatively coupled to the engine control device and positioned radially inward from the cowling gap and extending radially outward toward the cowling gap. The antenna is configured to at least one of receive and transmit the engine data and the instruction data through the cowling gap.
US10093434B2	Methods for treating aircraft structures The present invention relates to methods for repairing a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage, or preventing the advancement of a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage. Cold spray methods such as supersonic particle deposition have been shown to positively affect structural characteristics of sheet metal and lap joints as used in fuselage construction.
US10093427B2	Ultralight aircraft An aircraft which has a supporting structure which has at least one fuselage, a wing structure and at least one drive apparatus. The drive apparatus has at least one propeller and a drive motor. The aircraft has at least one energy store for providing energy for operation of the drive apparatus. The at least one drive apparatus and the at least one energy store are mechanically connected to the supporting structure and/or the wing structure of the aircraft by a securing device.
US10093418B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of arm units, each having a rotary wing, a motor, and an arm main body and detachably coupled to a main body; the main body having a plurality of receptacles for coupling to the arm units; and a battery unit detachably coupled to the main body to be exposed to outside, in which at least a part of the battery unit is exposed to outside when the battery unit is coupled to the main body.
US10093411B1	Apparatus and method for reducing a sonic boom signature An apparatus and method using an interference body to shape a sonic boom signature is provided herein. The interference body can be installed on various control surfaces, including a vertical control surface. The interference body can be sized and positioned to create a desired amount of interference with expansion wave s generated by one or more components of an aircraft. In one configuration, the interference body can be operative to reduce the sonic boom formed by an aircraft operating at or above supersonic speeds.
US10093406B2	Aircraft frame for tailstrike angle enhancement A wedge frame for an aircraft that provides tailstrike angle enhancement. The wedge frame has converging, non-parallel faceplanes that tilt a rear portion of the aircraft fuselage upward in order to prevent or reduce risk of the tail of the aircraft striking the ground during takeoff and landing. A method to prevent or reduce risk of the rear portion of an aircraft from striking the ground during takeoff and landing by using a wedge frame having converging, non-parallel faceplanes to tilt upward the rear portion of the aircraft.
US10093401B2	Diving dry suit having zippered front compression flaps A dry suit having detachable or permanent zippered compression flaps. The compression flaps can be disposed over the front or the back of a dry suit. The compression flaps are used to gather and hide excess dry suit materials and dry zipper ends under the compression flaps. The compression flaps form a tunnel around the wearer under which a kayak spray skirt or a kite boarding/surfboarding harness can be worn.
US10093396B2	Platform for the landing of an aircraft on a boat A platform (1) for the landing of an aircraft on a boat (B), comprising at least one lower base (2) fixed on the boat (B), and at least one upper base (21), fixed on an aircraft landing footboard (3), wherein a plurality of first curved tubular sections (4), parallel one to each other, are welded inside the frame of the lower base (2), while a plurality of second curved tubular sections (5), parallel one to each other and placed orthogonally with respect to said first tubular sections (4), are welded inside the frame of the upper base (21); said tubular sections (4, 5) are bounded together by means of sliding shaped structures, which are driven through actuating and control means.
US10093391B2	Electromechanical shifting systems and methods The invention provides a wireless control system for a bicycle, including at least one actuator having at least a pressed state and a released state, and a control unit configured to generate a first control signal responsive to the pressed state and a second control signal responsive to the released state, and to transmit the first control signal and the second control signal to at least one bicycle component.
US10093379B2	Bicycle system The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone. Advantages include that the smartphone can be charged by the battery, the smartphone can communicate with the processor so as to receive various information such as maintenance-related information of the bicycle system, the bicycle system can investigate the smartphone identity to check for unauthorized use of the bicycle system, the smartphone is held during bicycle system travel which reduces the risk of damage to the smartphone, and the bicycle system shape is more aerodynamic than that of a bicycle to which a processor and/or a battery has merely been bolted-on.
US10093365B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes an antenna which executes communication with an external portion and a communication terminal device which is electrically connected to the antenna. The antenna and the communication terminal device are arranged within a dash board which is provided in a rising manner so as to bury a steering column where a control steering wheel is arranged.
US10093364B2	Balancing apparatus of vehicle and control method thereof A balancing apparatus of a vehicle includes: a load sensor installed in a seat of the vehicle to measure a weight of a passenger sitting on the seat; and a balance control apparatus that controls a center of gravity of the vehicle, when the balance control apparatus includes: a battery pack that supplies power to the vehicle, and the battery pack is movably installed on a frame module and moves to control the center of gravity of the vehicle based on a value measured by the load sensor.
US10093358B2	Vehicle structure A front suspension structure has a front portion on a first side member of a vehicle frame and a rear portion on the first side member rearward of the front portion. A front wheel is supported by a wheel support structure that is pivotally mounted to a front suspension structure of the first side member. A stop structure is installed to the first side member at the rear portion of the front suspension structure. The stop structure extends in an outboard direction of the first side member. The stop structure has a stop surface that defines an angle relative to the vehicle longitudinal direction between 110 and 130 degrees. In response to an impact event to a front area of the front wheel, the front wheel pivots relative to the wheel support structure moving a rear area of the front wheel into contact with the stop surface.
US10093353B2	Power-assisted steering system and mobile inspection device The present disclosure relates to power-assisted steering systems and mobile inspection devices. Implementations may include and/or involve a directional control valve, a second hydraulic pump and a first driving motor. When determining an engine on a chassis has not been started, a central control unit may control start of the first driving motor according to a received travelling instruction such that the first driving motor drives the second hydraulic pump and then the power-assisted steering motor can be driven through a second oil path of the second hydraulic pump. Accordingly, the power-assisted steering system can be driven to operate when the mobile inspection device is in operation and the engine on chassis is not started, thus it is possible to drive the power-assisted steering system without the chassis engine operating.
US10093352B2	Motor controller, electric power steering device using the motor controller, and vehicle using the motor controller A motor controller, an electric power steering device using the motor controller, and a vehicle using the motor controller are provided. The motor controller includes plural hardware sets configured to operate in a normal state and to output a motor current, a control operation device configured to control the plurality of hardware sets commonly, an electric motor configured to operate with motor current output from each of the plurality of hardware sets, and an abnormality diagnosis unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of each of the plurality of hardware sets. In the control device, when there is an abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed by the abnormality diagnosis unit, the control operation device stops an operation of the abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed, and continues driving of the electric motor with a normal hardware set.
US10093350B2	Steering sensor assembly Provided is a power steering sensor assembly which is capable of maintaining a stable coupling between a sensing device and a housing without using a separate auxiliary member, and is mounted in an electric power steering system. The power steering sensor assembly includes a sensing device including a plurality of coupling projections formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a first housing having the sensing device housed therein and including a plurality of coupling grooves formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the coupling grooves each having an upper end which is opened. When the sensing device is housed in the first housing, the coupling projections of the sensing device are inserted into the coupling grooves of the first housing, respectively, such that the sensing device is coupled to the first housing without being moved in a radial direction and an axial direction.
US10093346B2	Motor controller and electric power steering device A motor controller includes an H-bridge circuit, a switching-element driving circuit, a motor-current detection circuit, a sample hold circuit executing a sample hold of an output of the motor-current detection circuit at every half period and outputting the output of the motor-current detection circuit as a first signal and a second signal, according to a PWM output timing of the switching-element driving circuit, and a motor-current calculation circuit selecting a signal that is larger between the first signal and the second signal as a selection signal, calculating a value of the selection signal as an absolute value of a motor current, determining a current direction based on a relation between the selection signal and a PWM output signal at a sample timing that the selection signal is obtained.
US10093343B2	Steering device A steering device according to the present invention has: a column pipe; a hanger bracket; an outer column that covers the column pipe in such a manner that the column pipe can move in a front-back direction; a fixed bracket that sandwiches the outer column; a fastening tool that has a bolt shaft and an operation lever portion, is inserted into a long hole of the hanger bracket, and locks and unlocks the outer column and the fixed bracket; a stopper member that is provided in the bolt shaft and swings as the bolt shaft rotates; and a telescopic regulating member that moves in the front-back direction together with the column pipe. The stopper member is capable of coming into abutment with the telescopic regulating member in an unlocked state but is not capable of coming into abutment with the telescopic regulating member in a locked state.
US10093341B2	Steering device A steering device includes a cylindrical inner column that supports an input shaft connected to a steering wheel so as to allow the input shaft to be rotatable, a cylindrical outer column into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted, and a cylindrical lower column that supports an output shaft connected to the input shaft so as to allow the output shaft to be rotatable and is supported by a dash panel. The lower column moves to a rear side at the time of a primary collision, and the inner column and the outer column move relative to each other at the time of a secondary collision.
US10093338B2	Steering wheel A steering wheel that enables heat to be efficiently conducted to a steering wheel outer covering. The steering wheel includes: a core; a spacer member arranged around an outer periphery of a rim portion of the core; a temperature adjusting element provided on the spacer member; and a resin layer formed to cover an outside portion of the spacer member. The spacer member keeps at least a part of the temperature adjusting element away from the core.
US10093332B2	Device for creating construction gauge measurement diagram, device for creating construction gauge measurement diagram data, and method for creating construction gauge measurement diagram Distance measurement means measures a distance from a measurement point to a construction gauge in a route of a track. A range identification unit identifies whether or not a measurement point falls within a predetermined range from the construction gauge based on the measured distance. A ground feature identification unit identifies whether or not the measurement point is a measurement point of a feature on a ground. Drawing means draws in a plan view a measurement point identified as a measurement point of a feature on the ground by the ground feature identification unit among the measurement points, and draws in side views a measurement point identified as not a measurement point of a feature on the ground. The drawing means performs different drawing processes on a measurement point identified as falling within the predetermined range from the construction gauge among the measurement points and on a measurement point identified as not falling within the predetermined range from the construction gauge among the measurement points.
US10093330B2	Remote locomotive access detection A detection system for a locomotive may include a plurality of sensors. An electronic control module may be in communication with, at least, the plurality of sensors and the locomotive. The control module may be configured to: monitor the plurality of sensors; receive an alert from one of the sensors of the plurality of sensors when one of the corresponding sensors is triggered; determine if the alert is a security concern; and operatively respond to the security concern by at least one of removing tractive effort to the locomotive, apply braking force to the locomotive, locking a door of the locomotive, locking a window of the locomotive, and transmitting a notification.
US10093325B2	Transport tanker reinforcement A transport tanker and a method of reinforcing a transport tanker are generally provided. The transport tanker may include a tank body, and a coupling structure, including a web extending from the tank body, for transferring a towing load to the tank body. A load spreading structure may be affixed to the tank body and configured to spread at least a portion of a load experienced by the tank body in a region proximate a terminal end of the web. The load spreading structure may include a reinforcing member including a elongated U-shaped member including two legs joined at a first end by an arcuate section. A respective one of the two legs may be at least partially disposed on opposed sides of the web with web at least partially received within an open second end of the U-shaped member.
US10093322B2	Automatically providing explanations for actions taken by a self-driving vehicle A method causes a self-driving vehicle (SDV) to warn passengers of an upcoming maneuver, and to explain why the SDV will be making the upcoming maneuver. One or more processors receive sensor readings that describe a condition of a roadway upon which a self-driving vehicle (SDV) is traveling. The processor(s) predict, based on the sensor readings, a maneuver to be taken at a future time by the SDV on the roadway. The processor(s) also provide an explanation for the maneuver to an occupant of the SDV, where the explanation describes the maneuver, and where the explanation explains why the SDV will be taking the maneuver in the future.
US10093315B2	Target vehicle deselection To deselect a target vehicle, certain actions are taken by an autonomously operating vehicle. An identified lane is identified. A target vehicle in the identified lane is selected. The target vehicle is determined to be departing the identified lane when an edge of the target vehicle crosses a virtual boundary. The target vehicle is deselected after determining that the target vehicle is departing the identified lane.
US10093307B2	Automobile including motor for running the automobile When there is an abnormality in communications between a motor ECU and an HVECU in an automobile, the motor ECU controls a motor such that creep torque or a given torque larger than the creep torque is delivered from the motor. Thus, when there is an abnormality in communications between the HVECU and the motor ECU, the automobile is able to run in a limp home mode.
US10093304B2	Enhanced electric drive mode having predicted destinations to reduce engine starts A system and method for controlling a vehicle includes controlling a vehicle according to a first mode in response to a calculated likelihood exceeding a threshold likelihood, and controlling the vehicle according to a second mode otherwise. The calculated likelihood corresponds to the likelihood that the vehicle is within a threshold distance of a current drive cycle final destination. The calculated likelihood is derived from geolocation data collected from geolocation systems in at least one vehicle across a plurality of vehicle drive cycles.
US10093280B2	Method of controlling a cursor by measurements of the attitude of a pointer and pointer implementing said method A system and method of controlling a cursor (120) in a surface (100) by measurements of attitude of a pointer (110). The measurements can be provided by inertial, optical, magnetic, ultrasound, radiofrequency or video means and appropriate processing means. The method includes a step of computing the displacements of the intersection of a vector tied to the pointer with a projection surface. The projection surface can be predetermined on the basis of the measurements of the attitude and/or of the angular velocity of the pointer. The pointed-at surfaces can be planes, cylinders or spheres. The pointing can be performed in limited fashion or by sliding. The control of the cursor, in absolute mode or in relative mode, can allow the triggering of functions controlled by the orientation of the cursor on the pointed-at surface.
US10093276B2	Steering lock device A fragile part (15) which is set to have lower load resistance than other positions of a frame (10) is provided on a guide part (12) at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion (50a) between a hanger (52) and a lock body (51) of a lock member (50) positioned in a steering lock release position.
US10093264B2	Cab mount for a work vehicle A work vehicle includes an operator cabin, a transmission-supporting frame, and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a first mount configured to couple to the operator cabin, and a second mount configured to couple to the transmission-supporting frame. The first mount includes a first plate, and the second mount includes a second plate. The first plate and the second plate are coupled to one another at an interface, and at least one of the first plate and the second plate are configured to deform proximate to the interface to separate from one another when under tension during a roll-over event.
US10093262B2	Seatbelt payout measuring device and system A seatbelt payout measuring device with a rewind spring having a first end connected to a center spool and a second end connected to a rewind spring housing. A dielectric material layered immediately adjacent to the rewind spring forming a first layer and an electrolytic coil with dielectric material layered on both sides forming a second layer, isolating the rewind spring from the electrolytic coil. A capacitive measuring device having a first lead connected to the first end of the rewind spring and a second lead connected to a first end of the electrolytic coil. The capacitive measuring device measuring capacitance with belt pullout.
US10093261B2	Method for activating a safety actuator of a motor vehicle A method for activating a safety actuator of a motor vehicle, including: ascertaining an endangerment model of the motor vehicle with the aid of an anticipatory sensor system and at least one characteristic value of a driving operation of the motor vehicle; ascertaining a controllability of the motor vehicle by a driver of the motor vehicle with the aid of the at least one characteristic value; and activating the safety actuator to an extent which is a function of the endangerment model and the controllability.
US10093260B2	Vehicles including front grille assemblies with auxiliary lever access panels A vehicle includes a hood assembly that is located above an engine compartment. A hood latch assembly includes an auxiliary latch assembly. The auxiliary latch assembly includes an auxiliary lever that unlatches the auxiliary latch assembly from the hood assembly. A front grille assembly has an auxiliary lever access location formed as an opening between the hood assembly and the front grille assembly. An auxiliary lever access panel has a closed configuration that conceals at least a portion of the opening and an open configuration that exposes the opening to access the auxiliary lever.
US10093257B2	Bumper fascia adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism for a fascia of a vehicle includes a riser having an upper end defining a hole and a fascia retainer defining a first threaded bore in a center portion thereof. The adjustment mechanism further includes an externally threaded sleeve received in the first threaded bore, the sleeve defining a lower end configured to engage the upper end of the riser, and a bolt extending through a sleeve bore defined in the sleeve and into the hole in the upper end of the riser. The bolt is threadably coupled to the upper end of the riser.
US10093244B1	Visible auto identification device, system, and method Holders, devices and methods for storing identification information, such as but not limited to driver's licenses, insurance and vehicle registration and safety tip information for quick and easy retrieval from storage containers that can be mounted in easy to reach and clearly visible locations for vehicle drivers, such as but not limited to being mounted on steering wheel columns, where the storage locations are clearly visible to outside law officers approaching a vehicle.
US10093240B2	Object storage assembly An object storage assembly includes a pair of storage units. Each of the storage units may be positioned beneath a dashboard of a vehicle on a passenger side of the vehicle. Each of the storage units has a rear wall and a front side. The rear wall corresponding to each of the storage units is curved. Thus, the rear wall corresponding to each of the storage units may follow a contour of a floorboard of the vehicle beneath the dashboard. A passenger may sit in the passenger side of the vehicle when the storage units are positioned beneath the dashboard. The front side corresponding to each of the storage units is open to store objects.
US10093237B1	Audible alert system for truck operators The audible alert system for truck operators comprises a mirror unit and a cab unit. The mirror unit attaches to an external mirror of the truck where it has an unobstructed view of the system. The mirror unit comprises a camera, which captures images of the area behind the truck and a processor that analyzes the images looking for a change in the dock light system. Whenever the mirror unit detects that the dock light system has changes, it wirelessly transmits a notification to the cab unit. The cab unit receives the notification and activates a sound transducer and/or indictor light to alert the truck operator. The truck operator may silence the sound transducer and/or extinguish the indicator light by pressing a reset button on the cab unit.
US10093232B2	Telematics road ready system A system for monitoring a trailer having a plurality of light emitting diode devices includes a master control unit attached to an outside surface of the trailer. The master control unit includes a solar panel, a GPS receiver module, a cellular data transceiver module for communicating with a central tracking computer via a cellular data network interfaced to the Internet, and a local wireless network master transceiver module in wireless communication with a plurality of wireless sensors and a light out detection system. A microcontroller is provided for controlling the local wireless network master transceiver module to periodically obtain sensor data from the wireless sensors and light out detection system, and for controlling the cellular data transceiver module to transmit the location and the sensor data to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
US10093230B1	Method and apparatus for notifying of objects A method and apparatus for notifying of objects are provided. The method includes detecting a presence of an occupant, detecting a position of an object associated with the occupant, and illuminating an area corresponding to the position of the object. The method may be used to notify occupants of a vehicle of an object placed in the vehicle by the occupant.
US10093225B2	Courtesy lighting system and method for a door of a motor vehicle A courtesy lighting system is provided for a door of a motor vehicle. That courtesy lighting system includes an audio speaker, a light source, a network interface connected to the audio speaker and the light source and a control module. The control module is connected to the network interface. The control module includes a controller configured to operate in (a) an ambient illumination mode, (b) a footwell illumination mode when the door is closed and (c) a puddle illumination mode when the door is opened. A method of lighting a door of a motor vehicle is also provided.
US10093220B2	Tie down cleat assembly having increased functionality A tie down cleat assembly includes a cleat body having a mounting lug, a first receiver, a second receiver and a third receiver. The multiple receivers provide versatility, enhancing the functionality of the cleat for tie down purposes.
US10093218B2	Tank support system incorporating tank identification A tank support system includes a hollow open-top container having a contiguous sidewall region and a bottom region coupled to the sidewall region. A loop antenna is coupled to a portion of the container's sidewall region. A tuning circuit coupled to the loop antenna provides for adjustment of the loop antenna's electrical impedance. A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is coupled to the tuning circuit.
US10093215B2	Vehicle armrest structure with organic fibers A vehicle armrest includes an armrest structure with a first shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The armrest structure also includes a second shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The first shell has a first contact portion that extends toward the second shell. The second shell has a second contact portion that extends toward the first shell. The first contact portion of the first shell is connected to the second contact portion of the second shell.
US10093213B2	Armrest release mechanism A vehicle armrest includes an armrest base having a pivot axle that extends along a pivot axis. The armrest base also includes a release mechanism that includes a pair of latch extensions supported on the armrest base for relative movement along a latch axis that is substantially parallel to the pivot axis. A latch spring biases the latch extensions apart from each other. A release handle is mounted on the armrest base for relative movement in a handle release direction. A pinion is mounted on the armrest base for relative rotational movement. Movement of the release handle in the release direction causes rotation of the pinion relative to the armrest base which, in turn, causes the latch extensions to move along the latch axis toward one another.
US10093212B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat frame; a seat pad; a seat cover; and a support member. An end of the support member is hooked over a receiving portion provided within the seat frame with the support member being disposed within the seat frame. A first portion supported by the support member and a second portion that is not supported by the support member are formed in the seat pad on the seat frame, and a reverse side of the vehicle seat at the second portion is covered with the seat cover extending from a seating side of the seat pad around to the reverse side of the seat pad. A distal portion of the seat cover is retained by a retaining portion provided on a second portion-side end of the support member, the distal portion covering the reverse side of the vehicle seat at the second portion.
US10093209B2	Seat frame side shield with integral mounting bridge A side shield is provided for a seat frame. That side shield includes a body having a housing and an integral mounting bridge as well as a seat control switch assembly. The seat control switch assembly is held in an opening defined between the housing and the integral mounting bridge. In addition, a locator feature is carried on the integral mounting bridge. That locator feature receives a locator lug carried on the seat frame. A seat assembly is also provided.
US10093206B2	Head restraint for a motor vehicle seat A head restraint (14) has a headrest (16) and at least one guide tube (18) that can be latched to a backrest structure of a motor vehicle seat for movable guidance of the headrest (16) in the direction of travel. An actuating rod (30) is mounted rotatably in the guide tube (18) and an unlocking slide (40) can be moved axially by rotating the actuating rod (30). In an actuating position, the unlocking slide (40) moves a latching element (58) into an unlatched position, and, in a rest position, the latching element (58) occupies a latched position. An actuating bar (24) is guided in the headrest (16) for rotating the actuating rod (30). The guide tube (18) is supported axially without tilting, and protectively accommodates a latching mechanism (59) that is easy to actuate from outside so that the head restraint (14) can be adjusted in a simple manner.
US10093197B2	Key off energy management system A vehicle may include a body controller programmed to limit operation of at least one vehicle feature to reduce battery consumption during transit of the vehicle in response to a vehicle flag indicating a transport status, and to enable operation of the at least one vehicle feature during manufacturing in response to the vehicle flag indicating a factory status.
US10093189B2	Device and method for establishing a temporary connection between two movable objects Device (100) for achieving a temporary connection between two objects (101,102) which are movable relative to each other, comprising •respective connecting means (114,154), being brought together in order to jointly establish said connection, •a movable robot (110), arranged to continuously displace the first connecting means relative to the first object, •a control means (120), arranged to control the movements of the robot relative to the first object, as well as •a sensor means (130), arranged to continuously read a relative position between the first connecting means and the second connecting means while the said objects move relative to each other. The invention is characterized in that the control means is arranged to, while the objects move relative to each other, continuously control the robot so that the first connecting means is displaced, relative to the first object and up to the second connecting means, and there connects to the second connecting means. The invention also relates to a method.
US10093187B2	Redundant power supply A vehicle system includes multiple DC-DC converter circuits, vehicle batteries, and vehicle power distribution buses. Each vehicle battery is electrically connected in parallel to each of the DC-DC converter circuits. Each of the vehicle batteries is also electrically connected in parallel to one another. Further, each of the DC-DC converter circuits and each of the vehicle batteries are electrically connected to multiple vehicle power distribution buses.
US10093181B1	Occupant facing vehicle display Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering an occupant of the vehicle to a destination autonomously as well as providing information about the vehicle and the vehicle's environment for display to the occupant.
US10093178B2	Zero-turn radius lawnmower with suspension system Some embodiments of the invention provide a transaxle drive system for ride-on equipment. The transaxle drive system can include a frame supporting at least one power source and at least two subframes, the at least one power source including at least one drive pulley. The system can also include transaxle assemblies driven by at least a portion of at least one belt from the at least one drive pulley. The transaxle assemblies can include a first transaxle assembly supported by a subframe, the first transaxle assembly coupled to the at least one drive pulley with at least one belt, and a second transaxle assembly supported by another subframe, the second transaxle assembly coupled by at least one belt to the at least one drive pulley. The transaxle assemblies can be independently pivoted with respect to each other, the frame, and the power source.
US10093175B2	Fueling device A fueling device comprises a filler neck that is configured to form a fuel flow path, a cover member, and a restraint portion. An engagement projection provided as an engagement portion of the cover member is engaged with an engaged recess provided as an engaged portion of the filler neck, so that the cover member is mounted to the filler neck on an opening side of the fuel flow path. The restraint portion is configured to restrain the cover member including an engagement extension portion downstream of the engagement projection in the fuel flow path to an outer circumferential wall of the filler neck. This configuration suppresses expansion and deformation of the cover member and avoids separation of the cover member from the filler neck, while maintaining the mounting property of the cover member.
US10093166B2	Power generation control system for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle has a first motor/generator mechanically coupled to a drive wheel, a second motor/generator mechanically coupled to an internal combustion engine and a high-power battery that is electrically coupled to the motor/generators. The second motor/generator has a smaller electrical power generation capability than the first motor/generator. While starting the vehicle at a time of insufficient battery capacity required for the EV start, the power generation controller disconnects the first electric motor from the drive wheel, connects the first electric motor to the internal combustion engine, and carries out MG1 idle power generation in which the first electric motor generates power by receiving torque from the internal combustion engine. When the vehicle is stopped at a time of sufficient battery capacity, the power generation controller does not carry out the MG1 idle power generation and keeps the first electric motor mechanically coupled to the drive wheel.
US10093163B2	Drive module for a drive train of a hybrid vehicle A drive module for a powertrain of a hybrid vehicle and a method for assembling the drive module for the powertrain of the hybrid vehicle, having a housing, a friction clutch with a pressure plate which is axially displaceable by means of an actuating arrangement, a clutch plate and with a clutch disk arrangement positioned therebetween, a hub, wherein this hub is fixedly connected to the clutch disk arrangement, and an electric machine which has a rotor with a rotor carrier and a stator which is fixed at a stator carrier. The axial arrangement or alignment of the clutch disk arrangement relative to the pressure plate and clutch plate is determined by an adjusting arrangement, wherein the adjusting arrangement is functionally arranged between the hub and a supporting element which is axially fixed to the housing of the drive module.
US10093152B2	Shrouded roof vent for a vehicle An air vent may cover an opening formed in a structure to block water or debris from entering an interior of the structure through the opening. The air vent is movable between a closed and an open position to selectively block or allow fluid communication between the interior and an exterior of the structure.
US10093148B2	Noise prevention devices for HVAC assemblies A heating, ventilation, and air cooling (HVAC) assembly including a blower, an air inlet, and a movable airflow obstruction member. The air inlet is defined by a housing. The blower receives airflow passing through the air inlet. The movable airflow obstruction member is movable to: a deployed position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to reduce airflow volume through the air inlet a first degree; a non-deployed position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to not reduce airflow volume through the air inlet; and an intermediate position in which the airflow obstruction member is arranged to reduce airflow volume through the air inlet a second degree that is less than the first degree.
US10093146B2	Air-conditioning system for a vehicle and method for air-conditioning a vehicle An air-conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising a refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant can flow and which is configured as a heat pump circuit and as a cooling system circuit, and associated with these, a compressor, at least one external heat exchanger, at least one internal heat exchanger that is associated with an internal heating condenser, whereby a device is provided for generating an air stream that can be thermally coupled to the internal heat exchanger and to the internal heating condenser, as well as a metering device that can meter the flow of at least a partial stream of the thermally coupled air stream through the internal heating condenser is provided, wherein in the heat pump mode of operation, the refrigerant can be or is conveyed from the high-pressure side of the compressor into the internal heating condenser, can be or is conveyed from the internal heating condenser via a first expansion valve to the internal heat exchanger, can be or is conveyed from the internal heat exchanger to the external heat exchanger through an expansion valve through which refrigerant can flow in both directions, can be or is conveyed from the external heat exchanger to the low-pressure side of the compressor, and in the cooling system mode of operation, the refrigerant can be or is conveyed from the high-pressure side of the compressor into the internal heating condenser, can be or is conveyed from the internal heating condenser to the external heat exchanger while bypassing the first expansion valve, can be conveyed from the external heat exchanger to the internal heat exchanger via the expansion valve through which refrigerant can flow in both directions, from the internal heat exchanger to the low-pressure side of the compressor. The invention also comprises a method for operating an air-conditioning system in a heat pump mode of operation and in a cooling system mode of operation.
US10093142B2	Vehicle A vehicle, particularly motor vehicle, having a plurality of wheels that form unsprung structural component parts rotatable around wheel axles and a vehicle body forming a sprung structural component part. An energy generation device is arranged in the vehicle body by which a movement of the vehicle body or of parts of the vehicle body can be converted into electrical energy supplied to a storage battery. The energy generation device is an energy absorption converter and has a cylindrical coil winding which surrounds an interior space in which an axially magnetized permanent magnet is arranged such that it can be driven so as to be coaxially movable by the movement of the vehicle body or of a part of the vehicle body.
US10093141B2	Method for simulating a deflection radius of a motor vehicle tire A method for producing a tire for a motor vehicle includes estimating a laden radius Rl of the tire using a formula having a form of: R l = R 0 - Fz Kzz + R V × V 2 - ( R Y ⁢ ⁢ 1 Pg + R Y ⁢ ⁢ 2 ) ×  Fy  + R γ ×  γ  , where KZZ has a form of: KZZ=KZZ 0+KZZp×Pg.
US10093134B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks each provided with a first variable depth sipe and a second variable depth sipe each having both axial ends opened at edges of the block on both sides thereof in the tire axial direction. In each block, a shallow portion of the first variable depth sipe overlaps, in the tire axial direction, with a deep main portion of the second variable depth sipe. an axial groove dividing the blocks is provided with a tie bar overlapping, in the tire axial direction, with the deep main portion of the adjacent variable depth sipe.
US10093119B2	Recording medium A recording medium including a substrate and an ink-receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer contains an inorganic particle, a binder and at least one surfactant. The binder contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate-modified urethane resin and a polyether-modified urethane resin. The at least one surfactant comprises an acetylene-based surfactant. The contact angle of water to a surface of the ink-receiving layer at 60 seconds after contact of the water with the surface of the ink-receiving layer is 40 degrees or more to 80 degrees or less.
US10093114B2	Printer A printer for printing information on a recording medium includes a guide that guides the recording medium being fed and includes multiple holes, a sensor for detecting the recording medium, and a board that includes multiple terminals. The sensor is mounted on at least one of the terminals such that the sensor is exposed through one of the holes.
US10093104B2	Ink cartridge for ink jet recording apparatus, connection unit and ink jet recording apparatus An ink cartridge for supplying the ink in an ink reserving chamber via an ink supply port into a recording head has a differential pressure valve mechanism disposed between an ink flow port and the ink supply port in the ink reserving chamber, whereby the ink is supplied an adequate amount to the recording head by opening or closing the differential pressure valve mechanism in accordance with an ink pressure of the recording head. As a result, it is possible to supply the ink at a substantially constant pressure to the recording head without regard to the variation in the amount of ink or the movement of the carriage.
US10093094B2	Joint structure, piezoelectric device, liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and manufacturing method of joint structure A joint structure includes a first substrate in which a resin portion which protrudes from one face and is formed of a resin, and a first electrode which covers a part of the resin portion are formed, and a second substrate on which a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode is formed are joined in a state in which the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected, in which a region in which the resin portion is disposed on one face of the first substrate includes a first region in which the resin portion is in contact with the one face, and a second region in which the resin portion is separated from the one face, and the second region is formed in the outside of the first region in the inside of the one face.
US10093090B2	Control system, head module and printing apparatus for controlling driving elements to eject liquid A control system includes a control circuit. The control circuit is to be connected to a head unit including first driving elements and second driving elements. Based on an input print data, the control circuit applies a first signal to the first driving element and applies a second signal to the second driving elements. The control circuit changes the first signal to a third signal in a first time and changes the second signal to a fourth signal in a second time. Based on an input print data, the control circuit applies the third signal to the first driving element and applies the fourth signal to the second driving elements.
US10093085B2	Composite materials with binder-enhanced properties and method of production thereof Provided are methods for preparing fabric laminated with polymer film(s) and the laminated fabric prepared according to the methods disclosed herein. The laminated fabric has flexibility similar to fabric not laminated with polymer films and improved adhesion and tensile strength.
US10093075B2	Method for manufacturing structure and structure A method for manufacturing a structure in which an edge portion of the structure formed by stacking a plurality of members is friction stir welded. The manufacturing method includes: a welding step of forming a friction stir welded portion by bringing a friction stir welding tool from a side of a surface of a member on one side into contact with a superposition portion of works in which the members are stacked while rotating the friction stir welding tool; and a cutting step of cutting the friction stir welded portion, and in each of two or more works produced by the cutting, a welded portion of the edge portion of the structure is formed with the cut friction stir welded portion.
US10093061B2	Tagged build material for three-dimensional printing A supply of build material such as a spool or cartridge is instrumented with a data tag that includes information about the build material. A three-dimensional printer can read the information from the tag and determine how to use the build material during fabrication of a three-dimensional object.
US10093052B2	Molded product incorporating a label, and razor handle comprising such a molded product A molded product that includes a first molded part, a second molded part, and a label having a rear side provided on the first molded part, a front side opposite to the rear side, the front side having a peripheral border. The second molded part has an overlapping portion which overlaps the front side of the label only on the peripheral border.
US10093050B2	Liquid ejection apparatus with a nozzel cap partially made of an elastic member and production method for the liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head including a nozzle forming face in which a plurality of nozzles through which liquid is ejected toward a droplet landing object are formed, and a protruding face protruding toward the droplet landing objet and disposed so as to surround the nozzle forming face, and a cap body including a bottom plate and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom plate and configured to seal the nozzle forming face within a sealing space formed by bringing a top portion of the wall into contact with the protruding face. Further, at minimum, a portion included in the wall and being brought into contact with the protruding portion is an elastic member including liquid repellency.
US10093042B2	Hybrid composite cylinder head An engine cylinder head comprising an internal metal structure formed from a metal material and an external polymer composite structure formed from a polymer composite material, wherein the external polymer composite structure at least partially surrounds the internal metal structure.
US10093035B1	Colorant dispersion in polymer materials using solid-state shear pulverization Methods for improved colorant dispersion in polymer materials using solid-state shear pulverization, as compared to mixing techniques of the prior art, to address concerns relating to colorant agglomeration, plating-out and the like.
US10093034B2	Device and method for the homogenisation of plastics material melts A device, to homogenise plastics material melts, has a homogenising element with a plurality of flow channels, which differ with respect to at least one feature from the group length, cross sectional area and cross sectional shape. When flowing through the homogenising element, the plastics material melt is divided into a plurality of part streams, which, in each case, flow through an associated flow channel. When leaving the respective flow channel the part streams have different flow speeds so the plastics material melt is expanded and sheared on transition to a uniform flow. As a result, a homogenisation of the plastics material melt takes place in a simple, efficient and effective manner.
US10093028B2	Multi-tasking utility tool A utility tool comprising a body having a first end and a second end positioned on opposite ends of the body; a removable device; as well as a first tool and a second tool configured to be selectively coupled to each other or one of either the first end and second end of the body.
US10093017B2	Sawhorse A sawhorse includes a body portion comprising an elongated portion, a first housing and a second housing. The first and second housings are connected to the elongated portion, with the second housing spaced from the first housing. First and second pairs of folding legs are pivotally attached to the first and second housing respectively, pivotable between open and folded positions. The first housing comprises a receiving region for receiving a distal end of the second pair of legs when in the folded position, the first receiving region comprising a first latch arranged to engage the second pair of legs, and the second housing comprises a second receiving region for receiving a distal end of the first pair of legs when in the folded position, the second receiving region comprising a second latch arranged to engage the first pair of legs.
US10093015B2	Wrench extension tool A wrench extension tool is disclosed. The wrench extension tool may be used to engage a wrench in order to increase leverage and provides multiple attachment positions in which the wrench may be engaged.
US10093012B2	Hydraulic power tool A working head for a hydraulic power tool including a head frame and a first moveable die head configured to move along the working head frame. The first moveable die head configured to receive a first moveable die comprising a first body length. A second die head is adapted to receive a second die comprising a second body length. The first body length of the moveable die is different from the second body length of the stationary die.
US10093009B2	Hammer tacker The hammer tacker includes a shell, a handle, and a striking mechanism. The shell is made of a mixture of fiberglass and nylon by injection molding. The shell encloses a receiving room and has a bottom opening extending along the longitudinal direction of the shell and communicating with the receiving room. The handle is disposed on the rear end of the shell. The striking mechanism is made of metal and includes a magazine and a striker. The magazine is received in the receiving room. An end of the magazine is pivotally connected to the rear end of the shell, and the other end tends to move outward due to an elastic element. At end of the striker is disposed on the inner wall of the shell. When the magazine is hit upward, the striker strikes the nails out.
US10093005B2	Bit accessory and bit assembly A bit accessory for a bit has a sleeve with an accommodating cavity running through the sleeve and a limiting member with a limiting hole running through the limiting member. The sleeve includes a first stopping portion for stopping the limiting member from passing through the accommodating cavity and the limiting member includes a first hole wall portion forming a first hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a minimum hole diameter and a second hole wall portion forming a second hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a maximum hole diameter. The limiting member is at least partly accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and a direction which the limiting hole runs through the limiting member is parallel to the accommodating cavity when the limiting member is stopped by the first stopping portion.
US10092995B2	Method of grinding gears A method of grinding the tooth slots of a workpiece with a freshly dressed grinding wheel wherein dual-machining of tooth slots is eliminated. The method comprises grinding the first few slots of a gear at a corrected depth amount which accounts for the rapid wear and other conditions of the freshly dressed grinding wheel wherein for a first number of tooth slots (e.g. 1, 2, 3 or more), the grinding wheel is fed-in relative to the workpiece by the corrected depth amount.
US10092993B2	Method and tool for increasing the strength of shafts, in particular of crankshafts A method and compression roller tool for increasing the strength of load-bearing surfaces on shafts, in particular on crankshafts, which surfaces are pre-machined with the removal of chips, wherein the cylindrical surfaces of the main bearing journals and pin-bearing journals and optionally also the journal of crankshafts have additional oil bores. At least one of the load-bearing surfaces is compression-rolled by way of at least one cylindrical body which has a surface structure and extends over the width of the load-bearing surface. Afterwards, the compression-rolled load-bearing surfaces are machined with the removal of chips with a low chip depth. The compression roller tool consists of a cylindrical compression roller body and a supporting body opposite it, wherein the compression roller body has thickened portions on its cylindrical surface, which thickened portions run either in the circumferential direction or in the axial direction or diagonally with respect to the axial direction.
US10092990B2	Edging pad having different adhesive zones The invention relates to an edging pad for releasably connecting a material blank that is to be edged to a holder, wherein the edging pad has a polymeric carrier layer and adhesive coatings which are applied to both sides of the polymeric carrier layer, wherein one side of the polymeric carrier layer, which is to be connected to the holder, has an adhesive coating formed of a first adhesive, and the other side of the polymeric carrier layer, which is to be connected to the material blank, has an adhesive coating formed of a second and a third adhesive which are different from one another, such that the second adhesive provides adhesiveness to the material blank and the third adhesive is an adhesive which limits twisting and slippage of the polymeric carrier layer relative to the material blank, wherein the second adhesive and the third adhesive are applied to the other side of the polymeric carrier layer in separate regions.
US10092989B2	Tool transfer apparatus including gripping force measuring unit for tool holding unit of tool magazine, and machining system To provide a tool transfer apparatus including gripping force measuring unit for tool holding unit of a tool accommodation apparatus and a machining system including the tool transfer apparatus, a handling robot can perform operation of detaching a tool from a grip positioned at a tool attachment/detachment position of a tool magazine in a machine tool and transferring the tool to a tool stocker, and operation of transferring a tool from the tool stocker and attaching the tool to a grip positioned at the tool attachment/detachment position of the tool magazine. A hand portion of the handling robot is provided with a force sensor, which can detect a load applied to the hand portion. Also, a control apparatus of the handling robot and a control apparatus of the machine tool are connected via a data cable capable of transmission and reception of information.
US10092981B2	Crossjet assembly and method for carrying away contaminants The invention relates to a crossjet assembly for generating a gas flow that is conducted between a laser source (40, 41) and a welding region (42) in order to remove contaminants moving towards the laser source. The gas flow crosses the region between the laser source and the welding site numerous times.
US10092980B1	Method for coupling a laser beam into a liquid-jet Reliable coupling of a high-power laser beam into a liquid-jet in a liquid-jet guided laser system can be achieved with high lifetime performance of the nozzle and the protection window, through setting the parameters of the liquid-jet guided laser system according to an optimum relationship that links the focus point of the laser, the focus cone angle, the laser beam energy distribution profile and the nozzle geometry.
US10092969B2	Drilling tool and system for use in machining a conductive work piece A drilling tool for use in machining a conductive work piece is provided. The tool includes a forward electrode tip that includes an outer radial portion and an inner radial portion that extends from a forward face of the outer radial portion. The tool also includes a dielectric sheath that extends circumferentially about the outer radial portion, and at least one side electrode coupled to the dielectric sheath. When electric current is supplied to the forward electrode tip and the at least one side electrode, material adjacent to the forward electrode tip and the at least one side electrode is removed from the conductive work piece. The forward electrode tip and the at least one side electrode are selectively operable to form a bore hole having a variable geometry that extends through the conductive work piece when the material is removed therefrom.
US10092963B2	Toothform for a cutting tool, such as a hole saw A cutting tool includes a body, a plurality of cutting teeth formed on the body, a plurality of non-cutting protrusions formed on the body, and a plurality of gullets formed on the body. Each gullet is formed between one of the plurality of cutting teeth and one of the plurality of non-cutting protrusions. Each gullet has a base and a gullet depth measured from the base to a tip of a corresponding cutting tooth. Each non-cutting protrusion is located approximately halfway between the tips of two adjacent cutting teeth and has a height that is at most about 75% of the gullet depth.
US10092951B2	Unitary caliper body and support bracket and method of making the same The present teachings provide a method comprising steps of: forming an integral brake caliper body and support bracket that comprises a caliper body and a support bracket; and separating the caliper body from the support bracket.
US10092950B2	Device for die casting a metal component A device for die casting a metal component included a die casting mold which has a cavity that forms the component. The cavity is connected to a source for a metal melt by at least one temperature controlled supply channel. The metal melt is introduced into the cavity via at least one casting valve. The supply channel forms an annular channel, in which metal melt can be circulated via a conveying apparatus.
US10092948B2	Fluoride-free continuous casting mold flux for low-carbon steel The invention provides a fluoride-free continuous casting mold flux for low-carbon steel, comprising, based on weight, Na2O 5-10%, MgO 3-10%, MnO 3-10%, B2O3 3-10%, Al2O3≤6%, Li2O<3%, C 1-3%, and the balance of CaO and SiO2 as well as inevitable impurities, wherein the ratio of CaO/SiO2 is 0.8˜1.3. The mold flux has a melting point of 95˜1150° C., a viscosity at 1300° C. of 0.1-0.3 Pa·s, and a crystallization rate of 10-50% as determined according to the method described in the specification for examining crystallization property. The boron-containing, fluoride-free flux developed according to the invention has a moderate crystallization rate, can be used in a crystallizer to control transfer of heat from molten steel effectively, and has been applied successfully in a low-carbon steel slab conticaster with a metallurgical effect that arrives at the level of a traditional fluoride-containing flux to full extent.
US10092946B2	Mold material mixtures on the basis of inorganic binders, and method for producing molds and cores for metal casting The invention relates to mold material mixtures on the basis of inorganic binders, for producing molds and cores for metal casting. Said mixtures consist of at least one refractory mold base material, an inorganic binder and amorphous silicon dioxide as an additive. The invention also relates to a method for producing molds and cores using said mold material mixtures.
US10092938B2	Plated steel plate for hot pressing and hot pressing method of plated steel plate The present invention provides plated steel sheet for hot press use which is excellent in hot lubricity, coating adhesion, spot weldability, and coated corrosion resistance and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet. The present invention is Plated steel sheet for hot press use and a method of hot pressing plated steel sheet characterized by being plated steel sheet for hot press use which contains an Al plating layer which is formed on one surface or both surfaces of said steel sheet, and a surface coating layer which is formed on said Al plating layer, said surface coating layer containing at least one Zn compound which is selected from a group comprised of Zn hydroxide, Zn phosphate, and a Zn organic acid.
US10092934B2	System and method for cleaning pneumatic convey lines A cleaning system for cleaning a pneumatic conveyance system used to transport particulate material. The pneumatic conveyance system includes a material-introduction device for introducing particulate material into a convey line, and a motive air source for generating an air flow to propel the particulate material through the convey line. The cleaning system comprises a projectile comprising a cleaning surface for cleaning an interior of the convey line as the projectile travels through the convey line, a launcher for injecting the projectile into the convey line, with the launcher being coupled with the convey line at a position upstream from the material-introduction device, and a catcher vessel for receiving the projectile upon said projectile exiting the convey line.
US10092931B2	Food article defect removal apparatus A food article defect removal apparatus includes a manifold that defines one or more chambers for holding pressurized fluid. First channels extend from a first side of the manifold into fluid communication with the chambers. Second channels extend from the first side of the manifold to a second side of the manifold. Valves selectively connect corresponding first channels and second channels together to dispense the pressurized fluid from the manifold. The manifold can have an exterior wall that at least partially defines a first chamber and a second chamber, with an interior wall disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The interior wall can define the second channels. The valves can be included with a valve assembly, which includes a driver operably coupled with the valves. The valves can be pluggably coupled with the driver.
US10092929B2	Wafer tray sorter with door coupled to detector A tray engine includes a vertical drive column, a rotation mechanism for rotating the vertical drive column, and an end effector attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector includes an end effector base attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector further includes a slide attached to the end effector base to support a tray, when present. The slide enables the tray to slide along a length of the end effector base. The tray engine includes a drive mechanism attached to the end effector base for moving along the length of the end effector base to enable the tray, when present, to slide linearly along the length and load or unload the tray to or from the slide.
US10092919B2	Detection of the presence of a product sprayed onto a surface A method of detecting the presence of a product sprayed onto an application surface, in which the product to be applied to the application surface is sprayed onto a target zone of the application surface in pulses. Before spraying the product it is heated to a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature value. After spraying the product, a value of a parameter representing the temperature of the target zone is measured remotely, and the value of that parameter is compared to a reference value of that parameter. A detection installation including pulsed spraying by way of forming part of a device shared with the heating element.
US10092916B2	High rotation atomizer functioning with internal charging A high rotation atomizer functioning with inner charging includes a high-voltage circuit which generates a high voltage that can be applied to a bell cup, from a low voltage. This high-voltage circuit includes a measuring resistor in a circuit path between the turbine casing of the turbine driving the bell cup and ground. A first measuring voltage can be tapped at this first measuring resistor, which voltage is a measure for the voltage applied at the turbine casing. A second measuring resistor is placed in a circuit path between the turbine casing and ground. A second measuring voltage is tapped at this resistor, which is likewise a measure for the voltage applied at the turbine casing. If the information gained from the two measuring voltages deviates too strongly from each other, then the control device triggers an error signal. By this means, the safety of the entire system is increased.
US10092913B2	Fluidic nozzle and improved moving vortex generating fluidic oscillator A fluidic circuit configured to spray an oscillating pattern of fluid droplets, having an inlet in fluid communication with a source and including a power nozzle with an oscillation chamber having a fluid jet steering section in fluid communication with the power nozzle and having either (a) a first fluid pressure accumulating volume opposite a second fluid pressure accumulating volume or (b) a first fluid jet attachment feature opposing a second fluid jet attachment feature. The fluid jet steering section is in fluid communication with and emits a fluid jet into an oscillation inducing interaction region with opposing first and second side wall ears or features which define an oscillation inducing interaction region in the oscillation chamber for causing the jet of fluid to rhythmically sweep back and forth between the sidewalls in the oscillation chamber and create a distally projecting oscillating spray.
US10092911B2	Centrifuge filter tube The present invention discloses a centrifuge filtration tube comprising a centrifuge tube (2) and a centrifuge tube (1) housed in the centrifuge tube (2). One or more constant-volume vents (7) and multiple pores (4) are provided on a sidewall of the centrifuge tube (1). The one or more constant-volume vents (7) are located above the pores (4). The pores (4) are covered with a filtering membrane (3). The disclosed centrifuge filtration tube has the advantages of being simple, easy to use, highly efficient, and inexpensive, which can save large amounts of labor and time in analyses of large number of samples.
US10092904B2	Method and apparatus for the processing and/or analysis and/or selection of particles, in particular biological particles Methods and apparatus are described for the processing particles in which the particles suspended in a first fluid are introduced under laminar flow conditions into at least one first microchamber or first region, in which a second fluid is introduced under laminar flow conditions into at least one second region or second microchamber, in such a way as not to mix with the first fluid, and in which at least one field of force acting on the particles is activated in the microchamber(s), to provoke a shift of the particles alone in a predetermined direction and to transfer the same in suspension into the second fluid.
US10092898B2	Urea sulfate and sodium chloride blend for regeneration of cation exchange resins Methods and systems for an integrated acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed for use in cleaning applications. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a treated, softened, acidic water source are disclosed. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins within a cleaning application, e.g. ware wash machine, are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications.
US10092893B2	Superficially porous materials comprising a substantially nonporous hybrid core having narrow particle size distribution; process for the preparation thereof; and use thereof for chromatographic separations The present invention provides novel chromatographic materials, e.g., for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation and separations devices containing the chromatographic material; separations devices, chromatographic columns and kits comprising the same; and methods for the preparation thereof. The chromatographic materials of the invention are chromatographic materials comprising having a narrow particle size distribution.
US10092884B2	Water dispersing system A water dispersing system (WDS) that allows a selectable quantity of water to be dispersed into an environment. The WDS utilizes a fan and a water supply assembly. The fan has a frame inside of which are two rotating blades, and preferably a stand. The water supply assembly includes a reservoir, a water tube, and a water dispersing head. Water is gravity fed from the reservoir, through the water tube and out of the head. Water from the head is directed into the first fan's rotating blades. Once the water hits the blades, the water is re-directed back out through a front grill on the fan. The second fan blades project air outward. The amount of water that comes from the WDS can be selectably chosen, from a light mist to a heavier spray, and the temperature of the water can be lowered by placing ice into the reservoir with the water. An excess water basin catches any water that drips downward from the blades.
US10092879B2	Single module integrated aftertreatment module A selective catalytic reduction system may include a single housing defining a single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include a diesel particulate filter disposed within the single housing and having a DPF center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include an SCR catalyst disposed within the single housing and having a center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. In some implementations, the diesel particulate filter may include one or more SiC filters. In some implementations, the SCR catalyst may include one or more extruded SCR catalysts.
US10092876B2	Recovery of gases, especially permanent gases, from streams of matter, especially from offgas streams from polymerizations A method of cleaning a stream of matter that includes a C2+ fraction and a first gaseous substance and a second gaseous substance. The stream of matter is subjected to a pressure swing adsorption to remove the C2+ fraction by means of a membrane to obtain a retentate and a permeate. The first substance is enriched in retentate and depleted in permeate and the second substance is depleted in retentate and enriched in permeate.
US10092870B2	Filter assembly An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a filter frame including one or more cutouts for permitting airflow therethrough. The assembly further includes one or more vertical support members and one or more horizontal support members, wherein the one or more vertical support members and the one or more horizontal support members are fixed to a first side of the filter frame.
US10092869B2	Separator A separator (1) for separating contaminants from a fluid stream having entrained particulate contaminants, comprises a cylindrical dividing wall (28) concentrically arranged within an impaction surface (35). The cylindrical dividing wall defines a first chamber (42) into which a fluid stream enters and flows axially through. The dividing wall has apertures (29) through which the fluid stream passes towards the impaction surface. As the fluid impacts the impaction surface, the contaminants are separated from the fluid and flow down to an oil outlet (23). A diaphragm (31) moves along an axis to adjust the open cross-sectional area of the apertures in the dividing wall according to a pressure differential between fluid pressure in the first chamber and a pressure reference by moving along the dividing wall to progressively occlude the apertures. The apertures are spaced so that there is no overlap between them along the actuator axis.
US10092866B2	Assembly of magnet for oil filter case The present invention describes an assembly of magnets to be coupled to oil filter case to attract ferrous material. Oil filter case [20] takes the shape of a cylinder. Magnet [22] has two poles and one of the poles is coupled to the side of oil filter case [20]. A steel member [24] is provided to couple only the other pole of the magnet [22] with the oil filter case [20]. The steel member [24] comprises a pivot unit [26] that couples the pole of magnet, a pivot extender [28] which couples the pivot unit [26] and a bridge [30] that couples the pivot extender [28] with oil filter case [20]. The magnet assembly directs the magnetic field from outward pole towards the oil filter to create a pseudo horse shoe magnet effect.
US10092862B2	Pump having an automated gas removal and fluid recovery system and method using a gas removal reservoir having an internal partition A precision pump system having a motor driver for accurately and repeatedly delivering process fluid, (e.g., photo chemicals) using a pumping fluid with minimal process fluid loss to a fabrication process and whereby the motor driver can be easily and quickly replaced without interrupting the fluid flow path. This is accomplished with the use of a gas removal reservoir having at least one vertical partition therein and at least one free end near a top side of the gas removal reservoir where both the input and output to the gas removal reservoir are located on a bottom surface and a pumping fluid reservoir that are associated with the pump, either integrated with the pump or closely adjacent. In addition, this precision pump system can be remotely monitored, viewed and controlled over the Internet. In addition, trapped process fluid within a downstream filtering block can be recirculated to the gas removal reservoir when trapped gas in the filter is removed. Furthermore, a nitrogen gas source is connected to the gas removal reservoir via a valve in case a need to insert a gas is required. Alternative system embodiments are shown for recirculating process fluid back to the gas removal reservoir and/or the source line. Another alternative system has the pumping chamber coupled to the gas removal reservoir input.
US10092854B2	Device and method for applying a material to a substrate Device for heating a substrate includes a process chamber having a first and a second sealable opening for a substrate to pass through, a first inlet for receiving a process gas and a first outlet for discharging an off-gas; an evaporator for evaporating the material, which evaporator device is connected to the chamber for supplying the process gas; a first condensation device connected to the chamber for receiving the off-gas and condensing the material in the vapour phase in the off-gas to form a solid phase and a second condensation device for condensing part of the material in vapour phase in the off-gas to form a liquid phase, which second condensation device connects the first condensation device to the discharge duct and a connecting duct between the evaporator device and the second condensation device for transporting material in the liquid phase between the second condensation device and the evaporator.
US10092844B2	Generation of vision recognition references from user selected content There is provided a system and method for generation of vision recognition references from user-selected content. The method comprises receiving data corresponding to a user selected content, generating a vision recognition reference from the data, associating a game behavior descriptor with the vision recognition reference, wherein the game behavior descriptor correspond to a game behavior instance, and storing the vision recognition reference and the associated game behavior descriptor in a database, wherein the database includes a plurality of pre-defined vision recognition references, and wherein each of the plurality of pre-defined vision recognition references correspond to at least one pre-defined game behavior descriptor. The method may further comprise receiving user input corresponding to the user-selected content, retrieving the vision recognition reference and the associated game behavior descriptor from the database and initiating the game behavior in a corresponding game.
US10092837B2	Game program and game apparatus A forward direction line is set on a course, in a virtual game world, on which a player object is allowed to move. An advancing direction at a current position of the player object is determined based on the forward direction line. The advancing direction is determined as a direction in which the player object advances so as to control a movement of a player character in accordance with an acceleration instruction, and a leftward-rightward movement instruction from a player. Consequently, it is possible to assist the player in controlling a direction in which an object operated by the player moves.
US10092835B2	Systems and methods for sensor-based mobile gaming A system includes an emitter, a receiver, a wireless communications module, and a user interface module. The emitter, controlled by a first player, emits an emitter signal that includes emitter identification information. The receiver receives the emitter signal and generates a receiver signal that includes the emitter identification information. The gameplay cloud interface module receives the receiver signal and communicates an indication that includes player identification information associated the emitter identification information. The gameplay cloud interface module is further configured to receive scoring information that is based on the player identification information. The user interface module presents gameplay information based on the scoring information to the first player.
US10092834B2	Dynamic allocation of rendering resources in a cloud gaming system Provided is a method that includes generating sets of rendering commands for rendering video content for a client device and directing each of the sets of rendering commands to at least one rendering resource from a group of at least two rendering resources, such that each of the rendering resources has at least some of the sets of rendering commands directed to it. The action of directing may include directing each set of rendering commands to a rendering resource, from among the at least two rendering resources, that is designated as an allocated rendering resource for the client device. The method may further include changing which of the at least two rendering resources is designated as the allocated rendering resource for the client device.
US10092833B2	Game session sharing A game system in which game sessions involving player(s) may be recorded and saved as game records. A player or other entity may offer or market the game records to other players via one or more channels such as websites. The game records may be offered in exchange for virtual or real currency, or for free. Player profiles for the player(s) that recorded the original game session may be provided with the game records. A player that obtains a game record may replay the recorded game session to watch the game play, or alternatively may choose to participate in the replay by assuming control of a character in the game to play with the original player's character as simulated according to the player's profile. If a player steps into a game session being replayed, a new universe/timeline may be spawned and saved as a new game record.
US10092827B2	Active trigger poses Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for controlling electronic devices in an interactive gaming environment. Embodiments detect a first interactive game is playing within the physical environment using one or more electronic devices. User movement is monitored using at least one sensor device within the physical environment and user speech is monitored using one or more microphone sensor devices within the physical environment. Upon determining that the user movement matches a predefined series of user actions and that the user speech matches a corresponding predefined speech pattern, embodiments determine a gameplay action corresponding to both the predefined series of user actions and the predefined speech pattern and transmit an instruction, to at least one of the one or more electronic devices within the physical environment, instructing the electronic device to perform the determined gameplay action.
US10092817B2	Sport pole with sensors and a method for using it The present invention relates to a sport stick that measures the driving force generated by the upper body, which is applied to the ground through poles during the natural performance of nordic walking or any other sport, where poles are used to drive/propel the body forward. An inclination sensor along with a pole length sensor (pole length constant in a fixed length pole) has been placed into the pole for the achievement of the most suitable biomechanical performance, i.e. proper technique. The sport pole uses the Global Positioning System along with a topographical map to ensure that the slope of terrain does not affect the inclination sensor measurements. All collected data is analyzed by a control center, wherein correct usage models have been saved along with a collection of the user's anthropometric and fitness levels.
US10092816B2	Splitboard boot binding system with adjustable highback An improved highback adjustment system for a splitboard boot binding. A captive strut is mounted on the spine of the highback, the strut having a forward lean adjustor block such that rotation or sliding of the block lengthens or shortens the strut. The combination provides a broadly adjustable range of forward lean bias in small increments and the block is readily disengaged and stowed on the highback when not needed. Advantageously, the mechanism that can be operated and adjusted without tools, even with gloved hands, a significant benefit in winter conditions, and does not jam with snow. Methods of use of the improved forward lean adjustor and highback are also disclosed.
US10092813B2	Golf accessory and system including same A golf playing statistics capture system is provided including a plurality of near field communication tags, each attached to a respective golf club within a golfer's set of clubs, an external electronic device operating statistics capture software, and a golf accessory including a near field communication reader mechanism, wireless communication device associated with the near field communication reader mechanism to receive information from the near field communication reader mechanism and transmit information to the external electronic device.
US10092806B2	Iron type golf club head An iron-type golf club head 4 comprises: a head main body 10 including a face 2, a hosel 6, a sole 4 and a back portion 9 extending upward from the trailing edge Te of the sole; and a weight member 20 having a specific gravity larger than the head main body. The face 2 is provided with score lines 7 extending in the toe-heel direction of the head. The weight member 20 is disposed in the sole and extends in the toe-heel direction across a position in the toe-heel direction corresponding to the center position FC of the score lines. The weight member 20 includes a toe-side first portion 21 extending over the sole 4 and the back portion 9, and a heel-side second portion 22 extending within the sole 4.
US10092805B2	Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided.
US10092802B2	Grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10092801B2	Putter-type golf club head with alignment feature A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a blade portion comprising a striking face, a top line, and a sole, the striking face including a face center. A rear portion of the club head is in communication with, and rearward of, the blade portion. An alignment element of the club head is rearward of, and recessed toward the sole from, the top line, and the alignment element defines a virtual center line segment oriented in a substantially front-to-rear direction at a height equal to about 21.3 mm to about 21.4 mm. The center line segment is not spaced more than 10 mm from a virtual vertical plane passing through the face center and extending generally perpendicular to the striking face, and a width of the club head is no less than 3.0 in.
US10092797B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.
US10092792B2	High-incline treadmill A treadmill which utilizes provides for a connection between the floor stand and the treadbase which is toward the front end of the treadbase and provides for generally improved support of the front end of the treadbase at higher angles by providing that the lift mechanism is attached to the treadbase at two fixed points a fixed distance from each other. The lift mechanism then utilizes two different motions, the extension of an extension arm and the rotation of a rigid arm, to produce lift. The rotation of the rigid arm generally utilizes a wheel in an enclosed raceway attached to the floor stand.
US10092785B2	Remote control of fire suppression systems In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.
US10092782B2	Combination of an envelope for a laminar structure providing adaptive thermal insulation and a heat protection shield The present invention relates to a combination of at least one envelope (20) for a laminar structure (100) providing adaptive thermal insulation, and a heat pro-tection shield (50) for the envelope (20), the envelope (20) enclosing at least one cavity (16) having included therein a gas generating agent (18) having an unactivated configuration and an activated configuration, the gas generating agent (18) being adapted to change from the unactivated configuration to the activated configuration, such as to increase a gas pressure inside the cavity (16), in response to an increase in temperature in the cavity (16), the envelope (20) being configured such that a volume of the envelope (20) increases in re-sponse to the increase in gas pressure inside the cavity (16), the heat protection shield (50) being assigned to the at least one envelope (20) such as to cover at least a heat exposed side of the envelope (20) with respect to a source of heat (700).
US10092772B1	System and method for treating patients in a controlled setting A system and methodology for treating patients with dementia using a methodology which includes a functional assessment of the patient to determine the patient's cognitive and daily living capabilities that is used to prepare a functional assessment of the patient to determine the patient's cognitive and daily living capabilities. The treatment uses a plurality of rooms providing living quarters the patients, with a control system executing a lighting program for a lighting system that is configured to simulate a plurality of different phases of daylight over a period of time. Furthermore, the lighting system includes a structure for adapted for simulating clouds. Also, the system provides at least one room having the lighting system and providing plants and flowing water providing an illusion of the room being outdoors.
US10092756B2	System for stimulation therapy of the vagus nerve by implementation of a state transition model One system includes a stimulation device such as a vagus nerve stimulation lead, and a controller for controlling the stimulation device according to a set of stimulation parameters. A memory of the stimulation device contains a state transition model, and for each state defines a set of stimulation parameters and at least one expected response during the application of stimulation with the parameters. A matrix determines the transition rules between states based on physiological levels measured versus target levels. A state transition control unit determines, in an organized timely method, possible transitions between states according to rules on the physiological levels obtained in response to the implementation of the stimulation parameters of the current state, and a transition from a current state to a new state causes a corresponding change in the parameter set used for stimulation.
US10092732B2	Recovery catheter assembly An example of recovery catheter assembly comprises an actuator element and a mechanically radially expandable and contractible recovery device operably connected to the actuator element. The recovery device has proximal and distal blocking portions and a central portion therebetween. The recovery device is at least partially placeable in a first, radially collapsed configuration and in a second, radially expanded configuration by manipulation of the actuator element. When in the second, radially expanded configuration, the proximal and distal blocking portions have radial dimensions greater than the radial dimension of the central portion thereby at least partially defining a collection chamber at the central portion.
US10092731B2	Wire introduction device for introducing a guide wire A deep vein intravenous introducer has a wheel located toward the front end of the device that can be rotated by the index finger of the user. After placement of the needle in the lumen of the vessel, the user rotates the wheel, which advances the wire guide through the center of the needle and into the patient. Once the guide wire is advanced into the vessel lumen the catheter can be advanced over the guide wire with a hub or finger tab on the catheter close to the index finger. The operation can be performed by one hand without moving the hand from its initial position. The user can then simultaneously use the other hand to operate an ultrasound detection device during insertion without the assistance of another person. A catheter is provided that can be visualized by ultrasound to enable confirmation of correct placement in a vessel.
US10092725B2	Resource information key for an insertable medical device A system by which resource information relating to an insertable medical device, such as an intravascular catheter, can be identified by its source so as to be accessed by a practitioner, caregiver, or patient, is disclosed. In particular, a resource information key is included at a predetermined key location on or proximate to the medical device, wherein the key indicates the source of the resource information. In one example embodiment, therefore, an insertable medical device for establishing intravascular access to a patient, such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (“PICC”), is disclosed and comprises: an internal portion configured for intravascular insertion into the patient, and a portion external to the patient. The exterior portion of the PICC includes a resource information key that is positioned at a predetermined key location. The resource information key indicates a website where a user can acquire the resource information relating to the medical device.
US10092718B2	Methods and apparatus for high frequency pulmonary ventilation Pulmonary ventilator methods and systems are provided winch include a housing having a user interface control panel; a pneumatic circuit for delivering a high frequency pressure wave from the housing to a patient lung; a variable volume disposed within the housing including a stationary plate secured to the housing and a reciprocating plate pivotably mounted with respect to the stationary plate; and a magnet assembly disposed within the housing and configured to pivot the reciprocating plate. The variable volume may also include a resiliently contractible section extending between and joining a portion of the stationary plate and a portion of the reciprocating plate, wherein the resiliently contractible section may be in the form of a bellows and/or a pleated material.
US10092715B2	Directional use Disclosed is a method for oral administration of a liquid containing an active substance to a subject for improved absorption into the subject's bloodstream. It includes the steps of providing a delivery device containing the liquid and having a mouthpiece for directing the liquid in a defined direction during delivery; directing the mouthpiece toward a localized area of the subject's mouth being especially suitable for relatively increased uptake and relatively faster onset of action of the active substance; and delivering a measured amount of the liquid directly to the area using the device. Also disclosed is a spray device that includes a container capable of holding a liquid containing an active substance, and a mouthpiece constructed to dispense the liquid in a defined direction and directly to a localized area of a subject's mouth, the localized area being the oral vestibule.
US10092712B2	Aerosol delivery system A system for delivery of aerosol therapy to spontaneously breathing patients comprises a housing which defines a chamber. The housing has a base, a top and a main body extending between the base and the top. An ambient air inlet is located adjacent to the base and is normally closed by an inlet valve. The housing also has a patient port for receiving a mouthpiece or a face mask. The mouthpiece has an exhaust outlet closed by an exhaust valve. Similarly, the face mask has an exhaust outlet closed by an exhaust valve. Exhaled air is exhausted through the valves and to prevent recirculation through the chamber which would adversely affect dose efficiencies. The housing also has an aerosol port for receiving a vibrating mesh aerosol generating device. The aerosol port is located in a side of the main body of the housing for delivery of aerosol into the chamber between the inlet valve and the patient port. A boss extends upwardly from the base and is spaced-apart inwardly of the main body of the housing to define a reception space or well.
US10092710B2	Method of obtaining a classification boundary and automatic recognition method and system using the same The present invention provides a method of obtaining a classification boundary, to limit an axial depth in a puncturing operation. The following steps of method comprises: At first, obtaining a plurality of tomographic images from the axial depth of a tissue is performed. Then, obtaining a plurality of characteristic values from the tomographic images, the characteristic values are classified by a Support Vector Machine method. A classification boundary will be obtained through a distribution of the graph for defining a specific compartment of the tissue. In addition, an automatic recognition method and system using the above mentioned method are also disclosed in the present invention.
US10092699B2	Medical device protection assembly in the form of an attachable weight acting as impact-absorbing structure The present invention relates to a medical device protection assembly and to a respective medical device. The protection assembly comprises at least one reorientation member being connectable with a medical device and being operable to orient the medical device into a predefined orientation in the event the medical device is subject to a free-fall.
US10092694B2	Selectively implementable multi-probe microdrive The disclosure relates to a selectively and concurrently implementable multi-probe microdrive apparatus. Specifically, the disclosure relates to an apparatus configured to selectively and reversibly couple and/or decouple at least one holder to, and/or from an actuator independently, wherein the actuator is configured for controllably and concurrently move any coupled holder. The holder adapted to have a stimulating and/or recording electrode coupled thereon.
US10092691B2	Flexible and conformal patch pump Provided is a flexible and conformal wearable, self-contained medical device. The medical device comprises an integral housing formed by a flexible upper portion and a flexible lower portion joined along their perimeters. The medical device is also provided in a plurality of shapes and configurations for increasing the flexibility and conformability of the housing. The components contained within the housing, such as a drug reservoir, printed circuit board, and power supply are preferably constructed from flexible materials and are formed, connected and positioned according to the configuration of the housing in a manner for enhancing flexibility of the housing. A thermal bubble micropump is provided for controlling flow of a drug from the flexible reservoir, that utilizes a thermal resistor provided locally to a thermal expansion fluid that causes a surrounding membrane to expand and displace a volume of drug to be provided to the user.
US10092686B2	Dialysis machine, method of controlling the dialysis machine, and computer program for implementing the control A dialysis machine comprising a fluid circuit for providing a dialysis fluid to a dialyzer is disclosed. The fluid circuit comprises a tube with a first valve for providing a disinfectant fluid for disinfecting at least a part of the fluid circuit at disinfection of the dialysis machine. The tube with the first valve is arranged to provide the disinfectant fluid upstream the dialyzer and at a position in the fluid circuit where pressure is, during treatment, such that a pressure gradient between ports of the first valve is provided, the ports comprising at least a disinfectant fluid port and a fluid circuit port, such that the disinfectant fluid port of the first valve is enabled to be safely connected to a source of disinfectant also during treatment. A method of controlling such a dialysis machine and a computer program for controlling are also disclosed.
US10092682B2	Expandable fluid collection canister A bodily fluid collection system includes a reduced pressure treatment unit for providing reduced pressure to a fluid collection system through a canister having a container with an inlet adapted to be fluidly coupled to the fluid collection system, an outlet adapted to be connected to a source of reduced pressure, and an absorptive lamination disposed within the container. The absorptive lamination may be formed from a plurality of absorptive layers and wicking layers interleaved between the absorptive layers that collectively manifold bodily fluids from a tissue site into and throughout the absorptive lamination to trap and collect the bodily fluids. The container expands as the absorptive lamination swells with the bodily fluid being collected.
US10092681B2	Fluid drainage container A fluid drainage device, for use in a closed wound drainage system, which includes a fluid-receiving volume having a bore, a piston in sealing contact with the bore, a prop extending from the piston and which is connected to an energy storage device, wherein the piston can be user-actuated between a first position, whereby energy is stored in the energy storage device, to a second position, whereby energy is released from the energy storage device, to increase the size and reduce the pressure of the volume, allowing fluid to flow from a conduit into the volume.
US10092674B2	Absorbent structure with dryness layer An absorbent structure including a dryness layer laminate is disclosed, with the structure suitable for use in disposable absorbent products such as for infant or incontinence care. The dryness layer laminate is positioned adjacent an associated absorbent core, between the absorbent core and the wearer, for enhancing surface dryness and comfort for the wearer. The dryness layer laminate comprises adhesive fibers or filaments, and particulate superabsorbent, and is configured to permit liquid to pass through the laminate to the associated absorbent core, while acting to remove liquid from the surface of the absorbent structure positioned adjacent to the wearer.
US10092661B2	Stable colloidal gold nanoparticles with controllable surface modification and functionalization In the present invention, a method of producing stable bare colloidal gold nanoparticles is disclosed. The nanoparticles can subsequently be subjected to partial or full surface modification. The method comprises preparation of colloidal gold nanoparticles in a liquid by employing a top-down nanofabrication method using bulk gold as a source material. The surface modification of these nanoparticles is carried out by adding one or multiple types of ligands each containing functional groups which exhibit affinity for gold nanoparticle surfaces to produce the conjugates. Because of the high efficiency and excellent stability of the nanoparticles produced by this method, the fabricated gold nanoparticle conjugates can have surface coverage with functional ligands which can be tuned to be any percent value between 0 and 100%.
US10092656B2	Protease inhibitors having enhanced features Provided herein (among other things) are protease inhibitor compounds having enhanced features, along with methods for administering such compounds. For example, the subject compounds can be administered without concomitant administration of a CYP3A4 inhibitor, have increased therapeutic index and/or increased potency, and are low-resistance inducing in nature.
US10092651B2	High-content fast dissolving film with masking of bitter taste comprising sildenafil as active ingredient Provided is a fast dissolving film composition comprising a medically active component as an active ingredient, in which the bitter taste of the active ingredient is masked and the fast dissolving film composition has a high content of 50% or higher. More particularly, provided is a pharmaceutical composition which comprises sildenafil or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient, and which comprises a combination of a specific bitter taste masking agent to achieve masking of a bitter taste. Further, provided is a fast dissolving film composition which comprises a combination of a specific plasticizer to mask a bitter taste, and in which the physical properties of the high-content film are excellent.
US10092647B2	Canine health product containing antibodies against canine parvovirus type 2 The present invention relates to a composition which includes antibodies against one or more specified virus, bacteria and/or pathogen for use to improve dog health, wherein the composition is administered before 24 hours of age of the dog or between 24 hours and up to 90 days of age of the dog.
US10092637B2	Dengue virus E-glycoprotein polypeptides containing mutations that eliminate immunodominant cross-reactive epitopes Described herein are dengue virus E-glycoprotein polypeptides containing mutations that eliminate immunodominant cross-reactive epitopes associated with immune enhancement. The disclosed dengue virus E-glycoproteins optionally further include mutations that introduce a strong CD4 T cell epitope. The disclosed E-glycoprotein polypeptides, or nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, can be used, for example, in monovalent or tetravalent vaccines against dengue virus.
US10092636B2	Vectors for expression of prostate-associated antigens The present disclosure provides (a) vectors comprising a multi-antigen construct encoding two, three, or more immunogenic PAA polypeptides; (b) compositions comprising the vectors, (c) methods relating to uses of the vectors and compositions for eliciting an immune response or for treating prostate cancers.
US10092635B2	Tumor vaccines and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a therapeutic agent comprising an antibody-recognition epitope (ARE) covalently bound to a tumor cell, wherein the ARE is bound to an antibody that is specific for the ARE, to form a tumor cell:ARE:antibody complex, and kits and methods of using these tumor cell:ARE:antibody complexes.
US10092632B2	Vaccination against Cryptococcus Vaccines and methods of inoculation for conferring immunity to Cryptococcus infection are disclosed. Strains of Cryptococcus fungi, including Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, can be administered to a human or animal subject via inhalation. Cryptococcus fungi that can be used to confer immunity can comprise one or more mutations in genes that contribute to chitosan production, such as genes encoding a chitin deacetylase (cda), a chitin synthase (chs) and/or a regulator of chitin synthase (csr). Inhalation administration of heat-killed Cryptococcus harboring deletions in cda1, cda2 and cda3 genes can confer immunity. In a murine model system, inhalation administration of Cryptococcus neoformans harboring deletions in cda1, cda2 and cda3 genes conferred immunity against subsequent exposure to wild type Cryptococcus neoformans in 100% of test animals. Inhalation administration of heat-killed Cryptococcus grown under conditions leading to reduced chitosan production can also confer immunity.
US10092628B2	Treating cardiovascular or renal diseases This document provides methods and materials for treating cardiovascular and/or renal diseases. For example, AAV9 vectors designed to express natriuretic polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules encoding natriuretic polypeptides, methods for making AAV9 vectors, and methods for using such vectors or molecules to treat cardiovascular and/or renal diseases are provided.
US10092626B2	Anti-infective properties of antifreeze protein As microbial drug-resistance increases, there is a critical need for new classes of compounds to combat infectious diseases. The Ixodes scapularis tick antifreeze glycoprotein, IAFGP, functions as an anti-infective agent against diverse bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Recombinant IAFGP and a peptide, PI, described herein and derived from this protein, bind to microbes and alter biofilm formation. Transgenic iafgp-expressing flies and mice challenged with bacteria, as well as wild-type animals administered IAFGP or PI, were resistant to infection, septic shock, or biofilm development on implanted biomaterials. Antifreeze protein controls bacterial infection and present new therapeutic strategies to counter pathogens.
US10092621B2	Treatment of enteral feeding intolerance Enteral Feeding Intolerance (EFI) can be efficaciously treated by administration of therapeutically effective doses of ulimorelin every 8 hours (three times a day). Therapeutic benefit can be obtained from single and consecutive daily dosing, including for periods of up to a week or longer.
US10092619B2	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.
US10092587B2	Antiviral composition containing material involved in phosphatidylcholine synthesis pathway The present invention relates to an antiviral composition comprising any one selected from the group consisting of chlorine, phosphocholine, cytidine triphosphate, CDP-choline, phosphorylcholine, and phosphatidylcholine. The antiviral composition is harmless to the human body and exhibits an excellent inhibitory effect on virus proliferation. Therefore, it can be applied to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating viral diseases as well as a health functional food, a quasi-drug composition, and a feed composition for preventing or ameliorating viral diseases.
US10092586B2	Glycolipid containing compositions for use in the treatment of tumors The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising α-Gal BOEL for use in treating patients with tumors. The invention also relates to methods of treating tumors using said compositions. The invention discloses that following intratumoral injection of α-Gal BOEL, binding of the natural anti-Gal antibody to de novo expressed tumoral α-Gal epitopes induces inflammation resulting in an anti-Gal antibody mediated opsonization of tumor cells and their uptake by antigen presenting cells. These antigen presenting cells migrate to draining lymph nodes and activate tumor specific T cells thereby converting the treated tumor lesions into in situ autologous tumor vaccines. This therapy can be applied to patients with multiple lesions and in neo-adjuvant therapy to patients before tumor resection. In addition to the regression and/or destruction of the treated tumor, such a vaccine will help in the immune mediated destruction of micrometastases that are not detectable during the removal of the treated tumor. The invention further teaches the enhancement of anti-tumor α-Gal BOEL treatment by the use of antibodies that inhibit the activity of immunological checkpoints molecules.
US10092580B2	Controlled-release otic structure modulating and innate immune system modulating compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders with otic structure modulating compositions administered locally to an individual afflicted with an otic disorder, through direct application of these compositions and compositions onto or via perfusion into the targeted auris structure(s).
US10092572B2	Substituted benzene compounds The present invention relates to substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US10092569B2	Salts and solid form of a BTK inhibitor Disclosed herein are processes for preparing 2-[(3R)-3-[4-amino-3-(2-fluoro-4-phenoxy-phenyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]piperidine-1-carbonyl]-4-methyl-4-[4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pent-2-enenitrile free base (compound (I)), salts of compound (I) and solid state form of said salts. Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such salts and solid state form thereof and methods of treating cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases using compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10092567B2	Combinations of AKT inhibitor compounds and chemotherapeutic agents, and methods of use The invention provides combinations comprising a) compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R1, R2, R5, R10, and A have any of the values defined in the specification; and b) one or more agents selected from 5-FU, a platinum agent, leucovorin, irinotecan, docetaxel, doxorubicin, gemcitabine, SN-38, capecitabine, temozolomide, paclitaxel, bevacizumab, pertuzumab, tamoxifen, rapamycin and lapatinib. The combinations are particularly useful for treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US10092562B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising POH derivatives The present invention provides for a derivative of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as a perillyl alcohol derivative. For example, the perillyl alcohol derivative may be a perillyl alcohol carbamate. The perillyl alcohol derivative may be perillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of delivering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of monoterpene (or sesquiterpene). The route of administration may vary, and can include, inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
US10092557B2	Stable nimodipine parenteral formulation A nimodipine injection concentrate and diluted formulation comprises nimodipine (base or salt), an effective amount of a hydrophilic surfactant, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection which is an aqueous solution, an organic solvent, an oil, or a cyclodextrin, such that the nimodipine is substantially contained in a concentrated injection solution, suspension, emulsion or complex as a micelle or a colloidal particle or an inclusion complex and the formulation is stable and clear. In certain embodiments, the hydrophilic surfactant is polysorbate 80.
US10092556B2	Piperidine compound or salt thereof A novel compound which has an excellent aurora A-selective inhibitory action and is useful as an orally administrable anticancer agent is provided. Also, a novel agent for potentiation of anti-tumor effect of microtubule agonists, which include a taxane anticancer agent, and a combination therapy are provided. A piperidine compound represented by a general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein, R1 represents a carboxyl group, —C(═O)NR5R6, or an oxadiazolyl group optionally having a C1-C6 alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group as a substituent; R2 represents a halogen atom or a C1-C6 alkoxy group; R3 represents a phenyl group optionally having 1 to 3 same or different group(s) selected from a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and a trifluoromethyl group as a substituent; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and R5 and R6 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, or R5 and R6 optionally form a 3 to 6-membered nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group together with a nitrogen atom to which R5 and R6 are bound, are provided.
US10092552B2	Aerosol pirfenidone and pyridone analog compounds and uses thereof Disclosed herein are formulations of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compounds for aerosolization and use of such formulations for aerosol administration of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compounds for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, including disease associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye and central nervous system. In some embodiments, pirfenidone or pyridone analog compound formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compound. Compositions include all formulations, kits, and device combinations described herein. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described.
US10092551B2	Spiro-thiazolones Spiro-thiazolones of formula I wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein, which act as V1a receptor modulators, and in particular as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for treatment of inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, aggressive behavior and phase shift sleep disorders, in particular jetlag.
US10092543B2	Methods of treating autoimmune and/or glomerulonephritis-associated diseases using SHP2 inhibitors Methods are disclosed herein for administering a oncogenic Src homology-2 domain containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP2) inhibitor for treating autoimmune and/or glomerulonephritis-associated diseases, and in particular, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
US10092530B2	Method for inhibiting melanogenesis and promoting collagen production and wound healing The present invention provides a method for inhibiting melanogenesis, promoting collagen production, and promoting wound healing in the skin of a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound represented by formula (I). The compound of the present invention can inhibit melanin formation, promote collagen production and facilitate wound repair. Therefore, the compound can be utilized to manufacture compositions for skin whitening, anti-aging, and wound healing. The present invention also provides a method of preparing a compound of formula (I).
US10092529B2	Necrosis inhibitors The invention provides amides that inhibit cellular necrosis and/or human receptor interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1), including corresponding sulfonamides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrides and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition, and detecting a resultant improvement in the person's health or condition.
US10092511B2	Controlled-release floating pharmaceutical compositions The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a plurality of controlled-release coated microparticles each comprising a floating core, on the surface of which is deposited a layer containing at least one active principle, said layer being covered with a controlled-release coating, characterized by the fact that said floating core is composed of cellulose acetate phthalate and has an apparent density of less than or equal to 0.6 g/mL and said coated microparticles have a density of less than or equal to 0.7 g/mL.
US10092510B2	Veterinary method for inducing emesis The invention relates to a method of inducing emesis in animals, particularly companion animals such as dogs and cats, in situations where vomiting is desired. The method comprises administering an eye drop composition comprising a selective D2 family dopamine agonist as an active ingredient to the eye of the animal to induce emesis. The method and the composition are useful in situations involving ingestion of a potentially toxic substance or foreign body by the animal.
US10092506B2	Encapsulation of lipophilic or amphiphilic therapeutic agents in nano-emulsion The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent formulation in the form of a nano-emulsion, comprising a continuous aqueous phase and at least one dispersed oily phase, in which the oily phase comprises further to the therapeutic agent, at least one amphiphilic lipid and at least one solubilizing lipid, and in which the aqueous phase comprises at least one polyalkoxylated cosurfactant.The invention also relates to a preparation method and use of this formulation.
US10092504B2	Use of cellular extracts for skin rejuvenation The invention describes methods and agents for improving cosmetic appearance, for promoting, improving or restoring health of cells and tissues, preferably skin, and more preferably, for restoring aged or damaged skin to a healthy appearance. In preferred embodiments, the methods and agents comprise active extracts produced from fish eggs. The invention further provides processes for making active fish egg extracts.
US10092500B2	Oral care compositions The application relates to oral care compositions comprising substantive polyesteramides formed from polyols, polycarboxylic acids (or esters, anhydrides or halides thereof) and arginine. The formed polyesteramides are active in biofilm inhibition, biofilm dissolution and retarding or preventing acid production from oral bacteria.
US10092498B2	Cosmetic containing foam as carrier The present invention relates to a cosmetic comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) as a carrier of a cosmetic composition and, specifically, to a cosmetic comprising a foam carrier and a cosmetic composition loaded on the foam carrier, wherein the foam carrier contains an NBR, includes pores with an average size of 200-900 μm, and has a thickness of 1-50 mm, and wherein the cosmetic composition has a viscosity of 2,000-60,000 cps. The present invention has excellent filling ability, loading ability, and discharging ability with respect to the liquid-phase cosmetic composition, and thus facilitates carrying a liquid-phase cosmetic composition with low viscosity to high viscosity.
US10092480B2	Touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs The present invention is a touchscreen-based control system for massage chairs that includes a touchscreen device. In another aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system. In a further aspect, the present invention is a massage chair controlled by a touchscreen-based control system that includes a touchscreen-based control system and at least one health monitoring device or system.
US10092472B2	Nurse call system, interface unit, and nurse call connection method In nurse call systems where communication between a plurality of slave units and a plurality of extension terminals is possible, a nurse call controller serving the slave units and a private branch exchange serving the mobile terminals have been connected to each other through a nurse call adaptor; thus, there is a need for one such nurse call system that does not require a nurse call adaptor. Provided is an interface unit which is connected to a nurse call controller through a plurality of ISND basic interfaces, connected to a private branch exchange through an ISDN primary rate interface, and performs interface conversion therebetween.
US10092469B1	Rotational transfer platform system A rotational transfer platform system which aids in transferring an immobile individual from one location to another. The rotational transfer platform system generally includes a platform which is rotatably connected to a base which is adapted to rest on the ground. A walker frame extends from the upper surface of the platform to aid in securing any individual standing on the platform. The walker frame may be adapted to transition between an expanded state for use and a collapsed state for transport or storage. A locking member may be utilized to selectively lock rotation of the platform with respect to the base in one of a plurality of different radial positions to ease with transferring an individual from one location to another.
US10092468B2	Nursing bed and shape change method thereof To provide a nursing bed capable of preventing bedsores of a care receiver while minimizing a burden on the body of the care receiver when changing posture. A nursing bed with a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension has an upper surface forming member which forms a bed upper surface on which a care receiver lies and a driving mechanism configured to move at least a portion of the upper surface forming member. The bed upper surface includes a curved surface which is curved downwardly in the width direction.
US10092463B2	Nonwoven and absorbent article having a blood slipping agent The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article that is unlikely to stick after having absorbed menstrual blood, that is smooth and dry, and in which the absorbed menstrual blood is unlikely to diffuse on the nonwoven. This nonwoven has the following configuration. A nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article, having a lengthwise direction and a crosswise direction, wherein the nonwoven has a plurality of ridge parts and a plurality of groove parts extending in the lengthwise direction and disposed in alternating fashion in the crosswise direction, the nonwoven being characterized in that the ridge parts and the groove parts have a plurality of through-holes, and the ridge parts have a region containing a blood lubricity-imparting agent that contains a predetermined blood lubricity-imparting agent.
US10092462B2	Array of disposable absorbent articles having a sequence of graphics corresponding to a wearer's stages of development An array of disposable absorbent articles comprising a sequence of graphic designs corresponding to a wearer's stage of development.
US10092450B2	Zero parallax visual axis glasses for corneal pre-marking Zero parallax visual axis glasses for corneal pre-marking include a target light, an alignment light, a polarized lens and a short pass filter. In some embodiments the targeting light and/or alignment light are LEDs and/or configured to blink. In some embodiments the target light is red. In certain embodiments the alignment light is white. The polarized lens can be placed on a user's non-dominant eye and block light originating from the target light and/or alignment light. The short pass filter can be configured to allow light from the target light to only pass through in one direction.
US10092449B2	Systems and methods for the treatment of eye conditions Systems, methods, and devices used to treat eyelids, meibomian glands, ducts, and surrounding tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, an eye treatment device is disclosed, which includes a scleral shield positionable proximate an inner surface of an eyelid, the scleral shield being made of, or coated with, an energy-absorbing material activated by a light energy, and an energy transducer positionable outside of the eyelid, the energy transducer configured to provide light energy at one or more wavelengths, including a first wavelength selected to heat the energy-absorbing material. Wherein, when the eyelid is positioned between the energy transducer and the scleral shield, the light energy from the energy transducer and the heated energy-absorbing material of the scleral shield conductively heats a target tissue region sufficiently to melt meibum within meibomian glands located within or adjacent to the target tissue region.
US10092447B2	Introducing bubbles to improve cornea reshaping without the creation of a flap Ultra-short pulsed laser radiation is applied to a patient's eye to create a row of bubbles oriented perpendicular to the axis of vision. The row of bubbles leads to a region of the eye to be ablated. In a second step, a femtosecond laser beam guided through the row of bubbles converts it to a channel perpendicular to the axis of vision. In a third step, a femtosecond laser beam is guided through the channel to ablate a portion of the eye. Using a femtosecond laser with intensity in the range of 1011-1015 W/cm2 for the second and third steps facilitates multi-photon ablation that is practically devoid of eye tissue heating. Creating bubbles in the first step increases the speed of channel creation and channel diameter uniformity, thereby increasing the precision of the subsequent multi-photon ablation.
US10092446B2	Laser scanner apparatus and method An apparatus for ophthalmic procedures contains a source of aiming and treatment laser beams, folded mirrors and lens arrays to cause the formation of a static pupil on a delivery mirror for observation and treatment by an operator of the apparatus.
US10092443B2	Copper-releasing hybrid IUD with adaptable retention arm connected to frameless body A new and improved hybrid “framed-frameless” copper-releasing contraceptive device (IUD) which is a combination of a plastic retention arm of reduced dimensions to adapt to uterine cavities of smaller size, particularly regarding their transverse width at the fundal level of the uterus, and whose retention arm has a centrally located extension of varying length to be connected with hollow copper tubes which functions as the frameless stem of the IUD, and which consists of loosely connected hollow tubes, threaded on a length of suture, or a thin plastic or metallic stem, or a thin polymeric drug eluting stem, allowing release of copper ions, from the outside and from the inside of the tubes, in the uterine cavity thereby enhancing the contraceptive effect, and of which the bottom tube, is crimped onto the lower end of the stem, including a separate metallic ion-releasing fiber, holding all copper tubes together.
US10092442B2	Device and method for opening an airway A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.
US10092430B2	Balloon with mandrel support guidewire A coil-reinforced medical device delivery mechanism including a stiff proximal end for enhanced pushability and a soft distal end, including a free floating tip portion, for increased maneuverability and decreased breakage. The system utilizes a non-compliant balloon mounted on a flexible, single lumen shaft device with a support mandrel construction.
US10092428B2	Low profile prosthesis delivery device A delivery device system for delivering a low profile prosthesis and a method for releasably retaining a prosthesis on the device are described. The delivery device comprises a prosthesis disposed about the proximal end of the inner cannula. In a first configuration the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in a radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration and in a second configuration the prosthesis is at least partially radially outwardly deployed. First and second trigger wires extend longitudinally and circumferentially about the prosthesis in helical configurations. The first trigger wire is helically wound in a clockwise direction and the second trigger wire is helically wound in a counter-clockwise direction. When the first and second helical trigger wires are in a tensioned condition, the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in a radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration.
US10092426B2	Non-foreshortening, axial tension constrainable stent Methods and devices for a non-foreshortening, axial tension constrainable stent are illustrated such that a length of the stent in a collapsed state is about equal to the length of the stent in an expanded state which provides for better stent placement, easier repositioning and removal, and reduced stent migration.
US10092422B2	Bone fusion device, apparatus and method A bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates having a central rib. The bone fusion device includes one or more support channels configured to receive an insertion instrument that is then secured to the bone fusion device via a coupling mechanism. As a result, the coupled device is able to be securely positioned between vertebrae using the insertion instrument with minimal risk of slippage.
US10092415B2	Implant for transforaminal intracorporeal fusion The invention relates to an implant for the transforaminal intracorporeal fusion of lumbar vertebral column segments. At least some sections of the surface areas that are in direct contact with the spinal column are provided with an anti-dislocation mechanism (1) while an attachment part (4) for a positioning instrument (10) is provided in or on the implant and holes (6) or hollow spaces are disposed in the implant for filling purposes. According to one embodiment of the invention, the attachment part is configured as a revolute joint. In a further embodiment, the implant member has the shape of a sickle, the curvature of which is oriented ventrally and the interior of which is oriented dorsally. The attachment part is located at one end of the sickle while the opposite end of the sickle has a beak-type, tapering shape (5). At least one filling hole is provided between the sickle walls.
US10092414B2	Spinal implants and related instruments and methods Apparatus and systems relating to spinal implants and instruments for installing such implants. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a spinal implant, an inserter, an intermediary piece, and/or an installation rod. The spinal implant may comprise an at least partially threaded opening configured to receive the installation rod. The opening may be positioned within a fixed wall of the spinal implant, and the opening may comprise a peripheral edge defined by the wall of the spinal implant.
US10092401B2	Cardiac valve prosthesis deployment system The present invention relates to a deployment system (10) for deploying an expandable cardiac valve prosthesis. The deployment system comprises a first tube (11) being designed to carry an expandable cardiac valve prosthesis; further, a tip (13), being firmly connected to the first tube at a distal end of the first tube, wherein the tip is designed such, that it detachably accommodates and holds a proximal end (21) of a cardiac valve prosthesis (20); a sheath (15) designed to be disposed over and holding the prosthesis (20) in a compressed state, and a first actuating mechanism (16) being linked to the sheath (15) and being slidable in a proximal direction for stepwise retracting the sheath (15). The deployment system (10) further comprises a biasing element being linked to the tip (13), and a blocking mechanism (24), wherein the blocking mechanism is being designed such, that a movement of the first actuating mechanism (16) in the proximal direction relative to the tip (13) is limitable to a maximum path of travel by the blocking mechanism (24).
US10092400B2	Systems and methods for anchoring and sealing a prosthetic heart valve Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic heart valve. The prosthetic heart valve includes an outer frame, an inner frame positioned at least partially within the outer frame, and an occluder member positioned at least partially within the inner frame. The prosthetic heart valve also includes an atrial flange extending from an atrial end of the outer frame, and a ventricular flange extending from a ventricular end of the outer frame, wherein at least a portion of the atrial flange extends radially outward beyond the ventricular flange.
US10092397B2	Infrared communication with an opthalmic device Techniques and mechanisms for participating in a wireless communication with an implantable ophthalmic device. In an embodiment, an exterior of an ophthalmic device includes a biocompatible surface of an enclosure having control circuitry disposed therein. With the control circuitry, the ophthalmic device aids in sensing a condition at an eye or assists vision with the eye. In another embodiment, wireless communication circuitry is disposed in or on the enclosure, the wireless communication circuitry to participate in a communication of a wireless signal that is in an infrared wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Electrical signaling between the control circuitry and the wireless communication circuitry is based on the wireless signal. In another embodiment, the wireless signal is based on electrical signaling between the control circuitry and the wireless communication circuitry.
US10092396B2	Flexible, hermetic electrical interconnect for electronic and optoelectronic devices for in vivo use An electronic device can comprise a first electronic module; a second electronic module; and a hermetic electric interconnect to hermetically couple them. The hermetic electric interconnect can comprise a bottom metal layer; a bottom insulating layer, deposited on the bottom metal layer to insulate the bottom metal layer; an interconnect metal layer, deposited on the bottom insulating layer, and deposited to form a bottom sealing ring; and patterned to form electrical connections between contact pads, and to form a middle sealing ring; a patterned top insulating layer, deposited on the interconnect metal layer to insulate the interconnect metal layer; and patterned to form feedthrough holes; and a top metal layer, deposited on the top insulating layer to start forming contacts by filling the feedthrough holes; and patterned to complete forming contacts through the feedthrough holes, to form a separate barrier layer, and to complete forming the top sealing ring.
US10092387B2	Implantable device for retaining live cells and providing nutrients thereto An implantable medical device, a method of manufacturing, and a method of use are described. The implantable medical device includes an absorption bag connected by a cannula to a discharge bag. The implantable medical device also includes a reservoir external to the discharge bag and attached to a surface of the discharge bag. At least a portion of the absorption bag and at least a portion of a bottom surface of the reservoir are permeable to a predefined class of small molecules, such as molecular oxygen. The reservoir can retain live cells that rely on the small molecules for survival and growth. Based on concentration of the small molecules, the small molecules permeate into the absorption bag and are transported to the discharge bag for permeation into the reservoir, thereby providing a supply of the small molecules to the live cells.
US10092384B2	Nonaugmentive mastopexy Disclosed are methods and devices for minimally invasive mastopexy, or other soft tissue suspension, which may be accomplished with or without augmentation.
US10092382B2	Prophy angle device and method of use A disposable prophy angle is provided, the prophy angle comprising a housing containing a drive shaft and a driven shaft; the drive shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the distal end having a substantially conical driving portion and a projection, the proximal end of the drive shaft configured to engage a dental hand piece; and the driven shaft having a driven portion comprising a recess configured for engagement by the projection and/or the substantially conical portion of the drive shaft to oscillate the driven shaft at an oscillation angle greater than 90 degrees. In some embodiments, there is a method of making a disposable prophy angle by overmolding a prophy cup to the prophy angle. In other embodiments, there is a method of using the prophy angle to prevent tooth decay.
US10092379B2	Jigs for placing dental implant analogs in models and methods of doing the same A placement jig for locating a dental implant analog in a physical model of a patient's mouth includes a base, a guide-strut receiving feature, a throughbore, and an angled receiving feature. The guide-strut receiving feature is positioned within the base and is configured to receive a guide-strut of the physical model thereby positioning a lower surface of the placement jig at a desired distance from an opening of a bore in the physical model. The throughbore receives a screw therethrough that engages the dental implant analog such that the dental implant analog is removably coupled to the base. The angled receiving feature is positioned about the throughbore on the lower surface of the base. The angled receiving feature includes a mating surface that is configured to abut a custom abutment positioned between the mating surface and the dental implant analog.
US10092359B2	Mechanical manipulator for surgical instruments A novel mechanical system, based on a new cable driven mechanical transmission, able to provide sufficient dexterity, stiffness, speed, precision and payload capacity to actuate multi-DOF micro-manipulators. Besides the possibility of being used in several articulated surgical instruments and robotic systems for surgery or other applications involving remote manipulation, it enables the design of a novel fully mechanical surgical instrument, which offer the advantages of conventional laparoscopy (low cost, tactile feedback, high payload capacity) combined with the advantages of single port surgery (single incision, scarless surgery, navigation through several quadrants of the abdominal cavity) and robotic surgery (greater degrees of freedom, short learning curve, high stiffness, high precision, increased intuition). The unique design of the proposed system provides an intuitive user interface to achieve such enhanced maneuverability, allowing each joint of a teleoperated slave system to be driven by controlling the position of a mechanically connected master unit.
US10092357B2	Tapered liquid light guide A catheter tip is provided according to various embodiments of the disclosure. The catheter tip may comprise a distal end, a proximal end, and tubular walls. The distal end includes a distal aperture with a distal inside diameter, and the proximal end includes a proximal aperture with a proximal inside diameter. The proximal inside diameter may be greater than the distal inside diameter. The proximal end comprises attachment means configured to couple the proximal end with a distal end of a laser catheter. The tubular walls may include at least an inside taper from the proximal end to the distal end such that the inner tubular walls generally taper from the proximal inside diameter to the distal inside diameter. Moreover, the tubular walls may be configured to direct at least a liquid medium, for example, a biocompatible solution, toward the distal aperture.
US10092340B2	Fracture fixation system including locking cap and wire A locking cap for a fracture fixation system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cap body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An external thread extends around at least a portion of the cap body. A passage extends inside the cap body from the distal end toward the proximal end. An internal thread extends about a periphery of the passage along at least a portion of a length of the passage.
US10092328B2	Growing rods and methods of use Hydraulically expandable spinal rods and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The spinal rod may include a piston rod, a static rod, and a hydraulic pressure chamber for accepting hydraulic fluid and causing the piston rod to move in an expansion direction relative to the static rod. Upon connection of the piston and static rods to a patient's spinal column, the hydraulic spinal rod may be expanded to aid in correction of an underlying spinal deformity.
US10092325B2	Joint replacement spacers Devices and methods are disclosed for joint replacement.
US10092324B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous removal of objects from an internal body space Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for percutaneous retrieval of objects, such as endovascular devices, from an internal body space. The present inventions have vascular, non-vascular (gastrointestinal), and surgical (laproscopic) applications. The inventions include a retrieval end having one or more compressed states and an expanded state, the retrieval end adopting the expanded state when the retrieval end is deployed into a subject's internal body space, the retrieval end having a mouth through which an object can be passed into an interior space within the retrieval end when the retrieval end is in the expanded state, the mouth being adjustable between an opened state and a closed state; wherein when at least a portion of the retrieval end of the inner sheath is transitioned to a compressed state following capture of the object, the retrieval end exerts an inward force that at least partially collapses or compresses the object.
US10092317B2	Thoracic cannula, obturator, and assembly thereof A surgical assembly is disclosed. The assembly has a cannula. The cannula has an oblong opening on a proximal end, one or more textured features on an outside, and a stabilizer at the proximal end. The assembly also has an obturator sized to fit within the cannula from the proximal end of the cannula. The obturator has a tapered end configured to extend from the distal end of the cannula and a protrusion on a proximal end of the obturator configured to engage a portion of the cannula.
US10092315B2	Penetrating member with direct visualization Systems and methods for accessing the spine include tissue penetrating members with direct visualization capability that may be used to form an access pathway to a targeted treatment site. The direct visualization capability, which may be provided by fiberoptic illumination and imaging components, may be use to visualize the tissue as the access pathway is formed by the tissue penetrating member. The tissue penetrating members include catheters and cannulas with sharpened tips with integrated fiberoptic components and/or channels in which a fiberscope or miniscope may be inserted. Apertures and/or transparent materials are provided to permit imaging of tissue about the distal end of the tissue penetrating member.
US10092313B2	Medical sealed tubular structures A tubular structure comprising multiple overlapping layers surrounding a lumen has flexibility and structural integrity by allowing portions of the layers to slip relative to each other. One embodiment includes a support layer having a wired coil, braid or weave support element underlies at least one overlying layer. The support layer is fixed to the overlying layer at a bonding point and the remaining portion of the support layer is not fixed to the overlying layer, i.e. “free portion”. The support layer is permitted to slip at the free portion of the support layer, relative to the overlying layer. Further flexibility may be provided by a coil element of the support layer having substantial gaps between the loops of the coil to impart high flexibility of the tubular structure. In one embodiment, an etched sheath is heat shrunk around an underlying layer with a shrink ratio of 25 percent or less of its original diameter, such that the etchings are at least substantially preserved through the shrinkage process.
US10092312B2	Device for chemically assisted dissection A device and a method for delivering a solution to tissues and/or organs is described. The solution contains at least one solvent and at least one solute. The device includes at least one chamber which contains sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate in powder form. The method includes the steps of dissolving the solute in the solvent inside the device. The resulting solution is delivered immediately to tissues and/or organs to facilitate dissection.
US10092311B2	Integration of control software with a medical device and system A medical device for diagnosis or treatment of tissue is disclosed. The device includes an electronically-controlled tool configured for diagnosis or treatment, an electrical connector, and a computer readable memory. The electrical connector is configured for connection with an electronic control unit and configured to receive control signals, including signals concerning the operation of the tool, from the electronic control unit. The computer readable memory is accessible through the connector. The memory can include a set of programming instructions for control of the tool, and the programming instructions can be configured to be downloadable from the memory upon connection of the electrical connector with the electronic control unit. A system is also disclosed in which the electronic control unit is configured to transmit a data log from memory in the electronic control unit to the memory in the medical device upon the occurrence or detection of a predetermined event.
US10092308B2	Method for reducing biofilm formation A two phase method for reducing the formation of biofilm includes an evacuation of ambient air from a region about the surgical or treatment site, to extract airborne or aerosolized bacteria ejected from the site by the treatment. The extracted bacteria are prevented from settling back onto the cleansed tissue surface, thus at least reducing colonial bacteriological growth and concomitantly exuded biofilm material. A second phase involves the attachment of one or more ultrasonic transducers to the patient over or near a surgical treatment site after the surgery is terminated. Each applied ultrasonic transducer is used to vibrate the patient's tissues at the treatment site to disrupt biofilm formation.
US10092306B2	Instruments for minimally invasive surgery total knee arthroplasty A surgical instrument for making femoral resections for seating a femoral implant on a distal femur, the instrument configured for orientation relative to an intramedullary rod. The instrument includes a medial distal cut guide having a cut guide portion, the cut guide portion having a cut slot therein for use in resecting a medial distal condyle of the femur. A medial distal cut paddle supports the medial distal cut guide. The medial distal cut paddle is configured to mount on the intramedullary rod to orient the medial distal cut slot substantially along an anterior-medial slope of the medial distal condyle when the medial distal cut paddle is mounted on the intramedullary rod to thereby define an anterior-medial approach for making a medial distal resection of the medial distal condyle.
US10092304B2	Orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly for reaming a patient's acetabulum A surgical instrument assembly includes a metallic hemispherical component and a driver component removably coupled to the hemispherical component. The metallic hemispherical component has a convex outer surface configured to engage a patient's natural acetabulum, a concave inner surface positioned opposite the outer surface and defining a cavity in the hemispherical component, a plurality of cutting teeth extending outwardly from the outer surface, and a plurality of apertures defined in the inner surface. The driver component has a shank and a plurality of ribs secured to, and extending outwardly from, the shank. Each rib has a tab that is received in a corresponding aperture of the hemispherical component to secure the driver component to the hemispherical component.
US10092303B2	System for use in tissue repair The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide.
US10092297B2	Tissue compression device with fixation and tension straps Tissue compression devices with a combination of fixation and tension straps and methods of using the same are described herein. The tissue compression devices include a combination of fixation and tension straps that are used together to fix or attach the tissue compression device over selected tissue at a selected location on a patient and to apply pressure to the selected tissue. In one or more embodiments, the fixation straps are used to fix or attach the tissue compression device and the tension straps are used to provide tension that is converted to pressure on the selected tissue.
US10092294B2	Surgical instrument with elongated channel A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion, a head portion and an elongated channel. The elongated body portion extends distally from the handle assembly. The head portion is disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongated body portion and includes an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The elongated channel includes a proximal opening and a distal opening. The proximal opening is disposed distally of a proximalmost end of the handle assembly and proximally of the shell assembly. The distal opening is disposed on the shell assembly.
US10092292B2	Staple forming features for surgical stapling instrument An end effector for a surgical instrument comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is configured to receive a staple cartridge. The second jaw is movable relative to the first jaw and is configured to provide an anvil for forming staples. The anvil has staple forming pockets. Each staple forming pocket comprises first and second staple forming surface regions configured to receive respective first and second staple legs. The first and second staple forming surface regions each have a respective length that is greater than half of the length of the staple forming pocket. The staple forming surface regions may include convex surfaces that drive staple legs laterally. The pocket minimizes re-entry of staple leg tips into tissue.
US10092289B2	Anastomotic staple with capillary which expels a bonding agent upon deformation A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues includes a base leg and an upright leg. The base leg is selectively deformable and includes a traumatic tip for piecing tissue. The surgical fastener also includes at least one capillary disposed on the base leg which has a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, e.g., bioadhesive, bonding agent, medicament, etc. Each of the capillaries is ruptureable upon deformation of the surgical fastener to dispense the liquid to the anastomosis site.
US10092288B2	Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. A collapsible tube is positioned about the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel and the collapse of the tube to form an anchor.
US10092285B2	Method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone, including the provision and use of a novel knotless suture anchor system Apparatus for securing a suture to a bone, the apparatus comprising an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends, the lumen comprising a distal section and a proximal section, the distal section having a wider diameter than the proximal section; an elongated element extending through the lumen; and a locking element mounted to the distal end of the elongated element and disposed in the distal section of the lumen; whereby, when the elongated body is disposed in bone, and a suture extends through at least a portion of the lumen, and the locking element is thereafter moved proximally, proximal movement of the locking element causes the elongated body to capture the suture to the elongated body, whereby to secure the suture to the bone.
US10092280B2	Spray applicator A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
US10092275B2	Process for realising a device for collecting and transferring samples for molecular biology A process for realising a device (1) for collecting and transferring samples for molecular biology, the device including at least: a support body (2) having at least a first portion (2a), and a plurality of fibers (6) attached and arranged on the first portion (2a) of the support body (2) by flocking, such as to define a flocked collecting portion (3) destined to collect, on the said collecting portion, (3) a quantity of the sample for molecular biology, the process including at least a step of pre-treating the plurality of fibers (6) with a surfactant, the step of pre-treating the plurality of fibers (6) with a surfactant being performed after application of the fibers on the support body (2) by flocking and/or before application of the fibers (6) on the body (2) by flocking and/or wherein the surfactant is added to the fiber (6) during production of the fiber (6).
US10092273B2	Medical system A medical system includes an operation panel provided with an LCD touch panel and an ultrasound observation apparatus connected via a cable. When a comment receiving section of the operation panel receives comment information from a comment transmitting section of the ultrasound observation apparatus, an LCD image processing section changes a comment on the LCD touch panel according to the comment information, an operation control section sends out information about the change to an apparatus control section, and the ultrasound observation apparatus changes a comment display of a predetermined portion on a diagnosis monitor.
US10092272B2	Hand-held medical imaging system with thumb controller and associated apparatuses and methods A portable ultrasound system having a thumb controller is disclosed herein. A portable ultrasound system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a transducer device and a hand-held base unit removably coupled to the transducer device. The base unit is configured to perform an ultrasound scan and to produce a split screen display. The split screen display includes an active image area at which images of a patient obtained from ultrasound signals received by the transducer device are displayed. The split screen display also includes a thumb control area that is accessible by a user's thumb when holding the portable ultrasound system. For example, the thumb control area can include a thumbwheel having one or more controls that can be selectively activated by the user's thumb when holding the portable ultrasound system and are rotatable on and off of the thumb control area.
US10092259B2	Systems and methods for cooling X-ray tubes and detectors According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems that may be used for cooling objects, such as X-ray tubes and detectors, etc. Also disclosed are exemplary embodiments of methods for cooling objects, such as X-ray tubes and detectors, etc. For example, an exemplary embodiment includes a system that can be used to cool an X-ray tube and detector with one chiller. As another example, an exemplary embodiment of a method includes using one chiller to cool an X-ray tube and detector.
US10092258B2	X-ray apparatus A bucky tray for an X-ray imaging apparatus includes a first plate on which an X-ray detecting device is mountable, and a second plate configured to be coupled to the first plate to be movable to at least one of a first location where the X-ray detecting device of a first size is accommodated and a second location where another X-ray detecting device of a second size is accommodated. The X-ray detecting device is configured to be mounted on the bucky tray.
US10092255B2	Intraoral sensor The present invention relates to an intraoral sensor for intraoral X-ray photography, and provides an intraoral sensor bending along an intraoral structure during intraoral X-ray photography, wherein the degree of bending of a first region corresponding to a part facing the major axis differs from that of a second region corresponding to the remaining part.
US10092247B2	Method and system for quantifying limitations in coronary artery blood flow during physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient with coronary artery disease. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart and create a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create, for a given level of physical activity, a physics-based model of blood flow through the patient's heart simulated during a selected level of physical activity; determine and normalize one or more values of at least one blood flow characteristic within the patient's heart during the simulated level of physical activity; and compare the one or more normalized values of the at least one blood flow characteristic to a threshold to determine whether the level of physical activity exceeds an acceptable level of risk.
US10092244B2	Biometric detection module with denoising function and biometric detection method thereof A biometric detection module including a light source module, a detection region and a control module is provided. The light source module is configured to emit green light, red light and IR light in a time division manner to illuminate a skin surface. The detection region is configured to detect penetration light emitted from the light source module for illuminating the skin surface and passing through body tissues to correspondingly generate a green light signal, a red light signal and an IR light signal. The control module is configured to determine a filtering parameter according to the green light signal to accordingly filter the red light signal and the IR light signal, and calculate a biometric characteristic according to at least one of the green light signal, a filtered red light signal and a filtered IR light signal.
US10092241B2	Elongated conductors and methods of making and using the same Elongated conductors are provided. Aspects of the elongated conductors include: an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region, where the elongated conductor includes two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region. A pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members is present at one or both of the proximal and distal regions. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the elongated conductors, as well as devices that include the elongated conductors.
US10092229B2	Calibration of analyte measurement system A method of calibrating an analyte measurement system is provided.
US10092227B2	Handheld physiological sensor A handheld device measures all vital signs and some hemodynamic parameters from the human body and transmits measured information wirelessly to a web-based system, where the information can be analyzed by a clinician to help diagnose a patient. The system utilizes our discovery that bio-impedance signals used to determine vital signs and hemodynamic parameters can be measured over a conduction pathway extending from the patient's wrist to a location on their thoracic cavity, e.g. their chest or navel. The device's form factor can include re-usable electrode materials to reduce costs. Measurements made by the handheld device, which use the belly button as a ‘fiducial’ marker, facilitate consistent, daily measurements, thereby reducing positioning errors that reduce accuracy of standard impedance measurements. In this and other ways, the handheld device provides an effective tool for characterizing patients with chronic diseases, such as heart failure, renal disease, and hypertension.
US10092223B2	Measurement system This measurement system quantitatively presents the effect of wearing an acoustic device that transmits sound to a user by contacting a vibrating body to a human auricle. In a measurement system including an ear model, which is provided with an artificial auricle and an artificial external ear canal, and an air-conducted sound gauge that measures air-conducted sound in the artificial external ear canal, while an acoustic device is contacted to the ear model of the measurement system, the acoustic device including a vibrating body and transmitting sound to a user by contacting the vibrating body to a human auricle, the measurement system measures, with the air-conducted sound gauge, air-conducted sound generated by the acoustic device and presents the result of measurement together with a characteristic corresponding to when the user wears the acoustic device.
US10092220B2	System and method for motion capture A motion capture system includes a wearable device (e.g. a glove) suitable for being worn by a user and including one or more markers having respective colors. A video camera acquires a sequence of color frames of the user moving while wearing the glove, while a range camera acquires corresponding depth frames of the same scene. A processing unit processes both color frames and depth frames for reconstructing the 3D positions of the markers. In particular, the depth information provided by the depth frames are used for isolating a validity area within the color frames, and the markers are searched based on their colors, exclusively within the validity area of the color frames. The movements of the user are then captured as a sequence of positions of the markers. Combined use of color information and depth information provide a very reliable and accurate motion capture.
US10092213B2	Method and arrangement for computer-assisted representation and/or evaluation of medical examination data Computer-assisted structuring of medical examination data and/or one or more examination data records is disclosed. A method of at least one embodiment includes providing at least one medical examination data record, which includes patient-specific data described textually and/or symbolically and/or at least one image data record created with the aid of a radiological examination device; providing at least one body model image, which represents a body model matching the examination data; and registering the at least one examination data record with the body model, wherein at least one position in the body model is assigned to the examination data record; the position being made known for interaction by way of a user interface.
US10092211B2	Electrode sensor and use of electrode sensor as EIT electrode Electrode sensor comprising an array of spaced apart individual contact elements (27′, 41), and an interface structure (30, 35) for forming contact between said contact elements and the skin; said interface structure comprising an interface layer of an essentially electrically insulating or poorly electrically conducting material (20′, 29, 37) defining a skin (31) contact surface on one side and an array contact surface on the other side of the interface layer, a first pattern of an electrically conducting material on the array contact surface, a second pattern of an electrically conducting material on the skin contact surface, and electrical pathways (21′, 39) connecting the first pattern with the second pattern; whereas, the first pattern comprises pattern elements, each individual contact element (27′, 41) comprises a contacting surface area large enough to cover several pattern elements of said first pattern when contacting the array contact surface of the interface structure, and by contacting distinct sections of the first pattern with said individual contact elements, groups of electrical pathways establish contact further with distinct sections of the second pattern, so that an individual contact element (27′, 41) defines an individual effective electrode on the skin contact surface. Method of manufacturing said electrode sensor, comprising the steps of: providing said interface structure, creating a first pattern of an electrically conducting material on its array contact surface, a second pattern of an electrically conducting material on its skin contact surface, electrically conducting pathways connecting the first pattern with the second pattern, and contacting sections of the electrically conducting first pattern with an array of spaced apart contact elements.
US10092207B1	Tissue-penetrating electrochemical sensor featuring a co-electrodeposited thin film comprised of polymer and bio-recognition element A method and device to impart the ability to selectively quantify chemical/biochemical analytes occupying physiological fluids via an automated process that allow the precise and spatially-defined simultaneous deposition of a thin-film of polymer containing an immobilized biorecognition element dispersed therein. A tissue penetrating electrochemical sensor comprises at least one working electrode and at least one of a reference electrode and a counter electrode.
US10092202B2	Miniature ECG data acquisition device An apparatus for generating ECG recordings and a method for using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a handheld device having four electrodes on an outer surface thereof, the handheld device having an extended configuration and a storage configuration. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to measure signals between the electrodes to provide signals that are used to generate an ECG recording selected from the group consisting of standard lead traces and precordial traces. When the handheld device is in the extended configuration and the first and second electrodes contact a first hand of a patient such that the first and second electrodes contact different locations on the first hand, the third electrode is in contact with a location on the patient's other hand and the fourth electrode contacts a point on the patient's body that depends on the particular trace being measured.
US10092195B2	Noninvasive detection of human brain conditions and anomalies Vascular conditions are detected non-invasively in the human body using a collection of information from small local regions of the vasculature, or from a specific signature or “BrainPulse” that can be derived from a patient's heartbeat-induced cranium movements. An array of accelerometers or other sensors are engaged against the head of a patient and skull movements, preferably under 100 Hz, are recorded. Vibration signatures of vessel structures such as branches, aneurysms, stenosis, etc. using random, periodic, band limited or transient analysis provides a library for further processing. The signature library is used to localize the origin of the recognized vascular feature, and the localized feature is presented to the physician in a clinically relevant manner.
US10092191B2	Joint visualization of 3D reconstructed photograph and internal medical scan Interior scan and exterior photos are jointly visualized in medical imaging. One or more cameras are mounted to the internal medical scanner, allowing a photograph to be taken while or in temporal proximity to when the internal region of the patient is scanned. An image associating the exterior photographs with the interior region of the patient is presented to assist in diagnosis. Due to the spatial and temporal proximity, the image may be a visualization formed by combining the photograph and interior scan data.
US10092187B2	Photoacoustic wave measuring apparatus A photoacoustic wave measuring apparatus, having: a probe including a plurality of devices which detect an acoustic wave generated by irradiating light onto an object; and a signal processor which acquires information about the object on the basis of an acoustic wave received by the devices, wherein the light is irradiated onto the object from the probe side; the probe includes: bright-field devices having a view angle covering a bright-field illumination area, which is an area where the light is irradiated, on the probe-side surface of the object; and dark-field devices having a field of view which does not cover the bright-field illumination area; and the signal processor uses an acoustic wave received by the dark-field devices when acquiring information about the object on the basis of a acoustic wave received before a predetermined time period is elapsed since the irradiation of light onto the object.
US10092185B2	Data transmission via wide band acoustic channels Embodiments of the present invention relate to ultrasound (acoustic) data transmission systems, in particular data transmission over wide-band acoustic channels with frequency-dependant multi-path propagation. More specifically, embodiments of the invention involve increasing the bit rate in the acoustic channel by means of utilization of the entire ultrasound spectrum available for data transmission inside a human body.
US10092179B2	System for optical coherence tomography, comprising a zoomable kepler system The invention relates to an optical system for examining an eye by means of optical coherence tomography. The OCT system is designed in such a way that at least a first and a second state of the optical system can be selectively set by controlling the variable optical unit. In the first state, the OCT measurement beam has a measurement focus at an object distance from the objective, wherein the object distance has a value between 50 millimeters and 400 millimeters. In the second state, the measurement beam has defocusing at the same object distance, wherein the defocusing corresponds to a distance of a virtual or real focus from a position of the object distance that is greater than 100 millimeters.
US10092178B2	Systems and methods for efficiently obtaining measurements of the human eye using tracking Systems and methods for efficiently obtaining optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement data with reduced effects of motion are presented. One embodiment involves determining the amount of motion present during the collection of an OCT data set based on images of the eye collected at the same time as the OCT data, and recollecting select portions of the OCT data set when the amount of eye motion is determined to exceed a predetermined threshold. Another embodiment includes enabling or disabling a tracking feature based on the quality of the images available for tracking. Another embodiment includes reducing the effect of motion in the axial direction based on a comparison to a model of the eye constructed from OCT data. The method can also be used to reduce the presence of mirror image artifacts in an OCT image.
US10092177B1	Device, system and method for image display with a programmable phase map A near-eye display including a light source, an optical system, and a phase map including multiple pixels. The optical system is configured to receive illumination light from the light source and output the illumination light as an in-phase wavefront. Control logic of the near-eye display is coupled to variously program different phase patterns of the phase map at different times. The phase patterns are each to variously adjust phases of respective portions of the in-phase wavefront. For each of the phase patterns, the phase map is to form a different respective image in response to being illuminated by the in-phase wavefront.
US10092175B2	Eye viewing device enabled for performing ear examinations and adapter An eye viewing device includes an imaging assembly having at least two optical components disposed along an optical axis of the device. An adapter is attachable to the device and is aligned along the imaging axis of the device, the adapter having at least one adaptive optical element configured for projecting an image of the ear along the imaging axis for viewing without modification to the device and enabling separate examination modes.
US10092172B2	Complex shape steerable tissue visualization and manipulation catheter Complex steerable catheter visualization and tissue manipulation systems and their methods of use are disclosed herein. The deployment catheter is articulated using various steering mechanisms. Tissue visualization is accomplished from the visualization hood at the distal end of the deployment catheter, the hood having an ability to expand and other features to facilitate visualization and articulation at the tissue surface.
US10092168B1	Lighted medical instrument A light transmitting medical instrument provides for the enhanced performance of medical procedures. The light transmitting medical instrument comprises a light pipe having a first end operatively coupled to a light source and a second end having a functional tip having at least two arms. A sliding closure sleeve is mounted about the light pipe. The sliding closure sleeve has a first end portion at which the sliding closure sleeve is fixed to the light pipe in a manner such that relative movement therebetween is prevented and a second end proximate the functional tip of the light pipe. The sliding closure sleeve further comprises a spring-like actuator finger grip that, when forced radially inward, causes the second end of the sliding closure sleeve to move toward the functional tip, thereby forcing the arms of the functional tip towards one another.
US10092167B2	Multiple viewing elements endoscope system with modular imaging units An optical assembly adapted to be positioned within an endoscope tip and having three modular camera units, comprising: a front modular camera unit defined by a front central axis and a first and second side modular camera units defined by first and second side central axes that are substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the front central axis. Each modular camera unit further comprises a holder for housing an associated optical element and an image sensor in data communication with a corresponding printed circuit board. The front, first side and second side modular camera units are respectively positioned in first, second and third compartments of an assembly holder.
US10092165B2	System and method for enhancing picture-in-picture display for imaging devices used for surgical procedures A system for controlling a display of image data is presented including a first imaging unit for capturing a first set of images and a second imaging unit for capturing a second set of images. The system also includes a display unit configured to display the image data in a picture-in-picture mode, such that the display unit displays the first set of images in a first panel having a first size and the second set of images in a second panel having a second size, where the first size is greater than the second size.
US10092161B2	Pump and dishwasher including the same A pump (8) is disclosed. The pump (8) includes a partition wall (84) configured to divide the interior of a body into two spaces, a first chamber (C1) located under the partition wall (84), the first chamber (C1) having an introduction portion (841), through which water is introduced, a second chamber (C2) located above the partition wall (84), the second chamber (C2) having a discharge portion (849), through which water is discharged, a communication hole (86) formed through the partition wall (84) to allow the first chamber (C1) and the second chamber (C2) to communicate with each other therethrough, an impeller (85) provided in the second chamber (C2) to move water to the discharge portion (849), a housing configured to define the bottom surface of the first chamber (C1), the housing being made of a conductor, a heater (H) configured to heat the housing (81), and a steam discharge (843) port formed through the first chamber (C1) to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.
US10092159B2	Polishing or grinding pad assembly A floor polishing or grinding pad assembly is provided. In one aspects a polishing or grinding pad assembly employs a flexible pad, a reinforcement layer or ring, and multiple floor-contacting tools such as disks. In yet another aspect, at least one of the floor-contacting tools has a workpiece-contacting bottom plane having angle offset from that of a base surface of the tool, a flexible pad and/or a flexible reinforcement layer. A further aspect employs a smaller set of disks alternating between and/or offset from a larger set of the disks.
US10092151B2	Vacuum hose cover A hose cover having a tubular quilted sleeve having a first end, a second end and a slit along the length of the tubular quilted sleeve. A first tubular knitted sleeve coupled to the first end of the tubular quilted sleeve. A second tubular knitted sleeve coupled to the second end of the tubular quilted sleeve. A zipper coupled to edges of the tubular quilted sleeve defining the slit, the zipper moveable from a first open position to a second closed position for closing the slit. Also, disclosed is a method of installing the hose cover on a hose and a kit containing the hose cover.
US10092144B2	Golf accessories for cleaning hands or equipment A pocket insert card is received within a pocket of a garment. A moisture absorbent or moisture wicking fabric sheet is attached to the card such that the sheet can be situated outside the pocket for cleaning purposes while the card remains in the pocket. The fabric sheet may be elongated and folded in face-to-face portions attached to the card. A hook and loop patch may support an object on the fabric sheet. A holder for a spare golf tee or pencil is provided, as is a retainer for a scorecard. The fabric sheet may be inserted into the pocket or may form the pocket body itself. The fabric sheet may also be used without the pocket, attached directly to the interior of a garment. A double sided snap may be used to mount a ball marker to the fabric sheet.
US10092142B2	Foam soap dispenser A foam soap dispenser includes a motor, stirring unit, pump and container, where the motor is combined with and linked to the stirring unit and pump; an output tube is configured on the front end of the stirring unit; the pump has an elastic sleeve body, first and second tubes, where the second tube is in communication with the container inside which soap liquid is filled. The motor drives the stirring unit and pump to operate simultaneously after the motor is started, an elastic sleeve body of the pump is operated by the motor to contract and expand, allowing the second tube to extract the soap liquid from the container to the pump, and the soap liquid is then delivered to the stirring unit through the first tube. Finally, the rotation of the stirring gears allows the soap liquid to become foam, which is output through the output tube.
US10092132B1	System and method for cold storage and hot or cold delivery of a brewed beverage A delivery system and method for a brewed beverage, such as coffee or tea, that stores a batch of brewed beverage in a cooled container, and heats a serving quantity on demand at the point of dispensing. A heater such as a tankless water heater may be connected to a dispensing line to generate hot servings on demand. Cold servings may also be provided. Quality control of the brewing process may be improved by brewing in a centralized, controlled environment and then shipping cooled containers to dispensing points such as coffee shops or cafés. Containers may be filled with a gas such as nitrogen to prevent oxidation, thereby preserving freshness during storage or shipping. At the dispensing site, containers may be refrigerated and attached to gas tanks to maintain the freshness as servings are dispensed.
US10092130B2	Opener for making large openings in capsules A system comprises a capsule (30) with a wall and a capsule extraction unit (10,10′, 20). The extraction unit has a capsule holder (20) for holding the capsule and an opener (10) with a cutting edge (151) for forming an opening (37,38) in the capsule wall (32,33) by cutting the wall. The opener (10,10′) further comprises a ram (152) that recesses a portion (39) of the capsule wall (32,33) adjacent to the opening (37,38) after formation of the opening by cutting the wall (32,33) by the cutting edge (151).
US10092126B2	Window curtain rods with alignment brackets Window curtain rod assemblies that include a telescoping rod and two alignment bracket assemblies, each including a support arm and an alignment mounting bracket are disclosed. Each alignment bracket assembly includes a horizontal portion that extends in a horizontal direction parallel with an axial direction of the telescoping curtain rod away from the vertical edges of a window frame to allow the alignment bracket assembly to be mounted adjacent to the vertical edges of the window frame, while still allowing the curtain to extend beyond the vertical edge of the window frame. The support arms may include a first substantially cylindrical end and a second end. The alignment mounting bracket may be attached to the second end, and include a vertical guide leg having a vertical guide edge and horizontal guide edge.
US10092125B1	Stand that holds an item or object in an upright manner The present invention relates to a stand for holding an item in an upright or vertical manner. The stand can have a shaft. A top cradle and a bottom cradle are provided and are pressed against the object being held. The top cradle is at or near a first end of the shaft, and can be adjustable vertically, rotatably and perpendicularly (distance from the shaft). Two brackets cooperate to form the lower or bottom cradle. The upper and lower cradles are separated by a distance. The two brackets also adjustably support at least three legs in a pivotable manner. Each bracket has at least one section having a leg pivot and at least one deployment hole. Three deployment holes arranged in an arc can be provided. Studs are provided for securement into a selected deployment hole.
US10092109B2	Portable seat apparatus and method A portable seating apparatus and method for easy assembly/disassembly of the same is described. The apparatus is designed for easy display of theme based design components which may be easily changed with minimal effort and complication. The assembly includes standing and swing type embodiments. The apparatus comprises seat, side support, and back rest components. The seat component generally comprises one or more substantially horizontal seat members and a front frontboard member to be removably attached with the front of the seat component. Right and left side support components include integral seat support, arm rest and back rest support portions. The backrest component includes at least one backboard member. Outward facing component members including frontboard member with or without optional faceplate, seat component members, side support component members and backboard members having design elements (for example indicia, designs, 3 dimensional molded design elements) are easily changed by swapping out one or more members with similar component members containing different design element. Example embodiments includes inside and outside side support members that are combined at the right and left side support components to allow the outside side support members to be changed while keeping the inside side support members attached to the other seating and backrest components. Example embodiments include and inside and outside backboard members allowing an inside backboard member containing design elements to be changed without detaching the outside backboard member. Example steps for easily assembly and disassembly of both standing and suspended embodiments are described.
US10092104B2	Snap-in edge trim design for end panels An edge trim for display cases, and methods for making edge trim, are described. Instead of using tape or an adhesive to attach trim to the outer rims of end panels, a shape pattern is created in an extruded trim piece. Then polyurethane liquid can be added to the interior of the panel so that it also fills in the shape pattern. When the polyurethane solidifies into foam it will create a tight bond between the panels and the trim pieces.
US10092094B2	Fitting for a corner cupboard and corner cupboard with fitting A fitting for a corner cupboard comprises a support arm mounted to a basis such that it can be pivoted in a pivoting movement about a first vertical pivot axis; an elongated tray supported on the support arm such that it can be pulled out in a pull-out movement along a horizontal axis. A coupling device coupling the pivoting movement of the support arm to the pull-out movement of the tray comprises a control arm which, at its one end, is mounted to the basis such that it can be pivoted about a second vertical pivot axis and which, at its other end, is mounted to the tray such that it can be pivoted about a third vertical pivot axis. In a pushed-in position of the tray the second pivot axis, when viewing along the horizontal axis, is arranged between the first and third pivot axes.
US10092093B2	Bag with integral legs A bag with integral legs. The bag includes a base with sidewalls forming a main compartment with an interior volume. A pair of legs is attached to a lower side of the base and configured to pivot between a stowed position and an extended position. In the extended position, the bag is supported off of a ground surface at a desired height. Additionally, the bag includes a tray configured to extend outwardly from the bag, providing a convenient work surface for a user. The bag may further include a lower pocket adapted to fully enclose the pair of legs therein when the pair of legs is in the stowed position. Some embodiments include a locking hinge to lock each of the pair of legs either in a stowed or in an extended position, offering additional stability to the bag when in an elevated position.
US10092081B2	Revolving compact Compacts designed to hold a product and having a lid, and upper housing portion, and a lower housing portion. The upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are twistable relative to one another, with the lid secured to the upper housing portion and twisting therewith. The lid and lower housing portion comprise engaging structures to secure the lid in a closed position when the respective engaging structures are aligned with one another. When the upper housing portion and lid are twisted relative to the lower housing portion, the lid is free to open upon reaching a sufficient amount of twisting movement.
US10092080B2	Deodorant product application device A device and method for drying a substance applied to a surface as it is being applied to the surface. The device is designed to apply a form of energy including air movement, heat, or light and can be designed to apply combinations of energy forms. The energy form is applied to the surface during or after the substance has been applied to the surface. A design for the shape of the enclosure and features included in the enclosure for the device are disclosed which enhances the drying efficiency.
US10092035B2	E-cigarette personal vaporizer A re-fillable and re-chargeable e-cigarette PV that is not disassembled in normal use for re-filling or replenishing with e-liquid and is also not disassembled in normal use for battery access or replacement or other battery interaction.
US10092027B2	Low-pH soy sauce The object of the present invention is to provide a soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste. The soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste can be obtained by adjusting the ethyl lactate concentration per 1 w/v % of total nitrogen concentration in the soy sauce to 20 ppm or more.
US10092020B2	Non-contact printed comestible products and apparatus and method for producing same The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for non-contact printing on comestible products. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a slab of an edible substrate and a non-contact printing device for printing an edible ink on the slab. The apparatus provides versatility as the printing device may be placed anywhere along the apparatus. The printing device may be positioned along the apparatus as desired to operate in cooperation with other components of the apparatus.
US10092016B2	Method of preparing an oat-containing dairy beverage A process for preparing an oat and milk beverage includes processing taking place under chilled conditions. Moreover, the oat product used in accordance with aspects of this invention is hydrolyzed oat flour.
US10092015B2	Device and method for generating milk froth A device for generating milk froth, including a pump for conveying milk from a reservoir, an air intake, and at least one back-pressure element, with the back-pressure element being arranged upstream in reference to the pump and the air intake upstream in reference to the back-pressure element. The back-pressure element is embodied as a mixing element, which has in the direction of flow a cross-sectional area that the flow passes through that is not reducing, with the cross-sectional area that the flow passes through at the input side being at least equivalent to the cross-section of the connecting pipeline arranged between the pump and the mixing element. A method for generating milk froth as well as the use of a helical mixer for the generation of milk froth are also provided.
US10092011B1	Scalable semi-automated injera making system A thin, flat bread-making machine targeted at the Ethiopian bread called Injera, including apparatus, methods and processes. The machine includes cooking surface stations, batter depositing apparatus and cover moving robot. A moving batter depositing apparatus deposits a batter at a stationary griddles followed by placing covers for a specified time to complete the cooking. When cooking is completed an apparatus/robot will remove the covers and the system alerts the end of the process to the operator. Removing the Injera from the machine manually and repeating the whole process again will complete the Injera making process.
US10092004B2	Agricultural adjuvants and processes for making and using same An agricultural spray pre-mix composition, comprising from 0.01 wt % to 40 wt % of an agricultural spray adjuvant comprising a vinyl ester-based or vinyl acrylate-based polymer dispersion and greater than 15 wt % of a plasticizer and from 1 wt % to 50 wt % of a water conditioning agent.
US10091998B2	Tetrazolinone compound and use thereof A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom; R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Y represents #—C(RA 1 RA 2)—Z— in which left end and Q are bound to each other, and RA 1 and RA 2 each represents a hydrogen atom; Q represents a divalent C3-C10 carbocyclic group; X represents an oxygen atom; and A represents a C6-C10 aryl group, has excellent control activity against pests.
US10091997B2	Composition for inhibition of insect host sensing The present invention provide chemical modulators of insect olfactory receptors. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided that can inhibit host targeting functions in insects such as mosquitos. Method of employing such agents, and articles incorporating the same, are also provided.
US10091996B2	Plant disease control composition and method for controlling plant disease by applying the same Provided is a plant disease control composition having a broad spectrum against various plant pathogens, and shows excellent controlling effects (synergistic controlling effects) which cannot be expected from a single component alone. The plant disease control composition comprises (Group a) at least one quinoline compound represented by the formula: (wherein R1, R2: an alkyl which may be substituted, an aryl which may be substituted, etc.; R3, R4: H, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; X: halogen, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; Y: halogen, alkyl, etc.; n: 0 to 4; m: 0 to 6) or a salt thereof, and at least one of fungicidal compounds selected from the group consisting of a Strobilurin series compound, a triazole series compound, etc., as effective ingredients.
US10091986B2	Organ perfusion device and method An organ perfusion device includes an inlet for connection to the organ, and an outlet for connection to the organ. The device also includes a perfusion circuit including: a reservoir configured to hold a perfusion fluid; a waste receptacle, and a plurality of fluid conduits. The fluid conduits define: a delivery fluid path connecting the reservoir with the inlet; a return fluid path, independent of the delivery fluid path, connecting the reservoir with the outlet; and a waste fluid path connecting the reservoir with the waste receptacle. The device also includes a first flow control device configured to selectively prevent or allow fluid flow from the reservoir to the organ via the delivery fluid path; and a second flow control device configured to selectively prevent or allow fluid flow from the reservoir to the waste receptacle via the waste fluid path.
US10091980B1	Bed bug detector system An attracting assembly is positioned at an upper location to attract bed bugs. A killing assembly is positioned at an intermediate location beneath the attracting assembly to kill the attracted bed bugs. A base assembly is positioned at a lower location beneath the killing assembly for maximizing the number of bed bugs attracted and killed. A control assembly has a user visible digital UPC code, a battery power percentage indicator with an ON/OFF button and a sound activated switch, a cell phone with a macro-lens for wide angle photography with enlargements, and two light emitting diodes positioned adjacent to the macro-lens to illuminate bed bugs to be photographed.
US10091979B2	Dual-bearing reel and reel unit for same The present reel unit is a reel unit for a dual-bearing reel supporting a spool in a rotatable state. The reel unit includes a frame, a fishing rod attachment leg and a thinned part. The frame includes a first side plate, a second side plate disposed in opposition to the first side plate to enable the spool to be disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, and a plurality of coupling members integrally formed with the first side plate and the second side plate to couple the first side plate and the second side plate. The fishing rod attachment leg is fixed to an outer surface of one of the plurality of coupling members. The thinned part has a box-like recessed shape and is formed on an inner surface, faced to the spool, of the coupling member to which the fishing rod attachment leg is fixed.
US10091972B1	Smart bowl system, apparatus and method A smart bowl system includes one more food and water smart bowls that each has a processor, memory, and a bowl weight sensor. The smart bowls communicate with a cloud server and one or more caretaker computing devices. The caretakers can input physical information for the pet including weight. The smart bowl system can determine the healthy weight range for the pet and determine a recommended feeding schedule. The smart bowl system can remind the caretakers to feed the pet, monitor the quantity of food and water that are placed in the smart bowls and the consumption of the food and water by the pet and transmit reports to the caretaker's computing device(s). The smart bowl system can maintain the recommended feeding schedule to keep the pet within the healthy weight range or adjust the feeding schedule to bring the pet's weight within the healthy weight range.
US10091971B2	Game feeder A game feeder having a recessed game feed spinner plate, which discharges game feed through a relatively narrow opening. The spinner plate is rotated by an electric motor, which is housed in a protective enclosure within the game feeder, along with the battery and timer, and protected from animals. The narrow discharge opening minimizes feed loss by animals accessing the spinner plate. The game feeder may sit on the ground, or may be mounted on a support such as a pole or tree with mounting hooks and a bracket, and when mounted is especially resistant to feed loss or feeder damage by bears, feral hogs and the like.
US10091959B2	Soybean cultivar CL1360593 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1360593 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1360593 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1360593 in a breeding program.
US10091957B2	Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues The present invention provides methods and devices for the rapid isolation of monocot plant embryos suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating plant embryos for use as transformable explants. Media suitable for isolating plant embryos and methods for their preparation are also provided.
US10091955B2	Irrigation spike watering system and method An irrigation system for watering lawns, plants, flowers, shrubs, trees, or other plants. The irrigation system includes a plurality of irrigation spikes which clamp onto and puncture into a standard garden hose. The spikes are placed into soil where desired and the garden hose is placed into a clamp opening of the spikes, where a needle pierces the hose. In a preferred embodiment, the hose is deformed by the clamp opening into an oblong shape to improve water flow through the spike. An alternative embodiment includes a remote hose connecting the clamp to the stake portion of the spike, so that the stake can be placed a distance away from the hose for remote irrigation.
US10091946B2	Pruning shears Pruning shears include a cutting head with a spring-biased blade pivotally connected to a jaw and arranged to sever a workpiece received in a bight formed by the jaw. A drive mechanism is connected to the cutting head and an elongate housing is connected to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotation preventer for preventing rotation of a second pulley in relation to the drive mechanism when a drawing torque is applied to the second pulley. The drawing torque is greater than a threshold torque, resulting in a second pulley being stationary in relation to the drive mechanism and the first pulley rotating in relation to the drive mechanism.
US10091945B2	Device for spraying products from a distance and an agricultural machine including the same A device for spraying bulk or piecemeal products includes a casing with a rotary spraying organ and a lateral ejection opening prolonged by a spout. The rotary organ includes radial vanes designed to form a material jet directed along the axis of the spout, with generation of a carrier air stream. The ejection opening is provided with a bounding rim disposed on that side of the opening which is last to be reached by the outer peripheral ends of the vanes in the course of their rotation during operational functioning of the device. The spraying device also includes an active and mobile organ, designed for directing the products that come into contact with it through the opening, into the spout and substantially into the jet of ejected material. The active and mobile organ is disposed in the region of the rim.
US10091940B2	Straw walker arrangement for an agricultural harvester An agricultural harvester includes a straw walker arrangement positioned downstream from a threshing and separating system. The straw walker arrangement includes a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from the threshing and separating system, a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker, and a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker. The rotatable drum is operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker.

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