Patents Issued in November 24, 2020
  • Patent number: 10844934
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle driving assembly with transversely placed double power sources comprising two power sources and an automatic transmission, and the two power sources are individually connected to two input shafts of the automatic transmission. A first intermediate shaft is provided parallel to the first input shaft. A second intermediate shaft and a third intermediate shaft are individually provided in the directions coaxial with the first input shaft and the first intermediate shaft. A first clutch is provided between the first intermediate shaft and the third intermediate shaft. A second clutch is provided between the first input shaft and the second intermediate shaft. A first gear on the first input shaft and a second gear on the first intermediate shaft are engaged to transmit power. A third gear on the second intermediate shaft and a fourth gear on the third intermediate shaft are engaged to transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: JING-JIN ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Yu, Changqi Yang, Jianwen Li
  • Patent number: 10844935
    Abstract: Dual-clutch transmission assemblies for use with electric vehicles include a first shaft having a plurality of input gearwheels mounted thereon. The assembly further includes a second shaft having a plurality of intermediate gearwheels that are freely rotatable with respect to the second shaft and situated to mesh with respective input gearwheels on the first shaft. The assembly also includes a first clutch mounted to the first shaft and a second clutch mounted to the first shaft, the second clutch being spaced apart from the first clutch along a longitudinal axis of the first shaft. The assembly can further include a gear selector disposed on the second shaft to selectively engage at least one of the intermediate gearwheels of the second shaft to lock the at least one intermediate gearwheel to the second shaft such that the at least one intermediate gearwheel co-rotates with the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.
    Inventors: Guang Wu, Zuomin Dong
  • Patent number: 10844936
    Abstract: A constant-mesh type transmission for straddled vehicle with a ratchet mechanism is configured to be mounted on a straddled vehicle and has five or more gear stages in addition to a neutral position. The transmission includes an input shaft; five or more drive gears; an output shaft; an odd-numbered stage hub and an even-numbered stage hub; a plurality of odd-numbered stage driven gears; a plurality of even-numbered stage driven gears; a dog engagement mechanism; and a ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism has an odd-numbered stage accelerating pawl, an odd-numbered stage decelerating pawl, an even-numbered stage accelerating pawl, an even-numbered stage decelerating pawl, and a ratchet control mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsushi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10844937
    Abstract: A transmission includes a compound planetary gear set. The compound planetary gear set includes multiple sun gears and a non-input/output ring gear, a long pinion gear meshed therebetween, and an output planetary carrier carrying the long pinion gear. The long pinion gear includes multiple steps, and is meshed with the sun gears respectively at the steps and with the non-input/output ring gear at one step. With each sun gear alternatively being input-only or non-input/output, the sun gears are selectively input-only one at a time. Moreover, the non-input/output ring gear is anti-rotary and the output planetary carrier is output-only when the sun gears are input-only one at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Luke A. Rippelmeyer
  • Patent number: 10844938
    Abstract: An actuator is provided with means for controlling whether or not forces are transferred between a cylinder 12 (controlled by a motor of the actuator) and an output shaft 14. The output shaft 14 is located between the cylinder 12 and the control rod 18, 38. The cylinder 12 coaxially surrounds the output shaft 14, and the output shaft 14 in turn coaxially surrounds the control rod 18, 38. The control rod 18, 38 has one or more splines 20 on its outer surface facing the output shaft 12. The output shaft 14 has one or more holes 15, each containing a ball bearing 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS
    Inventors: Benjamin Legrand, Arnaud De la Chevasnerie
  • Patent number: 10844939
    Abstract: A housing for a torque converter comprising: an axis of rotation; a cover including: a first inner surface; a first outer surface opposite the first inner surface; a first axially extending necked portion radially outward relative to the axis of rotation and parallel to the axis of rotation, an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover and having: a second inner surface; a second outer surface opposite the second inner surface; a second axially extending necked portion radially outward relative to the first axially extending necked portion; a line orthogonal to the axis of rotation passes through the first and second axially extending necked portions; and, a weld fixedly securing the first inner surface to the second inner surface at at least one point on the line. A torque converter including such a housing closure is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Trevor McConnell, Daniel Linton, Jeffrey Trares
  • Patent number: 10844940
    Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover configured to receive an input torque, and an impeller having an outer shell coupled to the front cover. A clutch is selectively engageable by a piston. A cover compensator is located axially between the front cover and the piston. The cover compensator is configured to reduce deflection of the front cover in the event of high pressures when changing gears in the transmission. The cover compensator has a radially-innermost sealing surface configured to engage and seal with a transmission input shaft. The cover compensator may also has an aperture to fluidly couple fluid chambers located on either axial side of the cover compensator. This can allow fluid to be forced through the clutch to continuously lubricate the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Victor Norwich
  • Patent number: 10844941
    Abstract: A torque converter having a pump, a turbine, and a lockup clutch assembly with a piston and a clutch plate. The lockup clutch assembly is capable of balancing pressure on opposing sides of the lockup clutch assembly to facilitate application of the lockup clutch assembly, in particular during an overrun condition in which the turbine rotates faster than the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventor: Jezrah E. Horen
  • Patent number: 10844942
    Abstract: A power split and creep drive system for street sweeper or like specialty vehicle having a single engine is disclosed. The system intends to retrofit and convert on-highway truck chassis into specialty vehicles capable of performing work function and moving at creeping speed, such as a street sweeper. It includes a hydraulic work circuit or power-take-off (PTO) port, a planetary gear set, a hydraulic system comprising pumps and motors to drive the working devices and balance the demand between propulsion and work function such as sweeping. The planetary gear set includes an input shaft connecting to a transmission output shaft of the chassis, a first output shaft connecting to a hydraulic machine, and a second output shaft to vehicle propulsion drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventor: Xiaolun Huang
  • Patent number: 10844943
    Abstract: A drive shaft (7) as a rotating body includes an engaging portion (7c) engaging with a side gear (14) and a sliding portion (7b) abutted by a differential case (9). The engaging portion (7c) includes a plurality of engaging grooves (15). The engaging grooves (15) engage with the side gear (14). The engaging portion (7c) includes a small diameter portion (15d) at a position corresponding to between the drive shaft (7) and the differential case (9) in a direction of a rotational axis L1. The small diameter portion (15d) has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sliding portion (7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ohmura, Koji Ono
  • Patent number: 10844944
    Abstract: An inverted harmonic gear actuator is provided and includes a motor stator and a motor rotor radially disposed within the motor stator. The inverted harmonic gear actuator also includes a wave generator radially disposed within the motor rotor, where the wave generator has a radially inner surface with a cammed shape. An actuator output shaft is radially disposed within the wave generator. A flex spline is radially interposable between the radially inner surface of the wave generator and the actuator output shaft. The flex spline is deformable to conform to the radially inner surface of the wave generator and drive rotation of the actuator output shaft slower than rotation of the motor rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Bloxham, Derick S. Balsiger
  • Patent number: 10844945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ring gear and a gear reduction device. The ring gear includes an annular body with a plurality of mounting portions, and a plurality of teeth arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the annular body. The annular body and the teeth are integrally formed from powder metal, and the mounting portions and the teeth are at least partly overlapped in an axial direction of the annular body. The mounting portions are integrally formed with the annular body and the teeth, which results in concentricity between the mounting portion and the teeth being improved and cost of the ring gear being reduced. Furthermore, the mounting portions are overlapped with the teeth, which reduces the axial size of the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Electric International AG
    Inventors: Jing Ning Ta, Lap Wah Lo, Xing Ju Yi, Qiu Mei Li
  • Patent number: 10844946
    Abstract: A gear assembly includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a stator fixed to the lower cover, a rotor opposite to the stator and including a rotary shaft and magnet, a main gear fixed to the rotary shaft and rotating along with the rotary shaft, and a helical gear engaged with the main gear, the main gear and the helical gear being both received in the cover member, the upper cover including a boss portion with a recess receiving a tip of the rotary shaft. The rotor is axially movable and when the rotary shaft stops rotating, the tip of the rotary shaft is in the recess of the boss portion, and when the rotary shaft rotates, the helical gear applies a force on the main gear, and the tip of the rotary shaft is disengaged from the recess of the boss portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tiecheng Zhang, Xuechao Zhang, Zhenmin Han
  • Patent number: 10844947
    Abstract: A gear lubricant line device includes a base body configured to attach to an end surface of a gear and a mount including a holder for a lubricant applicator. The mount is slidably mounted on the base body and releasably fixable to the base body to hold the lubricant applicator in a desired position relative to a tooth base of the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schoenfeld, Daniel Beisel, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Thomas Leibbrand
  • Patent number: 10844948
    Abstract: A lubrication device of a mechanical system, the lubrication device having a main tank, at least one recovery tank, a lubrication circuit, a flow generator supplying the lubrication circuit with a lubrication liquid located in the main tank and a delivery system for each recovery tank. Each delivery system has an ejector arranged in a recovery tank and first and second conduits linking the ejector firstly to the lubrication circuit and secondly to the main tank in order to deliver the lubrication liquid located in the recovery tank to the main tank using the ejector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Olivier De Meerschman
  • Patent number: 10844949
    Abstract: A planetary gear carrier for an epicyclic gear train with at least two bearing journals and at least two bearing holes, wherein the bearing journals are in each case combinable with a first planetary gear to form a first gear reduction ratio, and the bearing holes are in each case combinable with a second planetary gear to form a second gear reduction ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BĂśHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Kirchgessner, Martin Gundermann, Gerhard Hofmann
  • Patent number: 10844950
    Abstract: A shifter for the transmission of a vehicle is described. The shifter has a shift lever operatively connected to the transmission. A rotatable shaft is connected to the lever. A lateral movement device is operatively connected to the shaft. A cable pin is positioned on the lateral movement device and connected to the shift mechanism for the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Perichon, Ricky Mains
  • Patent number: 10844951
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling a torque transmitting apparatus having multiple selectively engageable couplers is provided. The multiple couplers may be selectively engaged and disengaged to provide a mechanical, friction or fluid coupling between portions of the torque transmitting apparatus and other components of a vehicle powertrain during various operational stages. The control apparatus includes a fluid pressure control device and a fluid flow control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Long, David C. Ames
  • Patent number: 10844952
    Abstract: A shift range control apparatus switches a shift range by controlling a motor and is applied to a vehicle shift-by-wire system. The shift range control apparatus is configured to: switch an energization phase of a motor for one step of a predetermined energization pattern to one rotation direction or a different rotation direction of the motor in a control for learning a play decrease angle; determine whether a detection value of the output shaft sensor has changed; and learn, as the play decrease angle, an angle of the motor shaft when it is determined that the detection value of the output shaft sensor has changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 10844953
    Abstract: A gearbox (100) includes an input shaft (105) and a first and a second proportionally controllable shift element (A to F). The shift elements (A to F) are configured to control, by way of an open-loop system, engagement or disengagement of a gear ratio in the gearbox (100). A method (200) for the open-loop control of the gearbox (100) includes: determining a specified differential speed profile that is a profile of a difference between a rotational speed of the input shaft (105) and a synchronous speed of a gear ratio to be engaged; and determining a torque demand of a drive source connected to the input shaft (105) or determining a control profile for the one of the first and second shift elements (A to F) to be engaged in the gear ratio on the basis of the specified differential speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Harald Stehle, Peter Schiele, GĂĽnther Maier
  • Patent number: 10844954
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling a drive of a motor, and includes an abnormality monitoring unit and a torque control command unit. The abnormality monitoring unit detects an abnormality occurrence of an intermediate range stop in which the output shaft to which the drive of the motor is transmitted stops in an intermediate range region. The intermediate range region is a range outside a range guarantee region that guarantees the function of each range. When an abnormality of the intermediate range stop occurs, the torque control command unit commands suppression of the torque applied to the automatic transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru Kamio
  • Patent number: 10844955
    Abstract: Provided are an actuator and a vehicle transmission including the same. The actuator includes a magnet gear unit which transmits a driving force and a driving unit which drives the magnet gear unit. The magnet gear unit includes a first magnet, a second magnet disposed outside the first magnet to face the first magnet, and a pawl member inserted in parallel between the first magnet and the second magnet. The driving unit includes a circular rotor on a central axis, and any one of the first magnet, the second magnet or the pawl member is mounted to the rotor; a third magnet mounted along a circumference of the rotor: and a stator including an annular core having a plurality of protrusions that face the third magnet and coils connected to the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Chunnyung Heo, Minsoo Kim, Sungjin Kim, Yongjae Kim
  • Patent number: 10844956
    Abstract: A piston ring for an engine includes a compression ring fitted into one of a plurality of ring grooves of a piston head, wherein the compression ring has a first section of which a cross-section has a quadrangular shape and a second section of which a cross-section has an internal bevel shape having a bevel surface on a top corner of an inner peripheral surface, the first section and the second section alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the piston ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Min Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 10844957
    Abstract: A gasket and a method for manufacturing thereof which can improve durability by maintaining a surface pressure over a long period of time is provided. A gasket is formed by a first annular portion including a sealing object hole formed by a metal wire weave wherein a metal wire is braided; and a main member portion contacting an outer circumferential edge of the first annular portion. A metal wire forming the first annular portion and a metal wire forming the main member portion are respectively interlaced, and a compressive stress in an x direction of the metal wire weave forming the first annular portion differs from a compressive stress in the x direction of the metal wire weave forming the main member portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ISHIKAWA GASKET CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10844958
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a gasket capable of improving cooling efficiency with a simpler configuration while keeping performance of the gasket and a manufacturing method thereof. A gasket includes a first annular portion which is formed by a metal wire woven fabric obtained by weaving a first metal wire and includes a seal target hole and a main body portion which is in contact with an outer peripheral edge of the first annular portion, in which the first metal wire forming the first annular portion and the first metal wire forming the main body portion are entangled with each other and a second metal wire is woven together with the first metal wire forming the first annular portion to form the first annular portion as a high thermal conduction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ISHIKAWA GASKET CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10844959
    Abstract: An expansion joint seal proving a flexible barrier therethrough in a concave shape with a first body of compressible foam on one side and a second body of compressible foam on the other side, where the barrier extends laterally from the first body and second body and may be used to protect the sides of the expansion joint seal or may be used to provide contact on the surface of each adjacent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Schul International Co., LLC
    Inventors: Steven R. Robinson, Brian J. Iske, Derek J. Iske, Nicholas A. Fiorilla, Joel R. Ballou
  • Patent number: 10844960
    Abstract: A shaft seal for disposition between a shaft mounted for rotation and a bore includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly rotatably mounted with an outer carrier assembly. The radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve and a first contact exclusion lip. The outer carrier assembly includes an outer carrier with a molded seal along having an outer radial section of the outer carrier and an elongated molded seal lip extending into a chamber formed between the radial shaft-sealing sleeve and the outer carrier, a second contact exclusion lip, and a main pumping lip. The first contact exclusion lip forming a dynamic seal against the outer carrier, and the second contact exclusion lip and main pumping lip forming dynamic seals against the radial shaft-sealing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Sabotta, John M. Mashak, Scott Rice, Tyler J. Davis, Nicholas O'Connor
  • Patent number: 10844961
    Abstract: A mechanical seal support system for a sealing device for sealing a piece of industrial equipment, includes a mechanical seal for sealing the piece of industrial equipment and a system vessel for containing barrier fluid for the mechanical seal and being circumferentially split into a plurality of sections detachably attached for retaining pressure. The system vessel includes a clean-in-place (CIP) assembly, a cooling element and device for sterilizing the system vessel. The device for sterilizing the a heating element is formed as a coiled tubular element for the barrier fluid to pass therethrough, with closed-loop pipe work included for connecting the system vessel to the mechanical seal and a drain and filling device for removing and adding the barrier fluid to the system vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Heath Stephenson
  • Patent number: 10844962
    Abstract: Valve body insert apparatus and related methods are described. An example valve includes a valve body made of a first material and having a fluid flow passageway and a first shaft bore. The fluid flow passageway defines a first axis and the first shaft bore defines a second axis that is substantially non-parallel relative to the first axis of the fluid flow passageway. A first insert is positioned in the first shaft bore. The first insert is made of a second material different than the first material such that the second material has a higher corrosion resistance characteristic than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: Wade Jonathon Helfer
  • Patent number: 10844963
    Abstract: An intermediate thrust plate is provided to absorb thrust loads while permitting rotation and deflection of a butterfly valve shaft. The intermediate thrust plate includes a body having upper and lower surfaces and defining an aperture extending through the body between the upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface extending annularly about the aperture and being substantially flat, the lower surface extending annularly about the aperture and having a spherical shape and at least the lower surface including a low-friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: John M. Dehais
  • Patent number: 10844964
    Abstract: A top cap for a valve includes an upper surface; and a lower surface distal from the upper surface; wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the top cap define a bore and a bore axis, the bore extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the top cap defining: a minor bore of the bore, the minor bore intersecting the upper surface and defining a minor bore diameter; and a major bore of the bore, the major bore intersecting the lower surface and defining a major bore diameter, the major bore diameter greater than the minor bore diameter, the top cap including a bore shoulder, the bore shoulder defining a bore shoulder surface extending from the minor bore to the major bore, the bore shoulder surface angled with respect to the bore axis of the top cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Ashraf Abouelleil, Vadim Lorman
  • Patent number: 10844965
    Abstract: Example aspects of an anti-shock check valve, a valve assembly, and a method for adjusting an anti-shock check valve are disclosed. The anti-shock check valve can comprise a valve body, the valve body defining a cavity, the cavity defining an inlet end an outlet end; a seat positioned within the cavity; and a shaft assembly positioned within the cavity, the shaft assembly comprising a shaft, a collar, and a spring, the collar selectively repositionable along the shaft to adjust a maximum allowable extension length of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Ashraf Abouelleil, Vadim Lorman
  • Patent number: 10844966
    Abstract: A valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve body having a valve chamber and a plurality of ports into the valve chamber. The plurality of ports include a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port and the second port are aligned with a common axis and located on opposite sides of the valve chamber. The system further includes a valve member located within the valve chamber. The valve member is a rotatable ball having a fluid passage that extends through the ball and includes an opening at the end of the ball. The fluid passage is substantially oval-shaped when viewed at the opening in a direction parallel to the fluid passage. The valve assembly further includes a valve stem that is coupled to a valve member and has a first end that extends from the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Bernard P. Clement, Brian D. Klarkowski, Duane S. Freimuth, Kevin A. Weiss, Russell T. Jenks, Kyle M. Bero, Nicholas P. Prato, Gary A. Romanowich
  • Patent number: 10844967
    Abstract: An inflation system includes a base, an adjuster and a first sealing device. The base is provided with a receiving cavity, an air inlet and an inflation inlet, the adjuster is rotatably configured in the receiving cavity, and the first sealing device is adapted for sealing the inflation inlet. The adjuster is turnable between a communication position and a separation position to open or close the inflation inlet, at the communication position, the first sealing device is openable under an action of high pressure air to communicate the inflation inlet with the air inlet; at the separation position, the adjuster stops high pressure air from opening the first sealing device thereby separating the inflation inlet from the air inlet. Different air passages can be selected in the invention, and the usage is convenient and safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG TRAVELMALL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiming Liu
  • Patent number: 10844968
    Abstract: A mountable Multiple Port Distribution Manifold consisting of a selector knob through which a gas of liquid media may internally flow, between a hollow port at one end and a side port of the rotatable Shaft within the Manifold. By rotating the Knob/Shaft, the side hole port of the Knob/Shaft assembly may selectively intersect with multiple ports within the Manifold. Said assembly also provides of an “off” position, where no Shaft/Manifold intersection allows port to port connection. The invention may be constructed of any suitable material, natural or synthetic, that is sufficiently strong to withstand the internal pressures of a gas or liquid media routed within without leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: William Messner
  • Patent number: 10844969
    Abstract: A faucet assembly including a spout arm supported by a spout hub and configured to rotate about a vertical axis. In an illustrative embodiment, the faucet assembly is formed through additive manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Thad J. Eads
  • Patent number: 10844970
    Abstract: A system for regulating fluid flow having a processor configured to reduce image noise is provided. The system includes an image sensor to capture an image of the drip chamber and a valve to regulate the fluid flowing from the drip chamber to a patient. The processor captures the image of the drip chamber using the image sensor, performs an edge detection on the image to generate a first processed image, and performs an AND-operation on a pixel on a first side of an axis of the first processed image with a corresponding mirror pixel on a second side of the axis of the first processed image to generate a second processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Bob D. Peret, Derek G. Kane, Dean Kamen, Colin H. Murphy, John M. Kerwin
  • Patent number: 10844971
    Abstract: A shrouded valve assembly including a valve, valve pipe and valve channel. A valve member can regulate flow of fluid through the valve channel. A valve shroud provides a valve shroud chamber and includes first and second valve shroud members fixed via valve shroud member flanges. An actuator shaft passes through the valve shroud and the valve pipe to the valve member and can move to operate the valve member to regulate flow of fluid through the valve channel. The actuator shaft extends in an actuator shaft direction passing through the valve shroud and the valve pipe. The valve shroud flanges meet at a valve shroud interface inclined at an acute angle to the actuator shaft direction. The actuator shaft passes through the first valve shroud member and not the second valve shroud member, enabling the valve to be inspected by disassembling this interface without disassembling the valve shroud members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Haug, Michael Rappitsch, Konrad Rauch
  • Patent number: 10844972
    Abstract: By providing a mountain-shaped mountain portion (5a) protruded from a surface of a plunger (5) facing a valve seat to the inside of a rubber member (8), a dimensional change amount of a valve seat abutting portion (8a) in an opening and closing direction decreases, and thus it is possible to suppress change in characteristic. Also, it is possible to secure a rubber deformation amount sufficient for absorbing impact when the valve seat abutting portion (8a) collides with the valve seat, thereby suppressing an operation sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10844973
    Abstract: A liquid electromagnetic valve includes an inlet connected to an external liquid source; an outlet discharging liquid entering from the inlet; a flow path forming member having a flow path connecting the inlet and the outlet formed thereto; an opening-closing member capable of opening and closing the flow path; a drive portion opening and closing the opening-closing member based on a control performed by an external element; and a minute bubble generator provided in the flow path and having plural narrowing portions for adding minute bubbles to a liquid passing through the flow path by narrowing the flow path in plural stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Uchiyama, Hidetake Hayashi, Masami Hattori
  • Patent number: 10844974
    Abstract: A motor-less pump includes: (a) a housing having an inlet provided to allow fluid flow into the housing and an outlet provided to allow fluid flow out of the housing; (b) an elastic diaphragm positioned in the housing such that motion in the elastic diaphragm drives the fluid flows at the inlet and the outlet of the housing; and (c) one or more electromechanical polymer (EMP) actuators each being provided on a surface of the elastic diaphragm, wherein the mechanical responses to electrical stimuli applied on the EMP actuators cause the motion in the diaphragm. The EMP actuators may include one or more bimorphs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Novasentis, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ducharme, Mark Levatich
  • Patent number: 10844975
    Abstract: A fitting assembly includes a fitting and a tube. The fitting has a fitting body having a straight through hole and an attachment or base port, connected to the through hole by a first passageway generally perpendicular to the through hole. The tube has an outer diameter smaller than the through hole allowing a first end of the tube to pass through the through hole. A seal is positioned in one of a circumferential slot in the tube and a circumferential slot in the through hole of the fitting body, the seal sealing a second end of the tube to the fitting body. A cover is sealingly attached to the first end of the through hole. One of the cover and the tube has a portion that extends into an intersection of the through hole and the first passageway, the portion having an aperture that prevents blockage between the attachment or base port and the second end of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. Koenigs, Bruce Besch
  • Patent number: 10844976
    Abstract: A pull head assembly for quick attachment to a flexible pipe is provided. The pull head assembly has thee subsections. A collet assembly is mounted to the end of a flexible pipe. A mandrel assembly is adapted to over the collet assembly A lead screw assembly positions the mandrel assembly over the collet assembly and acts an attachment point for pulling the flexible pipe and pull head assembly from one location to another. After pulling the flexible pipe and pull head assembly from one location to another, the mandrel assembly and lead screw assembly can be removed, and the collet assembly can act as a temporary fitting for the flexible pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew William Lousteau, Alexander Lee Winn, David Gregory
  • Patent number: 10844977
    Abstract: A pipe processing tool that is configured to deform the end of a pipe so that the circumferential shape of the end of the pipe generally matches the circumferential shape of an adjacent pipe end. Matching the circumferential shapes of the pipe ends is advantageous during a pipe attachment process. The pipe processing tool can include a deformation ring with a plurality of pipe deformation members. Each pipe deformation member faces radially inward and is actuatable in a radial direction toward and away from the center of the deformation ring in order to permit engagement with the pipe. Each pipe deformation member is individually and separately actuatable from the other pipe deformation members so that the circumferential shapes of the pipes can be altered by controlling suitable ones of the pipe deformation members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LAVALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Lavalley, Daniel Larson, Jesse Kilde
  • Patent number: 10844978
    Abstract: A rack system for supporting conduits, piping, wiring, etc, are provided. The rack has an inverted V shape, and a level top ridge for supporting the conduits, etc. The rack has an opening in the ridge through which a bolt extends and continues through a standoff adapted to securely fit down both sides of the inverted V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Robroy Industries—Texas, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Meyer
  • Patent number: 10844979
    Abstract: A sectional guide pole for wiring includes a first support, a second support, and a joiner assembly. The first support includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The joiner assembly includes a first joiner and a second joiner. The joiner assembly is configured to detachably secure the first support to the second support and receive the first end of the first support between the first joiner and the second joiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Brandon Roberts
  • Patent number: 10844980
    Abstract: A pipe and fitting coupling system includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a joint. A receiving end of the second pipe includes a first flange, a second flange, a groove, and a sealant. The second flange extends further than the first flange. The groove is disposed at the pipe diameter and between the first flange and the second flange. The first flange has an inwardly angled face to meet the groove and the second flange has an outwardly angled face to meet the groove. The sealant is disposed in the groove to seal the plain end of the first pipe in the receiving end. The joint is formed by the cooperative alignment of the plain end being inserted into the receiving end and being sealed by the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Famous Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Bauerdick, Don Smith, Thomas J. Moses, Jeffrey A. Koller
  • Patent number: 10844981
    Abstract: A press fitting for pipes includes a socket with an insert opening for a pipe end. An annular groove-shaped space present in a press wall part of a press region is delimited by a limitation edge. A gripping ring is placed in the groove-shaped space. The press region is deformable from a non-compressed state a compressed state by a radially inward directed pressing action causing the press wall part to radially compress and the gripping ring to grip the pipe end. A check ring is provided which has one or more break segments and a coupling part. The break segments can be forced to break free by the pressing action, while the coupling part then comes to lie visible at least partly in between the limitation edge and the pipe end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VSH Fittings B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Ruissen, Andreas Hubertus Hullegien
  • Patent number: 10844982
    Abstract: An adapter for a sealing boot includes: an annular body having a radially-outward exterior surface; at least one helical thread extending radially inwardly to define a threaded interior surface and defining a plurality of roots and crests, wherein the crests extend radially inwardly a distance A from the roots; and a blocking section that extends axially across the plurality of roots and crests, the blocking section extending radially inwardly at least the distance A from the roots at junctions with the crests, and extending radially inwardly a distance B from the roots in areas between the roots and crests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 10844983
    Abstract: A top bar coupling includes a coupling body defining a first body end and a second body end; a first end ring attached to the first body end, the first end ring including a first gasket and a first split ring, the first gasket disposed within the first split ring, the first split ring configured to compress the first gasket radially inward in a tensioned state; a second end ring attached to the second body end, the second end ring including a second gasket and a second split ring, the second gasket disposed within the second split ring, the second split ring configured to compress the second gasket radially inward in a tensioned state; and a bar linkage attached to the first end ring and the second end ring, the bar linkage including a first bar; a second bar; and a attaching the first bar to the second bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy J. Mitchell