Patents Issued in October 29, 2019
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Patent number: 10457072Abstract: A processing object reforming apparatus includes a plasma processing unit that acidifies at least a surface of a processing object by processing the surface of the processing object by using plasma; and a control unit that controls the plasma processing unit to plasma-process the processing object with a plasma energy amount based on a type of the processing object.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ricoh & Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yohji Hirose, Junji Nakai, Kunihiro Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10457073Abstract: An ink jet recording method according to one aspect of the invention includes a reaction liquid adhesion step of ejecting from an ink jet head, a reaction liquid in the form of liquid droplets containing an aggregating agent which aggregates a color ink composition so as to adhere the reaction liquid to a recording region of a recording medium which is a non-absorptive recording medium or a low-absorptive recording medium; and a color ink adhesion step of ejecting the color ink composition in the form of liquid droplets from the ink jet head so as to adhere the color ink composition to the recording region of the recording medium to which the reaction liquid is adhered. In the reaction liquid adhesion step, while ejecting the liquid droplets, the ink jet head is scanned a plurality of times so as to be moved relatively with respect to the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ippei Okuda, Mitsuaki Kosaka
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Patent number: 10457074Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an air blower that blows air toward a recording medium and includes a case including an outlet opening through which external air, taken inside through an inlet opening, is discharged outside, and an opening in a portion facing a table. The case is located at least to one side of an ink head in a main scanning direction. The air blower further includes a fan that is located in the case and sends air through the outlet opening toward the recording medium placed on the table, a heater that is located in the case and heats the air sent from the fan, and a heat radiation layer that is exposed outside through the opening and radiates at least a portion of heat generated by the heater.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATIONInventor: Hisaya Matsuoka
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Patent number: 10457075Abstract: A print engine includes: a media support chassis having a plurality of guide rollers mounted between opposite sidewalls thereof, the plurality of guide rollers defining a media feed path; a maintenance chassis pivotally mounted on the media support chassis, the maintenance chassis including a plurality of maintenance modules fixedly mounted thereto and aligned along the media feed path; and a print bar chassis movably mounted on the maintenance chassis, the print bar chassis including a plurality of print modules, each print module having a printhead; a pivot actuation mechanism for pivoting the maintenance chassis between an open and closed position; and a lift mechanism for raising and lowering the print bar chassis relative to the maintenance chassis between a maintenance position a printing position.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Memjet Technology LimitedInventor: Mark Profaca
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Patent number: 10457076Abstract: An ink jet printing method includes an ink image forming step of forming an ink image onto an ink receiving medium, a liquid absorbing step of performing liquid absorption treatment in which an aqueous liquid component is at least partially absorbed by a porous body from the ink image, by contacting a liquid absorbing surface of the porous body of a liquid absorbing member with the ink image in a liquid absorption treatment region, and a conveying step of conveying the porous body conveyed from the liquid absorption treatment region to the liquid absorption treatment region again. The method also includes a porous body checking step of forming a test pattern for testing an image quality, detecting the image quality of the test pattern, subjected to the liquid absorbing step, by an image quality detecting device, and determining a state of the porous body from obtained detection results.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Inoue, Noboru Toyama, Akihiro Mouri, Toru Ohnishi
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Patent number: 10457077Abstract: Provided is a printer including a conveying unit conveying a continuous sheet in accordance with an input print instruction, a plurality of sensors detecting a mark serving as a reference for positioning a print area on the continuous sheet, wherein the plurality of sensors adopt marks different from each other as detection targets, a printing unit printing on a print area of the continuous sheet, a storage unit storing priority information about a sensor to be used preferentially among the plurality of sensors, and a control unit controlling the conveying unit so that the print area is positioned at a print position of the printing unit on the basis of the priority information and a detection result indicating whether each of the plurality of sensors has detected the mark or not during conveying of the continuous sheet while the priority information is stored in advance.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Sakurai
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Patent number: 10457078Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method that may improve the degree of freedom in designing and manufacturing a product in which a permeable medium is used. The manufacturing method may include: an image printing step of forming an image by inkjet printing on a permeable medium based on processing data (S102); a cutting step of cutting the permeable medium into parts in shapes based on the processing data after the image is printed on the permeable medium by inkjet printing in the image printing step (S104); and an assembling step of assembling the parts into a product (S105). The image printing step uses an ink for image printing that can be dried and fixed after a solvent is vaporized from the ink heated by ultraviolet irradiation.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaru Ohnishi
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Patent number: 10457079Abstract: An image forming method includes applying an ink for the first time to a recording medium to form an image and rolling up the recording medium in a roll form, wherein the recording medium is continuous paper, the ink includes an organic solvent and a coloring material, and the image recorded matter has a tackiness power of from 80 to 110 nN.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kaori Toyama, Yuuki Yokohama, Hiromi Sakaguchi, Hideaki Nishimura, Masayuki Fukuoka, Shuusuke Someno
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Patent number: 10457080Abstract: A plurality of plastic sheets to be fed into a high speed printer for forming printed labels and similar articles and a stack of printed labels formed form the sheets. Each of the sheets or labels includes a core layer and opposed, upper and lower outer skin layers. The upper outer skin layer includes a polyolefin polymer as the predominant component, by weight, thereof and is capable of receiving printed indicia thereon. The core layer includes a polyolefin polymer as the predominant component, by weight, of the core layer; preferably a high crystallinity polypropylene homopolymer. The lower outer skin layer includes a polyolefin polymer as the predominant component by weight therein; the improvement wherein the lower outer skin layer includes a blend of organic and inorganic antiblocking agents or a blend of inorganic antiblocking agents; the blend including less than 10%, by weight, of the lower outer skin layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Taghleef Industries Inc.Inventor: Bruce S. Marks
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Patent number: 10457081Abstract: A method for reconstructing a relief print master with a three-dimensional printer includes introducing cavities inside the relief print master in order to control its compressibility.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: AGFA NVInventor: Thomas Billiet
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Patent number: 10457082Abstract: A method of making a relief image printing element comprising a plurality of relief printing dots. The method includes the steps of imagewise exposing at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation to selectively crosslink and cure portions of the at least one photocurable layer; and developing the relief image printing element to separate and remove uncrosslinked and uncured portions of the at least one photocurable layer to reveal the relief image therein. The at least one photocurable layer includes a photoinitiator exhibiting a quantum yield of initiation (Qi) of more than 0.05 at a 365 nm wavelength. The substrate has an optical density from 0.5 to 5 in the wavelength range of 365 nm to 450 nm but preferably allows transmission of from 0.1% to 10% of incident light in the wavelength range of 365 nm to 450 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLCInventors: Eric Lee, Chouaib Boukaftane
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Patent number: 10457083Abstract: Disclosed is a binding folder for binding a bundle of leaves, whereby this binding folder essentially includes a spine for enclosing an edge of the bundle of leaves and two cover sheets attached to the spine, at least one of which is made of a synthetic material. At least one cover sheet is provided with a top sheet against the side of the cover sheet oriented towards the inside of the binding folder, whereby this top sheet is attached to the cover sheet and/or spine in a removable way.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: UNIBIND LIMITEDInventor: Guido Frans M. Peleman
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Patent number: 10457084Abstract: A reusable anti-falling magnetic base capable of sliding and standing on a magnetic plane for sticky notes is provided, hereinafter called sticky note-connected magnetic base or magnetic base, which belongs to the field of stationery supplies and mainly aims to solve the problems in the prior art that during use, self-adhesive glue is easy to fail and the paper sticky notes may fall off and curl up at the corns. According to the present invention, the sticky note-connected magnetic base may easily slide and move on and remove from the magnetic plane, and may fix and stand obliquely on the magnetic plane for point-and-selection use. When used in a whole, the sticky notes can easily appear in steric list arrangement and keep more neat and organized, and provide a good hand-feeling as compared with the conventional sticky notes.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Inventor: Lik Hang Alex Sum
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Patent number: 10457085Abstract: An assembly for dispensing full adhesive notes comprising: a pad comprising a plurality of full adhesive notes arranged in a dispensing stack; and a retention surface comprising a mounting face and adjacent recessed portion; wherein the adhesive on the bottommost note is adhered to the mounting face and portions of the note extend beyond the mounting face.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Douglas P. Bodziak, Traxton J. Turner, Gerald E. Mueller, Jordan C. DuCharme, Daniel J. Tipping
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Patent number: 10457086Abstract: A system is capable of generating identifications that include distinctive line patterns corresponding to different portions of secure customer information. In some implementations, data indicating one or more linear patterns and data indicating customer information to be embedded within an identification document is obtained. Respective subsets of the customer information are assigned to each of the one or more linear patterns. A photographic image to be included within the identification document is then modified based at least on generating a portion of the photographic image that is composed of at least one of the one or more linear patterns. The modified photographic image is then disposed on an identification document to yield embedded customer information.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert L. Jones, Yecheng Wu
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Patent number: 10457087Abstract: Security element comprising a first material MAT1 and a second material MAT2 formed in or on a substrate, in such a manner that areas occupied by MAT1 and MAT2 overlap partially or fully, the first material MAT1 comprising a phosphorescent pigment (donor), the second material MAT2 comprising a fluorescent dye or pigment (acceptor), wherein the phosphorescent pigment present in MAT1 is capable of emitting phosphorescence radiation in at least one first phosphorescence emission wavelength range ?1e upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation falling within a phosphorescence excitation wavelength range ?1a, and the fluorescent dye or pigment present in MAT2 is capable of emitting fluorescence radiation in at least one second fluorescence emission wavelength range ?2e upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation falling within an fluorescence excitation wavelength range ?2a of the fluorescent dye or pigment, and said first phosphorescence emission wavelength range ?1e of the phosphorescent pigment present in MAType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Jean-Luc Dorier, Mia Milos-Schouwink, Xavier Cédric Raemy
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Patent number: 10457088Abstract: Disclosed and claimed herein is a template for directing a pattern in a block copolymer film and the process of making the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ridgefield AcquisitionInventors: Jihoon Kim, Jinxiu Wan, Shinji Miyazaki, Guanyang Lin, Hengpeng Wu
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Patent number: 10457089Abstract: A method of forming a non-optically detectable identifiable mark at an outer surface of an article formed from a solid state material, said method including the steps of forming a plurality of recesses within a predetermined region of a photoresist 5 applied to an outer surface of an article formed from a solid state material, wherein said plurality of recesses is formed by two-photon absorption lithography and wherein said one or more recesses extend at least partially through the photoresist and from an outer surface of the photoresist and towards said outer surface of the article 10 formed from a solid state material; and applying an etching process such that at least a portion of the outer surface of said article is exposed and etched so as to form a plurality of etched portions extending into said article from the outer surface of the article and corresponding to said plurality of recesses; wherein said predetermined region of said photoresist defines an identifiable mark to be applied to the outer 15 suType: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Master Dynamic LimitedInventors: Yingnan Wang, Ching Tom Kong
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Patent number: 10457090Abstract: An expandable package filler or ornament includes a stack of sheets, such as tissue paper, foil, etc. The stack is bound together, such as by a fastener. A generally spiral cut extends from a peripheral edge of the stack toward the center of the each sheet. The cut forms each sheet into a generally spiral strip ending in a peninsula portion. Grasping the peninsula portion, lifting and shaking the stack causes the strips to fall and entangle with each other. The resulting structure is decorative and may be used to stuff a gift box, bag or basket.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Inventors: Ted Tepe, Liang Rong Lin
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Patent number: 10457091Abstract: A container for holding paintbrushes includes a bucket having an interior and a bottom, and a stand configured to be disposed in the interior. The stand includes a holder and a plurality of legs extending from the holder, with the legs configured to support the holder above the bottom of the bucket when the holder is disposed in the bucket with the legs positioned on said bottom of the bucket. The holder includes a plurality of hangers configured to removably receive paintbrushes thereon with the bucket configured to retain liquid into which the bristles of paintbrushes are submerged when retained on the hangers.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Inventor: Gary A. Byker
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Patent number: 10457092Abstract: A wheel weight assembly for a vehicle that has a wheel hub. The wheel weight assembly includes a wheel weight and a mounting assembly. The wheel weight includes a mounting aperture that defines a fixed axis. The mounting assembly is positioned in the mounting apertures and pivots relative thereto. The mounting assembly includes a hook and a rotator. The hook is positioned laterally inboard of the wheel hub, while the rotator is positioned laterally outboard of the wheel weight and is coupled to the hook. The rotator is configured to rotate the hook from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the hook not engaged with the wheel hub, but in the second position, the hook is engaged with the wheel hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY ONE JOHN DEERE PLACEInventors: Digvijay Bhosale, Benjamin J. Heimbuch
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Patent number: 10457093Abstract: A structure of a bicycle wheel rim is disclosed. It comprises an inner rim frame and a composite rim body. The inner rim frame is provided with an inner rim part, two lateral ring parts respectively disposed on both sides of the inner rim part, two hooks respectively disposed on terminals of the two lateral ring parts, and an opening formed between the two hooks and having a supporting part. The composite rim body encapsulates the inner rim part, the two lateral rings and the two hooks.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Alex Global Technology, Inc.Inventor: Wei-Chin Chen
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Patent number: 10457094Abstract: A wheel assembly includes a first side plate having a first annular base, axially protruding first claw members projecting axially outward from the first annular base, axially protruding first hub mounts projecting axially outward from the first annular base, and axially protruding first spring mounts projecting axially outward from the first annular base; a hub member attached to the first side plate; and a tire assembly laid over the hub member such that spokes of the tire assembly are radially adjacent corresponding first claw members of the first side plate, a plurality of friction members and the first claw members sandwiching each of the spokes.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ceyhan Celik, Steven Amos Edwards, George Michael Stoila
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Patent number: 10457095Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly having an axis of rotation and provided with an outer ring and an inner ring that define between them an interspace. The inner ring is provided with a flange that is transverse to the axis, and a sealing device being interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring and being provided with a moving sealing lip that is integral with the flange with the interposition of a second sealing shield, and which is directed towards a front annular surface of the outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Maurizio Bertola, Daniele Duch
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Patent number: 10457096Abstract: A flanged wheel hub for wheel hub bearings, the wheel hub having a flange provided with a plurality of threaded through holes and, for each threaded through hole, a respective radial arm, which has a respective axial thickness (SAB) to act as a strengthening element for the flange, at least at the position of the threaded through holes, the wheel hub being produced by forging with the flange and the arms made in one piece, and also having, for each threaded through hole, an annular boss, which is also forged in one piece with the wheel hub and is arranged around, and penetrated by, the corresponding threaded through hole for the purpose of increasing the mechanical strength characteristics of the wheel hub.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Fausto Morello, Marco Romanetto, Julian Veeh
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Patent number: 10457097Abstract: A track work vehicle includes an axle input shaft defining a first axis of rotation, and a differential gear case having at least one planetary gear set. The track work vehicle includes a track drive system contained, at least in part, in the differential gear case. The track drive system includes a first gear coupled to the axle input shaft and a second gear coupled to the first gear. The track drive system includes a bevel gear assembly coupled to the second gear and a bevel gear set coupled to the planetary gear set. The track work vehicle includes at least one drive axle coupled to the planetary gear set and a drive wheel for driving a continuous ground-engaging track. The drive axle has a second axis of rotation that is vertically offset from the first axis of rotation and substantially coaxial with a centerline of the drive wheel.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Jeffrey L. Lubben, Mark W. Freudenberg
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Patent number: 10457099Abstract: A method for controlling the symmetry of the footprint area of a tire running on a straight trajectory with camber angle different from zero, includes the steps: reducing the contact pressure of the tire on the footprint area at an inner shoulder (in case of negative camber) or at an outer shoulder (in case of positive camber); and disposing any medium line of the tread band placed in correspondence with the footprint area substantially parallel to the ground. A tire and a wheel for motor-vehicles, wherein the medium line of the tread band and the rotation axis of the tire form an angle substantially equal in absolute value to the camber angle. A process for manufacturing such tires, wherein a green tire with symmetric outer profile is deformed during the vulcanizing and moulding step until a predetermined angle different from zero is formed between any medium line of the tread band and the rotation axis of the vulcanized tire.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.Inventor: Piero Losi
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Patent number: 10457100Abstract: The disclosure addresses a series of interactions between wheels and a number of different replaceable tire segments to cover the wheels. The disclosure teaches more than one way to engage the one or more tire segments to wheels and to form seams between ends of the one or more tire segments. The tire segments may be removed and replaced so that the wheels and wheel bearing may be used longer than the useful life of the tire segments.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: gowheels, Inc.Inventors: William J. Bateman, Jr., Kevin J. Rackers, Nathan J. Rackers, Sean Joseph Rayna
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Patent number: 10457101Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire for passenger cars, vans or the like has a radial carcass, a multi-ply belt, and a profiled tread that, as viewed in the axial direction, has a central portion and two shoulder portions. The shoulder portions include a rubber mixture that has a lower dynamic modulus of elasticity E? (at 55° C. and 8% elongation according to DIN 53513) than the central portion. The central portion has extensions at the base thereof, running laterally substantially parallel to the tread substructure and radially inside and across the width of the shoulder portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Heiner Volk, Christian Struebel, Norbert Mueller
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Patent number: 10457102Abstract: Groove widths of center main grooves are larger than groove widths of inner and outer main grooves. Plurality of lateral grooves are formed at intervals in a tire circumferential direction so as to define inner shoulder blocks belonging to an inner shoulder row. A first raised portion connecting a pair of inner shoulder blocks to each other is formed in the lateral grooves every one other on an inner main groove side. A depth of the lateral groove in the first raised portion is smaller than the depth of the lateral groove in other portions. A second raised portion is formed on the outer main groove in a region defined by an imaginary line connecting an outer intermediate block and an outer shoulder block. A depth of the outer main groove in the second raised portion is smaller than that of the outer main groove in other portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATIONInventor: Jiro Taniguchi
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Patent number: 10457103Abstract: Determining installation positions of tires can include: measuring, by a magnetic sensor provided in each tire in the same manner, a first magnetic field strength in a first direction and a second magnetic field strength in a second direction, where the first direction is a circumferential or axial direction of the tire and the second direction is a radial direction of the tire; acquiring a first magnetic field strength sampling value of the tire by sampling the first magnetic field strength; acquiring a second magnetic field strength sampling value of the tire by sampling the second magnetic field strength; calculating a difference between the first and second magnetic field strength sampling values; and determining whether the installation position of the tire is on the left or right side of a vehicle according to a change trend of the calculated difference of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTDInventor: Chi-Kang Liu
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Patent number: 10457104Abstract: An exemplary towing assembly includes, among other things, a bracket having laterally spaced channels, and a tow loop having laterally spaced arms. Each of the arms is configured to slide within a respective one of the channels from a deployed to a retracted position in response to a load applied to the tow loop. An exemplary method of positioning a tow loop includes, among other things, in response to a load applied to a tow loop, moving the tow loop from a deployed position to a retracted position within a bracket. The method further includes biasing the tow loop away from the retracted position toward a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mohammed Shenaq, Sudip Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Ahmed, Ray Hari Manala Rethinam
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Patent number: 10457105Abstract: An automobile undercarriage component has at least three elongated arms, each including a web and a rib having an inner wall surface. One of the three elongated arms is a first arm having a first one of the ribs and at least one of the three elongated arms is a second arm having a second one of the ribs. For each of the second ones of the ribs, the leading end of the respective second one of the ribs has a width in the direction parallel to the plane of the web and transverse to the direction of elongation of the arm which is narrower than the width of a leading end of the first one of the ribs, as an inner wall surface is disposed closer to an opposing outer wall surface in the respective second one of the ribs as compared to the first one of the ribs.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Keita Okada, Hiroaki Hosoi
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Patent number: 10457106Abstract: A level adjustment device for a vehicle, comprising a damping device having a piston-cylinder unit and a screw drive, and an adapter sleeve that axially supports a spindle of the screw drive and includes a flange directed radially inwards, wherein the adapter sleeve is configured to utilize the screw drive and is decoupled in relation to a cylinder of the piston-cylinder unit via one or more elastic elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Benjamin Wuebbolt-Gorbatenko, Daniel Faber
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Patent number: 10457107Abstract: An arrangement for mounting a suspension spring of a spring strut for a motor vehicle may include a spring plate that is arranged on a damper tube of a vibration damper of the spring strut such that an end side of the suspension spring is supported on the spring plate. A protective element for protecting a piston rod of the vibration damper may also be attached to the spring plate. The spring plate may include features that help minimize or even eliminate contact between the protective element and the damper tube. For example, the spring plate may include tongues that extend from a ring-shaped main structure of the spring plate, wherein inner sides of the tongues may lie against the damper tube and outer sides of the tongues may guide the protective element.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AGInventors: Jürgen Lindemann, Frank Meurer, Michael Dodt, Stefan Mages
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Patent number: 10457108Abstract: A non-linear stiffness actuator for a suspension corner employed in a vehicle includes an actuator housing and an actuator shaft configured to transmit an actuator force to the road wheel. The actuator also includes a primary elastic member assembly arranged between the actuator housing and the actuator shaft and configured to exert a primary elastic member force along the actuator shaft. The actuator additionally includes a secondary elastic member assembly configured to exert a variable secondary elastic member force acting between the actuator housing and the actuator shaft. The variable secondary elastic member force is configured to selectively contribute to and subtract from the primary elastic member force to thereby facilitate the non-linear stiffness of the actuator. A vehicle having such a non-linear stiffness actuator is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Vladimir Suplin, Avshalom Suissa, Klaus Trangbaek
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Patent number: 10457109Abstract: A vehicle height adjustment device includes an actuator, a detector, and a controller. The actuator is driven when supplied with a current and is configured to change a relative position of a body of a vehicle relative to an axle of a wheel of the vehicle. The detector is configured to detect the relative position. The controller is configured to control the current supplied to the actuator to make the relative position a target value so as to adjust a vehicle height of the body. When a detection value of the detector is smaller than the target value of the relative position, the controller is configured to alternately supply an increase current and a maintenance current to the actuator. The increase current increases the relative position to increase the vehicle height. The maintenance current maintains the relative position to maintain the vehicle height.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Showa CorporationInventors: Yosuke Murakami, Fumiaki Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Miyata
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Patent number: 10457110Abstract: A vehicle suspension system (3) is provided that allows attention eliciting information such as rumble strips, bumps and road markers to be conveyed to the vehicle operator substantially without detracting from the performance of the vehicle suspension system. A control unit (10) determines if a prescribed warning condition exists according to vehicle information and/or road surface information acquired by an information acquiring unit, and performs a warning control including an extending and retracting movement of the actuator interposed between an sprung member (8) and an unsprung member (9) of the vehicle at a prescribed frequency when the warning condition is determined.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Toyohira, Takafumi Kato, Atsuhiko Yoneda
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Patent number: 10457111Abstract: A vehicle includes a climate control system having a heat pump subsystem. The heat pump subsystem has a cabin loop with interior and exterior heat exchangers, and a battery loop with a battery chiller. A valve selectively connects the cabin loop and battery chiller in fluid communication. The vehicle also includes a controller programed to, in response to the heat pump subsystem being in dehumidification mode, command the valve to close to inhibit refrigerant flow to the battery chiller.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James George Gebbie, Clay Wesley Maranville, Timothy Blatchley
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Patent number: 10457112Abstract: A configurable evaporator unit for a secondary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system that provides conditioned air within a cabin portion of a vehicle is provided. The configurable evaporator unit includes an evaporator unit and a blower assembly disposed within a housing. The blower assembly houses an evaporator blower for directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit. The blower assembly includes a plurality of blower openings for directing conditioned air out of the blower assembly. The housing includes a plurality of housing openings. One or more of the plurality of housing openings is prevented from directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Thermo King CorporationInventors: Srinivasa Rao Koppineedi, Michael R. Weiss, Peter J. Loomis, Terrence Bray
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Patent number: 10457113Abstract: Safety systems and methods to prevent or mitigate thermal stress conditions in a vehicle. The systems include sensors to detect conditions in and around a vehicle, particularly the temperature inside the vehicle and the condition of occupants. System controllers receive the sensor information, determine the thermal stress status of occupants, and activate appropriate actuators configured to reduce thermal stress in the vehicle. The methods include providing the system, detecting a vehicle occupant surface temperature, using the detected temperature to determine a body core temperature, and activating an actuator if the occupant body core temperature is determined to be out of a preset range.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Inventors: Gihan Jayasundera, Nayana Jayasundera
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Patent number: 10457114Abstract: Disclosed are active engine compartment venting systems, methods for making and using such systems, and vehicles equipped with an active engine compartment vent and control logic for operating the vent. A method is disclosed for regulating operation of an active venting device fluidly coupled to a vent in an engine hood of a motor vehicle. The method includes a vehicle controller determining if a calibrated vehicle venting condition exists, and determining if a calibrated vehicle speed condition exists. Responsive to determining that the calibrated vehicle venting condition exists, the controller commands the active venting device to transition to an open state and thereby unobstruct the vent and allow venting fluid flow therethrough. Conversely, in response to determining that the calibrated vehicle speed condition exists, the controller commands the active venting device to transition to a closed state to thereby obstruct the vent and restrict venting fluid flow therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Steven A. Del Gaizo, William Fang, Ethan A. McMillan
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Patent number: 10457115Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system for a vehicle which includes a cold air passageway having a heat exchanger for cooling and a warm air passageway having a heat exchanger for heating inside an air-conditioning case to carry out cooling and heating and which controls to inhale indoor air inside the vehicle, pass the air through the heat exchanger for cooling and discharge the air outside the vehicle in a specific mode, thereby preventing frosting of the heat exchanger for cooling because supplying air of high temperature dehumidified inside the interior of the vehicle to the heat exchanger for cooling, and enhancing heating performance by rising refrigerant pressure and temperature in the refrigerant cycle without needing additional components.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Sung Je Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Jae Chun Ryu, Tae Yong Park, Se Min Lee, Yong Nam Ahn, Dae Bok Keon
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Patent number: 10457116Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle temperature control system includes, after activation of a vehicle heating unit (16) outputs an activation actuating command to a fan control unit (32), in response thereto the fan control unit (32) outputs a vehicle data bus disconnect command to a vehicle data bus disconnect unit (38), the vehicle data bus disconnect unit (38) disconnects a vehicle data bus (28) for providing a partial vehicle data bus (40) in response to receiving the vehicle data bus disconnect command from the fan control unit (32) and after providing the partial vehicle data bus (40), the fan control unit (32) outputs an activation actuating command to an air conditioning unit (34). The air conditioning unit (34) puts at least one vehicle fan (18) and/or at least one air flow influencing unit (36) into a specified operating condition in response to receiving the activation actuating command.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: EBERSPÄCHER CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Kliem, Jörg Zweckbronner, Nikola Martinko
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Patent number: 10457117Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle including a pump that takes in and discharges a heat medium, a heat medium/air heat exchanger which regulates a temperature of ventilation air by conducting sensible-heat exchange between the ventilation air and the heat medium circulated by the pump, a heat transfer device having a passage through which the heat medium flows and conducts heat transfer with the heat medium, a compressor, a heat medium/refrigerant heat exchanger which regulates the temperature of the heat medium, and a controller which regulates a heat transfer amount with the heat medium in the heat transfer device or heat exchange capability of the heat medium/air heat exchanger such that a temperature of the ventilation air regulated by the heat medium/air heat exchanger approaches a target temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiko Enomoto, Nobuharu Kakehashi, Yoshiki Katoh, Kazutoshi Kuwayama, Masamichi Makihara
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Patent number: 10457118Abstract: A vehicle includes a first cooling loop, a second cooling loop, and a controller. The first cooling loop includes a compressor and a chiller. The second cooling loop includes a valve and an evaporator. The second cooling loop extends from an input side to an output side of the chiller on the first loop. The controller is programmed to, responsive to operation of the chiller but not the evaporator, close and intermittently pulse open the valve each time a discharge pressure of the compressor exceeds a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jianqing Xu, Jasbir Jaglan, Mark G. Smith, Yinhua Zheng
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Patent number: 10457119Abstract: An air conditioning system for motor vehicles includes a blower configured to blow an air into a vehicle room, a PTC heater configured to heat the air blown into the vehicle room, the PTC heater having a heat generation amount adjusted by PWM duty ratio control, a blower air volume change amount measurement unit configured to, when an air volume of the blower is changed, measure a blower air volume change amount per unit time during a predetermined time period from a time point at which the air volume of the blower is changed, and a control unit configured to, when the air volume of the blower is changed, correct a PWM duty ratio of the PTC heater in view of the blower air volume change amount per unit time measured by the blower air volume change amount measurement unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Hong Rae Jung, Se Won Min, Sang Jun Yoo
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Patent number: 10457120Abstract: An air outlet has an elongated housing including a flow channel. The air outlet has an outflow element which crosses the flow channel and is rigidly arranged on a longitudinal end of the housing. Furthermore, the air outlet has an insert which is pivotably mounted with an arched outer surface on a correspondingly formed arched section of an inner wall of the housing and is arranged offset to the outflow element in the longitudinal direction of the housing. The air outlet has an actuating element which protrudes into the flow channel, is pivotably mounted on the outflow element and is mechanically coupled to the insert.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Thorsten Frenzel, Torsten Zimmermann
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Patent number: 10457121Abstract: An encapsulated fixed window module for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The module includes a fixed window pane having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the exterior and interior surfaces. The module also includes an overmolded trim strip extending along at least a portion of the peripheral edge, the overmolded trim strip having an exterior edge, an interior edge, and peripheral edges extending between the exterior and interior edges. One of the peripheral edges of the overmolded trim strip covers at least in part the peripheral edge of the fixed window pane. The module further includes an esthetic component covering at least a portion of the exterior edge and extending along at least a portion of the overmolded trim strip, the esthetic component having an esthetic exterior face. The at least one of the exterior edge and the esthetic exterior face can be substantially coplanar with the exterior surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMSInventors: Jack Tallent, Phil Park
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Patent number: 10457122Abstract: An exemplary vehicle flow influencing assembly includes, among other things, a downforce generator extending laterally outward from an area of a vehicle that is forward a side window. The downforce generator is configured to influence flow to reduce buffeting. A vehicle flow influencing method includes, among other things, lowering a side window to provide an opening to a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and influencing flow over the opening using a downforce generator that extends laterally outward from an area of a vehicle that is forward the side window. The influencing reducing buffeting.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andrew Thomas Cunningham, Matthew Arthur Titus, Keith Weston