Patents Issued in January 14, 2020
  • Patent number: 10533634
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle and bearing for a conveyor chain link, such as those used in commercial bakery equipment. The conveyor chain link generally includes at least one roller bearing wheel with a central hole, an axle pin, and a link component with a bore. The axle pin is configured to extend through the hole in the roller bearing wheel and the bore in the link component to attach the at least one roller bearing wheel to the link component. The axle pin includes a medial portion having at least one surface engagement feature configured for anti-spin engagement with the link component. The roller bearing wheel includes at least one engagement feature for anti-spin engagement with the distal end of the axle pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AMF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: William Watson Lavigno, IV, Kristopher Jon Soderstrom
  • Patent number: 10533635
    Abstract: A gear reduction unit for use particularly in an electric motorcycle. The gear reduction unit uses three adjacent gears. The three gears are straight cut gears, which make a sound when they turn together. The sound provides audio feedback so that bystanders can hear when the motorcycle is approaching, notwithstanding that the electric motor on the motorcycle is mostly silent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bell Customs Cycles LLC
    Inventor: Chris Bell
  • Patent number: 10533636
    Abstract: A compound planet gear arrangement (100, 200, 300, 400) having a ring gear (110, 210, 310, 410), at least two planet gear units (120, 220, 329, 429) and a sun wheel (130, 230, 330, 430). Each planet gear unit comprise a primary planet gear (121, 221, 321, 421) with primary planet teeth meshing with the ring gear and a secondary planet gear (122,222, 322, 422) with secondary planet teeth meshing with the sun wheel. The secondary planet gear is axially connected with the primary planet gear and has a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the primary planet gear Each planet gear unit (120, 220, 320,420) comprises a shock absorbing transmission arrangement (20) which is arranged to allow a limited elastic rotation of the secondary planet teeth relative to the primary planet teeth. A drive train arrangement comprising such a compound planet gear arrangement is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cascade Drives AB
    Inventor: Stig Lundbäck
  • Patent number: 10533637
    Abstract: A multiple hydraulic multi-plate clutch transmission includes an input shaft (IS); hydraulic multi-plate clutches arranged on the input shaft and each engaged with or disengaged from the input shaft; one or more drive gears (G) provided on each hydraulic multi-plate clutch; first and second output shafts (OS1) and (OS2) disposed parallel to the input shaft (IS); speed gears (D) provided on the first or second output shaft and engaging with any one of the drive gears; and gear selectors (S) provided between some of the speed gears of the first and second output shaft and each always connected to the corresponding speed gear and disposed such that no neutral disengaged state is present. At least three speed gears of one or more higher and one or more lower gear stages than a gear stage associated during driving are maintained in a pre-selected state so as to prepare acceleration or deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Myungkoo Kang, Seungmo Kang
  • Patent number: 10533638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, with gear wheel sets, which can be engaged via shift elements and which, form exactly eight wheel planes, which are associated with, respectively, a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission, of which each sub-transmission has a respective input shaft and the two sub-transmissions have a common output shaft. The mutually coaxial input shafts can each be activated in alternation via a power-shift clutch, and the even forward gears are associated with the first sub-transmission, and the odd forward gears are associated with the second sub-transmission, which can be engaged, when a gear shift occurs, via the shift elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10533639
    Abstract: An automatic transmission comprises a double-contrate-tooth combined fluted disc (120) and a two stage transmission ordinary gear train. The gear shifting mechanism of the transmission is the double-contrate-tooth combined fluted disc (120), which has double contrate teeth, namely, left contrate teeth and right contrate teeth. By the axial moving of the double-contrate-tooth combined fluted disc (120) on the transmission output shaft, its left contrate teeth and right contrate teeth respectively engage with the contrate teeth of the first gear and the second gear reduction gears, to realize the second shift position and the first shift position, and when it engages with neither of them, the transmission is in the neutral shift position. The left contrate teeth and the right contrate teeth are individually independent or integrally assembled structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Yu, Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 10533640
    Abstract: A powertrain includes an electric motor and a first planetary gear stage having a first rotatable member drivingly connected to the electric motor and at least one second rotatable member. A second planetary gear stage includes a third rotatable member drivingly connected to the at least one second rotatable member and includes at least one fourth rotatable member. One of the third rotatable member and the at least one fourth rotatable member is connected to an output member. A passive one-way clutch and a selectable one-way clutch are associated with at least one of the first and second planetary gear stages for varying operation of the first and second planetary gear stages based upon an operation state of the selectable one-way clutch and a direction of rotation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph R. Littlefield, Craig S. Ross
  • Patent number: 10533641
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a vehicle includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth planetary gear set including a sun gear, a planet carrier and a ring gear, respectively, wherein the transmission arrangement further includes a transmission housing, an input shaft and an output shaft, wherein two of the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set are each operatively connected to a respective one of the input shaft, the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the third planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Jan Dersjö, Per Mattsson, Mathias Lehikoinen, Mats Åkerblom, Jörg Müller, Mirko Leesch, Rico Resch
  • Patent number: 10533642
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, and a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. The planetary gear train may further include a first plurality of shafts each fixedly connected with at least one of the rotation elements from the first, second, third, or fourth planetary gear sets, a second plurality of shafts, each selectively connected to a transmission housing and fixedly connected to a rotation element of the first and third planetary gear sets that is not fixedly connected with any of the first plurality of shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ilhan Yoo, Seong Wook Hwang, Seongwook Ji, Juhyeon Park, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jae Chang Kook, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10533643
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K3) to the first shaft (1) and the first shaft is rotationally fixedly connectable by the second shift element (B2) to the housing (2). A sun gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the third shift element (K2) to the drive shaft (An). A carrier of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab) and to a ring gear of the second planetary gear set (RS2). A ring gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (3), wherein the second shaft (3) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fourth shift element (B1) to the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Max Bachmann, Martin Brehmer, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Michael Roske, Viktor Warth, Bernd Unseld, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer
  • Patent number: 10533644
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include three clutches and three brakes. The four planetary gearsets may include three minus planetary gearsets and one plus planetary gearset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Irving
  • Patent number: 10533645
    Abstract: A dual-cavity toroidal variator is disclosed herein. The torques from the first and second cavities are balanced by controlling each roller with mechanical devices rather than individually controlling each roller with a hydraulic actuator. The mechanical devices may be balancing mechanisms having a pivotable linking lever (66) by which the roller carrier (40) of the first cavity and the roller carrier (41) of the second cavity are linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew De Freitas, Brian Dutson
  • Patent number: 10533646
    Abstract: Roller chain outer plate links including a cable support portion are disclosed. Example roller chain outer plate links include a link portion, a cable support portion oriented projecting from an outer face of the link portion, and a joint at one of the lead/tail ends of the link portion. The link portion, joint, and cable support portions each comprise portions integral with remaining portions of the outer plate link. Cable support portions of the roller chain outer plate links support a cable extending between components of an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLC
    Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
  • Patent number: 10533647
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for releasably locking a lock bolt against axial movement, the mechanism comprising an axially moveable member, arranged to move axially with the lock bolt biasing means, arranged to bias the piston towards the lock bolt; rotation means in threaded engagement with the piston such that rotation of the rotation means causes axial movement of the piston, and a solenoid assembly arranged to prevent rotation of said rotation means in a locked state, the solenoid assembly comprising: a solenoid plunger having a solenoid tip and a solenoid arranged to cause movement of the solenoid plunger relative to the rotation means, the solenoid assembly arranged such that in a locked state the solenoid causes the solenoid tip to engage with the rotation means such as to prevent rotation thereof, thus preventing axial movement of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piotr Sobolak, Izabela Pawelec
  • Patent number: 10533648
    Abstract: A production method of a ball screw device is provided. The ball screw device includes a ball screw portion, a ball nut, rolling balls, and a retainer. The production method of the ball screw device includes: a first preparation step of preparing a nut subassembly as a standard product; a second preparation step of preparing the ball screw portion in plurality by types as ranked products; a measuring step of measuring a relative displacement in a thrust direction between the standard product and each ranked product; a determination step of determining whether the displacement meets a displacement specification; a replacing step of, if the displacement does not meet the specification, replacing the ranked product with another ranked product; and an assembling step of, if the displacement meets the specification, assembling the standard product and the ranked product into the ball screw device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Asakura, Takuya Nakayama, Keisuke Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10533649
    Abstract: A combined multistage gearing has a spur gearing having at least one first and one second spur wheel arranged on a spur gear shaft, an epicyclic gearing having at least one first and one second, in particular reduced, planetary wheel set and an epicyclic gearing shaft, wherein at least one of the planetary wheel sets is arranged concentrically to the epicyclic gearing shaft, a gearing housing, wherein the spur gear shaft and the epicyclic gearing shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gearing housing, and a plurality of switching apparatuses. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur gear shaft. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the gearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Patent number: 10533650
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper having enhanced damping performance is provided. A first gear held in the holding member includes a first engagement member situated in an opposite side of a fluid coupling and a second engagement member situated between a holding member and the fluid coupling. A second gear is meshed with the first engagement member, and a third gear is meshed with the second engagement member. The second gear is integrated with the input member, the third gear is integrated with the inertial mass, and the holding member is integrated with the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiki Nakamura, Yuya Takahashi, Morihiro Matsumoto, Fusahiro Tsukano
  • Patent number: 10533651
    Abstract: A gap adjustment member includes a main body and an outward protrusion. The main body portion has a diameter less than or equal to the diameter of a mounting hole. The outward protrusion protrudes outwardly on an outer perimeter surface of the main body portion, the number of the protrusions being less than or equal to the number of recessed grooves. A diameter of a circumscribing circle, which circumscribes the main body portion and passes a projecting end of the protrusion, and a crossing point, in which a line that passes the projecting end and a center of the main body portion intersects the outer perimeter surface of the main body portion, and which is a crossing point on the opposite side of the projecting end, is configured to be greater than the diameter of the mounting hole and less than or equal to the diameter of an annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Aichi Machine Industry, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Suzumura, Takayuki Nakashima, Hitoshi Oya, Toshitaka Tsuji, Hiromasa Kondo
  • Patent number: 10533652
    Abstract: A worm gear drive mechanism (1) having a housing (8), a rotatably mounted worm gear (4) and a worm shaft (2) rotatably mounted at at least one bearing point (7), wherein the bearing point (7) has a displacement element (10) for displacing the axial spacing (17) between the gear axis of rotation (6) of the worm gear (4) and the shaft axis of rotation (5) of the worm shaft (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUMA Drives GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Wasser, Holger Graf, Frank Rebhahn, Michael Eleser
  • Patent number: 10533653
    Abstract: A motor with speed reduction mechanism is provided with an anti-scattering cover 80 for grease, which holds grease applied to a mating part MT where a worm 36b and a worm wheel 40 are in engagement with each other, the anti-scattering cover 80 for grease is provided and closer to an opening 32c than the worm wheel 40 along an axial direction of the worm wheel 40. The anti-scattering cover 80 for grease has: a first wall 81 extending from the opening 32c toward a bottom 32a and formed between the worm 36b and a side wall 32b of a speed reduction mechanism housing unit 32; and a second wall 82 extending in a direction intersecting with the first wall 81 and covering the mating part MT from the same side as the opening 32c along the axial direction of the worm wheel 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10533654
    Abstract: A rotor drive generator drive gear for an integrated drive generator can include an annular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining an inner diameter channel through the body in a direction of an axis of rotation of the annular body. The annular body can define a gear defined on the outer diameter of the annular body and a bearing race defined on the outer diameter of the annular body. The bearing race can include a bearing race channel and one or more race relief channels defined from the bearing race channel at least partially inwardly toward the inner diameter channel. One or more lubrication conduits are defined through the body to fluidly connect the inner diameter opening and the bearing race such that lubricant can travel from the inner diameter channel to the bearing race for providing lubrication to a bearing assembly disposed in the bearing race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Grosskopf, Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 10533655
    Abstract: A one-way clutch includes one or more annular members and one or more annular elastic bodies. The annular member is attached to a side plate of an outer race in the axial outer side of a seal member and includes a facing surface that faces an outer circumferential surface of an inner race with a gap and a recess formed in the facing surface. The annular elastic body is fitted into the outer circumferential surface of the inner surface corresponding to the recess so as to be in close contact therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nishi
  • Patent number: 10533656
    Abstract: In a vehicle having a continuously variable transmission, a controller selectively performs a first control mode in which a transmission ratio is controlled in a stepless manner, and a second control mode in which the transmission ratio is controlled in a stepwise manner to perform an upshift after a vehicle speed has increased. When the second control mode is selected in response to a driver's acceleration request, the controller continuously downshifts the transmission ratio until the upshift is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daigo Kishi, Toshiaki Motomura
  • Patent number: 10533657
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring unit in which oil bubbles are prevented from being generated. A wiring unit includes: a wire harness; and a rectifying member that is located above the wire harness and is provided with a rectifying plate that is located inside a through hole that penetrates through the rectifying member in a top-bottom direction, and that has a plate surface that is inclined relative to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kana Hashimoto, Kosuke Sone, Mitsuhiro Shimamura, Tadashi Goto, Masashi Tanifuji
  • Patent number: 10533658
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an engine having, in an exhaust system thereof, a particulate matter removal filter that removes particulate matters, a shift device capable of performing a sequential shift operation, and an electronic control unit that controls the engine such that the motor vehicle runs in accordance with a driver's operation. The electronic control unit is configured to perform control in such a manner as to cause the vehicle to run without carrying out a shift even when the sequential shift operation is performed by the driver, if a deposition amount of particulate matters deposited in the particulate matter removal filter is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount. Thus, the particulate matter removal filter can be restrained from being overheated through the supply of a large amount of air to the particulate matter removal filter with the predetermined amount or more of particulate matters deposited therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Sugai, Mitsuyori Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10533659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrostatic transmission system comprising: at least one pump (110), at least two wheel motors (120, 122; 140, 142) supplied by the pump (110) for the mechanization of a machine, characterized by the fact that it comprises means (130) designed to offset in time a change of displacement of the motors (120, 122; 140, 142) into several groups so as to have a progressive evolution of the apparent displacement of the motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Christelle Boutin, Sebastien Pamart, Stephane Chaperot
  • Patent number: 10533660
    Abstract: In a hydraulic control device and a hydraulic control method of a transmission, in a case that an oil supplying section is supplying a first oil to a continuously variable transmission mechanism, a TCU outputs, to an LC control valve of the oil supplying section, a control signal for giving a command to start supply of a second oil to a torque converter if a pulley pressure detected by a pressure sensor reaches a pressure threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 10533661
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle installed with an automatic transmission, includes: a sudden stop determination step in which a controller determines whether the vehicle has stopped at a speed greater than or equal to a reference deceleration speed and whether a post-stop elapsed time is within a first reference time; a takeoff determination step in which the controller determines whether an input torque of the transmission exceeds zero within the first reference time when a shift range is in a driving range; a pressure control step in which, when the vehicle takes off, the controller elevates a line pressure of the transmission; a limitation determination step in which if a slippage extent of a turbine exceeds a reference slippage value for a second reference time, the controller limits the takeoff; and a torque reduction step in which the controller reduces a takeoff torque input of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Young Choi, Hye Kil Hwang, Sang Don Lee, Woo Suk Choi, Joon Shik Park
  • Patent number: 10533662
    Abstract: A ring-shaped gasket for making high-purity fluid pathway connections between opposing fluid delivery apparatus elements having at least one simple flat surface in contact with the gasket. The face of at least one apparatus element typically has a circular counterbore depression to receive the gasket, but is not required. The gasket has a body, pierced through by a hole creating a fluid pathway and defining a radial inner surface, and additionally having a radial outer surface, a first axial end surface and a second axial end surface. At least one of the first and second axial end surfaces has a stress concentration feature radially adjacent to a gasket sealing region, the sealing region constructed to be in contact with a face surface of a corresponding fluid conduit port. The stress concentration feature may be a groove or a plurality of cavities disposed adjacent the gasket axial end surface sealing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Compart Systems Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kim Ngoc Vu
  • Patent number: 10533663
    Abstract: A static gasket and method of construction thereof is provided. The gasket includes a functional layer constructed of one type of metal having an opening bounded by an inner periphery an outer periphery. The gasket further includes a carrier layer constructed of a different metal than the functional layer. The carrier layer has an opening bounded by an inner periphery configured to receive the outer periphery of the functional layer in a line-to-line or loose fit. The functional layer is configured in substantially coplanar relation with the carrier layer with a first portion of the outer periphery of the functional layer being welded to a radially aligned first portion of the inner periphery of the carrier layer. A second portion of the outer periphery of the functional layer remains detached from a radially aligned second portion of the inner periphery of the carrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Swasey, Carl Schenten, Mark Bowman, John Sas, Rolf Prehn, Carlos Santiago, Tim O'Keefe, Michael Shirilla, Thomas O. Zurfluh, Kyle T. Roberts
  • Patent number: 10533664
    Abstract: A radial seal assembly is disclosed for a regenerative heat exchanger. The radial seal assembly can include a mount having a first upstanding region and a first arcuate region. Here, the first upstanding region is configured to attach to a diaphragm of the heat exchanger. The radial seal assembly further includes a flexible radial contact or non-contact seal, wherein the seal further includes a second arcuate region. Here, the first arcuate region of the mount is configured to receive the second arcuate region of the flexible seal and securing the flexible seal therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Hastings, Stephan Hastings, Frank T. Klisura
  • Patent number: 10533665
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a seal arrangement, in particular a brush seal, for a turbine, in particular an aircraft gas turbine, with a sealing element and with a sealing surface that interacts with the sealing element, wherein the sealing element and the sealing surface are arranged concentrically with respect to each other, in particular concentrically around a machine axis of the turbine is hereby characterized in that the sealing element and the sealing surface are designed in such a way that, in a first operating state, a gap is formed between them, and in that, in a second operating state, a sealing contact is produced between the sealing element and the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Kloetzer
  • Patent number: 10533666
    Abstract: Sealing structures and valve assemblies including the sealing structures. The sealing structures include a first body, which defines a first surface. The sealing structures also include a second body, which defines a second surface. The second body also defines a gland, which extends into the second body from the second surface, defines a gland opening on the second surface, and is free of both a tool entry point and a tool exit point. The second body further defines a retention structure projecting partially across the gland. The sealing structure also includes a resilient sealing body positioned within the gland. The retention structure retains the resilient sealing body within the gland, and the resilient sealing body forms a fluid seal between the first body and the second body when the resilient sealing body is brought into pressing engagement with both the first surface and the gland.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher C. Veto, Gary David Grayson
  • Patent number: 10533667
    Abstract: A system including a shearing gate valve system including a shearing gate valve including a flow control element configured to move axially and block a flow of fluid through the shearing gate valve, a cutting blade coupled to the flow control element and configured to shear a tubular, a first seat configured to form a seal with the flow control element to block the flow of fluid, and a second seat with an open end configured to block the shearing gate valve from shearing the tubular member at two locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Loc Hoang, Julian Miguel Pilares, Samuel Laurence Taylor
  • Patent number: 10533668
    Abstract: Seal assemblies for use with fluid valves are described. An example apparatus includes a cage; a plug including a seal gland; and means for sealingly engaging an inner surface of the cage at least partially positioned in the seal gland and including a first portion and a second portion, in response to a fluid acting on the first portion in a first direction, the first portion to engage, outwardly urge, and splay the second portion to sealingly engage the cage, in response to the fluid acting in a second direction, the second portion to deter the fluid from acting on the first portion, the first direction opposite the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: J. Adin Mann, III, Shawn William Anderson
  • Patent number: 10533669
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for controlling fluid flow in a pressure sensing system. A bi-directional valve can include a first capillary that can couple to a process fluid in a process fluid channel, and a second capillary that can couple to a pressure sensor. The first and second capillaries can include an interface therebetween for controlling fluid flow between the first and second capillaries. The interface region can be configured to allow fluid flow between the first and second capillaries when a magnitude of a pressure difference between the first capillary and the second capillary is less than or equal to a threshold pressure. The interface region can also be configured to prevent fluid flow between the first capillary and the second capillary when the magnitude of the pressure difference between the first capillary and the second capillary exceeds than the threshold pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Bjørn Erik Seeberg, Paal Martin Vagle
  • Patent number: 10533670
    Abstract: A valve member having a first flow path and a second flow path, and configured to control both flow paths through a filter assembly. The valve member allows control of the two flow streams in a compact space compared to traditional valves. The valve member may require less space to operate due to its compact nature as compared to traditional external valves with multiple handles that each require space to rotate. The valve member may also be used to easily shut-off flow to a filter of a filter assembly without limiting use of another filtration assembly in the same filtration system. Alternatively, the valve member may shut off flow to a corresponding filter of a stand-alone filter assembly that is not connected to another filter assembly. Also, the valve member allows less expensive and more lightweight filtration systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Russell David Jensen, Gary A. Garcia
  • Patent number: 10533671
    Abstract: A flapper element for a check valve comprises at least one mounting lug configured to receive a shaft for rotation relative thereto and having a row of teeth for engaging complementary teeth on a mounting lug of a similar flapper element. The complementary teeth tie the rotation of the two flapper elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hanna Ferus, Łukasz Wiktorko
  • Patent number: 10533672
    Abstract: An inflation device includes an airbag and an air valve. An air inlet is provided at an upper end of the air valve, an air outlet is provide at a lower end of the air valve, an inlet valve that is unidirectionally opened. inwards the air valve is provided at the air inlet, the inlet valve can be opened to a deflation position, an outlet valve is provided at the air outlet that is unidirectionally opened outwards the air valve, a push aim extending towards the outlet valve is configured in the air valve and is movable up and down, the push arm is actuated to move towards the outlet valve if the inlet valve is opened, and is pressed against the outlet valve if the inlet valve is at the deflation position. The deflation operation of the inflation device is simple due to the configuration of the push arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG TRAVELMALL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiming Liu
  • Patent number: 10533673
    Abstract: A localized fire protection system for composite overwrapped pressure vessels which uses net or mesh which stretches in at least one direction. They can be elastomeric or polymeric or any material and/or weave that provides said function. Wrapping sections held together via a flammable fuse connected to a relief valve under pressure from the net wrappings to block a relief valve pathway to replace stored gas in case of a localized fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
    Inventor: Mohit Garg
  • Patent number: 10533674
    Abstract: A non-return valve (19) for a water supply system (1) or a pump (4) is integrated in a flow channel (14) of the water supply system (1). The non-return valve (19) includes a sealing body (21) which is mounted within the channel (14), blocks the channel (14) in a first position forming the closure position and releases the channel (14) in a second position forming the opened position. The sealing body (21) is movably arranged on a holder (31) which includes a closure body (15), with which the holder (31) is releasably fastened in a housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Janus Lukas Sierakowski-Larsen
  • Patent number: 10533675
    Abstract: An apparatus is for controlling a fluid flow. The apparatus has a valve provided with a valve adjuster for controlling a fluid flow through the valve. The valve has a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid inlet conduit, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet conduit, for flowing fluid through the valve. The apparatus further has an actuator device capable of undergoing a change in shape, the change in shape of the actuator device providing via a connecting member an attenuated or amplified displacement of a fixation point connected to the valve adjuster, when compared to the change in shape of the actuator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TechInvent 2 AS
    Inventors: Alf Egil Stensen, Tarald Gudmestad
  • Patent number: 10533676
    Abstract: The throttle device 1 includes a throttle body 10 having an intake passage 11, a throttle valve 12 arranged to rotate within the intake passage 11 for opening and closing the intake passage 11, and a throttle shaft 13 rotatably arranged with respect to the throttle body 10 which is integrally formed with and concomitantly rotatable with the throttle valve 12. A throttle gear 16 is fixed to the throttle shaft 13 and rotated by the actuator. A spring 20 biases the throttle gear 16 in a predetermined initial opening angle. A full-close stopper 15 is provided in the throttle body 10. The full-close stopper 15 restricts the throttle gear 16, which rotates in the opening and closing directions, from rotating past the fully closed angle position. A stopper member 20f is formed at the spring. An initial-open stopper 18 is provided in the throttle body 10 to restrict the stopper member 20f from rotating past the initial opening angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihide Kokubu, Yoshiki Ito, Shinya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10533677
    Abstract: In a linear solenoid valve, a coil wound on a bobbin is disposed radially outside a first core and a second core of that configure a part of a core segment, and a cover portion is formed by filling the outer periphery of the coil with a resin material so that the coil and the core segment are integrally molded together. The first core includes a small diameter portion having an outside diameter r2 smaller than an outside diameter r1 of an outer tubular portion that is part of the second core and that is opposed to the coil, and a large diameter portion that has an outside diameter r3 larger than that of the small diameter portion. A space between the small diameter portion and the bobbin makes it less likely that the first core is pressed radially inward via the bobbin during formation of the cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Sugiura, Takahiro Kokubu
  • Patent number: 10533678
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve has a valve chamber which has an inflow opening for supplying a liquid and an outlet for discharging the liquid. The valve includes a valve seat and a valve member that is assigned to the valve seat. The fluidic connection between the inflow opening and the outlet of the valve is interrupted when a valve seat is closed by the valve member. The valve member is held on an armature plate which is moved by an electromagnetic drive unit toward an end stop which is formed by a first stop surface. In order for the operative capability of the valve to be guaranteed in the case of wear on the end stop, the armature plate is assigned a second stop surface which upon a predefined wear on the first stop surface forms a downstream end stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Patrick Levien, Felix Mayer, Georg Maier
  • Patent number: 10533679
    Abstract: An electromagnetic drive for implementing a linear motion includes an electromagnet having a coil, a core and an armature able to move linearly along a symmetrical axis of the core, wherein an air gap is formed between the core and the armature. With the objective of providing for simple, compact, cost-effective and flexible use of the electromagnetic drive in high-pressure systems as well as a concurrent exact positioning of the piston at any given position at optimized extension speed, it is provided for the air gap to exhibit a base and two limbs running symmetrically to the symmetrical axis as well as an essentially frustoconical cross-section in longitudinal section and for the limbs to be arranged relative to the symmetrical axis of the core so as to form an angle ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VOITH PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Armin Goll, Stefan Lehmann, Steffen Lindörfer
  • Patent number: 10533680
    Abstract: The invention relates to valve system for controlling a process fluid within a liquid processing system. The valve system comprises a valve arrangement, a pneumatic control system, and a connector unit. When the valve arrangement is connected to the connector unit, two or more valves are formed, such that the pneumatic control system controls an open/close or pressure control mode of the valves. A pump diaphragm system is disclosed, as well as a system for purifying a biological material that comprises the valve system or the pump diaphragm system. Also discloses are methods of using the valve system or the pump diaphragm system in a process for the purification of a biological material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB
    Inventors: Klaus Heinrich Gebauer, Stefan Sjolander
  • Patent number: 10533681
    Abstract: A ceramic valve with a function of informing the operation position includes casing, a drive device partially and rotatably secured in the casing, a clicker longitudinally mounted to an upper portion of the casing and an outlet control device mounted to a lower portion of the casing for holding the drive device in place, wherein the drive seat extending through the clicker. The clicker informs an operation position by a “click” sound when the outlet control device is driven to a cold water supplying position, a hot water supplying position and a mixing water supplying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 10533682
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to diagnose a valve using electric valve actuators are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an electric motor to actuate a valve, rotation sensors to monitor a rotation of a drive shaft associated with the electric motor to determine a distance travelled by the drive shaft, and a valve position sensor to monitor a position of a flow control member of the valve. The example electric valve actuator further includes a processor to generate an alert based on feedback from the rotation sensors and the valve position sensor, the alert associated with a failure of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Clyde T. Eisenbeis, Thomas Pesek, Ross Schade
  • Patent number: 10533683
    Abstract: A cover including an elongate body, capable of being applied to be facing an outer surface of the pipe, and at least one longitudinal interaction element for interacting with the pipe, supported by the elongate body. The elongate body is reversibly deformable under the effect of its own weight, the elongate body having a length of more than 10 m. The cover treats solid build-ups within a fluid-transport pipe in a simple, straightforward and inexpensive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Espinasse, Thomas Parenteau, Sylvain Routeau, Antoine Marret