Patents Issued in November 6, 2018
  • Patent number: 10119591
    Abstract: A gas strut active monitoring system for a gas strut includes a gas strut wear monitor connected to a base end of the gas strut and a strut end. The gas strut wear monitor is removable from the gas strut such that the gas strut is replaceable without replacing the gas strut wear monitor. The gas strut wear monitor is configured to monitor an output force of the gas strut, and output a signal indicative of a maintenance recommendation for the gas strut based on the output force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Duvall, Himanshu H. Mehta, Jason L. Hepner, Jason Miller
  • Patent number: 10119592
    Abstract: A vehicle drivetrain includes a magnetic bearing. The vehicle drivetrain includes a motor configured to provide a rotational driving force. The rotational driving force is received by a shaft, and the magnetic bearing is configured to support the shaft. The shaft is configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey F. Deane, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren, William Gates, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, John Latham, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Patent number: 10119593
    Abstract: A vibration isolation device (10) includes a first mounting member (11) connected to one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, and a second mounting member (12) connected to the other; an elastic body (13) disposed between the mounting members (11, 12); a first stopper elastic body (27) having a first stopper surface (26) which is disposed on either one of opposing surfaces (24, 25) that oppose each other, respectively on the first mounting member (11) and the second mounting member (12), and which faces the other surface such as to be capable of coming into contact therewith; and a second stopper elastic body (29) having a second stopper surface (28) which is disposed on either one of the opposing surfaces (24, 25), respectively on the first mounting member (11) and the second mounting member (12), and which faces the other surface such as to be capable of coming into contact therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 10119594
    Abstract: There is provided a balancer device of an engine. The balancer device is configured to reduce rotation vibrations of the engine. A crankshaft is disposed on a mating surface of a crank case divided into an upper case and a lower case. A balancer shaft is disposed below the crankshaft. A balancer housing accommodates therein the balancer shaft. The balancer shaft is disposed on a mating surface between the lower case and the balancer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Tsukamoto, Shintaro Yagi, Tomoyuki Oda
  • Patent number: 10119595
    Abstract: A dual-clutch transmission has first and second coaxial input shafts, the second shaft extending through the first shaft. The input shafts couple respective countershafts via input constants which have drive input and output wheels. The countershafts are selectively connectable, via spur gear stages that can be engaged by gearshift elements, to an output shaft. Four gear stages engage forward gears and one reverse gear stage engages reverse gears. The second and fourth gear stages are arranged between the first countershaft and the output shaft, and the other gear stages are arranged between the second countershaft and the output shaft. The first input constant has a higher gear ratio than the second input constant. The output of the first input constant is a loose wheel supported on the second countershaft and can couple the first countershaft by a first coupling element. A second coupling element couples the first and second countershafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Bernd Schepperle
  • Patent number: 10119596
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the second shaft and the third shaft, and directly connected to the input shaft, a sixth shaft connected to the ninth rotation element, a seventh shaft connected to the tenth rotation element, and an eighth shaft connected to the eleventh rotation element, selectively connectable to the sixth shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10119597
    Abstract: The output gear of a transmission is externally supported from an interior support by two ball bearings. The output gear is fixed to a shell. A carrier of a simple planetary gear set and a ring gear of a stepped pinion planetary gear set are splined to the shell. A brake includes a piston supported by the bell housing and clutch plates splined to the interior support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Isaac Klurfeld, Gregory Daniel Goleski, Jeffrey Edward Maurer, David Allen Janson
  • Patent number: 10119598
    Abstract: An infinitely variable transmission (IVT) includes a double planetary gearset with first, second, and third transmission components. The IVT includes a single planetary gearset with fourth, fifth, and sixth transmission components. In one mode, a first set of clutches is engaged, allowing transmission of engine power to the first transmission component, and allowing transmission of IVP power between a second IVP machine and the second transmission component. The third transmission component combines the engine power and the IVP power into first combined power that is transmitted from the third transmission component to the fourth transmission component. The fifth transmission component transmits return power to an engine shaft, and the sixth transmission component combines the first combined power and the return power into second combined power that is output to an output shaft for rotating the output shaft at a range of rotational speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew K. Rekow, Rainer Gugel, David Mueller, Thomas G. Ore, Dennis L. Jeffries
  • Patent number: 10119599
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle drive for an adjustable element of a motor vehicle, wherein a drive unit and a spindle/spindle nut mechanism arranged downstream of the drive unit in the drivetrain, for generating linear drive movements are provided, wherein the spindle/spindle nut mechanism has a spindle and a spindle nut meshing with the spindle, wherein the spindle drive has two drive portions which run telescopically inside one another during a motorized adjustment, wherein the spindle is assigned to one drive portion and the spindle nut is assigned to the other drive portion wherein the two drive portions are coupled in a torque-transmitting manner to provide an antitwist safeguard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Uwe Fischer, Christian Saxstetter
  • Patent number: 10119600
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a recirculating ball nut for a ball screw drive, comprising a base body which includes at least one recirculating ball track, the method comprising the following manufacturing steps: manufacturing the base body by precision forging; and finishing the recirculating ball track by a cutting method subsequent to manufacturing the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Urban
  • Patent number: 10119601
    Abstract: A motor powered by linear actuators comprises a base plane in which a plurality of linear actuators (2, 2?, 2?, 20) operate by reciprocating along respective lines of action (X, X?, X?), an elastic conversion member (3, 30) which is adapted to move in the plane and suitable to be connected to a drive shaft (S). The linear actuators (2, 2?, 2?, 20) are operatively connected with the conversion member (3, 30) for converting the reciprocating motion of the linear actuators (2, 2?, 2?, 20) into a substantially continuous motion of the conversion member (3, 30). The motor also comprises stationary constraint means (4, 40) which are adapted to selectively interact with the conversion member (3, 30) to locally deform it and/or promote sliding and movement thereof the plane about a predetermined axis or in a predetermined direction in response to the action of the linear actuators (2, 2?, 2?, 20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: PHI DRIVE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Paolo Bonfiglio, Nicola Lussorio Cau
  • Patent number: 10119602
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power transmission apparatus. The power transmission apparatus includes: an input shaft including a male screw portion formed thereon; a pair of input gears formed on the input shaft to be freely rotatable with the male screw portion being interposed therebetween; an output gear formed to be rotatable in a state of being linked with the pair of input gears; and a power interrupting unit screw-coupled to the male screw portion of the input shaft, and configured to rectilinearly reciprocate along the input shaft by a rotation of the input shaft to be selectively engaged with any one of the pair of input gears so as to transmit a power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNOVATION PARTNERS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung Yul Hyun
  • Patent number: 10119603
    Abstract: A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes a front cover. The front cover includes a radially extending section and an axially extending section extending axially from an outer radial end of the radially extending section. The torque converter also includes a rear cover. The rear cover includes a rear radially extending section and a rear axially extending section extending axially from an outer radial end of the rear radially extending section. The torque converter also includes a plurality of baffles connected to the front cover. Each of the baffles includes a first tab connected to the axially extending section of the front cover. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gary Sachara
  • Patent number: 10119604
    Abstract: A torque transfer assembly includes input and output members configured to transfer torque from a prime mover to an automotive transmission. A torque transfer component, such as a torque converter or a dual-mass fly wheel, and a clutch are coupled to the input member. A torsional vibration damper includes a planetary gear set having first, second, and third nodes. First and second spring engagement elements are connected to two of the first, second, and third nodes. One or more springs contacts both of the first and second spring engagement elements. An outgoing member of the torque multiplying device is coupled to the first node of the planetary gear set, a driven element of the clutch is connected to the second node of the planetary gear set, and the output member is coupled to the third node of the planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventors: Dongxu Li, Shushan Bai
  • Patent number: 10119605
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device includes an impeller, a casing having a first engagement surface, a turbine-piston hydrodynamically drivable by the impeller, and a biasing device. The turbine-piston is hydrodynamically drivable by the impeller and includes a turbine-piston shell having a second engagement surface facing the first engagement surface. The turbine-piston is axially displaceable relative to the impeller between a hydrodynamic transmission mode and a lockup mode. The biasing device is configured to exert an axial load against the turbine-piston to urge the turbine-piston axially away from the lockup mode and towards the hydrodynamic transmission mode. The axial load exerted by the biasing device decreases as the turbine-piston moves axially towards the lockup mode and increases as the turbine-piston moves axially away from the lockup mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Alexandre Depraete, David Werthman
  • Patent number: 10119606
    Abstract: A clip for a switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for a hydraulic lash adjuster, and an anti-rotation feature that prevents rotation of a coupling pin is provided. The clip includes a first leg arranged adjacent to a dome-shaped recess on a bottom surface of an outer lever of the switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for the hydraulic lash adjuster, and a second leg of the clip includes an anti-rotation bar that extends laterally across a part of the coupling pin and prevents rotation of the coupling pin. A switchable finger follower with the clip is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Faheem Ahmed, Colin Foster, Michael Kugler, Philipp Streit
  • Patent number: 10119607
    Abstract: A follower mechanism including an outer cup having a substantially cylindrical side wall, an annular lip portion disposed at a first end of the side wall, and an annular ledge disposed on the side wall, the annular ledge being disposed in a plane that is transverse to a longitudinal center axis of the follower mechanism. An inner cup includes an annular lip extending outwardly therefrom and a pair of shaft apertures, and is disposed in the outer cup so that the lip abuts the annular ledge of the outer cup and is non-rotatably fixed thereto by the annular lip of the outer cup which abuts the lip of the inner cup. A shaft is received in the shaft apertures, and a roller follower is rotatably received on the shaft such that a portion of the roller follower extends axially outwardly beyond the annular lip portion of the outer cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventor: Scott Abrahamson
  • Patent number: 10119608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a grease application device in which a tip-side inclined surface of a nozzle 28 is made to closely face worm wheel teeth 11 of a shaft-mounted worm wheel 9 while rotating the shaft-mounted worm wheel 9 by means of a drive unit 12. At this state, the grease application device is configured to apply liquid grease from a tip-side opening of the nozzle 28 to the worm wheel teeth 11 of the shaft-mounted worm wheel 9 and to apply the grease while pushing the grease into concave portions of the worm wheel teeth 11. Also, the grease application device is configured to end the application of the grease at a point of time at which the shaft-mounted worm wheel has rotated one revolution with respect to the nozzle 28 after starting the application of the grease to the shaft-mounted worm wheel 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Misaki, Shunsuke Ochi, Satoshi Araki
  • Patent number: 10119609
    Abstract: A final gear box accommodates a pinion gear and a bevel gear in a rotatable manner and contains an oil. A recess is provided at a downstream end of a drive shaft. The recess and the upstream end of the pinion gear shaft portion are splined coupled with each other so that the drive shaft and the pinion gear can be rotated together and relatively moved in an axial direction. A space permitting relative movement between the drive shaft and the pinion gear is provided between the pinion gear and the recess. The pinion gear is provided with a hollow portion which pierces the pinion gear in the axial direction and conducts oil to the space portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Makita
  • Patent number: 10119610
    Abstract: A method for controlling a line pressure of an automatic transmission, and controlling the line pressure when oil is supplied to elements of the automatic transmission through hydraulic passages and valves of a valve body at the time of initially starting a vehicle includes a line pressure setting operation of setting the line pressure of the automatic transmission to be equal to or lower than a set pressure when a vehicle is initially started, and a line pressure converting operation of converting the line pressure into a pressure equal to or higher than the set pressure when the automatic transmission is operated for shifting or when a set time has lapsed since initial vehicle starting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Ku Lee, Sa Man Hong, Moo Suk Kim, Jin Seung Lim, Seung Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 10119611
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission of a vehicle includes: a shift control section being configured to perform a rough road corresponding control to increase the hydraulic pressure supplied to the secondary pulley to a value larger than the hydraulic pressure at a smooth road judgment at which the smooth road is judged, at a rough road judgment at which the rough road is judged, and thereby to increase the clamping force of the secondary pulley with respect to the circular belt member; and a rotation speed control section being configured to control the transmission gear ratio at the rough road judgment so that a rotation speed of the primary pulley becomes equal to or greater than a lower limit rotation speed which is previously set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyofumi Sasaki, Youji Itou, Kosuke Abe
  • Patent number: 10119612
    Abstract: A method for prompting bicycle gear shifting includes collecting cycling data of a user during cycling, comparing the collected cycling data with cycling data samples in a preset gear shifting strategy library including correspondence relationships between preset gear shifting strategies and the cycling data samples, and when the collected cycling data matches one of the cycling data samples in the gear shifting strategy library, outputting the gear shifting strategy corresponding to the cycling data sample to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventor: Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 10119613
    Abstract: A wrist pin and method of reducing wear between members thereof, a piston, a connecting rod, and methods of construction thereof are provided. The wrist pin has a first portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in piston pin bores and a second portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in the pin bores. The second portion is configured for relative movement with the first portion. The piston includes a piston body having axially aligned pin bores, wherein at least one of the pin bores has a feature to prevent relative rotation of a wrist pin member. The connecting rod includes a connecting rod body having small end bore. The small end bore has a contour to allow relative rotation of a first wrist pin member therein and a feature to prevent relative rotation of a second wrist pin member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Qingmin Yang, Andrew Miller, Frank Zlamal
  • Patent number: 10119614
    Abstract: A multi-layer gasket including first and second functional layers, each having an opening. Each of the functional layers includes a compression bead, and the compression beads contact and seal against one another when the gasket is compressed between a cylinder head and an engine block. At least one of the functional layers includes a stopper disposed between the compression bead and the opening. The stopper has a gear-like shape including a plurality of circumferentially spaced teeth. Each tooth extends upwardly from a plane by a distance which is less than the combined height of the compression beads. When the gasket is compressed between the cylinder head and engine block, the stopper ensures that the compression beads remain elastically biased against one another and maintain a gas-tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lesnau, IV, Jim Zwick, Marcin Fracz
  • Patent number: 10119615
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a sealing component includes defining a configuration for the sealing component, wherein the configuration comprises a cross-section comprising a first wall and a second wall joined by a turning wall to form a generally U-shape, the first wall and the second wall comprising a variable cross-sectional thickness, wherein the cross-section is taken along a plane extending along an axial axis of the sealing component and the cross-section extends in a circumferential direction. The method also includes depositing a powder into a chamber, applying an energy source to the deposited powder, and consolidating the powder into a layer according to the defined configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventor: Loc Gia Hoang
  • Patent number: 10119616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for regulating the compression force of a spring-spacer assembly provided in a mechanical shaft seal in a system including a motor and a pump or compressor. The device includes a spacer made from shape memory alloy, a spring in line with the spacer, and a heater proximate the spacer. When heated, the spacer contracts in length, resulting in a decrease in compression force. Also disclosed are systems and methods utilizing the device. The device is particularly useful when starting a pump or compressor to reduce friction in the mechanical seal. Existing mechanical seals can be easily retrofitted with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Baha Tulu Tanju
  • Patent number: 10119617
    Abstract: A sealing device that can mitigate stress concentration in a bellows part when a shaft deviates as it rotates. The sealing device 100 includes a fixed part 110 fixed to an inner circumference of a shaft hole in a housing 200, a thin bellows part 120 extending from the fixed part 110 toward a surface of the shaft 300 in a bellows shape, and a sealing part 130 provided on a radially inner side of the bellows part 120. The bellows part 120 includes, on one side thereof, circumferentially alternating ridges 121 extending radially from outside to inside and grooves 122 extending radially from outside to inside, and on the other side, grooves 123 and ridges 124 that are exact backsides of the ridges 121 and grooves 122 on the one side, respectively. The bellows part 120 is formed to have a substantially equal thickness t over an entire circumference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10119618
    Abstract: A cone type control valve comprising a cone shaped valve plug movably retained in an similarly shaped opening of a valve housing having horizontal inlet and outlet ports and wherein any reciprocal movements of the conical plug can control fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet port. The cone shaped opening furthermore has cavities located perpendicular to the ports, capable to accelerate and de-celerate fluid passing between the two ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: H.B. SERVICES PARTNERS L.L.C.
    Inventor: Hans D. Baumann
  • Patent number: 10119619
    Abstract: Plastic microfluidic structures having a substantially rigid diaphragm that actuates between a relaxed state wherein the diaphragm sits against the surface of a substrate and an actuated state wherein the diaphragm is moved away from the substrate. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic structures formed with this diaphragm provide easy to manufacture and robust systems, as well readily made components such as valves and pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: RHEONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Peng Zhou, Lincoln C. Young
  • Patent number: 10119620
    Abstract: A three-port fluid control valve and a valve assembly using the fluid control valve are provided herein. The valve includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and a sealing element to selectably open one inlet to fluid communication with an outlet and to close the other inlet to fluid communication with the outlet. The valve system includes an actuator, for example a solenoid, to provide accurate and responsive control of the position of the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: FLEXTRONICS GLOBAL SERVICES CANADA INC. SERVICES GLOBAUX FLEXTRONICS CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Peterson
  • Patent number: 10119621
    Abstract: A valve having a diverting cartridge with an integral pressure balance for tubs, spouts and shower heads comprising of a housing having an opening to receive a cartridge, wherein the housing has a cold water inlet, a hot water inlet, and a shower outlet and a spout outlet. The cartridge has a cylindrical body with a plurality of cold water inlet apertures, a plurality of hot water inlet apertures and an outlet aperture designed on the cylindrical body. The hot and cold water inlet apertures of the cartridge are in alignment with the inlets of the housing for allowing hot and cold water to enter to the cartridge. A stationary sleeve with a cylindrical body is sized and placed inside the cartridge. The stationary sleeve has a plurality of first-apertures for hot water inlet, a plurality of second-apertures for tempered water outlet, and a plurality of third-apertures for cold water inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Silvano Breda
  • Patent number: 10119622
    Abstract: A rotary planar peristaltic micropump (RPPM) includes an actuator having a shaft engaged with a motor such that activation of the motor causes the shaft to rotate, and a bearing assembly engaged with the shaft. The bearing assembly has a bearing cage defining a plurality of spaced-apart openings thereon, and a plurality of rolling-members accommodated in the plurality of spaced-apart openings of the bearing cage, such that when the shaft rotates, the plurality of rolling-members of the bearing assembly rolls along a circular path. The RPPM also includes a fluidic path in fluidic communication with first and second ports. The fluidic path is positioned under the actuator and coincident with the circular path, such that when the shaft of the actuator rotates, the plurality of rolling-members of the bearing assembly rolls along the fluidic path to cause a fluid to transfer between the first and second ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Frank E. Block, III, Philip C. Samson, Erik M. Werner, Dmitry A. Markov, Ronald S. Reiserer, Jennifer R. Mckenzie, David E. Cliffel, William J. Matloff, Frank E. Block, Jr., Joseph R. Scherrer, W. Hunter Tidwell, John P. Wikswo
  • Patent number: 10119623
    Abstract: Relevant specifications in the field of gas supply provide for different safety devices for installation in a gas-supply system, in particular, an acetylene-supply system. To provide such a safety device, which is characterized by a compact structure and a high level of operational reliability, this invention proposes that a valve body (1) incorporates an over-pressure valve (4; 104) of a quick-action shut-off device, a control valve (3; 103) of a pressure-limiting device, and a safety valve (2; 102), whereby the safety valve (2; 102) can be fluidically connected to the over-pressure valve (4; 104) and the control valve (3; 103), and closes either when the over-pressure valve (4; 104) opens due to an inlet pressure that is above the inlet-pressure limit value or when the control valve (3; 103) opens due to an outlet pressure that is above an outlet-pressure limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Spectron Gas Control Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Johan van der Klift, Andreas Roncka
  • Patent number: 10119624
    Abstract: A clip filter for a hydraulic valve, the clip filter comprising a carrier frame; and filter elements received in the carrier frame, wherein the carrier frame is configured annular and includes a clip filter lock, wherein a first end of the carrier frame and a second end of the carrier frame are engageable with each other for closing the clip filter, wherein the first end of the carrier frame includes a lug shaped clip element and the second end of the carrier frame includes a recess that is complementary to the lug shaped clip element, and wherein a clip filter lock is configured for a maximized opening force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: David Hoch, Christian Hugel, Thomas Jacob, Oliver Senst, Detlev Schack
  • Patent number: 10119625
    Abstract: A solenoid valve (10) has a valve housing (11); one end portion of the valve housing (11) is provided with a flow passage portion (16) having ports and a valve element housing hole to store a poppet valve (41), and the other end portion of the valve housing (11) is opened. Parts, such as a fixed iron core (50) having a supporting leg (52) and a driving leg (51), and a movable iron core (60) which drives the poppet valve (41) is inserted from an opening end (17) on the other end portion of the valve housing (11). All parts to be inserted into the valve housing (11) are inserted from one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Ohki
  • Patent number: 10119626
    Abstract: An electromagnetically or electrically operated valve possesses a closing element that is axially displaceable between a closed position and an open position. The closing element is pressure-compensated, by the pressure present on the front side of the closing element being passed to the back side thereof. Between the front and back sides the closing element is sealed radially against a surrounding structural element by means of a dynamic seal. The circumferential sealing gap varies in width in dependence on the axial position of the closing element, so that the dynamic seal seals reliably only in the closed position, while in other positions the static friction of the dynamic seal is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Rausch & Pausch GmbH
    Inventors: Herwig Greiner, Werner Schieweck
  • Patent number: 10119627
    Abstract: A poppet valve for controlling water flow is provided, the poppet valve includes a housing, a movable armature arranged within the housing, a pilot pin having first and second ends, and a return element associated with the pilot pin. The first end of the pilot pin is associated with and driven by the armature, and a poppet is arranged around the second end of the pilot pin. A cage is arranged around the poppet, the cage having a transverse opening adapted for water to flow therethrough. The armature is selectively actuated to drive the pilot pin in a first direction towards a closed position, in which the transverse opening of the cage is blocked by the poppet. The return element drives the pilot pin in a second direction towards an open position, in which the transverse opening of the cage is unblocked by the poppet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DRYJECT INC. ACQUISITION CORP.
    Inventors: Chris Des Garennes, Peter Van Drumpt, John Paddock
  • Patent number: 10119628
    Abstract: A pressure compensated switching solenoid valve is provided having a solenoid connected to a hydraulic housing that has a first chamber defined between first and second valve seats and a second chamber. A sealing tube is connected to the hydraulic housing, and an armature is slidably located therein. A sealing element engages an end of the armature, and is movable via the solenoid and the spring between a first position, in which a poppet contacts the second valve seat to provide one communication path, and a second position in which the intermediate sealing surface contacts and seals against the first valve seat to provide a second communication path. At least one pressure compensation fluid pathway in the hydraulic housing extends from the supply port to a generally annular upper surface of the armature to compensate for pressure fluctuations from a pressure supply that act on the poppet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: David Becker
  • Patent number: 10119629
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve includes a valve housing (4) with an inside that defines at least one first flow path (7), and with a valve insert (16) which is arranged in the inside of the valve housing (4). The valve insert (16) includes a movable valve element (14) situated in the first flow path (7). An infrared temperature sensor (46) is arranged on or in the valve housing (4) and is directed onto a surface of the valve insert (16) or a surface of a thermal conductor (48) connected to the valve insert. A hydraulic manifold may be provided with such a hydraulic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Søren Emil Sørensen, Per Hovmand, Steen Mikkelsen, Jens Kjær Milthers, Kim Hulegaard Jensen, Jan Carøe Aarestrup
  • Patent number: 10119630
    Abstract: A method for securing flowline segments in a flowline is disclosed. A high tensile strength restraining line is extended along the length of the flowline. At each joint between segments, the restraining line is knotted around the flowline on either one or both sides of the flowline joint. The knots secure each flowline segment such that in the case of a fail of a flowline joint, the disconnected flowline segments are maintained in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: RIG-IT RESTRAINTS INC.
    Inventors: Daniel William Harris, Leslie Gregg Hampton
  • Patent number: 10119631
    Abstract: A P-clamp assembly and method to secure elongate items, such as wires, cables and the like into bundles and to further secure the bundles a support structure. The assembly includes an integrally formed clamp member and a mount element. The clamp member includes a pair of substantially symmetrical, locking arcuate members that includes a hinge mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HELLERMANNTYTON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Toll, Gerard G. Geiger, Christopher J. Rohde, Jonathan Zick, Walter Patrick Trautfield
  • Patent number: 10119632
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a through hole in a floor system for pipe penetration. The method includes providing a deck system with ridge portions and valley portions; creating a hollow on the deck system; providing a ring with at least one securing ear formed on a perimeter thereof; mounting the ring onto the deck system by jointing the at least one securing ear of the ring and the at least one of the ridge portions such that the ring is fixedly received in the hollow of the deck system; and fixedly receiving a pipe casing in the ring mounted on the deck system, wherein the pipe casing defines a path for the pipe penetration. The method further includes forming a concrete layer on the deck system to obtain a composite slab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kuan-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 10119633
    Abstract: A segment for an annular structure includes an arcuate body extending between a first end and a second end. The segment includes a first plurality of interlocking portions extending from the first end and a second plurality of interlocking portions extending from the second end. Each interlocking portion includes a first leg and a second leg partially embedded in the arcuate body and a connecting portion connecting the first leg and the second leg, the connecting portion external to the arcuate body. The segment also includes a flange proximal to the first end and the second end of the arcuate body. Each flange includes a first spacing portion that extends radially outward from the outside surface and a second extending portion that extends distally from the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Jensen Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Elliott
  • Patent number: 10119634
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a multi-layer duct liner which can be inserted into existing duct systems such as HVAC system ducts. In facilities where micro-organisms are a concern, the linings may be chemically treated. When it is time to clean the ducts, the innermost lining is removed by detaching it from the remaining layers and removing it from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Sarkis Khanzadian
  • Patent number: 10119635
    Abstract: A fluid conduit for a gas turbine engine includes a first fluid conduit attachable to a second fluid conduit and securable together with a lockable connector. The connector includes a first portion including external threads and a second portion receiving the first portion and including internal threads mating to the external threads of the first portion. The internal threads include lead threads defining a first thread interface with the external threads for starting attachment of the first portion to the second portion and locking threads defining a second thread interface for locking the first portion to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Billie W. Bunting, Robert J. DeRosa, Craig Michael Callaghan, Mark W. Colebrook, Ranganath Santosh
  • Patent number: 10119636
    Abstract: A trapezoidal thread form includes a thread having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, the thread including an apex surface, two side surfaces, and a valley; and a thread wear indicator formed in one of the apex surface and one of the side surfaces. The thread wear indicator may include a v-shaped channel formed in one of the apex surface and one of the side surfaces or the thread wear indicator may include a series of material layers, each layer having a physical characteristic that is different from an adjacent material layer. The thread wear indicator indicates excessive or unsafe thread wear when the v-shaped channel is indistinguishable from the apex surface or the side surface, or when a first layer wears sufficiently to show a second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Khashayar A. Nashery, Douglas J. Scheffler
  • Patent number: 10119637
    Abstract: An assembly for producing a threaded connection, including tubular components provided with continuous threaded zones, in the form of helixes each provided with a first and a second taper generatrix, each of the threaded zones defining a thread profile, viewed in a longitudinal section passing through the axis of revolution, provided with load flanks, stabbing flanks, thread crests, and thread roots, wherein the height of the threads of the first threaded zones and the height of the threads of the second threaded zones are each in the range 1 mm to 2.5 mm, and the angle of the load flanks of the first and second threaded zones with the normal to the axis of revolution is in the range 1 to 20 degrees, and the angle of the stabbing flanks of the first and second threaded zones with the normal to the axis of revolution is in the range 3 to 25 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierre Martin, Guillaume Porquer
  • Patent number: 10119638
    Abstract: A fluidic coupling device includes a housing, and a piston, spring, and cap insertable in the housing. The spring includes a stack of spring washers and is compressible between the cap and the the piston. The cap is threadedly engageable with the housing and movable into contact with the spring. The device may be coupled to a component in a sealed manner by inserting a ferrule between the piston and the component, inserting a conduit through the housing and into the component, and threadedly engaging the housing with the component, thereby compressing the spring and translating the piston against the ferrule. The device may enable coupling to be done manually, with minimal variation in compressive loading. The piston and spring may desensitize the device to thermal cycling effects, reducing the need for retightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ponna Peter Pa, Lindy T. Miller, Tirzah Vogels
  • Patent number: 10119639
    Abstract: A plug-type sleeve for fastening on an object which is, in particular, in the form of a rod, cable or pipe, and which includes an end which has an opening for receiving a section of the object and has a circumferential groove with annular seal which is composed of an elastomeric material arranged in it, it being possible for the plug-type sleeve to be placed against an outer surface of said section. The plug-type sleeve includes a substantially sleeve-like clamping element, which can be coupled to the annular seal in the longitudinal direction of the plug-type sleeve, for axial compression and resulting radial constriction of the annular seal, wherein the clamping element is formed and designed such that external application of a fluid pressure medium causes axial extension of the clamping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Theodor Wüst
  • Patent number: 10119640
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for a threaded plumbing connector to electrically ground pipes. The apparatus includes wire terminal block(s), connecting the threaded plumbing connector body to a wire or other conductive material. In the event that a pipe becomes electrically energized, the grounding connection of the threaded plumbing connector would be able to shunt the electrical current away from the pipes and reduce the risk of fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Mark E Goodson