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US10891194B2	Versioned file system using structured data representations A versioned file system comprises a set of structured data representations. At a first time, an interface creates and exports to a cloud data store a first structured data representation corresponding to a first version of the local file system. The first structured data representation is an XML tree having a root element, one or more directory elements associated with the root element, and one or more file elements associated with a given directory element. Upon a change within the file system, the interface creates and exports a second structured data representation corresponding to a second version of the file system. The second structured data representation differs from the first structured data representation up to and including the root element of the second structured data representation. The interface continues to generate and export the structured data representations to the data store.
US10891186B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor system including the same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an ECC decoder which performs diagnosis on data using an error detection code for the data, an ECC encoder which generates an error detection code for a first data piece equivalent to a bit range accounting for a part of plural bits configuring the data and generates an error detection code for a second data piece equivalent to a bit range accounting for a remaining part of the bits, and a diagnosis circuit which, when no error in the data has been detected by the ECC decoder, compares a part of the data corresponding to the first data piece with the first data piece used in generating the first error detection code and compares a part of the data corresponding to the second data piece with the second data piece used in generating the second error detection code.
US10891179B2	Data storage device with deadlock recovery capabilities Aspects of the disclosure provide a data storage device that includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The controller includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether there is a deadlock in a communication link between the data storage apparatus and a host; and transmit, when there is a deadlock in the communication link between the data storage apparatus and the host, a recovery command to the host to re-establish a link layer connection between the data storage apparatus and the host.
US10891178B2	Method and device for identifying problematic component in storage system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and device for identifying a problematic component in a storage system. The method comprises determining, based on history error logs of components of the storage system, a graph indicating error information of the components, where nodes in the graph indicate the components, and edges in the graph indicate connections between the components; the method further comprises identifying, based on the graph, an error source in the components of the storage system to be the problematic component. With the method and device of the present disclosure, the error source in the storage system can be identified more accurately and effectively and user experience can be enhanced.
US10891176B1	Optimizing messaging flows in a microservice architecture In a distributed system with a microservice architecture having a plurality of services and a messaging layer for communication therebetween, systems and methods include receiving messages from a first service to a second service in the messaging layer; queuing responses from the messages; and utilizing one or more bulk messaging techniques to send the responses back to the first service from the second service. The systems and methods can also include maintaining statistics related to the one or more bulk messaging techniques; and automatically determining which of the one or more bulk messaging techniques based on the statistics, to minimize latency of the messaging layer.
US10891170B2	Task grouping by context In an approach to grouping related tasks, one or more computer processors receive a first task initialization by a first user. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more additional tasks contained in one or more task groups are in use by the first user. Responsive to determining one or more additional tasks contained in one or more task groups are in use, the one or more computer processors determine whether the first task is related to at least one task of the one or more additional tasks. Responsive to determining the first task is related to at least one task of the one or more additional tasks, the one or more computer processors add the first task to the task group containing the at least one related task of the one or more additional tasks.
US10891168B2	Automatically scaling up physical resources in a computing infrastructure Implementations of the disclosure describe automatically scaling up physical resources in a computing infrastructure. A method of the disclosure includes determining a change to implement in a physical configuration of a cluster in view of utilization of individual virtual resources and individual physical resources in the cluster, the change indicating one or more actions to be performed to modify a non-provisioned physical resource in view of a cluster type of the cluster, and performing, by a processing device without user interaction, an action to implement the change, wherein the change comprises adding the non-provisioned physical resource to the cluster.
US10891164B2	Resource setting control device, resource setting control system, resource setting control method, and computer-readable recording medium Provided is to appropriately allocate resources among the versions in the system, the resource setting control device includes: determination unit that extracts a load pattern of a service request in a specific period of time from a) a request history, including information of a group, the requested version, and a resource usage during execution of the service, and b) the request history in operation information storage, and updates the reference pattern when detecting that change from the reference pattern is beyond a specific range; and change unit that determines, for each of the versions, a resource request amount, based on a peak value of the resource usage in the specific period of time and a number of server devices providing the version, when detecting the load pattern change, and outputs the determined resource request amount.
US10891160B2	Resource provisioning Systems and methods for resource provisioning are disclosed. A method includes: generating, by a computer device, a resource provisioning policy for a resource; receiving, by the computer device, a request for an allocation of the resource from an account; applying, by the computer device, the resource provisioning policy to the request based on receiving the request; automatically approving or denying, by the computer device, the request based on the applying the resource provisioning policy to the request; updating, by the computer device, the resource provisioning policy for the account based on the automatic approving or denying the request.
US10891157B2	Performance towards completion of a task list through employment of a swarm Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with swarm management are described. One example system comprises a communication component configured to establish a communication link with at least one element, where the at least one element is part of a swarm. The example system also comprises a management component configured to manage performance of a task list by the swarm through the communication link.
US10891143B2	System, method and interactive GUI for creating on-demand user-customized instruments Interactive graphical user interfaces (GUI) are provided. Baseline data structures are received from among entity systems via data feed interfaces. An interactive GUI is generated on a display of a user device, comprising one or more screens to display the baseline data structures and user adjustment tools for customizing characteristics of a displayed structure. An adjustment indication is received from the user device via the interactive GUI, via the user adjustment tools. A characteristic of the displayed structure is adjusted responsive to the adjustment indication. Responsive to adjusting the characteristic, another characteristic of the displayed structure is adjusted, thereby reflecting an impact of the adjusting on the other characteristic, which adjusting and impact are dynamically displayed as the adjusting occurs, via the interactive GUI. A confirmation indication is received from the user device via the interactive GUI. A user-customized data structure is created responsive to the confirmation indication.
US10891142B2	Method and device for preloading application, storage medium, and terminal device A method for preloading an application, a storage medium, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes the following. In response to a target application being detected to be closed, current state feature information of a terminal device is acquired. The current state feature information is compared with historical state feature information of the terminal device when the target application was closed. Target historical state feature information closest to the current state feature information is determined from within the historical state feature information according to a comparison result. The target application is preloaded, in response to determining that the target application is about to be launched again according to a historical usage regularity corresponding to the target historical state feature information.
US10891134B2	Method and apparatus for executing instruction for artificial intelligence chip Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for executing an instruction for an artificial intelligence chip. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: receiving descriptive information for describing a neural network model sent by a central processing unit, the descriptive information including at least one operation instruction; analyzing the descriptive information to acquire the at least one operation instruction; determining, for an operation instruction of the at least one operation instruction, a special-purpose execution component executing the operation instruction, and locking the determined special-purpose execution component; sending the operation instruction to the determined special-purpose execution component; and unlocking the determined special-purpose execution component in response to receiving a notification for instructing the operation instruction being completely executed.
US10891131B2	Processors, methods, systems, and instructions to consolidate data elements and generate index updates A decode unit to decode an instruction that indicates a source packed data that includes data elements, and indicates a source mask that includes mask elements. Each of the mask elements corresponds to a different one of the data elements. Each of the mask elements is one of a masked mask element and an unmasked mask element. The processor also includes an execution unit coupled with the decode unit. The execution unit, in response to the instruction, is to store a result packed data. When the source packed data includes one or more masked data elements disposed within unmasked data elements, the result packed data includes, the unmasked data elements consolidated together without the one or more masked data elements disposed within them. The execution unit, is to store a result in a second destination storage location that reflects a number of the unmasked data elements consolidated together.
US10891129B1	Decentralized development operations blockchain system A participant node of a distributed ledger network may detect a tool event token stored on a blockchain. The tool event token may be generated by another participant node of the distributed ledger network. The tool event token may represent execution of a devops tool in a toolchain for an integrated devops environment. The participant node may generate, in response to detection of the tool event token, a new tool path. The participant node may aggregate the new tool path with a previously generated tool path. The optimization node may execute a fitness logic to generate a fitness metric based the aggregated path. The optimization node may prioritize the aggregated tool path with other unique tool paths. The optimization node may select an optimal tool path and communicate an instruction to configure the integrated devops environment with devops tools identified in the optimal tool path.
US10891121B2	Application blueprints based on service templates to deploy applications in different cloud environments A disclosed example to configure an application blueprint includes binding, during a design phase, a service template to a node of the application blueprint, the application blueprint corresponding to an application to be deployed, the service template mapped to a plurality of services to be selectable during a runtime phase to implement the node; and storing, during the design phase, the application blueprint for subsequent access during the runtime phase to generate a first deployment profile and a second deployment profile, the first deployment profile to deploy a first instance of the application based on a first service selected from the service template to implement the node, and the second deployment profile to deploy a second instance of the application based on a second service, different from the first service, selected from the service template to implement the node.
US10891118B2	Object graph traversal and processing The present disclosure relates to traversing and processing objects in an object graph. The method and system evaluate an object in the graph to identify one or more objects referenced by the first object. The second object is evaluated to determine whether it is present in a list or previously visited objects, and when it is not, the second object is added to a container of objects and the second object is added to the list of previously visited objects. The first object is processed and then the next object in the container is evaluated.
US10891114B2	Interpreter for interpreting a data model algorithm and creating a data schema A computing device for interpreting a data model algorithm includes an object searcher, an interpreter, and a translator. The object searcher is configured to search for attributes within datasets generated from at least one method of an instantiation of the data model algorithm in a development mode workflow. The interpreter is configured to evaluate the attributes, identify attributes having a use type, identify the type information of the identified attribute, and create data schema using the identified attributes and type information. The use type can be determined based on attribute values or an interface type associated with an identified attribute. The translator is configured to compare the data schema with another data schema in response to selecting the data model algorithm for inclusion in a production mode workflow.
US10891109B2	Arithmetic processor, arithmetic processing apparatus including arithmetic processor, information processing apparatus including arithmetic processing apparatus, and control method for arithmetic processing apparatus An arithmetic processor includes a plurality of arithmetic circuits that individually execute an arithmetic operation for fixed point data; and at least one of first and second statistical information is acquired regarding a plurality of fixed point data that are results of arithmetic operation executed by the plurality of arithmetic circuits. The first statistical information is obtained by accumulating a bit pattern, which is obtained by setting a flag bit to each of bit positions corresponding to a range from a least-significant-bit position to a highest-order bit position for each of the digits corresponding to the bit positions, and the second statistical information is obtained by accumulating a bit pattern, which is obtained by setting a flag bit to each of bit positions corresponding to a range from the position of the sign bit to a lowest-order-bit position for each of the digits corresponding to the bit positions.
US10891107B1	Processing multiple audio signals on a device At least one processor that performs at least one of determine at least two audio signals, determine at least one directionality of at least one audio source from the at least two audio signals, determine at least one timing of the at least one audio source from the at least two audio signals, generate at least one context for the at least two audio signals based on the at least one directionality and the at least one timing of the at least two audio signals, and provide at least one user interface based on the generated at least one context.
US10891104B2	Prioritizing media content requests Example techniques relate to prioritizing media content requests. An example implementation involves a computing system receives an explicit request to play back a playlist on one or more playback devices of a media playback system. The computing system causes the playback devices to play back a given audio track of the playlist. While the playback devices are playing back first tracks of the playlist, the computing system receives one or more implicit requests for second audio tracks in the playlist. While the playback devices are playing back the second audio tracks of the playlist, the computing system receives an explicit request to play back audio content on a mobile device. The computing system determines that the request to play back the audio content on the mobile device is a higher priority than the requests for second audio tracks and switches playback from the playback devices to the mobile device.
US10891089B1	System and methods for using an authentication token with a cloud-based server A cloud-based server and a port monitor on a device provide authentication of a user to access print jobs on the server. An application may print or perform other operations from the cloud-based server to a printing device. The port monitor uploads data for a document to the cloud-based server. Once the data for the document is uploaded, a claim code is generated by the cloud-based server. The port monitor receives the claim code. The port monitor initiates the launch of a browser having a uniform resource locator (URL) address for the server along with the claim code. The user is authenticated using a login page and the claim code associated to the user to allow access to the document on the server.
US10891080B1	Management of non-volatile memory arrays The system may include a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert a digital signal to an analog signal. The system may include sample/hold circuits configured to receive and store the analog signal. The system may include an address controller configured to regulate which sample/hold circuits propagate the analog signal. The sample/hold circuits may be configured to feed the analog signal to devices of a memory array. The system may include an output circuit configured to program the devices by comparing currents of the devices to a target current. In response to one or more of the currents of the devices being within a threshold range, the output circuit may discontinue programming the corresponding devices. In response to one or more of the currents of the devices not being within the threshold range, the output circuit may continue programming the corresponding devices.
US10891067B2	Fast migration of metadata One or more buckets of key-value pairs of a first node of a distributed storage system are selected to be migrated to a second node of the distributed storage system. One or more underlying database files corresponding to the one or more selected buckets are identified. The one or more identified underlying database files are directly copied from a storage of a first node to a storage of the second node. The copied underlying database files are linked in a database of the second node to implement the one or more selected buckets in the second node.
US10891065B2	Method and system for online conversion of bad blocks for improvement of performance and longevity in a solid state drive One embodiment facilitates data placement. During operation, the system monitors a condition of a plurality of blocks of a non-volatile memory. The system determines that a condition of a first block falls below a first predetermined threshold, wherein the first block has a first capacity. The system formats the first block to obtain a second block which has a second capacity, wherein the second capacity is less than the first capacity.
US10891062B2	Managing host communication with a regulator in a low power mode A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a connector communicatively coupling the SSD to a host device, a controller coupled to the connector, and a memory device. The SSD also include a regulator configured to receive an instruction to enter a low power mode of the SSD, enter the low power mode upon receipt of the instruction, receive an indication to exit the low power mode, and exit the low power mode upon receipt of the indication.
US10891056B2	Virtualization of memory compute functionality Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for virtualizing memory compute function resources to improve resource utilization and system performance are disclosed. A virtualized hypervisor may be provided that is configured to instantiate a respective memory function controller of each memory controller present in a system/device. The virtualized hypervisor may be further configured to maintain the memory function controllers and their corresponding memory compute functionality as shareable resources that can be allocated to system components upon request. The virtualized hypervisor may allocate a memory function controller and its corresponding memory compute functionality to a system component, and may further provide the system component with an exclusive grant of memory compute pages that can be utilized by the allocated memory function controller to execute a memory compute function to perform one or more operations (e.g., one or more computations) on behalf of the system component.
US10891054B2	Primary data storage system with quality of service The invention is directed to a primary data storage system for use in a computer network in which a network allows user computers to transfer data to/from the primary data storage system. In one embodiment, the primary data storage system allows an administrator of the computer network to define two or more volumes on the primary data storage system and define quality of service goals for each volume. The primary data storage system operates so as allocate resources within the primary data storage system to the volumes based upon criticality and performance goals specified for each of the volumes.
US10891053B2	Predicting glucose trends for population management Computerized systems and methods facilitate preventing dangerous blood glucose levels using a predictive model to predict whether a particular patient is trending to have dangerous blood glucose levels. The predictive model may be built using logistic or linear regression models incorporating glucose data associated with a plurality of patients received from a plurality of sources. The glucose data may include context data and demographic data associated with the glucose data and the plurality of patients. The predictive model may be employed to predict a likelihood of a particular patient to have dangerous blood glucose levels. Based on the likelihood, the prediction and one or more interventions are communicated to a care team or the patient. The one or more interventions may be incorporated into a clinical device workflow associated with a clinician on the care team or the patient.
US10891052B2	Adaptive system for optimization of non-volatile storage operational parameters A system and method for optimization of non-volatile storage operational parameters is provided. The method may utilize a crowdsourcing server to gather performance data for multiple storage devices connected to respective remotely located host systems. The performance data may be transmitted at regular intervals or at predefined events and the crowdsourcing server may aggregate and determine improved operating parameters for each different type of storage device based on the data gathered for multiple instances of that type of storage device. The optimized operating parameters may be selected from pre-stored and pre-qualified operating parameter sets on the respective storage devices that the crowdsourcing server is aware of. The system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller that is configured to log performance data and transmit at least a portion of that logged data to the crowdsourcing server. The controller may retrieve pre-stored operating parameters based on a crowdsourcing server recalibration command.
US10891050B2	Method and apparatus for variable impedance touch sensor arrays in non-planar controls The present invention relates to touch sensor detectors incorporating interpolated variable impedance touch sensor arrays and specifically to detectors for non-planar touch controls. Variable impedance touch sensor arrays are applied to the surface of objects, inside objects, or other objects such that touches are detected directly or indirectly from the non-planar touch controls. An exemplary system includes a plurality of sensor panels on a plurality of device and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor panels. The sensor panels include a plurality of physical VIA columns connected by interlinked impedance columns and a plurality of physical VIA rows connected by interlinked impedance rows. The processor detects touches at a first time at the sensor panels, determines that the two or more touches at the first time are arranged in a pattern corresponding to a predetermined gesture, and determines a relative pressure between the two or more touches.
US10891047B2	Method and apparatus for unlocking terminal Provided are a method and a terminal for unlocking a locked mode of the terminal. The terminal may include a display to display a home screen in an unlocked mode and a lock screen in a locked mode, an appearance of the lock screen being the same as a home screen, a user interface to receive inputs to unlock the lock screen, and a controller configured to unlock the lock screen based on the received inputs. The input may be received when the lock screen is displayed on the display in the lock mode, the input having a prescribed pattern. When the prescribed pattern of the input corresponds to a previously stored unlocking pattern, the lock screen may be unlocked to display the home screen.
US10891041B1	Data preparation user interface for aggregate comparison of datasets at different nodes in a process flow A method compares data sets in a data preparation application. The method displays a user interface including a data flow pane and a profile pane. The data flow pane displays a flow diagram with nodes, each node corresponding to a data set. When a user selects a first node, the method displays distributions of data values for data fields from a first data set for the first node. When a user selects a second node, the method: (1) forms a composite data set comprising a union of (i) the first data set and (ii) a second data set for the second node; (2) groups data values for each data field to form sets of bins; and (3) displays data value distributions for each data field using the bins. Each bin depicts counts of data values in the bin originating from the first data set and the second data set.
US10891040B2	Systems and methods including bar-type parameter adjustment elements Graphical user interfaces for use with extracorporeal blood treatment systems may include one or more bar-type parameter adjustment elements. The bar-type parameter adjustment elements may be used to ascertain and adjust one or more parameters related to one or more processes performed by the extracorporeal blood treatment systems. The bar-type parameter adjustment element may include a bar element extending from a first end representative of a lower value for an associated parameter to a second end representative of an upper value for the associated parameter, and an indicator element located along the bar element indicating the present value of the associated parameter.
US10891032B2	Image reproduction apparatus and method for simultaneously displaying multiple moving-image thumbnails An image reproduction method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously displaying multiple moving-image thumbnails. A controller of the image reproduction apparatus generates a moving-image contents list including moving-image thumbnails corresponding to one or more moving-image contents, when a request for displaying the moving-image contents list is input. A multi-image reproducer of the image reproduction apparatus simultaneously reproduces the moving-image thumbnails. The moving-image contents list including the simultaneously reproduced moving-image thumbnails is displayed at a display unit of the image reproduction apparatus.
US10891025B2	Apparatus and method for managing operations of accessories A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to present a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, associate an action with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, monitor the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmit the action to an operating system to launch a first software application or to convey to a second software application the action or an aspect of the action. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10891019B2	Dynamic thumbnail selection for search results The present disclosure is drawn to methods and systems for providing a representative image for a search result in a search result listing of a searching system. At least one search result based on a search query is received. Each search result has a plurality of images. For each search result, a similarity score for at least some of the images is computed, based on a similarity with the search query. Then, at least one of the images is selected, on the basis of the similarity score, and the selected image is assigned as the representative image of the search result. A number of modification steps may be performed on the search result prior to computing the similarity score. The search result and assigned representative image may also be presented in a search result listing.
US10891018B2	Displaying a set of data elements A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a partial set may be beneficial when the space allotted for display of the set is small to begin with or is reduced. In one implementation, a display size of a set is compared with a size of a display area. A data element is selected based on the comparison, and a display space size is determined for the selected data element. A truncated, yet meaningful, portion is determined for the selected data element, the portion fitting within the display space size.
US10891015B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program There is provided an information processing apparatus, including an icon display section which displays an icon associated to an action of a user for a purpose of the user, a selection condition acquisition section which acquires a selection condition of the icon displayed by the icon display section, and a display information generation section which generates display information for sharing selected action associated to the icon with another user by using the selection condition acquired by the selection condition acquisition section.
US10891014B2	Remote view manipulation in communication session Disclosed techniques enable participants of a communication session that is rendered within a mixed reality environment to change their view or perspective in the mixed reality environment. The participants may alter their view or perspective in the mixed reality environment using a data processing device displaying the communication session. The participant may interact with a data processing device displaying the communication session to cause the change in their view or perspective in the mixed reality environment. The participant interaction may include user touch and/or gestures with an associated data processing device to cause the change in the participant's view or perspective in the mixed reality environment. The participant may use a plurality of fingers on a display of the data processing device to zoom, pan or rotate their view or perspective in the mixed reality environment. Also, the participant may move the data processing device to cause their view or perspective in the mixed reality environment to change.
US10891013B2	User interfaces for retrieving contextually relevant media content The present disclosure generally relates to retrieving and displaying contextually-relevant media content. In some embodiments, a device receives a request to display contextually-relevant media and, in response, displays a representation of a collection of media items relevant to a context of the device. In some embodiments, a device displays a visual media item of a sequence of items and, in response to receiving a swipe gesture, displays a detail user interface comprising related content for the media item. In some embodiments, a device, while displaying a first detail user interface, displays an affordance corresponding to a plurality of individuals identified as having attended a first event, that when selected, causes display of visual media corresponding to a plurality of events attended by the individuals. In some embodiments, a device, in response to user input, obtains an automatically-generated collection of visual media and displays a corresponding affordance.
US10891007B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission via capacitance sensing device Example systems and methods transfer data between a first device and a second device. Embodiments generate, using an output circuit, an analog signal based on a data signal for an application associated with the first device and the second device. Embodiments transmit the data signal over an interface between a processor of the first device and a processor of the second device by capacitively coupling the analog signal through a capacitor formed by at least one sensor electrode, of a touchscreen, of the first device and a conductor of the second device.
US10891005B2	Electronic device with bent display and method for controlling thereof A electronic device and a display method thereof are provided. A control method of the electronic device includes: detecting a touch input on an auxiliary display area; in response to a touch input being detected on a first area of the auxiliary display area in a and the electronic being in a state in which the electronic is gripped by a user, processing the touch input as a user input; and, in response to the touch input being detected on a second area of the auxiliary display area different from the first area and the electronic being in the state in which the electronic is gripped by the user, disregarding the touch input.
US10890998B2	Input sensing unit and display apparatus including the same An input sensing unit includes a plurality of first electrodes which are arranged in a first direction and each of which extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of row electrodes each of which includes a second electrode and a third electrode, a plurality of first sensing lines respectively connected to the first electrodes, a plurality of second sensing lines respectively connected to the second electrodes, and a third sensing line connected to each of the third electrodes. Each of the row electrodes includes one side and the other side, which are opposed to each other in the first direction, and the one side is connected to one of one second sensing line and one third sensing line of the second sensing lines, and the other side is connected to the other of the second sensing lien and the third sensing line.
US10890994B2	Touch sensor integrated color filter and manufacturing method for the same The present invention relates to a touch sensor integrated color filter and a manufacturing method for the same in which a touch sensor layer including a metal layer and a transparent conductive layer is formed on a black matrix of a flexible color filter.
US10890990B2	Rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord This document describes techniques and devices for a rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord. A cord may be constructed that includes a cable, a plurality of sensing wires, and a rotation input device. The sensing wires are twisted around one another within a cable jacket of the cable throughout an insensitive portion of the cord that is insensitive to touch input. The rotation input device includes the plurality of sensing wires disposed proximate to a surface of the cord and positioned lengthwise along the cord to provide a capacitively sensitive portion of the cord. The plurality of sensing wires are independently sensitive to touch input. Also, the rotation input device is configured to enable rotational input based on a pattern of change in capacitance values corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of sensing wires in the rotation input device.
US10890977B2	Haptic feedback device and program for virtual objects A haptic feedback device for virtual objects includes a head-mounted display unit, an HMD control unit, a haptic feedback unit, and a haptic information DB for storing haptic information in association with each type of virtual object. The HMD control unit includes a display controller that causes a virtual object and a user focus to appear on a display, and a haptic information transmitter that reads, when the user focus is placed over a selectable virtual object, haptic information associated with the type of the selected virtual object from the haptic information DB, and transmits the haptic information to the haptic feedback unit. The haptic feedback unit includes a movable portion movable with a user operation, a movement resistance generator that applies movement resistance to the movable portion, and a power feed controller (movement resistance controller).
US10890973B2	Electronic device including multi-phase driven linear haptic actuator and related methods An electronic device may include a linear haptic actuator that may include a housing, coils carried by the housing, and a field member linearly movable within the housing and that may include at least one permanent magnet cooperating with the coils. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the coils in a multi-phase arrangement so that at least one coil is driven while at least one other coil is used to sense a position of the field member.
US10890969B2	Invoking automated assistant function(s) based on detected gesture and gaze Invoking one or more previously dormant functions of an automated assistant in response to detecting, based on processing of vision data from one or more vision components: (1) a particular gesture (e.g., of one or more “invocation gestures”) of a user; and/or (2) detecting that a gaze of the user is directed at an assistant device that provides an automated assistant interface (graphical and/or audible) of the automated assistant. For example, the previously dormant function(s) can be invoked in response to detecting the particular gesture, detecting that the gaze of the user is directed at an assistant device for at least a threshold amount of time, and optionally that the particular gesture and the directed gaze of the user co-occur or occur within a threshold temporal proximity of one another.
US10890967B2	Systems and methods for using eye gaze to bend and snap targeting rays for remote interaction A method for improving user interaction with a virtual environment includes presenting the virtual environment to a user on a display, measuring a gaze location of a user's gaze relative to the virtual environment, casting an input ray from an input device, measuring an input ray location at a distal point of the input ray, and snapping a presented ray location to the gaze location when the input ray location is within a snap threshold distance of the input ray location.
US10890965B2	Display orientation adjustment using facial landmark information Systems and methods disclosed herein may operate to adjust display orientation of a user device based on facial landmark information. In various embodiments, information identifying and describing a facial landmark of a user may be received via a user device corresponding to the user. Head orientation of the user may be determined based at least in part on the information identifying and describing the facial landmark. A display unit of the user device may be automatically signaled to align display orientation of contents being presented with the head orientation as determined based at least in part on the information identifying and describing the facial landmark.
US10890948B1	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a rotating shaft connected with the first body and the second body, at least one driving member, a third body and a flexible display. The first body and the second body rotate relatively to be folded or unfolded via the rotating shaft. The driving member is movably pivoted to the rotating shaft. The third body is movably disposed at the second body, the third body is located on a moving path of the driving member, and the third body and the driving member rotate relative to the first body to be folded or unfolded along with the second body. The flexible display is disposed at the first body and the third body, and the driving member drives the third body to move close to or away from the first body in a rotating folding or unfolding process.
US10890936B1	Collective control system for a rotorcraft The control system for attachment to a collective lever in a rotorcraft which comprises a body with an extended horn portion which is generally contoured to provide for a place to rest the palm and grip the collective lever at the end in the form of an open spherical grip as opposed to the more traditional cylindrical grip used to grasp the throttle and/or collective lever directly. The control system generally includes a plurality of controls which can be manipulated by any or all of the four fingers of the hand and the thumb without need to substantially move the palm. The collective lever can also be moved without having to remove the hand from the control system or the fingers or thumb from the controls.
US10890933B2	Voltage regulator error detection and correction The disclosure relates to voltage regulators and more specially voltage regulators including error detection and correction mechanisms. Example embodiments include a voltage regulator comprising: an input arranged to receive a trim signal used to specify a target voltage at an output of the regulator; a comparator arranged to compare a voltage derived from the trim signal to the voltage at the output of the regulator; a filter arranged to filter an output of the comparator; a checksum module comprising first and second portions arranged to calculate first and second checksums respectively from a plurality of states associated with the voltage regulator and to provide an error signal equal to the difference between the first and second checksums; and an adjustment module arranged to receive the error signal and adjust one or more of the plurality of states if the error signal is non-zero.
US10890931B2	Memory module thermal management A method is disclosed for implementing a scheme to configure thermal management control for a memory device resident on a memory module for a computing platform. A method is also disclosed for implementing the configured thermal management control. In a run-time environment for a computing platform a temperature is obtained from a thermal sensor monitoring the memory module. The memory module is in a given memory module with thermal sensor configuration that includes the memory device. An approximation of a temperature for the memory device is made based on thermal information associated with the given configuration of the memory module and the obtained temperature. The configured thermal management control for the memory device is implemented based on the approximated temperature. Other implementations and examples are also described in this disclosure.
US10890929B2	Remote monitoring for fluid applicator system In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.
US10890927B2	Persistent surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle and launch/recovery platform system and method of using with secure communication, sensor systems, targeting systems, locating systems, and precision landing and stabilization systems Apparatus and methods are provided for providing persistent aerial vehicle surveillance capabilities, including launch and recovery platforms, secured communication, sensor systems, targeting systems, locating systems, and precision landing and stabilization systems for such uses as assisting with base defenses, monitoring parking lots or facilities, providing security monitoring, assisting farmers, performing recon of enemy beaches or use by mortar teams in hostile fields of operations. One embodiment can include an aerial surveillance system using an aerial short wave infrared surveillance system platform for use when quick response in reaction to real-time conditions is preferred while relaying the geo-location and other monitoring assistance via a wireless, fiber optic type link, or an ADHOC GPS system. Embodiments of this disclosure provides a user with precise targeting, without manned air assets, and a highly mobile base of operations with swift relocation possibilities in a denied or hostile environment.
US10890926B2	Systems and methods for executing aircraft take-off and landing events In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system in an aircraft. The method includes receiving an advance indication of a take-off or landing event to be executed by the aircraft in proximity to a landing area such that the landing area includes an arrangement of a plurality of emitters of electromagnetic radiation. The method further includes, responsive to the receiving, detecting, via a sensor in communication with the computer system, emission states of at least some of the plurality of emitters. In addition, the method includes transforming the detected emission states into an instruction set for the take-off or landing event. The method also includes initiating monitoring of the aircraft relative to the instruction set as the aircraft executes the take-off or landing event in proximity to the landing area.
US10890905B1	Advanced arresting gear controller The design of a novel digital controller for a motor driven aircraft arrestment system of the type used on aircraft carriers is described. The unique control and feedback design of the described controller has many advanced features, which provide many advantages over existing designs for controlling advanced arresting gear systems.
US10890889B2	Method of monitoring and assessing the operation of an industrial installation driven by a programmable controller and equipment implementing said method A method of monitoring and assessing program variables of an industrial installation driven by a controller (C) by instructions programmed in a user program. Specific monitoring modules (MS1 to MSt) are implanted, as close as possible in time to the variable(s) (V1 to Vt) to be monitored to monitor evolution in real-time. During execution, each specific monitoring module (MSy) reads, in real-time, the logic state of each of variables which it monitors in an instantaneous cycle turn (TCi) of the controller (C), compares this logic state with the previously recorded logic state, and, only in the case of a state change, records the new logic state read as well as the real-time time-stamp of this event in a global memory unit (UM_G). The recorded metadata is analyzed in order to check behavior of the installation, use this production data and identify a possible malfunction of program and/or the installation.
US10890884B2	Control device, control method, computer program product, and robot control system A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. The system includes a communications interface that exchanges information with the autonomous robot. A user interface displays a scene of a location in which the autonomous robot is positioned, and also receives an indication of a user selection of a user selected area within the scene. The communications interface transmits an indication of said user selected area to the autonomous robot for further processing of the area by said autonomous robot.
US10890876B2	Image forming apparatus, toner container An image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an apparatus body, a toner container, a container supporting portion, and an exterior member. The toner container is configured to be attached at an attachment position that is specified inside the apparatus body. The container supporting portion is configured to support the toner container such that the toner container is movable between the attachment position and a pull-out position that is separated from the attachment position by a specific distance toward a specific first surface of the apparatus body. The exterior member is provided on the toner container, and constitutes an exterior of the first surface when the toner container is in an attached state, where the toner container is held at the attachment position by the container supporting portion.
US10890861B1	Powder storage height detection device and powder replenishing device A powder storage height detection device includes: a main body that has a transport path along which powder is transported; a powder transport unit that is disposed to rotate in the transport path and includes a transporter provided spirally around a rotational shaft; a swinging unit that comes into contact with a surface of the powder transported in the transport path, and swings by following at least a storage height of the surface; and a detection unit that detects a state of swinging of the swinging unit. The transport unit includes a non-transport portion in which the transporter is not present, and the swinging unit is located and disposed to swing in the non-transport portion, and an upper portion located above a contact portion to be in contact with the powder is configurated by an upward convex curved surface.
US10890860B2	Sensor unit and image forming apparatus A sensor unit detachably mounted in a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a sensor for detecting a detection object on a surface of a movable member, the sensor having a detecting surface positioned to face the surface of the movable member at least when the sensor detects the detection object; a casing portion accommodating the sensor; an air feeding unit, provided in the casing portion, for taking air in through an inlet portion formed by the casing; and a duct for feeding the air discharged from the air feeding unit to a space between the detecting surface and the surface of the movable member.
US10890857B2	Developing cartridge having electrode contactable with another electrode by pivot motion of the cartridge A developing cartridge includes a casing having an outer surface, a developing roller, a first electrode, and a boss. The developing roller is movable together with the casing and includes a developing roller shaft extending along a first axis extending in a first direction. The developing roller is rotatable about the first axis. The first electrode is positioned at one end portion in the first direction of the developing roller shaft, and electrically connected to the developing roller shaft. The boss is positioned at one end portion in the first direction of the outer surface. The boss extends in the first direction and is engageable with the drum unit. A part of the first electrode is configured to contact with a second electrode of the drum unit as a result of pivotal movement of the developing cartridge about the boss relative to the drum unit.
US10890847B2	Pattern forming method, resist pattern, method for manufacturing electronic device, and electronic device A pattern forming method includes, in this order, forming a film on a substrate, using an active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing a resin (A) which has a repeating unit having a phenolic hydroxyl group, and a repeating unit having a group that decomposes by the action of an acid to generate a carboxyl group, and a compound (B) that generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiation; exposing the film; and developing the exposed film using a developer including an organic solvent, in which the developer including an organic solvent contains an organic solvent having 8 or more carbon atoms and 2 or less heteroatoms in the amount of 50% by mass or more.
US10890844B2	Embossed film, sheet film, transfer copy, and method for producing embossed film There is provided an embossed film in which the frequency of loss of concavities is smaller, the embossed film including: a film main body; and a plurality of concavities formed on a surface of the film main body. A diameter of an opening surface of the concavity is larger than a visible light wavelength, an arrangement pattern of the concavities has periodicity along a length direction of the film main body, and the difference between the rate of loss of concavities in one end portion of the film main body and the rate of loss of concavities in the other end portion of the film main body is 10 ppm or less.
US10890836B1	Projector A projector having a cooling target includes a light source configured to emit light, a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source, a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator, a cooler configured to cool the cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas, and a controller configured to control the cooler. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant, and a refrigerant sender configured to transmit the generated refrigerant toward the cooling target. The controller controls the refrigerant generator based on at least one of temperature of the cooling target and ambient humidity of the projector.
US10890816B2	Display device A display device in one embodiment includes a display panel configured to display an image in first and second display areas, a plurality of first gate lines corresponding to the first display area, and a plurality of second gate lines separated from the first gate lines and corresponding to the second display area. Accordingly, the distance between the first gate lines of the first display area and the second gate lines of the second display area is maximized to prevent static electricity from occurring between the electrodes, thereby increasing product yield.
US10890815B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules; a plurality of domains; an alignment boundary portion; an alignment film; a pixel electrode; a connection portion arranged to be overlapped with at least a part of the alignment boundary portion; and a capacitor forming portion that is arranged to be partially overlapped with a part of the connection portion with an insulating film in between and forms electrostatic capacitance. The connection portion and the capacitor forming portion extend along at least a part of the alignment boundary portion, have respective non-overlapping portions in which the connection portion and the capacitor forming portion are not overlapped with each other in a crossing direction crossing an extension direction of the connection portion and the capacitor forming portion, and arrangement of the non-overlapping portions in the crossing direction is switched between one side and another side in the extension direction.
US10890812B2	Liquid crystal display device The liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including scanning lines extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction, video signal lines extending in the second direction and being arranged in the first direction, pixel electrodes arranged in regions surrounded by the scanning lines and the video signal lines, and common electrodes formed with an insulating film arranged between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes; a counter substrate opposed to the TFT substrate; and a liquid crystal. The first common electrode extends between the first and second scanning lines in the first direction, and the second common electrode extends between the second and third scanning lines in the first direction. The first and second common electrodes are electrically connected by a bridge. The bridge covers the first video signal line without covering the second video signal line, when seen in a plan view.
US10890800B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a light emitting module to emit light; a first prism sheet provided on the light emitting module; a reflective polarizing sheet provided on the first prism sheet to transmit first polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet and reflect second polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet; a second prism sheet provided on the reflective polarizing sheet; and a liquid crystal panel provided on the second prism sheet, the liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing sheet provided on a first side the liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizing sheet provided between the second prism sheet and a second side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the second prism sheet is configured to control a transmission angle at which the light exiting the reflective polarizing sheet is transmitted by the liquid crystal cell.
US10890799B2	Liquid crystal apparatus and electronic device A liquid crystal apparatus includes an element substrate provided with a pixel electrode and a TFT, and a counter substrate disposed facing the element substrate. The element substrate includes a first microlens, a second microlens, and a third microlens corresponding to the pixel electrode. The first microlens is disposed further toward an incident side of light than the second microlens. A relationship between a lens power of the first microlens and a lens power of the second microlens is that the lens power of the first microlens is greater than or equal to the lens power of the second microlens.
US10890794B2	Display device A device with a display uninterrupted by a camera includes a display panel and the camera. The display device defines a display area for displaying images and a light transmission area surrounded by the display area. The camera is in the light transmission area and can collect light for images through the light transmission area.
US10890792B2	Auto darkening filter capable of achieving high light-shielding number An auto darkening filter, comprising: a first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) a second positive liquid crystal (LCD2); a first liquid crystal control circuit (A) configured to control the first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) and the second positive liquid crystal (LCD2) based on a received control signal; a negative-phase liquid crystal (LCD3) provided between the first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) and the second positive liquid crystal (LCD2); a second liquid crystal control circuit (B) configured to control the negative-phase liquid crystal (LCD3) based on a received control signal; a UV/IR filter configured to filter a welding arc; a light control circuit configured to detect the welding arc, generate a corresponding control signal based on the detected intensity of the welding arc, and output the corresponding control signal to a main control circuit.
US10890790B2	Repairing method for abnormal pixel spots of display panel and display device The present application discloses a repairing method for abnormal pixel spots of a display panel and display apparatus, including steps: installing a polarizing plate between a display panel and a screen of a display apparatus, finding and marking abnormal pixel spots on the polarizing plate, and changing optical polarization structures at the abnormal pixel spots by using specific light rays.
US10890789B2	Mask and manufacturing method thereof as well as display device The present disclosure relates to a mask and a manufacturing method thereof as well as a display device, the mask includes a transmittable substrate and a mask pattern formed on the transmittable substrate, wherein a transmittance of the transmittable substrate decreases gradually from the edge to the center.
US10890785B2	Eyeglass translating clip A translating clip, including a clip on portion adapted to grippingly engage an eyeglass frame, an adjustment portion, and a nose bridge engaging portion. The adjustment portion enables adjustment of an engagement distance between a lower end of the nose engaging portion and the eyeglass frame.
US10890780B2	Anti-vibration device and binocle An anti-vibration device includes first reflective members, second reflective members, barrels, a first link member, and a second link member. The barrels each hold the first reflective member and the second reflective member. The first link member connects the pair of left and right barrels with each other, and rotates the barrels. The second link member engages with the pair of left and right second reflective members, and rotates the second reflective members. In a case where the barrel is viewed in a direction parallel to a second rotational axis, at least a part of the first link member and the second link member is disposed in a triangle region on a rear side of the second reflective member.
US10890769B2	Augmented reality display having liquid crystal variable focus element and roll-to-roll method and apparatus for forming the same A display device includes a waveguide assembly comprising a waveguide configured to outcouple light out of a major surface of the waveguide to form an image in the eyes of a user. An adaptive lens assembly has a major surface facing the output surface and a waveplate lens and a switchable waveplate assembly. The switchable waveplate assembly includes quarter-wave plates on opposing sides of a switchable liquid crystal layer, and electrodes on the quarter-wave plates in the volume between the quarter-wave plates. The electrodes can selectively establish an electric field and may serve as an alignment structure for molecules of the liquid crystal layer. Portions of the adaptive lens assembly may be manufactured by roll-to-roll processing in which a substrate roll is unwound, and alignment layers and liquid crystal layers are formed on the substrate as it moves towards a second roller, to be wound on that second roller.
US10890764B2	Method and system for video frame processing A method and a system for video frame processing are proposed. The method is applicable to a system including a computing device and a head-mounted display having a motion sensor, a processor, and a display. The method includes the following steps. A sequence of rendered video frames including a first frame and a second frame subsequent to the first frame is received by the processor from the computing device. A first head movement of the head-mounted display is obtained from the motion sensor by the processor, where the first head movement is associated with the first frame. An interpolated frame is rendered according to the first frame, the second frame, and the first head movement and displayed subsequent to the first frame and prior to the second frame on the display by the processor.
US10890762B2	Image display apparatus and image display method An image display apparatus includes an optical system to display an image; a first camera to take a picture of an object at the same position as or near a position of the image; a second camera to take a picture of a head of a viewer; and at least one processor to analyze the picture of the head of the viewer taken by the second camera to detect a position of a visual point of the viewer, wherein the at least one processor controls the image in response to determining overlap of the object with the image when viewed from the position of the visual point of the viewer.
US10890753B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes a single lens that has a square exterior shape in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, an image sensor that has an square exterior shape which is same as the exterior shape of the single lens, in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a sensor cover that has an exterior shape which is same as the exterior shape of the single lens, in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and a bonding resin portion that fixes the sensor cover to the single lens, The single lens is a lens which is formed in a prismatic shape. The single lens has first surface on an imaging subject side that has a plane, and has second surface on an imaging side that has a convex surface.
US10890744B2	Observation apparatus and objective An observation apparatus includes: alight source that emits pulsed light; and an objective that includes a first optical element serving as a light guide part and irradiates a sample with the pulsed light. The first optical element consists of a medium that satisfies the following conditional expression for θ1 and θ2: 0.75<θ2/θ1<1.33 where θ1=(n2−n1)/(λ2−λ1) and θ2=(n3−n2)/(λ3−λ2) are satisfied (λ1 indicates a light wavelength of 706.52 nm; λ2 indicates a light wavelength of 1529.6 nm; λ3 indicates a light wavelength of 2325.4 nm; and n1, n2, and n3 respectively indicate refractive indexes that the medium has for λ1, λ2, and λ3).
US10890740B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first, the second and the third lens elements all have refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has both surfaces being aspheric. The fifth lens element with refractive power has both surfaces being aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface having at least one convex shape at a peripheral region thereof and both surfaces being aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface having at least one convex shape at a peripheral region thereof, wherein both surfaces being aspheric, and at least one surface has at least one inflection point thereon.
US10890739B2	Optical image capturing lenses An optical image capturing lenses includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front lens group, a stop, and a rear lens group. The front lens group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, at least a first lens element and a second lens element. The first lens element has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The rear lens group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, at least a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The sixth lens element is made of plastic material. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric. The sixth lens element has at least one inflection point formed on at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof.
US10890735B2	Rotationally stabilized atmospheric reflector to reduce solar irradiance A method is described to stabilize a reflector in the upper atmosphere to reflect solar irradiance before it can be absorbed or scattered by Earth's atmosphere or surface. Thin reflective sheets are flown under control in the upper atmosphere above Earth, in contrast to reflecting from Space orbits or the ground. The high altitude enables nearly total reflection. This invention uses rotational motion to hold sheets stretched by centrifugal means while enabling the generation of aerodynamic lift. During the daytime solar power is used to store rotational and potential energy. During the night the low disc loading of the rotor system facilitates gliding flight without descending into controlled airspace.
US10890733B2	Image sensor module with auto focus control The present disclosure describes image sensor modules that can include auto focus control. The modules also include features that can help reduce or eliminate tilt of the module's optical sub-assembly with respect to the plane of the image sensor. In some instances, the modules include features to facilitate highly precise positioning of the optical sub-assembly, and also can result in modules having a very small z height.
US10890722B2	Fiber optic connector A method of providing fiber optic connectivity including gripping a rotatable coupler of a fiber optic connector at a grip portion thereof, inserting the rotatable coupler into a bulkhead adapter in a straight direction, turning the rotatable coupler in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to increase a tension of the spring while pushing the rotatable coupler forward, and releasing the rotatable coupler such that the rotatable coupler rotates in a counter clockwise direction and locks the fiber optic connector into the bulkhead adapter.
US10890710B2	Display device and backlight module thereof A display device and a backlight module thereof are provided. The backlight module includes a collimated light source and a light guide plate. The collimated light source configured to generate a collimated light. The light guide plate has a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to each other, and a light entrance surface connected to ends of the bottom and top surfaces respectively for receiving collimated light from the collimated light source. The bottom surface inclines toward the top surface from the end of the bottom surface connected to the light entrance surface. A plurality of first grooves are disposed side by side on the bottom surface and respectively extend along the light entrance surface. The first groove has a first light receiving surface with a first end extending toward the top surface and inclining away from the light entrance surface. Compared to the first end of the first light receiving surface closer to the light entrance surface, the first end of the first light receiving surface farther from the light entrance surface has a vertical projection position on the light entrance surface that is closer to the top surface.
US10890699B2	Optical image lens assembly, image capturing apparatus and electronic device An optical image lens assembly includes, from an object side to an image side, at least one optical lens element. The optical lens element is made of plastic material and includes a long wavelength light absorbing agent. The long wavelength light absorbing agent is uniformly mixed with the plastic material, wherein the optical lens element has refractive power, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof is aspheric.
US10890696B2	Ocular optical system An ocular optical system configured to allow imaging rays from a display frame to enter an observer's eye through the ocular optical system to form an image is provided. The ocular optical system includes a lens element having an eye-side surface and a display-side surface. The lens element has an optical axis extending from a display side toward an eye side. The display-side surface of the lens element adopts a Fresnel lens design. The ocular optical system satisfies: 4.317≤EFL/T1≤12.463, where EFL represents an effective focal length of the ocular optical system, and T1 represents a thickness of the lens element on the optical axis.
US10890683B2	Wellsite sensor assembly and method of using same A sensor assembly for a downhole tool including a tool body and a movable component movably positionable about the tool body is disclosed. The sensor assembly may include a wear sensor and/or a position sensor. The wear sensor may include a core with conductors at various depths to send a signal, whereby, upon wear of the core, a change in the signal at the depth of the wear is detectable. The position sensor may be carried by the movable component, and may be used with references comprising magnets distributed about the tool body. The position sensor includes magnets having polarity responsive to polarity of the references whereby a position of the movable component is determined. The sensor assembly may also include a chassis housing electronics coupled to the position sensor and/or the wear sensor.
US10890681B2	Method for analyzing cement quality in multi-string cased wells using sonic logging Methods and systems are provided for determining cement quality in an outer annulus of a multi-string cased wellbore having an inner annulus of mud. Data from a sonic logging tool is processed to obtain a slowness dispersion. The slowness dispersion is compared to a plurality of model slowness dispersions generated for a plurality of different values for cement quality in the outer annulus. The cement quality in the outer annulus is determined based on the comparison.
US10890680B2	Use of external driver to energize a seismic source Disclosed are seismic sources that may utilize an external driver to energize the air in the seismic source for generation of acoustic energy. An apparatus for generating acoustic energy may comprise a seismic source comprising an internal cavity configured to contain a fluid. The apparatus may further comprise a piston external to the seismic source and in fluid communication with the internal cavity, wherein the piston operable to energize the fluid in the internal cavity of the seismic source. The apparatus may further comprise a linear motor coupled to the piston.
US10890670B2	Dense high-speed scintillator material of low afterglow The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu(2−y)Y(y−z−x)CexMzSi(1−v)M′vO5, in which: M represents a divalent alkaline earth metal and M′ represents a trivalent metal, (z+v) being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than or equal to 0.2; z being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; v being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; x being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than 0.1; and y ranging from (x+z) to 1. In particular, this material may equip scintillation detectors for applications in industry, for the medical field (scanners) and/or for detection in oil drilling. The presence of Ca in the crystal reduces the afterglow, while stopping power for high-energy radiation remains high.
US10890666B2	Satellite radiowave receiving device, electronic timepiece, control method for obtaining positioning information, and recording medium A satellite radiowave receiving device includes a receiver performing a receiving operation of radiowaves transmitted from a positioning satellite and a processor controlling a positioning operation. The processor performs the positioning operation within at least a predetermined maximum positioning interval from a last positioning operation using preliminarily obtained date and time information and valid positional information on the positioning satellite to obtain a current position of the satellite radiowave receiving device and date and time information. The processor causes the receiver to perform the receiving operation within at least a predetermined date and time updating interval shorter than the predetermined maximum positioning interval from a last time when date and time information is obtained from radiowaves transmitted from a positioning satellite to obtain date and time information without the positioning operation.
US10890656B2	Weapons detection system using ultra-wide band radar A system and method for detecting concealed weapons using ultrawideband radar detects weapons based on circumference resonance that are characteristic of reflections for cylindrical or conic portions of a type of weapon, and based on barrel length resonances that are characteristic of barrel lengths of the type of weapon. The circumference resonances are detected using ultrawideband radar in the Mie scattering region based on a range of weapons' characteristic radii to ultrawideband wavelengths. The barrel length resonances are detected using ultrahigh frequency radar in the Mie scattering region based on range of weapons' characteristic lengths to ultrahigh frequency wavelengths. Circumferential resonance patterns and length resonance patterns are combined to provide improved weapon type identification without relying on orientation of the concealed weapons. An array of ultrawideband radar apparatus may be configured to provide synthetic aperture radar imaging of a target area.
US10890652B2	Radar apparatus A radar apparatus includes: a radar transmitter that transmits a plurality of radar signals while switching among a plurality of transmitting subarrays; and a radar receiver that receives reflected-wave signals produced by the plurality of radar signals being reflected by a target, the plurality of radar signals being transmitted from the respective transmitting subarrays. In the radar apparatus, each of the plurality of transmitting subarrays includes a plurality of transmitting antennas, and adjacent ones of the plurality of transmitting subarrays share at least one of the plurality of transmitting antennas with each other.
US10890648B2	Method and apparatus for generating alignment matrix for camera-radar system A method of generating an alignment matrix for a camera-radar system includes: receiving radar data originated by a radar subsystem and representative of an area of interest within a field of view for the radar subsystem; receiving image data originated by a camera subsystem and representative of the area of interest within a field of view for the camera subsystem; processing the radar data to detect features within the area of interest and to determine a reflected radar point with three dimensions relating to a camera-radar system; processing the image data to detect features within the area of interest and to determine a centroid with two dimensions relating to the camera-radar system; and computing an alignment matrix for radar and image data from the camera-radar system based on a functional relationship between the three dimensions for the reflected radar point and the two dimensions for the centroid.
US10890639B2	Correlation of brain imaging and peripheral blood gene expression components to identify molecular signatures of CNS drug effects Systems and methods are provided for correlating functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with gene expression. Brains of first and second sets of patients are imaged at first and second times to provide first and second sets of fMRI images. Blood is drawn from each of the first and second sets of patients at the first and second times to provide first and second sets of gene expression transcripts. A therapeutic is administered to the first set of patients between the first and second times. A change in the connectivity of the brain for each patient is determined from the first and second sets of fMRI images. A set of changes in the peripheral lymphocyte gene expression that are correlated with changes in the connectivity of the brain are determined from the change in the connectivity of the brain for each patient and the collected imaging and gene expression data.
US10890637B2	Magnetic resonance gradient coil for generating a magnetic field gradient and a magnetic field of a higher order A gradient coil for magnetic resonance imaging has at least two conductors that are independent of one another, designed to jointly generate a magnetic field gradient and a magnetic field of a higher order in the examination region of a magnetic resonance scanner.
US10890635B2	Stand assembly for RF coil, RF coil assembly and magnetic resonance imaging system A stand assembly for an RF coil has a base, a slide carriage and a connection assembly. The slide carriage is slidably disposed on the base. The connection assembly comprises a first connecting member and a second connecting member. A first slide groove is formed in the first connecting member. The second connecting member comprises a first slider, the first slider being slidable along the first slide groove in a sliding direction and fixable at a preset position. One of the first connecting member and the second connecting member is in fixed connection with the slide carriage, and the other is in fixed connection with the RF coil. The stand is capable of being used universally for multiple types of RF coils.
US10890632B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, Q-value calculation method, and specific absorption rate management method To avoid the complication of an MRI apparatus and avoid the overestimation of a calculated value of SAR without extending a processing time and to perform accurate SAR management. To this end, the MRI apparatus is equipped with a high frequency antenna which has a plurality of channels and resonates at a predetermined frequency, and a measuring instrument which measures the amplitudes of a forward traveling and reflected waves of each high frequency signal supplied to the high frequency antenna. In the MRI apparatus, a reflection matrix S is determined based on the measured amplitudes. Diagonal terms of the determined reflection matrix S are used to calculate Q values for each of the channels. Each non-diagonal term of the reflection matrix S is used to correct the calculated Q value. The corrected Q value is used to calculate irradiation power consumed in a subject among irradiation power from the high frequency signals supplied to the high frequency antenna when imaging to thereby manage a specific absorption rate.
US10890611B2	Electrostatic measuring system for inner wall of fluid pipeline and measuring method thereof An electrostatic measuring method for an inner wall of a fluid pipeline includes a step of disposing a grounded metal plate to an outer wall of the fluid pipeline; a step of forming a grounding effect through the grounded metal plate and the outer wall, wherein the grounded metal plate has induced charges, the induced charges combine outer-wall existing charges on the outer wall to form total outer-wall charges, and the total outer-wall charges are related to charges to be measured on the inner wall of the fluid pipeline; and, a step of measuring an electrostatic voltage above the grounded metal plate so as to obtain the charges to be measured on the inner wall of the fluid pipeline. In addition, an electrostatic measuring system for inner wall of fluid pipeline is also provided.
US10890609B2	Signal source, test system and method for testing a device under test A signal source is described. The signal source comprises a signal generator, a first frequency divider and a second frequency divider. The first and the second frequency divider are each connected to the signal generator. The signal generator is configured to generate a source signal having a source frequency and to selectively forward the source signal to at least one of the first frequency divider and the second frequency divider. The first frequency divider is established as an integer frequency divider and is configured to generate a first output signal from the source signal. The second frequency divider is different from the first frequency divider and is configured to generate a second output signal from the source signal, wherein a phase noise of the second output signal is considerably lower than a phase noise of the first output signal. Moreover, a test system and a method for testing a device under test are described.
US10890607B2	Sense circuit for piezoresistive sensor, circuit including array of piezoresistive sensors, and operation method thereof A sense circuit for a piezoresistive sensor is provided that comprises: an energy storage circuit coupled to the piezoresistive sensor via a first node; a charge control circuit coupled to the first node and configured to charge the energy storage circuit to a predetermined potential; a discharge control circuit configured to allow the energy storage circuit to discharge through the piezoresistive sensor; and a readout circuit coupled to the first node and configured to output a sensed voltage based on a level of charges stored by the energy storage circuit.
US10890598B2	Companion chip short circuit immunity A method and apparatus for resistive short circuit immunity for wheel speed sensor interface on braking system. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a first circuit for transmitting a first current to a wheel speed sensor, and a second circuit for receiving a second current from the wheel speed sensor. Another circuit is coupled to the first and second circuits and configured to detect and respond to a near zero resistive short between the wheel speed sensor and ground. In this embodiment the circuit is configured to detect the near zero resistive short based on a direct or indirect comparison between magnitudes of the first and second currents to a first predetermined value, and based on a direct or indirect comparison between magnitudes of the first and second currents to a second predetermined value.
US10890591B2	Methods and dose packs for monitoring medication adherence Provided herein are methods and dose packs for the monitoring of medication adherence. In one aspect, the dose pack comprises comprise a multiplicity of doses of an agent and a multiplicity of doses of a marker and be configured to isolate a pair of at least one of the multiplicity of doses of the agent and at least one of the multiplicity of doses of the marker for co-administration of the pair to the subject according to the dosing schedule. In another aspect, the method comprises obtaining a sample from the subject subsequent to the conclusion of a monitoring window and analyzing the sample for the presence or absence of a marker or a degradation product thereof.
US10890567B2	Method and chromatograph to acquire and display real-time chromatogram using time-stamped messages A chromatograph and a method of acquiring and displaying a real-time chromatogram using time-stamped asynchronous messaging are provided. The method includes generating a chromatogram of a sample, acquiring segments of data points of the chromatogram in real-time, annotating in real-time the segments of data points of the chromatogram with timing stamps of cycle events of an analysis cycle using time-stamped event messages, receiving the time-stamped event messages asynchronously and displaying each cycle event of the cycle events of the analysis cycle and each segment of the segments of data points of the chromatogram in a display module as being received.
US10890566B2	Automatic analysis control device and program A control device for automatic analysis including a unit which stores an analysis parameter file in which setting values of multiple setting items related to analytical equipment control are specified; a unit which describes at least identification information for the sample to be analyzed and the analytical parameters file to be used for analysis, for multiple analyses to be executed in the analysis device, and generates an analysis schedule table which describes setting values relating to one or more of the multiple setting items contained in the analytical parameters file for each analysis; and a control unit which controls the operation of the analytical equipment according to the analysis schedule table. The control unit is made such that the setting values specified in the analysis schedule table are applied preferentially for setting items for which the setting value is described in both the analytical parameter file and analysis schedule table.
US10890557B2	Electrochemical biosensor The present disclosure relates to an electron transfer mediator comprising the osmium complex or a salt thereof, a reagent composition for an electrochemical biosensor, and an electrochemical biosensor, where the osmium compound or its salt maintains a stable oxidation-reduction form for an extended time period, a capacity to react with oxidoreductase being capable of performing the redox reaction of the target analytes, and no effect of oxygen partial pressure.
US10890553B2	Sensing device, sensing apparatus and sensing system A sensing device includes a first III-V compound stack and a second III-V compound stack. The first III-V compound stack has a first sensing area, and the second III-V compound stack has a second sensing area. A passivation layer fully covers the second sensing area. The first III-V compound stack is physically separated from the second III-V compound stack, and has material compositions and structures same as the second III-V compound stack.
US10890538B2	Focus-less inspection apparatus and method The present disclosure proposes an inspection apparatus. The inspection apparatus may include: a structured-light source configured to sequentially radiate a plurality of structured lights having one phase range; a lens configured to adjust, for each of the plurality of structured lights, optical paths of light beams corresponding to phases of the phase range such that a light beam corresponding to one phase of the phase range arrives at each point of a partial region on an object; an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of reflected lights generated by the structured lights being reflected from the partial region; and a processor configured to acquire a light quantity value of the reflected lights; and derive an angle of the surface by deriving phase values of the reflected lights based on the light quantity value for the reflected lights.
US10890534B2	System and method for visual trigger to perform diagnostic test A method for performing a diagnostic test comprises generating a first visual trigger on a display screen of a mobile device responsive to activation of an application on the mobile device. An image of a diagnostic test presently viewed by a camera incorporated with the mobile device is displayed on the display screen of the mobile device. The diagnostic test has a second visual trigger thereon. The image and the first visual trigger are displayed on the display screen at a same time. An image is captured by the application of the diagnostic test responsive to alignment of the first visual trigger with the second visual trigger on the display screen of the mobile device. The captured image is processed to provide test results for the diagnostic test.
US10890529B2	Duplex stabilizing fluorescence quenchers for nucleic acid probes Diaryl-azo derivatives are efficient fluorescence quenchers as well as nucleic acid duplex-stabilizing agents and are useful in oligonucleotide conjugates and probes. The oligonucleotide-quencher conjugates may be used in detection methods for nucleic acid targets.
US10890527B2	EUV mask inspection apparatus and method, and EUV mask manufacturing method including EUV mask inspection method Provided are a method and an apparatus for inspecting an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask at a high speed with high optical efficiency, and a method of manufacturing the EUV mask, wherein the method of inspecting the EUV mask is included in the method of manufacturing the EUV mask. The apparatus for inspecting the EUV mask includes a light source configured to generate and output light, a linear zone plate configured to convert the light from the light source to light having a linear form, a slit plate configured to output the light having the linear form by removing a higher-order diffracted light component from the light having the linear form, a stage on which the EUV mask is located, and a detector configured to detect the light reflected from the EUV mask, in response to the light being irradiated onto and reflected from the EUV mask.
US10890522B2	Rubber friction test method In a rubber friction test method of measuring a friction coefficient of a rubber test specimen by relatively moving the rubber test specimen and a test road surface in a state in which the rubber test specimen is pressed to the test road surface by applying a load, the method includes a step of measuring a resistance force acting on the rubber test specimen while accelerating or decelerating a speed of the relative movement, and a step of calculating the friction coefficient based on the applied load and the measured resistance force.
US10890520B2	Flow cytometer A flow cytometer including a flow cell in which an imaging object flows; a laser beam irradiator configured to radiate laser beam; a camera including an image sensor of N×M pixels; and an optical system configured to introduce the laser beam from the laser beam irradiator to imaging range of flow cell and to introduce signal light, such as transmitted, reflected or scattered light, from imaging range of flow cell, to camera. Optical system includes a mirror device that is placed on a Fourier plane of imaging optical system, that has at least one mirror specularly reflecting the signal light, and that is driven and rotated in conjunction with a flow in flow cell, such that each part of an image formed by the signal light is introduced into an identical pixel of the image sensor for at least a predetermined time period from a predetermined timing.
US10890519B2	Sensor system for sensing the mass concentration of particles in air The present application relates to sensor systems for sensing mass concentration of particles smaller than a predetermined threshold in an air stream. Such systems may include an inlet (for receiving a total flow of air with particles) connected to a first splitter (for separating the total flow into a major flow and a minor flow), a joint where a first duct carrying the major flow and a second duct carrying the minor flow come together, and a sensor in the first duct for measuring the amount of particles smaller than the predetermined threshold in the major flow.
US10890518B2	Substrate seal test method and apparatus A method for testing whether a sealing method is effective may include the steps of testing a flow characteristic of the substrate, sealing the substrate, re testing the flow characteristic of the substrate, then comparing the before and after flow characteristics of the substrate to determine whether the sealing step was effective or to quantify a sealing effectiveness to the sealing step.
US10890512B2	Tire gripping device and tire inspection method A tire gripping device includes a chuck mechanism having a pair of chuck portions adjacent in a width direction of a tire and contact members disposed on each of the chuck portions in a circumferential manner. The contact members are able to be brought into contact with an open end portion of a bead portion of the tire. The contact members are able to enter a state of allowing relative movement with a contact surface of an open end portion in a first contact stage and enter a state of non-relative movement with the contact surface in a second contact stage subsequent to the first contact stage. The tire gripping device further includes a first driving mechanism for moving the contact members in a radial direction of the tire and a second driving mechanism for moving the pair of chuck portions in the width direction of the tire.
US10890503B2	Position sensor malfunction determination apparatus A position sensor malfunction determination apparatus includes a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit is configured to perform a determination relating to electricity supply failure in a position sensor. The controller is configured to perform a fail-safe control. The determination unit is configured to determine whether each of conditions (A) and (B) is established, in a preliminarily determination before occurrence of the electricity supply failure in the position sensor is finally determined. The determination unit is configured to determine that the position sensor has a probability of the electricity supply failure when both the conditions (A) and (B) are determined to be established in the preliminarily determination. The controller is configured to execute, when the determination unit determines that the position sensor has the probability of the electricity supply failure, the fail-safe control before the occurrence of the electricity supply failure in the position sensor is finally determined.
US10890501B2	Additive manufacturing integrated instrumentation design for improved static pressure measurements A product for pressure measurements is provided. The product being integral to a component comprising a conduit encasing a flow path of a medium. The product includes static pressure holes, located on the conduit, that access the flow path and the medium. The product includes a static port, which provides a volume that includes an average static pressure across the static pressure holes. The product includes channels, each which directly corresponds to and fluidly couples each static pressure hole to the static port.
US10890499B2	System and method for predicting strain power spectral densities of light machine structure A machine includes a frame, an engine supported on the frame, ground-engaging elements supported on the frame and driven by the engine to propel the machine, a machine light structure supported on the frame, a multiple-axis accelerometer positioned to generate an acceleration signal relative to a base of the machine light structure, and a controller. The controller is programmed to receive the acceleration signal, partition the acceleration signal into overlapped window periods, transform the acceleration signal of each overlapped window period into a power spectral density, and pass the power spectral densities of each overlapped window period through a strain power spectral densities prediction model to generate predicted strain power spectral densities of the machine light structure. A health monitor receives the predicted strain power spectral densities and is configured to generate a notification responsive to the predicted strain power spectral densities.
US10890492B2	Bolometer pixel trigger A bolometer pixel trigger array includes a substrate, an electrically conductive contact pad formed on the substrate, and bolometer formed on the substrate. The bolometer includes at least one thermally conductive trigger arm having a fixed end coupled to a portion of the bolometer and an electrically conductive free end configured to deflect with respect to the fixed end. At least one trigger arm establishes different operating states of the bolometer pixel trigger in response to the at least one trigger arm realizing different temperatures. The different operating states are configured to change an electrical connection between the at least one trigger arm and the contact pad.
US10890488B2	Radiation temperature measuring device A radiation temperature measuring device includes: an infrared sensor that detects a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere; an absorption rate calculation unit that calculates an absorption rate by the atmosphere when measuring a surface temperature of an object from output of the infrared sensor; an output storage unit that stores conversion information for converting the output of the infrared sensor into the surface temperature of the object; a surface temperature calculation correction unit that calculates the surface temperature of the object from the output of the infrared sensor, the absorption rate calculated by the absorption rate calculation unit, and the conversion information; and an absorption rate storage unit that stores in advance the absorption rate by the atmosphere when the conversion information is set, in which the calculated surface temperature of the object is corrected with the absorption rate stored in the absorption rate storage unit.
US10890487B2	Integrated polarization interferometer and snapshot specro-polarimeter applying same An integrated polarization interferometer includes a polarization beam splitter for separating incident complex waves, a first mirror attached to a first surface of the polarization beam splitter, for reflecting a first polarization transmitted through the polarization beam splitter to the polarization beam splitter, and a second mirror attached to a second surface of the polarization beam splitter, for reflecting a second polarization transmitted through the polarization beam splitter to the polarization beam splitter. Accordingly, it is possible to measure dynamic spectroscopic polarization phenomenon with extremely high robustness disturbances due to an external vibration and the like by using the integrated polarization interferometer, thereby improving measurement repeatability and accuracy of measurement.
US10890469B2	Methods and apparatus for determining, recommending, and applying a calibration parameter for activity measurement Apparatus and methods are provided for determining, recommending, and applying a calibration parameter to collected activity data. In one embodiment, calibration parameter is estimated based on physical aspects of the user and automatically applied to collected data. In another embodiment, the calibration parameter is determined based on secondary data which is more precise than the data which is collected. The calibration factor based on the more precise data may comprise a recommended calibration factor, yet the user may be enabled to select any calibration factor he/she prefers via an interactive display. In one specific variant, the activity comprises a walk or run activity of the user, and the calibration parameter comprises the user's specific stride length. In another variant, the user selects a calibration factor by reviewing a list of previous activity against that same activity after calibration given a particular calibration factor is applied.
US10890464B2	Rotation detecting device and correction method therefor A rotation detecting device includes first and second magnetic detection elements that output first and second signals and a detection circuit having the first and second signals input thereto. The detection circuit includes an automatic correction circuit that performs generating and updating of a correction value for correcting the and second signals. The automatic correction circuit is configured to stop the generating or the updating of the correction value in at least one of a case where a rotation direction of an object is changed to a reverse rotation direction from a normal rotation direction and a case where a rotation direction of the object is changed to the normal rotation direction from the reverse rotation direction.
US10890460B2	Navigation and location validation for optimizing vehicle-based transit systems Methods and systems are provided for navigating to a pre-scheduled vehicle. A code is analyzed for a user including location information pertaining to the pre-scheduled vehicle, wherein the location information indicates a destination for the user. A location of the user is determined based on a GPS sensor. The user is directed to traverse a route between the location of the user and a location of the pre-scheduled vehicle. A destination of the pre-scheduled vehicle is verified as being consistent with the destination for the user indicated by the location information of the code.
US10890451B2	Place of interest recommendation A computer server of a social communication platform may be configured to provide a social communication platform to a first user to chat with a second user over a window displaying on a computer device of the first user; receive chat messages between the first user and second user, the chat message including a current geographical location information of the first user; select at least one candidate POI associated with the second user and based on the current geographical location information of the first user; send location information of at least one candidate POI to the first user through the window; receive from the first user a selection of a target POI from the at least one candidate POI; and send information associated with the target POI to the first user through the social communication platform.
US10890450B1	Infrastructure re-purposed magnetic signature in mobile device localization A method and system of infrastructure re-purposed magnetic signatures for mobile device indoor navigation and positioning. The method comprises determining a common spatial region in accordance with a first spatial region partially superimposed upon an at least a second spatial region, the first and at least a second spatial regions associated with a first and an at least a second magnetic signatures respectively; and generating, based at least in part on the first and at least a second magnetic signatures, a re-purposed magnetic signature associated with the common spatial region.
US10890446B2	Surveying device comprising height measuring system and method for measuring a height A surveying device for determining the position of a target, comprising a means for orienting a target axis of the surveying device towards the target point, an angle-measuring functionality for the highly precise detection of the orientation of the target axis, and evaluation means for data storage, a height measuring system for determining a height of the surveying device above the ground by means of triangulation, wherein the height measuring system comprises at least one laser plummet for emitting a laser beam along a standing axis of the surveying device onto a ground point, and a detection unit comprising a line sensor for detecting a diffuse backscattering of the laser beam, and wherein the height measuring system for determining a height of the surveying device above the ground point is designed based on a position of the diffuse backscattering on the line sensor.
US10890444B2	System and method for estimating three-dimensional measurements of physical objects Method and System for estimating three dimensional measurements of a physical object by utilizing readings from inertial sensors is provided. The method involves capturing by a handheld unit, three dimensional aspects of the physical object. The raw recordings are received from the inertial sensors and are used to develop a raw rotation matrix. The raw rotation matrix is subjected to low pass filtering to obtain processed matrix constituted of filtered Euler angles wherein coordinates from the processed rotation matrix is used to estimate gravitational component along the three axis leading to determination of acceleration values and further calculation of measurement of each dimension of the physical object.
US10890443B2	Roundness measuring device, measurement guide system, and measurement guide method A rotary table including a placement surface with an object; a rotary base rotating the rotary table; a detector detecting displacement of a peripheral surface of the object; an angle adjustment mechanism adjusting an inclination angle of the rotary table; a position adjustment mechanism adjusting a position of the rotary table; a video acquisition unit acquiring a video of the rotary base; a display unit displaying an image based on the video; a position recognition unit recognizing images of the rotary table, rotary base, and object on the display unit and recognizing positions of the rotary table, rotary base, and object in a display space of the images; and a display control unit performing control of displaying a guide in a superimposing manner on the image on the display unit on a basis of the positions of the rotary table, rotary base, and object recognized by the position recognition unit.
US10890439B2	Generation of one or more edges of luminosity to form three-dimensional models of objects Disclosed herein are various embodiments related generally to computer vision, graphics, image scanning, and image processing as well as associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to form at least three-dimensional models or images of objects and environments.
US10890427B2	Nozzle inspection method and apparatus A method for inspecting a nozzle includes producing a jet from the nozzle, moving the nozzle to cause the jet to approach a stylus of a touch probe, generating a contact signal under a force acting on the stylus, and determining that the jet is appropriate in response to a contact signal received first after the jet has an axis at a distance from the stylus that is equal to or less than a first normal distance calculated from a normal jet shape.
US10890426B2	Detonator A detonator for use in a detonating system, which detonator includes discriminating and validating arrangements which sense and validate at least one characteristic of at least one parameter produced by at least one of a light, acoustic, vibratory, magnetic or electrical signal event, and an electronic timer which executes a timing interval in response thereto.
US10890418B2	Vessel barrier system with energy dissipating unit A vessel barrier system to prevent vessel movement through a passageway includes a flexible vessel barrier element coupled to one or more energy dissipating units. The vessel barrier element may be a single, typically large diameter element, for example a large diameter, high strength synthetic rope, or alternatively may be a barrier net suspended on a number of floats. The vessel barrier element is coupled by a cable to the energy dissipating unit(s), which may be large weights suspended from a frame. When a vessel contacts and moves the vessel barrier element, placing it in tension, the weights are moved from a first, lower position, to a second, elevated position. The kinetic energy of the vessel is transferred to an increase in the potential energy of the weights, and the vessel is brought to a stop. The system is particularly suitable for Large Displacement Vessels or LDVs.
US10890416B2	Laser adjustment system for firearm training apparatus A firearm training tool having a shot indicating system configured to provide a training rifle with a shot indicating laser activated by pressing a trigger rearward.
US10890411B1	Spray nozzle A spray nozzle comprises an outer tube, an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, and a sleeve mounted on the outer tube. A front end of the inner tube protrudes from the outer tube. A partition plate is disposed in the inner tube, the partition plate and the inner tube encircle to form an opened diversion groove with a plurality of notches. The inner tube is disposed with a plurality of guide vanes, a space between the outer tube and the inner tube is divided by the guide vanes into a plurality of diversion cavities communicating with the opened diversion groove through the corresponding notch. The sleeve makes sealing contact with the outer tube, the sleeve is provided with a sealing plate contacting and fitting with the opened diversion groove, and the sealing plate is provided with a water jet hole communicating with the opened diversion groove.
US10890407B1	Dual remote control and crew-served weapon station Several examples of a dual remote control and crew-served weapon station are described herein that uniquely provide at least three operating modes, any one of which can be quickly and efficiently selected based on outputs from various system sensors (e.g., switches and buttons). For example, the first operating mode is a mode in which the weapon is remotely steered and fired (e.g., remote controlled). The second operating mode is a mode in which a weapon cradle is stabilized by a gimbal and the weapon is aimed and fired by a local operator (e.g., crew-served stabilized). The third operating mode is a mode in which the cradle is manually steered and the weapon is fired by the local operator (e.g., full manual).
US10890394B2	Last round hold open apparatus A last round hold open (LRHO) apparatus comprising a first lever having a first end and a second end, a mag stop component to which the first lever is pivotally affixed at the second end, a second lever disposed proximate the second end of the first lever, the second lever pivotally affixed to the mag stop, a bolt catch affixed to the mag stop and the second lever, and a magazine release extending from the first end of the first lever.
US10890392B1	Guide rod for auto reloading firearm In some examples, a guide rod can include: a first shaft that includes a first aperture at a first end, a second shaft positioned within the aperture of the first shaft, a sleeve with a second aperture through an interior portion of the sleeve to receive the first shaft, and a gear mechanism positioned within the first aperture to interact with the second shaft and the sleeve when the sleeve changes position along the first shaft.
US10890389B2	Heat exchanger assemblies with integrated valve Various ways to integrate control valves into the structure of a heat exchanger are disclosed. The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger assembly that includes a heat exchanger and a valve integration unit. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of alternating first and second fluid passages in heat exchange relation, and at least one inlet manifold and one outlet manifold interconnected by one of the plurality of first or second fluid passages. The valve integration unit is fixedly attached to heat exchanger and includes a fluid passage in fluid communication with at least one of the inlet and outlet manifolds. A valve mechanism is mounted within the valve integration unit in fluid communication with the fluid passage, the valve mechanism controlling the flow of a heat exchange fluid through the fluid passage.
US10890388B2	System and method for additively manufacturing boiler tubes A method of manufacturing a tube is provided. The method includes: selecting a core pipe having a thickness that is initially less than a desired thickness of the tube; and building-up an outer layer over an exterior surface of the core pipe via additive manufacturing so as to increase the thickness of the core pipe such that the thickness of the core pipe is equal to the desired thickness of the tube.
US10890381B2	Cross-flow heat exchanger A heat exchanger including a plurality of tubes, a header, and a plurality of flow voids. The plurality of tubes extends in a first direction through which a first fluid is configured to flow. Each of the plurality of tubes have waves that repeat at regular intervals along the first flow direction and are spaced from one another vertically and laterally in the second direction. The header extends in the first direction and is attached to each of the plurality of tubes. The header is configured to convey the first fluid to each of the plurality of tubes. The plurality of flow voids are formed between the plurality of tubes. The plurality of flow voids extend in a second direction through which a second fluid is configured to flow such that the second fluid is in thermal contact with the plurality of tubes.
US10890377B2	Volcano-shaped enhancement features for enhanced pool boiling A system and method for enhanced pool boiling includes a substrate having a heat source, at least one volcano-shaped structure adjacent the surface of the substrate and liquid covering the at least one volcano-shaped structure and substrate.
US10890374B2	Door and home appliance including the same The present invention relates to a door and a home appliance including the door. More particularly, the present invention relates to a door including a see-through region and a home appliance comprising the door. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a home appliance comprising: a cabinet; an object receiving chamber defined in the cabinet to receive an object therein; a door pivotally coupled to the cabinet to open and close the object receiving chamber, wherein the door has a see-through window; a lighting device for illuminating an interior of the object receiving chamber; a sensor disposed in the door for detecting an acoustic wave, wherein the acoustic wave is generated by an application of a knock input to the door; and a controller configured to activate the lighting device upon detecting the knock input, such that the object receiving chamber may be visible to an outside through the see-through window.
US10890372B2	Refrigerated oven and system for cooking food items A refrigerated oven and system for cooking food items to be ready to eat at a desired time. The oven has a cooking compartment attached to or integral with a refrigerator unit. An interior chamber of the cooking compartment is in fluid flow communication with the refrigerator unit and configured to receive a food item therein. The food item can be kept refrigerated until cooked. Air flow doors allow or prevent cold air from the refrigerator unit flowing into the interior chamber and hot air from the cooking compartment flowing into the refrigerator unit. A control device opens and closes the doors to cool or cook the food item, start the cooking process at the desired temperature and stop cooking at the desired time. The control device is remotely accessed by a smart phone or other electronic device. The cooking compartments can be removably connected to the refrigerator unit.
US10890369B2	Refrigerating and freezing device The present invention provides a refrigerating and freezing device. A first sealed space and a second sealed space are disposed in a storage space inside the refrigerating and freezing device. The refrigerating and freezing device is further provided with a nitrogen generation device, which comprises an adsorption device and an air compressor that supplies compressed air for the adsorption device. The adsorption device utilizes the compressed air to prepare nitrogen that is provided for the first sealed space and an oxygen-enriched gas that is provided for the second sealed space. The freshness preservation capability of the first sealed space is improved. The bioactivity of food in the second sealed space is guaranteed.
US10890364B2	Refrigerator with ice maker The present disclosure relates to the field of household appliances technologies, and discloses a refrigerator with an ice maker, at least comprising: a refrigerating compartment and an ice-making chamber disposed inside the refrigerating compartment, wherein an ice maker is arranged inside the ice-making chamber, the ice-making chamber is supplied with cold air by an ice-making refrigeration system including an ice-making evaporator, an ice-making air duct, and an ice-making fan, the ice-making evaporator is communicated with the ice maker through the ice-making air duct to form a refrigerating circulation loop, the ice-making fan is arranged in the ice-making air duct, and the ice-making evaporator is disposed outside the ice-making chamber and located inside the refrigerating compartment.
US10890362B2	Accumulator fixing device for compressor, and air-conditioning apparatus including same Disclosed are: an accumulator fixing device for a compressor, the device being capable of minimizing the generation of vibration and noise; and an air-conditioning apparatus including the same. The disclosed accumulator fixing device comprises: fixing members fixedly provided to an outer side of a compressor; a first supporting member fixing a portion of the accumulator together with the fixing member while encompassing the circumference thereof; and a second supporting member fixing another portion of the accumulator together with the fixing member while encompassing the same, wherein the first supporting member and the second supporting member are arranged to be spaced from each other by a preset gap.
US10890359B2	Heating and hot water supply device In a heating and hot water supply device including a burning means, a first heat exchanger, a circulation passage for circulating a heating thermal medium, a circulation pump, a first bypass passage, a second heat exchanger for hot water supply, a hot water supply passage, a second bypass passage bypassing the second heat exchanger, a control unit, and an operating terminal, a distribution means is provided at a branching portion of the first bypass passage and is capable of adjusting its distribution ratio for heating, or hot water supply, or simultaneous heating/hot water supply, a display means of the operating terminal is capable of providing displays corresponding to various types of operation.
US10890357B2	Water heater with self-centering bottom cover A water heater appliance is provided that includes features that facilitate centering a tank within a casing of the water heater while also diminishing heat loss through the bottom of the water heater. More particularly, a water heater is provided that includes a bottom cover that has an integral centering feature that facilitates centering of the tank within the casing. A method for assembling a water heater appliance is also provided.
US10890355B2	Heat pump apparatus A heat pump apparatus includes a use-side heat exchanger that causes heat exchange to be performed between a heat medium flowing from a heat-storage heat exchanger and a heat usage medium, and a flow-passage switching device that switches a flow passage for the heat medium to a first flow passage that circulates through a heat-reception-side heat exchanger and the heat-storage heat exchanger without extends through the use-side heat exchanger or a second flow passage that circulates through the heat-reception-side heat exchanger and the heat-storage heat exchanger via the use-side heat exchanger. Even when the temperature of the heat storage medium rises, heat received from a heat source can be stored in the heat storage medium by a heat pump, while a decrease of the efficiency of the heat pump can be reduced.
US10890352B2	Air handling unit This air handling unit (1) comprises a structural frame (3, 5), and air handling components (15) enclosed within a housing (7), at least one of said components (15) having a rectangular shape arranged orthogonally to an air flow direction (F1, F2), and mounted by its edges (151, 153) on the structural frame. The at least one of the components (15) is mounted by one of its edges (151) on at least one movable rail (17) which is mounted in a sliding manner in a stationary rail (19) integral with the structural frame (3, 5) or the housing (7), the movable rail (17) being extractable with respect to the stationary rail (19) out of the housing (7) so that the component (15) can be extracted from the air handling unit (1).
US10890351B2	Hydronic system and method for operating such hydronic system A hydronic system (HS) that comprises at least one hydronic circuit (HC) and a control (CT) for controlling the operation of said at least one hydronic circuit (HC) via a control path (CP), whereby said control (CT) comprises a feed forward controller (FFC). Operation of the system is improved by the hydronic system (HS) further comprising a control improvement path (CIP) running from the at least one hydronic circuit (HC) to the control (CT). Due to the control improvement path (CIP), the control (CT) can be improved in the case of the hydronic system (HS) becoming instable and/or showing poor system control.
US10890347B2	Method and device for controlling air conditioner Provided are a method and device for controlling an air conditioner. The method comprises: acquiring a current indoor temperature in an air conditioner control region and an initial user-set temperature of the air conditioner; and adjusting the initial user-set temperature when an indoor temperature is detected to meet a preset condition, energy consumption corresponding to the adjusted set temperature being lower than energy consumption corresponding to the initial user-set temperature. The method reduces power consumption of the air conditioner while ensuring that the temperature of the air conditioner is basically in line with expectations.
US10890345B2	System and methods for a commissioning a sensor system A method of facilitating configuration of at least one sensor with a data transmitter communicatively coupled to an analysis engine for a building management system, wherein the application is configured to be run on a mobile device and interact with the at least one sensor during the installation. The method includes communicating, by the application, with the at least one sensor to display a visual indicator, capturing, by a camera of the mobile device, visual data representative of the visual indicator, and associating the at least one sensor with a circuit of a building power system based on the captured visual data.
US10890343B2	System and method for assessment and management of air pollution exposures using personal devices A real-time system and method for personal air pollution exposure and inhaled dose management is described. A personal device (e.g., smartphone) determines personal exposure and inhaled dose metrics (e.g., daily accumulated dose), and compares daily histories of these metrics with personal health histories (e.g., self-reported daily asthma symptoms/inhaler use) to provide notifications when adverse health effects (e.g., asthma exacerbation) are likely to occur. The system notifications provide a personalized exposure/dose management tool by recommending behavioral changes to reduce exposure/dose (e.g., change time-location, time-physical activities, building operation). These behavioral changes are then used by the system to modify the real-time exposure and dose determined by the system.
US10890337B1	Retractable stovetop shielding screen The retractable stovetop shielding screen is a wire mesh screen that may be deployed from an above-stove support such as a range hood or microwave oven to prevent children and pets from contacting the stovetop. The screen mounts to the front of the above-stove support using a pair of L-shaped mounting brackets. When not deployed, a spring loaded roller retracts the screen to a position above the stovetop. The screen is deployed by pulling a grip and the screen unwinds from the roller, stretching between the roller and the handle of the oven door below. The screen removably couples to the oven door handle using a loop kept closed by hook and loop fasteners. The screen is non-opaque, allowing items on the stovetop to be seen even when the screen is deployed.
US10890336B2	Thermal management system for multizone oven A multi-zone, proximate-air oven using air delivered from the shelves provides a compact height through the use of low profile shelves. Intercavity heat leakage is managed by active insulation techniques making use of the oven feedback temperature control and controlled cavity loading.
US10890330B2	Knob assembly with display device and cooking apparatus having knob assembly A knob assembly with a display that displays information such as power level and a timer time, and a cooking apparatus including a knob assembly are provided. The knob assembly may include a knob coupled to an adjustment shaft configured to adjust power level and a knob ring configured to surround a periphery of the knob, configured to be rotatable independent of the knob, and provided with a display. The display may be provided at the knob ring, and information may be displayed on the display so that a user may easily manipulate the knob assembly.
US10890327B2	Liner of a gas turbine engine combustor including dilution holes with airflow features A gas turbine engine combustor includes a liner defining at least in part a combustion chamber, a first side exposed to the combustion chamber, a second side opposite the first side, and a dilution hole extending from the second side to the first side. The liner includes an airflow feature on the first side of the liner adjacent to the dilution hole and extending into the combustion chamber to increase a cooling of the liner.
US10890319B2	Passive air handler troffer light In one aspect, a troffer light fixture includes a troffer body shaped to reflect or disperse light from a light source that includes LEDs attached to a first side of the troffer body. The troffer body includes two or more vents that are configured to pass air from the first side of the troffer body to open space on a second side of the troffer body for a duct-less HVAC air intake.
US10890317B2	Module for motor vehicle comprising an optical element fixed to a heatsink with posts and a light source fixed to a fixing zone of a heatsink A light module for a motor vehicle including a light source, an electronic support, a driver device driving the electrical power supply of the one light source arranged on the electronic support, a heatsink including an obviously in which the driver device is housed, characterized in that the light source is fixed onto the heatsink.
US10890316B2	Lighting fixture with high structural integrity Tenon-mounted lighting fixtures with high structural integrity are provided. In one embodiment, the lighting fixture has a housing that has an integrally formed tenon cradle, which is configured to receive a tenon of a light pole. A light source is also mounted on a bottom side of the housing. The tenon cradle is between a first bolt boss and a second bolt boss, and is in communication with a rear opening of the housing. The first and second bolt bosses may be integrally formed in the housing. The tenon cradle includes multiple ribs. An arcuate cross rib resides in a first plane in which a first bolt shaft of the first bolt boss and a second bolt shaft of the second bolt shaft reside. An axial rib intersects the arcuate cross rib and runs perpendicular to the first plane.
US10890310B2	Freezing preventive LED lamp Provided is an LED lamp for prevention of freezing, comprising: a housing opened at a front side thereof; an LED unit disposed inside the housing; a lens mounted at the opened front side of the housing and configured to allow lighting light emitted from the LED unit to transmit therethrough; a heating member disposed at the rear side of the lens and configured to generate heat by being supplied with power; a sensor unit disposed at the inside of the housing and configured to sense the internal temperature of the housing; and a control unit configured to control the power supplied to the heating member depending on the internal temperature of the housing, sensed by the sensor unit.
US10890306B2	Lightguide lens for a vehicle headlight The lens body includes a light input portion with a light entry face, a light tunnel extending from the light entry face and defining an optical axis, and a transition face located opposite the light entry face and curved in a plane parallel to the optical axis; a light passage section with a light exit face and coupled to the transition face, such that the transition face is imaged by the light passaged section as a light/dark boundary. An upper surface of the light tunnel defines an ellipsoid with both the maior and minor semiaxes extending in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis; the maior semiaxis being at least 1.9 times the minor semiaxis. A light source might be coupled to the lens body to form a vehicle headlight.
US10890302B2	Lighting arrangement with battery backup A lighting arrangement can include a luminaire, a driver circuitry assembly, and a battery backup portion. The luminaire can have light emitting diodes in an array string positioned in a first housing and a first wiring extending from the array string to a first plug connector. The driver circuitry assembly can drive the plurality of light emitting diodes and include circuitry with a rectifier and an IC chip positioned in a second housing and a second wiring extending from the circuitry to a second plug connector engageable with the first plug connector. The battery backup portion can be selectively positionable between the driver circuitry assembly and the external AC grid and have one or more batteries and a converter portion with a DC-AC inverter positioned in a third housing. The third housing and the second housing are interconnectable.
US10890299B2	LED filament lamp The present invention belongs to the technical field of lighting devices, in particular to an LED filament lamp. The LED filament lamp comprises a transparent hood with an opening at the lower end, and a lamp cap connected to the transparent hood, and a light emitting source is arranged in the transparent hood. The LED filament lamp also comprises a support base; the support base is arranged in a space enclosed by the transparent hood and the lamp cap; the light emitting source is fixed on the support base, and the lower end of the light emitting source is connected with the lamp cap through a current limiting resistor. The light emitting source comprises a single strip-shaped substrate, and a plurality of LED wafers; the two ends of the strip-shaped substrate are conductive electrical connecting ends; the plurality of LED wafers are connected in turn and arranged on the strip-shaped substrate at an interval to form a strip-shaped LED wafer set; a rectifying unit electrically connected with the strip-shaped LED wafer set is arranged at each one of the two ends of the strip-shaped LED wafer set; and each one of the rectifying units is fixed on the strip-shaped substrate and is electrically connected with each corresponding one of the electrical connecting ends. The present invention provides an LED filament lamp which is conveniently assembled and can be directly connected with an alternating current.
US10890285B2	High pressure hose coupler A high pressure hose coupler has a tubular connector having internal threads at a distal end for engaging a hose around the hose's external surface. These teeth grip into the hose's outer soft layer, and the hose it typically steel-reinforced. An internal collet fits inside the hose, and engages the connector at a proximal end to be retained in place. A hollow insert has a distal end configured to be inserted within the collet to press the collet radially outwardly so that the hose wall is pressed between the connector and the collet. The insert proximal end is configured to engage the collet at threads on collet internal threads. The hose is gripped very tightly by action of the insert pressing against the tapered collet, in turn against the restraining force of the connector around the end of the hose.
US10890283B2	Connecting tubular members A tubular connector includes a first tubular member that includes a female end; a second tubular member including a male end insertable into the female end, each of the first and second tubular members including a bore that extends there through; a clamp positionable about the first and second tubular members to urge the male and female ends into sealing engagement; a housing that at least partially encloses the clamp such that a chamber is defined between the clamp and the housing; and a plate positionable between an axial end of the clamp and the housing.
US10890280B2	Water pipe with synchronously retractable multi-layer Disclosed is a water pipe with synchronously retractable multi-layer, comprising: a retractable inner pipe; a fabric sleeve sleeved outside the inner pipe, which is configured as a retractable cylindrical or corrugated one- or multi-layer fabric sleeve formed by interweaving retractable elastic yarns arranged at intervals in the axial direction and non-retractable reinforcing yarns arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction; and a retractable plastic film layer interposed between the inner pipe and the fabric sleeve. According to the present disclosure, the inner pipe, the plastic film layer and the fabric sleeve can be synchronously retracted under the effect of water pressure change, so that the frictional damage among multiple layers is effectively reduced, and the service life of the entire retractable water pipe is prolonged.
US10890275B2	Underwater pipe comprising a sheath comprising a polypropylene block copolymer An underwater pipe including a metal reinforcing layer around an inner polymeric sealing sheath which may be in contact with hydrocarbons. The inner polymeric sealing sheath includes a polypropylene block copolymer or a mixture of polypropylene block copolymers, wherein the polypropylene block copolymer or the mixture has a density greater than 0.900 g/cm3, and a melt index measured at 230° C. under a mass of 2.16 kg of less than 10 g/10 minutes, its preparation method and its use for the transport of hydrocarbons. Such a sheath may be used in contact with hydrocarbons at high temperature.
US10890274B2	Drysuit and/or semi-drysuit inflation valve assembly adapter for providing a hydration source to a diver Disclosed is a drysuit and/or semi-drysuit hydration assembly including an adapter configured to mate with an inflation valve assembly; a fluid reservoir adapted for positioning internally within a drysuit and/or semi-drysuit; a flexible hose fixedly attached to and passed through a wall of the adapter, the flexible hose having mouthpiece positioned on one end and an opposite end connected to an outlet of the fluid reservoir and being configured to pass fluid from the fluid reservoir to the mouthpiece. Further disclosed is a drysuit and/or semi-drysuit equipped with the hydration assembly.
US10890271B2	Solenoid valve device A solenoid valve device includes a body including a gas passage and an accommodation portion communicating with the gas passage, a solenoid valve that is accommodated in the accommodation portion and that controls flow of gas by opening and closing the gas passage, a sealing member disposed between the accommodation portion and the solenoid valve to maintain airtightness of the gas passage, and a solenoid that generates power for the solenoid valve to open and close the gas passage, wherein the body is provided with a communication hole that allows communication between inside and outside of the accommodation portion; the solenoid includes a connection terminal portion extending toward the communication hole; and a connector is accommodated in the communication hole in a manner such that rotation of the connector in a circumferential direction about an axis of the communication hole is suppressed.
US10890269B2	Valve apparatus In a valve apparatus, a housing includes a plurality of through holes through which a fluid flows. A first valve member opens and closes a first through hole. A second valve member opens and closes at least one second through hole. A fixed core does not move relative to the housing. A coil forms magnetic field. A first movable core moves integrally with the first valve member. When the coil forms the magnetic field, a magnetic attractive force is generated between the first movable core and the fixed core. A second movable core moves integrally with the second valve member. When the coil forms the magnetic field, a magnetic attractive force is generated between the second movable core and the fixed core. A magnetic constriction portion is provided between the fixed core and the first movable core. The second through hole is opened after the first through hole is opened.
US10890256B2	Seal structure of high-pressure tank A seal structure of a high-pressure tank including: the first member in which a tank chamber is formed inside; and the second member which is fitted into the opening hole of the first member and provided with an annular groove formed on an outer peripheral surface, the seal structure includes: a seal member, having an annular shape, configured to be disposed on the tank chamber side in the groove; and a first back-up member and a second back-up member configured to be disposed further to the side opposite to the tank chamber side than the seal member in the groove, to include inclined surface parts respectively opposite to each other. The inclined surface part of the first back-up member includes a crest folding corner part in which a first low angle inclined part and a first high angle inclined part are connected to each other.
US10890254B2	Shift drum drive unit and straddle type vehicle A shift drum drive unit (230) rotatably includes a rotary drive body (231) and a power transmission mechanism (232) in a unit case (234) attached integrally with a crank case (111). The shift drum drive unit (230) further includes a shift actuator (233) on the outside of the unit case (234). The rotary drive body (231) includes a shaft fitting sleeve (231a) in which a shift shaft (225) configured to rotatably drive a shift drum (224) is fitted, and an indirect output gear (231b) having a fan-shaped gear partially projecting from an outer surface of the shaft fitting sleeve (231a). The power transmission mechanism (232) includes a gear configured to transmit rotary drive force of the shift actuator (233) to the indirect output gear (231b).
US10890250B2	Control apparatus of continuously variable transmission, continuously variable transmission, and method of controlling continuous variable transmission A control apparatus of a continuously variable transmission includes a shifting controller and a detector. The continuously variable transmission includes a hydraulic pressure supplier and a continuously variable transmission unit. The continuously variable transmission unit is able to perform continuously variable shifting by a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure supplier. The shifting controller causes, when the detector detects an abnormality, the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure supplier to fall within a range that is equal to or greater than a first value and less than a second value. The first value is a value at which minimal operation performed by the continuously variable transmission unit is available. The second value is a value upon normal operation before the detector detects the abnormality.
US10890234B2	Multi speed transmission A family of two speed transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in drive trains to provide varying gear ratios. The transmission family members include step pinion planetary gear sets. In one embodiment, there is a single step pinion planetary gear set with two sun gears configured selectively as the transmission input, two ring gears, one of which is rigidly attached to ground and the other is configured to act as the transmission output. In another embodiment, there is removed one of the ring gears and there is added a planetary reduction gear set comprised of a sun gear, a ring gear rigidly attached to ground and a planetary carrier configured to act as the transmission output. In another embodiment, there is provided a transmission comprising a plurality of helical gear sets and a planetary gear set for speed reduction.
US10890228B2	Profiled bar, and vehicle spring produced therefrom A vehicle spring for a spring system, includes a spring body (20) and is produced, in particular rolled, from a profiled bar (1) made of a flat steel bar, in particular spring steel, in a hot deformation process. The profiled bar (1) or the spring body (20) has at least one material recess (6) which is provided over the length of the profiled bar or the spring body at least in some regions. The cross-sectional shape of the profiled bar (1) can be the same over the entire length of the profiled bar, whereas the cross-sectional shape in the spring body (20) can vary over the length of the spring body.
US10890224B2	Brake lining for a disc brake, disc-brake hold-down for brake linings of a disc brake A disc brake is proposed having a brake calliper (1) which reaches over a brake disc (2) and brake linings (3) which are arranged on the two sides thereof and are composed in each case of a friction lining (4) and a rear plate (5), and having a hold-down (7) which runs transversely over the brake linings (3) and is supported against the brake linings towards the disc brake axis (A). The circumferential contour of the rear plate (5) of at least one of the brake linings is defined by an upper edge (21), a lower edge (22) and two side edges (23A, 23B) which extend between the upper and the lower edge. The circumferential contour of the friction lining (4) is also defined by an upper edge (31), a lower edge and two side edges which extend between the upper and the lower edge. In order to make a contribution to the solution of the problem of the structural tightness between the components of the disc brake and the vehicle wheel which rotates around the brake, the main course of the upper edges (21 and 31) of the rear plate (5) and the friction lining (4) where the hold-down (7) runs over the brake lining (3) is interrupted by a recessed portion (25 and 35) of the upper edge (21 and 31) in the direction of the brake disc axis (A).
US10890213B2	Tapered roller bearing A value of R/RBASE is not smaller than 0.75 and not greater than 0.87 where R represents a reference radius of curvature of a larger end face of a roller and RBASE represents a distance from an apex of a cone angle of the roller to a larger flange surface of an inner ring 13. A distance from an outermost surface of at least any one of an outer ring, the inner ring, and a plurality of rollers to a bottom of a nitrogen enriched layer is not shorter than 0.2 mm. A crowning profile is formed on a rolling surface of the roller.
US10890212B2	Thermal management structure for a bearing assembly A thermal management structure may include a body and a pad. The body extends between a first outer surface and a second outer surface. The pad moves relative to the body. A thermal management channel extends within a portion of the body and extends within a portion of the pad. The thermal management channel directs fluid to one or more locations within the body and to one or more locations within the pad.
US10890211B2	Dynamic bearing A dynamic bearing for an aircraft landing gear. The bearing comprises a lug, a shaft comprising a first material, and a bearing surface comprising a second material that is softer than the first material. The bearing surface defines a bore and is arranged to support the shaft when the shaft is movably housed within the bore in use. The bearing surface is defined by the lug or a coating applied to the lug.
US10890198B2	Linear actuator The invention generally relates a linear or roto-linear actuator comprising a combination of electrical and hydraulic actuator components for providing a combined electric and hydraulic-driving force.
US10890195B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil A compressor airfoil of a turbine engine that has a geared architecture includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a curve with a non-negative slope from 0% span to 20% span corresponding to a non-decreasing trailing edge angle.
US10890193B2	Multiphase pump A multiphase pump for pumping a multiphase mixture containing hydrocarbon includes a separation system and a supply system. The separation system has a first separation stage configured to at least partly separate at least one portion of the multiphase mixture into a plurality of phase-enriched components, the first separating stage including an impeller attached to a pump shaft of the multiphase pump and being having an inlet side formed by a seal. The supply system is configured to supply a liquid-enriched liquid component as a lubricant to a pump element to be lubricated.
US10890182B2	Scroll compressor having check valve and passage that communicates a discharge port with a discharge space when the check valve is closed A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing, a drive motor, a rotational shaft, a frame provided at a lower side of the drive motor, a first scroll provided at a lower side of the frame, a second scroll provided between the frame and the first scroll and including a compression chamber provided between the first scroll and the second scroll, and a first check valve provided at an exit end of the discharge port to prevent refrigerant discharged to the inner space of the casing from flowing back to the compression chamber. A communication path may be provided at the exit end of the discharge port to communicate the inner space of the casing with the compression chamber when the first check valve is closed to cause refrigerant to flow back to the compression chamber, enabling a quick flat pressure state to be made.
US10890172B2	Fluid pumps and related systems and methods A reciprocating fluid pump includes a pump body, a subject fluid chamber, a first plunger located within the subject fluid chamber of the pump body and having a first head portion and a first bellows, the first plunger configured to expand and compress in a reciprocating action to pump the subject fluid through the subject fluid chamber within the pump body, wherein the first head portion and the first bellows have a first cross-sectional dimension, and a second plunger located within the subject fluid chamber of the pump body and having a second head portion and a second bellows, the second plunger configured to expand and compress in a reciprocating action to pump the subject fluid through the subject fluid chamber within the pump body, wherein the second head portion and the second bellows have a second cross-sectional dimension that is smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension.
US10890166B2	Non-pulsation pump having stroke adjustment mechanism A non-pulsation pump is provided with: a cam mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a shared motor into reciprocal motion having a prescribed phase difference; a plurality of cross heads that make reciprocal motion with a prescribed phase difference through the cam mechanism; and a plurality of reciprocating pumps that are driven with a prescribed phase difference and that include plungers connected to the cross heads, wherein the total discharge flowrate toward a shared discharge pipe is kept constant. This non-pulsation pump includes a preliminary compression step for moving the plungers of the reciprocating pumps to a discharge side by very small amounts before a discharging step but after a suction step, and has a stroke adjustment mechanism for adjusting the effective stroke length of the plunger in the preliminary compression step. Thus, generation of pulsation can be suppressed even when the set pressure changes.
US10890163B2	Transport frame for a wind turbine blade A transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent for receiving a tip portion of a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The frame is stackable with identical frames and has a tip saddle assembly including a saddle with a support surface shaped to receive a blade tip, and a clamping mechanism having a hinged clamping arm operable between an open position and a closed position, the clamping arm, when open, allowing a blade tip to be lowered into the saddle, and when closed, securely restraining the blade tip against upward movement. The tip saddle assembly further includes a preventer serving to maintain the clamping arm in the closed position over a blade. A method of using the transport frame to clamp a wind turbine blade is also disclosed.
US10890162B2	Wind energy, wave energy and tidal energy integrated power generation system based on monopile foundation A wind energy, wave energy and tidal energy integrated power generation system based on monopile foundation, in which the wind energy, wave energy and tidal energy will share the support structure and power transmission system, belongs to the technical field of ocean renewable energy utilization. An integrated power generation system which integrates wind energy converter, oscillating water column wave energy converter and horizontal-axis tidal energy converter is established based on the monopile support structure. The invention makes sufficient use of offshore renewable resources, so as to improve the utilization ratio of monopile foundation and reduce the total cost of power generation of integrated system. The novel integrated power generation system improves the effective utilization of the ocean areas, reduces the cost of construction and maintenance, makes full use of the existing mature wind energy technology, and promotes the commercialization of wave energy converters and tidal energy devices.
US10890161B1	Embedded electrical energy platform Devices, systems, and methods disclosed for generating embedded clean electrical energy. Particular aspects of the invention disclosed for design and integration of a micro wind generator array and a solar panel to form a micro-embedded electrical energy system. The embedded electrical energy system facilitates to produce more watts per hour in a most efficient way per square meter.
US10890158B2	System and method for initializing startup of a wind turbine A method for initializing startup of a wind turbine includes measuring a first wind condition at the wind turbine at a first moment in time. The method also includes measuring a second wind condition at the wind turbine at a subsequent, second moment in time. Further, the method includes estimating an acceleration parameter of the wind turbine as a function of the first wind condition and the second wind condition. Moreover, the method includes comparing the acceleration parameter to a predetermined threshold. As such, the method includes initializing a first startup process for the wind turbine when the acceleration parameter is at or below a predetermined threshold. Further, the method includes initializing a second startup process for the wind turbine when the acceleration parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, the second startup process being faster than the first startup process.
US10890156B2	Method for determining a need for changing a spark plug A method for determining a need for changing a spark plug of a combustion engine, comprising the following steps: monitoring a current flowing through the spark plug, analyzing the current and thereby determine a time interval that is indicative for the time between application of a voltage to the spark plug and formation of an arc discharge between electrodes of the spark plug, creating a signal indicative of the need to change the spark plug if the duration of the determined time interval is outside predefined bounds.
US10890149B2	Fuel supply valve for a slurry fuel injector valve A fuel supply valve for a slurry fuel injector valve, the fuel supply valve comprising: a fuel inlet for fluid communication with a slurry fuel reservoir; a fuel outlet for fluid communication with a nozzle of the fuel injector valve; a pump chamber port for fluid communication with a pump chamber of the fuel injector valve; and a valve gate moveable between a first position, at which the fuel inlet is in fluid communication along a first slurry fuel flow path with the pump chamber port, and a second position, at which the fuel outlet is in fluid communication along a second slurry fuel flow path with the pump chamber port; wherein the valve gate is operable with a valve actuation liquid from an engine.
US10890141B2	Water injection device, in particular of an internal combustion engine, and method for operating such a water injection device A water injection device, in particular of an internal combustion engine, includes a water tank for storing water, a conveying element connected to the water tank for conveying water, at least one water injector connected to the conveying element for injecting water, and a water quality and water fill level detection device for detecting a quality of the water in the water tank and a fill level of the water tank.
US10890139B2	Apparatus and method of waste energy recovery from a source of heated fluid A system and method of recovering waste heat from an engine when the engine is not operating, which includes connecting a heater core to source of fluid heated due to operation of the engine with fluid lines, the flow of fluid from the source of heated fluid controlled by one or more pump, and operating the pumps when the engine is not operating to circulate the fluid from the source of heated fluid through the heater core. A second aspect includes a portable heat recovery system.
US10890131B2	Engine simulation system and method An engine simulation system and method for replacing an original engine in an existing system of a piece of equipment, including an engine controller from the original engine, a new engine having an engine controller, and a simulator module connected between the engine controller of the new engine and the engine controller of the original engine. The simulator module is configured to simulate that the original engine is still in the existing system.
US10890130B2	Method for starting a hybrid vehicle A method for starting a hybrid vehicle 100 comprising an internal combustion engine 301, an electric motor 320 coupled to a driveline of the hybrid vehicle, a traction battery 302 configured to supply energy to the electric motor, and an open clutch 310 decoupling the internal combustion engine from the driveline, the method comprising: determining s503, s505 whether a temperature-dependent parameter associated with the traction battery satisfies a first condition; starting s535 the electric motor; monitoring s541 satisfaction of a second condition while internal combustion engine speed is greater than zero; and attempting s545 to close the clutch to couple the internal combustion engine to the driveline if the second condition is satisfied.
US10890129B1	High pressure loop exhaust gas recirculation and twin scroll turbocharger flow control An exhaust flow control system comprises a housing defining first and second passages that are fluidly connected to first and second scrolls of a twin scroll turbocharger and to a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation (HPEGR) system, a poppet valve configured to (i) in an open position, fluidly connect the first and second scrolls to each other and to the HPEGR system via the first and second passages and (ii) in a closed position, fluidly disconnect the first and second scrolls from each other and from the HPEGR system, and a controller configured to command the poppet valve to one of the open and closed positions based on one or more engine operating parameters thereby allowing the twin scroll turbocharger to operate in both a twin scroll mode and a mono scroll mode while also allowing for HPEGR control with minimal additional system volume.
US10890127B2	Purge concentration calculation control method in active purge system and fuel amount control method using the same A purge concentration calculation control method in an active purge system for purging a fuel evaporation gas by using a purge pump may include: calculating the purge concentration by using the RPM of the purge pump, and the pressure at a rear end of the purge pump; and controlling a purge valve in order to satisfy a target purge flow rate and the purge fuel amount by using the calculated purge concentration.
US10890125B2	Method for alternate control of CVVD malfunction and CVVD system thereof A method for an alternate control of a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) malfunction may include a CVVD failsafe control to resolve a calculation error of a cylinder charge amount due to a hardware failure of a CVVD system with the cylinder charge amount determined by any one of flow rate alternate, flow rate deviation correction, and valve duration update if the hardware failure is recognized by a CVVD controller, and to apply the cylinder charge amount to secure an air amount for a combustion chamber.
US10890116B2	Fuel injector, a combustion chamber comprising a fuel injector and a method of detecting coking in a combustion chamber fuel injector A fuel injector comprises a fuel feed arm and a fuel injector head and the fuel injector head has a fuel passage. The fuel feed arm has a fuel supply passage in fluid communication with the fuel passage in the fuel injector head. A first light guide extends through the fuel feed arm and has a distal end arranged to direct light into the fuel passage in the fuel injector head. A light source is arranged to supply light into a proximal end of the first light guide. A second light guide extends through the fuel feed arm and has a distal end arranged to receive transmitted light in the fuel passage in the fuel injector head and a light receiver is arranged to collect light at a proximal end of the second light guide.
US10890115B2	Low torque engine starting with dual spool power extraction with superposition gearbox A disclosed turbofan engine includes a first spool including a first turbine; a second spool including a second turbine disposed axially forward of the first turbine, a first tower shaft engaged to the first spool, a second tower shaft engaged to the second spool, and a superposition gearbox including a sun gear, a plurality of intermediate gears engaged to the sun gear and supported in a carrier and a ring gear circumscribing the intermediate gears. The second tower shaft is engaged to drive the sun gear. A starter is selectively coupled to the sun gear through a starter clutch. A first clutch selectively couples the first tower shaft to the ring gear and a second clutch selectively couples the ring gear to a static structure of the engine. An accessory gearbox is driven by an output of the superposition gearbox.
US10890113B2	System, apparatuses, and methods for improving the operation of a turbine by using electrostatic precipitation Embodiments of the invention involve the application of a disk-in-tube type of “wet” or “dry” ESP (electrostatic precipitation) technology for the capture/removal of airborne particles entering a gas turbine compressor. This provides an effective method of particulate removal without the inefficiencies associated with conventional filtering techniques. Embodiments of the innovative approach also eliminate the inlet airstream blocking effect of a conventional filter, thus making its use and operation adaptable to different operating environments and processes that require clean input air streams (including industrial manufacturing processes, power generators, combined turbine and fluid recapture systems for use in heating and cooling, etc.).
US10890107B2	Exhaust-gas turbo charger for an internal combustion engine, and method for producing an exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, includes a turbine; a bypass line fluidly arranged parallel to the turbine; and a cross section adjustment element for adjusting a flow cross section of the bypass line, wherein the cross section adjustment element being configured as a ball valve having a valve housing, two bearing shells arranged in the valve housing and a valve element. The valve element is floatingly supported in the valve housing and arranged between the two bearing shells with a tolerance in a direction which is angled with respect to a rotation axis of the valve element.
US10890094B1	Vortex generating apparatus for use with marine exhaust systems for improved exhaust cooling A vortex generating exhaust component is installed in-line within a marine exhaust system downstream of the water can whereby a mixture of hot exhaust gas and entrained cooling water flows there through and vortex flow is enhanced by the component to increase cooling of exhaust gas by increasing the mixing of hot exhaust gas with entrained cooling water thereby resulting in enhanced exhaust gas cooling.
US10890090B2	Engine An engine promoting DPF regeneration processing is provided. Catalyst activation processing and thereafter DPF regeneration processing are performed under control of a device. In the catalyst activation processing, a target temperature of exhaust at an exhaust exit of a catalyst is set to be in a first temperature region, and then the opening degree of an exhaust throttle device is controlled. In the DPF regeneration processing, the target temperature is set to be in a second temperature region. A target temperature of the exhaust at an exhaust inlet of a DPF is set to be in a third temperature region. The opening degree of the exhaust throttle device is controlled, and unburned fuel is supplied into the exhaust. The temperature regions are set to be successively higher, and a temperature difference between successive temperature regions is set to be successively lower.
US10890079B2	Gas turbine engine arc segments with arced walls A gas turbine engine includes first and second arc segments that each have leading and trailing sides and first and second circumferential sides. The first circumferential side includes a first slot portion and the second circumferential side includes a second slot portion. The first and second slot portions are in registration and together define a seal slot. At least the first slot portion has a first concave arced back wall. A feather seal is entrapped in the seal slot and includes first and second feather seal circumferential sides. At least the first feather seal circumferential side has a first convex arced edge that is adjacent the first concave arced back wall of the first slot portion.
US10890077B2	Anti-fret liner An airfoil vane assembly includes an anti-wear device for blocking fretting on the airfoil shell and/or carrier as an interface between the airfoil shell and carrier during relative movement. The anti-wear device can be secured with one of the airfoil shell and carrier while slidingly engaged with the other.
US10890074B2	Coriolis optimized u-channel with platform core A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction side walls that extend in a chord-wise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The pressure and suction side walls extend in a radial direction between a platform and a tip to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A cooling passage is arranged between the pressure and suction side walls and has a first passage along the pressure side wall and a second passage along the suction side wall. The first passage is configured to receive cooling air from a cooling air source. The second passage is configured to receive cooling air from the first passage near the tip. A platform passage is arranged in the platform and is configured to purge the cooling air from the second passage near the trailing edge.
US10890073B2	Turbine blade and gas turbine A turbine blade (43a) is provided with a blade main body (51) and a tip shroud (52). The blade main body (51) is provided with a leading edge-side cooling passage (64), a trailing edge-side cooling passage (67), and a middle cooling passage (65). The tip shroud (52) is provided with a first discharge passage (72), a second discharge passage (73), and a third discharge passage (74). The first discharge passage (72) discharges a cooling medium flowing through the leading edge-side cooling passage (64). The second discharge passage (73) discharges a cooling medium flowing through the trailing edge-side cooling passage (67). The third discharge passage (74) discharges a cooling medium flowing through the middle cooling passage (65).
US10890070B2	Free piston device A free piston apparatus includes a piston receptacle in which a piston device having a piston is reciprocable along an axis. The piston receptacle includes or forms a combustion chamber delimited by a wall arrangement forming an inlet opening for the supply of fresh gas and an outlet opening for the removal of exhaust gas. Fresh gas is suppliable via a supply conduit. The free piston apparatus includes a housing for fresh gas which is connected to the supply conduit in a flow direction of the fresh gas being supplied. The housing forms a settling chamber for fresh gas which surrounds the piston receptacle at least in sections in the region of the inlet opening in a circumferential direction of the axis. The settling chamber opens into the combustion chamber via the inlet opening.
US10890069B2	Refuge shelter, coupler and method A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine.
US10890067B2	Method to use a buoyant body to measure two-phase flow in horizontal wells A method for the determination of the water cut and volumetric flow rate of a fluid flowing through a density inflow control valve. A density inflow control valve may include a floating device that moves between a relaxed choke position and a restricted choke position depending on the density of the fluid flowing through the valve. Pressure gauges upstream and downstream of the inflow control device may be used to measure the pressure drop across the inflow control valve over time. The water cut of the downhole fluid flowing through the valve may be determined from the pressure drop over time and the pressure drop associated with the relaxed choke position and the restricted choke position. The volumetric flow rate may be determined from the average water cut and the density of the downhole fluid, as determined from the single phase densities.
US10890064B2	Method and system for monitoring a material and/or a device in a bore hole using a fiber optic measuring cable In a first aspect, a method for monitoring a material and/or a device in a borehole using a fiber optic measurement cable is provided, and, in a second aspect, a system for carrying out the method is provided. The system includes a fiber optic measurement cable which is present introduced into a borehole, wherein a material and a device are present in the borehole.
US10890060B2	Zone management system and equipment interlocks Systems and methods for managing equipment in a workspace such as an oil rig are disclosed. Objects are given zones which are physically larger than the objects. A monitoring system is capable of monitoring the objects and the zones for each object. When zones intersect, a collision is possible and the monitoring system can take action to prevent the collision or mitigate damage in the case of a collision. Further, systems and methods for ensuring the moving components are handed-off properly from one support to another are disclosed.
US10890059B2	Layered water injection system and layered water injection method A layered water injection system and a layered water injection method. The system comprises: a ground water injection valve group configured with an intelligent control valve, for receiving a water injection control instruction sent by a remote control center, and for converting the water injection control instruction into a switching action of the intelligent control valve to control water flow pressure fluctuation in a water injection string, so as to form a first pressure wave code in the water injection string; a water distributor for collecting the first pressure wave code, interpreting the first pressure wave code as a corresponding water outlet switch instruction, and performing layered water injection control according to the water outlet switch instruction. The embodiments of the application can improve the automation level of layered water injection and the reliability of layered water injection control.
US10890052B2	Downhole power generation device and separate-zone waterflooding device A downhole power generation device and a separate-zone waterflooding device, which relate to the field of oil and gas development technologies. The downhole power generation device comprises a housing extended axially and a rotating wheel, a striking mechanism and a piezoelectric bimorph provided in the housing. The piezoelectric bimorph is axially extended and circumferentially distributed around an axis of the housing, with one end of the piezoelectric bimorph being fixed. The rotating wheel is in transmission connection with the striking mechanism and can be rotated by fluid to drive the striking mechanism to rotate. The striking mechanism can touch the other end of the piezoelectric bimorph during rotation so that the piezoelectric bimorph vibrates back and forth.
US10890047B2	Wellbore stage tool with redundant closing sleeves A stage tool comprises a body with a tubular wall, defining an outer surface and an inner surface. Fluid ports, such as cement circulation ports, extend through the tubular wall. The stage tool further comprises a primary closing sleeve. The primary closing sleeve may be movable along the outer surface of the tubular wall for closing the ports when the treatment of the wellbore stage ends. A secondary closing sleeve may be movable along the inner surface of the tubular wall for closing the port in case of failure of the primary closing sleeve or for redundancy. The primary closing sleeve may be actuated by an internal member joined to the primary closing sleeve by a crosslink and movable on the inner surface. The internal member and the secondary closing sleeve may move along different surfaces on the internal wall to avoid interference.
US10890045B2	Plugs for isolating portions of wellbores A plug includes a tubular conduit having a first end and a second end. The plug also includes a cap disposed over the first end of the tubular conduit and coupled thereto. The cap is configured to mate with a wireline adapter kit of a perforating string. The plug additionally includes a guide shoe disposed over the second end of the tubular conduit and coupled thereto. The guide shoe is configured to move along the tubular conduit from an unset position, away from cap, to a set position, toward the cap. A gripping assembly is disposed around the tubular conduit between the cap and the guide shoe and coupled to the guide shoe. A sealing assembly is disposed between the cap and the gripping assembly. The sealing assembly includes a first sealing band and a second sealing band. The first sealing band is disposed around the tubular conduit and has an annular lip.
US10890038B2	Double layer racking board and methods of use The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a double layer racking board on a land-based drilling rig. The double layer racking board may include a drill pipe racking board and a casing racking board. The drill pipe racking board may be positioned at a different height than the casing racking board, such than operator is able to comfortably access drill pipe stands and casing stands of different heights via the racking boards. The double layer racking board may allow for the performance of a first drilling operation involving drill pipe stands at the same time as the performance of a second drilling operation involving casing.
US10890030B2	Method, apparatus by method, and apparatus of guidance positioning members for directional drilling Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved non-stabilizer guidance positioning members for directional drilling assemblies and for drill strings. It also relates to an improved method for analyzing the fit and engagement of a directional drilling assembly in curved and straight wellbores in order to produce improved guidance positioning members. It also relates to a method of designing guidance positioning members for directional drilling. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.
US10890023B2	Safe enclosure hinge integrated stop Door hinges on safe doors include recessed areas within the holes and the recessed areas include partial obstructions. Body hinges on safe bodies include protruding appendages. The appendages fit inside the recessed areas and during circular movement of the doors the doors are stopped when the protruding appendages abut and are blocked by ends the partial obstructions.
US10890016B2	Sliding entry door with integrated vent and latch A lockable sliding door is described. A ratcheted track allows the movable panel of the door to be selectively locked in both closed and vented positions. A lever is positioned along a midpoint of the movable panel to allow for the easy engagement of the locking mechanism. Further, the locking mechanism is carried on the movable panel. The technology is configured to allow the sliding door to be locked in various configurations, with the door partially opened, completely open, or completely closed. The technology may also be utilized on windows or any other architectural features with a slide-to-open and close design.
US10890004B2	Surface gravity wave generator and wave pool A wave pool for generating surfable waves is disclosed. The wave pool includes a pool for containing water. The pool defines a channel having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom with a contour that slopes upward from a deep area proximate the first side wall toward a sill defined by the second side wall. The wave pool further includes at least one foil at least partially submerged in the water near the side wall, and being adapted for movement by a moving mechanism in a direction along the side wall for generating a wave in the channel that forms a breaking wave on the sill. The wave pool further includes one or more passive flow control mechanisms to mitigate a mean flow of the water induced by the movement of the at least one foil in the direction along the side wall.
US10890002B2	Binding machine A binding machine includes a feeding unit configured to feed a wire and pull back the wire after winding the wire around an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to grip and twist the wire wound around the object with the feeding unit, a motor configured to rotatively drive the feeding unit, and a binding machine main body configured to accommodate therein the binding unit and the motor. The motor is arranged such that at least a part of the motor overlaps the binding unit, as seen from a side of the binding machine main body.
US10889993B2	Retractable staircase A retractable staircase having a first side stringer and a second substantially parallel side stringer connected to a plurality of steps. The first side stringer is fixedly attached to a wall and the second side stringer is pivotally movable about the first side stringer between an extended position, where the steps lie substantially horizontally between the stringers, and a retracted position where the steps lie substantially vertically between the stringers. The retractable staircase also includes a collapsible handrail and a gate that are interconnected with the side stringers and the pivoting steps so that when one of them is moved, the other two move substantially simultaneously.
US10889989B1	Roof monitoring system A roof monitoring system for flat and low slope roofs having a membrane (10) applied over an underlying support structure or subroof (11) wherein air passing between the membrane and the subroof passes through a vent (1) having sensors (12) located therein to collect data.
US10889988B2	Corrosion-protected tension member and plastically deformable disc of corrosion protection material for such a tension member A corrosion-protected tension member (10) comprises a plurality of tension elements (14) and an anchor device (44) with an anchor element (16) which is designed to transmit tension forces from the tension elements (14) to a superior structure (12), at least one elastically compressible sealing disc (28), and a supporting device (26) which is arranged on that side of the at least one sealing disc (28) which faces away from the anchor element (16). According to the invention, when the tension member (10) is in a state in which it is preassembled but not yet placed under tensile stress, at least one plastically deformable disc (30) of corrosion protection material is arranged between the anchor element (16) and the at least one sealing disc (28).
US10889979B2	Habitation block and method for producing thermal insulation A habitation block including habitation levels that are arranged on top of each other, wherein at least one of the habitation levels includes adjacent habitation units including an outer shell formed from a cuboid container that includes a placement surface, a cover, up to two lateral walls and up to two face walls, a cuboid interior space which has an edge length of at least 2 m, a walkable base with step soundproofing, a room ceiling, and room walls, wherein the room walls are dry walls with an intermediary space formed between the cover and the up to four lateral walls and between the room ceiling and the room walls, and a monolithic thermal insulation in the intermediary space, wherein the thermal insulation fills the intermediary space completely and is glued together with the room ceiling and with the room walls.
US10889978B2	Method of connecting and installing a building member Bracket apparatus for use in connecting an elongate first building member to at least one second building member, said bracket apparatus including a first member, a second member and a connecting portion joining said first member and said second member, a slot located in either or both said first and second members, wherein, in use, the bracket apparatus is affixed to said at least one second building member and then loosely connected to a first end of the first building member through said slot and thereafter the position of the first building member is adjusted relative to said at least one second building member until a desired position is reached whereupon said bracket apparatus is securely fastened to said first building member. Also disclosed is a method of connecting the elongate first building member to a pair of second building members separated by a distance, the method including the steps of fixing a first bracket to one of said second building members and fixing a second bracket to the other one of said second building members, loosely connecting a first end of said first building member to said first bracket using a slot in said first bracket, positioning and fitting a second end of the first building member to said second bracket using a slot in said second bracket, said slot in said second bracket orientated differently to the slot in said first bracket, adjusting the first building member relative to said pair of second building members to a desired position, and securing the first building member to each of said first and second brackets.
US10889976B2	Drain cable decoupler tools Various decoupler tools are described for disengaging drain cleaning equipment couplings. Such couplings typically include a component secured at an end of a drain cleaning cable and a cutter or other accessory used in a drain cleaning operation. The decoupler tools include one or more pins which are used to retract a spring-actuated plunger in one of the coupling components.
US10889975B2	Drain pipe debris remover and related methods A drain pipe unclogging apparatus for clinging to and removing debris from a drain. The drain pipe unclogging apparatus is attached to a drill and can fit most electric and cordless battery powered drills. The drain pipe apparatus features a wire that is safe to the touch when the drain pipe apparatus is in use, yet still effective for clinging to and breaking apart debris.
US10889972B2	Bracket for hand shower A bracket for a hand shower includes a pipe and a bracket assembly, wherein the bracket assembly is connected to the pipe. The bracket assembly includes a main body and a flexible member. The main body includes a first arm and a second arm, both of the first arm and the second arm have a pivoted end, the first arm is connected to the second arm, and the pivoted end of the first arm is separated from the pivoted end of the second arm, so as to compose a recess. The flexible member includes a girdle portion, a first pivoting portion and a second pivoting portion, wherein one end of the girdle portion is connected to the first pivoting portion, and another end of the girdle portion is connected to the second pivoting portion. The first pivoting portion of the flexible member is pivotably connected to the pivoted end of the first arm, and the second pivoting portion of the flexible member is pivotably connected to the pivoted end of the second arm.
US10889959B2	Adapter board bolted joint surface A blade assembly comprises a moldboard defining an upper moldboard free end and a lower moldboard free end, the lower moldboard free end defining a lower curved mounting surface, and an adapter board defining an upper adapter board attachment portion, and a lower tool bit attachment portion. The upper adapter board attachment portion may include a first peak surface and a second peak surface, the first peak surface and the second peak surface forming a first valley therebetween and being configured to contact the lower curved mounting surface.
US10889955B2	Cutting tool adapter and method of underpinning structures using cutting tool adapter for soil mixing A cutting tool adapter for creating an underpinning structure and method of creating the underpinning structure are provided. In some examples, the cutting tool adapter may connect a cutting tool to a working machine arm to enable the cutting tool to cut and dislodge soil below an existing foundation or structure. As the soil is cut and dislodged, it is mechanical mixed with an additive, such as a cementitious material, via the cutting tool. The mixed soil and additive may then harden in the area below the existing structure or foundation to create an underpinning structure to provide additional support for the existing structure or foundation.
US10889952B2	Bar screen filter apparatus and method Apparatus for removing debris from channeled water that includes a bar screen assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of spaced apart screen bars, each bar having an upstream edge and a downstream edge and distal ends to which U-shaped clips are attached. Each of the clips has a bar engaging portion and a cross member engaging portion that attaches to an associated cross member. The clips operate to space the trailing edge of the screen bars a predetermined distance from associated cross members and allow easy replacement of a bar. A continuous conveyor carries a plurality of rakes having a plurality of spaced apart tines which are adapted to fit between the screen bars as the rake is moved along the bars by the conveyor. The tines of the rake have a length that substantially spans the distance between the leading edge and trailing edge of a bar, so that tips of the rake tines extend to at least the trailing edge of an associated bar. Intermediate clips may be used to support the intermediate section of the screen bars.
US10889948B2	Plow blade A plow blade edge system includes a plurality of wear bars mounted to a rear side of a plow blade section body. A first channel extends below each of the wear bars and is partially defined by the plow blade section body. Each where bar includes a weldment of carbide matrix along a bottom edge of the wear bar forming a first wear surface. The weldment of carbide matrix is retained in the first channel. The plow blade section body further includes a second channel formed in and extending along a bottom edge of the plow blade section body. The second channel is operative to receive at least one carbide insert and forms a second wear surface. A total surface area of the first wear surface exposed to the road surface is greater than a total surface area of the second wear surface exposed to the road.
US10889947B2	Thermoplastic pavement marking tapes The present disclosure generally relates to non-conformable thermoplastic pavement marking tapes comprising a backing and an adhesive layer adjacent to the backing. In some embodiments, the backing includes an ionic copolymer. In other embodiments, the non-conformable backing has an inelastic deformation of less than 10% at 25° C. In some embodiments, the pavement marking tape is heat-moldable.
US10889941B1	Spray paving coating and method A paving mixture for application to a surface and a method for the same. The mixture comprises a binding material layer applied to the surface to form a base layer on the surface, and an aggregate material layer applied on top of the binding material layer, wherein the binding material layer comprises at least 15% of the bitumen in the paving mixture by weight, the aggregate material layer contains an asphalt mixture that provides a road surface, and the aggregate material layer and the binding material layer are combined on the surface within 30 seconds of application of the binding material layer.
US10889939B2	Sizing method for making paper and paper prepared thereof The present application discloses a sizing method for making paper. An alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) is added to a papermaking process. An aluminum salt is added in one or more process steps during the papermaking process. Preferably, the aluminum salt is an aluminum salt which can generate free aluminum ion in aqueous solution. The sizing method of the present application enhances the usage efficiency of a sizing agent and the aluminum salt, as well as provides paper having a high moisture content.
US10889930B2	Quilting frame and clip assembly A quilting frame assembly for machine quilting of a quilt core using a quilting machine, the quilting frame assembly having a quilting frame with a first frame element and a second frame element, a machine carriage assembly, a plurality of first element clips, and one or more second element clips, each first element clip being u-shaped, spring biased and reciprocating, and having a plurality of first clip inside frame receiver facets dimensioned and positioned to engage with two or more first frame cross-sectional corners of a first frame element member, and each second element clip being u-shaped, spring biased and reciprocating, and having a plurality of second clip inside frame receiver facets dimensioned and positioned to engage with two or more second frame cross-sectional corners of a second frame element member.
US10889922B2	Enhanced co-formed meltblown fibrous web An enhanced, co-formed fibrous web structure is disclosed. The web structure may have a co-formed core layer sandwiched between two scrim layers. The core layer may be formed of a blend of cellulose pulp fibers and melt spun filaments. The scrim layers may be formed of melt spun filaments. Filaments of one or both of the scrim layers, and optionally the core layer, may also be meltblown filaments. The core layer may include consolidated masses of cellulose pulp fibers to, for example, enhance texture and cleaning efficacy of a wet wipe made from the structure. The material forming the consolidated masses may be selected and/or processed so as to cause the masses to have reduced visual discernibility relative the surrounding areas of the structure, when the fibrous web structure is wetted. A method for forming the structure, including formation and inclusion of the consolidated masses, is also disclosed.
US10889919B2	Producing device and producing method for chopped fiber bundles, producing device and producing method for fiber-reinforced resin forming materials, cutting blade for carbon fiber bundles, and rotary cutter for carbon fiber bundles One mode of the invention relates to a producing a device for chopped fiber bundles having a chopper unit including a cutting blade for cutting long fiber bundles, a guide for restricting the travel direction of the fiber bundles to be supplied to the cutting means, and a structure, provided between the chopper unit and the guide, that widens the fiber bundles. The invention also relates to method for producing chopped fiber bundles by widening fiber bundles while restricting the travel direction of the long fiber bundles to be supplied to chopper unit by a guide, and obtaining chopped fiber bundles by cutting the fiber bundles with the chopper unit.
US10889915B2	Producing fibers using spinnerets Systems and methods can be used to produce fibers with external corrugations, internal corrugations, or both. These fibers can be used, for example, in hollow fiber membrane modules.
US10889913B2	Gas doping systems for controlled doping of a melt of semiconductor or solar-grade material A crystal pulling apparatus for producing an ingot is provided. The apparatus includes a furnace and a gas doping system. The furnace includes a crucible for holding a melt. The gas doping system includes a feeding tube, an evaporation receptacle, and a fluid flow restrictor. The feeding tube is positioned within the furnace, and includes at least one feeding tube sidewall, a first end through which a solid dopant is introduced into the feeding tube, and an opening opposite the first end through which a gaseous dopant is introduced into the furnace. The evaporation receptacle is configured to vaporize the dopant therein, and is disposed near the opening of the feeding tube. The fluid flow restrictor is configured to permit the passage of solid dopant therethrough and restrict the flow of gaseous dopant therethrough, and is disposed within the feeding tube between the first end and the evaporation receptacle.
US10889912B2	Aluminium alloy strip for adhesive connection The invention relates to a strip consisting of an aluminium alloy for providing adhesive connections. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a strip having a one or two-sided surface structure which consists of an aluminium alloy, at least provided in certain areas and prepared for an adhesive connection, and also relates to a corresponding adhesive connection. The object of providing an aluminium alloy strip optimised for adhesive connections, which has optimised surface properties for ageing-resistant adhesive connections, on the one hand, and which can be cost-effectively produced in a way which is reliable in terms of the process, on the other hand, is achieved for a strip consisting of an aluminium alloy for providing adhesive connections by the strip at least in areas having a surface structure prepared for adhesive connections, wherein the surface structure has depressions which were produced using an electrochemical graining process.
US10889900B2	Ceramic laminate The present invention provides a ceramic laminate having excellent mechanical properties, heat dissipation property, insulating property, heat resistance and anti-reactivity, and particularly an insulative heat dissipating body having an excellent thermal cycle reliability and a high withstand voltage. The ceramic laminate 1 according to the present invention is a ceramic laminate in which a ceramic film 3 is formed on a metal layer 2, wherein the ceramic film 3 has a minimum film thickness of 1 μm or more, contains silicon nitride and inevitable impurities, and has silicon nitride crystal grains having an average grain size of 300 nm or less in the film thickness direction and an average grain size of 500 nm or less in the in-plane direction. As a result, the present invention can provide a ceramic laminate having excellent mechanical properties, heat dissipation property, insulating property, heat resistance and anti-reactivity, and particularly an insulative heat dissipating body having an excellent thermal cycle reliability and a high withstand voltage.
US10889889B2	High purity copper sputtering target material A high purity copper sputtering target material includes Cu at a purity of 99.99998 mass % or more excluding O, H, N and C, wherein an Al content is 0.005 mass ppm or less, a Si content is 0.05 mass ppm or less, an Fe content is 0.02 mass ppm or less, a S content is 0.03 mass ppm or less, Cl content is 0.1 mass ppm or less, n O content is 1 mass ppm or less, H content is 1 mass ppm or less, a N content is 1 mass ppm or less, and a C content is 1 mass ppm or less.
US10889882B2	High strength and corrosion resistant alloy for use in HVAC and R systems Provided herein are new aluminum alloy materials which are useful in replacing copper in a heat exchanger. The aluminum alloy materials are also useful in manufacturing components of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems for indoor and outdoor units. The alloys are well-suited for tubing in a heat exchanger. The alloys display high strength and good corrosion resistance. Also provided herein are methods for making the aluminum alloy materials.
US10889880B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for manufacturing same Provided are a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with low iron loss even when including at least one grain boundary segregation element among Sb, Sn, Mo, Cu, and P, and a method for manufacturing the same. In our method, Pr is controlled to satisfy Pr≤−0.075T+18, where T>10, 5
US10889879B2	Steel sheet and plated steel sheet A steel sheet having a specific chemical composition and structure represented by, by area ratio, ferrite: 5 to 95%, and bainite: 5 to 95%. The proportion of crystal grains having an intragranular misorientation of 5 to 14° to all crystal grains is 20 to 100% by area ratio. Hard crystal grains A in which precipitates or clusters with a maximum diameter of 8 nm or less are dispersed in the crystal grains with a number density of 1×1016 to 1×1019 pieces/cm3. Soft crystal grains B in which precipitates or clusters with a maximum diameter of 8 nm or less are dispersed in the crystal grains with a number density of 1×1015 pieces/cm3 or less are contained. The volume % of the hard crystal grains A/(the volume % of the hard crystal grains A+the volume % of the soft crystal grains B) is 0.1 to 0.9.
US10889877B2	Metal or alloy with improved physical and electrical properties Disclosed is a method of forming a treated material. The method includes providing a high-speed blender; adding a solvent and brass granules to the blender and blending at high speed until mixed; adding copper granules to the blender and mixing at high speed until mixed; adding carbon nanotubes and graphene to the blender and mixing until blended. The mixture of solvent, brass granules, copper granules, carbon granules, carbon nanotubes, and graphene are added to an additional mixture of brass and copper and mixed until all of the granules are uniformly saturated. The mixture is then dried to a powder. Thereafter, the dry powder may be added to ferrous or nonferrous metal(s) in a high temperature crucible and then heated until melted.
US10889871B2	Method of manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet exhibiting low iron loss A method of manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is provided. When irradiating the surface of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having a sheet thickness t with an electron beam in a direction intersecting a rolling direction, the irradiation energy E(t) of the electron beam is adjusted to satisfy Ewmin(0.23)×(1.61−2.83×t (mm))≤E(t)≤Ewmin(0.23)×(1.78−3.12×t (mm)) (Expression (1)) using the value of the irradiation energy Ewmin(0.23) that minimizes iron loss for material with a sheet thickness of 0.23 mm.
US10889870B2	Steel component, gear component, and producing method for steel component In this steel component, the concentration of C in a surface layer is 0.85 mass % or more to 1.2 mass % or less, which is higher than the concentration of C in a starting material steel, the surface layer has a volume ratio of a retained-austenite structure higher than 0% and lower than 10%, the remainder of the surface layer is a martensitic structure, the area fraction of grain boundary carbides in the surface layer is lower than 2%, a layer inside the surface layer is higher than the surface layer in a volume ratio of a retained-austenite structure, and in the layer inside the surface layer, the remainder is a martensitic structure.
US10889860B2	Compositions and methods for single G-level HLA typing Provided are methods, kits, and systems useful in the performance of analysis and reporting of highly polymorphic loci, including, in particular, the performance of analysis and reporting of HLA typing. Combining one-step sequencing and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe hybridization, the methods, kits, and systems offer improved efficiency of HLA typing while providing detailed sequencing information. In certain embodiments the methods and systems comprise one or more software applications to facilitate data acquisition, processing, and reporting.
US10889859B2	Transposition of native chromatin for personal epigenomics Provided herein is a method for analyzing polynucleotides such as genomic DNA. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: (a) treating chromatin isolated from a population of cells with an insertional enzyme complex to produce tagged fragments of genomic DNA; (b) sequencing a portion of the tagged fragments to produce a plurality of sequence reads; and (c) making an epigenetic map of a region of the genome of the cells by mapping information obtained from the sequence reads to the region. A kit for performing the method is also provided.
US10889850B2	Methods for improved isolation of genomic DNA templates for allele detection The present disclosure relates to improved methods for the isolation of genomic material and detection of disease related single nucleotide polymorphisms. In some aspects, these methods increase the total recovery of genomic DNA from buccal cell samples by improving cell lysis conditions. In other aspects, these methods allow for the reuse of patient buccal swab samples, reducing the likelihood of having to collect additional patient samples for re-testing. Finally, in some aspects, these methods increase the sensitivity of SNP detection using an improved real-time PCR assay protocol.
US10889838B2	Solubilization of MSW with blend enzymes The present invention relates to a method for solubilisation or hydrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with an enzyme blend and an enzyme composition for solubilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), the enzyme composition comprising a cellulolytic background composition and a protease, lipase and/or beta-glucanase.
US10889832B2	Gene therapy for treating familial hypercholesterolemia Compositions and regimens useful in reducing one or more of: LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, and/or fasting triglycerides in a subject, and/or modifying fractional catabolic rate (FCR) of LDL apolipoprotein B (apoB) from baseline to a selected time point after rAAV administration are provided. The method involves administering to the human subject via a peripheral vein by infusion of a suspension of replication deficient recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV).
US10889819B2	Visceral adipose tissue macrophage-targeted gene/carrier complex for preventing or treating obesity-induced type II diabetes The present invention relates to a visceral adipose tissue macrophage-targeted non-viral gene/carrier complex for preventing and treating obesity-induced type II diabetes. More specifically, the gene/carrier complex according to the present invention delivers a therapeutic gene in a stable manner in a case of being injected into the body with the visceral adipose tissue macrophages being targeted, and thus exhibits an excellent inhibitory effect against TACE, which allows the gene/carrier complex to be applied for prevention or treatment of obesity-induced type II diabetes.
US10889816B2	Von Willebrand Factor (VWF)—targeting agents and methods of using the same Provided herein are aptamers capable of inhibiting the activity of Von Willebrand Factor (VWF). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these aptamers are also provided. Methods of preventing blood clot formation in a subject by administering the aptamers are provided and methods of treating a blood clot by administering a VWF-targeting agent are also provided.
US10889802B2	B-cell cultivation method Herein is reported a method for co-cultivating one or more B-cells comprising the step of incubating the one or more B-cells with EL4-B5 cells, whereby the EL4-B5 cells have been obtained/are from a cultivation of EL4-B5 cells that has a cell density of from 600,000 cells/ml up to 1,500,000 cells/ml.
US10889801B2	Methods of producing RPE cells The present disclosure relates to the use of laminin-521 in obtaining retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Pluripotent human embryonic stem cells are cultured on plates coated with recombinant laminin-521 (laminin-11), in totally defined and xeno-free conditions. A first cell culture medium contains a growth factor, and a second cell culture medium does not contain growth factor. The stem cells are first exposed to the first cell culture medium, then exposed to the second cell culture medium for a longer time period. After a number of weeks, clinical grade RPE cells are obtained from the stem cells.
US10889798B2	Stable fungal blastospores and methods for their production, stabilization and use Described herein is a method for blastospore-based insect control products of entomopathogenic fungi including either B. bassiana or I. fumosorosea that produces high concentrations of stable, effective spores by identifying nutritional and environmental conditions required for the rapid production of high concentrations of a stable and infective yeast-like blastospore composition.
US10889797B2	Three phase partitioning (TPP) method for virus purification Methods of purifying a virus from a virus-infected cell lysate using three-phase partitioning (TPP) are disclosed. The methods comprise a first round of TPP, including mixing a cell lysate comprising a virus with ammonium sulfate and t-butanol, and separating the mixture, thereby forming a first aqueous phase, a first organic phase, and a first interphase. The first aqueous phase can comprise the virus, which can be subjected to a second round of TPP, resulting in a second aqueous phase, a second organic phase, and a second interphase. The second interphase can comprise highly purified virus. The methods can comprise subjecting a first aqueous phase to further purification by column chromatography or density gradient centrifugation. Purification of AAV, including AAV2, AAV5 and AAV6, from lysates of infected insect cell cultures is demonstrated. TPP-purified AAV particles infect at least as well as those prepared by standard methods.
US10889796B2	Metallic porous membrane, classifying method using the same, and classifying device A metallic porous membrane that classifies cell aggregates includes a membrane section having a first principal surface for capturing the cell aggregates, a second principal surface opposing the first principal surface, and a plurality of through-holes communicating with the first principal surface and the second principal surface.
US10889788B2	Photonic wine processor An apparatus and method for modifying the organoleptic properties of a beverage, such as wine in a bottle, said apparatus having a least one light-source, said light-source applying peak wavelengths at intensities and time durations optimal for modifying said beverage's organoleptic properties with a highly reflective inner surface, a translucent air flow baffle, a translucent liquid barrier, and a controlled oxygen concentration in the bottle headspace.
US10889784B2	Anti-greying agent The present invention refers to the use of a composition comprising two or more compounds of the general formula (I) as anti-greying agent in a laundry process.
US10889773B2	Polymer compositions allowing easier handling The invention relates to a polymer composition that can be obtained by means of the free radical polymerisation of A) 95-40 wt. % of alkyl (meth)acrylate containing Ai) 20-95 wt. % of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate with 16 to 40 C-atoms in the alcohol group, and Aii) 5-80 wt. % of at least one (meth)acrylic acid ester of a C8-C22 alcohol carrying a C6-C20 alkyl group in the 2-position relative to the hydroxyl group, in the presence of B) 5-60 wt. % ethylene copolymer. The invention also relates to a method for producing same and to the use of same as a flow improver for mineral oils and mineral oil distillates.
US10889770B2	Method and device for lightening heavy oil by utilizing a suspension-bed hydrogenation process A method and device for lightening heavy oil by utilizing a suspension-bed hydrogenation process are provided. In the process, a part of a raw oil is mixed with a suspension-bed hydrocracking catalyst to form a first mixture, then the first mixture is subjected to first shear and second shear in sequence so as to realize high dispersion and mixing of the catalyst and the raw oil; through pretreatment of the raw oil, the device can prevent the raw oil from coking in the hydrogenation process; through the adoption of a suspension-bed reactor with a liquid phase self-circulation function or a cold-wall function; and light and heavy components are separated from the suspension-bed hydrogenated product in advance and only medium component is subjected to fixed-bed hydrogenation, thereby reducing the load of the fixed-bed hydrogenation, prolonging the service life of the fixed-bed catalyst, improving the yield and quality of gasoline and diesel, and being beneficial for energy conservation and emission reduction of the whole system.
US10889757B2	Etching compositions The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful, e.g., for selectively removing tantalum (Ta) and/or tantalum nitride (TaN) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
US10889755B2	Photosensitive resin composition, complex, laminated structure and display device, and electronic device including the same A photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a photo-conversion material; (B) a metal-containing compound; (C) a photopolymerizable monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent, wherein the metal-containing compound includes a —S-M-S— (M is Zn, Al, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Cd, In, Ba, Au, Hg, or Tl) structure, a complex including a polymer matrix in which a photo-conversion material is dispersed, wherein the polymer matrix includes a —S-M-S— (M is Zn, Al, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Cd, In, Ba, Au, Hg, or Tl) structure and an ester linking group, a laminated structure including the complex, and a display device and an electronic device including the laminated structure.
US10889745B1	Plugging agent with temperature-resistant, salt-resistant and high-expansion for plugging large fractures and preparation method thereof A plugging agent with temperature-resistant, salt-resistant and high-expansion for plugging large fractures and a preparation method thereof of the present disclosure are provided, the plugging agent system consists of the following components: main agent: 6%˜10%, cross-linking agent: 0.6%˜1%, initiator: 0.006%˜0.01%, additive: 6%˜14%, and the rest being water; the preparation method includes the following steps: adding montmorillonite to water to prepare a montmorillonite dispersion system; adding the main agent, the cross-linking agent and the initiator to the montmorillonite dispersion system to prepare a main agent solution; putting the main agent solution into an oven with a temperature range with 90˜20° C. for 9˜48 h to obtain gelation, the adhesive strength of the agent system can reach grade H, with 50˜80 expansion multiple, good strength after being expanded and good water plugging effect under the condition of a temperature of 140° C. and 250,000 degree of mineralization.
US10889733B2	Coating composition for forming scratch-resistant layer having high strength for automobile exterior and method for coating automobile exterior using the same A coating composition may include 5 wt % to 20 wt % of a caprolactone-modified hyperbranched polyester polyol, the caprolactone-modified hyperbranched polyester polyol obtained from polyhydric alcohol including caprolactone triol, 30 wt % to 50 wt % of a first acrylic resin, the first acrylic resin having a hydroxyl group, 15 wt % to 25 wt % of a second acrylic resin, the second acrylic resin having a hydroxyl group and having a glass transition temperature higher than that of the first acrylic resin, and an extra solvent.
US10889725B2	Sulfonate-functional coatings and methods A coating composition is disclosed comprising: (i) a non-zwitterionic compound comprising sulfonate-functional groups and (a) alkoxysilane groups and/or (b) silanol-functional groups; (ii) alcohol and/or water; and (iii) a tetraalkoxysilane, oligomers thereof, lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, silica, or combinations thereof.
US10889720B2	Phosphor integrated dots nanoparticles and labeling agent using same The present invention provides a nanoparticle containing a hydrophobic fluorescent substance accumulated therein and a thermosetting resin as a matrix, which nanoparticle, when used for labeling of a biological substance such as a protein or nucleic acid, has brightness sufficient for allowing pathological diagnosis using a fluorescence image obtained thereby. The present invention is a phosphor integrated dots nanoparticles wherein a thermosetting resin contains a structural unit formed from a raw material containing a hydrophobic substituent, and wherein a fluorescent substance is accumulated in the nanoparticle at least by hydrophobic interaction, preferably further by stacking interaction, with the hydrophobic substituent of the thermosetting resin.
US10889705B2	Crosslinked polymer composition for cable accessories A crosslinked polymer composition based on a plastomer, which is suitable for producing at least one layer of cable accessories like cable joints, bushings or terminations; its use for preparing such a layer and the cable accessory comprising the composition.
US10889702B2	Reinforcing material for rubber comprising aluminosilicate particles and rubber composition for tires comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a reinforcing material for rubber including aluminosilicate particles and a rubber composition for tires including the same. The aluminosilicate particles included in the reinforcing material for rubber according to the present disclosure exhibit an enhanced reinforcing effect due to excellent dispersibility in the rubber composition, but do not hinder processability of the rubber composition. Therefore, the aluminosilicate particles can be suitably applied as a reinforcing material in a rubber composition for tires.
US10889693B2	Emulsified oils Emulsions for treating shingles, concrete, metallic substrates, mammalian skins, human hair or agricultural plants are described. The emulsions include soy alkyl and/or aryl ester; water; and a cationic surfactant to form the emulsion. Methods of using the emulsions are also described. Compositions including a modified oil alkyl and/or aryl ester comprising the transesterification reaction product of an oil and a surfactant having a hydroxyl group are described. Methods of using the compositions are also described. Methods of making a modified oil alkyl or aryl ester are described. The methods include transesterifying an oil with a surfactant having a hydroxyl group.
US10889689B2	Desalination of polyaryl ethers by means of melt extraction The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyaryl ether by reacting components (a1) and (a2) in the presence of a carbonate compound (C) to obtain a salt-containing polymer (SP) comprising the polyaryl ether and a salt (S). After the reaction, the salt (S) is extracted from the salt-containing polymer (SP) to obtain a desalinated polymer (DP) comprising the polyaryl ether.
US10889673B2	Super absorbent polymer and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof, the super absorbent polymer including: surface cross-linked polymer particles prepared by surface cross-linking particles of a base resin, the base resin polymerized from a monomer composition including water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomers having at least partially neutralized acidic groups; and a water-soluble component, wherein the water-soluble component has a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 to 300,000 g/mol. The super absorbent polymer may have high centrifuge retention capacity and excellent permeability at the same time, while having low content of the water-soluble component.
US10889663B2	Asymmetric ANSA-metallocene catalyst compounds for producing polyolefins having a broad molecular weight distribution The present disclosure relates to asymmetric ansa-metallocene catalyst compounds that include at least one indenyl ligand substituted at the 3-position with a C3-C40 α-branched alkyl, such as 1-methylethyl, 1-methylpropyl, 1-methylbutyl, 1-ethylbutyl, 1,3-dimethylbutyl, 1-methyl-1-ethylbutyl, 1,1-diethylbutyl, 1-propylpentyl, and the like. Catalyst systems prepared with the catalyst compounds, polymerization methods using such catalyst systems, and polyolefins made using the polymerization methods are also described.
US10889661B2	Stable polyacrylic acids, their manufacture and their use A polymer and methods of producing the polymer for use, for instance, in mineral processing, including kaolin and calcium carbonate beneficiation are discussed. The method of producing the polymer can include polymerizing at least one monomer in the presence of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a polymerization stabilizer to produce a polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid, wherein the at least one monomer includes an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and wherein the polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid is stable and has a molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol.
US10889657B2	Alginate extraction method In a prior art reactor set up dense aggregates of microorganisms are formed, typically in or embedded in an extra cellular matrix. Such may relate to granules, to sphere like entities having a higher viscosity than water, globules, a biofilm, etc. The dense aggregates comprise extracellular polymeric substances, or biopolymers, in particular linear polysaccharides, The present invention is in the field of extraction a biopolymer from a granular sludge, a fibrous biopolymer obtained by said process, in particular alginate or bacterial alginate, and a use of said biopolymer.
US10889654B2	Acylation process The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of an acylated polysaccharide which comprises. (a) reacting a polysaccharide with an acylating agent to produce an acylated polysaccharide and (b) washing the acylated polysaccharide with water containing from 0.05 to 15 mg/l Ca2+-ions (c) recovering the washed acylated polysaccharide and an aqueous phase containing carboxylic acid from step (b).
US10889651B2	Anti-Ly6E antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-Ly6E antibodies, immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.
US10889645B2	Engineered T cell receptors and immune therapy using the same The present invention pertains to antigen recognizing constructs against COL6A3 antigens. The invention in particular provides novel engineered T cell receptor (TCR) based molecules which are selective and specific for the tumor expressing antigen COL6A3. The TCR of the invention, and COL6A3 antigen binding fragments derived therefrom, are of use for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of COL6A3 expressing cancerous diseases. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention, vectors comprising these nucleic acids, recombinant cells expressing the antigen recognizing constructs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US10889641B2	Anti-GM-CSF antibodies and uses thereof Provided are anti-GM-CSF antibodies or fragments thereof including humanized antibodies and fragments. Also provided are uses of the antibodies and fragments for therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Therapeutic uses of the antibodies and fragments, for example include the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and disorders.
US10889639B2	Antibodies to alpha-synuclein and uses thereof The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind human α-synuclein with a high affinity and reduces α-synuclein spreading in vivo, recombinant polypeptides comprising said antibodies or antigen-binding fragment thereof and methods for generating such polypeptides, as well as compositions and methods for generating α-synuclein antibodies, and methods of using α-synuclein antibodies for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, in particular alpha-synucleinopathies.
US10889637B2	Methods of treating an osteolytic tumor and spinal cord injury by administering connexin (Cx) 43 hemichannel-binding antibodies Antibodies that bind to connexin 43 hemichannels and inhibit, or activate, channel opening are provided. In certain aspects, methods for detecting or treating cancers with antibodies that activate Cx43 channel opening are also provided. Likewise, methods for treating inflammatory diseases (e.g., osteoarthritis) and neurological injuries (e.g., spinal cord injury) with antibodies that inhibit Cx43 channel opening are provided.
US10889635B2	Agents, uses and methods for the treatment of synucleinopathy The invention relates to combinational treatment using a monoclonal anti-alpha-synuclein antibody and an additional medicament. The antibodies can be used for treating a synucleinopathy such as Parkinson's disease (including idiopathic and inherited forms of Parkinson's disease), Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLBD), Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease (LBV), Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease, pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy together with another medicament of the invention.
US10889621B2	Compositions and methods for treating conditions related to ephrin signaling with Cupredoxins The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use of cupredoxins, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins that interfere with the ephrin signaling system in mammalian cells. Specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods that use cupredoxins, such as azurin, rusticyanin and plastocyanin, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents thereof, to treat cancer in mammals.
US10889618B2	D-enantiomeric peptides derived from D3 and use thereof The present invention relates to novel D-enantiomeric A-beta-oligomer-binding peptides, homologs, fragments, parts and polymers thereof and use thereof.
US10889613B2	Solid phase peptide synthesis processes and associated systems Systems and processes for performing solid phase peptide synthesis are generally described. Solid phase peptide synthesis is a known process in which amino acid residues are added to peptides that have been immobilized on a solid support. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems and methods can be used to perform solid phase peptide synthesis quickly while maintaining high yields. Certain embodiments relate to processes and systems that may be used to heat, transport, and/or mix reagents in ways that reduce the amount of time required to perform solid phase peptide synthesis.
US10889610B2	Alpha-D-galactoside inhibitors of galectins The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula (1). The compound of formula (1) is suitable for use in a method for treating a disorder relating to the binding of a galectin, such as galectin-3 to a ligand in a mammal, such as a human. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a method for treatment of a disorder relating to the binding of a galectin, such as galectin-3 to a ligand in a mammal, such as a human.
US10889601B2	Separations using boron containing hydrocarbon sponges The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 have any of the values defined in the specification, as well as methods of using such compounds and salts to separate an aryl compound from a mixture.
US10889594B2	MCL-1 inhibitors and methods of use thereof Disclosed is a compound which is 17-chloro-5,13,14,22-tetramethyl-28-oxa-2,9-dithia-5,6,12,13,22-pentaazaheptacyclo[27.7.1.14,7.011,15,016,21.020,24.030,35]octatriaconta-1(37),4(38),6,11,14,16,18,20,23,29,31,33,35-tridecaene-23-carboxylic acid (Formula I) and enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of 17-chloro-5,13,14,22-tetramethyl-28-oxa-2,9-dithia-5,6,12,13,22-pentaazaheptacyclo[27.7.1.14,7.011,15.016,21.020,24.030,35]octatriaconta-1(37),4(38),6,11,14,16,18,20,23,29,31,33,35-tridecaene-23-carboxylic acid, and enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of treating cancer with such compounds and compositions.
US10889588B2	Bicyclic compounds as dual ATX/CA inhibitors The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R9, Y, W, m, n, p and q are as defined herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US10889583B2	Pesticidally active heterocyclic derivatives with sulphur and hydroxylamine substituents Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US10889581B2	Cyclopropyl fused thiazine derivatives as beta-secretase inhibitors and methods of use The present disclosure provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A, R1, R2, R2′, R3, R4, and R5 of Formula I are defined herein. This disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to Aβ plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, and other central nervous system conditions.
US10889578B2	Process for preparing aminopyrimidine derivatives The present invention provides an improved process for preparing an aminopyrimidine derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having a selective inhibitory activity against protein kinases, especially against the protein kinases for mutant epidermal growth factor receptors. And also, the present invention provides novel intermediates useful for said process and processes for preparing the same.
US10889577B2	Solid forms of an sGC stimulator The present disclosure relates to crystalline solid forms of a stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), Compound I: Also provided herein are methods for the preparation of these solid forms. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations and dosage forms comprising these solid forms and their uses thereof, alone or in combination with one or more additional agents, for treating and/or preventing various diseases or disorders; these diseases or disorders are ones that may benefit from sGC stimulation or from an increase in the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) and/or cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP).
US10889576B2	Phthalazinone compounds and methods for the treatment of cystic fibrosis The invention relates to a compound of Formula I and methods of treating CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) mediated diseases, in particular cystic fibrosis, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof:
US10889572B2	Reactive oxygen species scavengers and use for treating diseases A compound of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and individual enantiomers or diastereomers thereof. Compositions and methods useful for treatment or suppression of diseases, developmental delays and symptoms related to oxidative stress.
US10889566B2	Derivatives and composition of quinoline and naphthyridine Derivatives of quinoline and naphthyridine, methods of making such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for the treatment or prophylaxis of HIV infection and certain cancers.
US10889560B2	4-amino-2-pyrido-bicyclic pyrimidines and use thereof as topoisomerase II inhibitors The present invention concerns 4-amino-2-pyrido-bicyclic pyrimidines of Formula (I) that function as type II topoisomerase inhibitors and their use thereof as medicaments especially in the treatment of cancer. The invention also provides a method for the manufacture of 4-amino-2-pyrido bicyclic pyrimidines of Formula (I).
US10889555B2	Sulfonamide compound or salt thereof The present invention provides a novel sulfonamide compound having a ribonucleotide reductase inhibitory activity or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. A compound represented by Formula (I) [wherein, X1 represents an oxygen atom or the like; X2 represents an oxygen atom; X3 represents —NH—; X4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 represents —C(R11)(R12)— or the like; R11 and R12 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R2 represents an optionally substituted C6-C14 aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; R3 represents an optionally substituted C6-C14 aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a salt thereof.
US10889551B2	Biemamides and related scaffolds as inhibitors of transforming growth factor-beta signaling The present technology provides an isolated compound of Formula I, compositions including such compounds, methods of inhibiting TGF-β signaling and/or TGF-β induced epithelial mesenchymal transitions (EMT), and treating certain cancers involving TGF-β signaling and/or EMT.
US10889544B2	Ionic liquids comprising heteraromatic anions Some embodiments described herein relate to ionic liquids comprising an anion of a heteraromatic compound such as optionally substituted pyrrolide, optionally substituted pyrazolide, optionally substituted indolide, optionally substituted phospholide, or optionally substituted imidazolide. Methods and devices for gas separation or gas absorption related to these ionic liquids are also described herein.
US10889532B2	Graphene/metal or metalloid core-shell composite and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a manufactured graphene/metal or metalloid core-shell composite and manufacturing method thereof. The method comprising: using a modified graphene oxide as a base, then performing concentration and steam drying followed by organic solvent replacement to obtain a modified graphene oxide organic solvent; using a liquid-phase self-assembly method to coat the modified graphene oxide onto a surface of the metal or metalloid to form a graphene/metal or metalloid coated particle solution, then filtering and drying to obtain the graphene metal/metalloid core-shell composite. The method improves upon a conventional organic and inorganic material coating technique, and reduces an impact of a water-based solvent and high temperature on a highly reactive metal and metalloid, thereby expanding the feasibility of the coating technique and addressing a barrier of applicability of graphene and reactive metal or metalloid in the field of energetic materials.
US10889531B2	Metal hydride nanoparticles A nanoparticle of a decomposition product of a transition metal aluminum hydride compound, a transition metal borohydride compound, or a transition metal gallium hydride compound. A process of: reacting a transition metal salt with an aluminum hydride compound, a borohydride compound, or a gallium hydride compound to produce one or more of the nanoparticles. The reaction occurs in solution while being sonicated at a temperature at which the metal hydride compound decomposes. A process of: reacting a nanoparticle with a compound containing at least two hydroxyl groups to form a coating having multi-dentate metal-alkoxides.
US10889530B2	Reach-compliant pyrotechnic delayed-action composition and primer charge having variably settable performance parameters A pyrotechnic delayed-action composition and primer charge made of REACh-compliant components that are safe for humans and the environment. The delayed-action composition comprises at least one oxidant, at least one reducing agent, at least one filler and at least one mineral binder. The performance parameters thereof, in particular the burning time, can be set variably within a wide range. The composition clinkers on its own, thus preventing extinction at the front of the burning material even in dynamic conditions. The primer charge comprises at least one oxidant, at least one reducing agent, at least one filler and at least one mineral binder. It is easy to ignite and, due to its clinker structure, transfers its energy well to the compositions to be ignited. The delayed-action composition and the primer charge have the same structure and can easily be combined and adapted to each other in delayed-action units.
US10889514B2	Water treatment method and water treatment apparatus A water treatment method includes: calculating a total amount of ions contained in a total amount of an aqueous solution introduced into a first tank; when the calculated total amount of ions is greater than a first threshold value, introducing part of slurry in the first tank into a second tank; introducing, with an introducing unit, one of a marker molecule and a stain into the second tank; irradiating, from a second light source, the second tank with visible light; detecting, with a detector, first intensity of the visible light having transmitted through the second tank; and outputting, when the activity of photocatalytic particles calculated based on the first intensity is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value, information prompting replacement of the photocatalytic particles, an instruction of recovering the activity of the photocatalytic particles, or information indicative of deterioration of the photocatalytic particles.
US10889512B2	Method for treating aqueous effluent The invention concerns the treatment of mine tailings in the form of aqueous effluents comprising solid particles. With the method of the invention it is possible to separate all or part of the water from an aqueous effluent comprising solid particles. This method comprises (a) adding at least one sulfonated dispersing agent to the effluent, then (b) adding at least one agent to flocculate the solid particles. The invention also relates to a composition comprising an aqueous effluent comprising dispersed, flocculated solid particles. Preferably it relates to a composition comprising an aqueous effluent comprising solid particles, at least one sulfonated dispersing agent and at least one agent to flocculate solid particles.
US10889507B2	Process for producing a metal oxide powder A process for producing a metal oxide powder comprising: providing a precursor solution or dispersion containing a metal complex; spraying the precursor solution on to a heated substrate in the presence of water, thereby depositing material on the substrate; drying the deposited material; and removing the deposited material from the substrate to produce the metal oxide powder.
US10889506B2	Vanadium oxide for infrared coatings and methods thereof The present invention relates to vanadium oxide and methods of controlling reaction processes for making such materials (e.g., powders). In particular embodiments, the method includes control of oxygen partial pressure in order to kinetically control the oxidation species of the crystalline vanadium oxide material. Other methods, uses, systems, protocols, and coatings are also described.
US10889497B2	Sheet-shaped nitrogen-phosphorus co-doped porous carbon material and method for preparation thereof and use thereof Provided is a sheet-shaped nitrogen-phosphorus co-doped porous carbon material, prepared and obtained according to the following method: mixing aniline and hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene, undergoing a closed reaction for 2-24 h at a pressure of 1-10 MPa and a temperature of 140-260° C., then pressure is released to atmospheric pressure and steam drying is performed to obtain a solid substance; under inert gas protection, the obtained solid substance is treated for 1-6 h at a high temperature of 400-1000° C., and the finished product is obtained; the sheet-shaped nitrogen-phosphorus co-doped porous carbon material thus provided has excellent electrical properties and may be used for fabricating capacitor electrodes and especially supercapacitor electrodes; thus it may be used in capacitors and especially supercapacitors, and has great application potential and industrial value in the field of energy storage.
US10889481B2	System and apparatus for optimizing hydration and for the contextual dispensing of additives Provided are systems, methods, and apparatuses for a portable hydration system including a mechanical or electromechanical mechanism for dispensing additives into a liquid or other solute in a portable container. Such additives include solids, liquid, powders, and gases, and include vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, and other consumables. Additives are introduced into the hydration device via closed vessels equipped with RFID tags or similar, capable of transferring data about the vessels' contents to the device. Dispensing is initiated manually by direct user action, automatically by the device, and/or externally through an associated application on a user device. Dispensing is adjustable by contextual factors such as a user's preferences, location, activity, physiologic status, and the like, obtained via APIs to third party applications or through more direct measurements or inputs. Consumption of additives and consumable liquids in the container is measured and monitored, and the data used to generate recommendations.
US10889479B2	Bottle opener cork remover A device for removing a cork from a bottle, the device including: (a) a hollow needle, adapted to be inserted in the cork; and (b) pressurized gas sealed in an inner volume of a container; wherein the pressurized gas is adapted to be released from the container when a path of fluid communication is formed between a proximal end of the hollow needle and the inner volume of the container, such that the pressurized gas is channeled through the hollow needle, and into the cork or into the bottle, below the cork thereby forcing the cork out of the bottle.
US10889477B2	Inflatable air wedge with tool channel and associated method An inflatable air wedge has a tool channel that is inserted between a vehicle door and a vehicle body for allowing an operator to effectively unlock the vehicle door without damaging the vehicle (door and/or body and/or weather stripping). The inflatable air wedge includes a selectively inflatable bladder capable of being intercalated between the existing vehicle door and the existing vehicle body, a pneumatic mechanism in operable communication with the bladder for selectively introducing and releasing air from the bladder, and a conduit engaged with the bladder. Advantageously, such a conduit is suitably sized and shaped for guiding an existing unlocking tool therethrough while the bladder is at an inflated state and seated between the vehicle door and the vehicle body. Notably, the conduit is spaced from the pneumatic mechanism and manually distended when the unlocking tool is positioned therein.
US10889472B2	Auto lock cable lifter A clamping device includes a rotatable element disposed between a jaw and a jaw support. The rotatable element has a slanting surface, interfacing a roller, and thus is configured to push the jaw toward an opposite jaw of the clamping device when rolling in a clamping direction. An auto lock mechanism is included in the clamping device, which can secure the rotating element for keeping the jaws separated. The auto lock mechanism can be activated or deactivated when the jaws are separated at a maximum or near maximum separation.
US10889468B2	Electronics safety actuator A selectively operable magnetic braking system having a safety brake adapted to arrest movement when moved from a non-braking state into a braking state, a magnetic brake pad configured to move between an engaging position and a non-engaging position, the magnetic brake pad, when in the engaging position, moving an engaging mechanism and thereby the safety brake from the non-braking state into the braking state, and an electromagnetic actuator configured to move the magnetic brake pad from the non-engaging position to an engaging position.
US10889463B2	Method and system for indoor wayfinding based on elevator information A system and method that processes a destination to derive a target floor based on receiving an elevator call that indicates a source floor and the destination. Further the system and method causes an elevator to travel between the source floor and the target floor in response processing the destination and performs at least one of a plurality of wayfinding operations upon arrival of the elevator at the target floor.
US10889459B2	Method for perforating a nonlinear line of weakness A method for providing a nonlinear line of weakness on a web material includes: providing a counter component comprising a nonlinear shape, where the nonlinear shape has a shape width, W; providing a blade in operative relationship with the counter component and comprising a plurality of teeth; rotating at least one of the blade and the counter component into interacting relationship with the other of the blade and the counter component; feeding a web between the counter component and the blade such that while in interacting relationship the blade cooperates with the counter component to perforate the web, wherein the web is moving in a machine direction; and reciprocally shifting one of the counter component and the blade for a distance, D, in a shifting direction, wherein D is at least the translational distance that one tooth travels to cover the shape width, W.
US10889458B2	Method for manufacturing coreless paper roll A coreless paper roll manufacturing method includes: unrolling a wide tissue web from a parent roll; spraying adhesive on the wide tissue web; winding the wide tissue web on a winding mandrel to form a log roll; and cutting the log roll to form a plurality of paper rolls. The spraying includes depositing a first adhesive, having a bonding strength capable of solidifying the wide tissue web wound on the winding mandrel and separating a sheet of tissue from the solidified wide tissue web, on parts of the wide tissue web from which the wide tissue web starts to be wound, the parts including both ends of the wide tissue web in the width direction and positions at which the log roll is cut, and depositing a second adhesive having a lower bonding strength than the first adhesive on parts between the parts where the first adhesive is deposited.
US10889445B2	Extended life conveyor chain trolley and method An extended life conveyor chain in which a wheeled chain member (e.g. a chain link or chain supporting trolley) includes a projecting detent which engages a detent receiver on a load bearing wheel inner member locking the inner member against rotation with respect to the link. A rotating outer wheel rotates around the inner member. This relieves torsional pressure on a swaged connection between the inner non-rotating wheel portion and a fixed axle on the link and prevents resulting wear.
US10889441B1	Mobile drive unit having a conveyor module A mobile drive unit includes a pivot between the front chassis unit and the rear chassis unit, which both support a support structure that pivotally supports a payload housing. The mobile drive unit can have a sensor and control system.
US10889430B2	Environmental containment device An environmental containment device includes a baseplate extending a longitudinal length and two ends disposed at opposing ends of the longitudinal length. The baseplate has two longitudinal edges extending along the longitudinal length and two lateral edges extending along a lateral width of the baseplate. A flexible sidewall can extend along at least a portion each of the lateral edges and vertically extend away from the baseplate a second predetermined distance. The baseplate flexible sidewall collectively define a containment space.
US10889428B2	Container for consumer goods with reclosable flap A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, has an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. The hinged lid is connected to the reclosable flap. The reclosable flap moves relative to the access opening during movement of the hinged lid. The reclosable flap carries an indicium such that the indicium is not visible when the lid is in the closed position and such that the indicium becomes visible during movement of the hinged lid from the closed position towards the open position at an intermediate position in which the reclosable flap covers the entire periphery of the access opening.
US10889417B2	Bottle-shaped resin container A bottle-shaped resin container with a bottle body and a cap, the container being configured to determine whether the seal has been broken by: the container having a long, tall cylindrical section between a neck ring and a flange that connects the neck ring and the flange; and when the cap body is rotated in the unscrewing direction, bridges being broken and the cap ring separating from the cap body and falling by its own weight so that the lower surface thereof contacts the flange and remains above the flange, exposing the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical-section between the upper surface of the cap ring and the lower surface of the neck ring. As the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical section is a straight line when viewed from the front, it is possible to determine the taper angle definitively and the taper angle is 60-80 degrees.
US10889416B2	Child resistant container and method of opening same A child resistant container is for containing at least one product, such as medicine. The child resistant container includes a body, a lid, and a directing portion. The body has an end portion defining an opening leading to an interior of the body. The lid is connected to the body via a hinge, and includes a cover portion and a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The cover portion is configured to move between a FIRST position corresponding to the cover portion covering the opening, and a SECOND position corresponding to the cover portion not covering the opening. The directing portion extends from one of the body and the cover portion, and at least partially encloses the protrusion when the cover portion is in the FIRST position. When the cover portion moves from the FIRST position to the SECOND position, the protrusion moves away from the directing portion.
US10889411B2	Container with lid and detachable lid collar A package includes a container formed to include a product-storage region and a mouth arranged to open into the product-storage region and a closure configured to mate with the container and establish a closed arrangement of the package and to be separated from the package at the option of a user to establish an opened arrangement.
US10889404B2	Child-resistant packaging A child-resistant package comprising a tray and a sleeve. The tray is configured to be inserted into said sleeve. The tray comprises external protrusions and the sleeve comprises one or more internal protrusions and access holes. The internal protrusions are configured to engage with the external protrusions when the tray and the sleeve are in a closed position, such that the tray is substantially prevented from being taken out of the closed position without disengaging the external protrusions from the internal protrusions. Each of the access holes overlaps with an end of each of the external protrusions, such that a user may access and disengage the external protrusions from the one or more internal protrusions, such that the tray is no longer prevented from being taken out of the closed position.
US10889402B2	Refillable pet container A refillable container including a base having a standing surface surrounding a push-up portion. The push-up portion includes a central portion at a center of the base that is recessed inward from a plane extending across the standing surface. A longitudinal axis of the container extends from a first end of the container to a second end through the central portion. A linear portion of the base extends radially outward from the central portion towards the standing surface of the base. The base is configured to reduce stress crack failures.
US10889398B2	Device and machine for making filter bags of tetrahedral shape A forming tube for making filter bags of tetrahedral shape for infusion products including a forming element, which is elongate and hollow, which defines a longitudinal axis and which has a first opening through which the product enters in the forming element, a second opening through which the product leaves from the forming element to be dosed inside a filter bag being formed, and an inner through cavity which connects the first opening to the second opening and inside of which flows the infusion product. The forming element includes a main body substantially tubular including the first opening and a forming end including the second opening and mobile in rotation with respect to the main body about the longitudinal axis.
US10889384B2	Rotorcraft engine inlet configuration to optimize performance in both hover and high speed flight The present invention achieves technical advantages as a rotorcraft engine inlet configuration to optimize performance in both hover and high-speed flight. A rotorcraft fuselage with a ram air intake and a side air intake allows airflow into the engine inlet plenum. A door can be operably coupled to the fuselage, wherein the door is in an open position when the airspeed is below a first threshold and is in a closed position when the airspeed exceeds a second threshold. Additionally, control logic, compares the rotorcraft airspeed with a stored airspeed to operate an actuator to open and close the door to modulate the airflow into the engine inlet plenum. The present invention realizes the advantages of eliminating the inlet spillage drag due to inlet ram airflow in forward flight and increasing the available engine power by mitigating the loss of inlet air pressure recovery.
US10889377B1	Braking aircraft table system A braking table system for use in an aircraft cabin includes a rail mountable to a fixed structure in the aircraft cabin, the fixed structure adjacent a seat assembly, and, a table assembly mounted on and selectively movable along the rail. The table assembly includes a support deck engaged with the rail, a tabletop mounted on the support deck, and a braking mechanism carried by the support deck. The braking mechanism automatically engages the rail thereby preventing movement of the support deck relative to the seat assembly, and, upon user action moving the tabletop, the braking mechanism permits movement of the table assembly along the rail. The braking mechanism includes brake arms, each permitting movement of the table assembly in a respective direction, and, in the absence of user action moving the tabletop relative to the support deck, preventing opposite movement of the table assembly.
US10889376B2	Powered stowage bin assemblies A stowage bin assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle. The stowage bin assembly includes a strongback, and a pivot bin moveably coupled to the strongback. The pivot bin is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. A bin drive system is configured to move the pivot bin from the open position to the closed position. The bin drive system includes a motor operatively coupled to a bin actuator through a motion link. The motor is configured move the bin actuator via the motion link to push the pivot bin from the open position to the closed position.
US10889375B2	Storage and transportation radome container A storage and transportation container for a radome of an aircraft is disclosed having a top wall, and bottom wall that are planar and parallel to one another, and a peripheral wall, wherein the top, bottom, and peripheral walls form an enclosure for supporting the radome within the container. The top wall has a closed curved outline and a surface of a dimension greater than that of the bottom wall having an outline which forms a parallelogram thus making it possible to receive the radome with its curved nose pointing downwards, and wherein the geometry of the container is matched to the form of the radome and of the hold.
US10889373B2	Aerial imagery systems and methods A drone system has a camera mounted to a frame of a drone, the camera configured to acquire image data upon receipt of a signal from a flight controller and a precision location device configured for continuously obtaining location data. Additionally, the drone system has a computing device configured for receiving a signal indicating that an image has been acquired, the computing device configured for transmitting a signal to a precision location device indicating that an image has been acquired, and the precision location device is further configured to record event data associated with a time indicating when the image was acquired.
US10889370B2	Chord-wise variable vortex generator One embodiment is an apparatus including an airfoil-shaped body; and a chordwise variable vortex generation system associated with the airfoil-shaped body, the chordwise variable vortex generation system controlling a deployment of at least one vortex generator on a surface of the airfoil-shaped body, wherein the deployment of the at least one vortex generator is dependent on a current angle of attack of the airfoil-shaped body. In some embodiments, the chordwise variable vortex generation system includes an actuator for controlling a location of the deployment of the at least one vortex generator responsive to a control signal indicative of the current angle of attack of the airfoil-shaped body. In certain embodiments, the surface of the airfoil-shaped body is a top surface of the airfoil-shaped body. In some embodiments, the airfoil-shaped body is an aircraft wing.
US10889365B2	Auxiliary support system for a flap of an aircraft wing Described herein is an auxiliary support system for a flap coupled to a wing of an aircraft. The auxiliary support system comprises a base fixable relative to the wing. The auxiliary support system also comprises a first track engagement assembly fixed to the base. The auxiliary support system further comprises a second track engagement assembly fixed to the base. The auxiliary support system additionally comprises a track arm attachable to the flap and comprising a first rail, movably engaged with the first track engagement assembly, and a second rail, movably engaged with the second track engagement assembly. The first rail is spaced apart from and non-parallel to the second rail.
US10889364B1	Aircraft full depth pi preform joints A support structure for reinforcing first and second skins in an aircraft component includes a plurality of spars. A plurality of ribs is positioned on opposite sides of the spars. Each rib has a height extending from adjacent the first skin to adjacent the second skin. A plurality of first pis connects the ribs to the spars with each first pi having a length. A plurality of second pis secures the spars to the first and second skins. A plurality of third pis secures the ribs to the first and second skins. The first pis overlap with at least one of the second pis or the third pis.
US10889355B2	Smart buoyancy compensation devices Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.
US10889352B2	Bicycle control apparatus and bicycle driving device equipped with a control apparatus A bicycle control apparatus is provided that can improve the stability of the behavior of a bicycle. The bicycle control apparatus includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists a manual drive force, based on a state of a suspension that absorbs vibrations of a bicycle.
US10889349B2	Pivotable lever for bikes or the like A pivotable lever includes a seat and a ball part is connected to the seat. The ball part has a first magnet received therein which includes a first magnetic pole. A lever includes a ball-shaped hole in which the ball part is located. The lever is pivotable relative to the ball part and the seat such that the lever is prevented from being damaged or broken due to impact. A second magnet is connected to the inner periphery of the ball-shaped hole which includes a second magnetic pole. The first and second magnetic poles are magnetically opposite to each other. The lever returns to its initial position thereof by magnetic attraction of the first and second magnetic poles.
US10889346B2	Electric twist-grip operating device An electric twist-grip operating device is basically provided with a base member and a switch unit. The base member is configured to be mounted around a bicycle handlebar. The switch unit is configured to output a first control signal to control a bicycle apparatus including at least one of a height adjustable seatpost and a suspension, the switch unit including a rotary operating member rotatable with respect to the base member about a longitudinal axis of the bicycle handlebar, the switch unit being configured to output one of the first control signal and a second control signal in response to a movement of the rotary operating member, the second control signal being different from the first control signal.
US10889338B2	Snow vehicle A snow vehicle is disclosed comprising a vehicle frame, a propulsion unit coupled to the frame, and a front ski steered by a steering mechanism. The snow vehicle has a chain coupling the sprocket of the propulsion unit and a chain tensioning device to take up the chain tension. The chain has a chain guide positioned below a lower run of the chain which directs the chain towards an upper run of the chain.
US10889337B1	Truck bed airflow assembly A vehicle includes a truck bed having a front wall, a tailgate, and a pair of sidewalls that extend between the front wall and the tailgate and an airflow assembly. The airflow assembly includes air inlets, air outlets, and a tubular duct. The air inlet is provided on an exterior surface of each of the pair of sidewalls. The air outlet is provided on an interior surface of each of the pair of sidewalls. At least two air ducts fluidly couple the air inlet and the air outlet on each of the pair of sidewalls. The tubular duct extends in the vehicle lateral direction to couple the air outlets on each of the pair of sidewalls such that air exiting the air outlets enters into the tubular duct and exits the tubular duct to create an air ramp flow path.
US10889333B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has a self-supporting body which has a passenger compartment, with two longitudinal members, with two rear reinforcing struts which run in a V-shaped manner and are fastened at the front ends thereof to lateral longitudinal member portions of the two longitudinal members. The lateral longitudinal portions run below the passenger compartment. The two reinforcing struts are arranged at the rear ends thereof on a receiving component. The receiving component is a plastics/metal hybrid component which is composed of an open, shell-shaped metal component and of a fiber-reinforced reinforcing plastics component. The plastics component is integrated in the metal component and reinforces the metal component.
US10889324B2	Display control device, display control system, display control method, and display control program A display control device includes a video data acquisition unit that acquires video data from a camera that captures a video image in a moving direction of a vehicle, a vehicle motion detection unit that detects motion information containing a steering angle of the vehicle, an expected path line generation unit that generates a main expected path line extending along a planned moving path in accordance with the steering angle from a center part of a width of the vehicle, a superimposed video generation unit that generates superimposed data, the superimposed data being video data where the main expected path line is superimposed on the video data, and a display control unit that transmits the superimposed data to a display unit so as to display a video related to the superimposed data on the display unit.
US10889322B2	Oscillation limited driven steering track assembly An oscillation limited driven steering track assembly includes a track mechanism coupled to and driven by a hydraulic motor. The motor is pivotally secured about a steering axis to a stub axle which partially supports a land vehicle. A longitudinally extensible and retractable apparatus extends between the track mechanism and the stub axle. One end of the apparatus is pivotally secured to a post secured to and extending from the track mechanism parallel with the motor shaft axis of rotation. A yoke is provided between the apparatus other end and pivotally secures the apparatus to the stub axle about the steering axis and, also, about a pivot axis perpendicular to the steering axis. Oscillation of the track mechanism about the motor shaft is limited by the apparatus. Simultaneously, the apparatus does not interfere with the track mechanism while the mechanism is rotated about the steering axis for steering the vehicle.
US10889316B2	Rack-and-pinion steering apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A steering gear apparatus includes a rack shaft, a pinion shaft, and a housing. The rack shaft has rack teeth and moves in an axial direction to steer front wheels. The pinion shaft has pinion teeth and rotates in accordance with steering operation of a steering wheel. The housing supports the rack shaft and the pinion shaft, and houses a meshing area between the rack teeth and the pinion teeth. When the steering wheel is in its neutral position, the pinion teeth mesh with the rack teeth at a rotational position of the pinion shaft that minimizes torque required to move the rack shaft in the axial direction during one rotation of the pinion shaft.
US10889305B2	Apparatus for moving ropeway vehicles in a ropeway system An apparatus for moving ropeway vehicles in a ropeway system includes at least one conveying wheel being adjustable in height relative to the vehicles by a lifting device to be brought into abutment against the vehicles for displacing the vehicles along a track using the conveying wheel. An electric lifting device has an electric drive motor with a threaded sleeve or the like to be retained in its height position and rotated by the drive motor and a lifting spindle to be adjusted in height by the threaded sleeve for adjusting the conveying wheel in height. Upper and lower end surfaces of the threaded sleeve and the lifting spindle have stops located approximately in planes normal to the direction of rotation of the threaded sleeve or the like which, in upper and lower end positions of the lifting spindle, abut one another preventing further rotation of the threaded sleeve.
US10889301B2	Method for controlling vehicle and intelligent computing apparatus for controlling the vehicle Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing apparatus for controlling a vehicle. By obtaining action information of a driver, when a change in a gaze of a driver is recognized, displaying an image related to a direction different from a direction of the changed gaze of the driver through a display related to the direction of the gaze of the driver when a change in a gaze of a driver is recognized, it is possible to effectively assist the driver in driving by providing a lot of information related to a driving obstacle factor, and the driver can easily observe the information related to the driving obstacle factor. At least one of a vehicle, a user equipment, and a server of the present disclosure may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.
US10889290B2	Control apparatus for four-wheel-drive vehicle Provided is a control apparatus for a four-wheel-drive vehicle configured to, when a degree of transmission of a driving force to a side of rear wheels is smaller than a predetermined degree, calculate a correction value for a wheel speed based on a rotation-related value, and calculate a wheel speed through use of the rotation-related value and the correction value.
US10889281B2	Brake device for vehicle A brake device for a vehicle may include: a housing block; a plurality of buildup valve mounting parts formed in the housing block and disposed in a first row region; a plurality of reduce valve mounting parts formed in the housing block, and disposed in a second row region formed under the buildup valve mounting parts; a wheel cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a wheel cylinder; a master cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a master cylinder; a pump port formed in the housing block, and disposed under the buildup valve mounting parts; and one or more damper units formed in the housing block, and disposed among the buildup valve mounting parts, the wheel cylinder port and the master cylinder port.
US10889277B2	Braking control device for vehicle A braking control device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an operating amount detecting part configured to detect an operating amount of a brake pedal, a reaction-force giving part configured to generate a reaction force of the brake pedal, a braking-force generating part configured to generate a braking force for wheels according to the brake pedal operating amount, and an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected with them. The ECU includes a processor configured to control the giving part and generating part, and set a braking rigidity characteristic based on a braking rigidity that is a ratio of the reaction force to the operating amount, and a vehicle deceleration. The ECU sets a braking rigidity value so that the braking rigidity value increases as the vehicle deceleration becomes larger. The ECU controls the reaction-force giving part based on the braking rigidity value.
US10889275B2	Wheel sensors within vehicular brake assemblies Detectable indicia are provided on the interior circumferential rim of the brake hub-drum adjacent to, and spaced apart from, the backing plate of the brake. A sensor is mounted on the backing plate to detect wheel speed and/or other operating conditions detectable from the motion and/or relative location or condition of those indicia. The number of indicia used and the indicia spacing along the interior circumferential rim is selected as needed for a given type of sensor and/or a given application. In the case of a speed sensor, the indicia can be a series of notches in the rim along the entire interior circumferential rim, resembling a series of “teeth” into that rim. The width of those teeth can be formed wide enough to accommodate movement of the hub-drum relative to the backing plate and/or the sensor, without loss of system functionality, according to the sensing tolerances of a given sensor being used in a given application.
US10889274B2	Method and device for electronic control of a vehicle deceleration of a brake slip-controlled vehicle A method for electronically controlling a vehicle deceleration of a brake slip-controlled vehicle comprising a pneumatic braking system includes detecting that at least one wheel of the vehicle has a brake slip that exceeds a setpoint brake slip; in response to detecting that at least one of the wheels of the vehicle has a brake slip that exceeds the setpoint brake slip, brake slip-controlling the at least one wheel in order to prevent a lockup of the at least one wheel; determining a braking effect caused by wheel brakes on the wheels of the vehicle; and adjusting brake pressures output at the wheel brakes of one or more non-brake slip-controlled wheels in order to adjust the induced braking effect. The brake pressures at the wheel brakes of all non-brake slip-controlled wheels are adjusted.
US10889272B2	Autonomous emergency braking apparatus and control method thereof An autonomous emergency braking apparatus may include: a front sensor configured to sense object information by searching for a control target ahead of a vehicle; a compensation condition sensor configured to sense a vehicle state and a surrounding environment, in order to estimate the road state and the driving environment of the vehicle; a brake controller configured to generate a braking force to brake the vehicle; a warning controller configured to notify an operation state when the vehicle is braked; and a controller configured to calculate a braking force and braking point, adjust the road state estimated from the vehicle state sensed through the compensation condition sensor and the braking force and the braking point which are calculated according to the surrounding environment, output a braking command to the brake, and notify the operation state through the warning controller according to the braking command.
US10889268B2	Isolating circuit for wiper system A wiper system for a machine is provided. The wiper system includes a first motor configured to operate a first wiper and a second motor configured to operate a second wiper wherein the first motor and the second motor are connected in a parallel configuration. The wiper system further includes a power source which is in electrical connection with the first and the second motors for energizing each motor to move the respective wipers. The wiper system includes a switch configured to simultaneously operate the first motor and the second motor in one of a high speed mode, a low speed mode, or a park mode. The wiper system includes an isolating circuit configured to isolate the first motor from the power source and allow the second motor to run independent of the first motor when the switch is set in the park mode and speed of the first motor is different from speed of the second motor.
US10889256B2	Vehicle assembly and method of allocating power in the same Techniques are disclosed for controlling a plurality of components of a vehicle that are configured to emit heat when activated. A controller receives heat demand information about the activated components and determines from the heat demand information, an amount of power available for consumption by all of the activated components. The controller actively allocates power between the activated components according to the determined amount of power available such that an actual amount of power consumed by all of the activated components does not exceed the determined amount of power available.
US10889250B2	Expandable cargo box assembly for a pickup truck Provided is an expandable cargo box assembly for mounting on a side wall section of a cargo bed. The cargo box assembly comprises a base member for attaching the expandable cargo box assembly to the side wall section. The base member supports a folding floor assembly and forward and rearward collapsible walls at each end of the base member. The cargo box assembly also includes an inner wall plate attached to the forward and rearward collapsible walls opposite to the base member. The base member, the folding floor assembly, the forward and rearward collapsible walls and the inner wall plate collectively define an expandable enclosure that can be positioned in a stowed position when not in use, and is configured to expand to a deployed position to receive cargo.
US10889241B2	Device for controlling a matrix of light sources for interior lighting of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle A device for controlling a matrix of light sources of a luminous module for lighting the interior of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The device includes a central unit configured to receive an instruction to activate one among a plurality of preset functions for lighting the passenger compartment, and functionally connected to a plurality of command devices, each of which is configured to command the activation of a group of light sources of the matrix. The central unit is configured to select a plurality of light sources of the matrix to activate to produce the lighting function, and to transmit instructions to the command devices in order to command the activation of the selected light sources.
US10889230B2	Extendable compartment trailer assembly and methods of operation thereof An extendable trailer assembly configured to be towed by a vehicle. The extendable trailer assembly includes a first compartment including a floor, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a ceiling. The first compartment is configured to be coupled to a trailer hitch of the vehicle. The extendable trailer assembly also includes a second compartment including a floor, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a ceiling. The extendable trailer assembly also includes a slide assembly slidably coupling the second compartment to the first compartment such that the second compartment is slidable relative to the first compartment between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position in which the first compartment is at least partially housed inside of the first compartment. The extendable trailer assembly is free of road-capable wheels for transport by the vehicle.
US10889229B2	Vehicle rack A vehicle rack for hauling one or more personal recreational vehicles is provided. A vehicle rack may be adjustable to allow one or more personal recreation vehicles to be stored above a vehicle's cargo area allowing the vehicle to also tow a trailer.
US10889220B2	Vehicle seat including a head restraint incorporating deployable pillow A vehicle seat includes a head restraint with a head restraint support connected to a vehicle seat back and the head restraint is configurable in a stowed configuration having a size that is smaller than a deployed configuration.
US10889217B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a frame member, a plate-shaped support member, and a blower. The frame member includes a pair of opposed frames disposed opposite to and separately from each other, and a first connecting frame by which the pair of opposed frames are connected. The plate-shaped support member is disposed between the pair of opposed frames and configured to receive a load from an occupant. The blower is attached to the support member, and part of the blower is disposed on a side of the first connecting frame that is opposite to an occupant side thereof.
US10889213B2	Clip and method for attaching and tensioning seat dress covers A seat dress cover attachment clip, dress cover attachment system, and method for attaching and tensioning a seat dress cover. The attachment clip includes a clamp portion adapted to clamp to a rigid seat part and a portion attachable to a seat dress cover. The clamp includes a flexible part for accommodating different rigid part thickness and the portion attachable to the seat dress cover, in use, tensions the seat dress cover wrapped around the clip. Elongate clips can be utilized to attached to dress cover to a rigid seat part, such as a backrest or other seat element.
US10889206B2	Station building power supply device and charged-state detection method A station building power supply device includes a circuit breaker to disconnect a connection with a train side, a circuit breaker to disconnect a connection with the station load side, a power converter disposed between the circuit breaker and the circuit breaker to convert the regenerative power into the AC power, a housing that houses the circuit breaker, the power converter, and the circuit breaker, a voltage sensor that detects a charged state of the housing, and a control unit that controls operations of the circuit breaker, of the power converter, and of the circuit breaker based on a detection result from the voltage sensor.
US10889200B2	Vehicle electric power supply apparatus A vehicle electric power generation apparatus includes an electric power generator, a first electric power storage, a second electric power storage, a first voltage detector, a second voltage detector, and an electric power generation controller. The controller sets, as a first allowable voltage, an upper limit value of a terminal voltage of the first storage and sets, as a second allowable voltage, an upper limit value of a terminal voltage of the second storage, and raises, when the generator is to be controlled in a regenerative electric power generation state, a generated voltage derived from the generator higher than both of the first allowable voltage and the second allowable voltage. When the terminal voltage of the first storage reaches the first allowable voltage or the terminal voltage of the second storage reaches the second allowable voltage, the controller prevents the generated voltage of the generator from rising.
US10889198B2	Optimizing travel time using route information An apparatus comprising a sensor interface, a memory and a processor. The sensor interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern, (ii) determine time efficient operational parameters for the vehicle in response to (a) a destination and (b) an estimated travel time to the destination. The estimated travel time may be based on current conditions of the vehicle indicated by the pattern. The time efficient operational parameters may be selected to decrease the estimated travel time. At least one of the sensor data samples may comprise telemetry data.
US10889191B1	Methods and system for limiting torque in a BEV Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a torque delivered to wheels of an electrically propelled vehicle based on a battery discharge power. In one example, a method may include, during conditions of a lower than threshold battery output power, reducing the torque delivered to the vehicle wheels from a deliverable torque output.
US10889190B2	Apparatus for controlling electric vehicle charging system Disclosed herein is an apparatus for controlling an electric vehicle charging system. The apparatus charges each of a plurality of batteries up to a first preset voltage lower than a full charge voltage by voltage control, charges the plurality of batteries up to a predetermined percentage of a second preset voltage that is the full charge voltage by current control, and charges the plurality of batteries up to the second preset voltage by the voltage control.
US10889188B2	Drive control device for vehicle with independently driven wheels Provided is a drive control device for a vehicle with independently driven wheels, the control device enabling the vehicle to avoid unstable behavior caused by an overrevolution of one of the drive wheels. The vehicle includes left and right motors (6, 6) that independently drive left and right drive wheels (2, 2), respectively. The control device includes: an ECU (21) to generate and output a command torque; an inverter device (22); rotation speed detection modules (34, 34) to detect the rotation speeds of the respective left and right motors (6, 6); and a control module (35) to change the command torques for the respective left and right motors (6, 6) so as to reduce the rotation speeds of the left and right motors (6, 6) when at least one rotation speed between the detected rotation speeds of the left and right motors (6, 6) exceeds a predetermined rotation speed.
US10889176B2	Drive device for a motorcycle A drive device for a motorcycle is provided. The drive device includes an internal combustion engine having an adapter assembly arranged on a first end face of the internal combustion engine. The adapter assembly on a connection face opposite the first end face at least two connection geometries for different electrical drive units.
US10889162B2	Vehicle component cooling through directed HVAC cooling and operation A system for vehicle component cooling includes a main body defining a passenger compartment to support passengers of the vehicle. The system also includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit to output conditioned air into the passenger compartment. The system also includes a vehicle component to generate heat and having a component temperature. The system also includes a cooling channel having an inlet located in the passenger compartment and an outlet to output the conditioned air from the passenger compartment towards the vehicle component. The system also includes at least one sensor to detect data corresponding to the component temperature of the vehicle component. The system also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) to control the HVAC unit to increase or decrease a cabin temperature to adjust the component temperature based on the detected data.
US10889142B1	Organizer with an interchangeable closure strap system A device for storing and transporting personal items where the device has a folder; a plurality of slots on a first side of the folder; and a strap wherein the strap comprises a first strap end that is inserted through an individual slot of the plurality of slots and a second strap end configured to have an anchor so that the strap stops before going completely through the individual slot and inserting the strap through an individual slot expands or condenses a size capacity of the folder while the strap is secured to the folder.
US10889141B2	Multiple hidden image security device The invention relates to an optical security device with multiple hidden images which become visible by arranging a polarizer above or below the device. Additional images become visible upon rotation of the polarizer. The optical device comprises two patterned optical retarders and a polarizer between the retarders.
US10889138B1	Foam book There is disclosed a book with a front cover formed by a front base layer and a front decorative layer. The front base layer has a first front face portion, a second front face portion, and a front free edge. The front decorative layer is disposed on the second front face portion. The book has a rear cover formed by a rear base layer and a rear free edge. A binding layer extends across the rear base layer and along the first face portion of the front base layer cover. The binding layer is adhered with the rear base layer and the first face portion so that the front decorative layer extends from the front free edge and across the second front face portion. An edge of the binding layer abuts an edge of the front decorative layer. This arrangement eliminates a free edge between along the front cover of the book. The book includes one or more pages disposed between the front and rear covers. The pages each include respective page base layers and each base layer including a page binding edge. The page binding edge is connected with the binding layer.
US10889131B2	Irradiation device, expansion device, and shaping system An irradiator that emits electromagnetic waves through a lattice-like or net-like protective member, and a controller that causes the irradiator to irradiate an irradiation target with the electromagnetic waves while causing relative movement between the irradiation target and the irradiator in a first direction. The protective member is configured or disposed such that no more than one lattice of a plurality of lattices and no more than one node of a plurality of nodes that are formed in the protection member exist in a row along the first direction.
US10889121B2	Liquid dispenser In an example, a liquid dispenser is for dispensing liquid into a liquid reservoir with reduced foam formation. The liquid dispenser has a baffle element, guiding element and a discharge element. The baffle element is to receive liquid, the guiding element is to guide liquid from the baffle element to the discharge element, and the discharge element is to discharge liquid into the liquid reservoir. The baffle element, the guiding element and the discharge element are arranged in cascade to flow liquid from the baffle element to the discharge element.
US10889120B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a tank, a cap, a cap detector, a notification device, and a controller. The tank is configured to store ink therein. The tank is formed with a filling port for filling ink. The cap is configured to be attached to the filling port so as to close the filling port. The cap detector is configured to detect whether the cap is attached to the filling port. The notification device is configured to output particular information. The controller is configured to control the notification device to output a warning, in response to determining based on a detection signal of the cap detector that a particular period or longer has elapsed in a state where the cap is detached from the filling port.
US10889113B2	Recording element board, liquid ejection apparatus and method of manufacturing recording element board A recording element board has a plurality of heat-generating resistor elements arranged in a row and each of the plurality of heat-generating resistor elements comprises a heat-generating resistor layer and first and second pairs of electrodes connected to the heat-generating resistor layer. The first and second pairs of electrodes contact the heat-generating resistor layer at the opposite surfaces thereof to each other. The first pair of electrodes is formed as vias, while each surface of the second pair of electrodes is inclined so as to gradually reduce the thickness thereof toward the end thereof.
US10889104B2	Method for producing a printed can lid A method for manufacturing a printed can lid (1) of a can with a digital printing method; comprising at least the following steps: a) making available a shell (2) with an outer face (3) and an inner face (4); b) making available a control unit (9) and a printed image (8), wherein the printed image (8) can be processed in the control unit (9); c) making available at least a first digital printing unit (10) with at least one printing head (11); wherein the printed image (8) which is made available by the control unit (9) can be printed onto the outer face (3) with the printing head (11); and d) printing the printed image (8) which is made available by the control unit (9) onto the outer face (3) with the printing head (11).
US10889103B2	Screen printer and screen printing method Screen printer 10 is for screen printing solder paste 13 loaded on an upper surface of stencil 12 onto board S using one of first and second squeegees 71 and 72. Screen printer 10 is provided with a stencil frame holding rail that holds stencil frame 12a of stencil 12, pair of board holding members 36 and 38 that hold board S, raising and lowering table 16 that raises and lowers board holding members 36 and 38, and pair of stencil supporting members 50 and 52 that support stencil 12 from below at a portion outside a printing region of stencil 12 used for screen printing. Stencil supporting members 50 and 52 are provided independently from raising and lowering table 16. Therefore, the load applied to raising and lowering table 16 is reduced. Also, there is increased design freedom with respect to members and the like loaded on raising and lowering table 16.
US10889094B2	Method for making a thin padding from stabilized fibers, for clothing articles, quilts and sleeping bags A method for making a thin padding from stabilized fibers, for clothing articles, quilts and sleeping bags, having the steps of: providing a synthetic fiber lap; processing the synthetic fiber lap by spreading thermoplastic resins on a surface of the synthetic fiber lap; recovering excess thermoplastic resins from the processing step where thermoplastic resins are spread, recycling the excess thermoplastic resin in another processing step where thermoplastic resins are spread; heating said thermoplastic resins and said lap synthetic fibers; and reducing a thickness of said lap and smoothing the synthetic resin lap to provide a thin padding.
US10889091B2	Laminated glass The present invention is a laminated glass which is prepared by inserting a resin intermediate film between glass plates and adhering the glass plates to integrate them, having a bending deflection at 90° C. is 7.3 N/mm2 or higher, a weight per unit area is 7.5 kg/m2 or less, wherein the resin intermediate film contains a modified hydrogenated block copolymer [E] obtained by introducing an alkoxysilyl group into a hydrogenated block copolymer [D], storage elastic moduli in the dynamic viscoelastic properties of the resin intermediate film are 5×108 Pa or lower at a temperature of −20° C. and 2×107 Pa or higher at a temperature of 90° C., and the hydrogenated block copolymer [D] is obtained by hydrogenating 90% or more of carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds on a main chain and side chains and carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds on an aromatic ring in a specific block copolymer [C].
US10889090B2	Carboxy-functional, polyether-based reaction products and aqueous basecoat materials comprising the reaction products The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one cyclic carboxylic anhydride comprising a free carboxylic acid group and/or the halide of a carboxylic acid group with (b) at least one polyether of the general structural formula (I) in which R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 800 to 4000 g/mol, the components (a) and (b) being used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7 and the resulting reaction product possessing an acid number of 10 to 50 mg KOH/g.
US10889089B2	Stretchable film, stretchable laminate and article comprising same Provided is a stretchable film that can prevent a delivery failure when delivered from a winding body. Also provided is a stretchable laminate including such stretchable film. Still also provided is an article including such stretchable laminate. The stretchable film of the present invention includes a laminated film of a plurality of elastomer layers, wherein the stretchable film includes an elastomer layer (A1), an elastomer layer (B), and an elastomer layer (A2) in the stated order, wherein the elastomer layer (A1) and the elastomer layer (A2) are provided as outer layers, and wherein each of the elastomer layer (A1) and the elastomer layer (A2) contains a fatty acid amide.
US10889081B2	Multi-layered pipe and a method for forming a multi-layered pipe A multi-layered pipe comprising a wall having a polyolefin inner layer and a barrier layer being an outer layer relative to the polyolefin inner layer, the barrier layer being formed of a non-metallic barrier material, which barrier material has relative to polyolefin an enhanced resistance to permeation therethrough of hydrocarbon molecules, the pipe further comprising a protective layer being an outer layer relative to the barrier layer, the pipe further comprising a peelable layer between the polyolefin inner layer and the barrier layer, the peelable layer being formable around the polyolefin inner layer by means of extrusion. The protective layer and the barrier layer may together be incorporated in a single layer.
US10889075B2	Optimization of layup process for fabrication of wind turbine blades using model-based optical projection system A method to design the kits and layup the reinforcement layers and core using projection system, comprising a mold having a contoured surface; a layup projection generator which: defines a plurality of mold sections; identifies the dimensions and location for a plurality of layup segments. A model-based calibration method for alignment of laser projection system is provided in which mold features are drawn digitally, incorporated into the plug(s) which form the wind turbine blade mold, and transferred into the mold. The mold also includes reflective targets which are keyed to the molded geometry wherein their position is calculated from the 3D model. This method ensures the precision level required from projection system to effectively assist with fabrication of wind turbine blades. In this method, digital location of reflectors is utilized to compensate for the mold deformations.
US10889065B2	Tube joining device A tube joining device which is capable of preventing occurrence of a joining failure. The tube joining device includes: a first tube holding portion for holding a first tube; a second tube holding portion for holding a second tube; a tube superimposing portion that aligns the first tube and the second tube; and a switching mechanism switching from a state of holding the second tube to a state of releasing the second tube.
US10889064B1	Process for laser welding of crosslinked polyethylene Examples herein relate generally to methods, and associated components, characterized by the laser welding of crosslinked polyethylene plumbing components so as to create a leak-proof connection with both mechanical and thermal fusion bonds.
US10889063B2	Method of forming a textured effect on a substrate A method of forming a textured effect on a substrate, the method comprising steps of: (a) creating a data file of an image having a thickness to be formed as the textured effect on the substrate, the data file comprising print image(s) and a number of times specified for printing of the print image(s); (b) preparing the data file for surface deposition by a printer; (c) providing the substrate on the printer; (d) the printer printing the print image(s) in the data file on the substrate using a layer of clear ink; (e) the printer UV curing the layer of ink; (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) for every print image of the print image(s) for the number of times specified in the data file such that the image formed as the textured effect on the substrate comprises a plurality of layers of printed and UV cured clear ink.
US10889062B2	Create a surface identifier using a shape memory material Examples disclosed herein relate to creating a surface identifier using a shape memory material. In one implementation, a processor determines a first property value of the surface identifier associated with a first phase and a second property value of the surface identifier associated with a second phase. A manufacturing device may create a surface identifier using a shape memory material. In one implementation, the surface identifier is created in a manner that causes the surface identifier to exhibit the first property value when the shape memory material is in a first phase and to exhibit the second property value when the shape memory material is in a second phase.
US10889061B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus that acquires default design information of a product and target information of a target to which the product is to be adapted. The information processing apparatus further generates design information adapted to the target from the default design information on a basis of the target information.
US10889060B2	Additively manufactured integrated handling protection A component having integral handling protection includes a main body, a fragile portion of the main body, and a removable portion of the main body positioned and configured to protect the fragile portion during handling of the component.
US10889055B2	Device, special paper, and method for producing shaped articles The invention relates to a device, a special paper and a method for producing three-dimensional objects.
US10889044B2	Method of printing parts in a layerwise manner with one or more internal woven panels under tension A method of producing a part printed in a layer-wise manner includes providing a pre-fabricated starter piece with a first course of loops and printing a layer of a part by extruding one or more flowable thermoplastic materials about the existing course of loops such that an upper surface of the layer is at a selected height on the existing course of loops. The method includes knitting a next course of loops to the existing course of loops to form a portion of an internal woven reinforcement network, and printing a next layer of the part by extruding one or more flowable thermoplastic materials about the next course of loops such that an upper surface of the next layer is at a selected height on the next course of loops, wherein the next course of loops extends above the structure being printed and may function as an existing course of loops for subsequent knitting steps. The method includes repeating the knitting and printing steps to create an internal woven reinforcement network within the printed part until the part is completed. The starter piece and the course of loops extending from the second end of the completed part are engaged and heated to a temperature where the material is flowable. The reinforcement network is then placed into tension by applying a force to pull the starter piece and the course of loops in opposite directions from each other. The part is cooled to a temperature where the thermoplastic material solidifies such that the internal woven structure remains in tension.
US10889042B2	Process for the production of stretch film The present invention relates to a process for the production of a stretch film comprising a) providing a film web comprising a center portion comprising linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and edge portions comprising low density polyethylene (LDPE) using an encapsulation die, b) solidifying the film web to obtain a solidified film web comprising a solidified center portion comprising LLDPE and solidified edge portions comprising LDPE and c) removing the solidified edge portions from the solidified film web to obtain the stretch film.
US10889025B2	Method for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin molding material, and device for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin molding material Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molding material having excellent productivity at low cost for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molded article having excellent strength properties. Provided is a method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin molding material containing a plurality of cut fiber bundles and a resin impregnated between filaments of the cut fiber bundles, the method comprising an integrated material manufacturing step for obtaining an integrated material by collecting a sheet-shaped fiber bundle aggregate obtained by arranging and spreading a plurality of consecutive fiber bundles in a width direction.
US10889024B2	Wall saw and interchangeable assemblies for wall saws An interchangeable concrete cutting chainsaw cutting assembly adapted for installation upon a drive assembly in exchange for a removed, different type cutting head assembly. The chainsaw cutting assembly includes a housing that has fasteners that releasably attach the housing to a drive assembly in an installed configuration. A ration transmission has a plurality of interconnected rotation member, each rotatable member having a mounting shaft positioned at a fixed location on the housing by a bearing assembly. The driven member has a receiver that interconnects with a driveshaft of the driver assembly in the installed configuration whereby the driven member is rotated by the drive assembly. The cutting chain drive member operatively interconnected with a drive sprocket whereby rotation of the cutting chain drive member rotates the drive sprocket. The chainsaw cutting assembly is pivotable relative to the drive assembly.
US10889018B2	Rotary knife blade with double beveled inside surface A rotary knife includes a rotatable annular blade. The blade includes a blade wall presenting an annular inner surface terminating at a cutting edge. The annular inner surface includes a first section and a second section, with the first section extending from the cutting edge and the second section being located further from the cutting edge than the first section. The first and second sections define first and second angles, respectively, relative to an imaginary plane transverse to the axis about which blade rotates. The second angle is greater than the first angle.
US10889000B2	Medical tele-robotic system with a master remote station with an arbitrator A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. One of the remote stations includes an arbitrator that controls access to the robot. Each remote station may be assigned a priority that is used by the arbitrator to determine which station has access to the robot. The arbitrator may include notification and call back mechanisms for sending messages relating to an access request and a granting of access for a remote station.
US10888999B2	Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timing An example method may include i) detecting a disturbance to a gait of a robot, where the gait includes a swing state and a step down state, the swing state including a target swing trajectory for a foot of the robot, and where the target swing trajectory includes a beginning and an end; and ii) based on the detected disturbance, causing the foot of the robot to enter the step down state before the foot reaches the end of the target swing trajectory.
US10888992B2	Robot system and method for controlling robot system A robot system includes a workpiece supplier, a work robot, and a support. The workpiece supplier is to turn a workpiece about a workpiece turning axis to position the workpiece at a work position. The work robot includes a base and a robot arm. The robot arm is connected to the base turnably about an arm turning axis to perform a work on the workpiece at the work position. The arm turning axis crosses the workpiece turning axis. The support connects the workpiece supplier and the base.
US10888990B2	Hot stick device with push button connector and related methods A hot stick device may include a tool connector having a connector body with a proximal end coupled to a distal end of an insulated shaft, a distal end, and first and second opposing longitudinal sides extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The first longitudinal side of the connector body may include a first interlocking interface. The tool connector may have a fastener having a head, and a threaded shaft extending in a through passageway, a first threaded nut threadingly engaging the threaded shaft, and a spring device coupled between the head and the second longitudinal side. The hot stick device may include an accessory tool with a second interlocking interface to engage with the first interlocking interface and coupled between the first threaded nut and the connector body.
US10888989B2	Electrical device An electrical power tool configured such that two battery packs as a power source are attached thereto may include overhanging elements respectively laterally positioned along lateral sides of the battery packs.
US10888983B2	Powered nailer with positive piston return A powered nailer includes a power source including a driving element reciprocating within a cylinder between a prefiring position and a fastener driving position, the latter occurring when the driving element engages a bumper disposed at the bottom of the cylinder. A reciprocating valve element defines a combustion chamber in fluid communication with the cylinder, and is configured for receiving a dose of fuel and air prior to a user-generated ignition. A return chamber at least partially surrounds the cylinder and is in fluid communication with the cylinder, being configured for receiving a supply of pressurized air generated by the driving element as it moves from the prefiring position to the fastener driving position, the pressurized air acting on an underside of the driving element for returning it to the pre-firing position.
US10888974B1	Jewelry tool Tooling strips and tools for using tooling strips.
US10888971B2	Apparatus, system, and method for machining an inner diameter of bored structures using an abrasive jet An abrasive jet apparatus configured to machine features into an inner diameter of bored structures. In the abrasive jet apparatus, an abrasive mixture of pressurized liquid and abrasive particles is propelled as an abrasive jet in a direction other than the direction in which the abrasive jet apparatus extends. The abrasive jet apparatus may be implemented in an automated boring system and boring method for machining rifling grooves and other features into bored structures. The boring system and boring method use an iterative process of mapping a target surface of the bored structure and adjusting parameters of the boring system in between successive passes of the abrasive jet on the target surface.
US10888964B2	Chuck mechanism A chuck mechanism enables downsizing of the device with a simple structure, has a wide open/close width of clamps, and hardly causes a dent or scar on pipes. The chuck mechanism includes a horizontally arranged shaft, a frame, a pair of dog leg shaped link members, parallel link members, a pair of clamp members, and a swing drive mechanism.
US10888955B2	Avoiding hot cracks during laser welding of a workpiece stack-up assembly of aluminum alloy workpieces A method of laser welding a workpiece stack-up that includes two or more overlapping aluminum alloy workpieces is disclosed. The method involves controlling the power level of the laser beam during at least one of an initial stage or a final stage of advancing the laser beam along a weld path so as to limit a line energy of the laser beam during such stage or stages to being no greater than 10% above a line energy of the laser beam during an intermediate stage of laser beam advancement that is performed between the initial and final stages. By limiting the line energy during the initial and/or final stages of laser beam advancement along the weld path, excessive fusion of the workpiece stack-up assembly can be avoided in those locations to help protect against hot-cracking in the resultant laser weld joint.
US10888940B1	Systems and methods for saw tooth milling to prevent chip fraud Example embodiments of systems and methods for milling patterns for a card are provided. A chip fraud prevention system include a device including a chip. The chip may be at least partially encompassed in a chip pocket. The chip pocket may include one or more shapes. The one or more shapes may include one or more peaks and one or more valleys. One or more connections may be communicatively coupled to at least one surface of the chip. The one or more connections may be placed between at least one of the one or more peaks or one or more valleys.
US10888929B2	Sheet and composite sheet A problem is to provide a sheet which is such that a sintered body produced following sintering has a small amount of remaining organic substances. Solution means relate to a sheet comprising a pre-sintering layer. The pre-sintering layer comprises polycarbonate.
US10888920B2	Monitoring and control system for continuous casting machine A monitoring and control system is for a strand guide roll assembly of a continuous casting machine which includes a plurality of rolls spaced apart generally along a path of travel of a strand from an input end located adjacent to a mold to an output end. The system includes a plurality of sensors each coupled with a separate one of the rolls so as to be spaced apart generally along the travel path, each sensor senses magnitude of a load on the coupled roll. A logic circuit is coupled with each sensor so as to receive input from the sensors corresponding to load magnitude. The logic circuit is configured to determine from the sensor input a general position on the travel path at which the strand substantially solidifies, preferably by calculating a difference between loads on adjacent rolls and determining when the difference is less than a predetermined value.
US10888915B2	Device for applying a pressing force, and a pair of pressing jaws The invention relates first to a device for applying a pressing force, comprising two pressing jaws (25, 26) which can be moved linearly relative to each other via a hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly (8). Additionally, an actuation cone (13) is provided for an expanding device (36), said cone carrying out a forward and rearward movement depending on an actuation of the hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly (8). In order to advantageously develop the device, the actuation cone (13) is connected to the hydraulic piston (9) of the hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly (8) for the forward and rearward movement. The invention further relates to a device for applying a pressing force, comprising two pressing jaws which can be moved linearly relative to each other and which can be held in receiving areas and to a pair of pressing jaws.
US10888904B2	Method for cleaning drink filling system An apparatus for filling a drink including a drink supply pipe line for supplying a drink to a filling machine, the drink supply pipe line and the filling machine including a CIP and SIP treatments apparatus, and an aseptic chamber surrounding at least the apparatus for filling the drink, the aseptic chamber of the filling machine comprising a COP and SOP treatment apparatus. The CIP and SIP treatments apparatus and the COP and SOP treatment apparatus are driven in parallel with each other.
US10888898B2	Shielded ultrasound transducer and imaging system employing the same An ultrasound transducer with at least one piezoelectric element configured to convert received acoustic signals into an electric potential, a shield connectable to ground and overlying the at least one piezoelectric element through which the acoustic signals pass before being received by the at least one piezoelectric element, the shield having acoustic conductivity and electrical attenuation characteristics that enable the acoustic signals to propagate therethrough while reducing a 100 volt per centimeter electric field to below a threshold level so that the piezoelectric element is exposed to a threshold electrical potential at least less than or equal to 10 μV, and a housing accommodating the at least one piezoelectric element and shield.
US10888896B2	Activation method using modifying agent The present invention relates to a method of activating an organic coating to enhance adhesion of the coating to a further coating and/or to other entities comprising applying a solvent and a surface chemistry and/or surface topography modifying agent to the organic coating. The invention also relates to a coated substrate having an activated coating, wherein the adhesion of the coating to a further coating and/or other entities has been enhanced by application of a solvent and a surface chemistry and/or surface topography modifying agent to the coating. The invention further relates to an activation treatment for an organic coating to enhance adhesion of the coating to a further coating and/or to other entities comprising a solvent and a surface chemistry and/or surface topography modifying agent and a method for the preparation of the activation treatment.
US10888895B2	Method for producing a thin film, method for producing a magnetic disk, method for producing a nanoimprint mold, and apparatus for producing a thin film A film production method for producing a thin film on a surface of a workpiece, including the steps of: disposing the workpiece in a chamber; supplying a process gas into the chamber with the inside of the chamber being maintained at a predetermined pressure; applying a light having an energy between 3 eV and 10 eV to the surface of the workpiece to cause a photoelectron to be emitted from the surface of the workpiece; and applying an AC electric field to the surface of the workpiece, wherein the AC electric field has an electric field intensity causing a Townsend discharge to occur without generating a glow discharge plasma.
US10888893B2	Slot die with actively controlled coating width Coating apparatuses and methods are provided for dispensing coatings with various shapes. The coating apparatus includes a coating die body including a cavity and an opening on a dispensing side thereof. One or more movable components are disposed on the dispensing side of the die body to define at least a portion of a dispensing slot adjacent the opening of the cavity. The one or more movable components are movable with respect to the opening to allow a width of the dispensing slot along a cross direction to be dynamically adjustable.
US10888892B2	Protecting hole in component during coating process using plug with water soluble layer A method of protecting a hole in a component during a coating process is disclosed. The method includes: placing a plug in the hole, the plug including a water insoluble core and a water soluble layer surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the metal core. A coating is applied over the plug and at least a portion of the component. The component is immersed in water to dissolve the water soluble layer, allowing removal of the water insoluble core. Removal of the coating from over the hole and the water insoluble core from within the hole may follow.
US10888891B2	Atomiser assembly A compact apparatus for atomisation of fluid samples comprises a sonotrode (11), placed so that an ultrasonic wave emitted by the sonotrode is directed through a channel (25) in a separate channel device (21) and reflected by from the interface (26) in a high-low impedance transition zone (Tz), so that a standing wave is formed within the channel. A positive air flow through the channel, driven by a pressure differential at each end of the channel, interacts with the working fluid or slurry being delivered by a fluid delivery device (30) to atomise it. The speed of the air flow and the dispersal, homogeneity, and size of particles in the slurry sample can be controlled by varying the shape of the channel outlet.
US10888880B2	Conical disk having a check valve, and a centrifuge rotor, a centrifugal separator, and a method of separation using the conical disk A centrifuge rotor for a centrifugal separator for separation of a relatively heavy phase of a fluid from a relatively light phase of the fluid is disclosed. The centrifuge rotor includes a stack of conical disks, and has a central axis of rotation. Each conical disk has an outward surface and an inward surface. The stack of conical disks includes a plurality of interspaces between adjacent conical disks. The interspaces include first interspaces for separation of the relatively heavy phase from the relatively light phase, and second interspaces. A check valve device is provided in each second interspace for closing the second interspace in an inward direction towards the central axis, and permitting opening of the second interspace in an outward direction. Also a centrifugal separator, a method for separation and a conical disk are disclosed.
US10888878B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for manipulating particles An apparatus for manipulating particles includes: a rotor rotatable at a speed about an axis, the rotor having an outer periphery and front and rear opposite sides; at least one chamber mounted on the rotor, each chamber having an inlet and an outlet; an umbilical assembly rotatable about the axis; and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the umbilical assembly at about one-half the speed of the rotor. The umbilical assembly includes: a curvilinear guide tube connecting to a drum at the rear side of the rotor; a flexible conduit residing in the guide tube; and first and second elongate passageways for each chamber extending through the conduit, wherein the first passageway is in fluid communication with the inlet of a respective chamber and the second passageway is in fluid communication with the outlet of the respective chamber. The passageways are held in a spaced-apart relationship relative to one another.
US10888875B2	Electrodes formed from 2D materials for dielectrophoresis and systems and methods for utilizing the same Devices, systems, and methods for applying a dielectrophoretic force on a particle include: a cell defining at least one channel for confining the particle; and a first electrode and a second electrode electrically isolated from the first electrode, at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed from a two-dimensional (2D) material providing an atomically sharp edge. The first and second electrodes are arranged sufficiently close to one another and sufficiently close to the channel such that application of a sufficient voltage across the first and second electrodes generates an electric field in at least part of the channel, the electric field having an electric field gradient sufficient to apply the dielectrophoretic force on the particle in the channel.
US10888866B2	Liquid directing sample container A liquid directing sample container includes a well. The well has sides and a floor. The sides having a non-circular profile having an interior angle that, at a target location within the well, is smaller than other interior angles of the profile to wick liquid towards the target location. The floor is sloped downward towards the target location.
US10888860B2	Sample transfer device and method for sample transfer A sample transfer device, an analytical system for analyzing a sample, a method for sample transfer and a method for manufacturing the sample transfer device are disclosed. The sample transfer device includes at least one first block and at least one second block, wherein the first block has at least one first port and at least one second port, wherein the second block has at least one third port and at least one fourth port. The sample transfer device also has at least one slider. The slider is located between the first block and the second block and is configured to slide from a first position to a second position and vice versa. Both in the first position and in the second position a first straight channel is formed between the first port and the third port and a second straight channel is formed between the second port and the fourth port.
US10888857B2	Ionic liquid catalyst regeneration with reduced hydrogen amounts Processes for regenerating ionic liquid catalyst by contacting the ionic liquid catalyst with hydrogen gas in a regeneration reactor. The amount of hydrogen is less than 550 SCF/BBL (97.96 m3/m3) of spent ionic liquid catalyst, or less than 500 SCF/BBL (89.05 m3/m3) of spent ionic liquid catalyst, or between 550 and 45 SCF/BBL (97.96 and 8.015 m3/m3) of spent ionic liquid catalyst, or between 500 and 50 SCF/BBL (89.05 and 8.905 m3/m3) of spent ionic liquid catalyst. Alkylation processes are also disclosed.
US10888851B2	Hydrocarbon conversion using UZM-50 A new aluminosilicate zeolite designated UZM-50, methods of making the zeolite, and its use as a catalyst in hydrocarbon conversion processes are described. This zeolite is represented by the empirical formula: M+mRrAl1−xExSiyOz where M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium or combinations thereof, R is the organic structure directing agent or agents derived from reactants R1 and R2 where R1 is an amine essentially incapable of undergoing pyramidal inversion and having 7 or fewer carbon atoms, and R2 is a dihaloalkane, and E is an element selected from the group consisting of gallium, iron, boron and mixtures thereof. UZM-50 has utility in various hydrocarbon conversion reactions such as conversion of an aromatic molecule to another aromatic molecule.
US10888846B2	Manganese-doped nickel-methanation catalysts A methanation catalyst for the methanation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide is disclosed that provides high selectivity and stability, and additionally shows improved activity compared with prior catalysts. The methanation catalyst for the methanation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide comprises aluminum oxide, a Ni active mass, and Mn, wherein the Ni/Mn molar ratio in the catalyst is 3.0 to 10.0.
US10888843B2	Immiscible composite catalyst for synthesis of hydrogen peroxide and methods for synthesizing of hydrogen peroxide using the same A catalyst for synthesizing hydrogen peroxide is provided. The catalyst includes first material capable of dissociating hydrogen molecules; and second material capable of suppressing dissociation of oxygen molecules, where one or more interfaces are formed between the first material and the second material. The catalyst can be used as an alternative to the expensive palladium catalysts. In particular, the catalyst can be used for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide.
US10888835B2	Tower packing element, tower packing, and packing tower and mixer comprising the same A tower packing element (100), a tower packing (300), a packing tower, and a mixer including the tower packing element (100) are provided. The tower packing element (100) are manufactured by a deformed plate and includes a plurality of strip assemblies (10) arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tower packing element (100) and a connecting plate portion (20) connected between adjacent strip assemblies (10). Each of the strip assemblies (10) defines a central passage (30) therein, and the central passage (30) is extended in a lateral direction of the tower packing element (100). The connecting plate portion (20) is extended along the lateral direction of the tower packing element (100). The adjacent strip assemblies (10) and the connecting plate portion (20) connected therebetween define a side passage (40) parallel to the central passage (30).
US10888834B2	Exchanger-reactor performing steam reforming and water gas reactions for the production of hydrogen The invention relates to an exchanger-reactor comprising at least three stages with at least one stage comprising both: millimetric channels at least partially covered with a catalyst for stimulating a steam reforming reaction, and millimetric channels at least partially covered with a catalyst for stimulating a water gas reaction.
US10888829B2	Process for synthesizing hybrid core-shell microparticles comprising a polymer core and a silicon dioxide shell with controlled structure and surface Hybrid microparticle having a polymer core and a shell which surrounds the polymer core at least in sections and which has a silicon dioxide layer; characterized by an RF value, the RF value being defined as the ratio of an external surface area amenable to the adsorption of nitrogen to a surface area which is computable from an arithmetic mean diameter of the hybrid microparticle considered as an ideal sphere, where the shell has a structure selected from: closed and smooth, with the shell having an RF value of between 1 and 1.5; closed and hillocky, with the shell having an RF value of between 1.51 and 3; or open, with the shell having an RF value of greater than 3.01.
US10888826B2	Adjustable additive cartridge systems and methods An additive delivery system may incorporate a cartridge system, including a container cap and a reservoir assembly that provides for storage of an additive. The container cap includes a mixing nozzle for mixing of the additive with a base fluid as the base fluid flows from the base fluid container through the cartridge. A one-way valve prevents backflow of base fluid and/or mixed base fluid/additive from an area downstream of the mixing nozzle such that the base fluid supply remains in a pure state.
US10888820B2	Osmotic membrane An osmotic membrane comprises an active layer and a composite support layer. The active layer selectively allows passage of water molecules but rejects at least some dissolved ions. The composite support layer includes a side that is bonded to the active layer and comprises an electrospun-fiber sub-layer and a phase-inversion sub-layer.
US10888813B2	Wet type dust collector using electrospray and vortex The present invention relates to a wet type dust collector using electrospray and a vortex, the dust collector having a cyclonic structure and removing dust contained in exhaust gas by spraying fine droplets that are generated when high voltage is applied to the dust collector. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wet type dust collector using electrospray and a vortex, the dust collector including: a cylinder having an exhaust gas intake pipe for guiding exhaust gas containing granular pollutants at a predetermined position on the outer side, and forming an empty space; a hollow cone tapered downward, connected to the bottom of the cylinder at the top, and having a liquid discharge port at the bottom; a lid through which a hollow cylindrical gas discharge pipe is disposed to discharge gas with granular substances removed to the outside and, that is disposed on top of the cylinder; a positive (+) lead wire connected to the cylinder; and a negative (−) lead wire connected to the gas discharge pipe, in which a liquid container having one or more liquid spray ports is disposed on the gas discharge pipe.
US10888811B2	Air purifying unit and air cleaning/ventilation device comprising same An air purifying unit in which leakage of air flowing between a filter and a blowing fan is significantly reduced, and an air cleaning/ventilation device including the same, are provided. In addition, there are an air cleaning/ventilation device detachably installed in a window, used as a ventilation device, and used as an indoor air cleaning device.
US10888805B2	Heavy solids separator The present invention provides a heavy solids separator for separating solids from fluids, comprising a swirl-generating chamber (1) and a solids accumulation chamber (2), wherein the swirl-generating chamber (1) comprises an inlet (3), a solids outlet (4) and a fluid extraction pipe (5) arranged at the centerline (C) of the chamber (1), the inlet arranged at an upper part of the swirl-generating chamber, the solids outlet is fluidly connected to the solids accumulation chamber and arranged in the bottom of the swirl-generating chamber, and the fluid extraction pipe (5) has a fluid inlet (6,19) comprising an opening (6) arranged at the centerline of the fluid extraction pipe, the opening facing the solids outlet (4), and a fluid outlet (7) for extracting fluid out of the swirl-generating chamber; and the solids accumulation chamber (2) comprises a solids inlet (8) fluidly connected to the solids outlet (4) of the swirl-generating chamber, and a solids outlet (9) arranged in a lower part of the solids accumulation chamber; and at least parts of the swirl-generating chamber and the solids accumulation chamber are arranged in a cylindrical housing (12) comprising a funnel-shaped frustoconical element (13) delimiting at least a lower section of the swirl-generating chamber and an upper section of the solids accumulation chamber, the funnel-shaped frustoconical element has an upper opening (14) and a lower opening (15), the upper opening having a larger diameter than the lower opening; wherein the solids accumulation chamber (2) comprises a fluid outlet (10) arranged above the level of the solids inlet (8) and fluidly connected downstream of the fluid outlet (7) of the fluid extraction pipe.
US10888804B2	Method for separating and washing of microparticles via a stratified coflow of non-Newtonian and Newtonian fluids The present invention relates to a method for separating and washing microparticles via a stratified co-flow of non-Newtonian fluid and Newtonian fluid, wherein the Newtonian fluid as well as the non-Newtonian fluid may flow into a transfer channel formed in a fluid chip at a predetermined flow rate ratio matching with an effective diameter of the target particles contained in the non-Newtonian fluid, thereby inducing a change in positions of particle focusing points with respect to the target particles within the stratified co-flow thereof formed in the transfer channel. As a result, it is possible to more easily separate only the target particles among the microparticles contained in the non-Newtonian fluid toward the Newtonian fluid without using an additional device and human power, or transfer the target particles contained in the non-Newtonian fluid toward the Newtonian fluid for washing the same. Accordingly, since native biofluids used in the studies and clinical experiments are mostly non-Newtonian fluid, it is possible to directly separate and wash the target particles without a need of changing a solution for containing cells/particles or additional diluting the same for executing experiments. If the native biofluids as the non-Newtonian fluid lack a relaxation time, any artificial polymer could be simply added thereto in order to increase the relaxation time, thereby greatly increasing an amount of treatment per time. Further, since high working efficiency can be achieved in a wide range of flow rate, high efficient separation and washing processes may be achieved by a simple hand work of pushing and pumping an injector alone, without any accurate pumping device.
US10888801B2	Secondary-phase separation apparatus and a method thereof A separation tank for separating a contaminant from a multiple-phase fluid stream has a vessel formed by a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall. The vessel has a plurality of nested and fluidly connected chambers therein. A fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the outermost chamber of the vessel for introducing the multiple-phase fluid stream thereinto. A fluid outlet is in fluid communication with the innermost chamber of the vessel for discharging a contaminant-removed fluid stream out of the vessel. At least one chamber of the vessel has one or more gas inlets at a lower portion thereof for injecting gas bubbles into the chamber for facilitating contaminant removal. In operation, the fluid stream travels from the fluid inlet through the plurality of chambers to the fluid outlet along an elongated helical spiral flow path.
US10888798B1	Container with enclosed message The invention is a container comprised of two or more sections that are held together at an interface by one or more joints or seams. Decorative exterior layers can cover or otherwise obscure the seams, or the joints can be obscured or made inconspicuous. Two sections of the container each have a cord that is attached to the exterior side of the sections on opposite sides of the container, and a ring is attached to each cord so that when pulled, the sections of the container separate to reveal the interior of the container. A flexible connector is attached to the sections of the container at its interior side so when the container is pulled open, the flexible connector extends from a folded arrangement to an unfolded arrangement while the sections remain connected, and a message holder attached to the flexible connector and extending between the sections is revealed.
US10888793B2	Swing designed to promote attunement between child and caretaker The present invention provides a swing that is operable to promote attunement between a child and caretaker. The swing comprises two seats, one of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a caretaker, such as a parent, and another of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a child. The two seats are arranged so that the caretaker and the child can face one another and comfortably see each other's eyes. The two seats are also configured such that, during operation of the swing, both the caretaker and child share the experience of swinging. Thus, using the swing of at least one embodiment of the present invention, a caretaker and child may share the mutual enjoyment of the swinging action while maintaining eye contact with one another, resulting in attunement.
US10888789B2	Systems and methods for creating and maintaining real money tournaments for video games A system and method of awarding a participant with a real or virtual prize over a network, the system and method comprising present one or more details of a match in the session application to the participant over the network to the remote participant computer for selection of the match, wherein the match is associated with at least one prize type, receive a request from the participant to join the match, the request including a participation type associated with the participant and participant characteristics, determine participant eligibility to participate in the match and receive the at least one prize type associated with the match by comparing the prize type, participation type, and the participant characteristics with a set of eligibility requirements for the match, if the participant is eligible and achieves a win condition then award the participant the prize associated with the match and the prize type.
US10888780B2	Information processing system and information processing method An example of an information processing system includes a plurality of game machines, a smartphone, and a server system. Game processing is performed in the game machines, and information based on the game processing is transmitted to the server system. The server system totalizes the information transmitted from the respective game machines, and transmits a totalization result to the smartphone. In the smartphone, the received totalization result is displayed on a screen.
US10888778B2	Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games An augmented reality (AR) system allows for providing AR in video games. The disclosed AR system allows for layering AR content on top of the built-in features of video games to provide a unique “in-game” AR experience for gamers. A remote computing system provides a central data warehouse for AR content and related data that may be accessed by select client machines to render augmented frames with AR content during execution of video games. The AR content may be spatially-relevant AR content that is rendered at appropriate locations within a game world. The AR content may be event specific such that the AR content is added in response to game-related events. The disclosed AR system allows for adding multiplayer aspects to otherwise single player games, and/or sharing of AR content in real-time to provide augmentative features such as spectating, mixing of game worlds, and/or teleportation through AR objects.
US10888774B2	Customizable rumble effect in gaming accessory A device for online gaming includes a memory that stores instructions. A processor coupled to the memory, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations including receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, receiving a selection of a game, and receiving inputs corresponding to selections of parameters for generating a vibration effect at the gaming accessory. The parameters include a control component of the gaming accessory, a game event associated with the control component, a vibration frequency of the vibration effect associated with the game event, a vibration intensity and duration, and a delay time associated with the event. The processor stores the selected parameters and presents the vibration effect during the game in accordance with occurrence of the game event and in accordance with the selected parameters; the vibration effect is presented after the occurrence of the game event in accordance with the delay time.
US10888768B2	Wheel game apparatus and wagering game methods A wheel game apparatus comprising an inner ring mounted for rotational motion about a central shaft having a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, a central cone mounted for rotational motion about the shaft in an axial adjacent position to the upper side of the inner ring and including a plurality of markers thereon, and aligning and engagement features whereby the cone can be rotated relative to the inner ring such that each of the markers will align with a slot and the cone will remain engaged while the inner ring is rotated.
US10888759B2	Inflatable dojo structure An inflatable device designed as a martial arts training and/or educational device. The inflatable device includes an inflatable structure and at least one interactive device connected to the inflatable structure. The inflatable structure includes a floor that is at least partially inflatable, a plurality of inflatable columns extending upwardly from the floor and a plurality of inflatable beams connected to a top or top portion of the columns. The at least one interactive device includes a target, an inflatable target, punching or kicking target, inflatable punching or kicking target, an object in the form of a person or ninja, an inflatable in the form of person or ninja, an object in the form of a person or ninja with a target, and/or an inflatable in the form of a person or ninja with a target.
US10888757B2	Sports equipment A cue or golf club head having a sighting aid, a golf club having the golf club head, and uses thereof.
US10888743B2	Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a hollow body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a top rail and an inflection point. The inflection point provides increase bending of the strikeface thereby providing performance enhancement over clubs without an inflection point.
US10888737B1	Configurable footwear for water sports A configurable wearable apparatus for water sports includes a boot and a fin pivotably attached to the boot. In a first configuration, the fin is oriented towards the toe portion of the boot. In a second configuration, the fin is oriented towards the heel portion of the boot. The fin can be attached to the boot by rods having first and second ends. The first end of each rod is attached to the fin and the second end of each rod is attached to a pivot point on the side of the boot. The second end of the rods can be releasably secured to the toe portion or to the heel portion of the boot with press-fit or friction-fit assemblies.
US10888736B2	Selectively adjustable resistance assemblies and methods of use for bicycles The present invention is related to selectively adjustable resistance assemblies and methods of use for bicycles. An example device includes at least one flywheel rotated by a user operating pedals, a resistance assembly associated with the at least one flywheel, the resistance assembly configured to exert a resistance force that counteracts rotation of the at least one flywheel caused by the user using the pedals, a human machine interface that is configured to allow the user to select a first resistance level for the resistance force, a secondary resistance selector that allows the user to select a second resistance level for the resistance force, the second resistance level allowing for refinement of the resistance force, and a controller that selectively controls the resistance assembly to apply the resistance force based on the first resistance level and the second resistance level.
US10888725B2	Sprinkler for fire extinguisher systems A sprinkler (1), includes a sprinkler housing, a fluid channel which is provided in the sprinkler housing and has a fluid inlet (10) and at least one fluid outlet (8), a closure element (4), which is movable from a blocking position into a release position, wherein the closure element (4) closes the fluid channel in the blocking position and releases same in the release position, a thermally activatable triggering element (25), which keeps the closure element (4) in the blocking position until thermally activated, and a sealing element (5), which is arranged between the sprinkler housing and the closure element (4) and is designed to close the fluid channel in a fluid-tight manner in the blocking position. A sealing element (5) is radially and axially compressed in the blocking position in order to apply the sealing effect.
US10888711B2	Methods for inverse planning In the field of radiotherapy, methods for dose or treatment planning for a radiotherapy system are disclosed, wherein a spatial dose delivered can be adjusted and delivered radiation is determined using an optimization problem that steers the delivered radiation according to a frame description reflecting criteria for regions of interest that include at least one of targets to be treated during treatment of the patient, organs at risk and/or healthy tissue. The method includes estimating a voxel set receiving a higher dose than a predetermined threshold dose level, which voxel set includes voxels from at least one target volume. Further, a low dose voxel set is determined and a frame description for the voxels in the low dose voxel set is provided where voxels receiving a dose exceeding a predetermined threshold value is penalized such that the dose delivered to the low dose voxel set is suppressed. The frame description is then used in the optimization problem that steers the delivered radiation.
US10888703B2	Far field telemetry operations between an external device and an implantable medical device during recharge of the implantable medical device via a proximity coupling Far field telemetry operations are conducted between an external device and an implantable medical device while power is being transferred to the implantable medical device for purposes of recharging a battery of the implantable medical device. The far field operations may include exchanging recharge information that has been collected by the implantable medical device which allows the external device to exercise control over the recharge process. The far field operations may include suspending far field telemetry communications for periods of time while power continues to be transferred where suspending far field telemetry communications may include powering down far field telemetry communication circuits of the implantable medical device for periods of time which may conserve energy. The far field operations may further include transferring programming instructions to the implantable medical device.
US10888695B2	Over the needle implant tools and implant techniques utilizing such tools Implant tools and techniques for implanting implantable medical leads or other implantable components in extracardiovascular locations, such as substernal locations, are described. In one example, the present application provides an implant tool for implanting a medical lead comprises a handle and a shaft. The shaft includes a proximal segment that is permanently coupled to the handle and a distal segment that is detachably coupled to the proximal segment. The distal segment includes a proximal end configured to couple to the proximal segment, a distal end, and a lumen extending an entire length of the distal segment from the proximal end to the distal end. In some instances, the implant tool may be part of a delivery system that includes a puncturing tool having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is sharp, such as a syringe coupled to a needle.
US10888688B2	Microinjection catheter An insertion device for delivering media inside a patient includes an outer guide tube having a side port. An inner guide tube is nested within the outer guide tube and movable axially within the outer guide tube. The inner guide tube includes a deflector at an end within the outer guide tube. The device also includes a catheter nested within the inner guide tube and movable axially within the inner guide tube. The deflector of the inner guide tube is positionable such that it deflects the dispensing end of the catheter outward through the opening in the outer guide tube when the catheter is advanced axially within the inner guide tube. A therapeutic delivery cannula may be nested within the catheter, such that the deflected end of the catheter determines the direction of travel of the therapeutic delivery cannula into patient tissue when the cannula emerges from the catheter.
US10888680B2	Endotracheal tube holder device The present disclosure relates to a device for holding an endotracheal tube. The device includes a rail having opposite ends and a plurality of grooves at least partially along the length of the rail between the opposite ends. The device also includes a tube holder coupled to and slidable relative to the rail between the opposite ends. The tube holder includes at least one lever arm partially received with the grooves of the rail to allow lateral repositioning of the tube holder relative to the rail, a tie having a slit and a plurality of teeth, a base extending away from a patient relative to the at least one lever arm, and a tab extending laterally from the tube holder with the tab configured to be received within the slit of the tie. The base includes a pawl configured to engage at least one of teeth of the tie.
US10888676B2	Aerosol generating system with a rupturing system for a container An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a first container including at least one aerosol-generating substrate; a rupturing system including a first tube and a second tube, the first and second tubes being arranged in operational engagement defining a volume, wherein the first and second tubes are movable relative to each other along a first motion path from a first position to a second position, such that the defined volume is larger in the first position than in the second position, wherein the first tube includes a first rupturing member disposed at least partially inside the first tube, such that in the first position, the first rupturing member is contained completely in the defined volume of the first and second tubes, and wherein in the second position, the first rupturing member at least partially protrudes from the defined volume to rupture the container including said substrate.
US10888670B2	Integrated passive syringe needle safety system with torqued compression spring and multi-part collar A needle safety system for a syringe having a generally cylindrical barrel extending along a longitudinal axis, the barrel having a hub from which a needle extends distally. The needle safety device has a sleeve at least partially enclosing the needle. A guide track is formed in the sleeve. A multi-part collar disposed in the sleeve has an inner collar which is fixedly connectable to the hub of a syringe barrel. An outer collar is rotatably attached to the inner collar. A guide pin extending radially outwardly from the outer collar slideably engages the guide track. A torqueable compression spring extending between the outer collar and the sleeve biases the sleeve in a distal direction and also biases the outer collar in rotation relative to the sleeve.
US10888665B2	System and method for multi-modal dosing device Provided is a system and method for multi-modal dosing of a product. The system provides a control base for coupling to one of a plurality of different cartridges containing product, at least two cartridges having different modalities of delivery—the coupled control base and selected cartridge providing a dosing device. Each cartridge has at least a unique identifier, which may be read by the control base and correlated through a database to confirm that the user is authorized to use the cartridge, and use of the cartridge for a dose of product will not conflict with other products received by the user and known to the system. Cartridges that are not coupled to the control base are non-functional and cannot dispense product as intended with the system. An associated method of use is also provided.
US10888664B2	Adapter for an injection appliance An adapter for use with an appliance for administering an injectable product, the adapter serving to create a product connection between a catheter and a product container that can be inserted into the appliance, and including a thread for screwing the adapter to the appliance, a stop for fixing the container in the longitudinal direction of the thread, an attachment piece to which the catheter may be connected, and a product channel that extends through the attachment piece and the thread.
US10888662B2	Apparatus for recording information concerning the use of an injection device Apparatus for recording information concerning the use of an injection device, the apparatus comprising: one or more sensors for providing information indicative of how the injection device is used; a processor configured to analyse said information detected by the one or more sensors to determine use information, said use information corresponding to how the injection device is used; and a memory for storing said use information in an image format such that said use information can be retrieved from the memory and displayed in an image.
US10888658B2	Disposable injector with increased triggering reliability A disposable injector with a piston actuation ram is mounted in a housing, is loaded by a spring energy accumulator and can be unlocked by a displaceable trigger device. The piston actuation ram can be supported by a tensioning rod mounted in the housing. The trigger device comprises a trigger ring displaceable relative to the housing. The tensioning rod can be supported directly or indirectly by a bearing surface of the trigger ring. The bearing surface encloses an angle of between ten degrees and forty five degrees with the longitudinal direction of the disposable injector. The point of the angle lies offset with respect to the trigger ring in the triggering direction of the disposable injector. A disposable injector with increased trigger reliability is developed.
US10888652B2	Foot valve for drip chambers of medical infusion or transfusion apparatuses A foot valve for drip chambers of medical infusion or transfusion apparatuses having an annular valve seat with which a float obturator axially displaceable between a position for closing and a position for opening the valve seat cooperates. A containment cage bush has an elastically deformable lateral wall within which the float obturator floats in a guided fashion, and the lateral wall of the containment bush and the float have respective mutually facing surfaces configured such that a radial deformation of the containment bush applies an axial thrust to the float obturator in the direction of moving it apart from the annular valve seat.
US10888641B2	Layer by layer coated mesh for local release of bio-active proteins The present invention relates to biomaterials coated with an active agent eluting coating, wherein implantation of the coated biomaterial results in reduced implant-related complications and/or improved integration of the biomaterial into the host tissue and further relates to kits containing the coated biomaterial. The present invention also relates to methods and kits for coating the biomaterial. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that biomaterial coated with a cytokine eluting coating resulted in the shift of early stage macrophage polarization that were associated with positive long-term effects such as minimized capsule formation and improved tissue quality and composition as compared to uncoated biomaterials.
US10888633B2	Phase-stable, sprayable freshening compositions comprising suspended particles A freshening composition is provided. The composition includes at least one particle, and an aqueous carrier. The composition includes a polysaccharide system having a first polysaccharide and a second polysaccharide. The first polysaccharide is xanthan gum and the second polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of konjac gum, locust bean gum, and combinations thereof. The composition may include an unencapsulated perfume.
US10888628B2	Gene therapy for treating hemophilia A Compositions and regimens useful in treating hemophilia A are provided. The compositions include recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) with a transthyretin enhancer and promoter driving expression of a human Factor VIII.
US10888625B2	Drug delivery particle formulations with targeting moieties A targeted drug delivery complex containing a particle, a targeting moiety electrostatically attached to the particle, and an active pharmaceutical ingredient attached to or dispersed or dissolved within the particle is provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations containing a plurality of the complexes as well as methods for use in targeting an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a selected cell or tissue and production of such formulations.
US10888618B2	Method of treating cancer The invention provides a method for treating cancer using a coadministration strategy that combines local codelivery of a therapeutic agent and an intracellular penetration enhancing agent, and optionally in further combination with local administration of an immunotherapeutic agent, such as a cancer vaccine or NKT agonist. The invention also provides a method for treating cancer using an intracellular penetration enhancing agent. The methods of the invention aim to substantially kill and/or destroy the target tumor cells, as well as those cancerous cells that have metastasized to other parts of the body.
US10888612B2	DNA vaccine against virus of Yellow Fever The present invention relates to vaccines of DNA that code for specific viral sequences. The DNA vaccines against yellow fever according to the invention are based on the sequence that codes for the yellow fever virus envelope protein (p/YFE). Besides the wild p/YFE construct, sequence E was also fused with the sequence that codes for the human lysosome-associated membrane protein (h-LAMP), generating the construct (pL/YFE). The results of the invention are considered to be very promising, since both constructs can induce T-cell response against the same epitopes induced by the 17DD vaccine, and the pL/YFE construct can also induce a satisfactory concentration of neutralizing antibodies. The pL/YFE vector was inoculated in mice, before intracerebral challenge with the virus of yellow fever. Surprisingly, 100% of the mice immunized with pL/YFE survived the challenge.
US10888611B2	Neisseria meningitidis compositions and methods thereof In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a first polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a second polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. In one embodiment, the composition includes about 120 μg/ml of a first polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 120 μg/ml of a second polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the first polypeptide, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the second polypeptide, about 0.5 mg/ml aluminum, about 10 mM histidine, and about 150 mM sodium chloride. In one embodiment, a dose of the composition is about 0.5 ml in total volume. In one embodiment, two-doses of the composition induce a bactericidal titer against diverse heterologous subfamily A and subfamily B strains in a human.
US10888609B2	CD200 inhibitors and methods of use thereof The present invention provides in certain embodiments compositions comprising at least one CD200 inhibitor, and methods of reversing or modulating immune suppression in a patient having a disease or disorder arising from abnormal cell growth, function or behavior, which method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a CD200 inhibitor composition.
US10888604B2	Polypeptides and analogues thereof for use in the treatment of diabetes and bone disorders The present invention relates to polypeptides and analogues thereof for use in the treatment of diabetes and bone disorders. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptides and analogues thereof, and methods for the treatment of diabetes and bone disorders.
US10888600B2	Methods and agents for treating Alzheimer's disease The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful for treating or preventing diseases or disorders where beta amyloid accumulation or aggregation contributes to the pathology or symptomology of the disease, for example Alzheimer's disease.
US10888599B2	Compositions and methods to improve exercise performance and recovery The invention relates to various compositions for improving exercise performance and/or recovery. The invention also relates to methods of using these compositions and kits including these compositions to improve exercise performance and/or recovery.
US10888597B1	Composition for treating brain stroke The present invention provides a method for treating brain stroke, including: administering to a subject in need a composition, including: an extract of a mixture, wherein the mixture includes Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptidis Rhizoma, Gardeniae Fructus, and Carica papaya.
US10888596B1	Method of preparing Cannabis extracts The invention relates to a method of preparing cannabis extracts, including shatter, budder and wax extracts. The extraction method can provide a high quality and pure extraction product of THC from cannabis plant material, as either a shatter, wax or budder end extraction product. The extracted product is free of polar cannabis plant material, chlorophyll and residual solvents, has a high concentrate of THC, and can be used for dabbing, vaping or smoking consumption by a user. Suitable solvents for the method are gases selected from the group consisting of propane, butane or iso-butane, and the preferred solvent is propane. A key step of the method of the present invention is recovering solvent under atmospheric vacuum and, therefore, obtaining an extraction product that is purified of solvent and has no solvent.
US10888595B2	Apparatus for preparation of pharmacologically-relevant compounds from botanical sources In a system and process for selectively purifying various pharmacologically-relevant components of a source plant such as cannabis, an initial step provides a low-temperature, robust essential oil/terpene capture that also dehydrates and decarboxylates the starting product—fresh raw cannabis—by means of a vacuum-assisted microwave distillation process. By doing the terpene capture under vacuum distillation temperature may be kept low. The low distillation temperature maximizes yields of thermally-sensitive components such as terpenes and cannabinoids. The system includes an oil/water separator configured to prevent leakage of ambient air into the system.
US10888569B1	Methods and compositions for treating cancer The disclosure relates to improved therapeutic methods for treating cancer patients. The methods include a method for treating cancer in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of a BACH1 inhibitor and an ETC inhibitor to the subject. Further aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for treating cancer in a subject comprising: administering a first therapeutic regimen comprising an ETC inhibitor to the subject after a biological sample from the subject was determined to have a decreased or substantially the same level of expression of BACH1 relative to a control sample or to a cut-off value; wherein the first therapeutic regimen excludes a BACH1 inhibitor; or administering a second therapeutic regimen comprising a BACH1 inhibitor and an ETC inhibitor to the subject after a biological sample from the subject was determined to have an increased level of expression of BACH1 relative to a control sample or a cut-off value.
US10888562B1	AXL kinase inhibitors and use of the same Tartrate salts of the compound of structure (I), crystalline forms thereof, and therapeutic applications thereof for treating solid tumors (e.g., advanced solid tumor) or hematopoietic cancers. Also provided herein are methods for synthesizing the tartrate salts and the crystalline forms thereof.
US10888553B2	Use of non-transition metal coordinated dipyridoxyl compounds to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced PSN There is disclosed a platinum ion chelating dipyridoxyl compound according to Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dipyridoxyl compound is uncoordinated or coordinated with a metal ion which is not a transition metal, for prevention or treatment of chemotherapy drug induced peripheral sensory neuropathy in a patient, wherein the chemotherapy drug comprises platinum ions. An example of such a chemotherapy drug is oxaliplatin. The drawbacks of previous metal complexed compounds containing manganese ions are eliminated. A more frequent use of the drug is possible since the problem in the prior art with accumulated manganese neurotoxicity is eliminated. The compounds can be administered both temporally and spatially separately from chemotherapy.
US10888551B2	Drug delivery system The present invention provides for a drug delivery system for anti-cancer compound and method of preparation thereof.
US10888545B2	Compositions and methods for treating estrogen-related medical disorders Disclosed herein are methods for treatment of estrogen-related medical disorders. The methods of treatment may comprise administering to a subject in need of such treatment a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10888543B2	Neurodevelopmental disorder therapy This invention addresses tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73, AV2-73, or A2-73) in a method of treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders. Particular reference is made to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Williams syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), childhood disintegrative disorder, and Smith-Magenis syndrome. Additional reference is made to multiple sclerosis.
US10888541B2	Method and compositions for treatment and prevention of broad spectrum virus ailments comprising a calcium channel blocker or a calmodulin blocker In the broadest aspect, the invention provides a composition for and a method of prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a animal/mammal for any viral disease, mixed bacterial and viral infections, bacterial infections, bacterial endotoxins, bacterial exotoxins, autoimmune diseases, and cellular or humoral mediated allergic conditions that is caused by any virus that relies on the maintenance of specific calcium ion concentrations for the post ribosomal RNA synthesis processing of viral protein translation, transportation and processing of viral structural components by utilizing a therapeutic amount of a blocker selected from the group consisting of a calcium channel blocker, a metabolite thereof, a calmodulin blocker and a metabolite thereof, and a pharmaceutical acceptable diluent or carrier; and/or is caused by damage to the animal/mammal by a pathological immune response to antigens.
US10888537B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising omega-3 fatty acids The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising omega-3 fatty acids.

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