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US10962588B1	Integrated circuit devices and methods of designing and producing integrated circuits A device comprising a plurality of transistors; interconnect elements coupled to the plurality of transistors is described. The interconnect elements enable the transfer of signals between the plurality of transistors. The device further includes a cooling element associated with the device, wherein the cooling element is configured to maintain a temperature of a circuit having the plurality of transistors and interconnect elements below a predetermined temperature; wherein one or more parameters of the device is optimized to operate at a temperature below the predetermined temperature. A method of implementing a circuit is also described.
US10962584B2	Processing apparatus and method for detecting partial discharge pulses in the presence of noise signals It is described a processing apparatus (2) for detecting partial discharge pulses in the presence of noise signal, comprising: a first detector (3) configured to detect an electromagnetic impulsive signal (PINT; PEX2) from a first area (9) of an electrical object (1, 6) and generate a first electrical pulse (P1) representing a first detection event of the electromagnetic impulsive signal; a second detector (4) configured to detect the electromagnetic impulsive signal from a second area (10) of the electrical object (1, 6) and generate a second electrical pulse (P2) associated with a second detection event of the electromagnetic impulsive signal; a time calculation module (17) configured to measure a time interval (Td1; Td2) between the first detection event and the second detection event; and a processing module (18) connected to the time calculation module (17). The processing module (18) is configured to: compare the measured time interval (Td1; Td2) with a time threshold value (THt); associate the electromagnetic impulsive signal (PINT) to partial discharge pulses generated inside the electrical object (1, 6) between the first and second areas (9, 10) if the measured time interval (Td1) is lower than the time threshold value (THt); and associate the electromagnetic impulsive signal (PEX2) to a noise signal generated outside the electrical object (1, 6) if the measured time interval (Td2) is equal to or greater than said time threshold value (THt).
US10962577B2	Frequency stability contribution measurement equipment Equipment for measurement of the contribution to frequency stability by a generating unit, especially for generating units based on power electronics. This equipment is to be installed between a generating unit and an electric power system. It emulates an electric power system undergoing a power unbalance, which manifests itself through a grid frequency swing.
US10962576B2	Estimation of shading losses for photovoltaic systems from measured and modeled inputs The present invention provides methods and systems to estimate energy losses due to shading in PV systems from data including the measured energy and power produced over the lifetime of the system, the system size and configuration data, the weather conditions (including irradiance, ambient & panel temperature, and wind conditions) over the lifetime of the system, and derived meteorological condition information (e.g., decomposed irradiance values at any time).
US10962571B2	Interposers having cuts through an insulating substrate An interposer comprises an insulating substrate having a first side and a second side; a first plurality of metal contacts on the first side; a second plurality of metal contacts on the second side; and a plurality of cuts through the insulating substrate. The plurality of cuts comprise a first cut between a first metal contact in the first plurality of metal contacts and a second metal contact in the first plurality of metal contacts, and between a first metal contact in the second plurality of metal contacts and a second metal contact in the second plurality of metal contacts.
US10962560B2	Pipetting arrangement and method of controlling a pipetting arrangement or of producing liquid product doses A pipetting arrangement includes at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d). Each set of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) is operationally connected, via a controllable ON/OFF valve (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) to a common aspiration port (7). Latter is connectable to a pumping arrangement. The valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) are controlled by a timing-control unit (15) conceived to establish, by control of the valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d), the operational connections of the at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) to the aspiration port (7) in a time-multiplexed manner.
US10962556B2	Accurate measurement of glutathione for disease diagnosis and drug metabolite screening A method of measuring and calculating (preferably by a computer with output to a user) tGSH (total glutathione very particularly defined) with sample preparation and assay methods that have been confirmed to provide accurate and reliable tGSH and related diagnostic assays in blood or tissue from a patient.
US10962546B2	Reagents for directed biomarker signal amplification Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.
US10962543B2	Methods of treating and prognosing nonhematopoietic malignant tumors Provided herein are methods of treating a nonhematopoietic malignant tumor in a patient and methods of prognosing a nonhematopoietic malignant tumor in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that preferentially kills or inhibits proliferation or activity of leukocytes relative to nonhematopoietic cells.
US10962541B2	Activated GTPase-based assays and kits for the diagnosis of sepsis and other infections In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of diagnosing sepsis or a virus-related infection (often a viral hemorrhagic fever infection) in a subject by detecting and measuring the level of a set of sepsis and virus infection-associated-GTPase biomarkers in a sample obtained from the subject using multiplexed flow cytometry. Related kits are also provided. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides point of care diagnostic methods for determining an early stage sepsis or the severity of a virus infection, especially in a hospital or other setting.
US10962535B2	Porous material functionalized nanopore for molecular sensing apparatus The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and methods that relate to a molecular recognition device configured to at least one of sense, identify and sequence at least one portion of a target molecule, the device comprising (a) a partition having a first side and a second side; (b) at least one constriction having a first end open to the first side and a second end open to the second side; (c) at least one pair of first and second sensing electrodes arranged within the constriction between the first side and the second side of the partition; and (d) a layer of a porous material at least one of arranged and formed on the first side of the partition.
US10962505B2	Methods and systems for measuring corrosion in-situ Systems and methods for measuring corrosion rate of an equipment material are provided. A system may comprise a corrosion probe body for insertion within an interior of the equipment through which corrodant fluid flows. At least one sensor on the corrosion probe body includes an ultrasonic source configured to provide an ultrasonic signal into the probe body material, and a receiver configured to receive reflections of the ultrasonic signal from the probe body material and generate electrical response signals indicative of the travel time of the ultrasonic signal. A heat exchanger may be placed in fluid communication with the probe body to deliver heated or cooled fluids to the probe body. A processor is configured to process the electrical response signals and produce corresponding corrosion data.
US10962491B2	System and method for x-ray fluorescence with filtering An x-ray optical filter includes at least one x-ray optical mirror configured to receive a plurality of x-rays having a first x-ray spectrum with a first intensity as a function of energy in a predetermined solid angle range and to separate at least some of the received x-rays by multilayer reflection or total external reflection into reflected x-rays and non-reflected x-rays and to form an x-ray beam including at least some of the reflected x-rays and/or at least some of the non-reflected x-rays. The x-ray beam has a second x-ray spectrum with a second intensity as a function of energy in the solid angle range, the second intensity greater than or equal to 50% of the first intensity across a first continuous energy range at least 3 keV wide, the second intensity less than or equal to 10% of the first intensity across a second continuous energy range at least 100 eV wide.
US10962490B2	Methods for aligning a spectrometer An example method for aligning a spectrometer is described herein. The spectrometer includes a radiation source, a crystal analyzer, and a detector that are all positioned on an instrument plane. The method includes rotating the crystal analyzer about an axis that is within the instrument plane and perpendicular to a rotation plane such that (i) a reciprocal lattice vector of the crystal analyzer is within the instrument plane or (ii) a component of the reciprocal lattice vector within the rotation plane is perpendicular to the instrument plane. An origin of the reciprocal lattice vector is located on the axis. The method further includes tilting the crystal analyzer or translating the detector such that the reciprocal lattice vector bisects a line segment that is bounded by the detector and the radiation source. Example spectrometers related to the example method are also disclosed.
US10962486B2	System for the process-integrated optical analysis of flowable media The present disclosure relates to a system for process-integrated optical analysis of flowable media, comprising a processing system for processing a flowable medium and an analytical system for analysis of the flowable medium, wherein the analytical system includes an optical measuring head, for irradiation of the medium and for receiving measuring radiation, and a reference unit. The processing system includes a measuring region, into which the medium can be introduced during the processing and which is accessible for measurement by means of the measuring head. According to the invention, a mechanism for achieving defined positions of the measuring head relative to the measuring region and/or relative to a reference unit is included, which selectively enables a measurement of the medium located in the measuring region or of the reference unit.
US10962477B2	Wide-angle emission filter, optical sensor assembly having the same, PCR system having the same, and method of manufacturing the same The wide-angle emission filter includes a base matrix, a photoresist, and a colorant. The base matrix has a flat shape and including a transparent material. The base matrix does not generate fluorescent light or phosphorescent light by an excitation light. The photoresist is disposed in the base matrix. The photoresist is fixed in a solid state through at least one method selected from the group consisting of thermal hardening, photo hardening, and drying. The colorant is disposed in the base matrix and includes light having a predetermined wavelength range. The wide-angle emission filter filters the excitation light regardless of an incident angle of the excitation light.
US10962473B1	Protein secondary structure prediction An artificial intelligence model receives a FTIR spectrum of a given ingredient to predict its protein secondary structure. The model includes three artificial modules, which generate three predicted values corresponding to structural categories (e.g., α-helix, β-sheet, and other) of the predicted secondary structure. Proteins may be compared for similarity based on predicted values corresponding to the structural categories of the predicted secondary structure.
US10962467B2	Optical measurement method for counting and/or differentiating leucocytes Optical device (200) for blood analysis is in particular designed for the counting and differentiation of leucocytes in an automatic blood analysis apparatus and includes a light source (201) of the electroluminescent diode type in order to illuminate a blood sample (311) circulating in an optical tank.
US10962463B2	System and method for measuring dissolved metal concentrations using a chemosensor film A system for analyzing a chemosensor that includes a light source directed at a chemosensor, and a spectrometer arranged to detect a signal from the light source after passing through the chemosensor. The spectrometer includes signal conditioning electronics and spectral decomposition software which allows the spectrometer to perform a spectral analysis in order to identify, in real time, one or more heavy metals in a continuous flow of water interacting with one or more dyes on the chemosensor.
US10962461B2	System and method for controlling metal oxide gel particle size Metal oxide gel particles, may be prepared with a desired particle size, by preparing a low-temperature aqueous metal nitrate solution containing hexamethylene tetramine as a feed solution; and causing the feed solution to flow through a first tube and exit the first tube as a first stream at a first flow rate, so as to contact a high-temperature nonaqueous drive fluid. The drive fluid flows through a second tube at a second flow rate. Shear between the first stream and the drive fluid breaks the first stream into particles of the metal nitrate solution, and decomposition of hexamethylene tetramine converts metal nitrate solution particles into metal oxide gel particles. A metal oxide gel particle size is measured optically, using a sensor device directed at a flow of metal oxide gel particles within the stream of drive fluid. The sensor device measures transmission of light absorbed by either the metal oxide gel particles or the drive fluid, so that transmission of light through the drive fluid changes for a period of time as a metal oxide gel particle passes the optical sensor. If a measured particle size is not about equal to a desired particle size, the particle size may be corrected by adjusting a ratio of the first flow rate to a total flow rate, where the total flow rate is the sum of the first and second flow rates.
US10962439B2	Water leak detection using pressure sensing A method including measuring pressure of water in a water system of a structure at a single location in the water system using a pressure sensor of a sensing device to generate pressure measurement data representing the pressure of the water as measured by the pressure sensor. The method also can include communicating the pressure measurement data to one or more processors. The method additionally can include detecting a non-cyclical pressure event corresponding to a water leak in the water system of the structure during a first time period based on an analysis of information including the pressure measurement data. The information analyzed in the analysis does not include flow measurement data that represents a total amount of flow of the water in the water system of the structure during the first time period. Other embodiments are described.
US10962431B2	Pressure sensor generating a transduced signal with reduced ambient temperature dependence, and manufacturing method thereof A pressure sensor designed to detect a value of ambient pressure of the environment external to the pressure sensor includes: a first substrate having a buried cavity and a membrane suspended over the buried cavity; a second substrate having a recess, hermetically coupled to the first substrate so that the recess defines a sealed cavity the internal pressure value of which provides a pressure-reference value; and a channel formed at least in part in the first substrate and configured to arrange the buried cavity in communication with the environment external to the pressure sensor. The membrane undergoes deflection as a function of a difference of pressure between the pressure-reference value in the sealed cavity and the ambient-pressure value in the buried cavity.
US10962427B2	Slotted MEMS force sensor Described herein is a MEMS force sensor with stress concentration design. The stress concentration can be performed by providing slots, whether through or blind, and/or selective thinning of the substrate. The MEMS force sensor is in chip scale package with solder bumps or metal pillars and there are sensing elements formed on the sensor substrate at the stress concentrate area. The stress concentration can be realized through slots, selective thinning and a combination of both.
US10962426B2	Calibration circuit for pressure sensing device The present disclosure illustrates a calibration circuit for a pressure sensing device. The calibration circuit, via at least one passive component installed in the pressure sensing device, obtains a calibration gain factor of at least one converter also installed in the pressure sensing device, and when the pressure sensing device is in a regular operating mode, the calibration gain factor can be used to calibrate the output of the converter, so that a sensing signal inputted into the pressure sensing device can be correctly converted to a relevant pressure value.
US10962425B2	Arrangement and method for measuring a force or a torque, with at least two magnetic sensors spaced apart from one another An arrangement for measuring a force and/or a torque using the inverse-magnetostrictive effect as well a method for a measurement of a force and/or a torque using the inverse-magnetostrictive effect are provided. The force or the torque acts on a machine element (01) that has at least one magnetization area (04) for a magnetization and thus forms a primary sensor for the measurement using the inverse-magnetostrictive effect. The arrangement includes at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensors (06) for measuring a magnetic field (11) caused by the magnetization and also by the force or by the torque, with each of these sensors forming a secondary sensor for the measurement using the inverse-magnetostrictive effect. The arrangement further includes a measurement signal processing unit that is constructed for the signal processing of the measurement signals of the individual magnetic field sensors (06).
US10962422B2	Differential and high rate of change temperature sensing circuit A system for determining a side of an electrical circuit exposed to a high temperature includes a printed circuit board having at least two outer edges and first and second board stiffeners of a first material disposed along the outer edges. The system also includes a control unit and a plurality of traces formed of a material that is different than the first material and has a second Seebeck coefficient. The control unit determines whether the first edge or second edge is closer to the high temperature based on a voltage differential between a trace connecting it to the first end of the first board stiffener and a trace connecting to the first end of the second board stiffener.
US10962416B2	Color conversion system, color conversion apparatus and color conversion method A color conversion system includes a first colorimetric input machine having a first color gamut and performing colorimetry of an object to output a first colorimetric value; an input portion to which the first colorimetric value is input; a converting portion converting the first colorimetric value to a second colorimetric value; and an output portion outputting the second colorimetric value. The converting portion stores a first colorimetric value table having color information about each measurement light source used when performing colorimetry by the first colorimetric input machine, and a second colorimetric value table having color information about each measurement light source used when performing colorimetry by a second colorimetric device having a second color gamut, and converts the first colorimetric value to the second colorimetric value by causing colorimetric values of the first colorimetric value table to correspond to colorimetric values of the second colorimetric value table.
US10962410B2	Light exposure monitoring system The present disclosure relates to a light exposure monitoring system that includes a central control server; a plurality of indoor light exposure zones and a positioning system configured to communicate with the central control server to determine: a position (P) of an individual within the plurality of indoor light exposure zones, and a distance between a head of the individual and a floor within the plurality of indoor light exposure zones.
US10962404B2	Systems and methods for weight measurement from user photos using deep learning networks Disclosed are systems and methods for body weight prediction from one or more images. The method includes the steps of receiving one or more subject parameters; receiving one or more images containing a subject; identifying one or more annotation key points for one or more body features underneath a clothing of the subject from the one or more images utilizing one or more annotation deep-learning networks; calculating one or more geometric features of the subject based on the one or more annotation key points; and generating a prediction of the body weight of the subject utilizing a weight machine-learning module based on the one or more geometric features of the subject and the one or more subject parameters.
US10962403B2	Weighing device with an article supply conveyor that runs for different lengths of time depending on the detection of an article hanging from the end A weighing device includes a conveyance unit which conveys an article, a hopper which receives the article conveyed by the conveyance unit, temporarily holds the article, and then discharges the article downstream, a detection unit which detects the article between a conveyance end of the conveyance unit and the hopper, and a control unit which controls driving of the conveyance unit. When the detection unit does not detect the article at a start of driving of the conveyance unit, the control unit drives the conveyance unit for a first period. When the detection unit detects the article at a start of driving of the conveyance unit, the control unit drives the conveyance unit for a second period longer than the first period.
US10962399B1	Hydration bladder fluid level detection system and method of use A hydration bladder fluid level detection system includes a pack having a hydration bladder removably secured therein; a display in communication with a power source and to attach to the pack, the display having; a high level indicator; and a low level indicator; a detector system, including a high level probe in communication with the high level indicator and to detect fluid at a first level in the hydration bladder; a low level probe in communication with the low level indicator and to detect fluid at a second level in the hydration bladder; and a power supply probe in communication with the power source and to complete an electrical circuit with the high level and low level probes as circuit components; fluid dropping below the first level deactivates the high level indicator by breaking a circuit leg running between the high level probe and the power supply probe; and fluid dropping below the second level deactivates the low level indicator by breaking a circuit leg between the low level probe and the power supply probe.
US10962395B2	Method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a shielding gas mixture The disclosure relates to a sensor apparatus and a method for measuring the flow rate of a shielding gas in a welding apparatus. The sensor apparatus comprises at least one inlet and at least one outlet in fluid connection with one or more bypass channels and with one or more sensor channels, and at least one input hose and one output hose. The apparatus also comprises one or more thermal mass flow sensors connected to the one or more sensor channels, and a control unit configured to retrieve sensor responses from the one or more thermal mass flow sensors and to determine the flow rate of the shielding gas through the sensor apparatus based on the retrieved sensor response and calibration data, wherein the calibration data comprises one or more characteristic curves comprising gas flow values and sensor response values. The control unit is configured to retrieve from a memory unit: the composition of the shielding gas; the number of active thermodynamic degrees of freedom which the molecules of each gas component in the shielding gas possess at the retrieved shielding gas temperature; a characteristic curve for each gas component separately, which consists of sensor response data as a function of gas flow rate, measured in a calibration experiment conducted with a pure gas consisting only of that gas component. The control unit is configured to calculate a new, mixture-specific characteristic curve for the gas mixture as a weighted average of the pure-gas characteristic curves, wherein the weight assigned to each value on a pure-gas characteristic curve is a product of the concentration percentage of that gas component in the shielding gas mixture and the number of active thermodynamic degrees of freedom which the molecules of that gas component possess at the retrieved shielding gas temperature; and to use the mixture-specific characteristic curve as the characteristic curve for the shielding gas mixture by retrieving from this characteristic curve the calibration gas flow rate which corresponds most closely to the retrieved new sensor response; and to identify this flow rate as the current flow rate of the shielding gas through the sensor apparatus. The sensor apparatus also comprises a display unit configured to display the determined flow rate of the shielding gas to a user and/or a memory unit for storing the determined flow rate of the shielding gas.
US10962390B2	Module for a sensor box for industrial automation and respective sensor box A module for a sensor box for automation devices and a respective sensor box includes a containing body, an electronic circuit housed inside the containing body and is designed to define a so-called master module, or a so-called slave module. The module also includes one or more main electric contacts emerging from a first side of the containing body, at least one passage for a respective connecting cable for the connection to an outside device and one or more openings, each arranged on a second side of the containing body which is opposite to said first side. The main electric contacts and the openings are arranged in corresponding positions on the first side and on the second side, so that all the main electric contacts emerge from the first side in a position corresponding to that of at least one opening on the second side.
US10962388B2	Conductor sensing assemblies An electronic device may include a conductor sensing assembly for sensing movement of a conductor, for example, in order to provide an input assembly that may be operative to detect a user's manipulation of a distance between the conductor and a portion of the conductor sensing assembly for controlling a functionality of the device. The conductor sensing assembly may include an oscillator that may produce oscillations that decay at different rates dependent upon a variable distance between a component of the conductor sensing assembly and a conductor of the input assembly. As the decay rate may be dependent on or otherwise correlate with the magnitude of a distance between the oscillator and a conductor, detection of the decay rate of the oscillator may enable determination of a state of a button input assembly that includes a conductor operative to be movable by a user with respect to the oscillator.
US10962382B2	Method for setting target point and method for setting travel route of vehicle A method for setting a target point on an electronic map, the method performed by an electronic apparatus equipped with a display on which the electronic map is displayed and commands are input through touch, the method may include: sensing a selection of one point on the electronic map; displaying a selection icon on the electronic map; receiving an input of a magnification change command of the electronic map through a first touch; and adjusting the electronic map by expanding or contracting the electronic map with respect to the one point in accordance with the magnification change command and displaying the electronic map on the display, wherein at least the first touch may be continuously maintained during the sensing of the selection of the one point and the receiving of the input of the magnification change command.
US10962380B2	Analysis of network effects of avoidance areas on routing A computing system that analyzes the network effects of avoidance areas on autonomous vehicle routing is described herein. The computing system includes a data store that comprises a set of avoidance areas through which the autonomous vehicle is prohibited from being routed. A routing system generates an initial route from a source location to a target location irrespective of avoidance areas included on the initial route. When a number of avoidance areas on the initial route exceed a predetermined threshold, one or more alternative routes are generated from the source location to the target location that respectively circumvent a corresponding identified avoidance area on the initial route. Metrics are evaluated for the one or more alternative routes and a subset of avoidance areas are outputted to desirably be removed from the set of avoidance areas.
US10962370B2	Laser scanner with real-time, online ego-motion estimation A mapping system, comprising an inertial measurement unit; a camera unit; a laser scanning unit; and a computing system in communication with the inertial measurement unit, the camera unit, and the laser scanning unit, wherein the computing system computes first measurement predictions based on inertial measurement data from the inertial measurement unit at a first frequency, second measurement predictions based on the first measurement predictions and visual measurement data from the camera unit at a second frequency and third measurement predictions based on the second measurement predictions and laser ranging data from the laser scanning unit at a third frequency.
US10962369B2	Fusion of position data by means of pose graph Absolute position data (605) of a machine are determined for respective multiple times (t.1, t.3, t.5, t.8, t.11), and odometry position data of the machine are also determined. A pose graph (661) is generated, wherein edges (672) of the pose graph (661) correspond to the odometry position data, and nodes (671) of the pose graph (661) correspond to the absolute position data (605). The pose graph (661) is optimized to obtain an estimated position. Optionally, the odometry can also be estimated. A driver assistance functionality of the machine, for example a motor vehicle, can be controlled optionally on the basis of the estimated position. For example, the driver assistance functionality can relate to autonomous driving.
US10962368B2	Warehouse mapping tools Warehouse mapping tools according to the present disclosure comprise a mobile mapping interface and a mobile computing device in communication with the mobile mapping interface. The mobile computing device can be configured to access waypoint data comprising location coordinates of a set of mapping waypoints, present graphical representations of the set of mapping waypoints at discrete locations in a representation of a warehouse environment, access mobile mapping data representing an elapsed travel path, access error metric data, present a graphical representation of the error metric data, and indicate a validation state of the elapsed travel path segment. In other embodiments, a warehouse mapping tool comprises a remote computer that is configured to communicate with a mapping vehicle and that can be used to facilitate navigation, localization, or odometry correction with respect to an industrial vehicle in the warehouse. In still other embodiments, mapping vehicles comprising warehouse mapping tools are provided.
US10962365B2	Magnet mounting and retention system for tool A tool, such as a level, with magnets embedded in a working surface is provided. For example, the magnets assist in coupling the level to magnetic workpieces. The magnets are placed in a chamber with a floor having a periphery and internal walls extending from the floor periphery. Flanges extend from internal wall of the chamber toward a central axis or point and partially further define the chamber volume. Flanges may be created by depressing surface of the level near the chamber, thus deforming the level body surface to create a channel and a flange from the material displaced from the channel.
US10962364B2	Mobile electronic device and roadside unit A mobile electronic device comprises a communication unit obtaining a first atmospheric pressure value from a roadside unit associated with a pedestrian bridge, an atmospheric pressure sensor obtaining a second atmospheric pressure value of the mobile electronic device, and a controller. The controller calculates a correction value of the second atmospheric pressure value based on the first atmospheric pressure value.
US10962359B2	Ultrasound measuring assembly and method for detecting the wall thickness of a pipe A measuring assembly for detecting the wall thickness of a pipe, including an ultrasonic probe and a testing head with a main element which receives an ultrasonic probe and the lower face of which defines a main element support surface is provided. The testing head has two wing elements, the lower face of each of which defines a wing element support surface and which are held on the main element in a pivotal manner about pivot axes extending substantially parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction such that the wing element support surfaces can be moved towards each other and away from each other. The wing elements are connected via synchronizing means such that the pivotal movements of the wing elements about the corresponding pivot axes are carried out in a synchronous manner. An associated method is also provided.
US10962356B2	Method for estimating the simulated contour of a material composed of longitudinal and transverse line elements A method of estimating a virtual contour of an insulating material is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a first and a second images at a pair of diagonal locations of the insulating material respectively; determining a first and a second corner locations from the first and the second images respectively; selecting a first set of longitudinal end-point positions and a first set of transverse end-point positions within a range between a first specific distance and a second specific distance from the first corner location; selecting a second set of longitudinal end-point positions and a second set of transverse end-point positions within a range between the first specific distance and the second specific distance from the second corner location; and determining a first transverse axis direction, a first longitudinal axis direction, a second transverse axis direction and a second longitudinal axis direction based on these positions.
US10962354B1	Selection method of loss control materials for lost circulation control in fractured reservoirs based on photoelastic experiments The invention relates to a selection method of loss control materials for lost circulation control in fractured reservoirs based on photoelastic experiments. By using the photoelastic material to simulate rigid lost circulation material, obtaining photoelastic images and load curves during a loading process of plugging zones formed by the lost circulation material, selecting the lost circulation material according to structure stability of plugging zones. Based on ‘a relationship between structures and performances’ and granular matter mechanics, the present method is with high reliable to duly observe distribution and evolution of internal forces in a pressure-bearing process of plugging zones, reveal an instability mechanism of the plugging zone, and optimize the lost circulation material in a targeted manner; the present disclosure based on mesoscopic structure characterization of plugging zones is for a new idea for material selection of deep fractured reservoirs, of good repeatability, simple operation and low economic cost.
US10962351B2	Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety A fiber includes M primary cores and N redundant cores, where M an integer is greater than two and N is an integer greater than one. Interferometric circuitry detects interferometric pattern data associated with the M primary cores and the N redundant cores when the optical fiber is placed into a sensing position. Data processing circuitry calculates a primary core fiber bend value for the M primary cores and a redundant core fiber bend value for the N redundant cores based on a predetermined geometry of the M primary cores and the N redundant cores in the fiber and detected interferometric pattern data associated with the M primary cores and the N redundant cores. The primary core fiber bend value and the redundant core fiber bend value are compared in a comparison. The detected data for the M primary cores is determined reliable or unreliable based on the comparison. A signal is generated in response to an unreliable determination.
US10962348B2	Method and apparatus for optimizing the optical performance of interferometers A method for measuring a property of a test object with an interferometer includes: a) providing calibration information relating a focus setting for the interferometer to a position of the test object relative to a reference surface of the interferometer; b) determining the position of the test object relative to the reference surface; and c) using the interferometer to collect interferometric images of the test object for use in measuring the property of the test object.
US10962339B2	Shell for ammunition and ammunition including such a shell The invention relates to a shell (4) intended to be placed around a fragment-generating body (2) of an ammunition (1). This shell is characterized in that it comprises an inner wall (9) having a geometry such that it can be positioned with shape matching with that of the body (2) on which it is intended to be fastened, the inner wall (9) bearing cells (11) having a profile with a closed contour secured to the wall (9) by a first end, the cells (11) not being adjoining, therefore separate from one another, all the way around their contour by a non-nil distance (d). The invention also relates to an explosive ammunition including such a shell.
US10962334B2	Ballistic armor Inconspicuous ballistic armor that may be incorporated into or disguised within everyday articles in the environment in which it is deployed. The ballistic armor includes a ballistic shield, an article attached to the front surface of the ballistic shield, and hand/arm straps attached to a rear surface of the ballistic shield. A thin sheet of hardened abrasion-resistant steel may alternatively be affixed to the ballistic shield core and may wrap around the core slightly to allow for attachment of arm straps and hand holds behind the shield. Examples of the article attached to the front surface include a desktop calendar, a whiteboard, corkboard and artwork. The ballistic shield is formed from high strength, lightweight synthetic fiber that can withstand gunfire. The hand/arm straps may be formed from a webbing strap material that is attached, such as by rivets or special fasteners, to the rear surface of the ballistic shield. An autonomous alert and movement tracking system connects the shields to the Internet to allow generation of a map showing locations and movements of shields, and predictive location and movement of the attacker, for use by both the users of the shields and first responders. The shields may also have audio and visual indicators to allow display of alerts.
US10962332B2	Mounting mechanism A mounting mechanism has a base upon which a rotating cam is mounted. The cam has a lobe which extends beyond the perimeter of the base when the cam is in a first position and remains within the perimeter of the base when the cam is in a second position. A detent is used to lock the cam in the first position. The detent includes a leaf spring positioned on the cam which defines a kink. The kink is engageable within a niche in the base when the cam is in the first position. An accessory attached to the mounting mechanism may be attached to a structure using the mounting mechanism. The base fits within a slot in the structure and the lobe of the cam engages the structure when the cam is in the first position to lock the mounting mechanism and the accessory to the structure.
US10962330B2	System and method for aligning a vertical and/or horizontal reticle of an optical device A device and method for aligning a sighting device with a reference. The device includes features conforming to an industry standard for attaching accessories to a firearm. The device contains features which allow the device to be leveled relative to a removable level. A sighting device may be attached to the device using the industry standard features. Once attached, the sighting device may then be aligned using either the removable level or an external reference. Once the sighting device is secured in its mount, the mounted sight may then be installed and removed from one or more devices without its calibrated orientation being altered.
US10962329B2	Reticle and telescopic sight equipped therewith, firearm having the same, and method for distance determination using the reticle The invention relates to a reticle (1) for a telescopic sight (100), having a non-linear size value scale (10) and further special scales and sighting aids (30) which serve in each case for the determination of a distance to a target object or of the size thereof in order that, ultimately, a shot can be fired precisely at the target object. The invention also relates to the method for determining the distance to the target object (ZO) using the non-linear size value scale, and to telescopic sights and firearms having the reticle according to the invention.
US10962322B2	Bow string cam arrangement for a compound bow A dual-cam archery bow with simultaneous power cable take-up and let-out journals. Each cam has power cable journals located on opposite sides of the draw string journal, where at least one of power cable journals is a helical journal.
US10962320B1	Light trigger An optical firearm trigger is disclosed, revealing means and methods of initiating discharge of a firearm without the use of a mechanical trigger. In this manner the grip of the firearm will not change due to the mechanical loading required to pull the trigger further alleviating the hold, or squeeze, on the firearm during discharge. It further relates to firearm safety as it provides methods and means to prevent reflexive, unintentional trigger pull by the shooter. No personalization or additional security is incorporated in the firearm by this disclosure.
US10962318B2	Ammunition magazine retention device A magazine retention device includes an attachment pouch and an insert. The attachment pouch includes a front panel, a rear panel opposing the front panel, and an attachment portion. The front panel is secured to the rear panel forming a cavity between the front panel and the rear panel. The attachment portion is configured to attach to a carrier. The insert is disposed within the cavity and secured to the attachment pouch. The insert has an first region and a second region. The first region includes a rectangular opening configured to receive a magazine. The second region includes one or more walls that bias toward a center of the cavity. Here, the one or more walls bias in contact with a received magazine.
US10962311B2	Heat recovery steam generator cleaning system and method A cleaning system and method includes suspending and exploding, adjacent a bank of HRSG finned-tubing, a plurality of generally uniformly spaced detonation cords. Each detonation cord has an explosive grain loading of 18-50 grains per foot. A detonation delay assembly attached to each of the plurality of detonation cords creates a predetermined delay between each detonation cord explosion. After the detonation cords are exploded, a suspended elongated beam, having a transport assembly and a pressurized air blower assembly directs pressurized air towards an adjacent the bank of HRSG finned-tubing as the pressurized air blower assembly is moved along a portion of the beam. A suspension assembly moves the beam, the transport assembly, and the pressurized air blower assembly up or down so that a next portion of the bank of HRSG finned-tubing may be cleaned by the pressurized air.
US10962303B2	Heat exchanger A heat pipe heat exchanger is used in combination with a damper assembly to selectively control an amount of heat exchange provided. A divider defines discrete heat pipe plenums and bypass plenums within a duct, and the heat pipe system is configured so that all of the coils of one portion of the heat pipe system are received in the heat pipe plenum(s), while the bypass plenum(s) are free of any coils. The damper assembly includes adjustable heat pipe dampers aligned with the heat pipe plenums and adjustable bypass dampers aligned with the bypass plenums. The damper assembly can include a single actuator that simultaneously opens the heat pipe dampers and closes the bypass dampers and simultaneously closes the heat pipe dampers and opens the bypass dampers.
US10962300B2	Cooling device with a pressure adjuster A cooling device includes a sink, a first tube, a second tube, a heat exchanger, a pressure adjuster, and a dielectric liquid. The sink has a first outlet and a second outlet. The first tube has a first outlet connected to the first outlet of the sink, and a second outlet. The second tube has a first outlet connected to the second outlet of the sink, and a second outlet. The heat exchanger has a first outlet connected to the second outlet of the first tube, a second outlet connected to the second outlet of the second tube, and a third outlet. The pressure adjuster has an outlet connected to the third outlet of the heat exchanger. A heating element is placed in the sink and immersed in the dielectric liquid. The size of the pressure adjuster is defined by a volume of a vaporization status of the dielectric liquid.
US10962292B2	Hybrid cooler with bifurcated evaporative section A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path.
US10962286B2	Mounting hardware for refractory module Mounting hardware for mounting an insulation module on a furnace wall. The hardware comprises a mounting bracket embedded within the module. The bracket has a plurality of flexible tabs, each tab having a fixed end and a free end. The free ends of the tabs are arranged about a central point and are movable (flexible) relative to the fixed ends. A mounting stud is provided having a fixed end attachable to an inner surface of a furnace wall and a free end. The stud extends from the inner surface, and the stud has an annular groove adjacent the fixed end. The stud is dimensioned to extend through the mounting bracket between the free ends of the tabs and to cause the tabs to flex as the bracket moves along the stud from the free end towards the fixed end, wherein the tabs snap and lock into the annular groove when the bracket reaches the annular groove.
US10962285B2	Wafer drying system A wafer drying method to detect airborne molecular contaminants in a drying gas as a feedback parameter for a single wafer or multi-wafer drying process is provided. For example, the method includes dispensing in a wafer drying station a drying gas over one or more wafers; collecting the drying gas from an exhaust of the wafer drying station; determining the concentration of contaminants in the drying gas; re-dispensing the drying gas over the one or more wafers if the concentration of contaminants is higher than a baseline value; and transferring the one or more wafers out of the wafer drying station if the concentration is equal to or less than the baseline value.
US10962283B2	Helium extraction from natural gas A helium-containing stream is recovered from a natural gas feed using a membrane followed by multiple distillation steps. Refrigeration is provided by expanding a bottoms liquid with a higher nitrogen content than the feed, achieving a lower temperature in the process. The helium-enriched vapor is then purified and the helium-containing waste stream is recycled to maximize recovery and reduce the number of compressors needed. The helium-depleted natural gas stream can be returned at pressure for utilization or transportation.
US10962278B2	Mounting systems for refrigeration devices A mounting assembly for securing an accessory to a food service apparatus includes a mounting bar having a primary cavity, an open interior, a lip, a projection, and a partition wall that extends between the lip and the projection and separates the primary cavity and the open interior. An anchor bar is received in the open interior and secures the mounting bar to the food service apparatus. A mechanical interface has a projection received into the primary cavity such that the mechanical interface is secured to the mounting bar. The mounting bar prevents rotation of the projection out of the primary cavity, and the mechanical interface is configured to be secured to the accessory such that the accessory is secured to the food service apparatus.
US10962274B2	Multi-duct assembly, refrigerator including the multi-duct assembly, and method of controlling the refrigerator Disclosed are a multi-duct assembly, a refrigerator which includes the multi-duct assembly, and a method of controlling the refrigerator. The multi-duct assembly has a new structure for overcoming limitations of a related art. The multi-duct assembly may adjust opening states and sizes of cold air outlets formed at a multi-duct panel by moving a variable duct panel disposed on a rear surface of the multi-duct panel upward or downward.
US10962261B1	Earth coupled heat exchanger for a geothermal heat pump A geothermal system transfers heat between the earth and a target. The system includes a containment vessel having an interior volume and a valve being selectively opened and closed to supply a first fluid to the interior volume of the containment vessel so that heat is transferred between the earth and the first fluid. An interior heat exchange line is located in the interior volume of the containment vessel. A second fluid is located in the heat exchange line to transfer heat between the first fluid and the target. A pump for circulates the second fluid through the interior heat exchange line. The system also includes a low temperature activated switch configured to open the valve in response to a temperature of the first fluid in the interior volume of the containment vessel dropping below a preset temperature, and a high temperature activated switch configured to open the valve in response to the temperature of the first fluid in the interior volume of the containment vessel rising above a preset maximum value.
US10962249B2	Air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning control method An air conditioning apparatus includes: an absolute humidity set value calculation section that acquires a first absolute humidity determined from a first temperature and a first relative humidity, the first temperature and the first relative humidity being previously set; a dew-point temperature calculation section that acquires a dew-point temperature determined from the first temperature and the first relative humidity; an absolute humidity calculation section that acquires a second absolute humidity determined from a second temperature indicating a temperature inside the room and a second relative humidity indicating a relative humidity inside the room; and a heat exchanger temperature comparison and determination section and an indoor unit fan/blow-off port control section that control a dehumidification operation that stops air-blowing of an indoor unit fan, closes an blow-off port, and cools an indoor heat exchanger at the dew-point temperature when the second absolute humidity is higher than the first absolute humidity.
US10962248B1	Method of auto association of HVAC energy with control signal for self diagnostics of the HVAC system A system and method are described for self-diagnosing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The system and method correlate an HVAC control mode of a particular HVAC unit with an energy usage for the particular HVAC unit in order to match normal patterns in energy usage with the HVAC control mode. This correlation allows the system and method to identify potential problems with the particular HVAC unit based on deviations from normal patterns.
US10962247B2	Offset window fan An offset window mount fan includes two or more independently controlled fans controllable to move air in the same direction or in opposite directions. A housing substantially offsets the fans from a direct passage of air into the room. In one embodiment, the fans are mounted in a housing perpendicular to the window, air traveling through the fans turning 90 degrees to pass through the plane of the window and 90 degrees down into the room. Each fan includes a temperature sensor to measure temperature of air moving through each fan. The fans are energized periodically for a short time period to make accurate temperature measurements. When the combined temperature measurements indicate an advantage from fan operation, the fans are activated.
US10962244B2	Humidifier A humidifier is provided, comprising: a pedestal, a water tank, a water storage chamber, an atomizer, a mist discharge passage, and a water flow control device. The humidifier further comprises an enclosure which is open in its upper portion and used for avoiding water leakage. The lowest point at an upper end of the enclosure is higher than the highest water level in the water tank after leakage.
US10962242B1	Systems for workstation-mounted radiant panels A workstation cooling system includes a radiant panel configured to be disposed in a workstation. The workstation cooling system also includes a water supply conduit configured to provide a cooling water flow to an inlet of the radiant panel and a water return conduit configured to receive the cooling water flow from an outlet of the radiant panel. The workstation cooling system additionally includes a control valve configured to receive control signals to adjust the cooling water flow provided to the radiant panel to enable the radiant panel to absorb heat to maintain a target temperature of the workstation.
US10962241B2	Environmental control and air distribution system and method of using the same An indoor environmental control and air distribution system for a building includes: an air handling unit; a manifold connected to the air handling unit having a chamber formed by a plurality of walls and a plurality of orifices formed through at least one of the walls; air distribution conduits each independently having a first end connected to the orifices of the manifold and a second end extending out from the manifold into different zones throughout the building; and an airflow modulating device having one or more airflow regulating dampers independently configured to move into at least two positions in which each position provides a different percentage of total air volume to each air distribution conduit. A method of using the indoor environmental control and air distribution system is also included.
US10962240B2	Outdoor unit for air conditioning device An outdoor unit for an air conditioning device includes a heat exchanger including (i) heat transfer tubes arranged with a space therebetween and each having one end connected to a refrigerant tube, and (ii) fins extending from the heat transfer tubes; first and second protective members each having (i) a flat plate that covers a respective end portion of the heat transfer tubes and an endmost fin that is located nearest the end portions of the heat transfer tubes, and (ii) a protrusion that protrudes from the flat plate toward the space between the heat transfer tubes near the end portions of the heat transfer tubes; first and second cover members that cover a respective flat plate; and a housing having an inner wall abutting the first cover member and an inner wall abutting the second cover member.
US10962234B2	Cooking appliance A cooking appliance having an improved heater installation structure. A cooking appliance includes a cavity, a heater disposed below the cavity, and a heater installation member provided to mount the heater, wherein the heater installation member includes a first heater installation member provided below the cavity so that the heater is detachable therefrom, and a second heater installation member detachably coupled to a rear portion of the first heater installation member.
US10962231B2	Pyrolytic oven with a lighting module A pyrolytic oven comprises a housing and a muffle delimiting a cooking chamber inside the housing. A lighting module serves to illuminate the cooking chamber, wherein the lighting module has a cooling structure with an arrangement of cooling extensions formed in particular as pins or ribs, which project into a gap between housing and muffle and have a convection effect in a cooking mode of the oven. A fan device of the oven is configured and controlled to generate an air flow encountering the cooling structure in the gap in a pyrolytic mode of the oven. The cooling structure of the lighting module further has a wall formation, which in pyrolytic mode generates a wind shadow relative to the air flow for a number of cooling extensions of the cooling structure arranged distributed in a transverse plane to the flow direction of the air flow.
US10962200B1	Device using glass bows Glass bows are produced by shining a point light source on a reflective and refractive surface. The glass bows can be used to create a variety of products including, but not limited to, ornament products, no-touch buttons and keyboards, and clocks.
US10962196B2	Lighting module for a motor vehicle A lighting module for a motor vehicle including: a support plate; at least one source of light which is arranged on a first face of the support plate; a heat dissipater which is arranged on a second face of the support plate, opposite the first face; a fan which is arranged between the heat dissipater and a plenum, the fan being designed to aspirate a flow of hot air which is dissipated by the heat dissipater, and is obtained from an incoming flow of air; a plenum which is designed to cover the fan, the plenum including a peripheral skirt which is designed to surround the heat dissipater; an optical assembly which cooperates with rays of light of the at least one source of light, in order to produce a light beam.
US10962194B1	Motor vehicle light guide and reflective coupler system for outboard homogenous lit appearance of lamp module The subject inventive arrangement extends the width of a light-reflective coupler to be offset behind a successive coupler that creates an additional angled reflective surface that apportions light towards an outboard side rather than towards the primary optical axis direction and controls to redirect light at specific angles or enhances light distribution spread so as to improve lighting effects and enhance vehicle appearance. The present invention relates to automotive lighting modules that include multiple light sources a light guide, light-reflective couplers, optical facets, a light-exit face and a light-guiding portion. Coupler profiles are formed by a curved facet and a joined angled facet where associated couplers are juxtaposed and offset from adjoining couplers. Angled surfaces include multiple light reflecting facets adapted to receive collimated light, which are directed towards a vehicle's outboard side. Each coupler's curved facet receives other collimated light directed towards a forward direction of the vehicle.
US10962193B2	Vehicle light system A vehicle light system including a light source, a spatial light modulator and a projection device; the light source includes a plurality of light-emitting modules which may be independently controlled; the spatial light modulator includes a plurality of modulation regions in one-to-one correspondence with the light-emitting modules; light emitted by a light-emitting module is incident on a modulation region corresponding thereto; each modulation region includes a plurality of light modulation units; the vehicle light system further includes a control device; according to an input signal, the control device generates a light source control signal, which is used for controlling the light output intensity of each light-emitting module of the light source, and a light modulation signal, which is used for controlling the spatial light modulator, such that the light transmission rate of at least one light modulation unit in any one of the modulation regions reaches an upper limit value.
US10962192B2	Illumination device for a motor vehicle An illumination device for a motor vehicle includes a first light source and a scanner, wherein, in the switched-on state of the first light source, light coming from same is incident upon the scanner and the scanner performs a scanning movement, by which the beam path of the light from the first light source is modified after passing via the scanner and a moving first light spot is thereby generated, with which a first lighting function is provided, which represents an illumination of a surrounding area of the motor vehicle with visible light. A conversion element is arranged in the beam path of the light from the first light source after passing via the scanner, which converts the light that is incident upon the element into white light. One or more second light sources are provided, wherein, in the switched-on state of a respective second light source, light coming from same is incident upon the scanner and the scanner performs a scanning movement, by which the beam path of the light from the respective second light source is modified after passing via the scanner, without encountering a conversion element provided in the illumination device, and a moving second light spot is thereby generated, with which a respective second lighting function is provided.
US10962179B2	Illuminated levitating wand Wands of the present disclosure have features that increase entertainment value, improve portability, durability, and balance, making the wands especially well-suited for use in creative routines. The wands include a middle section or an end section that at least partially houses a light engine, and at least one pole configured to couple to the middle section or end section in an axially-aligned assembly. The light engine causes the pole to transmit light.
US10962177B2	Solid state lamp using light emitting strips In one embodiment, an LED lamp has a generally bulb shape. The LEDs are low power types and are encapsulated in thin, narrow, flexible strips. The LEDs are connected in series in the strips to drop a desired voltage. The strips are affixed to the outer surface of a bulb form to provide structure to the lamp. The strips are connected in parallel to a power supply, which may be housed in the lamp. Since many low power LEDs are used and are spread out over a large surface area, there is no need for a large metal heat sink. Further, the light emission is similar to that of an incandescent bulb. In other embodiment, there is no bulb form and the strips are bendable to have a variety of shapes. In another embodiment, a light sheet is bent to provide 360° of light emission. Many other embodiments are described.
US10962146B2	Biocompatible tubing for liquid chromatography systems A biocompatible tube and fitting system that can be used in a liquid chromatography system is described. The tube can have a polymer tip and can be used in conjunction with one or more fitting assembly.
US10962143B2	Servovalve The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger system for a servovalve, comprising a base comprising a supply port in fluid communication with a return port, a first passage for fluid connection to a source of cooling fluid, and a second passage in fluid communication with the return port. The system further comprises one or more pipes located over a surface of the base, the one or more pipes fluidly connected between the first passage and the second passage, such that in use cooling fluid may flow from the first passage to the second passage via the network of pipes.
US10962137B2	Universal adapter assembly for valve actuator A universal adapter assembly for coupling a valve actuator to a plurality of different valves having different actuator engagement configurations includes a plurality of interchangeable connectors, a drive shaft, and an adapter bracket. Each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors corresponds to one of the different actuator engagement configurations. Each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage a valve control knob of a valve having the corresponding actuator engagement configuration. The drive shaft is configured to engage the proximal end of each of the plurality of interchangeable connectors. The adapter bracket is configured to be coupled to the valve. The adapter bracket is further configured to include an opening to receive the drive shaft. The adapter bracket is further configured to include a set of apertures corresponding to the actuator engagement configuration. The adapter bracket is further configured to secure the adapter bracket to a mounting pad of the valve.
US10962127B2	Pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve to balance the pressure between a cargo tank and the ambient atmosphere is described. The valve is so arranged that the velocity of the out flowing gas jet at no time is under a preset value when the valve is in open position. The valve comprises a valve body (2) designed to act against a valve seat (1) located in a structural outlet (5a) from the cargo tank, which valve body (2) is connected to a rod (7) extending into the structural outlet (5a) opening (5). The rod (7) is being supported and guided by a frame structure (6) extending into the structural outlet (5a) opening (5) and fixed to the structural outlet (5a).
US10962119B2	Arc-shaped stepped magnetic fluid sealing device An arc-shaped stepped magnetic fluid sealing device comprises a casing, a sealing assembly and an end cover. The sealing assembly comprises a shaft, a permanent magnet, a first pole shoe and a second pole shoe. Inner walls of the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe are both arc-shaped faces inclined towards the side where the permanent magnet is located. A sealed cavity with a larger middle and two smaller ends is enclosed by the inner wall of the first pole shoe, an inner wall of the permanent magnet, and the inner wall of the second pole shoe. A portion of the shaft that is located inside the sealed cavity matches the sealed cavity in shape. Inner walls of the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe are respectively provided with first pole teeth and second pole teeth.
US10962112B2	Transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus includes a planetary gear mechanism, a first path, a second path, and a continuously variable transmission. The planetary gear mechanism has a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear. The first path is configured to transmit power from an output shaft of an engine to the first gear. The second path is configured to transmit the power from the output shaft to the second gear. The continuously variable transmission is disposed in the first path.
US10962107B2	Control device for vehicle A control device for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit configured to perform an automatic driving control, to determine whether there is a possibility that a start control of an engine and a gear shift control of an automatic transmission are concurrently executed in a future traveling under the automatic driving control, during execution of the automatic driving control, and to first execute one control of the start control of the engine and the gear shift control of the automatic transmission in the future traveling and execute the other control after the one control finishes, when the electronic control unit determines that there is the possibility that the start control of the engine and the gear shift control of the automatic transmission are concurrently executed in the future traveling under the automatic driving control.
US10962105B2	Control device for vehicle A vehicle control device includes a control device that performs synchronization control of a synchronization mechanism on a vehicle, the vehicle including an input shaft, an intermediate shaft to which rotational power is transmitted, a shift gear that is synchronized with the intermediate shaft, and a synchronization mechanism that synchronizes the input side synchronization element with the output side synchronization element, and the control device includes a first synchronization mode in which the differential rotation is calculated on the basis of the rotational speed of the intermediate shaft, and a second synchronization mode in which the differential rotation is calculated on the basis of the rotational speed of the input shaft, and performs synchronization control in the first synchronization mode when performing the synchronization control, and performs the synchronization control in the second synchronization mode in a case in which the synchronization control does not proceed.
US10962100B2	Engine pulley movement detection Pulley-movement detection within an alternator or integrated starter/generator (ISG) for a vehicle is provided. The alternator or ISG includes a housing, a stator fixed within the housing, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator about an axis, and a shaft coupled to the rotor for rotation about the axis. The alternator or ISG also includes pulley coupled to the shaft at an interface, and configured to engage with a chain or belt to transfer movement between the shaft and the chain or belt. An electrical switch located at the interface is configured to be in a first state when the pulley is axially secured to the shaft, and a second state when the pulley is axially displaced away from the shaft. This can enable signals or warnings to be output in response to the electrical switch changing states, indicating an improper connection at the interface.
US10962099B2	Cam follower roller device A cam follower roller device having a tappet body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a tappet bore, a pin centered on a transverse axis and providing two opposite ends arranged in through-holes transversally facing one another on tappet body, and a roller rotatably mounted on the pin around said transverse axis. The tappet body is a machined metal tube or bar and is provided with a radial plate that is securely fixed within tappet bore, said radial plate being dedicated to support a longitudinally movable piston.
US10962077B2	Active composite variable damping rotational control device An active composite variable damping rotational control device includes a variable damping module and a power module. The variable damping module includes a magnetorheological fluid tank and a rotational inertia wheel. The rotational inertia wheel is arranged in the magnetorheological fluid tank fully filled with magneorheological fluid. The power module includes a device tubular cavity, a driver, an encoder and a speed changer. The driver is fixed on the inner wall of the device tubular cavity. The driver, the encoder and the speed changer are coaxial. A driving shaft of the driver passes through the speed changer and extends into the magnetorheological fluid tank to be fixed perpendicularly at the center of the rotational inertia wheel. The control effect of the present invention may not be greatly affected by the change of a structural form and the change of an external load.
US10962071B2	Electronic parking brake system and control method thereof Disclosed herein is an electronic parking brake system and a control method thereof. The electronic parking brake system includes a pair of brake pads arranged on opposite sides of a brake disc, a piston configured to press at least one of the brake pads, a nut member configured to press the piston, a spindle member configured to move the nut member, an electric motor configured to rotate the spindle member, and a controller configured to estimate a wear amount of the brake pads based on change in a movement distance of the nut member.
US10962069B2	Segmented rivetless wear liner with structural carbon or ceramic core A friction disk includes a friction disk core having an inner diameter edge, an outer diameter edge, and a first surface with multiple mortises extending radially across the first surface, each of the multiple mortises having a different dimension at the inner diameter edge than at the outer diameter edge. The friction disk further includes a first wear liner having two wear liner segments each including a wear surface and a non-wear surface having a tenon with a complimentary shape to each of the multiple mortises, the tenon being configured to be received by a corresponding mortise of the multiple mortises to couple the wear liner segments to the friction disk core to form an annular liner.
US10962062B2	Unidirectional torque-transfer coupling A unidirectional torque-transfer coupling is disclosed. The coupling may include a first ring and a second ring that share a common axis, wherein the first ring is configured to rotate about the common axis from a first position to a second position; a first member extending from the first ring; and a second member extending from the second ring, wherein, when the first ring is in the second position and a valve coupled to the second ring is in an open position, the second member engages the first ring, and wherein, when the first ring moves from the second position to the first position, the first member causes the second ring to rotate in a same direction as the first ring Furthermore, when the first ring is in the second position, a valve is substantially unrestricted by the first ring with regard to moving to an open position.
US10962055B2	Aluminium alloy composition for a sliding element An Aluminium alloy composition for a sliding element may include: 4 wt % to 8 wt % of Tin; 4 wt % to 8 wt % of Silicon; 0.4 wt % to 1.7 wt % of Copper; and 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of Manganese. The composition may also include at least one of: 0.4 wt % to 2.0 wt % of Nickel; 0.01 wt % to 0.3 wt % of Zirconium; 0.05 wt % to 0.3 wt % of Vanadium; 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt % of Scandium; and 0.05 wt % to 1 wt % of Erbium. The composition may also include at least one of: 0.005 wt % to 0.2 wt % of Titanium; 0.003 wt % to 0.2 wt % of Strontium; 0.005 wt % to 0.5 wt % of Antimony; 0.005 wt % to 0.1 wt % of Europium; and 0.001 wt % to 0.02 wt % of Carbon. The balance of the composition, apart from any incidental impurities, may be Aluminium.
US10962053B2	Air bearing An air bearing includes: a main body part having a bearing surface facing a guide surface; a flow path part provided in the main body part; an air film forming part that supplies compressed air flowing through the flow path part to the guide surface to form an air film; a negative pressure generating part that sucks air between the bearing surface and the guide surface, the negative pressure generating part being provided in the flow path part; a discharge path in communication with the flow path part; and a flow rate adjusting part that adjusts a flow rate of air flowing from the flow path part to the discharge path in accordance with a compressed air pressure corresponding to a load applied to the main body part.
US10962026B2	Waterproof cover A waterproof cover includes: a lid unit having a vent hole which allows an inner surface and an outer surface to communicate with each other, and configured to cover an electronic component; and a filter fixed to the inner surface of the lid unit in a state of facing an inner open end portion of the vent hole, and configured to block flow of a liquid while allowing air to flow therethrough, in which the outer surface of the lid unit has a surface area including a surface in which an outer open end portion of the vent hole is exposed, and the surface area has a region formed at a position adjacent to the vent hole and having a height different from a height of the surface.
US10962025B2	Frame structure, fan and motor A frame structure includes a frame body and at least one vibration absorbing structure. The vibration absorbing structure has a support column and at least one cantilever. The cantilever has a cantilever body, a first end portion and a second end portion. One end of the support column is connected to a wall surface of the frame body. The first end portion of the cantilever is connected to the support column. The cantilever body and the second end portion extend outwardly and swing freely on the wall surface of the frame body. When the cantilever body and the second end portion are swinging, they are not in contact with any peripheral member and the frame structure.
US10962024B2	Clearance control system for a compressor shroud assembly A compressor shroud assembly is disclosed comprising a dynamically moveable impeller shroud, a static compressor casing, an air piston mounted between said impeller shroud and said compressor casing, and a clearance control system. The air piston effects axial movement of said impeller shroud responsive to a supply of actuating air. The clearance control system regulates the pressure of actuating air in said air piston and comprises a supply conduit having a supply modulating valve and a discharge conduit having a blowoff check valve. The blowoff check valve is set to open at a predetermined differential pressure between pressure of the air piston and pressure of the supply of actuating air.
US10962021B2	Non-axisymmetric impeller hub flowpath A centrifugal impeller is disclosed having a non-axisymmetric flowpath surface. The centrifugal compressor may comprise a hub and a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes. The hub has a flowpath surface and an axis of rotation. The plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes extend from the flowpath surface, with each of the vanes having a pressure-side fillet and a suction-side fillet extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the vane. The pressure-side fillet and suction-side fillet intersect the flowpath surface at a runout. The runout of the pressure-side fillet of a first vane is asymmetric to the runout of the suction-side fillet of the first vane.
US10962020B2	Compressor and chiller system including same A compressor including a motor having a rotary shaft, a rotor and a stator, and an impeller at a front end of the rotary shaft to suction refrigerant in an axial direction and compress the refrigerant in a centrifugal direction. The compressor has a collar at a rear end of the rotary shaft and coupled to the rotary shaft to be extended outwardly in a radial direction of the rotary shaft. Radial bearings support a radial movement of the rotary shaft at a front and rear of the stator. A thrust bearing prevents an axial movement of the rotary shaft. A mechanical backup bearing also prevents the axial movement of the rotary shaft. A fixing unit supports the backup bearing at the rear end of the rotary shaft, wherein the backup bearing is arranged to overlap the thrust bearing in the radial direction of the rotary shaft.
US10962012B2	Compressor with liquid injection cooling A positive displacement rotary compressor is designed for near isothermal compression, high pressure ratios, high revolutions per minute, high efficiency, mixed gas/liquid compression, a low temperature increase, a low outlet temperature, and/or a high outlet pressure. Liquid injectors provide cooling liquid that cools the working fluid and improves the efficiency of the compressor. A gate moves within the compression chamber to either make contact with or be proximate to the rotor as it turns.
US10962004B2	Synchronized conical screw compressor or pump A conical screw compressor or pump comprising: an inner element configured to rotate around a first axis; and an outer element configured to rotate around a second axis; wherein an outer surface of the inner element and an inner surface of the outer element comprise cooperating grooves and teeth that intermesh on rotation; the first axis and the second axis are each stationary and the first axis is inclined relative to the second axis; and the inner element and the outer element are configured to be, in operation, synchronously rotated, thereby to reduce or eliminate force exerted by the inner element on the outer element or vice versa.
US10961988B2	Water-responsive materials and uses therefor A rotary engine that generates electricity using differences in relative humidity. A water-responsive material expands and contracts as water evaporates which drives the rotation of two wheels. The rotary motion drives an electrical generator which produces electricity. In another embodiment, the water-responsive material is used to actuate an artificial muscle of a robotic device.
US10961986B2	Method for cooling a gearless wind turbine A method for controlling a gearless wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine comprises a generator having a stator and a rotor and an air gap therebetween which has an air gap thickness, wherein the generator is designed as an internal rotor, with the stator as an outer part and the rotor as an inner part, or the generator is designed as an external rotor, with the rotor as an outer part and the stator as an inner part, said method comprising the following steps: detecting a temperature of the outer part as an outer part temperature, detecting a temperature of the inner part as an inner part temperature, calculating a temperature difference as the difference between the outer part temperature and the inner part temperature, and controlling the generator according to the temperature difference such that a reduction in the air gap thickness by thermal expansion of the generator is counteracted.
US10961981B2	Control for a wind turbine A method of controlling a wind turbine having a nacelle, a rotor, a rotating hub, a first rotor blade and at least a second rotor blade, both rotor blades being mounted to the hub. The method includes measuring the strain in the first rotor blade by a strain measurement device attached to the first rotor blade; and choosing the operational parameters of the wind turbine based on the measured strain such that fatigue damage of the second rotor blade is reduced. A wind turbine is controlled by such a method.
US10961976B2	Method for controlling a wave-energy system by determining the excitation force applied by waves incident upon a moving part of the said system The invention relates to the real-time determination of the forces applied by waves incident upon the moving part (2) of a wave-energy system (1). The method according to the invention is based on the construction of a model of the radiation force applied to the moving part (2) and a model of the dynamics of the wave-energy system (1). The invention uses only measurements of the kinematics of the moving part (2) and the force applied by the conversion machine (3) to the moving part (2).
US10961975B2	Low density fluid displacement to store or generate power The present invention relates to systems and methods for pumping or removing a fluid from a region within or on top of or in contact with a water or liquid body and applications for said systems and methods. Some embodiments may also relate to anti-fouling or reducing fouling structures like docks.
US10961974B2	Tidal power generation system and methods The invention provides a system for the extraction of energy from an underwaterflow stream in a body of water. The system comprises a support frame which comprises a plurality of receptacles for mounting functional modules on the support frame. The plurality of receptacles are arranged to form a horizontally-distributed two-dimensional array on the support frame. The plurality of vertical axis turbine units is configured to be interchangeably mounted in the receptacles.
US10961956B2	Filter with perforated end cap and pre-formed gasket capping perforations An air filter, an air filter assembly, and method of installing the air filter into a housing of the air filter assembly are provided. The air filter includes an attachment portion and a lock tab. The lock tab is carried by and resiliently moveable relative to the attachment portion. The lock tab is located radially outward from the attachment portion and movable circumferentially about a central axis of the air filter. Another feature relates to using an end stop in a housing as a catch. Yet another feature relates to using a perforated end cap and capping such perforations with a housing seal.
US10961949B2	Energy conversion apparatus and control system A system including a closed cycle engine having a piston body defining a hot side and a cold side and having a piston assembly movable within the piston body. An electric machine is operatively coupled with the piston assembly. A control system includes one or more sensors operable to detect a piston movement characteristic of the piston assembly movable within the piston body. A controller is communicatively coupled with the one or more sensors and a controllable device. The controller is configured to determine a control command based at least in part on data received from the one or more sensors. The control command is selected based at least in part to cause the electric machine operatively coupled with the piston assembly to generate a preselected electrical power output. The controller provides the determined control command to the controllable device. The controllable device is operable to control an input to an engine working fluid disposed within the piston body.
US10961928B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method for controlling internal combustion engine When a purge valve opens, a CPU calculates a purge concentration learning value based on an air-fuel ratio detected by an air-fuel ratio sensor. Additionally, under the condition that a temperature increase request of a three-way catalyst is generated, the CPU performs dither control that sets one of a plurality of cylinders as a rich combustion cylinder, which is richer than a theoretical air-fuel ratio, and the remaining cylinders as lean combustion cylinders, which are leaner than the theoretical air-fuel ratio. When the dither control is performed, the CPU forbids the update of the purge concentration learning value.
US10961921B2	Model-based control system and method for a turboprop engine Systems and methods for controlling a gas turbine engine and a propeller are described herein. A target output power for the engine and a target speed for the propeller are received. A measurements of at least one engine parameter and a measurement of at least one propeller parameter are received. At least one engine control command is generated based on the target output power, the measurement of the at least one engine parameter and at least one model of the engine. At least one propeller control command is generated based on the target speed, the measurement of the at least one propeller parameter and the at least one model of the propeller. The at least one engine control command is output for controlling an operation of the engine accordingly and the at least one propeller control command is output for controlling an operation of the propeller accordingly.
US10961917B2	Turbomachine dual spool transmission systems A turbomachine dual spool transmission system can include a direct drive assembly configured to selectively allow bypassing of a dual spool differential combination output to allow selective direct engagement of a low pressure spool to directly drive a rotational member or to be directly driven by the rotational member. The system can include the dual spool differential. The dual spool differential can include a gear assembly configured to combine a low pressure spool input and a high pressure spool input into a combination output to provide an output speed range smaller than a low pressure speed range alone.
US10961914B1	Turbine engine exhaust duct system and methods for noise dampening and attenuation A mobile fracking system and methods may include a gas turbine housed at least partially inside a trailer and an exhaust attenuation system configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine. The exhaust attenuation system may include a lower elongated plenum configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine and an upper noise attenuation system that is movably connected relative to a distal end of the lower elongated plenum.
US10961909B2	Variable evaporative cooling system An evaporative cooling system for a gas turbine includes a first plurality of evaporative cooling media, spaced from the other evaporative cooling media. The system also includes a plurality of valves, with water flowing through at least one valve to fully wet at least one evaporative cooling medium. In one mode of operation, at least one evaporative cooling medium remains dry.
US10961908B1	Systems and methods to enhance intake air flow to a gas turbine engine of a hydraulic fracturing unit Systems and methods to increase intake air flow to a gas turbine engine of a hydraulic fracturing unit when positioned in an enclosure may include providing an intake expansion assembly to enhance intake air flow to the gas turbine engine. The intake expansion assembly may include an intake expansion wall defining a plurality of intake ports positioned to supply intake air to the gas turbine engine. The intake expansion assembly also may include one or more actuators connected to a main housing of the enclosure and the intake expansion assembly. The one or more actuators may be positioned to cause the intake expansion wall to move relative to the main housing between a first position preventing air flow through the plurality of intake ports and a second position providing air flow through the plurality of intake ports to an interior of the enclosure.
US10961903B2	Supercharging system, control device for supercharging system, and method for operating supercharging system A supercharging system includes: a first supercharger including a first compressor for compressing air to be supplied to an engine and a motor for driving the first compressor; a leakage current measuring part for measuring a leakage current of the motor; and a first controller for controlling the first supercharger. The first controller includes a motor control part configured to, when a measurement result by the leakage current measuring part is not less than a first threshold, set an upper limit value of an output command value for the motor to be lower than when the measurement result is less than the first threshold, and to control an output of the motor within a range which does not exceed the upper limit value.
US10961895B2	Muffler A muffler includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe which, along with the inner pipe, forms a double-wall pipe. A cavity is provided between the inner and outer pipes. A first end of the double-wall pipe is closed between the inner and outer pipes, and a second end of the double-wall pipe has an opening between the inner and outer pipes. The cavity communicates with an exhaust channel via the opening. The cavity is formed as a result of the inner pipe being shaped in a manner such that a portion of an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe is positioned on an inner-circumferential side relative to a reference, the reference being a position of an outer-circumferential surface of the outer pipe.
US10961893B2	Systems and methods for particulate filter regeneration Methods and systems are provided for regenerating an exhaust particulate filter based on a projected vehicle drive cycle and catalyst ammonia storage level. In one example, a method may include scheduling a PF regeneration during a regeneration window to maintain a threshold ammonia level in an exhaust catalyst, at the end of the drive cycle.
US10961889B2	Methods and systems for removing deposits in an aftertreatment system Systems and methods for removing deposit in an aftertreatment system for an engine are disclosed herein. The method comprises determining an amount of deposits accumulated in the aftertreatment system, determining combustion targets for the engine in response to determining the amount of deposits exceeds a deposit threshold, and modulating an air mass flow for the engine based on the determined combustion targets. The air mass flow can be modulated by changing the position of the wastegate or the geometry of the variable geometry turbine (VGT).
US10961888B2	NOx sensor control device and NOx sensor control method A NOx sensor control device is connected to a NOx sensor mounted in an internal combustion engine. The NOx sensor has a detection cell configured to detect a NOx concentration and having a solid electrolyte body and a pair of electrodes provided on a surface of the solid electrolyte body and a heater heating the detection cell. The NOx sensor control device has a heater control unit. The heater control unit is configured to, at a time when an operation of the internal combustion engine stops, perform a recovery control of the NOx sensor which is an electric current control of the heater for removing SOx adsorbed to the NOx sensor.
US10961885B2	Carbon cutter machine A device for reducing the emission of carbon particles from combustion of hydrocarbons, more particularly in exhaust emission of vehicles, includes a duality of electrically conducting rotating members with opposite polarities, charged with high voltage to create a corona discharge and agglomerate the ionized carbon particles. The carbon particles are cleaned using a plurality of wipers. The agglomerated carbon particles are then separated in a removable collection box or are optionally fed to a cyclone filter to be disposed. Various embodiments may be installed in existing vehicles as well as in open source pollution locations to helps control air pollution.
US10961883B2	Internal combustion engine provided with a system supplying a water-based operator liquid Internal combustion engine having: a cylinder defining a combustion chamber; an exhaust duct that is flown through by the exhaust gases; and a system to supply a water-based operator liquid to the combustion chamber having: a tank designed to contain a certain amount of water-based operator liquid and a heating device designed to heat the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank. The heating device has: a first gas-liquid heat exchanger, which is designed to be flown through by at least part of the exhaust gases flowing along the exhaust duct; a second liquid-liquid heat exchanger, which is designed to heat the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank; and a hydraulic circuit, which is designed to send round an exchange fluid through the first heat exchanger to transfer the heat from the exhaust gases to the exchange fluid and through the second heat exchanger to transfer the heat from the exchange fluid to the water-based operator liquid contained in the tank.
US10961881B2	Method for lubricating a large slow-running two-stroke engine with SIP lubricant injector Disclosed is lubrication for a slow-running two-stroke engine, especially marine diesel engines. The lubrication uses Swirl Injection Principle by locating the lubricant injectors closer to the TDC than ⅕ of the full stroke of the piston, which is closer than in typical marine diesel engines. This can be achieved by reconstructing cylinder liners or by adding new mounting holes to the cylinder. In case that such reconstruction is not possible, an improvement of SIP principles can also be achieved by directing the spray towards the TDC or to a location on the cylinder liner closer to the TDC as compared to the location of the SIP valves, for example under an angle of more than 30 degrees or even more than 60 degrees when measured from a plane normal to the cylinder axis.
US10961879B1	Sensor assembly for a sliding camshaft of a motor vehicle A sensor assembly for a sliding camshaft of a motor vehicle is provided. The sliding camshaft includes a base shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis and rotates about the longitudinal axis. The sliding camshaft further includes lobe banks rotationally fixed to the base shaft. Each lobe bank is axially movable between first and second positions relative to the base shaft. The sensor assembly includes a detection element rotationally fixed relative to the base shaft and axially movable between first and second positions relative to the base shaft. The sensor assembly further includes a sensor operably coupled to the detection element and configured to generate a signal indicative of an axial position of the detection element relative to the base shaft and at least one of an angular speed of the base shaft and an angular position of the base shaft about the longitudinal axis.
US10961878B2	Valve train for the variable actuation of an inlet valve and an outlet valve, and internal combustion engine having a valve train of this type A valve train for the variable actuation of an inlet valve and an outlet valve of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, having a first operative connection between a valve actuating device and the inlet valve and a second operative connection between the valve actuating device and the outlet valve. The first operative connection and the second operative connection are assigned an interrupting element which is set up to temporarily interrupt the operative connections. The first operative connection and the second operative connection are connected to the same interrupting element in such a way that the first operative connection and the second operative connection can be interrupted temporarily by way of the interrupting element.
US10961877B2	Apparatus and method for a hydraulic valvetrain system Apparatus (10) for a hydraulic valvetrain system (90) comprising: a first oil retaining means 5 (12), a second oil retaining means (20) and an oil conveyance means (14, 16) having a first end (18) operably connected to the first oil retaining means (12) and a second end (22) operably connected to the second oil retaining means (20). The second oil retaining means (20) is configured to receive oil from the first oil retaining means (12) via the oil conveyance means (14, 16), the first oil retaining means (12) is configured to receive oil from the oil 10 conveyance means (14, 16) and the oil conveyance means (14, 16) is configured to receive oil from the second oil retaining means (20).
US10961867B2	Turboshaft engine embeddable in a reduction gearbox A turboshaft engine for a helicopter, comprising a case inside which a gas generator and a turbine are accommodated, the turbine being mounted on a power shaft that extends along a longitudinal direction. The turboshaft engine further comprises means for removably mounting the power shaft into a reduction gearbox inside which at least one gear of a first reduction stage is accommodated. The means for removably mounting the power shaft include a pinion having a central bore, the shape of which is adapted to that of the power shaft in such a way that the pinion can slide over the power shaft; furthermore, the contour of the pinion is adapted to the shape of the gear of the first stage in such a way that the pinion can form a leading input pinion of the gearbox in said gear once the power shaft has been mounted in the reduction gearbox.
US10961862B2	Fatigue resistant blade outer air seal A blade outer air seal segment including a radially outward surface, a radially inward surface oriented away from the radially outward surface, and a cooling channel located between the radially outward surface and the radially inward surface. The blade outer air seal segment also including a stress-relief boss extending into the cooling channel and an inlet orifice fluidly coupled to the cooling channel through the stress-relief boss.
US10961856B2	Ceramic core for a multi-cavity turbine blade A ceramic core used for fabricating a hollow turbine blade for a turbine engine by using the lost-wax casting technique and shaped to constitute the cavities of the blade as a single element, includes, in order to feed the insides of these cavities jointly with cooling air, core portions that are to form first and second lateral cavities and that are connected to a core portion that is to form at least one central cavity, firstly in the core root via at least two ceramic junctions, and secondly at various heights up the core via a plurality of other ceramic junctions of positioning that defines the thickness of the internal partitions of the blade, while also ensuring additional cooling air for predetermined critical zones of the first and second lateral cavities.
US10961854B2	Dirt funnel squealer purges A component for use in a gas turbine engine includes a channel configured to port a gas from an inlet along a flow path. The component further includes a wall defining an outlet configured to receive the gas, the wall forming an angle with the flow path that is between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, the outlet having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter, the first portion configured to receive the gas before the second portion, and the first diameter being greater than the second diameter.
US10961849B2	Rotary piston and cylinder device A rotary piston and cylinder device (1) comprising a rotor (2), a stator and a shutter disc (3), the rotor comprising a piston (5) which extends from the rotor into the cylinder space, the rotor and the stator together defining the cylinder space, the shutter disc passing through the cylinder space and forming a partition therein, and the disc comprising a slot (3a) which allows passage of the piston therethrough, the slot provided between two surface portions which receive the piston therethrough,at least one of the surfaces defines a close-running region with the piston to provide a fluid seal, and for at least part of the period during which the piston passes through the slot, the close-running region is offset from a mid-plane which extends through the disc and is co-planar with the disc.
US10961846B2	Multi-directional ultrasonic transducer for downhole measurements Multi-directional ultrasonic transducers useful for small downhole applications where two or more separate or larger transducers are too large. The transducer includes a backing material having two or more piezoelectric elements attached thereto. The piezoelectric elements are attached to the backing such that each elements transmit ultrasounds in different directions. An encapsulating material surrounds both the piezoelectric elements and the backing. Since the piezoelectric elements share the same backing and the same encapsulation, the form factor of the multi-directional transducer is greatly reduced in comparison to conventional transducer designs.
US10961841B2	Remote field eddy current technique for corrosion inspection of multiple pipes including transition sections Systems and methods for corrosion detection of downhole tubulars. A method may include disposing an electromagnetic logging tool in a wellbore, wherein the electromagnetic logging tool may comprise a transmitter and a receiver; making a first measurement with the electromagnetic logging tool in a first nominal section of the wellbore, wherein the first nominal section may comprise M pipes, wherein M may be a number of pipes positioned in the first nominal section; making a second measurement with the electromagnetic logging tool in a second nominal section of the wellbore, wherein the second nominal section may comprise N pipes, wherein N may be a number of pipes in the second nominal section, wherein N may be different than M; calculating a phase difference between the first and second measurements; calculating a thickness difference between the first and second measurements; calculating a first slope from at least the phase difference and the thickness difference; making a third measurement in a non-nominal section of the wellbore; and calculating a thickness associated with a depth of the third measurement using at least the first slope and the third measurement.
US10961830B1	Waterless foam generator for fracturing shale oil and gas reservoirs and use thereof The present disclosure discloses a waterless foam generator for fracturing shale oil and gas reservoirs and use thereof. The structure of the waterless foam generator includes: a top of the proppant storage tank is provided with a proppant inlet, a second feed port of liquid CO2 and a safety valve, and a bottom of the proppant storage tank is connected to the high-pressure gas-liquid-solid mixer, a side wall of the high-pressure gas-liquid-solid mixer is provided with a first feed port of liquid CO2, an feed port of N2 and an feed port of waterless foam foaming agent, and the high-pressure gas-liquid-solid mixer is connected to the first shaker of waterless foam fracturing fluid, the first shaker of waterless foam fracturing fluid, the second shaker of waterless foam fracturing fluid and the third shaker of waterless foam fracturing fluid are connected in sequence.
US10961822B2	Drill string mountable wellbore cleanup apparatus and method A drill pipe mountable wellbore cleaning tool apparatus is of an improved configuration that enables attachment to a drill pipe joint having first and second connector end portions and a cylindrically shaped portion in between the connector end portions. The drill pipe joint with attached debris cleaning tool or tools is made part of a drill string. The apparatus includes a support sleeve that is mounted to the drill pipe joint in between the connector end portions. The support sleeve abuts but does not invade the integrity of the cylindrical portion. Centralizers are attached to the opposing ends of the support sleeve, with each centralizer overlapping a portion of the support sleeve. The support sleeve carries one or more debris cleaning tools in between the centralizers. These tools enable debris to be removed from a wellbore. At least one locking clamp is attached to the cylindrical portion next to a said centralizer. The locking clamp prevents the support sleeve from moving longitudinally along the drill pipe joint.
US10961819B2	Downhole valve for production or injection The present disclosure provides a valve assembly comprising a valve section, a power section, and an electronics section. The valve assembly is configured to mate with a tubing sub (and/or mandrel) inserted in-line with a tubing string inserted into a wellbore. The valve allows for injection into or production from the tubing string. The valve assembly comprises an electric motor and a motor controller permitting fine control over the valve, as well as sensors which measure various parameters, such as fluid flow, valve position, pressure, temperature, and/or water cut. A cable connects the valve assembly to the surface and provides power and data telemetry and allows control of the valve assembly with a remote electronic signal. Multiple valve assemblies may be provided at spaced intervals along the tubing string and individually monitored and/or controlled by a remote location. Also disclosed is a method for operation of such valve assemblies.
US10961818B2	Ball valve with dissolvable ball A ball valve can include a housing that contains a flow path and a ball positioned in the flow path. The ball can be configured to seal a first portion of the flow path from a second portion of the flow path in a closed position, and at least a portion of the ball can be dissolvable and the ball can include a bore formed therethrough.
US10961808B2	Tension release packer for a bottomhole assembly and methods of use A resettable elastomeric packer element of a packer, compressed for sealing in a wellbore, is released from sealing engagement in the wellbore by applying tension to an end of the packer element. The elastomeric packer element stretches and releases from the wellbore forming an annular passageway between the packer element and the wellbore. In the absence of a pressure equalization valve or flow passages through the packer, the annular passageway equalizes pressure differentials across the packer element allowing a tool, in which the packer is incorporated, to be moved in the wellbore with little or no damage to the packer element and further, allows debris to flow from above the packer to below the packer.
US10961806B2	Downhole well tools and methods of using such A downhole tool for use in a gas or oil well is provided. The tool comprising a length of tubing having at least one annular sealing means mounted on the outer surface thereof. The annular sealing means, which are formed from a eutectic/bismuth based alloy, serve to secure the downhole tool in position within an oil or gas well during so that the tool can carry out its function.
US10961797B2	Integrated milling and production device An integrated milling and production device. The device includes a production housing, a connector, a motor, and milling bit. The production housing has a central bore with at least one flapper valve pivotally disposed therein and an actuator. Upon completion of milling operations, the connector may be disengaged from the production housing. The production housing may be repositioned in the well. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the flapper valve to permit the flow of production up the production housing to the well surface. The actuator may be a piston.
US10961791B2	Method and apparatus to rotate subsurface wellbore casing Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a method and apparatus for subterranean wellbores and in particular, to a method and apparatus for rotating a subsurface tubular string, such as a casing section, without rotation at the surface. More specifically, a casing section of a wellbore may be rotated to provide a cement seal with increased strength and reliability. In one embodiment, a downhole tool and rotation assembly is disclosed which imparts a torsional force to a predetermined casing section when a fluid is flowed through the downhole tool and rotation assembly.
US10961785B2	Polycrystalline diamond compact In an embodiment, a method of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond compact is disclosed. The method includes sintering a plurality of diamond particles in the presence of a metal-solvent catalyst to form a polycrystalline diamond body; leaching the polycrystalline diamond body to at least partially remove the metal-solvent catalyst therefrom, thereby forming an at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body; and subjecting an assembly of the at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body and a cemented carbide substrate to a high-pressure/high-temperature process at a pressure to infiltrate the at least partially leached polycrystalline diamond body with an infiltrant. The pressure of the high-pressure/high-temperature process is less than that employed in the act of sintering of the plurality of diamond particles.
US10961778B2	Boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus A boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus is provided. One aspect of the present ladder apparatus includes an elongated extension handle including a slot adjacent a lower end thereof. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus provides a snap-on step tread which can be mounted to a dual-tubular ladder step structure. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus employs a laterally expandable ladder step which can be retrofit onto an existing ladder. A further aspect employs clasps or hooks to attach and retain a ladder step to generally vertical ladder rails in a tool-free and fastener-free manner.
US10961763B2	Adjustable stopper element with improved fixation and/or adjustability An adjustable stopper device (1) for a vehicle door or hood, includes a base part (100), and adjustment part (200), a stopper part (300) and a fastening structure (400). The adjustment part is connected to the base part via threads (120, 220) and thereby rotatable around a device axis (210) with respect to the base part (100). The stopper part is configured to contact the vehicle door and to provide an abutment surface (310) for the vehicle door when the vehicle door is closed, wherein the stopper part is connected to the adjustment part and wherein the axial position of the abutment surface is adjustable by turning the adjustment part with respect to the base part around the device axis. The fastening structure fastens the base part to the car body (2). A vehicle with, use of and method for manufacturing such a device are also described.
US10961759B2	Pneumatic door closer A pneumatic door closer includes a rotary energy-storing mechanism including a housing and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a cylinder, a second piston assembly and a sealing element, the sealing element is in an air tight connection with the cylinder and the second piston assembly, to form a closed space filled with high pressure gas in the cylinder. The second piston assembly drives the closed space into a first air chamber and a second air chamber in communication with each other. The driving mechanism also includes a first piston assembly connected to the second piston assembly. The pneumatic door closer also includes a transmission mechanism having one end received in the housing and another end connected to the door frame.
US10961752B2	Motor vehicle latch The object of the invention is a motor vehicle latch demonstrating a locking mechanism comprising a catch and at least a pawl, a latch plate (1), whereby the locking mechanism can be accommodated in the latch plate (1) and the latch plate (1) demonstrates an inlet area (12), whereby a latch holder (13) can be inserted to interact with the locking mechanism in the inlet area (12) and with at least a deformation (11) formed in a peripheral area of the inlet area (12) in the latch plate (1), whereby the deformation (11) is arranged at least in places directly on an edge of the inlet area (12).
US10961742B2	Multi-point fixed attachment system A collapsible shelter is presented. The collapsible shelter includes a bracket. The bracket include a socket for receiving an end of a pole for supporting the collapsible shelter. The bracket also includes a handle for receiving a fastener. The collapsible shelter also includes multiple legs for supporting the collapsible shelter. The bracket is coupled to one of the multiple legs.
US10961738B2	Pool cleaning apparatus with optimized control The invention relates to a pool cleaning apparatus including: a cleaning unit (100), at least one hydraulic system for circulating a liquid between at least one liquid inlet (103) and at least one liquid outlet (104) and through a filtration device of the cleaning unit (100), a pump suitable for forcing the circulation of water between the liquid inlet (103) and the liquid outlet (104) and through the filtration device, drive and guide means for moving the cleaning unit, and means for controlling said drive and guide means. The pool cleaning apparatus includes at least one debris detection means placed in the hydraulic system of the cleaning unit (100).
US10961734B2	Non-weld joist reinforcement system and method A joist chord reinforcement apparatus for a joist having a chord with a first chord end and a second chord end is disclosed that includes a reinforcement rod, first and second end clamp assemblies operable to clamp the reinforcement rod to the first and second ends of the chord respectively, and at least one rod clamping assembly operable to secure the reinforcement rod to the chord between the first and second end clamp assemblies when the first and second end clamp assemblies are clamping the reinforcement rod to first and second ends of the chord respectively. A method of reinforcing the chord of a joist is also disclosed.
US10961733B2	Expansion forms and associated techniques for repairing concrete damage The bottom of an expansion form is carved to approximately match the contour of the bottom of a crack or joint, while the top is allowed to “run wild” above the surface level. A generous bead of flexible caulk is applied to the bottom of the crack or joint and the expansion form is gently pressed into the caulk to seal the bottom of the expansion form to the bottom of the crack or joint. The damaged area is backfilled and graded, and the top of the form is trimmed after backfill sets. The lower portion of the expansion form is made from a closed-cell polyethylene foam board with sawed sides, which opens the cells to improve the adhesion of the expansion form to the backfill material. Lateral blocking may be used to support the expansion form upright and following the joint or crack while the backfill sets.
US10961732B2	Concrete penetration patch kit and method A safe, time-saving, and effective way to repair abandon core holes in concrete slabs in buildings with multiple floors. The kit allows repairs to be performed from above the slab, rather than solely from below. It saves workers time and frustration while also lowering overtime costs for a greater return. The device holds poured cement in place with metal disks, rather than combustible materials, fiberglass insulation, or other makeshift materials, for maximum safety. The present invention uses a wire to secure plugs in cores, effectively preventing the plugs from falling out. Concrete penetration patch kit includes a concrete penetration patch kit is used by contractors to repair abandon core holes in concrete slabs. This innovative product is a concrete patch kit for use when patching any abandoned slab penetrations, including electrical, plumbing, and floor cores in concrete.
US10961725B2	Suspension work platform hoist system A suspension work platform hoist system for raising and lowering a work platform is provided. The system incorporates at least one hoist attached to the work platform and in electrical communication with a hoist control system having a monitoring and diagnostic system to monitor and record at least one of a plurality of operating characteristics of the hoist. The hoist control system may further include a safety lock out system that requires authentication of an operator prior to the hoist control system causing movement of the hoist system.
US10961718B2	Cladding element A cladding element, for use in a building envelope, comprising a first face, a second face and a plurality of edges. One or more of the plurality of edges includes a mating feature configured to resist moisture passage between cladding elements when the cladding elements are installed on a wall or other structure. The cladding element can include one or more joint features to improve mating between the cladding elements, reduce labor costs, and facilitate moisture drainage from the cladding elements.
US10961715B2	Twist resistant roof structure The present invention relates to a roof structure comprising support members. Depth locators are provided for fastening to the support members to locate a desired depth of bridge members. The bridge members extend between the support members at the desired depth. A safety barrier is provided for being supported by the bridge members. Each depth locator may include a folded sheet bracket which advantageously resists twisting when fastened to the support members with a threaded depth locator fastener driven by a rattle gun.
US10961711B2	Reinforcement system and a method of reinforcing a structure with a tendon A reinforcement system for anchoring tendons for structural reinforcing a structure such as a concrete structure, said reinforcement system comprises at least one anchor and at least one tendon, said anchor is adapted to fix said tendon in and/or outside said structure, wherein said reinforcement system comprises a ductility element, which is positioned in structural connection between said tendon and said anchor, said ductility element comprising weakened deformation zones being deformable so that the length of the ductility is increased or decreased in an axial direction along the length of said tendon.
US10961704B2	Drift track A connection between supporting and supported structural members, particularly between curtain walls and interior support structures, wherein the connector is a member having first portion and a second portion joined at a junction and the second portion is formed with a plurality of elongated slots and the connector rides in a track attached to the first structural member.
US10961703B2	Corner assembly for a modular wall overlay system A corner hardware kit for completing a frame corner that is defined by a first frame element and a second frame element includes a corner bracket having a first portion for attachment to the first frame element and a second portion for attachment to the second frame element. The corner bracket has an upstanding foot that protrudes rearwardly therefrom and carries a coupling member at a distal end thereof. The kit also includes an elastic corner insert that has a curved outer surface and has a pair of first coupling elements for mating to a pair of second coupling elements that are associated with the first and second frame elements to complete the corner of the frame.
US10961699B2	Mineral wool insulation board system with mechanical fasteners and reinforcing mesh A method of constructing an exterior insulated wall is provided. The method includes: erecting a wall structure of vertical studs and sheathing mounted to the studs; applying a moisture barrier layer and an adhesive layer; mounting a rear surface of a mineral wool insulation board to the adhesive layer, the rear surface having vertically extending drainage grooves, a front surface of the insulation board having a reinforcing mesh adhered thereto; securing the mineral wool insulation board to the studs with corrosion resistant screws and washers; and applying a weather resistant coating on the reinforcing mesh and washers. The mineral wool insulation board includes mechanically entangled non-woven hydrophobic fibers spaced apart by air voids to define a compressible fibrous mass. The washers and screws exert pressure on a compressed zone of the compressible fibrous mass which reduces moisture permeability, increases volume percentage of fibers, and lowers volume percentage of air voids.
US10961696B2	Fabricated intelligent joint provided with particle damping chambers for energy dissipation and assembly method A fabricated intelligent joint provided with particle damping chambers for energy dissipation includes a core steel frame, an external fully-fabricated steel pipe column, a fully-fabricated annular beam-column connecting assembly, a structural health detection system and particle damping chambers. The core steel frame is located in the external fully-fabricated steel pipe column, is concentric with the external fully-fabricated steel pipe column and comprises a circular hollow steel keel and a plurality of protruding steel plate wings. The external fully-fabricated steel pipe column is formed by splicing a plurality of arc steel pipe column sheets. A space between the external fully-fabricated steel pipe column and the circular hollow steel keel of the core steel frame has the particle damping chambers installed therein and has concrete poured therein. A large quantity of spherical rubber particles is contained in the particle damping chambers.
US10961693B2	Dual flush flapper valve apparatus A dual flush flapper valve apparatus for converting a standard toilet to a dual flush system includes a valve body having a lower rim and an upper rim. The lower rim is configured to selectively engage a tank valve of a toilet. A valve top is coupled to the valve body and is selectively engageable with the upper rim to seal and alternatively unseal a top aperture. A first chain and a second chain are configured to attach to a trip lever of the toilet to move the valve top between a closed position. The first chain and the second chain are arranged such that a partial depression of a handle of the toilet lifts the trip lever to move the valve top to the open position and a full depression of the handle lifts the trip lever further to move the valve body to the lifted position.
US10961692B2	Tub spout diverter seal member A diverter seal member for a diverter structure of a tub spout structure includes a central body, a first seal extension, and a second seal extension. The central body includes a first side, a second side, and an aperture extending completely through the central body between the first side and the second side of the central body. The first seal extension extends from the first side of the central body and around a central axis that extends axially through a center of the aperture. The first seal extension includes a first extension side, a second extension side, and an extension end. The extension end of the first seal extension extends substantially perpendicularly to the first extension side and the second extension side of the first seal extension. The second seal extension extends from the second side of the central body around the central axis of the aperture.
US10961691B2	Coupling device for coupling and decoupling a flow regulating device from a water piping system A coupling device for coupling and decoupling a flow regulating device from a water piping system. The coupling device includes an inlet and an outlet, each arranged to be connected to a pipe of the piping system, and a holder arranged between the inlet and the outlet for holding the flow regulating device. The coupling device further includes a locking device which is movable from and towards the holder between an unlocked and a locked position. In the locked position, the locking device is arranged to engage and lock the flow regulating device held in the holder and the device is coupled to the inlet and the outlet. In the unlocked position, the locking device is moved away from the flow regulating device for removal of the flow regulating device from the coupling device.
US10961688B2	Construction machine To enable maintenance of a control valve in a narrow space, on a slewing frame an engine is disposed at a rear portion, a swivel joint is disposed between a pair of vertical plates, a slewing motor is disposed diagonally behind the swivel joint between the paired vertical plates, and a control valve is disposed diagonally behind the swivel joint between the paired vertical plates and forward of the engine. A detachment direction A of a plurality of spools of the control valve extends obliquely in such a way as to get closer to a right vertical plate as it goes rearward.
US10961666B2	Determine sonic sensor angle using laser shape A system for distributing a material over a surface includes a sensor configured to transmit a sonic signal from a position on the system to a surface of a quantity of the material. The system also includes a device to project an image onto the surface of the quantity of the material. The device is adjustable in relation to the sensor to cause the image to have a specified shape when the sonic signal impacts the surface of the quantity of the material at a specified angle, and a different shape when the sonic signal impacts the surface of the quantity of the material at different angle.
US10961655B2	Portable apparel drying assemblies and methods of use Portable assemblies and methods for drying apparel, for example, footwear or gloves, are provided. The assemblies include a housing; projections or pegs pivotally mounted to or inserted into the housing, the projections each having an inlet, an outlet, an internal passage communicating the inlet to the outlet, and the projections can be oriented in a position adapted to receive the apparel; and a source of air having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlets of the projections. The assemblies may include a handle or strap for transporting the assemblies. The air may be provided by a fan or blower, and may be heated. The projections can be pivotally mounted in different directions and extend and retract into the housing. The retracted projection may be flush with the surface of the housing when not in use.
US10961652B2	Method for treating laundry in a laundry washing machine and laundry washing machine A method is provided for treating laundry in a laundry washing machine. The method includes at least one washing phase during which the laundry is washed with introduction of water and the detergent into a washing tub and tumbled by rotation of a washing drum, at least one successive draining phase for draining liquid from the washing tub and following the draining phase at least one rinsing step in which the laundry is soaked with water, and a final rinsing step in which the laundry is treated by means of a rinse additive. An additive supply step is also included, where water is introduced into the tub together with the additive. Before the additive supply step, in a saturation step, the laundry is provided with a saturation amount of water for saturating said laundry.
US10961644B2	High loft, nonwoven web exhibiting excellent recovery A high loft, nonwoven web is disclosed having a three dimensional structure with fibers oriented in the x, y and z directions. The web has a fiber size distribution of from 0 μm to about 15 μm with at least about 25% of the fibers being above 4 μm. The web has a thickness of less than about 250 millimeters and a basis weight ranging from about 20 g/m2 to about 3,000 g/m2. The web also has a vertical cross-section, when taken parallel to a machine direction, exhibiting a plurality of snugly stacked, approximately V, U or C-shaped structures, with each V, U or C-shaped structure having an apex facing in the machine direction. The web further has a recovery value ranging from about 20% to about 99% after being compressed under a pressure of 0.25 psi for a time period of 30 minutes.
US10961641B2	Feather-like polyester fiber and preparing method thereof A type of feather-like polyester fiber and a preparing method thereof are disclosed. The preparing method is to manufacture filament from a modified polyester through a POY process with a four-fold flat spinneret and a successive DTY processes, wherein said modified polyester is the product of the esterification and the successive polycondensation reactions of evenly mixed terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, main-chain silicated diol and fluorinated dicarboxylic acid, and the spinneret is the one set with four-fold flat shaped orifices. The obtained fiber has a dye uptake of 89.6-93.7% when dyed at 130° C., and has an intrinsic viscosity drop of 13-20% when stored at 25° C. and R.H. 65% for 60 months. This invention is simple to apply and features a product with good dyeing and degradation performance.
US10961627B2	Condensation suppressing method and processing system Condensation on a member of a processing apparatus can be suppressed. A condensation suppressing method of suppressing condensation in a processing apparatus configured to perform a processing on a processing target object includes a first measurement process, a second measurement process and a first control process. In the first measurement process, a first surface temperature of a member of the processing apparatus, which is exposed within a closed space, is measured. In the second measurement process, a dew-point temperature of air within the closed space is measured. In the first control process, a supply amount of low-dew-point air, which has a dew-point temperature lower than a dew-point temperature of air outside the processing apparatus, into the closed space is controlled based on the first surface temperature and the dew-point temperature of the air within the closed space.
US10961618B2	Process for producing carbon-nanotube grafted substrate The present invention relates to a process for producing a carbon nanotube-grafted substrate, the process comprising: providing a substrate having catalytic material deposited thereon; and synthesising carbon nanotubes on the substrate by a chemical vapour deposition process in a reaction chamber; characterised in that the process comprises providing a counter electrode, applying a potential difference to the substrate in relation to the counter electrode and maintaining the potential difference of the substrate in relation to the counter electrode during the chemical vapour deposition process.
US10961617B2	Articles coated with fluoro-annealed films Articles and methods relating to coatings having superior plasma etch-resistance and which can prolong the life of RIE components are provided. An article has a vacuum compatible substrate and a protective film overlying at least a portion of the substrate. The film comprises a fluorinated metal oxide containing yttrium.
US10961599B2	Lightweight door beam, composition thereof and method of manufacturing the same A steel composition, a reinforcement part of a vehicle using the steel composition and a method of manufacturing the reinforcement part using the steel composition are provided. In particular, the steel composition includes increased content of carbon components and the steel composition is processed by rapid heating and immediate quenching.
US10961594B2	Compositions to detect Atopobium vaginae nucleic acid The disclosed invention include nucleic acid oligomers that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, as capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes for detection of 16S rRNA from Atopobium vaginae in samples by using methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection.
US10961591B2	Methods of mast cell tumor prognosis and uses thereof The present disclosure provides methods for detecting a high-risk phenotype of a mast cell tumor (MCT) in a biological sample from a mammal, preferably a dog. Kits, PCR probes and primers to detect high-risk MCT are also provided.
US10961587B2	Early lung cancer detection by DNA methylation phenotyping of sputum-derived cells In certain embodiments, this application discloses methods for detecting lung cancer. The method includes characterization of cells extracted from human sputum, which is a valuable tissue surrogate and source of upper respiratory cells that become cancerous early in 5 the process of lung cancer development. The method includes the staining of extracted cells with fluorescent reporters that produce a specific pattern in the nuclei of labeled cells, which can be made visible by light microscopy. The pattern is relevant to a type of epigenetic coding of DNA known as DNA methylation, which changes in specific cells of the lung during cancer development, in comparison to normal respiratory cells.
US10961569B2	Polynucleotide sequence detection method A method of detecting a target polynucleotide sequence in a given nucleic acid analyte characterised by the steps of: a. annealing the analyte to a single-stranded probe oligonucleotide A0 to create a first intermediate product which is at least partially double-stranded and in which the 3′ end of A0 forms a double-stranded complex with the analyte target sequence; b. pyrophosphorolysing the first intermediate product with a pyrophosphorolysing enzyme in the 3′-5′ direction from the 3′ end of A0 to create partially digested strand A1 and the analyte; c. (i) annealing A1 to a single-stranded trigger oligonucleotide B and extending the A1 strand in the 5′-3′ direction against B; or (ii) circularising A1 through ligation of its 3′ and 5′ ends; or (iii) ligating the 3′ end of A1 to the 5′ end of a ligation probe oligonucleotide C; in each case to create an oligonucleotide A2; d. priming A2 with at least one single-stranded primer oligonucleotide and creating multiple copies of A2, or a region of A2; and e. detecting a signal derived from the multiple copies and inferring therefrom the presence or absence of the polynucleotide target sequence in the analyte.
US10961564B2	Nanoporous gold and silver nanoparticles and substrates for molecular and biomolecular sensing A methodology for assays and diagnostics utilizes a nanoporous or corrugated metal-containing surface, fiber or particle which enhances or suppresses the optical detectability of a label. The resulting optical, electromagnetic, or imaging signal signals the presence of a pathogen or analyte of interest. Preferred embodiments pertain to label-free, in situ monitoring of individual DNA hybridization in microfluidics using molecular sentinel probes immobilized on nanoporous gold disks. By immobilizing molecular sentinel probes on nanoporous gold disks, single-molecule sensitivity is demonstrated via surface-enhanced Raman scattering which provides robust signals. The described methodology is generally applicable to most amplification independent assays and molecular diagnostics.
US10961561B2	Fluidic cartridge with valve mechanism Provided herein is a fluidic cartridge having a body comprising a malleable material and a layer comprising a deformable material bonded to a surface of the body that seals one or more fluidic channels that communicate with one or more valve bodies formed in a surface of the body. The valve can be closed by applying pressure to the deformable material sufficient to crush and close off a fluidic channel in the body. Also provided are a cartridge interface configured to engage the cartridge. Also provided is a system including a cartridge interface and methods of using the cartridge and system.
US10961558B2	Substance or contamination detection A spectroscopic method and system detects the amount of one or more substances or contaminants in or on a product, such as fecal contamination on meat samples.
US10961553B2	Methods and compositions for producing fatty alcohols Methods and compositions, including nucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and host cells, for producing fatty alcohols are described.
US10961548B2	Diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase variant and method for producing olefin compound by using the same Mutations involving amino acid substitution were introduced into various sites of diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (MVD), thus preparing a large number of MVD variants. Then, the variants were each evaluated in terms of a catalytic activity for production of olefin compounds such as isoprene. As a result, it was found that substitution of glycine at position with a different amino acid resulted in improvement in the catalytic activity. In addition, it was found that the MVD in which arginine at position and threonine at position in addition to the position were further substituted with different amino acids, respectively, also had the high catalytic activity.
US10961543B2	Tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins and the use thereof to increase the saccharose concentration in a saccharose storage organ of plants The invention relates to tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins, more particularly tonoplast proton/saccharose antiporter proteins, the nucleotide sequences which encode them and uses thereof for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration. The invention also includes methods for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration, methods for increasing the saccharose concentration in plants, and for identifying plants which are suitable for creating a higher saccharose concentration.
US10961534B2	Methods of treating porphyria A method of treating porphyria in a patient is provided comprising knocking down or reducing expression or activity of β-catenin in the patient, e.g., in the liver of a patient, to an extent effective to treat porphyria in a patient.
US10961533B2	Stem cell with suppressed SOCS and improved immunosuppressive ability and use thereof The present invention relates to a stem cell having an immunosuppressive ability in which the expression or activity of a suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) is inhibited, and a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting immunity, which includes the stem cell. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition for inducing the immunosuppressive activity of a stem cell, including a suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) expression or activity inhibitor. The inhibition of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) expression or activity, according to the present invention, may enhance the immunosuppressive ability of a stem cell, and the stem cell with enhanced immunosuppressive ability may be used as an effective cell therapeutic agent in an autoimmune disease, rejection upon organ transplantation, or an allergic disease.
US10961531B2	Compositions and methods for induced tissue regeneration in mammalian species Aspects of the present invention include methods and compositions related to the modulation of molecules regulating the regenerative potential of cells and tissues in the embryonic state and the loss thereof in later fetal and adult stages of development. Said methods and compositions have uses in research in stem cell biology and in increasing regenerative potential in fetal and adult tissues otherwise incapable of regeneration.
US10961529B2	Barcoding nucleic acids Methods of barcoding nucleic acids, such as genomic DNA, are provided herein. In some embodiments, a fragment of genomic DNA may comprise a first and a second barcode.
US10961522B2	Highly potent acid alpha-glucosidase with enhanced carbohydrates Recombinant human alpha glucosidase (rhGAA) composition derived from CHO cells that contains a more optimized glycan composition consisting of a higher amount of rhGAA containing N-glycans carrying mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) or bis-M6P than conventional rhGAAs, along with low amount of non-phosphorylated high mannose glycans, and low amount of terminal galactose on complex oligosaccharides. Compositions containing the rhGAA, and methods of use are described.
US10961519B2	PHi29 DNA polymerase mutant with increased thermostability Provided are a phi29 DNA polymerase mutant with increased thermo stability, a method for preparing the mutant, the use of the mutant, and a method for increasing the stability of the phi29 DNA polymerase.
US10961516B2	Proline hydroxylase and uses thereof Provided are a proline hydroxylase and uses thereof. The proline hydroxylase comprises (a) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ HD NO: 2 with a mutation of one or more amino acids and having a proline hydroxylase activity; or (c) a protein retaining the mutation of one or more amino acids as in (b), and having the proline hydroxylase activity and having at least 78% homology with the amino acid sequence of the protein in (b). Protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ HD NO: 2 and mutants obtained by genetically engineering have higher catalytic specificity or significantly increased catalytic activity when compared to proline hydroxylases in prior art.
US10961515B1	Carbonyl reductase variant and its use in preparation of (R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate Disclosed herein are a carbonyl reductase variant and its use in the preparation of (R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate. The carbonyl reductase variant is obtained by mutating phenylalanine-85 in an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:4 to methionine. An amino acid or amino acids at one or more positions other than position 85 in the amino acid sequence of the carbonyl reductase may be further replaced. The application also provides a recombinant expression vector carrying the gene encoding the carbonyl reductase variant, a genetically-engineered bacterium carrying the carbonyl reductase variant gene and glucose dehydrogenase gene, and an application of this bacterium in the asymmetric reduction of 4-chloroacetoacetate to prepare (R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate.
US10961511B2	Culture medium for expanding breast epithelial stem cells The invention relates to improved culture methods for expanding epithelial stem cells and obtaining organoids, to culture media involved in said methods, and to uses of said organoids.
US10961505B2	Generating mature lineages from induced pluripotent stem cells with MECP2 disruption Provided herein are methods for the efficient in vitro maintenance, expansion, culture, and/or differentiation of pluripotent cells with disruption of the MeCP2 gene into various erythroid, myeloid, lymphoid, or endoderm lineages, particularly mature erythrocytes. The pluripotent cells may be maintained and differentiated under defined conditions; thus, the use of mouse feeder cells or serum is not required in certain embodiments for the differentiation of the precursor cells.
US10961503B2	Haploid human embryonic stem cell lines and somatic cell lines and methods of making the same Haploid human embryonic stem cells and cell lines, haploid multipotent human cells, and haploid differentiated human cells are provided. In addition, methods of making and using the haploid human cells are provided.
US10961502B2	Method for preparing collagen having regeneration and repair effects from Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stem cells The present invention disclosed a method for preparing of collagen having regeneration and repair effects from Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stein cells, comprising steps of culturing the Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stein cells in a first medium for 16 to 24 hours; replacing the first medium with a second medium for culturing the Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stein cells for 36 to 48 hours; collecting the Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stein cells and adding a cell lysis solution to lyse the Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stein cells for 0.5 to 2 hours, adding an inorganic salt solution to the cell lysis solution to obtain a mixing solution for further incubation at 4° C. for 24 to 48 hours; centrifuging the mixing solution and collecting a sediment, dissolving the sediment by a preservation solution to obtain a collage.
US10961500B1	Cell culture medium for eukaryotic cells Cell culture media are provided herein as are methods of using the media for cell culture and protein production from cells.
US10961495B2	Cell structure producing apparatus The cell structure producing apparatus including needles, a sticking unit configured to detachably hold an end portion of each of the needles, descend the each of the needles with respect to a cell tray in which cell aggregates are held, stick and penetrate each of the cell aggregates with the tip end, and ascend the needle after sticking, at least one time or more, a base unit, and a control unit configured to move the sticking unit so that for the each of the needles, each of the needles sticking the cell aggregates is positioned at a predetermined position over the base unit, descend each of the needles by a predetermined amount to stick the tip end into the base unit at the predetermined position on the base unit, and control the sticking unit.
US10961494B2	Cell culture device and cell culture method A cell culture device includes a storage tank having one or a plurality of cell culture units. Each of the cell culture units includes a first liquid storage chamber having an airtight structure in which a liquid is to be stored, a second liquid storage chamber in which the liquid is to be stored, a culture liquid storage chamber having a culture liquid storage space in which a culture liquid of cells is to be stored, a permeable membrane having one surface to which the cells are able to adhere, said one face facing the culture liquid storage space, and a liquid lead-out flow path that introducing the liquid from a space on the other surface side of the membrane into the second liquid storage chamber, the first liquid storage chamber being set as a supply source of the liquid.
US10961490B2	Fermentation basket A fermentation basket for suspension in a fermentation tank during wine fermentation which includes a perforated bottom side, at least one perforated vertical side, an open top side having an upper edge with a circumference or perimeter, cable or chain connecting elements disposed around said upper edge for connecting a hoist cable or chain to hoist said filtration basket, and hanging structure disposed around said upper edge for suspending said filtration basket in the interior of a fermentation tank such that said bottom side is spaced apart from the bottom of the fermentation tank.
US10961489B2	Process for recovering alcohols in a fermenter The present invention concerns a process for recovering fermentation products present in a fermentation mash produced in a bioreactor (9), comprising a step a) in which a gas stream (15) is sent into the fermentation mash under pressure in order to entrain at least a portion of the products and produce a gas stream (16) which is enriched in fermentation products. The process comprises a step h) for storage of the fermentation gases and the gas stream which is sent to the step a) is constituted by the stored fermentation gases.
US10961481B2	Thiol-carboxylic adducts as lubricating additives Lubricating compositions comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. The lubricating composition also comprises an antiwear agent. Methods of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprise contacting the internal combustion engine with a lubricating composition comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. Methods of reducing lubricant oxidation and/or corrosion in an internal combustion engine with a lubricating composition comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. The use of a comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative to reduce lubricant oxidation and/or corrosion in an internal combustion engine.
US10961479B2	Lubricating oil composition A lubricating oil composition including 100 mass parts of (A) an ester compound, 0.05 to 1.5 mass parts of (B) an amine salt of an acidic phosphoric ester and 0.01 to 0.50 mass parts of (C) a monoesterified compound, wherein (A) the ester compound is an ester compound of trimethylolpropane, a straight-chain saturated fatty acid having a carbon number of 8 to 10 and adipic acid; (B) the amine salt is an amine salt of an acidic phosphoric ester; and (C) the monoesterified compound is a monoesterified compound of an alkane diol having a carbon number of 3 to 8 and of succinic acid having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18 or an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18.
US10961477B2	Fuel additives An additive composition for use in a fuel for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine comprises an octane-boosting additive and one or more further fuel additives. The octane-boosting additive has a chemical structure comprising a 6-membered aromatic ring sharing two adjacent aromatic carbon atoms with a 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, the 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring comprising a nitrogen atom directly bonded to one of the shared carbon atoms to form a secondary amine and an atom selected from oxygen or nitrogen directly bonded to the other shared carbon atom, the remaining atoms in the 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring being carbon. The additive composition increases the octane number of the fuel, thereby proving the auto-ignition characteristics of a fuel.
US10961472B2	Modification of fats and oils for fuel and lubricating applications A bio-organic composition includes residues of a fatty acid glyceride-containing composition, residues of a first epoxide or glycol, and the residues of a second epoxide. The fatty acid glyceride-containing composition is characterized by the viscosity at room temperature. The first epoxide or glycol and second epoxides are present in a sufficient amount that the room temperature viscosity of the bio-organic composition is lower than the room temperature viscosity of the vegetable oil prior to formulation and/or the first epoxide or glycol and second epoxides are present in a sufficient amount that the pour point of the bio-organic composition is lower than the pour point of the fatty acid glyceride-containing composition prior to formulation.
US10961468B2	Multi-stage device for reducing environmental contaminates in heavy marine fuel oil A multi-stage device for reducing the environmental contaminants in an ISO8217 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil involving a core desulfurizing process and an ionic liquid extraction desulfurizing process as either a pre-treating step or post-treating step to the core process. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil is compliant with ISO 8217 for residual marine fuel oils and has a sulfur level has a maximum sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) between the range of 0.05% wt. to 0.5% wt.
US10961462B2	Process for extracting light hydrocarbons from aggregate material Disclosed is method that involves subjecting a base material to an extraction process to extract hydrocarbon fractions having molecular weights within a desired range from the base material to generate a resultant extraction material comprising mostly if not entirely of hydrocarbon fractions having molecular weights within the desired range. In some embodiments, the extraction process can involve performing the extraction in iterations.
US10961460B2	Delayed coking plant combined heating and power generation A system includes a heat exchange system and a power generation system. The heat exchange system includes first, second, and third heat exchangers each operable as a continuous source of heat from a delayed coking plant. The first and second heat exchangers heat first and second fluid streams to produce heated first and second fluid streams, respectively. The heated second fluid stream has a lower temperature and a greater quantity of heat than the heated first fluid stream. The third heat exchanger heats a third fluid stream to produce a heated third fluid stream that includes the heated first fluid stream and a hot fluid stream. The heated third fluid stream has a lower temperature than the heated first fluid stream. The power generation system generates power using heat from the heated second and third fluid streams.
US10961454B2	Method for reducing water stress in plants The present invention provides a method for reducing plant water stress which comprises contacting plants with dry milled fibre, particularly wheat fibre and pea fibre. Said contacting is carried out in a manner selected from the group consisting of coating seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, pelletizing seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of granules, and applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of tablets. Prior to said contacting, dry milled fibre is admixed with soil for plants, and the resulting mixture may optional comprise further additives such as fillers, binders, inert powders, colouring agents, fertilizers, fungicides, growth hormones, or microorganisms for inoculation.
US10961450B2	Metal fluoride red phosphor and light emitting element using same The present invention relates to a metal fluoride red phosphor and an application of the phosphor as a light emitting element, the metal fluoride red phosphor having a tetragonal crystal structure of a novel composition, and emitting light in the red color wavelength by being excited by ultraviolet rays or a blue excitation source, thereby being usefully applicable to a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode, a laser diode, a surface emitting laser diode, an inorganic electroluminescence element, and an organic electroluminescence element.
US10961449B2	Engineered fluorescent nanodiamond Nanodiamonds are grown under conditions where diamond-like organic seed molecules do not decompose. This permits engineered growth of fluorescent nanodiamonds wherein a custom designed seed molecule can be incorporated at the center of a nanodiamond. By substituting atoms at particular locations in the seed molecule it is possible to achieve complex multi-atom diamond color centers or even to engineer complete quantum registers. In addition, it is possible to grow ultra-small nanodiamonds, wherein each nanodiamond, no matter how small, can have at least one bright and photostable fluorescent emitter.
US10961448B2	Acid stabilization of quantum dot-resin concentrates and premixes The present invention provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise a population of nanostructures, a stabilization additive, and an organic resin. The present invention also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.
US10961447B2	Light emitting material, manufacture method thereof and organic light emitting diode using the light emitting material A method for manufacturing a light emitting material of the constitutional formula is provided. The structure is unitary, and the formula weight is determined, and the better solubility and film formation are provided, and the thin film status is stable; it possesses a very high decomposition temperature and a lower sublimation temperature, and is easy to sublime to be light emitting material of high purity, and can be applied for small molecule organic light emitting diode. In the method for manufacturing the light emitting material, p-bromothiophenol and 4-Bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile are employed to be starting materials, and an intermediate of the light emitting material is obtained with a series of simple reactions, and finally, the light emitting material is obtained with Ullmann reaction or Suzuki reaction, and these steps are simple and the production is high.
US10961446B2	Quantum dots, production methods thereof, and light emitting device including the same A quantum dot, and a light emitting device including the same is provided. The quantum dot includes a semiconductor nanocrystal and an organic ligand bound to the surface of the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the organic ligand includes a first ligand derived from a first thiol compound including a C12 or more aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and a second ligand derived from a second thiol compound including a C8 or less aliphatic hydrocarbon group.
US10961444B1	Method of using coated composites containing delayed release agent in a well treatment operation A composite for controlling the release of a well treatment agent or for inhibiting or preventing the formation of contaminants into a fluid or a surface within a reservoir contains a well treatment agent immobilized on a surface of the support or into the pores of a porous support. The composite is at least partially coated with an organic polymer or inorganic material. The composite exhibits sufficient strength for the composite to be used as a proppant or in conjunction with a proppant.
US10961430B2	Loss circulation material composition having alkaline nanoparticle based dispersion and water insoluble hydrolysable polyester A lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a polyester activator. The alkaline nanosilica dispersion and the polyester activator may form a gelled solid after interaction over a contact period. Methods of lost circulation control using the LCM are also provided.
US10961428B1	Low-Portland extended life slurries for use in oilwell cementing A method of preparing a cement may include: defining one or more engineering parameters of a proposed cement slurry; selecting at least: a cement and mass fraction thereof and at least one supplementary cementitious material and mass fraction thereof; a retarder and mass fraction thereof; and a water and mass fraction thereof, such that a slurry formed from the cement, the at least one supplementary cementitious material, the retarder, and the water meets at least one of the one or more engineering parameters and has a property of being capable of remaining in a pumpable fluid state for a period of about 1 day or greater at a temperature of about 80° F. in quiescent storage; and preparing the slurry.
US10961427B2	Completion tools with fluid diffusion control layer A completion tool comprises a mandrel; a swellable element disposed about the mandrel; and a protective layer disposed on a surface of the swellable element and configured to inhibit diffusion of a downhole fluid to the swellable element; the protective layer comprising a degradable textile-based composite.
US10961426B2	Development of anti-bit balling fluids Anti-bit balling drilling fluids and methods of making and using drilling fluids are provided. The anti-bit balling drilling fluid contains water, a clay-based component, and at least one of a surfactant having the formula: R—(OC2H4)x—OH, where R is a hydrocarbyl group having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 1 and 10, or a polyethylene glycol having the formula: H—(O—CH2—CH2)n—OH, where n is an integer from 1 to 50. Methods of making and using these drilling fluids are also provided.
US10961417B2	Laminate sheet and roll Provided is a laminate sheet in which a first sheet, a PSA layer and a second sheet are laminated in this order. Of the first and second sheets, at least one is a release liner having a release face on the side facing the PSA layer. The PSA layer has a thickness of 200 μm or greater. The first sheet has a tensile modulus of 1000 MPa or greater and the second sheet has a tensile modulus of 500 MPa or less.
US10961416B2	Semi-hardened pressure-sensitive adhesive film Disclosed is a semi-hardened pressure sensitive adhesive film to be used in the semi-hardened state and having excellent printing step absorption properties. The adhesive film according to the present invention contains a radial polymer composition and a cationic polymer composition, and the radial polymer composition is primarily cross-linked to maintain the semi-hardened state. When applied onto a substrate through a printing step, the present invention has excellent step absorption properties and adhesion properties and excellent durability even under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions.
US10961410B2	UV curable coating composition The present invention relates to a method comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a backbone comprising structural units of an acrylate monomer and a carboxylic acid monomer, wherein a portion of the structural units of the carboxylic acid monomer are functionalized with glycidyl methacrylate, wherein the glycidyl methacrylate functionalized polymer particles have a number average molecular weight in the range of 5,000 to 50,000 Daltons. The composition of the present invention provides a UV curable coating that achieves an excellent balance of hardness and flexibility, with less reliance on the use of multifunctional acrylates.
US10961397B2	Process for the preparation of a mineral filler product A process for the preparation of a mineral filler product is disclosed, the process comprising a step of dry grinding a calcium carbonate-comprising material in a mixture obtained by contacting the calcium carbonate-comprising material with at least one polydimethylsiloxane as grinding agent.
US10961389B2	Biodegradable polymer resin composition and molded article thereof The prevent invention relates to a biodegradable polymer resin composition which can realize excellent mechanical properties together with biodegradability and has improved molding processability, and a molded article thereof. The biodegradable polymer resin composition may include a polycarbonate-polyester copolymer including a branched repeating unit containing a mediating functional group including a central element and five to ten alkylene or heteroalkylene functional groups bonded to the mediating functional group, an aliphatic polycarbonate repeating unit having a chain structure, and an aromatic polyester repeating unit, and a biodegradable polyester resin having a melt index (measured at 190° C., 2.16 kg) of 3 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min.
US10961387B2	Methods for producing biopolymer matrix composites A bio-derived polymer matrix composite originating from a single wastewater stream and a method for the production of such bio-derived polymer matrix composites from a single wastewater stream are herein disclosed. The process disclosed allows production of both the bio-derived polymer matrix and the additive, the main constituents of the composite, at the same time from a unique wastewater stream source. In a preferred embodiment, this invention is applied but not limited to the production of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) composite from a single olive mill wastewater (OMW) stream. An application of such composites is represented by but not limited to the use as materials to make agricultural items.
US10961385B2	Bioplastic composition comprising biomass as a component and a production process This invention discloses a bioplastic composition comprising biomass as a component comprising a plastic compound resin comprising polybutylene succinate (PBS), polylactic acid (PLA), and additives selected from biomass from the coffee roasting processes, i.e. silver skin of coffee (SSC); and/or at least one fluoropolymer or fluoropolymer derivative as a friction reducing agent. This invention also relates to a process of pretreating the silver skin coffee for using as an additive for bioplastic resin to produce various products or using as a natural color masterbatch together with other plastics via extrusion, injection molding, compression and thermoforming processes in the industrial level.
US10961374B2	Rubber composition with a good dispersion of large amounts of reinforcing inorganic filler A rubber composition based on at least an elastomer matrix is provided. The elastomer matrix comprises a first diene elastomer having a number-average molecular weight, Mn, of greater than or equal to 100 000 g/mol; a functionalized second diene elastomer bearing at the chain end a function capable of reacting with the surface of silica, said functionalized diene elastomer having a number-average molecular weight, Mn, of less than or equal to 80 000 g/mol: and a reinforcing inorganic filler, in an amount ranging from 55 phr to 200 phr. The elastomeric matrix allows good dispersion of the reinforcing inorganic filler. A finished or semi-finished article comprising such a composition, tire tread comprising such a composition, and a tire or semi-finished product comprising such a composition is also provided.
US10961363B2	In-situ polymerized type thermoplastic prepreg, thermoplastic composite, and methods of manufacturing the same An in-situ polymerized type thermoplastic prepreg is provided, which is excellent in productivity, has tack properties and drape properties that allow easy shaping in a mold, is excellent in handling properties, and allows a molded product obtained by curing to have both mechanical properties as high as those of a thermosetting composite and the features of the thermoplastic composite. An in-situ polymerized type thermoplastic prepreg 1 includes reinforcing fibers 2 and an in-situ polymerized type thermoplastic epoxy resin 3 as a matrix resin. The in-situ polymerized type thermoplastic epoxy resin 3 is cured to B-stage, with the weight-average molecular weight being 6,000 or less, and has tack properties and drape properties at 30° C. or less, and the in-situ polymerized type thermoplastic epoxy resin after curing has a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or more.
US10961351B2	Iron compound useful as hydrosilylation, dehydrogenative silylation and crosslinking catalyst for silicone compositions An object of the present invention is the use of iron compounds as hydrosilylation and dehydrogenative silylation catalysts.
US10961349B2	O-hydroxy-functionalized diamines, polyimides, methods of making each, and methods of use Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an ortho (o)-hydroxy-functionalized diamine, a method of making an o-hydroxy-functionalized diamine, an o-hydroxy-functionalized diamine-based polyimide, a method of making an o-hydroxy-functionalized diamine imide, methods of gas separation, and the like.
US10961342B2	Resin formulation and uses thereof There is provided a resin formulation comprising a resin precursor, a crosslinking additive, a photoinitiator, and at least one luminescent dye, wherein the crosslinking additive comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxyl, carboxylic acid, amine, amide, alkylacrylate, acrylate, epoxy, alkyl and heterocycloalkyl. The crosslinking additive of the resin formulation may help to homogeneously disperse the luminescent dye in the resin formulation and decrease the viscosity by improving the miscibility and polarity between the resin precursor and the luminescent dye, leading to an increase of solidification rate of the resin formulation during 3D printing such as stereolithography and digital light processing (DLP). There is also provided a method of preparing the resin formulation and uses of the resin formulation thereof.
US10961335B2	Olefin-based copolymer and process for preparing same The present invention relates to an olefin-based copolymer having novel crystalline properties and capable of providing a molded article with further improved strength and impact strength when compounded with other resins, and a method for preparing the same. The olefin-based copolymer is an olefin-based copolymer comprising an ethylene repeating unit and an α-olefinic repeating unit. The olefin-based copolymer comprises polymer fractions defined by three different peaks at a predetermined temperature when analyzed by cross-fractionation chromatography.
US10961307B2	Methods of treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis by administering an anti-IL12/IL23 antibody Described are methods and compositions for clinical proven safe and effective treatment of ulcerative colitis, particularly moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in patients who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant of a conventional or existing therapy by intravenous and/or subcutaneous administration of an anti-IL-12/IL-23p40 antibody.
US10961300B2	Antibody specifically binding to an isolated peptide derived from vimentin or a fragment binding to the peptide The present invention relates to an antibody specifically binding to the peptide of SEQ ID NO: 1, and specifically, to an antibody specifically binding to an isolated peptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment binding to the peptide specifically binding to the peptide, a polynucleotide encoding the antibody or the fragment binding to the peptide, a vector containing the polynucleotide, a cell introduced with the vector, a method of producing the antibody or the fragment binding to the peptide using the cell, an antibody or a fragment binding to the peptide produced by the method, an antiviral composition containing the antibody or the fragment binding to the peptide, a composition for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases containing the antibody or the fragment binding to the peptide, and a method of treating infectious viral diseases or inflammatory diseases using the composition.
US10961299B2	Tetra-specific, octameric binding agents and antibodies against Clostridium difficile toxin A and toxin B for treatment of C. difficile infection Novel, antibody-based binding agents derived from human and camelid immunoglobulins are described. These binding agents recognize and bind with specificity to Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or toxin B and in some cases exhibit toxin neutralizing activity. These binding agents can be used to treat or prevent primary and recurrent CDI. The binding agents include camelid VHH peptide monomers, linked groups of VHH peptide monomers, VHH peptide monomers joined to antibody Fc domains, and VHH peptide monomers joined to IgG antibodies.
US10961296B2	Modified ligand-gated ion channels and methods of use This document relates to materials and methods for modulating ligand gated ion channel (LGIC) activity. For example, modified LGICs including at least one LGIC subunit having a modified ligand binding domain (LBD) and/or a modified ion pore domain (IPD) are provided. Also provided are exogenous LGIC ligands that can bind to and activate the modified LGIC, as well as methods of modulating ion transport across the membrane of a cell of a mammal, methods of modulating the excitability of a cell in a mammal, and methods of treating a mammal having a channelopathy.
US10961290B2	Stabilized BCL9 peptides for treatment of aberrant WNT signaling Methods for treating cancer with a stabilized BCL9 peptide are encompassed, wherein the stabilized peptide comprises a portion of the HD2 domain of the BCL9 protein containing a hydrocarbon crosslinker generated using α, α-disubstituted amino acids.
US10961283B2	Self-assembling insect ferritin nanoparticles for display of co-assembled trimeric antigens Disclosed are recombinant insect ferritin nanoparticles that can be used to display two different trimeric antigens at an equal ratio. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the recombinant insect ferritin nanoparticles and methods of producing the recombinant insect ferritin nanoparticles. Methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject are also provided.
US10961282B2	Variant adeno-associated viruses and methods of using The present disclosure provides AAV variants that exhibit a preference for retrograde movement in neurons and methods of using such variants.
US10961280B2	B-cell receptor complex binding proteins containing T-cell epitopes The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a) a binding peptide binding to at least one protein selected from the group consisting of CD22, CD19, CD20, and CD21, and b) an immunogenic peptide comprising at least one T-cell epitope for use in vaccination of a subject against B-cell hyperproliferation or for use in the modulation of the immune response in a subject. The present invention further relates to a polynucleotide and a vector encoding said polypeptide and a host cell comprising the same. It also relates to a method for the stimulation of antigen-specific T-cells, comprising a) contacting antigen presenting cells (APC) with a polypeptide, the polynucleotide, or the vector of the invention, b) contacting said APC with T-cells, and c) thereby stimulating antigen-specific T-cells specific for said at least one T-cell epitope; to a method for immunizing a subject against B-cell hyperproliferation, to a method for immunizing a subject against an infectious agent, and to a method for inducing tolerance in a subject.
US10961273B2	N-carboxyanhydride-based-scale synthesis of elamipretide Disclosed are methods of making elamipretide (MTP-131), a peptide compound with therapeutic potential for treating various mitochondrial myopathies. The synthesis of the peptide can be achieved via the use of N-carboxyanhydride-modified amino acid residues, which increases the efficiency of the synthetic process and the purity of the peptide product generated.
US10961272B2	Process for preparation of sulfonyl carbamate bile acid derivatives The present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II): These compounds are useful as FXR or TGR5 modulators. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of Formula (III), Formula (IV), Formula (V), and Formula (VI), The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of compounds (VII), (VIII) and (IX),
US10961271B2	Methods of modulating KEAP1 Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of KEAP1 in animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate oxidative stress or a disease, disorder or condition related to oxidative stress an animal in need. Diseases, disorders or conditions related to oxidative stress include NASH, NAFLD, asthma and insulin resistance.
US10961259B2	Multistimuli-responsive white luminescent materials including metal elements Combined lanthanide metal (Ln(III))—coordination complex fluorescence can provide a versatile molecular platform for design of white-light-emitting materials with advanced multistimuli-responsive properties. Red, green and blue light emitting Ln(III) complexes can be combined in solution or in a polymer complex to achieve white luminescent materials responsive to various external stimuli (e.g. solvent polarity, temperature, pH, anion competition and mechanical stimuli).
US10961258B2	Heterocyclic amides as kinase inhibitors Disclosed are compounds having Formula (I): wherein Q, X, A, L, B, Q4, R, RA, R5, n and m are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
US10961252B2	Quinazoline and indole compounds to treat medical disorders Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of Complement Factor B are provided.
US10961251B1	Crystalline forms of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor Described herein is the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor 1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, including crystalline forms, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the Btk inhibitor, as well as methods of using the Btk inhibitor, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
US10961247B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives as kinase inhibitor The present invention relates to a pyrazolopyrimidine derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound according to the present invention can be usefully used for the prevention or treatment of diseases which are associated with kinase inhibitory actions.
US10961246B2	18F-labelled folates as PET radiotracers The present invention is directed towards new 18F-folate radiopharmaceuticals, wherein fluorine-18 is covalently linked to the glutamate portion of a folate or derivative thereof, a method of their preparation, as well as their use in diagnosis and monitoring of therapy of cancer and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
US10961244B2	Mitragynine alkaloids as opioid receptor modulators The present invention provides a compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and a method of treating a subject afflicted with pain, a depressive disorder, a mood disorder or an anxiety disorder by administering the compound to the subject.
US10961242B2	Compounds as autotaxin inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to novel compounds as autotoxin inhibitors for treatment and prophylaxis of conditions or a disorder caused by autotaxin activation or increased concentration of lysophosphatidic acid, and also a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel compounds of the present invention are autotoxin inhibitors, and by inhibiting the production of lysophosphatidic acid, they are useful for treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorder, cancer, metabolic disorder, kidney disorder, liver disorder, inflammatory disorder, nervous system disorder, respiratory system disorder, fibrotic disease, ocular disorder, cholestatic and other forms of chronic pruritus, or acute or chronic organ transplant rejection.
US10961237B2	Inhibiting agents for Bruton's tyrosine kinase Provided are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use and production.
US10961234B2	Oxazole derivatives for use in the treatment of cancer A first aspect of the invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein: •B is an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more R10 groups; and *X is selected from 0, (CR11R12)p and (CR11R12)p CO. Said compounds are capable of inhibiting PAICS and are useful in the treatment of proliferative disorders. Further aspects relate to pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic uses and process for preparing compounds of formula (I).
US10961223B2	Compounds The invention provides compounds for use in a method of treating and/or preventing a bacterial infection in a human or non-human mammal, said method comprising administration of said compound in combination with (either simultaneously, separately, or sequentially) a β-lactam antibiotic, wherein said compound has the general formula I: (I) (wherein: Q is a lipophilic, zinc chelating moiety which is selective for Zn2+ ions and which comprises at least one, preferably two or more (e.g 2, 3 or 4), optionally substituted, unsaturated heterocyclic rings, e.g. 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic rings (such rings preferably include at least one heteroatom selected from N, S and O, preferably N); wherein any optional substituents may be selected from C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amine, and substituted amine; each L, which may be the same or different, is a covalent bond or a linker; each W, which may be the same or different, is a non-peptidic hydrophilic group which comprises one or more hydroxy groups; and x is an integer from 1 to 3) or a stereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof.
US10961219B2	Derivatives and their use as selective inhibitors of caspase-2 The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein P1, P3, P4 and P5 are amino acid residues. The invention also relates to a compound of formula (I) for its use as a Caspase-2 inhibitor and for its therapeutical use. It also concerns the use of a compound of formula (I) as activity base probe to selectively detect Caspase-2 activity.
US10961217B2	Crystals of cyclic amine derivative and pharmaceutical use thereof Crystals of a compound that exhibits an analgesic action against neuropathic pain and/or fibromyalgia syndrome are useful as pharmaceuticals. The crystals may be of (S)-1-(4-(dimethylamino)piperidin-1-yl)-3-hydroxy-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)propan-1-one or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US10961212B2	Furoic acid preparation method A method is for the preparation of furoic acid or of one of its derivatives of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, a —C(═O)—H group or a —COOH group, by heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of furfural or a derivative thereof of formula (II). The oxidation is carried out in the presence of a supported catalyst based on gold nanoparticles, and in a non-alkaline aqueous medium. A composition useful in the method includes at least furfural and supported gold nanoparticles.
US10961208B1	Product of glycidyl ether of a mono or polyhydric phenol Products of glycidyl ether of a mono or polyhydric phenol as well as methods to manufacture the same. In some instances, the product of glycidyl ether of a mono or polyhydric phenol has an epoxy equivalent weight (“EEW”) and a hydroxyl value (“HV”), wherein the epoxy equivalent weight multiplied by the hydroxyl value (EEWxHV) is a value from 1 to 10. A process for producing the product of glycidyl ether of a mono or polyhydric phenol typically includes reacting an epihalohydrin with a mono or polyhydric phenol in the presence of a catalyst to produce a halohydrin ether; and dehalogenating the halohydrin ether to form the product of glycidyl ether of a mono or polyhydric phenol.
US10961206B2	Catalytic system for scalable preparation of indoxacarb It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel and advantageous process for commercially preparing of indoxacarb which is racemic or enantiomerically enriched at chiral center from its amide precursor using a new catalytic system. More particularly, it relates to an efficient method of preparation of indoxacarb which is racemic or enantiomerically enriched at chiral center from methyl-7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-[[[(4-tritluoromethoxy)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H) carboxylate represented as formula (I) using methoxycarbonylation agent and metal salt of methylsulfinylmethylide in hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of organic base and phase transfer catalyst.
US10961201B2	Heterocyclic compounds as pesticides The present application relates to the use of heterocyclic compounds for controlling animal pests including arthropods, insects and nematodes, to novel heterocyclic compounds, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates for preparing the heterocyclic compounds.
US10961197B2	Metal chelators for imaging, therapeutics, and bioanalysis A variety of compounds are provided capable of chelating a metal, in particular a lanthanide such as Eu(III) and Tb(III). Luminescent complexes of the compound and a metal ion are also provided, in particular luminescent metal complexes are provided containing a lanthanide such as Eu(III) or Tb(III) and a compound described herein. In some aspects, the luminescent complexes are capable of exhibiting bright emissions with high quantum yields. Methods of making the compound are provided. Methods of using the compounds and luminescent complexes are also provided, for example for imaging and therapeutic applications.
US10961195B2	Crystalline forms of an NK-1 antagonist The present invention is related to crystalline forms of 2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N,2-dimethyl-N-(6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-(o-tolyl)pyridin-3-yl)propanamide which is an NK-1 antagonist useful in the treatment of induced vomiting and other disorders.
US10961193B2	Non-aggregating heptamethine cyanine fluorophores for in vivo imaging Heptamethine cyanine fluorophore conjugates and conjugate precursors are disclosed. Methods of using the conjugates and conjugate precursors are also disclosed. The disclosed conjugates are neutral zwitterionic molecules and exhibit little or no aggregation.
US10961175B2	Process for preparing tapinarof The present invention provides processes for the preparation of 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene or a salt or solvate thereof and novel intermediates used therein. In some embodiments the 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene is prepared from (E)-2-chloro-2-isopropyl-5-styrylcyclohexane-1,3-dione. Also disclosed are crystal forms of 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene or a salt or solvate thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same.
US10961173B2	Integrated capture and conversion of CO2 to methanol or methanol and glycol A process for producing methanol includes combining a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and water. A process for coproduction of methanol and a glycol includes combining an epoxide, a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and a glycol.
US10961170B2	Heterogeneous catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes or oxidative coupling of methane Improved methods of oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of short chain alkanes or ethylbenzene to the corresponding olefins, and improved methods of oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to ethylene and/or ethane, are disclosed. The disclosed methods use boron- or nitride-containing catalysts, and result in improved selectivity and/or byproduct profiles than methods using conventional ODH or OCM catalysts.
US10961169B2	Systems and processes for maintaining ethylbenzene dehydration catalyst activity Processes and systems for dehydrogenating ethylbenzene may include mixing a steam stream and an ethylbenzene stream to form a feed mixture. The ethylbenzene/steam feed mixture may then be fed to a dehydrogenation reactor containing an alkali metal promoted catalyst. A liquid, selected from an alkali metal liquid, an alkali metal compound liquid, or a liquid solution comprising an alkali metal, may be injected into a feed stream, such as the steam stream, the ethylbenzene stream, or the ethylbenzene/steam feed mixture. Following injection, the liquid vaporizes and disperses into the feed stream upstream of the dehydrogenation reactor. The liquid may be maintained as a liquid from a point upstream of injection to an injection nozzle. The liquid is dispersed through the injection nozzle, in liquid form, to form droplets of liquid dispersed in the feed stream, which evaporate and/or dissolve into the vaporous feed stream.
US10961167B2	Process for preparing hydrocarbon mixture exhibiting unique branching structure Provided herein is a unique process that prepares a saturated hydrocarbon mixture with well-controlled structural characteristics that address the performance requirements driven by the stricter environmental and fuel economy regulations for automotive engine oils. The process allows for the branching characteristics of the hydrocarbon molecules to be controlled so as to consistently provide a composition that has a surprising CCS viscosity at −35° C. (ASTM D5329) and Noack volatility (ASTM D5800) relationship. The process comprises providing a specific olefinic feedstock, oligomerizing in the presence of a BF3 catalyst, and hydroisomerizing in the presence of a noble-metal impregnated, 10-member ring zeolite catalyst.
US10961162B2	Method to produce graphene foam reinforced low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) composites A graphene foam ceramic composite (GrF-CC) comprises an open cell graphene foam (GrF) surrounded by and infiltrated with a sintered low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) matrix. The GrF-CC can be prepared by infiltrating an open cell GrF with an LTCC slurry, removing the solvent from the slurry with solidification to a ceramic-GrF green body, and sintering the ceramic-GrF green body to form the GrF-CC. Sintering by spark plasma sintering (SPS) allows an LTCC GrF-CC that has a density of at least 90%.
US10961156B2	Device comprising a cable or a cable accessory containing a fire-resistant composite layer The present invention relates to a device comprising a cable and/or a cable accessory, said cable and/or said cable accessory comprising at least one composite layer obtained from a composite composition based on at least one cellulose derivative, at least one organic compound having a boiling point or a decomposition temperature above about 100° C. and at least one cement composition selected from an aluminosilicate geopolymer composition and a magnesium-based composition, as well as to a method of manufacturing such a device.
US10961154B2	Geopolymer composite and expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate and expanded vinyl aromatic polymer foam comprising the same The present invention relates to a process for the production of a geopolymer composite. It further relates to a geopolymer composite, and the use of a geopolymer, a geopolymer in combination with an athermanous additive, or the geopolymer composite in expanded vinyl polymer, preferably vinyl aromatic polymer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the production of expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate, and expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate. Finally, the present invention relates to expanded vinyl foam, preferably vinyl aromatic polymer, and to a masterbatch comprising vinyl polymer and a), b), or c).
US10961153B2	Composition for synthetic stone There is described a composition for synthetic stone. The composition having (a) 3 to 25 wt % acrylic resin, the acrylic resin having:—(i) >50 upto 95 wt % methyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate monomer residues, (ii) 4 to 40 wt % higher boiling point mono(alk)acrylate monomer, (iii) optionally, 0 to 10 wt % other acrylate or vinyl comonomer residues, and(iv) a crosslinking agent. The MMA residues of component (a)(i) are present in the acrylic resin in the form of a MMA residue containing (co)polymer, comprising at least 80% residues of MMA by weight of the (co)polymer. The composition further having (b) 70 to 95 wt % filler; and (c) optionally, a coupling agent. The composition being especially useful for the manufacture of synthetic stone for use in outdoor applications.
US10961149B2	Machine and method for cleaning glass articles Cleaning machine (20) of glass articles (G), comprising: a support (21) for supporting a glass article (G); and a heating device (22, 25) located in the vicinity of the support (21), at a distance therefrom, and configured to emit a heat flow (F, H) in the direction of a surface (G1) of the glass article (G) supported by the support (21).
US10961144B2	Method and apparatus for providing ultrapure water A method of providing ultrapure water from feed water containing hardness forming ions, comprising at least the steps of passing the feed water successively through: (i) providing a feed water stream containing hardness forming ions: (ii) passing the feed water stream through a reverse osmosis (RO) unit to remove at least some ionic contamination to provide a RO permeate water stream: (iii) passing the RO permeate water stream though a capacitive de-ionisation (CDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions to provide a post-CDI stream: and (iv) passing the post-CDI stream through an electrodeionisation (EDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions and carbon dioxide and to provide an ultrapure water stream for dispense or storage. In this way, the capacitive deionisation provides a wholly or substantially continuous process for removing a proportion of unwanted ions, especially the hardness forming ions, from the feed water prior to the use of electrodeionisation.
US10961141B2	Sewage/wastewater treatment system using granular activated sludge and membrane bio-reactor and sewage/wastewater treatment method using the same The present disclosure relates to a sewage/wastewater treatment system using granular activated sludge and a membrane bio-reactor and a sewage/wastewater treatment method using the same that are configured to effectively remove pollutants contained in raw water through a granulation tank in which the granular activated sludge is contained and to allow the raw water to be filtered through movable membranes located on the upper portion of the granulation tank. The system includes: an indirect aeration tank adapted to supply air thereto to allow dissolved oxygen contained in raw water to reach a saturation concentration; a granulation tank adapted to allow floating microorganisms contained in the treated water passing through the indirect aeration tank to be granulated and having a sludge blanket formed thereon; and movable membranes located on the upper portion of the granulation tank in such a manner as to be movable in the granulation tank.
US10961135B2	Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method A water treatment apparatus includes: a first granular electrode member and a second granular electrode member stored in a water treatment unit and provided so as to be separated from each other; a power supply unit which applies voltage between the first granular electrode member and the second granular electrode member so that ions contained in treatment target water supplied from one side of the water treatment unit are adsorbed to the first granular electrode member and the second granular electrode member; and a washing water supply pump which causes washing water to flow from the other side of the water treatment unit to the one side of the water treatment unit, thereby washing the first granular electrode member and the second granular electrode member, wherein the first granular electrode member and the second granular electrode member each include a plurality of flowable granular electrode members.
US10961130B2	Systems and methods for nutrient recovery and use A system includes at least one reusable nutrient cartridge including an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, and nutrient-adsorbing material contained within the housing, the material being configured to adsorb nutrients, wherein the cartridge is configured to be charged with nutrients by flowing a nutrient stream through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet to enable the nutrient-adsorbing material to adsorb the nutrients, wherein the cartridge is also configured to be later discharged of the nutrients by flowing water through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet so as to transfer the nutrients to the water to generate a dilute nutrient solution suitable for use as a fertilizer.
US10961122B2	Heat integrated reformer with catalytic combustion for hydrogen production A heat integrated steam reformer, which incorporates a catalytic combustor, which can be used in a fuel processor for hydrogen production from a fuel source, is described. The reformer assembly comprises a reforming section and a combustion section, separated by a wall. Catalyst (21) able to induce the reforming reactions is placed in the reforming section, either in the form of pellets or in the form of coating on a suitable structured catalyst substrate such as fecralloy sheets. Catalyst (22) able to induce the combustion reactions is placed in the combustion section in the form of coating on suitable structured catalyst substrate such as fecralloy sheet. A steam and fuel mixture (30) is supplied to the reforming section (14) where it is reformed to produce hydrogen. A fuel and an oxygen (32) containing gas mixture is supplied to the combustion section where it is catalytically combusted to supply the heat for the reformer. The close placement of the combustion and reforming catalysts facilitate efficient heat transfer. Multiple such assemblies can be bundled to form reactors of any size. The reactor made of this closely packed combustion and reforming sections is very compact.
US10961116B2	Micro-mechanical sensor and method for manufacturing a micro-electro-mechanical sensor A micro-electro-mechanical sensor comprises a first substrate comprising an element movable with respect to the first substrate and a second substrate comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad. The first substrate is bonded to the second substrate such that a movement of the element changes a coupling between the first contact pad and the second contact pad.
US10961112B2	Method and apparatus for the production of a pocketed spring unit Disclosed are methods, apparatus, devices, and other implementations, including a method for the production of a pocketed spring unit that includes compressing a plurality of springs, moving the springs to positions between upper and lower layers of fabric or other material, step-wise advancing the material and the springs in a spring unit output direction, and welding together the lengths of fabric or other material at each step-wise advancement to produce a pattern of welds in which are formed a plurality of discrete pockets, each containing a spring.
US10961095B2	Electric lift An electric lift, including a base including one or more wheels, a column connected to the base, the column including a first end, a second end, a front surface, a rear surface, and a line, the line being displaceable between the first and second ends, a motor connected to the line, and a carriage connected to the line, the carriage being operatively arranged to engage a container.
US10961092B2	Platform hoist with automatic emergency braking system An modular lift system for hoisting objects along a track to a predetermined height. The lift system may include a limit switch, a carriage with an automatic emergency braking system, and a peak to engage the track, whereby the carriage rolls along the side rails of the track between the peak mounted to the top of the track and the bottom of the track. The carriage can be adjustable thereby permitting it to be adapted to various types and sizes of tracks. The automatic emergency braking system is adapted to prevent the uncontrolled descent of the carriage in the event of a cable or primary brake failure.
US10961089B2	Cable machine with multiple bearings A machine for manufacturing cables includes a winch that includes a tube, which includes at least a pulley, a reducer and an input shaft to the reducer in its interior. A system for attaching the reducer includes two concentric bearings. An outer bearing is attached to the reducer and the tube, and an inner bearing is attached to the pulley and outer bearing, such that the pulley is supported by the inner bearing and by bearings of the input shaft of the reducer.
US10961087B2	Arrangement of a controller and a mobile control module An arrangement of a control system and a mobile control module, via which the control system can be remote-controlled. The control system can be supplied with sensor data via signal inputs, and a processing unit of the control system can calculate from the sensor data and from stored lifting device-specific data information characteristic for the current lifting load situation the allowability of work processes on the lifting device, and optionally in the given current lifting load situation. The control system can transmit the information characteristic for the current lifting load situation and/or the allowability of work processes on the lifting device to the mobile control module via a transmitting and receiving module, to the mobile control module in a wireless and/or cable-bound manner. From the information, a processing unit of the mobile control module calculates graphic data for a display via a display unit.
US10961085B2	Low-construction trolley for wire rope hoist A low-construction trolley for a wire rope hoist is arranged to travel along a lower flange of a horizontal rail, on both longitudinal edges thereof. The trolley includes a trolley frame; bearing wheels that are attached to the trolley frame and arranged to travel on an upper surface of the lower flange of the rail; a hoisting mechanism including a rope drum for a hoisting rope, a hoisting member in cooperation with the hoisting rope for hoisting a load, a hoisting motor for driving the rope drum, and a gear to interconnect the hoisting motor and the rope drum; whereby the rope drum is supported to one side of the trolley frame and the hoisting member is arranged to travel under the rail in a vertical plane (A) passing substantially through the middle of the beam. For balancing the trolley without using a counterweight, the hoisting motor is placed under the rail and at least partly on a different side than the rope drum in relation to a vertical plane (B) passing through contact lines of the bearing wheels that touch the lower flange of the rail on the rope drum side.
US10961077B2	System and a method for handling, storing and transportation A system for handling, storing and transportation of an elongated element, the system includes a basket suitable for rotation about a central vertical axis. The basket includes an interior upright wall surrounding the central vertical axis, an exterior upright wall spaced from and exterior to the interior upright wall. The interior and exterior upright walls are connected to a floor, thereby defining an open-topped chamber for receiving the elongated element. The system further includes a plurality of pedestals and a transportable drive unit. The basket, on a surface of the floor facing the plurality of pedestals and the transportable drive unit, is provided with interfaces which cooperate with corresponding interfaces provided in the plurality of pedestals and the transportable drive unit.
US10961075B2	Brake assembly for a tape dispenser A tape dispenser housing wound adhesive tape includes a brake spoke tapering (i.e., narrowing) from a distal radial end to a proximal radial end relative to a tape rotational axis, wherein the brake spoke effectuates the braking of wound adhesive tape on a hub by contacting the wound adhesive tape, the hub, or both simultaneously.
US10961069B2	Sheet conveyance apparatus When an open hole is detected at the front end of a sheet at a conveyance start position, a registration operation to correct a tilt posture of the sheet is avoided, and the present velocity is retrained to convey the sheet without temporarily stopping the sheet having the tilt posture.
US10961062B2	Bag press feeder assembly A material handling apparatus is described comprising a material press body having an inlet and an outlet; a power source for generating an airstream into the inlet of the material press body and through the outlet of the material press body, wherein the airstream captures and feeds a supply material into the material press body; a plurality of press augers for capturing and manipulating the supply material into the material handling apparatus; and a drive system connected to drive and control the plurality of augers.
US10961060B1	Automated singulation system An automated system for singulating items is provided. The automated system includes a singulation apparatus. The singulation apparatus includes multiple conveyor modules and a vertical frame structure. Each of the multiple conveyor modules has an identical physical structure. The vertical frame structure provides multiple horizontal mounting locations, each at a different height along the vertical frame structure. Each of the conveyor modules is mounted to a different one of the multiple horizontal mounting locations.
US10961051B1	Apparatus for retrieving units from a storage system A storage system and a load handling device for lifting and moving containers stacked in the storage system are described. The storage system includes a plurality of rails or tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers. The grid pattern can include a plurality of grid spaces and each stack is located within a footprint of only a single grid space. The load handling device is configured to move laterally on the rails or tracks above the stacks. The load-handling device includes a container-receiving space located above the rails or tracks in use and a lifting device arranged to lift a container from a stack into the container-receiving space. The load handling device has a footprint that, in use, occupies only a single grid space in the storage system.
US10961048B2	Bladder for retaining material in a bladder tank A bladder for retaining material to be stored within a bladder tank. The bladder comprises a flexible enclosure comprising a floor portion connected to one or more wall portions, and a leak retention enclosure having upper and lower edges sealed to the flexible enclosure to create a sealed chamber between the flexible enclosure and the leak retention enclosure. Leakage of material from within the flexible enclosure adjacent to the sealed chamber is received within the sealed chamber and retained by the leak retention enclosure.
US10961044B2	Biodegradable packaging for storing eggs A biodegradable packaging for storing eggs is provided and includes a package manufactured from the plastic transformation of a biodegradable composition, including at least one source of gelatinized starch, at least one source of powder starch and at least one natural fiber. The embodiments present a new design, improved ergonomics of handhold, high stacking capacity, improved mechanical resistance and moisture resistance over other biodegradable packages, besides high thermal insulation. After consumption of the eggs initially packaged in its interior, the embodiments may be reused as a plant's vase, as a complement to animal feed or as an organic compound.
US10961040B2	Cup sleeve structure A cup sleeve structure for a cup-shaped container includes a body having a first lateral face and a second lateral face, the first lateral face having a first strap, the second lateral face having a second strap. Inner and outer edges of the first strap and the top end of the first strap each have a cutting line. The tail end of the first strap is connected to a first folding line. Inner and outer edges of the second strap and the top end of the second strap each have a cutting line. The tail end of the second strap is connected to a second folding line. When the first strap and second strap are torn off the first lateral face and second lateral face, respectively, and folded to be above the body. The first strap and second strap are connected by engagement to therefore form a handle.
US10961035B2	Pallet container including feet clearance A pallet container having a thin-walled rigid plastics material inner container, a tubular lattice frame of horizontal and vertical tubular bars as a supporting jacket, and a base pallet on which the plastics-material inner container bears and to which the tubular lattice frame is fixedly connected. The base pallet is configured as a frame pallet having corner feet and central feet and a clearance in the corner feet and the central feet is provided on the base. The clearance is configured such that when stacking two pallet containers the uppermost encircling horizontal tubular bar of the tubular lattice frame of a pallet container stacked therebelow engages or “nests” in a mutually adapted and form-fitting manner in the clearance. a secure transportation of two stacked pallet containers, a deeper clearance is formed such that it is deeper in the vertical direction than in the horizontal or radial direction.
US10961033B2	Blister pack system The technology described herein generally relates to a blister pack system. The blister pack system includes multiple cavities for storing products. For example, four cavities may hold four different products. A technician may extract the four different products in a particular order. The blister pack makes it easy for the technician to determine which product to use first, and to determine which successive product to use even if the orientation of the blister pack is changed during the process.
US10961019B2	Holder with strap A food holding device includes a receptacle member having a body and a surrounding wall for containing food. A flexible strap is attached to the receptacle member. One end of the strap is connectible to secure the receptacle around an object (e.g., a thigh of a child). The flexible strap has ends that are configured for releasable connection (e.g., using hook and loop material). The ends can overlappingly connect to secure the receptacle to the child. The strap can be attached to the receptacle member in a number of ways, and may be removable. A liner and/or a closure device (e.g., lid or drawstring) may be used with the device. The receptacle member can receive and hold a container or a pre-packaged item. The receptacle member can be a pre-packaged item itself with an attached or attachable strap. One or more parts of the device can be disposable and/or reusable.
US10961006B2	Film wrap dispensing device A film wrap dispensing device for ergonomically wrapping articles includes a base, a first tube, and a handgrip assembly. The first tube is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from the base and is configured to be inserted into a tubular core of a roll of film wrap. The handgrip assembly is selectively couplable to an upper end of the first tube and is configured to retain the roll of film wrap on the first tube. The handgrip assembly also is configured to be grasped in hands of a user, positioning the user to move the base and the first tube around an object so that the roll of film wrap rotates around the first tube while dispensing film from the roll onto the object.
US10961001B2	Transfer wheel between a lollipop forming and a lollipop wrapping unit A lollipop production and down-stream processing apparatus with a forming unit and a down-stream processing unit and a transfer wheel in between the units which rotates around a first axis and which includes a multitude of grippers which releasably hold the stick of the lollipop and which rotate relative to the transfer wheel around a second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation.
US10960998B2	Methods and apparatuses for securing a palletized load with stretch film A method for securing a palletized load is provided. The method comprises dispensing a first stretch film vertically inserted over a first support member, dispensing a second stretch film having an upper lateral side edge and a lower lateral side edge and being vertically inserted over a second support member, edging at least one of the upper lateral side edge and the lower lateral side edge of the second stretch film to obtain an edged second stretch film, partially overlapping the edged second stretch film and the first stretch film, passing the combined stretch film through a pre-stretcher, and wrapping the combined stretch film around the palletized load. The height of the stretch film can be adjusted using a height adjustment device. A third stretch film can be dispensed and combined with the first and second stretch films.
US10960991B2	Control system and method for unmanned aerial vehicles A method and control system for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles to fly in coordinated manner, comprises arranging the unmanned aerial vehicles, each of which has an illumination element in a flying formation, and operating selected illumination elements to produce a display in which a pattern, shape or letters or words are detectable at a predetermined ground location.
US10960986B2	Seal assembly for retractable components A seal assembly includes a housing, a shaft, and a gland. The housing defines an opening and an annular retention channel, according to various embodiments. The shaft extends through the opening, and the shaft comprises a longitudinal axis, according to various embodiments. The gland may be disposed circumferentially around the shaft and may be movably retained within the annular retention channel. The gland is movable relative to the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, according to various embodiments.
US10960979B2	Systems and methods for positioning a hoist and hook Systems and methods for operating a hoist and hook assembly may determine a position of a target using a position sensor. A hook assembly may be positioned in response to the position of the target as detected by the position sensor. Positioning the hook assembly may include articulating a boom coupled to a hoist, using one or more local thrust sources on the hook assembly, and/or moving an airframe relative to the position of the target.
US10960977B2	Drone based systems and methodologies for capturing images A system is provided for sending a drone to a target on request. The system includes a server provided in communication with a plurality of mobile technology platforms, each of which having an instance of a particular software installed therein. The software contains programming instructions configured to transmit a request from a user for a drone. The system, upon receiving a transmitted request for a drone from one of the plurality of mobile technology platforms, dispatches a drone to fly to a specified target and provides the user with at least partial control of the drone's flight or of media capture by the drone based on the location of the drone relative to a geofence associated with the target.
US10960976B2	Rapid aerial extraction systems A method for extracting a person or package from a ground point involves dropping a pod, connected to a tether, with parachute and radio from an aircraft, connected by tether line to the fixed-wing aircraft, tracking descent of the pod to an extraction point, maneuvering the fixed wing aircraft into a circular orbit creating a gravity well, donning the parachute with harness by a subject to be extracted, and altering path and speed of the fixed-wing aircraft to gradually increase tension in the tether to lift the subject in the harness from the ground point, and to accelerate the subject to an altitude and path to carry the subject in the harness to a predetermined altitude over a second ground point.
US10960958B2	Device and method for securing a watercraft In accordance with one embodiment, a servicing watercraft that may be safely secured to a serviced watercraft. The servicing watercraft comprises at least one auxiliary section that may be positioned to either a) increase the effective width of the servicing watercraft thus reducing rolling motion while the servicing watercraft is stationary or in operation, OR b) decrease the width of the servicing watercraft thus reducing drag while the watercraft is moving through the water. Furthermore, the auxiliary section(s) help the servicing watercraft to be positioned in an optimum location adjacent to the serviced watercraft as to avoid impact from accidently dropped cargo or shipping containers from the serviced watercraft.
US10960951B2	Bicycle handlebar assembly with v-shaped stem A bicycle handlebar assembly comprises a base bar, a v-shaped stem selectively removable from the base bar, and a bicycle fork assembly. Control cables from the bicycle may be routed from the base bar into hollow diverging stem members of the v-shaped stem. The bicycle fork assembly comprises an external-steerer fork having a load-bearing member and a preload tensioning rod. The preload tensioning rod fits within a head tube of the bicycle, and a hollow space around the preload tensioning rod accommodates control cables passing from the v-shaped stem into a hollow portion of the bicycle frame. The v-shaped stem is secured against the base bar by a pair of nut plates. In some examples, an engagement portion of an accessory such as an aerobar extension assembly is configured to secure the v-shaped stem and an aerobar extension against the base bar.
US10960948B2	Disc brake protector This invention relates to a disc brake protector (1; 101) for a bicycle (200), the disc brake protector comprising (a) an inner cover (10; 110) for fitting around an axle (220) of a bicycle wheel (205, 225) between the wheel and the disc brake, the inner cover comprising a closable opening (15; 115) for insertion of the axle, and (b) an outer cover (5) which is attachable to the inner cover such that, in use, the covers enclose the disc brake. The invention also relates to a method of attaching the disc brake protector, as well as to a bicycle fitted with the disc brake protector.
US10960945B2	Device capable of traveling on wall surface while adhering thereto A wall surface suction-type travel device includes a main body, a cushion, a plurality of support wheels, a crawler, and a drive source. The main body includes a wall-surface facing section and a draw-in port. The cushion is disposed on the wall-surface facing section of the main body and surrounding an edge of the draw-in port. The cushion is elastically deformable and has a slide surface sliding on the wall surface when the wall surface suction-type travel device travels on the wall surface. The plurality of support wheels are disposed on the main body. The crawler is an endless belt suspended on the plurality of the support wheels. The crawler has a grip surface put into contact with the wall surface when the wall surface suction-type travel device travels on the wall surface. The drive source is to rotate the crawler.
US10960940B2	Laterally inset trailer skirt and inner wheel skirt panel, each reducing vehicle drag A system having an inwardly disposed trailer skirt combined with an inner wheel skirt panel, with each being located laterally inset toward the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. The system inhibits lateral displacement of air under the vehicle to increase the effective air pressure developed immediately behind the vehicle, thereby reducing overall vehicle drag.
US10960928B2	Vehicle structure The vehicle structure includes a vehicle frame and a stop structure. The vehicle frame has a first side member and a second side member. The first and second side members have respective front ends with each of the first side member and the second side member extending rearward from the front ends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The stop structure is installed to the first side member at a location rearward of a front suspension structure. The stop structure extends in an outboard direction from the first side member. The stop structure has a top surface, a bottom surface, a forward-facing surface, and a rear surface. The bottom surface has a concaved area that extends from the forward-facing surface to the rear surface. The concaved area is dimensioned to receive a conduit such that the conduit is received and at least partially concealed within the concaved area.
US10960923B2	Hydraulic steering facility with load signal The invention relates to a hydraulic steering facility for mobile systems, with a steering circuit for a steering facility and a working circuit for a working hydraulic system, whereby the steering circuit and the working hydraulic system are connected to a supply pump via a shared flow dividing valve and the flow dividing valve is connected to a load signal connection of the steering device. It is provided that the steering facility has an adjustable input choke that is connected via an inflow connection of the steering facility to the flow dividing valve, between the load signal connection and downstream of the input choke, a parallel circuit consisting of a choke and an adjustable second load signal choke is arranged, and the load signal connection is further connected via an adjustable first load signal choke to a return flow connection of the steering facility.
US10960920B2	Device for operating a steering system, steering system and method A device for operating a steering system having at least one electrically operable actuator includes at least one carrier substrate on which a first electronics system and a second electronics system, which is at least partially redundant thereto, is arranged for operating the actuator. The at least one carrier substrate is sealed in a fluid-tight manner, at least in regions, by a protective coating. The first electronics system is sealed at least substantially by the protective coating, and the second electronics system is at least partially free of the protective coating.
US10960918B2	Rack bar supporting device of steering apparatus for vehicle The present embodiments relate to a rack bar supporting device of a vehicle steering apparatus, which may include: a support yoke configured to be inserted into a cylinder of a gear box and configured to have a support recess famed on a front surface thereof to support a rack bar positioned in the lateral direction therein and a yoke hollow formed on a rear surface thereof so as to receive an elastic member; a yoke plug configured to have a plug hollow famed on a front surface thereof to receive the elastic member for supporting the support yoke toward the rack bar and configured to be connected to the cylinder of the gear box; and damping members configured to protrude from a rear surface of the support yoke so as to be supported by a front surface of the yoke plug when an impact load is reversely transferred from the road surface through the rack bar.
US10960915B2	Steering wheel skeleton cover, method for producing same, and steering wheel having such a steering wheel skeleton cover The invention relates to a steering wheel armature cover (10) for mounting to a steering wheel armature (12) of a vehicle steering wheel (14), comprising a cover portion (16) for closing a profile of the steering wheel armature (12) open in cross-section as well as at least one securing element (18, 20, 22) for fixing the steering wheel armature cover (10) to the steering wheel armature (12). Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a steering wheel armature cover (10) as well as to a vehicle steering wheel (14) comprising such steering wheel armature cover (10).
US10960910B1	Tray storage system A rail assembly for maintaining trays for temporary storage. The rail assembly features a plurality of support members and a plurality of post attachment members. The plurality of support members include a plurality of raised edges and a plurality of shelf members, each of the plurality of shelf members extend from a corresponding raised edge of the plurality of raised edges. The plurality of post attachment members extend outwardly from the plurality of support members. Each of the plurality of post attachment members includes a first connection arm configured for attachment to a first side of a vertical post and a second connection arm configured for attachment to a second side of the vertical post.
US10960906B2	Energy absorbing fastener and pivot anchor and car The invention relates to an energy absorbing fastener suitable for connecting a part of a coupler or pivot to a car of a multi-car vehicle, wherein a fastener having a head and an end is provided, the end being suitable to be connected to an element of the coupler or the pivot, a deformation tube surrounding the fastener, whereby the deformation tube has a first end, whereby the head of the fastener rests against the first end or rests against an element that rests against the first end, and whereby the deformation tube has a second end suitable to rest against a surface of the car or a connection plate suitable to be connected to the car.
US10960903B2	Railcar adapter for connecting a railcar body to a bearing A railcar adapter for radially connecting a railcar body to a bearing, and providing an adapter body. The railcar adapter includes two channel elements having each a pair of opposed lugs and a lateral guiding surface perpendicular to the opposed lugs so as to form lateral channels adapted to cooperate with the railcar body. The lateral channel elements are mounted in transverse grooves provided to transverse surfaces of the adapter body.
US10960900B1	Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle control using depolarization ratio of return signal An autonomous vehicle control system includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to cause a transmitter to transmit a transmit signal from a laser source. The one or more processors are configured to cause a receiver to receive a return signal reflected by an object. The one or more processors are configured to cause one or more optics to generate a first polarized signal of the return signal with a first polarization, and generate a second polarized signal of the return signal with a second polarization that is orthogonal to the first polarization. The one or more processors are configured to operate a vehicle based on a ratio of reflectivity between the first polarized signal and the second polarized signal.
US10960895B1	Automatically tracking driving activity A system and computer-implemented method detect and act upon deactivated vehicle components. The system and method include receiving measurements data associated with driving activity. The measurements data includes an indication that at least one feature of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) of a vehicle has been deactivated for a driving activity. The system and method may include receiving historical driving data including a history of at least one driving activity aided by activation of the alert from the ADAS feature. The system and method may compare the measurements data to the historical driving data, determine a likelihood level that the feature of the ADAS would have provided the alert had the feature been activated based upon the comparing, and set, based at least upon the determining, at least a portion of an operator profile associated with an operator of the vehicle with the likelihood level.
US10960893B2	System and method for driver profiling corresponding to automobile trip This disclosure relates generally to driver profiling, and more particularly to system and method for driver profiling corresponding to automobile trip. In one embodiment, the method includes selectively computing, based on GPS data captured during a trip, features such that a first set of features are computed at a computation device and a second set of features are computed at a cloud server. The first and second set of features differs in computational complexity level. Said features include statistical data for attributes computed from the GPS data. The features corresponding to the trip are stored at repository associated with the cloud server. The repository includes previously precomputed features data associated with a set of driver profiles for previously completed trips. A driver profile corresponding to the trip is identified from amongst the set of driver profiles based on comparison of the plurality of features and the previously computed features data.
US10960884B2	Driveline disengagement and coasting management A system, method, and apparatus include a controller structured to predict a change in speed of a vehicle in advance of upcoming terrain and inhibit a coasting event if the speed exceeds a limit. In one form a velocity of the vehicle is predicted using a physics based model of the vehicle within a look ahead window in front of a vehicle. Such a look ahead window can be distance or time based. In another, speed of a vehicle is monitored during a coasting event and is compared against a threshold to determine whether to remain coasting or re-engage an engine to a driveline. The threshold is a function of road grade, and permits a larger deviation from set speed at low grade than at high grade. The function can be based on road grade and vehicle weight.
US10960883B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle in a coasting mode A powertrain system for a vehicle is described, and includes an internal combustion engine that is selectively coupled to a driveline. The engine is configured to operate in a coasting mode, wherein the coasting mode includes operating the powertrain system with the engine in an OFF state and decoupled from the driveline. Devices are configured to monitor an output torque request, vehicle speed, and vehicle operating conditions. An executable instruction set monitors the vehicle speed and the output torque request. The engine is controlled to operate in the coasting mode when the output torque request is within the predetermined torque region and the vehicle speed is greater than a minimum speed threshold. The engine is controlled to discontinue operating in the coasting mode in response to the output torque request being outside the torque region of the vehicle speed being less than a minimum speed threshold.
US10960878B2	Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle A control device for a vehicle includes a camera sensor and an ECU. The ECU defines a specified area based on a position of a stationary object when the recognized objects include the stationary object. The ECU performs first driving support for reducing a possibility of a collision between a moving body and the host vehicle when the recognized objects include the moving body which is positioned within the specified area. Boundary lines partitioning the specified area include a first traveling direction boundary line extending in a traveling direction of the host vehicle. An inside of the specified area is a side on which the stationary object is positioned with respect to the first traveling direction boundary line. The first traveling direction boundary line is set on a side opposite to the stationary object across a reference line set based on a predicted course of the host vehicle.
US10960873B2	System and method for a range extender engine of a hybrid electric vehicle Methods and systems are provided for improving the operating range of an electric vehicle having an engine wherein waste heat generated during motor operation is transferred to pre-heat the engine. Engine starting is predicted based on the electrical torque demand of the vehicle relative to the actual and predicted electrical energy consumption of the electric vehicle. Prior to starting the engine to charge a battery of the motor, various engine components are pre-heated in an order that improves vehicle range while also optimizing fuel economy.
US10960865B2	Actuator assembly for integrated dynamic brake apparatus An actuator assembly for an integrated dynamic brake apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hollow motor having a stator and a rotor spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the stator; a block having one side coupled to one side of the motor and in which chamber that accommodates fluid is formed; a gear unit having one side coupled and fixed to the rotor to convert rotational movement of the rotor to linear movement; a piston configured to receive the converted linear movement from the gear unit to linearly reciprocate; and an electronic control unit coupled to the other side of the block and comprising a motor position sensor configured to detect a position of the motor.
US10960860B2	Brake controller interface A brake controller has a control dial with a series of full color LEDs arranged around the dial. The dial with its LEDs is in a module mounted on the dash of the towing vehicle and connected by a cable to a main module mounted out of sight. The dial is a rotary encoder pushbutton mounted on the same circuit board as the LED chips. Status information is output using the LEDs primarily based on color. Substantially all setting input is provided solely by user manipulation of the dial, pushing the dial in to change setting input mode, with the value of the input reflected in the number of LEDs being lit in a color corresponding to the brake controller setting being changed, as the user rotates the dial either clockwise or counterclockwise to change setting values.
US10960859B2	Automatic brake control apparatus and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium An automatic brake control apparatus controls a braking device of a vehicle to execute a brake operation at a brake operating timing. The automatic brake control apparatus includes a brain activity state acquirer unit configured to acquire an activity state of a brain of a driver of the vehicle; a change determiner unit configured to use the activity state of the brain of the driver acquired after the braking device has executed a brake operation at a brake operating timing to determine whether changing the brake operating timing is necessary or unnecessary; and a change controller configured to change the brake operating timing in response to that changing the brake operating timing is determined to be necessary.
US10960845B2	Curved airbag and method of manufacturing An airbag (10) comprises a plurality of interconnected adjacent inflatable cells, wherein a cell is attached to an adjacent cell by at least two seam lines (31, 32), said lines being spaced from each other to define a cell area, which is comprising a gas passage portion (1c, 2c, 3c, 4c) between said adjacent cells.
US10960841B2	Seat airbag An assembly includes a seatback and an airbag. The airbag includes an upper panel and a lower panel spaced from each other and an intermediate panel disposed therebetween. The upper panel and the lower panel are each uninflatable and each supported by the seatback. The intermediate panel is supported by the seatback and inflatable to an inflated position. The intermediate panel in the inflated position includes a valley elongated in a direction from the lower panel towards the upper panel.
US10960836B2	Power supply unit Provided is a power supply unit capable of simplifying a structure of a temperature adjustment mechanism. Electric component power supplies and DC/DC converters and a junction box are accommodated in the same accommodating unit as a drive power supply, and thus the drive power supply and the box and the electrical component power supplies are arranged close to each other. As a result, a cooling unit for cooling the drive power supply and the electrical component power supplies can be made common. Further, heat can be transferred between parts housed in the accommodating unit, omitting the heating unit and lowering the capacity thereof.
US10960834B2	Hybrid power distribution central unit for vehicles A hybrid power distribution central unit (1) is described, which comprises a housing (box) (2), provided with at least one cover (3) and internally defining a plurality of seats for coupling modules (12, 13, 14) of specific types, said housing (box) (2) comprising a power supply module (11) in order to electrically feed all the functional modules (12, 13, 14) coupled to the housing (box) (2). The functional modules are interchangeable according to their dimensions and not according to their specific types, thus, being possible for the hybrid power distribution central unit (1) to simultaneously use functional modules of different types.
US10960828B2	Rear seat entertainment bracket with swivel ball positioning An entertainment bracket for a seat of a motor vehicle includes a mount disposed on the seat, the mount having a headrest bracket and a screen support. The headrest bracket extends from a substantially planar headrest attachment portion rearwards to the screen support, the screen support connected at an angle to the headrest attachment portion and including a first portion of a swivel ball joint. A human machine interface (HMI) bracket supports an HMI and includes a second portion of the swivel ball joint connected to the first portion of the swivel ball joint, the first portion and the second portion of the swivel ball joint allowing the HMI bracket to articulate through a range of motion relative to the headrest bracket. A covering component is disposed overtop the headrest attachment portion and forms a substantially smooth, continuous exterior surface of the entertainment bracket.
US10960824B2	Trailer hitch mounted recycling and waste container transporting apparatus A trailer hitch mounted recycling, transporting, and even a waste container transporting apparatus includes a tubing connector, that secures with the trailer hitch of a vehicle, and having a support plate, that mounts a lifting tube permanently thereon. A pivot rod pivotally secures to the upper end of the lifting tube, and the pivot rod connects with a lifting lever, which when pivoted from a vertical to a horizontal position, allows for movement of a container either onto or off of the ground, in preparation for its transport, or removal from this apparatus. A lifting hook slidably engages with the lifting tube, and connects with a lifting bracket at its upper end, which connects with a short lever, that provides a sliding movement to the lifting hook either upwardly with respect to the lifting tube, or downwardly therefrom, so that its hook device can secure to the container to provide for its lifting, transport, and lowering, after it has been moved to a distant location.
US10960822B2	Vehicular rearview vision system with A-pillar display A vehicular rearview vision system includes a driver-side display device disposed at an interior driver side region of a vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle, a first camera disposed at the vehicle so as to have at least a rearward and sideward field of view, and a second camera disposed at a driver side of the vehicle so as to have at least a sideward and forward field of view that at least partially views an A-pillar blind spot region forward and sideward of a driver-side A-pillar of the vehicle. The driver-side display device displays video images derived from image data captured by the first camera, and the driver-side display device displays driver-side A-pillar blind spot video images derived from image data captured by the second camera. The displayed rearview video images may be at least partially surrounded by the displayed driver-side A-pillar blind spot video images.
US10960821B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus has: an imaging device (11L, 11R) that is placed at a tiltable housing (15L, 15R) and that is configured to image a rear side area (BL_area, BR_area) of a vehicle (1), the housing being allowed to rotate around a predetermined rotational axis (θL, θR) that is along a direction inclined to a yaw axis of the vehicle; and a displaying device (14) that is configured to display an external image captured by the imaging device.
US10960820B2	Vehicle periphery image display device and vehicle periphery image display method Provided are a vehicle periphery image display apparatus and a vehicle periphery image display method, which enable a driver to recognize a deviation between a parking frame and an own vehicle more easily at a time of a parking operation. The configuration includes: continuously inputting a periphery image of an own vehicle in a parking lot, which has been photographed by a plurality of photographing devices; storing the periphery image; compensating for, in the input periphery image, a lost image part with the stored periphery image to combine the compensated lost image part with the input periphery image; generating a top-view image seen from right above a top of the own vehicle based on the combined periphery image; generating a displayed image including the top-view image; and displaying the generated displayed image.
US10960803B2	Automotive headrest An improved automotive headrest and an automotive seat with the improved automotive headrest. The automotive headrest comprises a support and a headrest body disposed on the support, the headrest body has a first cavity and a second cavity independent of one another, and the first cavity and the second cavity are provided with a speaker unit respectively, and the two speaker units are located on the left and right sides of the headrest body respectively. The automobile headrest has a simple structure, a small size, and a good visual field.
US10960796B2	Seat pad A seat pad 10 comprises a cushion pad 11 as a seat portion to be sat on, wherein a high ventilation member 12 higher in ventilation property than a cushion pad member forming the cushion pad 11 is embedded in a part of the cushion pad 11 except a under-hip portion located under hips when sitting, in a state of being exposed only to a rear side of the cushion pad.
US10960795B2	Air distribution chamber for a vehicle seat An air conditioning device for a vehicle seat, comprising at least one air distribution module (1) having at least one air distribution chamber which is open on the top side (4) opposite the carrier layer (6), and wherein the carrier layer (6) has at least one extension section (12) which projects beyond the part of the carrier layer that is not covered by the bottom side of the insert and can be used for mounting a fan, a fan housing or a fan bracket on the air distribution module (1), by at least surface parts of the extension section (12) surrounding at least partially the fan and/or a fan housing and/or the fan bracket. The extension section (12), or a respective tab (13) as part of the extension section (12), is provided with at least one adhesive layer (18) on its top and/or bottom side.
US10960790B2	Vehicle seat Provided is a vehicle seat capable of easily maintaining the appearance. A bezel of the vehicle seat is abutted on a body fixing member so that the shift of the bezel in the direction in which the bezel is separated from an exposing section of a body is restricted by the body fixing member.
US10960778B2	Power reception apparatus having bridgeless rectifier in electric vehicle wireless power transfer system A wireless power reception apparatus including a bridgeless rectifier in a wireless power transfer (WPT) system for an electric vehicle (EV) may include: a bridgeless rectifier configured to rectify power transferred from a reception coil and to supply a direct current to a battery mounted in the EV; and a controller configured to control operation of the bridgeless rectifier. The bridgeless rectifier may include at least one switch and at least one diode connected to the at least one switch.
US10960768B2	Vehicle power supply system A vehicle power supply system includes a first power line to which a first inverter and a first battery are connected, a second power line to which a second inverter and a second battery are connected, a voltage converter, a charging and discharging control device that operates the inverters and the voltage converter, and a second regenerable electric power acquisition unit that acquires second regenerable electric power. The charging and discharging control device charges the second battery with second regenerative electric power that is power supplied from the second inverter to the second power line during regenerative deceleration, and supplies second surplus regenerative electric power to the first power line in a case where the second regenerative electric power is larger than the second regenerable electric power, wherein the second surplus regenerative electric power is obtained by excluding the second regenerable electric power from the second regenerative electric power.
US10960763B2	Display and operating device for a vehicle component The invention relates to a display and operating device (10) for at least one vehicle component, in particular a radio, a CD and/or DVD player or similar audio and/or video player, a navigation device, an infotainment device, a heating, ventilating or aid condition control unit, or a human-machine interface, which is provided with a mechanical control element (18) for setting an operational parameter of at least one first vehicle component and a touch screen (12) for outputting information, and control keys (14) and/or other operational parameters for the first vehicle component and/or at least one second vehicle component. The touch screen (12) comprises a recess (16) and the mechanical operating element (18) is arranged in the recess (16) of the touch screen (12).
US10960760B2	Vehicle control device mounted in vehicle and control method thereof Provided are a vehicle control device capable of displaying a high quality seamless image without data transmission delay and a difference in image quality between a plurality of displays, and a method thereof. The vehicle control device includes a plurality of different displays installed in a vehicle and a controller generating a first image having a plurality of pieces of first information, generating a second image having a plurality of pieces of second information, merging the first and second images, dividing the merged image into a plurality of images, and displaying the plurality of divided images on a plurality of displays, respectively.
US10960759B2	Apparatus and method for automatically setting speed of vehicle An apparatus for automatically setting a speed of a vehicle may include a path guide device configured to obtain information related to a location of the vehicle, a type of a road corresponding to the location, and a speed limit of the road corresponding to the location and a controller configured to be electronically connected to the path guide device, wherein the controller is configured to activate an automatic setting mode for setting a setting speed for autonomous driving of the vehicle to a speed limit of a road corresponding to a current location of the vehicle, when the vehicle enters another type of road from the specified type of road in a state where the automatic setting mode is activated, release the automatic setting mode, and activate the automatic setting mode.
US10960752B2	Electric vehicle Provided is an electric vehicle includes a power control unit, a driving motor, a first cooling channel fitted with a first pump that causes a first cooling liquid cooled in a first heat exchanger to flow through the power control unit and a second heat exchanger in this order and return to the first heat exchanger, and a second cooling channel fitted with a second pump that causes a second cooling liquid cooled by the first cooling liquid in the second heat exchanger to flow through the driving motor and return to the second heat exchanger. The second pump starts or stops circulation of the second cooling liquid, or increases or reduces a circulation volume of the second cooling liquid, based on one or both of the temperature of the power control unit and the temperature of the first cooling liquid.
US10960751B2	Cooling system for an electric machine A vehicle includes an electric machine and a coolant tube. The electric machine is configured to propel the vehicle. The electric machine has a stator that includes an array of windings that are arranged in a radial configuration. The coolant tube forms a loop that is routed along an axial end of the stator and adjacent to the array. The tube defines an inlet orifice configured to receive coolant and a plurality of outlet orifices configured to direct the coolant onto the windings.
US10960743B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has a vehicle interior compartment and variable vehicle structures, by way of which the vehicle interior compartment can be modified. In order to improve the comfort in an autonomous driving mode, the vehicle interior compartment is enlarged in an autonomous driving mode.
US10960741B2	Rotating lock having notch for sunroof check systems An apparatus and method for a sunroof of a vehicle, including a movable panel, a rail, a drive shoe, a pivot link to control tilting of the movable panel as the drive shoe slides in the forward direction, a lift guide facilitating sliding of the movable panel, and a check assembly for engaging and disengaging the lift guide and the drive shoe. The check assembly includes a mechanical lock, a locking pin, a rotatable lock rotatable about the locking pin and configured with a locked position to prevent movement of the lift guide when the check assembly is disengaged, and a lock guide to guide the rotatable lock into the locked or an unlocked position. The rotatable lock includes a notch to catch an end portion of the mechanical lock and prevent the rotatable lock from rotating into the unlocked position when the check assembly is disengaged.
US10960711B2	Pneumatic tire Taking a groove side-wall to a position at ½ a groove depth from a tread face of lug groove as a tread-in side first inclined portion, and taking a groove side-wall from the position at ½ groove depth to a groove bottom as a tread-in side second inclined portion, then the following A1 is set less than the following B1. When viewed in cross-section orthogonal to a length direction of the lug groove: A1 is an area of a region enclosed by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a tread face side of the tread-in side first inclined portion and perpendicular to the tread face, by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a groove bottom side of the tread-in side first inclined portion and orthogonal to the imaginary line, and by the tread-in side first inclined portion; and B1 is an area of a region enclosed by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a tread face side of the tread-in side second inclined portion and perpendicular to the tread face, by an imaginary line passing through the deepest portion of the lug groove and parallel to the tread face, and by the tread-in side second inclined portion.
US10960704B2	Method for producing a multilayer film and multilayer film as well as a security element and a security document A method for producing a multilayer film wherein, in at least one step, at least one ink is applied to a layer by means of inkjet printing, whereby at least one area at least of a first print is provided, and wherein the first print is covered by at least one further layer. A multilayer film, in particular produced by a method according to the invention, having at least a first print, wherein the print is produced by means of inkjet printing and wherein the print is arranged within the multilayer film and is covered by further layers of the multilayer film.
US10960693B2	Image forming system After an ejector passes an ejection end position, a controller controls a second conveyor to convey a sheet in a sub-scanning direction. The ejection end position is a position at which ink ejection by the ejector ends before reaching a turn position. An ejection start position is a position at which ink ejection by the ejector starts after turning at the turn position. Based on positional relationship between the ejection end position and a standard position, the controller adjusts timing of conveyance of the sheet or shift the turn position from the standard position in a direction of reducing an overlap between a sheet conveyance period after the ejector passes the ejection end position and an ejector deceleration period before the ejector reaches the turn position. The standard position is a standard turn position of the ejector and is determined from the ejection end position and the ejection start position.
US10960678B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and control method of the same An inkjet printing apparatus includes a tank in which ink is contained; a print head for ejecting ink supplied from the tank to perform print operation; a supply flow path for supplying ink from the tank to the print head; a collection flow path for collecting ink from the print head to the tank; and a pump provided in the supply flow path or the collection flow path. The pump is driven, during print operation, at a first speed to circulate ink within a circulation path including the tank, the supply flow path, the print head, and the collection flow path, and the pump is driven, from a start of the ink circulation until a lapse of predetermined time period, at a second speed which is faster than the first speed.
US10960668B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes: individual channels including nozzles respectively; first supply channels through which liquid is supplied to the individual channels; first discharge channels through which the liquid is discharged from the individual channels; a second supply channel through which the liquid is supplied to the first supply channels; a second discharge channel to which the liquid is discharged from the first discharge channels; supply connection openings positioned between the first supply channels and the second supply channel and connecting the first supply channels and the second supply channel; discharge connection openings positioned between the first discharge channels and the second discharge channel and connecting the first discharge channels and the second discharge channel; a supply opening through which the liquid is supplied to the second supply channel; and a discharge opening to which the liquid is discharged from the second discharge channel.
US10960665B2	Element substrate, printhead, and printing apparatus An element substrate provided in a printhead includes a heater configured to heat ink and discharge the ink from a nozzle, a temperature sensor provided in correspondence with the heater, an electric current source configured to energize the temperature sensor with an electric current based on an electric current value specified by an externally input first signal, and a determination circuit configured to determine an ink discharge status of the nozzle based on a voltage output from the temperature sensor energized with the electric current and a threshold voltage specified by an externally input second signal, and output a determination result signal.
US10960663B2	Liquid-droplet ejecting apparatus and non-transitory storage medium storing program A liquid-droplet ejecting apparatus includes: N nozzles; N driving elements; M power supply circuits that create a driving signal to be selectively supplied to the N driving elements; and N selecting circuits that selectively connect one of the M power supply circuits to a corresponding one of the N driving elements. The N driving elements are connected to the M power supply circuits in a first combination until a particular condition is satisfied. The first combination is a combination between the M power supply circuits and an M driving element groups, into which the N driving elements are divided based on a voltage of the supplied driving signal. The N driving elements are connected to the M power supply circuits in a second combination after the particular condition is satisfied. The second combination is another combination between the M driving element groups and the M power supply circuits.
US10960659B2	System and method for overprinting on packages and/or containers of different formats The invention describes a system (1) for overprinting on formats, comprising at least one printing unit (2), having first actuation means (14), and also comprising format supplying means (6, 7), format collecting means (9), at least one conveyor belt (5), second actuation means (10), and control means (11, 12, 13). The at least one printing unit (2) comprises at least one rotatable printing cylinder (3), having printing zones at the surface, and also first actuation means (14), configured to drive, in a controllable manner, the rotation of the printing cylinder (3). The format supplying means (6, 7) are configured to supply the system with one or more formats (4), each being intended to be overprinted in preset zones to be overprinted. The format collecting means (9) are configured to collect the one or more formats (8) once printed. The at least one conveyor belt (5) is configured to arrange, for the aforementioned one or more formats (4), an advancement path comprised between the format supplying means (6, 7) and the format collecting means (9). The advancement path passes through the printing unit (2). The second actuation means (10) are configured to drive, in a controllable manner, the advancement of the conveyor belt (4) along the advancement path, upstream of the printing unit (2) in the advancement direction. The control means (11, 12, 13) are configured to control, in a coordinated manner, both the first actuation means (14) and the second actuation means (10), so as to determine at each moment a correspondence of the preset zones to be overprinted of the format (4) with respective printing zones of the printing cylinder (3).
US10960651B2	Laminate, wavelength conversion member, backlight unit, and image display device A laminate, comprising an intermediate layer and a covering material A and a covering material B that are disposed on respective sides of the intermediate layer, the covering material A being disposed with an orientation direction at an angle of 20° or less with respect to an orientation direction of the covering material B.
US10960649B2	Flex-crack resistant and thermally resistant aseptic bulk bags for flexible packaging This invention relates to inner-plies for bulk-bags that surprisingly offer not only high thermal resistance, but also high flex-crack resistance. This invention also relates to such bulk-bags made for packaging of flowable materials, aseptic or otherwise, and the process for improving their flex-crack and thermal resistance. Preferably, the packaging is aseptic. More specifically, the inner-ply of the invention comprises a resin blend comprising the Exceed® XP resin; an LDPE resin or an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (EAO copolymer); or a blend of said LDPE resin and said EAO copolymer, with flex-crack resistance improved in both machine direction and transverse direction, in conjunction with an improved thermal resistance. Thus, in addition to possessing good flex-crack resistance, the bulk-bags can withstand steam sterilization and/or aseptic packaging conditions.
US10960646B2	Window member and vehicle window glass A window member includes a transparent substrate, wherein in plan view of the window member, the transparent substrate itself includes a first region, and a second region having higher radio-wave transmissivity than the first region. The transparent substrate may include a first glass sheet, and a second glass sheet which is laminated to the first glass sheet via an intermediate film.
US10960641B2	Integrated multilayer structure for use in sensing applications and method for manufacturing thereof A method for manufacturing an integrated multilayer structure for sensing applications, including obtaining at least one film including a sensing area; arranging the at least one film with reactance sensing electronics for sensing of one or more selected target quantities or qualities and conversion thereof into representative electrical signals, said sensing electronics including at least one sensing element and an electrical connection configured to connect the sensing element to an associated control circuitry; and molding or casting, and configuring, at least one plastic layer so that the plastic layer defines an integrated, intermediate layer between the sensing electronics and the sensing area and that the sensing area is superimposed with the sensing element of the sensing electronics, wherein it is further provided at least one physical feature to locally reduce the electrical distance between the sensing area and the sensing element to improve the associated sensing sensitivity.
US10960633B2	Method for forming molded article by press molding Method of forming a compact based on the press forming method provides a compact having high density and not having cracking or surface roughness in a product and without compact adhesion to press forming mold wall occurring, including steps: filling raw material powder in a cavity formed by an outer mold and lower punch, or outer mold and lower punch and core rod, pressing and forming raw material powder between an outer punch and lower punch, and extracting the compact obtained out of the outer mold by the lower punch, wherein a lubricating film of a press forming mold lubricant containing oil as main component is formed on at least part of outer mold inner surface, or outer mold inner surface and core rod outer circumferential surface before filling the raw material powder in the cavity, and press forming so that compact density ratio is not less than 93%.
US10960628B2	Tire carcass ply joining apparatus and method A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together. The method includes the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location, the second splice edge being left bare; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the first gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in section that allows the first gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from the first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to the first planar side of the second ply.
US10960620B2	Double vacuum bag method and adjustable support structure A method is provided for working on a composite body. This method includes: disposing material within an aperture in the composite body, the material comprising fiber reinforcement and uncured resin, and the aperture extending into the composite body from a non-planar surface; forming a first chamber between the composite body and a first bag member, the material within the first chamber; disposing a support structure on the first bag member, the support structure overlapping the material; forming a second chamber between the first bag member and a second bag member, the support structure within the second chamber; drawing a vacuum of a first amount in the first chamber; and drawing a vacuum of a second amount in the second chamber.
US10960614B2	Method and system for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component Methods for manufacturing a wind turbine blade component using a layup head for automatic or semi-automatic layup of fibre material as ply sections from respective rolls of a plurality of rolls in a blade component mould are described. The methods generally include: defining a list of ply sections for the blade component including the layup sequence and length of each ply section; generating a selection of layup plans using the list, a subset of the plurality of rolls and the initial lengths of fiber material on the rolls; selecting one layup plan in constraint of at least one criterion, such as optimisation of the remaining amount of fibre material waste on the plurality of rolls in a length direction, and controlling the layup head and plurality of rolls to perform the selected layup plan in manufacturing of the blade component in the blade component mould.
US10960613B2	Fiber texture for fabricating an aeroengine casing A fiber texture presents the shape of a strip extending in a longitudinal direction over a determined length between a proximal portion and a distal portion, and in a lateral direction over a determined width between first and second lateral edges. The fiber texture presents three-dimensional or multilayer weaving. The proximal portion of the fiber texture includes an end portion extending in the lateral direction so as to be set back from at least one of the first and second lateral edges and over a determined width that is less than the width of the fiber texture. The end portion projects in the longitudinal direction from at least one longitudinal edge of the fiber texture, the end portion extending in the longitudinal direction between a first end connected to the fiber texture and a free, second end opposite from the first end.
US10960608B2	Fabricating apparatus, control device, and fabricating method A fabricating apparatus includes a fabricating device and processing circuitry. The fabricating device fabricates a fabrication layer according to fabrication data of a three-dimensional object. The processing circuitry measures a planar shape of the fabrication layer; and corrects fabrication data of another fabrication layer to be fabricated onto the fabrication layer according to the planar shape of the fabrication layer measured by the measurement unit and the fabrication data of the fabrication layer.
US10960607B2	Systems and methods for monitoring powder spreading in additive manufacturing systems An additive manufacturing system is configured to manufacture a component. The additive manufacturing system includes a build platform, a recoater, a monitoring camera, and a controller. The component is disposed on the build platform. The recoater includes a recoater blade configured to spread a powdered build material across the build platform and the component forming a powder bed. The monitoring camera is positioned to image the recoater blade. The monitoring camera is configured to acquire a plurality of images of the recoater blade. The controller is configured to receive the plurality of images from the monitoring camera. The controller is configured to detect defects in the powder bed based on the plurality of images received from the monitoring camera.
US10960603B2	Scanning strategy for perimeter and region isolation A method, apparatus, and program for additive manufacturing. In one aspect, the method and program comprises forming an at least partially solidified portion within a first scan region by irradiating a build material at a first energy density value along a first irradiation path. A second at least partially solidified portion is formed within a second scan region that is spaced with respect to the first scan region, wherein the solidified portion within the first scan region is formed by irradiation a build material at a second energy density value along a second irradiation path. The space between the first scan region and the second scan region is at least partially solidified by irradiating a build material at a third energy density value that less than the first energy density value and the second energy density value.
US10960600B2	Cationic polymerizable compositions and methods of use thereof An inkjet printing method and inkjet compositions are disclosed. The method includes selectively depositing by inkjet printing, layer by layer, a first composition and a second composition onto a receiving media from different dispensers to form polymerizable deposited layers. The first composition includes one or more free-radical polymerizable compounds and a cationic photoinitiator and is devoid of compounds able to undergo cationic photopolymerization within the first composition. The second composition includes one or more cationic polymerizable compounds and is devoid of cationic photoinitiators. At least one of the compositions includes a radical photoinitiator. The method further includes exposing the deposited layers to actinic radiation to initiate polymerization of the free-radical polymerizable compounds and the cationic polymerizable compounds within the deposited layers.
US10960594B2	Coextrusion processes and products produced thererom A method of coextruding polymeric materials into multiple layers of desired thickness to form a tubular workpiece. The method includes conveying a first polymeric material through a main extruder and a second polymeric material through a coextruder. The second polymeric material has dispersed therein an amount of electrically conductive particles effective to impart electrical conductivity to the tubular workpiece. The method further includes simultaneously extruding the first polymeric material and the second polymeric material through a coextrusion die to form the tubular workpiece. The tubular workpiece is extruded in the form of one or more outer layers having the first polymeric material and one or more inner layers comprising the second polymeric material. A tubular workpiece prepared by the method of coextruding polymeric materials into multiple layers of desired thickness. A system for coextruding polymeric materials into multiple layers of desired thickness to form a tubular workpiece is also provided.
US10960579B2	Mold made of a composite material and process employing this mold A mold for manufacturing products made of composite materials, which comprises at least one functional portion made of a composite material joined to at least one interface made of a composite material which projects at least partially around the functional portion, said mold being provided with one or more mechanic fastening devices for the coupling with at least another mold.
US10960577B2	Method for recovering pulp fiber from used sanitary product and recycled pulp obtained thereby Pulp fiber containing little ash is effectively recovered from a used sanitary product containing the pulp fiber and a polymer absorbent. The method according to the present invention comprises: a step for treating the used sanitary product with an ozone-containing gas and thus decomposing and removing at least a portion of the polymer absorbent in the used sanitary product; and a step for stirring the used sanitary product, that has been treated with the ozone-containing gas, in water or an aqueous solution containing an antiseptic and thus decomposing the used sanitary product into constituents. If required, the method may further comprise a step for separating the pulp fiber from the decomposition product obtained by the decomposition step.
US10960574B2	Combined wafer production method with a receiving layer having holes A method for producing solid layers includes: providing a solid for separating at least one solid layer; fixing an accommodating layer for holding the solid layer on the solid, wherein the accommodating layer has a multiplicity of holes for conducting a liquid, wherein the accommodating layer is fixed on the solid by means of a connecting layer; and thermal loading of the accommodating layer for mechanical generation of stresses in the solid. A crack in the solid propagates along a detachment plane due to the stresses. The solid layer is separated from the solid by means of the crack. The accommodating layer includes at least one polymer material, and the polymer material undergoes a glass transition at a temperature lower than 0° C.
US10960572B2	Systems for and methods of drying the skin of a cellular ceramic ware Systems for and methods of drying a wet skin of a wet skinned ceramic ware are disclosed. The wet skinned ceramic ware includes a dry interior web with an outer surface. The wet skin is disposed on the outer surface of the dry interior web. The method includes generating an airstream and then directing the airstream through a first end of the wet-skinned ceramic ware only through an annular portion of the interior web that is adjacent the outer surface of the interior web. The flow of the airstream through the annular portion of the interior web causes moisture in the wet skin to migrate inwardly toward the interior web. The moisture is removed from the annular portion of the interior web when the airstream exits a second end of the ceramic ware, thereby drying the skin from the inside out of the wet-skinned ceramic ware.
US10960571B2	Direct additive synthesis from UV-induced solvated electrons in feedstock of halogenated material and negative electron affinity nanoparticle In an embodiment, a system includes a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a feedstock, and a laser. The three-dimensional printer includes a platen including an inert metal, and an enclosure including an inert atmosphere. The feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The feedstock includes a halogenated solution and a nanoparticle having negative electron affinity. The laser is configured to induce the nanoparticle to emit solvated electrons into the halogenated solution to form, by reduction, a ceramic and a diatomic halogen.
US10960569B2	Planer head A device for processing wood and other material is described. A planer head, typically used in wood processing, has a cylindrical body which rotates around an axis and comprises one or multiple cutting knives. The knives are held in place by a knife holder. The knife holder is placed in the cylindrical body by insertion into holes in the cylindrical body and held in place through a fastening assembly comprised of a long and slender fastening member with a threaded end.
US10960565B2	Cutter mechanism for a printer and methods of cutting paper media in a printer A cutter mechanism for a printer is provided. The cutter mechanism comprises a rotary cutter and a straight blade assembly. The rotary cutter may be mounted for rotation about a rotation axis and for translation across at least a portion of a width of a paper path perpendicular to the rotation axis. The straight blade assembly may be mounted for rotation about a shaft and adapted to cooperate with the rotary cutter. The straight blade assembly comprises a straight blade extending across the width of the paper path. A printer mechanism cover is mounted coaxially on the shaft so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. A portion of the cover may impact the straight blade assembly when the cover is moved from the closed position to the open position, causing the straight blade to be moved away from the rotary cutter.
US10960551B2	Sensor system and robot hand A sensor system according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a force sensor, a calculation unit, and an output part. The substrate includes a reference plane and an inclined surface. The force sensor is provided on the inclined surface and outputs signals in three-axis directions that correspond to an orthogonal axis direction that is orthogonal to the inclined surface and two-axis directions that are parallel to the reference plane. The calculation unit calculates a pressing force in each coordinate axis direction of rectangular coordinates formed of an axis vertical to the reference plane and two axes parallel to the reference plane and moments around the respective coordinate axes of the rectangular coordinates. The output part outputs calculation results.
US10960548B2	Map-based framework for the integration of robots and smart devices A central controller for robotics and connected devices includes a first communication interface configured to receive data from a plurality of robots or connected devices, at least some of which plurality of robots or connected devices are of different types. The data generated by robots or connected devices of different types are generated in different native data formats. The central controller also includes a processor configured to translate said received data from the different native data formats into a common protocol format, a storage framework configured to store the data translated into the common protocol format; and a second communication interface configured to transmit commands based on data stored in the common protocol format and translated to the native data format of one or more of the plurality of robots or connected devices.
US10960546B2	Shear pin for robot calibration A shear pin for calibrating an industrial robot, the shear pin including an elongated body including a weakening defining a break location in case of overload. The shear pin is configured to be mounted to a calibration pin holder on the robot. A maximum force that the calibration pin can exert on the robot during calibration can be easily limited by dimensioning the weakening appropriately.
US10960543B2	Robotic point capture and motion control This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to robotic point capture and motion control. A robotic device may synchronize one or more robotic device axes with one or more axes of a handheld control device. The robotic device may establish a connection between a robotic device and the handheld control device, wherein the robotic device is capable of moving along the one or more robotic device axes. The robotic device may receive a control signal comprising an indication to transition to a point in space along travel path, wherein the travel path is based on information relating to one or more locations and one or more orientations of the handheld control device. The robotic device may cause to transition an end effector of the robotic device to the point in space based on the indication in the control signal.
US10960537B2	Robot arm mechanism A robot arm mechanism capable of structurally eliminating or reducing a singular point posture within a movable range has a plurality of joints. The first joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a first axis, a second joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a second axis, and a third joint is a linear motion joint that moves along a third axis. The first joint, the second joint and the third joint are arranged in order from a base. The first joint is arranged so that the first axis is perpendicular to the base. The second joint is offset with respect to the first joint in a direction (Z axis direction) of the first axis and a direction (Y axis direction) perpendicular to the first axis.
US10960532B2	Socket-lock-it A socket holder with a built in locking mechanism that is user controlled and activated by a push button which controls internal locking mechanisms which allow this socket holder to securely store and transport sockets mounted to a main socket holder body. This socket holder can hold multiples of sockets to the main socket holder body, releasing them only when desired by the user with the push of the push button that controls the internal mechanisms which release the sockets from the main socket holder body. This socket holder is designed to organize and securely lock the sockets onto the main socket holder body in a way that is dependable and easy to use.
US10960523B1	Nail driving tool A nail driving tool is fashioned as a cylindrical member having an interior void through which a pin is capable of partial movement. The pin is secured within the cylindrical unit by a knob disposed through the cylindrical member, thereby keeping the pin from being fully ejected therefrom. The tool is capable of securing a nail at a first end and upon a force delivered to the pin, driving the nail in a workpiece.
US10960522B2	Tightening tool The tightening tool includes: a main body configured to be able to be held by a worker and including a turn detector; a head having an approximately rod shape and provided in the main body, which can engage with a tightened member; a head pin configured to pivotally support the head in the main body to turn the main body with respect to the head; and a spring configured to restrict the main body from turning with respect to the head by a compressive force in a longitudinal direction of the head. When a tightening torque reaches a preset torque value, the turn detector is released from restriction by the spring to turn around the head pin in a first direction and then turn in a second direction, and therefore detects turns of the main body with respect to the head in the first direction and the second direction.
US10960518B1	Inserts for shielding aluminum vehicles from clamps An upper, aluminum insert is positioned between an upper, non-aluminum jaw of a clamp and an aluminum part of a vehicle, and a lower, aluminum insert is positioned between a lower, non-aluminum jaw of the clamp and the aluminum part of the vehicle to shield the aluminum part of the vehicle from the jaws to prevent galvanic corrosion.
US10960508B2	Machine element A machine element, in particular for a shaping machine, includes a lubricated bearing and/or a seal and a primary drainage conduit for catching a fluid medium issuing from the bearing and/or the seal, preferably substantially pressure-lessly. A collecting device is provided for collecting the fluid medium which is caught in the primary drainage conduit over a period of time, and a measuring device is adapted to directly and/or indirectly measure an amount of the fluid medium collected by the collecting device over the period of time.
US10960501B2	Hemostasis valves and methods for making and using hemostasis valves Hemostasis valves and methods for making and using hemostasis valves are disclosed. An example method for assembling a hemostasis valve may include positioning a plunger along a threaded proximal end region of a main body. The threaded proximal end region may include one or more threads and an axial slot extending through the one or more threads. The method may also include advancing the plunger along the threaded proximal end region to a position where a proximal end of the plunger is disposed distally of at least a portion of the one or more threads and disposing a nut adjacent to the threaded proximal end region. The method may also include aligning an alignment tab of the nut with the axial slot, engaging the nut with the one or more threads while the alignment tab is aligned with the axial slot, and rotating the nut 45-270°.
US10960495B2	Laser curtain containment system A laser containment system in which a platform is suspended above a table on which laser light experiments will be performed. A number of curtain pockets having U-shaped cross sections are mounted beneath the platform, with the pocket openings facing down toward the sides of the table. A roller is mounted between end walls inside each pocket, and a laser curtain long enough to be lowered past a corresponding side of the table is wound on each roller. A clutch supported on an end wall of each pocket operatively engages an end of the roller inside the pocket to lower or raise the curtain on the roller. An associated clutch pulley is disposed outside the end wall of each pocket on which the clutch is supported. A curtain chain engages the circumference of the pulley, and the chain hangs outside the curtain when lowered for access by a user.
US10960487B2	Weldability improvements in advanced high strength steel This disclosure relates to weldability of steel alloys that provide weld joints which retain hardness values in a heat affected zone adjacent to a fusion zone and which also have improved resistance to liquid metal embrittlement due to the presence of zinc coatings.
US10960483B2	Method and apparatus of identifying welding seams of a welding object A method and an apparatus of identifying welding seams of a welding object. The method includes identifying intersection lines between geometrical bodies of the welding object in a three-dimensional model for the welding object, based on geometry of the geometrical bodies to form a collection of welding seams for the welding object. The method also includes eliminating hidden seams from the collection of welding seams for the welding object based on overlapping relationship among the welding seams to form a candidate seam list. Welding seams can be identified automatically and efficiently, and the method or the apparatus makes the automatic programming of the welding robot possible and thus facilitates use of a robot in welding huge and complex structures manufactured in a small batch.
US10960481B2	Method for modifying an aperture and system for modifying flow through a component A method for modifying an aperture in a component, a system for modifying flow through a component, and a turbine component are disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate having at least one aperture having an electrically-conductive surface, providing a deposition device including an ESD torch, the ESD torch including an aperture penetrating electrode including a conductive material, inserting the aperture penetrating electrode at least partially into the aperture, and generating an arc between the aperture penetrating electrode and the electrically-conductive surface to deposit electrode material within the aperture. The system includes the ESD torch removably supported in an electrode holder. The turbine component includes at least one aperture having an electrospark deposited material along an electrically-conductive surface, the electrospark deposited material providing modified fluid flow through the turbine component.
US10960480B2	Solid pallet for clamping chucks The invention refers to a chuck pallet (1.3) with solid groove-sidewalls (2.3) for clamping chucks (1.1), whereby the x-y-references (2.5) of the chuck pallet (1.3) are allocated in the same plane (2.1) as the z-references (2.1) and the x-y-references (2.5) are also allocated at the solid groove-sidewalls (2.3). The solid groove-sidewalls (2.3) have thereby a tapered profile.
US10960472B2	Surface trimming plane A surface trimming plane includes a holder, a blade, a press plate, a movable nut, and an adjusting screw. The holder is provided with an inner stepped face which is provided with two tracks, a guide channel and a perforation. The movable nut is mounted in the guide channel. The adjusting screw extends through the perforation, and is screwed through the movable nut. The blade is located between the two tracks and is secured on the movable nut. The press plate is mounted on the holder and located above the blade. The press plate presses the blade to locate the blade. When the adjusting screw is rotated, the movable nut is moved in the guide channel, and the blade is moved with the movable nut to adjust a displacement of the blade.
US10960470B2	Synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts using microwave irradiation The present invention provides compositions and methods of making bimetallic metal alloys of composition for example, Rh/Pd; Rh/Pt; Rh/Ag; Rh/Au; Rh/Ru; Rh/Co; Rh/Ir; Rh/Ni; Ir/Pd; Ir/Pt; Ir/Ag; Ir/Au; Pd/Ni; Pd/Pt; Pd/Ag; Pd/Au; Pt/Ni; Pt/Ag; Pt/Au; Ni/Ag; Ni/Au; or Ag/Au prepared using microwave irradiation.
US10960468B2	Stress-based method for optimization of joint members within a complex structure A method for fabricating a joint designed to connect tubes for a space frame, where a space frame may be a vehicle chassis, is provided. The method may generate joints with variable geometry and fine features which may reduce production costs, reduce production time, and generate joints configured for highly specific applications. The joint may include centering features which may create a space between a surface of the tube and a surface of the joint through which adhesive may flow.
US10960467B2	Forming device for producing moulded bodies by selectively hardening powder material A forming device for producing moulded bodies by selectively hardening powder material to form connected regions, including a process chamber having a powder inlet and a powder outlet. A powder supply apparatus is connected to the powder inlet for providing powder material to the process chamber. A powder recovery apparatus is connected to the powder outlet for receiving and recycling excess powder material from the process chamber. The powder supply and powder recovery apparatuses form a subassembly designed as an interchangeable module. The interchangeable module includes input and output connection interfaces connection-compatible with connection interfaces of the powder inlet and powder outlet. Excess powder is fed from the process chamber through the powder outlet to the powder recovery apparatus via an input interface of the interchangeable module. Powder material prepared by the powder recovery apparatus is fed to the process chamber through the powder inlet via an output interface of the interchangeable module.
US10960465B2	Light recycling for additive manufacturing optimization A method and an apparatus pertaining to recycling and reuse of unwanted light in additive manufacturing can multiplex multiple beams of light including at least one or more beams of light from one or more light sources. The multiple beams of light may be reshaped and blended to provide a first beam of light. A spatial polarization pattern may be applied on the first beam of light to provide a second beam of light. Polarization states of the second beam of light may be split to reflect a third beam of light, which may be reshaped into a fourth beam of light. The fourth beam of light may be introduced as one of the multiple beams of light to result in a fifth beam of light.
US10960461B2	Continuous lead strip casting line, caster, and nozzle In one embodiment, a lead strip caster for battery grids includes a ladle, a nozzle, and a pair of rollers. The lead strip caster produces a continuous lead strip for use as battery positive plate grids. The ladle has an inlet to receive molten lead and has an outlet. The nozzle has at least one passage that communicates with the outlet of the ladle in order to receive molten lead from the ladle. The first roller is situated at a first exterior side of the nozzle. The first roller rotates via a first driver. The second roller is situated at a second exterior side of the nozzle. The second roller rotates via a second driver.
US10960450B2	Pipe grooving device A device for forming circumferential grooves in pipe elements uses multiple geared cam bodies mounted on a carriage which rotates about a fixed pinion. The gears engage with the pinion which causes the geared cam bodies to rotate relative to the carriage. Traction surfaces and cam surfaces on the cam bodies traverse the outer surface of the pipe element and impress a circumferential groove therein. To substantially prevent rotation of the pipe element the pitch circle diameter of the pinion equals the outer diameter of the pipe element and the pitch circle diameters of the traction surfaces equal the pitch circle diameters of the gears.
US10960448B1	Process for equal channel angular pressing fine grain titanium round tube A process to fabricate ultra-fine grain metal hollow object, comprising: inserting an annealed hollow prototype in an Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) die, providing a flexible elastic polyurethane mandrel to fill the central hollow space, optionally (if needed) provide polyurethane support to fill the spaces between the outer boundary of the prototype and the inner surface of the ECAP channel and to exert sufficient pressure to complete the ECAP process. The process is designed to improve thermal conductance and mechanical properties of hollow metal parts and is especially applicable to achieving the maximal heat conductance and tensile strength of titanium piping, construction tubing, and cylindrical reactors.
US10960442B2	Coating line cleaning apparatus The invention relates to a coating line (1) cleaning apparatus (20) and a method for cleaning at least a selected part of a coating line. The coating line cleaning apparatus comprising a conveyed entity having first and second mutually opposed major faces and at least one flexible cleaning element (12) having first and second mutually opposed major faces, said cleaning element being characterised in that each one of said first (15) and second (11) major faces is tacky, the first of said tacky faces of said cleaning element being releasably adhered to one of the major faces (8) of the conveyed entity (4), and the second tacky major face of said cleaning element being temporarily contactable with the selected part (14) of the coating line to bring said second tacky major face (11) of the cleaning element into temporary contact with said selected part of a coating line to cause any contaminants present on said selected part (14) of a coating line (1) to adhere to said second tacky major face (11) of said cleaning element thereby causing any contaminants to be removed from said selected part of a coating line (1).
US10960440B2	High-pressure cleaning apparatus A high-pressure cleaning apparatus including a high-pressure pump that includes a suction chamber, at least one pump chamber in which liquid is pressurized, and a pressure chamber arranged downstream of the pump chamber is disclosed. The high-pressure pump includes a return line via which the pressure chamber is in flow communication with the suction chamber, and a valve unit by which a free cross-sectional area of the return line is changeable. The high-pressure cleaning apparatus also includes a drive unit associated with the valve unit, a control unit coupled to the drive unit and a pressure sensor coupled to the control unit for detecting liquid pressure on the pressure side of the pump chamber. Depending on the signal of the pressure sensor, the liquid pressure can be controllable to a predetermined or predeterminable liquid pressure by changing of the free cross-sectional area of the return line.
US10960434B2	Coating apparatus and coating method According to an embodiment, a coating apparatus includes an application head, a first moving device, a second moving device, a feeding device, and a suction device. The application head is opposed to a coating surface of a target with a predetermined distance, and forms a meniscus pillar of a coating material between the application head and the coating surface. The first moving device moves the application head. The second moving device moves the application head. The feeding device feeds the coating material between the application head and the coating surface of the target. The suction device sucks the coating material. A distance between the application head and the coating surface is made greater than the predetermined distance, and the coating material is sucked from the meniscus pillar by the suction device.
US10960432B2	Apparatus for coating a surface with a transferable layer of thermoplastic particles, and related methods An apparatus for coating a donor surface that is movable relative to the apparatus with a layer of thermoplastic particles, the particles adhering more strongly to the surface than to one another. The apparatus comprises an application device to apply to the donor surface a fluid stream within which the particles are suspended, a housing surrounds the application device forming an interior plenum for confining the fluid stream, the housing prevents egress of particles from a sealing gap defined between the rim of the housing and the surface to be coated, and a suction source connected to the housing to extract from the plenum excess fluid and particles. In operation, the suction source extracts substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the donor surface, leaving substantially a single particle layer adhering to the donor surface upon exiting the apparatus.
US10960428B2	Water fountain Systems and apparatus for a water fountain that converts turbulent flow of a fluid to laminar flow. The water fountain may include a basin, a fluid distribution port, at least one water support, a fluid distribution media, and an annular scupper. The fluid distribution port may be located within the basin above the bottom and between the circular inner wall and the outer wall. The at least one water supply port may extend through the bottom and coupled to the fluid distribution port. The fluid distribution media may be located within the basin, between the circular inner wall and the outer wall, and above the fluid distribution port. The annular scupper may be located on top of the inner wall and capable of applying a surface tension to a fluid to thin the fluid into a continuous laminar sheet downward in a circular cascade sheet into a cascade chamber.
US10960427B2	Device for applying a viscous material The invention relates to a device (10) for applying a viscous material to a workpiece, in particular for applying an adhesive or sealing material to a motor vehicle body component, comprising: an application nozzle (14) with a material outlet opening (20); and a nozzle support (16) that supports the application nozzle (14), on which nozzle support the application nozzle (14) is releasably attached, wherein an application channel (18) extends through the nozzle support (16) and the application nozzle (14) up to the material outlet opening (20). According to the invention, the nozzle support (16) and the application nozzle (14) each have a connection part (22, 24), wherein a first connection part (22) is inserted into a second connection part (24) and is encircled thereby, and the connection parts (22, 24) can be moved relative to each other in a limited extent from a starting position against the restoring force of an elastic restoring element (38).
US10960424B2	Method for applying a coating product to a component being moved by a conveyor, and coating product application installation This method allows a coating product to be applied to a component (13) being moved by a conveyor (12), along which conveyor at least one spray (62.1, 62.2) is arranged. It comprises automated steps involving determining, within a fixed frame of reference (X12, Y12, Z12), the coordinates of the points (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, C2) of one or more lines (L1, L2) of the exterior profile of the component which are distributed along the length of the component, in assigning to each spray the points of each exterior profile line that lie within its field of spraying, in identifying, from among the points assigned to each spray, the point (A1, A2; B1, B2) closest to the spray for each exterior profile line, in determining, for each spray, a line (L3, L4) to follow that passes through all the points (A1, A2, B1, B2) closest to the spray as identified in step c), and in establishing a reference path for each spray according to the points on the line (L3, L4) to follow so that the application distance of each spray is adjusted automatically and independently according to the exterior profile of the component.
US10960406B2	Air purifier An air purifier is provided, including a box body and a filter screen inside the box body, an air suction device, a water mist generator, the water mist generator being disposed at one side of the filter screen, the air suction device being configured to inhale outdoor air into an interior of the box body, and the water mist generator being configured to form an ionized water layer.
US10960399B2	Cartridge-based thermocycler Cartridge-based thermocyclers can include cartridges that are configured to move a fluid between distinct chambers. In some cases, the cartridge-based thermocyclers can be used for thermocycling a sample fluid comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) target to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Individual chambers can be heated, cooled, and/or compressed to mix fluid within the chamber or to propel fluid in the chamber into another chamber. The cartridges can have a laminate construction. The cartridges can be configured to enable multiplexed thermocycling and/or detection.
US10960397B2	Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems Microfluidic structures and methods for manipulating fluids, fluid components, and reactions are provided. In one aspect, such structures and methods can allow production of droplets of a precise volume, which can be stored/maintained at precise regions of the device. In another aspect, microfluidic structures and methods described herein are designed for containing and positioning components in an arrangement such that the components can be manipulated and then tracked even after manipulation. For example, cells may be constrained in an arrangement in microfluidic structures described herein to facilitate tracking during their growth and/or after they multiply.
US10960393B2	Apparatus and methods for bioprocesses and other processes Apparatus and methods for providing a single-use, disposable module or manifold for testing and analysis of bioprocesses, as well as a portable and compact device which can be used with the module or manifold. A module comprising a valve, a filter or guard column, an affinity column, and a flow cell is provided with several ports for receiving tubing connections for a sample and one or more solvents, as well as one or more outlet ports for connections to one or more waste reservoirs. The flow cell may use UV light to determine a protein concentration of a sample in one particular example. The module can be connected directly or indirectly to a bioreactor containing the bioprocess and material to be sampled, and can be disposed of once a production run has been completed. In addition, manifolds are provided which can be embodied as a valve assembly, and which can comprise the same components and features as the disposable module. The manifolds and modules are compact and easy to use. A portable device adapted for use with a easily removable module is also provided.
US10960382B2	Catalyst for enhancing liquid yield in thermal coking process The present invention provides a catalyst product comprising of (a) porous acidic clay material and (b) binder and matrix to shape the catalyst to either microspheres, pellet, tablet, extrudate and ring and suitable for enhancing the crack-ability of heavy feed material derived from atmospheric and vacuum distillation bottoms; FCC bottoms, coker bottoms and hydrocracker bottoms. The invention particularly relates to a catalyst cum heat supply product suitable for thermal coking process either in a batch mode or continuous coking process.
US10960381B2	Zirconium phosphate disinfection recharging and conditioning The invention relates to systems and methods for disinfecting, recharging, and conditioning zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module. The systems and methods provide for reuse of a zirconium phosphate sorbent module after dialysis.
US10960377B2	Compositions and methods for single molecular placement on a substrate Provided herein are methods and compositions for placing single target molecules on a patterned substrate.
US10960369B2	Cleaning device for a mixing vessel of a food processor operated by an electric motor A cleaning device for a mixing vessel of a food processor operated by an electric motor, wherein the mixing vessel has a vessel bottom, a circumferential wall and a cover element and can be connected to a rotary element in a torque-proof manner with the aid of a fasteners and is designed for sweeping over at least a partial area of an inner wall of the mixing vessel and mechanically removing deposits located thereon during a rotation of the rotary element about a rotational axis. The cleaning device is in the form of a bristle element or wiper element and has a C-shaped design that is in contact with the vessel bottom, the circumferential wall and the cover element such that cleaning of the vessel bottom, the circumferential wall and the cover element can take place simultaneously when the mixing vessel is closed with the cover element.
US10960367B1	Powder inductions utilizing positive displacement twin screw pump technology One or more twin screw pumps prevent backflow of wetted powder and jamming of powder eductors. A twin screw pump at an exit of a powder eductor produces a vacuum in the eductor to prevent backflow. A twin screw pump in a liquid input line produces a strong liquid stream through the eductor. A viscous or recycled fluid bypasses the eductor or is pumped through the eductor using the twin screw pump in the eductor liquid input line. The twin screw pump at the eductor output reduces the eductor exit pressure and draws a viscous liquid stream from the eductor. The powder-laden stream is directed for processing or recycling.
US10960363B2	Brine machine and method A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
US10960358B2	Method for the production of positively charged membranes The present invention relates to a method for the production of a positively charged membrane. Furthermore the present invention relates to a positively charged membrane obtainable by the methods of present invention and the use of these positively charged membranes.
US10960351B2	Method and apparatus for cleaning a contaminated air stream A method and apparatus for cleaning a contaminated air stream, the method comprising the step of passing the contaminated air stream through a multistage cleaning reactor, wherein at least two stages of the multistage cleaning reactor comprise marine shell material.
US10960344B2	Method and apparatus for separating gas by pressure swing adsorption It is an objective of the present invention to provide a gas separation method by which a removal performance to remove a removal object gas component and a recovery rate to recover a recovery object gas component can be satisfied at the same time, and furthermore, a generation efficiency of a product gas can be improved. A raw material gas g0 is fed to one adsorption vessel 11 of an adsorbing device 10 and a permeated gas g1 is sent out. A pressure of the other the adsorption vessels 12 is made lower than a pressure during adsorption and a desorbed gas g2 is sent out. In accordance with an operating cycle of the adsorbing device 10 or according to a condition of the raw material gas g0 or the like, one of the permeated gas g1 and the desorbed gas g2 that has a lower concentration of a priority removal object gas component than the raw material gas g0 is provided as a return gas to the adsorbing device 10, the priority removal object gas component being a gas component to be preferentially removed.
US10960342B2	Evaporative fuel vapor emission control systems An evaporative emission control canister system comprises an initial adsorbent volume having an effective incremental adsorption capacity at 25° C. of greater than 35 grams n-butane/L between vapor concentration of 5 vol % and 50 vol % n-butane, and at least one subsequent adsorbent volume having an effective incremental adsorption capacity at 25° C. of less than 35 grams n-butane/L between vapor concentration of 5 vol % and 50 vol % n-butane. The evaporative emission control canister system has a two-day diurnal breathing loss (DBL) emissions of no more than 20 mg at no more than 210 liters of purge applied after the 40 g/hr BETP butane loading step.
US10960329B2	Sensor system and implementation of the same Various embodiments described in the disclosure relate to wireless sensor systems. Some embodiments specifically relate to unitary modules for sensing, power, processing, communication, and data storage; and that may be connected by a common interface to form a wireless sensor system.
US10960322B2	Apparatus for purifying crystals using solvent vapors A Reflux Rinsing apparatus for purifying crystals using solvent vapor through dynamic equilibrium recrystallization. A pressure vessel contains a liquefied gas solvent, impure crystalline starting material initially, and a purified crystalline mass at the conclusion of the purifying process. A mechanism is provided for providing pressure to contents of the pressure vessel and for heating the lower portion thereof. A timer is also connected to the mechanism, the timer being set to heat the pressure vessel to drive vapors and reflux rinsing to remove impurities at the surface of an impure crystalline mass, to reclaim the solvent, leaving purified crystals and impurities in the pressure vessel, and to open the pressure vessel to remove the purified crystals from the vessel walls and bottom surface and to remove the impurities from the vessel. The angle of a crystal bed in the apparatus can be adjusted.
US10960317B2	Spinning top toy and spinning top toy set A spinning top toy for spinning on a surface includes a shaft part and a body. The shaft part includes a shaft part body and a ground contact part being integrally formed with the shaft part body. The shaft part extends in an axial direction. The body is configured on the shaft part. The ground contact part includes a wheel-shaped body being slidably configured on the shaft part body. The wheel-shaped body is configured to be moved to a first position, and is configured to be moved to a second position. The second position is closer to the surface than the second position in the axial direction. The wheel-shaped body is configured to be in contact with the surface when at the second position.
US10960316B2	Gyroscopic desk curios In accordance with the principals of the present invention, a desk or executive curio is provided. A rotor assembly includes a rotor and a shaft. A housing assembly defines inner pivoted supports that allow rotation of the rotor about an inner pivotal axis. The housing assembly further defines outer pivoted supports that allow rotation of the housing about an outer pivotal axis perpendicular to the inner pivotal axis of the rotor assembly. Bearings allow the rotor assembly and the housing assembly to be held in an axis perpendicular to a rotor axis. The rotor assembly and the housing assembly are removably connectable to a base along the inner pivotal axis, the base having an offset center of gravity and defining a curved outer surface.
US10960315B1	Mapping identifier values of a gameplay session for application profiling A computing system may determine values associated with a plurality of identifiers that are associated with a gameplay session of a video gaming application. The computing system may determine a mapping of the values associated with the plurality of identifiers, including associating, for each identifier, each value associated with the respective identifier during a time period of the gameplay session with values that are associated with a respective one or more other identifiers from the plurality of identifiers during at least a portion of the time period of the gameplay session. The computing system may, in response to receiving a query that indicates a value associated with an identifier from the plurality of identifiers, providing values associated with one or more identifiers that are associated with the value associated with the identifier based at least in part on the mapping of the values associated with the plurality of identifiers.
US10960314B2	Data transport of encryption key used to secure communication between computing devices The present disclosure relates to processing operations configured to efficiently enable a client and a server to establish secure communication upon initial connection between the client and the server. Upon initial connection to with the server, the client provides an encrypted token which serves as both proof of authentication/identity and provides, in the encrypted token, an encryption key that the server can utilize to initiate secure communication with the client. The server is able to trust the encrypted token and the encryption key because the encrypted token is signed and encrypted by an authentication service that has a trusted relationship with the server and because the authentication service has pre-shared decryption and signature verification keys with the server. The server utilizes the encrypted key to secure communications with the client without requiring additional processing to lookup client identity or any further intervention from the authentication service.
US10960313B2	Real time physical reality immersive experiences having gamification of actions taken in physical reality Three dimensional spaces whereby any physical media are gamified, or made into a GAMESPACE or VR combined space in which multiple unique users/participants contemporaneously by interaction for points compete with real-time shifting and the same course measured for all by a Master Control System.
US10960311B2	Method and apparatus for adapting applications over multiple devices A method and apparatus that incorporate teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, presenting at a display of a computer device a first graphical user interface depicting a game space of a gaming application, receiving a detected stimulation from a mobile communication device associated with a second graphical user interface depicting a virtual peripheral controller for capturing control information for controlling the gaming application, detecting a request to swap between the computer device and mobile communication device presentation of the first graphical user interface depicting the game space and the second graphical user interface depicting the virtual peripheral controller, and presenting at the display of the computer device an adaptation of the second graphical user interface depicting the virtual peripheral controller responsive to the detected request to swap. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10960309B2	Computer system managing multi-user rewards A computer implemented method is performed in a device. One or more first game objects is displayed. In response to user input one or more collectable game objects, are accumulated. It is determined if a number of accumulated collectable game objects has reached a predetermined value, and if not, a further set of first game objects is displayed only if a game level has been played.
US10960304B1	Live migration for hosted sessions Live migration can be performed for a process executing on an allocated resource for an application session. During a session it might be determined that it is necessary, or would at least be advantageous, to migrate the process to different resource capacity. New capacity such as a new computing instance can be identified, and synchronized with a current instance to reflect current state information. This can include obtaining state data from a serialized file or transaction log, among other such options. The client devices on the session can be caused to connect or direct state data to the new instance, and when ready the new instance can be responsible for the process, such as by taking over as the application server for the session. Once the client devices are utilizing the new instance, the process can be terminated on the old instance and the instance destroyed or reallocated.
US10960303B2	Kinesthetic-feedback wearable apparatus for virtual reality and augmented reality and method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a kinesthetic-feedback wearable apparatus which realizes a kinesthetic-feedback in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR), and more particularly to a kinesthetic-feedback wearable apparatus which provides a resistance, which is suitable for a situation in a virtual reality or augmented reality, to a user by using a propeller in a state in which a virtual reality or augmented reality device is mounted to the user who uses the virtual reality or augmented reality device. According to the present invention, a reactive force for a kinesthetic-feedback can be easily realized through a scheme of attaching a light propeller to a wrist, and reactive forces of various directions may be realized only with a small number of propellers by allowing the directions and the RPMs of the propellers to be separately controlled for a higher degree of freedom when two or more propellers are provided.
US10960302B2	Head mounted display device for VR self-service game machine A head mounted VR viewing device for a VR self-service game machine is described. A supporting frame has a VR display mounted by a two-part buckle to a forward end thereof, the buckle including a spring bolt configured for moveably retaining the VR display in an upward or downward position. Multiple curved and cushioned supporting surfaces mounted to the supporting frame position the viewing device on the head of a user. A data cable, also mounted to the supporting frame, provides high-definition video transmission and power to the from the game machine to the VR display, and also functions to suspend the VR viewing device.
US10960300B2	Sharing user-initiated recorded gameplay with buffered gameplay A method for sharing gameplay is provided, including: executing a video game; while executing the video game, buffering a first portion of gameplay of the video game, wherein buffering the first portion of gameplay captures a predefined amount of gameplay prior to a currently executing gameplay; receiving a first input generated from a controller device; responsive to receiving the first input, then capturing a second portion of the gameplay of the video game that is continuous with the first portion of gameplay; receiving a second input generated from the controller device; responsive to receiving the second input, then enabling sharing of the first and second portions of gameplay to a website.
US10960296B2	Information processing apparatus and operation signal providing method Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus that provides an operation signal of an input part of a controller to a game. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition part configured to acquire a detected value of a motion of the controller, a conversion processing part configured to convert the acquired detected value to the operation signal of the input part of the controller, and an output processing part configured to provide the converted operation signal to the game.
US10960295B2	Content display method and electronic device for performing same An electronic device disclosed herein may comprise: a communication circuit for establishing communication with an external electronic device; a memory for storing information on graphic source data of a content and a plurality of graphic rendering schemes for displaying the content; and a processor functionally connected to the communication circuit and the memory. The processor may be configured to select at least one graphic rendering scheme on the basis of the status of the electronic device or the external electronic device, and display the content on a display functionally connected to the electronic device, using the at least one graphic rendering scheme. Various other embodiments recognized from the specification are also possible.
US10960290B2	Mounting system for snowboards and splitboards A mounting device for snowboards and other snow glide boards that includes a puck assembly. The adjustment system can be adjusted with three degrees of freedom with respect to the snowboard: foot placement, foot angle, and heel and toe centering. The puck assembly can attach directly to the snowboard or can be built into the snowboard boot binding. The mounting device can include a slider block/snowboard binding base plate and a disk. The disk includes a series of projections. The slider block/snowboard binding base plate receives the disk in a recess indented in the slider block/snowboard binding base plate top surface. The recess is patterned with a series of detents sized and shaped to receive the projections from the disk. The detents arranged as a series of arcs, of equal radius, translated linearly on even increments. This combination allows for the foot angle and heel and toe centering adjustments to be made concurrently.
US10960289B1	Treadmill belt guard A treadmill belt guard includes a weighted cylindrical body, a first arm, a second arm, a first adaptor, a second adaptor, a first interlocking fastener, and a second interlocking fastener. The first arm is externally connected onto a lateral surface of the weighted cylindrical body. The second arm is externally connected onto the lateral surface of the weighted cylindrical body. The first arm and the second arm are positioned parallel to each other. The first adaptor is terminally mounted to the first arm through the first interlocking fastener. The first arm is positioned in between the first adaptor and the weighted cylindrical body. The second adaptor is terminally mounted to the second arm through the second interlocking fastener. The second arm is positioned in between the second adaptor and the weighted cylindrical body.
US10960285B2	Sensor-derived object flight performance tracking Systems and techniques for sensor-derived object flight performance tracking are described herein. A set of magnetometer readings may be obtained from a magnetometer included with an object. A local rotation axis of the object may be determined at a time using the set of magnetometer readings. The local rotation axis may describe rotation of the object around a local magnetic target. A global rotation axis may be calculated based on an initial orientation of the object. The global rotation axis may describe a fixed rotation axis of the object during flight in a global coordinate frame, wherein an angle between the global rotation axis and magnetic north remains constant during the flight. An orientation of the object may be determined for the time using the global rotation axis and the local rotation axis of the object at the time.
US10960279B2	Golf bag fixing device for golf cart The invention discloses a golf bag fixing device for a golf cart. The golf bag fixing device for a golf cart includes a base and two fixing assemblies, wherein the two fixing assemblies are arranged at the left end and the right end of the base, each fixing assembly includes a clamping arm and a fixing buckle, the clamping arms are rotatably arranged on the base and are connected with the fixing buckles, a clamping space is formed between the base and the clamping arms of the two fixing assemblies, the clamping arms can be stressed to overcome an acting force from the fixing buckles so as to rotate relative to the base, and the fixing buckles can be stressed to be separated from the clamping arms.
US10960276B2	Golf club heads and methods of manufacturing golf club heads A golf club head and a method of manufacturing a golf club head are described herein. The golf club head comprises a club face with a face portion, and grooves positioned on the club face. The grooves each comprise a bottom, a first side wall adjacent the bottom, a second side wall adjacent the bottom, a first top radius adjacent the first side wall, and a second top radius adjacent the second side wall. The club face further comprises a second portion positioned between the face portion, and the first top radius and the second top radius. The second portion of the club face allows for the grooves to appear visually wider to a player, which can provide psychological effects to benefit performance, while still conforming to USGA groove widths standards.
US10960274B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion. The top portion may include a heel-side top portion, a toe-side top portion, and a raised central top portion between the heel-side top portion and toe-side top portion. The top portion may include a toe-side integral rib and a heel-side integral rib. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10960261B2	Stationary exercise apparatus A stationary exercise device having variable footpaths is disclosed. The exercise device includes a frame, a pair of supporting members that have a first end to rotate about an axis and a second end to move along a reciprocating path, a pair of pedals joined to the supporting members, and a guider assembly for adjusting an incline angle of the reciprocating path.
US10960259B2	Hip-stretching device A hip-stretching device includes a mat having an upper surface. The mat is configured for placement on a support surface to support a back of a subject lying in a supine position on the upper surface of the mat. The hip-stretching device includes first and second pockets associated with the mat. The first and second pockets each have an opening configured to removably receive an inflatable bladder for selectively placing the inflatable bladder in one of the first and second pockets. The first and second pockets each position an inflatable bladder received therein under a hip area of the subject when the subject is lying in the supine position on the upper surface of the mat. Inflation of the inflatable bladder imparts a force to the hip area of the subject to elevate the hip area to provide a hip flexor stretch to the subject.
US10960250B2	Long-term fire retardant with corrosion inhibitors and methods for making and using same A forest fire retardant composition includes a retardant compound that includes at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The anhydrous salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The hydrate salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
US10960246B2	Method for responding to a fire-critical battery state in a vehicle, and a vehicle designed to carry out such a method A method for responding to a fire-critical battery state in a motor vehicle having at least one battery, and a motor vehicle designed to carry out such a method. A battery temperature of the at least one battery of the motor vehicle is continuously detected by at least one temperature sensor. The method includes the following steps: Continuous detection of a temperature change in the battery based on the continuously detected battery temperature; verifying whether the detected temperature change exceeds a specified threshold defining a fire-critical battery state; and activating at least one vehicle function in order to perform a protective and/or warning measure by a control unit, if the fire-critical battery state is reached.
US10960243B2	Fall arrest device A fall arrest device includes a bracket, a rotating member rotatably mounted to the bracket, a safety belt wound around the rotating member, a brake wheel connected to the rotating member, a brake block pivotally connected to the brake wheel, and a restoring spring fitting around the second segment and having one end thereof terminating in a ring that has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the first segment. Another end of the restoring spring is connected to the brake block. The brake wheel has a fixed rod having a first segment and a second segment. An outer diameter of the first segment is greater than an outer diameter of the second segment. The restoring spring urges the brake block to be located in a restoring position. Thus, the restoring spring could be prevented from falling out of the fixing rod.
US10960238B1	Face mask A face mask for a user having a face, a nose and a mouth, the face mask including a covering including a periphery, a top end, a bottom end, the covering configured to cover at least a portion of the nose of the user and at least a portion of the mouth of the user, wherein the covering is configured substantially according to the shape and size of the nose of the user and the mouth of the user; a first opening disposed at a first location of the covering; a second opening disposed at a second location of the covering; a first filter configured for covering the first opening; a second filter configured for covering the second opening; and a seal disposed on the periphery.
US10960232B2	Single-pass imaging and radiation treatment delivery via an extended rotation gantry A radiation therapy system delivers radiation treatment over a 360-degree arc and performs a prepended imaging process, in a single pass, via an extended rotation gantry. While rotating the gantry in one direction about a bore of the radiation system, the radiation system generates multiple images of a target volume disposed in the bore using an imaging X-ray source mounted on the gantry. Then, while continuing to rotate the gantry in the same direction, the radiation system delivers a treatment beam to the target volume using a treatment-delivering X-ray source mounted on the gantry, where the treatment beam is delivered from some or all of a 360-degree arc about the bore. Thus, the prepended imaging process and the delivery of radiation are performed in a single pass of the gantry about a target volume, eliminating the need for a return stroke of the gantry for completion.
US10960230B2	Calibration of hypoxic region focused radiotherapy treatment plans The present invention features calibration methods for radiotherapy treatment plans. An image-guided radiotherapy system for tumor treatment featuring a hypoxic-region-focused (HRF) radiation dose is calibrated using a phantom. The treatment plans may also feature a boosted dose to the resistance region of the tumor. The HRF radiation dose may be greater than 120% of a predetermined prescribed radiation dose for the tumor.
US10960228B2	Absorbing device for radiotherapy An absorbing device (24, 24′, 24″, 41) for radiotherapy treatment comprising at least one layer of electromagnetic absorbing material wherein the absorbing material is for preventing interaction between a target localisation system (1) having a targeted frequency range of between about 300 kHz and 500 kHz and a treatment table (4).
US10960226B1	Eye protector for use with immobilization masks during radiotherapy The present specification discloses a radiation therapy protective eye mask for covering a patient's eyes, with the radiation therapy protective eye mask being placed over the eyes and beneath an immobilization mask. The radiation therapy protective eye mask includes a radiation shielding layer configured to cover at least one eye when a patient is undergoing radiotherapy treatments. A first layer of material can be positioned between the radiation shielding layer and the eyes, to provide cushioning and barrier between the radiation shielding layer and the skin. The radiation therapy protective eye mask can include a concave portion over the eyes to permit opening and closing of the eyes. Further radiation shielding layer can include structural and/or surface features and contours to reflect at least some of the radiation. In this way, the present eye protector reduces the quantity of radiation incident on the eyes for reducing eye damage.
US10960216B2	Extraction devices configued to extract chronically implanted medical devices Extraction devices for extracting chronically implanted devices such as leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCP). In some cases, the extraction devices may be configured to cut or tear through at least some of the tissue ingrowth around and/or over the chronically implanted device such that a retrieval feature on the chronically implanted device may be grasped for removal of the chronically implanted device.
US10960214B2	Systems and methods for controlling electrical stimulation using multiple stimulation fields A system for programming electrical stimulation by a lead includes a processor coupled to a display. The processor presents an interface on the display with user-selectable controls to define stimulation fields and repeating stimulation patterns for delivering the stimulation fields temporally-coordinated with each other. The user-selectable controls include a field control to define the number of stimulation fields, a location control to define locations of the stimulation fields relative to the lead, a repetition control to define a repetition frequency of the stimulation patterns, and a temporal-adjustment control to define temporal adjustments of the stimulation fields. The processor also receives selections of the user-selectable controls to define the stimulation fields and the repeating stimulation patterns; and initiate a signal that provides a pulse generator with instructions that enable the pulse generator to generate the stimulation fields according to the repeating stimulation patterns using the lead coupled to the pulse generator.
US10960208B2	Cochlear implant headpiece A headpiece for use with a cochlear implant includes a headpiece housing, a microphone within the headpiece housing, an induction coil within the headpiece housing that transmits audio signals to the cochlear implant, signal processing electronics, within the headpiece housing and operably connected to the microphone and to the induction coil, that generate stimulation parameters, and a rechargeable battery operably connected to the induction coil such that the induction coil provides energy to charge the rechargeable battery when the induction coil is inductively coupled to a transmitter coil through which current is passing.
US10960197B2	Coupling devices for tube sets used with surgical gas delivery systems A coupling system is disclosed for connecting a tube set to a trocar that includes a multi-lumen trocar having a housing that has a connector extending outwardly from the housing, the connector having a plurality of coaxial flow passages defined therein by a plurality of concentric annular walls, a multi-lumen tube set including a plurality of tubes arranged in a parallel relationship, a coupling including a generally cylindrical body having a first end portion adapted and configured to selectively mate with the coaxial flow passages of the connector of the trocar and a second end portion adapted and configured for attachment to the parallel tubes of the tube set, and a latch assembly operatively associated with the cylindrical body of the coupling for selectively engaging the connector of the trocar housing when the coupling mates with the connector.
US10960196B2	Implantable vascular access port with dual, high-flow trans-chamber and low-flow, access, and needle lock for high-flow An implantable vascular access port has a main port body with one or more hollow internal chambers formed therein each with a floor at the base of the internal chamber. The port body has an outlet aperture formed in a sidewall there of the internal chamber. One or more parallel, lateral, or angled-access apertures, relative to the port floor and associated septa are located opposite the outlet aperture in the main port body in a sidewall there of (parallel or lateral or angled-access aperture or septum), with at least a one perpendicular-access aperture and septum located opposite the floor of the internal chamber(s). The port chamber in the area of the outlet aperture has an at least partially conical shape directionally aligned with the parallel or lateral or angled-access aperture and septum, with said outlet aperture in contiguity a reversible outlet tube or port body needle locking mechanism.
US10960185B2	Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that secures a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. In some implementations, the anchor device can be installed using a technique in which the subcutaneous anchors undergo relatively little or no flexing when being inserted through the skin into the subcutaneous region between the skin and underlying muscle tissue which may be occupied by fatty tissue.
US10960180B2	Catheter shaft and method of its manufacture A method of manufacturing a catheter shaft includes the steps of forming an inner layer of a first polymeric material, forming a plait matrix layer including a second polymeric material about the inner layer, and forming an outer layer of a third polymeric material about the plait matrix layer. The plait matrix layer includes a braided wire mesh partially or fully embedded within the second polymeric material, which is different from at least one of the first polymeric material forming the inner layer and the third polymeric material forming the outer layer. The second polymeric material has a higher yield strain and/or a lower hardness than at least the first polymeric material, and preferably both the first and the third polymeric materials. The first polymeric material and the third polymeric material may be different or the same. The catheter shaft may be formed by stepwise extrusion, co-extrusion, and/or reflow processes.
US10960172B2	Bag and valve for advanced respiratory support A respiratory device for providing respiratory support to a patient. The device includes an expandable bag portion and a connection member in fluid communication with the expandable bag portion. The expandable bag portion includes an air intake valve and has an adjustable predetermined tidal volume. The connection member includes a positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) valve, a PEEP controller configured to control the pressure of the PEEP valve, a two-way valve configured to allow air to move from the expandable bag portion in a first direction and through the PEEP valve in an opposing direction, a pressure relief valve configured to vent excess pressure from the connection member to an external environment, and a patient breathing interface.
US10960165B2	Moisture removal and condensation and humidity management apparatus for a breathing circuit A moisture removal apparatus for a breathing circuit includes a breathing gas conduit for receiving a flow of breathing gas having a first humidity level. A dry gas conduit is provided adjacent to at least a portion of the breathing gas conduit for receiving a flow of dry gas having a second humidity level lower than the first humidity level. A heating element extends from an upstream end of the breathing gas conduit to a downstream end of the breathing gas conduit. The heating element provides heat to the flow of breathing gas such that the breathing gas at the downstream end is heated to a higher temperature than the breathing gas at the upstream end. A moisture transmission pathway enables transfer of moisture from the breathing gas to the dry gas based on the humidity differential.
US10960162B2	Device and method for controlling ventilatory assist A device and method for controlling a level of ventilatory assist applied to a patient by a mechanical ventilator measures, during patient's assisted breath, an inspiratory volume Vassist produced by both the patient and the mechanical ventilator, an inspiratory volume Vvent contributed by the mechanical ventilator, and an inspiratory assist pressure Pvent produced by the mechanical ventilator. A first relation between pressure Pvent and volume Vassist and a second relation between pressure Pvent and volume Vvent are calculated. Using the first and second relations, a ratio is determined between pressure Pvent at volume Vvent and pressure Pvent at volume Vassist, with volume Vvent equal to volume Vassist, for a plurality of volumes Vvent and Vassist. Values of Pvent are multiplied by the corresponding calculated ratios to calculate a third relation between a predicted inspiratory pressure Ppred and volume Vassist. The mechanical ventilator is responsive to the third relation to control the level of ventilatory assist.
US10960161B2	Method and apparatus for improved flow limitation detection of obstructive sleep apnea In a respiratory apparatus for treatment of sleep apnea and other disorders associated with an obstruction of a patient's airway and which uses an airflow signal, an obstruction index is generated which detects the flattening of the inspiratory portion of the airflow. The flattening index serves as an obstruction index used to differentiate normal and obstructed breathing. The obstruction index is based upon comparison of values of airflow in different sectors of the inspiratory peak of the wave function and is particularly suitable for distinguishing M shaped or square shaped respiratory patterns indicative of partially obstructed airways.
US10960155B2	Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery An apparatus includes a label configured to be coupled to a medicament delivery device. The label includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to be coupled to an outer surface of the medicament delivery device. The second surface includes a textual indicia. The label further includes an electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic signal.
US10960149B2	Fixed-amount pressurized atomization device A liquid introducing device transfers a fixed amount of liquid medicine into atomized particles. The liquid medicine is connected to the liquid introducing device which allows the users to quickly replace the bottles and avoid cross infection between different medicines. The liquid introducing device is powered by electric power to atomize the liquid quickly. The liquid introducing device includes a chamber which cooperated with an electro-magnetic valve switch which controls a fixed amount of air in the chamber such that the fixed amount of the air can be pressurized and output stably. The pressurized air passes through the tube without delay and loss.
US10960144B2	System and method for safety syringe A system for injecting includes a syringe body defining a proximal opening and a distal needle interface. The system also includes a plunger member defining a plunger interior and configured to be manually manipulated to insert a stopper member relative to the syringe body, the plunger member. The plunger member includes a needle retention feature disposed in the plunger interior, an energy-storage member disposed in the plunger interior, and an energy-storage member latching member disposed in the plunger interior. The system further includes a needle hub assembly coupled to the distal needle interface of the syringe body. The needle assembly includes a needle having a needle proximal end feature, a hub, and a needle latching member configured to couple the needle to the hub. The needle is at least partially retractable into plunger interior. The needle proximal end feature includes an annular distally facing surface.
US10960139B2	Syringe assembly having a rotatably advanceable plunger rod A syringe assembly for use as a pre-filled syringe is disclosed. The syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel defining a chamber and having a stopper disposed therein. A plunger rod includes an inner member engaged with a portion of the stopper and an outer member adapted for rotational advancement with respect to the inner member to axially displace the outer member with respect to the inner member. The plunger rod is transitionable from a collapsed position in which a portion of the inner member is nested within the outer member, to an extended position in which the same portion of the inner member extends outside the outer member. The inner member includes a radial extension and the outer member defines a helical track adapted to receive the radial extension therein.
US10960138B2	Vibrational tissue injection methods Methods of injecting tissue into a recipient site on a patient may include obtaining at least one tissue, vibrating the at least one tissue and simultaneously injecting the at least one tissue into the recipient site on the patient.
US10960137B2	Blood glucose control system with automated backup therapy protocol generation An automated blood glucose control system is configured to generate a backup therapy protocol comprising insulin therapy instructions derived from autonomously determined doses of insulin. The system generates a dose control signal using a control algorithm configured to autonomously determine doses of insulin to be infused into a subject for the purpose of controlling blood glucose of the subject based at least in part on a glucose level signal received from a glucose sensor. The system can track insulin therapy administered to the subject over a tracking period, including storing an indication of the autonomously determined doses of insulin delivered to the subject as basal insulin, as correction boluses of insulin, or as mealtime boluses of insulin. The system can generate a backup injection therapy protocol or a backup pump therapy protocol with insulin therapy instructions based at least in part on the insulin therapy administered to the subject over the tracking period.
US10960131B2	Apparatuses for securing components of a drug delivery system during transport and methods of using same An assembly of a drug delivery system, comprising: a first component; a second component which is configured to move linearly with respect to the first component; and, a resistance element configured to resist linear movement during transport of the first component with respect to the second component in a closed transport configuration but which is adapted to be overcome during nominal operation of the drug delivery system.
US10960129B2	System and method for patient skin treatment and irrigation A system for irrigating a patient's skin. The system includes a fluid container that includes a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment being adapted to retain a first fluid on a first side of a divider and the second compartment being adapted to retain a second fluid on a second side of the divider. The system also includes an irrigation sleeve adapted cover a portion of the patient's skin. The system also includes a fluid charging portion adapted to receive a portion of the first fluid and a portion of the second fluid, wherein the portion of the first fluid reacts with the portion of the second fluid to form a charged compound in the fluid charging portion. The system also includes a compound delivery portion that extends at a first end of the compound delivery portion from the fluid charging portion, the compound delivery portion being adapted to deliver the charged compound from the fluid charging portion to the irrigation sleeve.
US10960125B2	Fluid flow rate measuring and gas bubble detecting apparatus A fluid flow sensing and bubble detecting apparatus includes a housing comprising a channel configured to receive a tube through which fluid flows; a sensor apparatus disposed within the housing, which includes a first sensor operable to measure flow rate of fluid and to detect bubbles in flowing fluid; and a temperature sensor operable to detect temperature of the flowing fluid; and a processor connected to receive fluid flow rate data obtained by the first sensor, to receive bubble detection data obtained by the first sensor, and to receive fluid temperature data obtained by the temperature sensor, wherein when a tube through which fluid flows is disposed in the channel of the housing, the first sensor measures the flow rate of the flowing fluid and detects bubbles therein, and the temperature sensor measures the temperature of the flowing fluid, and the processor calculates in a short period of time a fluid flow rate corrected for temperature. All sensors are non-invasive and have no direct contact to the fluid in the tube, which might be blood. In accordance with additional embodiments, the fluid flow rate is additionally corrected for hemoglobin or hematocrit, and the effect of oxygen saturation on the hemoglobin or hematocrit data.
US10960120B2	Dialysis machine A dialysis machine which monitors the pressure of blood entering and leaving a patient's body using several sensors (37, 39) and adapts the pressure of a dialysate solution feed to compensate for compliances in the dialysate fluid flow path. As a consequence, better flow balance is maintained throughout dialysis treatment leading to a more uniform removal of waste materials from the blood.
US10960119B2	Method for operating a blood treatment apparatus, control unit and treatment apparatus for executing the method A method for operating a blood treatment apparatus including an extracorporeal blood circuit having a blood filter with a blood chamber and a dialysate chamber, between which a membrane is arranged. The method encompasses operating a blood pump from a first time point, at which an ultrafiltration pump is stopped, at least until a second time point, at which at least one of the following conditions is met for the first time after the first time point: a time interval after has elapsed, the blood pump has conveyed a volume after, a measurement of a fluid in the extracorporeal blood circuit exceeds or falls below a threshold.
US10960112B2	Foot pedal occlusion indicator system, apparatus, and method A system, method and apparatus for notifying a surgeon of an occlusion in an ocular surgical apparatus are disclosed herein. Through operation of a handpiece of the surgical apparatus, the handpiece may become blocked or occluded. An occlusion detector is configured to sense the occlusion in the handpiece, and an occlusion signal is generated. A control module is provided to send an occlusion warning signal to a foot pedal of the surgical apparatus, where a tactile notification is provided to a user of the apparatus that an occlusion has occurred.
US10960093B2	Laboratory apparatus comprising a UV radiation device, and disinfection method for a laboratory apparatus The present invention relates to a laboratory apparatus, comprising a UV radiation device which has at least one UV lamp to carry out a disinfection process, and a control device to control the UV lamp, wherein the control device is designed to specify a duration (t) during which the UV lamp is operated during the disinfection process. The control device is designed to specify the duration (t) using a control function stored in the control device as a function of the operating time (d) of the UV lamp, in such a manner that the duration (t) increases with increasing operating time (d). The present invention further relates to a method for operating such a laboratory apparatus.
US10960089B2	Radiolabeled drug Described are: [1] a compound represented by the formula (1), [2] a compound containing the compound according to [1] and a target molecule recognition element bonded thereto, [3] a metal complex compound containing one kind of a metal selected from a radioactive metal and a radioactive atom-labeled metal, and the compound according to [1] or [2], which is coordinated to the metal, [4] a drug for preparing a radiolabeled drug, containing the compound according to [1] or [2], [5] use of the compound according to [1] or [2], for producing a radiolabeled drug, [6] a radiolabeled drug containing the metal complex compound according to [3], and [7] a radiodiagnostic imaging agent containing the metal complex compound according to [3]:
US10960081B2	Iron carbohydrate complex for treatment of iron deficiency of a fetus or an infant Iron carbohydrate complex for treatment of fetal metal deficiency Disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an iron carbohydrate complex for use in a method for treatment or prevention of an iron deficiency of a fetus or an infant, wherein the iron carbohydrate complex is administered to the mother of the fetus or infant.
US10960080B2	Pegylated porcine interferon and methods of use thereof Disclosed herein are porcine interferon alpha variants (pIFN-α) comprising a synthetic amino acid at select locations in pIFN-α and a one or two amino acid insertion in the N-terminus after removal of the signal peptide. The pIFN-α variants can further be pegylated. Methods of making and administering these compounds to treat virus infections in pigs and formulations comprising the variants are also provided.
US10960075B2	Orally dissolving melatonin formulation with acidifying agent that renders melatonin soluble in saliva A composition includes an oral thin film pharmaceutical dosage form configured to disintegrate in saliva and maintain a pH of 4 or less within the saliva during the time the dosage form is dissolving therein. The dosage form includes a therapeutically effective amount of melatonin in a polymer carrier matrix and a sufficient amount of acid to impart the pH to the saliva. The dosage can completely disintegrate in the saliva within ten minutes from contacting the saliva.
US10960072B2	Virus-like particle compositions and vaccines against epstein-barr virus infection and disease The present invention relates to prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccines that contain Newcastle disease Virus (NDV) virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising one or more Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) antigens. In one embodiment, the invention provides a recombinant virus-like particle (VLP) comprising, in operable combination, a) Newcastle disease virus (NDV) matrix (M) protein, and b) one or more Epstein-Barr Virus (BBV) antigens. The invention's prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccines are useful for preventing and/or treating infection with EBV and/or disease associated Epstein-Barr Virus, such as cancer.
US10960071B2	Platform for generating safe cell therapeutics Provided herein are cytoplasts, compositions comprising cytoplasts, methods of using cytoplasts, and methods of treating a subject, such as providing benefits to a healthy or unhealthy subject, or treating or diagnosing a disease or condition in a subject. In some embodiments, methods of treating a subject include: administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a cytoplast. Also, provided herein are compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) that include a cytoplast. Also, provided herein are kits comprising instructions for using the compositions or methods.
US10960069B2	Development of a preventive influenza D virus vaccine The present disclosure provides a DNA vaccine or immunogenic composition expressing consensus hemagglutinin-esterase-fusion (HEF) protein (FluD-Vax) and a protein-based vaccine utilizing the HEF consensus protein. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided herein.
US10960062B2	Methods and uses of alpha 1-antitrypsin for early intervention in pulmonary diseases The present invention disclosed methods for early intervention and prevention of the progression of pulmonary diseases, by administering alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) and particularly by administering AAT by inhalation.
US10960059B2	Compositions and methods for treating gluten intolerance and disorders arising therefrom The invention described herein relates to methods and compositions for treatment of gluten intolerance and related conditions (e.g., celiac disease and gluten sensitivity), or inhibition of inflammation and/or immune response in the intestine due to antigenic food peptides, by administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more Nepenthes enzymes.
US10960054B2	Fracture targeted bone regeneration through parathyroid hormone receptor stimulation Disclosed herein includes a drug delivery system comprising at least one peptide and a targeting ligand for bone fracture and/or for bone healing. Some embodiments include a peptide delivery system comprising at least an acidic, basic, hydrophilic, hydrophobic or neutral peptide linked to an acidic peptide or nonpeptidic polyanion for use in targeting the aforementioned attached peptide to a bone fracture surface. In some embodiments, a conjugated peptide expresses an anabolic function that acts through PTH receptor 1, and various formats of targeting ligands guide the drug to raw hydroxyapatite. This system offsets some side effects caused by free anabolic drug, such as high blood calcium concentration
US10960053B2	PEGylated recombinant human growth hormone compounds A chemically modified human Growth Hormone (rhGH) prepared by attaching a transient linker which comprises a polyethylene glycol. The chemically modified protein may have a much longer lasting rhGH activity than that of the unmodified rhGH, enabling reduced dose and scheduling opportunities and the modified rhGH may not cause lipoatrophy. Also includes methods of use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or disorders in which use of growth hormone is beneficial.
US10960051B2	Methods of treating dry eye syndrome Methods of treating dry eye syndrome (DES) with an effective amount of thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), Tβ4 fragments, Tβ4 isoforms, Tβ4 derivatives, peptide agents including amino acid sequence LKKTET [SEQ ID NO: 1] or LKKTNT [SEQ ID NO:2], or variants thereof are provided. The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods of increasing tear volume, increasing tear film stability, decreasing ocular surface damage, and decreasing ocular discomfort by delivering compositions of thymosin beta 4 or fragments thereof to subjects in need.
US10960039B2	Composition, preparation method and use of the same in manufacture of a product for relieving thyroid nodules The present disclosure relates to the technical field of health care products and foodstuffs, in particular to a composition, a preparation method, and the use thereof in preparation of products for relieving thyroid nodules. The composition provided by the invention uses AtractylodisMacrocephalaeRhizoma and ChuanxiongRhizoma as raw materials, which show synergistic effect through rational combination. Experiments show that the composition provided by the invention can improve thyroid epithelial cell proliferation and reduce the thyroid index of thyroid nodules, and has the advantages of relieving thyroid nodules and protecting thyroid function. The invention has the advantages of simple combination, high safety, simple and easy handling and definite cure effect.
US10960033B2	Compositions and methods for increasing or maintaining Faecalibacterium prausnitzii populations The present invention relates to the use of at least one lactic acid bacterium, or a composition comprising thereof or conditioned thereby, for increasing or maintaining a Faecalibacterium prausnitzii population.
US10960032B2	Use of Akkermansia muciniphila for treating inflammatory conditions The invention relates to use of Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucin-degrading bacterial species found in the human gut, for treating undesirable inflammatory activity not caused by any metabolic disorder and/or obesity, especially for example undesirable airway inflammatory activity as seen with asthma.
US10960027B2	Compositions and methods of treatment with amniotic fluid The present disclosure provides compositions composed of amniotic fluid and/or modified amniotic fluid, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and optionally a placental tissue graft, micronized placental tissue components, or extracts derived therefrom. Also described are systems and apparatuses for administering or storing said compositions, as well as methods of treatment using said compositions.
US10960022B2	Therapeutic detoxification compositions and methods of making and using same A three component composition for use in the treatment of an autoimmune disease where the first component comprises a bimodal synthetic carbon particle mixture; the second component comprises a bimodal synthetic carbon particle mixture and an anion exchange resin and the third component comprises a bimodal synthetic carbon particle mixture and a cation exchange resin.
US10960020B2	Modulation of PCSK9 and LDLR through DRP1 inhibition Provided herein are methods for reducing levels of blood cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and/or the treatment of diseases associated with high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, or high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), wherein the methods comprise administering a DRP1 inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the subject is selected for treatment as described herein when the subject exhibits intolerance to conventional statin therapy. Also contemplated herein are the use of DRP1 inhibitors in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease.
US10960018B2	Methods and compounds for stimulating read-through of premature termination codons The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating and/preventing diseases and conditions associated with premature termination mutations. The methods disclosed herein comprise the step of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of a compound described herein that induces read-through of the premature termination codon. The methods of the present disclosure may further comprise treating the subject with enzyme replacement therapy wherein the enzyme replacement therapy is selected for the disease or condition to be treated. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides method of pharmacologically suppressing premature termination codons in a subject in need of such suppression.
US10960015B2	Effervescent formulation based on pyridoxal-5-phosphate Provided is a fast-dissolving effervescent pharmaceutical formulation of pyridoxal-5-phosphate, and to the use thereof in the treatment of neonatal epilepsy and also of metabolic disorders with a need for pyridoxal-5-phosphate.
US10960014B2	Composition and method for treating prostate disorders The invention provides a composition and method for treating prostate disorders. The composition can be formulated to provide a saw palmetto oil having about 3% w/w β-sitosterol.

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