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US10119467B2	Gas turbine facility A gas turbine facility 10 in an embodiment includes: a combustor 20; a fuel nozzle 21; a turbine 22; a heat exchanger 24 cooling the combustion gas. The gas turbine facility 10 includes: a pipe 42 guiding a part of the cooled combustion gas to an oxidant supply pipe; a pipe 44 passing a mixed gas composed of the oxidant and the combustion gas through the heat exchanger 24 to heat it, and guising it to the fuel nozzle 21; a pipe 40 passing another part of the cooled combustion gas through the heat exchanger 24 to heat it, and guiding it to the combustor 20; a pipe 45 passing still another part of the cooled combustion gas through the heat exchanger 24 to heat it, and guiding it to the fuel nozzle 21; and a pipe 46 exhausting a remaining part of the cooled combustion gas.
US10119465B2	Geared turbofan with independent flexible ring gears and oil collectors A geared turbofan engine includes a fan rotatable about an engine axis. A compressor section compresses air and delivers the compressed air to a combustor where the compressed air is mixed with fuel and ignited to drive a turbine section that in turn drives the fan and the compressor section. A gear system is driven by the turbine section for driving the fan at a speed different than the turbine section. The gear system includes a carrier attached to a fan shaft. A plurality of planet gears are supported within the carrier. Each of the plurality of planet gears includes a first row of gear teeth and a second row of gear teeth supported within the carrier. A sun gear is driven by a turbine section. The sun gear is in driving engagement with the plurality of planet gears. At least two separate ring gears circumscribe the plurality of planet gears. Each of the at least two ring gears are supported by a respective flexible ring gear mount that enables movement relative to an engine static structure. A fan drive gear system for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10119451B2	Internal combustion engine cooling An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle drive includes a housing having a cylinder head water jacket, an exhaust water jacket and a combustion chamber water jacket. A valve is operable for adjusting a flow through a multi-channel coolant inlet. In particular, the valve provides continuous adjustment of a cross section, through which a fluid can flow of a multi-channel exhaust coolant outlet for admitting a flow to the exhaust water jacket and cross-section, through which a fluid can flow of a multi-channel combustion chamber coolant outlet for admitting a flow to the combustion chamber water jacket.
US10119445B2	Exhaust system with a modified lean NOx trap An exhaust system for treating an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system comprises a modified lean NOx trap (LNT), a urea injection system, and an ammonia-selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalyst. The modified LNT comprises platinum, palladium, barium, and a ceria-containing material, and has a platinum:palladium molar ratio of at least 3:1. The modified LNT stores NOx at temperatures below about 200° C. and releases the stored NOx at temperatures above about 200° C. The urea injection system injects urea at temperatures above about 180° C.
US10119444B2	Exhaust management strategies for opposed-piston, two-stroke engines Exhaust temperature management strategies for an opposed-piston, two-stroke engine with EGR are based on control of a ratio of the mass of fresh air and external EGR delivered to a cylinder to the mass of the trapped charge (density of the delivered charge multiplied by the trapped volume at port closing).
US10119426B2	Slide valve for a waste heat recovery system Slide valve (1), in particular for a waste heat recovery system of a combustion engine, having a valve housing (4), wherein an inlet passage (5) and an outlet passage (6) are formed in the valve housing (4). A substantially cylindrical slide (3) is guided in a longitudinally movable manner in a guide bore (20) in the valve housing (4), wherein the guide bore (20) can be connected hydraulically to the inlet passage (5) and to the outlet passage (6). A closing body (35, 35a) is arranged on the slide (3), wherein a slide seat (75, 75a) is formed between the guide bore (20) and the closing body (35, 35a). The guide bore (20) and the sliding body (35, 35a) form a sliding pair, wherein the sliding pair has the material combination steel-graphite or the material combination ceramic-graphite.
US10119416B2	Main steam valve and steam turbine A main steam valve includes a cylindrical guide centered about an O-axis, a valve body disposed inside the guide so as to be slidable in the O-axis direction, a valve shaft on which the valve body moves in the O-axis direction between open and closed positions, and a casing having a flow path and a valve seat formed on an inner surface thereof. The flow path guides out a fluid guided into the casing from the inflow direction along the O-axis direction. The valve body abuts against the valve seat when the valve body is in the closed position. A valve chamber, formed in the casing, has a baffle plate provided in a region between an outer circumferential surface of the guide and an inner surface of the casing. The baffle plate interrupts swirling vortex flow with spiral vortex core extending in the circumferential direction of the O-axis of the guide.
US10119411B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) comprising a housing (2), a turbine wheel (5) with blades (6), a compressor wheel (4) with blades (6), and a shaft (3) which is mounted in the housing (2) and which connects the turbine wheel (5) and compressor wheel (4), wherein, in a gap (7) between the housing (2) and at least one blade (6), a contactless labyrinth seal (8) is formed on the blade (6) and on the housing (2), wherein the labyrinth seal (8) comprises at least one combination of a groove (13) and a projection (14).
US10119406B2	Blade with stress-reducing bulbous projection at turn opening of coolant passages A blade includes an airfoil defined by a pressure side outer wall and a suction side outer wall connecting along leading and trailing edges and forming a radially extending coolant receiving chamber. A rib partitions the radially extending chamber into a first passage on a first side of the rib and an adjacent second passage on an opposing second side of the rib. Each passage is enclosed at an end of the radially extending chamber by an end member of the radially extending chamber. A turn opening is defined in an end of the rib through which the coolant passes between the first passage and the second passage within the end member of the radially extending chamber. A bulbous projection extends along the end of the rib and on opposing radially extending sides of the turn opening to reduce stress in the rib and/or connecting fillets.
US10119391B2	Indicator and method of verifying a tool has reached a portion of a tubular An indicator including a body configured to be run within a tubular from a first portion to a second portion of the tubular. A sensor disposed at the body configured to detect when a tool run through the tubular has reached the body. A signal generator configured to send notification that the tool has reached the body; and a plunger configured to cause the signal generator to send notification upon being urged relative to the body. A method of verifying a tool.
US10119386B2	Downhole turbine tachometer A drilling system can include a mud motor arranged in a drill string and a turbine shaft operatively coupled to a drill bit. The drilling system can also include a plurality of turbine stages axially arranged along a portion of the turbine shaft, a measure-while-drilling (MWD) tool operatively and communicably coupled to the mud motor, and a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure pulses generated by the mud motor and generate data signals corresponding to the pressure pulses. Further, the drilling system can include an electronics module communicably coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to process the data signals and thereby calculate a rotational speed of the mud motor. Furthermore, the drilling system can include a communications module communicably coupled to the electronics module and configured to transmit signals indicative of the rotational speed of the mud motor to a surface location.
US10119383B2	Down-hole gas and solids separation system and method A gas and solids separation system is disclosed to separate gas and solids in a subterranean wellbore thereby preventing the gas and solids from interfering with down-hole equipment. The system includes shrouds and diverters that directs the gas away from the intake of the down-hole artificial lift equipment and also utilizes solids collection chambers and shields which separate and trap solids.
US10119376B2	Methods and systems for maintaining a pressure differential between pairs of packers Examples of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for fracturing systems that maintain a substantially constant pressure differential between a first pressure zone and a second pressure zone.
US10119373B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool adapted to be deployed into a well casing for cutting through casing strings comprises a nozzle for directing a jet of an abrasive slurry at the wall of a well casing to sever the well casing and a mechanical locking arranged provided above the nozzle, said locking arrangement comprises radially expandable means selectively engageable with an inner wall of the well casing within which the tool is deployed, to prevent axial and/or rotational movement of the tool in the well during cutting operations.
US10119372B2	System and method for high-pressure high-temperature tieback A high-pressure, high-temperature tieback system including a production casing tieback tool consisting of a ratchet-latch sleeve disposed in a recessed portion of an annular extension of increased wall thickness of the production casing tieback tool and a production casing mudline hanger disposed about the production casing tieback tool. The production casing tieback tool is configured to directly engage the production casing mudline hanger. The ratchet-latch sleeve is configured to directly engage a threaded axial segment of a tubular other than the production casing mudline hanger.
US10119371B2	Flexible line installation and removal A method of removing a flexible line deployed between an offshore platform and a subsea structure, where the platform has a landing deck on which the flexible line is installed, the landing deck facing away from the platform towards an installation side. The method comprises: decoupling a topside end of the flexible line from the landing deck; lowering the topside end from the landing deck to the sea bed using a platform mounted winch, and detaching the winch from the topside end; moving the platform in a direction away from the installation side and positioning an installation vessel on the installation side; lowering a recovery line from the installation vessel and attaching an end of the recovery line to the topside or subsea end of the riser; raising the attached topside or subsea end onto the installation vessel from the seabed using the recovery line; and recovering the flexible line onto the installation vessel, whereupon the platform can be moved back to an operating position.
US10119370B2	Kinetic energy storage for wellbore completions A downhole kinetic energy storage system for wellbore completions is configured for installation downhole for extended periods of time, such as 10 year or more. The kinetic energy storage system receives power from a low power source, which can be due to a “power bottleneck” to the downhole location such as inductive coupling, optical fiber, downhole energy harvesting, and/or subsea wellhead configurations. The system stores the available low-power as rotational energy in a flywheel and then when demanded converts the rotational energy into electrical energy at a temporary power level exceeding the low power source. The temporary high power energy is used for wellbore completion applications such as actuating a flow control or other downhole valve.
US10119364B2	Sleeve apparatus, downhole system, and method A sleeve apparatus having a longitudinal axis and an interior further includes a tubular having a plurality of ports providing a length of fluidic access between the interior and an exterior of the tubular, the length measured with respect to the longitudinal axis; and, a sleeve disposed within the tubular and configured to move longitudinally with respect to the longitudinal axis. The sleeve further has a plurality of apertures misaligned with the plurality of ports in a closed condition of the sleeve apparatus and at least substantially aligned with the plurality of ports in a fully open condition of the sleeve apparatus, and a plurality of non-apertured sections aligned with the plurality of ports in the closed condition. A longitudinal shifting distance of the sleeve to move the sleeve apparatus from the closed condition to the fully open condition is less than the length of fluidic access.
US10119356B2	Forming inclusions in selected azimuthal orientations from a casing section A method of forming multiple inclusions into a subterranean formation can include initiating the inclusions into the formation, the inclusions extending outwardly in respective multiple azimuthal orientations from a casing section, and flowing fluid into each of the inclusions individually, thereby extending the inclusions into the formation one at a time. A system for initiating inclusions outwardly into a subterranean formation from a wellbore can include a casing section having multiple flow channels therein, each of the flow channels being in communication with a respective one of multiple openings formed between adjacent pairs of circumferentially extendable longitudinally extending portions of the casing section. Another system can include a casing section, and an injection tool which engages the casing section and selectively directs fluid into each of the inclusions individually, whereby the inclusions are extended into the formation one at a time.
US10119354B2	Well emergency separation tool for use in separating a tubular element A method of separating a tubular element, comprising providing a tubular element having an inner and an outer surface, a circumference of said outer surface, and a first end and a second end; radially surrounding said tubular element with an explosive material, wherein said explosive material is capable of generating a high-velocity plasma jet in response to an activation signal, and wherein said explosive material comprises an electrically conductive layer; transmitting said activation signal to said explosive material; generating said high-velocity plasma jet; and separating said tubular element into a first portion comprising said first end and a second portion comprising said second end when said high-velocity plasma jet penetrates said outer surface of said tubular element and exits said inner surface of said tubular element.
US10119345B2	Well coupling cap apparatus Methods and apparatuses for preventing the uncontrolled release of fluid materials from a well string during decoupling are provided. The apparatus includes an elongated body having an internal passage running along the longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the internal passage is configured to conform to the outer perimeter of a portion of a pipe and coupling of a well string such that fluid released from the coupled pipes during a decoupling operation is controllably redirected downward.
US10119333B2	Downhole motor A downhole motor having a motor section, a drive shaft section, and an output shaft section. The output shaft section has a rotatable output shaft with a first end and a second end. A first thrust bearing assembly proximal to the first end of the output shaft, a second thrust bearing assembly proximal to second end to said output shaft. A radial bearing assembly disposed between the first and second thrust bearing assemblies.
US10119332B1	Ladder rung supported utility platform A compact folding utility platform having a rung attachment attaching to the rung. A shelf folds from a vertical support, forming a work platform. A rung attachment is attached to the vertical support. In one embodiment, the rung attachment expands inside the rung of a ladder and is frictionally retained. In another embodiment, a rung attachment mechanism having fingers pivotally moves into position around the rung. Tabs placed in the vertical support may be used to hold the handle of a paint can. Other work tools may be placed on the shelf.
US10119317B2	Pump handle system and method of use A pump handle system includes a pump handle and a main shaft. The pump handle is operable to radially pivot from a starting position in a first pivot direction and back to the starting position in a second pivot direction opposite the first pivot direction. The main shaft is driven by the pump handle to rotate approximately a first half of a predetermined rotational distance in a first rotational direction a first time the pump handle is pivoted out from the starting position in the first pivot direction, and rotate approximately a second half of the predetermined rotational distance in the first rotational direction a first time the pump handle is pivoted back to the starting position in the second pivot direction. The main shaft rotates in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction a second time the pump handle is pivoted in the two-movement push-pull motion.
US10119313B2	Tailgate lock system A tailgate lock system comprising a security lock for a tailgate hinge assembly, wherein the tailgate hinge assembly comprises a fixed cup portion and a rotating portion arranged to rotate about a hinge axis relative to the fixed cup portion, an adapter configured to extend between the security lock and the tailgate hinge assembly, the adapter having an inside surface having a first portion configured to engage the rotating portion of the hinge assembly and a second portion configured to radially overlap the fixed cup portion of the hinge assembly, whereby selective rotation about the hinge axis causes rotation of the adapter and the security lock about the hinge axis.
US10119312B2	Lock device and apparatus mounted with the same The present invention relates to a lock device, comprising a housing including a lock hook mounted in the housing, the lock hook pivotally moves to and away from a lock hook locked position; a locking slider for locking the lock hook, the locking slider having a locking slider first end which abuts against an axial surface of the lock hook, the locking slider is reciprocatingly slideable in a first direction parallel to the lock hook pivoting plane following pivoting of the lock hook to move to or away from a locking slider locked position; a slider locking device for locking the locking slider, the slider locking device is reciprocating slideable in a second direction following the reciprocatingly sliding of the locking slider in the first direction, the second direction crosses the lock hook pivoting plane. The present invention further relates to an apparatus mounted with the lock device.
US10119307B2	Vehicle handle device A vehicle handle device includes a handle base, an operation portion that is rotatably connected to the handle base, a cable device that includes an outer cable and an inner cable inserted into the outer cable and transmits operating force to a door lock device of a vehicle, a cable connection unit mounted to a tip end of the outer cable, a unit case that is provided in the cable connection unit, and a cam portion that is provided in the unit case.
US10119305B1	Remotely activatable custody control belt A remotely activatable custody control belt is worn by prisoners, inmates, and detainees. The remotely activatable custody control belt deters whomever is wearing the remotely activatable custody control belt from aggressive or hostile actions against law enforcement officers, corrections officers, other prisoners, or bystanders. The remotely activatable custody control belt includes a belt, a belt fastener, a fastener receiver, at least one warning-signal device, a non-lethal electroshock device, a wireless transceiver, and a first microcontroller. The belt is fastened around the prisoner through the belt fastener and the fastener receiver. The at least one warning-signal device alerts the wearer to comply with verbal commands or of an imminent emission from the non-lethal electroshock device. The corrections officer alerts the wearer through a signal from a remote-control device. The signal is received through the wireless transceiver and processed through the first microcontroller.
US10119291B2	Free-standing load support system A load support system includes an elongate support member that includes, toward a first end, a first portion for direct earth burial and further includes, toward a second end, a second portion to which the load can be coupled. A lateral support, mounted about the first portion has a diameter greater than the elongate support member and a length less than the first portion. At least one first helix is formed about the first portion. The load support system may have a load positioning system including a housing that supports attachment of the load. The housing is sized to receive therein a second helix formed about the second portion and includes a follower assembly configured to contact the second helix to impart rotation as the housing is raised and lowered. The load positioning system further includes an actuator configured to telescopically raise and lower the housing.
US10119290B2	Modular isolation supports and floors Improved support systems, including seismic isolation platforms, tracks and flooring systems are disclosed for protecting a payload, for example, data center racks containing delicate computer equipment such as a hard disk drive, from damage due to vibrations such as seismic vibrations and the like. The systems are modular in design, and can be assembled and changed quickly, while being strong and robust enough to support heavy loads.
US10119289B2	Batten bar assembly A batten bar is configured to secure first and second adjacent flat panels to a structural framework. The batten bar includes first and second inside legs, first and second outside legs, and a plurality of apertures disposed along the length of the batten bar. The first and second inside legs define a central channel. The first outside leg and the first inside leg define a first seal recess configured to receive and retain a first seal. The second outside leg and the second inside leg define a second seal recess configured to receive and retain a second seal. In an installed configuration, the first inside leg and the first outside leg are configured to contact the first flat panel along a first common plane, and the second inside leg and second outside leg contact the second panel along a second common plane.
US10119283B2	Concrete distributor mast A concrete distributor mast has a plurality of mast arms, which can be moved relative to each other. The mast arms are connected to each other in a hinged manner at coupling points and have in the region of the coupling points hinge points, at which drive and coupling members of a coupling gear mechanism that actuates the mast arm movement are coupled in a hinged manner. Situated at the hinge points of the mast arms are hinge components, which span the respective mast arm transversely and define a bearing axis. At least one of the hinge components has a hinge pin, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the mast arm, projects outwards beyond the mast arm to both sides at the free ends thereof, and is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the mast arm. On the ends of the hinge pin that project beyond the mast arm, bearing shells are arranged for the rotary bearing of an adjacent drive or coupling member of the coupling gear mechanism. Instead of the hinge pin, two hinge pegs that align with each other can also be used as the hinge components.
US10119279B2	Scaffolding coupler, standard and scaffolding system A scaffolding coupler intended for fixed attachment to the ends of a ledger of a scaffolding system. The scaffolding coupler comprises a foot and a hook which is integrally connected with the foot. The hook has a radial inside contour which is substantially circular segmental. The scaffolding coupler has at least one supporting surface which is formed by the foot and the hook and which, with the scaffolding coupler connected to a standard, rests on a supporting projection of the respective standard. The scaffolding coupler further comprises a pin which is slideably connected to the hook. The pin is configured as a bent pin, having a substantially circular segmental inside contour, which, in use, abuts directly against a pipe wall of a standard to be coupled to the first ledger or a ledger. The bent pin has a substantially circular segmental outside contour which abuts against the substantially circular segmental inside contour of the hook.
US10119274B2	Bridging device A bridging device in center girder construction for a building joint between two building components having at least two edge girders and at least one center girder arranged between the edge girders and on at least one cross member bridging the building joint that each have a cross member bearing for bearing the cross member on the respective building components at their lateral ends. The object of the present invention is to provide a novel bridging device that is formed in particular space-saving. The initially described bridging device has a cross member having at least two cross member segments arranged along a longitudinal axis of the cross member and arranged displaceable relative to each other toward the longitudinal axis, so the length of the cross member is variable.
US10119267B2	Heat-insulating console for joining a facade to a building wall A console for joining a façade to a building wall (100), including a metal wall part (1) for mounting on the building wall, a metal façade part (2) for joining to the façade, and a bridge part (3) that joins the façade part (2) to the wall part (1), whereby the bridge part (3) includes a plastic material and it forms a heat barrier between the wall part (1) and the façade part (2) is provided. The bridge part is an injection-molded part made of fiber-reinforced plastic, and in that the bridge part (3) is injection-molded around the wall part (1) and the façade part (2) so as to encapsulate them in certain areas.
US10119266B1	Extensible sparse-isogrid column A sparse-isogrid columnar lattice structure including rigid ring frames connected by a mirrored symmetric double helix pattern comprised of first shell hinge elements in a first helical pattern and second shell hinge elements in a second helical pattern oriented in an opposite direction to the first helical pattern and congruent thereto. The helical axes of the first and second helical patterns intersect the respective centers of the ring frames. The first and second shell hinge elements are configured to stow in a stored energy state when the ring frames are collapsed toward one another along the helical axis, and the first and second shell hinge elements are configured to release the stored energy to deploy to a restored state and extend the ring frames apart from each other along the helical axis when deployed to form a stable rigid axial column in a restored state.
US10119261B2	Adjustable hinge fasteners for use with a bidet washing apparatus The disclosure provides adjustable hinge fasteners and methods thereof, for securing a bidet washing apparatus to a toilet.
US10119259B2	Flow diverter with antisiphon A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, having: a body having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; and a flow adjustment mechanism rotatable within the body to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the first outlet and the second outlet; and an air vent and diaphragm in the body to prevent a siphon flow from the first or second outlet back to the inlet.
US10119255B2	Stainless steel mop sink assembly A mop sink assembly having a mop sink with a back wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a front wall; and a bottom with a drain opening. The mop sink is comprised of a heavy gauge stainless steel; preferably 12 gauge 304 stainless steel. The mop sink assembly may further include a backsplash and a seamless joint seal. In practice the backsplash and the seamless joint seal are beneficially made of a fiberglass reinforced plastic.
US10119241B2	Work implement, arm, and work vehicle An arm includes an arm main body, a protective member, a fixing component and a restrictor. The arm main body has a distal end part with first and second end components disposed a specific space apart along a width direction, a bucket attached to the arm main body, and a proximal end part configured to allow attachment on a vehicle main body side. The protective member covers the specific space. The fixing component is disposed on a proximal end part side of the specific space and fixes the protective member to the arm main body. A restrictor is disposed between the first and second end components along the width direction, and restricts movement of the protective member. A work vehicle includes a vehicle main body and the arm. A work implement includes a boom pivotably attachable to a vehicle main body and the arm attached to the boom.
US10119239B2	Method for setting up a protective sealing layer in a landfill basin for industrial and mining slurries and geotextile protective tube mat for carrying out the method A method and geotextile protective tube mat for setting up a protective sealing layer in a landfill basin for industrial and mining slurries, wherein the landfill basin comprises at least a bottom area and an embankment ring, which are covered at least up to the height of a maximum filling level with a single-ply or multi-ply base sealing layer. The method includes the steps of: providing and using bottom protective tube mats (10), consisting of a water-permeable, multi-ply geotextile fabric, in which at least a lower ply (17) and an upper ply (18) are connected directly to one another along a number of parallel connecting lines (11; 15), wherein flexible tubes (12) are formed between neighboring connecting lines (11; 15) that are separate from one another and each have at least one filling opening (13); laying out the bottom protective tube mats (10) on the bottom area of the landfill basin; laying out embankment protective tube mats (10) on the embankment ring, wherein the flexible tubes (12) are aligned in the direction of the slope of the embankment or at an acute angle thereto; and filling each flexible tube (12) individually with an aqueous suspension and sealing the filling openings (13).
US10119233B2	Plow assembly with cushioning attachment An accessory assembly, such as a plow assembly for a vehicle, includes a mounting structure configured to mount at a vehicle, a support structure and an accessory or plow. The support structure includes a vehicle end and an attaching end, with the vehicle end attached to the mounting structure via a cushioning assembly. The accessory or plow is pivotally attached at the attaching end of the support structure and is pivotable about a generally vertical axis. The cushioning assembly includes (i) a first element attached at the vehicle end of the support structure, (ii) a second element attached at the mounting structure, and (iii) a plurality of resilient elements disposed between the first element and the second element.
US10119228B2	Structural underlayment support system and panel for use with paving and flooring elements A paving system for paving or flooring includes a top layer of a plurality of paving elements, and an underlayment support layer of a polymeric material configured into panels. The panels are suitable to support the paving elements, the panels having a generally planar support surface.
US10119225B2	Systems for controlling a manufacturing line used to convert a paper web into paper products by reading marks on the paper web A system for producing a paper product. The system includes a paper machine, an analysis tool, and a converting line. The paper machine forms a paper web having a plurality of sections, inspects the paper web to identify web properties, and marks the paper web with a plurality of marks. The analysis tool assigns action scores to each section of the paper web based upon the identified properties that section of the paper web. The converting line reads at least one of the plurality of marks on the paper web, obtains the action score associated with a second one of the plurality of marks, calculates a distance between the at least one mark read by the reading unit and the second one of the plurality of marks, and changes at least one operational parameter of the converting line when the calculated distance is less than a threshold.
US10119216B2	Laundry treating appliance with tub and basket having matched characteristics A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a basket located at least partially within the tub and at least partially defining a laundry treating chamber. A drive system may operatively couple the tub to the basket and may be operative to rotate the basket about a rotational axis. The tub and the basket may each have similar deflection.
US10119214B2	Force spun sub-micron fiber and applications A process of forming a non-woven web including spinning continuous polymeric filaments including one selected from a poly(phenylene ether) component, a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer, and combinations thereof. The filaments can have a length to diameter ratio that is more than 1,000,000, and a diameter ranging from 50 nanometers to 5 microns. The spinning can include passing a polymer through a spinneret having a plurality of orifices in a non-electrospinning environment. The process can further include chopping the plurality of continuous filaments and obtaining a plurality of chopped nano-fibers and forming the nano-fibers into a nonwoven web. The spinning can be conducted at a rate of at least 300 grams/hour/spinneret.
US10119213B2	Binder-consolidated textile fabric, method for producing it, and use thereof The invention relates to a novel binder system and its use for bonding textile fabrics as well as products containing such bonded textile fabrics. The materials according to the invention are suitable for the manufacture of base interlinings, optionally in combination with at least one further textile fabric, for coated sarking membranes, roofing sheets and water-proof sheetings, as a textile backing or a textile reinforcement in floorings, in particular in carpets and PVC floorings, or in facer, wall coating inside and outside of buildings as well as in furniture.
US10119207B2	Denim fabric with fire-retardant properties and process of dyeing the warp with indigo blue dye This invention relates to a Denim protective fabric, with fire-retardant properties, and the process of dyeing the warp with indigo blue dye on a mixture of cellulosic and synthetic fibers, in order to obtain a permanently fire-retardant fabric, resistant to flame, heat, breaking, tearing, cutting and abrasion by impact. The resulting fabric is also antistatic and can be considered as a protective fabric like fire-retardant Denim and also a multi-risk fabric. The indigo blue dye is applied on a mixture of cellulosic and synthetic fibers with permanently fire-retardant properties such as fire-retardant viscose, fire-retardant modal, modacrylic, polyacrylate, polyamide, polyester, antistatic carbon, para-aramid, meta-aramid, polyamide-imide, polyethylene, PBI, with the aim of obtaining an authentic Denim jeans fabric, with the characteristics of the tincture based on indigo blue dye that loses its color on rubbing, with use and washing.
US10119205B2	Composite reinforcing insert and manufacturing method A composite reinforcement insert includes a strand formed by a central fiber made of ceramic material surrounded by filaments of metal alloy helically wound around the central fiber, and a metal reinforcement layer covering the strand.
US10119197B2	Solar water splitting in a molecular photoelectrochemical cell A Dye Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cell (DSPEC) splits water with visible light using a derivatized, core/shell nanostructured photoanode with the core having a high surface area conductive metal oxide film—such as nanoITO (indium tin oxide) or nanoATO (antimony tin oxide)—coated with a thin outer shell of, for example, TiO2 formed by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). A “chromophore-catalyst assembly” 1, [(PO3H2)2bpy)2Ru(4-Mebpy-4-bimpy)Ru(tpy)(OH2)]4+, which combines both light absorber and water oxidation catalyst in a single molecule, is attached to the TiO2 shell. Visible photolysis of the resulting core/shell/assembly structure with a Pt cathode results in water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen.
US10119178B2	Titanium alloy with improved properties A titanium alloy having high strength, fine grain size, and low cost and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. In particular, the inventive alloy offers a strength increase of about 100 MPa over Ti 6-4, with a comparable density and near equivalent ductility. The inventive alloy is particularly useful for a multitude of applications including components of aircraft engines. The Ti alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 6.0 to about 6.7% aluminum, about 1.4 to about 2.0% vanadium, about 1.4 to about 2.0% molybdenum, about 0.20 to about 0.42% silicon, about 0.17 to about 0.23% oxygen, maximum about 0.24% iron, maximum about 0.08% carbon and balance titanium with incidental impurities.
US10119167B2	Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of fetal genetic condition using cellular DNA and cell free DNA Disclosed are methods for determining at least one sequence of interest of a fetus of a pregnant mother. In various embodiments, the method can determine one or more sequences of interest in a test sample that comprises a mixture of maternal cellular DNA and mother-and-fetus cfDNA. In some embodiments, methods are provided for determining whether the fetus has a genetic disease. In some embodiments, methods are provided for determining whether the fetus is homozygous in a disease causing allele when the mother is heterozygous of the same allele. In some embodiments, methods are provided for determining whether the fetus has a copy number variation (CNV) or a non-CNV genetic sequence anomaly.
US10119166B2	Methods and kits for identifying and adjusting for bias in sequencing of polynucleotide samples Disclosed are methods for determining one or more nucleotides at one or more nucleotide positions of a polynucleotide sample, the polynucleotide sample comprising heterogeneous polynucleotides having different nucleotides at the nucleotide positions. The disclosed methods may be utilized to control for sequencing bias during sequencing of the polynucleotide sample. Suitable samples may include patient samples for use in diagnosing, prognosing, and treating the patient.
US10119164B2	Capture primers and capture sequence linked solid supports for molecular diagnostic tests The present invention provides systems, methods, and compositions for performing molecular tests. In particular, the present invention provides methods, compositions and systems for generating target sequence-linked solid supports (e.g., beads) using a solid support linked to a plurality of capture sequences and capture primers composed of a 3′ target-specific portion and a 5′ capture sequence portion. In certain embodiments, the target sequence linked solid support is used in sequencing methods (e.g., pyrosequencing, zero-mode waveguide type sequencing, nanopore sequencing, etc.) to determine the sequence of the target sequence (e.g., in order to detect the identity of a target nucleic acid in sample).
US10119163B2	Methods and compositions for nucleic acid amplification Compositions, reaction mixtures, and methods for performing an amplification reaction, including multiplex amplification reaction, wherein the method comprises using one or more amplification oligomer complexes comprising linked first and second amplification oligomer members. In one aspect, the amplification oligomer complex is hybridized to a target nucleic acid, the target nucleic acid with hybridized amplification oligomer complex is then captured, and other components are washed away. Target sequences of the target nucleic acids are pre-amplified to generate a first amplification product. The first amplification product is amplified in one or more secondary amplification reactions to generate second amplification products.
US10119158B2	Process for the preparation of fidaxomicin The present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of fidaxomicin by culturing Actinoplanes deccanensis in the culture medium of the invention wherein the fidaxomicin is produced in a yield of greater than 500 mg/L broth. The present invention also provides a whole broth extraction process for the isolation of fidaxomicin from the fermentation broth. The present invention also provides fidaxomicin having purity of greater than 97% area by HPLC.
US10119155B2	Compositions and methods for making (S)-norcoclaurine and (S)-norlaudanosoline, and synthesis intermediates thereof Methods that may be used for the manufacture of the chemical compound (S)-norcoclaurine, (S)-norlaudanosoline, and (S)-norcoclaurine or [S]-norlaudanosoline synthesis intermediates are provided. (S)-Norcoclaurine, (S)-norlaudanosoline, and (S)-norcoclaurine or (S)-norlaudanosoline synthesis intermediates are useful as precursor products in the manufacture of certain medicinal agents.
US10119150B2	Feeder-free Derivation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells with synthetic messenger RNA The present disclosure relates generally to novel methods and compositions for using engineered reprogramming factor(s) for the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) through a kinetically controlled process. Specifically, this disclosure relates to establishing combinations of reprogramming factors, including fusions between conventional reprogramming factors with transactivation domains, optimized for reprogramming various types of cells. More specifically, the exemplary methods disclosed herein can be used for creating induced pluripotent stem cells from various mammalian cell types, including human fibroblasts. Exemplary methods of feeder-free derivation of human induced pluripotent stem cells using synthetic messenger RNA are also disclosed.
US10119148B2	RNAs from pathogens inhibit plant immunity The present invention relates to pathogen-resistant plants comprising a heterologous expression cassette, the expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide that is complementary to, or mediates destruction, of a plant immunity suppressing sRNA of a pathogen, wherein the plant is less susceptible to the pathogen compared to a control plant lacking the expression cassette. Methods of making and cultivating pathogen-resistant plants are also provided.
US10119145B2	Engineered organisms for production of novel lipids The present disclosure provides engineered microorganisms, engineered biosynthetic pathways, methods of producing lipid compounds using genetically engineered microorganisms, and the products synthesized by those organisms. In particular, the disclosure provides genetically engineered microorganisms for the production of multi-methyl branched fatty acids (MMBFAs) and MMBFA esters (wax esters) derived from these fatty acids. In addition, the disclosure provides methods for producing acylglycerols with one of more of their acyl substituents being an MMBFA, and methods for producing alcohols derived from MMBFAs (fatty alcohols).
US10119139B2	Treatment for conditions associated with fibrosis and collagen deposition Methods, compositions, devices, and kits for treating and/or reducing the risk of developing a condition associated with fibrosis and/or collagen deposition are provided. The method of treating and/or reducing the risk of developing a condition associated with fibrosis and/or collagen deposition in a subject includes administering an effective amount a miRNA-762 inhibitor to the subject, wherein the subject is identified as having a risk of developing and/or a need for treatment of the condition associated with fibrosis and/or collagen deposition. The kit includes a vial containing an miRNA-762 inhibitor and a device for use in a surgery creating a risk of fibrosis and/or collagen deposition. The composition includes a pharmaceutical composition comprising a miRNA-762 inhibitor and a second agent selected from the group consisting of: an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), another antihypertensive agent, a steroid, and combinations thereof.
US10119133B2	Using truncated guide RNAs (tru-gRNAs) to increase specificity for RNA-guided genome editing CRISPR-Cas genome editing uses a guide RNA, which includes both a complementarity region, which binds the target DNA by base-pairing, and a Cas9-binding region, to direct a Cas9 nuclease to a target DNA. Further disclosed are methods for increasing specificity of RNA-guided genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 systems by using truncated guide RNAs (tru-gRNAs).
US10119130B2	Polypeptides having lysozyme activity and compositions comprising it The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10119117B2	Universal, glycosylation enhancer, completely chemically defined medium formulation In one embodiment, the present application discloses a cell culture medium for culturing cell lines suitable for producing a therapeutic protein, comprising an amino acid selected from a group consisting of L-arginine, L-asparagine, L-proline, L leucine and L hydroxyproline and a mixture thereof; a vitamin selected from a group consisting of ascorbic acid Mg2+ salt, biotin, pyridoxine HCL, folic acid, riboflavin and D-calcium pantothenate, and a mixture thereof; an element selected from a group consisting of ammonium meta vanadate, sodium meta vanadate, germanium dioxide, barium acetate, aluminum chloride, rubidium chloride, cadmium chloride, ammonium molybedate, stannous chloride, cobalt chloride, chromium sulfate, silver nitrate, sodium metasilicate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate H2O, manganous chloride, ferric nitrate 9H2O, ferrous sulfate 7H2O, ferric ammonium citrate, magnesium chloride anhydrous, and magnesium sulfate anhydrous, and a mixture thereof; a nucleoside selected from a group consisting of uridine and cystidine; a sugar selected from a group consisting of galactose, mannose and N-Acetyl-D-Mannosamine; and a triple buffering system comprising sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and HEPES; wherein the cell culture medium is animal component-free, plant component-free, serum-free, growth factors-free, recombinant protein-free, lipid-free, steroid-free, and free of plant or animal hydrolysates and/or extracts.
US10119116B2	Devices, systems and methods for the production of humanized gut commensal microbiota One embodiment provides a commensal gut production platform for ex vivo production of human gut commensal microbiota. Another embodiment provides devices, systems and methods for ex vivo culturing of gut microflora in a system that mimics the human gut environment. The culturing of the commensal microbiota in the disclosed systems produces gut microbiota having defined characteristics and properties that can be exploited to treat various conditions in a subject.
US10119104B2	Methods of making personal care articles A method of making a personal care article includes placing a converting frame on an anvil plate assembly with an anvil plate; placing at least one lower substrate on the anvil plate and the converting frame; securing the at least one lower substrate within the converting frame; placing a cleansing composition on the at least one lower substrate and within a perimeter of a centering guide on the anvil plate; laying at least one upper substrate over the cleansing composition and the at least one lower substrate; placing the converting frame and the anvil plate assembly on a target location of a heat press; and actuating the heat press to direct a heated seal plate onto the anvil plate, thereby contacting the at least one upper substrate and forming seal between the at least one upper substrate and the at least one lower substrate.
US10119103B2	Cleaning liquid and method for cleaning A cleaning liquid including hydrofluoric acid, a tetrazole compound, and water. The tetrazole compound may be represented by the following Formula (B1) in which R1 is a hydrogen atom or an organic group and R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, an amino group, or an organic group.
US10119097B2	Organic compounds A fragrance precursor represented by the formula 1 wherein X and Y together represent a double bond to a carbon atom bearing R1 and R2, with R1═H, methyl, acetyl or C1-C3 alkoxycarbonyl (e.g. ethoxycarbonyl); and R2=phenyl optionally substituted with up to 3 (i.e. 0, 1, 2 or 3) groups selected from C1-C4 alkyl (e.g. methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, tert-butyl), vinyl, hydroxy, C1-C3 alkoxy (e.g. ethoxy), and —O—CH2—O—, e.g. R2 is benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-vinylphenyl or 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl or R2=naphthyl, (naphthyl)methyl, 1,1,2,4,4,8-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-7-yl, or 1,1,2,4,4,-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-7-yl or R2=COR3, wherein R3 is H, C1-C10 alkoxy (e.g. ethoxy, 1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)ethoxy), C1-C4 alkyl (e.g. methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl, tert-butyl), e.g. R2 is formyl, acetyl, ethoxycarbonyl, 1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)ethoxycarbonyl; or wherein X is OR4, with R4 being H or alkyl, and Y is OR5, with R5 being alkyl, useful as a perfume ingredient.
US10119096B2	Spearmint flavor enhancer Spearmint flavor enhancers and methods for the production thereof. The spearmint flavor enhancers may include l-carvone, l-carveol isomers, and d-dihydrocarveol isomers. The spearmint flavor enhancers may further include l-isocarveol isomers, l-carvyl acetate isomers, d-dihydrocarvyl acetate isomers, and l-isocarvyl acetate isomers.
US10119094B2	Antifriction coating An antifriction coating composition which comprises: a resin binder, a polyamide thickener, solvent and a solid lubricant wherein the resin binder comprises a mixture of phenolic resin, epoxy resin and optionally a silicone resin.
US10119093B2	Composition and method for preventing or reducing engine knock and pre-ignition in high compression spark ignition engines A lubricant composition for high compression spark ignition engines that contains at least one bismuth-containing compound (e.g., a bismuth salt of a carboxylic acid). A method for preventing or reducing engine knock and pre-ignition in an engine lubricated with a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including at least one bismuth-containing compound (e.g., a bismuth salt of a carboxylic acid). A fuel composition for high compression spark ignition engines that contains at least one bismuth-containing compound (e.g., a bismuth salt of a carboxylic acid). A method for preventing or reducing engine knock and pre-ignition in an engine by using a fuel additive composition in a gasoline fuel composition. The fuel additive composition contains at least one bismuth-containing compound (e.g., a bismuth salt of a carboxylic acid). The lubricating oils of this disclosure are useful as passenger vehicle engine oil (PVEO) products.
US10119092B2	Use of polyesters as lubricants The presently claimed invention is directed to the novel use of polyester obtainable by reacting a mixture comprising adipic acid and an alcohol mixture comprising 1-nonanol, monomethyloctanols, dimethylheptanols and monoethylheptanols as lubricants and a lubricant composition comprising these polyesters.
US10119084B2	Associative polymers to control formation of particulate matter from ignitable compositions and related compositions, methods and systems Described herein are associative polymers capable of controlling formation of particulate matter from a non-polar ignitable composition upon ignition of the non-polar ignitable composition, alone or in combination with control of a physical and/or chemical property of the non-polar compositions and related compositions, methods and systems. Associative polymers herein described have a non-polar backbone and functional groups presented at ends of the non-polar backbone, with a number of the functional groups presented at the ends of the non-polar backbone formed by associative functional groups capable of undergoing an associative interaction with another associative functional group with an association constant (k) such that the strength of each associative interaction is less than the strength of a covalent bond between atoms and in particular less than the strength of a covalent bond between backbone atoms.
US10119082B2	Hydrocracking process utilizing aqueous ammonia A process for controlling hydrocracking reactions in a hydrocracking reactor by passing aqueous ammonia to the hydrocracking reactor. The aqueous ammonia is injected into the process at various locations at a low pressure, typically between approximately 0.17 to approximately 2.07 MPa (25 to 300 psi). A wash fluid can be used to lower the concentration of ammonia in the hydrocracking reactor, and thus, increase the catalytic activity of the hydrocracking catalyst.
US10119079B2	Composition for removal of sulfur-containing compounds Disclosed is a composition capable of removing safely and efficiently a sulfur-containing compound contained in a hydrocarbon, particularly hydrogen sulfide, an —SH group-containing compound, or a mixture thereof. Provided is a composition for removal of a sulfur-containing compound in a hydrocarbon, the sulfur-containing compound being hydrogen sulfide, an —SH group-containing compound or a mixture thereof: the composition containing a dialdehyde having 6 to 16 carbon atoms as an active ingredient.
US10119072B2	Carbon-based fluorescent tracers as oil reservoir nano-agents The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.
US10119065B2	Composition for fracturing and displacement and method for fracturing and displacement of tight oil reservoir The present invention relates to the field of oilfield chemistry, and discloses a composition for fracturing and displacement and a method for fracturing and displacement of a tight oil reservoir. The composition contains a pyrrolic compound represented by formula (1) and a laurate; in the formula (1), M− is halide ion, R1 is C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl, and R2 is C15-C20 linear or branched alkyl. The composition for fracturing and displacement provided in the present invention has functions of fracturing, solid carrying, imbibition, drainage and oil displacement, so as to maximize the recovery efficiency of tight oil, and attain economic and social benefits by implementing multiple functions with a single composition, saving resources, and reducing cost.
US10119060B2	Lost circulation materials comprising cane ash A method for reducing lost circulation in a subterranean formation. The method includes providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a lost circulation material comprising cane ash. The treatment fluid is introduced into a wellbore within the subterranean formation such that at least a portion of the cane ash bridges openings in the subterranean formation to reduce loss of fluid circulation into the subterranean formation.
US10119058B2	Heat transfer fluid additive composition Disclosed herein is a heat transfer fluid additive composition comprising: greater than or equal to 10 weight percent (wt %) of a carboxylic acid, based on the total weight of the composition; an azole compound; and a base, wherein the base is present in an amount sufficient to obtain a pH 8-10.5 when diluted by 50 volume % with water. The heat transfer fluid additive composition can be combined with other components to form a heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer fluid can be used in a heat transfer system.
US10119055B2	Stable 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene composition A stable composition (CS) including at least x wt.-% 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (99.8 ÿ x<100), at most y wt.-% unsaturated compound(s) (Ia) (0
US10119051B2	Binder composition in wooden composite boards The present invention relates to a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards, obtainable from a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards obtainable from at least one polymer adhesive, at least one polyalcohol compound, at least one compound of the general formula (I) RaSiX(4−a) (I), or the general formula (II) ObXc(OH)dReSiO(4-b-c-d-e)/2 (II). The present invention relates also to a wooden composite board containing said binder composition.
US10119050B2	Adhesive sealing composition An adhesive composition that can be used in an extrusion-coating process for application to a support or in an extrusion-laminating process in order to bond several supports of different or identical nature to one another, over a wide temperature range, including: from 91% to 98% by weight of the composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl acrylate; at least one tackifying resin; processing aids, wherein the tackifying resin represents between 1.5% and 5.5% of the weight of the composition and the processing aids represent between 0.5% and 3.5% of the weight of the composition and the anti-blocking agent represents, in the processing aids, at least 60% by weight of the aids. Also, a film of the composition and a multilayer structure that includes this film.
US10119047B2	Thermosetting resin composition, and prepreg, insulating film with support, laminate plate, and printed wiring board, each obtained using same A thermosetting resin composition containing: (A) a resin composition having an unsaturated maleimide group, produced by reacting (a) a maleimide compound having at least two N-substituted maleimide groups per one molecule and (b) an amine compound having at least two primary amino groups per one molecule, in an organic solvent; (B) a thermosetting resin; and (C) a modified imidazole compound, such as an isocyanate-masked imidazole and an epoxy-masked imidazole, and a prepreg, an insulating film with a support, a laminate plate and a printed wiring board, each containing the same.
US10119038B2	Patina solution, method for producing patina on object, and patina kit Compositions, methods, and kits for treating a surface of an object made of copper or a copper alloy to produce a patina thereon. One composition includes a mild acid solution and a powdered salt in a concentration of up to about one pound per gallon of mild acid solution. One method includes treating a surface of an object made of copper or a copper alloy by applying a patina composition to the surface, the patina composition comprising a mild acid solution and a powdered salt in a concentration of up to about one pound per gallon of mild acid solution, allowing the patina composition to remain in contact with the surface for a predetermined amount of time sufficient to permit the patina composition to chemically react with the copper or copper alloy surface to produce patina, and applying water to the surface to remove residual patina composition from the surface.
US10119030B2	Rhodamine-based coloring composition A coloring composition having higher heat resistance as compared with the conventional coloring composition, including a compound represented by general formula (1), and a polymer having a monomer unit derived from the compound. (wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R8 and R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; Y represents a nitrogen atom or a group represented by formula (1-1): A1 represents an alkylene group having at least one group selected from —O—, —OCO—, —COO—, —NHCO—, —CONH—, —NHCONH— and an arylene group in the chain; A2 represents —NH— or —O—; An −represents an anion containing an aryl group having an electron-withdrawing substituent; n represents an integer of 0 to 3; R8 and R9 may form a cyclic structure of a 5 to 6 membered ring together with —N—(CH2)n—Y— bonding thereto.)
US10119028B2	Infrared-sensitive color developing composition, lithographic printing plate precursor, plate making method for lithographic printing plate, and infrared-sensitive color developer An infrared-sensitive color developing composition develops colors in a high density with an infrared exposure and does not significantly discolor when aged. A lithographic printing plate precursor which has extremely excellent plate-inspecting properties and favorable storage stability and is capable of maintaining favorable color-developing properties is provided, as is a plate making method for a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used. A new compound that can be preferably used as an infrared-sensitive color developer is also provided. An infrared-sensitive color developing composition of the invention includes a compound represented by Formula (1) (Component A). In addition, the compound in the present invention is represented by Formula (1).
US10119025B2	Separators, batteries, systems, and methods for idle start stop vehicles In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.
US10119019B2	Environmental friendly flame retardant moulding compositions based on thermoplastic impact modified styrenic polymers Object of the present invention is to provide halogen-free highly flame retardant styrene impact modified polymers able to perform V0 classification on thin items, according to international standard UL-94.
US10119017B2	Resin composition and sheet-shaped molded body thereof A resin composition according to the present invention contains a polypropylene-based resin (a), a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), and a hydrogenated block copolymer (c) in a particular mass ratio, and the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (c) have particular constitution. Moreover, a sheet-shaped molded body according to the present invention contains the resin composition according to the present invention. Furthermore, a packaging material for medical use, foodstuffs or clothes according to the present invention contains the sheet-shaped molded body according to the present invention.
US10119014B2	Rubber composition for tires, and pneumatic tire Provided are: a rubber composition for tires capable of improving fuel economy, wet grip performance, and abrasion resistance; and a pneumatic tire including the same. Included is a rubber composition for tires including: a diene polymer; silica; and a liquid resin having a softening point of −20 to 20° C., the diene polymer being a modified diene polymer obtained by reacting components (A) and (B), the liquid resin being present in an amount of 3-40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, the component (A) being an active alkali metal-terminated conjugated diene polymer obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer alone or with an aromatic vinyl monomer, in the presence of a component (C), the component (B) being a modifier containing a functional group, the component (C) being a chemical species obtained by reacting an organic alkali metal compound and a compound of Formula (1) below.
US10119011B2	Swellable compositions, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture thereof A swellable composition comprises: a matrix material; and a condensed expandable graphite material disposed in the matrix material. A seal arrangement comprises: a swellable member and a sealing member disposed on a surface of the swellable member; wherein the swellable member comprises a condensed expandable graphite material. The condensed expandable graphite material in the swellable composition and the swellable member has a bulk density of about 1 to about 8 g/cm3 and comprises expandable graphite.
US10118999B2	Polylactic acid film or sheet, and pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet Polylactic acid film or sheet having tear strength so as not to break or tear during, for example, production or processing of the film or sheet or winding thereof into a roll, and causing neither melt nor deformation at high temperatures more than 100° C. In the polylactic acid film or sheet, the tear strength is not less than 100 N/mm when the film or sheet is torn at least in a flow direction (MD), a rate of dimensional change due to heating is not more than ±3% in the flow direction (MD) and a transverse direction (TD), and a rate of dimensional change due to loaded heating is not more than ±3% in the flow direction (MD).
US10118994B2	Water soluble silicone material A water soluble silicone macromer comprising a siloxane backbone having grafted thereto a suitable number of hydrophilic groups to render the macromer water soluble, the macromer comprising a polymerizable functional group grafted to the siloxane backbone. In one aspect, the present invention provides a water soluble silicone macromer having a structure of Formula (1): where M is a hydrophilic group or segment; L is a hydrophilic or hydrophobic linkage; N is a hydrophilic or hydrophobic group or segment. Q is a polymerizable functional group; x is zero or an integer greater than zero; y is zero or an integer greater than zero; v is zero or an integer greater than zero; and z is greater than zero, with the proviso that both y and v are not zero.
US10118974B2	Modified conjugated diene polymer, a modified rubber composition containing same, and method for preparing modified conjugated diene polymer Disclosed are a modified conjugated diene-based polymer represented by a specific Chemical Formula and a method of preparing the same.
US10118964B2	Construction and application of bispecific antibody HER2xCD3 The present invention provides a bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody provided by the present invention comprises a single-chain unit and a monovalent unit, wherein the single-chain unit has a specific binding capability against a surface antigen CD3 of an immune cell; the monovalent unit has a specific binding capability against a surface antigen HER2 of a tumor cell; the single-chain unit comprises a single-chain variable fragment ScFv fused with an Fc fragment; and the monovalent unit comprises a light chain and heavy chain pair. The present invention also provides a preparation method of the bispecific antibody and pharmaceutical use of these antibodies.
US10118958B2	Composition and method for the diagnosis and treatment of iron-related disorders Provided herein are methods of using the antibodies that bind to RGMc to treat and diagnose iron-related disorders.
US10118957B2	Method for treating heart disease by inhibiting the Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus Receptor The invention pertains to a means for downregulating or inhibiting or mislocalizing CAR in a cardiac cell for treating/curing a patient who has suffered or is predisposed to suffering a myocardial infarction (MI) or preventing myocardial infarction or complications thereof.
US10118954B2	Apelin analogues A pharmaceutical composition with a peptide analog of apelin, and a method of treatment for various conditions are described. An exemplary embodiment is a peptide analog comprising at least residues 2-13 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and further comprising at least a substitution or modification at residue 13 of SEQ ID NO: 1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the peptide analog of the present invention and method of treatment for diabetes, stimulating insulin release, and moderating blood glucose excursions by administering the peptide analog of the present invention to a patient in need thereof are described.
US10118948B2	Antimicrobial peptides, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use thereof Disclosed herein are novel antimicrobial peptides, pharmaceutical compositions containing the peptides, and methods of use of the peptides to inhibit the growth or proliferation of microbes. The antimicrobial peptides are particularly useful to treat infections of dangerous gram positive organisms such as MRSA and VRSA.
US10118939B2	Metal complexes, comprising carbene ligands having an o-substituted non-cyclometalated aryl group and their use in organic light emitting diodes Cyclometallated Ir complex comprising three N,N diaryl substituted carbene ligands, bearing substituents in the 2 position of the non-cyclometallated aryl ring; an organic electronic device, preferably an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), comprising at least one cyclometallated Ir complex as described above, a light-emitting layer comprising said cyclometallated Ir complex preferably as emitter material, preferably in combination with at least one host material, use of said cyclometallated Ir complex in an OLED and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units, illumination units, units in items of clothing, units in handbags, units in accessories, units in furniture and units in wallpaper comprising said organic electronic device, preferably said OLED, or said light-emitting layer. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said cyclometallated Ir complex.
US10118937B1	Process for preparing ixazomib citrate and intermediates therefor A process for making ixazomib citrate of formula VI comprising reacting a compound of formula V with citric acid to form ixazomib citrate of formula VI: wherein R is hydrogen or an amide protecting group.
US10118935B2	Melampomagnolide B dimers The present disclosure provides dimers of melampomagnolide B (MMB), including carbamate, carbonate, succinic amide, ester and carboxamide dimers of MMB. These derivatives are useful for treating cancer in humans, in particular in treating leukemia, including acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
US10118934B2	Inhibitors of UDP-galactopyranose mutase Compounds and salts thereof which inhibit microbial growth or attenuate the virulence of pathogenic microorganisms and which inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM). Compounds of the invention include triazolothiadiazines, particularly 3, 6, 7-substituted-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines, and 4-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl) thiazoles, particularly 4-(1,2,5-substituted-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-2-substituted thiazoles, and salts thereof. Methods for inhibiting growth or attenuating virulence of microbial pathogens including mycobacterium, for example, M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis and Klebsiella, for example, Klebsiella pneumoniae. Methods for inhibiting eukaryotic human and animal pathogens, and fungi and nematodes in particular. Methods for treatment of infections by prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens employing compounds of the invention.
US10118929B2	Nonanoic and decanoic acid derivatives and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to fluorinated compounds of formula I and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the fluorinated compounds of the disclosure, and methods of treating fibrosis, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy (DR), macular edema, diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO), by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
US10118913B2	Heterocyclic modulators of lipid synthesis Heterocyclic modulators of lipid synthesis are provided as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; and methods of treating conditions characterized by disregulation of a fatty acid synthase pathway by the administration of such compounds.
US10118912B2	Process for the preparation of Ledipasvir An improved process is provided for the preparation of Ledipasvir and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, which is useful as an antiviral agent. This disclosure also provides a process for the preparation of key intermediates of Ledipasvir.
US10118910B2	Benzothiophene-based selective estrogen receptor downregulators This invention is benzothiophene-based estrogen receptor downregulators and their compositions and uses to treat estrogen-related medical disorders.
US10118907B2	Deuterated 1-piperazino-3-phenyl indanes for treatment of schizophrenia The present invention relates to deuterated 1-piperazino-3-phenyl-indanes and salts thereof with activity at dopamine receptors D1 and D2 as well as the 5HT2 receptors in the central nervous system, to medicaments comprising such compounds as active ingredients, to the use of such compounds in the treatment of diseases in the central nervous system, and to methods of treatment comprising administration of such compounds.
US10118899B2	Production method of enzalutamide crystal form The present invention aims to provided a novel production method of an enzalutamide crystal form in which wet crystals of enzalutamide are obtained in a step of crystallizing in the production process of the enzalutamide crystal form, and then 2-propanol which is solvated with enzalutamide and the B-type crystals are reduced. The present invention relates to a production method of an enzalutamide crystal form, which comprises a step of crystallizing for obtaining wet crystals of enzalutamide, and a step of drying the wet crystals, and comprises a step of washing using a mixed solvent of a good solvent and a poor solvent after the step of crystallizing.
US10118892B2	Compounds and their synthesis The present invention relates to sulfonium salts of formula (I): (I), their preparation, and utility as precursors for preparing functionalized organic compounds, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and each is independently selected from an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkenyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkenyl group, an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted amine, an optionally substituted alkoxy group, an optionally substituted thioether group, an optionally substituted phosphine group, an optionally substituted boron species, an optionally substituted carbene, an organometallic moiety, and a halide, or R1 and R2 are joined together to form an optionally substituted sulfur-containing ring; W is a bond, an optionally substituted alkynylene group, an optionally substituted alkenylene group, and optionally substituted alkylene group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; R3 is a moiety comprising at least one basic group, provided that when R3 does not contain any carbon atoms, W is not a bond; X is an anionic species; and n is an integer selected from 1 to 5.
US10118888B2	Method for isomerizing bis(aminomethyl) cyclohexane A method for isomerizing a bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, including isomerizing a bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane while introducing an inert gas in a reaction solution containing a bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkali metal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal and an alkaline earth metal-containing compound, and a benzylamine compound.
US10118881B2	Hydroxyl compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, hypertension, impotence, inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid elimination in bile, obesity, oxysterol elimination in bile, pancreatitis, pancreatitius, Parkinson's disease, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, phospholipid elimination in bile, renal disease, septicemia, metabolic syndrome disorders (e.g., Syndrome X), thrombotic disorder. Compounds and methods of the invention can also be used to modulate C reactive protein or enhance bile production in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.
US10118876B2	Butadiene extraction process A process for recovering butadiene from a C4 fraction is disclosed. The process may include: contacting a mixed C4 stream comprising butane, butene, and butadiene, with a solvent comprising an organic solvent and water in a butadiene pre-absorber column to recover an overheads fraction comprising at least a portion of the butane, butene, and water, and a first bottoms fraction comprising the organic solvent, butadiene, and at least a portion of the butene; and feeding the first bottoms fraction to a butadiene extraction unit to recover a butene fraction, a crude butadiene fraction, and a solvent fraction.
US10118869B1	Fertilizer This fertilizer is a mixture of organic matter from animal and plant sources, nematode controllers, carbohydrates, minerals, and mycorrhizal inoculum. It contains guano, kelp meal, neem cake, dry molasses, clay, magnesium sulfate and mycorrhizae. In one embodiment, the mixture is made of the following amounts by weight: 55% high-nitrogen bat guano; 12.5% high-phosphorous bat guano; 12.5% kelp meal; 10% neem cake; and 2.5% each of dry molasses, montmorillonite clay, magnesium sulfate, and mycorrhizae of the Glomus genus. Versions of the fertilizer directed to specific plant species may contain additional ingredients, such as indole-3-butyric acid.
US10118861B2	Composite polycrystal A composite polycrystal contains polycrystalline diamond formed of diamond grains that are directly bonded mutually, and non-diamond carbon dispersed in the polycrystalline diamond, and has a concentration of contained hydrogen of less than or equal to 1000 ppm.
US10118854B2	Tubular semifinished product for producing an optical fiber Methods for producing an optical fiber by elongating a silica glass blank or a coaxial group of silica glass components, on the basis of which a fiber is obtained that comprises a core zone, an inner jacket zone enclosing the core zone and a ring zone surrounding the inner jacket zone, are known. In order to provide, proceeding from this, a method, a tubular semi-finished product and a group of coaxial components for the cost-effective production of an optical fiber, which is characterized by a high quality of the boundary between the core and jacket and by low bending sensitivity, according to the invention, the silica glass of the ring zone is provided in the form of a ring zone tube made of silica glass having a mean fluorine content of at least 6000 weight ppm and the tube has an inner tube surface and an outer tube surface, wherein via the wall of the ring zone tube, a radial fluorine concentration profile is adjusted which has an inner fluorine depletion layer with a layer thickness of at least 1 μm and no more than 10 μm, in which the fluorine content decreases toward the inner tube surface and is no more than 3000 weight ppm in a region close to the surface which has a thickness of 1 μm.
US10118852B2	Glass furnace A glass furnace includes a furnace chamber for containing glass melt and a conveyor for receiving glass batch material and feeding the glass batch material to the furnace chamber. A dam wall is disposed with respect to the conveyor such that batch material from the conveyor must flow upward over the dam wall before entering the furnace chamber. The top of the dam wall may be below the level of the melt pool in the furnace chamber.
US10118851B2	Process for the anaerobic fermentation of biogenic waste materials and plant for carrying out this process A process for the anaerobic fermentation of biogenic waste materials including the steps that a fermentation material containing the waste materials is mixed with liquid and the fermentation material suspension obtained in this manner is anaerobically fermented in a fermenter and the digest produced in the fermentation of the fermentation material suspension is dewatered of a dewatering device, wherein, with separation of press water, a press cake is obtained that has a dry matter proportion increased with respect to the digest; the press water is subjected to a solids separation, wherein a residual liquid having a dry matter proportion reduced with respect to the press water of at most 15% by weight is obtained and the residual liquid is used at least in part for the mixing according to the fermentation material step.
US10118850B2	Process for the treatment of a flow of waste water by low-pressure filtration In order to treat a flow of waste water, there is applied to this flow, after at most an optional pre-treatment of screening/degritting or deoiling, a filtration treatment by means of microfiltration or ultrafiltration membranes, by causing the flow to circulate tangentially to the membranes at a velocity of at least 0.1 m/s, in the presence of an organic sequestering agent composed based on organic phosphate at a concentration that is effective for sequestering metal ions contained in the flow and minimizing the formation of calcium carbonate, with a differential pressure on either side of the membranes that is less than or equal to 5 bar.
US10118845B2	Wastewater treatment systems and related methods The invention relates to wastewater treatment systems with decentralized disposal of treated wastewater and methods of using the same. The invention further relates to methods of converting existing septic systems to a wastewater treatment plant system.
US10118844B2	Multifunctional method for membrane protection and biofouling control The invention provides methods and compositions for the protection of a membrane from both biofouling and from damage caused by a biocide. The invention utilizes PAA as both a biocide and as a reducing agent for other oxidizing biocides. This is especially beneficial because without the invention one would be forced to choose between preventing membrane biofouling or preventing membrane damage from oxidizing biocides.
US10118842B2	Deionizing fluid filter devices and methods of use Deionizing fluid filter devices and methods of use are described herein. An example filter device comprises a plurality stacked panels that comprise filter structures. The filter structures comprise filter features that filter a fluid. The fluid is processed by the filter device such that filtered fluid is output as well as a concentrate of particulate matter extracted from the fluid.
US10118839B2	Irradiation assembly for liquid purification assembly, purification assembly and beverage dispenser The invention relates to a liquid purification assembly using ultraviolet light irradiation against reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms, comprising an irradiation chamber (200) having an internal volume and comprising an inlet (204) and an outlet (205), the irradiation chamber (200) being provided with ultraviolet light emitting means (208) configured to irradiate liquid in the irradiation chamber (200) with ultraviolet light. The irradiation chamber (200) comprises a mechanism configured to cause a change in the internal volume of the irradiation chamber (200), said change in internal volume drawing liquid into the irradiation chamber (200) when the volume of the irradiation chamber (200) increases, and forcing liquid out of the irradiation chamber (200) when the volume of the irradiation chamber (200) decreases. The invention also relates to a beverage dispenser and to a method for purifying a liquid.
US10118832B2	Aluminum salt containing high percentage of Al30 A composition comprising an aluminum chlorohydrate salt, the aluminum chlorohydrate salt having at least 50 mole % Al30 polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation of all polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cations detectable by quantitative 27Al NMR within the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a buffer. The composition can optionally include zirconium. Also disclosed are a method of making an aluminum salt using an increased molar concentration of a starting aluminum salt with a buffer, a method of reducing perspiration with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a method of treating water with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt.
US10118829B2	Processes for producing silicon Silicon is produced by magnesiothermic reduction of silicon dioxide, wherein to achieve magnesiothermic reduction a reactant mixture is employed which contains silicon dioxide (SiO2) and magnesium (Mg) and, as moderators, magnesium oxide (MgO) and silicon (Si), and optionally further moderators.
US10118828B2	Tritertbutyl aluminum reactants for vapor deposition Aluminum (Al) hydrocarbon precursor compositions are provided that can be used for vapor deposition of transition metal carbide thin films, for example aluminum-doped transition metal carbide thin films such as Al-doped titanium carbide thin films. In some embodiments, the precursor compositions comprise one or more isomers of tritertbutyl aluminum (TTBA). In some embodiments the precursor compositions comprise at least 50% of Isomer 1 of TTBA, at least 50% of Isomer 2 of TTBA, or at least 20% of a combination of Isomer 1 and Isomer 2, where Isomer 1 has the formula Al(tert-Bu)2(iso-Bu) and Isomer 2 has the formula Al(tert-Bu)(iso-Bu)2. A container containing a precursor composition comprising at least 50% of Isomer 1 or Isomer 2 or at least 20% of a combination of Isomer 1 and 2 of TTBA can be attached to a vapor deposition reactor and used to deposit transition metal carbide thin films such as Al-doped titanium carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition or chemical vapor deposition.
US10118802B2	Structural health monitoring of an escalator drive system A structural health monitoring system is provided. The system includes a drive system having a first drive member a second drive member 38 operationally connected to the first drive member, and a tension member 39 operationally connecting the first drive member to the second drive member. At least one sensor 50 is configured to monitor a characteristic of at least one of the first drive member and the second drive member. A processor 54, in communication with the at least one sensor, is configured to determine if the structural health of the tension member is compromised based on the monitored characteristic. The processor is further configured to perform a safety response action when the structural health of the tension member is determined to be compromised.
US10118797B2	Mobile application based elevator dispatching using tenant identity A method includes receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, registration information associated with a tenant of a building and at least one user device, determining, by the computing device, that the at least one user device is within a threshold distance of the building, causing, by the computing device, an identity of the tenant to be provided by the at least one user device based on the determination that the at least one user device is within the threshold distance of the building, and causing, by the computing device, an elevator car to be dispatched to a floor of the building on which the tenant is located.
US10118787B2	Sheet discharge device and image forming apparatus In a sheet discharge device, upon a discharge of a sheet bundle onto a discharge tray, a lowering control portion lowers the discharge tray by a predetermined lowering distance. After the discharge tray is lowered by the lowering control portion, a lifting control portion waits until a front end of an initial sheet of a next sheet bundle becomes in a state of protruding from a discharge port, and then lifts the discharge tray until an upper-surface detection sensor detects that an upper surface of sheet bundles stacked on the discharge tray has reached a predetermined height.
US10118782B2	Sheet feeder, image recording apparatus having the sheet feeder, and computer-readable medium therefor A sheet feeder includes a controller configured to perform a driving process of supplying a motor with an electric current to rotate a roller, perform a stopping process of stopping supplying the electric current in response to determining that the motor has not rotated before a second sensor detects a sheet, when an accumulated rotational quantity of the roller is less than a threshold, set a retry upper limit to a first value, the accumulated rotational quantity being detected by a first sensor in the driving process performed for a first time, when the accumulated rotational quantity of the roller is equal to or more than the threshold, set the retry upper limit to a second value more than the first value, and repeatedly perform the driving process and the stopping process until a number of retries reaches the retry upper limit or until the second sensor detects the sheet.
US10118752B2	Packing member and cushion A packing member includes: a cushion surrounding an object and containing gas; an elastic member attachable and detachable from the cushion; and a container box containing the cushion to which the elastic member is attached. The container box includes: a container having an opening; and a lid that opens and closes the opening. The cushion includes: a first portion surrounding a portion of the object and containing the gas; a no-gas containing portion containing no gas; and a pair of second portions containing the gas, communicating with the first portion, and respectively provided on opposite sides of the object. The elastic member includes: a base disposed between the lid and the no-gas containing portion; and a pair of nipping portions respectively extending from opposite ends of the base and each disposed between the container and a corresponding one of the pair of second portions.
US10118751B2	Oversize beverage carrier box A corrugated board carrier for an interior bulk beverage container is provided with a larger base, integral handles, and a ramp insert to promote gravity dispensing of beverages therein through a spout.
US10118741B2	Package integrity indicating closure A resealable closure for a container in which package integrity is indicated by a structure which connects the closure to a remaining portion of the container which must be broken in order to gain access to the contents of the container for a first time. The package integrity feature, in one form, includes a structure associated with the closure, wherein upon opening the closure for a first time, the structure stretches, increasing a length of the structure until the structure eventually breaks, leaving one or both residual ends of the broken structure rippled or curved upward from the remainder of the container. In one alternative form, the structure is associated with a pull tab of the sealing panel, which comprises the closure, whereby either the structure must be broken first, prior to pulling back the sealing panel, or while pulling back the sealing panel for a first time, the structure breaks, prior to gaining access to the contents therein. Advantageously, the package integrity feature is integrally formed with the closure and a remaining portion of the container. Integrity of the package is indicated by visually observing an intact breakable structure.
US10118733B2	Storage system A storage system includes at least two modular containers, at least two anchor members, and at least one coupler. Each of the modular containers includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall unit with two opposite walls. Each of the two opposite walls has two lateral regions and an elongated depressed region which extends inwardly to form an elongated groove. Each of the anchor members includes a fitted end fitted slidably in a corresponding elongated groove, an enlarged head, and a neck disposed between the fitted end and the enlarged head. The coupler couples the enlarged heads of the at least two anchor members together so as to permit the at least two modular containers to be disposed in their respective orientations.
US10118731B2	Pallet assembly A pallet includes fire retardant coatings to improve the overall fire performance of the pallet. First, the coatings may be used in combination with fire retardant additives in the plastic material of the pallet in order to reduce the amount of additives, thereby reducing cost and improving the structural performance of the pallet. Alternatively or additionally, the fire retardant coatings may be placed inside the pallet. This eliminates the chance that the fire retardant coating will get worn off during use. For example, the coating could be placed between the reinforcement sheet and the deck or runners, within the columns, etc.
US10118729B2	Decorated beverage can tabs A decorated tab for a beverage container has a lift end, a nose end, and central webbing. An enclosed portion of the central webbing has a coating. A symbol is located on the enclosed region which is created by selective removal of the coating by a laser ablation. The symbol has a boundary profile defining a perimeter of the symbol generated by a continuous, uninterrupted vectorized laser dot pattern defining regions of ablated coating. The symbol has an interior portion generated by a plurality of pulsed rasterized laser dots defining further regions of ablated coating.
US10118715B2	System and method for auxiliary power unit inlet door testing A method and system for operating an inlet door of an auxiliary power unit are provided. A control signal comprising at least one inlet door command is output. In response to the at least one inlet door command, at least one feedback signal is received and compared to the at least one inlet door command. If the at least one received feedback signal matches the at least one expected feedback signal, operation of the auxiliary power unit is allowed. Otherwise, operation of the auxiliary power unit is inhibited.
US10118703B2	Armrest for aircraft seat, associated seat and process Armrest for aircraft seat, associated seat and process are provided. The armrest includes a stationary part (12) intended to be connected to the seat, a moving part (14) movable relative to the stationary part (12), between a high position in which the moving part (14) is intended to protrude above a seat bottom of the seat and a low position, and a maneuvering mechanism (18) able to guide the movement of the moving part (14) between the high position and the low position. The maneuvering mechanism (18) includes at least a first connecting rod (26) and a second connecting rod (27), each independently connecting the stationary part (12) to the moving part (14), the first connecting rod (26) and the second connecting rod (27) being arranged parallel to one another during the movement of the moving part (14) between the high position and the low position.
US10118701B2	Aircraft cabin LED lighting system and lighting assembly The present disclosure is generally directed to an aircraft cabin LED lighting system and lighting assembly, in which each LED light is paired with and controlled by a separate microcontroller, which is individually addressable. In various embodiments, a lighting control device (e.g., a control panel for flight attendants) transmits pixel data to various lighting assemblies around the cabin. These lighting assemblies include the microcontroller-LED light pairs. Each LED light is multicolor and includes multiple LEDs (e.g., one for each color). The pixel data defines a color scheme and/or animation sequence. Each pixel maps to one of the microcontroller-LED pairs. The microcontroller controls the intensity of each LED of the LED light according to the pixel data it receives.
US10118697B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle There is provided an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a flexible propeller guard. The flexible propeller guard may allow the UAV to be resiliently repelled from objects in the UAV's flight path, thereby protecting one or more of the UAV's propellers. The UAV may have foldable arms, movable between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, and the flexible propeller guard may be used to restrain the folded arms in the stored configuration. The flexible propeller guard may be arranged so as to not interfere with the foldability of the arms.
US10118696B1	Steerable rotating projectile A method for controlling a flying projectile which rotates during flight, comprising: determining an angle of rotation of an inertial mass spinning about an axis during flight; and controlling at least one actuator for altering at least a portion of an aerodynamic structure, selectively in dependence on the determined angle of rotation and a control input, to control aerodynamic forces during flight. An aerodynamic surface may rotate and interact with surrounding air during flight, to produce aerodynamic forces. A sensor determines an angular rotation of the spin during flight. A control system, responsive to the sensor, produces a control signal in dependence on the determined angular rotation. An actuator selectively alters an aerodynamic characteristic of the aerodynamic surface in response to the control signal.
US10118694B2	Rotorcraft rotor comprising a hub made of composite materials obtained from carbon fiber fabric dusted in a thermoplastic resin A rotorcraft rotor comprising a hub made up of a monolithic body of composite material obtained by stacking successive layers of carbon fiber fabric dusted with a thermoplastic resin and compressed while hot. The hub is provided with branches on which respective blades are mounted via hinge systems, each including a strength member bearing radially against a corresponding branch. The strength members are individually received in sockets defined on fabrication so that when the rotor is set into rotation at a predefined operating speed, the radial thrust seat for enabling the strength members to bear against the branches present bearing surfaces that are cylindrical, the radial thrust seats then being of shape complementary to a cylindrical bearing surface of the corresponding strength member.
US10118691B2	Powered clutch for aircraft wheel drive system A powered clutch assembly is provided for an aircraft landing gear or other vehicle wheel drive system equipped with wheel drive motors controllable to move the aircraft or vehicle during ground travel. Electric power for the clutch assembly is transferred to clutch actuation elements by a rotary power transfer assembly mounted between stationary and rotating elements within the landing gear wheel drive system to clutch actuation elements. Actuation elements are powered to securely lock clutch rotating elements when required to improve the reliability of failsafe operation of the clutch assembly when torque should not be transferred and to unlock clutch rotating elements when torque should be transferred when the landing gear wheel drive system is used to drive the aircraft during ground travel. Power transferred from the rotary power transfer assembly may also be used to operate components associated with the aircraft drive wheel other than the powered clutch assembly.
US10118690B2	Automated and versatile autonomously climbing undercarriage with flight capability An automated and versatile autonomously climbing undercarriage with flight capability that automatically reaches a suitable area for cleaning purposes, repair purposes, and monitoring purposes without being constantly connected to a supply station or base station in the process, and that independently goes to the surface of the facade and independently moves along the surface and away from the surface. The automated and versatile autonomously climbing undercarriage with vacuum suction units as per the invention involves a multicopter with two, three or more rotors or propellers attached to the autonomously climbing undercarriage.
US10118689B2	Hydrostatic automatic flight servo systems A hydrostatic automatic flight servo system is provided. The automatic flight servo system includes a manifold that defines a first fluid chamber, and a hydraulic fluid is received in the first fluid chamber. The first fluid chamber includes a first bellows and a second bellows. The automatic flight servo system includes a stick received at least partially within the manifold and pivotally coupled to the manifold. The stick includes a control arm fixedly coupled to the first bellows, and the stick is to receive an input. The automatic flight servo system includes a flight output system pivotally coupled to the manifold. The flight output system includes a second control arm received at least partially within the manifold and coupled to the second bellows such that the pivotal movement of the stick pivots the flight output system relative to the manifold.
US10118684B2	Vessel propulsion device A vessel propulsion device transmits a drive force of an engine to a propulsive force generator. The vessel propulsion device includes a generator that is driven by the engine, a power shutoff detector that detects a power shutoff state in which the drive force of the engine is not transmitted to the propulsive force generator, and a controller configured or programmed to, when the power shutoff detector detects the power shutoff state, select one of a plurality of charging modes to charge a battery connected to the generator and control a target speed of the engine based on a selected one of the charging modes.
US10118683B1	Outboard motors having flexible connector assembly for shift actuation An outboard motor is for propelling a marine vessel in water. The outboard motor has an upper cowling that covers an internal combustion engine, a driveshaft housing located below the internal combustion engine, and a lower gearcase located below the driveshaft housing. The lower gearcase encloses a transmission gearset configured to transmit power from the internal combustion engine to a propulsor. A shift actuator is covered by the upper cowling and a shift mechanism is located at least partially in the lower gearcase and configured to shift the transmission gearset into and between forward, neutral and reverse gears. A flexible connector assembly operatively couples the shift actuator to the shift mechanism so that actuation of the shift actuator causes the shift mechanism to shift the transmission gearset.
US10118678B2	Collapsible and portable rack for storing boardsport equipment The present invention is a collapsible rack and methods of using the collapsible rack for storing boardsport equipment. The collapsible rack has an upper portion and a lower portion connected by at least one lockable hinge. The upper portion has a rotatable top bar having three or more rails extending parallel to each other and a locking arm to maintain the rails perpendicular to the upper portion when in use. The lower portion has a rotatable platform base and a locking arm to maintain the base perpendicular to the lower portion when in use. The lower or upper portion may also have a handle about the middle of one of its sides and a closure mechanism to maintain the rack in collapsed configuration for easy transport.
US10118677B2	Device and system for propelling a passenger A propulsion device including a platform on which a passenger is positioned, said platform comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, and cooperating with means for collecting and distributing a pressurized fluid to a primary nozzle expelling said fluid from a fluid outlet in a given direction, said means being supplied with pressurized fluid by a fluid supply conduit, the device being characterized in that: the primary nozzle is oriented substantially from the bow to the stern of the platform; the fluid expulsion direction fits in a median plane of the platform; the fluid expulsion direction of the primary nozzle describes an angle comprised between −10° and +45° with a longitudinal axis of the platform contained in said median plane.
US10118671B2	Marine vessel with intelligent shading system A marine vessel intelligent shading system, including a marine vessel deck surface, a mounting assembly attached to the marine vessel deck surface, a base assembly having a first end attached to the mounting assembly, a first telescoping module connected to a base assembly, the first telescoping module being adjustable to a plurality of heights, and a core assembly module coupled to the first telescoping module. The marine vessel intelligent shading system further includes an expansion sensor module coupled to the core assembly module and the expansion sensor module includes one or more arm support assemblies, one or more arms and a shading fabric. The one or more arms are connected to the one or more arm support assemblies, and the shading fabric is coupled to the one or more arms.
US10118670B2	Monitor device A monitor device includes a memory, a hardware mount configured to attach to a rigging member, a motion sensor configured to detect a first motion characteristic of the rigging member, and a processor operatively coupled to the memory and to the motion sensor. The processor is configured to receive the first motion characteristic from the motion sensor. The processor is further configured to send the first motion characteristic to a controller. The controller is configured to receive a second motion characteristic generate an output for a display based on the first motion characteristic and the second motion characteristic.
US10118666B2	Bicycle hydraulic device A bicycle hydraulic device is basically provided with a base member, a first plug and a second plug. The base member has a hydraulic fluid passageway, a first opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway and a second opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway. The first plug is disposed in the first opening, and having a receiving hole. The second plug is disposed in the second opening. The second plug has a protrusion extending into the receiving hole of the first plug to couple the first and second plugs to the base member.
US10118663B2	Handlebar mount structure for saddled vehicle A handlebar is supported by an upper bracket of a motorcycle through a handlebar holder. The handlebar holder includes a lower end portion supported by the upper bracket and an upper end portion to support the handlebar. A holder shank is provided in a lower end of the handlebar holder, and has a tip end portion formed with a male thread. A holder shank throughhole is formed in the upper bracket, through which throughhole the holder shank extends. The holder shank throughhole accommodates therein a tubular elastic mount member for suppressing transmission of vibrations. The holder shank is passed through a holder shank insertion hole formed on an inner side of the elastic mount member, and an elastic member is interposed forwardly and rearwardly of the elastic mount member situated between the handlebar holder and the upper bracket.
US10118660B2	Smartpack device for a bike Disclosed is a smartpack device detachably attached to chassis of a bike. The bike includes peripheral electrical devices. The smartpack device includes a housing, a separating assembly, a locking unit, plurality of indication units, a battery unit, a door, a computer and a battery unit to power the peripheral electrical devices of the bike, computer and plurality of indication units. The plurality of indication units is configured on the housing to emit light to indicate status of each peripheral electric device of the bike. The door connected to the housing to allow access to the battery. The computer is configured on the housing includes a memory unit to store plurality of modules, a touch display unit to display processed plurality of modules and to receive touch commands from a user to access the plurality of modules and the processing unit to process the plurality of modules and is coupled to the memory unit. The plurality of modules includes a navigation module to display navigation route information on the touch display unit, and a control module controls at least one of plurality of indication units to indicate status of the electrical peripheral devices on receiving commands through touch display unit.
US10118651B2	Interior body panel fit and finish tabs and methods of installation and use thereof Interior panel and body assembly features for vehicles that include the placement of panel tabs on vehicle interior panels, with the panel tabs on the interior panels having features for interactive attachment of the interior panels with vehicle body portions via corresponding body tabs on each vehicle body portion. The interactive attachment aspects of the panel tabs operating with the body tabs may further assist in properly locating each interior panel relative to a vehicle body portions. When the interior panel is installed on the vehicle body, each panel tab attaches the interior panel to the corresponding body portion via a body tab, so as to enhance the strength of the attachment, such as at an edge location where standard attachment clips cannot be used, thereby improving positioning and good fit and finish, while maximizing interior space capacity.
US10118649B2	Auxiliary frame for a two-track motor vehicle An auxiliary frame for a front axle of a two-track motor vehicle includes lateral longitudinal members extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle; front and rear cross members, said lateral longitudinal members converging at respective front and rear corner-joint parts with the front and rear cross members; at least one rear control arm console having console wings, with a rear wheel control arm of a wheel suspension of the motor vehicle being articulately connected between the console wings, one of the console wings having a mounting section; and at least one mount support for supporting an aggregate mount for a drive aggregate of the vehicle, wherein the mount support is formed on the mounting section of the one of the console wings.
US10118645B2	Longitudinal beam made of multi-layer steel The present invention relates to a longitudinal beam for a motor vehicle, having a body, of hollow cross section and extending in the longitudinal direction, with a front connection for a cross-member and a rear connection to a motor vehicle body, said longitudinal beam being characterized in that the longitudinal beam is produced from a multi-layer steel having a homogeneous wall thickness as a hot-formed and press-hardened component and has at least one reinforcement patch, wherein the multi-layer steel has a central layer and at least one outer layer made of a ferritic stainless steel alloy.
US10118643B2	Front sub-frame structure To reinforce a front sub-frame in such a manner that the front sub-frame having a trapezoidal shape formed by a cross member and left and right side members extending to one side is not deformed to a rhombus shape at the one side, a front sub-frame structure includes: a rear cross member (74) coupling arm supporting parts (71, 71) supported on left and right side members (6, 6); tilt members (75) coupling left and right intermediate portions of the rear cross member (74) to rear vehicle attachment parts (M3) of the side members (6); a brace (80) coupling the left and right arm supporting parts (71, 71) to the rear vehicle attachment parts (M3); and intermediate coupling parts (91) coupling the brace (80) to intermediate portions of the tilt members (75).
US10118639B2	Method and system for steering control of an autonomous vehicle using proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller In one embodiment, an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) steering control system determines how much and when to apply a steering control to maneuver obstacles of a planned route. The steering control system calculates a first steering angle based on a target directional angle and an actual directional angle of the ADV, a second steering angle based on a target lateral position and an actual lateral position of the ADV to maneuver a planned route, an object, or an obstacle course. The steering control system determines a target steering angle based on the first steering angle and the second steering angles and utilizes the target steering angle to control a subsequent steering angle of the ADV.
US10118638B2	Motor driven power steering system and control method thereof A motor driven power steering (MDPS) system may include: a torque sensor configured to measure a steering torque caused by a steering operation of a driver; a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of the steering operation; and a controller configured to determine a control torque according to the steering angle measured through the steering angle sensor, calculate an input torque based on the control torque and the steering torque measured through the torque sensor, and determine an assist torque based on the calculated input torque.
US10118635B2	Systems and methods for monitoring shopping cart wheels Methods and systems are provided for evaluating shopping cart wheels using a sensor module or one or more microphones engaged with the shopping cart. The microphones can be used to detect sounds generated by the wheels of the shopping cart. A sound signature can be determined from the detected sound and compared to sound signatures in a database. If the detected sound indicates that a wheel of the shopping cart is failing, an alert can be generated using an associate alert system.
US10118632B2	Multipurpose mobile utility lifting ergonomic cart A multipurpose mobile utility lifting ergonomic cart consists of a structural frame, a platform, at least one insert, a plurality of wheels, and a height-adjustable arm. The height-adjustable arm extends from the structural frame and is connected to the platform so that the platform can be positioned at varying heights. The platform provides workspace for the user by being attached to the at least one insert that can be, but is not limited to, a dish drying rack, a podium insert, or a house cleaner rack. The structural frame can be used for holding items such as boxes or cleaning supplies. The plurality of wheels allows the user to move the apparatus from one location to another.
US10118626B2	Fusion of chassis sensor data with vehicle dynamics data A system for processing sensor data in a vehicle has a processor and a chassis sensor in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to record driving dynamics data and chassis sensor data for the vehicle, and filter driving dynamics data or the chassis sensor data on the basis of the chassis sensor data or the driving dynamics data.
US10118625B2	Anti-jerk method A method for damping juddering in the drive train of a vehicle having an electric motor as the drive motor, and a vehicle having a closed-loop control system to carry out the method. The method includes calculating an electric motor setpoint torque for actuating the electric motor from an electric motor request torque which corresponds to a current request for a torque, and calculating a correction torque as a function of the electric motor request torque and a correction factor which is determined from a rotational speed of the electric motor.
US10118620B2	Control method and system for creep torque of vehicle A method of controlling creep torque of a vehicle being provided with an Auto Hold function, includes: a brake detection step for detecting a brake signal of the vehicle; a braking step for activating a brake force and reducing creep torque according to the brake signal; a start detection step for detecting a start signal of the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped; and a starting step for deactivating the brake force and increasing the creep torque according to the start signal.
US10118614B2	Detailed map format for autonomous driving A computer-readable detailed map format is disclosed. The detailed map format includes a lane segment and one or more border segments. The map format can be used in the operation of an autonomous vehicle. A current location of the autonomous vehicle can be determined. The current location of the autonomous vehicle can be compared to the computer readable map format. A distance between the current location of the autonomous vehicle and an edge of the lane segment at a location along the lane segment can be determined by, for example, measuring a distance between the current location of the autonomous vehicle and a portion of the border segment closest to the current location of the autonomous vehicle. A driving maneuver can be determined based at least in part on the determined distance. One or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
US10118610B2	Autonomous vehicle using path prediction A controller in a host vehicle includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to calculate an error bound for confidence intervals of a predicted position at a future time of a target vehicle relative laterally to a current position and orientation of the host vehicle at a current time based on a current position and velocity of the target vehicle and the future time.
US10118608B1	Method for engine laser ignition system Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a laser ignition system of an engine. In one example, a controller may operate the laser in a sealed cylinder hours after key-off. Then, the cylinder may be unsealed and a change in exhaust temperature may be correlated with laser functionality.
US10118606B2	Movement support apparatus, movement support method, and driving support system An apparatus includes an unit that plans any driving mode of an EV mode in which the motor is used as the drive source and an HV mode in which at least the engine is used as the drive source for each section, into which a route from the current location to the destination is partitioned, when a load for running in each section is set. The setup unit plans the mode using an aspect in which the HV mode is preferentially planned for a section including at least one of a current section including the current location and a section after the current section when a remaining amount of the battery is lower than a threshold of the remaining amount of the battery, and regenerative energy obtained from running load information is higher than or equal to a value determining a restoration of the remaining amount of the battery.
US10118601B2	Brake hose support structure of vehicle A brake hose support structure of a vehicle includes a brake hose through which pressure fluid is flowed between a pressure source mounted to the vehicle and a brake caliper of a disk brake device of the vehicle, and a hose support supporting the brake hose. The brake hose has a first end that is located adjacent to the pressure source, a second end that is located adjacent to the brake caliper, and a supporting portion that is disposed between the first and second ends. The hose support supports the brake hose at the supporting portion such that an axis of the brake hose extends parallel to a kingpin axis.
US10118600B2	Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus One embodiment provides a vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus. The apparatus includes an inlet valve; an outlet valve; a pump; a motor and a control unit. The control unit executes an antilock brake control and a control to return a brake fluid accumulated in a reservoir due to a pressure decreasing control in the antilock brake control to a hydraulic pressure source by driving the motor. The control unit includes: a target delivery amount calculator configured to calculate a target delivery amount which corresponds to an amount of brake fluid discharged from the reservoir per a predetermined time; a temperature information fetcher configured to acquire a temperature of the brake fluid; and a drive signal determinator configured to determine a drive signal of the motor based on the target delivery amount and the temperature of the brake fluid.
US10118596B2	Connectors and connector kit for attachment of a windshield wiper blade to multiple types of windshield wiper arms A kit for connecting a wiper blade and multiple types of wiper arms, the kit including a container and a set of connectors located within an interior of the container. The set of connectors includes a first connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a first class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a second connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a second class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a third connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a third class of wiper arms, wherein the first class, the second class and the third class are different from one another.
US10118595B2	Streamlined flat windscreen wiper A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle is disclosed. The flat wiper includes a longitudinal wiper blade, at least one longitudinal stiffening member, a longitudinal member for retaining the wiper blade and the stiffening member, a longitudinal streamlined portion comprising two terminal caps and a central mounting extending between the terminal caps and being connected thereto. The mounting includes means for fixing to the stiffening member or to the member for retaining the stiffening member, and each cap includes means for guiding in translation terminal parts of the member.
US10118592B2	Diagnostic port protection to body control module A body controller may monitor a vehicle bus for diagnostic requests received from a scan device connected to a diagnostic port when a vehicle perimeter alarm of a body controller is armed. The body controller may reset a predetermined lockout timeout responsive to receipt of a session request from the scan device. Upon expiration of the lockout timeout, the body controller may request to establish the session with the body controller from the scan device for a predetermined access timeout. When the session is established, the body controller may allow a user to program entry devices to the body controller and/or download software updates to the body controller.
US10118586B2	Cyclist protection apparatus for vehicle and vehicle Provided is a cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle that includes a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section. The cyclist protection apparatus includes a cyclist airbag device that includes airbags, and is configured to be disposed in a front-end area of the front section. The cyclist airbag device is configured to deploy the airbags adjacently in a front-rear direction on an upper surface of the front section.
US10118585B2	Vehicle safety guard A safety guard which functions to push objects lying in the path of a vehicle out of the path of the wheels of the vehicle, such as a school bus, for safety purposes includes a front guard includes a first, fixed guard section and a second, movable guard section positioned at an angle of at least 30° in front of at least one wheel of the vehicle beneath the vehicle. More particularly, the first and second guard sections are hingedly interconnected such that the second guard section can pivot or otherwise shift from a first operational position to at least a second operational position relative to the first guard section upon engagement with an animate or inanimate object. At the same time, the second guard section is biased or otherwise forcibly shiftable by an actuator, such as a shock absorbing device, toward the first operational position.
US10118574B2	Modular distributor for electrical conductors The invention relates to a modular distributor for incoming and outgoing electrical conductors. The modular distributor including at least a base module having a first electrical conductor, and a connecting module having a second electrical conductor, wherein at least a first core of the first electrical conductor contacts a second core of the second electrical conductor. For the achievement of a high degree of flexibility in installation, the base module is provided with at least two contact rods extending therefrom, wherein the connecting module is threaded onto the contact rods and the contact rods project through the connecting module. A contact rod forms the electrical connection between a first core of the first conductor and a second core of the second conductor.
US10118565B2	Apparatus for holding portable device Disclosed is a portable device holding apparatus including a body portion including a body on which a portable device is disposed and which includes an open bottom surface and a fixing pad which supports one side of the portable device, a mobile portion including a mobile pad which is linearly movable between a first position which supports the other side of the portable device and a second position spaced at a certain distance apart from the other end of the portable device, an elastic plate which fixes a movement of the mobile pad to the second position, a button which is pushed by the portable device during a process in which the portable device is disposed on the body portion, and releases fixing of the movement of the mobile pad of the elastic plate, a tongs portion coupled at a bottom of the body portion.
US10118557B2	Automated retractable step system, sensor system for a moveable vehicle member, and actuator assembly for a moveable vehicle member An automated retractable step system has at least one linkage subassembly for attachment to a vehicle frame. A step is attached to the linkage subassembly and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An actuator is coupled with the linkage subassembly for moving the step between the stowed and deployed positions. A sensor subassembly includes a sensing electrode and a reference electrode disposed adjacent to the sensing electrode and a driven shield electrode extending generally parallel to and in a spaced relationship with the sensing electrode and the reference electrode. A controller is electrically connected to the sensing electrode and to the reference electrode and to the driven shield electrode. The controller is also electrically connected to the actuator for controlling the actuator to move the step between the stowed position and the deployed position in response to the signal from the sensor subassembly.
US10118556B2	Folding step ladder A folding step ladder is provided. The folding step ladder includes a platform that can be positioned atop a vehicle's wheels and support a user. The platform is connected to a pair of spaced apart parallel rails via a hinge and the rails are connected to each other by one or more rungs that span therebetween to form a ladder. The platform includes a stabilizing bar that can be positioned between the vehicle and the vehicle's wheels. In one embodiment, the stabilizing bar includes one or more elongated sections in a telescoping arrangement that allows a user to adjust the length of the stabilizing bar. In one embodiment, a second side of the platform includes a high friction surface that prevents slippage when mounted to the vehicle's wheels. The platform and ladder may be moved together at the hinge into a folded configuration as desired.
US10118554B2	Rear view element folding device A rear view element folding device for a motor vehicle is disclosed for approaching at least one pivot position of an element housing relative to an element foot that can be mounted on the motor vehicle. The rear view element folding device locks or unlocks at least one resting position of the element housing relative to the element foot. A method for triggering such a rear view element folding device is also disclosed.
US10118553B2	Excavation device using stereo camera and angle sensors to position bucket Excavation is performed using an excavation device so that positions of a bucket and of an excavated material are measured with high accuracy. Safe excavation work is realized by having the excavation device include a stereo camera, and by recognizing a bucket from an image photographed by the camera, measuring a position of the bucket, recognizing an excavated material to be separated from the ground from the image photographed by the camera, measuring a position of the excavated material, and measuring a positional relationship between the bucket and the excavated material in the same screen.
US10118552B1	System for deterring use of a mobile communications device A system is disclosed for deterring use of a mobile communications device, such as a mobile phone, in a moving vehicle. The system can comprise a case comprising a housing adapted for containing the mobile communications device therein, and at least one touch sensor positioned on an outer surface of the housing, an alarm unit for producing an alarm, and a motion detection device. The motion detection device can detect motion of the alarm unit. A computing device can be operatively connected to the capacitive touch sensor(s), the motion detection device and the alarm device, and activates the alarm when the touch sensor(s) senses contact by a person and the motion detector device detects motion of the alarm unit.
US10118540B2	Stop light for motor vehicle rear window adaptable to a plurality of types of light sources A signaling and/or lighting device for a motor vehicle, notably a stop light for a rear window of a motor vehicle, including a printed circuit received by a support. The printed circuit includes at least one light source an emitting face of which is oriented toward an optical lens of the device, the emitting face being generally perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The printed circuit support makes it possible to receive the latter at a plurality of predetermined distances relative to the optical lens, thereby assuring the focusing of the light emitted by different types of light sources that can be used in the device.
US10118537B2	Image projection apparatus An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 μm, and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 μm.
US10118531B1	Power equipment shipping Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for use in loading power equipment such as log splitting apparatuses onto cargo trailers or the like in manners that increase the number of assembled log splitting apparatuses that can be loaded onto the cargo trailers (or otherwise result in more efficient loading of assembled log splitting apparatuses onto the cargo trailers) while facilitating assembled presentation of the log splitting apparatuses after unloading from the cargo trailer.
US10118528B2	Material dispersal blade for a bottom dump trailer A bottom dump trailer that includes a spreading device mounted on the bottom dump trailer to spread material that is dumped by the bottom dump trailer. The spreading device spreads the material shortly after being dumped, eliminating the need for a separate machine to follow the bottom dump trailer to spread the material.
US10118522B2	Combined heating and capacitive seat occupant sensing system A combined heating and capacitive seat occupant sensing system comprises a common mode choke configured so as to satisfy at least one of a plurality of conditions, which is taken into account by a decision unit of the system in such a way that an influence of the common mode choke on the decision is compensated.
US10118518B2	Passive air suspended seat comfort layer having areas of differing pressures A vehicle seating assembly includes a seating frame. A plurality of cellular supports include multiple base cells and multiple support cells. The multiple support cells are disposed directly above and include a different air pressure than the base cells. A diaphragm is proximate the base cells and the support cells. An air passage is defined through the diaphragm between adjacent cellular supports. An open air distribution layer extends over the cellular supports. A breathable coverstock extends over the distribution layer.
US10118515B2	Adjuster device having a fixed element, an adjustable element and a first locking device The present invention proposes an adjuster device (1) having a fixed element (20), an adjustable element (10) and a first locking device, wherein the adjustable element is mounted rotatably around a central axis (2) relative to the fixed element and the adjustable element can be locked relative to the fixed element by the first locking device, wherein the adjuster device comprises a second locking device as a security device, wherein the second locking device comprises an adapter plate (11) and a locking element (21), wherein the locking element is non-rotatably arranged on the fixed element and the adapter plate is arranged rotatably around the central axis, wherein in the locking position a disengaging movement of the non-rotatable locking element along an axis running parallel to the central axis is prevented by the adapter plate, wherein the adjustable element can be driven by the adapter plate and wherein the adapter plate and the adjustable element are configured in such a manner that, during the transition from a locking position into a non-locking position, the adapter plate releases the path of the locking element for the disengaging movement and the adjustable element can be driven in such a manner that the rotation of the adjustable element causes the disengaging movement, wherein the adjustable element can be rotated relative to the fixed element before the disengaging movement is released for the locking element.
US10118513B2	Seat structure A seat structure. A reinforcing structure in a substantially rectangular frame shape is set in an area where cushion-part side frames and back-part side frames are coupled to each other via reclining mechanism parts, from vicinities of rear portions of the cushion-part side frames up to vicinities of lower portions of the back-part side frames. The reinforcing structure increases unity of a cushion frame and a back frame, and when a load is applied to the back frame due to an impact at the time of a rear-end collision or the like, the load acts as a force deforming mainly the cushion frame via the reinforcing structure, and when the body of a seated person thereafter moves rearward, the load acts as a force deforming mainly the back frame, making it possible to use not only strength of the back frame but also strength of the cushion frame.
US10118511B2	Seat device for vehicle A seat device for a vehicle includes: a seat cushion and a seat base of a rear row seat, the seat base mounted on a floor of a vehicle standing upward from the floor and forming a support structure of the seat cushion; a movable cushion portion forming a sitting surface for a passenger; a seat-cushion-moving mechanism to rotate and translate the movable cushion portion so that the movable cushion portion moves between a seating position, an extended position, and a tray position. In particular, a passenger sits on the movable cushion portion in the seating position, the movable cushion portion rotates away from the seat base in the forward direction to expose a lower side of the movable cushion portion in the extended position, and the tray position is obtained when the movable cushion portion translates rearwardly from the extended position with the lower side remaining exposed.
US10118510B2	Impact protection for child car seat A side impact protection device for a child car seat comprised of an energy absorbing element and an energy dispersing element.
US10118504B2	Battery system housing with fastener A battery pack for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The battery pack includes an upper tray, a first busbar attached to the upper tray, a lower tray, and a second busbar attached to the lower tray. The battery pack also includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in the upper and lower trays, and a threaded fastener mechanically connecting the lower tray to the upper tray.
US10118498B2	Power supply system for electric vehicle and method for controlling the same A power supply system for an electric vehicle includes a battery module, a first DC/DC converter, a second DC/DC converter, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The battery module has a negative electrode, a first positive electrode and a second positive electrode. The first DC/DC converter has an input terminal connected with the second positive electrode. The second DC/DC converter has an input terminal connected with the second positive electrode. The first switch is connected between the second positive electrode and the first DC/DC converter. The second switch is connected between the second positive electrode and the second DC/DC converter. The third switch is connected between the first positive electrode and an output terminal of the second DC/DC converter.
US10118495B2	Vehicle power distribution having relay with integrated voltage converter A vehicle power distribution system includes a battery having a nominal voltage, a vehicle electrical load having a supply voltage different than the nominal voltage, and a monolithic solid state relay including integrated circuitry to convert the nominal voltage to the rated voltage and an output configured to selectively energize the vehicle electrical load with the rated voltage in response to a control signal from a vehicle controller applied to an input of the relay. The relay may include a PWM controller to provide a switching signal to a transistor connected to an output filter to step down the nominal voltage of the battery to the rated voltage of the vehicle electrical load. Relay output voltage and current monitoring circuitry may be connected to the PWM controller to provide over current and over voltage protection.
US10118493B2	System and method for controlling regenerative braking force of a vehicle A vehicle includes: a fuel cell that receives supply of fuel gas and generates electric power; a motor that is driven by the generated electric power of the fuel cell; an electric power consuming auxiliary machine; a mechanical brake; a secondary cell, and a deceleration control unit. The deceleration control unit limits the regenerative braking force to be obtained by the regenerative control, to an upper limit regenerative braking force corresponding to the maximum consumed electric power that the electric power consuming auxiliary machine is capable of consuming such that regenerative electric power associated with regenerative braking is consumed by the electric power consuming auxiliary machine, and when the electric power consuming auxiliary machine is incapable of consuming the regenerative electric power to the maximum consumed electric power, the residual regenerative electric power is consumed by charge of the secondary cell.
US10118488B1	System and method to monitor and alert vehicle operator of impairment The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated) and alerting the vehicle operator using a haptic alert delivered by a wearable computing device worn by the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, optical sensors may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Optical sensors may also monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. Accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration.
US10118478B2	Automatic transmission An input shaft (1) connectable to an engine (5), an output gear (2), a transmission case (3) and a Ravigneaux planetary gear unit (4) are provided. Four rotational elements of the Ravigneaux planetary gear unit (4) are a single pinion side sun gear (Ss), a carrier (C), a ring gear (R) and a double pinion side sun gear (Sd) which are arranged orderly on a common speed diagram. The single pinion side sun gear (Ss) is constantly connected to a motor/generator (6), and the ring gear (R) is constantly connected to the output gear (2). And, with usage of a low & reverse clutch (L&R/C), a high clutch (H/C) and a low brake (L/B), a first speed (1st), a second speed (2nd), a third speed (3rd) and a stepless change speed (eCVT) are established.
US10118474B2	Sealing assembly for automotive glass A vehicle assembly includes a windshield having a fore edge and a body panel having an aft edge. The body panel includes an arm portion protruding from the aft edge and a tapered portion disposed at an interface between the aft edge and the arm portion. The arm portion has a distal end. The assembly further includes a sealing member with a first channel and a second channel. The fore edge is disposed in the first channel and the arm portion is disposed in the second channel. The second channel is defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an endwall. A protrusion extends from the second sidewall into the second channel and abuts the tapered portion. A band of material extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The distal end abuts the band of material to secure the body panel between the band and the protrusion.
US10118473B2	Touch release handle A latching assembly for use on a pick-up truck, and particularly on a truck bed cover configured to sit over a truck bed section is provided. The latching assembly includes an electronic release assembly and a mechanical override system. An electronic release assembly includes a first rod coupled to a first electronic actuator and a second rod coupled to a second electronic actuator. The electronic release assembly also includes a first electronic actuator that selectively moves the first latch catch and the second electronic actuator that selectively moves the second latch catch. A switch is engaged to send a signal to the first and second electronic actuators to cause the first and second latch catches to disengage from the truck bed section. The first and second rods and the first and second electronic actuators also serve as part of a mechanical override system that selectively unlatches at least a portion of the truck bed cover from the truck bed section. The mechanical override system moves the first and second rods to mechanically cause the first and second electronic actuators, respectively, to manually move the first and second latch catches, respectively, to unlatch the at least the portion of the truck bed cover from the truck bed section as an alternative to moving the first and second latch catches by electrically moving the first and second electronic actuators.
US10118471B1	Tonneau cover conceal and divide system A vehicle cargo area is disclosed that includes support brackets supported on sides of the vehicle cargo areas. The support brackets are movable between a first position holding a cover above the cargo area and a second position enabling movement of the cover to partition portions of the cargo area.
US10118469B2	Roller blind arrangement having lateral guidance A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in a guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. The driving means are each designed as a toothed belt which has an essentially rectangular cross section and comprises a toothing on at least one side, the teeth of said toothing extending at least approximately perpendicular to the plane of the unwound roller blind web between a lower side of the toothed belt and an upper side of the toothed belt.
US10118466B1	Scented pasty wax delivery system and method and composition Systems, devices, and methods for delivering selected amounts of scented, pasty wax mixtures for different applications of candle warmers, and compositions of scented, pasty wax mixtures which have extended fragrance lifespans. The warmers can include devices that melt the scented, pasty wax mixture, where the devices plug into vehicle accessory power outlets inside of vehicles or plug into wall power outlets or utilize solar power. The devices can include removable cartridges with or without sponges that can soak up the melting scented, pasty wax mixture to be disbursed throughout the space so that fragrances pass into the spaces. The scented, pasty wax mixture can include therapeutic essential oils to be dispersed throughout the spaces in high enough concentrations to provide the desired therapeutic availability.
US10118465B2	Motor vehicle including a ventilation device for supplying air into the interior of the vehicle A motor vehicle, includes a ventilation device for supplying air into the interior of the vehicle. The ventilation device includes at least one air outlet nozzle oriented toward an interior of the vehicle and is connected to a channel via which air is conductible to the air outlet nozzle. The air outlet nozzle has a first outlet region receiving the air supplied via the channel, and a second outlet region separate from the first outlet region, the second outlet region being connected with another channel for conducting a gaseous fragrance to the second outlet region.
US10118460B1	Vehicle charge and climate control system A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and method of operation, which include an engine and an electric machine and storage battery coupled to power electronics, and a compressor and a chiller each having cooling capacities and coupled to refrigerant and coolant distribution and thermal management systems. The HEV also includes one or more controllers configured to charge the battery, and to adjust and control a charge-rate and cabin, battery, and coupled power electronics temperatures. The temperatures and charge-rate are controlled according to cooling needs established from a predetermined cabin temperature and charge-time, and actual temperatures of the cabin, battery, and power electronics. The charge-rate is increased, reducing the charge-time, as the predetermined cabin temperature is increased to reduce cabin cooling need. The controller is also configured to generate a capacity alert when the cooling needs exceed the capacity, and to enable prioritization of cooling-capacity between cabin comfort and charge-rate and time.
US10118457B2	Anti-roll bar device with variable rigidity An anti-roll bar device with a variable rigidity has a first arm assembly having multiple first joining units, a second arm assembly having multiple second joining units, and a variable rigidity unit mounted between the first arm assembly and the second arm assembly and having multiple abutment portions and a variable rigidity coefficient. The first and second joining units are staggered with each other annularly and abut the abutment portions. When a vehicle passes a bumpy terrain, a slight force is exerted on the variable rigidity unit and is absorbed by the variable rigidity unit, such that the vehicle can be kept from tilting and shaking up and down. When the vehicle is in cornering, a larger force is exerted on the variable rigidity unit to increase a rigidity of the variable rigidity unit, such that the variable rigidity unit can transfer torques to keep the vehicle from tilting.
US10118454B1	Look ahead vehicle suspension system A vehicle configured to move along a roadway that has an upcoming roadway concern located in front of a front wheel of the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: an independently adjustable suspension system; at least one capture element configured to capture image data corresponding to the upcoming roadway concern; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on current drive control function settings, and the captured image data and vehicle motion data: whether to automatically adjust the independently adjustable suspension system to accommodate an encounter with the upcoming roadway concern, whether to deliver for the driver an indication associated with the upcoming roadway concern, and whether to automatically modify at least one of the current drive control function settings to avoid the upcoming roadway concern.
US10118453B2	Damping air spring with staged openings An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a first chamber, a second chamber and an intermediate chamber. The intermediate chamber is operatively connected between the first chamber and the second chamber. A first means provides restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the first chamber. A second means provides restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the second chamber. The first and second means for providing restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the first and second chambers, respectively, provide damping characteristics to the air spring during operation of the heavy-duty vehicle.
US10118450B2	Tow bar assembly and dolly comprising the same The present invention provides a tow bar assembly, which may be retrofitted to a dolly while maintaining convenient space saving properties of permanently fitted tow bars. The novel tow bar assembly includes a tow bar, a shaft and a biasing member, such as a spring, biasing the tow bar towards an upright orientation about an axis of revolution. The shaft has a first end and a second end, which opposes the first end. The shaft connects the tow bar to the dolly from the ends so as to provide rotation of the tow bar in respect to the dolly about the axis of revolution. The shaft features an inner cavity, which extends along the axis of revolution. The biasing member is arranged into the cavity of the shaft and rotationally secured thereto. The shaft also features a first end plug at the first end of the shaft for enclosing the biasing member to the cavity. The first end plug rotationally locks the biasing member to the dolly.
US10118448B2	Tire inspection apparatus for inspecting the sidewall of the tire In order to provide a tire inspection apparatus which is capable of identifying, when performing an appearance inspection of a tire, a location of a rubber burr from a captured image of a tire side and avoiding detection of the rubber burr as a defect in a subsequent inspection step using image processing, the tire inspection apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing a model pattern of a molded object to be molded on the tire side to be inspected and a master image of the tire side, the master image being prepared when the molded object(s) and an unnecessary molded object(s) are molded together as a conforming article, a model pattern locating unit for locating the model pattern on the captured image of the tire side to be inspected in a position of the captured image showing a highest degree of agreement, and an unnecessary molded object location identifying unit for identifying a location of the unnecessary molded object from the captured image by comparing the position of the model pattern located on the captured image against a position of the model pattern on the master image.
US10118428B2	Decoloring apparatus and method A decoloring apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit, a scanner, a decoloring unit, and a controller. The decoloring unit decolors the image on the sheet conveyed through the sheet conveying unit. The decoloring unit is positioned downstream of the scanner in a sheet conveying direction. A distance along the sheet conveying direction between the scanner and the decoloring unit is shorter than a length of a first predetermined sheet size and longer than a length of a second predetermined sheet size. A controller determines whether the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying unit is the first predetermined sheet size or the second predetermined sheet size. The controller performs a mode limiting process if the sheet size is determined to be the first predetermined sheet size.
US10118424B2	Inkjet printer, and method and computer-readable medium therefor An inkjet printer includes a controller configured to perform an intermittent conveyance process including controlling a conveyor to intermittently convey a preceding sheet, an image recording process including controlling a recording head to perform image recording for each single pass on the preceding sheet while controlling a carriage moving mechanism to move a carriage with the recording head mounted thereon over each single pass in a direction along a scanning direction, a remaining-pass calculating process including calculating a count of remaining passes to be recorded on the preceding sheet, and a feeding process including, in response to the calculated count of the remaining passes being a particular number, controlling a feeder to start feeding a subsequent sheet at a point of time when a first particular period of time elapses from a next timing to start conveyance of the preceding sheet in the intermittent conveyance process.
US10118423B2	Recording device A recording device includes a carriage that has a recording head that performs recording on a medium and a plurality of liquid cartridges that house a liquid to be ejected from the recording head, the plurality of liquid cartridges being arranged in a line in a direction that intersects the movement direction of the carriage and being provided with target detection units, and a detector that includes a moving part which moves in a direction that intersects the movement direction of the carriage and that, by the movement of the moving part, detects the residual amount of the liquid between the detector and each of the target detection units of the plurality of the liquid cartridges.
US10118420B2	Conveyance apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for controlling an interval between a print medium to be used for single-sided printing and a print medium to be used for double-sided printing A conveyance apparatus performs single-sided printing, and double-sided printing, using a re-conveyance unit. If a first print medium is a print medium to be used for single-sided printing and a re-conveyed print medium is located within a predetermined distance from a region where the first print medium is located, an interval between the region where the first print medium is located and a region where a second print medium is located is controlled to be a first interval. If the first print medium is a print medium to be used for single-sided printing and a re-conveyed print medium is not located within the predetermined distance from the region where the first print medium is located, the interval between the region where the first print medium is located and the region where the second print medium is located is controlled to be a second interval shorter than the first interval.
US10118418B2	Medium feeding apparatus, printing apparatus, and control method of medium feeding apparatus A medium feeding apparatus includes a roll holding portion which holds a roll body around which a printing medium is wound, a feeding roller which pulls out the printing medium from the roll body and feeds the printing medium, a roll motor which rotates the roll body held by the roll holding portion, a roll motor control portion which controls the roll motor, and rotation position detecting portions which detect a rotation position of the roll body, the roll motor control portion performs removing looseness of the printing medium pulled out from the roll body by driving the roll motor and rotating the roll body in a rewinding direction, and in the removing, driving of the roll motor is finished on the basis of movement of the rotation position detected by the rotation position detecting portions.
US10118414B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a recording section which is provided over a transport passage for transporting a sheet in a transport direction and which has nozzles for discharging an ink onto the sheet; a platen which is provided under the recording section with the transport passage intervening therebetween and which has a plurality of ribs provided to support the sheet while being separated from each other in a widthwise direction of the transport passage perpendicular to the transport direction, the respective ribs protruding upwardly and extending in the transport direction; and a plurality of holding members which are provided to be positioned between the plurality of ribs in the widthwise direction of the transport passage over the platen on an upstream side in the transport direction from the nozzles and which abut against an upper surface of the sheet and press the sheet toward the platen.
US10118411B2	Drying device and printing apparatus A drying device includes a plurality of heaters and a conveyance path. The plurality of heaters is disposed side by side in a direction of conveyance of a medium to contact and heat the medium to which liquid is applied. The medium is conveyed on the conveyance path while contacting the plurality of heaters. The conveyance path includes a first path and a second path. On the first path, the medium is conveyed while contacting the plurality of heaters. On the second path, the medium is conveyed while contacting again at least one of the plurality of heaters having contacted on the first path.
US10118406B2	Carousel-type printing system A carousel-type printing system includes a plurality of printing units for printing on objects and a revolver for conveying the objects from one of the printing units to another. The revolver has a plurality of spindles with retaining elements for holding the objects. A first shaft and a first motor are provided for rotating the revolver. A second shaft and a common second motor are provided for rotating the spindles. One of the two shafts is a hollow shaft and the other of the two shafts is an interior shaft in the hollow shaft. The first motor and the second motor are preferably coaxial with one another.
US10118403B2	Droplet ejecting apparatus, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program A droplet ejecting apparatus includes: an ejecting section having a plurality of nozzles arranged along an intersecting direction with a transport direction of a recording medium. Each nozzle ejects a main droplet and a sub-droplet smaller than the main droplet consecutively. Each nozzle can change a deflection amount in an ejecting direction of the main droplet along the intersecting direction. A control section performs, in a case where a defective nozzle exists in the nozzles, a control of deflecting the ejecting directions of the main droplets ejected from a nozzle positioned within a predetermined distance from the defective nozzle toward a landing position of a main droplet that should have ejected from the defective nozzle.
US10118400B2	Liquid ejection system A liquid ejection system of this invention includes a mechanism unit that can change the relative position of a medium relative to a liquid ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid, and a liquid storage container having a liquid storage portion capable of storing the liquid that is to be supplied to the liquid ejection head. A liquid injection portion that enables injection of the liquid into the liquid storage portion is provided in the liquid storage container. In an orientation in which the liquid injection portion faces a direction upward relative to the horizontal direction, in a plan view of the mechanism unit from vertically above, at least a portion of the liquid storage container excluding the liquid injection portion is overlapped with the region of the mechanism unit.
US10118394B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path member in which a first substrate and a second substrate are joined to each other by an adhesive so that flow paths extending in directions along a junction surface between the first substrate and the second substrate are formed, and an ejection unit. The flow paths include a first flow path through which a first liquid flows and a second flow path through which a second liquid flows. The ratio of presence of a flow path between a demarcation wall that at least partially forms the first flow path and an external contour of the flow path member in the directions along the junction surfaces is greater than the ratio of presence of a flow path between a demarcation wall that at least partially forms the second flow path and the external contour of the flow path member.
US10118389B2	Fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device includes a fluid slot, a plurality of fluid ejection chambers communicated with the fluid slot, a plurality of drop ejecting elements one of each within one of the fluid ejection chambers, a plurality of fluid circulation channels each communicated with the fluid slot and one or more of the fluid ejection chambers, and a plurality of fluid circulating elements each communicated with one or more of the fluid circulation channels. The fluid circulating elements are to provide intermittent circulation of fluid from the fluid slot through the one or more of the fluid circulation channels and the one or more of the fluid ejection chambers.
US10118388B2	Sturdy drop generator A device for forming and ejecting drops of an ink jet of a CIJ printing machine, this device including: a cavity for containing an ink and including an end provided with a nozzle (10) for ejecting ink drops, actuator means (21, 22, 32, 41, 42), in contact with the cavity, in which device the jet velocity modulation, from the nozzle (10), has a value ΔVj(ft) at the operating frequency of the cavity and the actuator, and this jet velocity modulation, at the temperature of 15° C. and at the temperature of 35° C., does not vary, in a frequency range of ±5 kHz about the operating frequency ft, outside the range of between 0.25ΔVj(ft) and 4ΔVj(ft).
US10118383B2	Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus is provided with a droplet discharging head having a nozzle forming portion and a charging unit. The nozzle forming portion includes nozzles formed therein. The charging unit is configured to impart an electrical charge to the medium. The charging unit imparts, to the medium, an electrical charge having the same polarity as an electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged.
US10118382B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and head unit A liquid discharge apparatus has a head provided with discharge sections which discharge a liquid, a drive circuit configured to generate driving signals for driving the discharge sections and discharging the liquid, a carriage mounted with the head and the drive circuit, a motor configured to move the carriage, and a flushing box configured and arranged to receive the liquid discharged from the discharge sections. The drive circuit is mounted at a position so as not to pass above the flushing box while the carriage is being moved.
US10118378B2	Cross-section data generating device and cross-section data generating method A cross-section data generating device includes a storage that stores therein a three-dimensional polygon model provided with color information, and a processor that executes a program to perform a shape obtaining process of obtaining a shape of an outline of the three-dimensional polygon model at a cross section that intersects the three-dimensional polygon model, and a color information obtaining process of obtaining color information of the outline at the cross section.
US10118377B2	Stereolithography system A stereolithography system comprises an emitting device and a tank disposed above the emitting device. The tank has a first optically transparent bottom wall and a second optically transparent bottom wall with a space disposed therebetween. There is a linear stage that extends away from the tank and a carrier platform is moveable along the linear stage away from the tank. There is also a wettable material at a bottom wall of the tank within the tank. A fluid cooling system is in fluid communication the space disposed between the first optically transparent bottom wall of the tank and the second optically transparent bottom wall of the tank.
US10118375B2	Extruded deposition of polymers having continuous carbon nanotube reinforcements A composite part is fabricated by rastering a deposition head over a substrate, and additively forming part features by extruding a polymer having an entrained continuous nanotube reinforcement from the deposition head onto a substrate.
US10118373B2	Apparatus for manufacturing double-layer fabric for down products having pattern joining line formed by high-frequency bonding A device for preparation of double fabric for down products comprises a printing means that can print an adhesive in a predetermined printing pattern on fabric; a drying means that can dry or fix the adhesive; a laminating means that can stack and laminate the fabrics on which an adhesive is printed; and a bonding means that can bond the fabrics with a cured adhesive by pressing with a predetermined pressing means and high-frequency heating to cure the adhesive; wherein said printing pattern and the pressing pattern are the same in pattern (shape), can be overlapped on the basis of the center line and have a difference in size (width) of 20% or less. Consequently, double fabric for down products thus manufactured has an excellent adhesiveness and durability and an aesthetically excellent pattern line with good clearness and finishing quality.
US10118372B2	Laminate comprising polyolefin elastic film layer Disclosed is a laminate comprising at least one polyolefin elastic film layer and at least one substrate layer; the polyolefin elastic film having the following properties: (1) an average integrated enthalpy sum of no greater than 17 J/g, preferably between about 5-17 J/g, according to the Thermal Analysis Method defined herein; (2) an average integrated enthalpy ratio of from 0.6 to 300, preferably 0.8 to 300, still preferably 1.0 to 300, according to the Thermal Analysis Method defined herein; and (3) an unload stress at 75% strain of above 0.8 MPa according to the Hysteresis Test defined herein; and wherein the laminate has a normalized load force/normalized unload force ratio at 75% strain of 1 to 2.6 according to the Hysteresis Test defined herein.
US10118369B2	Laminated glazing unit A laminated glazing unit including a first and a second glass sheet, the first glass sheet being equipped with a first through-hole, a spacer film of thermoplastic polymer disposed between the first and second glass sheets, at least one conducting wire buried within the spacer film or disposed between the spacer film and the first glass sheet or disposed between the spacer film and the second glass sheet, one end of each conducting wire exiting from the laminated glazing unit via the first through-hole in the first glass sheet. The conducting wires are fed through a laminated glazing unit, with a guaranteed quality of positioning of the conducting wires, an improved field of view and with no induced noise.
US10118365B2	Composite materials A curable sheet-like composite material comprising a layer of curable resin and at least one layer of structural fibres and comprising an outer backing layer of substantially resin-free material which is gas permeable but is substantially non-permeable with respect to the curable resin at room temperature.
US10118360B2	Deep-drawn paper tray, a method and an apparatus for making it, and a tray-formed product package A deep-drawn paper tray made of paper material, a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the tray, and a closed product package comprising the tray. The tray having a bottom and upwardly expanding side walls around the bottom, the side walls of the tray being shaped to expand through a plurality of circumferential steps dimensioned low enough for obtaining wrinkle-free side walls for the tray. The outermost step is a flat, wrinkle-free rim flange, which enables liquid and gas proof heat-sealing of a lid to form the package. The apparatus may comprise upper and lower moulding tools with concentric movable frames for forming the tray bottom and side wall steps from paper blanks, and moulding tools may be mounted onto a rotating turret carrying a paper blank through working stations arranged along the turret circumference, to shape the tray bottom and the side wall steps at the consecutive stations.
US10118359B2	Tray forming apparatus and method A tray forming apparatus forms a blank into a tray having a double glued side wall construction for providing a desirable strength to the tray. A platen drives the blank through a forming rails which fold the blank into a partially formed tray having bottom, end and side walls, and inside corner supports formed about the platen. The platen is retracted prior to folding arms further extended portions of the partially formed tray. A compression plate and the folding arms are biased against adhesive portions of the tray for forming a fully formed tray having a double glued side wall construction.
US10118352B2	System and method for assisting in the manufacture of a wind turbine blade shell A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part is described. Fiber mats and a root end insert are laid up in a mould part in a layup procedure by use of an automated layup system. The fiber mats are laid up by use of a buffer so that the fiber mats may continuously be laid up on the mould surface, also during a cutting procedure. The root end insert is prepared in advance and mounted on a mounting plate. The root end insert is lowered onto the mould by use of the mounting plate and a lowering mechanism. After the wind turbine blade shell has been moulded, the mounting plate is removed.
US10118351B2	Method of retaining a molded-in insert in a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material A method of retaining a molded-in insert in a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material and forming a high strength mechanical locking mechanism is provided. The method includes fixing a molded-in insert in a mold cavity. The insert has a cylindrical body and at least one circumferential groove formed in the cylindrical body, and has a substantially concave configuration, and the groove has a groove radius of 0.025 inch or greater, and greater than or equal to a groove depth. The method includes introducing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material into the mold cavity and around the molded-in insert, enclosing the mold cavity, heating and compressing the material in the mold cavity to consolidate the material around the molded-in insert and to form a consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert, cooling the structure, and removing the structure with the molded-in insert from the mold cavity.
US10118350B2	Staggered bevel for continuous compression molding tooling dies Continuous compression molding process and apparatus for fabricating thermoplastic composite parts from pre-formed thermoplastic composite laminates with tooling dies have a staggered bevel feature at an entry side of the tooling dies. Staggering the length of the bevel feature in each section between bends in a surface contour along the width of the incoming edge of the tooling dies prevents excess material from being trapped and forming wrinkles in the finished thermoplastic part. The length of the taper in each section along the width of the tooling dies is aligned with a pulsed advancement distance of the pre-formed part.
US10118344B2	Tool head A tool head for use in a 3D printer includes at least two drivable tools, at least one of which is an extruder tool for melting a modeling material suitable for building an object in layers. A shared or common drive system for the at least two drivable tools serves, in the context of the at least one extruder tool, to feed the modeling material into an extrusion unit. A selection device can establish an operative connection between at least one tool selected from the number of drivable tools and the drive system.
US10118342B2	Welded structural joint between a high-performance thermoplastic matrix composite material and an elastomer by powder functionalization A method for producing, by welding, a joint between a thermoplastic matrix composite material and an elastomeric material. The elastomeric material is functionalized by forming a thin layer of elastomeric material incorporating particles of thermoplastic material and melting the thin layer onto the surface of the elastomeric material during the pressure-vulcanization of the elastomer. The functionalized surface of the elastomeric material is welded to the thermoplastic material of the composite. The welding operation includes interposing a metal fabric coated with thermoplastic material between the surfaces of the elastomer and the composite that are welded to each other, and passing an electric current through same, resulting in the surface melting of the two materials.
US10118335B2	Three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
US10118328B2	Forming mold unit and manufacturing apparatus for forming handle-equipped container A forming mold (311) is configured to include: a pair of split mold bodies (312) in which an intermediate molded product (61) is accommodated; a pair of handle holding split molds (312) provided in the split mold bodies (315) so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction of the split mold bodies, and sandwiching a handle (30) therebetween; and driving means (313) connected to the handle holding split molds (312) for sliding the handle holding split molds individually.
US10118326B2	Injection mold flash reduction A mold fabrication element has a hollowed volume defining a respective continuous inner surface. A fabricator resource disposes the mold fabrication element into a cavity of an injection mold assembly; surface contours on the inner surface of cavity as well as the respective continuous inner surface of the mold fabrication element exposed in the cavity define an outer surface of a resulting injection molded part. To create the injection molded part, the fabricator resource injects liquefied material into the cavity. The injected material contacts the continuous inner surface of the hollowed volume in the mold fabrication element as well as the surface contours of the cavity. After the injected material solidifies, the fabricator resource removes a combination of the injection molded part and the mold fabrication element. The fabricator resource separates the mold fabrication element from the injection molded part for further processing and use of the injection molded part.
US10118323B2	Manufacturing method of integrated foam-molded product To obtain an integrated foam-molded product whose manufacturing cost is reduced and which makes an effective use of a property of an integration target. Foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of a polyurethane foam raw material, whose influence has been conventionally prevented by contriving a special measure, is positively used. The integration target is influenced by foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of the polyurethane foam raw material in a mold, to thermally deform into a desired shape along a mold shape. Consequently, it is possible to mold the integration target into an arbitrary shape in a step of integrating the integration target with a polyurethane foam layer in the mold by integrated foaming, and therefore, there is no need to work the integration target to a state closer to a final shape in a step before it is disposed in the mold, which can simplify manufacturing steps and reduce manufacturing cost.
US10118309B2	Log splitter with extendable work space Embodiments provide a log splitter with an extendable, or otherwise movable, work zone to increase the accessibility of the work zone for a user and improve movability of the log splitter. The log splitter may be configurable to be in an extended position, a compact position, a vertical position, or a moving position. In the extended position, the log splitter may split logs in a horizontal direction, and in the vertical position the log splitter may split logs in a vertical direction. When the log splitter is in the moving position and/or the compact position an operator of the log splitter may manually move the log splitter to a new position and/or location, or tow the log splitter with a vehicle.
US10118301B2	Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators A hub assembly for coupling different grasper assemblies including a soft actuator in various configurations to a mechanical robotic components are described. Further described are soft actuators having various reinforcement. Further described are and soft actuators having electroadhesive pads for improved grip, and/or embedded electromagnets for interacting with complementary surfaces on the object being gripped. Still further described are soft actuators having reinforcement mechanisms for reducing or eliminating bowing in a strain limiting layer, or for reinforcing accordion troughs in the soft actuator body.
US10118289B2	Motor driven articulated arm with cable capstan including a brake A motor-driven articulated haptic interface arm includes a frame; an arm linked to the frame and rotationally mobile about an axis; and a motor including a rotor, which delivers at least one maximum resistant torque about the axis opposing at least part of forces applied to the arm by its environment. A main transmission transmits to the arm the resistant torque about the axis and includes a capstan-type cable reducer. The arm includes elements for evaluating the resistant torque transmitted to the arm by the motor; braking rotation of the arm about the axis; activating the brake when the maximum resistant torque is reached by the motor; evaluating, after activation of the brake, the forces transmitted to the arm by the environment, including determining a deformation of the transmission under the forces; and deactivating the brake when the deformation goes below a predetermined threshold value.
US10118278B2	Ratchet wrench including retaining ring A tool including a wrench body having a first drive end at a first end of the wrench body, and an aperture in the first drive end that includes a shoulder or retaining web extending into the aperture. A ratchet gear including a receiving portion adapted to engage a work piece for providing torque to the work piece, and a ring groove is disposed in the aperture with the receiving portion and the ring groove on opposite sides of the shoulder. A retaining ring is disposed in the ring groove and adapted to retain the ratchet gear in the aperture. The retaining ring limits offset loading that may be applied to a cover plate and/or retention screws when the tool is being used.
US10118277B2	Multi-angle magnetic holder A multi-angle magnetic holder includes a first arm piece having a first center magnetic block; a first set of two opposite outside covers tightly wrapping the first center magnetic block between the covers; a second arm piece having a second center magnetic block; a second set of two opposite covers tightly wrapping the second center magnetic block between the covers; and a locking hinge serving as rotatable connection between the first and second arm pieces. A tightening mechanism is provided to receive a hex key into a matching key hole for purpose of setting and adjusting desired angles formed between the first and second arm pieces. The multi-angle magnetic holder has a first acute angle and a second acute angle.
US10118275B2	Blast treatment device and blast treatment method According to one implementation, a blast treatment device includes an injection part and a circulating system. The injection part injects media toward a workpiece made with a composite material. The media each has a weight difference from a resinic particle dropping from the composite material. The weight difference is not less than a threshold or more than the threshold. The circulating system recovers the injected media and supplies the recovered media to the injection part. The circulating system has an impurity separation part that removes at least one of impurities and media, of which particle sizes have become small, each included in the recovered media.
US10118274B2	Apparatus for producing compressive residual stress in balls An apparatus for imparting compressive residual stress to at least a surface portion of a first plurality of balls includes a first body having a first surface, the first surface including a smooth contact portion, the smooth contact portion being substantially flat or convex and having a surface hardness greater than or equal to the initial surface hardness of the balls. The apparatus also includes a second body having a second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface, and at least one drive operably connected to the first body or to the second body and configured to move one of the first and second bodies relative to the other body at a substantially fixed distance, the at least one drive also being configured to move the first body toward the second body with a force or to move the second body toward the first body with the force.
US10118263B2	Monolithic manifold mask and substrate concepts Component-locating templates or masks for use with positioning fluid-flow components on monolithic ceramic substrates are provided, as well as techniques for the manufacture of such templates.
US10118261B2	Method for manufacturing a gear A method for manufacturing a gear includes providing a rim gear, a hub and a core wherein the core is annular and has a core forging temperature below a hot hardness temperature of the rim gear and the hub. The rim gear and the hub are rotated about an axis relative to the core. During the relative rotation, the rim gear and the hub are in contact with the core to generate friction heat to raise an interface temperature of the core to the core forging temperature. The hub is driven into the core to upset a first portion of the core into an outer annular groove defined in a first faying surface of the hub. The rim gear is driven over the core to upset a second portion of the core into an inner annular groove defined in a second faying surface of the rim gear.
US10118258B2	Method for producing a preliminary material for a machining tool, and corresponding preliminary material A method for producing a primary material for a machining tool and such a primary material, for example a primary material for a saw blade, a saw band, a cutting line, a punching knife or a blade, wherein a first flat carrier is arranged with one edge thereof along an edge of a second flat carrier, wherein the first and second carriers are welded together along the edges by supplying at least a first particulate cutting edge material, and the first and second carriers are separated again substantially along the welded joint formed as noted above.
US10118254B2	Manufacturing method for a side body structure of a vehicle and a side body structure of a vehicle A member joining method includes the steps of forming an opening in an intermediate member composed of one part or at least two superposed parts, embedding an insert member formed of metal in the opening, placing a skin member formed of metal on an outer surface of the intermediate member such that the intermediate member is held on an inner side of the skin member, and joining the skin member to the insert member.
US10118246B2	Mounting apparatus Provided is a bonding apparatus including a bonding stage 83 for heating a substrate (lead frame) 61 placed on the upper surface thereof or a semiconductor die 63 mounted on the substrate (lead frame) 61, an imaging device 20 arranged above the bonding stage 83 to image the substrate 61 placed on the bonding stage 83 or the semiconductor die 63 mounted on the substrate 61, and a standing wave generating device 35 for generating an ultrasonic standing wave in the space between the upper surface of the bonding stage 83 and the imaging device 20. This improves the accuracy of image position detection by the imaging device with a simple structure.
US10118239B2	Wire electric discharge machining device and method Provided is a wire electric discharge machining device and method capable of reliably terminating a short circuit between a wire electrode and a workpiece. The invention relates to a wire electric discharge machining device that starts machining of a workpiece (3) by generating an electric discharge in a machining gap formed between the workpiece and a wire electrode (2) threaded through a start hole (4) in the workpiece. The wire electric discharge machining device includes: a tension control device (56) that controls tension of the wire electrode so as to maintain the tension at a set value; a short circuit detector (57) that detects a short circuit between the wire electrode and the workpiece; and a short circuit termination system that reduces the tension of the wire electrode and vibrates the wire electrode in order to terminate a short circuit when the short circuit detector has detected the short circuit.
US10118238B2	Blade for a reciprocating saw A blade for use with a reciprocating saw includes an attachment portion configured to couple to the reciprocating saw and a body extending from the attachment portion. The body includes a first portion, a tip portion, and a second portion extending from the first portion to the tip portion. The first portion has a height between about 0.625 inches and about 1.0 inches and the second portion has a height between about 0.18 inches and about 0.25 inches. The blade also includes a blunt tip formed at a distal end of the tip portion. An overall length of the blade is between about 2.4 inches and about 3.25 inches, measured from a proximal edge of the attachment portion to the blunt tip. The blade also includes a plurality of teeth arranged along the second portion and defining a cutting edge.
US10118235B2	Knuckle deburring cutter and machining method of knuckle A knuckle deburring cutter and a method of knuckle for removal of burrs at a lower ball head hole of a knuckle and burrs in the locations where the lower ball head hole, a pinch bolt hole and a pinch bolt slot intersect one another. The knuckle deburring cutter includes a cutter shank in a circular bar shape having a diameter less than that of the lower ball head hole. A deburring cutter head is positioned at an end of the cutter shank with the shape of the deburring cutter head matching that of the pinch bolt hole. A sharp-angle part of lettering is positioned at an end of the deburring cutter head with a width of the sharp-angle of lettering being less than that of the pinch bolt slot. The knuckle deburring cutter and associated method provides benefits, such as low rejection rate, ease of machining, short production rhythm and the like.
US10118233B2	Device for use in drilling, method for drilling, and method for preparing a workpiece or an arrangement of workpieces for drilling A device for use in drilling is adapted to be used in cooperation with a drilling unit that comprises a bush inside which a drill bit can advance and retract relative to the bush, the bush being provided with an opening from which the drill bit can protrude towards a workpiece or an arrangement of workpieces. The device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is formed so as to fit into the opening of the bush. The second portion is formed so as to fit into a pre-drilled pilot hole in the workpiece or in at least one workpiece of the arrangement.
US10118225B2	Apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (3) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of construction material (4) that can be solidified by means of an energy beam. The apparatus can include a process chamber (14) comprising a working plane (A) with a first working plane area (A1) and another working plane area (A2), a coating device (6) provided for forming construction material layers to be exposed selectively and to be solidified selectively in the construction plane (E) and comprising a coating element assembly group (8) which is movably supported, at least one coating element, a shielding device (18) provided for shielding the second working plane area (A2), wherein the shielding device (18) can include at least one shielding band (20) guided movably along supporting points (19).
US10118224B2	Method for producing nickel powder Provided is a method for producing nickel powder from a nickel ammine sulfate complex solution, comprising treatment steps of: (1) a seed crystal production step of producing nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 μm; (2) a seed crystal addition step of adding the nickel powder obtained in the step (1) as seed crystals to form a mixed slurry; (3) a reduction step of forming a reduced slurry containing nickel powder formed by precipitation of a nickel component in the mixed slurry on the seed crystals; and (4) a growth step of performing solid-liquid separation to separate and recover the nickel powder as a solid phase component and then blowing hydrogen gas into a solution prepared by adding the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to the recovered nickel powder to grow the nickel powder to form high purity nickel powder.
US10118221B2	Mixing eductor nozzle and flow control device Techniques are disclosed for reducing macrosegregation in cast metals. Techniques include providing an eductor nozzle capable of increasing mixing in the fluid region of an ingot being cast. Techniques also include providing a non-contacting flow control device to mix and/or apply pressure to the molten metal that is being introduced to the mold cavity. The non-contacting flow control device can be permanent magnet or electromagnet based. Techniques additionally can include actively cooling and mixing the molten metal before introducing the molten metal to the mold cavity.
US10118218B2	Method for continuously casting slab To provide a continuous casting method according to which a slab difficult for surface cracking to appear can be manufactured, in a first water cooling step, the slab is cooled so that only a surface temperature of corner parts is below Ar3 point, in a first recuperation step, the slab is recuperated so that the surface temperature of all the slab including the corner parts is no less than the Ar3 point, in a second water cooing step, the slab is cooled so that the surface temperature of all the slab including the corner parts is below the Ar3 point, and in a second recuperation step, the slab is recuperated so that the surface temperature of only a portion of the slab other than the corner parts is no less than the Ar3 point.
US10118215B2	Blind rivet setting device and method for setting a blind rivet Blind rivet setting device and method. The blind rivet setting device includes a housing; a pulling mechanism arranged in the housing; an electric motor structured and arranged move the pulling mechanism in a pulling direction out of a rivet receiving position; a control device, which is structured and arranged to control the motor, including a tear-off detection device that generates a mandrel tear-off signal when a pulling mandrel is torn off; and an operating device that is connected to the control device. When the mandrel tear-off signal is generated, the control device stops the driving of the pulling mechanism in the pulling direction.
US10118214B2	Thread-rolling flat die for threaded fastener, and thread-rolling method A thread-rolling flat die for a threaded fastener, includes a thread-rolling surface including at least a bite surface to which a workpiece of the threaded fastener is supplied, a finishing surface formed adjacent to the bite surface, and a roll-off surface formed adjacent to the finishing surface. The bite surface includes at least: a first partial bite surface having an inclination and a second partial bite surface formed continuously from the first partial bite surface and having an inclination. A length L1 along a thread-rolling direction in the first partial bite surface, a length L3 along the thread-rolling direction in the finishing surface, a length L4 along the thread-rolling direction in the roll-off surface, and a diameter of a processed portion of the workpiece of the threaded fastener have a relationship of L1>L3>L4> the diameter of the processed portion.
US10118207B1	Automatic, volumetric flushing apparatus for reducing contaminants in a plumbing system An automated water purging apparatus prevents dispensing of contaminated water by volumetrically flushing a standing volume of water between a tap and an exterior inlet as required. Volumetric control of flushing and usage monitoring between flushing events minimize water waste and delivery delays. Embodiments operate in demand and/or periodic modes, and switch therebetween according to a user-specified schedule. A controller and valve can be powered by a battery that is recharged by energy derived from water flow through the apparatus. Wireless and/or network connectivity can enable remote communication with the controller via a remote console and/or other wired and wireless devices. Embodiments take partial purge usage volumes into account when determining if standing water is contaminated. Partial purge volumes can include volumes shared with other taps. Embodiments can alert users to potential leaks. Embodiments include a volumetric flow sensor at the external inlet shared among a plurality of taps.
US10118206B2	Snow adhesion preventing device and signaling apparatus There is provided a signaling apparatus including a plurality of LED elements provided in a signal lamp body; a transparent panel provided in the LED elements and configured to transmit outgoing light from the LED elements on a rear side to a front surface to which snow adheres; a frame unit provided on an outer periphery of the panel; and vibration generators provided in the frame unit and configured to vibrate the panel.
US10118202B2	Method of sorting postal articles into a sorting frame with the sorted articles being counted automatically A method of sorting postal articles into a postal sorting frame comprising sorting slots, in which method said articles to be sorted are placed in a stack, and the articles are taken one-by-one from the top of the stack so as to place each of them in a sorting slot, and digital images of the top of the stack are formed automatically at a certain rate, is characterized by the following steps: a) recording said digital images in the memory of a data-processing unit; b) mutually comparing said digital images on the basis of a certain graphical resemblance criterion, so as to form image models, each of which is representative of similar-looking digital images; c) associating each image model with a persistence time; and d) applying a time filter to said image models so as to eliminate those models whose persistence time is less than a certain threshold value, the remaining number of models serving to count the sorted postal articles automatically.
US10118201B2	Inspection and sorting machine An inspection and sorting machine and a related method of operation are provided. The inspection and sorting machine includes an inspection system that outputs a first signal corresponding to a fastener condition and a second signal corresponding to an inspection condition. Based on the inspection system output, a controller determines whether a fastener is classified as conforming or whether the fastener is classified as undetermined. Conforming fasteners are diverted into a conforming parts chute, and undetermined fasteners are diverted into a recirculated parts chute. The remaining fasteners are diverted into a reject chute. The undetermined fasteners are recirculated into the inspection and sorting machine for re-inspection.
US10118193B1	Light curing apparatus A light curing apparatus includes a chassis, a carrier, a driving mechanism, and a bottom light curing module. The chassis includes a box and a partition arranged in the box to define a curing space and a receiving space. The carrier is translucent and is arranged in the curing space. The driving mechanism is connected to the carrier to rotate the carrier. The bottom light curing module is arranged in the receiving space and includes a plurality of light curing units. The light curing units of the bottom light curing module are configured to emit a curing light onto at least 80% of the carrier, when the driving mechanism drives the carrier to rotate.
US10118183B2	Process for the selective floatation of kainite from mineral mixtures using sulfated fatty acids as the collector reagent The invention relates to a process for selective flotation of kainite from crushed crude potash salts or, for example, from crystallized salt mixtures obtained by evaporation processes, which in addition to kainite may contain further minerals such as halite, sylvine and other salt minerals, for example, in order to produce a kainite concentrate fraction and a residues fraction. The separation process is characterized in that the crushed or crystallized salt mixture is intensively mixed as a crystallizate suspension with a combination of conditioning agents consisting of a sulfated fatty acid or its alkali metal salt as collecting reagent and a frothing agent known for flotation (for example, glycol ether, monohydric aliphatic alcohols, terpene alcohols, polyglycol ethers, etc.) and is then separated by agitator-driven or pneumatic flotation into a kainite concentrate fraction and a residues fraction. The resulting fractions may be further processed in downstream processes. This process permits industrial-scale processing for selective extraction of kainite from mineral mixtures by means of the flotation process.
US10118182B2	Incineration byproduct processing and methods Methods and systems for processing incineration byproduct from waste incinerators, ash purification and recovery of materials and metals. High levels of aggregate and metals recovery and ash purification are achieved for residual ash with reduced environmental contaminants.
US10118175B2	Method and system for coordination on optically controlled microfluidic systems In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets, beads, nanostructures, and/or biological objects for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets or the like simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and moving droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets and/or others for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets and/or others simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others.
US10118174B2	Device and method for pressure-driven plug transport and reaction The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
US10118167B2	Methods for regenerating sulfur-contaminated aromatization catalysts Methods for regenerating a sulfur-contaminated catalyst are disclosed. Such methods may employ a step of washing the sulfur-contaminated catalyst with an aqueous solution containing an alkali metal, followed by contacting the washed catalyst with a halogen solution containing chlorine and fluorine.
US10118162B2	Supported metal catalyst and method of synthesizing ammonia using the same A catalyst is provided which is used for continuously synthesizing ammonia using a gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen as a raw material, wherein a transition metal which exhibits catalytic activity is supported by a support, and the support is a two-dimensional electride or a precursor thereof. The two-dimensional electride or the precursor thereof is a metal nitride represented by MxNyHz (M represents one or two or more of Group II metals selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, and x, y and z are in ranges of 1≤x≤11, 1≤y≤8, and 0≤z≤4 respectively, in which x is an integer, and y and z are not limited to an integer) or M3N2 (M is the same as above), or a metal carbide selected from the group consisting of Y2C, Sc2C, Gd2C, Tb2C, Dy2C, Ho2C and Er2C. These catalysts are used for continuously reacting nitrogen with hydrogen, which are raw materials, on the catalyst, wherein the reaction is performed in an ammonia synthesis reaction system under the preferable conditions of a reaction temperature which is equal to or higher than 100° C. and equal to or lower than 600° C., and a reaction pressure which is equal to or higher than 10 kPa and lower than 20 MPa.
US10118160B2	Process for preparing a hydrotreating catalyst Process for preparing a hydrotreating catalyst comprising of from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of molybdenum, of from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % of nickel and of from 0 to 5 wt % of phosphorus, all based on total dry weight of catalyst, which process comprises (a) treating alumina carrier with molybdenum and nickel and of from 1 to 60% wt of gluconic acid, based on weight of carrier, and optionally phosphorus, (b) optionally drying the treated carrier at a temperature of from 40 to 200° C., and (c) calcining the treated and optionally dried carrier at a temperature of from 200 to 650° C. to obtain the calcined treated carrier.
US10118159B2	Catalyst composition and a catalytic process for conversion of biomass to crude bio oil The present disclosure provides a catalyst composition for conversion of biomass to crude bio oil. The composition comprises at least one metal compound, at least one support and at least one stabilizing/solubilizing agent. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of catalyst composition, and hydrothermal conversion of biomass to crude bio oil.
US10118150B2	Reactor and temperature control method thereof A reactor suitable for a reaction containing an exothermic reaction is provided. The reactor includes the following components. A reaction channel has an inlet and an outlet, and has a front-end reaction zone, middle-end reaction zones, and a back-end reaction zone from the inlet to the outlet. A front-end catalyst support and a front-end catalyst are located in the front-end reaction zone, a middle-end catalyst support and a middle-end catalyst are respectively located in the middle-end reaction zones, and a back-end catalyst support and a back-end catalyst are located in the back-end reaction zone. The concentration of the front-end catalyst is less than the concentration of the back-end catalyst, and the concentration of the middle-end catalyst is decided via a computer simulation of reaction parameters. The reaction parameters include size and geometric shape of the reaction channel.
US10118148B2	Reactor An end surface of each first side wall, an end surface of each first middle wall, and an end surface of each first end wall are joined to an adjacent second structure by diffusion bonding, an end surface of each second side wall, an end surface of each second middle wall, and an end surface of each second end wall are joined to an adjacent first structure or a lid structure by diffusion bonding, a thickness of each first side wall is greater than or equal to a thickness of each first middle wall, and a thickness of each second side wall is greater than or equal to a thickness of each second middle wall.
US10118140B2	Fluid flow modification apparatus using fractal configurations A fluid flow modification apparatus has a plurality of flow modification elements each having a first surface portion against which a fluid (F) can flow and a second surface portion along which the fluid (F) can flow. The elements are arranged in a number of sets. A first set of elements comprises a plurality of fluid flow modification elements with a first surface portion. A second set of elements comprises a plurality of fluid flow modification elements with a first surface portion having a surface area different from that of the first set. The first set of elements includes first and second types of fluid flow modification elements. The depth of the second surface portion is different from the depth of the second surface portion.
US10118138B2	Floating manure agitator with multidirectional agitator nozzles An aquatic floating manure agitator vessel including a plurality of remotely controlled above-surface agitator nozzles which are visibly positioned on the vessel and hydraulically movable about multiple axes to facilitate effective pond agitation and directional control of the floating agitator. The floating agitator includes a vertically adjustable hydraulic undercarriage and hitch mechanism to facilitate ease of maneuverability during launching and removal of the floating agitator, and for probing the pond bottom for excess sludge build-up. The floating agitator also includes hydraulically folding side wings or pontoons mounted on each side of the vessel to further enhance ease of maneuverability and storage of the vessel.
US10118133B2	Ultrafiltration membranes and methods of making The present invention is an integral multilayered composite membrane having at least one ultrafiltration layer made by cocasting or sequentially casting a plurality of polymer solutions onto a support to form a multilayered liquid sheet and immersing the sheet into a liquid coagulation bath to effect phase separation and form a multilayered composite membrane having at least one ultrafiltration layer.
US10118128B2	Vacuum air gap membrane distillation system and method for desalination This invention relates to a vacuum air gap membrane distillation system for desalination purposes. More particularly, this invention relates to a membrane distillation system with multiple cells in which the system's flux is increased due to the temperature and pressure differential within the system. The configuration of the vacuum air gap membrane distillation system allows for latent heat within the system to be recycled effectively reducing the energy consumption of the system.
US10118122B2	CO2 collection methods and systems Methods and systems of collecting carbon dioxide are disclosed. In one example, a method includes removing water from atmospheric air with a condenser and a desiccant material to produce dry air, adsorbing carbon dioxide to a material from the dry air, releasing the adsorbed carbon dioxide to a vacuum chamber, and transitioning the released carbon dioxide from a gas to a solid in the vacuum chamber.
US10118116B2	Moisture separator and air cycle system with the same The present invention provides a moisture separator separating condensed water mist in compressed air, and an air cycle system provided with the same. The moisture separator includes a coalescer filter and a wire mesh pad demister. The coalescer filter is provided with a filter media formed of a fiber layer through which compressed air is passed, primarily condensing moisture mist in the compressed air, and filtering foreign particles and a housing supporting the filter media. The wire mesh pad demister is provided at a downstream of the coalescer filter to receive the compressed air passed through the coalescer filter and secondarily condenses moisture mist in the compressed air to separate moisture using gravity.
US10118112B2	Fluid filter A fluid filter such as an oil filter for a vehicle is provided. The fluid filter includes a body having a first, closed end and a second, open end. A plate is coupled to the second end, the plate having a first surface and a threaded portion having a thread pitch. A channel member has an outer edge coupled to the second end of the body, wherein the channel member defines a recess with an open side opposite the first surface of the plate. A stop member is disposed within the recess of the channel member, the stop member having a first height. A sealing member is coupled to the stop member, and the sealing member has a second height greater than the first height of the stop member.
US10118108B2	System and method of distillation process and turbine engine intercooler A system includes an intercooler configured to flow a working fluid and compressed air of a gas turbine engine through the intercooler to exchange heat between the working fluid and the compressed air. The system also includes a multi-effect distillation system configured to flow the working fluid and a mixture to exchange heat between the working fluid and the mixture to enable distillation of the mixture.
US10118103B2	Toy top A toy top includes a body and a shaft unit. The body includes rotating components which are attached to be rotatable relative to each other. At least two of the rotating components include respective contact portions which come in contact with each other to regulate a rotation range between the two rotating components. The contact portions are configured such that contact between the contact portions gradually become loose as the contact portions repeatedly come in contact with each other due to relative rotation of the two rotating components, and capability of regulating rotation is eventually lost so that the rotation range is expanded.
US10118089B2	Interactive game with innovative cup An interactive drinking game comprising a cup; said cup comprising a cylindrical body; said cylindrical body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; said upper portion to receive a liquid or gelatin; said lower portion comprising recesses for receiving a corresponding circular piece; said circular piece configured to attach to a circular recess of the lower portion of the cup; said circular piece containing at least one written instruction for a plurality of players of the interactive drinking game to execute; and wherein said circular piece is configured to conceal the at least one written instruction from the plurality of players.
US10118088B2	Pinball machine and redemption system In one embodiment there is provided a pinball game comprising a play field having a plurality of different achievable objects, a plurality of different reward cards, each reward card associated with one of the achievable objects and capable of being dispensed by a card dispenser in response to the achieving of its associated achievable object, and wherein at least one reward card is dispensed by the card dispenser during or after game play upon at least one of the achievable objects being achieved, and wherein a different reward card is dispensed depending on the achievable object that is achieved. In one embodiment, a networked redemption system is associated with the game and the game further enables connectivity with social media and/or other publishing avenues for communicating information about the player and/or game play.
US10118087B2	Rim-mounted roulette ball launching system A ball-launching system mounts to a top rim of a roulette wheel and positions a ball launcher configured to launch a roulette ball into the roulette wheel. The ball-launching system includes an outer jaw and an inner jaw which clamp to the top rim. At least a part of a ball launcher extends into a concave bowl of the roulette wheel and facilitates launching the roulette ball directly into a ball track underneath the top rim within the concave bowl.
US10118073B2	Interactive apparatus and methods for muscle strengthening An interactive exercise system with apparatus and methods to optimize muscle strength for rehabilitation, to improve or maintain fitness, and to enhance the performance of athletes. The system uses an electronically controlled linear actuator to generate resistance against the muscular force exerted by the user. The system includes sensors configured to detect acceleration, speed, velocity, position, direction of movement, duration, and the force applied by the user. A control system preferably continuously monitors the sensors, and instantaneously adjusts the adaptive actuator. This provides a proportional counterforce to the user force throughout the entire range-of-motion. A display panel allows the user to interact with the system in real-time. The objective of the user is to synchronize the exercise performance with a selected target goal, by correlating the user's movement relative to a position on a display panel.
US10118071B2	Rotator cuff muscle exercise machine A machine for exercising the rotator cuff muscles that is operable to individually and separately isolate and exercise each of the four rotator cuff muscles while the user is in a seated position. The exercise machine includes a plurality of structural elements including a main vertical beam and a base frame operable to be positioned on the ground, where the main beam extends vertically from the base frame. The machine includes a plurality of pulleys mounted to the structural elements and a plurality of exercise cables running through the pulleys, where handles are coupled to the exercise cables. A seat is mounted to the vertical beam and the handles are positioned relative thereto to allow the user to grasp the handles and perform the several exercises for each arm.
US10118070B2	Squat rack A squat rack includes a frame, a tread unit, a lifting unit, a pulling unit and a connector. The tread unit includes two treads connected to and located on two sides of the frame for supporting a user's feet so that the frame is firmly kept on the ground by the user. The lifting unit is pivotally connected to the frame and located behind the user in operation. The pulling unit includes a middle portion pivotally connected to a front end of the frame. The connector pivotally connects a lower end of the pulling unit to the lifting unit so that the user can pull the pulling unit to cause the lifting unit to support the user's hips via the connector.
US10118065B2	Spacer for barbells and weighted plates A spacer that is preferably made from high density polyethylene and has a diameter that is larger than a standard plate for a barbell. The spacer has a central hole dimensioned to accept a standard barbell and, when placed onto a barbell, will space the barbell apart from the ground a sufficient distance that a user can easily add or more plates from the barbell without having the lift the barbell. The spacer provides a more efficient way to add or remove weights from a barbell that is on the ground (e.g., when a user is performing deadlifts, snatches, and power cleans, etc.). The spacer may be placed on a barbell similarly to a regular weight plate, preferably before any other weight is added.
US10118056B2	Breathing assembly for aircraft There is provided a breathing assembly for an aircraft that includes a breathing mask to be connected to a source of breathing gas. The assembly also includes a stowage box forming a receptacle for receiving the breathing mask in a stowage position, and a valve assembly comprising a valve having an open position in which the valve allows the feed of breathing gas to the breathing mask and a closed position in which the valve prevents the feed of breathing gas to the breathing mask, the valve assembly being supported by the breathing mask. There may also be provided a retaining element connected to the stowage box and cooperating with the valve assembly to maintain the valve in the closed position when the breathing mask is in the stowage position.
US10118055B2	Topical anti-pruritic compositions and methods of action of same Topical anti-pruritic compositions and methods of using the same to treat pruritus. These anti-pruritic compositions are capable of temporarily or permanently reducing, inhibiting, treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing pruritic skin conditions, as well as other related skin conditions. In a particular aspect, the present formulations provide a quicker and more effective treatment of pruritus than do certain present pruritus-treating compositions.
US10118054B2	Implants using ultrasonic backscatter for sensing physiological conditions Described herein is an implantable device having a sensor configured to detect an amount of an analyte, a pH, a temperature, strain, or a pressure; and an ultrasonic transducer with a length of about 5 mm or less in the longest dimension, configured to receive current modulated based on the analyte amount, the pH, the temperature, or the pressure detected by the sensor, and emit an ultrasonic backscatter based on the received current. The implantable device can be implanted in a subject, such as an animal or a plant. Also described herein are systems including one or more implantable devices and an interrogator comprising one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to the one or more implantable devices or receive ultrasonic backscatter from the one or more implantable devices. Also described are methods of detecting an amount of an analyte, a pH, a temperature, a strain, or a pressure.
US10118053B2	Apparatus, method, and program for movable part tracking and treatment A movable part tracking and treatment apparatus includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a three-dimensional moving image and a first projection image generation unit adapted to generate a first projection moving image. The apparatus further includes an affected part image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced affected part area from the first projection moving image and a tracing target image extraction unit adapted to extract the displaced tracing target from the first projection moving image. The apparatus also includes a first parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a first parameter indicative of position information on a beam irradiation point and a second parameter derivation unit adapted to derive a second parameter necessary to extract the corresponding tracing target.
US10118050B2	Using light to regulate uterine contractions A method of regulating uterine contractions comprises suppressing a nocturnal endogenous melatonin level of a pregnant female experiencing uterine contractions at night by exposing the pregnant female during nighttime to a light source emitting blue light. The light source may be a headset. The contractions may be measured while the female is exposed to the blue light.
US10118043B2	Coil for signal transmission to implantable device A cochlear implant or other auditory prosthesis utilizes an external portion worn on a recipient's head and an internal portion implanted therein. Both portions include an associated coil that transmits a signal between the two portions. The external coil has a form factor substantially similar to the implantable coil. This form factor allows the external portion to be manufactured with a smaller footprint, since components that may otherwise interfere with signal transmission (e.g., batteries) may be installed closer to the external coil.
US10118037B2	System, method, and device for providing feedback to a patient during electrical stimulation Feedback regarding electrical stimulation is provided to a patient. Electrical stimulation is applied to the patient. The electrical stimulation is applied by varying an electrical stimulation parameter. A signal is communicated to the patient via an electronic device. The signal is correlated with the electrical stimulation parameter such that the signal varies in association with the varying of the electrical stimulation parameter. The communicating is performed while the electrical stimulation is applied. Feedback is received from the patient in response to the electrical stimulation. Based on the received feedback from the patient, the electrical stimulation is adjusted.
US10118031B2	Method and apparatus for implantable cardiac lead integrity analysis Scientific and medical system circuitry for diagnosis of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in particular conductor migration and externalization within an ICD implantable cardiac lead. The system determines an “imaginary” component of the high frequency transmission line impedance having certain spectral changes that correspond to radially outward movements or local externalization of a conductor within a lead body allowing for the detection of conductor migration and small insulation failures.
US10118027B2	Open channel implant tools having an attachment feature and implant techniques utilizing such tools Implant tools and techniques for implantation of a medical lead, catheter or other component are provided. The implant tools and techniques are particularly useful in implanting medical electrical leads in extravascular locations, including subcutaneous locations. An implant tool for implanting a medical lead may include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, an open channel that extends from near the proximal end to the distal end, and an attachment feature configured to couple to the medical lead. Such an implant tool provides a user with the versatility to use the same implant tool to either pull the lead through a tunnel formed via the implant tool or push the lead through the tunnel via the open channel in the implant tool.
US10118026B2	Implantable medical device fixation Various fixation techniques for implantable medical device (IMDs) are described. In one example, an assembly comprises an IMD; and a set of active fixation tines attached to the IMD. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the IMD to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the IMD. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the IMD to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.
US10118019B2	Catheter cartridge assemblies and methods of using the same for intermittent catheterization A catheter cartridge assembly includes a cartridge and a catheter member. The cartridge has a cartridge housing with proximal and distal ends. A pre-loaded tip and a protective sleeve associated with the pre-loaded tip are at least partially positioned within the cartridge housing. The catheter member has a proximal end configured to be advanced proximally into and through the cartridge housing to engage a distal end of the pre-loaded tip for proximal advancement out of the proximal end of the cartridge housing with the pre-loaded tip, with the protective sleeve covering at least a portion of the catheter member.
US10118004B2	Expandable catheter system for fluid injection into and deep to the wall of a blood vessel A catheter-based/intravascular fluid injection system with application to renal denervation includes a multiplicity of needles which expand open around a central axis to engage the wall of a blood vessel, or the wall of the left atrium, allowing the injection of a cytotoxic and/or neurotoxic solution for ablating conducting tissue, or nerve fibers around the ostium of the pulmonary vein, or circumferentially in or just beyond the outer layer of the renal artery. The expandable delivery system includes expandable components that facilitate positioning of a multiplicity of injection needles against the inside wall of a blood vessel from where they can be advanced. The system also includes means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into the tissue of the wall of the targeted blood vessel.
US10118000B2	Pen needle installation and removal safety cover and pen needle assembly utilizing the same A needle tip assembly for a pre-loaded syringe or a pen needle injection device. The needle tip assembly includes a body comprising a double-ended needle and being installable and removable from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device. A needle cap is configured to cover a skin puncturing end of the double-ended needle and is removable to exposed the skin puncturing end. An outer cover is structured and arranged to at least install the body onto the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device and remove the body from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device after the outer cover is re-installed. The body is lockable to the outer cover upon one of re-installation of the outer cover and prior to the body being removed from the pre-loaded syringe or pen needle injection device.
US10117996B2	State changing appliance for a drug delivery device A system comprising a state changing appliance and a drug delivery device, the state changing appliance comprising first interface means for rotationally locking to a first exterior portion of the drug delivery device, second interface means for rotationally locking to a second exterior portion of the drug delivery device, the first exterior portion and the second exterior portion being angularly displaceable relative to one another from a first relative position to a second relative position, which second relative position defines a set dose to be expelled by the drug delivery device, and limiter means for limiting a relative angular displacement between the first interface means and the second interface means.
US10117994B2	Joining technology of a dispense interface The present invention inter alia relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present invention.
US10117988B2	Contrast media injection data management system Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system (602) may be converted from at least one format (e.g., a CAN-compliant format) to at least one other format (e.g., an HL-7-compliant format) for use by a medical system (600). Data on contrast media prescribed for an imaging operation using an imaging system (690), data on contrast media dispensed from a contrast media storage/dispensing unit (500) for use in this imaging operation, and data on contrast media actually administered/injected by a contrast media injector system (602) for this imaging operation may be stored in a data structure (780). Patient renal function data may be used to control the dispensing of contrast media from the contrast media/storage/dispensing unit (500), to control the operation of the contrast media injector system (602), or both, and may be stored in the data structure (780) as well.
US10117979B2	Systems and methods for electrically detecting the presence of exudate in dressings Systems and methods are provided for sensing fluid in a dressing on a patient and producing an electrical signal. In one instance, a galvanic cell is used as an electronic detection device. The galvanic cell is placed in the dressing and produces voltage when the dressing is substantially saturated. In one instance, the dressing is a reduced-pressure, absorbent dressing. Other systems, methods, and dressings are presented.
US10117972B2	Drug delivery medical device Provided is a coated implantable medical device, comprising: a substrate; and a coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating comprises at least one polymer and at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology and/or at least one active biological agent and optionally, one or more pharmaceutical carrying agents; wherein substantially all of pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent remains within the coating and on the substrate until the implantable device is deployed at an intervention site inside the body of a subject and wherein upon deployment of the medical device in the body of the subject a portion of the pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent is delivered at the intervention site along with at least a portion of the polymer and/or a at least a portion of the pharmaceutical carrying agents.
US10117968B2	Method of printing a tissue construct with embedded vasculature A printed tissue construct comprises one or more tissue patterns, where each tissue pattern comprises a plurality of viable cells of one or more predetermined cell types. A network of vascular channels interpenetrates the one or more tissue patterns. An extracellular matrix composition at least partially surrounds the one or more tissue patterns and the network of vascular channels. A method of printing a tissue construct with embedded vasculature comprises depositing one or more cell-laden filaments, each comprising a plurality of viable cells, on a substrate to form one or more tissue patterns. Each of the one or more tissue patterns comprises one or more predetermined cell types. One or more sacrificial filaments, each comprising a fugitive ink, are deposited on the substrate to form a vascular pattern interpenetrating the one or more tissue patterns. The vascular pattern and the one or more tissue patterns are at least partially surrounded with an extracellular matrix composition. The fugitive ink is then removed to create vascular channels in the extracellular matrix composition, thereby forming an interpenetrating vascular network in a tissue construct.
US10117938B2	Pharmaceutical formulation Disclosed are aqueous pharmaceutical compositions which provide sustained released delivery of corticosteroid compounds. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a soluble corticosteroid and at least one viscosity enhancing agent. Also provided are methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in an epidural injection, intra-articular injection, or an intra-lesional injection.
US10117933B2	Antibodies against Clostridium difficile Compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in a subject are provided. The compositions comprise antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxin B. The methods provide for administering the antibodies to a subject in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate or prevent relapse from Clostridium difficile bacterial infection.
US10117928B2	Annexin II compositions The present invention provides compositions and methods that involve the 36 kDa annexin II monomer, which has been identified as having immunostimulatory properties. Accordingly, in one aspect, the invention provides compositions that include at least one 36 kDa annexin II monomer or an immunomodulatory fragment thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides methods that include administering to a subject a composition that includes at least one 36 kDa annexin II monomer or an immunomodulatory fragment thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides methods that induce an in situ increase in the 36 kDa annexin II monomer by administering to a subject an amount of composition effective to induce localized hypoxia sufficient to cause a localized increase in annexin II.
US10117919B2	Methods and materials for generating CD8+ T cells having the ability to recognize cancer cells expressing a HER2/neu polypeptide This document provides methods and materials for generating CD8− T cells having the ability to recognize cancer cells expressing a HER2/neu polypeptide. For example, methods and materials for using a polypeptide consisting of an SLAFLPESFD amino acid sequence in vivo or in vitro to generate CD8+ T cells having the ability to recognize and lyse cancer cells expressing a HER2/neu polypeptide are provided.
US10117918B2	Antigen-specific T cell receptors and T cell epitopes The present invention relates to efficient methods for providing antigen-specific lymphoid cells. These lymphoid cells may be used to provide antigen specific T cell receptors having a defined MHC restriction and to identify immunologically relevant T cell epitopes. Furthermore, the present invention relates to antigen-specific T cell receptors and T cell epitopes and their use in immunotherapy.
US10117917B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10117915B2	Modulation of yeast-based immunotherapy products and responses Disclosed are methods to modulate yeast-based immunotherapy products and the immune responses, prophylactic responses, and/or therapeutic responses elicited by such products. Also disclosed are modified yeast-based immunotherapy products, kits and compositions.
US10117914B2	Sheep nematode vaccine The present invention is based upon the identification of a number of antigens derived from species of the genus Teladorsagia, which can be used to raise immune responses in animals—particularly those animals susceptible or predisposed to infection by (or with) one or more Teladorsagia species. The antigens may be exploited to provide compositions and vaccines for raising protective immune responses in animals—the protective immune responses serving to reduce, prevent, treat or eliminate Teladorsagia infections/infestations.
US10117908B2	Suppression of cellular transformation and dysplasia by topical application of lefty The present disclosure relates to suppression of cellular transformation and dysplasia by topical application of Lefty. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for topically applying Lefty to treat and prevent cancers.
US10117906B2	Methods for reducing corneal nerves damage, corneal lymphangiogenesis or immunity to corneal antigens in dry-eye associated ocular surface diseases by IL-1Ra The invention provides methods and compositions for minimizing, preventing, or treating damage to corneal nerves by administering to a subject with such damage or at risk of exposure to such damage a composition which blocks an activity of an IL-1 cytokine and/or an IL-17 cytokine.
US10117895B2	T-cell therapy to neurodegenerative diseases Provided is a method of treating a pathology associated with neural damage, the method comprising administering non-antigen specific polyclonal activated T cells and/or genetically modified T cells into the brain in a manner which prevents meningoencephalitis in the subject, thereby treating the pathology associated with neural damage. Also provided are devices for intrabrain and intrathecal administration of T cells, which comprise the brain-specific or non-antigen specific polyclonal activated T cells and/or genetically modified T cells and a catheter for intrabrain administration in a manner which prevents meningoencephalitis in a subject.
US10117891B2	Cannabinoid composition for treating pain A combination of THC, CBD and Cobalamin (in a ratio of about 63%, 27% and 10%, respectively) is used with a topical carrier such as Shea butter cream to relieve pain. The THC and CBD mixture is extracted from a Cannabis Indica dominant strain using high pressure and carbon dioxide (CO2) as a solvent and comprises: Tetrahydrocannabinol “THC” (9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9 THC), 8-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC) and 9-THC Acid), Cannabidiol “CBD”, Cannabinol “CBN”, Cannabichromene (“CBC”), Cannabigerol (“CBG”), terpenoids and flavonoids. The Shea butter is an extract from the Shea nut from the Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa).
US10117889B2	Antibodies specific for LOX1 and use in treatment of cardiovascular disorders This disclosure provides LOX1 (LOX1) binding proteins such as anti-LOX1 antibodies, and compositions and methods for making these binding proteins. In certain aspects the LOX1-binding proteins provided herein, inhibit, or antagonize LOX1 activity. In addition, the disclosure provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating conditions associated with atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemia (e.g., myocardial ischemia), infarction (e.g., myocardial infarction), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, reperfusion injury, restenosis, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, inflammation (e.g., chronic inflammation), angiogenesis, preeclampsia, cancer and other LOX1-mediated diseases and conditions.
US10117887B2	FAP-activated therapeutic agents, and uses related thereto Disclosed are prodrugs of anthracyclines (such as doxorubicin) and derivatives thereof that are selectively cleaved and activated by fibroblast activating protein (FAP). The prodrugs are useful for targeted delivery of “warhead” anthracycline or anthracycline derivative to FAP-expressing tissues, including cancer (e.g., solid tumors). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the prodrugs, as well as methods of using the prodrugs to treat a disorder characterized by FAP upregulation, e.g., cancer, undesirable fibrosis, and undesirable inflammation.
US10117882B2	Anti-inflammatory properties of marine lipid compositions Novel marine lipid compositions comprising triglycerides and omega-3 rich phospholipids are described. The compositions are characterized by providing highly bioavailable omega-3, increased tissue incorporation of omega-3 and reduced concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
US10117880B2	Neridronic acid for treating complex regional pain syndrome Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid, in an acid form or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as allodynia associated with complex regional pain syndrome.
US10117870B2	Stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pyrimidine-sulfamide The invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of the below formula, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates or morphological forms thereof.
US10117856B2	Methods of treatment for cholestatic and fibrotic diseases The present invention relates to the compound [2-[(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl]ethanoate (Nitazoxanide) or 2-hydroxy-N-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)benzamide (Tizoxanide) for treating cholestatic and fibrotic diseases.
US10117855B2	Methods of treatment for cholestatic and fibrotic diseases The present invention relates to the compound [2-[(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl]ethanoate (Nitazoxanide) or 2-hydroxy-N-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)benzamide (Tizoxanide) for treating cholestatic and fibrotic diseases.
US10117849B2	Monensin water dispersible granules by wet granulation The present disclosure provides a water dispersible granule formulation comprising from about 5% to about 80% (w/w) of monensin; from about 1% to about 20% (w/w) of one or more surfactants; from about 1% to about 30% (w/w) of one or more binders; from about 1% to about 90% (w/w) of one or more fillers; and water up to about 2% (w/w). The present disclosure also provides a process for the preparation of a water dispersible monensin granule formulation. The present disclosure further provides a method of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a water dispersible monensin granule formulation to an animal.
US10117836B2	Tablet formulation for CGRP active compounds The present invention is directed to compositions comprising an extrudate or solid solution of a compound, or a salt thereof, of Formula I (API): Formula I, wherein “Ra” is independently H or —F, in a water-soluble polymer matrix which further comprises a disintegration system allowing a tablet made therefrom to rapidly disintegrate in the environment in which the API is to be released.
US10117832B2	Emulsified fatty acids Provided herein are methods and processes for emulsifying non-polar compounds, such as omega fatty acids. Also provided are compositions that can be prepared according to the methods and processes described herein. The compositions, for example, have a high amount of the non-polar compound, such as a large amount of omega fatty acids. The non-polar compounds are also present in very small droplets within composition. For example, the mean or median particle size of the droplets is less than about 5 μm. Further, the composition includes a low amount of surfactant, such as less than about 10-15% of the surfactant.
US10117825B2	Oxidation coloring composition with protein-siloxane polymers A cosmetic agent for dyeing keratinous fibers, especially human hair, includes at least one specific protein-siloxane polymer and at least one oxidation dye precursor and/or a direct dye, where the use of the at least one protein-siloxane polymer leads to improved care of the keratinous fibers. A corresponding packaging unit (kit of parts) and a method for dyeing keratinous fibers include the cosmetic agent. Lastly, the cosmetic agent is used to care for keratinous fibers with an enhanced care effect.
US10117820B2	Cosmetic composition Provided is a cosmetic composition superior in antiseptic property and having high moisturizing property. A cosmetic composition containing (A) particular acylproline or a salt thereof, and (B) particular hydroxamic acid derivative, particular acetophenone derivative or diol compound.
US10117812B2	Foamable composition combining a polar solvent and a hydrophobic carrier The present invention relates to a foamable vehicle or cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, comprising: (1) an organic carrier, at a concentration of 10% to 70% by weight, wherein said organic carrier concurrently comprises: (i) at least one hydrophobic organic carrier, and (ii) at least one polar solvent; (2) at least one surface-active agent; (3) water; and (4) at least one liquefied or compressed gas propellant at a concentration of 3% to 25% by weight of the total composition.The present invention further provides a method of treating, alleviating or preventing a disorder of mammalian subject, comprising administering the above-mentioned compositions to an afflicted target site.
US10117811B2	Packaging article comprising an envelope and an anhydrous dye composition comprising an oxidation dye, use of the same and process for dyeing keratin fibres The present invention relates to a packaging article comprising i) an envelope defining at least one cavity, the envelope comprising water-soluble or liposoluble fibers, ii) at least one anhydrous dye composition containing at least one oxidation dye; and iii) optionally at least one anhydrous oxidizing agent, preferably in powder form; it being understood that the dye composition ii) and the chemical oxidizing agent iii), when it is present, are in one of the cavities of the envelope i). Another subject of the invention is the use of the packaging article for dyeing keratin fibers, and a process for dyeing keratin fibers using the said article. The use of the packaging article makes it possible to obtain dye compositions having good dyeing properties, which are easy to apply and which make it possible to obtain powerful coloring of the hair.
US10117810B2	Dental cement composition Dental cement composition comprising (i) a particulate filler reactive with a polyacid in a cement reaction; (ii) a water-soluble polymerizable compound of the following formula (1), AXn (1) wherein A is a linker group containing at least n nitrogen atoms and optionally one or more acidic groups, X are moieties containing a polymerizable double bond and forming an amide bond with a nitrogen atom of A, which X may be the same or different and are represented by the following formula (2) wherein R1 and R2 are independent from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a group —(CH2)m—Z, wherein Z is COOM, OPO3M2, PO3M2, SO3M, and M is independently a hydrogen atom or a metal atom, and m is an integer of from 0 to 6, L is a bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; and n is an integer of at least 1; provided that at least one X cannot be a (meth)acryl group; and (iii) an initiator system; optionally a polyacidic polymer having polymerizable double bonds; and optionally water.
US10117801B2	Walking assistance robot and method of controlling the walking assistance robot Disclosed are a walking assistance robot and a method of controlling the walking assistance robot. The control method includes collecting motion information by sensing or measuring a motion of at least one joint, determining a motion state of the at least one joint based on the sensed or measured motion of the at least one joint, and controlling the walking assistance robot based on the determined motion state of the at least one joint.
US10117797B2	Lift chair control device A lift chair comprising: a lift that transitions the lift chair between a resting position and a standing position; a user interface that receives one or more user inputs indicating a request to transition the lift chair between the resting position and the standing position; a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the lift and to the user interface, the controller circuit configured to cause the lift to transition the lift chair from the resting position to the standing position, in response to a single user input, at a first speed over a first time period followed by a second speed over a second time period, the first speed being slower than the second speed.
US10117776B2	Devices and methods for treatment of ocular disorders through delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to an ocular tissue in order to provide a therapeutic effect to reduce symptoms of or otherwise alleviate an ocular disorder. In particular embodiments, plasmid DNA is delivered to the cells of the trabecular meshwork in order to ameliorate increasing intraocular pressure. Devices and systems to accomplish this delivery are also disclosed.
US10117774B2	Apparatus and methods for delivering therapeutic agents In various embodiments, a drug-delivery device includes one or more reservoirs that may each contain a therapeutic agent for delivery to a patient.
US10117773B2	Oral device for anterior advancement of the tongue An oral device for temporary placement in a patient's oral cavity includes a base and a tongue pocket. Partial vacuums are separately drawn through vertically oriented, tooth facing ports on the base and the tongue pocket in order to advance and control the position of the tongue in order to clear the patient's airway to reduce sleep apnea or treat other conditions.
US10117768B1	Cervical traction collar In accordance with one or more aspects of the disclosed embodiment, a cervical collar includes a semi-rigid collar substantially conforming to the back of a neck, an occipital locking mechanism coupled to the semi-rigid collar, configured to generally conform to and engage with the base of a skull at the occipital or mastoid region without engaging the temporomandibular joint, jaw or chin of the skull and a traction mechanism coupled to the semi-rigid collar, the at least one traction mechanism configured to provide cervical traction through the occipital locking mechanism of the semi-rigid collar against the base of the skull without pressure against the temporomandibular joint, jaw and chin.
US10117765B2	Apposition fiber for use in endoluminal deployment of expandable implants The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise an apposition line or lines which facilitate bending of the expandable implant to improve conformation of the expandable implant to the vasculature of the patient.
US10117760B2	Stent A stent is disclosed that has an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, at least one open spiral channel formed on the exterior surface of the body to provide fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end. The stent also has a central lumen open at the proximal and distal ends of the stent for the passage of a guide wire. A method for using the stent and a kit containing the stent are also disclosed.
US10117751B2	Arthoplasty revision system and method The present method includes the following steps: removing a portion of a previously implanted spinal arthroplasty device; and attaching a revision component to a remaining portion of the previously implanted spinal arthroplasty device to alter a biomechanical characteristic of the implanted arthroplasty device. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of limiting motion between adjacent vertebrae including the steps of accessing an implanted spinal arthroplasty device comprising a cephalad component fixed to a first vertebra and a caudal component fixed to a second vertebra inferior to the first vertebra, the cephalad and caudal components having a range of motion between them, and attaching a revision component to the cephalad and caudal components to reduce the range of motion. The invention also includes revision devices for revising the biomechanics of implanted spinal arthroplasty devices.
US10117740B1	Contact lens-based methods to deliver power to intraocular devices An eye-mountable device is provided that includes a battery or other local power source and that can wirelessly power one or more intraocular devices using power from the battery. The eye-mountable device could be provided as a contact lens. The eye-mountable device could provide power to an intraocular device by emitting radio frequency energy, time-varying electrical fields through the conductive medium of the eye, or optical energy. The intraocular device could include an electronic lens configured to provide a controllable optical power to the eye. The intraocular device could include sensors configured to detect accommodation forces exerted by muscles of the eye; such detected forces could be used to control an electronic lens of the intraocular device or an electronic lens of the eye-mountable device. The battery could be rechargeable and the eye-mountable device could include instrumentation for receiving power to recharge the battery.
US10117739B2	Methods and systems for material fixation A soft tissue fixation system, most typically applicable to orthopedic joint repairs, such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee repair procedures, comprises an implant which is placeable in a tunnel disposed in a portion of bone, wherein the tunnel is defined by walls comprised of bone. A first member is deployable outwardly to engage the tunnel walls for anchoring the implant in place in the tunnel, and a second member is deployable outwardly to engage tissue material to be fixed within the tunnel. The second member also functions to move the tissue material outwardly into contact with the tunnel walls to promote tendon-bone fixation. Extra graft length is eliminated by compression of the tendon against the bone at the aperture of the femoral tunnel, which more closely replicates the native ACL and increases graft stiffness. The inventive device provides high fixation of tendon to bone and active tendon-bone compression. Graft strength has been found to be greater than 1,000 N (Newtons), which is desirable for ACL reconstruction systems.
US10117738B2	Atraumatic tip geometry for indwelling devices An indwelling device for insertion in a biological tubular structure comprising an elongated device having a body and opposing ends. The body has a bending stiffness transverse to a longitudinal axis that is greater than a stiffness of the biological tubular structure. An atraumatic tip member, having a proximal end and a distal end, extends from the end of the elongated device. The proximal end has a first bending stiffness transverse to a longitudinal axis and the distal end has a second bending stiffness transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second bending stiffness being less than the first bending stiffness.
US10117730B2	Dental implant with a ceramic superstructure and base body Dental implant with a base body made of ceramic anchorable in a jawbone and an implant superstructure attachable to the base body using a screw, wherein in an assembled state of the dental implant, a threaded portion of the screw engages with an inner thread formed in a blind hole of the base body, wherein the implant superstructure is by the screw pressed against the base body and wherein the engagement between the threaded portion of the screw and the internal thread of the blind hole occurs only in a lower half of the base body facing away from the implant superstructure.
US10117728B2	Method and apparatus for treating orthodontitis A method for treating orthodontitis (i.e., gingivitis caused by malpositioned teeth). The process includes evaluating improper morphologies of alveolar bone in the horizontal dimension (i.e., orthodontosis) caused by displaced root(s) of a tooth, uprighting the root of the malpositioned tooth utilizing an orthodontic bracket system thereby causing the alveolar bone to be restored, which in-turn alleviates the orthodontitis. An orthodontic bracket is provided for use with an arch wire to apply corrective forces to a tooth. The bracket includes a vertical member having a slot formed therein for receiving the arch wire and a wide base horizontal member connected to the vertical member. The vertical member is positioned gingivally with respect to the horizontal member. The horizontal member includes opposing first and second ends that extend away from the vertical member and define a pair of spaced-apart wire engaging points engageable with the arch wire during treatment.
US10117726B2	Plunger assembly and a capsule for dispensing a dental material A plunger assembly for a cartridge for dispensing dental material. The plunger assembly has a receptacle, an activator, and a passageway extending through the receptacle along a longitudinal axis. The passageway forms a chamber for storing at least a component of the dental material and has an outlet for the chamber. The activator has a piston for extruding the component from the chamber and a plug for the outlet. The activator is movable to unplug the outlet and to subsequently extrude the component in a single stroke. The plunger assembly helps for reliably emptying the chamber and helps facilitating dispensation of dental materials.
US10117723B2	Dental drill and method for producing same A method produces a dental drill that has a shank and a work section. The shank contains a centrally arranged, continuous first channel. The work section contains one or more continuous, spiral-shaped further channels. The first channel and the further channels open into a common chamber connecting the shank and the work section. The shank is sintered with the work section in order to form a one-piece, sintered component that encloses the chamber connecting the shank and the work section.
US10117720B2	Device retention mechanism and method A device retention assembly includes a delivery system and a device retention mechanism retaining the delivery system. The device retention mechanism includes a tray, a base coupled to the tray, and retaining flanges pivotally coupled to the base. The delivery system is enclosed within an opening defined by the base and retaining flanges. A key locks the device retention mechanism in the closed position retaining the delivery system. The key must be removed to unlock the device retention mechanism to release the delivery system.
US10117718B2	Skin tear kit, instructional labeling system, and methods therefor A medical kit (100) includes a package (105) having a housing (501) and a lid (103). One or more medical implements (1001,1101,1201,1301) for treating a skin tear wound are arranged in a stacked configuration within the package. An instructional labeling system (106) is coupled to the lid. The instructional labeling system can include an identification (107) of a skin tear type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat, a description (108) of the skin tear type, printed instructions (110) defining one or more steps (111,112,113,114) instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the skin tear wound, and one or more removable adhesive labels (115,116).
US10117715B2	Surgical instrument arrangement and drive train arrangement for a surgical instrument, in particular a robot-guided surgical instrument, and surgical instrument A surgical instrument arrangement has a modular motor drive unit which has a drive arrangement having at least one output element, an instrument shaft that can be detachably connected to the drive unit, and a drive arrangement having at least one input drive element. The output drive arrangement and the input drive arrangement can be coupled to each other by a mechanical interface that has at least one single-sided linkage, a pin, and a cut-out, wherein the pin can be radially expanded in the cut-out. Alternatively, a gap may be formed between the pin and the cut-out, which gap is wavy in the radial direction, and in which a radially displaceable, axially fixed intermediate element arrangement is arranged. The surgical instrument arrangement may also include a sterile barrier, which is provided to envelop the drive unit and to be arranged between the drive unit and the instrument shaft.
US10117711B2	Apparatus and method for treating cardiovascular diseases A removable apparatus is provided for temporary implantation in a pulmonary vein for ablating atrial tissue surrounding the antrum of the pulmonary vein to treat atrial fibrillation in a subject. The apparatus comprises an electrically-insulated expandable support member and a retrieval mechanism. The support member has oppositely disposed proximal and distal end portions and a main body portion extending between the end portions. The proximal end portion includes at least one annularly disposed wing member, and has a free end defined by oppositely disposed first and second major surfaces. The at least one wing member includes at least one ablation element located at the free end thereof. The retrieval mechanism is for removing the support member and for energizing the at least one ablation element. The retrieval mechanism includes at least one electrically-conductive wire, which is separately connected to the at least one wing member.
US10117705B2	Optical recognition of tissue and vessels Methods and apparatus for optically recognizing tissue parameters during an energy-based tissue-sealing procedure involve grasping tissue with a tissue-sealing instrument, illuminating the grasped tissue or tissue adjacent to the grasped tissue with light, analyzing the light that is transmitted, scattered, or reflected by the tissue, and recognizing the tissue based on the result of analyzing the light. The wavelength of the light may be selected so that a vessel is sufficiently recognizable in tissue containing the vessel. A marker may also be introduced into fluid flowing in the vessel to increase the contrast between the vessel and tissue containing the vessel. Analyzing the light includes analyzing the spatial and spectral distribution of light. Analyzing the light may also include forming the light into an image of the illuminated tissue. The image of the illuminated tissue may be projected onto the eyes of a surgeon or sensed by a matrix of light detectors disposed on a jaw member of the tissue-sealing instrument and transmitted to a display.
US10117704B2	Energy-activation mechanisms for surgical instruments A surgical instrument includes a housing, energizable member, first activation switch, cable assembly, and second activation switch. The housing is operatively associated with the energizable member. The first activation switch is coupled to the energizable member and is selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The cable assembly is coupled to the housing at a first end and includes a plug at a second, opposite end, the plug housing a second activation switch selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The plug is adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy, wherein transitioning of the first activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition transitions the second activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition such that the second activation switch communicates with the source of electrosurgical energy to initiate the supply of energy to the energizable member.
US10117703B2	Method of, and device for, marking a patients eye for reference during a toric lens implantation procedure In one aspect, a method is provided herein of marking a patient's eye for reference during a toric lens implantation procedure. The method includes providing an electrocautery device having a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a tip defined at the terminus of the shaft. The handle is elongated and extends along a longitudinal axis with the shaft being bent or curved such that the tip is spaced from, and not aligned with, the longitudinal axis. The method further includes using the electrocautery device to cauterize one or more points on the patient's eye, the points being located as reference marks for placement of the toric lens. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a device is used having a bent or curved shaft which may better accommodate the curvature of a patient's eye while marking.
US10117688B2	Securing fasteners A polyaxial fastener is secured within an implant with a retaining ring. The ring is assembled onto a circumferential groove formed in the fastener head. The groove and ring are positionable, when the fastener is installed into an implant, at a wide portion of the mating polyaxial aperture in the implant. The ring is compressible into the groove to form a narrowed diameter, which is passable into a narrow diameter of the aperture, near an entrance to the aperture. The ring is released to expand and increase an overall diameter of the head and ring assembly, thereby rending the assembly too wide to pass by the narrow entrance to the aperture, thereby securing the assembly within the implant.
US10117685B2	Bone fixation with a pin and a collar System, including methods and devices, for bone fixation with a pin and a collar. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise a pin configured to be inserted into a bone, and a deformable collar to retain the pin in the bone. The collar may be configured to be operatively disposed on the pin such that the collar extends more than halfway and less than completely around the pin. The pin and the collar may have complementary surface features that discourage sliding of the collar along a long axis of the pin. In some embodiments, the collar may be configured to be operatively disposed on the pin at a plurality of discrete, alternative axial positions along the long axis of the pin. The pin may be cut to a desired length.
US10117683B2	Spinal rod locking holder A spinal rod locking holder includes an outer body, a handle assembly at a proximal end of the outer body, a locking assembly within a distal portion of the outer body, and a sprocket assembly at the distal end of the outer body. The handle assembly includes a moveable handle operatively associated with the sprocket assembly to selectively engage and release an end of a spinal rod. The locking assembly including a bearing operatively associated with a pawl such that when the moveable handle is compressed the bearing extends the pawl into contact with an outer surface of the sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly including sprocket sections configured to compress against the end of the spinal rod when the pawl engages the outer surface of the sprocket assembly.
US10117682B2	Adjustable spine distraction implant An adjustable spine distraction implant alleviates pain associated with spinal stenosis and facet arthropathy by expanding the volume and/or cross sectional area in the spinal canal and/or neural foramen. The adjustable implant provides a spinal extension inhibitor. The implant includes elliptical or oval shaped adjustable member or spacer for positioning between and adjustably spacing apart the spinous processes.
US10117679B2	Adjustable height pedicle screw Described herein is a pedicle screw for use in the thoracolumbar spine where the height can be adjusted intra-operatively before or after installation member of the longitudinal member. The pedicle screws with adjustable height may be made with a monoaxial or polyaxial configuration. The height of the pedicle screw can be lengthened or shortened.
US10117677B2	Fixation clamp A fixation clamp for use in an external fixation system for holding bone fragments adjacent to each other with the help of fixation elements has at least one clamping assembly having a pair of jaws with at least two different size grooves to accommodate a bone fixation element such as a pin or rod. An alternate clamping assembly has at least three grooves wherein at least two of the grooves have a different size adapted to accommodate a correspondingly sized bone fixation element such as a bone pin. The longitudinal axes of the grooves define a polygon. The jaw pairs can be rotated about a central longitudinal axis to present different size reception cavities towards the pins or rocks depending on their diameter.
US10117668B2	Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent having improved stability An angioplasty catheter comprises a catheter body having a balloon or other radially expandable shell at its distal end. An external structure is carried over the shell and scores a stenosed region in a blood vessel when the balloon is inflated therein. The catheter has an attachment structure disposed between the catheter body and the balloon to accommodate foreshortening and rotation of the external structure as the balloon is expanded. The external structure may be part of a helical cage structure which floats over the balloon. Stabilizing struts are provided between at least some of the helical struts.
US10117667B2	Control systems for ultrasonically powered surgical instruments In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for controlling a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may comprise an ultrasonic transducer, a blade extending distally from the ultrasonic transducer along a longitudinal axis, and a motor coupled to the ultrasonic transducer. The motor, when activated, may rotate the ultrasonic transducer and the blade about the longitudinal axis. A control system may receive an indication to operate the surgical instrument according to an ultrasonic-only mode. The control system may instruct the motor to rotate the blade to a park position, and activate the ultrasonic transducer to longitudinally vibrate the blade.
US10117662B2	Medical manipulator A switch mechanism for a medical manipulator, the switch mechanism including a moveable switching operation part, moving-side contacts provided to the switching operation part, and fixed-side contacts capable of contacting the moving-side contacts. At least the electrical-contact sections of the moving-side contacts and of the fixed-side contacts are formed from a corrosion-resistant material.
US10117660B2	Impact drill lithotripter A lithotripter includes a motor operable to produce a rotational motion, a first cam with a first set of teeth, and a second cam with a second set of teeth configured to selectively engage with the first set of teeth. The first cam is coupled to the motor so that the rotational motion produced by the motor produces rotational motion of the first cam, and the selective engagement between the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth converts the rotational motion of the first cam to a linear waveform that is transmitted through the second cam. The motor, the first cam, and the second cam are disposed in a driver housing, and a wave guide shaft is coupled to the second cam. The wave guide shaft transmits the linear waveform to at least one urinary tract stone to break up the at least one urinary tract stone into fragments.
US10117649B2	Surgical instrument assembly comprising a lockable articulation system A surgical stapling apparatus is disclosed which comprises a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation joint, wherein the end effector is rotatable relative to the shaft about the articulation joint. The stapling apparatus further comprises a firing drive responsive to an input, an articulation drive, and a switch assembly configured to selectively couple the articulation drive to the input. The switch assembly is configured to lock the articulation drive in position when the articulation drive is not coupled to the input.
US10117647B2	Elastic orthopedic implant and method of manufacturing thereof An orthopedic implant includes a bridge and at least a first leg extending from a first end of the bridge and a second lee extending from the second end of the bridge. The bridge includes a first upper section and a second lower section. The first upper section includes surfaces that are non-orthogonal and taper from a central surface to provide the first upper section with a non-uniform cross-section. The second lower section includes surfaces that are non-orthogonal and taper from a central surface to provide the second lower section with a non-uniform cross-section. The non-uniform cross-sections of the first upper section and the second lower section flatten the profile of the bridge, thereby producing an orthopedic implant with a smooth composite surface.
US10117642B2	Ultrasound transducer with sealed, active cooling A scan head for an ultrasound imaging device has a body that encloses a number of ultrasound transducers and controlling electronics. The electronics are sealed in the body of the scan head. The scan head has a fan that is configured to remove heat caused by the operation of the electronics. The motor is magnetically controlled and has controlling electronics that are sealed in the body of the scan head. In one embodiment, an airflow channel surrounds the electronics in the scan head and the fan is configured to move air through the airflow channel. In another embodiment, the electronics are thermally coupled to a heat exchanger heat via a conductive substrate and the fan is configured to move air over the heat exchanger.
US10117638B2	Ultrasound system and apparatus having a portable storage bin An ultrasound apparatus includes a base, a housing extending upwardly from the base and having opposed lateral sides, the housing being configured to support an operator console and display, and a storage bin received in a recess in the housing. The storage bin is movable from a first position in which the storage bin is received within the recess of the housing, and a second position in which the storage bin extends from one of the lateral sides of the housing.
US10117630B2	Fluoroscopy apparatus and fluoroscopy method An image including the marker M is continuously collected every constant time from the images and template matching is performed by utilizing the first template image stored in advance in the template image memory element relative to the image including the marker M. And the image including the marker M after pattern matching specified by the template matching element is clipped as a template image and is stored in the template image memory. Then, the image including the marker M is acquired from the next images continuously collected every constant time. Thereafter, the template matching is performed by utilizing the second template image stored just therebefore in the template image memory element relative to the image including the marker M. Once the second template matching is completed, the image including the marker M is clipped as the next second template image since the pattern matching is identified by the template matching element, and is stored. For the next template matching, the second template image newly stored is utilized.
US10117629B2	High energy grating techniques Imaging techniques that may be used in applications such as differential phase contrast imaging are disclosed that include, for example, configuring a beam source and a beam detector such that a beam connects the two, positioning an object, a phase grating and an analyzer grating in the beam path, producing multiple data sets based on various analyzer grating positions, and conducting a regression analysis using a predetermined function having a set of fitting coefficients to establish those fitting coefficients. In those techniques, the fitting coefficients may be used to characterize a set of interference properties associated with the object.
US10117619B2	Optical sensor An optical sensor includes: a light emitter; a light receiver; a rod-shaped grasping member in which one of the light emitter and the light receiver is disposed, and which is to be grasped by a hand of a subject; and a clamping member which is adapted to clamp a part of the hand of the subject with the grasping member, another one of the light emitter and the light receiver being disposed in the clamping member.
US10117606B2	Method and apparatus for detecting false hypoglycemic conditions Embodiments of the present disclosure include detecting a concurrent occurrence of a decrease in monitored analyte level and a corresponding decrease in monitored on-skin temperature, confirming a presence of an impending hypoglycemic condition, and asserting a notification corresponding to the confirmed impending hypoglycemic condition. Devices, methods, systems and kits incorporating the same are also provided.
US10117603B2	Field-of-view ocular and facial alignment guides Low-cost, easy-to-use alignment target generators for aligning a user's own face or eye to a camera or scanner are based on field-of-view visual feedback from a filtered or apertured planar light source. These approaches may be made agnostic to the scanner's operating system or other software. Alternatively, software on the scanner or its host device may create a solid light-colored section of an existing display screen to use as a planar light source. In some embodiments, the planar light source may be the virtual image of an object viewed in a plane mirror.
US10117599B2	Subject interface appliance and method for delivering a breathable substance to a subject while obtaining gas samples from the airway of the subject A subject interface appliance (10) configured to deliver a breathable substance to a subject. The subject interface appliance includes a primary interface (12) configured to deliver a breathable substance to the subject, and a secondary interface (14) configured to obtain gas samples from the airway of the subject. The secondary interface is resiliently held at a default position with respect to the primary interface. The default position is located such that installation of the primary and secondary interfaces on the subject results in the application of a bias force to the secondary interface that holds the secondary interface in place.
US10117598B1	Non-invasive wearable respiration rate monitoring system There is disclosed a respiration rate monitoring system and method using a non-invasive device and method of monitoring it nearly continuously. One aspect includes receiving a series of signal data points from an optical sensor, detecting a series of peaks or valleys for the filtered signal data points, determining the time difference between individual peaks or valleys of the series of peaks or valleys to produce a series of time difference values, detecting peaks or valleys for the series of time difference values, determining widths between the peaks or valleys of the series of time difference values, and estimating a respiration rate from the widths between the peaks or valleys of the series of time difference values, and converting the estimation of a respiration rate to an indicator indicative of a respiration rate.
US10117597B2	Apparatus, methods and articles for four dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging using coherency identification for magnetic resonance imaging flow data An MRI image processing and analysis system may identify instances of structure in MRI flow data, e.g., coherency, derive contours and/or clinical markers based on the identified structures. The system may be remotely located from one or more MRI acquisition systems, and perform: perform error detection and/or correction on MRI data sets (e.g., phase error correction, phase aliasing, signal unwrapping, and/or on other artifacts); segmentation; visualization of flow (e.g., velocity, arterial versus venous flow, shunts) superimposed on anatomical structure, quantification; verification; and/or generation of patient specific 4-D flow protocols. An asynchronous command and imaging pipeline allows remote image processing and analysis in a timely and secure manner even with complicated or large 4-D flow MRI data sets.
US10117594B2	Analysis and detection for arrhythmia drivers Systems and methods are provided to detect and analyze arrhythmia drivers. In one example, a system can include a wave front analyzer programmed to compute wave front lines extending over a surface for each of the plurality of time samples based on phase information computed from electrical data at nodes distributed across the surface. A trajectory detector can be programmed to compute wave break points for each of the wave front lines and to determine a trajectory of at least one rotor core across the surface. A stability detector can be programmed to identify at least one stable rotor portion corresponding to subtrajectories of the determined trajectory.
US10117593B2	Physiological signal detection clamp A physiological signal detection clamp for being detachably disposed on a fabric worn by a living body, the physiological signal detection clamp includes: a body, two electrode units, a processing unit and a wireless transmission unit. Each of the two opposite side surfaces of the body has a fixing unit. The body is configured to clamp on the fabric by the two fixing unit. When the body is clamped on the fabric, the sensing surfaces of the two electrode units are correspondingly exposed on the outer side surface of the body and attach to the body surface of the living body for detecting the micro electric signal on the body surface of the living body. The processing unit transfers the micro electric signal detected by the electrode unit into a wireless transmission signal, and the wireless transmission unit outputs the wireless transmission signal.
US10117588B2	System and method for camera-based heart rate tracking A system and method for camera-based heart rate tracking. The method includes: determining bit values from a set of bitplanes in a captured image sequence that represent the HC changes; determining a facial blood flow data signal for each of a plurality of predetermined regions of interest (ROIs) of the subject captured by the images based on the HC changes; applying a band-pass filter of a passband approximating the heart rate to each of the blood flow data signals; applying a Hilbert transform to each of the blood flow data signals; adjusting the blood flow data signals from revolving phase-angles into linear phase segments; determining an instantaneous heart rate for each the blood flow data signals; applying a weighting to each of the instantaneous heart rates; and averaging the weighted instantaneous heart rates.
US10117587B2	Dynamically reconfigurable apertures for optimization of PPG signal and ambient light mitigation This relates to an electronic device with dynamically reconfigurable apertures to account for different skin types, usage conditions, and environmental conditions and methods for measuring the user's physiological signals. The device can include one or more light emitters, one or more light sensors, and a material whose optical properties can be changed in one or more locations to adjust the optical path and the effective separation distances between the one or more light emitters and one or more light sensors or the size, location, or shape of the one or more dynamically reconfigurable apertures. In some examples, the material can be a liquid crystal material, MEMS shutter layer, or light guide, which can form the one or more dynamically reconfigurable apertures. In some examples, the light emitters or light sensors or both can be an array of individually addressable optical components.
US10117586B1	Continuous non-invasive wearable blood pressure monitoring system Presented are embodiments of an apparatus and methodology integrated in the system for non-invasive, continuous, wearable, remote and mobile monitoring of human blood pressure by photoplethysmography (PPG) based sensor and an electronic processing unit with the embedded radio allowing the reading and transmittal of the read blood pressure data to the remote location.
US10117585B2	Sensor and biological signal measuring system A biological signal measuring system includes a sensor and a biological signal measuring apparatus configured to calculate a blood refill time of a living tissue of a subject. The sensor includes a pressure applying portion configured to apply pressure on the living tissue, a light emitter configured to emit light toward the living tissue, a light receiver configured to receive reflected light or transmitted light from the living tissue, a first light transmitting member made of a light transmitting material and having one side contacting the light emitter and the other side arranged to contact the subject, a second light transmitting member made of a light transmitting material and having one side contacting the light receiver and the other side arranged to contact the subject, and a light blocking member configured to block light between the light emitter and the light receiver.
US10117580B1	Systems, devices and methods that affect neural tissue through the delivery of a pulsed radio frequency signal generated by an implantable medical device Radio frequency (RF) energy is transmitted through the application of a RF signal to an external RF energy interface, where the RF signal oscillates at a frequency in an energy transmission band. The transmitted RF energy is received at an implanted medical device, and energy derived from the received RF energy is stored in a direct current (DC) energy storage component of the device. A therapeutic output signal is generated from the stored energy and delivered by the implantable medical device to a patient through one or more electrodes. The therapeutic output signal is configurable to provide either one of RF stimulation therapy and RF ablation therapy, and comprises pulses of an RF signal oscillating at a frequency in a therapy band that is greater than the energy transmission band.
US10117576B2	System, method and computer accessible medium for determining eye motion by imaging retina and providing feedback for acquisition of signals from the retina The human eye is constantly in motion. For many imaging applications in the eye, eye motion on the time scale of the image acquisition distorts the images. For imaging applications where the signal is very low, image distortion is so severe that imaging is impossible. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, systems, methods and computer-accessible medium can be provided to determine eye motion in real time, and provide real time correction of the eye motion for secondary imaging methods to provide stable images and permit long integration times of single images to increase the signal to noise.
US10117568B2	Geographic atrophy identification and measurement Geographic atrophy of the eye can be detected and measured by imaging the eye at a depth greater than the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) at a plurality of locations of the eye, for example, using optical coherence tomography (OCT); determining a ratio of the intensities of imaging signals of a retinal layer(s) with respect to the intensity of imaging signals of a sub-RPE layer(s) at each location; determining representative values based at least in part on the determined ratios; generating a map of the representative values; and identifying diseased areas from the map. Contours and binary maps may be generated based on the identified diseased areas. The size and shape of the identified areas may be analyzed and monitored over a period of time to phenotype subjects and classify diseases.
US10117566B2	Driving force transmission mechanism for medical devices A driving force transmission mechanism for medical devices, includes a tubular portion including: an opening edge portion which allows a support portion of a drive shaft to be supported at an output end in a state where at least a part of the output end is accommodated in the tubular portion; and a first adjustment section which is configured to fix a gear train in a state where the drive shaft is inserted into the tubular portion and a distal portion of the drive shaft is arranged at a predetermined position where a driven portion is able to be driven and a state where a position of the output end of the gear train is adjusted relative to a position of the support portion of the drive shaft.
US10117565B2	Methods and apparatus for calibration of a sensor associated with an endoscope Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an enclosure configured to receive an endoscope having an electromagnetic radiation sensor. The apparatus also includes an electromagnetic radiation source having at least a portion disposed within the enclosure. The electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation based on a calibration instruction. The electromagnetic radiation sensor is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation when at least a portion of the endoscope is coupled to the enclosure.
US10117561B2	Dishwasher comprising a cleaning system for a liquid/gel detergent dosing unit and a receptacle unit The present invention relates to dishwasher (100) comprising a dosing unit (4) that can adjust the required amount of detergent as per the selected program type and dose into the washing cabin (1), and a cleaning system (9) that implements a detergent washing cycle enabling the detergent residues left in the detergent receptacle (2) from the previous use to be washed and enables the detergent receptacle (2) and the dosing mechanism (3) to be washed.
US10117559B2	Arrangement for providing a wash zone Provided herein is an arrangement for creating a wash zone with in a dishwasher washing chamber. The arrangement may include a spray arm may rotate around an axis; a water pump may feed water to the spray arm; and a support element may rotatably support the spray arm in the washing chamber. The support element may lock the spray arm in at least one position when the pressure in the water fed from the water pump via the support element to the spray arm exceeds a predetermined level. The arrangement may include a control unit arranged to control the operation of the water pump. The control unit may increase the pressure in the water fed from the water pump to the spray arm to lock the spray arm and thereby create the wash zone. A dishwasher including the arrangement and a method for controlling the dishwasher are also provided.
US10117553B2	Cleaning nozzle for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a rotatable member for picking up particles from a surface, and a cleaning arrangement for removing articles entangled to the rotatable member. The rotatable member rotates around a longitudinal axis. The cleaning arrangement has at least one support surface provided on a radially projecting member, and at least one cleaning member movable between a resting position in which the cleaning member is arranged at a distance from the support surface and a cleaning position in the vicinity of the rotatable member. In the cleaning position, the cleaning member cooperates with the support surface to remove entangled articles from the rotatable member during rotation of the rotatable member. The cleaning member includes a resilient sheet member capable of providing resilient contact with at least one segment of the at least one support surface in the cleaning position during rotation of the rotatable member.
US10117541B2	Beverage dispensing machine and operating method A beverage dispensing machine, for instance a coffee machine, provided with a brewing chamber and at least one valve for totally and/or partially blocking the beverage from exiting the chamber. Advantageously, the valve is an electrovalve, in particular a piezoelectric valve, which is continuously controllable to adjust the beverage flow rate being permitted to exit the chamber.
US10117538B2	Sous-vide cooker with image translation functionality A system and apparatus for translating cooking time and temperatures from arrays of pictures of foods cooked to different degrees of doneness or other type of result. The system enables users to select a desired doneness from pictures of food and optionally add additional modifiers it based on the size, weight, shape, and fat content of the meat with additional pictures indexed to different modification parameters. The system enables users to adjust a setting if the user has modified the food he or she intends to cook, such as by cutting in half, or if the food was frozen, allowing additional cook time and parameter modifications. A program of instructions pertaining to the system can be located on a sous vide cooking device or on a device external to the a sous vide device, such as on a personal computing device.
US10117536B2	Automatic door closing device for secure locker system An automatic built-in closing apparatus includes at least one common pivoting shaft that is driven by a unique motor, intermediate gear wheels and a clutch coupled to control doors of a series of lockable compartments pertaining to a same block of an electronic locker unit and a set of freewheels and overload clutch which is mounted on the common pivoting shaft as a hinge for each door of the series of lockable compartments.
US10117535B2	Wig hangers A wig hanger is disclosed comprising a domed structure which can be skeletal and formed of two interlocked D-shaped members (11, 12). The domed structure has a flat base. Extending from the side of the base is a vertical support bar (13) which extends upwardly and then curves round to a position located substantially above the centre of the dome and which has a hook-shaped end (15). An additional hook (20) may fit on to the vertical support bar (13) to enable the hanger with a wig on it to be hung on a wall.
US10117531B1	Adjustable framing A framing system includes a first screen, a second screen and a first bracket. The first bracket includes an internal slot configured to receive a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the first screen as well as a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the second screen. A first gripping member is configured to selectively extend into the internal slot of the first bracket to secure the first screen and the second screen. A method for framing includes securing graphics to a first screen, placing a second screen against the graphics such that the graphics is between the first and second screens, inserting the assembled graphics and first and second screens into an internal slot of at least one bracket and, with a gripping member, pressing the first screen against the second screen and the second screen against an internal surface of the internal slot.
US10117528B2	Method of using shelf divider system First and second shelf partitions for containing and displaying bagged food on point-of-sale shelving are accessed. Each shelf partition has a front panel and an adjustable length side panel. The first partition is attached to the shelf such that the front panel is adjacent to an aisle facing side the shelf and a rearward edge of the adjustable side panel is adjacent to a rear side of the shelf. The second shelf partition is attached to the shelf such that the front panel is adjacent to the rear side of the shelf and the rearward edge of the adjustable side panel is adjacent to the aisle facing side of the shelf. The second partition is spaced from the first partition a distance to accommodate placing bagged food on the shelf between the side panels of the first and second partitions and partially behind the first partition front panel.
US10117526B1	Seafood showcase A seafood showcase having a plurality of vertical dividers disposed on a bottom from a front wall to a rear wall, forming a plurality of sections. A plurality of perforated horizontal dividers is medially disposed on the bottom, bisecting each of the plurality of sections into a front compartment and a rear compartment. The front compartment has a drain, a perforated drain separator wall, and a perforated false bottom. The perforated false bottom is removably disposed on the bottom of the showcase within the front compartment, and the perforated false bottom has an at least one handle and a plurality of removable legs. A water feed system has a main line and a plurality of compartment lines with a first valve and a perforated dispersion mechanism. A plurality of vertical drainpipes is attached to the drain of the front compartment of each section of the plurality of sections.
US10117524B1	Bed rail having rotating seat for guard frame A bed rail having a guard frame that prevents a child from rolling off a bed and a pair of legs that extend between the mattress and box spring. The guard frame swings between up and down positions and is pivotally connected to the legs via a first junction. A second junction locks the guard frame to the legs. The second junction includes a rotatable seat that engages a pin extending from the guard frame. The bed rail further includes a strap that engages a proximal end of a leg, a distal end of the leg, and an anchor, which engages the side of the bed opposite of the bed rail.
US10117519B2	Portable armrest divider and expander Disclosed is divider for an arm rest including two upright members with the top of the first upright member connected to a top of the second upright member at an acute angle, a bottom of the first upright member, the bottom of the first upright member spaced apart from a bottom of the second upright member, a first horizontal member, the first horizontal member hingedly connected to the bottom of the first upright member; and a second horizontal member, the second horizontal member hingedly connected to the bottom of the second upright member.
US10117516B2	Three-axis rotation system and method A system and method are disclosed that allows a practitioner to rotate a human subject in three different axes of rotation, independently from one another and without limitation on the degree of rotation, which allows for the treatment of various systems of the human subject.
US10117505B1	Electronic case assembly An electronic case assembly includes a case that may contain an electronic device thereby facilitating the electronic device to be manipulated. A pair of magnets is each coupled to the case to magnetically engage a magnetic support surface. In this way the case is selectively retained on the magnetic support surface. A finger loop is pivotally coupled to the case. The finger loop is selectively positioned in a first position to insertably receive a finger thereby inhibiting the case from being dropped. The finger loop is selectively positioned in a second position to abut a support surface. In this way the case is reclined on the support surface for viewing the electronic device.
US10117503B1	Hammock with integrated lights An illuminating hammock includes a flexible hammock bed, an electrical light assembly, and an elastic light suspension system. The electrical light assembly includes first and second flexible inelastic light strands extending along opposing sides of the hammock bed, and having respective proximal and distal ends. A wire junction is formed at the proximal ends of the light strands. The wire junction resides proximate the first end of the hammock bed with the distal ends of the light strands extending towards the opposite end of the hammock bed. The elastic light suspension system is operatively connected to the light assembly, and is adapted for elastically tensioning the first and second light strands when a user is positioned on the hammock bed.
US10117501B2	Portable bag with adjustable inner container A portable bag includes an outer main body and an inner bag that can hold dry or wet contents. An inner bag adjustment mechanism adjusts the vertical, lateral and forward-rearward positions of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body such that the inner bag may be positioned anywhere within the main body. Releasable securing mechanisms and biasing mechanisms help fix the inner bag at the desired vertical and lateral position.
US10117495B2	Refillable liquid dispensing device A system (100) for dispensing a fluid, such as a deodorant is provided. The system (100) includes a dispenser (102) defining a first reservoir (108) therein and comprising a check valve (112) communicating with the first reservoir (108) and an exterior of the dispenser (102). The system (100) also includes a refill cartridge (104) defining a second reservoir (128) therein and including a valve-piercing element (126) configured to be received through the check valve (112), such that, when the valve-piercing element (126) is received through the check valve (112), the second reservoir (128) of the refill cartridge (104) fluidly communicates with the first reservoir (108) of the dispenser (102) via the valve-piercing element (126).
US10117487B2	Encasement with dispensed seal A protective encasement for an electronic device includes members that clasp together and a dispensed seal disposed on an inside surface of one of the members to form a watertight barrier between the member and a surface of the installed electronic device. The dispensed seal may comprise an elastomeric material dispensed on and adhered to the inside surface of the encasement. A first overlap region of the dispensed seal may overlap a second overlap region of the dispensed seal at an overlap point to form a closed loop. The closed loop may have a substantially uniform thickness to form the watertight barrier. The first and second overlap regions may each have reduced thicknesses that are less than the uniform thickness, but a combined thickness of the overlap regions at the overlap point substantially equals the uniform thickness to complete the closed loop of the seal.
US10117480B2	Aquaculture basket clip and line protector Disclosed is a protector for a clip and line used to suspend aquaculture baskets or like equipment in water. In particular, the protector provides a sacrificial element between the clip and the line that is cheap to manufacture and easy to replace. While an application of the present invention is in oyster cultivation, it could equally well be applied to any process involving the line suspension of an article in water.
US10117478B2	Method of customizing heel cushioning in articles of footwear An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a system that modifies the heel cushioning of the sole member over a series of footwear purchases. The modifications can be configured to correspond to a customer's evaluation of the heel cushioning previously purchased. The sole member can include a set of apertures that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member to adjust the cushioning characteristics of the sole member.
US10117475B2	Apparatus to prevent removal of an article of clothing by a young child A loss prevention mechanism may be attached to an article of clothing to prevent the removal of the article and/or at least one covering worn by the child. One implementation has a first connector coupled to a first covering, the first connector having a connector capable of forming a connection with a second covering, and a second connector coupled to the first connector and the first covering, wherein the second covering is positioned in a proximity to the first covering. The covering(s) may be any number of type of covering including socks, shoes, gloves, mittens, hats, and the like. The coupling mechanism is easy to operate yet requires a combination of skills not often exhibited by young children. Further, the components are all interconnected thereby preventing separation of and choking on any of the components.
US10117469B2	Upper and lower torso garments having an improved band A torso garment, such as a brassiere or brief, includes a body formed of inner and outer layers, the body including at least one torso band extending from a portion of the body, where the inner and outer layers overlap along a fold line of the torso garment. The torso garment includes an elastomeric band positioned between the inner and outer layers proximate the fold line.
US10117467B2	Pod assembly, dispensing body, and e-vapor apparatus including the same An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly and a dispensing body configured to receive the pod assembly. A vaporizer may be disposed in the pod assembly and/or the dispensing body. The pod assembly may include a vapor precursor compartment, a device compartment, and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and traversing the vapor precursor compartment. The pod assembly is a smart pod configured to receive, store, and transmit information that can be communicated with the dispensing body and/or another electronic device. The proximal portion of the dispensing body includes a vapor passage and a through-hole. The vapor passage may extend from an end surface of the proximal portion to a side wall of the through-hole. The through-hole is configured to receive the pod assembly such that the vapor channel of the pod assembly is aligned with the vapor passage of the dispensing body.
US10117459B2	Aerosol generating article including a heat-conducting element and a surface treatment There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the combustible heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface coating and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.
US10117450B2	Canned food products having a filling The invention provides products and methods for making the products. The products comprise a container comprising a second emulsion encasing a first emulsion wherein the first emulsion and the second emulsion have a different appearance and texture. Preferably, the first emulsion is a meat emulsion and the second emulsion is a non-meat protein emulsion.
US10117422B2	Bait trap A floating bait trap as shown and described. According to an embodiment, bait trap 100 is generally comprised of a first body portion 102 and a second body portion 104. Bait trap 100 is operable to float in a body of water and trap bait fish, such as minnows, in an interior portion defined by first body portion 102 and a second body portion 104 when mated together.
US10117420B2	Adapter for restraining pets An adapter for connecting a pet restraining mechanism with a seatbelt of a vehicle having an elongated opening in a form of a slot that receives a webbing of the seatbelt and a narrow cut in a form of a slit for insertion and removal of the webbing into and from the elongated opening. The adapter also includes an opening for connecting the pet restraining mechanism with adapter.
US10117418B2	Pet grooming assembly A pet grooming assembly includes a panel that may be coupled to a vertical support surface thereby facilitating the panel to be accessible to a pet. An adhesive layer is coupled to the panel. The adhesive layer may adhesively engage the vertical support surface. Thus, the panel is retained on the vertical support surface. A plurality of bristles is provided and each of the bristles is removably coupled to the panel. Thus, each of the bristles may frictionally engage the pet thereby facilitating the pet to groom themselves.
US10117411B2	Maize cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) C-type restorer RF4 gene, molecular markers and their use This disclosure concerns high-resolution mapping and candidate gene cloning of Rf4, a maize restorer of fertility gene that restores fertility to C-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The disclosure also relates to molecular markers that are tightly-linked to, or reside within, the Rf4 gene. In some embodiments, methods are provided whereby hybrid seeds may be produced from crosses of a male plant comprising nucleic acid molecular markers that are linked to or that reside within the Rf4 gene and a female plant carrying C-type CMS.
US10117404B1	Soybean variety 01064613 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064613. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064613. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064613 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064613 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10117403B1	Soybean variety 01064099 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064099. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064099. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064099 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064099 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10117402B1	Soybean variety 01068884 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068884. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068884. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068884 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068884 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10117393B1	Inbred corn line XHB03 An inbred corn line, designated XHB03, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line XHB03, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line XHB03 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line XHB03 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHB03, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHB03 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US10117385B2	Method and apparatus for selective photomorphogenesis in plants Disclosed is a method and apparatus for selective photomorphogenesis of plants by directly illuminating the plant stem or other plant structures using various wavelengths of light and various light sources. The methods and apparatus disclosed can be used in commercial agriculture, plant breeding research programs, genetically engineered plant research and development programs or anytime a plant grower desires to maximize the volumetric efficiency or reduced the height of a plant.
US10117372B1	Apparatus configured to act as both an edger and a sod cutter Described herein is a combination apparatus and methods of using the combination apparatus. The combination apparatus is operable as both an edger and a sod cutter. The combination apparatus includes an arm that oscillates when driven by a motor. Both a sod cutter blade and an edger blade are coupled to the arm.
US10123465B2	Power-module assembly A method of forming a power-module assembly includes arranging power stages in a cavity of a container such that the power stages are spaced apart from walls of the container. The method further includes inserting a core between each of the power stages, and installing a manifold on top of the power stages. The method also includes putting resin into the cavity to form a housing of the power-module assembly, and removing the core to reveal coolant chambers between each of the power stages.
US10123464B2	Heat dissipating system Heat dissipating system and method are disclosed. An example method includes removing heat from a rack component via a thermal transport. The method also includes applying a pressure at a fluid cooled thermal bus bar on a rack system to form a thermally conductive dry disconnect interface and form a heat path between the thermal transport and the fluid cooled thermal bus bar.
US10123458B1	Electrical switch and mounting assembly therefor A mounting assembly is for an electrical switch. The electrical switch has a heat sink. The mounting assembly includes a switching member, an insulator structured to be located between the switching member and the heat sink, and a separate cover member overlaying the switching member and being structured to secure the switching member and the insulator to the heat sink. The separate cover member includes a body portion and a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the body portion. The plurality of protrusions includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The switching member is located between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The plurality of protrusions are structured to extend through the heat sink in order to removably couple the separate cover member and the switching member to the heat sink without requiring a separate fastener to be inserted through the separate cover member.
US10123451B2	Data centre A data center comprises a plurality of sections assembled together to define a unitary structure such that there exists at least one personnel area that spans at least two sections; wherein the sections comprise a first section with which there is associated a first service-carrying chassis and a second section with which there is associated a second service-carrying chassis, each of the first and second service-carrying chassis comprising a frame onto which is mounted components of at least two different services; the first and second chassis are connected to each other by means of a junction between the first and second chassis; and the first and second sections each include a ceiling and the first service carrying chassis is mounted on the ceiling of the first section and the second service carrying chassis is mounted on the ceiling of the second section.
US10123449B1	Cable brackets for datacenter racks Examples herein relate to a cable bracket for a datacenter rack, the cable bracket includes a plurality of retention clamps, each retention clamp adapted to retain a cable and a side plate longitudinally connected to the plurality of retention clamps, the side plate includes mechanical attachment features. The side plate of the cable bracket is adapted to be directly attached by the mechanical attachment features on a rail of the datacenter rack and the cable bracket is located between the rail and a side panel of the datacenter rack.
US10123443B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including: a plurality of semiconductor units each constituting a three-level inverter circuit; and a connection unit electrically connecting the plurality of semiconductor units in parallel, wherein each of the semiconductor units includes: a multi-layer substrate including an insulating plate and circuit plates disposed on a primary surface of the insulating plate; a plurality of semiconductor elements each having a back surface thereof fixed to one of the circuit plates and a front surface thereof having primary electrodes; and wiring members electrically connected to the primary electrodes of the semiconductor elements, and wherein in each of the semiconductor units, the multi-layer substrate, the plurality of semiconductor elements, and the wiring members are configured in such a way as to constitute the three-level inverter circuit.
US10123441B2	Memory device with daughter board fastening structure A memory device is provided. The memory device includes a motherboard, a controller, a first memory unit, a second memory unit and a heat sink. The motherboard includes a contact portion. The controller is disposed on the motherboard and corresponds to the contact portion. The first memory unit is coupled to the motherboard. The first memory unit is located on one side of the controller. The first memory unit includes a plurality of first memory chips. The second memory unit is coupled to the motherboard. The second memory unit is located on another side of the controller. The second memory unit includes a plurality of second memory chips. The heat sink is thermally connected to the controller. The heat sink is located between the first memory unit and the second memory unit.
US10123436B2	Live load indicator with door interlock A monitoring system is provided for monitoring a status of current supply through a current supply conductor 5 in an electrical housing 1. A current transformer 13 and a monitoring circuit 15 monitor the conductor 5 in the housing 1. The monitoring circuit 15 is powered by current induced in the transformer from current in the conductor. The monitoring circuit 15 is configured to output a signal on an output line 14 indicating whether the current in the conductor is on or off. The monitoring circuit 15 is connected to at least one of a display device 24 and a door interlock 8 of a door of the housing 1 to, respectively, indicate whether the current in the conductor 5 is on or off and to prevent the door 17 of the housing 1 from opening when the signal on the output line 14 indicates that the current is on.
US10123425B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor module with improved planarity A module containing a plurality of active capacitors and a sacrificial capacitor is provided. The active capacitors and sacrificial capacitor are aligned along a horizontal direction so that the side surfaces of their cases are parallel to each other. The particular arrangement of the active capacitors and sacrificial capacitor results in a module configuration where the anode terminations for the active capacitors and an external component of the lead frame for the sacrificial capacitor are coplanar so that the module can be mounted to a circuit board via the anode terminations and the external component of the lead frame in a mechanically and electrically stable manner. Further, the center of gravity of the module in the length and/or width directions can be located at a midpoint of the overall module length and/or width, which enhances the stability of the module when mounted to a circuit board.
US10123420B2	Coil electronic component A coil electronic component includes: a magnetic body including first and second coil parts spaced apart from each other, wherein the coil parts each include first and second coil conductors respectively disposed on first and second surfaces of a substrate, and a non-magnetic film disposed between the first and second coil parts.
US10123419B2	Surface-mountable power delivery bus board IC device assemblies including a power delivery bus board that is mounted to a primary PCB (i.e., motherboard) that further hosts a power-sink device and a power-source device. The bus board, as a secondary PCB, may be surface-mounted on a back side of the primary PCB opposite the power source and sink devices, which are mounted on the front side of the primary PCB. The bus board need only be dimensioned so as to bridge a length between first and second back-side regions of the primary PCB that are further coupled to a portion of the front-side pads employed by the power-sink device. The secondary PCB may be purpose-built for conveying power between the source and sink devices, and include, for example, short, wide traces, that may be formed from multiple heavyweight metallization layers.
US10123414B2	Multilayer circuit board using laser direct structuring additive A process of manufacturing a multilayer circuit board includes patterning insulating substrates on which conductors are formed to provide a signal conductor, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The insulating substrates including the signal conductor, the first ground conductor, and the second ground conductor are stacked and thermally crimped to form a laminate. An interlayer connection conductor is formed on a surface of the laminate by a Laser Direct Structuring process.
US10123405B2	Fast burst and steady-state intense neutron source A first system for producing a high flux of neutrons for non-destructive testing includes a dense plasma focus device neutronically coupled to a subcritical or sub-prompt critical fission assembly. The dense plasma focus device is a source of initiating neutrons for the fission assembly, and the fission assembly is configured to multiply a number of the initiating neutrons via inducing fission. A second system for producing a high flux of neutrons includes a gas-target neutron generator neutronically coupled to a subcritical or sub-prompt critical fission assembly. The gas-target neutron generator is a source of initiating neutrons for the fission assembly, and the fission assembly is configured to multiply a number of the initiating neutrons via inducing fission.
US10123395B2	Multi-port LED-based lighting communications gateway A multi-port communications gateway for one or more LED based illumination devices includes a lighting communications interface that is configured to be coupled to the LED based illumination device(s). The lighting communications interface transmits both data signals and power signals. A lighting control network interface is configured to be coupled to a lighting control system, which generates control commands. A building management network interface is configured to be coupled to a building management system and is configured to receive and transmit information from sensors coupled to the LED based illumination device(s). Memory in the gateway stores information received from the LED based illumination device (s). A processor determines a summary status value associated with the LED based illumination device(s) based on information stored in memory. A real time clock determines a date and time that is periodically transmitted to the LED based illumination device(s).
US10123394B2	Control method of information terminal apparatus provided with vibration sensor In a control method, a vibration sensor of an information terminal apparatus acquires vibration data that is time-sequential data of vibrations including vibrations based upon body movements of a user on bedding on which the information terminal apparatus is placed. The acquired vibration data is stored in a memory, an action performed by the user is detected, and, from among the vibration data stored in the memory, vibration data included in a predetermined period that ends at a time at which the detected action was performed is extracted. Then, a vibration waveform indicated by the extracted vibration data is stored in the memory as a bed-leaving vibration pattern produced by the user.
US10123389B2	Light device deriving condition of storage circuit A device for providing power to a light arrangement (1) having a current conducting state and a current blocking state. The device comprises a storage circuit (2) with a capacitor (21) coupled to the light arrangement (1) and a resistor (22) located in parallel to the capacitor, a first determination circuit (3) for determining the state of the lighting arrangement, a second determination circuit (4) for, in the current blocking state, determining points of two discharging curves of the storage circuit, a derivation circuit (5) for deriving a condition of the storage circuit, such as life-end, from the discharging curves, a switch circuit (6) comprising an element (61), wherein the switch circuit is configured to switch the element (61) in parallel to the capacitor (21), whereby a first discharging curve is determined with the element being disconnected from the capacitor and a second discharging curve is determined with the element being connected to the capacitor, the capacitor discharging via both the resistor (22) and the element (61). The element (61) may comprise a resistor, a capacitor or an inductor.
US10123384B1	LED dimming Techniques are provided for low, or deep, dimming of a light-emitting diode (LED) load. In an example, a method for deep dimming a light-emitting diode (LED) load can include, when a current of an inductor does not reach a target current by the end of an on-time of a pulse-width modulation (PWM) switch cycle, and, during an initial on-time of the PWM switch cycle, allowing the current of the inductor to reach the target current during a next “off” time interval of the PWM switch cycle, wherein the inductor is coupled to the LED via a PWM switch, and in response to the current of the inductor reaching the target current before the end of the on-time of a subsequent PWM switch cycle, interrupting energizing of the inductor at the end of the on-time of the PWM switch cycle.
US10123383B1	Light emitting diode driving apparatus and signal-adjusting module thereof A signal-adjusting module applied to a light emitting diode driving apparatus includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a switch-control unit, and a switch. The switch-control unit is electrically connected to the input terminal for receiving an illuminant-control signal, and the switch is electrically connected to the input terminal, the output terminal, and the switch-control unit. The switch-control unit is configured to turn on the switch when a level of the illuminant-control signal reaches a first threshold level and turn off the switch when the level of the illuminant-control signal reaches a second threshold level, thus a transition time of the illuminant-control signal transits from an upper limit level to a lower limit level is decreased.
US10123379B2	Substrate support with quadrants The present invention generally relates to a substrate support for use in a processing chamber. The substrate support has a rectangular body. The rectangular body has a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant and a fourth quadrant. A first heating element is disposed in the first quadrant and extending from a center area of the rectangular body. The first heating element has a first segment having a first length and extending from the center area, a second segment having a second length, the second segment extending from the first segment and coupled thereto, a third segment having a third length extending from the second segment and coupled thereto, and a fourth segment having a fourth length coupled to and extending from the third segment to the center area. A second heating element is enclosed by the first heating element and the center area.
US10123373B1	Transfer of WCD service-context information through the WCD to facilitate transition of the WCD to a new serving base station When a first base station is serving a wireless client device (WCD), the first base station provides the WCD with a copy of the WCD context information that the first base station maintains for serving the WCD. When the WCD then experiences a radio-link failure and connects with the second base station, the WCD will forward the provided WCD context information to the second base station, for use by the second base station as a basis to serve the WCD. This process of transferring the context information through the WCD from the old base station to the new base station could help to avoid the need for the second base station to engage in direct context-transfer signaling with the first base station, which could be especially useful in a scenario where the base stations are unable to engage in that direct transfer.
US10123372B2	Device, system and method to avoid voice call setup failure due to network congestion Devices and methods for handling phone calls. One device is a user equipment (UE) configured to establish a connection with a first evolved Node B (eNB). A method includes transmitting an invite signal to a further UE for a Voice over LTE (VoLTE) call, receiving an accept signal from the further UE, receiving a fail signal from the first eNB that a dedicated bearer is unavailable, generating a trigger signal in response to receiving the fail signal and transmitting the trigger signal to the first eNB. Another device is a base station (e.g., eNB) that receives a VoLTE call request from a UE, determines whether the eNB has sufficient resources to provide a dedicated bearer. When it is determined the eNB has insufficient resources, the eNB determines whether a further eNB has sufficient resources to provide the dedicated bearer, and determines whether the UE can connect to the further eNB.
US10123365B2	Method and apparatus for specified attach procedure and mobility and paging support in data communication network A method of combining a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof, are provided. The method by a mobility management (MM) function entity includes receiving a message including session information for a terminal in an idle mode, transmitting a paging message for the terminal based on the message, receiving a service request message for the terminal from a base station, transmitting an interface configuration request message including the session information to the base station based on the session information, receiving an interface configuration response message from the base station, and transmitting information for configuring an interface between a user plane gateway (UP GW) corresponding to the session information and the base station.
US10123356B2	Robust selection of PRACH repetition level for MTC enhanced coverage Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to determining a coverage scenario of a wireless device and determining an amount of resources to be used by the wireless device for transmission of a random access signal based on the coverage scenario of the wireless device. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device for random access to a cellular communications network comprises determining a number of resources needed for the wireless device to successfully decode an information block received from a radio access node. The method further comprises determining at least one of: a code rate and a transmit power used for transmission of the information block by the radio access node. The method further comprises determining an amount of resources to be used by the wireless device when transmitting a random access signal for a random access procedure based on the aforementioned information.
US10123353B2	Method and apparatus for performing random access process in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the present invention is a method in which user equipment for which a plurality of cells is constituted receives control information in a carrier aggregation-based wireless communication system, and an apparatus for the method. The method comprises: a step of receiving, through a first cell, uplink resource allocation information for a second cell; a step of transmitting an uplink signal on the second cell using the uplink resource allocation information; and a step of receiving response information to the uplink signal. The response information is received via a specific cell rather than the first cell when the uplink signal is transmitted by a random access process, and the response information is received via the first cell when the uplink signal is transmitted by a non-random access process.
US10123351B2	Methods and arrangements for channel access in wireless networks Embodiments may define traffic priorities to facilitate transmissions for wireless communications devices. Many embodiments comprise MAC sublayer logic to generate and transmit management frames such as beacon frames, association response frames, reassociation response frames, and probe response frames with an access category for low power consumption stations or sensor stations comprising a parameter record defining a contention window that is the earliest contention window to open amongst contention windows defined for the access categories for traffic. In some embodiments, the MAC sublayer logic may store the parameter record sets for access categories in memory, in logic, or in another manner that facilitates transmission of the frames. Some embodiments may receive and detect communications with frames comprising the access categories and store a parameter set for one or more of the access categories in a management information base.
US10123335B2	Quality of service related enhancements for LTE over shared spectrum Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. The described techniques include separation of communication resources into resource sets based on data service sets for multiple base stations operating over a carrier of a shared spectrum. The base stations may use synchronized communication time resources. Each data service set may include one or more QoS types and/or communication services. Listen before talk (LBT) parameters for contention procedures performed in different resource sets may be different. A UE configured for communication over the carrier may employ a resource set based discontinuous reception (DRX) mode where a sleep mode is entered for resource sets not associated with active communications by the UE. Channel state information (CSI) reporting may be separated by resource sets for the carrier.
US10123328B2	Coexistence techniques for wide area network devices operating in unlicensed bands A communication device is configured to operate in a first wireless communication network that utilizes a communication protocol developed for use in frequency bands that are licensed by a government entity for wireless communication applications. The communication device determines whether one or more communication channels in an unlicensed frequency band are not being utilized by any second wireless communication networks, wherein the government entity does not require licenses to use the unlicensed frequency band. In response to determining that one or more communication channels in the unlicensed frequency band are not being utilized by any second wireless communication networks, the communication device selects a set of one or more communication channels in the one or more communication channels for use by the first wireless communication network, and utilizes the set of one or more communication channels for communications in the first wireless communication network.
US10123323B2	Dynamic uplink/downlink frame structure for enhanced component carriers Various aspects described herein relate to communicating using dynamic uplink and downlink transmission time interval (TTI) switching in a wireless network. A notification can be received from a network entity of switching a configurable TTI from downlink communications to uplink communications. The configurable TTI can be one of a plurality of TTIs in a frame structure that allows dynamic switching of configurable TTIs between downlink and uplink communications within a frame. Additionally, uplink communications can be transmitted to the network entity during the configurable TTI based at least in part on the notification.
US10123318B2	Communication control method, base station, and user terminal A communication control method according to one embodiment includes controlling a dual connectivity communication using a master base station configured to establish an RRC connection with a user terminal and a secondary base station configured to provide additional radio resources to the user terminal. The controlling includes the steps of: detecting, by the user terminal, a radio link failure between the user terminal and the secondary base station; reporting, by the user terminal, the radio link failure to the master base station; and transmitting, by the master base station, a stop instruction signal to the secondary base station.
US10123313B2	EPDCCH resource and quasi-co-location management in LTE A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, the apparatus may configure at least a first resource set and a second resource set for a control channel. The first and second resource sets may be configured with a common reference signal configuration. The apparatus also configures first rate-matching parameters for the first resource set and second rate-matching parameters for the second resource set. Then, the apparatus transmits the first rate-matching parameters and the second rate-matching parameters and transmits the control channel using the first resource set and the second resource set.
US10123304B2	Multicast control channel design A system for providing a multicast control channel (MCCH) including information related to a service is provided. The system includes a processor programmed to promote transmission of a MCCH including a multi-cell information portion that contains information common to a plurality of cells in a wireless telecommunications network, and a cell-specific information portion that contains information specific to one of the cells. A method for providing control information is also provided. The method includes transmitting a multicast control channel (MCCH) including information related to a service, wherein the MCCH has a cell-specific portion that contains information specific to a specific cell in a telecommunications network, and wherein the MCCH has a multi-cell portion that contains information common to a plurality of cells in the telecommunications network.
US10123296B2	Method and apparatus for controlling broadcast packet sending frequency, and terminal A method includes receiving, in at least one broadcast receiving period, a broadcast packet sent by another terminal; determining, according to the broadcast packet sent by the another terminal, a channel environment parameter of an area in which the terminal is located, where the channel environment parameter includes packet time density and/or a packet sending success rate; and determining, according to the channel environment parameter, a sending frequency for sending a broadcast packet in a broadcast sending period after the at least one broadcast receiving period by the terminal.
US10123294B2	Media access control method with time-coherence and deterministic scheduling for wireless communications network A method of synchronizing the transmission and receipt of messages by radios within a wireless communications network. It is assumed that the radios have chip scale atomic clocks, which are externally synchronized, such as by GPS, but only at the beginning of a mission. Each radio defaults to a sleep mode, in which its receive and transmit circuitry is inactive. Each radio stores a channel plan of pre-determined base transmit times, and calculates a worst case time drift between clocks and a propagation delay value between combinations of radios. At each base transmit time, if a radio has an outgoing message to transmit, it subtracts propagation delay from the base transmit time, and transmits only at that time. Also, for each base transmit time, each radio subtracts time drift, thereby determining a receive time window during which it listens for messages from other radios.
US10123293B2	Synchronization in an OFDM evolved UTRA wireless communication system A user equipment (UE) may detect a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal may be derived from a shift of a sequence and sectors and cells may have different shifts of the sequence. A UE may determine, based on the detected primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal, an identity of a cell.
US10123278B2	Techniques and apparatuses for adjusting transmission power for power-limited uplink carrier aggregation scenarios Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may decrease a first value of a transmission power of a first component carrier relative to a second value of a transmission power of a second component carrier based at least in part on the second component carrier carrying control information for the user equipment, wherein the second value of the transmission power of the second component carrier is based at least in part on a first maximum power reduction value identified for carrier aggregation. The user equipment may increase the transmission power of the second component carrier to a third value based at least in part on a second maximum power reduction value identified for single carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10123268B2	Wireless communication methods, systems, and computer program products A method, wireless device and computer program product for expanding the coverage of a cellular network. A wireless device (e.g., cellular telephone) is able to communicate with a base station in a cell of the cellular network over a non-cellular interface via another wireless device in a cell through the use of multi-hopping. A wireless device may request permission to communicate with the base station over a non-cellular interface via hopping off another wireless device when its signal strength is below a threshold. Alternatively, a wireless device may receive a request to communicate with the base station over a non-cellular interface via hopping off the wireless device that sent the request when that wireless device has excess capacity in its bandwidth with the base station. By enabling wireless devices to communicate with a base station in such a manner, the effective capacity of the cellular network is expanded and the effective capacity of the cellular network is improved.
US10123267B2	Base station, radio communications system, base station control method, radio communications method and base station control program Because it is not possible to sufficiently reduce the number base stations that start uselessly in spite of being in a low traffic state, it is not possible to lower interference between adjacent cells and power consumption sufficiently. A base station starts transmission of a control signal with predetermined power when communication between another base station and a mobile station is started and a first predetermined condition is satisfied.
US10123266B2	Method and apparatus for power savings in a wireless local area network A method and apparatus for power savings in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A station (STA) may receive parameters that associate the STA to a specific group of STAs and perform a channel access during a period that is allowed for the group of STAs based on the parameters. The STA may receive information regarding an access slot that is allowed for the group of STAs and access a channel during the access slot. The STA may receive a schedule for wake up from a doze state and goes in and out of the doze state based on the schedule. A highest channel access priority may be provided to a sensor or meter type of STA. The STA may indicate to an access point (AP) that the STA will not listen to a traffic indication map (TIM) or a delivery TIM (DTIM) in a beacon.
US10123247B2	Method and apparatus for controlling inter-PLMN handover to CSG cell A method and apparatus for controlling inter-PLMN handover based on CSG lists of equivalent PLMNs is provided. A method for receiving subscriber information of a terminal at a Mobility Management Entity (MME) includes transmitting an update location request message for the terminal to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and receiving an update location acknowledgement message with the subscriber information of the terminal from the HSS, wherein the update location request message comprises a list of equivalent Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) among which the MME supports inter-PLMN handover of the terminal. The method and apparatus for controlling inter-plan handover to a CSG cell according to the present invention is characterized in that a control apparatus of a core network acquires the allowed CSG lists for determining a User Equipments (UEs) capability of access to a CSG cell and determines whether to permit inter-PLMN handover based on the allowed CSG lists.
US10123237B2	Method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication system. A handover indication can be received from a source base station (120) that is connected with a mobile station (110). The handover indication can include a random access channel preamble. The random access channel preamble can include a temporary mobile equipment identifier. The random access channel preamble can be received from the mobile station. A timing advance message can be sent in response to receiving random access channel preamble. The timing advance message can be addressed by the random access channel preamble and a source base station identifier. The connection with the mobile station can be switched from the source base station to a target base station (130).
US10123226B2	Detection of active listeners and dynamic provisioning of cell sites for broadcast In order to dynamically allocate spectrum resources to broadcast and unicast operations, user equipment (UE) sends a start message to a broadcast multicast tracking application in response to the UE deciding to start receiving a content stream. The start message includes cell site information where the user equipment is located and a channel identification indicating the content stream. The tracking application tracks the number of active listeners to the content stream in the cell and based on the number of active listeners and cell utilization, determines whether to initiate a broadcast. If the broadcast is initiated, the tracking application sends a message to the UE to retune to a broadcast channel. The UE sends a stop message when the UE decides to stop receiving the content stream and the tracking application and determines whether to terminate the broadcast based on the remaining active listeners and the cell utilization.
US10123221B2	Power estimation system and method A communication device can be configured to estimate a Reference-Signal-Received-Power (RSRP). The communication device can include a transceiver and a controller. The transceiver can be configured to downsample a received signal having a plurality of reference signal resource elements to generate a downsampled signal. The downsampling can alias a first of the plurality of reference signal resource elements into a second of the plurality of reference signal resource elements to generate an aliased reference signal resource element. The transceiver can also be configured to extract the aliased reference signal resource element from the downsampled signal. The controller can be connected to the transceiver and be configured to estimate the RSRP based on the extracted aliased reference signal resource element.
US10123215B2	Layout method and system for base station, and computer storage medium Disclosed is a layout method for a base station, including that a Base Transceiver Station/Base Station (BTS/BS) locates coordinates of a hotspot area range of a User Equipment (UE) and current coordinates of a micro cell, the BTS/BS dynamically schedules the micro cell according to the coordinates of the hotspot area range of the UE and the current coordinates of the micro cell and the BTS/BS dynamically coordinates the micro cell. Also disclosed are a layout system for a base station and a computer storage medium.
US10123209B2	File encryption, decryption and accessvia near field communication Methods and devices for NFC-tap file encryption, decryption and access via Near Field Communication (NFC) are disclosed. A user can select an unencrypted file stored in a computing device for encryption. Upon encryption, the file name of the selected file and the encryption key used to encrypt the selected file are transmitted to an NFC-enabled wireless device for storage. The user can select an encrypted file stored in the computing device for access. As the user taps the computing device with the wireless device, the file name of the selected file is transmitted to the wireless device, which in turn transmits a decryption key for decrypting the selected file to the computing device. The computing device decrypts the selected file with the decryption key. The user can now access the decrypted file.
US10123207B2	Wireless local area network access method, base station controller, and user equipment The present application provides a method for accessing a wireless local area network, a base station controller, and a user equipment. The method includes: determining, by a base station controller of a user equipment, a first access point set, and sending information about the first access point set to the user equipment; and determining, by the user equipment according to the first access point set, an access point for accessing a wireless local area network. In embodiments of the present application, when a user equipment needs to access a wireless local area network through an access point to access the Internet, a base station controller may notify the user equipment of an available access point. In this way, the user equipment can access the wireless local area network directly through the available access point and does not need to request a password from an operator and enter the password during access.
US10123203B2	Mechanism for the contextual obscuring of digital data A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing an attribute of a user profile to a requesting electronic device through a personal data server, the user profile being stored on a first electronic device of the user, the attribute pertaining to a data type characterized by a plurality of accuracy levels. The method includes for the personal data server receiving a request from the requesting electronic device for an attribute of the user profile, collecting the requested attribute from the first electronic device, comparing the user profile and a profile of the requesting electronic device, changing the accuracy level of the collected attribute based on the comparison to define an updated attribute, and providing the updated attribute to the requesting electronic device in response to the request.
US10123198B2	Systems and methods for providing supplemental assistance A controller for use in a supplemental response system can include an initiation module that receives a communication from a primary response system. The controller can also include an interpretation module that receives the communication from the initiation module and that interprets the communication to determine a description of attention required by the source. The controller can further include a locating module that identifies a target region based on the first location of the source, and that identifies the supplemental responding entity at a second location within the target region based on the description of the attention required by the source. The controller can also include a communication module that transmits a request to a communication system of the supplemental responding entity at the second location within the target region.
US10123194B2	Handling bluetooth low energy messages of radio tags for position determination A method comprises: a mobile tag receiving at least one first Bluetooth Low Energy message transmitted from each of at least two fixed tags, each first Bluetooth Low Energy message including at least an identifier corresponding to the respective fixed tag; the mobile tag measuring a radio parameter for each of the received first Bluetooth Low Energy messages; and the mobile tag transmitting a second Bluetooth Low Energy message including the identifiers of each of the fixed tags, the measured radio parameters associated with each of the received first Bluetooth Low Energy messages, and an identifier corresponding to the mobile tag, said second Bluetooth Low Energy message enabling the calculation of a position of the mobile tag by a server apparatus. A further method comprises: a Bluetooth receiver device receiving at least one second Bluetooth Low Energy message from a mobile tag; the Bluetooth receiver device decoding from the message identifiers of at least two fixed tags from which first Bluetooth Low Energy messages have been transmitted; the Bluetooth receiver device decoding from the message measured radio parameters associated with the first Bluetooth Low Energy messages; and the Bluetooth receiver device decoding from the message an identifier corresponding to the mobile tag; server apparatus retrieving position data corresponding to each of the fixed tags using their respective identifiers; and the server apparatus using the position data and the radio parameters included in the second Bluetooth Low Energy message to calculate a position of the mobile tag.
US10123189B2	Electronic device system restoration by tapping mechanism Technology disclosed herein includes a method for system restoration between computing devices by a tapping mechanism. A first device detects (e.g., via NFC) a second device in proximity. The first device transmits a user credential of the first device to the second device. Either directly or via a cloud storage service, the first device instructs the second device to download a copy of system data of the first device from the cloud storage service, instead of from the first device. The second device is able to restore a system state of the first device on the second device, using the user credential and the system data.
US10123185B2	Service processing method, terminal device, and service roaming network A service processing method includes determining, by a first local terminal, whether a service needs to be roamed, and when it is determined that the service needs to be roamed, transferring, by the first local terminal, the service to a second local terminal, where the second local terminal is connected to the first local terminal using a first network. Local terminals in the first network are interconnected, such that service roaming can be implemented. The first network is a locally interconnected network, roaming does not need to be controlled by an operator network, and the local terminal can control the roaming.
US10123183B2	Voice messaging method and mobile terminal supporting voice messaging in mobile messenger service A mobile terminal supporting a voice messaging method includes a microphone for capturing sound waves and converting the sound waves into an audio signal, a storage unit for storing the audio signal, an audio data generation unit for generating audio data packets with the audio signal, a packet data communication network interface unit for providing a packet data communication network, and a control unit for controlling the microphone, audio storage unit, audio data generation unit, and packet data communication network interface unit to capture the audio signal and transmit the audio signal as audio data packets in response to audio message transmission request entered during a mobile messenger service session.
US10123181B1	Systems and methods for collaborative vehicle mission operations Systems and Methods for Collaborative Vehicle Mission Operations are provided. In one embodiment, a method to facilitate collaborative vehicle mission operations comprises: inputting a deployment position and a selected mission category into a mission crew personal computing device; wirelessly communicating the deployment position and the selected mission category to a support vehicle, the support vehicle comprising a mission sensor and a mission computer; receiving the deployment position at a navigation system onboard the vehicle and navigating the vehicle to the deployment position; configuring the operation of the mission sensor and mission computer as defined by a predefined mission profile stored onboard the vehicle; preprocessing sensor measurements from the sensor to extract a subset of data defined as relevant to the mission category based on the predefined mission profile; and transmitting the subset of data defined as relevant to the selected mission category to the mission crew personal computing device.
US10123175B2	Systems and methods for UE positioning in a distributed antenna wireless system In some embodiments, a node associated with a distributed antenna wireless system obtains one or more combined receive signals responsive to a transmission by the wireless device. The distributed antenna wireless system comprises multiple Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) each comprising one or more receivers. Each receive branch of one or more receive branches of the distributed antenna wireless system comprises a combination of one receiver from each of the RRHs. The one or more combined receive signals comprise, for each receive branch, a combined receive signal that is a combination of signals received by the receivers comprised in the receive branch in accordance with different simultaneous ON/OFF patterns assigned to the RRHs for the receive branches. The node analyzes the one or more combined receive signals to determine information indicative of a geographic location of the wireless device.
US10123168B2	Network device based proximity beacon locating A proximity beacon signal transmitted by a network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter is received at a network device. A RSSI reporting message is generated at the network device based on the proximity beacon signal. A position of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter with respect to the network device is determined using the RSSI reporting message. A location of the network device within a region is determined using the RSSI reporting message and network device map data for the region. The location of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter in the region is determined based on the position of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter with respect to the network device and the location of the network device within the region.
US10123166B2	Content request by location A method of obtaining media content of an event, comprising: identifying a real-life event and, a time of said real-life event a geographic location of the real-life event; identifying a subset of a plurality of client terminals of users located in proximity to the geographic location of the real-life event at said time of said real-life event; sending a message to the subset of client terminals containing a request to acquire media content documenting the real-life event; and receiving at least one media content item documenting the real-life event from at least one client terminal of the subset of client terminals, the at least one media content item acquired by at least one user of the users using the at least one client terminal in response to the message.
US10123165B1	Eliminating false positives of neighboring zones Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method, computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining position data for a plurality of mobile devices, wherein mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices have associated identifiers, and wherein the obtained position data is data that has been derived using wirelessly emitted signals; examining data of the position data to determine that one or more user is present within a neighboring zone of a venue, the neighboring zone being a zone that neighbors a certain zone of the venue; predicting that at least one user of the one or more user within the neighboring zone intends to be in the certain zone; specifying a zone association of the at least one user as the certain zone of the venue; and providing one or more output based on the specifying.
US10123163B2	Managing a user's geolocation home range A geolocation home range for a user is managed. The user's geolocation is tracked and recorded periodically, as the user travels to different geolocations. An initial collection of geolocations is established, which defines the user's home range. Each of the geolocations corresponds to a micro-range for the user, which is a geo-fenced geographic region. When the user's current geolocation changes in a prescribed manner, the user's home range is modified based upon this change, or else the user is considered to be outside their home range.
US10123161B2	Wireless device and methods for use in a paging network A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal.
US10123159B2	Distributed cellular client tracking A first cellular client determines its geographic location from a second cellular client. As part of this determination, the first cellular client disables its cellular functionality. The first cellular client receives a first identifier from the second cellular client by way of a non-cellular connection. The first identifier is related to a first antenna of a cellular service-provider. The first cellular client tracks its location based on the first identifier.
US10123152B2	Smart load-based deployment and tuning of narrowband carriers Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device providing network communications services to user devices using a frequency band and to machine-to-machine (M2M) communication devices in the Internet of Things (IoT). The device monitors traffic loads in the frequency band due to the user devices and due to the M2M communication devices. Depending on the traffic loads, the M2M communication devices use a narrowband carrier within the frequency band, within the adjacent guard band, or separate from the frequency band and guard band as a standalone carrier. The narrowband M2M carriers are dynamically deployed to support the user devices and IoT devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10123142B2	Sound output device that recognizes external speakers Sound output devices, output systems and methods are provided. The sound output device includes a speaker; a communicator configured to perform communication with an external speaker and a content source that provides sound content to the external speaker; and a processor configured to recognize the external speaker in response to the device entering into a predetermined range from the external speaker, to perform pairing with the external speaker, to receive information about the content source from the external speaker, to receive the sound content from the content source based on the information about the content source, and to output the received sound content through the speaker.
US10123140B2	Dynamic calibration of an audio system Technologies pertaining to calibration of filters of an audio system are described herein. A mobile computing device is configured to compute values for respective filters, such as equalizer filters, and transmit the values to a receiver device in the audio system. The receiver device causes audio to be emitted from a speaker based upon the values for the filters.
US10123119B1	Voice controlled assistant with stereo sound from two speakers A voice controlled assistant has two speakers and stereo component configured to produce high quality stereo sound. The stereo component generates a first channel signal and a second channel signal used to produce stereo sound. The first channel signal is filtered to remove a range of frequencies, such as the low frequency range. The filtered first channel signal is passed to a first transducer associated with a first speaker to output a first part of the stereo sound. The second channel signal, together with the frequency portion removed from the first channel signal, are provided to a second transducer associated with a second speaker to output a second part of the stereo sound. In this manner, the two speaker arrangement plays stereo, without distortion, while preserving all frequencies in the signals.
US10123111B2	Passive cardioid speaker A passive cardioid acoustical system, or loudspeaker, is described which is driven with a single electrical signal and provides a useful reduction of low-frequency sound intensity in the rearward direction while producing relatively high low-frequency sound intensity in the forward direction. This is accomplished by an acoustical circuit which modifies the magnitude and phase of sound radiated by the interior side of a vibrating diaphragm or diaphragms, and combines it with the sound radiated by the exterior side of the diaphragm or diaphragms, so as to cancel part of the rearward radiation and reinforce the forward radiation. The passive cardioid loudspeaker described employs an improved acoustical circuit which allows improved efficiency, as well as greater flexibility with regard to the size, maximum output, and effective frequency range of the loudspeaker, as compared to prior art.
US10123106B2	Multifunctional headphone cable A multifunctional headphone cable includes: a connecting line, two ends thereof respectively having an audio connection portion configured with a noise receiving microphone; a controller, configured on the connecting line and including a control circuit, the control circuit being configured with an active noise cancelling (ANC) module in connection with the noise receiving microphone, the control circuit being configured with a hearing amplifier adapted to amplify audio signals, memory module, wireless communication module and wireless charging module; and a power supply unit, configured on the connecting line and in connection with the control circuit.
US10123104B1	Mobile device and wireless earphone A mobile device includes a device body and a wireless earphone. A back of the device body has an accommodating recess. The device body includes a first processing unit, a first wireless communication unit and a first electrical connector. The first electrical connector is disposed in the accommodating recess. The wireless earphone includes a second processing unit, a second wireless communication unit and a second electrical connector. The wireless earphone is configured to be detachably accommodated in the accommodating recess of the device body. When the wireless earphone is detached from the accommodating recess, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are separated from each other, the first processing unit switches on the first wireless communication unit, and the second processing unit switches on the second wireless communication unit, such that the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit are paired with each other.

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