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| US10899050B2 |
Insert-molded components
The present subject matter relates to fabrication of micro-arc oxidation (MAO) based insert-molded components. In an example implementation, a method of fabricating a MAO based insert-molded component comprises forming an insert-molded component and oxidizing the insert-molded component through MAO. The insert-molded component has a metal body molded with a plastic body. On oxidation of the insert-molded component through MAO an oxide layer is formed on the metal body. |
| US10899047B2 |
Rotomolding processes for poly(aryl ketones) and other high temperature polymers
A method of manufacturing an article comprises rotomolding at least one polymer comprising a poly(aryl ketone), such as PEKK, under conditions effective to produce a rotomolded article having an impact value of at least 35 in-lbs. A rotomolding method comprises heating the mold for a period of time after the internal air temperature of the mold reaches the highest melting point of the at least one polymer. Methods also include using a PEKK powder with a bulk density of at least about 400 g/L. Rotomolded articles of the present invention have impact values of between about 40 in-lbs to about 95 in-lbs, and in particular embodiments greater than about 95 in-lbs. |
| US10899043B2 |
Method and apparatus for applying annular doses
A method and an apparatus for forming annular doses provides a flow of plasticised material supplied by an extruder which passes through a channel that is first cylindrical and then annular. The material exits from an annular outlet in front of which a cutting element passes that separates an annular dose of material. The dose is deposited on a surface of a capsule having a capacity to adhere to the dose that is greater than the cutting element. The surface and the cutting element are distanced from one another in such a manner that the annular dose remaining adhering to the capsule is detached from the element. Detachment can be promoted by a flow of air. |
| US10899041B2 |
Process for preparing a polyolefin composition
A process for continuously preparing a polyolefin composition made from or containing a bimodal or multimodal polyolefin and one or more additives in an extruder device equipped with at least one hopper. The process includes the steps of supplying a bimodal or multimodal polyolefin in form of a polyolefin powder to the hopper; (a) measuring the flow rate of the polyolefin powder or (b) measuring the flow rate of the prepared polyolefin pellets; supplying one or more additives to the hopper; adjusting the flow rates of the additives supplied to the hopper in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin powder or adjusting the flow rate of the polyolefin powder in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin pellets; melting and homogenizing the polyolefin powder and additives within the extruder device; and pelletizing the molten polyolefin composition into the polyolefin pellets. |
| US10899039B2 |
Soy-modified resins for bonding wood
Engineered wood products and binder compositions are provided. In preferred embodiments, the engineered wood products include wax. Methods are also provided for formulating binders for wood comprising unmodified soy flour and synthetic adhesives. The soy-based formulations are prepared by mixing unmodified soy flour with the synthetic adhesive prior to application to the wood or by adding them sequentially to the wood. The present invention provides adequate bonding at reduced cost. |
| US10899038B2 |
Class-A fire-protected wood products inhibiting ignition and spread of fire along class-A fire-protected wood surfaces and development of smoke from such fire
In a lumber factory, an automated laminated veneer lumber (LVL) process supported by a lumber production line employing a cross-cutting and rip-sawing stage, a dip-coating stage, a spray-coating stage, a print-marking stage, and a stacking, packaging and wrapping stage. At the dip-coating stage, cross-cut and rip-sawed LVL product is automatically transported and submerged through a dipping reservoir containing clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid, and then wet-stacked and set aside to dry. Once dried, the dip-coated LVL products are returned to the production line and sprayed coated with a moisture, fire and UV protective coating at the spray-coating stage, and then passed through a drying tunnel for quick drying of the spray-coating to produce Class-A fire-protected LVL products. The Class-A fire-protected LVL products are stacked, packaged and wrapped at the stacking, packaging and wrapping stage into a package of Class-A fire-protected LVL products, ready for shipping. |
| US10899035B2 |
Apparatus for making tyres and method for joining or cutting tire components
Disclosed is a tire building apparatus and a method for joining or cutting tire components. The tire building apparatus includes a rocking member that is movable in a rocking plane in a rocking motion along a rocking line, a translation guide extending parallel to the rocking line and a carriage that is displaceable along the translation guide, wherein the rocking member has a convex edge that defines a minor arc of a circle and extends up to a rotation center, wherein the rocking member is supported by the carriage at the rotation center and is angularly displaceable with respect to the carriage about a rotation axis extending through the rotation center. |
| US10899030B2 |
Razor handle with a pivoting portion
A handle. The handle can have a main body and a pivoting head pivotally coupled with the main body about a pivot axis. The pivoting head can have a substantially trapezoidal prism shape and include a base member and a cover member that overlies the base member in a mating relationship. The cover member can include a face defining at least one exterior opening and the pivoting head can have an interior compartment in fluid communication with the main body and the exterior opening. |
| US10899024B2 |
Safety for assist opening knife
A folding tool with a safety lock mechanism. The tool has a handle having a first handle half and a second handle half and an implement pivotally connected between the handle halves by a pivot pin. The implement is movable between an open position and closed position. The safety lock mechanism includes a safety switch positioned between the first handle half and the second handle half and having two wing portions extending laterally from a central portion movable from a first safety on position to a second safety off position. The two wing portions configured to slide within wing grooves of the first handle half and the second handle half. The tang portion of the blade includes a scalloped pocket and/or protruding portion in the tang that is configured to contain the front end of the safety switch when the safety switch is in the first safety on position. |
| US10899015B2 |
Method and system for dynamic robot positioning
A method and a system for the exact positioning an autonomous robot device relative to a stationary structure, such as a DBCS robot in a delivery bin and sorting facility. The robot device is driven from a starting position towards a target position. An absolute positioning sensor is used to monitor the approach to towards an assumed absolute position of the target. Once the target position has entered the field of view of a vision sensor mounted to the robot device, the vision sensor takes an instantaneous image of a visual marker at the target position. The image is evaluated to determine a deviation of an actual location of the target position from the assumed target position. The latter is corrected by adding the deviation to the assumed target position. The robot device then continues and is stopped exactly at the corrected target position. |
| US10899010B2 |
Cable damage detection assistance apparatus and cable damage detection assistance method in robot mechanism
A cable damage detection assistance apparatus in a robot mechanism includes a program executor for executing a program to operate a robot, a plurality of times, while changing velocity for driving motors whenever the program is executed; a motor controller for controlling the motors; a state quantity detector for detecting a state quantity indicating an operation state of the robot during the execution of the program; an alarm generator that, when the state quantity exceeds a threshold value, generates an alarm and outputs information about a line number at that time; an alarm database for counting the number of occurrence of alarms on each line number on which the alarm has occurred, and storing the alarm occurrence number on each line number on a velocity-by-velocity basis; and an analysis display for displaying the relationship between the alarm occurrence number and the velocity on each line number. |
| US10899008B2 |
Systems and methods for robotic path planning
Systems and methods for robotic path planning are disclosed. In some implementations of the present disclosure, a robot can generate a cost map associated with an environment of the robot. The cost map can comprise a plurality of pixels each corresponding to a location in the environment, where each pixel can have an associated cost. The robot can further generate a plurality of masks having projected path portions for the travel of the robot within the environment, where each mask comprises a plurality of mask pixels that correspond to locations in the environment. The robot can then determine a mask cost associated with each mask based at least in part on the cost map and select a mask based at least in part on the mask cost. Based on the projected path portions within the selected mask, the robot can navigate a space. |
| US10899005B2 |
Link-sequence mapping device, link-sequence mapping method, and program
Provided is a link-sequence mapping device capable of automatically mapping a model link-sequence to a link sequence of an arbitrarily defined robot. The link-sequence mapping device (1) is equipped with: a reception unit (11) for receiving model link-sequence information indicating the positions of respective links included in a model link-sequence; an identification unit (14) for identifying, by using the model link-sequence information, coordinate values of predetermined multiple positions in the model link-sequence; a calculation unit (15) for calculating robot link-sequence information, that is, information about the positions of respective links included in a robot link-sequence, such that objective functions corresponding to the respective distances between the identified multiple positions and corresponding multiple positions in the robot link-sequence are reduced; and an output unit (17) for outputting information about angles of respective joints in the robot link-sequence which are determined in accordance with the calculated robot link-sequence information. |
| US10899002B2 |
Article movement apparatus, article movement method, and article movement control program
An article movement apparatus detects information about articles in an accumulation area, picks up one or more articles based on the detected information with a robot arm, then detects the holding state of the articles held on the robot arm, and measures a separation distance between held articles and a sorting area of a conveyance path. When a plurality of held articles is held by the robot arm, an article is selected from amongst the plurality according to distance from the article and to a surface of the sorting area. The selected article is then released to the sorting area. |
| US10899001B2 |
Method for teaching an industrial robot to pick parts
A method for teaching an industrial robot to pick parts includes the steps of: placing a reference part on a picking surface; providing a reference image including information about the reference part; placing a gripping tool of the industrial robot in relation to the reference part so that the gripping tool is in a grasp configuration in relation to the reference part; and storing the grasp configuration. The reference image is a 2D image from below. When the reference part is resting on a known plane a 2D image taken from below is enough for defining the position of the same. |
| US10898998B2 |
Magnetic mount for power tool
A magnetic mount for a power tool to secure the power tool to a ferrous surface includes a substantially u-shaped bracket including a spaced apart pair of mounting arms each having a base end and an opposite distal end, a rigid cross-member joining the pair of mounting arms at the base ends, a mounting head on each distal end of the pair of mounting arms, at least one magnet mounted on the cross-member, wherein the pair of mounting arms are disposed in a first direction from the cross member and the magnet is disposed in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, from the cross member, and wherein the mounting heads are adapted for mounting to at least one side of the power tool. |
| US10898997B2 |
Driving tool
A driving tool includes a striking cylinder comprising a piston configured to be actuated by a combustion pressure of a mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel, a combustion chamber in which the mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel is to be combusted, an oxidant supply port for supplying the compressed oxidant into the combustion chamber, a fuel supply port for supplying the fuel into the combustion chamber, and a check valve provided to at least one of the oxidant supply port and the fuel supply port. |
| US10898994B2 |
Lift mechanism for framing nailer
A fastener driving tool that includes a lifter subassembly for moving the driver from a driven position to a ready position. In one embodiment, the lifter is mounted to a movable pivot arm, and if the driver is mispositioned at the beginning of a lifting phase, the lifter can displace a small distance to allow the lifter to move over the driver's protrusions, thereby allowing the lifting phase to continue without causing a jam. A retainer (or “cam follower”) is positioned along a rounded cam profile surface of at least one lifter disk to prevent the lifter from displacing during later portions of the lifting phase, or during a transition phase. The lifter includes at least two rotating disks with extending pins to engage driver protrusions. One of the lifter disks can have gear teeth on its perimeter, instead of a cam profile surface. |
| US10898992B2 |
Fastening aid, fastening system, connector and method for fastening a fastener
A fastening aid for screwing a fastener having a locknut by rotating the fastener around a rotation axis with a predetermined torque includes a sleeve element being attachable around the locknut along the rotation axis, an engaging structure provided at an inner surface of the sleeve and configured to engage with the locknut when the sleeve is attached around the locknut, a clasp element for reversibly closing the sleeve element to a closed state for attaching the sleeve around the locknut, and for reversibly opening the sleeve element to an opened state for detaching the sleeve from the locknut. The fastening aid is configured to allow screwing of the fastener around the rotation axis when exposed to a torque smaller than or equal to the predetermined torque and to prevent screwing the fastener around the rotation axis when the predetermined torque is exceeded. |
| US10898991B2 |
Hammer union securement methods and apparatus
Techniques for lifting hammer union accessories (17) and securing hammer unions (2). A hammer union accessory (17) may be lifted with the accessory lift portion (11) of the working end (5) of a hammer union securement tool (1). An arcuate surface portion (6) may be configured to mate with a complimentary arcuate surface (7) of a hammer union (2), receive a lug (9) through a hammer union lug opening (8), torque a lug (9) with a lug torque member (10), and secure a hammer union (2). |
| US10898989B2 |
Grinding wheel assembly
A grinding wheel assembly is disclosed and includes an arbor in which a pull stud may be installed. Further, the arbor can include a head assembly that includes a mounting plate, a cover plate, and an abrasive body disposed there between. The abrasive is removably engaged with the mounting plate and the cover plate. |
| US10898984B2 |
Accommodating assembly for the grinding of a camshaft and method for grinding the camshaft
Receiving arrangements for receiving camshafts and methods for grinding machining camshafts may be used with camshafts that have a shaft body that extends along an axis of rotation and includes functional elements. A gearwheel may be mounted on the shaft body, wherein a receiving body is provided, by means of which the camshaft can be at least partially received for purposes of performing a grinding machining process. The gearwheel may include a receiving means onto which the receiving body can be engaged and by way of which it is made possible for the camshaft to be received by the receiving body. |
| US10898983B2 |
Dressing method of cutting blade
A dressing method of a cutting blade includes a first cutting step of causing the cutting blade to cut into a dressing board held by a holding surface of a chuck table with a cutting depth that does not surpass the length of the region of roundness in the radial direction of the cutting blade to form a cut groove in the dressing board, and a second cutting step of causing the cutting blade to further cut into the groove bottom of the cut groove formed in the first cutting step with a cutting depth that does not surpass the length of the region of roundness in the radial direction of the cutting blade to carry out cutting on the groove bottom with tracing of the cut groove. |
| US10898982B2 |
Calibration device and method
A calibration device for a machine tool is described that includes a base attachable to a machine tool and a calibration artefact, such as a sphere of known radius. A deflection mechanism attaches the calibration artefact to the base and allows movement of the calibration artefact relative to the base when an external force is applied to the calibration artefact. The deflection mechanism also maintains the calibration artefact in a defined rest position relative to the base in the absence of an applied external force. A sensor is provided for sensing the extent of movement of the calibration artefact relative to the base. A method of using the device with a reference tool to accurately determine a position of a calibration artefact is also described. |
| US10898980B2 |
Turntable
A turntable includes a rotatably supported table, an electric cylinder, and a cam mechanism configured to convert the linear motion of the electric cylinder into the rotary motion of the table. The cam mechanism includes at least one cam groove provided on the table side, and at least one cam follower moved in parallel to the linear motion direction of the electric cylinder and configured to engage with the at least one cam groove. |
| US10898969B2 |
Methods and systems for coherent imaging and feedback control for modification of materials
Methods and systems are provided for using optical interferometry in the context of material modification processes such as surgical laser, sintering, and welding applications. An imaging optical source that produces imaging light. A feedback controller controls at least one processing parameter of the material modification process based on an interferometry output generated using the imaging light. A method of processing interferograms is provided based on homodyne filtering. A method of generating a record of a material modification process using an interferometry output is provided. |
| US10898955B2 |
Substrate holder, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and method of manufacturing a substrate holder
A substrate holder for a lithographic apparatus has a main body having a thin-film stack provided on a surface thereof. The thin-film stack forms an electronic or electric component such as an electrode, a sensor, a heater, a transistor or a logic device, and has a top isolation layer. A plurality of burs to support a substrate are formed on the thin-film stack or in apertures of the thin-film stack. |
| US10898954B2 |
Heat treatment to anneal residual stresses during additive manufacturing
The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a product through additive manufacturing with heat treatment. The method involves using a fusing beam to melt powder particles disposed on a substrate, where the fusing beam is impressed with a two dimensional pattern containing image information from a first layer to be printed. The fused powder particles are then heat treated with a beam impressed with an additional two dimensional pattern. The additional two dimensional pattern has image information from the first layer to achieve heat treatment of the product. The heat treatment is completed prior to laying down additional new layers of material. The heat treatment is an annealing operation. The method may further involve providing a new layer of powdered material on top of the layer of fused powder particles subsequent to the heat treatment, and repeating the melting and heat treating operations in a layer-by-layer fashion using the two dimensional pattern and the additional two dimensional pattern, until the part is completed. |
| US10898951B2 |
Powder particles comprising thermoplastic resin particles and process for producing green body using the same
Powder particles for forming a homogeneous green body having a sufficient strength and a process for producing a green body by using the powder particles. A green body is shaped by using powder particles of composite particles in which thermoplastic resin particles are scattered on surfaces of large particles in an amount within a predetermined volume ratio range with respect to the large particles, and loaded to form resin pools in contact point peripheral areas of adjoining ones of the large particles and form voids in areas other than the contact point peripheral areas when the thermoplastic resin particles are melted. A green body packed with the powder particles each having a small amount of the thermoplastic resin particles attached thereon is placed under a melting condition of the thermoplastic resin particles, the thermoplastic resin is melted and gathers around contact points (or proximal points) of the adjoining powder particles. |
| US10898949B2 |
Techniques and apparatus for electromagnetically stirring a melt material
Techniques and apparatus for electromagnetically stirring a melt material are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the system may include a containment vessel within which a melt material may be disposed. The melt material may include, for example, an electrically conductive alloy, which optionally may be non-ferromagnetic and/or glass-forming. In its molten state, the melt material may have alternating current (AC) applied directly thereto while being immersed in a magnetic field, which may be static or dynamic, depending on the desired stirring effect. Application of the AC and magnetic field may continue as the melt material cools and solidifies, the sinusoidal nature of the AC and the Lorentz force of the magnetic field providing convective motion which tends to agitate the molten melt material in a manner which may realize an improvement in heat transfer and chemical homogeneity of the resultant cast solid. |
| US10898946B2 |
Semiconductor-mounting heat dissipation base plate and production method therefor
In a semiconductor-mounting heat dissipation base plate including: an insulating substrate to which a metal circuit layer for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon is fixed; a heat dissipation base formed from the same metal material as the metal circuit layer at a side opposite to the metal circuit layer across the insulating substrate and fixed to the insulating substrate similar to the metal circuit layer; and a strengthening member provided in the heat dissipation base so as to be separated from the insulating substrate, the sizes of crystal grains of a metal structure at a part of the heat dissipation base or the metal circuit layer are reduced by a crystal size reducing material adhered to a mold, thereby preventing an adverse effect of a columnar crystal structure. |
| US10898942B2 |
Method for the production of a closed hollow profile for a vehicle axle
A method for the production of a closed hollow profile for a vehicle axle including the following steps: a) provision of a board made out of a sheet of metal, wherein the board has at least a length in a longitudinal direction and at least a width in a transverse direction, b) forming of the board, creating an open profile with a channel running in a longitudinal direction of the board, c) forming the lateral surfaces of the board, creating a hollow profile with a circumference and a longitudinal gap and d) joining together the longitudinal gap. |
| US10898941B2 |
Shell system locating assembly for shells
An alignment assembly for a press assembly is provided. The alignment assembly includes a number of alignment elements. The alignment elements include a number of moving alignment elements. The moving alignment elements are coupled to an upper tooling assembly that moves between a first and second position. As the upper tooling assembly moves, the moving alignment elements move between a first position and a second position corresponding to the upper tooling assembly first position and a second position. The moving alignment elements are structured to move the shell from the initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. Thus, as the upper tooling assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the moving alignment elements contact a shell and move the shell from an initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. |
| US10898935B2 |
Stain removal device and stain removal method
A stain removal device and a stain removal method for removing stain, such as scale residue or smut from the surface of a wire material by a cord-shaped member, includes a wire material winding device for winding a wire material on the surface of which the stain is deposited, a cord-shaped member which is wound on the wire material and wipes off stain attached on the surface of a wire material by a sliding movement relative to the wire material, and a cord-shaped member feed device for feeding the cord-shaped member relative to the wire material. The stain removal method includes linear feeding of a wire material, winding a cord-shaped member on the wire material, wiping off the stain attached on the surface of the wire material by rolling up the cord shaped member, and blowing air onto the surface of the wire material to blow away stain remaining thereon. |
| US10898934B2 |
Drug disposal devices and methods of use
Drug disposal devices and systems for reducing the amount of drug contained in a transdermal drug delivery patch are disclosed. The drug disposal devices contain an adsorbing substance, such as activated carbon, and are capable of adsorbing residual drug from the transdermal patch and preventing back-extraction of the drug. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing the drug disposal devices and methods of using the drug disposal devices for reducing the amount of drug contained within a transdermal drug delivery patch. |
| US10898930B1 |
Cleaning tool with reservoir
A cleaning tool with a reservoir is configured with an elongated handle attached to a brush head. A knob is affixed to the center of the brush head. A reservoir has an integrated brush head and hollow handle, allowing fluid to enter the cavity of the brush head where a the absorptive material intermediately disposed between the reservoir and the heat tolerant liquid permeable material to hold and transport the cleaning liquid from the reservoir to the heat tolerant liquid permeable material. The intermediate material referred to as a squeeze sponge wicks fluid from the reservoir when a user applies force on the handle or knob and distributes the fluid. The brush head is assembled with a valve and compression spring used to regulate flow of fluid within orifices communicated between the integrated reservoir, intermediate sponge layer and valve mechanism. The cleaning tool can accommodate independent interchangeable scrubbing brushes. |
| US10898927B2 |
Waste classification systems and methods
In some embodiments, a system may include an item sorter device. The item sorter device may include at least one optical device configured to capture optical data associated with a waste product, a display, and a processor coupled to the at least one optical device and to the display. The processor may be configured to automatically extract universal product code (UPC) data from the optical data, search one or more data sources based on the UPC data to determine a match, determine a bin of a plurality of bins for storage of the waste product based on the match and based on site-specific classification rules, and provide a graphical interface to the display indicating the determined bin. |
| US10898923B2 |
Bright pigment dispersion and method for forming multilayer coating film
The present invention relates to an effect pigment dispersion comprising water, a flake aluminum pigment, and a cellulose-based rheology control agent, wherein the effect pigment dispersion contains 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of solids based on 100 parts by mass of all components thereof, the viscosity measured using a Brookfield type viscometer is 400 to 10000 mPa·sec at a rotational speed of 6 revolutions per minute, and the solids content of the flake aluminum pigment is 30 to 200 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components other than the flake aluminum pigment in the total solids content. |
| US10898922B2 |
Method and jig for forming pattern using magnetic ink and magnetic force
A method and a jig for forming a pattern, the method and the jig being capable of realizing various and unique pattern designs due to magnetic particles included in the magnetic ink being distributed in various densities according to intensity of the magnetic force. The method includes: preparing a jig which generating magnetic force, applying magnetic ink on a surface of a substrate to form a print layer, disposing the substrate configured with the print layer above the jig, forming a magnetic pattern on the print layer by applying magnetic force generated from the jig, and drying the print layer. |
| US10898920B2 |
HVAC round pipe sealed fittings
The invention relates to providing a virtually air tight seal of the joints of fittings used in HVAC air distribution systems. The invention relates to the manufacturing process, equipment used in the manufacturing process, and the sealed fitting itself. |
| US10898919B2 |
Coating apparatus and method for coating of cylindrical hollow bodies
Coating apparatus for coating cylindrical hollow bodies, having a machine frame and a workpiece rotary table which is equipped with a plurality of holding mandrels mounted rotatably on the workpiece rotary table, and having a coating station arranged on the machine frame, wherein the coating station includes a rotatably mounted coating roller, wherein axes of rotation of the holding mandrels and an axis of rotation of the coating roller are aligned parallel to one another, wherein the coating roller has a coating region and a free-wheeling region on a circumferential surface, the coating region being designed as a circular cylinder segment with a constant circular radius coaxial with the axis of rotation of the coating roller, and the free-wheeling region being formed from surface sections which each have a distance from the axis of rotation of the coating roller which is smaller than the circular radius. |
| US10898917B2 |
Insulation device and coating system comprising said insulation device
An insulation device for a coating system for coating objects, the coating system having an electrostatically operating application apparatus having a dispensing device which dispenses a coating material, and at least one storage container which is connected to an input valve device via an inlet line and to the dispensing device via a supply line. The insulation device comprises a channel with a physical body which can move in the channel. The physical body has an electrically insulating material and can be moved by means of a fluid pressure between a park position and an insulation position and is designed such that, when it moves from the park position to the insulation position or from the insulation position to the park position, the physical body removes material from an inner casing surface of the channel, so that an electrical insulation path can be formed between the storage container and the input valve device. |
| US10898915B2 |
Fluid application system
A sprayer system includes a sprayer head, at least two reservoirs, and a gripping portion. The reservoirs hold constituent components of a product. The product is emitted from a nozzle included in the sprayer head. The emission of the product results in the depletion of the components of one of the reservoirs to a greater extent than the remaining at least one reservoir and changes the center of gravity of the sprayer system. |
| US10898909B2 |
Water pressure boosting device
A water pressure boosting device includes an elongated, hollow body having a body wall positioned along a longitudinal plane of the elongated body to define a first chamber and a second chamber. The body wall includes a channel connecting the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber includes an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end, a passageway spanning between the inlet and the outlet, and a water turbine positioned within the passageway, in which the water turbine spins when a fluid flow passes through the passageway. The second chamber includes an air opening on the elongated body and an air turbine. The air turbine is positioned within the second chamber and rotatable about an axis, and the air turbine spins with the water turbine. |
| US10898903B2 |
Device, method, and control system for waste to energy generation and other output products
Aspects of the present disclosure include devices, systems, methods, and control systems for processing waste into usable products, such as fuel stock, soil additives, and usable byproducts. Various system components may include: 1) a material loading area; 2) a pre-shredder; 3) a magnet based separator; 4) an eddy current separator; 5) additional sorting devices, such as a ballistic separator and/or an optical separator; 6) a mechanical pulverizer, such as a vertical shaft impactor (VSI); 7) a moisture separation device, such as a cyclone; 8) a compressor, such as a ram baler; 9) a packager, such as a bale wrapper; 10) analyzers, such as for moisture and caloric data analysis; 11) a thermal pressure chamber, such as a thermal screw; and 12) a control system to control operation of the system. |
| US10898900B2 |
Method of producing emulsions
Devices, systems, and their methods of use, for generating droplets are provided. One or more geometric parameters of a microfluidic channel can be selected to generate droplets of a desired and predictable droplet size. |
| US10898893B2 |
Devices for and methods of forming microchannels or microfluidic reservoirs
A method for forming a microchannel or microfluidic reservoir is described. Methods provided herein include applying a covering over a recess formed in a substrate and bonding the covering to the substrate along seams. Methods provided herein use a substrate having elevated edge regions bordering the recess that project from the surface of the substrate. Bonding seams nm a distance from the elevated edge regions of the recess such that the covering and the elevated edge regions are pressed against each other. Devices for bonding substrates and coverings to make microchannels and microfluidic reservoirs are also provided herein. Devices provided herein can include pressing elements for holding the substrate and the covering together. Pressing elements provided herein can include recesses and/or elastic layers positioned opposite to one or more recesses in a substrate. |
| US10898892B2 |
Pipetting device, pipette tip coupler, and pipette tip: devices and methods
Pipette assembly that includes a pipette device, a pipette tip, and a leaf spring coupling device coupling the tip to the pipette device, the coupling device comprising a plurality of circumferentially disposed elements or segments in the form of flexible leaf springs with stabilizer plateaus used to retain a pipette tip to the coupler and prevent the pipette tip from rocking on the coupler and a distal elastomeric element, such as an O-ring, and the pipette tip comprising dual complemental working surfaces in the pipette tip to provide precise control of an axial coupled position defined as an axial distance from a distally facing axial stop surface of the pipette tip coupler to the end of the pipette tip that contacts liquid when the pipette tip coupler and disposable pipette tip are in a coupled configuration. |
| US10898887B2 |
Selective solid catalyst for tail end of olefin-epoxidation flow reactor
In one example, a method for converting a first compound into a second compound is provided. The method includes providing the first compound in an entrance of a flow through reactor, wherein the entrance comprises a first catalyst and an oxidant, converting the first compound and the oxidant into the second compound as the first compound and the oxidant contact the first catalyst in the entrance of the flow through reactor while moving towards a tail end of the flow through reactor, and converting the first compound and the oxidant into the second compound via a solid catalyst comprising a white crystalline solid with a titanium content of about 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent (wt %) in the tail end of the flow through reactor. |
| US10898883B2 |
Silicalite-1 molecular sieve-based catalyst and preparation method for 1,2-pentanediol using said catalyst
An organic-base functionalized silicalite-1 molecular sieve-encapsulated metal nanoparticles catalyst and a preparation method therefor, as well as a method for preparing 1,2-pentanediol from biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol by hydrogenolysis using said catalyst. When the catalyst is used in a reaction preparing 1,2-pentanediol from furfuryl alcohol by hydrogenolysis, the catalyst has high hydrogenolysis activity under relatively mild reaction conditions, significantly increasing the conversion rate of furfuryl alcohol and 1,2-pentanediol selectivity in the reaction, while also not generating obvious byproducts furfuryl alcohol polymers; the catalyst has good stability and long life, and may be recovered for reuse after the reaction is complete by means of a simple filtration, greatly reducing reaction costs and separation difficulty. |
| US10898873B2 |
Lecithin compositions and methods of making and using such lecithin compositions
The present invention is directed towards compositions comprising a lecithin; a sugar alcohol, a sugar, or combinations of any thereof; and an alcohol. Compositions comprising a water soluble surfactant are further disclosed. Methods of separating oil from a mixture are disclosed. Methods of dispersing an oil are further disclosed. Compositions comprising a water-dilutable microemulsion are disclosed. Methods of making chewing gum are disclosed. Methods of recovering oil from a mixture are further disclosed. |
| US10898871B2 |
Micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) multiplexing mixing
A MEMS multiplexing system including: first and second fluid inputs; and a mixing network. The mixing network including: a first channel to receive the first fluid input; a second channel to receive the second fluid input; a multiplexing valve communicating with the first channel and the second channel, the multiplexing valve to cause the transport of the first fluid into the second channel so as to form a first interleaved fluid downstream from the multiplexing valve in the second channel and to cause the transport of the second fluid into the first channel so as to form a second interleaved fluid downstream from the multiplexing valve in the first channel; and the first channel and the second channel intersecting downstream from the valve so as to force mixing of the first interleaved fluid and the second interleaved fluid. |
| US10898870B2 |
Liquid mixing system with vertically adjustable mixing element and method of use
A liquid mixing system includes a support housing at least partially bounding a compartment. A mount is secured to the support housing. A drive motor assembly is configured to engage a drive shaft for moving the drive shaft within the compartment of the support housing. A four bar linkage system extends between the mount and the drive motor assembly, the four bar linkage system being movable between a first position wherein the drive motor assembly is disposed at a first elevation and a second position wherein the drive motor assembly is disposed at a second elevation that is different from the first elevation. |
| US10898864B2 |
Porous membrane, porous membrane module, method for producing porous membrane, method for producing clarified liquid, and method for producing beer
When the porous membrane, which has two surfaces of a surface A and a surface C, is equally divided in the thickness direction of the porous membrane into three layers of a first layer including the surface A, a second layer that is a central layer in the thickness direction, and a third layer including the surface C, an average trunk size of the third layer is larger than an average trunk size of the second layer, and when a continuous layer from the surface A having a thickness of 10 μm in the first layer is a first layer component, a continuous layer component having a thickness of 10 μm and an average trunk size smaller than an average trunk size of the first layer component is present in the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer other than the first layer component. |
| US10898863B2 |
Hollow-fiber membrane and hollow-fiber module for cell culture
An object of the present invention is to provide a hollow-fiber membrane which does not require a coating treatment with a cell adhesion factor or surface modification by an electron beam or the like and which is capable of adhering and culturing cells, and a method for culturing cells using the hollow-fiber membrane. A hollow-fiber membrane for cell culture which is to be used as a culture substrate for adhesive cells, in which the hollow-fiber membrane includes a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, the content of the hydrophilic polymer in the whole hollow-fiber membrane is more than 0% by mass and less than 1% by mass, and the content of the hydrophilic polymer on a surface of the hollow-fiber membrane is more than 0% by mass and less than 10% by mass. |
| US10898862B2 |
Hollow fiber membrane module repair method and hollow fiber membrane module
This repair method for a hollow fiber membrane module is a method for repairing a leaking section occurring in the hollow fiber membrane module, the repair method having a repair step for using a repair adhesive that hardens due to a composite curing function that comprises a moisture-curing function and a photo-curing function, to repair the leaking section. |
| US10898860B2 |
Fluid separation apparatus comprising fluid separation membrane, and fluid separation membrane module
A fluid separation apparatus comprising a fluid separation membrane is provided. The fluid separation apparatus comprises a fluid separation membrane extending in one direction and having a cross-section with a closed curve shape, wherein the fluid separation membrane has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 2 mm, and an outer diameter of 60 mm to 360 mm when the cross-section is adjusted to be circular. |
| US10898855B2 |
Method and system for the removal of noxious compounds from flue-gas using fabric filter bags with an SCR catalyst
Method and system for the removal of nitrogen oxides, from flue gas at low temperatures. |
| US10898850B2 |
Air purification device for vehicle
An air purification device includes: a carbon dioxide removal device configured to sorb and remove carbon dioxide contained in air; an air supply duct connected to a first outlet of the carbon dioxide removal device and having a blowing opening 17a for flowing out purified air from which carbon dioxide has been removed by the carbon dioxide removal device 12 into a vehicle cabin; and an exhaust duct connected to a second outlet of the carbon dioxide removal device and having an exhaust opening 18a for discharging the carbon dioxide sorbed by the carbon dioxide removal device to outside of the vehicle cabin 3, wherein the air supply duct is mounted to a front seat of the vehicle so as to be movable vertically with the blowing opening facing forward. |
| US10898847B2 |
Adsorbent-assisted stabilization of highly reactive gases
A method of adsorbing a highly reactive gas onto an adsorbent material comprising adsorbing the highly reactive gas to the adsorbent material. The adsorbent material comprises at least one Lewis basic functional group, or pores of a size to hold a single molecule of the highly reactive gas, or inert moieties which are provided to the adsorbent material at the same time at the same time as the highly reactive gas, prior to adsorbing the highly reactive gas or after adsorbing the highly reactive gas, or the highly reactive gas reacts with moieties of the adsorbent material resulting in passivation of the adsorbent material. A rate of decomposition of the adsorbed highly reactive gas is lower than a rate of decomposition for the neat gas at equal volumetric loadings and equal temperatures for both the adsorbed highly reactive gas and the neat gas. |
| US10898842B2 |
Filter element, in particular for gas filtration
A filter element with at least one filter medium body and with a grip configured to hold and guide the filter element is provided. At least one locking element is arranged at the grip and configured to lock the filter element on a receiving filter housing. A filter device with such a filter element has a receiving filter housing to receive the filter element and a cover to secure the locking element in locked position on the filter housing. |
| US10898838B2 |
Filter media including adhesives
Articles and methods involving filter media are generally provided. In certain embodiments, the filter media includes at least a first layer, a second layer, and an adhesive resin positioned between the first layer and the second layer. In some embodiments, the first layer may be a pre-filter layer or a support layer. The second layer may, for example, comprise fibers formed by a solution spinning process and/or may comprise fine fibers. In some embodiments, the adhesive resin may be present in a relatively low amount and/or may have a low glass transition temperature. The filter media as a whole may have one or more advantageous properties, including one or more of a high stiffness, a high bond strength between the first layer and the second layer, a high gamma, and/or a low increase in air resistance after being subjected to an IPA vapor discharge. The filter media may be, for example, a HEPA filter and/or an ULPA filter. |
| US10898837B2 |
Sterilization water discharge device and water treatment device including same
A sterilization water discharge device is disclosed. A sterilization water discharge device includes: a tray part, which is movably disposed under a discharge member for discharging water and allows sterilization water discharged from the discharge member to be received therein and discharged; and a movement driving part for moving the tray part. |
| US10898835B2 |
Filter element
A sub-component of a replaceable filter element that is interfacably sealing a standpipe includes an end cap, said second end cap defining a first central opening; a central tube extending from the first central opening of the second end cap, wherein the central tube defines an inner surface, an outer surface and a top surface, wherein the top surface defines a second central opening, wherein the central tube includes an actuator excluding keys, free ends, or projections; and a standpipe seal disposed proximate the top surface of the central tube, wherein the standpipe seal defines a third central opening. |
| US10898832B2 |
Filter device for a filter system of a motor vehicle
A filter device for a filter system of a motor vehicle includes a filter element which is securable to a filter module. A filter element securing structure is disposed on the filter element where the filter element securing stricture interacts with a respective securing structure disposed on the filter module to form a bayonet closure. The filter element securing structure is an arc-shaped guide groove in a base of the filter element, where the arc-shaped guide groove has an insertion opening at a first end and a latching contour at a second end. The respective securing structure disposed on the filter module is a head pin that is receivable in the arc-shaped groove, An edge region of the arc-shaped guide groove slopes from the insertion opening to the latching contour. |
| US10898830B2 |
Settler for decanting mineral slurries and method for separating clarified liquid from thickened slurry of said mineral slurries
A settler for decanting mineral slurries includes a tank having a side wall, a bottom and a top, an outlet for a thickened slurry at the bottom of the tank, a first overflow outlet for withdrawing an overflow stream of a clarified liquid, a slurry inlet means for introducing fresh slurry into the tank, the slurry inlet means having a slurry opening through which fresh slurry joins a body of slurry in the tank, and a stirrer having a vertical axis around which the stirrer rotates or reciprocates, in said settler the slurry opening is displaced laterally relative to said vertical axis of the stirrer and said slurry inlet means comprises mixing means. A separation installation includes the above settler and a method for separating a clarified liquid from a thickened slurry of a mineral slurry. |
| US10898828B2 |
Distillation and rotary evaporation apparatuses, devices and systems
Provided herein are integrated distillation apparatuses configured as stand-alone fully integrated systems having a reduced footprint. Integrated distillation apparatuses can have a rotary evaporator, a condenser, and an integrated refrigeration system or chiller, as well as an integrated water bath and vacuum pump, all of which can be integrated into a central frame and/or housing assembly. Integrated distillation apparatuses can be configured such that the rotary evaporator is movably attached to a frame structure and configured to be vertically translatable in position, whereas the condenser can be affixed to the structure by an arm extending from the structure and adjacent to the rotary evaporator, and wherein the refrigeration system can be in fluid communication with the condenser. |
| US10898827B2 |
Vapor trap
A method of capturing a vaporized component or components, and apparatus for same is provided. The method involves vaporization of desired components, and capture of the vaporized components in a material using a vapor trap device. Once captured, the material with the component stored therein may be used for any number of purposes including ingestion, topical administration, and/or aromatization. |
| US10898824B1 |
Confetti launcher
A novelty device in the form of a confetti launcher intended for placement on a food product, such as a cake, has a base supporting a generally upright confetti launch tube. A plunger is mounted for travel within the launch tube from a first lower pre-launch position to a second post-launch position. The plunger is retained in the pre-launch position by a release mechanism, which is activated by a lit fuse severing a cord of the release mechanism. |
| US10898820B2 |
Compact multiple gable house design and assembly
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a playhouse comprising a plurality of walls comprising a plurality of wall elements, configured to be connected to a gable roof; and a gable roof; comprising a plurality of gables, wherein the gable roof is configured to be attached to the plurality of walls; and a plurality of roof modules, wherein the first roof module is configurable to be connected and adjacent to the second roof module, wherein each roof module comprises a plurality of roof panels and at least one hinge, wherein the first roof panel is adjacent to the second roof panel and is connected by the at least one hinge, wherein the gable roof is configured to be mounted on a plurality of gables, and wherein the playhouse is configurable to a packed configuration or an assembled configuration. |
| US10898818B2 |
Light field display system based amusement park attraction
A light filed (LF) display system for displaying holographic content to viewers in an amusement park (e.g., as part of an amusement park ride). The LF display system in an amusement park includes LF display modules tiled together to form an array of LF modules. In some embodiments, the LF display system includes a tracking system and/or a viewer profiling module. The tracking system and viewer profiling module can monitor and store characteristics of viewers on the amusement park ride, a viewer profile describing a viewer, and/or responses of viewers to the holographic content during the amusement park ride. The holographic content created for display on an amusement park ride can be based on any of the monitored or stored information. |
| US10898815B1 |
Streamer-generated video items from game sessions
Viewers of a video stream may generate video clips including different portions of the video stream. Popularity measures may be computed for the video clips, for example based on tracked actions associated with the video clips, such as frequency of playing and sharing of the video clips. The popularity measures may be used to select and provide video clips to viewers. Video items may be generated by streamers, such as may include selected portions of video of streamers playing a game. A video item generated by a particular streamer may be displayed to viewers only during times when that particular streamer is participating in an active game session. Viewers of the video item may provide input that allows viewers to receive a live stream of the streamer's active game session that it is being played simultaneously with the display of the video item. |
| US10898813B2 |
Methods and systems for generating and providing virtual objects and/or playable recreations of gameplay
A system and method is provided that generates a game log that specifies game events during gameplay to enable efficient distribution of video game playback, facilitates the annotation of gameplay through content from users and others, and generates a video game stream that includes the game log and content. The system facilitates the efficient sharing of video game playback, as well as annotations from users and others. For example, e-sportscasters may use the system to broadcast video game playback with their commentary and/or graphical overlays. Video game players may use the system to share video game playback efficiently with other users. The system may also facilitate the sharing of loadout conditions and micro-transactions relevant to video game playback. |
| US10898808B2 |
Game program, game control method, and computer
A computer-implemented method for operating a computer game. It can include identifying a playing user and one or more other users; storing user information about one or more other users and the game progress information of those other users; determining whether any of the other users satisfy a predetermined condition based on their game progress information; identifying any of the other users that meet the condition and qualify as substitution-target users; displaying the substitution-target users to the playing user; obtaining input from a playing user indicating the selection of at least one substitution-target user; allowing the user to play the game, and obtaining a result of a game played by a playing user on behalf of a substitution-target user, with said game being one available to the substitution-target user; and updating the game progress information of the substitution-target user in accordance with the result of that game. |
| US10898806B2 |
Information processing device for a game using character data and information processing
An information processing device includes a memory that stores character data of one or more first characters of a game and character data of one or more second characters owned by a user, a receiver that receives a game operation from the user, and a processor connected to the memory and the receiver. The processor updates character data of a third character selected from the one or more first characters, and outputs the updated character data to the memory. The processor extracts the same character as the third character from the one or more second characters based on reception of the game operation. The processor causes a display to display, to the user, a notification indicating that the character data of the same character has been updated. |
| US10898804B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and an image processing method for achieving an easy change of a display mode of each object in live-action content. The image processing device includes an image generation section that changes a display mode of each of objects within a display image on the basis of segment information that indicates a position of a segment in which each of the objects is present, the position of the segment being a position in each of a plurality of layer images that are images generated on the basis of a plurality of captured images and are images classified into a plurality of layers in accordance with distances of the images from a predetermined visual point. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to a display device or the like. |
| US10898803B2 |
Video game processing apparatus and video game processing program
Video game processing apparatuses, media, and methods are provided for controlling progress of a video game. Player character related information is stored in a memory and changes in accordance with progress of the video game. Initial area information is stored in the memory and indicates an initial state of each of a plurality of areas. Updated area information is stored in the memory and indicates a progress status of the video game in each of the areas. The updated area information is updated in accordance with the progress of the video game. It is determined whether to use the initial area information or the updated area information corresponding to a selected area in response to an operation of the player character. The game is progressed in the selected area using a corresponding one of the initial area information and the updated area information. |
| US10898802B2 |
Bifurcation of shared controls and passing controls in a video game
A method is provided, including the following operations: executing a video game by a cloud gaming computer; streaming video generated from the executing video game over a network to a primary client device; streaming the video over the network from the primary client device to one or more secondary client devices; receiving, over the network by an input aggregation server, input data from the secondary client devices; sending, over the network by the input aggregation server, the input data from the secondary client devices to the primary client device, the primary client device being configured to generate combined input data by combining the input data from the secondary client devices with input data generated at the primary client device; receiving, over the network by the cloud gaming computer, the combined input data; applying, by the cloud gaming computer, the combined input data to drive the execution of the video game. |
| US10898793B2 |
Notifications on game controller
Implementations are provided that permit a seamless activation of a game or other application on a host device from a game controller. The game may be launched on the host device in response to an activation signal that is dispatched from the game controller. The game controller may generate the activation signal or it may send such a signal to the host device for processing. The game controller may detect that an action button has been pressed and generate the activation signal in response thereto. |
| US10898792B2 |
Learning game platform, system and method for an electronic device
A learning game platform, system and method, for an electronic device executing an app comprises a server for reading medium and storing user information and games, scores, and user progress within a play and learn app platform. The server communicates through the Internet with electronic devices having Internet access operated by at least one player. Registration means allows the player to register with and logon to the play and learn app. Preference selection means enables the player ability to enter user preferences, including age, game selection, skill level. Performance review means determines strength and weaknesses of the player. The platform provides a plethora of game play variations to facilitate learning in a fun inclusive manner. |
| US10898789B2 |
System and method for digitally connecting a network of physical games
A system and method for digitally connecting a network of physical games are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a table game having a first goal. A first sensor is inside first the goal. The system has a microcontroller in communication with the first sensor that collects first data. A computing device is in communication with the microcontroller that detects when a ball has entered the first goal. |
| US10898787B2 |
Walker-shaped hoverboard attachment
A walker-shaped hoverboard attachment provides a center platform having a cavity and a rim around the cavity configured to rest on either side of a hoverboard's upper surface. Support rails and crossbars collectively configured as a walker may be fixedly connected to the platform. One or more brakes on one or more grips may enable a user to control the hoverboard while a user is standing on the platform. |
| US10898786B2 |
Convertible sport board system
A sport board system is provided, the system having a sport board deck having a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end, a rear wheel assembly fixed to the bottom surface adjacent the rear end, and a fixation structure for a wheel assembly at the front end. The fixation structure has a notch passing through a thickness of the sport board deck, fixation rails parallel to a length of the sport board deck, and a locking mechanism at an end of the notch. Also provided is a method for transforming a sport board system from a skateboard configuration to a scooter configuration. |
| US10898782B2 |
Control system for pitching machine
A control system for controlling a pitch parameter includes a controller, at least one pitch parameter adjustment actuator configured to mount to a pitching machine and cooperate with a component of or operatively connected to an arm assembly to adjust at least one pitch parameter, and at least one position tracking linear scale configured to mount the pitching machine. The at least one pitch parameter adjustment actuator is electrically operated and actuated by the controller. The at least one position tracking linear scale is electrically operated and communicates location data associated with movement of the component to the controller. |
| US10898781B2 |
Automatic ball launcher for pets
An automatic ball launcher for pets includes a body shell, a ball launch aisle, a ball launch mechanism which is connected to the ball launch aisle and near the outlet for the ball; the ball launch mechanism comprises one or more ball launch wheels and one or more ball launch motors; the ball launch wheels are set on two sides of the ball launch aisle, a face of which is a concaved curve; the concaved curve matches the outline of the ball; regular teeth are arranged on the concaved curve; the ball launch wheels are driven by one or more ball launch motor and launch the ball from the outlet. The present invention effectively enlarged the contact surface between the wheels and the ball, which solve the problem of slippery ball being stuck inside the launcher. The playing is not interrupted by the stuck ball and is enjoyable. |
| US10898779B1 |
Golf putt training device
A portable device for practicing a golf putting stroke, includes: a base member having a front part and a rear part, where the rear part has an elongate opening; a lower elongate member having an auxiliary support with a first and second rails extending downward, the first and second rails detachably engaged into the first and second grooves; an upper elongate member having a protrusion where an elongate through-hole is vertically formed along the upper elongate member, the protrusion having a vertical elongate opening through an outer end of the protrusion; and a connecting member with a front end of the top part substantially opened side to side other than a first guide rail, the bottom part of the connecting member substantially opened front to rear other than a second guide rail. |
| US10898778B2 |
Training device
A training device for teaching and practicing ball handling skills for basketball players or persons training for sports, the training device including stanchions positionable on a floor using attachment members, such as suction cups, or a flexible resilient layer. A crossbar extends between the stanchions. Flexible elements can be used to connect the stanchions to the suction cups. The lengths of the stanchions and crossbar can be adjustable to set the height of the crossbar above the floor and the separation of the crossbars. Detents can allow for adjustably fixing the lengths. |
| US10898777B2 |
Training device
The present invention generally relates to training devices used in the stick sports, particularly hockey, floorball and rural hockey, to improve users or corresponding stick sport players stick-handling abilities. A training device comprises at least three cross-members (10) that are connected to each other by means of support columns (20) and said connection is provided by means of a pin (30). |
| US10898776B1 |
Football training device
A football training device including a vest having a breast plate. A deformable corrective member having an elongate tubular-shaped shape, a proximal end and a distal end, is attached to breast plate and extends outwardly substantially perpendicular to the breast plate of the vest. The tubular-shaped member is positioned on the breast plate on a side of the breast plate that relates to the throwing hand of a user and is positioned at a height on the breast plate that alerts a user of a low football takeaway from a neutral position to a loaded football ball position. A restraining device is removably attached to the vest. The restraining device is positioned on a side of the vest that relates to the non-throwing hand of the user to urge the non-throwing hand of the user to remain close to the breast plate during a throwing motion of the throwing hand. |
| US10898771B2 |
Autonomous vehicle used as golf caddie and cart
A method for using an autonomous vehicle as a caddie and cart. The method includes selecting caddie mode from a group including a caddie mode and a cart mode, selecting a mode in the caddie mode from a group including a caddie advice mode, a swing detection mode, and a golf ball detection mode. In another embodiment, the method includes selecting the cart mode and selecting a mode in the cart mode from a group including a follow golfer mode, a ride mode, and a golf ball mode. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a body, a vehicle propulsion unit, a plurality of wheels driven by the vehicle propulsion unit, a controller for selecting a mode of operation, a display for communicating data to the golfer, a camera for supplying data to the controller, and a GPS apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US10898770B2 |
Golf club head
A head includes a head body and a face plate. The face plate includes a plate front surface and a plate rear surface. The head body includes an opening at which the face plate is disposed, a back support portion that includes a back receiving surface abutting on an outer peripheral edge portion of the plate rear surface and that supports the face plate from a back side, a face outer portion that is a part of a hitting face and that is located on a face peripheral side relative to the plate front surface, and a body groove that is located on the back side of the face outer portion and that is recessed toward the face outer portion. |
| US10898768B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior, and a plurality of ports in an outer surface of the bottom portion. The golf club head may include an elastic polymer insert in contact with an inner surface of the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10898767B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head comprises a sole, a recessed sole port in the sole; and a rotatably adjustable sole piece adapted to be at least partially received within the sole port and comprising a central body having a plurality of contact surfaces adapted to contact the sole port and being offset from each other along a central axis extending through the central body of the sole piece. The sole piece can be positioned at least partially within the sole port at five or more rotational and axial positions with respect to the central axis, wherein at each rotational position, at least one of said contact surfaces of the central body contacts the sole port to set the axial position of the sole piece. The sole port and/or the sole piece can be generally pentagonal in shape. |
| US10898766B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a first interior cavity portion, and a second interior cavity portion. The second interior cavity portion may include a filler material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10898762B2 |
Graphene core for a golf ball
A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. |
| US10898760B2 |
Coordinating workouts across remote exercise machines
A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine. |
| US10898756B2 |
System and method for tracking movement
A shoe includes: a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole portion; and an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly includes at least: a magnetometer configured to determine a direction of movement of the shoe; and an accelerometer configured to determine acceleration of the shoe. Direction and acceleration data are used to generate a display of a map indicating traversal of a route by a wearer of the shoe at user interface of a user device. |
| US10898752B1 |
Foldable exercise device
A foldable exercise device with a chin-up exercise apparatus and a dip exercise apparatus suspendable from the chin-up exercise apparatus. The chin-up exercise apparatus has a top horizontal member and a bottom horizontal member connected by two connecting members. Each connecting member has a door header hook and a parallel chin-up handle that rotate on the connecting member from a flat configuration to an exercise configuration. In the exercise configuration the chin-up exercise apparatus can engage a door frame. In the exercise configuration the parallel chin-up handles can be used for neutral chin-ups. The dip exercise apparatus has two vertical members spaced apart by a horizontal connecting member. The vertical members have a bottom end with a bottom grip. The bottom grip can be rotated from a flat configuration to an exercise configuration. In the exercise configuration the bottom grips can be used to do dip exercises. |
| US10898749B2 |
Spring-grip easy to adjust grip
A spring-grip easy to adjust grip, comprising a torsional spring and two handles for inserting torsion arms of the torsional spring, wherein spacing blind holes are punched on the torsion arm; the handles comprise a fixed handle, a movable handle, a collar, a spring and a limit steel ball, the fixed handle and the movable handle are both hollow tubular structures, compared to the prior art, the invention is provided with different inner diameter segments in the movable handle to realize the limit steel ball having two states of tension and looseness in truncated-cone through hole, thereby realizing the torsion arm having two states of fixation or movable adjustment in handles, which makes grip adjustment method easier, simultaneously, spacing blind holes are labeled with different grip values, which can intuitively determine the grip when using different spacing blind holes, and scientifically guide the grip exercise. |
| US10898747B2 |
Sensor integration in mechanical fire suppression systems
Systems and methods for remote monitoring of mechanical fire suppression systems are provided. For example, some embodiments generally provide for a smart fire suppression system with integrated sensors and communication technology to monitor the current state of the fire suppression system and notify various monitoring platforms, service providers, equipment manufacturers and/or others of the current state. In some embodiments, various sensors (e.g., micro switches) can be used to detect and report the status of the cartridge, activation status of the system, and/or the status of the detection line. Additional sensors and actuators may be also be included within the smart fire suppression system to allow monitoring of different states (e.g., temperature) and control the appliance and/or building utilities. |
| US10898743B2 |
Ventilation closure system
A ventilation closure system includes a damper, a shape memory alloy actuator, and a heating device. The shape memory alloy actuator is coupled to the damper. The shape memory alloy actuator has a first state in which the damper is positioned to permit airflow in the duct and has a second state in which the damper is positioned to obstruct the airflow in the duct. The shape memory alloy actuator is configured to change from the first state to the second state responsive to the shape memory alloy actuator attaining a first temperature responsive to heat released by an exothermic reaction in a compartment associated with the duct. The heating device is configured to heat the shape memory alloy actuator to maintain the damper in a position that obstructs the airflow in the duct. |
| US10898740B2 |
Lineman harness and harness adapter systems
An integral lineman safety harness system, having: a body harness having: a belt; a back ring; a left belt strap; and a right belt strap; and a harness adapter having: a first strap having a first top end; wherein a first harness loop at a first bottom end and the left belt strap are sewn around a first ring element; a second strap having a second top end; wherein a second harness loop at a second bottom end and the right belt strap are sewn around a second ring element; a third strap having a third top end; wherein a back loop at a third bottom end is sewn around the back ring; wherein the first strap, the second strap, and the third strap join at the first top end, the second top end, and the third top end into a single top loop configured to receive a locking element. |
| US10898739B2 |
Oral care products and methods comprising AFPs
Provided herein are oral care compositions comprising antifreeze proteins (AFPs) useful in methods of repairing or inhibiting dental erosion, promoting dental remineralization, and/or enhancing the anti-cavity effects of fluoride. |
| US10898738B2 |
Visual function printing agent, and method for improving visual functions
Provided herein are compositions and methods for improving a visual function, e.g., eyesight, eye strain, blurred vision, dry eye, retinal function, presbyopia, or Visual Display Terminal (VDT) syndrome, that is safe for long-term intake and ensures effective improvement of visual function. The compositions include a nicotinamide mononucleotide (structure shown below) as an active ingredient. |
| US10898737B2 |
Substituted piperidine compound and use thereof
Provided is a substituted piperidine compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for narcolepsy. |
| US10898735B2 |
Systems and methods for accelerating healing of implanted material and/or native tissue
Various embodiments provide methods and systems for ultrasound treatment of tissue are provided. Accordingly, a method can include locating an implant in a site in a body, directing a medicant to at least one of the implant and the site, directing ultrasound energy to the site, and accelerating healing of the implant and/or native tissue at the site. |
| US10898732B2 |
Multi-color charged particle detector apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for using a multi-layer multi-color scintillation based detector element to image a tumor of a patient using a process of determining residual energies of positively charged particles after passing through the patient, the process comprising the steps of: (1) transmitting the positively charged particles at known energies through the patient and into a multi-layer detector element; (2) detecting first and second secondary photons, resultant from passage of the positively charged particles, respectively from a first layer of a first scintillation material and a second layer of a second scintillation material at two respective layer depths, where the first wavelength range differs from the second wavelength range; (4) determining residual energies of the positively charged particles, using output from the step of detecting; and (5) relating the residual energies to body densities to generate an image. |
| US10898727B2 |
Method for providing result data which is suitable for use in planning the irradiation of a patient
Computed tomography (CT) measurement data of the patient is acquired using a CT device having a quantum counting X-ray detector, and the CT measurement data is processed to generate result data, considering a specific information content of the CT measurement data resulting from the use of the quantum counting X-ray detector in acquiring the CT measurement data. The result data is suitable for use in the planning of irradiation of the patient. The result data is provisioned to an interface such that the result data is usable for planning the irradiation of the patient. |
| US10898725B2 |
Integrated optogenetic device with light-emitting diodes and glass-like carbon electrodes
Embodiments of the invention are directed to an integrated optogenetic device. The integrated optogenetic includes a substrate layer having a first substrate region and a second substrate region. The device further includes a first contact formed over the substrate layer in the first substrate region and a second contact layer formed over the substrate layer in the second region. In addition, the device includes a light-emitting diode (LED) structure communicatively coupled to the first contact layer and a biosensor element communicatively coupled to the second contact layer. The first contact layer is configured to operate as a bottom contact that provides electrical contact to the LED structure. The first contact layer is further configured to be substantially lattice matched with the substrate layer and a bottom layer of the LED structure. |
| US10898724B2 |
Wearable phototherapy apparatus with anti-viral and other effects
Embodiments enables a wearable phototherapy apparatus that produces beneficial effects to a human body such as anti-viral effects, activation of stem cells, improvement in strength, improvement in stamina, pain relief via a non-transdermal container. May include an optional transdermal container that releases or increases copper peptide GHK-Cu in a subject's body. The non-transdermal apparatus reflects or emits specific wavelengths of light to elevate levels of the copper peptide GHK-Cu in the body. The non-transdermal apparatus includes one or more materials that prevent the Left-Handed molecule from direct contact with the body while the enclosure is coupled to the body and prevents the Left-Handed molecules from entering the body. Embodiments may include or be used with any bioavailable form of copper, e.g., such as copper glycinate as an anti-viral therapy and may include an anti-inflammatory or both. |
| US10898722B2 |
Hybrid system forming an active implantable medical device
A hybrid system forming an active implantable medical device includes a subcutaneous autonomous capsule and at least one intracorporeal autonomous leadless capsule. The subcutaneous capsule is a hybrid capsule having a seal body of dimensions comparable to those of a leadless capsule, but extended by a detection/stimulation microlead, without any intermediate connector. The leadless capsule includes a seal body, anchoring means in a wall of an organ and a detection/stimulation electrode. The hybrid capsule and the leadless capsules each include transmitter/receiver means for intracorporeal mutual wireless communication so as to constitute a network wherein the hybrid capsule is the master and leadless capsules are the slaves. The hybrid capsule further includes means for centralizing data transmitted by the leadless capsules and for exchanging data with remote external equipment. |
| US10898715B2 |
Implantable probe comprising a sleeve, particularly for the stimulation of a nerve, and manufacturing method for said sleeve
The present invention relates to an implantable probe comprising a sleeve adapted to be wound around an elongated cylindrical organ, such as a vagus nerve. The sleeve comprises a sheet of elastically deformable material carrying a detection/stimulation electrode being prestressed so as to allow its self-winding from an initial position where the sheet is held under stress in the deployed state to a final position where the sheet is freely spirally wound forming a sleeve around the organ. The sheet is delimited by inner and outer lateral edges of the sleeve after winding, a first transverse edge joining the first homologous ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, and a second opposite transversal edge joining homologous second ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. In the final position of the sleeve, the sheet comprises at least one area having a constraint near the first and/or second transverse edge. |
| US10898708B2 |
System and method for applying pulsed electromagnetic fields
Systems and methods for applying a pulsed electromagnetic fields. A system for applying a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) to a cell, comprising: a sensor for obtaining a characteristic of the cell; a memory module having stored therein a plurality of characteristics and PEMF efficacy window data, each characteristic having its corresponding PEMF efficacy window data; a pulse generator coupled to a set of PEMF coils and configured to generate an output of electrical pulses to drive the set of PEMF coils; and a controller in communication with the sensor, the memory module and the pulse generator, wherein the controller is configured to: retrieve, from the memory module, the PEMF efficacy window data that corresponds to the characteristic of the cell obtained by the sensor; and control the output of the pulse generator based on the retrieved PEMF efficacy window data such that the set of PEMF coils apply a PEMF in accordance with the PEMF efficacy window data. |
| US10898705B2 |
Electrical discharge irrigator apparatus and method
An electrical discharge irrigation device includes a power source to produce power of a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the power of the first voltage to power of a second voltage where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage, a trigger to activate the circuit, an igniter coupled to the circuit to produce a spike, an electrical charge storage component coupled to the igniter the electrical charge storage component becoming conductive and storing an electrical charge after receiving the spike, and an output tip. The output tip includes an electrode and insulating material as an outer layer. |
| US10898692B2 |
Variable diameter medical balloon
An apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes a balloon comprising an inflatable body. A first releasable or frangible connection is provided to maintain the body at a first diameter up to a first inflation pressure, and to release, such as by disconnecting, and thus allow the body to assume a second diameter, such as at a second inflation pressure greater than the first inflation pressure or upon a manual release of the connection by a clinician. Multiple releasable or frangible connections may be provided, including between portions (folds) of the inflatable body of the balloon. This disclosure also pertains to a non-compliant or semi-compliant balloon having a first inflation diameter corresponding to a first range of inflation pressures and a second inflation diameter corresponding to a second inflation pressure greater than the first range of inflation pressures. |
| US10898687B2 |
Foldable IV catheter securement dressing for protecting against inadvertent contamination
Sterile intravenous catheter securements and securement dressings that provide simpler, more effective, and lower risk intravenous catheter placement and securement in a patient are described. Catheter securement dressings may include one or more adhesive portions positioned and configured to maintain a position of a catheter assembly following catheterization. Catheter securement dressings may be secured to a patient with an adhesive portion, and the catheter assembly may then be placed into the patient through an access opening in the catheter securement dressing. Portions of catheter securement dressings may then by folded over and adhered to each other and portions of the catheter assembly to secure the catheter assembly to the patient. |
| US10898686B2 |
Catheter having an active return-to-straight mechanism
Actuators for steerable medical devices are disclosed that not only deflect or steer a portion of a medical device (e.g., a distal portion of a catheter shaft), but also include mechanisms for actively returning the deflected portion of the medical device to an initial configuration (e.g., straight or substantially straight). These active return-to-straight mechanisms may return a catheter shaft from a deflected configuration to a substantially straight configuration throughout a medical procedure, may employ one or more tension members extending along the catheter shaft, and may comprise a gross return actuator and a fine return actuator. For example, the gross return actuator may be configured to partially reverse the deflection of the distal portion of the catheter; and the fine return actuator may be configured to continue reversing the deflection. The gross return actuator may automatically trigger or actuate (mechanically or electromechanically) the fine return actuator. |
| US10898681B2 |
Endoscopic cannulating devices and methods of use
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to cannulating devices and methods for exchanging cannulating devices in an endoscopic procedure. In one implementation, an apparatus for endoscopic operations is described. The apparatus includes a cannulating device to be introduced through an internal lumen of an endoscope via a biopsy port. The cannulating device has an elongated body. The elongated body includes a guidewire lumen configured to receive a guidewire therein, and a slit extending over at least a portion of the length of the elongated body from a distal tip to a proximal position of the elongated body. |
| US10898680B2 |
Boosting catheter and related systems and methods
Disclosed herein is a catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the catheter having a distal tube and a proximal shaft coupled to a proximal portion of the distal tubular member. The distal tube can have a tubular wall, a tube lumen defined within the tube by the tubular wall, a proximal opening sized to allow a medical device to be positioned therethrough, and at least one opening defined within the tubular wall along a length of the distal tube. |
| US10898679B2 |
Over-the-needle catheter insert
The present disclosure is directed to an over-the-needle (OTN) catheter assembly having a structural member configured therein. The OTN catheter assembly includes a catheter coaxially mounted onto a needle. In one embodiment, the structural member includes a coil insert that is embedded into an interior wall of the catheter, thereby preventing kinking of the catheter when being inserted within a patient. In another embodiment, the structural member may be a separate and removable coil insert that is inserted into the catheter after the OTN catheter assembly has been placed in a targeted site within the patient and the needle is removed. In a further embodiment, the structural member may be a separate and removable solid insert having a blunt distal end that is inserted into the catheter after the OTN catheter assembly has been placed in a targeted site within the patient and the needle is removed. Thus, the structural member is capable of advancing the catheter to one or more targeted sites within the patient, if desired, without causing further discomfort to the patient. |
| US10898672B2 |
Mask pressure regulation in CPAP treatment and assisted respiration by dynamic control of mask vent flow
An air delivery system includes an air flow generator to provide a pressurized flow of air, a patient interface to provide a seal with the patient's face in use, an air delivery conduit to interconnect the air flow generator and the patient interface, and a controllable vent valve to control venting from the patient interface. The vent valve is controlled to maintain a substantially constant air flow in the air delivery conduit and the air flow generator. |
| US10898666B2 |
Methods for generating and delivering droplets to the pulmonary system using a droplet delivery device
A droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a reservoir, and ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The droplet delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a stream of droplets having an average ejected droplet diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5 μm, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user. |
| US10898661B2 |
Nebulizer and container
A nebulizer as well as a container with a fluid for such a nebulizer are proposed. The container comprises a control device which indicates initially an unused state of the container before first use. An indicator device stops via a locking device further use of the container in a locked state when a predetermined number of uses has been reached or exceeded. After replacement of the container, the nebulizer can be reset and used again. |
| US10898660B2 |
Methods and devices for modulating air flow in delivery devices
A device for generating a condensation aerosol includes (a) vaporization chamber having an upstream first inlet and a downstream outlet; (b) a heater element in the vaporization chamber between the upstream first inlet and the downstream outlet; (c) an airflow path in fluid communication with the vaporization chamber, wherein the airflow path comprises a second inlet configured to permit a substantially laminar flow of air into the airflow path, wherein the second inlet is downstream of the heater element; and (d) the device having components or apparatus on or in the device for changing air flow in the vaporization chamber. Changing the air flow in the vaporization chamber may be used to change the particle size of a condensation aerosol produced in the vaporization chamber, and/or to change the amount of visible vapor emitted from the device. |
| US10898658B2 |
Compact injection device with telescoping components
An injection device uses telescoping and/or nested components and other features to make the overall device compact in size. The device is configured to have a storage position and an extended position, such that its needle is positioned within the housing of the device in a storage position, with the needle extending beyond the device housing when needed for an injection. The telescoping plunger mechanism has a storage position and an extended position for use. The device includes a needle depth cover, which extends from the device housing for use, and guides the user as to the correct depth for the needle to penetrate the user's skin. A switch allows different depth settings, for example allowing a deeper penetration for injection into a leg, and shallower penetration for injection into an arm. |
| US10898656B2 |
Needle mechanism module for drug delivery device
A needle mechanism module for automatically inserting a fluid path into a patient for drug delivery is provided. The needle mechanism module can be a component of a wearable drug delivery device. The needle mechanism module can insert a needle and cannula into the patient responsive to activation of the drug delivery device by a user. After insertion, the needle can be automatically retracted, leaving only the cannula in the patient. As a result, discomfort of the user is reduced. |
| US10898651B2 |
Syringes for prefilled and fill-at-use mixing and drug delivery
A mixing syringe including a valve mechanism is configured and configurable to enable one or more substances to be prefilled into the syringe. The valve mechanism may be an aspect of a distal seal assembly. Actuation of the valve mechanism permits opening of a fluid passage for mixing of the one or more substances, and a resulting mixed substance can be delivered by the syringe, for example, for administration of a pharmaceutical to a subject. |
| US10898648B2 |
Low dose prefilled drug delivery device and method
A drug delivery device (100) for administering a low dose of a medicament includes a housing (111) and a drug reservoir (101) disposed in the housing (111). A needle (135) is connected to the drug reservoir (101). A pressure applying member (113) is movably connected to the housing (111) and is movable between first and second positions. The pressure applying member (113) does not apply pressure to the drug reservoir (101) in the first position and applies pressure to the drug reservoir (101) in the second position to dispense medicament stored in the drug reservoir (101). A method of administering a low dose of insulin to simulate a first-phase insulin response of a pancreas is also disclosed. |
| US10898646B2 |
Container holder assembly
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retaining apparatus for use with a medicament delivery device is provided. The medicament delivery device includes a container holder assembly and an actuator assembly. The container holder assembly is configured to receive a container containing a medicament. The container holder assembly is configured to couple to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a plunger rod for engaging a stopper in the container. The retaining apparatus includes a plunger lock, a retaining member, and a biasing member. The plunger lock is seated within a proximal end of the actuator assembly, and secures the plunger rod. The retaining member is seated within the plunger lock. The biasing member is secured between the proximal end of the actuator assembly and the retaining member. The retaining member is biased in a proximal direction by the biasing member. |
| US10898644B2 |
Subcutaneous inserter device
The invention relates to an inserter device for subcutaneously inserting a medical device, the inserter device comprising an outer part comprising one or more locking elements including a first locking element and one or more release elements including a first release element; a housing; and a functional part accommodated in the housing; wherein the housing comprises a sidewall with an inner surface forming a cavity, the housing extending from a first end to a second end along a first axis and comprising one or more housing guide members including a first housing guide member for engagement with one or more guide members of the functional part, and where the housing is at least partly covered by the outer part; wherein the functional part comprises a first part with a first body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the first part comprising one or more first locking members; a second part releasably connected to the first part and comprising a second body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the second part comprising a second guide member and one or more second locking members; an insertion needle attached to the second part; an insertion spring adapted for moving the second part from a first position to a second position in an insertion direction along the first axis in relation to the housing; and a retraction spring adapted for moving the second part from the second position to a third position in an extraction direction along the first axis in relation to the housing. |
| US10898642B2 |
Patch injector
A patch injector (10) for parenteral administration of a drug to a drug recipient has a drug-cartridge module (14) attached to a power-pack module (12) and to a drug-recipient interface module (16). A compressed, elastic power element (18) disposed in the power-pack module (12) is coupled to a plunger (30) movably disposed in a drug reservoir (22) in the drug-cartridge module (14). An injection needle (24) at the distal end of the drug reservoir (22) is oriented orthogonal to the drug reservoir (22) and generally toward a skin-contact surface (28) extending parallel to the longitudinal drug-reservoir axis (22A). The power element (18) is configured to displace the plunger (20) distally into the drug reservoir (22) and to move the injection needle (24) toward the skin-contact surface (28) when the power element (18) expands distally along the drug-reservoir axis (22A). |
| US10898641B2 |
Patient care system with conditional alarm forwarding
A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message. |
| US10898640B2 |
Visual detection for IV pump tube calibration
A system and method for calibrating an IV pump infusion system tube comprises a fluid source, an infusion system comprising, an IV pump, a drive unit, a chamber with known constant volume, a control unit, and IV tubing with a known inner diameter tolerance, and a sensor and floating detection object. The system administers medicinal fluid, calculates the flow rate of the medicinal fluid in the chamber by measuring the time the floating detection object and medicinal fluid rises in the chamber, compares the calculated flow rate with a set flow rate of the IV pump input in the control unit prior to infusion, and adjusts the IV pump and flow rate based on the compared deviations for more accurate delivery to a patient. This configuration may provide a more precise delivery rate of medicinal fluid, preventing harm to the patient and waste of medicine. |
| US10898638B2 |
System and method for improved fluid delivery in multi-fluid injector systems
A method of maintaining an overall flow rate during a sequential delivery of at least two fluids to a patient's blood vessel includes delivering at least a first fluid into the patient's blood vessel at a first flow rate, delivering at least a second fluid into the patient's blood vessel at a second flow rate, and adjusting at least one of a first flow profile of the first flow rate and a second flow profile of the second flow rate to dampen a transient increase in the overall flow rate during a transition between delivering one of the first fluid and the second fluid to delivering the other of the first fluid and the second fluid. |
| US10898636B2 |
Needle tip storage and removal device
A needle tip storage and removal device comprises a storage compartment having a splined socket which engages complementary splines on a needle tip collar, the storage compartment being sealed by a peelable foil. Alongside the storage compartment is a removal compartment having a drive socket of similar configuration. The device assists safe removal and disposal of a used needle prior to fitting a new needle. |
| US10898632B2 |
Adsorbing material for multiple pathogenic factors of sepsis as well as preparation method and application thereof
An adsorbing material for multiple pathogenic factors of sepsis as well as a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The adsorbing material is formed by coupling a carrier with good mechanical performance and blood compatibility and a ligand with the capacity to adsorb multiple pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and is capable of effectively adsorbing bacterial endotoxin, bacterial genomic DNA, peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, virus RNA, and zymosan from fluids such as blood and the like, and in particular has application value in blood purification for treatment of sepsis. |
| US10898631B2 |
Direct sodium removal method, solution and apparatus to reduce fluid overload in heart failure patients
A Direct Sodium Removal method, apparatus and solution for treating patients in heart failure, and having a glomerular filtration rate greater than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2, or residual kidney function corresponding to normal to CKD Stage 4, is provided in which a no or low sodium DSR infusate is administered to the peritoneal cavity for a predetermined dwell period and then removed, thereby removing sodium from the body. The resulting elimination of fluid from the patient by i) functioning of the kidneys through urination and ii) direct removal of osmotic ultrafiltrate from the peritoneal cavity, restores serum sodium concentrations to healthy levels and thereby reduces fluid overload in the patient. |
| US10898629B2 |
Blood pump with filter
The invention relates to an intravascular blood pump. The blood pump comprises a pump section having a proximal portion with a blood flow inlet and a distal portion with a blood flow outlet and an impeller for causing blood to flow into the blood flow inlet and towards the blood flow outlet. The blood pump further comprises at least one filter connected to the proximal portion of the pump section and arranged with respect to the blood flow inlet so as to filter the blood before it enters the blood flow inlet. The filter may comprise an expandable mesh structure made of a shape-memory material. |
| US10898624B2 |
Limited-access, reduced-pressure systems and methods
A reduced-pressure treatment system for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site at a limited-access location on a patient includes a reduced-pressure source, a treatment manifold for placing proximate the tissue site and operable to distribute reduced pressure to the tissue site, and a sealing member for placing over the tissue site and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the tissue site. The reduced-pressure treatment system also includes a reduced-pressure bridge and a moisture-removing device on at least portion of the reduced-pressure bridge. The reduced-pressure bridge includes a delivery manifold operable to transfer the reduced pressure to the treatment manifold, an encapsulating envelope at least partially enclosing the delivery manifold and having a patient-facing side, and a reduced-pressure-interface site formed proximate one end of the reduced-pressure bridge. |
| US10898622B2 |
Surgical evacuation system with a communication circuit for communication between a filter and a smoke evacuation device
A surgical evacuation system for communication between a smoke evacuation device and a filter device through a communication circuit is provided. The surgical evacuation system can include a smoke evacuation device, which can include a pump and a motor operably coupled to the pump. The surgical evacuation system also can include a communication circuit and a filter device in communication with the smoke evacuation device through the communication circuit. The filter device can include a plurality of filter components including filter elements and filter sensors. The filter elements can include a fluid filter, particulate filter, and/or a charcoal filter. The communication circuit is configured to authenticate the filter components, verify a remaining life of at least one of the filter components, update parameters output from the filter components, and record errors output from the filter components. |
| US10898620B2 |
Composite stent having multi-axial flexibility and method of manufacture thereof
A bioabsorbable composite stent structure, comprising bioabsorbable polymeric ring structures which retain a molecular weight and mechanical strength of a starting substrate and one or more interconnecting struts which extend between and couple adjacent ring structures. The ring structures can have a formed first diameter and being radially compressible to a smaller second diameter and re-expandable to the first diameter. The ring structures can comprise a base polymeric layer. The interconnecting struts can be formed from a polymer blend or co-polymer of poly-L-lactide (PLLA) and an elastomeric polymer. The interconnecting struts each can have a width that is less than a circumference of one of the ring structures. The adjacent ring structures can be axially and rotationally movable relative to one another via the interconnecting struts. The interconnecting struts can also be bioabsorbable. |
| US10898619B2 |
Intraocular device and method for preparing the same
The present invention relates to an ocular device for regulating intraocular fluid pressure comprising or consisting of a tubular body wherein the inner surface of the tubular body or the inner and outer surface is/are coated with covalently immobilized hyaluronic acid (HA). In more specific embodiments, the tubular body comprises or consists of a biocompatible material selected from the group comprising a biocompatible metal such as titanium, ceramics, glass, polymers and composites thereof, and the immobilized hyaluronic acid molecules are linked with further HA molecules to form a HA hydrogel. The ocular device is a stent free from mechanical valves or other mechanical means for actively regulating the flow of intraocular fluid. |
| US10898618B2 |
Amorphous silicon oxide, amorphous silicon oxynitride, and amorphous silicon nitride thin films and uses thereof
Amorphous SiOx (SiO2), SiONx, silicon nitride (Si3N4), surface treatments are provided, on both metal (titanium) and non-metal surfaces. Amorphous silicon-film surface treatments are shown to enhance osteoblast and osteoblast progenitor cell bioactivity, including biomineral formation and osteogenic gene panel expression, as well as enhanced surface hydroxyapatite (HA) formation. A mineralized tissue interface is provided using the amorphous silicon-based surface treatments in the presence of osteoblasts, and provides improved bone cell generation/repair and improved interface for secure attachment/bonding to bone. Methods for providing PEVCD-based silicon overlays onto surfaces are provided. Methods of increasing antioxidant enzyme (e.g., superoxide dismutase) expression at a treated surface for enhanced healing are also provided. Continuous generation and release of Si4+ ion into an in vitro or in vivo environment in the presence of osteoblasts/osteoblast progenitor cells, methods of employing same for enhancing the rate of bone healing/bone regeneration, is also described. |
| US10898617B2 |
Medical products and methods configured for controlled release of nitric oxide
The disclosure concerns various medical devices implemented to provide a nitric oxide rich environment for anti-microbial or anti-thrombogenic benefits. The medical device generally includes a nitric oxide donor material that is contained within a sealed cavity, and a transport medium that defines and captivates the entirety of the cavity, wherein the transport medium is permeable to both water and nitric oxide. As the nitric oxide donor material becomes saturated with water from the surrounding tissue or fluids, nitric oxide is chemically released, and the resulting nitric oxide is communicated through the transport medium to a treatment site for anti-microbial and anti-thrombogenic benefits. |
| US10898615B2 |
Resorbable device for the reconstruction of cartilage
A resorbable device for the reconstruction of cartilage includes a piece of fabric made of PGA, which can be impregnated with patient blood and fixable to a bone at an articulation, the piece preferably being impregnated with collagen. |
| US10898612B2 |
Cell structure and method for producing cell structure
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure which can be produced within a short period of time and has a predetermined or larger size, and a method for producing the above-described cell structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure including: a biocompatible macromolecular block; and two or more kinds of cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the cells, and in which the two or more kinds of cells contain at least one kind of first cell selected from the group consisting of vascular endothelial cells, cardiac muscle cells, pancreatic islet cells, liver cells, epithelial cells, endothelial cells, nerve cells, embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, corneal epithelial cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells, and at least one kind of second cell selected from the group consisting of mesenchymal cells, stromal cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, myoblasts, mesenchymal stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells, and umbilical cord-derived stem cells. |
| US10898608B2 |
Methods of improving bone-soft tissue healing using electrospun fibers
The instant disclosure is directed to methods of improving bone-soft tissue healing using biocompatible electrospun polymer fibers. In one embodiment, a method may include locating a portion of a subject's bone, affixing a tendon or ligament to the bone using a hardware fixture, and placing a patch comprising at least one electrospun polymer fiber in physical communication with both the bone and the tendon or ligament. In some embodiments, the bone may be a humerus, and the tendon or ligament may be a supraspinatus tendon. In certain embodiments, the patch may comprise substantially parallel electrospun polymer fibers, and may be placed such that the fibers are also substantially parallel with the long axis of the tendon or ligament. |
| US10898605B2 |
Wound management system and methods of using
A wound management system can comprise a surgically acceptable adhesive disposed over a wound and a surgically acceptable film repositionably disposed over the surgically acceptable adhesive, and methods of managing a wound involving the same. |
| US10898603B2 |
System and apparatus thereof for destroying pathogens associated with footwear
An apparatus for destroying pathogens includes a platform and an LED matrix panel. The platform has a portion configured to permit passage of ultraviolet light therethrough. The LED matrix panel is disposed below the portion of the platform and includes a grid and a plurality of discreetly-controlled, ultraviolet light LEDs (UV LEDs). The grid defines a plurality of cells. Each UV LED is associated with one cell such that the cells direct the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV LEDs upwardly through the portion of the platform to sanitize an object supported on the portion of the platform. |
| US10898598B2 |
Triazine based radiopharmaceuticals and radioimaging agents
Metal complexes including a radionuclide and a compound of Formula I and Formula II are potent inhibitors of PSMA. |
| US10898595B2 |
Core-satellite nanocomposites for MRI and photothermal therapy
The present invention provides methods, compositions, systems, and kits comprising core-satellite nanocomposites useful for photothermal and/or MRI applications (e.g., tumor treatment and/or imaging). In certain embodiments, the core-satellite nanocomposites comprise: i) a core nanoparticle complex comprising a biocompatible coating surrounding a nanoparticle core, and ii) at least one satellite component attached to, or absorbed to, the biocompatible coating. In some embodiments, the nanoparticle core and satellite component are composed of near-infrared photothermal agent material and/or MRI contrast agent material. In further embodiments, the satellite component is additionally or alternatively composed of near-infrared optical dye material. |
| US10898593B2 |
Compositions for nanoconfinement induced contrast enhancement and methods of making and using thereof
Multivalent CT or MR contrast agents and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The agents contain a moiety, such as a polymer, that provides multivalent attachment of CT or MR contrast agents. Examples include, but are not limited to, multivalent linear polymers, branched polymers, or hyperbranched polymers, such as dendrimers, and combinations thereof. The dendrimer is functionalized with one or more high Z-elements, such as iodine. The high Z-elements can be covalently or non-covalently bound to the dendrimer. The dendrimers are confined in order to enhance CT contrast. In some embodiments, the moiety is confined by encapsulating the dendrimers in a material to form particles, such as nanoparticles. In other embodiments, the dendrimer is confined by conjugating the moiety to a material, such as a polymer, which forms a gel upon contact with bodily fluids. |
| US10898590B2 |
Method for delivery of biological molecule to nervous tissue
A method for delivery of a therapeutic agent to a nervous tissue. In particular, a method of delivering a therapeutic agent to a nervous tissue protected by the brain-blood barrier or meninges is disclosed. The method for delivery allows delivery of a therapeutic agent to a nervous tissue with high efficiency. In addition, the delivery method of a therapeutic agent to a nervous tissue is safe since it has lower side effects such as nervous damage than a method of administering a therapeutic agent directly to a nervous tissue. |
| US10898583B2 |
Harnessing quantum dots to study, visualize, and promote immune tolerance
Provided are compositions and methods for promoting tolerance to auto-immune antigens. In general the compositions include quantum dots (QDs) that are in association with auto-immune peptide antigens. It is shown that QDs can be used to generate immunological tolerance by controlling the density of self-antigen on QDs. Peptide-QDs rapidly concentrate in draining lymph nodes, and co-localize with macrophages expressing scavenger receptors involved intolerance. Treatment with peptide-QDs reduces disease incidence 10-fold. The degree of tolerance and the underlying expansion of regulatory T cells correlates with the density of myelin molecules presented on QDs such that higher numbers of tolerogenic particles displaying lower levels of self-peptide are more effective for inducing tolerance than fewer particles each displaying higher densities of peptide. The disclosure is therefore relevant to promoting tolerance to antigens that are involved in a variety of autoimmune disorders. |
| US10898580B2 |
Isoquinolidinobenzodiazepines
This disclosure provides novel isoquinolidinobenzodiazepines. These compounds can also be incorporated into antibody-drug conjugates. |
| US10898578B2 |
Modified self-immolating moieties for use in prodrugs and conjugates and methods of using and making
Compounds represented by formula (I) can be used to make antibody-drug conjugates. The conjugates so made are stable in both human and mouse serum, enabling the performance of pre-clinical studies using a mouse model. |
| US10898573B1 |
Oxymetazoline compositions
The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising oxymetazoline and methods of stabilizing oxymetazoline compositions for long term storage. |
| US10898571B2 |
Anti-LAG3 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments
The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention. |
| US10898564B2 |
Plasmodium with histamine releasing factor (HRF) deficiency for use as a vaccine
A method of generating an antibody and cellular immune response against a Plasmodium in a primate, comprising administering at least 103 genetically modified live Plasmodium to the primate, wherein the genetically modified live Plasmodium is a species selected from Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium coatneyi, Plasmodium cynomolgi, and Plasmodium simium, and wherein the genetically modified live Plasmodium does not produce functional histamine releasing factor (HRF) protein, to thereby induce an antibody and cellular immune response against the Plasmodium in the primate. In some embodiments at least 104 genetically modified live Plasmodium is administered to the primate. An immunogenic composition for administration to a primate, comprising a at least 103 genetically modified live Plasmodium wherein the genetically modified live Plasmodium is a species selected from Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium coatneyi, Plasmodium cynomolgi, and Plasmodium simium, and wherein the genetically modified live Plasmodium does not produce functional histamine releasing factor (HRF) protein; and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and/or support. In some embodiments the immunogenic composition comprises at least 103 genetically modified live Plasmodium. |
| US10898563B2 |
Cancer immune-based therapy
The present disclosure provides a novel therapeutic vaccine approach that triggers a therapeutic antitumor response. The inventive approach is to selectively eliminate the carbohydrate sequences from tumor cells without affecting the tumor associated protein epitopes. |
| US10898561B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10898558B2 |
Method of treating with a peptide
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10898554B1 |
Factor IX polypeptides and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides methods of administering Factor IX; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells. |
| US10898552B2 |
Microorganisms and methods for producing biologics and introducing biologics to sites
Microorganisms comprising a maltose-inducible promoter and methods of use in producing biologics and introducing biologics to sites in a maltose-dependent manner. The microorganisms include a maltose-inducible promoter operably connected to a coding sequence of a biologic. The biologic may be a polypeptide or a nucleic acid. Polypeptide biologics may include lytic proteins and/or secreted proteins. Nucleic acid biologics may include antisense RNA, other types of RNA, or other types of nucleic acids. The microorganisms can be used to produce the biologics and/or introduce the biologics to in vitro or in vivo sites in a maltose-dependent manner. The microorganisms can also be used in maltose-dependent gene silencing. |
| US10898551B2 |
Soluble hyaluronidase glycoprotein (sHASEGP), process for preparing the same, uses and pharmaceutical compositions comprising thereof
Provided are soluble neutral active Hyaluronidase Glycoproteins (sHASEGP's), methods of manufacture, and their use to facilitate administration of other molecules or to alleviate glycosaminoglycan associated pathologies. Minimally active polypeptide domains of the soluble, neutral active sHASEGP domains are described that include asparagine-linked sugar moieties required for a functional neutral active hyaluronidase domain. Included are modified amino-terminal leader peptides that enhance secretion of sHASEGP. Sialated and pegylated forms of the sHASEGPs also are provided. Methods of treatment by administering sHASEGPs and modified forms thereof also are provided. |
| US10898548B2 |
Modulators of protein tyrosine phosphatase and uses thereof
Composition and methods are provided for the specific manipulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity, including without limitation manipulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type gamma (PTPRG). The modulation of PTP activity can be performed in vitro or in vivo, and is useful for therapeutic and research purposes. In some embodiments, an effective dose of a PTP modulator is provided to an individual for preventing or treating disease involving dysregulated tyrosine kinase activity and/or signaling mechanisms involving tyrosine phosphorylation and/or tyrosine kinase activity. In other embodiments, a PTP modulator is utilized in the analysis and screening of phosphatase pathways in a cell. |
| US10898547B2 |
Method of treatment of breast or colon cancer by administering muscle stimulated myokines
The present disclosure provides methods for generating myokines in vitro and compositions comprising myokines. Such compositions may be used for treatment of diseases such as cancer and fatty liver disease. |
| US10898546B2 |
Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer
A pharmaceutical composition contains an antibody or a fragment thereof specific for COL6A3 for the treatment of a cancer. A method of treating a cancer includes administering to a subject in need thereof the pharmaceutical composition. A kit includes a container that contains the pharmaceutical composition. A method of producing an antibody or a fragment thereof against a peptide or a MHC/peptide complex. A method for detecting a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a radioisotope and detecting a signal from the radioisotope in the subject. A method for treating a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a toxin. |
| US10898545B2 |
Tear lipocalin muteins binding IL-4 r alpha
The present invention relates to novel muteins derived from human tear lipocalin, which bind to IL 4 receptor alpha. The sequences of the muteins comprise particular combinations of amino acids. In particular a mutated amino acid residue is present at any one or more of the sequence positions 27, 28 30, 31, 33, 53, 57, 61, 64, 66, 80, 83, 104-106 and 108 of the linear polypeptide sequence of the mature human tear lipocalin. A mutated amino acid residue is also present at any 2 or more of the sequence positions 26, 32, 34, 55, 56, 58 and 63 of the linear polypeptide sequence of the mature human tear lipocalin. The invention also provides a corresponding nucleic acid molecule encoding such a mutein and a method for producing such a mutein and its encoding nucleic acid molecule. |
| US10898539B2 |
Process for the synchronization of ovulation for timed breeding without heat detection
A method for synchronizing ovulation in sows and gilts by a single injection of hormones is disclosed. A hormone, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), analogues, derivatives, agonists or combinations thereof is administered to an open sow post weaning at a specific time to stimulate ovulation of mature responsive follicles. The sow is then bred, without heat detection, at a specific subsequent timed interval after injection with hormone, with one or two artificial or natural breedings. In gilts, the hormone is injected at a timed interval from onset of estrus or at a specific timed interval following Prostaglandin F2a for those gilts which have been held in a state of pseudopregnancy. |
| US10898534B2 |
Compositions and methods useful in treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction and other diseases or symptoms
The invention relates to therapeutic compositions, solid oral dosage forms, and methods for treating, preventing, or alleviating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary incontinence, bladder obstruction, overactive bladder (OAB), underactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, bladder and prostate inflammation, prostate fibrosis or pelvic pain. The therapeutic compositions can comprise cranberry powder enriched in cranberry seeds or cranberry seed meal. |
| US10898533B1 |
Mangosteen nanoparticles
Mangosteen nanoparticles and methods of synthesizing Mangosteen nanoparticles are provided. The Mangosteen nanoparticles may be synthesized by drying Mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana fruit, grinding the dried Mangosteen to form powdered Mangosteen, suspending the powdered Mangosteen in a solvent to form a first Mangosteen solution, spraying the Mangosteen solution into boiling water under ultrasonic conditions to form a second Mangosteen solution, resting the second Mangosteen solution at room temperature (about 20° C.), and freeze-drying the second Mangosteen solution to obtain Mangosteen nanoparticles. The drying step may include either air-drying or freeze-drying the Mangosteen. The Mangosteen fruit peel may be used in the drying step instead of the inner Mangosteen fruit. The resulting nanoparticles may be used in pharmaceutical compositions, and may be useful for their antioxidant and antibacterial activities. |
| US10898532B2 |
Methods for manufacturing and purifying dried burdock seed extract
A method for manufacturing a dried burdock seed extract in order to manufacture the dried burdock seed extract rich in arcitigenin is disclosed. The method includes: sequentially mixing a raw material, water and an extractant to obtain a mixture. The mixture includes 7-14 vol % of the raw material, 8-40 vol % of water and 50-84 vol % of the extractant being a 95% aqueous ethanol solution. The raw material is then extracted at a boiling condition for 20-180 minutes, followed by concentration and centrifugation to obtain the dried burdock seed extract. A method for purifying the dried burdock seed extract is also disclosed. |
| US10898524B2 |
Portable apparatus with mixing device and methods relating to collecting and processing human biological material comprising adipose
A portable apparatus for collection and processing of human biological material containing adipose, such as extracted during a lipoplasty procedure, is useful for multi-step processing to prepare a concentrated product (e.g., stromal vascular fraction) or a fat graft composition. The apparatus has a container with an internal containment volume including an available processing volume in a range of from 75 cubic centimeters to 1300 cubic centimeters, and with a tissue retention volume and a filtrate volume separated by a filter and with a tapered portion to a collection volume for collecting concentrate product. The apparatus has a mixing device for mixing contents within the tissue retention volume, and including a rotatable shaft extending from outside of the internal containment volume to inside of the internal containment volume and comprises at least one mixing member that is disposed in the tissue retention volume and is connected with the shaft to move through the tissue retention volume relative to the filter when the shaft is rotated. Methods include use of the apparatus to process human biological material containing adipose, such as to prepare a stromal vascular fraction concentrate product or a fat graft composition. |
| US10898522B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating graft versus host disease
A method of preventing the development of GvHD or reducing the severity of GvHD in a mammalian subject receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplant includes administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that inhibits the biological activity or expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a (HIF-1a) or hypoxia-inducible factor-2a (HIF-2a), wherein the active agent is administered in an amount effective for preventing or reducing the severity GvHD in the subject. |
| US10898514B2 |
Methods of treating chronic inflammatory diseases
The invention relates to method of treating chronic inflammatory diseases in subjects in need thereof by administering calcium lactate as an active agent. The calcium lactate can be provided in a pharmaceutical, food, or nutrient composition. |
| US10898512B2 |
Intradialytic use of sodium nitrite
Provided herein are methods for maintaining physiological levels of nitrite in a subject undergoing hemodialysis. Also provided herein are methods of administering pharmaceutically acceptable sodium nitrite to a subject undergoing hemodialysis. |
| US10898509B2 |
Oxidized α-1,4-oligoglucuronic acid, and preparation method therefor and uses thereof
An oxidized α-1,4-oligoglucuronic acid, and a preparation method therefor and uses thereof. By using abundant starch, especially soluble starch, in the natural world as the raw material, all 6-site hydroxyl groups of the starch α-1,4-polyglucose are oxidized into carboxyl groups to form glucuronic acid under the action of a sodium bromide (NaBr)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine oxide (TEMPO)-sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) oxidation system, and the oxidized oligoglucuronic acid having an open ring at an end is prepared by controlling reaction conditions. The compound has obvious anti-cerebral ischemia activity, and can be developed into a potential anti-cerebral ischemia drug. |
| US10898507B2 |
Control of coleopteran pests using RNA molecules
Disclosed are double stranded RNA molecules that are toxic to coleopteran insects. In particular, interfering RNA molecules capable of interfering with pest target genes and that are toxic to the target pest are provided. Further, methods of making and using the interfering RNA, for example in transgenic plants or as the active ingredient in a composition, to confer protection from insect damage are disclosed. |
| US10898506B2 |
P-ethoxy nucleic acids for liposomal formulation
Provided herein are therapeutic oligonucleotides that comprise at least one p-ethoxy backbone linkage but no more than 80% p-ethoxy backbone linkages. Provided herein are improved delivery systems for therapeutic oligonucleotides comprising a liposome that comprises neutral phospholipids and a p-ethoxy oligonucleotide that is entrapped in the liposome. |
| US10898502B2 |
Treatment of diseases using a combination of ultraviolet blood irradiation and antibiotics
A method of and composition for treating a patient having Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), and in one embodiment Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), causing one or more diseases, an embodiment of the method including administering to the patient an effective amount of one or more antibiotics and administering to the patient an effective amount of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) treatments, and an embodiment of the composition including an effective amount of one or more antibiotics and an effective amount of UVBI treated blood of the patient. |
| US10898501B2 |
Combination therapy effective against microorganisms, including drug resistant microorganisms
Novel antimicrobial compositions comprise at least a form of a fosfomycin (or suitable analogs, or derivatives thereof), and at least one sulfonamide (or suitable analogs, or derivatives thereof), and/or at least one diaminopyridine (or suitable analogs, or derivatives thereof). Said antimicrobial compositions generally include two or more of said components as a novel combination, provided in a single combination or formulation, or provided independently with overlapping exposures of the two or more components. These novel compositions, when provided as the two or more components, are effective against susceptible microorganisms, and are effective against susceptible drug-resistant microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, parasites), including multi-drug resistant bacteria. These novel compositions are also effective against microorganisms or strains thereof now susceptible to the combination even though said microorganisms or strains thereof were previously found or were considered resistant or intolerant to at least one of the components of the novel composition, when the at least one component was used alone at what was considered an effective dosing amount or concentration. |
| US10898495B2 |
Treatment of demyelinating diseases
Described herein are methods of promoting remyelination in a subject suffering from demyelination diseases by administering to the subject a combination of steroid hormones and Hedgehog signaling pathway modulators. Also described are methods of administering the combination of drugs, wherein the combination of drugs are in compositions adapted for nasal administration. |
| US10898494B2 |
Dry powder treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension
A dry powder inhalation treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension includes a dose of dry particles comprising greater than 25 micrograms of treprostinil enclosed in a capsule. The dry particles can include treprostinil, a wetting agent, a hydrophobicity modifying agent, a pH modifying agent and a buffer. A method of treating a patient having pulmonary arterial hypertension includes providing a patient a dry powder inhaler, providing the patient at least one capsule for use in the dry powder inhaler, the capsule including at least 25 micrograms of treprostinil. |
| US10898492B2 |
Treating hearing loss
This invention relates to methods for treating hearing loss associated with loss of cochlear hair cells, e.g., caused by noise exposure, using certain gamma secretase inhibitors, in post-neonatal animals, e.g., adolescents and adults. |
| US10898490B2 |
Method for treating cancer
The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising inhibitor(s) of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, and methods of cancer therapy using the EZH2 inhibitor(s). |
| US10898487B2 |
Benzylamino substituted quinazolines and derivatives as SOS1 inhibitors
The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I), wherein the groups R1 to R7 have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of SOS1, pharmaceutical compositions which contain compounds of this kind and their use as medicaments/medical uses, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases. |
| US10898480B1 |
Pharmaceutical composition for nasal delivery
According to the invention, there is provided a solid pharmaceutical composition formulation for nasal delivery of an opioid antagonist, comprising a pharmacologically-effective amount of an opioid antagonist and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The compositions are preferably in the form of a powder produced by spray-drying, which are subsequently loaded into single use nasal applicators. Preferred pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers in this regard include disaccharides (e.g. lactose or trehalose) and dextrins (e.g. cyclodextrins or maltodextrins), preferably spray-dried together in combination. Compositions may further comprise an alkyl saccharide, preferably a sucrose ester, such as sucrose monolaurate. The compositions and applicators may be employed in the treatment of opioid overdose in subjects. |
| US10898479B2 |
Dihydroetorphine for the provision of pain relief and anaesthesia
The present invention provides a method of providing pain relief in a human subject in need thereof comprising administering (R)-dihydroetorphine to said subject, wherein said (R)-dihydroetorphine is administered in a dose of at least 0.01 μg/kg, preferably at least 0.05 μg/kg, and the level of respiratory depression in said subject is 65 or less % relative to the baseline level pre-administration of (R)-dihydroetorphine. |
| US10898477B2 |
Nutraceuticals having sustained release for improved bioavailability and method of production
The present disclosure describes economical processes to improve the bioavailability of nutraceuticals by formulations that induce micronization and sustained release. The inventive process can be used to increase the solubility and bioavailability of lipophilic and moderately water-soluble nutraceuticals by combining excipients that increase the solubility and induce sustained release of the active compounds. The inventive process also can be used to increase the residence time of highly water-soluble nutraceuticals that are metabolized and eliminated quickly from the body, consequently increasing the therapeutic potential. The disclosed formulations advantageously are freely flowing powders that can be used to formulate with other ingredients into tablets, capsules, or the like; or used as bulk powders. |
| US10898475B2 |
Bach1 inhibitors in combination with Nrf2 activators and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising Bach1 Inhibitors and Nrf2 Activators. The disclosure also provides methods of treating diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis comprising administering a Bach1 Inhibitor and a Nrf2 Activator to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10898471B2 |
Methods of inhibiting leukotriene A4 hydrolase
The present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting LTA4-h in a human patient and method of treating a condition ameliorated by the inhibition of leukotriene A4 hydrolase activity in a human patient comprising administering to said human patient the compound, 4-{5-[4-(4-Oxazol-2-yl-phenoxy)-benzyl]-2,5-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ylmethyl}-benzoic acid. |
| US10898470B1 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing antifungal agent as active ingredient
The present invention provides a technique that allows a pharmaceutical composition, preferably for external use, containing luliconazole or the like to contain luliconazole or the like at a high concentration, and suppresses the precipitation thereof over time. The present invention uses a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 380 to 420 represented by a formula HOCH2(CH2OCH2)nCH2OH (where n is an integer), ethanol, benzyl alcohol, lactic acid, propylene carbonate, and acetone in combination with the luliconazole or the like. |
| US10898467B2 |
Veterinary formulations
The present invention relates to various topical veterinary compositions comprising fipronil, an insect growth regulator, and a veterinarily acceptable carrier. |
| US10898464B2 |
Tannin and anti-gliadin antibody compositions for treatment of a disease of the intestinal tract
The present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of an intestinal tract disorder caused by a gluten-associated protein, said composition comprising at least one agent which binds to the gluten-associated protein, characterized in that the composition is administered at the same time as or at most within 60 minutes after administration of at least one tannin to a patient. |
| US10898462B2 |
Use of cannabidiolic acid in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder and associated disorders
The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ASD-associated disorders, such as Fragile X syndrome (FXS); Rett syndrome (RS); or Angelman syndrome (AS). CBDA has been shown to be particularly effective in improving cognitive dysfunction in rodent models of ASD, FXS, RS and AS. The CBDA is preferably substantially pure. It may take the form of a highly purified extract of cannabis such that the CBDA is present at greater than 95% of the total extract (w/w) and the other components of the extract are characterised. Alternatively, the CBDA is synthetically produced. |
| US10898460B1 |
Leishmania inhibitors
In one aspect, methods and compositions for treating parasitic diseases, for example, leishmaniasis. |
| US10898459B2 |
Method of treating chronic kidney disease
The present invention discloses pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds having enhanced dissolution rate. These ferric organic compounds, including but are not limited to ferric citrate, are useful for treating chronic kidney disease. |
| US10898453B2 |
Bupropion as a modulator of drug activity
Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan. |
| US10898451B2 |
Methods of treating anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with tramadol
The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating a subject suffering from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. The method comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of tramadol before and/or during administration of therapeutic plasma exchange. |
| US10898450B2 |
Multi-segmented transdermal dosing unit and methods of use
A transdermal dosing unit may include a first segment having a first pharmaceutical in a first reservoir, a first releasing compound, and a first adhesive component, a second segment removably connected to the first segment, the second segment having a second pharmaceutical in a second reservoir, a second releasing component, and a second adhesive component, and a backing component. The transdermal dosing unit may further include additional segments, and may include a perforated section between each segment. The first adhesive component may have a first adhesion strength, and the second adhesive component may have a second adhesion strength that is either different from or approximately equal to the first adhesion strength. A method of titrating a dose of such a transdermal dosing unit may include applying the transdermal dosing unit to a subject, and removing the first segment while leaving the second segment on the subject. |
| US10898447B2 |
Finished pharmaceutical form with individual medicine dosing capability (embodiments) and methods of its production and use
This invention relates to medical science and pharmaceutical technology. A new type of finished pharmaceutical form with individual medicine dosing capability is described comprising a storage container and a carrier on which the medicine is applied. Methods of production and use of the finished pharmaceutical form for individual medicine dosing are suggested. |
| US10898443B2 |
Modified alginates for anti-fibrotic materials and applications
Covalently modified alginate polymers, possessing enhanced biocompatibility and tailored physiochemical properties, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates are useful as a matrix for coating of any material where reduced fibrosis is desired, such as encapsulated cells for transplantation and medical devices implanted or used in the body. |
| US10898441B2 |
Pharmaceutically effective composition for controlled drug delivery
The embodiments relate to a pharmaceutically effective composition comprising sustained release particles, each sustained release particle comprising a shell and a core, wherein the shell comprises a first material and a second material, the second material comprising a first biodegradable material, wherein the core is enclosed by the shell and the core comprises a drug, wherein the first material is distributed in a matrix of the first biodegradable material, wherein the first material is configured to create holes in the shell and comprises metallic particles, wherein the holes allow the drug to be released to the exterior of the shell through the holes, and wherein the drug comprises a targeting material or targeting molecule that binds to a certain organ, object or a specific site within a body of a human or an animal. |
| US10898435B2 |
Liposome composition and method for producing same
Provided are a liposome composition which has a practically required long-term preservation stability, and which has a release rate of a drug on the order of several tens of hours due to releasability of a drug being able to be suitably controlled by rendering an inner water phase hyper-osmotic; and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a liposome composition, including liposomes each of which has an inner water phase and an aqueous solution which constitutes an outer water phase and in which the liposomes are dispersed, in which the content of cholesterols is 10 mol % to 35 mol % with respect to the total amount of lipid components in the liposome composition, and each of the liposomes encapsulates a drug in a dissolved state, and an osmotic pressure of the inner water phase is 2-fold to 8-fold relative to the osmotic pressure of the outer water phase. |
| US10898434B2 |
Single-walled carbon nanotube-assisted antibiotic delivery and imaging techniques
A new route is shown for at delivery in fighting drug resistant infections. Nanotubes and antibiotics and complexed non-covalently, with no chemical bonding, but through adsorption of antibiotics onto the nanotube surface governed by sufficiently strong molecular attraction between hydrophobic systems of the two. This allows the antibiotics to be freed from the nanotubes more easily as they reach the cell membrane. When antibiotics are introduced with nanotubes in this manner, bacterial resistance is mitigated by nanotube transport potentially into the membrane of the bacteria. Nanotubes used in this way help to overcome antibiotic resistance. |
| US10898433B2 |
Composition and method for orally administering one or more active agents to a pet
A composition and method for administering an active agent to a pet, such as a dog, a cat or a horse. The composition may comprise a yogurt-based chewable delivery matrix and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the chewable delivery matrix. The composition may also comprise a delivery matrix having at least 15% by weight of crude protein and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the delivery matrix. The plurality of water-soluble film pieces encompass an active agent therein, wherein the active agent is rapidly released from the composition upon contact with saliva from the pet. At least a portion of the released active agents may be oromucosally absorbed by the pet. |
| US10898432B2 |
Formulations and methods for controlling the reproductive cycle and ovulation
Hormone formulations, dosage units including the hormone formulations, and methods of use relate to a controlled release formulation, which includes hormones, e.g., progesterone. Formulations and methods are for controlling the reproductive cycle and/or ovulation of a female mammal, for example, to promote ovulation in a female mammal or synchronizing the ovulation or heat/estrus of a group of female mammals. In addition, formulations are for increasing the likelihood that a female mammal becomes pregnant, for example, after insemination or embryo transference. In addition, formulations are for reducing the anestrous period in a female mammal. |
| US10898430B2 |
Self-regulating osmotic gastroretentive drug delivery systems
Self-regulating, osmotic, floating gastroretentive compositions that provide extended release, delayed release, and/or delayed extended release of active pharmaceutical agents, as well as, optionally, immediate release of the same or a different active pharmaceutical agent, are provided here. The gastroretentive compositions of the disclosure comprise a swellable, extended release, multilayer core comprising a push layer and a pull layer; a water-insoluble permeable elastic membrane surrounding the multilayer core; and an orifice (e.g., a laser-drilled orifice, a manually drilled orifice) on the pull-layer side of the dosage form. The gastric retention of the composition is controlled by rapid floating of the composition and expansion of the membrane. The rapid swelling of the composition to a size greater than the size of the pyloric sphincter is due to the presence of an osmogen, adequate membrane permeability that provides for fast generation of CO2 from a gas-generating agent(s), and adequate membrane elasticity that provides for rapid expansion of the membrane. The hydrated core, especially the polyethylene oxide in the push layer, and the permeable elastic membrane with an orifice (1) provide extended release of the active pharmaceutical agent, and (2) maintain the dosage form at a size suitable for gastric retention. The self-regulating composition collapses, or breaks into pieces, after releasing at least about 80% of the drug from the composition. |
| US10898427B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating hair
Disclosed are hair styling compositions comprising at least two latex polyurethane polymers, wherein at least one latex polyurethane polymer is a film-forming polymer. Methods of styling the hair are also disclosed. |
| US10898425B2 |
Skin engaging member comprising ethylene vinyl acetate and a fragrance
A skin engaging member suitable for use in a hair removal device, said skin engaging member comprising ethyl vinyl acetate having a low level of vinyl acetate, a water soluble polymer, and a fragrance composition. |
| US10898417B2 |
Method and apparatus for preventing plaque, calculus, and hard deposits in body cavities and the mouth
A method and apparatus, for treating plaque and calculus in the mouth cavity—particularly on teeth—are disclosed. The apparatus—and accordingly the method—is comprised of introducing at least one first-component comprising a material with a redox potential for preventing anions precipitation; and introducing at least one second-component comprising a material with a redox potential for preventing cations precipitation. |
| US10898415B2 |
Fillers for dental restorative materials
Described herein are directed to dental filler particles and methods of making the same. The dental filler particles include a polymer coating with a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated groups on the surface of the coating. Also described herein are dental restorative materials comprising the particles. |
| US10898414B2 |
System and method for metered enteral feeding
A metered enteral feeding system for delivering fluids, the metered enteral feeding system including a vented container with contained volume for containing the fluids. The metered enteral feeding system includes a discharge port for discharging the fluid from the contained volume and at least one vent for allowing airflow into the contained volume. The metered enteral feeding system also includes a flow control valve in fluid communication with the discharge port of the vented container. The fluid control valve is adjustable to provide an increased or decreased flowrate therethrough. |
| US10898413B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic control of enteral feeding according to energy expenditure
A computer-implemented method of adjusting enteral feeding of a patient by an enteral feeding controller, comprising: computing an estimate of energy expenditure of the patient based on oxygen measurements and carbon dioxide measurements of the patient, computing a target composition and target feeding rate for the enteral feeding according to the computed estimate of energy expenditure, when the target composition and target feeding rate differ from a current enteral feeding composition and feeding rate by a requirement, generating instructions for adjustment, by an enteral feeding controller, of the rate of delivery of the enteral feeding according to the target composition, wherein the receiving the oxygen measurement, receiving the carbon dioxide measurement, and computing the estimate of energy expenditure are performing iteratively for every first time interval, and the generating instructions for adjustment are performed for a second time interval that is larger than the first time interval. |
| US10898412B2 |
Mechanical friction enhancement for threaded connection incorporating micro-threads
A medical connector includes a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end, a helical thread extending radially outward from a surface of the sidewall and comprising a crest portion, flank portions, and a root portion with the flank portions connecting the root portion to the crest portion, and at least one micro-thread extending radially outward from the surface of the sidewall. At least a portion of the micro-thread is spaced apart from the helical thread. |
| US10898409B2 |
Massage mechanism and its massager
A massage mechanism and its massager. The massage mechanism includes a base, motor, drive assembly, first drive shaft, first bearing, first massage drive assembly, first massage head assembly, inter-shaft drive assembly, second transmission shaft, second bearing, second massage drive assembly and second massage head. There is also provided a massager including the foregoing massage mechanism. The mechanism could optimize those unstable and noisy features for an ideal massage experience, and solve the problem that multiple massage actions cannot be driven by a single motor. |
| US10898402B2 |
Programmable examination and procedure tables and chairs
Examination or procedure tables and chairs which can be moved into positions in more efficient and desirable ways to better meet the needs of the patient and medical service providers. In particular, a plurality of actuators which cause the seat, leg rest and foot rest of the table or chair to move and which may, if desired, be independently programmed to provide mechanically independent movement of the seat, leg rest and foot rest to desirable positions needed to provide ease of entry or transfer by the patient to the equipment including positioning the highest portion of the seat to a home or patient entry position no more than nineteen inches from the floor. |
| US10898398B2 |
Patient support apparatus communication systems
Patient support apparatuses, such as beds, cots, stretchers, recliners, operating tables, and the like include wireless mesh network transceivers that enable them to communicate with each other, and other devices, via mesh networks and/or ad hoc networks. One or more additional wireless transceivers are included, such as WiFi transceivers that enable direct communication with a healthcare facility network, such as an Ethernet. The mesh network communication between patient support apparatuses and other devices is used for any one or more of: extending the communication range of the existing IT infrastructure, efficiently routing data to the healthcare facility network, determining location of the patient support apparatuses and devices, transporting patient data from one patient support to the next as the patient moves, and for other aspects. |
| US10898395B2 |
Movable baseplate cover and inboard barrier gate of a lift system for a motorized vehicle
A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position. |
| US10898393B2 |
Absorbent article with absorbent core
An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core. The article also includes a waist feature joined to the chassis a waist region and having a portion extending longitudinally outboard of the chassis in said waist region. The backsheet has a barrier layer having a maximum length, LBS. The absorbent core has absorbent material and a maximum length, LCW, and wherein LCW is substantially the same as LBS. The absorbent material is disposed in an absorbent material deposition area. The absorbent material deposition area has a maximum length, LAB, wherein LAB is about 90% or greater of LBS. The first absorbent area lateral edge is disposed a longitudinal distance, D1, from the first barrier lateral edge, wherein D1 is 5% or less of LBS. |
| US10898392B2 |
Body fluid sensor pad
The present subject matter relates to absorbent articles and signaling devices for use therewith. The signaling device can be configured to detect the presence of an insult in the absorbent article and/or in an undergarment. The signaling device can be further configured to determine whether the insult is a urine insult or a feces insult. The signaling device can provide a notification to a user that an insult has occurred and can inform the user whether the insult is a urine insult or a feces insult. |
| US10898391B2 |
Compact tampon applicator with two-piece plunger
A compact applicator has a two-piece telescoping plunger. The compact applicator, with such telescoping plunger, has a full-size barrel region while maintaining an overall applicator length that is the same and/or slightly shorter than current known compact applicators. In a non-deployed configuration, the inner sleeve of the plunger is generally telescoped within the outer sleeve of the plunger, and the outer sleeve of the plunger is generally telescoped within the applicator barrel. |
| US10898389B2 |
Breathable self-adhesive articles
The invention relates to the use of an adhesive composition comprising at least one silyl-containing polymer, at least one compatible tackifying resin and at least one catalyst, to make a breathable self-adhesive article. The invention also relates to a breathable self-adhesive article comprising at least one breathable substrate coated with a breathable adhesive layer. The invention also relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. |
| US10898380B2 |
Illumination chopper
The present invention provides an illumination chopper which allows a user to operate on the nucleus of a crystalline lens with a small piece while securing visibility through a chopper which is mounted at one end of an illuminator to form a predetermined angle with the illuminator. |
| US10898378B2 |
Reflex coaxial illuminator
A mirror for an ophthalmic laser treatment device that is movable on an axis from a position in a treatment laser beam path to a position out of the treatment laser beam path. The mirror reflects light from a light source into the eye of a patient. The mirror is biased towards a position in the path and is moved out of the path by an actuator just long enough for the laser treatment to be applied and without noticeable interruption to viewing by a user. |
| US10898371B2 |
Adjustable loop fiber optic illumination device for surgery
The present disclosure provides an adjustable endoscopic surgical device for illuminating a tissue surface with diffuse and oblique light. In some embodiments, light emanates from the sides of an optical fiber, which is optionally formed at least in part into a loop shape. |
| US10898366B2 |
Wearable garment and its use in preventing stretch marks
A band (1) comprising, on its inner surface, an irregular array of tacky areas or protrusions (6) that dissipate foci of stress in the skin (of the abdominal wall or other body areas). Wearing such a band around the abdomen is intended to help prevent the occurrence of stretch marks. |
| US10898364B2 |
Stabilizing system for a knee brace
A knee brace for assisting the extension or flexing of a limb comprises substantially rigid upper and lower frames connected by a hinge, the upper frame being secured to the leg by an upper strap. A stabilizing strap for fixing the lower frame to the user's leg comprises an inelastic band, cord or other flexible securing member for circumscribing the user's leg having a fastening element for fixing the securing member in a set position. The securing member is affixed to the arms of the lower frame, slidably extending through at least one strap support provided by at least one of the arms of the lower frame. When the brace is in position on a user's leg the stabilizing strap is able to move through at least one strap support in a generally horizontal direction while supporting the lower frame in the vertical direction. |
| US10898362B2 |
Orthosis, related components and methods of use
An orthosis, and components thereof, that may be used as a shoulder brace for immobilization of the arm and shoulder joint may comprise components that may allow for abduction, internal/external rotation and allow for flexion and extension simultaneously. Methods of using the brace and methods of using the brace and treating shoulder injuries are similarly provided. |
| US10898361B2 |
Orogastric catheter for longitudinal gastrectomy
The invention relates to an orogastric catheter for a longitudinal gastrectomy. The object of the invention is to make available an orogastric catheter that represents an advantageous alternative to the poorly suited catheters used today and that facilitates the work of the surgeon. This novel orogastric catheter is characterized in that this distal part carries a balloon (25) which, in the inflated state, has a shape substantially matching that of the pyloric antrum (4), in such a way as to be able to be lodged in this pyloric antrum (4), the end of the inflated balloon (25) then being in abutment against the pylorus (5), and the distal end of the body of the catheter (20) for its part being in abutment against the pyloric antrum (4), while the part of the body (21) of the catheter (20) arranged above the inflated balloon (25) is wedged against the wall of the lesser curvature (6) of the stomach (1), thus making it possible to determine the position of the start of the closure resection line in the area of the pyloric antrum (4), to define the closure resection line, and to calibrate the pyloric antrum (4) and the gastric sleeve to be preserved. |
| US10898360B2 |
Low profile stepped delivery system
A low profile stepped delivery system for retracting trigger wires from a prosthesis to release the prosthesis from a delivery device. A rod is disposed within an axial bore of a handle. The rod has a first longitudinal surface and a second longitudinal surface. A first engagement mechanism is disposed on the first longitudinal surface and a second engagement mechanism disposed on the second longitudinal surface. A wire coiling assembly is disposed at an end of the of the handle and comprises a first rotary gear that is adapted to be rotated by the first engagement mechanism, a second rotary gear that is adapted to be rotated by the second engagement mechanism, a first wire spool that is coupled to a rotation of the first rotary gear, and a second wire spool that is coupled to the rotation of second rotary gear. The first wire spool is configured to secure a first trigger wire and the second wire spool is configured to secure a second trigger wire. |
| US10898355B2 |
Bioresorbable stent
A stent having a tubular framework structure consisting of interconnected stent struts, fabricated as a whole from a bioresorbable material and being convertible from a compressed first geometric shape into a radially dilated, dimensionally stable, tubular second geometric shape.Characterized by all of the stent struts of the tubular framework structure has made of a uniform bioresorbable material, the tubular framework structure comprises at least one surface region, which is congruent in one piece and is situated on a lateral cylindrical surface the surface, region comprising stent struts surrounded by stent struts of the framework structure that are adjacent to the surface region, such that the stent struts within the surface region have a smaller amount by weight of bioresorbable material per one predefinable discrete strut length, than the stent struts of the framework structure adjacent to the surface regions. |
| US10898354B2 |
Tracheal stent
Tracheal stents may include a plurality of wave form structures each extending radially about the support structure, a plurality of axial loop members extending axially between adjacent wave form structures and a polymeric covering disposed thereover. Tracheal stents may include an expandable metal structure and a plurality of spacer fins extending above an outer surface of the expandable metal structure. The plurality of spacer fins may be formed of a material different than that of the expandable metal structure. |
| US10898346B1 |
Expandable intervertebral fusion implant
An expandable intervertebral fusion implant capable of being expanded in three dimensions, said implant including an inferior component, including a plate, and a first wedge slidably connected to the plate, the first wedge having a first surface, and a superior component including a second wedge, the second wedge having a second surface, wherein the first surface is operatively arranged to engage the second surface to displace the superior component relative to the inferior component. The surfaces of the wedges may be angled and include a plurality of corrugations or steps which engage to allow the implant to expand and collapse. |
| US10898343B2 |
Multi-layer osteoinductive, osteogenic, and osteoconductive carrier
A spinal stabilization system for use in a vertebral column of a patient, comprising: a multi-layer osteogenic carrier device comprising: a delivery layer comprising a porous material and an osteogenic material; and a support layer in communication with the delivery layer, the support layer capable of substantially conforming to an anatomical feature in the vertebral column of the patient, wherein the support layer holds the delivery layer in proximity to the anatomical feature; at least one rod; at least one rod clip; and at least one fastener are disclosed. The multi-layer osteogenic carrier device can further comprise an adhesive layer capable of adhering the carrier to at least a portion of an anatomical feature, the adhesive layer in communication with at least a portion of the delivery layer. |
| US10898342B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants
A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. An access cannula may be introduced over the first dilator tube. A drill may be inserted through the access cannula and used to perform a foraminoplasty. Surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant. |
| US10898339B2 |
Spinal surgical implant and related methods
This invention relates generally to spine surgery and, in particular, to a surgical implant for separating adjacent spinal vertebrae. |
| US10898335B1 |
Hip implant with porous body
A hip implant having two distinct bodies, a neck body and a bone fixation body. The neck body is formed from a solid metal and has an interface for connecting to a femoral ball. The bone fixation body has an elongated shape and is formed as a porous structure that is inserted into an intramedullary canal of a patient. |
| US10898334B2 |
Hip joint device
A locking member for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is disclosed. The locking member is adapted to assist in the fixation of a medical device, having an artificial hollow caput femur surface, to the collum and/or caput femur, wherein the artificial caput femur surface comprises at least one extending portion adapted to clasp a portion of the caput and/or collum femur. The locking member comprises an element adapted to lock the artificial caput femur surface such that the caput femur remains clasped and restrained in the artificial caput femur surface. |
| US10898331B2 |
Bioresorbable porous metals for orthopaedic applications
Bioresorbable porous biocomposites for orthopaedic applications. In an exemplary embodiment of a resorbable orthopaedic implant of the present disclosure, the implant comprises a porous alloy of at least a first metal and a second metal sintered together, the alloy configured to resorb into a body at substantially an atomic level without flaking off, wherein a porosity of the implant is defined by a first plurality of interconnected holes having a first range of sizes. |
| US10898330B2 |
Positioning, deploying, and retrieving implantable devices
Described herein are implant delivery systems and methods for controllably deploying an expandable device in a ventricle, the left atrial appendage, or other portion of the heart of a patient. In some embodiments, the implant delivery system includes means for loosening or releasing a suture on a perimeter region of the expandable device in order to control the expansion or contraction of the expandable member. In some such embodiments, loosening or releasing the suture expands the perimeter region of the expandable device to secure the expandable device in the ventricle of the patient, while tightening the suture contracts the perimeter region of the device. The system may include one or more monitoring devices to monitor aspects of the heart, such as hemodynamics. |
| US10898323B2 |
Catheter based apical approach heart prostheses delivery system
A delivery system for rapid placement of heart implants is provided that includes a delivery platform. The delivery system includes a tubular catheter body, a piercing member, and a delivery platform. The tubular catheter body is sufficiently long and flexible to be advanced from a peripheral blood vessel access site to an atrium of the heart. The piercing member is configured to create a transapical channel from an internal apical portion of a ventricle to an outside heart wall. The delivery system includes an elongate tension member and an enlargeable member disposed on a distal portion of the elongate tension member. The enlargeable member is configured to be enlarged in a pericardial space of an intact chest wall to cover an area of the outside heart wall surrounding an opening of the transapical channel. When tensioned, the tension member provides a stable zone for positioning a heart implant within the heart. |
| US10898322B2 |
TAVR valve guidewire and guidetube with adjustable distal loop
A microcatheter device for crossing a patient's aortic valve has a guidetube combined with a free-floating and removable guidewire. The guidetube is generally hollow with a main shaft and a distal ring, the main shaft and the distal ring formed from flexible plastic. The distal ring is larger in diameter than the main shaft, and is configured to conform to an internal guidewire for insertion into the aorta, and then to deploy to form a downwardly-extending loop when in place in the left ventricle. A guidewire is received by the guidetube and is configured to advance into the distal ring to cause a diameter of the distal ring to expand, retract, or completely straighten. The distal ring diameter is thus adjustable to fit the size of the patient's left ventricle. |
| US10898317B2 |
Accommodative-disaccommodative intraocular lens
Embodiments of the invention relate to an intraocular lens system having a plurality of haptics for use with an optic. In general, the haptics are adapted to move independently in response to forces associated with a ciliary muscle and/or zonules of an eye when implanted. The optic may be releasably secured to the system using, for example, a plurality of optic securing arms. Alternatively, the optic may be fused to the haptics, which may project radially outward from the optic. A restraining arm may be included to limit movement of the haptics during accommodation and/or disaccommodation. Clamping members may be included for securing the system to a capsular bag of the eye. Methods of implanting the intraocular lens system into the eye are also described. |
| US10898314B2 |
Breast implant
The breast implant of the present invention comprises a first pouch, a plurality of second pouches, and a plurality of third pouches. The first pouch has a first enclosing membrane and a first lumen formed by the first enclosing membrane. The interior of the first lumen includes a dome and a bottom portion corresponding to the dome. Each second pouch has a second enclosing membrane and a second lumen formed by the second enclosing membrane. The second pouches are provided in the first lumen and radiate from the center of the dome. Each third pouch has a third enclosing membrane and a third lumen formed by the third enclosing membrane. The third pouches are provided between the second pouches in the first lumen and are arranged in strings that extend from the center of the dome. |
| US10898312B2 |
Tissue grafts with fenestrations
Fenestrated tissue grafts and acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) for use, for example, in breast reconstruction, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the improved tissue grafts are used in two-stage tissue expander breast reconstruction. Disclosed embodiments include altered ADMs and other tissue grafts, which comprise strategically placed fenestrations, and methods of making the same. The addition of specific patterns of fenestrations in the graft improve the breast reconstructive experience by increasing intra-operative fill volume and decreasing time to full expansion; such alterations to the graft may also increase cosmetic outcomes and patient comfort. In some embodiments, particular lengths, shapes, and measurements of overlap are used in the fenestration pattern. |
| US10898311B2 |
Embolus blood clot filter delivery system
A blood filter delivery system for delivering a blood filter into a vein includes a push rod for pushing the blood filter through and out of a catheter, the push rod having a filter positioning assembly on one end. The filter positioning assembly includes positioner members, which retain anchor members of the filter. The filter positioning assembly can position the end of the delivery catheter near the blood vessel centerline before releasing the filter's anchor members, thereby helping to align the blood filter along the centerline of the blood vessel. |
| US10898310B2 |
Device for delivering grafts at a surgical site and method
A device and method for delivering a synthetic mesh or graft for anatomical repair at a defect site. A plurality of flexible arms is connected to the synthetic mesh or graft. Grasping jaws are individually controlled at or near a proximal end of the device for connection of the graft and release of the graft at the surgical site. The flexible arms, with graft attached are positioned through a surgical incision to the defect site. An actuator positions the flexible arms to assume a radial array at the surgical site, unfolding and spreading the graft for attachment. The length of each flexible arm is individually adjustable to adapt to the size and shape of the graft selected for installation at the defect site to repair the defect. |
| US10898309B2 |
Device especially useful for hernia repair surgeries and methods thereof
An elongate open-bored applicator (EOBP) adapted to deploy a mesh comprising (a) at least one inflatable contour-balloon, (b) at least one inflatable dissection balloon. The inflatable contour-balloon and the inflatable dissection balloon are adjustable and located at the distal portion; and, (c) at least one actuating means located at the proximal portion. The actuating means is in communication with the inflatable contour-balloon and the inflatable dissection balloon. The actuating means is adapted to provide the inflatable contour-balloon and the inflatable dissection balloon with independent activation and/or de-activation. |
| US10898307B2 |
System and method for fowl vaccination
A method, apparatus and system for delivery of live or attenuated viral and bacterial vaccines to fowl are described. |
| US10898302B2 |
Multi-layered zirconia dental mill blank and process of production
The invention relates to a porous multi-layered coloured zirconia dental mill blank comprising a bottom layer B having the composition COMP-B which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-B, colouring components COL-COMP-B and stabilizing components STAB-COMP-B, a top layer E having the composition COMP-E which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-E, colouring components COL-COMP-E stabilizing components STAB-COMP-E, at least one intermediate layer Ex having the composition COMP-E of top layer E, at least one intermediate layer Bx having the composition COMP-B of bottom layer B, x being an integer and indicating the number of intermediate layers, wherein the layers with compositions COMP-B and COMP-E are arranged in alternating order, and wherein the thickness of the individual layers B, Bx is decreasing from bottom to top and the thickness of the individual layers E, Ex is decreasing from top to bottom. The dental mill blank can be used for producing dental articles. |
| US10898301B2 |
Prosthetic assembly and method for producing the same
The present invention relates to a prosthetic assembly (1, 10, 100) comprising a prosthetic component (2, 20, 200) and a retention screw (6, 60, 600) with an interference geometry (5, 50, 500) designed to allow relative rotation, limit relative longitudinal motion and inseparably join the prosthetic component (2, 20, 200) and the retention screw (6, 60, 600). The interference geometry (5, 50, 500) can be in the form of a ring attached to the retention screw (6) in a portion of the body of this screw (6) having a smaller diameter, or in the form of one or more inwardly folded flaps integrated in the prosthetic component (20) and diametrically distributed around the base thereof, or in the form of a uniform, tapered and hollow projection of the lower portion of the prosthetic element (200). The invention further relates to a method for producing the disclosed prosthetic assembly (1, 10, 100), including the following steps: forming a prosthetic component (2, 20, 200) having a central hole (8, 80) for receiving the retention screw (6, 60, 600), forming a retention screw (6, 60, 600), the body of which has a portion having a smaller diameter (62, 602), inserting the retention screw (6, 60, 600) into the central hole (8, 80) of the prosthetic component (2, 20, 200), and forming an interference geometry (5, 50, 500) between the base of the prosthetic component (2, 20, 200) and the body of the retention screw (6, 60, 600). |
| US10898300B2 |
Therapeutically contoured, compliance encouraging aligner implement
Described is an orthodontic aligner implement that can ensure the accuracy and efficiency of clear aligner orthodontic therapies as well as increase patient compliance by reducing discomfort and combining functionality into a breath-freshening medium. The implement includes a consumable mass having at least two channels disposed on opposite sides of the mass and traversing the width of the mass. The channels are adapted to seat between opposing anterior or incisor teeth. |
| US10898299B2 |
Digital dental modeling
Embodiments are provided for digital dental modeling. One method embodiment includes receiving a three-dimensional data set including a first jaw and a second jaw of a three-dimensional digital dental model and receiving a two-dimensional data set corresponding to at least a portion of the first jaw and the second jaw. The method includes mapping two-dimensional data of the two-dimensional data set to the three-dimensional digital dental model by transforming a coordinate system of the two-dimensional data to a coordinate system of the three-dimensional data set. The method includes positioning the first jaw with respect to the second jaw based on the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set. The method includes using at least a portion of the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set as a target of movement of the first jaw with respect to the second jaw in the three-dimensional digital dental model. |
| US10898294B2 |
Tail cap for dental equipment
A tail cap is disclosed having a body portion having a top side and a bottom side with the bottom side having a first plug portion and a second plug portion, a pull, and a central portion connected between the body portion and the pull. Another tail cap is disclosed having a body portion having a top side and a bottom side with the bottom side having a first plug portion and a second plug portion and the top side having a third plug portion and a fourth plug portion, a pull, and a central portion connected between the body portion and the pull. |
| US10898293B2 |
Medical support arm device and medical system
There is provided a medical support arm device including a brake provided in at least one joint of a plurality of joints that define a deployment configuration of a multi-joint arm, and configured to release a rotation shaft of the at least one joint when electricity is supplied to the multi-joint arm and lock the rotation shaft when electricity is not supplied to the multi joint arm. When electricity is not supplied the brake is configured to exert a brake force that supports a weight of the multi-joint arm to maintain the deployment configuration of the multi-joint arm, but also permits rotation of the rotation shaft by an external manually applied force equal to or larger than a predetermined value. |
| US10898288B2 |
Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator
An instrument sterile adapter (310) couples a surgical instrument (120) and an instrument carriage (130). The instrument sterile adapter (310) includes an instrument plate (430) that provides a first surface to receive the surgical instrument (120) and a latch plate (400) joined to the instrument plate (430). The latch plate (400) includes a second surface to receive the instrument carriage (130) and latch structures. Each latch structure has a carriage latch arm (410) that extends away from the second surface of the latch plate (400) and an instrument latch arm (405) joined to the carriage latch arm (410). The instrument latch arm (405) extends through the instrument plate (430) and away from the first surface of the instrument plate (430). A connecting member (425) flexibly connects the carriage latch arm (410) and the instrument latch arm (405) to a remainder of the latch plate (400). The connecting member (425) may be perpendicular to the latch arms (405). The latch arms (405) may engage fixed locking surfaces in the instrument carriage (130) and the surgical instrument (120). |
| US10898281B2 |
Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery
A robotic surgery system comprises a mounting base, a plurality of surgical instruments, and an articulate support assembly. Each instrument is insertable into a patient through an associated minimally invasive aperture to a desired internal surgical site. The articulate support assembly movably supports the instruments relative to the base. The support generally comprises an orienting platform, a platform linkage movably supporting the orienting platform relative to the base, and a plurality of manipulators mounted to the orienting platform, wherein each manipulator movably supports an associated instrument. |
| US10898279B2 |
Medical systems, devices, and related methods
A method of controlling a laser source to deliver laser energy through a medical device includes adjusting a laser source parameter including at least one of a laser power, a laser energy, a frequency, and a pulse width of the laser source. The laser source parameters are adjustable through a first action or series of actions on a foot pedal assembly operably coupled to a laser control unit. The method also includes activating the laser source. The activation of the laser source includes a second action or series of actions on the foot pedal assembly, and the second series of actions is different from the first action or actions. |
| US10898278B2 |
Systems, methods and devices to measure and display inclination and track patient motion during a procedure
Systems, methods and devices are disclosed for use in electronic guidance systems for surgical navigation. A sensor is provided with an optical sensor and an inclinometer (e.g. accelerometer or other inclination measuring sensor) and communicates measurements of patient inclination to an inter-operative computing unit. A registration device is useful to construct a registration coordinate frame. The direction of gravity may be used to construct the registration coordinate frame such as determined from inclination measurements. |
| US10898277B2 |
Systems and methods for registration of location sensors
Provided are systems and methods for registration of location sensors. In one aspect, a system includes an instrument and a processor configured to provide a first set of commands to drive the instrument along a first branch of the luminal network, the first branch being outside a path to a target within a model. The processor is also configured to track a set of one or more registration parameters during the driving of the instrument along the first branch and determine that the set of registration parameters satisfy a registration criterion. The processor is further configured to determine a registration between a location sensor coordinate system and a model coordinate system based on location data received from a set of location sensors during the driving of the instrument along the first branch and a second branch. |
| US10898274B2 |
Measuring a length of movement of an elongate intraluminal device
A measurement system for measuring a length of movement of an elongate intraluminal device. Cameras are included to obtain three dimensional video data of movement of an elongate intraluminal device by hand. The video data is processed to track the movement of the elongate intraluminal device in three dimensions to provide the length measurement of movement of the elongate intraluminal device. |
| US10898273B2 |
Insertion device positioning guidance system and method
A system and a method for an insertion device positioning guidance system comprising: an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electromagnetic field covering a treatment area; a plate sensor configured to be positioned within the treatment area in a location defining an orientation of a subject; a reference sensor configured to be positioned, within the treatment area, on the subject's torso, the reference sensor is configured to define a reference coordinate system representing the position and orientation of the subject's torso relative to said field generator; a registration sensor configured to mark at least a first and a second anatomic locations relative to the reference coordinate system; and a processor configured to operate said field generator, read signals obtained from said the plate sensor, said reference sensor and said registration sensor, calculate a position and orientation thereof relative to said field generator, generate a 3D anatomic map representing the torso of the subject and the first and second anatomic locations, said processor is further configured to facilitate visualization on the 3D anatomic map of a position, orientation and/or path of a tip sensor, located in a distal tip section of the insertion device, with respect to the first and second anatomic locations, independent of the subject's movement and independent of deviations in the position and/or orientation of said field generator, thus determination of a successful medical procedure is facilitated. |
| US10898272B2 |
Visualizing navigation of a medical device in a patient organ using a dummy device and a physical 3D model
A method includes, receiving a first sequence of first positions of a medical device that moves in a body of a patient. The first positions of the medical device are visualized to a user, by automatically moving a dummy device, external to the body, in a second sequence of second positions that mimics the first sequence. |
| US10898269B2 |
System and methods for positioning bone cut guide
Systems and methods for positioning a cut guide using navigation-based techniques are discussed. For example, a system for use in an orthopedic surgery on a target bone can comprise a cut guide adjustably positionable onto the target bone via two or more coupling receptacles created on the target bone. The coupling receptacles can include one or more guide members and a plurality of landing members. The system also includes an input interface that can receive a target bone representation, and a model receiver module that can receive a generic post-coupling bone model. The target bone representation can include a data set representing two or more landing sites of the target bone, and the generic post-coupling bone model can include a data set representing a bone having two or more coupling receptacles each sized, shaped or otherwise configured to receive and secure the respective coupling feature of the landing members. The system can include a navigation-based guide coupling preparation system that can generate a plan for positioning the cut guide onto or conforming to the target bone. The system can further include a display module that provides presentations of the coupling between the target bone and the cut guide. |
| US10898267B2 |
Mobile FFR simulation
Stenosis information is obtained by obtaining photographic image data (302) from a displayed image of a blood vessel (103, 203) containing the stenosis. Contours of the blood vessel and the stenosis are detected and dimensions are estimated from the photographic image data. A blood vessel model is reconstructed and fractional flow reserve data is calculated using the blood vessel model. |
| US10898261B2 |
Bipolar electrode probe
Provided is a bipolar electrode probe, which includes a conductive needle, an insulation layer, a conductive sleeve, and an insulation sleeve. The conductive needle has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The insulation layer covers the conductive needle and has a first opening. The conductive sleeve covers the insulation layer and has a second opening. The insulation sleeve covers the conductive sleeve. When the bipolar electrode probe is turned on, a longitudinal electric field is formed from a front end of the conductive needle to the conductive sleeve along the longitudinal direction. A transverse electric field is formed from the conductive needle to the conductive sleeve via the first opening and the second opening along the transverse direction. |
| US10898259B2 |
Knife auto-return assembly for electrosurgical shears
A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a handle assembly, a trigger assembly, an input driving body, and a coupling body. The end effector includes a pair of jaws, a knife, and an RF electrode assembly. The input driving body drives the knife between the pre-fired position and the fired position when traveling between the first position and the second position. The engagement body of the trigger assembly drives the input driving body from the first position to the second position when the coupling body is in the engaged position. The input driving body returns to the first position when the coupling body is in the disengaged position. The coupling body moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position is response to the input driving body traveling from the second position to the third position such that the input driving body returns to the first position. |
| US10898254B2 |
Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatus
A long-term implantable ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints. Various modes of operation provide for selective, controlled heating at different temperature ranges to provide different intended results in the target tissue, which ranges are significantly effected by pre-stressed tissues such as in-vivo intervertebral discs. In particular, treatments above 70 degrees C., and in particular 75 degrees C., are used for structural remodeling, whereas lower temperatures achieves other responses without appreciable remodeling. |
| US10898250B2 |
Cross pin fixator for bone fragments and use thereof
The present application relates to a cross pin fixator device comprising a plate member with spherical cavities that are open to the front and to the back of the plate, collapsible pin holder members having a central channel for insertion of a bone pin, the collapsible pin holder member being press-fit into the spherical cavities, and bone pins individually inserted into the central channel of a pin holder. The application also relates to a method for treating a fracture of the proximal humerus using the proximal humerus cross pin fixator and to a kit for treating a fracture of a bone. |
| US10898248B2 |
Orthopedic implant assemblies and devices
Innovative orthopedic implant assemblies and devices are provided. One example assembly may include two implant devices. An example implant device may include two ends oppositely located with a bulbous portion at one end. An example bulbous portion may include a crown defining a terminal axis of one end and a thread disposed on an exterior surface of the bulbous portion and originating at the crown. A threaded portion defining a second terminal axis may be located at another end. An example second implant device may include two ends oppositely located. A looped portion defining an aperture including an interior surface with a groove disposed therein may be located at one end and the other end may include a screw portion or a nail portion. The thread and the groove can lock the bulbous portion and the looped portion when engaged with one another. |
| US10898242B2 |
Surgical devices for small bone fracture surgery
Small bone surgical nail devices and methods for use in small bone fracture surgeries, for example, clavicle fracture surgery. The systems and methods can include a nail device with specific design features including but not limited to differing designs, geometries, and configurations in multiple zones of the device, an associated optional end cap, and/or optional locking screws. |
| US10898239B2 |
Spinal trauma correction and fixation
Tools and techniques are described that are useful for trauma correction of anterior compression, chance, or burst fractures, particularly where the posterior longitudinal ligament and posterior arch anatomy is still intact. The described tools can be used to reduce fracture and provide additional distraction for ligamentum taxis through a posterior approach that is compatible with both open and minimally invasive methodologies. |
| US10898235B2 |
Receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element and a bone anchoring device with such a receiving part
A receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element, the receiving part including: a receiving part body having a channel for receiving a rod and defining an accommodation space for accommodating a head of a bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening for inserting the head; and a pressure element at least partially in the accommodation space, the pressure element including a first portion having a recess to receive the rod, and a second portion having a flexible portion to clamp the head, wherein the pressure element is moveable along a longitudinal axis of the receiving part body from an inserting position to insert the head, to a pre-locking position to clamp the head in the receiving part by a pre-stress exerted by the pressure element, to a locking position to lock the head in the receiving part. |
| US10898227B2 |
Microdermabrasion treatment heads
An abrasive tip is used to exfoliate skin and tissue through abrasive materials integrated in the tip. The tip also delivers fluid to the skin and vacuums the fluid and abraded tissue during treatment. Treated skin will look younger and healthier in appearance. In an implementation, the tip is replaceable and disposable. |
| US10898225B2 |
Surgical fluid management systems and methods
A fluid management system for use with a fluid reservoir includes an inflow pump and an outflow pump. The inflow pump is connectable to a probe for delivering a distention fluid to a body cavity. The outflow pump removes the distention fluid through the same probe, thus establishing a re-circulating volume of distention fluid within the body cavity. The removed fluid is filtered and returned to a fluid reservoir for eventual recycling to the body cavity. A controller adjusts the flow rates of the inflow pump and the outflow pump to maintain a pre-selected fluid pressure or volume within the body cavity. |
| US10898219B2 |
Electrically-powered surgical systems for cutting and welding solid organs
Surgical systems and methods are provided for controlling actuation and movement of various surgical devices. |
| US10898217B2 |
Dressing providing apertures with multiple orifice sizes for negative-pressure therapy
In one example embodiment, an apparatus for treating a tissue site may include a contact layer formed from a compressible material. The contact layer may include a plurality of apertures extending at least partially through the contact layer. The contact layer may be configurable such that at least a portion of the apertures include a first plurality of orifices having a diameter in a first diameter range and such that at least a portion of the apertures include a second plurality of orifices having a diameter in a second diameter range. The first diameter range may be from about 2 mm to about 6 mm. The second diameter range may be from about 8 mm to about 15 mm. The apparatus may include a cover configured to form a sealed space including the contact layer and the tissue site. |
| US10898213B2 |
Electrically-induced pressure wave emitting catheter sheath
The present disclosure relates generally to the use of medical devices for the treatment of vascular conditions. In particular, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for using electrically-induced pressure waves created within a sheath to disrupt vascular blockages via the sheath and/or a tip at the end of the sheath. |
| US10898212B2 |
Devices and methods for treating an artery
A method for treating tissue of at least one of an internal carotid artery, an ophthalmic artery, or an ostium between the internal carotid artery and the ophthalmic artery of a subject may include expanding a first expandable device of a first device in the internal carotid artery. The method also may include delivering a second device in the ophthalmic artery via the first device and expanding a second expandable device of the second device in the ophthalmic artery. Further, the method may include adjusting a radial position of the second expandable device relative to the first expandable device. |
| US10898211B2 |
Opening and closing wedge osteotomy guide and method
Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone. |
| US10898209B2 |
Bone plating system including a drill jig with locking elements
Described is a bone plating system and related methods. The system comprises a bone plate and a drill block to be removably attached to the bone plate. The system further comprises a first locking element and a second locking element. The first locking element is configured to be removably attached to the drill block and the bone plate by extending through one drill block hole of the drill block and into one aligned bone screw receiving hole of the bone plate. The second locking element to configured to extend from the drill block and into an opening in the bone plate in order to constrain rotational movement of the bone plate and the drill block with respect to each other when the first locking element is attached to the drill block and the bone plate. |
| US10898200B2 |
Devices and methods for the treatment of vascular defects
Devices and methods for treating vascular defects, such as, for example, balloon-type aneurysms, are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an insertion portion and an expandable implant. The expandable implant is configured to be deployed in an aneurysm and is coupled to the insertion portion. The expandable implant has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The expandable implant is movable between a first configuration in which the first portion and the second portion are substantially linearly aligned and a second configuration in which the second portion at least partially overlaps the first portion. |
| US10898196B2 |
Cleaning apparatus for surgical instruments
An apparatus for cleaning a surgical instrument includes an elongate member having a first end and a second end configured for disposal within a cavity of a surgical instrument. The elongate member defines a longitudinal channel and a plurality of apertures extending transversely through the elongate member. The apertures are in communication with the longitudinal channel. The first end of the elongate member is configured to be coupled to a source of fluid such that fluid passes through the longitudinal channel and out of the elongate member through the plurality of apertures. |
| US10898189B2 |
Push-pull stapler with two degree of freedom wrist
A surgical instrument is provided comprising: a first jaw having a distal end and a proximal end wherein the proximal end of the first jaw is attached to a lever arm that includes a levering cam slot having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a second jaw having a distal end and a proximal end wherein the proximal end of the second jaw is secured to a base that includes a linear cam slot aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second jaw axis and having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a pivot rotatably mounting the first jaw to the second jaw, wherein a pivot axis extends between the first jaw and the lever arm; a cam pin configured to extend through and engage the levering cam slot and the linear cam slot; a linear drive member operatively coupled to drive the cam pin to follow the linear cam slot; wherein the cam pin imparts a lever force upon the lever arm that rotates the first jaw way from the second jaw when the cam pin contacts the distal portion of the levering cam slot and wherein the cam pin imparts a lever force upon the lever arm that rotates the first jaw toward the second jaw when the cam pin contacts the proximal end portion of the levering cam slot. |
| US10898184B2 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument
A motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument that comprises an end effector, an electric motor, and a motor control circuit. The motor control circuit is for monitoring a parameter of the electric motor that is indicative of movement of a moveable member of the end effector, and for adjustably controlling the electric motor based on the monitored parameter to thereby adjustably control movement of the moveable member of the end effector during forward rotation of the electric motor. |
| US10898183B2 |
Robotic surgical instrument with closed loop feedback techniques for advancement of closure member during firing
A control system for a robotic surgical system is disclosed. The control system includes a control circuit configured to determine a closure force applied to a closure member, determine a position of a firing member, and set a new closure force based on the closure force applied to the closure member and the position of the firing member. |
| US10898181B2 |
Suturing system
A suturing system including apparatus and methods for disposing stitches in a substrate comprising a thread carrier which inserts a thread in the substrate at a first location and withdraws the thread from the substrate at a second location. |
| US10898176B2 |
Tissue retractor
A surgical site retractor is configured to retract tissue, such as in an intercostal procedure. The retractor may be formed from non-radiopaque material for improved monitoring via x-ray imaging. The retractor may have a rigid retractor and a soft tissue retractor, where the rigid retractor has a plurality of legs and the soft tissue retractor extends between the legs to prevent soft tissue from extending between said legs. The retractor may have a bendable arm with an implement holder, such as distal cuff or clip adapted to resiliently hold an implement such as a tube of an elongated port-access device. A method involves partly installing the surgical site retractor, expanding the surgical site retractor, deploying the surgical implement from outside the body through the incision and into the patient, resiliently capturing the implement with the holder of the arm, and bending the arm to hold the implement in a desired position. |
| US10898171B2 |
Biopsy needle for accessing peripheral lung nodules
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a pulmonary biopsy needle having a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongated body extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The needle may be configured to access a periphery of a patient's lungs and the elongated portion may have a first portion, a second portion, and a piercing tip. The first portion may have a first flexibility and the second portion may have a second flexibility that is more flexible than the first flexibility. The second portion may extend distally of the first portion and the second flexibility may be constant along a length of the second portion. The first portion of the needle may have a wall-thickness different than a wall-thickness of the second portion of the needle. |
| US10898169B1 |
Sputum collection and washing apparatus and a method of using it
A medical apparatus (FDA Classifications: “Sputum Specimen [In-Home] Self-Collection Device” and “In Vitro Medical Diagnostic Device”) and method for self-collection, transport, decontamination and storage preservation of expectorated sputum specimens, to optimize specimen quality and reliability of clinical laboratory stain interpretation, culture and molecular diagnostic tests, thereby improving laboratory support for pathogen-specific treatment (antibiotic stewardship). |
| US10898166B2 |
Systems and methods for imaging biological tissue structures
Combined transducer arrays for imaging features of tissue include a transducer array configured for transmit-receive ultrasound imaging, and a transducer array configured for receive-only thermoacoustic imaging. The transmit-receive transducer array includes a plurality of transmit-receive array elements, and the receive-only transducer array includes a plurality of receive-only array elements. The receive-only array elements are registered with and surround the transmit-receive array elements. The receive-only transducer array and transmit-receive transducer array may be housed in an ultrasound probe. The combined transducer arrays may be used in composite imaging of tissue, based on the registration of the transmit-receive array elements and the receive-only array elements. Registration of the transmit-receive array and the receive-only array may involve physical alignment or proximity of these transducer arrays, and may use data representative of known geometry and positions of elements of the two arrays in reconstructing respective images (ultrasound and thermoacoustic) in composite imaging. |
| US10898159B2 |
X-ray imaging system use and calibration
The present disclosure relates to determining the position of an X-ray focal spot in real time during an imaging process and using the focal spot position to ensure alignment of the focal spot and high-aspect detector elements or to correct for focal spot misalignment, thereby mitigating image artifacts. For example, the focal spot position may be monitored and may be adjusted in real-time using electromagnetic electron beam steering during a scan. Alternatively, previously determined functional relationships between focal spot position and measured data may be applied to address or correct for focal spot misalignment in the acquired data. |
| US10898153B2 |
Multiple cannula image guided tool for image guided procedures
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for use within an image-guided surgical navigation system for facilitating the combined positioning and orientation of multiple surgical implements. A tool guide having multiple cannulas is tracked by a surgical navigation system in real time. Position data of the tool guide is registered and combined with pre-acquired images by the navigation computer. Concurrent graphical representations of the plurality of cannulas are superimposed over the images and displayed. The display allows the surgeon to place the tool guide into the patient's body and position and orient the plurality of cannulas which are then used to place each of the implements. |
| US10898152B1 |
Stroke diagnosis apparatus based on artificial intelligence and method
Provided is a stroke diagnosis apparatus based on AI that includes: an image obtainer obtaining a non-contrast CT image related to the brain of at least one patient; a preprocessor pre-processing the non-contrast CT image and determining whether the at least one patient is in a non-hemorrhage state or a hemorrhage state on the basis of the pre-processed image; an image processor normalizing the pre-processed image and dividing and extracting an ROI (Region of Interest) using a preset standard mask template; and a determiner determining whether there is a problem with a cerebral large vessel of the at least one patient using the divided and extracted ROI. |
| US10898149B2 |
Standardizing breast density assessments
A method, system and computer program product for determining changes in breast density. A generative adversarial network is trained to predict an appearance of a mammogram image for a patient's current examination based on mammogram images assigned labels of a first type of density classification. An appearance of a mammogram image for a patient's current examination is predicted using the generative adversarial network based on a mammogram image(s) obtained from the patient's prior examination assigned labels of the first type of density classification. A comparison is made between the predicted and actual mammogram images for the patient's current examination to determine if there is a difference between scores assigned to the predicted and actual mammogram images, and if so, whether such difference can be attributed to the subjective assessment by different physicians or changes in the standards of density classification or is due to a real change in breast density. |
| US10898148B2 |
Radiation image capturing system
A radiation image capturing system includes the following. An input unit is used to input that a captured radiation image is a capturing failure. A storage stores irradiating amount information regarding capturing set as the capturing failure when there is input that the captured radiation image is the capturing failure. An output unit outputs the irradiating amount information regarding the capturing set as the capturing failure stored in the storage. |
| US10898146B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and control method for the same
An X-ray imaging apparatus and control method for the same relate to a mobile X-ray imaging apparatus that allows a user to recognize whether the X-ray imaging apparatus is in an appropriate imaging distance from an object. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source, an input unit that receives distance information between the X-ray source and an X-ray detector, a reference light emitter that irradiates a light from the X-ray source in a direction where the X-ray detector is placed, at least one auxiliary light emitter that irradiates a light that overlaps with a light from the reference light emitter; and a controller that determines an auxiliary light emitter corresponding to the distance information among the at least one auxiliary light emitter, and controls the reference light emitter and the determined auxiliary light emitter so that the reference light emitter and the determined auxiliary light emitter irradiate a light. |
| US10898144B2 |
Photoplethysmography (PPG) indication discontinuity detection and correction
Methods and devices for heart rate monitoring may include determining whether an adjustment triggering condition has been met. Moreover, the methods and devices may include, in accordance with a determination that the adjustment triggering condition has been met, adjusting the second sensor indication to obtain an adjusted second sensor indication based at least on the difference between the first sensor indication and the second sensor indication. The methods and devices may further include, in accordance with a determination that the adjustment triggering condition has not been met, transmitting the second sensor indication to the signaling filter. |
| US10898142B2 |
Cardiac response classification using retriggerable classification windows
Methods and devices for classifying a cardiac response to pacing involve establishing a retriggerable cardiac response classification window. A first cardiac response classification window is established subsequent to delivery of a pacing pulse. A cardiac signal following the pacing stimulation is sensed in the first classification window. A second cardiac response classification may be triggered if a trigger characteristic is detected in the first classification window. The cardiac signal is sensed in the second classification window if the second classification window is established. The cardiac response to the pacing stimulation is determined based on characteristics of the cardiac signal. The cardiac response may be determined to be one of a captured response, a non-captured response, a non-captured response added to an intrinsic beat, and a fusion/pseudofusion beat, for example. |
| US10898140B2 |
Tomographic image forming apparatus and control method
A tomographic image forming apparatus is disclosed, which divides light output from a light source inside the apparatus into measurement light and reference light, and which generates a cross-sectional image of an imaging target, based on light intensity of interference light obtained from reflected light obtained by emitting the measurement light to the imaging target and the reference light. A second image is generated by converting a first image in which line data generated based on the light intensity and having information in a direction of a first axis which serves as a depth direction of the imaging target is arranged in a direction of a second axis, into a frequency domain. An artifact is removed or reduced by performing filtering on the second image. A third image is generated by inversely converting the processed second image into a spatial domain. |
| US10898139B2 |
Spine construction for basket catheter
A spine of an electrode assembly is constructed by simultaneously deploying a plurality of individual bobbins of lead wire radially around the longitudinal axis of a polymeric tube. A free end of lead wire from each bobbin is electrically connected to a respective electrode and the electrodes are sequentially installed from a distal first location on the polymeric tube to a proximal location. Each lead wire may be helically wound around the polymeric tube between the electrode to which the lead wire is electrically connected and a proximally adjacent electrode, such that each lead wire between adjacent pairs of electrodes has an alternating direction of winding. |
| US10898130B2 |
System and method for pain detection and computation of a pain quantification index
A method of detecting pain in a subject, comprises the steps of generating brain wave data based on brain wave activity of the subject and comparing the brain wave data to reference data to generate result data, the reference data corresponding to at least one of (i) population normative data indicative of brain wave activity of a first plurality of individuals in an absence of pain, (ii) population reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a second plurality of individuals generated in response to pain events inflicted on the second plurality of individuals, (iii) subjective population reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a third plurality of individuals reporting a sensation of pain, and (iv) population of reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a fourth population of individuals following an intervention which has changed a subjective report of pain in combination with determining a presence of pain experienced by the subject as a function of the result data. |
| US10898124B1 |
Wearable device for recording motion data
A wearable device comprising a data logger, a motion sensor, and a memory component is disclosed for recording motion data. The motion sensor may detect movement of the device when worn by a subject, and the memory component may store motion data from the motion sensor. A casing may be included for retaining the data logger and providing a contact barrier between at least part of the data logger and the subject. The contact barrier may substantially prevent contact contamination of at least part of the data logger while the device is worn by the subject for collection and storage of subject-specific motion data. The casing is controllably accessible to release the data logger in a substantially uncontaminated state. |
| US10898120B2 |
User state monitoring method and system performing the same
Provided is a system for monitoring a state of a user. The system includes a chair including a backrest and a seat plate, at least one flexible tactile sensor positioned in the back plate or seat plate and configured to sense a motion of a user who sits on the chair. The system further includes a monitoring apparatus configured to monitor the state of the user based on the sensed value received from at least one flexible tactile sensor. |
| US10898118B2 |
Needle assembly with diagnostic analysis provisions
A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein. |
| US10898117B2 |
Safety connector with needle
A safety connector has a needle, and includes a tubular protective sleeve with a distal section, having a movable wall portion arranged in the peripheral wall thereof. The movable wall portion is selectively movable between a retracted position and a protection position. In the retracted position, the movable wall portion is aligned with the peripheral wall of the proximal section of the tubular protective sleeve. In the protection position, the movable wall portion projects into the inner space of the tubular protective sleeve. |
| US10898115B2 |
Transcutaneous analyte sensor systems and methods
Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly. |
| US10898114B2 |
System and methods for processing analyte sensor data for sensor calibration
Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data are disclosed, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. The sensor can be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. Reference data resulting from benchtop testing an analyte sensor prior to its insertion can be used to provide initial calibration of the sensor data. Reference data from a short term continuous analyte sensor implanted in a user can be used to initially calibrate or update sensor data from a long term continuous analyte sensor. |
| US10898110B2 |
Endoscope apparatus and measuring method
An endoscope apparatus measures a subject using a pattern projection image of the subject on which a light and dark pattern of light is projected. The endoscope apparatus includes an insertion tube having a central axis, an image sensor, an objective optical system configured to form an image of the subject on the image sensor, an illumination light source, a pattern projector configured to project the light and dark pattern onto the subject, a projection window for the pattern projector, and an observation window for the objective optical system. The objective optical system has a prism configured to direct light incident through the observation window to a direction toward the image sensor, and the objective optical system is disposed such that an optical axis of the light directed by the prism and incident on the image sensor is offset relative to the central axis of the insertion tube. |
| US10898109B2 |
Method and device for automatic identification of measurement item and ultrasound imaging apparatus
A method for automatic identification of a measurement item is provided. The method comprises acquiring, via an image acquisition module, gray values of pixels of a specified section image corresponding to ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of ultrasound waves by a tissue under examination; identifying, via an identification module, at least one measurement item corresponding to the specified section image based on the gray values of the pixels; and measuring, via a measuring module, a measurement item parameter of the specified section image based on the measurement item identified. Because the measurement item of a specified section image can be automatically identified based on the content thereof, the user does not need to move a trackball to select measurement items, and therefore efficiency is increased. |
| US10898106B2 |
Implantable knee sensor and methods of use
An implantable sensor configured to be inserted in an intramedullary canal can include a primary insert, a secondary insert, and an antenna. The primary insert can include a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a central bore that can extend from an opening in the distal end towards the proximal end. A secondary insert can be receivable within the central bore through the opening. The secondary insert can include a body and a sensor module. The body can be removably engageable with an inside surface of the central bore. The sensor module can be disposable within the body and can be configured to produce a sensor signal as a function of a first sensed parameter indicative of infection. The antenna can be disposed in the central bore. The antenna can be configured to transmit a wireless signal as a function of the sensor signal. |
| US10898103B2 |
Methods and systems for reconstructing magnetic resonance images
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for MRI with respect to vessels and bleedings. The method may include exciting a region of interest by applying an RF pulse, wherein the region of interest includes a vessel region and a bleeding region. The method may further include acquiring a plurality of echo signals related to the region of interest. The method may further include generating one or more magnitude images based on the plurality of echo signals, generating a first image with respect to the vessel region based on the one or more magnitude images, generating one or more phase images based on the plurality of echo signals, and generating a second image with respect to a distribution of susceptibility of the bleeding region based on the one or more phase images. |
| US10898100B2 |
Electrical impedance myography
Electrical impedance myography (EIM) can be used for the assessment and diagnosis of muscular disorders. EIM includes applying an electrical signal to a region of tissue and measuring a resulting signal. A characteristic of the region of tissue is determined based on the measurement. Performing EIM at different frequencies and/or different angular orientations with respect to a muscle can aid in the assessment and diagnosis. Devices are described that facilitate assessment and diagnosis using EIM. |
| US10898096B2 |
Apparatus and method for connecting elements in medical devices
A connection device for a deflectable medical device, such as a catheter, comprises an elongate planarity wire having a proximal end and a distal end, an elongate activation wire having a proximal end a distal end, a passage and an interface. The passage extends through the planarity wire near the distal end of the planarity wire. The distal end of the activation wire extends through the passage. The interface is between the passage and the activation wire, and may comprise one or more of the following: a hook and bore interface, a detent interface, a mechanical interface, or a metallurgical interface. |
| US10898095B2 |
Medical monitoring and treatment device with external pacing
A non-invasive medical device includes a garment; at least one therapy electrode and a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes disposed in the garment; a memory storing ECG information of the patient; a therapy delivery interface; and at least one processor configured to identify, within the ECG information, at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition; determine at least one pacing routine corresponding to the detected cardiac arrhythmia condition; cause the therapy delivery interface to execute the at least one pacing routine by delivering a first pacing pulse; determine, subsequent to the first pacing pulse, that a first interval has passed without detection of an intrinsic heartbeat, and in response, cause the therapy delivery interface to continue executing the at least one pacing routine by delivering a second pacing pulse; and responsive to determining that the intrinsic heartbeat is detected within the first interval, suspend execution of the at least one pacing routine. |
| US10898094B1 |
Dry physiological recording device and method of manufacturing
The present invention is directed to a physiological recording device and, more particularly, to a physiological recording device that can be used without skin preparation or the use of electrolytic gels. The invention is further directed to an encouragement ring which stabilizes and helps situate the physiological recording device on a subject's skin to help provide a better electrical signal, increase surface area, and reduce and minimize noise and artifacts during the process of recording or monitoring a physiological signal. The invention is still further directed to surface features on a surface of the physiological recording device with a size and shape that will not substantially bend or break, which limits the depth of application of the recording device, and/or anchors the recording device during normal application. The invention is even further directed to a method for manufacturing a physiological recording device, and minimizing cost of manufacture. |
| US10898092B2 |
Implantable cuff electrode
An implantable cuff electrode having a flexible cuff in form of a tube having a longitudinal slot, wherein the longitudinal slot defines a first edge and a second edge on the cuff, wherein a first lip is arranged at the first edge of the longitudinal slot, and a second lip is arranged at the second edge of the longitudinal slot, and wherein the longitudinal slot can be sealed by the first lip and the second lip in that the first lip and the second lip extend at least partially on the cuff jacket of the cuff one lying on top of the other, and the second lip holds the first lip in position by means of a surface pressure onto the cuff jacket. |
| US10898087B2 |
Motion detection and cancellation using ambient light
An apparatus to detect a heart rate of a user includes a motion detection circuit configured to generate a motion status signal indicative of a motion status of the user. The apparatus also comprises a filter circuit coupled to the motion detection circuit that is configured to generate a filter circuit output signal based on dynamically variable. The coefficients are dependent on the motion status signal and a first signal received by the filter circuit. The apparatus also comprises a combination circuit coupled to the filter circuit and configured to receive a second signal indicative of the ambient light, the motion of the user, and non-ambient light reflected from the user. The combination circuit is configured to determine a difference between the second signal and the filter circuit output signal to generate a combination circuit output signal. |
| US10898086B2 |
Devices for determining flow reserve within a luminal organ
Devices, systems, and methods to determine fractional flow reserve. At least one method for determining fractional flow reserve of the present disclosure comprises the steps positioning a device comprising at least two sensors within a luminal organ at or near a stenosis, wherein the at least two sensors are separated a predetermined distance from one another, operating the device to determine flow velocity of a second fluid introduced into me luminal organ to temporarily displace a first fluid present within the luminal organ, and determining fractional flow reserve at or near the stenosis based upon the flow velocity, a mean aortic pressure within the luminal organ, and at least one cross-sectional area at or near the stenosis. Devices and systems useful for performing such exemplary methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10898085B2 |
Pulse wave velocity determination, for example for blood pressure monitoring
A pressure distribution profile of a subject lying on a mat is used to derive a measure of pulse wave velocity. Beat locations are identified where beat pressure signals are identified, and pulse timing information is obtained from the beat locations. By determining a subject posture, the beat locations are mapped to anatomical body locations and arterial path length information is obtained for the anatomical body locations. A pulse wave velocity is then estimated from the pulse timing information and arterial path lengths. This method enables measuring the pulse wave velocity during sleep in a comfortable, easy and unconstrained manner. This is accomplished by analyzing signals from a pressure sensitive surface for example on top of a bed mattress or by embedding a pressure sensitive layer in the mattress. |
| US10898083B2 |
Wearable monitoring devices with passive and active filtering
A wearable device includes a housing with a window and an electronic module supported by the housing. The electronic module includes a photoplethysmography sensor, a motion sensor, and a signal processor that processes signals from the motion sensor and signals from the photoplethysmography sensor. The signal processor is configured to remove frequency bands from the photoplethysmography sensor signals that are outside of a range of interest using a band-pass filter to produce pre-conditioned signals, and to further process the pre-conditioned signals using the motion sensor signals to reduce motion artifacts from footsteps during subject running. The device includes non-air light transmissive material in optical communication with the photoplethysmography sensor and the window that serves as a light guide for the photoplethysmography sensor. The window optically exposes the photoplethysmography sensor to a body of a subject wearing the device via the non-air light transmissive material. |
| US10898080B2 |
Microcirculation shock monitor enabling rapid and repeated positioning, monitoring system and monitoring method
The present invention discloses a microcirculation shock monitor enabling rapid and repeated positioning, a monitoring system and a monitoring method, belonging to the technical field of microcirculation shock monitoring. By the present invention, the same blood vessel in the same monitored area can be repeatedly positioned and monitored quickly within different periods of time, and blood vessel image data can be acquired, and then, on this basis, qualitative analysis or quantitative analysis is performed to obtain related monitored data, where quantitative analysis parameters comprise a high-speed blood flow intensity ratio R, a high-speed blood flow spreading rate S, a high-speed blood flow intensity duration T and a difference D of abnormal change in high-speed blood flow intensity of a monitored object, which facilitates studies and lays an accurate data foundation for rapidly indicating early and middle stage indications of infectious shock in a next step. |
| US10898077B2 |
Identification of intraoral areas of interest
In embodiments, a first 3D model of a patient's teeth based on first intraoral scan data taken at a first time is processed to recognize the teeth in the first 3D model. A second 3D model of the patient's teeth based on second intraoral scan data taken at a second time is processed to recognize the teeth in the second 3D model. The first 3D model is compared to the second 3D model and a plurality of AOIs in the second virtual 3D model representative of at least one of tooth wear, tooth breakage, tooth movement, gingival recession or gingival swelling are determined based on the comparison. The teeth recognized in the first 3D model are compared to the teeth recognized in the second 3D model, and one or more AOIs in the second virtual 3D model representative of tooth wear or tooth breakage are determined based on the comparison. |
| US10898070B2 |
Imaging apparatus and methods
A microlens in radiography in providing healthcare services, including medical and dental fields. The microlens preferably is included as a component of a detector. The detector preferably comprises a converter, a plate, a filter, the microlens, and a collector including photosensitive areas. Low light images are received at the converter and transmitted directly or through the plate to the filter and then to the microlens. The microlens collects, refines and focuses the low light image that would have otherwise fallen onto the non-sensitive areas of the collector, thereby enabling low light detection efficiency at the sensitive areas, and thereby increasing the collector fill factor and quantum efficiency. |
| US10898069B1 |
Optical apparatus
There is described an apparatus comprising a first optical element, a second optical element and a spacing element for use with a mobile user device. The first optical element is configured to provide an image of an object to an intermediate image plane and the second optical element magnifies the image to provide a final image in a final image plane in which a camera aperture of the device is supported. The spacing element maintains a fixed separation between the object and the first optical element. Image magnification is achieved while also providing a space for tool access. Mirrors may be used to divert the optical path, allowing the optical path to be folded for more compact apparatus. A third optical element disposed at the intermediate image plane may be used to reduce vignetting effects in the final image. |
| US10898061B2 |
Endoscope magnification optical system, endoscope, and endoscope system
An endoscope magnification optical system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative power, a second lens group having a positive power, and a third lens group having a meniscus lens with a convex surface facing the object side. A distance from a lens surface of the first lens group that is nearest to the object side to an image surface is kept constant while the second lens group is moved in an optical axis direction with respect to the first lens group and the third lens group, which are fixed lens groups, and thereby an optical image is magnified. |
| US10898045B2 |
Dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner including same
The present invention provides a dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a first cyclone installed in a first case and configured to separate dust from air introduced thereinto together with foreign substances and to discharge the separated dust to a first dust storage unit; a second cyclone mounted above the first cyclone and configured to separate fine dust from the air from which the dust is separated by the first cyclone and to discharge the separated fine dust to a second dust storage unit; a compression device configured such that at least a part thereof performs normal rotation in one direction and reverse rotation in the direction opposite to that of the normal rotation along the outer peripheral surface of a second case having the second dust storage unit therein to compress the dust stored in the first dust storage unit; a screw rotatably installed above the compression device and having a guide vane spirally extending along the outer periphery thereof to guide the collection of dust into the first dust storage unit; a driving unit that transmits a driving force to the compression device to selectively enable the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the compression device; and a gear unit installed between the compression device and the screw to enable the screw to perform normal rotation while the compression device performs the normal rotation and the reverse rotation. |
| US10898044B2 |
Dirt-collection chamber and suction head for a vacuum cleaner
This invention relates to a dirt-collection chamber (10) for a vacuum cleaner, and in particular a dirt-collection chamber (10) which is removable whereby the collected dirt can easily be disposed of. The dirt-collection chamber (10) has an air inlet (22) and an air outlet (62), a filter (60) between the air inlet (22) and the air outlet (62), and a disposal opening with an openable cover (16). The dirt-collection chamber (10) has a dirt-removal panel (40) in the chamber which is movable towards and away from the disposal opening to assist in the disposal of collected dirt and debris. |
| US10898043B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing, and a multiply-adjustable debris collecting blade coupled along the rear of the suction nozzle opening for collecting debris. |
| US10898042B2 |
Robotic vacuum
A robotic cleaning apparatus can include a body and at least one antenna extending from a periphery of the body. The at least one antenna can be configured to rotate about an axis that extends substantially parallel to a surface to be cleaned. |
| US10898038B1 |
Swivel flow seat
A toilet seat unit structured and arranged to freely swivel in both left and right directions, a full 360 degrees to provide a user, especially a handicapped user, a toilet seat that increases comfort and facilitates freedom of movement while utilizing a bathroom facility. The toilet seat also has built in LED lights, a digital body weight scale, a vibration system, a lock system, and an inner safety guard. |
| US10898037B2 |
Dispenser and cleaning assembly
A cleaning assembly includes a handle assembly configured to grasp a moistened tissue. A drum is included within a dispensing unit to store the tissue. The dispensing unit selectively releases the tissue from the drum as an actuating assembly operates a lever between a first position and a second position. The drum is seated within the dispensing unit in communication with the actuating assembly in a manner such that the tissues are sealed and prevented from drying out. The seal is selectively broken to permit dispensing of the tissues. The cleaning assembly permits a user the ability to clean a potentially unclean surface without the need to physically contact any of the cleaning tissue, chemicals, or surface itself at any time. The user is separated from the potentially harmful surfaces and chemicals. |
| US10898035B2 |
Paper towel dispensers with projection systems, systems with the same, and associated methods
Paper towel dispensers having projection systems, systems including such paper towel dispensers, and methods for operating such paper towel dispensers are disclosed. A paper towel dispenser having a projection system comprises a paper towel holder configured to securely retain a supply of paper towel during use of the paper towel dispenser, and a dispensing mechanism configured to cause a portion of paper towel to be dispensed out of the paper towel dispenser. The paper towel dispenser also includes a projector configured to emit a quantity of light that strikes the portion of paper towel to create a projected image on the portion of paper towel when the portion of paper towel is dispensed out of the paper towel dispenser. |
| US10898033B2 |
Dispenser and container
Among other things, a dispenser for dispensing material is provided herein. The dispenser includes a cover. The dispenser is configured to receive a container from which material is dispensed. The container is adapted to be supported by the cover. Biasing structure is adapted to apply a force to the container to facilitate dispensing the material from the container. |
| US10898030B2 |
Countertop appliance having floating mounting assembly to accommodate expansion and contraction of cooking surface
A countertop appliance and related methods of fabrication using a floating mounting assembly to connect a cooking surface to a mounting frame. The floating mounting assembly allows the cooking surface to expand and contract in response to changing temperature without translating these dimensional changes to the mounting frame and negatively impacting the integrity or appearance of the countertop appliance. The floating mounting assembly can include a grommet assembly that connects to elongated apertures defined in the mounting frame. As the cooking surface expands and contracts, the grommet assembly can slide within the elongated aperture. Through the use of the elongated aperture, dimensional changes in the cooking surface are not directly translated to the mounting frame. |
| US10898027B1 |
Paired stackable cookware lids
A paired set of cookware lids is configured to stack on each other and on cookware items. Each lid is configured to cover the other lid, with one lid in the upright position and the other in an inverted position, making it possible to stack both lids on one cookware container, with a first lid covering the container in the inverted position, and the second lid stacked on the first lid in the upright position. The lids are provided with multifunctional rims, having a flat annular shelf an outer rim extending in a perpendicular direction from the upper side of the annular shelf, and an inner rim extends in the opposite perpendicular direction from the lower side of the annular shelf. |
| US10898022B2 |
Suspension aid for suspending an object from a tube
A suspension aid 1 has a frame 3a, 3b and two curved arms 5, 7 rotatably connected thereto. The frame is provided with two pivot axes 9 about which the arms are rotatable. Between the arms there is a transmission element 11 which is slidable in the frame. A suspension element 13 to which an object can be suspended is attached to the transmission element. The arms are rotatably connected to the frame near a first end 5a, 7a and are provided with a toothing 17, 19. The transmission element is provided with two toothed racks 21, 23 which are in engagement with the toothings. The transmission element is provided with a contact surface 29 which, when the suspension aid is around the tube, comes into contact with the tube and stops the transmission element, whereby the frame moves with respect to the transmission element and thereby rotate the two arms with their free ends towards each other. |
| US10898018B2 |
Portable device for protecting personal items while keeping a beverage cold
A compartmented beverage koozie with a protective compartment that secures personal items while insulating a beverage includes a body defining a cylindrical interior that receives and maintains the temperature of the beverage. A curved plate forms a rigid mounting structure conforming to the cylindrical interior of the koozie. A water-resistant compartment forms an integral structure of the koozie. The water-resistant compartment receives and secures personal items in physical proximity to the koozie, while preventing or substantially reducing exposure of the personal items to water or other environmental effects. A water-resistant compartment pocket holds smaller personal items and a larger compartment for holds larger personal items. A transparent door shows the personal items protected within the water-resistant compartment. A door latch and gasket assembly establishes a water-resistant enclosure. The koozie is a foam structure preserving the thermal state of the beverage within the cylindrical interior. A D-ring permits single-attachment transport. |
| US10898012B2 |
Refrigerated display case and night cover therefor
A refrigerated display case 1 of the open front type has a roller mounted night cover 51 formed of flexible material which, in a deployed position, is arranged to close the front opening of the display case. The flexible material of the night cover has a plurality of apertures 54 arranged in a first section 51 that are disposed in an upper 30%-40% of the front opening. The apertures have a constant diameter D, chosen to be a fixed dimension in the range 9 mm-11 mm, that are arranged in a vertical and a horizontal grid. The spacing between the aperture centres in the vertical direction y of the grid is 3D and the spacing between aperture centres in the horizontal direction x of the grid is in the range 2D to 4D, preferably 3D. The specific dimensions of the first section and of the apertures and their grid arrangement is arranged to eliminate hotspots and improve the efficiency of the refrigeration system. |
| US10898009B2 |
Ambient bed having a heat reclaim system
A bedding system is provided that includes a fan box layer having a plurality of ducts, each of the ducts being in communication with a fan configured to move air out of the duct and into an area surrounding the bedding system. A capacitor layer is positioned above the fan box layer. The capacitor layer includes a plurality of outlet ports, each of the outlet ports being in communication with one of the ducts. A mattress layer is positioned above the capacitor layer. The mattress layer includes a bottom portion having a plurality of first holes that are each in communication with at least one of the outlet ports and a top portion having a plurality of second holes that are each in communication with one of the first holes. The top portion defines a sleep surface. |
| US10898003B2 |
Folding cupboard stool
A folding kitchen stool is stored in a pocket on an inner surface of a kitchen cupboard door. The stool includes left and right folding legs. The right folding legs are widely spaced apart leaving a gap for the left folding legs to overlap the right folding legs when the stool is folded for storing. The pocket provides a mouth which accepts the left folding legs to store the folded stool. |
| US10898001B2 |
Armrest and chair
An armrest (8, 208) and a chair (100, 200) according to the present invention are provided with: an armrest body (8b, 208b) which is a movable member including a placing surface for supporting a limb of a seated person, and which is supported by a support rod (8a, 208a) from below so as to be movable in a horizontal direction; and a through-space (S, 200S) which is a guide portion indicating the position to be touched by the seated person when moving the armrest body (8b, 208b). |
| US10897998B2 |
Lumbar support seat
The disclosure relates to the field of seat design and manufacture, in particular to a lumbar support seat. The disclosure is achieved by the following technical solution: a lumbar support seat, comprising a lumbar support and a gas spring; the lumbar support closely fits with the back of human body through the expansion of the gas spring when the back is moved, to provide continuous and uniform uplift force. An object of the disclosure is to overcome defects of the prior art and provide a lumbar support seat. When the user moves on the seat back and forth, the lumbar support may move synchronously in contact with the back of the human body, to fit with the waist in real time, thereby increasing the supporting force in waist position of the human body. |
| US10897997B2 |
Armchair comprising an adjustable headrest
A seat including a seat portion, a backrest, and a headrest attached to a structure of the backrest. The headrest includes a head cushion attached to the backrest by at least one headrest arm; the arm is hingedly attached to the backrest structure by a pivot link with a transverse axis; the head cushion is hinged to the arm by a pivot link with a transverse axis. Moreover, the first axis is situated at a rear face of a structural part of the backrest; the second axis is situated close to the bottom edge of the head cushion; in the lowered position, the arm holds the head cushion bearing against the front face of the backrest; in the raised position, the arm holds the head cushion above and in front of the lowered position. |
| US10897990B2 |
Support stand for hands free use of electronic devices while using an exercise machine
A support stand for an electronic device including a flat base, a first post having a first end secured to the base, a second post having a first end pivotably connected to a second end of the first post, a platform pivotably connected to a second end of the second post, a first arm pivotably attached to the first post, the first arm having a first telescopic section extending away from the first post, a second arm pivotably attached to the first post, a second arm having a second telescopic section extending away from the first post, a first adjustable fastening device located at a distal end of the first telescopic section; a second adjustable fastening device located at a distal end of the second telescopic section, and a locking device to adjust the height of the second post with regards to the first post, the locking device including a clamp assembly with an adjusting knot to lock the height of the second post, a first articulation, and a second articulation to provide a right to left rotational motion and swivel motion about the first post. |
| US10897987B2 |
Dual seal for brush applicator
A dual seal for a liquid applicator for applying a liquid from a container. The dual seal comprises a container having an open end with a container fastener. A closure having a closure fastener engages with the container fastener for forming a first seal between the closure and the liquid container. A rod extends from the closure for supporting a liquid applicator. A circumferential projection ends from a rod. A resilient partially conical wiper extends from the container for sealing with the circumferential projection of the rod for forming a second seal between the closure and the liquid container. The resilient partially conical wiper engages the liquid applicator upon removal of the liquid applicator from the container for removing excess liquid from the liquid applicator. |
| US10897985B2 |
Combination mascara brush
The present invention is directed to a cosmetic applicator brush comprising a plurality of columns, and a shaft. The shaft comprises a plurality of opening parts around a circumference of the shaft, and the plurality of opening parts are spaced around the circumference in a radial direction of the shaft. Each of the plurality of columns comprises bristles or combs. Each of bristles or combs has a projecting part, which are inserted into the plurality of columns with an equal distance or different distances among them. A number of the plurality of opening parts around the circumference of the shaft is both even and odd number. The plurality of columns are inserted into the opening parts of the shaft irregularly to show the zigzag effect of the cosmetic applicator brush. |
| US10897982B2 |
Hammock
A hammock assembly is provided and includes a zipper fastening system, a hammock, and a cover. The zipper fastening system includes a first tape section and second tape section corresponding to the first tape section. The hammock includes a hammock body with the first tape section attached to an edge thereof. The cover includes a cover body having the second tape section attached to an edge thereof. The cover is removably attachable to the hammock by connecting the first tape section and the second tape section. |
| US10897980B2 |
Flexible container
A flexible container device, comprising a container top portion having a top footprint, a container bottom having a bottom footprint, and a flexible reservoir body in between the container top portion and the container bottom. The flexible reservoir body can be formed by a flexible panel folded and attached to itself along one or more body seams extending along a length of the flexible reservoir body. The flexible reservoir body can be collapsible and foldable. |
| US10897977B2 |
Lip balm applicator assembly
A lip balm applicator assembly for applying lip balm without touching the lip balm includes a canister that contains a viscous lip balm. The canister has a storage compartment integrated therein and the storage compartment is fluidly discrete from an interior of the canister. A lid is removably coupled to the canister for closing the canister. An applicator is slidably positioned in the storage compartment for storage. The applicator is dipped into the viscous lip balm in the canister to apply the viscous lip balm to lips without requiring the viscous lip balm in the container to be touched. In this way the applicator reduces transfer of bacteria to the viscous lip balm in the container. |
| US10897975B2 |
Cosmetic applicator
Provided is a cosmetic applicator having a coil spring at an applying portion thereof with which mascara may be easily applied to eyelashes. It is preferred that the coil spring not be exactly helicoidal, it being preferred that radial distance from the central axis to the outermost circumferential surface be made to vary as a function of angular position about the central axis. Variation in radial distance from the central axis to the outermost circumferential surface of the coil spring may occur in a repeating pattern of periodicity different from the pitch of the coil spring, causing coil spring shape element(s) to shift in angular position with each turn of the coil spring. Mascara may be held in spaces between adjacent coils, presence of bent portions which shift in the circumferential direction making it possible for the applying portion to easily retain mascara. |
| US10897973B2 |
Hair curler
A hair curler includes: a body unit having an electric circuit; a heating unit connectedly fixed to one end portion of the body unit and allowing hair to be wound around on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a rotation unit rotatably provided on one end portion of the heating unit so as to rotate in the circumferential direction of the heating unit, and having one side extendedly formed in the lengthwise direction of the heating unit so as to rotate around the circumference of the heating unit; a hair holding unit attached movably to the extendedly formed one side of the rotation unit in the lengthwise direction of the heating unit, and accommodating the hair wound around the heating unit; and moving means for moving the hair holding unit in the lengthwise direction of the heating unit, such that the hair is spirally wound around the heating unit. |
| US10897971B2 |
Women's bulletproof ballistic shield handbag
Disclosed is a handbag (e.g., purse) that easily converts from a handbag into a bulletproof vest for a user. While the handbag provides the aesthetic appearance of a typical bag which a lady may carry, the handbag is configured with features that enable a user to remove a bullet proof vest from within a specifically configured compartment within the handbag, and then wear the handbag around the user's abdomen so that the bulletproof vest can protect the user's chest. Furthermore, a bulletproof vest may be attached to the handbag, such that while the removed bullet proof vest can protect the user's chest, the remainder of the handbag can protect the user's back. |
| US10897967B1 |
Magnetic jewelry attachment assembly
A jewelry attachment assembly includes a pair of cylindrical cases. One case has a male section including an annular flange with a pair of diametrically opposing radial splines situated on its periphery. The other case has a female section including a hollow sleeve with a shell. The sleeve includes a pair of diametrically opposite channels formed in the shell. Each channel includes an axially extending slot and an adjoining circumferentially extending slot. During assembly, the male section of one case is joined to the female section of the other case by registration of the pair of splines within the pair of circumferential slots by first guiding the splines through the axial slots, then guiding the splines through the circumferential slots. A pair of opposite polarity magnets are housed in the cases and disposed in adjacent relationship to promote magnetic coupling of the cases. |
| US10897962B2 |
System and method for forming an article
A fusing system includes an upper member and a base member. The upper member includes a pressing layer and the base member is associated with a last member. The pressing layer has a contoured portion that approximates the shape of a portion of the last member. The upper member can be associated with the base portion and a vacuum can be applied so that the pressing layer is pulled down onto materials disposed on the last member for purposes of fusing the materials together to form articles, such as articles of footwear. |
| US10897961B2 |
Article having sole assembly with cleats
An article of footwear has a sole assembly that is further comprised of a chassis, a reinforcing member and a forefoot plate. The reinforcing member includes lateral and medial forefoot portions that fit with corresponding recesses in the forefoot plate and the reinforcing member in the forefoot region of the chassis. The reinforcing member includes a central portion that figs with a corresponding recess in the heel region of the chassis. The chassis and the forefoot plate include ridges on their outer surfaces. Cleats extending from ridges in the forefoot of the chassis are vertically aligned with protrusions on ridges in the forefoot plate. The protrusions can help diffuse forces applied by the cleats against the inner components of the sole and foot to reduce point loading. |
| US10897960B2 |
Method of manufacturing a contoured fluid-filled chamber with a tensile member
A fluid-filled chamber may include an upper barrier portion, a lower barrier portion, and a tensile member. An upper tensile layer of the tensile member may be secured to the upper barrier portion, and a lower tensile layer of the tensile member may be secured to the lower barrier portion. The upper barrier portion and the lower barrier portion may have first areas and second areas. The first areas may be indentations extending into the chamber, and the second areas may be protrusions extending outward from the chamber. At least a portion of the first areas may be unbonded with the upper barrier portion and the lower barrier portion. Accordingly, one or more properties of the chamber, such as a flexibility, stiffness, rigidity, tensile response, compressibility, or force attenuation property, may be altered. |
| US10897959B2 |
Outsole and shoe
Provided in the present invention is an outsole formed of a polymer crosslinked product having a JIS A hardness of 90 or less and a tear strength of 40 kgf/cm or more and having a certain relationship between a storage modulus (E23) at 23° C. and 10 Hz and a storage modulus (E160) at 160° C. and 10 Hz, to reduce the weight of a shoe. |
| US10897958B2 |
Article of footwear having an elevated plate sole structure
An article of footwear is provided having an elevated plate structure incorporated in the sole structure and optionally including a fluid-filled chamber. The elevated plate structure can include an upper plate and a plurality of legs extending downward toward the outsole. End portions of the legs can engage an upper region of the outsole. The elevated plate structure can form a cage region that can optionally include a fluid-filled chamber substantially disposed therein. The elevated plate structure can further include a lower plate disposed at an upper region of the outsole, which can form a lower portion of the cage region. Portions of the legs can be integrated with impact-attenuating members in the heel region in various configurations and can provide features for the impact-attenuating members, such as support, impact-attenuation and adjustable impact-attenuation features. |
| US10897954B2 |
Shoe cover system and method of use
A cover for athletic shoes, namely running shoes which provide protection from the elements such as rain, sleet, snow and cold temperatures. The cover should be non-obtrusive, not substantially detract from the aesthetics of the underlying shoe chosen by the wearer, while also being durable and inexpensive to manufacture. The cover should also not reduce the overall performance of the sole. The covers are lightweight, tuck easily into a small pocket, and quickly removable for ease of use. |
| US10897951B2 |
Footwear insert
A flexible insert or tongue for a sports shoe for kicking a ball which self activates upon the strike of a ball to deform in a manner that conforms to the struck curvature surface of the ball to assist in conforming the shoe surface material or the shoe tongue material to the same struck area of the ball and increase the wearers' control and accuracy of the kicked ball. Following the strike the flexible insert or tongue reforms to its original shape and structure for the next strike. |
| US10897950B2 |
Sports shoe designed to impart controlled spin on a ball when kicked with the toes
An sports shoe that changes shape in two ways. Firstly, a change of shape occurs when the sports shoe is used to kick a ball with the toes. This change of shape maximizes the area of contact with a ball that is kicked with the toes. Secondly, a change of shape occurs when the front of the sports shoe rotates during contact with a kicked ball. |
| US10897949B1 |
Illuminating-shoe attachment
The illuminating-shoe attachment is a device that attaches to the front of a shoe using straps to hold onto the shoe's laces. A plurality of LEDs within the illuminating-shoe attachment are powered by one or more batteries within the device to provide illumination in front of the shoe. The illumination may assist in walking after dark—as a non-limiting example the illumination may be all white or all red light. Alternatively, the illumination may be multi-color and may change in random or predetermined patterns for entertainment value. The device may comprise a timer to start or stop illuminating the LEDs based upon a timed interval and a motion sensor to start or stop illumination based upon movement. The device may comprise a sound transducer to produce a variety of sounds while the LEDs are illuminated. |
| US10897943B1 |
Multipurpose, crossbody strap with universal interlocking rings
An ambidextrous, adjustable cross-body strap comprising a plurality of variably sized pockets, a buckle and universal interlocking keyring system for added user security. The cross-body strap can be worn under or over a shirt or jacket. In one embodiment, it is water resistant or waterproof. In one embodiment, the cross-body strap has interchangeable clasps and hooks that are stored in one of the plurality of pockets built into the strap. The interchangeable clasps hook and carabiners can be used separately or in combination with the universal interlocking rings to self-attach or alternatively attach to any messenger bag, gym bag tactical clips, such as a keyring holder, straps with snaps or briefcase. |
| US10897941B1 |
Undergarment with integral sanitary liner
The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner is an article of loin wear. A patient wears the undergarment with an integral sanitary liner when the patient anticipates liquid discharge in the loin region. The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner is an absorbent structure that absorbs liquid discharges in the loin region. The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner comprises an anterior panel, a posterior panel, an inferior panel, an elastic webbing, a liner, and a plurality of seams. The plurality of seams interconnect the anterior panel, the posterior panel, the inferior panel, and the elastic webbing to form the article of loin wear. The inferior panel forms the absorbent structure of the undergarment with an integral sanitary liner of the article of loin wear. The liner is a sheeting that protects the patient from the liquids in the inferior panel. |
| US10897933B2 |
Garment with absorbent pad
A garment with absorbent pad. The garment includes a flexible body having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the flexible body can move between an open position and a closed position, such that opposing lateral sides of the flexible body are removably secured together via a first fastener. A head opening is disposed centrally along the upper end, and a pair of arm openings are disposed through the flexible body. A pair of leg openings are disposed on the lower end. An absorbent pad is disposed centrally on an interior surface of the flexible body, such that the absorbent pad can absorb fluid waste to protect the flexible body. |
| US10897932B2 |
Stockingfoot wader
A wader comprising a body portion and a bootie. The bootie is attached to the body portion. The bootie is comprised of a toe piece, an ankle piece, and a sole piece. The toe piece, the ankle piece, and the sole piece are adhered together to form the bootie. The toe piece has an outside surface, and the toe piece comprises a raised neoprene area on the outside surface. The ankle piece has an inside surface, and the ankle piece comprises a raised neoprene area on the inside surface. The toe piece, the ankle piece, and the sole piece are all comprised of a neoprene material. The raised neoprene area on the inside surface of the ankle piece is configured to wick moisture up and away from the foot of the wearer. |
| US10897929B2 |
Aerosol-generating device, system and method with a combustion gas detector
An aerosol-generating device configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, including a power supply, a heater, a controller configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater, and a combustion gas detector, wherein the controller is connected to the combustion detector and is configured to monitor a level of combustion gas based on signals from the combustion gas detector. |
| US10897924B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring of fractional gluconeogenesis and targeting of fractional gluconeogenesis via nutritional support
Systems, techniques and methods for estimating the metabolic state or flux, e.g., the body energy state (“BES”) of a patient, are disclosed. The BES provides a deep insight into the nutritional needs of the patient, thus allowing for a sort of exquisite glycemic control with regard to the patient. The invention discloses systems and methods for estimating fractional gluconeogenesis. The invention also discloses systems and methods for estimating and targeting patient blood lactate concentration, both as a target itself and as an intermediate step to estimating and targeting patient fractional gluconeogenesis glucose production. Nutritional support methods and formulations are also disclosed. The invention is suitable for any sort of patient, including those who are injured, such as with traumatic brain injury, ill, or have other conditions that stress the metabolic system. |
| US10897923B2 |
Method using slit-robo system to treat sarcopenia
The present invention relates to a method using a SLIT-ROBO system to treat sarcopenia and, more specifically, to a method comprising administration of a gene selected from among slit1, slit2, slit3, robo1, robo2, and fragments thereof, or a protein expressed from the gene as an effective method for treating a muscle disease or for improving muscular function. |
| US10897922B2 |
Composition and method for germinative compounds in probiotic food and beverage products for human consumption
A composition and method for activating probiotic spores in food and beverage products, such as steeped teas, coffee, soups, and sauces. A nutrient-germinant composition comprises one or more L-amino acids, optionally one or more buffers to maintain the pH of the composition when added to water in a range of around 6-8, optionally D-glucose, D-fructose, or both D-glucose and D-fructose, and optionally, an osmoprotectant. The nutrient-germinant composition, one or more species of Bacillus spores, and a food or beverage product may be pre-mixed in any combination. Water is added to the mixture and heated to a temperature range of 42 to 100° C. to germinate the probiotic spores prior to being consumed. |
| US10897912B2 |
Variable contoured rounding bar, device and method of using same
A rounding device and method of rounding that provides improved rounding of semi solid material portions by introducing changes or variations in the contours or profiles of rounding bars to produce two or more changes in the axis of rotation of the semi solid material portion through rapidly changing release sections along the working length of the rounding bars and round the surfaces of the semi solid material portion with greater uniformity and consistency. By substantially changing the axis of rotation of the semi solid material portion in the working length of the variable contour rounding bar as it passes through a rapid transition area one can improve the rounding and avoid blemishes and deformities that occur to the surface of the semi solid material portion in existing devices. |
| US10897911B2 |
Dispensing unit for baked products
Dispensing units for baked products, in particular, baguettes, and devices for dispensing baked products which include a dispensing unit are described. Such dispensing units can be found, for example, in supermarkets, with a continuous baking oven being connected upstream of said dispensing units. At a customer's request by pushing on a button it is possible for various, freshly baked or crisped-up baked products to be dispensed from the dispensing unit. |
| US10897904B2 |
Method of controlling weeds
The present invention can provide a method exerting an excellent control effect in the control of glyphosate-resistant weeds. The method includes the step of applying 5 to 200 g per 10000 m2 of trifludimoxazin to the glyphosate-resistant weed or a habitat of the glyphosate-resistant weed. |
| US10897903B2 |
Method for controlling PPO resistant weeds
A method for controlling the growth of PPO resistant weeds, which comprises contacting the weed, parts of it, its propagation material or its habitat, with compounds of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined as given in the description and claims; wherein the PPO resistant weeds are weeds, that are resistant to PPO-inhibiting herbicides except the compounds of formula (I). |
| US10897902B2 |
Pesticidal solid composition containing cyclaniliprole or its salt
To provide a pesticidal solid composition which is excellent in the controlling effects with reduced labor in application operation with a smaller dose.A pesticidal solid composition, which comprises a solution having cyclaniliprole or its salt and an anionic surfactant dissolved in a polar solvent (component (1)), an oil-absorbing powder (component (2)) and a granular carrier (component (3)) (the anionic surfactant is described in the specification); and the component (1) is absorbed into or attached to at least one of the components (2) and (3). |
| US10897901B2 |
Herbicidal composition
The present invention provides a method for post-emergence selective weed control in turf sites by applying an herbicidal composition comprising sulfentrazone and quinclorac to a locus where weeds are present. |
| US10897900B2 |
Hypersensitive response elicitor peptides and use thereof
Disclosed are hypersensitive-response eliciting peptides that exhibit improved solubility, stability, resistance to chemical degradation, or a combination of these properties. Use of these peptides or fusion polypeptides, or DNA constructs encoding the same, for modulating plant biochemical signaling, imparting disease resistance to plants, enhancing plant growth, imparting tolerance to biotic stress, imparting tolerance and resistance to abiotic stress, imparting desiccation resistance to cuttings removed from ornamental plants, imparting post-harvest disease or post-harvest desiccation resistance to a fruit or vegetable, or enhancing the longevity of fruit or vegetable ripeness are also disclosed. |
| US10897897B2 |
Agricultural mixtures comprising carboxamide compound
The present invention relates to agricultural mixtures comprising as active compound I a pesticidal active carboxamide and at least one fungicidal active compound II selected from azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, carbamates, heterocyclic and various other compounds as defined in the description, in synergistically effective amounts.The invention relates further to methods and use of these mixtures for combating insects, arachnids or nematodes and harmful fungus in and on plants, and for protecting such plants being infested with pests, especially also for protecting seeds. |
| US10897896B2 |
High load aqueous suspension concentrate of an active ingredient
Embodiments of the invention include stable compositions comprising: an active ingredient, a dispersant, a latex, and water, wherein the active ingredient and the latex in the composition remain substantially separate. Further embodiments include methods of applying the compositions to an area to control undesirable plant growth, fungal pathogens or insects. |
| US10897894B2 |
Methods of and system for generating antimicrobial wipes
Exemplary methods of and system for generating an antimicrobial wipe to clean and disinfect a surface contaminated with bacteria, viruses, spores, fungi, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the method includes applying non-thermal plasma to a moistened wipe to activate a liquid in the wipe. In some embodiments, the method includes applying non-thermal plasma to a liquid and then applying the activated liquid to a wipe. In one embodiment of a system for generating an antimicrobial wipe the system includes a housing having an opening; a supply of wipes disposed within the housing; a non-thermal plasma generator disposed within the housing; a power supply electrically coupled to the non-thermal plasma generator; and a feed system disposed within the housing, wherein the feed system moves one or more wipes from the supply of wipes past the plasma generator and out of the opening. As the feed system moves the wipes past the plasma generator, the plasma generator applies non-thermal plasma to the wipes. |
| US10897893B2 |
Systems and methods for surface retention of fluids
Systems and methods related to the formation of a reaction product on a surface are generally provided. The systems and methods described herein may allow for collection of the retention of a fluid by a surface in a relatively high amount. Such systems and methods may be useful in various applications including, for example, agriculture. In some embodiments, the systems and methods enhance water retention on hydrophobic surfaces of plants. Advantageously, the methods described herein may, in some cases, result in the formation of reaction products on a surface that serve to prevent fluids from being removed from the surface. Advantageously, the systems and methods described herein may suppress the adverse effects of natural conditions such as high surface energies and wind. |
| US10897891B2 |
Compositions and methods for prolonged cell storage
Provided in some aspects are methods and compositions for preserving platelets or other cells. In some embodiments, a platelet storage media or cell storage media may comprise a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (e.g. PEG-400) to allow for extended storage and/or refrigeration of the platelets or cells. |
| US10897890B2 |
Microchip mimicking female reproductive organs and method for fabricating the same
A microchip includes a first chamber and second chamber formed to a predetermined depth in a member made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); and a channel (microchannel) connecting the first chamber to the second chamber. These components mimic in vivo organs which produce by selecting capacitated motile sperm from semen and causing the selected sperm to meet mature oocyte, and these components are capable of effectively producing motile capacitated good-quality sperms from sperms ejaculated outside the body. |
| US10897889B2 |
Vehicle winch game loader
A vehicle winch game loader. The device includes a central support including a first pulley connected to an upper end thereof. A rear support is connected to the upper end of the central support. A front support includes a rear end connected to a lower end of the central support and a front end having a second pulley connected thereto. The front support extends in a direction opposite the rear support. A crossbar is connected to the lower end of the central support, wherein the crossbar is oriented perpendicular to the front support. A rear end of the rear support is configured to frictionally engage a rear end of a vehicle when the crossbar and the front support are supported on an upper surface of a front end of the vehicle. The device may be utilized to load game or other objects onto the vehicle using the vehicle's winch. |
| US10897887B1 |
Remote sensing rodent bait station tray
A rodent bait station has an electronic sensor module protected within a sealed receptacle beneath a tray bottom wall. A threshold is defined by walls on the upper side of the tray. A rodent must pass over the threshold to reading a feeding portion of the tray which supports rodent bait. The sensor module has a capacitance sensor urged against the bottom wall of the tray and which detects the passing of a rodent into the feeding area. The incidence of the rodent is logged and made available to a device exterior of the tray. |
| US10897885B2 |
Brake mechanism and fishing reel having the same
A brake mechanism is provided for braking rotation of a rotary member in a spinning reel or a baitcasting reel. The brake mechanism includes a frame unit, an actuating member, a biasing member, a plurality of actuated members, and a plurality of brake pieces. The actuating member is biased by the biasing member to an outer position. In response to movement of the actuating member to an Inner position from the outer position, the actuated members are moved radially and outwardly to permit the brake pieces to be brought into frictional engagement with the rotary member to thereby brake the rotation of the rotary member. |
| US10897874B2 |
Pet toy with multiple sound producing features and method of entertaining an animal
A pet toy includes two distinct noisemaking elements. The first element includes an air tube and reed housed within a middle section of the toy. Rotation of the pet toy activates noise by the air tube and reed. The second element includes a squeaker mounted within a compressible dome. Compression or re-inflation of the dome activates noise by the squeaker. A method includes providing a pet toy with the two distinct noisemaking elements and presenting the pet toy to an animal resulting in enhanced interaction with the animal by multiple sounds produced by the pet toy. |
| US10897867B1 |
Soybean cultivar 84450325
A soybean cultivar designated 84450325 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 84450325, to the plants of soybean cultivar 84450325, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 84450325, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 84450325. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84450325. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84450325, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 84450325 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10897864B1 |
Soybean variety 01073453
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073453. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073453. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073453 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073453 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10897862B2 |
Plant resistant to Helminthosporium turcicum
The present invention provides an improved Helminthosporium turcicum-resistant plant, in particular a maize plant which comprises a polynucleotide with one or more resistance-conferring genes, for example on a truncated chromosome fragment from the accession Pepitilla, as well as a cell, a tissue, a part, grain and seeds thereof, an isolated polynucleotide which comprises one or more resistance-conferring genes against Helminthosporium turcicum, a vector, a transgenic plant cell and a transgenic plant containing this polynucleotide. Furthermore, the invention encompasses suitable markers and their use in introducing resistance or the transgene into a plant, as well as the identification of improved maize plants which comprise a truncated chromosome fragment. |
| US10897860B2 |
Irrigation monitoring and control based on efficiency model
Technologies disclosed herein are provided for irrigation monitoring and controlling based on water usage monitoring and control using an efficiency model for a defined geographic region. The technology includes receiving a first and a second set of moisture sensor measurements from a set of moisture sensors located in a defined geographic region, and determining an amount of water that is applied to the defined geographic region at a time period between the first and the second set of moisture measurements. An efficiency model representing efficiencies of locations in the defined geographic region is obtained based on the first and second set of moisture measurements and the amount of water applied. Schedule information is generated based on the efficiency model that indicates time periods at which areas in the defined geographic region are to be watered. |
| US10897859B2 |
Integral dripper with an elongated exit pool
A discrete flat dripper of the non-pressure regulated type of drippers or of the pressure compensated—flow rate regulated type of drippers, suited for being integrally installed within a hose, that comprises a body component whose configuration is essentially rectangular, wherein on its one side that is suited to being affixed to an internal wall of the hose, formed with an exit pool that it is elongated in its dimensions and substantially extends along the entire length of the body component, and with a flow passage circumferentially surrounding a substantial part of the elongated exit pool, and an integral dripper line wherein there are integrated at least one of such discrete flat dripper. |
| US10897857B2 |
Grass protection mat with bottom supporting mat and method of constructing the same
Disclosed is a grass protection mat for soft ground, comprising: an upper mat comprising a first body in which first grass passing spaces are continuously arranged and a first outer frame formed to finish an outer edge of the first body; and a bottom supporting mat which is arranged under the upper mat, wherein the bottom supporting mat comprises a second body in which second grass passing spaces are continuously arranged, and one or more hook fasteners which protrudes from the second body at a predetermined position corresponding to the first outer frame of the upper mat so that it is hooked to and coupled with a portion of the first outer frame. |
| US10897852B2 |
Full spectrum LED grow light system
The LED grow light system includes at least one of a first LED that includes a 4,000 k LED having a first light output, at least one of a second LED having a second light output in about an orange spectra, at least one of a third LED having a third light output in about a green/yellow spectra, and at least one of a fourth LED having a fourth light output in about a red spectra. Each of the first light output, the second light output, the third light output, and the fourth light output combine into an aggregate light output that mimics a full spectrum of sunlight at a relatively efficient input power of about 600-650 watts. |
| US10897848B2 |
Combine harvester with fan speed adjust
A combine harvester may include a chaffer to separate residue from grain in crop material, a fan to direct air through and across the chaffer to carry the residue from the harvester, a sensor to output signals indicating a characteristic of the crop material upstream of the chaffer and a controller to adjust a speed of the fan based on signals from the sensor. |
| US10897846B2 |
Corn harvester
A harvester includes a main frame, first side frame, and a second side frame. The first and second side frames are rotatable about the main frame between a deployed position and a stowed position. A first crop divider is rotatable with respect to the first side frame to change an angle between the first crop divider and the ground. A first biasing member biases the first crop divider into the raised position. A second crop divider is rotatable with respect to the second side frame to change an angle between the second crop divider and the ground. A second biasing member biases the second crop divider into the raised position. During movement of the first and second side frames into the stowed position, the first and second crop dividers are moved into the lowered position against the biasing force of the respective biasing member. |
| US10905041B2 |
Methods for attachment and devices produced using the methods
Methods for attachment and devices produced using such methods are disclosed. In certain examples, the method comprises disposing a capped nanomaterial on a substrate, disposing a die on the disposed capped nanomaterial, drying the disposed capped nanomaterial and the disposed die, and sintering the dried disposed die and the dried capped nanomaterial at a temperature of 300° C. or less to attach the die to the substrate. Devices produced using the methods are also described. |
| US10905037B2 |
Electronic device having interference shielding structure
An electronic device including an electromagnetic shielding structure is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board, an antenna module, and an electromagnetic wave shielding structure. The antenna module includes a radio frequency integrated circuit mounted on the printed circuit board, and an array antenna coupled to an upper portion of the radio frequency integrated circuit. The electromagnetic wave shielding structure surrounds a side portion of the antenna module. |
| US10905035B2 |
Crossflow heat-exchangers
A crossflow heat-exchanger has first and second sets of fluid-flow channels arranged such that each set crosses the other to afford heat-exchange between cooling air in the first set and hot air in the second set, without the cooling air and the hot air contacting one another. A first series of fans causes flow of the external cooling air through the rows. A second series of fans causes flow of the internal hot air through the columns. External and internal fan controllers control the speed of each fan independently such that external cooling air flows through different rows at different rates and internal hot air flows through different columns at different rates. |
| US10905032B2 |
System and method for heat dissipation of storage device using movable fans
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for heat dissipation of a storage device. The system comprises a guiding rail mounted in an enclosure of the storage device; a set of fans arranged on the guiding rail and being movable on the guiding rail, the set of fans being configured to dissipate heat of a disk assembly of the storage device; and a controller configured to: obtain a temperature of the disk assembly at a first time point; and in response to the temperature of at least one disk in the disk assembly exceeding a threshold temperature, perform at least one of the following: adjusting a position of at least one of the set of fans; and increasing a rotational speed of at least one of the set of fans. |
| US10905030B1 |
Liquid-cooling within an air-cooled facility
A system includes a coolant reservoir, a coolant pump, and a heat exchanger. The coolant reservoir is at least in part included in a data center rack and configured to hold a coolant. The coolant pump is configured to pump the coolant to a manifold configured to distribute the coolant to a plurality of different rack mounted devices. The heat exchanger is configured to cool the coolant via an ambient air of a data center. |
| US10905029B2 |
Cooling structure for electronic boards
A cooling structure for large electronic boards with closely-spaced heterogeneous die and packages is disclosed. The assembly includes a frame having a plurality of openings. The assembly further includes a cold plate mounted to the frame. The cold plate includes at least one inlet and at least one outlet and fluid channels in communication with the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet. The assembly further includes a heat sink mounted within each of the plurality of openings which in combination with sidewalls of the openings of the frame and the cold plate form individual compartments each of which are in fluid communication with the fluid channels. |
| US10905028B2 |
Structure for eliminating the impact of cold plate fouling
A cold plate is provided and includes fins defining first channels, a plenum adjacent to an upstream end of each of the first channels, a lid, ribs and a blocking element. The lid defines an inlet fluidly communicative with the plenum. The ribs extend between the lid and the fins to define second channels oriented transversely relative to the first channels. The second channels include a proximal second channel fluidly communicative with the plenum. The blocking element is configured to normally encourage coolant flowing through the inlet to flow toward the plenum and the upstream end of each of the first channels and to normally discourage the coolant from flowing into the proximal second channel. |
| US10905021B2 |
Electronic apparatus
According to an embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board including a plurality of devices that include a nonvolatile memory package and a controller package configured to control the nonvolatile memory package, and a housing accommodating the printed circuit board. The housing includes an opening on a surface constituting the housing. An encryption device among the plurality of devices is present in a first region. The first region is a region on the printed circuit board that is not irradiated with light emitted from a light source placed at the opening. The encryption device is a device used for an encryption process of data to be stored into the nonvolatile memory package. |
| US10905017B2 |
Fabrication of PCB and FPC with shielded tracks and/or components using 3D inkjet printing
The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for direct printing of circuit boards having an electromagnetically-shielded tracks and/or components. Specifically, the disclosure relates to the direct, uninterrupted and continuous 3D printing of insulation-jacketed tracks and/or components with metallic shielding sleeves or capsule. |
| US10905016B2 |
Using a partially uncured component carrier body for manufacturing component carrier
A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing a first component carrier body having at least one first electrically insulating layer structure and at least one first electrically conductive layer structure, providing a second component carrier body having at least one second electrically insulating layer structure and at least one second electrically conductive layer structure, providing at least a part of at least one of the first component carrier body and the second component carrier body of an at least partially uncured material, and interconnecting the first component carrier body with the second component carrier body by curing the at least partially uncured material. |
| US10905012B2 |
Method for producing wiring board, and wiring board
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a wiring board, which allows a desmearing process to be carried out appropriately without roughening a surface of an insulating layer. The method of manufacturing a wiring board includes a light irradiation step for irradiating a wiring board material with ultraviolet light in an atmosphere containing oxygen. The wiring board material has an insulating layer laminated on a conductive layer, a protective layer formed on the insulating layer, and a through hole (viahole) that penetrates the insulating layer and the protective layer. The method also includes a plating step for forming a plating layer, which is made from a conductive material, on the surface of the wiring board material from which the protective layer has been removed. The surface of the wiring board material includes a bottom of the through hole. |
| US10905004B2 |
Interconnectable circuit boards
In some embodiments, an interconnectable circuit board may include one or more of the following features: (a) a first electrically conductive pad located on a top of the circuit board, (b) a plated through hole on the conductive pad which passes through the circuit board, (c) a second electrically conductive pad coupled to the plated through hole; the second conductive pad capable of being electrically connected to a third electrically conductive pad attached to a top of a second interconnectable circuit board, (d) cut marks indicating safe locations for separating the circuit board, and (e) a second cut mark adjacent to the first cut mark where the area between the first and second cut mark can be utilized to make a safe cut through the circuit board. |
| US10905003B2 |
Systems and methods for breadboard-style printed circuit board
The present invention relates generally to electric circuit testing, building, or implementing using a breadboard-style printed circuit board (PCB). Aspects of the present invention include eliminating the need to use hookup wires when building and testing electric circuits on PCBs. In one or more embodiments, a PCB system having rows and columns of signal tie points connected in a breadboard layout and using an embedded wire and a solder bridge to form partial connections between signal tie points may be built. In one or more embodiments, an embedded wire and solder bridge is capable of connecting a column of signal tie points, and/or an embedded wire and solder bridge is capable of connecting a power rail to a signal tie point. Thus, a circuit may be implemented and tested by applying a small amount of solder to the solder bridge without the need for hookup wire. |
| US10904999B2 |
Electronic apparatus, camera apparatus, and shield chassis
To provide an electronic apparatus, a camera apparatus, and a shield chassis to be installed in a vehicle and used, whose ground is reinforced. A flexible printed circuit includes an FPC extension portion which is a ground pattern portion extended from a terminal portion for electrically connecting to on the side of the board. On the other hand, a clip portion whose cross-section has an approximately C-shape and whose upper surface includes an opening formed therein is formed at an upper end edge of one wall surface of a shield chassis. A tongue portion of the FPC extension portion, which is inserted through the opening, is sandwiched by the clip portion, such that the FPC extension portion is fixed to the shield chassis. |
| US10904996B2 |
Substrate support with electrically floating power supply
Embodiments described herein generally relate to plasma assisted or plasma enhanced processing chambers. More specifically, embodiments herein relate to electrostatic chucking (ESC) substrate supports configured to provide pulsed DC voltage, and methods of applying a pulsed DC voltage, to a substrate during plasma assisted or plasma enhanced semiconductor manufacturing processes. |
| US10904995B2 |
Plasma generator
A plasma generator is disclosed. In an embodiment a plasma generator includes a piezoelectric transformer subdivided into an input region and an output region in a longitudinal direction, wherein the piezoelectric transformer comprises an output-side end face facing away from the input region, wherein the plasma generator comprises a passive load arranged permanently in front of the output-side end face, and wherein the plasma generator is configured to generate non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma. |
| US10904989B2 |
Light animation service
There is described a method, system and computer program product for a network of two or more connected light emitting network devices, the method comprising: discovering the light emitting network devices; discovering associated light emitting network device locations; discovering associated light emitting network device controls for controlling each light emitting network device; and providing a control interface for controlling one or more light emitting network devices with an instruction referencing one or more light emitting network device locations. |
| US10904988B2 |
Apparatus, methods and systems for providing lighting and communication
Provided are apparatus, methods and systems for providing lighting and communication. An apparatus may include a solid-state lighting panel including multiple solid-state light emitters and an input module that is configured to receive an input signal from a lighting panel group controller that is configured to collaboratively control multiple solid-state lighting panels. |
| US10904984B1 |
Two-wire dimmer operation
Two-wire dimmer operation includes controlling conduction of power to a lighting load. In one aspect, based on a conduction angle adjustment, power supply voltage is monitored and a maximum conduction angle is established based thereon. In another aspect, a dimming level signal is received and a dimming level for a dimmer is set based on the received dimming level. The dimming level signal indicates a desired dimming level for a dimmer, and a maximum value for the dimming level signal is based on a dimmer power supply voltage. In yet another aspect, based on detecting an adjustment to increase a conduction angle of a dimmer, the conduction end angle is increased and the conduction start angle is also increased. This results in a net increase in the conduction angle for controlling operation of the dimmer. |
| US10904982B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling switching circuitry
An electronic device for controlling switching circuitry is described. The electronic device includes line voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a line voltage to produce a line voltage measurement. The electronic device also includes load voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a load voltage to produce a load voltage measurement. The electronic device further includes a processor coupled to the line voltage measuring circuitry and the load voltage measuring circuitry. The processor is configured to adjust a control signal for a transition of the switching circuitry based on the line voltage measurement and the load voltage measurement to minimize heat generation and electromagnetic interference creation by the switching circuitry. |
| US10904975B1 |
Dimming for open-loop resonate converters
An open-loop resonate converter includes: a transformer having a first winding on a primary side of the open-loop resonate converter and a second winding on a secondary side of the open-loop resonate converter; a resonant tank coupled to the first winding of the transformer and configured, at a first fixed frequency, to provide a constant LED current over a voltage range at the secondary side without feedback from the secondary side; and a circuit configured to modulate switching of the resonant tank between the first fixed frequency and a second fixed frequency higher than the first fixed frequency based on a dimming control signal input to the circuit, such that the resonant tank is switched at the first fixed frequency for longer durations when the dimming control signal indicates less dimming and for shorter durations when the dimming control signal indicates more dimming. |
| US10904974B2 |
Systems and methods for regulating LED currents
System and method for regulating one or more currents. The system includes a system controller, an inductor, a first resistor, a switch and a first diode. The system controller includes a first controller terminal and a ground terminal, the system controller being configured to output a drive signal at the first controller terminal. The inductor includes a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal, the first inductor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal, the second inductor terminal being coupled to one or more light emitting diodes. The first resistor includes a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, the first resistor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal. The switch is configured to receive the drive signal and coupled to the second resistor terminal. The first diode includes a first diode terminal and a second diode terminal and coupled to the first resistor. |
| US10904970B2 |
Configurable lighting system
A luminaire can include a power supply that receives AC mains power from a power source and delivers intermediate power. The luminaire can also include a control module coupled to the power supply, wherein the control module receives the intermediate power from the power source, where the control module includes at least one first switch that has multiple positions, where each position of the at least one first switch corresponds to an output power level of a plurality of output power levels. The output power level can correspond to a discrete photometric distribution by a plurality of light sources of the luminaire. |
| US10904967B2 |
LED lighting system
An LED lighting system having at least one LED circuit and at least two circuits or drivers capable of receiving an AC voltage at a first frequency and having an output capable of driving the at least one LED circuit, wherein the output of each circuit or driver capable of driving the at least one LED circuit is provided to the at least one LED circuit through a circuit or sensor capable of permitting only a single output from the at least two circuits or drivers be provided to the at least one LED circuit. |
| US10904966B2 |
Method and system for controlling functionality of lighting devices
A lighting device control system for controlling one or more lighting devices includes a gateway controller communicatively coupled with at least one lighting device. The gateway controller is configured to receive a signal indicating that a portable electronic device is in a proximate range of either the gateway controller or the at least one lighting device. Upon receipt of the signal the gateway controller is further configured to receive a light operation request from the portable electronic device, determine whether the portable electronic device is authorized to initiate the light operation request, and in response to determining that the portable electronic device is authorized to submit the light operation request, cause the at least one lighting device to emit light that exhibits the settings for the one or more optical characteristics included in the light operation request. |
| US10904965B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a passive color control scheme using blue and red emitters
A lighting device capable of generating warm or neutral white light using blue light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”), red LEDs, and/or luminescent material that responds to blue LED emission is disclosed. The lighting device includes multiple first solid-state light-emitting structures (“SLSs”), second SLSs, and balancing resistor element. The first SLS such as a string of blue LED dies connected in series is able to convert electrical energy to blue optical light, which is partially turned into longer wavelength emission by the luminescent material. The second SLS such as a red LED die is configured to convert electrical energy to red optical light, wherein the second SLSs are connected in series. While the first SLSs and second SLSs are coupled in parallel, the balancing resistor element provides load balance for current redistribution between the first and second SLSs in response to fluctuation of operating temperature. |
| US10904960B2 |
Cooking appliance
Disclosed herein are a lamp module that includes a double insulation structure and a cooling structure, thus being usable even in a high temperature condition, and a cooking appliance including the same. The cooking appliance includes a cooking compartment, a cooling fan disposed at an upper portion of the cooking compartment to suction outside air, and a lamp module configured to illuminate an inside of the cooking compartment and disposed adjacent to the cooling fan to exchange heat with the outside air suctioned by the cooling fan. |
| US10904959B2 |
Apparatus and system for solid state oven electronics cooling
An air circulation system for an oven includes an inlet cavity, an attic region and a cooling fan. The oven includes a cooking chamber configured to receive a food product and an RF heating system configured to provide RF energy into the cooking chamber using solid state electronic components. The air circulation system is configured to provide air for cooling the solid state electronic components. The inlet cavity is disposed below the cooking chamber. The attic region is disposed above the cooking chamber and housing the solid state electronic components. The cooling fan isolates the inlet cavity from the attic region to maintain the inlet cavity at a pressure below ambient pressure to draw cooling air into the inlet cavity via an inlet array, and to maintain the attic region at a pressure above ambient pressure to discharge air that has cooled the solid state electronic components from an oven body of the oven. |
| US10904958B2 |
Induction cooking hob
An induction cooking heater including an inductor having a number of magnetic field concentration bars located beneath the inductor. The inductor having the magnetic field concentration bars is supported by a polymeric frame. The polymeric frame includes a first support element on which the inductor is wound and a second support element that supports the magnetic field concentration bars. The first support element and the second support element are assembled together through a central ring-shaped zone having a snap engagement. The inductor is wound on an upper surface of the first support element opposite to the second support element. |
| US10904956B2 |
Beverage package with induction heater
A system for heating a consumable product includes a package and a heating apparatus. The package includes a container body including a cavity at least partially bounded by a side wall and one or more inductively heatable elements disposed within the cavity. The side wall includes a non-inductively heatable portion. The cavity is configured to contain the consumable product. The heating apparatus includes: a housing, which defines a package-receiving cavity configured to position the package in an operative position; one or more induction coils disposed within the housing, a controller; and one or more temperature sensing devices disposed in proximity to the non-inductively heatable portion of the side wall when the package is in the operative position. The controller is configured to control one or more operating parameters of the heating apparatus based at least partially on one or more signals received from the one or more temperature sensing devices. |
| US10904954B2 |
Railless support of billets within electric induction heating coils
A railless billet electric induction heating apparatus and method is provided where billets are continuously or statically heated by induction by moving the billets without billet support rails through an induction coil supplied with alternating current power when the billets are in direct sliding contact with the interior surface of a clay graphite billet slider disposed within the induction coil. The clay graphite billet slider can also provide thermal insulation between the induction coil and the clay graphite billet slider to eliminate the requirement for a separate induction coil refractory. |
| US10904952B2 |
Surface heater, the electric range comprising the same, and the manufacturing method of the same
A surface heater including a substrate, an insulating layer positioned on the substrate, and a heater layer positioned on the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer and the heating layer are co-fired. |
| US10904951B2 |
Variable peak wavelength cooking instrument with support tray
Several embodiments include a cooking appliance/instrument (e.g., oven). The cooking appliance/instrument can include a cooking chamber, a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber; and a heating system comprised of at least a heating element. The heating system is adapted to emit waves according to a particular configuration such that the emitted waves is substantially transparent or substantially opaque to the support tray and thus enabling the cooking instrument to select what to heat. |
| US10904950B2 |
Proxy based network access
Techniques for proxy based network access are discussed herein. In some examples, the techniques can be implemented in a network proxy device for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). A base station or a domain proxy device may manage or otherwise use CBRS resources by exchanging signaling messages with a Spectrum Access System (SAS). The base station or domain proxy device may transmit signaling messages in a first private network to a network device bridging the first private network and a second private network with limited access to a public network. The network device send proxy message(s) in response to the signaling messages to the SAS and can establish an encrypted session layer or application layer tunnel between the base station and/or domain proxy device. The proxy based network access preserves secure networks while still allowing limited messaging with other public or private networks. |
| US10904949B2 |
Bridge for wireless communication
A system for bridging wireless communications is disclosed. The system for bridging wireless communications includes a first mobile device that is outside a coverage area of a first radio access technology (RAT), a second mobile device that is within the coverage area of the first RAT, a third device that is within the coverage area of the first RAT, a first bridging device paired with and communicating with the first mobile communication device using a second RAT, and a second bridging device paired with and communicating with the first bridging device using a third RAT and paired with and communicating with the second mobile communication device using a fourth RAT, whereby the first mobile device communicates with the third device, even when the first mobile device cannot communicate directly with the third communication device. |
| US10904947B2 |
Message and system for application function influence on traffic routing
An aspect of the disclosure provides for a method for user equipment (UE) internet protocol (IP) address management. The method includes sending by an application function (AF), a request to a policy control function (PCF), the request including information identifying traffic and an indication that a UE IP address associated with the traffic should be preserved. The method further includes sending by the PCF, to a session management function (SMF) being responsible for managing a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with the traffic, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule including the indication. In some embodiments, the request is sent by the AF to the PCF via a network exposure function (NEF). In some embodiments, the method further includes managing, by the SMF, the UE IP address according to the PCC rule. In some embodiments, the managing includes preserving the UE IP address for a PDU session associated with the traffic. In some embodiments, the preserving includes preventing reselection of a protocol data unit (PDU) session anchor (PSA) to which the UE IP address is associated. |
| US10904945B2 |
Reduced signaling associated with activation and deactivation of a mode of operation of a mobile device
A device and method for a user equipment (UE) to reduce signaling with a network by conditionally barring the transmission of a particular signal to the network. The UE determines that a first predetermined condition related to radio conditions between the UE and the first cell is satisfied. The UE determines whether to activate a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation based on a second predetermined condition. The first mode of operation includes transmitting a signal that is intended to cause the release of a bearer between the UE and a packet data network (PDN). The second mode of operation includes barring the transmission of the signal that is intended to cause the release of the bearer between the UE and the PDN. |
| US10904943B2 |
Time discontinuous transmission for narrow band internet of things
Various communication systems may benefit from time discontinuous transmission. For example, narrow band Internet of things (NB-IoT) may benefit from having transmissions with sufficient time diversity to avoid unnecessary repetition. A method can include configuring a control channel and data channel partitioning pattern within a configured time period. The method can additionally include communicating with at least one user equipment based on the control channel and data channel partitioning pattern. |
| US10904939B2 |
User equipment (UE) and method thereof for efficient communication with wireless network
Embodiments herein provide a method for handling communication with a wireless network by a user equipment (UE). The method includes determining that a data inactivity timer has expired during a PS/CS call recovery procedure with a network. The method identifies whether data inactivity that caused the data inactivity timer to expire is due to a radio link failure with the network. A radio link is recovered through the recovery procedure for resuming the PS/CS call with the network, in response to identifying that the data inactivity was due to the radio link failure. |
| US10904931B2 |
Cell identification information
A method in a network node for transmitting a cell identifier to identify a source for one or more beamed transmissions includes determining a cell identifier (CID) of the network node. The method also includes determining a beam identifier (BID) of a beam of the network node. The method further includes linking the CID and the BID and transmitting the BID and the CID to one or more user equipment (UE). |
| US10904925B2 |
Method for providing contention-free random access resources for NB-IOT
A method (800) in a network node (115) comprises reserving (804), within a Narrowband Physical Random Access Channel (NPRACH) resource (305, 405, 505, 605, 705) comprising a plurality of start subcarriers, a subset of the plurality of start subcarriers for performing a contention-free random access procedure (310, 410, 520, 530, 610, 720, 730). The method comprises communicating (804), to one or more user equipment (UEs) (110), information indicating which of the plurality of start subcarriers within the NPRACH resource are reserved for performing the contention-free random access procedure. |
| US10904922B2 |
Narrow band physical random access channel frequency hopping patterns and detection schemes
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. Dedicated frequency resources of a physical random access channel (PRACH) may be designated for large and small frequency hops to facilitate the determination of timing offsets for PRACH transmissions. For instance, a frequency hopping pattern within the PRACH channel having a plurality of single tone transmission may include a first number of hops associated with a first frequency hopping distance (e.g., large frequency hops), and a second number of hops associated with a second frequency hopping distance (e.g., small frequency hops). |
| US10904916B2 |
Access point (AP), station (STA) and methods for signaling of basic service set (BSS) colors
Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The AP may include a used basic service set (BSS) color in a downlink physical layer convergence procedure protocol, data unit (PPDU). The used BSS color may indicate communication between the AP and associated STAs. The AP may detect another PPDU from an STA that is un associated with the AP. If a header portion of the detected PPDU includes the used BSS color, the AP may: determine an alternate BSS color, and transmit a color switch announcement (CSA) element that indicates the alternate BSS color. The CSA element may be configurable to further indicate whether the AP and the associated STAs are to switch, from the operating channel to an alternate channel for the communication. |
| US10904911B2 |
Method and apparatus in a wireless communications system
A method in a user equipment for requesting that a base station schedule the user equipment for an uplink data transmission to the base station is provided. The user equipment comprises a buffer. Directly or indirectly responsive to receiving data into the buffer to be transmitted to the base station, the user equipment generates a scheduling request trigger. The scheduling request trigger is configured to trigger the sending of a scheduling request to the base station if the trigger is pending at the next scheduling request opportunity, and to remain pending until it is cancelled. The user equipment cancels the pending scheduling request trigger when the data is accounted for in a buffer status report, which reports the size of the buffer to the base station, or when the data is included directly in a scheduled uplink data transmission whichever occurs first. |
| US10904910B2 |
System information modification and acquisition procedure
A method of wireless communications performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a DCI with a CRC scrambled by a P-RNTI from a base station; checking an SI modification bit in a short message in the DCI when a short message indicator in the DCI indicates that both scheduling information for paging and the short message are present in the DCI; and performing an SI acquisition procedure when the SI modification bit is set in the short message. |
| US10904906B2 |
Method for transmitting data, terminal device and network device
Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for transmitting data, a terminal device, and a network device, where the method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information indicates that data is capable of being transmitted on a semi-persistent scheduling resource within a first bandwidth part BWP of at least one BWP and where the first BWP is in an active state; determining, by the terminal device, the semi-persistent scheduling resource within the first BWP according to the first indication information; and performing, by the terminal device, data transmission on the semi-persistent scheduling resource within the first BWP with the network device. The method, the terminal device and the network device in the embodiments of the present application are beneficial to improving an accuracy of data transmission. |
| US10904905B2 |
Variable packet delay budgets for wireless communications
Generally, the described techniques provide for a core network signaling to a base station a delay budget configuration that indicates a determined latency for communications between a core network, base station, and a user equipment (UE). In some cases, the core network may determine a first variable delay budget between the core network and a base station based on capability information associated with the wireless communications system. The core network may transmit the delay budget configuration to the base station, where the delay budget configuration may include the first delay budget. The base station may be able to determine a delay between the UE and the base station based on the delay budget configuration. Using the delay budget configuration, the base station may then schedule communications with the UE. |
| US10904904B2 |
Methods and devices for controlling override of configured grant
The present disclosure provides a method in a terminal device for controlling override of a configured grant associated with a first radio resource. The method includes: receiving from a network device a dynamic grant associated with a second radio resource; and determining whether the dynamic grant is to override the configured grant based on whether the first radio resource and the second radio resource at least partially overlap in both time domain and frequency domain. |
| US10904900B2 |
Scheduling of delay-sensitive traffic
Uplink traffic control device, method and computer program product to determine that predictive scheduling is to be applied for the mobile station. Thereafter an uplink transmission scheme is determined for the predictive scheduling. Thereafter, periodic messages comprising uplink transmission grants, according to the uplink transmission scheme, are sent to the mobile station, the messages further comprising a request for a downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) report. |
| US10904897B2 |
Radio access networks
A communication system comprising remote units and controllers or controller resources is described. The controllers or controller resources are configured to assign airlink resources to the user equipment, the airlink resources being for transmission or reception of at least some of the information passing between the remote units and the user equipment. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network. The controllers or controller resources are configured to obtain information about data capacity demands in different areas of the site, and to configure one or more communication cells in the different areas of the site based on the information about data capacity demands in order to accommodate the data capacity demands, wherein the one or more communication cells are configured by changing assignments of a number of the remote units with a number of the controllers or controller resources. |
| US10904894B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for increasing data throughput in wireless device with shared medium
An example system and method monitor a wireless transmission medium for packets of a first protocol type with first communication circuits of a device while yielding the medium for communications of a second protocol type by second communication circuits of the device. Responsive to the first communication circuits detecting a packet of the first protocol type while the medium is yielded to the second communication circuits, the system and method requests access to the medium for the first communication circuits and in response to granted access to the medium, uses the first communication circuits to execute a data transmission operation according to the first protocol. Responsive to completing the data transmission operation by the first communication circuits the system and method yield the medium back to the second communication circuits. |
| US10904891B2 |
Edge-assisted data transmission for connected vehicles
In an example embodiment, a method receives a first request of a first vehicle for a content item; receives travel data of the first vehicle including a first vehicle route of the first vehicle; determines first edge server(s) located on the first vehicle route of the first vehicle; segments the content item into content segment(s) based on the travel data of the first vehicle and edge information of each first edge server; and dispatches each content segment to the corresponding first edge server for transmission to the first vehicle. |
| US10904890B2 |
Method and apparatus for signal interference processing
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for measuring a power level in at least a portion of a plurality of resource blocks occurring in a radio frequency spectrum, wherein the measuring occurs for a plurality of time cycles to generate a plurality of power level measurements, calculating a baseline power level according to at least a portion of the plurality of power levels, determining a threshold from the baseline power level, and monitoring at least a portion of the plurality of resource blocks for signal interference according to the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10904887B2 |
Resource scheduling method and terminal device
This application relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to a resource scheduling technology for vehicle to vehicle communication in a wireless communications system. In a resource scheduling method, a first terminal device receives a second-vehicle message sent by at least one second terminal device, where the second-vehicle message carries vehicle status information of the second terminal device. The first terminal device determines a historical resource occupation status of the at least one second terminal device, and selects, based on the vehicle status information indicating a vehicle location and a traveling status of the second terminal device, a first resource used for sending a first-vehicle message. |
| US10904885B2 |
Methods, network node and wireless communication device for handling of signals in a wireless communication network
Disclosed is a network node and a method performed by a network node of a wireless communication network for wireless transmission of signals to wireless communication devices. The method comprises selecting adapted modulation and coding scheme, MCS, for a first signal to be transmitted to a first wireless communication device at first frequency bandwidth, the MCS being adapted to that second signal is to be transmitted to a second wireless communication device concurrently with the first signal, the second signal being transmitted at second frequency bandwidth that is subset of the first frequency bandwidth, the second frequency bandwidth being narrower than the first frequency bandwidth. The method comprises transmitting first signal to the first wireless communication device at first frequency bandwidth coded with adapted MCS, and transmitting the second signal to the second wireless communication device at second frequency bandwidth, the second signal being sent concurrently with the first signal. |
| US10904884B2 |
Electronic device performing Wi-Fi communication and operation method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor and a wireless communication circuit. The wireless communication circuit transmits a Wi-Fi signal corresponding to a first frequency band using a first module for a first period, transmits a Wi-Fi signal corresponding to a second frequency band using a second module for a second period, and receives a Wi-Fi signal using the first module and the second module for the first period and the second period. |
| US10904871B2 |
Aggregation level specific PDCCH modification
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for aggregation level specific PDCCH modification. |
| US10904868B2 |
Multi-layer resource spread multiple access with permuted power scaling and phase rotation
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and an apparatus for transmitting a signal in a multi-layer hybrid resource spread multiple access (RSMA) system. A non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) user equipment (UE) demultiplexes a stream of bits into a plurality of layers, encodes each layer with a different coding rate, modulates each layer of encoded bits with a different modulation scheme, and spreads and scrambles each layer of modulated symbols with a different spreading code and a corresponding different scrambling code. Thereafter, the NOMA UE permutes the plurality of layers having spread and scrambled symbols into a plurality of interleaved layers, scales and phase rotates each interleaved layer with a different scaling factor and a corresponding different phase rotating factor, sums the scaled and phase rotated symbols, maps the summed symbols onto a set of allocated resources, and transmits the mapped symbols via the set of resources. |
| US10904867B2 |
Uplink control signal transmission method and apparatus
An uplink control signal transmission method and apparatus, where the method includes determining, by a first device, a first quantity of symbols, and sending, by the first device, an uplink control signal to a second device on at least one resource based on the first quantity of symbols, where a quantity of symbols included in the uplink control signal is a second quantity of symbols, and the second quantity of symbols is greater than or equal to the first quantity of symbols. |
| US10904865B2 |
Low latency physical layer design for contention-based uplink channels
Certain aspects relate to methods and apparatus for latency reduction for UEs in a RRC connected mode. During contention-based uplink access by groups of UEs within a subframe, an eNB may decode the received uplink transmission based, at least in part, on the assigned group of resources assigned to the UE and used for transmission. Additional orthogonalization techniques such as reduced TTI size can be used to reduce collisions among different users performing contention-based transmissions. Furthermore, when the eNB fails to successfully decode the uplink transmission, the eNB may identify the UE that sent the uplink transmission based on a detected reference signal and may transmit an uplink assignment to the identified UE. |
| US10904861B2 |
Method and wireless device for receiving paging message
One disclosure in the present specification presents a method for a wireless device to receive a paging message. The method may comprise: a step of deciding a wake up signal occasion (WUSO) window for attempting to receive a wake up signal (WUS); and a step of monitoring a downlink control channel during a paging window so as to attempt to receive a paging message, if the WUS is received within the decided WUSO window. Here, the WUSO window may be decided according to a duration size and offset. |
| US10904859B2 |
System and method of paging in next generation wireless communication system
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system and for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting/receiving a paging message in a next generation communication system. |
| US10904852B2 |
Method for positioning pico remote radio unit and system for positioning pico remote radio unit
This application describes methods and system for positioning pico remote radio units. Drive test information on a terminal side and drive test information on a network management system side are recorded when a drive test is performed, and pico remote radio unit position information and a pico remote radio unit identifier are automatically associated and bound based on the drive test information on the terminal side and the drive test information on the network management system side, to facilitate positioning of a pico remote radio unit, and to ensure efficient system operation and maintenance. |
| US10904849B2 |
User plane for fifth generation cellular architecture
Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform attachment of a wireless device to a next generation gateway via either a base station of a next generation radio access network (RAN) or a mobility management entity of a legacy RAN. An apparatus may be configured to receive an attachment request from a wireless device, determine authentication information via communication with a home subscriber server, determine, based at least in part on the authentication information, whether the wireless device is capable of communicating via the next generation RAT, and send, in response to determining the wireless device is capable, a connection request to a gateway of the next generation RAN. The authentication information may include subscription information associated with the wireless device. |
| US10904846B2 |
Synchronization method and device
Disclosed are a synchronization method and device, which are used to achieve the distinction of a synchronization system and a synchronization level of a node in a V2V communication system, thereby quickly achieving the synchronization in the V2V communication system. Provided is a synchronization method, comprising: determining a synchronization priority level of a current node; and according to the synchronization priority level of the current node, determining a synchronization sequence used by the current node and a value of a distinguishing flag bit of the current node, wherein the distinguishing flag bit is used to distinguish whether the current node belongs to a GNSS synchronization system or an eNB synchronization system. |
| US10904837B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling electronically operable access devices using WI-FI and radio frequency technology
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling access devices including WI-FI and dual radio communications between an access control database and one or more access devices in a facility. The systems and methods allow real time communications between the database and the access devices utilizing existing communications WI-FI infrastructure in the facility while minimizing loss of battery life of the access devices by employing the radio network to target all or a portion of the access devices for communications when needed. |
| US10904834B1 |
Power saving for beacon detection
A wireless device comprises receives, using a receiver of the wireless device, a first part of a frame and determines, using the first part of the frame, whether the frame is a frame of interest. When the frame is a frame of interest, the device receives a second part of the frame that occurs after the first part and includes a first information, and determines whether the first information indicates a first state. In response to determining that the first information indicates the first state, the wireless device enters a sleep state without receiving a third part of the frame that occurs after the second part. Determining whether a frame is a frame of interest may include determining that the frame is, for example, a Beacon frame intended for the wireless device and transmitted by another device in the same Basic Service Set as the wireless device. |
| US10904833B2 |
Electronic systems and electronic devices
An electronic system electronic device includes: an internal battery, an external battery, a memory and a plurality of function modules. The internal battery is configured to generate a first power signal. The external battery is detachably attached to the electronic device, the external battery configured to generate a second power signal. The memory is configured to operate based on the first power signal. The plurality of function modules are configured to operate based on the second power signal. |
| US10904831B2 |
Spatial modulation-based groupings for device power savings
In one embodiment, a device in a network receives, at its wireless receiver, a preamble of a spatially modulated packet. The device analyzes the preamble of the packet to identify a transmit antenna index of the packet. The device determines that the packet was not destined for the device, based on the transmit antenna index of the packet. The device depowers, prior to decoding the complete packet, the wireless receiver of the device, based on the determination that the packet was not destined for the device. |
| US10904826B2 |
Methods and systems for autonomous device selection of transmission resources
A method and device for transmitting information in a telecommunication system are described. A device (UE) selects which one of two or more radio access technologies (RATs) or, which one of two or more frequency bands, to use for transmission of a data signal. The device transmits the data signal using the selected RAT or frequency band. |
| US10904819B2 |
Communication device for working machine, mobile terminal, communication system for working machine, and communication processing method for working machine
A communication device for a working machine disposed on the working machine and configured to be connected to a mobile terminal, includes a first communication circuit to transmit, to the mobile terminal, an application identifier with a beacon conforming to Bluetooth Low Energy (a registered trademark) and to transmit data to the mobile terminal after the mobile terminal activates an application corresponding to an application identifier, the data relating to the working machine and corresponding to the application. |
| US10904815B2 |
Method for transmitting configuration message and apparatus
A process of transmitting a configuration message is efficiently completed. The solution includes receiving a first message from a first node, where the first message includes a configuration of a second node and/or a dual connectivity configuration, and sending a first reply message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is accepted, so that the first node learns that a user terminal accepts the configuration, or sending a second reply message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is not accepted, so that the first node learns that the user terminal does not accept the configuration; or skipping sending any message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is not accepted. |
| US10904813B2 |
Method for neighbour cell reselection with an area offset value
A method performed by a wireless device for deciding whether or not to reselect to a neighbor cell is provided. The wireless device is associated with a first cell. The wireless device is further associated with an area, which area is related to any one or more out of: a Tracking Area, TA, multiple TAs, a Radio Access Network, RAN, area. The area comprises one or more cells including the first cell. The wireless device obtains an indication of an area offset related to neighbor cell channel quality. The area offset is associated with said area. The wireless device applies the area offset when the neighbor cell is outside said area. The wireless device then decides whether or not to reselect to the neighbor cell based on the applied area offset. |
| US10904809B2 |
Methods and devices for supporting release of SIPTO bearer or LIPA bearer in dual-connectivity architecture
The present disclosure discloses a method for supporting release of a SIPTO bearer or a LIPA bearer in dual-connectivity architecture. The method is implemented as follows. A MeNB sends a message to a SeNB. The message contains indication information for SIPTO at local network bearer deactivation or LIPA bearer deactivation. The indication information may indicate the SeNB to notify a collocated LGW of releasing PDN connection of SIPTO at local network or the PDN connection of LIPA. After receiving the message, the SeNB removes radio and control plane related resources associated to the UE context or the SIPTO at local network bearer or the LIPA bearer, and if the message contains the indication information for SIPTO@LN bearer deactivation or LIPA bearer deactivation, sends an internal signaling to the collocated LGW to indicate the collocated LGW to release the PDN connection of the SIPTO at local network or the PDN connection of the LIPA. The SeNB is a SeNB supporting functions of the LGW that supports operations of the SIPTO at local network or the operations of the LIPA. By the method of the present disclosure, the SIPTO bearer or the LIPA bearer in the dual-connectivity architecture can be released, thereby avoiding inaccurate operations in an access network, ensuring that the SIPTO bearer or the LIPA bearer can be released duly and accurately, and avoiding inaccurate release of the SIPTO bearer or the LIPA bearer. |
| US10904807B2 |
Information processing system
Provided are a device for communicating with and controlling a small unmanned airplane, and a method therefor. In an information processing system to which the present invention is applied, a drone 2 is provided with: a converter module 10 that operates on a storage battery; an onboard communication means 15; an FDR module; a drive unit or the like, not illustrated; a leg section L that contacts or approaches a landing port P; and a charging terminal T2 for supplying power for charging to the storage battery, the charging terminal T2 being disposed in the proximal area. The landing port P is the landing port where the drone 2 lands, and has a projection B for guiding the leg section L onto a planar section F. |
| US10904806B2 |
Core network and base station
A core network is disclosed that includes a flow control unit that switches a path of a data flow having a flow identifier and a flow priority from a first base station to a second base station and an end marker generating unit that generates, for each tunnel, an end marker of a data flow transferred from the first base station to the second base station via a tunnel. In other aspects, a base station is also disclosed. |
| US10904804B2 |
Handover measurement control method and apparatus
An apparatus and a method in a wireless communication system. In the wireless communication system, a master device provides a data forwarding service for one or plural slave devices, a master device side apparatus including: a monitoring unit, configured to monitor a predetermined trigger event relating to a change in state of the master device; a handover pre-measurement control unit, configured to respond to the predetermined trigger event by controlling the handover pre-measurement of the one or plural slave devices; and a handover measurement control unit, configured to control, based on the handover premeasurement results, the handover measurement of the one or plural slave devices. The apparatus and method can accelerate start time of effective link handover in a dynamic network, reduce unnecessary link handover, and reduce delays and data loss caused by link failure. |
| US10904801B2 |
Multicarrier access for spectrum pooling
Wireless communications systems and methods related to spectrum pooling among multiple carriers or operators for peak rate performance improvement are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first reservation request signal to reserve a transmission period in a frequency spectrum shared by a first operator and a second operator. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are associated with the first operator and a first cell. The first reservation request signal carries a request signature sequence associated with the first cell. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, data during the transmission period in the frequency spectrum shared by the first and second operators. |
| US10904800B2 |
Quality of service flow to data radio bearer mapping override bit
Disclosed are apparatuses for quality of service (QoS) flow to data radio bearer (DRB) mapping override bits. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE), includes one or more data storage devices, and one or more processors operably coupled to the one or more data storage devices. The one or more data storage devices are configured to store data corresponding to mapping of QoS flows to data radio bearers. The one or more processors are configured to map one or more QoS flows to a DRB in an uplink (UL) responsive to receipt, by the UE from a cellular base station, of a user plane packet in a downlink (DL) through the DRB if an override bit of the user plane packet indicates that reflective mapping should apply. |
| US10904797B2 |
Communication method and device
The present disclosure discloses a communication method and device in the field of communication technology. The method includes: transmitting at least one level information of the UE to a base station, the level information being used for indicating a transmission rate of the UE for communication, when a first service is triggered, querying first level information corresponding to the first service in a corresponding relationship between the service and the level information of the UE, and if the at least one level information comprises the first level information, transmitting a first service request to the base station at a transmission rate indicated by the first level information, the first service request being used for requesting the base station to communicate with the UE for the first service according to the transmission rate indicated by the first level information. |
| US10904796B2 |
Device, system and method for throttling network usage of a mobile communication device
A device, system and method for throttling network usage of a mobile communication device is provided. A mobile communication device comprises: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate over a network; a memory storing one or more applications that use the communication unit to communicate via the network; and a controller communicatively coupled to the communication unit and the memory. The controller receives, via the communication unit, network data indicative of current network usage. The controller dynamically throttle usage of the communication unit by the one or more applications according to the network data. |
| US10904794B2 |
Framework for traffic engineering in software defined networking
System and method embodiments are provided for traffic engineering (TE) in software defined networking (SDN). The embodiments enable a complete end-to-end TE solution between a user equipment (UE) and a source/destination across a radio access network (RAN). In an embodiment, a method in a network component for TE in a SDN includes receiving TE information from a first core network component in a core network, a RAN component, wherein the RAN is communicably coupled to the core network, wherein the TE information includes a TE objective; and determining a TE decision between at least one UE and a second core network component in the core network according to the TE information and the TE objective, wherein the TE decision comprises information for at least one end-to-end path solution between the at least one UE and the second core network wherein the path traverses the core network and the RAN. |
| US10904792B2 |
Determining a transmission number for a device
A set of rules for assigning a transmission number to one or more computing devices is received. An indication from a first computing device is received. The indication includes a request for a transmission number. The transmission number for the first computing device is determined using the set of rules and a transmission window. The transmission number is transmitted to the first computing device. |
| US10904790B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing traffic in radio network system
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus relating to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than that of a 4G communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for processing traffic at a core network entity processes traffic includes transmitting a message for requesting assistance information to at least one base station, receiving the assistance information from the at least one base station, splitting the traffic based on the received assistance information, and transmitting the split traffic through a core network. A core network entity includes a transceiver and a processor configured to control the transceiver to transmit a message for requesting assistance information to at least one base station, receive the assistance information from the at least one base station, split traffic based on the received assistance information, and transmit data through the split traffic. |
| US10904786B2 |
Method for using radio interface technology, apparatus, and communications system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for receiving a service from a wireless network device. A terminal device receives frequency band information of N frequency ranges of a cell, and receives characteristic information of radio interface technologies respectively supported in each of the N frequency ranges. N is greater than or equal to 2, and a first radio interface technology is supported in a first frequency range of the N frequency ranges. The terminal device also receives information of a correspondence between a data radio bearer (DRB) and the first radio interface technology. The terminal device receives the service on the DRB within the first frequency range using the first radio interface technology. The characteristic information of radio interface technologies respectively supported in each of the N frequency ranges includes frame structure information. |
| US10904783B2 |
Uplink control information transmission using PUSCH in enhanced carrier aggregation
Enhanced carrier aggregation may require development of mechanisms to enable carrier aggregation for an increased number of component carriers. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a user equipment. The apparatus may receive, with an uplink grant, a request for channel state information. The apparatus determines the number of bits comprising the request. The determined number of bits may be based on or associated with the number of serving cells configured for the apparatus. The apparatus reports the channel state information in response to the request based on information in the determined number of bits. |
| US10904781B2 |
Mobility measurements with interference caused by intermodulation products
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may mitigate self-interference and intermodulation products caused by communicating over two carriers in order to improve measurements of a third carrier. The UE may determine a measurement configuration to determine the quality of the third carrier. The measurement configuration may include identifying time periods with no scheduled uplink transmissions, time periods with a transmit power below a power threshold, time periods with frequency locations with an expected lower intermodulation interference, or time periods with a scheduled reference signal transmission (e.g., a synchronization signal (SS) block). The UE may also reduce a transmit power for a time period or drop a scheduled uplink transmission in order to perform more accurate measurements on the third carrier. In some cases, a base station may schedule a measurement gap for the UE to perform the measurements. |
| US10904780B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring channel status in wireless communication system supporting reconfiguration of usage of radio resource
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring channel status information on a terminal in a wireless communication system that supports the change of usage of a radio resource. In particular, the method includes the steps of: receiving a change of usage message for a dynamic change in the usage of a radio resource; and measuring channel status information (CSI) from a CSI reference resource, wherein the CSI reference resource is arranged on a time section at which a usage of a radio resource is determined by the change of usage message, and determined based on only an uplink-downlink setting on a system information block (SIB) when the reception of the change of usage message is unsuccessful. |
| US10904779B2 |
Antenna structure, antenna device and wireless localization method
The present invention provides an antenna structure, an antenna device and a wireless localization method. The antenna structure includes a first radiation unit including a plurality of first connecting portions and a plurality of first annular radiation portions, a second radiation unit including a plurality of second connecting portions and a plurality of second annular radiation portions, a first conductive wire and a plurality of second conductive wires. A first end of each first annular radiation portion is connected to the first connecting portion, and the second end thereof extends towards the first end of the adjacent first annular radiation portion. A first end of each second annular radiation portion is connected to the second connecting portion, and the second end thereof extends towards the first end of the adjacent second annular radiation portion. |
| US10904775B2 |
Methods and systems for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications
Methods and systems are provided for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications. In some embodiments, a satellite communications method is provided that comprises receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of source signals, wherein each of the source signals are modulated according to at least one source modulation method, and further receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of information signals corresponding to the plurality of source signals. The method further includes combining, at the satellite, the plurality of source signals into a combined source signal with an overlapping bandwidth, wherein each of the source signals are further modulated according to at least one predetermined modulation method before they are combined, and transmitting, by a downlink transmission from the satellite to a gateway ground station, the combined source signal. |
| US10904773B2 |
Beam management techniques in millimeter wave systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for partitioning two or more dimensions of an uplink transmission, where different partitions in each partitioned dimension can be used to provide different feedback information. A UE may measure one or more downlink transmissions from a base station (e.g., beam measurements in a beam sweep procedure), and select a partition of one of the partitioned dimensions to indicate feedback related to the measured downlink transmissions. The feedback may indicate, for example, a particular beam that may be used for an active beam pair, beam refinement information, or other feedback. The partitioned dimensions may include one or more of time resource, a frequency resource dimension, a root sequence dimension, a cyclic shift dimension, a time-frequency dimension, or any combination thereof. |
| US10904772B2 |
Performing an action based on a number of transmissions reaching a threshold
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing an action based on a number of transactions reaching a threshold. One method includes determining whether a number of transmissions to a network unit has reached a predetermined threshold. The method includes, in response to the number of transmissions to the network unit reaching the predetermined threshold, performing an action selected from a group including: inhibiting communications with the network unit; determining a type of system information being requested by the number of transmissions and inhibiting communications with the network unit based on the type of system information; determining whether to inhibit communications with the network unit based on a configuration of a remote unit; and performing additional transmissions to the network unit. |
| US10904771B1 |
Method and apparatus for invoking beamforming responsive to carrier transition
Disclosed herein is a method and corresponding apparatus to help manage wireless communication between a base station and a device served by the base. In accordance with the disclosure, when a base station transitions from serving the device on just a first carrier to serving the device on a combination of the first carrier and a second carrier, the base station will responsively take action to improve downlink communication to the device on the first carrier. In particular, the base station will respond to the occurrence of that transition by starting to beamform downlink transmission to the device on the first carrier. |
| US10904758B2 |
Secure method for configuring internet of things (IOT) devices through wireless technologies
A method to configure a new IoT device using a smartphone with the IoT device configuration application/service installed. Once the user has added the configuration preferences after successful login to his account on the cloud service using secure communication channel (such as TLS), the user can scan the QR code printed on the device/paper shipped together with the device. After the QR code is scanned, the mobile application decodes the data contained in the QR code, verifies the digital signature, and automatically enables a Wi-Fi hotspot on the smartphone, based on the information retrieved from the QR code. Then, the mobile application informs the user to switch on the IoT device. Once the IoT device is turned on and boots completely, it connects to the hotspot on the smartphone using the default Wi-Fi SSID and PSK saved in its memory (the same as on the QR code). |
| US10904751B2 |
System and method for using credentials of a first client station to establish a connection between a network and a second client station
Described are methods that allow credentials of a first client station to authenticate a second client station. An exemplary method includes associating a first client station with a second client station, the first client station including credential information, the associating authorizing the second client station to use the credential information, transmitting, by the second client station, an association request to a network, the network utilizing the credential information to authorize a connection, the second client station configured to perform a proxy functionality for requests received from the network to be forwarded to the first client station and responses received from the first client station to be forwarded to the network, determining, by the network, whether the credential information received from the second client station is authenticated and establishing a connection between the second client station and the network using the credential information of the first client station. |
| US10904749B2 |
Protocol for establishing a secure communications session with an anonymous host over a wireless network
This application relates to techniques for anonymously establishing a secure communication session with a wireless client. A described method, performed by an anonymous wireless host, includes advertising a service implemented by the anonymous wireless host as available over a wireless network, receiving an invitation to establish the secure communication session with the wireless client, transmitting an acceptance of the invitation to the wireless client, and establishing the secure communication session over a communication channel. The invitation is received from the wireless client and the acceptance is transmitted to the wireless client via a broadcast address or a multicast address associated with the wireless network. The secure communication session is used to exchange encrypted data between the service and the wireless client. |
| US10904747B2 |
Service data packet encapsulation method and apparatus
The present application discloses a service data packet encapsulation method and apparatus. The method includes at least: obtaining, by a source communications device, a mobility support parameter of a current service, where the mobility support parameter is used to indicate whether a corresponding service requires mobility support, and the source communications device includes at least an ID identifier layer and a locator layer; determining, by the source communications device based on the mobility support parameter of the current service, whether the current service requires mobility support; and obtaining, by the source communications device, a source locator of the source communications device and a destination locator of a destination communications device when determining that the current service does not require mobility support, and performing, by using the source locator and the destination locator, locator layer encapsulation on a data packet that needs to be sent by the current service. |
| US10904744B2 |
Techniques and apparatuses for providing an indication regarding a fast sleep capability in 5G
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may signal, to a base station, an indication that fast sleep is supported by the UE with regard to an inter-slot scheduling configuration or a non-self-contained slot configuration; and receive, based at least in part on signaling the indication that the fast sleep is supported by the UE, signaling indicating the inter-slot scheduling configuration or the non-self-contained slot configuration for the fast sleep, wherein the fast sleep is between at least one of a data grant and a corresponding data communication for the inter-slot scheduling, or a data communication and acknowledgment (ACK)/negative ACK (NACK) feedback regarding the data communication for the non-self-contained slot configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10904743B2 |
Methods for automatic bootstrapping of a device
A provisioning node connected to a subscription manger can receive a provisioning profile request from a device. The provisioning profile request can include an identifier of the device. The provisioning node can further authenticate the device. The provisioning node can further obtain a provisioning profile for the device using the identifier of the device. The provisioning node can further send the provisioning profile to the device. |
| US10904742B2 |
Communicating a subscriber identity module to a server, in particular upon changing profiles
A method for the communicating of a subscriber identity module, implemented or implementable in an end device, in which at least one profile is adapted for the utilization of the mobile end device in a mobile communication network, vis-à-vis a server, in which method a message from the subscriber identity module is sent to the server. Before the sending of the message, a step of the establishing of a technology is carried out in the subscriber identity module in which there is established, which technology the profile corresponds to, and the sending is carried out compliant with the technology. The communicating can involve the notifying of a profile change effected in the subscriber identity module. |
| US10904740B2 |
Method of inbound roamer detection for networks supporting service domain centralization in IMS
Embodiments of this disclosure enable the I-CSCF and S-CSCF to detect inbound roaming UEs to network supporting Service Domain Centralization in IMS, so that the S-CSCF is able to select the appropriate database entity and can understand the CS authentication vector. |