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| US10357905B2 |
Apparatus and method for the production of expanded foam embryos
The present invention relates to an injection molded product, an expanded foam product, a method of injection molding a plastisol an expandable plastic embryo during which the foaming of the plastic embryo is suppressed throughout the molding operation. The invention further relates to a mold and an injection molding device. |
| US10357903B2 |
Roller-type pressurization device, imprinter, and roller-type pressurization method
A roller-type depressing device that can depress an object like a die or a molding target by controlling the pressure of a roller, an imprint device, and a method utilizing the same are provided. A roller-type depressing device depresses an object like a die or a molding target by a main roller, and includes a pressure adjusting plate, a roller moving unit that moves the main roller relative to the object, a pressure adjusting unit that holds the pressure adjusting plate so that force produced by a pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate acts on the main roller, a pressure receiving stage receiving pressure of the main roller, a pressure adjuster that adjusts the pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate, and a pressure equalizer that equalizes pressure applied to the object by the main roller. |
| US10357902B2 |
Method for producing a component from organic sheets
One example method for producing a component from organic sheets may comprise placing a first organic sheet and a second organic sheet next to one another to form a component preform, forming at least one overlapping joining zone by tacking the first and second organic sheets together with a connecting part in the form of a third organic sheet, transferring the component preform to a joining tool, using the joining tool to form a joined component by connecting the organic sheets through melting and compression in the overlapping joining zone, and consolidating the joined component at least in the zone of the overlapping joining zone. |
| US10357901B2 |
Golf club head having multi-material face and method of manufacture
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face portion that is backed by a composite layer. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally be manufactured via a bladder molding process that applies hydrostatic forces to the composite layer to create a more consistent bond between the composite material and the metallic material. |
| US10357900B2 |
Methods and systems requiring lubrication
Methods and systems in which a shapable mass, which is processed according to the method or in the system, has a lubricant applied thereto. As it is processed in the system, the shapable mass having the lubricant applied thereto is used to transfer lubricant to a part or parts of the system. |
| US10357897B2 |
Concrete-reinforcing shaped body, method of manufacturing the same, structure of packaging concrete-reinforcing shaped body, and method of mixing fiber-reinforced concrete
To provide a concrete-reinforcing shaped body containing concrete-reinforcing fibers and having a plate-like shape. The concrete-reinforcing fibers each preferably have a diameter of 0.3 mm or smaller and a length of 5 mm or larger and 25 mm or smaller. |
| US10357895B2 |
Barrel hoop driving apparatus and electric drive
Apparatus, systems, and processes control an electric motor to drive a hoop onto a wooden barrel, among other purposes. A controller may be connected to the electric motor and configured to receive user input data and generate one or more control signals for the electric motor that correspond to a torque generation of the electric motor and/or a rotation speed of the electric motor. A barrel hoop driver may comprise the controller and electric motor, where the electric motor drives a press member for driving hoops onto wooden barrels. |
| US10357892B2 |
Rotary cutting die for cutting corrugated board including a die board and an attached substrate for supporting product ejectors
A rotary cutting die including a curved die board having a series of product ejector openings formed completely through the die board. Secured to an inner surface of the die board is a substrate. A series of product ejectors are secured to the substrate and project therefrom through the product ejector openings and past an outer surface of the die board. These product ejectors function to engage a portion of a die cut product passing through the nip and exert a force on the die cut product which assists in separating the die cut product from the rotary cutting die. |
| US10357890B2 |
Detachable floating shaver
A detachable floating shaver includes a head, a casing having a third through hole, a main housing, a first floating member, and a second floating member. Through the connection and positioning relationship between the two parent and child pivot portions, that is, the first floating member and the second floating member, the head can achieve a cross rotation relative to the main housing. The second floating member has a connecting member; through the detachable connection between the second floating member and the connecting member, the head of the shaver is detachably connected, which is convenient for replacement, cleaning and maintenance and is more practical. The shaver can achieve 360° rotation through two parent and child pivot portions and two elastic sleeves, and the effect of floating contact of the shaver with the user's face is good. |
| US10357888B2 |
Knife assembly having a spacer or switch button including tritium
A knife assembly includes a handle having a first and second handle portion each extending in spaced relationship with one another between a first and second knife end to define a working gap. A knife blade is pivotably secured to the second knife end and pivotable between a closed and engaged position. A switch button is interconnected to the handle for releasing the knife blade from the closed or engaged positions. A spacer is disposed within the working gap and extends between the first and second handle portions. A first vial of tritium is housed within the switch button and a second vial of tritium is housed within the spacer. The switch button defines an opening and the spacer is comprised of a transparent or translucent material for allowing tritium produced by the first and second tritium vials to be viewable by a user of the knife assembly. |
| US10357886B2 |
Joint device
The invention relates to a joint device, comprising an electric motor, an electrically controllable blocking apparatus), various control apparatuses, and a brake system, in the case of which brake system, in various alternatives, the brake system takes maximum energy from the system by means of active closed-loop/open-loop control or by triggering a (cycled) short circuit whenever possible and only triggers the mechanical blocking as a last resort in order to protect the mechanical and electrical system itself, but nevertheless ensures that the system is securely shut down after a maximum time. |
| US10357881B2 |
Multi-segment social robot
A multi-segment robot for emotive expression includes a first segment having a generally planar surface, a second segment having a first axis of rotation, the second segment in rotational contact with the first segment about the first axis of rotation; and a third segment in rotational contact with the second segment about a second axis of rotation not parallel to the first axis of rotation, the third segment having a display screen adapted to facilitate social interaction with a user. |
| US10357878B2 |
Method for moving a manipulator and apparatus having a manipulator
The disclosure relates to a method for moving a manipulator in space along a predefinable movement path with a plurality of individual movements to be carried out one after another in a predefined order, wherein, during the movement of the manipulator along the movement path, during and/or after each individual movement carried out, a reverse movement path is determined, along which, from an intermediate position which the manipulator has reached during and/or after the individual movement carried out last, the manipulator can traverse the individual movements previously carried out, backward in each case and in an order opposite to the predefined order, and to an apparatus having manipulator. |
| US10357877B2 |
Industrial robot with notch
An industrial robot may include a plurality of hands structured to mount the transfer objects; an arm comprising a front end side and a base end side, the hands being rotatably joined with the front end side of the arm; and a main body portion to which the base end side of the arm is rotatably joined. The main body portion may include an elevating unit to which the base end side of the arm is rotatably joined on a top surface side thereof, a housing which holds the elevating unit to be raised/lowered and in which at least part of a bottom end of the elevating unit is housed, and an elevating mechanism structured to raise and lower the elevating unit. The elevating mechanism may be accommodated in the housing so as to align with the elevating unit when viewed from a top-bottom direction. |
| US10357875B2 |
Tool and rigging holding device
A tool and rigging support bracket comprised of a durable, non-conductive plastic having an “L” shaped cross-section of up to about ½″ and other dimensions of about 2.5″ wide and 20″ long. Multiple support holes perforate through an upper surface of the “L” shaped tool and rigging support bracket. The tool and rigging support bracket can accommodate at least 100 pounds of tools and riggings. |
| US10357872B1 |
Winding cone adaptor
An apparatus for use with a winding cone for a door assembly includes a housing having a first piece and a second piece, a fastener for connecting the first piece to the second pieces, a dowel extending from the housing to engage at least one hole in the winding cone, and holes on an outer surface to accept a winding bar. |
| US10357871B2 |
Precision torque screwdriver
A transducer assembly for use in a power tool includes a bracket affixed to a housing of the power tool and a protrusion having an arcuate outer periphery. The protrusion is offset from a central axis of the bracket and extends from the bracket in a direction parallel with the central axis. The transducer assembly also includes a transducer having an inner hub with an aperture through which a distal end of the protrusion is received. The arcuate outer periphery of the protrusion is in substantially line contact with a wall segment at least partially defining the aperture. The transducer also includes an outer rim affixed to a ring gear of the power tool, a flexible web interconnecting the inner hub to the rim, and a sensor affixed to the flexible web for detecting strain of the flexible web in response to a reaction torque applied to the ring gear. |
| US10357870B2 |
Torque socket
A torque socket is provided. The torque socket includes a release mechanism that can be released when a torque thereof reaches a pre-determined value. The torque socket also includes a transmission module. The transmission module includes transmission members and a transmission shaft that are coupled with the release mechanism. The transmission members are cooperated with the release mechanism to determine the transmission shaft transfer torque or not to automatically release the torque. |
| US10357867B2 |
Polishing system
A polishing system includes a wafer support that holds a wafer, the wafer having a first diameter. The polishing system further includes a first polishing pad that polishes a first region of the wafer, the first polishing pad having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The polishing system further includes an auxiliary polishing system comprising at least one second polishing pad that polishes a second region of the wafer, wherein the second polishing pad has a third diameter less than the first diameter, and the wafer support is configured to support the wafer during use of the first polishing pad and the auxiliary polishing system. |
| US10357857B2 |
Parallel arm fabrication apparatus and system for facilitating three dimensional motion of an object
A fabrication apparatus and system for facilitating three dimensional motion of an object within the system. The apparatus and system utilizing a delta style manipulation system having a plurality of guide rails and corresponding gliders. The guide rails having an extended axial body having rigid side wall with a hollow interior cavity. The guide rail further including a key or slot extending through the side wall, the key or slot being parallel to a main central axis of each guide rail. A corresponding glider is provided for each guide rail, each glider having an exterior portion and an interior portion, wherein the exterior portion substantially encompasses the guide rail about an outer surface, and the interior portion being coupled to a driving mechanism which facilitates axial motion of the glider about the guide rail. |
| US10357856B2 |
Apparatus for plate punching and laser cutting
An apparatus for plate punching and laser cutting, characterized in that it comprises a bearing frame on which, on one machine front, a punching unit and a laser cutting unit are assembled; said punching unit comprising two punching heads, one overlapping the other, an upper head with punches and a lower head with cavities; said laser cutting unit comprises two laser cutting heads, one overlapping the other, an upper head with a laser cutting device, and a lower head with a support frame for the plate to be processed and fumes extraction assembly; each of said heads is set in motion in an independent manner along an axis transversal to the direction of forward movement of a plate to be processed. |
| US10357850B2 |
Method and apparatus for machining a workpiece
The invention is method, and an apparatus for performing the method having the steps of providing a workpiece, generating a plurality of free electrons at a region of the exterior surface, and machining a portion of the workpiece adjoining the first region by directing laser energy onto the workpiece. |
| US10357846B2 |
Metal matrix composite vehicle component and method
An exemplary method for making a metal matrix composite vented brake rotor includes: providing a first side plate; providing a second side plate; and welding the first and second side plates together. The first and second side plates have outer surfaces, inner surfaces, and metal matrix composite portions extending from the outer surfaces to a distance from the inner surface that is less than a thickness measured between the inner surface and outer surface. The inner surface of the first side plate includes a vent portion. The step of welding includes welding the first vent portion to the second inner surface to form the vented brake rotor, the vented brake rotor having a plurality of vents formed by the first and second inner surfaces and the first vent portion. |
| US10357845B2 |
Device for welding rod-shaped conductors comprising a knife device
The invention relates to a device for welding rod-shaped conductors (14), comprising a compression chamber for receiving joining sections (13) of the conductors to be joined together, the compression chamber being limited in a first axial direction (z-axis) on two opposite sides by an active surface of a sonotrode (16) transmitting ultrasonic vibrations in the direction of the z-axis and by a counter surface of a counter electrode (18), the device having a knife device which is provided with a drive device and comprises a knife (24) movable in the direction of the z-axis, said knife having a cutting edge which can be moved past the compression chamber, wherein a drive motor of the drive device is arranged in an installation space arranged below the sonotrode, the drive motor being connected to a knife holder (26) via a deflection gear (31) in order for the knife to be able to perform a cutting motion, the knife being moveable in the direction of the z-axis. |
| US10357837B2 |
Cutter build and truing machine
A cutter build and truing machine (22) comprising a mechanism (52, 54) to position cutting blades (98) by moving the blades in either direction in a mounting slot (96) of a cutter head (94). The machine further includes a torque spindle (62) and driver (66) to automatically tighten or loosen clamp bolts (102). |
| US10357833B2 |
Cutting insert and cutting tool having same mounted thereon
The technical objective of the present invention is to provide a cutting insert that can minimize a phenomenon in which the cutting insert is lifted up from a seat surface of a cutting tool while a cutting process is being performed, and can increase an area by which the cutting insert is fastened to the cutting tool. To this end, the cutting insert of the present invention comprises: a principal surface; a fastening surface opposite to the principal surface, the fastening surface being placed on the seat surface of the cutting tool; and a screw passage hole formed through each of central portions of the principal and fastening surfaces, wherein a screw is fastened to the cutting tool through the screw passage hole; and first and second long grooves extending across the fastening surface, wherein each of the first and second long grooves includes: a proximal sidewall adjoining a first adjacent fastening portion of the fastening surface and making an acute angle with the first adjacent fastening portion; a distal sidewall adjoining a second adjacent fastening portion of the fastening surface and making an angle with the second adjacent fastening portion; and a ceiling wall connecting the proximal and distal sidewalls, wherein the proximal sidewall is located closer to the screw passage hole than the distal sidewall is located to the screw passage hole. |
| US10357829B2 |
Three-dimensional printing of three-dimensional objects
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, systems and/or software to form one or more three-dimensional objects, some of which may be complex. The three-dimensional objects may be formed by three-dimensional printing using one or more methodologies. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional object may comprise an overhang portion, such as a cavity ceiling, with diminished deformation and/or auxiliary support structures. |
| US10357822B2 |
Titanium-copper-iron alloy and associated thixoforming method
A titanium alloy that includes about 5 to about 33 percent by weight copper, about 1 to about 8 percent by weight iron, and titanium. |
| US10357821B2 |
Steel plant with multiple co-rolling line and corresponding method of production
A steel plant for the production of long metal products includes a continuous casting machine and a rolling mill disposed contiguous and in direct succession downstream of the continuous casting machine. The continuous casting machine is provided with at least two casting lines and the rolling mill is provided with at least two rolling lines. The plant includes a single feed apparatus for feeding molten metal, and the at least two casting lines are configured to receive molten metal from the single feed apparatus. |
| US10357817B2 |
Method of forming extruded tubing for vehicle body component
A method is disclosed for forming an aluminum alloy vehicle body component. An aluminum alloy billet is extruded into an aluminum tube that includes longitudinal weld seams formed in a sidewall of the tube during extrusion. A weld seam locating pip is also formed on a sidewall of the tube during extrusion. The pip is used to locate the weld seams during manufacturing of the body component. |
| US10357816B1 |
Condenser tube-to-tubesheet joint improvement
A tube-to-tubesheet joint for steam condensers having a plurality of holes drilled in condenser tubesheets, a plurality of 8 mil triangular cut serrations in the wall surface of each hole, locating the serrations in a set positioned centrally of the wall surface, inserting a tube end into each hole, and forming a mechanical interference fit between tube wall and hole wall surface. In modified embodiment for thick tubesheets, plural sets of serrations with sets spaced apart may be formed in tubesheet holes. |
| US10357811B2 |
Methods of using hydrogen peroxide for in-situ chemical oxidation treatment of soil and groundwater
Disclosed are methods of custom stabilization of the hydrogen peroxide used in the safe in-situ treatment of soil and groundwater. In one embodiment, disclosed is a method of in-situ chemical oxidation treatment of soil and/or groundwater wherein the hydrogen peroxide has been stabilized with carboxylate salt (e.g., sodium citrate, sodium malonate, or sodium phytate). Procedurally, chemical daylighting is avoided by: (a) mixing a batch of aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution with a carboxylate salt; (b) injecting the solution into a subterranean location; (c) allowing iron that is naturally present in the in-situ environment to mix with the solution; (d) controlling the subsurface pressure and temperature within the in-situ environment; (e) manipulating the concentration of carboxylate salt in the remainder of the hydrogen peroxide batch (as necessary), wherein the concentration of carboxylate salt defines the life-span of the hydrogen peroxide, and helps to control the subsurface reaction and minimize the possibility of chemical daylighting. |
| US10357805B2 |
Apparatus for imaging, sorting and batching whole fish
The present invention relates to a method and a device for batching fish into cooling devices. The method and the device can be used for receiving fish after bleeding and gutting freshly caught fish on board a fishing vessel and batching the fish into cooling devices. The batching and cooling apparatus and method may be used to increase the value of the fish by shortening the time from the fish is caught until the fish is chilled for storing. |
| US10357804B2 |
Method for increasing the speed of discharge and insertion of postal objects in a parcel terminal and a parcel terminal
A method for decreasing the time spent on inserting postal objects in and discharging them from a parcel terminal and a parcel terminal comprising at least one storage space with multiple compartments within the parcel terminal for loading and storing postal objects on movable trays; an insertion and discharge area with one or more insertion and discharge slots equipped with a door, and a control unit; a loading mechanism for transporting postal objects from the insertion and discharge area to the storage space of postal objects and from the storage space to the insertion and discharge area. For performing the method, the parcel terminal is provided with a stack of movable trays, an area for storing the stack of movable trays and a stacker of movable trays, the terminal includes a user zone and an internal zone and the method comprises the cycles of inserting and discharging a postal object in the user zone, a cycle parallel with the insertion and/or discharge cycle which is performed in the internal zone of the parcel terminal, a cycle of stacking and/or emptying the stack of trays in the user zone, and gathering and analyzing statistical data on the use of the terminal by means of the control unit. |
| US10357803B2 |
Method and apparatus for separating plant matter
An apparatus comprising a chamber having a smooth inner surface, the chamber including a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, wherein the first hemisphere is removably attached to the second hemisphere; a plurality of apertures located on a bottom center surface of the second hemisphere; a plurality of nozzles, each of the plurality of nozzles having an inlet and an outlet, wherein each of the outlets penetrate the plurality of apertures without intersecting the smooth inner surface; an air compressor; a compressed air regulator; an air hose connected to each of the inlets of the plurality of nozzles and the air compressor. |
| US10357801B2 |
System and a method of manufacturing a release sheet for use in replicative embossing
A method of manufacturing a release sheet for use in replicative embossing includes manipulating a surface morphology of a replicative surface having a predefined embossing pattern; and depositing and embossing a coating material on a substrate of the release sheet with the replicative surface, wherein both the predefined embossing pattern and the surface morphology of the replicative surface is transferred to the coating material of the release sheet. |
| US10357797B2 |
Storage container for tube of viscous construction material
A storage container for a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material includes a body dimensioned to receive a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A nozzle enclosure is attached to a top end of the body and is dimensioned to receive a nozzle of a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A plug is positioned in the nozzle enclosure and dimensioned to fit into an inner diameter of the nozzle of the cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A gasket is positioned between the body and the nozzle that substantially prevents air in the body from entering into the nozzle enclosure. A base seals the cylindrical tube of viscous construction material in the body. |
| US10357795B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming articles with non-uniformly patterned coatings
A process for applying a coating material onto a substrate as a non-uniform patterned layer of coating material, the method including providing a first distribution manifold having a cavity and a first multiplicity of dispensing outlets in fluid communication with the cavity, providing a second distribution manifold having a cavity and a second multiplicity of dispensing outlets in fluid communication with the cavity, creating relative motion between a substrate and the dispensing outlets in a first direction, dispensing a first coating material from the first dispensing outlets while maintaining the relative motion and simultaneously translating the plurality of dispensing outlets in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction, and dispensing a second coating material from the second dispensing outlets while maintaining the relative motion and simultaneously translating the plurality of dispensing outlets in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction. Useful non-uniformly patterned coated articles can be prepared using the process. |
| US10357794B2 |
Methods for removing residue from a nozzle
A method for removing a residue of a substance, extrudable through a nozzle of an automated end-effector, from an exterior of the nozzle, the method including steps of (1) establishing contact between the nozzle and a cleaning pad; (2) adhering the cleaning pad to the nozzle; (3) inserting the nozzle, with the cleaning pad adhered thereto, into a constricting device; (4) circumferentially squeezing the cleaning pad around the nozzle with the constricting device; (5) withdrawing the nozzle from the constricting device to separate the cleaning pad from the nozzle and remove the residue of the substance from the exterior of the nozzle; and (6) transferring the cleaning pad from the constricting device to a disposal receptacle. |
| US10357793B2 |
Autonomous painting robot
An autonomous machine for the application of paint to a targeted application area. The autonomous machine operates with complete autonomy to paint a room without guidance or intervention. The autonomous machine includes a propulsion system to generate movement along a surface, a sensor system that generate signals representative of conditions during the painting to a targeted application area, and a control system that is in communication with the propulsion system and applicator system. In operation the autonomous machine automatically moves to and along walls that need to be painted. The autonomous machine detects the boundaries of the walls. A sensor head on the autonomous machine scans the walls, detecting and accommodating for any obstacles such as windows and windows trim present on the walls. Pressurized paint is then moved from a reservoir in the autonomous machine to the applicator and the applicator begins applying paint to the targeted application area. |
| US10357792B2 |
Dispenser for discharging liquid to pasty masses
A dispenser for discharging liquid to pasty masses, has a pump head and a pump chamber, having a pump chamber wall and an inlet valve and an outlet valve. The pump chamber is formed by a bellows part, on which the inlet valve is integrally formed. The inlet valve is retained of retaining arms, which extend in the peripheral direction of the inlet valve and are connected to the pump chamber wall and to the inlet valve, and the inlet valve forms a peripherally extending valve lip, which freely protrudes in cross-section. The inlet valve extends in the shape of a circle segment in a longitudinal cross-section of the bellows part, having an upper dome segment and the lower valve lip. The connection to the retaining arms is formed at a height center of the inlet valve or at an offset therefrom toward a free edge of the valve lip. |
| US10357788B2 |
Centrifugal separator having a self-powered service readiness indicator
A rotor is mounted in a stationary casing of a centrifugal separator. An electrical rotation sensor with a first electric coil mounted on the rotor and a second electric coil, connectable to a power source and mounted on the casing, is provided. A processor associated with the second coil detects voltage oscillation induced in the second coil when the rotor rotates to calculate and display rotor speed. The first coil is connected in a circuit including electrodes exposed to the interior of the rotor at a predetermined position. The voltage across the second coil changes when the electrodes are contacted by accumulated material in the interior of the rotor. This change is detected to provide an indication that cleaning of the rotor is required. A permanent magnet is mounted on the rotor and causes automatic charging of the battery via the stator coil when the rotor rotates. |
| US10357785B2 |
Centrifugal screening apparatus
In a centrifugal screening apparatus wherein a housing (10, 11) mounts a screen assembly (12) and a scroll assembly (20) to be differentially rotated about the machine axis, there is provided an inlet assembly (30) having an inlet body (31) defining an annular inlet space (32) coaxial with and opening in to an open apical end of the screen assembly (12) and a material supply conduit (35) delivering material to be screened to the annular space (32) and being aligned in a tangent to the annular space to deliver material to the screen assembly (12) substantially in the direction of rotation of the screen assembly (12). |
| US10357783B2 |
Enhanced method and arrangement for gas regulation in mineral flotation
A method for controlling gas circulation in a mineral flotation process in a system including one or more flotation cell unit(s) with an apparatus including a gas recirculation loop, a flushing system including an expulsion line for connecting pressure side of the gas recirculation loop to atmosphere and a suction line including a water lock, or means, other than a water lock, for restricting the gas flow and preventing back flow of unpurified gas to the atmosphere, for connecting suction side of the gas recirculation loop to the atmosphere. |
| US10357781B2 |
Dust collection device
A dust collection device can be fitted to windows in a room, thus not only cleaning air while ventilating air within a space targeted for cleaning but also cleaning air outside of the space. A dust collection device is constructed by laminating first insulation type electrodes and second insulation type electrodes alternately via spacers. The insulation type electrodes have a configuration in which both sides of first electrodes (second electrodes) are coated by first insulating layers (second insulating layers). Furthermore, a power supply is connected to the electrodes, and the electrodes are grounded. In addition, a plurality of first through holes (second through holes) is provided in rows in the insulation type electrodes. Furthermore, the positions of the through holes in the insulation type electrodes are arranged in a plane view so as to be a prescribed distance from the positions of the through holes in the insulation type electrodes. |
| US10357778B2 |
Classifier and concentrator sluice apparatus
A classifier and concentrator sluice apparatus with recirculating water in a self contained unit for classifying, concentrating, and washing rocks, minerals, gems, and ore. The unit includes a water reservoir and water circulation system in a drum or a barrel or other container. The barrel includes an open top end and a water circulating pump and water supply lines for circulating water from the reservoir into a basin containing a colander having a selected mesh for separating aggregates by size. The tails including suspended solids and waste aggregate accumulate in the bottom of the tub for disposal. |
| US10357777B2 |
System and method for measuring a closed-side and/or open-side setting of a gyratory crusher
A gyratory crusher and system for determining a close-side setting or an open-side setting is provided including a point cloud generator mounted proximate the crusher; a drone; a laser emitter mounted on the drone to mark the first trace on the mantle at a predetermined position of the gap; a camera mounted on the drone to capture a series of image of the first trace as the mantle of the gyratory crusher rotates; and a computer in communication with the camera, the point cloud generator and the drone, the computer comprising a memory and a processor, the memory providing instructions to process the image to provide a gap width and to determine at least one of a close-side setting or an open-side setting from the gap width. |
| US10357770B2 |
Microfluidic probe for modulating insertion of liquid spacers
A microfluidic probe is disclosed. The microfluidic probe includes a probe head, a liquid spacer supply and a spacer modulation unit. The probe head may include a processing liquid channel in fluid communication with a processing liquid aperture provided on a face of the probe head. The probe head is configured to transport, circulate, recirculate, or move some processing liquid in (or via) the processing liquid channel toward and/or from the processing liquid aperture. The spacer supply is fluidly connected, via a spacer insertion junction, to the processing liquid channel. The spacer supply is configured for inserting liquid spacers into the processing liquid channel, via the spacer insertion junction. Liquid volumes can be obtained, which are separated by inserted liquid spacers. The spacer modulation unit is configured to control the spacer supply, to modulate the insertion of spacers via the spacer supply. Related devices and methods of operation are disclosed. |
| US10357769B2 |
Apparatus and cartridge for hemostasis testing
A sample testing cartridge is usable to perform a variety of tests on a viscoelastic sample, such hemostasis testing on a whole blood or blood component sample. The cartridge includes a sample processing portion that is in fluid communication with a sample retention structure. A suspension, such as a beam, arm, cantilever or similar structure supports or suspends the sample retention portion relative to the sample processing portion in a unitary structure. In this manner, the sample retention portion may be placed into dynamic excitation responsive to excitation of the cartridge and correspondingly dynamic, resonant excitation of the sample contained within the sample retention portion, while the sample processing portion remains fixed. Observation of the excited sample yields data indicative of hemostasis. The data may correspond to hemostasis parameters such as time to initial clot formation, rate of clot formation, maximum clot strength and degree of clot lysis. |
| US10357768B2 |
MEMS device and fabrication method thereof
A method for fabricating an MEMS device includes providing a first substrate with a central region and a peripheral region, and forming a plurality of first openings in the peripheral region and a plurality of third openings in the central region by etching the first substrate from a front side. The depth of the first openings is larger than the depth of the third openings. The method further includes forming a photosensitive layer on the surfaces of the first openings and the third openings, bonding a second substrate to the front side of the first substrate, and forming a trench by etching the first substrate from a back side using a patterned mask layer as an etch mask. The trench has a concave bottom surface and exposes a portion of the photosensitive layer formed on the bottom surfaces of the first openings and the third openings. |
| US10357767B1 |
Sample scraping tool
Sample manipulating tools may comprise a handle portion and a tool portion. A sample spreading tool may comprise a head connected to the handle portion by a pivot connection permitting at least pivotal movement of the tool portion with respect to the handle portion. The head may comprise a perimeter section and a bridge section. Another sample spreading tool may comprise a central element and at least two loop segments connected to the central element with each loop segment having a substantially arcuate shape. A sample picking tool may have a loop section forming a reservoir for receiving a liquid sample and a hook portion fixed to the loop section, with a first end fixed to the loop portion and a second end being a free end. A sample scraping tool may comprise a mounting structure to receive a pipette and a scraper structure having a scraping edge. |
| US10357763B2 |
Homogeneous catalysts that are recoverable by host guest interactions
A method for separating a homogeneous catalyst from a solution includes forming a host-guest compound between a first isomer of the catalyst and inclusion compound in the solution and isolating the host-guest compound from the solution. The catalyst may be released from the inclusion compound by converting the first isomer of the catalyst to a second isomer of the catalyst. |
| US10357758B2 |
Method of pre-treating an adsorbent for a chromatographic separation
A method of treating an adsorbent for a chromatographic separation. The method involves sonicating particles of an inorganic metal oxide having fragile edges in the absence of any alkylating or acylating agent to form smoothened particles of the inorganic metal oxide and washing the smoothened particles of the inorganic metal oxide to remove fine particulate matter to produce a treated adsorbent. The treated adsorbent can be used in a method of isolating a daughter radioisotope from a daughter radioisotope that is produced from the parent radioisotope by radioactive decay. |
| US10357755B2 |
Methods for solidification and stabilization of industrial byproducts
An agglomerate is provided that can include an aluminosilicate (ash) base material and one or more of a binding agent or leach reduction agent. Each of the agglomerate and binding agent can include no more than about 25 wt. % cement. |
| US10357754B2 |
Complex comprising oxidative dehydrogenation unit
Oxidative dehydrogenation of paraffins to olefins provides a lower energy route to produce olefins. Oxidative dehydrogenation processes may be integrated with a number of processes in a chemical plant such as polymerization processes, manufacture of glycols, and carboxylic acids and esters. Additionally, oxidative dehydrogenation processes can be integrated with the back end separation process of a conventional steam cracker to increase capacity at reduced cost. |
| US10357752B1 |
Asphalt restoration agent microcapsule and preparation method and use thereof
The present invention relates to the field of road restoration, and discloses an asphalt restoration agent microcapsule and a preparation method and use thereof. The asphalt restoration agent microcapsule includes a capsule core containing an asphalt regenerant and a capsule wall wrapping the capsule core and containing graphene and hexamethoxymethylmelamine resin, wherein a mass ratio of the graphene to the hexamethoxymethylmelamine resin is 0.1:100-7:100, and a mass ratio of the asphalt regenerant to the hexamethoxymethylmelamine resin is 1:1-1:4. The preparation method provided by the present invention adopts specific steps and specific material adding sequences, so that the asphalt restoration agent microcapsule prepared through the preparation method has better stability and electrical conductivity and can be added to asphalt mixtures to prolong the service life of asphalt pavements. |
| US10357750B2 |
Apparatus, method and system for calibrating a liquid dispensing system
An apparatus, method and system providing for calibration and/or control of a liquid dispensing system is disclosed. The hand-held calibration auditing tool includes a flow meter (36-37) with inlets adapted for quick connection to one or more liquid inputs to a liquid dispensing system (10). A sensor (94-95) having a data output of liquid flow information for a liquid input to the dispensing system (10) is operably connected to a controller (12) to receive the liquid flow information for the liquid input. The controller (12) provides a dilution rate and other liquid flow information for a liquid product input to a dispenser. |
| US10357749B2 |
Container/lid/blender interlock
An interlocking method and blending apparatus is provided which includes a base, container, and lid. The apparatus comprises light emitters, light sensors, and light reflectors. Light is emitted by the light emitters from the base, through the container, and toward the lid. Light reflectors in the lid reflect the light back through the container and toward the base. The light sensors detect the reflected light and can be used to control operation of the blender and illumination of the container. Light may be in the visible spectrum, or sub-visible spectrum. The light emitters and light sensors may be at the base and/or the bottom of the container. |
| US10357742B2 |
Method of inhibiting formation of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in solid waste incineration flue gas
The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting the formation of dioxin-like compounds in solid waste incineration flue gases, belonging to the field of cleaning of solid waste incineration flue gases. In accordance with the present invention, when incineration flue gases cool down to 500˜450° C., the flue gases are introduced into an inhibition reactor where copper chlorides in flue gas particulates mix and react with inhibitors to convert into copper metaphosphate so as to inactivate the copper chlorides which can catalyze the formation of dioxin-like compounds and control dioxin-like compound pollutants in incineration flue gases at the source. Compared with the prior art, the invention can effectively control the main formation ways of dioxin-like compounds in solid waste incineration flue gases by optimizing inhibitors and reaction conditions. The method of the invention does not affect the residual heat utilization of solid waste incineration flue gases, so solid waste incineration has a better resource utilization effect. The ammonium dihydrogen phosphate inhibitor used in the invention has the advantages of high inhibition efficiency, strong operability, low cost and environment protection, providing the technology with good application feasibility. |
| US10357738B2 |
Vertically mounted sulfur adsorbent system
A sulfur removal system including a first reactor and a second reactor that are located in series to one another each having an adsorbent that includes cobalt and copper on an activated carbon support, a method of desulfurizing a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon stream via the sulfur removal system, and a method of making the adsorbent. Various embodiments of the sulfur removal system, the desulfurizing method, and the method of making the adsorbent is also provided. |
| US10357732B2 |
Air filter element with retaining geometry
An air filter element (200) for insertion into an air filter housing, comprising an intake surface (275), a discharge surface (285), a filter medium (210), and a filter element-retaining device (240) which extends along at least a section of the periphery of the filter medium (210), between the intake surface (275) and the discharge surface (285), and which includes a retaining arrangement (270) that radially projects from the filter medium (210). |
| US10357731B2 |
Filter with preformed end caps having notch feature
A filter including a filter media pack, first and second preform members and first and second adhesives is provided. The first preform member is disposed over the media pack. The first preform member has a wall defining a well. The wall defines a notch. The first adhesive in the well attaches the first preform member to the filter media pack. The first adhesive has a contact region disposed in the notch. The second preform member is disposed over the first preform member. The second adhesive bonds the first preform member over the first preform member. The second adhesive engages with the first adhesive at the contact region. |
| US10357727B2 |
Water filter
A filter cartridge includes a removable filter. The filter cartridge includes housing that connects to a manifold at one end and has a removable cover at another end. The removable cover is held onto the housing by a removable connector. When one desires to change the filter, the cartridge is disconnected from the manifold, the removable connector is removed, then the removable cover is removed, and then the removable filter is replaced. Next, the removable cover is put back on, then the connector is connected, and the cartridge is reconnected to the manifold. |
| US10357726B2 |
Water treatment and steam generation system for enhanced oil recovery and a method using same
A system of generating steam from an emulsion stream produced from a reservoir via thermal recovery has a heat exchanger for adjusting the emulsion to a first temperature; at least one separation device for separating water from the emulsion at the first temperature to obtain produced water; an optional produced water preheater, and a high pressure evaporator for receiving the produced water and generating steam using the produced water. The evaporator has a vapor drum; a heating element receiving the water stream, and in fluid communication with the vapor drum via a pressure letdown device; a heating source for imparting sensible heat to the water stream for generating steam. The evaporator also includes a recirculation pump for circulation of blowdown concentrate, and a bubble generator for generating bubbles and injecting generated bubbles into the heating element to enable self-removal of scales and other solid deposits in the evaporator. |
| US10357724B2 |
Transmitter
There is provided a transmitter for facilitating control of a flying object including an elevation control lever 22 for controlling a flight height of a helicopter 1, a cover 24 through which the elevation control lever 22 passes via an opening 26, a step 27 formed on an edge of the opening 26, and a rotation member 28, which rotates, disposed to a backside of the cover 24, where apart of the cover 24 is formed into a curved surface which overlaps a curved surface of the rotation member 28, and rotational speeds of motors 11, 12 internally mounted on the helicopter 1 are set corresponding to the step 27. |
| US10357723B1 |
Automatic inflatable structure deflation system
An automatic inflatable structure deflation system has a cover panel that is detachable attached over a deflation opening in the wall of the inflatable structure. The cover panel is pull away from the inflatable structure by a deflation line extending from the cover panel to a tie-down element in the event that the inflatable structure is displaced. The deflation opening is relatively large to enable quick deflation of the inflatable structure. A deflation opening may have a deflation opening area ratio, or area of the opening to the volume of air within the inflatable structure of 0.01 cm2/cc or more. A deflation opening may have a length of 25 cm or more. The cover panel is sealed to the inflatable structure by a seal feature such as a hook-and-loop fastener and/or a press-seal feature. |
| US10357722B2 |
Seated motion simulation amusement park attraction
A motion simulator ride assembly including a motion base and a rider support assembly positioned beneath and coupled to the motion base. The rider support assembly includes a plurality of rider support units each including a saddle having a leading end, a tail end, and a superior surface that may support a rider in a facedown position and a restraint system that may secure the rider onto the rider support. The restraint system includes a rotating restraint having an attachment point on the saddle, and the rotating restraint may move relative to the superior surface to move the rotating restraint from an unrestrained configuration to a restrained configuration, and the rotating restraint may abut against a posterior surface of a torso of the rider when the rotating restraint is in the restrained configuration. The motion simulator ride assembly also includes a display screen that may project a simulated environment. The display screen is positioned below the motion base. |
| US10357719B2 |
System and method for providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user
One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user in an online game in order to encourage players to continue to purchase items to improve their tournament metrics even if they may be unable to improve their tournament rank. For example, calculation of a dynamic prize may comprise for rank x, the player may gain 1 prize unit for every y Glory gained (when Glory may be the measured by the tournament). The y value may increase for lower ranks achieved in the tournament. |
| US10357718B2 |
Realtime dynamic modification and optimization of gameplay parameters within a video game application
Embodiments presented herein include systems and methods for performing dynamic difficulty adjustment using processes that may not be detectable or are more difficult to detect by users compared to static and/or existing difficulty adjustment processes. Historical user information may be utilized by a machine learning system to generate a prediction model that predicts an expected duration of game play. Before or during game play, the prediction model can be applied to information about the user to predict the user's expected duration of game play. Based on the expected duration, in some embodiments, the system may then utilize a mapping data repository to determine how to dynamically adjust the difficulty of the game, such as, for example, changing the values of one or more gameplay parameters to make portions of the game less difficult. |
| US10357715B2 |
Racing simulation
A method for displaying a virtual vehicle includes identifying a position of a physical vehicle at a racecourse, identifying a position of a point of view at the racecourse, providing a portion of the virtual vehicle visible from a virtual position of the point of view. The method operates by calculating the virtual position within a virtual world based on the position of the point of view. A system for displaying virtual vehicles includes a first sensor detecting a position of a physical vehicle at a racecourse, a second sensor detecting a position of a point of view at the racecourse, and a simulation system providing a portion of the virtual vehicle visible from a virtual position of the point of view. The simulation system is configured to calculate the virtual position of the point of view within a virtual world based on the position of the point of view. |
| US10357714B2 |
Gesture-based user interface for navigating a menu
The invention includes methods, systems, computer program products and means for providing an intuitive user interface for interacting with a game console that obviates the need for, or use of, a typical game controller. In one embodiment, the user interface comprises an analog-like mechanism for manipulating a menu and icon system. The menu system allows the user to highlight a menu option or icon using movement along one axis and to activate the menu option or icon via movement on a different axis. In one embodiment, highlighting is associated with a vertical motion and activation is associated with a horizontal motion. The vertical motion can be tied to the vertical movement of a particular appendage, e.g., the up and down movement of the user's right arm, and the horizontal motion can be tied to the horizontal movement of that or another appendage, e.g., movement of the right arm or hand across the body from right to left. |
| US10357707B1 |
Hexagonal board game
A hexagonal board game that is arranged in a pattern that is similar to a honeycomb. The board game consists of 37 tiles wherein 16 of the tiles have a first pattern, 15 of the tiles have a second pattern and 6 of the tiles have a third pattern. The tiles having the first pattern define three distinct linear paths in which each path has a set of landing spots within the paths. The tiles having the second pattern define two distinct linear paths in which each path has a set of landing spots within the paths and two paths that go nowhere. The tiles having the third pattern have a path that connects all sides. Yet the tiles have a blockade in the central axis point of the tiles. The first, second and third pattern tiles are set on the frame of the board game in a specific manner. The board game has a plurality of game pieces and includes a pair of dice. Players are given instructions as to how to traverse the board game, with their individual game pieces, from one side to the other in order to win the game. |
| US10357705B1 |
Laterally stabilized billiard cue tip
The disclosed invention relates an improved laterally reinforced billiard cue tip. One or more lateral reinforcing layers, internal or external to the tip, may be provided to limit lateral expansion of the tip and provide a tip that has the playing characteristics of both hard, and soft, traditional tips, as well as improved shape and playing characteristics. |
| US10357699B2 |
Metal wood club
A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, wherein the body includes a receptacle, the receptacle comprising a terminal end and an open end, a weighted insert, a weight retention system configured to receive the weighted insert, the weight retention system comprising, a weight retention member residing within the receptacle, a head locking member residing within the receptacle, wherein the weight retention member, the head locking member, and the body are formed separately, wherein the weight retention system includes an opening configured to receive the weighted insert, the opening located at the open end of the receptacle, wherein the head locking member retains the weight retention member within the receptacle. |
| US10357697B2 |
Weighted iron set
The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe and a heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity. |
| US10357696B2 |
Golf club head and golf club
Provided are a golf club head and a golf club with a plate member that is resistant to peeling and has a glossy appearance. A golf club head includes a face portion including a ball striking surface, and a plate member connected to a back surface located on the back side of the face portion. The plate member includes a resin and a metal material. The metal material is arranged on at least any one of a toe side and a heel side of the face portion and is arranged so as not to planarly overlap a striking point of the face portion. |
| US10357689B2 |
Selectable speed bag support apparatus
A selectable support apparatus for a speed bag includes a rigid planar element having first and second end portions with a longitudinal axis therebetween, the rigid planar element also includes a first and second margins with a transverse axis therebetween. The rigid planar element having a rebound surface for the speed bag and an opposing work surface with a centerline axis therebetween. The rigid planar element also includes an elongated aperture that is disposed therethrough the rigid planar element wherein the elongated aperture is positioned parallel to and along the longitudinal axis. The elongated aperture extends for a portion of the rigid planar element as between the first and second end portions. Also, the elongated aperture extends from the rebound surface to the work surface along the centerline axis. In addition, the work surface includes a mechanism for suspending and moving the speed bag therethrough and along the elongated aperture. |
| US10357685B2 |
Training garment for person suffering from upper limb dysfunction
The present invention provides a training garment (1) for persons suffering from upper limb dysfunction. According to one aspect of the invention, the training garment (1) comprises a shoulder garment (10), which comprises a shoulder portion (11) adapted to be worn across a person's shoulder and a first main body portion (12) adapted to be worn around the trunk of the person. Both ends of the shoulder portion (11) are attached to the first main body portion (12), and the shoulder portion (11) has an area (101) for receiving a shoulder marker. The proposed training garment (1), due to its special design of the shoulder portion (11) and the first main body portion (12), can prevent displacement of the shoulder marker while the person is performing active rehabilitation exercises, such as raising up his arm, and therefore, it can improve the recognition accuracy of the movement tracking system for the rehabilitation training. |
| US10357684B2 |
Hinged arm muscle exercise device
In one example, a muscle exercise device includes a first arm, and a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, and the second arm and first arm are movable to cooperatively define a recess. The muscle exercise device also includes a resistance element configured to reside in the recess and be compressed between the arms. |
| US10357681B2 |
Zero G inertia exercise apparatus
An exerciser includes a frame, a movable platform disposed on the frame, the movable platform being movable between a first position and a second position, at least one weight disposable on the moveable platform in a first orientation so that the at least one weight slides between a third position and a fourth position, and a tether connected to the moveable platform to move the moveable platform from the first position to the second position. The at least one weight slides to the third position when the movable platform reaches the first position. The at least one weight slides to the fourth position when the moveable platform reaches the second position. |
| US10357675B1 |
Adjustable exercise device
An exercise device, having a pair of supports that rest upon a ground surface and a bridge that extends between the supports and is elevated above the ground surface. The supports each include an upper support that includes an upper tube and a lower support that includes a central post that together telescope so as to adjust the height of the bridge. Handgrips are selectively attachable to the bridge for allowing the user to perform various exercises. The lower supports are each T-shaped, including a base member and each have a pair of lateral supports that are deployable to stabilize the base members from side movement. The upper tubes and bridge are connected with folding joints, and one of the supports includes an offset portion to facilitate selectively bending the supports upwardly against the bridge for compact storage of the device. |
| US10357674B2 |
Automatically deployed fire suppression sprinkler
In one aspect, a fire suppression sprinkler assembly (10) is provided. The assembly includes a housing (20), and a sprinkler body (22) disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to supply a fluid to an area. The sprinkler body is movable between a first position where the sprinkler body is concealed within the housing and a second position where the sprinkler body extends from the housing to supply the fluid to the area heat responsive element (28) operatively associated with the sprinkler body and configured to facilitate preventing deployment of the sprinkler body from the first position to the second position until the heat responsive element senses a predetermined temperature. |
| US10357673B2 |
Fire pump controller configured to control pressure maintenance in sprinkler systems
Example devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein relate to a controller configured to control pressure maintenance in a fire protection system. A controller may be configured to control a fire pump to provide a first level of water pressure and to control operation of a jockey pump that is coupled in parallel with the fire pump to provide a second level of water pressure that is less than the first level. The controller is further configured to receive, from a pressure sensor coupled to the fire protection system, an output representative of the water pressure. The controller is configured to provide instructions to initiate the jockey pump based on a pressure value associated with the output being below a first value, and to provide instructions to initiate the fire pump based on the pressure value being below a second value that is less than the first value. |
| US10357671B2 |
Respirator device
A device for respiration with a half mask (4) and with a strap (6) for pressing the half mask (4) onto the face of a mask user (7). Wearing comfort is facilitated by providing the strap (6) of a one-piece cut made of an elastic material and having at least one four-point connection with straps (9, 10) to the half mask (4). |
| US10357668B2 |
Inhibiting color fading with layer-by-layer films
The present disclosure relates to methods for inhibiting color fading in hair and for improving the color durability and stability of artificial color of hair. The methods entail forming a layer-by-layer (LbL) film on hair, and optionally forming a cationic surface layer on the LbL film. The LbL film is formed by applying a cationic silane layer on the hair and subsequently applying an anionic polymer layer on the cationic silane. Multiple cationic silane layers and anionic polymer layers can sequentially be added as desired. Finally, the LbL film may comprise a cationic surface layer. |
| US10357667B2 |
High intensity focused ultrasound positioning mechanism
A high intensity focused ultrasound positioning mechanism (100, 200, 310) for positioning a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer (292, 304), the mechanism comprising: —a positioning plate (108, 308) adapted for receiving the high intensity focused ultrasound transducer; —a mechanism support (174) adapted for mounting the positioning mechanism; —a plurality of rods (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220), wherein each rod has a first end and an second end, wherein the first end of each rod forms a separate ball joint (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232) with the positioning plate; and —a plurality of linear drives (146, 148, 150, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254), wherein the plurality of linear drives are mounted to the mechanism support, wherein each of the linear drives comprises a drive block (164, 166, 168, 264, 266, 268, 270, 272), wherein the second end of each of the plurality of rods forms a separate ball joint (134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244) with one of the drive blocks. |
| US10357666B2 |
Fiducial marker / cancer imaging and treatment apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a fiducial marker—fiducial detector based treatment room position determination/positioning system apparatus and method of use thereof. A set of fiducial markers and fiducial detectors are used to mark/determine relative position of static and/or moveable objects in a treatment room using photons passing from the markers to the detectors. Further, position and orientation of at least one of the objects is calibrated to a reference line, such as a zero-offset beam treatment line passing through an exit nozzle, which yields a relative position of each fiducially marked object in the treatment room. Treatment calculations are subsequently determined using the reference line and/or points thereon. The treatment calculations are optionally and preferably performed without use of an isocenter point, such as a central point about which a treatment room gantry rotates, which eliminates mechanical errors associated with the isocenter point being an isocenter volume in practice. |
| US10357665B2 |
Radiation therapy apparatus and quality control method for radiation therapy apparatus
Provided is a radiation therapy apparatus on which quality management is performed. The radiation therapy apparatus includes: a body unit; a gantry coupled to one side of the body unit and formed to be rotatable in at least one direction with regard to the body unit; a radiation irradiating head formed at one side of the gantry to irradiate a radiation; and a level control module formed at one side of the radiation irradiating head to measure a rotation angle of the gantry or the radiation irradiating head, compare the measured rotation angle with a rotation angle indicated by an angle indicator of the radiation therapy apparatus, and correct an error of the angle indicator. |
| US10357664B2 |
Controlling a process of monitoring the position of a patient during radiation treatment
The invention is directed to a method for controlling a process of monitoring the position of at least a part of a patient's body (1) during a radiation treatment, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing an energy value which is dependent on the radiation energy applied to the patient's body (1); b) controlling the time at which the monitoring process is performed, in accordance with the energy value. |
| US10357663B2 |
System and method for delivering electromagnetic radiation to the eyeball of a subject
Light therapy is provided to a subject using a system and/or method. The light therapy includes the administration of electromagnetic radiation to the eyeball of the subject underneath the eyelid of the subject while the eyelid of the subject is closed (e.g., as the subject sleeps). The light therapy algorithm may be designed to impact melatonin and/or serotonin levels within the body of the subject in a therapeutically beneficial manner. For example, the light therapy algorithm may be designed to impact melatonin and/or serotonin levels to treat one or more of a sleep and/or mood disorder (e.g., seasonal affective disorder, non-seasonal depression, Circadian rhythm disruption), or other disorders treatable with control over melatonin and/or serotonin levels in the body. |
| US10357660B2 |
Systems and methods for modulating the electrical activity of a brain using neuro-EEG synchronization therapy
Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for treatment of coma, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, cognitive performance, and/or amblyopia. Described are methods and devices to treat coma, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, cognitive performance, and/or amblyopia that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect symptoms of coma, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, cognitive performance, and/or amblyopia. |
| US10357656B2 |
Hearing prosthesis programming
Presented herein are objective techniques for determining the upper limit of the dynamic range (i.e., the comfort level) of implanted stimulating contacts through the use of electrocochleography (ECoG) measurements to indirectly detect the onset and duration of a recipient's stapedius reflex. In particular, stimulation is delivered to a recipient's cochlea to trigger the onset of the stapedius reflex and the resulting acoustic impedance change is detected by monitoring the acoustically evoked ECoG. |
| US10357654B1 |
Mapping transcranial signals to transcranial stimulation required to reproduce a brain state
Described is a system for computing a transcranial stimulation montage. The system obtains externally sensed brain activity representing a current brain state of a subject. Using the externally sensed brain activity, a desired brain activity change in each relevant voxel of the brain of the subject is translated into a necessary electrical field. A model the desired brain activity in relevant voxels of the brain of the subject is created. Using the model, an electrical stimulation montage is computed that can be applied by transcranial stimulation electrodes to a subject to transform the current brain state into a desired brain state. |
| US10357653B2 |
Device for increasing microcirculation
A method and device for increasing microcirculation in the lower limb are described. The device includes a means for immobilizing the limb, for example a plaster cast, and an electrical stimulation device, which applies electrical stimulation to opposed leg muscles such that antagonistic and agonistic muscle groups contract near simultaneously, resulting in near isometric contraction. The combination of this contraction and the leg restraint have been found to markedly increase blood circulation and in particular microcirculation in the limb. |
| US10357646B2 |
Interface apparatus for stimulation of biological tissue
An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue. |
| US10357640B2 |
Expandable devices and methods for treating a nasal or sinus condition
Described here are expandable devices and methods for using them. The devices generally comprise a hub and a plurality of legs extending therefrom. In some variations, the hub may comprise one or more domed portions, tapered portions, or the like. The legs may comprise one or more straight segments, one or more curved segments, or a combination thereof. The devices may comprise one or more polymers, and/or one or more portions of the device may be configured to biodegrade. In other variations, the device may be configured to release one or more drugs therefrom. Additionally, in some variations the devices may be configured to be self-expandable from a low-profile configuration to an expanded configuration. |
| US10357639B2 |
Adjustable drainage valve
A drainage valve intended to be implanted and to drain the cerebrospinal fluid, including: a body defining a chamber into which there open an inlet port and an outlet port, a stopper capable of at least partially, or indeed completely, closing off the inlet port, a resilient return member exerting a resilient push force on the stopper towards the inlet port in order to open or close the port, a rotor housed in the chamber, able to rotate about an X-axis pivot and including a cam track on which the resilient return member rests such that the force exerted by the resilient return member on the stopper is modified by the rotation of the rotor. |
| US10357637B2 |
Cannula assembly for fitting a flow cannula for introducing, circulating or diverting flow media, and method for extracorporeal support of a patient with pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary insufficiency
A cannula assembly for applying a flow cannula for the introduction, circulation or diversion of flow media, in particular blood, in the human or animal body. The flow cannula has a main portion and a tip portion. The tip portion is elastic and, in a functional position, is configured to protrude in an arc shape at an angle from the main portion, and in an application position, is held in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the main portion by a guide device. The flow cannula may be fitted for the indication of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary insufficiency. The one of more flow cannulas so connected to the heart, for example, through an incision of the jugular vein or subclavian vein may be connected, on the outside, to a membrane ventilator, such as a Novalung®, with oxygen supply and/or additional pump support. |
| US10357632B2 |
Body lumen fluid delivery device
A method and apparatus for fluid delivery enables navigation through tortuous, spatially restricted body anatomy to access narrow diameter body lumens for the continuous delivery of fluids, including therapeutic fluids, to the lumen in an atraumatic manner that avoids damage to the body lumen. The fluid delivery device can have a flexible conduit having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending along an interior of the flexible conduit providing a fluid flow path between the proximal and distal ends, where the lumen transitions into a micro-lumen exiting through a port through which a high concentration of fluid injected into the lumen exits laterally out along an image viewable zone at the distal end of the flexible conduit. The flexible conduit has a maximum outer diameter sized sufficient to navigate narrow diameter body lumens. |
| US10357630B2 |
Lighting apparatus, luminaire, and electronic apparatus
A lighting apparatus includes: an illuminator including a light source which emits illumination light; a lighting controller which controls the illuminator; and a receiver which receives, from a control apparatus, a control command signal generated based on at least one of user information and environmental information in order to control the illumination light of the illuminator, wherein the control command signal received by the receiver includes one or more parameters including, as an element, at least one of a brightness of the illumination light of the illuminator, a color temperature of the illumination light of the illuminator, and control time for controlling the illumination light of the illuminator. |
| US10357629B2 |
Respiratory assistance apparatus
A respiratory assistance apparatus has a gases inlet configured to receive a supply of gases, a blower unit configured to generate a pressurized gases stream from the supply of gases; a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the pressurized gases stream; and a gases outlet for the heated and humidified gases stream. A flow path for the gases stream extends through the respiratory device from the gases inlet through the blower unit and humidification unit to the gases outlet. A sensor assembly is provided in the flow path before the humidification unit. The sensor assembly has an ultrasound gas composition sensor system for sensing one or more gas concentrations within the gases stream. |
| US10357626B1 |
Liner for a respirator mask
A respirator mask liner is provided for positioning between a respirator mask and the face of a wearer. The mask liner includes a flexible sheet material having an outer perimeter edge portion and a hole that is spaced inwardly from the outer perimeter edge portion. At least one tab projects outwardly from portions of the perimeter edge portion, and may be unitarily formed with the sheet material. The mask liner is configured so that when it is to be placed between the face of the wearer and the respirator mask, the tab or tabs project outwardly beyond the gasket portion of the respirator mask, so that the tabs may be used for adjusting the liner or securing the liner to the mask. Optionally, the mask liner has a surface texture with a ribbed and undulating pattern of raised portions, and/or incorporates an anti-microbial substance. |
| US10357625B2 |
Breathable respiratory mask
A patient interface which is comfortable for the user to wear can include at least in part a moisture permeable or breathable area in the body of the patient interface. The patient interface can be a strapless mask that is molded to fit the contours of a user's face and maximize the mask-to-skin seal. An adhesive material is bonded to the mask cushion and is stamped in place to form substantially the same shape as the cushion such that it fits the facial contours of the user. |
| US10357623B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette using the same
An electronic cigarette includes a container for storing a tobacco flavored liquid, an atomizer connected to the container to atomize the tobacco flavored liquid by an electric heating, a battery tube to power the atomizer, and an actuating film movably positioned in the battery tube to control the atomizer. |
| US10357619B1 |
Auto-injection device
An auto-injection device including a housing, cartridge, needle, and needle cover. The housing includes longitudinally extending flexible arms. The cartridge moves relative to the housing and contains fluid medicament. The needle is at a proximal end of the device. The needle cover has openings along the longitudinal direction and moves between a first position, a second position, and a third position, wherein the needle is unexposed in the first and third positions and in the second position the needle is exposed. The needle cover is biased towards the third position. An abutment on the at least one longitudinally extending arm of the housing is receivable within the at least one opening along the longitudinal direction of the needle cover when the needle cover is biased into the third position. |
| US10357616B2 |
Injection device with an end of dose feedback mechanism
An injection device with a dose delivering mechanism being adapted to provide a non-visual, e.g. audible and/or tactile, feedback signal when a set dose has been at least substantially injected. A first and a second part of the injection device are adapted to perform a relative rotational movement with respect to each other. The relative rotational movement causes at least two parts of the injection device to abut or engage, and this abutment or engagement causes the non-visual feedback signal to be generated. A very distinct and precise feedback is provided as compared to prior art axial solutions because the generation of the feedback signal is initiated by the relative rotational movement.Feedback signal may be generated by a change in a rotational velocity of at least one part, e.g. by changing the pitch of a threaded portion or by engaging a non-rotating part and a rotating part, thereby causing the non-rotating part to start rotating. May alternatively be generated by building up and releasing a tension.The injection device is suitable for injecting insulin. |
| US10357613B2 |
Assembly for a drug delivery device
An assembly for a drug delivery device includes an actuator configured to perform a setting movement in order to set a dose of medication and to perform a dispense movement in order to dispense a dose of medication. The assembly further includes a stop mechanism which is configured to allow a setting movement of the actuator after a maximum amount of medication has been delivered and to inhibit a dispense movement of the actuator after a setting movement when a maximum amount of a medication has been delivered. |
| US10357612B2 |
Plunger segments drive mechanism for a medicament delivery device
The present invention relates to a drive mechanism (10; 177) for a medicament delivery device, which drive mechanism (10; 177) comprises an elongated plunger rod (12; 176), wherein the plunger rod comprises a number of discrete segments (14; 178), interlocking elements (18, 20, 32, 34, 60, 62; 182, 184, 196, 198, 212, 214) arranged between adjacent segments operably arranged to releasably locking adjacent segments, drive force elements (30, 50 71; 194, 210, 230) operably arranged to act between adjacent segments, and release elements (46, 68; 208, 228) operably arranged to act on said interlocking elements (18, 20, 32, 34, 60, 62; 182, 184, 196, 198, 212, 214) such that said segments (14; 178) are released in sequence. |
| US10357609B2 |
Needle assisted jet injection device having reduced trigger force
An exemplary embodiment of an injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger mechanism can include a floating trigger member having a retaining portion, a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a floating trigger engagement member configured to engage the retaining portion of the floating trigger member when the floating trigger member is in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation of the floating trigger member from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the floating trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. |
| US10357604B2 |
Valve and a method for administering a plurality of drug fluids
A valve and a method for administering a plurality of drug fluids to a patient are disclosed. For each drug fluid, the valve may be rotated into a selected drug position associated with the drug fluid. With the valve being in the selected drug position, a backpriming may be performed of a connector line of a drug container containing the drug fluid. Thereafter, the drug fluid may be administered with the valve being in the same selected drug position. Thereafter, the valve may be flushed, optionally while maintaining the same selected valve position. |
| US10357603B2 |
Electromagnetic signal-based infusion pump control
A user-wearable infusion pump system includes an inductively or otherwise wirelessly chargeable battery and at least one button. Activation of the at least one button when not in the presence of an inductive charging signal can enable and/or initiate a first function or operation and activation of the at least one button in the presence of an inductive charging signal can enable and/or initiate a different, second function or operation. Such functionality can also be enabled in the presence of other types of electromagnetic signals. |
| US10357601B1 |
Method and apparatus for fibrin sheath disruption
A hemodialysis catheter is disclosed for deploying in an artery or vein, comprising various means for disrupting, mechanically and/or chemo-mechanically, a fibrous sheath forming naturally outside of the catheter; optionally the disrupted fibrin sheath and/or thrombus is captured. |
| US10357596B2 |
Biocorrodible implants having a functionalized coating
An implant includes a biocorrodible metallic material having a coating. The coating contains at least one layer in which ionic channels are embedded. |
| US10357594B2 |
Soluble bone marrow protein compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof
Provided herein are soluble bioactive factor solutions, grafting scaffolds containing the bioactive factor solutions, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US10357589B2 |
One component fibrin glue comprising a polymerization inhibitor
Provided herein are stable liquid sealant formulations comprising fibrin monomers and a reversible fibrin polymerization blocking agent, methods of preparing and using the formulations. |
| US10357587B2 |
Electronic scent producing imitation candle device
Electronic imitation candle devices are described that produce a scent while including a flame-like element that simulates a real fire flame. One example device includes a support assembly having a base, a top plate and a support rod that connects the base and the top plate, as well as a flame element and a light source to simulate a real candle flame. The device also includes a fragrance compartment above the top plate that includes a lid removably positioned on top of the fragrance container. The device is further provided with a heating element above the top plate and below the fragrance container to provide heat to the fragrance container, and a switch coupled to the lid of the fragrance container and operable to sense that the fragrance container is covered by the lid and to deactivate the heating element when the fragrance container is covered by the lid. |
| US10357586B2 |
Air ionization systems and methods
Ionization systems configured with a catalyst-bearing sleeve provide improved filtration while keeping ozone levels within acceptable limits. Modular configurations provide for serviceability and replaceability. System controls monitor particulates, temperature, humidity, and other relevant factors and adjust an ionization level accordingly for optimal performance. |
| US10357585B2 |
Liquid supplying system
Provided is a system for supplying a liquid (such as an irritant chemical solution) safely. This liquid supplying system comprises: a base on which a container containing liquid is placed; a hollow needle having a spired part; a first movement mechanism that moves the needle between a first needle position at which the spired part is separated from the container and a second needle position at which the spired part is passed through a wall of the container; a hollow tube having a smaller outer diameter than the inner diameter of the lumen of the needle; and a second movement mechanism that moves the tube between a first tube position separated from the container and a second tube position at which the tube is passed through the lumen of the needle located at the second needle position and is inserted inside the container. |
| US10357582B1 |
Disinfecting lighting device
Disclosed herein is a device which inactivates microorganisms. The device includes a light emitter and at least one light-converting material arranged to convert at least a portion of light from the light emitter. Any light emitted from the light emitter and converted light emitted from the at least one light-converting material mixes to form a combined light, the combined light having a proportion of spectral energy measured in an approximately 380 nm to approximately 420 nm range of greater than approximately 10 percent. In another embodiment, the device includes a light emitter configured to emit light with wavelengths in a range of 380 to 420 nm, and at least one light-converting material including at least one optical brightener and configured to emit a second light. The first light exiting the device and the second light exiting the device mix to form a combined light, the combined light being white. |
| US10357581B2 |
Sterilizer and sterilizing method
Systems and methods are provided to reduce noise generated by water and gas discharged after a sterilization treatment, and to prevent adhesion of condensation water on an object to be sterilized. The sterilizer according to the embodiments of the present invention may include a can body having a heater and capable of housing an object to be sterilized; a steam discharge pipe connected to the can body and having an opening and closing means for opening and closing a channel to enable discharging of steam; and a discharged steam tank provided partway along the steam discharge pipe and having a greater channel cross-sectional area than that of the steam discharge pipe. |
| US10357580B2 |
Electrode arrangement for forming a dielectric barrier plasma discharge
An electrode arrangement for forming a dielectric barrier plasma discharge between a flat surface (4) of the electrode arrangement and a surface to be treated which functions as a counter surface and on which a fluid can collect, comprising a flat electrode (14) which can be connected to a high-voltage source by means of a connector and which is completely embedded in a flat dielectric (2), except for the connector for the high-voltage source, wherein the dielectric (2) forms an upper surface (1) and a lower surface (4) which appears as a flat surface to the surface to be treated, enables the drainage or supply of a fluid by means of a simple design. The flat electrode (14) has through openings (15) distributed across the surface thereof, and the dielectric (2) is provided with through openings (3) which extend from the lower surface (4) to the upper surface (1) and which align with the through openings (15) of the electrode (14) and which have smaller dimensions than the through openings (15) of the electrode (14), so that the dielectric (2) is also completely covered in the region of the through openings (15) of the electrode (14). |
| US10357575B2 |
Stabilized nanobubbles for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
A stabilized nanobubble can include a membrane that defines at least one internal void, which includes at least one gas. The membrane can include at least one lipid and at least one nonionic triblock copolymer that is effective to control the size of the nanobubble without compromising in vitro and in vivo echogenicity of the nanobubble. |
| US10357574B2 |
Optical sensor conjugates for detecting reactive oxygen and/or reactive nitrogen species in vivo
The present invention provides methods and compositions based on optical sensor conjugates that are useful for detecting reactive oxygen, reactive nitrogen, or both species that are a direct result of inflammation caused by tissue damage. |
| US10357571B2 |
Development of masked therapeutic antibodies to limit off-target effects
In one embodiment, a masked monoclonal antibody (mAb) is provided, the mAb, encoded by a nucleic acid sequence or an amino acid sequence molecule comprising a signal sequence, a masking epitope sequence, a linker sequence that is cleavable by a protease specific to a target tissue; and an antibody or a functional fragment thereof. In another embodiment, a masked monoclonal antibody (mAb) is provided, which includes a therapeutic mAb and a mask, the mask comprising protein A and protein L attached by a protease cleavable linker. |
| US10357570B2 |
Methods of treating nausea utilizing semi-solid delivery vehicle compositions comprising granisetron
A semi-solid delivery vehicle contains a polyorthoester and an excipient, and a semi-solid pharmaceutical composition contains an active agent and the delivery vehicle. The pharmaceutical composition may be a topical, syringable, or injectable formulation; and is suitable for local delivery of the active agent. Methods of treatment are also disclosed. |
| US10357569B2 |
Compositions containing carbohydrate partial ester
The present invention relates to a composition containing carbohydrate partial esters, the preparation thereof and products containing the carbohydrate partial esters according to the invention. |
| US10357568B2 |
Adjuvant nanoemulsions with phospholipids
To formulate amphiphilic pharmacological agents (in particular, amphiphilic immunopotentiators) in oil-in-water emulsions the invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion comprising an aqueous phase, an oil phase, a surfactant, and a phospholipid. |
| US10357563B2 |
Methods and composition for neutralization of influenza
Provided herein are compositions useful for neutralization of influenza virus, and methods of use and manufacture thereof. In particular, compositions comprising antibodies that are cross-reactive with multiple influenza strains are provided, as well as methods of treatment and prevention of influenza infection therewith. |
| US10357560B2 |
Use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides as oral vaccine adjuvants
Disclosed is the use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an adjuvant for the preparation of an oral vaccine. Further disclosed is the use of fluorinated cyclic dinucleotides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for enhancing the immune response to an orally administered vaccine. |
| US10357559B2 |
Temperature stable vaccine formulations
Vaccine antigen formulations that are stable after undergoing freeze and thaw conditions and methods of preparing the formulations are provided. Methods of using the formulations to prepare vaccine are also provided. Vaccines comprising the formulations are useful, for example, to protect against, inhibit or alleviate a disease or infection, such as related to anthrax infection. |
| US10357558B2 |
Method, kit, plasmid and composition for inducing an immune response to dengue virus, on the basis of DNA and chimeric virus vaccines
The present invention relates to a method for inducing an immune response to the dengue virus, on the basis of DNA and 17D chimeric virus vaccines in combined or co-administered immunisation. The scope of the present invention also includes DNA vaccines against the four serotypes of the dengue virus, produced by forming, from each viral serotype of the dengue virus (DENV1-4), various recombinant plasmids that contain the gene that codes for the E protein, or that contain only the sequence that corresponds to the domain III of this protein. The invention also provides a vaccine composition consisting of (a) DNA vaccines against the four serotypes of the dengue virus; (b) chimeric viruses comprising the modified yellow fever vaccination virus 17D; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, all of which are covered by the scope of the invention. |
| US10357551B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10357550B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides as targets or active ingredients for use in immunotherapy against AML and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10357547B2 |
Combination treatment for atopic dermatitis
The invention relates to the field of medicine, specifically to the field of treatment of dermatitis or eczema, even more specifically to the field of treatment of atopic dermatitis. The invention relates to a novel composition and a novel kit of parts, both comprising an anti-inflammatory compound and a compound specifically targeting a bacterial cell, preferably a gram positive bacterial cell. The invention further relates to said composition and/or kit of parts for medical use, preferably for treating an individual suffering from eczema. |
| US10357546B2 |
Acceleration of diabetic wound healing
The invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods to improve or accelerate the healing of a wound. In various embodiments, the methods can include the topical treatment of the wound with the enzyme MMP-8, or the topical treatment of the wound with MMP-8 in combination with administration of an MMP-9 inhibitor, to accelerate the healing of the wound. |
| US10357544B2 |
Carrier-free biologically-active protein nanostructures
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for efficient and effective protein delivery in vitro and in vivo. In some aspects, proteins are reversibly crosslinked to each other and/or modified with functional groups and protected from protease degradation by a polymer-based or silica-based nanoshell. |
| US10357543B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating disorders and diseases using Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein
Disclosed are methods and compositions related to treatment and prevention of sarcopenia and/or nerve injury by increasing survival motor neuron (SMN) levels in an individual in need thereof. |
| US10357541B2 |
Compositions for treating pathological calcification conditions, and methods using same
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification. In certain embodiments, the diseases or disorders are selected from the group consisting of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI), Idiopathic Infantile Arterial Calcification (IIAC), Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL), hypophosphatemic rickets, osteoarthritis, calcification of atherosclerotic plaques, PXE, hereditary and non-hereditary forms of osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hardening of the arteries occurring with aging, calciphylaxis resulting from end stage renal disease and progeria. |
| US10357536B2 |
Anti-pathogenic methods
The protection of plants and human and non-human subjects from pathogens enables a multivalent approach to inhibiting pathogen infection in plant and human and non-human animal subjects and to ameliorate damage to susceptible subjects. A method for protecting a subject from a disease associated with infection by a pathogen includes providing cells of said subject with a Class I defensin and a permeabilizing defensin or a precursor or a functional homolog, analog, derivative or variant thereof of either or both. |
| US10357533B2 |
Drug for the effective control of acute and or chronic pain and a method for its administration
The proposed drug relates to medicine and veterinary applications, in particular, as a means for effective control of acute and/or chronic pain, and may be used in emergency medicine for the treatment of acute and/or chronic pain, including the late stages of cancer. The stated means is based on a compound for preventing and/or treating acute or chronic pain in a subject, including an analgesic peptide having an amino acid sequence H-Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-Gly-NH2 or an amino acid sequence H-Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-Sar-OH. Also, a method of use/administration of the compound for the prevention and/or treatment of acute and/or chronic pain is disclosed. |
| US10357531B2 |
Method for the management of cancer and cancer treatment-related comorbidities
A method for the management of cancer and treatment of cancer comorbidities, including but not limited to cancer-related fatigue, cachexia, anorexia, pain, anemia, asthenia, depression, muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, skin, and skin appendages adverse reactions; the method including the administration by the conventional and non-conventional oral, topical, parenteral routes and intra-tumoral injection, or in combination thereof, or the administration as adjuvant potentiator in other therapies using the forenamed routes, of a composition containing as active ingredient an extract of Allium species, which contains querceting, an extract of Citrus species and an extract of Paullinia species and an extract of Theobroma species. |
| US10357529B2 |
Natural formulation for treating hangover
Compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing hangover are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the compositions include at least one B vitamin, activated charcoal, magnesium, and at least one herbal extract. |
| US10357518B2 |
Adipose tissue-derived stromal stem cells for use in treating refractory complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease
Provided herein are expanded allogeneic adipose tissue-derived stromal stem cells for use in treating complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's Disease. |
| US10357516B2 |
Pathogen-inactivated red blood cell compositions
The present invention provides pathogen-inactivated red blood cell compositions. |
| US10357515B2 |
Method for generating batches of allogeneic T-cells with averaged potency
The present invention relates to a method for generating batches of lymphocytes with averaged potency. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of pooling lymphocytes from different donors to avoid NK alloreactivity and anti-HLA immune response. Lymphocytes from each donor are inactivated for at least a gene encoding a TCR component, and are pooled together before be administrated to a subject in need thereof. Thus, this method allows generating batches of lymphocytes with averaged potency, particularly to treat cancer, viral infection or auto-immune disease. The present invention also relates to a batch of lymphocytes obtainable by this method. The batch of lymphocytes can be used to be administrated to one or several patients, being made available as an “off the shelf” therapeutic product, in particular to treat cancer, auto-immune disease or viral infection. |
| US10357514B2 |
Treatment of cancer using anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19, e.g., by administering a recombinant T cell comprising the CD19 CAR as described herein, in combination with a kinase inhibitor, e.g., a kinase inhibitor described herein. The invention also provides kits and compositions described herein. |
| US10357511B2 |
Bone matrix compositions and methods
Osteoinductive compositions and implants having increased biological activities, and methods for their production, are provided. The biological activities that may be increased include, but are not limited to, bone forming; bone healing; osteoinductive activity, osteogenic activity, chondrogenic activity, wound healing activity, neurogenic activity, contraction-inducing activity, mitosis-inducing activity, differentiation-inducing activity, chemotactic activity, angiogenic or vasculogenic activity, and exocytosis or endocytosis-inducing activity. In one embodiment, a method for producing an osteoinductive composition comprises providing partially demineralized bone, treating the partially demineralized bone to disrupt the collagen structure of the bone. In another embodiment, an implantable osteoinductive and osteoconductive composition comprises partially demineralized bone, wherein the collagen structure of the bone has been disrupted, and, optionally, a tissue-derived extract. |
| US10357509B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating cancers using antisense
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating cancers using antisense (AS) nucleic acids directed against Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Receptor (IGF-1R). The AS may be administered to the patients systemically, or may be used to produce an autologous cancer cell vaccine. In embodiments, the AS are provided in an implantable irradiated biodiffusion chamber comprising tumor cells and an effective amount of the AS. The chambers are irradiated and implanted in the abdomen of subjects and stimulate an immune response that attacks tumors distally. The compositions and methods disclosed herein may be used to treat many different kinds of cancer, for example glioblastoma. |
| US10357507B2 |
Use of ginsenoside M1 for inhibiting renal fibrosis
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting renal fibrosis in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10357506B2 |
Compositions for use in the prevention or treatment of URT infections in infants or young children at risk
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, for use in preventing and/or treating URT infections in an infant or young child fulfilling at least one of the following criteria: i) the infant or young child is born from a non-secretor mother and/or is fed with a mother's milk deficient in at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) ii) the infant or young child has at least one sibling iii) the infant or young child was born by C-section. |
| US10357501B2 |
Treating conditions associated with increased eotaxin with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3
Methods for treating/preventing conditions associated with an increased level of eotaxin in a human with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (calcifediol) are provided. Optionally, vitamin D3 may be used together with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. |
| US10357499B2 |
Substituted triazolobenzodiazepines
This invention relates to novel substituted triazolobenzodiazepines of the Formula I: wherein each of the variables are defined herein and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering I-BET762. |
| US10357498B2 |
Method for prevention or treatment of diabetic complications
Disclosed is a composition for the prevention or treatment of diabetic complications, containing a benzodiazepine-based compound, thereby effectively preventing or treating diseases resulting from hyperglycemia, which is the leading cause of diabetes, especially diseases caused by vascular leakage. |
| US10357495B2 |
Topical formulations of PDE-4 inhibitors and their methods of use
Embodiments herein are directed to topical formulations of a compound represented by the formula (I), salt, metabolite, prodrug, or hydrate thereof along with a solvent, and a base. The compound is a PDE4 inhibitor and the topical formulations may be used to treat dermatological conditions such as, but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, alopecia, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, urticaria, eczema, burns, sunburn, pancreatitis, hepatitis, lichen planus, scleritis, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, itching associated with any of the preceding conditions or a combination thereof. |
| US10357493B2 |
Metalloenzyme inhibitor compounds
Provided are compounds having HDAC6 modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by HDAC6. |
| US10357492B2 |
Levosimendan for use in the treatment of motor neuron diseases (E.G. ALS)
The present invention relates to a method of treating motor neuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using levosimendan or its active metabolite (II) as an active ingredient. Levosimendan or its active metabolite (II) are able to relieve the loss of skeletal muscle strength or function associated with motor neuron diseases. |
| US10357491B2 |
Method of treating a brain tumor
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a brain tumor by administering Plinabulin. Some embodiments relate to treatment of glioblastoma multiforme by administering Plinabulin. |
| US10357487B2 |
Combinations of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and muscarinic agonists and methods of use thereof
A method of treating one or more symptoms associated with underactive bladder in a patient suffering therefrom by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) and an amount of a muscarinic receptor agonist effective to reduce the volume of post void residual in the patient obtained by treatment with the AChEI alone. |
| US10357483B2 |
Methods comprising dosing combinations for reducing undesired humoral immune responses
Disclosed are dosings of therapeutic macromolecules and immunosuppressants, in some embodiments attached to synthetic nanocarriers, in combination with dosings of therapeutic macromolecules without synthetic nanocarriers, and related methods that provide reduced humoral immune responses. |
| US10357482B2 |
Methods providing a therapeutic macromolecule and synthetic nanocarriers comprising immunosuppressant locally and concomitantly to reduce both type I and type IV hypersensitivity
Disclosed are methods and related compositions for concomitantly, locally administering immunosuppressants and doses of therapeutic macromolecules for reducing Type I and Type IV hypersensitivity. |
| US10357478B2 |
Polyamide compound and pharmaceutical composition for treating mitochondrial genetic diseases
The object of the present invention is to provide a fundamental therapy to mitochondrial genetic diseases caused by mutation of the mitochondrial (mt)DNA, and a pharmaceutical composition used for the same.The object can be solved by a polyamide compound binding to a target double-stranded mtDNA comprising A/T pair consisting of first A of the following sense-stranded DNA and the corresponding T, A/T pair consisting of 8th A of the following sense-stranded DNA and the corresponding T, G/C pair consisting of 9th G of the following sense-stranded DNA and the corresponding C, G/C pair consisting of 14th G of the following sense-stranded DNA and the corresponding C, T/A pair consisting of 15th T of the following sense-stranded DNA and the corresponding A, or the like, in the double-stranded DNA consisting of the sense-stranded DNA having base sequence of 5′-ATGGCAGAGCCCGGTAATCGCATAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) and the antisense-stranded DNA having base sequence of 5′-TTATGCGATTACCGGGCTCTGCCAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 2). |
| US10357475B2 |
IRE-1α inhibitors
Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response or with regulated IRE1-dependent decay (RIDD) and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. |
| US10357469B2 |
Diagnostic assay and treatment for preeclampsia
Described is a method of diagnosis or prognosis of preeclampsia in a pregnant subject, comprising providing a sample from a pregnant subject and measuring the ratio between the amount of (a) one or both of sFlt-1 and PlGF, and (b) one or both of a breakdown product of heme and a breakdown product of arginine, in the sample. Also described are assay kits and a computer adapted for use in the method. Also described is a method of treating preeclampsia, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of L-arginine and/or citrulline and an inhibitor of arginase or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also described is a method of treating cancer, comprising treating a subject with a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-VEGF compound, L-arginine and an arginase inhibitor. |
| US10357465B2 |
Eutectic formulations of cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of manufacturing the same, comprising a eutectic of Cyclobenzaprine HCl and mannitol. |
| US10357464B2 |
Methods for delivering volatile anesthetics for regional anesthesia and/or pain relief
The present invention provides methods for reducing pain in a subject in need of such pain reduction by delivering, e.g., intrathecally or epidurally, a volatile anesthetic such as a halogenated ether compound in an amount effective to reduce pain. Chronic or acute pain may be treated, or the anesthetic may be delivered to the subject to anesthetize the subject prior to a surgery. In certain embodiments, isoflurane, halothane, enflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, methoxyflurane, xenon, and mixtures thereof may be used. Dosing regimens including a one-time administration, continuous and/or periodic administration are contemplated. |
| US10357458B2 |
Liposomal mitigation of drug-induced long QT syndrome and potassium delayed-rectifier current
Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced long QT syndrome and other cardiac channelopathies are disclosed herein. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise binding one or more QT prolonging drugs with a liposome prior to parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) administration, or administration of an empty liposome prior to or concomitantly with therapeutic agents known to have a high risk of QT prolongation, or immediately following an envenomation. The results presented show an abrogation of the adverse effects of QT prolonging drugs in a dose-dependent manner by the compositions of the present invention. |
| US10357457B2 |
Targeted lipid-drug formulations for delivery of drugs to myeloid and lymphoid immune cells
A method of preferentially delivering an active agent to an immune cell, such as a myeloid progenitor cell, a dendritic cell, a monocyte, a macrophage or a T-lymphocyte, or other cell type restricted to a functional organ system or an anatomic entity, of a mammalian subject by administering a lipid-drug complex to the subject. The lipid-drug complex is comprised of an active agent, such as a drug, and an outer surface with a targeting ligand that binds a marker on the surface of the immune cell or other cell type that is infected with or susceptible to infection with an infectious agent. The other cell type that is infected with or susceptible to infection with an infectious agent may belong to a malignant tumor or a part of the immune system contributing to the development, maintenance, or exacerbation of an autoimmune disease or chronic inflammatory disease. |
| US10357456B2 |
Parenteral bioactive substance delivery composition based on low molecular weight methyl cellulose
The present invention relates to a parenteral bioactive substance delivery composition and a bioactive substance carrier using a micelle based on low molecular weight methyl cellulose with a weight average molecular weight of 6 to 9.5 kDa. The low molecular weight methyl cellulose with a weight average molecular weight of 6 to 9.5 kDa resolves a problem of excretion to outside of the body to improve safety and form a micelle to solubilize poorly soluble bioactive substances, and thus is very useful for sustained release parenteral bioactive substance delivery. |
| US10357455B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of amorphous dispersions of drugs and lipophilic microphase-forming materials
A pharmaceutical composition comprises a solid amorphous dispersion comprising a low-solubility drug and a concentration-enhancing polymer and a lipophilic microphase-forming material. Alternatively, a solid amorphous dispersion comprising a low-solubility drug and a concentration-enhancing polymer is co-administered with a lipophilic microphase-forming material to an in vivo use environment. |
| US10357454B2 |
Substance-encapsulating vesicle and process for producing the same
Provided is a method for easily and efficiently producing encapsulated substance vesicles wherein a substance is encapsulated in the cavity of vesicles obtained by polymer self-assembly. Empty vesicles that have membranes comprising a first polymer that is a block copolymer with uncharged hydrophilic segments and a first kind of charged segments and a second polymer with a second kind of charged segments that carry a charge that is the opposite of said first kind of charged segments as well as spaces that are enclosed by said membranes are mixed in an aqueous medium with the substance that is to be encapsulated in the spaces. |
| US10357452B2 |
Treatment of sexual dysfunction
Compositions and methods for treating sexual dysfunction and enhancing sexual satisfaction using topical application of a therapeutic agent such as an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor agonist to the nipple-areola complex are disclosed. |
| US10357446B2 |
Cosmetic antiperspirants with alkylsuphonic acids
The present invention concerns a cosmetic antiperspirant composition comprising at least one substance selected from the group consisting of cosmetic oils which are liquid at 20° C. and 1,013 hPa, odorants and waxes, at least one antiperspirant aluminum salt in a total amount of 1 to 80 wt %, based on the total weight of the cosmetic antiperspirant composition, and at least one compound of the formula (S-I), in which X+ is H+, Li+, Na+, K+, NH4+, ½ Mg2+, ½ Ca2+, ½ Mn2+, ½ Zn2+, ⅓ Al3+, ¼ Zr4+ or at least one antiperspirant aluminum salt and R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, the addition of the at least one compound of the formula (S-I) resulting in effective activation of the at least one antiperspirant aluminum salt, in eminent stabilization of this activated state and in outstanding sweat diminution. |
| US10357435B2 |
Photo-curable resin compositions and method of using the same in three-dimensional printing for manufacturing artificial teeth and denture base
A composition includes a light-curable viscous mixture that includes: 0-50% by weight of a poly(methyl methacrylate)/methyl methacrylate solution; 5-20% by weight of at least one kind of multifunctional aliphatic (meth)acrylate; 5-40% by weight of at least one kind of aliphatic urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer; 25-65% by weight of at least one kind of difunctional bisphenol-A dimethacrylate; 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one kind of a photoinitiator; 0.05 to 2% by weight of at least one kind of light stabilizer; and 0.1 to 3% by weight of color pigment based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US10357430B2 |
Septum holder with moveable septum
Disclosed is a septum holder that comprises a body having an upper body part and a lower body part that has a bored out interior. An insert comprising at least one bore that forms the seat of a needle valve fits loosely into the bored out interior of the lower body part. A septum comprising an upper part is attached to an exterior surface of the lower body part of the septum holder. A lower part of the septum extends downward beyond the lower edge of the lower body part of the septum holder. The septum holder is characterized in that the insert can freely move up and down in the interior of the lower body part and the septum can freely move up and down on the exterior surface of the lower body part. Also disclosed is a connector section for a liquid transfer apparatus that comprises the septum holder. |
| US10357429B2 |
Liquid drug transfer devices for secure telescopic snap fit on injection vials
A liquid drug transfer device that includes a vial adapter having at least two non-adjacent vial retention flex members and at least two non-adjacent vial guidance flex members. The vial guidance flex members are each provisioned with a purpose design hinged zone distanced from a vial adapter top wall for intentionally being hinged thereat on telescopic snap fitting on an injection vial. The vial retention flex members can double as vial guidance flex members with the condition that their hinged zones are distal to their inwardly protruding vial retention ribs relative to the vial adapter top wall. |
| US10357428B2 |
Medication organizer tray apparatus
A method and a medication organizer tray apparatus for organizing medications and collecting medication adherence information are provided. The medication organizer tray apparatus includes a support frame, multiple medication bins accommodating multiple medications, a bin cover layer with multiple customized bin labels, and a conductive circuit layer. The support frame includes multiple apertures positioned at predefined intervals from each other for placement of the medication bins. The customized bin labels having medical information printed thereon seal openings of the medication bins. The conductive circuit layer includes conductive lines running along one or more of a lower surface of the bin cover layer, around each medication bin, and a lower surface of each medication bin. The conductive circuit layer electrically communicates with a receptacle base to enable detection of removal of each medication bin from the support frame and detection of tampering of the medication bins. |
| US10357424B2 |
Vibratory actuator and device for sexual stimulation
A device for sexual stimulation, preferably including: an interaction module; a power module; and a stimulation unit driver. The interaction module preferably includes a haptic stimulation unit enclosed by a first unitary housing and electrically coupled to a first electrical port. The power module preferably includes: an input mechanism; and a rechargeable battery enclosed by a second unitary housing and electrically coupled to a second electrical port. The first and second unitary housings are preferably configured to be removably mechanically coupled to each other by the first and second electrical ports, which are preferably configured to be removably electrically coupled to each other. When the first and second electrical ports are electrically coupled, the stimulation unit driver is preferably electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery, the haptic stimulation unit, and the input mechanism. |
| US10357423B2 |
Device for the Therapeutic treatment of foot and/or heel pain
A device for relieving foot or heel pain having of a top and bottom horizontal cylindrical members attached by flexible, adjustable cords. The first cylindrical member is placed under the affected foot while second cylindrical member is placed over the knee and held in place to provide resistance. The bottom cylindrical member is used to provide a gentle massage to the affected foot while the foot is held in the flex position. |
| US10357422B2 |
Spinal support device
A spinal support device for alleviating a user's spinal or neck pain. The spinal support device includes a support having a plurality of inflatable bladders positioned on an upper surface thereof. A pump supplies a fluid, such as air or water among others, to the plurality of bladders so as to inflate the same. Each bladder further includes a pressure sensor for monitoring the pressure therein and a valve for sealing the bladder once it has been filled. A control circuit having a microprocessor that communicates with the pump, pressure sensors, and valves is provided, wherein the microprocessor serves to close the valves when the pressure within each bladder has reached a predetermined level. The inflatable bladders may be successively inflated and deflated so as to provide a massaging effect. Further, a heating layer may be disposed over the bladders to provide heat to the user's body. |
| US10357421B2 |
Apparatus and method for enhanced HGH generation in humans
A conditioning process for the enhanced production of human growth hormone in a human has a first step of application of pressurized cooling to the limbs of a subject, who experiences a ramp-up exertion followed by a series of conditioning cycles, followed by a ramp-down cycle. The condition cycles include an interval of intense exertion followed by an interval of reduced exertion, and during ramp-up cycle, conditioning cycle, and ramp-down cycle, the pressure cooling to the limbs is set as a fraction of systolic blood pressure, with the fraction in the range 33% to 220%. |
| US10357420B2 |
Nozzle carrier drive arrangement for a water jet massaging apparatus
In a nozzle carrier drive for water let massaging apparatus a nozzle carriage which is movable along a guide track in the longitudinal direction of a tub of the water massaging apparatus and on which a nozzle for emitting a massaging water jet is disposed, a nozzle carriage drive arrangement is provided for independently moving the massaging water jet in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the tub by drive motors which are arranged outside the tub. |
| US10357419B2 |
Rocker for releasing leg muscle cramps
A rocker for releasing leg muscle cramps is described in the present application. The rocker is a device that mechanically rocks the legs of a user for their release from muscle cramps. While releasing the leg muscle cramps, the user is lies on his back; his legs are attached to the rocker, which is capable of rocking the legs in various rocking movement patterns. These movements can include movement components in any possible direction, combined with movement components such as horizontal vibration, which is practically parallel to the direction in which the user is lying, a horizontal vibration component which is perpendicular to the direction of the previous movement component, and a vertical movement component. The user can choose the frequency of vibration of these movement components, and the result is vibration with a complex spatial movement. |
| US10357414B2 |
Width adjustable person support system with dual inboard mounted motors and proximate, directly driven extension wings
A system for changing the width of a person support apparatus includes a bed controller for receiving a command signal indicating a command for width alteration, a first motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a first deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the first deck section, and a second motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a second deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the second deck section. The bed controller controls the first motor and the second motor in a manner that causes the first deck section to reach a first deck section width alteration limit at a first time and the second deck section to reach a second deck section width alteration limit at a second time, wherein the first time and the second time are not equal. |
| US10357409B2 |
Apparatus and method for product and signaling device matching
The present subject matter relates to absorbent articles and signaling devices for use therewith. The signaling device includes one or more non-invasive sensors configured to detect the presence of a substance, such as a body fluid, in the absorbent article. The signaling device can provide an audible and/or visible alert to the user of the absorbent article when it detects the presence of a substance. The absorbent article includes one or more identifiable characteristics the presence of which permits operation of the signaling device. In this manner, the present disclosure provides for product and signaling device matching for use. |
| US10357406B2 |
Patterned silicone coating
A method of applying a patterned coating of a silicone adhesive to a substrate sheet, comprising the steps of pattern coating a silicone precursor composition onto the substrate, followed by thermally curing the precursor composition coated on the substrate. The precursor composition is a viscous fluid, and the pattern coating is performed by suitably modified block printing, intaglio printing or screen printing methods. Also provided are coated substrates obtainable by the methods of the invention, and wound dressings comprising such coated substrates. |
| US10357404B2 |
Vacuum therapy and cleansing dressing for wounds
A wound dressing member is provided for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source. The wound dressing member is also provided for use with a wound having a wound surface. The wound dressing member includes a wound facing surface adapted to be in contact with and generally conform to the wound surface and a plurality of discrete holes formed in the wound facing surface. The member further includes a port configured to communicate with the vacuum source and with each hole formed in the wound facing surface. The wound dressing member further includes a stand-off having interconnected portions coupled to the wound facing surface and configured to provide a space between the wound facing surface and the wound surface. |
| US10357400B2 |
Eyewear with outriggers
Eyewear, such as a goggle, is provided that can include an anterior module and an interchangeable posterior module. The anterior module can be adapted to support at least one lens in a wearer's field of view. The posterior module can be adapted to fit against a contour of the wearer's face and can be selectively interchangeable with the anterior module to modify at least one physical characteristic of the eyewear. In some embodiments, the anterior and posterior modules can be coupled by a suspension assembly in order to allow articulation of the posterior module relative to the anterior module for evenly distributing forces against the wearer's face. Further, the anterior module can be rigid for maintaining the lens in an optically-desirable orientation. Furthermore, the goggle can comprise an interchangeable lens mechanism to facilitate interchanging of lenses in the goggle. The goggle can comprise a roll-off system or tear-off system. |
| US10357397B2 |
Laser treatment apparatus
A laser treatment apparatus configured to emit laser light onto a tissue of a patient's eye, the laser treatment apparatus includes: a laser scanner configured to scan laser light emitted from a laser light source and switch a position of the tissue onto which laser light is emitted; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, which are executed by the processor, causing the laser treatment apparatus to: (a) emit the laser light onto a first spot; (b) stop emitting the laser light onto the first spot for a stop time; (c) emit the laser light onto at least one second spot other than the first spot during the stop time; (d) emit the laser light onto the first spot again after the stop time elapses; and repeat (b), (c) and (d) several times to execute intermittent irradiation treatment onto a plurality of spots multiple times. |
| US10357394B2 |
Ostomy pouch replacement device
An ostomy pouch replacement device allows ostomates with a surgically created stoma to collect, contain and dispose of bodily fluids during hygienic maintenance. The device is customizable to each ostomate's unique stoma diameter and provides a disposable waste receptacle having a hollow absorbent section and a solid absorbent section for sanitary, discreet and odorless disposal of both urine and excrement. The disposable waste receptacle may include a super absorbent polymer powder that becomes a gel in the presence of liquid. The device preferably consists of a disposable waste receptacle that may be positioned over the stoma and includes an absorbent inner material for capturing waste, a cap or plug for sealing the device after use, and a collar stand for pressing an adhesive wafer to the skin and for holding the assembled device in an upright position. |
| US10357393B2 |
Vacuum splint apparatus for accommodating the chin of a patient and method for using the same
A particle filled neck brace is used for immobilizing the neck and chin of a patient and includes a vacuum pump disposed on the neck brace, which pump is communicated to the interior of the neck brace. After the neck brace is secured around the neck and chin of the patient, the vacuum pump is manipulated to remove air from the neck brace to form a rigid mold about the patient's neck and chin. The vacuum pump has a one way directional valve so that the neck brace remains in a rigid configuration for as long as the neck brace is applied to the patient. The neck brace also specifically forms a rigid mold over the patient's chin so as to immobilize the patient as well as to provide a comfortable fit without inducing further stress onto the patient. |
| US10357390B2 |
Ankle foot tensioned orthosis
An orthosis for supporting a human ankle joint is described. The orthosis may include a foot section and a tibial section, with a tensioning mechanism configured to adjust the tension between the foot section and the tibial section in order to change the range of motion of the joint. Methods for assembling and using an orthosis are also described. |
| US10357389B2 |
Gastric tubes having tethered plugs and methods of use
A gastric tube for use in a bariatric procedure includes an elongate tube and a cannulated plug coupled to the elongate tube. The elongate tube has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongate tube defines a lumen along a length thereof. The proximal end portion defines an opening in communication with the lumen. The elongate tube includes a blunt tip and an outer surface. The blunt tip is formed on the distal end portion. The outer surface defines a side opening in communication with the lumen. The cannulated plug includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is configured for connection to a vacuum source. The distal end is configured for removable receipt in the opening of the proximal end portion of the elongate tube to control a flow of one of aspiration and irrigation through the lumen. |
| US10357388B2 |
Prosthesis delivery system
A deployment system is configured to deploy a prosthesis into an internal lumen of a patient. The system can include an introducer with the loaded prosthesis. A spacing mechanism can be disposed axially along the introducer. When the prosthesis is mounted onto the introducer in a radially compressed configuration, an end of a first stent and a second stent can engage a contact point of the spacing mechanism to maintain the axial distance between the first and second stents and prevent axial compression of the prosthesis during loading and deployment. The spacing mechanism can reside within the prosthesis and be disposed outwardly away from the introducer to contact the interior surface of the prosthesis. The spacing mechanism can include a flexible longitudinal member, such as a wire or strip, or a tubular body. |
| US10357387B2 |
Medical devices for use along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract
Medical devices and method for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include implantable medical device for use along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract. The implantable medical device may include a tubular member having a first end configured to be disposed within the duodenum of a patient and a second end configured to be disposed adjacent to a pancreatic duct and/or bile duct. The tubular member may have a body including one or more wire filaments that are woven together. The tubular member may also have an outer surface with a longitudinal channel formed therein. |
| US10357384B2 |
Radially expandable polymer prosthesis and method of making same
Polymeric stents having fracture toughness and resistance to recoil after deployment are disclosed along with methods of manufacturing such stents. Improvements to mechanical characteristics and other improvements may be achieved by having polymer chains within individual stent struts oriented in a direction that is closer to or in line with the axis of the individual stent struts. The struts are connected to each other by hinge elements that are configured to bend during crimping and deployment of the stent. Ring struts form ring structures. A ring structure can have an overall curvilinear length from about 12 mm to about 15 mm. |
| US10357383B2 |
Vacuum prosthesis with force sensing member
A prosthetic device includes a socket assembly defining a cavity and configured to receive a portion of a residual limb of a user within the cavity, a force sensing member configured to detect forces applied to the residual limb at a plurality of locations about the portion of the residual limb and generate signals based on the detected force, a vacuum system in fluid communication with the socket and configured to control an amount of vacuum applied to the cavity, and a controller coupled to the force sensing member and the vacuum system. The controller is configured to receive the signals from the force sensing member and control operation of the vacuum system during use of the prosthetic device by the user based at least in part on the signals received from the force sensing member. |
| US10357373B2 |
Reverse shoulder systems and methods
Reversed glenoid implants, and related kits and methods, are described that include an anchor member having a proximal head and a baseplate having a distal end with a first aperture sized to accept the proximal head of the anchor member. The proximal head is inserted along an un-threaded length thereof from the distal end into the first aperture, and the anchor member is restrained against axial translation with respect to the baseplate but is permitted to rotate with respect to the baseplate. |
| US10357369B2 |
Method for producing knee replacement implant and implant for knee replacement
The present application discloses a method of producing a knee replacement implant, an implant for knee replacement formed by using the method, and a knee replacement implant. The method includes: defining a hip center, a knee center, an ankle center and a posterior femoral condylar axis of a lower limb; generating femoral geometric parameters and tibial geometric parameters, the femoral geometric parameters and the tibial geometric parameters being measured in relation to the hip center, the knee center, the ankle center and the posterior femoral condylar axis; collecting anthropometric data from a defined population using the femoral geometric parameters and the tibial geometric parameters; and creating a femoral component and/or a tibial component using the collected anthropometric data. |
| US10357364B2 |
Affixing a loop to a cardiac valve annulus using anchors with cylindrically curved outer surfaces
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for performing a procedure on a heart valve in which a loop of material contacts at least a portion of the annulus or the leaflets of a valve. Anchors are distributed about the loop and configured for implantation into the annulus or the leaflets in a forward direction and resist extraction in a backwards direction. The anchors each have a pointy front end and a back end, and two panels of material with cylindrically curved outer surfaces. A slot runs in a front-to-back direction between the two panels of material. After the anchors are implanted into the annulus or the leaflets, the loop can be used to retain a replacement valve or to constrict the annulus. |
| US10357357B2 |
Heart anchor device
A medical implant including an anchor portion including a plurality of arms adapted to engage an internal tissue wall of a body from two opposite faces, wherein the anchor portion is configured such that at least one of the arms does not have an entirely overlapping arm on the other side of the wall and an opening portion adapted to define an opening for blood flow through the internal tissue wall, when the anchor portion engages the wall. |
| US10357355B2 |
Systems and methods for ligament graft preparation
Systems and methods for preparing a ligament graft for a ligament reconstruction procedure are provided. In general, the described techniques utilize a graft preparation system having a holder and a delivery suture assembly removably coupled thereto. The delivery suture assembly can include a spine coupled with an anchor suture configured to form a self-tightening knot used to position the assembly around a graft and a plurality of suture windings configured to be affixed to the graft when the assembly is deployed. The assembly is delivered to the graft using the holder and the sutures can be affixed to the graft without penetrating therethrough. The spine helps to evenly distribute the load among the windings compressing the graft which are thus are capable of withstanding increased loads. Thus, an improved, simplified, and time- and labor-saving approach to preparing ligament grafts is provided. |
| US10357352B2 |
Device for rapid repair of body conduits
A self-expanding stent-graft provided in a diametrically compacted state for implantation and retained preferably by a constraining sheath, useful for the temporary or permanent repair of injured, partially or entirely transected body conduits including blood vessels. It may be used under direct visualization to quickly stop or substantially reduce loss of blood from such damaged vessels and to quickly re-establish perfusion distal to the injury site. The device would typically be implanted under emergency room conditions but also be used in field situations by trained medical technicians. After an end of the device is inserted into a blood vessel through the injury access, deployment preferably initiates from the device end in a direction moving toward the middle of the length of the device by directionally releasing the constraining sheath. In a preferred embodiment, the two opposing ends of the device are individually deployable from the compacted, small diameter intended for insertion into a vessel, to the larger diameter at which they fit interferably into a portion of the vessel. |
| US10357350B2 |
Surgical implant
A surgical implant adapted for repairing a tissue or muscle wall defect comprises an areal, flexible basic structure which defines a primary region and at least one arm starting from the primary region and having a free end and an end area extending up to the free end. The arm is folded back and fixed (e.g. welded, sutured or glued), in its end area, to the primary region of the basic structure. Preferably, the basic structure is made from one piece and comprises a mesh. |
| US10357345B2 |
Automatic filling mechanism and method for a hand-held oral cleaning device
An automatic filling mechanism for use in conjunction with a hand-held fluid droplet appliance (10) for dental cleaning, the automatic filling mechanism having a door (42) to a chamber (40) in the hand held fluid droplet appliance (10) for holding fluid, the door having a female liquid inlet port (44) and a female liquid and air exit interface (46) having a snorkel system (80) attached thereto that is inserted into the chamber (40) that is used to fill the chamber (40) with fluid (112) from a reservoir (110) on a docking and charging station (100) when the hand held fluid droplet appliance (10) is inserted into a cradle (160) on the docking and charging station (100). |
| US10357342B2 |
Digital dental examination and documentation
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing and storing acquired data relating to one or more dental conditions. The methods can include acquiring a first oral feature in a first data acquisition using a data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature first reference point from the first data acquisition, diagnosing a first dental condition upon confirming that the first oral feature first reference point is associated with the first dental condition, acquiring the first oral feature in a second data acquisition using the data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature second reference point from the second data acquisition, and tracking the progression of the first dental condition by determining a discrepancy between the first oral feature first and second reference points. |
| US10357336B2 |
Systems and methods for fabricating dental appliances or shells
Systems and methods are disclosed for cutting and trimming dental molds and oral appliances by receiving a digital model of teeth, determining a cutting loop path and applying a drape wall to the cutting loop to generate a simplified tooth base in a dental mold having an inner arch curve and an outer arch curve. The oral appliance may be formed on the dental mold and a cutter may be applied using a sweeping motion across the inner and outer arch curves. |
| US10357335B2 |
Orthodontic appliances for correcting teeth irregularities and for retaining the position of teeth
Orthodontic appliances for correcting teeth irregularities and for retaining the position of teeth are disclosed. According to an aspect, an orthodontic appliance may include an arch component configured to engage one of teeth and gums of a patient. Further, the orthodontic appliance may include a spring having a teeth engaging portion and an anchor portion. The teeth engaging portion may be shaped to engage the incisors of the patient. The anchor portion may be attached to the arch component. |
| US10357334B2 |
Dental devices and methods for treating one or more teeth
A dental device (such as a dental matrix or teeth tray) for use in in securing to one or more teeth during a dental restoration procedure or another dental procedure. In the case of a dental matrix, the dental matrix can be manufactured (e.g., in a dentist's facility using a three-dimensional printer apparatus or the like) after the targeted tooth of the patient in the dentist's facility is prepared for a filling material. As such, in some circumstances, the dental matrix is not necessarily a prefabricated metal band that is intended to be used with any of a variety of differently sized and shaped teeth of any of a variety of different patients, but instead the dental matrix may optionally be promptly fabricated according to the specific anatomical shape and size of a particular tooth of a particular patient while that patient is waiting in the dental chair. |
| US10357329B2 |
Bone bed drilling template
A method and device for ensuring better placement of an implant, such as an implant that is affixed via bone bed drilling to a recipient's skull. In particular, the technology comprises an apparatus and method of deploying the same that can lead to an improved goodness of fit of the implant. The apparatus and process of the present disclosure are particularly applicable to affixing auditory prostheses such as cochlear implants. The implant is provided with a template that has the same dimensions as the implant that is to be affixed. This template has a dye-impregnated material on its distal surface that is used during bone bed drilling to identify bony spots that have to be drilled away to get a flat surface and a better alignment of the implant with the bone bed. The template may also be provided in kit form. |
| US10357324B2 |
Sterile barrier assembly, mounting system, and method for coupling surgical components
A sterile barrier assembly, mounting system, and method for kinematically coupling first and second surgical components together through the sterile barrier assembly so that positioning is repeatable and deterministic. |
| US10357322B2 |
System and method for controlling a remote medical device guidance system in three-dimensions using gestures
A system for enabling a user to remotely control a robotic medical device system includes a motion capture apparatus to capture motion of a user in a sensing volume and generate indicative output data. The system includes a control unit configured to execute gesture recognition logic that recognizes a user gesture based on analysis of the indicative output data. The control unit executes interpreter logic that is configured to translate the recognized user gesture into a corresponding robotic medical device control command configured to control an aspect of the operation of the robotic medical device system. |
| US10357319B2 |
Robotic system display method for displaying auxiliary information
A Robotic control system has a wand, which emits multiple narrow beams of light, which fall on a light sensor array, or with a camera, a surface, defining the wand's changing position and attitude which a computer uses to direct relative motion of robotic tools or remote processes, such as those that are controlled by a mouse, but in three dimensions and motion compensation means and means for reducing latency. |
| US10357316B2 |
Systems and methods for planning hair transplantation
Systems and methods for creating a treatment plan for cosmetic procedures are provided. The treatment plan automatically modifies or generates one or more proposed sites within a first body surface element based on one or more parameters in one or more second body surface elements. Various techniques and methods described in the application provide for improved planning of a procedure. |
| US10357314B2 |
Instrumentation and method for repair of a bone fracture
A device for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes an elongate member and a block. The elongate member has length indicia at axial locations along a length for measuring a first distance from a predetermined datum of the elongate member. The block is attached to and movable along the elongate member. The block includes width indicia for measuring a second distance in a direction transverse to the first distance. A method for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes moving the elongate member along the block to axial locations along such member to determine an appropriate width and depth of insertion of the implant. |
| US10357311B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with removable jaw components
A surgical instrument includes a body, an elongate shaft extending distally from the body, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, and a firing beam. The end effector has a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is pivotable toward and away from the second jaw to capture tissue. The end effector further comprises at least one electrode. The at least one electrode is operable to apply RF energy to tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw. At least a portion of the end effector is reconfigurable to transition the end effector into a cleaning state |
| US10357310B2 |
Catheter with bendable tip
A medical probe includes a flexible insertion tube, having a distal end for insertion into a body cavity of a patient, and a distal tip, which is disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube and is configured to be brought into contact with tissue in the body cavity. A coupling member couples the distal tip to the distal end of the insertion tube and includes a tubular piece of an elastic material having a helical cut therethrough along a portion of a length of the piece. |
| US10357298B2 |
Drug delivery implants
An orthopedic implant includes an internal fixation device. The internal fixation device includes: an exterior surface; a threaded section including a reservoir and at least one threaded section channel fluidly communicating the reservoir with the exterior surface, each threaded section channel having an interior diameter and a length which is greater than the interior diameter; a head including a head channel fluidly communicating the reservoir with an exterior surface of the head, a channel diameter of the head channel being respectively larger than a largest interior diameter of each threaded section channel, the channel diameter of the head channel being the same as a large interior diameter of the reservoir; and a continuously tapering inner surface between the head channel and the reservoir. |
| US10357297B2 |
Bionic fixing apparatus
A bionic apparatus is provided. The bionic apparatus includes a flexible portion having a plurality of pores, a rigid portion connected with the flexible portion, and a supporting element disposed in the flexible portion. The pore size of each pore is between 50 μm to 500 μm. The flexible portion, the rigid portion and the supporting element are one-piece formed by a additive manufacturing process. |
| US10357294B2 |
Method of securing a plate to a bone at a fracture site utilizing a detachable inserter
The combination of a plate and inserter for the plate. The plate is configured to be operatively placed at a bone fracture site and secured with at least one fastener to stabilize bone portions between which a fracture is located. Structure cooperating between the plate and inserter is configured to releasably maintain the plate operatively engaged with the inserter. The operatively engaged plate is movable together with the inserter whereby a user can manipulate the operatively engaged plate through the inserter. The plate has a leading end with a tapered configuration to facilitate dissection of soft tissue from a bone surface to allow a surface on the plate that trails the advancing leading end to be operatively placed against the bone surface across the bone fracture site. |
| US10357286B2 |
Osteosynthesis system comprising means for straightening a bone anchoring element relative to a screw head and anchoring screw implemented in such a system
An osteosynthesis system comprising anchoring screws, wherein at least one of the anchoring screws comprises a bone anchoring element with a longitudinal axis AA, comprising a threaded anchoring rod prolonged at the end by a coupling head and a screw head for coupling a connecting element to the bone anchoring element, wherein the screw, comprises a body with a longitudinal axis BB traversed longitudinally by a channel featuring in the lower portion a receiving cavity for receiving the coupling head of the anchoring element, at least one connecting element designed to interconnect the anchoring screws, means of tightening the connecting element on each anchoring screw, a means of straightening the bone anchoring element in relation to the screw head during tightening, wherein the means of straightening are arranged to straighten the threaded rod of the bone anchoring element and place the former in the longitudinal axis BB. |
| US10357283B2 |
Method and system for determining pressure and flow restrictions in a body cavity using a trocar
According to one embodiment, a method includes providing a trocar having a flow path for passage of an insufflation gas and also having a region outside the flow path that is open at the distal end of the trocar. The method also includes supplying insufflation gas through the flow path of the trocar and determining a differential pressure between a first pressure in the flow path of the trocar and a second pressure in the region of the trocar outside the flow path. The method also includes controlling the supply of insufflation gas through the trocar based at least in part on the determined differential pressure. |
| US10357282B2 |
Orburator for expandable catheter
Various methods and devices are provided for use of a cannula. For example, provided herein is a flexible cannula having an elongate body with an elongate shaft extending between a proximal hub and a distal dam. A lumen can extend through the cannula. The dam is in the form of a flexible annular member formed on a distal end of the shaft. The dam and the hub have diameters greater than a diameter of the shaft. A flexible, expandable sleeve is removably positioned on the distal end of the shaft of the cannula. The sleeve deformably encapsulates the dam such that the dam is folded against the shaft of the cannula. An obturator is also provided having an elongate shaft configured to be removably positioned within the lumen of the cannula. The shaft can be configured to fit within the lumen in a clearance fit. |
| US10357281B2 |
Split-guides for trajectory frames for medical interventional systems and methods
Surgical devices such as a device guide for a trajectory frame for image-guided procedures, is configured with first and second elongate and cooperating semi-circular members that together define a longitudinally extending open channel and that can separate along longitudinally extending split lines into discrete first and second elongate semicircular members. The surgical devices with the first and second semi-circular members can include a device guide and dock and lock inserts that are detachably held by dock and lock members to a guide support column that also concurrently holds the device guide during at least part of an image guided procedure. |
| US10357279B2 |
Surgical knife safety handle having user operable lock
A surgical knife safety device having a handle, a blade connected to the handle, and a guard carried by the handle for sliding movement between a retracted position in which the blade is exposed for use, and an extended position for covering the sharp cutting edge of the blade. In the retracted position, an enlarged guard radius is provided at the distal end of the handle to allow improved handle control and blade orientation. The enlarged guard radius is positioned to allow the user to firmly grip a large distal handle portion which is preferably molded as a single piece with the blade holder, preventing unwanted blade or handle movement due to guard mechanism tolerances. A spring, such as leaf spring or a cantilever beam, and a pair of detents or slots are provided to fix the guard in the extended or retracted position and to provide resistance during movement between the two positions. Additionally, a pushback prevention mechanism, a user operable lock and a drop-force operable lock are provided to prevent accidental retraction of the guard from the fully extended and guarded position. |
| US10357274B2 |
Surgical tool for coring precise holes and providing for retrieval of tissue
A tool for coring a hole in a portion of a patient's body. A cylindrical sheath includes a hollow bore open at both ends. A shaft is axially movable back and forth within the bore. A blade assembly is attached to one end of the shaft. The blade assembly comprises a hollow open cup portion having a closed end and a cutting edge formed around the margin of the open end. An interface is attached to the sheath which is shaped and dimensioned to communicate with a connector used to connect a medical device to a patient's body. |
| US10357272B2 |
Soft tissue cutting device and methods of use
Some embodiments provide a soft tissue device, such as a transverse carpal ligament cutting device having one or more balloons that are deflated when the device is in an inactive position and are inflated when the device is in an active position. Other embodiments provide a soft tissue cutting method, such as a method of cutting a transverse carpal ligament that uses a soft tissue cutting device. |
| US10357271B2 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument (10, 100) configured to facilitate gripping and manual adjustment by a left-handed or righted-handed user. The surgical instrument includes a rod (11) having a first end (12a) attachable to a working end (13, 113) of the instrument via a mount (16). The rod has a second end (12b) coupled to a handle (14) having rotational directionality for gripping by a first hand of the user. The handle is rotatable about the rod so as to allow the user to adjust an angular displacement of the user's finger relative to the working end, and a locking member (20, 146) prevents rotation of the handle relative to the rod when the beveled indent is optimally located relative to the working end. |
| US10357269B2 |
Devices and methods for increasing rotational torque during end effector articulation
Devices and methods for increasing rotational torque during end effector articulation are provided. In general, a surgical device can include an end effector configured to articulate. The end effector can be configured to move between different angular orientations relative to an elongate shaft of the device having the end effector at a distal end thereof. The elongate shaft and the end effector can be configured to be rotated relative to a handle portion of the device. The device can include at least one friction member configured to provide increased resistance to rotation of the elongate shaft and the end effector when the end effector is articulated as compared to when the end effector is not articulated. The at least one friction member can thus be configured to increase rotational torque when the end effector is articulated as compared to when the end effector is not articulated. |
| US10357264B2 |
Shock wave balloon catheter with insertable electrodes
A translatable shock wave treatment apparatus is suitable for use in treating calcified lesions in vascular structures having small diameters. An elongate member carrying a collapsed angioplasty balloon is first inserted into the occluded blood vessel. The angioplasty balloon is inflated with a conducting fluid to pre-dilate the narrow blood vessel prior to introducing electrodes and applying shock wave therapy. After the blood vessel is at least partially opened, a translatable electrode carrier equipped with one or more shock wave emitters is advanced into the angioplasty balloon. Shock waves are then propagated through the fluid to impart energy to calcified plaques along the vessel walls, thereby softening the calcified lesions. Following the shock wave treatment, multiple inflation and deflation cycles of the angioplasty balloon can be administered to gently compress the softened lesion and complete dilation of the blood vessel. |
| US10357263B2 |
Vascular re-entry device
An ultrasonic device having a tri-axial configuration including an ultrasound transmission member, a dilator, and a sheath is disclosed. The ultrasound device may be used in a procedure to treat an occluded blood vessel. The ultrasound transmission member can transmit ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic transmission member into the subintimal space of a blood vessel. The sheath may articulate to aid in the process of re-entering the central lumen of the blood vessel. |
| US10357260B2 |
Orthopedic fastener, retainer, and guide methods
Implants, instruments, and methods for connecting and/or stabilizing first and second bone portions relative to one another are presented including fasteners and retainers connectable in axial force transmitting relationship and instruments for their installation. In one example a guide is configured to clamp two bone portions together while a fastener is inserted through at least one of the bone portions to engage a retainer. |
| US10357248B2 |
Extensible buttress assembly for surgical stapler
A stretchable buttress assembly includes a planar fabric layer and a biocompatible adhesive layer. The planar fabric layer is configured to stretch along a stretch axis. The planar fabric layer includes extensible fibers and non-extensible fibers. The extensible fibers are arranged in a repeatable pattern. The extensible fibers are oriented along respective paths that are each parallel to the stretch axis. The non-extensible fibers are arranged in a repeatable pattern and engaged with the extensible fibers. The adhesive layer is applied to the planar fabric and is configured to removably adhere the planar fabric layer to an end effector of a surgical stapler. |
| US10357247B2 |
Surgical instrument with multiple program responses during a firing motion
A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an elongated channel configured to support a staple cartridge, an anvil pivotably connected to the elongated channel, a knife mechanically coupled to the staple cartridge, an electric motor and a control circuit electrically connected to the electric motor. The control circuit is configured to change a firing motion of the surgical instrument based on a combination of events. |
| US10357246B2 |
Rotary powered surgical instrument with manually actuatable bailout system
A motor-driven surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a motor that is supported in a housing and includes at least one rotary drive system that is configured for selective operable engagement and disengagement with the motor assembly. A bailout drive train is supported by the housing assembly and is configured for selective operable engagement and disengagement with the at least one rotary drive system. A bailout handle assembly is selectively movable between a stored position within the housing assembly and an actuation position such that, when the bailout handle assembly is in the stored position, the at least one rotary drive system is retained in operable engagement with the motor assembly and when the bailout handle assembly is in the actuation position, the bailout drive train is in operable engagement with the at least one rotary drive system. |
| US10357241B2 |
Suture attachment apparatus
A bone anchor has a central bore allowing for uniquely attaching a suture thereto. The bore is shaped so that it is wider at the bottom of the anchor than at the top of the anchor. A peg fits within the bore. The suture is looped around the peg and the peg is inserted into the bore. Friction between the bore, peg and suture holds the suture in place. A suture for use with the bone anchor may be formed by fusing together the ends of a plurality of fibers to form a loop. |
| US10357240B1 |
Hernia surgery method and system
The present invention discloses a suturing method and system 10 for repairing hernia. The method comprises applying multiple layers of sutures for closing a primary defect 101. The invention comprises a suturing means for strengthening the repair by securing the primary defect to non-damaged tissue 120 The method of the present invention can decrease the chances of recurring hernia. |
| US10357238B2 |
Surgical access system and related methods
A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. |
| US10357233B2 |
Surgical access system and related methods
A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. |
| US10357229B2 |
Ultrasound endoscope, suction apparatus for ultrasound endoscope, and ultrasound endoscope system
An ultrasound endoscope includes: an ultrasound probe arranged in a distal end rigid portion; a suction and forceps port provided in a vicinity of the ultrasound probe; a treatment instrument insertion channel and a negative pressure channel communicating with the suction and forceps port; and a control valve configured to variably regulate a negative pressure for suction that is transmitted to the suction and forceps port through the treatment instrument insertion channel and the negative pressure channel to two or more states. |
| US10357227B2 |
Determination of the concentration distribution of sonically dispersive elements
A medical apparatus (200, 300, 400, 500) determines the concentration distribution of sonically dispersive elements (606, 2001) within a subject (306, 604, 1004), wherein the medical apparatus comprises: a memory (212) for storing machine executable instructions (224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 318) and a processor (206) for executing the machine executable instructions. Execution of the instructions cause the processor to: receive (100) shear wave data (214) descriptive of the propagation of shear waves (310, 608, 1118) within the subject for at least two frequencies; determine (102) a mechanical property (316, 618, 620) of the subject using the shear wave data at each of the at least two frequencies; determine (104) a power law relationship (218, 702) between the at least two frequencies and the mechanical property; and determine (106) the concentration distribution of the sonically dispersive elements within the subject using the power law relationship and calibration data (222, 704, 800). |
| US10357222B2 |
X-ray diagnostic imaging apparatus, monitoring server and anomaly detection method
In order to provide an X-ray diagnostic imaging apparatus which can detect anomalies caused by factors other than wearing of a bearing of an X-ray tube, according to the present invention, there is provided an X-ray diagnostic imaging apparatus including an X-ray tube that irradiates an object with X-rays, an X-ray detector that detects X-rays having been transmitted through the object, an image creation unit that creates a medical image of the object on the basis of the output of the X-ray detector, a change amount measurement unit that measures a change amount of an X-ray focal point which is an X-ray generation point of the X-ray tube, and an anomaly detection unit that detects an anomaly in the X-ray tube on the basis of whether or not the change amount falls within a predetermined normal change range. |
| US10357221B2 |
Anatomical imaging system with improved detector calibration process
A method for calibrating detectors in a CT scanner, wherein the new calibration process uses a combination of slab-based and water-based calibrations. By combining both calibrations, the complexity of each procedure can be reduced which will reduce restrictions on the quality of detectors used in the scanner. The slabs can be made out of commercially available material such as acrylic, and they will require no special treatment. Combining both calibrations also reduces the number of water phantoms needed for the calibration and the complexity of the calibration algorithm. Furthermore, the slabs can be shaped based on the scanner geometry so as to optimize the slab-based calibration step. |
| US10357219B2 |
Deployable guard for mobile x-ray system
A boom has an x-ray head attached to one end thereof and the x-ray head has an x-ray source disposed therein. In a docked position of the boom, the x-ray source is disabled. In a deployed position, the x-ray source is enabled. A handle attached to the x-ray head is movable into at least two different positions. A first one of the positions disables the x-ray source while a second one of the positions enables the x-ray source. The handle extends a preselected distance from the x-ray source such that the handle maintains at least the preselected distance between the x-ray source and a subject to be exposed thereby. |
| US10357216B2 |
Mammography apparatus
According to one embodiment, a mammography apparatus includes an X-ray, an imaging stage, a pressing plate, a guide information generator, and an X-ray detection unit. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The imaging stage supports a breast. The pressing plate presses the breast supported on the imaging stage. The guide information generator provides the imaging stage with guide information for guiding a placement position of the breast. The guide information is generated based on a nipple position, an image start position, and an image end position of a previous image of the breast. The X-ray detection unit generates X-ray projection data by detecting X-rays transmitted through the breast by an X-ray detector. |
| US10357212B2 |
Method for capturing a three-dimensional x-ray image
The invention relates to a method for capturing a three-dimensional x-ray image (1) of an object (2) by means of an x-ray system (3) comprising an x-ray source (4), an x-ray detector (5) and a shutter matrix (7), the shutter matrix (7) having a plurality of shutter elements (18), the x-ray absorption properties of which are controllable. In the first method step, at least one region (21) to be captured of the object (2) is defined, wherein settings are planned for the individual shutter elements (18) of the shutter matrix (7) for different rotary positions (14, 15, 16, 17), taking into account the defined area (21) to be captured. Then, a plurality of two-dimensional x-ray images is captured from the planned rotary positions (14, 15, 16, 17) during at least one partial rotation (9) using the planned settings of the shutter elements (18), wherein the overall three-dimensional x-ray image (1) of the area (21) to be captured is generated from the individual two-dimensional x-ray images. |
| US10357210B2 |
Determining health change of a user with neuro and neuro-mechanical fingerprints
In accordance with one embodiment, a method for determining changes in health of a user is disclosed. The method includes sensing multi-dimensional motion of a body part of a user to generate a first multi-dimensional motion signal at a first time and date; in response to the first multi-dimensional motion signal, generating a first neuro-mechanical fingerprint; generating a first health measure in response to the first NFP and user calibration parameters; sensing multi-dimensional motion of the body part of the user to generate another multi-dimensional motion signal at another time and date; in response to the another multi-dimensional motion signal, generating another neuro-mechanical fingerprint; generating another health measure in response to the another NFP and the user calibration parameters; and comparing the first health measure with the another health measure to determine a difference representing the health degradation of the user. |
| US10357204B2 |
Endoscope system and operating method thereof
A light source device simultaneously produces violet narrowband light and green narrowband light. A complementary color type imaging device of a complementary color type endoscope outputs first to fourth mixed pixel signals. In a complementary color second processor, a matrix operation unit performs a matrix operation of the first to fourth mixed pixel signals, and produces first and second display signals D1 and D2. A mixed color corrector corrects the first and second display signals D1 and D2 on the basis of relational expressions of “D1′=D1−K2×D2” and “D2′=D2−K1×D1”. K1 represents the ratio of a signal value of the second display signal to a signal value of the first display signal under independent application of only the violet narrowband light. K2 represents the ratio of a signal value of the first display signal to a signal value of the second display signal under independent application of only the green narrowband light. |
| US10357198B2 |
System for estimating muscle area, device, and method for estimating muscle area
A system includes a measuring instrument including a first sensor that acquires orientation information of the measuring instrument and a device that obtains movement information of the measuring instrument, and a controller that estimates muscle area in a cross-section of a human body on the basis of shape characteristics calculated from an at least partial contour of the human body, the at least partial contour being calculated on the basis of the orientation information and the movement information. |
| US10357196B2 |
Depth measurement in tissue using piezoelectric sensors having different probe sizes
An apparatus and method for determining the depth of an object below a surface or the thickness of the dermis. The apparatus and method use a plurality of piezoelectric fingers having probes with differently sized contact areas. A plurality of measurements is taken using each of the probes with differently sized contact areas in order to determine the depth of an object below a surface or the thickness of the dermis. |
| US10357195B2 |
Pupillometry and sensor fusion for monitoring and predicting a vehicle operator's condition
A system and method for monitoring the condition of the driver of a vehicle including both the level of distraction being experienced by him/her as well his/her cardiac health are described. The system can detect and predict behavioral and cognitive distraction in real time. It can also monitor a driver's physical condition, detect and predict health events such as a myocardial infarction. The system can fuse inputs from various sensors and components including vehicle information (through CAN networks or other), IR camera, heart rate sensors, eye tracking and pupillometry technology. The distraction detection and health monitoring can be done in separate modules. Fusion algorithms can detect and predict risk related to the driver's lack of attention and the likelihood that he/she is or will experience a cardiac event. |
| US10357194B2 |
Catheter
A catheter and associated method for taking a plurality of samples from within a length of a blood vessel. The catheter includes an elongate central body arranged to be inserted into and positioned along a central region of a blood vessel. A plurality of collection areas are defined along the elongate central body for collecting samples at the central region of the blood vessel. A plurality of mixers are provided radially outwardly of the elongate central body and arranged to create a flow of blood from a boundary layer at a wall of the blood vessel to the elongate central body. This enables the collection areas to collect samples from the boundary layer. |
| US10357193B2 |
Puncturing system and lancet carrier tape
A puncturing system has a carrier tape carrying multiple lancets, a device housing comprising a conveying facility for moving the lancets into a usage position consecutively by moving the carrier tape in a conveying direction, a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in the usage position in a puncturing motion, an opening in the device housing for touching against a body part in which a puncture is to be made by the puncturing motion of one of the lancets, an actuation facility for driving the conveying facility, and an unlockable interlock comprising a stop that blocks further transport of the carrier tape as soon as one of the lancets has reached the usage position. |
| US10357191B2 |
Continuous glucose monitoring on-body sensor
An on-body sensor (OBS) (5610) having a continuous monitoring (CGM) device is disclosed for use in identifying an analyte, such as glucose in blood or interstitial fluid (ISF), using a biomaterial, such as glucose binding protein (GBP), that is brought into contact with the analyte. The on-body sensor (5610) incorporating the CGM device includes a housing (5625′) which provides protection to the CGM device while providing comfort to a user wearing the device. The OBS also includes an adhesive structure that provides a comfortable, discreet and secure user experience. |
| US10357189B2 |
Biological information acquisition device and biological information acquisition method
A biological information acquisition device includes: a light emitting unit which casts light on a living body; a plurality of light receiving units which receives the light transmitted through the living body; and a control unit which controls the light emitting unit and the light receiving units. The control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light as a measurement light emitting unit, causes a plurality of measurement light receiving units spaced apart from the measurement light emitting unit by a first distance, of the plurality of light receiving units, to receive the light cast from measurement light emitting unit and thus acquires a plurality of light receiving results, and acquires biological information using a first light receiving result with a highest light reception intensity and a second light receiving result with a lowest light reception intensity, of the plurality of light receiving results. |
| US10357188B2 |
Flexible optical source for pulse oximetry
An optical source for guiding light to a target of a patient includes at least one light source configured to emit red light and infrared light. The at least one light source is embedded within a light-conducting sheet. A photodistributor is spaced from the at least one light source. The photodistributor includes a light-emitting surface and at least one light-receiving surface optically coupled to the light-conducting sheet. The photodistributor is configured to discharge at least a portion of the emitted red light and at least a portion of the emitted infrared light into a target. |
| US10357187B2 |
Optical sensor for measuring physiological properties
The invention provides a physiological probe that comfortably attaches to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe, which comprises a separate cradle module and sensor module, secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. The cradle module, which contains elements subject to wear, is preferably provided as a disposable unit. |
| US10357186B2 |
Wheelchair in-seat activity tracker
In a system for determining in-seat behavior of a user, a sensor mat is placed on a location of the seat. The sensor mat includes a plurality of sensors that are distributed anthropometrically so as to be placed below predetermined anatomical sites of a typical user. At least one training episode in which the user assumes at least one predetermined posture for a predetermined amount of time is executed. Training data from each of the plurality of sensors is recorded and sensor parameters are adjusted based on the training data. After the training episode, use data is sensed from the plurality of sensors during normal use of the seat by the user. The in-seat behavior of the user is characterized based on the use data which results in the generation of characterization data. At least one predetermined action is taken based on the characterization data. |
| US10357180B2 |
Health monitoring system
The present invention relates to a health monitoring system comprising an implantable sensor configured to measure impedance within a body tissue of the subject resulting from an electrical current flowing through said body tissue, wherein the body tissue is sub-dermal or subcutaneous tissue of said subject, the sensor including a powering and communication circuit having a coil configured to be powered by an electromagnetic field and to communicate with external devices. Further, the system comprises a reader module including a coil configured to produce the electromagnetic field for powering the powering and communication circuit and for communicating with the powering and communication circuit, a computing device comprising a display device, a processing device and at least one storage device, the computing device being configured to communicate with other devices via at least one wireless network and a monitoring engine for determining or monitoring at least one physiological parameter based on measured impedance, wherein the reader module and the computing device and the monitoring engine are configured to communicate with each other. |
| US10357178B2 |
System and method for enhanced electrical impedance tomography
A method includes applying a plurality of currents to a plurality of electrodes disposed on a surface surrounding an anatomical region in a subject. Further, the method includes measuring a plurality of voltages generated in response to the plurality of currents. The method also includes selecting a coarse-scale basis corresponding to a response function associated with the plurality of electrodes. Moreover, the method includes determining simultaneously an internal admittivity corresponding to the anatomical region and a contact impedance corresponding to the plurality of electrodes based on the plurality of voltages and the coarse-scale basis. The method also includes reconstructing the diagnostic image based on the internal admittivity. |
| US10357175B2 |
Method for predicting awakening in a comatose patient and computer-implemented method thereof
The present invention relates to a method for predicting awakening in a comatose patient based on the progression of auditory discrimination during early stages of coma. EEG measures are acquired from the patient during two distinct periods when said patient is exposed to auditory stimuli comprising repeated standard and deviant sounds. The first period occurs when the comatose patient is in a hypothermia state and the second period occurs when the comatose patient is in a normal temperature state and preferably within 2-3 days from the onset of the coma. The present invention further relates to a computer-implemented method thereof. |
| US10357173B2 |
Dual multiray electrode catheter
This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a dual multiray electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body formed from a plurality of spines with electrodes and a dual multiray electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body. The dual multiray electrode assembly may have a proximal multiray array and a distal multiray array, each array comprising a plurality of spines connected at one end. The dual multiray electrode assembly may have an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration wherein the spines are arranged generally along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body. |
| US10357170B2 |
Method and a device for measuring muscle signals
A method, system and apparatus for determining the state of a muscle between a normal non-tired state, a tired state and a passive involuntary tension state. A signal from the muscle is recorded at rest by using an electrode arrangement, where an earth body may prevent the electrodes from picking up signals beyond the extent of the earth body. The frequency content of the signal is determined by spectral analysis, e.g. by computing a moment of the spectrum. A normal frequency content indicates a non-tired muscle state, whereas a low and a high frequency content indicate a tired and a passive involuntary tension muscle state. |
| US10357166B2 |
Electronic blood pressure monitor and connected cuff type determination method
A blood pressure monitor includes a cuff and main unit. The cuff includes a fluid bladder, tube, and approximately cylindrical plug attached to a leading end of the tube, and a through-hole is provided in peripheral wall of plug. An inner diameter of a part of plug further on leading end side of plug than through-hole is set variably, in accordance with the type of cuff, to a diameter≤inner diameter of a part of plug aside from part further on leading end side. Main unit includes a plug receiving portion that communicates with pump via a pipe, a first pressure sensor that detects pressure in pipe, second pressure sensor that detects an inner pressure of plug inserted into plug receiving portion, and cuff type determining unit that determines type of cuff connected to main unit on basis of difference between pressures detected by first and second pressure sensor. |
| US10357155B2 |
Wavefront correction method for adaptive optics system
A method, controller, and medium to control an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Receiving from the ophthalmoscope a plurality of wavefront elements. Each element may be associated with an area of a beam of light received from a fundus. Each element includes shape data. The shape data represents a shape of a wavefront in a area of the beam. Each element includes status data. The status data is a confidence indicator of ability of the shape data to represent the shape of the wavefront with a particular level of accuracy. Calculating control data based on the shape data in the wavefront data and local gain. The local gain includes local gain elements. Each local gain elements is adjusted based on status data. Using the control data to adjust a shape of an illumination wavefront of an illumination beam used to illuminate the fundus. |
| US10357153B2 |
Medical devices, systems, and methods for performing eye exams and eye tracking
Apparatus and methods for eye tracking using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device are disclosed. Such eye tracking may be performed by using information about the shape of the cornea and the corneal apex or using the iris/pupil border obtained using the OCT device. |
| US10357150B2 |
Imaging of the eye
A method of determining a geometrical measurement of a retina of an eye, comprising obtaining a two dimensional representation of at least a portion of the retina of the eye (34), deriving a geometrical remapping which converts the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to a three dimensional representation of the retinal portion (36), using one or more coordinates of the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to define the geometrical measurement to be taken of the retina on the two dimensional representation (38), using the geometrical remapping to convert the or each coordinate of the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to an equivalent coordinate of the three dimensional representation of the retinal portion (40), and using the or each equivalent coordinate of the three dimensional representation of the retinal portion to determine the geometrical measurement of the retina of the eye (42). |
| US10357148B2 |
Container
This invention relates to a container for use with an endoscope. More particularly, this invention relates to a container for storing and delivering sterile water to an endoscope. A container for storing sterile water for supply to an endoscope comprises a substantially rigid receptacle providing an internal volume for storing said water, the receptacle having opposing first and second end walls, in use said first end wall forming a base of the receptacle and said second end wall forming a top of the receptacle such that a vertical axis of the receptacle extends substantially perpendicular to the first and second end walls; a first port for connection to an air line of an endoscope; a second port for connection to a water line of an endoscope; a first fluid conduit extending between the receptacle and the first port; and a second fluid conduit extending between the receptacle and the second port, wherein, in use, the first and second ports are located in a fixed position with respect to the receptacle such that the first and second ports lie in the same vertical plane as the centre of gravity of the container when the receptacle is filled with water. |
| US10357147B2 |
Method and apparatus for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor
An illuminator apparatus and method for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor having a first aspect ratio is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having a proximal end disposed to receive a plurality of input light beams, each light beam having differing spectral properties, the optical fiber being operable to transmit the light beams along the fiber to a distal end of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes an integrating element disposed to receive the light beams from the distal end of the fiber and combine the light beams to produce a generally homogenous illumination beam at a rectangular output face of the integrating element. The apparatus further includes an illumination projector operable to project an image of the output face of the integrating element into the object field to produce a generally rectangular illuminated region of the object field substantially corresponding to the portion of the object field imaged by the rectangular image sensor. |
| US10357145B2 |
Wire driver for wire line and endoscope
A side-viewing endoscope includes an elongated tube for entry in a body cavity for imaging. A wire line is contained in the elongated tube, for moving in an axial direction back and forth. A guide device is coupled with a distal end of the wire line, caused to shift between first and second positions by the wire line, for orientation in a direction crosswise to the axial direction upon being set in the second position. An input lever is disposed at a proximal end of the wire line, for moving the wire line in the axial direction. A cam mechanism is connected between the input lever and the wire line, for shifting the guide device at a first shift between the first position and an intermediate position, and shifting the guide device at a second shift smaller than the first shift between the intermediate and second positions. |
| US10357142B1 |
Misty mat system
A pump is positioned on the upper surface of the mat adjacent to one edge. A spray nozzle on the upper surface of the mat is positioned to dispense a spray upwardly. Tubing has an input end coupled to the pump. The tubing has an output end coupled to the spray nozzle. An actuator pedal is coupled to the pump. In this manner when the pedal is depressed, the pump will move cleaning/disinfecting fluid from the pump and then through the tubing and then through the spray nozzle. Further in this manner a misty layer of cleaning/disinfecting fluid will be gently wafted onto the upper surface of the mat. |
| US10357140B2 |
Autonomous wall cleaner
An autonomous wall cleaner is disclosed. The autonomous wall cleaner comprises a vacuum generator, a number of suction cups, a number of wheels, a number of first actuators, a cleaning element and a controller located on a frame. The wheels are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame. The first actuator is capable of driving the wheels. Each suction cup is connected with the vacuum generators and has a sliding disk and an elastic bowl. When the wheels are moving on the wall, the suction cups are sucking to the wall and sliding. |
| US10357137B2 |
Cleaning device for an autonomous floor treatment appliance
A cleaning device for an autonomous floor treatment appliance, the cleaning device being suitable for cleaning wall portions that are close to a floor and border a floor surface to be cleaned, includes a fixing element to connect the cleaning device to a housing portion of the autonomous floor treatment appliance and a cleaning element carrier having a cleaning element, the cleaning element carrier being connected to the fixing element. |
| US10357131B2 |
Blending jar with scraper apparatus
A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar. |
| US10357129B2 |
Magnetic variable length cooking divider with adjustable contact
The invention is an apparatus used to divide existing cooking equipment into isolated areas to substantially reduce fluid or physical contact for preparing one or more types of food at once, to maximize existing baking equipment versatility. Features of the apparatus are a housing component; one or more arm components which attach or reside within the housing component. The one or more arm components are configured to expand and retract from the housing component and adjust to the shape of various cooking equipment. The base of the housing component and a base of the one or more arm components are effectively in a same horizontal plane so cooking equipment may be effectively partitioned. Each component within the design contains a magnet that facilitates the invention's ability to affix to cookware containing ferrous materials. |
| US10357128B2 |
Controllable brewer
The present disclosure includes a beverage making device including a heated water tank and a reservoir for controllably dispensing water over a beverage making substance to create a beverage. The beverage making device includes a vent valve coupled to the reservoir and heated water tank, a pump coupled to the reservoir for moving water from the reservoir to the heated water tank, a flow meter associated with the heated water tank for determining the water dispensed into the heated water tank, a spray head coupled to the heated water tank for distributing water over a beverage making substance. A controller coupled to the relevant portions of the system for controllably operating the system. |
| US10357122B2 |
Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner
An apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner. The apparatus includes a rigid and planar V-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. An adhesive layer is applied to at least a portion of the top surface of the body while a removable protective cover is provided over the adhesive layer. Upon removal of the protective cover and exposure of the adhesive layer, the body is adhered to the rug corner by the adhesive. Upon doing so, the body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition thus preventing any curling of the rug. |
| US10357115B2 |
Foam mattress with symmetrical wavy foam layers
A symmetrical zoned foam mattress includes an upper foam layer with a wavy lower side and a lower foam layer with a wavy upper side. The lower layer has top, middle and bottom lateral valleys. The wavy lower side of the upper layer is glued to the wavy upper side of the lower layer. The top lateral valley has a minimum located within eighteen inches of the top head end of the lower layer. The bottom lateral valley has a minimum located within eighteen inches of the bottom foot end of the lower layer. A center plane intersects the lower foam layer at a minimum of the middle lateral valley. The minimum of each of the top and bottom lateral valleys is about fifteen inches from the end of the mattress regardless of whether the consumer chooses to use the top or bottom end as the head of the mattress. |
| US10357113B2 |
Hybrid mattress assemblies
Mattress assemblies that provide increased user comfort and increased airflow. The mattress assemblies generally include a multilayered mattress core including at least one coil spring layer disposed on and in direct contact with a viscoelastic foam layer. |
| US10357110B2 |
Chair, in particular office chair
A chair, in particular an office chair, has a backrest which is coupled to a seat support by way of a backrest support. The chair further has a seat face. For tool-free chair assembly the backrest support is constructed in two pieces having a first support member which is associated with the seat support and having a second support member which is associated with the backrest and which is joined to the seat-support-side first support member in a positive-locking plug type connection and is locked therein. |
| US10357108B2 |
Seat tilting mechanism
A seat tilting mechanism comprising a main body, a seat support, a backrest support and an articulation mechanism comprising a lever, a first portion of which defines along with a first arm, the seat support and the main body a first quadrilateral hinge, and a second portion of which defines alone with a second arm, the backrest support and the main body a second quadrilateral hinge. Interior corner angles and lengths of each side of the first and second quadrilateral hinges are such that a predetermined angular displacement ratio of the backrest support in relation to the seat support is provided. An extension resistance device is mounted between the main body and the first portion to provide resistance to rotation of the lever. A first end of the extension resistance device is rotationally mounted to the lever at a first mounting point, which is located between the midpoint and upper point, and is angularly displaced from a line extending between the midpoint and the upper point. |
| US10357101B1 |
Hair brush
A hair brush for use with a person's head of hair is described in this disclosure. The hair brush illustratively includes a handle and a brush head with bristles that extend out from a hair-shaping guide. |
| US10357100B2 |
Device retaining mechanism
A locking arrangement for retaining a device to a housing. An example locking arrangement comprises a latch, a clip, and a retaining pin affixed to the clip. The at least one latch (a) comprises a latch engagement structure and (b) is moveable between a first position and a second position. The clip (a) comprises at least one clip engagement structure and (b) is moveable between a released position and a locked position when the latch is in the second position. When the latch is in the first position and the clip is in the locked position, the latch engagement structure engages the clip engagement structure, such that the locked position is configured to cause the retaining pin to engage the device. When clip is in the released position, the latch engagement structure does not engage the clip engagement structure and the retaining pin does not engage the device. |
| US10357098B2 |
Carrying strap for folding furniture
A folding chair has a carrying strap attached across the chair from a top brace to a rear leg of the chair. The carrying strap may pass across the chair's center of gravity. Alternatively, the carrying strap may be offset from the chair's center of gravity and may have an upper end made sufficiently broad so as to resist a swinging force imparted by the offset. Duplicate carrying straps may be provided to enable carrying the chair like a backpack. |
| US10357097B1 |
Configurable backpack
A configurable backpack is described. The configurable backpack may include a rigid support element and a plurality of holes arranged on a front side of the rigid support element. The configurable backpack may also include a plurality of rods releasably coupled to the rigid support element such that the rods extend sway from the front side of the rigid support element at an acute angle with respect to the tops side when coupled to the rigid support element. The configurable backpack may also include a plurality of hook elements arranged on the front side of the rigid support element and one or more tie elements releasably coupled to one or more of the plurality of hook elements. The configurable backpack may also include a plurality of shoulder straps coupled with the back side of the rigid support element. |
| US10357095B1 |
Encapsulated dehydrated shampoo comprising sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
A crystalline shampoo, of a mixture comprising: one-quarter to three-quarter teaspoon of sodium lauryl sulfoacetate flake; one-eight to three-eights teaspoon of aloe vera leaf powder; one-eight to three-eights teaspoon of lactic acid; one-eight to three-eights teaspoon of olive oil; and 0.1 ml to 0.3 ml of essential oil. The mixture is encapsulated in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) sheet. |
| US10357092B2 |
System and a method for guiding a user during a shaving procedure
The present application relates to a shaving guidance system (10) for guiding a user during a shaving procedure, the system comprising an image sensor (30) configured to register an image of a part of the body of the user, an image data analyzer (41) configured to determine a local hair-growth direction based on data in the image, a controller (40) configured to generate instructions about a direction in which a hair cutting device (20) is to be moved in dependence on the determined local hair-growth direction, and a feedback system (130) configured to provide the instructions to the user. |
| US10357091B1 |
Hair product-dispensing container
The hair product-dispensing container is configured for use with a plurality of lotions. Each of the plurality of lotions is configured for use with the hair of a end user. The hair product-dispensing container simultaneously and independently dispenses each of the plurality of lotions into the hair of the end user. By independently is meant that the plurality of lotions are not mixed together before the plurality of lotions are dispensed into the hair of the end user by the hair product-dispensing container. The hair product-dispensing container comprises a master reservoir and the master plunger. The master reservoir stores and dispenses the plurality of lotions. The master plunger provides the motive forces necessary to simultaneously dispense the plurality of lotions from the master reservoir. |
| US10357089B2 |
Carrying case
A carrying case has a flat top surface and bottom surface aligned in a first direction (Z direction) and includes two top surface rib grooves, extending in a second direction (X direction) perpendicular to the first direction and recessed in the first direction, on the top surface and four interfering projections, projecting in the first direction, on the bottom surface. Both ends of one of the top surface side rib grooves seen from the second direction are inclined toward one side in a third direction (Y direction) perpendicular to the second direction and both ends of the other top surface side rib groove seen from the second direction are inclined toward the other side in the third direction. The respective interfering projections are disposed corresponding to the respective inclining portions such that the interfering projections touch the inclining portions from inside. |
| US10357088B2 |
Anti-collision corner armor for laptop bag
Disclosed is an anti-collision corner armor for a laptop bag, which comprises at least a corner armor internal body at a corner of the laptop bag, wherein the upper surfaces of the ends of the corner armor internal body extend outwards to form protruding parts, and the upper surface of the middle portion of the corner armor internal body extends inwards to form a groove part; under the effect of external force, the upper surface of the corner armor internal body can bend towards a laptop, the protruding parts act on the side edge of the laptop, and the groove part makes contact with a corner of the laptop. The anti-collision corner armor can effectively protect the laptop is arranged inside the laptop bag without affecting the appearance design of the laptop bag, and is low cost. Furthermore, the anti-collision corner armor has good compatibility and expandability with the laptop. |
| US10357086B2 |
Collapsible retaining structure for body piercing jewelry
Flexible retaining structures for body jewelry and method for their use. A loop portion may be open and present a width greater than a cross-section of a shaft-like transdermal portion and the loop may be oriented at an angle to the transdermal shaft-like portion when the retaining structure is in a relaxed condition. The structure may be stretched to close the loop and reduce the cross-sectional area of the loop portion of the retaining structure. |
| US10357084B2 |
Eyelets for tarpaulin
An eyelets for a tarpaulin includes a female eyelet; and a male eyelet coupled to the female eyelet with a tarpaulin interposed therebetween, wherein the female eyelet and the male eyelet are coupled to each other through compression and bonding while the tarpaulin is inserted therebetween and are made of an olefin-based resin. |
| US10357083B2 |
Buckle assemblies and associated systems and methods for use with child seats and other restraint systems
Buckle assemblies and associated systems and methods for use with child seats and other restraint systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a buckle assembly includes a housing having an opening shaped to receive a first tongue of a first web connector and a second tongue of a second web connector. The buckle assembly also includes a spring having a first ejector arm carrying a first magnet and a second ejector arm carrying a second magnet. A switch assembly is positioned within the housing, and insertion of the tongues into the housing to latch the buckle assembly moves the magnets toward the switch assembly to activate switches in the switch assembly and produce a signal confirming buckle engagement. |
| US10357081B2 |
Steaming system for articles of footwear or other objects
A steaming system includes a housing with a lid, a steaming compartment, and a heating chamber. The system also includes provisions for generating steam and exposing articles to the steam. Articles of apparel, including articles of footwear, may be placed in steaming system to help customize the articles of apparel for a user's fit and comfort. The steaming system can be configured to be portable and carried by a person. |
| US10357078B2 |
Footwear having sensor system
A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port. |
| US10357077B2 |
Protective bicycle helmet with internal ventilation system
A bicycle helmet for protecting the head of a wearer includes an outer shell and an energy dissipating inner layer coupled to the outer shell. The inner layer defines an inner surface, and front attachment locations are inwardly offset from the inner surface substantially at a frontal portion of the helmet. Rear attachment locations are inwardly offset from the inner surface substantially at a rear portion of the helmet. An internal ventilation system is supported by the front attachment locations and the rear attachment locations. The internal ventilation system is configured for direct engagement with the head of the wearer for supporting the helmet upon the head of the wearer. The internal ventilation system provides a gap between the head of the wearer and the inner surface. The gap allows ventilating air to flow over a substantial extent of the wearer's head and within the helmet. |
| US10357073B1 |
Headset and components thereof for fluid delivery system
A headset for a hydration system is disclosed. The headset includes a fluid conduit adapted to connect to a distal end of a hydration system supply tube, and a magnetic quick connect having an upstream and a downstream coupling member with a common mating axis and which together define a portion of the fluid conduit. The upstream member also incldes an off-axis arm that may be rotated about the mating axis without decoupling the coupling members. A headgear mount for use in the disclosed headset is also provided. |
| US10357070B2 |
Articles of apparel utilizing targeted venting or heat retention zones that may be defined based on thermal profiles
Garments may include targeted vent or heat retention zones including openings or heat insulation areas in the fabric of various different sizes. The locations and sizes of these openings or heat insulation areas, at least in part, may be determined based on a thermal profile of a body from which the garment is designed. For example, openings or heat insulation areas of a larger size may be provided in the garment at locations where the body typically releases a large amount of heat, and openings or heat insulation areas of smaller sizes may be provided at other locations, e.g., where the body releases less heat. Several thermal profiles may be collected and used to develop a collection of opening patterns, e.g., corresponding to specific body characteristics, body types, and/or ultimate end uses for the garment. Custom patterns may be determined and used in garments specially designed for individual users. |
| US10357064B1 |
Personal vaporizer and aromatherapy diffuser
A vaporizer and aromatherapy diffuser includes a base and angled tank floor. A lower end of a coil support tube is configured as a connector to a battery housing and an upper end forms a central air passage. A second air slot communicates with a first air slot in the base. A heating coil within the coil support tube is adjacent at least one opening, and a porous wick surrounds the heating coil. A tank cap forms a sealed fluid tank for holding vaping fluid. When suction is applied, air is drawn upward into the coil support tube through the porous wick and draws botanical extract contained within the sealed fluid tank through the coil support tube into the porous wick for vaporization. The tank cap has a fill hole. A drop tip is secured onto the tank cap and covers the plug to prevent refill. |
| US10357063B1 |
Vaporization device charger
A rechargeable vaporization device comprises a body configured to house at least two pens and a first printed circuit board (PCB) operatively connected to a rechargeable battery in a cavity inside the body. Each of the at least two pens comprises a sensor, and a coil disposed within each of a plurality of vaporization chambers. A charger is attached to an end of the battery and comprises a second PCB operatively connected to the battery, where the second PCB determines power requirements of the battery and charges the battery according to the power requirements. |
| US10357061B2 |
Electronic cigarette having protection for a suction nozzle
An electronic cigarette includes a housing, a sleeve, an atomizer, a latch assembly and a control assembly. The sleeve includes a first limiting position and a second limiting position. The atomizer includes a mouthpiece. The atomizer is capable of being inserted into the sleeve and telescoping relative to the sleeve along an axial direction of the sleeve, so as to expose the mouthpiece or take out the atomizer from the sleeve. The latch assembly is arranged on an end of the atomizer opposite to the mouthpiece and configured to latch the atomizer in the sleeve when the atomizer is retracted into the sleeve and is positioned at the first limiting position. The control assembly is arranged on the sleeve and configured to unlock the latch assembly to allow the end of the atomizer to move to the second limiting position along the axial direction of the sleeve. |
| US10357059B2 |
Smoking products support structure
Disclosed is an apparatus for supporting smoking products and ash in a smoking pipe to prevent smoking products and ash from passing from the bowl into an inner pipe chamber. |
| US10357051B1 |
Method and system for producing gluten-free oats
A method and system for removing foreign grains from oat grains to establish gluten-free oats, i.e., oat grains having gluten levels below 20 ppm and, more preferably, below 10 ppm relies upon performing a series of differentiation operations on a combination of grains, including oats and foreign, or gluten containing, grains, followed by a re-shaping operation to compress the oat grains but not the foreign grains. Thereafter, the compressed oat grains are separated from the foreign grains to establish the gluten-free oats. The resulting oats can be used to make a wide range of gluten-free oat food products, including cereal and granola products. |
| US10357043B2 |
Dry aging portable device
A method and system for dry aging the meat product uses a 12 volt DC powered portable unit comprising a plastic box configured for housing the primal cut of meat and placed inside a refrigeration system. The box is further equipped with an internal and external blower to control the air circulation and humidity respectively inside the box. A germicidal UV light disposed within the plenum in front of the internal blower to provide germicidal action on the dry aging meat product. A PCB controller placed on top of the box embedded with software and a humidistat to control the humidity inside the box and maintaining a closed micro environment to dry age the meat product with desired texture, flavor and tenderness. |
| US10357042B1 |
Automated method and apparatus for separating poultry legs into thighs and drumsticks
A method of separating a poultry leg into its constituent thigh and drumstick includes bending the leg at the knee to impart stress to the tissue surrounding the knee knuckle and urge the end of the drumstick bone away from the end of the thigh bone. Further stress is imparted and the bones are further urged apart by pushing the top of the drumstick in a direction opposite the knee. The tissue above the knee is then pushed up and the tissue below the knee is pushed down to maximize tension in the tissue and move the ends of the bones apart as far as possible without tearing the tissue. The tissue at the knee is then progressively sliced by a rotary cutter. The initial slice relieves tension in the tissue causing it to pull apart and move the ends of the bones further apart. The slice is then completed between the now spaced apart ends of the bones to separate the thigh from the drumstick without producing bone shards and splinters that can contaminate the meat of the thigh and the drumstick. An apparatus for performing the method is disclosed. |
| US10357034B2 |
Cleaning liquid
The present invention relates to a cleaning liquid, in particular a cleaning liquid for cleaning surfaces and/or for sanitizing water. |
| US10357033B2 |
Mat structure with insecticide
A long life mat impregnated with insect repellant is provided which has greater concentration that prior art mats in the area above a heated sole plate in prior art volatilizable insecticide repellant devices. |
| US10357028B1 |
Multi-voiced game call device
Disclosed is a multi-voiced game call device comprising a box and striker arrangement. Embodiments of the multi-voiced game call device comprise a slate box that is rectangular in shape and comprises a thin bottom surface with a sound hole offset from center of the bottom surface. A slate top plate configured to interface with the slate box closes in the box such that a sound chamber is defined between the top plate and the bottom surface. A striker that has a body and two or more striker components extending through the body is configured such that a user may grasp the body and pull at least one of the striker components across the slate top plate to generate pressure waves within the sound chamber. The two or more striker components may be of different sizes and/or materials in order to generate different tone and pitch qualities, i.e. multiple voices. |
| US10357020B2 |
Livestock display tag
A livestock pasture display tag of a type used under harsh agricultural conditions, the tag comprising: (i) a thin, substantially, flat planar flexible display having a thickness, a front planar surface and a back planar surface, both surfaces are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis positioned between surfaces; at least one of said surfaces is having a display section in which the livestock animal indicia is displayed; (ii) an anchoring section for fixedly securing the improved livestock pasture display tag to a body part surface of the livestock animal; and (iii) a permanent pressure sensitive encapsulation zone. |
| US10357019B2 |
Transportable pet care center
A transportable pet care center includes (1) a canister having a plurality of dispensing sections for proving food, water, medicine, treats, toys, and such like to a pet (2) an electronics dashboard for providing interaction with the pet via localized entertainment and network interaction with the owner, (3) adjustable trays for receiving materials from the dispensing sections, (4) a base try for providing stability and capturing items that fall from the trays, and (5) and extendable handle with wheel assembly for easy transport. |
| US10357017B2 |
Portable livestock sun shade
A portable livestock sun shade that includes a base, a support material, a ballast container and a canopy. The support structure is mounted with respect to the base. The ballast container is mounted with respect to the base. The ballast container is adapted to receive a ballast material. The canopy is attached to the support structure. The canopy is capable of blocking at least a portion of solar rays. The canopy has an area that is greater than an area of the base. |
| US10357010B1 |
Soybean cultivar 68352516
A soybean cultivar designated 68352516 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 68352516, to the plants of soybean cultivar 68352516, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 68352516, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 68352516. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 68352516. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 68352516, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 68352516 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10357008B1 |
Soybean variety 5PZCW45
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PZCW45 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PZCW45, cells from soybean variety 5PZCW45, plants of soybean 5PZCW45, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PZCW45. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PZCW45 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PZCW45, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PZCW45, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PZCW45. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PZCW45 are further provided. |
| US10357006B2 |
Chia variety designated rehnborg
Described herein is a chia (Salvia hispanica L.) variety designated Rehnborg, seed thereof, hybrids thereof, products thereof, and cultivars derived therefrom. The Rehnborg variety has uniform white seed, greater seed mass, and greater seed yields compared to other typical chia varieties or wild-type chia. |
| US10357004B2 |
Cucumber hybrid DRCE1266 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid DRCE1266 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid DRCE1266 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10357000B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH916258
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH916258. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH916258, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH916258 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH916258. |
| US10356997B2 |
Soybean variety 01068891
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068891. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068891. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068891 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068891 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10356996B2 |
Insect resistant cotton plants and methods for identifying same
The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples. |
| US10356995B1 |
Melon hybrid SVMF5675 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SVMF5675 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SVMF5675 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10356994B2 |
Tomato hyrbid DR9544TH
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DR9544TH and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DR9544TH and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10356992B2 |
Maize plants with improved disease resistance
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to bacteria. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Bacterial Stalk Rot (BSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel BSR resistant germplasm. |
| US10356988B2 |
Method for culturing Ophiocordyceps sinensis
This present invention disclosed a method for culturing Ophiocordyceps sinensis by inoculating a fungus inoculum onto a medium, culturing with a culturing condition in the dark room, and then culturing under the light for at least four weeks. According to the method for culturing O. sinensis disclosed in this present invention, the cultured O. sinensis has better growth rate and its composition and content of active ingredients are similar with wild O. sinensis. |
| US10356978B1 |
Suspension system for lawnmower
In a riding mower having a frame, a mower deck supported beneath the frame, a chair on said frame and a source of motive power also supported on said frame and including two hydraulic transaxles depending beneath the frame to each selectively rotate a drive wheel. The frame is supported on forward and rear wheel assemblies with a supporting wheel. The transaxles are supported beneath the frame and pivotally secured thereto by a flange captivating vibration pillows and proximate the driven wheel and an inner pivot rod secured to the frame by apertures in downwardly depending tabs. |
| US10356975B2 |
Apparatus and method for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering agricultural products into a furrow during planting
A method and apparatus for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering an agricultural product into a furrow during planting. The apparatus includes a seed tube assembly for dispensing seed. A seed firmer assembly is operatively connected to the seed tube assembly. A seed firmer application tube assembly is mounted to the seed firmer assembly. The seed firmer application tube assembly has an outlet end for dispensing a carrier containing an agricultural product. A seed firmer brush is mounted to the outlet end of the seed firmer application tube assembly. The seed firmer brush is configured to contact the carrier containing the agricultural product during the dispensing thereof and brushing the carrier containing the agricultural product onto the seed being dispensed from the seed tube assembly. |
| US10362715B2 |
Automatically cooling computer system components for safe servicing
Automatically cooling computer system components for safe servicing includes: determining that a target component of a plurality of components is to be serviced; and reducing temperature of one or more components of said plurality of components if such one or more components exceeds a threshold temperature and such one or more components are within a predefined area of the target component. |
| US10362707B2 |
Reduced depth data storage assembly and rack server
A method of making a reduced-depth rack server includes: forming a tray structure of a carrier having a service panel attached to two opposed side panels and a bottom panel; inserting a longest dimension of a data storage device in a sideways orientation with at least one electrical connector of the data storage device proximate to a selected lateral panel; electrically connecting a first electrical connector of an interposer cable to the at least one electrical connector of the data storage device; and attaching a second electrical connector attached to one of the tray structure and the data storage device directed towards an insertion end of the data storage assembly in an orientation opposite to the service panel and aligned to electrically connect with a backplane of a reduced-depth rack server in response to the tray structure being inserted in a rack server chassis. |
| US10362706B2 |
Server systems with hinge mechanisms
Examples herein relate to server systems with hinge mechanisms. In one example, a server system includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure, the first and second enclosure each include a front end and a back end disposed opposite to each other, the front end having an opening. The server system further includes a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism connecting an upper edge of the back end of the first enclosure to an upper edge of the front end of the second enclosure. The first enclosure is adapted to rotate around the hinge mechanism. |
| US10362703B2 |
Electric motor inverter
An electric motor inverter includes at least one DC-link capacitor that has contacting layers. The electric motor inverter also includes circuit breakers which are mounted on at least one substrate, and capacitor connecting plates which are attached with first sections to the contacting layers. Second sections of the capacitor connecting plates which are arranged opposite the first sections are attached to the at least one substrate. |
| US10362698B2 |
Method and system for environmental sealing of electrical enclosures
As described herein, an electrical enclosure is sealed against environmental contamination. An enclosure cabinet has an interior space. The interior space is accessible through an opening. A door or cover selectively closes the opening. The enclosure cabinet is manufactured of numerous parts and has holes, joints, gaps, seams and/or fasteners. Electrical control devices are mounted in the cabinet. A thick-film elastomeric coating is on an outer surface of the cabinet. The coating has a thickness of at least 0.6 mm to provide a monolithic bridging layer over holes, joints, gaps, seams and/or fasteners to prevent environmental contamination from penetrating the cabinet. |
| US10362697B2 |
Support for a mobile electronic device
A support for a mobile electronic device which includes a rigid elongated base strip approximately a length of a mobile electronic device. The base strip is longer than wide and has a first end, a second end, an upper surface, and a lower surface. An elongated layer of material, having upwardly projecting micro-suction cups, is secured to the upper surface of the base strip. According to a first aspect, a rigid support member is provided that, when in an operative position, extends substantially vertically from the upper surface at the second end of the base strip. According to a second aspect, an attachment band is provided that enables the base strip to be mounted to a human hand. |
| US10362692B2 |
Encapsulated electrical device and method of fabrication
In one embodiment a device may include an electrical assembly having at least one electrical component; an inner shell comprising a first polymeric material conformally disposed around the electrical component, the inner shell comprising a first mechanical strength; and an outer shell comprising a second polymeric material conformally disposed around the inner shell, the outer shell comprising a second mechanical strength greater than the first mechanical strength, wherein the electrical component comprises a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), the inner shell comprises a second CTE, and the outer shell comprises a third CTE, and wherein a difference between the first CTE and second CTE is less than a difference between the first CTE and third CTE. |
| US10362683B2 |
Printing method using two lasers
The invention relates to a laser printing method that includes the following steps: (a) the provision of a receiver substrate (4); (b) the provision of a target substrate (5) comprising a transparent substrate (50) one surface of which has a coating has a coating (51) constituted of a solid metal film; (c) the localized irradiation of the said film (51) through the said transparent substrate (50) by means of a first laser (6) in order to reach the melting temperature of the metal in a target zone of the said film which is in liquid form; (d) the irradiation of the said liquid film through the said transparent substrate by means of a second laser on the said target zone defined in the step (c), in order to form a liquid jet in the said target zone and bring about the ejection thereof from the substrate in the form of molten metal; (e) the depositing on the receiver substrate of a molten metal drop over a defined receiving zone, with the said drop solidifying upon cooling. |
| US10362681B2 |
Flexible circuit electrode array and method of manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a flexible circuit electrode array adapted to electrically communicate with organic tissue including the following steps: a) providing a flexible polymer base layer; b) curing the base layer; c) depositing a metal layer on base layer; d) patterning the metal layer and forming metal traces on the base layer; e) roughening the surface of the base layer; f) chemically reverting the cure of the surface of the base layer; g) depositing a flexible polymer top layer on the surface of the base layer and the metal traces; h) curing the top layer and the surface of the base layer forming one single flexible polymer layer; and i) creating openings through the single layer to the metal trace layer. |
| US10362679B2 |
Lamp comprising a flexible printed circuit board
The present invention relates to a lamp (1) comprising at least two solid state light sources (9), a envelope (2) comprising a light transmittable surface (3) adapted to transmit light from the solid state light sources, a heat sink (4) extending from inside the envelope to the outer surface of the envelope such that it divides the envelope into at least two compartments (16), and a flexible printed circuit (7) at which the solid state light sources are mounted. The flexible printed circuit is attached to the heat sink such that the solid state light sources are distributed in both of the compartments. The present invention is advantageous in that manufacturing, and in particular assembly, of the lamp is facilitated since the number of components to assemble is reduced and the need of soldering (e.g. of wires to circuit boards) is reduced. |
| US10362678B2 |
Crystal packaging with conductive pillars
A packaged module for use in a wireless communication device has a substrate supporting a crystal assembly and a first die that implements at least a portion of a radio frequency baseband subsystem. The crystal assembly, positioned between the first die and the substrate, includes a crystal, an input terminal configured to receive a first signal, an output terminal configured to output a second signal, a conductive pillar, and an enclosure configured to enclose the crystal, where the conductive pillar is formed at least partially within a side of the enclosure and extends from a top surface to a bottom surface of the enclosure. The conductive pillar conducts a third signal distinct from the first and second signals. |
| US10362676B1 |
Substrate and electronic device
Provided is a substrate including a first wiring layer coupled to another wiring layer through a plurality of vias, wherein in the first wiring layer, an area of a first region except an aperture is greater than an area of a second region except an aperture, the first region being enclosed by a first line segment passing through a first connection part of a first via and being parallel to a first short side of the first wiring layer and a second line segment passing through a second connection part of a second via and being parallel to the first short side, the second region being enclosed by the second line segment and a third line segment passing through a third connection part of a third via and being parallel to the first short side, the first, second, and third connection parts connecting to the first wiring layer. |
| US10362674B2 |
Electronic module power supply
Power may be supplied to an electronic module according to various techniques. In one general implementation, for example, a system for supplying power to an electronic module may include a printed circuit board, the electronic module, and a conductive foil. The board may include a number of contact locations on a first side, with at least one of the contact locations electrically coupled to a via to a second side of the board. The electronic module may be electrically coupled to the contact locations on the first side of the board and receive electrical power through the at least one contact location electrically coupled to a via. The foil may be adapted to convey electrical power for the electronic module and electrically coupled on the second side of circuit board to at least the via electrically coupled to a contact location that receives electrical power for the electronic module. |
| US10362670B2 |
Fabric signal path structures for flexible devices
An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device may be provided with a body having hinge portions. The hinge portions may allow the body to bend about one or more bend axes. The cover may have electrical components such as a keyboard. A keyboard may be mounted at one end of the cover and a connector may be mounted at an opposing end of the cover. A flexible fabric signal path structure may be formed from metal traces on a flexible fabric substrate. At one end of the cover, the flexible fabric signal path structure may be coupled to a printed circuit in the keyboard using conductive adhesive. At the opposing end of the cover, the metal traces on the flexible fabric substrate may be coupled to the connector. |
| US10362665B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optical metrology
Methods and apparatus for generation of radiation by high harmonic generation, HHG. The apparatus comprises: a chamber for holding a vacuum, the chamber comprising a radiation input, a radiation output and an interaction region at which, in use, a medium is present, the chamber being arranged such that, in use, when driving radiation propagates through the radiation input and is incident upon the medium, the medium emits radiation via HHG, the emitted radiation propagating through the radiation output; and at least one plasma generator at the radiation input and/or the radiation output for generating a plasma volume allowing the driving radiation and emitted radiation, respectively, to propagate through the plasma volume. |
| US10362661B2 |
Load control adjustment from a wireless device
A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device. |
| US10362660B2 |
Lighting control system and lighting control method
A lighting control system includes: a plurality of control devices each assigned with a unique identifier; a plurality of lighting devices controlled by one or more control devices among the control devices; and an operating device that collectively turns the lighting devices on or off. Each control device includes a transmitter that transmits the unique identifier or a control command including the unique identifier, to the lighting devices. Each lighting device includes: a receiver that receives the unique identifier or the control command from each of the one or more control devices; a storage that stores the unique identifier received by the receiver, in response to a predetermined operation on the operating device; and a controller that performs operation control according to the control command when the unique identifier included in the control command and the unique identifier stored in the storage are identical. |
| US10362654B2 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus includes first and second light emitting areas, a color temperature controller, and a balance circuit. The first light emitting area includes first light-emitting arrays connected in series and outputs light of a first color temperature. The second light emitting area includes second light-emitting arrays connected in series and connected to the first light emitting area in parallel. The second light-emitting arrays output light of a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The color temperature controller is selectively connected to at least one of an input node of the first light emitting area and an input node of the second light emitting area. The color temperature controllers determines an on/off state of the first and second light emitting areas. The balance circuit is connected to at least one of the first and second light emitting areas in series. |
| US10362644B1 |
Flyback converter with load condition control circuit
A driver circuit includes a load control circuit for supplementing a light emitting diode (LED) load in a low load condition. The low load condition corresponds to an output voltage across the LED load below a predetermined threshold voltage. The driver circuit includes an isolation transformer. A primary side circuit is coupled to a primary winding of the isolation transformer and includes a constant current control integrated circuit (IC) and a switch. The constant current control IC controls an output current to the LED load. A load control circuit is coupled to across the LED load and includes an auxiliary load which ensures that the isolation transformer operates in a continuous mode. The auxiliary load supplements the LED load with in a low load condition, but not in a high load condition. The auxiliary load may be configured to quickly discharge an output capacitor in a power off condition. |
| US10362637B2 |
Integrated heater and sensor system
The present disclosure provides a thermal system that includes an array of heating resistor circuits having first termination ends and second termination ends, and a plurality of nodes connected to the heating resistor circuits at the first and second termination ends. The thermal system further includes power wires to provide power to the heating resistor circuits and signal wires to sense a temperature of each of the heating resistor circuits. Each node is connected to a power wire and to a signal wire, and a number of heating resistor circuits is greater than or equal to a number of power wires and to a number of the signal wires. |
| US10362635B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting dual mode capabilities in a long term evolution network
An apparatus for communicating with a Long-Term Evolution LTE network comprises a wireless communications module operable in a Frequency Division Duplexing FDD mode and a Time Division Duplexing TDD mode, the apparatus having different capabilities in the FDD and TDD modes. The apparatus sends capability information related to capabilities and/or feature groups supported by the apparatus to the network, the capability information including a legacy part and an extension part such that a legacy LTE node can comprehend the capability information from the legacy part and not from the extension part. The extension part is included in an existing User Equipment Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access UE-EUTRA-Capability Information Element, or is separate to the UE-EUTRA-Capability Information Element. A Radio Access Network RAN node for use in the LTE network is also disclosed, the node being arranged to identify different capabilities and/or feature groups supported by the apparatus in the FDD and TDD modes based on the capability information. Methods for use in the apparatus and node are also provided. |
| US10362634B2 |
Communication control method
In a communication control method according to a present embodiment, at least one radio terminal of a first radio terminal and a second radio terminal discoveries the other radio terminal by executing a discovery for discovering a proximal terminal. The at least one radio terminal reports, to a network apparatus that the other radio terminal is discovered. The network apparatus requests, while the first radio terminal is located within a coverage of a cell, at least one of the first radio terminal and the second radio terminal to make a preparation for executing a relay by the second radio terminal by utilizing a proximal service. |
| US10362633B2 |
Method and system for communicating between private mesh network and public network
A wireless communication system includes a first wireless network having first nodes each assigned a unique first address, a second wireless network having second nodes each assigned a unique second address, a border router node constituting an interface between the second network and a third wireless network, and at least one access point constituting an interface between the first and third networks. At least one of the first nodes is a mesh router node in the first network and a border router node in the second network (MR/BR node). The MR/BR node has unique addresses respectively assigned in the first and second networks. The MR/BR node receives a communication in the first network and transmits it to at least one second node in the second network. The MR/BR node receives a communication in the second network and transmits it to at least one first node in the first network. |
| US10362632B2 |
Architecture for radio access network and evolved packet core
As radio access network (RAN) architecture evolves and evolved packet core deployments get more distributed, there is an opportunity to provide significant optimizations of latency and processing. Certain embodiments can provide these and other benefits using vertical aggregation of radio access network and evolved packet core functionalities. A method can include operating a network element as a per-user-equipment control plane entity. The method can also include operating the network element as a first user plane entity (for example, a per-user-equipment user plane entity). The method can further include operating the network element as a second user plane entity. The method can additionally include operating the network element as a per-cell control plane entity. The method can also include operationally interconnecting the per-user-equipment control plane entity, the first user plane entity, the second user plane entity, and the per-cell control plane entity via interfaces. |
| US10362623B2 |
Apparatus and method for paging overlap mitigation
An apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a first subscriber identity module (SIM); a second SIM; a dual SIM resource controller (DSRC) connected to the first SIM and the second SIM; and a radio frequency (RF) communication entity connected to the DSRC, wherein the DSRC performs one of scheduling a first paging preparation period of the first SIM prior to a second paging preparation period of the second SIM and re-attempting by the first SIM an RF request for the RF communication entity after an initial RF request for the RF communication entity is not granted. |
| US10362619B2 |
UE initiated service-driven end-to-end bearer data path modification
According to an aspect, an existing end-to-end bearer data path of communication between a wireless device and an endpoint in a core network is modified. The wireless device receives parametric information identifying respective service capabilities of network nodes in the core network that are available for forming alternate end-to-end bearer data paths of communication between the wireless device and the endpoint. The parametric information is used to determine that a more favorable end-to-end bearer data path of communication between the wireless device and the endpoint is available. The more favorable end-to-end bearer data path has a more favorable service capability in the core network as compared to the existing end-to-end bearer data path. The wireless device requests a path modification from the existing end-to-end bearer data path to the more favorable end-to-end bearer data path. |
| US10362617B2 |
Method and system for a mobile communication device to access services
A method and a system for accessing through a second mobile telecommunication network to services offered by a first mobile telecommunication network comprising the steps of: establishing a first communication channel with the second network, based on a secondary SIM card; establishing a second communication channel with the first network using the first communication channel, wherein a user of the mobile communication device is authenticated using a primary SIM card; registering, through the second communication channel, the user of the mobile communication device into the first network using the information stored in the primary SIM card; and accessing from the mobile communication device to services offered by the first network through the second communication channel. |
| US10362614B2 |
Authentication and pairing of devices using a machine readable code
An MR code is generated within a browser on a client device and is read by a mobile application on a mobile device. A communication channel is then established through a web-based service, between the browser and the mobile application on the mobile device. The mobile application generates a user interface display on the mobile device that allows user selection of content. The mobile application sends a link to that content to the browser, which accesses and renders the content on the client device. User input commands to control the rendered content are also received at the mobile device and sent to the browser through the communication channel. |
| US10362612B2 |
Virtual private networking based on peer-to-peer communication
Methods and systems for enabling multiple mobile devices to access an access gateway when at least one of the multiple mobile devices is unable to establish a virtual private network connection with the access gateway are described herein. For example, in some embodiments, a mobile device may configure itself as a member of a mesh network. A virtual private network connection may be established between the mobile device and the access gateway. The mesh network may include one or more other member devices that are unable to establish a virtual private network with the access gateway. After completing its configuration, the mobile device may receive, over a peer-to-peer connection of the mesh network, data that is intended for the access gateway and that is from one of the other member devices. The mobile device may transmit the data to the access gateway via the virtual private network connection. |
| US10362608B2 |
Managing wireless client connections via near field communication
Systems and methods for automatically obtaining WiFi profile data from an NFC device are provided. According to one embodiment, a client security application obtains a WiFi profile of a WiFi network via a near-field communication (NFC) device of the WiFi client device and establishes a WiFi connection with the WiFi network using the WiFi profile. |
| US10362607B2 |
Wireless communication method, enode B and user equipment with coverage enhancement (CE) level selection
Provided are wireless communication methods, an eNB and a UE. A wireless communication method with coverage enhancement performed by an eNB comprises transmitting one or more MAC RARs to one or more UEs in response to receiving one or more random access preambles (RA-preambles) from the one or more UEs, wherein the transmitting is able to be performed by a first manner in which the MAC RAR(s) in response to the RA-preamble(s) belonging to one RA-preamble set corresponding to one CE level are carried by a PDSCH which is scheduled by a first PDCCH scrambled by a set-specific RNTI, and the set-specific RNTI is related to the set index of the one RA-preamble set. |
| US10362606B2 |
Resource allocation for uplink multi-user transmission in WLAN
Improved uplink multi-user (UL MU) resource allocation is proposed. For the UL MU scheduling information of trigger frame, N (N>1) bits indicate allocated resource unit (RU) in unit of 26-tone RU, 52-tone RU, 106-tone RU, 242-tone RU, 484-tone RU and 996-tone RU in 80 MHz, and indicates the allocated RU in 80+80 MHz. The UL MU scheduling information of a multi-user request-to-send (MU-RTS) frame indicates an allocated channel corresponding to ‘242*M’-tone RU with a same bit pattern as the N bits of the first UL MU scheduling information, wherein ‘M’ is an integer greater than 0. |
| US10362601B2 |
Information processing device
To efficiently use radio resources.An information processing device is an information processing device that receives a packet transmitted from another information processing device using wireless communication. The information processing device is an information processing device that includes a control unit. The control unit included in the information processing device performs control such that one packet detection condition is selected to be used from a plurality of packet detection conditions in regard to a plurality of packets transmitted from the other information processing device using wireless communication. The control unit included in the information processing device performs control such that one reception operation is selected to be performed from a plurality of reception operations in regard to a plurality of packets transmitted from the other information processing device using wireless communication. |
| US10362597B2 |
Periodic uplink grant alignment in a cellular network
A node (100, 200) of a cellular network controls sending of first uplink grants to a communication device (10). The first uplink grants indicate first uplink radio resources allocated to the communication device (10) and are sent in response to receiving scheduling requests from the communication device (10). Further, the node (100, 200) controls sending of second uplink grants to the communication device (10). The second uplink grants indicate second uplink radio resources allocated to the communication device (10) and are sent according to a configured periodicity. Depending on a periodicity of opportunities for transmission of the scheduling requests by the communication device (10) and the configured periodicity of sending the second uplink grants, the node (100, 200) controls an alignment of the sending of the second uplink grants with respect to the opportunities for transmission of the scheduling requests. |
| US10362595B2 |
Method for transmitting uplink control channel in wireless communication system and device therefor
A method for transmitting an uplink control channel for a terminal configured to support multiple transmission time interval (TTI) lengths in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by the terminal and may comprises the steps of: receiving a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to a first TTI length at a first time point; receiving a second PDSCH according to a second TTI length differing from the first TTI length at a second time point; and when TTIs for transmitting uplink control channels for the received first PDSCH and second PDSCH overlap, transmitting uplink control information for the first PDSCH and second PDSCH on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) having the shorter TTI length among the first TTI length and the second TTI length. |
| US10362586B2 |
System and method for spatial reuse in directional random access
A method for channel reservation and communication using carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) with directional antennas in a wireless network. A source station (STA) may transmit a directional request to send (RTS) frame to a destination station before a data transmission. Upon receipt of the RTS frame, the destination STA may transmit a transmit network allocation vector (TNAV) frame instructing receiving stations not to perform transmissions toward the destination STA for a predefined period of time, which may include a channel quality measurement (CQM) period. The destination STA may transmit a directional clear-to-send (CTS) frame when channel quality estimated during the CQM meets a criterion. The source STA may then transmit a directional data transmission to the destination STA upon receipt of the CTS frame. |
| US10362581B2 |
Communication system for alleviating interference arising due to coexistence
A communication apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a base station module and an access point module for providing wireless connectivity to a communication network to at least one mobile communication device; an interface for coupling the base station module and the access point module for performing at least one of: a channel restriction operation; a power restriction operation; an intelligent uplink scheduling operation; a carrier frequency reselection operation; and a traffic steering operation; whereby alleviating an interference arising due to coexistence of the base station module and the access point module. |
| US10362575B2 |
Techniques for configuring uplink transmissions using shared radio frequency spectrum band
Techniques for wireless communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, may include techniques for transmitting uplink data transmissions using allocated uplink resources. Allocated uplink resources may include an uplink channel comprising a number of allocated interlaces of resource blocks (RBs) for use by a user equipment (UE). An incoming data stream may be processed and data separated into each of the allocated interlaces of RBs for the UE. Such separation may be through demultiplexing the data stream to obtain data for the allocated interlaces of RBs. The demultiplexed data may be mapped onto associated resource elements associated with the allocated interlaces of RBs, and transmitted. Different types of uplink channels, such as a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and/or a physical random access channel (PRACH) may be allocated to interlaces of RBs in one or more subframes of a transmitted radio frame. |
| US10362574B2 |
Uplink resource allocation techniques for shared radio frequency spectrum
Disclosed techniques provide for different uplink resource allocation schemes in transmissions that use different shared radio frequency spectrum bands. In some cases, the different shared radio frequency spectrum bands may have different transmission characteristics or parameters, and associated resource allocation schemes may be selected to provide transmissions that are more likely to comply with the transmission characteristics or parameters associated with a particular band. In some cases, resource allocation types may be identified based on one band and mapped to identify uplink resources for an uplink transmission on a different shared radio frequency spectrum band. |
| US10362573B2 |
Method and system for multi-protocol transmissions
Methods and systems for multi-protocol transmissions in shared spectrum are disclosed. According to principles described herein, a wireless transmitter is configured to generate subcarriers or symbol information from one OFDM technology using subcarriers of another OFDM technology. With this approach, a wireless transmitter configured to transmit OFDM symbols using subcarriers and a subcarrier frequency spacing associated with one OFDM protocol can also be configured to transmit OFDM symbols associated with another OFDM protocol which normally uses different subcarriers and a different subcarrier frequency spacing. In one application, an LTE transmitter uses LTE subcarriers to generate 802.11 (e.g. Wi-Fi) subcarrier or symbol information that can be understood by Wi-Fi receivers, for example to reserve the channel for a certain duration, to indicate a transmission time associated with an on-going and/or upcoming symbol transmission or to create a carrier sense indication, for example, to cause Wi-Fi receivers and other radio technologies to consider the channel as busy. |
| US10362564B2 |
Communication system, mobile station, base station, response decision method, resource configuration decision method, and program
It is possible to solve the problem that a downstream control information amount is significantly increased if allocation information is periodically reported because no allocation method of a default E-DCH resource configuration is defined for a preamble signature. A base station and a mobile station decide a default resource configuration by using a total number of resource configurations or a value obtained from the total number. |
| US10362560B2 |
Multimedia broadcast multicast communication method, apparatus, and system
The embodiments of the present invention relates to a multimedia broadcast multicast communication method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, first indication information at a first time, where the first indication information instructs the base station to suspend transmitting service data in a multimedia broadcast multicast service MBSFN manner; and sending, by the base station, second indication information to user equipment UE according to the first indication information, so that the UE suspends, at a second time according to the second indication information, receiving the service data in the MBSFN manner. The first time is earlier than the second time, and duration between the first time and the second time is less than a multicast control channel MCCH modification period. The user equipment is notified in a more timely manner to suspend transmitting the service data in the MBSFN manner. |
| US10362558B2 |
Paging for longer paging cycles
A radio network node receives a page request from a core network node. The page request indicates to page a wireless communication device. The radio network node determines a next occurrence of a monitoring window during which the wireless communication device will monitor a paging channel associated with the radio network node. If the amount of time until the next occurrence of the monitoring window exceeds an amount of time that the radio network node can store the page request, the radio network node discards the page request and sends a response to the core network node indicating that the page request was discarded; the response includes a paging timer value that indicates when the core network node should repeat the page request. |
| US10362556B2 |
Messaging scheme for positioning
A method of providing position assistance to a UE, the method comprising providing, by a location server, at least one unsolicited message, each message comprising one of data selected from a list comprising GNSS ephemeris assistance data, GNSS acquisition assistance data, OTDOA assistance data and eNB position data for a predefined area. |
| US10362555B2 |
Cellular telecommunications network
This disclosure provides a method of calculating a distance between a first and second base station in a cellular communications network, and a base station for performing said method, the method including a first base station periodically measuring a power of received signals from a second base station; the first base station identifying a first and second most frequent power of received signals in the periodic measurements; and the first base station determining a distance to a second base station based on the identified first and second most frequent power. |
| US10362554B1 |
Location-based access point module control
Apparatus and method relating to wireless communication access points are described. In one embodiment an apparatus including one or more antennas to function as an access point for wireless communication is described. In some cases the apparatus or methods may include determining location information and/or one or more operating characteristics of one or more wireless communication access points. |
| US10362553B2 |
Determining location of wireless-enabled device
An example method is provided in according with one implementation of the present disclosure. The method comprises generating a base image representing a location of a wireless-enabled device with data from a plurality of wireless beacons and generating an image fingerprint for the location of the wireless-enabled device by using the base image. The method further comprises comparing the image fingerprint for the location of the wireless-enabled device with a plurality of existing image fingerprints associated with the plurality of wireless beacons, and determining a location of the wireless-enabled device based on the comparison. |
| US10362549B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting up interface between access points
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for setting up an interface between access points, where a first AP receives measurement information reported by at least one station associated with the first AP, to learn an AP identifier of a second AP having a capability of supporting an AP2AP interface, determines an AP identifier of a candidate AP according to interface information in the measurement information, and sends, to the candidate AP by using an AC, a first request message requesting an IP address used for setting up a communications interface between APs, the candidate AP sends, by using the AC, a response message to the first AP according to the first request message, and the first AP determines, according to the response message, whether to set up an AP2AP communications interface with the candidate AP that sends the response message. |
| US10362548B2 |
Synchronization signal transmission method and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to the mobile communications field, and in particular, to a synchronization signal sending method. A network device obtains a first signal after performing discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation, or OFDM modulation on a Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence whose root index is 1. The network device obtains a second signal after performing DFT and OFDM modulation, or OFDM modulation on a conjugate sequence of the ZC sequence whose root index is 1. The network device generates a synchronization signal, where the synchronization signal includes the first signal and the second signal. The network device sends the synchronization signal to a terminal device. |
| US10362546B2 |
Preamble synchronization signal in unlicensed frequency band
An eNB transmits a preamble signal including synchronization information before transmitting data in an unlicensed band where the synchronization information is in accordance with a licensed frequency band communication standard used in a primary cell (Pcell) provided by the eNB. The preamble signal is transmitted in accordance with a timing structure used in the Pcell using the licensed frequency band. The eNB provides a secondary cell (Scell) that has a service area that at least partially overlaps with a service area of the Pcell. The preamble signal provides synchronization information to a user equipment (UE) device for the Scell. |
| US10362536B2 |
Dynamic connection path detection and selection for wireless controllers and accessories
Controllers can communicate with accessories using various paths, such as a wireless communication path. A controller can maintain reachability information for each accessory indicating the path(s) via which the accessory is currently reachable. Maintaining the reachability information can include scanning to detect broadcasts from the accessories and updating the reachability information based on the results of scanning. Scanning parameters such as scan interval and scan duration can be selected dynamically based on the current operating context of the controller (e.g., where the controller is located, what processes are active on the controller, what other devices have been detected within communication range of the controller). |
| US10362535B2 |
System and method for push-to-talk (PTT) key one-touch calling
A system and method for push-to-talk (PTT) key one-touch calling is provided. In an embodiment, a client device accesses a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode policy. The DRX mode policy is in accordance with push-to-talk (PTT) usage patterns of at least the client device. The client device selects a DRX cycle time based on the DRX mode policy. The client device applies the DRX cycle time to a cellular network interface of the client device. |
| US10362534B2 |
Access point handover method in wireless communications, network control node, and user equipment
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an access point handover method in wireless communications, a network control node, and user equipment. The method includes: when user equipment is handed over to a target base station, obtaining AP information of a target AP having an association relationship with the target base station; and sending a first indication message to the user equipment, where the first indication message includes the AP information, and the first indication message is used to instruct the user equipment to perform AP handover according to the AP information. |
| US10362527B2 |
Selectively providing access to network services based on frequency band information
A device may receive a request to access a network service from a user equipment (UE) roaming on a visiting public mobile network (VPMN). The device may receive UE radio frequency (RF) band information that identifies a UE supported set of RF spectrum bands, and may receive VPMN RF band information that identifies a VPMN supported set of RF spectrum bands. The device may determine whether to permit or deny access to the network service based on the UE RF band information and the VPMN RF band information, and may provide an instruction to permit or deny access to the network service based on the UE RF band information and the VPMN RF band information. |
| US10362525B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of relay backhauling with millimeter wave carrier aggregation
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of relay backhauling with millimeter wave carrier aggregation. For example, a first Relay Node (RN) may include a cellular transceiver configured to communicate with a Donor evolved Node B (DeNB) over a cellular frequency band of a Primary cell (PCell); a millimeter-wave (mmWave) transceiver to communicate with a second RN via a backhaul link over a mmWave frequency band of a Secondary cell (SCell) within the PCell; and a controller to process a Relay-Physical-Downlink-Control-Channel (R-PDCCH) message received by the cellular transceiver over the cellular frequency band of the PCell, the R-PD-CCH message including cross-carrier scheduling information to schedule a downlink allocation over the backhaul link, the controller to trigger the mmWave transceiver to receive a downlink data packet from the second RN during the downlink allocation. |
| US10362524B2 |
Network apparatus and user terminal
eNB 200 controls wireless connections established by UE 100-1 with other communication apparatuses. The eNB 200 performs control such that number of the wireless connections established by the UE 100-1 is equal to or less than a connection allowance number indicating an upper limit number of the wireless connections allowed to the UE 100-1. |
| US10362517B2 |
Distributed handoff-related processing for wireless networks
Provided is a process, medium, or system including using block chain as a distributed routing environment for contract based handoff to route streaming data to edge-based data centers. |
| US10362515B2 |
Information obtaining method and apparatus based on unlicensed cell
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies and disclose an information obtaining method and apparatus based on an unlicensed cell (Uscell). On an unlicensed cell, precision of obtained Uscell information is significantly improved, so as to enable a base station to complete addition and deletion of a Uscell. A specific embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining detection indication information, where the detection indication information is used to instruct to identify a Uscell and/or instruct to measure a reference signal corresponding to the Uscell, then, performing detection according to the detection indication information, and reporting a detection result to a base station. Technical solutions provided in the present invention are mainly applied to an information obtaining process of the Uscell. |
| US10362512B2 |
Method and apparatus for setup of a circuit switched call during circuit switched fallback
A method, at a user equipment (‘UE’), the method: sending a request to a first network for Circuit Switched Fallback (‘CSFB’); receiving, responsive to the request, redirection information; acquiring a second network based on the redirection information; initiating establishment of Circuit Switched (‘CS’) voice radio bearers with the second network; waiting for a predetermined event to occur; after the predetermined event has occurred, establishing a Packet Switched (‘PS’) connection with the second network. Further, a method, at a network element, the method receiving a request for Circuit Switched Fallback (‘CSFB’) from a user equipment (‘UE’); sending, to the UE, redirection information; receiving a Routing Area Update (‘RAU’) message from the UE; waiting for a predetermined event to occur; upon the predetermined event occurring, responding to the RAU message. |
| US10362511B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining PDU session identity in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for determining a PDU session identity in a wireless communication system. A method for determining, by a session management function (SMF) node, a packet data network (PDU) session identity during handover of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, may include receiving a request message for requesting the establishment of a PDU session for the UE from an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, wherein a handover for the UE from a first wireless communication system to a second wireless communication system has been determined, determining a PDU session identity for the PDU session established for the UE when the request message is received, and sending a response message including the determined PDU session identity to the AMF node in response to the request message. |
| US10362510B2 |
Method and terminal for controlling network traffic in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a traffic control method and terminal, the traffic control method comprising the steps of; transmitting, to a base station, a first message including information of an installed application; receiving a second message including information of a barring parameter for the application; determining whether to bar a data transmission on the basis of the barring parameter according to the generation of data from the application, during an operation in a radio resource control (RRC) connection mode; and selectively transmitting the data to the base station according to a determination result. |
| US10362509B2 |
Incident broadcast retransmission in a vehicular network
A system for transmission of incident information includes maintaining a table of RSSI values for a plurality of stations. When an incident is detected, the system first sends a broadcast packet with incident information, and next sends a unicast packet to any station below a particular RSSI threshold until the unicast packet is acknowledged or a retransmission interval passes. |
| US10362508B2 |
Communication adaptation based on link-performance characteristics
Adapting communication of information based on link-performance characteristics is discussed herein. For the example, an apparatus can include an interface circuit and a processor. The interface circuit communicates with an electronic device via a link. And the processor is communicatively coupled to the interface circuit. The interface circuit provides one or more performance metrics characterizing the link to the processor. And the processor adapts a communication with the electronic device via the link based on the one or more performance metrics. |
| US10362507B2 |
Systems and method for quality of service monitoring, policy enforcement, and charging in a communications network
Methods for quality of service monitoring, policy enforcement, and charging in a communications network, are disclosed. The methods include mapping quality of service parameters to measured parameters of a real-time video or packet data unit flow. The mapping may be used to monitor bursty traffic to adhere to quality of service requirements, perform traffic shaping, and for use in reporting certain network events. The measured parameters of real-time packet data unit flow include a first bit rate measured over a short-term measurement window and a second bit rate measured over a long-term measurement window. The short-term and long-term measurement windows are differently sized. |
| US10362504B2 |
Periodic channel status information (CSI) reporting for enhanced interference management and traffic adaptation (EIMTA) systems with CSI subframe sets
Wireless device, method, and computer readable media are disclosed for determining which channel status information (CSI) report of a user equipment (UE) to drop from a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) packet. The method may include determining that a first CSI report and a second CSI report are to be sent in the PUCCH, where the first CSI report has a first reporting type and a first CSI sub-frame set, and the second CSI report has a second reporting type and a second CSI sub-frame set. The method may include determining to drop the first CSI report if the first CSI sub-frame set has a second lower priority than the second CSI sub-frame set. The determination to drop may be further based on a CSI processor index, serving cell index, and the CSI report priority. |
| US10362503B2 |
Communication network aggregation test payload
A first node (2) of a first network using a first radio access technology signals (SI) a second node (3) of a second network using a second radio access technology start and stop of a test data session and to send test data packets to a UE (1) in an aggregation mode via the second node (3) in the test data session. The UE (1) is associated with the second node (3). The test data packets comprise payload and an aggregation header including an indication that the payload comprises test data. The first node (2) determines (S4) a service level of the UE (1) with respect to the second node (3) based on a report on a throughput of the test data packets sent by the second node (3) in the test data session. |
| US10362502B2 |
Method for analysing a wireless link of a Wi-Fi node, respective circuit performing the method, and application
A method for analyzing a wireless link (3) of a wireless node of a customer premises equipment (CPE) device (1) during operation of the CPE device comprises: performing an active test, during which a data transmission is forced through the wireless link, to obtain a first set of parameters, and performing before or after the active test a passive test, which is a monitoring mode during which a data transmission of the CPE device is monitored, to obtain a second set of parameters. In particular, based on the first set of parameters, it is determined whether and to which extent the wireless link is in an uncertainty zone, and based on the second set of parameters, the decision is made to assign an observed decrease in a measured data rate to physics effects or to interference effects. |
| US10362501B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a performance of an Ethernet data stream
An apparatus for monitoring a performance of an Ethernet data stream, EDS, said apparatus comprising: an evaluation unit adapted to evaluate sync headers and block type fields of line code vectors of the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and a counter unit adapted to increment at least one performance counter in response to the evaluated sync header and the evaluated block type field of each line code vector of the Ethernet data stream, EDS. |
| US10362497B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for signaling with geometric constellations in a raleigh fading channel
Communication systems are described that use signal constellations which have unequally spaced (i.e. “geometrically spaced,” or “non-uniform”) points. In many embodiments, the transmitters and receivers use specific non-uniform quadrature amplitude modulation (NU-QAM) constellations. In a variety of embodiments, NU-QAM constellations are capacity optimized using a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM, also referred to as “parallel decode”) capacity measure. In a number of embodiments, the transmitters and receivers are described that use specific NU-QAM constellations that provide gains in BICM capacity relative to constellations that maximize the minimum distance between constellation points. |
| US10362495B2 |
Communications system, service common apparatus, mobile network node apparatus, and data communication method
The present invention aims to provide a communication system capable of optimizing network processing. The communication system according to the present invention includes an application server (10) configured to detect a behavior of a communication terminal (50) and a service common apparatus (20) configured to receive an identifier of the communication terminal (50) and behavior information on the communication terminal (50) transmitted from the application server (10) via a first interface defined between the service common apparatus (20) and the application server (10) and to transmit the identifier of the communication terminal (50) and the behavior information on the communication terminal (50) to a mobile network node (40) via a second interface defined between the service common apparatus (20) and the mobile network node (40) to optimize a parameter regarding the communication terminal (50). |
| US10362491B1 |
System and method for classifying a physical object
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by one or more interfaces, a location of a physical object and receiving, by the one or more interfaces and from a data platform, an image associated with the physical object and the location of the physical object. The method also includes extracting, by one or more processors and from the image, an attribute associated with a feature of the physical object and classifying, by one or more processors, the attribute, wherein classifying the attribute comprises associating the attribute with a characteristic of the feature of the physical object. The method further includes classifying, by the one or more processors, the physical object and determining, by the one or more processors, to identify the physical object as eligible for modification. |
| US10362490B2 |
Method for determining cell coverage for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using the method
Provided are a method for determining cell coverage for a device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. The method comprises: receiving a specific signal which is repeatedly transmitted from a cell; determining whether successful detection of the specific signal is maintained for at least a specific amount of time; and declaring that the specific signal is beyond the cell coverage, when the successful detection of the specific signal is not maintained for at least the specific amount of time. |
| US10362482B2 |
Network operation and trusted execution environment
Example techniques described herein can provision network functional modules for execution in trusted execution environments of portable computing devices. A monitoring application of a portable computing device can validate a trusted execution environment of the portable computing device, determine a present operational capacity of the portable computing device, and transmit indications of the validation and the present operational capacity to a control node via an authenticated connection. The application can detect a remote computing device on one network and determine that the remote device has a trusted execution environment. The application can report the computing device to the control node on another network. A network functional module can receive a request and determine that the portable computing device cannot perform an operation of the request. The module can select another computing device and transmit an indication of the operation to the selected computing device via an authenticated connection. |
| US10362481B2 |
Multi-tiered user authentication methods
Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for user authentication during a user session which potentially requires multiple user authentications. A library of authentication methods is provided for preforming the user authentications. For authentication, a threshold contribution value is set which needs to be exceeded for authentication to occur. To carry out the authentication, a chain of authentication methods is constructed at run time, selected from the library in order to provide an aggregate contribution value which exceeds the threshold. During run time, the contribution value of each authentication method is dynamically adjusted, so that construction of the chain uses current amounts for the contribution values of each authentication method. This allows the chain to be reconstructed at run time taking into account changing circumstances. Specifically, not yet executed authentication methods may be unlinked from the chain and replaced with one or more new ones. |
| US10362476B2 |
Method for sending or receiving system information
It is presented a method, performed in a network node, for sending system information. The method comprises the steps of: broadcasting, using at least one message, a system information table and a version indicator of the system information table, wherein each entry of the system information table comprises an entry identifier and a set of system access parameters, such that a radio node broadcasting an entry identifier is accessible through system access by a wireless terminal having access to the system information table; and broadcasting, a version message comprising the version indicator of the system information table, the version message omitting the system information table. A corresponding network node and wireless terminal are also presented. |
| US10362474B1 |
Method and apparatus for network procedures by mobile hotspot for client devices
A mobile Hotspot is a device that includes a modem for wide area mobile broadband access and a Hotspot Access Point to distribute the internet to local client devices over a local area network such as Wi-Fi. Some of the local client devices may have mobile broadband capability of their own but may use the internet service from the mobile Hotspot when connected to it. In that case the client device may still need to maintain the communication link with the wide area mobile broadband network even when not actively using its services. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a mobile Hotspot to maintain the communication link with the wide area mobile broadband network on behalf of the client device. This may enable the client device with mobile broadband connection capability to reduce its power consumption. |
| US10362473B2 |
Device, system and method of HPLMN preferred EPDG selection in roaming scenarios
User equipment (UE), and access point (AP) of an unsecured network and method of providing a quasi-orthogonal multiple access (QOMA) resources are generally described. The UE may determine whether it is roaming and if not connect to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) Enhanced Packet Data Gateway (ePDG). The UE, when roaming, may retrieve ePDG selection information indicating to which of the HePDG and a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN) ePDG (VePDG) to attempt to connect, and connect to whichever of the HePDG and the VePDG is indicated by the ePDG selection information. The UE, when roaming and cannot connect to any PLMN, may extract from the ePDG selection information a default fully qualified domain name (FQDN) corresponding to a particular PLMN and connect to the ePDG corresponding to the particular PLMN through the AP based on the default FQDN. |
| US10362462B2 |
Ambient condition measurement and reporting system
The present invention relates to a system for measuring ambient and sensory conditions in venues using a number of real-time signals, including sound, temperature, light, motion, water usage, vibration, infrared signal and others. Ambient signal data is transmitted to a cloud-based application that stores the signal levels in a database, analyzes the data, and presents the information in a visual format for use by venues and by consumers. The system can, among other things, provide an overall measure of ambient conditions in a venue and allow those with environmental or sensory sensitivities or preferences to identify safe or suitable public venues. |
| US10362460B2 |
Providing visualization data to a co-located plurality of mobile devices
A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of mobile devices, determining a relative location of each of the plurality of mobile devices, and assigning visualization data to each of the plurality of mobile devices, based on the relative location of each of the plurality of mobile devices. |
| US10362458B1 |
Message analysis application and response system
Disclosed is an apparatus and method of communicating with a user of a wireless device and processing message delivery. One example method of operation may include identifying a group of participants to receive a broadcast message transmitted from a wireless device, transmitting at least one broadcast message from the wireless device to a plurality of computing devices corresponding to the group of participants, receiving a plurality of response messages responsive to the at least one transmitted broadcast message, examining the plurality of response messages and extracting content of the plurality of response messages, generating a summary message based on the extracted content of the plurality of response messages, the summary message comprising portions from all of the plurality of response messages and also comprising information unique to each of the plurality of response messages, and displaying the summary message on a display interface of the wireless device. |
| US10362456B2 |
Method for processing received message and electronic device implementing the same
Disclosed herein are an electronic device and a method for processing messages. The electronic device includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to receive a message from an external device, a storage unit storing a message source list and an unregistered message box, and a control unit configured to determine whether source information of the received message is registered in the message source list, if the source information is not registered in the message source list, store the message in the unregistered message box, and if the source information is registered in the message source list, display by the display unit at least a part of the received message. |
| US10362455B2 |
Message pushing and displaying method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a displaying method and apparatus relate to the field of mobile applications, where the method includes: receiving a first notification message sent by a first server, wherein the first server is corresponding to a first application program associated with a universally unique identifier of a first signal transmitter device; determining strength of a received signal sent by the first signal transmitter device; and determining a display manner according to the strength of the signal sent by the first signal transmitter device, and displaying the first notification message in the display manner. |
| US10362454B2 |
Cellular restaurant ticket printer system
A thermal ticket printer operable to receive restaurant orders via an API from a server communicating through a cellular network. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, an API existing on a networked server enables the server communicate with external clients, store print jobs according to requests by external clients, and respond to status requests. The API may authenticate requests from all clients; receive and store orders; listen to polling requests from the thermal ticket printer; communicate orders to the thermal ticket printer when present; store status of print jobs for clients; and, monitor the availability of the thermal ticket printer. |
| US10362451B2 |
Methods, devices, and computer program products for facilitating device-to-device communication among wireless communication devices
A method, device, and computer program product for facilitating device-to-device, D2D, communication among wireless communication devices, WCDs, is provided. The device is a first WCD that receives a wireless packet broadcasted by a second WCD. The wireless packet has one or more of i) a group identifier that identifies a group to which the second WCD belongs and ii) an application identifier that identifies an application which generated at least part of the wireless packet. The first WCD extracts from the wireless packet one or more of the group identifier and the application identifier. The first WCD determines whether to discard the wireless packet based on the one or more of the group identifier and the application identifier extracted from the wireless packet. |
| US10362450B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
A method and apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals are discussed. The method can include generating an input stream having plural input packets, link processing the input packets in the input stream to generate link layer packets, physical processing the link layer packets into the broadcast signals, and transmitting the broadcast signals. The link processing can include generating a payload of a link layer packet by encapsulating either a segment of one input packet or concatenated input packets, generating a header of the link layer packet including a base part, the base part including a first field which indicates whether the payload includes either the segment or the concatenated input packets, and inserting the header in front of the payload. |
| US10362445B2 |
Method for requesting transportation services
A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices. |
| US10362443B2 |
System and method for automatically detecting exit and entry for interest region
A system for detecting exit and entry for an interest region for automatically detecting entry and exit for an object in an interest region that is disclosed includes a wireless position sensor attached to an object to set an identification number and for transmitting a beacon having the identification number at a certain period, a wireless terminal for receiving the beacon from the wireless position sensor, extracting the identification number included in the beacon, and detecting entry and exit for the object using the extracted number of times of the identification number during a predetermined certain time and a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of the beacon, a server system for receiving entry and exit detection information for the object from the wireless terminal. |
| US10362440B2 |
Determining a significant user location for providing location-based services
Systems, methods, and program products for providing services to a user by a mobile device based on the user's daily routine of movement. The mobile device determines whether a location cluster indicates a significant location for the user based on one or more hints that indicate an interest of the user in locations in the cluster. The mobile device can perform adaptive clustering to determine a size of area of the significant location based on how multiple locations converge in the location cluster. The mobile device can provide location-based services for calendar items, including predicting a time of arrival at an estimated location of a calendar item. The mobile device can provide various services related to a location of the mobile device or a significant location of the user through an application programming interface (API). |
| US10362421B1 |
Switching binaural sound
A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound. |
| US10362414B2 |
Hearing assistance system comprising an EEG-recording and analysis system
A hearing assistance system comprises an input unit for providing electric input sound signals ui, each representing sound signals Ui from a multitude nu of sound sources Si, an electroencephalography (EEG) system for recording activity of the auditory system of the user's brain and providing a multitude ny of EEG signals yj, and a source selection processing unit receiving said electric input sound signals ui and said EEG signals yj, and in dependence thereof configured to provide a source selection signal Ŝx indicative of the sound source Sx that the user currently pays attention to using a selective algorithm that determines a sparse model to select the most relevant EEG electrodes and time intervals based on minimizing a cost function measuring the correlation between the individual sound sources and the EEG signals, and to determine the source selection signal Ŝx based on the cost functions obtained for said multitude of sound sources. |
| US10362408B2 |
Differential MEMS microphone
The present disclosure relates generally to microphones and related components. One example micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) motor includes a first diaphragm; a second diaphragm that is disposed in generally parallel relation to the first diaphragm, the first diaphragm and second diaphragm forming an air gap there between; and a back plate disposed in the air gap between and disposed in generally parallel relation to the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. |
| US10362407B2 |
Condenser microphone unit and condenser microphone
Provided is a condenser microphone unit that prevents eccentricity as much as possible and achieves improvement of assembly accuracy. A condenser microphone unit including a diaphragm that vibrates upon receiving a sound wave and made by a plurality of configuration components that are assembled, the condenser microphone unit includes a base member including an opening portion to which the plurality of configuration components is attached, and an adjustment member having an outer diameter corresponding to a diameter of the opening portion, and mounted to a side surface of one or more components accommodated in the opening portion, of the plurality of configuration components. The adjustment member is a frame body exhibiting an annular shape and including a notch portion notched to have a pair of end portions, and is fixed in the opening portion in a state of being mounted to the side surface of the one or more components. |
| US10362400B2 |
Headset with external speakers
Disclosed herein is a headset, comprising a headband-like component, one or two external ear pieces, and one or more external speakers. The headband-like component comprises a first end and a second end. Each ear piece of the one or two external ear pieces covers one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband-like component. Each external speaker of the one or more external speakers has a predetermined design and each external speaker is mounted on the headband-like component. |
| US10362395B2 |
Panel loudspeaker controller and a panel loudspeaker
A panel loudspeaker controller for controlling a panel loudspeaker including a plurality of actuators, the panel loudspeaker controller including a plurality of electrical signal inputs, each input being associated with each actuator of the panel loudspeaker to be controlled; a plurality of signal processors, each signal processor being associated with each input and having an output for an electrical signal to control an actuator of the panel loudspeaker, and each signal processor implementing a transfer function from its input to its output based on each actuator of the panel loudspeaker to a desired acoustic receiver; and a signal processor controller associated with all of the plurality of signal processors, wherein the signal processor controller is preconfigured to improve phase alignment between the signals as an ensemble output at the outputs of the signal processors. |
| US10362394B2 |
Personalized audio experience management and architecture for use in group audio communication
A closed audio circuit is disclosed for personalized audio experience management and audio clarity enhancement. The closed audio circuit includes a plurality of user equipment (UEs) and an audio signal combiner for a group audio communication session. The UEs and the audio signal combiner form a closed audio circuit allowing a user to target another user to create a private conversation to prevent eavesdropping. The UEs receive user audio input signals and send the audio input signals to the audio signal combiner. The audio signal combiner receives the audio input signals from each UE and transfer desired mixed audio output signals to each of the UE. |
| US10362389B2 |
Self-draining band-pass loudspeaker system
A loudspeaker system comprises a driver mounted within the interior of a single-reflex band-pass box which is self-draining to protect the driver from exposure to standing water. The band-pass box may be mounted at the stern of a boat to direct acoustic energy from the driver to an individual being towed behind it. |
| US10362386B2 |
Loudspeaker enclosure with a sealed acoustic suspension chamber
The present invention relates to a loudspeaker enclosure housing a sealed acoustic suspension chamber. In the sealed acoustic suspension chamber are arranged a driver and a passive acoustic diaphragm on opposite sides of an inner surface of the sealed acoustic suspension chamber. The loudspeaker enclosure also houses a first band-pass chamber connected to the sealed acoustic suspension chamber by the passive acoustic diaphragm. |
| US10362378B2 |
Microphone
A microphone has: a printed circuit board provided with a first sound hole; a microphone element mounted on a first surface of the printed circuit board so as to cover the first sound hole; a microphone casing provided with a second sound hole opposite to the first sound hole, and housing the printed circuit board so that the second sound hole; and a bush provided with a third sound hole, and having a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The third sound hole is disposed between the first and second sound holes to be communicated with the holes. The first contact surface is in contact with a second surface of the printed circuit board at a first end of the third sound hole. The second contact surface is in contact with an inner surface of the microphone casing at a second end of the third sound hole. |
| US10362373B2 |
Network telemetry with byte distribution and cryptographic protocol data elements
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a flow including a plurality of bytes, each byte having one of a plurality of byte values, determining a byte value distribution metric based on a number of instances of each of the plurality of byte values in the flow, and transmitting telemetry data regarding the flow, the telemetry data including the byte value distribution metric. |
| US10362372B2 |
System and method of selecting wireless spectrum and protocol based on patient acuity
As the acuity level of a patient being monitored on a wireless system changes, the criticality of that patient's data arriving at its intended destination changes. For example, if a patient being monitored for potentially life threatening arrhythmias begins to decline in health while being monitored on a less reliable wireless system, the wireless monitor switches to a more reliable wireless system to ensure delivery of critical patient data. Allowing a patient monitor to switch between wireless infrastructures based on patient acuity limits the number of users operating on the higher cost wireless infrastructure. |
| US10362371B2 |
Broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus, broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, broadcasting signal transmitting method, and broadcasting signal receiving method
The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcasting signal. The method for transmitting a broadcasting signal according to the present invention proposes a system capable of supporting a next generation broadcasting service in an environment which supports next generation hybrid broadcasting that uses a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network. Also, the present invention proposes an effective signaling scheme that can cover both the terrestrial broadcasting network and the Internet network in the environment that supports the next hybrid broadcasting. |
| US10362364B2 |
Process and apparatus for advertising component placement
A method of digital advertising, comprising: receiving a plurality of video material sources; optionally converting video material from a format of said sources into one or more placement operating formats; placing a digital advertising component into video material; and outputting the video material with the digital advertising component integrated within it for distribution. Preferred embodiments of the invention involve generating a market for placement zones suitable for receiving digital advertising components, wherein a market is generated by for example a bidding process against one or more available placement zones or offering one or more available placement zones with an indication its value/price. Also disclosed are computer apparatus and systems for performing the above-mentioned methods and related methods, and a system and method for management and manipulation of digital assets. |
| US10362363B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing program channel status information and/or for controlling channel switching
Methods and apparatus for detecting whether a commercial is ongoing on a program channel and indicating commercial status of a program channel in a program guide are described. Also described are channel surfing methods and apparatus where a user is allowed to automatically skip channels with ongoing commercials and is provided with an indicator of the commercial status on one or more previous program channels while viewing content of program channel to which the user switched. |
| US10362358B2 |
Electronic apparatus and signal transceiving method thereof
An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a first signal from among a plurality of signals and a second from among the plurality of signals from a server through different communication methods and a processor configured to identify a first bandwidth of the first signal from among a plurality of bandwidths and a second bandwidth of the second signal from among the plurality of bandwidths, transmit information regarding a selected bandwidth from among the plurality of bandwidths, and control the communicator to receive one of the plurality of signals corresponding to the selected bandwidth. |
| US10362354B2 |
Systems and methods for providing pause position recommendations
Systems and methods are provided herein for recommending a pause position. Media content is provided to the user device. In response to receiving a pause command, a measure of memorability of a current scene of the media content is determined. In response to receiving a pause command, a measure of memorability of a subsequent scene of the media content is determined. in response to determining that the subsequent scene is more memorable than the current scene, a recommendation is provided to a user to pause the media content after the subsequent scene. In response to determining that the subsequent scene is not more memorable than the current scene, providing of the media content is paused at the current scene. |
| US10362353B2 |
Video advertisement overlay system and method
This disclosure relates system(s) and method(s) for overlaying functionalities, text, annotations, and/or features on video advertisements and content videos. |
| US10362352B2 |
Systems and methods for displaying viewership and/or message data
Methods and systems for enhancing program-viewing experience with viewership, message, and supplemental data include receiving a program identifier for a media program to be viewed; receiving one or more of viewership, message, and/or supplemental data relating to the media program; compiling the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data with the program identifier; storing the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data in a memory in association with the program identifier; and providing display data representing the viewership, message, and/or supplemental data and the program identifier. |
| US10362345B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal
A method for receiving a broadcast signal, performed by an apparatus for receiving the broadcast signal includes receiving the broadcast signal, wherein the broadcast signal includes one or more link layer packets, wherein the one or more link layer packets includes broadcast data for a broadcast service, service level signaling information describing characteristics of the broadcast service, and low level signaling information including information which is used to build a basic service listing, wherein the low level signaling information further includes service level signaling protocol information for indicating a type of delivery protocol of the service level signaling information, wherein the type of the delivery protocol corresponds to a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) media transport (MMT) protocol or a real-time object delivery over unidirectional transport (ROUTE) protocol, and wherein the low level signaling information further includes destination Internet Protocol (IP) address for the service level signaling information, destination User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number for the service level signaling information, and source IP address for the service level signaling information, parsing the low level signaling information, and parsing the service level signaling information. |
| US10362344B1 |
Systems and methods for providing media content related to a viewer indicated ambiguous situation during a sporting event
A media guidance application may provide similar media content based on user utterances responsive to ambiguous determinations at sporting events. The media guidance application may detect a user utterance and may identify a situation within the sporting event that the user was referring to. The media guidance application may compare metadata of the identified situation/segment with metadata of a plurality of historical ambiguous events, and determine, based on the comparing, a historical ambiguous event that corresponds to the segment/situation. The media guidance application may generate for display video including the historical ambiguous event that corresponds to the segment. |
| US10362341B2 |
Systems and methods for sharing video with advertisements over a network
A user can create a video segment or employ an existing video segment, upload the segment to a server, indicate an advertisement to be associated with the video, and then send it to a recipient over a computer network. The user provides an indication that one or more particular video segments and advertisements are to be shared over the network. An identifier for the video segment is automatically created and the segment and the identifier are automatically uploaded to a host computer over the network such as the Internet. The video segment, the identifier (optionally with other identifying material such as an identity of the sender, and an advertisement selected by the sender can be stored at the direction of the host computer. |
| US10362336B2 |
Palette predictor signaling with run length code for video coding
Techniques for encoding a binary prediction vector for predicting a palette for palette-based video coding is described. In one example, a method of decoding video comprises receiving an encoded binary prediction vector for a current block of video data, decoding the encoded binary prediction vector using a run-length decoding technique, generating a palette for the current block of video data based on the binary prediction vector, the binary prediction vector comprising entries indicating whether or not previously-used palette entries are reused for the palette for the current block of video data, and decoding the current block of video data using the palette. |
| US10362334B2 |
Coding and decoding of interleaved image data
Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats. |
| US10362332B2 |
Multi-level compound prediction
Coding a current block using multi-level compound predictor is disclosed. A method includes generating a first compound predictor by combining at least two predictor blocks for the current block, generating a second predictor for the current block, and combining the first compound predictor and the second predictor to obtain a prediction block for encoding or decoding the current block. An indicator may be sent from the encoder to the decoder to indicate when multi-level compound prediction is used to encode a block. |
| US10362325B2 |
Techniques for compressing multiple-channel images
Disclosed are techniques for pre-processing an image for compression, e.g., one that includes a plurality of pixels, where each pixel is composed of sub-pixels that include at least an alpha sub-pixel. First, the alpha sub-pixels are separated into a first data stream. Next, invertible transformations are applied to the remaining sub-pixels to produce transformed sub-pixels. Next, for each row of the pixels: (i) identifying a predictive function that yields a smallest prediction differential total for the row, (ii) providing an identifier of the predictive function to a second data stream, and (iii) converting the transformed sub-pixels of the pixels in the row into prediction differentials based on the predictive function. Additionally, the prediction differentials for each of the pixels are encoded into first and second bytes that are provided to third and fourth data streams, respectively. In turn, the various data streams are compressed into a compressed image. |
| US10362324B2 |
Image coding method including selecting a context for performing arithmetic coding on a parameter indicating a coding-target coefficient included in a sub-block
An image coding method for coding an image on a block-by-block basis, includes: selecting, for each of a plurality of sub-blocks included in a coding-target block and each including a plurality of coefficients, a context for performing arithmetic coding on a parameter indicating a coding-target coefficient included in the sub-block from a context set corresponding to the sub-block, based on at least one reference coefficient located around the coding-target coefficient, the coding-target block being a transform unit; and performing arithmetic coding on the parameter indicating the coding-target coefficient using probability information about the selected context, wherein, in the selecting, the context is selected from the context set, the context set corresponding to a sum of (i) a value indicating a position in a horizontal direction of the sub-block in the coding-target block and (ii) a value indicating a position in a vertical direction of the sub-block in the coding-target block. |
| US10362316B2 |
Image processing device and method
The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method whereby higher encoding efficiency can be achieved.A prediction motion vector generating unit 76 uses peripheral motion vector information supplied thereto to generate multiple types of prediction motion vector information, and supplies each prediction motion vector information and code numbers assigned to the prediction motion vector information by a code number assigning unit 77 to a motion prediction/compensation unit 75. The code number assigning unit 77 supplies code number assignation information indicating which code numbers have been assigned to which prediction motion vector information, to a lossless encoding unit 66. the present technology can be applied to an image encoding device which performs encoding based on the H.264/AVC format, for example. |
| US10362314B2 |
Apparatus and method for video coding by intra-prediction
Aspects of the disclosure include a method for video coding. The method includes receiving input data associated with a current block in a current image frame of video data, where the current block is coded by intra-prediction or to be coded by intra-prediction. The method also includes determining an intra-prediction mode of the current block, selecting one of a plurality of filters including at least a default filter and an N-tap filter, and generating filtered neighboring samples by filtering neighboring samples adjacent to the current block using the selected filter, where N is a positive integer different from 3. Moreover, the method includes encoding or decoding the current block by predicting the current block based on the filtered neighboring samples and the intra-prediction mode. |
| US10362312B2 |
Method of constructing merge list
An image encoding apparatus can include an inter prediction module for determining motion information of a current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block using the motion information; a transform module for transforming the residual block to generate a transformed block; a quantization module for quantizing the transformed block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a quantized block; a scanning module for scanning coefficient components of the quantized block using a diagonal scan; and an entropy coding module for entropy-coding the scanned coefficient components of the quantized block; in which the motion information is encoded by performing the sub-steps of: constructing a merge list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates; selecting a merge predictor among merge candidates of the merge list; and encoding a merge index specifying the merge predictor, in which if the current block is a second prediction unit partitioned by asymmetric partitioning, the spatial merge candidate corresponding to a first prediction unit partitioned by the asymmetric partitioning is set as unavailable. |
| US10362308B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing image
An image processing apparatus includes an image processor and an encoder. The image processor enhances an edge of an input image, removes noise from the input image, synthesizes the edge-enhanced image and the noise-removed image, and removes a high frequency from the synthesized image. The encoder pre-encodes a downsized synthesized image, obtains a pre-bit rate of the pre-encoded image, sets a quantization parameter value based on a reference bit rate and the pre-bit rate, and compresses the high-frequency removed image based on the quantization parameter value. |
| US10362307B2 |
Quantization parameter determination method and image capture apparatus
A method of determining a quantization parameter includes determining an adjustment range of a quantization parameter correction value based on a size of a motion area of an input image, calculating an average bitrate value of the input image, and adjusting the quantization parameter correction value by decreasing the quantization parameter correction value within the adjustment range in response to determining that the average bitrate value is greater than an upper limit value, and by increasing the quantization parameter correction value within the adjustment range in response to determining that the average bitrate value is equal to or less than a lower limit value. |
| US10362306B2 |
Image communication apparatus, image transmission apparatus, and image reception apparatus
Included are an encoding section, a decoding section, and an image recognition section. The encoding section performs an encoding process for a video signal to be input based on a calculated encoding mode, and transmits an encoded stream. The decoding section performs a decoding process for the received encoded stream, and outputs a decoded image. The image recognition section performs an image recognition process for the decoded image. The encoding section adjusts the encoding mode based on recognition accuracy information representing the certainty of a recognition result in the image recognition section. |
| US10362305B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium
Provided is an image processing device including: a search unit that searches for an intra-prediction mode for each prediction block included in an image to be encoded; and a control unit that determines whether a chroma format is 4:2:2 and to limit a search range of intra-prediction modes of the search unit to a predetermined range in which no upper reference pixels are referred to with respect to a prediction block of chrominance components in a case where the chroma format is determined to be 4:2:2. |
| US10362304B2 |
Method and device for coding POC, method and device for decoding POC, and electronic equipment
Provided are a method and a device for decoding a Picture Order Count (POC), and a method and a device for coding a POC, and electronic equipment. The method for decoding the POC includes that: parameters for Most Significant Bit (MSB) and Least Significant Bit (LSB) used in an alignment operation on the POC are acquired; an MSB value and an LSB value of a POC value of a current picture are determined according to the parameters for MSB and LSB; and the POC value of the current picture is calculated according to the MSB value and the LSB value. By means of the technical solution, the problems in the related art that the accuracy in decoding and outputting a multilayer video bitstream cannot be ensured and an extra overhead of network resources is increased in multilayer video coding and decoding processes are solved. |
| US10362297B2 |
Image generation apparatus, image generation method, and calibration method
A marker detection block 20 scans a taken image of a plurality of markers of a fixture worn on the head of a user so as to detect a two-dimensional coordinate on the taken image of the plurality of markers. A viewpoint position correction block 30 corrects a viewpoint position of the user without use of a coordinate in a Z direction of the markers but by use of the detected two-dimensional coordinate of the plurality of markers. A stereoscopic image generation block 40 generates a parallax image obtained when a three-dimensional object is viewed from the corrected viewpoint position. |
| US10362296B2 |
Localized depth map generation
Techniques involving localized depth map generation, the techniques including receiving pixel data for a frame captured by an image sensor, the pixel data including at least one light intensity value, corresponding to an amount of light received by the image sensor during a frame period, for each of a plurality of pixels; identifying a subset of the pixels as being associated with a physical object detected based on at least the pixel data; selecting a region of the frame, the region corresponding to at least the subset of the pixels; and selectively generating a localized depth map for the frame period corresponding to the selected region. A portion of the frame outside of the selected region is not associated with a depth map generated for the frame period. |
| US10362288B2 |
Method and system for improving detail information in digital images
Various aspects of a method and a system for image processing are disclosed herein. The method includes processing an input image, which comprises structure information and detail information, using image processing (IP) blocks in an image processing pipeline. One or more of the IP blocks, such as the “lossy” IP blocks, process the input image with at least a partial loss of the detail information. By replacing the “lossy” IP blocks with redesigned image processing (IP) modules, the image processing pipeline reduces or avoids such loss of the detail information. A more efficient implementation of the improved pipeline is realized by using a master IP module when the “lossy” IP blocks are reordered and grouped together in the image processing pipeline. The method is further extended to process 3-D images to reduce or avoid loss of detail information in a 3-D image processing pipeline. |
| US10362287B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program, and recording medium
The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program, and a recording medium that can generate graphics in colors in a predetermined dynamic range from the data of graphics of colors in a plurality of dynamic ranges. A processor identifies an SDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the SDR available for the graphics, an HDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the HDR available for the graphics from a graphics stream including the SDR PDS, and the HDR PDS, and a segment_type used to identify the SDR PDS and the HDR PDS on the basis of the segment_type. A CLUT management unit generates the SDR graphics on the basis of the SDR PDS identified by the processor. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device. |
| US10362286B2 |
Method for converting luminance range of picture signal
In a converting method relating to picture luminance according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the picture luminance is formed by luminance values in a first luminance range. In this method, a first luminance signal that indicates code values obtained by quantizing the luminance value of the picture is obtained, code values, which are associated with the code values indicated by the obtained first luminance signal by quantization for a second luminance range different in a maximum value from the first luminance range are determined as converted code values, and the first luminance signal is converted into a second luminance signal indicating the converted code values. As a result, the converting method is further improved. |
| US10362283B2 |
Virtual cinema and implementation method thereof
The present disclosure discloses a virtual cinema and an implementation method thereof. The implementation method of the virtual cinema comprises: arranging a virtual screen, and playing a video content thereon; and projecting ambient light varying with the video content around the virtual screen. By projecting ambient light varying with the video content around the virtual screen while displaying the video content to the user through the virtual screen, the sense of reality is enhanced, thereby solving the problem that the user experience is affected because the ambient light is not considered enough in the existed virtual cinema. |
| US10362282B2 |
Drive circuit and image projection apparatus
A drive circuit for supplying a drive current to light emitting elements includes an output circuit that sets a magnitude of the drive current based on an assumed value of a threshold current being a threshold value of the drive current, an acquisition circuit that acquires an optical-output monitor value indicating a magnitude of an optical output of the light emitting elements, a first calculation circuit that calculates an average value of the drive current in a predetermined period in a frame period as an average drive current value for each of the predetermined period, a second calculation circuit that calculates an average value of the optical-output monitor values in the predetermined period as an average optical-output monitor value, and an adjustment circuit that adjusts the assumed value of the threshold current value based on the average drive current value and the average optical-output monitor value. |
| US10362280B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image pickup element for separating or extracting reflection component
An imaging unit 20 has a configuration in which an identical polarization pixel block made up of a plurality of pixels with an identical polarization direction is provided for each of a plurality of polarization directions and pixels of respective predetermined colors are provided in the identical polarization pixel block. A correction processing unit 31 performs correction processing such as white balance correction on a polarized image generated by the imaging unit 20. A polarized image processing unit 32 separates or extracts a reflection component using the polarized image after the correction processing. By using a polarized image of the separated or extracted reflection component, for example, it is possible to generate normal line information with high accuracy. |
| US10362277B2 |
Following apparatus and following system
A following apparatus which follows a target object while photographing the target object includes a driving apparatus configured to move a main body, a photographing portion configured to continuously photograph the target object, and a controller configured to obtain an area value of the target object in a live-view motion picture from the photographing portion, obtain a distance value according to the obtained area value, and control the driving apparatus to maintain a distance between the photographing portion and the target object at a reference distance value according to the obtained distance value. |
| US10362271B2 |
Video-conference table and video-conference system
A video-conference table and a video-conference system. The video-conference table includes an imaging device disposed outside facing space that faces an object to be captured on a holding surface. The imaging device is configured to capture the object to be captured held on the holding surface, in a slanting direction with reference to a normal-line direction of the holding surface. The video-conference table further includes an image processing device configured to perform image processing including correcting image data obtained by capturing of the imaging device to image data obtained when the surface of the object to be captured is captured in a normal-line direction of the holding surface. The video-conference system includes the video-conference table coupled to an attachment having a surface approximately flush with the holding surface in a horizontal direction. |
| US10362269B2 |
Systems and methods for determining one or more active speakers during an audio or video conference session
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatically determining the active users in an audio or video conference session including a plurality of users. In one implementation, the system may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive packets from a device associated with each of a plurality of users, update a loudest level associated with each user if the received packet from the user reflects a communication louder than all of the previously received packets from the user, calculate a loudness ratio associated with each user based on the loudest level associated with each user and a corresponding time-decaying average, sort the plurality of users by a loudness score associated with each user, and mute audio or hide video received from a subset of the plurality of users in the conference session. The loudness score may be based on the loudness ratio associated with each user, and the muted or hidden subset may include one or more users for which the associated loudness score is lowest according to the sorting. |
| US10362267B2 |
Image processing apparatus and electronic device including the same
An image processing apparatus and electronic device including the same are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a synchronizer configured to receive first frame data and second frame data, which is different from the first frame data, from an image sensor, a memory configured to receive at least part of the first frame data and at least part of the second frame data from the synchronizer and storing to store the received first frame data and the received second frame data, a line interleaving controller configured to output first line data, which is included in the first frame data stored in the memory, and second line data, which is included in the second frame data stored in the memory, through time division multiplexing, and an image signal processor configured to perform image processing, in units of lines, on the first line data and the second line data output by the line interleaving controller. |
| US10362266B2 |
Video processing apparatus, video processing system, and video processing method
This apparatus includes: a video input unit that inputs a first video signal captured at a first frame resolution by a camera, to which a time data item of each frame has been added; a video storage unit that stores the first video data item of each frame of the first video signal in association with the time data item; a position information input unit that receives a position information item of a particular moving object included in the first video signal as a part of a subject; a position information storage unit that stores the received position information item in association with a time; and a controller that reads, from the position information storage unit, the one or more position information items for each particular time interval, calculates a cut region including one or more positions respectively indicated by these information items, cuts the video data item of the cut region from the first video data item of the time interval, and generates the second video data item having the second frame resolution. |
| US10362265B2 |
Systems and methods for presenting content
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine saliency information describing one or more salient points of interest that appear during presentation of a content item, wherein the salient points of interest are predicted to be of interest to one or more users accessing the content item and embed the saliency information describing the salient points of interest into the content item, wherein the saliency information is capable of being processed during presentation of the content item to enhance the presentation of the content item. |
| US10362262B2 |
Data recording apparatus and method of controlling the same
A data recording apparatus stores, in a data file having a container structure, multiple pieces of image data that have different expression methods, such as moving image data and still image data, along with metadata regarding the pieces of image data, and records the data file. The data recording apparatus stores the pieces of image data having different expression methods in the data file in the same container format. Accordingly, it is possible to generate a data file that stores various formats of data and has versatility. |
| US10362260B2 |
System and methods for device control and multiple input handling
The present disclosure relates to device control and multiple input event handling. In one embodiment, a process includes detecting a plurality of input commands for control of a display device, determining a multiple input event based on the plurality of input commands, and determining a multiple input control function for the display device based on the multiple input event. The multiple input control function is determined based on input type of the multiple input event and a function of the input type of the multiple input event. The process can also includes controlling operation of the display device based on the multiple input control function, wherein controlling includes modifying display device operation from a control function associated with the plurality of input commands to a multiple input event control function. |
| US10362250B2 |
Back-illuminated global-shutter image sensor
A global shutter image sensor of a back-illuminated type includes a semiconductor substrate and pixels. Each pixel includes a photosensitive area, a storage area, a readout area and areas for transferring charges between these different areas. The image sensor includes, for each pixel, a protector extending at least partly into the substrate from the back of the substrate to ensure that the storage area is protected against back illumination. |
| US10362248B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and camera system
A solid-state imaging device and a camera system are provided. The solid-state imaging device capable of performing an intermittent operation includes a pixel unit and a pixel signal readout unit for reading out a pixel signal from the pixel unit in units of a plurality of pixels for each column. The pixel signal readout circuit includes a plurality of comparators and a plurality of counters whose operations are controlled by outputs of the comparators. Each of the comparators includes an initializing switch for determining an operating point for each column at a start of row operation, and is configured so that an initialization signal to be applied to the initializing switch is controlled independently in parallel only a basic unit of the initialization signal used for a horizontal intermittent operation, and the initializing switch is held in an off-state at a start of non-operating row. |
| US10362245B2 |
Imaging device that performs rolling readout of pixel rows to acquire an image of an object
An image acquisition system 1 includes: a light source 3 which outputs illumination light; an optical scanner 7 which scans a sample S with the illumination light; an optical scanner control unit 9; a detection optical system 15, 17 which focuses fluorescence from the sample S; an imaging device 19 which has a light receiving surface 19c in which a plurality of pixel rows 19d are arranged, and an imaging control section 19b, and which can perform signal readout of each of the plurality of pixel rows 19d from the light receiving surface 19c; and a calculation unit 21 which calculates an interval of signal readout between adjacent pixel rows 19d, based on a moving speed of an illuminated region on the light receiving surface 19c; the imaging control section 19b controls signal readout of each pixel row 19d, based on the interval of the signal readout thus calculated. |
| US10362238B2 |
Method and system for capturing images of a liquid sample
A method and system for capturing images of a liquid sample flowing through a field of view of an imaging device that can include stepping a focus mechanism of the imaging device through a plurality of focus values and capturing a plurality of images of the sample at each of the plurality of focus values as the sample flows through the field of view of the imaging device. In this way, image capture can proceed before a focus value has been determined and capture images that are in focus can be used for further processing subsequently. |
| US10362233B2 |
Digital image capture session and metadata association
Digital image capture session and metadata association techniques are described. In one example, a user input is received to initiate an image capture session. At least one digital image is captured using a digital camera during the image capture session. Audio input data is also collected using an audio input device during the image capture session and converted into text data, e.g., speech-to-text. Metadata is generated based on the text data and associated with the at least one digital image. The at least one digital image is output as having the associated metadata as completion of the image capture session. |
| US10362230B2 |
In-vehicle display device
One embodiment of an in-vehicle display device includes: a display unit that includes a transparent display part and a low-transmissivity display part, and that changes an area ratio of an area of the low-transmissivity display part to an area of the transparent display part; an image capturing unit that captures a space around the vehicle as an image; and a first display control unit configured to control the display unit such that the area ratio is increased when a predetermined condition is satisfied as compared to when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and the image captured by the image capturing unit is displayed in the low-transmissivity display part after the area ratio has been increased. |
| US10362224B2 |
System and method for identifying comment clusters for panoramic content segments
Systems and methods for identifying comment clusters for panoramic content segments. A panoramic content segment of digital content may be hosted to client computing platforms. User comment information may be received. The user comment information may convey user comments, include time indications for a duration of a content segment, and/or include location indications for a panorama of the panoramic content segment. A comment distribution may be determined from the user comment information. A comment cluster may be identified based on the comment distribution. View information may be received from a client computing platform. Whether a view range associated with the comment cluster identified is located within or outside one or more visible ranges of viewing angles selected by the user may be determined. Alert information may be generated and/or transmitted for effectuating presentation of a notification on the client computing platform associated with the user. |
| US10362223B2 |
Imaging device and electronic device
The present disclosure provides an imaging device including a wide-angle camera and a telephoto camera. A field of view of the telephoto camera is located in a field of view of the wide-angle camera, the telephoto camera includes a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens includes: at least one first lens element, a light reflecting element and at least one second lens element arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side along a light axis. The light reflecting element is configured to make the light axis to reflect from a first direction to a second direction. An electronic device including the imaging device is further provided. In the imaging device and the electronic device above, the light axis of the telephoto camera is reflected, lowering a height of the telephoto lens and a height of the telephoto camera. |
| US10362219B2 |
Avatar creation and editing
The present disclosure generally relates to creating and editing user avatars. In some examples, guidance is provided to a user while capturing image data for use in generating a user-specific avatar. In some examples, a user interface allows a user to intuitively customize a user avatar. In some examples, avatars are generated for a messaging session based on an avatar model for a user of the messaging application. In some examples, an avatar editing interface updates a user avatar in response to gestures and based on the type of gesture and the avatar feature that is selected for editing. |
| US10362206B2 |
Image capturing apparatus having a function which assists a panning shot with specific framing
There is provided an image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit. A setting unit sets one of a plurality of focus modes including a manual focus mode (MF mode). A switching unit switches a panning shot assist function between active and inactive. A display control unit carries out control such that first position information indicating a predetermined position in a live view image captured by the image capturing unit is displayed over the live view image in the case where the MF mode is set and the assist function is active, and carries out control such that the first position information is not displayed in the case where the MF mode is set and the assist function is inactive. |
| US10362203B2 |
Camera assembly method with adhesive shrink offset based on individual lens characteristic
A method of assembling a camera includes the steps of determining a focused-position of a lens relative to an imager where an image is focused on the imager, determining a first-factor indicative of focus quality at a central-portion of the imager, and determining a second-factor indicative of focus quality at an outer-portion of the imager. The outer-portion is characterized as displaced radially outward from the central-portion. The method also includes the steps of determining an actual-ratio of the first-factor and the second-factor, and determining an offset-position of the lens relative to the imager based on the focused-position, a ratio-difference between the actual-ratio and a desired-ratio, and an expansion-characteristic of an adhesive that is used to fixedly couple the lens to the imager. The method also includes the step of applying the adhesive to fixedly couple the lens to the imager while the lens is in the offset-position. |
| US10362201B2 |
Imaging apparatus, vehicle and housing
An imaging apparatus comprises a housing which includes a resin containing a plurality of fillers, each filler having a longitudinal direction, an imaging optical system fixed to an opening provided in the housing, and an imaging device stored in the housing and configured to capture an object image formed through the imaging optical system. the longitudinal directions of first fillers in a first part of the housing facing an exterior of the housing are positioned along a direction from the inside to the outside of the housing, and the longitudinal directions of second fillers in a second part of housing facing an interior of the housing are positioned along an interior wall of the housing. |
| US10362200B2 |
Dome-type camera and dome cover
A dome-type camera includes a dome cover (11) and a camera unit (12). The dome cover (11) has a front surface (21) and a back surface (22). The camera unit (12) includes an optical system (13) and an imaging element (14). The optical system (13) is disposed on the back surface (22) side of the dome cover (11), and the imaging element (14) outputs image data on the basis of imaging light received via the optical system (13). At least the back surface (22) out of the front surface (21) and the back surface (22) of the dome cover (11) has at least an aspheric shape in which optical properties are continuously changed at a location other than a top t of the dome cover (11). |
| US10362198B2 |
Color processing device, color processing system and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
A color processing device includes: a color data obtaining unit obtaining color data of a first image displayed on a display based on image data as first color data and color data of a second image formed on a recording medium by an image forming device based on the image data as second color data; and a conversion relationship creation unit creating a conversion relationship to correct the image data to be outputted to the image forming device based on the first color data and the second color data to integrate colors of the images displayed on the display and formed by the image forming device, wherein the conversion relationship creation unit creates the conversion relationship to increase a correction amount as a color to be corrected comes closer to gray and to reduce a correction amount as a color to be corrected comes closer to white. |
| US10362193B2 |
Information conversion apparatus capable of changing attribution information of an image based on viewer information and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
An information conversion apparatus includes an extraction unit that extracts attribute information added to an image, an acquisition unit that acquires viewer information indicating a viewer, a determination unit that uses a database indicating a relationship between a subject corresponding to the attribute information and the viewer corresponding to the viewer information, and determines the relationship between the subject and the viewer, and a conversion unit that converts the attribute information based on the determined relationship. |
| US10362187B2 |
Image forming apparatus
This image forming device is provided with: an image reading unit; a control unit which generates distribution data indicating the distribution of an angle of inclination of documents (D) read during a pre-determined time period, performs a test to determine whether there is a significant difference between the distribution data and standard distribution data, and on the basis of the test result determines whether maintenance of the image forming device is required; and a communication unit which, if it has been determined that maintenance is required, transmits a maintenance request notification to a service system. |
| US10362183B2 |
System and method for natural language operation of multifunction peripherals
A system and method for natural language-based multifunction peripheral control includes sensing when a portable data device is proximate to a MFP. A status of the MFP is monitored and user-specific configuration information is stored. The system receives activity data corresponding to performance of a preselected activity by a user and initiates a natural language exchange with a user of the portable data device in accordance with a monitored status of the multifunction peripheral and stored user-specific configuration settings. Document processing instructions received via the natural language exchange generate a natural language response. A second document processing instruction is then received via the natural language exchange responsive to the natural language response and a document processing operation is performed in accordance with the second document processing instruction. |
| US10362181B2 |
Facsimile apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
A facsimile apparatus includes a memory device that stores a user name and a notification destination of a transmission result of facsimile transmission in association with each other. The facsimile apparatus receives, from an external apparatus, a facsimile transmission instruction that includes image data, a transmission destination of facsimile transmission, and a user name; executes, for the transmission destination included in the facsimile transmission instruction, facsimile transmission of the image data included in the facsimile transmission instruction; and transmits a transmission result of the executed facsimile transmission to the notification destination stored in the memory device in association with the user name included in the facsimile transmission instruction. |
| US10362180B2 |
Diagnosing an image forming apparatus based on sound signal analysis
A diagnostic apparatus includes a first acquiring unit that acquires sound information, a second acquiring unit that acquires operation information indicating a component in operation among a plurality of components of an analysis target apparatus, and a display unit that, when the acquired sound information is reproduced, displays operating states of the plurality of components at the time point when the reproduced sound is acquired, using the operation information. |
| US10362178B2 |
Method and system for least cost routing (LCR) of international mobile telephone calls with an integrated money transfer facility
A method and system for least cost routing for mobile telephone calls between the United States and Mexico in such a way so that the call is separated into several call legs and the international portion or call leg is routed via a low-cost or no-cost route independently of the local call legs, essentially achieving an international call with local call rates. This uses a SIM card that automatically identifies any incoming or outgoing call and provides the ability to convert the call from an expensive international and/or roaming call to a local (free) call. Several slight variations are disclosed, and all embodiments have an integrated money transfer service that can be used with a very simple low-cost basic mobile phone using IVR, SMS and voice recognition, or can be accessed via the web or via a smartphone app. |
| US10362177B2 |
Enhanced congestion control by means of selective restart of credit control sessions
The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding enhanced congestion control by means of selective restart of credit control sessions. The present invention comprises storing an identifier of each of a plurality of credit control sessions handled by the charging entity when a failure has occurred at the charging entity and the plurality of credit control sessions has been terminated and a bearer associated with each of the plurality of the credit control session is to be maintained; and sending a message for requesting restart of at least one of the plurality of credit control sessions to a gateway entity handling the plurality of credit control sessions, the message including an identifier of the at least one of the plurality of credit control sessions to be restarted. |
| US10362172B2 |
Fraud detection in interactive voice response systems
Systems and methods for call detail record (CDR) analysis to determine a risk score for a call and identify fraudulent activity and for fraud detection in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. An example method may store information extracted from received calls. Queries of the stored information may be performed to select data using keys, wherein each key relates to one of the received calls, and wherein the queries are parallelized. The selected data may be transformed into feature vectors, wherein each feature vector relates to one of the received calls and includes a velocity feature and at least one of a behavior feature or a reputation feature. A risk score for the call may be generated during the call based on the feature vectors. |
| US10362166B2 |
Facilitating software downloads to internet of things devices via a constrained network
Software downloads to Internet of things (IoT) devices are facilitated over a constrained network. In one embodiment a method comprises monitoring, by a network device comprising a processor, data determined to have been sent to a device for transmission to the device via a radio access network device of a wireless communication network, and determining, by the network device, a type of traffic associated with the data. The method further includes based on a determination that the data comprises firmware and that the type of traffic is of a traffic priority that is lower than a defined traffic priority, applying, by the network device, a low priority transport protocol to the data, wherein the applying comprises associating protocol information with the data representative of the low priority transport protocol. |
| US10362162B2 |
Sending smart alerts on a device at opportune moments using sensors
Measurements can be obtained from sensors to determine a state of a device. The state can be used to determine whether to provide an alert. For example, after a first alert is provided, it can be determined that the device is not accessible to the user based on the determined state, and a second alert can be suppressed at a specified time after providing the first alert. The sensor measurements can be monitored after suppressing the second alert, and a state engine can detect a change in a state based on subsequent sensor measurements. If the state change indicates that the device is accessible to the user the second alert can be provided to the user. Alerts can be dismissed based on a change in state. A first device can coordinate alerts sent to or to be provided by a second device by suppressing or dismissing such alerts. |
| US10362161B2 |
Methods and systems for recalling second party interactions with mobile devices
Systems and methods are presented for identifying individuals through facial recognition, voice recognition, or the like, recalling past recorded conversations with the identified individuals, and recording and inventorying conversations with the individuals with mobile devices. In some embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include identifying, at a device, an individual through facial recognition, voice recognition, or a unique RFID. The method may also include recording a conversation with the identified individual, and recalling past relevant recorded conversations based on the identification of the individual, and transmitting the recording of the conversation to a display system configured to display the recording of the event. |
| US10362159B1 |
Controlling devices using short message service
A server can disable lost or stolen devices using an SMS lost-mode command relayed via a relay mobile device. The SMS command is encrypted to prevent malicious attacks. The SMS command includes a universal device identifier unique to the target device, the phone number of the relaying device, and a time stamp memorializing command creation. The relaying device relays the encrypted lost-mode command to the target device. Successful decryption authenticates the server. Before executing the lost-mode command, however, the target device reviews the unique identifier to verify the target and compares the phone number of the relaying device with the number identified with the incoming SMS message to authenticate the relaying device. The target device also considers an embedded time stamp to determine whether the lost-device command is superseded by a subsequently issued though later received command from the server. |
| US10362157B2 |
Mobile information processing apparatus
A mobile information communication apparatus includes a data processing device for sending plotting command/data to a display control device that controls the pixels of a display panel belonging to the mobile information communication apparatus. An interface device is provided which receives the plotting command/data generated by the data processing device and sends, based on plotting command/data, an external display signal to the external display device. The data processing device and the interface device are configured to send, from the interface device, a higher-resolution external display signal. |
| US10362151B2 |
Coding in Galois fields with reduced complexity
Disclosed herein is a method of generating a coded data packet in dependence on a plurality of source data packets, the method comprising: determining a plurality of data packets, for generating a coded data packet, from a plurality of source data packets for encoding, wherein each of the plurality of source data packets for encoding comprises the same number of bits; generating a multiplied data packet in dependence on one or more multiplication operations between a multiplication value and bits of one of the determined data packets; and generating a coded data packet in dependence on a combination of the multiplied data packet and one or more of the other of said plurality of determined data packets that have not been multiplied; wherein the one or more multiplication operations are performed as operations in the finite field GF(p); p is greater than 2; the multiplication value is an element of the finite field GF(p); the multiplication value is not 0 or 1; and the combination of data packets is performed by bitwise XOR operations. Advantageously, the coding scheme can be almost as computationally efficient as GF(2) and the likelihood of obtained coded data packets being linearly independent is greatly increased. |
| US10362147B2 |
Network system and communication control method using calculated communication intervals
Increasing the processing load on the server is suppressed in a network system in which response requests are intermittently transmitted from a client to a server. A network system has a client configured to transmit response requests at a specific time interval, and a server configured to send a response to the client according to a received response request. The server calculates a communication interval indicating an interval at which the client is to transmit its response request based on a factor affecting the processing load of the server, and sends communication interval information indicating the calculated communication interval to the client. The client transmits its response request at the time interval indicated by the communication interval information received from the server. |
| US10362145B2 |
Server system for providing current data and past data to clients
A method and apparatus for handling a server request received at a data server. The data server comprises a policy request handler. The policy request handler is activated within the data server in response to the server request being received at the data server. The policy request handler is configured to receive a plurality of asynchronous data streams. The policy request handler is further configured to merge data points in the plurality of asynchronous data streams together to form time-ordered data points. The policy request handler is further configured to form policy-based data according to a server policy identified in the server request using the time-ordered data points. |
| US10362144B2 |
Communication apparatus which establishes wireless connection with external apparatus
A communication apparatus may cause a display to display a first inquiry message in a case where an apparatus search signal is received from an external apparatus, the apparatus search signal being for searching a target apparatus which is to establish a wireless connection with the external apparatus, and the first inquiry message being for inquiring a user whether a particular wireless connection is to be established between the communication apparatus and the external apparatus. The communication apparatus may establish the particular wireless connection between the communication apparatus and the external apparatus in a case where it is selected by the user, in response to the first inquiry message, that the particular wireless connection is to be established. |
| US10362143B2 |
Dynamically transitioning the file system role of compute nodes for provisioning a storlet
A system and method dynamically transitions the file system role of compute nodes in a distributed clustered file system for an object that includes an embedded compute engine (a storlet). Embodiments of the invention overcome prior art problems of a storlet in a distributed storage system with a storlet engine having a dynamic role module which dynamically assigns or changes a file system role served by the node to a role which is more optimally suited for a computation operation in the storlet. The role assignment is made based on a classification of the computation operation and the appropriate filesystem role that matches computation operation. For example, a role could be assigned which helps reduce storage needs, communication resources, etc. |
| US10362142B2 |
Electronic device connected to another electronic device and method of controlling same
An electronic device and a control method of the electronic device are provided. The control method includes acquiring second device information on a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device, and determining a first application corresponding to a combination of the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on first device information on the first electronic device and the second device information. |
| US10362139B2 |
Systems and methods for resource allocation for management systems
Methods and systems for servicing of machines by workers within a period of time. Acquiring for each service an available servicing time, a time duration for servicing, a location of the machine, and a number of workers having appropriate qualifications to be concurrently present for a service. Acquiring for each worker a worker availability, qualifications and location. Determining a cost function representing a service schedule for each worker, wherein an optimization of the cost function is subject to constraints. The constraints include a number of workers with qualifications concurrently present for a service, each worker starts and ends the period of time at the same location and travels independently from other workers. The cost function includes maximizing a number of services to be performed; minimizing a number of workers required to perform servicing for each service; or minimizing a total travel time for each worker to the location. |
| US10362138B2 |
Systems and methods for managing communications across multiple identities
Electronic communications are managed across multiple identities. A user is able to create an account as well as any desired, required, or appropriate number of profiles under the account. Text messages are exchanged between users using specific profiles. For example, some text messages can be exchanged using a personal profile while other text messages need to be exchanged using a professional profile. In some instances, exchanged text messages are saved to a centralized archive. As such, one or both of the users involved in an exchange can request to retrieve some or all of the exchanged messages at a later time. |
| US10362136B2 |
Device profile data usage for state management in mobile device authentication
Embodiments create and manage a device profile on a mobile device for continued authentication of the mobile device. The device profile includes a state assigned to a mobile device. The state of the device can be managed through the device profile. The mobile device is allowed to conduct payments based on the current state assigned to the mobile device. In response to a request to conduct a payment transaction using the mobile device, the state information in the mobile device profile is checked. The payment transaction using the mobile device is allowed when the state information indicates a trusted state. The payment transaction using the mobile device is limited when the state information indicates a suspended state. The payment transaction using the mobile device is prevented when the state information indicates an untrusted state. |
| US10362130B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing streaming contents
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content. A terminal may receive content from a server before playback of the content, and may buffer the content by at least the minimum amount. The metadata may include a range attribute that designates a range of a target indicated by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The terminal may receive bytes designated by the range attribute from the URL, and may play back the content using the received bytes. |
| US10362129B2 |
Optimizing value of content items delivered for a content provider
An online system receives content items from content providers and delivers the content items to client devices of users. The online system receives a weight associated with an item described in the content item. The online system determines a rate at which a content item is delivered to users based on the received weight associated with the item and a rate at which users interact with the content item. The online system delivers the content item to users at the rate determined based on the received weight and the rate at which users interact with the content item. The online system may periodically adjust the rate of delivery of the content item based on the rate at which users interact with the content item. |