Patents Issued in March 5, 2019
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Patent number: 10220642Abstract: A print apparatus has a supporting section for supporting a roll of a continuous sheet, a driving mechanism having a motor for rotating the roll supported by the supporting section, a detection unit configured to detect a rotation state of the roll supported by the supporting section, a conveyance roller for conveying the continuous sheet drawn out from the roll and a print unit configured to form an image on the continuous sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller. A control unit is configured to obtain information indicating a moment of inertia of the roll supported by the supporting section based on detected values of the detection unit and to adjust a driving torque of the motor based on the obtained information, intermittently during printing.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Igarashi, Ryoya Shinjo, Haruhiko Tanami, Ryohei Maruyama, Shin Genta, Naoki Wakayama
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Patent number: 10220643Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile printer freefall detection and protection mechanism. Printers may be subject to vibration or free fall during printing. This is more likely to happen for a mobile printer. In such cases, the printing performance will be adversely affected a lot or a thermal printhead (TPH) in the printer could be damaged. This disclosure describes a system and method of solving this problem by measuring the G-forces at using at least one sensor to determine if it is safe to start operation again.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATIONInventors: Fong Yin Lau, Yong Chiap Cheng, Zhiyong Liu
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Patent number: 10220644Abstract: An ink jet printer serving as a printing device repeats a selective discharge of a first ultraviolet curing type ink to a plurality of landing positions by an ink jet head and an irradiation of the first ultraviolet curing type ink with an ultraviolet ray by an ultraviolet ray irradiating device while reciprocating a carriage to form projection main bodies of the first ultraviolet curing type ink at the plurality of landing positions, and causes the ink jet head to selectively discharge a second ultraviolet curing type ink so as to land on the plurality of projection main bodies and the ultraviolet ray irradiating device to irradiate the second ultraviolet curing type ink with the ultraviolet ray to cure the second ultraviolet curing type ink to a gloss form.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventor: Junki Kasahara
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Patent number: 10220645Abstract: A kit for creating stencils is provided, including a polymeric shell, multiple linear polymeric frames, multiple thermoplastic rubber polymeric alphanumeric stencil elements, a rolling ball marker, and a roll of markable web. The polymeric shell has a tray and a hingedly joined sealing top. The tray is generally rectangular with a peripheral sidewall and has a storage compartment each for the web roll, the stencil elements, the frames, and the marker. The sidewall adjacent the web roll compartment has an opening therethrough. The frames have an elongate central planar portion and a pair of parallel upraised crenellated sidewalls with stencil retention elements defined in the crenels. The frames also have mateable elements defined at each end to join the frames together. The stencil elements fit between the frame sidewalls and have elongate projections with stencil retention elements adapted to mate with the stencil retention elements defined in the frame crenels.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Nikhil Gupta
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Patent number: 10220646Abstract: A method and system for enhancement of a readable media is disclosed and may include a housing configured to be removably attached to a readable media, a processor, a sensor coupled to the processor and connected to said housing wherein the sensor is adapted to sense a current position associated with the readable media by recognition with the processor of at least a part of the readable media, a memory storing therein an acoustic or other enhancement effects, an acoustic transducer, or a projector which reads out said acoustic enhancement into an acoustic stream or projects a visual effect and a memory storing therein an association between said enhancements and at least an indication of said position associated with the readable media.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SparkUp Ltd.Inventors: Amir Koren, Roei Simantov, Ido Leichter, Denis Simakov
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Patent number: 10220647Abstract: An image display device includes image cells arranged two-dimensionally. Each image cell has a hologram layer. The hologram layer includes a diffraction grating in which a one-dimensional grating pattern extending in a first direction is repeated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Among the plurality of image cells, two or more image cells that are in a row in the second direction and correlated to one color constitute one image cell group. The image cell group includes a section in which the spatial frequency of the diffraction grating is proportionately small as the distance in the second direction from one end of the image cell group increases such that, while a viewpoint is positioned at a predetermined angle relative to an image display device, the two or more image cells constituting the image cell group display the same color as each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Masami Inokuchi
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Patent number: 10220648Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a binder cover system comprising: a binder comprising a front portion and a rear portion; and a cover removably coupled to the binder and comprising: a front sleeve defining a cavity in which the front portion of the binder is received; and a rear sleeve defining a cavity in which the rear portion of the binder is received; and a utility pocket coupled to at least one of the front sleeve and the rear sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Shea Walk
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Patent number: 10220649Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a writing implement to a glassboard, whiteboard or the like has a housing adapted to be connected to a writing implement. The housing has a side surface with an opening formed therein and a recess extending from the opening into the housing. A magnet is disposed in the recess and has a first pole at the opening. The magnet provides a magnetic field in a direction away from the side surface of the housing. The apparatus enables a side periphery of a writing implement coupled with the apparatus to magnetically couple with the glassboard, whiteboard or the like in a predetermined orientation regardless of the initial orientation of approach of the writing implement even in the presence of a similarly magnetically self-supporting writing implement or object.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Amazing Magnets, LLCInventors: Timothy Paul Boettcher, Luke T. Bilisoly
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Patent number: 10220650Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a sheet item that is intended to be attached to a permanent carrier. The method includes the following steps: —applying at least one layer (201, 202, 203), of material to be painted, onto a temporary carrier (10), the temporary carrier being selected so that, after drying, the temporary carrier (10) is separated by peeling from the layer of material to be painted or the first layer of material to be painted; before the layer of material to be painted or the last layer of material to be painted has completely dried, —applying, directly onto the free surface of the same, a non-adhesive fibrous material backing layer (30) under mechanical conditions suitable for creating partial interpenetration of the fibers of the material of the backing layer (30) and the undried material (203) to be painted; and after drying, —permanently anchoring the layer(s), of material to be painted, onto said backing layer (30).Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: CORSO MAGENTAInventor: Stanislas Chevallier
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Patent number: 10220651Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a chalk line assembly includes a first marking portion for setting a first point, a second marking portion for setting a second point, a first line for marking a chalk line on a surface for at least a portion of the distance between the first point and the second point, the first line having first and second ends and a length extending for at least a portion of the distance between the first and second marking portions, and a second line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second line coupled to the chalk line, and the second end of the second line connected to the first marking portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Niles Jackson
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Patent number: 10220652Abstract: A bicycle wheel assembly may include a rim, a hub assembly, a plurality of spokes and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a damping element configured to apply a damping force against at least one spoke of the plurality of spokes. The damping force may be applied in an axial direction of the bicycle wheel and/or to a segment of the at least one spoke near the hub assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SRAM, LLCInventor: Charles Emmett Dunlap, III
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Patent number: 10220653Abstract: The invention is directed to wheel (1) comprising a rim (2) and a wheel center (3). The wheel center (3) comprises and insert (10) which at least comprises a front pad (11) and a rear pad (12) which are a distance apart with respect to each other and which are at least partially embedded in a composite material (6).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: MUBEA CARBO TECH GMBHInventors: Karl Wagner, Georg Ruzicka, Christoph Renner
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Patent number: 10220654Abstract: A tire for an aeroplane and, in particular, to the crown of a tire for an aeroplane, having reduced dimensions and mass of the pieces of tread in the event of accidental tire tread separation, without the use of additional devices external to the tire and therefore without penalizing the payload of the aeroplane, including a tread intended to come into contact with the ground via a tread surface and comprised radially between a bottom surface and the tread surface, the tread comprising at least two circumferential ribs adjacent to at least one circumferential groove, each circumferential rib extending radially between the bottom surface and the tread surface and axially between two edge corners in the tread surface, and a crown reinforcement radially on the inside of the bottom surface, wherein a tread separation layer is arranged radially on the inside of at least one circumferential rib between the bottom surface and the crown reinforcement, axially between the two edge corners of the said circumferential rType: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.Inventors: Francois Chambriard, Gilles Roche
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Patent number: 10220655Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a first stereoscopic sipe has a fixed sipe width over a sipe depth direction, a second stereoscopic sipe has large width portions having a sipe width wider than a sipe width of the second stereoscopic sipe on a surface of the tread rubber in the inside of the tread rubber, in a vehicle inner side region of the tread rubber disposed on an inner side when the pneumatic tire is mounted on the vehicle, a total of surface lengths of the first stereoscopic sipes is larger than a total of surface lengths of the second stereoscopic sipes, and in a vehicle outer side region of the tread rubber disposed on an outer side when the pneumatic tire is mounted on the vehicle, a total of surface lengths of the second stereoscopic sipes is larger than a total of surface lengths of the first stereoscopic sipes.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Aya Satoi
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Patent number: 10220657Abstract: A tire pressurization arrangement on a vehicle in which the pressurization of the tire is controlled by a vehicle control unit and the vehicle control unit is notified of a desired tire pressure or desired tire volume. An air flow rate in a supply line to the tire is established so that the time to pressurize the tire to the desired tire pressure/volume is calculable, or the time taken to pressurize the tire to an interval pressure/volume is calculable, said interval pressure/volume being between a current tire pressure/volume and the desired pressure/volume, and if the time to pressurize the tire to the desired pressure is exceeded, the control unit gives a warning signal and/or stops deflation or inflation.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: AGCO Incorporated GmbHInventors: Bernhard Hoeldrich, Frank Kreulich, Christian Pischulti, Stefan Prestel, Alexander Staedele, Benjamin Schmoelz
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Patent number: 10220658Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly includes a tire having a tire cavity bounded by first and second sidewalls extending to a tire tread region, air pumping means for generating pressurized air for maintaining air pressure within the tire cavity at a preset pressure level, the air pumping means including a soft tubing and compression fittings for mitigating dynamic loading on the compression fittings, and a valve housing disposed adjacent an outward end of the valve stem and operative to selectively open and close pressurized air flow from the valve stem internal passageway into the tire cavity. The valve housing is connected to the air pumping means by the soft tubing and compression fittings for mitigating dynamic loading on the compression fittings.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Robin Lamgaday
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Patent number: 10220659Abstract: A tire pressure monitoring system includes a plurality of detection devices that are provided in respective ones of a plurality of tires of a vehicle and each wirelessly transmit an air pressure signal including air pressure information of tire in response to a request signal and a monitoring device that transmits the request signal to each of the detection devices and receives the air pressure signal transmitted from each of the detection devices in response to the request signal, to monitor air pressure of each of the tires. Each of the detection devices, when receiving a request signal, measures the received signal strength of the received request signal and transmits to the monitoring device an air pressure signal at a different diming in accordance with the measured received signal strength. The monitoring device receives the air pressure signals transmitted from the plurality of detection devices at different timings.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makoto Saburi, Yoshihiro Hamada
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Patent number: 10220660Abstract: In a vehicle tire pressure sensor, a wireless, low frequency (LF) receiver identifies a particular type of signal protocol that was used to form a first message that is sent to the sensor by the vehicle. Using the identification of the protocol used to form the first message, the sensor determines a type of signal protocol to be used to transmit information to the vehicle, such as an identifier for the tire pressure sensor in a second message.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. McIntyre, Jean-Christophe Deniau, Brian Farrell, Yasser Gad, Dhivya Vijayan
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Patent number: 10220661Abstract: This invention discloses a simple system of components that can be retrofitted to all standard receiver type hitches. It implements the very common round collet wedging principle to the square receiver tube using wedge shaped components to fill the gap between the receiver tube and the draw bar. The wedging action can be applied thru various combinations of differing components shapes. This invention does not modify the existing receiver or ball mount. The system can be adjusted to accommodate for changes after initial installation and previous wear. The wedging action provides forces to center the draw bar inside the receiver tube as well as lock it in place, resisting up/down, left/right, fore/aft movements. There are two basic configurations based on the method of attachment to the existing receiver. The wedge positioning action is the same for both.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Gerald Carl Gebheim
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Patent number: 10220662Abstract: A coupling structure includes a hollow rod section formed of a metal pipe and fastening sections formed by plastic deformation of the metal pipe so as to be connected with end sections of the hollow rod section. The fastening section includes a pair of base end sections which are each connected with a peripheral wall section forming a closed cross-section at the end section of the hollow rod section, and are separated from each other, and a bottom wall including a flat surface connected with the pair of the base end sections, and a pair of front end sections including a pair of side walls curving inwards from at least widthwise end sections of the bottom wall on a base end section side.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Shirakami, Masaaki Mizumura, Tohru Yoshida
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Patent number: 10220663Abstract: The invention relates to a running gear structure (4) for a commercial vehicle. The running gear structure comprises a lower transverse strut (8) and an upper transverse strut (9). The lower transverse strut (8) and said upper transverse strut (9) are fixedly connected to each other. The upper transverse strut (9) comprising two recesses (12, 13) which limit a space (14) located above the lower transverse strut (8). The space (14) is open at least in upper direction and dimensioned for accommodating a suspension spring (6). Preferably, an axle body and longitudinal swinging arms (22, 23) of the running gear structure (4) have a skeletal design with a plurality of struts (5). It is possible that the running gear structure (4) is L-shaped in a side view. Here, one leg of the L is formed by a horizontal structure part forming the longitudinal swinging arms (22, 23) whereas the other leg of the L is formed by a vertical structure part forming the axle body.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFT UND KUNST HILDESHEIM/HOLZMINDEN/GOETTINGENInventor: Christopher Frey
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Patent number: 10220664Abstract: A trackless train with complementary steering couplings between axles and cars transmits steering forces from one axle to the next, in succession. Couplings couple axles of cars, as well as adjacent axles between adjacent cars. Each axle assembly may either pivot about a central bearing or include a pivoting steering arm for each wheel that pivots about a steering pin, with wheels on the inside of a turn pivoting more than wheels on the outside of a turn. Differentials may be provided to transfer power to each wheel, including from car to car.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Arden L. Brey
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Patent number: 10220665Abstract: An air management system for a vehicle having a supply tank, a system controller integrated with the supply tank, a first pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller, and a second pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller. The system controller adjusts independently air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit without establishing pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits. The system controller establishes pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the system controller is not adjusting independently the air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BASE Air Management, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Vaughan, David Bryan Lewis, Joseph Calaway, George Arrants
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Patent number: 10220666Abstract: A link arm member of the present invention is used in a vehicle for connecting a suspension and a stabilizer, and includes: a support bar that is sealed by plastically deforming a hollow metal pipe at both ends thereof; and a housing part made of resin that is arranged at each end of the support bar and has a receiving hole for receiving a ball part of a ball stud to which the suspension or the stabilizer is fixed, wherein the housing part is formed by insert molding with the support bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventor: Shigeru Kuroda
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Patent number: 10220667Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a case having a face outlet and a foot outlet. A door is movable between a first position closing the face outlet and opening the foot outlet and a second position opening the face outlet and closing the foot outlet. A bypass passage allows air flow around the door when the door is in the second position to allow a specified amount of air flow to the foot outlet when the door closes the foot outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tom Peard, Gregory Thompson, Raymond Bailey, Melissa Buczek
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Patent number: 10220668Abstract: The present teachings provide for an HVAC assembly. A first flue can be configured to fluidly couple a first heat exchanger to a mixing flue. A second flue can be configured to fluidly couple a second heat exchanger to the mixing flue. A door can inhibit fluid communication through the second flue when in a first position. The door can inhibit fluid communication through the first flue when in a second position. The door can permit fluid communication through the first and second flues when in a third position. The third flue can be configured to fluidly couple the first heat exchanger to a portion of the second flue downstream of the second heat exchanger and upstream of the mixing flue when the door is in the third position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas Mazzocco, Daniel Okray, Ryan Rosenburg
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Patent number: 10220669Abstract: An air passage opening and closing device has: a case defining an air passage; and a slide door provided with a door body that has a plate shape, the slide door slidably disposed in the case and opening or closing the air passage. The case is provided with a case-side sealing surface that is in contact with the door body when the slide door is located to close the air passage. The door body is provided with a rib that protrudes toward an upstream side in a flow direction of air and extends in a moving direction of the slide door.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10220670Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery module and an exhaust duct to discharge air from the battery module. A first side member is provided along a first side trim to provide a space between the first side member and the first side trim in a vehicle width direction. The space is connected to the battery module via the exhaust duct. A rear seat is provided in a vehicle interior. A first exhaust port is connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior below the rear seat in a vehicle height direction. A second exhaust port is connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior behind the rear seat in a front-rear direction. The air is discharged from the exhaust duct through the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port via the space.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Rieko Koyama, Kenta Sugitate
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Patent number: 10220671Abstract: An exemplary method includes conditioning an electrified vehicle to maintain a target conditioning level using power from a grid source. The conditioning either lasts from a conclusion of a first drive cycle to the beginning of a second drive cycle that is subsequent the first drive cycle, or lasts from a conclusion of a first drive cycle for set time.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas Scott Gee, Mazen Hammoud, Kevin Layden
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Patent number: 10220672Abstract: A thermal control system of an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal control system has a composite cooling architecture. The thermal control system is automatically operated in one of three operation modes to adjust a circulation path of a cooling liquid according to the ambient temperature, the power system temperature and the cabinet air temperature. Consequently, the temperature of the power system is stabilized, the performance and the use life of the power system are enhanced, and the power consumption of the air-conditioning system is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: ALEEES ECO ARK CO. LTD.Inventors: An-Tao Anthony Yang, Gordon Ching Chen
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Patent number: 10220673Abstract: Provided is a cold-storage heat exchanger. The cold-storage heat exchanger includes a pair of header tanks, and tubes which are arranged in three rows with respect to the direction of the flow of air and connected at opposite sides thereof to the header tanks. A cold-storage medium is stored in the tubes that are disposed in a middle row, and refrigerant circulates through the tubes that are disposed in front and rear rows. Therefore, the cold-storage medium can effectively store cold-energy transferred from the refrigerant. When the engine of a vehicle is stopping, the cold-storage heat exchanger can discharge the cold-energy that has been stored into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, thus preventing the temperature in the passenger compartment from rapidly increasing, thereby creating pleasant air-conditioned conditions for a user, and minimizing the energy and time required to re-cool the passenger compartment.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Hong-Young Lim, Kwang Hun Oh, Yong Jun Jee, Young-Ha Jeon, Jin Hyuck Kim, Duck-Ho Lee, Jun Young Song
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Patent number: 10220674Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can reduce a load applied to a vehicle powertrain during certain conditions. The system can include a compressor operable based on a first target evaporator outlet (TEO) temperature map. Systems and methods can determine if an HVAC system is activated, and whether an engine water temperature meets a forced HVAC recirculation intake threshold. Responsive to determining that the engine water temperature meets the forced HVAC recirculation intake threshold, it can be determined if the engine water temperature meets a first threshold. Responsive to the recirculation mode air source being selected, determining if at least one measured vehicle condition meets predetermined criteria. Responsive to determining that the engine water temperature meets the first threshold, the compressor can be operated based on a second TEO temperature map, the second TEO temperature map including higher TEO temperatures than the first TEO temperature map.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: David W. Cosgrove, Hidekazu Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 10220675Abstract: A device and method for mitigating freezing-precipitation accumulation for a vehicle window are described. The device and method include retrieving ambient temperature data. When the ambient temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation, sensing ambient light from within a vehicle cabin to produce light magnitude sample data and comparing the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin. When the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generating a vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate a vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Frankie B. Reed
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Patent number: 10220676Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for estimating a quality of air in proximity to a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining a radius of the vehicle; estimating a number of vehicles within the radius of the vehicle; estimating the quality of air based on the number of vehicles; and selectively generating a control signal to an air inlet valve based on the quality of air.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Rulthe Ranjita Rajendrakumar Kulthe
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Patent number: 10220677Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle has a compressor, a radiator, a first pressure reducer, a gas-liquid separator, a second pressure reducer, an exterior heat exchanger, an intermediate pressure refrigerant passage, a switching device, and a controller. The controller operates the switching device to switch from a refrigerant circuit of a two-stage compression mode to a refrigerant circuit of a single-stage compression mode when a compressor stop signal is output in the two-stage compression mode. The single-stage compression mode is a mode that blocks at least a flow of an intermediate-pressure refrigerant into the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage and makes refrigerant remained in the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage to flow out of the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage. The controller stops the compressor after controls the compressor to continue operating for a specified time in the single-stage compression mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Teruaki Ohyama, Koji Sakai, Yuji Kamiya, Tomoyuki Sumi, Shinji Nakamoto
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Patent number: 10220678Abstract: There is disclosed an air conditioning device for vehicle in which in a defrosting mode to defrost an outdoor heat exchanger, the defrosting of the outdoor heat exchanger can be achieved without hindrance while maintaining heating of a vehicle interior. A refrigerant discharged from a compressor 2 radiates heat in a radiator 4 and the refrigerant by which heat has been radiated is decompressed and then absorbs heat in an outdoor heat exchanger 7 to heat the vehicle interior. The air conditioning device for vehicle includes an injection circuit 40 which distributes a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the radiator 4 to return the part to the compressor 2. When a controller 32 passes the high-temperature refrigerant through the outdoor heat exchanger 7 to perform defrosting, the controller operates the injection circuit 40 to return the refrigerant to the compressor 2.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Sanden Holdings CorporationInventors: Ryo Miyakoshi, Kenichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10220679Abstract: This vehicle air-conditioning system is provided with a preliminary operation control means which activates preliminary operation equipment in response to a planned-boarding signal. The preliminary operation control means provides preparatory control which precedes basic control. An air-flow switching control means drives a blower motor for just a prescribed short time period, and stops the blower motor. An air-outlet switching control means sets an air outlet in a position other than a face blowing position, and stands by. A compressor control means drives a compressor for just a prescribed short time period, and stops the compressor. An electric-heater control means allows the passage of current to an electric heater for 10 minutes, and subsequently stops the passage of current to the electric heater.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki Sakane
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Patent number: 10220680Abstract: A humidification device includes: an adsorber having an adsorbent that adsorbs and desorbs moisture; an adsorption case that forms an accommodating space to accommodate the adsorber; a first introduction portion that introduces cooled air produced by a cooling portion into the adsorption case; a second introduction portion that introduces heated air produced by the heating portion into the adsorption case; and a humidification-side guiding portion that guides humidification air humidified by the moisture desorbed within the adsorption case, to the vehicle interior. The first introduction portion is connected to a bottom surface portion of the air-conditioning case on the air-flow downstream side of the cooling portion in the air-conditioning case.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Ito, Takahito Nakamura, Daisuke Sakakibara, Shinya Kato, Jun Yamaoka
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Patent number: 10220681Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device for a vehicle has a compressor, a first pump, a high-pressure side heat exchanger, a heating medium-outside air heat exchanger, and a controller. The compressor draws and discharges a refrigerant. The first pump draws and discharges a first heating medium. The high-pressure side heat exchanger heats the first heating medium by exchanging heat between a high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor and the first heating medium. The heating medium-outside air heat exchanger exchanges heat between the first heating medium and outside air. The controller controls operation of the compressor and the first pump. The controller activates the first pump when an activation request of the compressor is made. The controller activates the compressor, after activating the first pump, when it is determined or estimated that a temperature of the first heating medium is lower than or equal to a first predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Katoh, Masamichi Makihara, Norihiko Enomoto, Kazutoshi Kuwayama, Kengo Sugimura
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Patent number: 10220682Abstract: Disclosed is a vent assembly that includes a fin/actuator sub-assembly that includes an aperture, an inner ring that includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including a retention surface, and an annular retaining member, wherein when the annular retaining member is in a retaining engagement with the fin/actuator sub-assembly and the inner ring, a portion of the annular retaining member is disposed within the aperture of the fin/actuator sub-assembly, and portions of the annular retaining member contact the retention surfaces of the protrusions of the inner ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Carl David Spamer, Daniel Frank Gillay
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Patent number: 10220683Abstract: A wind direction adjuster enabling an operation of a louver with a stable operation load and providing an excellent operation feeling is provided. An axial support body is axially supported to a cylindrical case body turnably so as to have an axis along a direction crossing an axial direction of the case body. A louver is axially supported to the axial support body turnably so as to have an axis along a direction crossing the axis of the axial support body. A ball unit is set in any one of the case body and the louver as a load setting unit that sets a turning load of the louver. A receiving unit that slidably receives the ball unit is set in the other one of the case body and the louver. A coil spring urges one of the ball unit and the receiving unit to be pressed against the other.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.Inventor: Toru Sano
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Patent number: 10220684Abstract: A humidification device includes: an adsorber having an adsorbent that adsorbs and desorbs moisture; an adsorption case that forms an accommodating space to accommodate the adsorber; a first introduction portion that introduces cooled air produced by a cooling portion into the adsorption case; a second introduction portion that introduces heated air produced by the heating portion into the adsorption case; and a humidification-side guiding portion that guides humidification air humidified by the moisture desorbed within the adsorption case, to the vehicle interior. The first introduction portion is connected to one of an upper surface portion and a side surface portion of the air-conditioning case, on an air-flow downstream side of the cooling portion in the air-conditioning case.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Ito, Takahito Nakamura, Daisuke Sakakibara, Shinya Kato, Jun Yamaoka
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Patent number: 10220685Abstract: An adjustable sun visor apparatus having: an arm received into an open tube; an auxiliary visor panel; a ball; a plug; a tension spring; a ball compartment configured to house the ball and the plug and pivot around the ball; a ball seat base configured to receive a portion of the ball; a bend-resistant spring configured to receive the plug and the arm; a first means and a second means for gripping a sun visor; the ball seat base being connected to the first means; wherein the tension spring biases the bend-resistant spring downwards; such that a movement of the sun visor causes the arm to move within the open tube and thus prevents a movement of the auxiliary visor panel; such that the sun visor blocks light from the front and the auxiliary visor panel blocks light from the side in a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Jingchu Yu
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Patent number: 10220686Abstract: A vehicle structure including a roof beam and a first pillar and a second pillar each fixed relative to the roof beam. The first pillar and the second pillar are spaced from each other defining a door opening extending from the first pillar to the second pillar. A front door and a rear door are both disposed in the door opening. A panel is pivotally connected to the roof beam and pivotable relative to the roof beam to a lowered position. The panel, in the lowered position, extends across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Saied Nusier, Rahul Arora, Saeed David Barbat
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Patent number: 10220687Abstract: A vehicle electrical system includes a wire harness routed between a sliding door opening/closing an opening of a vehicle and the vehicle, and including at least a power supply line for supplying power; and a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives at least a portion of control signals between the vehicle and the sliding door. The transmission/reception unit includes a first transmission/reception unit mounted to the vehicle and a second transmission/reception unit mounted to the sliding door. The first transmission/reception unit and the second transmission/reception unit wirelessly communicates with each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Tsubaki, Masataka Nishijima
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Patent number: 10220688Abstract: An inner box for a motor vehicle tailgate, comprising a frame and a set of technical elements for components to pass through or be secured to, wherein said technical elements are carried by a technical panel fitted onto said frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Jean-Yves Demange, Philippe Coudron
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Patent number: 10220689Abstract: A top for a convertible vehicle, displaceable between a closed position to cover a vehicle interior, and an open storage position, the top having a top linkage, which has a link arrangement on both sides with respect to the top vertical longitudinal center plane, each link arrangement pivotably mounted on a main bearing, which is fixed to the vehicle, a top element, which can be displaced between a lifted operating position and a lowered storage position by means of the top linkage, and a locking means on both sides of the vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each locking means being height-adjustable together with the top element and comprising a locking hook arrangement, which is displaceable between a locked position and a release position and which secures the top element, both in the operating and storage position, to at least one component fixed to the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventor: Magnus Sviberg
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Patent number: 10220690Abstract: A roof for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The roof has a cover element which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a closed position and at least one open position and a wind deflector which is arranged on a front edge of the roof opening and which can be moved between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The cover element is wider than the wind deflector. At least one wind deflecting element is arranged on both sides outside the wind deflector. In an extended position, the respective wind deflecting element can be exposed in the manner of an ascending ramp or inclined plane towards the rear in the direction of the cover element arranged in the open position such that lateral, outer partial regions of the cover element are covered towards the front by the respective wind deflecting elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Thomas Baessler, Achim Demmer, Hans-Peter Kuttner
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Patent number: 10220691Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to improve installation workability by reducing the risk of installation failures of a belt line sealing member in the case where a vertical glass run and a sealing member are installed separately to a door panel. A belt line sealing member 20 includes a panel insertion groove 24 opening downward. The belt line sealing member 20 includes an end portion provided with a stopper portion 51 reducing the risk of rim portions 111a and 111b of a notch 111 of an inner peripheral flange 109 entering the panel insertion groove 24.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD., MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuo Masumoto, Masahiro Morioka, Masaki Motodera, Daisuke Nakazato, Tatsuya Nagai, Yusuke Migaki, Hisatoshi Kinoshita
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Patent number: 10220692Abstract: A glass run couples to an outer-cabin side of a frame and includes a body and an installation member. The body includes an outer-cabin side wall, an inner-cabin side wall and a glass run side wall. The installation member is assembled on a flange having a plurality of elevated parts formed at regular intervals, has a substantially U-shaped cross-section including the glass run side wall, a body side wall and a connecting wall and has an anchoring part formed on an inner side for receiving the plurality of elevated parts on the flange. A thin part is formed by providing a concave part on an inner side of a connecting part between the body side wall and the connecting wall of the installation member.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Kousuke Mori