Patents Issued in August 21, 2018
  • Patent number: 10053777
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a substrate processing apparatus that includes a vacuum chamber comprising a first dome and a second dome, a substrate support disposed inside the vacuum chamber between the first and second domes, a collimated energy source arranged in a compartmented housing and positioned proximate the second dome, wherein the second dome is between the collimated energy source and the substrate support. At least a portion of the second dome and the substrate support may be optically transparent to the collimated energy from the collimated energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Ranish, Aaron Muir Hunter
  • Patent number: 10053778
    Abstract: A cooling pedestal for supporting a substrate, comprises a support structure having cooling conduits to flow a fluid therethrough to cool the substrate, and a contact surface comprising a coating of a diamond-like carbon. The coating comprises (i) a coefficient of friction of less than about 0.3, (ii) an average surface roughness of less than about 0.4 micrometers, and (iii) a microhardness of at least about 8 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Vijay D. Parkhe, Kurt J Ahmann, Matthew C Tsai, Steve Sansoni
  • Patent number: 10053779
    Abstract: A coating process for applying a bifurcated coating to an article is disclosed including applying an aluminizing slurry to a first portion of the article, applying a chromizing slurry to a second portion of the article, and simultaneously heat treating the article, the aluminizing slurry, and the chromizing slurry. Heat treating the aluminizing slurry forms an aluminide coating on the first portion of the article and an aluminide diffusion zone between the article and the aluminide coating. Heat treating the chromizing slurry forms a chromide coating on the second portion of the article and a chromide diffusion zone between the article and the chromide coating. The first portion and the second portion are both maintained in an unmasked state while applying the aluminizing slurry and the chromizing slurry and during the heat treating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Liming Zhang, Christopher Edward Thompson, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 10053780
    Abstract: Process for depositing a corrosion-protection coating on at least one portion of the surfaces of a metallic substrate having at least one cavity with an equivalent diameter emm<2 mm and a length/width ratio of greater than 150, using an aqueous suspension comprising powder of the metal to be deposited on the substrate combined with an agent for protecting the surface of the metal powder, a diluent, and at least one additive, the particles of the suspension each having an equivalent diameter d such that d?emm/10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Université de Limoges
    Inventors: Thierry Chartier, Pascal Del-Gallo, Sebastien Doublet, Thierry Mazet, Laurent Prost, Nicolas Ramenatte, Fabrice Rossignol, Michel Vilasi
  • Patent number: 10053781
    Abstract: A system for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines. The system includes a solid formulation comprising a corrosion inhibitor; a container structured and arranged to permit the flow of fluids therethrough and confine the solid formulation; and a module structured and arranged to position the container within a flowpath of the pipeline or flowline and maintain its axial position. A method of inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines and an apparatus for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventor: Stefanie Lynn Asher
  • Patent number: 10053782
    Abstract: Corrosion protection of steel in concrete is provided by locating an anode assembly including both a sacrificial anode and an impressed current anode in contact with the concrete and providing an impressed current from a power supply to the anode. The impressed current anode forms a perforated sleeve surrounding a rod of the sacrificial anode material with an activated ionically-conductive filler material between. The system can be used without the power supply in sacrificial mode or when the power supply is connected, the impressed current anode can be powered to provide an impressed current system and/or to recharge the sacrificial anode from sacrificial anode corrosion products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Vector Corrosion Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: George Sergi, Attanayake Mudiyanselage Gamini Seneviratne, David Whitmore
  • Patent number: 10053783
    Abstract: A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high pressure water electrolysis cells stacked and fastened in a stacking direction. Each of the high pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode feed conductor, a cathode feed conductor, an anode separator, a cathode separator, an elastic member, a hydrogen manifold, a conductive member, a sealing member, a conductive sheet, and an insulation member. The conductive member is disposed between the cathode separator and the electrolyte membrane to provide the hydrogen manifold. The conductive sheet is disposed so as to extend from a first portion between the conductive member and the electrolyte membrane to a second portion between the cathode feed conductor and the elastic member. The insulation member is disposed in a center portion of the cathode feed conductor and between the conductive sheet and the electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Haryu, Nobuyuki Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10053784
    Abstract: A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells and a high pressure hydrogen manifold. The high-pressure water electrolysis cells are stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, a tabular anode separator, a tabular cathode separator, a sealing member, and a resin frame member. The resin frame member is disposed between the tabular anode separator and the tabular cathode separator so as to surround the sealing member and the anode current collector. The resin frame member includes a water supply port to introduce water for electrolysis and a water discharge port to discharge a surplus of the water after electrolysis. The high pressure hydrogen manifold is provided so as to distribute hydrogen in the stacking direction and so as to be encircled by the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Daimon, Eiji Haryu
  • Patent number: 10053785
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrolysis device (2) for producing hydrogen uses a water circuit. Water from a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer (6) is cooled in a cooling device (10) and subsequently led to an ion exchanger (4) for processing the water. The water, after the processing in the ion exchanger (4), is fed to the PEM electrolyzer (6). Heat is removed from the water before feeding the water to the cooling device (10). A part of this removed heat is fed again to the water after the processing in the ion exchanger (4) and before entry into the PEM electrolyzer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: H-TEC SYSTEMS GmbH
    Inventors: Svetlana Smarsch, Nils Mantai, Norbert Bülow, Claus Würfel, Dennis Wilken, Uwe Küter, Stefan Höller
  • Patent number: 10053786
    Abstract: A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells, first and second end plates, and a high pressure hydrogen manifold. The high pressure hydrogen manifold is provided to distribute hydrogen in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, an anode separator, a cathode separator, an elastic member, a manifold member, and a cylindrical porous member. The manifold member is disposed between the anode separator and the electrolyte membrane to surround the high pressure hydrogen manifold and includes a seal chamber in which a sealing member is disposed to encircle and seal the high pressure hydrogen manifold. The cylindrical porous member is disposed in the manifold member between the seal chamber and the high pressure hydrogen manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Eiji Haryu, Hayato Daimon
  • Patent number: 10053787
    Abstract: Provided are an electrolytic cathode structure that can suppress the degradation of an activated cathode even if a reverse current flows upon the stoppage of operation of an electrolyzer in an electrode structure allowing the distance between the electrode and an electrode current collector to be maintained at an approximately constant value, and an electrolyzer using the same. The electrolytic cathode structure includes a metal elastic cushion member 1 compressed and accommodated between an activated cathode 2 and a cathode current collector 3. At least a surface layer of the cathode current collector 3 consumes a larger oxidation current per unit area than the activated cathode. The electrolyzer is partitioned by an ion exchange membrane into an anode chamber for accommodating an anode and a cathode chamber for accommodating a cathode. The electrolytic cathode structure is used for the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: DE NORA PERMELEC LTD
    Inventors: Akihiro Madono, Mitsumasa Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10053788
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for monitoring failure situations related to feed and/or purge flow in electrolyzer cells, stacks or systems, said monitoring process being combined with appropriate actions to be taken in case of such failure situations, wherein (a) the current and/or the voltage are monitored and controlled over a single cell, over all the cells or over one or more selected cells in a stack or a system of stacks, (b) in case the current, the voltage or the ratio between voltage and current crosses its pre-defined threshold value, a failure mode is detected and communicated to the control system, and c) the voltage levels of the system are adjusted to be within safe limits (safe-mode limits).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Claus Friis Pedersen, Lone Bech, Thomas Heiredal-Clausen, Niklas Bengt Jakobsson
  • Patent number: 10053789
    Abstract: A method for the galvanoplastic deposition of a gold alloy on an electrode dipped into a bath including gold metal, organometallic compounds, a wetting agent, a sequestering agent and free cyanide, the alloy metals being copper metal and silver metal allowing a mirror-bright yellow gold alloy to be deposited on the electrode characterized in that the bath respects a proportion of 21.53% gold, 78.31% copper and 0.16% silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Foelicher, Christophe Henzirohs, Guido Plankert
  • Patent number: 10053790
    Abstract: An electrical brush plating system and method for metal parts wherein a motion control member and a plating bath with a plating pen includes an anode member provided with an anode plate and bristles that are mounted on the motion control member. A part to be plated is disposed within the plating bath with the bristles provided towards the surface of the part to be plated and under the control of the motion control member, the bristles perform a relative friction motion with the surface of the part to be plated. During the relative friction motion, the surface of the part to be plated is opposite to the anode plate of the anode member. The method includes the steps of mounting the plating pen and the part to be plated; electrocleaning; strong activation; weak activation and electrical brush plating. The generation of pinholes, pits and nodules are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY ACADEMY OF ARMORED FORCES ENGINEERING, BEIJING RONGLU MECHANICAL PRODUCT REMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhengfeng Hu, Binshi Xu, Xiaohe Wang, Biao Lv, XiuBing Liang, Peijing Shi, Yongxiong Chen, Zhihai Cai
  • Patent number: 10053791
    Abstract: A composite coating and method for preparing the composite coating on titanium implants for tissue culture and tissue engineering is provided. The implants are characterized in that the titanium component to be coated is placed in a aqueous solution containing calcium cations, phosphate anions, and dispersed carbon nanoparticles (such as single layer graphene oxide or graphene oxide) in an amount of about 0.05%-1.50% by weight relative to the total weight of aqueous solution. The dimensions of the dispersed graphene oxide should be around, but not limited to, 300-800 nm (X-Y), while their thickness is about 0.7-1.2 nm. The aqueous solution with carbon nanoparticles is prepared by mixing for at least 72 h in temperature in range 20-35° C. and sonicated before electrodeposition process. In the prepared solution is further placed titanium which acts as cathode element (may be the implant), and anode which can be, for example, a platinum rod. Between the cathode and anode is set a potential from ?1.3V to ?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bartlomiej Wysocki, Danuta Leszczynska, Wojciech Swieszkowski, Krzysztof Jan Kurzydlowski
  • Patent number: 10053792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cups for engaging wafers during electroplating in clamshell assemblies and supplying electrical current to the wafers during electroplating. The cup can comprise an elastomeric seal disposed on the cup and configured to engage the wafer during electroplating, where upon engagement the elastomeric seal substantially excludes plating solution from a peripheral region of the wafer, and where the elastomeric seal and the cup are annular in shape, and comprise one or more contact elements for supplying electrical current to the wafer during electroplating, the one or more contact elements attached to and extending inwardly towards a center of the cup from a metal strip disposed over the elastomeric seal. A notch area of the cup can have a protrusion or an insulated portion on a portion of a bottom surface of the cup where the notch area is aligned with a notch in the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhian He, Jingbin Feng, Shantinath Ghongadi, Frederick D. Wilmot
  • Patent number: 10053793
    Abstract: Disclosed are electroplating cups for holding, sealing, and providing electrical power to wafers during electroplating, where the electroplating cup can include a cup bottom, an elastomeric lipseal, and an electrical contact element. The cup bottom can include a radially inwardly protruding surface with a plurality of through-holes. The elastomeric lipseal can directly adhere to the radially inwardly protruding surface of the cup bottom, fill the plurality of through-holes, and encircle an inner edge of the cup bottom. In some implementations, this can mitigate the effects of wafer sticking. In some implementations, the cup bottom may be treated to promote adhesion between the elastomeric lipseal and the radially inwardly protruding surface of the cup bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Berke, Robert Rash, Steven T. Mayer, Santosh Kumar, Lee Peng Chua
  • Patent number: 10053794
    Abstract: Electroplating techniques including an electroplating system and a method for using the electroplating system are provided. The electroplating system has: an electroplating apparatus for electroplating a workpiece, the electroplating apparatus has an electroplating tank configured to contain a solution including target organics; a first reservoir configured to receive the solution including the target organics from the electroplating tank, and to hold the solution including the target organics; a foaming mechanism configured to, in the first reservoir, separate the target organics from the solution through foaming action such that the solution with a reduced concentration of the target organics is separated from a foam including the separated target organics; and a diverting mechanism configured to selectively feed the solution with the reduced concentration of the target organics to one of the first reservoir and the electroplating tank of the electroplating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Charles L. Arvin, Glen N. Biggs, Phillip W. Palmatier, Joseph C. Sorbello, Tracy A. Tong, Freddie Torres
  • Patent number: 10053795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing epitaxial ?-quartz layers on a solid substrate, to the material obtained according to this process, and to the various uses thereof, especially in the electronics field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC)
    Inventors: Cedric Boissiere, Adrien Carretero-Genevrier, Marti Gich, David Grosso, Clement Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10053796
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a group III nitride substrate, including: preparing a plurality of seed crystal substrates formed into shapes that can be arranged with side surfaces opposed to each other; bonding the plurality of seed crystal substrates on a base material by an adhesive agent in an appearance that the seed crystal substrates are arranged with the side surfaces opposed to each other; growing a group III nitride crystals above main surfaces of the plurality of seed crystal substrates, so that crystals grown on each main surface are integrally combined each other; and obtaining a group III nitride substrate formed of the group III nitride crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Takehiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10053797
    Abstract: A crystal growth apparatus includes a crucible, a heating device, a thermal insulation cover, and a driving device. The crucible contains materials to be melted, wherein the heating device heats the crucible to melt the materials; the thermal insulation cover is provided upon the materials, wherein the thermal insulation cover includes a main body, which has a bottom surface facing an interior of the crucible, and a insulating member being provided at the main body; the driving device moves the thermal insulation cover towards or away from the materials, whereby, the thermal insulation cover effectively blocks heat conduction and heat convection, which prevents thermal energy from escaping out of the crucible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lu-Chung Chuang, Chih-Chieh Yu, Wen-Chieh Lan, I-Ching Li, Wen-Ching Hsu, Jiunn-Yih Chyan
  • Patent number: 10053798
    Abstract: Methods and systems for manufacturing a tablet are generally provided. Certain embodiments comprise electrodepositing (e.g., electrospinning) a material (e.g., the tablet material, for example, within a fluid) onto a substrate. The substrate can be, for example, an elongated rod. In some such embodiments, after material has been electrodeposited onto the substrate, a die comprising a cavity and the substrate can be moved relative to each other such that the electrodeposited material is at least partially stripped from the substrate and/or at least partially deposited into the cavity of the die. Some embodiments comprise compressing the material in the cavity to form a tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Insititute of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander H. Slocum, Nicholas M. Sondej, Bernhardt Levy Trout, Gregory C. Rutledge, Indrani Bhattacharyya
  • Patent number: 10053799
    Abstract: Nylon based filaments, yarns, and fabrics having improved properties are provided. A filament contains a composite material formed from a (i) a main structural component containing a mixture of one or more base nylons and one or more secondary nylons, and optionally (ii) an additive component mixed with the main structural component. The one or more base nylons may include one or more aliphatic nylons and the one or more secondary nylons may include one or more semiaromatic nylons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Saumitra Bhargava
  • Patent number: 10053800
    Abstract: Systems for controlling the movement of threads in systems for treating threads for carpets. Disclosed is a device for guiding a strand of at least two threads on a transporter structure, characterized in that the device employs a mechanism for generating false twists between the at least two threads of the strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Superba S.A.S.
    Inventor: Philippe Massotte
  • Patent number: 10053801
    Abstract: A yarn containing a core of continuous filaments of an inorganic material and a sheath of staple fibers of a thermoplastic polymer is provided. The yarn can be formed into a fabric or unidirectional tape, which can then be heated under pressure to form a composite material that has excellent mechanical strength yet is lightweight. The fabric can be molded into a composite material having a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape because of its excellent drapability. The composite material can be used in aircraft parts, automotive parts, marine parts, consumer electronic parts, and other products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Inman Mills
    Inventors: William C. Hightower, III, Norman H. Chapman
  • Patent number: 10053802
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for producing ultra-smooth knitted fabric using hairy yarn belong to a technical field of textile. Yarn is false-twisted in a rotary holding form, for rotating the yarn stem on an ironing face. Meanwhile, a directional hairiness stretching device directionally ejects a steam flow towards the yarn, for reversely and orderly pre-wrapping hairiness on the rotating stem of the yarn, which avoids the yarn imperfection occurrence as the hairiness randomly or vertically wrapping onto the yarn stem. A vortex hair-wrapping device is used, so as to reversely wrap all the rest hairiness on the stem of the yarn, wherein a wrapping direction is opposite to a yarn moving direction for increasing difficulty of pulling out the wrapped hairiness during weft knitting, and increasing hair-wrapping tightness and fastness. The ultra-smooth yarn treatment apparatus is reasonably constructed and easily operated, which facilitates wide application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan Textile University
    Inventors: Zhigang Xia, Weilin Xu, Xin Liu, Genyang Cao, Hongjun Yang, Wenxiang Ye
  • Patent number: 10053803
    Abstract: Modular attachment systems comprising an interwoven material matrix which comprises a plurality of loops and one or more modular attachment accessories, each of which comprises a coupling mechanism for attaching the modular attachment accessory to one or more of the plurality of loops of the interwoven material matrix, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Jelis Incorporated
    Inventor: Jesse B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10053804
    Abstract: An undergarment includes a body having a substantially tubular shape and configured to at least partially surround a torso of a user. The body includes a pouch region about a front surface of the body, and a stitch region including held stitches, the held stitches at least partially bordering the pouch region, and the stitch region having less lateral stretch than a remainder of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Frantz, Tasha Perry
  • Patent number: 10053805
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus for securing knitting needles, comprising: an s-shaped or reverse s-shaped body, the body comprising three relatively linear segments of similar length, width and depth, aligned in the same plane, the first segment adjoining the second segment by a curved end disposed opposite a first terminal end of the first portion, and the second segment adjoining a third segment by a curved end, the curved end opposite a second terminal end of the third portion; a plurality of grooves disposed along a portion of the surface of the apparatus body; a plurality of protruding teeth formed where grooves meet; a plurality of needle containment compartments formed by opposing grooves opposite one another along the inner surface, and whereby the compartments are of a size commensurate for securing a knitting needle of a gauge essentially equal to the radius of the compartment formed by the opposing grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventor: Justin Connelly
  • Patent number: 10053806
    Abstract: A sewing machine that includes a storage unit to store a plurality of pieces of pattern data respectively corresponding to a plurality of embroidery patterns and is capable sewing an embroidery pattern on a work cloth on the basis of the pattern data, the sewing machine includes a controller to control the sewing machine to: select one piece of pattern data from the pattern data stored in the storage unit; extract a plurality of pieces of other pattern data from the pattern data stored in the storage unit randomly; generate images of a plurality of combined embroidery patterns as a combination of a plurality of embroidery patterns respectively corresponding to the plurality of pieces of other pattern data extracted by extracting and an embroidery pattern corresponding to the one piece of pattern data selected; and display the images of the combined embroidery patterns generated by the generating on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Takahata, Chiyo Koga
  • Patent number: 10053807
    Abstract: A laundry system includes first and second front-loading laundry appliances, a washing module above the first laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module above the second laundry appliance. The washing module includes a tub and a wash basket, and has a low capacity relative to a capacity of the first laundry appliance. The non-tumble drying module includes a drying chamber and a drying rack in the drying chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kristina K. Underly, Donald M. Tomasi, Daniel C. Conrad, Richard A. Sunshine, James W. Kendall, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Colleen M. Doyle
  • Patent number: 10053808
    Abstract: A fabric treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A two-piece tub is provided in the interior defining a liquid chamber including an upper section and a lower section. A seam is formed at the junction between the upper section and the lower section. A rotatable drum is located within the tub to define a treating chamber rotatable about an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Erickson, Lonnie J. Richman
  • Patent number: 10053809
    Abstract: A tub, with a bearing housing inserted therein, and a washing machine having the same. The washing machine includes a bearing housing and a tub, the tub having a rear wall portion in which the bearing housing is inserted. The bearing housing includes a cylindrical hub having bearings, a stator mounting portion surrounding the hub, the stator mounting portion having concave portions and convex portions formed in a repetitive pattern in a circumferential direction, and an expansion portion surrounding the stator mounting portion, the expansion portion having radial ribs formed in a repetitive pattern in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Sanghee Yoo, Junyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10053810
    Abstract: The laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet providing an accommodation space, a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet, a front cover unit provided on a portion of a front surface of the cabinet and having a cover hole provided to enable introduction and discharge of laundry into the drum, and a door assembly provided on the front cover unit so as to open or close the cover hole. The door assembly includes a hinge unit having one side separably coupled to the front cover unit and a remaining side separably coupled to the door assembly, so as to rotate the door assembly, and a handle unit separably coupled to the door assembly. The hinge unit and the handle unit are separably coupled to the door assembly by exchanging positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seonil Heo, Kihyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10053811
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine, which includes a main body in which a main entrance is formed at a front thereof, a tub that is provided inside the main body, and a main door that is coupled to the main body to open and close the main entrance and includes a glass member and a holder member. The glass member includes a flange portion that is coupled to the holder member, and a body portion that protrudes toward an inside of the tub and has an auxiliary entrance formed therein for inputting laundry to the inside of the tub while the main door is closed. With this configuration, opening the auxiliary door and additionally inputting laundry is possible during a washing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Young Kim, Nae Young Park, Min Jea Choi, Zoo Hyeong Kim, Jang Hoon Park, Kwang Min Chun
  • Patent number: 10053812
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a twin laundry machine, more particularly, to a twin laundry machine configured to control mutual motor operations of one or more laundry machines provided therein not to be overlapped with each other, in case the one or more laundry machines are put into operation to perform washing. The present disclosure also relates to a twin laundry machine of which a motor for driving a drum has an improved heat radiation function, more particularly, to a twin laundry machine which includes a sub-washing machine with a smaller size than a normal washing machine and frequent exposure to high temperature usage environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeokdeok Kim, Byunghwan Ahn, Kuyoung Son, Yonggyung Bae
  • Patent number: 10053813
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a receiving device into which a first functional component and a second functional component can be inserted. In one form, the receiving device includes a blocking element which is designed such that, when the first functional component is inserted, the second functional component can be moved into the receiving device up to a final position and, when the first functional component is not inserted, is designed such as to block movement to the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Hennig, René Bedewitz, Andreas Thümmler
  • Patent number: 10053814
    Abstract: An iron is provided including a soleplate having a first surface configured to press a fabric and deliver wrinkle releasing steam, a first plurality of steam exit holes formed in the soleplate, each of the first plurality of steam exit holes connected to an associated first steam channel formed in the first surface and connected to a centrally disposed steam channel formed in the first surface, a second plurality of steam exit holes formed in the soleplate connected to an associated second steam channel formed in the first surface connected to the centrally disposed steam channel, each of the second plurality of steam exit holes disposed symmetrically to an associated one of the first plurality of steam exit holes on an opposite side of the centrally disposed steam channel, and the centrally disposed steam channel extending substantially an elongated length of the soleplate, The soleplate further includes dimples over the majority of the soleplate not covered by the steam channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William Goralski, Channing Miller, Scott Lindquist
  • Patent number: 10053815
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a system and method for folding and organizing clothes. The system comprises a support base, a securing strap, and a roller. The securing strap is placed on the top surface of the support base. Clothing is placed on the top surface over the securing strap. The roller is rolled over the clothing and the clothing is wrapped around the roller. The roller engages the securing strap and causes the securing strap to wrap around the clothing and securely maintain the clothing in an organized roll. The support base may have a pair of foldable wings to permit a user to fold the sides of the clothing in prior to rolling up the clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventors: Alison Tringale, Anthony Tringale
  • Patent number: 10053816
    Abstract: A method for continuously cooking grass raw materials, includes: (1) preparing grass raw materials by conventional dry or wet method to obtain a chopped grass; (2a) conveying the chopped grass into a T-shaped tube, adding a cooking liquor from a top of the tube and mixing with the chopped grass tube to obtain a forage; (2b) adding steam to the forage being in the horizontal tube, the forage being heated and going into a spherical mixer; (2c) adding a cooking liquor extruded by a dehydration spiral into the spherical mixer, mixing uniformly with the forage in the spherical mixer; (3) conveying the forage after the pre-cooking process to a digester, heating the cooking liquor by a heater arranged outside the digester, and sending the cooking liquor back to the digester for cooking the forage to obtain a pulp of the grass raw materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SHANDONG TRALIN PAPER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongfa Li, Mingxin Song, Songtao Chen, Qingtao Wang, Jixing Chu, Yingwen Dong
  • Patent number: 10053817
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing structured material by providing cellulose fibers and at least one filler and/or pigment, combining the cellulose fibers and the at least one filler and/or pigment, fibrillating the cellulose fibers in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until a gel is formed, subsequently providing additional non-fibrillated fibers, and combining the gel with the additional non-fibrillated fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Patrick A. C. Gane, Michel Schenker, Ramjee Subramanian, Joachim Schoelkopf
  • Patent number: 10053818
    Abstract: The invention relates to biocidal systems comprising zinc ions and an oxidizing or non-oxidizing biocide, their use, and methods for preventing or decreasing starch degradation in starch-containing process waters from pulp, paper or board production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KEMIRA OYJ
    Inventors: Marko Kolari, Jaakko Ekman, Satu Ikävalko
  • Patent number: 10053819
    Abstract: A rail alignment tool for aligning a rail segment of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties is provided. The rail alignment tool includes a first side member and a second side member. The first side member includes first and second adjustment arms, and a first connecting member between the adjustment arms. The adjustment arms are positioned on opposite sides of a railroad tie. The second side member receives the adjustment arms and includes a second connecting member. At least one of the side members includes a first adjustment member that extends from the first and/or second connecting members in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rail segment. The adjustment arms engage a bottom surface of the rail segment and move the rail segment away from the railroad tie when the first adjustment member is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald Lewis, Ray Lewis
  • Patent number: 10053820
    Abstract: A binder composition for asphalt pavements that includes: an asphalt binder; an elastomeric polymer; a wax modifier; and optionally at least one of: i) fumed silica or fumed alumina; and ii) a saponified fatty acid and a resin acid gelling compound. The composition is applied as a tack coat and/or a stress absorbing membrane interlayer and is non-tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Heritage Research Group
    Inventors: Anthony J. Kriech, Marvin Exline, James Joseph Cunningham, Andreas Redick Horton
  • Patent number: 10053821
    Abstract: A method of making asphalt concrete mixtures including reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Variability in the fraction of binder that occurs in RAP that is able to melt and mix with virgin binder included in the concrete mixture previously made it difficult to select an appropriate amount of virgin binder. Methods described herein permit an asphalt concrete mix designer to determine the amount of virgin binder that can be combined with RAP and virgin aggregate in order to satisfy the minimum effective binder content of a job mix formula for such a concrete mix. The subject matter described herein thus permits more efficient use of RAP and permits use of RAP in higher amounts in asphalt concrete mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Rowan University
    Inventors: Yusuf Mehta, Prashant Shirodkar, Khyati Sonpal, Aaron Nolan
  • Patent number: 10053822
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a construction machine with a paving screed to install a road surface, whereby the construction machine is a self-propelled road paver and comprises at least one power line for power supply of at least one electric consumer of the paving screed and whereby the construction machine contains a network for data transmission between at least one sender integrated in the network and at least one receiver integrated in the network. Furthermore, according to the disclosure, at least one section of the power line is integrated in the network and configured for data transmission between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Achim Eul, Michael Heindtel
  • Patent number: 10053823
    Abstract: A portable dispensing device for dispensing a crack sealant, comprises an outer housing, a melting kettle for holding crack sealant to be melted, a guide mechanism in the housing below the kettle for positioning a burner below the kettle, a burner assembly removably mounted in an air gap between the outer housing and the melting kettle using the guide mechanism, the removable burner assembly configured to direct a flame against a surface of the melting kettle, a control valve fluidly connected to the melting kettle to dispense melted crack sealant, and a handle assembly for manually moving the portable dispensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NICHE INDUSTRIES ONTARIO INC.
    Inventors: Leigh Kuhn, Eric Haiser
  • Patent number: 10053824
    Abstract: A road building machine wherein the danger of material falling out as the supply container is loaded is avoided. For this it is proposed that the container halves each have at least one shield which can be moved away as the container halves are folded up. Road building machines, more particularly road pavers and feeders are supplied with road building material from trucks, and, in order to receive the road building material the road building machines have supply containers with two movable container halves, and, when the supply container is filled, the invention helps prevents road building material from falling out from the supply container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Dynapac GmbH
    Inventors: Anup Jacob, Jens Lübben
  • Patent number: 10053825
    Abstract: A system for displaying a desired reflective sheeting striping pattern on a traffic management device includes providing a portable panel having reflecting sheeting affixed to a face thereof, orienting the portable panel as desired, and affixing the panel to the device using fastener holes disposed about a perimeter of the panel. The displayed striping pattern may be easily changed by removing the panel from the device, turning the panel over to display an opposing side, on which is displayed a different striping pattern, and reattaching the panel to the traffic management device so that the opposing side of the panel is displayed, or by removing the panel from the traffic management device, rotating the panel by 90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees, and then reattaching the panel to the traffic management device so that the same particular striping pattern is oriented in a different direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TRAFFIX DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Maus, Jack H. Kulp
  • Patent number: 10053826
    Abstract: A wing plow assembly may include a base configured for attachment to a vehicle; an upper arm rotatable about a first axis; a lower arm rotatable about a second axis; a lifting member rotatable about a third axis; a support pivotally attached to the upper arm and the lower arm; and an actuator pivotally attached to the base and the lifting member; wherein the actuator is configured for raising and lowering the support by engagement of the lifting member with the upper arm; wherein the lifting member is rotationally decoupled from the upper arm such that the upper arm is disengageable from the lifting member. At least one of the first axis and the second axis may be configured to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Matthew H. Hood, Randal M. Wolf