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US10175377B2	Signal and power transmission in hydrocarbon wells One aspect relates to a method of installing a transmission system in a hydrocarbon production well. The transmission system is operable for transmitting power and/or control signals down the well or for transmitting data signals back up the well. The well comprises a main well bore, a production tubing inside the main well bore and a branch off the production tubing. The branch comprises a side track tubing. The method includes: providing a sensor and/or load assembly in the branch; installing a first inductive coupler of an induced current transmission arrangement around the production tubing in the main well bore, and connecting the sensor/load assembly to the first inductive coupler via a communication link. Another aspect relates to a hydrocarbon production well installation.
US10175373B2	Determining sub-surface temperature There is described a technique for determining a temperature at a region below the surface of the Earth. In an embodiment, a time of travel of a seismic wave following the emission from a source into the earth is provided, and the travel time is used to estimate the temperature. In one example, a model based on the travel time and a further component, which may for example be based on heat flow and a constant of proportionality between seismic velocity and thermal conductivity, may be used to estimate the temperature.
US10175371B2	Method and apparatus for noise control in ultrasonic sensors The adjustable voltage regulator under control of a microcontroller applies controlled amplitude voltage in the range of 5 to 9 VDC to the sensor transmitter to adjust the output amplitude of the transmitter. The adjustable amplitude transmitter allows an occupancy sensor to have its total output energy adjusted to reduce environmental noise-induced false triggering and to conform to the area to be covered. Lowering the total ultrasonic energy in the monitored space lowers the sensitivity of the receiver to inappropriate activations. Lowering the input power to the transmitter also lowers the total internal system noise and provides an improved signal to noise ratio in the receiver.
US10175354B2	Object detection apparatus An object detection apparatus for detecting objects around the apparatus by transmitting a probe wave and receiving reflections from the objects. If it is determined that both first and second object positions can be calculated using a combination of first direct and indirect waves and a combination of second direct and indirect waves, respectively, and at least one of third and fourth object positions can be calculated using a combination of the second direct wave and the first indirect wave and a combination of the first direct wave and the second indirect wave, only the first object position is calculated. The second direct wave is received at a first location after receipt of the first direct wave at the first location. The second indirect wave is received at a second location away from the first location after receipt of the first indirect wave at the second location.
US10175352B2	Scalable architecture for an automotive radar system First transmitter circuitry communicates, via bus interface circuitry, on a data bus to detect whether any second transmitter circuitry is coupled to the data bus. In instances that no second transmitter circuitry is detected as being coupled to the data bus, the first transmitter circuitry transmits beamformed signals via a first plurality of antenna elements using beamforming coefficients. In instances that second transmitter circuitry is detected as being coupled to the data bus, the first transmitter circuitry determines a phase offset between clock generation circuitry of the first transmitter circuitry and clock generation circuitry of the detected second transmitter circuitry. The first transmitter circuitry compensates the beamforming coefficients based on the determined phase offset. The first transmitter circuitry use the compensated beamforming coefficients for transmitting signals that are phase coherent with signals transmitted by the second transmitter circuitry.
US10175348B2	Use of range-rate measurements in a fusion tracking system via projections A target is located and a track is associated with the target in the fusion coordinate system. An estimate/prediction of the target's velocity is developed within the tracker, as well as , a vector representing the distance from the fusion center to the target as estimated by the tracker, and , a vector representing the known distance from the fusion center to the sensor. The sensor's range vector, (the distance from the sensor to the target as predicted by the tracker) is transformed to fusion coordinates. Using the sensor's range vector, normalized to unit length, in fusion coordinates and the estimated target's velocity, an estimate of the target's speed projected in the direction of is derived. The estimated range-rate is compared per update to the sensor's measured range-rate in the form of an error measurement. The error is then used to correct the track's velocity prediction.
US10175347B2	Ultrasound receiver circuitry and related apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
US10175341B2	System and apparatus for search radar processing using random matrix theory A system and apparatus configured to process search radar data based on random matrix theory. During the time that the radar receiver is listening for return target echoes, the raw data stream may be fed to an analog to digital converter to create a sample voltage file. This sample voltage file may be processed by a digital signal processor that computes the eigenvalues of a sample covariance matrix generated for each pulse duration interval. The ratio of the largest to smallest eigenvalue is determined and compared to the system noise eigenvalue ratio. The sensitivity for detecting targets over the present state of the art is expected to be an approximate enhancement factor of one thousand, due to the detection of coherent energy instead of a transmitted waveform. The increase of detection distance for same radar cross section is expected to be an approximate 5.6 enhancement factor.
US10175333B2	Radiation dosimeter and dose measurement method by EPR spectroscopy The invention relates to a dosimeter comprising a quantity of dosimetric material, the dosimeter being suitable for being irradiated and undergoing a dose measurement by EPR spectroscopy, the enclosure being made from a material not having a response in EPR spectroscopy or having a response different from the response of the dosimetric material after identical irradiation such that the signal of the material of the enclosure decreases as a function of time after irradiation of said material such that a period of time exists after irradiation at the end of which the material has no measurable signal, or a residual signal whose intensity is less than 5% of that measured after irradiation, and the dosimetric material has a constant EPR signal alter irradiation. The invention also relates to a method for measuring the dose absorbed by the dosimetric material contained in such a dosimeter.
US10175329B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method for correcting transmission unevenness due to RF pulse A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an obtaining unit, a correction coefficient deriving unit, an amplification degree deriving unit, and a filtering processing unit. The obtaining unit obtains a distribution of a radio frequency magnetic field. The correction coefficient deriving unit derives, on a basis of the distribution of the radio frequency magnetic field, a transmission correction coefficient used for correcting a transmission unevenness. The amplification degree deriving unit derives, for each of pixels, an amplification degree by which noise components are amplified in the image due to the correction, on the basis of either the distribution of the radio frequency magnetic field or the transmission correction coefficient. The filtering processing unit performs a filtering process according to the amplification degree on each of the pixels in the image to which the correction is applied.
US10175313B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and RF coil device According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a power transmitting unit, a signal receiving unit and an image reconstruction unit (62). The power transmitting unit wirelessly transmits electric power to an RF coil device by magnetically coupled resonant type wireless power transfer. The signal receiving unit wirelessly receives a digitized nuclear magnetic resonance signal wirelessly transmitted from the RF coil device. The image reconstruction unit obtains a nuclear magnetic resonance signal received by the signal receiving unit, and reconstructs image data of an object on the basis of the nuclear magnetic resonance signal.
US10175308B1	High temperature Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (hi-SQUID) method A High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Superconducting Quantum Interference Device and methods for fabrication can include at least one bi-Superconducting Quantum Interference Device. The bi-SQUID can include an HTS substrate that can be formed with a step edge. A superconducting loop of YBCO can be deposited on the step edge to establish two Josephson Junctions. A superconducting path that bi-sects the superconducting loop path can also be deposited onto the substrate. In some embodiments, the bisecting path can cross the step edge twice, and the bisecting path can be ion milled at one of the crossing points to round the bisecting path and thereby remove the fourth Josephson Junction at the other crossing point. In still other embodiments, the bisecting path can be completely on the upper shelf (or the lower shelf), and the bisecting path can be ion damaged, ion damaged, or particle damaged, to establish the third Josephson Junction.
US10175298B2	Wellness monitoring of electromagnetic switching devices One embodiment describes a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an operating coil driver circuitry. The instructions include instructions to instruct a switch to supply a specific current to an operating coil of a switching device using a pulse-width modulated signal; determine duty cycle of the pulse-width modulated signal; and determine wellness of the switching device based at least in part on the duty cycle of the pulse-width module signal.
US10175288B2	Electronic device, system and method for insulation resistance measurements with functions of self-diagnosis and diagnosis of insulation loss with respect to ground of an energized electrical apparatus An electronic device for the diagnosis of insulation loss of an energized electrical apparatus, with respect to a ground. The device includes a first resistance-switch group and a second resistance-switch group, connectable or disconnectable in a controlled manner, and also a first measurement circuit and a second measurement circuit, arranged in parallel to the first and second resistance-switch groups, respectively. The first and second measurement circuits include respective first and second detection circuits, first and second charge modulation circuits and first and second partition resistors (RBminus, RBplus). The first and second charge modulation circuits allow a dynamic “switching” measurement technique. Moreover, a method is described for measuring the insulation resistances (RIminus, RIplus) of an energized electrical apparatus with respect to ground, in which the method is carried out by a device according to the invention. Finally, a self-diagnosis method of device is described.
US10175282B2	Power distribution unit and alarm method applied in the same A power distribution unit including a base, at least one socket, and at least one detecting unit is provided. The socket is disposed at the base and has a power end and a ground end. The detecting unit is disposed at the base and comprises at least two switches in communication with an AND gate. Communication between a plug and the socket is detected utilizing the AND gate. A voltage signal is output responsive to the detected communication. More specifically, a first voltage signal is output responsive to detection of receipt of both the power end and the ground end by the socket and/or receipt of the ground end by the socket and absence of the power end. A second voltage signal is output responsive to receipt of the power end by the socket and absence of the ground end.
US10175281B2	Protective sheath for an electrical harness in order to prevent the deterioration of same The invention relates to a device for predicting faults in a harness formed by a plurality of cables gathered together, in particular electrical cables, comprising a protective sheath (10) intended to surround the harness, the sheath (10) comprising a plurality of braided elements (100), said braided elements (100) being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braided element (100) comprising a plurality of longitudinal braiding strands (101) arranged to form a web, characterised in that the sheath (100) comprises at least one electrically conductive detection strand (102), said detection strand (102) being arranged with the braiding strands (101) of a braided element (100) so as to be incorporated into the web forming said braided element (100), the detection strand (102) being electrically insulated from the braiding strands (100) of said braided element (100).
US10175280B2	Electronic device test system and method thereof An electronic device test system is configured to test functions of an electronic device. The electronic device test system includes: a test computer, configured to execute an electronic device test program; a scanning device, configured to scan a barcode number of the electronic device; and an optical sensor module, configured to detect a connection status of the electronic device and the test computer. When the optical sensor module confirms the connection status, the electronic device test program starts a test function to test the electronic device, records a test result of the electronic device according to the barcode number, and subsequently generates a retest rate according to the test result.
US10175273B2	Method of using power grid as large antenna for geophysical imaging A high-voltage power transmission system is used as an extremely large antenna to extract spatiotemporal space, physical, and geological information from geomagnetically induced currents (GIC). A differential magnetometer method is used to measure GIC and involves acquiring line measurements from a first fluxgate magnetometer under a high-voltage transmission line, acquiring natural field measurements from a reference magnetometer nearby but not under the transmission line, subtracting the natural field measurements from the line measurements, and determining the GIC-related Biot-Savart field from the difference. NASA warning and alarm systems can be triggered based on determinations of GIC amplitude levels that exceed a set threshold value.
US10175267B2	Current measurement circuit for measuring current consumption of circuit system A current measurement circuit for measuring a current consumption of a circuit system includes a plurality of current measurement units and a current-to-voltage (I-V) converter. Each of the current measurement units includes an impedance unit and a voltage-to-current (V-I) converter. The impedance unit includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The V-I converter, coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal of the impedance unit, includes an output terminal and an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The plurality of output terminals of the plurality of V-I converters of the plurality of current measurement units are coupled to a first node. The I-V converter is coupled to the first node.
US10175264B2	Data display processing device, data display processing method and control program for scanning probe microscope A data display processing device for a scanning probe microscope includes: a group information storage unit for managing and storing a plurality of measurement data sets; specified data acquisition means for acquiring, from the storage unit, a specified measurement data set; display controlling means for displaying the specified data set as an image; preliminary image generation means for, triggered by determination of the specified data set, acquiring other measurement data set or sets belonging to a group including the specified data set from the group information storage unit, and generating a preliminary image which is an image or images which will be used when displaying the other measurement data set or sets; and first display switching means for switching to display the preliminary image within a predetermined region in response to a first predetermined input operation by the user performed while the specified data set is displayed.
US10175262B2	Doppler shift frequency measuring device, log speed meter and tidal current meter A Doppler shift frequency measuring device is provided, which includes a plurality of transmitters respectively configured to transmit a transmission wave, a plurality of receivers provided corresponding to the transmitters, respectively, and configured to receive reception waves that are reflection waves caused by the transmission waves from the transmitters, respectively, and a reception signal processor configured to calculate Doppler shift frequencies of the reception waves by processing reception signals obtained based on the reception waves received by the receivers. The reception signal processor includes a reception circuit configured to generate a synthesized signal by synthesizing processing target signals of which center frequencies of main lobes of power spectra are different from each other, the processing target signals generated based on the reception waves, and a Doppler shift frequency calculating module configured to calculate the Doppler shift frequencies of the reception waves based on the synthesized signal.
US10175259B2	Laboratory cargo distribution system, laboratory automation system and method of operating a laboratory cargo distribution system A laboratory cargo distribution system is presented. The laboratory cargo distribution system comprises a number of transport carriers, a transport plane, a number of electro-magnetic actuators, a storage device and a control device. The storage device is adapted to store at least one of the number of transport carriers. A laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory cargo distribution system and a method of operating such a laboratory cargo distribution system are also presented.
US10175256B2	Compositions and methods utilizing lysophosphatidylcholine scaffolds The invention relates to compositions and methods for utilizing lysophosphatidylcholine scaffolds. The compositions and methods can be used for LPC-mediated delivery of fatty acids and other molecules; to screen and identify fatty acid formulations for parenteral nutrition; and for live animal organ imaging, among other uses. The invention also provides compositions and methods for utilizing mutations and polymorphisms in human Mfsd2a as markers for neurological deficits.
US10175254B2	Methods and systems for quantitative colorimetric capnometry Quantitative colorimetric carbon dioxide detection and measurement systems are disclosed. The systems can include a gas conduit, a colorimetric indicator adapted to exhibit a color change in response to exposure to carbon dioxide gas, a temperature controller operatively coupled to the colorimetric indicator and configured to control the temperature of the colorimetric indicator, an electro-optical sensor assembly including a light source or sources adapted to transmit light to the colorimetric indicator, and a photodiode or photodiodes configured to detect light reflected from the colorimetric indicator and to generate a measurement signal, and a processor in communication with the electro-optical sensor assembly. The processor can be configured to receive the measurement signal generated by the electro-optical sensor assembly and to compute a concentration of carbon dioxide based on the measurement signal. Methods for using the systems are also disclosed including providing a breathing therapy to a patient or user.
US10175253B2	Compilation of detection reagents, in-vitro method for detecting mutated leptin, and use of a detection reagent The invention relates to a compilation of detection reagents, wherein the compilation comprises a first and a second detection reagent, wherein the first detection reagent binds non-mutated leptin with a first binding value, but does not bind mutated leptin or binds it with a maximum of 50% of the binding value of non-mutated leptin, and wherein the second detection reagent binds both mutated and non-mutated leptin with a second binding value. The invention furthermore relates to an in-vitro method for detecting mutated leptin and the use of a detection reagent.
US10175251B2	Diagnostic methods for glaucoma The invention concerns a first diagnostic method for glaucoma based on an analysis of autoimmune reactivity in body fluids against at least one sample of at least partially purified ocular antigens, wherein the autoimmune reactivity against individual antigens is measured and transformed into a glaucoma score to determine the diagnostic result. Further aspects of the invention include antigen carrying elements carrying at least one sample of the at least partially purified ocular antigens and kits for diagnosis of glaucoma. Further aspects include methods of collecting a body fluid such as tears for the use in the diagnostic method for glaucoma. Yet further aspects include ocular antigens serving as diagnostic markers and/or for preparing pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of glaucoma. The invention further concerns a second diagnostic method for glaucoma comprising the steps of a) providing an in vitro culture of cells; b) incubating a body fluid from a test individual with the in vitro culture of cells or incubating components, which are fractionated from the body fluid or from a body specimen of the test individual with the in vitro culture of cells; c) analyzing protein expression of the cells and/or analyzing the viability of the cells after treatment according to step b); and d) comparing the results of the analysis in step c) with standard data to determine a diagnostic result.
US10175247B2	Physical change evaluation device, method, and recording medium stored with program The invention provides a physical change evaluation device, method, and program capable of easily evaluating physical change from the past to the present, and from the present into the future.A physical change evaluation device 10 acquires a ketone concentration measurement measuring ketone excreted from a user, acquires physical data relating to the body of the user, evaluates physical change in the user based on the acquired ketone concentration measurement and the physical data, and outputs an evaluation result.
US10175241B2	ASC as a marker for lung cancer The present invention relates to the assessment of lung cancer. It discloses the use of protein ASC in the assessment of lung cancer. It also relates to a method for assessing lung cancer in vitro using a liquid sample, derived from an individual by measuring ASC in the sample. Measurement of ASC can, e.g., be used in the early detection or in the follow-up of patients with lung cancer.
US10175239B2	Beta lactamase as biomarker for the specific detection of tuberculosis-complex bacteria The present disclosure provides methods, reagents, systems, and devices that target β lactamase as a biomarker for the sensitive and specific detection of tuberculosis-complex bacteria. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for the detection of specific β-lactamase protein and nucleic acid sequences to indicate the presence of tuberculosis-complex bacteria.
US10175235B2	Optical resonator diagnostic device and methods of use An implantable diagnostic device in accordance with the present disclosure provides various benefits such as a compact size thereby allowing implanting of the device inside animate objects; low cost due to incorporation of inexpensive detection circuitry and the use of conventional IC fabrication techniques; re-usability by heating thereby allowing multiple diagnostic tests to be performed without discarding the device; and a configuration that allows performing of simultaneous and/or sequential diagnostic tests for detecting one or more similar or dissimilar target molecules concurrently or at different times.
US10175232B2	Nucleotide sequences, nucleic acid sensors and methods thereof The present disclosure relates to particular nucleotide sequences comprising of at least one stem and/or loop structure and which optionally bind fluorescent labels, for example DFHBI and a process for obtaining said sequences. The present disclosure also provides nucleic acid sensor for cAMP comprising reporter domain, communication module and target recognition domain. Further, the present disclosure provides for ratiometric sensors 10 for quantifying cAMP using the nucleic sensors of the instant invention. The instant disclosure further provides method for obtaining the sensors, method for detecting and measuring small molecules, such as cAMP using the sensors of the instant disclosure and kits thereof.
US10175229B2	Rapid method for measuring cytotoxicity in non-RI system The present invention aims to provide a novel compound for measuring cellular cytotoxicity or cell proliferation capacity accurately with high reproducibility, conveniently and rapidly, and a measurement method of cellular cytotoxicity or cell proliferation capacity by using the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is a substituent, R2 and R3 are each an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, Y is a substituent, n is an integer of 0-3, Z is a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, or —NR4— (R4 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent), and A is an optionally substituted C1-6 alkylene group) or a salt thereof.
US10175228B2	Method of using transmembrane channel-like protein 6 (TMC6) protein to identify substances affecting salty taste A method for screening an objective substance such as a salty-taste modifying substance is provided. It is identified by using a TMC6 protein whether a test substance is an objective substance such as a salty-taste modifying substance.
US10175225B2	Blood testing system and method Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site.
US10175215B2	Method and device for quantification of plant chlorophyll content A system for measuring chlorophyll concentration in a leaf sample includes a leaf-holding illuminator device with a main body containing a power source, a plurality of switchable light sources emitting light at different spectra (e.g., red and white light from a broadband light source), and a cap detachably secured to the main body using one or more fastening means. The leaf sample is interposed between the main body and the cap and held in place during imaging. The system includes a mobile electronic device having a camera configured to capture an image of the leaf illuminated by the plurality of switchable light sources, the mobile electronic device having wireless connectivity to a network and an application contained therein configured to transfer the images to a remote sever or computer via the network for data processing. A final chlorophyll index value is calculated based on the transferred images.
US10175198B2	System and method for optimal chemical analysis A system and method for chemical analysis are described herein. The system includes a probe, a sample collection cartridge, and a chemical analyzer. The probe is configured to collect the optimal amount of sample for a future analysis and to store this chemical sample in the sample collection cartridge. The probe also collects sample data. The chemical analyzer is configured to determine the optimal analysis settings based on the sample data and analyze the chemical sample stored in the sample collection cartridge based on the optimal analysis settings.
US10175189B2	Determination device for determining an improvement in water quality A determination device for determining an improvement in water quality, capable of determining it in no time, is provided. The device has a first measuring device for measuring by AC terminal electric conductimetry a capacitance of a first capacitor formed between a pair of electrodes immersed in untreated water to be supplied to a water quality-improving apparatus; a second measuring device for measuring by AC terminal electric conductimetry a capacitance of a second capacitor formed between a pair of electrodes immersed in water discharged by the apparatus; and a processor for calculating a ratio (Y/X) of a capacitance Y to a capacitance X wherein the capacitance X is a capacitance of the first capacitor outputted by the first measuring device when an AC frequency is 100 Hz or less, and the capacitance Y is a capacitance of the second capacitor at the same frequency outputted by the second measuring device.
US10175183B2	Agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions and method of searching for protein crystallization conditions An agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions, containing a water-swellable layered silicate having a fluorine atom and a hydroxyl group, wherein the fluorine atom is covalently bonded to the silicate by isomorphous substitution with the hydroxyl group. A method of searching for protein crystallization conditions, which comprises a step of mixing the agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions described above and a solution in which a protein is dissolved.
US10175181B2	X-ray imaging system allowing the correction of the scatter radiation and precise detection of the distance between the source and the detector The invention relates to an X-ray imaging system wherein images are obtained using an X-ray blocking element, the system comprising means for determining a position of the detector (40) on the basis of coordinates of projected patterns of the blocker (20, 220) in an image in order to especially be able to perform a calibration and/or correct the contribution of the scatter radiation in a radiographic image obtained by the system.
US10175172B2	Multicolor detection device A multicolor detection device includes: a condensing lens array 17 in which a plurality of condensing lenses 18, each of which turns light emitted from each of a plurality of light emitting points 1 individually into parallel light beams, are arranged, the light emitting points being arranged in a light emitting point array; at least one spectroscopic element on which the parallel light beams are incident in parallel, the at least one spectroscopic element being common; and at least one sensor on which light beams spectrally separated by the spectroscopic element are incident in parallel, the at least one sensor being common.
US10175171B2	Compact multi-UV-LED probe system and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a multi UV-LED probe system for detection of a characteristic of a sample, the system including a device comprising a probe head, the probe head including a plurality of UV-LEDs, an optic fiber bundle, an optional heating surface, an optional cooling surface and a light directing means adapted to transfer UV from the plurality of UV-LEDs to a region of the sample and further adapted to receive fluorescent light from the region to focus it into the optic fiber bundle and a power source adapted to provide electrical energy to the plurality of UV-LEDs, a spectrophotometer configured to receive the fluorescent light from the optic fiber bundle and a processor adapted to receive signals associated with the fluorescent light and to process the signals to provide the detection of the characteristic of the sample.
US10175170B2	Metal coating of rare earth nano-phosphors and uses thereof Core-shell nanoparticles comprises a phosphorescent core and metal shell comprising at least two metals The phosphorescent core may comprise an up converting phosphor. The phosphorescent core may comprise a trivalent rare earth cation. The phosphorescent core further may comprise a monovalent alkali metal. The phosphorescent core may optionally comprises a second and also optionally a third trivalent rare earth cation.
US10175165B2	Multi-characteristic integrated computational element using light incidence angle manipulation Multi-characteristic detection is achieved by altering the light incidence angle of a single Integrated Computational Element (“ICE”) used in an optical computing device.
US10175164B2	Detecting echinocytes in blood As a result of acquiring visible absorption spectra of red blood cells and analyses of the spectra, inventors of the present disclosure have discovered the fact that echinocytes show a characteristic spectrum pattern having an absorption peak in a wavelength region of 450 to 490 nm between Soret and Q bands. Then, the present disclosure provides a blood analysis apparatus having an analysis section for detecting the absorption peak of a visible absorption spectrum acquired for blood. In accordance with this blood analysis apparatus, on the basis of the absorption peak, it is possible to detect echinocytes contained in blood.
US10175160B1	Method to analyze spectroscopic ellipsometry or intensity data of porous samples utilizing the anisotropic bruggeman-effective medium theory Methodology of characterizing pore size distribution in a porous thin film having a surface, or in a surface region of a porous semi-infinite bulk substrate having a surface, involving applying a mathematical model of a sample based on effective medium approaches, such as the Bruggeman effective medium approach.
US10175155B2	System and method for biological specimen mounting A system and method for mounting a section onto a substrate, the system comprising: a fluid channel including: a fluid channel inlet that receives the section, processed from a bulk embedded sample by a sample sectioning module positioned proximal the fluid channel inlet, a section-mounting region downstream of the fluid channel inlet, and a fluid channel outlet downstream of the section-mounting region; a reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid channel outlet; and a manifold, fluidly coupled to the reservoir, that delivers fluid from the reservoir to the fluid channel inlet, thereby transmitting fluid flow that drives delivery of the section from the fluid channel inlet toward the section-mounting region.
US10175152B2	Determining aerosol material compatibility Provided are methods for testing aerosol material compatibility of various samples to disinfectants, decontaminates, and other such materials that are used as aerosols. A test is performed in a controlled environment, such as an aerosol chamber, using a specific set of test parameters representative of actual use of tested materials, such as dispensing parameters and exposure parameters. During the test, a test surface of the sample is exposed to an aerosol mist. Other surfaces may be protected. After exposure to the aerosol mist, the sample may be allowed to sit for a period of time. The sample is later cleaned and tested to determine effects of various materials in the mist on the sample. In some embodiments, some or all operations may be repeated for the same sample or different samples. The test parameters may be varied to determine compatibility limits.
US10175150B2	Resistance compensator to reduce uncertainty in determination of movement of a structural member A resistance compensator includes: a first probe line to attach to a structural member and to provide a first combination of displacement of the structural member and an expansion of the first probe line; a second probe line connected to the first probe line and in electrical communication with the first probe line; a resistance probe in electrical communication with the first probe line and the second probe line to provide a probe signal, wherein the resistance probe is connected to the first probe line at a probe junction; a displacement member in mechanical communication with the first probe line, the displacement member to: receive the first combination from the first probe line; and produce a displacement signal comprising the displacement of the structural member, the expansion of the first probe line, or a combination thereof.
US10175148B2	Universal sensor interface for machine monitoring system A single universal sensor interface of a machine monitoring system is capable of providing a sensor supply voltage range that is selectable from 0V to −30V, 0V to +30V, or +/−15V, and a sensor signal input range of −30V to +30V to accommodate various types of sensors typically used in machine monitoring applications. Some embodiments of the interface also provide a buffered, unaltered sensor signal output.
US10175140B1	Portable luminescence detector combined with a mobile device The present invention provides a portable luminescence detector combined with a mobile device, which mainly comprises a body, a focusing lens module, a light source module, a sample tray, and an image capturing module, wherein the image capturing module can be a lens of the mobile device, the body can be disassembled into multiple parts to act as holders for the portable luminescence detector. When the portable luminescence detector of the present invention is used in conjunction with the mobile device, the sample tray is placed at a position corresponding to that of the focusing lens module, and the light source module is used for providing a light source band, then the image capturing module works with the focus lens module to capture an image of the sample under the light source band and to provide the image for RGB spectral analysis or real-time image RGB spectral analysis.
US10175138B1	Packaging structure and detection method for the tightness thereof and manufacturing method for the same, display apparatus, and photovolaic device The disclosure provides a packaging structure and a detection method for the tightness thereof and a manufacturing method for the same, a display apparatus, and a photovoltaic device. The packaging structure includes: a substrate base-plate and a packaging cover plate arranged opposite to each other, and a packaging adhesive formed between the substrate base-plate and the packaging cover plate and used for connecting the substrate base-plate and the packaging cover plate to form a sealed space, in which packaging adhesive a fluorescent agent is mixed.
US10175133B2	Sensor with protective layer A sensor comprises a sensor layer comprising a ceramic material; an adhesion layer comprising chromium, the adhesion layer adhered to one or more portions of a liquid facing surface of the sensor layer; and an isolator film comprising a polymer, the isolator film overlaying a liquid facing surface of the adhesion layer. The isolator film may be used to protect the sensor from corrosive and high temperature fluids, for example to protect the sensor from long term exposure to hot water between 85° C. and 100° C.
US10175130B2	System and method for a MEMS sensor An embodiment includes a method of performing a measurement using a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device that includes a plurality of MEMS sensors having different resonant frequencies. The method includes applying an excitation signal to a first port of the MEMS device such that each of the plurality of the MEMS sensors is stimulated by the excitation signal. The method further includes measuring a signal at a second port of the MEMS device and determining a measured value based on the measuring the signal.
US10175129B2	Method for determining a pressure measurement signal, and a pressure measurement arrangement for same The invention relates to a method for determining a pressure measurement signal in a capacitive pressure measurement cell which comprises a main body and a measurement membrane that is arranged on the front of said main body. Electrodes are arranged on said main body and measurement membrane and form a measurement capacitance in a region of the measurement membrane which has a high degree of pressure sensitivity, and form a reference capacitance in a region of the measurement membrane which has a lower degree of pressure sensitivity, said measurement capacitance and reference capacitance being determined independently of one another, the pressure measurement signal being determined in a first measurement range from the measurement capacitance and the reference capacitance, in accordance with the first evaluation, and said pressure measurement signal being determined in a second measurement range from the reference capacitance in accordance with a second evaluation.
US10175127B2	End-effector force measurement drive circuit A surgical instrument for applying fasteners includes a drive motor, a replaceable loading unit having an end-effector assembly, and an adapter configured to releasably couple a replaceable loading unit to the drive motor. The adapter includes a strain gauge having a drive circuit coupled thereto. The strain gauge and the drive circuit are configured to directly measure a driving force in the adapter.
US10175125B1	Planar sensor for sensing lateral displacement and shear A planar sensor for sensing lateral displacement and shear measures the displacement of a small ferromagnetic or diamagnetic target that is positioned and allowed to move laterally over a series of specially shaped and orientated planar coils. The coils are preferably multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCB) that contain the planar windings and in other embodiments can be fabricated using flexible PCBs or using micro electromechanical (MEMS) assemblies. The target displacement is constrained to a general area and in multiple lateral directions (measuring shear).
US10175123B2	MEMS-based calorimeter, fabrication, and use thereof MEMS-based calorimeter including two microchambers supported in a thin film substrate formed on a polymeric layer is provided. The thin film substrate includes a thermoelectric sensor configured to measure temperature differential between the two microchambers, and also includes a thermally stable and high strength polymeric diaphragm. Methods for fabricating the MEMS-based calorimeter, as well as methods of using the calorimeter to measure thermal properties of materials, such as biomolecules, or thermodynamic properties of chemical reactions or physical interactions, are also provided.
US10175117B2	Temperature sensing assembly for measuring temperature of a wall of a high temperature vessel A temperature sensing assembly for measuring the temperature of an inner wall of a high temperature vessel includes a thermocouple assembly having multiple junction points to provide indications of temperature. The assembly further includes support structures for supporting the thermocouple assembly in the interior space of the vessel and to maintain the junction points proximate the inner wall of the vessel.
US10175115B2	Wavefront sensor and method for determining differences in piston and tilt existing between several light beams A wavefront analyzer is modified to simply determine the differences in amplitude and tilt which can exist between the different regions of an initial wavefront (S0). To achieve this, interference between two waves only is produced from beams (F1, F2) which come from neighboring regions on the initial wavefront. Such an analyzer can be used to coherently combine laser radiation produced by different sources arranged in parallel. Another use is for the determination of the differences in height and inclination which exist between the neighboring mirror segments of a Keck telescope.
US10175112B1	Compact infrared camera for automotive safety and driving systems A camera apparatus. The camera apparatus includes a housing having a front end and a back end; a lens, wherein the lens is disposed in the front end of the housing; and a thermal core, wherein the thermal core is disposed between the lens and the back end of the housing, the thermal core further including: an electrical component; at least one substrate electrically connected to the electrical component; and an infrared imager configured to capture an infrared video stream, wherein the infrared imager is affixed to one of the at least one substrate.
US10175096B2	System and method to enable re-use of surgical instrument Some surgical instruments become partially or fully disabled at a device firmware level after being used in a surgical procedure in order to prevent overuse or abuse of the surgical instrument that could create patient safety concerns. A reconditioning device may be used by the end user of such a surgical instrument to perform diagnostics and reconditioning of the surgical instrument so that the surgical instrument may be placed back into service without the direct intervention of the manufacturer. The reconditioning device provides power to the surgical instrument, analyzes device usage history, activates and tests the surgical instrument cutting and gripping functions, and measures electrical characteristics and mechanical characteristics of the surgical instrument. Gathered data is used to determine if the surgical instrument may be safely reconditioned for further use. If reconditioning is possible, the device will be reconfigured for safe use, reactivated, and then sterilized for subsequent re-use.
US10175090B2	Weighting apparatus incorporating a freely supported container A weighing apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a container suitable for containing at least one object to be weighed; a supporting frame mechanically coupled to said container for relative movement therebetween and configured to freely support said container; a load cell operable to measure a force exerted on said supporting frame by said container; and a motor apparatus operable to exert a force on said load cell.
US10175078B2	Coriolis mass flow meter A holder is mounted on a U-shaped curved tube portion of a measurement tube formed of a synthetic resin, and wing-shaped strips having a plate shape protrude outward from the holder. Distortion caused by a Coriolis force which depends on a flow rate is generated symmetrically with respect to a center line passing through a distal end of the curved tube portion and parallel to an outbound tube and an inbound tube. Therefore, the outbound tube and the inbound tube are twisted about the center line of the holder, and an amount of distortion is enhanced by the wing-shaped strips under the principle of leverage for detection.
US10175074B2	Systems and methods for detecting leaks in an electromagnetic flowmeter An electromagnetic flowmeter has a flowtube configured to carry a conductive fluid. The flowtube has wall made of a conductive material. The wall has an inner surface surrounding a fluid flow path for the fluid. A non-conductive liner is positioned to electrically insulate the flowtube wall from the fluid. The flowtube and non-conductive liner define an electrode mounting hole. An electrode extends through the electrode mounting hole. The electrode and the non-conductive liner form a fluidic seal between the electrode mounting hole and the fluid flow path. At least a portion of the electrode is arranged in fluid communication with the flowtube within the electrode mounting hole. A short circuit detector can detect failure of the seal when conductive fluid that has leaked past the seal creates a short circuit as a result of the fluid communication between the flowtube and the electrode mounting hole.
US10175061B2	Method and apparatus to measure motion characteristics for bicycles and any vehicles on wheels A sensor system for use with a host device a vehicle having a frame and at least one wheel. The sensor system has a first sensor associated with the at least one wheel of the vehicle. The first sensor generates wheel data indicative of movement of the wheel. The wheel data may be rotational angle, full revolution count, angle of a revolution, direction of revolution, and angular acceleration with respect to a magnetic pole of the Earth or a magnet attached to a frame. The sensor transmits the wheel data to the host device.
US10175060B2	Translation of verbal directions into a list of maneuvers Natural language directions are received and a set of maneuver/context pairs are generated based upon the natural language directions. The set of maneuver/context pairs are provided to a routing engine to obtain route information based upon the set of maneuver/context pairs. The route information is provided to an output system for surfacing to a user.
US10175056B2	Route search system, method, and program Route search systems, methods, and programs acquire movement paths of a plurality of users, and classify, on the basis of a plurality of characteristics of the movement paths of the plurality of users, the movement paths of each of the users into a plurality of types such that movement paths with a plurality of similar characteristics belong to a same type. The systems, methods, and programs set a cost for each of the types and each attribute of a road on the basis of the plurality of movement paths of each of the types, classify, on the basis of a plurality of characteristics of a movement path of a route searcher, the route searcher into one of the types, and search for a route on the basis of the cost which is set for the type of the route searcher.
US10175055B2	Navigation system The invention relates to a navigation method and to a navigation device. In the navigation method, the actual movement of the navigation device and thus of the user of the navigation device is detected. In order for a prescribed destination to be reached, navigation instructions are output by the navigation device. Signals that reflect the actual geometry of the surroundings can be transmitted to the navigation device by a device for detecting the surroundings. If it is recognized that output navigation instructions have not been followed, then the signals that reflect the geometry of the surroundings are detected. Based on the difference between the actual movement and the movement prescribed by the instructions, alternative navigation instructions are determined. In comparison to the originally suggested navigation instructions, the alternative navigation instructions constitute a confirmation in the direction of movement suggested by the original navigation instructions.
US10175053B2	Method for managing a map of a personal navigation device and device thereof A method for managing a map (140) stored in a memory (130) associated with a personal navigation device (10), including a command and data entry unit (115) operable by a user, wherein the map (140) can be visualized on a display (115) and includes a road network, the method including the step of combining a first set of data about the road network, stored in the map (140), with a second set of data about at least one road not present in the road network or defined as not viable, in particular a new road, wherein the second data can be entered by the user by the command and data entry unit (115).
US10175044B2	Circuit device, physical quantity detection device, electronic apparatus, and moving object A circuit device includes a detection circuit which outputs angular velocity information, based on a detection signal from an angular velocity sensor element; and an output unit which outputs rotation number information of fixed-point notation that is obtained based on the angular velocity information. The output unit can output an integer part of the rotation number information as an integer part of the fixed-point notation, and can output a decimal part of the rotation number information as a decimal part of the fixed-point notation.
US10175042B2	Adaptive compass calibration based on local field conditions Disclosed is a system and method for calibrating a magnetometer of a compass. With a global navigation satellite system receiver, a current position is determined. The determined position is used to determine a magnetic inclination (e.g., by a global magnetic field model such as the World Magnetic Model). The calibration system may perform different calibration sequences based on the magnetic inclination. In a first calibration sequence, performed responsive to a determination that a magnetic inclination (or the absolute value of the magnetic inclination) is less than a threshold, magnetic field data is measured by the magnetometer as it is rotated through horizontal rotation paths. If the magnetic inclination is greater than the threshold, magnetic field data is measured by the magnetometer as it is rotated through vertical rotation paths. The measured magnetic field data may be used to determine calibration values for the magnetometer compass.
US10175035B2	SCARA structured coordinate measuring machine with belt drive guided probe head The invention relates to a coordinate-measuring machine for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point on a measuring object, comprising a base, a carrier comprising at least one carrier segment, a proximal end of the carrier being mounted pivotably about a base axis in the base, a measuring probe being arranged on a distal end of the carrier, and an angle measuring system for determining pivot angles of the at least one carrier segment, and/or rotation angles of the measuring probe, wherein at least one belt drive comprising a base pulley being arranged in the base, at least one follower pulley being arranged on at least one carrier segment, and at least one belt binding the rotatory behavior of said pulleys.
US10175031B2	Pattern configurable reticle A system, method, and device for configuring an optical aiming device for ballistic drop compensation (BDC). The optical aiming device can include a housing with a reticle pane defining a reticle display field viewable by a user and indicating a zero point, the housing further including a plurality of axially spaced lenses and defining an optical path therethrough. In various embodiments the system includes a display device configured to project an image generated from a display, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable data storage medium can include instructions executable by the processor to receive a first set of ballistics input data indicating a first type of ammunition, determine a BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to at least two ranges for the first type of ammunition, and project the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.
US10175029B2	Combined reflex and laser sight with co-aligned iron sights A combined reflex and laser sighting device with co-aligned iron sights is provided. In one aspect, the laser elements are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight is co-aligned with the laser elements, and the iron sights are then co-aligned with the reflex sight and lasers, such that both the reflex sight, laser sight, and iron sights can all be calibrated or boresighted to a weapon together in a single operation. In another aspect, one or more laser elements are mounted to a laser bench and aligned with a reflex sight and iron sights attached to the laser bench. In yet another aspect, a plurality of laser elements are provided on the laser bench and are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight, and the iron sights. In yet another aspect, an elevation adjustment apparatus for a laser sight includes selectable primary and secondary adjustment assemblies.
US10175026B2	Device, method and energy product-by-process for launching magnetic projectiles and motivating linear and rotational motion, using permanent magnets or magnetized bodies A magnetic apparatus and related method and energy product-by-process to motivate linear or rotational motion, comprising: at least one magnet ring tier comprising a ring of a plurality of permanent magnets; a central core comprising a permanent magnet projectile movement channel, an axis of the channel aligned in a direction normal to a geometric plane defined by the magnet ring, and running through a geometric center of the magnet ring; and each of the permanent magnets mounted in the ring at a mount angle thereof, with the components of their polar alignments parallel to the central core all oriented in the same direction; wherein: if the polar alignment of a permanent magnet projectile was introduced with a particular duality-dependent orientation into the permanent magnet projectile movement channel, the magnetic forces between the ring magnets and the projectile would be capable of motivating the permanent magnet projectile relative to the channel.
US10175025B1	Crossbow cocking apparatus A bow-cocking apparatus includes a cocking cord having first and second ends. A first cocking cord handle and a second cocking cord handle are attached to the respective first and second ends of the cocking cord. The apparatus further includes first and second cocking cord connectors, and an elongate spring member. The elongate spring member is anchored at first and second ends thereof to the respective first and second cocking cord connectors. Each cocking cord connector includes a spindle which supports rotation of the cocking cord about the spindle, each cocking cord connector and each respective spindle defining a cocking cord opening sized to allow the cocking cord to move freely there-through. Each cocking cord connector includes a cocking hook to engage a bowstring. The cocking cord passes through the first and second cocking cord openings in the respective first and second cocking cord connectors.
US10175023B2	Cocking system for a crossbow A cocking system for retracting a string carrier on a crossbow that is substantially silent during operation.
US10175019B1	Trigger mechanism for hammer fired-firearm A trigger mechanism and related methods employ translating and pivoting of a trigger bar. A method of operating a firing pin safety includes generating a movement of a trigger bar pivotally coupled with a trigger. A sear is engaged with the trigger bar during the movement of the trigger bar so as to disengage the sear from a hammer. The trigger bar is engaged with the hammer during rotation of the hammer so as to induce a rotation of the trigger bar relative to the trigger. The firing pin safety is engaged with the trigger bar during the rotation of the trigger bar relative to the trigger so as to reconfigure the firing pin safety from an engaged configuration that prevents actuation of a firing pin by the hammer to a disengaged configuration that accommodates actuation of the firing pin by the hammer.
US10175017B2	Firearm magazine loader having adjustable magazine well A loader for loading ammunition into a magazine for a firearm. The loader may be universal in that it is capable of loading various types of ammunition cartridges into various types of magazines. A magazine well of the loader can accept magazines of various sizes for loading the magazines with cartridges. A cartridge driver of the loader drives the cartridges into the magazine.
US10175007B2	Ceramic heat exchange plate and ceramic heat exchange core assembled thereby The present invention relates to a ceramic heat exchange plate and a ceramic heat exchange core assembled thereby. The ceramic heat exchange core comprises sealing strips, and the ceramic heat exchange plate. A plurality of ceramic heat exchange plates A and a plurality of ceramic heat exchange plates B are alternately superimposed. Side sealing strips are arranged inside top linear sealing grooves of the ceramic heat exchange plates A and bottom linear sealing grooves of the ceramic heat exchange plates B. Side sealing strips are arranged inside top linear sealing grooves of the ceramic heat exchange plates B and bottom linear sealing grooves of the ceramic heat exchange plates A. A plurality of ceramic heat exchange plates A, a plurality of ceramic heat exchange plates B and a plurality of sealing strips are assembled to form a ceramic heat exchange core. The ceramic heat exchange core is integrally sintered.
US10175003B2	Additively manufactured heat exchanger A heat exchanger and a method for additively manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fluid passageways that are formed by additive manufacturing methods which enable the formation of fluid passageways that are smaller in size, that have thinner walls, and that have complex and intricate heat exchanger features that were not possible using prior manufacturing methods. For example, the fluid passageways may be curvilinear and may include heat exchanging fins that are less than 0.01 inches thick and formed at a fin density of more than four heat exchanging fins per centimeter. In addition, the heat exchanging fins may be angled with respect to the walls of the fluid passageways and adjacent fins may be offset relative to each other.
US10175001B2	Ventilation device for transmissions with lubricant comprising water A ventilation device for transmissions with lubricant comprising water, the device being disposed above the transmission (1) and being connected thereto by way of a line (10) and comprising a pressure equalization opening (13) that leads to the surrounding environment, is to operate without loss of evaporating water to the environment. To this end, the device comprises at least one container (17) designed as a condenser for evaporated water rising through the line (10), the container being provided with a cooling element for dissipating heat (15), the condensate passing from said container (17) back to the transmission (1). In one variant, two containers containing a fluid are described which communicate with one another by way of a U-shaped channel.
US10174997B2	Crop drying system A moisture removal system having a crop drying enclosure for holding a crop product to be dried. A closed loop air circulation system is provided which includes a moisture removal enclosure for removing moisture from circulating air along with air ducting operatively connecting the moisture removal enclosure to the crop drying enclosure air inlet to form a closed loop moisture removal air system. A heat pump system, including a compressor, a first heat exchanger capable of operation as a condenser, along with two additional heat exchangers, each capable of operating as either a condenser or evaporator are positioned within the moisture removal enclosure, to remove excess moisture from the circulating air without the addition or extraction of heat from the ambient air temperature.
US10174995B2	Modular retrofit quench unit The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of a chest for quenching beverages. The chest can include a tank for holding a chilled mixture of ice and water, an ice maker adapted for making ice having an output for ejecting ice into a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, and a plurality of quench trays disposed above the tank for holding containers of beverages located in first and second positions. The trays can be filled with cold water by way of a conduit in fluid communication with the tank. The quench trays can include a compartment defined by a bottom and a plurality of walls, and defining therein a plurality of rows for aligning and containing a plurality of beverage containers. The drawers can further include at least one drain orifice configured to guide water out of the quench tray.
US10174993B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator having improved space utilization includes a main body, a storage room formed inside of the main body, a center frame provided at the center of the storage room to be spaced apart from both side walls of the storage room and having a guide elongated in a front-rear direction of the storage room and a plurality of shelves detachably coupled to the guide so as to be movable along the guide, the plurality of shelves including a first shelf and a second shelf positioned under the first shelf while the second shelf moving along the same guide as the first shelf in an inverted state.
US10174991B2	Locker assembly and associated insert assembly for a cabinet A locker assembly insert 10 for a cabinet 11. The cabinet 11 is a two door cabinet having a first door 12 and a second door 13. A central mullion 19 having a rear cover plate divides the cabinet 11 down the middle and the doors 12 and 13 close the cabinet. The locker assembly insert 10 in this case is applied to a two door cabinet and has a central support member 20 (which is put in place by first removing the rear cover plate behind the central mullion 19, the rear cover plate is tucked in behind the central support member 20 before assembly allowing it to be reused if the refrigerator is ever restored to its original condition). The insert is completed using vertical divider sets 27, 28 and 29 and ten door locker door assemblies 30 and 31.
US10174978B2	System or method for measuring the phase of ammonia in a cooling system A system or a method for performing capacitive sensing of humidity/liquid, primarily in conductive or non-conductive liquid/gas mixtures, having a control unit and at least first and second sensor electrodes, the capacitance between the first and the second electrodes being measured. To measure humidity/liquid in a circulating gas/liquid mixture at least one of the sensor electrodes is formed as a tube which is placed in the liquid/gas mixture. Based on the capacitance measurements, a calculation of at least one dataset for control of a second system is performed. The tube can be more or less filled up with liquid or gas and the capacitance can be measured as it depends on the content around or inside the tube, and if a dry gas is there will be one value of capacitance and in a situation where the gas is being replaced by liquid, the capacitance value will change rapidly.
US10174976B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger may include a heat radiating part, in which a plurality of plates is stacked and a plurality of first flow paths and a plurality of second flow paths disposed while crossing each other are formed inside the plurality of plates, the heat exchanging part being configured to mutually heat-exchange working fluids passing through the first and second flow paths, respectively, and a sub-expansion part integrally formed with an inner side of the heat radiating part, connected with the second flow path, and configured to bypass a part of one working fluid among the working fluids flowing into the heat radiating part and heat-exchange the bypassed working fluid with the working fluid passing through the first flow path.
US10174975B2	Two-phase refrigeration system A heat transfer system includes a first two-phase heat transfer fluid vapor/compression circulation loop including a compressor, a heat exchanger condenser, an expansion device, and a heat absorption side of a heat exchanger evaporator/condenser. A first conduit in a closed fluid circulation loop circulates a first heat transfer fluid therethrough. A second two-phase heat transfer fluid circulation loop transfers heat to the first heat transfer fluid circulation loop through the heat exchanger evaporator/condenser, including a heat rejection side of the heat exchanger evaporator/condenser, a liquid pump, a liquid refrigerant reservoir located upstream of the liquid pump and downstream of the heat exchanger evaporator/condenser, and a heat exchanger evaporator. A second conduit in a closed fluid circulation loop circulates a second heat transfer fluid therethrough having an ASHRAE Class A toxicity and a Class 1 or 2L flammability rating.
US10174969B2	Furnace, a high fire ignition method for starting a furnace and a furnace controller configured for the same The disclosure provides a controller for a multistage gas furnace, a multistage gas furnace and computer readable medium for performing a method to operate a furnace. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a corrosion reducer configured to ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation based on if an indoor circulating fan of the gas furnace is active.
US10174962B2	Devices, methods, and systems for occupancy detection Devices, methods, and systems for occupancy detection are described herein. One device embodiment includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine energy consumption data associated with a structure at a point in time, and determine whether the structure is occupied at the point in time based, at least in part, on the determined energy consumption data.
US10174959B2	Apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes: a water tank storing water; a base body from which the water tank is separably disposed; a watering housing disposed inside the water tank and rotating inside the water tank; a watering motor providing a torque to the watering housing; a first coupler coupled to the watering motor; and a second coupler coupled to the watering housing, separably coupled to the first coupler, and delivering a torque of the watering motor to the first coupler when coupled to the first coupler.
US10174956B2	Anti-theft air conditioner enclosure An anti-theft enclosure for protecting an outdoor air conditioning (A/C) unit is made up of an open framework of structural members which surround and protect the A/C unit. Individual steel panels are assembled to form a series of upstanding walls which are covered by a top panels and which together define the quasi-enclosed area surrounding the A/C unit. The tubing which makes up the steel panels is spaced to allow access to the enclosed area by a worker needing to access the A/C unit. The steel panels are joined with connecting and mating elements which facilitate easy and quick disassembling of the enclosure. The upright panels also have adjustable panel legs which can be extended and cemented into the ground for added stability and security.
US10174950B2	Portable stove with accessory port A portable stove is provided. The portable stove includes an accessory port such that it may be connected to an accessory component. With such a connection, a single fuel source which provides a regulated flow of fuel may be utilized for both the portable stove and the accessory component.
US10174943B2	System and method for integrated carbon dioxide gas separation from combustion gases An integrated fuel combustion system with gas separation (adsorptive, absorptive, membrane or other suitable gas separation) separates a portion of carbon dioxide from a combustion gas mixture and provides for recycle of separated carbon dioxide to the intake of a fuel combustor for combustion. A process for carbon dioxide separation and recycle includes: admitting combustion gas to an adsorptive gas separation system contactor containing adsorbent material; adsorbing a portion of carbon dioxide; recovering a first product stream depleted in carbon dioxide for release or use; desorbing carbon dioxide from the adsorbent material and recovering a desorbed second product stream enriched in carbon dioxide for sequestration or use; admitting a conditioning and/or desorption fluid into the contactor and desorbing a second portion of carbon dioxide to recover a carbon dioxide enriched conditioning stream; and recycling a portion of the carbon dioxide enriched conditioning stream to an inlet of fuel combustor to pass through the fuel combustor for combustion.
US10174937B2	Method for distributing gas for oxy-fuel combustion in circulating fluidized bed The present disclosure provides a method for distributing gas for oxy-fuel combustion on a circulating fluidized bed. In the method, the gas is provided by three stages into a furnace of the circulating fluidized bed. The method includes: blowing in a first-stage gas containing oxygen and recycled flue gas from the bottom of the furnace; blowing in a second-stage gas containing recycled flue gas from a transition zone between a dense-phase zone and a dilute-phase zone of the furnace; and blowing in a third-stage gas containing oxygen from a side wall of the furnace.
US10174931B2	Integrated optical modules with enhanced reliability and integrity An optical module includes a transparent substrate and a refractive optical element mounted on the substrate. A conductive heating trace is deposited on the substrate around the refractive optical element. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the substrate. Control circuitry is coupled to the temperature sensor so as to measure a difference between the temperature of the substrate and a target operating temperature of the module, and to drive a current through the conductive heating trace, responsively to the difference, so as to heat the substrate to the target operating temperature.
US10174919B1	Light for insecticide bait gel dispenser A clip-on light assembly includes a semi-cylindrical body that fits onto a cylindrical reservoir of fluid to be dispensed and a light carried at a front of the body and projecting a light beam in front of a dispensing tip of the reservoir. A battery is carried by the body and is electrically connected to the light. The light can be an LED. A circuit board carries a circuit electrically connected to the LED, the circuit board and battery contained in a compartment fixed to the body. The circuit can include a port for recharging the battery via a cord.
US10174913B2	Lighting arrangement A lighting arrangement can include a luminaire and a first plurality of spring arms. The luminaire can include a housing assembly and a light emitter portion at least partially enclosing the light emitter portion. The first plurality of spring arms can each be engageable with the luminaire and extend from a respective base end to a respective distal end. The base ends can be positioned closer to the housing assembly than the distal ends. Each of the first plurality of spring arms can extend vertically upward and away from the housing assembly along the axis such that the base ends are vertically lower than the distal ends. Each of the first plurality of spring arms can extend along a torturous path and be cantilevered off of the housing assembly.
US10174910B2	Method for making reflective and self-luminous substrate A method includes pressing a macromolecular material to form a successive reflective layer, heating the reflective layer to a preset temperature value, stirring luminous powder and fluorescent powder at a high speed so that the luminous powder and the fluorescent powder are mixed evenly to form a luminous blank, evenly painting the luminous blank on the reflective layer, drying the luminous blank at a predetermined temperature value to form a luminous layer, and cooling the reflective layer and the luminous layer to produce a substrate which has reflective and self-luminous features. Thus, the luminous layer of the substrate emits light in a dark environment by reflection of the reflective layer of the substrate.
US10174906B2	LED luminaire tiling with a lens array containing a plurality of lenslets A light source is provided which comprises an LED array containing a plurality of LEDs, and a lens array containing a plurality of lenslets. The lens array is aligned with the LED array such that one lenslet is disposed over each LED, wherein each of said plurality of lenslets comprises at least first and second sublenslets having first and second respective optical centers, and wherein at least one of said first and second optical centers deviates from the geometric center of the lenslet.
US10174902B2	Vehicle lighting fixture A vehicle lighting fixture can achieve uniform projection of light while being capable of providing improved luxurious sense of projected light. The vehicle lighting fixture can include a housing, an outer lens configured to cover an opening of the housing to define a lighting chamber; and a light source and a light guiding lens located in the lighting chamber. The light guiding lens is configured so as to receive light from the light source and guide the light to a light exiting surface thereof for light projection. The light guiding lens has a functional surface which is opposite to the light exiting surface and can include a plurality of flute cuts configured to diffuse light and a plurality of prism cuts configured to reflect light. The plurality of prism cuts are arranged at random on the functional surface.
US10174892B2	Construction site light and cable system The present invention shows a system for hanging lights and cable hooks from an I-beam overhead girder in a construction site for the purpose of getting lights and cables off the floor in order to meet construction regulations.
US10174891B1	Shallow design of LED illuminating downlight devices in ceilings A recessed, adjustable LED downlight is provided for shallow plenum installations. The fixture comprises a bottom plate, a circular base rotatable along an upper surface of the bottom plate, a heat sink enclosure secured to the upper surface of, and rotatable with, the circular base, and a bridge. The heat sink enclosure comprises a pair of fins on first opposite sides of the light source enclosure and a pair of tracks formed in second opposite sides of the heat sink enclosure between the pair of fins. The bridge, to which an LED module is secured, is affixed to the heat sink enclosure, whereby heat from the LED module is transferred to, and dissipated by, the bridge. The bridge is engaged with and pivotable along the pair of tracks in the heat sink enclosure.
US10174885B2	Light bar and backlight module The present invention provides a light bar and a backlight module. The light bar comprises a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a quantum tube and a first tape, and the circuit board is employed to generate a control signal, and the light sources are located on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, and the light sources generate a first light under control of the control signal, and the first light emitted from the light sources exits through an illuminating surface of the light sources, and the quantum tube is located adjacent to the illuminating surface of the light sources and the quantum tube is fixed and connected with the circuit board with the first tape, and the quantum tube is employed to convert the first light emitted from the light sources into a second light.
US10174881B2	Pressure tank A pressure tank includes a resin liner, a base, a seal, and a collar. The resin liner contains fluid therein. The resin liner has a tubular portion via which an inside of the resin liner communicates with an outside of the resin liner. The base includes a supply/discharge hole in which the tubular portion is inserted. The seal is provided between the tubular portion and the base in the supply/discharge hole. The collar has a through-hole and inserted into the tubular portion.
US10174880B2	Area monitoring sensor There is provided an area monitoring sensor, an operating state of which a user can be checked without approaching a hazard source. An area monitoring sensor, which detects an intruding object in a monitoring area to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device, is configured of: a measurement unit; a display unit that includes a screen display part for displaying an operating state of the measurement unit on a screen; and a wiring cable for detachably connecting the measurement unit and the display unit, to supply electric power between the measurement unit and the display unit.
US10174877B2	Pipe tool positioning system A pipe tool positioning system for efficiently inserting, positioning, and orienting a tool for use within a pipe. The pipe tool positioning system generally includes a sleeve with a receiver opening adapted to receive and removably retain a tool such as a grinder or the like. The sleeve includes radially-offset bladders extending outwardly from its outer surface. Each of the bladders may be individually inflated and/or deflated to aid in positioning of the tool within a pipe. A control unit may be provided with controllers for individually controlling each of the bladders. A camera may also be included adjacent to the sleeve to feed a display included with the control unit. By utilizing the present invention, various tools may efficiently be inserted and positioned for use within a pipe.
US10174874B2	Pipe fitting with inner and outer seals A pipe fitting configured to be coupled to a pipe, the pipe fitting including a body that is elongate along a central axis that extends in a longitudinal direction, the body including a shell, a stiffener, and a shell-stiffener. The shell includes a shell inner surface that defines a shell through hole that extends through the shell in the longitudinal direction. The stiffener is positioned within the shell through hole, and the stiffener includes a shell outer surface that faces the shell inner surface such that the stiffener outer surface and the shell inner surface cooperate to define a pocket configured to receive the pipe. The shell-stiffener seal member includes a first seal member and a second seal member aligned in a radial direction, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
US10174872B2	Gasket A gasket having a core member having an opening, an inner seal portion made of elastic material and formed along an inner circumference of the opening, an outer seal portion made of elastic material and formed along an outer circumference of the core member. The core member has a seal-forming thin portion and an easily-deformable portion, the seal-forming thin portion being configured to form the inner seal portion at the inner circumference and to form the outer seal portion at the outer circumference, and the easily-deformable portion being provided between the inner seal portion and the outer seal portion and being configured to easily deform the core member.
US10174870B2	Expandable and contractible garden hose A hose which automatically expands longitudinally and automatically expands laterally upon the application of a pressurized liquid is disclosed. The hose can automatically expand longitudinally up to six times its unexpanded or contracted length. Upon release of the pressurized liquid within the hose, the hose will automatically contract to a contracted condition. The hose includes an inner tube made from an elastic material and an outer tube made from a non-elastic material. The inner tube is positioned concentrically within the outer tube in both a contracted condition and an expanded condition. The outer tube is secured to the inner tube only at a first end of the inner and outer tubes and at a second end of the inner and outer tubes. The outer tube moves laterally and longitudinally with respect to the inner tube when the tubes are transitioning between a contracted condition and an expanded condition.
US10174868B2	Internally supported power track A boom assembly for a lift device includes a plurality of telescoping boom sections. The plurality of telescoping boom sections include a base boom section, a mid boom section, and a fly boom section. The plurality of telescoping boom sections define an inner volume. The boom assembly also includes a push tube coupled to the base boom section and a support member positioned within the inner volume. The support member includes sidewalls having an inner surface and an outer surface. The boom assembly also includes a power track positioned within the inner volume that includes a plurality of movable links, a first supported portion that interfaces with at least one of the inner surface of the support member and a surface of the push tube, and a second supported portion that interfaces with the outer surface of the support member.
US10174866B2	Apparatus and method for subsea liquid mixing and sampling A submersible mixing and sampling apparatus with submersible supply systems (12, 14) for first and second liquid components such as a thermoset resin and a curing agent is disclosed. Each supply system has a respective submersible tank (24) for holding a respective one of the liquid components. Submersible mixers (46, 48, 50) downstream of the supply systems mix the liquid components underwater to form a curable mixture for injection into a subsea chamber such as a tee (102). Submersible sampling devices downstream of the mixers take samples (94) of the mixture underwater before, during and after injection, and optionally also at the surface. The samples may be cured and tested underwater or may be lifted to the surface for testing. The apparatus may be mounted on a subsea skid (100) or basket.
US10174864B2	Fluid controller heating apparatus and fluid control apparatus A fluid controller heating apparatus includes a cylindrical heater unit that surrounds a portion of an opening-and-closing valve to be heated, and a heat insulation jacket that surrounds the heater unit. The heater unit includes a pair of heat-transfer members to which plate-shaped heaters are fixed, respectively. The heat-transfer members are mounted so as to hold the opening-and-closing valve therebetween from both sides and are capable of being coupled to each other with a screw member. The heat insulation jacket is a cylindrical integrated product.
US10174859B2	Valve, in particular a regulating or shut-off valve, for liquid or gaseous media The invention concerns a valve, in particular a regulating or shut-off valve, for liquid or gaseous media having a valve housing (12), which has at least one through hole (14), having a valve seat (17), which is closed by a valve closing component (31), having a drive (35) that is connected to the valve housing (12), which has at least one control element (39) made of a shape memory alloy for controlling the opening and closing motion of the valve closing component (31), and operates the valve closing component (31) to open or close the through hole (14), and the control element (39) is formed of at least one wire element is at least partly encompassed by a protective cover (45).
US10174856B2	Main valve with grooved rigid internal structure A method of manufacturing a main valve of a hydrant includes: forming an internal rigid structure including a top surface, a bottom surface, a side surface, and a locating feature, the locating feature defined in a one of the top surface and the bottom surface; positioning the internal rigid structure in a mold by contacting the locating feature with the mold; and forming an outer shell around the internal rigid structure.
US10174849B2	Multiple stage pinch valve and filling apparatus using a multiple stage pinch valve A multiple stage pinch valve generally includes a pinch valve body, a manifold top head connected to a proximal end of the pinch valve body and a nozzle head connected to a distal end of the pinch valve body. In one embodiment, the pinch valve body includes a first pinch valve section and a second pinch valve section disposed downstream of the first pinch valve section. In another embodiment, the pinch valve body includes an inner pinch valve section and an outer pinch valve section disposed coaxially around the inner pinch valve section.
US10174846B2	Metal cutting machine and machining method In the machining of a stationary workpiece by means of a rotating tool head, the risk of damages to the workpiece by the chips can be minimized and the removal of the chips can be simplified if a chip collector and a stationary nozzle for fluid are respectively provided.
US10174842B2	Agitator shaft seal assembly for industrial mixers An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, particularly horizontal dough mixers, that includes a stator plate that is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapter plate; a rotor mounted on the stator plate; a push ring mounted on the rotor; a seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and a locking ring mounted on the push ring.
US10174840B2	Brake pistons and piston noses Provided are, among other things, pistons and piston noses. One representative embodiment involves a brake piston that includes a piston body and a top surface, in which the top surface is wider than the piston body and has a small portion that is slightly raised, relative to the rest of the top surface, so that when in use only the small raised portion makes contact with a backing plate of a brake pad.
US10174839B2	Method for reducing the amount of fuel used by an engine of a motor vehicle A method for reducing the fuel used by an engine of a motor vehicle. The method limits the speed at which the engine can rotate when a predefined engine upper speed limit NECOUL for the particular gear in which the motor vehicle is currently operating has been reached or limiting the road speed of the motor vehicle when a predefined vehicle road speed has been reached. The use of engine or road speed limiting combined with the alerting of the driver via an indicator that an upshift is desired to improve fuel economy encourages the driver to execute an upshift.
US10174837B2	Direct clutch slip control An automatic transmission for a vehicle drivetrain includes a transmission housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, and a plurality of gears within the transmission housing. The plurality of gears defines multiple mechanical gear ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft. The transmission further includes a plurality of clutches operable to selectively engage the multiple mechanical gear ratios, and a plurality of rotational speed sensors. Each rotational speed sensor is operable to measure rotational speeds relative to the transmission housing for of one of the input shaft, the output shaft, or one of the plurality of gears. The transmission further includes a transmission control system configured to receive signals representing the measured rotational speeds from the plurality of rotational speed sensors and control the plurality of clutches to change between gear ratios based at least in part on the signals representing the measured rotational speeds.
US10174828B2	Transmission housing for a transmission, transmission for an electric vehicle and method for producing a transmission A number of variations may include a transmission housing for a transmission with a flexible drive having a housing section with at least one curved wall surface (70; 74; 80) facing an accommodation space for a wheel of the flexible drive, wherein the wall surface can be changed in a radial direction, thereby offsetting and/or enlarging the accommodation space. A number of variations may include a transmission and to a method for producing transmissions.
US10174799B2	Disk brake A disk brake capable of improving work efficiency when a friction pad is attached to a mount member. Ear portions of a friction pad are inserted in pad guides of a mount member. A side push spring, which pushes the friction pad in a rotational direction of the disk, is provided at the friction pad. A pad spring is disposed between the mount member and the friction pad. The pad spring includes a guide plate portion and a guide protruding portion. The guide plate portion is attached so as to be able to abut against the pad guide of the mount member, and functions to guide the friction pad in an axial direction of the disk. The guide protruding portion extends from an outer-side portion of this guide plate portion toward an outer side in the disk axial direction. The guide protruding portion is inclined in the disk rotational direction.
US10174787B2	Motion guide apparatus A motion guide apparatus ensures that a retaining portion retains a rolling element. A rolling element retainer having retaining portions that prevent a rolling element from falling out of a movable body, the retaining portions extending along a loaded rolling element rolling portion, is incorporated in the movable body of the motion guide apparatus. End plates are formed integrally with the retaining portions. Fall prevention portions to reduce the widths of openings between the retaining portions are provided to center parts of the retaining portions in a length direction thereof. The fall prevention portions are padding portions integrated with the retaining portions, the padding portions rising in such a manner as to reduce the widths of the openings, and/or projections integrated with the retaining portions, the projections touching the movable body in such a manner that the center parts of the retaining portions bend toward a track member.
US10174783B1	System for protecting equipment surfaces A system for protecting an equipment surface during manufacture, fabrication, transport, storage, and installation of equipment. The system comprises an adhered surface cover to mechanically protect machined surfaces, as well as hermetically sealing any covered openings. An impact absorbing cover with a deforming layer can be attached with a fastener to provide further impact protection for the equipment surface. The system has the benefit of being lightweight to allow for easy handling and shipping, is safer to use than other methods known in the art, and has the coincident benefit of protecting larger systems that equipment is a component of.
US10174781B2	Light weight seal cap The present disclosure provides methods and articles useful in sealing fasteners, including seal caps and methods of their use, and in particular light weight seal caps having higher dielectric breakdown strength, lower weight, and/or lower wall thick-ness. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are made of a material having a dielectric breakdown strength of greater than 1.0 kV/mm, in some embodiments greater than 15.0 kV/mm, and in some embodiments greater than 50.0 kV/mm. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are thin-walled, having an average wall thickness of less than 1.5 mm and in some embodiments less than less than 0.5 mm In some embodiments, the seal cap comprises a polyurethane polymer, a polythioether polymer, a polysulfide polymer, a fluorinated thermoplastic polymer, a THV polymer, a fluorinated thermo-set polymer, an engineering thermoplastic, and/or a PEEK polymer.
US10174778B2	Bonding assembly A device and method for the protection of a first member and second member from corrosion by utilizing a connector that bonds the members without allowing direct contact of the members.
US10174770B2	System and method of hydraulic energy recovery for machine start-stop and machine ride control A hydraulic control system for a machine is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a fluid reservoir and a pump motor. The pump motor is fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir. The pump motor is configured to provide pressurized fluid and to receive fluid to provide a power output to the shaft. The hydraulic control system further includes an actuator and an accumulator fluidly coupled to the pump motor and the actuator. The hydraulic control system further includes an accumulator valve and a controller. The accumulator valve is fluidly coupled between the accumulator and the pump motor. The controller is in communication with the pump motor and the accumulator valve. The controller is configured to detect an operator command to operate the power source; determine pressure at the accumulator; and selectively move the accumulator valve to fluidly connect the accumulator with the pump motor.
US10174765B2	Outlet housing for cabin air compressor An outlet housing for an aircraft cabin air compressor includes a volute comprising radially inner and outer portions, and having first, second, third, and fourth circumferential regions. The first circumferential region is between the fourth and second circumferential region. The second circumferential region is between the first circumferential region and the third circumferential region. The third circumferential region is between the second circumferential region and the fourth circumferential region. A portion of the volute in the first circumferential region has a first wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the second circumferential region has a second wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the third circumferential region has a third wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the fourth circumferential region has a fourth wall thickness.
US10174762B1	Sealless downhole system with magnetically supported rotor An electric stator surrounds a rotor and is configured to cause the rotor to rotate or generate electricity in the electric stator when the rotor rotates. The electric stator is spaced from the rotor and defines a first annular fluid gap in-between that is in fluid communication with an outside environment exterior the electric machine. A radial bearing includes a first portion coupled to the rotor and a second portion coupled to the electric stator. The first portion is spaced from the second portion defining a second annular fluid gap in-between that is in fluid communication with the outside environment exterior the electric machine.
US10174752B2	Anti-gas lock valve for a reciprocating downhole pump Method and apparatus overcoming gas-lock in reciprocating downhole pumps. On the downstroke of a plunger in a barrel, gassy fluid is compressed in the pump chamber between standing and travelling valves. Downhole plunger movement drags a sleeve over a mandrel for opening a chamber valve to a staging chamber located at a downhole end of the travelling valve for receiving at least a portion of the compressed and gassy fluid therein. On the upstroke, the chamber valve is dragged closed for sealably retaining the compressed gassy fluid therein while drawing an additional increment of fluid through the standing valve into the pump chamber. Continued downstroke and upstroke cycles increases pressure of the compressed gassy fluid in the pump chamber until it exceeds the hydrostatic head above the travelling valve for resumption of normal fluid pumping.
US10174743B2	Wind turbine with a wind sensing apparatus A wind turbine including a rotor, a nacelle, a support structure for the nacelle and at least one wind sensing apparatus mounted on the support structure.
US10174741B2	Blade pitch control apparatus for small size wind power generator The present invention relates to a blade pitch control apparatus for a small size wind power generator. More specifically, the present invention relates to a blade pitch control apparatus for a small size wind power generator configured to accomplish continuous generation by continuously maintaining the necessary rotating force of the blade by systematically operating the ball screw, spinner driver, and pitch angle controller when the rotation number of blades exceeds the reference rotation number by over wind speed, so that the blade pitch is automatically controlled. To this end, the present invention comprises a blade combined with an outer circumference surface of a rotator, rotating by wind; a spinner box installed and fixed in the middle of the front surface of the blade; a ball screw formed with speed control wings at one end in a state positioned in the longitudinal direction in the middle of the spinner box and having screws at the other end; a spinner driver screw-combined with the screw of the ball screw, and moving to the front and back when the rotation number of blades exceeds the reference rotation number by over wind speed or when the wind speed decreases; and a pitch angle controller connected between the spinner driver and blade, folding and unfolding the blade according to the movement direction of the spinner driver to control the pitch angle of the blade.
US10174735B2	Injection device for an internal combustion engine An injection device for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel delivery pump and a high-pressure pump which are connected to one another via a low-pressure fuel line. A high-pressure accumulator is connected to the high-pressure pump. At least one injector is connected via a high-pressure fuel line to the high-pressure accumulator. The injection device also has at least one fuel return line which is connected to the high-pressure accumulator and/or to the at least one injector. The fuel return line issues into the low-pressure fuel line which connects the fuel delivery pump and the high-pressure pump to one another. At least one air bleed valve is arranged in the course of the low-pressure fuel line or on the high-pressure pump or on a filter housing.
US10174734B2	Fuel-injection system having a fuel-conducting component, a fuel injector and a suspension mount A suspension mount for fuel-injection systems is used to connect a fuel injector to a fuel distributor. A connecting body having an accommodation space is provided, a fuel connector of the fuel injector being able to be disposed at least partially in the accommodation space. In addition, a joining body is provided that is disposed, at least in sections, partially in at least one recess of the connecting body, the recess being connected to the accommodation space, and on which the fuel connector is able to be supported along a longitudinal axis of the accommodation space. The joining body also has an elastically deformable element, the elastically deformable element being disposed in such a way that the joining body permits elastic support of the fuel connector on the connecting body at least along the longitudinal axis. A fuel-injection system having such a suspension mount is also indicated.
US10174714B2	Apparatus and method for combined electrical and mechanical utilization of the energy of an expansion machine An apparatus V and a method, preferably for a motor vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle. The apparatus V includes an internal combustion engine, an expansion machine and a generator. The expansion machine and the generator can be operatively connected both to one another and in each case to the internal combustion engine via a transmission, in order to make selective electrical utilization and mechanical utilization of the energy of the expansion machine possible.
US10174711B2	Piston for internal combustion engine A piston that moves reciprocally in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine and has a piston skirt that makes sliding contact with the inner wall of the cylinder. Solid lubrication parts are provided on the sliding-contact surface of the piston skirt. The solid lubrication parts include at least one type of silver, silver alloy, copper, or copper alloy, and at least one type of carbon material or carbide ceramics.
US10174706B2	Method of injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine A method is described of injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine utilises direct fuel injection and comprises a plurality of cylinders, each of which has an associated piston. The method comprises simultaneously applying different injection patterns to at least two of the cylinders in dependence on initial positions of their respective pistons. The method comprises injecting a first cylinder of the internal combustion engine according to an optimum injection pattern, and, simultaneously, injecting a second cylinder of the internal combustion engine according to a start-up injection pattern. The start-up injection pattern is determined in dependence on the optimum injection pattern and the initial position of the piston associated with said second cylinder.
US10174705B2	Internal combustion engine control device and internal combustion engine control method A control device of an internal combustion engine includes an estimating means adapted to estimate an amount of a mixture of fuel and oil dispersing according to a movement of a piston within a cylinder; and a limiting means adapted to limit an upper limit torque (UT) of an internal combustion engine according to the estimated amount of the mixture.
US10174700B2	Onboard control device To quickly determine whether or not the propulsive force of a vehicle drive source is abnormal. The onboard control device pertaining to the present invention has a drive manipulated variable detection unit for detecting or estimating a drive manipulated variable manipulated by a driver in order to impart a propulsive force to a vehicle, a command value calculation unit for calculating a command value for a drive source of the vehicle on the basis of the drive manipulated variable, a propulsive force control unit for controlling the propulsive force of the drive source on the basis of the command value, operating state detection units for detecting or estimating the operating states of the drive source, a drive manipulation rate of change calculation unit for calculating the rate of change in drive manipulation, an operating state rate of change calculation unit for calculating the rate of change in the operating state, and an abnormality detection unit for detecting abnormalities in at least the drive source on the basis of the rate of change in drive manipulation and the rate of change in the operating state.
US10174699B2	Exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine When the air fuel ratio dither control is carried out, an air fuel ratio of a mixture in each of one or more lean cylinders and one or more rich cylinders is controlled so that an average value of an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the three-way catalyst becomes a predetermined target exhaust gas air fuel ratio. At this time, the air fuel ratio dither control is carried out by setting, as the one or more rich cylinders, at least a cylinder for which a degree of uniformity of the flow speed distribution of exhaust gas, which is a degree of uniformity of the flow speed distribution of exhaust gas discharged from that cylinder on a cross section of the three-way catalyst, is the lowest in the cylinder group of an internal combustion engine.
US10174698B2	Heater control device for exhaust gas sensor A heater control device for an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine and including a sensor element having a plurality of cells, and a heater heating the sensor element includes: a heater power control unit configured to execute a temp rising control, in which an impedance of one cell to be measured, of the plurality of cells, is detected and a temperature of the sensor element is raised until the impedance of the one cell reaches a target impedance by setting a power control value of the heater as a heating power control value. The heater power control unit continues the temp rising control until an extension period elapses that is needed for the other cell other than the one cell to reach an activation temperature after the impedance of the one cell reaches the target impedance.
US10174693B2	Predictive tachometer profile generation during idle revving events Methods and systems are provided for generating a predictive tachometer profile at a tachometer of a vehicle. An engine speed offset can be generated based on an engine acceleration and an accelerator pedal position rate. A predictive tachometer profile displayed at the tachometer can then be generated based on the engine speed offset and an actual engine speed.
US10174675B2	Acoustic liner for gas turbine engine components A single degree of freedom (SDOF) acoustic liner includes a porous face sheet, a substantially imperforate back sheet generally parallel to and opposing said porous face sheet and defining a thickness therebetween, and an acoustic core layer of contiguous adjacent resonant cavities disposed between the porous face sheet and the imperforate back sheet. The acoustic core layer includes a first resonant cell having a first internal volume therein and a second resonant cell having a second internal volume therein different than the first internal volume. A cell partition wall extends between the porous face sheet and the imperforate back sheet, and separates and seals the first resonant cell from the second resonant cell. In a thickness direction, and perpendicular to a plane generally parallel with the porous face sheet and the substantially imperforate back sheet, the first internal volume overlaps the second internal volume over the cell partition wall.
US10174670B2	Multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor and supercharging system for internal combustion engine A multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor and a supercharging system for an internal combustion engine with a driving unit of a rotational shaft that can be readily controlled when a single-shaft and two-stage centrifugal compressor is employed is provided. A multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor includes: an electric motor; and a pair of centrifugal compressors coupled to either side of the electric motor, the pair of centrifugal compressors comprising a low-pressure stage compressor and a high-pressure stage compressor connected in series. The low-pressure stage compressor and the high-pressure stage compressor are formed to have different pressure ratios from each other.
US10174669B2	Turbocharger including an electric machine A turbocharger for a motor vehicle, including a compressor, which has a compressor wheel situated on a rotatably supported shaft, an electric machine being situated in a pipe section of an axial compressor inlet, the electric machine including a rotor situated on the shaft and a stator situated on the pipe section. The stator has multiple webs projecting inward which are distributed over the circumference and extend at least essentially in an axial direction, the webs being used for forming flow channels which extend in an axial direction and are situated at a distance from one another.
US10174664B2	Cooling control apparatus for internal combustion engine and cooling control method therefor The present invention relates to a cooling control apparatus which performs control for cooling an internal combustion engine by causing an electric pump to circulate cooling water and causing an electric fan to supply cooling air to a radiator. The cooling control apparatus comprises an electric pump for circulating a coolant through a coolant passage formed in the internal combustion engine, and a radiator and a radiator fan which are for cooling the coolant. When the internal combustion engine stops after completion of warming-up, the radiator fan and the electric pump are driven to cool the internal combustion engine, and when a temperature of the coolant decreases to less than a temperature at a time of engine stop, the radiator fan is stopped in a state in which the electric pump is operated.
US10174660B2	Method for measuring catalytic reactivity in diagnosing a gas-permeable object, and apparatus therefor Method and apparatus for measuring catalytic reactivity in diagnosing a gas-permeable object, such as a catalyst or a filter, that has been removed from an exhaust gas tract connected downstream of an internal combustion engine of, motor vehicle. The method includes applying, through an opening in a device, a test medium with a defined composition, to a front face of the removed object; and measuring, at a position located, with respect to a flow direction of the test medium, downstream of the front face, at least of: a concentration of at least one reduced or oxidized constituent of the test medium after passage of the test medium through the gas-permeable object; and a temperature of the object after the test medium is applied to the gas-permeable object.
US10174655B2	Silencer A silencer includes: a housing that has a draw-in portion drawing in fluid, and a plurality of sound attenuating portions arranged in a flowing direction of the fluid; a first partition provided with an intermediate communicating portion communicating the most downstream attenuating portion with the adjacent attenuating portion located adjacent to the most downstream attenuating portion; a valve portion disposed in the most downstream attenuating portion, the valve portion being capable of closing the intermediate communicating portion; a valve holding portion holding the valve portion, the valve holding portion being detachably attached to the housing; and a draw-out portion provided in a portion of the most downstream attenuating portion other than the valve holding portion, the draw-out portion drawing out the fluid from the most downstream attenuating portion.
US10174652B2	Emission signature modification device An emission signature modification device for modifying an acoustic signature of an exhaust gas stream, including an exhaust gas guiding device that guides the exhaust gas stream in the flow direction thereof from an inlet area to an outlet area. An active acoustic emission modification device modifies the acoustic emission of the exhaust gas stream in predetermined operating states. If an actuator system of the active acoustic emission modification device is designed such that in a circumferential direction, the actuator system is surrounded by more than 30% of the guided exhaust gas stream, the actuating system can be protected against harmful influences from the environment by way of the exhaust gas guiding device on the one hand, and on the other hand, the required space signifier can be reduced as compared to a lateral, external arrangement of the actuating system.
US10174625B2	Blade A turbomachine blade comprising a metallic leading edge having a region having varying fracture resistance in a spanwise direction so as to increase energy absorption by the leading edge in the event of the blade being released from a turbomachine and impacting a casing of the turbomachine.
US10174613B2	Effective porosity determination for tight gas formations A disclosed effective porosity determination method for tight gas formations includes: obtaining a core sample sealed in a pressure-maintaining core vault during transport out of the borehole; coupling the core vault to a collection chamber; based at least in part on measured pressure, temperature, and fluid volumes in the collection chamber, deriving the number of moles of gas retrieved with the core sample; and combining the number of moles with a downhole pressure, a downhole temperature, and a downhole core sample volume to determine an effective porosity of the tight gas formation. A system embodiment includes: a coring tool having a core vault with a seal to provide pressure-preserved transport of a core sample from a tight gas formation; a collection chamber that attaches to the core vault to measure volumes of fluids and gas; and a processing unit that responsively determines an effective porosity of the tight gas formation.
US10174611B2	Mud pulse telemetry systems and methods using receive array processing Mud pulse telemetry systems and methods may employ a downhole pulser to encode a digital telemetry data stream as pressure fluctuations in a fluid flow stream. An arrangement of spatially separated sensors acquire pressure-responsive measurements at multiple positions within the plumbing of a drill rig. A receiver collects and digitizes the measurements from the spatially separated sensors and subjects them to a principal components analysis (PCA) to determine those one or more basis vectors associated the telemetry signal. The PCA process may employ decomposition of a spatial correlation/covariance matrix or a temporal-spatial correlation/covariance tensor. The selected basis vector(s) are then used to obtain the telemetry signal for demodulation into the telemetry data stream.
US10174609B2	Establishing electrical communication with out-of-casing components A method and system according to which electrical communication is established between a primary circuit positioned inside a downhole tubular and a secondary circuit positioned outside the downhole tubular. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes positioning the secondary circuit outside the downhole tubular, the secondary circuit including a magnetically permeable secondary core and a secondary winding extending proximate the secondary core; positioning a primary circuit inside the downhole tubular, the primary circuit including a magnetically permeable primary core and a primary winding extending proximate the primary core; and supplying electrical power and/or data to the primary winding with an electrical source so that a magnetic flux is channeled through the primary and secondary cores to induce an electromotive force in the secondary winding, thus establishing electrical communication between the primary and secondary circuits to transfer power and/or data therebetween.
US10174608B2	Installation for intervention in a well comprising a neutron generator, and method associated therewith An installation for intervention in a well, comprises a lower assembly comprising a neutron generator and a power source electrically connected to the neutron generator; a surface assembly comprising one or more safety devices, each safety device being either in a safe state or an unsafe state; and a communication module that connects the lower and surface assemblies. The surface assembly also comprises a surface transmitting device for transmitting data to the downhole assembly via the communication module including a first transmitter for transmitting an activating command, where the first transmitter transmits the activating command only if each of the safety device is in a safe state, and a second transmitter for transmitting a stopping command, where the second transmitter transmits the stopping command if one of the safety device is in an unsafe state.
US10174605B2	Isolating mule shoe Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing an isolating mule shoe having an integrated axial isolator coupled to a landing sleeve of a drill string at an upper end of the axial isolator. The axial isolator includes an elastomeric component that is coupled between a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are configured to displace axially with respect to one another as a result of a force imparted upon the landing sleeve to provide vibration control.
US10174602B2	Flow conditioning openings A flow conditioning opening may be used to manipulate the flow of particulates in a particulate laden fluid in a downhole environment. The particulate flow may be manipulated towards or away from openings downstream of the flow conditioning opening. For example, a perforation cluster may include a flow conditioning opening extending from the wellbore into the subterranean formation that is aligned axially along the wellbore with and uphole of a perforation, wherein the flow conditioning opening has at least one of the following characteristics selected from the group consisting of: the flow conditioning opening having a smaller cross-sectional area at a wellbore face than the perforation, the flow conditioning opening having a smaller volume in the subterranean formation than the perforation, the flow conditioning opening having a smaller depth into the subterranean formation than the perforation, and any combination thereof.
US10174588B1	Differential pressure switch operated downhole fluid flow control system A downhole fluid flow control system includes a fluid control module having an upstream side, a downstream side and a main fluid pathway in parallel with a secondary fluid pathway each extending between the upstream and downstream sides. A valve element disposed within the main fluid pathway has open and closed positions. A viscosity discriminator including a viscosity sensitive channel forms at least a portion of the secondary fluid pathway. A differential pressure switch operable to open and close the valve element includes a first pressure signal from the upstream side, a second pressure signal from the downstream side and a third pressure signal from the secondary fluid pathway. The magnitude of the third signal is dependent upon the viscosity of the fluid flowing through the secondary fluid pathway such that the viscosity of the fluid operates the differential pressure switch, thereby controlling fluid flow through the main fluid pathway.
US10174585B2	Self-regulating surplussing check valve A check valve assembly (100, 200) is provided for subsea applications. The check valve assembly comprises a housing (102, 202), having an inlet port (106, 206) and an outlet port (108, 208) forming an internal fluid passageway through the housing; a valve member (112, 212), moveable within the internal fluid passageway between a first position, where fluid flow through the internal fluid passageway is prevented, and a second position, where fluid flow through the internal fluid passageway is permitted; a biasing member (110, 210), adapted to urge the valve member into the first position at a predetermined cracking force, and a pressure interface (116, 216). The pressure interface operatively links the valve member and an external fluid of a region exterior of the check valve assembly so as to provide a supplemental force, proportional to the ambient pressure of the external fluid, adapted to urge the valve member towards the first position.
US10174584B2	Safety systems for isolating overpressure during pressurized fluid operations An overpressure safety system for use with a distribution of pressurized fluid associated with hydrocarbon production operations includes a safety valve in fluid communication with a main bore of a fluid control manifold assembly. The safety valve has a blocking condition where the safety valve blocks a flow of pressurized fluid through the safety valve, and a venting condition where the safety valve provides a fluid flow path for the pressurized fluid at a set overpressure to pass through the safety valve. A valve member is moveable within the safety valve between a first position where a pressure side of the valve member blocks the flow of the pressurized fluid at a pressure below the set overpressure from passing through the safety valve, and a second position where the valve member provides a fluid flow path for the pressurized fluid at any pressure to pass through the safety valve.
US10174583B2	Method of placing sealant into an offshore well to abandon a production zone A method of sealing a well includes selecting a preexisting fluid pathway between a production platform and a desired sealing location in the well to be sealed, determining, for the well to be sealed, a desired quantity of sealant having known flow qualities, to be delivered in fluid form to the well in the sealing region of the well, determining, based on the flow qualities of the sealant in fluid form and the flow qualities of the preexisting fluid pathway, the time needed to deliver the desired quantity of the sealant in fluid form to the sealing location in the well, determining, based on the time needed to deliver the desired quantity of the sealant in fluid form to the sealing location in the well, whether the sealant will maintain the fluid form, if necessary, change one or more qualities of the sealant so that the desired quantity of the sealant will reach the sealing location in the well while in the fluid form, and transport the quantity of sealant, in fluid form, through the preexisting fluid pathway between a production platform and the desired sealing location in the well to be sealed.
US10174577B2	Sealing element wear indicator system A seal assembly for use in a pressure containment device for containing a fluid pressure in an annular space around a drill string while allowing the drill string to rotate in the pressure containment device. The seal assembly includes a seal comprising and an inner surface and a tubular body, and a wear sensor embedded in the tubular body. The wear sensor emits an alert signal when the inner surface of the seal has been worn away by a preset amount.
US10174576B2	Well string stripper and stabilizer A stabilizer for a pipe being removed from a well comprises a body formed of body segments where the body segments are separable to allow the body to open and be wrapped around the pipe. The stabilizer has a first annular seal formed by first seal elements within the body for receiving and stripping the pipe, and may have a second annular seal. The body segments may be hinged together about a hinge that may be configured to limit the movement of the body segments relative to each other. The hinge may comprise an interdigitated first and second row of fingers.
US10174554B2	Gate with counterweight and lowering exchangeable span The gate has an exchangeable span that is fixed to the load bearing beam and is connected with pulley bearings and rope-slings to the system of adjustable counterweights. The drive system is fitted with an electric drive with a worm-wheel mounted to the load bearing beam that travels vertically along the worm. The beam, span and the drive travel on adjustable guiderails inside a reinforced concrete pit in the direction opposite to that of counterweights. The load bearing beam is fitted with rollers and retaining rollers mounted to the cover. Emergency (manual) operation of the gate is possible by turning a crank handle connected with the worm, having released the lock that prevents the worm from rotating on its axis.
US10174552B2	Apparatus and method for extending door brake lifespan The present disclosure includes a retrofitted door brake. The retrofitted door brake may, in various embodiments, comprise a hub comprising a cylindrical central axle, a plurality of projections extending radially away from an outer circumference of the central axle, and/or a cam comprising a plurality of pins that hold the projections away from a channel wall of a brake housing. The pins may be configured to break away from the cam to release the projections into contact with the channel wall, and the pins may be fitted with a cover, such that the pins are capable of withstanding abrasion and wear. The cover may comprise a cylinder having an axially running aperture, and/or a beveled edge that shaves a layer of the outer surface from one of the plurality of pins as it is fitted over the pin.
US10174548B2	Window covering motorized lift and control system gear train A window covering includes a movable window covering material, lift cords for moving the material, a lift cord take-up shaft for gathering and releasing lengths of the lift cords to move the window covering material, and a motorized lift assembly. The motorized lift assembly includes a motor assembly including a motor, a gear train drivingly connected to and operated by the motor, and a driveshaft drivingly connected to the gear train and to the lift cord take-up shaft. The gear train includes a plurality of planetary gear stages.
US10174533B2	Hinge An intelligent hinge determines motions of a swinging door. The hinge has an accelerometer secured to a leaf of the hinge. As the door swings, the leaf also rotates and the accelerometer determines an acceleration value. A velocity of the swinging door may be determined from the acceleration value. An initial, instantaneous, and final angular position of the door may also be determined from the acceleration value.
US10174521B2	Disc tumbler lock assembly A disc tumbler lock assembly includes a lock cylinder inserted in a lock cylinder chamber of a lock housing, the lock cylinder being formed with a disc cavity and a lug groove; inner locking discs each having a first key hole with a first locking tooth therein, a side of each inner locking disc being formed with a first latch notch and a first lug located in the lug groove; outer locking discs each having an inner locking disc room and a second key hole with a second locking tooth therein, a side of each outer locking disc being formed with a second latch notch and a second lug located in the lug groove; the inner and outer locking discs being arranged in pairs, a corresponding one of the inner locking discs being disposed in the inner locking disc room of a corresponding one of the outer locking discs.
US10174518B2	Latch fitting tool A method of fitting a childproof latch fitting mechanism and a latch installation tool arranged to locate between a first latch fitting and a second latch fitting, to spatially locate the first and second latch fitting at a pre-determined distance respectfully one from the other, wherein in the installation tool is temporarily attached to the first and second latch fittings, whilst they are located and fixed, at least temporarily in place.
US10174509B2	Flooring system including a material displaying dilatant properties, and methods for installation of an athletic flooring system A flooring system includes at least two discrete layers, the at least two discrete layers including at least a first discrete layer, wherein at least a portion of the least a first discrete layer includes a first material displaying dilatant properties, at least a second discrete layer. A method for assembly of an athletic flooring system includes installing at least a first discrete layer, wherein at least a portion of the least a first discrete layer includes a first material displaying dilatant properties and installing at least a second discrete layer.
US10174505B1	Roofing debris collection apparatus A roofing debris collection apparatus having one or more gutter liners constructed to fit in an interior of a gutter to collect roofing debris; one or more debris chute drapes; and one or more drape support poles to maintain the debris chute drapes in a vertical angled orientation adjacent the gutter to guide roofing debris from a roof to the ground. Roofing debris is allowed to accumulate in the gutter liners or to fall off the roof on to the debris chute drapes and to slide from the debris chute drapes onto a tarp on the ground. The roofing debris is collected and removed by collecting the gutter liners from the gutter and gathering the tarp from the ground. The roofing debris collection apparatus allows for rapid collection and removal of roofing debris and protects the sides of a building from any damage that might be caused by the collection of roofing debris.
US10174503B2	Construction sheathing and methods of making and using same A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface.
US10174501B1	Metal baffles Clips that engage with special top flanges on elongated U-shaped acoustical baffles. One clip form suspends the baffles from grid tees in horizontal or inclined orientations or from cables or rods. Another clip form aligns to and joins intersecting baffles.
US10174494B2	Water treatment apparatus There is disclosed a water treatment apparatus for treating stormwater, the water treatment apparatus comprising a volume of filter media, a baffle and an inlet conduit. The baffle extends upwards from the volume of filter media and defines a pre-treatment zone on one side of the baffle and a treatment zone on an opposing side of the baffle. The inlet conduit opens into the pre-treatment zone and is separated from the treatment zone by the baffle. The baffle is configured to regulate a flow of stormwater received via the inlet conduit by controlling the passage of stormwater from the pre-treatment zone to the treatment zone.
US10174492B2	Urinal mirror device with bilateral convex mirror A device for aiding an individual in using a urinal includes a housing configured mate with end mount to a flush valve of a urinal, and a bilateral convex mirror mounted in a frame at the front of the housing. The nature of the bilateral curvature of the device prevents individuals standing in close proximity to the user from viewing the users' private regions.
US10174488B1	Sink stopper A sink stopper may comprise an upper cap, a shaft, a pulling handle and a base. The base is configured to be installed in an upper portion of a pipe of a sink drain. Moreover, the base is adapted to cooperate with different sizes of gaskets to fit different sizes of pipes. The shaft has a first connecting section and a second connecting section to fit different sizes of connecting holes of a sink drain. Furthermore, the shaft has a tapered engaging section and a tightening section having the narrower diameter from top to bottom, so that, without external force, a C-shaped ring can firmly clamp on the engaging section or the tightening section, thereby preventing the upper cap from sliding.
US10174486B2	Pit extension A pit extension includes an extension body, the extension body defining an extension bottom end and an extension top end, the extension body defining an extension inner surface and an extension outer surface, the extension inner surface defining an extension bore extending from the extension bottom end to the extension top end; and a plurality of legs, each leg of the plurality of legs comprising an attached portion and an extended portion, the attached portion of each leg attached proximate to the extension bottom end of the extension body, the extended portion of each leg extending downward from the extension bottom end, the extended portion of each leg configured to attach to a top end of a pit liner.
US10174478B2	Device and method for keeping water away from a concrete slab sitting on a footing A device and method for keeping humidity/water away from a main concrete slab sitting on a concrete footing of a building includes a joint entirely covering an intersection of the external side surface of the foundation wall and the top surface of the footing, and typically a structural rod located adjacent and along the intersection. Alternatively, the device and method includes at least one through hole extending through the footing, and sloping downwardly from the internal side surface to the external side surface, and below the top surface of the footing, to drain water away from the area under the slab. A drain pipe may also be inserted into the hole.
US10174477B2	Reinforced wall system A reinforced wall system comprising fill material, a plurality of facing baskets, a plurality of reinforcing members at least partially disposed within the fill material, and an impermeable membrane at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of the fill material and one or more of the reinforcing members. Each of the plurality of reinforcing members is associated with a corresponding facing basket. An outer end of each reinforcing member is above a substantially horizontal portion of the corresponding facing basket. The facing baskets and the reinforcing members are positioned in a plurality of layers, with each layer comprising one facing basket and one corresponding reinforcing member. The impermeable membrane is positioned to span two or more layers of the plurality of layers. At one or more layers of the plurality of layers, a portion of the impermeable membrane is positioned around an outer end of the corresponding reinforcing member.
US10174474B2	Movable tsunami buffer dam A movable tsunami buffer dam has a unit configured such that a plurality of separate units, each of which having a shape in which a frame made of a light material is sandwiched by a pair of plates made of a light material, is stacked with said plates disposed in a pile; and a locking member for locking said unit to a ground surface such that said unit can rise up from said ground surface and collapse onto said ground surface. The separate units has a structure in which water from a tsunami can advance into a space formed between said plates by said frame.A required thickness is ensured due to said unit being configured such that said separate units are stacked, and the manufacturing cost is reduced to a greater extent than in the case of a dam configured from a single separate unit of said required thickness, because the big size lumber for obtaining the units is very expensive. The unit is installed in a state of being collapsed on said ground surface at normal times, and when a tsunami arrives, said unit rising up due to the force of the tsunami and the buoyancy of the seawater, resisting the passage of the tsunami and reducing the power of the tsunami.
US10174471B2	Cable-barriers A cable-barrier system that includes an anchor-body and terminal post which receive and retain one or more anchor-cables and are anchored to a footing to counter balance the force applied to the anchor body by one or more barrier-cables. The system also allows for the release of the anchor-cables during a collision by a vehicle.
US10174468B2	Culvert pipe inlet A culvert pipe inlet arrangement includes a pan member and an inlet that is configured to be disposed within a culvert pipe is disclosed.
US10174467B1	Self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing and shock absorption bridge A self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing and a shock absorption bridge. The shock absorption bearing includes a first bearing plate, a second bearing plate, a support panel, a friction member, a first shock absorption member, and a second shock absorption member. The first bearing plate is connected to the support panel, both ends of the friction member are respectively connected to the second bearing plate and one end of the support panel away from the first bearing plate, and the friction member can slide relative to the support panel and the second bearing plate. A shock absorption bridge including a self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing is also provided.
US10174465B2	Method for mounting a milling unit of a ground milling machine, and ground milling machine comprising a dismountable and mountable milling unit The present invention relates to methods for mounting a milling unit of a ground milling machine and to a ground milling machine comprising a mountable and dismountable milling unit.
US10174463B1	Ski mat and spliced baseplate thereof A ski mat is provided in the present application, comprising a baseplate used for paving a ski field and a plurality of supports mounted on the baseplate to support skiing tools, wherein a mounting base capable of mounting the supports on the baseplate is provided on bottoms of the supports, and a plurality of connectors are provided on a bottom of the mounting base; a plurality of mounting holes capable of clamping the connectors are provided on the baseplate at positions corresponding to the connectors; and, the connectors is clamped into the mounting holes so that the supports are mounted on the baseplate. By clamping the connectors arranged on the supports to the baseplate, it is firmer and difficult to result in a separation of the baseplate and the supports, thus it is safer. The present application also provides a spliced baseplate used for the ski mat.
US10174460B2	Rail fastening arrangement and shim for such a rail fastening arrangement A rail fastening arrangement in which a rail for a rail vehicle is fastened to a base, and to a shim. The rail fastening arrangement includes two guide plates, of which one guide plate respectively is associated with one of the longitudinal sides of the rail, and a shim which is arranged between the base and the rail. The shim, at its top, has a contact area on which the rail is supported, and, at its bottom, has a supporting surface by way of which the shim is supported on the base. The contact area and the supporting surface of the shim, viewed in a section located transversely to the longitudinal extension of the rail, enclose an acute angle. The edge at which the shim is thinner is arranged beneath the rail, fastening of rails oriented at a cant relative to the vertical in the region of points.
US10174456B2	Technique to improve paper machine cross-directional model predictive control performance by creating a measurement profile reference trajectory Controlling a multiple-array, sheetmaking cross-directional process with a multivariable model predictive controller (MPC) employs a cost function incorporating a prediction horizon. The MPC provides a measurement profile target reference trajectory over the prediction horizon of the MPC cost function. Improved CD-MPC performance is achieved by employing a measurement profile target reference trajectory over the prediction horizon in the MPC cost function. A series of target profiles creates a reference trajectory to bring the cross-direction measurements smoothly from their current profile to the final target. By carefully designing the reference trajectory, the CD-MPC exhibits a good measurement response without aggressive control action. The current measurement target profile can be filtered through a first order plus deadtime process at each controller update and repeating the filter operation once for each step of the MPC prediction horizon generates a full reference trajectory for the profile.
US10174440B2	Textile fibres and textiles from Brassica plants Textile fibers and textiles produced from Brassica plants retain properties that are favorable for textile manufacture. Also described are textiles manufactured from the textile fibers produced from the Brassica plants which exhibit properties that are favorable for apparel and domestic applications, as well as industrial applications. Methods for producing the textile fibers from Brassica plants are further described.
US10174436B2	Process for enhanced corrosion protection of anodized aluminum Processes for enhancing the corrosion resistance of anodized substrates are disclosed. In some embodiments, the process involves a second anodizing operation that targets an area of the substrate that is left inadequately protected by a first anodizing operation, and also targets defects that may have been arisen from intermediate processing operations such as laser-marking operations. The second anodizing operation can be conducted in a non-pore-forming electrolyte, and grows a thick protective barrier film over inadequately protected areas of the substrate, such as laser-marking treated areas.
US10174415B2	Method for controlling a gas supply to a process chamber, controller for controlling a gas supply to a process chamber, and apparatus A method for controlling a gas supply to a process chamber is provided. The method includes: measuring a gas parameter by each of two or more sensors provided in the process chamber; determining a combined gas parameter from the measured gas parameters; and controlling the gas supply to the process chamber based on the determined combined gas parameter.
US10174414B2	Manufactured article and method Manufactured articles, and methods of manufacturing enhanced surface smoothed components and articles. More particularly, surface smoothed components and articles, such as combustor components of turbine engines, having surface treatment conferring reduced roughness for enhanced performance and reduced wear related reduction in part life.
US10174403B2	Methods and apparatus for metal recovery from slag A method for recovering metal values from a molten slag composition includes atomizing the slag with an oxygen-containing gas in a gas atomization apparatus, to produce solid slag granules. Oxygen in the atomizing gas converts metals to magnetic metal compounds, thereby magnetizing the metal-containing slag granules. These metal-containing slag granules are then magnetically separated. Larger amounts of metals may be removed by passing the molten slag through a pre-settling pan with an adjustable base, and/or discontinuing atomization where the metal content of the slag exceeds a predetermined amount. Solid slag granules produced by atomization may be charged to a recovery unit for recovery of one or more metal by-products. An apparatus for recovering metal values from molten slag includes a gas atomization apparatus, a flow control device for controlling the flow of atomizing gas, a control system, and one or more sensors to detect metal values in the slag.
US10174401B2	Methods for binding and precipitating gold using microbial-derived metallophores and their uses The present application discloses metallophores that complex soluble gold and generate solid gold forms, including gold nanoparticles. In an embodiment, the metallophores are microbial metabolites isolated from organisms that are resistant to gold, or are analogs thereof. Methods of using the metallophores to extract and detect gold, along with detectors comprising the metallophores are disclosed.
US10174395B2	Interference fit quench plug assembly and methods for use thereof A method is provided including heating a workpiece beyond a transformation temperature. The workpiece has at least one internal surface that has a nominal diameter, and a transformation diameter that corresponds to the start of a transformation from a first state to a second state. The method includes inserting a quench plug assembly into the the workpiece. The quench plug assembly includes at least one contact surface. The at least one contact surface has a diameter that is larger than the nominal diameter and at least as large as the transformation diameter. The method includes quenching the workpiece with the quench plug assembly disposed in the bore of the workpiece. The at least one internal surface is contacted and restrained by the at least one contact surface while the workpiece transforms from the first state to the second state. Also, the method includes removing the quench plug assembly from the workpiece.
US10174393B2	Steel sheet for can with high barrel-part buckling strength under external pressure and with excellent formability and excellent surface properties after forming, and process for producing same A steel sheet containing C: 0.0005% or more and 0.0035% or less, Si: 0.05% or less, Mn: 0.1% or more and 0.6% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: less than 0.02%, Al: 0.01% or more and less than 0.10%, N: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0010% or more, in which the relationship B/N≤3.0 is satisfied and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a microstructure in which the average integrated intensity f in the (111)[1-10] to (111)[-1-12] orientations on a plane parallel to a sheet surface at a position located at ¼ of the thickness of the steel sheet is 7.0 or more, in which an average ferrite grain size is 6.0 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less, and the relationships EAVE≥215 GPa, E0≥210 GPa, E45≥210 GPa, E90≥210 GPa, and −0.4≤Δr≤0.4 are satisfied.
US10174388B2	Method for selection of agents influencing intestinal motility disorders and pain A method is provided for evaluating agents for the treatment of different intestinal motility disorders, using distinct methodological parts related to musculature and nerves of the GI tract which communicate with the brain. In particular, the present invention provides a method for the selection of an agent effective for the treatment of an intestinal motility disorder, wherein the method comprises: a) a step of spatiotemporal (ST) mapping carried out on a gastrointestinal segment to analyze the effect of the agent on gastrointestinal motility; and b) a step of ex vivo nerve bundle recording carried out on a gastrointestinal segment to analyze the effect of the agent on mesenteric afferent nerve firing. Bacterial strains selected by the methods of the invention and the use of the bacterial strains in the treatment of intestinal motility disorders are also provided.
US10174385B2	Assays and methods relating to the treatment of melanoma The technology described herein relates to assays and methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of melanoma, e.g. relating to measuring the level of neurophilin-2 (NRP-2) mRNA expressed in melanoma cells. In some embodiments, the level of NRP-2 can be normalized to the level of Melan-A (MART) mRNA.
US10174378B2	Gene expression monitoring for risk assessment of apple and pear fruit storage stress and physiological disorders The present invention is a tool for diagnosis and prediction using biomarker-based risk assessment for chilling-related disorders of Rosaceous fruit crops including apple and pear. Provided are methodology and genes whose relative and absolute expression can accurately indicate disorder risk throughout the production and supply chain of these crops. This technology describes a necessary and novel management tool for stakeholders producing, servicing, or retailing these crops.
US10174372B2	Preservation of information related to genomic DNA methylation The present invention relates to compositions, methods and systems for analyzing the methylation state of nucleic acids. Some embodiments relate to a compositions, methods and systems for analyzing the methylation state of DNA with a gene array.
US10174360B2	Methods for analyzing glycan-derived monosaccharides The present disclosure provides a method for analyzing glyeart-derived monosaccharides in a sample. The present disclosure also provides a method for detecting or monitoring a disease or disorder in a patient. In addition, the present disclosure provides a method of determining aberrant glycotransferase activity. The present disclosure further provides a system for analyzing or comparing glycates in a sample.
US10174359B2	Fluorescent separase activity sensor Problem to be SolvedAn object of the present invention is to provide a separase sensor for visualizing separase activity in a living cell. Another object is to develop a function analysis system of cell division using the separase sensor and further obtain a simple screening method for an anticancer agent.SolutionThe separase sensor of the present invention has two types of fluorescent proteins different in fluorescence wavelength at both ends of an amino acid sequence containing a separase cleavage site and a localization-targeting sequence targeting to a specific site within a cell. Since timing of activating separase and location of separase in a cell can be specified by use of the sensor, cell division can be analyzed and an anticancer agent can be screened.
US10174358B2	Assay for identification of therapeutics targeting ternary complex formation in protein synthesis The present invention provides a novel assay that allows high-throughput screening of chemical compounds for the inhibition of binding between EF-Tu and tRNA.
US10174350B2	Genetically modified microorganism for producing medium-chain lauric acid and/or dodecanedioic acid and method of using thereof Described herein are genetically-modified microorganisms for producing medium chain lauric acid and/or dodecanedioic acid and methods of using the microorganisms. The microorganisms contain a nucleic acid encoding an Umbellularia californica lauroyl ACP-thioesterase (BTE) operably linked to a promoter.
US10174346B2	Microorganisms engineered to produce phenol and its derivatives Novel methods for the in vivo production of phenol from renewable substrates using a recombinant microorganism (FIG. 1). Additionally, methods for the in vivo production of catechol and cis,cis-muconic acid from renewable substrates using a recombinant microorganism are disclosed. A host cell expresses at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses isochorismate synthase activity, at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses isochorismate pyruvate lyase activity, and at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses salicylic acid decarboxylase activity. In the case of catechol, the host cell must additionally express at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses phenol 2-monooxygenase activity. In the case of cis,cis-muconic acid, the host cell must additionally express at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses phenol 2-monooxygenase activity and at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses catechol-1,2-dioxygenase activity.
US10174344B2	Processes of producing fermentation products The invention relates to a process of fermenting plant material in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein one or more carbonic anhydrases are present in the fermentation medium.
US10174342B2	Enzymatic hydroxylation of aliphatic hydrocarbon The invention relates to enzymatic methods for hydroxylation in position 2 or 3 of substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons.
US10174335B2	Cotton fibers with increased glucosamine content An isolated nucleic acid molecule is provided comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase from E. coli which is particularly suitable for expression in cotton plant cells. The invention also relates to plant cells or plants, in particular to cotton plant cells or cotton plants which produce an increased amount of positively charged polysaccharides in their cell walls. Furthermore methods and means are provided to increase the content of positively charged polysaccharides in the cell walls of cotton cells, in particular in cotton fibers. Fibers obtained from such cotton plants have an altered chemical reactivity which can be used to attach reactive dyes or other textile finish reagents to these fibers.
US10174334B2	Modified expression of prolyl-4-hydroxylase in physcomitrella patens The field of the invention relates to a method for the production of a recombinant protein in a plant-based system comprising the steps of providing a plant-based system comprising a modulation for a plant endogenous prolyl-4-hydroxylase gene, delivering a gene encoding the recombinant protein into the plant-based system, and cultivating the plant-based system for the expression of the gene encoding the recombinant protein. The field of the invention further relates to a recombinant protein, which has been produced in a plant-based system. A plant-based system and use of the recombinant protein are also provided.
US10174325B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting Factor D The application discloses methods and compositions for the inhibition of the alternative complement pathway. The methods and compositions involve the use of aptamers for inhibiting complement Factor D. The application further provides anti-Factor D aptamers for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration, geographic atrophy, wet age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt disease.
US10174322B2	Short interfering RNA for treating cancer Disclosed herein is novel double-stranded short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) capable of suppressing the translation of Aurora-A mRNA. Also disclosed are use of the novel siRNA as disclosed herein for manufacturing a medicament suitable for treating a cancer, which is mediated through epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling. Accordingly, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the disclosed novel siRNA molecules is provided; as well as a method of treating a subject suffering from EGFR-mediated cancer via administering to the subject the disclosed novel siRNA molecule.
US10174317B2	Recombinant RNA particles and methods of use The present invention provides compositions and methods for the production and delivery of recombinant double-stranded RNA molecules (dsRNA) targeting pathogen sequences, which can be useful as an RNA vaccine. The compositions contain engineered double-stranded RNA particles (dsRPs) that can contain a double-stranded RNA molecule that can be a genome or portion of a genome, which can be enclosed in a capsid or coat protein. The dsRNA molecule also comprises an RNA sub-sequence that binds to a target sequence of a pathogenic organism. The dsRPs can be derived from wild-type viral organisms. The delivery of the dsRPs of the invention to an organism provides a protection to the organism from the pathogen.
US10174316B2	Anti-connexin compounds targeted to connexins and methods of use thereof Methods and compositions for modulating the activities of connexins are provided, including, for example, for use in post-surgical, trauma, or tissue engineering applications. These compounds and methods can be used therapeutically, for example, to reduce the severity of adverse effects associated diseases and disorders where localized disruption in direct cell-cell communication is desirable.
US10174309B2	Transposition-mediated identification of specific binding or functional proteins The method disclosed herein describes a novel technology offering unparalleled efficiency, flexibility, utility and speed for the discovery and optimization of polypeptides having desired binding specificity and/or functionality, including antigen-binding molecules such as antibodies and fragments thereof, for desired functional and/or binding phenotypes. The novel method is based on transposable constructs and diverse DNA libraries cloned into transposable vectors and their transfection into host cells by concomitant transient expression of a functional transposase enzyme. This ensures an efficient, stable introduction of the transposon-based expression vectors into vertebrate host cells in one step, which can then be screened for a desired functional or binding phenotype of the expressed proteins, after which the relevant coding sequences for the expressed proteins, including antibodies and fragments thereof, can be identified by standard cloning and DNA sequencing techniques.
US10174297B2	Fatty acid desaturases from primula The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the desaturase enzymes are Primula Δ6-desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having SDA and a beneficial overall content of omega-3 fatty acids relative to omega-6 fatty acids.
US10174285B2	Methods of obtaining cell populations enriched with desired cells Provided is a method including providing a population of cells including a target type of differentiated cells having a pre-identified cytoskeletal profile and at least one cell selected from undifferentiated cells, differentiating cells and differentiated cells being different from the target type of differentiated cells; and incubating the population of cells with a cytotoxic agent, in an amount and for a time period effective to form a modified population of cells including predominantly or consisting essentially of the target type of differentiated cells. The pre-identified cytoskeletal profile can include the presence of class III β-tubulin on neuronal cells and the population of cells includes neural cells and neuronal cells.
US10174270B1	Dust-resistant sliding member and method for producing same, window regulator carrier plate, and method for realizing dust-resistant slidability A method for producing a dust-resistant sliding member, the method including a step of preparing a resin composition containing 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of a specific lubricant that is liquid at 25° C., 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, 1.0 to 20 parts by mass of a specific modified olefin-based polymer, and 0.01 to 5.0 parts by mass of an alkylene glycol-based polymer having a primary or secondary amino group, per 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal copolymer containing oxyalkylene units in a ratio of 0.4 to 0.9 mol % relative to all of the structural units; and a step of molding the resin composition into a prescribed shape.
US10174266B2	Method of synthetic fuel gas production The invention concern methods for converting carbonaceous feedstock slurry into synthetic fuel gas comprising: (a) introducing a carbonaceous feed stock slurry into a first reaction vessel via a continuous feed; (b) converting said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to a carbon char slurry comprising carbon char, and water by allowing said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to have a residency time of between 5 and 30 minutes in said first reaction vessel, said carbonaceous feed stock slurry being heated to a temperature of between about 260 to about 320° C. at a pressure such that water does not flash to steam.
US10174264B2	Process for the production of white oils from waste oils The present invention describes a process for the production of technical white oils or edible or medicinal oils from waste oils originating from industrial use or engine use, said process using a deep hydrotreatment.
US10174257B2	Cooler for carbon-based feedstock processing system A cooler for cooling product pursuant to a distillation process, including a first substantially enclosed housing with an inlet proximate a first end for receiving product from a distillation unit, and an outlet proximate a second end for discharging cooled product, and a first auger substantially enclosed within the housing for driving the product from the inlet to the outlet, the auger having a helical blade circumscribing a perforated central hollow shaft for transmitting cooled gas into the housing to help cool product within the housing.
US10174253B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition has the nematic phase and contains a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.
US10174249B2	Quantum rod composition, quantum rod film and display device including the same Embodiments relate to a quantum rod composition, a quantum rod film, a display device with a quantum rod film, and a method of forming a quantum rod film. The quantum rod film includes a plurality of quantum rods and a polymer with a dipole side chain. Responsive to an external electric field, the major axis of the quantum rods and an axis of the dipole side chain arranges in the same direction. The display device includes a plurality of pixel and common electrodes for generating an electric field, and a backlight unit positioned under a first substrate. Responsive to receiving light from the backlight unit, the quantum rod film emits light polarized in a direction parallel to the major axis of the quantum rods.
US10174247B2	Illuminant and radiation detector An illuminant has a short fluorescence lifetime, high transparency, and high light yield and a radiation detector uses the illuminant. The illuminant is appropriate for a radiation detector for detecting gamma-rays, X-rays, α-rays, and neutron rays, and has high radiation resistance, a short fluorescence decay time and high emission intensity. The illuminant has a garnet structure using emission from the 4f5d level of Ce3+, and includes a garnet illuminant prepared by co-doping of at least one type of monovalent or divalent cation at a molar ratio of 7000 ppm or less with respect to all cations, to an illuminant having a garnet structure represented by general formula CexRE3−xM5+yO12+3y/2 (where 0.0001≤x≤0.3, 0≤y≤0.5 or 0≤y≤−0.5, M is one type or two or more types selected from Al, Lu, Ga, and Sc, and RE is one type or two or more types selected from La, Pr, Gd, Tb, Yb, Y, and Lu).
US10174245B2	Method for producing a luminescent material, luminescent material and optoelectronic component A method for producing a luminescent material includes producing a mixture of starting substances, wherein the starting substances have a first component and a second component. The first component is selected from a group that comprises aluminum, silicon, at least one element of the 2nd main group of the periodic table and at least one element of the lanthanides and combinations thereof. The second component comprises oxygen and/or nitrogen. The method also includes annealing the mixture at a temperature of at least 1300° C. in a reducing atmosphere. After method the annealing, at least one or several phases are obtained. At least one phase comprises a luminescent material. The luminescent material absorbs at least a portion of an electromagnetic primary radiation in the UV or blue range and emits an electromagnetic secondary radiation with an emission maximum of greater than or equal to 600 nm.
US10174244B2	Doped halide scintillators The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising a doped halide, useful for detecting nuclear material.
US10174243B2	Highly luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals A semiconductor nanocrystal can have a photoluminescent quantum yield of at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 98%. The nanocrystal can be made by sequentially contacting a nanocrystal core with an M-containing compound and an X donor, where at least one of the M-containing compound and the X donor is substoichiometric with respect to forming a monolayer on the nanocrystal core.
US10174236B2	Heat storage material composition A heat storage material composition that is excellent in shape retention and bleed resistance is provided. The heat storage material composition is obtained by heat-treating Component (A), Polymer (B-1) and Polymer (B-2) together. Component (A) is a polyhydric alcohol not having constitutional units derived from any vinyl monomers. Polymer (B-1) is a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from acrylic acid or a salt thereof, a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from methacrylic acid or a salt thereof, or a mixture thereof, excluding a polymer having two or more hydroxy groups in one polymer chain. Polymer (B-2) is a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from a vinyl monomer, and having two or more hydroxy groups in one polymer chain.
US10174235B2	Low global warming potential binary refrigerant mixture with comparable energy efficiency to R-134a and a lower heat of combustion The present invention provides a binary refrigerant mixture that can be used in single or dual evaporator refrigeration systems to provide for efficient cooling without the use of a high global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant such as R-134a and that is less flammable than a hydrocarbon refrigerant such as R-600 (n-butane) or R-600a (isobutane). Further, the binary refrigerant mixture can be classified as an A2 refrigerant in that it has a heat of combustion of less than 19 kilojoules per kilogram. In addition, the binary refrigerant mixture has a comparable energy efficiency when compared to R-134a and can be used in refrigeration systems designed for use with R-600 or R-600a refrigerants without having to change their design (i.e., without having to change the compressor design).
US10174221B2	Autonomic damage indication in coatings Autonomous detection of damage in a polymer coating is described by utilizing microcapsules in a polymer coating having free and/or residual amines. The microcapsules contain a color indicator, such as 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein (DCF), bromophenol blue (BPB) or fluorescamine, which is reactive with the free and/or residual amines present in the polymer coating. For coatings without the presence of free and/or residual amines, a color indicator microcapsule can be combined with a second type of microcapsule filled with a base. When sufficient damage is inflicted to the coating, the microcapsules in and/or around an area of the damage will rupture, and the color indicator will react with the free and/or residual amines or the base to autonomically indicate the area in which the coating has been damaged.
US10174219B2	Non-etherified reaction product of a cyclic urea and a multifunctional aldehyde The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterized in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio <<(—O—R)/<<(U) of the amount of substance n(-O—R) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance <<(U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.
US10174206B2	Oxide coated metal pigments and film-forming compositions This invention relates to sacrificial-metal pigments coated with an effective amount of at least one metal oxide or a combination of metal oxides such as a mixture of chromium and zirconium oxides, and the process for preparing said coated pigments and combination thereof with film-forming binders for coating metal substrates to inhibit corrosion. The coated sacrificial-metal pigments are electrically active to prevent corrosion of metal substrates that are more cathodic (electropositive) than the metal oxide coated metal pigments.
US10174195B2	Reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and molded article A reinforced thermoplastic resin composition is provided containing a resin main component (C) including 50% to 100% by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A) and 0% to 50% by mass of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer (a) and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer (b) in the presence of a rubbery polymer (B1), an inorganic filler (D), a glycidyl ether unit-containing polymer (E) having a glycidyl ether unit and a mass-average molecular mass of 3,800 to 60,000, and polyamide 6/66 (F) having a moisture content of 0.1% or less in a specific ratio.
US10174193B2	Method for preparing modified acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, and modified acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin prepared thereby The present invention relates to method for preparing a modified acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin having excellent matteness, impact resistance, and heat resistance, as well as having a low total volatile organic compounds content, and to a modified acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin prepared thereby.
US10174186B2	Polyethylene molding composition for producing blown films having improved processability The invention relates to a polyethylene molding composition having a multimodal molar mass distribution particularly suitable for blow molding films having a thickness in the range from 8 to 200 μm. The molding composition has a density at a temperature of 23° C. in the range from 0.953 to 0.960 g/cm3 and an MFR190/5 of the final product after extrusion in the range from 0.10 to 0.50 dg/min. The composition comprises from 30 to 60% by weight of a first ethylene polymer fraction made of a homopolymer A having a first molecular weight, from 22 to 40% by weight of a second ethylene polymer fraction made of a further homopolymer or first copolymer B of ethylene and at least one first comonomer from the group of olefins having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, the first copolymer B having a second molecular weight higher than the first molecular weight, and from 10 to 30% by weight of a third ethylene polymer fraction made of a second copolymer C having a third molecular weight higher than the second molecular weight. The molding composition of the invention allows to produce thin films having improved processability without impairing the mechanical properties.
US10174181B2	Transfer film, method for manufacturing film sensor, film sensor, front panel and sensor assembly, and image display device A transfer film for forming a decorative layer on at least one surface of a film sensor has a coloring composition layer containing a black or white pigment, and the coloring composition layer satisfies inequality 1: 50>a×b>10 inequality 1 where a is the mass content ratio of the black or white pigment in the coloring composition layer, and b is the thickness of the coloring composition layer having a unit of μm.
US10174177B2	Method for coating a flexible support with a silicone composition The present invention concerns a method for coating a textile material with a silicone elastomer composition crosslinkable by condensation reactions, to produce a solid silicone elastomer, optionally in a thin layer, on a flexible support that can be made from a textile material, paper, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, polyethylene, polyurethane, non-woven glass fiber fabric or polyethylene terephthalate.
US10174176B2	Chitin nanowhisker composites and methods A composite is provided that is formed by melt-blending particles of thermoplastic polymer that have been coated with a chitin nanowhisker gel, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. A composite comprising chitin nanowhiskers dispersed in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is also provided.
US10174172B2	Joined body joined by chemical bonding at material interface, and joining method for joined body The present invention provides a joined body with no risk of detachment from the joining surface without using an adhesive, and a method for producing the joined body. The present invention also provides a reversible joined body that enables control of joining and dissociation, and a method for producing the reversible joined body. In the joined body, a chemical bond is formed between two or more same or different solid-state materials at their contact interfaces by a chemical reaction.
US10174167B2	Polyimide resin A polyimide resin containing a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a content ratio of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) and the repeating structural unit of formula (2) being 20 to 70 mol %, and the polyimide resin having a chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms at an end thereof:wherein R1 represents a divalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X1 and X2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring.
US10174163B2	Non-aqueous crosslinkable composition a method to produce same and coatings and articles comprising the same A non-aqueous crosslinkable composition comprising a polyurea having a functionality of equal to or greater than 2; an aldehyde or acetal or hemiacetal thereof; and optionally one or more organic solvents is provided. Further provided is a crosslinked composition, a coating, articles including the coating and a method of making a non-aqueous crosslinkable composition.
US10174152B2	Process for producing isohexide glycidyl ethers, products thus obtained, and uses thereof A process for producing bis-anhydrohexitol ether compositions and in particular isohexide glycidyl ether compositions, one of the originalities of which is azeotropic distillation carried out under reduced pressure. Such compositions are used to produce epoxy resins, the function thereof being to form a three-dimensional macromolecular network. The compositions obtained according to the process are rich in diepoxy derivatives of isosorbide to the detriment of monoepoxy derivatives, only the first participating in the formation of the three-dimensional network. The crosslinking density is therefore increased, thereby making it possible to obtain a material which is more chemically resistant and mechanically stronger and which has a higher glass transition temperature (Tg), compared with the same materials obtained with bis-anhydrohexitol ether compositions according to the prior art.
US10174149B2	Cyanic acid ester compound and method for producing same, resin composition, and cured product The present invention provides a cyanic acid ester compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): wherein n represents an integer of 1 or larger.
US10174146B2	Dual cure acrylic formulations and methods to cure thereof In some embodiments, the present invention is a method, comprising: a) mixing at least one polymerizable acrylic compound, a thermal initiator, a photoinitiator, and a peroxide to form a mixture, wherein the peroxide has a decomposition temperature; b) exposing the mixture to light for a sufficient first time to generate a first curing agent; and c) after exposing the mixture to light, exposing the mixture to a temperature below the decomposition temperature of the peroxide for a sufficient second time to generate a second curing agent.
US10174139B2	Crosslinker-accelerator system for polyacrylates In the context of a polyacrylate-based composition, the intention is to allow controlled thermal crosslinking. This is accomplished by provision of a crosslinker-accelerator system for the thermal crosslinking of polyacrylates having functional groups suitable for entering into linking reactions with epoxide groups, comprising at least one substance comprising at least one epoxide group (crosslinker) and at least one substance conforming to the general formula (I) NR3 (I), in which the radicals R independently of one another are a hydrogen atom or an organic radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with at least one of the radicals R being an organic radical with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and comprising at least one alcoholic OH group.
US10174129B2	Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters produced in a carboxylated ionic liquid process and products produced therefrom This invention relates to novel compositions comprising regioselectively substituted cellulose esters. One aspect of the invention relates to processes for preparing regioselectively substituted cellulose esters from cellulose dissolved in ionic liquids. Another aspect of the invention relates to the utility of regioselectively substituted cellulose esters in applications such as protective and compensation films for liquid crystalline displays.
US10174124B2	Anti-CD3 antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-cluster of differentiation 3 (CD3) antibodies and methods of using the same.
US10174119B2	Binding proteins and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides binding proteins, such as antibodies, that bind to a GDNF Family Receptor Alpha Like (GFRAL) protein, including human GFRAL protein, and methods of their use.
US10174118B2	Nucleic acids encoding chemokine receptor binding polypeptides The present invention relates to polypeptides directed against or specifically binding to chemokine receptor CXCR2 and in particular to polypeptides capable of modulating signal transduction from CXCR2. The invention also relates to nucleic acids, vectors and host cells capable of expressing the polypeptides of the invention, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptides and uses of said polypeptides and compositions for treatment of diseases involving aberrant functioning of CXCR2.
US10174117B2	Anti-HER2 single domain antibodies, polypeptides comprising thereof and their use for treating cancer The present invention relates to anti-HER2 single domain antibodies, polypeptides comprising thereof and their use for treating cancer.
US10174113B2	Treatment of PD-L1-negative melanoma using an anti-PD-1 antibody and an anti-CTLA-4 antibody The invention provides a method of treating a melanoma comprising (i) identifying a patient having a PD-L1-negative melanoma and (ii) administering to the patient a combination of an anti-PD-1 antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof and an anti-CTLA-4 antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof. The methods of the invention can extend progression-free survival for over 8 months and/or reduces the tumor size at least about 10%, about 20%, about 30%, about 40%, or about 50% compared to the tumor size prior to the administration.
US10174105B2	Use of VHH antibodies for the preparation of peptide vectors for delivering a substance of interest and their applications Use of a variable fragment (VHH antibody) of a camelid single-chain antibody for the preparation of a peptide vector for delivering a substance of interest across the blood-brain barrier or into a cell.
US10174092B1	IL-2 muteins The present application provides for IL-2 muteins, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same.
US10174089B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against ovarian cancer and other 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.
US10174080B2	Compositions for preventing and/or treating an infection by an HIV-1 virus The present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an antigenic peptide of formula (I) below: Nt-S-X1-X2-X3-K-X4-Ct (I) [SEQ ID No 1], wherein Nt consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, Ct consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, each of X1 to X4 consists of an amino acid residue, wherein: (i) X1 means the specific amino acid W or (ii) X1 means any amino acid residue excepted W, (i) X2 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X2 means any amino acid residue excepted S, (i) X3 means the specific amino acid N or (ii) X3 means any amino acid residue excepted N, (i) X4 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X4 means any amino acid residue excepted S, with the proviso that three out of the four amino acid residues X1, X2, X3 and X4 mean the specific amino acid defined in their respective meaning (i) above, and the remaining amino acid residue among X1 to X4 means any amino acid residue excepted the specific amino acid residue defined in its meaning (i), for preventing and/or treating an infection of an individual with an HIV-1 virus.
US10174076B2	Protein purification process A method of purifying a target protein includes contacting a cell culture harvest or a protein preparation including at least one target protein with at least one fatty acid having 8 to 10 carbon atoms to form a mixture, contacting the mixture with one or more solids to form a mixture, the one or more solids comprise a cationic functional group, a metal binding functional group, or both, the metal binding functional group including a nitrogen-containing moiety selected from (1) a polyamine, (2) an imine, (3) an N-heterocycle, (4) an amino acid, (5) an N-hydroxyamide, (6), an arylamine, and combinations thereof, and separating solid materials after contacting the mixture with the one or more solids to provide a solution comprising the target protein.
US10174068B2	Methods of functionalization and reagents used in such methods using an aza-isatoic anhydride or a derivative thereof, biological molecules thus treated and kits The present invention relates to a method of functionalization of at least one ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule, contained in a liquid sample, which includes the following steps: a) providing at least: one binding molecule consisting of an aza-isatoic anhydride or a derivative thereof, one group of interest, and one linkage joining the binding molecule to the group of interest, b) reacting the anhydride function of the binding molecule with at least one hydroxyl group carried: in position 2′ of the ribose of one of the RNA nucleotides, and/or in position(s) 2′ and/or 3′ of the ribose of the nucleotide at the terminal 3′ end of the RNA, and obtaining an aza-anthranilate that joins, by means of the linkage, the RNA to the group of interest.
US10174061B2	Carbidopa and L-dopa prodrugs and methods of use The present disclosure relates to (a) carbidopa prodrugs, (b) pharmaceutical combinations and compositions comprising a carbidopa prodrug and/or an L-dopa prodrug, and (c) methods of treating Parkinson's disease and associated conditions comprising administering a carbidopa prodrug and an L-dopa prodrug to a subject with Parkinson's disease.
US10174060B2	Process for purifying monooctylin trichloride The present invention provides a process for producing monooctyltin trichloride comprising very low levels of dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds, said process comprising the following steps: (1) Contacting an organotin chloride mixture comprising monooctyltin chloride with an aqueous phase containing halide ions, said step optionally being carried out in the presence of organic solvent; (2) separating the resulting aqueous phase which is rich in monooctyltin chloride from the organic phase containing most of the dioctyltin and trioctyltin compounds; (3) optionally purifying said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride from undesired side products by washing said aqueous phase with an organic solvent; and (4) recovering monooctyltin trichloride from said aqueous phase comprising monooctyltin trichloride.
US10174048B2	Asymmetric process for the preparation of thieno-indoles derivatives The present invention relates to a new process for the preparation of thieno-indole derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib), exploiting an asymmetric synthesis for the preparation of key (8S) or (8R) 8-(halomethyl)-1-alkyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol-4-ol intermediates, and to useful intermediate compounds of such process. Thieno-indole derivatives are described and claimed in GB2344818, WO2013/149948 and WO2013/149946, which also disclose processes for their preparation. Thieno-indole enantiopure derivatives can now be advantageously prepared through a new asymmetric synthesis of the key 8-(halomethyl)-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol intermediates, which, avoiding the chiral resolution step, provides benefits in terms of reducing time and costs of the whole process for their preparation. The synthesis starts from the N-alkylation of 5-amino-4-halo-3-alkyl-1-benzothiophene-7-ol derivatives with enantiopure glycidyl 3-nosylate, followed by intramolecular 6-endo-tet cyclization using alkyl Grignard reagents; Mitsunobu activation of the secondary alcohol promotes internal spirocyclization, affording the 4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-8H-cyclopropa[c]thieno[3,2-e]indol-8-one derivatives; finally, stereo-electronically controlled regioselective cyclopropane opening yields the key enantiopure 8-(halomethyl)-1-alkyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol-4-ol intermediates, which can be further derivatized following teachings disclosed in WO2013/149948 or WO2013/149946, to prepare the final thieno-indole derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib). Such compounds are disclosed to be alkylating compounds with cytotoxic activity, therefore useful as such in the treatment of a variety of cancers and in cell proliferative disorders, or, conjugated with different types of nucleophiles, in the preparation of Antibody Drug Conjugated derivatives.
US10174047B2	Thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical composition including the same as an active ingredient The present invention relates to novel thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same. The thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof exhibit selective inhibition activities against protein kinases such as c-Kit, FLT3, FMS, LYN, RAF1, VEGFR3, PDGFRa, PDGFRb, RET, etc., and thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of abnormal cell growth diseases.
US10174020B2	Pyridone or pyrimidone derivative, preparation method therefor and application thereof Provided is a pyridone or pyrimidone derivative(s) represented by general formula (I) and its preparation method and use. Substituents of the compound of general formula (I) are defined the same as in the specification.
US10174019B2	Substituted 6,5-fused bicyclic heteroaryl compounds The present invention relates to azole bicyclic heteroaryl compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US10174011B2	Heterocyclic compounds, process for preparation of the same and use thereof The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound represented by the formula (I), its stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in preparing a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disease.
US10174009B2	Tricyclic sulphonamide compounds and methods of making and using same The invention provides tricyclic compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various tricyclic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
US10174003B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic diseases. Provided herein are substituted imidazole-pyridine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of histone demethylase enzymes. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia and/or melanoma and the like.
US10173986B2	Methods for the safe administration of imidazole or imidazolium compounds Methods for the safe administration of imidazole or imidazolium compounds such as zoledronic acid, and conditions that may be treated by these methods, are described herein.
US10173980B2	Mixed disulfide conjugates of thienopyridine compounds and uses thereof This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to mixed disulfide conjugates of thienopyridine compounds, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment, amelioration, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
US10173977B2	5-aryl-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile and a pharmaceutical product using the same The present invention provides a production method of a sulfonylpyrrole compound useful as a pharmaceutical product, a production method of an intermediate used for the method, and a novel intermediate. The present invention relates to a method of producing sulfonylpyrrole compound (VIII), which includes reducing compound (III) and hydrolyzing the reduced product to give compound (IV), subjecting compound (IV) to a sulfonylation reaction to give compound (VI), and subjecting compound (VI) to an amination reaction.
US10173961B2	Process for the reductive amination of halogen-containing substrates Disclosed is a process for performing a reductive amination of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, wherein the halogen atom is selected from the list consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one metal from the list of Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, and Ru, and in absence of any catalytic amount of any second metal from the list consisting of Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Bi, Cu, Au, and combinations thereof. The process is preferably applied for the reductive amination of 2-chloro-benzaldehyde to form 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, as an intermediate in the production of active agrochemical compounds and microbicides of the methoximinophenylglyoxylic ester series.
US10173960B2	Composition An object of the present invention is to provide a method for stabilizing an acrylic acid derivative, and a composition containing an acrylic acid derivative in which the acrylic acid derivative is stabilized. The present invention provides a composition comprising: (A) an acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I): (wherein Ra represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl that may have one or more substituents, or hydrogen; and X represents fluorine, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, or hydrogen); and (B) aldehyde, wherein the content of acrylic acid derivative (A) is 30% (w/w) or more.
US10173956B1	Process for continuously recovering (meth)acrylic acid and apparatus for the process This disclosure relates to a method for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may minimize loss of (meth)acrylic acid particularly in the distillation process, and yet enables stable operation of the distillation process and energy reduction.
US10173955B2	Processes for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content A process for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content via a carbonylation reaction. The carbonylation reaction is carried out at a temperature from 100 to 300° C., a hydrogen partial pressure from 0.3 to 2 atm, and a metal catalyst concentration from 100 to 3000 wppm, based on the weight of the reaction medium. The butyl acetate concentration in the acetic acid product may be controlled by removing acetaldehyde from a stream derived from the reaction medium and/or by adjusting at least one of reaction temperature, hydrogen partial pressure, and metal catalyst concentration.
US10173949B2	Optimizing an alkylation olefins source Alkylate is produced by supplying iso-C4+ hydrocarbon feed to an alkylation reactor, and by further selectively supplying to the alkylation reactor an olefin selected from the group consisting of refinery grade propylene (RGP) and polymer grade propylene (PGP), and combinations thereof. The olefin feed is controlled such that the proportion of PGP supplied through the olefin feed inlet exceeds that of RGP for a predetermined time interval, using a special purpose computer programmed to optimize the allocation of PGP between alkylation production and a commodity market in order to increase total net profit margin.
US10173944B2	Compositions usable as flare compositions, countermeasure devices containing the flare compositions, and related methods A composition that includes a fuel and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is disclosed. The composition may be used as a flare composition in a countermeasure device. Countermeasure devices including the flare composition are also disclosed, as are methods of forming grains of the countermeasure device.
US10173932B1	Disposable core die and method of fabricating a ceramic body A disposable core die includes a first portion defining an inlet configured to receive a slurry therethrough, a second portion integrally formed downstream from the first portion and configured to receive the slurry from the first portion, and a third portion integrally formed downstream from the second portion. The second portion includes a plurality of hollow tubes that are substantially coaxially aligned and have a wall thickness within a range defined between about 0.1 mm and about 0.5 mm, and the third portion defines an outlet configured to discharge excess slurry from the second portion.
US10173928B2	Dielectric ceramic composition A dielectric ceramic composition includes a first inorganic component having a trigonal ditrigonal pyramidal crystal structure, a second inorganic component having a hexoctahedral crystal structure, and a solid solution portion of the trigonal ditrigonal pyramidal crystal structure and the hexoctahedral crystal structure is formed between the first inorganic component and the second inorganic component.
US10173913B2	Process of treating buchu mercaptan production wastewater using microalgae and chitin as a nitrogen source A process of growing a culture of cyanobacteria or algae using chitin or chitosan as a source of nitrogen for photosynthetic growth is described. This process can be used to remove pollutants from nitrogen-deficient natural waters or wastewaters including buchu mercaptan production wastewater. Biomass that results from photosynthetic growth on chitin can be used, either as whole cells or the isolated components of the cells, for a large variety of commercial purposes.
US10173912B2	Water quality detection, separation and recycling system and method A water conservation and recycling system where an integrated automated system comprising a sensor housing with at least one sensor, a diverting valve and controller, the system used to separate water based on quality parameters (for example, temperature, acidity (pH), dissolved oxygen, electrical conductance and/or turbidity). In one example, physical bio-filtration is used to remove debris particles from clean water and ultraviolet light and ionization is used for bacterial eradication of clean water. Separated clean water is stored and recycled for agriculture and toilet purposes resulting in up to 40% reduction in residential and commercial water consumption. Municipal water supply line pressure is used to pressurize storage tanks to provide intermittent irrigation water supply.
US10173907B2	Recyclable porous desalination material A porous material including polymerized units containing pores is provided, which can be employed for desalination applications. Each of the units includes at least one aromatic amino group and at least one hydroxyl group. The aromatic amino groups and the hydroxyl groups are arranged on surfaces of the pores in geometries configured to capture sodium chloride from an aqueous environment. The porous material can be provided as particles or a sponge. The porous material can be manufactured from a solution including monomers, a porogen, and an initiator by a polymerization process. The porous material can be reused after a desalination process by treatment with deionized water. A steam generation apparatus can be employed to facilitate removal of sodium chloride from the porous material in which sodium chloride is captured.
US10173895B2	Process for producing ammonia synthesis gas with high temperature shift and low steam-to-carbon ratio A process for producing ammonia synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock in a front-end, comprising the steps of steam reforming of said feedstock, obtaining a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; a treatment of said synthesis gas including shift of carbon monoxide and subsequent removal of carbon dioxide, wherein the shift of the synthesis gas includes high-temperature shift with an iron-based catalyst and at a temperature greater than 300° C. and the global steam-to-carbon ratio of the front end is 2.6 or less; a corresponding plant and a method for revamping a front-end of an ammonia plant are also disclosed.
US10173886B2	Rough anti-stiction layer for MEMS device The present disclosure relates to a MEMS package with a rough metal anti-stiction layer, to improve stiction characteristics, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the MEMS package includes a MEMS IC bonded to a CMOS IC. The CMOS IC has a CMOS substrate and an interconnect structure disposed over the CMOS substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of metal layers disposed within a plurality of dielectric layers. The MEMS IC is bonded to the CMOS IC, enclosing a cavity between the MEMS IC and the CMOS IC and a moveable mass arranged in the cavity. The MEMS package further includes an anti-stiction layer disposed under the moveable mass. The anti-stiction layer is made of metal and has a rough top surface.
US10173874B2	Integrated rack lifting apparatus A rack-mounted information handling system (IHS) includes a rack to mount functional compute components between opposing lateral sides that are being supported by floor supports. A pair of rack lifting structures are each respectively positioned beside a different opposing lateral side of the rack. Each rack lifting structure includes a foot having at least front and rear floor contacting portions. A vertical support includes a lower portion that is coupled to the foot and an upper portion that extends above an adjacent top lateral frame member of the rack. A top member is coupled to the vertical support and presents front and rear attachment components to engage the adjacent top lateral frame member. A jack engagement surface is defined within the vertical support to receive one or more furniture jacks that can be used to lift the pair of rack lifting structures and the attached rack-mounted IHS.
US10173872B2	Portable self-locking lift system A lift system includes a cylinder having an end surface, a threaded member supported for movement with a piston, and a nut threadedly engaging the threaded member and selectively engageable with the end surface. Engagement of the nut and the end surface limits axial movement of the piston relative to the cylinder in at least one direction. A drive mechanism rotates the nut relative to the threaded member, and a control valve controls movement of the piston relative to the cylinder. A drive control mechanism controls operation of the drive mechanism and rotation of the nut. A nut sensor senses a portion of the nut. The nut sensor is in communication with at least one of the control valve and the drive control mechanism. When the nut sensor detects a portion of the nut, the control valve stops movement of the piston or the drive control mechanism stops rotation of the nut.
US10173863B2	Diverting pulley adapter A diverting pulley adapter is provided for converting an existing pulley, the adapter enabling a maintenance of an existing running path for diverting a suspension, like an elevator-rope or an elevator-belt, the adapter having a base with at least one fixing component for anchoring the adapter, at which base a set of pulleys is provided. The adapter includes a first deflection pulley being mounted rotatable on its rotation axis, and at least a further second deflection pulley being mounted rotatable on its rotation axis, wherein the rotation axes of the pulleys are interspaced, respectively. The positions of those pulleys forming the set of pulleys are adjustable in view of their fixation, respectively, and symmetrically in relation to the fixing component.
US10173861B2	Handwriting input for elevator destination floor input A method includes receiving, by a computing device including a processor, a handwriting input including a selection of a destination floor associated with an elevator system, determining, by the computing device, that the handwriting input selection is recognizable, presenting, by the computing device, a message that requests confirmation that the input selection is interpreted correctly based on determining that the handwriting input selection is recognizable, receiving, by the computing device, a response to the message that confirms the input selection, and causing, by the computing device, the elevator system to provide access to the destination floor based on the response.
US10173850B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device for feeding a sheet includes a support unit, an open-close member rotatably supported between open and closed positions, a slide member supported in a slidably movable manner and including a rotation shaft portion, and a regulation member supported by the slide member. The open-close member supports the sheet in the open position with the support unit. The regulation member regulates a position of the sheet supported by the support unit or the sheet supported by the support unit and the open-close member. The support unit includes a guide portion that movably guides the rotation shaft portion. If the open-close member is rotated from the open position toward the closed position in a state in which the open-close member is in contact with the slide member, the slide member rotates by following movement of the open-close member with respect to the guide member.
US10173849B2	Method and system for extracting articles A magazine extraction system includes a carrier, an extractor, and a catch element. The carrier is disposed below the magazine. The extractor is configured to move an article out of the magazine and along the carrier. The catch element is configured to move the article away from the magazine and along a platform. The extractor is configured to move at a first velocity, which is less than a velocity of the catch element. The extractor is also configured to move at a second velocity, which is greater than the first velocity.
US10173833B2	Glass substrate package Provided is a glass substrate package (1), including a plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2) packaged in a box (3), in which the plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2) are stacked and packaged in a horizontal posture under a state in which slip sheets (4) are interposed between the plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2).
US10173830B2	Medication dispensing container The invention relates to a medication dispensing container for holding medications, which container is provided with a dispensing mechanism comprising: an arranging body comprising passageways, each for accommodating a number of medications in a single row, a first wall member with an output opening arranged below said arranging body, said arranging body is arranged to subsequently align one of said passageways with said output opening, a separating member which blocks a passageway when aligned with the output opening, a storage body comprising waiting chambers arranged below said first wall member, each waiting chamber is arranged for receiving the medication(s) from one passageway, a second wall member with an outlet opening arranged below said storage body, said storage body is arranged to subsequently align one of said waiting chambers with said outlet opening, and a detection arrangement for the detection whether or not one of said waiting chambers is filled.
US10173820B2	Carton and carton blank A carton includes panels for forming a tubular structure. The panels include a top panel (16), a base panel (12) and a pair of first and second opposed side panels (14, 18) hingedly interconnecting the top and base panels. The carton includes at least one end closure panel (24b, 28b) forming an end wall which at least partially closes a first end of the tubular structure. The carton includes a dispenser for facilitating access to the carton contents. The dispenser includes a first severance line (76) and a second severance line (84) each defined in one (16) of the panels forming the tubular structure. A third severance line (60) and a fourth severance line (70) are each defined in the end wall. The first and second severance line are divergently arranged with respect to each other. The third and fourth severance line are divergently arranged with respect to each other.
US10173819B2	Opening system for a container, a method of making the same and a container comprising the opening system An opening system for a container comprising a packaging material having an outside and an inside. An injection molded opening element, wherein the injection molded opening element is attached to the inside of the packaging material at a first point, and extends from the inside of the packaging material and through to the outside of the packaging material. And, wherein the injection molded opening element is attached to the outside of the packaging material at a second point and extends a distance from the second point for opening the container.
US10173818B2	Heat-shrinkable polyester film, and production method therefor and package thereof The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film which has a high heat shrinkage rate in the width direction, exhibits a low heat shrinkage rate in the longitudinal direction, and has a great mechanical strength in the longitudinal direction, good openability along perforations, and excellent shrink finish. The film has a hot-water heat shrinkage rate of 40% to 85% in the main shrinking direction and −5% to 15% in the perpendicular direction when the film is immersed in hot water at 98° C. for 10 seconds, and a maximum shrinkage stress of 2-7 MPa in the main shrinking direction when measured in hot air of 90° C. and the shrinkage stress 30 seconds after measurement of the shrinkage stress has started is of 60-100% of the maximum shrinkage stress. The film contains 6 mol % or more of diethylene glycol-derived constituent units with respect to 100 mol % of all polyester resin components.
US10173810B2	Caps and adapters for containers A cap may include a top and a sidewall depending from the top. A plug may also extend from the top, spaced from the sidewall. Threads are formed either on an internal surface of the sidewall, i.e., generally facing the plug, or on an external surface of the plug, i.e., generally facing the sidewall. The spacing between the sidewall and the plug generally defines a receptacle configured for receiving an open end of a container. The sidewall and the plug may be angled relative to each other, such that the receptacle has a cross-section that is generally V-shaped.
US10173806B2	Foldable basket, method of manufacture, and method of use of same A foldable basket, attachment mechanism and/or method of manufacturing the same.
US10173800B2	Label preparing device and label preparing method in label preparing device There is provided a label preparing device including: a laser cutting section that forms a cutting line, which is an outline of a label piece, on a media by irradiating the media with laser beams; and a print section that applies ink to at least a peripheral part of the label piece after the cutting line is formed. It is preferable that the laser cutting section irradiates the media in an immobile state with laser beams, and the print section applies ink to the media in which the immobile state is maintained.
US10173790B2	Fuel pump arrangements A fuel pump arrangement has multiple fuel pumps for fitting to aircraft fuel tanks and allowing maintenance of the pumps without requiring access from inside the tanks, particularly one having a housing with two fuel pumps for mounting in or adjacent a single aperture in the wall of a fuel tank, each pump being individually removable from the housing by withdrawal away from the tank. A sleeve is moveable also in the same direction as the pump to obstruct inlets in the housing and isolate the housing from the fuel in the tank so the tank need not be drained.
US10173773B1	Systems and methods for operating drones in response to an incident A response system may be provided. The response system may include a security system and an autonomous drone. The security system includes a security sensor and a controller. The drone includes a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a drone sensor. The processor may be programmed to link the drone to the controller, build a virtual navigation map of the coverage area based, at least in part, upon initial sensor data stored by the drone, determine that the coverage area is unoccupied, deploy the drone from a docking station, control movement of the drone within the coverage area based upon the virtual navigation map, collect drone sensor data of the coverage area using the drone sensor, and/or analyze the collected drone sensor data to identify an abnormal condition within the coverage area, the abnormal condition including at least one of damage or theft occurring within the coverage area.
US10173772B2	Automatic flight control system and method for unmanned drone Disclosed herein are an automatic flight control system and method for an unmanned drone, in which a guidance system installed on a moving object transmits a guide signal, and the unmanned drone automatically flies based on the guide signal, thus allowing the unmanned drone to maintain a uniform distance from the moving object. The presented automatic flight control system for an unmanned drone is configured such that a guidance system transmits a guide signal based on a guidance request signal received from the unmanned drone, and the unmanned drone automatically flies depending on an automatic flight control value that is set based on an automatic flight guide signal when the guide signal is the automatic flight guide signal, and flies to the automatic control location set in response to an automatic location guide signal when the guide signal is the automatic location guide signal.
US10173768B2	High-lift flap, arrangement of a high-lift flap together with a device for influencing the flow on the same and aircraft comprising said arrangement An aerodynamic body of an aircraft with an air outlet opening and an air intake opening that communicates with the air outlet opening via an air conduit is described. A flow delivery driver device for influencing the flow within the air conduit is integrated into the air conduit. The surfaces of the aerodynamic body in the body chord direction include at least one air outlet opening in the front region of the aerodynamic body, and at least one air intake opening on the upper surface of the aerodynamic body and in the rear region of the aerodynamic body and/or on the upper surface of the aerodynamic body in the trailing edge region and/or on the lower surface of the aerodynamic body in the trailing edge region. Arrangements of a main wing and an adjustable flap, and an aircraft with such an aerodynamic body are also described.
US10173762B1	Trolling motor mounting assembly A trolling motor mounting assembly for pivotally mounting a trolling motor includes a base that is configured to couple to a boat. A connector, which is hingedly coupled to a first end of the base, is configured to selectively couple to a shaft of a trolling motor. A first fastener is coupled to the connector. A bar is hingedly coupled to the base proximate to a second end of the base. A second fastener is coupled to a second endpoint of the bar. An actuator is coupled to the bar and is operationally coupled to the second fastener. The bar can position the second fastener to couple to the first fastener to fixedly vertically position the shaft. The actuator can compel the second fastener to decouple from the first fastener. The bar and the connector can pivot so that the shaft is parallel to the base and the bar.
US10173758B2	Marine lifting apparatus A catamaran lifting apparatus is disclosed for lifting objects in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. Each of the frames provides a space under the frame and in between the barges that enables a package to be lifted and/or a marine vessel to be positioned in between the barges and under the frames. In this fashion, an object that has been salvaged from the seabed can be placed upon the marine vessel that is positioned in between the barges and under the frames.
US10173750B2	Trimaran having a pivotable outrigger To a watercraft which includes a main hull and at least one outrigger which is fastened in a height-adjustable manner to the main hull.
US10173747B2	Quick release through axle with locking elements for bikes A quick-clamping system for fixing the hub of a wheel between dropouts of a fork or chainstays of a bicycle having a tension axle (1) with a means for exerting axial compressive forces (3) and a first clamping surface (4), both being arranged at a first end (2); a locking mechanism (6) having a second clamping surface (7) and blocking a second end (5) against axial motion; a counter piece (8), wherein counter piece (8) and second end (5) can be detachably connected by means of axial plugging, and wherein the counter piece (8) has an axially moveable, operable unlocking mechanism (9) by means of which the locking mechanism (6) can be unlocked, so that counter piece (8) and second end (5) can be detached from each other.
US10173740B2	Bicycle container A bicycle container including a main body for containing objects and an engagement member provided on the main body. The engagement member is configured to engage with a pedal of a bicycle to enable the bicycle container to be detachably coupled to the pedal to hold the bicycle in an uptight position.
US10173733B2	Multi-purpose stud mount apparatus A multi-purpose stud mounting apparatus is provided to mountably and detachably couple a threaded mounting stud of a motor vehicle body or internal combustion engine and a functional component, such as an air filter housing air intake duct or air intake resonator so as to releaseably and supportively mount the functional component to the vehicle.
US10173722B2	System and method for determining a hitch angle based on an input from a sensor and a kinematic model of a vehicle and a trailer, and for controlling the vehicle based on the hitch angle A system according to the present disclosure includes an estimated hitch angle module, a measured hitch angle module, a corrected hitch angle module, and at least one of a driver assist module and an actuator control module. The estimated hitch angle module estimates a hitch angle, which is an angle between a longitudinal axis of a vehicle and a longitudinal axis of a trailer that is attached to the vehicle. The measured hitch angle module determines a measured hitch angle based on an input from a sensor. The corrected hitch angle module determines a corrected hitch angle based on the estimated and measured hitch angles. The driver assist module controls a user interface device to assist a driver of the vehicle based on the corrected hitch angle. The actuator control module controls an actuator of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer based on the corrected hitch angle.
US10173710B1	Cart A cart, at least a folding joint mechanism disposed among an upper frame, a bottom frame and a rear wheel frame, comprising a bottom frame joint having a first arc-rack, an upper frame joint having a second arc-rack, a rear wheel frame joint, and a linkage gear unit disposed between the upper and bottom frame joints, the linkage gear unit having a first and a second gears rotating coaxially and engaging with the first and second arc-rack respectively, and the first and second gears having the numbers N1 and N2 of gear teeth respectively, and wherein N1 and N2 are greater than or equal to 6.
US10173703B2	Automated system for determining optimal train driving system parameters A system for optimizing the control of a train that includes an interface for receiving data representing a set of operational parameters for a train that will traverse a predetermined route. A server is interconnected to the interface and programmed to generate a plurality of scenarios using the same set of operational parameters but different control parameters. A simulator is programmed to perform a simulation of the operation of the train as described by the operation parameters and control parameters. The server is programmed to review the results of the simulation and score how closely the simulations achieved one or more performance metrics, thereby identifying which control parameters should be used by the train and allowing the control parameters to be transmitted to the train.
US10173701B2	Method and system for LED based incandescent replacement module for railway signal An apparatus including a housing; a solid state light source disposed in the housing to emit light therefrom; and a filter disposed in or on the housing in optical communication with the solid state light source to reshape a radiometric spectrum of the light emitted by the solid state light source to substantially replicate a radiometric spectrum of an incandescent filament light source.
US10173696B2	Stimulus imparting device A stimulus imparting device is provided with at least one of a first vibration device and a second vibration device, the first vibration device being provided to a vehicle seat (chair) where a driver (user) sits on and imparting a stimulus to a tendon part of the latissimus dorsi muscle of the driver, the second vibration device being provided to the vehicle seat and imparting a stimulus to a tendon part of the gluteus medius of the driver and a control device provided with a drive control unit for imparting a stimulus to the driver by performing drive control for at least one of the first vibration device and the second vibration device.
US10173694B2	Traveling control device for vehicle A traveling control device for a vehicle includes an electronic control device. The vehicle includes drive power sources. The electronic control device is configured to select, according to a traveling state of the vehicle, a traveling mode from among traveling modes. One or more predetermined drive power sources is used for driving the vehicle in each traveling mode. The one or more predetermined drive power sources in the respective traveling modes is different from each other. The electronic control device is configured to drive the vehicle by using the selected traveling mode, switch between automatic driving by automatic driving control and manual driving by a driving operation from a driver, and when the selected traveling mode switches, inhibit, after switching of the selected traveling mode starts, switching between the automatic driving and the manual driving until the switching of the selected traveling mode is completed.
US10173687B2	Method for recognizing vehicle driver and determining whether driver can start vehicle Provided are systems and methods for increasing vehicle safety by determining whether a driver can operate a vehicle based on whether the physical status of the driver and the identity of the driver are acceptable. A first set of sensors may determine the physical status of the driver. The first set of sensors may include an electrocardiogram detection component, an alcohol detection component, a body temperature detection component, and a photography component, among others. A second set of sensors may determine the identity of the driver. The second set of sensors may a fingerprint detection component, an electrocardiogram detection component, and a photography component, among others. When it is determined that the physical status of the driver is unacceptable, the method may include activating an automatic driving system.
US10173686B2	Control device for multi-disc lock-up clutch Lock-up clutch engagement hydraulic pressure learning control can be precisely performed by starting lock-up clutch engagement control and executing the lock-up clutch engagement hydraulic pressure learning control after execution of shift control is completed, in a case where the lock-up clutch engagement control is limited in a shift stage before execution of the shift control, when the shift control is executed in a state where a multi-disc lock-up clutch is released. Meanwhile, a decrease in fuel efficiency performance and a direct steering feeling is minimized by starting the lock-up clutch engagement control during shift control in a case where the lock-up clutch engagement control is not limited.
US10173681B2	Method and device for automatically regulating vehicle longitudinal dynamics Automatically regulating vehicle longitudinal dynamics in accordance with a preceding vehicle includes determining a first state variable dependent on vehicle acceleration, a second state variable dependent on engine drive torque, a third state variable dependent on the operating state of at least one permanent brake, and information about the preceding vehicle, and adjusting at least one regulating parameter of a regulation function and regulating the longitudinal dynamics depending on the at least one regulating parameter. A first sensor determines the vehicle speed, a second determines the drive torque, a third determines the operating state of the at least one permanent brake, a fourth determines information about the preceding vehicle and an analysis/adjustment/regulating unit analyzes the speed, the drive torque, the operating state of the at least one permanent brake and the information about the preceding vehicle, adjusting the at least one regulating parameter and regulating the vehicle longitudinal dynamics depending on the at least one regulating parameter.
US10173678B2	Control system and method Embodiments of the present invention provided a system comprising: a plurality of speed controllers each configured to assume one or more ‘on’ states or one or more ‘off’ states, in a predetermined one or more on states each speed controller being configured to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, in an off state each speed controller being configured not to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the system being configured wherein only one of the speed controllers may be in an on state at a given moment in time, the other one or more speed controllers being arranged to assume an off state when a speed controller is in an on state, the system being configured to delete from a speed controller memory or associated speed controller memory directly accessible by said speed controller, one or more target speed values employed by a speed controller that is not in an on state.
US10173669B2	Method and arrangement for improving manoeuvrability of a vehicle combination An arrangement for improving maneuverability of a vehicle combination that includes a first vehicle unit, a second vehicle unit and a third vehicle unit interconnected by articulated joints, where the vehicle combination includes two driven axles and where each driven axle can be controlled independently, an arrangement for determining the articulation angel between the vehicle units, an arrangement for determining a steering wheel angle of the vehicle combination, an arrangement for determining the speed of the vehicle combination, an arrangement for determining the yaw rate of the vehicle units, and an arrangement for determining a delay value between the steering wheels of the vehicle combination and at least one articulated joint, where the arrangement is adapted to control a desired articulation angle of the articulated joints by coordinating the force ratio between the two driven axles by using the determined yaw rate of the vehicle units and the determined delay value.
US10173666B2	Engine stop and start debounce timer for vehicles A vehicle includes an engine and a controller. The controller starts the engine in response to a brake status before and during a change in vehicle operating mode achieving predetermined states, and expiration of a timer initiated upon completion of the change and having a duration based upon a learned mean mode-specific shift time window. The change is initiated in response to a request to change vehicle operating mode while the engine is off.
US10173660B2	Oil separator An oil separator is provided that restrains cleaned air from entraining collected liquid. An oil separator causes purge air, which has flowed into a case from an air dryer, to strike an impingement member, to separate oil, thereby recovering liquid containing oil and discharging cleaned air. The oil separator includes, inside the case, a baffle plate, which restrains cleaned air from coming contacting collected liquid.
US10173659B2	Electric brake system An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system includes a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate hydraulic pressure using a piston which is operated by means of an electrical signal that is output corresponding to displacement of a brake pedal, and including a first pressure chamber provided at one side of the piston movably accommodated inside a cylinder block and connected to one or more wheel cylinders, and a second pressure chamber provided at the other side of the piston and connected to the one or more wheel cylinders, a first hydraulic flow path configured to communicate with the first pressure chamber, a second hydraulic flow path configured to branch from the first hydraulic flow path, a third hydraulic flow path configured to branch from the first hydraulic flow path, a fourth hydraulic flow path configured to communicate with the second pressure chamber and connected to the third hydraulic flow path, a fifth hydraulic flow path configured to communicate the second hydraulic flow path with the third hydraulic flow path, a first hydraulic circuit including first and second branching flow paths which branch from the second hydraulic flow path and are connected to two wheel cylinders, respectively, and a second hydraulic circuit including third and fourth branching flow paths which branch from the third hydraulic flow path and are connected to two wheel cylinders, respectively.
US10173651B2	Computer controlled brake retainer valve control system A computer controlled locomotive brake (CCB) configured for setting and releasing the retainer valves of the railcars of a train. The CCB may initially recharge the brake pipe to a pressure slightly less than the retainer valve release pressure. The CCB may then continue charging to this level until the brake pipe flow, measured at the CCB on the controlling locomotive and the brake pipe pressure on the last car, as measured by an end of train device, indicate that the pressure in the braking system reservoirs are substantively equal to the brake pipe pressure. Once the reservoirs are substantively charged, the CCB may complete the brake release and recharge by recharging the brake pipe pressure to its final charge so that all retainer valves are released and the train has sufficient braking system recharge to safely control movement of the train.
US10173640B1	Seat belt buckle release alarm device A seat belt buckle release alarm device is disclosed which has a housing having a seat belt buckle receiving portion and a control portion, an actuator formed in a top of the seat belt buckle receiving portion, a latch opening formed in the seat belt buckle receiving portion, a seat belt buckle opening formed in a bottom of the seat belt buckle receiving portion, the control portion having a top having an USB port, a speaker, a side portion, and a bottom portion with the top, the side portion, and the bottom portion for containing control circuitry, and the control portion extending out from the seat belt buckle receiving portion.
US10173638B2	Energy absorbing device, seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus To provide an energy absorbing device, a seat belt retractor, and a seat belt apparatus that can vary an energy absorbing amount depending on increase and decrease of rotation speed between relatively rotating objects and can improve durability. An energy absorbing device includes a casing connected to one object, an annular first clutch disc disposed in the casing, an annular second clutch disc disposed in the casing, and an annular clutch plate connected to the other object and having an engaging surface that faces both the first clutch disc and the second clutch disc, wherein the engaging outer teeth of the first clutch disc and the engaging inner teeth of the second clutch disc alternately engage with the engaging teeth of the clutch plate so as to absorb an energy generated by a relative rotation between one object and the other object.
US10173629B2	Collar shaped airbag An assembly for a vehicle comprises a seat. The assembly includes a collar supported by the seat. The collar has a first end and a second end. The assembly includes a first fastener on the first end and a second fastener on the second end. The assembly includes the first fastener and the second fastener that are releasably connectable with each other. An airbag is disposed in the collar and inflatable to an inflated position.
US10173622B2	Vehicle occupant protection apparatus A vehicle occupant protection apparatus has a strap configured to extend across the front of a body of an occupant sitting on a seat of a vehicle, a pre-tensioner configured to retract the strap, a vehicle orientation sensor configured to detect either one of a change in the orientation of the vehicle and an operation for changing the orientation, and a controller configured to cause the pre-tensioner to start retracting the strap prior to a collision or when a collision occurs. After the retracting of the strap starts, the controller temporarily stops or eases the retracting of the strap in accordance with the change in the orientation of the vehicle.
US10173621B2	Retractable under-guard for vehicles and equipment A retractable under-guard, for example for dual-purpose trucks that travel on-road and off-road, provides impact protection to other vehicles colliding with the truck, but is raised for off-road travel to avoid obstacles. The under-guard connects by a frame wrap to horizontal frame beam(s) of many different trucks and does not hang down in its retracted position to an extent that it interferes with off-road travel. For entering the road, the guard frame pivots downward to the desired position at or near the outer perimeter of the truck, and typically about half way between the truck frame and the ground in the space into which a lower vehicle would enter in a collision. Hook and pin systems, and/or impact plates, maintain the under-guard in proper position upon an impact. The under-guard system may automatically deploy above a predetermined truck speed, to ensure deployment when the truck re-enters the roads.
US10173619B2	Adjustable rear bumper spoiler system for vehicle An adjustable rear bumper spoiler system for a vehicle controls air turbulence by driving the air spoiler device so that the vehicle can be pressed downwards during high-speed driving. The adjustable rear bumper spoiler system also controls air turbulence by driving flap devices so that the vehicle body is pressed downwards with respect to the turning direction during turning. This consequently improves the driving performance and driving reliability of the vehicle.
US10173611B2	Vehicle protection device Temporary vehicle protection devices and methods of using the same are generally described herein. The devises generally include a flexible form fitting strip of impact absorbing material adapted to encircle a vehicle when parked thus protecting the front, sides, and rear of vehicle and wherein the device secures to itself upon closure by a device locking mechanism.
US10173602B2	Kayak carrier for vehicle hitch A kayak carrier for a vehicle hitch includes an elongated support having a lower portion configured to engage a vehicle hitch and an upper portion that is configured to provide support to an intermediate section of a kayak held by the kayak carrier. A tip receiver is coupled with the lower portion of the elongated support, where the tip receiver includes an engagement portion that is configured to receive and engage a tip section of the kayak. When the tip section of a kayak is received in the tip receiver, the kayak carrier is configured to hold the kayak in an upright orientation.
US10173599B2	Adjustable device placement system of console bin An adjustable device placement system of a vehicle includes a center console bin of an armrest. A separator wall within the center console bin divides the center console bin into a first section and a second section. An aperture has notches spaced vertically along the aperture. A position mechanism is disposed within the aperture. The position mechanism includes c-channels formed along lateral sides of the position mechanism and receives sides of the separator wall that define the aperture. The position mechanism remains in direct contact with the separator wall as the position mechanism slides vertically within the aperture. The position mechanism includes tabs that extend perpendicularly away from the separator wall and teeth that enter the notches, thereby locking the position mechanism into a position. A bottom portion extends a predetermined distance away from the separator wall and toward a front wall of the center console bin.
US10173597B2	Protection device for a luggage compartment of an automotive vehicle Protection device for a vehicle luggage compartment including an accommodation structure, and a winding shaft on which a flexible planar structure is held. The planar structure has a pull-out profile on an end region, and on each of its opposite face sides is connected to a respective entrainer guided for linear movement in a guiding section extending in the longitudinal direction of the luggage compartment of a guiding track fixed to the luggage compartment. The accommodation structure is displaceable in the vertical direction of the luggage compartment, and each guiding track includes a deflection portion and a displacement section extending in the vertical direction of the luggage compartment, along which the entrainer is deflectable and movable in the vertical direction. The accommodation structure includes a coupling device, by which the accommodation structure is displaceable in height together with the entrainer in response to a position of the entrainer.
US10173592B1	Safe opening system for automobile door A safe opening system is mounted on an automobile which contains a body, at least one automobile door, and the driving device. The body includes at least one peripheral frame, each of which has a locker with a fixing groove. Each automobile door includes a front fringe and a rear fringe which has an accommodation chamber, wherein the decoration plate has a door bar and an orifice. The driving device includes an actuation sheet and a spring, wherein the actuation sheet has a hook, a connection stem perpendicular to the actuation sheet, and a rotary shaft. The spring is fitted on the rotary shaft, and the driving device is accommodated in the accommodation chamber. The connection stem is inserted into each automobile door and a distal end of the connection stem is inserted through and partially extends out of the orifice.
US10173590B2	Overlaying on an in-vehicle display road objects associated with potential hazards Examples of techniques for overlaying on an in-vehicle display road objects associated with potential hazards are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method may include: responsive to detecting a presence of a detected vehicle in proximity to the local vehicle, determining, by a processing device, a position of the detected vehicle, a speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; determining, by the processing device, whether the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle based on the position of the detected vehicle, the speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; and responsive to determining that the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle, overlaying, by the processing device, a warning indicium on the in-vehicle display.
US10173587B2	Brake light sensor module A brake light sensor module includes: a retainer which is provided to move together with an operation element of a master cylinder in response to a depression of a brake pedal; an operation rod which is connected to the retainer so as to move together with the retainer; an elastic member which is installed in the master cylinder; a signal transmitting element which is installed in the master cylinder, one end of the signal transmitting element being elastically supported by the elastic member, and the other end of the signal transmitting element being supported by the operation rod; and a sensor which is installed in the master cylinder so as to be operated by the signal transmitting element.
US10173585B1	Door opening inhibitor into oncoming traffic A method for inhibiting a vehicle side door from opening into an oncoming traffic lane includes sending a remote door open command to the vehicle and detecting if a location of the transmitting device is greater than a predetermined distance from the vehicle to verify safe conditions to execute the command. If the transmitting device is determined to be at a location greater than a predetermined distance from the vehicle to verify safe conditions then GPS and on-board compass information is used to identify which vehicle doors should be inhibited from fully opening in the traffic lane to prevent causing damage to the vehicle.
US10173579B2	Multi-mode moisture sensor and/or defogger, and related methods In certain example embodiments, moisture sensors, defoggers, etc., and/or related methods, are provided. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to moisture sensors and/or defoggers that may be used in various applications such as, for example, refrigerator/freezer merchandisers, vehicle windows, building windows, etc. When condensation or moisture is detected, an appropriate action may be taken (e.g., actuating windshield wipers, turning on a defroster, triggering the heating of a merchandiser door or window, etc.). Bayesian approaches optionally may be implemented in certain example embodiments in an attempt to improve moisture detection accuracy. For instance, models of various types of disturbances may be developed and, based on live data and a priori information known about the model, a probability of the model being accurate is calculated. If a threshold value is met, the model may be considered a match and, optionally, a corresponding appropriate action may be taken.
US10173575B2	Modular bumper attachment A modular bumper attachment system configured to be attached or mounted to the bumper of a vehicle or base member. The modular bumper attachment system may include a first attachment member and a second attachment member, each attachment member having a receiving member and an aperture defined by an outer wall that is configured to encompass the bumper of a vehicle. The system may also include one or more support members that are removably attached to the receiving member of each attachment member. The support member may have a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is removably attached to the receiving member. The second end of each support member may extend in a generally outward direction from the base member and include one or more connectors configured to removably attach a hammock, tent, awning, storage container, cooler, etc. to the support member.
US10173569B2	Head restraint assembly A head restraint assembly includes a one-piece armature including a cross member having an offset portion. Also included is a ratcheting mechanism having a pivot plate directly and fixedly engaged with the offset portion of the cross member. Further included is a pivot pin extending through an aperture defined by the pivot plate and tangentially contacting a forward portion of the one-piece armature.
US10173568B2	Vehicle seat structure A vehicle seat includes: a pair of cushion side frames disposed in a seat cushion, the cushion side frames being disposed with an interval in a seat-width direction; a cloth spring that is bridged between the cushion side frames, has a seating portion that receives a load of an occupant, and has elasticity; and a restriction cloth that is disposed below the cloth spring to face the cloth spring while being separated from the seating portion and has less tensile deformation than the cloth spring.
US10173565B2	Vehicle seat and headrest with dynamic impact energy management system A vehicle seat includes a seatback with a back panel having a plurality of score lines defining a deflectable upper portion of the back panel. A headrest includes a housing with front and rear covers. The rear cover includes a plurality of score lines defining a deflectable lower portion of the rear cover. A trim ring is coupled between the deflectable upper portion of the seatback and the deflectable lower portion of the rear cover by one or more reinforcement brackets in assembly. The trim ring includes a plurality of notches disposed along a perimeter portion thereof. The notches of the trim ring cooperate to define deflection points of the trim ring along the perimeter thereof. The score lines and the notches of the vehicle seat provide for a dynamic impact energy management system for the seat at a head restraint thereof.
US10173563B2	Seat having surface cover and peripheral cover with cooperative inclined piles The purpose of the present invention is to provide a seat that makes it possible to easily connect the end of a surface cover when assembling the surface cover and to achieve a secure connection. To this end, a seat (1) is provided with inclined piles (70, 80) on the end of the surface cover (4) and at a location that faces the end of the surface cover (4) on a cushion member (2) that forms a seat section, the inclined pile (80) of the cushion member (2) is inclined in a direction that is the opposite of the direction in which a load resulting from a seated person occurs, and the inclined pile (70) of the end of the surface cover (4) is inclined in the direction in which the load resulting from a seated person occurs.
US10173558B1	Vehicle seat assembly with deployable airbag A seat assembly includes a seat member having a support surface, wherein the support surface is disposed at an inclined angle from a rear portion to a front portion thereof. A seat cover covers the support surface. An airbag assembly is disposed below the seat cover at the front portion of the support surface at a thigh support region. The airbag is operable between inflated and deflated conditions, wherein the airbag assembly increases the inclined angle of the support surface when the airbag assembly is in the inflated condition.
US10173557B2	Vehicle seat An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame (F1) of the seat includes a side frame (5) extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member (10) comprising a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member (11) attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and extending downward further than the first member. A latch mechanism is positioned under the first member and attached to the second member.
US10173553B2	Harness tightening system for car seats A child car seat can include a seat base and a seat shell. The seat shell can include a seat bottom and a seat back along a front side of the seat shell. Shoulder straps can be provided to assist holding a child in place in the car seat. The shoulder straps can extend through openings in the seat back of the seat shell and can be coupled to a splitter plate positioned along a back side of the seat shell. The splitter plate can include a slot for receiving a tightening strap and a roller or radiused edge positioned adjacent the slot to help the tightening strap slide along the roller or radiused edge when tension is applied to it. The tightening strap can be routed through the slot and under the seat shell and can pass through another slot along the seat bottom to tighten the shoulder straps.
US10173546B2	In-vehicle DC-DC converter This in-vehicle DC-DC converter is configured from: a power conversion unit that transmits/receives power between a low-voltage system secondary battery and a high-voltage system secondary battery; low-voltage system AD converters and high-voltage system AD converters, which convert analog values of the currents, voltages, and temperatures of the low-voltage system secondary battery and the high-voltage system secondary battery into digital values; an input switching unit that switches analog values of the high-voltage system secondary battery into analog values of the corresponding low-voltage system secondary battery; and a calculation unit that compares the digital values of the low-voltage system AD converters and the digital values of the high-voltage system AD converters with each other. In the switched state, failure diagnosis of the AD converter is performed by comparing the digital values of the low-voltage system AD converters and the digital values of the high-voltage system AD converters with each other.
US10173539B2	Battery charging system and method for cableless charging of a battery with voltage and current sensors on both the primary and secondary sides and a DC-DC converter on the primary side involved in an efficiency calibration power loop A battery charging system for cablelessly charging a battery includes a primary-side charging unit as a primary side, a secondary-side charging unit as a secondary side, a transformer having a primary-side winding as part of the primary side and a secondary-side winding as part of the secondary side, one controller on the primary side and one controller on the secondary side, one voltage sensor on the primary side and one voltage sensor on the secondary side, one current sensor on the primary side and one current sensor on the secondary side, one communication unit on the primary side and one communication unit on the secondary side, and one direct current converter provided on the primary side only.
US10173532B2	System and method for controlling a vehicle A braking system for a vehicle includes an electric drive system associated with a first set of wheels. The electric drive system is configured to selectively provide electric motive power to the first set of wheels of the vehicle to propel the vehicle and electric retarding to slow the vehicle. The system further includes a friction brake system associated with a second set of wheels of the vehicle, and a controller for selectively actuating the electric drive system to operate in an electric retarding mode and for selectively actuating the friction brake system. The controller is configured to transfer retarding force from the first set of wheels to the second set of wheels, and/or to determine wheel speed signal accuracies, in either case to mitigate vehicle/wheel sliding or slipping.
US10173531B2	Carrying device and a receiving device Provided herein is a carrying device of a receiving device of a system for inductive power transfer to a vehicle, including: a carrying plate, a first edge element arranged at a first lateral edge of the carrying plate, and at least another edge element arranged at a second lateral edge of the carrying plate. The edge elements are slanted with respect to the carrying plate. The carrying plate and the edge elements are made of non-magnetic material. Also provided herein is a method of manufacturing the carrying device of the receiving device.
US10173517B2	Two axis transaxle for a hybrid electric vehicle A vehicle transaxle includes an input, a splitter gearset including a member connected to the input, a second member connected to a motor-generator and a first output, a traction gearset including a third member connected to a traction motor, a fourth non-rotating member and a second output, a chain drive connected to the first and second outputs, and a differential driven by the chain drive for transmitting power to vehicle wheels.
US10173510B2	Active vehicle pillar arrangement for selective wind noise, wind throb, snow buildup and moisture control An apparatus is for use with a pillar adjacent to a vehicle window, such as a windshield. The apparatus includes a molding for positioning adjacent to the pillar, the molding forming a channel in a deployed condition for receiving moisture from the vehicle windshield, or for reducing the effects of wind throb when a single vehicle window is open. An actuator may be associated with the molding for activating a non-deployed condition of the molding for reducing the effects of wind noise.
US10173500B2	Anti-glare device and method for automobiles An anti-glare device for reducing night-time road glare includes an anti-glare panel for attenuating and/or filtering light traveling from a source of glare through the panel to a driver's eyes. The anti-glare panel is secured to a sun visor of an automobile via an attachment mechanism comprising an elastic member, which compresses around the sun visor. The anti-glare panel attaches to the elastic member via attachment arms of the anti-glare panel that are folded over and secured, forming loops through which the elastic member is threaded. The attachment mechanism can further comprise a secondary elastic member for holding the anti-glare panel in an inactive position when the device is not being used. Additionally, the horizontal width of the anti-glare panel can decrease over the panel's vertical length, forming a recess at the panel's bottom corner for allowing natural visibility of a center line and/or lane markings of the road.
US10173496B2	Vehicle radiator V type layout Heat exchanger configuration for a vehicle. The exchangers can take the form of a condenser and a radiator. Instead of arranging the heat exchangers sequentially within a unitary air duct, this disclosure describes a multiple channel ducting system, where the heat exchangers are arranged in a v shape that allows a first portion of air entering the air to travel up towards a trunk of the vehicle and a second portion of the air to travel downward and out through a bottom exterior surface of the vehicle.
US10173493B2	Air extractor system to mitigate vacuum-effect in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle An air extraction system is provided for a motor vehicle. That air extraction system includes an air extractor having an air flow control valve and an actuator operatively connected to the air flow control valve. Further the system includes a controller configured to activate the actuator and open the air flow control valve when a closure of the motor vehicle is opened thereby mitigating a vacuum-effect otherwise created in the passenger cabin of the motor vehicle. Such a system is particularly effective in mitigating moon roof draw down on moon roof equipped motor vehicles. A related method is also provided.
US10173489B2	Vehicle suspension control systems and devices, and related methods A method of controlling a suspension system of a vehicle includes identifying an amplitude and a frequency of at least one harmonic event in a topology of a surface to be traversed by the vehicle, and, with a controller, altering at least one response characteristic of at least one adjustable component of the suspension system based on at least one of the amplitude and frequency of the harmonic event. Systems and methods relate to controlling vehicle suspension systems.
US10173486B1	Method and apparatus for automatically deducing a trailer is physically coupled with a vehicle A method and a management server for automatically deducing a trailer is physically coupled with a vehicle are described. First location data including locations for the vehicle is received, from a first gateway device located on the vehicle. Second location data are received from second gateway devices, where each one of the second gateway devices is on a respective trailer from a set of trailers and each second location data includes locations for the respective trailer. For each trailer that meet a set of criteria, a score is calculated based at least in part on the first location data and the second location data of the trailer, where the score estimates a measure of association of the trailer with the vehicle. A first trailer is selected, based on the scores of the trailers, to be associated with the vehicle indicating that the first trailer is physically coupled with the vehicle.
US10173480B2	Magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus A magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a tire pressure detector, a power supply and a wake-up device. The power supply supplies electrical power to the tire pressure detector. The tire pressure detector includes a pressure sensor used to detect a tire pressure, a microcontroller connected to the pressure sensor and used to convert the tire pressure to a tire pressure value, a register connected to the microcontroller and used to store the tire pressure value or an ID code of the magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus for data processing by the microcontroller, and a wireless signal transmitter connected to the microcontroller and used to convert the tire pressure value or the ID code to an electromagnetic signal. The wake-up device includes a reed switch connected to the microcontroller to control whether the wireless signal transmitter transmits the electromagnetic signal or not.
US10173477B2	Pneumatic tire A tire includes a pair of beads, a carcass, chafers, an insulation, and cushion layers. Each bead includes a core positioned inward of the bead in a radial direction. At an inside of the core in the radial direction, the insulation is laminated on the chafers so as to be located outward of the chafers in the radial direction. Each cushion layer is laminated on the insulation so as to be located outward of the insulation in the radial direction. The insulation and the cushion layer are formed from respective crosslinked rubbers different from each other. A compressive elastic modulus Eα* of the crosslinked rubber of the cushion layer is smaller than a compressive elastic modulus Eβ* of the crosslinked rubber of the insulation.
US10173465B2	Axle adapter assembly An axle adapter assembly, configured for enabling conversion of an axle installed on a vehicle to fit different center bore sizes of wheel hubs, including: an axle configured for coupling dropouts of fork legs of a lower fork; adapters configured for being inserted within the dropouts; the adapters configured for engaging an outer surface of the axle and retaining the axle upon engagement; and axle pinch shims configured for being inserted into slits of the dropouts and the adapters, wherein upon the insertion, the adapters are aligned with the dropouts, such that shoulders of the adapters retain edges of a wheel hub of the wheel hubs.
US10173463B2	Motorized wheel with suspension A wheel comprises a rim, a hub and a suspension unit. The wheel incorporates or is connectable to a torque source capable of producing torques up to a maximal torque for rotating the wheel around a rotation-axis. In this invention, the suspension unit includes at least one structural member, provided at least partially between the rim and the hub, configured to change in size and/or shape, relative to a nominal size and/or shape thereof, during displacements and/or rotations of the hub relative to a center point of the rim. The suspension unit also includes at least one motion resisting component adapted to retain the structural member at the nominal size and/or shape thereof under torques smaller than the maximal torque.
US10173451B1	Auxiliary binding jig An auxiliary binding jig is configured for assisting a plurality of binding members to bind a plurality of papers into a bound document, and includes an auxiliary plate body having opposite first and second planar surfaces, and a plurality of engaging holes extending through the first and second planar surfaces and each having a constriction which divides a respective engaging hole into two hole portions and which is formed by two press tabs defining therebetween a slot communicating with the hole portions. The press tabs are configured to press against an outer ring of each binding member when each binding member is inserted into a respective engaging hole through the slot so as to position each binding member on the auxiliary plate body.
US10173437B2	Manufacturing of decorative laminates by inkjet A method of manufacturing decorative laminates includes the steps of a) inkjet printing a first decorative layer by a first multi-pass inkjet printer and delivering the inkjet printed first decorative layer to a laminate heating press where it is heat pressed into a decorative laminate; and b) inkjet printing a second decorative layer by a second multi-pass inkjet printer and delivering the inkjet printed second decorative layer to the same laminate heating press where it is heat pressed into a decorative laminate.
US10173429B2	Liquid ejecting head, method for manufacturing the same, and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a head body which has a nozzle opening for ejecting a liquid and a first wiping surface to be wiped by a wiper; and a target wiping member which has a second wiping surface to be wiped by the wiper, wherein the head body and the target wiping member are lined up via a gap so as to face in the same direction as the first wiping surface and the second wiping surface, and an elastic member is elastic deformed and held in the gap to block the gap on a side of the first and second wiping surface.
US10173422B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel substrate and piezoelectric elements, with a diaphragm between the piezoelectric elements and the flow channel substrate. The flow channel substrate has pressure chambers lined up in a first direction with walls therebetween. Each piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode. Each piezoelectric element has a piezoelectrically active portion, a region in which the piezoelectric layer is sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, and are provided in regions facing the pressure chambers. The liquid ejecting head further includes holding members joined the diaphragm facing the walls using an adhesive agent. The width of the holding members is equivalent to or larger than the width of the walls. The width of an adhesive agent with which the holding members are joined to the diaphragm is equal to or smaller than the width of the walls.
US10173420B2	Printhead assembly The present subject matter relates to a printhead assembly comprising a plurality of print nozzles in a nozzle array. Each of the plurality of print nozzles is coupled to a printhead firing resistor, the printhead firing resistor being individually addressable. A print control circuit is to actuate the printhead firing resistor. In accordance with one example implementation of the present subject matter, the print control circuit comprises pull-down resistors made of Tantalum-Aluminum (Ta—Al).
US10173414B2	Customizable apparatus and method for transporting and depositing fluids A system for depositing a fluid on a substrate is disclosed. The system can include a sleeve having a sleeve exit and an inner region and a rotating roll disposed within the inner region. A vascular network can be disposed within the rotating roll, the vascular network being configured for transporting the fluid in predetermined paths from the interior region to the exterior surface through a substantially radial path, the substantially radial path ending at an exit point of a fluid exit, wherein the exit point is associated with a sleeve exit.
US10173412B2	Apparatus and method for the photo-polymerization of flexographic printing sheets The invention relates to an autonomous apparatus for the photo-polymerization of a flexographic printing plate, which plate comprises a main face and a base opposite to said main face. The apparatus comprises an exposure chamber in which at least first photo-polymerization means of said base of said plate are installed. An input section and an output section are defined for letting said plate into/out from the exposure chamber, respectively. The apparatus further comprises moving means configured to drag said plate along a feeding direction. According to the invention, the first photo-polymerization means comprise a row of LEDs aligned according to a direction substantially orthogonal to said feeding direction.
US10173409B2	Rapid nozzle cooling for additive manufacturing Systems, devices, and methods according to the present disclosure are configured for use in additive manufacturing. Systems for additive manufacturing can include stand-alone manufacturing units, a series of units on an assembly line, or a high-capacity system with workflow automation features including a conveyor for transporting parts to or from a build area, or a robotic arm for transporting parts or adjusting a system component. An additive manufacturing system (100) can include a flow regulator (130) to change a temperature of a thermoplastic material at or in a tip (150) of a material extrusion nozzle cartridge (171), such as to enable or inhibit flow of the thermoplastic material from the tip. The flow regulator can be configured to provide a specified gas or liquid at a specified temperature, velocity, or volume.
US10173408B2	Method for creating separation start portion for layered bodies, device for creating separation start portion, and electronic device manufacturing method In a peeling starting portion preparing method of a laminate, for the laminate including a first substrate and a second substrate peelably attached via an adsorption layer, a knife is inserted with a predetermined amount from an end surface of the laminate into an interface between the first substrate and the adsorption layer so as to prepare the peeling starting portion at the interface. The knife includes a main body portion, a cutting edge portion continuous with the main body portion and tapered in a side view, and a ridge line which is a boundary between the main body portion and the cutting edge portion, and at least a part of the adsorption layer is scraped off by a ridge line portion including the ridge line.
US10173396B2	High rigidity interlayers and light weight laminated multiple layer panels This disclosure is related to the field of polymer interlayers for multiple layer panels and multiple layer panels having at least one polymer interlayer sheet. Specifically, this disclosure is related to the field of high rigidity interlayers and light weight laminated multiple layer panels incorporating high rigidity interlayers.
US10173395B2	Hardfacing incorporating carbide particles Embodiments of hardfacing layers in which wear resistant particles are substantially uniformly distributed in a matrix material are provided. The composition and microstructure of the matrix material and the amount, size and distribution of the wear resistant particles can be such that the hardfacing is wear resistant but still retains some toughness. The matrix material may include two components, a first component including iron, chromium and nickel and a second component including chromium and a substantial amount of carbon. The combination of the two components provides hardness and toughness to the matrix material. In embodiments of the disclosure, the wear resistant particles include tungsten. A hardfaced article, in one embodiment, may be formed by fusion welding an austenitic stainless steel filler metal to the surface of a base metal, thereby generating a weld pool; and adding a plurality of particles including tungsten carbide to the weld pool.
US10173394B2	Methods and apparatus to vent gas and vapor from a panel via venting channels for a decorative layer Methods and apparatus to vent gas and vapor from a panel via venting channels for a decorative layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a decorative layer, an adhesive layer to couple the decorative layer to a panel, and a resin layer disposed between the decorative layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is coupled to a first side of the resin layer. The decorative layer is coupled to a second side of the resin layer. The first side of the resin layer defines venting channels to vent at least one of gas or vapor away from the decorative layer to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the decorative layer to deter separation of a portion of the decorative layer from the resin layer. The venting channels have a depth to impede the adhesive layer from filling the venting channels.
US10173377B2	Laying device and laying method for producing a fiber composite scrim for forming a fiber composite component A fiber composite laying device for manufacturing a fiber composite scrim for forming a fiber composite component, includes a laying head, which is configured to supply a fiber composite band continuously in a supply region. A laying roller is configured to receive the fiber composite band from the supply region to unroll it towards a laying surface and to press it onto the laying surface in a laying region. A press is located between the supply region and the laying region and is configured to press the fiber composite band onto the laying roller in a pressing region. A cutter is configured to cut the fiber composite band to length between the supply region and the pressing region.
US10173372B2	Method for forming heat-shielding film and heat-shielding film structure A second heat-shielding film 20 produced by anodizing treatment of both surfaces of pure Al foil with an Al purity equal to or larger than 99.0% is disposed on a surface of a first heat-shielding film 12 that is formed by anodizing treatment of a surface of a combustion chamber configuring component 10 formed from an Al alloy (Al purity of less than 99.0%) as a based material. A heat resistant adhesive is poured from between these heat-shielding films, and the heat resistant adhesive is heated and cured (an intermediate layer 22). Since the second heat-shielding film has low surface roughness Ra of an average of approximately 1.0 μm even in an unpolished state, polishing or the like for the film with an objective of smoothing after bonding of the second heat-shielding film can be omitted. Further, the heat-shielding film structure with a smoothed surface can be provided.
US10173371B1	System and method for forming a bonded joint A method and apparatus for forming a bonded joint on a composite structure is presented. An apparatus carrying a first workpiece is positioned relative to a second workpiece. A vacuum is applied to the first workpiece and a portion of the second workpiece. A bladder on a first surface of a housing of the apparatus is deflated. Deflating the bladder positions the first workpiece such that adhesive having a desired thickness is positioned between the first workpiece and the second workpiece. The adhesive positioned between the first workpiece and the second workpiece is cured.
US10173370B2	Joining method A joining method for joining a first member having a hole that is opened on at least one surface, to a second member including a material of which a melting temperature is lower than that of a constituent material of the first member, includes: laminating the second member on the first member so as to cover an opening of the hole; and introducing that material of the second member which is softened or melted into the hole through the opening and curing the material of the second member.
US10173355B2	Method for producing a molded part made of plastic and provided with a UV-cured paint, and said molded part The invention relates to as method for producing a molded part in an injection mold, which molded part is made of plastic and provided with a UV-cured paint, wherein the UV-cured paint forms a visible surface designed as a functional surface. The invention further relates to such a molded part provided with a UV-cured paint, said molded part having a visible surface designed as a functional surface, wherein the UV-cured paint forms said visible surface.
US10173354B2	Vacuum insulating panel The present invention relates to a vacuum insulating panel (VIP). The VIP comprises an insulating core (2) having upper (3) and lower surfaces (4) and at least one substantially planar reinforcing member (5) arranged on the upper (3) or lower surface (4) of the core (2). The reinforcing member (5) is porous and substantially rigid. The VIP further comprises a barrier envelope, optionally in the form of a barrier film (6), arranged to envelop the insulating core (2) and the planar member (5). The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing a vacuum insulating panel (VIP).
US10173353B2	Biocomposite and/or biomaterial with sunflower seed shells/husks The invention relates to a biomaterial and/or a biocomposite based on sunflower seed shells/husks. According to the invention, it is proposed that sunflower seed shells/husks are used instead of wood, bamboo or other wood-like fiber products as the original material for the biocomposite products and are used for the production of such products in order to improve the previous biomaterials, and in particular also to design said materials for improved cost efficiency and to improve their material properties.
US10173351B2	Carpet edging and method of applying the same Various embodiments are directed to an airline carpet kit comprising a plurality of carpet components collectively forming a substantially continuous floor covering, for example, for use within an aircraft interior. Each of the plurality of carpet components comprises a tufted carpet backing having a plurality of carpet tufts extending from a back surface of the carpet backing and above a top surface of the carpet backing; and an edge strip comprising an amorphous plastic material, wherein the edge strip extends around a lateral edge of the carpet backing between a base portion embedded within a back surface of the carpet backing and an edge surface defining a perimeter edge of the carpet component. The edge surface of a first carpet component abuts an edge surface of an adjacent second carpet component to form an at least substantially continuous floor covering for an aircraft interior.
US10173350B2	Modeling apparatus A modeling apparatus includes: a moving unit that moves reciprocally and relatively with respect to a board; one or a plurality of ejecting units that are disposed at the moving unit, and that ejects a droplet of a photo-curable modeling liquid toward the board; a light-emitting device having a first light-emitting unit that is disposed at the moving unit and that emits emission light to the modeling liquid which is ejected and landed on the board, while the ejecting unit is moved in a forward direction, to cure the modeling liquid, and a second light-emitting unit that is disposed at the moving unit and that emits emission light to the modeling liquid which is ejected and landed on the board, while the ejecting unit is moved in a backward direction, to cure the modeling liquid; a control section as defined herein; and a flattening unit as defined herein.
US10173347B2	Optical lens, optical lens production device and production method An optical lens production device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an upper mold which has one or more upper cavity areas for forming an optical lens; a lower mold which has one or more lower cavity areas for forming the optical lens; and an elastic member which is formed between the upper mold and the lower mold.
US10173341B2	Power saw miter cutting guide A cutting guide includes a first guide structure having a base, a first saw support, and a second saw support. The first saw support is attached to the base and defines a first saw contact surface. The second saw support is attached to the base and defines a second saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the first saw contact surface so as to define an elongated cutting slot therebetween. The elongate cutting slot defines (i) a first slot portion, (ii) a second slot portion that is contiguous with the first slot portion, and (iii) a third slot portion that is contiguous with the second slot portion. The second slot portion is interposed between the first slot portion and the third slot portion.
US10173333B2	Razor sharpening device A cartridge razor sharpening device is provided. The sharpening device is configured to sharpen blades of cartridge razors, allowing for extended life and use. The device may operate to either slide over the blades to sharpen the blade edge, or may allow the blades to slidably move on the cartridge over the sharpening device. In some embodiments, a blade adjustment mechanism may be utilized to adjust a position of the blades after sharpening.
US10173318B2	Method and device for controlling a peripheral component of a robot system In a method according to the invention for controlling a peripheral component (1) of a robot system (2), a power output, in particular a force, of the peripheral component is adjusted on the basis of an ascertained force (F1; m3g+m3d(x3)2/dt2), said force acting dependent on at least one robot pose, in particular a robot path (x3(t)).
US10173317B2	Multi-articulated manipulator A multi-articulated manipulator composed of more than one hollow outer shell, joints to connect the outer shells to each other, a grasping member fastened for rotating movement with respect to the proximal outer shell, a claw transmission shaft to actuate the grasping member to rotate and an outer shell power transmission shaft to actuate the outer shells in to rotate independently from each other. The claw transmission shaft and the outer shell power transmission shaft respectively are composed of universal joints capable of rotating force and transmitting torque.
US10173313B1	Device for connecting a tool handle and an end effector A device and tool include a fitting and a coupler for joining a handle and an end effector such as a broom or mop so that the handle cannot twist with respect to the end effector. The first end of the fitting attaches to the handle. The first end of the coupler threads to the second end of the fitting, and its second end threads to the end effector. Both the fitting and coupler have diametrical passages. A stopper on the coupler will seat in a ramp in the fitting when the coupler and fitting are fully threaded together and the stopper reaches the end wall of the ramp so the user knows the coupler and fitting are aligned. A clip holds the diametrical passages of the fitting and coupler in alignment to prevent twisting.
US10173311B2	Electric tool An electric tool is provided. The electric tool prevents anomalies in motor rotation due to dust and moisture sucked in together with a cooling wind, and is configured such that rotational position detection operations and switch operations are not affected. In the electric tool which drives a brushless DC motor using a controller, a magnetic body for rotational position detection is provided on a rotation shaft which can rotate integrally with a rotor, Hall ICs are provided to detect the rotational position of the magnetic body and output a position signal to the controller, and the magnetic body and the Hall ICs mounted on a substrate are arranged in a region isolated from the wind path of the cooling wind generated by rotation of a cooling fan. The Hall ICs are accommodated in a housing filled with resin.
US10173310B2	Gas spring-powered fastener driver A gas spring-powered fastener driver including a cylinder, a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder, a driver blade attached to the piston and movable therewith between a ready position and a driven position, a lifter operable to move the driver blade from the driven position to the ready position, a transmission for providing torque to the lifter, a first clutch mechanism permitting a transfer of torque to an output shaft of the transmission in a single rotational direction, and a second clutch mechanism limiting an amount of torque transferred to the transmission output shaft and the lifter.
US10173309B2	Interface device for tensioning a nut and a bolt assembly An interface device for tensioning or relaxing a bolt in a nut-and-bolt assembly wherein the bolt extends in an axial direction. The interface device comprises a frame having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is provided with a rotatably-mounted nut ring for receiving and rotating a conventional nut on the bolt. The second end portion comprises a mechanical tensioner nut configured for reacting on the frame and for receiving a part of the bolt that extends beyond the conventional nut. The mechanical tensioner nut is configured for being driven by a low-pressure torque tension tool to tension or relax the bolt in operational use of the interface device. The device provides a very compact torqueing solution for use with low-pressure torqueing tools.
US10173304B2	Clamping apparatus for elongated shapes Embodiments include a clamping apparatus comprising a pair of adjustable anvils configured to apply a clamping pressure on a workpiece secured between the anvils; a center gear comprising a pair of anvil holders respectively coupled to the pair of anvils; an open center configured to receive the workpiece, the anvils being positioned within said open center; and a pair of outer gears arranged on either side of the center gear, the outer gears being configured to rotate about the open center. Rotation of the outer gears causes a linear movement of the anvils along an axis perpendicular to workpiece. Embodiments also includes a clamping system comprising the clamping apparatus, as well as a positioning device for driving the center gear based on a positioning input and a clamping device for driving the outer gears based on a clamping input.
US10173302B2	Portable work holding device and assembly A work holding device, such as a vice, includes first and second jaws and a spindle connected between them to change the distance between the jaws for holding a work piece. An elongated connection member extends from the first jaw and is shaped to fit into a receiver member of a receiver hitch on a vehicle. Adjustable projections are provided on the elongated connection member for reducing movement of the vice in the hitch. The adjustable projections may be set screws. An end cap is provided on the end of the elongated connection member. The work holding device may be mounted in a receiver member or bracket on a workbench or other work area.
US10173298B2	Reversible lever for a guard assembly for a power tool A stop lever is provided for a power tool having a gear case and a guard member. The reversible stop lever is coupled to the gear case via a fastener. The stop lever includes a first arm and a second arm, and the fastener is removable to position the stop lever such that the first arm or the second arm of the stop lever engages the guard collar. The first arm includes a first surface and a second surface that are angled such that the guard collar can be rotated in a one direction without actuation of the second arm, but not in the opposite direction. The second arm of the stop lever includes surfaces that are angled to prevent rotation of the guard collar in either direction unless the second arm is actuated about the fastener.
US10173297B2	Chemical mechanical polishing conditioner and method for manufacturing same A chemical mechanical polishing (abbreviated as CMP) conditioner comprises a bottom substrate, an intermediate substrate and a diamond film The intermediate substrate is provided on the bottom substrate. The intermediate substrate comprises a hollow portion, an annular portion surrounding the hollow portion, and at least one projecting ring projecting out of the annular portion away from the bottom substrate. The projecting ring comprises a plurality of bumps arranged to be spaced apart from each other along an annulus region. The bumps are extended in a radial direction of the intermediate substrate. The diamond film is provided on the intermediate substrate. The diamond film is allowed for conforming to the bumps, so as to form a plurality of the abrasive projections.
US10173290B2	Crack resistant hardfacing alloys Embodiments of an alloy that can be resistant to cracking. In some embodiments, the alloy can be advantageous for use as a hardfacing alloys, in both a diluted and undiluted state. Certain microstructural, thermodynamic, and performance criteria can be met by embodiments of the alloys that may make them advantageous for hardfacing.
US10173289B2	Rollout wheel A rollout wheel apparatus for performing welding. The rollout wheel apparatus may comprise a mount; a support section; a spindle extending from the support section; a substantially circular hub disposed on the spindle and free to rotate about the spindle, the hub having a narrow portion facing the support section and a wide portion facing the chuck, the hub further including a brake pad disposed about the circumference of the narrow portion; a brake, the brake being affixed to the support section and having a cantilever design, wherein the brake is cantilevered from the support section to a point located radially outwards from the brake pad of the substantially circular hub; and a chuck, the chuck comprising a chuck locking mechanism and a plurality of jaws.
US10173288B2	Metalworking system with force controlled wire feed start operation A method for controlling a start of a metalworking operation. The method includes detecting an initial contact between a wire being fed from a welding apparatus and a workpiece and, in response to the detection, halting feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus. The method further includes activating a high energy heat source configured to heat a tip of the wire and resuming the feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus when the tip of the wire is heated by the high energy heat source to a plastic state. The feeding of the wire is resumed by measuring a force feedback from the wire contacting the workpiece. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.
US10173286B2	Optical fiber coating to reduce friction and static charge Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and corresponding apparatus for making armored cables with one or more optical fibers contained therein. The techniques may be utilized to control an amount of excess fiber length (EFL) in the armored cables. The techniques may also allow introduction of one or more optical fibers directly into a welding process without using an inner tube in the final armored cable. The techniques may also be utilized to reduce friction and static charge on the optical fiber(s) as the fiber(s) are pushed through one or more guide tubes that protect the fiber(s) during the welding process.
US10173279B2	Welding system The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method related to reducing magnetic arc blow during a welding operation performed by a welding system. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a welding system including a waveform generator generates a waveform that is switched from a positive current to a negative current, while passing through zero, in a step-wise fashion to resist the magnetic field within the material (e.g., the workpiece). In accordance of another embodiment of the invention, the welding system includes a nickel flux cord welding wire.
US10173278B2	Method and apparatus for hard finishing modified gears The present disclosure relates to a method for the manufacture of a workpiece having a corrected gear geometry and/or a modified surface structure, in particular by a hard finishing process, in particular generation grinding or honing. Provision is made in this respect that it is achieved by a direct generation of a wobble movement and/or of an eccentricity of the tool that a modification, in particular a profile modification or profile waviness, and/or a defined periodic flank waviness is generated on the active surface of the workpiece machined therewith.
US10173274B2	Tool for chip removing machining and a cutting insert A tool and a cutting insert for chip removing machining includes a tool body with an insert seat, a cutting insert mounted in the insert seat, and a fastening member. The cutting insert includes a first locking member extending in an area located outside of a central axis of the cutting insert. A second locking member configured to engage with the first locking member is provided in the insert seat. The fastening member extends through a through-hole and bears on a lower contact region of the cutting insert to press the cutting insert against a top support member provided rotationally ahead of the insert seat so that the second and first locking members lock with each other and form a radial support for the cutting insert, and on the other hand it presses an axial support region in the side surface of the cutting insert against an axial contact surface provided in the insert seat.
US10173266B2	Method and apparatus for inserting and removing a differential case cutter A method and apparatus for machining an internal surface of a differential case. A lathe having a turret and a pair of spindles are in electrical communication with a programmable computer. Integrally connected to the turret is a cutter gripper assembly that is selectively grippingly engageable with a cutter. A differential case is mounted horizontally within a mount assembly on a tabletop of the lathe. Once the cutter gripping assembly engages the cutter, the turret moves toward the differential case until the cutter is in a start position within the hollow portion of the case aligned with openings in a first and second tubular portion of the case and the pair of spindles. The pair of spindles then drivingly engage the cutter and the cutter machines a first and second internal machining surface as the cutter moves from a first cutting position to a second cutting position.
US10173264B2	Additive manufacturing baffles, covers, and dies A method includes (a) depositing a layer of a powder material on a work stage, the layer having a thickness, (b) solidifying a portion of the layer based upon data that defines an insert with a body that is shaped to fit into a cavity in a gas turbine engine component, and (c) lowering the work stage by the thickness. Steps (a)-(c) can then be repeated until the insert is complete. The insert can then be removed from the work stage. An insert formed by the above process is also disclosed.
US10173249B2	Calibration of semiconductor metrology systems A method of cleaning calibration and other substrates that improves the correlation of measurements from calibration and product substrates and increases the useful life of the calibration substrates is herein disclosed. By exposing a calibration substrate to ultraviolet light, a reaction is triggered that results in the cleaning of the contaminants from the calibration substrate. For instance, monatomic oxygen is introduced to contaminants on the surface of a calibration substrate to remove the contaminants without inducing modifications in the substrate itself. Through the cleaning process, the temperature of the calibration substrate may be controlled to limit adverse effects caused by the overheating of the calibration substrate.
US10173245B1	Two-stage soil sifting device The two-stage soil sifting device comprises a support frame, an upper sifter, and a lower sifter. The support frame comprises a rectangular base with cross braces and four vertical uprights that support the upper sifter and the lower sifter at elevated positions. The upper sifter comprises an upper sifter frame and a first mesh having a first mesh spacing. The upper sifter is located above the lower sifter and may be pivotally inclined with respect to horizontal. The lower sifter comprises a lower sifter frame and a second mesh having a second mesh spacing. As unsifted soil placed upon the upper sifter is moved over the surface of the upper sifter some of it passed through the first mesh onto the lower sifter and then through the second mesh onto the ground, leaving debris on the first mesh and on the second mesh.
US10173241B2	Coating method Embodiments of the present invention disclose a coating method, comprising determining a coating state of a current substrate being an uncoated state in which none of a predetermined coating is coated thereon, a coating underway state in which a part of the predetermined coating is coated thereon or a coating completion state in which all of the predetermined coating is coated thereon, when a coating suspension is detected during coating the current substrate; in a case that the current substrate is in the uncoated state, further coating the current substrate or starting coating a next substrate; and in a case that the current substrate is in the coating underway state or the coating completion state, starting coating a next substrate.
US10173225B2	Gas stream treatment process A process of treating a gas stream containing at least one mercury compound or species, the process comprising: applying a composition into said gas stream ahead of a particulate matter collection device, wherein said composition contains a compound having the following formula (SiO2)x(OH)yMzSaF, wherein (i) SiO2 is an optional component; (ii) M comprises at least one of the following metal or metalloid cations: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; (iii) S comprises a sulfur-based species selected from at least one of the following: sulfide salts, dithiocarbamates, polymer-based dithiocarbamates, and polysulfide salts; (iii) F is an optional component and if present comprises at least one of the following: a functionalized organosilane, a sulfur-containing organosilane, an amine-containing organosilane, and an alkyl-containing organosilane at a surface area coverage of 0.01-100%; (iv) the molar ratio of y/x is equal to about 0.01 to about 0.5 and the molar ratio of x/z is equal to about 0.1 to about 300 if SiO2 is present, and if SiO2 is absent X is 0 and Z is 1; and (v) the molar ratio of a/z is about 0.5 to about 5.
US10173224B2	Hydrodynamic removal of dense materials from a slurry The invention relates to a device and to a method for the hydrodynamic removal of dense materials from a suspension, said device comprising a hydrocyclone (1), which holds the suspension, a classifying tube (2), which adjoins the hydrocyclone, and a storage chamber (3), which holds the removed dense materials, wherein a flushing water flow to the classifying tube (2) and a flushing water flow to the storage chamber (3) are provided, which can be controlled in a closed-loop or open-loop manner by means of a control element provided at the feed to the classifying tube and a control element provided at the feed to the storage chamber, respectively.
US10173220B2	Devices and methods for dissociating a biological tissue sample Tissue dissociators configured to disrupt a biological tissue sample are provided. Aspects of the tissue dissociators may include a housing having a distal end and a proximal end, a cutting blade positioned at the distal end of the housing and a tissue actuator configured to be displaced along a longitudinal axis within the housing. Also provided are methods of using the tissue dissociators, as well as kits including the tissue dissociators.
US10173210B2	Process for near-infrared-driven decomposition of metal precursors for the formation of amorphous metal and metal oxide films The present invention provides a method for making materials and electrocatalytic materials comprising amorphous metals or metal oxides. This method provides a scalable preparative approach for accessing state-of-the-art electrocatalyst films, as demonstrated herein for the electrolysis of water, and extends the scope of usable substrates to include those that are non-conducting and/or three-dimensional electrodes.
US10173205B1	Process for forming a xylene-rich stream A method of preparing a metal-doped zeolite catalyst with a modified topology (e.g. a pillared zeolite or a delaminated zeolite), and a method of using thereof in a process for converting an alkyl-aromatic hydrocarbon stream to BTX (benzene/toluene/xylene), wherein an enhanced pore topology in the metal-doped zeolite catalyst determines a selectivity to transalkylation of trimethylbenzene to xylene, which in turn leads to a higher xylene yield. Various embodiments of the method of preparing the metal-doped zeolite catalyst, and the process for converting the alkyl-aromatic hydrocarbon stream to BTX are also provided.
US10173199B2	Photocatalyst composite particles and method for producing same Disclosed are metal nitride photocatalyst particles and/or metal oxynitride photocatalyst particles having high dispersibility. The metal nitride photocatalyst particles and/or metal oxynitride photocatalyst particles having high dispersibility can be obtained by containing metal nitride photocatalyst particles and/or metal oxynitride photocatalyst particles, which are capable of splitting water under visible light irradiation, and a phosphoric acid polymer that is adsorbed on the surface of the particles. Further, because these particles have high photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, splitting water by using these particles can generate hydrogen and/or oxygen with high efficiency.
US10173188B2	Hand-held blender A hand-held blender includes a housing and a body. The body is disposed in the housing, and the body comprises a microprocessor, a pressure sensor, a pressure button, a driving device, a coupling, a stirring rod, a power switch and a safety protection device; the coupling is connected with the stirring rod and driving device, respectively; the microprocessor is connected with the driving device. The safety protection device includes a safety switch and a security processing chip; the security processing chip is connected with the safety switch and the microprocessor, respectively; the microprocessor unlocks or locks the whole circuit of the hand-held blender only after receiving the signal of unlocking or locking from the security processing chip; the pressure sensor is connected with the pressure button and the microprocessor, respectively; the microprocessor controls the voltage provided to the driving device in accordance with the pressure applied on the pressure button.
US10173187B2	Processing machine, such as a kneading or mixing machine The processing machine (1) is adapted to carry a processing tool driven by a motor and includes a safety shield (4) adapted to at least partly shield the processing tool in relation to a user. The safety shield (4) is arranged displaceably away from its shielding position and a magnetically activatable safety arrangement (14) includes a safety switch (15) being operable between a passive state in which the motor (2) is allowed to operate and an activated state in which the motor is prevented from operation. The safety switch (15) is arranged to switch from its passive state to its activated state when the safety shield (4) is displaced away from its shielding position. At least one magnet (16) is arranged to hold said displaceable safety shield (4) in its shielding position and at the same time hold the safety switch (15) in its passive state.
US10173172B2	Device and method for treating a gas laden with pollutants A device for treating a gas laden with pollutants, includes at least one adsorption module for adsorbing the pollutants, which is utilized in an adsorption apparatus. The adsorption module includes at least one electrically conductive layer of an activated carbon fiber mat, an electric current circuit for heating the activated carbon fiber mat for the desorption of the adsorbed pollutants, and distributing conduit which is routed into the center of the adsorption module and has outlet openings for a flush gas for inertizing and rinsing the activated carbon fiber mat.
US10173163B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body which includes a porous partition wall 1 defining a plurality of cells, and a part of the plurality of cells is an inflow cell of which a portion at the inflow end face side is opened and a portion at the outflow end face side is provided with a plugging portion, the residual cell of the plurality of cells is an outflow cell of which a portion at the inflow end face side is provided with the plugging portion and a portion at the outflow end face side is opened, the inflow cell and the outflow cell are arranged adjacent to each other, and a value of a ratio between a bending strength of a first specimen cut out according to condition (1) and a bending strength of a second specimen cut out according to condition (2) is 1.1 to 2.0.
US10173161B2	Filter fan for insertion in an opening in a wall of a casing of waste heat producing components A covering device covers a front area of a device for the passage of air. The device for the passage of air fits in an opening in a wall of a casing, in particular a casing of waste heat producing components, of an electronic cupboard, or of a switch cupboard. The covering device also covers a filter mat of the device for the passage of air. The covering device includes a cover covering the filter mat with a number of inclined lamellar elements, each lamellar element has in its upper area a section with a hook-type configuration orientated against the air admission.
US10173158B2	Laminated nonwoven fabric, air purifier, and manufacturing method of laminated nonwoven fabric A laminated nonwoven fabric includes a first nonwoven fabric and a second nonwoven fabric. The first nonwoven fabric contains charged first fibers. The second nonwoven fabric contains second fibers, and is laminated on the first nonwoven fabric. A fiber diameter of the first fibers is larger than a fiber diameter of the second fibers.
US10173156B2	Filter cartridge A filter cartridge includes a casing. A filter medium is disposed within the casing. A female inlet port and a female outlet port are mounted to the casing at an end portion of the casing. The female inlet port is offset from the female outlet port along the radial direction at the end portion of the casing.
US10173147B2	Apparatus and process for separating a target product from a liquid phase comprising the target product The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for separation of a target product from a liquid phase P comprising the target product, comprising at least one primary space (3) for a heat transfer medium W, at least one first feed unit (5a) and one first removal unit (5b) for the heat transfer medium W, at least one secondary space (7) for the liquid phase P, at least one second feed unit (9) for the liquid phase P, at least one crystallization surface (13) which divides the primary space (3) and the secondary space (7), at least one second removal unit (15) for the target product and at least one application unit (11) for a liquid phase P0 essentially directly to the crystallization surface (13) or the surfaces of lines that conduct the heat transfer medium W. The present invention further relates to a process for removing a target product from a liquid phase P comprising the target product.
US10173142B2	Electronic toy with radial independent connector and associated communication protocol An expandable play set as well as associated methods, communication protocols, and tangible computer-readable media are disclosed. The play set may generate interactive responses based upon which characters are coupled to a base unit and to which connectors of the base unit the characters are coupled. A character may include circuitry that permits the character to identify to which connector of the base unit the character is coupled. Such circuitry may also permit the character to identify and communicate with other characters that are also coupled to the base unit. Based upon obtained identifiers, the character may generate or otherwise cause suitable interactive responses such as activating a load in the base unit, turning on a light in the base unit and/or character, and/or generating a suitable audible response via an audio speaker of the character.
US10173140B2	Interactive gaming systems and methods Provided is an interactive gaming system and method. The system includes a mobile computing device operating a gaming application and an achievement engine communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device, wherein the achievement engine receives and stores data related to use of the gaming application. An electronic offer redeemable in a physical store is generated by the achievement engine and sent to the mobile computing device in response to a user completing a predetermined event in the gaming application operating. The system includes a tracking system located in a store associated with the interactive gaming system. The tracking system identifies the mobile computing device operating in the store and sends event data to the achievement engine in response to determining the user has performed an in-store trigger event. The mobile computing device receives gaming benefits in response to the achievement engine processing the event data received from the tracking system.
US10173137B2	Computer-readable storage medium having display control program stored therein, display control apparatus, display control system, and display control method First, at least a player object and a non-player object are placed in a virtual three-dimensional space. Next, the player object is moved based on an input from predetermined operation means. Subsequently, current position data is obtained which indicates the current position, in the virtual three-dimensional space, of the player object which has been moved. Based on the current position data, the orientation of the non-player object is controlled such that a predetermined plane of the non-player object faces the current position of the player object.
US10173132B2	Game console A portable, handheld game console includes a main body incorporating a touch-sensitive display screen and a variety of input devices. The input devices can include shoulder buttons located on a peripheral side surface of the main body, as well as input devices located on the main body adjacent the touch-sensitive display screen.
US10173127B2	Studded jigsaw puzzle The jigsaw puzzle includes a baseplate used with attachable puzzle pieces. The baseplate has multiple upward-facing engagement mechanisms that are engaged with corresponding and complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms. The rear-facing engagement mechanisms and the complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms are designed so as to leave a space between the bottom of the puzzle piece and the top surface of the baseplate to facilitate removal of the puzzle pieces. An optional pry tool can be inserted in to the space to easily remove the puzzle pieces after play, storage, or display. An optional hanger/joiner can be utilized to hang the completed puzzle vertically and/or to join two baseplates to create increased play opportunities.
US10173125B2	Circular logic game A circular logic puzzle The “CIRCULAR” puzzle has similarities to Sudoku and Latin squares in problem solving, and in this new circular format the many different varieties of game play and playing surfaces can be produced gives many new challenges and perspectives for those who enjoy solving logic puzzles.
US10173124B2	Retractable inline skate shoe Disclosed herein is a retractable inline skate shoe. The retractable inline skate shoe is configured such that: a cavity is formed in the sole of a shoe body; the housing is mounted and fastened in the cavity; a slider is inserted into the housing; a push button is configured to protrude to an outside via a through hole portion formed in a heel of the shoe sole; a number of L-shaped wheel shaft insertion recesses are formed in lower portions of both left and right sides of the slider; a frame is mounted inside the slider; recessed wheel shaft fitting recesses are formed in both side wall surfaces of the frame; two fastening recesses are fastened onto the shoe sole; a guide is inserted into the frame; and the slider containing the frame is fastened into the housing by means of housing fastening plates.
US10173123B2	Modular pitching mound with replaceable trays A modular pitching mound includes a removable drive area, a removable landing area, a modular level and sloped section, and a modular mound skirt section. The removable drive area includes an area for a pitching rubber. The modular level and sloped section that, when assembled, supports the removable drive area in a first position and at least encircles the removable landing area. The removable drive area and/or the modular level and sloped section includes a removable mechanism for assisting with removal of the removable drive area from the modular level and sloped section. The modular mound skirt section couples to and encircles the modular level and sloped section.
US10173120B2	Golf ball selection using mobile computer device with camera There is provided is a method and computer program product for selecting an appropriate golf ball for a subject by using a mobile computer device with a camera. The method includes: inputting information concerning hitting skill of the subject to the mobile computer device; performing a calibration of a distance and/or direction between two points in a screen of the mobile computer for shooting a moving image; shooting a moving image by the camera of the mobile computer device when the subject hits a golf ball by a golf club; determining a head speed of the golf club before an impact of the club and the ball from the shot moving image based on the calibration; computing a golf ball product having a suitable performance for the subject from the input information concerning hitting skill and the determined head speed, based on a database comprising data of information concerning hitting skills of players, data of head speeds before impact of club and ball, and data of performances of golf ball products which are correlated with each other; and displaying the computed recommended golf ball product on the mobile computer device.
US10173106B2	Golf club having a reinforced ball striking plate A ball striking device includes a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The ball striking plate has a desired-contact region and a perimeter. One or more spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface and may radiate away from the desired-contact region toward the perimeter. At least one of the spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located in an upper-toe quadrant or in an upper-heel quadrant of the rear surface. One or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface. The one or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be at least partially encircling the desired-contact region. A thickened portion of the ball striking plate may be positioned behind the desired-contact region of the ball striking plate. The ball striking device may be a golf club head.
US10173105B2	Putter with replaceable hosel A putter head comprising a removable and replaceable hosel is disclosed herein. In particular, the putter comprises a first body portion with a plurality of protrusions, a second body portion with a plurality of cavities sized to receive the protrusions, a hosel with an engagement portion that is trapped within one of the cavities by a protrusion, and a mechanical fastener to removably fix each of these pieces together. The fastener preferably extends through a bore on the heel side of the putter head and into a threaded bore within one of the protrusions. In an alternative embodiment, the putter head has a single body portion, which receives the engagement portion of a hosel in a heel side cavity, and which is affixed to the hosel via a fastener that extends through a front surface of the body portion.
US10173098B1	Treadmill with arcuate walking board A treadmill includes a frame having two arcuate side racks, an arcuate walking board secured on the frame and arranged between the two arcuate side racks, a walking belt surrounding the arcuate walking board and arranged between the two arcuate side racks, a plurality of guiding rollers mounted on each of the two arcuate side racks, and two flexible guide rails mounted on two sides of the walking belt respectively and abutting the guiding rollers, with the guiding rollers rolling on the two flexible guide rails. Each of the two flexible guide rails is provided with a convex portion, and each of the guiding rollers is provided with a concave portion abutting the convex portion of one of the two flexible guide rails.
US10173097B2	Adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device An adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device, including a rotary member rotatable about a hub and having an elongated slot defined thereon extending radially relative to the hub, the slot including a plurality of spaced apart and opposed fingers along the length of the slots, with a plurality of gaps defined between the fingers of each side of the slot; and a mount selectively and movably positionable on a selected location on the slot of the rotary member to select an angular location of the mount. The mount includes a sliding member movably positionable along the slot to a selected radial location along the selected slot to select a radial location of the mount relative to the hub of the rotary member. The sliding member is configured to slidingly engage the slot, the slide member having at least one spring loaded lock configured to engage one of the gaps to lock the position of the sliding member, and a key operable by a user to disengage the lock from the gap to enable the sliding member to be moved to another location along the slot. A patient engagement member is connectable to the mount and movable with the mount.
US10173096B2	Adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device An adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device, including a rotary member having a plurality of elongated and spaced apart elongated open-ended slots defined thereon; a mount selectively and movably positionable on a selected one of the slots of the rotary member to select an angular location of the mount. The mount includes a sliding member movably positionable along the selected slot to a selected radial location along the selected slot to select a radial location of the mount relative to the hub of the rotary member. The mount has a slide member configured to slidingly engage the slot and a movable plunger located on the slide member, wherein the plunger is movable to engage the slot so as to lock the position of the mount along the slot; and a patient engagement member connectable to the mount and movable with the mount.
US10173095B2	Adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device An adjustable rehabilitation and exercise device, including a rotary member rotatable on a hub and having a plurality of elongated and spaced apart elongated mount receivers defined thereon; a mount selectively and movably positionable on a selected one of the mount receivers of the rotary member to select an angular location of the mount, the mount including a sliding member movably positionable along the selected mount receiver to a selected radial location along the selected mount receiver to select a radial location of the mount relative to the hub; and a patient engagement member connectable to the mount and movable with the mount.
US10173071B2	Medical successive magnetic pulse generation device A smaller-sized, more lightweight, and power-saving successive magnetic pulse device is provided. A discharging circuit section K is configured by connecting, in series in a loop, a magnetic therapy pulse coil 6 configured to generate an eddy current in a target part 3, a charging/discharging capacitor 4, and a switching semiconductor element 7 configured to supply a discharge current from the charging/discharging capacitor 4 to the pulse coil 6. A step-up transformer 1 includes a primary-side coil 1a connected to an AC power supply 2 and a secondary-side coil 1b connected to input terminals 5a of a full-wave rectifying circuit 5. A control unit 8 is connected to a switching semiconductor element 7 and controls conduction timing of the switching semiconductor element 7. The full-wave rectifying circuit 5 has output terminals 5b connected to both terminals P1 and P2 of the charging/discharging capacitor 4, respectively. An inductor 9 is connected between the output terminal 5b of the full-wave rectifying circuit 5 and the terminal P1 of the charging/discharging capacitor 4.
US10173061B2	Methods and apparatus for stimulation of biological tissue In illustrative implementations of this invention, interferential stimulation is precisely directed to arbitrary regions in a brain. The target region is not limited to the area immediately beneath the electrodes, but may be any superficial, mid-depth or deep brain structure. Targeting is achieved by positioning the region of maximum envelope amplitude so that it is located at the targeted tissue. Leakage between current channels is greatly reduced by making at least one of the current channels anti-phasic: that is, the electrode pair of at least one of the current channels has a phase difference between the two electrodes that is substantially equal to 180 degrees. Pairs of stimulating electrodes are positioned side-by-side, rather than in a conventional crisscross pattern, and thus produce only one region of maximum envelope amplitude. Typically, current sources are used to drive the interferential currents.
US10173059B2	Apparatus and method for processing signals An apparatus comprising: an electrical signal generation device configured to generate a first electrical signal, the first signal being based upon captured or expected data related to one or more human or animal subjects; and an electrical signal application device configured to apply the first electrical signal in a processed or unprocessed form to a human or animal subject.
US10173054B2	Implantable device An implantable medical device including at least one elongate electrical line with a first electrical component as a functional conductor, and at least one second electrical component with an electrical length. The first electrical component includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal side is in electrical contact with tissue or blood. The first electrical component is in electrical contact with the at least one second electrical component, and wherein the electrical length of the at least one second component corresponds to at least a tenth of a wavelength (λ/10) of electromagnetic waves in a radiofrequency range.
US10173044B2	Locking taper fluid connection interfaces This document provides fluid handling components. For example, this document relates to taper interface connections such as, but not limited to, luer taper interface connections used to couple fluid handling components in a medical or laboratory setting. In some embodiments, the threaded connection on the male portion of the taper interface is comprised of one or two opposing tabs, rather than a 360° collar like conventional luer lock fittings. As such, the taper interface components provided herein are readily manufacturable with a lower cost than conventional fittings that have a collar. In some embodiments, the taper interface components provided herein are configured for coupling by way of a quick connection technique.
US10173038B2	Retractable sheath devices, systems, and methods The invention is directed to delivery medical devices that enable consistent “on-demand” delivery of therapeutic agents to a vessel. The medical device of the current invention comprises retractable sheath comprising neckable elements. The medical device of the current invention comprises an expandable member, a hydrophilic coating comprising at least one therapeutic agent about the expandable member or structural layer and a retractable outer sheath with a selectively permeable microstructure. The design and methods disclosed herein ensures that therapeutic agent delivery occurs essentially only during retraction of the outer sheath, minimizing coating and/or therapeutic agent loss to the bloodstream and providing controlled delivery to the treatment site.
US10173022B1	Laryngeal mask cuff A laryngeal mask airway (LMA) device includes an inflatable annular cuff, which, when disposed in free space, is characterized by a pressure-volume curve that represents the pressure in the cuff when inflated, from a deflated negative pressure, by different volumes of ambient-pressure air, which include a low-pressure volume that results in a low pressure of 10 cm H2O. The pressure-volume curve includes (a) a low-pressure-range average rate of change over a low-pressure volume interval between 1.0 and 1.2 times the low-pressure volume, (b) a medium-pressure-range average rate of change over a medium-pressure volume interval between 2.0 and 2.2 times the low-pressure volume, and (c) a medium pressure at a medium volume of the cuff equal to 2.0 times the low-pressure volume. The medium-pressure-range average rate of change is less than 0.5 times the low-pressure-range average rate of change, and the medium pressure is between 20 and 200 cm H2O.
US10173019B2	Dry powder delivery device A method of flowing a medicament containing powder using gas, including, providing a volume of a gas according to one or more release conditions; directing flow of said gas through or adjacent a powder including a medicament; and releasing a therapeutically effective amount of said powder using said gas. Optionally, the releasing comprises releasing according to breath considerations. Optionally or alternatively, the releasing comprises releasing according to time considerations. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the powder is held in a capsule that has apertures formed therein.
US10173016B2	Dispensing speed control mechanism and injection device The invention refers to a dispensing speed control mechanism for use in an injection device having a release button, which is displaceable to initiate dispensing of a set dose, a first component part, which is driven by a power reservoir during dose dispensing, and a second component part, which is stationary during dose dispensing. The speed control mechanism includes friction means for retarding the first component part during dose dispensing depending on the position of the release button. Further, the invention refers to a handheld injection device with such a speed control mechanism.
US10173004B2	Flow actuated valve for implantable drug delivery device An “MRI-safe” implantable infusion apparatus and a method that include a flow actuated valve (FAV) that closes to prevent a free flow of an infusate to a patient during an MRI procedure, and a release mechanism that opens the valve so that the apparatus may return to normal operation following the MRI procedure. In this manner, patient safety is improved and an inconvenience of having to empty a pump reservoir before undergoing the MRI procedure may be avoided.
US10173002B2	Catheter devices with needle guards and related methods Needle devices are described. The needle devices can have a catheter hub, a needle hub, a housing located between the catheter hub and the needle hub. The housing can have an engagement mechanism to removably attach the housing to the catheter hub. The housing can further include a release element to release the engagement mechanism from the catheter hub to disengage the housing from the catheter hub. A flow regulator can be positioned inside the catheter hub. The flow regulator can include a stem and a sleeve.
US10172996B2	Medical solution authentication A system of authenticating a medical solution used in a blood processing procedure, comprising a blood processing system having a user interface and access to a database of medical solutions identifiable by identifiers, wherein the blood processing system guides a user through steps of the procedure and the user interface prompts the user to execute an action as part of a step; a fluid circuit having an inlet for a medical solution, wherein the fluid circuit is coupled to the fluid processing system; wherein a step of the blood processing procedure comprises drawing a solution into the circuit, wherein the interface receives a user input of an identifier of the solution prior to the fluid processing system executing the step; wherein the fluid processing system is configured to compare the received identifier to medical solution identifiers within the database and, based on a result of the comparison, executing the step.
US10172993B2	Wave-based patient line blockage detection A dialysis machine (e.g., a peritoneal dialysis (PD) machine) can include a pressure sensor mounted at a proximal end of a patient line that provides PD solution to a patient through a catheter. During treatment, an occlusion can occur at different locations in the patient line and/or the catheter. Elastic waves may be generated at a pump that introduces (e.g., for fill cycles) or withdraws (e.g., for drain cycles) the solution into/out of the patient line. For example, when the solution is introduced or withdrawn suddenly, elastic waves travel distally down the patient line until they encounter the occlusion, and are then reflected back (e.g., toward the pressure sensor).
US10172980B2	Tissue separation barrier systems and related methods of use The present invention is directed to a tissue separation barrier system for preventing the abnormal union of two or more tissues, as well as related methods of use. These tissue separation barrier systems offer the balance of strength and flexibility to allow the tissues, such as skin, to move in a smooth and natural manner while affording a barrier between two or more tissues. Furthermore, particular embodiments of the present invention include the methods of manufacturing the tissue separation barrier systems of the present invention.
US10172976B2	Muscle cell patches and uses therefor Disclosed herein are contractile cell constructs comprising contractile cells, or progenitors thereof, adhered to a surface of a three dimensional fibroblast containing scaffold (3DFCS) and methods for using them to treat disease. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for preparing a contractile construct, comprising (a) seeding immature contractile cells onto the surface of a three dimensional fibroblast containing scaffold (3DFCS) to produce a contractile construct; and (b) culturing the contractile construct under conditions to promote differentiation of the immature contractile cells into mature contractile cells, wherein the mature contractile cells form striations. In a further aspect, the invention provides methods for treating a disorder characterized by a lack of functioning contractile cells, comprising contacting a patient with a contractile cell-based disorder with an amount effective to treat the disorder with the construct of any embodiment or combination of embodiments of the invention.
US10172971B2	Absorbing articles comprising water absorbing resin and method for producing the same Absorbing articles comprises water absorbing resin including a water-soluble unsaturated monomer, having a dissociable group, as a main component in a repeating unit of a main chain and an internal cross-linked structure, in which a cross-linked structure index represented by the formula [Cross-linked structure index=(Equilibrium swelling capacity with respect to 0.9% by weight of brine)1/3/(Weight average molecular weight after hydrolysis treatment)×1,000,000] is 14 or more, a weight average molecular weight after hydrolysis treatment is 220,000 or less, and a molecular weight distribution after hydrolysis treatment is 3.40 or less, and a method for producing the same.
US10172956B2	Polymeric nanoparticles The presently-disclosed subject matter includes nanoparticles that comprise a plurality of assembled polymers. In some embodiments the polymers comprise a first block that includes hydrophilic monomers, the first block substantially forming an outer shell of the nanoparticle, and a second block that includes cationic monomers and hydrophobic monomers, the second block substantially forming a core of the nanoparticle. In some embodiments a polynucleotide is provided that is bound to the cationic monomers of the nanoparticle. The presently-disclosed subject matter also comprises methods for using the present nanoparticles to include RNAi in a cell as well as methods for making the present nanoparticles.
US10172955B2	Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of cancer Conventional cancer immunotherapy falls short at efficiently expanding T cells that specifically target cancerous cells in numbers sufficient to significantly reduce the tumor size or cancerous cell number in vivo. To overcome this limitation, provided herein are nanoparticles coated with MHC class I and/or class II molecules presenting tumor-specific antigens and co-stimulatory molecules and their use to expand antigen-specific anti-tumorigenic T cells to levels not achieved in current immunotherapeutic techniques. These antigen-specific anti-tumorigenic T cells include cytotoxic T cells, effector T cells, memory T cells, and helper T cells that are necessary to initiate and maintain a substantial immune response against metastatic or non-metastatic cancerous, pre-cancerous, or neoplastic cells in vivo. The present invention describes a systemic approach to targeting cancerous or pre-cancerous cells that are circulating cells, as in lymphomas, migratory metastatic cells, and solid tumors.
US10172954B2	Use of a reverse-micellar system for delivering chelators of radionuclides and metals The present invention relates to reverse-micellar systems comprising at least an active agent, an acylglycerol, a sterol, lecithin, ethanol and water, for use in chelation and/or sequestering of a radionuclide and/or a metal in a patient. The invention also relates to the reverse-micellar systems and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said reverse-micellar systems.
US10172949B2	Hemoglobin compositions The invention provides compositions containing hemoglobin, particularly PEGylated hemoglobin. The PEGylated hemoglobin molecule is capable of transferring oxygen or carbon monoxide bound thereto to a tissue with which it is in proximity. Exemplary PEGylated hemoglobin formulations of the invention are virally inactivated. Various compositions of the invention include hemoglobin, which may be conjugated with one or more water-soluble polymer. PEGylated hemoglobin includes those species in which the iron atom of the hemoglobin molecule is not bound to oxygen or any other species, and hemoglobin molecules in which a species other than oxygen, e.g., carbon monoxide, is bound to the iron atom. The compositions of the invention are formulated as hypo-, iso- or hypertonic solutions of the PEGylated hemoglobin. The compositions are of use to treat and/or ameliorate disease, injury and insult by providing for the oxygenation of tissues and/organs.
US10172943B2	Irinotecan-loaded dual-reverse thermosensitive hydrogel composition Provided is an irinotecan-loaded dual-reverse thermosensitive formulation, which is a dual-reverse thermosensitive hydrogel composition including nanoparticles including irinotecan and lipids; a hydrogel; and a stabilizer.
US10172937B2	Method of treatment of malignant solid tumors with afucosylated anti-FGFR2IIIb antibodies The present invention provides antibodies that bind FGFR2IIIb, wherein the antibodies are afucosylated. The present invention provides compositions comprising antibodies that bind FGFR2IIIb, wherein at least 95% of the antibodies in the composition are afucosylated. In some embodiments, methods of treating cancer comprising administering afucosylated anti-FGFR2IIIb antibodies are provided.
US10172933B2	Mosaic vaccines for serotype a foot-and-mouth disease virus Synthetic foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) mosaic polypeptides, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the mosaic polypeptides, are described. The mosaic polypeptides have greater T-cell epitope coverage than naturally occurring FMDV polypeptides, and include common FMDV epitopes, but exclude rare FMDV epitopes. When included as part of an FMDV genome, the mosaic polypeptides permit virus replication and assembly into FMDV particles. The mosaic polypeptide and nucleic acid compositions can be used to elicit immune responses that provide protection against a broad range of serotype A FMDV strains.
US10172932B2	Ebola virus disease vaccine taking human replication deficient adenovirus as vector Provided are an Ebola virus envelope glycoprotein (that is GP protein) codon optimized nucleotide sequence, a human replication deficient recombinant adenovirus capable of expressing the nucleotide sequence, and applications in preparing a vaccine for preventing Ebola virus diseases. The nucleotide sequence takes a replication deficient 5 type adenovirus that is lack of E1 and E3 in a combined mode as a vector. HEK293 cells that integrate adenovirus E1 genes serve as a packaging cell line, and carried protective antigenic genes are codon optimized Zaire type Ebola virus Makona strain envelope glycoprotein genes. After the envelope glycoprotein genes are optimized by codon, the expression level in transfection cells is obviously improved.
US10172931B2	Baculovirus display vectors and uses thereof A recombinant baculovirus displaying on its envelop a fusion protein is disclosed. The fusion protein comprises a heterologous antigen, and a C-terminal region of baculovirus envelope GP64 protein, which has at least 100 amino acid residues in length and lacks a B12D5 binding epitope located within the central basic region of the GP64 protein. The genome of the recombinant baculovirus comprises a transgene encoding a fusion protein that comprises a signal peptide, the heterologous antigen, and the C-terminal region of the baculovirus envelope GP64 protein, in which the antigen is located between the signal peptide and the C-terminal region of the GP64 protein. Methods for eliciting an antigen-specific immunogenic response in a subject in need thereof are also disclosed.
US10172925B2	Uses of partial peptides of survivin and variations thereof The object aims to provide: a novel tumor antigen; a novel therapeutic agent useful in a method for treating a malignant neoplasm by utilizing the tumor antigen; and a tumor antigen which can be used as the therapeutic agent. Thus, disclosed are: a novel tumor antigen which has an epitope capable of inducing a Th1 cell which is a CD4-positive T cell specific to Survivin; and use of the tumor antigen. Specifically disclosed is a polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:17 or the like and has an activity to cause the production of a cytokine by a Th cell that is a cell specific to Survivin. The peptide can induce a Th cell that is specific to Survivin and can cause the production of a cytokine by the Sur/Th cell when the peptide is incubated together with an antigen-presenting cell and a CD4-positive T cell.
US10172921B2	Method of treating an inflammatory bowel disease comprising agonists of orexin-1 receptor The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. The presents methods relates to a method of treating an inflammatory bowel disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of at least one OX1R agonist.
US10172913B2	Orally disintegrating solid pharmaceutical dosage unit containing a partus control substance An orally disintegrating solid pharmaceutical dosage unit having a weight between 50 and 1,000 mg is disclosed. The dosage unit consists of: (a) 5-100 wt. % of coated particles comprising 50-99 wt. % of a core particle and 1-50 wt. % of a coating that envelops the core particle, said coating consisting of: 0.01-10 wt. % of a partus control substance selected from oxytocin, carbetocin, atosiban and combinations thereof; 5-50 wt. % of buffering agent; 15-80 wt. % of branched glucan; 0-78 wt. % of other pharmaceutically acceptable ingredients; and (b) 0-95 wt. % of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the solid dosage unit comprising at least 20 μg of the partus control substance and having a pH buffer range of 3.5-5.7.
US10172911B2	Methods of modulating erythropoiesis with arginine vasopressin receptor 1B molecules Disclosed are methods of modulating erythropoiesis with arginine vasopressin receptor 1B (AVPR1B) molecules, such as AVPR1B agonists or antagonists. In one example, a method of stimulating erythropoiesis is disclosed including administering an effective amount of an AVPR1B stimulatory molecule to a subject in need thereof, thereby stimulating erythropoiesis. Also disclosed is a method of stimulating hematopoetic stem cell (HSC) proliferation which includes administering an effective amount of an AVPR1B stimulatory molecule to a subject in need thereof, thereby stimulating HSC proliferation. A method of inhibiting HSC proliferation including administering an effective amount of an AVPR1B inhibitory molecule to a subject in need thereof, thereby inhibiting HSC proliferation is provided.
US10172906B2	Manufacture of Degarelix The present invention provides methods for producing a lyophilized degarelix product which, upon reconstitution with water for injection in an amount of 20 mg/ml, shows a viscosity of up to 15 mPas. The present invention also provides a lyophilized degarelix drug substance which shows, upon dissolution in water in an amount of 20 mg/ml, a viscosity of up to 3.2 mPas, and processes for providing this lyophilized degarelix drug substance.
US10172902B2	Ocular eyelid scrub composition for the treatment of demodex blepharitis A composition for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis containing tea tree oil and/or Neem oil and coconut oil in glycerol or in water or in a mixture of glycerol and water. The composition may further contain aloe barbadensis gel, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, lauroyl glucoside, or DMDM hydantoin, or a combination thereof, in glycerol or in water or in a mixture of glycerol and water. The composition is used to treat Demodex blepharitis by applying the composition to the eyelid margin and eyelashes and scrubbing the eyelid margin, eyelashes, and eyelash roots with the composition using any suitable cloth, wipe, sponge, brush, or cotton tipped applicator.
US10172890B2	Topical skin care compositions and methods Topical compositions containing lysate of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs), preferably within a liposomal dispersion, that reduce the visible signs of skin aging and/or cellulite.
US10172884B2	Dialysis solutions comprising organic esters of phosphoric acid This document relates to bi-carbonate-buffered dialysis solutions with physiological phosphate content and increased stability. The solutions include an organic ester of phosphoric acid, calcium ions and/or magnesium ions, and optionally additional electrolytes, buffers and glucose in physiologically effective concentrations.
US10172882B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising ferric citrate and methods for the production thereof The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising granules which include an inert core coated with ferric citrate. The present invention also provides methods of manufacture thereof and methods of use thereof.
US10172879B2	Nanocomplexes for co-delivering a drug and siRNA and uses thereof The present invention relates to a nanocomplex, and a pharmaceutical composition, a drug delivery system and a drug delivery method using the same. The present nanocomplex consists of a nucleic acid molecule, a monocationic drug and a biocompatible polymer surfactant, and not only has a hydrodynamic size of 10 nm or less, but uniformly distributes as a colloidal form in an aqueous environment. In addition, the nanoscale colloidal formulation of the present invention could protect the nucleic acid molecule from a nuclease (for example, serum nucleases) rich in a physiological environment through the formulation of a stable monocomplex, and provide improvement of cell penetration and in vivo delivery via a micellar structure as well as further protection of the nucleic acid molecule by a micellar passivation. Therefore, the present nanocomplex and a composition and system using the same can deliver an active ingredient (for example, a nucleic acid molecule and monocationic drug) into a cell/tissue of interest in a stable manner, and may be effectively applied for treating or detecting diverse disorders (practically, cancers).
US10172871B2	19-nor C3, 3-disubstituted C21-N-pyrazolyl steroids and methods of use thereof Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted C21-pyrazolyl steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein , R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and/or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and/or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.
US10172870B2	Method of treating organophosphate intoxication by administration of neurosteroids The present invention provides new compositions and methods for treating and/or reversing organophosphate intoxication, manifested by both cholinergic and non-cholinergic crisis, in a mammal resulting from exposure to organophosphate compounds. The neurosteroidal compounds of this invention are those having the general structural formula of pregnane, androstane, 19-norandrostanes, and norpregnane with further moieties as defined herein. These compounds include, but are not limited to, ganaxolone, pregnanolone, and androstanediol and their analogs, salts and prodrugs. The present invention further relates to combining a therapeutically effective amount of a neurosteroidal compound with a standard organophosphate antidote (e.g. atropine, pralidoxime). The data suggests that neurosteroids are effective or more effective than benzodiazepines, whether given earlier or later than 40-min (up to several hours) after organophosphate compound exposure. Neurosteroids are effective to attenuate long-term neuropsychiatric deficits caused by organophosphate exposure.
US10172867B2	Afobazole nanoparticles formulation for enhanced therapeutics A novel nanoparticle drug composition and method of use thereof is presented herein. The nanoparticle drug composition is comprised of at least one nanoparticle carrier, formed from the conjugation of PLGA and PEG, which encapsulates a drug such as afobazole and its derivatives, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The nanoparticle drug composition may be used to treat various diseases of the central nervous system involving excessive neuronal activity and inflammation such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and anxiety.
US10172862B2	Imipridones for gliomas Imipridones selectively modulate Class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as the D2-like subfamily of dopamine receptors, and are useful for treating conditions and disorders in need of such modulation, such as cancers. Specifically, the cancer is a midline glioma, a cancer having a histone H3 mutation, or both. In addition, methods of identifying whether a subject having these conditions, is likely to be responsive to a treatment regimen, such as imipridone administration, are provided. Furthermore, methods of assessing the effectiveness of a treatment regimen, such as imipridone administration, monitoring, or providing a prognosis for a subject with these condition are also provided.
US10172856B2	2,4-diaminopyrimidine derivatives as histamine H4 modulators The present invention relates to 2,4-diaminopyrimidines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, purification methods for the same, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of obtaining and using them for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by the histamine H4 receptor activity.
US10172851B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyridine compounds as RET kinase inhibitors Provided herein are compounds of the Formula I: and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in which A, B, X1, X2, X3, X4, Ring D, and E have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including RET-associated diseases and disorders.
US10172849B2	Compositions comprising buprenorphine This disclosure relates to a buprenorphine sustained release delivery system for treatment of conditions ameliorated by buprenorphine compounds. The sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition containing a suspension of buprenorphine, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof.
US10172848B2	Gap junction-enhancing agents for treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis and inflammatory bowel disease The present invention relates to methods of reducing the risk of occurrence of, and/or treating, necrotizing enterocolitis (“NEC”) or inflammatory bowel disease (“IBD”) comprising administering, to a subject in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a gap junction enhancing agent (“GJEA”), for example a peptide (“GJP”) or peptide analog (“GJPA”). It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that greater functionality of gap junctions between enterocytes increases their rate of migration and reduces the severity of intestinal inflammation.
US10172847B2	Method for reducing, inhibiting, and eliminating inflammation and pain with transdermal delivery of iron chelator composition A method for reducing, inhibiting, and eliminating inflammation and pain by using an effective amount of iron chelator composition to balance oxidative activity at a cutaneous site of inflammation and pain. The composition contained in transdermal formulations and administered topically in accordance with the invention can be combined with one or more suitable carriers and can be administered in conjunction with one or more additional therapeutic agents.
US10172845B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyridine compounds as RET kinase inhibitors Provided herein are compounds of the Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein A, B, X1, X2, X3, X4, Ring D, E, Ra, Rb, n and m have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including RET-associated diseases and disorders.
US10172836B2	Methods for dosing an orally active 1,2,4-oxadiazole for nonsense mutation supression therapy The present invention relates to specific doses of and dosing regimens for using a 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compound in treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations. In particular, the invention relates to specific doses and dosing regimens for the use of 3-[5-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid in mammals having diseases associated with nonsense mutations.
US10172835B2	Anticancer agent composition A method for treating cancer includes administering to a subject in need of the treatment an anticancer agent composition that includes the following agents as active ingredients; a LAT1 inhibitor, and one or more agents selected from the group consisting of an alkylating agent, a platinum-based antineoplastic agent, an anti-metabolite, a topoisomerase inhibitor, an anti-microtubule polymerizing agent, a hormonal agent, an anti-microtubule depolymerizing agent, an anticancer antibiotic, and a molecular targeted agent.
US10172826B2	Composition and method to treat and alleviate symptoms of hot flashes in a female subject A dietary supplement composition is formulated in a therapeutic amount to treat and alleviate symptoms of hot flashes in a female subject, such as experiencing symptoms of perimenopause. The composition includes a phytoestrogen and lycopene in an oral dosage form. The phytoestrogen may include a plant lignan including at least one of Matairesinol, 7-hydroxymatairesinol, Secoisolariciresinol, Lariciresinol and Pinoresinol. The lycopene may include a lycopene complex having at least one of phytoene, phytofluene, beta-carotene, tocopherols and phytosterols.
US10172825B2	Pharmacological treatment of cognitive impairment Methods for treating an individual to improve cognitive function are provided. In the subject methods, an effective amount of a noncompetitive GABAA ionophore blocker is administered to the individual, resulting in an improvement in cognitive function of the host. The subject methods find use in a variety of different applications.
US10172823B1	Method for inhibiting cancer cell growth with a transplatin complex The invention is directed to platinum(II) thione complexes of formula (I) and to methods of treating cancer using these complexes.
US10172813B2	Materials and methods for controlling infections The subject invention provides materials methods for reducing infections in subjects. The materials methods utilize chlorhexidine, which has been found to be surprisingly non-toxic. The lack of toxicity facilitates the use of chlorhexidine in contexts that were not previously thought to be possible.
US10172812B2	Compounds and methods for treating muscular dystrophy and other disorders The present invention provides compositions and methods of their use in treating dystroglycanopathy, muscular dystrophy and other disorders.
US10172808B2	Combinations of mRNAs encoding immune modulating polypeptides and uses thereof The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36γ (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
US10172804B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of pimobendan The present invention is directed to a composition comprising particles of pimobendan with an integral coating of a carrier matrix which serve to ensure a rapid dissolution of the active substance at each pH condition representing the gastrointestinal tract and therefore a reliable absorption, and a method of pimobendan microencapsulation using the spray congealing technology and incorporating the coated particles into oral formulations, for example into tablets.
US10172801B1	Biomedically active and delivery site specific capsule-in-capsule liver supplement apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises a biomedically active/delivery site specific capsule-in-capsule liver supplement and method of use thereof. A first set of constituents, of an outer capsule, of a capsule-in-capsule liver supplement, comprises one or more of choline and phosphatidylcholine; a second set of constituents, of an inner capsule, comprise one or more of methionine, glycyrrhetinic acid, silymarin, and phosphatidylcholine; and either capsule optionally contains one or more liver aiding/regulating natural products, where the outer capsule dissolves in the stomach and the inner capsule dissolves in the small intestine. Thus, the dual dissolution process in controlled environments results in complementary and synergistic delivery of liver regulating molecules in a bioavailable form ready for transport through the wall of the small intestine. Further, constituents of the capsule-in-capsule liver supplement include multiple inputs into the methionine cycle, which facilitates/synergistically aids the body's use of the methionine cycle, such as in liver regulation.
US10172796B2	Use of umirolimus and its derivatives for treating cancer Novel encapsulated umirolimus and umirolimus polymer conjugate formulations having enhanced permeability and retention at tumor sites. Also provided are methods for treating cancer by administering the umirolimus formulations.
US10172795B2	Formulations and carrier systems including compound interactive domains A method of creating a formulation for a compound includes determining a compound interactive agent comprising at least one group that interacts with the compound, creating a carrier agent by conjugating at least one compound interactive domain comprising the at least one group that interacts with the compound with at least one hydrophilic domain, and combining the compound and the carrier agent to create the formulation. Creating the carrier agent may further include conjugating the at least one compound interactive domain with at least one hydrophobic domain so that the at least one compound interactive domain is positioned between the at least one hydrophilic domain and the at least one hydrophobic domain.
US10172769B2	Method for whitening teeth The present invention relates to a method for whitening teeth. The method for whitening teeth according to the present invention can promote the whitening activity of a tooth whitening agent and increase the degree of permeation of the whitening agent into the teeth, thereby obtaining an excellent whitening effect. Therefore, an excellent whitening effect can be obtained despite the use of low-concentration peroxide, compared with the use of high-concentration peroxide.
US10172763B2	Skin and scalp massaging apparatus using acoustic pressure A skin and scalp massaging apparatus using acoustic pressure. A vibration member generates vibration using acoustic pressure induced when a sound source is generated. A vibration probe is coupled to the vibration member to receive vibration. The vibration probe has a detachably provided head having various purposes. The head is provided to massage skin or scalp. The vibration probe is coupled to a cone paper damper for generating vibration through a connection member to which the vibration member is coupled. The vibration probe is coupled to the cone paper damper of the vibration member, so that vibration is directly received, and thus, the vibration efficiency can be improved. Further, the head for the skin massage or the scalp massage is detachably provided on the vibration probe, and thus, can be used for various purposes of, for example, massaging skin, scalp, or the like.
US10172762B1	V-band therapeutic wrapping systems A V-band therapeutic wrapping system including a V-wrap pad assembly with a V-wrap pad having; at least one vibrator-receiving-pocket or external Velcro attachment area with first color-coding; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack-pocket with a second color coding; a plurality of closers; at least one vibrator; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack; and at least one attaching strap. The V-wrap pad assembly is portable. The temperature and vibration treatment, as determined by a user-wearer, is provided by the V-band therapeutic wrapping system to target a core pain by enveloping selected the body surface when coupled to the user-wearer.
US10172761B2	Vibratory system for massage and audio generation in an articulating bed An articulating bed incorporating a frame employs a support member for a mattress secured to a frame for articulating motion. An upper body portion of the support member is rotatable through a range of motion from an aligned position with the frame to a fully elevated position angularly supporting the upper body portion in a raised position. A massage exciter is affixed to a bottom surface of the support member and is operative to sonically engage the flexible support.
US10172755B2	Bathing aid A bathing aid (100), comprising a bathing enclosure (101), a telescopic element (110) arranged at least partially within the bathing enclosure, and a seat (120) for supporting a person, said seat being arranged on the telescopic element. The bathing aid further comprises an actuation system (140) coupled to the telescopic element and the seat. The actuation system is configured to move the seat on the telescopic element along a horizontal axis (x) between a retracted position of the seat within the bathing enclosure and an extended position of the seat outside the bathing enclosure. The actuation system, in the extended position of the seat, is further configured to rotate (A) the seat in a horizontal plane (x-y) and configured to tilt (C) the seat with respect to a vertical axis (z).
US10172754B2	Medical air mattress A medical air mattress has a mattress body and an upper bedspread. The mattress body is formed by multiple air cells including independent air cells parallelly arranged as an air cell row. The upper bedspread covers the mattress body. The independent air cells are connected to the independent deflating unit to be deflated independently. When the patient needs to use the bedpan, the independent air cells are deflated to form a recess for receiving the bedpan so that the patient needs not to move.
US10172752B2	Standing wheelchair A standing wheelchair device includes a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface. A harness assembly includes a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device, at least some adjacent braces of being connected by joints. A lifting unit mounted on the base, supports a hip joint of the harness assembly, and is configured to raise or lower the hip joint. When the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position, raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position. When the when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position, lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position.
US10172739B2	Portable therapeutic system using hot or cold temperature Disclosed is a system which employs a cooling or heating pad which is preferably a thin, flexible pad for placement at an intended area of the body. The pad includes a layer of highly conductive material which can be cooled or heated using a portable source of heat or cold material delivered to the conductive material by a delivery conduit. Valves can be included to regulate flow of the cooling or heating material from the source to the pad. The system can also include a dual-chambered canister for containing two different media for heating, cooling or for alternating heating and cooling the pad.
US10172737B2	Sound reducing ostomy bag There is provided an ostomy bag assembly with sound reducing means composed of a proximal membrane and a distal membrane in immediate contact and with misaligned apertures that blocks the passage from the stoma to the lumen of the ostomy bag unless the membranes are expanded due to the pressure difference established when flatus gases escape the stoma.
US10172734B2	Capture tube mechanism for delivering and releasing a stent A capture tube mechanism for delivering and releasing a self-expanding stent includes a core wire on which a proximal portion of the stent is removably retained by a distal portion of a tubular capture sleeve. In one embodiment, one or more elongated members extending through corresponding apertures through the capture sleeve and out the distal end of the capture sleeve can be pulled to split the tubular capture sleeve to release the stent. In another embodiment, the capture sleeve can be pulled proximally over one or more stop members provided on the core wire to release the stent.

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