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| US10413995B2 |
Methods and systems for characterizing laser machining properties by measuring keyhole dynamics using interferometry
A method, apparatus, and system are provided to monitor and characterize the dynamics of a phase change region (PCR) created during laser welding, specifically keyhole welding, and other material modification processes, using low-coherence interferometry. By directing a measurement beam to multiple locations within and overlapping with the PCR, the system, apparatus, and method are used to determine, in real time, spatial and temporal characteristics of the weld such as keyhole depth, length, width, shape and whether the keyhole is unstable, closes or collapses. This information is important in determining the quality and material properties of a completed finished weld. It can also be used with feedback to modify the material modification process in real time. |
| US10413991B2 |
Supplying pressurized gas to plasma arc torch consumables and related systems and methods
In some aspects, a consumable for plasma arc torch that generates a predetermined plenum pressure from a substantially constant preset gas supply pressure from a plasma arc torch power supply, where the substantially constant preset gas supply being used to support plasma generation for a selection of multiple consumable components that each generate a different plasma plenum pressure for carrying out different processes, can include a proximal portion shaped to connect to the plasma arc torch and define a plasma gas inlet region; a distal portion shaped to define a gas outlet; and a pressure-matching stage comprising a pressure wall defining at least one flow path between the gas inlet region and the gas outlet configured to establish sufficient fixed pressure drop of a flow of gas flowing through the pressure-matching stage to reduce a pressure of the flow of gas to the predetermined plenum pressure. |
| US10413989B2 |
Automatic notification for consumable package replacement
Methods for determining that a consumable welding package has been, or may have been, replenished in a high production welding environment and that a tracked weight value of the consumable welding package should be reset. An operator of a welding system can be notified that a consumable welding package may have been replenished and, therefore, that the weight value of the consumable welding package may need to be reset in the welding system. Alternatively, the weight value of the consumable welding package in the welding system may be automatically reset when the welding system has determined that the consumable welding package has been replenished. |
| US10413986B2 |
Estimation device
A soldering device includes a detection sensor which can detect a liquid level height of molten solder inside a solder bath. It is determined whether or not a detection height which is the detected liquid level height is greater than or equal to a first set height which is arbitrarily set. In a case where the detection height is greater than or equal to the first set height, it is estimated that the amount of molten solder capable of performing a soldering work for a predetermined number or more of boards is stored in the solder bath. The amount of molten solder stored in the solder bath is estimated by multiplying a difference between a detection height which is the detected liquid level height of the molten solder and a second set height which is preset, by an area inside the solder bath in a horizontal direction. |
| US10413985B2 |
Controller and a control method for a hot air blower
A controller and a control method for a hot air blower used in the field of solder reworking. The controller allows a user to change the control parameters effectively while using the hot air blower. |
| US10413981B2 |
Device for cutting a workpiece along a cutting line
A device for cutting a workpiece along a cutting line between a first end point and a second end point including a saw head, comprising an advancing mechanism with a guide carriage and with an advancing motor. The saw head is arranged on the guide carriage movable along an advancing direction, including a sensor system with a sensor element for monitoring the saw head, the advancing mechanism or the work process, including a control unit with a control element to control the saw head, the advancing mechanism and the sensor system as well as an evaluation element to evaluate a measured quantity detected by the sensor system, including an operating device to operate the saw head and the advancing mechanism, and including a display. On the basis of the measured quantity, the control unit calculates the momentary work result which is shown on the display. |
| US10413975B2 |
Targeting system for portable drill press
A targeting tool releasably holds a portable drill press on a work piece while drilling a hole in the work piece. The portable drill press includes a tubular column with an open bottom end and a mechanical advantage device. The mechanical advantage device moves a drill up and down along the tubular column. A targeting base includes a base for releasable engagement with the work piece, an upstanding post affixed to the base that is adapted for engagement with the open end of the tubular column, and optionally, a drill guide in the base through which a drill bit passes as the drill moves up and down along the tubular column. |
| US10413973B2 |
Locking device
A locking device has a collar body, a roller cage, multiple rollers, and a clamping set. The collar body has a chamber formed inside the collar body and multiple concave recesses formed in an inner periphery of the collar body. The roller cage is mounted in the chamber. The clamping set has multiple clamping blocks annularly disposed within the roller cage. Each one of the multiple clamping blocks is curved and has multiple second concave recesses formed in an outer peripheral surface of the clamping block. The multiple rollers are rotatably mounted to the roller cage and are respectively received by the multiple first concave recesses and the multiple second concave recesses. Each one of the multiple rollers is rotatable along a corresponding one of the multiple first concave recesses and a corresponding one of the multiple second concave recesses. |
| US10413966B2 |
Nanoparticles having magnetic core encapsulated by carbon shell and composites of the same
Nanoparticles for use in the treatment of a well have a magnetic core of iron, nickel or cobalt or an alloy thereof; a carbon shell encapsulating the magnetic core; at least one organic functional group on the surface of the carbon shell through covalent bonding; and a coating of amorphous carbon nitride encapsulating the functionalized carbon shell. The nanoparticles may be used to identify fluids produced from the reservoir, identify the zone within the reservoir from which recovered fluid is produced, in water flooding to determine water breakthrough in the production well and to identify those injection wells from which breakthrough water originates. |
| US10413965B2 |
Method for producing forged crankshaft
The disclosed production method includes a rough forging step of performing die forging to obtain a rough forged blank with flash having a crankshaft shape, and a finish forging step of applying die forging by use of a first pair of dies to the rough forged blank to obtain a finish forged blank with flash. In the rough forged blank, at least one of the rough crank arms have, in a region near an adjacent rough pin, a first excess portion protruding from an outer periphery of a side portion of the rough crank arm. During the die forging in the finish forging step, the first excess portion is deformed by the first pair of dies to bulge toward an adjacent rough journal. |
| US10413953B2 |
Stamping to form a composite structure of dissimilar materials having structured features
A composite structure includes a base and an auxiliary portion of dissimilar materials. The auxiliary portion is shaped by stamping. As the auxiliary portion is stamped, it interlocks with the base, and at the same time forming a desired structured feature on the auxiliary portion, such as a structured reflective surface, an alignment feature, etc. With this approach, relatively less critical structured features can be shaped on the bulk of the base with less effort to maintain a relatively larger tolerance, while the relatively more critical structured features on the auxiliary portion are more precisely shaped with further considerations to define dimensions, geometries and/or finishes at relatively smaller tolerances. The auxiliary portion may include a composite structure of two dissimilar materials associated with different properties for stamping different structured features. |
| US10413952B2 |
Coiler device and gate device provided with guide unit
This gate device is provided with a guide unit having a guide section that is disposed at the downstream side of pinch rollers at a path line along which a metal sheet is conveyed, opens/closes a coil-up line that is curved from the path line, and guides the upwards-facing surface side of the metal sheet led in to the coil-up line. A configuration is adopted such that the guide unit has a main body frame and a liner that is attached to the main body frame, forms at least a portion of the second guide surface that guides the metal sheet, has a lower coefficient of friction than the main body frame, and has a lower hardness than that of the metal sheet. |
| US10413944B2 |
Identification of plastic material composition
Identification of a material composition. The material composition is configured with a color additive that is embedded or otherwise not visible. The color additive identifies the specific material composition. A discrete section or sub-section of the material is deformed such that the embedded color additive is made visible in the optical spectrum, after which the discrete section or sub-section may be sorted for recycling. |
| US10413943B2 |
Method for fractionating grain
A method for fractionating a milled grain product into coarse and fine fractions includes providing a sieving apparatus with a bottom chamber divided from a top chamber by a sieve, an inlet port in the top chamber, a top chamber cover defined by a plurality of openings, and a first exit port in the bottom chamber, and applying vacuum suction to the sieving apparatus. The vacuum suction is configured to draw grain particles through the inlet port into the top chamber, generate substantially horizontal airflow in the top chamber via the inlet port; and generate substantially vertical airflow in the top chamber via the plurality of openings, wherein the substantially horizontal airflow and the substantially vertical airflow combine to generate turbulence which fluidizes the grain particles in the upper chamber and prevents blockage of the sieve; and drawing fine grain particles through the sieve and out of the bottom chamber via the first exit port under the vacuum suction and collecting a fine grain particle fraction. |
| US10413938B2 |
Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers having varying properties
In some examples, a CMUT array may include a plurality of elements, and each element may include a plurality of sub-elements. For instance, a first sub-element and a second sub-element may be disposed on opposite sides of a third sub-element. In some cases, the third sub-element may be configured to transmit ultrasonic energy at a higher center frequency than at least one of the first sub-element or the second sub-element. Further, in some instances, the sub-elements may have a plurality of regions in which different regions are configured to transmit ultrasonic energy at different resonant frequencies. For instance, the resonant frequencies of a plurality of CMUT cells in each sub-element may decrease in an elevation direction from a center of each element toward the edges of the CMUT array. |
| US10413936B2 |
Method of lining an inner surface of a tubular and system for doing same
A method of lining an inner surface of a tubular with a polymer, includes positioning a polymer injecting head within the tubular, forming an annular space between the injecting head and an inner surface of the tubular, injecting polymer through the injecting head into the annular space, and moving the polymer injecting head longitudinally relative to the tubular while injecting polymer. |
| US10413934B2 |
Methods of reducing sinuous flow during machining and products formed thereby
Methods of machining a body to produce a chip are provided wherein the body is formed of a material and in a state such that the material exhibits sinuous flow during a machining operation. The methods include providing a layer located on a surface of the body, and machining the body by causing engagement between a cutting tool and the body in a contact region below an area of the surface having the coating layer thereon and moving the cutting tool relative to the body to produce the chip having the layer thereon. The layer reduces sinuous flow in the material of the body and the chip is formed primarily by laminar flow. |
| US10413933B2 |
Coating method and coating device
A coating method has a reciprocating rotating step. A wire bar is rotated at a first rotational speed for coating a film on a web. In a process of rotating the wire bar at the first rotational speed, a tangential direction of the wire bar at a connecting area between the wire bar and the web is opposite to a moving direction of the web, and then the wire bar is rotated to restore to an original position at a second rotational speed. Meanwhile, the tangential direction is changed and is same to the moving direction of the web. The second rotational speed is far faster than the first rotational speed. A coating device has a base, the wire bar disposed across the base, and a rotation adjusting module connected to the wire bar for driving the wire bar to rotate reciprocatingly. |
| US10413932B2 |
Deposition cloud tower with an insert for adjusting the deposition area
A cloud tower (11) receives microscopic particles (18) impelled by an inert gas (17) for deposition on a porous substrate (29) having vacuum (34) disposed on opposite side. To alter the size and/or shape of the deposition field without changing the entire tower structure, a pair of flaps (43, 44) are hinged (47, 48) on one side or on a pair of opposed sides of the cloud primary tower. Another embodiment places selectable tower inserts (36, 38) within the primary tower structure, fitting therein and sealing thereto. |
| US10413931B1 |
Glue gun with sequential stick feed
A glue gun and a method of advancing glue sticks in a glue gun. A leading glue stick is held in a channel of a feeder assembly in an active position, and a next-in-line glue stick is positioned adjacent the active position. In response to movement of a trigger of the glue gun by a user, the feeder assembly feeding the leading glue stick in an advancing direction. Upon advancement of the leading glue stick beyond a forward end of the next-in-line glue stick, the next-in-line glue stick drops freely into the active position, and a transition from feeding the leading glue stick with the feeder assembly to feeding the next-in-line glue stick with the feeder assembly occurs exclusively by repeated trigger actuation. No other steps or actions are required to put the next-in-line glue stick into the active position upon depletion of the leading glue stick. |
| US10413930B2 |
System and method for application of a surface compound
A compound delivery applicator comprising a substantially conical portion comprising a first end configured to couple to a compound receptacle and an applicator blade coupled to the substantially conical portion. The applicator blade comprises a first portion extending outwardly along a longitudinal axis of and from a second end of the substantially conical portion, the first portion comprising a first side edge and a second side edge each forming an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the substantially conical portion and a scraper coupled to the first portion distal the substantially conical portion. The compound delivery applicator further comprises a compound delivery channel extending internally through at least a portion of the substantially conical portion, the compound delivery channel further extending through the scraper of the applicator blade and configured to pass a compound therethrough. |
| US10413929B2 |
Protective shield device for a travel rail
A protective shield device for a travel rail is provided, the travel rail including at least one robot with an application element coupled thereon. The protective shield device comprises at least one protective shield component for protecting the travel rail from the application medium, e.g. paint, dispensed by the application element of the at least one robot. The protective shield device is configured to extend over a portion of the travel rail and to move relative to the travel rail. |
| US10413927B2 |
Multi-dispenser plural component dispensing system
A plural component dispensing system individually delivers separate material components to each of a plurality of proportioners. Each of the proportioners regulates volumetric flow of each of the separate material components to produce a target ratio of the separate material components associated with the proportioner. The target ratios associated with the plurality of proportioners can be the same or different target ratios. Each proportioner delivers the separate material components at the associated target ratio to one of a plurality of dispensing devices. Each dispensing device mixes the separate components received at the corresponding target ratio and delivers the components as a mixture. |
| US10413924B2 |
Proportioning cylinder for spray system
A spray system has a pump with a double-action reciprocating plunger balanced to receive equal up-stroke and down-stroke assist from a pre-pressurized supply. The reciprocating plunger has identical working surface area on opposite first and second axial faces. A pumping system has a double-action reciprocating plunger with upward- and downward-facing spacers. The plunger travels axially within a proportioning cylinder with first inlet and outlet ports at a first axial end, and second inlet and outlet ports at an opposite second axial end. When the plunger is at its top-most position, the upward-facing plunger occludes the first inlet and outlet ports without blocking flow. When the plunger is at its bottom-most position, the downward-facing plunger occludes the second inlet and outlet ports without blocking flow. |
| US10413921B1 |
Rotary bell cup atomizer with auxiliary turbine and vortex shaping air generator
The invention provides apparatus for spray coating of substrates using a rotary bell cup atomizer equipped with an air-driven main turbine and a supply of pressurized primary shaping air conveyed through primary shaping air channels and nozzles for controlling the shape of the atomized spray pattern exiting the bell cup edge, the apparatus further including an auxiliary, independently air-driven turbine equipped with a rotatable vortex generator, and including a separate air supply of secondary shaping air for supplying secondary shaping air through secondary air channels and nozzles to further control the shape of the atomized spray pattern exiting the bell cup, which secondary shaping air, on passing through the vortex generator, produces a curtain of shaping air in a vortex-like pattern, which, in conjunction with and mixing with the primary shaping air from the primary air nozzles, produces improved pattern control, transfer efficiency and quality of coating on the substrate. |
| US10413918B2 |
Dosing dispensers and methods for using the same
A dosing dispenser system and a dosing dispenser include a slidable control configured to allow a user to select a desired mixing ratio for a product contained in a container attached to the dosing dispenser with a transport medium, such as water, flowing through the dosing dispenser. |
| US10413917B2 |
Shower
A shower assembly includes a panel and a stopper movable between a first position and a second position. The panel includes a first region having a plurality of first openings passing through the panel and a second region having a plurality of second openings passing through the panel. When the stopper is in the first position, water provided to the shower assembly is permitted to pass through the plurality of first openings but is prevented from passing through the plurality of second openings. When the stopper is in the second position, water provided to the shower assembly is permitted to pass through the plurality of second openings. |
| US10413913B2 |
Methods and systems for dielectrophoresis (DEP) separation
One or more electrodes are attached to an electrically permeable substrate attached to an incubator and energized with A.C. signals, D.C. signals or both A.C. and D.C signals. E-fields emitted from the electrodes pass through the substrate and into the incubator. The e-fields generate or apply dielectrophoresis (DEP) forces on small particles suspended in a liquid inside the incubator. The strength and direction of the DEP forces are controlled and manipulated by the manipulating the signals and can manipulate the motion of the suspended particles. The shapes of the electrodes help shape the generated e-fields and facilitate complex movements of the suspended particles. The suspended particles can be stem cells in a nutrient rich solution. |
| US10413911B2 |
Method of sorting and utilizing coal and rock for coal and rock combined mining face
The present invention relates to a method for sorting and utilizing coal and rock for a coal and rock combined mining face, and is especially applicable to the sorting and utilization of coal and rock mined from a coal and rock combined mining face when an extremely thin coal seam is used as a protective layer in combined mining of multiple coal seams. Underground gangue transport, storage and filling systems are directly established underground to convey a large amount of coal and gangue mined from the coal and rock mining face to an underground sorting and washing chamber for efficient separation of the coal and the gangue, sorted gangue is crushed and then filled in a mined-out area of a protected layer, thus realizing the environment-friendly cut and fill mining of the protective layer while the gangue is not lifted, and effectively preventing the ground subsidence caused by combined mining of multiple coal seams; sorted middlings are conveyed to a gangue power plant on the ground for power generation through a main conveying system, so that the pressure on mine coal quality is alleviated when benefits are created in the power plant, and thus the average ash content of commercial coal is reduced, and the selling price is increased. The method provided by the invention realizes the efficient utilization of coal and rock while realizing the efficient separation of coal and gangue, and has remarkable economic and social benefits and excellent promotional value. |
| US10413908B2 |
Hammer mill hammer with non-circular rod hole in inner bearing race
An improved hammermill hammer with a connection end having a bearing race in the hammer body and a bearing received in said bearing race, the bearing having a non-circular, elongated, elliptical, oval or egg shaped inner bearing surface for receiving a hammer rod there through to prevent the hammer from sticking to the hammer rod. |
| US10413904B2 |
Packaging for multiplexed assays
The invention relates to kits and components thereof used in the conduct of solid-phase binding assays. |
| US10413902B2 |
Apparatus for sample separation and collection
A centrifuge device and method for use are presented. The centrifuge device includes a housing, a chamber, a channel, and a cover. The housing includes a first port and a vent opening and is designed to rotate about an axis passing through a center of the housing. The chamber is defined within the housing and is coupled to the first port. A first portion of the chamber has a width that tapers between a first width at a first position and a second width at a second position within the chamber, the first width being greater than the second width. The channel is coupled to the second position of the chamber and arranged such that a path exists for gas to travel from the channel to the vent opening. The cover provides a wall that seals the chamber. |
| US10413899B2 |
Fluid mixing and delivery in microfluidic systems
The specification generally discloses systems and methods for mixing and delivering fluids in microfluidic systems. The fluids can contain, in some embodiments reagents that can participate in one or more chemical or biological reactions. |
| US10413893B2 |
Deactivator and method for decreasing by-products in olefin oligomerization using the same
The method for oligomerizing olefin according to the present disclosure is a method for oligomerizing olefin using an oligomerization catalyst system and includes deteriorating the activity of the oligomerization catalyst system by injecting a deactivator in a latter part of a multimerization reaction of olefin. The deactivator may include an additive for polymer containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amine group and an amide group. According to the oligomerizing method, the isomer of 1-hexene and/or 1-octene and alpha-olefins with C10 to C40 may be decreased via the restraint of the additional side reaction of a product. Since the deactivator is an additive for enhancing the physical properties of a polymer, a separating process thereof is not required, thereby improving economic feasibility and productivity. |
| US10413888B2 |
Iron doped titanium dioxide nanocrystals and their use as photocatalysts
A method of making a visible light photo-catalyst is provided, the method comprising doping a titanium dioxide nanocrystal with iron to provide an iron-doped nanocrystal, washing the iron-doped nanocrystal with an acid to produce an acid-washed iron-doped titanium dioxide nanocrystal and rinsing the acid-washed iron-doped titanium dioxide nanocrystal to remove a residual of the acid, thereby providing a visible light photo-catalyst. The photo-catalyst is also provided, as are methods of using the photo-catalyst in remediation. |
| US10413885B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
The exemplary embodiments relate to an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is excellent in terms of HC purification capacity and warm-up performance. Such exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a substrate and a catalyst coating layer formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the catalyst coating layer comprises an upper and lower layer comprising a lower layer being closer to the surface of the substrate and an upper layer being relatively remote from the surface of the substrate, the upper layer of the catalyst coating layer comprises Rh, Pd, and a carrier, the upper layer of the catalyst coating layer comprises an uppermost surface Pd layer having a Pd concentration relatively higher than that in any other portion in the upper layer within an area extending over a length of 20 mm or more from one end on the upstream side in the downstream direction on the surface of the upper layer, the lower layer of the catalyst coating layer comprises at least one noble metal selected from Pd and Pt and a carrier, and 60% or more of Pd by mass in the uppermost surface Pd layer exists in a layer up to 50% of the upper layer in a thickness direction from the surface of the uppermost surface Pd layer being relatively remote from the surface of the substrate. |
| US10413884B2 |
Catalytic cracking catalyst for RFCC process with maximized diesel yields and a method for the preparation thereof
The present invention relates to a catalytic cracking catalyst for RFCC process with maximized diesel yield which includes a clay matrix and an inorganic oxide, wherein pores with a diameter greater than 20 Å are controlled, to be greater than 80% by volume of the total pore count of the catalyst, and a method for the preparation thereof. |
| US10413883B2 |
Catalytic structures and methods of generating hydrogen gas
The present disclosure is directed to providing stable highly active catalysts for use in production of hydrogen from water. |
| US10413881B2 |
Porous articles for separation
Porous articles are provided that include a fibrous porous matrix and porous polymeric particles. The porous polymeric particles are distributed throughout the fibrous porous polymeric matrix. The porous article can be used to prepare a separation device or a system that includes the separation device. The porous articles can be used for the separation of a target material such as a microorganism (i.e., cellular analyte) from a sample. |
| US10413879B2 |
Type of burning device for producing gas mixtures
A new type of burning device for producing hydrohalogen compounds. |
| US10413878B2 |
Tube isothermal catalytic reactor
Vertical reactor (1) for chemical reactions, comprising a tube heat exchanger (6) immersed in a catalytic bed (5), wherein said tube exchanger (6) comprises a plurality of straight tube bundles (6.1, 6.2) with respective tube plates for feeding (9.1, 9.2) and collecting (10.1, 10.2) the heat exchange fluid, and wherein the tube bundles and the respective tube plates are vertically staggered so as to allow access to the shell side. |
| US10413876B2 |
Mixer including a sensor for detecting material to be mixed, mixing system, and method of producing mixed product
A mixer (2) includes: a pair of rotors (44) arranged to have a gap (SP2) therebetween; a casing (45) in which a chamber (C2) in which the pair of rotors (44) is disposed, an introduction port (51) for introducing a material to be mixed (W) into the chamber (C2), and a discharge port (52) for discharging the material to be mixed (W) from the chamber (C2) are formed; a sensor (80) which is disposed above the pair of rotors (44) and detects variation in position or pressure of the material to be mixed (W); and a control unit (82) which controls rotation of the pair of rotors (44), based on a detection result of the sensor (80). |
| US10413875B2 |
Method and an arrangement in a flow system
An arrangement for adding a first fluid component into a flow system, said arrangement comprising: a first pump provided in a first component adding fluid line which is connecting a first system fluid line of the flow system with a first fluid component source comprising the first fluid component to be added into the flow system; and a second pump provided in a second component adding fluid line connected in parallel with the first component adding fluid line, said second component adding fluid line connecting the first system fluid line of the flow system with a first fluid component source comprising the first fluid component to be added into the flow system. |
| US10413874B2 |
Exhaust gas purification device
An exhaust gas purification device including: a spray nozzle provided in an exhaust pipe of an engine; a mixer provided downstream of the spray nozzle in a flow direction of exhaust gas; and a catalyst reactor provided downstream of the mixer. The exhaust gas purification device is configured to spray a reducing agent from the urea water spray nozzle to the exhaust gas from the engine, to mix the reducing agent with the exhaust gas in the mixer, and to reduce nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas using the catalyst reactor. The mixer includes a cylindrical body and a plurality of fins arranged in the cylindrical body radially outward with respect to the axis of the cylindrical body. The upstream portion of each fin is shaped to provide a cutoff portion. |
| US10413873B2 |
Mixing apparatus for mixing powder having liquid repellent property and liquid
A mixing apparatus for mixing powder and liquid, includes: an apparatus main body having an internal space; a cylindrical member arranged in the internal space with one end facing upward and the other end facing downward, the one end and the other end being opened; a powder dispersing portion arranged above the apparatus main body, the powder dispersing portion dispersing the powder into a space of the cylindrical member; a liquid spraying portion arranged in a vicinity of the powder dispersing portion, the liquid spraying portion spraying the liquid into a space of the cylindrical member; a collection portion arranged below the apparatus main body, the collection portion collecting a mixed powder consisting of the powder dispersed by the powder dispersing portion and the liquid sprayed by the liquid spraying portion; a filter arranged around the cylindrical member in the internal space; and a discharge port discharging air in the internal space through the filter. |
| US10413872B2 |
Carbonator
A domestic beverage carbonator for carbonating a liquid in a bottle comprising temperature and pressure sensors that communicate with a processor to improve the carbonation process. The device further comprises a CO2 cylinder coupling and a cylinder discharge valve, an exhaust valve, a fill head and a user interface. The user interface further comprises user controls and a graphic display and the fill head has a pressure sensor to sense a pressure in the attached bottle and communicate a pressure signal to the processor and the processor uses the pressure signal to regulate the cylinder valve and the exhaust valve. |
| US10413871B2 |
Stabilization of biomimetic membranes
The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and apparatuses for stabilizing membranes, membrane proteins, and/or membranes containing membrane proteins using hydrophobin. |
| US10413869B2 |
Composite hollow fiber membrane and manufacturing method thereof
A composite hollow fiber membrane having improved water permeability and peel strength and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The composite hollow fiber membrane includes a tubular polymer membrane having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a tubular braid disposed between the outer surface and the inner surface of the tubular polymer membrane, the tubular braid comprises a plurality of yarns, each of the yarns includes first multifilaments and second multifilaments, each of the first multifilaments includes a plurality of first monofilaments having fineness of 3 to 50 denier, and each of the second multifilaments includes a plurality of second monofilaments having fineness of 0.4 to 3 denier. |
| US10413867B1 |
Heating purification element for purification of exhaust gas and purification device comprising such a purification element
An exhaust gas purification member comprises an annular substrate centered on a central axis, a peripheral electrode alongside and against an outer cylindrical face of the substrate, and a central electrode alongside and against an inner cylindrical face of the substrate. The substrate is made up of an electrically conductive material and includes a plurality of intersecting walls defining longitudinal cells therebetween and that each emerge in an upstream face and in a downstream face of the substrate. These intersecting walls are covered with a catalytic composition and each wall extends from an outer cylindrical wall of the substrate, defining the outer cylindrical face, to the inner cylindrical wall of the substrate, defining the inner cylindrical face. |
| US10413865B2 |
Ammonia-based desulfurization process and apparatus
Apparatus and methods for desulfurization of a sulfur-oxide containing gas by treatment with ammonia containing liquids. The apparatus and methods may utilize two distinct circuits of two different ammonia containing liquids which are applied in two distinct chambers. The gas may be cooled prior to entry into the circuits. There may be fluid communication between the two circulation circuits. |
| US10413861B2 |
Separation method and separation device
A separation method including: preparing a separation device including an absorption processor absorbing into an absorption liquid a target component in a fluid to be processed, by an absorption microduct and a cooling medium microduct positioned for heat exchange; causing the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid to pass through the absorption microduct in mutual contact, thus causing the target component to be absorbed into the absorption liquid from the fluid to be processed; cooling the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid by flowing a cooling medium through the cooling medium microduct, and causing heat exchange between the fluid to be processed and absorption liquid flowing through the absorption microduct and the cooling medium; and separating, into the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid, the mixed fluid of the fluid to be processed after the target component has been absorbed by the absorption liquid. |
| US10413857B2 |
Air cleaner
An air cleaner is provided that may include a first air cleaning module having a first fan that generates air flow from a first suction inlet toward a first discharge outlet; a second air cleaning module having a second fan that generates air flow from a second suction inlet toward a second discharge outlet; a dividing plate provided between the first air cleaning module and the second air cleaning module; and a display provided at inside of the dividing plate and in which a light source is provided. |
| US10413855B2 |
Filter elements, air cleaner assemblies, and methods of use and assembly
Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described. |
| US10413851B2 |
Fuel filter with water separator
A filter element for filtration of fuel is disclosed. In an embodiment the filter element comprises a first filter stage surrounding at least a majority of an open central volume; a second filter stage disposed within the first stage and surrounding at least a majority of the open central volume; and at least a one hydrophobic filter stage disposed downstream of the second stage. |
| US10413850B2 |
Apparatus and method to remove solids from material lift off post process solvents
An apparatus and method for removing post MLO (Material Lift Off) materials from a recycle solvent stream utilize a space efficient design and in a fashion that greatly reduces equipment downtime to maintenance and in a health friendly fashion. |
| US10413849B2 |
Filter element comprising hollow cylindrical filter medium body and filter device
A filter element comprises a hollow cylindrical filter medium body, on the inside of which there is arranged a support frame that is a carrier of at least one installation rib protruding radially inward with respect to the support frame. |
| US10413842B2 |
Energy-saving seawater desalination system using steam generated in nuclear reactor, and method for desalinating seawater
The present disclosure relates to a seawater desalination system which improves energy efficiency by applying a heated cooling water discharged from a nuclear power plant and high-temperature steam generated in a nuclear reactor to seawater desalination. A seawater desalination system related to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a steam supply pipe 40 which supplies heat exchange steam that is a part of the steam discharged from a turbine 20; a seawater supply pipe 36 which diverges from a discharge pipe 34; and a heat exchanger 50 which is connected to the steam supply pipe 40 so as to be supplied with the heat exchange steam, and connected to the seawater supply pipe 36 so as to be supplied with first seawater that is a part of the seawater discharged from a condenser 30, in which the heat exchanger 50 increases a water temperature of the first seawater by using heat included in the heat exchange steam, and the first seawater with the increased water temperature is supplied to the fresh water-generating unit 2 through a connection pipe 4, such that desalination of the first seawater is performed. |
| US10413834B2 |
System for establishing a support hierarchy for a player in a competitive game
A control program which may cause a game apparatus to implement: a match execution function for executing a match between a plurality of players; a setting function for setting a first player who wins as a superior player to which a second player who loses is subordinate on the basis of a result of execution of the match and setting a subordination rank of the second player; and a control function for performing control such that at least a part of executable actions are different depending on a setting of the setting function, wherein, in a case where a player is subordinate to the first player, the setting function is implemented to set a subordination rank of the second player on the basis of the subordination rank of the player subordinate to the superior player. |
| US10413832B2 |
Game control method, game server, and program
A game control method, game server, and program can increase variations on methods for acquiring items, increase the predictability of acquisition of an item with a high rarity value or the like, and heighten interest in the game. Included are the steps of presenting a communication terminal, connected over a communication line, with acquirable item information that, for each item type, includes a total count and an acquisition count or a non-acquisition count of items when receiving, from the communication terminal, a request to present information related to items acquirable by the communication terminal, determining an item to provide to the communication terminal when receiving an item acquisition request from the communication terminal, and changing the acquirable item information when receiving a reset request from the communication terminal. |
| US10413829B2 |
System and method of implementing behavior trees when modifying attribute values of game entities based on physical token detection
Systems and methods configured for implementing behavior trees when modifying attribute values of game entities based on physical token detection are presented herein. Behavior and/or action of game entities may be implemented using behavior trees. Individual behavior trees may be implemented for individual game entities and/or groups of game entities defined, at least in part, by individual sets of attribute values. Token detection may cause attribute values of one or more game entity attributes to change. In response to the change in attribute values, a behavior tree being implemented for the game entity may be changed to a different game entity. In this manner, behavioral changes for game entity may be implemented “on-the-fly” as attribute values are modified based on token detection. |
| US10413828B2 |
Incorporating player-generated audio in an electronic game
Incorporating player-generated audio in an electronic game is disclosed. Incorporation may include receiving an audio clip from an electronic game player, applying a modification to the audio clip to generate a chant, associating the chant to the execution of an event in the electronic game, retrieving the chant when the event in the electronic game is executed, and initiating the play of the chant upon execution of the event in the electronic game. |
| US10413826B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium having stored therein information processing program
An information processing apparatus displays an image on a display, directly communicates wirelessly with another information processing apparatus, and also receives a plurality of operation input data from a plurality of operation devices. Then, the information processing apparatus performs game processing for a communication game based on the plurality of operation input data and received information, and based on the game processing, generates, by screen splitting, game images including images on which operations on the plurality of respective operation devices are reflected, and causes the game images to be displayed on the display. |
| US10413823B1 |
System and method for providing an intuitive interface for upgrading a virtual item in a virtual space
An upgrade interface configured for upgrading a virtual item is provided. The upgrade interface receives selection by the user that results in incrementing and/or de-incrementing the current item level. Display panels are provided with individual display panels corresponding to individual levels of the virtual item. The individual display panels may have an active state and an inactive state. In some implementations, only one of the display panels may be in the active state at a given time such that responsive to one of the display panels in the inactive state being selected the selected display panel enters the active state. |
| US10413819B2 |
System for providing access to game progress data
A game distribution platform includes a game submission interface through which a developer can submit a game. In some embodiments, when a developer submits a game using a game submission interface, the game distribution platform generates a loader for the game. The loader, when downloaded by a gaming device of a user, enables the gaming device to load the game from the platform, and to access player profiles that include game progress data. The loader may be distributed via one or more game portals. |
| US10413818B2 |
Monitoring an application on a processing device
A processing device is described storing instructions defining a first application and a second application. Engagement of the second application by a user is effective to generate one or more rewards for use in the first application. The processing device further stores instructions separate from the second application defining a monitoring module and a reward generating module. The monitoring module is operable to determine a measure of an engagement of the second application by the user. The reward generating module is operable to calculate one or more rewards in dependence upon the determined measure of engagement and to make the calculated one or more rewards available for use in the first application. |
| US10413816B2 |
System and method for effecting a physical experience
Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a spectator enhancement system which may comprise a garment including one or more actuators configured to produce an effect comprising at least one of vibration, percussion, temperature, and pressure, and a first communications circuit configured for wireless communication with a first external device. The system may also include at least one of a control circuit or processor configured to control the one or more actuators and the first communications circuit, and a power source configured to supply power to at least one or more of the one or more actuators, the first communications circuit, and the control circuit. The processor may be configured to control the one or more actuators to produce the effect upon processing tactile experience information received from the first external device; and the effect is configured to cause tactile stimulation on the body of an individual wearing the garment. |
| US10413814B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling user interface of computing apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus including a touch sensitive user interface and a processor. The processor is configured to detect a first contact at a first position on the user interface, determine a movement of the first contact from the first position and if the movement is less than a predetermined movement threshold, when a release of the first contact is detected, move a first object on the user interface from an initial position on the user interface to an area at or near the first position. If the movement is greater than the predetermined movement threshold to identify a second position corresponding to an area near an end point of the movement and when the release of the first contact is detected, execute an action on the second position from the first object. |
| US10413810B2 |
Three dimensional puzzle cube
A Rubik's cube includes a plurality of blocks. Each block is spliced from a splicing piece, a central shell and a mounting base, splicing piece is mounted at top of central shell, mounting base is mounted at bottom of central shell; an outer side of central shell forms a friction surface; central shell is provided with a first mating portion, splicing piece is provided with a second mating portion fixedly connected to first mating portion by snap-fitting; bottom of central shell is provided with a third mating portion, mounting base is provided with a fourth mating portion fixedly connected to third mating portion by snap-fitting; a color piece is mounted on splicing piece, an outer side of color piece forms an exhibition surface, color piece is provided with a fifth mating portion, splicing piece is provided with a sixth mating portion fixedly connected to fifth mating portion by snap-fitting. |
| US10413809B2 |
Portable system and method for identifying roulette wheel biases
A portable system and method for identifying roulette wheel biases includes a frame member rotatably attachable to a roulette wheel proximate a turret support, a ball-drop tube slidably engaged to the frame member and a laser positioned to measure at least a bounce height of a roulette ball dropped through the ball-drop tube onto selective areas of the roulette wheel. One or more sensors may be positioned to trigger the laser responsive to a roulette ball being dropped through said ball-drop tube. Software analyzes the bounce height to determine dead spots and hot spots on the roulette wheel. Sound waves may also be measured to determine dead spots and hot spots. |
| US10413808B2 |
Electronic word game
An electronic word game uses a plurality of tiles and electronic rack to make one or more words. The tiles are received in a plurality of receivers in the rack enabling electronic communication between the tiles and rack. Each tile includes a display screen, a microprocessor, and communication means. The rack includes an on-off switch, microprocessor, speaker, power source, and a means of communicating with each tile. A capacitor in each tile provides power to keep the display screen on temporarily after the tile is removed from the rack. The microprocessor includes a means for selecting a word to be spelled based on the number of tiles selected to play the game (between 3 and 7 tiles), a means for determining whether a word has been formed, and a means to signal the player that a word has been formed. |
| US10413806B1 |
Cue butt with ball control enhancement function and billiard cue thereof
A cue butt with ball control enhancement function and a billiard cue thereof are disclosed. The cue butt is combined with a cue shaft of the billiard cue. The cue butt includes a core rod and an external body mounted around an outer edge of the core rod, wherein the external body includes a plurality of strip shaped casing members disposed around a central axis of the core rod. With such configuration, the stability of ball control during the billiard sport is improved. |
| US10413805B2 |
Slip prevention apparatus and method for snow equipment
Certain embodiments of the invention provide a slip prevention apparatus for snowboard and ski equipment. In certain embodiments, the slip prevention apparatus lifts the ski or snowboard off the ground or snow to temporarily immobilize the ski or snowboard. In certain embodiments, the slip prevention apparatus creates a point of traction, while providing a stable platform to stand while strapping into bindings. Certain embodiments include a stop element that provides a point of traction. Certain embodiments of the invention include a retractable tether. Certain embodiments of the invention provide various types of stop elements. Certain embodiments of the invention include a cord having a magnet on an end, and a corresponding magnet attached to a stop element. In certain embodiments, when the user has finished strapping in, the retractable tether returns a stop element to a secure position. |
| US10413797B2 |
Bicycle rack assembly
A bicycle rack assembly includes a first upright unit that is selectively positioned on a support surface. The first upright unit has an upper end and the upper end receives a rear axle of a first bicycle. In this way a rear wheel of the first bicycle is spaced from the support surface to spin freely when the first bicycle is mounted and pedaled. A second upright unit is slidably coupled to the first upright unit and the second upright unit is selectively positioned on the support surface. The second upright unit has a top end and the top end receives a rear axle of a second bicycle. In that way a rear wheel of the second bicycle is spaced from the support surface to spin freely when the second bicycle is mounted and pedaled. |
| US10413791B2 |
Connection device
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an adjustable mechanism for connecting two or more shafts, including at least a first shaft having an external surface with an outer diameter and a second shaft which is hollow at a first end, wherein a spring is anchored to the first end of the second shaft, the spring having an inner diameter of similar dimensions to the outer diameter of the first shaft, the spring configured such that when a force is applied to the spring its inner diameter is greater than the outer diameter of the first shaft so that the second shaft can move over the first shaft to a desired position relative to the first shaft, and when the force is no longer applied to the spring it is biased to return to its original inner diameter to bear against the external surface of the first shaft. |
| US10413790B2 |
Hockey blade with pin-reinforced core
A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a bottom core edge and a top core edge. Multiple pins are injected into the foam core, and one or more layers of resin preimpregnated tape are wrapped around the foam before forming a hockey blade structure in a heated mold. |
| US10413789B1 |
Golf club head with face damping and stress-reduction features
An golf club head with a structure that improves the sound and reduces stress placed on the face upon impact with a golf ball is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head is an iron with a face having a rear protrusion, also referred to as a piston, with both forward and rearward facing surfaces. The piston is at least partially received within a receptacle provided in the body of the golf club head. The receptacle also includes a pair of bumpers, one of which interacts with the piston to improve the sound of the face upon impact with a golf ball at speeds at which an average golfer would swing the club head, and the other of which reduces the stress placed on the face when the club makes impact with a golf ball at high speeds. |
| US10413788B2 |
Golf club heads with turbulators and methods to manufacture golf club heads with turbulators
Embodiments of golf club heads with turbulators and methods to manufacture golf club heads with turbulators are generally described herein. In many embodiments, the turbulators are located on the crown and include a plurality of ridges disposed on the crown. Each ridge includes a base, a top surface, a ridge apex, a front surface, and a rear surface. The turbulators are positioned on the forward most portion of the crown. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10413786B2 |
System of golf club heads with reduced variability in characteristic time and methods of manufacturing systems of golf club heads having reduced variability in characteristic time
A system of golf club heads having reduced variability in characteristic time is disclosed herein. Further, a method of manufacturing a system of golf club heads having reduced variability in characteristic time is disclosed herein. |
| US10413780B2 |
Golf ball dimple shape
The present invention is directed to golf balls having improved aesthetics and desirable aerodynamic properties due, at least in part, to the novel shape of the dimples on the surface thereof. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball that includes at least a portion of its dimples having a shape obtained from the intersection of a toroid and a sphere. The resulting curve of intersection represents the dimple perimeter and the intersecting portion of the surface of the toroid represents the dimple surface shape. |
| US10413778B2 |
Training and rehabilitation device
A device for training and rehabilitation of a limb is provided. The device provides a board with a plurality of movement tracks to allow for controlled movement of the limb in various directions. Blockers and other controlling structures may be arranged on the device to limit range of motion of the movement of the limb. |
| US10413775B2 |
Foot harness for resistance exercise
A foot harness for resistance exercises. The foot harness may comprise: a top strap, a bottom strap, a heel strap, and one or more attachment points. A first end of the top strap, first end of the bottom strap, and first end of the heel strap may be coupled to one another at a first juncture region. A second end of the top strap, second end of the bottom strap, and second end of the heel strap may be coupled to one another at a second juncture region. The top strap may be adapted to engage with an upper portion of a shoe. The bottom strap may be adapted to engage with a bottom portion of the shoe. The heel strap may be adapted to engage with a rear portion of the shoe. The attachment points may be disposed at the first juncture region and the second juncture region. |
| US10413772B2 |
Weighted yoga block with handle
A weighted yoga block with handle, the weighted yoga block with handle comprising: a base member; a first handle support member extending from the base member; a second handle support member extending from the base member; a handle connected to and rotatable with respect to the first and second handle support member; and the base member having an outer surface generally covered in a cushioned material. A carrying handle comprising: central handle; a first hook extending from the central handle, the first hook configured to hook under the handle of a first weighted yoga block with handle; a second hook extending from the central handle, the second hook configured to hook under the handle of a second weighted yoga block with handle. A weighted yoga block with handle system, the system comprising: a carrying handle, the carrying handle comprising: a first hook extending from the central handle, the first hook configured to hook under the handle of a first weighted yoga block with handle; a second hook extending from the central handle, the second hook configured to hook under the handle of a second weighted yoga block with handle; a first weighted yoga block with handle removeably attached to the first hook, the first weighted yoga block with handle comprising: a base member; a first handle support member extending from the base member; a second handle support member extending from the base member; a handle connected to and rotatable with respect to the first and second handle support member; and the base member having an outer surface generally covered in a cushioned material; a second weighted yoga block with handle removeably attached to the second hook, the second weighted yoga block with handle comprising: a base member; a first handle support member extending from the base member; a second handle support member extending from the base member; a handle connected to and rotatable with respect to the first and second handle support member; and the base member having an outer surface generally covered in a cushioned material. |
| US10413771B1 |
Exercise systems and methods
An exercise system comprising an extension section and a base section. The base section comprises a support assembly, a sleeve assembly, and a resilient member. The resilient member is arranged to resiliently oppose movement of the sleeve assembly in a compression direction relative to the support assembly. The extension section is detachably attachable to the sleeve assembly. The exercise system is operated in at least first and second configurations. In the first configuration, the extension section is detached from the sleeve assembly. In the second configuration, the extension section is detachably attached to the sleeve assembly such that the resilient member resiliently opposes movement of the sleeve assembly relative to the support assembly in the compression direction. |
| US10413765B2 |
Fire extinguishing system
A fire extinguishing system including a fluid source, at least one sprinkler (2), and distribution pipes (3). The distribution pipes (3) are formed at least partially as soft-steel metal pipe having a friction loss defined according to the Hazen-Williams formula (1), with P=6.05·105·L·Q1.85·C(−1.85)·d(−4.87), in which P=pressure drop in the pipeline, in bar, Q=flow rate through the pipeline, in l/min, d=average inside diameter of the pipe, in mm, C=constant for the type and condition of the pipeline, and L=equivalent length of pipe sections and pipe fittings, in m. The distribution pipes (3) have an anti-corrosion coating on the inside in order to ensure a value for C in a range of 125 to 150 during commissioning of the fire extinguishing system. |
| US10413764B2 |
Water mist protection for forced ventilation interstitial spaces
Water mist fire protection systems and methods for the protection of data centers having a raised floor defining an interstitial space beneath the floor. The systems and methods include the location of a plurality of automatic water mist nozzles above and/or beneath the floor to generate a water mist for effectively addressing a fire in the presence of a flow of forced air ventilation through the interstitial space. The systems and methods of water mist fire protection include the interconnection of the automatic water mist nozzles to a water supply to provide for dry pipe or preaction systems and methods. Water mist fire protection of data centers using fire propagating cable is also provided. |
| US10413762B2 |
Load indicator and horizontal lifeline system including the same
A load indicator includes a first connector, a second connector arranged such that pulling the first connector and the second connector in opposite directions applies tension across the load indicator, a fastener structured to attach the first connector to the second connector, a first spring structured to apply bias to the fastener to pull the first and second connectors together, and a moveable member disposed between the first and second connectors and around the fastener. When the tension across the load indicator is at or above a predetermined tension level, the first spring compresses allowing the moveable member to spin freely about the fastener. When the tension across the load indicator is below the predetermined tension level, the first spring pulls the first and second connectors together such that the moveable member cannot spin freely about the fastener. |
| US10413761B2 |
Line retraction device having a damper assembly
A line retraction device includes a rotatable drum having a line associated therewith, with the line including a first end directly or indirectly attached to the drum and a second end opposite the first end, and at least one retraction member biasing the drum in a first rotational direction of the drum opposite a second rotational direction of the drum, where the drum is configured to: (i) retract the line when the drum moves in the first rotational direction; and (ii) payout the line when the drum moves in the second rotational direction. The device further including a damper assembly configured to provide rotational resistance to the drum in: (i) the first rotational direction of the drum as the line is being retracted; and (ii) the second rotational direction as the line is being paid out. |
| US10413759B2 |
Power door opener
A power door opener including an actuator having a housing with an electrically powered actuator shaft that can be extended from a closed to an extended position. In one embodiment, a movable push plate is affixed to the actuator shaft and a fixed push plate is fixed in its position with respect to the housing. In the closed position of the actuator shaft, the fixed and movable push plates are aligned to form a combined edge for insertion into the space between a door and door jamb. The actuator shaft extends to move the movable push plate apart from the fixed push plate to spread the space and release the door from the door jamb. Alternatively, a double ended power door opener is located between opposite door jambs and the extending of the actuator shaft forces the door jambs apart to release the door from the door jamb. |
| US10413758B2 |
Method for the additive manufacture of a three-dimensional object comprising or forming a cosmetic composition by application of a photoactivatable material onto a powder, and associated apparatus
The method comprises the following steps: (a) forming a powder layer (19) comprising at least one cosmetic powder; (b) supplying a photoactivatable material on at least a first region of the layer (19); (c) illuminating at least the first region of the layer (19) to activate the photoactivatable material; (d) forming an additional powder layer (19) comprising at least one cosmetic powder; (e) supplying a photoactivatable material on at least a second region of the additional layer (19); (f) illuminating at least the second region of the additional layer (19) to activate the photoactivatable material; (g) repeating steps (d) to (f) until the three-dimensional object is formed. The cosmetic composition comprised in the three-dimensional object or forming the three-dimensional object can be restored after the three-dimensional object is formed. |
| US10413757B2 |
Systems and devices for coupling ultrasound energy to a body
Methods and systems for coupling ultrasound to the body, including to the head, are disclosed. The system is optionally configured to transmit ultrasound energy for transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation. Couplant assemblies are described that incorporate a semi-solid component that interfaces directly to the user's body and face of the ultrasound transducer. These couplant assemblies can be shaped, molded, or otherwise machined and, in some embodiments, contain one or more liquid, gel, or other non-solid component in an enclosed reservoir of the couplant assembly. Beneficial embodiments of ultrasound coupling assemblies described herein include those that conform to the contour of the user's body (e.g. the user's head for transcranial applications) and can easily be removed without leaving a messy residue. By having solid materials physically contacting the body, no residue is left that requires cleanup. |
| US10413753B2 |
Image-guided radiation therapy
The disclosed systems and methods for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), utilises an iterative approach which adjusts a treatment plan based on inter- or intra-fraction images to improve the accuracy of the radiation delivered during the overall treatment. The prescribed dose of radiotherapeutic radiation is mapped onto the patient's anatomy using an image acquired of the region, which is to be the target for radiotherapeutic radiation. Following beam-angle-optimisation, fluence optimisation and segmentation, the efficiency of delivery of each segment is determined using an objective function, and the segments ranked according to their efficiency. The plan proceeds with the choice of the most efficient segment (or segments) to be delivered first. When this radiation has been delivered, having been tracked to establish its distribution, this delivered distribution can be subtracted from the original prescribed dose and the process repeated so that the delivered radiation gradually converges on the original prescribed dose. |
| US10413746B1 |
Phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface
A phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface for treating biological tissue of an animal or human target. The user interface comprises intuitive graphic menus which allow the clinicians or practitioners to define the properties of the biological tissue through easily observable physical characteristics such as weight, skin color, and hair color of the patient. The central control unit of the phototherapy apparatus then automatically optimizes the parameters of the light source according to the properties of the biological tissue and generates an appropriate treatment protocol to produce the optimum phototherapy result. |
| US10413745B2 |
Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation
The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the transcutaneous stimulation at a second location. The transcutaneous stimulation may be created by electric and/or magnetic fields. The first location may be relatively proximate to the cutaneous surface and may comprise tissue, nerves and muscle. Also, the second location may be relatively deeper than the first location and include, for example, brain tissue that requires the transcutaneous stimulation for treatment purposes. The invention further may include locating a conductor on a treatment area and/or a transcutaneous stimulation device relative to the first location. In addition, the method may further include adjusting how much the transcutaneous stimulation is reduced at the first location. |
| US10413743B2 |
Pacing device with autonomous anti-tachycardia pacing
In an example, an apparatus is described that includes an implantable housing, a heart signal sensing circuit configured to sense intrinsic electrical heart signals, a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) detector circuit, operatively coupled to the heart signal sensing circuit, the detector circuit operable to detect a VT based on the sensed heart signals, a processor configured to control delivery of an anti-tachyarrhythmia pacing (ATP) therapy based on the detected VT, and an energy delivery circuit configured to deliver the ATP therapy in response to the detected VT, wherein the apparatus does not include a shock circuit capable of delivering a therapeutically-effective cardioverting or defibrillating shock. |
| US10413740B2 |
Feedthrough component with structured metal coating and method for producing such a feedthrough component
A method for producing a feedthrough component of a medical electronic device, in particular an implantable device, wherein a feedthrough main body, in particular made of ceramic, is produced and is provided over a large area with a metal coating, and the metal coating is then structured, wherein the structuring is performed by at least partially removing the metal coating in layers in a number of sub-steps by means of a processing laser. |
| US10413735B2 |
Systems and methods for transcutaneous control of implantable pulse generators for neuromodulation
Systems, devices and methods for providing neuromodulation are provided. One such system can include an implantable pulse generator. The implantable pulse generator can include a circuit board having a microcontroller that generates signals that are input into an ASIC. The ASIC serves as pulse generator that allows electrical pulses to be outputted into leads. The implantable pulse generator is capable of receiving and/or generating signals either via a wireless communication (e.g., a wireless remote control), a touching force (e.g., pressure from a finger), a motion sensor or any combination of the above. |
| US10413730B2 |
Implantable pulse generator that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body
An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body has a programmable signal generator that can generate the signals based on stored signal parameters without any intervention from a processor that controls the overall operation of the IPG. While the signal generator is generating the signals the processor can be in a standby mode to substantially save battery power. The IPG also contains circuitry to indicate to a patient that proper alignment exists between the IPG and an external charger to charge a battery in the IPG. |
| US10413727B2 |
Hearing auxiliary device and hearing auxiliary processing method
Disclosed is a hearing auxiliary device for helping a person with hearing impairment to obtain hearing information. The hearing auxiliary device includes a bone conduct transceiver, a receiver and a driver. The bone conduct transceiver converts a sound raw data to a bone conduct signal. The receiver is installed to an inner ear portion of the person with hearing impairment, and the receiver receives the bone conduct signal and converts the bone conduct signal to a sound restoration signal. The driver sends out a physical signal according to the sound restoration signal, in order to let the person with hearing impairment to obtain a hearing signal. |
| US10413724B2 |
Method for low latency automated closed-loop synchronization of neurostimulation interventions to neurophysiological activity
Described is a system for synchronization of neurostimulation interventions. The system continuously monitors incoming neurophysiological signals. Latencies present in the monitoring of the incoming neurophysiological signals are measured. Based on the measured latencies, the timing of targeted neurostimulation interventions is determined, resulting in a neurostimulation intervention protocol. The neurostimulation intervention protocol is adjusted in real time for administration of neurostimulation during temporal regions of interest. The system then triggers administration of the neurostimulation during the temporal regions of interest. |
| US10413720B2 |
Apparatus for artificial cardiac stimulation and method of using same
A system for artificial stimulation of the heart of a subject is provided, the system comprising a controller comprising a receiver for receiving signal data, a processor for processing received signal data, and a transmitter for transmitting signal data; a sensing stent for location in the proximal coronary sinus of the subject, the sensing stent electrode comprising a sensing electrode assembly for sensing atrial and/or ventricular signals from the heart of the subject and a transmitting assembly for transmitting signal data to the receiver of the controller; and a stimulation stent for location in a vein of the subject distal of the sensing stent, the stimulation stent comprising a receiver for receiving signal data from the transmitter of the controller and an electrode assembly for providing a stimulating electrical signal to the heart of the subject in response to the data received. |
| US10413719B2 |
Methods of treating disease using auricular peripheral nerve field stimulation
A method for treating pain or discomfort in a patient is disclosed. The method comprises stimulating a cranial nerve with an electrical signal. The pain or discomfort may be a withdrawal symptom. The cranial nerve may be in an auricular area of the patient. The cranial nerve may be cranial nerve V, cranial nerve VII, cranial nerve IX, cranial nerve X, or branches of greater and lesser occipital nerves thereof and their associated neurovascular bundles. The withdrawal symptom may result from cessation of an opioid. The method may further comprise administering a secondary drug treats one or more of the withdrawal symptoms and addiction. The secondary drug may be administered about one day to about one week after initiating the stimulating step. |
| US10413718B2 |
Modular lead end
Various embodiments of this disclosure concern assembly of a lead having one or two modular lead ends. A modular lead end can be made by aligning a plurality of wires exposed on an end of a main lead body with a plurality of conductors exposed on an end of a lead end. The lead end may comprise a spine, the plurality of conductors circumferentially arrayed about the spine, and an outer surface comprising a plurality of exposed electrical elements and polymer material, the plurality of electrical elements arrayed on the spine and electrically connected with the plurality of conductors. The assembly can further include making electrical connections between the plurality of electrical wires and the plurality of conductors and insulating the plurality of wires and the plurality of conductors. |
| US10413715B2 |
DefensIV
This invention is an apparatus for physically enclosing access ports on intravenous (IV) tubing to defend against bacterial contamination. In one configuration, the invention encapsulates an IV manifold and contains a sliding door mechanism to allow access to the ports. In another configuration, the invention covers an individual access port and contains a flip-top cap to allow access to the port. In either configuration, a chemical solution can optionally be included on either the cushioned strip or the cushioned disc to provide additional bacterial protection to the ports. |
| US10413714B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for manipulating a surgical catheter and working device with a single hand
Systems and methods are disclosed that include a guide catheter apparatus insertable through a external body passage of a subject. The guide catheter apparatus includes a substantially rigid shaft and a handle. The shaft has a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a lumen extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening. The handle has a structure to allow a position of the guide catheter to be controlled by some or all of three fingers of one hand of an operator of the handle. The structure of the handle is adapted to permit the operator to position a thumb and index finger of the hand to manipulate a working device inserted into the lumen of the guide catheter, where the working device is manipulable via a portion of the working device immediately adjacent to the handle. |
| US10413713B1 |
Housing device for retractably housing a medical tubing
A medical tubing housing device is provided including a housing having a front housing portion, a rear housing portion and a spool of medical tubing rotatably mounted within the housing. A retraction mechanism, including a drive plate and a spiral torsion spring, is mounted within the housing between the spool and the rear housing portion and the drive plate is in engagement with the spool. An inlet is provided on the rear housing portion for receipt of an external fluid source and is in fluid communication with the supply tubing through a collar of the housing and a connecting portion rotatably attached to the collar. The spiral torsion spring is movable between an unstressed condition and a stressed condition when the spool is rotated as the medical tubing is pulled out of the housing. The medical tubing housing device may also include a wall mount to mount the housing to a stable surface. |
| US10413711B2 |
Integrated microneedle array and a method for manufacturing thereof
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing of a microneedle array comprising the steps of selecting a soft production mold comprising a set of microscopic incisions defining geometry of the microneedles, said soft production mold being capable of providing the microneedle array integrated into a base plate; using a filler material for abundantly filling the microscopic incisions of the soft production mold thereby producing the microneedle array with pre-defined geometry integrated into the base plate; wherein for the filler material a water or alcohol based ceramic or polymer-ceramic slurry is selected. The invention further relates to a microneedle array 16, a composition comprising a microneedle array, a system for enabling transport of a substance through a barrier and a system for measuring an electric signal using an electrode. |
| US10413710B2 |
Pressure reference assemblies for body fluid drainage systems and associated methods
Drainage systems for excess body fluids and associated methods are disclosed herein. A drainage system in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology can include, for example, a drainage catheter, a first reference line, a second reference line, and a pressure sensor assembly. The catheter can include a flexible interface member and an inlet can be placed in fluid communication with a site of excess body fluid within a patient. A first flexible region of the first reference line can be in pressure communication with the flexible interface member, and a second flexible region of the second reference line can be in pressure communication with the surrounding atmosphere. The pressure sensor assembly can be spaced apart from the flexible regions, and measure the pressures of the first and second reference lines. This information can be used to determine the pressure at the site of excess body fluid. |
| US10413706B2 |
Method and apparatus for inserting a catheter tube
The present invention relates to a catheter insertion system and method. The system comprises an IV catheter comprising a distal cannula attached to a proximal hollow hub; a forward arm attachably connected to a proximal portion of said IV catheter or element connected thereto, and extending distally therefrom; and a needle configured to pass through and protrude from the cannula. |
| US10413702B2 |
Locking catheter hub
A drainage catheter, comprising an elongate body member, an elongate flexible member and a hub, the hub including a base and a collar, the base an internal passageway and a side lumen and an outer surface including an engagement element and a mating surface portion, and the collar including a side lumen extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and wherein the inner surface of the collar includes a mating surface portion and a counter element, wherein the elongate flexible member extends through the side lumen side lumens, and wherein the hub has an unlocked position where the engagement element and the counter element are not engaged and a locked position where the engagement element and the counter element are engaged, the collar is tightened on the base and the elongate flexible element is clamped between the mating surface portions of the base and the collar. |
| US10413701B2 |
Medical tube
A medical tube in which an intermediate layer composed of a composition containing (a), (b), and (c1) listed below and a lubricant layer composed of a composition containing (a), (b), and (c2) listed below are sequentially laminated on a surface of an insertion member to be inserted into a living body: (a) 1 to 35 weight % of at least one of aromatic diisocyanate, aliphatic diisocyanate, and alicyclic diisocyanate; (b) 1 to 35 weight % of trifunctional or higher functionality polyol; (c1) 30 to 98 weight % of polyalkylene glycol and/or monomethoxypolyalkylene glycol; and (c2) 30 to 98 weight % of polyalkylene glycol (including polyalkylene glycol larger in weight-average molecular weight than polyalkylene glycol in (c1)) and/or monomethoxypolyalkylene glycol (including monomethoxypolyalkylene glycol larger in weight-average molecular weight than monomethoxypolyalkylene glycol in (c1)),(where each of the glycols in (c1) and (c2) is diol). |
| US10413697B2 |
Oxygen mask
An oxygen mask can include an oxygen supply unit and an attachment unit which is to be attached to a periphery of a nose or a nose and a mouth of a patient. The attachment unit can include an opening which communicates with external air and which is formed at a position to which, when the oxygen mask is attached to the patient, at least one of the nose and the mouth of the patient is opposed. |
| US10413693B2 |
Nasal mask interface assembly
An interface assembly comprises a nasal mask that includes a seal having a rolling portion. The rolling portion of the seal rolls over a portion of a clip that secures the seal to a frame. The frame has a ball and socket connection to a connector. The connector comprises an elbow having integrally formed exhaust holes and a swivel. |
| US10413690B2 |
Oral mouthpiece and method for the use thereof
The present invention relates generally to an oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user. In one embodiment, the oral device includes an intraoral portion, an extraoral portion, and an auxiliary support device that serves to stabilize the oral device. In various embodiments, the auxiliary support device may be configured with ear loops, a support band, a support frame and/or a support member. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method of dispensing a fluid using the oral device is also provided. |
| US10413688B2 |
Smart ETT ventilation attachment and method of use
An add-on device and method for an Endo-Tracheal Tube (ETT), the add-on device including a lengthy body having a major arc-shaped cross section sized and shaped to tightly fit over an ETT, at least one longitudinal cavity passing along the lengthy body, including a distal suction cavity ending with a suction inlet at a distal end of the lengthy body; and a distal suction outlet channel extending from a proximal end of the lengthy body, the channel is a continuous extension of the distal suction cavity and configured to provide suction to the distal suction cavity. The add-on device senses moisture at a distal end of the add-on device, and in case of detection of excessive wetness, provides suction to the distal end of the device through a cavity passing along the device, the suction is provided via a suction outlet channel extending from a proximal end of the device. |
| US10413687B2 |
Catheter mount with suction port
A catheter mount is configured to be attached to a respiratory apparatus. The catheter mount includes a plurality of ports in fluid communication with each other. The plurality of ports include an interface poll configured to connect to an interface tube, a conduit port configured to connect to a conduit tube, and at least one suction port configured to allow insertion of a suction catheter. The at least one suction port can be positioned to allow the suction catheter, when inserted, access to both the interface port and conduit port. |
| US10413680B2 |
Injection needle assembly and injector provided therewith for injecting drug solution into upper layer of skin
A needle assembly includes: a needle comprising a hollow needle tube, a needle tip at a distal end of the hollow needle tube, and a cutting face disposed adjacent to the needle tip; and a needle hub that includes a tip and a base end, and holds the needle at the needle tip. The needle hub includes a needle tip side end face from which the needle tip projects. An outer diameter of the needle is within a range of 0.15 mm to 0.20 mm, inclusive. A projection needle length extending from the needle tip side end face to the needle tip is within a range of 0.50 mm to 1.25 mm, inclusive. A needle body length extending from the needle tip side end face to a proximal end of the cutting face in within a range of 0.10 mm to 0.70 mm, inclusive. |
| US10413676B1 |
Ultrasound tracking of medication delivery by medication injection devices
A medication injection device includes a plunger head having an elastomer housing that fits within a barrel. The plunger head includes an ultrasonic transducer that sends and receives ultrasonic signals in the form of ultrasonic waves, an antenna, a microcontroller that interfaces with the ultrasonic transducer and the antenna, and a power source that powers the microcontroller and the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic transducer, the antenna, the microcontroller, and the power source may be at least partially encapsulated in the elastomer housing. The microcontroller may be programmed to measure echo times of the ultrasonic waves, compare consecutive echo times, and apply a compensation factor. The microcontroller may also be programmed to calculate a volume of medication dispensed from the barrel. |
| US10413674B2 |
Injection device
An injection device includes a housing, a dosing member held so as to be rotatable and fixed in the housing and an injection sleeve held so as to be rotationally fixed in relation to the housing and displaceable therein. A latching unit of the injection device is configured to act between two components thereof which, during setting of an amount of injection fluid to be dispensed, move relative to one another. A set amount of injection fluid is unequivocally assigned to each relative position of the two components. |
| US10413673B2 |
Injection device having an actuating knob, the actuation of which effects a rotary movement
The invention relates to a driving device for an injection device for administration of a liquid drug. The driving device has inter alia a rotary member, rotation of which relative to the housing causes a pretensioned spring to move a propulsion member in the dispensing direction, and a coupling which is closed and is opened by pressing of an actuating member, the opened coupling enabling the rotation of the rotary member in a first direction of rotation, and the actuating member being coupled to the rotary member such that pressing of the actuating member causes the rotary member to rotate already when the coupling is still closed. |
| US10413672B2 |
Dispensing device with selectable flow channels and seal
A dispensing device (1) for dispensing a fluid, preferably an injection syringe. The device comprises a main body (2) which has a longitudinal axis (A) and has a receiving space (3) for receiving the fluid, and a connection channel (4) communicates with the receiving space. The connection channel opens on a valve face (5) of the main body. The device comprises a movable flow control element (6) arranged on the main body. The flow control element has one or more flow channels (7) which open on a valve face (8) of the flow control element. The connection channel of the main body and the flow channels of the flow control element are fluidically connected to each other by relative movement of main body and flow control element. A sealing element (10) is arranged between the valve face of the main body and the valve face of the flow control element. |
| US10413669B2 |
Disposable injector having a sound-proofing layer
A disposable injector comprising a housing, a spring-loaded piston-actuating plunger arranged in the housing and able to be released by a trigger unit. A cylinder-piston unit comprising a cylinder and a piston that is positioned at a distance from the piston-actuating plunger. A closed layer made on an elastically-deformable material surrounds the piston-actuating plunger in at least some sections and projects beyond same in the trigger direction, resulting in a disposable injector that will not alarm a patient during use thereof. |
| US10413668B2 |
Auto-injector
An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongate case arranged to be held by a user, a tubular chassis telescopable in the case and biased against the case so as to protrude from the case, a syringe with a hollow injection needle, a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe, and a trigger button which is initially abutted against the case thus preventing actuation. The chassis is arranged to translate into the case against the bias when pressed against an injection site. The trigger button is initially coupled to the chassis such that the trigger button emerges from the case when the chassis is being pressed against the injection site to allow actuation by being translated towards the case for starting an injection cycle. |
| US10413663B2 |
Automatic anti-free-flow valve for medical pumps
A valve for a tubing kit used provides a resilient element naturally moving to a closed state to reduce opportunity for inadvertent leakage of medicine and to reduce effort required by healthcare personnel to seal the fluid line. In one embodiment the resilient element is a spring serving to compress the walls of IV tube in the closure and in a second embodiment the resilient element is an elastomeric member that is deformed to provide an opening to allow passage of fluid through the fluid line. |
| US10413662B2 |
Priming apparatus and method
A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber. |
| US10413660B2 |
Perpendicular infusion set and disposable inserter
An infusion set is disclosed that includes an inserter including an inserter housing having at least one flexible arm for holding an infusion set in a single axial position prior to insertion of at least a portion of a cannula of the infusion set, the inserter housing having a surface for contacting the patient's skin. The inserter also includes a movable plunger disposed within the inserter housing for releasing the infusion set from the inserter housing, impacting the infusion set, and imparting momentum to the infusion set to insert the cannula into the patient's skin. The inserter additionally includes a biasing element biasing the plunger toward the activated position. |
| US10413658B2 |
Helical insertion infusion device
A system for delivering fluid to a user transcutaneously includes a subcutaneous infusion cannula base assembly, a cannula inserter assembly and a fluid connection assembly. The subcutaneous infusion cannula base assembly is configured to be located on the user's skin. The cannula inserter assembly is coupled to the cannula base assembly and is configured to drive an infusion cannula through the user's skin in a nominally helical trajectory. The fluid connection assembly is configured to fluidically connect the cannula base assembly to a source of delivery fluid. Cannula and stylet assemblies configured for helical or non-helical insertion are also disclosed. |
| US10413656B2 |
Fluid delivery management in a fluid delivery network
An infusion management system includes an infusion management server configured for providing an order to an infusion device to administer an infusion and the infusion device. The infusion device may be configured for receiving the order, associating the order with a patient, and adjusting at least one setting according to the order. A method for administering an infusion, an interface for an infusion device and a computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US10413653B2 |
Fluid processing cassette and sensor coupling system and method
A fluid processing cassette and sensor coupling system is disclosed, comprising a cassette comprising a cap having an opening formed by an inner cylindrical wall having a first diameter, an outer cylindrical wall having a second diameter, and a contact surface connecting the inner and outer cylindrical walls. The contact surface includes a varying diameter that decreases from the second diameter to the first diameter. A sensor post comprises a ring disposed around a cylindrical body and is positioned to engage with the contact surface of the cap to form a seal. |
| US10413646B2 |
Pump or rotary cutter for operation in a fluid
The invention relates to a fluid pump or rotary cutter having at least one first element (9′″, 10′″) which can be brought from a transport state into an operating state by changing at least one mechanical property. Such a pump can, for example, be a blood pump for the medical, microinvasive area. The object of achieving a transition between the transport state and the operating state which is as comfortable as possible and in so doing leaving a freedom in the design of the corresponding apparatus, in particular of a pump, which is as large as possible, is achieved using the means of the invention in that the first element at least partly comprises a material (24, 25, 26, 27) or can be filled with a material or material mixture which passes through a chemical reaction, in particular cross-linking, or a crystallization for transition into the operating state. |
| US10413642B2 |
System for dynamic control of medical vacuum
A method and system of controlling medical suction is disclosed. The system comprises a vacuum regulator comprising a valve, wherein the first end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a vacuum source and the second end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a patient interface. The valve may comprise a small orifice or pathway, allowing fluid to pass from the second end of the regulator to the first end of the regulator while the valve is closed. The system may also comprise a flow detector, wherein the flow detector is capable of sensing when the patient interface is in contact with a liquid and cause the valve to open, thereby allowing full flow of fluids from the second regulator end to the first regulator end. |
| US10413641B2 |
Suction device
Provided is a suction device that can suppress sound and vibration during use. A suction device includes a flow-passage forming section (1) having a suction port (20) from which fluid is sucked, a discharge port (29) from which the fluid is discharged, and a flow passage (2) which is sealed from an outside except at the suction port (20) and the discharge port (29) and through which the fluid flows, and a piezoelectric driving part (33) that generates a flow of the fluid in the flow passage (2). The piezoelectric driving part (33) includes a diaphragm (37) and a piezoelectric element (34) as a moving part that transmits driving force to the fluid. The moving part is entirely disposed inside the flow passage (2). |
| US10413640B2 |
Biofilm resistant medical implant
A method of incorporating silver and/or copper into a biomedical implant includes: providing an implant having an outer surface; depositing silver and/or copper onto the outer surface of the implant; diffusing the silver and/or copper into a subsurface zone adjacent the outer surface; and oxidizing or anodizing the implant after the diffusion step to form an oxidized or anodized layer that contains at least some amount of elemental silver, elemental copper or silver or copper ions or compounds. |
| US10413638B2 |
Surface-modified rubber or surface-modified thermoplastic elastomer and method for modifying surface of rubber or thermoplastic elastomer
Provided are surface-modified rubbers or surface-modified thermoplastic elastomers, such as catheters, syringe barrels, tubes of medical instruments, and mudguard fenders, and methods for modifying the surface of rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a lubricant layer is firmly bonded to the surface of medical devices such as catheters, syringe barrels, and tubes of medical instruments to impart lubricity to the surface and, further, improve the durability of the lubricant layer on the surface, thereby suppressing deterioration of the sliding properties. Included is a surface-modified rubber or a surface-modified thermoplastic elastomer each having a surface at least partially treated by polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a thermal polymerization initiator. |
| US10413635B2 |
Umbilical cord transplant product
A transplant product derived from human umbilical cord has a collagenous tissue membrane derived from an umbilical cord, configured as a soft tissue barrier or wound covering or other internal or external wound healing attachment. The structural, chemical and biochemical properties are retained, the collagenous tissue membrane is cleaned removing the veins, arteries and Wharton's jelly without exposure to harsh chemicals. The collagenous tissue membrane is soaked in normal saline solution under mild agitation for a predetermined time to structurally increase tear resistance of the membrane. The collagenous tissue membrane is free of meconium. The collagenous tissue membrane has a general transparent or translucent appearance of a clear or slightly pink color. In one embodiment, the transplant product has one or more suture entry sites to facilitate suturing the product to tissue. |
| US10413634B2 |
Transglutaminase treated products
The present application relates to use of transglutaminases to treat various products, including medical devices such as tissue grafts, tissue matrices or other tissue-derived materials, and synthetics. The transglutaminases can be applied to the medical devices to provide advantages such as adhesion resistance or abrasion resistance. |
| US10413632B2 |
Cement products and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed are cement products, methods of forming cement using the cement product, and methods of using the cement product in orthopedic and dental applications. Generally, the disclosed cement product includes a first component and a second component. The first component comprises a polymerizable resin comprising ethylenic unsaturated double bond, a suitable glycidyl group and/or a suitable isocyanate group. The second component includes a compound comprising more than one type of amine selected from the group consisting of primary amine, secondary amines, tertiary amines and quaternary amines. Alternatively, the second component includes a compound comprising a suitable mercapto (SH—) group, a hindered amine or a dimethylthiotoluenediamine (DMTDA). Optionally, the cement product includes a filler and/or a bioactive component to promote bone formation. |
| US10413631B1 |
Method of oral hemostasis using a conformable non-disruptive hemostasis material
A method of promoting hemostasis in the mouth or oral cavity utilizes a non-absorbent, low surface energy and highly conformable non-disruptive hemostasis material. Traditional wound packing material is highly absorbent and has large open surfaces that allow clot forming materials, such as the platelet plug to adhere to the packing material and whereupon removal, the clot is disrupted. A non-disruptive highly conformable hemostasis material does not have large open pores and therefore does not adhere to forming clots. A non-disruptive hemostasis material may consist of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene that has a pore size of no more than about 10 microns. A non-disruptive hemostasis material may comprise a thin film of material over a portion of the outside surface that is non-absorbent and thin to allow for conforming into an oral cavity, such as from a tooth extraction. A thin film may cover porous material, such as a foam, that may be elastomeric. |
| US10413625B2 |
Ultraviolet sanitizing device having a modular light assembly
A modular light assembly for an ultraviolet (UV) treatment device includes a UV light reflective surface. First and second sidewalls are coupled to respective sides of the reflective surface. Electrical input contacts are formed on each of the first and second sidewalls for receiving electrical power, and electrical output contacts are formed on each of the first and second sidewalls for delivering electrical power. A plurality of UV lamps are included, each of which have a first end and a second end. The first end of each of the UV lamps is coupled to a respective one of the electrical output contacts on the first sidewall, and the second end is coupled to a respective one of the electrical output contacts on the second sidewall. |
| US10413623B2 |
Portable germicidal panel
A germicidal device is disclosed. The germicidal device may include a flexible panel that can be rolled up and/or folded. A plurality of LEDs embedded in the panel and a plurality of lenses are embedded in the panel. The panel includes an input connector coupled to the panel that receives input at a first voltage from a power source. The LEDs are coupled to the input connector and provided a second voltage that is suitable for operating the LEDs. The panel also includes one or more output connectors on the panel. The output connectors provide the first voltage as an output voltage from the panel. The panel may be coupled to additional panels with the additional panels receiving the first (output) voltage from the first panel as input voltage to the additional panels. |
| US10413622B2 |
Systems and methods for sanitizing a tray table
A system for sanitizing a tray table may include a sanitation assembly operatively coupled to the tray table. The sanitation assembly includes an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to emit UV light, and a sanitation control unit operatively coupled to the UV light source. The sanitation control unit operates the UV light source to emit the UV light onto the tray table when the tray table is secured in an upright position, and prevents the UV light source from emitting the UV light when the tray table is not secured in the upright position. |
| US10413621B2 |
Composition and methods for imaging cells
A composition for imaging a cell includes a first imaging probe and a second imaging probe that include respectively a first reporter moiety and a second reporter moiety. The first reporter moiety and the second reporter moiety form a signaling complex that produces a detectable signal when the first imaging probe and second imaging probe complex with first and second biomarkers of the cell. |
| US10413620B2 |
Light-emitting versions of the monoclonal antibody to C3D (MAB 3D29) for imaging
The presently disclosed subject matter provides compositions and kits comprising light-emitting versions of the monoclonal antibody to C3d (mAB 3d29) for imaging and methods of use thereof for detecting infectious and inflammatory cells in vivo. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides methods for detecting and/or monitoring a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection in a subject, as well as methods of treating a M. tuberculosis infection in a subject. |
| US10413617B2 |
Cardiac myofibril induction
Methods and products for altering or promoting the development of heart tissue are disclosed. The methods include the use of nucleic acids of cardiogenic inducing factor for treating a subject having heart disease. |
| US10413616B2 |
Hydrogel prodrug for treatment
Aspects of the invention described herein include a hydrogel prodrug and methods of making a hydrogel prodrug for drug deliver}′. Also contemplated are methods of treating, inhibiting, ameliorating or inhibiting a disease or disorder. Without being limiting, the methods for treatment can be directed to a cancer, HIV, a virus, pain, a bacterial infection, a neurological disorder, hemorrhaging, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, Alzheimer's, or inhibiting a fungal growth in a subject in need. |
| US10413614B2 |
Conjugates for protection from nephrotoxic active substances
The present invention relates to a conjugate containing at least one kidney-selective carrier molecule and at least one active compound which has a protective action for the kidney against nephrotoxic active compounds, to a process for the preparation of the conjugate, to the use thereof for the protection of the kidney against nephrotoxic active compounds, and to a medicament comprising the conjugate. |
| US10413613B2 |
Nebulisation-based method for mixing substances
The invention relates to a method for producing a mixture containing a hydrated egg product and a substance of interest, wherein the mixing is carried out by means of ultrasonic nebulization. The method comprises: beating at least one egg product until it is in a foam state; adding at least one substance of interest, in the form of a pressurized mist, to the foamy egg product; mixing until an emulsified mixture in a foam state is obtained; suctioning the emulsified mixture in order to transfer same to a dehydrator; dehydrating the emulsified mixture until a moisture level no greater than 5% is obtained; grinding the emulsified mixture to the desired grain size distribution; and sterilizing the ground mixture. The invention also relates to the mixtures produced using said method, and to the products containing said mixture. |
| US10413611B2 |
Emulsions or microemulsions for use in endoscopic mucosal resectioning and/or endoscopic submucosal dissection
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in form of emulsion or microemulsion and the use thereof as aid during endoscopic procedures in which it is injected in a target tissue in order to form a cushion. More in details, the invention relates to a method for performing an endoscopic procedure, which comprises injecting said pharmaceutical composition in form of emulsion or microemulsion in a target tissue of a patient, in order to form a cushion, which cushion is then optionally subjected to an endoscopic surgical procedure, such as a resection. |
| US10413601B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of symptoms of prion diseases
A therapeutic composition for the treatment of the symptoms of prion diseases and the method for preparing the therapeutic agents is disclosed. The therapeutic composition is a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more digestive and/or pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic composition may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic composition may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or other method. Further, a method of using fecal chymotrypsin level as a biomarker for the presence of a prion disease, or the likelihood of an individual to develop a prion disease is disclosed. |
| US10413592B2 |
Methods of treating infertility
The present invention relates to improved assisted reproductive technology using highly purified menotropin (HP-hMG) to stimulate follicle development in controlled ovarian stimulation, particularly in women at risk of a high ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation. |
| US10413591B2 |
Methods of diagnosing and treating complications of pregnancy
Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder or a predisposition to a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder by measuring the level or biological activity of soluble endoglin. Also disclosed herein are methods for treating a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, using compounds that alter soluble endoglin levels or biological activity. |
| US10413590B2 |
Methods of using compositions comprising variants of FGF19 polypeptides for reducing body mass in a subject
The invention relates to methods of using variants of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) for reducing body mass in a subject. |
| US10413588B2 |
Probiotic function of human intelectin
The present disclosure provides for methods providing a pre/probiotic agent to a subject. Human Intelectin 1 (hIntL-1) has been shown to bind selectively to glycan components on bacteria, thereby promoting and protecting the microbiome. |
| US10413584B1 |
Peptides having immunomodulatory properties
The present disclosure provides novel peptides that having immunomodulatory activities in vitro and in vivo. The peptides can include a particular striapathic region of alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic modules that can adopt an amphipathic conformation under physiological conditions. This disclosure provides peptides that can specifically bind to key functional regions on one or more signaling proteins, particularly pro-inflammatory cytokines, macrophage inhibition proteins, and histone regulation proteins. This disclosure includes peptides that are sufficiently stable in the circulation to allow for intravenous administration. Pharmaceutical compositions including the subject peptides are also provided. The subject peptides find use in methods of modulating macrophage activity. In some cases, the peptide is a CD206-binding agent. Also provided are methods of treating a subject for a condition associated with chronic inflammation using the peptides and compositions of this disclosure. |
| US10413582B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating eczema and method for preparation thereof
A pharmaceutical composition for treating eczema is disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition includes, by weight, 2 to 6 parts of Dried Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, 2 to 6 parts of Paeonia Lactiflora, 1 to 4 parts of Fructus Amomi, 0.5 to 3 parts of Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai, 0.5 to 3 parts of Inula helenium, 0.5 to 3 parts of Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei and 0.5 to 3 parts of Rhizoma Dioscoreae. The components of the pharmaceutical composition synergistically cooperate to clear and disinhibit the liver and gallbladder and clear away damp heat from the body. The pharmaceutical composition can be used to treat skin eczema symptoms caused by metabolic disorders of the liver and gallbladder functions. A method for preparing the pharmaceutical composition is also disclosed. |
| US10413581B2 |
Combination, composition, and method of administering the combination or composition to animals
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a combination and/or composition for administration to animals. In some embodiments, the combination and/or composition can be administered to treat and/or prevent a disease in animals. In some embodiments, the combination and/or composition can be administered to promote animal health. In some embodiments, the combination comprises a composition comprising Yucca schidigera, Quillaja saponaria, and combinations thereof and a composition comprising an antimicrobial, an antibiotic, an anticoccidial, a vaccine, or combinations thereof. The combinations or compositions disclosed herein can also improve feed conversion rates in animals. |
| US10413578B2 |
Composition for the treatment of neurobehavioral disorders
The invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of neurobehavioral disorders, a Cannabis plant extract comprising Cannabinol preferably with other constituents of this plant for such use and a method for the extraction of plants. The plants or plant parts may for instance be derived from Cannabis sativa and/or Cannabis indica and/or Cannabis ruderalis and/or citrus fruits, and mixtures thereof. The plant extracts derived showed particularly beneficial effects against sleeping disorders, in particular insomnia, and anxiety disorders including ADHD. |
| US10413576B2 |
Therapy for use in the treatment of tumors, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and leukemias by dual immune biostimulation
A composition for human and animal use as a therapy for the treatment of tumors, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and leukemias is described. The composition, for human and animal use as an antitumor agent, has a strain of bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri LRE 03 DSM 23879 which is able to strongly stimulate the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Th1) interferon INF-gamma, the cytokines exhibiting a marked antitumor activity, and/or a strain of bacteria Lactobacillus salivarius LSO6 DSM 26037 which is able to strongly stimulate the production of dendritic cells, the dendritic cells also exhibiting a marked antitumor activity. |
| US10413573B2 |
Conditioned medium obtained from placental mesenchymal stem cells and use thereof in the therapeutic treatment of preeclampsia
The present invention relates to a conditioned medium (CM) which is obtained by culturing, in a liquid culture medium, placental mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the placental tissue of pregnant women who not affected by preeclampsia. The conditioned medium of the present invention includes at least IL-6, IL-8 and MCP-1 proteins. The conditioned medium of the present invention is effective for the therapeutic treatment of preeclampsia. |
| US10413568B2 |
Oral pharmaceutical composition for drugs with a high-dosage regimen
The present invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition for drugs with a high dosage regimen, specifically, ion exchange resins and bulk-forming laxatives. Said composition comprises the combination of a liquid oily component and a texturizing agent, giving the composition good organoleptic properties that allow taking drugs with a high dosage regimen without the usual problems associated with their poor palatability. The invention also relates to a method for preparing said composition and to the use thereof for the treatment of various pathologies. Furthermore, the invention also relates to an adduct formed between a polyol and an ion exchange resin, to a method for preparing it, and to the use thereof to improve resin palatability. |
| US10413562B2 |
Compositions and methods for the production of pyrimidine and pyridine compounds with BTK inhibitory activity
The present invention provides novel pyrimidine and pyridine compounds according to Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV) and Formula (V) their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases including, but not limited to, cancer, lupus, allergic disorders, Sjogren's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In preferred embodiments, the present invention describes irreversible kinase inhibitors including, but not limited to, inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. |
| US10413560B2 |
Dosage forms for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating disease
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as arthritis. |
| US10413558B2 |
Multi-ingredient pharmaceutical composition for use in cancer therapy
A pharmaceutical composition or kit of parts comprising at least three ingredients from a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a leukotriene antagonist, a proton pump inhibitor, melatonin or a melatonin receptor agonist, a bioavailable preparation of a curcuminoid, a calciferol derivative, a compound from the group consisting of metformin and phenformin, valproate, minocycline and chloroquine and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. |
| US10413557B2 |
Prodrugs of 17.BETA.-HSD1-inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1 to R4 are as defined in the claims. The invention further relates to their use as inhibitors of 17β-HSD1 and in treatment or prevention of steroid hormone dependent diseases or disorders, such as steroid hormone dependent diseases or disorders requiring the inhibition of the 17β-HSD1 enzyme and/or requiring the lowering of the endogenous estradiol concentration. The present invention also relates to the preparation of the aforementioned compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising as an active ingredient(s) one or more of the aforementioned compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10413554B2 |
Metal delivery agents and therapeutic uses of the same
The present invention relates to metal complexes, processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceutical or veterinary agents, in particular for the treatment of conditions in which metal delivery can prevent, alleviate or ameliorate the condition. There are a number of clinical conditions which are caused by or associated with abnormal levels of metals (typically low metal levels). Conditions in of this type include cancer and conditions characterized by or associated with oxidative damage, more specifically neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease. The invention also relates to ligands useful in the preparation of metal complexes of this type. |
| US10413552B2 |
Method of treating medulloblastoma
A method of treating a medulloblastoma in a mammal is provided comprising administering to the mammal a compound having the following general formula (1): wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl (—OH), halogen, thio (—SH), sulfanyl (—SR), sulfinyl (—SOR), sulfonyl (—SO2R), carboxyl (—COOH), carbonyl (COOR), nitro (—NO2), nitroso (—NOR), amino (NH2), NHR, NRR1, cyano (—CN) and isocyano (—NC), wherein R and R1 are independently C1-C5 branched or unbranched lower alkyl; and Y is a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated ring, optionally substituted, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10413547B2 |
Treatment of Rb-negative tumors using topoisomerase with cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors
This invention is in the area of improved therapeutic combinations for and methods of treating selected retinoblastoma (Rb)-negative cancers and Rb-negative abnormal cellular proliferative disorders using particular topoisomerase inhibitors and specific cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors. In one aspect, the improved treatment of select Rb-negative cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein in combination with a topoisomerase I inhibitor. |
| US10413546B2 |
Drug for preventing and/or treating dementia
A medicament for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of dementia, which comprises a compound represented by the formula (I) having a xanthine oxidase inhibitory action as an active ingredient. |
| US10413542B2 |
Methods and compositions for killing senescent cells and for treating senescence-associated diseases and disorders using an inhibitor of Akt kinase
Methods are provided herein for selectively killing senescent cells and for treating senescence-associated diseases and disorders by administering a senolytic agent. Senescence-associated diseases and disorders treatable by the methods using the senolytic agents described herein include cardiovascular diseases and disorders associated with or caused by arteriosclerosis, such as atherosclerosis; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; osteoarthritis; senescence-associated ophthalmic diseases and disorders; and senescence-associated dermatological diseases and disorders. |
| US10413541B2 |
Oxabicycloheptanes and oxabicycloheptenes for the treatment of depressive and stress disorders
A method of treating a depressive or stress disorder in a subject afflicted therewith comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound having the structure: |
| US10413534B2 |
Amelioration of certain deficiencies due to stroke
Motor skill deficits and cognitive deficits associated with stroke and secondary neuronal cell death are ameliorated by treatment with pharmaceutically acceptable salts of 2-amino substituted nicotinamides. |
| US10413533B2 |
Enhancement of tumor response to chemotherapy by activation of the ASMase/ceramide pathway through timed administration of a short-acting anti-angiogenic agent
Disclosed is a method for enhancing tumor response to chemotherapy, the method comprising administering a short-acting anti-angiogenic agent (AAA) capable of activating ASMase to a subject afflicted with a solid tumor, and thereby creating a time interval of increased susceptibility of said tumor to one or more chemotherapeutic agents, followed by administration of at least one chemotherapeutic agent within the interval. The interval can be defined in terms of a short-duration activation of ASMase signaling by the AAA. Disclosed are also methods for predicting the tumor response in a patient afflicted with a solid tumor to a chemotherapeutic agent, using as an indicator of the response ASMase level or activity (or ceramide level) in the patient following the administration of the chemotherapeutic agent to the patient, or dynamic IVIM based DW-MRI to measure perfusion alterations following administration of the chemotherapeutic agent. |
| US10413530B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing the tromethamine salt of L-ampicillin
A method for increasing the number of CD4+ T-lymphocytes in the serum of a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of an L-isomer of β-lactam effective to increase the number of CD4+ T-lymphocytes in said patient's serum. |
| US10413526B2 |
Composition for the treatment of neuropathies and/or neuropathic pain
A pharmaceutical composition or dietary supplement effective in the treatment of neuropathies and/or neuropathic pain is described, which comprises, as the active ingredients, the combination of curcumin, N-acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid, wherein N-acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid are present in the composition in the form of coated particles. |
| US10413523B2 |
Enkephalin-influencing composition and method
A composition which includes Phenylalanine, Serine, Glutamine and GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid). The composition contains the essential amino acids Phenylalanine; Glutamine; the non-essential amino acid Serine; and GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) in concentrations effective to influence or modulate the neurotransmitter pentapeptide enkephalin. The composition may further comprise tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). |
| US10413520B2 |
Oral pharmacological composition including 5-{4-(amino sulfonyl)phenyl}-2,2-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorophenyl)-3(2H)-furanone having crystalline structure with excellent stability
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including (i) as a major ingredient, a novel 5-{4-(Aminosulfonyl)phenyl}-2,2-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorophenyl)-3(2H)-furanone compound (Formula 1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has a crystalline form A or G, or a mixed form thereof and has a 50% volume particle diameter (d(0.5)) of 3 μm to 9 μm and a 90% volume particle diameter (d(0.9)) of 10 μm to 50 μm, (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, and (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable lubricant. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention has the advantages of good stability, high dissolution rate, improved content uniformity, and excellent pharmacokinetic properties. Due to these advantages, as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be effective in treating inflammation or pain. |
| US10413514B2 |
Controlled-release solid preparation with partial coating
Disclosed is a controlled-release solid preparation, which consists of an internal core and a coating layer, wherein part of the surface of the internal core is not covered with the coating, and is exposed to the surface of the solid preparation. Since the medicament just releases at the exposed part, the aim of controlled release can be achieved by controlling this exposed surface area. |
| US10413512B2 |
Nicotine-containing granulate
A dust-reduced nicotine-containing granulate comprising a homogenous mixture of nicotine or a pharmaceutically acceptable nicotine derivative and an excipient, the granulate having a particle size of at least 150 μm. Method for the preparation of a dust-reduced nicotine-containing granulate, and use of the nicotine-containing granulate for the preparation of pharmaceutical products. |
| US10413510B2 |
Liposomes useful for drug delivery
The present invention provides liposome compositions containing substituted ammonium and/or polyanion, and optionally with a desired therapeutic or imaging entity. The present invention also provide methods of making the liposome compositions provided by the present invention. |
| US10413508B2 |
Preparation of an oil-in-water emulsion for polymer stabilized pharmaceutical formulations
An improved process for producing an oil-in-water emulsion to deliver a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient includes creating a microemulsion containing such ingredient in the oil phase of the emulsion by mixing an aqueous phase including non-ionic surfactant, polyol, and water, wherein the weight ratio of the surfactant to polyol to water is between 10:20:70 and 1:1:1, to generate a mixture, with an oil phase comprising a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient and a long-chain triglyceride; circulating the said mixture through a homogenizer at a temperature from 20° C. to 60° C. to generate a coarse emulsion; passing the coarse emulsion through a microfluidizer at a pressure of from 70 MPa to 150 MPa at least once to produce an oil-in-water microemulsion; and, optionally, filtering the microemulsion through a 0.2 μm filter and/or mixing the microemulsion with a polymeric stabilizer. |
| US10413507B2 |
Enteric elastomers
Enteric elastomers and related methods are generally provided. In some embodiments, the enteric elastomer is a polymer composite. Certain embodiments comprise a polymer composite in which hydrogen bonds within two carboxyl group-containing polymers cross-link the polymer networks into an elastic and pH-responsive polymer composite. Advantageously, this polymer composite has the capacity of being stable and elastic in an acidic environment such as that of the stomach but can be dissolved in a neutral pH environment such as that of the small and large intestines. In some embodiments, the polymer composites described herein comprise a mixture of two or more polymers with carboxyl functionality such that the two or more polymers form hydrogen bonds. In certain embodiments, the polymer composite has both enteric and elastic properties. |
| US10413505B1 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same
Novel pharmaceutical compositions including cocaine hydrochloride and methods of treating patients using those pharmaceutical compositions are described. |
| US10413502B2 |
Cosmetic use of a peppermint extract
The present invention relates to the use, in a cosmetic composition, of a peppermint extract, as agent intended to increase renewal of the cells of the epidermis associated with a deficiency in the expression of NOTCH proteins in keratinocyte progenitor cells, in particular for mature skin and/or skin exhibiting signs of dryness and of loss of firmness. The invention also relates to a cosmetic care method, for maintaining or regulating renewal of the cells of the epidermis associated with a deficiency in the expression of NOTCH proteins in keratinocyte progenitor cells, intended for mature and/or dry skin. |
| US10413495B2 |
Particle bound photosensitizer molecule with reduced toxicity
A method for forming a photosensitizer product that is resistant to absorption by living tissue that may include binding a photosensitizer compound with an oxide-containing particle to provide the photosensitizer derivative having a microscale size, and mixing the photosensitizer derivative into a lotion. The microscale size of the photosensitizer derivative obstructs absorption by cell tissue. |
| US10413488B2 |
Aerosol oil foam compositions comprising a triglyceride-based oil and surfactant
An aerosol oil foam composition having at least one triglyceride-based oil and at least one polyglyceryl fatty acid ester surfactant. The polyglyceryl fatty acid ester surfactant includes an alkyl group having at least 10 carbon atoms and having a hydrophile-lipophile balance of between about 8 and about 13. The aerosol oil foam composition is a stable foam that is water rinsable. An aerosol oil-containing foamable composition and a process for cleansing skin, scalp or hair are also disclosed. |
| US10413485B2 |
Composition for coloring skin and method for coloring skin
Compositions for coloring skin are described. The compositions comprise beads that comprise petrolatum and optionally a colorant and the beads have a diameter from about 90 to about 625 microns. When applied topically, the compositions unexpectedly yield long lasting color. |
| US10413483B2 |
Delamination resistant pharmaceutical glass containers containing active pharmaceutical ingredients
The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, PROCRIT (epoetin alfa), REMICADE (Infliximab) or DORIBAX (doripenem). |
| US10413476B2 |
System and method for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A medical monitoring system includes an oximetry sensor having a light emitter positioned to emit light into a patient and a photodetector positioned to generate a plethysmography signal. The system includes a monitor having a processor configured to receive the plethysmography signal from the oximetry sensor and to identify a non-cardiac pulse based on a first pulse shape metric, the non-cardiac pulse being generated by the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the patient. The processor is also configured to measure an oxygen saturation of the patient from the identified non-cardiac pulse and to output the measured oxygen saturation to a visual display. |
| US10413471B2 |
Walker device
A walker device for lifting and supporting a body of a person is provided. The walker device includes a structure having a first side member and a second side member, the first side member and the second side member are configured to be disposed on a vertical surface and extend upwards, and a top member coupling the first and second side member to one another at a top portion thereof, such that at least a bottom portion of the first side member is disposed at distance from a bottom portion of the second side member. The walker device further includes a lift coupled to the top portion and having a gripping member disposed between the first and second side members and configured to be displaced up and down by the lift. |
| US10413469B2 |
Universal Trendelenburg positioner
A patient positioner (100) includes a central portion (102) and a pair of shoulder restraints (105,106) extending distally away from a first side (107) of the central portion. Each shoulder restraint can terminate at an attachment area (108,109). Each attachment area can comprise fastener (114,115). Complementary fasteners (214,215) can be disposed on the central portion (102). The shoulder restraints can then be folded (116) about a patient's shoulders, with the fasteners attaching to the complementary fasteners. A plurality of securement straps (121,122,123,124,125,126) configured to attach the patient positioner to a procedure table (701) can extend distally from the second side (110) and the third side (111) of the central portion, respectively. |
| US10413466B2 |
Tilt-tip moldable total care bed
A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacuated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment. |
| US10413464B2 |
Multi-mode sacral unloading pressure relief in a patient support surface
According to the present disclosure, a patient support apparatus includes a mattress having an air bladder system configured to sense pressure levels along the mattress surface and perform unloading of mattress areas corresponding to specific patient body areas to relief loading to the area, and to perform unloading independently or in combination with lateral rotation. The air bladder system may include a support bladder system and a rotation bladder system. |
| US10413452B2 |
Cloth-silicone nursing pad assembly
A nursing pad assembly is described, combining adherence and water resistant advantages of silicone lamina with the comfort and absorption of an attached cloth layer. In particular, a nipple contact area passes through an aperture in the silicone lamina. In one embodiment the cloth layer includes at least three sub-layers engineered for toweling, wicking/absorption, and water resistant properties, respectively. |
| US10413446B2 |
Manufacturing an articulating ophthalmic surgical probe
A method of manufacturing an articulating ophthalmic surgical probe includes providing a cannula having an outer diameter of 20 Ga or less and a slotted tip, permanently attaching a pull wire to the slotted tip, permanently attaching a metal anchor to a distal end of the pull wire, positioning a weld pin within a handle assembly that is sized to fit within a single hand, and welding the metal anchor to the weld pin within the handle assembly. |
| US10413444B2 |
Treatment of ischemia-reperfusion injury by controlling patient temperature
Relatively non-invasive devices and methods for heating or cooling a patient's body are disclosed. Devices and methods for treating ischemic conditions by inducing therapeutic hypothermia are disclosed. Devices and methods for inducing therapeutic hypothermia through esophageal cooling are disclosed. Devices and methods for operative temperature management are disclosed. |
| US10413443B2 |
Thermal device
A thermal device comprising a garment (42A) that may be placed against at least a part of the body (10), the garment (42A) defining at least one enclosed compartment (48, 50) defined between an inner wall (65) and an outer wall (66), and an inlet (21) whereby liquid may be introduced into each such enclosed compartment (48, 50). Each enclosed compartment (48, 50) contains dry material (30) comprising water-soluble chemical compounds that dissolve endothermically or exothermically, and also a compressed sponge (62). There may also be an air bleed valve (64) to bleed any air out of the compartment (48, 50) when water is introduced. The device enables a patient's body to be cooled or heated in emergency, needing only addition of water, and incorporating no toxic or hazardous materials. |
| US10413440B2 |
Support film
An ultra-thin highly conformable arc-shaped support film for a flange extender for an ostomy bag comprises a polyurethane film having an adhesive applied to at least one of a body facing surface and an ostomy bag facing surface, wherein the film has a thickness of about 5 pm to about 100 μm and exhibits a high moisture vapor transmission rate even compared to thin films used for film dressings. |
| US10413439B2 |
Wearable garment that restricts range of motion of limbs
A garment for restricting the range of motion of a wearer can include a body assembly with one or more garment forming portions configured to form a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side can be removably joined by at least one fastener. The garment further includes first and second sleeves coupled to the body assembly at first and second armpit areas, respectively. Each of the sleeves can be securely attached to the body assembly by first and second attachment devices, respectively. Each of the first attachment device and the second attachment device can extend vertically from the respective armpit area toward a distal end of the respective sleeve. The garment also includes first and second leg portions that can be joined by a third attachment device extending vertically from an inseam toward a distal end of the first and second leg portions. |
| US10413436B2 |
Intragastric device for treating obesity
The present invention is directed toward an intragastric device used to treat obesity that includes a wire mesh structure capable of changing from a compressed pre-deployment shape to an expanded post-deployment shape with a greatly increased volume. The post-deployment shape contains a light weight at the top and a heavier weight at the bottom to ensure proper positioning within the stomach. In the post-deployment shape, the device contains larger spaces in the upper portion and smaller spaces in the lower portion to sequester food and delay gastric emptying. Alternatively, the device can be enveloped by a membrane containing larger holes at the top and smaller holes at the bottom to sequester food and delay gastric emptying. The device has a dynamic weight where the weight of the device in the pre-feeding stage is less than the weight of the device in feeding or post-feeding stage. |
| US10413435B2 |
Pre-loaded multiport delivery device
A pre-loaded stent graft delivery device and stent graft, the stent graft delivery device. The stent graft has at least one fenestration or side arm and the fenestration is preloaded with an indwelling guide wire. The indwelling guide wire are configured to receive the access sheaths. A handle assembly at a distal end of the guide wire catheter. The handle includes a multiport manifold with access ports to the auxiliary lumens in the pusher catheter. Upon deployment of the stent graft into the vasculature of a patient, the indwelling guide wire can be used to facilitate catheterization of a side branch or target vessel through the fenestration or be used to stabilize the access sheath during catheterization, advancement of the access sheath into the target vessel and deployment of a covered or uncovered stent therein through the access sheath. |
| US10413433B2 |
System for connecting a medical implant to an insertion aid
The invention relates to a system for connecting a medical implant to an insertion aid, comprising: a first spiral connecting device at the proximal end of the medical implant, a second spiral connecting device at the distal end of the insertion aid, a core wire, which in a first operating state of the system fixes the first spiral connecting device and the second spiral connecting device in relation to one another, wherein in the first operating state the first spiral connecting device and the second spiral connecting device at least partially engage in one another and the core wire extends through the first spiral connecting device and the second spiral connecting device. |
| US10413432B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying personalized vascular implants from patient-specific anatomic image data
Embodiments include methods of identifying a personalized cardiovascular device based on patient-specific geometrical information, the method comprising acquiring a geometric model of at least a portion of a patient's vascular system; obtaining one or more geometric quantities of one or more blood vessels of the geometric model of the patient's vascular system; determining the presence or absence of a pathology characteristic at a location in the geometric model of the patient's vascular system; generating an objective function defined by a plurality of device variables and a plurality of hemodynamic and solid mechanics characteristics; and optimizing the objective function using computational fluid dynamics and structural mechanics analysis to identify a plurality of device variables that result in desired hemodynamic and solid mechanics characteristics. |
| US10413427B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A spinal implant system includes at least one interbody implant having a first member including a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. A second member includes a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. An intermediate member includes at least one mating element. An intra-operative surgical tool is connectable with at least one of the members to engage adjacent mating elements and fix the intermediate member with at least one of the first member and the second member. Implants, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US10413426B2 |
Spinal implant configured for midline insertion and related instruments
The embodiments provide a spinal implant that is configured for midline insertion into a patient's intervertebral disc space. The spinal implant may include structural guidance features to facilitate the angular approach of fixation elements into the apertures. The spinal implant may also be a configured with a tactile or visual feedback response feature to allow the user to know when the fixation elements are fully seated within the apertures. |
| US10413424B2 |
Intervertebral spacers and related methods and instruments
Biomedical implants comprising portions made of disparate materials, such as intervertebral implants and related methods and instruments. In some embodiments, the implant may comprise a base portion comprising a first material and a secondary fastener portion comprising a second material having distinct physical properties relative to the first material. The secondary portion may wholly define a front end wall surface of the implant, and the base portion and the secondary portion may collectively define at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the implant. |
| US10413423B2 |
Expandable spinal implant
An expandable spinal implant assembly for insertion between two adjacent vertebral bodies includes a first body with a first superior endplate and a first inferior endplate, which are connected together. A strut is comprised by said first body and connects with one of said endplates, said strut including a first threaded through bore with a central axis. The spinal implant assembly further includes a substantially hollow second body having a second superior endplate and a second inferior endplate, and is engaged within said first body. At least one track is arranged on a second top inside face of said second superior endplate and/or on a second bottom inside face of said second inferior endplate, said track being oriented at an acute angle relative to the central axis of said first threaded through bore when said substantially hollow second body is at least partially engaged with said first body. |
| US10413422B2 |
Intervertebral implant
An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant including upper and lower body portions each having proximal and distal surfaces at proximal and distal ends thereof. The implant can include a proximal wedge member disposed at the proximal ends of the respective ones of the upper and lower body portions, and a distal wedge member disposed at the distal ends of the respective ones of the upper and lower body portions. First and second linkages can connect the upper and lower body portions. Rotation of an actuator shaft can cause the distal and proximal wedge members to be drawn together such that longitudinal movement of the distal wedge member against the distal surfaces and the longitudinal movement of the proximal wedge member against the proximal surfaces causes separation of the upper and lower body portions. |
| US10413418B2 |
Total wrist prosthesis and related methods
Disclosed is a wrist prosthesis, and methods for implanting same, the prosthesis comprising an elongated radial component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a stem and the second side comprising a concave dish; an elongated carpal component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a stem, and the second side comprising a ball end; a lunate component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a cavity adapted to receive said carpal component's ball end, and the second side comprising a convex surface adapted to engage said radial component's concave dish; wherein said lunate component freely rotates and swivels with respect to both of said carpal and radial components; wherein said stem of said carpal component is adapted for rigid engagement with one or more carpal and/or metatarsal bones; and wherein said stem of said radial component is adapted for rigid engagement with a radius bone. |
| US10413416B2 |
Method and apparatus for fitting a shoulder prosthesis
Method and set of surgical instruments for fitting a shoulder prosthesis, and the shoulder prosthesis. The proposed method seeks to interpose a bone graft between the previously prepared glenoid surface (G) of a scapula (S) of a patient's shoulder and the face of a glenoid prosthetic component opposite the articular surface. The set of instruments permit the bone graft to be taken from the upper epiphysis of the humerus (H), either in situ or ex vivo. |
| US10413415B2 |
Motion facilitating tibial components for a knee prosthesis
An orthopaedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate sized and shaped to cover substantially all of a resected proximal tibial surface, and a tibial bearing component sized to leave a posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate exposed when the tibial bearing component is mounted to the baseplate. The exposed posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate includes a chamfered profile which cooperates with a correspondingly chamfered profile at a posteromedial edge of the tibial bearing component to create a substantially continuous chamfer extending from the resected tibial surface to the medial articular surface of the tibial bearing component. Advantageously, this chamfer leaves an absence of material (i.e., a relief or void) at the posteromedial edge of the tibial prosthesis, thereby enabling deep flexion of the prosthesis without impingement between the tibial prosthesis and adjacent anatomic tissues or prosthetic structures. |
| US10413413B1 |
Penile implants that facilitate tissue expansion
The invention pertains to penile implants that facilitate tissue expansion while not substantially inhibiting normal anatomical movement. The implants may be made of different materials or made in different configurations such that such that a measured property at a first location on said implant is different than said same measured property at a second location on said implant. |
| US10413409B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for endovascularly delivering and releasing a prosthesis, e.g., an aortic prosthesis, within and/or across a patient's native heart valve, referred to hereinafter as replacing the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the delivery system comprises a plurality of first actuatable element adapted to engage a plurality of second elements in a first configuration to capture the implant within the delivery system, and wherein the plurality of first actuatable element are adapted to engage the plurality of second elements in a second configuration and to release the implant from the delivery system. |
| US10413407B2 |
Low profile transcatheter heart valve
A method of crimping an implantable prosthetic valve can include placing protective material over at least a portion of the implantable prosthetic valve. The protective material can be configured to occupy space between open cells of a frame of the implantable prosthetic valve to prevent damage to a leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. The method can also include crimping the implantable prosthetic valve with the protective material on the implantable prosthetic valve, and removing the protective material from between the frame and the leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. |
| US10413405B2 |
Leaflet attachment frame for a prosthetic valve
An implantable prosthetic valve has an upper frame section and a lower frame section. The upper frame section has a plurality of struts and a first leaflet receiving surface at a lower portion of the upper frame section. The lower frame section has a second leaflet receiving surface at an upper portion of the lower frame section. An edge of a flexible leaflet is disposed between the first and second leaflet receiving surfaces to attach the leaflet to the upper and lower frame sections. |
| US10413404B2 |
Leaflet attachment frame for a prosthetic valve
An implantable prosthetic valve has an upper frame section and a lower frame section. The upper frame section has a plurality of struts and a first leaflet receiving surface at a lower portion of the upper frame section. The lower frame section has a second leaflet receiving surface at an upper portion of the lower frame section. An edge of a flexible leaflet is disposed between the first and second leaflet receiving surfaces to attach the leaflet to the upper and lower frame sections. |
| US10413399B2 |
Medical device insertion method and apparatus
A device for maintaining a tract through a tissue wall having a proximal side and a distal side. The device includes a body, a retainer adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the distal side in the use orientation, and a flange adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the proximal side in the use orientation. The retainer comprises a ferromagnetic material that responds to a magnetic field to maintain the retainer in an undeployed, insertion orientation. |
| US10413395B2 |
Modular stent grafting methods and apparatus
The present disclosure provides a modular stent assembly for deployment within a lumen. The assembly may include primary and secondary stent portions. Each stent portion includes a sheet having an incomplete annular profile. The sheet includes a graft material disposed on a wire matrix. Each stent portion further includes an aperture positioned in the sheet, and first and second side walls. The first side wall extends between the aperture and a first longitudinal edge of the sheet. The second side wall extends between the aperture and a second longitudinal edge of the sheet, which is spaced apart from the first edge. The stent portions mate to define an interior space in which is positioned an expandable securement stent. An outer wall of the securement stent is sized to compress the side walls of the stent portions between the body of the securement stent and a wall defining the lumen. |
| US10413389B2 |
Teeth cleaning device
A teeth cleaning device including: a first support structure comprising a first dentature channel configured to receive upper teeth; a second support structure comprising a second dentature channel configured to receive lower teeth; a first set of teeth cleaning pads located within the first dentature channel and a second set of teeth cleaning pads located within the second dentature channel; a first set of air bladders operably coupled to the first set of teeth cleaning pads and a second set of air bladders operably coupled to the second set of teeth cleaning pads; and a control unit operably coupled to an air-flow subsystem which is coupled to the bladders, the control unit configured to: (1) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a first cleaning motion; (2) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a second cleaning motion; and (3) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a third cleaning motion. |
| US10413383B2 |
Multi-diameter drill bit
A multi-diameter drill bit for implant bed preparation is provided. The drill bit has a drill shank that can be coupled with a driving tool to transfer drilling torques and forces to a drill body distal to the drill shank and a drill tip distal to the drill body. The drill body is divided into a first cylindrical portion having a first diameter and a second cylindrical portion having a second diameter. The drill tip is connected to the first cylindrical portion of the drill body and defines multiple first land areas and multiple cutting lips each at least partially bordering a respective first land areas. The second diameter is greater than the first diameter to define a plurality of faces of second lands at the interface between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion, for reducing friction between the drill bit and surrounding bone tissue. |
| US10413378B2 |
Safety-blade dispenser and related methods
Safety-blade dispensers for safely storing surgical blades prior to surgery and optionally for retrieving used surgical blades after surgery. In either case, the safety-blade dispenser is configured to store one or more surgical blades in an orientation that allows a user to simply and safely attach a surgical tool handle to the surgical blades (and optionally remove the handle from the surgical blades) without requiring the user to physically touch or manipulate the surgical blades by hand. The safety-blade dispensers disclosed herein may be used alone or in conjunction with a system and method of preventing wrong-site surgery. |
| US10413375B2 |
Instrument, in particular a medical endoscopic instrument or technoscope
An instrument, particularly a medical endoscopic instrument or technoscope, includes a shank (2) and an instrument head (6). The instrument head includes at least one joint part (12) articulated on the distal shank end in an angularly bendable manner and a tool carrier (14) which at the distal side is articulated on the joint part (12) in an angularly bendable manner in the angular bending plane of the joint part (12). A toothing is meshed with a toothed body (26) rotatably mounted in the shank (2) and is coupled in movement to a pull cable pair for the movement control of the instrument head (6). The toothing is formed at the proximal end of the joint part (12). |
| US10413374B2 |
Surgical robot systems comprising robotic telemanipulators and integrated laparoscopy
Surgical robot systems for remote manipulation having robotic telemanipulators are provided. The surgical robot systems are well adapted for use by the surgeon, seamlessly integratable into the operation room, allow for a surgeon to work between the robot and the patient throughout a surgery in a sterile manner, are relatively low cost, and/or permit integrated laparoscopy. The system preferably includes a master console having a plurality of master links interconnected by a plurality of master joints, and a handle coupled to the master console for operating the telemanipulator. The system further includes a slave console operatively coupled to the master console and having a plurality of slave links interconnected by a plurality of slave joints that move responsive to movement at the master console to permit an end-effector to perform surgery. |
| US10413373B2 |
Robotic visualization and collision avoidance
Methods and devices are provided for robotic surgery, and in particular for controlling various motions of a tool based on visual indicators. In general, a surgical tool can include an elongate shaft and an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft and including first and second jaws. The tool can have at least one visual indicator disposed thereon and configured to indicate a size, position, or speed of movement of the tool or components of the tool. |
| US10413368B2 |
Arrangement for minimal invasive intervention
The present disclosure relates to an arrangement (21, 71) for minimal invasive intervention, the arrangement (21, 71) comprising a rotation body (23, 73), a retaining device (25, 75) and at least one position sensor (27, 77, 79). The rotation body is adapted to receive a medical instrument (3, 5, 7, 9, 33), or the rotation body forms a part of a medical instrument (83). The medical instrument comprises a shaft (31, 81). At least a portion of a surface of the rotation body comprises a pattern (35, 87, 91). The retaining device is adapted to at least partly surround the rotation body, such that the rotation body is retained by the retaining device in a manner allowing rotational movement of the rotation body in relation to the retaining device. The at least one position sensor is adapted for determining a position in at least two coordinates of the pattern of the rotation body. The at least one position sensor is located at, in or on the retaining device. The disclosure further relates to a medical instrument (3, 5, 7, 9, 33, 83), a kit (63) comprising the arrangement, a system (65) for follow-up of a minimal invasive intervention and a method for determining a position of a medical instrument by means of the arrangement or kit. |
| US10413366B2 |
Trajectory guidance alignment system and methods
A trajectory guidance alignment system configurable to receive input data from an image, interactively track at least one user position, interactively track a tool position, automatically generate output data by way of data transformation using at least one of the input data, the user position data, and the tool position data, and transmit the output data to the display of a navigation system for rendering a real-time interactive navigation view corresponding to a surgical view for facilitating navigation of a medical procedure. |
| US10413365B1 |
Methods, systems, and devices for designing and manufacturing a spinal rod
According to the invention, the process includes the steps of: a) taking a sagittal preoperative x-ray of the vertebral column of the patient to be treated, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the femoral heads; b) on that x-ray, identifying points on S1, S2, T12 et C7; c) depicting, on the said x-ray, curved segments beginning at the center of the plate of S1 et going to the center of the plate of C7; e) identifying, on that x-ray, the correction(s) to be made to the vertebral column, including the identification of posterior osteotomies to make; f) pivoting portions of said x-ray relative to other portions of that x-ray, according to osteotomies to be made; g) performing, on said x-ray, a displacement of the sagittal curvature segment extending over the vertebral segment to be corrected; h) from a straight vertebral rod (TV), producing the curvature of that rod according to the shape of said sagittal curvature segment in said displacement position. |
| US10413358B2 |
Multi-functional catheter
A catheter suitable for delivering an electric current to the body, in particular a catheter having electrodes that can be positioned independently of the main elongate shaft of the catheter. More particularly the catheters include a movable sleeve that incorporates the electrodes. A movable sleeve includes one or more electrodes and advances in the construction of the electrodes and related components is disclosed. Methods for positioning electrodes at a treatment site in the body for diagnostic or therapeutic applications, particularly electrical pharyngeal stimulation are also disclosed. |
| US10413355B2 |
Vacuum coagulation probes
Methods for using a surgical device integrating a suction mechanism with a coagulation mechanism for improving lesion creation capabilities. The device comprises an elongate member having an insulative covering attached about means for coagulating soft tissue with at least one diagnostic element coupled to an energy transfer element of the device. Openings through the covering expose regions of the coagulation-causing elements and are coupled to lumens in the elongate member which are routed to a vacuum source and a fluid source to passively transport fluid along the contacted soft tissue surface in order to push the maximum temperature deeper into tissue. |
| US10413354B2 |
End effector for electrosurgical instrument
An end effector for an electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members (2), (3), movable between an open position in which the jaw members are disposed in a spaced relation relative to one another, and a closed position in which the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. One or more spring members (15), (16), (17), (18), (19) are connected between the first and second jaw members (2), (3), such that moving the jaw members from their open position to their closed position causes the one or more spring members to compress. The one or more spring members have a fully compressed condition such that when in their fully compressed condition they form stop members to maintain the first and second jaw members (2), (3), at a predetermined spacing one from the other when in their closed position. |
| US10413353B2 |
Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assemblies
A surgical forceps includes a housing having a movable handle coupled thereto and movable between an initial position and a compressed position. A drive bar is operably coupled to the movable handle such that movement of the movable handle between the initial and compressed positions effects longitudinal translation of the drive bar. The drive bar further includes a coupling member disposed at a distal end thereof. An end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members movable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. Each jaw member defines a cam slot. A cam pin is slidably disposed within the cam slot of each of the jaw members. The coupling member is configured to releasably engage the cam pin such that movement of the movable handle between the initial position and the compressed position effects movement of the jaw members between the spaced-apart position and the approximated position. |
| US10413352B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument
An end effector for an electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members (2), (3), movable between an open position in which the jaw members are disposed in a spaced relation relative to one another, and a closed position in which sealing surfaces of the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. A first sealing electrode (9) is located on the first jaw member (2), while a second sealing electrode (10) is located on the second jaw member (3). One or both of the sealing surfaces are provided with electrically conductive stop members (12), the one or more stop members maintaining a predetermined spacing between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position. One or more insulating members (14), (17), (19) are present to prevent the conductive stop members from causing an electrical short between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position. |
| US10413350B2 |
Electrosurgical device vessel sealing and cutting
A jaw assembly of a forceps that includes a first jaw body and a second jaw body. The first jaw body and the second jaw body are disposed in opposition relative to one another, and at least one of the jaw bodies is movable relative to the other jaw body between an open position and a closed position. In both the closed and the open positions, a medial edge of the first jaw body is in opposition to a medial edge of the second jaw body. Lateral movement of the first jaw body or the second jaw body closes a lateral gap between the first jaw body and the second jaw body. |
| US10413345B2 |
Universal bone screw screwdriver
The instant invention is directed to a universal bone screw screwdriver and in particular to a universal screwdriver that permits the removal of screws from bone plates that are manufactured by different manufacturers having distinct characteristics. The universal bone screw screwdriver is adapted to removably receive an elongated tool bit having a hollow center. The elongated tool bits correspond to the screw heads of different manufacturers and comprises a torque limiting and locking spring assembly to secure the elongated tool bit to the driver shaft and inhibit over-tightening of the bone screw into the bone or bone plate as the case may be. |
| US10413344B2 |
Devices and methods for repairing bone fractures
Devices and methods for repairing bone fractures are described herein. A pin directing device for steering a flexible bone screw is disclosed. A fluted entry tool for penetrating into cancellous bone without penetrating the far cortex of the bone is disclosed. A flexible bone screw having a rotational position marker positioned thereon at a terminal twenty-five percent of the shaft is disclosed. A flexible bone screw comprising at least eighty percent cold work hardened alloy is disclosed. A pin bending clamp having a transverse hole in the jaws is disclosed. A flexible bone screw with a cortex climbing thread portion at the tip, which is helicoid, is also disclosed. |
| US10413334B2 |
Method and apparatus for spondylolysis repair
Disclosed are fixation devices for repairing spondylolysis. The fixation device can include a first anchor, a second anchor, and a bridge that couples the first and second anchors together. In use, the first anchor can be implanted on one side of a pars fracture, the second anchor can be implanted on the other side of the pars fracture, and the bridge can span across the pars fracture. In some embodiments, the fixation device can be compressible to promote healing of the fracture. |
| US10413333B2 |
System and method for spinal fixation via a trans-facet pedicle screw assembly
A spinal fixation device includes a bone screw, a tulip-shaped seat, a rod seat, and a washer. The bone screw comprises a spherical head and a threaded elongated body extending along a first direction. The tulip-shaped seat comprises a bottom portion that has a through-opening shaped and dimensioned to receive the bone screw so that an inner surface of the bottom portion engages the spherical head of the bone screw and prevents the bone screw from passing entirely through the through-opening, while the spherical head remains polyaxially rotatable within the bottom portion of the tulip-shaped seat. The rod seat sits within and engages the inner surface of the tulip-shaped seat and the rod seat comprises a semispherical bottom that is shaped and dimensioned to engage the spherical head of the bone screw while the spherical head remains polyaxially rotatable within the bottom portion of the tulip-shaped seat. The washer is ring-shaped and comprises a through-opening shaped and dimensioned to receive the threaded elongated body of the bone screw and an upper portion shaped and dimensioned to snappably-engage an outer surface of the tulip-shaped seat. |
| US10413332B2 |
Joint fusion implant and methods
An implant for fusing a joint between first and second bone portions. The implant includes a screw member, and a washer polyaxially rotatable relative to the screw member. The screw member includes a head, a lag zone, and a threaded engagement zone. The implant includes a fusion zone for joint compression, extending from the washer to the proximal end of the engagement zone. Fenestrations may be present in the fusion zone. The length of the fusion zone ranges from about 10 mm to about 37 mm. Different surface finishes including roughened and non-roughened may be applied selectively to selected portions of the implant. In an embodiment, the joint is a sacro-iliac joint, and upon implantation the implant extends from the exterior of the ilium, across the joint and into the sacral vertebral body. Instrumentation and methods for preparing the joint and implanting the implant are disclosed. |
| US10413325B2 |
Systems and methods for implanting an implantable cardiac monitor
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for implanting an implantable cardiac monitor. An injection system includes an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM), a plunger, a plunger handle coupled the plunger, and an injector housing. The injector housing includes a tube extending from a first end of the injector housing to a second end of the injector housing, the tube configured to receive the ICM and the plunger, and at least one leaflet formed at the second end of the injector housing, the at least one leaflet configured to rotate outward when a user operates the plunger handle to push the ICM through the injector housing second end via the plunger. |
| US10413323B2 |
Minimally invasive surgical cannula
The present invention is directed to a minimally invasive surgical cannula provided with at least two grooves having a semi-circular profile as a non rotating feature. The non rotating grooves of cannula further accommodates at least one sensor and a strain gauge to detect and measure forces acting on cannula when it is coupled with a modular interfacing arrangement and facilitates maneuvering of surgical instrument inside the body cavity during surgical incision. |
| US10413321B2 |
Trocar sensor unit and trocar
A trocar sensor unit including a base that is configured to be attached to and detached from a trocar and that has a through-hole through which an insertion section to be inserted into the trocar is inserted; a moving member that has a pressing surface forming at least a portion of an inner surface of the through-hole of the base and that is configured to be moved in a radial direction of the through-hole; and a sensor that is disposed in at least one of the moving member and a portion of the inner surface of the through-hole opposite the pressing surface and that detects the amount of movement of a surface of the insertion section in the through-hole. |
| US10413320B2 |
Trocar support
A support apparatus for supporting a trocar while the trocar extends through a body wall of a patient includes an inflatable collar and a slidable abutment collar commonly connected for engagement onto the trocar following which the slide collar is released to slide along the trocar. The inflatable collar is inflated to a set size by a manually operable pump on the slidable collar operated by squeezing finger abutments together up to a latch so that threaded portion expels the inflation fluid. The abutment member is shaped to be received on an outer surface of the trocar and adjustable longitudinally of the trocar sleeve so as to be located at a selected position by a manually movable latch collar. The inflatable collar and slidably collar are held connected by a manually operable release. |
| US10413314B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with activation member pair and slidable cover
An ultrasonic instrument includes a body, an actuation assembly, a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a movable member. The body is configured to receive an ultrasonic transducer. The actuation assembly includes a first activation member and a second activation member. The first activation member is operable to trigger activation of the ultrasonic blade in a first power mode. The second activation member is operable to trigger activation of the ultrasonic blade in a second power mode. The movable member is configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the movable member is configured to permit access to the first activation member and prevent access to the second activation member. In the second position, the movable member is configured to permit access to the second activation member and prevent access to the first activation member. |
| US10413313B2 |
Tissue incision device
A minimally invasive tissue incision system for creating joint capsulotomies and releasing/incising various tendon and fibrous band structures. The system contains a penetrating needle which is retractable so as to expose a cutting element, and which may be used as a penetrating needle to pierce the skin and other soft tissue structures. The cutting element provided within the penetrating needle may be used to incise subsequent tissue structures after the initial penetration. The system facilitates such procedures by providing the cutting element with the confines of the needle which provides safe introduction of the cutting element directly to the site via the needle. |
| US10413311B2 |
Diaphragm entry for posterior surgical access
Methods and devices described herein facilitate diaphragm entry for posterior access of body organs. |
| US10413310B2 |
Restoring blood flow and clot removal during acute ischemic stroke
Devices for restoring blood flow to facilitate lysis of clots and/or enable capture of clots are disclosed. The devices can be configured to be disposed within a lumen of a microcatheter that is inserted within neurovasculature above a carotid siphon to a location of a clot. The devices can include an elongate pusher member and a self-expandable capturing member coupled to a distal end of the elongate pusher member. The capturing member can comprise a generally cylindrical body having an cell structure that is configured to compress the clot against an inner wall of the neurovasculature and capture the clot at least partially on a surface of the generally cylindrical body upon deployment of the capturing member from the microcatheter, thereby restoring blood flow to the neurovasculature downstream of the clot. |
| US10413309B2 |
Systems and methods for catheter advancement
A system can comprise a catheter and a device having an elongate member and an expandable member. The expandable member can be coupled to the elongate member. The elongate member can extend through the catheter. The expandable member can be positioned with a proximal member end proximal to a distal catheter end, a distal member end positioned distal to the distal catheter end, and at least a portion of the expandable member between the distal catheter end and the distal member end in an expanded state in which a maximum transverse dimension of the expandable member is larger than a maximum transverse dimension of the distal member end. The catheter can be advanced in a patient's body with the expandable structure, in the expanded state, at the distal end of the catheter. |
| US10413303B2 |
Methods and devices to reduce the likelihood of injury from concussive or blast forces
A method and device for reducing the damaging effects of radiant energy, blast, or concussive events includes applying pressure to at least one jugular vein to reduce the egress of blood from the cranial cavity during or before the incidence of the imparting event. Reducing blood outflow from the cranial cavity increases intracranial volume and/or pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid to reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury and injuries to the spinal column. Reducing blood outflow further increases the intracranial pressure and volume, and thereby increases the pressure and volume of the cochlear fluid, the vitreous humor and the cerebrospinal fluid to thereby reduce the risk of injury to the inner ear, internal structure of the eye and of the spinal column. In addition, increasing intracranial pressure and volume reduces the likelihood of brain injury and any associated loss of olfactory function. |
| US10413301B2 |
Perfusion device for treating an injured blood vessel
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an implantable perfusion device that can be implanted in an injured blood vessel to control bleeding without occluding the vessel. In one specific implementation, the perfusion device can be implanted percutaneously into a patient's descending aorta to control bleeding at the site of a ruptured portion of the aorta (known as torso hemorrhage) while still allowing for the antegrade flow of blood from a location upstream of the ruptured portion of the aorta to a location downstream of the ruptured portion of the aorta. The perfusion device can be left inside the patient as the patient is transported to a medical facility where the injury can be repaired. Following repair of the vessel, the perfusion device can be withdrawn from the patient. |
| US10413299B2 |
Ratcheting mechanism for surgical stapling device
A surgical stapling device comprising a housing, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a movable handle disposed in mechanical cooperation with the housing and movable between a first open position and a second approximated position for affecting a function of the end effector. A ratchet mechanism is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the movable handle and is configured to substantially prevent the movable handle from moving towards its first open position until the movable handle reaches a predetermined position. |
| US10413298B2 |
Adapter assembly for surgical devices
An adapter assembly for connecting an end effector to a handle assembly includes first, second, and third drive assemblies configured for converting rotational motion from the handle assembly to linear motion for performing first, second, and third functions. Each of the first, second, and third drive assemblies defining a longitudinal axes, wherein at least two of the longitudinal axes of the first, second, and third drive assemblies are co-axial. |
| US10413295B2 |
Engaging element for engaging tissue
An engaging element for engaging tissue that includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes at least one tissue engaging portion at a first free end. The first tissue engaging member is movable between an open position and a closed position and has a second free end. The first tissue engaging member is restrained in movement at an intermediate position between the first free end and the second free end. A lock portion is operatively associated with the first member with the lock portion maintaining a spacing between the first member and the second member and inhibiting movement of the first member to the open position. The lock portion is operatively associated with a portion of the first tissue engaging member proximal the intermediate position. |
| US10413291B2 |
Surgical instrument articulation mechanism with slotted secondary constraint
A surgical instrument that comprises an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. A surgical end effector is pivotally coupled to the elongate shaft assembly for selective pivotal travel about an articulation axis that extends transversely relative to the shaft axis. First and second articulation drivers are supported for selective longitudinal travel relative to the elongate shaft assembly. A first end effector link is movably coupled to the surgical end effector and is coupled to the first articulation driver for axial and pivotal travel relative thereto. A second end effector link is movably coupled to the surgical end effector and is coupled to the second articulation driver for axial and pivotal travel relative thereto. |
| US10413290B1 |
Combined needle holder scissors
The invention involves an instrument with a set of grasping jaws such as found on surgical needle drivers, hemostats, grasping forceps, and clamps. In addition to the grasping jaws for holding and grasping material, it includes a set of cutting shears or scissors that operate in the same main working jaws. It functions as a standard needle holder with grasping and locking functions with the use of two main actuating limbs. When desired, the instrument is easily converted by a simple action of the operator from a grasping device into a cutting device and then can be used in a familiar fashion, such as employed for scissors, to repeatedly cut sutures or material. Again, with a simple action by the operator, the instrument can be converted back to a grasping device. Both grasping and cutting functions take place in the same location on the device. |
| US10413287B2 |
Surgical dilator, retractor and mounting pad
A retractor having an elongated body that provides access to a surgical location within a patient. The elongate body includes a plurality of segments that are connected to one another through a plurality of ratcheting mechanisms. The ratcheting mechanisms permit relative movement of the segments with respect to one another when expander dilators are inserted within the retractor. The segments are surrounded and retained by a resilient elastomeric sleeve or bands. The distal end surfaces of the segments include thin edges that are configured to mobilize, dissect, split and retract the terminal tissues in the surgical area. The retractor may be used in conjunction with a shim. |
| US10413285B2 |
Vascular occlusion device configured for infants
A microcatheter deliverable implant is provided formed of an elongated wire of a diameter capable of delivery through the axial passage of such a microcatheter. A first portion of the formed implant forms a coiled first section larger in diameter than an anomaly to be blocked. A second portion formed by the coiled wire engages the implant between the first and second portions to block communication of fluid through the anomaly. |
| US10413284B2 |
Atrial pressure regulation with control, sensing, monitoring and therapy delivery
The present disclosure relates to improved capabilities for stabilizing and regulating atrial pressure with a shunt in the atrial septum or a stent in the coronary sinus. The disclosure also includes sensing, monitoring, drug therapy and control capabilities to provide improved treatment of patients with heart disease and other cardiac related conditions. |
| US10413274B2 |
Method for controlling wireless intelligent ultrasound fetal imaging system
A wireless intelligent ultrasound fetal imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound AFE module, a ZYNQ module, a machine vision module and a mobile device. The mobile device controls the system by transmitting control parameters values to the system over a wireless link. The ZYNQ module receives and applies the parameters, and outputs processing results to a FPGA processor. Controlled by the parameters, the FPGA processor causes the AFE module to transmit ultrasound wave toward a pregnant mother, and receive and process echoing wave. The FPGA processor then conducts imaging processing. The processed image data is then recognized by machine vision module. The processed image data is integrated before it is sent to and displayed the mobile terminal device. |
| US10413270B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus
According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes a holding device, a driving unit, a first encoder, a second encoder, and processing circuitry. The holding device holds an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector such that the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector are rotatable. The driving unit transmits a rotating force of a driving motor to a rotation axis through a power transmission mechanism. The first encoder detects a rotation of the driving motor. The second encoder detects a rotation of the rotation axis. The processing circuitry detects an abnormal state of the power transmission mechanism, based on a time difference between a first pulse output from the first encoder and a corresponding second pulse output from the second encoder. |
| US10413266B2 |
Computer-assisted tumor response assessment and evaluation of the vascular tumor burden
A computer-implemented method for determining and evaluating an objective tumor response to an anti-cancer therapy using cross-sectional images can include receiving cross-sectional images of digital medical image data and identifying target lesions within the cross-sectional images. For each of the target lesions, a target lesion type and anatomical location is identified, a segmenting tool is activated for segmenting the target lesions into regions of interest, lesion metrics are automatically extracted from the regions of interest according to tumor response criteria, and conformity of target lesion identification is monitored using rules associated with the tumor response criteria, prompting a user to address any nonconforming target lesion. The method also includes receiving a presence/absence of metastases, determining changes in lesions metrics, and deriving an objective tumor response based on the tumor response criteria. |
| US10413260B2 |
Mobile base and X-ray machine mounted on such a mobile base
A mobile platform and a mobile base designed to support a device such as an X-ray machine is provided. The platform or base is configured to move using a motor-driven system associated with a navigation system. The navigation system enables the platform or base and any device supported by the platform or base (if any) to be moved automatically and with precision from one position to another within any defined space such as an examination, hybrid or operation room. An X-ray machine configured for mounting on the base is also provided. The X-ray machine is configured to move about the patient while at the same time keeping the region to be subjected to radiography within an X-ray beam. |
| US10413258B2 |
Medical placement alarm
An apparatus for generating a medical device implantation warning includes a processor to automatically generate a spatial implantation envelope of a first medical device. The envelope defines a spatial extent of a region of implantation around a first medical device prior to, during, and/or after deployment of the first medical device for implantation. If a second medical device, such as a pigtail catheter, strays into the area, an alarm is generated to warn a medical professional to withdraw the pigtail catheter, before deployment continues. |
| US10413255B2 |
System and method for low dose tomosynthesis
A breast imaging system leverages the combined strengths of two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging to provide a breast cancer screening with improved sensitivity, specificity and patient dosing. A tomosynthesis system supports the acquisition of three-dimensional images at a dosage lower than that used to acquire a two-dimensional image. The low-dose three-dimensional image may be used for mass detection, while the two-dimensional image may be used for calcification detection. Obtaining tomosynthesis data at low dose provides a number of advantages in addition to mass detection including the reduction in scan time and wear and tear on the x-ray tube. Such an arrangement provides a breast cancer screening system with high sensitivity and specificity and reduced patient dosing. |
| US10413254B2 |
Dynamic automated adjustment of alarm threshold levels
In the present invention, a system and associated method is provided for monitoring vital parameters of a patient. The monitoring system includes sensors disposed on the patient and operably connected to a monitor. The parameters that are sensed by the sensors are transmitted to the monitor and compared with alarm thresholds stored within the monitor. The alarm thresholds stored within the monitor are modified by inputs supplied to the monitor regarding the particular condition(s) of the patient being monitored to provide more accurate alarm determinations for the patient. The dynamic adjustment of the alarm threshold during monitoring can be based on a set of proactive inputs to prevent and/or limit the occurrence of unnecessary or clinically irrelevant alarm conditions or a set of reactive inputs that follow immediately after an alarm event is detected, to enable medical personnel to appropriately respond to sensed alarm condition(s). |
| US10413253B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing medical image
Provided is a medical image processing apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to respectively acquire a plurality of medical images representing an object including at least one target at a plurality of different time points; and an image processor configured to generate, based on the acquired plurality of medical images, a diagnostic image showing a degree of change that has occurred in the at least one target over the plurality of different time points. |
| US10413251B2 |
Wearable cardiac monitor
Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in cardiac monitoring including wearable monitoring devices having at least one electrode for cardiac monitoring; in some implementations, the wearable device using a composite adhesive having at least one conductive portion applied adjacent the electrode; and, in some implementations, including circuitry adaptations for the at least one electrode to act as a proxy driven right leg electrode. |
| US10413248B2 |
Non-contact method for detecting physiological signal and motion in real time
A method includes: sensing a portion of a human body to generate a series of image frames by an optical sensing element; determining a complexion region from each of the image frames; then calculating a central coordinate of the complexion region; determining a sample block by expanding a surrounding range from the central coordinate, for getting a complexion fluctuation waveform; comparing the central coordinate with a central coordinate of a later image frame, to calculate a displacement in a unit time for determining whether the portion of the human body is in a static state. In the static state, an operating unit performs noise filter and peak detecting for complexion fluctuation waveform, and calculates a physiological signal. The method can reduce the amount of data required to be processed in physiological signal detection, and improve the accuracy of the detection. |
| US10413244B2 |
Method and apparatus for endobronchial diagnosis
The present invention provides systems, methods, devices and kits for assessing the level of pulmonary disease in individual lung compartments. A lung compartment comprises a subportion of a lung, such as a lobe, a segment or a subsegment, for example. By measuring individual lung compartments, the level of disease of the pulmonary system may be more precisely defined by determining values of disease parameters reflective of individual subportions or compartments of a lung. Likewise, compartments may be separately imaged to provide further measurement information. Once individual compartments are characterized, they may be compared and ranked based on a number of variables reflecting, for example, level of disease or need for treatment. Such comparison may be aided by simultaneous display of such variables or images on a visual display. Further, the same tests may be performed on the lung as a whole or on both lungs and to determine the affect of the diseased lung compartments on the overall lung performance. In addition, the diseased lung compartments may be temporarily isolated and the measurement tests performed to determine the affect of the isolation on overall lung performance. As a result, the most beneficial treatment options may be selected. |
| US10413239B2 |
Electronic device, control method for same and computer-readable storage medium
An electronic device includes an attachment section which is attachable to a user, at least one contact detection sensor which detects whether the attachment section is attached to the user or is not attached to the user, a function section which executes at least one function, and a circuit section. The circuit section judges that the attachment section is in a non-attached state to the user based on a detection result of the contact detection sensor and controls the function section not to execute the function when the attachment section is judged to be in the non-attached state. |
| US10413233B2 |
Monitoring of sleep phenomena
The present invention relates to method and a system for detecting sleep phenomena, the phenomena including at least one of sleep cycles and sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and hypopnea. Ballistocardiologic signals are detected from a subject person, which provide simultaneous information on heart rate variability (HVV) and stroke volume (SV) of the subject. Values of parameters reflecting measured characteristics of currently occurring cardiologic and respiration related sleep phenomena are obtained by processing at least said ballistocardiologic signals. Obtained parameters are used for making decisions on detection of said sleep phenomena, and a monitoring result is output in response to detection of a currently occurring sleep phenomenon. |
| US10413232B2 |
Optical transfer diagnosis for detection and monitoring of tissue disorders
Systems and methods for discriminating between malignant and benign pigmented skin lesions based on optical analysis using spatial distribution maps, morphological parameters, and additional diagnostic parameters derived from images of tissue lesions. A handheld optical transfer diagnosis device is disclosed capable of capturing a series of reflectance images of a skin lesion at a variety of angles of illumination and observation. |
| US10413230B1 |
Force measurement system
A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, at least one visual display device having an output screen, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and the at least one visual display device. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are configured to determine a presence of a measurement error resulting from a portion of the load from at least one portion of the body of the subject being applied to an external object rather than the intended top surface of the force measurement assembly. |
| US10413228B2 |
Method and apparatus for assay of electrochemical properties
A method for monitoring a select analyte in a sample in an electrochemical system. The method includes applying to the electrochemical system a time-varying potential superimposed on a DC potential to generate a signal; and discerning from the signal a contribution from the select analyte by resolving an estimation equation based on a Faradaic signal component and a nonfaradaic signal component. |
| US10413227B2 |
Membrane for continuous analyte sensors
Devices are presented for measurement of an analyte concentration. The devices comprise: a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an analyte; and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises an enzyme domain comprising an enzyme, a base polymer, and a hydrophilic polymer which makes up from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of the enzyme domain. |
| US10413223B2 |
Diagnostic tape unit and a process for its production
A diagnostic tape unit and a process for producing it are provided, in which disposable, test units are applied to a rollable transport tape which is wound onto an unwinding spool and is connected to a take-up spool such that the test units can be successively made available to a user by winding on the transport tape. One or both of the leading end and trailing end of the transport tape is connected to their corresponding spools by means of an auxiliary tape. |
| US10413222B1 |
Medical device and method with improved biometric verification
The present invention is both a device and a method for verifying a subject's identity while using a medical device or undergoing a medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, particularly at home or at a remote location. The method and device can be used for inpatient and remote sleep and signal analysis with biometric identification. The present invention is further related to the devices and sensors used in executing the method, and includes various embodiments of a method of inpatient and remote sleep analysis. |
| US10413220B2 |
Limb movement function evaluating method and implantation system thereof
A limb movement function evaluating method and the implantation system are provided. The aforementioned system includes a limb fixing device, limb guiding device, driver, actuator, impedance detector, and movement function analyzer. The limb fixing device is used to fix the first end of the user limb. The driver is used to guide the second end of the user limb through the actuator so as to make the second end moving relatively to the first end. The impedance detector is further connected to the driver so as to measure mechanical impedance where the movement of the user limb responses to the driving point of the driver. Finally, the limb movement analyzer compares the measured mechanical impedance and the movement path of the user limb so as to form a limb movement function curve. Therefore, the medical staff can make accurate rehabilitation evaluation according to the limb movement function curve. |
| US10413217B2 |
Measurement apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
A measurement apparatus which includes a processor is provided. The processor is configured to calculate, based on a distance image of a measurement target object with at least a joint, a position of a first portion of the measurement target object which corresponds to a non-joint portion or a terminal portion, and a position of a second portion of the measurement target object different from the first portion, and calculate, based on a first line connecting the calculated positions, a joint angle related to a joint of a first measurement target of the measurement target object. |
| US10413216B2 |
Breath testing apparatus
A breath testing apparatus is provided with a mouthpiece, a collection chamber, and a discharge chute. A breath sample is captured within the collection chamber and transferred to an evacuated container through the discharge chute by a sample transfer assembly. |
| US10413213B2 |
System and method for hybrid radiofrequency labeling for magnetic resonance imaging
A system and method is provided for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that includes applying a first labeling pulse sequence to a first labeling region having a first portion of a vasculature of a subject extending through the first labeling region to label spins moving within the first labeling region. A second labeling pulse sequence is applied to a second labeling region having a second portion of a vasculature of the subject extending through the second labeling region to label spins moving within the second labeling region. The first and second labeling pulse sequences include different labeling techniques. An imaging pulse sequence is applied to an imaging region having a third portion of a vasculature of the subject extending through the imaging region that is displaced from the first and second labeling region to acquire imaging data from the spins labeled by the first labeling pulse sequence and the second labeling pulse sequence. An MRA image is reconstructed of at least the third portion of the vasculature of the subject from the medical imaging data. |
| US10413212B2 |
Methods and systems for enhanced mapping of tissue
According to some embodiments, methods and systems of enhancing a map of a targeted anatomical region comprise receiving mapping data from a plurality of mapping electrodes, receiving high-resolution mapping data from a high-resolution roving electrode configured to be moved to locations between the plurality of mapping electrodes, wherein the mapping system is configured to supplement, enhance or refine a map of the targeted anatomical region or to directly create a high-resolution three-dimensional map using the processor receiving the data obtained from the plurality of mapping electrodes and from the high-resolution roving electrode. |
| US10413211B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for mapping organ profiles
Devices, systems, and methods for the localization of body lumen junctions and other intraluminal structure are disclosed. Various embodiments permit clinicians to identify and locate lesions and/or anatomical structures within a lumen and accurately place leads and/or devices within a lumen, through determining the intralumen conductance and/or cross-sectional area at a plurality of locations within the body lumen. |
| US10413209B2 |
Method and apparatus for identifying the ureter during a minimally-invasive procedure
A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue. |
| US10413206B2 |
Method and device for determining and presenting surface charge and dipole densities on cardiac walls
The invention discloses a method, a system, a computer program and a device for determining the surface charge and/or dipole densities on heart walls. Using the foregoing, a table of dipole densities ν(P′, t) and/or a table of surface charge densities ρ(P′, t) of a given heart chamber can be generated. |
| US10413204B2 |
Apparatus and method for brain computer interface
The present disclosure discloses an apparatus for a brain computer interface (BCI) including a feature extraction filter trainer for training a feature extraction filter which minimizes an influence of a background brain wave while maximizing a difference between intended brain waves; and a classifier trainer for training a classifier for classifying the intended brain waves by using a feature vector obtained by filtering the intended brain wave at the feature extraction filter. With the apparatus, only the background brain wave is additionally measured, such that previous intended brain wave data can be reused and the brain wave can be classified more quickly and accurately. |
| US10413201B2 |
Pressure sensor catheter and associated method
The invention relates to a pressure sensor catheter and method for measuring pressure on a distal side of a flow constriction, such as a stenosis, in a body lumen or measuring a pressure difference over the flow constriction. The catheter includes a pressure transfer tube for passing through the constriction, the tube being connected to and extending from a pressure sensor for transferring the pressure at the distal side of the constriction via the tube to the sensor, and a catheter body for introduction of the catheter into the body lumen, wherein the catheter body comprises the sensor at a sensor position, such that the sensor in use is positioned in the body lumen, and wherein a distal end region of the catheter including the distal end region of the pressure transfer tube has a smaller maximum outer diameter than the outer diameter of the catheter at the sensor position. |
| US10413192B2 |
Object information acquiring apparatus and control method thereof
Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus, including: a light source; a detecting unit that detects an acoustic wave generated from an object which has received an irradiation light from the light source; a processing unit that generates characteristic information on the inside of the object by using the acoustic wave; and a memory unit that records the characteristic information in association with information on the irradiation light. |
| US10413191B2 |
Oral examination
A housing containing an electrical energy source is coupled between a first end cap comprising a control and an interstitial member comprising an LED selectively electrically couplable to the electrical energy source by the control, and a second end cap coupled to the interstitial member comprises an optical filtering component in optical alignment with light emitted by the LED. At least a portion of an exterior of at least one of the housing, the first end cap, the interstitial member, and the second end cap may have a cross-sectional shape that is not substantially circular. The end caps, housing, interstitial member, and optical filtering component may each be sealingly interconnected. A method of using the apparatus may comprise directing light emitted by the apparatus into a human oral cavity without inserting the apparatus into the human oral cavity. |
| US10413181B2 |
Head health care device and head health care system
A head health care device and a head care system are provided. The head health care device includes: a body; a plurality of sensing components provided and projected on an outer surface of the body, in which each sensing component is configured to sense head information of a user; and a plurality of health care components provided and projected on the outer surface of the body, in which the health care components are configured to perform health care operations on a head of the user according to a control signal. |
| US10413175B2 |
Process, arrangements and systems for providing frequency domain imaging of a sample
Exemplary apparatus, arrangement and method can be provided for obtaining information associated with an anatomical structure or a sample using optical microscopy. For example, a light radiation can be separated into first light radiation(s) directed to an anatomical sample and second light radiation directed to a reference. A wavelength of the radiation can vary over time, and the wavelength can be shorter than approximately 1150 nm. An interference can be detected between third and fourth radiations associated with the first and second radiations and fourth radiation, respectively. At least one image corresponding to portion(s) of the sample can be generated using data associated with the interference. In addition, source(s) can be provided which can be configured to provide an electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength that varies over time. A period of a variation of the wavelength of the first electromagnetic radiation(s) can be shorter than 1 millisecond, and the wavelength can be shorter than approximately 1150 nm. |
| US10413169B2 |
Cannula with proximally mounted camera
A cannula system and method for accessing a blood mass in the brain. The system comprises a cannula with a camera mounted on the proximal end of the cannula with a view into the cannula lumen and the surgical field below the lumen. A prism, reflector or other suitable optical element is oriented between the camera and the lumen of the cannula to afford the camera a view into the cannula while minimizing obstruction of the lumen. |
| US10413163B2 |
Introduction device and endoscopic apparatus
An introduction device includes, a grip portion which has a first wall portion, and a second wall portion, a curving portion which is configured to curve in a first surface and in a second surface that intersects at right angles with the first surface, a first dial portion which is rotatably provided in the first wall portion and which curves the curving portion in the first surface in accordance with a rotation amount, and a dial unit includes a shaft rotatably provided on the second wall portion, and a second dial portion which is fixed to the shaft and which curves the curving portion in the second surface in accordance with a rotation amount, the shaft being oblique to the longitudinal axis when seen from the side of the second wall portion. |
| US10413162B2 |
Image sensor, endoscope, and endoscope system
An image sensor includes: a light reception unit; first transfer lines; a constant current source; second transfer lines; a reading unit; a control unit; a dielectric interposed between the first and second transfer lines formed in pairs; a first chip including at least the light reception unit, the plurality of first transfer lines, and the constant current source, each being mounted on the first chip; and a second chip including at least the second transfer lines mounted on the second chip. The first chip is configured such that the second chip is stacked on a back surface of a light receiving surface of the light reception unit, and each of the second transfer lines is arranged at a position facing one of the first transfer lines with the dielectric interposed between the first and second transfer lines. |
| US10413160B2 |
Fiber sensor system
A system comprises a housing, a light source, a light guide configured to guide a light from the light source. The light guide includes a plurality of detection target configured to provide optical effect on the light in accordance with a bend state of the light guide. A light detector is configured to detect the light emitted from the light guide and provide information of the detected light. A communication unit is configured to transmit wirelessly the information of the detected light. The communication unit is disposed in the housing. |
| US10413155B2 |
Endoscope system and the method of controlling the endoscope
An endoscope system computes a distal end position of the endoscope or a position of the desired imaging target. An image taken of the desired imaging target is recorded. A position of the desired imaging target is computed and recorded. A current image taken by the imaging unit is compared with the image of the desired imaging target already recorded. A first driving amount for driving the field-of-view adjustment mechanism is computed such that the desired imaging target is positioned on an axis of sighting of the imaging unit. A second driving amount for driving the field-of-view adjustment mechanism is computed in such a way as to include a center of the image of the desired imaging target. The field-of-view adjustment mechanism is driven from either one of the first driving amount or the second driving amount. |
| US10413154B2 |
Plate cleaning apparatus and system
A cleaning apparatus and system for removing debris from a surface of a plate. The apparatus has a cleaning area and a pair of brushes disposed in the cleaning area with the bristles of a first brush facing toward the bristles of the second brush so that debris is scraped off the plate as the plate is pushed through the bristles. The cleaning area may be defined by a container or an opening in a work surface. Brush mounting mechanisms mount the brushes to opposing sidewalls of the container or opposing interior surfaces of the opening. Preferably, the brush mounting mechanisms and brushes are cooperatively configured so the bristles of the brushes overlap each other where the plate will be pushed through the bristles. The mounting mechanisms may comprise a clip that engages a sidewall or an attachment mechanism that engages the interior surface. The system includes the apparatus. |
| US10413153B2 |
Washing agent dispensing device for a dishwasher
A dispensing device (1) is to be mounted in a wall (W) of a rotatable door (D) associated with the washing chamber (WC) of a dishwashing machine, wherein in said washing chamber (WC) there is rotatably mounted at least one spraying impeller (S) adapted to periodically address a flow (F) of washing liquid towards a portion of said wall (W) above the dispensing device (1). |
| US10413152B2 |
Spray assemblies for dishwasher appliances
A spray assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The spray assembly is pivotally mounted over a wash rack and includes one or more spinning nozzles for directing a flow of wash fluid onto articles placed within the wash rack. The spinning nozzles are rotatably mounted to the spray assembly and include one or more vanes that harness the flow of wash fluid to rotate the spinning nozzle. The spinning nozzle has one or more discharge orifices that direct the flow of wash fluid onto articles in the wash chamber in a circular pattern as the spinning nozzle rotates, resulting in better spray coverage with fewer nozzles. |
| US10413149B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a fluid delivery or steam mop, comprises a handle assembly comprising a steam distributor and a foot assembly pivotally attached to the handle assembly and comprising a base housing. The foot assembly can be used in two positions, whereby opposing sides of a cleaning pad on the base housing can selectively engage a surface to be cleaned. The foot assembly is further swivelable relative to the steam distributor, such that fluid can be delivered to the surface to be cleaned in both of the two use positions. |
| US10413144B2 |
Vacuum cleaner attachment with floating cleaning element and surface cleaning apparatus including the same
A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads. |
| US10413141B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
An upright surface cleaning apparatus may have a surface cleaning head with a central longitudinal axis extending between its front and rear ends. An upright section may be mounted to the surface cleaning head and may be moveable between a generally upright position and a rearwardly inclined in use position. The upright section may include an air treatment member assembly and a suction motor. The air treatment member assembly may include an air treatment member and a dirt collection region that is positioned laterally from the air treatment member. The suction motor may be positioned below at least one of the air treatment member and the dirt collection region. The first and second laterally opposed sides and one of the front side and the rear side of the air treatment member assembly may be generally rectangular in top plan view when the upright section is in the upright position. |
| US10413140B2 |
Dust cup assembly and handheld cleaner having the same
A dust cup assembly and a handheld cleaner having the same are provided. The dust cup assembly includes: a cup casing having an opening; a device housing disposed in the cup casing and defining a dust removal chamber together with the cup casing, wherein a part of the device housing has an air exhaust port and the air exhaust port is disposed at the opening and exposed from the opening; and a negative pressure device located within the device housing, and configured to allow dusty air to enter the dust removal chamber for dust and air separation, and airstream separated from the dust removal chamber to enter the device housing and to be exhausted through the air exhaust port. |
| US10413135B2 |
Method of securing towel to a rack
The invention is a towel having a fabric base having a quadrilateral shape and a coupled first horizontal strip having a quadrilateral shape, the first horizontal strip being coupled proximate the top edge of the fabric base in a manner so as to create a loop formed by the fabric base and first horizontal strip. The invention is also a method of securing the towel to a rod, rack, bar or handle. |
| US10413129B2 |
Food processing system and interchangeable actuated accessories
A food processing system includes a base and an actuator that is releasably mounted to the base. The actuator may have an unactuated position and an actuated position. Numerous accessories each may be individually and interchangeably mountable to and releasable from at least one of the base and the actuator. Each attachment may perform a food processing function when the actuator is moved from the unactuated position to the actuated position. |
| US10413128B2 |
Automatic calibration process for coffee grinder-doser apparatuses with weighing device and electronic grinder-doser apparatus
Automatic calibration process for electronic grinder-doser apparatuses of coffee in beans provided with an electronic weighing device directly connected to the logic control unit of the apparatus, wherein the grinding times necessary for obtaining the requested dose weight in grams of ground coffee are pre-set, the process being aimed at periodically checking the quantity of coffee actually ground, re-calculating and re-setting the grinding times in the logic unit. The process particularly comprises a first phase (Phase A) of start, a second phase (Phase B) of sampling by multiple short and long detections, a third phase (Phase C) of processing by compensation calculation and a fourth phase (Phase D) of self-adjustment, the second, third and fourth phases (Phases B-D) being totally automatic, that is to say, being sequentially carried out by the electronic grinder-doser apparatus as automatic procedures by the logic control unit. |
| US10413127B1 |
Coffee grinder
A coffee grinder has a housing that includes a ring burr, a shaft extending through the ring burr, a frustoconical burr, and an interlocking plug. An internal bore of the frustoconical burr has an upper cylindrical surface adjacent the top end, an interlocking portion adjacent the bottom edge, and a tapered side surface. The interlocking plug is shaped to extend through the internal bore of the frustoconical burr, and includes an upper cylindrical portion that fits through the upper cylindrical surface, and a lower portion that includes a sidewall surface which is also tapered such that the sidewall surface interlocks with the side surface of the frustoconical burr. |
| US10413126B2 |
Upturned protruding overspill shield
A safety shield is provided that protects persons from hot fluids used with cooking pots used for deep frying over an open flame. The safety shield construction includes an adjustable band that attaches to the outside of a cooking pot, and having an outwardly protruding surface to re-direct spilled hot fluids away from a human user standing near the cooking pot. The safety shield provides a safety zone that deflects any spilled hot fluids away from the human user. The safety shield has an overall inverted V-shape, and as an alternative embodiment can have additional somewhat vertical barriers that help to prevent any spilled cooking oil from touching the human user. |
| US10413123B2 |
System, device, and method for baking a food product
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for baking a food product in a portable baking oven. The baking oven includes a main body, lower and upper stones, a heat shield suspending the upper stone above the lower stone, and a heat element emanating heat upward to a rotating flat panel having the lower stone thereon. Convection heat from the heat element moves upward from below the rotating flat panel and past a periphery of the flat panel, channeled by the heat shield to the upper stone, to move along the upper stone, and then down along the heat shield, on the opposite side. With this arrangement, the heat element heats the upper and lower stones with convection heat moving between the lower and upper stones in a side-to-side manner. |
| US10413121B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes. The cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A first lid is adapted to cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The cooking system is operable in an air frying mode and a conductive cooking mode. The upper portion of the housing includes a feature of a locking system for locking a second lid to the housing. |
| US10413113B2 |
Machine for the preparation of liquid products via capsules
A machine for the preparation of liquid products via capsules comprising a delivery assembly with a preparation chamber, which comprises a first part and a second part. The second part of chamber comprises an injector device, which is configured for introducing a preparation fluid into a capsule and has a hollow body and includes a first body part and a second body part. Defined between the two body parts is a chamber, housed in which is a perforation device having at least one front perforation element that is axially aligned to a respective through hole, defined in a front wall of the second body part of the injector device. The second body part is slidable, against the action of elastic means, from an advanced position, in which the at least one perforation element does not project substantially beyond the front wall, to a retracted position, where the at least one perforation element projects substantially beyond the front wall. The elastic means comprise a bending spring that extends in a direction transverse to the direction of axial sliding (X) of the second body part with respect to the first body part. |
| US10413109B2 |
Food preparation appliance for steam cooking and food processing
In a food preparation appliance and method for preparing food, an outer bowl has a bottom and a peripheral sidewall. An inner bowl is disposed at least in part within the outer bowl in spaced relationship therewith such that a gap is defined between the inner and outer bowls. The inner bowl has an interior space in which food is contained. A steam generator is in fluid communication with the gap between the inner bowl and the outer bowl, and is operable to deliver steam into the gap between the inner bowl and the outer bowl. The inner bowl and the outer bowl are configured relative to each other to define a tortuous flow path for steam to flow from the gap between the inner and outer bowls into the interior space of the inner bowl. |
| US10413108B2 |
Curtain rod with integrated speakers
A shower curtain and window curtain hanging structure provides constant stream of heated or ambient air as well as the ability to sound audio from an external source. The hanging structure includes a tubular body, an at least one fan assembly, a power supply, an at least one waterproof speaker, a microphone, and a wireless communication device. The tubular body supports various types of curtains. The fan assembly, and the wireless communication device are internally mounted within the tubular body. The waterproof speaker and the microphone is integrated into an external surface of the tubular body in order to sound audio towards a user and providing calling services. The fan assembly includes an impeller, a heating element, and an electric motor. The impeller is powered by the electric motor to forces air to pass by the heating element and expelling heated air onto the user. |
| US10413104B1 |
Cutlery holder with removable antimicrobial receptacle
A cutlery holder adapted to providing a sanitary environment for cutlery is provided. The cutlery holder includes at least one housing and at least one receptacle/magazine. The housing is adapted to receive a removable, rotatable, reversible, interchangeable, replaceable and washable receptacle. The receptacle/magazine includes a top portion, a bottom portion, side portions and a plurality of slotted walls present in between the top and the bottom portion. The top portion and bottom portion of the receptacle/magazine includes a plurality of slots adapted to accommodate the cutleries. The side portions of the receptacle include openings that allow the flow of fluid during washing. The plurality of slotted walls provides ventilation and allows free insertion and withdrawal of the cutleries without any interference. The receptacle/magazine is anti-microbial in nature and adapted to sanitize the cutleries and other compatible articles accommodated thereto. The wide selections of receptacles allow the end user to customize the cutlery holder as per need. |
| US10413102B2 |
Stable beverage container
A beverage container including an outer cup having an integrally formed base plate, an inner cup disposed in the outer cup, a base including a lower portion configured to releasably engage the beverage container to an external surface, the lower portion including a suction cup defining a cavity and configured to sealingly engage the beverage container with an external surface by forming a seal between the suction cup and the external surface, and a valve operably connected to the integrally formed base plate and movable between a first position and a second position to control fluid communication between atmospheric pressure and the cavity. |
| US10413099B2 |
Simulated duvet cover system
A simulated duvet cover system provides an easily-manufactured and assembled construction in which a cover layer, defined by top and bottom fabric sheets with pockets defined therebetween, is configured to be removably coupled to a separate fill layer, defined by a blanket or comforter. The bottom fabric sheet extends inwardly from the periphery of the top fabric sheet to surround a central opening, which the fill layer can be inserted through and then tucked into the pockets. A further backing layer may be connected to the cover layer with non-metallic and non-rigid fasteners such as fabric knot buttons, to cover the central opening. The system hides the appearance of the fill layer when in use, thereby providing a similar appearance to a conventional duvet cover, while still allowing for easy removal and cleaning of the system with industrial laundering equipment or the like. |
| US10413098B2 |
Image with light pattern
An example system includes a light layer having a pattern of lights formed on a printed circuit board (PCB) and an image layer positioned over the light layer, the image layer having an image formed thereon. The pattern of lights is visible through the image formed on the image layer. In another example, a system includes a set of lighting template including at least two lighting templates, each lighting template including a pattern of lights formed on a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein each lighting template in the set of lighting templates includes a different pattern of lights, and a set of image templates including an image formed thereon, wherein each image template corresponds to a lighting template selected from the set of lighting templates. An image template from the set of image templates is positioned over a corresponding lighting template from the set of lighting templates. |
| US10413097B2 |
Modular food guard system
Various embodiments of a modular food shield system are disclosed and described within the context of exemplary food shield configurations. Certain embodiments may include cut-to-length support posts. Further, certain embodiments may include versatile brackets that can be positioned, and repositioned, along the length of support post without requiring that the support post be slotted, tapped, drilled or otherwise customized to secure the bracket in position. Brackets used in certain embodiments may further be configured to make use of one or more “double duty” set screws that can simultaneously secure the bracket to a support post while providing a structure for mating with one or more ancillary components in the food shield system such as, but not limited to, an internally threaded barrel spacer, a cut-to-length support post, a main viewing panel or side panel, a finishing cap component, a viewing panel adjustment mechanism, etc. |
| US10413095B2 |
Earring security display hanger
An earring security display hanger includes a generally flat body member, first and second arms, and first and second closure members. The body member has a first end, a second end, first and second sides extending from the first and second ends, a first edge, and a second edge. The first and second arms extend longitudinally from the first and second edges of the body member, respectively. The first and second closure members, having a plurality of closure apertures, are connected to the body member by the first and second arms, respectively. A plurality of first closure hooks and a plurality of second closure hooks are formed integrally from the first side of the body member and are configured to engage with the plurality of closure apertures to provide a locking mechanism. |
| US10413094B2 |
Article divider assembly
An article divider assembly is provided with a support bracket adapted to be mounted to a retail display. A divider member extends from the support bracket and is sized to extend between a pair of articles at an upper region of the pair of articles to divide the articles without blocking an outward face of the articles. The divider member comprises a proximal end mounted to the support bracket and a distal end extending away from the support bracket. A display bracket is mounted to the distal end of the divider member. |
| US10413092B2 |
Magnetic tool holder
Disclosed is a magnetic tool holder that can be secured to a pegboard. The tool holder includes at least one magnetic panel, a tool holder base including at least one base sidewall forming a closed structure, and a magnet holder for receiving the at least one magnetic panel such that, the magnet holder surrounds at least the longitudinal edges of the at least one magnetic panel leaving the top surface or surfaces of the at least one magnetic panel exposed. Further, the magnet holder is capable of being secured between the at least one base sidewall such that, the top surface or surfaces of the at least one magnetic panel and the top edge or edges of the at least one base sidewall are at the same plane level. Notably, the top surface or surfaces of the at least one magnetic panel is where tools are magnetically attached thereto. |
| US10413089B2 |
Cutlery dispenser
A utensil dispenser that selectively dispenses a lowermost utensil from a stack of utensils. A main housing retains plural dispensing chambers. A selectively operable dispensing mechanism has a movable support structure, an actuated support structure, and an actuation structure retained by a manual actuator. First and second arms form the movable support structure with distal portions that are in proximity to support the lowermost utensil when in a first condition and that are separated when in a second condition. A shelf member retained by the actuator forms the actuated support structure to be selectively interposed between the lowermost and second lowermost utensil. An actuation structure, such as opposed ramp surfaces, is retained by the actuator to separate the first and second arms on actuation of the actuator. When the actuator is actuated, the stack of utensils, except for the lowermost utensil, is supported so that the lowermost utensil is dispensed. |
| US10413083B2 |
Chair assembly
A chair component includes a first chair member adapted to support a seated user, a second chair member movable between a first position, wherein the second chair member is substantially coplanar with the first chair member, and a second position, wherein the second chair member is substantially parallel with the first chair member, a cover member wrapped about at least a portion of the first chair member and at least a portion of the second chair member, and a single-piece drawstring operably coupled with the cover member to draw the cover member about the at least a portion of the first chair member and the at least a portion of the second chair member when the second chair member is in the first position. |
| US10413078B2 |
Headrest adjusting device
A headrest adjusting device includes a hinge, a fixed base and a drive device. The drive device is fixed on the fixed base and has an output end that is capable of sliding upwards or downwards, the hinge comprises a first rod and a second rod which are pivotally connected together, the second rod can be rotated or locked relatively to the first rod, and the first rod is driven by the output end of the drive device to move upwards or downwards. By the headrest adjusting device, the angle and the height of the headrest can be adjusted independently, thereby meeting demands of the users. Additionally, the hinge and the drive device can be adjusted at the same time, to simultaneously adjust the angle and the height of the headrest. |
| US10413076B2 |
Folding bed for space saving storage within a cabinet
A folding bed for storage within a cabinet has a flat platform made from a front panel and an inside front panel. Rear extension panels are hingedly attached to the rear face of a drawer such that in the closed cabinet position the rear extension panels are parallel to the rear drawer face and moveable when in the open bed position to be parallel with the side drawer faces. The cabinet sides and the cabinet top have hinges to permit opening up the upper structural section.A method of transforming an apparatus from a cabinet to a bed pulling out a base drawer involves unfolding panels to form a platform out of a front panel, an inside panel and a cabinet floor, unfolding a mattress from within the apparatus onto the platform, and unfolding side panels to reduce visible obstructions. |
| US10413073B2 |
Seating and support furniture
A piece of seating and supporting furniture with or without an armrest, comprising an upright and a basic seat and supporting structure (seat and structure) arranged thereon such that it can be pivoted about at least one horizontal axis, wherein the seat and structure has a seat surface which, in a first end position of pivoting about the horizontal axis, is arranged substantially in a horizontal plane, wherein the seat surface, in a second pivoting end position, is arranged transversely to the horizontal plane, wherein the seat and structure has a supporting surface arranged on a side of the seat and structure spaced apart from the seat surface. In another embodiment, a first end of a spring is connected to the upright, a second end of the spring is connected to the seat and structure, and the spring assists pivoting of the seat and structure about the horizontal axis. |
| US10413071B2 |
Electric push rod and electric headrest support
An electric push rod includes a drive motor, an outer tube, a threaded rod, a screw nut and a slider block. The outer tube is fixed to the drive motor, the threaded rod and the screw nut are located in the outer tube, the screw nut is in a threaded connection with the threaded rod, the drive motor is connected with the threaded rod to drive the threaded rod, and the slider block is sleeved on the outer tube and supported on the screw nut. When the threaded rod is rotated inversely to actuate the screw nut to move downwards, the slider block will not move downwards or trend to move downwards due to the screw nut fails to fix on the slider block, thus hands or fingers will not be jammed by the headrest even if the hands or fingers are rested beneath the headrest. |
| US10413068B2 |
Shelf divider netting for use in fulfillment centers, warehouses and distribution centers
A netting assembly for use in a fulfillment centers, warehouses and distribution centers includes a web of netting material, an attachment device at a top portion of the netting material for engaging a first rigid surface of the fulfillment center, and an anchoring device at a bottom portion of the netting material for engaging a second rigid surface of the fulfillment center. |
| US10413067B2 |
Adhesive retainer for fixing to a structure
An adhesive retainer for fixing to a structure has at least one adhesive foot which has a supporting base region formed on the adhesive foot and is provided with receiving openings which extend like capillaries through the supporting base region into the interior of the adhesive foot. The receiving openings are configured to form an integral bond with the structure such that when the adhesive foot is placed on the structure covered for this purpose with a liquid, solidifiable bonding substance, the receiving openings receive bonding substance due to capillary ascension. |
| US10413058B2 |
Bathroom appliance storage device
Disclosed is a bathroom appliance storage device for conveniently storing and allowing easy access to bathroom appliance such as blow dryers, curling irons, straighteners, hairbrushes and the like. A bathroom appliance storage device includes a rack, wherein the rack includes: at least one ring holder; at least one tube holder; and a handle. A movable support is removably coupled to the rack. At least one track is coupled to the movable support. |
| US10413057B2 |
Thread storage system
A thread storage system including a housing that has a rear wall and a perimeter wall attached thereto. The perimeter wall includes a top wall and a bottom wall. A front side of the housing is open. A plurality of vertical walls extends between the top and bottom walls. A plurality of horizontal walls is attached to the vertical walls and the vertical and horizontal walls forms a plurality of compartments. Each of the compartments includes a pair of lateral walls, an upper wall and a lower wall. Each of plurality of doors has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The compartments each has one of the doors is pivotally coupled thereto to allow selective closing of the compartments. Spools of thread are positionable in each of the compartments for storage and transporting purposes. |
| US10413055B2 |
Motorized, height adjustable desktop system
A motorized desktop stand unit having a main surface assembly designed to accommodate a monitor or laptop and a secondary surface assembly designed to accommodate a keyboard. The desktop stand unit also has a frame assembly having an upper frame and a lower frame. An elevation mechanism is provided between the upper frame and lower frame. A switch provided in the main surface assembly, when actuated, causes the elevation mechanism to adjust the space between the upper frame and lower frames, changing the height of the main surface assembly. |
| US10413054B2 |
Table, bed, and chair and receiving device thereof
The present invention provides a table, comprising a table top made of plastic material, at least one receiving device, and a supporter. The table top has a flat table surface and a bottom surface. The receiving device has a receiving cavity. The supporter is for supporting the table top and keeping the table surface of the table top in a horizontal condition. The supporter is arranged at the bottom surface of the table top. The receiving device is arranged on the supporter. |
| US10413052B2 |
Methods and systems for oral cleaning device localization
A method (300) for localizing an oral cleaning device within a user's mouth. The method includes the steps of: (i) determining (830), based on sensor information received from a motion identifier (28), a first location of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth; (ii) measuring (850), using sensor information received from the motion identifier, an amount of time elapsing between a start and a stop of a movement of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth at the first location; (iii) calculating (850), using Fitt's law and the measured elapsed amount of time, the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time; and (iv) determining (850), based on the first location and the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time, which of the user's teeth were included in the displacement. |
| US10413049B2 |
Makeup brush for cosmetic application with a concave profile
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a makeup brush. The makeup brush may include a brush portion secured to a forward end of a ferrule. The brush portion may include a plurality of tuft groups, where each tuft group is formed by a plurality of bristles. The tuft groups may form a concave profile at a working end of the makeup brush, and the concave profile may be configured to match a profile of human eyelashes. |
| US10413047B2 |
Hat holder
Disclosed is a hat holding including a first strap having a first end and a second end, a second strap having a first end and a second end, the second strap joined to the first strap, a first ferromagnetic member disposed at the first end of the first strap, a second ferromagnetic member disposed the first end of the second strap, and a hook coupled to the first strap. The first strap and the second strap are configured to be separably joined at their respective first ends by a magnetic attraction between the first ferromagnetic member and the second ferromagnetic member. |
| US10413046B2 |
Methods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
A coupler for removeable coupling an object to a support. The coupler includes a cover, a ring, and a base. The cover couples to the support. The ring includes a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, a first stop, and a second stop. Each arm of the ring is formed of a resilient material. The ring is positioned in a cavity of the cover. The base couples to the accessory. The base cooperates with the cover and the ring to couple to the cover and to rotate from a decoupled position to an intermediate position and further to a clocked position. |
| US10413045B2 |
Hard shell backpack
The invention provides a backpack comprising: a shell having: a back wall; a bottom wall; a left side wall; a right side wall; and a front wall, the front wall having a height less than a height of the back wall, wherein an opening is defined between upper edges of the back wall, the side walls and the front wall; a cover having a periphery engaging the upper edges and covering the opening in a closed position; a pair of lower arms and a pair of upper arms, each arm having a proximal end pivotally mounted to one of: the right side wall; and the left side wall and a distal end pivotally mounted to one of: a right portion and a left portion of the cover respectively; and wherein a pair of four bar linkages are defined by the lower arms, the upper arms, the right and left side walls of the shell, and the right and left portions of the cover. |
| US10413042B2 |
Makeup support device, makeup support method, and makeup support program
A skin-attachment sheet for makeup includes a thin-film layer made of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polycaprolactone, or a copolymer thereof, and a biocompatible polymer. The thickness of a first layer thereof is from 10 nm to 500 nm. An ink corresponding to a makeup image is printed on a surface of the thin-film layer on an opposite side of a surface of the thin-film layer attachable to the skin. The sheet also includes a mount that is provided on a surface on the thin-film layer, and that is capable of being peeled off from the surface on which the mount is provided. |
| US10413039B2 |
Dual chamber container assembly
A dual chamber container assembly includes a bottle. The bottle has a divider therein to define a first half and a second half of the bottle. The first half contains a first fluid and the second half contains a second fluid. A cap is provided and the cap is split into a primary half and a secondary half and each of the primary and secondary halves is selectively manipulated. Each of the primary half and the secondary half is removably coupled to the bottle. The primary half of the cap is aligned with the first half of the bottle and the secondary half of the cap is aligned with the second half of the bottle. A pair of brushes is each coupled to an associated one of the primary and secondary halves of the cap. Each of the brushes is manipulated to selectively apply the fluid to a surface. |
| US10413037B2 |
Cosmetic
An elastic body for cosmetic holding use which can be used for holding a cosmetic such as a foundation, such as a puff that can be used for the application of a cosmetic onto skin, said elastic body being characterized by containing conjugate fibers as constituent fibers, wherein each of the conjugate fibers contains a resin A and a resin B having a higher melting temperature than that of the resin A, and contact parts between the constituent fibers are integrated with the resin A contained in the conjugate fibers; a cosmetic-containing elastic body which comprises the elastic body for cosmetic holding use and a cosmetic contained in the elastic body; and a cosmetic equipped with the cosmetic-containing elastic body. |
| US10413036B2 |
Aerosol containing an emulsion deodorant, equipped with a hollow dispensing head
The subject of the invention is a device for dispensing a cosmetic composition, comprising a dispensing head (1) intended to be fitted on a container containing said cosmetic composition to be dispensed, (i) the dispensing head comprising: a body (3) that is open at its two opposite axial ends, an engaging part (10) that is open at its two opposite axial ends and at least partially defines at least one dispensing orifice (12), the individual cross section of the dispensing orifice being between 0.03 mm2 and 0.5 mm2, and (ii) the cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one emulsion chosen from a water-in-oil emulsion and an oil-in-water emulsion, at least one cosmetic active agent, in particular at least one deodorant active agent and/or antiperspirant active agent. |
| US10413035B2 |
Casing for a cosmetic article
A casing for a cosmetic article has a base having an inner surface which accommodates a mirror. A lid is rotatably and directly mounted to the base, the lid being rotatable, relative to the base, between a closed position and an opened position. An intermediate tray is located between the base and the lid for accommodating the cosmetic article and covering the whole base, the intermediate tray being slidably mounted to the base so as to be movable relative to the base between a retracted position, in which the intermediate tray substantially covers the inner surface of the base, and an extended position, in which the intermediate tray exposes the inner surface of the base. The intermediate tray being further rotatably or slidably mounted to the lid so as to be movable relative to the lid. Rotation of the lid from the closed position to the open position causes the tray to slide from the retracted position to the extended position. |
| US10413034B2 |
Reusable multi-bowl device for use in hair coloration
A device having multiple bowls for mixing colorants. The device includes lateral tabs adjacent each bowl for erasably labeling the tabs with the identification of the contents of the corresponding bowl. A centrally located timer mechanism is provided to time the colorant mixture setting times and a marker ring is rotatably provided around the timer mechanism to selectively indicate the bowl in use and being timed. |
| US10413027B1 |
Mobile communication device case
A case for supporting a communication device includes a casing defining an interior space for protecting a communication device therein, a back portion defining an interior area beneath the outer surface. The back portion defines a first channel in communication with the interior area and extends between side edges of the back panel, a pair of first grooves in communication with the first channel, and a pair of second grooves in communication with the pair of first grooves. The case includes a pair of first leg assemblies, each including a first leg portion slidably received into the first channel, a second leg portion coupled to the first leg portion and removably received in the first groove, and a third leg portion coupled to the second portion and removably received in the second groove. Each second leg portion is pivotally coupled to a respective first leg portion with a ball joint. |
| US10413026B1 |
Reacher attachment for cane
A reacher attachment assembly of use with a cane. The attachment assembly attaches a reacher to a cane such that the reacher is stored out of the way of the tip of the cane so as not to interfere with the cane when the reacher is not in use, but allows the reacher to be slid into position for use so that the cane tip does not interfere with the reacher. The attachment assembly may comprise a distal mount securely attached to the cane and slidingly attached to the reacher, a spring mount securely attached to the reacher, and a spring between the distal mount and the spring mount, such that the spring retains the reacher out of the way when not needed but allows the reacher to be extended downward relative to the cane for use. |
| US10413018B2 |
Footware securing device
A footwear securing device is provided. The device includes a front strap, a mid strap, a rear strap, an ankle strap, a connector strap, and a base plate; the base plate configured to attach to a sole of a shoe and comprising a front portion, a mid portion, and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a front slot, the mid portion comprising a mid slot, and the rear portion comprising a rear slot; and the front strap configured to enter the front slot, the mid strap configured to enter the mid slot, and the rear strap configured to enter the rear slot. |
| US10413014B2 |
Balance-improving liquid-filled insole for use in therapeutics, rehabilitation, standing and walking work and sports
An insole made of two membrane foils, between which a liquid is provided. The membrane foils have very little elasticity and high stiffness to respond quickly to load by pushing liquid quickly from an area under the foot to another area of the foot, by which the balance response is made faster for a person who uses such insoles. Especially in the field of multiple sclerosis, post-stroke rehabilitation, golf and race have such insoles have proven to be very advantageous. |
| US10413013B1 |
Wrapped footwear and method of wrapping
Wrapped footwear includes a flip-flop which is wrapped in various ways with a strap. In one embodiment the strap is wrapped around both side members of the flip-flop. In another embodiment the strap is wrapped around the toe post and the side members of the flip-flop. And in another embodiment, multiple straps are wrapped around the toe post and the ankle of the wearer. |
| US10413012B2 |
Material elements incorporating tensile strands
An article of footwear or other product may include a material element having a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and at least one strand. The second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, and the second layer is formed from a thermoplastic polymer material. The strand is located between the first layer and the second layer, and the strand lies substantially parallel to the second layer for a distance of at least five centimeters. In this configuration, the thermoplastic polymer material may join the first layer and the third layer to the second layer. The thermoplastic polymer material may also join the strand to the second layer. |
| US10413010B2 |
Helmet
A helmet has a helmet shell and a visor pivotally connected to the helmet shell. The helmet further has an electrical device attached to the visor. First and second helmet electrical contacts are attached at both sides of the helmet and are adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical power source. First and second visor electrical contacts are attached to each side of the visor and are electrically connected to the electrical device. The first and second visor electrical contacts are pivotally connected to the helmet shell about first and second pivot axes passing through the first and second helmet electrical contacts respectively. The first and second visor electrical contacts are in contact with the first and second helmet electrical contacts respectively, at all positions of the pivoting visor. |
| US10413001B2 |
Hand covering with improved utility
A covering designed to fit over all or part of a person's hand which contains one or more openings is provided. The opening(s) allow a person to use their thumb and/or fingers while still wearing the covering. A method of making the covering and tools for making the covering are also provided. |
| US10412999B1 |
Girl's dress from man's dress shirt
A dress created from a shirt is disclosed, such as a dress for an infant, toddler, or small girl created from a man's button-down shirt. The shirt is cut horizontally with a portion below the cut forming a skirt with pleats formed by partially deforming and closing the top side of the skirt while it sewed to a torso of the dress. The torso is also cut from the same shirt, having two arm holes and a front and back side sewn together but being, in embodiments, reversed from the front and back side of the shirt in order that a placket of the button-down shirt is split with a portion in the back side of the torso and a portion in the front side of the skirt in embodiments of the disclosed technology. |
| US10412995B2 |
E-vapor device including puncture device and sealed packet of pre-vapor formulation
An e-vapor device may include a housing shell configured to receive a supply packet containing a pre-vapor formulation, a mouthpiece secured to an end of the housing shell, a puncture device within the housing shell, and a heater structure within the housing shell and arranged to be in thermal contact with the pre-vapor formulation. The mouthpiece is configured to transition from a protracted position to a retracted position. The puncture device is configured to pierce the supply packet to release the pre-vapor formulation when the mouthpiece transitions to the retracted position. The heater structure is configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor. |
| US10412992B2 |
Adhesive transfer system
An adhesive transfer system for applying a pattern of adhesive to a web of tipping paper as it is being fed through a smoking article filter assembly unit including a transfer roller and an applicator roller, the transfer roller having an engraved pattern on its surface that corresponds to the pattern of adhesive to be applied to the tipping paper web, the applicator roller being nipped with the transfer roller so that adhesive received on its surface is transferred from said engraved region onto the applicator roller as the transfer roller and applicator roller rotate to form an adhesive pattern on the applicator roller for subsequent transfer onto a moving web of tipping paper in contact with said applicator roller, where the engraved pattern includes individual adhesive containing cells to break up adhesive that coats the engraved region of the transfer roller. |
| US10412989B2 |
Method for producing a homogenized tobacco material, and homogenized tobacco material
The present invention relates to a method to produce a homogenized tobacco material for use in a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating article, comprising the steps of: —selecting a first target value for a first tobacco characteristic, said first tobacco characteristic being reducing sugars and the first target value being comprised between about (8) percent and about (18) percent in dry weight basis of a total amount of tobacco present within the homogenized tobacco material; —selecting a second target value of a second tobacco characteristic, wherein the second tobacco characteristic is one of total ammonia and total alkaloids; —blending graded tobacco types so as to form the tobacco blend, each graded tobacco type comprising a predetermined amount of the first and second tobacco characteristics, so that the first and second target values of said first and second tobacco characteristics are obtained in said blend within a predetermined tolerance range; —grinding said tobacco blend into a blended tobacco powder; —forming a slurry comprising the blended tobacco powder; and forming a web of homogenous tobacco web from the slurry. |
| US10412987B2 |
High-protein food additives
Both dairy and non-dairy based high protein ingredient systems that are available in either a liquid or dry powder blend. These ingredient system options have been balanced to provide a rich and creamy mouthfeel which can be easily added into a wide array of products to enhance their protein and nutritional levels without creating the sandy or gritty texture that typically forms. The liquid version has already been pasteurized or asceptically packaged for easy incorporation into other liquid products such as smoothies, yogurts, puddings, jells, toppings, fillings, carbonated or still beverages such as juices of milks, ice cream mixes, frozen yogurts and frozen desserts. The powdered version is designed to be easily blended into other dry mixes, batters, baked goods, cereals, dressings, hummus products, breads, and dry dessert mixes, while liquid additive versions may be added to water, milk products such as liquid milk and yogurt, etc. |
| US10412986B2 |
Process for the synthesis of substituted 1-benzyl-3-(1-(isoxazol-4-ylmethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-diones
The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compounds of formula (I): or a salt or oxide thereof wherein Alk, M1, M2, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) and composition comprising a compound of formula (I). Also disclosed is a method of altering or improving the taste of a composition that includes adding to the composition at least one compound of formula (I), in an amount effective to obtain a modified composition having altered or improved taste relative to an otherwise identical composition lacking said compound. |
| US10412983B2 |
Extruded noodle and die piece for extruded noodle
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing instant noodles using extruded noodles, with each noodle having a hole extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hole closes or contracts during boiling or rehydration in hot water and the hole in a cross section of the noodle is configured such that a plurality of grooves are formed rotationally symmetrically about a center of the cross section, extending in an outer radial direction from the center of the cross section of the noodle. |
| US10412977B2 |
Use of bacterial amylases in feed for poultry
The present invention relates to methods and uses of at least one bacterial amylase in poultry feed to improve the nutritional value of the feed. The invention also relates to poultry feed and poultry feed additives comprising at least one bacterial amylase and at least one vitamin and/or mineral which improve the nutritional value of the feed. |
| US10412976B2 |
Saccharides and saccharide compositions and mixtures
Described herein are products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose and another sweetener such as glucose). Exemplary products include cosmetic products, oral care products, therapeutic products, nutraceutical products, diagnostic, beverages, animal food products, and human food products. Methods of making the xylose containing products from biomass is provided. |
| US10412975B2 |
Methods for feeding sows and for improving the health of young piglets
A method of improving the health of a first group of young monogastric mammals, the first group of young monogastric mammals nursing from a first lactating monogastric mammal during a pre-weaning period, the method including feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of an animal feed during the pre-weaning period, and feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of sugar alcohol during the pre-weaning period. |
| US10412974B2 |
Frozen confectionary products comprising hydrolyzed whole grain
The present invention relates to frozen confectionary product comprising up to 20% wt fat, up to 25% milk solids non fat (MSNF), from 5 to 40% wt sweetening agent and up to 3% of stabilizer and/or emulsifier, wherein said frozen confectionery further comprises a hydrolyzed whole grain composition and an alpha-amylase or fragment thereof which alpha-amylase or fragment thereof shows no hydrolytic activity towards dietary fibers when in the active state. |
| US10412973B2 |
Injection molding system for a fat-containing product
An injection molding system (1) is described, for at least one fat-containing product in at least one die (9), equipped with at least one injection means (3), the injection means (3) being equipped therein with at least one injection channel (2), the system (1) comprising at least one heating element (5) arranged inside the injection means (3) in parallel with the injection channel (2) and at least one male half-shell (8) of the die (9), connected to at least one lower surface of at least one cooled support means (7). |
| US10412969B2 |
Stabilized hypochlorous acid solution and use thereof
Disclosed is an antimicrobial solution comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of (a) hypochlorous acid, (b) a divalent cation, (c) phosphate anion, and (d) water, as well as a process for its production. Also disclosed is a method of treating or preventing infection associated with abdominal surgery on a mammal, comprising use of the antimicrobial solution. |
| US10412966B2 |
Active substance combinations that have nematicidal, insecticidal, and fungicidal properties and are based on trifluorobutenyl compounds
Disclosed are novel active substance combinations comprising specific heterocyclic trifluorobutenyls and previously known fungicidal agents. Said active substance combinations have a very good synergistic fungicidal, nematicidal, insecticidal, and/or acaricidal effect. |
| US10412965B2 |
Use of the antifungal ilicicolin H in agriculture
The present invention is concerned with the use of the natural product Ilicicolin H as an agricultural fungicide, compositions comprising Ilicicolin H, and the use of such compositions to treat, control or prevent fungal infection in agricultural products. |
| US10412964B2 |
Synergistic weed control from applications of aminopyralid and clopyralid
Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistically herbicidal effective amount of (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect. |
| US10412961B2 |
Substituted 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran compounds and their use as synergists
The invention relates to a compound of Formula (I), wherein n is 0 or 1, R1 is H or CH3 and R2 is a linear (C3-C6)alkyl and an insecticide composition comprising at least one insecticide active ingredient and at least one a compound of Formula (I). |
| US10412958B2 |
Device for cell or tissue cryopreservation by vitrification
Provided is a device for vitrification-based cryopreservation which enables easy and reliable vitrification freezing of cells or tissues. The device of the present invention for cell or tissue cryopreservation by vitrification has a porous structure made of a material having a refractive index of 1.45 or less as a vitrification solution absorber. |
| US10412957B2 |
System, method, and device for preserving blood or its components in gas medium under pressure
A system, method, and device for preserving blood and its components is described. The system and method generally include a device having a body defining a chamber, the chamber being configured to receive at least one bag containing blood or its components, the at least one bag being permeable to gas, for example, xenon. A cover is hermetically sealable to the body. An inlet is in fluid communication with the chamber. A pressure indicator is configured to indicate pressure in the chamber, the pressure indicator including a conduit containing a liquid. A portion of the conduit is transparent such that the liquid is visible. A source of pressurized gas, such as xenon, is provided to provide the pressurized gas to the chamber. |
| US10412956B1 |
Dual headed wildfowl decoy
A wildfowl decoy having two opposing heads, one head demonstrating an aggressive posture and the opposing head demonstrating a submissive posture. |
| US10412951B2 |
Fishing accessory with camera mount
A fishing accessory with camera mount. The fishing accessory includes a body having a first end and a second end. An elongated handle is configured to be removably securable to the first end of the body. A fishing tool is affixed to the second end of the body. The fishing tool can be a net, a gaff hook, or other tool used for catching and retrieving fish. A camera mount is disposed on an upper side of the body, wherein the camera mount is configured to receive a camera and removably secure the camera to the body. The fishing accessory with camera mount allows users to easily record themselves catching, landing, and displaying a fish. |
| US10412948B2 |
Sonar transducer with acoustic speaker
Various implementations described herein are directed to a marine device including a waterproof housing including a mounting element. The housing is configured to be at least partially submerged in the underwater environment and the mounting element is configured to attach to at least one of a vessel or a trolling motor. The marine device also includes at least one transducer and an acoustic speaker positioned within the housing. The at least one transducer is positioned and oriented within the housing such that the at least one transducer is configured to transmit one or more sonar beams into a portion of the underwater environment when the housing is at least partially submerged. The acoustic speaker is positioned and oriented within the housing such that the acoustic speaker is configured to emit the fish attraction sound into the underwater environment when the housing is at least partially submerged. |
| US10412947B1 |
Method of using an arrangement for holding an ice fishing rod and an ice fishing rod during ice fishing on a frozen body of water and apparatus therefor
A holding arrangement can be used to hold an ice fishing rod during ice fishing on a frozen body of water. The holding arrangement, among other things, is designed to prevent an ice fishing rod from being pulled through an ice fishing hole and into the water by a fish. |
| US10412943B2 |
Rattle reel
Certain types of rattle reels include a housing; a reel coupled to the housing; and an indicator arrangement carried by the housing. The indicator arrangement is operationally coupled to the reel so that movement of the reel relative to the housing activates the indicator arrangement. The indicator arrangement remains activated until the user manually resets the indicator arrangement. Certain types of rattle reels include a free-standing housing including an adjustable leg; a reel coupled to the housing; a power source carried by the housing; a light source carried by the housing; and a user interface member accessible for activating and deactivating the light source. |
| US10412942B2 |
Dual-bearing reel
A dual-bearing reel includes a cover and a dial disc including an engagement groove having a first radius centered on the central shaft, and capable of adjusting a braking force of the spool is formed. A projection is fixed to a first side plate, and engages the engagement groove when the cover covers the first side plate. A guide groove is formed on the dial disc, which extends in a direction that is different from that of the arc of the engagement groove and is in communication with the engagement groove, and through which the projection is capable of passing and being detached from the dial disc. The projection is configured to be detached from the dial disc through the guide groove when the intersection point between the engagement groove and the guide groove is aligned with the projection and when the cover covers the first side plate. |
| US10412939B2 |
Rodent model of prostate cancer
This disclosure provides a rodent model of prostate cancer. The rodents disclosed herein comprise a transgene that provides prostate-specific expression of an oncogenic protein (e.g, an SV40 tumor antigen) under the control of 5′ and 3′ regulatory regions of a mouse probasin gene. The rodents develop progressive forms of prostate tumor that resemble the development of human prostate cancer. |
| US10412937B2 |
Marine material derived from early developmental stages of barnacles
The present invention relates to a nutritional product comprising a biological material derived from eggs and/or nauplii of stage I of a barnacle and its uses. The invention, especially discloses a feed for early live stages of aquatic animals such as fish or crustaceans comprising isolated eggs and/or nauplii of stage I of a barnacle or a material derived thereof. Methods for harvesting, isolating and preservation of the biological barnacle material are also disclosed. |
| US10412935B2 |
Multifunction livestock measurement station
A multifunction livestock measurement system provides automatic hip location for animal height (hip height) assessment using a side-looking optical system. An automatic implementation identifies the hip through an analysis of the underside of the hindquarters of the animal. A manual version identifies the hip manually in a similar image. Automatic ear tag reading, weight measurement and animal temperature measurement can be integrated into the station. |
| US10412932B2 |
Brush for livestock animals, device comprising a brush of this type, and method for brushing livestock animals
A rotatable livestock brush has a rotation axis and a brush surface configured to be brought into contact with a contact region of a body of a livestock animal. The brush surface includes at least a first region having first pressure-transfer properties, and a second region having second pressure-transfer properties which differ from the first pressure-transfer properties. A plane at a right angle to the rotation axis intersects both the first and second regions. The brush has a cylinder shape with a central cylinder axis. The rotation axis is eccentric and in a position which differs from a position of the central cylinder axis. Upon rotation, the brush massages the body of the livestock animal in the contact region thereof by transferring the varying pressures onto the body of the animal by successively bringing the first and second brush surface regions into contact with the body of the animal. |
| US10412929B2 |
Wall mounted pet feeding system
A system includes a wall mount adaptor that may be configured to be secured to a wall. The wall mount adaptor may have a top recessed portion disposed proximate the wall and a plurality of slots disposed on a side of the adaptor opposite the wall. A cover or back splash may include a mating adaptor having a protrusion that may extend along a wall facing side of the mating adaptor and be configured to be received by or engage with the top recess. The mating adaptor may also include a plurality of connectors or pins that extend from the wall facing side, each of the plurality of connectors or pins may be configured to be received by or engage with a respective slot. The back splash may include an opening that may be configured to receive at least a portion of a horizontal tray. The horizontal tray may be configured to connect to the back splash and may be secured to the wall mount adaptor. |
| US10412928B1 |
Push button operated rodent restrainer
The push button operated rodent restrainer is designed to hold a rodent in position to access their tail veins during tail vein injections or for extraction of blood. The assembly includes a base rectangular platform supporting two hinged, transparent half-cylinders. When the assembly is closed, the half-cylinders form a closed tube, which restrains the rodent. The half-cylinders are made of transparent plastic to allow laboratory staff to observe the rodent. The tube facilitates restraining the rodent and includes a longitudinal slit to allow proper ventilation while the rodent is restrained. One end of the closed tube has a slot, which allows the rodent's tail to protrude outside the tube for access to the tail. A push button mounted on a resilient lever is connected to the tube halves such that when the push button is depressed, the tube opens, and when the push button is released, the tube closes. |
| US10412925B1 |
Alfalfa variety RRL43M104
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated RRL43M104. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety RRL43M104. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety RRL43M104 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety RRL43M104 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10412922B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170113
A soybean cultivar designated S170113 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170113, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170113, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170113, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170113. 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 S170113. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170113, 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 S170113 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10412919B1 |
Hybrid corn variety 81348591
The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 81348591. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 81348591, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 81348591 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 81348591. |
| US10412917B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV691450
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV691450. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV691450, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV691450 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV691450 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV691450. |
| US10412915B2 |
Lettuce variety 45-183 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-183 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-183 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-183 RZ. |
| US10412909B2 |
Reduced gluten grains and compositions thereof
Plants with reduced gluten grains and compositions thereof are disclosed herein. |
| US10412906B2 |
Sap-collecting devices, systems and methods for sap-producing saplings
Sap-collecting devices, systems and methods for sap-producing saplings are disclosed. The saplings each have at least one stem, which is cut to form a top end at a reasonable height above ground. The sap-collecting system includes a sap-collecting device that fits over the top end and forms a vacuum-tight seal with the stem. The sap-collecting device includes an interior and an access port open to the interior. The access port can be connected to a line system. A vacuum system is operably connected to the line system and forms a vacuum within the sap-collecting device. This serves to draw the sap from the top end of the sapling, through the sap-collecting device, through the line system and to a collecting tank. A plantation growth, management, and sap-collecting system that comprises the sap-collecting system and a stand of saplings is also disclosed. |
| US10412898B2 |
Bale length measurement system and method
Bale measuring method for a rectangular baler includes the steps of: measuring a movement of a binding material that is being tied around a bale; using the measured movement of the binding material to calibrate a measurement and calculation tool for measuring a movement of the bale in the baler and for calculating a length of the bale based on said measurement; determining the length of the bale using the calibrated measurement and calculation tool as the bale moves backward in the baler. |
| US10412897B2 |
Square balers
A square baler including a baling chamber having a floor formed of spaced profiles, side walls and a top wall, and a density belt surrounding the baling chamber. The density belt is formed of a U-shaped frame having three beams welded to one another to define a floor beam for supporting the floor of the baling chamber and two upright beams for supporting the side walls of the baling chamber and a tensioning rod releasably secured to the upper ends of the two upright beams to prevent the upright beams from splaying apart. |
| US10412896B2 |
System and method for installing separator grates within an agricultural combine
A system for installing separator grates within a combine may include a grate frame having first and second frame members extending circumferentially between proximal and distal ends. The system may also include a first and second separator grate sections configured to be supported between the frame members along first and second circumferential frame sections of the grate frame, respectively. Additionally, the grate frame may include first and second guide rails extending between the frame members along at least a portion of the first circumferential frame section. When the first separator grate section is being installed from a side of the grate frame located adjacent to the proximal end, at least a portion of the first separator grate section may be configured to ride along the guide rails at a location between the frame member as the first separator grate section is moved towards the distal end of the grate frame. |
| US10412893B2 |
Harvesting method using unmanned agricultural work vehicles
The present invention is related to a method for harvesting crops from a field and to a method for working a field by towing an apparatus such as a tilling apparatus, wherein the methods of the invention employ manned and unmanned vehicles. The operation and movement of the unmanned vehicles is controlled by the drivers of the manned vehicles which are continuously in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicles. The harvesting method involves at least the driver of a harvesting vehicle such as a combine harvester and the driver of a crop collecting vehicle such as a truck, wherein the drivers control the operation of one or more unmanned crop carts, operated to receive harvested crops from the harvesting vehicle during a harvesting phase and deliver harvested crop to the crop collecting vehicle during a subsequent delivery phase The control effected by the driver of the harvesting vehicle and the driver of the collecting vehicle is such that each driver is capable of visually inspecting the crop cart's operation during the totality of the harvesting and delivery phases respectively. The invention is equally related to a method for working an agricultural field wherein an agricultural apparatus, such as a tillage apparatus, is towed through the field, by one or more unmanned vehicles, while the operation of the unmanned vehicles is controlled by the operator of a manned vehicle that is moving along with the unmanned vehicles through the field. |
| US10412892B2 |
Hay rake tooth assembly
A hay rake tooth assembly having a base plate. One or more tines that extend through and are captured by one or more holes in the base plate. A molding connected to the base plate and molded about the tine extends. |
| US10412890B2 |
Dual sickle knife drive
A sickle cutting system is mounted on a header for forward travel over ground having a standing crop thereon and includes a cutter bar with a plurality of knife guards and two opposed sickle bars driven in opposite phase with a drive system for driving the sickle bar through repeated cycles of reciprocating movement from start-up of the system through to a shut-down. The drive system includes a control device responsive to the sensor signals from both of the first and second drive systems for advancing or retarding one of the first and second drive systems so that a number of sensor signals obtained from the first drive system is continually maintained so as to be substantially equal to a number of sensor signals obtained from the second drive system to maintain the sickle bars in opposite phase. |
| US10412888B2 |
System and method for controlling elevator speeds for an agricultural harvester during operation within a storage harvesting mode
A method for operating a harvester may include initially operating the harvester in a discharge harvesting mode such that harvested crops are conveyed to a distal end of an elevator of the harvester and subsequently discharged from the harvester through a discharge opening defined by a storage hopper located at the distal end of the elevator. The method also includes reducing an operating speed of the elevator and blocking the discharge opening defined by the storage hopper upon receipt of an operator input associated with operating the harvester in a storage harvesting mode. Additionally, the method includes actively adjusting the operating speed of the elevator based on a crop flow parameter of the harvester as the harvested crops expelled from the distal end of the elevator are being stored within a storage volume of the storage hopper. |
| US10412884B2 |
Cutterbar module structure
A module cutterbar assembly includes a plurality of modules coupled to one another along a joint. Each module has a first surface defining a first plane and an internal cavity. A drive transfer mechanism is disposed within the internal cavity of each of the plurality of modules, and a drive hub assembly is mechanically coupled to the drive transfer mechanism and extends out of the internal cavity away from the first plane. A cutting disk is coupled to the drive hub of each of the plurality of modules. A coupling mount is positioned on each side of each joint and extends from the first plane towards the cutting disk. A cavity is partially defined by the first plane, the cutting disk, and the drive hub in each module. The coupling mount is disposed at least partially within the cavity. |
| US10412876B2 |
Flexible wing sections for a field cultivator
An agricultural tillage implement for use in a field. The agricultural tillage implement including a frame section and a plurality of wing sections. The frame section has a pull hitch extending in a travel direction. Each of the plurality of wing sections are coupled to the frame section and/or a wing section. The wing sections each have an articulated portion pivotal about an axis substantially perpendicular to the travel direction. |
| US10412872B2 |
Soil working tool
Soil working tool for an agricultural machine, in particular a cultivator, which is fixed on a tool holder and has a tine-like region to which a preferably guide plate-like element is attached. In order to achieve an improved soil flow across the soil working tool with good wear protection and thus a sufficient service life of the soil working tool, the tine-like region has two side strips which run in the longitudinal direction of the soil working tool and have notch-like recesses extending in the transverse direction, and that an at least approximately smooth center strip region is located between the two side strips in the center in the longitudinal direction of the tine-like region of the soil working tool. |
| US10412871B2 |
Deep ripper with quick attach wings
A deep ripper used to penetrate and fracture the soil below the surface that includes a leading edge configured to decrease wear and reduce drag, while providing superior performance. The deep ripper is comprised of a main body, a top cap, a replaceable wing, and a bracket. |
| US10420266B2 |
Nozzle management device and control method of nozzle management device
An object is to provide a nozzle management device and a control method of a nozzle management device capable of shortening a time required for an exchange operation of suction nozzles. In an exchange operation, a control device of the nozzle management device transfers some of multiple suction nozzles serving as storage targets to an empty first socket, and thereafter, controls an operation of a nozzle transfer device so as to alternately and repeatedly perform a loading operation for transferring the suction nozzle designated corresponding to a socket of the nozzle station which is emptied out by the transferred suction nozzle, from the pallet, and an unloading operation for transferring the suction nozzles serving as the storage targets from the nozzle station to the socket which is emptied out by the loading operation. |
| US10420265B2 |
Automated inserting device for workpiece assembly
An inserting device includes a feeding mechanism, a positioning mechanism, and an assembling mechanism. The feeding mechanism includes a first supporting plate, a second supporting plate, a lifting assembly and a single-axis sliding table. The second supporting plate includes a first place position and an adjacent second place position. The second supporting plate and the first supporting plate can form a receiving space. The lifting assembly lifts trays located on the first place position and the second place position. The single-axis sliding table is received in the receiving space. The single-axis sliding table includes a sliding block. The sliding block receives the tray dropped from the first placing position and further carries the tray away from the first placing position. The positioning mechanism includes a clamping jaw. The clamping jaw clamps a workpiece from the tray and positions the workpiece again. The assembling mechanism assemblies the workpiece on a product. |
| US10420264B2 |
Optimization program and mounting work system
With multiple-board substrate defined as a circuit substrate provided with multiple boards of circuit pattern on which multiple electronic components are mounted, when performing mounting work of multiple electronic components on a multiple-board substrate using three mounters lined up in a row, electronic component mounting work procedures are set such that mounting work of electronic components for each of multiple circuit patterns is performed by all three mounters. Work procedures for mounting work of electronic components surrounded by the dashed lines are set to a first mounter, work procedures for mounting work of electronic components surrounded by the single-dashed solid lines are set to a second mounter, and work procedures for mounting work of electronic components surrounded by the double-dashed solid lines are set to a third mounter. |
| US10420259B2 |
Multifunctional hybrid module and portable device comprising same
A multifunctional integrated module is provided. The multifunctional integrated module includes an antenna unit including heterogeneous antennas and a magnetic field shielding unit, disposed on one surface of the antenna unit, including a magnetic field shielding layer which includes shredded Fe-based alloy fragments and a dielectric filling at least a part of gaps between at least a part of some adjacent ones of the shredded Fe-based alloy fragments, to improve the characteristics of the antennas and condense a magnetic flux toward the antennas. According to this, although the functions are performed simultaneously, the respective functions are excellently expressed at the same time, and the durability can be ensured by preventing the deterioration of the function even with external physical shocks during use. |
| US10420255B2 |
Electronic control device
An electronic control device includes a heating element, a circuit substrate, a heat radiation plate, and a heat radiation material. Connection terminals of the heating element are fixed to wiring patterns on a circuit principal surface of the circuit substrate with solder. Through holes are provided in the circuit substrate at portions spaced away from the distal ends of the connection terminals of the heating element by a distance equal to or smaller than a thickness of the circuit substrate. The heat radiation material applied between a circuit principal surface of the circuit substrate and the heat radiation plate is exposed to the circuit principal surface via the through holes. The heat radiation material exposed to the circuit principal surface covers the distal ends of the connection terminals fixed with the solder. |
| US10420254B2 |
Heat sink assembly apparatus
A heat sink assembly comprising a heat sink including a plurality of parallel fins, said fins defining a plurality of channels; said heat sink divided into two stages; said first stage positioned in the upstream portion of said heat sink and arranged such that fluid entering the heat sink is under closed channel flow conditions within said plurality of channels and; the second stage positioned in the downstream portion, said second stage including a void above said channels so as to have open channel flow in said channels for fluid exiting said heat sink. |
| US10420253B2 |
Loop heat pipe, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device
A loop heat-pipe includes an evaporator; a condenser; a first line which connects the evaporator to the condenser and in which working fluid of vapor phase flows; and a second line which connects the condenser to the evaporator and in which working fluid of liquid phase flows, wherein each of the evaporator, the condenser, the first line, and the second line is bonded to a first and second plate, the first plate includes in a region for the evaporator: first protrusions that extend in a length direction, and second protrusions that extend in a width direction, which intersects with the length direction; the second plate includes in a region for the evaporator: either or both of third protrusions extending in the length direction and fourth protrusions extending in the width direction, and recesses partitioned by either or both of the third protrusions and the fourth protrusions. |
| US10420252B2 |
Electronic apparatus
Provided is an electronic apparatus that makes it possible to improve a heat transfer property from a heat generating element to a heat storage material. The electronic apparatus is provided with a heat generating element and a heat storage device for storing heat generated by the heat generating element. The heat storage device includes a reaction chamber containing a heat storage material for absorbing the heat generated by the heat generating element. The reaction chamber is defined by a first surface, a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the first surface with the second surface. In the reaction chamber, a thermal conductivity of a peripheral part is smaller than a thermal conductivity of a central part of the reaction chamber. |
| US10420248B1 |
Cable-protecting apparatus, casing and server using the same
An apparatus for protecting cables outside a server casing is between a cable managing assembly and a sliding bracket. The cable managing assembly is slidable on the bracket to allow manual operations to the server (in the working position) or can be in a nonworking position. The protecting apparatus includes locking member, latching member, and latching portion. An end of the locking member is rotatably mounted to a casing, the other end defines a locking pin. The latching member on the sliding bracket has a latching slope corresponding to the locking pin. In the working position, the latching portion and locking member can be separated, the locking member is thus released, and the sliding bracket is free to move. In the nonworking position, the latching portion resists the locking member and prevents rotation of the locking member and movement of the sliding bracket. |
| US10420246B2 |
Modular computer system and server module
The invention relates to a modular computer system (1), comprising a chassis (2) having a plurality of receiving bays (7) for receiving corresponding function modules (13), in particular server modules (22). The modular computer system (1) comprises a non-volatile memory device arranged in the chassis (2) and at least one controller arranged in the chassis (2) and connected to the memory device. Here, the memory device is configured to store configuration data of a plurality of function modules (13). The memory device is configured to receive requests to write, read and/or delete configuration data received by a function module (13) accommodated in a receiving bay (7), to map the requests on an address space of the memory device and to transmit corresponding control commands to the memory device. The invention further relates to a server module (22) for use in such a modular computer system (1). |
| US10420244B2 |
Mounting apparatus for expansion cards, casing, and electronic device using the same
A mounting apparatus for securely mounting one end of an expansion card to a chassis and a casing includes a locking bracket, a rotating member, and a fixing member which is connected to the locking bracket. The locking bracket includes a locking portion and a fixing portion. The locking bracket is rotatably connected to the chassis by the rotating member, and the locking portion is rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, where the fixing member releases the fixing portion and the locking portion separates from the end of the expansion card. |
| US10420239B2 |
Control of electric field effects in a printed circuit board assembly using embedded nickel-metal composite materials
A printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) controls an electrically-initiated device (EID) in an electric field. The PCBA includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a trans-conductive layer (TCL). The conductive layer of the PCBA designated protected areas. An electrical current with a predetermined current density is impressed in the conductive layer when the PCBA is in the electric field. The TCL is a nickel-metal composite metamaterial positioned between the conductive and dielectric layers and configured to change in shape or thickness in the electric field such that the impressed current is steered away from the conductive layer and into the dielectric layer to prevent premature activation of the EID. A system includes an outer housing, power supply, an EID such as a sonobuoy or medical device, and the PCBA, all of which are encapsulated in the housing. A method is also disclosed for manufacturing the PCBA. |
| US10420237B1 |
Easy access alarm mount
An easy access alarm mount including a cover having a hinge mechanism and a cover locking mechanism and a base with a hinge mechanism recess and base locking mechanism is provided. The engagement of the hinge mechanism with the hinge mechanism recess and the base locking mechanism with the cover locking mechanism allows the base and cover to be coupled together. The cover may further include a beveled access wand recess to allow an access wand to engage with the cover to allow the cover to be attached or detached by the access wand. |
| US10420236B1 |
USB quick connector
A USB quick connector includes a housing, a rechargeable battery mounted in the housing, a circuit board mounted in the housing, and a plug connected with the housing. The circuit board is provided with two USB ports. The housing includes a first cover, a second cover combined with the first cover, a side plate mounted on and covers the first cover and the second cover, a first waterproof gasket mounted on and surrounding the USB ports of the circuit board, and a second waterproof gasket located between and surrounding the first cover and the second cover. A receiving space is formed between the first cover and the second cover. The rechargeable battery and the circuit board are arranged in the receiving space. |
| US10420234B1 |
Detachable assembly device
The present invention provides a detachable assembly device. The detachable assembly device is configured to electrically connect electronic device with main circuit board. The detachable assembly device comprises carrier, support frame, handle and linkage assembly. The carrier is configured to fix main circuit board. The support frame is configured to fix electronic device. The support frame is movably disposed on side of carrier and comprises a cover plate and a second side plate that are connected to each other. A portion of handle is pivotally connected to portion of cover plate. Two portions of linkage assembly are respectively pivotally connected to another portion of handle and to another portion of cover plate. When support frame is located in a locked position that is relatively close to carrier, handle and first side plate are engaged with each other, and electronic device is electrically connected with main circuit board. |
| US10420233B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a first support member and a second support member; a plurality of joint units connected to the first and second support members and coupled to be rotatable with respect to each other; a display module on the first and second support members; third and fourth support members under the first and second support members, respectively; and a hinge member respectively providing rotation axes to one side of the third support member and one side of the fourth support member facing each other. The joint units are arranged along at least one curved trajectory when the third and fourth support members rotate on the rotation axes, respectively. The at least one curved trajectory is defined as a partial curved line of a reference circle, and a central point of the reference circle is spaced apart from the first and second rotation axes. |
| US10420231B2 |
Cold worked metal housing for a portable electronic device
A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints. The portable electronic device may include a personal media device, a mobile telephone, or any other suitable device or combination thereof. |
| US10420227B2 |
Electronic apparatus having flexible display device
A disclosed electronic device includes a housing having an opening, a roll mounted in the housing, a flexible display wound on the roll and being extendable and retractable through the opening based on a rotation direction of the roll, and a roll guide configured to guide the roll to move in a direction capable of constantly maintaining a proceeding direction of the flexible display toward the opening in the housing, based on a variation in a wound length of the flexible display on the roll. |
| US10420226B2 |
Yttria-sensitized zirconia
A housing for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The housing is composed of yttria-sensitized zirconia. Yttria-sensitized zirconia has from about 1.5 to about 2.5 mole percent yttria, and more typically about 2 mole percent yttria, and most typically 2 mole percent yttria, in zirconia. Yttria-sensitized zirconia is both tough and able to limit the formation and propagation of micro-cracks. Methods for manufacturing yttria-sensitized zirconia composed housings are also disclosed. |
| US10420220B2 |
Electronic assembly with a component arranged between two circuit carriers, and method for joining such an assembly
Various embodiments may include an electronic assembly comprising: a first circuit carrier having a first mounting face for electronic components; a second circuit carrier having a second mounting face for electronic components; wherein the second mounting face faces the first mounting face and is connected thereto; and an electronic component connected both to the first mounting face and the second mounting face; wherein the first mounting face includes a contact region between the first circuit carrier and the component; and the contact region is flexible in a direction perpendicular to the first mounting face in comparison to an adjacent region of the first circuit carrier surrounding the contact region and in comparison to the second circuit carrier. |
| US10420214B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes a substrate having first and second surfaces such that the substrate has a thickness in a range of 30 μm to 100 μm between the first and second surfaces, and through hole conductors including plating material such that the through hole conductors are formed in through holes extending from the first surface to the second surface. Each through hole has a first opening portion and a second opening portion connected to the first opening portion such that the first opening portion has a tapered shape decreasing in diameter from the first surface toward the second surface, the second opening portion has a tapered shape decreasing in diameter from the second surface toward the first surface, and center lines of the first and second opening portions are shifted from each other by a distance that is equal to or less than the thickness of the substrate. |
| US10420210B2 |
Transparent laminates comprising inkjet printed conductive lines and methods of forming the same
A transparency including a conductive mesh is disclosed. The conductive mesh is formed by a plurality of inkjet printed electrically conductive lines on a polymer film or a glass, polyacrylate, polycarbonate, or polyurethane substrate, wherein at least one inkjet printed electrically conductive line intersects at least one other inkjet printed electrically conductive line. A flying vehicle including a transparency including a conductive mesh is also disclosed. Additionally, a method of preparing a transparency by laminating a polymer film and a substrate together, wherein a conductive mesh is formed on the polymer film by a plurality of inkjet printed electrically conductive lines, is also disclosed. |
| US10420209B2 |
Highly heat-resistant polyester sheet
The polyester sheet in accordance with an aspect of the present invention contains crystals of polyester which is a polycondensate of polyvalent carboxylic acid and polyalcohol. The polyester sheet contains nano-oriented crystals which contain crystals of polyester in each of which a polymer chain is highly oriented and each of which has a crystal size of 50 nm or less. A heatproof temperature of the polyester sheet is higher than a temperature that is lower than an equilibrium melting point of the polyester by 80° C., and a melting point of the polyester sheet is higher than a temperature that is lower than the equilibrium melting point of the polyester by 40° C. |
| US10420208B2 |
Metal layering construction in flex/rigid-flex printed circuits
A printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board includes a flexible region. The flexible region includes a first copper layer, a first dielectric layer, a second copper layer, an adhesive layer, and a first metal layer, in the order listed. The first metal layer includes a metal film having a tensile strength greater than the first and second copper layers and greater than the dielectric layer. |
| US10420206B2 |
Component carrier comprising a deformation counteracting structure
Disclosed is a device for electrically connecting components, which device has at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least one electrically conducting layer structure, which is stacked and consolidated with the at least one electrically insulating layer structure under formation of a stack of layers, and a warpage stabilization structure for stabilizing the device in a warpage-suppressing manner, which structure at least partially pervades layer structures of the stack of layers. |
| US10420201B2 |
Linear accelerator system for stable pulsing at multiple dose levels
A linac-based X-ray system for cargo scanning and imaging applications uses linac design, RF power control, beam current control, and beam current pulse duration control to provide stable sequences of pulses having different energy levels or different dose. |
| US10420196B2 |
Lighting circuit and vehicle lamp having the same
A lighting circuit for a light source includes a drive circuit that supplies a lamp current to the light source, detects the lamp current, and executes feedback control such that the lamp current approaches a target current, and an overcurrent protection circuit that is inserted between the drive circuit and the light source and that restricts the lamp current flowing into the light source so that the lamp current does not exceed an overcurrent threshold value. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a transistor, an inductor, a rectifier, a current sensor that generates a current detection signal according to the lamp current, and an overcurrent protection controller that controls ON/OFF of the transistor based on the current detection signal and the overcurrent threshold value. The transistor, the inductor and the rectifier are disposed in a T-shape. |
| US10420195B2 |
Lighting fixture
A lighting fixture for attaching to an attachment component is provided. A lamp includes a light source that emits illumination light. A power supply includes a power supply circuit that generates power for causing the light source to emit the illumination light and a power supply housing that houses the power supply circuit. An arm couples the lamp and the power supply and rotatably supports the lamp. The power supply housing houses an infrared communication receiver that receives an infrared signal for controlling the lighting fixture and a radio communication circuit that receives a radio signal for controlling the lighting fixture. The power supply housing includes a first opening through which the infrared communication receiver receives the infrared signal. |
| US10420192B2 |
Light source device and endoscope system
A light source device includes a light-emitting device configured to emit laser light, a light-receiving device configured to output a received light signal having an output current according to an amount of received laser light, a drive signal supply section configured to supply to the light-emitting device, a drive signal, and a determination section configured to determine occurrence/non-occurrence of a failure in the drive signal supply section based on one of a drive current of the drive signal and a forward voltage of the light-emitting device, and to determine occurrence/non-occurrence of deterioration of the light-emitting device and/or the light-receiving device based on another of the drive current and the forward voltage and the output current. |
| US10420189B2 |
Vehicle lighting assembly
A vehicle is provided herein. The vehicle includes a panel having a light-producing assembly including a plurality of light sources arranged therein and attached to the panel. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the light-producing assembly and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources. A vehicle sensor is configured to initiate an illumination sequence of the plurality of light sources based on a change in vehicular movement. A controller for illuminates the plurality of light sources based on predefined events when an electronic device is disposed proximately to the vehicle and is in communication with the controller. |
| US10420187B2 |
Multi-channel lighting fixture having multiple light-emitting diode drivers
A lighting control system for controlling a cumulative light emitted by a lighting fixture having a plurality of LED light sources may comprise a plurality of LED drivers adapted to be coupled to a respective one of the LED light sources and configured to control an intensity of the respective LED light source, and a controller configured to transmit a single digital message for controlling the cumulative light emitted by the lighting fixture. Each of the plurality of LED drivers is configured to adjust the intensity of the respective LED light source to a preset intensity in response to the single digital message transmitted by the controller. |
| US10420185B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling color temperature
Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures. |
| US10420183B2 |
White light source and white light source system
There is provided a white light source approximating sunlight and being capable of reproducing a subtle difference in sunlight which changes depending on times and locations, and provided a white light source system of a lighting system or the like. The white light source includes a light source unit. Light which is emitted from the light source unit is a chromaticity point on a CIE chromaticity diagram and has a correlated color temperature corresponding to a chromaticity point including a deviation of −0.005 or more to +0.005 or less with respect to a black body radiation locus, and satisfies a formula: −0.2≤[(P (λ)×V (λ))/(P (λmax1)×V (λmax1))−(B (λ)×V (λ))/(B (λmax2)×V (λmax2))]≤+0.2. |
| US10420181B2 |
Method and system for modifying a beacon light source for use in a light based positioning system
In one aspect, the present disclosure related to a method for modifying a beacon light source for use in a light-based positioning system. In some embodiments, the method includes selecting a modulation scheme for the light source, determining a duty cycle for the light source based on the modulation scheme, the duty cycle having a proportion of time the light source is in an on state and a corresponding proportion of time the light source is in an off state, the proportion of time the light source is in an off state resulting in reduced luminosity of the light source, and supplying additional power to the light source to compensate for the reduced luminosity of the light source by the duty cycle. |
| US10420180B2 |
Lighting apparatus and lighting system
A lighting apparatus includes: a light source; a light-transmissive diffuser panel disposed to receive light emitted from the light source; a frame having an opening through which light passes; and a light blocker that blocks the light emitted from the light source. The diffuser panel is fixed to the frame to cover the opening. The light blocker blocks a portion of the light passing through the opening. |
| US10420175B2 |
Wireless warmers
Methods and apparatus relating to wireless warmers are described. An embodiment integrates wireless warming into an article of clothing. For example, the article of clothing includes a heating element to receive electromagnetic energy from one or more wireless power transmitter coils based at least in part on one or more signals. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. |
| US10420173B2 |
Integrated device and method for enhancing heater life and performance
A control system for controlling an operation of a resistive heater includes a dielectric parameter determination module for determining a dielectric parameter of the resistive heater when the resistive heater is in an active mode, and a diagnostic module for diagnosing performance of the resistive heater based on the dielectric parameter. |
| US10420167B2 |
Cellular connection sharing
Techniques for sharing a cellular network connection amongst multiple devices over a local area network are provided that reduce cellular network load during crowded events. In an aspect, a devices is configure to perform operations that include scanning an area for another device that has established a first wireless cellular connection with a cellular network device of a cellular network and that enables an indirect connection of the device to the cellular network device via a direct connection of the device to the other device via a local network device. The operations further include, in response to identifying the other device as a result of the scanning, sending a request to the other device to connect to the other device via the local network device and to receive the indirect connection to the cellular network device. |
| US10420164B2 |
Base station and user equipment for configuring an extended DRX
Schemes for configuring a longer DRX cycle for user equipment are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention relates to a base station, comprising: a communication control unit configured to control radio communication with user equipment; and a DRX control unit configured to control discontinuous reception (DRX) by the user equipment, wherein the DRX control unit manages a system frame number (SFN), a subframe number and a hyper SFN (HSFN) in the radio communication, wherein the HSFN counts how many times the SFN wraps around, and uses the HSFN to configure an extended DRX (eDRX) having a specified reception period for the user equipment. |
| US10420159B2 |
Communication device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device, and method executed by communication device
A communication device may shift an operation state of the communication device from a specific state to a G/O state in a case where a first wireless connection via a first wireless interface is established with a first external device under a situation where the operation state of the communication device is the specific state, supply a prohibition instruction for prohibiting a Listen process to a second wireless interface in the case where the first wireless connection is established with the first external device under the situation where the operation state of the communication device is the specific state, and after the completion of the shift, establish a second wireless connection via the second wireless interface with the first external device so as to cause the first external device to participate as a child station in a first wireless network in which the communication device operates as a G/O. |
| US10420157B2 |
Method for authorization pairing
An authorization pairing method is applicable to an electronic derailleur system for a bicycle, comprising: an authorization device broadcasting a authorization signal, and the first communication device and the second communication device respectively performing the first scanning process and the second scanning process, and each scanning process determine whether the authorization signal is obtained, the first communication device determines whether an identification code is obtained after obtaining the authorization signal, and the second communication device sends an identification code representing the identity after obtaining the authorization signal, and the first communication device obtains the identification code and establishes an authorization pairing with the second communication device. |
| US10420155B2 |
Distributed Wi-Fi setup systems and methods
Systems and methods for setting up an access point in a Wi-Fi system, subsequent to booting up, determining whether the access point is a gateway node with a connection to a modem/router or a Wi-Fi node without a connection to the modem/router; connecting to a cloud configuration service when the access point is a gateway node for obtaining configuration parameters of the Wi-Fi system; and connecting to a predefined Service Set Identifier (SSID) when the access point is a Wi-Fi node for obtaining the configuration parameters from the gateway node. |
| US10420154B2 |
Providing a system information block request and response
Aspects of the present disclosure provide various techniques for requesting a system information block (SIB) and providing a SIB response for a user equipment (UE) in a UE-centric wireless communication network. In some aspects of the disclosure, the network may transmit the SIB to the UEs in a broadcast mode or in an on-demand mode. |
| US10420150B2 |
Automated wireless access point resource allocation and optimization
Automated wireless access point resource allocation and optimization are facilitated. An external data store (EDS) component can automatically select, based on spatial data of at least one polygon including at least one wireless access point, one or more parameters associated with wireless communications of the at least one wireless access point. Further, an access point provisioning gateway (APPG) can remotely initiate the at least one wireless access point to automatically configure equipment of the at least one wireless access point to service the wireless communications using at least one of the one or more parameters. Furthermore, a boundary generation component can automatically generate the spatial data by at least one of: combining spatial data of two or more polygons; splitting a polygon into at least two polygons; or expanding a boundary of the polygon. |
| US10420144B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and communication method
To efficiently control a cell by using a non-allocated frequency band or a shared frequency band. The terminal device includes a reception unit configured to receive a PDCCH, a transmission unit configured to transmit a PUSCH in a serving cell, and a CCA check unit configured to perform either first LBT for performing a CCA check a number of times based on a random number before a subframe for which a transmission of the PUSCH is indicated or second LBT for performing a CCA check only once. The terminal device switches between the first LBT and the second LBT, based on a prescribed condition. |
| US10420141B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and method
A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmission and reception processing unit which communicates using a first communication scheme, by using either a first inter frame spaces of a first type or the second inter frame spaces of the first type, wherein the second inter frame spaces is larger than the first inter frame spaces, the second inter frame spaces is determined based on an inter frame space used in a second communication scheme. |
| US10420137B2 |
System and method for signal density reduction in the frequency domain
A method for operating an access node includes sending, to a user equipment (UE), a frequency domain density reduction rate indicator and a frequency shift index indicator for one or more channel state indicator reference signal (CSI-RS) resources, wherein the frequency domain density reduction rate indicator indicates a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) skipped between successive CSI-RS transmissions and the frequency shift index indicator indicates a shift of a CSI-RS starting PRB. |
| US10420127B2 |
Data transmission method, related device, and system
Methods and apparatus are provided to facilitate the minimally invasive removal of tissue and to facilitate the direct approach to anesthetizing a body wall of a patient. A pull-type cutting device also is disclosed to introduce an opening into the body wall to provide access for intra-chest surgical interventions, for example a minimally invasive biopsy technique as also described for excising target tissue from within a patient, including a nodule from within the patient's lung. |
| US10420125B2 |
Mobile communication terminal device and method for selecting a virtual carrier for machine-type communications based on measurements of channel conditions
An apparatus and method providing feedback on channel conditions in a wireless telecommunications system including a base station to communicate with plural terminals device using frequencies spanning a system frequency bandwidth. At least one terminal device is a reduced capability terminal device including a tuneable transceiver configured to receive downlink transmissions from the base station using only a restricted frequency bandwidth smaller than and within the system frequency bandwidth. The reduced capability terminal device is configured to communicate information derived from measurements of channel conditions to the base station. The information may include an indication of measured channel conditions for different frequency locations, or an indication of one or more frequency locations for which corresponding measurement of channel conditions meet a pre-defined selection criterion. The base station subsequently schedules downlink transmissions for the terminal device in a manner that takes account of the information received from the terminal device. |
| US10420119B2 |
Device-to-device priority pool configuration
According to some embodiments, a method of device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication network comprises a wireless device determining a division of a set of resources allocated for D2D communication into a plurality of regions. Each region of the plurality of regions is associated with a priority level, and the set of resources comprises a plurality of resource pools. Using a priority of the first wireless device and the division of the set of resources, the first wireless device determines one or more resources from the plurality of resource pools for transmission of a communication from the wireless device. The wireless device transmits the communication to another wireless device using the determined one or more resources. |
| US10420116B1 |
Fast joint traffic-to-pilot ratio and spatial scheme detection
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a User Equipment (UE) in communication with a serving cell, may perform interference cancellation from an interfering cell. A UE may determine a rank of an unprecoded channel matrix associated with the interfering cell, estimate a traffic-to-pilot ratio (TPR) for an interfering transmission, based in part on a unit-norm property of a plurality of precoding matrix hypotheses for the interfering transmission, calculate respective log-likelihood functions for joint demodulation of the serving and interfering cell transmissions, select a subset of the plurality of precoding matrix hypotheses, and perform joint demodulation of the transmissions to obtain a set of demapped symbols, by assuming a uniform distribution hypothesis for the serving cell transmission, and a Gaussian distribution hypothesis for the interfering transmission. |
| US10420113B2 |
Resource reconfiguration method, base station, and user equipment
This application discloses a resource reconfiguration method, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by a primary base station, a first message, where the first message is used to request to reconfigure, for a user equipment, a resource corresponding to a secondary base station; and initiating, by the primary base station, reconfiguration of the resource corresponding to the secondary base station for the user equipment. By means of this application, the resource corresponding to the secondary base station can be reconfigured for the user equipment in a case in which the secondary base station does not provide a reconfiguration function. |
| US10420103B2 |
Uplink inter-site carrier aggregation based on UE transmission power and secondary cell load
A method for use in a user equipment, including transferring data to the base station of a first cell (A1); sending an uplink scheduling request to the base station of a second cell (A3) in dependence on the condition that the user equipment has sufficient transmission power for performing inter-site carrier aggregation (A2); receiving an uplink resource allocation message from the base station of the second cell (A5) if the load of the second cell satisfies predetermined conditions (A4); transferring data to the base stations of the first and second cells via carrier aggregation (A6). |
| US10420102B2 |
Narrowband time-division duplex frame structure for narrowband communications
There is a need to support narrowband TDD frame structure for narrowband communications. The present disclosure provides a solution by supporting one or more narrowband TDD frame structure(s) for narrowband communications. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may determine to transmit a narrowband physical downlink channel in a subframe in a narrowband TDD frame structure of a plurality of narrowband TDD frame structures for narrowband communications. In addition, the apparatus may determine whether the subframe is a special subframe or a downlink subframe when the narrowband TDD frame structure includes one or more special subframes. Further, the apparatus may determine how to transmit a narrowband physical downlink channel based on the determination whether the subframe is a special subframe or a downlink subframe. Additionally, the apparatus may transmit the narrowband physical downlink channel. |
| US10420098B2 |
Method, apparatus, system and computer program for LTE carrier bandwidth extension using increased subcarrier spacing
There is provided a method comprising providing, in dependence on a first subcarrier spacing of a first subframe structure, a second subcarrier spacing of a second subframe structure, wherein the first subframe structure has a first subframe length and at least one first cyclic prefix length and providing a second subframe length of the second subframe structure, the second subframe length comprising m symbols, wherein each symbol contains a second cyclic prefix, the second cyclic prefix length modified by a length variant. |
| US10420097B2 |
Techniques for setting up traffic channels in a communications system
A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot. |
| US10420094B2 |
Methods and system for resource management in TTI (transmission time interval) bundling for improved phase continuity
Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods for improving phase continuity in an uplink transmit time interval (TTI) bundle. A first method may include identifying a segment of UL subframes in the TTI bundle and maintaining substantially the same transmit power/timing/frequency when transmitting data to a node over the segment of UL subframes in the TTI bundle. Another method may include ignoring reception of downlink subframes for a duration of the TTI bundle. |
| US10420091B2 |
Mapping of control information to control channel elements
The invention relates to a new structure of a control channel region within a sub-frame of a 3GPP-based based communication system using OFDM in the downlink. This new structure of a control channel region is inter alia particularly suitable for conveying physical downlink control channel information from a donor eNodeB to a relay node. The control channel region is divided in CCEs that have equal size irrespective of the presence of further cell-specific and/or UE-specific reference signals within the control channel region. This is achieved by dividing the control channel region in plural sub-CCEs that are combined to CCEs all having equal size (in terms of resource elements that can be used for the signaling of control information). The control channel region is divided in the frequency domain and/or time domain in a FDM respectively TDM fashion in order to obtain the sub-CCEs. |
| US10420085B2 |
System and method for grant assignment
A system and method for providing an MAP for an unsolicited grant to a modem in a wireless backhaul environment based on centralized small cell (cSC) data received at a modem termination system (MTS) is described herein. |
| US10420083B2 |
OFDMA-based multiplexing of uplink control information
Methods and apparatus are described for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) over an OFDMA-based uplink. In some embodiments, UCI symbols are mapped to resource elements (REs) in the time/frequency resource grid to maximize frequency diversity. In some embodiments, UCI is mapped in a manner that takes into account channel estimation performance by mapping UCI symbols to those REs that are closest (in terms of OFDM subcarriers/symbols) to REs that carry reference signals. |
| US10420080B2 |
Transmission preemption and its indication
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmission preemption and its indication. In one novel aspect, the UE receives a downlink resource assignment and determines whether an ultra-low latency (ULL) alert signal exists, wherein the ULL alert signal indicates a set of soft bits are overridden. The UE discards the set of soft bits from the overridden resources upon determining the ULL alert signal exists. In one embodiment, the ULL alert signal resides in the assignment subframe, and the overridden soft bits are in the assignment subframe. The alert timing for the ULL alert signal is preconfigured. In another embodiment, the ULL alert signal resides in a subframe that is right after the assignment subframe. The alert signal is enabled through an enabling of an enhanced mobile broadband and ULL service. The alter signal indicates a superset of the overridden soft bits or part of the overridden soft bits. |
| US10420078B2 |
Systems and methods to define control channels using reserved resource blocks
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate defining new control channels in legacy wireless networks. Control data resources for new systems can be defined over resources reserved for general data communications in the legacy wireless network specification. In this regard, legacy devices can still be supported by devices implementing new control data resources, and the new control data resources can avoid substantial interference that is typically exhibited over legacy control and/or reference signal resources by instead using the general data resources. In addition, new system devices can avoid scheduling data communication resources over the new control resources to create a substantially non-interfered global control segment. Control data can be transmitted over the segment using beacon-based technologies, reuse schemes, and/or the like. |
| US10420075B2 |
Configuring transmissions by remapping the logical channels onto different one of the plurality of transport channels
A method of configuring transmissions over a radio bearer between a base station and user equipment of a wireless telecommunication network, a base station, user equipment, a radio network controller and computer program products are disclosed. The method of configuring transmissions over a radio bearer between a base station and user equipment of a wireless telecommunication network comprises the steps of: preconfiguring the user equipment to support transmissions over a plurality of transport channels of the radio bearer, the plurality of transport channels being associated with a communication state of the user equipment, each of the plurality of transport channels being mappable with logical channels of the radio bearer, the logical channels providing information to be transmitted by the transport channels; and remapping the logical channels onto a different one of the plurality of transport channels in response to a message transmitted between the base station and the user equipment, the message indicating the different one of the plurality of transport channels to be used to support the transmissions between the base station and the user equipment. This approach enables the user equipment or base station to select a transport channel to carry the information from the logical channels autonomously of other network nodes within the network, such as, for example, the radio network controller. By avoiding the need to involve other network nodes in the reselection of the transport channel, rapid changes in the transport channel can be made based on knowledge of the current conditions within either the base station or the user equipment. This approach enables fast switching of the transport channel to improve the performance of the network. |
| US10420074B2 |
Base station and user equipment
A base station and a user equipment are provided. The base station performs a multi-user non-orthogonal uplink multiplexing transmission configuration procedure to generate an uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message based on a radio resource utilization efficiency. The uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message carries a power domain uplink multiplexing transmission parameter and a non-orthogonal uplink multiplexing transmission parameter. The base station transmits the uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message to the user equipment to make the user equipment transmit an uplink data signal to the base station according to the uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message. |
| US10420072B2 |
Methods and apparatus for low power wireless communication
Embodiments include methods and apparatus for wireless network communication between a device that operates a radio in compliance with a wireless communication standard and another device that may not be capable of complying with the wireless communication standard. In an embodiment the non-complaint device is a receiver only. Information is broadcast or advertised or otherwise transmitted by the compliant device according to the protocol and embodiments encode information on top of the protocol for decoding by the receiving device, which does not decode the protocol. |
| US10420069B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring user equipment reachability in wireless communication system
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for monitoring UE reachability in a wireless communication system. A method for monitoring UE reachability may include receiving, by a Mobility Management Entity, a monitoring request message for UE reachability including a maximum response time from a Home Subscriber Server, detecting, by the MME, the UE reachability if it is expected that paging is able to be transmitted to UE when extended Discontinuous Reception is applied to the UE, and sending, by the MME, a UE reachability notification to a Service Capability Exposure Function before a next paging occasion of the UE, wherein the maximum response time may indicate a time during which the UE maintains a reachable state so that downlink data is reliably delivered to the UE, and wherein an occasion when the UE reachability notification is transmitted may be determined by taking into consideration the maximum response time. |
| US10420067B2 |
Method of changing connection state and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a control plane signaling method and apparatus for reducing signaling according to a state change of a UE, and a method of efficiently changing a UE connection UE in a wireless network without movement or a state transition change of a UE in a core network. A method of changing a connection state by a UE includes: transmitting UE capability information indicating that the UE supports a light connection to an eNB; receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message including indication information indicating a state change to a light connection state from the eNB; and changing a connection state of the UE from an RRC-connected state to the light connection state based on the indication information. |
| US10420062B2 |
Method of performing location tracking using drone and apparatus therefor
A method for a drone to measure a location of a user equipment in a wireless communication system can be provided according to one embodiment of the present specification. In this case, the method can include the steps of performing an initial access procedure with a base station, receiving SRS configuration information of the user equipment from the base station, receiving an SRS from the user equipment based on the SRS configuration information of the user equipment, and transmitting location measurement information, which is measured based on the received SRS, to the base station. |
| US10420061B2 |
Geographic location positioning method and apparatus
The embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for geographic location positioning. The method includes: first obtaining a target IP address of a target terminal device; then determining a plurality of geographic areas where the target IP address presents; determining at least one piece of real-time data corresponding to the target IP address from the database, wherein the real-time data includes a target geographic location where the target IP address presents within a predetermined period; determining a target geographic area currently corresponding to the target IP address from the plurality of geographic areas based on the target geographic location included in the real-time data; finally determining location information corresponding to the target terminal device based on the target geographic area. It can accurately locate a terminal device without depending on a positioning module of the terminal device itself by means of the solution. |
| US10420060B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving positioning reference signal in wireless communication system
An apparatus and method of processing a positioning reference signal are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes determining a narrow-band (NB) positioning reference signal (PRS) bitmap indicating a pattern selecting NB PRS subframes, wherein each NB PRS subframe comprises an NB PRS for positioning an NB user equipment (UE), transmitting, to the NB UE, NB PRS configuration information for the NB UE, the NB PRS configuration information comprising the NB PRS bitmap, determining, by a reference cell and based on the NB PRS bitmap, NB PRS subframes of the reference cell, mapping, by the reference cell, a first NB PRS in the NB PRS subframes of the reference cell, and receiving, from the NB UE and in response to the first NB PRS, a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement. |
| US10420055B2 |
SIM provisioning of a mobile device
There is provided a device comprising a key request module and a key receive module. The key request module is configured to transmit a key request to a provisioning server, and the key receive module is configured to receive a device root key associated with the device from the provisioning server. The device also comprises an authentication request transmit module configured to transmit an authentication request comprising an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) and a device identifier identifying the device to a first home subscriber server (HSS). The device also comprises an authentication under key agreement (AKA) module configured to perform an AKA procedure using the device root key. The key request module, the key receive module, the authentication request transmit module and the AKA module thereby authenticate the device for subscriber identity module (SIM) provisioning of the device. |
| US10420054B2 |
Wireless communications in a system that supports a first subframe type having a first symbol duration and a second subframe type having a second symbol duration
Methods, systems, and devices are described for low latency communications within a wireless communications system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communications system and may send triggers to initiate communications using a dedicated resource in a wireless communications network that supports transmissions having a first subframe type and a second subframe type, the first subframe type comprising symbols of a first duration and the second subframe type comprising symbols of a second duration that is shorter than the first duration. Communications may be initiated by transmitting a trigger from the UE or eNB using the dedicated resource, and initiating communications following the trigger. The duration of time between the trigger and initiating communications can be significantly shorter than the time to initiate communications using legacy LTE communications. |
| US10420052B2 |
Estimating frequency error with beacon transmissions
Estimation of frequency error is disclosed through use of beacon or preamble transmissions. A base station transmits one or more preamble tones at predetermined frequencies using all allocated transmission power associated with the transmission bandwidth for the one or more preamble tones. The base station then transmits its synchronization signals. A UE collects a set of samples from the received transmissions waveform and successively transforms the samples to a frequency domain. The UE may then detect the preamble tones as having at least a threshold power relative to other samples in the transformed samples. The frequency error may then be set as the difference between the detected frequency or frequencies of the received preamble tones and the known predetermined transmission frequency. |
| US10420047B2 |
Method for maintaining time advance timer, base station and terminal equipment
A method for maintaining a time advance timer, a base station and terminal equipment, the method includes: judging by a base station whether a band to be uplink adjusted includes only the band where a primary cell is located; and transmitting by the base station a time advance command to the band where the primary cell is located if the band where the primary cell is located is only included, such that the time advance timer to which the band where the primary cell is located corresponds is restarted. The advantages exist in that by processing time advance timers by the base station or the terminal, the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds expires at last, thereby preventing interruption of communications of the terminal due to advanced expiration of the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds. |
| US10420041B2 |
WiFi efficient network transition
A method and apparatus may be used to perform efficient network transitions. One or more of Probe Request frames that an AP may receive or process as valid may be modified by including a transmit power for the Probe Request frame. A Probe Request frame may be transmitted at less than full power. BSS transitions may be enhanced by indicating reasons for the transition, security information, or quality of service (QoS) information. Overhead associated with tracking long-sleeping STAs may be managed through the use of multiple values for a maximum idle period in a BSS. |
| US10420037B2 |
Communication control method, communication system, and management server
A management server in a network including a first transmitting device that communicates with a first receiving device and a second transmitting device that communicates with a second receiving device. The management server includes a network interface that receives a parameter corresponding to a level of improvement of communication quality at the second receiving device, and a processor that calculates an allowable interference amount at the first receiving device based on the parameter. |
| US10420035B2 |
Method for executing power control and user equipment
A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for executing power control by a user equipment (UE). The method may include the steps of: determining a first amount of power for transmitting a first uplink control information (UCI) by a user equipment (UE) set to have a dual connectivity with a first cell group and a second cell group; and determining a second amount of power for transmitting a second UCI. Herein, when the first UCI includes HARQ-ACK but the second UCI does not include HARQ-ACK, the determination of the first amount of power may have a priority over the determination of the second amount of power. |
| US10420030B2 |
Operating in power save mode
A method for operating in a power save mode for a wireless local area network and a device using the same are provided. After waking up, a device receives a frame via a wireless medium to determine that the wireless medium is busy. If a decoding of the frame in a medium access control (MAC) layer is unsuccessful but a decoding of the frame in a physical layer is successful, the device determines an Interframe space (IFS) to defer an access of the wireless medium. |
| US10420026B2 |
Wireless base station, mobile station, wireless communication system, control method for wireless base station, and recording medium
A wireless base station includes: a communication unit 101 configured to communicate with a mobile station which measures radio quality of a signal transmitted in each of a plurality of cells; an acquisition unit 102 configured to acquire load information related to a load of a network including a wireless base station forming the cell; and a control unit 103. The control unit 103 receives information indicating a measurement result of the radio quality of the signal transmitted in each of the plurality of cells and a state of a battery of the mobile station, from the mobile station via the communication unit, determines a signal, radio quality of which is to be measured by the mobile station, based on the measurement results of the radio qualities and the state of the battery of the mobile station, indicated in the information received, and the load information acquired by the acquisition unit, and notifies the signal determined to be measured to the mobile station via the communication unit. |
| US10420019B1 |
Bandwidth-based search order for cell discovery
Described herein are devices, components, and techniques for performing cell discovery by a cellular communication device. Prioritization data is stored by the communication device indicating, for each of multiple geographic regions, the bandwidths of frequency bands that are potentially available to the communication device. The communication device determines an order in which to search the frequency bands based on this prioritization data. For example, frequency bands having relatively high aggregate bandwidths may be prioritized over frequency bands having relatively lower aggregate bandwidths. In some cases, the priority of the frequency bands may be determine algorithmically based on the bandwidths of the frequency bands, and in some situations a lower bandwidth band may be prioritized over a higher bandwidth band. |
| US10420018B2 |
Steady-state beam scanning and codebook generation
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium may be described in the present disclosure. The apparatus may be a user equipment. The apparatus may determine whether a number of unsuccessful repetitions associated with performance of a first type of scanning exceeds a repetition threshold. The apparatus may perform a second type of beam scanning based on the determination that the number of unsuccessful repetitions exceeded the repetition threshold. |
| US10420017B2 |
Provisioning of application categories at a user equipment during network congestion
Technology for a network element configured to apply Application Specific Congestion Control for Data Communication (ACDC) in a wireless network is disclosed. The network element can determine to apply ACDC in the wireless network to mitigate overload of the wireless network. The network element can process barring information for one or more ACDC categories for transmission to a user equipment (UE) when ACDC is applied in the wireless network. The barring information can indicate that the UE is prevented from accessing the network for applications associated with the one or more ACDC categories when ACDC is applied in the wireless network. |
| US10420016B2 |
Method and network device for responding to request
A first network device receives a request associated with data notification for a user equipment (UE). When the UE is in a mode in which communication of mobile terminated data is restricted and the first network device detects that the UE is in a non-allowed area, the first network device rejects the request unless the data notification is for a regulatory prioritized service. |
| US10420011B2 |
Communication system, transmission terminal, communication method, and medium
A communication system includes a first device at a first site and a second device at a second site communicating with each other. The first device includes a communication start unit to start communication with the second device, a connection information obtainment unit to obtain connection information from another device at the first site connected with the first device by wire or wirelessly, for another device at the second site to connect with the other device at the first site, and a transmitter unit to transmit the connection information to the second device. The second device includes a receiver unit to receive the connection information from the first device, and another device communication unit to transmit the connection information received by the receiver unit, to the other device at the second site connected with the second device by wire or wirelessly. |
| US10420009B2 |
Methods and devices for determining and using Device-to-Device relay node
The present disclosure provides a method for determining a D2D relay node, including steps of: measuring, by a first UE, its own running state; in the case that the first UE determines that its own running state meets a predetermined condition in accordance with a measurement result, determining the first UE as a relay node; and notifying, by the first UE, other UEs currently using a D2D link that the first UE is the relay node via a PC5 interface. |
| US10420007B2 |
Energy aware routing for mesh networks
A battery-powered node within a wireless mesh network performs energy-aware packet routing based on multiple factors. The battery powered node computes, for a given link to an adjacent node, the energy needed to transmit a packet to the adjacent node. The battery-powered node also determines the amount of battery energy remaining in the adjacent node. Based on these two factors, the battery powered node computes a link cost associated with the link to the adjacent node. The battery-powered node performs a similar computation for all adjacent nodes and then forwards packets via these adjacent nodes based on the associated link costs. The battery-powered node also maintains a table of routes through adjacent nodes, and reroutes packets through different adjacent nodes in response to link failures. |
| US10420006B2 |
Mesh connection systems and algorithms for connecting devices through intermediate nodes
Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure that enable mobile devices without access to an active network connection (e.g. cellular, satellite or Internet network) to communicate between each other by sending and receiving data packets (e.g. text, location, or image) through a mesh of connected devices. A packet for forwarding is included into a mesh forwarding list at a mobile device, wherein the mesh forwarding list includes packets for forwarding to one or more mobile devices. The mobile device checks, in each packet within the mesh forwarding list, a list with at least one identifier of at least one wireless device that has already received the packet. The mobile device forwards the mesh forwarding list to the one or more wireless devices via at least one connection, based on the checked one or more identifiers. |
| US10419996B2 |
Mobile device with automatic switching between cellular and wifi networks
A mobile communication device includes, in part, a cellular communication module, a first antenna adapted to receive and transmit data between the mobile communication module and a cellular network, a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication module, a second antenna adapted to receive and transmit data between the Wi-Fi communication module and a VoIP network, a signal monitoring circuit, and a switching circuit adapted to switch an existing communication from the cellular communication module to the Wi-Fi communication module or vice versa. |
| US10419992B2 |
Methods and apparatus to migrate a mobile device from a first virtual private mobile network to a second virtual private mobile network to reduce latency
Methods and apparatus to migrate a mobile device from a first virtual private mobile network to a second virtual private mobile network are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a processor and a memory including instructions that cause the processor to perform operations including determining, based on a set of latency routing rules, that a communication transmitted via the first virtual private mobile network is a latency sensitive communication. In response to determining the communication is a latency sensitive communication, the mobile device that originated the latency sensitive communication is identified. The mobile device is communicating via the first virtual private mobile network. Example operations also include migrating the mobile device from the first virtual private mobile network to the second virtual private mobile network wherein the second virtual private mobile network is configured to reduce the latency of the latency sensitive communication. |
| US10419991B2 |
Data transmission method and system, and related apparatus
Embodiments of the present application disclose a data transmission method and system, and a related apparatus. The method in the embodiments of the present application includes: when a network-side data transmission apparatus detects that a terminal is handed over from being served by a source base station to being served by a target base station, determining whether the source base station and the target base station have a wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability; and completing transmission of uplink data or downlink data according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station, which effectively improves data transmission efficiency in a wireless network. |
| US10419990B2 |
Wireless terminals, base stations, communication systems, communication methods, and integrated circuits
Wireless terminals, base stations, telecommunications systems, telecommunications methods, and integrated circuits whereby efficient selecting of network cells in which terminals are camped and made available. A base station transmits, respectively, first system information that relates to a cell-selection performed by conventional terminals, and second system information that relates to a cell-selection performed by terminals that support coverage enhancement, and a terminal considers cells to which the second system information is not transmitted as barred cells, and in a case where the second system information is transmitted, performs a cell-selection using cell-selection parameters that relate to coverage-enhancement cells. |
| US10419989B2 |
Direct link mode for small cells of cellular wireless communication networks
This disclosure generally relates to facilitation of a small cell device to detect direct link opportunities to establish a direct link mode connection to a user equipment based upon monitoring uplink communications from the user equipment to a macro base station, and cooperating with the macro base station to establish a direct link with the user equipment. |
| US10419988B2 |
Distributed gateways and methods
Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for establishing one or more Distributed Gateways located close to a location of a UE to facilitate faster packet delivery to the UE during transitions. Such transitions can include the UE transitioning its state, for example from being idle to connected to the network, but also includes operations in which the serving AP(s) for the UE changes. The method includes establishing at least two virtual network function (VNF) components (VFNCs) of a distributed gateway (D-GW), each VNFC associated with an access point (AP). Each VNFC buffers packets directed to the wireless device. The method further includes selecting at least one AP for serving the wireless device, and forwarding the buffered packets from the VNFC associated with the selected APs to the selected APs for forwarding to the wireless device. Packets buffered at the VNFCs of non-selected APs are discarded. |
| US10419976B2 |
Generating and providing relative quality of service indicators
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for relative quality of service indicators. A processor obtains quality of service data for a sector that is serving a user device. In response to determining that a quality of service associated with the sector is degraded, an offer can be provided to the user device to upgrade the quality of service. In response to detecting acceptance of the offer, enhancement of the quality of service can be triggered. Quality of service data for the sector can be collected. The quality of service data can represent the quality of service for the user device and a further quality of service for another device located in the sector. Quality of service display data that presents the quality of service for the user device and the further quality of service for the other device can be generated and provided to the user device for display. |
| US10419973B2 |
Structure of MAC sub-header for supporting next generation mobile communication system and method and apparatus using the same
A communication technique of fusing a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology and a system thereof are provided. The communication technique may be used for an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, health care, digital education, a retail business, a security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A method for defining media access control (MAC) sub-header structures suitable for a next generation mobile communication system and applying the MAC sub-header structures to provide a high data transmission rate and a low latency in the next generation mobile communication system is provided. |
| US10419970B2 |
Three dimensional spread spectrum remote control system
A three dimensional digital spectrum modulation spread spectrum technique (DSM-X) that improves channel diversity by providing multiple bands within the available portion of the frequency spectrum increasing the number of available channels. The system also improves the channel immunity through the use of at least three dimensions of pseudo-random data encoding, which adds two levels of pseudo-random frequency allocation to the pseudo-random data encoding used in prior DSM systems. The three dimensions of pseudo-random allocation may include pseudo-random data encoding, pseudo-random frequency pattern allocation among a plurality of bands defined within the assigned frequency spectrum, and pseudo-random frequency sequencing among a plurality of channels defined within each band. Additional levels of pseudo-random encoding may be implemented in direct sequence coding for header data, repeat packet timing, and packet iteration timing. |
| US10419969B2 |
Interface functionality for RAN-WLAN radio aggregation
There are provided measures for enabling/realizing interface functionality for RAN-WLAN radio aggregation, i.e. radio level integration/aggregation between a cellular radio access network and a wireless area network. Such measures exemplarily comprise user-plane data forwarding from a cellular radio access network over a wireless local area network to a terminal, both the cellular radio access network and the wireless local area network providing radio level connectivity for the terminal, wherein in the user-plane data forwarding user-plane data packets according to a cellular data convergence protocol are transported, at least partly, using a reliable transport protocol over the wireless local area network to the terminal, providing feedback on performance of user-plane data packets transport using the reliable transport protocol, at least partly, from the wireless local area network to the cellular radio access network, and executing flow control on the basis of the performance feedback. |
| US10419965B1 |
Distributed meters and statistical meters
In one embodiment, a network node comprising: a memory, including one or more memory entries associated with a meter; a sensor adapted to detect a discrepancy between an allocated bandwidth allocated to the meter and a data bandwidth measured by the meter, the allocated bandwidth being a portion of a total allocated bandwidth allocated to a plurality of meters, and the discrepancy being that the allocated bandwidth compared to the data bandwidth is one of: excessive or insufficient; and a generator, wherein the generator is adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is excessive, to generate a message indicative of at least part of the allocated bandwidth being released from the meter, and wherein the generator is further adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is insufficient, to generate a message indicative of a request for an allocation of additional bandwidth to the meter. |
| US10419963B2 |
System, method and apparatus for processing packet data service
A system, method and apparatus for processing a packet data service are provided. The system may include: an SGSN, configured to acquire at least one of an APN and an RNC identifier in a UMTS, and select, when an RAN CDN has been enabled in the UMTS, the RAN CDN according to at least one of the APN and the RNC identifier to process a packet data service in a UMTS network. Or, the system may include: an MME, configured to acquire at least one of an APN and an eNodeB identifier in an LTE, and select, when an RAN CDN has been enabled in the LTE, the RAN CDN according to at least one of the APN and the eNodeB identifier to process a packet data service in an LTE network. |
| US10419962B2 |
Wireless device, network node and methods therefor, and computer programs
A method of a wireless device arranged to perform measurements of signals wirelessly transmitted from at least one network node and being associated with a first cell and a second cell, respectively. The signals to be measured include signals of a first type and a second type. If the signals of the first type associated with the first cell and the second cell occur simultaneously, the signal of the first type associated with the first cell and the signal of the second type associated with the second cell are measured. If the signals of the first type associated with the first cell and the second cell do not occur simultaneously, the signal of the first type associated with the first cell and the signal of the first type associated with the second cell are measured. |
| US10419960B2 |
Managing uncertain measurement occasions
A method is provided for configuring measurements performed by wireless communication devices. The method includes obtaining, at a first wireless communication device, information identifying a plurality of measurement occasions in which a second wireless communication device is scheduled to transmit a measurement signal to be used by the first wireless communication to perform a first measurement. The method also includes obtaining, at the first wireless communication device, information indicating one or more measurement gaps associated with the second wireless communication device in which the second wireless communication device is configured to perform a second measurement and adjusting measurements performed by the first wireless communication device based on the obtained information indicating one or more measurement gaps. |
| US10419957B2 |
High-volume wireless device testing
Wireless consumer premises equipment (CPE) devices are provisioned with their wireless functionality disabled. Selected wireless CPE devices have their wireless functionality turned on, and testing of the selected wireless devices, including testing of their wireless functionality, is performed. After testing has been completed, the selected wireless devices are placed in a predetermined default operational profile suitable for subsequent end consumer deployment. A wireless interference and wireless channel saturation minimization action is performed in relation to the selected wireless devices so that their wireless functionality does not affect subsequent testing of the wireless functionality of other wireless CPE devices. Testing can be performed using a system including a primary test platform, a wireless interface communicatively connected to the primary test platform, and a mobile and/or stationary test rack (s) communicatively connected to the primary test platform and that has individual slots into which corresponding wireless devices are connected. |