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US10472737B2	Extrusion head for generating filaments, extrusion installation and method using said extrusion head The present invention relates to an extrusion head for generating filaments, extrusion installation and method using said extrusion head, the extrusion head comprising an inlet for the introduction by pressure of a solvent and polymer solution, and an extrusion plate provided with extrusion nozzles configured for forming filaments from the solvent and polymer solution, where the inlet is in fluid communication with a laminar chamber through which the solvent and polymer solution circulates to a peripheral chamber from which it is radially distributed into a central chamber in which the extrusion plate is arranged, and where the laminar chamber is in fluid communication with an excess solvent outlet, and the central chamber is in fluid communication with an excess solution outlet.
US10472733B2	Silicon single crystal manufacturing method A silicon single crystal manufacturing method in which the distance between the heat shield and the melt level of the melt can be regulated in a high precision. The real image includes at least the circular opening of the heat shield provided in such a way that the heat shield covers a part of the melt level of the silicon melt. The mirror image is a reflected image of the heat shield on the surface of the silicon melt. Based on the distance between the obtained real image and the mirror image, the melt level position of the silicon melt is computed, and the distance between the heat shield and the melt level position is regulated.
US10472727B2	Method and apparatus for continuously applying nanolaminate metal coatings Described herein are apparatus and methods for the continuous application of nanolaminated materials by electrodeposition.
US10472725B2	Method for controlling an alumina feed to electrolytic cells for producing aluminum The invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy and may be suitable for controlling the feed of alumina to electrolytic cells for producing aluminum to maintain the alumina concentration in the electrolytic melt equal or close to the saturation value. To maintain the alumina concentration within the set range, reduced voltage U or pseudo-resistance R is measured and recorded at fixed time intervals. Underfeeding or overfeeding phases occur compared to a theoretical alumina feeding rate during electrolysis, wherein the duration of underfeeding phases is based on the alumina concentration in the electrolytic melt, and the duration of overfeeding phases is based on the change of one or more electrolytic cell parameters being recorded: reduced voltage, U, pseudo-resistance, R, rates of reduced voltage, dU/dt, pseudo-resistance, dR/dt, change. Adjustments to the anode-cathode distance to maintain the electrolytic cell energy balance may be performed during any of the feeding phases.
US10472721B1	Biowaste treatment and recovery system A system and method for conversion of biowaste into usable energy components comprises anaerobic digestion of carbonaceous feedstocks, production of an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and carbon dioxide, and recovery of hydrogen via electrolysis of the aqueous hydrobromic acid formed in the process. In one embodiment, a hydrogen enriched biogas generator is employed to produce electricity and heat.
US10472718B2	Temperature-controlled gas supply line with dilution gas flows supplied at multiple locations A device and a method for depositing organic layers onto a substrate includes a process gas source with a temperature-controlled evaporator, and a carrier gas supply line which opens into the evaporator in order to supply a carrier gas flow into a temperature-controlled first transport line. A first dilution gas supply line, which opens into the first transport line, supplies a dilution gas flow into the first transport line. The device also comprises a temperature-controlled gas inlet element fluidly connected to the first transport line. A gaseous starting material can be supplied into a processing chamber via the gas inlet element. A substrate is disposed on a temperature-controlled susceptor located in the processing chamber, and a layer is grown on the substrate using the gaseous starting material.
US10472715B2	Nitride semiconductor template, manufacturing method thereof, and epitaxial wafer A nitride semiconductor template includes a heterogeneous substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer that is formed on one surface of the heterogeneous substrate, includes a nitride semiconductor and has an in-plane thickness variation of not more than 4.0%, and a second nitride semiconductor layer that is formed on an annular region including an outer periphery of an other surface of the heterogeneous substrate, includes the nitride semiconductor and has a thickness of not less than 1 μm.
US10472692B2	Method for manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having improved formability and ductility and sheet obtained A method for manufacturing a high-strength sheet having improved formability and ductility accord which the chemical composition of the steel contains, in percent by weight: 0.25%
US10472685B2	Genetic markers for Myb28 The present invention relates to a method for determining the genotype of a Cruciferous vegetable plant for a plant with an increased glucosinolate level, comprising obtaining a sample of nucleic acids from said plant or a portion thereof and detecting in said nucleic acids a polymorphism at the Myb28 locus that is genetically linked to an increased glucosinolate level. The polymorphism may comprises at least one of: a) a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at a position corresponding to nucleotide 83, 136, 226, 563, 610, 830, 995, 1116, 1513, 1577, 1606, 1620, 1825, 1863, 1877 or 2026 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or b) a polymorphism in the number of nucleotides present between nucleotides 323 and 332, between nucleotides 521 and 524, between nucleotides 783 and 786, between nucleotides and 909 and 914, between nucleotides 1365 and 1369, between 1811 and 1821, or between nucleotides 2046 and 2056 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or c) a polymorphism in the number of nucleotides present between nucleotides 836 and 837, between nucleotides 867 and 868, or between nucleotides 943 and 944 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
US10472684B2	Methods and compositions for producing brachytic corn plants The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having a brachytic trait using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides brachytic germplasm, markers associated with a brachytic trait for introgressing the trait into elite germplasm in a breeding program. This disclosure also provides brachytic or dwarf elite corn varieties having yield equal to or higher than conventional non-brachytic corn varieties.
US10472669B2	Spatially encoded biological assays The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US10472666B2	System and method for targeted depletion of nucleic acids The present disclosure provides a system and method for depleting target nucleic acids from a nucleic acid sample. In one aspect, a kit according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of DNA probes. Each of the DNA probes is hybridizable to form a heteroduplex with at least one of a plurality of target RNA transcripts in a nucleic acid sample. The number of unique target RNA transcripts hybridized by the plurality of DNA probes is at least three. The kit further includes an enzyme having RNA-DNA hybrid ribonucleotidohydrolase activity, where degrades at least the RNA portion of the heteroduplex.
US10472663B2	Procedure for the rapid determination of bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis The present invention relates to a method for the rapid evaluation of bacterial susceptibility or non-susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis. The rationale is to identify bacterial responses that depend or are influenced by protein synthesis. If this response is prevented or reduced by the antibiotic that inhibits the protein synthesis, the bacteria are susceptible to this antibiotic. Otherwise, if the response keeps similar despite the incubation with the antibiotic, the bacteria are not susceptible or resistant to this antibiotic. These responses could be determined at the DNA lev-el, cell wall level, morphological level or any other experimental approach, including metabolic, bio-chemical, physiological or genetic processes.
US10472660B2	Method for preparing rebaudioside A from stevioside The present invention relates to an in-situ method for preparing rebaudioside A from sucrose and stevioside by sucrose synthase and glycosyltransferase.
US10472659B2	Isothermal nucleic acid amplification The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for ATP regeneration system for use in conjunction with the strand invasion step of an isothermal nucleic acid amplification which uses recombinases that utilize ATP as an energy source.
US10472656B2	Method for fermenting sugars using genetically engineered yeast A fermentation process for fermenting a starch hydrolysate containing 60-98 weight percent of glucose based on total carbohydrate and 0.3-5% weight percent of isomaltose based on total carbohydrate to a non-ethanol fermentation product is carried out. The method comprises: a) forming a fermentation broth containing the starch hydrolysate and a genetically modified microorganism containing i) an exogenous gene encoding transporter capable of transporting isomaltose ii) an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme capable of converting isomaltose to glucose; and b) fermenting the starch hydrolysate in the fermentation broth to produce a non-ethanol fermentation product. This fermentation process may be carried out as a single step fermentation or a batch process. The genetically modified microorganism may contain an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a product other than ethanol.
US10472655B2	Enzymes and applications thereof There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox.
US10472649B2	Methods and compositions for the activation of gamma-delta T-cells The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for gene therapy and immunotherapy that activate gamma delta T-cells, and in particular, can be used in the treatment of various cancers and infectious diseases.
US10472648B2	Method of making adenovirus and corresponding plasmids The present disclosure relates to a method of making an adenovirus plasmid comprising a part or all of an adenovirus genome and one or more original restriction sites allowing rapid and flexible manipulation of the adenovirus genome, and methods of preparing adenovirus constructs, for example comprising a transgene. The disclosure also extends to novel intermediates employed in and generated by the method, to plasmids and shuttle vectors of the method and to adenoviruses or adenoviral vectors obtainable from the plasmid and/or method. The disclosure further relates to use of the viruses or vectors, for example obtained from a method disclosed herein, in therapy, such as use in the treatment of cancer.
US10472646B2	Transgenic plants having increased tolerance to aluminum Methods and materials for modulating aluminum tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding aluminum tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased tolerance to aluminum and methods of increasing plant yield in soil containing elevated levels of aluminum.
US10472639B2	Non-replicative transduction particles and transduction particle-based reporter systems Methods and systems are provided for packaging reporter nucleic acid molecules into non-replicative transduction particles for use as reporter molecules. The non-replicative transduction particles can be constructed from viruses and use viral transduction and replication systems. The reporter nucleic acid molecules include a reporter gene, such as a reporter molecule or selectable marker, for detecting target genes or cells. Methods and systems are provided for detection of cells and target nucleic acid molecules using the non-replicative transduction particles as reporter molecules.
US10472634B2	Antisense compounds targeting apolipoprotein E receptor 2 The present invention provides compounds comprising oligonucleotides complementary to an LRP8 transcript. Certain such compounds are useful for hybridizing to an LRP8 transcript, including but not limited, to an LRP8 transcript in a cell. In certain embodiments, such hybridization results in modulation of splicing of the LRP8 transcript. In certain embodiments, such hybridization results in an increase in inclusion of exon 19 in the LRP8 mRNA transcript. In certain embodiments, such compounds are used to treat Alzheimer's Disease.
US10472628B2	Lipid formulated compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of Serum Amyloid A gene The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a Serum Amyloid A (SAA) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of SAA.
US10472618B2	Histidyl-tRNA synthetase-Fc conjugates The present invention provides histidyl-tRNA synthetase and Fc region conjugate polypeptides (HRS-Fc conjugates), such as HRS-Fc fusion polypeptides, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using such conjugates and compositions for treating or diagnosing a variety of conditions. The HRS-Fc conjugates of the invention have improved controlled release properties, stability, half-life, and other pharmacokinetic and biological properties relative to corresponding, unmodified HRS polypeptides.
US10472593B2	Liquid detergent A liquid detergent of the present invention contains: component (a): a nonionic surfactant which contains compounds represented by the following formula (1) wherein an average value of m in formula (1) ranges from 5 to 20; and in which a ratio of the compound wherein R1 is a double bond-containing unsaturated hydrocarbon group is equal to or greater than 45% by mass with respect to a total amount of the component (a), and a ratio of the compound wherein R1 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon group having two or more double bonds is equal to or greater than 4% by mass with respect to a total amount of the compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon group; and component (b): an anionic surfactant. R1CO(EO)mOR2 (1) wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 15 to 17 carbon atoms; EO is an oxyethylene group; m is a positive integer; and R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
US10472591B2	Lily of the valley odorant The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or as a mixture thereof, and wherein carbon 4 of the cyclohexenyl group has an absolute S configuration and R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and their use in perfumery to impart odor notes of white peach and floral type.
US10472590B2	Dry-mode oil/fat separation method The present invention addresses the problem of providing a crystallization method having excellent separation performance between a crystal fraction and a liquid fraction after crystallization in a dry-mode separation method employing stirring crystallization and compression filtration, whereby it becomes possible to produce an SUS-rich oil/fat from an SUS-containing oil/fat. In the dry-mode oil/fat separation for producing an SUS-rich oil/fat having an SUS content of 60% by weight or more from an SUS-containing oil/fat having an SUS content of 30% by weight or more, a crystalline S3 component is added to the SUS-containing oil/fat in an amount of 5 to 200 ppm by weight relative to the amount of the SUS-containing oil/fat at a temperature that is higher by 0 to 2° C. than a cloud point of the SUS-containing oil/fat so as to be mixed, and performing stirring crystallization.
US10472589B1	Removing toxins from edible fats and oils A method for removing FFAs and toxins from edible oils, without requiring short path distillation and its attendant high temperatures and high loss of product, includes preheating a crude or refined edible oil input stream, having a toxic material content of at least about 1 PPB, to a temperature of about 400-450° F. and introducing the preheated edible oil stream to the top of a vertical stripper column operating at a pressure of about 0.1-3 Torr, typically about 2 Torr. The downward flowing edible oil stream in the stripper is stripped by superheated steam flowing in a countercurrent direction up through the stripper column. Refined and deodorized edible oil having a toxic material content of less than about 500 PPT, and typically as low as about 1 PPT, and at most about 0.2% by weight FFAs, is removed from the stripper.
US10472588B2	Renewably derived aldehydes and methods of making and using the same Methods for making specialty chemical products and chemical intermediates using hydroformylation are generally disclosed. Further, compositions and compounds formed using such methods are also disclosed. In some embodiments, methods are disclosed for refining a renewably sourced material, such as a natural oil, to form compositions, which can be further reacted employing the methods disclosed herein to form certain specialty chemical products or chemical intermediates.
US10472587B2	Processes for producing industrial products from plant lipids The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids. In another embodiment, the lipid is converted to one or more hydrocarbon products in harvested plant vegetative parts to produce alkyl esters of the fatty acids which are suitable for use as a renewable biodiesel fuel.
US10472585B2	Aqueous lubricant for plastic working of metal material and having superior gas clogging resistance and post-moisture absorption workability A water-based lubricant for plastic working of a metallic material is obtained by adding to a water-based medium: (A) a polymer and/or a salt thereof containing a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof as a constituent monomer; (B) an oxoacid of tungsten, of silicon, or of phosphorus, or a condensate thereof, and/or a salt thereof; (C) a hydroxide of an alkali metal; and (D) a lubricating component (D), and the solid content weight ratio (A)/[(A)+(B)+(C)+(D)] is 0.05 to 0.4.
US10472583B2	Lubricating oil composition The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition including a viscosity index improver (A) containing a comb-shaped polymer and having an SSI (shear stability index) of 30 or less together with a base oil, wherein an HTHS viscosity (high temperature high shear viscosity) at 150° C. (T150) is 1.6 to 2.9 mPa·s, and a ratio of a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. (V40) [mm2/s] to the HTHS viscosity at 150° C. (T150) [mPa·s] (V40/T150) is 12.4 or less. The lubricating oil composition of the present invention is excellent in fuel consumption reducing properties in a low-temperature region assuming the time of starting an engine while making various properties, such as a viscosity, etc., in a high-temperature region assuming the time of high-speed operation of an engine favorable.
US10472580B2	Process and system for conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals and fuel products integrating steam cracking and conversion of naphtha into chemical rich reformate Process scheme configurations are disclosed that enable conversion of crude oil feeds with several processing units in an integrated manner into petrochemicals. The designs utilize minimum capital expenditures to prepare suitable feedstocks for the steam cracker complex. The integrated process for converting crude oil to petrochemical products including olefins and aromatics, and fuel products, includes mixed feed steam cracking and conversion of naphtha to chemical rich reformate. Feeds to the mixed feed steam cracker include light products from hydroprocessing zones within the battery limits, recycle streams from the C3 and C4 olefins recovery steps, and raffinate from a pyrolysis gasoline aromatics extraction zone within the battery limits. Chemical reformate from straight run naphtha streams is used as an additional feed to the aromatics extraction zone and or the mixed feed steam cracker. Feeds to the gas oil steam cracker include hydrotreated gas oil range intermediates from the vacuum gas oil hydroprocessing zone.
US10472568B2	Erosion control substrate and methods of use An erosion control slurry is disclosed. The slurry includes water and a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises: mulch at a weight of x; bentonite clay at a weight of about 0.25x to about 0.495x; and cellulosic water dispersible polymer or starch at a weight of about 0.0025x to about 0.125x. Also disclosed are a substrate that can be mixed with liquid to provide an erosion control slurry, and methods of controlling or reducing erosion.
US10472567B2	Compositions and methods for selectively etching titanium nitride Semi-aqueous compositions useful for the selective removal of titanium nitride and/or photoresist etch residue materials relative to metal conducting, e.g., tungsten and copper, and insulating materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The semi-aqueous compositions contain at least one oxidant, at least one etchant, and at least one organic solvent, may contain various corrosion inhibitors to ensure selectivity.
US10472565B2	Low temperature activator systems and methods for chemiluminescent reactions In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a chemiluminescent system, including: an activator system, including: (a) at least one first solvent, (b) at least one peroxide, (c) at least one catalyst, (d) at least one second solvent, where the at least one second solvent is selected from the group consisting of: tert-butanol, 3-methyl-3-pentanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, ethyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate, methyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol dibutyl ether, propylene glycol dimethyl ether, and a combination thereof; where a combination of the at least one first solvent and the at least one second solvent is present in a sufficient amount in the chemiluminescent system so as to result in the chemiluminescent system producing a light having an illuminescence between 0.1 1× and 35,000 1× at a temperature ranging from −110 degrees Celsius to 75 degrees Celsius.
US10472552B2	Spacer fluids for cementing well bores Spacer fluids are provided for use in cementing liners in oil and gas wells. The fluids comprise pumice and a suspending agent. Pumice is the first-in weighting agent and is added in amounts sufficient to stabilize the rheology of the fluid over time and temperature.
US10472550B1	Systems and methods for active cloud point adjustment and refrigeration cycles The present invention pertains to systems, methods, and compositions for liquid phase change, including for active cloud point, e.g., critical solution temperature, adjustment and heating or cooling, e.g., refrigeration, cycles. In some embodiments heat is absorbed, released or both due to phase changes in a liquid system. Advantageously, the phase changes may be controlled by controlling the ingredients or amounts of certain components of the liquid system. Advantages may include lower capital expenditures, lower operating expenses, or both for a diverse and wide range of heating and cooling applications. Such applications include, for example, cooling of data centers, cooled transportation of goods, refrigeration, heat pumps, extractions, ocean thermal energy conversion, and de-icing of roads to name just a few.
US10472544B2	System and method for bonding A method of binding a first item to a second item includes: loading the first item and the second item into a sealed chamber defined by a housing; dispensing an adhesive agent through a dispenser in the chamber at a location where the first item contacts the second item; and directing a curing source to cure the adhesive agent with a curing device.
US10472539B2	One-component amino resin coating compositions The present invention relates to one-component amino resin coating compositions having good chemical resistance, a good balance of hardness to elasticity, and rapid drying, to their use, and to methods for coating. Synthesis components that the coating compositions comprise include amino resin, hydroxyl-containing polymers as principal polyols, and certain branched polyester polyols, obtainable by polycondensation of hexahydrophthalic anhydride, trimethylolpropane, and optionally further components.
US10472533B2	Inkjet compositions and processes for stretchable substrates Novel inkjet ink compositions for forming an image in a form of an elastic film attached to a surface of a stretchable and/or flexible substrate and processes utilizing same for inkjet printing color images on various substrates such as colored and absorptive or impregnable stretchable materials, which are characterized by heightened efficiency in process time, ink and energy consumption, as well as products having durable, wash-fast and abrasion-fast images printed thereon by the process, are disclosed. The novel ink compositions comprise a first part, which contains a property-adjusting agent and a carrier, and a second part which contains an emulsified property-sensitive proto-elastomeric film-forming agent, a colorant and a carrier, such that the second part congeals upon contact with the property-adjusting agent. The second part is digitally applied to the substrate less than 1 second following the application of the first part to the substrate.
US10472527B2	Circumference coating material, bonding material, honeycomb structure, and method of producing honeycomb structure The circumference coating material fills a recessed groove that is formed on a circumferential surface of a honeycomb fired body and extends an axial direction at which a part of cells are opened to the outside and to cover the circumferential surface, thereby forming a circumferential wall on the circumferential surface of a honeycomb structure, and the circumference coating material includes colloidal silica in a part of raw materials to be used and has a chlorine concentration of 150 ppm or less. In addition, the colloidal silica to be used has a chlorine concentration of 500 ppm or less, and the colloidal silica is produced using at least any one acid of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and organic acid.
US10472517B2	Ultraviolet curable primer for radio-wave transmission cover of vehicle An ultraviolet curable primer for a radio-wave transmission cover of a vehicle may include about 20 wt % to about 30 wt % of urethane acrylate oligomer, about 35 wt % to about 60 wt % of monomer, about 1 wt % to about 5 wt % of photopolymerization initiator, about 0.1 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of wetting additive, and about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % of solvent, wherein the urethane acrylate oligomer comprises about 7.5 wt % to about 12.5 wt % of two-function urethane acrylate oligomer based on the total weight of the ultraviolet curable primer, and about 12.5 wt % to about 17.5 wt % of six-function urethane acrylate oligomer based on the total weight of the ultraviolet curable primer, and wherein the ultraviolet curable primer is applied to a radio-wave transmission cover comprising a multilayered oxide optical film.
US10472511B2	Fluoropolymer/fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane composite material, method for producing same, use of same, and precursor composition used in said production method Provided are a novel composite material in which a fluoropolymer and a fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane are dispersed in a mutually inseparable state, a method for producing the same, use of the same, and a precursor composition. The fluoropolymer-fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane composite material comprises: (A) one or more fluoropolymers selected from the group comprising polyvinylidene fluoride and polyvinylidene fluoride copolymers; (B) an organopolysiloxane crosslinking reaction product having a fluorine atom-containing organic group, obtained by subjecting to a crosslinking reaction a reactive organopolysiloxane having a fluorine atom-containing organic group and one or more reactive functional groups in the molecule capable of crosslinking between molecules by the reaction of these reactive functional groups; and optionally (X) fillers and/or other additives besides component (A) and component (B). Components (A) and (B) are included such that the mass ratio ((A)/(B)) of component (A) and component (B) is in the range of from 99/1 to 60/40.
US10472510B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and article manufactured using the same Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a thermoplastic resin including a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer and an aromatic vinyl copolymer resin; a light stabilizer including a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) and a benzotriazole UV stabilizer; and zinc oxide having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 μm to about 3 μm and a BET specific surface area of about 1 m2/g to about 10 m2/g. The thermoplastic resin composition can have good properties in terms of weather resistance, impact resistance, appearance, and/or antibacterial properties (activity).
US10472502B2	Resin-extended rubber composition and tire rubber compositions prepared therewith A process for the preparation of a shaped rubber composition comprising combining a rubber compound with an extender compound to produce a mixture; drying the mixture to produce a dried mixture; and shaping the mixture wherein the extender compound comprises a natural or hydrocarbon resin, which possesses a glass transition temperature of at equal to or greater than about −70° C. and an acid value of 50 mg KOH/g or less and wherein the mixture is shaped into particles or bales.
US10472501B2	Rubber composition for tire tread and method for producing the same A rubber composition for a tire tread that can suppress increase of rubber hardness due to migration of an oil with time is provided. The rubber composition for a tire tread includes a diene rubber, an oil, and oil absorptive polymer particles having an oil absorption value of from 100 to 1,500 ml/100 g, wherein the content of the oil absorptive polymer particles is from 2.5 to 60 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the oil. A pneumatic tire having a tread rubber comprising the rubber composition is provided.
US10472498B2	Molded article and molding material A molded article includes 10 to 40% by mass of reinforcing fibers (A); and 60 to 90% by mass of a matrix resin (B) mainly including a polyarylene sulfide, the molded article satisfying conditions (I) to (IV) and having a tensile strength of 240 MPa or more in a main orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers (A) in the molded article: (I) strand tensile strength of the reinforcing fibers (A) is 1.5 to 5.5 OPa; (II) number average fiber length of the reinforcing fibers (A) in the molded article is 0.4 mm or more and less than 0.6 mm; (III) tensile elongation of the matrix resin (B) is 1.5 to 10%; and (IV) interfacial shear strength between the reinforcing fibers (A) and the matrix resin (B) is 20 MPa or more.
US10472491B2	Articles Produced from VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) Polymers VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) polymers having a molecular weight of at least about 1,000,000 g/mol and a melt temperature less than about 240° C. The VDF copolymer contains at least about 50 mol % VDF monomer and may include an amount of at least one other monomer. The VDF copolymer may be used to form a membrane that has a node and fibril structure. The membrane has a percent porosity of at least 25%. A VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) polymer membrane may be formed by lubricating the VDF copolymer, subjecting the lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below the melting point of the VDF copolymer to form a preform material, and expanding the preform material at a temperature below the melting temperature of the VDF copolymer. Dense VDF copolymer articles, filled VDF copolymer membranes, and VDF copolymer fibers are also provided.
US10472489B2	Flame-proofed polymer composition A flame-proof vulcanized polymer composition includes as a polymer component a halogen-free olefinic M-group elastomer with a saturated main chain at an amount of greater than 50 Parts per Hundred Rubber (phr) with respect to polymer components, a halogen-free water-releasing flame retardant or a combination of different halogen-free water-releasing flame retardants at an amount of in total 30 to 130 phr and a mineral oil plasticizer having an amount of less than or equal to 50 phr. Further disclosed are a method for producing the flame retardant vulcanized polymer composition, a flame-retardant article and an elastic flame-proof composite element.
US10472485B2	Composite powder in which porous polymer is impregnated with scoria powder particles, cosmetic composition containing same, and process for producing same The present invention relates to a composite powder of scoria powder and a porous polymer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composite powder (scoria sphere) in which the surface and the inside of a porous polymer are uniformly impregnated with scoria powder particles prepared by spraying in one-step a dispersion in which scoria powder is dispersed in a solution in which a polymer is dissolved; a cosmetic composition containing the same; and a process for producing the same. When the scoria impregnated powder, of the present invention, in which the porous polymer is uniformly impregnated with the scoria powder particles, is formulated as a cosmetic composition, the porous polymer supplements the sebum absorption performance of the scoria miniaturized in a micro size, and thus the sebum absorption power is greatly improved.
US10472479B2	Prepreg for use in making composite parts which tolerate hot and wet conditions Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) that can be cured/molded to form aerospace composite parts that are designed to tolerate hot and wet conditions. The prepreg includes fibers and an uncured resin. The uncured resin includes an epoxy component that is a combination of a trifunctional epoxy resin, a tetrafunctional epoxy resin and a solid epoxy resin. The resin further includes polyethersulfone as a toughening agent and a curing agent.
US10472475B2	Method of producing glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object and glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object obtained by the method Provided are a method of producing a glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object by which a special glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object excellent in mechanical strength and aesthetic appearance can be easily produced, and a glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object obtained by the method. Glass fiber chopped strands subjected to a surface treatment with at least one of a urethane-based sizing agent and an acrylic urethane-based sizing agent, the glass fiber chopped strands each having a fiber length of from 1.2 mm to 1.8 mm, and a thermoplastic resin are each directly loaded into an injection molding machine, and are subjected to injection molding to produce the following special glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object. The resin molded object shows a specific fiber length distribution and shows a specific tensile strength, and unopened glass fibers are absent on the surface of the resin molded object.
US10472469B2	Low temperature stability of fluid flow improvers Embodiments relate to fluid flow improvers containing a copolymer with a siloxane group incorporated thereto. The fluid flow improvers may include polymer/copolymer having the characteristic of inhibiting wax/paraffin crystalline growth, modifying wax/paraffin crystal growth, dispersing of wax/paraffin, preventing the deposition of wax/paraffin, aiding the removal of wax/paraffin or depressing of the pour point of a wax/paraffin-containing fluid. The fluid flow improvers described may be employed alone, or may be used in combination with one or more additives for improving the low temperature flowability and/or other properties and may also be employed in combination with one or more organic solvents and/or aqueous solvents.
US10472468B2	PBI modification and cross-linking methods The present disclosure provides methods for modifying and cross-linking polybenzimidazoles, PBI. In one embodiment, the polybenzimidazole reacts with a compound, which has a halogen and a double bond functionality and which comprises a halogen and an organic group to form modified polymers by means of a nucleophilic substitution of the amine proton of the benzimidazole functionality in a solution, and a functional group is connected via each resulting free double bond and/or the polymers that are thus modified are cross-linked.
US10472466B2	Monomer composition and curable composition containing same Provided is a monomer composition that has rapid curability and can be cured rapidly, even in the presence of oxygen and/or water, to form a cured product having excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates. The monomer composition according to the present invention contains a vinyl ether compound (A). The vinyl ether compound (A) includes a vinyl ether compound (a) having a cyclic ether skeleton. The monomer composition further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a vinyl ether compound (a′) having a chain hydrocarbon skeleton, a divinyl ether compound (a″-1) having a cyclic hydrocarbon skeleton, an oxetane compound (B), and an epoxy compound (C).
US10472461B2	Semiconductor device and image sensor module The present invention is intended to provide a semiconductor device including adherends bonded with a cured product of an adhesive, the semiconductor device being configured such that a decrease in bonding strength after curing in a moisture resistance test is suppressed. In this semiconductor device, at least two adherends 20 and 70, 70 and 60, 70 and 50 made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of engineering plastic, ceramics, and metal are bonded with a cured product 10 of an adhesive containing (A) thermosetting resin, (B) a particular thiol compound, and (C) a latent curing agent.
US10472458B2	Stabilizer for polymer polyol production processes This invention relates to a stabilizer for polymer polyol production processes, its production and use.
US10472454B2	Preparing rigid polyurethane foams The present invention relates to a process for preparing rigid polyurethane foams or rigid polyisocyanurate foams by using certain polyetherester polyols B) based on aromatic dicarboxylic acids, optionally further polyester polyols C), which differ from those of component B), and polyether polyols D), wherein the mass ratio of total components B) and optionally C) to component D) is less than 1.6. The present invention also relates to the rigid foams thus obtainable and to their use for producing sandwich elements having rigid or flexible outer layers. The present invention further relates to the underlying polyol components.
US10472439B2	Catalyst system and process for the production of polyethylenes The present invention relates to a catalyst system for the production of polyethylene comprising: I) the reaction product obtained by reacting a) a hydrocarbon solution comprising: i. a magnesium-containing compound selected from an organic oxygen-containing magnesium compound and/or a halogen-containing magnesium compound; and ii. an organic oxygen-containing titanium compound wherein the molar ratio of magnesium:titanium is lower than 3:1; and b) an organo aluminium halide having the formula AlRnX3-n in which R is a hydrocarbon moiety containing 1-10 carbon atoms, X is a halogen and 0
US10472433B2	Acrylic polymer particles, production process therefor, ink composition, and coating composition Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylic acid and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9%.
US10472430B2	Polyacrylonitrile-sulphur composite having increased capacity A method of producing a cross-linked polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, in which polyacrylonitrile is reacted with sulfur and at least one cross-linking agent to form a cross-linked polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material and the cross-linking agent includes at least one functional group, selected independently of one another from an ethylenically unsaturated functional group, an epoxy group and a thiirane group. In addition, the invention relates to a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, a cathode material, an alkali metal-sulfur cell or an alkali metal-sulfur battery as well as to an energy store.
US10472427B2	Heterodimeric proteins The invention provides heterodimeric antibodies comprising a first heavy chain comprising a first Fc domain and a single chain Fv region that binds a first antigen. The heterodimeric antibodies also comprise a second heavy chain comprising a second Fc domain, a first variable heavy chain and a first variable light chain, wherein the first and second Fc domains are different.
US10472422B2	Tetravalent anti-PSGL-1 antibodies and uses thereof Provided herein are tetravalent antibodies that specifically bind to human PSGL-1. Unlike bivalent antibodies, these tetravalent antibodies contain a dimer of two monomers, with each monomer comprising two light chain variable (VL) domains and two heavy chain variable (VH) domains. This format allows for cross-linker/FcR-expressing cell-independent tetravalent antibodies against PSGL-1 that show enhanced efficacy as compared to bivalent PSGL-1 antibodies. These tetravalent antibodies can be used in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic methods, including without limitation treating T-cell mediated inflammatory diseases, transplantations, and transfusions.
US10472421B2	Method for expansion of a population of cells with IL2R beta/common gamma chain antibodies Anti-CD122 and/or γc antibodies and fragments thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions comprising such antibodies and fragments, and uses and methods using the same.
US10472419B2	Antibody molecules to TIM-3 and uses thereof Antibody molecules that specifically bind to TIM-3 are disclosed. The anti-TIM-3 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose immune, cancerous, or infectious conditions and/or disorders.
US10472418B2	Composition for preventing or treating lung cancer comprising antibody against CD66C and chemotherapeutic agent A use of prevention or treatment of lung cancer including an antibody specifically recognizing CD66c in lung cancer or its antigen-binding fragment and a chemotherapeutic agent is provided.
US10472412B2	Bispecific multivalent fusion proteins The invention provides a construct comprising two or more fusion proteins of Formulas (I)-(IV): A-(optional linker)-C-(optional linker)-B (Formula I), B-(optional linker)-D-(optional linker)-E-(optional linker)-B (Formula II), A-(optional linker)-C (Formula III), and B-(optional linker)-D-(optional linker)-E (Formula IV), wherein A denotes an antibody or antibody fragment, B denotes a single domain CD4, C denotes an immunoglobulin light chain constant region D denotes an immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region, and E denotes an Fc region or a portion thereof that is optionally defucosylated.
US10472411B2	Recombinant antibody and uses thereof Disclosed herein is a phage-displayed single-chain variable fragment (scFv) library, that comprised a plurality of phage-displayed scFvs characterized with (1) a specific CS combination; (2) a specific distribution of aromatic residues in each CDR; and (3) a specific sequence in each CDR. The present scFv library could be used to efficiently produce different antibodies with binding affinity to different antigens. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a potential means to generate different antigen-specific antibodies promptly in accordance with the need in experimental researches and/or clinical applications.
US10472410B2	Isolation of therapeutic target specific VNAR domains to ICOSL The present invention provides ICOSL specific antigen binding molecules which are isolated from immunized and synthetic Elasmobranchii derived libraries. In particular, the present invention relates to shark Variable New Antigen Receptor (VNAR) domains that specifically bind and neutralize the activity of human Induced Co-Stimulatory Ligand (ICOSL). The neutralizing VNAR domains are isolated from two independent sources; an immunized nurse shark library and a synthetic spiny dogfish framework fusion library. The molecules may be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions and used in medicine.
US10472409B2	Methods of making high-strength NDGA polymerized collagen fibers and related collagen-prep methods, medical devices and constructs The disclosure describes methods of making high-strength NDGA collagen and associated methods of preparing collagen preparatory material and medical bioprostheses.
US10472408B2	Fusion proteins comprising partial tetraspanin sequences and a system thereof for presenting peptides on the cell surface The subject-matter of the present application concerns fusion proteins based on tetraspanin proteins, in which the extracellular loop is replaced in whole or in part by peptide sequences of a different composition and also their production and use as transport vehicle. The disclosed fusion proteins are anchored in the membrane of cells and can be used to present foreign peptides fused with them on the cell surface.
US10472396B2	Modular base-specific nucleic acid binding domains from burkholderia rhizoxinica proteins The present invention concerns new modular base-per-base specific nucleic acid binding domains (MBBBD) derived from newly identified proteins from the bacterial endosymbiont Burkholderia Rhizoxinica and their use for engineering nucleic acid processing enzymes, such as specific endonucleases or transcription activators.
US10472392B2	Macrocyclic inhibitors of flaviviridae viruses Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
US10472381B2	Sialic acid derivatives Sialic acid derivatives of the formula (I)
US10472374B2	ACC inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10472373B2	Thienothiophene/dithienothiophene-triphenylamine/tetraphenylethylene derivatives for organic light emitting diodes The present invention discloses new molecules having defined structures of a series of thienothiophene (TT), dithienothiophene (DTT) and their substituted derivatives with triphenylamine and tetraphenylethylene, light emitting devices of which are expected to be applied to organic light emitting diodes (OLED).
US10472365B2	Short-acting benzodiazepine salts and their polymorphic forms The invention relates to besylate salts of the compound of formula (I): Methods of preparing the salts, and their use as medicaments, in particular for sedative or hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, or anticonvulsant purposes is also described.
US10472352B2	Rac inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds that act as pan-Rac inhibitors, compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. In particular, the compounds are useful for treating certain cancers such as breast cancer.
US10472343B2	Method for producing 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane The present invention can provide a method for producing 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane, comprising Steps A and B: Step A: a step of synthesizing a tetrathiocarbonate in a protic solvent; and Step B: a step of carrying out reaction between the tetrathiocarbonate and a dihalogenated methane in a mixed solvent (where the mass ratio of a protic solvent and an aprotic solvent is 13:87-38:62).
US10472341B2	Bicyclic tetrahydrothiazepine derivatives useful for the treatment of neoplastic and/or infectious diseases The present invention relates to bicyclic tetrahydrothiazepine of formula (I), wherein R1 to R3, X1, X2 and R18 have the meaning as indicated in the description and claims. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as their use as medicaments, especially in methods for the treatment or prevention of a neoplastic and/or infectious disease and in vitro methods.
US10472337B2	3-aryl-4-amido-bicyclic [4,5,0] hydroxamic acids as HDAC inhibitors The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with an HDAC, e.g., HDAC6, having a Formula I: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein.
US10472331B2	Crystal forms of the monosodium salt of foramsulfuron The present invention relates to a novel crystal form of the monosodium salt of foramsulfuron, a method for preparing this crystal form, use thereof in agrochemical formulations and also particular compositions, mixtures or agrochemical formulations comprising this crystal form, and also a novel monomethanol solvate of the monosodium salt of foramsulfuron.
US10472326B2	PQSR modulators The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I); to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compound(s); and to the use of the compound(s) as anti-infectives.
US10472319B2	Water-soluble UV-absorbing compounds and uses thereof Described herein are dimethyl acetal-containing UV-absorbing compounds and their uses in preparing UV-absorbing polyvinyl alcohol prepolymers suitable for producing UV-absorbing contact lenses capable of blocking ultra-violet (“UV”) radiation and optionally (but preferably) violet radiation with wavelengths from 380 nm to 440 nm, thereby protecting eyes to some extent from damages caused by UV radiation and potentially from violet radiation. This invention also provides a UV-absorbing polyvinyl alcohol prepolymer.
US10472317B2	Dioctyl terephthalate plasticizer and method of enhancing reaction efficiency in process for producing the same A method for enhancing reaction efficiency of a terephthalate plasticizer involves using a homogenizer to fine PTA to slurry having a particle size of 80-110 μm, and esterifying the PTA slurry with a C6-C10 alcohol in the presence of a titanium-based catalyst. The reactivity is enhanced by more than 37.5%, and the terephthalate plasticizer so synthetized is low-odor and has a purity of more than 99.5% as well as good physical properties such as acid value, color, and index of refraction.
US10472312B2	Method for producing phenoxyethanol derivative Provided is a method for producing a phenoxyethanol derivative. This method for producing a compound represented by formula (II) is characterized in that a compound represented by formula (I) (in the formula, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl) is reduced in the presence of lithium borohydride.
US10472311B2	1,4-butanediol-containing composition A 1,4-butanediol-containing composition having a concentration of 1,4-butanediol of 99.00% by weight or more and not more than 99.99% by weight and containing 2-pyrrolidone or N-methylpyrrolidone in a concentration, as converted into a nitrogen atom, of from 1.0 to 25 ppm by weight and methods of use thereof.
US10472305B2	Heat integration in disproportionation or transalkylation processes Toluene disproportionation and C9/C10 transalkylation are a significant source of xylenes in a modern aromatics complex. Methods and apparatuses for improving the energy efficiency of these disproportionation and transalkylation processes are provided.
US10472302B2	Ligand compound, organic chromium compound, catalyst system for oligomerization of olefins, and method for oligomerization of olefins using the catalyst system The present invention relates to a ligand compound, a catalyst system for oligomerization of olefins, and a method for oligomerization of olefins using the catalyst system. The catalyst system for oligomerization of olefins according to the present invention not only has excellent catalytic activity, but also exhibits high selectivity to 1-hexene or 1-octene, thus enabling more efficient preparation of alpha-olefin.
US10472300B2	Process for preparing olefins by dehydrating alcohols with less side effects comprising addition of sulfur containing compounds The present invention is a process for dehydrating an alcohol to prepare a corresponding olefin, comprising: (a) providing a composition (A) comprising at least an alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms, optionally water, optionally an inert component, in a dehydration unit, (b) placing the composition (A) into contact with an acidic catalyst in a reaction zone of said dehydration unit at conditions effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the alcohol to make a corresponding olefin, (c) recovering from said dehydration unit an effluent (B) comprising: at least an olefin, water, undesired by-products including aldehydes and light products, optionally unconverted alcohol(s), optionally the inert component, wherein, said composition (A)—providing step (a) comprises adding an effective amount of one or more sulfur containing compound capable to reduce the undesired by-products by comparison with a non introduction of such sulfur containing compound. The component introduced at step (a) can be chosen from the group consisting of thiols, sulfides, disulfides.
US10472298B2	Biochar suspended solution A method is provided for producing a biochar solution. The method comprises the steps of collecting biochar particles, dispersing the biochar particles in a liquid solution and adding a stabilizing agent to keep the biochar in flowable suspension. The stabilizing agent may be added to the liquid solution or to the biochar prior to placing the biochar in solution.
US10472296B2	Composite microorganism enzyme, method for preparing plant nutrient solution by using composite microorganism enzyme, and fertilizer synergist The present invention relates to a composite microorganism enzyme, a method for preparing a plant nutrient solution by using the composite microorganism enzyme, and a fertilizer synergist. The method comprises the following steps: mixing fresh kelp pulp with a composite microorganism enzyme; and performing enzymolysis on the mixture of the fresh kelp pulp and the composite microorganism enzyme in an enzymolysis vessel to obtain the plant nutrient solution; the composite microorganism enzyme comprises more than one kind each of cellulase, pectinase, protease and amylase, the mass percentage of the cellulases and the pectinases being far greater than that of the proteases and the amylases. The present method for preparing a plant nutrient solution involves a simple enzymolysis process, mild reaction conditions, low costs and no other chemical compositions during the reaction processes, and maintains more of the active ingredients of the fresh kelp.
US10472292B1	Manufactures, methods and apparatus for structural cellular lightweight concrete Manufactures, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a structural cellular lightweight concrete comprises a concrete mixture that is no more than 65% by volume of the manufacture of structural cellular lightweight concrete, the concrete mixture including concrete conforming to the requirements of ASTM C33; foam that has a density of at least 5 lbs./ft3, having high stability characteristics, and having a closed cell bubble structure; mix water being potable and free of contamination or deleterious materials; and Portland cement conforming to ASTM C150, the Portland cement being Type I, Type III or White Portland cement, and at least 35% air by volume of the manufacture of structural cellular lightweight concrete.
US10472291B2	Crosslinked starches for pore forming in ceramics Disclosed herein are green bodies comprising at least one ceramic-forming powder; at least one binder; and at least one cross-linked starch present in an amount of at least about 20% by weight as a super addition. Further disclosed herein is a method of making a porous ceramic body comprising mixing at least one ceramic-forming powder, at least one solvent such as water, at least one binder, and at least one cross-linked starch present in an amount of about 20% by weight as a super addition to form a batch composition; extruding the batch composition to form a green body; drying the green body; and firing the green body to form a porous ceramic body. Also disclosed herein are methods of screening a green body for making a porous ceramic body.
US10472286B2	Yttrium aluminum garnet based thermal barrier coatings Embodiments of a microstructure that allows arrest of contaminant infiltration includes an inter layer and at least one highly reactive ceramic layer. The inter layer is not reactive to an infiltrating reactive species. The HRC layer includes materials that react with a reactive contaminant species to slow or arrest infiltration of such contaminant species.
US10472254B2	Apparatus and method for analyzing influence variable on membrane fouling of seawater desalination system This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for analyzing an influence variable on membrane fouling of a seawater desalination system, wherein influence variables other than variables having a low degree of influence, among variables affecting the membrane, are selected, and the influence thereof on membrane fouling is used to derive an equation. The apparatus includes a variable storage unit configured to store variables affecting membrane fouling of a seawater desalination system, a dominant variable selection unit configured to select at least one dominant variable among the variables through at least one algorithm, and an equation derivation unit configured to derive a specific equation based on a correlation between the selected dominant variable and the membrane fouling.
US10472253B2	Liquid treatment method and liquid treatment apparatus The present disclosure provides a liquid treatment method and apparatus according to which poorly treated liquid is prevented from being discharged to the outside thereof. The liquid treatment apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a channel switch, a return channel that establishes communication between the channel switch and an internal space of a first tank, and a discharge channel that establishes communication between the channel switch and the outside of the liquid treatment apparatus. In the circulation state, the liquid mixture is circulated in the liquid treatment apparatus so as to return a liquid to the first tank through the return channel. If a concentration of the photocatalyst particles contained in the first tank falls within a predetermined range, the channel switch is switched from the circulation state to the discharge state to discharge the liquid to the outside of the liquid treatment apparatus.
US10472246B2	Method and apparatus for producing sodium borohydride A method and an apparatus for producing sodium borohydride that have excellent energy efficiency and production efficiency are provided. Using a production apparatus 20 comprising: a cylindrical reaction container 21; a cylindrical reaction portion 22 which is rotatably held in this reaction container 21 and in which sodium metaborate that is a raw material 1 and granular aluminum are housed together with a grinding medium 2; and a hydrogen introduction portion 23 for introducing hydrogen gas into the reaction portion 22 directly or via the reaction container 21, the sodium metaborate and the granular aluminum are reacted under a hydrogen atmosphere, while being rolled and ground with the grinding medium, to obtain sodium borohydride.
US10472242B2	Method for preparing graphene by using high speed homogenization pretreatment and high pressure homogenation The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene which comprises subjecting expanded graphite to high speed homogenization to prepare a feed solution and then subjecting the same to high pressure homogenization, thereby increasing the degree of dispersion of expanded graphite in the feed solution and so improving the efficiency of high pressure homogenization. Therefore, the present method has features that the efficiency of graphene preparation is excellent and the size of graphene to be prepared is uniform, compared with a conventional process.
US10472241B2	Process for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes The present disclosure relates to a process for the synthesis of highly crystalline carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Processes known in the art employ post-synthesis processes such as oxidation or hydrothermal treatment to produce CNTs with high crystallinity. The present disclosure produces highly crystalline CNTs at a low growth temperature and without hydrogen flow condition and without employing any post-production process. The process disclosed in the present disclosure produces CNTs having a crystallinity greater than 5 which makes them suitable for various industrial applications.
US10472238B2	Sulfur dioxide scrubbing system and process for producing potassium products The invention relates to a process for preparing potassium thiosulfate, potassium sulfite or potassium bisulfite comprising the following steps: Step (1a): providing a potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate solution for neutralizing acid forming components such as dissolving SO2 or H2S; Step (1b): providing an SO2 contacting solution, containing at least some potassium sulfite or potassium bisulfite or potassium thiosulfate; Step (2): providing SO2 gas; Step (3): reacting these to absorb the SO2 gas and to form an intermediate reaction mixture comprising potassium sulfite, or potassium bisulfite or a mixture thereof, and optionally recovering the potassium sulfite, or potassium bisulfite or a mixture thereof, and/or optionally using steps 4 and 5; Step (4): adding sulfur or sulfide containing compound containing sulfur having the oxidation state of 0, −2 or of between 0 and −2 to the reaction mixture and optionally potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate, and reacting the mixture under suitable conditions to form potassium thiosulfate; and Step (5): recovering the potassium thiosulfate, and optionally concentrating the potassium thiosulfate.
US10472232B2	MEMS device integrated with a semiconductor integrated circuit and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate comprising a MOS transistor. A MEMS device is integrally constructed above the MOS transistor. The MEMS device includes a bottom electrode in a second topmost metal layer, a diaphragm in a pad metal layer, and a cavity between the bottom electrode and the diaphragm.
US10472230B2	Process for fabricating a micromechanical structure made of silicon carbide including at least one cavity A process for fabricating a micromechanical structure made of silicon carbide including a cavity, from a stack including a first silicon-carbide layer and a silicon layer on the first silicon-carbide layer, the process including shaping the silicon layer so as to form a discrete silicon structure on the first silicon-carbide layer. The process further includes, after the shaping of the silicon layer, a carbonization to initiate the removal of the discrete silicon structure; depositing a second silicon-carbide layer; and an annealing step, the discrete silicon structure being entirely removed at the end of the annealing.
US10472227B2	Micro-device having a plurality of mobile elements arranged in a plurality of embedded cavities A micro-device comprising: a substrate, a stationary element rigidly connected to the substrate, a first mobile element suspended from the stationary element by first retention elements and configured to move with respect to the stationary element, a second mobile element suspended from the first mobile element by second retention elements and configured to move with respect to the first mobile element and the stationary element, a first cavity, at least some of the walls of which are formed by the stationary element and in which the first mobile element is encapsulated, a second cavity positioned in the first cavity, at least some of the walls of which are formed by the first mobile element, in which the second mobile element is encapsulated and which is insulated from the first cavity.
US10472225B2	Liner A beverage containment assembly may include a disposable liner assembly for dispensing fluids with a vessel. The liner assembly may comprise a flexible liner configured for the vessel, a flexible tube; and a cuff having an interlock surface. The cuff may be received in at least a portion of the tube thereby securing the liner and the tube. The interlock surface may be configured to provide a seal between at least the cuff and the liner. A method of manufacturing same is further provided.
US10472222B2	Double cooled draft beer machine A draft beer machine comprising a cabinet, and a refrigeration circuit inside the cabinet, including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. Inside the cabinet, a cold storage chamber is used to hold the cask, and the evaporator can refrigerate the cold storage chamber. A beer pipe is also inside the cabinet, and a beer tap is fixed to the outside of the cabinet. The outer end of the beer pipe is connected to the beer tap, and its inner end is used to connect to the cask. The cold storage chamber has a single chamber structure. Inside the cold storage chamber, there is a refrigeration tube. The refrigeration tube is connected to the refrigeration circuit and is in parallel with the evaporator. The refrigeration tube and the beer pipe are wound into a quick cooler of a round or an elliptic cylindrical shape, in an abreast and helical manner.
US10472221B2	Liquid dispenser A water purifier includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank to stir cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; and a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space, in which the separator has: a bottom that is horizontally formed and has a center hole through which the stirring member is inserted; a first extension that extends upward from the edge of the center hole; and a plurality of separation walls that extend upward from the top of the bottom and are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other around the center hole.
US10472218B2	Dosing device and dosing method for liquids The invention relates to a dosing device having an inlet for a liquid to be delivered to a container as a dose, in particular a beverage. The device comprises a valve seat, a sealing element interacting with the valve seat and an outlet for the dose of the liquid. In order to reduce foam build-up upon delivering the liquid into the container, according to the invention the sealing element can be moved to a first and a second opening position, wherein, in the second opening position, the flow cross-section area between the valve seat and the sealing element is larger than in the first opening position. In addition, the invention relates to a dosing method comprising the supplying of a liquid to a valve which is moved to a first and second opening position.
US10472203B2	Method and apparatus for automatic determination of elevator drive configuration The invention relates to a method and an apparatus the invention is a method for automatic configuration of an elevator drive in a traction elevator comprising an elevator car, a counterweight, a traction sheave, an electrical motor and a plurality of elevator ropes arranged to hoist the elevator car in response to the electrical motor rotating the traction sheave. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of electrical motor parameters from a memory associated with the electrical motor. A drive computer unit determines a roping ratio of the elevator by driving the elevator a distance based on elevator position sensor information and determines a plurality of torque values required to hoist the elevator with a predefined starting acceleration when the elevator car is loaded with a respective plurality of different loads. The torque values per each load are stored to a memory of the drive computer unit.
US10472202B2	System and method for a powered vertical axis hose reel In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for a powered vertical axis hose reel is shown. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a powered hose reel is disclosed having a spool around which a hose may be coiled, in which the spool is on a vertical axis relative to the ground. In various embodiments, the powered hose reel includes a programmable controller for implementing a rewind protocol adapted to encourage the hose to fill from the bottom of the spool cup to the top.
US10472199B1	Creel safety latch, overhead bobbin creel, and method for loading and unloading an overhead bobbin creel A creel safety latch includes an elongated pivot-control bar defining a longitudinal slot having first and second terminal ends. The slot is adapted for receiving a latch pin of a movable bobbin creel. A first pin catch is located proximate the first terminal end of the slot, such that sliding movement of the latch pin along the slot and beyond the first catch locates the latch pin in a first holding position directly adjacent the first terminal end of the slot. A second pin catch is located proximate the second terminal end of the slot, such that sliding movement of the latch pin along the slot and beyond the second catch locates the latch pin in a second holding position directly adjacent the second terminal end of the slot.
US10472197B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a post-printing processing device, and a paper exit part. The main body forms an image on paper. The post-printing processing device is located above the main body and performs post-printing processing on paper. The paper exit part is located on a side surface of the post-printing processing device. Paper is ejected to the paper exit part. The post-printing processing device includes a paper inlet port and a conveyance device. The paper inlet port is located in a rear part of a lower surface of the post-printing processing device. The conveyance device conveys paper conveyed via the paper inlet port into the post-printing processing device in a forward direction thereof to a paper loading tray and conveys the paper therefrom leftward to eject the paper to the paper exit part located on the left side of the post-printing processing device.
US10472195B2	Image forming system, image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same An image forming apparatus having a printer for printing an image on a sheet fed from an external sheet feeding apparatus sets the sheet feeding apparatus as a sheet feed source of the sheet to be used by the printer for printing and in accordance with the setting, makes a notification so as to notify a user to set a feeding parameter in the sheet feeding apparatus.
US10472194B2	Current detecting device, motor controlling system, image forming apparatus, sheet conveying device, robot, and current detecting method A current detecting device includes: a drive signal generating unit configured to generate a control signal based on a control voltage value indicating drive force to be applied to a target; a current detecting unit configured to detect a current value output based on the control signal generated by the drive signal generating unit; and a correction unit configured to correct the current value detected by the current detecting unit, based on at least a magnitude of the control voltage value.
US10472192B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a cover unit opened and closed with respect to an apparatus body and a guide unit including first and second movable guides respectively movable with respect to the apparatus body. A first conveyance path is formed between the first guide portion and the first movable guide, and a second conveyance path is formed between the second guide portion and the second movable guide. The guide unit is provided with a linking mechanism including an intermediate member for linking the first and second movable guides. The linking mechanism coordinates movements of the first and second movable guides such that the first and second movable guides are respectively moved away from the first and second guide portions along with an opening movement of the cover unit with respect to the apparatus body.
US10472185B2	Machine and station for making single-use capsules for beverages A beverage capsule machine for making single use capsules (1) for infusion beverages such as coffee, milk, chocolate, tea or combinations of these ingredients, comprises: a transport element (8) for transporting the components of the capsule (1) and being closed in a loop around movement means (9); the transport element (8) is configured to define a plurality of pockets (10) for receiving the components of the capsule (1) and which are positioned one after the other, in succession; a plurality of stations which are positioned along a path (P) followed by the transport element (8) and which are configured for operating continuously in phase with the same transport element (8) and comprising at least: a feed station (11) for feeding rigid containers (2) into respective pockets (10) of the transport element (8); a dosing station (12) for dosing the product into the rigid container (2); a closing station (13) for closing the rigid container (2) with a length of sheet (7); an outfeed station (14) for the capsule (1).
US10472179B2	Cartridge bearing assembly for roller conveyors A cartridge bearing assembly for a roller conveyor system includes a housing having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. A pair of bearings is spaced from each other and disposed in the housing. An shaft is received by the pair of bearings. The shaft is formed from a plastic material. A spring is disposed about a first portion of the shaft intermediate the pair of bearings. The spring biases the shaft outwardly from the first end of the housing.
US10472159B2	Beverage container insulator A beverage container insulator is disclosed herein and can include a body defining a cylinder with an opening at a first end and a web closing a second end. An interior surface defined by the body can receive a beverage container. An exterior surface is defined by the body opposite to the interior surface. The beverage container insulator can also include a first pattern of indicia positioned on the exterior surface. The first pattern forms readable text oriented such that a bottom edge of the readable text positioned closer to the web than the opening. The beverage container insulator can also include a second pattern of indicia positioned on the interior surface. The second pattern forms readable text oriented such that a bottom edge of the readable text is positioned closer to the opening than the web.
US10472158B2	Double bag vacuum insulation panel A double bag vacuum insulation panel is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope.
US10472151B2	Article carrier and blank therefor Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier having a carrying handle formed within a medial partition structure. The carrying handle (H) has an engaging edge that is disposed at a non-zero angle relative to an upper edge of the medial partition structure, and the engaging edge is disposed in an off-centre position within the medial partition structure.
US10472147B2	More versatile self-bonding cords New fastening devices and techniques are provided. A self-bonding cord is provided with unlimited possible divisions and self-bonding points. In some embodiments, radially-emanating columns with barbs for self-bonding are provided, where the barbs are angled to promote holding as they are spread by the interposition of other columns during self-bonding of the cord. The columns also define the outer surface of the cord, having outer gripping features that create an outer surface of the cord. In other embodiments, a cord has a memory and conformational structure providing elastic bundling, and encouraging self-bonding and wrapping—with semi-circular semi-ports and outer holding ridges spaced at intervals corresponding with the contact profile of the cord. In a method of use, one wraps various items in at least one loop of the cord, and presses loose ends of the cord together, creating a strong, reversible self-bond. Multiple-strength touch bonding is also provided.
US10472141B2	Film type wet tissue tube A film type wet tissue tube, comprising a wet tissue cover and a wet tissue bag. The wet tissue bag is made of plastic film and hermetically connected below the wet tissue cover in a replaceable manner. By replacing existing injection molding tubes with the wet tissue bag made of plastic film, wet tissue bags of different types can be connected and replaced with the same wet tissue cover as a bag mouth of the wet tissue bag can be adjusted at the time of connection according to the size of the wet tissue cover. This meets the needs of users to change wet tissue bags at any time. This is both environmentally friendly and economical. The plastic film has low cost and thus lowers costs of raw materials and costs in the wet tissue manufacturing process, making the product more competitive in the market.
US10472139B2	Dosing cap and system and method of using same A dosing cap for dispensing a measured dose of material includes a housing, a sealing member and a biasing member. The housing has an inlet end residing within a container and receives the material. An outlet end dispenses the material. A dosage region is interposed between the inlet end and outlet end. The sealing member is received within the housing. The sealing member includes a first seal proximate the inlet end to selectively open or close the inlet end and a second seal proximate the outlet end to selectively open or close the outlet end. When the biasing member is unbiased, the inlet end is open, the outlet orifice is closed and the dosage region is charged with material. When the biasing member is compressed, the sealing member is biased so that the inlet end is closed and the outlet orifice is open whereby the material is dispensed.
US10472123B2	Retail-ready container A blank is configured to be erected into a container including an inner tray and an outer carton frangibly connected to the inner tray. The inner tray includes an inner side wall and a bottom. The outer carton includes a top, an outer side wall, and a utility panel frangibly connected to the inner side wall.
US10472122B2	Container with a reinforcement structure and method of forming the same A blank assembly for forming a container includes a body blank that includes a bottom panel and two opposing side panels. The side panels are configured to at least partially form two opposing side walls of the container. The blank assembly also includes at least two end blanks. Each end blank is configured to form at least a portion of an end wall of the container. Each end blank includes a first inner corner panel, a first inner end panel, a first reinforcement panel, a second reinforcement panel, and a second inner end panel coupled together in series along preformed, parallel fold lines. The first inner corner panel is configured to extend obliquely between a side wall and an end wall. The first reinforcement panel is configured to extend from the first inner end panel inwardly towards an interior cavity of the container.
US10472119B2	Container made from thermoplastic material having a petaloid bottom with increased blow-moldability A container (1) made from thermoplastic material obtained by blow molding, or stretch-blow molding, includes a body (2) and a petaloid bottom (5) that has a central area (7) from which feet (6) extend radially, alternating with valleys (10), each foot (6) including a peripheral portion (11) connected to the body (2) of the container and a central portion (12) connected to the central area (7), the container being characterized in that each foot further has a truncated portion (13) forming a seat for the container (1), extending between the peripheral portion (11) and the central portion (12).
US10472111B2	Locking mechanism for locking a floating platform loaded with a machine onto a base, shock absorbing device with locking mechanism, and method thereof A shock absorbing device includes a floating platform, a base, and at least three locking mechanisms. The floating platform is movably spaced above the base and loaded with a machine. A center of gravity of the floating platform and the machine is located within a field enclosed by the at least three locking mechanisms. Each of the at least three locking mechanisms includes a first fixing component, a second fixing component, and a third fixing component. The first fixing component is disposed on the floating platform. The second fixing component is disposed on the base and located at a position corresponding to the first fixing component. The third fixing component is disposed on the second fixing component to engage with the first fixing component, so that the floating platform can be locked onto the base, which prevents damage of internal components of the machine caused by shock loads during transportation.
US10472106B2	Machine and method for making capsules for beverages A machine for making capsules containing a product includes a forming station for forming in a sheet of thermoformable plastic material at least a casing of a capsule having a cavity, a shearing station with a punch and a die for cutting the sheet so as to separate the capsule along a respective edge, and a filling station for dosing the product into the cavity. During the cutting, the punch moves to cut the sheet with the die and then lift and detach the capsule from the sheet. The punch and the die are movable away from each other for placing the capsule on the sheet, and a through opening is created in the sheet by separating the capsule. The through opening has a passage section smaller than external dimensions of the edge to allow the sheet to support and move the capsule along an advancing direction.
US10472104B2	Method of fabricating coffee pods at point of sale A method of fabricating coffee pods at a point of sale location using a coffee pod dispensing device with shell less, expandable coffee pods. The fabrication is initiated by tactile input from a control panel that determines the parameters of the coffee pods to be fabricated and generates the operational signals for the dispensing device. Fabrication there after progresses sequentially through a series of operations that involves the loading of the coffee pods onto a pod advancing means which then takes the coffee pods through the steps of expansion, filling, sealing and delivery. To accomplish this the pods are compressible pods arranged in a linear array that allows for pleated or stacked storage in a pod loading means within the device's enclosure, as well as continuous feed capabilities.
US10472095B1	Mobile fixture apparatuses and methods A mobile fixture includes a movable base, a support platform, an adaptor interface, at least one sensor, and a controller. The movable base is configured to travel over a floor. The support platform is articulable with respect to the base. The adaptor interface moves with the support platform, and is configured to mechanically interface with an attachment member. The at least one sensor is coupled to the adaptor interface and is configured to detect at least one of a force or movement resulting from an interaction between the adaptor interface and the attachment member. The controller is operably coupled to the movable base, support platform, and at least one sensor, and is configured to control movement of at least one of the movable base or support platform responsive to the at least one of the force or movement detected by the at least one sensor.
US10472093B2	Runway arrangement A device for marking a runway section, the device comprising: a light source; and a light director.
US10472092B2	Cam mechanism for moving a sensor within a volume constrained compartment A mechanism for moving a sensor within a volume constrained sensor compartment, which includes a cam path defined within the compartment, a cam follower mounted for movement throughout the cam path, a support assembly connected to the cam follower for carrying the sensor within the compartment as the cam follower moves throughout the cam path, and a flipper cam mounted for movement relative to the cam path between a first position permitting the cam follower to move within a left side portion of the cam path so as to translate and rotate the sensor within a left side of the compartment and a second position permitting the cam follower to move within a right side portion of the cam path so as to translate and rotate the sensor within a right side of the compartment.
US10472091B2	Method and apparatus using a drone to input vehicle data An unmanned aerial vehicle is operated to utilize one or more tools included in an attachment assembly to obtain state measurements on an object being analyzed by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The attachment assembly can include one or more of a digital camera for capturing a digital image (or a series of images), a color meter for measuring a paint color, a thermographic camera for measuring infrared radiation, an electronic nose device for measuring odors, or an electronic distance measuring device for measuring a distance between objects. An operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle is then modified based on the obtained state measurements.
US10472085B2	Differential pressure sensor system, aircraft equipped with a differential pressure sensor system and method for operating a differential pressure sensor system A differential pressure sensor system for use in an aircraft comprises a differential pressure sensor for determining a differential pressure between a pressurizable aircraft cabin and an aircraft environment, the differential pressure sensor having a first port connectable to the pressurizable aircraft cabin via a first line and a second port connectable to the aircraft environment via a second line. A shut-off device of the differential pressure sensor system is arranged in the second line which is switchable between an open position in which it opens the second line, such that a pressure prevailing in the aircraft environment acts on the second port of the differential pressure sensor, and a shut-off position in which it closes the second line, such that the second port of the differential pressure sensor is shut off from the pressure prevailing in the aircraft environment.
US10472080B2	Helicopter engine mounting assembly An engine mount assembly for mounting an engine which produces a torque to a body having a persistent troublesome frequency vibration is disclosed. The engine mount assembly includes two fluid elastomeric chambers groundable to the body, an intermediate cradle link disposed between the two fluid chambers, a lateral link grounded to the body and the intermediate cradle, and a fluid conduit connecting the two fluid chambers. When subjected to torque a positive fluid pressure is generated within the fluid chambers and fluid conduit with the two fluid chambers share a plurality of loads while a transfer of the persistent troublesome frequency vibration from the body to the engine is inhibited.
US10472072B2	Supply tube for sensor A sensor supply tube assembly is provided for disposition within a compressor outlet through which a main flowpath is defined and a sensor port transversely coupled to the compressor outlet. The sensor supply tube assembly includes first and second tubes. The first tube is formed to direct main flowpath fluid from the compressor outlet and through a portion of the sensor port and includes first and second ends disposed within the sensor port and the compressor outlet, respectively, and a curved section interposed between the first and second ends. The second tube includes a sleeve tightly fittable between the first end and the sensor port and a base. The base has an exterior surface from which the sleeve extends and which is disposed and configured to non-rotatably abut with an interior surface of the compressor outlet.
US10472067B2	Separating device for separating two zones of a passenger cabin equipped with overhead luggage bins comprising a movable shell A separating device for separating two zones of a passenger cabin equipped with overhead luggage bins comprising a movable shell comprising a curtain element made of a flexible material and being dimensioned and shaped so as to be capable of at least partially covering an area extending below an overhead luggage bin with its movable shell being in its closed position in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the overhead luggage bin. The curtain element has a first edge adapted to face the movable shell of the overhead luggage bin when the separating device is mounted in the passenger cabin. The separating device further comprises a holder supporting a first end of the first edge of the curtain element and a fixing device adapted to fix a second end of the first edge of the curtain element to the movable shell of the overhead luggage bin.
US10472066B2	Chiller galley cart, galley, and method for cooling A chiller galley cart includes a plurality of walls defining an interior cavity, a supply valve defined in one wall of the plurality of walls, and a return valve defined in one wall of the plurality of walls. The supply valve and the return valve are configured to couple to a chiller positioned in the interior cavity to provide cooled airflow from the chiller galley cart. A method for cooling a demand galley cart positioned in a cart compartment of a galley includes positioning a chiller galley cart in the cart compartment having a chiller positioned in the interior cavity coupled to the supply valve and the return valve and coupling the supply valve to a supply port of the galley and coupling the return valve to a return port of the galley.
US10472064B2	VTOL fixed-wing aerial drone with interchangeable cabins An aerial drone having a flying platform with a canard configuration and has detachable and interchangeable cabins.
US10472062B2	System, method, and program for controlling drone The present invention is to provide a system, a method, and a program for controlling a drone to take an image at high resolution if a predetermined condition is satisfied. The system includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image taken by a drone; an image analysis unit that analyzes the acquired image; an extraction unit that extracts a point that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the result of the image analysis; a position coordinate acquisition unit that acquires the position coordinate of the extracted point; and a control unit that controls the drone to fly to the acquired position coordinate and take an image at a higher resolution than that of the analyzed image.
US10472059B2	Inboard bearing assemblies for proprotor systems A proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter flight mode and an airplane flight mode. The proprotor system includes a yoke having a plurality of blade arms with inboard pockets. A centrifugal force and shear bearing assembly is disposed in each of the inboard pockets of the yoke. Each of a plurality of proprotor blades is coupled to the yoke by one of the bearing assemblies such that each proprotor blade has a pitch change degree of freedom about a pitch change axis and a tilting degree of freedom about a focal point. Each bearing assembly includes a centrifugal force bearing coupled to the yoke, a shear bearing coupled to the yoke and an inboard beam coupled between the centrifugal force bearing and the shear bearing. Each inboard beam is coupled to a respective proprotor blade.
US10472058B2	VTOL aircraft with step-up overlapping propellers A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing aircraft having overlapping propellers and low handing vertical stabilizers disposed on the rear end of the aircraft.
US10472053B2	Retractable wheel assembly A retractable wheel assembly includes arm assemblies, wheels, retraction arms, guide blocks, and a threaded shaft. The arm assemblies are hingedly attached to a lower frame of a utility vehicle. Each arm assembly comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm hingedly linked therebetween. Each wheel is connected to the third arm of each arm assembly. The retraction arm is connected to the second arm, and a threaded shaft. The threaded shaft is configured to be actuated rearwardly where the retraction arm is rearwardly pulled helped by a guide block to convert the longitudinal movement to vertical movement, causing the second arm to fold the arm assembly inwardly when the trailer is positioned at rest. Then the threaded shaft is configured to be actuated forwardly where the retraction arm is pushed forward and helped by a guide block to convert the longitudinal movement to vertical movement causing the second arm to unfold the arm assembly outwardly to deploy the wheels for motion.
US10472049B2	Bonded mount ring spinner A fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, a method for fabricating a fan assembly for a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The fan assembly of the gas turbine engine may include a spinner section, a fan hub section aft of the spinner section, and a joint therebetween. The fan assembly may further include a support ring for internally supporting the spinner, the support ring including a first portion facing the fan hub and a second portion connected to the spinner at the joint, wherein the connection between the second portion and the joint is a bonded connection.
US10472040B1	Sealing ducts into a balloon Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for manufacturing a balloon envelope including a duct for high altitude balloons. In one example, a first sheet of material may be provided. A premade duct may be arranged at least partially on the first sheet of material. The duct may include a first substance on an internal surface. A second sheet of material may be arranged over at least a portion of the duct. A heat sealing device may be applied to the second sheet of material to heat seal the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material. The heat sealing device may be applied over at least a portion of the duct in order to seal external surfaces of the duct to each of the first and second sheets of material and form a balloon gore. The first substance may keep the duct from being sealed to itself.
US10472038B1	Hydraulic fluid reservoirs for steering actuators on outboard motors An outboard motor is for propelling a marine vessel in water and can be trimmed about a trim axis into and between a raised position in which the outboard motor is fully trimmed up out of the water and a lowered position in which the outboard motor is fully trimmed down into the water. The outboard motor has a hydraulic steering actuator for steering the outboard motor about steering axis and a reservoir mounted on the outboard motor and containing hydraulic fluid for the hydraulic steering actuator. A vent opening vents the reservoir to atmosphere and is located on top of the reservoir and closer to the back of the outboard motor than the front of the outboard motor so that the vent opening does not become covered by the hydraulic fluid when the outboard motor is trimmed into and out of the raised and lowered positions.
US10472025B2	Multi-density core surfboard blank and method of making This invention is directed toward a surfboard made from at least two different types of foam and laminating methods. The general invention has a central core, preferably of EPS foam, and two outside panels—located either on the sides, or rails, of the blank, or above and below the central core. In a preferred embodiment, the panels are made from PU foam, and the panels are attached to the central core through a laminating substrate, which can be another type of foam or copolymer, such as TPU, or a harder material such as plastic or wood. The invention produces a blank that can be shaped into a surfboard that is both strong and flexible.
US10472017B2	Lower fork alignment system A lower fork alignment system for a vehicle is described. The lower fork alignment system includes: a brace detachably coupling a first lower tube and a second lower tube of a lower fork, wherein the first and second lower tubes include: first and second receiving adjustment mechanism configured for receiving corresponding interfacing mechanisms of the brace, wherein upon receipt of alignment features of the interfacing mechanisms, one of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a horizontal direction along a horizontal axis, and the other of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a vertical direction along a vertical axis.
US10472011B2	Bicycle rental system with multiple ways of renting and returning bicycles A bicycle rental system includes a plurality of rental bicycles, each of which has a locking apparatus, a controlling apparatus, and a parking locker. The locking apparatus is operated to lock the rental bicycle, and the parking locker is able to engage and lock a dock locker of the dock. The controlling apparatus transmits signals to a control system, and receives signals from the control system through a network. The bicycle rental system may return the rental bicycle with or without the docks, and may rent the rental bicycle by a mobile device or a tag device.
US10472006B2	Powered hand truck with pivoting tracks The powered hand truck with pivoting tracks includes a chassis containing the components for general operation. A common pivot axle extends through the chassis and a pair of tracks is pivotally attached to opposite ends of the common pivot axle. This connection to the pivot axle permits each track to pivot passively with respect to the chassis independently of the other. An extendable control arm has one end attached to each opposing side of the chassis and an opposing end attached to a corresponding track. The control arm controls the extent of pivoted positioning of the connected track to dampen pivoting of the corresponding track within a predetermined range.
US10472004B1	Bi-directional spoiler A spoiler for a bi-directional vehicle may decrease the drag coefficient for the vehicle regardless of a direction of travel of the vehicle. When the vehicle spoiler is located proximate a leading end of a vehicle, the spoiler may promote laminar attached airflow. In contrast, when the vehicle spoiler is located proximate a trailing end of the vehicle, the spoiler may promote detachment of airflow from the vehicle body.
US10472001B2	Vehicle body frame including structural bulkhead with acoustic spray foam control A vehicle body frame includes a longitudinally extending roof side rail. The roof side rail includes an outer panel, an inner panel fixed to the outer panel to define a cavity therebetween, and a reinforcement panel disposed between and fixedly secured to the outer and inner panels. The reinforcement panel separates the cavity into an inner cavity and an outer cavity. The roof rail has a forward end portion and a rearward end portion. An acoustic spray foam control bulkhead is secured within the cavity at the rearward end portion of the roof side rail. The bulkhead includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced from and opposed to the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls are configured to at least partially confine within the inner cavity between the first and second sidewalls an acoustic spray foam injected into an injection inlet aperture provided on the inner panel.
US10471993B2	Two-track vehicle A two-track vehicle with a vehicle body suspension, in particular with a front auxiliary frame, which is connected at the lateral vehicle body longitudinal carriers, and with a drive assembly-bearing component, in particular with a tunnel transverse bearing carrier, which is arranged at a longitudinal offset at a distance from the auxiliary frame and which bridges over a vehicle body central tunnel. A drive assembly is supported by the auxiliary frame and also on the tunnel transverse carrier. An intermediate coupling element is provided, which connects the auxiliary frame to the tunnel transverse carrier in a force-transmitting manner, while the longitudinal offset is bridged over.
US10471992B2	Vehicle guidance system A system and method for guiding an articulated vehicle having at least a first section and a second section includes one or more sensors positioned separately from the vehicle and adapted to detect the positions of and the angle between the first and second sections. The system also may include one or more position sensors located on the vehicle. A computing system that may be on the vehicle or positioned separately from the vehicle receives the position data and includes a pose-determining algorithm for determining the position and orientation of the vehicle and a guidance-determining algorithm for determining guidance commands to guide the vehicle to a target position. A communications device communicates the guidance commands or sensed position and/or angle information to the vehicle.
US10471986B2	Movable rig and steering system A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.
US10471978B2	System and method for controlling a level crossing Controlling a level crossing includes one or more transceivers located in proximity of a level crossing area on a first side of a railway track; corresponding passive reflective targets located in proximity of the level crossing area on a second side of the railway track opposite to the first side where each transceiver is located and a control unit connected to each transceiver. Each target is arranged to receive RF signals coming from each transceiver and to send back corresponding reflected signals. Each transceiver is arranged to elaborate said reflected signals to calculate predetermined parameters values. Also, the control unit is arranged to acquire said parameters values from each transceiver and to elaborate them to detect the presence of a train in an area around the level crossing area and, in case of presence of said train, to send a warning message and/or close bars of the level crossing.
US10471977B1	Path disruption alert vehicle system and method A path disruption alert vehicle system that positions an alert vehicle forward of an ensuing vehicle, alerts the ensuing vehicle of sensed path disruption events, and alerts individuals that are in the path of the oncoming ensuing vehicle.
US10471972B1	Hopper gate mobile servicing apparatus A manually manipulated apparatus supports the gate of a railroad hopper car during maintenance or removal of the gate. The apparatus has a frame and a support frame attached to the frame. The support frame is selectively raisable and lowerable between a lowered position adjacent to the frame to a raised position extending upwardly above the frame. The support frame has a gate engagement member which has an upwardly facing surface which is adapted to engage a downwardly facing surface of the gate when the support frame is in the raised position.
US10471971B2	Zipline trolley For travel on a cable, the zipline trolley includes a wheel, a brake, a frame, a hanger, and a lower slot. The wheel is disposed on a proximal end of a frame. The wheel includes a groove that receives a cable at a lower portion of the wheel and a wheel bearing. The brake is disposed on a distal end of the frame. The brake is connected to a given lever point and includes a groove along a brake bottom that receives the cable. The frame includes an array of lever points disposed between the brake and the wheel. The hanger is connected to a given lever point and suspends a weight. The weight applies a force about the wheel to the brake to control a rate of descent of the device along the cable. The lower slot receives the cable.
US10471957B2	Vehicle control apparatus capable of giving continuity to reactive perception quantities of cooperative operation perceived by occupant A vehicle control apparatus includes: a plurality of operation devices, a plurality of reaction applying devices, a plurality of driving devices, and control device. The control device is capable of controlling the plurality of reaction applying devices and the plurality of driving devices. When the occupant operates preceding operation devices and subsequently operates subsequent operation devices different from the preceding operation devices, the control device causes a reactive perception quantity that is perceived by the occupant when the occupant starts operating the subsequent operation devices to substantially match a reactive perception quantity that is perceived by the occupant when the occupant finishes operating the preceding operation devices.
US10471954B2	Collision avoidance support device A collision avoidance support device comprises: target detection unit for detecting an target existing in front of a vehicle travelling on a road; target type determination unit for detecting which of a moving object and a stationary object the target detected by the target detection unit is; obstacle determination unit for determining whether or not the target detected by the target detection unit is an obstacle which is likely to collide with the vehicle; and traveling direction automatic control unit. The traveling direction automatic control unit is configured to calculate the selected avoidance path so that the distance margin of when the obstacle determination unit determines that the obstacle is the moving object is larger than the distance margin of when the obstacle determination unit determines that the obstacle is the stationary object.
US10471950B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of changing operation mode for the same A method of changing an operation mode of a hybrid vehicle may include determining a current operation mode, determining a predicted travel distance in a first mode when the current operation mode is the first mode or a current driving load satisfies a criterion for switching to the first mode as a result of the determination, determining whether an engine is warmed up, and determining whether to drive in the first mode or a second mode according to the determined predicted travel distance and whether the engine is warmed up.
US10471925B2	Coated airbag, method for making the same, and airbag module comprising the coated airbag An airbag comprises a textile substrate and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the textile substrate. The coating comprises a polyurethane polymer and a phosphorous compound. The phosphorous compound can be selected from the group consisting of esters of phosphoric acid, esters of phosphonic acid, esters of phosphinic acid, and mixtures thereof. An airbag module comprises the above-described airbag, a gas generator, and a cover at least partially enclosing the airbag and gas generator.
US10471921B2	Airbag unit for a motor vehicle safety device and a related method of packaging an airbag An airbag unit for a motor vehicle safety device includes an inflatable airbag formed of flexible material and provided in a rolled and/or folded package. The inflatable airbag is held under compression by a cover extending around at least part of the package. The cover is formed of a molded pulp material and is configured to impart a predetermined stable shape to the unit. A method of packaging an airbag in such a manner is also disclosed.
US10471920B2	Seat with airbag A seat includes a seat bottom and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom. The seatback includes a headrest and a front face facing the seat bottom. The seat includes an airbag inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The airbag in the undeployed position is supported by the front face above the headrest. The seat includes a tether extending from the seatback to the airbag.
US10471912B2	In-vehicle equipment control system An in-vehicle equipment control system includes a wire harness configured to be connected with a power source mounted on a lower side of a vehicle than a ceiling of the vehicle, and provided in an extending manner from the lower side to the ceiling along a pillar of a vehicle body; and a ceiling side controller configured to control an equipment provided at least to the ceiling, the ceiling side controller being provided to the ceiling, electric power of the power source being supplied to the ceiling side controller via the wire harness passing through the pillar.
US10471911B2	Power supply control apparatus, communication system, and power supply control method In a communication system, ECUs are connected to a bus. A relay apparatus receives data that was transmitted by one of the ECUs via the bus, and determines, based on the content of the reception, whether or not the power supply from a battery to a transmission source that transmitted the data is to be cut off. If the relay apparatus determines that the power supply to the transmission source is to be cut off, the relay apparatus cuts off the power supply from the battery to the transmission source.
US10471902B2	Retaining device for a still or video camera in the interior of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a retaining device for a still or video camera in the interior of a motor vehicle with a fastening apparatus (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) for attaching the retaining device to a vehicle seat part, such as a backrest (2), headrest (3), or headrest holder (4, 4a, 4b) of a vehicle seat (1), and a carrier arm (6, 6′, 6″, 60, 60′, 60″, 62, 62′, 62″) which is oriented approximately horizontally and parallel with respect to the broad side of the backrest (2) and at one end of which a holder (7) is arranged for receiving a camera (8), wherein the carrier arm (6, 6′, 6″, 60, 60′, 60″, 62, 62′, 62″) protrudes beyond the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4, 4a, 4b) to such an extent that the lens (8a) of the camera (8) has an uninterrupted view towards the front in the driving direction and/or towards the rear in the direction counter to the driving direction, and wherein the carrier arm (6, 6′, 6″, 60, 60′, 60″, 62, 62′, 62″) at its other end is connected via a first rotary joint (6a) with an approximately vertically-oriented rotational axis Z2 to the fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) and can be pivoted in an approximately horizontal plane.
US10471901B2	Vehicle tailgate system A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of one of the side panels. The tie-down bracket defines a C-channel that extends along the exterior of one of the side panels from the upper panel toward the lower panel.
US10471898B2	Roll cover assembly A roll cover assembly for covering a cargo space of a vehicle includes a cassette housing an extendable/retractable roll cover, a first receptacle adjacent a first side wall of the cargo space and having a channel configured to slidably guide a first end of the cassette during insertion or removal, a second receptacle adjacent a second side wall of the cargo space and having an opening configured to receive a second end of the cassette and permit pivoting of the cassette about the second end during removal of the first end from the first receptacle, a locking mechanism releasably locking the first end of the cassette into the first receptacle, and a release device actuatable to release the locking mechanism by pulling along a line-of-action parallel with a direction in which the first end of the cassette moves during removal from the first receptacle.
US10471895B2	Video transmission for road safety applications A method for providing road safety services in a cellular system includes a road safety application forming at least one group including at least one first UE for exchanging information with the road safety application. Road safety information is received in at least one base station or in at least one second UE or in an external processing block connected to the at least one base station or to the at least one second UE and is transmitted to the at least one first UEs within the group. The road safety information is retrieved while using at least one group identifier and a scheduling assignment provided to the at least one first UE by the at least one base station or by the at least one second UE.
US10471894B2	Method and apparatus for controlling vehicular user interface under driving circumstance A method for controlling an in-vehicle user interface includes monitoring a driving mode of a vehicle, determining, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device provided in, or engaged with, the vehicle, and outputting a notification through the window in response to a determination result.
US10471893B2	Device for controlling operation of modem for vehicle in order to prevent battery discharge and method for controlling same Provided is a device for controlling an operation of a modem for a vehicle in order to prevent battery discharge, comprising: a modem for a vehicle mounted on the vehicle; and a TCU (Telematic Control Unit) for frequently or periodically detecting a communication environment of the modem for the vehicle when the modem for the vehicle enters a standby state mode, and, when the number of times of repetition of a normal service state and a no-service state is larger than or equal to a reference value or when the number of times of repetition of communication network registration is larger than or equal to the reference value, cutting off standby power of the modem for the vehicle even before a standby time preconfigured in the modem terminates.
US10471892B2	Apparatus for generating sound by using car body An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a sound generator which is connected to a vehicle body and generates sound, the sound generator including: a magnetic circuit generating vibration; a yoke contacting an upper surface of the magnetic circuit; an elastic member contacting at least a part of an upper surface of the yoke and performing vibration motion; a housing including an internal space formed as upper and lower sides of the housing are opened and lateral sides of the housing are closed; and a coil receiving an alternating current signal provided from the outside, wherein the coil is positioned in the internal space of the housing, wherein the sound generator transmits the vibration generated by the magnetic circuit to the vehicle body and vibrate at least a part of the vehicle body such that sound is generated from the vehicle body.
US10471887B2	Laser head lamp for vehicle and vehicle A laser head lamp for a vehicle includes: a plurality of lamp modules each comprising a laser diode and configured to output at least one of a low beam or a high beam; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: acquiring total operation time of each of the plurality of lamp modules; and controlling, based on the acquired total operation times, at least one first lamp module among the plurality of lamp modules differently from at least one second lamp module among the plurality of lamp modules.
US10471884B2	Headlight optical-axis control device In a headlight optical-axis control device 10, a controller 15 is configured to: calculate vehicle angles indicating tilt angles of a vehicle relative to a road surface, on the basis of ratios, each being a ratio of a difference between a reference acceleration in a longitudinal direction and a signal indicating an acceleration in the longitudinal direction detected during traveling of the vehicle, to a difference between a reference acceleration in a perpendicular direction and a signal indicating an acceleration in the perpendicular direction detected during traveling of the vehicle by an acceleration sensor 2; calculate a plot of the calculated vehicle angles thereby to derive a vehicle angle corresponding to a case where a change of the acceleration in the longitudinal direction is zero; and generate a signal for controlling the optical axes of headlights 5L and 5R on the basis of the derived vehicle angle.
US10471880B2	Locking device for containers A locking device for containers on a vehicle chassis, having a housing, a plug-in pin which is mounted displaceably in the housing and/or a rotary pin which is mounted rotatably in the housing, wherein the plug-in pin and/or the rotary pin can be moved between an open position and a locked position. The invention was based on the problem of providing a locking device for containers which is triggered automatically by way of the loading operation. According to the invention, the problem is solved by the fact that a spring element which interacts with a triggering element acts on the plug-in pin or the rotary pin, wherein the triggering unit has at least one sensing bolt which protrudes out of the housing in the direction of a container fitting in the open position.
US10471856B2	Lifter device A lifter device, wherein a pawl operating member is configured to be rotatable with respect to a rotation shaft so as to rotate in accordance with an operation of an operation handle and includes a first projection protrudingly formed on its outer peripheral side for rotational alignment, wherein a support member includes a second projection which is protrudingly formed so as to face the first projection and which serves as a reference position of a pawl operating member in a rotational direction, and wherein, in a state where the operation handle is not operated, a second spring is configured to bias the first projection so as to overlap with the second projection in the rotational direction of the pawl operating member.
US10471850B2	System and method for controlling rotating type seat of self-driving vehicle A system and a method are provided for controlling a rotating type seat of a self-driving vehicle. In particular, seat position and bolster volume are adjusted based on a pressure rate in response to a vehicle turning when seat of the self-driving vehicle is rotationally adjusted in a desired direction. Accordingly, body displacement due to a centrifugal force and inertia is supported and a stable seating feeling is provided to the passenger.
US10471848B2	Arcing filtering using multiple image capture devices A system for detecting arcing between two electrical conductors includes an image capture arrangement including a plurality of image capture devices configured to be arranged in spaced relationship relative to one another and to a contact region between the electrical conductors so as to provide depth information. A processor is responsive to the image capture arrangement for computing a depth range of the contact region between the electrical conductors relative to a first image capture device of the image capture arrangement and determining if an arcing candidate appears within the computed depth range for the first image capture device of the image capture arrangement and at least one further image capture device of the image capture arrangement and, if it does, flagging the candidate as arcing at the contact region.
US10471846B2	Methods and systems for supplying electricity to multiple loads with current measurements To prevent theft and/or leakage of electricity and to distribute electricity for recharging electric vehicles, the present invention discloses methods and systems for enabling and disabling a plurality of relays at a system. The system comprises a power supply, at least one ammeter, a power supply enabler and at least one power controller. The required steps include measuring current drawn by the plurality of loads by one or more ammeters. The power controller independently enables or disables each of the plurality of relays according to the instructions received. The power supply enabler enables or disables power supply to the system substantially based on the amount of current being drawn by the system.
US10471838B2	High voltage fast charge utilizing two charge ports Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. More particularly, a vehicle including a first charging port at a first location on the vehicle and a second charging port at a second location on the vehicle is provided. The first charging port of the vehicle may be different from the second charging port of the vehicle. That is, a standard associated with a receptacle of the first charging port may be different from a standard associated with a receptacle of the second charging port.
US10471836B2	Vehicle-mounted charging system A vehicle-mounted charging system is provided that can charge a battery regardless of the charging method and prevent an abnormal current from occurring between a vehicle and a charging station. A first charging controller, controls charging in accordance with a first charging method, communicates with a first charging apparatus via a charging cable connected to a first inlet, and charges a battery by turning on a DC cutoff relay, provided on a power supply path from the first inlet to the battery. If it is determined that charging is to be performed in accordance with a second charging method, a charging control unit relays communication between a second charging apparatus and the first charging controller. The charging control unit performs control to delay the timing of actually turning on the DC cutoff relay relative to the timing at which the first charging controller turns on the DC cutoff relay.
US10471835B2	Assistance system and method for the positioning of an electric vehicle relative to a charging station, charging station and electric vehicle implementing said method A method for assisting the positioning of an electric vehicle, provided with energy storage structure, with respect to a recharging station the electric vehicle and the recharging station being arranged in order to form between them a temporary electromechanical coupling allowing a transfer of electrical energy from the recharging station to the storage structure. This method includes, at the level of the recharging station, a phase of detecting a positioning of the electric vehicle that is suitable for a temporary coupling, and at the level of the vehicle, a phase of transmitting a charging command to the station, processing the charging command by the station being conditional on the detection of the positioning and controlling the forming of a temporary coupling, then a transfer of energy.
US10471834B2	Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same A plug-in vehicle capable of wired-charging a battery through a charging connector using an external charger and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling charging of a vehicle configured to perform a charging operation using external power includes determining whether a refrigerant circulation device operates normally and the amount of refrigerant is normal when a temperature sensor of a charger malfunctions. When the refrigerant circulation device operates normally and the amount of refrigerant is normal, a temperature of the charger is estimated using a temperature of a heat dissipation device through which the refrigerant passes and the output of the charger is adjusted based on the estimated temperature.
US10471826B2	Transfer case having a four wheel drive locking mechanism A transfer case includes a housing, along with an input shaft, a primary output shaft, a secondary output shaft, and a secondary torque transfer mechanism, each disposed at least partially within the housing. The input shaft is configured to couple to the primary output shaft to transfer torque thereto. The secondary torque transfer mechanism includes a rotating member coupled to the secondary output shaft and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a locking ring, a fork member engaging the locking ring, and a slide shaft coupled to the fork member and configured to slide the locking ring to positively couple the primary output shaft to the rotating member to transfer torque to the secondary output shaft. The housing includes an aperture axially configured to receive an elongated tool configured to be rotated manually external to the housing for engaging and moving the slide shaft to the second position.
US10471821B2	Electrified multiple speed ratio transmission An electrified multiple speed ratio transmission for mounting to an external power-source and transmitting a power-source torque therefrom includes an input member configured to receive the power-source torque. The transmission also includes a torque transfer system configured to receive the power-source torque from the input member and select an input-to-output speed ratio of the transmission. The transmission additionally includes an electric motor operatively connected to the torque transfer system and configured to apply an electric motor torque input thereto. Furthermore, the transmission also includes an output member operatively connected to the torque transfer system and configured to receive the power-source torque and the electric motor torque input therefrom and output a sum of the power-source torque and the electric motor torque input to drive a load. A vehicle having such an electrified multiple speed ratio transmission is also envisioned.
US10471819B2	Hybrid transmission assembly In a hybrid transmission, a traction motor is mounted between a dry clutch module and a manual gearbox. A slave cylinder is mounted within the rotor of the traction motor to reduce axial length. The rotor is fixedly coupled to an engine crankshaft. The stator may be cooled by circulating engine coolant through the housing. The stator and the rotor may be cooled by spraying transmission fluid into a sealed motor cavity.
US10471816B1	Recreation vehicle cover and method for removing same Retraction technology is disclosed for covers of recreational vehicles. In one example, a retraction system comprises a cord extending across a cover between front and back panels with a front end couplable to the front panel, and a rear free end disposed at the back panel of the cover. In another example, an intermediate guide is disposed at an intermediate point of the cover and configured to be located over an accessory of the RV, with the cord passing through the intermediate guide. In another example, a cover attachment attaches the cord to the cover with a one or more loops. A portion of the cover is inserted the one or more loops and constrained or cinched therein.
US10471815B2	Tonneau cover striker assembly An assembly for opening and closing a tonneau cover. The assembly having a plate; a latch in communication with the plate, the latch having a finger that is adapted to engage the tonneau cover; and a shaft that is connected to the plate at one end, and at another end, the shaft has a pin that is adapted to engage a slot defined in the latch. Application of a force on the plate in a first direction causes the plate to move in the first direction, which causes the latch to move in a second direction so that the tonneau cover is moved into a closed configuration. Removal of the force from the plate causes the plate to move in a third direction, which causes the latch to move in a fourth direction so that the tonneau cover is moved into an open configuration.
US10471814B1	Turnover assembly of pickup truck carriage cover The present disclosure discloses a turnover assembly of a pickup truck carriage cover. The turnover assembly includes a main turnover component and two auxiliary turnover components installed on two sides of the main turnover component in a turnover manner. The main turnover component includes a transverse plate, a vertical plate, and two L-shaped supporting plates symmetrically connected to the vertical plate. The auxiliary turnover component includes an installation part and a turnover part matching the main turnover component. The turnover part includes a turnover shaft matching a turnover slot hole, a vertical limit plate disposed at a bottom of the turnover shaft, and an arc connecting plate connecting the vertical limit plate and an installation frame. The turnover assembly implements a turnover connection between components through matching between the turnover slot hole and the turnover shaft, and matching between a guiding cambered surface and an arc surface.
US10471810B2	Vehicle door lock device A vehicle door lock device includes a lock/unlock unit including a lock/unlock mechanism switching whether to transmit a door opening operation to a latch mechanism; and a transmission unit transmitting a lock/unlock operation to the lock/unlock unit. Further, the lock/unlock unit includes a main case housing the lock/unlock mechanism and supporting the latch mechanism, an input member having a rotation shaft passing through the main case, being coupled to the lock/unlock mechanism in the main case, and having an external coupling part outside the main case; and a cover closing an opening of the main case, the transmission unit includes a coupling member coupling a turned member to the external coupling part, and a sub case housing the coupling member, and the external coupling part protrudes from the main case in a vehicle outside direction in a state where the main case is attached to the door.
US10471805B2	Air conditioning system for motor vehicles and control method thereof An air conditioning system for motor vehicles includes a temperature door configured to adjust an opening degree of a hot air path, a PTC heater configured to heat an air introduced into the hot air path, and a control unit configured to control an opening position of the temperature door with respect to the hot air path and to secure a minimum opening degree of the hot air path, so that a minimum amount of air is blown toward the PTC heater regardless of the opening position of the temperature door. The control unit is configured to actively adjust the minimum opening degree of the hot air path depending on an on/off condition of the PTC heater.
US10471794B2	Bracket with open channel A vehicle rear-suspension bracket includes a bracket having raised lateral portions. The bracket includes a bumper portion and a frame portion. The raised lateral portions create a lateral channel between the lateral portions that extends an entire length of the bracket.
US10471786B1	Trailer hitch securement system A forward member extends rearwardly from a vehicle. A rearward member extends forwardly from a trailer. An intermediate member in a generally Z-shaped configuration has a leading section, a trailing section, and a central section. The trailing section is at an elevation above the leading section. The forward member is releasably coupled above the leading section of the intermediate member. The rearward member is releasably coupled to and above the trailing section of the intermediate member. A coupling assembly is between the trailing section and the rearward member.
US10471784B1	Trailer hitch with safety arm A trailer hitch with safety arm preferably includes a ball mount member, a hitch insert projection and a safety arm. The ball mount member preferably includes a ball leg and an insert leg. The ball leg extends forward and substantially horizontal from a bottom of the insert leg. A hitch ball hole is formed through the ball leg to receive a hitch ball. The hitch insert projection extends rearward and substantially horizontal from the insert leg. The hitch insert projection is preferably a square tube that has an outer perimeter, which is sized to be received by a female hitch receiver. A safety yoke is formed on an upper and front portion of the insert leg. The safety arm is retained in the yoke with a removable fastener and a quick release pin device. The safety arm pivots relative to the insert leg with the removable fastener.
US10471783B2	Regulator and method of regulating the pressure level of a motor vehicle tire A vehicle-tire pressure-level regulator has a pressure vent cooperable with an actuator for pressure release and a pump for pressure recovery. The actuator and the pump motor are respectively electronically controlled to adjust the tire pressure in relation to high and low thresholds above and below a desired operating pressure throughout a race. The pressure vent does not operate if an accelerometer detects that the tire is distorted because the vehicle is turning. If the vehicle is not turning and the high pressure threshold is reached, the vent is opened. If the low pressure threshold is reached the pump is activated until the tire is restored to the desired operating pressure. Operation of the vent may be controlled to provide different rates of outlet flow as real-time pressure may require. Operation of the vent may be prevented if a transient pressure spike occurs.
US10471781B2	Pneumatic vehicle tire A pneumatic vehicle tire is provided. The tire includes a tread, an inner surface lying opposite the tread, a self-sealing sealant and a sound-absorbing open-cell foam ring arranged inside the pneumatic vehicle tire. The foam ring is adhesively attached to the inner surface and adheres to the self-sealing sealant which is applied before the sound-absorbing open-cell foam ring is attached to the inner surface. The self-sealing sealant has, at least immediately after being applied, a tackiness required for an adhesive attachment of the sound-absorbing open-cell foam ring. A closed-cell material ring is arranged between the sound-absorbing foam ring and the self-sealing sealant to prevent a diffusion of the sealant into the open-cell foam ring. The closed-cell material ring effects an airtight condition.
US10471779B2	Tire wear amount estimating method and tire wear amount estimating apparatus A method and apparatus capable of estimating a tire wear amount even on snow-covered road surfaces accurately and reliably are provided. To that end, a differentiated acceleration waveform of a radial acceleration waveform of a tire is obtained, and an operation of calculating a leading-end differentiated peak value and a trailing-end differentiated peak value from the differentiated acceleration waveform is repeated a plurality of times. At the same time, a differentiated peak ratio, which is a ratio between the leading-end differentiated peak value and the trailing-end differentiated peak value, is calculated for each of the leading-end differentiated peak values and the trailing-end differentiated peak values obtained. Either one of the leading-end differentiated peak values and the trailing-end differentiated peak values, having a differentiated peak ratio within a lower limit range of 0.6 to 0.8 and an upper limit range of 1.0 to 1.2, or computed values of the leading-end differentiated peak values and the trailing-end differentiated peak values are extracted as the differentiated peak values for wear estimation. And the tire wear amount is estimated using the plurality of extracted differentiated peak values for wear estimation.
US10471776B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with main grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, the main grooves include an outboard shoulder main groove and an outboard crown main groove between which an outboard middle land region is defined. The outboard middle land region is provided with outboard middle transverse grooves having a shallow groove section and a deep groove section. The outboard middle transverse grooves include first and second outboard middle transverse grooves that are arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction.
US10471775B2	Tread for a tire An asymmetric tread for a snow tire comprising a rubber composition, comprising a tread surface intended to be in contact with the ground when the tire is running, and comprising a sequence of basic patterns arranged in the circumferential direction, each extending over at least 80% of the width (W) of the tread, each comprising a plurality of raised elements provided with sipes opening onto the tread surface, each sipe having a width of less than 1 mm and a depth of at least 3 mm. For each basic pattern, a sipes orientation level (NO) is defined that corresponds to ∑ i ⁢  li * α ⁢ ⁢ i  P * Wm where i is the number of sipes in the pattern, li is the length of the ith sipe on the tread surface, P is the pitch of the basic pattern, Wm is the width of the basic pattern and αi is the positive or negative angle formed on the tread surface by the ith sipe with the transverse direction, where \|αi\|≤45 degrees, said orientation level being greater than or equal to 1.5 degrees/mm. The rubber composition comprises at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing inorganic filler, and a plasticizing system comprising a liquid plasticizing agent being a vegetable oil in a content B of between 10 and 60 phr.
US10471773B2	Method of manufacturing a non-pneumatic support structure A system manufactures a tire assembly. The system includes a core having a cylindrical hub and radially protruding extensions projecting radially outward from the hub, a plurality of internal arcuate members for positioning a reinforcing layer of the about the core, the internal arcuate members each being wrapped with a reinforcement layer, the internal arcuate members being disposed in spaces circumferentially between the extensions of the core, a first side plate for securing the internal arcuate members in place relative to the core; and a second side plate for securing the core and internal arcuate members to each other.
US10471769B2	Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface A method is provided for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and wherein the top layer includes a printed pattern. The method may involve providing the plate shaped substrate with at least a portion of the printed pattern. Providing the portion of the printed pattern may involve depositing water based inks using a digital inkjet printer. The plate shaped substrate may include one or more intermediate layers at the surface to be printed. And the intermediate layers may include an inkjet receiver coating, such that the inks are deposited on the inkjet receiver coating.
US10471765B2	Folder storage with reference apparatus Folders are disclosed. In some embodiments, the folder may include a unitary planar material folded along a transverse fold forming a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel may be folded over the rear panel along the transverse fold. The rear panel may include an additional fold defining first and second portions. One of the front and rear panels may include lateral projections folded along longitudinal folds and affixed to the other of the front and rear panels to form a document receptacle between the front panel and the rear panel. At least one reference apparatus may be formed with at least one of the front and rear panels. The at least one reference apparatus mat be configured to be detached from the at least one of the front and rear panels.
US10471763B2	Corner paperclip A reusable paperclip can accommodate a large range of paper stack sizes. It is configured to bind a stack from one corner without becoming distorted in shape when used on a large stack. The clip has vertical members to prevent horizontal and vertical movement of the stacked papers and connected horizontal members to apply pressure to the surfaces of the stack to frictionally bind the stacked papers. The clip is easily placed and removed by the user, and allows a person to view all information on a standard formatted page with little to no obstruction of the printed information. The clip also allows a user to flip though a stack of papers and easily remove individual papers from the stack or insert additional pages without disturbing the sheets and without the need to remove or adjust the position of the clip.
US10471762B2	Secured product with improved readability and method of producing said secured product A secure product, and a production method, comprising a first reflective layer, a second layer and a third layer including readable information, the first layer being enclosed between the second and the third layers, in which the first and second layers are transparent, at least a first part of the internal surface of the second layer comprises a diffusing microstructure, and the diffusing microstructure is positioned so as to cover a predetermined part of the readable information.
US10471757B2	Optical element for forgery proof There is provided a versatile optical element applicable both to an electrode layer required in a bank bill field and to an optical element required in an ID field. In an optical element (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention, a first layer (2) is arranged on a second layer (3) having a relief structure on a surface thereof, and a first region (4) and a second region (5) are provided. Electromagnetic waves incident at a preset specific angle from a side of the first layer (2) are totally reflected due to at least one of the relief structure in the first region (4) and a ratio of a refractive index of the second layer (3) with respect to a refractive index of the first layer (2), the electromagnetic waves incident at the specific angle from the side of the first layer (2) are not totally reflected but transmitted or refracted due to at least one of the relief structure in the second region (5) and the ratio of the refractive index of the second layer (3) with respect to the refractive index of the first layer (2), and only in case of observation performed from the specific angle on the first layer (2) side, the second region (5) has higher transparency than the first region (4), and a preset image is expressed by a transparency contrast therebetween.
US10471754B2	Thermal transfer image receiving sheet Provided is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet that is thin, resistant to curling, has favorable image quality and has opacity. A thermal transfer image receiving sheet of the present invention at least comprises an ink receiving layer, a first support, an adhesive layer and a second support laminated in that order, wherein the first support and the second support are provided with a foamed layer and a non-foamed skin layer laminated on both sides of the foamed layer.
US10471753B2	Pre-treatment composition Disclosed is a substantially water-free pre-treatment composition having at least one of an acid or an acid anhydride in an organic matrix. Also disclosed is a kit of parts having the pre-treatment composition and an ink composition that has an intrinsic inferior water fastness when printed, where the ink contains a compound that is soluble in alkaline environment (ink as such) and insoluble in a neutral and/or acidic environment. Also disclosed is a printing method for improving the water fastness of a print made with an ink that has intrinsically low water fastness, by using a pre-treatment composition as disclosed.
US10471751B2	Inkjet recording apparatus and method therefor including inquiry and notification features An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank, a recording head, a monitor, an operation panel, and a controller. The ink tank forms an ink chamber and including an injection inlet. The recording head ejects ink from the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet. The operation panel receives user input. The controller controls operation of the recording head, the monitor, and the operation panel. The controller performs receiving a completion signal indicating completion of ink injection, decision processing deciding whether an initial processing has been completed, and inquiry processing based on receipt of the completion signal.
US10471750B2	Printing apparatus, liquid absorbing apparatus, control method A liquid absorbing apparatus for absorbing a liquid component from a formed ink image includes an endless liquid absorbing sheet, a mechanism configured to move the liquid absorbing sheet cyclically, an absorption mechanism configured to absorb the liquid component from the ink image by making the liquid absorbing sheet contact the ink image, a removing mechanism configured to squeeze and remove a liquid with a nipping pressure by nipping the liquid absorbing sheet, and at least one nipping portion, different from the absorption mechanism and the removing mechanism, configured to nip the liquid absorbing sheet. In the apparatus, the nipping pressure of the removing mechanism is set higher than a nipping pressure of the nipping unit.
US10471746B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a conveyor which conveys a print medium along a conveyance path; a print head which execute printing at a first position on the conveyance path; a cutter which cuts the print medium at least partially at a second position on the downstream side from the first position in the conveyance path; and a processor. The processor acquires a specified length along the conveyance path, acquires a first margin length along a conveyance direction in a first margin part, acquires a separation distance along the conveyance path between the first position and a third position which includes the second position and which is located on the conveyance path and between the first position to the second position, and determines whether the separation distance is equal to or longer than a first total length which is the total of the specified length and the first margin length.
US10471739B2	Ink jet recording device The present invention relates to an ink-jet printing apparatus that is capable of obtaining printed materials having good appearance while maintaining high quality of printed characters or images even when printed on a resin printing medium using a water-based ink, and an ink-jet printing method. The present invention provides an ink-jet printing apparatus in which when setting a plurality of measuring positions of a printing medium including a position of the printing medium at which the printing medium is wound into a web roll in a web roll heating/supporting mechanism and positions of the printing medium which are respectively located just below a plurality of ink-jet printing heads, a plurality of temperature measuring devices measure temperatures of a surface of the printing medium at the plurality of measuring positions, respectively, and a heating amount control device controls a heating amount of the web roll heating/supporting mechanism and heating amounts of under heaters on the basis of the plural measured temperatures such that a difference between the temperatures measured in a portion of the printing medium to which a tension force is applied falls within the range of 10° C., and an ink-jet printing method using the ink-jet printing apparatus.
US10471738B2	Method and apparatus for curing inks printed on fibrous absorbent article components Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses printing and curing energy curable inks printed on substrates. The printing systems may include a printing station, a light source, and a reflective device. During operation, the printing station deposits energy curable ink onto a first surface of the substrate to define a printed region, wherein an amount of the curable ink may penetrate into the substrate from the first surface toward a second surface. The light source directs ultraviolet light onto the first surface of the substrate to define a first illumination zone. The reflective device reflects ultraviolet light traveling from the second surface of the substrate back toward the second surface to define a second illumination zone. The substrate is advanced in a machine direction to advance the energy curable ink through the first illumination zone and the second illumination zone to cure the energy curable ink.
US10471735B2	Laser assembly for a laser printer An example laser assembly for a laser printer may include a plurality of lasers to emit respective photons; a prism to redirect the respective laser beams emitted from the plurality of lasers toward a collimator lens of the laser printer to generate a photon beam; and one or more processors to: determine a timing schedule for individually activating the plurality of lasers based on a resolution setting of the laser printer, and when printing at a resolution corresponding to the resolution setting, control activation of each of the plurality of lasers to emit the respective photons according to the timing schedule to form the photon beam.
US10471715B2	Liquid discharge head There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a channel substrate having a nozzle, a pressure chamber which communicates with the nozzle, an actuator which covers the pressure chamber, and a contact point that is electrically connected to the actuator, and a circuit board which has wires that are to be electrically connected to contact points, and which is adhered to the channel substrate. The channel substrate includes an adhesive wall which is provided with contact points, and which has a surface to which an adhering portion of the circuit board to be adhered to the channel substrate, is adhered, and further includes a wall portion which is provided with a cavity on a side of the adhesive wall, opposite to the surface, and which demarcates the cavity on a side opposite to the surface, of the adhesive wall, and the adhering portion is facing the cavity and the wall portion.
US10471706B2	Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus There is provided an ink jet recording method which records an image on a recording medium using aqueous ink. The ink jet recording method includes an intermediate image forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying aqueous ink to a transfer body and then applying an aqueous transfer promotion liquid to a region of the transfer body in which the aqueous ink is applied; and a transferring step of transferring the intermediate image by bring the intermediate image into contact with the recording medium in this order. The transfer promotion liquid contains a rosin particle formed by containing a rosin ester resin, an anionic emulsifier and a nonionic emulsifier, and the content of an alkali metal ion in the transfer promotion liquid is more than that of an alkali metal ion in the ink.
US10471703B2	Facial mask and method of making Masks for various uses and methods for manufacture thereof, including masks for use in continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) therapies. An example includes a mask having a first, relatively softer material for contact with the face of the user, and a second, relatively harder or more structural material used away from the face of the user, with a gradient therebetween. The mask can be produced by additive manufacturing to avoid a discernible boundary between the first and second materials.
US10471701B2	Powder module for an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects A powder module (1) for an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising a powder chamber (2) limiting a powder room (3) that can be filled with powdered construction material, a carrying device (4) arranged in the powder room (3), limiting the powder room (3) at the bottom, movably supported relative to the powder chamber (2), and a position detection device (6), which is provided for the detection of the position of the carrying device (4), wherein the position detection device (6) is formed as or at least comprises a cable pull sensor.
US10471695B2	Methods and thermal structures for additive manufacturing The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize thermal dissipation support structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel thermal dissipation support structures to be used within these AM processes. The thermal dissipation support structures include at least one sacrificial structure that is separated from the object by a portion of unfused powder. The sacrificial structure increases a thermal dissipation rate of at least a portion of the object such that such that thermal gradients in the object remain below a specified threshold that prevents deformation of the object.
US10471694B2	Laminate, method for producing laminate, and personal authentication medium A transparent reflection layer is a visible light refractive index of greater than or equal to 2.0. In a plan view of a plane, the transparent reflection layer is located in a part of the transfer layer. At least a part of the transparent reflection layer is located inside an outline of the transfer layer. A portion of the transfer layer that is nil of the transparent reflection layer is a visible light refractive index of between 1.4 and 1.8 inclusive. The polycarbonate layer encloses the transfer layer. A cross section in a thickness direction of the laminate includes a first cross section that is nil of the transfer layer, a second cross section including the portion of the transfer layer that is nil of the transparent reflection layer, and a third cross section including a portion of the transfer layer that includes the transparent reflection layer.
US10471683B2	Electronic device A disclosed electronic device includes a graphite laminate having a plurality of layers laminated in a first direction, each layer containing graphite, where the graphite laminate has a portion in a stepwise form in which edges of the plurality of layers are offset from each other.
US10471681B2	Heat de-bondable adhesive articles Heat de-bondable adhesive articles include a heat-shrinkable optical substrate with optically clear adhesive disposed on the two major surfaces of the heat-shrinkable substrate. Optical articles can be prepared by disposing the heat de-bondable adhesive articles between two optical substrates. Other optical articles can be prepared by disposing an optically clear adhesive layer and a heat-shrinkable optical substrate on an optical substrate.
US10471678B2	Floorboards with decorative grooves Disclosed is a method for making a decorative groove between joint edges on a laminate floorboard. The floorboard includes an upper layer and an underlying layer. The method involves fixing the floorboard between at least one chain and at least one band, displacing the floorboard relative to a milling machine, and removing at least a part of the upper layer, so that a surface of the underlying layer is uncovered, by a tool that performs machining between the at least one chain. The surface of the underlying layer defines at least a portion of a visible width of the decorative groove.
US10471673B2	Baling press A baling press has a horizontal construction, for compaction of loose material, a pressing channel having a fill-in opening, a pressing plate that can be displaced in the pressing channel, a pressing surface that stands in contact with the material to be compacted, multiple hydraulic cylinders coupled with electro-hydraulic drive assemblies for generating a pressing force, for advancing the pressing plate for the purpose of introducing the pressing force into the filled-in material, as well as for returning the pressing plate to a starting position, and a control and regulation system configured for monitoring the spatial orientation of the pressing surface and keeping it constant during the advancing movement of the pressing plate.
US10471671B2	Three-dimensional printing along a curved surface A method and apparatus for printing onto a curved surface of an article are disclosed. An embodiment of a method may include receiving the article and extruding a composite yarn from a nozzle. A method may include attaching the composite yarn to the curved surface by moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with a first axis and a direction aligned with second axis along the curved surface. The first axis may be approximately normal to the print surface and the second axis may be approximately normal to the first direction. The article may be repositioned during printing to accommodate nozzle movement.
US10471668B2	Vacuum molding of thermoset sheet articles A process of compression molding an article from a curable resin is provided that includes opening a mold to an open position by displacing an upper die having an upper mold surface from a lower die having a lower mold surface. Resin is placed a mold surface and the dies are closed to an intermediate start position at a rate of from 1 to 10 cm/sec. The dies are then closed to a start position at a rate of between 25 and 60% of the rate of closure to the intermediate position. A shroud volume is evacuated for at least 3 seconds to a reduced pressure of less than 0.16 atmospheres while continuing to press toward a mold cavity volume at a rate of between 12 and 30% of the rate of closure to the intermediate start. The reduced pressure is removed as the full compression is applied.
US10471659B2	Systems and methods of simulating intermediate forms for additive fabrication According to some embodiments, a method of optimizing an additive fabrication process for an object is provided, the method comprising obtaining a representation of an intermediate form of the object, the intermediate form being an expected shape of the object when partially fabricated by the additive fabrication process, simulating one or more forces expected to be applied to the intermediate form of the object during the additive fabrication process, evaluating one or more results of the simulating step against one or more criteria, and adapting the additive fabrication process based at least in part on a result of the evaluating.
US10471649B2	Method for in-process forming of complexly shaped rigid composite tubing A method for forming a composite tube includes the steps of: braiding a plurality of strips to form a workpiece tube; bending the workpiece tube to form a bend; and extending the length of the workpiece tube by continuing the braiding step.
US10471646B2	Methods and system for mass production, volume manufacturing of re-entrant structures Methods and systems for manufacturing re-entrant structures, such as the structures exhibiting superomniphobic characteristic, in a continuous, well-controlled, high-rate (mass production, volume) manner are disclosed.
US10471643B2	Mold fitted with an interchangeable counter stretch molding rod Disclosed is a mold for manufacturing a container from a preform, the mold including: a side wall, a mold bottom having a through-passage in the center thereof, a cylinder including a body and a counter stretch molding rod that is mounted so as to be slidable relative to the body between an extended position in which the counter stretch molding rod projects relative to the mold bottom and a retracted position, a stand on which the mold bottom is mounted, this stand including a lower stage, an upper stage and a spacer detachably inserted between the upper stage and the lower stage and defining the cavity in part.
US10471636B2	Carrier for sealing a mold cavity, multicomponent plastic part containing said carrier, and device and method for producing the multicomponent plastic part A plastic carrier for sealing a mold cavity during the production of a multicomponent plastic part, wherein at least one component flows over a plastic element and the carrier, with the carrier becoming an integral part of the multicomponent plastic part. The carrier has a central region sealing the mold cavity when the plastic element is inserted into the mold cavity, a first main face facing the mold cavity and a second main face facing away from the first main face. The carrier has a peripheral edge extending beyond the central region and the outer circumference of the mold cavity, allowing the at least one component to flow over the first main face of the peripheral edge. The carrier also has a first edge region forming a fold-over projection and a second edge region arranged between the central region and the first edge region for forming a film hinge.
US10471635B2	Method for manufacturing a composite part and use thereof For manufacturing composite parts (1) having an inner hollow moulded body (2) with openings (3), which are accessible from outside, the moulded body is introduced into a moulding tool on the mould walls on which a shell layer (11) was applied. The hollow space between the moulded body (2) and the shell layer (11) is filled with a thermally insulating plastic foam (12) which is foamed in the moulding tool and bonds to the moulded body and the shell layer. After removal, a moulded body is provided, which has a qualitatively good surface formed by the shell layer. Such a composite part is preferably used for connecting thermally insulating pipes.
US10471626B1	Nickel biscuit joiner The invention is a unique modification of biscuit joinery. The instant invention creates “two way” slots in joining wood [preferred embodiment] pieces, allowing a “shelf joint” in the center of a face of wood, to be fastened with a common nickel (or similar coin or disc). Rather than using a limited biscuit cutter/biscuit joiner, the instant method discloses use of a router with a specialized router bit (aka slot cutter bit); the slot cutter on the router [when the bit is machined in the following way infra, and then configured and used in the following way infra] allows a common 5¢ piece to become the spline joining the two wood pieces or panels, thereby allowing rapid assembly & disassembly of wood furniture. The precise ratios and proportions of grooves, slots, coin wells, overhangs, pushtool ‘raceways,’ and offsets therefor, make this invention possible. Specifically, by featuring a “raceway overhang” of height-thickness at least 10% that of the “female” piece of joining wood, the herein-disclosed disc-biscuit joiner method and apparatus holds.
US10471622B2	Crayon manipulation devices Devices, kits, and methods for manipulating crayons to make various crayon configurations are provided. Embodiments of the invention include a crayon slicer, a crayon shaver, a crayon holder, a crayon notcher, a crayon shaving kit, and a crayon rubbing kit. The multiple embodiments of the invention have various features that allow for a crayon to be easily and safely manipulated by a user in multiple ways. Further, additional embodiments provide additional features, which allow the user to make various crayon configurations.
US10471620B2	Knife having beam elements A knife including a cutting edge, a fixed edge, and a plurality of beam elements connecting the cutting edge to the fixed edge, each of the beam elements having a beam element extent oriented between about 20 degrees and about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge, each beam element separated from adjacent beam elements by a reduced stiffness zone, each reduced stiffness zone having a reduced stiffness zone extent oriented from about 20 degrees to about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge. The knife can be employed in a process and an apparatus for cutting a web.
US10471614B2	Cam-actuated split blade housing for power operated rotary knife A blade housing assembly for a power operated rotary knife including a split blade housing and a cam mechanism for changing a blade housing diameter between blade supporting and blade changing positions. The split blade housing includes an annular blade support section, a mounting section and a split extending through the mounting section and an inner wall of the blade support section and defining a split distance between first and second circumferential ends of the inner wall. The split includes a radial split section and an angled split section adjacent the inner wall. The mounting section includes first and second body portions on opposite sides of the split. The cam mechanism includes a cam plate bridging the first and second body portions and a cam member rotatably supported by the cam plate. The cam member is rotatable between closed and open positions to change the blade housing diameter.
US10471611B2	Autonomous monitoring robot systems An autonomous mobile robot includes a chassis, a drive supporting the chassis above a floor surface in a home and configured to move the chassis across the floor surface, a variable height member being coupled to the chassis and being vertically extendible, a camera supported by the variable height member, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the drive to navigate the robot to locations within the home and to adjust a height of the variable height member upon reaching a first of the locations. The controller is also configured to, while the variable height member is at the adjusted height, operate the camera to capture digital imagery of the home at the first of the locations.
US10471605B2	Programmable adapters for detachably connecting robotic peripherals to adaptively retool robots Apparatus and methods for adaptively retooling robots include programmable adapters for detachably connecting at least one robotic peripheral to a robot, providing peripheral information associated with the robotic peripheral, and causing the robot to adaptively reconfigure based on the peripheral information.
US10471604B2	Force detection device and robot A force detection device with a structure able to improve the accuracy for force-detection. A force detection device with a deforming member to be deformed under an external force, the force detection device comprising a fixation part which is a part fixed to an attachment to which the force detection device is to be attached. The fixation part is provided at the deforming member such that the fixation part protrudes from a bottom surface of a bottom part of the deforming member opposite to the attachment.
US10471603B2	System for conveying workpiece having external force monitoring function A conveying system includes an external force calculation unit which calculates an external force applied to a robot based on a force or torque applied to the robot detected by a force detection unit, and workpiece parameters changed in accordance with the holding state of a workpiece, and a robot stopping unit which stops the robot when the calculated external force exceeds a threshold. The conveying system further includes a relative movement unit which moves the held workpiece and a workpiece support relative to each other. By the relative movement unit, the workpiece and workpiece support are moved relative to each other without changing the position and posture of the robot.
US10471599B1	Robotic item manipulation using magnetic coupling Systems and methods for determining item manipulation strategies using magnetic manipulation are described herein. For example, item information describing properties of an item may be accessed. The item information may indicate that the item includes a magnetic patch. Using this item information, a manipulation strategy for manipulating the item may be determined. The manipulation strategy may include a strategy for manipulating the item using one or more end effectors of a robotic manipulator. The manipulation strategy may be provided to the robotic manipulator for manipulation of the item by magnetically coupling an end effector of the one or more end effectors with the magnetic patch connected to the item.
US10471590B1	Cable robot A suspension cable robot is provided, its stability can be improved by using at least three groups of three cables arranged in a parallelogram manner. The ability to remain stable when subjected to forces acting on the robot platform or end effector is thereby significantly increased.
US10471587B1	Fire hose grappling assembly A fire hose grappling assembly for loading fire hose onto a fire truck includes a fire truck that has a hose bed. A fire hose is positionable on the hose bed for storing the fire hose. A grapple is provided and the grapple is gripped by a user for loading the fire hose onto the hose bed. The grapple is laterally extendable across the hose bed to releasably engage the fire hose. Moreover, the grapple is urgeable across the hose bed when the grapple releasably engages the fire hose thereby facilitating the user to urge the fire hose across the hose bed. In this way the user can load the fire hose onto the fire truck without requiring the user to mount the fire truck.
US10471581B2	Hand-held power tool with torque limiting unit A hand-held power tool has a torque-limiting unit with which a maximum torque transferred from a motor output shaft to a tool driver is adjustable by an operator. The torque-limiting unit has a spring system with spring elements having substantially similar characteristics (such as length, compression forces, etc.) and yet generating different spring forces.
US10471579B2	Nailing machine The nailing machine includes a closed first cylinder and a closed second cylinder, a working chamber of the first cylinder and a working chamber of the second cylinder are communicated with each other. A first piston inside a first cylinder is fixedly connected with a striker that has a locking part. The locking part could be locked by a pawl. The second cylinder is provided with a second piston reciprocated by a motor between a first position and a second position. When the second piston is in the first position, after the first piston moves inward, the pawl snaps at the locking part of the striker. When the second piston is in the second position, the motor drives the pawl to disengage from the locking part. the motor drives the second piston to compress air, and triggers the pawl, achieving the rapid and continuous firing of strip nails.
US10471577B2	Hose tool Embodiments of the Hose Tool are comprised of head assembly and handle assembly. The head assembly is comprised of a hose tab guide, a plurality of hose dogs, a plunger bar rack, and a hose tab guide sleeve. The handle assembly is comprised of a chassis, plunger bar rack, two handle pinons, a spring, two hinged handles, two bolts, a pivot pin, a guide bolt, two latch pins, and latch pin spring. The two hinged handles are attached to the two handle pinons via two bolts; held open by two latch pins being pressed into slot in two handles pinons by a latch pin spring. Depressing the two latch pins allows two hinged handles to swing alongside hose tool for storage. The two halves of two handle pinons are separated, timed and engaged within the plunger bar rack; then inserted into chassis and secured with pivot pin.
US10471573B2	Impact tool An impact tool includes a housing, a motor supported in the housing, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece. The drive assembly includes an anvil, a hammer that is both rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil, and a spring for biasing the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. The spring is rotationally unitized to the hammer for co-rotation therewith at all times during operation of the impact tool.
US10471553B2	Tool for extracting a metal piece An extracting tool for extracting a metal piece located in an aerodynamic stream of a turbomachine, such as a flow splitter nose, includes a rod; a first stop located at a distal end of the rod and provided with a claw for bearing against a first edge of the metal piece; a gripping member translationally mounted to the rod and including a first projecting portion arranged to receive a second, opposite edge of the metal piece; a tightening mechanism configured to keep the gripping member bearing against the metal piece and the first stop.
US10471552B2	Systems and methods for thermal location of cooling holes Systems and methods are disclosed herein for repairing components. A material layer may be deposited on a surface of a component. The material layer may cover a cooling hole. A pulsed heat source may heat the component and the material layer. An infrared camera may take a series of images of the component. A location of the cooling hole may be identified based on thermal properties of the component. A removal tool may remove a portion of the material layer in order to expose the cooling hole.
US10471547B2	Additive manufacturing method using focused light heating source The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a component 1 by additive manufacturing. The method comprises providing a work surface 2 on which the component 1 is to be manufactured, and providing at least one deposition material 3 from which the component 1 is to be composed. The deposition material, typically in the form of wire, is advanced to a localized deposition area 4 where it is added to the component 1 being manufactured. The method further comprises focusing at least one light beam 5 of incoherent light emitted from at least one heating source 6 in the deposition area 4 so that the deposition material 3 is deposited for building up the component 1. At least one light focusing mirror 7 and/or lens 11 is used to focus the incoherent light in the deposition area 4. The invention further relates to the use of such a method in space, such as on a space station, on a space craft or on parabolic flights for testing.
US10471545B2	Top-side laser for direct transfer of semiconductor devices An apparatus includes a needle including a hole extending from a first end to a second end through the needle and an energy-emitting device arranged in the hole of the needle. The energy-emitting device being configured to emit a specific wavelength and intensity of energy directed at an electrically-actuatable element to bond a circuit trace and the electrically-actuatable element.
US10471538B2	Control of lift ejection angle An apparatus for material deposition on an acceptor surface includes a transparent donor substrate having opposing first and second surfaces, and a donor film on the second surface. The apparatus additionally includes an optical assembly, which is configured to direct a beam of radiation to pass through the first surface of the donor substrate and impinge on the donor film at a location on the second surface so as to induce ejection of droplets of molten material from the donor film at an angle that is not normal to the second surface at the location onto the acceptor surface.
US10471534B2	Multi point projection welding method and loading-welding system for car-body assembly using the same A component loading-welding system for welding a component panel to a vehicle body panel includes a rotation portion body having first and second opposing sides. The first opposing side is coupled to a robot arm. A picking device is installed in the rotation portion body and is configured to hold and release the component panel. A vehicle body pressurizing tip is installed in the rotation portion body. A pressurizing portion body is rotatably installed at the second opposing side of the rotation portion body. A pin clamp is installed in the pressurizing portion body and is configured to clamp the component panel. A component pressurizing tip is installed in the pressurizing portion body and is configured to apply pressure to the component panel.A multi point projection welding method is also disclosed.
US10471529B2	Electrical discharge machining device and method for the same An electrical discharge machining device for processing a workpiece by electrical discharges generated between a tool and the workpiece is provided. The electrical discharge machining device includes an electric discharger applying electric power to the tool and the workpiece to process the workpiece, and a vibration generator applying a vibration to the tool or the workpiece using a first voltage generated between the tool and the workpiece during a time when the workpiece is processed.
US10471528B2	Wire electrical discharge machine and display method A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a wire electrode cumulative moving time calculator for calculating a value correlated to a wire electrode cumulative moving time as a cumulative value of time for which a wire electrode has moved in each of multiple wire electrode moving regions which are defined by dividing a movable range of the wire electrode moving relative to a worktable; and a display control unit for displaying on a display unit the information on values correlated to the wire electrode cumulative moving time for respective wire electrode moving regions.
US10471524B2	Collapsible slide miter saw A foldable miter saw includes a base unit, a worktable, and a cutting unit adjustable between a working position where the saw blade of the cutting unit and the worktable define a contained angle within 90°˜45° and a folded position where one end face of the saw blade is disposed in proximity to the working surface and one guiding member and one sliding coupling component of the worktable are disposed in proximity to a working surface of the worktable, significantly reducing the dimension of the foldable miter saw and facilitating storage and packaging.
US10471518B2	Machine tool with tool-accommodating device The invention relates to a machine tool, in particular a hand held machine tool, which has a tool-accommodating device which can be moved, in particular in oscillating fashion, about a drive axis, in order to retain a tool device on the machine tool. The tool-accommodating device has at least one clamping device, at least one retaining device and at least one locking device. The retaining device can be moved from at least one first, open position into at least one second, closed position. It is also the case that the retaining device can be forced by a clamping force, by way of the clamping device, preferably in the closing direction from said first, open position in the direction of said second, closed position. The locking device can be moved between at least one first, locking position and at least one second, unlocking position. It is possible here for said locking device to block movement of the retaining device in at least one locking position. A force applied to the locking device directly or indirectly by the tool device moves said locking device from one of said locking positions into one of said unlocking positions. This allows the tool device to be inserted particularly quickly and straightforwardly into the machine tool.
US10471517B2	Cutting tool and cutting tool body with a holding member for holding a coupling screw A cutting tool body is configured for securing a cutting insert with a female thread. The cutting tool body includes a machining end and a tool peripheral surface which extends therefrom. The cutting tool body further includes a through, non-threaded tool coupling bore which opens out to the tool peripheral surface and a coupling screw which has a coupling screw thread. The coupling screw is being located in the tool coupling bore and configured to secure the cutting insert. The cutting tool body further includes a holding member which engages the coupling screw thread at least when the holding member is not in contact with the cutting insert.
US10471511B2	Method of manufacturing a hybrid cylindrical structure A method of manufacturing a multi-material tubular structure includes spinning a can, depositing a powdered material into the can and compacting the powdered material within the can to provide a tubular structure.
US10471507B2	Methods of fabricating ceramic or intermetallic parts A part includes a three-dimensional porous metallic workpiece printed via an additive manufacturing process and subsequently subjected to a diffusion-based process to convert at least a portion of the porous metallic workpiece to a ceramic workpiece or an intermetallic workpiece.
US10471502B2	Continuous casting and rolling apparatus and method A continuous casting and rolling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention provides: a continuous caster for generating a steel sheet; a first rolling unit associated with the continuous caster; and a second rolling unit which is spaced apart in the outlet of the first rolling unit and comprises: a rolling mill for pressing down the steel sheet; and a cutter for cutting a portion of the steel sheet, wherein the cutter is spaced from the second rolling unit by a length corresponding to the length of the steel sheet discharged in an at least discontinuous rolling mode, and may comprise a cut withdrawal unit provided between the first rolling unit and the second rolling unit. In addition, a continuous casting and rolling method according to another embodiment of the present invention is a continuous casting and rolling method in which a continuous rolling mode and a discontinuous rolling mode are switched to and from each other, and may comprise: a continuous casting step for generating a steel sheet; a rolling step for pressing down the steel sheet to a rolling mill after the continuous casting step; and a cutting step for cutting the steel sheet between the continuous casting step and the rolling step in a discontinuous rolling mode, and cutting the steel sheet with a cutter provided by being spaced apart from the rolling mill at an interval corresponding to the length of the steel sheet being cut and discharged in an at least discontinuous rolling mode.
US10471501B2	Sand core making machine A sand core making machine is provided that includes at least one transfer tool by means of which the material for making the core is transferred when said transfer tool is moved to an operating position. The machine also includes a curing tool by means of which the material previously transferred by the transfer tool is hardened and which is arranged in an operating position over the material to perform the hardening once the transfer tool has moved out of its operating position. The machine includes at least one articulated arm for moving the transfer tool and the curing tool to the respective operating position.
US10471497B2	Three-dimensional printed metal-casting molds and methods for making the same Methods are disclosed of making metal casting molds and components thereof by the three-dimensional printing process in which an untreated sand is used as the build material and a polymer is used as a component of the binder that is printed onto the build material.
US10471493B2	Pressed component manufacturing method, press, and press line Disclosed is a method to manufacture a pressed component from an intermediate stock, which includes two bent portions with a spacing thereof narrower than a width of a top plate of the pressed component, by employing a press including a die having a die pad and a punch having an inner pad, the method including: gripping a portion between the bent portions with the inner pad and the die pad in a state in which the inner pad projects from the punch and the die pad projects from the die; moving the die toward the punch side to form vertical walls of the pressed component with the die and the punch; and integrating the die and the die pad and then moving the die, the die pad and the inner pad toward the punch side to form the top plate.
US10471484B2	Injection tip and method for nucleating and propagating hydraulic fractures from probe rods An injection tip assembly 10 and methods for use more reliably provide for delivery of fluid substances, such as materials that promote removal, destruction, or isolation of contaminants, into targeted zones within soil or bedrock. The injection tip assembly permits the application of pressurized fluid 163 so as to erode or cut a desired cavity or eroded volume 164 within the subsurface 14, allows for timely observation, adjustment, and control of pressure within the cavity, and directs the delivery of a second substance or fluid that may incorporate desired materials. The consequence of managed erosion and pressure control is to nucleate and propagate a hydraulic fracture of desirable form that optimally delivers remedial agents throughout the targeted formation.
US10471481B2	Roll-type processing member, pencil-type processing member, and substrate processing apparatus including any one of these A roll-type cleaning member for scrubbing and cleaning a target cleaning surface of a substrate includes a plurality of nodules formed on a surface thereof. Each nodule includes a slit which extends so as not to be parallel to the rotation direction of the roll-type cleaning member, upstream edges are formed by the slit so as to serve as edges first contacting the target cleaning surface when a cleaning surface of the nodule contacts the target cleaning surface of the substrate by the rotation of the roll-type cleaning member, and the upstream edges are provided at a plurality of positions of the cleaning surface of the nodule in the circumferential direction.
US10471480B2	Detergent dispensing device The detergent dispensing device includes a base and an extrusion assembly. The extrusion assembly is joined to the base, and includes a seat member having a first tube and a second tube extending upward and forward, respectively. A volume control member is configured inside the first tube and a resilient engagement member is reciprocally moveable along the second tube. The extrusion assembly also includes a connection member connecting the first tube. A detergent bottle is fit on the connection member and the detergent flows into the first tube through the connection member. When the engagement member is engaged, a first ball of the volume control member allows the detergent to flow out of the first tube. As the engagement member is restored resiliently, the first ball blocks the first tube, thereby providing a fixed amount of detergent.
US10471478B2	Conveyor belt assembly for identifying an asset sort location and methods of utilizing the same Provided are systems and methods for associating an asset with a sort location, the system comprising a conveyor belt assembly and a user device configured to be worn by a user. The conveyor belt assembly comprises: an acquisition device and a plurality of stripes defining a non-repeating pattern, the plurality of stripes comprising a plurality of unique sets of stripes. The acquisition device is configured to capture image data comprising asset identifier data and conveyor mechanism data, the conveyor mechanism data including one of the plurality of unique sets of stripes. The user device is configured to capture conveyor mechanism data including one of the plurality of unique sets of stripes; remotely receive asset identifier data associated with the user device captured conveyor mechanism data; and generate and display to the user, relative to the asset, at least one visual indicator of one or more sort instructions for the asset.
US10471476B2	Method and system for the improved manual processing of undeliverable mail A mail sorting system and method process mail pieces that arrive at a feed point. The mail pieces are classified into machinable mail pieces and non-machinable mail pieces. The machinable mail is processed in an automated sorting machine. Mail pieces with incomplete or incorrect addressing information are classified as rejects and diverted for manual processing. A manual processing station receives the non-machinable mail pieces from the feed point and also the rejects from the automated sorting machine. In the manual processing station the mail pieces are scanned in a scanning device and the images are send to an image processing system, which also receives images from the automated sorting machine. Upon receiving the results from the automated image processing system, an operator completes labeling process from each mail piece.
US10471471B2	Ultrasound transducer and method for making the same The present application provides a multilayer lateral mode coupling method for phased array construction and transducer devices built accordingly. This disclosure describes and demonstrates that the electrical impedance of a phased array can be substantially reduced and readily controlled to be close to the source impedance. The fabrication process is relatively simple and inexpensive. In addition, the elements are robust for use in 1.5, 2, 3 or other dimensional configurations, over an extended period of operation, without structural failure, and providing a high power output required for imaging and/or medical therapy applications.
US10471467B2	Lighting arrangement A lighting system with a laser light source for radiating light; a wavelength conversion element for receiving the radiated light from the light source and for re-emitting wavelength converted white light; and a reflector element for reflecting the light received from the wavelength conversion element is disclosed. The reflector element comprises a reflective surface and a micro-patterned surface comprising an array of micro-focal elements. Each micro-focal elements is configured to converge or diverge incident light from the wavelength conversion element.
US10471465B2	Method for forming regular polymer thin films using atmospheric plasma deposition The invention provides a method for forming regular polymer thin films on a substrate using atmospheric plasma discharges. In particular, the method allows for the deposition of functional polymer thin films which require a high regularity and a linear polymer structure.
US10471459B2	Device for preparing and applying adhesive The invention relates to a device for preparing and applying adhesive, comprising a feed unit, a preparing unit, and an application unit, wherein the feed unit is used to feed a basic component of the adhesive and/or of at least one additive, wherein the preparing unit effects continuous mixing of the basic component of the adhesive with the one or more fed additives to form the prepared adhesive and continuous conveying of the prepared adhesive, wherein the adhesive prepared in such a way is conveyed from the preparing unit into the application unit and can be applied to a workpiece by the application unit.
US10471456B2	Method of paint booth air feeding (variants) and air supply unit to realize the method (variants) Presented are the method of paint booth air feeding to paint with liquid paints (variants) and an air supply unit to realize the method (variants). Said group of innovations consists of two innovations to the method and three innovations to the installation to realize the methods. In the method (variant 1), a closed air stream is created inside the painting booth and air supply unit, after passing the painting zone it is divided into two streams, the first stream returning to the painting booth, while the second stream, containing flammable liquid vapors, is extracted to atmosphere. Simultaneously, some additional air is taken from atmosphere, mixed with return air and supplied to the paint booth painting zone. In the method (variant 2) a closed air stream is created inside the painting booth and air supply unit, and, after passing through the painting zone, is mixed with some additional fresh air and then divided into two streams, the first returning to the painting booth, while the second stream containing flammable liquid vapors, is extracted to atmosphere. The painting booth with separated units of the air supply unit (variants 1 and 2) is intended to realize the method according to claim 1 (FIGS. 1 and 4). The painting booth with connected units of the air supply unit (variants 1 and 2) is intended to realize the method according to claim 1 (FIGS. 2 and 3). The paint booth with air supply unit (variant 3) is intended to realize the method according to claim 2 (FIG. 5). A better performance and improved ecological properties are the immediate technical results of the innovations proposed.
US10471452B2	Measured dose dispensers and methods of using the same A dispensing closure for dispensing a flowable product from a squeeze-type product container includes a closure body having an upper deck, an exit orifice, and a skirt configured to attach to the product container. A measuring reservoir is received in engagement with a lower surface of the upper deck. The measuring reservoir is filled with a measured dose of flowable product through flow ports when the container is inverted. A piston valve is slidably movable within the measuring reservoir between an open position and a closed position. The piston valve is movable from the open position to the closed position to dispense the measured dose of product responsive to pressure within the container induced by squeezing.
US10471437B2	Process for the manufacture of Trinidad Lake Asphalt cold milled A method for producing a non-coalescing asphalt from raw natural asphalt herein referred to as TLA Cold Milled. Raw TLA is crushed into smaller particles and milled at ambient temperature. The milled TLA is passed through a first sieve to maintain the separation of the particles and to produce a damp milled TLA in a powdered state. The damp milled powdered TLA is dried by exposing it to heat and is thereafter cooled to ambient temperature. The dried and cooled powdered TLA is passed through the first sieve or another sieve to produce the TLA Cold Milled which may be packaged at ambient temperature in conventional bags. The milling of the asphalt results in each particle of inorganic matter within the asphalt being surrounded by bitumen and a thin film of inorganic material, producing asphalt in a non-coalescing form, i.e., the TLA Cold Milled.
US10471436B2	Preliminary size reduction device for a ball mill or agitator ball mill and ball mill with a preliminary size reduction device A preliminary size reduction device for a ball mill or agitator ball mill and a ball mill with a preliminary size reduction device, wherein the preliminary size reduction device is disposed between a grinding stock inlet of the ball mill or agitator ball mill and a grinding chamber and includes a first size reduction mechanism constituted stationary and a second, rotationally mobile size reduction mechanism, between which a size reduction gap is formed. The first size reduction mechanism constituted stationary is a size reduction ring disposed in the grinding container.
US10471431B2	Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing scalable thermal cyclers and isolating thermoelectric devices In one aspect, a thermal cycler system including a sample block and a thermoelectric device is disclosed. In various embodiments, the sample block has a first surface configured to receive a plurality of reaction vessels and an opposing second surface. In various embodiments the thermoelectric device is operably coupled to the second surface of the sample block. In various embodiments a thermal control unit is provided. In various embodiments the thermal control unit includes a computer processing unit. In various embodiments the thermal control unit includes an electrical current source. In various embodiments the thermal control unit also includes an electrical interface portion configured to connect the thermoelectric device with the electrical current source by way of an electrical cable. In various embodiments the thermal control unit is oriented in a different plane than the sample block and thermoelectric cooler.
US10471425B2	Automated machine for sorting of biological fluids A technique relates to a machine for sorting. A removable cartridge includes a nanofluidic module. The removable cartridge includes an input port and at least two output ports. The nanofluidic module is configured to sort a sample fluid. A holder is configured to receive the removable cartridge. A pressurization system is configured to couple to the input port of the removable cartridge. The pressurization system is configured to drive the sample fluid into the nanofluidic module for separation to the at least two output ports.
US10471417B2	Titanium oxide particle and method for producing the same A titanium oxide particle surface-treated with a silane compound having a hydrocarbon group has absorption at a wavelength of about 400 nm or more and about 800 nm or less in an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum, and has an absorption peak at a wave number of about 2700 cm−1 or more and about 3000 cm−1 or less in an infrared absorption spectrum.
US10471414B2	Multi-metallic catalyst doped with phosphorus and a lanthanide The invention relates to a catalyst comprising a support, at least one noble metal M, tin, phosphorus and at least one lanthanide group element, the content of phosphorus element being comprised between 0.4 and 1% by weight, and the content of lanthanide group element(s) being less than 1% by weight with respect to the weight of the catalyst. The invention also relates to the process for the preparation of the catalyst and the use thereof in reforming.
US10471407B2	Process for start-up of a multizone circulating reactor A process for starting a multizone circulating reactor containing no polyolefin particles, comprising the steps of conveying gas through the reactor and the gas recycle line, feeding a particulate material comprising a polymerization catalyst and optionally polyolefin into the reactor, controlling the gas flow in a vertical reactor zone equipped with a throttling valve at the bottom so that the upwards gas velocity in the bottom part of this reaction zone is lower than the terminal free-fall velocity of the particulate material fed into the reactor, and, after the weight of the particulate polyolefin in this reactor zone is higher than the drag force of the upward moving gas, controlling the circulation rate of the polymer particles within the multizone circulating reactor by adjusting the opening of the throttling valve and adjusting the flow rate of a dosing gas.
US10471406B2	Filtration tray for catalytic chemical reactor A particle separation system for a catalytic chemical reactor.
US10471402B2	Compounder apparatus A containment assembly for enclosing a medication container may comprise a first housing portion or interface portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The interface portion may include a housing wall which defines a channel spanning from the proximal end to the distal end. The channel may be open at the proximal and distal end. The containment assembly may further comprise only two pierceable septa configured to form a barrier to the channel. The containment assembly may further comprise a variable-volume housing portion having a variable volume chamber. The variable-volume portion chamber of the variable-volume housing portion may be in fluid communication with the distal end of the channel.
US10471400B2	Portable bubble water bottle A portable bubble water bottle of the present application includes a first space, a second space, a one-way gas valve and a gas bottle. The second space is located in the first space along the first projection direction. The one-way gas valve connects the first space with the second space. The gas bottle is located in the second space, and has a gas outlet connected to the one-way gas valve.
US10471394B2	Electron beam induced modification of membranes by polymers A method for producing a microporous membrane includes providing a microporous starting membrane having outer surfaces and pores with inner surfaces extending between the outer surfaces of the membrane and having a microporous starting membrane permeability. The method impregnates the membrane with an impregnating solution consisting essentially of a solvent and a polymer. The polymer is an organic substance with an average molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol and may be selected from the group consisting of poly(2-ethyloxazoline), polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate (PVP-VA) and mixtures thereof. The method then includes irradiating the impregnated membrane with electron beam radiation to provide a crosslinked reaction product constituting a three-dimensional network formed of the microporous starting membrane and the polymer without any decomposition of the microporous starting membrane. The microporous starting membrane permeability is not reduced by more than 10% by fixing the electron beam radiation crosslinked polymer thereto.
US10471393B2	Gas sparger for an immersed membrane A gas sparger produces an intermittent flow of bubbles even if provided with a continuous gas flow. The sparger has a housing to collect a pocket of gas and a conduit to release some of the gas from the pocket when the pocket reaches a sufficient size. Optionally, a cover over an outlet from the conduit may break up or distribute the released gas. A large sparger for use with a commercial membrane module can comprise a plurality of smaller units.
US10471383B2	Dust removal and desulfurization of FCC exhaust gas Apparatus and methods for denitrification and desulfurization of and dust removal from an FCC tail gas by ammonia-based process. The apparatus may include a first-stage waste heat recovery system a denitrification system, a dust removal and desulfurization system, a tail gas, exhaust system, and an ammonium sulfate post-processing system. The dust removal and desulfurization system may include as deducting tower and an absorption tower disposed separately. The top and the bottom of the absorption tower may be connected respectively to the tail gas exhaust system and the ammonium sulfate post-processing system. The absorption tower may include sequentially, from bottom to top, an oxidation section, an absorption section, and a fine particulate control section. The methods may be implemented with the apparatus.
US10471374B2	Filtration system for providing clean fuel A filtration system is configured to provide clean fuel to a running combustion engine. The filtration system may be configured to be connected to a main fuel tank for storing contaminated fuel, and to be connected to a fuel supply of a combustion engine. A filtration circuit may include at least one filter, a first auxiliary fuel tank for containing fuel, and a first fuel pump configured to pump the fuel from the first auxiliary fuel tank through the filtration circuit back to the first auxiliary fuel tank. A second auxiliary fuel tank may be connectable to said first auxiliary fuel tank for receiving fuel from the first auxiliary fuel tank via a transfer valve. A control unit may be configured to control the transfer valve such that the first auxiliary tank is fluidly connected to the second auxiliary fuel tank only if fuel of a desired contamination level is contained in the first auxiliary tank.
US10471369B2	Chimney tray for a column for thermal treatment of fluid mixtures The present invention relates to a chimney tray (3) for a column (1) for thermal treatment of fluid mixtures, comprising a collecting tray (4) and at least two chimneys (5-1, 5-2) spaced apart horizontally in the collecting tray (4), where each chimney (5-1, 5-2) forms a vertically aligned chimney body (6-1, 6-2) which forms a passage orifice (7-1, 7-2) through the collecting tray (4), and has a cover unit (8-1, 8-2) arranged spaced apart from the chimney body (6-1, 6-2), and where the cover unit (8-1, 8-2) covers the respective passage orifices (7-1, 7-2) in the vertical direction. The chimney tray (3) of the invention is characterized by a screen (9) which extends around the chimney body (6-1) of a first chimney (5-1), with the lower annular edge (14) of the screen (9) below the upper edge (13) of the chimney body (6-1) of the first chimney (5-1) and the upper annular edge (11) of the screen (9) above the lower outer edge (12) of the cover unit (8-1) of the first chimney (5-1) or adjoining the lower outer edge (12) of the cover unit (8-1) of the first chimney (5-1).
US10471368B1	Process for separation of propylene from a liquefied petroleum gas stream The present invention relates to a combined C3/C4 splitter with a membrane system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a combined C3/C4 splitter column to separate highly pure propylene product from a liquefied petroleum gas stream, which eliminates a C3 splitter having over 120 trays and the additional equipment that a C3 splitter requires.
US10471363B2	Self-pivoting drive with internal gears for spherical-form motion simulators This mechanism for driving motions of a surface of spherical, ellipsoidal, plane, or other shape comprises a pair of drive wheels mounted on a freely pivoting frame, each wheel being driven by its own bidirectional motor. The motors and the active electronics of an angle encoder are mounted in an associated fixed frame, so no slip rings or other rotating connections are needed for motor power and control, or for determining the rotation angle of the pivoting frame. Control of the motors provides differential rotation of the two wheels to effect controlled rotation of the pivoting frame, and therefore of wheel direction. This avoids the use of a separate motor for changing the direction of motion of the surface. All parts of the mechanism driving wheel rotation are enclosed by the pivoting frame or the fixed frame.
US10471358B1	Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game A parallel reality game has a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world. A captured region is identified within the virtual world that is associated with a team within the parallel reality game. A geographic region is identified within the real world corresponding to the captured region within the virtual world. Data associated with population density for at least a portion of the geographic region is accessed. A score is assigned for the captured region based on the population density.
US10471354B2	Game system, game controlling method, and game controlling program In a game system, a game managing server includes: a game controlling unit that controls a game; a game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and forwards the instruction to the game controlling unit; and a watching point setting unit that sets a viewpoint position for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players different from the game player.
US10471345B1	Pedal system for gaming apparatus A gaming controller includes a handgrip, an elongated portion, a pedal system, and a communications interface. The handgrip has a forward facing surface that defines an aperture. The handgrip defines a pivot point along the aperture. The elongated portion extends from the handgrip, forward of the forward facing surface. The pedal system is disposed within the aperture of the handgrip. The pedal system includes a pedal disposed along the forward facing surface of the handgrip. The pedal has a first end proximate the elongated portion and an opposing second end spaced from the elongated portion. The pedal is coupled to the pivot point of the handgrip such that the pedal is selectively pivotable between a nominal position, a first position, and a second position. The communications interface is configured to facilitate transmitting inputs to the portable gaming device based on a current position of the pedal.
US10471328B2	Systems and methods for coordinating radar data and image data to track a flight of a projectile A system for coordinating radar data and image data to track a flight of a projectile includes a radar, an imager, and a controller. The imager provides an image of an area into which a projectile is to be launched. The controller receives the image and an identification of a target within the image and identifies a target line connecting the target and a launch position of the projectile. The controller also receives data from the radar relative to at least a portion of a trajectory of the projectile, generates image based trajectory data by correlating the radar data and the image, and alters the image to include the image based trajectory data within the image and the target line within the image.
US10471327B1	Swing practice apparatus A swing practice apparatus has an upper horizontal bar, a lower horizontal bar that is positioned directly under the upper horizontal bar and runs parallel with the upper horizontal bar, an upper slide ring capable of sliding along the upper horizontal bar, a lower slide ring capable of sliding along the lower horizontal bar, and a spring that exserts force to the ball toward a catcher side. A ball is supported from the upper and the lower slide rings via support springs, and positioned between the upper horizontal bar and the lower horizontal bar. A stopper is mounted at a pitcher side of the upper horizontal bar to stop the upper slide ring, and a release mechanism releases the stopper to release the upper slide ring from the stopper and the upper slide ring and the ball move toward the catcher side due to the spring.
US10471326B2	Batting tee A batting tee comprises a base for supporting the batting tee during use, a ball support column extending up from the base, and an extra ball holder for holding one or more extra balls before use. In some embodiments, the ball support column comprises one or more rigid sections and one or more flexible sections. The ball support column is adjustable to a desired height. In some embodiments, the extra ball holder surrounds the ball support column. In some embodiments, the extra ball holder is in the shape of a bucket.
US10471317B2	Ergonomic towel-based cleaning apparatus Methods and devices for cleaning materials are provided. The device may include a cloth having a first textured surface and a second textured surface with the second textured surface being coarser than the first textured surface, and a compartment housed in the cloth having an opening on the outside of the cloth. The compartment is configured to enclose a hand of a user, and wherein the second surface is positioned on the outside of the cloth over portions of the compartment configured to house a thumb and at least one finger of the hand of the user.
US10471311B2	Golf club head The golf club head according to the present invention includes a face portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the crown portion including a first region extending in a toe-heel direction along at least part of the face portion, a second region arranged further on a back side than the first region, and a step region extending in the toe-heel direction between the first region and the second region and extending downward toward the second region from the first region side, and the second region including a first part arranged in a vicinity of the middle in the toe-heel direction and contacting the step region, and a second part having a thinner wall thickness than the first part and arranged to surround a periphery of the first part on the back side, the toe side and the heel side of the first part.
US10471309B2	Automatic golf ball lifting device An automatic golf ball lifting device is inside the cylindrical cup; when switched-on can remotely, accurately and instinctively know the presence of a “on a hole” golf ball, hence a golf ball on its receiving plate situated approximately 4 inches ground depth, is mechanically raised on the ground level, lifting the golf ball continuously, for faster and easier access; wherein removal of the golf ball prompts the system to automatically lower the top receiving plate to its original position, in preparation for the next ball to be sensed and elevated.
US10471298B2	Swingable mechanical structure A swingable mechanical structure installed to fitness equipment or bicycles includes a machine base, a swing mechanism, and an auxiliary bracket. The swing mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a tilt member, and a swing post. The rotating shaft of the swing mechanism is installed into an assembling slot of the rotating shaft. Both ends of the auxiliary bracket are assembled to the machine base and an end of the swing post. When the rotating shaft is rotated, the rotating shaft is rotated to an angle with the respect to the tilt member, so that the swing post may swing together with the tilt member sideway and rotated around the tilt member. One of the ends of the swing post is limited by the auxiliary bracket, so that the swing post can just swing sideway to produce a mechanical structure with a force input and output conversion.
US10471297B1	Rowing Among other things, a rowing technology includes a first rowing machine having an electromagnetic brake providing a resistance to a rower of the machine in each rowing stroke of a series of rowing strokes of the rower An electronic controller causes the resistance of the electromagnetic brake to vary over each rowing stroke in a profile that emulates resistance to which another rower in a shell on water or on a second rowing machine is subjected in each rowing stroke of a corresponding series of rowing strokes.
US10471292B2	Exit speed generator A training apparatus for use with a bat is provided. The training apparatus has a fastening portion releasably securable to a barrel of the bat and a resistance portion attached to the fastening portion such that the resistance portion extends past a barrel end of the bat when the training apparatus is secured to the barrel. The resistance portion is a flexible material configured to add resistance throughout a bat swing, thus increasing the strength and torque of the athlete for that motion. The training apparatus can be used with the bat for training and released for normal bat use when not training, thus using the athletes regular bat for training.
US10471266B2	Hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device A hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device includes a sheet having a hole defined therethrough, wherein the sheet comprises a first material that is an electrically insulative ceramic comprising alumina. The feedthrough further includes a second material substantially filling the hole so as to form a conduit, the second material having platinum and an additive that includes alumina. The second material does not include SiO2, MgO, or CaO. The first and second materials have a co-fired bond therebetween, the co-fired bond hermetically sealing the hole.
US10471258B2	Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Selective high-frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient's spinal cord region to address low back pain without creating unwanted sensory and/or motor side effects. In other embodiments, modulation in accordance with similar parameters can be applied to other spinal or peripheral locations to address other indications.
US10471248B2	Medical fluid control device for a medical fluid line system A medical fluid control device for a medical fluid line system includes a fluid flow housing with at least one connection port for connecting to a further functional component of the fluid line system and which has an injection port with an openable closure element, and also having an adjustment member which is mounted movably in the fluid flow housing and which has flow channel sections which, depending on an adjustment position of the adjustment member, can be moved toward the at least one connection port and/or the injection port for a fluid throughflow. Assigned to at least one flow channel section of the adjustment member and/or to the injection port is at least one mechanical flow acceleration mechanism which assists with inside flushing of the injection port during a fluid throughflow.
US10471247B2	Catheter coupling A catheter coupling has a tubing and two jaws extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubing which form a channel having an orifice to accommodate an end section of a catheter when the jaws abut against each other. The jaws are interconnected at a respective jaw end via a jaw joint having a joint axis extending transversely to the tubing. The other jaw end includes a snap-in locking member and a counter snap-in locking member, respectively, interacting therewith to form a snap-in locking arrangement. In the engagement position, the tubing is deformed by at least one jaw deformation component to securely accommodate the catheter. The coupling has at least one inspection window that allows a stop in the tubing for the end section of the catheter to be visually inspected to prevent an end section of the catheter from being introduced into the tubing if it is too short.
US10471244B2	Liquid applicator comprising single-piece body A liquid applicator comprising an absorbent member, and a single-piece, unitary body. The body can include a closed container defining a reservoir, and a tab. The container can include a main portion, a transition portion, a rib, and a chamber located in the tab and coupled to the transition portion via a frangible connection. The main portion, the transition portion, the rib, and the chamber can each define a portion of the reservoir, and at least the main portion, the transition portion, and the rib can have a uniform wall thickness. The tab can include the chamber and can be coupled to the transition portion at least by the frangible connection, the tab being movable with respect to the transition portion between a first position in which the frangible connection is intact and a second position in which the frangible connection is fractured.
US10471241B2	Sheathless guide, rapid exchange dilator and associated methods Dilators, such as rapid exchange dilators, configured for percutaneous access are disclosed. The dilator may be configured to be disposable within, or couplable with, a catheter. In some embodiments, the dilator, or the coupled dilator and the catheter, may be configured such that a sheath is not required for percutaneous access. In other embodiments, the dilator may comprise a plug such that a guide wire may be directed from a distal end of the dilator through a port, such as a rapid exchange port, in a sidewall of the dilator. The plug may also be configured to permit passage of fluid through a lumen of the dilator while inhibiting passage of the guide wire through a length of the dilator.
US10471237B2	Guide wire A guide wire includes a core shaft and a coil body covering an outer surface of a distal portion of the core shaft. The coil body includes a straight section that extends in a straight state from a proximal end of the coil body toward a distal end of the coil body, and a bent section arranged at a distal end of the straight section. The coil body may be formed by winding at least one element wire into a helical coil structure, or by winding a plurality of stranded wires (obtained by stranding a plurality of element wires) into a helical coil structure. The element wires and/or the stranded wires of the coiled body are in contact with each other on a side of the bent section opposite to a side toward which the bent section is bent relative to an axial direction of the straight section.
US10471226B2	Patient interface with automatic position adjustment The present invention relates to a patient interface (10) for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient (12), comprising: a sealing portion (22) for sealing an interface between the patient interface (10) and a patient's face when the patient (10) interface is worn by the patient (12); a detection unit (30) including a displacement sensor (32, 32′) for generating a displacement signal including information on a displacement of the sealing portion (22) with respect to the patient's face relative to an identified reference position of the sealing portion (22) with respect to the patient's face; one or more actuators (36, 36′, 36″) for positioning at least parts of the sealing portion (22) relative to the patient's face; and a control unit (34) that is configured to actuate the one or more actuators (36, 36′, 36″) based on the displacement signal in order to adjust a position of at least parts of the sealing portion (22) with respect to the patient's face during use.
US10471222B2	Aerosolization system with flow restrictor and feedback device In one aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosolization device for ensuring proper delivery of an aerosolized medication to a user's respiratory system. The aerosolization device may include a conduit, an aerosol generator, a restrictor disposed within the conduit, and an indicator mechanism. The conduit may include a mouthpiece end by which a user may cause inspiratory flow through the conduit. The aerosol generator may include a vibratable mesh. The restrictor may define a plurality of apertures disposed along an outer periphery of the restrictor configured to provide an increase in pressure differential that varies with an inspiratory flow rate within the conduit and to provide a relatively laminar flow downstream of the restrictor compared to upstream of the restrictor. The indicator mechanism may indicate to a user a state of a parameter of the inspiratory flow relative to a predefined desired range.
US10471221B2	Needle attachment and detachment assist device A needle attachment and detachment assist device includes a frame body, a syringe guide jig, and a needle guide jig. A guide hole is formed in the syringe guide jig. In the needle guide jig, a needle insertion hole is formed on a central axis of the guide hole. The needle insertion hole includes a center hole portion and a rib guide groove. When a syringe is inserted into the guide hole, and a needle member is further inserted into the needle insertion hole, rotation prevention of the needle member is achieved. In this state, when the syringe is rotated in a first direction, the needle member can be clamped to a thread portion of the syringe. When the syringe is rotated in a second direction, the needle member can be loosened.
US10471219B2	Drug delivery device with variable piston force The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device, comprising a housing, a cartridge, the cartridge containing a drug in a quantity sufficient for a plurality of doses of the drug, a bung, the bung being movably retained within the cartridge to dispense a dose of the drug from the cartridge upon movement of the bung with respect to the cartridge, and a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism being operable to transfer a driving force to the bung to dispense the dose of the drug from the cartridge. The drug delivery device is configured such that the maximal driving force which is transferrable to the bung via the drive mechanism varies and is adjusted to the current position of the bung within the cartridge.
US10471218B2	Drug delivery device The present disclosure is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing (10), a dose selector (80) operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing (10), a number sleeve (60) arranged within the housing (10) such that at least a portion of the number sleeve (60) is visible through a first aperture (11b) in the housing (10), and a piston rod (30) coupled to the housing (10) and to a drive sleeve (40). Rotation of the drive sleeve (40) relative to the housing (10) causes the piston rod (30) to translate relative to the housing (10). The piston rod (30) is coupled to the housing (10) via a threaded interface (16, 31) with at least two different pitches.
US10471215B2	Injection unit for administering or delivering a fluid product The invention relates to an injection unit, preferably a pen-shaped injection unit, for administering or delivering a fluid product. The injection unit comprises a housing, an axially movable piston rod mounted in the housing in a non-rotatable manner, a delivery apparatus having a threaded nut that is able to move the piston rod in order to deliver product, a dosing device having a dosing sleeve, a rotary knob, a discharge button arranged coaxially on the dosing sleeve, and a receptacle for the product. The dosing device is connected to the delivery apparatus via a coupling mechanism, wherein the coupling mechanism includes of at least two coupling surfaces that each carry a toothing comprising teeth, wherein the coupling surfaces are used to generate an acoustic and/or tactile signal corresponding to the set or corrected dose of the product to be administered during the dosing operation or during correction of the dose.
US10471211B2	Medical delivery device with laminated stopper The present disclosure relates to a medical delivery device that includes a barrel having an inner surface, a plunger rod having a distal end inserted within the barrel, and a stopper attached to the distal end of the plunger rod and contacting at least a portion of the inner surface of the barrel. In at least one embodiment, the inner surface is hydrophilic. The stopper may include an elastomeric body, one or more fluoropolymer layers, and two or more ribs laminated with the one or more fluoropolymer layers. In some embodiments, the contact width between at least one rib having a sealing surface and the portion of the inner surface of the barrel measured at a compressibility of greater than about 7.9% of the stopper is less than about 1.0 mm.
US10471207B2	System and/or method for glucose sensor calibration The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods and/or devices for calibrating sensor data to be used in estimating a blood glucose concentration. A relationship between sensor measurements and reference readings may be used to estimate a relationship between sensor measurements and blood glucose concentration. Such sensor measurements may be weighted according to a decreasing function of uncertainty associated with sensor values.
US10471199B2	Graphene-based filter for isolating a substance from blood A device isolates a substance from blood. The substance includes particles with an effective diameter that is within a range defined by effective diameters of constituents of blood. The device comprises a first sheet of graphene including a first plurality of apertures. The first plurality of apertures are configured to pass objects with an effective diameter less than or equal to the effective diameter of the particles of the substance. The device comprises a second sheet of graphene including a second plurality of apertures. The second plurality of apertures are configured to pass objects with an effective diameter less than the effective diameter of the particles of the substance. The device may be configured to include a conduit system. The device may be configured to operate according to a reversible cycle.
US10471192B2	Pressure manifold system for dialysis A medical fluid pneumatic manifold system includes a first plate including a plurality of apertures, a second plate attached to the first plate so as to form a plurality of pneumatic flowpaths sealed between the first plate and the second plate, a plurality of tubing connections and a plurality of pneumatic tubes connected to the plurality of tubing connections, the plurality of tubing connections placing the plurality of pneumatic tubes in pneumatic communication with the plurality of pneumatic flowpaths via the plurality of apertures of the first plate, and a pneumatic reservoir in pneumatic communication with the plurality of pneumatic flowpaths, the pneumatic reservoir configured to provide pneumatic pressure to the plurality of pneumatic tubes.
US10471188B1	Manifold for filtering medical waste being drawn under vacuum into a medical waste collection system A manifold including a filter element for filtering medical waste. A housing may include a rim having a width larger than a height to define a non-circular outlet opening. A catch including a distally-directed surface may be positioned proximal to a proximally-directed surface of an arm, proximal to the rim, proximal to a proximally-directed surface of a spine, and proximal to a distally-directed surface of a lock element. The proximally-directed surface of the spine may be a ramped surface. The rim and the catch may be spaced apart by a void, and the rim may be positioned below the catch. The housing may include body portion, a first leg extending proximally from the body portion, and a second leg spaced apart from the first leg to define the void. The rim may be on the first leg, and the catch may be on the second leg.
US10471187B2	Apparatus and method for removing debris from an orifice An apparatus for removing debris from an orifice of a subject includes a nozzle, a body and a base. The apparatus is configured such that it can be interoperably received on a vacuum hose of varying makes and models of household vacuums and wet/dry vacuums. The apparatus has a body cavity configured to be in gaseous communication with the vacuum hose and the orifice of the subject when suction is provided by the vacuum cleaner and the nozzle is inserted into the orifice of the subject. The orifice may be a human ear. A method of removing debris from an orifice is also described herein. The apparatus and method of the present disclosure, among other things, safely and effectively remove debris from the office without causing damage to the office and the surrounding tissue.
US10471180B2	Cell structure and method for producing cell structure An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure which does not contain glutaraldehyde and can form blood vessels after transplantation, and a method for producing the above-described cell structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure which contains a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and has voids and in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the cells, in which a ratio of the volume of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 10% to 30%, a ratio of the volume of the cells with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 20% to 50%, and a ratio of the volume of the voids with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 35% to 60%.
US10471176B2	Composition material and method for free forming bone substitute A method and a composite material used for free forming a bone substitute are provided. The composite material comprises a support cloth, and a partially hardened bone paste coated on the support cloth. The bone paste contains a mixture of calcium sulfate and calcium phosphate in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:4. The bone substitute can be made by laminating the composite material either on a bone model or not.
US10471174B2	Cyanoacrylate medical adhesive and preparation method and use thereof The invention relates to a novel cyanoacrylate medical adhesive and preparation method and application thereof, the main components of the medical adhesive is composed of alkyl cyanoacrylate and/or alkoxy cyanoacrylate and lactyl cyanoacrylate, and by adding a novel stabilizer system, the stability of the novel cyanoacrylate medical adhesive product in the invention increases substantially, the product can be stored and transported at room temperature, degradation performance of the product was greatly improved, the main technical indicators of product such as curing time and mechanical properties can meet the clinical needs, and the user experience of the product such as adhesive film flexibility is greatly improved, so the cyanoacrylate medical adhesive is an widely used surgical hemostatic materials.
US10471170B2	Air purifying sterilizer module with improved catalytic performance and air purifying sterilizer including the same The present invention relates to an air refining and purifying sterilization module and an air refining and purifying sterilizer including the same, and more particularly, to an air refining and purifying sterilization module and an air refining and purifying sterilizer including the same with excellent sterilization, purification, deodorization, and ventilation performance with respect to various pollutants generated in smoking rooms including tobacco smoke and carbon monoxide and every living spaces as improved catalyst performance. The present invention provides an air purifying sterilizer module in which the photocatalyst unit is formed of an alloy coated metal foam carried with a photocatalytic material and an air purifying sterilizer including the same in the air purifying sterilizer module including a filter unit, a photocatalyst unit, and an ultraviolet lamp. The air purifying sterilizer module and the air purifying sterilizer including the same of the present invention can be widely used by replacing an air purifying sterilizer and an air purifier in the related art in smoke rooms, office spaces, living spaces such as apartments, hospitals, and medical facilities.
US10471166B1	System and method for disinfecting a surface of an object with iodine-laden gas In a system and method for disinfecting a surface of an object with iodine-laden gas, a carrier gas generation means generates a gas stream, which is then directed into a chamber that includes an iodine source. As the gas stream enters and passes through the chamber, iodine is drawn and absorbed into the gas stream, creating an iodine-laden gas that exits the chamber. In some embodiments, the iodine-laden gas then travels from the chamber and is directed into an enclosure when it interacts with microbes contained on a surface of an object housed within the enclosure or otherwise engaged by the enclosure. In other embodiments, as the iodine-laden gas exits the chamber, it is directed to a nozzle, via which the iodine-laden gas is applied to the surface of the object to be disinfected.
US10471163B2	Activatable fibrin-binding probes Provided herein are methods for determining the presence or absence of active thrombus formation using a linear polypeptide that binds fibrin upon cyclization. Also provided are compounds comprising linear polypeptide probes that are cyclized in the presence of protein disulfide isomerase.
US10471159B1	Diagnosis, removal, or mechanical damaging of tumor using plasmonic nanobubbles Processes of intraoperative diagnosis and elimination of tumors or micro-tumors or cancer cells or tumor micro-environment (TME) with plasmonic nanobubbles (PNBs) are disclosed. The diagnosis and surgical processes disclosed can improve standard onco-surgery through one or more of the following: real-time intraoperative local detection of MRD in vivo with high cancer sensitivity and specificity; real-time guidance of surgery to precisely eliminate resectable MRD with minimal morbidity by resecting only PNB-positive volume instead of a larger volume; intraoperative selective elimination of unresectable MRD through the mechanical impact of lethal cancer cell-specific PNBs without damaging adjacent normal cells and tissues; and prediction of the surgical outcome through the metrics of PNB signals.
US10471144B2	Combination of local rose bengal and systemic immunomodulative therapies for enhanced treatment of cancer A method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic immunomodulatory anticancer agent. A further method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic targeted anticancer agent. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cancer. The intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition can comprise an IL chemoablative agent comprising primarily a halogenated xanthene.
US10471141B2	Bisphosphonate-containing vaccine pharmaceutical composition for humoral immunity The present invention aims to provide a vaccine pharmaceutical composition universally usable for induction of humoral immunity against various antigens and exerting a high antibody production inducing effect. The present invention relates to a vaccine pharmaceutical composition for inducing humoral immunity, including: an antigen; and an immunity induction promoter that is a bisphosphonate.
US10471130B2	Microparticles The invention provides a blood substitute product comprising haemoglobin and a self-assembled microparticle having an acid having two or more acid groups and an organic base in a solvent. The particle is of micron scale. The microparticle may be obtained by contacting a bis-acid and organic base in a hydrophilic solvent, wherein the acid is insoluble or sparingly soluble in the hydrophilic solvent and the organic base is soluble in a hydrophilic solvent.
US10471127B2	Peptide pharmaceuticals for insulin resistance Described herein are methods of syntheses and therapeutic uses of covalently modified peptides and/or proteins. The covalently modified peptides and/or proteins allow for improved pharmaceutical properties of peptide and protein-based therapeutics.
US10471123B2	Methods and compositions for treating Huntington's disease Disclosed herein are compositions comprising non-naturally occurring zinc finger domains, fusion proteins comprising these zinc finger domains, polynucleotides encoding these proteins, cells expressing these proteins and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these proteins or polynucleotides as well as methods of modifying an Htt gene using these compositions for treating or preventing Huntington's Disease.
US10471119B2	Composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating neurological disease containing osmotin peptide as active ingredient A method of preventing or treating neurological disease includes administering to a subject in need thereof, a composition comprising an osmotin peptide selected from the group consisting of (a) an osmotin peptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) an osmotin peptide having at least one amino acid residue substitution, deletion or insertion in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. When a subject is treated with the osmotin peptide, nerve cells show no increase in growth rate, have little cytotoxicity, and suppress cell death, and when the osmotin peptide is administered to an animal model, the osmotin peptide infiltrated into the hippocampus of the brain and the hypothalamus of the brain, which is the deep part of the brain. Accordingly, the osmotin peptide is used as a composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating neurological disease.
US10471118B2	Retinylamine derivitives for treatment of ocular disorders A pharmaceutical composition includes a retinylamine derivative having the following formula (I): where R1 is an amino acid residue, a dipeptide or a tripeptide that is linked to the retinylamine by an amide bond.
US10471117B2	Method of treatment of uremia associated with renal dysfunction long after transplant The present invention is directed to a therapeutic method of treatment of uremia associated with renal dysfunction long after transplant, comprising administering to a subject in need a therapeutically effective amount of a Chinese medicine composition. The Chinese medicine composition is the extract of the mixture including Fructus corni, radix Rehmanniae, rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Angelica sinensis, Cortex eucommiae, Semen cuscutae, Fructus lycii, Fructus Cinnamomum cassia, Radix aconiti lateralis preparata, Rhizoma Zingiberis, Poria, Phelloendron amurense Cortex, radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, and Atractylodes Lancea Rhizoma.
US10471114B2	Composition from Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana for the control of metabolic syndrome Pharmaceutical/dietary supplements and food ingredient(s) derived from Sphaeranthus indicus are used for controlling or treating a metabolic disorder. The supplements and food ingredient(s) are selected from Sphaeranthus indicus extract(s), fraction(s), active compound(s) and phytochemical(s) or mixtures thereof and their compositions, preferably in combination with at least one component selected from the extract(s), fraction(s), active compound(s) and phytochemical(s) or mixtures thereof derived from Garcinia mangostana. The ingredients and the composition(s) can be used for the control, prevention and treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and other metabolic disorders, and also to regulate energy expenditure, prevention of atherosclerotic plaques in coronary artery and abdominal aorta, increase insulin sensitivity, improve glucose tolerance, lower triglyceride levels and balance glucose levels in mammals.
US10471113B1	Producing cannabis extracts via selective decarboxylation The present invention is a process for producing various types of cannabis extract from harvested cannabis. A quantity of harvested cannabis, which typically includes the inflorescence, floral leaves, and small stems of a flowering cannabis plants, is pre-frozen. The harvested cannabis is first subjected to cryogenic grinding to produce pulverized cannabis. The pulverized cannabis is then subjected to alcohol extraction to produce an initial cannabis extract, which can be subjected to one of several forms of further processing according to the desired chemical profile of the final product. The initial cannabis extract may then be subjected to chemical processing that promote the conversion of THCA to Δ9 THC; the conversion of THCVA to THCV; the conversion of THCA to cannabinol (“CBN”); or the conversion of THCA to Δ8-THC.
US10471112B2	Cannabinoid enriched creamer composition The present invention is a cannabinoid enriched creamer composition and kit for human consumption, the composition includes by weight about thirty-five point three-three percent (35.33%) coconut oil, about thirteen point five-eight percent (13.58%) ghee, about thirty-two point six percent (32.6%) goats milk powder, about five point eight-five percent (5.85%) vanilla powder, about one point three-four percent (1.34%) stevia extract, about point three-eight percent (0.38%) sunflower lecithin, and about ten point nine two percent (10.92%) cannabinoid in a liquid state.
US10471110B2	Bifidobacteria for treating cardiac conditions This invention relates to new uses of Bifidobacteria (particularly, although not exclusively, probiotic Bifidobacteria), and to food products, feed products, dietary supplements and pharmaceutical formulations containing them. The bacteria are suitable for the treatment of myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, inflammatory heart disease (including endocarditis, inflammatory cardiomegaly and myocarditis), and congestive heart failure.
US10471103B2	Methods to improve cell therapy Methods of treatment are provided herein, including administration of a population cells modified to enforce expression of an E-selectin and/or an L-selectin ligand, the modified cell population having a cell viability of at least 70% after a treatment to enforce such expression.
US10471102B2	Extracellular matrix from pluripotent cells Isolated extracellular matrix from marrow adherent stromal cells and their descendents, which stimulates the growth and survival of a number of different neural cell types, is provided, along with methods for preparation and uses.
US10471096B2	Medicinal composition, blood treatment device, cosmetic, food and drink using combustion synthesis material Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition, cosmetic product, and food or drink product each comprising a porous ceramic obtained by combustion synthesis of a starting material comprising (1) titanium and (2) at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon, boron, nitrogen, and silicon; a pharmaceutical composition and cosmetic product each comprising a radical- and nanobubble-containing liquid; and a blood treatment device comprising a blood flow channel for extracorporeal circulation of a patient's blood, the blood flow channel being provided with the porous ceramic above, and the porous ceramic and the blood are brought into contact with each other.
US10471095B2	Suspension of graphene oxide nanoflakes in water, its use and a method of preparation thereof The present invention relates to a water suspension of graphene oxide nanoflakes decorated by nanoparticles of metallic platinum, characterised in that it comprises: • 100 μg/ml to 500 μg/ml of graphene oxide nanoflakes, • 5 μg/ml to 50 μg/ml of nanoparticles of metallic platinum (Pt°), deposited on the surface of graphene oxide nanoflakes. The invention also relates to a method of preparing such suspension and its use as an antitumor agent.
US10471088B2	Solid oral compositions based on S-adenosyl methionine and/or NADH and process for obtaining them This invention relates to solid oral compositions based on SAMe and/or NADH or their salts in association with calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide and a process for obtaining them.This invention also relates to a method for stabilising a solid oral composition based on SAMe and/or NADH or their salts, making use of calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide optionally in association with malic acid, glutamic acid, xylitol, calcium sulphate hemihydrate, magnesium oxide and/or mixtures thereof.This invention also relates to the use of SAMe or its salts in association with calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide with the possible further addition of melatonin and/or 1-theanine and/or 1-tryptophan and/or 5-hydroxytryptophan for the treatment of depressive states.
US10471086B2	Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) The methods described herein are based on the discovery that the plasma level of a panel of specific proteins differs between two subject populations: 1) subjects at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”) but not manifesting clinical symptoms of COPD; and 2) subjects having very severe COPD. The difference in plasma levels is statistically significant for each protein. The identification of these proteins thus facilitates susceptibility detection, early disease detection, disease severity assessment, disease progression monitoring, and therapy efficacy monitoring.
US10471083B2	Formulations of aminoglycoside and fosfomycin in combination for treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis The present invention is antibiotic compositions, ventilator based systems and methods relating to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis. Antibiotic combinations of fosfomycin and an aminoglycoside, preferably amikacin, are administered via an in-line nebulizer within the airway of the ventilator. Humidified conditions create an improved aerosol mist to treat VAP and VAT.
US10471080B2	Use of trehalose for prevention of neural tube defects Maternal diabetes suppresses autophagy in neuroepithelial cells of the developing neural tube which leads to neural tube defect formation. Trehalose treatment reversed autophagy impairment and prevented neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancies. Trehalose resolved homeostatic imbalance by correcting mitochondrial defects, dysfunctional proteins, ER stress, apoptosis, and delayed neurogenesis in the neural tubes exposed to hyperglycemia. Methods of using trehalose as an intervention against hyperglycemia-induced neural tube defects are provided herein.
US10471079B2	Combination of selected analgesics and COX-II inhibitors Combinations of certain analgesics with COX-II inhibitors, related pharmaceutical compositions, including advantageous galenical forms containing these combinations, and the use of such combinations in methods of treatment, in particular for the treatment of pain.
US10471078B2	Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods Chemical entities that are bufalin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.
US10471075B1	Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth This disclosure generally relates to methods for reducing the risk of preterm birth in a pregnant human female patient that include subcutaneous administration of HPC. The disclosure relates in part to the discovery that subcutaneous administration of HPC is actually feasible and can result in sufficient plasma levels of HPC in pregnant patients that can reduce the risk of preterm birth.
US10471073B2	Methods of reducing mammographic breast density and/or breast cancer risk The present disclosure is directed to generally methods and/or compositions for treating mammographic breast density and/or breast stiffness in a patient in need thereof, such as a pre-menopausal, a peri-menopausal or a post-menopausal patient, comprising the administration of an effective amount of androgenic agent and an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for reducing breast pain. The present disclosure is also directed to method and/or compositions for reducing elasticity and/or decreasing mechano-transduction on the genome of breast cells. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for stabilizing and/or increasing the levels of androgen receptor expression in breast tissue.
US10471068B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a drug such as a triptan (e.g. rizatriptan) and/or an NSAID (e.g. meloxicam) in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the drug for the treatment of conditions such as pain.
US10471065B2	Theramutein modulators This invention relates to agents that are inhibitors or activators of variant forms of endogenous proteins and novel methods of identifying such variants. Of particular interest are inhibitors and activators of endogenous protein variants, encoded by genes which have mutated, which variants often arise or are at least first identified as having arisen following exposure to a chemical agent which is known to be an inhibitor or activator of the corresponding unmutated endogenous protein.
US10471063B2	Drug combination of PDE3/PDE4 inhibitor and muscarinic receptor antagonist The invention provides a composition which comprises (a) a PDE3/PDE4 inhibitor which is 9,10-Dimethoxy-2-(2,4,6-trimethylphenylimino)-3-(N-carbamoyl-2-aminoethyl)-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-4-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof and (b) a muscarinic receptor antagonist.
US10471060B2	Amino pyrimidine compounds useful as SSAO inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of the formula below pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, methods of treating patients for liver disease, and processes for preparing the compounds.
US10471048B2	Thienopyridine derivative for the treatment of hepatitis C infections The present invention relates to methods of treatment of hepatitis C using prasugrel. The methods of the present invention can be used in patients with hepatitis C administering prasugrel in combination with one or more anti-hepatitis C drugs.
US10471045B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment of microbial infections Provided herein are compounds, derivatives thereof, composition comprising one or more of said compounds and derivatives, and methods for prevention and/or treatment of microbial infections and/or related diseases or conditions. The present compounds and/or derivatives thereof can be represented by Formula (I): The present methods include administering to a subject an effective amount of one or more compounds of Formula (I). In one embodiment, said microbial infections are bacterial infections. More specifically, said bacterial infections are staphylococcal infections.
US10471039B2	Method for treating skin cancer A method for treating skin cancer including the steps of applying an isothiocyanate functional surfactant to an area affected by skin cancer, wherein the isothiocyanate functional surfactant comprises at least one isothiocyanate functional group associated with an aliphatic and/or aromatic carbon atom of the isothiocyanate functional surfactant.
US10471036B2	Antimicrobial compositions and methods Antimicrobial compositions, especially those useful when applied topically, particularly to mucosal tissues (i.e., mucous membranes), including, in particular, an antimicrobial lipid component, such as a fatty acid ester, fatty ether, or alkoxide derivative thereof. The compositions can also include an enhancer component, a surfactant, a hydrophobic component, and/or a hydrophilic component. Such compositions provide effective topical antimicrobial activity and are accordingly useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions that are caused, or aggravated by, microorganisms (including viruses).
US10471023B2	Bisphenol ether derivatives and methods for using the same Compounds having a structure of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1, R2, L1, L2, L3, X, a, b, c, n, and m are as defined herein, are provided. Uses of such compounds for modulating androgen receptor activity and uses as therapeutics as well as methods for treatment of subjects in need thereof, including prostate cancer are also provided.
US10471012B2	Biodegradable drug eluting microsphere for the treatment of solid tumors Polymer microspheres for embolizing blood vessels and optionally delivering therapeutic agents are provided. The microspheres include PLGA 50:50 and/or Ptx, and are generally formed by emulsion means.
US10471010B2	Liposomal corticosteroids for treatment of inflammatory disorders in humans The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising liposomes composed of non-charged vesicle-forming lipids, optionally including not more than 10 mole percent of negatively charged vesicle-forming lipids and/or not more than 10 mole percent of PEGylated lipids, the liposomes having a selected mean particle diameter in the size range of 40-200 nm and comprising a first corticosteroid in water soluble form, for the site-specific treatment of inflammatory disorders in humans, providing in human patients a fast, strong, and durable anti-inflammatory effect for at least 2 weeks at a dose of at most 5 mg/kg body weight of prednisolone or an equipotent dose corticosteroid other than prednisolone at a treatment frequency of at most once per two weeks. Furthermore the present invention relates to the application of the above-mentioned pharmaceutical composition given as intervention therapy in inflammatory disorders such as rheumatic disease or a related inflammatory connective tissue disorder, inflammatory diseases of the kidney or inflammatory bowel disorders, in combination with chronic therapy with a second free corticosteroid formulation or in combination with chronic treatment with a disease-modifying agent such as methotrexate.
US10471001B2	Short duration depot formulations Methods and compositions for systemically or locally administering by implantation a beneficial agent to a subject are described, and include, for example, depot gel compositions that can be injected into a desired location and which can provide controlled release of a beneficial agent over a short duration of time. The compositions include a low molecular weight biocompatible polymer, a biocompatible solvent having low water miscibility that forms a viscous gel with the polymer and limits water uptake by the implant, and a beneficial agent.
US10470995B2	Mascara compositions comprising a bimodal acrylic polymer and anionic, water-dispersible polyester and an aliphatic tackifier A mascara composition includes a vehicle comprising water; a bimodal acrylic polymer including cationic functionality and anionic functionality; an anionic, water-dispersible polyester; and an aliphatic tackifier having a weight average molecular weight less than about 10,000 daltons. Methods of making up the eyelashes are also provided.
US10470988B2	Skin improvement formulations Inventive embodiments disclosed herein include formulation embodiments for promoting a reduction in skin pigmentation. The inventive formulation embodiments Hibiscus acids, a Halidrys formulation that includes water; glycerin; Sargassum Muticum Extract and one or more alpha hydroxyl acids in concentrations for reducing melanin concentrations in melanin containing cells upon contact.
US10470984B2	Cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibres The present invention relates to an emulsion-type cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibres, comprising: an aqueous phase, particles comprising: at least one hard wax, preferentially in the form of an aqueous dispersion, having a melting point ranging from 65 to 120° C., the hard wax(es) being present at a total content greater than or equal to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably at least one aqueous dispersion of particles of at least one film-forming polymer, the film forming polymer(s) preferably being present at a dry matter content greater than or equal to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, at least one particular emulsifying system capable of dispersing at least the hard wax(es), the total content of hard wax(es) and optionally of additional wax(es) and the total content of emulsifying system being such that the weight ratio of the hard wax(es) plus additional wax(es) to the emulsifying system is less than or equal to 1.75, the composition comprising a solids content greater than or equal to 42%. The present invention also relates to a method for coating keratin fibres, to a method for preparing a cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibres, to a cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibres which is obtained by means of said production method, and also to a particular use.
US10470981B2	Dental cement An aspect of the present invention relates to a dental cement that includes a first agent including an organic peroxide and a (meth)acrylate; and a second agent including a thiourea derivative, an ascorbate, a vanadium compound, and a (meth)acrylate, where the first agent and the second agent each have a water content that is less than or equal to 1 mass %.
US10470979B2	Intelligent pacifier An intelligent pacifier estimates its state based on one or more sensors. Based on the estimated state, the pacifier may provide an alert or notification to a child or caretaker regarding the state of the child. The alert or notification may be generated by one or more output transducers and may increase in level depending on the estimated state. An application program communicates with the intelligent pacifier, allowing the caretaker to review and analyze the data collected by the intelligent pacifier, and to configure the intelligent pacifier. Embodiments of the intelligent pacifier may vary in the number and type of sensors, the number and type of estimated states, and the number and type of output transducers. The intelligent pacifier may be constructed as a single device or may consist of a housing that interfaces to a typical pacifier.
US10470977B2	Medication dispensing system Methods and systems for a drug supply with an associated dosage regimen are described. A plurality of dosage containers are sequentially stored in drug boxes. The dosage containers are associated with a first time of treatment. The drug boxes are associated with a certain recurring time, e.g., morning, afternoon and evening or four boxes associated with four times a day. The entire day is covered by a plurality of drug boxes for treatment. This organizes the drugs such that compliance with complex treatment regimens may be increased. The drugs in each of the dosage containers need not be the same dosage or even the same drugs each time.
US10470974B2	System for closed transfer of fluids with a locking member A connector system for a medical device includes a first connector having an elongate opening, and a second connector including a lock portion, where the first connector is movable relative to the second connector between an initial position where the first connector is not in fluid communication with the second connector and an activated position where the first connector is in fluid communication with the second connector. The system also includes a locking member connected to the first connector. The locking member is transitionable between an unlocked position where the second connector is movable within the elongate opening of the first connector and a locked position where the locking member is configured to engage the lock portion of the second connector to lock the first connector to the second connector in the activated position. The locking member comprises a spring body received by the elongate opening of the first connector.
US10470971B2	Garment with remote controlled vibration array A communication system and method are provided for remotely reproducing a touch pattern or gesture as a vibrotactile output. At a touch screen, a first user device receives a touch pattern by a first user, characterizes the touch pattern as a touch pattern data based upon time and intensity of touch at a plurality of array points of the touch screen, and communicates the touch pattern data to a network. A tactile array patch of micro-vibratory devices is attachable to a garment and worn by a second user. The touch pattern data is wirelessly received from the first user device via the network. Vibration of selected micro-vibratory devices of the tactile array is modulated in timing and intensity in response to the touch pattern data to reproduce the touch pattern.
US10470954B2	Patient support apparatus with deck section link A patient support apparatus comprising a support frame and a patient support deck operatively attached to the support frame. The patient support deck has at least one deck section arranged for movement relative to the support frame. An actuator is arranged to move the deck section between an initial configuration and one or more raised configurations relative to the support frame. A link supports the deck section for movement with respect to the support frame. The link has a first end pivotally attached to the support frame, a second end pivotally attached to the deck section, and a protruding stop formed between the first end and the second end arranged to abut the deck section so as to prevent the actuator from moving the deck section beyond a maximum raised configuration.
US10470949B2	Vehicle extraction device A softgoods seat covering convertible into vehicle extraction device for immobilizing a patient while still seated in the seat of a vehicle, and for safe extraction and transport thereafter. The device uses a plurality of inflatable panels enclosed within a woven cover and connected together by inflation tubing to an inflator for simultaneous or sequential inflation. In normal, pre-blast operations, the durable, uninflated device simply acts as the outer fabric of the seat back and seat cushion, with deployable structures folded/tucked behind the seat back and under the seat pan. Upon arrival of the medic, sections of the device are sequentially deployed through inflation and secured around the patient by wraparound straps to immobilize the patient in the sitting position, and to facilitate extraction and removal in a supine position. The device is intended to mitigate injuries/casualties caused by exposure to landmine or IED blasts.
US10470942B2	Absorbent article and production method thereof An absorber article includes: a body-contact part having a canal member which has a stretchable and shrinkable, left and right pair of head sections extending in the front-rear direction, and which also has a canal sheet having left and right edges joined to the left and right pair of head sections and also having a center section hanging downward, the body contact part also having affixing members which affix the canal member to the wearer's body in such a manner that the head sections of the canal member are in contact with the wearer's skin; and body-non-contacting part having a sheet-like leakage prevention body and also having an absorber disposed on the upper side of the leakage prevention body. The absorber article is also provided with a passage for transporting bodily fluids from the upper side of the canal sheet to the absorber.
US10470933B2	Wound care article having a substantially polygonal or ellipsoid main surface and at least one recess arranged on one side The invention relates to a flat wound care article having an essentially polygonal or ellipsoid base surface and at least one recess arranged on one side.
US10470923B2	Device and method of treating menopausal hot flashes A device and method for treatment of hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women. The device includes a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the device, at least one liner positioned against and attached to at least one side of the cooling agent over at least the portion of the area of the device, and an adhesive. The adhesive is arranged on at least one side of the device so as to permit the device to be secured with respect to the anatomy of a user.
US10470922B1	Blood flow restricting headwear A blood flow restricting apparatus is provided. The blood flow restricting apparatus can include a frame element configured to be securable to a user's head. At least one cooling pad can be operatively arranged with the adjustable frame element and configured to be arranged over a defined anatomic location including at least one of a pair of supratrochlear arteries, a pair of supraorbital arteries, a pair of temporal arteries, and a pair of occipital arteries of the user's head when the frame element is secured to the user's head. A pressurizing mechanism can be operatively arranged with the at least one cooling pad and capable of pressing the at least one cooling pad against the defined anatomic location to restrict blood flow to each of the targeted arteries while simultaneously cooling the defined anatomic location to induce hypothermic induced vasoconstriction.
US10470919B2	Portable male urination apparatus A portable male urination container. Having a top funnel opening with accompanied lid enclosure. Liquid is contained within a collection chamber. The container includes two handles which provide a means for stable operations as well as preventing any spillage. The urinal is ideal for potty-training when bathroom facilities are impracticable for teaching purposes.
US10470918B2	Ostomy wafer Disclosed is an ostomy wafer comprising a central peristomal area surrounding a stoma receiving hole, from which a plurality of petals are extending radially, the petals being interconnected via bridges with a apex pointing away from the central area. The wafer is suitable for application to especially demanding skin surface conditions, such as in ostomists suffering from hernia.
US10470915B2	Foot-therapy and toe-aligning device Described is an exercise tool. More particularly, it is a therapy and exercise tool specifically devised as a foot-therapy and toe-aligning device to align, separate, and stretch toes. The foot-therapy and toe-aligning device comprises a frame with a plurality of posts connected with the frame. The device is formed of an elastic material such that a user may place at least one of the plurality of posts between a user's toes and pull the post to stretch and elongate the post between the toes. Upon release, the elastic material of the post causes the post to attempt to return to its original shape, thereby causing it to expand out and conform its shape to fit snugly against the user's toes. Additionally, the elastic material allows the toe posts to be positioned and maintained at numerous locations between the user's toes for customizable positioning between the toes.
US10470911B2	Sleeve gastrectomy calibration tube and method of using same One or more medical devices may be provided that may be used, for example, in bariatric surgery including a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The one or more medical devices may include a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide in conjunction with a calibration tube in accordance with one or more examples. According to an example, the calibration tube may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube. The flared, multi-diameter calibration tube may have a first diameter along a portion of the tube and a second diameter that may larger than the first diameter along at least another portion of the tube. The calibration tube may be used in conjunction with the stapling guide to align stomach such that it may be stapled along the stapling guide (e.g., to perform the vertical sleeve gastrectomy).
US10470910B2	Multiple stent system for GI tract drainage A gastrointestinal assembly may be deployed within a patient's gastrointestinal tract in order to facilitate drainage of an abscess. The gastrointestinal assembly may include an outer stent and an inner stent disposed within the outer stent. The inner stent divides a volume within the outer stent into a primary passageway through which nutritional contents may pass and a secondary passageway protected from nutritional contents and configured to accommodate a passive drainage system for draining the abscess.
US10470906B2	Implantable device delivery system Delivery systems and methods for deploying an implantable device are disclosed, which can include a delivery device having an outer tubular member and an inner assembly. The inner assembly is disposed within and is slidably movable relative to the outer tubular member. The inner assembly can include a pusher at a distal portion. The pusher abuts and restricts proximal movement, relative to the inner assembly, of a crimped implantable device within the outer tubular member. The pusher can include a slot to accommodate a suture binding mechanism of the implantable device. The delivery device can include a tip disposed at a distal end. The tip includes a tip transition zone. The inner sheath and outer tubular member can each have sections of distinct rigidity along their lengths with transition zones between the sections. A transition zone of the outer tubular member and a transition zone of the inner sheath can be longitudinally offset.
US10470903B2	Stroke prevention devices, systems, and methods The disclosure of the present application provides devices, systems, and methods for the prevention of stroke. In at least one embodiment of a device of the present application, the device comprises an extension portion sized and shaped to fit within an artery extending from an aortic arch, and a flange portion sized and shaped to prevent the device from advancing into the artery extending from the aortic arch in which the device may be positioned. In at least one embodiment of a system for preventing stroke of the present application, the system comprises a hypotube, a folder coupled to a distal end of the hypotube, a sleeve positioned circumferentially around the hypotube proximal to the folder, and a stent, wherein a first part of the stent may be positioned within the folder, and wherein a second part of the stent may be positioned within the sleeve.
US10470897B2	Prosthesis revision systems and methods A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a revision procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the revision procedure. An engine is operable in two distinctive selectable modes including a unidirectional mode providing only extractive forces and a bidirectional mode providing both extractive and insertional forces.
US10470889B2	Asymmetric tibial components for a knee prosthesis An orthopedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate with an asymmetric periphery which promotes proper positioning and orientation on a resected tibia, while also facilitating enhanced kinematics, soft-tissue interaction, and long-term fixation of the complete knee prosthesis. The asymmetric baseplate periphery is sized and shaped to substantially match portions of the periphery of a typical resected proximal tibial surface, such that proper location and orientation is evident by resting the baseplate on the tibia. The baseplate periphery provides strategically positioned relief and/or clearance between the baseplate periphery and bone periphery, such as in the posterior-medial portion to prevent deep-flexion component impingement, and in the anterior-lateral portion to avoid undue interaction between the anatomic iliotibial band and prosthesis components.
US10470878B2	Durable high strength polymer composites suitable for implant and articles produced therefrom Thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for use in a valve for regulating blood flow direction. In one aspect, the composite material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as a prosthetic heart valve leaflet. The composite material includes a porous polymer membrane and an elastomer, wherein the elastomer fills substantially all of the pores of the porous polymer membrane.
US10470877B2	Apparatus and methods for anterior valve leaflet management In some embodiments, a method includes delivering to a native valve annulus (e.g., a native mitral valve annulus) of a heart a prosthetic heart valve having a body expandable from a collapsed, delivery configuration to an expanded, deployed configuration. The method can further include, after the delivering, causing the prosthetic heart valve to move from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration. With the prosthetic heart valve in its deployed configuration, an anchor can be delivered and secured to at least one of a fibrous trigone of the heart or an anterior native leaflet of the native valve. With the prosthetic heart valve disposed in the native valve annulus and in its deployed configuration, an anchoring tether can extending from the anchor can be secured to a wall of the heart to urge the anterior native leaflet towards the body of the prosthetic heart valve.
US10470861B2	Elongate implant system and method for treating pelvic conditions Implant systems can include one or more needles, such as those used in pelvic floor repair procedures, and one or more elongate implants. A syringe or similar style hollow needle can be used to deliver the elongate mesh or other implant devices through one or more small stab incisions into the target tissue location inside the pelvis, proximate the vagina. The implant devices can be placed upon insertion through the incisions to engage and pull or tighten support tissue, such as the endopelvic fascia, pubocervical fascia, rectovaginal fascia, levator muscles, or other supportive muscles or tissue within the pelvis of the patient.
US10470860B2	Pygmy goat and small livestock birthing aid A pygmy goat and small breed livestock birthing aid to assist in the positioning of the newborn during the birthing process. The birthing aid includes a flexible cable, at least one flexible sleeve, and a cable clamp. The flexible cable is slideably inserted into the at least one flexible sleeve, such that there is a loop portion and a handle portion of the flexible cable opposite each other along the at least one flexible sleeve. The loop portion is placed over the neck of the newborn in the birthing process and the user pulls gently on the handle portion tightening the loop portion about the newborn. After gently guiding the newborn into the correct birthing, the user removes the birthing aid and manually assists the birthing process if necessary.
US10470859B2	Sterile dental setup pack A system and method for forming a sterile dental pack is disclosed. The method includes preparing a first wrap and a second wrap; arranging a plurality of dental disposable supplies on the first wrap; and wrapping the plurality of dental disposable supplies within the first wrap and the second wrap to form an airtight container. Also disclosed is a sterile dental pack dispensing system. The sterile dental pack dispensing system may include a storage container with an opening, the storage container being configured to store a wrapped sterile dental pack; an output configured to receive the wrapped sterile dental pack from the storage container; and a fiber optic indicator configured to cause the wrapped sterile dental pack to move from the storage container to the output through the opening.
US10470857B2	Personal care device A personal care device having a handle having an engagement portion and a persona care attachment are described. The personal care attachment has a housing attached to the engagement portion and a contact element carrier. The contact element carrier is movably coupled to the housing. A plurality of contact elements is arranged on the contact element carrier, and wherein the personal care attachment is driven at a frequency of between about 150 Hz to about 175 Hz and has a sound intensity level of less than about 75 dB(A).
US10470853B2	Continuous custom dental restoration manufacturing process and system A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations in an automated process that comprises a milling center, a carrier for holding a plurality of customized dental restorations, and a transfer system for transferring the customized restorations between processing units. Processing units may comprise one or more of a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A multi-compartment tray and a material block are disclosed for use in the system.
US10470852B2	Screw, tool and assembly for dental implantology The invention relates to a screw, a tool and a system for dental implantology, forming a fixing system and the components thereof to be used in a dynamic pillar assembly. Said dynamic pillar assembly is used in the production of prostheses on dental implants in human implantology in order to fix screws at an angle.
US10470851B2	Self-retaining dental screw A self-retaining screw assembly comprising a dental secondary component and a screw. The secondary component comprises a through passage having an apical and a coronal open end, and a screw seat located between said apical and coronal ends. The screw comprises a screw rod and a screw head, the screw head being dimensioned to abut against the screw seat and the screw rod being dimensioned to pass unhindered through the through passage such that the apical end of the rod can protrude from the apical end of the through passage. The through passage further comprises, coronal of the screw seat, a first section and, directly coronal of the first section a second section having a narrower diameter than the first section, such that the second section forms a restriction in the through passage. The screw head comprises a radially outwardly extending retaining element.
US10470844B2	Dental or dental surgical ultrasonic tool A dental or dental surgical ultrasonic tool, comprising: a tool body, a connecting device for connection to an ultrasonic source, a working section extending along a longitudinal axis and designed to penetrate into bone to be treated, and a liquid line extending through the tool body in the direction of the working section and ending in at least one opening for the discharge of a liquid, wherein the working section has a distal end face with multiple cutting edges and a lateral surface connected thereto, wherein at least one channel for conveying a liquid is provided in the lateral surface, and wherein the at least one opening of the liquid line is disposed on the lateral surface in the at least one channel or directly adjacent to the at least one channel. Additionally or alternatively, the at least one channel extends helically around the longitudinal axis of the working section.
US10470843B2	Systems and methods for alignment of a laser beam A dental laser treatment system includes a treatment laser beam and a pilot (e.g., aiming/marking) laser beam sharing a collinear beam path, where the beam path is guided by a guidance system through a handpiece/main chamber assembly having a beam exit. A laser beam presence detector is removably affixed to or within the handpiece/main chamber assembly. The laser beam presence detector provides feedback to a computer which can control actuation of the treatment laser beam and the pilot laser beam, and the beam guidance system. The computer performs a search for determining the center location of the beam exit based on the feedback and controls the beam guidance system to guide the beam path approximately to the center of the beam exit, thereby providing automatic alignment of the laser beam with the beam exit or an optional hollow waveguide.
US10470836B2	Skin tensioner A device for applying tension to a skin surface is provided. The device includes a first, second, third and fourth beam. Each of the beams has a main body, an extension extending from a first end of the main body and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body. The first end of the third and fourth beams have an opening defined therein and a slot sized to receive either the first extension of the first beam or the second extension of the first beam. The second end of the third and fourth beams have a slot sized to receive the other of the first extension of the second beam or the second extension of the second beam. The first extension of the first beam is slidably positioned within the slot on the first end of the third beam and the second extension of the first beam is slidably positioned within the slot on the first end of the fourth beam. The first extension of the second beam is slidably positioned within the slot on the second end of the third beam and the second extension of the second beam is slidably positioned within the slot on the second end of the fourth beam and the posts of the third and fourth beams extend through the openings on the extensions of the second beam.
US10470830B2	Systems and methods for instrument based insertion architectures Systems, devices and methods are provided in which an instrument can translate along an insertion axis. Rather than relying primarily on a robotic arm for instrument insertion, the instruments described herein have novel instrument based insertion architectures that allow portions of the instruments themselves to translate along an insertion axis. For example, an instrument can comprise a shaft, an end effector on a distal end of the shaft, and a handle coupled to the shaft. The architecture of the instrument allows the shaft to translate relative to the handle along an axis of insertion. The translation of the shaft does not interfere with other functions of the instrument, such as end effector actuation.
US10470827B2	Rotating assistant port A rotating assistant port device including a circular elastomeric element, a sleeve coupled to the circular elastomeric element, a sleeve mount coupled to the sleeve opposite the circular elastomeric element, an outer hub removably attached to the sleeve mount, and an inner hub captured between the sleeve mount and the outer hub. The inner hub can include a cannula port. In some embodiments, the assistant port device can be utilized for skin retraction during single port teleoperated robotic surgery.
US10470822B2	System and method for estimating a treatment volume for administering electrical-energy based therapies The invention provides for a system for estimating a 3-dimensional treatment volume for a device that applies treatment energy through a plurality of electrodes defining a treatment area, the system comprising a memory, a display device, a processor coupled to the memory and the display device, and a treatment planning module stored in the memory and executable by the processor. In one embodiment, the treatment planning module is adapted to generate an estimated first 3-dimensional treatment volume for display in the display device based on the ratio of a maximum conductivity of the treatment area to a baseline conductivity of the treatment area. The invention also provides for a method for estimating 3-dimensional treatment volume, the steps of which are executable through the processor. In embodiments, the system and method are based on a numerical model which may be implemented in computer readable code which is executable through a processor.
US10470821B2	Computer-aided prosthesis alignment Systems and methods for computer-aided alignment and positioning of a prosthesis component onto a target host bone, such as in joint resurfacing arthroplasty, are discussed. A system for can include a processor unit and a user interface unit. The processor unit can receive a target bone model including a first data set representing a target bone surface, and a prosthesis model including a second data set representing a prosthesis surface. The prosthesis, when positioned against the target bone, is configured to at least partially replace the articulation surface. The processor unit can generate an articulation interface representation that indicates spatial misalignment between one or more portions of the prosthesis surface and one or more portions of the target bone surface when the prosthesis model is positioned against the target bone model.
US10470817B2	Bipolar electrosurgical features for targeted hemostasis An apparatus is configured to operate on tissue. The apparatus includes an end effector with an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The upper jaw is configured to pivot relative to the lower jaw. The apparatus also includes an electrode cap coupled to either the upper or lower jaw. The electrode cap includes a first electrode surface configured at a first polarity and a second electrode surface configured at a second polarity. The second polarity is opposite to the first polarity. The electrode cap is configured to be applied to tissue such that the electrode cap is operable to deliver bipolar RF energy to the tissue. The electrode cap may be used to selectively weld bleeding tissue in a localized fashion, without having to place the tissue between the jaws, and without having to use an instrument separate from the jaws.
US10470816B2	Multi-function high-frequency tool for endoscope A multi-function high-frequency tool for an endoscope, comprising an insert portion and a handle portion, the insert portion comprising an insulating tip, a first electrode having a needle-knife function, a second electrode having an IT-knife function, and a spray head; the handle portion comprising a first slider, a connector, an injection connector, and a second slider. The second electrode has a hollow structure, and the first electrode extends through the second electrode; the proximal end of the first electrode is fixedly connected by means of a mandrel connecting member to the distal end of a mandrel; the proximal end of the mandrel is connected to the first slider of the handle portion, and moves axially on the handle portion by means of the first slider, thereby causing the first electrode to expose from/retract into the second electrode.
US10470813B2	Methods and systems for preventing neuroma formations The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods. In many embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for amputating a limb of a patient are provided. In many embodiments, devices, systems, and methods may provide chronic denervation of one or more nerves of a patient as part of a therapeutic treatment. The methods may employ cold for the prevention of neuromas or fibromas associated with amputation of a limb of a patient. Embodiments of the invention include needles that can be advanced through skin or other tissues to cause axonotmesis of a target nerve of the patient and to repeatedly interrupt a regeneration of the nerve so as to provide therapeutic chronic denervation of the target nerve. The therapeutic chronic denervation may delay the formation of neuromas or fibromas in a patient's residual limb and/or may provide long lasting and permanent pain relief associated with the target nerve.
US10470811B2	Selective lung tissue ablation Medical methods and systems are provided for effecting lung volume reduction by selectively ablating segments of lung tissue.
US10470807B2	Intramedullary implant and method of use A bone implant includes a proximal end, a distal end, a first portion extending between the proximal and distal ends having a maximum and minimum portion height, and a second portion extending between the proximal and distal ends having a maximum and minimum portion height. The second portion is connected to the first portion at the proximal end and the distal end and at least one of the first portion and the second portion is moveable relative to the other of the first portion and the second portion so as to transition the bone implant between a relaxed state wherein the first and second portions are separated by a first distance and a contracted state wherein the first and second portions are separated by a second distance different from the first distance. At least one of the proximal end and the distal end have the minimum portion height.
US10470806B2	Maxillomandibular fixation devices A maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) device having an arch bar with a plurality of spaced tabs and gaps, and further having apertured mounting plate members mounted onto the arch bar, each mounting plate member having a slot to receive a tab on the arch bar, whereby the mounting plate members may be repositioned laterally along the arch bar from one tab to another prior to affixing the MMF device to the maxilla or mandible of a patient in order to position the mounting plate members at locations where the underlying tooth root will not be damaged by insertion of a bone screw.
US10470805B2	Instrument for locking and unlocking a head of a bone anchor in a polyaxial bone anchoring device An instrument for locking and unlocking a head of a bone anchor relative to a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a tube assembly with an inner tube and an outer tube at least partially around the inner tube, and an actuator assembly including an actuating mechanism movable from a first orientation to a second orientation to displace the inner tube and the outer tube relative to one another between a first axial position configured to unlock the bone anchoring device such that the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, and a second axial position configured to lock the head. The actuator assembly is adjustable between a first configuration where the tube assembly assumes the first axial position when the actuating mechanism is moved, and a second configuration where the tube assembly assumes the second axial position when the actuating mechanism is moved.
US10470798B1	Methods for promoting fertilization The disclosure provides, inter alia, methods of improving sperm function and related methods of fertilization, together with preparations of activated or potentiated sperm. The disclosure additionally provides articles of manufacture suitable for performing the methods provided by the invention. The methods provided by the disclosure, in some embodiments entail energy depletion with subsequent staged reintroduction of different energy sources.
US10470775B2	Ligation device A ligation device comprises a clamp and a conveying unit. The clamp comprises a clip and a tightening tube to tighten a rear end of the clip therein, the clip comprises two clamping arms. The conveying unit comprises a traction line, a conveying tube and a control handle, the traction line runs through the conveying tube, the control handle is connected with a rear end of the conveying tube and a rear end of the traction line. At least one bearing piece is arranged at a tail of the clip and can be deformed or broken under a certain pressure, the bearing piece is assembled to form a hole, the traction line runs through the hole and a front end of the traction line is blocked by the bearing piece.
US10470761B2	Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from a cartridge. Devices and methods are also provided for guiding surgical fasteners. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. Devices and methods are also provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. Devices and methods are provided for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for manually retracting a drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components.
US10470755B2	Tissue fixation device A tissue fixation device includes an elongated body extending between a proximal portion and a distal portion including a plurality of barbed loops. The elongated body, proximal portion, and distal portion are provided in a variety of configurations depending upon the performance requirements desired of the tissue fixation device for the envisaged application of use.
US10470745B2	Ultrasound signal processing device, ultrasound diagnostic device An ultrasound signal processing device: performing events involving transmitting ultrasound towards a subject; receiving ultrasound reflection from the subject in response to each event; and generating a frame signal from sub-frame signals generated based on the ultrasound reflection. The device, in each event, causes a transmission aperture to transmit ultrasound focusing in the subject. A transmission aperture for one event differs in position, in a transducer element array direction, from a transmission aperture for a previous event by a shift amount of at least twice a transducer element width. The device, for each event, sets a target area which includes a position where transmitted ultrasound focuses and whose width in the transducer element array direction, at a depth where the transmitted ultrasound focuses, is equal to or greater than the shift amount. The device generates a sub-frame signal covering measurement points included in the target area.
US10470741B2	Ultrasound transducer for imaging systems A transducer array for an ultrasound probe is provided. The transducer array includes a plurality of transducer elements. Each of the transducer elements have an acoustic stack configured to generate ultrasound signals. The transducer array includes a front layer having a base and a transmission surface. The front layer is mounted to the acoustic stacks of the plurality or transducer elements. The transmission surface includes a linear incline. The transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals.
US10470735B2	Device and method for signal compensation in medical X-ray images The present invention relates to a device for signal compensation in medical X-ray images. The device (100) comprises a generation module (10) configured to generate an X-ray ghosting image based on an X-ray detector read-out subsequent to a last X-ray exposure of a plurality of X-ray exposures; a scaling module (20) configured to scale the X-ray ghosting image into a scaled X-ray ghosting image; and a subtraction module (30) configured to subtract the scaled X-ray ghosting image from any subsequent X-ray image recorded during a respective subsequent X-ray exposure of the plurality of X-ray exposures.
US10470734B2	Characterizing lung nodule risk with quantitative nodule and perinodular radiomics Embodiments associated with classifying a region of tissue using features extracted from nodules and surrounding structures. One example apparatus includes a feature extraction circuit configured to automatically extract a first set of quantitative features from a nodule represented in at least one CT image, and automatically extract a second set of quantitative features from the lung parenchyma region immediately surrounding the nodule represented in the at least one CT image; a feature selection circuit configured to select an optimally predictive feature set from the first set of quantitative features and the second set of quantitative features; and a training circuit configured to train a classifier using the optimally predictive feature set to assign malignancy risk to a lung nodule represented in a CT image of a region of tissue demonstrating lung nodules. A prognosis or treatment plan may be provided based on the malignancy risk.
US10470732B2	System and method for generating a time-encoded blood flow image from an arbitrary projection A system and method include reception of 3D imaging data showing blood flow over time in a patient volume including vessels, reception of a user input of a projection angle, generation of a plurality of 3D images based on the 3D imaging data, generation of a 2D digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR) at the projection angle input by the user for one of the plurality of 3D X-ray images, and display of the 2D DRR image. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10470728B2	Orbital rotation positioning device for a C-arm of an imaging system An X-ray imaging system is provided. The X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray radiation source, an X-ray detector, and a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end. The C-arm includes a track. The X-ray imaging system also includes a C-arm rotation device configured to enable the C-arm to rotate along the track in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device, wherein a portion of the C-arm rotation device is disposed within the track. The X-ray imaging system also includes an orbital rotation positioning device configured to be disposed within the track, wherein the orbital rotation positioning device blocks rotation of the C-arm beyond a position of the orbital rotation positioning device.
US10470725B2	Method, apparatuses, and systems useful in conducting image guided interventions Methods, apparatuses, and systems relating to image guided interventions on dynamic tissue. One embodiment is a method that includes creating a dataset that includes images, one of the images depicting a non-tissue internal reference marker, being linked to non-tissue internal reference marker positional information, and being at least 2-dimensional. Another embodiment is a method that includes receiving a position of an instrument reference marker coupled to an instrument; transforming the position into image space using a position of a non-tissue internal reference marker implanted in a patient; and superimposing a representation of the instrument on an image in which the non-tissue internal reference marker appears. Computer readable media that include machine readable instructions for carrying out the steps of the disclosed methods. Apparatuses, such as integrated circuits, configured to carry out the steps of the disclosed methods. Systems that include devices configured to carry out steps of the disclosed methods.
US10470720B2	Heart rate activity detecting system based on dynamic images and method thereof Provided is a heart rate activity detecting method based on dynamic images. The method includes tracking a moving object. Preset brightness is determined based on an ambient condition. An image of the moving object is captured to generate a corresponding RGB color space, which is then converted to an image color space with adjustable brightness. The brightness of the image color space is adjusted according to the preset brightness to generate an image with corrected brightness, which is then converted to a RGB color space with the corrected brightness for calculating a heart rate activity of the moving object. The disclosure is capable of addressing the issue of an unstable light source by adjusting the brightness of the dynamic images, and then calculating the heart rate activity of the moving object according to the dynamic images. A heart rate activity detecting system based on dynamic images is also provided.
US10470711B2	Electronic sensor system for use with footwear The disclosed technique relates to an insert for footwear and to a composite orthotic insole comprising said insert, wherein the insert is embedded with a plurality of force (or pressure) sensors, and may be used to provide feedback on important information regarding the wearer's gait biomechanics. The layer of sensors may be used to assist in monitoring the wearer's health via foot pressure tracking. The insole can use a relative large number of sensors, which together provide broad coverage of the human foot impact area.
US10470704B2	System and method for estimating cardiovascular fitness of a person The present invention relates to a system (1) for estimating cardiovascular fitness of a person, comprising a heart rate monitor (10) for acquiring a heart rate signal including information about the heart rate of the person, an activity monitor (20) for acquiring an activity signal indicative of physical activity of the person, a classifier (30) for classifying the activity of the person based on the acquired activity signal, a selector (40) for selecting one or more heart rate features obtained from the acquired heart rate signal based on the acquired heart rate signal and the classification of the activity for use in an estimation of the cardiovascular fitness of the person, and an estimator (50) for estimating the cardiovascular fitness of the person based on the one or more selected heart rate features.
US10470693B2	Optical sensing device for physiological signal The optical sensing device is provided for receiving and transmitting a light signal. A light working area is defined according to a measurement range of the light signal. The optical sensing device includes a body, a transformation part and a signal unit. A light emitting unit and a light receiving unit are disposed at an end of the body, and the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit face the light working area. The transformation part pivots on the body. A light processing unit is disposed on the transformation part, and the light processing unit is capable of locating in the light working area for transmitting or receiving the light signal. The signal unit is configured for transmitting and processing the light signal.
US10470690B2	Authentication device using brainwaves, authentication method, authentication system, and program Provided are a highly confidential personal authentication device which uses brain waves, a personal authentication method, and a personal authentication system and program. The authentication device using brain waves is provided with: an electroencephalograph; and a processing unit which, with respect to brain waves with respect to a plurality of stimulus events obtained by the electroencephalograph, determines a discrimination score according to a discrimination model for estimating brain information for each authentication candidate accumulated in advance, based on a discrimination-model-to-discrimination-model comparison of the discrimination score, identifies and authenticates an authentication candidate who provided the model. The identifying of the authentication candidate based on the discrimination score in the processing unit is based on the discrimination score and/or decoding accuracy determined from the discrimination score.
US10470685B2	Method and apparatus for capturing magnetic resonance image A method and apparatus for capturing a magnetic resonance image in which processes of generating T1 contrast for different regions of an object overlap with each other, thereby obtaining a magnetic resonance image having an improved contrast between different tissues within a short time. Therefore, a time required for obtaining a magnetic resonance image may be reduced, and a magnetic resonance image enabling improved diagnosis of a disease or other abnormal condition may be provided.
US10470678B2	Systems and methods for intra-operative stimulation Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against tissue injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. A stimulation control device may incorporate a range of low and high intensity stimulation to provide a stimulation and evaluation of both nerves and muscles. A stimulation control device is removably coupled to a surgical device or is imbedded within the medical device to provide a stimulation and treatment medical device. A disposable hand held stimulation system includes an operative element extending from the housing, the housing includes a visual indication to provide feedback or status to the user.
US10470673B2	Headphone with biological feature detection function, interaction system and biological feature detection method Embodiments of the present application provide a headphone with a biological feature detection function, an interaction system and a biological feature detection method. The headphone includes: a loudspeaker, a microphone, a biological feature detection module, a mode switching module, a first communication module, a control module and a power management module. The control module is configured to detect and determine whether an instruction is received from the smart terminal, and control, according to the instruction received from the smart terminal, the biological feature detection module, the mode switching module, the power management module and the first communication module to work, and further configured to parse the biological feature from the biological feature detection module under control of the instruction received from the smart terminal, and transmit the parsed biological feature to the smart terminal via the first communication module.
US10470672B2	Measurement of blood pressure Disclosed is a blood pressure measurement device comprising a heat flow perfusion sensor in combination with occlusion means for restricting the flow of blood in a portion of a human or animal body.
US10470669B2	Contactless measurement, monitoring and communication of bodily functions of infants and other helpless individuals A system permits non-invasive measurement and wireless reporting of bodily functions of a subject wearing a diaper and an outer layer of clothing outside the diaper. The system comprises a butterfly housing which houses a plurality of sensors, a processor, a memory, and wireless circuitry. The butterfly housing has two double-arc shaped projections. Each double-arc shaped projection extends from an opposing side of the housing at a perimeter of the butterfly housing and has associated therewith a coupling clip. Each double-arc shaped projection and the associated coupling clip is configured to sandwich the outer layer of clothing to removably couple the butterfly housing to the outer layer of clothing without necessitating any modification to the outer layer of clothing. Every measurement of the bodily functions occurs without any direct contact between a skin of the subject and the butterflying housing.
US10470663B2	Jones matrix OCT system and program for carrying out image processing on measured data obtained by said OCT A Jones matrix OCT offers improved image stability, image quality, and depth range of image, wherein light from a wavelength-scanning light source is split into two optical paths, and a reference arm is provided along one optical path, while a probe arm that irradiates and reflects light onto the measuring target to generate object light is provided along the other optical path. The probe arm has a polarization delay unit that linearly polarizes the light and then splits it into S-wave component and P-wave component, where the S-wave component and P-wave component are superimposed through optical paths of different optical path lengths, respectively, after which optical detectors are used to detect different spectral interference beams in the depth direction of the measuring target corresponding to the vertically polarized component and horizontally polarized component, which respectively correspond to the S-wave component and P-wave component, to obtain four spectral interference signals.
US10470657B1	Systems and methods for administering a gaze nystagmus test Systems and methods for performing a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. An HGN test device having a harness configured to be worn by a subject, a moveable stimulus controlled by a computing device, and a recording device for recording the eyes of the subject during the administration of the HGN test. More specifically, the HGN device has a movable armature or an arm with a stimulus there attached which follows a track. The recording may be stored in the computing device or transmitted to a remote system for storage.
US10470655B2	Ocular metrology employing spectral wavefront analysis of reflected light Method and systems are presented for analysing a wavefront using a spectral wavefront analyser to extract optical phase and spectral information at a two dimensional array of sampling points across the wavefront, wherein the relative phase information between the sampling points is maintained. Methods and systems are also presented for measuring an eye by reflecting a wavefront of an eye and measuring the wavefront at a plurality of angles to provide a map of the off-axis relative wavefront curvature and aberration of the eye. The phase accuracy between wavelengths and sample points over a beam aperture offered by these methods and systems have a number of ocular applications including corneal and anterior eye tomography, high resolution retinal imaging, and wavefront analysis as a function of probe beam incident angle for determining myopia progression and for designing and testing lenses for correcting myopia.
US10470653B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium that generate a motion contrast enface image An image processing apparatus includes a tomographic signal obtaining unit that obtains tomographic signals of light beams, the light beams respectively having a different polarization from each other and being obtained by splitting combined light obtained by combining return light and reference light, the return light being from an object to be inspected that is irradiated with measuring light, and an information obtaining unit that obtains three-dimensional polarization tomographic information, and three-dimensional motion contrast information of the object to be inspected, by commonly using at least one of the obtained tomographic signals. In addition, an extracting unit extracts a specific region of the object to be inspected using the obtained three-dimensional polarization tomographic information, and an image generating unit generates a motion contrast enface image of the extracted specific region using the obtained three-dimensional motion contrast information.
US10470651B2	Eye surgical lighting unit The invention relates to an eye surgical lighting unit for lighting internal ocular tissue. The lighting unit comprises a fiber having a proximal end and a distal end, for guiding a light beam to the distal end. The lighting unit also comprises a manual unit, provided with a cannula and a handle having an internal passage positioned in line with the cannula. The fiber is adjustable between an intraocular operational position in which the fiber extends through the internal passage of the handle and through the cannula, and a chandelier operational position in which the fiber is uncoupled from the manual unit.
US10470649B2	Removable tip endoscope There is provided herein, an endoscope comprising an elongated shaft terminating with a tip section wherein said tip section comprises a permanent section connected to the elongated shaft and a removable section securely connectable to the permanent section, wherein the removable section comprises at least one capture device and at least one light source.
US10470647B2	Surgical tissue protection sheath A surgical sheath for use in endoscopic trans-nasal or intra-ocular surgery has an angle section joined to a conical section, with the conical section having a central axis not parallel to a central axis of the angle section. A body section is joined to the angle section, with the body section having a length at least twice the length of the angle section. The conical section, the angle section and the body section may be a flexible or compliant material. The sheath reduces collateral trauma to the tissues in the surgical pathway.
US10470644B2	Optical connector and medical equipment A plug as an optical connector is configured to connect mechanically and optically with a receptacle, wherein part of an optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal is disposed internally. The plug includes a tubular plug-side first outer wall into which the optical fiber is inserted, configured to cover an optical signal-emitting end of the optical fiber. An end side of the plug-side first outer wall to be connected to the receptacle is sealed by a plug-side cover member translucent to an optical signal. In the optical connector intrusion of liquid and foreign substances can be suppressed, and reliability of optical communication can be ensured.
US10470643B2	In-vivo visualization systems A computer implemented method comprises activating a control mechanism on a catheter handle in a first direction with respect to a user to steer a distal end of a catheter within a body in a second direction while the catheter handle is in a first rotational position. The control mechanism includes a first indicator associated with the first direction. The computer implemented method also includes obtaining an image from the distal end of the catheter of a tissue region of interest within the body and calibrating a first rotational motion of the catheter handle with a rotational motion of the image. With the catheter handle in a second rotational position that is different than the first rotational position, the control mechanism activated in the first direction with respect to the user moves the distal end of the catheter in the second direction.
US10470642B2	Optical transmitter and endoscope An optical transmitter includes an optical device, a wiring board including a first main surface and a second main surface, the optical device being mounted at a position closer to the second main surface than to the first main surface, a holding member fixed to the wiring board, at a position closer to the first main surface than to the second main surface, and an optical fiber inserted into a through hole of the holding member, where the wiring board includes a wiring pattern of a wiring layer sandwiched between an upper insulating layer and a lower insulating layer, and further includes an opening from which an upper surface and a lower surface of the wiring pattern are exposed, and an end surface of the optical fiber is in contact with the upper surface, and an external electrode of the optical device is bonded to the lower surface.
US10470641B2	Dishwasher having a decorative panel A dishwasher includes a chassis, a tub partially defining a treating chamber, and a door pivotally mounted to the chassis and pivotally moveable between open and closed positions. A decorative panel for the dishwasher can include a slide adjuster for connecting the decorative panel to the door.
US10470634B2	Vacuum cleaner and handle for a cleaner In order to accomplish a solution task of the present disclosure, a cleaner hand according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a pipe configured to transfer at least one of air, dust, and foreign matter to a drive unit that generates a suction force, a grip portion connected to the pipe, and formed to be gripped by a user, a sensor unit disposed in the grip portion to sense information related to whether or not the grip portion is gripped by the user, and a controller configured to control the drive unit based on the sensed information.
US10470633B2	Cleaning device A cleaning device includes an inhalation unit to generate inhalation force to inhale air into a main body, the inhalation unit comprising: an impeller that is rotatable; an impeller cover having an inlet damper formed therein; and a return channel that is coupled to the impeller cover so that the impeller is capable of being accommodated in the return channel and that is directly coupled to the impeller so that air passing through the impeller is capable of being introduced into the return channel, the return channel comprising: an inner frame; and an outer frame at an outer side of the inner frame so as to be spaced apart from the inner frame.
US10470623B2	Dryer and method for controlling the same The present disclosure relates a dyer that includes a front case including a first opening surrounded by an air guide that protrudes forward and a plurality of exhaust holes formed around the first opening, a rear case coupled to the front case and including a second opening surrounded by a housing guide protrudes backward, the second opening overlapping the first opening, a fan housing that is coupled to the first and second openings, is moveable in forward and backward directions along the air guide and the housing guide, and includes a blast fan therein, and a heater that is formed on the fan housing and heats and ejects wind generated by the blast fan, and a direction of the wind ejected from the heater is changed depending on forward and backward movement of the fan housing.
US10470621B1	Universal cover for hygiene cloth dispensers A universal cover for hygiene cloth dispensers includes a flexible pouch for holding hygiene cloths stored in a plurality of different hygiene cloth dispensers. The flexible pouch has a top wall, a bottom wall, and an interior space between the top and bottom walls. The universal cover includes a seam that can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the top wall to the bottom wall. The open position defines a refill opening for receiving the different hygiene cloth dispensers. A dispensing opening is formed in the top wall of the universal cover. The dispensing opening is reinforced against deformation due to exposure to moisture, body oils, dirt, and stretching. The dispensing opening is sized such that different sized movable and non-movable covers of at least two different commercial hygiene cloth dispensers are accessible through the dispensing opening.
US10470614B2	Electrical kitchen appliance An electrical kitchen appliance for preparing food has an operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by a user. The operator control unit can be removably attached to the electrical kitchen appliance and, in the process, can be operated in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode, wherein the operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by the user is attached to the electrical kitchen appliance in the first operating mode and is removed from the electrical kitchen appliance in the second operating mode. An electrical kitchen appliance of this kind which has an operator control unit which can be individually operated is provided in this way.
US10470612B2	Disposable container blending apparatus and methods Blending devices can be used to blend material in a disposable container such as a paper or plastic cup. A blending device may have a jar or container portion that is insertable into a disposable container and that seals its opening. A space within the jar or container portion contains a blending blade assembly that is rotatable to blend material in the disposable container. A shelf or overhanging structure may extend partially over the bottom surface of the jar or container portion to limit movement of material out of the space in the jar or container portion in a vertical and lateral direction to reduce stresses on the container during blending. After blending, the disposable container may be removed from the blending device and the blended material may be served directly in the container. Ducted blending and other flow control devices are also disclosed.
US10470605B2	Single-serving beverage machine with high-capacity and compact cooling-carbonation system A beverage machine system that includes: an insulated potable liquid storage tank having an interior volume; a liquid carbonator spaced within the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank and submerged therein; a high pressure potable liquid pump configured to pump potable liquid from the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank through a potable liquid conduit to a spray nozzle within an interior volume of the liquid carbonator; and a cooling coil positioned in a spaced apart relationship but wound around the carbonator such that the cooling coil does not physically touch an exterior surface of the carbonator submersed within the chilled potable liquid and the space between the cooling coil and the carbonator is at least substantially free of any other structure other than periodic frozen potable liquid adjacent the cooling coil.
US10470603B2	Brewing unit for a food preparation machine The invention concerns a brewing unit (3) having a cavity for enclosing a food ingredient contained in a package (C), comprising first (14) and second (15) cavity parts, and fluid injection means (13), characterized in that said first and second cavity parts (14, 15) are hinged in a pivotal arrangement between open and closed positions and in that, when said cavity parts are pivoted in a closed position, the fluid injection means (13) and/or the first cavity part (14) are movable in translation relative to the second cavity part (15), between:—a closed unlocked position that allows relative pivotal movement between cavity parts, and—a closed locked position wherein said cavity parts are translated in contact with each other to close said brewing cavity, and wherein said injection means (13) protrude inside the brewing cavity to pierce a wall of the portion package.
US10470595B2	Quick assembly photo frame The invention relates to a frame which may be easily assembled and includes a plurality of frame members in an unassembled state. Each of the frame members has a back, a first side having a first angle, and a second side having a second angle. The first angle and the second angle are supplementary angles. The frame also includes a plurality of adhesive portions and/or connectors which are attached to the back of the frame members. The opposite surface of the adhesive portions include a re-attachable adhesive enabling individual frame members to be pressed onto a wall surface to form the frame. An item is disposed between the back of the frame members and the wall surface. The frame members may be independently removed from the wall surface for repositioning, or the frame as a whole may be removed for repositioning on the wall surface.
US10470592B1	Thigh high boot rack The thigh high boot rack is a rolling rack. The thigh high boot rack is configured for use with a plurality of footwear commonly referred to as thigh high boots. The thigh high boot rack suspends the plurality of footwear above a supporting surface. The thigh high boot rack comprises a pedestal, a plurality of stanchions and a plurality of hyoids. The plurality of stanchions attaches the plurality of hyoids to the pedestal. The plurality of footwear is suspended from the plurality of hyoids. The pedestal is a rolling structure. The pedestal transfers the load of the thigh high boot rack and the stored plurality of footwear to the supporting surface. The plurality of stanchions elevate the plurality of hyoids above the supporting surface.
US10470587B2	Retail merchandise tray A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a pair of load bearing members, a front stop mounted to the load bearing members, a wire support structure removably attached to the front stop and load bearing members, a pusher that slides along the wire support structure, and a pair of movable divider assemblies.
US10470576B2	Movable human support structure A movable human support structure has a support against which at least a part of a human can be borne in use, a base, and a first motion transmitting assembly acting between the support and the base. The first motion transmitting assembly has at least one link member connecting between the base and the support. The at least one link member is configured to be movable: a) relative to the support around a first axis; and b) relative to the base around a second axis. The first and second axes are non-parallel to each other. The first motion transmitting assembly is configured to guide movement of the support relative to the base in opposite directions in a non-straight path.
US10470566B1	Shelving system A collapsible shelving assembly with back posts and front posts has one or more shelves attached by hinges to the back posts so that each shelf is configured to rotate about the hinges from an upward collapsed condition to a downward horizontal deployed condition. The fronts post include clips configured to secure the front end of each shelf in the horizontal deployed condition. A friction plug is incorporated into each hinge to slow the speed of rotation and to prevent the shelves from freely falling downwards during assembly.
US10470559B2	Illumination means and accessories for a paintbrush and method This application describes an illumination means, and a method of attaching the accessories and protective coverings of the illumination means to a paintbrush to illuminate a work area, and to protect that illumination means from water and chemicals, while maintaining a compact, streamlined form that is easy to clean. With these illumination accessories and protection means installed, the intended use of the brush is primarily painting, and specifically cutting in around a trim or casing. The present invention provides the optimal lighting required for that specific work area, with no manipulation of the brush required by the user. Superior lighting is achieved by structurally directing light sources (LED's) to the specific location where the paint leaves the bristles while cutting in, and/or also structurally directing at a different angle to light up the general work area around the bristles while painting. Protective coverings are form-fitting and of minimal thickness.
US10470553B1	Sports gear carrying assembly A sports gear carrying assembly includes a front plate that is worn on a user's back. The front plate has a plurality of front plate apertures extending therethrough. A back plate is coupled to the front plate and winter sports gear is positioned on the back plate. The back plate has a plurality of back plate apertures extending therethrough. An extension unit is slidably positioned between each of the front and back plates and the extension unit is laterally extendable a selected distance away from the front and back plates for accommodating a variety of widths of winter sports gear. A plurality of belts is each extended through a selected pair of the front and back plate apertures for securing the winter sports gear on the back plate. Each of the belts is matable to themselves to form a closed loop. A harness is coupled to the front plate and the harness is worn over the user's shoulders thereby facilitating the winter sports gear to be carried on the user's back.
US10470549B2	Wiper having hinged wiper arms A wiper for wiping a cosmetic applicator, having a first component, in particular a holding section, for fastening the wiper to a cosmetic reservoir, and at least two wiper arms arranged thereon and exhibiting wiping action. The invention aims to provide a wiper, in which the intensity of the wiping and the resistance with which the wiper opposes the withdrawal of the applicator and the actual applicator section are in a favourable ratio to one another, and an actuation from outside in order to achieve a change to the distal diameter of the wiper inside the applicator container is not necessary. This aim is achieved in that at least one of the wiper arms is fastened by means of at least one hinge to the first component, in particular the holding section.
US10470548B2	Cosmetic container having identification means A cosmetic container having an identification means, wherein a user can intuitively identify contents through the identification means by providing an identification means for identifying contents at the upper portion of the container body, such that it is possible to easily classify cosmetic products according to contents when storing the cosmetics, thereby providing user convenience.
US10470547B2	Cap for cosmetic bottle Provided is a cap for a cosmetic bottle. The cap for the cosmetic bottle includes a coupling member provided at the upper end thereof with a plurality of moving bars, a button member provided at an inner surface thereof with a plurality of moving grooves so that the moving bars are vertically inserted into the moving grooves, a pumping part being coupled with a lower end of a pumping member, an elastic member interposed between the coupling member and the button member, a rotating member rotatably coupled with an outside of the coupling member, an adjusting member rotatably inserted into an inner surface of an upper end of the rotating member, a button member outputting unit to allow the button member to vertically move up or down if the rotating member is rotated, and a coupling unit to couple the rotating member with the coupling member or the adjusting member.
US10470536B1	Cup and bottle holder assembly for a walking aid A combined cup and bottle holder assembly is configured for mounting to the shaft of a walking aid. A bottle support component has bottle-engaging structure that projects outwardly in a first direction, and has a first half of a coupling structure that projects outwardly in an opposite second direction. A cup retention subassembly has a gyroscopic cup-holding portion that projects outwardly in the second direction, and has a second half of the coupling structure that projects outwardly in the first direction. An attachment pin selectively couples the first and second coupling structure halves to one another about the shaft length. The gyroscopic cup-holding portion includes a two-axis gimbal arrangement.
US10470535B2	Device for tracking menstrual cycle A wearable device allows women to track their menstrual cycle by rotating or sliding a marker that will tell her every day where she is in her menstrual cycle. This device can be shaped in multiple ways. In general, the device has two or more interlocking pieces that allow the user to manually move, e.g., rotate or slide, a marker shaped on one of the pieces with respect to the other piece to highlight indicia, such as a number or icon or color, that represents a day in the menstrual cycle. The indicia can be hidden within the design to protect the user's privacy. In one implementation, the device is attached to a chain, rope or other form allowing it to be worn around the neck, typically under the clothes, like a pendant. Another implementation is shaped like a bracelet, allowing it to be work around the wrist. Other configurations to be worn on other parts of the body also are possible.
US10470531B1	Charms for headgear Charms for headgear having a charm, at least one post retainer assembly having a base and a convex structure, and securing means having at least one post assembly to secure the charm onto a headgear. The charm receives the at least one post retainer assembly, and the at least one post retainer assembly receives respective post assembly. The charm has an exterior face and an interior face. The interior face has at least one hole. The convex structure extends from the base and has an opening. The base is inserted into the at least one hole and remains secured therein, and the convex structure is exposed at the hole. The at least one post assembly removably mounts into the at least one post retainer assembly. The charm has a variety of shapes, whereby the exterior face defines a plurality of designs.
US10470526B1	Shoe measuring device A measuring device is disclosed which can be used in mass production of shoes. The device includes two parts: the first one is for measurement of the shoe width and girth having movable elements and the second one, which is mechanically connected with the first one, is positioned in a heel section of the shoe. The device also allows determining how tight movable elements fit to internal surface of the shoe. The first part is made in the form of a measuring head with movable cheeks and tongue placed on the toe rod, and the second part is in the form of a rod with a support roller. The mechanical connection between the parts is made in the form of a device angle measurement unit. The angle measurement unit is made using a single-turn absolute encoder. The technical result is in an increase of the accuracy of measurements.
US10470523B2	Shoelace comprising a silicone band A lace (200) for a shoe (C), consisting of an elongate elastic band (2) made entirely of silicone, said band having elastic properties according to which, when at least one segment of said band is selected, said segment having a constant cross-section and a rest length of 5.0 centimeters, when said segment is stretched to a stretched length of 10.0 centimeters and then released, said segment contracts and reaches a first released length of between 5.6 and 7.0 centimeters after a first period of between 0.1 and 1 second after the release, and reaches a second released length of between 5.0 and 5.6 centimeters after a second period of between 15 and 25 seconds after the release. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of sports shoes, and in particular running shoes, to prevent any compression and thus allow good blood circulation while holding the foot comfortably.
US10470518B1	Systems and methods for adjusting variable geometry, height, weight distribution in footwear devices and equipment An active footwear suspension system is disclosed. The footwear system provides dynamic suspension using at least one or more variable resistance beams. At least one or more VRB from an anchor plate positioned forward of and/or aft of an arch section of the footwear, thus providing selectable suspension to the wearer. The selected rotation of the VRBs from a first position to a second position provides customized suspension between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance per zone.
US10470514B2	Football helmet with movable shell segment A protective helmet comprises a shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a shell segment movable relative to the shell; an energy absorbing layer having an inner surface, and an outer surface which contacts the inner surface of the shell; and internal padding operably coupled to the inner surface of the energy absorbing layer. The shell has a perimeter and the shell segment is formed by at least one slot channel in the shell which does not extend to the perimeter of the shell. The shell segment moves relative to the shell upon the helmet receiving an impact force. The slot channel is generally U-shaped.
US10470510B1	Systems and methods for full body measurements extraction using multiple deep learning networks for body feature measurements Disclosed are systems and methods for full body measurements extraction using a mobile device camera. The method includes the steps of receiving one or more user parameters from a user device; receiving at least one image from the user device, the at least one image containing the human and a background; performing body segmentation on the at least one image to identify one or more body features associated with the human from the background; performing annotation on the one or more identified body features to generate annotation lines on each body feature corresponding to body feature measurement locations utilizing a plurality of annotation deep-learning networks that have been separately trained on each body feature; generating body feature measurements from the one or more annotated body features utilizing a sizing machine-learning module based on the annotated body features and the one or more user parameters; and generating body size measurements by aggregating the body feature measurements for each body feature.
US10470507B2	Birthing article of apparel An article of apparel includes a birthing skirt. The birthing skirt includes a skirt portion having a waist opening, and a tubular portion having an end attached to the waist opening of the skirt portion. A material of the tubular portion includes a shape-conforming, elastic material. A pocketless aperture is through a side of the birthing skirt and is sized to accommodate a width of at least one of a fetal monitor transducer, a contraction monitor transducer, or a cable of a monitor transducer.
US10470499B2	Aerosol delivery device including a ceramic wicking element The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides vapor-forming units for aerosol delivery devices, the vapor-forming units including a ceramic wick that is in contact with a heater and in contact with an aerosol precursor composition. The vapor-forming units are connectable to a power unit.
US10470498B2	Low emissions electronic smoking device The present disclosure provides, in one embodiment, an electronic smoking device comprising a mouthpiece; a vaporizer portion in communication with the mouthpiece; a filter cartridge assembly in communication with the mouthpiece; an inlet check valve; and an outlet check valve. The vaporizer portion comprises a heating element for heating a smoking material housed within the vaporizer portion. The inlet check valve permits air to be inhaled from the vaporizer portion into the mouthpiece, but substantially prohibits air from being exhaled through the mouthpiece into the vaporizer portion. The outlet check valve permits air to be exhaled through the mouthpiece into the filter cartridge assembly, but substantially prohibits air from being inhaled from the filter cartridge assembly into the mouthpiece.
US10470497B2	Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.
US10470489B2	Smoking articles having reduced ignition proclivity characteristics Smoking articles having reduced ignition proclivity characteristics are disclosed. The smoking articles include a paper wrapper containing cellulosic fibers and filler particles. The paper wrappers are treated with a film-forming composition in order to reduce the ignition proclivity characteristics of the smoking articles. In one embodiment, the film-forming composition contains an alginate combined with a starch. In an alternative embodiment, the film-forming composition contains a film-forming material combined with filler particles. The filler particles may comprise kaolin clay, magnesium oxide, mica, alum, or mixtures thereof.
US10470487B2	Smoke treatment A method of preparing a smoke-treated tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of: (i) subjecting a tobacco material to smoke to give a smoke-treated tobacco material with modified taste characteristics; and (ii) incorporating the smoke-treated tobacco material into a smokeless tobacco product. The invention also provides a smokeless tobacco product incorporating a smoke-treated tobacco material. The smokeless tobacco product may be, for example, a moist snuff tobacco product.
US10470481B2	Palatability enhancer Provided herein is a method of preparing a palatability enhancer for a food composition comprising combining an animal fat source and one or more agents in an aqueous solution to form a mixture, wherein said agents are selected from amino acids, sugars, vitamins, vegetable oils, flavorants and flavour precursors, heating the mixture at a pressure of 110 kPa to 800 kPa, obtaining a palatability enhancer from the mixture, wherein the palatability enhancer comprises animal fat in an amount of at least 80 wt %. Further provided is a method of enhancing the palatablity of a food composition.
US10470478B2	Protein-polysaccharide macromolecular complex article of manufacture containing encapsulated ethyl alcohol An protein-polysaccharide macromolecular complex article of manufacture containing encapsulated ethyl alcohol and/or other spirits serving as an entertaining and novel non-beverage method of consuming alcohol. The article of manufacture encapsulates ethyl alcohol and/or other spirits in the amorphous regions of the complex macromolecular structure releasing it only upon chewing and exposure to the environment of the oral cavity. The article of manufacture is stable and capable of retaining shape and form for extended periods of time at ambient temperature allowing for relatively low-cost commercial manufacture and distribution.
US10470472B2	Method for removing guts of fish body and device for same A method and apparatus for removing guts of a fish body, the method includes: transferring a fish body A, with a head cut off and removed, by a transfer device and cutting open the abdomen thereof with an abdominal blade on the way of transfer; transferring the fish body to a gut removal member and causing membrane separation blades, provided at an upper end portion of the gut removal member, to enter in between a peritoneal membrane portion on both sides of the vertebra and a fish meat inner wall on a head cut-off section of the fish body; swinging the gut removal member downwardly with its lower end portion as fulcrum to tilt the membrane separation blades from the horizontal state and peel off the peritoneal membrane portions from the fish meat inner wall; and shaking off downwardly the guts adhered to the peritoneal membrane portions.
US10470469B2	Exchangeable cream coating head A cream coating head, an apparatus and a system for applying a pumpable mass onto a carrier body include a detachable coupling system. The coupling system is provided for coupling and decoupling the cream coating head to or from a conveying apparatus.
US10470467B2	Method of production of extract derived from Swinglea glutinosa leaves The invention of the present Application provides a standardized method to obtain an extract and the extract from leaves of Swinglea glutinosa , wherein the method yields an amount of extract that is about 60% the weight of the Swinglea glutinosaleaves.
US10470459B2	Antimicrobial preparations, methods for preparing the same and uses thereof to combat microorganisms The present invention provides antimicrobial preparations of crystalline particles of an antimicrobial agent, wherein said antimicrobial agent is an antimicrobial peptide or an antimicrobial polyene, methods for preparing the same and uses thereof to combat microorganisms. The invention further provides crystalline particles of the antimicrobial agent so obtained from the methods of the invention in isolated form and concentrated liquid preparations which comprise said crystalline particles. The invention still further provides the use of such isolated crystalline particles and concentrated liquid preparations to combat microorganisms.
US10470456B2	Method, apparatus, and system for automated auditory luring of animals I disclose an apparatus, comprising at least one sensor configured to receive at least one signal indicative of a proximity of a first animal, at least one environmental signal, or both; a processor configured to detect a sufficient proximity of the first animal, a favorable environmental condition, or both from the received signal or signals, and emit a triggering signal in response to the detection; and an audio playback device configured to receive the triggering signal and emit a call of a second animal in response to the triggering signal. I also disclose a system comprising the apparatus and a trap; and a method of luring an animal.
US10470448B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body and a spool. The reel body includes a first body part, a second body part, and a thumb rest. The spool is rotatably disposed between the first body part and the second body part. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange, and a second flange. The first flange is on a first body part side of the bobbin trunk, and has a smaller diameter than the first body part. The second flange is on a second body part side of the bobbin trunk, and has a smaller diameter than the second body part. The first body part includes a cutout part on an outer edge of the first body part. The cutout part is adjacent to the thumb rest and to an outer edge of the first flange of the spool.
US10470447B2	Rotatable line tie arm for a slotted lip on a fishing lure A fishing lure including a lure body comprising a pin; a lip extending from the lure body, wherein the lip defines a slot therein; and a line tie arm comprising a line tie loop and a pivot ring connected to opposite ends of a beam, with the pivot ring being rotatably attached to the pin. The line tie arm is positioned such that the line tie loop extends through the slot defined in the lip when in a fishing position.
US10470445B2	Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (Fah)-deficient and immunodeficient rats and uses thereof Described herein are rats with a hepatic deficiency comprising decreased function, activity, or expression of an enzyme in the tyrosine catabolic pathway (such as fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase), and methods of using the same for in vivo engraftment and expansion of heterologous hepatocytes, such as human hepatocytes, analysis of human liver disease, and analysis of xenobiotics. Also disclosed is the use of immunodeficient rats for the engraftment and expansion of heterologous hepatocytes.
US10470437B1	Wireless location assisted zone guidance system A look-up table is defined by at least one reference point, and rows and columns that are offset from the reference. The table rows and columns correspond to ordinate and abscissa data points representing geographic locations. Each data point offset in the table corresponds to a predefined geographic offset. The look-up table contains machine-stored values at each table location, with each value representing a particular one of several guidance zones. The real-time determination of the guidance zone is made by first determining present location using GPS or other wireless location signals. The corresponding table location is identified by calculating latitudinal and longitudinal offsets from a reference point, and using these offsets as the two indices to access a double-indexed array. The value retrieved from the indexed array identifies the guidance zone. Each guidance zone has an associated set of characteristics used to provide guidance.
US10470435B2	Pivotal and slidable door for a kennel A kennel door apparatus includes a pair of first bracket supports and a pair of second bracket support mounted to a kennel frame, an first and second guide rail mounted between the first and second support brackets, and an first door hinge and a second door hinge each separately coupled with the guide rails and bracket supports, and the hinges mounted to a door support that is mounted to a kennel door. The apparatus works cooperatively to slidably move the kennel door to a position adjacent the lateral wall of the kennel housing or frame.
US10470434B2	Truck bed safety device The disclosed safety device helps prevents the dog from falling from, being thrown from, or jumping from the back of a pickup truck by securing them with a safely attached net to the truck racks. The net grids (openings) are sized to either allow or prevent the dog from getting just their heads through the net. The net is easily removable for tall cargo and it also allows you to carry cargo that normally needs to be secured to the truck bed itself or in a truck with a cap. The cargo can be such as; commercial and residential construction material, yard debris, and sporting goods.
US10470431B2	Device for processing liquids through steam Device, comprising a platform for placing a vessel containing the liquid, a pipe with an open end configured for supplying steam to the vessel, a driving device configured to actuate a relative movement between the end of the pipe and the platform, means for determining a liquid level of the liquid in the vessel, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to actuate the driving device so that a relative initial position between the end of the pipe and the platform is assumed on the basis of the liquid level. The means for determining the liquid level comprise a weighing device. The control unit is then configured to determine the liquid level from the weight.
US10470421B1	Soybean variety 5PNZG27 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNZG27 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNZG27, cells from soybean variety 5PNZG27, plants of soybean 5PNZG27, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNZG27. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNZG27 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNZG27, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNZG27, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNZG27. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNZG27 are further provided.
US10470418B1	Hybrid corn variety 54306780 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 54360780. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 54360780, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 54360780 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 54360780.
US10470414B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH388656 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH388656. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH388656, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH388656 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH388656.
US10470404B1	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV655219 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV655219. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV655219, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV655219 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV655219 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV655219.
US10470397B2	New Guinea Impatiens variety SAKIMP053 A New Guinea Impatiens plant designated SAKIMP053 is disclosed. Embodiments include seeds of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053, plants of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053, to plant parts of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053, and methods for producing an impatiens plant produced by crossing New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053 with itself or with another impatiens variety. Embodiments include methods for producing an impatiens plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and transgenic impatiens plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to impatiens varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053, methods for producing other impatiens lines or plant parts derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053, and the impatiens plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid impatiens seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP053 with another impatiens variety.
US10470396B2	Lettuce cultivar regency 3.0 A lettuce cultivar, designated Regency 3.0, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Regency 3.0 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Regency 3.0 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Regency 3.0, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Regency 3.0 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Regency 3.0 with another lettuce cultivar.
US10470394B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH355532 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH355532. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH355532, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH355532 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH355532.
US10470381B1	Felling grapple for removing energized vegetation material An insulating felling grapple is used with an insulating utility vehicle. The utility worker stands on the ground near the worksite and remotely controls the insulating felling grapple and the utility vehicle to perform the task. In addition to other standard trimming and removal tasks, the insulating felling grapple is adapted to allow for the removal of energized vegetation material. In one method, the utility worker grasps the energized vegetation material, lifts or moves the energized vegetation material such that it is no longer energized, severs the non-energized vegetation material, and moves the severed vegetation material to a discard location. A boom assembly of the utility vehicle includes a primary insulation segment. The felling grapple includes a secondary insulation segment, as well as a grapple and a feller. The grapple has at least two tines for gripping the energized material. The feller is configured to sever the energized or nonenergized material.

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