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| US10836015B2 |
Coated abrasive article and method of making the same
A coated abrasive article includes a backing, a make layer, crushed abrasive particles, and a size layer. The crushed abrasive particles include: 35 to 100 weight percent of initial crushed abrasive particles having a first composition and first size grade, wherein a majority of the initial crushed abrasive particles are platey crushed abrasive particles, and wherein each platey crushed abrasive particle has a respective length, width, and thickness; and 0 to 65 weight percent of crushed filler particles having a second composition and a second size grade. The first and second compositions and/or size grades are different. The coated abrasive article has a direction of intended use, a majority of the platey crushed abrasive particles of the coated abrasive article are positioned with their thickness oriented substantially parallel to the direction of intended use. A method of making the coated abrasive article is also disclosed. |
| US10836014B2 |
Annular grinding stone
An annular grinding stone is provided which includes a cutting edge with a plurality of V-shaped slits defined in an outer circumferential portion thereof is provided. Each of the V-shaped slits is defined by a first surface and a second surface of the annular cutting edge. The first surface is positioned rearwardly of the second surface with respect to a direction along which the annular grinding stone rotates, and the second surface is positioned forwardly of the first surface with respect to the direction along which the annular grinding stone rotates. The first surface lies perpendicularly to the direction along which the annular grinding stone rotates at a radially outer end thereof and parallel to thicknesswise directions of the annular cutting edge. The second surface is inclined with respect to the first surface at an angle ranging from 30° to 60°. |
| US10836011B2 |
Single-point diamond dresser for grinding wheel based on acoustic emission online monitoring
The present application discloses a single-point diamond dresser for a grinding wheel based on acoustic emission online monitoring, which includes a support module, an anti-interference module, a compression cooling module and an acoustic emission online monitoring module. An acoustic emission sensor monitors the dressing state of the grinding wheel online; a damping sheet and a damping interlayer greatly reduce external noise interference; a high pressure coolant causes an upward elastic deformation of an elastic spacer and the damping sheet, enlarging a contact force between the acoustic emission sensor and the core and moreover improving a sensitivity of the acoustic emission sensor; the coolant flows through the coolant passages in the core to cool a dressing area; current limiting passages, pressure relief cavities and perforated pressure-relief plates limit flow and reduce a pressure of the coolant, reducing the interference of the coolant on the grinding wheel dressing. |
| US10836009B2 |
Milling roller, surface milling machine and method for removal of bonded floor coverings
The present invention relates to a milling drum for removing glued-down floor coverings, in particular wooden floor coverings, preferably parquet floor coverings, in particular multilayer parquet, with a predetermined milling width which determines the width of a floor surface section by running the milling drum over the floor surface section to be machined, having a plurality of cutting plates which are arranged tangentially on the milling drum and which are arranged in a distributed manner on the milling drum, such that, upon a complete revolution of the milling drum, the entire milling width is operable with at least one cutting plate and such that a common width of the cutting plates being in contact simultaneously with the floor surface section to be machined is always smaller than the milling width. The present invention further relates to a surface milling cutter for removing glued-down floor coverings by use of such a milling drum, and a method for removing glued-down floor coverings by use of such a surface milling cutter. |
| US10836008B2 |
Locating device for use with power tools
A powered high-speed cutting tool that also locates objects behind sheet material and subsequently cuts around the object. The tool incorporates at least one sensor having a transceiver emitting a signal to detect at least one from the group of object density, conductivity, distance, and identification. The sensor is housed within a sensor unit that is part of the body of the cutting tool. The sensor unit can be incorporated into the body or removable from the cutting tool. A marking unit is used to mark the cutting area of the sheet material and is generally part of or located near a sensor unit. Indicator members, such as lights, audio, and/or display screen, are used to provide information to the user. |
| US10836006B2 |
Pallet changing apparatus
A pallet changing apparatus adopting a table 4 capable of moving back from and forth for a side of a turning shaft 1 and having a oscillating portion 41 for placing workpieces W, W by means of pallets P, P so as to oscillate freely by an upright portion 42 at the leading end of the table 4, wherein the turning shaft 1 covers a turning supporting portion 11 at its lower end side and turns together with a pallet changing arm 3 and moves freely in a vertical direction, and an insertion and removal hollow space 20 is provided, at the covering region, and allows the upright portion 42 to be inserted into the insertion and removal hollow space 20 and removed from the insertion and removal hollow space 20. |
| US10836004B2 |
Method of manufacturing and manufacturing apparatus for a ring member attached product
A method of manufacturing a component and a component manufacturing apparatus to attach an attached part in a predetermined posture to a ring-shaped channel formed in an outer circumference of a component main body. While being held by holding portions, a ring-shaped seal body is placed in contact with a tapered portion and has its diameter expanded to at least the outer diameter of the component main body. The seal body elastically deforms from the expanded-diameter state so that its diameter reduces and is attached to the attachment channel in the outer circumferential surface of the component main body while being guided by the holding portions. |
| US10836001B2 |
Mobile pressure tool for rotor blade processes
A pressure tool for rotor blade repair including a mobile support system including a support surface, a first bladder support assembly including a first inflatable bladder fixedly mounted to the support surface, a second bladder support assembly including a second inflatable bladder pivotally mounted relative to the support surface, and an activation mechanism operatively coupled to the second bladder support assembly. The activation mechanism is operable to selectively shift the second bladder support assembly relative to the first bladder support assembly. A fluid delivery system is operable to direct a fluid into each of the first inflatable bladder and the second inflatable bladder. |
| US10835996B2 |
Laser metal deposition with inoculation
Systems and methods for additively manufacturing or repairing a component from a base material. The system may include an inoculation source to direct inoculation materials and a laser metal deposition (LMD) system to direct laser energy during laser processing of additive materials deposited in a melt pool on the base material. The LMD system includes a laser energy source configured to direct laser energy towards the base material and inoculation materials to form the melt pool thereon and to process the deposited additive materials and inoculation materials to form layers on the base material upon solidification. |
| US10835994B2 |
Method for joining two components in the region of a joint zone by means of at least one laser beam, and method for generating a continuous joint seam
A method is disclosed for joining two components (1, 2), a first component (I) and a second component (2), in the region of a joint zone by means of at least one laser beam. In a first phase, the first component (I) is melted, and a melt lens is formed in the first component (I) from the molten material (9). In a second phase, at least one pressure pulse is applied to the melt in the direction of the second component (2) until the melt lens is deflected into the joint gap as a result of the pressure pulse, bridges the joint gap, and comes into contact with the second component (2), and energy is transmitted to the second component (2) as a result of the melt lens coming into contact with the second component. A temperature curve results in the second component (2) as a result of the energy transmission such that the melting temperature is reached on the upper face of the second component (2), and a melt film is formed. The heat penetration depth is set such that a damaging temperature which damages the second component (2) is not exceeded at a specified depth. A method for generating a continuous joint seam is also disclosed. |
| US10835988B2 |
Friction stir welding tool and machine tool
A friction stir welding tool includes a stir pin, a pin holder, and a housing. The pin holder supports the stir pin to rotate with the stir pin around a rotation axis of the stir pin and has a front portion and a rear portion opposite to the front portion along the rotation axis. A tip end of the stir pin projects from the front portion. The housing houses the pin holder such that the pin holder is rotatable relatively to the housing. The tip end of the stir pin projects from the housing. The housing includes an engaging portion engageable with a spindle frame of a machining head such that the rear portion of the pin holder is attached to a rotation spindle of the machining head to rotate the pin holder. The rotation spindle is rotatable relatively to the spindle frame. |
| US10835979B2 |
Soldering tip for a soldering iron
A soldering tip for a soldering iron is presented. In one aspect, the soldering tip is used in a hand-held soldering iron for soldering an electrical connection element on an electrically conductive structure on a substrate. The soldering tip includes a substantially hemispherical end portion. Also presented is a method for producing a pane with an electrical connection element using the soldering tip with a hand-held soldering iron. |
| US10835976B2 |
Method for manufacturing cooling unit
Provided is a manufacturing method for a cooler, including brazing: a cooling plate (10) made of an aluminum alloy containing 0.35 mass % to 0.9 mass % of Mg and 0.2 mass % to 0.9 mass % of Si and having a substantially flat rectangular cross section; first and second refrigerant introduction members (20, 30) each made of an aluminum alloy, which are connected to end portions of the cooling plate (10); and a refrigerant supply pipe (26) and a refrigerant discharge pipe (28) each made of an aluminum alloy, which are connected to a refrigerant supply port (25) and a refrigerant discharge port (27), respectively, the refrigerant supply port (25) and the refrigerant discharge port (27) being arranged in one of the first and second refrigerant introduction members (20, 30), to each other, wherein the brazing includes subjecting a connecting portion of the cooling plate (10), the first and second refrigerant introduction members (20, 30), the refrigerant supply pipe (26), and the refrigerant discharge pipe (28) to high-frequency brazing with an aluminum alloy brazing filler metal containing 27 mass % to 37 mass % of Cu and 5 mass % to 10 mass % of Si, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, and a fluoride-based flux containing 11 mass % or more of CsF as a solid content through heating with a high-frequency heating coil. |
| US10835975B2 |
Method and device for identifying a spark-erosion wire on a coil, and application to machining by a wire spark-erosion machine
A device for identifying a spark-erosion wire conditioned on a coil includes a radio tag, rigidly connected to the coil and accessible for reading data that it supports, identification data of the wire, supported by the radio tag, a data-reading device, associated with a wire spark-erosion machine, capable of reading the identification data supported by the radio tag of the coil, and capable of transmitting the identification data to the wire spark-erosion machine, an acquisition device for generating and recording over time as identification data, in the radio tag, historical data selected from the group that consists of historical usage data describing usage conditions of the wire supported by the coil and historical constraint data describing physical constraints to which the wire supported by the coil is subjected. |
| US10835969B1 |
Self-aligning counter bore cutting tool and method of operation
A self-aligning counter bore cutting tool and method detachably attaches to a drill, and is rotatably driven by the drill, so as to cut a counter bore into a subfloor. The cutting tool includes an annular frame that has unique arm slots for retaining a plurality of cutting blades in a fixed position while rotating and cutting. A plurality of fastening blocks work to securely retain the blades in the arm slots. At least one oversized depth restriction frame extends beyond the blades to restrict the blades from cutting the counter bore beyond a predetermined depth. The frame includes a protruding shaft bushing that securely receives a drill chuck from the drill to create a secure, aligned coupling to the drill. The shaft bushing also aligns the blades with a mudsill fastening plate in the subfloor, so as to create a concentric counter bore at the appropriate depth in subfloor. |
| US10835966B1 |
Door lock set installation kit
A kit for assisting in the location of holes to be drilled in a door of a thickness between 1⅜″ to 1¾″ for the installation of a conventional lock set at a backset of either 2⅜″ or 2¾″ with no additional hardware and without damaging the door. A first guide plate defines a first hole saw guide. A second guide plate is attachable to the first guide plate in one of two orientations and defines a second hole saw guide. At least one clamping member is carried by the second guide plate and extends substantially parallel to the first guide plate. Each of the first guide plate and the clamping member define opposing biasing members such that when mounted on a door, the door is centered within the kit. |
| US10835959B2 |
Atomizer for improved ultra-fine powder production
A concentric ring gas atomization nozzle with isolated gas supply manifolds is provided for manipulating the close-coupled atomization gas structure to improve the yield of atomized powders. |
| US10835951B2 |
Method for creating a nonpermanent model
The invention provides a method of assembling together a first core (12) and a second core (14) in order to make a non-permanent model configured for use in lost wax molding to form a part having a first cavity and a second cavity corresponding respectively to the first core and to the second core.The invention is characterized by the fact that the first and second cores (12, 14) are assembled together with a first spacer (20), the first spacer (20) being arranged between the first and second cores. |
| US10835950B2 |
Casting mold, and production method thereof
A casting mold and a production method thereof with which exfoliation of coating is controlled and liquidity of molten metal can be maintained are provided. This casting mold 1 includes a surface processing part 3 in which a plurality of groove parts 5 of a grid groove 4 formed in a surface of a molten metal contact part of a mold material 2 is coated with a carbon film 6. In this surface processing part 3, a width W1 of the groove parts 5 is 35 μm or narrower, skewness Ssk of three-dimensional surface roughness is in a range of −0.8 to −0.2, and indentation hardness of the carbon film 6 tested by a nanoindenter is 1000 N/mm2 or higher. With this arrangement, it is possible to optimize the surface processing part 3 in such a manner that a penetration rate of the molten metal (aluminum 10) is controlled to be low and the coating (carbon film 6) is unlikely to exfoliate from the groove parts 5. |
| US10835949B2 |
Phenolic resin composition for use in the polyurethane cold-box and/or no-bake process and corresponding two-component binder systems, uses, and processes
Described is a phenolic resin composition for use in the polyurethane cold-box and/or no-bake process. The phenolic resin composition comprises an ortho-condensed phenolic resol having etherified and/or free methylol groups in a total amount of 40 to 60% by weight based on the total mass of the phenolic resin composition, free formaldehyde in an amount of less than 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the phenolic resin composition, one or more reaction products of formaldehyde with one or more C—H-acidic reactant compounds, other constituents in a total amount of at least 38% by weight, wherein the amount of water in the phenolic resin composition is not more than 1.0% by weight in each case based on the total mass of the phenolic resin composition. Also described is a two-component binder system for use in the polyurethane cold-box and/or no-bake process, a use of a C—H-acidic compound as a formaldehyde scavenger for producing a phenolic resin composition for use in the polyurethane cold-box and/or no-bake process, a process for producing a phenolic resin composition, a process for producing a two-component binder system and a process for producing a feeder, a foundry mold or a foundry core from a molding material mixture and finally corresponding feeders, foundry molds and foundry cores. |
| US10835947B2 |
Method for building an assembly fixture for supporting a fuselage assembly
A method and apparatus for building an assembly fixture for holding a fuselage assembly. A number of cradle fixtures may be driven across a floor to an assembly area. The number of cradle fixtures may be configured to form the assembly fixture. |
| US10835938B1 |
System and method for rapid reclamation of saline-sodic and heavy metal contaminated soils
Improved in-situ remediation systems which can be used to reclaim contaminated soils impacted by salts, heavy metals, and radionuclides by provision of multiple methods and devices for the contaminated soil remediation including electrokinetic method and devices, leaching solution supply and removal methods and devices, soil negative pressure moisture control method and devices, pressurized leaching/extraction method and devices, and sequential leaching/extraction methods and chemicals for the improvement of the remediation efficiency, enhancement of contaminants migration rates, shortening of remediation period, and prevention of secondary subsurface contamination. |
| US10835936B2 |
Ladder cleaning device
Ladder cleaning device, particularly for use on ladders mounted on offshore installations, wherein the ladder cleaning device comprises: —means for guiding and moving the device along the ladder —means for detecting a ladder rung —means for cleaning at least the detected rung. |
| US10835930B2 |
Sorting system
A sorting system determines the aptitude of the result of learning obtained by learning sorting data indicative of the result of sorting of an object to be sorted corresponding to measurement data on a state of the object to be sorted. If the aptitude is compatible with a previously specified criterion, the operation of the system is switched so as to perform automatic sorting of the object to be sorted. If the aptitude is not compatible with the previously specified criterion, the operation of the system is switched so as not to perform the automatic sorting of the object to be sorted. |
| US10835929B1 |
Inventory shelving with movable barrier to obstruct pathway to high-energy equipment
In one embodiment, a shelving unit has first and second sides, a frame, and a barrier. The frame defines a storage bay between the first and second sides, a first opening at the first side, and a second opening at the second side. The second opening receives a storage bin therethrough and into the storage bay. The first opening receives inventory items therethrough and into the storage bin when the storage bin is disposed in the storage bay. The barrier moves between (i) an open position, where the first opening is open to the storage bay so as to allow inventory items to be passed therethrough and into the storage bin, and (ii) a closed position, where the barrier at least partially obstructs at least one of the first and second openings so as to impede a human from reaching through the storage bay when the storage bin is removed. |
| US10835927B2 |
System and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed waste
A system and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials, and in particular, sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed waste comprising municipal solid waste in a materials recovery facility. |
| US10835920B2 |
Technology and process for coating a substrate with swarf particles
Disclosed is a technology being implemented in an apparatus for coating a substrate with swarf particles. The apparatus facilitates depositing metal coating onto metal surfaces, polymers, and ceramics. In this apparatus, the grinding process is retrofitted to deposit coatings onto substrates that range from soft (e.g., polymers and aluminium) to hard (e.g., glass-ceramic) materials. The apparatus comprises a sample holder, an infeed, and a grinding wheel. The sample holder holds a substrate to be coated with swarf particles. The infeed holding a work piece. The grinding wheel is mounted at a predefined height over the infeed. The apparatus is used to perform metal coating by depositing the swarf materials on surface of the substrate. It may be noted that the swarf materials are generated by grinding the work piece with the grinding wheel. |
| US10835919B2 |
Spin chuck jig and method of lifting spin chuck using the same
A spin chuck jig includes a handle having first holes, a base having second holes, wherein a number of the second holes and a number of first holes are the same, and bolts each penetrating one of the first holes and one of the second holes so that the handle and the base are attached to a spin chuck to be lifted from a spin process equipment. |
| US10835917B2 |
Coating apparatus including a backup roll having a lower circumferential surface on which a web travels in a front to rear direction and having a die that coats the web with coating liquid
According to one embodiment, a coating apparatus includes a backup roll, a die disposed below the backup roll, a bending device disposed below the die, and a die pressing module provided on an upper surface of the bending device. The die includes a base module, a first body erected from a rear part of an upper surface of the base module, a second body combined with a front surface of the first body, a mount space formed between a front part of the upper surface of the base module and a lower surface of the second body, a liquid storage module for a coating liquid, a liquid passage for the coating liquid, a slit-like discharge port for the coating liquid, and a shim sandwiched between the first body and the second body. |
| US10835916B2 |
High speed sealant strip application
An applicator is disclosed for applying sealant to a moving substrate. The applicator includes a wheel having a periphery. A plurality of spaced apart footprints extends around the periphery of the wheel and each footprint has a sealant receiving feature. A reservoir is provided for containing a supply of sealant to be applied to the moving substrate. The wheel is rotatably mounted at least partially in the reservoir such that as the wheel rotates, each of the spaced apart footprints repeatedly moves through a supply of sealant in the reservoir to pick up a charge of sealant, around one side of the wheel toward the moving substrate, adjacent the moving substrate to transfer the sealant charge to the substrate, and around the other side of the wheel back toward the supply of sealant. At least one stop is formed on each of the footprints for inhibiting sealant picked up by the footprint from being urged rearwardly on the footprint by high speed rotation of the wheel. A backstop may be formed at a trailing end of each footprint and mid-stops may be formed between a leading end of each footprint and the trailing end. |
| US10835915B2 |
Essence atomizer having integrally formed universal connector
Disclosed is an essence atomizer having an integrally formed universal connector, comprising: an atomizer universal connector integrally formed into a pipe piece, and an outer shell. Wherein, the pipe port of the first end portion is greater than the pipe port of the second end portion. On the pipe port of the first end portion is disposed inward in sequence a front connection port, the inner threads, and a bottom groove for placing a rubber ring. While on the pipe port of the second end portion is disposed an expansion ring connected to an atomizer plate, an oil prevention pad, and a nozzle cover. The essence atomizer is compact in size and simple in structure Since the essence atomizer is integrally formed into a piece, so it requires less components, and the production process can be reduced. |
| US10835912B2 |
Detector and spraying device provided with said detector
A detection device includes: a detector having an inherent detection area to detect entry of a detection target into the inherent detection area; a restrictor for restricting the inherent detection area to a specific set detection area; a body having a detector opening part; a detector fixer for fixing the detector; and a restrictor fixer whose position is fixed to the detector fixer and to which the restrictor is fixed, the restrictor fixer configured so that a relative position between the detector and the restrictor is fixed by fixing a position of the restrictor to the detector fixer via the restrictor fixer. The detector and the restrictor whose positions are thus fixed are assembled to the body so that a circumferential edge of the detector opening part is located outside the set detection area while the restriction of the inherent detection area by the restrictor is maintained. |
| US10835906B2 |
Foaming unit for producing foam from a mixture of gas and liquid and a sprayer for producing and dispensing foam
A foaming unit for producing foam from a mixture of gas and liquid. The foaming unit comprising a housing, a slide, a foaming element, an inlet for the mixture of gas and liquid and an outlet, the slide and the housing being movable relative to each other, the foaming element being arranged hydraulically between the inlet and the outlet, wherein an active volume of the foaming element can be adjusted by changing the relative position of a control edge and an end face of the foaming element. |
| US10835903B2 |
In-line mill assembly with spreader ring
The system and method requiring a diverter plate for an in-line mill. The plate for use with the in-line mill includes an aperture for passage of particulate laden fluid therethrough and a plurality of tabs such that the fluid and the particulate entrained thereon is deflected at a variety of axial angles. The diverter plate thus provides a reliable method such that the milling process and component wear resistance is made more efficient thereby. |
| US10835900B2 |
Microfluidic device with multiple temperature zones
An EWOD device for processing multiple droplets through multiple temperature zones. The device is configured to achieve a high spatial density of temperature zones with a wide temperature difference between hot and cold zones. A first set of temperature control elements is arranged above (or below) a fluid gap in an EWOD device and a second set of temperature control elements is arranged below (or above) the fluid gap. A temperature control element of one set is offset from temperature control elements of the other set in the plane of the fluid gap. The temperature control element of one set may be located at a different separation from the fluid gap to the temperature control element of the other set. The device has an optional temperature control element and/or arrangement which offsets the low temperature point from the inlet temperature. The two sets of temperature control elements are substantially interacting, in the sense that they cannot be considered to be thermally isolated from one another. This invention also describes methods to process multiple droplets within the multiple temperature zones. |
| US10835899B2 |
Deterministic lateral displacement arrays
A deterministic lateral displacement array that includes a channel, within a substrate, having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a channel length. A condenser portion that includes an entry port and an exit port. A first array of pillars is disposed between the entry port and the exit port of the condenser portion along the channel length, the first array of pillars operative to drive a first material particle and a second material particle towards the first sidewall of the channel. A separator portion that includes an entry port and an exit port, and a second array of pillars disposed between the entry port and the exit port of the separator portion along the channel length, the pillars operative to drive the first material particle towards the second sidewall of the channel. |
| US10835898B2 |
Microfluidic device, system and method
A combination of components in a capillary flow channel use capillary forces to passively control the movement of liquid samples within a microfluidic device. To detect a target, a liquid sample introduced to a proximal portion of a capillary channel of a microfluidic device moves by capillary action along the specific components of capillary channel. |
| US10835897B2 |
Portable allergen detection system
The present invention provides systems, devices and methods for detecting the presence and/or absence of one or more allergens in a sample particularly a food sample. The detection system includes a separate sample pickup, one or more disposables for receiving and processing a test sample and a detection device that can execute an allergen detection testing in minutes. The present detection system and device is compact and portable. |
| US10835894B1 |
Methods for producing mesoporous zeolite multifunctional catalysts for upgrading pyrolysis oil
A method of making a multifunctional catalyst for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with a solution including at least a first metal catalyst precursor and a second metal catalyst precursor, each or both of which may include a heteropolyacid. The hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support may have an average pore size of from 2 nm to 40 nm. Contacting the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with the solution deposits or adsorbs the first metal catalyst precursor and the second catalyst precursor onto outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support to produce a multifunctional catalyst precursor. The method further includes removing excess solution and calcining the multifunctional catalyst precursor to produce the multifunctional catalyst comprising at least a first metal catalyst and a second metal catalyst deposited on the outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support. |
| US10835890B2 |
Polyolefin production with chromium-based catalysts
A method including contacting a chromium-based catalyst with a reducing agent in a solvent to lower an oxidation state of at least some chromium in the chromium-based catalyst to give a reduced chromium-based catalyst, drying the reduced chromium-based catalyst at a temperature, and adjusting the temperature to affect the flow index response of the reduced chromium-based catalyst. |
| US10835888B1 |
Foam-based substrate for catalytic converter
A substrate for a catalytic converter, comprising an open cell carbon foam having a geometric surface area of at least about 5000 m2/m3 and a permeability of at least about 8.0 darcys. |
| US10835887B2 |
Process for producing water-absorbing resin particles
The present invention provides a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles that has a low stirring load, and can produce water-absorbent resin particles having a particle diameter within a specific range, with high productivity. The method for producing water-absorbent resin particles comprises adding an ethylenically unsaturated monomer all at once to a hydrocarbon dispersion medium mixed with a surfactant to perform reversed phase suspension polymerization, wherein the reversed phase suspension polymerization is performed in one step, or two or more steps, the surfactant is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphates, alkali metal salts of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphates, and alkaline earth metal salts of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphates, and the surfactant has an HLB of 9 to 15. |
| US10835885B2 |
Method for producing microcapsules
The invention relates to a method for producing microcapsules, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a first aqueous preparation containing at least one prepolymer; (b) providing a second non-aqueous preparation containing the active substance to be encapsulated; (c) mixing the aqueous and the non-aqueous phases in the presence of at least one emulsifier and/or stabilizer in order to form an emulsion; (d) polymerizing the at least one prepolymer contained in the emulsion from step (c) in order to obtain a dispersion of microcapsules that enclose the active substance; (e) hardening and cross-linking the microcapsules obtained in step (d); and optionally (f) removing the microcapsules from the dispersion and drying the microcapsules, the method being characterized in that the emulsion is formed in the presence of at least one 1,2-diol in step (c). |
| US10835883B2 |
Charge injection device for an FCC unit
The invention relates to an injection device (10) configured to atomize a liquid into droplets using a gas, comprising a hollow tubular body (12) of longitudinal direction (X). An internal wall (13) defines a first zone referred to as a contact zone (Z1) and a second zone (Z2). The device (10) is notably provided with an atomizing element (18) mounted on an opening (19) of the body situated facing an opening (17) for injecting a liquid, comprising a tubular pipe (20) for conveying gas into the first zone (Z1), and a target (21) situated at the centre of the pipe. The body has an internal cross-section that varies continuously or is constant over its entire length (for example the shape of a simple cylinder) and of which the internal wall is provided, between the zones (Z1) (Z2), with at least one chicane (26i, 26′i) projecting from the internal wall towards the inside of the body. |
| US10835876B2 |
Gas-dissolved liquid producing apparatus
A gas-dissolved liquid producing apparatus 1 includes a gas supply unit 2, a first liquid supply unit 3, a gas-dissolved liquid generator 4, a second liquid generator 20, a second liquid supply unit 21, a flow rate measuring unit 14, and a controller 23. The controller 23 controls the supply amount of the first liquid to be supplied to the gas-dissolved liquid generator 4 according to the flow rate of circulated gas-dissolved liquid measured by the flow rate measuring unit 14. The gas-dissolved liquid generator 4 dissolves gas supplied from the gas supply unit 2 in first liquid supplied from the first liquid supply unit 3 and second liquid supplied from the second liquid supply unit 21 to generate gas-dissolved liquid. |
| US10835872B2 |
Macroporous or mesoporous polymer films in hollow fiber geometry
The present invention is directed towards a method for the preparation of macroporous or mesoporous polymer films in hollow fiber geometry. The method according to the present invention reliably produces macroporous or mesoporous homopolymer or copolymer films in hollow fiber geometry having an ordered porous structure. Preferably, the pores are isoporous. The method involves the purging or casting a polyol adjacent to a film forming polymer solution of at least one homopolymer or at least one copolymer in a suitable solvent while polyol diffuses in and then condenses out of the film forming solution before the solution is immersed into a coagulation bath. The methods also require the presence of a carrier solution or carrier substrate during spinning or casting. The method makes macroporous or mesoporous film formation possible with a single step processing method. |
| US10835868B2 |
Filter device, system and method for filtration of fluids
A filter device (10) for filtration of fluids, in particular for the dialysis of blood. The filter device (10) comprises a housing (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16) and defining a fluid chamber (18) extending between the first end (14) and the second end (16). The filter device (10) further comprises a first lid (20) provided at the first end (14) of the housing (12) and comprising a first fluid port (22), a first compartment (24), a second compartment (26) and a first internal separating wall (28) separating the first compartment (24) from the second compartment (26). The filter device (10) further comprises a second lid (30) provided at the second end (16) of the housing (12) and comprising a second fluid port (32), a third fluid port (33), a third compartment (34), a fourth compartment (36) and a second internal separating wall (38) separating the third compartment (34) from the fourth compartment (36). The filter device (10) further comprises a plurality of hollow fibers (40) arranged within the housing (12), wherein each of the plurality of hollow fibers (40) comprises a semi-permeable membrane and defines a fluid channel extending longitudinally through an interior of the respective hollow fiber (40). The filter device (10) further comprises a first sealing means (42) which separates the fluid chamber (18) from the first and the second compartment (24, 26), the first sealing means (42) having a first longitudinal end facing away from the second lid (30). The filter device (10) further comprises a second sealing means (46) which separates the fluid chamber (18) from the third and the fourth compartment (34, 36), the second sealing means (46) having a second longitudinal end facing away from the first lid (20). Still further, the filter device (10) comprises a fourth fluid port (50) and a fifth fluid port (52) both provided at the fluid chamber (18) and located between the first longitudinal end of the first sealing means (42) and the second longitudinal end of the second sealing means (46). |
| US10835867B2 |
Ocean wave actuated gravitational desalination system
An ocean wave actuated gravitational desalination apparatus and system for generating potable water comprised of, a box platform with a piston pump at sea level, an inverted prism shaped subterranean water tank below sea level, and a desalination processing structure above sea level. When the ocean waves pass over the top of the box platform, the piston pump is raised to open a set of valves to let the sea water into a cylindrical chamber. When the piston goes down, the valves close and a second set of valves open to release the water into the subterranean tank to be further released into containers on a carousal structure that move on rails by gravity. The water in the containers is emptied into holding and pre-filtration tanks and forced through filters into a pipe by the actions of a hydraulic oil pump and the filtered water released for storage and use. |
| US10835858B2 |
Acidic gas absorbent, acidic gas removal method and acidic gas removal apparatus
The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and hardly diffuses in air. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound having a sulfonyl group and two or more amino groups. |
| US10835857B2 |
Method and apparatus for sulfur recovery
A method for treating an acid gas stream in a sulfur recovery system is provided, the method including providing a motive fluid to an ejector, providing the acid gas stream to the ejector to obtain a mixture, the mixture comprising the motive fluid and the acid gas stream, providing the mixture to a reaction furnace, providing a combustion gas to the reaction furnace, the combustion gas comprising oxygen, and reacting the contents of the reaction furnace. An apparatus for treating an acid gas stream is also provided. |
| US10835855B2 |
CO2 adsorption recycler
A system for extracting carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases that include at least carbon dioxide, wherein a reservoir is provided that contains a material capable of adsorbing the carbon dioxide, the reservoir having an inlet for the mixture and an outlet for a mixture that is at least partially purified of carbon dioxide, where the system also includes at least one element for heating the reservoir, at least one electronic control circuit that causes a heating of the reservoir when at least one condition is fulfilled, so as to give rise to the desorption of the carbon dioxide adsorbed on the material contained in the reservoir. |
| US10835850B2 |
Filter assemblies; components and features thereof; and, methods of use and assembly
Filter 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 use advantageous housing seal features. Also, methods of assembly and use are described. |
| US10835842B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer system for degassing of hydrocarbon production fluid
Provided are embodiments that include an ultrasonic transducer system including an ultrasonic transducer assembly adapted to be disposed in an interior region of an ultrasonic transducer housing, and including a first ultrasonic transducer head adapted to transmit a first set of ultrasonic signals (including a first transmission surface adapted to direct the first set of ultrasonic signals through the first transmission surface), a second ultrasonic transducer head adapted to transmit a second set of ultrasonic signals (including a second transmission surface adapted to direct the second set of ultrasonic signals through the second transmission surface), and a transducer biasing member disposed between the first ultrasonic transducer head and the second ultrasonic transducer head and adapted to bias the first and second ultrasonic transducers in opposite directions to bias the first and second transmission surfaces against opposite portions of an interior surface of the ultrasonic transducer housing. |
| US10835838B2 |
Solvent extraction apparatus and methods
The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for the solvent extraction of a substance from a material. The disclosed systems include multiple tanks and an extraction chamber in communication with the tanks. Solvent transport is accomplished by heating and/or cooling selected tanks to cause the solvent to be transported between tanks. |
| US10835836B2 |
Method and system of combined power plant for waste heat conversion to electrical energy, heating and cooling
The present invention pertains to a combined power plant, which produces electrical energy, heating, and cooling from waste and other sources of heat. The plant comprises two independent systems: direct (Rankine) and inverse Carnot (refrigeration) cycles. Both systems feed from the same heat sources with temperature from 60° C. to 550° C., with coefficient of conversion of heat to electricity around 40%. Evaporator (i) of reverse cycle is placed inside condenser (c) of the direct cycle to enable to reach low temperature of condensation—up to −35° C. In this case, the condensation temperature is pre-programmed with corresponding pressure, and is independent of ambient temperature. The plant uses highly efficient impact—foam heat exchangers with a pulse inflow method of refrigerant control (condenser C), and instead of the traditional hermetic refrigeration compressor, uses pressure amplifiers (d, k) and jet-flow compressor (f). |
| US10835834B2 |
Coaster and trolley system and method
A rail coaster operates as a cross between a roller coaster and a zip line. A rail may be suspended under a frame by flexible cables or solid brackets. The rail may turn, incline, decline, or twist, but need not twist to still provide a “rolling” degree of freedom for a rider. An eddy current brake provides proportional braking as a function of speed. A cam-adjustment-axle (eccentric) carries certain wheels to provide finely divided, discrete, but incrementally small adjustments of idler wheel clearances to accommodate variations in the rail, wheel wear, and onsite adjustment of tolerances for curvature, unevenness, and friction. A “static universal” bracket provides adjustment in four degrees of freedom, three of translation and one of rotation in securing a rail to a supporting frame. |
| US10835833B2 |
System and method for track ride vehicle orientation
In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes a dual-track loop including a first track loop and a second track loop, a single-track loop spaced apart from the dual-track loop, and a cross-track extending between the dual-track loop and the single-track loop. The system also includes a platform disposed on the cross-track. The platform is configured to translate between a position aligned with the first track loop and the second track loop of the dual-track loop and a position aligned with a first portion and a second portion of the single-track loop. The system further includes a turntable coupled to the platform and configured to rotate a ride vehicle positioned on the turntable and to change an orientation of the ride vehicle relative to a fixed portion of the platform. |
| US10835830B2 |
Computer, control method, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and terminal device that execute progress of a game
A computer for executing progress of a game by using a game content, the computer including memory and circuitry, the memory configured to store information corresponding to each of a plurality of game contents classified into a plurality of groups associated with an attribute, the circuitry configured to select a first game content from among game contents belonging to a first group among the plurality of groups based on a selection instruction from a player, identify the attribute associated with the selected first game content, select a second game content from among game contents belonging to a second group of the plurality of groups based on the identified attribute, and associate a game content group at least including the selected first game content and the selected second game content with a player and stores the resultant game content group to the memory. |
| US10835829B2 |
Method for identifying and describing group, coordinating device, and computer program product
The disclosure provides a method for identifying and describing a group, a coordinating device, and a computer program product. The method includes: accumulating a staying time of a plurality of avatars staying at a certain location, wherein the avatars are controlled by a plurality of users; identifying the avatars as a specific ad-hoc group and monitoring a plurality of interactive behaviors between the avatars if the staying time exceeds a time threshold; providing at least one of the users with a questionnaire based on the interactive behaviors; generating a group description about the specific group formed by the avatars based on a plurality of answers of the at least one of the users on answering the questionnaire; and communicating this description to other users. |
| US10835828B1 |
Augmented-reality game overlays in video communications
In one embodiment, a method includes, by a client system of a first user, receiving an input to initiate a game within a first layer of a communication interface, wherein the communication interface comprises one or more layers containing a live video communication between the first user and a second user, wherein the first layer comprises a video communication of the second user; executing a gaming protocol associated with the game; generating a game container in a second layer of the communication interface, wherein the second layer contains the game in an augmented reality overlay; and displaying the second layer as the augmented reality overlay over the first layer containing the video communication of the second user, wherein the game in the second layer contains one or more game elements that correspond to one or more features in the video communication of the second user in the first layer. |
| US10835823B2 |
Sensory-based dynamic game-state configuration
Systems presented herein may automatically and dynamically modify a video game being played by a user based at least in part on a determined or predicted emotional state of a user. Using one or more machine learning algorithms, a parameter function can be generated that uses sensory and/or biometric data obtained by monitoring a user playing a video game. Based on the sensory and/or biometric data, an emotional state of the user can be predicted. For example, it can be determined whether a user is likely to be bored, happy, or frightened while playing the video game. Based at least in part on the determination of the user's emotional state, the video game can be modified to improve positive feelings and reduce negative feelings occurring in response to the video game. |
| US10835820B2 |
Server device, method for controlling the same, computer-readable recording medium and game system
A social game capable of informing a player of the attractiveness of a group fighting event is disclosed herein. A server device comprises: an information storage unit that stores information on the game; and a control unit that executes an arithmetic operation relating to the game and performs processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices. The information storage unit stores, as a part of the information on the game, information on a fighting event, and the control unit performs processing to, in accordance with an instruction from a player, display the information on the fighting event at a terminal device operated by the player. |
| US10835818B2 |
Systems and methods for customizing weapons and sharing customized weapons via social networks
A system and method for creating and sharing customized video game weapon configurations in multiplayer video games via one or more social networks is provided. |
| US10835817B2 |
Game control method, server apparatus, and storage medium
When a mobile terminal obtains a container upon movement of a display range, a processor increases points in a storage unit. When the mobile terminal opens a container obtained by movement of the display range or as a present from another mobile terminal, the processor opens the container at predetermined success percentages, and writes an item obtained from the opened container in the storage unit. When the mobile terminal presents a container without opening it, the processor transmits screen data indicating a present to the other mobile terminal. The processor converts an item in the storage unit into points to increase the points in the storage unit based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal. |
| US10835816B2 |
Apparatus and method for matching groups to users for online communities and computer simulations
A method includes detecting a first group seeking members, detecting one or more users seeking to join a group, retrieving group parameters corresponding to the first group, and retrieving user parameters corresponding to each of the one or more users. The group parameters may include group characteristic data and group requirements. For each user of the one or more users, the group parameters corresponding to the first group are compared against the user parameters corresponding to the user. A score is determined for each of the one or more users based on the comparing. One or more selected users of the one or more users is recommended to the first group at least in part based on the score. One or more computer programs may be adapted to execute the above steps, and a processor may be configured to perform the above steps. |
| US10835815B1 |
System and method for an interactive controller
A system and method for an interactive video game controller designed to be operated by an individual's left or right hand where the video game controller may be placed or positioned on a stable surface such as a table, the player's leg, or other level apparatus. The interactive video game controller may have a handle, shaft, and base whereby the handle may be moved relative to the base operating a directional input control. The interactive video game may also have a plurality of finger buttons on the top surface of the handle and thumb sticks on a semi-cylindrical portion of the handle so that the individual with only one hand may utilize all controls without the video game controller needed to be lifted or replaced during use or the individual needing to let go of any of the controls to interact with the other controls. |
| US10835812B2 |
Game controller with removable paddle accessory
A game controller includes a grip, one or more finger-actuatable controls on the grip, and a rim located on the grip. The rim defines an aperture. The game controller further includes a paddle-actuatable sensor accessible through the aperture and a pivot spaced apart from the aperture. The pivot is configured to removably affix a selected paddle accessory to the game controller and to translate a touch applied to the selected paddle accessory outside of the aperture to an actuation of the paddle-actuatable sensor inside the aperture. |
| US10835811B2 |
Game controller
An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability. |
| US10835810B2 |
Interactive videogame using a physical object with touchpoints
A videogame includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toys near or on the peripheral. Each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The toys include touchpoints that can be used to affect and navigate gameplay. Further, the toys include programmable payloads that can be programmed in response to gameplay. |
| US10835805B2 |
Sliding instrument and method for manufacturing same
Provided are a sliding instrument having a low frictional resistance to the snow surface, the ice surface, or the water surface and having excellent sliding performance and a method for manufacturing the sliding instrument. A sliding instrument to slide on snow, ice, or water includes a sliding surface (1) to come into contact with the snow surface, the ice surface, or the water surface, and the sliding surface (1) has a surface roughness Ra of 1.0 μm or less. A method for manufacturing the sliding instrument includes polishing a sliding surface (1) using a polishing composition slurry containing abrasives to make the sliding surface (1) have a surface roughness Ra of 1.0 μm or less. |
| US10835803B2 |
Object trajectory simulation
A method may include receiving a group of images taken by a camera over time in an environment, in which the camera may be oriented within the environment to capture images of an object in a substantially same direction as a launch direction of the object, and the group of images including a first image and a second image. The method may further include: identifying a first position of the object in the first image; identifying a second position of the object in the second image; generating a flight vector based on the first position of the object and the second position of the object; and determining one or more flight parameters using the flight vector. Additionally, the method may include: generating a simulated trajectory of the object based on the flight parameters; and providing the simulated trajectory of the object for presentation in a graphical user interface. |
| US10835799B2 |
Cover for hand-held pad used for hitting, punching, or kicking
A cover for a hand-held pad having one or two handles, the cover having interconnected panels that define one or more openings for inserting the pad into the cover and for providing access to the handle(s). In one embodiment, a punch pad has a glove portion, and the cover has a single opening for both inserting the pad into the cover and providing access to the pad glove. In another embodiment, the pad is a kickboxing pad having a hand grip and an arm band, and the pad has three openings: a first for inserting the pad into the cover, a second for accessing the hand grip, and a third for accessing the arm band. The panels are made suitable materials that enable the cover to fit snuggly over the pad where the front panel may be printed or written upon to display an image. |
| US10835796B2 |
Athletic training net
An athletic training net for receiving projectiles. The training net has a storage sleeve affixed to an upper end, wherein the storage sleeve includes a plurality of upper grommets at an upper end and a plurality of lower grommets at a lower end. The training net further includes a plurality of hook and strap fasteners, with each comprising of a strap secured to a structural member of a garage door and a hook for catching the plurality of upper and lower grommets. The training net has a training configuration and a storage configuration. In the training configuration, the hooks are received by the plurality of upper grommets and the net is vertically suspended form the garage door. In the storage configuration, the plurality of upper grommets remains suspended from the hooks, the net is enfolded in the storage sleeve, and the plurality of lower grommets is secured by the hooks. |
| US10835795B1 |
Sports blocking pad apparatus
A sports blocking pad apparatus for improved grip and protection for contact sports training includes a pad body defining a pad cavity. A pad filling is coupled within the pad cavity and is shock absorbent. An X-strap comprises a first diagonal strap and a second diagonal strap coupled to a back side of the pad body. The second diagonal strap is coupled to the first diagonal strap at an intersection portion of the first diagonal strap and the second diagonal strap. A plurality of rivets is coupled to the X-strap through the intersection portion. A plurality of handle straps is coupled to the pad body. Each of the plurality of handle straps is coupled to the back side, vertically oriented, and configured to receive a user's hand. |
| US10835792B1 |
Putting training device
A putting training device adapted for insertion into a golf hole. The putting target may include a base comprising a circular lip comprising (i) an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein the inner edge defines a circular aperture, and (ii) a sidewall extending downward from the inner edge. The training device may also comprise a synthetic-turf component fixed to a top surface of the circular lip. The outer edge of the circular lip may be approximately 4.25 inches in diameter such that it may fit securely inside a standard golf hole. The inner edge of the circular lip is smaller in diameter than the diameter of a standard golf hole, thereby presenting a more difficult target for the user for training purposes. In one aspect, the diameter of the inner edge may be approximately one and a half times the diameter of a standard golf ball. |
| US10835790B2 |
Golf club head with vertical center of gravity adjustment
Golf club heads include at least one weight port situated to retain weights and positioned above an approximate club face geometric center with the club in a standard address position. One, two, or more weight ports can be located above the club face center in a club crown or other portion of a club body. Club head vertical center of gravity can be selected to compensate dynamic loft associated with locating the club head center of gravity well behind the club face. Three-dimensional adjustment of club head center of gravity is possible. |
| US10835787B1 |
Golf club with perimeter face machining
The invention provides golf clubs and methods of making golf clubs with machined perimeter faces. The club faces provide an accurate ball striking surface and improved aerodynamics. In particular, a surface is milled into the club face that expands over an edge of a ball striking surface and onto a portion of the face adjacent to at least one of a crown, a sole, a toe, or a heel. During a swing, the milled surface causes the boundary layer of airflow to separate at a point closer to the rear of the club head, resulting in reduced drag. |
| US10835785B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a head body having a crown, sole and skirt therebetween, the head body defining an opening in a front portion and having a frame support around the periphery of the opening. A face plate is mounted within the opening and has a transition radius along one or more edges to at least partially wrap around one or more of the crown, sole and skirt. The head includes thin wall zones in the crown and skirt, a hosel flush with the crown and a weight mounted in the sole proximate to the face plate, such that the golf club head has a center of gravity located relatively low and forward in proximity to the face plate. |
| US10835784B1 |
Personal propulsion device
A personal propulsion device for use with a floatation device includes a pair of propulsion units. Each propulsion unit comprises a power module, a motor, and a propeller. The motor is operationally coupled to the power module and the propeller so that the motor is positioned to selectively rotate the propeller to impart a force on water. Each propulsion unit is configured to be grasped in a respective hand of a user who is positioned on a floatation device. The user is positioned to submerge the propulsion unit in a body of water so that the floatation device is motivated across a surface of the body of water. |
| US10835780B2 |
Activity tracking
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication that a user is engaging in an activity; determining, using a processor, whether data related to the activity is associated with a tracking application; and prompting, responsive to determining that data related to the activity is associated with a tracking application, the user to provide information related to the activity. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10835778B2 |
Motion capture system, motion capture program and motion capture method
Display and output are performed in such a manner as to allow complex body motions to be comprehended instantaneously. There are provided: a plurality of body motion sensors 40 which are worn on a wearer's 1 parts subject to cyclic motions and which are capable of measuring three-dimensional displacements and accelerations at the respective parts; a memory 114 which records detection results as body motion data; a cycle extraction unit 170c which extracts a cyclic motion of each of the body motion sensors 40 on the basis of accumulated body motion data; an analysis unit 170d which analyzes the characteristic of a change in angular velocity in the extracted cyclic motion; and displays 100a, 100b that display or output the characteristic analyzed by the analysis unit 170d in association with the rotation angle of the cyclic motion extracted by the cycle extraction unit 170c. |
| US10835777B2 |
Physical therapy apparatus and method of use
An apparatus and method for physical therapy includes a base structure, a roller table positioned on the base structure including a plurality of free motion rollers, at least one motor connected to the base structure, a plurality of powered rollers located within the base structure being in removable contact with the plurality of free motion rollers and connected to the at least one motor, a lifting mechanism located within the base structure and connected to the at least one motor and being configured to raise and lower the roller table, a load cell in communication with the apparatus being configured to measure and record a patient's response to the transition of the roller table, and a programmable logic controller in communication with the at least one motor and the load cell being configured to control the transition of the apparatus between the first mode and the second mode. |
| US10835775B1 |
Exercise machine ergonomic handle system
An exercise machine ergonomic handle system for providing hand-holds for the performance of exercises with reduced flexion and/or extension of the hand and wrist and reduced ulnar and/or radial deviation so as to reduce injury and allow application of full strength to the exercise machine. The exercise machine ergonomic handle system generally includes a longitudinally extending frame, a carriage that moves upon a first longitudinal portion of the frame, and at least one pair of ergonomic handles positioned on a second longitudinal portion of the frame. The ergonomic handles rotate about an axis to prevent flexion and/or extension, and can be positioned at a width and/or angle that reduces ulnar and/or radial deviation. |
| US10835774B1 |
Retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system
A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall. |
| US10835773B2 |
Rotating tissue digestor system and method of use
A tissue digester system includes a container for housing a digestion chamber having an exterior vessel for holding digestor fluid and an interior vessel, the container extending from a first end to a second end, the interior vessel having perforations and having baffles extending from an interior surface of the interior vessel; a lid secured to the exterior vessel and to provide access to the digestion chamber; one or more heating elements positioned to apply heat to the digestion chamber; a motor engaged with the interior vessel and to create rotational movement of the interior vessel; a control system, having a temperature controller; and a movement controller; the control system is to rotate the interior vessel and heat the digestion chamber based on user commands; and the digestion chamber is to break down remains through application of the digestor fluid to the tissue remains. |
| US10835772B2 |
Sprinkler drop bracket for intersecting downlight
A method for mounting a bracket assembly on a suspension frame, the method including attaching a main body of the bracket assembly to the suspension frame; and attaching a support arm of the bracket assembly to a ceiling grid support element of the suspension frame, the support arm extending outward from the main body. |
| US10835765B2 |
Determination of geometrical information about a medical treatment arrangement comprising a rotatable treatment radiation source unit
A method for determining geometrical information about a medical treatment arrangement that includes a rotatable treatment radiation source unit is provided. The method includes attaching a phantom to a patient support of the medical treatment arrangement, attaching a calibration module to the rotatable treatment radiation source unit to permit the calibration module to rotate together with the rotatable treatment radiation source unit when the rotatable treatment radiation source unit is rotated, obtaining for each of a plurality of rotational positions of the rotatable treatment radiation source unit a projection image of the phantom and of the calibration module by an image detector, while a part of the calibration module is positioned in a radiation propagation zone between the rotatable treatment radiation source unit and the image detector, evaluating the images, obtaining an evaluation result, and determining geometrical information about the medical treatment arrangement from the evaluation result. |
| US10835764B2 |
Dose evaluation system, planning system, particle irradiation system and dose evaluation method
A function/process of recording marker position data and spot data is provided. The marker position data includes position information of a marker 29 measured for tumor tracking irradiation and information on time of execution of X-ray imaging. The spot data includes information on time of irradiation of each spot, a delivered irradiation position, and a delivered irradiation amount. The marker position data and the spot data are synchronized based on the time information, and by using the marker position data and the spot data upon spot irradiation, a delivered dose distribution of proton irradiation is calculated. With this configuration, it is possible to take the influence of interplay effect into consideration, and it is possible to support to make more appropriate determination upon replanning of a treatment plan. |
| US10835763B2 |
Assessment and improvement of treatment using imaging of physiological responses to radiation therapy
Edema in tissue of a patient undergoing a course of radiation therapy or treatment can be estimated based on one or more MRI measurements used to measure changes in fluid content of various tissues. A correlation between observed changes in edema and one or more delivered fractions of radiation can be used to drive one or more clinical actions. Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. |
| US10835758B2 |
Organic light-emitting device for light therapy for wound healing and cell proliferation and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed is an organic light-emitting device for light therapy for wound healing and cell proliferation, including: a substrate; an organic light-emitting device layer formed on the substrate and emitting red light; and a heat sink layer formed on the organic light-emitting device layer, which forms a red organic light-emitting device emitting red light in a stacking structure including a heat sink layer to generate light in a form of a planar light source which can be driven at a low temperature, thereby solving a problem of a burn and can perform light therapy through close contact with the skin. |
| US10835756B2 |
Advanced methods and systems for treating cell proliferation disorders
The present invention relates to methods for treating cell proliferation disorders comprising: (1) administering to the subject at least one activatable pharmaceutical agent that is capable of activation by a simultaneous two photon absorption event and of effecting a predetermined cellular change when activated; (2) administering at least one plasmonics-active agent to the subject, and (3) applying an initiation energy from an initiation energy source to the subject, wherein the plasmonics-active agent enhances or modifies the applied initiation energy, such that the enhanced or modified initiation energy activates the activatable pharmaceutical agent by the simultaneous two photon absorption event in situ, thus causing the predetermined cellular change to occur, wherein said predetermined cellular change treats the cell proliferation related disorder; and the use of plasmonics enhanced photospectral therapy (PEPST) and exiton-plasmon enhanced phototherapy (EPEP) in the treatment of various cell proliferation disorders, and the PEPST and EPEP agents and probes; a kit and a computer implemented system for performing the method; a pharmaceutical composition useful in the method; and a method for causing an autovaccine effect in a subject using the method. |
| US10835754B2 |
Head-mountable adjustable devices for generating magnetic fields
Helmets for applying a magnetic field to the head of a subject, comprising: a housing comprising a concave surface configured to receive a portion of the head of the subject; a motor coupled to one or more of: a first permanent magnet via a first axle along a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axle drives movement of the first magnet; a second magnet via a second axle along a second axis of rotation wherein the second axle drives movement of the second magnet; and a third magnet via a third axle along the third axis of rotation wherein the third axle drives movement of the third magnet, wherein the axes are parallel; and a fit mechanism comprising a adjuster coupled to the first magnet, wherein movement of the adjustor moves the first magnet independently of the second or the third magnet. |
| US10835752B2 |
Injectable subcutaneous string heart device
A method for subcutaneously implanting a heart device in a patient using an implantation device involves making a first incision in the vicinity of the sternum of the patient and a second incision in the lumbar region of the patient posterior to the vertebral column of the patient. The implantation device is inserted through the first incision to the second incision, and a guidewire is placed through the implantation device via the second incision to the first incision. An end of the guidewire is coupled to the heart device, and the guidewire is pulled through the implantation device until the guidewire is placed within the patient. The guidewire then is detached from the heart device, and the implantation device is removed. The first and second incisions are sutured such that the heart device is left positioned completely subcutaneously around the heart and outside of the ribcage of the patient. |
| US10835747B2 |
Auricular nerve stimulation to address patient disorders, and associated systems and methods
Auricular nerve stimulation techniques for addressing patient disorders, and associated systems and methods. A representative system includes a signal generator having instructions to generate an electrical therapy signal, at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal having a frequency at or above the patient's auditory frequency limit, an amplitude in an amplitude range from about 0.1 mA to about 10 mA, and a pulse width in a pulse width range from 5 microseconds to 30 microseconds. The system further includes at least one earpiece having a contoured outer surface shaped to fit against the skin of the patient's external ear, external ear canal, or both, the at least one earpiece carrying at least two transcutaneous electrodes positioned to be in electrical communication with the auricular innervation of the patient, e.g., the auricular vagal nerve. |
| US10835746B2 |
Method of identifying and guiding cortical stimulation sites for the application of a focal-neuromodulation technique
A method for identifying at least one cortical stimulation site in a subject for the application as a target that can be used for treatment of a psychiatric/neurological disorder related to a deep brain region of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex including the subgenual and rostral anterior cingulate by using a first focal-neuromodulation technique, said method comprising: applying pulses of a second a focal-neuromodulation technique to different cortical areas of said subject; simultaneously with the application of said pulses at a cortical area measuring a psychophysiological signal representative of a heart rate of the subject for said cortical area, and when observing a systematic change in psychophysiological signal, identifying a corresponding cortical area as at least one cortical stimulation site that is functionally connected to said deep brain region of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex including the subgenual and rostral anterior cingulate for presenting said target for the treatment. |
| US10835745B2 |
Non-invasive device and method for stimulating vulvar tissues and pelvic floor muscles for treating and improving dysfunction or disorders and probe unit used therefor
The present invention relates to a non-invasive device and method for treating and improving dysfunction or disorders associated with pelvic floor. In one advantageous form, the non-invasive device comprising a generator configured to generate a current with a predetermined intensity of milliampere at a desirable frequency; at least one electrical stimulation applicator comprising a probe unit configured to transmit the current to a target body surface of vulvar tissues and/or pelvic floor muscle for application of an electrical stimulation; wherein the probe unit comprises a negative electrode and at least one positive electrode and the probe unit is shaped for positioning on the target body surface of the vulvar tissues and/or the pelvic floor muscle. |
| US10835744B2 |
Systems and methods to reduce sensor interference associated with electrical therapies
Methods and systems for reducing interference in a therapeutic energy delivery system by delivering an electrical therapeutic signal to a patient to provide a therapeutic benefit to the patient, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with an electrical interference signal resulting from delivering the electrical therapeutic signal. |
| US10835734B1 |
High and low impedance systems and methods for the generation and use of constant intensity electric fields
Disclosed are high and low impedance systems and methods for the generation and use of constant intensity electric fields for a variety of applications. Electric fields may be generated through gas, liquid, or solid phase materials for a variety of purposes on a subject material itself, or on materials, particles, or objects mixed, dissolved, suspended, or otherwise entrained in such materials, or on both. A number of systems and methods involve certain device geometries, parallel alignment of the electric field vector with the material under treatment, separation of the high impedance electrodes from the material under treatment, voltage or current sourcing linear and quasilinear voltage ramp input waveforms, and the employment of a high impedance dielectric coating on one side of conductive substrates of electrodes that function as barriers to electronic and ionic current. |
| US10835732B2 |
Connector unit for blood treatment machine to connect said blood treatment machine to an external container and blood treatment machine comprising said connector unit
A connector unit for a blood treatment machine connects the blood treatment machine to an external container. The connector unit includes a machine-side line which is designed for being fluid-connected to the blood treatment machine, a container-side line which is designed for being fluid-connected to the container, and an attachment tightly connected to the machine-side line and to the container-side line which is designed for being detachably mounted on a connecting nozzle of the external container so as to fluid-connect the external container to the blood treatment machine. The connector unit can be included on a blood treatment machine. |
| US10835731B2 |
Hemostasis sealing device
The present technology relates to a hemostasis sealing device having a device enclosure with a first seal portion for a medical device and a second seal portion for guide wire sealing. The device enclosure can be generally configured for compressive communication with a housing. The second seal portion can define a split that is in compressive communication with structural elements of the hemostasis sealing device, which can simultaneously provide sealing functionality and allow passage of relatively large-bore devices. |
| US10835727B2 |
Therapeutic agent injection device
A therapeutic agent injection device including an injection device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient having a body, the body having a patient face and a port face opposite the patient face, the port face having an introducer port including an introducer channel and an injection port including an injection channel, the introducer channel being in fluid communication with the injection channel through a cross channel, the injection channel defining an injection axis; a delivery tube for subcutaneous delivery of the therapeutic agent to the patient, the delivery tube projecting from and being generally perpendicular to the patient face, the delivery tube defining an introducer axis and being in fluid communication with the injection port; and a patch, the patch being attached to the patient face and being operable to adhesively attach to the patient; wherein the injection axis is parallel to the introducer axis. |
| US10835726B2 |
Systems and methods for enhancing the delivery of compounds to skin pores using ultrasonic waveforms
The invention is a device for transmitting acoustical energy through the surface of the skin of a patient, coupled with the administration of a compound, for example an acne medication, for the purpose of temporarily expanding the patient's pore size and enhancing the delivery of the compound to the patient's pores. The ultrasonic transducer emits a sonic transmission of variable intensity and frequency for the purpose of enhancing the absorption of compounds that have first been deposited onto the surface of the skin and into skin pores that have been expanded by the ultrasound transmission. |
| US10835725B2 |
Tattoo needle tip with capillary ink reservoir and combined device thereof
A tattoo needle tip (10) with a capillary ink reservoir (13) and combined device thereof are provided. The tattoo needle tip (10) includes a needle tip body (11). A needle passage (100) is defined inside the needle tip body (11) for placing a tattoo needle (20). The needle opening (12) is communicated with the needle passage (100). A capillary disposed ink reservoir (13) directly connected to the needle opening (12) whereby can directly feed ink to the sharp end of the tattoo needle (20). |
| US10835721B2 |
Delivery system for a drug coated angioplasty balloon
A delivery system includes a catheter, and a drug coated angioplasty balloon mounted on the catheter. The balloon has a wrapped or folded delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. A protective sleeve surrounds the drug coated balloon in the delivery configuration to minimise wash-off of drug from the balloon during delivery. The protective sleeve is retractable, so that once the drug coated balloon is at or near the treatment site, the sleeve can be retracted to allow the drug coated balloon to operate effectively. The protective sleeve can have a spacer mounted to or integral with the protective sleeve. The spacer in one case can comprise of interior ribs or ridges on the sleeve which minimise the surface area of the sleeve in direct contact with the drug coating on the balloon. |
| US10835714B2 |
Multi-direction steerable handles for steering catheters
Steerable catheters include cam and follower mechanisms that provide independent control of catheter flex magnitude and catheter flex direction to provide improved steerability of an attached catheter. In certain embodiments, the steerable catheter assemblies include two or more pull wires that flex the catheter, and a control handle coupled to the catheter having a direction control and a magnitude control, both of which are operably coupled to the two or more pull wires by the cam and follower mechanism. In embodiments disclosed herein, the cam and follower system can be modified to achieve particular catheter control. |
| US10835710B2 |
Segmented MRI catheters and other interventional devices
Disclosed herein are segmented MRI-compatible interventional devices, such as catheters and guidewires, that provide desired mechanical properties while avoiding undesired interactions with MRI fields. Disclosed devices can include helical wires with insulated breaks at intervals along each wire so that the insulated wire segments are individually short enough to avoid substantial resonance and heat being generated in the wires due to an applied MRI field. The segmented wires can be organized into a braided/woven tubular configuration or a non-braided intercalated/parallel tubular configuration that provides the desired mechanical properties similar to conventional metallic braided catheters. The helical wire segments can be insulated such that the wires do not touch each other at points where they cross over each other. Breaks in the wires can be staggered along the longitudinal axis of the device and/or circumferentially around the device to minimize formation of weak areas where wire breaks are aligned or grouped. |
| US10835707B2 |
Physiological response
Methods for provoking a physiological response in a subject comprising: receiving from sensors an orientation of an HMD of the subject and a parameter indicative of a physiological state of the subject, determining a video signal representing an avatar of the subject in a virtual reality scenario to be displayed on the head mounted display taking into account the orientation of the head mounted display, wherein the video signal includes an indication of a physiological state of the avatar, and sending the video signal to the head mounted display for visualization, optionally accompanied by a suitable audio signal. During a first period, the indication of the physiological state of the avatar substantially corresponds to the measured physiological state, and during a second period the indication of the physiological state of the avatar does not correspond to the measured physiological state. Related computer program and computing systems are also disclosed. |
| US10835692B2 |
Childproof discharging device
A discharging device for a pharmaceutical liquid, dispenser including a housing, an applicator tip with a discharge opening and a protective cap. A locking tooth is provided on the protective cap and a counter tooth is provided on the applicator tip. The at least one locking tooth passes over the counter tooth when the protective cap is rotated relative to the applicator tip in a first direction, and the locking tooth and the counter tooth prevent rotation in a direction opposite the first direction. The protective cap and the applicator tip are adapted to each other such that the discharge opening contacts a lid region of the protective cap after the locking tooth has passed over the counter tooth, and the discharge opening can be closed in a sealed manner by the protective cap. The protective cap is deformable to disengage the locking tooth and the counter tooth. |
| US10835691B2 |
Substance delivery module
A substance delivery module (4) and apparatus (2) for delivering a substance in aerosol form are disclosed. The substance delivery module (4) comprises a substance container (90), a piston (62) and an actuator (100) configured to engage the substance container (90) and urge the substance container (90) onto the piston (62), so dispensing the substance into the through passage (102) of the piston. The actuator (100) and substance container (90) are mounted in the substance delivery module (4) for relative motion, such relative motion bringing the actuator (100) into engagement with the substance container (90). The substance delivery module (4) may be assembled with an aerosol generator (10) and an aerosol delivery conduit (14) to form an apparatus (2) for delivering a substance in aerosol form. The apparatus (2) may further comprise a control module (6). |
| US10835686B2 |
Using a mobile phone for monitoring a medical device
A server having stored thereon information associated with an identified portable medical device. The server is configured to receive a position and a time point of a client device, and configured to use the position and the time point to retrieve position-specific data for the time point. The position-specific data is used to determine whether the portable medical device should be serviced or replaced. |
| US10835685B2 |
Thermal spring release mechanism for a drug delivery device
A spring release mechanism for a drug delivery includes a fusible member to restrain a spring in a charged state. A heating element is utilized to selectively heat and sever the fusible member. When the fusible member is severed, the spring is allowed to discharge and drive the drug delivery device components operably coupled thereto. |
| US10835684B2 |
Track-indexed syringe
A syringe including a barrel, a plunger moveably arranged within the barrel and a plunger rod for driving the plunger, and an engagement member arranged at the barrel to engage with a grooved surface on the plunger rod. This will create feedback given to a user as the plunger rod is moved relative to the barrel for driving the plunger within the barrel. The barrel and the engagement member are arranged relative to each other such that the engagement member, due to the engagement with the grooved surface of the plunger rod, will move solely in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the plunger rod as the plunger rod is moved relative to the barrel. |
| US10835681B2 |
Time-of-use activated syringe stopper
A time-of-use activated syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel defining a chamber, a plunger rod having a forward attachment end located within the chamber of the barrel, and a stopper located within the chamber of the barrel and including a rearward end adapted to receive the plunger rod. The stopper includes a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference thereof and extending toward a front end of the stopper. An activation mechanism is associated with at least one of the stopper and the plunger rod, and the plunger rod is configured for transition between a pre-loaded position in which the activation mechanism is unactivated and a loaded position in which the activation mechanism is activated. Upon activation, the activation mechanism applies a radial force to the first perimetrical skirt causing the skirt to seal against an inner wall of the syringe barrel. |
| US10835677B2 |
Auto injector with cartridge retention system
An auto injector (4) for administering injection of a medicament from a cartridge (700) containing the medicament, the auto injector comprising: a cartridge receiver (300) with a cartridge receiver compartment (302) configured to receive a cartridge assembly (600) with at least one cartridge retention member (808) when inserted through a cartridge receiver opening (302) along a longitudinal axis; and an ejector (200) configured to support the cartridge assembly (600) by being suspended to move along the longitudinal direction and being spring-loaded in the direction opposite of the receiving direction. The cartridge receiver compartment (302) has a first section (310), at a first distance from the cartridge receiver opening (301), with inwardly extending first guide members (312) that extends over first guide member angles (314) and are spaced apart to form a passage (316) at passage angles (318) between the inward first guide members (312); wherein the inward first guide members (312) form a first bore (320) accepting the cartridge assembly (600) when inserted through the cartridge receiver opening (301). The cartridge receiver compartment (302) has a second section (330) with an annular shape, at a second distance from the cartridge receiver opening (301), and with second guide members (322) with first faces (324) that are inclined about a radial axis to the longitudinal axis and angularly arranged to extend at least partly over the passage angles (318) and the first guide member angles (314). |
| US10835676B2 |
Push button safety injector
A push button safety injector includes a housing having a proximal end, a distal end spaced from the proximal end, and a longitudinal axis. An injection ram is positioned along the longitudinal axis and configured to actuate a fluid chamber. The injection ram is biased toward the distal end in an initial position. A sliding member is configured to retain the injection ram in the initial position. A safety member confines radial movement of the sliding member in the initial position and allows radial movement of the sliding member in an armed position. A button is moveable between an initial extended position and a depressed position. The button is engagable with the sliding member and configured to move the sliding member radially in the armed position. The sliding member releases the injection ram when the button is in the depressed position. |
| US10835673B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for medicament delivery
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise can comprise an auto-injector, which can comprise: a vial configured to store and/or contain an injectable medicament, the vial defining a vial longitudinal axis, and a housing comprising the vial. In various embodiments, the injectable medicament can be a medicine, medication, drug, pharmaceutical, prescriptive, agent, antidote, anti-venom, hormone, stimulant, vasodilator, anesthetic, and/or nutritional supplement that is substantially ready for injection. |
| US10835672B2 |
Integrated insulin delivery system with continuous glucose sensor
Systems and methods for integrating a continuous glucose sensor 12, including a receiver 14, a medicament delivery device 16, a controller module, and optionally a single point glucose monitor 18 are provided. Integration may be manual, semi-automated and/or fully automated. |
| US10835671B2 |
Adjusting insulin delivery rates
A method may include delivering insulin, using an insulin pump and a controller, over a first diurnal time period based on a baseline basal insulin rate stored in memory. The controller may receive blood glucose data to control delivery of insulin via the insulin pump in amounts variable from the baseline basal insulin rate to control blood glucose levels for a person with diabetes (PWD). The method may also include modifying the baseline basal insulin rate stored in the memory for a second diurnal time period that is at least 20 hours after the first diurnal period based on an amount of insulin actually delivered during the first diurnal time period. |
| US10835668B2 |
Injector systems and syringe adapters for use therewith
An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to an injector. The adapter comprises a mounting mechanism positioned at a rear end of the adapter to mount the adapter in a desired position relative to a front wall of the injector; and a syringe carrier section adapted to seat at least a portion of the syringe. The syringe carrier section defines a first opening on a top thereof to allow placement of the syringe therein from the top and a second opening in a rear section thereof to allow the drive member of the injector to communicate forward force to the plunger. A cover portion extends over a rearward end of the first opening and has a first end configured to abut the flange of the syringe when the syringe is positioned within the syringe carrier section. |
| US10835667B1 |
IV comfort and safety assist device and method
An intravenous fluid administration comfort and safety assist method may include deploying an intravenous fluid administration stand adjacent to a patient bed; suspending an intravenous fluid administration container on the intravenous fluid administration stand, the intravenous fluid administration container having an intravenous fluid administration line; obtaining an intravenous fluid administration comfort and safety assist device including a restraining member having a proximal restraining member end, a distal restraining member end and a line attachment member on the distal restraining member end, the distal restraining member end and the proximal restraining member end disposed within a common straight line; attaching the proximal restraining member end of the restraining member to the intravenous fluid administration stand; attaching the line attachment member on the distal restraining member end of the restraining member to the intravenous fluid administration line; and inserting the intravenous fluid administration line in a patient. An intravenous fluid administration line restraining assembly is also disclosed. |
| US10835660B2 |
Dialysis solution
The present invention relates to a dialysis solution containing bicarbonate, calcium and phosphate, wherein the dialysis solution contains phosphate having a concentration in the range from up to 0.4 mmol/l, preferably in the range from up to 0.375 mmol/l, or in the range from up to 0.25 mmol/l, and particularly preferably in the range from up to 0.2 mmol/l. |
| US10835655B2 |
Mobility-enhancing blood pump system
A blood pump system includes a first implantable housing, an implantable blood pump independent from the first implantable housing, and a percutaneous extension. The first implantable housing includes a rechargeable power storage device. The implantable blood pump supplements the pumping function of a heart. The rechargeable power storage device supplies electrical power to the implantable blood pump. The percutaneous extension is coupled to the rechargeable power storage device and adapted to traverse the skin. The percutaneous extension is configured to releasably connect to an external power supply adapted to provide power for recharging or supplementing the rechargeable power storage device to power the implantable blood pump. |
| US10835654B2 |
Pressure sensing ventricular assist devices and methods of use
The invention generally relates to heart pump systems. In some embodiments, a pressure sensor is provided with a heart pump, either at the inflow or the outflow of the blood pump. The heart pump may further include a flow estimator based on a rotor drive current signal delivered to the rotor. Based on the rotor drive current signal, a differential pressure across the pump may be calculated. The differential pressure in combination with the pressure measurements from the pressure sensor may be used to calculate pressure on the opposite side of the pump from the pressure sensor. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor is located at the outflow of the pump and the pump is coupled with the left ventricle. The differential pressure and pressure measurement may be used to calculate a left ventricular pressure waveform of the patient. With such a measurement, other physiological parameters may be derived. |
| US10835651B2 |
Introducer set
An introducer set (1) for providing vascular access in a patient's body comprises an introducer sheath (10) and a dilator (20). The introducer sheath (10) has a tubular body (11) made of flexible material with a distal portion (12), a proximal portion (13) and an inner surface, the proximal portion (13) being configured to be inserted into a patients vessel to allow a medical device (100) to be inserted through the introducer sheath (10) into the patient's vessel. At least one of the dilator (20) and the introducer sheath (10) comprises a stiffening structure (25) imparting stiffness to the tubular body (11) of the introducer sheath (10), wherein said stiffening structure (25) can be released, removed or otherwise deactivated. |
| US10835650B2 |
Device for collection of tissue and method of use
A device for separation and collection of tissue from an effluent stream of tissue and carrier fluid generated in a medical procedure comprises a housing (600) having an upper wall (601a), a lower wall (602a), a circumferential wall (612) extending between the upper wall and lower wall, an inlet aperture 606a for receiving the effluent stream and an outlet aperture (607a) for discharge of filtered fluid. The housing encloses a filter member (603a) positioned between said upper wall and said lower wall and comprising at least one filter receptacle (615), the upper wall comprising a viewing window (604) for viewing tissue collected in the filter member. The inlet aperture is located beneath the filter member, and the device comprises a fluid pathway (628) for delivering effluent stream received through the inlet aperture into a said filter receptacle from above the filter member. The device can be compact whilst nonetheless allowing visualisation of collected tissue. |
| US10835649B2 |
Surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas
A surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas is shown and described. The surgical suction device includes an air amplifier. The air amplifier includes a structure defining a generally cylindrical cavity having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end. The cylindrical cavity is defined by an inner wall of the cavity. The air amplifier includes an annular opening in the inner wall near the first end. The annular opening defines a jet opening adapted to allow a pressurized gas to flow out of the annular opening such that a low pressure region is produced at the first end and an amplified flow is produced at the second end. The annular opening is further configured such that the pressurized gas enters the cavity at an angle with respect to the inner wall of the cavity that is towards the second end. |
| US10835640B2 |
Resorbable crosslinked form stable membrane for use outside the oral cavity
The invention relates to resorbable crosslinked form stable membrane which comprises a composite layer of collagen material and inorganic ceramic particles containing 1.5 to 3.5 weight parts of inorganic ceramic for 1 weight part of collagen material, sandwiched between two layers of elastic pretensed collagen material (collagen material that has been stretched such as to be in the linear/elastic region of the stress-strain curve), the collagen material comprising 50-100% (w/w) collagen and 0-50% (w/w) elastin, and has shape and dimensions suitable for use in human tissue regeneration outside the oral cavity in rhinoplasty, postlateral spinal fusion or orbital reconstruction. |
| US10835632B2 |
Autoclave for the processing of municipal waste
An autoclave with an upper hatch and a bottom hatch is terminated with elliptical end caps has an agitator placed inside it. The autoclave is inclined in relation to the ground plane. An external jacket is mounted on the cylindrical section of the internal pressure chamber. The jacket is divided into pressure-separated parts Inside the internal pressure chamber a paddle agitator shaft is mounted. The agitator mounting arrangement is out-of-alignment in relation to the axis of symmetry of the autoclave cylindrical section The size of the shift does not exceed ⅔ of the radial length of the cross-section of the cylindrical section of the internal pressure chamber. The agitator's paddles has two shields shifted in the agitator's axis of symmetry in relation to its paddle by a phase angle equal to 90°. The shield height does not exceed ⅓ of the height of the agitator's paddle. |
| US10835631B2 |
Photocatalytic element
A photocatalytic element including: a photocatalytic layer containing at least one photocatalytic material; and a light emitting source in optical communication with the photocatalytic material, the light emitting source disposed sufficiently proximal to the photocatalytic material to raise the surface temperature of at least some of the photocatalytic material to a temperature between 10° C. and 90° C. is provided. |
| US10835630B2 |
Air freshener for vehicles
An air freshener for vehicles including a main body for holding a container for volatile substances and a foldable clip which can be placed in a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the main body. The foldable clip is rotatable with respect to the main body. The clip is always connected with the main body, so that it is sold with it occupying a reduced space in the package. The clip can be rotated to be adapted to any kind of ventilation grids. |
| US10835626B2 |
Systems and methods for combined high intensity narrow spectrum and non-high intensity narrow spectrum lighting for surface disinfection in variably occupied environments
Systems and methods for combined HINS and non-HINS lighting for surface disinfection. A lighting system controller is provided, which includes a memory, an i/o interface, and an electronic processor. The processor is configured to retrieve from the memory at least one characteristic of an area to be disinfected; determine, based on a signal received from a first sensor positioned to sense the presence of a person in the area, whether a person is present in the area; and, when a person is present in the area, determine a first drive signal based on the at least one characteristic and the presence of the person, and a second drive signal based on the presence of the person in the area and the first drive signal. The processor provides the first drive signal to drive to a HINS LED array and the second drive signal to drive a non-HINS LED array. |
| US10835625B2 |
Radiotracer derivatives of trimethoprim for diagnostic imaging
The present invention provides radiolabeled trimethoprim which are useful in imaging tests such as PET scans. The compounds show robust bacterial uptake in vitro and identify infections from inflammation or tumor when administered to a subject. The compounds show rapid and sensitive detection of Ec DHFR containing tumors from control tumors and background tissue. In one aspect, a compound having the structure of formula (I) is provided or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein R is defined herein. Also provided are compositions containing these compounds, positron emission tomography reporter probe comprising these compounds, and methods of imaging a bacterial infection, tracking or monitoring bacteria, distinguishing a bacterial infection from inflammation or tumor, monitoring genetically fused protein expression, and monitoring genetically engineered cells in clinical scenarios such as immunotherapy for cancer treatment. |
| US10835618B2 |
Sialyl-di-Lewisa as expressed on glycoproteins but not glycolipids as a functional cancer target and antibodies thereto
The present invention relates to an isolated specific binding member capable of binding sialyl-di-Lewisa, and associated treatments and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cancer. |
| US10835613B2 |
Compositions, gels and foams with rheology modulators and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions for cosmetic or pharmaceutical application. The compositions include a carrier and rheology modulators. |
| US10835610B2 |
Pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions comprising a polymer and an absorption promoter for controlled release of active ingredients
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition or medical device for topical use including: a) a cosmetically or pharmaceutically active substance; b) a polyvinylcaprolactam/polyvinyl acetate/polyethylene glycol copolymer; and c) a phospholipid. Also disclosed is a method for treatment incorporating such a composition. |
| US10835605B2 |
Preparations of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/polydopamine core/shell hybrid nanoparticle for photothermal applications
Described is a biodegradable and biocompatible hybrid nanoparticle for use in photothermal applications. The hybrid nanoparticle includes a poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) core and a polydopamine shell. Optionally, the hybrid nanoparticle can be loaded with an active agent such as an anti-cancer agent. The hybrid nanoparticles can include detection agents, targeting agents, etc. The nanoparticles can be useful for disease detection, treatment, and monitoring. |
| US10835602B2 |
Stable multi-dose compositions comprising an antibody and a preservative
The invention relates to stable, multi-dose liquid compositions containing proteins, in particular, but not exclusively stable antibodies, and to the use of said compositions in therapy, in particular for the subcutaneous delivery of said stable protein. |
| US10835601B2 |
Methods and compositions related to accelerated humoral affinity
Disclosed herein is a vaccine comprising an antigen and a protein, peptide, or carbohydrate of Chlamydia spp., or a fragment thereof, wherein the antigen is not derived from a Chlamydia spp. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing diseases comprising administering to a subject a vaccine, wherein the vaccine comprises an antigen and a protein, peptide, or carbohydrate of Chlamydia spp., or a fragment thereof, wherein the antigen is not derived from a Chlamydia spp. |
| US10835599B2 |
Methods to identify prime and boost immunogens for use in a B cell lineage-based vaccination protocol
The present invention relates, in general, to an HIV-1 vaccine and, in particular, to a B cell lineage-based vaccination protocol. |
| US10835596B2 |
Compositions and methods for flavivirus vaccination
Compositions of a recombinant adenovirus based vector vaccine containing one or more flavivirus antigen genes are disclosed herein. Methods for constructing and producing such vaccines and methods of using these vaccines to generate immune responses against flaviviruses are also described. Compositions described herein allow for vaccinations in subjects with preexisting immunity to adenovirus. |
| US10835595B2 |
PD1 and PDL1 antibodies and vaccine combinations and use of same for immunotherapy
Disclosed herein is a vaccine comprising an antigen and PD1 antibody and/or PDL1 antibody. Also disclosed herein is a method for enhancing an immune response in a subject. The method may comprise administering the vaccine to the subject in need thereof. |
| US10835592B2 |
Bioconjugates made from recombinant N-glycosylated proteins from procaryotic cells
The present invention is directed to a bioconjugate vaccine, such as an O1-bioconjugate vaccine, comprising: a protein carrier comprising a protein carrier containing at least one consensus sequence, D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z may be any natural amino acid except proline; at least one antigenic polysaccharide from at least one pathogenic bacterium, linked to the protein carrier; and, optionally, an adjuvant. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of producing an O1-bioconjugate in a bioreactor comprising a number steps. |
| US10835591B2 |
Vaccine candidate for periodontitis
A complementary DNA (cDNA) with SEQ ID NO: 1 which encodes an immunogenic fragment of major outer sheath protein (Msp) of Treponema denticola. |
| US10835590B2 |
Periodontitis vaccine and related compositions and methods of use
An immunogenic composition, a periodontal vaccine formulation containing the immunogenic composition, and methods for treating or preventing periodontal disease are provided, where the methods involves administering an immunologically effective amount of the composition or vaccine formulation to a subject. The immunogenic composition contains at least one polypeptide that comprises: an Mfa1 antigen sequence that is substantially homologous to an immunogenic amino acid sequence from an Mfa1 fimbrilin protein of a Porphyromonas bacterium; and an HA1 antigen sequence, an HA2 antigen sequence, or both an HA1 antigen sequence and an HA2 antigen sequence, wherein the HA1 antigen sequence is substantially homologous to an immunogenic amino acid sequence from an RgpA Gingipain hemagglutinin domain 1 contained within an RgpA Gingipain protein of a Porphyromonas bacterium, and the HA2 antigen sequence is substantially homologous to an immunogenic amino acid sequence from an RgpA Gingipain hemagglutinin domain 2 contained within an RgpA Gingipain protein of a Porphyromonas bacterium. |
| US10835589B2 |
Vaccine directed to induction of immune response to protein and glycolipid antigens of bacterial cells through interaction of CD40L/CD40 receptor axis with complex of glycolipid/CD1d receptor in NKT cells and in dendritic cells
A combination of components to promote an innate and adaptive immune response comprising of a TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine and a complex between the CD1d receptor and an alpha galactosyl ceramide like glycolipid (AGCLGL), to activate NKT cells and activate the CD40 receptor on the DCs and increase the level of the adaptive immune response induced by the TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine to the TAA. The result and advantage of using both the TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine and the α-galactosylceramide-CD1d complex (or a related bacterial or other antigen related to α-galactosylceramide) to stimulate the immune response through the CD40L/CD40 axis on dendritic cells, is that the magnitude of the stimulation is robust and increased significantly more than additive—i.e. synergistically due to the interaction, cross-talk and/or cross-stimulation of the glycolipid-CD1d pathway and TAA/ecdCD40L pathway. As a result, a potent immune response is induced against lipid target antigens as well as protein target antigens. |
| US10835584B2 |
Systems for treating dermal inflammatory conditions
The present invention is directed to novel systems and methods for treating dermal inflammatory disorders, such as psoriasis. |
| US10835583B2 |
Messenger RNA therapy for the treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
The present invention provides, among other things, methods of treating ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, including administering to a subject in need of treatment a composition comprising an mRNA encoding an ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) protein at an effective dose and an administration interval such that at least one symptom or feature of the OTC deficiency is reduced in intensity, severity, or frequency or has delayed onset. In some embodiments, the mRNA is encapsulated in a liposome comprising one or more cationic lipids, one or more non-cationic lipids, one or more cholesterol-based lipids and one or more PEG-modified lipids. |
| US10835582B2 |
Peptide for preventing hearing loss, and composition comprising same
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating hearing loss. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition including a telomerase-derived peptide, the composition being effective in the treatment and prevention of hearing loss due to an ototoxic drug. A peptide having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a peptide having 80% or more sequence homology to the sequence, or a fragment thereof, according to the present invention, has an excellent effect in the treatment and prevention of hearing loss due to an ototoxic drug. |
| US10835580B2 |
Methods comprising continuous administration of a GLP-1 receptor agonist and co-administration of a drug
Provided is a method for administering to a subject, via an implantable delivery device, a continuous subcutaneous dose of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog, where the subject is orally co-administered a drug after implantation of the implantable delivery device and during continuous subcutaneous dosing of the GLP-1 analog. |
| US10835577B2 |
Peptides derived from Kita-kyushu lung cancer antigen (KKLC1, CT83, CXorf61) and complexes comprising such peptides bound to MHC molecules
The present invention relates to novel peptides derived from Kita-kyushu lung cancer antigen (CT83), complexes comprising such peptides bound to recombinant MHC molecules, and cells presenting said peptide in complex with MHC molecules. Also provided by the present invention are binding moieties that bind to the peptides and/or complexes of the invention. Such moieties are useful for the development of immunotherapeutic reagents for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US10835575B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating disease using Salmonella T3SS effector protein (SipA)
The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing one or more symptoms of disease by administering compositions comprising SipA. The invention's compositions and methods are particularly advantageous in reducing symptoms of diseases that are associated with overexpression of P-gp and/or p53. The invention's compositions and methods are useful in reducing cancer symptom and/or cancer multidrug resistance (MDR). The invention provides a method for reducing one or more symptoms of cancer in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject a composition comprising purified SipA. In one embodiment, said SipA is operably conjugated to a nanoparticle. In another embodiment, said cancer comprises cancer cells resistant to at least one cytotoxin. |
| US10835573B2 |
Methods for treating Friedreich's ataxia by an aromatic-cationic peptide to increase frataxin protein levels
The disclosure provides methods of preventing or treating Friedreich's ataxia in a mammalian subject, reducing risk factors, signs and/or symptoms associated with Friedreich's ataxia, and/or reducing the likelihood or severity of Friedreich's ataxia. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to e.g., reduce oxidative stress, increase mitochondrial metabolism, or a combination thereof. |
| US10835570B2 |
Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement including monacolin K, phytosterols, policosanols, resveratrol, trimethylglycine and coenzyme Q10 is provided. |
| US10835567B2 |
Method for regulating expressions of TPH1 gene, DDC gene, and/or AANAT gene by using banana peel extract
A method for increasing the expressions of TPH1 gene, DDC gene and/or AANAT gene is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need a composition, wherein the composition comprises an effective amount of a banana peel extract. The method is effective in treating, preventing or adjusting diseases or physiological functions related to TPH1, DDC and/or AANAT genes. |
| US10835563B2 |
Method for preventing, postponing or treating changes in the anterior/posterior chamber volume, vitreous humour, and/or retinal detachment
The present invention provides a method for preventing, postponing or treating ocular diseases, including changes in the anterior/posterior chamber volume, vitreous humour, and/or retinal detachment. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of Cordyceps cicadae mycelium active substances. A method for preparing Cordyceps cicadae mycelium active substances comprises following steps: (a) culturing a Cordyceps cicadae mycelium on a plate medium between 15-35° C. for 5-14 days; (b) inoculating the Cordyceps cicadae mycelium of step (a) into a flask and culturing the mycelium between 15-35° C. and pH 2-8 for 3-7 days; and (c) inoculating the Cordyceps cicadae mycelium of step (b) into a fermenter tank and culturing the mycelium by stirring between 15-35° C. and pH 2-8 for 3-5 days, so as to obtain a Cordyceps cicadae mycelium fermentation liquid containing the Cordyceps cicadae mycelium active substances. |
| US10835562B2 |
Composition for alcohol or acetaldehyde degradation comprising probiotics
The present invention relates to a composition for alcohol or acetaldehyde degradation, which comprises probiotics. The composition of the present invention has a significant synergistic effect on the degradation of alcohol or acetaldehyde, when the probiotics are administered alone or in combination or the composition further comprises excipients. In addition, the composition according to the present invention may effectively degrade alcohol and acetaldehyde, thereby not only treating or preventing alcohol-induced diseases, but also effectively relieving hangovers caused by excessive drinking. |
| US10835560B2 |
Reducing the likelihood of skin cancer in an individual human being
Compositions, systems and methods of improving the health of the microbiome of an individual's skin relate to the provision of skin contacting formulations containing beneficial bacteria and other microbe components to foster the growth and maintenance of a healthy skin microbiome. |
| US10835557B2 |
Methods of image analysis of large intestine contents for diagnosis and treatment
Methods of image analysis of large intestine contents for diagnosis and treatment are provided. Methods include introducing water controllably into a patient's large intestine, draining, by gravity and using a transparent drainage pipe, the introduced water with contents of the patient's large intestine, capturing images of the drained contents, optically through the transparent drainage pipe, and analyzing the captured images to extract diagnostic parameters therefrom. In addition, samples of the drained contents may be stored to form a stool bank and microbiome characteristics may be derived to suggest corresponding microbiota transplants. |
| US10835555B2 |
Compositions of nitrates and methods of use thereof
Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate. |
| US10835552B2 |
Method for preparing linseed polysaccharide having antiviral activity and immunological activity, and use of the linseed polysaccharide
Disclosed are a method for preparing a linseed polysaccharide having antiviral activity and immunological activity, food and healthare products and methods of treatment using the linseed polysaccharide. The method comprises the steps of: using the linseeds as raw materials, pulverizing the linseeds, separating the husks from the kernels of the linseeds, extracting by the microwave-assisted hot water extraction, deproteinizing by the Sevage method, carrying out ethanol precipitation, and freeze-drying to obtain the linseed crude polysaccharides, then carrying out ion-exchange column chromatography, Sephadex gel column chromatography, and ultra-filtration so as to obtain the linseed triple-helix polysaccharides. |
| US10835549B2 |
Polyplexes
The present disclosure relates to compounds comprising (i) an active agent, wherein the active agent includes a charge at a predetermined pH, (ii) a polymer, wherein the polymer includes an opposite charge than the active agent at the predetermined pH; and (iii) a polyplex comprising the peptide and the polymer electrostatically bond together at the predetermined pH. In some embodiments, the active agent is a peptide, such as a peptide comprising MAPKAP kinase II inhibitory peptide, and in some embodiments the peptide includes a cell-penetrating peptide. In further embodiments, the disclosure provides methods for treating a disease or condition by administering a composition according to the present disclosure to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10835547B2 |
Methods and materials for reducing the risk of infections
This document relates to methods and materials for reducing the risk of infection after a shoulder surgery or medical procedure. For example, this document relates to methods and materials for using a topical composition containing clindamycin or erythromycin to reduce the risk of or to prevent infection associated with shoulder surgeries or medical procedures. |
| US10835543B2 |
Method of increasing muscle mass and strength and compositions therefor
A method of increasing muscle mass and strength in mammals by orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of phosphatidic acid. The phosphatidic acid is preferably administered as a plurality of doses per day with at least one dose being administered during the anabolic window following exercise. Preferably, the method further includes the cotemporaneous administration of a therapeutically effective amount of creatine, optionally as phosphatidylcreatine. In addition or in the alternative, the method further includes the cotemporaneous administration of a therapeutically effective amount of leucine, optionally as phosphatidylleucine. |
| US10835540B2 |
Pharmaceutical use
The invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical medication comprising an aromatase inhibitor, preferably a steroidal aromatase inactivator and an antioxidant as effective ingredients for the treatment of sex hormone-dependent diseases. Furthermore, the invention relates to a composition comprising an aromatase inhibitor/—inactivator and α-lipoic acid and/or extract of green tea containing polyphenols. The combination of an aromatase inhibitor and—inactivator and α-lipoic acid and/or extract of green tea containing polyphenols is particularly suitable for the treatment of sex hormone-dependent diseases as well as for the treatment of benign tumors such as e.g. lipomatoses as occurring in Madelung's disease. |
| US10835539B2 |
Neuro-protective agents and uses thereof
Use of 5α-androstane-3β,5,6β-triol and analogs thereof in the preparation of a drug for the prophylaxis or treatment of an altitude sickness caused by hypobaric hypoxia is provided, so as to provide a new drug for the prophylaxis or treatment of an altitude sickness. Researches revealed that 5α-androstane-3β,5,6β-triol treatment can effectively reduce vasogenic edema of brain tissue of Macaca fascicularis caused by hypobaric hypoxia, reduce the increased cerebral water content, and protect from neuronal vacuolar degeneration caused by hypobaric hypoxia, therefore it can improve neurological dysfunctions caused by hypobaric hypoxia and is useful in prophylaxis or treatment of an altitude sickness. |
| US10835524B2 |
Compositions for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and uses thereof
The invention pertains to compositions comprising inhibitors of PI3K, AKT and/or mTOR, one or more 4-quinolinemethanols and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. These compositions can contain subtherapeutic amounts of each active ingredient (PI3K, AKT, mTOR, one or more 4-quinolinemethanols and various combinations thereof). The invention also provides a method of treating various forms of cancer, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, hepatocyte carcinoma, brain cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma, colorectal cancer, melanoma and/or pancreatic cancer. |
| US10835522B2 |
Solid forms comprising 4-amino-2-(2,6- dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione and a coformer, compositions and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are solid forms comprising (a) 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione and (b) a coformer. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the solid forms (e.g., cocrystals) and methods for treating, preventing and managing various disorders are also disclosed. |
| US10835519B2 |
Targeting metabolic adaptive responses to chemotherapy
Methods for targeting adaptive responses to chemotherapy are described. In various embodiments, a method comprises administering at least one compound that inhibits S6K1, mTORC1 or upstream or downstream pathway components of S6K1 or mTORC1, in association with administration of at least one inhibitor of PPARα, PPARδ, or PGC1α. In various embodiments, the compound that inhibits S6K1, mTORC1, or upstream or downstream pathway components of S6K1 or mTORC1 is rapamycin, everolimus, temsirolimus, or imatinib. The inhibitor of PPARα, PPARδ, or PGC1α can be an antagonist or an inverse agonist selected from GW6471, GSK3787, GSK0660, and ST247. |
| US10835518B2 |
Fatty acids as anti-inflammatory agents
Compounds of formula I and their metabolites are potent mediators of an inflammatory response: where a, b, c, d, e, f, V, W, X, Y, Ra, Rb, Rb′, Rc, and Rc′ are defined herein. In particular, the compounds of the invention are candidate therapeutics for treating inflammatory conditions. |
| US10835514B2 |
Dry powder inhaler compositions of 7-azoniabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives
Pharmaceutical compositions of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists suitable for administration via a dry powdered inhaler and methods of using the compositions for treating respiratory disease are provided. |
| US10835512B2 |
Methods of treating respiratory syncytial virus infections
Compositions and methods for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections are provided. |
| US10835509B2 |
Prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative disease
A method for the prevention and/or treatment of dementia in a human subject; the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one carotenoid selected from the group consisting of lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin; and a composition comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid. |
| US10835502B2 |
Alcohol-based compositions and uses thereof
This disclosure relates to a method of reducing a fat deposit comprising injecting an alcohol-containing pharmaceutical composition into the fat deposit. The method may be effective in improving the appearance of or reducing the weight or volume of the fat deposit. |
| US10835497B2 |
Rivastigmine-containing sustained-release pharmaceutical composition
The present invention relates to a rivastigmine-containing sustained-release pharmaceutical composition and, more specifically, to a rivastigmine-containing sustained-release pharmaceutical composition, which is a sustained-release preparation containing a pH-dependent delayed release phase, wherein, by controlling the release of the pharmaceutical composition to be minimized in the stomach at the initial stage of administration, the pharmaceutical composition can lower the maximum blood concentration (Cmax) compared with existing products while arriving at an effective blood concentration, thereby reducing side effects, and thereafter, maintaining the effective blood concentration through the sustained-release of main ingredients. As a result, the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention exhibits the same effect as in the existing twice-a-day dosing through only the once-a-day dosing, and can increase the treatment efficiency of patients through the improvement in the convenience of administration of patients. |
| US10835481B2 |
Use of UV resistant active materials on hair
Polymers comprising at least one cationic functional group and at least one ultraviolet light-absorbing compound are disclosed herein. The resulting polymers exhibit ultraviolet light-absorbing properties and may be used in sunscreen compositions for skin and/or hair. |
| US10835479B2 |
Systems and methods for improving the appearance of the skin
The invention relates to systems and methods for improving the appearance of the skin. The systems comprise 1) a skin-tightening composition comprising at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one adhesive polymer; and 2) a long-wear cosmetic composition comprising at least one silicone-polyamide copolymer, at least one silicone film former, and at least one volatile oil. Methods comprise applying the compositions of the systems on to the skin sequentially after a drying period. |
| US10835478B2 |
Lightening method using special siloxane compounds
The present disclosure relates a method for the lightening of keratinous fibers, particularly human hair, wherein a lightening agent (AM) containing at least one special dimethylcyclosiloxane and at least one special polydimethylsiloxane is used. Use of the special siloxanes results in improved care of the keratinous fibers with simultaneous improvement of the lightening effect. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a corresponding packaging unit (kit-of-parts) and the use of a combination of special siloxanes to improve the care of keratinous fibers while simultaneously improving the lightening effect. |
| US10835477B2 |
Oral care compositions containing polyethylene glycol for physical stability
Oral care compositions having polyethylene glycol are more phase stable, particularly with certain flavorants that have a specified range of Dielectric Constant and/or water number and/or C log P value. |
| US10835475B2 |
Copolymer having thickening and suspension properties
The invention relates to the field of the production of aqueous compositions comprising rheology-modifying agents, in particular the production of aqueous cosmetic or detergent compositions having improved thickening and clarity properties and also good suspending properties.In particular, the invention relates to a rheology-modifying agent which is a copolymer obtained by polymerization of at least one cross-linking monomer with at least one anionic monomer comprising at least one polymerizable ethylenic unsaturation and at least one hydrophobic nonionic monomer comprising at least one polymerizable ethylenic unsaturation. |
| US10835473B2 |
Foaming agent-containing cosmetic compositions having pigment-containing starch particulates and anionic polymer
The present disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions for the cleaning of keratinic fibers. An exemplary cosmetic composition includes, based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition, a) a particulate comprising, based on the total weight of the particulate, a1) from about 65 to about 98% by weight of a starch, and a2) from about 1.0 to about 3.0% by weight of a pigment, b) an anionic polymer comprising structural units of the formula (I), the formula (II), and the formula (III): wherein R1, R2 and R4, each independently of one another, stand for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group, R3 stands for a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C12 alkyl group, R5 stands for a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated C6-C14 alkyl group, A stands for oxygen, sulfur or an NH group, and c) a foaming agent. |
| US10835472B2 |
Propellant-containing cosmetic preparations with starch particles and anionic polymer
The present disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions for cleaning keratin fibres. An exemplary cosmetic composition includes, in relation to the total weight of the cosmetic composition, a) a particle comprising, in relation to the total weight of the particle, from about 65 to about 99% by weight of a native and/or physically modified starch, b) an anionic polymer comprising a structural unit of formula (I), a structural unit of formula (II), and a structural unit of formula (III): in which R1, R2 and R4, independently of one another, stand for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group, R3 stands for a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C12 alkyl group, R5 stands for a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated C6-C14 alkyl group, and A stands for oxygen, sulfur or an NH group, and c) at least one propellant. |
| US10835469B2 |
Method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair
A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, and rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair. |
| US10835468B2 |
Particular pyridinedicarboxylic acid derivative/antioxidant combination
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising one or more pyridinedicarboxylic acid derivatives of general formula (I) or a salt thereof and one or more antioxidants chosen from flavone heterosides, polyhydroxylated stilbenes, pyrimidinecarboxylic acid derivatives and ascorbic acid esters. |
| US10835466B2 |
Wrinkle ameliorating agent
The object is to provide a wrinkle improving agent having an excellent wrinkle improving effect. A compound expressed by the following Formula (1), or an acid addition salt thereof is used as an active ingredient of a wrinkle improving agent. (Wherein X represents an alkylene group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms in which a hydrogen atom may be substituted with a methyl group, Y represents COOR1 or CH2OR2, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, or an optionally branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or an optionally branched acyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.) |
| US10835465B2 |
Compositions for removing nail polish
The invention relates to compositions for removing nail polish comprising a C2-C3 monoalcohol, glycerin, and propylene carbonate, wherein the glycerin and propylene carbonate are present in a glycerin to propylene carbonate ratio by weight of at least 1:3 and the concentration by weight of ethanol is at least about 16%. Methods of removing nail polish and moisturizing the hands are also provided. |
| US10835463B2 |
Anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications
Zinc oxide compositions and methods for applying anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications are provided herein. A composition includes multiple zinc oxide particles suspended within a medium forming sunscreen composition, and two or more coating materials applied to each of the multiple zinc oxide particles in distinct layers via a gradation based on refractive index, wherein each of the coating materials has a refractive index that is between the refractive index of air and the refractive index of zinc oxide. |
| US10835454B2 |
Hydrogel compositions with an erodible backing member
A composition is provided, wherein the composition comprises a water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer, a blend of a hydrophilic polymer with a complementary oligomer capable of hydrogen or electrostatic bonding to the hydrophilic polymer. The composition also includes a backing member. Active ingredients, such as a whitening agent, may be included. The composition finds utility as an oral dressing, for example, a tooth whitening composition that is applied to the teeth in need of whitening. The composition can be designed to be removed when the degree of whitening has been achieved or left in place and allowed to erode entirely. In certain embodiments, the composition is translucent. Methods for preparing and using the compositions are also disclosed. |
| US10835453B2 |
Storage-stable resin-modified glass ionomer cement
The present invention relates to a composition for use as component of a multicomponent resin-modified glass ionomer cement, to a multicomponent resin-modified glass ionomer cement and also to a process for the preparation of the corresponding compositions and of cured dental materials. The invention furthermore relates to the corresponding use of one or more compounds (S) selected from the group consisting of sulfinic acids, salts of sulfinic acids and salts of organoboron compounds. |
| US10835452B2 |
Obturation composition
A dental composition comprising pre-reacted particulate mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) dispersed in a hydrogel wherein the content of MTA in the composition is in the range of 20 to 50 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US10835448B2 |
Device for applying stimulation to the foot or feet of a person
A device for stimulating the Meissner's Corpuscles along the front plantar portion of the foot or feet of a person is provided. The device has a platform disposed upon motion guides for movement up and down with respect to a base. The platform has a shaped surface for ease of placement of at least the front plantar portion of at least one foot of a person seated in front of the device in which the back or heel portion of the foot is disposed away from the device. One or more inertial actuators are attached to the platform underneath its surface. A controller controls operation of the actuator(s), via signals to a driver, to move the platform with respect to the base in a sinusoidally varying motion at a user selectable stimulation level. The stimulation level may be set wirelessly via an external device, or by manually tilting the device. |
| US10835447B2 |
Personal care tool for cooling and treating skin
A handheld massage tool that provides a cooling effect, intended to treat and improve the appearance of the skin, especially of the face. |
| US10835446B2 |
Angle adjustable crutch handle
A crutch handle is positionably adjustable to a crutch at an offset angle to provide an ergonomic position of a user's hand. The crutch handle has a curved adjustment adapter on both a first and second end of a handle-grip portion of the crutch handle. A fastener slot extends through the first and second adjustment adapters to allow a fastener to extend though and secure the handle to the crutch at an offset angle. The handle-grip has a fastener opening on at least one of the first or second ends to allow the fastener to be positioned along the handle-grip portion of the handle. A conventional crutch may be adapted with this angle adjustable crutch handle with the fasteners being in apertures that are aligned across the crutch support. |
| US10835443B2 |
Exoskeleton robot
An exoskeleton robot comprises a waist assembly and a leg assembly. The waist assembly includes a first frame, a plate and a second frame. The first frame includes a rail and a slider inside the rail. The plate is fixed by a first bolt screwed into the slider. The second frame is connected to the plate. The second frame having a slot and a second bolt inside the slot. The leg assembly is installed to the second frame by the second bolt. By loosening the bolts, a user can move the leg assembly in two directions of the rail and the slot without the requirement for detaching the bolts. |
| US10835441B2 |
Patient positioning apparatus with adjustable and lockable back rest
A patient positioning apparatus for an X-ray dental imaging system includes a head rest and a chair separate from and spaced from the head rest. The chair has a seat portion and a back rest coupled to the seat portion. The chair further includes a locking system that locks a position of the back rest relative to the seat portion. |
| US10835440B2 |
Boot carriage for repositioning a surgical boot along a support rod
A limb support comprises a spar, a limb rest, and a coupler. The spar is configured to be supported from a patient support apparatus and adjustable relative to the patient support and has a longitudinal axis. The coupler includes a release that is selectively actuable to release locking mechanisms to permit adjustment of the limb support relative to the spar. |
| US10835439B2 |
Surgical frame having translating lower beam and moveable linkage or surgical equipment attached thereto and method for use thereof
A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a translating lower beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position, and a linkage and/or surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the translating lower beam or interconnected with the translating lower beam via the linkage. The linkage and/or the surgical equipment are moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating lower beam and a second position at or adjacent a second end of the translating lower beam. The translating lower beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating lower beam affords access to a patient receiving area. A linear movement mechanism can be used to facilitate movement of the linkage and/or the surgical equipment along the translating lower beam to avoid interference with the main beam or the translating lower beam. |
| US10835427B2 |
Elevating bed and method for detecting braking performance of elevating bed
An elevating bed capable of detecting braking performance includes an elevating assembly, a driving motor connected to the elevating assembly and driving the elevating assembly to move, a brake device connected to the driving motor, a control module connected to the driving motor and to the brake device. When the control module disables the brake device, the control module controls the driving motor to drive the elevating assembly to move for a first movement distance and calculates a first torque value of the driving motor. When the control module enables the brake device, the control module controls the driving motor to drive the elevating assembly to move for a second movement distance and calculates a second torque value of the driving motor. The control module determines whether the brake device is normal or abnormal according to a relationship between the first torque value and the second torque value. |
| US10835423B2 |
Apparatus and method for making side seams on absorbent articles
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses configured to bond elastic laminates together between a rotating drum and anvil. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member. As such, a first elastic laminate and a second elastics laminate may be advanced in a machine direction onto the rotating drum. A fluid is heated to a temperature sufficient to partially melt substrate layers of the first and second elastic laminates. As the drum rotates, the press member shifts radially outward from the drum wherein a length, L, of the pattern surface extends in the cross direction across a plurality of elastic strands of first and/or second elastic laminates. And the partially melted portion of the substrate layers of the first and second elastic laminates and the plurality of elastic strands are then bonded together by being compressed between the pattern surface and the anvil roll. |
| US10835420B2 |
Corneal marks in vision correction surgery
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for marking an undeformed cornea with a mark to allow later detection of a selected location on the cornea after deformation and to systems of methods for performing vision correction surgery based on the mark. |
| US10835416B2 |
Ocular insert apparatus and methods
A comfortable insert comprises a retention structure sized for placement under the eyelids and along at least a portion of conjunctival sac of the upper and lower lids of the eye. The retention structure resists deflection when placed in the conjunctival sac of the eye and to guide the insert along the sac when the eye moves. The retention structure can be configured in many ways to provide the resistance to deflection and may comprise a hoop strength so as to urge the retention structure outward and inhibit movement of the retention structure toward the cornea. The insert may move rotationally with deflection along the conjunctival sac, and may comprise a retention structure having a cross sectional dimension sized to fit within folds of the conjunctiva. The insert may comprise a release mechanism and therapeutic agent to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time. |
| US10835415B2 |
Therapeutic eye pod system
An orbital temperature treatment kit has a new container base, hinged cover and handle. An inner partition in the base is a mount for electrical features and a heat exchanger with transfer fins and a heat sink. The inner partition has recesses for temperature change of pods held in spaces between parallel fins. The frame for holding the pods in place for treatment has two large lenses, a nose piece joining the lenses and hinged temples. The lenses support slotted receivers with fasteners that engage fasteners on tabs attached to the pods. |
| US10835410B2 |
Phototherapy system for treating nasal disorders
A system, comprising a support adapted to be worn on a head and support a light source to administer an effective amount of light to a nose of the head sufficient to treat a nasal disorder. |
| US10835401B2 |
Hydration delivery system for stents
A stent delivery device is provided that includes an inner member defining a distal tip and a stent holding region, and an outer tubular member slidingly disposed over the inner member and configured to engage the distal tip. Seal members may be disposed on one or more of an outer surface of the inner member, the distal tip, and the outer tubular member. The seal members define a liquid-tight sealed chamber surrounding the stent holding region. |
| US10835398B2 |
Meshes and devices for treating vascular defects
Devices that can be delivered into a vascular system to divert flow are disclose herein. According to some embodiments, devices are provided for treating aneurysms by diverting flow. An expandable device can comprise, for example, first a plurality of strut regions and a plurality of bridge regions. Each of the bridge regions may connect a first strut of a first strut region to a second strut of a second strut region. The first strut region may comprise a first plurality of apices defining a first circumferential plane, and the second strut region may comprise a second plurality of apices defining a second circumferential plane. A first curved segment of the bridge may extend across the first circumferential plane towards the first strut region, and a second curved segment of the bridge may extend across the second circumferential plane towards the second strut region. |
| US10835393B2 |
Anti-thrombogenic medical devices and methods
Methods for forming an expandable tubular body having a plurality of braided filaments including a first filament including platinum or platinum alloy and a second filament including cobalt-chromium alloy. The methods include applying a first phosphorylcholine material directly on the platinum or platinum alloy of the first filament and applying a silane material on the second filament followed by a second phosphorylcholine material on the silane material on the second filament. The first and second phosphorylcholine materials each define a thickness of less than 100 nanometers. |
| US10835390B2 |
Method for manufacturing bone graft material and bone graft material manufactured thereby
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a bone graft material using 3D printing of a DLP system. The method includes (1) dispersing a powder material including calcium phosphate-based ceramics in a solvent; (2) recovering the calcium phosphate-based ceramics by removing the solvent from a solution in which the calcium phosphate-based ceramic material is dispersed in Step 1; (3) producing a photocurable resin composition by adding a binder resin including a crosslinking agent and a photoinitiator to the calcium phosphate-based ceramics obtained in Step 2; (4) performing 3D rapid prototyping on a bone graft material molded body from the composition for a bone graft material produced in Step 3 by 3D printing of a DLP system; and (5) debinding and sintering organic materials remaining in the bone graft material molded body subjected to prototyping in Step 4. |
| US10835387B2 |
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes body, a first endplate, and a second endplate, a middle ramp piece, a stem, and two ramp pins. The middle ramped piece is operable to move to generate lordotic expansion of the first and second endplates followed by parallel expansion. The fusion device is operable to be deployed down an endoscopic tube. |
| US10835385B2 |
Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device
Instrumentation for implanting a cervical disc replacement device includes cervical disc replacement trials for determining the appropriate size of replacement device to be implanted, an insertion plate for maintaining the elements of the replacement device in fixed relation to one another for simultaneous manipulation, an insertion handle for attachment to the insertion plate for manipulation of the elements, an insertion pusher for releasing the insertion handle from the insertion plate, a drill guide that cooperates with the insertion plate to guide the drilling of tap holes for bone screws to be placed through bone screw holes in the flanges of the replacement device, clips that are applied to the flanges after placement of the bone screws to resist screw backout, and a clip applicator for applying the clips to the flanges. |
| US10835384B2 |
Facet joint replacement devices
Devices and systems can be used to treating spinal conditions. For example, this document describes artificial facet joint systems that can be implanted to treat spinal conditions while facilitating normal stability and motions of the spine. Such systems and methods can be used to treat spinal conditions such as, but not limited to, spondylosis, vertebral fractures, and the like. |
| US10835381B2 |
Two-piece floating joint replacement device with a rigid backing material
A two-part joint replacement device for replacing damaged soft joint tissue, such as a meniscus or cartilage tissue. In one form, the device may include a free floating soft joint tissue replacement component comprising a first tissue-interface surface shaped to engage a first anatomical (bone and/or cartilage) structure of a joint having damaged soft tissue. The device may also include a free floating rigid base component comprising a second tissue-interface surface shaped to engage a second anatomical (bone and/or cartilage) structure of the joint. The free floating soft joint tissue replacement component may be shaped to slidably interface with the rigid base component. In another form, the free floating soft joint tissue replacement component and the rigid base component are fixed together. |
| US10835380B2 |
Posterior stabilized prosthesis system
According to one example, a posterior-stabilized femoral prosthesis for a knee arthroplasty. The femoral prosthesis can include medial and lateral condyles, a femoral cam and a recess. The medial and lateral condyles can be shaped to articulate with a tibial articular surface of a tibial bearing component through a range of motion, in which full extension corresponds to zero degrees flexion of a knee joint and positive flexion corresponds to greater than zero degrees flexion of the knee joint. In a sagittal plane, the medial and lateral condyles can define medial and lateral multi-radius curves, respectively. The medial multi-radius curve can have a single common radius swept through a first angular extent to define a single arc length that extends from between substantially −20 degrees flexion to substantially 90 degrees flexion, inclusive. |
| US10835373B2 |
Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use
Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. |
| US10835372B2 |
Implantation device for use with scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders
An implantation device includes an elongated tube having a first end portion, an opposing second end portion, and a third tapered portion connecting the first and second end portions. The first end portion includes a first opening and an angled tip. The second end portion includes a second opening, and the second end portion is wider than the first end portion. The implantation device also includes a rod inserted through the first opening and extending out of and away from the first end portion. The rod includes a tapered and rounded end. The second end portion is configured to receive a scleral prosthesis into the second opening and to release the scleral prosthesis from the second opening. |
| US10835371B2 |
Small diameter corneal inlay methods
Methods of manufacturing a corneal implant that include creating an implant body that has a meniscus shape, a diameter of approximately 2.5 mm or less, and an index of refraction of 1.376. The implant body can further have a central thickness and an outer edge thickness. |
| US10835370B2 |
Graft materials for surgical breast procedures
Graft materials and devices for surgical breast procedures may include a sheet of biocompatible material and a plurality of fenestrations distributed across a portion of the sheet of biocompatible material. The sheet of biocompatible material can have a first axis and a second axis coincident with the sheet of biocompatible material. The sheet of biocompatible material can also have a first edge that intersects the second axis and a second edge that intersects the second axis. The first axis can be orthogonal to the second axis. The plurality of fenestrations can be distributed across a portion of the sheet of biocompatible material closer to the first edge than the second edge. Other apparatuses and methods are disclosed. |
| US10835368B2 |
Medical implant delivery system and related methods
An example implant delivery system is disclosed. The example implant delivery system includes a delivery shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The delivery system also includes a frame detachably coupled to the distal portion of the delivery shaft and a tack member coupled to the frame. |
| US10835366B2 |
Arterial and venous anchor devices forming an anastomotic connector and system for delivery
An arterial anchor device and a venous anchor device operably coupled by graft material to form an anastomotic convector is provided. The arterial anchor device comprises a generally tubular main body including a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end defining a plurality of flanges integrally formed with the tubular main body and being movable from a first loaded position to a second expanded position. The venous anchor device includes a tubular main body having a metal frame structure and including a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end including a plurality of barbs thereon wherein said distal end has an outer diameter greater than the proximal end. The arterial anchor device and venous devices are fluidly connected by a graft to form an anastomotic connector. |
| US10835363B2 |
Artificial stomach
An artificial stomach for replacing the normal stomach of a patient is disclosed. The artificial stomach comprises a food reservoir adapted to collect food, an inlet connected to a first opening to the food reservoir and further being adapted to upstream connect to the patient's gastrointestinal tract. The artificial stomach further comprises an outlet connected to a second opening of the food reservoir and further being adapted to downstream connect to the patient's gastrointestinal tract. An outer wall encloses both the food reservoir and a servo reservoir for regulating the size of the food reservoir, the food reservoir and the servo reservoir being separated by a flexible inner wall. |
| US10835359B2 |
Dental measuring instrument
A device is disclosed for taking critical measurements of a dental patient's anatomical features to aid in building prosthetic teeth in a minimal number of patient visits. The device to a multi-functional tool for dental professionals to acquire valuable anatomical data. |
| US10835355B2 |
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth
Apparatus and methods for endodontic treatment of teeth provide effective cleaning of organic material (such as pulp and diseased tissue) from the root canal system. In an embodiment, a compressor system generates high pressure liquid (e.g., water) that flows through an orifice to produce a high-velocity collimated jet of liquid. The high-velocity jet is directed toward a surface of a tooth, for example, an exposed dentinal surface, and impingement of the jet onto the surface generates an acoustic wave that propagates throughout the tooth. The acoustic wave effectively detaches organic material from dentinal surfaces and tubules. The detached organic material is flushed from the root canal system by the liquid jet and/or by additional irrigation. |
| US10835353B2 |
Method for analyzing a positional relationship between a dental restoration and a dental substructure
A method of analyzing a positional relationship between a dental restoration and a dental substructure. The method has steps of scanning a reference area and determining the shape of the dental substructure in its positional relationship to the reference area, and thereby providing a virtual dental substructure model and scanning the reference area along with scanning at least a portion of the dental restoration in fit position with the dental substructure to provide a virtual assembly model. The method further has the step of providing fitting quality information between the dental restoration model and the dental substructure model. The method utilizes superposing of further virtual models to provide the fitting quality information. The method facilitates the assessment of the quality of the fit between a dental restoration and a dental substructure. |
| US10835351B2 |
Method of preparing dentition for the taking of a dental impression
A method of taking a dental impression of dentition including conditioning a surface comprising one or more of dentition and a dental appliance by the application thereto of a wetting agent to form a controlled hydrophilic wet film. The wetting agent includes water, a surfactant, and an additive. The controlled hydrophilic wet film is hydrophilic and is formed by brushing the wetting agent onto the dentition. The brushing controls the thickness and hydrophilicity of the controlled hydrophilic film to a thickness and hydrophilicity that is capable of inducing flow of an impression material that comes into contact with the controlled hydrophilic film. The flow is sufficient to flow into sub-gingival places. The film is contacted with a dental impression material selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic and hydrophobic dental impression materials. |
| US10835350B2 |
Endosseous dental implant
Dental implant, having a central body (1) with a substantially conical or frustoconical shape and having, extending from the end with a larger cross-section, a connection seat (701) able to receive a stump pin; this central body (1) is provided with a blade (2) positioned in a longitudinal mid-plane of said central body (1) and has a length so as to protrude beyond the end of said central body (1) which has a smaller cross-section; said central body (1) and the blade (2) are able to give the implant a substantially wedge-like form able to expand the bone during insertion. |
| US10835348B2 |
Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects used during clinical procedures, for example including count in and/or count out and presence detection
Medical procedure related objects (e.g., instruments, supplies) tagged with transponders (e.g., RFID transponders, dumb transponders) are accounted for in a medical or clinical environment via an accounting system using a number of antennas and interrogators/readers. A first set of antennas and RFID interrogator(s) interrogate portions of the environment for RFID tagged objects, for example proximate a start and an end of a procedure. Shielded packaging and/or shielded receptacles shield tagged objects, preventing interrogation except for those objects in unshielded portions of the environment. A shielded receptacle may include an antenna to interrogate the contents thereof in a relatively noise-free environment. A data store may maintain information including a current status or count of each instrument or supply, for instance as checked in or checked out. A handheld antenna and/or second set of antennas interrogates a body of a patient for retained instruments or supplies tagged with dumb transponders. |
| US10835343B2 |
Method and apparatus for use in the production of a surgical guide
A method of producing a modification plan for producing a surgical guide from an impression element includes: obtaining surface data representing a configuration of a surface of an impression element providing an impression of a surgical site; obtaining image data of a patient's anatomy; obtaining surgical plan data providing a surgical plan with respect to features in the image data representing anatomical features of the patient's anatomy; registering the impression element using the surface data and the image data with anatomical features of the patient's anatomy; and producing a modification plan from the surgical plan data using the registration of the impression element with anatomical features of the patient's anatomy, the modification plan being a plan for modifying the impression element. |
| US10835342B2 |
Medical observation apparatus and control method
There is provided a medical observation apparatus including: a control section configured to control, on a basis of a predetermined operation related to a movement of an imaging field of view, the movement of the imaging field of view in an imaging device supported by an arm including a plurality of links joined to each other by joint sections. The control section controls the movement of the imaging field of view by performing a cropping range control that crops an imaging range of the imaging device on the basis of the predetermined operation. |
| US10835340B2 |
Package for medical device with tray and bumper
A package including at least one bumper having an elliptical shape that extends from a first end to a second end along a first plane and having a protrusion that extends from a first front along a second plane; and a first tray having a first cavity that extends from a second front along the second plane, wherein the first cavity includes at least one groove configured and dimensioned to receive the at least one bumper. |
| US10835339B2 |
Surgical instrument and accessory organizer
A surgical instrument and accessory organizer comprising a base pad having a lower surface and an upper surface and, the upper surface comprising at least one section for retaining instruments having a flat portion; at least one section for retaining instruments with a handle; at least one section for retaining fluids; and a plurality of perforations extending from the lower surface to the upper surface for removably attaching at least one retaining member adapted to maintain at least one of an instrument and an object in place. |
| US10835338B2 |
Storage device for medical equipment
A medical bag comprises a flexible shell and having opening and a zip fastener for closing the opening. The zip fastener includes two sliders arranged to close the zip from opposing ends in a direction towards each other along the length of the zip fastener. The sliders are movable between an open configuration in which they are located at opposing ends of the zip fastener and a closed configuration in which they are located at a stop position at the centre of the zip fastener. The bag further includes a pair of positioned at a common location along the length of the zip coincident with the stop position of the sliders. The handles are located on opposing sides of the zip fastener and are arranged to enable a person to impart forces in opposing directions away from the zip transverse to the length of the zip to open the zip when the zip is closed with the sliders located at the stop position to enable the bag to be ripped open in a very rapid manner to access the medical equipment in time critical situations. |
| US10835337B2 |
Sterile imaging protective system
Systems and methods for a sterile imaging protective system are described. The system preferably includes a first flexible drape with a cavity configured to surround an imaging intensifier and a second drape that is attached to an operating table or patient drape. The second drape has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a pocket therebetween with a top sterile portion and a lower portion, and a plurality of reusable fasteners that allows the second drape to be repeatedly moved from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. When in the expanded configuration, the second drape is releasably attached to the first drape. The system may also include a third drape located on the opposite side of the operating table as the second drape. The drapes preferably allow sterility to be maintained during movement of the c-arm imaging system. |
| US10835336B2 |
Haptic feedback controls for a robotic surgical system interface
A gimbal for a robotic surgical system includes a support link, an input link, and a vibration assembly. The input link extends from the support link and the vibration assembly is mounted to the support link. The vibration assembly includes a central support, an end cap, and a voice coil. The end cap is moveable relative to the central support. The voice coil has an inner member that is fixed to the central support and an outer member that is fixed to the end cap. The voice coil is configured to vibrate the gimbal in response to a voltage being applied to one of the inner or outer members. |
| US10835335B2 |
Cable failure detection
Systems and methods for monitoring one or more cables of surgical tools are provided. The systems generally include a surgical tool with an end effector that has at least one function and a drive system that is operably coupled to the end effector and operably coupled to at least one motor. The drive system has at least one cable, and the drive system is configured to drive the at least one function on the end effector through actuation of the at least one cable. A control system is configured to actuate the at least one motor to drive the drive system and to preemptively detect failure of the at least one cable of the drive system. |
| US10835334B2 |
Master console for surgical robot
Provided is a master console for a surgical robot. The master console includes: a base unit including a first base and a second base, the first and second bases being provided parallel to each other; and a foot pedal unit between the first base and the second base, wherein the foot pedal unit includes at least one foot pedal switch capable of being manipulated by a foot of an operator, a foot panel configured to support the at least one foot pedal switch, and a footrest extending outward from the foot panel. |
| US10835333B2 |
Remote control robot system
Robot main body having robotic arm, remote control device including robotic arm operational instruction input part for operator to control by touching, to input operational instruction for robotic arm, and contactless action detecting part configured to detect contactless action including at least one given operation instructing action of operator, and control device communicably connected to remote control device and configured to control operation of robot main body, are provided. Control device includes memory part configured to store operational instruction content data defining an operation mode of robot main body corresponding to at least one operation instructing action, operational instruction content identifying module to identify operation mode of robot main body of the operation instructing action detected by contactless action detecting part based on operational instruction content data, and motion controlling module configured to control operation of robot main body based on operation mode identified by operational instruction content identifying module. |
| US10835331B2 |
Wrist articulation by linked tension members
Surgical tools having a two degree-of-freedom wrist, wrist articulation by linked tension members, mechanisms for transmitting torque through an angle, and minimally invasive surgical tools incorporating these features are disclosed. An elongate intermediate wrist member is pivotally coupled with a distal end of an instrument shaft so as to rotate about a first axis transverse to the shaft, and an end effector body is pivotally coupled with the intermediate member so as to rotate about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis. Linked tension members interact with attachment features to articulate the wrist. A torque-transmitting mechanism includes a coupling member, coupling pins, a drive shaft, and a driven shaft. The drive shaft is coupled with the driven shaft so as to control the relative orientations of the drive shaft, the coupling member, and the driven shaft. |
| US10835326B2 |
Surgical robot platform
A medical robot system, including a robot coupled to an effectuator element with the robot configured for controlled movement and positioning. The system may include a transmitter configured to emit one or more signals, and the transmitter is coupled to an instrument coupled to the effectuator element. The system may further include a motor assembly coupled to the robot and a plurality of receivers configured to receive the one or more signals emitted by the transmitter. A control unit is coupled to the motor assembly and the plurality of receivers, and the control unit is configured to supply one or more instruction signals to the motor assembly. The instruction signals can be configured to cause the motor assembly to selectively move the effectuator element. |
| US10835323B2 |
System and apparatus for guiding an instrument
A system and an apparatus for guiding an instrument may be provided, the apparatus comprising a main body; a holding member for holding an instrument, the holding member coupled to the main body; and one or more actuating members configured to effect movement of the holding member such that said movement of the holding member is capable of providing rotational movement of an instrument about a pivot point external the apparatus. The holding member may preferably be configured to co-operate with a compliance device, said compliance device capable of holding the instrument. |
| US10835322B2 |
Direct visualization of a device location
A display may display a region of an anatomy that is not within the field of effect of an instrument. The additional views may assist in determining a location and orientation of an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with a tracking system to make the determination of image data to display. |
| US10835318B2 |
Orthopedic fixation control and manipulation
A fixation apparatus may be attached to first and second anatomical structure segments. Images of the fixation apparatus and the attached anatomical structure segments may then be captured. In some examples, the images need not necessarily be orthogonal with respect to one another. Configuration information associated with the fixation apparatus may then be received. Additionally, first image information may be received, for example including indications of one or more locations, within the images, of at least part of one or more elements of the fixation apparatus. Additionally, second image information may be received, for example including indications of one or more locations, within the images, of at least part of the first and the second anatomical structure segments. Manipulations to the fixation apparatus for correction of the anatomical structure deformity may then be determined, and indications of the determined manipulations may then be provided to one or more users. |
| US10835317B2 |
Treatment device
Disclosed is a treatment device for occluding a body lumen, including: an elongated body which can be inserted into the body lumen; a flat portion forming section which is supported by the elongated body, is expandable widthwise on a more distal side than the elongated body, and deforms the body lumen into a form having a flat portion at a distal portion of the flat portion forming section upon the expansion of the flat portion forming section within the body lumen; and an administering section which administers, toward the flat portion formed by the flat portion forming section, a treatment which acts to occlude the flat portion. |
| US10835316B2 |
Ablation emitter assembly
An emitter assembly can include a proximal shaft, a distal shaft, a shunt that connects the proximal shaft to the distal shaft, and a tip that is connected to a distal end of the distal shaft. An inner conductor can extend through the proximal shaft, the shunt, and the distal shaft and into the tip to provide microwave energy to the tip. An outer conductor can extend into the shunt. The shunt can therefore form an electrical connection between the outer conductor and a proximal ring of electrically conductive material formed on an exterior surface of the distal shaft. Distal shaft can be made of a thermally conductive but electrically insulated material to facilitate transfer of heat from the distal shaft to the proximal shaft. |
| US10835314B2 |
Method and apparatus for rapid and safe pulmonary vein cardiac ablation
An apparatus includes a shaft, the shaft including a plurality of stepped sections along the length of the shaft. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrodes disposed along the length of the shaft, each electrode characterized by a geometric aspect ratio of the length of the electrode to the outer diameter of the electrode. Each electrode is located at a different stepped section of the plurality of stepped sections of the shaft and includes a set of leads. Each lead of the set of leads is configured to attain an electrical voltage potential of at least about 1 kV. The geometric aspect ratio of at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is in the range between about 3 and about 20. |
| US10835308B2 |
Tube, tube unit, and suction/fluid supply unit
A tube configured to be mounted on an outer side of a shaft of a treatment instrument includes a tube main body, and a convex portion that is provided along a longitudinal axis of the tube main body and is protruded inwards in a radial direction of the tube main body with respect to an inner peripheral surface of the tube main body. |
| US10835305B2 |
Renal nerve modulation devices and methods
Systems for nerve and tissue modulation are disclosed. An example system may include an intravascular nerve modulation system including an elongated shaft having a proximal end region and a distal end region. The system may further include one or more ablation electrodes affixed to the distal end region of the elongated shaft. One or more ground pad electrodes may be provided and connected to a processor configured to modulate the impedance of each circuit completed between the ablation electrodes and the ground pads. |
| US10835302B2 |
Bone plate for plate osteosynthesis and method for use thereof
A bone plate and method for use thereof affords use of at least two surgical approaches to attach the bone plate to a fractured bone to facilitate reduction and repair thereof. The bone plate includes two domains extending in different directions from a transition zone. The directions in which each of the two domains extend are generally opposite, and the transition zone is configured to afford portions of the two domains to be substantially disposed in planes that are transverse to one another. |
| US10835301B1 |
Malleable auxiliary compression plate system and method
A compression plate for use with treating a fracture on a bone includes a main body portion comprising a pair of opposing ends and a pair of arms. Each arm of the pair of arms extending from a respective end of the pair of opposing ends. The compression plate also includes a bending feature defined in at least one of the main body portion and the arms. The bending feature is configured to enable deflection of at least one of the main body portion and the arms such that the bending feature applies a compression force on the bone. |
| US10835300B2 |
Systems and methods for orthopedic repair
According to some embodiments, an implant for correcting a deformity in or near a joint of a subject includes an implant body having an internal lumen, a suture side hole or window extending through a wall of the implant body and providing access to the internal lumen through an exterior of the implant body, a tension assembly comprising a first bone anchor and a second bone anchor, wherein the first and second bone anchors are configured to be placed on opposite sides of the implant body, and an adjustable suture loop coupling the first bone anchor to the second bone anchor, wherein at least a portion of the at least one adjustable suture loop is positioned within the internal lumen of the implant body. |
| US10835294B2 |
Spacer apparatus between spinous processes
Provided is a spacer apparatus between spinous processes including a spacer disposed between two mutually neighboring spinous processes of vertebrae, a band provided as a pair, bound respectively to the two mutually neighboring spinous processes and fixed to the spacer in end portion thereof to maintain the spacer between the two mutually neighboring spinous processes, a fixing cap coupled to the spacer to fix the end portion of the band to the spacer, and an elastic body mounted on the spacer and maintaining a coupling force between the spacer and the fixing cap. |
| US10835293B2 |
Multi-axis internal spinal fixation
According to an embodiment, a spinal implant having vertical and horizontal plates with through-holes for receiving a pre-configured square bolt is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention include very long square bolts that can accommodate the height of at least of two vertically stacked plates. When used to reduce spondylolisthesis, a portion of the square bolt can be broken after the desired alignment of the listhetic vertebrae is observed. The square bolts also allow extension of vertical plates above or below an existing fusion by placement of an extension vertical plate on to the previous one without removing it. This makes extension of instrumentation extremely easy. |
| US10835290B2 |
External adjustment device for distraction device
An external adjustment device includes at least one permanent magnet configured for rotation about an axis with a first handle extending linearly at a first end of the device and a second handle at a second end of the device, the second handle extending in a direction substantially off axis to the first handle. The external adjustment device further includes a motor mounted inside the first handle and a first button located in the proximity to one of the first handle or the second handle, the first button configured to be operated by the thumb of a hand that grips the one of the first handle or second handle. The first button is configured to actuate the motor causing the at least one permanent magnet to rotate about the axis in a first direction. |
| US10835289B2 |
Reamer instruments and related methods
Reamer instruments and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for reaming bone to facilitate in situ assembly of a bone anchor. In some embodiments, the instrument can include a feedback mechanism configured to alert the user when sufficient bone has been removed to facilitate assembly of the bone anchor. The feedback mechanism can be triggered by a movable shaft of the instrument that is displaced by the shank portion of the bone anchor as the surrounding bone is reamed. |
| US10835286B2 |
Recoverable intra-uterine device
The disclosure relates to a retrievable intrauterine device which includes a recess suitable for containing one or more elements selected from the group that includes an embryo, male and/or female gametes, a fertilized oocyte, a non-fertilized ovule and a combination of the elements. The recess includes an inner wall made of a biocompatible polymer, the inner wall including at least one perforated portion having perforations with dimensions of between 1 pm and 10 pm, and an outer wall covering the inner wall, the outer wall being made of a biocompatible silicone elastomer and including at least one opening opposite said at least one perforated portion of the inner wall. The use of the device relates to the preimplantation development of gametes and/or embryos. |
| US10835282B2 |
Connection of a manipulation member to an endovascular intervention device
A device for intravascular intervention can comprise an intervention element, an elongate manipulation member, and a joining element. The elongate element can comprise a hooked portion extending about a proximal portion of the intervention element. The hooked portion can comprise a bend. The hooked portion can have (i) no substantial surface crack at an interior region of the bend and (ii) a maximum lateral dimension that is less than 0.027 inch. The joining element can substantially permanently attach the hooked portion to the intervention element. |
| US10835280B2 |
Punch tools
A tissue punch including a barrel defining a first open end, a second open end, and inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a lumen there through. A piston is at least partially disposed within the lumen and pressed against the inner diameter of the barrel, the piston being configured to create negative pressure within the barrel when the piston is retracted. A cutting element defines a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the cutting element being disposed at the second open end of the barrel, the distal end of the cutting element defining a cutting edge, the cutting element is in fluid communication with the barrel. A pushing element is slideably disposed about the outer diameter of the barrel, the pushing element is movable from a biased first position away from the cutting edge to a second position proximate the cutting edge. |
| US10835279B2 |
Distal end supported tissue slitting apparatus
Methods and systems for separating an object, such as a lead, from formed tissue are provided. Specifically, a tissue slitting apparatus is configured to engage formed tissue at a slitting engagement point. While the object is subjected to a first traction force, the tissue slitting apparatus is caused to move further into the engaged tissue and slit the tissue past the point of engagement. The slitting apparatus causes the tissue to separate along an axial direction of the length of the formed tissue and releases at least some of the force containing the object. The slitting apparatus is supported by a distal end support device configured to lock onto the lead. While supported, a slitting element of the apparatus places fibers of the formed tissue under tension and performs a lifting cut operation. The methods and systems are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures. |
| US10835276B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical system for osseous transection
A surgical system for transecting osseous tissue includes an ultrasonic waveform generator, a control unit, an ultrasonic instrument assembly including a electromechanical transducer and an ultrasonic blade, and a robotic system. The ultrasonic instrument assembly is attached to the robotic arm. The surgical system is configured so that the robotic arm moves the ultrasonic blade at a constant forward feed speed through the bone during a cutting operation and so that the forward motion is reduced, and preferably halted automatically upon a reduction in load per unit time or applied power, as monitored by a pickup or sensor. |
| US10835275B2 |
Apparatus for removably receiving an end effector for performing surgical operations
A surgical instrument apparatus for removably receiving an end effector coupled to an elongate control link for actuating the end effector to perform surgical operations is disclosed. The apparatus includes an actuator housing and an elongate shaft extending from the actuator housing and having a bore for receiving the control link. The apparatus also includes an actuator mounted within the actuator housing and includes a clamp aperture disposed to receive the control link while the clamp aperture is being urged into an undamped state by an opening force, the clamp aperture being operably configured to move between the undamped state and a clamped state in response to the opening force being released, the aperture in the clamped state being operable to restrain the control link within the actuator for movement in a longitudinal direction substantially aligned with the elongate shaft. |
| US10835274B2 |
Medical ultrasonic cauterization and cutting device and method
A method of surgically cutting tissue with an ultrasonic instrument that comprises an ultrasonic waveguide that is movable along a longitudinal extent of the ultrasonic instrument comprises the steps of temporarily compressing tissue between two opposing jaws disposed at a distal end of the ultrasonic instrument, applying a resonant ultrasonic wave to the ultrasonic waveguide, and moving the ultrasonic waveguide in a distal direction along the longitudinal extent to advance the ultrasonic waveguide between at least a portion of the jaws to cut and seal the tissue temporarily secured between the jaws. |
| US10835271B2 |
Embolus removal device with blood flow restriction and related methods
A clot removal device has an expandable treatment member having a distal tip and a proximal end, a delivery wire having a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the expandable treatment member, and a flow restrictor carried along the delivery wire at a location that is separate and proximal from the expandable treatment member. The flow restrictor has a body with a distal section and a proximal section, the distal section being covered and the proximal section being uncovered. The expandable treatment member is moveable relative to the flow restrictor, and can be retracted into the distal section. |
| US10835266B2 |
Surgical templates
A surgical template system for use in working on a bone comprises: a tool guide block comprising at least one guide aperture for receiving and guiding a tool to work on a bone; locating means comprising a plurality of locating members, each member having a respective end surface for positioning against a surface of the bone; and attachment means for non-adjustably attaching the tool guide block to the locating means such that, when attached, the member end surfaces are secured in fixed position with, respect to each other, for engaging different respective portions of the surface of the bone, and the at least one guide aperture is secured in a fixed position with respect to the end surfaces. Corresponding methods of manufacturing a surgical template system, methods of manufacturing locating means for a surgical template system, methods of fitting a prosthesis to a bone, surgical methods, and surgical apparatus are described. |
| US10835263B2 |
Rotary oscillating surgical tool
A surgical tool with a housing, and a cutter support shaft operably connected to a motor to effect rotation of the shaft with a drive transmission configured between the motor and the shaft to effect oscillating rotary movement of the shaft and cutter is disclosed. |
| US10835262B2 |
Tibial posterior slope alignment guide
A resection guide system for resecting an end of bone includes an anchoring block having an elongate shaft and an opening extending through the anchoring block at one end thereof. The opening is sized to receive a rod therein and defines an axis. A translation member includes a housing and a shaft extending therefrom. The housing is engageable to the shaft of the anchoring block in a first configuration in which the shaft of the translation member is oriented at a first angle relative to the axis of the opening and a second configuration in which the shaft of the translation member is oriented at a second angle relative to the axis of the opening. A resection guide assembly connects to the shaft of the translation member and has a resection guide surface adapted to guide a cutting instrument along a plane defined by the resection guide surface. |
| US10835261B2 |
Hemostatic clipping devices and methods
A tissue clipping apparatus, comprises a flexible, elongate member, a proximal end of which remains external to the body accessible to a user while a distal end of the flexible member is inserted into the body to a location adjacent to target tissue to be clipped and a control wire extending through the flexible member in combination with a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and a clip a proximal portion of which is received within the capsule. A joint releasably coupling the clip to the control wire, includes a yoke extending around a proximal end of the clip and a frangible link which fails when subject to a predetermined force to separate the clip from the control wire. |
| US10835258B1 |
Systems and methods for retrograde perfusion and clearance of emboli
A method of providing retrograde perfusion of a patient's brain includes occluding a jugular vein of a subject at a jugular occlusion location, and passively shunting arterial blood from an artery of the subject to a location in the jugular vein distal to the jugular occlusion location. |
| US10835256B2 |
Circular stapling instrument with firing trigger having integral resilient features
An apparatus includes a body assembly, an end effector, and a firing assembly. The body includes a handle portion and a shaft portion. The end effector includes a staple driver. The firing assembly includes a driver actuator and a trigger. The driver actuator is configured to actuate the staple driver. The driver actuator is slidably housed within the shaft portion. The trigger includes a lever and an integral spring member. The lever is pivotally coupled to the handle portion via a pivot boss of the handle portion. The trigger is configured to pivot between a first position and a second position to slide the driver actuator within the shaft portion, to thereby actuate the staple driver. The integral spring member is at least partially housed within a spring channel of the handle portion and is configured to resiliently bias the trigger toward the first position. |
| US10835255B2 |
Adapter assemblies for interconnecting electromechanical handle assemblies and surgical loading units
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly and an adapter assembly. The handle assembly includes a handle housing and a processor disposed within the handle housing. The adapter assembly includes a knob housing, an elongate body, a plurality of electrical components, and a flex circuit. The knob housing is configured to be connected to the handle housing. The elongate body extends distally from the knob housing and has a distal end configured to be coupled to an end effector. The electrical components are disposed within the elongate body. The flex circuit has a proximal end configured to be electrically connected to the processor, and a distal end configured to be electrically connected to the electrical components. |
| US10835248B2 |
Method of chirurgical treatment using a surgical anchor device
A surgical anchor device for being anchored on the mucous membrane of the inner wall of the intestine, the device having a temporary anchor element presenting anchoring that can be modified in a controlled manner and having a first substantially cylindrical multiply-perforated wall presenting properties of radial elasticity whereby the first wall presents an outer diameter that can be varied in controlled manner, wherein a portion of the inner surface of the first wall is lined with an independent leakproof inner sheath having only its longitudinal ends fastened to the anchor element to define a suction chamber between the inner sheath and the first wall, the temporary anchor element being coupled to a flexible or semi-rigid tube extending outside the anchor element, an open end of the injection-suction tube opening out into the suction chamber enabling air to be injected into or sucked out from the suction chamber. |
| US10835247B2 |
Lockout arrangements for surgical end effectors
Surgical end effectors having an empty and missing cartridge lockout are disclosed. The surgical end effectors can comprise a first jaw, a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, and a multi-function firing member configured to translate during a firing stroke, wherein the firing member comprises a notch. The surgical end effectors can also include a lockout spring comprising a hook. The notch in the firing member can be aligned to receive the hook during the firing stroke unless an unfired staple cartridge is positioned in the first jaw. A sled assembly of the unfired staple cartridge can be positioned to deflect the hook out of alignment with the notch. |
| US10835244B2 |
Tissue closure device, tissue closure component, and medical instrument
The present invention discloses a tissue closure device, a tissue closure assembly and a medical instrument. The tissue closure device comprises a base, a pressure plate cooperating with the base, and a staple pushing sheet. The pressure plate is rotatable relatively to the base. The tissue closure device further comprises a staple accommodating portion which is arranged at the distal end of the base and configured to accommodate a closure staple. The staple pushing sheet and the staple accommodating portion are configured to cooperatively drive the closure staple in the staple accommodating portion to deform. In the present invention, a bundled pouch with a gathered center is formed through the tissue closure device, so that risks of stoma fistula arising from subsequent anastomosis through a circular stapler are reduced; and the surgery cost is reduced. |
| US10835243B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple anvil and a staple cartridge having a working surface, one or more rows of individual staple slots formed in the working surface, a knife track formed along a length of the working surface, and a plurality of surgical staples individually disposed within the individual staple slots. The apparatus further includes an actuation sled having a knife and being configured and adapted to movably position the knife axially within the knife track. The apparatus also includes a wound closure material applicator assembly having a needle secured to the knife to dispense a quantity of wound closure material along a length of the knife track as the actuation sled and knife are moved therealong. |
| US10835239B2 |
Filamentous tissue implant
A tissue fixation system including a delivery tube and an elongated fastener with a loop at a proximal end and a distal end. A proximal end of an elongated curved needle is attached to the delivery tube. A distal end of the needle is configured to penetrate tissue. The needle includes an open channel sized to receive the elongated fastener with the loop located near the proximal end of the elongated curved needle and the distal end of the elongated fastener located near the distal end of the elongated curved needle. A capture needle is slidably positioned in the delivery tube to slide through the loop in the proximal end of the elongated fastener. The capture needle is configured to grasp the distal end of the elongated fastener and pull the distal end of the elongated fastener through the loop to cinch the elongated fastener. |
| US10835231B2 |
Adjustable anchor systems and methods
An adjustable anchor system provides for securing tissue to bone and includes an anchor with a collapsible suture loop affixed thereto and a tissue suture connected to the collapsible suture loop. After the tissue suture is loaded into the tissue and the anchor implanted into the bone the collapsible loop is collapsed to tension the tissue suture. |
| US10835230B2 |
Surgical instrumentation and method
A surgical instrument includes a first member having an inner surface and an outer surface. A second member has an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the inner surfaces defines at least one mating element and the outer surfaces are engageable with tissue. The members are relatively movable between a first configuration and a second configuration to space the tissue and define an opening between the members. At least one third member defines at least one mating element engageable with the at least one mating element of the inner surface such that the at least one third member is disposed within the opening. Systems and methods are disclosed. |
| US10835229B2 |
Expandable balloon desufflation assembly
A balloon dissector includes a cannula, an expandable bladder, and a cord. The cannula defines a lumen between proximal and distal ends. The expandable bladder is configured to expand when fluid is injected into the lumen and includes an inner surface, a proximal base, and a retainer. The proximal base is selectively coupleable to the distal end of the cannula in a sealing relationship. The retainer is positioned on the inner surface of the expandable bladder. The cord includes a first end, a second end, and a central portion. The one end of the cord extends from the proximal end of the cannula. The cord extends through the lumen of the cannula and through the retainer of the bladder returning into the lumen. The cord configured to draw the expandable bladder into the lumen after the expandable bladder is expanded. |
| US10835226B2 |
Flexible arm and method of using
A flexible arm for use in a medical procedure includes a plurality of bushings and a plurality of double-ball members engaged with one another to thereby provide flexibility to the flexible arm. The double-ball members include a concave bore having a convex interior surface. The flexible arm further includes a wire extending through the concave bore of the double-ball members. An exterior diameter of the wire closely approximates or matches an interior diameter of the concave bore at its smallest point such that the curved members are operable to guide the wire as the flexible arm is flexed. The wire may be adjusted to thereby manipulate the amount of engagement between the bushings and the double-ball members to thereby manipulate the flexibility of the flexible arm. |
| US10835221B2 |
Implant-cinching devices and systems
An implant having an implant body, a gripper, an elastic pouch, and an elongate member. The pouch can be coupled to the gripper, can have a first part and a second part, can have a contracted state toward which the pouch is elastically biased, and can be reversibly stretchable into a stretched state. The elongate member can have a first end portion coupled to the implant body, a second end portion fastened to the second part of the pouch, and a mid-portion extending (i) from the second end portion, through the pouch to the first part of the pouch, and (ii) out of the pouch to the first end portion. In at least one state of the gripper, the mid-portion can be slidable through the gripper and into the pouch. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10835220B2 |
Self-articulating joint for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus
A self-articulating joint is disclosed for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus. The self-articulating joint has a first elbow component pivotably coupled to a second elbow component, wherein the first and second elbow components are biased to form a non-linear angle relative to each other. The self-articulating joint also has an elbow latch configured to releasably hold the first and second elbow components at a substantially fixed non-linear operating angle. |
| US10835218B2 |
Apparatus and method to determine end of life of battery powered surgical instrument
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a power source coupled with the handle assembly, and a control circuit coupled with the handle assembly and the power source. The handle assembly, the power source, and the control circuit are configured to drive an end effector of a shaft assembly coupled with the handle assembly to perform an operation on tissue. The control circuit is configured to receive life deduction event data. The control circuit is configured to determine an end of life for the power source based on the life deduction event data. |
| US10835217B1 |
Assembly for doubly securing needlescopic instrument shafts to laparoscopic instrument heads
The present invention is directed to an assembly used in minimally invasive procedures whereby laparoscopic instrument heads, prepositioned in the abdomen of a patient are securely doubly attached and detached internally while under direct laparoscopic visualization. The present invention permits surgeons to utilize full sized laparoscopic instrument heads on needlescopic instrument shafts. Multiple locking structures are employed to securely attach the laparoscopic instrument heads to a needlescopic instrument. |
| US10835213B2 |
Quality metric for multi-beat echocardiographic acquisitions for immediate user feedback
An imaging system includes an imaging device (10) configured to acquire an image in a multi-beat acquisition mode. A quality scoring module (115) is stored in memory and is configured to evaluate changes in the image between portions of a multi-beat cycle to compute a quality score (136) indicating a suitability of the image. A display (118) is included for viewing the image and displaying the quality score as real-time feedback for the image. |
| US10835211B2 |
Flow sensor arrangement and method for using a flow sensor arrangement
A flow sensor arrangement (S35, S36. S37, S39, . . . ) is located on an elongated body (C1, C2, C3, . . . ) for measuring the flow of a fluid, with one or more flow sensors (S1, S2, S3, . . . ) being arranged on the elongated body (C1, C2, C3, . . . ) to measure the flow along different spatial directions. |
| US10835198B2 |
X-ray device, control device and control method for controlling the same, and control program
An object of the present invention is to provide an X-ray device that can automatically choose an X-ray detector suitable for a purpose from usable X-ray detectors when there is a possibility that the usable X-ray detector is dynamically changed at timing of performing inspection, a control device and a control method for controlling the X-ray device, and a control program. For example, a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) is chosen based on imaging order information such as a recommended detector size, and the corresponding FPD is chosen based on the usable FPD among these FPDs. Thus, in the case that there is a possibility that the usable FPD is dynamically changed at timing of imaging, the FPD suitable for the purpose of imaging order is automatically selected from the usable FPDs. |
| US10835196B2 |
Method and systems for camera-aided x-ray imaging
Various methods and systems are provided for x-ray imaging. In one embodiment, a method for an image pasting examination comprises acquiring, via an optical camera and/or depth camera, image data of a subject, controlling an x-ray source and an x-ray detector according to the image data to acquire a plurality of x-ray images of the subject, and stitching the plurality of x-ray images into a single x-ray image. In this way, optimal exposure techniques may be used for individual acquisitions in an image pasting examination such that the optimal dose is utilized, stitching quality is improved, and registration failures are avoided. |
| US10835187B2 |
Physiological information display device, and physiological information output method
A physiological information display device includes: a display on which a numerical value corresponding to physiological information of a subject is displayed; a memory that stores a program; and a processor that executes the program to change a number of significant digits of the numerical value that is to be displayed on the display. In the device, the numerical value contains a first digit and a second digit, the first digit is always displayed in a first size and in a first area of the display, the number of significant digits is changed depending on whether the second digit is displayed in a second size and in a second area of the display or is not displayed, the second size being smaller than the first size, and a position and size of the first area are not changed even when the second digit is displayed. |
| US10835185B2 |
System and method for detecting ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
System and methods for detecting precursors of VAP in a patient being ventilated. An exemplary method comprises obtaining a baseline value for a content of a particular VOC in tVOCs in exhaled breath of the patient being ventilated, trending changes of values of the content of the particular VOC in the tVOCs measured at various points of time after ventilation compared to the baseline value, determining whether the patient has potentially infected VAP based at least in part on the trending, and in response to determining that the patient has potentially infected the VAP, generating an alert. |
| US10835180B2 |
Sensor pad for wearable garments
A sensor pad is provided. The sensor pad comprises a first layer and a second layer of padding material, each having an inner face. The inner face of the first layer is provided with a first printed conductive ink track and the inner face of the second layer is provided with a second printed conductive ink track. At least one of the layers is provided on its inner face with a plurality of raised portions between adjacent runs of the printed track to provide a spacer layer across the sensor pad, which improves the ability of the sensor pad to return to a pre-impact configuration following an impact. The plurality of raised portions maintain the two printed tracks apart when the sensor is unstressed but allow localised contact between the first and second printed tracks when pressure is applied to the sensor pad. |
| US10835179B2 |
Headset for bio-signals acquisition
Disclosed is an audio-headset for acquisition of a bio-signal from a subject, including a first earpiece; a second earpiece; an arch connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece; the arch including a hub (4); wherein the arch, the first earpiece and the second earpiece are configured so that the earpieces are placed over a subject's ears when the audio headset is worn by the subject; and at least one posterior branch (1) having a first end extending from the hub and a second free end; the at least one posterior branch (1) including a concave surface with a radius of curvature, a collapsed state when the headset is not worn by the subject and an expanded state when the headset is worn by the subject. |
| US10835175B2 |
End-tidal carbon dioxide and amplitude spectral area as non-invasive markers of coronary perfusion pressure
End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) measurements may be used alone as a guide to determine when to defibrillate an individual. Alternatively, ETCO2 measurements may be used in combination with amplitude spectral area measurements as a guide to determine when to defibrillate an individual. |
| US10835172B2 |
Imaging device for assessing sunscreen coverage
A device for assessing sunscreen coverage on a person includes a casing a lens assembly extending from about a front facing surface of the casing and allowing transmissivity to light energy in a wavelength range of about 300 to about 400 nm. A filter is in optical communication with the lens assembly and having a high optical density above about 390 nm and a low optical density below about 390 nm. A sensor is in optical communication with the filter, the sensor having a signal/noise ratio that is greater than about 36 db. A controller is configured for receiving input from a user to control the device. A display screen may be in communication with a controller for displaying an image associated with the filtered light. |
| US10835165B2 |
Blood sampling devices
A blood sampling device includes a housing and a lancet supporting a lancet needle or tip, the lancet and needle being urged or urgeable in a pricking direction. A trigger mechanism is moveable to a fire position for releasing the lancet to travel in the pricking direction. A removable safety cap initially covers the lancet needle. The lancet has an initial position in which movement of the trigger mechanism to its fire position is blocked and an intermediate position in which the trigger mechanism may be moved to its fire position. The intermediate position is obtainable only on removal of the safety cap. |
| US10835161B2 |
Transcutaneous analyte sensor
A transcutaneous sensor device configured for continuously measuring analyte concentrations in a host is provided. In some embodiments, the transcutaneous sensor device 100 comprises an in vivo portion 160 configured for insertion under the skin 180 of the host and an ex vivo portion 170 configured to remain above the surface of the skin 180 of the host after sensor insertion of the in vivo portion. The in vivo portion may comprise a tissue piercing element 110 configured for piercing the skin 180 of the host and a sensor body 120 comprising a material or support member 130 that provides sufficient column strength to allow the sensor body to be pushable in a host tissue without substantial buckling. The ex vivo portion 170 may be configured to comprise (or operably connect to) a sensor electronics unit and may comprise a mounting unit 150. Also described here are various configurations of the sensor body and the tissue piercing element that may be used to protect the membrane of the sensor body. |
| US10835159B2 |
Systems and methods for functional imaging of the placenta
A method or system for imaging and quantifying placental blood perfusion using magnetic resonance image. The method or system provides a noninvasive means of assessing placental function and oxygenation from T2* images without the administration of an exogenous contrast agent. The method or system provides quantitative information regarding the number and spatial distribution of perfusion domains which subdivide the placenta into functional units where oxygen transport occurs, along with estimates of fetal oxyhemoglobin concentration, descriptors of placental oxygen reserve, and parameters representing the facility with which oxygen transport from the maternal to fetal vasculature occurs. |
| US10835158B2 |
System and method for biometric identification using sleep physiology
The claimed invention comprises software methods for user continuity and physiological state change assessments through generating biometric profiles of individuals and/or groups of individuals by using physiological input together with biomathematical modeling and machine learning techniques. Intra-individual variation in physiological variables including, but not limited to: heart rate, heart rate variability, pulse waveform and its derivatives, blood pressure, breathing rate, cardiopulmonary coupling, actigraphy and circadian rhythms characteristics, are exploited. |
| US10835156B2 |
Thermal tags for real-time activity monitoring and methods for fabricating the same
A thermal tag for activity monitoring. The thermal tag includes a base layer having a plurality of metal lines to provide a conductive path, and a pattern layer having one or more infrared emitting features positioned over portions of the conductive path, wherein at least one infrared emitting feature couples to the conductive path to emit a predetermined infrared pattern in accordance with nearby activity. |
| US10835154B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring airway resistance and lung compliance
Measurement of airway resistance and/or lung compliance during non forced exhalation is performed using initial occlusion of exhalation followed by removal of the occlusion or opening of a shutter. The measurement device can use a single sensor to measure both pressure and flow. A pressure monitor can detect that exhalation is improperly forced to signal an error or to reject a pressure and flow measurement from a forced exhalation trial. |
| US10835153B2 |
System and method for medical instrument navigation and targeting
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for medical instrument navigation and targeting. In one aspect, a system includes a medical instrument having an elongate body and at least one sensor, a display, a processor, and a memory storing a model of a mapped portion of a luminal network and a position of a target with respect to the model. The processor may be configured to: determine, based on data from the at least one sensor, a position and orientation of a distal end of the medical instrument with respect to the model, and cause, on at least a portion of the display, a rendering of the model, the position of the target, and the position and orientation of the distal end of the medical instrument. The rendering may be based on a viewpoint directed at the target and different from a viewpoint of the medical instrument. |
| US10835148B2 |
Metabolomic prediction of congenital heart defect during pregnancy, newborn and pediatric stages
Particular aspects of the invention are methods for assaying metabolite levels in samples from a patient during pregnancy using nuclear magnetic resonance and direct flow injection mass spectrometry. In various methods, the assayed metabolites may be acylcarnitine or one or more of C3-OH (hydroxypropionylcarnitine), C5-OH (C3DC), C10, C5:1-DC (glutaconylcarnitine), C14:1-OH (hydroxytetradecenoylcarnitine) and C14:2-OH. One or more methods also may include measuring nuchal translucency of the fetus. Other methods relate to predicting fetal congenital heart defects in a fetus. |
| US10835146B2 |
Autonomous brain-machine interface
A reinforcement learning brain-machine interface (RL-BMI) can have a policy that governs how detected signals, emanating from a motor cortex of a subject's brain, are translated into action. The policy can be improved by detecting a motor signal having a characteristic and emanating from the motor cortex. The system can provide, to a device and based on (i) the motor signal and (ii) an instruction policy, a command signal resulting in a first action by a device. Additionally, an evaluation signal, emanating from the motor cortex in response to the first action, can also be detected. With the foregoing information, the system can adjust the policy based on the evaluation signal such that a subsequent motor signal, from the subject's brain, having the characteristic results in a second action, by the device, different from the first action, as needed. |
| US10835143B2 |
Region-of-interest representations for electroanatomical mapping
A system for facilitating display of cardiac information includes a display device configured to present a cardiac map; and a processing unit configured to: receive electrical signals and indications of measurement locations corresponding to the electrical signals; generate, based on the electrical signals, the cardiac map, which includes annotations representing cardiac signal features; and determine a set of interesting cardiac signal features. The processing unit also may determine, based on the set of interesting cardiac signal features, a region of interest; and facilitate display, via the display device, of the cardiac map and a representation of the region of interest. The representation of the region of interest includes a first display parameter value that is different from a second display parameter value, where the second display parameter value is associated with at least one cardiac signal feature that is not included within the region of interest. |
| US10835137B2 |
Sensor arrangement and catheter comprising a sensor arrangement
A sensor arrangement including at least two displaced first sensors arranged in parallel in a first plane and adapted to measure a quantity of a fluid flow and a control unit adapted to determine, from the measured quantity of the fluid flow, information indicating at least a range of directions of the fluid flow in two dimensions. |
| US10835134B2 |
Methods and compositions for restoring homeostatic capacity of a subject
Methods of restoring homeostatic capacity of a subject are provided. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, systems and devices for practicing the methods. The methods and compositions described herein find use in a variety of applications. Aspects of certain embodiments of the methods include modulating a subject's autonomic nervous system in a manner sufficient to restore the homeostatic capacity of the subject. Aspects of other embodiments of the invention include administering to the subject an amount of an apoptosis modulator effective to at least partially restore homeostatic function of the neuroendocrine system of the subject. |
| US10835132B2 |
Central aortic blood pressure and waveform calibration method
Central systolic and diastolic pressures are measured non-invasively using a peripheral sensor to capture a patient's peripheral pulse waveform. Either the peripheral pulse waveform or a central pressure waveform generated, e.g., using a transfer method is recalibrated to account for differences between non-invasively measured systolic and diastolic pressure and invasively measured systolic and diastolic pressure. The recalibration is based, at least in part, on cardiovascular features of the patient's waveform. The determined central systolic and diastolic pressure values can be used to generate a corrected central pressure waveform having cardiovascular features preserved and maximum and minimum values set to the determined values. |
| US10835126B1 |
Implantable micro-spectrophotometer
The present disclosure relates to real-time in vivo spectrophotometric analysis of skin tissue. In some implementations, the spectrophotometry is implemented using a wireless microchip with at least one sensor implanted beneath the skin of an individual. The absorption of light at different wavelengths by the skin tissue is correlated to various skin states, revealing transient conditions or pathologies in real time. An external interrogation device is positioned on or adjacent to the surface of the skin and includes one or more energy sources for emitting light of different wavelengths. The external device may provide signals for wirelessly powering the implanted microchip, as well as have communication capabilities for receiving wireless transmissions from the implanted microchip. The sensors on the implantable microchip can be used to measure light intensity attenuated by the skin tissue between the light sources and the sensors. Each skin state has unique absorption characteristics at different frequencies, and property changes of the skin tissue (between the external light sources and the implantable microchip) affect power/intensity of light received by the light sensors at different frequencies. |
| US10835125B1 |
Device for measuring facial anatomical parameters
A device for measuring facial anatomical parameters is provided. The device has a vertical bar having a top portion, middle portion, and a bottom portion and a horizontal slide adjustably affixed to the vertical bar. It has a forehead positioner pivotably and adjustably affixed to the top portion of the vertical bar, wherein the forehead positioner receives a forehead of the patient, a first mirror adjustably affixed to the left portion of the horizontal slide, wherein the first mirror is slidable along the horizontal slide, and wherein the first mirror rotates around its own Y-axis, and a second mirror adjustably affixed to the right portion of the horizontal slide, wherein the second mirror is slidable along the horizontal slide. A measuring grid on or proximate both the first mirror and the second mirror, wherein the measuring grids allows an examiner to accurately measure a point of interest of the facial anatomic parameters. |
| US10835124B2 |
Polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography apparatus and control method therefor
Disclosed is a polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography apparatus and control method thereof. According to the polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography apparatus and control method thereof of the present invention, the local phase delay value of each layer of a multiple of layers using Jones matrix for a birefringent material having the multiple of layers where each layers optical axis is random based on a polarized signal detected in an optical detector may be calculated. According to the present invention, a skin aging level can be accurately examined by obtaining an accurate accumulated phase delay value for a multiple of layers of birefringent material having a random optical axis. |
| US10835123B2 |
Virtual reality imaging of the brain
A method for imaging the brain of a living patient includes creating and displaying an unconstrained 3D virtual reality image of the brain of the living patient based on a plurality of 3D images captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An administration of a drug is simulated into brain tissue. The simulation includes displaying a simulated diffusion of the drug in 3D VR image of the brain; displaying simulated brain tissue uptake of the drug in the 3D VR image of the brain; displaying a simulated stimulation of individual neurons in the 3D VR image of the brain; and analyzing a simulated activity of the individual neurons based on at least one predetermined property of the drug. The method further includes determining a brain treatment protocol based at least in part on the simulated administration of the drug into the brain. |
| US10835120B2 |
Extended medical test system
An extended medical test system provides a user-friendly apparatus that can be used to perform a plurality of diagnostic functions. In an example of an eye examination system, the system is configured to capture one or more patient images containing a patient's eye and a surrounding body portion, and perform additional diagnostic functions as well as the eye examination. |
| US10835112B2 |
Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion device
A variably-flexible device that comprises a hollow body, a steering element that steers a steerable portion of the hollow body, the steering element being comprised of steering tendons disposed within the hollow body, a torque-transmitting element that extends into the steerable portion of the hollow body, and stiffening element disposed within the hollow body to selectively maintain the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition. |
| US10835110B2 |
Apparatus and method for facilitating at least partial overlap of dispersed ration on at least one sample
Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method according to the present disclosure are provided. For example, an apparatus for providing electromagnetic radiation to a structure can be provided. The exemplary apparatus can include a first arrangement having at least two wave-guides which can be configured to provide there through at least two respective electro-magnetic radiations with at least partially different wavelengths from one another. The exemplary apparatus can also include a dispersive second arrangement structured to receive the electro-magnetic radiations and forward at least two dispersed radiations associated with the respective electro-magnetic radiations to at least one section of the structure. The wave-guide(s) can be structured and/or spatially arranged with respect to the dispersive arrangement to facilitate at least partially overlap of the dispersed radiations on the structure. In addition, another arrangement can be provided which can include at least two further wave-guides which can be configured to receive the electro-magnetic radiations from the dispersive arrangement. Each of the further wave-guides can be structured and/or spatially arranged with respect to the dispersive arrangement to facilitate a receipt of a different one of the such electro-magnetic radiations as a function of wavelengths thereof. |
| US10835108B2 |
Control unit for a flexible endoscope
A control unit attachable to a flexible endoscope having a shaft deflectable via two rotatable knobs is provided. The control unit includes a user interface including a first interface being mounted on a pivotal support attached to a housing of the control unit, the first interface being engageable by a palm of a hand. The control unit further includes a drive unit operable via the user interface, the drive unit including a first drive mechanism for engaging the two rotatable knobs thereby allowing a user to control deflection of the shaft of the endoscope via the first interface. |
| US10835106B1 |
Portable monitor
A portable monitor operable in a first orientation and a second orientation. The monitor includes a housing and a handle having arms. A back side of the housing includes grooves sized and shaped to receive, respectively, the arms of the handle. The handle is pivotable about handle axles to a plurality of positions including a first position, in which the arms are received by first sections of the grooves, a second position, in which the arms are received by second sections of the grooves, and intermediate positions between the first position and the second position. |
| US10835104B2 |
Image processing device, endoscope system, image processing method, and program
An image processing device includes: a separation unit configured to separate a plurality of wide-band image signals corresponding to wide-band light passing through each of a plurality of wide-band filters and a narrow-band image signal corresponding to narrow-band light passing through a narrow-band filter, from each other, based on an image signal input from an imaging device; a demosaicing unit configured to perform demosaic processing that interpolates one of the plurality of wide-band image signals based on edge information from the narrow-band image signal separated by the separation unit; and an image generation unit configured to generate a wide-band image by using the wide-band image signal interpolated by the demosaic processing performed by the demosaicing unit and generate a narrow-band image by using the narrow-band image signal. |
| US10835103B2 |
Endoscope illumination apparatus and endoscope system
An endoscope illumination apparatus includes a light convertor including first and second light conversion members that receive primary light emitted from a primary light source and convert at least one of the optical properties of the primary light, a detector that receives at least part of first light conversion light converted by the first light conversion member as detection light, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to a quantity of the detection light, and an operation estimation circuit that estimates, based on an amount of change in the detection signal output from the detector, whether any one of the first and second light conversion members is in an abnormal operation or both of the first and second light conversion members are in an abnormal operation. |
| US10835102B2 |
Tunable color-temperature white light source
A system for medical diagnosis includes a fiber optic cable and a plurality of light emitters optically coupled to a first end of the fiber optic cable. Each light emitter in the plurality of light emitters emits a distinct bandwidth of light. The system also includes a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of light emitters. The controller includes logic that when executed by the controller causes the controller to perform operations including: receiving instructions including an illumination mode, and adjusting an intensity of the light emitted from each light emitter in the plurality of light emitters to match the illumination mode. |
| US10835100B2 |
Dishwasher filter assembly
A dishwasher includes a tub with an access opening to a treating chamber, a sump, at least one sprayer emitting liquid into the treating chamber, a pump, a conduit fluidly coupling the sump to the pump and the pump to the at least one sprayer, thereby defining a recirculation circuit through which the liquid sprayed into the treating chamber collects in the sump and is pumped back to the at least one sprayer. The dishwasher also includes a filter assembly in the sump for filtering the liquid in the recirculation circuit including a cleaning element. |
| US10835095B2 |
Autonomous cleaner
A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof. |
| US10835088B2 |
Apparatus for assisting toilet user in standing up
An apparatus for aiding a toilet user in standing up, has a simple structure for aiding a toilet user in standing up, in which a movable seat where the toilet user sits is automatically movable to have lifting movement and pivoting movement, and minute pivoting movement is possible, thereby simplifying the structure and assisting the toilet user in safely standing up. |
| US10835083B2 |
Shower curtain liner rib, liner, and system
A shower liner system configured to engage a shower rod having a rib with a strut slidably engaging the shower rod and a panel disposed approximately perpendicular to the strut having a top end and a bottom end. A liner can include a waterproof body with a top header disposed approximate the shower rod and having an engagement point, and a second header disposed away from the first header toward the floor. The top end of the panel engages the first header and the second end of the panel engages the second header. The rib is configured to hang at least a portion of the liner at an angle to the shower rod. |
| US10835080B2 |
Grease catcher
A grease catcher apparatus for a frying apparatus can include a support assembly for positioning under the frying apparatus. The support assembly can be configured to receive a removable tray for catching grease from the frying apparatus. The grease catcher apparatus can also include at least one side wall extending generally upwardly from the support assembly. In some embodiments, the side wall may slope toward the removable tray, e.g., for directing the grease into the tray. In some embodiments, the support assembly may include a first support segment and a second support segment positionable across from one another, where each support segment has a base ledge, e.g., for supporting opposite sides of the removable tray. In some embodiments, the support assembly may include a partial enclosure defining an opening for permitting passage of grease, e.g., from the frying apparatus to the removable tray. |
| US10835079B2 |
Cooking grill radiant tray
A radiant tray system may be positioned between a burner and a grate of a cooking device. The system may include ceramic tiles and a housing having generally planar walls configured to house the tiles therebetween. The walls receive and grasp tiles between corresponding tile slots through each of the walls and thereby stably position the tile within the tile slots. The walls may also include vent ports for promoting flow of combustion gases through the housing. The housing may be symmetrical with respect to a common reference plane disposed between the walls to support selectively invertable use of the housing. Inversion of the housing after use in one orientation allows drippings to be pyrolized during continued use in the inverted orientation. The pyrolized drippings are readily scrapped or brushed from the walls and tiles. |
| US10835066B2 |
Process and apparatus for forming overwrap container using clamping and reforming
A method for forming an overwrap container includes the steps of a) providing a base container having a first side seam on a side wall that extends along a longitudinal axis to define an internal volume, and a bottom secured to the side wall; b) providing the side wall of the base container with connecting elements on an outer periphery of the side wall; c) providing an overwrap having a second side seam over the side wall of the base container such that the overwrap is joined in spaced apart relationship by the connecting elements to the side wall of the base container; d) clamping the overwrap to the base container along the second side seam to form a first compressed area; e) clamping the overwrap to the base container in an area 180° removed from the second side seam to form a second compressed area: and f) reforming the second compressed area to define an overwrap container having a substantially uniform spacing and air gap between the base container and the overwrap except in the first compressed area. |
| US10835061B2 |
Over the door mirror apparatus
An apparatus for hanging an article from a door. In one aspect, the invention can be an over-the-door mirror apparatus including a support structure having a rear surface with a vertical centerline; a first elongate member having a first bracket and a second elongate member having a second bracket for engaging a top edge of a door; the first elongate member slidably attached to the rear surface of the support structure at first and second connections that are vertically spaced; the second elongate member slidably attached to the rear surface of the support structure at third and fourth connections that are vertically spaced; and wherein the first and second connections are located on a first side of the vertical centerline and the third and fourth connections are located on a second side of the vertical centerline that is opposite the first side of the vertical centerline. |
| US10835057B1 |
Confectionary display apparatus
A confectionary display apparatus is described. The confectionary display includes a top, middle layer(s) and a bottom layer. Insertion component(s) are attached to the top, middle, and bottom layer(s). A confectionary is insertable to an insertion component. A display component is also attached to the top layer. The display component is configured to receive a label. The confectionary display apparatus also includes a base and a protective cover. The base is attached to the top, one or more middle, and the bottom layers with a shaft. The protective cover is attachable to the base. |
| US10835053B2 |
Convertible high chair
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a convertible children's high chair. According to various embodiments, the convertible high chair generally comprises a first child seat supported above a floor by a high chair frame, and a second child seat configured for being removably coupled to first child seat. The second child seat is configured such that, when detached from the high chair's first child seat, it can be used apart from the high chair as a booster seat (e.g., secured to the seating surface of a standard chair or another support surface). In certain embodiments, the second child seat includes a base surface configured to stably support the second child seat on a separate support surface (e.g., without the need to be attached to or mounted on a separate base or support member). |
| US10835051B2 |
Person support
A person support for supporting a person includes a first layer and a resilient second layer. The first layer has a surface topography with a first region with a curvature configured to correspond and generally conform, in an unloaded state, to the shape of a first portion of a person's body. The surface topography has a second region configured to correspond and generally conform, in an unloaded state, to the shape of a second portion of a person's body. The resilient second layer overlays the first layer and forms a person support surface. |
| US10835050B2 |
Segmented air mattress with variable stiffness insert
An air foam mattress system includes a foam top component, and a foundation component including a plurality of segmented, individually wrapped, inflatable air cells allowing for a plurality of pivot points, a segmented perimeter, and individual pressure adjustment of the segments for maximum patient comfort in all articulated-bed positions. In an embodiment, the air cell contains a u-shaped insert providing segmented perimeter sections integral to the air cell. In another embodiment, the air-cell contains a trapezoidal shaped insert with multiple segments having different degrees stiffness. |
| US10835049B2 |
Passive mattress spinner and methods
A system is disclosed for facilitating rotation of a mattress in a horizontal plane carried by a box spring or a platform. In order to facilitate rotation, slick surfaces between the mattress and the box spring or platform are selectively placed in engagement with each other, in one embodiment of the invention. The slick surfaces may be provided by two (2) separate covers; one cover for the mattress and one cover for the box spring, platform or bed skirt. One cover is provided with a slick and non-slick surface. The other cover may be the same as the first cover or may have slick surfaces on two sides. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, one of the covers may be provided as a protective cover that encapsulates the entire mattress. In another alternate embodiment, one cover may be provided that cooperates with a slick surface that is integrally provided on one or the other of the mattress or box spring or platform. In yet another alternate embodiment of the invention, slick surfaces may be provided on both the mattress and the box spring or platform. In this embodiment, in order to prevent movement of the mattress with respect to the box spring or platform, the mattress is secured relative to the box spring or platform by removable fasteners in a normal mode of operation. |
| US10835048B2 |
Connection member and folding bed having same
A folding bed includes first and second bedsteads and one or more connection members coupling the first and second bedsteads. A connection member can be a frame or a leg connection member. A frame connection member includes first and second vertical end portions to removably couple adjacent peripheral bars of the first and second bedsteads. A leg connection member includes first and second engaging members to removably couple adjacent legs of the first and second bedsteads. The one or more connection members reduce the risk of bending the folding bed and assist in stabilizing the folding bed when in use. |
| US10835047B2 |
Sofa wall beds
A sofa bed assembly comprises a carcass having an inside, outside and interstitial interface. Mechanical moving parts comprise a bed base mount assembly and gas strut all outside the carcass and interface mounted. A base supports a mattress held by base sidewalls, vertical within and filling the carcass with the sofa bed closed. An armrest supports a sitter's arm in the closed assembly and as is a proximal bed support in the open assembly. Pivoted leg supports at the end of the bed base rotate as distal bed supports. Alternatively, a sofa is moved to the end of the bed base as distal bed support. An armrest extension extends the armrest for the closed assembly and folds through 90° for the open assembly allowing the armrest to act as the proximal bed support. Armrest shields cover mechanical moving parts. |
| US10835041B2 |
Chair arm assembly
A chair assembly includes a four-bar arrangement that includes a lower end and an upper end where the upper end is adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position, and an arm rest assembly adapted to support the arm of a seated user thereon and supported on an upper end of the four-bar arrangement, wherein the lower end of the four-bar arrangement is pivotably supported from an arm support structure for pivotable movement about an arm pivot axis, such that the upper end of the four-bar arrangement is movable between a first position and second position located laterally outward from the first position, and wherein the arm pivot axis is angularly offset from a vertical axis. |
| US10835037B2 |
Bottle rack
A bottle rack includes a panel that has a front surface and an opposing back surface, and support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface. Each of the support bars has a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the front surface such that at least two of the support bars can support a bottle while forcing the bottle against the front surface. The rack may be a “label forward” rack. Additionally, the various joints, grooves, and slots used to join the support bars to the panel may also be used to join any the support bars and panels of any suitable bottle rack. |
| US10835036B2 |
Bathroom management apparatus
A bathroom management apparatus includes: a cabinet having an front surface; at least one frame configured to be attached to the cabinet; and at least one function module including at least one of a towel care module, a sterilizing module, a secret box module, a refrigerating module, a charging module, and an air conditioning module configured to be installed in the at least one frame, wherein the at least one frame provides a first mounting space, a second mounting space provided beneath the first mounting space, and a third mounting space provided beneath the second mounting space. |
| US10835027B2 |
Brush head for use with floor cleaning machine
A floor brush for using with floor cleaning equipment and, more specifically, a brush head (1) having distinct zones of varying bristle tuft (41) arrangements and configurations is provided. The brush head (1) is adapted for detachable connecting to a floor maintenance machine which is utilized for cleaning, burnishing, buffing and polishing a work surface such as a floor or the like. |
| US10835025B2 |
Toothbrush with injection-moulded bristles and method and apparatus for producing the same
A toothbrush having a brush body and a bristle carrier that is produced from a hard material using an injection molding method and having injection-molded bristles that protrude from the bristle carrier. The injection molded bristles are produced from a bristle material using the injection molding method. The bristles have a bristle stem and the bristle carrier has a small carrier plate or is formed by the small carrier plate that is produced from a hard material using the injection molding method and fastened on the brush body. The hard material of the bristle carrier or the hard material of the small carrier plate is harder than the bristle material. |
| US10835020B2 |
Hammock with quadrecline geometry
A hammock with quadrecline geometry is disclosed. The hammock includes a bed having a bed surface, a head end and a foot end located opposite the head end. The head end has an attachment point to suspend the head end of the bed. The bed further has a leg rest portion at the foot end defined by four, connected suspension lines. A foot spreader is configured and arranged to spread the four suspension lines apart, providing support to the leg rest portion. |
| US10835019B2 |
Sports hydration apparatus
In accordance with one aspect, there is provided a sports hydration apparatus configured for utilisation with a particular type of existing fluid reservoir bladder. As such, there is provided sports hydration apparatus comprising: electric componentry housing; an annulus rotatably coupled to the housing, the annulus defining peripheral exterior threading for engaging a threaded opening of a fluid containing bladder such that, in use, the annulus is able to rotate with respect to the housing to screwably engage the threaded opening and wherein the housing and the annulus cooperate to seal the threaded opening when the annulus is screwed in; hydration hosing transitioning through the housing in a fluidtight manner, the hosing comprising an interior inlet hose portion which reaches within the bladder for drawing fluid therefrom and an exterior outlet hose; a mouthpiece and wherein the exterior outlet hose reaches the mouthpiece; an electric pump operably coupled to the hydration hosing to pump the fluid through the hydration hosing; and wherein the housing houses electric componentry comprising: a wireless receiver operably coupled to the electric pump, the wireless receiver configured for receiving wireless control instructions from a dispensing controller device to selectively operate the electric pump. Other aspects of sports hydration apparatuses are also provided. |
| US10835015B2 |
Cosmetic applicator
Applicator for applying a cosmetic product to human keratin materials, having:a holder andan applicator tip (20), of longitudinal axis (X), that is carried by the holder and has:a base part (22), of axis (X), for fastening to the holder by way of at least one of its portions, andan application part (24) that is attached to the base part (22) and has at least three surfaces (26, 28, 30), each having a contour formed byat least one edge (34), and/ora base line (36) that acts as a junction between the application part (24) and a cylindrical portion, of axis (X), of the base part (22),the shapes of the contours of the surfaces (26, 28, 30) being different in pairs and not symmetrical to one another about an axis or a median plane. |
| US10835008B2 |
Salon hair drying system and method
A hair drying system for a salon includes one or more individual hair drying stations located remotely from a centrally-located source of heated air; and ductwork connecting the source of heated air with each individual hair drying station. |
| US10835005B2 |
Adjustable pouch with lace tightening mechanism having enclosed protected laces
An adjustable pouch or pocket for carrying an article such as one or more ammunition magazines, armor plates, batteries, radios, grenades, bottles, and the like in hostile environments, integrates a lace tightening system for adjusting the pouch size, fit, and/or tightness about the article or articles, wherein a lace or laces of the tightening system are largely or substantially incorporated into an arrangement of one or more enclosed cavities or pockets within or between certain of the panels so as to be protected from exposure and potential damage while still allowing free movement of the lace or laces, and which largely isolates the laces from the carried article or articles so as not to catch or snag the article when being inserted or removed from the pouch. |
| US10835003B1 |
Indirect lighting assembly for a shade structure
An indirect lighting assembly for a shade structure including a lighting assembly, preferably in the form of an LED array, mounted on a hub of the shade structure and movable therewith concurrent to opening and closing of a canopy of the shade structure. The illumination source is disposed on an inner end of the hub and oriented to direct illumination outwardly therefrom onto an interior surface of the canopy. A control assembly is operatively connected to the lighting assembly in current regulating relation to LED array and comprises touch control switching operative to regulate current flow thereto. The touch control switching includes a touch control member connected to the hub and movable therewith into an overhead, access restricting position concurrent to disposition of the canopy in an open orientation. |
| US10834999B2 |
Article of footwear with a pulley system
A tensioning system for use with an article of footwear includes a pulley assembly. The pulley assembly may include a first disc and a second disc connected by a central shaft. A tensioning element can be engaged around the central shaft. A ring element can be used to prevent the tensioning element from disengaging the pulley when there is slack in the tensioning element. The tensioning element may provide support to various regions of the article of footwear or may be used to close the throat of the article of footwear. |
| US10834996B2 |
Sole structure with transversely movable coupler for selectable bending stiffness
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a first plate and a second plate both extending longitudinally in a flexion region of the sole structure. The second plate is disposed above the first plate in the flexion region. The second plate has a fixed portion fixed to the first plate, and has a free portion. A coupler is operatively connected to one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate. The coupler is selectably movable transversely relative to the first plate and the second plate between a first position and a second position. The coupler is spaced apart from the other one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate in the first position, and operatively engages the other one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate in the second position. |
| US10834995B2 |
Foot covering with divided sole
In one possible embodiment, the inventive subject matter is directed to a foot covering, comprising: a thin, flexible compartment for receiving a foot. The compartment has a forefoot section, a midfoot section, and a rearfoot section of selected rigidity. The compartment has a top surface for securing the foot and a ground-facing surface having a sole divided into at least two portions comprising (1) a forefoot portion and midfoot portion and/or (2) a midfoot portion and a rearfoot portion. At least one sole portion comprises a midfoot portion disposed between a forefoot portion and/or a rearfoot portion. In the foot covering, each pair of sole portions is divided along a flexural line running generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the foot. The sole portions and flexural line(s), in combination with the flexible compartment, have a material construction and are arranged so as to facilitate the close conforming of the foot covering to the foot of an intended user through plantar flexion to dorsiflexion. |
| US10834994B2 |
Cross-country ski boot sole
Sole (20) for a sports shoe, notably for a cross-country ski boot, comprising a first component (1) acting as a framework and at least one second component (21) assembled with the first component (1), characterized in that the second component (21) comprises an anterior part (32) extending substantially longitudinally in the anterior part of the sole (20). |
| US10834985B2 |
Mechanically-activated shock abatement system and method
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process in which a helmet system including a machine is provided, that when worn by a user, positions the machine in a proximate relationship to a head portion, a neck portion, or both of the user. The helmet system provides a redistributing of a force responsive to a collision received along a first direction, wherein the force results from kinetic energy of an impact encountered at an external surface of the helmet system. The force induces an actuation of the machine, wherein the redistributing of the received collision force is based on the actuation of the machine. Energy transferred to the head portion, the neck portion, or both, resulting from the kinetic energy of the impact, is reduced, e.g., absorbed, based on the actuation of the machine. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10834983B2 |
Garment pocket
Aspects herein provide for a pocket structure for a garment that is configured to effectively stow and secure objects such as balls. The pocket structure comprises a gusset insert located on an outer-facing panel of the pocket structure and a pleat structure located on an inner-facing panel of the pocket structure. The gusset insert and the pleat structure work in combination to increase the interior volume of the pocket structure to effectively accommodate the stored object. |
| US10834982B2 |
Systems and methods for the printing of pre-constructed clothing articles and clothing article so printed
A system and method which allows for a pre-constructed article of clothing to having printing on substantially all of its external surface area. Specifically, an image may be simultaneously printed across multiple components of a clothing article. The method generally provides for transfer of a digital image, such as a digital photograph, to be applied to an article of clothing in a manner that prints an entire two-dimensional surface of the clothing with a coherent image that maintains coherency when the article of clothing is worn. There is also provided an article of clothing produced using the systems and methods. |
| US10834981B2 |
Spats and crampons
Spats comprise: a body, one end and the other end of which are attached to or detached from each other; an elastic line extending from the one end to the other end inside of the lower side of the body; and one or more hooks connected to the elastic line and exposed to the outside. |
| US10834975B2 |
Undergarment that resists bunching
An undergarment comprising at least one tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion is reinforced with stiffeners in the direction parallel to the axis of the tube, to prevent bunching when another garment is put on over the undergarment. |
| US10834973B2 |
Smoking article for identifying an attribute of an aerosol-generating element for adaptive power output and an associated method
Smoking articles and a method for making a smoking article are provided. The smoking articles include an aerosol-generating element configured to produce an aerosol in response to heat, a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating element therein, a heating element engaged with the housing and configured to provide heat to the aerosol-generating element, a power source in electrical communication with the heating element and configured to provide electrical energy thereto, the heating element producing heat in response to the electrical energy, an aerosol-generating element identification device configured to identify an attribute of an aerosol-generating element and a control device in communication with the aerosol-generating element identification device and configured to modulate electrical energy provided to a heating element of the smoking article to direct the heating element to heat the aerosol-generating element to an aerosolization temperature associated with the identified attribute of the aerosol-generating element. |
| US10834972B2 |
Aerosol-generating system comprising a fluid permeable susceptor element
An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge configured to be removably coupled with the device, the device including a device housing comprising a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge when the device housing is engaged with the device housing, an inductor coil disposed around or adjacent to the cavity, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including a cartridge housing configured to engage the device housing and containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing having an external surface surrounding the aerosol-forming substrate, at least a portion of the external surface being formed by a fluid permeable susceptor element configured to allow the aerosol-forming substrate, in liquid phase, to permeate therethrough. |
| US10834965B2 |
Ceramic vaporizer and electronic cigarettes having the ceramic vaporizer
Certain aspects of present invention relate to a ceramic vaporizer for electronic cigarette and electronic cigarettes having the ceramic vaporizer. In certain embodiments, the ceramic vaporizer may include a cylindrical vaporizer body, and a vaporizer heater. The cylindrical vaporizer body has an interior surface, and an exterior surface. The interior surface forms a central vapor passage and the exterior surface forms an inside wall of an e-liquid storage device. The vaporizer heater is embedded inside the cylindrical vaporizer body. The vaporizer heater may include one or more heating elements configured to heat e-liquid stored in e-liquid storage device and e-liquid is in direct contact with exterior surface of the cylindrical vaporizer body. The one or more heating elements may include certain electrothermal alloys. In certain embodiments, the one or more heating elements may include one or more mesh heating elements, and one or more spiral heating elements. |
| US10834961B2 |
Radially firm smoking article filter
There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a downstream end segment of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The hardness of the smoking article at the downstream end segment is at least about 90%, and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the filter. |
| US10834959B2 |
Purification of tobacco-derived protein compositions
The disclosure describes methods for the purification of protein-enriched extracts to provide concentrates and isolates and methods for incorporation of such materials into products. The purification methods are adapted for removal of nicotine and may have other benefits, e.g., lightening the color of the protein-enriched extracts. The methods generally include treatment with peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide and filtrations. A protein composition in the form of a concentrate or isolate is provided, the protein composition including RuBisCO, F2 fraction proteins, or combination thereof extracted from a plant of the Nicotiana species, wherein the protein composition is characterized by relatively low nicotine content. |
| US10834954B2 |
Device and method for forming and dividing of at least one string-shaped pasty foodstuff into slice-shaped products
Device for forming and dividing of at least one string-shaped pasty foodstuff into slice-shaped products, with a forming nozzle for extruding the string-shaped foodstuff along a conveying direction through a nozzle opening, which determines the thickness of the slice-shaped product, at least one forming plate that is arranged downstream of the forming nozzle and that can be displaced during extrusion with at least one positioning element in at least one component transversally to the conveying direction, and with a control unit that controls the positioning element synchronously to the extrusion velocity in a way that the at least one forming plate forms a longitudinal contour of the slice-shaped product variably during extrusion. |
| US10834952B1 |
Beverage formulation with reduced cariogenic activity
A non-cariogenic carbonated beverage is provided comprising carbonated water, a food-grade basic buffer and at least one amino acid. |
| US10834945B1 |
Methods of high pressure processing and products produced therewith
High pressure processing of substances such as foodstuffs and products produced therewith. The methods include externally pressurizing a container containing a substance immersed in a liquid, then displacing at least a portion of the liquid from the substance with a gas and sealing the substance and the gas from at least a portion of the displaced liquid. The methods are particularly useful for producing packaged substances, such as packaged fruits or vegetables, that are advantageously processed with high pressure in a liquid but are disadvantageously stored in the liquid after the processing. |
| US10834942B2 |
Yeast and bacterial probiotics combinations and methods of use to improve swine production
The invention is directed to compositions and methods are disclosed for improving production of swine. In one embodiment the composition may include a combination of at least one of a biologically pure culture of Bacillus strains. The composition may comprise a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast product. Methods are disclosed for providing beneficial effects to swine and their offspring, including but not limited to improved performance of the swine. |
| US10834941B2 |
De-oiling for plant-based protein extraction
A method and system provides for for de-oiling and extracting protein from chickpeas prior to generating chickpea protein concentrate. The method and system includes receiving a chickpea flour generated from the chickpeas, including having cortex material removed from the chickpeas and generating an ethanol mixture by mixing the chickpea flour with ethanol to remove at least a portion of the oil content from the chickpea flour. The method and system includes separating the ethanol mixture into a de-oiled chickpea flour and an ethanol recycling stream having organics from the chickpea flour absorbed therein. Therein, the method and system includes extracting a protein concentrate from the de-oiled flour. |
| US10834937B2 |
Methods for preparing biomaterials in the absence of atmospheric oxygen
Aspects of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for processing biomaterials in the absence of atmospheric oxygen and products resulting from such processes. Such processing techniques may dramatically increase the shelf-life expectancies of roasted and milled biomaterial products when the roasted and milled biomaterial products are not exposed to oxygen during processing. |
| US10834935B2 |
Dairy mineral-fortified liquid dairy products and methods of making
Disclosed are dairy products fortified with dairy minerals and methods of making the dairy products. The fortified dairy products exhibit enhanced fresh dairy flavor notes. In one aspect, the fortified dairy product is a concentrated dairy liquid. In another aspect, the fortified dairy product is a cheese product, such as cream cheese, processed cheese, or cultured cheese. |
| US10834934B2 |
High protein denatured whey protein composition, related products, method of production and uses thereof
The present invention pertains to a new type of denatured whey protein compositions having a low content of soluble whey protein and a high content of protein and to a method of producing them. In particular, the present invention pertains to the new type of denatured whey protein compositions having a low content of soluble whey protein, a high content of protein and low content of fat and to a method of producing them. The invention furthermore pertains to products containing the high protein denatured whey protein compositions, particularly high protein, acidified dairy products, and additional uses thereof. |
| US10834933B2 |
Method of processing poultry and other meat to reduce or eliminate Salmonella
A method for reducing the incidence of Salmonella in harvested poultry comprising treating the poultry with an effective antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of lactic and citric acids in proportions containing a predominance of lactic acid from 50:30 wt./wt. to 75:5 wt./wt. lactic acid to citric acid; and the pH of the solution is less than about 3.2. |
| US10834931B2 |
Hanging device and method for extraction of a sausage group
The present disclosure relates to a hanging device, a smoke bar top module as well as a method for extracting a sausage group that hangs on multiple hanging hooks of a hanging device. The hanging hooks have a device for guiding a smoke bar or a smoke bar top module. |
| US10834928B2 |
Bloom resistant frozen bakery products
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for inhibiting bloom formation on frozen frosted bakery products, such as cake doughnuts and yeast doughnuts. |
| US10834926B2 |
Insecticide properties of an extract of Sextonia rubra, and the constituents thereof
The invention relates to the use of an extract of Sextonia rubra or the constituents thereof, rubrenolide and/or rubrynolide, as an insecticide agent against mosquitoes, especially as a larvicide agent. |
| US10834913B2 |
Fishing garment system
A fishing garment system can include a fabric garment having a pocket with an opening. A gimbal plate is disposed within the pocket of the fabric garment such that the gimbal plate is positioned for supporting a fishing rod. The gimbal plate is removable from the pocket of the fabric garment through the opening of the pocket. The fishing garment system can also include a belt with features for supporting a fishing rod. |
| US10834912B2 |
Production method of fish baits and fish baits according to this production method
The invention relates to a novel method for producing fish bait, in which fish are dehydrated and then impregnated. In a first step, fresh dead fish bodies are attached and suspended on a horizontal carrier in the longitudinal direction and then frozen in a deep freezer. In a second step, the frozen fish bodies are impregnated in deep-frozen acetone and dewatered. In a third step, the acetone is brought to room temperature in order to defat the fish bodies. In a forth step, the fish bodies are impregnated in a vacuum chamber, the acetone being replaced by a suitable impregnating means for a plurality of days under a vacuum. And in a fifth step, the fish bodies impregnated with the impregnating means are hardened at room temperature. |
| US10834908B2 |
Model animal for fibrosis
Disclosed is a non-human animal comprising a genetic construct expressing TCRα and TCRβ genes and wherein the animal comprises a null-mutated Rag-2 locus. Described herein is also a NOD.Rag2−/− mouse expressing a transgenic α,β T cell receptor. The animals spontaneously develop chronic inflammation and fibrosis, and are useful as animal models of fibrotic disease. |
| US10834907B2 |
Method for cultivating oysters on land
An object of the present invention is to provide oysters which are highly safe and not contaminated with microorganisms including viruses and bacteria, the oysters moreover being fresh and having high nutritional value, and being available throughout the year in the same state as oysters from the in-season period. Provided is a method for cultivating oysters on land, the method including growing oyster larvae into adult shellfish in seawater containing deep-sea water in a water tank through feeding microalgae cultured in seawater containing deep-sea water to the oyster larvae. Specifically, provided is a method for cultivating oysters on land, the method including growing oysters in a suspension system including seedling collectors suspended vertically or horizontally on ropes by allowing deep-sea water to continuously flow through the system without stagnation or repeatedly allowing deep-sea water to stagnate and continuously flow through the system without stagnation at a given interval at a seawater temperature of 10° C. to 30° C. for 5 months to 18 months. |
| US10834905B2 |
Bird feeder with rain deflector
A bird feeder with a plurality of feed openings in the seed tube base, and a deflector located above the seed tube base, the deflector extending outwardly above the feed openings such that the deflector is able to deflect water flowing downwardly from said seed tube to a location intermediate the feed openings. |
| US10834904B2 |
Retractable leash with integrated locking system
A retractable leash with integrated locking system includes a main body having a plurality of sides that define an interior space. An elongated leash cord extends through an aperture in the main body and is connected to a retractable mechanism that is positioned within the main body. A locking handle assembly is connected to the main body and transitions between an open position and a closed position. The handle assembly includes a fixed section and a movable section that is hingedly secured to the main body. An electronic lock is positioned within the handle assembly and is selectively activated by a biometric sensor. A location module is positioned within the main body, and a light and charging port are positioned along the main body. |
| US10834901B1 |
Animal restraint systems and methods
A restraint system for an animal, comprising a stake member, a link member, and a restraint member. A first end of the restraint member is operatively connected to the link member. A second end of the restraint member is configured to be operatively connected to the animal. The stake member is arranged such that a neck portion is within the link passageway, a base portion is on a first side of the link member, and a grip portion is on a second side of the link member. The restraint system is used in a leash mode by gripping the grip portion of the stake member with the second end of the restraint member connected to the animal and in a tether mode with the base portion in secured relative to an object and the second end of the restraint member connected to the animal. |
| US10834900B2 |
Grabber bucket scoop and scraper with sticky roll and directional LED
A grabber scoop and scraper device with sticky roll and LED includes a bucket scoop that opens and shuts by squeezing a handle grip attached thereto via an extension rod. The bucket scoop includes two halves each configured with attaching ends and scraper ends. A sticky portion is disposed concentrically on the extension rod proximal the bucket scoop to temporarily attach at least one disposable bag(s) thereto. A disposable bag encloses some of the extension rod to the two bucket scoop and attaches to the sticky portion to form a closed container inside-out therewith around a grabbed material. A grabber and scoop contents disposing method includes forming the bucket scoop and using the sticky portion to temporarily attach at least one disposable bag thereto. A directional light emitting diode attached to the device shines in a direction of the sticky roll and the bucket scoop and may be automatically activated. |
| US10834898B2 |
Tools and methods for fitting orthoses
An orthosis is fitted to a body joint, in a preferred embodiment the equine fetlock, by locating the center of rotation (COR) of the joint; measuring the bones comprising the joint at points located with respect to the COR; selecting the appropriate orthosis from a selection of models thereof; and custom-fitting the orthosis to the individual by heating it to soften a layer of thermoformable foam on the interior of the orthosis and clamping the orthosis in place over the body joint. A kit of tools for performing the measurements is disclosed, as are a method for location of the COR of the body joint by palpation and a preferred heater. |
| US10834895B2 |
Automatically drinking device for pets
The present invention provides an automatically drinking device for pets, which includes a water storage tank with an opening, a drinking water tray arranged on the opening of the water storage tank, and a pump with lamp fixed in the water storage tank; the top face of the drinking water tray is depressed down to form a sink, the sink is provided with a spray jet which is connected with the outlet of the pump with lamp through a water pipe; the lower end of the drinking water tray is provided with a water filtering structure in the water storage tank; the water filtering structure comprises a filtering plate, a filtering box contained in the filtering plate and a nylon net arranged between the filtering plate and the filtering box, which has the advantages of simple structure, diverse functions and low processing cost. |
| US10834888B1 |
Maize inbred 3ABIA1766
A novel maize variety designated 3ABIA1766 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 3ABIA1766 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 3ABIA1766 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 3ABIA1766 or a locus conversion of 3ABIA1766 with another maize variety. |
| US10834885B1 |
Hybrid rice designated ‘LAH169’
A hybrid rice designated ‘LAH169’ is disclosed. |
| US10834884B2 |
Lettuce variety NUN 09094 LTL
The disclosure relates to lettuce variety NUN 09094 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. |
| US10834880B2 |
Micropropagation of T-R date palm
Disclosed herein are media, kits, systems and methods for achieving micropropagation of a T-R date palm on a commercially relevant scale. Compositions and methods for each stage of micropropagation, including initiation, elongation, and rooting are disclosed in the present application. Also disclosed are conditions for harvesting and sterilizing explant tissue for micropropagation. |
| US10834878B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
An emitter having a water intake part, a discharge part, a channel, and a pressure reduction channel. The pressure reduction channel includes a groove and a plurality of projections. The plurality of projections include first and second projections that are adjacent to one another in the groove depth direction. The first projections are positioned on one side in the depth direction of the groove, and when seen from a planar view, the tip ends thereof project from the inside surface of the groove so as to cross the center line of the groove. The second projections are positioned on the other side in the depth direction of the groove, and when seen from a planar view, the tip ends thereof project from the inside surface of the groove so as not to cross the center line of the groove. |
| US10834872B2 |
Unload spout inclination limit adjust system and method
An unloading conveyor arrangement for an agricultural machine includes a conveyor having a discharge end, and a spout arrangement at the discharge end of the conveyor. A range for the position of the spout is determined from one or more factors such as topography and the physical characteristics of the material being handled through the conveyor. The actual position of the spout is ascertained and a warning or an adjustment is made if the actual position is not within the range. |
| US10834867B2 |
Agricultural metering system having meter roller sleeves
An agricultural metering system includes multiple meter boxes and multiple meter rollers, in which each meter roller is disposed in a respective meter box. The agricultural metering system also includes multiple meter roller sleeves, in which each meter roller sleeve is disposed about a respective meter roller, and each meter roller sleeve is configured to move relative to the respective meter roller to selectively cover a first portion of the respective meter roller and a second portion of the respective meter roller. In addition, the agricultural metering system includes a control bar coupled to the meter roller sleeves. The control bar is configured to collectively move the meter roller sleeves relative to the meter rollers. |
| US10834865B2 |
Furrow closing wheel assembly
A furrow closing wheel for closing an open furrow. The furrow closing wheel has a pair of rims mounted for rotation about a generally horizontal axis of rotation. The pair of rims are mounted at an angle with respect to one another with the rims being spaced apart. The distance between the rims decreases as the rims rotate from the top of the direction of rotation to the bottom of the direction of rotation and increases as the rims rotate from the bottom of the direction of rotation to the top of the direction of rotation. Spikes protrudes radially outwardly from the rims. Teeth extend inwardly and laterally from rims. The spikes are adapted to penetrate the sides of a furrow to crumble the furrow walls and push soil in the direction of the furrow opening and the teeth mesh to press down on the furrow to properly close the furrow. |
| US10834863B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for row unit downforce control
Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling the downforce applied to a row unit of an agricultural implement having multiple row units. A downpressure control device in fluid communication with a down chamber of the least one actuator maintains as a selected downpressure, any one of a continuous range of pressures in the downpressure chamber. Pressure in the down chamber tending to oppose pressure in the lift chamber of the at least one actuator. |
| US10834862B2 |
Disc leveling system
A disc conditioner to work soil in a forward direction including a main support structure, a secondary support structure that protrudes from the main support structure in the forward direction, a main disc assembly affixed to the main support structure, and a secondary disc assembly that is affixed to the secondary support structure and protrudes from the main disc assembly in the forward direction. The secondary disc assembly generates an oscillating soil and residue flow along a central axis of the disc conditioner that levels the soil. |
| US10842057B2 |
Shield can assembly and electronic device including the same
An electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first cover disposed to shield a first region of the PCB, and a second cover for shielding a second region which has at least a boundary with the first region. A corresponding boundary portion the first cover and the second cover include at least one protrusion portion and at least one recess portion which are fitted to face each other. Thus, since at least two shielding covers share the single boundary region, the component mounting region of the PCB can be efficiently utilized to thus contribute to slimness of the electronic device. |
| US10842056B2 |
Cooling device
A cooling device has a cooler, a circulator, a semiconductor temperature detection unit, a refrigerant temperature detection unit, an output acquisition unit, and a flow velocity control unit. An output area of a power converter is divided into a first output area equal to and smaller than a threshold and a second output area exceeding the threshold. The flow velocity control unit controls, in the first output area, the flow velocity of the refrigerant to be maintained within a range where the refrigerant in the heat receiving portion is kept in a non-boiling state; and controls, in the second output area, the flow velocity to be maintained within a range where the refrigerant is in the non-boiling state or a nucleate boiling state. The flow velocity in the second output area is equal to or greater than an upper limit value of the flow velocity in the first output area. |
| US10842054B2 |
Extended heat sink design in server
A method and structure for improving efficiency of cooling and temperature uniformity among a plurality of heat generating electronic devices arranged in rows within a housing, such as a GPU server, utilizing a single source of cooling air. The electronic devices are arranged in a plurality of rows, but the heat sinks for the last row are elevated above the heat sinks of the first row so as to occupy different positions within the cooling air stream. In some embodiments the heat sinks of the electronic devices are extended forward so as to reside near the heat sinks of the electronic devices in the first row, but in a different flow path of cooling air. In other embodiments, a thermo siphon refrigeration system is provided for the electronic devices in the last row, and may be provided for the electronic devices in the first row as well. |
| US10842053B2 |
Electronic component cooling
An example apparatus is provided herein. The apparatus includes a coolant distribution unit and a liquid cooled sub-ambient unit. The coolant distribution unit provides a liquid to a set of liquid cooled cold plates to cool a first electronic component. The liquid cooled sub-ambient unit provides air to cool a second electronic component. |
| US10842052B2 |
Managing airflow supplied through soft ducts
A system for conveying air from one location to another includes a soft duct having a passage and an air flow control device. The air flow control device can be operated to vary a cross sectional area of a portion of the passage of the soft duct. |
| US10842049B2 |
Cooling system for an electronics enclosure
Method and system for providing cooling to an electronics enclosure that includes redundant cooling in the event of a failure of a cooling fan. The system includes an enclosure configured to support electrical components and a fan chassis. The system also includes a plurality of cooling fans coupled to the fan chassis. Each of the plurality of cooling fans is rotatable relative to the fan chassis between a first orientation in which the fans are operable to direct air into the enclosure and a second orientation. Spacing between adjacent cooling fans is less when the second cooling fan is in the second orientation than when the second cooling fan is in the first orientation. A third one of the plurality of cooling fans automatically rotates from the second orientation to the first orientation upon the second cooling fan moving to the second orientation. |
| US10842044B2 |
Cooling system in hybrid electric propulsion gas turbine engine
A cooling system in a hybrid electric propulsion gas turbine engine is provided for cooling electrical components therein. The cooling system includes an electrical component disposed in proximity to an aircraft power generation component in the hybrid electric propulsion gas turbine engine such that the electrical component is thermally heated by the aircraft power generation component. A loop heat pipe structure is in thermal communication with the electrical component to transfer heat away from the electrical component. Wherein the loop heat pipe includes an evaporator portion, a condenser portion, a first pipe to supply a biphasic working fluid in a liquid state to the evaporator portion, and a second pipe to return the biphasic working fluid in a gaseous state to the condenser portion. |
| US10842040B2 |
Flexible and adaptable computing system infrastructure
To achieve multiple benefits, a high speed computing system is configured in a hierarchical manner with flexibility and re-configurability concerns maximized. This begins with a particular cabinet architecture which is specifically designed to accommodate various needs and considerations. The cabinet or rack is designed to receive various chassis assemblies depending on the particular needs and or functions involved. These may include a compute chassis, a switch chassis, or a rectifier chassis, which can be incorporated into the cabinet. Within each chassis, specific components are then inserted, with each of these components being in a subsystem configuration. For example, the compute chassis is specifically designed to receive a number of compute blades. Similarly, the switch chassis is designed to receive a number of switch blades. Lastly, the rectifier chassis is configured to receive a number of rectifiers. Collectively, the multiple blades and chassis are all configured to cooperate with one another in an efficient manner. While various subassemblies are utilized, the cabinet or rack does accommodate certain centralized functions such as cooling and power distribution. |
| US10842037B2 |
Pull-out aiding device and chassis-wall module with pull-out aiding function
A pull-out aiding device is configured for mounting on an object, in which a corresponding apparatus is mounted. The pull-out aiding device includes a pulling member and a handle member. The pulling member includes a first pivot section and an abutting section for abutting against the corresponding apparatus to move the latter forward. The handle member includes a second pivot section and an operating section. The second pivot section is pivotally connected to the first pivot section, such that the handle member is turnable about the second pivot section relative to the pulling member and brings the latter to move forward. |
| US10842036B2 |
Offset control for assembling an electronic device housing
Housings for electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld. |
| US10842033B2 |
Display device and portable terminal
A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a light blocking member under the display panel, a bracket facing the display panel such that the light blocking member is between the display panel and the bracket, a bridge member between the light blocking member and the bracket, and configured to support a position of the light blocking member and the bracket, and a buffer member at a same layer as the bridge member, and contacting the bridge member. |
| US10842030B2 |
Method for through-plating a printed circuit board and such a printed circuit board
A method of through-plating a circuit board having conductors formed on two sides. At least two holes are filled under compression pressure with a sintering paste. Subsequently, the sintering paste is dried and fired to form a cohesive bond with the ceramic substrate and fill the holes. Simultaneous filling of multiple holes having different hole diameters is accomplished using a printing screen with screen holes of different diameters. A single print parameter set is used. The printing screen here has at least one screen hole for filling a hole larger than the reference hole. The screen hole has an area-reducing and area-dividing geometry that divides the screen hole into at least two hole sections. |
| US10842029B2 |
Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same
An electronic device includes a circuit board and an electronic element. The circuit board includes a plate body and multiple through holes extending through the plate body. Each of the through holes has a first diameter. The electronic element includes multiple pins, each of which is inserted into a respective one of the through holes, is secured to the circuit board by a soldering process, and has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter of the respective one of the through holes. For each of the pins, a difference between the second diameter of the pin and the first diameter of the respective one of the through holes ranges from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm. A method for manufacturing the electronic device is also provided. |
| US10842028B2 |
Method for mounting a power amplifier (AP) assembly
Methods for mounting a power amplifier (PA) assembly having an extended heat slug (11) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes manufacturing a left side PCB (22a) and a right side PCB (22b). The method further includes sliding the left side PCB and the right side PCB inward (30) to encompass the PA assembly so that one of the left and right side PCB is in a position to contact a drain of the PA (13) and so that the other of the left and right side PCB is in a position to contact a gate of the PA (14). |
| US10842024B2 |
Method and system for populating printed circuit boards
Provided is a method for populating printed circuit boards, which includes the steps of registering jobs in each case relating to the population of a number of printed circuit boards of a printed circuit board type with components of predetermined component types, assigning printed circuit board types of the registered jobs to a predetermined number of fixed set-up families, optimizing the assignment in such a way that a characteristic number relating to all the pick-and-place lines of the pick-and-place system is optimized as far as possible, and populating the printed circuit boards on one of the pick-and-place lines by using one of the fixed set-ups. |
| US10842023B2 |
Support structure for supporting flexible display screen, and flexible display screen module
A flexible screen support structure includes a first flexible board, a second flexible board, a side board, and a number of electromagnets. The second flexible board is arranged opposite to the first flexible board and defines a gap together with the first flexible board. The gap is filled with an electro-rheological fluid. The side board encloses outer peripheral sides of the first and second flexible boards and seals the gap. The electromagnets are secured to the first flexible board and located in the gap, each electromagnet has a support surface attached to the first flexible board and a side surface at an acute angle to the support surface, and the side surfaces of adjacent electromagnets are mutually attached by a magnetic force to cause the first flexible board to roll up. A flexible display screen module is also provided. |
| US10842020B2 |
Substrate for a sensor assembly for a resistance thermometer, sensor assembly, resistance thermometer and method of producing such a substrate
A substrate for a sensor assembly of a resistance thermometer is disclosed. The substrate has a plurality of first layers formed of a first material and a plurality of second layers formed of a second material. The first and second layers are disposed over one another such that a thermal coefficient of expansion of the substrate is approximately equal to the thermal coefficient of expansion of platinum. |
| US10842014B2 |
Memory heat dissipation unit
A memory heat dissipation unit is disclosed. The memory heat dissipation unit includes a main body having a first portion, a second portion and a connection portion having two lateral edges separately connected to the first and the second portion. The first and the second portion have at least one first heat-receiving section and at least one second heat-receiving section formed thereon, respectively; and the first and the second heat-receiving section are correspondingly in contact with at least one memory chip each to exchange heat with the chips and accordingly cool the same. |
| US10842011B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light generation system
An extreme ultraviolet light generation system includes: a first area including an optical path adjustment unit; a second area including a chamber having inside a plasma generating region; a first interlock switch disposed in the first area; a second interlock switch disposed in the second area; and a control unit capable of performing switching among a first setting state in which monitoring of a sensing signal output from the first interlock switch and a sensing signal output from the second interlock switch is activated, a second setting state in which monitoring of a sensing signal output from the first interlock switch and a sensing signal output from the second interlock switch is deactivated, and a third setting state in which monitoring of a sensing signal output from the first interlock switch is activated and monitoring of a sensing signal output from the second interlock switch is deactivated. |
| US10842004B2 |
LED driver and lighting systems technologies
A driver for a lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit utilizing interface elements for supporting multiple control connectivity options, the LED driver circuit utilizing a processor having a physical layer interfaces coupled to the interface elements and configured to operatively support a plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to perform a plurality of functions, including a function of providing a bridge or gateway between network protocols of the plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to: detect available network protocols of the plurality of network protocols; select, for a physical layer interface, a mode of operation (from modes of operation including, for example: an inactive mode, a monitoring mode, a gateway mode, and a primary mode) appropriate to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility for the available network protocols; and assign one or more of the available network protocols to the physical layer interface(s). |
| US10842003B2 |
Ambience control system
An entertainment system plays out audio and/or visual media into a region, wherein the media further comprises metadata specifying an optimal ambience setting for the media. A lighting system controls ambient lighting in the region, the lighting system comprising one or more luminaries, and the one or more luminaires comprising at least one moveable luminaire. Further, a controller determines one or more positioning instructions to specify a target position of the at least one moveable luminaire in order to achieve the optimal ambience setting specified in the metadata, and output the one or more positioning instructions in order to cause the at least one moveable luminaire to be repositioned. The controller then controls the ambient lighting by varying one or more light characteristics of the ambient lighting based on the metadata, such that the ambient lighting corresponds to the playing out of the media. |
| US10841999B1 |
Low standby power smart bulb based on a linear power supply
A driver circuit that includes an input side including a power input circuit and an output side including a light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit. The output side of the driver circuit includes an output smoothing capacitor for controlling flicker percentage. A light emitting diode (LED) power supply circuit is present between the input side and the output side for controlling current from the AC power input circuit to the light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit. The LED power supply circuit includes at least two linear current regulators that are connected in parallel. The circuit also includes a controller circuit including a controller for signaling the light emitting diode (LED) power supply to control current to the light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit to provide a lighting characteristic. |
| US10841995B1 |
Transmission circuit for powerline commissioning techniques
An intelligent lighting system may be installed using pre-existing electrical wiring, such as in a construction or retrofit environment. An intelligent lighting controller and an intelligent lighting fixture may be connected via electrical wiring that is configured for transmitting AC power signals. A commissioning signal may be transmitted to the intelligent lighting fixtures via the electrical wiring. In some cases, a power transmission circuit included in the intelligent lighting controller modifies portions of the AC power signal to indicate the commissioning signal. The power transmission circuit may modify the portions of the AC signal via passive components. The intelligent lighting fixtures may receive the commissioning signal via the electrical wiring. In some cases, each intelligent lighting fixture that is connected to the electrical wiring, such as each intelligent lighting fixture on a lighting circuit in a room, receives the commissioning signal. |
| US10841992B1 |
Systems and methods for changing a color temperature of a light
Systems and methods include receiving a desired light color temperature-time function. A first drive signal parameter is selected for a first light source having a first color temperature and a second drive signal parameter is selected for a second light source having a second color temperature. The drive signal parameters are selected to create a color temperature for a value of the desired light color temperature-time function. First light is emitted from the first light source and second light from the second light source. The first light and the second light combine to form blended light at the color temperature for the value from the desired light color temperature-time function. |
| US10841989B2 |
Gaseous-phase ionizing radiation generator
A gaseous-phase ionizing radiation generator for the voltage controlled production, flux, and use of one or more forms of ionizing electromagnetic and/or particulate radiation including: embodiments to collect and convert the particulate radiation that is generated by the radiation generator into electricity; embodiments that generate electricity from the ionized gas within the radiation generator by means of an auxiliary electrode structure composed of interdigitated individual electrodes of alternating work function; and a method or procedure for the fabrication and the activation of at least one working electrode composed in part of a metal hydride host material that is not formally considered to be radioactive. |
| US10841988B2 |
Retrofit LED tube for replacing a fluorescent tube
A retrofit Light Emitting Diode, LED, tube for replacing a fluorescent tube, wherein said retrofit LED tube is arranged to be connected to a ballast, said retrofit LED tube comprising a ballast determining unit arranged for identifying a type of ballast connected to said retrofit LED tube by controlling an output voltage of said power rectifier to a first voltage and measuring a first current provided by said power rectifier, controlling said output voltage of said power rectifier to a second voltage and measuring a second current provided by said power rectifier, wherein said second voltage differs from said first voltage and determining said type of ballast based on said first and second output voltages and said measured first and second currents, wherein said ballast determining unit is further arranged to configure said configurable matching circuit based on said determined type of ballast. |
| US10841987B2 |
Display device
A display device is configured to show an image inside a vehicle, and mounted inside the vehicle as an internal component. The display device has a light source configured to emit light, and a light guide element configured to guide incident light from the light source. The light guide element includes an emission surface configured to output incident light, and a plurality of light focusing portions configured to change the path of the incident light toward the emission surface, causing the light output to converge toward a convergence point or convergence line outside the light guide element or to radiate from a convergence point or convergence line outside the light guide element and thereby form an image outside the light guide element. |
| US10841983B2 |
Rear slider window assembly
A rear slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a movable window panel that is movable along upper and lower rails of a fixed window panel. The lower rail includes a water drainage element having (i) a hole established through the lower rail and (ii) a drainage receiving conduit attached at the fixed window panel beneath the hole of the lower rail and spaced from the lower rail. The drainage receiving conduit includes a receiving portion disposed below the opening to receive water from the opening and a guiding portion to guide received water toward an exit of the drainage receiving conduit. The drainage receiving conduit provides a passageway for water to flow from the lower rail, through the hole of the lower rail, and into the drainage receiving conduit, which drains the water exterior the rear slider window assembly. |
| US10841977B2 |
Reconfigurable radio remote unit for distributed antenna systems
The reconfigurable radio remote unit for distributed antenna systems comprises a plurality of integrated radio frequency boards each dedicated to a respective frequency band, and configuration means for remotely selecting the frequency bands and/or for setting the power level of the frequency bands. |
| US10841976B2 |
Communication device with wireless interface using different protocols
A communication device comprises a wireless data interface including a radio transceiver and a controller for controlling the transceiver according to a first frequency hopping protocol comprising a first plurality of frequency channels within a first frequency range and according to a second frequency hopping protocol comprising a second plurality of frequency channels within a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range overlap at least in part. The controller is configured to temporarily disable part of the frequency channels for the first protocol in case that radio interference is recognized for those frequency channels, with the disabled frequency channels for that first protocol being stored. The controller is also configured to retrieve the disabled frequency channels of the first protocol and to disable, at least for a predetermined initial time period, at least part of those disabled frequency channels also for the second protocol. |
| US10841975B2 |
Method for identifying redundantly received information items, vehicle-to-x communication system and use of the system
A method for identifying redundantly received information in which the information is contained in vehicle-to-X messages, one vehicle-to-X message comprising at least one item of information, a plurality of vehicle-to-X messages being received by a receiver, and at least one portion of a total number of items of information being received redundantly. The received items of information are entered into an information table and matched with one another before the received information is processed. |
| US10841973B2 |
Method for transceiving signal in wireless LAN system and device therefor
The present specification relates to a method for transceiving a signal by a station in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system and, more particularly, provides a method for transmitting or receiving a signal on the basis of a header field, which is differently configured depending on whether a Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) format transmitted by a station is a multiuser-multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) format or a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) format, and a device therefor. |
| US10841969B2 |
IuGW architecture
Systems and methods are disclosed for a 3G gateway. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising a gateway situated between a 3G radio access network (RAN) and a core network, the gateway providing resource management for a nodeB, and providing routing and node management for another base station, wherein the base station may be configured to provide, as a virtual RNC, radio resource control, power control, ciphering, and multiplexing of multiple users onto a transmission path for a first mobile device attached to the nodeB; the gateway may be configured to relay traffic for a second mobile device attached to the base station; and the gateway may be configured to relay traffic to the core network from both the nodeB and the base station via an IuCS interface and an IuPS interface. |
| US10841966B2 |
Network communication device, wireless access point, wireless repeater
A network communication device includes a transceiver circuit and a controller. The transceiver circuit is configured to transmit or receive data via a plurality of antennas. The controller is coupled to the transceiver circuit, and the controller is configured to control the transceiver circuit to establish a transmission channel to provide a connection to a first electronic device. If a number of antennas of the first electronic device is less than a number of the plurality of antennas, the controller is configured to reconfigure the transmission channel as multiple channels, in order to provide the connection to the first electronic device via a first channel of the multiple channels, and the first channel corresponds to at least one first antenna of the plurality of antennas. |
| US10841964B2 |
Systems and methods for RAN slicing in a wireless access network
A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to generate a Radio Access Network (RAN) slice in a Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) base station designated for a particular type of service; determine requirements associated with the generated RAN slice; and reserve resources of the 5G NR base station for the generated RAN slice, wherein reserving the resources includes specifying one or more antenna beams generated by the 5G NR base station. The processor may be further configured to obtain criteria for categorizing user equipment (UE) device sessions as belonging to the generated RAN slice; identify UE device sessions as belonging to the RAN slice based on the obtained criteria; and apply the determined requirements to the identified UE device session using the reserved resources. |
| US10841960B2 |
Media access control method and wireless access device
This application discloses a Media Access Control method, and pertains to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method is applied to a radio access device that supports at least two types of air interfaces, and the radio access device includes dedicated control entities respectively corresponding to the at least two types of air interfaces and a common control entity. The common control entity determines a dedicated control entity corresponding to a specified air interface between the radio access device and a terminal, and interacts with the dedicated control entity corresponding to the specified air interface, to implement a Media Access Control function of the specified air interface. Execution entities of a Media Access Control MAC layer of the radio access device are divided into one common control entity and a dedicated control entity that corresponds to each of at least one type of air interface, and the common control entity interacts with the dedicated control entity corresponding to any air interface, to implement a Media Access Control function of the air interface, so that the radio access device in a radio communications system supports a plurality of air interfaces. |
| US10841954B2 |
Device of handling a random access procedure
A communication device for handling a random access (RA) procedure comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprise determining a RA sequence according to a synchronization signal (SS) transmitted via a downlink (DL) beam by a serving cell; transmitting the RA sequence on a RA resource to the serving cell; and receiving a RA response (RAR) in response to the RA sequence from the serving cell, wherein the RAR is scheduled by a DL control information (DCI) in a control resource. |
| US10841951B2 |
Communications device and methods therein for providing an improved channel access procedure
A communications device (304) and a method for providing an improved channel access procedure for transmission of data. The communications device and an Access Point (AP) (302) are operating in a wireless communications network (300). The communications device performs a channel sensing procedure using a second slot counter Bn, which second slot counter is equal to a random backoff value or a first slot counter Sn. When trigger frame is received from the AP during the channel sensing procedure, which trigger frame triggers access to a channel, the communications device sets the first slot counter equal to the second slot counter and transmits the data to the AP on the channel. The communications device sets the first slot counter equal to a preset value and transmits the data to the AP in the absence of a received trigger frame and when the channel sensing procedure is completed. |
| US10841950B2 |
Listen before talk techniques in shared millimeter wave radio frequency spectrum
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which base stations and user equipment (UEs) may transmit using identified wireless resources in millimeter wave (mmW) radio frequency spectrum. A UE may receive an uplink grant from a base station that indicates uplink resources for transmission of uplink data from the UE to the base station in a shared mmW radio frequency spectrum band. An indication of a duration of a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure may be provided in or with the uplink grant. The UE may perform, responsive to receiving the uplink grant, the LBT procedure to determine that the shared mmW radio frequency spectrum band is available for the uplink transmission. Based on the outcome of the LBT procedure, the UE may transmit the uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources indicated in the uplink grant. |
| US10841948B2 |
Methods to support UL transmission on multiple numerologies in NR system
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for transmission with multiple numerologies in a wireless communication network. The method can include associating logical channels each with a first numerology indicating an allowed subcarrier spacing for transmission of data units in the respective logical channel, and multiplexing data units of a subset of the logical channels into a transport block associated with a second numerology, the subset of the logical channels each having a first numerology that is the same as the second numerology. |
| US10841946B2 |
User terminal, radio base station, and radio communication method
According to the present invention, low-latency communication in a next-generation mobile communication system can be achieved. A user terminal includes a receiving section configured to receive at least one piece of downlink control information out of first downlink control information that schedules reception of downlink data and second downlink control information that schedules transmission of uplink data; and a control section configured to perform a control to carry out communication using a transmission time interval (TTI) configuration, including an allocation section for receiving the downlink control information, a data section for carrying out reception of downlink data corresponding to the received downlink control information and/or transmission of uplink data, and a delivery acknowledgement section for carrying out reception and/or transmission of delivery acknowledgement information corresponding to predetermined data. |
| US10841945B2 |
Method and user equipment of transmitting uplink signal in wireless communication system, and method and base station of receiving uplink signal in wireless communication system
A method of transmitting an uplink (UL) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, where the method includes: receiving, through a physical downlink control (PDCCH) signal, downlink control information (DCI) regarding a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and periodically transmitting an SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI. Periodically transmitting the SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI includes: in a state in which (i) the SPS PUSCH signal is subslot-based, (ii) a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern field included in the DCI is set to a first value, and (iii) simultaneous transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the PUSCH is configured for the UE: transmitting uplink control information (UCI) through the SPS PUSCH signal, without simultaneously transmitting a PUCCH signal. |
| US10841942B2 |
Scheduling and time-domain configuration in integrated access and backhaul
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for scheduling and time-domain configuration in an integrated access and backhaul network. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes receiving downlink control signaling indicating a time domain resource allocation for a wireless resource to communicate with a donor base station, determining a scheduling offset to use for the wireless resource within a set of available time domain resources not designated for communicating with one or more child nodes and not designated to a communication of one or more other nodes based on the indicated time domain resource allocation, and communicating with the donor base station using the wireless resource at the determined scheduling offset. |
| US10841940B2 |
Method and apparatus for decoding downlink control signal in wireless cellular communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, a security and safety related service, or the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, specifically, to a method and apparatus for decoding a downlink control signal. |
| US10841937B2 |
Base station, user equipment, and method for early data transmission
A method for early data transmission during a random access procedure including receiving a system information block from a base station; determining, by the user equipment, whether to carry early uplink data in an radio resource control (RRC) connection request message according to a maximum transport block size included in the system information block; and selecting a candidate transport block size from a plurality of optional transport block sizes according to the number of resource units indicated by a random access response message transmitted by the base station, and transmitting the RRC connection request message including the early uplink data to the base station with all or a part of the number of resource units according to the candidate transport block size, if the user equipment determines to carry the early uplink data in the RRC connection request message. |
| US10841935B2 |
User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method
In order to allow even a user terminal not supporting UL simultaneous communication to communicate appropriately in a future radio communication system, the present invention provides a user terminal communicating with a plurality of communication systems, having a reception section that receives a downlink (DL) signal transmitted from each of the communication system; a transmission section that transmits an uplink (UL) signal to each of the communication system; and a control section that controls reception of the DL signal and transmission of the UL signal. The control section controls not to transmit UL signals simultaneously to different communication systems. |
| US10841930B2 |
Wireless communication with shared resources for different radio access technologies, base station, and terminal
A wireless communication method, a base station and a terminal are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes determining, by a base station, a first resource and a second resource from a target resource, wherein the target resource is a resource shared by at least one terminal in a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and at least one terminal in a second RAT, the first resource being a resource used by the terminal in the first RAT, and the second resource being a resource used by the terminal in the second RAT, sending, by the base station, first indication information to the terminal in the first RAT, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the first resource to be used by the terminal in the first RAT and sending, by the base station, second indication information to the terminal in the second RAT, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate the second resource to be used by the terminal in the second RAT. |
| US10841929B2 |
Mapping an access attempt type to a network configuration
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for mapping an access attempt type to a network configuration. One method includes determining a mapping between the access attempt type and a first network resource partition of multiple network configurations. Determining a mapping between the access attempt type and a first network configuration is based at least partly on an establishment cause of the access attempt type. The method includes transmitting the mapping to a remote unit. |
| US10841926B2 |
Default beam for uplink transmission after connection reestablishment
A method of default uplink beam determination after radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment in a beamforming system is proposed. For uplink (UL) transmission, the BS provides dedicated physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource configuration to UE. The configuration includes spatial relation information that indicates the spatial domain transmission filter to be used by UE for the corresponding PUCCH transmission. After RRC connection re-establishment and before a dedicated PUCCH configuration is received, a default UE TX beam can be determined based on the UE TX beam used during the RRC connection re-establishment procedure, e.g., the UE TX beam used to transmit MSG3 in a four-step random-access channel (RACH) procedure triggered by the RRC connection re-establishment procedure. |
| US10841924B2 |
Basic bandwidth device on secondary channel
A basic bandwidth wireless local area network (WLAN) device or station (STA) is assigned to a secondary channel. The basic bandwidth STA may be a 20 MHz STA. On the secondary channel, the basic bandwidth STA operates in a wideband mode recovering received data transmitted from an access point (AP) as part of a high bandwidth physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). The STA and the AP can be members of a basic service set (BSS). The high bandwidth PPDU may be, for example, a 40 MHz, 60 MHz, or 80 MHz PPDU. Once on the secondary channel, the STA relies on the AP to perform channel sensing and scheduling activities, thus reducing power consumption at the STA and increasing the efficiency of the BSS. Several signaling formats are provided for indicating the secondary channel that the STA is assigned to or requests to move to. |
| US10841919B2 |
Methods and apparatus for subframe configuration and generation in a multi-carrier communication system
Methods and apparatus for subframe configuration and generation in a multi-cell multi-carrier system. A frame for radio transmission in the system consists of multiple subframes, and each subframe consists of multiple Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. Training symbols, frequency-domain data scrambling, size of Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), or length of cyclic prefix can be configured differently for each subframe to facilitate different applications, such as unicasting or broadcasting. |
| US10841913B2 |
Method and device for determining guard period, terminal, and storage medium
A method for determining a Guard Period (GP), including: after a terminal side accesses a cell, receiving, by the terminal side, at least one of the following information sent by a network side: a duration of an uplink service, a duration of a downlink service or a time length of a GP; determining, by the terminal side, a duration for sending the uplink service and a duration for receiving the downlink service according to the information; and sending, by the terminal side, the uplink service according to the duration of the uplink service, or receiving the downlink service according to the duration of the downlink service. A corresponding terminal and a corresponding non-transitory storage medium are also provided. |
| US10841911B2 |
Method for transmitting downlink control information in wireless communication system
A method for transmitting DCI by a base station in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: allocating a resource for data transmission; transmitting, in a first DCI format, DCI including scheduling information associated with the allocated resource; and transmitting data according to the scheduling information, wherein a payload size of the first DCI format may be adjusted to be the same as that of a pre-configured second DCI format and transmitted through a CSS when the DCI includes scheduling information relating to multicast/broadcast data, and the payload size of the first DCI format may be transmitted, without being adjusted, through a USS when the DCI includes scheduling information relating to unicast data. |
| US10841904B2 |
Short physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) design for 5th generation (5G) new radio (NR)
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to acquire a first higher layer configuration indicating multiple sets of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, the multiple sets of PUCCH resources including at least a short PUCCH resource. The instructions are also executable to select a PUCCH resource from the sets of PUCCH resources. The instructions are further executable to transmit uplink control information (UCI) on the selected PUCCH resource. |
| US10841903B2 |
Communication terminal device
A cell2 configured by only a DL CC2 being a resource for downlink is configured. The cell2 does not include a resource for uplink, that is, a UL CC to be associated with the DL CC2 by a DL/UL link. The link information indicating the above is notified a communication terminal device by a base station device using the DL CC2. A DL CC1 and a UL CC1 constitute a cell1. The downlink communication from the base station device to the communication terminal device is performed using the cell1 and the cell2, and the uplink communication from the communication terminal device to the base station device is performed using the cell1. |
| US10841900B2 |
Method and arrangement in a telecommunication system
There is provided a method for use in a user equipment when the user equipment is in idle mode or any other low activity state, and when the user equipment bandwidth is smaller than the cell transmission bandwidth. The method comprises the steps of determining a paging position of the user equipment in the frequency domain; receiving, from the network, paging information within the user equipment reception bandwidth; and changing, if indicated by the network, the paging position of the user equipment within the cell transmission bandwidth. |
| US10841898B2 |
Method of receiving paging messages for UE and UE using the same
The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for receiving a paging message in an environment of a 5G communication system. In an aspect, the disclosure is directed to a method of receiving a paging message for a UE compatible with a 5G communication system. The method would include not limited to: receiving a paging record (PR) delivery rule; entering into a power saving mode; determining a bandwidth part (BWP) according to the PR delivery rule; re-selecting to a cell which corresponds to the BWP which has been determined; and receiving a paging message transmitted through the BWP by the cell. |
| US10841897B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving paging message in next generation mobile communication system
The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving a frequency-division-multiplexed paging message in a next generation mobile communication system. |
| US10841894B1 |
Method for waking from energy-efficient hibernation
The present invention is directed to energy-efficient hibernation in indoor wireless localization systems. A tag passively associates with a detection point (DP) and establishes a reveille time. The tag will awaken at the reveille time and send or receive a beacon to or from its associated DP. If the tag is receiving a beacon, it will awaken, receive, phase-lock its clock based on when the beacon was expected and when it was actually received, and return to hibernation. The DP transmits a scattershot of beacons, one for every tag in the system. If the tag is sending a beacon, it will awaken, send its beacon, and return to hibernation. The DP will receive the beacon and adjust its own clock based on the delay between when the beacon was expected and when it was actually received. The tag will broadcast its location to the DP on a set interval. |
| US10841888B2 |
Method of detecting synchronization reference signal from neighboring terminal by terminal to which V2V technology is applied, and terminal performing the same
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method in which a terminal receives a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) from a neighboring terminal. The method includes: determining by the terminal a period and the number of times of transmitting the SLSSs; and transmitting by the terminal the SLSS during a first time duration defined on the basis of the period and the number of times. The transmitting of the SLSS may include detecting by the terminal an SLSS transmitted by the neighboring terminal in a second time duration within the first time duration. The terminal may discard transmission of an SLSS corresponding to the second time duration within the first time duration. The second time duration may be included in the first time duration, and the second time duration is less than or equal to 40% of the first time duration. |
| US10841885B2 |
Method and system for carrying out timing related tasks
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for timing related tasks in IoT systems, for example, in relation to synchronisation of clocks and timestamping. It is desirable that the method and system is able to withstand external tampering in a manner which does not jeopardise the accuracy and integrity of time related tasks in the IoT systems. |
| US10841883B2 |
Network node and method for UE specific power handling
Embodiments herein relate to a method, performed by a network node, for handling of specific power reduction for a User Equipment (UE). The network node receives a message from the UE comprising an identification of a specific type of the UE. The network node obtains a reduced power applied by the UE corresponding to the received identification. The network node selects an allocation for transmissions from the UE, based on the reduced power applied by the UE. Embodiments herein further relate to a network node for performing the method for handling of specific power reduction for a UE. |
| US10841882B2 |
Radio communication base station apparatus and method for controlling transmission power of sounding reference signal
A radio terminal is provided that can provide a flexible transmission power control for an SRS without restrictions due to the transmission power control of a PUSCH, for the purpose of enabling use of an SRS for various purposes in a HetNet CoMP environment. The radio terminal receives a control signal including a transmission power control command (TPC command) to be applied to an aperiodic sounding reference signal (A-SRS), through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), updates a transmission power value of the A-SRS using the TPC command, and transmits the A-SRS using the updated transmission power value in accordance with a transmission request included in a control signal indicating assignment of a physical downlink data channel (PDSCH) or assignment of a physical uplink data channel (PUSCH). |
| US10841878B2 |
Scheduling request collection after a discontinuous reception period
A wireless device configured for discontinuous reception (DRX) may and operating in a system that uses directional beamforming may identify a random access time period after awaking from a DRX sleep mode. The device may then transmit a scheduling request during the random access time period. In some cases, the device may transmit the scheduling request using frequency resources also associated with random access transmissions. In other cases, the device may utilize resources that are not associated with random access. The determination of which frequency resources are used may depend on the length of the DRX. That is, if a device has been in a sleep mode for a long time, it may use random access frequency resources that are associated with a more robust transmission configuration. |
| US10841876B2 |
Wake-up signal (WUS) and wake-up receiver (WUR) in a communication device
A method for communication includes a user equipment (UE) periodically awakening to monitor for a wake-up signal (WUS) in a wake-up signal search space, the wake-up signal having a shorter length than a length of a control channel communication to allow the UE to determine whether the UE should monitor for the control channel communication. |
| US10841875B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application disclose a data transmission method and apparatus, and the method includes receiving, by a receive end by using secondary radio, a feature narrowband signal sent by a transmit end, enabling, by the receive end, primary radio based on the feature narrowband signal, where a receiving bandwidth of the secondary radio is less than a receiving bandwidth and a sending bandwidth of the primary radio, and sending, by the receive end, a first broadband signal to the transmit end by using the primary radio, where the first broadband signal is used to notify the transmit end that the receive end has enabled the primary radio. According to the data transmission method in the embodiments of this application, the transmit end may determine, by using feedback (for example, the first broadband signal) from the receive end, that the receive end has enabled the primary radio. |
| US10841874B2 |
Embedded internet of things (IoT) hub for integration with an appliance and associated systems and methods
An embedded Internet of Things (IoT) hub for integration with an appliance and associated systems and methods. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: an embedded Internet of Things (IoT) hub comprising a wide area network (WAN) interface to couple the embedded IoT hub to an IoT service over a network, and a local wireless communication interface to communicatively couple the IoT hub to one or more IoT devices; an IoT hub slot interface coupled to the embedded IoT hub and comprising a first plurality of pins or pads to interface with corresponding pins or pads within an IoT hub slot of an appliance when the embedded IoT hub is inserted into the IoT hub slot; and a modular antenna interface coupled to the embedded IoT hub and comprising a second plurality of pins or pads to interface with corresponding pins or pads on a modular antenna to be coupled to the embedded IoT hub. |
| US10841872B2 |
Method and device by which terminal performs mobility
Provided are a method by which a terminal performs mobility in a wireless communication system and a device supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: establishing a connection with a master eNB (MeNB); setting a mobility rule for a cell list associated with a secondary eNB (SeNB) and cells associated with the SeNB; on the basis of the mobility rule, selecting at least one cell from the cells included in the cell list; and notifying the SeNB of the selected at least one cell. |
| US10841868B2 |
Method of transmitting proximity service data and electronic device for the same
An electronic device in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transceiver; and a processor, coupled with the Wi-Fi transceiver, configured to perform a synchronization with at least one device in the NAN cluster, wherein the at least one device comprises an external electronic device, after performing the synchronization, receive, from the external electronic device through the Wi-Fi transceiver, a frame including first data within at least one discovery window (DW) among a plurality of DWs, wherein the first data comprises channel information for second data, and time information for the second data, and based on the channel information and the time information, control the Wi-Fi transceiver to receive the second data at a channel corresponding to the channel information of the received first data during a time duration corresponding to the time information of the received first data. |
| US10841866B2 |
Sensor, a mobile user terminal and a method of a sensor sensing a mobile user terminal
A method is provided of a sensor sensing a mobile user terminal for cellular radio telecommunications, the user terminal being associated with any one of a plurality of networks, each network having a distinct carrier frequency band for radio signals. The method comprises: broadcasting a common signal at each of multiple carrier frequency bands; the user terminal receiving the signal in the associated carrier frequency band of its network; the user terminal checking information in the received signal, and upon determining that the information is acceptable to allow connection to the sensor, the user terminal acknowledging to the sensor its receipt of the signal. |
| US10841862B2 |
Millimeter wave directional discovery signal design
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A transmitting device may select an orthogonal metric based at least in part on at least one of each direction of a plurality of directions to transmit millimeter wave discovery signals or a location parameter associated with the transmitting device. The transmitting device may transmit, in the each direction of the plurality of directions, the millimeter wave discovery signals, where the each transmitted millimeter wave discovery signal has a different orthogonal metric applied that was selected based at least in part on the at least one of the each direction or the location parameter. |
| US10841858B2 |
Data processing method and system
A data processing method when the handover or change appears between systems includes: a Mobility Management network element sends a data forwarding tunnel identifier of a target side processing network element to a user plane anchor network element, obtains a data forwarding tunnel identifier of the user plane anchor network element, and sends the data forwarding tunnel identifier of the user plane anchor network element to a source data forwarding network element. |
| US10841854B2 |
Mobile telecommunications system transmission and reception points and methods for switching transmission and reception points between active and inactive states
A mobile telecommunications system transmission and reception point has circuitry configured to receive a status indicator, and to switch between an active state and an inactive state in response to the received status indicator. |
| US10841850B1 |
Seamless Wi-Fi roaming record update
Embodiments enable seamless Wi-Fi roaming by providing a user with a single username that is associated with a set of resources in the seamless network that includes different Wi-Fi networks (e.g., Wi-Fi networks with different domain names). As a user travels from a first access point in a first Wi-Fi network to a second access point in a second Wi-Fi network within the seamless network, network elements in the seamless network may recognize the user's single username as an already established session (e.g., with the first access point) and direct traffic accordingly to the second access point. Embodiments also satisfy business requirements by updating accounting data accordingly by indicating that the user accessed the seamless network from the first Wi-Fi network. Embodiments allow a user roaming on the seamless network to experience the policies and network requirements associated with the Wi-Fi domain of the second access point. |
| US10841846B2 |
Method and apparatus
A method is provided. The method includes performing a media access control reset. The media access control reset is provided without performing at least one of a radio link control reset and a packet data convergence protocol reset. |
| US10841841B2 |
Using wireless channel variance values in order to improve application quality of experience (QoE) in wireless communication systems
A method comprises obtaining a wireless channel variance value. The wireless channel variance value is indicative of a degradation to a specified bandwidth of the wireless channel as a function of conditions of the wireless channel. The method further includes determining a reliably usable bandwidth value of the wireless channel as a function of the wireless channel variance value. The method further includes determining a data frame transmission rate associated with a particular application running on the client device, wherein the data frame transmission rate is constrained by a function of the reliably usable bandwidth value and a quality of experience (QoE) level value. |
| US10841840B2 |
Processing packets in a computer system
There is provided a method for determining a sequence number for transmitting a packet from a first apparatus to a second apparatus as part of a flow of packets, determining a flow identifier for identifying a security association for the flow, wherein the flow identifier is determined in dependence on the sequence number, and transmitting the packet includes transmitting the sequence number and the flow identifier to the second apparatus. |
| US10841838B2 |
Communication method and device
Disclosed by the present invention are a communication method and device, wherein the method comprises: a first user plane function (UPF) network element establishing a secondary user plane channel to a secondary radio access network (RAN) network element; the first UPF network element receiving downlink data sent by a data network, and from within said downlink data, sending downlink data that requires distribution to the secondary user plane channel on the basis of data flow information to be distributed, wherein the data flow information to be distributed is stored in the first UPF network element so as to carry out the distribution of data in a 5G system, thus increasing the utilization of radio resources, reducing the delay in switching systems and improving user and system performances. |
| US10841835B2 |
Maximum bit rate control in a multi-access network
Control of a maximum bit rate in a multi-access network scenario that includes a 3GPP access and a non-3GPP access. This maximum bit rate control is enforced in a wireless device having a first radio access and a second radio access to a communications network, the first radio access being a cellular communication access and the second radio access being a non-cellular communication access. The wireless device receives, via the first radio access or the second radio access, a Multi-Access User Equipment Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, Multi-Access-UE-AMBR, value and/or a User Equipment Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, UE-AMBR, value for the second radio access, and ensures that a bit rate of traffic generated by the wireless device and/or received by the wireless device does not surpass the received Multi-Access-UE-AMBR and/or said UE-AMBR value for the second radio access. |
| US10841827B2 |
Radio frequency (RF) power measurements in common public radio interface (CPRI) spectrum analysis
A test device for testing a power of a signal at a cell site using RFoCPRI™ is disclosed. The test device may comprise a receiver to receive a signal from a test point near a baseband unit (BBU) of a cell site. The test device may also comprise a processor to determine power of the signal. The processor may identify IQ data from the signal, determine an offset based on a noise floor determined from at least one specification of a remote radio head (RRH) of the cell site, and generate a power spectrum based on the IQ data and the offset. The processor may transmit the power spectrum to an output (e.g., display), to where the power spectrum may be representative of the power of the signal between the RRH and antennas of the cell site. |
| US10841824B2 |
Channel status information feedback method and apparatus for a distributed antenna mobile communication system
A method of transmitting channel state information. The method includes receiving, from a base station, channel measurement information comprising a plurality of antenna ports to be measured for a serving cell; measuring signals related to the plurality of antenna ports based on the channel measurement information; transmitting reference signal received power (RSRP) information for the plurality of antenna ports based on the measured signals; receiving, from the base station, in response to transmission of the RSRP information, channel state information (CSI) report instruction information for a candidate of a distributed antenna port set including at least one antenna port; measuring a channel state of the at least one antenna port in the candidate; and transmitting the measured channel state to the base station, wherein the candidate of the distributed antenna port set among the plurality of antenna ports is determined based on the RSRP information by the base station. |
| US10841822B2 |
Transport format selection method and device
A communication method and device are described. In the communication method, a quality indicator value associated with the first communication protocol is calculated based on a signal characteristic of first communication protocol. A quality indicator value associated with the first communication protocol is determined based on a signal characteristic of the first communication protocol. Further, a gap time is calculated which represents the time until a next communication gap resulting from a first communication via the first communication protocol and second communication via a second communication protocol. A quality report value can be calculated based on the quality indicator value and a comparison of the gap time and a reporting time threshold value. Further, a quality report can be generated based on the quality report value. |
| US10841821B2 |
Node profiling based on combination of performance management (PM) counters using machine learning techniques
Disclosed is a system for profiling one or more nodes based on a hybrid Key Performance Indicator (KPI). Initially, a flag indicating an issue with a KPI is received. A set of Performance Management (PM) counters undergoing periodic changes in performance beyond a predefined threshold by using machine learning based statistical techniques is identified. The set of PM counters may comprise a set event based of PM counters and a set of protocol based PM counters. A hybrid KPI is created based on combination of the set event based of PM counters and the set of protocol based PM counters. One or more nodes are profiled by comparing the hybrid KPI associated to the node with hybrid KPI corresponding to each of the one or more nodes. |
| US10841820B2 |
Method and test system for mobile network testing as well as prediction system
A method for mobile network testing is described wherein at least one testing device is used that is configured to be connected to a mobile network. A predefined set of test procedures is run on the at least one testing device in order to obtain binary test results assigned to at least one test parameter. The binary test results of the test procedures are evaluated via a machine learning model. The machine learning model is trained to predict the probability of at least one binary test result based on the binary test results obtained. Further, a test system, a method for mobile network testing as well as a prediction system are described. |
| US10841819B2 |
Scenario adaptive downlink beam management scheduling
Herein is disclosed a wireless communication device comprising two or more antennas, configured to receive a wireless signal; one or more receivers, configured to detect position data indicating a position of the wireless communication device and to process the wireless signal for one or more processors; the one or more processors, configured to determine a signal quality of the wireless signal; determine a position change information of a position of the wireless communication device based on the detected position data; and select a beam selection protocol from a plurality of beam selection protocols based on at least the signal quality and the position change information. |
| US10841816B2 |
Configuration of failure detection reference signals
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the configuration of beam failure detection reference signals are provided. |
| US10841805B2 |
Inter-operator coordination for channel access in shared spectrum
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An access point of a secondary cluster may identify a first set of access points of a primary cluster scheduled to perform downlink transmissions over a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a transmission opportunity. The access point may identify a second set of access points and may select a first set of blacklisted stations associated with the secondary cluster for the transmission opportunity. In some cases, the selecting is based on the first set of access points and the second set of access points. The access point may then selectively perform at least one downlink transmission to a second set of stations associated with the secondary cluster during the transmission opportunity. In some examples, the second set of stations is based on the first set of blacklisted stations. |
| US10841801B1 |
Pillar location for a mobile device
Techniques for pillar location for a mobile device are described, and may be implemented via a mobile device to identify frequently visited locations and to perform different tasks for the mobile device at the frequented locations. Generally, the described techniques enable a mobile device to generate precise representations of frequented locations known as “pillar locations” without relying on conventional location determination techniques. Further, specific actions can be performed when the mobile device is detected at a pillar location, such as automatically unlocking the mobile device from a locked state. |
| US10841799B2 |
Null data packet (NDP) structure for secure sounding
Methods and apparatuses for arranging sounding symbol are provided. An example apparatus comprises memory; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a sounding signal. The sounding signal comprises a plurality of sounding symbols, and the repetition of sounding symbols to be transmitted in sequence is avoided. |
| US10841791B1 |
Dynamic firmware over-the-air system for IoT devices
A system may receive a request to schedule a wireless update for one or more user devices. The system may schedule transmission of the wireless update to the one or more user devices based on profiles associated with the one or more user devices and network load information associated with base stations associated with the one or more user devices. The profiles associated with the one or more user devices include, for each user device, a location history associated with the user device. The system may transmit the wireless update to the one or more user devices based on the scheduled transmission. The system may further schedule installation of the wireless update on the one or more user devices based on the profiles associated with the one or more user devices and send, to the one or more user devices, an indication to install the wireless update based on the scheduled installation. |
| US10841785B2 |
Core node, radio terminal, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of reducing the number of messages or an amount of data to be transmitted to the core node. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a congestion state detector (11) configured to detect a congestion state of an own apparatus; a communication unit (13) configured to receive a NAS request message that has specified an APN from a radio terminal (20); and a controller (12) configured to determine that processing regarding the NAS request message will not be executed while the congestion state of the own apparatus is being detected. The communication unit (13) transmits a reject message including a plurality of APNs that can be specified by the radio terminal (20) to the radio terminal (20) when it is determined in the controller (12) that the processing regarding the NAS request message will not be executed. |
| US10841784B2 |
Authentication and key agreement in communication network
A method for authentication and key agreement in a communication network is disclosed. In the method, a network node generates a common public key and a master secret key, assigns to a first user equipment a first set of one or more pseudonym identifications corresponding to a real identity of the first user equipment, the common public key and a first private key specific to the first user equipment, and assigns to a second user equipment a second set of one or more pseudonym identifications corresponding to a real identity of the second user equipment, the common public key and a second private key specific to the second user equipment. In response to a request for establishing a communication session between the first user equipment with a first pseudonym identification and the second user equipment with a second pseudonym identification, the network node generates a first intermediate key for the first user equipment based on the common public key and a second secret key shared between the second user equipment and the network node, and a second intermediate key for the second user equipment based on the common public key and a first secret key shared between the first user equipment and the network node. Upon successfully authenticate each other based on the common public key, the first and second user equipments generate a session key to be used for securing the communication session based on the first and second intermediate keys respectively. |
| US10841782B2 |
Wireless service extension using D2D and method to determine communication path and emergency service
A method and devices for determining a communication path from a source wireless device to a destination device in a wireless communication network are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes discovering, at the source wireless device, wireless devices within communication range of the source wireless device. The method also includes determining, at the source wireless device, for each discovered wireless device, one of whether the discovered wireless device is the destination device and whether the discovered wireless device has wireless connectivity to a wireless base station. The method further includes including each discovered wireless device in a discovered wireless device list, and prioritize the list of discovered wireless devices. |
| US10841780B1 |
System and method of automatically evaluating and communicating an emergency situation
A system and method of automatically evaluating and communicating an emergency situation. The system includes a wearable beacon which includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a controller, a location tracking module, a microphone, a wireless communication module, and a portable power source. The method begins by receiving a current user location with the location tracking module. Spatial positioning and orientation (SPO) data is received with the IMU. Ambient audio data is received with the microphone. A distress notification is generated with the control is an abnormal-motion datum or abrupt-noise datum are detected. The abnormal-motion datum or the abrupt-noise datum is appended into the distress notification with the controller. The current user location is appended into the distress notification with the controller. The distress notification is sent to the recipient information with the wireless communication module. |
| US10841778B2 |
Locating user devices in enterprises
A device, system, and method locates user devices in enterprises. The method performed by an enterprise server of an enterprise includes receiving contact data from an emergency services device, the contact data comprising location related data of a user device and identification data of the user device. The method includes determining if a general location data of the user device is associated with an area data of the enterprise as a function of the location related data. The method includes determining a precise location data of the user device within the area data of the enterprise based on the contact data. |
| US10841776B2 |
Emergency reporting device and system
Techniques for updating data operations in a perception system are discussed herein. A vehicle may use a perception system to capture data about an environment proximate to the vehicle. The perception system may receive image data, lidar data, and/or radar data to determine information about an object in the environment. As different sensors may be associated with different time periods for capturing and/or processing operations, the techniques include updating object data with data from sensors associated with a shorter time period to generate intermediate object data. Such intermediate object data may reduce a delay in updating a position of an object in an environment, which may improve reaction time(s) and/or safety outcomes in systems implementing such perception systems, such as an autonomous vehicle. |
| US10841770B2 |
Optimized short message transport
A method for transferring data using optimized short message transport includes receiving at a first network node an attach request message. The attach request message includes short-message data. The first network node receives from a second network node a short-message data response message. The short-message data response message includes at least one of an address for a short message service center, an indication that indicates no mobile-terminated message is pending for the UE, or a short-message entity destination address. |
| US10841769B2 |
Telecommunications network and method of transferring user data in signalling messages from a communication unit to a data processing centre
The invention relates to a system and method of transferring user data from a communication module to a data processing center over a telecommunications network. A signalling message is wirelessly received from the communication module in the telecommunications network. The signalling message contains the user data that is subsequently transferred to the data processing center. By inserting the user data in the signalling message (s), it is possible to rapidly transmit data to the telecommunications network, while resources can be saved since it not required to establish a complete circuit-switched or packet switched correction between the communication module and the telecommunications network. The user data may comprise application data of a program run by the communication module, e.g. alarming data, measurement data or derivatives thereof. |
| US10841764B2 |
Method and apparatus for vehicle to mobile phone communication
A system includes a processor configured to receive a vehicle event and determine a wireless device present connection state relative to a vehicle infotainment system. The processor is further configured to communicate with a remote server through a vehicle modem, including transmission of the wireless device present connection state, based on the occurrence of the vehicle event. The processor may also be configured to request that the remote server instruct a wireless device to pair with a vehicle infotainment system if the wireless device present connection state indicates the wireless device is not presently paired. |
| US10841761B2 |
Adaptive vehicle-to-infrastructure communications
A map of an area can be generated describing an occupancy status for each of a plurality of sub-areas in the area. A first message including the map is transmitted. A second message is transmitted including an updated occupancy status for one or more of, and less than all, of the sub-areas. |
| US10841759B2 |
Securely providing a password using an internet of things (IoT) system
An apparatus and method are described for securely providing a User ID and/or password to an IoT device. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: receiving at an Internet of Things (IoT) service a request from a mobile device over a first communication channel to transmit credentials for a particular online service to an IoT device, responsively encrypting the credentials to generate encrypted credentials and transmitting the encrypted credentials to the IoT device over a second communication channel, decrypting the encrypted credentials at the IoT device, and providing the credentials by the IoT device to a computer over a third communication channel, the computer causing the credentials to be provided to the online service to authenticate the user. |
| US10841753B2 |
Protection of mission-critical push-to-talk multimedia broadcast and multicast service subchannel control messages
A Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) node is connected to a group of user equipments (UEs) served by the MCPTT node. The MCPTT node generates a Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) Subchannel Control Key (MSCCK), sends first messages to the UEs in unicast, wherein the first messages include the generated MSCCK, generates at least one MBMS subchannel control message, applies integrity protection and/or confidentiality protection to the at least one MBMS subchannel control message with the MSCCK, and sends the at least one MBMS subchannel control message in multicast. |
| US10841749B1 |
Passive asset tracking with existing infrastructure
A method of passive asset tracking includes associating unique identifying information of a Wi-Fi access point with a moveable asset, receiving unique identifying information and information relating to a location of the Wi-Fi access point encountered by one or more wireless devices and storing at least some of the information received, and tracking a location of the associated asset by the location of the Wi-Fi access point. |
| US10841745B2 |
Location reporting of user equipment in a cellular network environment
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving, by a user equipment device, a list including at least one location identifier associated with an area for location reporting and an area identifier identifying the area for location reporting. The method further includes receiving a location identifier broadcast by a wireless network element, and determining whether the broadcast location identifier matches the at least one location identifier associated with the area for location reporting. The method further includes sending a location reporting message by the user equipment device to a first network node when it is determined that the broadcast location identifier matches the at least one location identifier associated with the area for location reporting. The location reporting message is indicative of the user equipment device either entering or exiting the area for location reporting. |
| US10841741B2 |
Systems and methods for providing error correction and management in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing error correction and management in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform, specifically a platform providing geolocation services. More specifically, the system of the present invention includes a plurality of remote mobile devices configured to communicate and exchange data with a cloud-based service, such as a crowdsourcing platform. The crowdsourcing platform generally provides a geolocation service based on the crowdsourcing, or polling, of users of the mobile devices so as to determine location and movement of the users within a specific environment. The system is further configured to automatically render a floor plan or layout of a location based on the user data. The system is further configured to recognize and recalibrate data errors during the collection and aggregation of the crowd-sourced data. |
| US10841740B2 |
In-car localization for detection of distracted driver
An in-car phone localization scheme is proposed to determine, in real time, the locations of smartphones inside a moving car, with the goal of preventing smartphone-distracted driving. The localization system operates on commodity smartphones, and does not require any additional special/customized sensors or devices to be installed inside the car, making its deployment easy and attractive to users and carmakers. Even when a phone is moved from one location to another inside a moving car, the system will detect this movement, record the sensor data, and estimate the phone's destination location. The system captures the trajectory of each phone movement, the change of magnetic field, and the RSSI readings from the car Bluetooth transceiver, and then estimates the phone's destination location by matching the trajectory with the variation of magnetic field and the Bluetooth RSSI readings. |
| US10841732B2 |
Systems and methods for emergency data communication
Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, servers, apparatus, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving by an emergency call server an indication of an emergency condition at a device, determining whether the device is to be tracked based, at least in part, on the indication of the emergency condition, and transmitting a triggering message from the emergency call server, in response to a determination that the device is to be tracked, to trigger at the device a tracking session to cause the device to periodically collect and send tracking session data to one or more servers. The tracking session, established between the device and the one or more servers, is separate from an emergency call session established between the device and the emergency call server. |
| US10841731B2 |
Geofence compositions
Architecture that enables geofence combinations and compositions where multiple correlated geofences are generated for an entity such as a point of interest. The geofences can have varying radii relative to a specific entity and represent distinct areas or aspects of the entity. The geofences can relate to correspondingly different categories to which the entity can belong. The geofences can be of differing shapes than circular, such as polygons (e.g., rectangles, squares, etc.). Moreover, these differently shaped geofences can be applied to a single entity. Each geofence of a geofence set associated with an entity can be assigned to represent different parts of an entity such as a part a shopping mall. Geofence composition is obtained by combining multiple primitive geofences to compose more complex geofence(s) for an entity and for embedding the relationship of the primitive geofences into such compositions. |
| US10841730B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring compliance with recovery goals
Systems and methods for incentivizing a user to satisfy a goal for attending twelve step meetings. The method includes the steps of: providing the user with a mobile device; detecting the presence of the mobile device at a first location and at a first time selected by the user; comparing the first time and the first location to a database of approved meetings, wherein the comparing is substantially contemporaneous with the first time; and providing a reward to the user upon confirming that: i) the first time and the first location correspond to an approved meeting; and ii) the user is proximate the mobile device at the first time. |
| US10841729B2 |
Network independent location services
Techniques for supporting network independent location services (LCS) are described. In one design, a location center may communicate with a terminal to establish an account for the terminal with the location center for location services. The location center may establish the account for the terminal independent of a home network or a serving network for the terminal. During signup to establish the account, the location center may (i) provide address information for the location center, security information, and/or other information for the location center and (ii) receive public identity information and/or other information for the terminal. The location center may thereafter provide location services to the terminal based on the established account and without interacting with the home or serving network for the terminal. Techniques for supporting delivery of assistance data are also described. |
| US10841728B1 |
Multi-channel crosstalk processing
An audio system processes a multi-channel input audio signal into a stereo signal for left and right speakers, while preserving the spatial sense of the sound field of the input audio signal. The multi-channel input audio signal includes a first left-right channel pair including a left input channel and a right input channel, and a second left-right channel pair including a left peripheral input channel and a right peripheral input channel. Subband spatial processing may be applied to the first and second left-right channel pairs. A first crosstalk processing is applied to the first left-right channel pair to generate first crosstalk processed channels. A second crosstalk processing is applied to the second left-right channel pair to generate second crosstalk processed channels. A left output channel and a right output channel are generated from the first and second crosstalk processed channels. The crosstalk processing may include crosstalk cancellation or crosstalk simulation. |
| US10841724B1 |
Enhanced hearing system
A hearing system includes an eye tracking module to detect a sound region of interest; one or more microphone arrays coupled to the eye tracking module and focused on the detected sound region of interest; and one or more amplifiers wirelessly coupled to the one or more microphone arrays and to render sound from the sound region of interest for one or more ears. |
| US10841722B2 |
Audio signal interface circuit, and control method, apparatus and terminal thereof
The present disclosure provides an audio signal interface circuit, and a control method, apparatus and terminal thereof, in the technical field of electronic technologies. The audio signal interface circuit includes a detection sub-circuit and a control sub-circuit. The detection sub-circuit may control, under control of a control signal, the control sub-circuit, to enable an audio signal interface to be communicated with an audio signal input terminal or an audio signal output terminal of a decoder chip. That is, the audio signal interface circuit enables the audio signal interface to not only implement input of audio signals, but also implement output of audio signals. |
| US10841720B1 |
Public address pause module
A system and method for use of a public address pause module with an onboard entertainment system of an aircraft cabin. The module includes a connector for connecting the module to an aircraft public address speaker and an audio detection circuit connected with respect to the connector. A micro controller unit is connected with respect to the audio detection circuit to determine whether a measured voltage of the public address speaker exceeds a pre-set threshold for a pre-determined time period and to generate a pause signal. A wireless transmitter communicates the pause signal to the onboard entertainment system thereby pausing the onboard entertainment system during onboard use of the public address speaker. |