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| US09731469B2 |
Fabrication process for garments and other fabric products
Fabrication processes are provided for a fabric product that provide a continuous moisture and/or thermal barrier around the fabric product, eliminating moisture and thermal leakage through seams and other stitching perforations, and creating an equal barrier quality throughout the structure of the fabric product. A fabric product is also provided. |
| US09731466B2 |
Systems and methods of supplying materials to a rotating fiber producing device
Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described. Use of material transfer conduits allows the continuous production of fibers without the need to stop the process to refill the fiber producing device. |
| US09731461B2 |
Tire curing mold and method of manufacturing tire
A tire curing mold comprises a plurality of vent holes provided on a side forming surface coming into contact with a side wall portion of a tire. The side forming portion is provided with a recess portion which is recessed toward an outer side in a tire width direction from a profile of the side forming surface. A diameter of a vent hole which is open within the recess portion is set to be larger than a diameter of a vent hole which is open on the profile of the side forming surface. |
| US09731460B2 |
Anti-glare film and method of fabricating the same
An anti-glare film and a method of fabricating the same. The anti-glare film includes a transparent substrate, a photocurable resin layer stacked on one surface of the transparent substrate, and a plurality of amorphous patterns formed on a surface of the photocurable resin layer. The anti-glare film can provide excellent diffusion of light, exhibit excellent brightness without deterioration of transmittance, and provide excellent front brightness and visibility when applied to polarizing plates and display devices. |
| US09731454B2 |
Multidirectional fiber-reinforced tape/film articles and the method of making the same
High tenacity, high elongation multi-filament polymeric tapes as well as ballistic resistant fabrics, composites and articles made therefrom. The tapes are fabricated from multi-filament fibers/yarns that are twisted together, bonded together, compressed and flattened. |
| US09731452B2 |
Three dimensional printer and method for adjusting working coordinate of platform thereof
A three-dimensional (3-D) printer and a method for adjusting a working coordinate of a platform thereof are provided. The 3-D printer includes a platform, a printing head and a control unit. The platform includes a carrying surface and adjustment points located on the carrying surface. The printing head disposed above the platform for moving along a datum plane and a normal direction of the datum plane. The control unit controls the printing head to move from the datum plane toward the platform to contact each of the adjustment points for obtaining a coordinate offset of the carrying surface corresponding to the datum plane, and adjusts a model coordinate of a digital 3-D model information according to the coordinate offset. The control unit moves the printing head according to the adjusted model coordinate to print a 3-D object related to the digital 3-D model information on the carrying surface. |
| US09731451B2 |
Clamps and methods of forming clamps
Apparatuses include first and second monolithic members that are coupled together, that are configured to move relative to each other, and that are configured so that they cannot be decoupled from each other without destruction of one or both of the two monolithic members. Apparatuses further include a third monolithic member configured to be selectively coupled to at least one of the first monolithic member and the second monolithic member. Methods of forming and using such apparatuses also are disclosed. Some monolithic members are formed utilizing an additive manufacturing process so that they are restricted from being decoupled from each other. Some apparatuses define clamps. Some clamps are used to precisely align laser projection alignment targets for use with laser projection alignment systems. |
| US09731447B2 |
Oriented polymer composite article, composition and method of manufacture
The disclosure generally relates to a solid state non-proportional, adjustable, tapered drawing die and an oriented polymer article formed therefrom. More specifically, embodiments relate to a non-proportional draw die used to produce oriented, dimensionally accurate, symmetric or asymmetric polymer composite profiles having simple profiles or complicated profiles with multiple edges. Moreover, the draw die of the disclosure prevents natural flattening of the edges of the final profile during the solid state die drawing process of the oriented polymer composite. |
| US09731444B2 |
Hand-held three-dimensional drawing device
A three-dimensional (3D) drawing device having a housing configured for manipulation by a user's hand and to accept a feed stock that is, in certain embodiments, a strand of thermoplastic. The drawing device has a nozzle assembly with an exit nozzle and a motor connected to a gear train that engages the strand of thermoplastic feed stock such that rotation of the motor causes the feed stock to be extruded out of the exit nozzle to form a three-dimensional object. |
| US09731443B2 |
Methods of using retrofitted injection molding machines with reduced pressures
An injection molding machine that uses a mold and a native controller to operate according to an original mold cycle to mold plastic objects is retrofitted with a retrofit controller; the retrofitted machine uses the mold and the retrofit controller to operate according to a retrofit mold cycle to mold plastic objects. The retrofit mold cycle has a maximum injection pressure that is less than a maximum injection pressure of the original mold cycle. The retrofit mold cycle can also have more constant injection pressures than the original mold cycle. |
| US09731440B2 |
Molding material and resin-adhered reinforcing fiber bundle
A molding material comprising the following components (A) to (D) at the following ratios, in which the component (D) is bonded to a composite comprising the components (A) to (C) and the order in the weight average molecular weight is component (D)>component (B)>component (C); (A) 1 to 75 wt % of a reinforcing fiber bundle; (B) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a first propylene-based resin; (C) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a second propylene-based resin having carboxylate groups bound to the polymer chains thereof; and (D) 5 to 98.98 wt % of a third propylene-based resin. A molding material of this invention provides a long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material containing a propylene-based resin as the matrix resin, which allows the reinforcing fibers to be well dispersed into the molded article produced at the time of injection molding and allows the molded article produced to have excellent mechanical properties. |
| US09731437B2 |
Method of manufacturing hydrogel ophthalmic devices with electronic elements
The present invention provides methods for forming an ophthalmic lens that can include a media insert and/or electronic components. In particular, the present disclosure provides for adhesion promoting functionalization steps for a biocompatible coating to bind a hydrogel material to a plastic surface or electronic component prior to the polymerization of the hydrogel. In some aspects, the media insert can be used to contain energy sources and/or functional electronic components which may be, for example, in a stacked integrated component configuration to permit a generally arcuate shape that can conform to the anterior surface of an eye. |
| US09731425B2 |
Hair cutting appliance, receptacle and connector plug
A hair cutting appliance includes a receiving receptacle for receiving a connector plug to detachably connect a cutting unit to a housing of the hair cutting appliance. The receiving receptacle includes a receiving socket having a receiving recess adapted to receive an engagement element of the connector plug, and a biasing unit arranged in the receiving socket underneath the receiving recess. The biasing unit includes first and second biasing elements laterally spaced with respect to each other and arranged to receive the engagement element of the connector plug. The first biasing element includes a retaining contact portion configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element in an insertion direction (Z). The second biasing element includes an alignment contact portion configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element in a longitudinal direction (X) and in a lateral direction (Y). |
| US09731424B1 |
Hair clippers with flexing electrically adjustable blades
A flex clipper provides a feature to help the cutting blade set float more effortlessly by adjusting automatically to the contours of a client's head to prevent getting stuck and causing cuts and irritation to the scalp. The hair clippers preferably also uses a self-contained motor-driven adjustment mechanism to adjust the relative position of the stationary and reciprocating blades of a common type of blade set. Two momentary switches operable by the thumb of the hand holding the clipper afford a barber total automatic adjustment with the clipper itself in an on or off condition. |
| US09731418B2 |
Methods and apparatus for closed loop force control in a linear actuator
A system and method for using a probe assembly to apply a desired force to a target surface. The method includes moving the probe assembly into an approach position, the approach position being a predetermined distance from the target surface. The probe assembly is then moved from the approach position to the target surface pursuant to a soft landing procedure. The soft landing procedure includes determining that the probe assembly has moved into soft contact with the target surface. The method further includes applying, subsequent to establishment of the soft contact between the probe assembly and the target surface, force to the probe assembly until an applied force on the target surface reaches the desired force. The applied force may then be monitored based upon an output of a load cell responsive to a force exerted by the probe assembly. |
| US09731417B2 |
Vehicle management system
A system and method to identify optimal vehicular movement based on reactive and deliberative components is described. Modifiable use conditions, such as speeding, excessive idling, gear selection, acceleration and deceleration profiles, as well as optimal path determination and follow distance are identified and optimized based on a reactive interaction between the vehicles and infrastructure on a real-time basis. Using active positioning tags placed within the environment and/or attached to each vehicle a vehicle's position can be determined relative to other proximal vehicles or relative to its environment. With such information a vehicle's path can be optimized. |
| US09731415B2 |
Method for the alignment of a multiaxial manipulator with an input device
A method is provided for the alignment of a multiaxial manipulator with an input device, which serves to control the manipulator, which method includes the steps of execution of one or more reference movements with the input device, execution of one or more reference movements with the manipulator, recording of the executed reference movements, calculation of a transformation matrix based on the recorded reference movements, and use of the calculated transformation matrix for the alignment of the movements of the input device with the manipulator. |
| US09731413B1 |
Overstrike protector
An apparatus for protecting a tool from an overstrike event. The apparatus generally includes a handle, a tool head, and a collar configuration with two or more collar members adapted to separably surround the handle. The collar members are affixed to the outer surface of the handle by a first adhesive. The tool head is placed over the handle and collar members and is affixed to the outer surfaces of the collar members with a second adhesive. The tool head secures the collar members which protect the handle around its circumference in the event of an overstrike event in any direction. |
| US09731411B2 |
Hydraulic tool
A hydraulic tool having a body, a frame in which a stationary tool for machining a workpiece and a movable tool are disposed, a cylindrical piston, and a rapid-advance piston connected to the body, wherein the rapid-advance piston has a barrel part being in contact with the piston, a connection part disposed at the rear end of the barrel part and connected to the body, a screw part formed in the connection part, and a D-cut face formed on the barrel part. A fixation member disposed in the body so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the D-cut face is also provided. The D-cut face is formed along a direction orthogonal to a line that connects the center point of the barrel part to the center point of the fixation member, and the rapid-advance piston is prevented from rotating by the fixation member. |
| US09731410B2 |
Power tool
To provide a hand-held power tool which is equipped with a motor and can be used in a normal driving mode for a tip end tool and also in driving modes other than the normal driving mode. A power tool in which a tip end tool is driven by a motor to thereby perform a predetermined machining process on a workpiece, wherein the motor is a dual rotor motor comprising: an inner rotor; an outer rotor; and a stator including a driving coil mechanism, with the inner rotor and the outer rotor being coaxially disposed. |
| US09731407B1 |
T handle torque wrench with slip function
Wrenches, apparatus, devices and methods of using a T handle with a torque wrench with adjustable torque setting controls having an automated slip function for applications such as for motorcycles, automotive, machinery and the like. The wrench allows for a user to pull up a lock feature which allows the user to selectively set a torque value by rotating the handle. Once a torque setting is made, the lock is pushed down and the wrench can be used to tighten fasteners, such as bolts, nuts, and the like. While tightening, the fastener, the wrench goes into a slip function when the setting has been reached, so that the fasteners, cannot be stripped. |
| US09731405B2 |
Automatic truss jig setting system
A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each other along the slot. Movement apparatus is provided for independently moving the pin assemblies along the slot. Each of the side edges of the segments associated with the slot defines a substantially vertical plane with a zone being defined between the substantially vertical planes of the side edges, and the movement apparatus is located substantially outside of the zone of the slot. The invention may optionally include a system for handling the obstruction of pin assembly movement, and a system for keeping track of the position of the pin assembly when the pin assembly has encountered an obstruction. |
| US09731403B2 |
Hand-held conformable sanding block
An elastomeric sanding block conformable to curved or flat surfaces includes a Shore A hardness ranging from about 30 to about 90, and is made from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, low-density polyethylene or an admixture thereof. The polymer or admixture ranges from about 35 to about 70 percent of the sanding block composition by weight. A blowing agent is present in an amount that ranges from about 1.5 to about 4.5 percent of the composition by weight. The elastomeric sanding block may be formed by combining the polymer or admixture and other components under heat to yield a feedstock, thermoforming the feedstock in a mold to yield a foamed material sheet, and cutting the foamed material sheet. |
| US09731402B2 |
Grinding apparatus
A grinding apparatus has a spindle, a first wheel mount fixed to the lower end of the spindle, and a first grinding wheel mounted on the first wheel mount. The first grinding wheel has a first base and first abrasive members arranged annularly along the outer circumference of the first base in the form of a ring. A second wheel mount inside the first wheel mount is vertically movable. A second grinding wheel is mounted on the second wheel mount in concentric relationship with the first grinding wheel. The second grinding wheel includes a second base having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the ring formed by the first abrasive members. A plurality of second abrasive members are arranged annularly along the outer circumference of the second base in the form of a ring. The second wheel mount moves forward and away from a chuck table. |
| US09731400B2 |
Grinding wheel and cleaning method for grinding chamber
A grinding wheel includes an annular base and a plurality of abrasive members fixed to the lower surface of the base and arranged annularly. The base has a plurality of through holes for discharging a grinding water. The plural through holes radially extend from the inner side surface to the outer side surface of the base. The plural through holes are arranged at given intervals in the circumferential direction of the base so that the grinding water is scattered in different directions from the through holes. |
| US09731399B2 |
Coated retaining ring
A retaining ring for a polishing system is disclosed. The retaining ring has a process-resistant coating over a portion thereof. The process-resistant coating is a thin, smooth, conformal layer that is resistant to wear and chemical attack. The process-resistant coating is formed by a method that includes vapor deposition from a precursor gas mixture, which may deposit polyparaxyxylene from a gas mixture comprising paracyclophane. Adhesion of the process-resistant coating to the retaining ring may be enhanced by treating the surface of the ring prior to forming the coating. Resistance of the coating to the process may be further enhanced by treating the surface of the coating with an etching or deposition gas to impart texture. |
| US09731384B2 |
Methods and compositions for brazing
A method includes disposing a braze material adjacent a first body and a second body; heating the braze material and forming a transient liquid phase; and transforming the transient liquid phase to a solid phase and forming a bond between the first body and the second body. The braze material includes copper, silver, zinc, magnesium, and at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, tin, cobalt, iron, phosphorous, indium, lead, antimony, cadmium, and bismuth. |
| US09731381B2 |
Laser cutting head for machine tool
A laser cutting head powered by a laser emission apparatus including optical transmission devices and associated with a cutting machine tool, includes a collimation device to collimate a laser beam coming from the laser emission apparatus, a focusing device to focus a collimated laser beam leaving the collimation devices, and a casing to house the focusing unit. The focusing unit includes one focusing lens and support devices to house and hold the focusing lens and move it along an adjustment direction within the casing in order to vary a focal point of the laser beam leaving the focusing lens. The laser cutting head includes a cooling unit secured to the casing and heat conducting devices used to connect the support devices with the cooling unit in order to extract the heat generated by the laser beam crossing the focusing lens by thermal conduction from the support devices and the focusing lens. |
| US09731379B2 |
Welding light metal workpieces by reaction metallurgy
Aluminum alloy workpieces and/or magnesium alloy workpieces are joined in a solid state weld by use of a reactive material placed, in a suitable form, at the joining surfaces. Joining surfaces of the workpieces are pressed against the interposed reactive material and heated. The reactive material alloys or reacts with the workpiece surfaces consuming some of the surface material in forming a reaction product comprising a low melting liquid that removes oxide films and other surface impediments to a welded bond across the interface. Further pressure is applied to expel the reaction product and to join the workpiece surfaces in a solid state weld bond. |
| US09731378B2 |
Thermocompression bonders, methods of operating thermocompression bonders, and horizontal correction motions using lateral force measurement in thermocompression bonding
A method of operating a thermocompression bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) applying a first level of bond force to a semiconductor element while first conductive structures of the semiconductor element are in contact with second conductive structures of a substrate in connection with a thermocompression bonding operation; (b) measuring a lateral force related to contact between (i) ones of the first conductive structures and (ii) corresponding ones of the second conductive structures; (c) determining a corrective motion to be applied based on the lateral force measured in step (b); and (d) applying the corrective motion determined in step (c). |
| US09731377B2 |
Bonding method
A method of bonding a first article to a second article, each article having a respective bond surface. The method comprises interposing a porous interlayer region between the bond surfaces of the first and second articles and subsequently using electrical resistance heating to locally heat the interlayer region under contact pressure to a bonding temperature below the melting temperature of the interlayer and the first and second articles to thereby bond the interlayer to the first and second articles to form a bonded article. The interlayer has a porosity of between approximately 10% and 30%. |
| US09731376B2 |
System and method for plasma cutting sheet metal in an automated coil-line machine
A fully automated plasma sheet metal cutter that can be integrated into a HVAC coil-line and which increases the precision of cutting, decreases the time it takes to cut a particular component sheet metal part, and offers flexibility in cutting different sized and shaped holes or openings. Further, since the system is fully automated, it eliminates the error or cost attributed to a portion of the cutting process that heretofore has been associated with a manual laborer. |
| US09731369B2 |
Interconnect alloy material and methods
A solder and methods of forming an electrical interconnection are shown. Examples of solders include gallium based solders. A solder including gallium is shown that includes particles of other solders mixed with a gallium based matrix. Methods of applying a solder are shown that include swiping a solder material over a surface that includes a resist pattern. Methods of applying a solder are also shown that include applying a solder that is immersed in an acid solution that provides a fluxing function to aid in solder adhesion. |
| US09731365B2 |
Saw blade with tooth form projection
A saw blade, such as a metal-cutting band saw blade, has a cutting edge including a plurality of teeth. A plurality of the teeth include a tip, a clearance surface located on one side of the tip, a rake face located on an opposite side of the tip relative to the clearance surface, a gullet, and a substantially flat, linear, or non-curvilinear projection formed between the rake face and the gullet and projecting outwardly relative to the rake face. The projection is inclined at an acute angle relative to a plane extending between the tips of consecutive unset teeth. The projection defines an inner end adjacent to the rake face and an outer end adjacent to the gullet. The inner end is located at a depth below the tip of at least about 25/1000 inch, and the distance between the inner end and the outer end of the projection in a direction substantially parallel to the plane extending between the tips of at least two teeth is less than about 65/1000 inch. |
| US09731364B2 |
Three part slide and locking mechanism for use with a table saw
A table saw is provided with a table assembly including an upper cutting surface having a front edge and a rear edge; a slide assembly including, at each of the front edge and the rear edge, an inner slide member, an intermediate slide member slidably journalled in the inner slide member, and an outer slide member slidably journalled in the intermediate slide member wherein the intermediate slide member includes a pin moveably disposed in an elongated slot of the outer slide member; and a lock assembly under the upper cutting surface and including a lever, a cam at a distal end of the lever, and a spring biased two part rod wherein the cam is pivotably disposed between two parts of the rod. In response to a clockwise turning of the lever and the cam the biasing member expands to unlock the slide assembly. |
| US09731363B2 |
Cutting device for cutting a cylindrical workpiece
A guide carriage for a cutting device for cutting a cylindrical workpiece. The carriage has a tool carrier for the cutting device and a tensioning member which wraps around the workpiece and is guided over a tensioning element. A tensioning device disposed on a chassis acts on the tensioning element. The tensioning device exerts a tensioning force on the tensioning member via the tensioning element. The tensioning member, a belt, is secured non-displaceably on the periphery of the workpiece. The chassis is movable in the peripheral direction of the workpiece along the belt. The belt bears a connecting element, by which the belt is closed. The connecting element is not fully traversable by the guide carriage. In order to be able to execute a full cut over the periphery, the tool carrier enables the cutting device to be mounted in a first and alternatively a second working position. |
| US09731362B2 |
Table saw
A table saw has a base assembly, a table assembly supported by the base assembly, the table assembly, and a saw assembly supported by at least one of the table assembly and the base assembly. The saw assembly has a saw blade extending through the table assembly. The base assembly has at least one foot having a substantially horizontal surface, a substantially vertical surface, and a curved surface disposed between the substantially horizontal surface and the substantially vertical surface. The substantially vertical surface is substantially coplanar with a surface of the table assembly so that the table saw can be disposed on the substantially vertical surface and the surface of the table assembly. |
| US09731353B2 |
Bar material supplying device and numerical control machine tool having the same
A bar material supplying device includes a feed rod having a leading end provided with a finger chuck, a feed rod servomotor and an air cylinder device that move the feed rod in a longitudinal direction to insert and pull the bar material into and from the finger chuck, and an NC device that controls driving of the feed rod servomotor and driving of the air cylinder device. The NC device controls the driving of the feed rod servomotor and the driving of the air cylinder device to move the feed rod in an operation of inserting and pulling the bar material into and from the finger chuck, and operates as an error allowable device that allows an error of an operation amount of the feed rod servomotor motor in the operation of inserting and pulling the bar material into and from the finger chuck. |
| US09731352B2 |
Wheel alignment device
The invention discloses an improved wheel alignment device which comprises a rack, a cylinder, a servo motor, a hollow shaft and the like. When the improved wheel alignment device is used, a stopper on a roller table centers a wheel, air enters at the lower end of a large piston and causes a long cylinder rod, a flange end cover, an expanding sleeve and the like to rise; the flange end cover is in contact with a wheel flange plate, and after the expanding sleeve is in contact with a central hole, air enters at the upper end of a small piston of a small cylinder, a short cylinder rod pulls an expanding core downwards, and the expanding sleeve clamps the central hole of the wheel; the servo motor causes the hollow shaft and the wheel to rotate by a belt pulley I and a belt pulley II, and the hollow shaft and the wheel stop rotating after a sensor finds the position of a valve hole of the wheel; at the moment, lifting cylinders cause a supporting plate to rise to a certain height through guide pillars, and a large cylinder causes the wheel to descend and the lower end surface of the wheel to fall above the supporting plate. The improved wheel alignment device can realize the alignment function before the automatic machining of wheel finish turning in use, and when the wheels with different wheel widths and different offset distances are automatically produced, programs do not need to be switched. |
| US09731343B2 |
Process of forming copper anodes
The present invention relates to a process of forming copper anodes (6) in a casting wheel (I) from the stage in which the copper is in liquid molten state (5) in a dumping chute (3) and is transferred to a ladle (4) until the anode (6) of solid copper is transformed into an anode (6) and is discharged from a mold (2) located in said casting wheel (I) wherein said process prevents the liquid molten copper (5) from being adhered to the edge of the ladle (4) and in the interstice (14) generated between the surfaces of the ejector rod (13) and the passing through bore (12) located on the mold (2) comprising the stages of: pouring the molten liquid copper from a distributing dumping chute (3) towards a ladle (4); (b) connecting the metallic components of the ladle (4) to the ground in order to produce positive charge (17); (c) spraying towards the edge (lip) of the ladle (4) an air jet (19) with dry dusting release agent (20) which is expelled by a nozzle (21) charging the particles of said dry dusting (20) with high voltage and negative charge the particles of said dry dusting release agent (20) with high voltage and negative charge (18); (f) pouring the molten liquid copper (5) from the ladle (4) towards the cavity (II) of a mold (2) of anodes; (g) waiting until the copper gets cold in order to form the anode (6) by means of the turn of the casting wheel (I); (h) driving the ejector rod (13) to expel the anode (6) from the cavity (II) of the mold (2); and (i) removing the anode (6) from the mold (2) by means of cranes. The nozzle (21) is moved over the ladle zone (4) and mold zone (2) by means of a robotic arm (22) which is mounted on a cart (24) suspended above the casting wheel (I).(18); (b) connecting the metallic components of the mold (2) to the ground in order to produce a positive charge (17); (e) spraying towards the cavity (II) of the mold (2) and towards the location zone of the ejector rod (13) dry dusting release agent (20) through an air jet (19) which passes through a nozzle (21) which charges the particles of said dry dusting release agent (20) with high voltage and negative charge (18); (f) pouring the molten liquid copper (5) from the ladle (4) towards the cavity (II) of a mold (2) of anodes; (g) waiting until the copper gets cold in order to form the anode (6) by means of the turn of the casting wheel (I); (h) driving the ejector rod (13) to expel the anode (6) from the cavity (II) of the mold (2); and (i) removing the anode (6) from the mold (2) by means of cranes. The nozzle (21) is moved over the ladle zone (4) and mold zone (2) by means of a robotic arm (22) which is mounted on a cart (24) suspended above the casting wheel (I). |
| US09731339B2 |
Method for producing press-molded article
A method produces a press-molded article having a hat shaped cross-section with flanges at both sides, a top plate, vertical walls at both sides, and having a shape curved in the vertical direction to an inverted checkmark shape along the longitudinal direction when the molded article is viewed from a side face with the top plate section on the top side. An intermediate molded body is formed by drawing a metal stock sheet into an intermediate shape, and after preparing the outside shape of the intermediate molded body by trimming, drawing is subsequently performed to form the final shape. |
| US09731336B2 |
Method for producing seamless pipes
The invention relates to a method for producing seamless pipes of heated massive metal blocks, by means of a mandrel (4), which is fastened on a rolling rod (5), in the case of which a coating material is applied onto the inner side of the hollow block (3) during the forming process by means of the influence of the rolling rod (5) from the massive metal block to a hollow block (3), which is created during the forming. |
| US09731335B2 |
Vortex baffle for a ventilated enclosure
A ventilated enclosure includes a vortex baffle to harness the turbulence of air in a way that uses less exhaust air while still providing ample protection to the user. The vortex ventilation system uses the total interior shape and proportion of the ventilated enclosure to direct the motion of air flow in a manner that improves efficiency. The vortex ventilation baffle can enhance the way air naturally curls, or rolls, as air flows through the enclosure. The vortex baffle can cause a mono-stable vortex to from in the enclosure. This vortex is resilient to disturbances that cause ventilated enclosures, such as chemical fume hoods, to spill. The stable vortex is above the work surface and less affected by the way apparatus is loaded inside the enclosure. The vortex baffle achieves better containment (improved safety) at lower exhaust flow (improved energy consumption) as compared to conventional ventilated enclosures. |
| US09731331B2 |
Process for the demulsifying cleaning of metallic surfaces
The demulsifying cleaning of metallic surfaces which may be contaminated with oil(s) with at least one further nonpolar organic compound, with fat(s), with soap(s), with particulate dirt or with at least one anionic organic compound using an aqueous, alkaline, surfactant-containing bath solutions. |
| US09731325B2 |
Mobile mechanical xeriscape gravel cleaner
Disclosed is mobile mechanical xeriscape gravel cleaner which is delivered to the site of the xeriscaping to be cleaned by a wheel/axle assembly, leveled with adjustable jack stands mounted on the metal frame. Xeriscape material to be cleaned is collected and deposited in a hopper with slide plate to control flow of material into the receiving chamber. Using an external power system, the auger/screener device rotation begins and picks up and carries forward the material, passing through the transition plate to the auger/cleaner chamber where foreign material passes through the screen. The cleaned material proceeds to the discharge chamber where it is collected and returned to the original xeriscaped site. The mobile mechanical xeriscape gravel cleaner can clean xeriscape gravel at a lower cost, with improved quality and a higher rate of speed than was previously possible, with significantly reduced burden to the ecosystem. |
| US09731322B2 |
Plating apparatus, plating method and storage medium having plating program stored thereon
A plating apparatus 1 can perform plating processes by supplying plating liquids onto a surface of a substrate 2. The plating apparatus 1 includes a substrate rotating holder configured to hold and rotate the substrate 2; plating liquid supply units 29 and 30 configured to supply different kinds of plating liquids onto the surface of the substrate 2; a plating liquid drain unit 31 configured to drain out the plating liquids dispersed from the substrate 2 depending on the kinds of the plating liquids; and a controller 32 configured to control the substrate rotating holder 25, the plating liquid supply units 29 and 30, the plating liquid drain unit 31. While the substrate 2 is held and rotated, the plating processes are performed on the surface of the substrate 2 in sequence by supplying the different kinds of the plating liquids onto the surface of the substrate 2. |
| US09731320B2 |
Process and system for producing waterborne coating layer in high temperature and low humidity climate
The present disclosure is directed to a process for applying a waterborne coating composition in a spray booth and a system thereof. The disclosure is particularly directed to a process for introducing water into incoming air for the spray booth to produce a conditioned spray booth having appropriate humidity levels. The process of this disclosure is particularly useful for applying a waterborne coating composition having effect pigments in a low humidity and high temperature climate. |
| US09731317B2 |
Device for holding and dispensing viscous material
A dispensing device is provided for storing and dispensing a flowable, viscous material. A cartridge is provided for storing the material and includes a tube, a movable cup member located within the tube, an end wall having a nozzle opening covered with a removable seal and a nozzle. The nozzle is removably held within the cup member during storage. The dispensing device is formed by inserting the cartridge within the actuator. The actuator comprises a barrel, a trigger, a handle, a plunger and a resilient detent. The movement of the trigger causes the plunger to push the moveable member forward. The detent holds the plunger in place maintaining the flow of material. |
| US09731311B2 |
Painting system component having a surface coating
The disclosure relates to a painting system component, in particular a rotating bell (1) for a rotating atomizer, including a main body (1) and a surface coat (8) at least on a part of the surface of the main body (1). The surface coat (8) reduces the tendency of the painting system component to become dirty and/or improves the ease of cleaning of the painting system component. |
| US09731308B1 |
Correctional paint wand
A correctional paint wand used to mark lines on pavement, turf, concrete, and other surfaces. It has a rotatable sleeve on the lower end of an elongated handle, with the sleeve having at least two aerosol paint can holders each sized for containing one inverted paint can. At least one can applies distinguishable marking paint, and at least one can applies correctional paint visually covering erroneously applied markings, with the sleeve rotated to place the needed paint can in a dispensing position. A wheel on the lower end of the wand may aid its movement over the surface targeted for marking. The error correcting paint may be green for grass or artificial turf, brown for exposed ground, light gray or off-white for cement, and black for asphalt, or other colors appropriate to the intended application. Contemplated applications include, but are not limited to, use by landscaping designers and utility companies. |
| US09731305B2 |
Nozzle apparatus and method
The present disclosure introduces a nozzle apparatus and method. In one embodiment, a spray nozzle apparatus is described. The spray nozzle apparatus includes a plurality of flow channels formed by the combination of a: sprayhead, a major element, and a minor element. The sprayhead may have a plurality of holes. The major element is retained within the sprayhead by a nozzle nut and spring, allowing a first annular gap to form between the sprayhead and the major element. The minor element is retained within the major element by a second nozzle nut and second spring, allowing a second annular gap to form between the major element and the minor element. The minor element may have an axial hole. Other embodiments also are described. |
| US09731304B2 |
Apparatus for coating particulate material flowing through a chute
An injector head for delivering particulate material from a feeder source to a receiver is fitted with a plurality of splitter bars extending generally laterally from the sidewalls thereof into the space through which particulate material is fed as it flows into a receiver. Spray nozzles mounted to said sidewalls below said splitter bars spray coating material generally laterally relative to said sidewalls and generally laterally relative to the length of said splitter bars so as to coat particulate material as it passes over and to the sides and ends of said splitter bars. |
| US09731302B2 |
Optical monitoring system for blood processing system
Methods are provided for identifying a disposable flow circuit in a blood processing system. At least a portion of the disposable flow circuit is positioned within a centrifuge that is rotatable about a rotational axis and has a high-G outer wall with a window facing radially away from the rotational axis. The disposable flow circuit is monitored through the window to detect the presence of an expected identification feature and/or an expected alignment feature. If the expected feature is detected, a blood separation procedure is initiated, with the procedure including monitoring the disposable flow circuit through the window to detect characteristics of a fluid within the disposable flow circuit. If the expected feature is not detected, an alarm condition is generated and initiation of the blood separation procedure is prevented. |
| US09731298B2 |
Control device of coal pulverizer
There is provided a control device of a coal pulverizer which enables estimation of a coal output with a precision suited for a purpose. In a control device of a coal pulverizer which pulverizes coal by the coal pulverizer and estimates coal output by which the pulverized coal is output to a boiler, the control device includes a main operation circuit which calculates a command signal associated with a coal feed rate on the basis of detection data from a boiler or a power generator connected to the boiler, and an additional control unit which calculates the deviation between a standard coal output pattern preset in the coal pulverizer, and a current coal output pattern, and adds a calculation result by the additional control unit to the main operation circuit as a correction signal. |
| US09731297B2 |
Assay cartridges and methods of using the same
Assay cartridges are described that have purification, reaction, and detection zones and other fluidic components which can include sample chambers, waste chambers, conduits, vents, reagent chambers, reconstitution chambers and the like. The assay cartridges are used to conduct multiplexed nucleic acid measurements. Also described are kits including such cartridges, methods of using the same, and a reader configured to analyze an assay conducted using an assay cartridge. |
| US09731293B2 |
Paired laser and electrokinetic separation, manipulation, and analysis device
The combined value of integrating optical forces and electrokinetics allows for the pooled separation vectors of each to be applied, providing for separation based on combinations of features such as size, shape, refractive index, charge, charge distribution, charge mobility, permittivity, and deformability. The interplay of these separation vectors allow for the selective manipulation of analytes with a finer degree of variation. Embodiments include methods of method of separating particles in a microfluidic channel using a device comprising a microfluidic channel, a source of laser light focused by an optic into the microfluidic channel, and a source of electrical field operationally connected to the microfluidic channel via electrodes so that the laser light and the electrical field to act jointly on the particles in the microfluidic channel. Other devices and methods are disclosed. |
| US09731289B2 |
Automation of incubation, processing, harvesting and analysis of samples in a multi-cell plate with thin film sample support
The present invention relates to the automation of incubation, processing, harvesting and analysis of samples in a multi-cell plate. In particular, a multi-cell plate including a body with a plurality of cells is presented. Furthermore, an automated crystal harvesting and processing system with a cutting unit, a fluid unit and a removing device is presented. The multi-cell plate further includes a sealing film for sealing the cells on a first side of the body and a sample film for sealing the cells on a second side of the body. The sample film is adapted for accommodating a biological material for crystallization. Furthermore, the sample film is of a thickness and composition that makes it compatible with x-rays and also with laser ablation. The design of the multi-cell plate and the automated crystal harvesting and processing system allows for several steps of incubation, processing, harvesting and analysis of the samples to be automated. |
| US09731283B2 |
Stabilization of bulk catalysts with organo-metalloxane framework
Bulk metallic catalyst precursor compositions are provided that include a Group VIB metal, a Group VIII metal, an organic-compound based component, and an organo-metalloxane polymer or gel. The catalyst precursor compositions can further include a binder. Amorphous sulfided catalysts formed from the catalyst precursor compositions are also provided. The catalyst precursor compositions can have a surface area of about 20 m2/g or less. |
| US09731281B2 |
Catalyst for hydrocarbon catalytic cracking
A catalyst for hydrocarbon catalytic cracking of the invention contains: a catalyst (a) containing faujasite-type zeolite (A) having a unit cell size in a range of 2.435 nm to 2.455 nm, a matrix component, and rare earths; and a catalyst (b) containing faujasite-type zeolite (B) having a unit cell size in a range of 2.445 nm to 2.462 nm, a matrix component, phosphorus, and magnesium. |
| US09731276B2 |
Composite, catalyst including the same, fuel cell and lithium air battery including the same
A composite including: a carbonaceous material; and a solid solution including a first metal and a cerium oxide, wherein the solid solution is disposed on the carbonaceous material. |
| US09731274B2 |
Catalyst carrier and exhaust gas purifying catalyst
The present invention relates to a catalyst carrier comprising an apatite-type composite oxide and proposes a catalyst carrier capable of improving purification performance of NOx due to improvement of phosphorus poisoning.Proposed is a catalyst carrier which contains a composite oxide that is represented by a composition formula of (LaA)9.33−δB6O27.00−γ (wherein, 0.3≦δ≦3.0, 0.0<γ≦6.0; “A” represents one or two or more elements selected from Ba, Pr, Y, Sr, Mg, and Ce; and “B” represents one or two or more elements selected from Si, P, and Fe). |
| US09731273B2 |
Use of lanthanide oxides to reduce sintering of catalysts
Disclosed is a lanthanide oxide coated catalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a supported catalyst comprising a support material, a catalytic material, and a lanthanide oxide, wherein the lanthanide oxide is attached to at least a portion of the surface of the supported catalyst. |
| US09731272B2 |
Activated carbon having basic functional groups and method for producing same
The present invention provides activated carbon with which hydrophilicity is excellent and the amount of steam adsorbed is increased, and provides a method for producing this activated carbon. This activated carbon is characterized in that the amount of basic functional groups in the activated carbon is 0.470 meq/m2 or greater. Preferably the amount of basic groups per specific surface area of activated carbon is 0.200 μeq/m2 or greater and the ratio of the amount of basic functional groups and the amount of acidic functional groups (basic functional groups/acidic functional groups) is 1.00 or greater. This method for producing activated carbon is characterized in comprising a step for imparting basic functional groups by bringing the activated carbon into contact with a basic substance. According to a preferred embodiment, the method comprises a step for heating the resulting activated carbon in an insert atmosphere. |
| US09731268B2 |
Plasma dry reforming apparatus
The present invention discloses a plasma dry reforming apparatus for producing synthetic gas, main components of which are hydrogen and carbon monoxide, by reforming methane and carbon dioxide injected in plasma, the apparatus comprising: a plasma reformer 100, 200 which produces carbon dioxide plasma by making carbon dioxide supplied therein into plasma, ignites plasma flame by supplying hydrocarbon to the produced dioxide plasma, and produces synthetic gas by supplying methane to the plasma flame. |
| US09731267B2 |
Method and high-pressure mixing apparatus with self-regenerating seal
A high-pressure mixing apparatus for polymeric components suitable for providing a reactive mixture for a polymerizable resin, provided with a self-regenerating seal. An annular sealing element is housed in a circular seat inside a cross hole of a bush transversely extending to and in communication with the mixing chamber, in a sealing zone downstream the injection holes for the polymeric components, between the mixing chamber and the same delivery bush; worn and/or torn parts of the annular sealing element are automatically regenerated by the reactive mixture delivered during operation of the mixing apparatus. |
| US09731263B2 |
Process for preparing stable suspensions of metal nanoparticles and the stable colloidal suspensions obtained thereby
A process is described for preparing stable suspensions of metal nanoparticles by means of a microwave-assisted metal nanoparticle synthesis undertaken in an aqueous environment at low temperature and at ambient pressure and atmosphere. |
| US09731253B2 |
Standpipe arrangement and fastening for holding and for supplying gas to aerators in a waste water clarifying basin
There is a standpipe arrangement for holding and for supplying gas to aerators in a clarifying basin. The standpipe arrangement comprises a pipe conduit with holding means for aerators, with gas openings to the aerators and with means of fastening the pipe conduit on the base of the clarifying basin. The pipe conduit comprises several support pipes connected to each other, at the connection points of which fastening means are arranged. By way of the fastening means the support pipes are fixed both at a distance above the base of the clarifying basin as well as laterally and against rotation about the pipe axis, but can be moved along the pipe axis. |
| US09731249B2 |
Polymeric molecular sieve membranes for gas separation
A porous polymer membrane useful in gas separation, the porous polymer membrane comprising a polymeric structure having crosslinked aromatic groups and a hierarchical porosity in which micropores having a pore size less than 2 nm are present at least in an outer layer of the porous polymer membrane, and macropores having a pore size of over 50 nm are present at least in an inner layer of the porous polymer membrane. Also described are methods for producing the porous polymer membrane in which a non-porous polymer membrane containing aromatic rings is subjected to a Friedel-Crafts crosslinking reaction in which a crosslinking molecule crosslinks the aromatic rings in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst and organic solvent under sufficiently elevated temperature, as well as methods for using the porous polymer membranes for gas or liquid separation, filtration, or purification. |
| US09731248B2 |
Gas separation membranes with intermixed layers
A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer; and c) a discriminating layer; wherein at least 10% of the discriminating layer is intermixed with the gutter layer. |
| US09731247B2 |
Ion exchange membranes
Highly energy efficient electrodialysis membranes having low operating costs and a novel process for their manufacture are described herein. The membranes are useful in the desalination of water and purification of waste water. They are effective in desalination of seawater due to their low electrical resistance and high permselectivity. These membranes are made by a novel process which results in membranes significantly thinner than prior art commercial electrodialysis membranes. The membranes are produced by polymerizing one or more monofunctional ionogenic monomers with at least one multifunctional monomer in the pores of a porous substrate. |
| US09731246B2 |
Exhaust gas purification device
In an exhaust gas purification apparatus provided in an exhaust as path of an engine, it is an object of the present invention to shorten a pipe length of a bypass path bypassing a purification catalyst as short as possible, thereby reducing initial costs. The exhaust gas purification apparatus includes a purification casing in which at least the purification catalyst is accommodated. The purification catalyst purifies exhaust gas from the engine. The purification casing is integrally provided with the bypass path separately from the purification path in which the purification catalyst exists. The bypass path makes the exhaust gas bypasses the purification catalyst without passing through the purification catalyst. |
| US09731242B2 |
Pressure swing adsorption device
A pressure swing adsorption apparatus having: a housing with an arc-shaped inner surface, the housing being arranged with at least one gas inlet, at least one exhaust port and at least one gas outlet for discharging the separated gas; a rotor arranged in the housing, at least two contact ends being arranged on the rotor for maintaining a non-stop sliding contact with the inner surface of the housing, individual cavities, i.e., air cavities between the adjacent contact ends and formed between the external surface of the rotor and the inner surface of the housing, and each air cavity being separated by the contact ends; adsorption chambers set inside the rotor as parts of the rotor and rotated along with the rotor, molecular sieves being loaded in the interior of the adsorption chambers, and the adsorption chambers being provided with screen openings for connection with the air cavities. |
| US09731238B2 |
Bladed drum for rotary separator system
A separator method and apparatus that includes a rotatable drum defining an annular passageway therein, a plurality of blades coupled to the rotatable drum and located in the annular passageway, each of the plurality of blades including a leading section, a trailing section, a concave surface, and a convex surface, the concave and convex surfaces extending from the leading section to the trailing section, each of the plurality of blades disposed circumferentially adjacent to at least another one of the plurality of blades so as to define blade flowpaths therebetween, and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotatable drum and defining a fluid collection chamber fluidly communicating with the annular passageway. |
| US09731236B2 |
Filter cartridge and filter group with water sensor fixed to the filter core
A filter cartridge (40) for filtering a fluid comprising a tubular filter wall (43) and at least a longitudinal core (45) inserted axially in the internal cavity of the filter wall (43), made of at least an electrically insulating material and provided with a plurality of radial openings (450), comprising at least a conductive strip (50), realized in an electrically conductive material, fixed to the longitudinal core and provided with at least a first portion (51) exposed from the longitudinal core externally of the internal cavity of the filter wall (43) and a second portion (52) exposed from the longitudinal core and axially located at a different height with respect to the first portion (51). |
| US09731233B2 |
Modular filter capsule apparatus
Disclosed is a disposable filter capsule apparatus that incorporates integral quick connect components and check valves to facilitate assembly to, and dis-assembly from, larger assemblies and apparatus. The quick connect elements and valves are configured to eliminate the need for auxiliary sealing elements, e.g., o-rings and valve springs so as to prevent unwanted reactions with fluids and/or gases flowing through the capsules, and to further prevent the disposal of expensive re-usable elements in the disposable capsules. |
| US09731228B2 |
Apparatus for removing impurities from water or wastewater and a method of installing a fluid distribution system therein
An apparatus for removing impurities from water and/or wastewater and a method of installing a fluid distribution system in the apparatus. In the most preferred form of the invention, the fluid distribution system is an air scour system for directing air through the filter bed to assist in cleaning of the filter bed to remove impurities trapped in the filter bed during a service run. In the most preferred form, the method of installing the fluid distribution system in the filter bed is performed by imparting a force to the filter bed to permit the fluid distribution system to be installed in the filter bed without removing media. The fluid distribution system is preferably configured to permit the fluid distribution system to be readily installed in the filter bed and at an optimum orientation. |
| US09731217B2 |
Dynamic multidirectional film watching system
A dynamic multidirectional film watching system, comprising: a film watching system base; a motor arranged on the film watching system base; a film watching platform base fixedly arranged on the film watching system base; a film watching platform arranged in a rolling arrangement on the film watching platform base and comprising a plurality of rows of seats; a roller arranged on a rotation shaft of the motor; a transmission cable with one end arranged on the roller and the other end fixedly arranged on the film watching platform; and an incomplete spherical screen vertically arranged on the film watching system base, and an opening thereof facing the film watching platform. A bottom of a film watching platform is arranged in a rolling arrangement on the film watching platform base to provide audience with more dynamic and multidirectional film watching experiences. |
| US09731207B2 |
Dynamic quests in game
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing a game and for creating computer-generated game quests, which are referred to as dynamic quests. One method includes an operation for identifying a template for creating a dynamic quest. The dynamic quest includes quest tasks and quest rewards, which are provided to a player upon completion of the quest tasks in the game. The template includes template tasks and template rewards. Further, the method includes an operation for selecting one or more template tasks for the quest tasks, and an operation for selecting one or more template rewards for the quest rewards. The dynamic quest is created in the game with the selected one or more template tasks and the selected one or more template rewards. |
| US09731203B2 |
Finding friends for multiuser online games
The present disclosure relates to games and applications in general and in particular to computer-implemented online games, such as online role-playing games, playable by more than one person from more than one location. The game engine can search a player's social network to find friends to play with. These social networks can be constructed implicitly by analyzing a player's game play information and other information. |
| US09731202B2 |
Methods and systems for updating in-game content
Systems and methods for updating content of a mobile video game allow for mobile communication devices to receive updated content for video games that operate on the devices. The updates may be promotional in nature, and may be pre-selected based on the device type, service, or service provider. The game may contain instructions that cause the mobile communication device to contact an interface and/or server to receive updated content. After the updated content is received by the mobile communication device, the content may be displayed in-game. The user of the mobile communication device may be provided with one or more options that affect the frequency or ability to receive or display updated content. In addition, the server may track what content has already been received by the mobile communication device. |
| US09731201B1 |
Method and system for facilitating chance-based in-game virtual item distribution
A system and method for facilitating chance-based in-game virtual item distribution in a video game. A mini-game interface presents a mini-game to a user that has committed to a battle. Prior to instigation of the battle the user participates in a chance-based mini-game that determines awards to be distributed to the user from a set of potential awards. Benefits associated with a determined award are applied to a game entity included in a battle which is to follow the mini-game. |
| US09731200B2 |
System and method of automatic entry creation for blogs, web pages or file-sharing sites based on game events
Systems and methods are provided for at least partially automating content generation of blog entries chronicling an entity's interaction with a multiuser environment. The same may combine automatic data generation with user-generated and/or user-edited or created narrative. The systems and methods may be employed for automatically generating and publishing descriptions, such as posting blog articles. In one implementation, a system automatically posts blog articles with automatic screenshots and automatically-generated descriptive copy of events that occur within a video game, such as in a massive multiplayer online role-playing game. |
| US09731198B2 |
Mobile device interface for online games
The present disclosure generally relates to games and applications in general, and in particular to computer-implemented online games playable on mobile device. The computer-implemented online game may be played via a mobile user interface or via a browser. The mobile user interface may allow access to a first set of in-game actions related to a game event, and the browser may allow access to a second set of in-game actions related to the game event, where the first set of in-game actions related to the game event is smaller in number than the second set of in-game actions related to the game event. |
| US09731196B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game
In a network game, player characters manipulated by individual players of video game apparatuses belong to the same party to battle with an opponent character. When a player character making a special move is not present in the party, the display screen of each video game apparatus becomes a screen focusing on the player character of the player who uses this video game apparatus. When one of the player characters makes a special move, not only the display screen of the video game apparatus corresponding to this player, but also the display screens of the video game apparatuses corresponding to the other player characters in the party become screens focusing on the player character which makes the special move. |
| US09731195B2 |
Method and apparatus for adapting to gaming venue states
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting that a gaming system has presented a first of a plurality of gaming venue states of a game, presenting a first of a plurality of screen shots at a display responsive to detecting the first gaming venue state, detecting that the gaming system has transitioned to a presentation of a second of the plurality of venue states, and presenting a second of the plurality of screen shots at the display responsive to detecting the second gaming venue state. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09731187B2 |
Connection unit
A restricted, preferably spring elastic and dampened movability of transversal struts (5a, b) in the longitudinal direction (10) with respect to a skid (2a) supporting the transversal struts prevents a transmission and build-up of vibrations through the connection units (3) at the piece of winter sports equipment (1). |
| US09731185B2 |
Protective frame of a mask
A protective frame of a mask includes: a first frame unit integrally formed as one piece, and including a first protective part for protecting a portion of a face of a user, and a first connecting part integrally connected to the first protective part; and a second frame unit integrally formed as one piece, and including a second protective part for protecting another portion of the face of the user, and a second connecting part integrally connected to the second protective part. The first connecting part is connected to the second connecting part, and the first frame unit and the second frame unit are connected together to constitute the protective frame. |
| US09731183B2 |
Enhanced golf simulation system
A green simulation apparatus having a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour may comprise a covering forming the upper surface and a covering support assembly configured to support the covering. The support assembly may comprise a plurality of movable positioning elements having the covering resting thereon and positioned in an array extending in a reference plane and movable along axes extending substantially perpendicular to the reference plane. The support assembly may comprise a movement actuator configured to move at least one of the positioning elements independently of other positioning elements in the array. |
| US09731180B2 |
Tapered isolating element for a ball bat and system for using same
A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis and includes a handle portion, a barrel portion, an injection molded element, and a tubular insert. The handle portion has a generally uniform outer diameter. The barrel portion has proximal and distal regions spaced apart by a central region. The element includes a tubular inner wall defining a longitudinal bore. The element is non-removably attached to the handle member. The element includes a tapered proximal region, a barrel engaging region, and an insert engaging region for engaging the insert. The insert engaging region includes a stop for inhibiting longitudinal movement of the insert. The barrel engaging region non-removably engages the proximal region. The bat having a total length measured from a proximal end of the handle portion to a distal end of the barrel portion. The handle portion has a length that is less than 70 percent of the total length. |
| US09731179B2 |
Bat customization system
An apparatus for engagement with a barrel of a bat includes a cup and at least one cover. The cup is secured for securement to a distal end of the barrel of the bat. The cup defines a cavity and includes a first connector portion. The at least one cover has a second connector portion cooperating with the first connector portion to releasably secure the cover to the cup over the cavity. |
| US09731177B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head has a main body including a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, a striking face, a rear portion opposite the striking face. The striking face has a striking face plane and a striking face outer periphery that is coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face outer periphery has an outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery toe portion opposite the outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery top portion, and an outer periphery bottom portion opposite the outer periphery top portion. The striking face also has a recess extending rearward from the striking face plane, and the recess includes a recess periphery coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face further has an insert disposed within the recess. The striking face additionally has a minimum periphery width separating the striking face outer periphery and the recess periphery. The periphery width is no greater than 1.25 mm. |
| US09731172B2 |
Sporting apparatus with monitoring device
A sporting apparatus includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device may add no weight to the sporting apparatus relative to a comparable sporting apparatus without the monitoring device. The monitoring device may have a center of gravity substantially aligning with the center of gravity of the sporting apparatus, resulting in a sporting apparatus with a monitor having substantially the same center of gravity as a comparable sporting apparatus without a monitor. The sporting apparatus monitor may be configured to trim unreliable post impact swing data and replace it with extrapolated pre-impact swing data and/or more reliable post impact swing data. |
| US09731169B2 |
Ball
A ball (100) for use in bat and ball games wherein the ball is struck with a bat having an untensioned, rigid ball-striking surface, includes a hollow spherical impact body (112) having a mass of between 10 g and 50 g which enables the use of lightweight bats. The wall of the impact body is of a resiliently compressible material and defines a convexly curved impact zone IB. The ball further includes a flight control assembly (114) including a tail (50) comprising flexible streamers (52), a spacer stem (54) and an anchor fitting (126) for anchoring the spacer stem to the impact body. The configuration of the impact body is such that the impact zone compresses to a minimum compression depth of 12 mm and the impact body bounces to a height of at least 100 cm when the impact body is subjected to a drop test wherein the impact body is dropped onto a test impact surface. |
| US09731166B2 |
Wellness management method and system by wellness mode based on context-awareness platform on smartphone
A device, method and system provide a wellness management process and/or an exercise management process for use with a smartphone or other mobile computing device. Various data about the user is obtained and used for determining and recommending an action or exercise to the user to improve the user's wellness/physique/health. The action determined can be based on: (1) current biometric and/or motion data about the user (from the sensors), and (2) current physical condition(s), such as health/medical information or condition about the user (from the user's personal information, e.g., health library or programmed into the smartphone). Specific information about the user is taken into consideration when recommending user action or exercise, such as the user's specific physical, health or medical conditions. |
| US09731163B2 |
Exercise machine
The present invention provides an exercise machine comprising a base, a platform having an upper side adapted in use to support a user and an underside, a support column supporting the platform in a position spaced apart from the base wherein the platform is secured to the support column such that the platform can rotate about two perpendicular axes, and three or more means independently operable to move all or a part of the platform, wherein one or more of the means independently operable to move all or part of the platform is capable in use of adopting at least two positions relative to the platform. |
| US09731160B2 |
Gripper wraps
Embodiments of the current invention are directed towards solving the need for weightlifting wraps which prevent slippage, increase rebound potential, allow simpler application, and provide greater stability. An embodiment of the invention comprises: gripper wraps made of stretchable material; the gripper wraps having exposed rubber strands on one outer surface of the gripper wraps; the exposed rubber strands arranged in an offset lattice configuration, wherein the exposed rubber strands have a coefficient of friction sufficient to grip the previous layer of wrap. |
| US09731156B2 |
Fixing bracket of sprinkler
The present invention provides a fixing bracket of a sprinkler for safely fixing and easily mounting and separating a reducer of a sprinkler. The fixing bracket has a body having holes for mounting the reducer, and a pressing lever pressing the bar to bring the bar in contact with the reducer in a space inside the body, in which the body has a pair of walls facing each other and having the holes, respectively, and a bridge connecting the walls, and the pressing lever is turned around a hinge shaft at a first side of the body and presses the bar through an opening formed through the bridge when being turned. |
| US09731154B2 |
Fire suppression blanket
A blanket for fighting grass and scrub fires along a fire line includes a sheet of fire resistant material forming a lattice with multiple openings. The openings vary in size from larger openings along the sheet's front edge to smaller openings at the sheet's back edge, and vary in size across the lattice to form parabolic-shaped burn zones that separate a fire burning into the blanket, dissipating its energy. The blanket is a rectangular sheet of woven fire resistant fiberglass strips coated in vermiculite and is flexible for rolling, with connectors securing the woven strips together at points of overlap. The sheet can be placed atop or near grass or scrub at risk of burning, arranged with the front edge toward the fire and the back edge away from the fire. Once the burning risk passes, the sheet or sheets may be removed and rolled up for storage or transport. |
| US09731152B2 |
Accessory attachments for a welding garment
A flame resistant garment, in certain embodiments, may include multiple garment portions to provide different degrees of protection for welding or another application. In one embodiment, the flame-resistant garment may include a base garment and one or more supplemental protective layers or garments. For example, the base garment may include a jacket, a vest, a coverall, a jumpsuit, an overall, pants, trousers, a smock, a hat, a hood, or a combination thereof. The protective layer may include a bib or any other suitable attachment to add further flame resistance. Further, the multiple garment portions may be coupled together via a snap fastener system, a hook-and-loop system, a button system, a zipper system, a buckle system, or a clip system, or a combination thereof. |
| US09731151B2 |
Sprayable sunscreen compositions and methods
Disclosed is a sunscreen composition that includes a sunscreen active composition, a volatile, oil phase solvent, and a rheology-modifying ethylene copolymer. The sunscreen composition is in the form of a thixotropic gel. The sunscreen composition may be dispersed to the skin using an aerosol- or non-aerosol-based spray apparatus. The sunscreen composition is provided to prevent ultraviolet radiation from causing damage to skin. Methods for preparing a sunscreen composition are also disclosed. |
| US09731150B2 |
Radiation dosage monitoring system
Some embodiments are directed to a radiation dosage monitoring system including a model generation module configured to generate a 3D surface model of a portion of a patient undergoing radiation treatment, an image detector configured to detect Cherenkov radiation and any subsequent secondary and scattered radiation originating due to the initial Cherenkov radiation emitted from the patient, a processing module configured to determine estimations of radiation applied to the patient utilizing the images from the image detector and the 3D model, and to utilize the determined estimations of radiation applied to the patient together with data indicative of the orientation of a radiation beam inducing emission of the Cherenkov radiation at a time when the radiation beam was applied to generate a 3D internal representation of the location of the portions of a irradiated patient resulting in the emission of the Cherenkov radiation. |
| US09731148B2 |
Radiation therapy imaging and delivery utilizing coordinated motion of gantry and couch
A system and method of delivering a radiation therapy treatment plan to a patient. The treatment plan is delivered using a radiation therapy system including a moveable support for supporting a patient, a gantry moveable relative to the support and supporting a radiation source and multi-leaf collimator for modulating the radiation source. The support and gantry are moved during delivery of the treatment plan. |
| US09731145B2 |
Device for stimulation of the brain by laser circularly or elliptically polarized light
The device intended for the stimulation of the brain by laser circularly or elliptically polarized light consists of the main unit (1) equipped in the front part with control buttons (3), and a display (2) from which at least one laser diode (16, 17, 18, 19) is supplied. At least one nasal applicator (8, 9, 10, 11) or nasal applicators (38, 39) suitably equipped in the rear part with laser diodes (40, 41) can be connected to the upper part of the main unit (1). The main unit (1) is supplied in its lower part through a connector (33), and the programmable control unit (51) with built-in battery (56) and autonomous processor (57) is an integral part of the device. |
| US09731143B2 |
Light therapy platform system
Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user, and the device is mounted to the user with a frame. |
| US09731141B2 |
Multi-element acoustic recharging system
An acoustic energy delivery system for delivering acoustic energy to an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The system includes an IMD having a power source and an energy delivery device. The energy delivery device includes a controller and an array of ultrasonic elements electrically coupled to the controller and configured to deliver acoustic energy to the IMD. Methods of delivering acoustic energy to an IMD are also disclosed. |
| US09731139B2 |
Local lead to improve energy efficiency in implantable wireless acoustic stimulators
A wireless cardiac stimulation device is disclosed comprising a controller-transmitter, a receiver, and a stimulating electrode, wherein the stimulating electrode and the receiver are separately implantable at cardiac tissue locations of the heart and are connected by a local lead. Having separately implantable receiver and stimulating electrodes improves the efficiency of ultrasound mediated wireless stimulation by allowing the receiver to be placed optimally for reception efficiency, thereby resulting in longer battery life, and by allowing the stimulating electrode to be placed optimally for stimulus delivery. Another advantage is a reduced risk of embolization, since the receiver and stimulating electrode ensemble is attached at two locations of the heart wall, with the connecting local leads serving as a safety tether should either the receiver or the stimulating electrode become dislodged. |
| US09731138B1 |
System and method for cardiac pacing
An implantable medical device system is configured to deliver cardiac pacing by receiving a cardiac electrical signal by sensing circuitry of a first device via a plurality of sensing electrodes, identifying by a control module of the first device a first cardiac event from the cardiac electrical signal, setting a first pacing interval in response to identifying the first cardiac event, controlling a power transmitter of the first device to transmit power upon expiration of the first pacing interval, receiving the transmitted power by a power receiver of a second device; and delivering at least a portion of the received power to a patient's heart via a first pacing electrode pair of the second device coupled to the power receiver. |
| US09731136B2 |
Methods and apparatus to stimulate the heart
A method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension and heart failure by increasing secretion of endogenous atrial hormones by pacing of the heart. Pacing is done during the ventricular refractory period resulting in premature atrial contraction that does not result in ventricular contraction. Pacing results in the atrial wall stress, peripheral vasodilation, ANP secretion. Concomitant reduction of the heart rate is monitored and controlled as needed with backup pacing. |
| US09731135B2 |
Automatic selection of lead configuration for a neural stimulation lead
A neurostimulation system includes a neural stimulation lead having a proximal portion and a distal portion and including a plurality of electrodes along the distal portion. The plurality of electrodes are configured for positioning proximate a portion of the autonomic nervous system. A neural stimulation circuit, coupled to the plurality of electrodes, delivers neural stimulation pulses to the plurality of electrodes. A processor and controller is configured to control the neural stimulation circuit to deliver first neural stimulation pulses to each of a plurality of electrode configurations. Each electrode configuration includes one or more of the plurality of electrodes. The processor and controller is further configured to receive information related to motor fiber activity that is induced in response to delivery of the first neural stimulation pulses to each of the plurality of electrode configurations and to identify the electrode configurations that induce the motor fiber activity. |
| US09731134B2 |
Neuromodulatory method for treating chronic or refractory rhinitis
One aspect of the present disclosure includes a method for treating chronic or refractory rhinitis in a subject. One step of the method includes implanting a therapy delivery system in the subject so that at least one therapy delivery component of the system is positioned substantially adjacent a target location where modulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is effective to treat chronic or refractory rhinitis. The therapy delivery component includes at least one electrode configured to deliver electric current to the target location. Next, electric current is delivered to the at least one electrode to effect a change in the ANS. |
| US09731128B2 |
Malleable implantable medical device
A malleable implantable medical device for implanting in a recipient comprising a flexible region of the medical device, one or more structures proximate to the flexible region, wherein the one or more structures is configured to provide a bending force to the flexible region, and one or more hermetically sealed medical components coupled to the flexible region, wherein the one or more medical components is configured to provide a therapeutic effect on the recipient. |
| US09731118B2 |
Annular electrode array
A three-dimensional annular electrode array (AEA) device is disclosed for use as a cybernetic neural interface for the neural control and sensory feedback of a bionic prosthetic device. The AEA, designed for implantation into a nerve, is comprised of a body (6) that can be coupled to a sleeve(s) (9, 10) or a sleeve(s) with a compartmentalized inner core (12) for connection to the proximal and distal ends of a transected nerve, respectively. Regenerating nerve axons capture and sequester laterally projecting electrode terminals (4) arranged in radiating clusters (5) of a plurality of electrode sub-array nodes (2) that make up the array; connected by a primary electrode lead (7) to a connector contact array (3) in a plurality of connectors (1) for connection to wired or wireless electromechanical systems. |
| US09731117B2 |
Lead assemblies with adjustable contacts
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to lead assemblies for stimulating tissue. The lead assemblies can include lead bodies that are slid ably coupled to each other and include one or more contacts that are movably disposed within the slits of the lead bodies. The positions of the one or more contacts can be adjusted to change the direction of stimulation. For example, the positions of the one or more contacts can be adjusted based on theoretically-optimal positions determined from a patient-specific computer model. Parameters of the stimulation applied by the one or more contacts can also be optimized based on the patient-specific computer model. |
| US09731114B2 |
Multichannel brain probe
An intraoperative multichannel brain probe is presented. The brain probe has a cylindrical upper stainless steel section attached to a lower cylindrical section. In the lower section, an outer cylindrical tube surrounds a second insulating tube. Electrically recording/stimulating wires are placed between the outer tube and the second tube. Each wire has one end protruding out a hole in the outer tube. The other end of each wire is threaded through the entire probe and electrically connected to a recording or stimulating device through a connector system. A number of insulating tubes and electrodes located inside the second tube may also be part of the brain probe. Each inner electrode, typically two, is insulated from each other and from the second insulating tube by other insulating tubes. The combination of one or more wires and electrodes provides a multi-functional device. The brain probe is capable of providing multichannel stimulation and/or recording of brain functions and up to 128 individual electrode conducting sites. |
| US09731112B2 |
Implantable electrode assembly
An implantable electrode assembly configured to deliver electrical stimulation signals to tissue of a patient includes an implantable mesh comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wires. A plurality of electrodes are fastened to the electrically conductive wires. The electrodes include a stimulation surface and an electrically conductive path between the stimulation surface and the wire, to which the electrode is attached. In one embodiment, the plurality of electrodes each comprise first and second members that are fastened together around one of the electrically conductive wires. |
| US09731109B2 |
Expandable wound dressings
A system for wound treatment includes adjunctive wound therapy devices and substrates comprising multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface. |
| US09731100B2 |
Devices and methods for controlling dietary lipid uptake
Methods and devices for redirecting at least a portion of a fluid from the mesenteric lymphatic system for elimination from the body are disclosed. The fluid may be redirected for elimination through the urinary system, through the gastrointestinal system, or redirected outside the body. The device may include a valve to control a flow of the fluid. The methods and devices disclosed may prevent a portion of a patient's dietary lipids, including cholesterol, from being metabolized and absorbed, thereby reducing the total caloric load to assist in weight management and/or for prevention/treatment of atherosclerosis. |
| US09731095B2 |
Clean intermittent catheter having external flow paths
A catheter is provided with a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a plurality of drainage eyes disposed at a junction between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The distal portion includes a tip, a plurality of elongated ribs, and a plurality of external flow paths. The proximal portion includes an internal lumen and a proximal end. The plurality of drainage eyes communicate with the plurality of external flow paths and the internal lumen. |
| US09731092B2 |
Light treatment apparatus
A light treatment apparatus for simulating a psychophysical borderline experience comprises a light emitting apparatus for emitting light perceivable by the human eye as well as a control apparatus for controlling the light emission apparatus. Said light emission apparatus has at least one permanent light source as well as at least one flickering light source whose flickering light can be superimposed on the permanent light of the permanent light source in the region of a treatment area, with the control apparatus having a frequency control circuit which increases or reduces the frequency of the flickering light source from a starting frequency to a target frequency in at least one acceleration or deceleration passage. |
| US09731090B2 |
Air delivery conduit
An air delivery conduit (620) includes first (621) and second (622) conduit portions that cooperate to form the conduit, each conduit portion including an inner layer of a film laminate (650) that forms an interior surface of the conduit and an outer layer of a textile (655) that forms an exterior surface of the conduit. |
| US09731089B2 |
Sleep detection for controlling continuous positive airway pressure therapy
A method for detecting sleep for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is disclosed. Discrete values of a control signal generated by a pressure controller to regulate delivered pressure at the patient are measured over a predefined time window encompassing one or more respiratory cycles. A baseline control signal value is generated from a weighted average of the measured discrete values of the control signal. Estimates of a respiratory cycle period, an inspiration control time, and an expiration control time are then generated. Estimates of one or more secondary control signal properties for each of the respective inspiration control time and expiration control time are generated. Pressure to the patient is increased in response to an evaluation of the estimates of the one or more secondary control signal properties being indicative of the patient reaching a sleep state. |
| US09731087B2 |
Dose counter for inhaler having a bore and shaft arrangement
A dose counter for an inhaler, the dose counter having a display tape arranged to be incrementally driven from a tape stock bobbin onto an incremental tape take-up drive shaft, the bobbin having an internal bore supported by and for rotation about a support shaft, at least one of the bore and support shaft having a protrusion which is resiliently biased into frictional engagement with the other of the bore and support shaft with longitudinally extending mutual frictional interaction. |
| US09731083B2 |
Valved syringe receptacle
A syringe receptacle includes a base portion including a communication hole formed such that an injection needle of a syringe is insertable; a container airtightly provided on the base portion; a space forming portion provided on the base portion and forming a space which is connected to the communication hole and an inside of the container; a first valve portion provided between the communication hole and the space, and configured to restrict a movement of a fluid from the space to the communication hole; and a second valve portion provided between the space and the inside of the container, and configured to restrict a movement from the inside of the container to the space. |
| US09731082B2 |
Drug container
The present invention relates to an assembly (101) comprising: an injection device (1) comprising a container (2) for a product, said container comprising a distal tip (3), an adaptor (5) comprising a ring (6) mounted onto said distal tip (3), characterized in that said assembly (101) further comprises a heat-shrinkable film (9) covering part (2a) of said container (2) and part (5a) of said adaptor (5), said film (9) maintaining said adaptor (5) blocked in rotation and in translation with respect to said container (2) when said film (9) is in its heat-shrunk condition. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such an assembly. |
| US09731080B2 |
Injection device
An injection device (110) comprises a housing (112) having a syringe (114) with a discharge nozzle (118). The syringe is movable between a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing and an extended position in which the discharge nozzle extends from the housing. There is syringe cap (180) for enclosing the discharge nozzle. The syringe cap is removable from the syringe by rotation to the syringes. A syringe carrier (150) in the housing is adapted to restrain rotation of the syringe relative to the housing as the cap is removed. |
| US09731072B2 |
Infusion pump system
Some embodiments of a portable infusion pump system can be configured to can be configured to adjust the sensitivity of particular detectors or alert systems based (at least in part) on information received from a monitoring device. For example, a glucose monitoring device can communication with an infusion pump assembly used to supply insulin or another medication to a user. In such circumstances, the data received from the monitoring device can be used to adjust the sensitivity of an occlusion detection system. |
| US09731071B2 |
System and method for regulating endogenous neuromodulatory agent levels
One aspect of the present disclosure includes a closed-loop therapy delivery system for regulating an endogenous level of a first neuromodulatory agent in a subject. The therapy delivery system includes a sensing component, a delivery component, and a controller. The sensing component is configured to detect an extracellular level of the first neuromodulatory agent. The delivery component is configured to deliver an amount of a second neuromodulatory agent to an intraparenchymal target site of the subject. The controller is configured to coordinate operation of the sensing component and the delivery component. |
| US09731070B2 |
Passive start drip chamber
A drip chamber is described that is used in medical infusion therapy, wherein the drip chamber utilizes valving to control flow of one or more fluids to a patient. The drip chamber includes a body forming a chamber, wherein fluid may enter via two or more flow ports, and an output port, where fluid may exit the chamber. A float controls fluid flow through one or more flow ports into the chamber such that the flow exiting the chamber may be limited to a single fluid or a combination of the fluids entering the chamber. The float is configured to be retained within the chamber, and the float moves within the chamber based on a level of fluid within the chamber. The control characteristics of the float are determinable by attributing specific buoyancy and dimensions to the float. |
| US09731068B2 |
Drive head for a syringe pump
The invention concerns a connection device for connecting a first reservoir with a second reservoir, having a first section (11) for arranging the first reservoir (5) closed with a seal (51); a second section (12) for arranging the second reservoir; and a piercing element (2) which penetrates with a piercing end (21) the seal (51) of the first reservoir (5) when the first reservoir (5) is arranged at the first section (11). According to the invention, the piercing element (2) can be moved from a first position into a second position, wherein it blocks in the first position a flow connection between the first and the second section (11, 12), while in the second position it allows for a flow connection between the first and the second section (11, 12). |
| US09731064B2 |
Multi-port interface device for use with medical fluids
An interface device for removing fluid from a surgical site by shaping the interface device in situ to place a set of openings, which are in fluid communication with a connection port adapted for connection to a vacuum source, in contact with at least a portion of the surgical site. This interface device having a connection port with a connection opening for connection to a vacuum source; a multiplicity of openings located on an exterior of the interface device and in fluid communication through the interface device to the connection port so that fluid may be drawn into the openings and removed by vacuum; and the interface device is adapted to allow a set of one or more hands to at least partially conform the interface device to at least a portion of the surgical site to place at least some of the multiplicity of openings in proximity to fluid. |
| US09731063B2 |
Portable functional apparatus for cleaning vagina
A portable functional vaginal cleansing apparatus is provided to prevent inflammation in vagina, to maintain cleanness, and to enhance massage effect. A portable functional vaginal cleansing apparatus comprises: a doughnut-shaped main body; a semicylinder water tank with a water level indicator (100) on the outside and a coupling protrusion inside; a handle part (380) with a coupling groove mounted at the coupling protrusion; a pumping unit (210) with a motor and a pump; and a control unit (290) with a rotator which is formed to rotate within a predetermined range, a insertion protrusion connected to a hose, an insertion unit with a nozzle part, an on and off switch, a water level controller, and an operation lamp. |
| US09731058B2 |
Start-up algorithm for an implantable blood pump
A system and a method for starting a rotor of an implantable blood pump are described. For example, a blood pump system includes a rotary motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor has permanent magnetic poles for magnetic levitation of the rotor, and the stator has a plurality of pole pieces arranged circumferentially at intervals. The blood pump system includes a controller configured to control a start phase of the rotor, wherein the start phase is prior to the rotor being positioned in a predefined geometric volume for pumping blood and wherein the start phase includes performing a rotation of the rotor by an angle larger than an angle corresponding to a quarter of an angular distance between two neighboring magnetic poles of the rotor. |
| US09731055B2 |
Heart help device, system, and method
The present invention relates to an implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle. The implantable device comprises at least one implantable pump device comprising: A fluid, A first reservoir having a first volume and at least one movable wall portion, for varying said first volume, and A second reservoir being in fluid connection with said first reservoir. Wherein said implantable pump device is adapted to allow free flow of fluid between said first reservoir and said second reservoir, and wherein said first reservoir, said second reservoir and said fluid connection forms a fully implantable closed pump device, and wherein said fully implantable closed pump device is adapted to transfer force from said first reservoir to said second reservoir. |
| US09731052B2 |
Methods for stepwise deposition of silk fibroin coatings
The invention provides a method for the controlled assembly of layered silk fibroin coatings using aqueous silk fibroin material. The methods described herein can be used to coat substrates of any material, shape, or size. Importantly, the described methods enable control of the biomaterial surface chemistry, thickness, morphology and structure using layered thin film coatings, or bulk coatings. Furthermore, the methods can be performed in all water and do not require intensive chemical processing enabling controlled entrapment of labile molecules such as, drugs, cytokines, and even cells or viruses to generate functional coatings that can be used in a variety of applications. |
| US09731050B2 |
Endoprosthesis
An endoprosthesis, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, for example a stent, having a basic mesh composed of an at least predominantly biodegradable material, and a coating provided on the biodegradable material is proposed. For better control of the degradation the basic mesh is essentially completely covered by a coating which contains parylene, preferably at least predominantly parylene, particularly preferably parylene C or parylene N, and the basic mesh is essentially completely covered by the coating, whereby the thickness of the coating is between approximately 0.1 μm and approximately 10 μm, preferably between approximately 0.4 μm and approximately 7 μm, particularly preferably between approximately 1 μm and approximately 5 μm. Also proposed is a method for manufacturing such an endoprosthesis. |
| US09731048B2 |
Functionalized titanium binding peptides and implants coated with same
An isolated peptide is disclosed. The peptide comprises a titanium oxide binding amino acid sequence connected to a heterologous biologically active amino acid sequence via a beta sheet breaker linker, wherein: (i) the titanium oxide binding amino acid sequence is selected to bind coordinatively with titanium oxide; (ii) the titanium oxide binding amino acid sequence is selected to induce a beta sheet structure; and (ii) the titanium oxide binding amino acid sequence binds to titanium oxide with a higher affinity than said biologically active amino acid sequence binds to the titanium oxide under physiological conditions. Use of the peptides and titanium devices comprising same are also disclosed. |
| US09731047B2 |
High temperature melting
The present invention relates to methods for making wear and oxidation resistant polymeric materials by high temperature melting. The invention also provides methods of making medical implants containing cross-linked antioxidant-containing tough and ductile polymers and materials used therewith also are provided. |
| US09731032B2 |
Aptamers for tumor initiating cells
Aptamers consisting of a single stranded nucleic acids having 100 nucleotides or less that specifically binds to tumor initiating cancer cells are described. The aptamers can be identified by screening a large pool of randomly generated aptamers to obtain a discrete set of aptamers that specifically bind to tumor initiating cancer cells, such as those found in brain cancer or glioblastoma. The aptamers can also be linked or complexed with anticancer agents or imaging agents for use in therapy or diagnosis. |
| US09731031B2 |
Conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and an immunoglobulin fragment, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin, an immunoglobulin Fc region, and non-peptidyl polymer wherein the conjugate being obtainable by covalently linking oxyntomodulin to immunoglobulin Fc region via non-peptidyl polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the conjugates. The conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and the immunoglobulin Fc of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis without side-effects, unlike native oxyntomodulin, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects and long-term sustainability, compared to native oxyntomodulin. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy. |
| US09731029B2 |
Protein retrosplicing enabled by a double ligation reaction
Proteins containing a C-terminal thioester are important intermediates in semi-synthesis. Currently there is one main method for the synthesis of protein thioesters that relies upon the use of engineered inteins. The invention involves, in some aspects a method, utilizing Sortase A, for preparation of recombinant proteins containing a C-terminal αthioester. This new method for double ligatation is useful for synthesizing new or naturally occurring molecules such as a protein thioester. |
| US09731025B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for transcolonic absorption
The present invention aims to provide a pharmaceutical composition for transcolonic absorption capable of delivering a physiologically active substance (in particular, a water-soluble physiologically active substance of high molecular weight) having an intracellular site of action into specific tissue cells with high specificity, noninvasively by a means of administration other than injection. The pharmaceutical composition for transcolonic absorption of the present invention is characterized by comprising at least the following (a) and (b);(a) a physiologically active substance having an intracellular site of action and bound with an introduction substance into lipoprotein, and(b) a compound having an action of enhancing large intestinal mucosal epithelial permeability of the physiologically active substance. |
| US09731024B2 |
Nucleophilic catalysts for oxime linkage
The invention relates to materials and methods of conjugating a water soluble polymer to an oxidized carbohydrate moiety of a therapeutic protein comprising contacting the oxidized carbohydrate moiety with an activated water soluble polymer under conditions that allow conjugation. More specifically, the present invention relates to the aforementioned materials and methods wherein the water soluble polymer contains an active aminooxy group and wherein an oxime or hydrazone linkage is formed between the oxidized carbohydrate moiety and the active aminooxy group on the water soluble polymer, and wherein the conjugation is carried out in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst. |
| US09731023B2 |
Somatostatin receptor-based cancer therapy
Methods and composition for cell-based therapy as well as somatostatin receptor-based therapy are described. For example, in certain aspects methods for administering an anti-tumor therapy using a signaling defective somatostatin receptor mutant are described. Furthermore, the invention provides compositions and methods involve a somatostatin constitutively active somatostatin receptor mutant. |
| US09731022B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising amide derivative inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and non-metallic salt lubricant
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amide derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a non-metallic salt lubricant, which can be used as an effective cancer cell-growth inhibitor owing to its enhanced storage stability with no quality changes over time. |
| US09731015B2 |
Water-soluble lipophilic natural compound formulations
Methods and formulations for increasing the water solubility and/or bioavailability of a lipophilic natural compounds is disclosed. The formulations may be employed to make liquid filled capsules or clear and stable beverages containing therapeutic amounts of the active ingredients, for example. |
| US09731012B2 |
Laser-actuated therapeutic nanoparticles
The invention provides compositions and methods for laser actuated drug delivery. Compositions comprise serum albumin based particles conjugated with therapeutic agents which cab become bioavailable upon actuation of the particles by light, e.g. low power laser. |
| US09731011B2 |
Combination tumor treatment with drug-loaded, bispecific ligand-targeted minicells and interferon-gamma
Compositions and methods are provided for cancer treatments. The methodology entails, for instance, administering to a cancer patient a first composition comprising a plurality of bacterially derived intact minicells or intact killed bacterial cells, each of which encompasses an anti-neoplastic agent and carries a bispecific ligand on the surface, the ligand having specificity for a mammalian cell component, and a second composition comprising interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or an agent that increases the expression of IFN-gamma in the subject. The compositions include the first composition and the second composition as described, optionally with additional anti-neoplastic agents. |
| US09731004B2 |
Process for preparing vaccine composition
A method of preparing a composition comprising one or more antigens adsorbed to an amino acid wherein said method comprises: (i) mixing a solution of one or more antigens with a solution of the amino acid in an aqueous acid whilst neutralizing the mixture of solutions, thereby forming an adsorbate comprising the one or more antigens and the amino acid; (ii) separating the adsorbate into a desired buffer by cross-flow filtration thereby forming said composition; and (iii) recovering said composition; wherein steps (i) to (iii) are performed in a sterile environment and within a closed system. |
| US09731003B2 |
Mixed allergen compositions and methods for using the same
Mixed allergen compositions of two or more different allergens are provided. In some instances, the mixed allergen compositions include: a nut allergen; an animal allergen; and at least one of: a non-nut plant allergen; a biotic agent; and a vitamin. Also provided are methods of administering the mixed allergen compositions to a subject. The mixed allergen compositions find use in a variety of applications, including health maintenance, immune balance, gut balance, immune support, health improvement and therapeutic applications. |
| US09731001B2 |
Three-dimensional cavities of dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR), compounds binding thereto and therapeutic applications related to inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)
The invention is concerned with compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, screening methods, and therapeutic methods for preventing or reducing a human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection and/or propagation associated with dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR). Described herein are compounds which bind on at least one three-dimensional cavity of the DCIR, the cavity(ies) being involved in the interaction between HIV-1 and DCIR. Also described are screening methods for identifying active inhibitors and method of using such inhibitors for the prevention or treatment of virus infections, and more particularly for reducing human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) binding, entry and/or replication in human cells. |
| US09731000B2 |
Modified RSV F proteins and methods of their use
The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection. |
| US09730998B2 |
Tilapia lake virus vaccines
The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising attenuated strain of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) for protecting tilapia fish against infection by (TiLV). The invention also relates to methods for using the vaccines to protect tilapines from TiLV-induced disease. |
| US09730989B2 |
Compositions and methods for combination therapy with dengue virus and dendritic cells
Described herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer through the combination of tumor antigen-pulsed dendritic cells and Dengue Virus. The combination of the two forms of therapeutic intervention provides enhanced tumor cell reduction compared to either alone. The cancer targeted by compositions and methods described herein may be a solid cancer or blood cancer. |
| US09730988B2 |
Parasitic biological agents for treatment and prevention of graft versus host disease
The invention relates to helminthic parasite preparations and their use for treatment or prevention of GVHD in a subject that has undergone a transplant. The invention also related to helminthic parasite preparations and their use for prevention of GVHD in a subject prior to a transplant. |
| US09730987B2 |
Vaccine formulations comprising saponin-containing adjuvants
The present invention provides for a novel oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, with increased stability in the presence of bacterial or viral suspensions, especially those concentrated and non-purified (crude extracts) or minimally purified. The emulsion of the present invention can act as vehicle for the delivery of a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one immunogen and, in particular, an immunogen selected from the group consisting of an inactivated pathogen, an attenuated pathogen, a subunit, a recombinant expression vector, and a plasmid or combinations thereof. |
| US09730986B2 |
Pharmaceutical removal of neuronal extensions from a degenerating disc
The invention provides a method for alleviating discogenic pain by administering a therapeutic agent that disrupts neuronal and/or vascular elements in the disc, which is typically a degenerated disc. Disruption of neuronal elements in the disk includes destroying nerve endings without substantially affecting the central body of the nerve, suppressing activation of the nerve endings, and inhibiting the growth of nerve endings into the disk. Disruption of vascular elements includes causing the vascular extensions to retract from the disk, or suppressing the formation of such extensions. The therapeutic agent may be administered locally via an interbody pump, a bolus or a depot, or may be administered systemically. |
| US09730985B2 |
Method for reducing blood glucose
A method of reducing blood glucose in a subject has been developed. In preferred embodiments, the method involves administering to the subject a specific activator of endogenous mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 (MKK3), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 (MKK4), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 (MKK6), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), mitogen-activated kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2), or a combination thereof, in an effective amount to reduce blood glucose in a subject. In other embodiments, the method involves administering to the subject a specific activator to increase X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) phosphorylation on Thr48 and Ser61 in an effective amount to reduce blood glucose in the subject. Methods of identifying agents for reducing blood glucose in a subject are also provided. |
| US09730979B2 |
Methods for decreasing set in inhibiting protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and/or increasing the activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) by an APOE peptide
The present invention provides methods for modulating SET activity by contacting SET with a binding agent such as an ApoE peptide derivative. In one embodiment of the invention, a pharmaceutical composition capable of modulating SET activity is administered to a patient for the treatment of an inflammatory or neurological condition. In another embodiment of the invention, compounds efficacious for the treatment of inflammatory and neurological conditions are identified by screening for a binding agent capable of competing with or inhibiting the binding of an ApoE derivative to SET. |
| US09730977B2 |
Inhibitors of mitochondrial fission and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides peptides and constructs that inhibit mitochondrial fission, and compositions comprising the peptides or constructs. The present disclosure provides methods of reducing abnormal mitochondrial fission in a cell. Also provided are methods for designing and validating mitochondrial fission inhibitor constructs and peptides, including but not limited to, evaluating the effects of the constructs and peptides on binding of dynamin-1-related protein (Drp1) GTPase activity, Drp1 to mitochondrial fission 1 protein (Fis1), reduction of mitochondrial damage, reduction in cell death, inhibition of mitochondrial fragmentation in a cell under pathological conditions, and reduced loss of neurites in primary dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinsonism cell culture. |
| US09730973B2 |
Method for restoring male sex drive (libido)
The method for restoring male sex drive (libido) using a food supplement for restoring male sex drive (libido) relates to medicine, and more specifically to the pharmaceutical industry producing food supplements for restoring male sex drive (libido) and male sexual function which are based on natural ingredients. The method involves the use of nitric oxide (NO) in terms of L-arginine, pollen or beebread in terms of rutin, drone brood in terms of decenoic acids, a substance containing zinc in terms of zinc, a substance containing vitamin B6 in terms of vitamin B6, horny goat weed in terms of icariin, true or false ginseng root in terms of saponins, and leuzea or crowned saw-wort in terms of ecdysteroids, in various combinations. |
| US09730966B2 |
Method of reducing appetite in a human subject comprising administering krill oil composition
This invention discloses methods of using krill oil and compositions comprising krill oil to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. The present invention also relates to methods of using compositions comprising krill oil to modulate biological processes selected from the group consisting of glucose metabolism, lipid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, cholesterol biosynthesis, and the mitochondria respiratory chain. The present invention further includes pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical formulations made from krill oil, methods of making such formulations, and methods of administering them to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. Further, a method of reducing appetite in humans by administering a krill oil composition is also disclosed. |
| US09730965B2 |
Perivascular stem cell composition for bone
Embodiments of the present invention provide an osteogenic composition comprising perivascular stem cells or induced pluripotent cells (iPS) and an osteogenic agent and methods of making and using the same. |
| US09730964B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and topical use thereof
The present invention relates to methods for the preparation of compositions comprising adipose tissue-derived secretions, for example those derived from bovine adipose tissue, and the use of such compositions in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for topical use. The invention also relates to the use of adipose tissue-derived secretions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the topical treatment of a non-inflammatory condition, for example the treatment of a skin condition, and for the stimulation of hair growth in a subject by topical application. The invention also relates to the use of adipose tissue-derived secretions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the topical treatment of acne. |
| US09730955B2 |
Polymer-conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors, and therapeutic methods of use thereof
One aspect of the invention provides polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. While not being bound by any particular theory, it is believed that coupling the MetAP2 inhibitory core via the linkers described herein provides compounds with superior efficacy to the parent small molecules and superior pharmacokinetic profiles. In one aspect of the invention, the polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors are useful in methods of treating disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitor. |
| US09730945B2 |
Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and its treatment with an antagonist or inhibitor of the 5-HT2c receptor signaling pathway
The invention relates to methods for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, particularly for autism spectrum disorders characterized by increased head size (circumference) and deficits in social behavior. |
| US09730944B2 |
Antiviral activity of novel bicyclic heterocycles
The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent viral infections. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of viral disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, viral infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovints. |
| US09730939B2 |
Heterocyclylamines as PI3K inhibitors
The present invention provides heterocyclylamine derivatives of Formula I: wherein the variables are defined herein, that modulate the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Ks including, for example, inflammatory disorders, immune-based disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US09730938B2 |
Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor combinations and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for treating a B-cell malignancy comprising administering a combination of a BTK inhibitor (e.g. ibrutinib) and a PIM inhibitor. Also disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for treating a BTK-resistant B-cell malignancy comprising administering a combination of a BTK inhibitor (e.g. ibrutinib) and a PIM inhibitor. |
| US09730937B2 |
RAF kinase modulator compounds and methods of use thereof
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of RAF kinases, including BRAF kinase and for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder mediated by RAF kinases. |
| US09730936B2 |
Quinazoline compounds
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I) and tautomers and pharmaceutical salts thereof, compositions and formulations containing such compounds, and methods of using and making such compounds. |
| US09730934B2 |
Quinazoline derivatives substituted by aniline, preparation method and use thereof
The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives substituted by aniline which are represented by the below formula (I), pharmaceutical acceptable salts and stereoisomer thereof, wherein these groups of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, L and n have the meanings given in the specification. The invention also relates to preparation methods, pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical preparation and the use for preparation of medicine of treating excessive hyperplasia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uses for treating excessive hyperplasia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease thereof. |
| US09730932B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing crystalline macitentan
The present invention relates to an oral solid dosage form, in particular a tablet, comprising macitentan free base polymorphic form I. |
| US09730928B2 |
Trizol-1-OL analogs anti-retroviral latency drugs
In one aspect, the invention relates to triazol-1-ol compounds, analogs thereof, compositions comprising same, and methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to reactivate latent retroviruses, and more particularly to reactivate latent HIV-1. Such compounds, compositions, and methods can be used, for example, in connection with diagnosing and/or treating a retrovirus, and more specifically HIV-1. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US09730922B2 |
Combined therapy for cystic fibrosis
There is disclosed a combination of inhibitors of Tissue Transglutaminase (TG2), inhibitors of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and CFTR channel activators (potentiators) for separate, sequential or simultaneous administration to CF patients carrying the ΔF508-CFTR mutation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US09730921B2 |
Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of mast cell-induced vascular leakage
Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing and treating infectious disease characterized by a pathology that involves hemorrhaging or pathological vascular leakage. |
| US09730913B2 |
High affinity beta lactamase inhibitors
Inhibitors of beta lactamases and their use in treating bacterial infections are disclosed. |
| US09730911B2 |
Cannabis extracts and methods of preparing and using same
The invention relates to the extraction of pharmaceutically active components from plant materials, and more particularly to the preparation of a botanical drug substance (BDS) for incorporation in to a medicament. It also relates to a BDS, for use in pharmaceutical formulations. In particular it relates to BDS comprising cannabinoids obtained by extraction from cannabis. |
| US09730908B2 |
SARMs and method of use thereof
This invention is directed to substituted acylanilide compounds and uses thereof in treating a variety of diseases or conditions in a subject, including, inter alia, a muscle wasting disease and/or disorder such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy. |
| US09730907B2 |
Microencapsulated omega-3 oil powder for animal feed
Disclosed are a microcapsule fat powder of Ω3-enriched meat, egg and milk and its preparation method, and the powder includes a water-soluble wall material and an Ω3 oil core material embedded in the wall material. The water-soluble wall material is prepared by mixing dextrin, water-soluble syrup, whey powder or chitosan with starch paste, and the Ω3 oil core material is prepared by mixing linseed oil, deep sea fish oil or algae oil with a composite emulsifier which is stearic acyl lactylate. The microcapsule fat powder can be combined with intestinal and pancreatic lipases very easily to improve the digestion, absorption and utilization of Ω3 oils. |
| US09730899B2 |
Controlled release pharmaceutical composition with resistance against the influence of ethanol employing a coating comprising neutral vinyl polymers and excipients
The invention relates to a controlled release pharmaceutical composition, comprising a core, comprising a pharmaceutical active ingredient, whereby the core is coated by an ethanol resistance conferring coating layer which has the effect of conferring the release profile of the pharmaceutical active ingredient to be resistant against the influence of ethanol, whereby the ethanol resistance conferring coating layer comprises at least 70% by weight of a mixture of a polymeric portion a) and an excipients portion b), with the polymeric portion a) is consisting of a water insoluble essentially neutral vinyl polymer or vinyl copolymer and the excipients portion b) is consisting of the excipients b1) 100 to 250% by weight of a non-porous inert lubricant, b2) 1 to 35% by weight of a cellulosic compound, b3) 0.1 to 25% by weight of an emulsifier and additionally or alternatively to b3), b4) 0.1 to 30% by weight of a plasticizer whereby the excipients of the excipients portion b) are each calculated on the dry weight of the polymer portion a). |
| US09730895B2 |
Method for providing modified release of ibuprofen
A method for providing immediate and sustained release of ibuprofen to a subject, including administering, in a single dose, a modified release formulation of ibuprofen including a hydrophilic polymer, ibuprofen in solid dosage form uniformly dispersed in the polymer, and a dissolution additive and an inert formulation additive dispersed in the polymer. The hydrophilic polymer comprises a first hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) having a viscosity of about 100 cps and a second HPMC having a viscosity between about 200 cps to about 50,000 cps. The solid dosage form is a monolithic tablet that demonstrates a mean ibuprofen plasma concentration in a subject greater than or equal to 6.4 μg/ml within two hours of administration, and also demonstrates a mean ibuprofen plasma concentration in a subject greater than or equal to 6.4 μg/ml for at least 8 hours after administration. |
| US09730892B2 |
Method for formulating large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles
The present invention generally relates to the field of pharmaceutical sciences. More specifically, the present invention includes apparatus and devices for the preparation of pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles, such as multivesicular liposomes, methods for preparing such formulations, and the use of specific formulations for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof. Formation and use of the pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles produced by using the apparatus and devices for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof is also contemplated. |
| US09730891B2 |
Liposomes useful for drug delivery
The present invention provides liposome compositions containing substituted ammonium and/or polyanion, and optionally with a desired therapeutic or imaging entity. The present invention also provide methods of making the liposome compositions provided by the present invention. |
| US09730890B2 |
Bronchodilating beta-agonist compositions and methods
Bronchodilating compositions and methods are provided. The compositions are intended for administration as a nebulized aerosol. In certain embodiments, the compositions contain formoterol, or a derivative thereof. Methods for treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of bronchoconstrictive disorders using the compositions provided herein are also provided. |
| US09730889B2 |
Steroid-sparing effects of beta-adrenergic inverse agonists and uses thereof
Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition combination which comprises (a) a corticosteroid and (b) b-adrenergic receptor antagonist characterised in that active ingredients (a) and (b) form part of a single composition. Further provided is a method of treating a human or animal patient suffering from or susceptible to a respiratory disease or condition, said method comprises simultaneously, concurrently, separately or sequentially administering to the patient an effective amount of a b-adrenergic receptor antagonist and a corticosteroid. |
| US09730884B2 |
pH dependent carriers for targeted release of pharmaceuticals along the gastrointestinal tract, compositions therefrom, and making and using same
Novel drug carriers capable of targeted and/or pH dependent release of biologically active agents into selected pH environments including the gastrointestinal (GI), ophthalmic, urinary, or reproductive tracts. Unexpectedly, carriers including free fatty acids (FFA) are able to deliver biologically active agents to various pH environments. Such targeted delivery is tailorable and useful for active agents that are: (a) injurious to the upper GI tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), (b) acid labile, (c) impermeable/insoluble compounds in GI fluids, (d) susceptible to first pass metabolism, and/or (e) cause stomach irritation, upset, or dyspepsia. |
| US09730881B2 |
Compositions and methods for hair improvement
Hair improvement compositions comprising covalent conjugates of a polypeptide and a hydrophilic polymer, or a polysaccharide and a hydrophilic polymer, or both, are provided herein. Methods for improving one or more physical characteristics of hair using the described compositions are also provided. The improvements can be semi-permanent. |
| US09730875B2 |
Photolabile pro-fragrances
Fragrances that provide a scent of freshness tend to be volatile and are therefore not very economical when used in typical applications such as washing or cleaning processes, so they have to be used in relatively large quantities to be able to produce adequate effects. The disclosed photolabile pro-fragrances provide a much longer-lasting sense of fragrance, in particular with a scent of freshness, when used in typical applications, thus allowing said fragrances to be used economically. |
| US09730872B2 |
Method for improving skin conditions with veratric acid or acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient
A method for improving skin conditions containing applying a composition containing veratric acid or acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition has an excellent effect of reducing skin wrinkles through molecular mechanisms including the promotion of collagen synthesis and inhibition of collagenase activity. Also, the composition has an excellent effect of reducing wrinkles by absorbing UVB to prevent UV rays from penetrating the skin, promotion of collagen synthesis and inhibition of collagenase activity. In addition, the composition has effect of promotion of hair growth and the prevention of hair loss through growth promotion of hair dermal papilla cells, stimulation of IGF-1 secretion, and inhibition of TGF-beta1 secretion. Also, because the composition is derived from plants such as natural materials, it is harmless to the human body and can be safely applied to cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food compositions. |
| US09730868B2 |
Composition having earth materials comprising the pigment
A nail polish composition including a suspension base and a pigment, wherein at least 80% of the pigment is comprised of a noble metal, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. |
| US09730867B2 |
Methods of forming a slurry with microcapsules formed from phosphate esters
Microcapsule slurries can be formed from a phosphate ester and a multivalent ion. The microcapsules can encapsulate a core material misicible with the phosphate ester. The phosphate ester can be lipophilic and insoluble in aqueous solutions. |
| US09730865B2 |
Application and uses of PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof
The present invention relates to the uses of the protein PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof. In particular, the present invention relates compositions and methods utilizing PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof, including, use as a surgical lubricant, use in a treatment for prevention or reduction of post-surgical adhesions, use in a treatment for oral ulcerations, use as an athletic lubricating patch, use as a dermal filler, use in a treatment for dry mouth, use in a drug delivery method or composition, and use in nursing lubrication. |
| US09730863B2 |
Dental restoration, method for its production and ingot
The invention refers to a method for producing a dental restoration comprising a lithium silicate glass or glass ceramic as well as a dental restoration inself. The invention further refers to a ingot with the same composition having a defined strength. |
| US09730860B2 |
Pill dispensing assembly
A pill dispensing assembly for dispensing a pill from a pill bottle includes a first layer having a pill exit passage. A second layer is operatively connected to the first layer, and includes a pill entry passage horizontally offset from the exit passage. A pill dispensing layer is positioned between the first and second layers, is movable with respect to the first and second layers, and includes a holding chamber sized to receive the pill. The holding chamber is horizontally movable from a first loading position in which the holding chamber is aligned with the entry passage and is horizontally offset from the exit passage to receive the pill, to a second dispensing position in which the holding chamber is aligned with the exit passage and is horizontally offset from the entry passage to dispense the pill through the exit passage. Pill dispensing may be timed or time monitored. |
| US09730858B2 |
Device of controlled provision of sea water in the nose
For the treatment of the upper respiratory system is used sea water due to its due to its anaplastic, healing and hypertonic (osmosis) characteristics, deriving if it stays for adequate time inside the nasal conchas and nose cavities. This invention for its accomplishment, guarantees a stable column of water for adequate period of time in the nasal cavities and by the ingestion (Valsava) the water is pushed in the nasal conchas and the ducts of the nose sinuses and cavities and is consisted of Central storehouses (1) having a movable pin (4) with manually-operated provides water via the pipe (5) in the mouth (8). The central pipe (5a) provides the water to the nose and the small pipe (5b) to the periphery of the mouth (8) that expands it for its sealed application and is based in two edges (10). Alternatively the pipes (5) and the mouths are joined by one (5c) which is adapted in the entrance (12) of the bag (1a) with a pin (13), moved by electricity (13) or manually-operated. |
| US09730855B2 |
Collapsible personal wheeled conveyance having a selectively adjustable width
A collapsible personal wheeled conveyance comprises a first and second collapsible side frame, each having ground-contacting wheels, and at least one adjustable crossbar configured to physically connect the two collapsible side frames, the adjustable crossbar(s) having a selectively adjustable length. The adjustable crossbar(s) may be lockable or non-lockable. One or more of the adjustable crossbars may comprise seat-supporting adjustable crossbars. A seat can be configured to move laterally along such a seat-supporting adjustable crossbar to permit selective adjustment of the lateral position of this seat with respect to the side frames. One or more locking mechanisms can serve to lock the seat at a particular position. By one approach the aforementioned seat-supporting adjustable crossbar can include spacing indicia to visually indicate when the seat is centrally located between the first and second collapsible side frames for a particular selected length of the seat-supporting adjustable crossbars. |
| US09730854B2 |
System for dynamically adjusting treatment angle under tension to accommodate variations in spinal morphology
A system for dynamically adjusting treatment angle under tension to accommodate variations in spinal morphology during spinal decompression therapy is provided. It provides a tensioning device including a patient-positioning means, a tension-producing actuator, a positioning device, a patient interface device, a control system and a display. The control system with feedback on the resultant tension vector applied to patient spine operationally configured to allow for adjustment of either tension producing actuator position, patient position, or both while applying tension to the patient spine during non-therapeutic tension levels. The control system automatically adjusts tension producing actuator work levels such that the resultant tension vector magnitude remains ideally constant during adjustment of resultant tension vector angle, reducing the risk of eliciting paraspinal muscle contraction due to changes in resultant tension vector magnitude. |
| US09730852B2 |
Device for the rehabilitation of movements of the foot
A device (7) for the rehabilitation of the movements of the foot (1) includes a supporting base (8) and a mobile platform (9) with a supporting surface (10) for resting the sole of the foot (1), wherein the mobile platform (9) is secured to the supporting base (8) by a pure rotation movement mechanism (12) with three degrees of freedom of rotary movement independent the one from the other and placed in parallel which allow rotations of the mobile platform around three axes (13, 14, 15) which intersect one another in a single rotation center (P). The supporting surface (10) is turned towards the rotation center (P) and is distant from the rotation center (P) in such a way that the rotation center (P) is positioned in correspondence to the ankle (2) of the foot (1). |
| US09730850B2 |
Method and apparatus to detect transponder tagged objects, for example during medical procedures
The presence or absence of objects (e.g., medical implements, medical supplies) tagged with transponders may be determined in an environment in which medical procedures (e.g., surgery) are performed via an interrogation and detection system which includes a controller and a plurality of antennas positioned along a patient support structure. The antennas may, for example, be positioned along an operating table, bed, a mattress or pad or a sheet and may be radiolucent. Respective antennas may successively be activated to transmit interrogation signals. Multiple antennas may be monitored for responses from transponders to the interrogation signals. For example, all antennas other than the antenna that transmitted the most recent interrogation signal may be monitored. |
| US09730843B2 |
Absorbent core for use in absorbent articles
An absorbent core suitable for use in an absorbent article comprising: a first absorbent layer, the first absorbent layer comprising a first substrate, and a layer of cross-linked cellulose fibers deposited on the first substrate, a second absorbent layer, the second absorbent layer comprising a second substrate, a layer of superabsorbent polymer particles deposited on the second substrate and a fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covering the layer of superabsorbent polymer particles. The first and second absorbent layers being combined together such that at least a portion of the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material contacts at least a portion of the layer of cross-linked cellulose fibers of the first absorbent layer. |
| US09730842B2 |
Absorbent article
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an absorbent article that has an improved ability to transfer menstrual blood from a liquid-permeable layer to an absorbent body and can reduce the amount of the menstrual blood remaining in the liquid-permeable layer. To solve this problem, provided is a sanitary napkin provided with a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent body that is interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein convex portions formed in an excretion orifice contact region of the top sheet are coated with a blood lubricity-imparting agent that has a kinetic viscosity of 0.01-80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water retention rate of 0.01-4.0 mass % and a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000. |
| US09730841B2 |
Disposable absorbent articles having inkjet printed wetness indicators
The present invention relates to disposable absorbent articles. The disposable absorbent articles include: (a) a body contacting surface; (b) a garment contacting surface opposite the body contacting surface; and (c) an inkjet printed wetness indicator which is seen through either the body contacting surface or the garment contacting surface. The wetness indicator includes a central graphic and a background graphic, the central graphic having at least one permanent ink composition and the background graphic having at least one water soluble ink composition. |
| US09730838B2 |
Apparatus and methods for controlling tissue oxygenation for wound healing and promoting tissue viability
A non-invasive tissue oxygenation system for accelerating the healing of damaged tissue and to promote tissue viability is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a lightweight portable electrochemical oxygen concentrator, a power management system, microprocessors, memory, a pressure sensing system, an optional temperature monitoring system, oxygen flow rate/oxygen partial pressure monitoring and control system, a display screen and key pad navigation controls as a means of providing continuous variably controlled low dosages of oxygen to a wound site and monitoring the healing process. A kink resistant oxygen delivery tubing, whereby the proximal end is removably connected to the device and the distal end with holes or a flexible, flat, oxygen-permeable tape is positioned at or near the wound bed as a means of applying near 100% pure oxygen to the wound site. The distal end of the tube is in communication with the electrochemical oxygen concentrator and wound monitoring system to communicate oxygen partial pressure and, where appropriate, temperature information. A moisture absorbent dressing is positioned over the distal end of the tubing at the wound site and a reduced moisture vapor permeable dressing system is positioned whereby covering the moisture absorbent dressing, distal end of tubing and wound site creating a restricted or occluded airflow enclosure. The restricted airflow enclosure allows the out-of-the-way control and display unit to provide a controlled hyperoxia and hypoxia wound site for accelerated wound healing. |
| US09730835B2 |
Burst mode vitrectomy system
A vitrectomy surgical system includes a vitrectomy probe having a cutting portion comprising an inner tube, an outer tube, and an aspiration port. The inner tube may be movable relative to the outer tube to cut vitreous fibers. The system also includes a controller associated with the vitrectomy probe and configured to control movement of the inner tube by generating control signals corresponding to a cutting scheme including a plurality of series of cuts with each cut being evenly spaced in time, the plurality of series of cuts separated by a recovery period. |
| US09730834B2 |
Variable stiffness cannula and methods for a surgical system
Described herein is an apparatus for treatment of an ocular condition of a patient, comprising a hollow elongate member sized to penetrate an eye of the patient and including a body portion, a distal tip, and a lumen extending though both. The body portion includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a first diameter, and defines longitudinal axis. The distal tip extends from the distal end of the body portion and is arranged to treat tissue in the eye. The distal tip includes an inner tube defining the lumen in part, an outer sheath surrounding the inner tube, and a second diameter. The distal tip is configured to transition between a first rigid orientation and a second less rigid orientation. |
| US09730833B2 |
Independent surgical center
A biological tissue cutting and fluid aspiration system provides a plurality of surgical instruments operable independent of an external control console. In some embodiments, each surgical instrument may include all sensors and controls directly applicable to the surgical instrument, and may be used independently. In some embodiments, instruments communicate status information to each other, and adjust operating parameters based on the communications. |
| US09730829B1 |
Condom with enhanced base ring
A condom includes an elastic ring having a radial width in the range of approximately 0.1875 inches to approximately 0.5 inches and an axial length in the range of approximately 0.1875 inches to approximately 5 inches, and a sleeve of flaccid and elastic material having an annular open end and a closed end. The sleeve is coupled to the elastic ring. |
| US09730828B2 |
Economical nasal dilator and method of manufacture
A nasal dilator comprises a laminate of vertically-stacked layers that form a unitary truss. The truss features end regions that engage outer wall tissues of a user's nasal passages, joined by an interconnecting region that traverses the bridge of the nose. The dilator acts to stabilize nasal outer wall tissues and prevent them from drawing inward during breathing. Dilator components are sized and shaped to engage the nose and provide effective dilation, and to facilitate lateral and longitudinal registration during manufacture, while reducing material waste. Methods of manufacture include progressive steps to fabricate and assemble components into finished devices. Some partially-assembled embodiments include a final assembly step performed by the user to create a dilator with a customized truss length. |
| US09730821B2 |
Methods and systems for treating a bifurcation with provisional side branch stenting
A system for treating a bifurcation includes first and second delivery catheters, each having an expandable member. A stent having a side hole is disposed on the second delivery catheter. A portion of the first delivery catheter is disposed under a portion of the stent. The first delivery catheter is slidable relative to the second delivery catheter, and the first delivery catheter passes through the side hole. Expansion of the first expandable member expands a portion of the stent and expansion of the second expandable member expands the rest of the stent. |
| US09730814B2 |
Prosthetic knee with spring loaded latch for providing locked and unlocked configurations
A prosthetic knee provides security and stability, particularly to low activity users, household and limited community ambulators, single and/or slow speed ambulators, and those with little voluntary control, while also balancing walking (dynamic) performance for low activity users. The prosthetic knee includes a housing, parallel anterior links, a posterior link, and a chassis. The geometry of the links and their relationship to one another allow for low voluntary control, shortening of mid-swing, which reduces stumbling risk, and geometric stability in stance. The anterior links are particularly oriented, sized and located to provide for stability. The anterior links both extend above the posterior link and substantially below the posterior link. The prosthetic knee includes a locking mechanism arranged to arrest movement of the posterior link. The knee including a locking mechanism connected to the housing and arranged to block rotation of the posterior link. The locking mechanism is a spring loaded latch including a pair of elongate springs extending downwardly from the latch to the housing and being connected to the housing below the upper pivot point of the posterior link and to a pin engaging the forward end of the latch. |
| US09730813B2 |
Arm prosthetic device
A prosthetic limb including a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic limb with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a prosthetic support apparatus. The prosthetic limb includes a controller and at least one antenna in connection with the controller for transmitting and receiving signals, the at least one antenna including a housing of a segment of the prosthetic limb as a radiating element. The prosthetic limb further including a user interface incorporated therein and one or more communication systems for communicating with external devices. The user interface is integrally formed in the housing and includes a status indicator for displaying information. A flexible protective cover is disposed around a portion of the housing and covers the user interface, the flexible protective cover includes a translucent portion over the status indicator. |
| US09730809B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a femoral component with a modified posterior condyle
Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include a knee prosthesis that includes a femoral component for replacing at least a portion of a distal end of a femur. In some cases, the femoral component has a posterior condyle that is configured to articulate against a tibial articular surface. In such cases, an articular surface at a proximal portion of the posterior condyle is sized and shaped to extend at least half of an antero-posterior distance between a most posterior portion of the posterior condyle and a plane that is a continuation of a distal one fourth to one third of a posterior cortex of a femoral shaft of the femur. Other implementations are also discussed. |
| US09730806B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A spinal implant comprises a first member and a second member. A rotatable element defines an axis and is engageable to rotate the members about the axis. An actuator is rotatable for translating a part thereof to move the members between a first, contracted configuration and a second, expanded configuration. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US09730802B1 |
Spinal fusion implant and related methods
The present invention relates generally to medical devices, systems, and methods for use in surgery. In particular, the disclosed system and methods relate to an intervertebral spinal implant sized and dimensioned for the lumbar spine implantable via a posterior approach. The system includes an implant, instruments for delivering the implant. |
| US09730800B2 |
Medical implant
An implant can be used for the treatment of fat pad atrophy. The implant can be installed in the ball of the foot, the heel of the foot, the hands, or other areas. The implant can supplement or replace a patient's fat pads. In some instances, the implant can include an implant pad having a non-permeable external lining and an internal cavity enclosed by the external lining. The internal cavity can include a filler material. The implant can include features that resist rupture and/or migration. |
| US09730799B2 |
Anatomical motion hinged prosthesis
A hinged knee prosthesis comprises a tibial component and a femoral component. The tibial component is configured to attach to a tibia. The tibial component has a bearing surface. The femoral component is configured to hingedly attach to the tibial component and rotate relative to the tibial component. The femoral component comprises a medial condyle and a lateral condyle. The medial and lateral condyles have an eccentric sagittal curvature surface configured to rotate and translate on the bearing surface of the tibial component. A method of rotating a hinged knee through a range of flexion is provided. The method fixedly attaches a femoral component to a tibial component. Axial rotation of the femoral component is induced relative to the tibial component when the hinged knee is flexed. |
| US09730798B2 |
Femoral stem and post system for hip prosthesis
A femoral stem for use in hip replacement surgery, specifically hip replacement surgery in dogs and similar animals but also inclusive to implants used in humans. More particularly, the invention is directed to a femoral stem that includes a lateral bolt or post that protrudes through the cortex or wall of bone opposite the neck of the femoral stem. The lateral bolt or post reduces the occurrence of subsidence in implanted femoral stems. The lateral bolt or post provides an anchor point on the cortex or wall of bone as opposed to relying solely on the compression of the femoral stem against the wall of the bony canal of the femur being implanted. |
| US09730793B2 |
Techniques for guide-wire based advancement of a tool
Apparatus comprises: (A) a housing (248), percutaneously deliverable to a heart of a subject, slidable along a guidewire (242), and shaped to define at least one opening (249); (B) a guide member (250), percutaneously deliverable to the heart, percutaneously removable from the subject, couplable to the housing, and having: (i) a distal portion, comprising a chord-engaging element (252), configured to be percutaneously slidably coupled to and decouplable from at least one chordae tendineae (244), and (ii) a proximal portion, comprising a longitudinal element (251); and (C) a deployment tool, configured (i) to be reversibly coupled to a tissue anchor (50,280), (ii) to be slidably coupled to the longitudinal element of the guide member, and (iii) to anchor the tissue anchor to a papillary muscle (254) of the subject. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US09730789B2 |
Ossicular prosthesis having a longitudinally perforated bight
A passive ossicular prosthesis has a sound-conducting prosthesis body with a first coupling element for mechanical connection to the incus, malleus, or an actuator end piece of an active hearing aid at one end. The bight is made of a strip-shaped metallic material, partially open toward the outside via a gap-type opening and is intraoperatively crimped in the middle ear for permanent attachment. There is a second coupling element at the other end of the prosthesis body for connection to a further component of the ossicular chain or directly to the inner ear. The bight includes elongated perforations with longitudinal axes extending, in the implanted state, along a curved trajectory at a right angle or slant relative to an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis (a) of the enclosed object to reduce spring action and stiffness and markedly reduce the force to be applied for the crimping. |
| US09730786B2 |
Anterior capsule deflector ridge
An intraocular lens with an anterior ridge designed to provide a space in front of the lens optic. |
| US09730782B2 |
Vessel harvester
Apparatus and method for harvesting selected vessels in the body of a patient include manual manipulation of a rigid dissecting endoscope and the reconfiguration thereof to facilitate tissue dissection and tissue dilation in the formation of an anatomical space about the vessel within which side-branch vessels may be manipulated in preparation for severance and removal of the vessel from the anatomical space. |
| US09730781B2 |
Embolus blood clot filter removal system and method
A blood filter extraction system for extracting a blood filter from within a blood vessel. The system includes an extraction wire, or plurality of such wires, positioned within an elongated tubular member. A plurality of extraction wires coupled to the distal end of the extraction member each include a hook for engaging filter members. Alternatively, the extraction wires may be one or more wires configured in a helical shape which engage filter members when the extraction member is rotated. The system may also include an elongated tubular member with the distal end having a conical shape. To extract a filter, the extraction wires are then pushed out of the tubular member and into the filter members. The extraction member is then withdrawn or rotated so the wires engage and draw in the filter members, after which the catheter is pushed over the conical portion of the tubular member. |
| US09730779B2 |
Method and system for providing feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity
Feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity is provided. First, a 3D numerical model of the target zone in the intra oral cavity is provided, and this is manipulated so as to extract particular data that may be useful in a particular procedure, for example data relating to the finish line or to the shape and size of a preparation. The relationship between this data and the procedure is then determined, for example the clearance between the preparation and the intended crown. Feedback data, indicative of this relationship, is then generated, for example whether the preparation geometry is adequate for the particular type of prosthesis. |
| US09730778B2 |
Curing light device
A curing light device for curing a compound includes a housing and a tip structure configured to be removably coupled with the housing. A light emitting device operable for emitting light in a wavelength range suitable for curing a light curable compound is positioned at the distal end of the tip structure. Electrical components are positioned at the proximal end of the tip structure and coupled with the at least one light emitting device and are configured for engaging complementary electrical components positioned in the housing for providing power to the light emitting device. A portion of the tip structure extends beyond the proximal end of the tip structure and is configured to be received by a feature in the housing for physically aligning the tip structure in the housing and for aligning the electrical components. A power supply circuit is rechargeable and includes an ultracapacitor element. |
| US09730777B2 |
Simplified protocol for fixed implant restorations using intra-oral scanning and dental CAD/CAM
A method of creating implant-supported dentures without physical impressions is provided. Digital impressions may be obtained from scanning the oral cavity, its structures, landmarks, and implant positions. These scans together provide a highly accurate, digital model from which a digital patient model may be designed. Digital denture designs may be reproduced as denture shapes by automated manufacturing processes, and an implant-supported denture may be manufactured therefrom. Methods form making a try-in denture and a final implant-supported denture are provided. |
| US09730776B2 |
Display method and system for enabling an operator to visualize and correct alignment errors in imaged data sets
A method to visualize and correct alignment errors between paired 2D and 3D data sets is described. In a representative embodiment, a display interface used for dental implant planning includes one or more display areas that enable the operator to visualize alignment errors between the paired 2D and 3D data sets. A first display area renders 3D cone beam data. A second display area renders one or more (and preferably three (3) mutually orthogonal views) slices of the cone beam data. A third display area displays a view of a 2D scanned surface map (obtained from an intra-oral scan, or the scan of a model). According to a first aspect, the view of the 2D scanned surface map in the third display area is “textured” by coloring the 2D surface model based on the intensity of each 3D pixel (or “voxel”) that it intersects. |
| US09730772B2 |
Bone implant drill
A bone implant drill includes a bearing received in a sleeve. A transmission shaft includes a rod extending through the bearing and a transmission member formed on an end of the rod and received in the sleeve. The other end of the rod extends beyond the sleeve. A cutting rod includes a cutter, a coupling member received in the sleeve, and a positioning member between the cutter and the coupling member. The cutter and the coupling member are provided on two ends of the cutting rod respectively. The coupling member includes second teeth releasably engageable with first teeth on a free end of the transmission member. An elastic element is mounted in the sleeve. The elastic element includes a first end mounted around the coupling member and abutting the positioning member. The elastic element further includes a second end mounted around the transmission member and abutting the bearing. |
| US09730769B2 |
Release agent receptacle
The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. One apparatus includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and a release agent receptacle including an outer portion provided on appliance surface, an inner portion provided within the outer portion, and one or more apertures formed in the outer portion. |
| US09730765B2 |
Medical or dental handpiece with inductive coupling
Various medical or dental handpieces having at least one coil for inductive coupling with a second coil and methods for using these handpieces for the transmission of at least one of power, operational data and identification data are described. Also various tool-holding/releasing devices for medical or dental handpieces are described, having at least one shaped element penetrating through a bore in a hollow shaft for accommodating a tool and protruding through the bore into the hollow shaft, a movably arranged locking sleeve cooperating with the shaped element and an operating element for moving the locking sleeve. Some of these tool-holding/releasing devices allow the insertion of the tool into the hollow shaft with different insertion depths. |
| US09730764B2 |
Signal tag detection components, devices, and systems
Provided herein are systems, devices, assemblies, and methods for localization of a tag in a tissue of a patient. For example, provided herein are systems, devices, and methods employing a detection component that is attached to or integrated with a surgical device, where the detection component detects a signal from a tag in a patient, where the tag is activated by remote introduction of a magnetic field. |
| US09730758B2 |
Skin treatment apparatus
A facial treatment apparatus includes a housing, a facial treatment member mounted to the housing, and dimensioned for application to facial skin of a subject and being actuable to treat the facial skin, a visual display including a facial icon having a plurality of regions corresponding to different areas of the facial skin to be treated by the facial treatment member, an electronic timer adapted to count time associated with a treatment protocol and responsive to actuation of the facial treatment member and a controller associated with the timer and the facial icon and cooperating to visually identify a different region of the facial icon at successive predetermined time intervals of the treatment protocol. |
| US09730755B2 |
Medical device with adjustable flexibility
A system and method for the delivery of a medical device to a treatment location. The device may include an elongate body, the elongate body including a plurality of annular segments and a jacket disposed about the plurality of annular segments and defining an interior space, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the interior space of the jacket. When a vacuum is applied to the interior space of the jacket, the jacket may constrict about the plurality of annular elements, thereby increasing the frictional forces between the plurality of segments and between the plurality of segments and an inner surface of the jacket. |
| US09730751B2 |
Dual-mode electrosurgical devices and electrosurgical methods using same
Herein disclosed are dual-mode electrosurgical devices designed to function in a first mode in which high-density RF energy is used to cut or vaporize tissue, and then a second mode in which lower-density RF energy desiccates tissue to produce hemostasis, as well as methods of performing electrosurgery using same. Devices formed in accordance with the principles of this invention may be used for any surgical procedure in which highly vascular tissue is cut electrosurgically in a dry or semi-dry field, examples of which include tonsillectomy, liver resection, and cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast mastopexy, and abdominoplasty. |
| US09730749B2 |
Surgical scalpel with inductively heated regions
An electrical conductor, such as a wire or catheter, which is coated circumferentially with a ferromagnetic material in a selected region, is fed from a high frequency alternating current source. The ferromagnetic material has a quick response in heating and cooling to the controllable power delivery. The ferromagnetic material can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures. |
| US09730744B2 |
Method for treating joint pain and associated instruments
The embodiments provide provides devices, instruments, and associated methods for treating joint pain. A joint is evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging to detect any defects in the subchondral bone. For example, using T2-weighted MRI images, bone marrow lesions or edemas can be identified, and using T1-weighted MRI images, associated regions of sclerotic bone adjacent to the bone marrow lesion can be identified. The treatment method may involve introducing a bone void filler material at the site to address the bone marrow lesion or edema, and/or drilling and inserting an implant to address the sclerotic bone, bone marrow lesion or edema, and insufficiency or stress fractures. An access path is mapped to a location in the subchondral region where the insufficiency fracture resides. The access path attempts to preserve an articular surface of the joint. A reinforcing member that stabilizes the insufficiency fracture is then implanted via the access path. |
| US09730743B2 |
Trochanter attachment device
A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter. |
| US09730740B2 |
Fracture fixation systems
Systems for bone fracture repair are disclosed. One system includes a biocompatible putty that may be packed about a bone fracture to provide full loadbearing capabilities within days. The disclosed putties create an osteoconductive scaffold for bone regeneration and degrade over time to harmless resorbable byproducts. Fixation devices for contacting an endosteal wall of an intramedullary (IM) canal of a fractured bone are also disclosed. One such fixation device includes a woven elongated structure fabricated from resorbable polymer filaments. The woven elongated structure has resilient properties that allow the woven structure to be radially compressed and delivered to the IM canal using an insertion tube. When the insertion tube is removed, the woven structure expands towards its relaxed cross-sectional width to engage the endosteal wall. The woven elongated structure is impregnated with a resorbable polymer resin that cures in situ, or in the IM canal. |
| US09730739B2 |
Rotary-rigid orthopaedic rod
Apparatus and method for repairing a fractured bone. The apparatus and methods may involve an intramedullary rod. The rod may include a first elongated member and a second elongated member. Each of the first and second elongated members may be configured to bend in a first direction and to resist bending in a second direction. The first and second elongated members may be arranged such that: (1) the rod is bendable when the first direction of the first elongated member is aligned with the first direction of the second elongated member; and (2) the rod is rigid when the first direction of the first elongated member is aligned with the second direction of the second elongated member. Some embodiments may include rods that have sections that may be configured to be curved and rigid. |
| US09730731B2 |
Craniofacial external distraction apparatus
An external distraction apparatus for performing a craniofacial distraction is disclosed. The external distraction apparatus may comprise a stationary member. The stationary member may be configured to be affixed to a head of a patient. The external distraction apparatus may also comprise laterally disposed distractors. The laterally disposed distractors may extend inferiorly from the stationary member and be moveable relative to the stationary member. The external distraction apparatus may comprise a motor and controller. The motor may be powered with the controller to perform a craniofacial distraction in an automated fashion. |
| US09730730B2 |
External fixator system
An external fixation frame for correcting a bone deformity includes a first fixation ring and a second fixation ring. A posterior adjustable length strut couples a posterior portion of the first fixation ring to a posterior portion of the second fixation ring and has universal joint. Medial and lateral adjustable length struts couples medial and lateral portions of the first fixation ring to medial and lateral portions of the second fixation ring respectively, each of the medial and lateral adjustable length struts including a constrained hinge joint. The fixation frame also includes a half ring hingedly coupled to the second fixation ring, and an anterior adjustable length strut coupling an anterior portion of the first fixation ring to the half ring. |
| US09730729B2 |
Sternal locators and associated systems and methods
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sternal locators for placement of an intraosseous device into the sternum of a human patient. |
| US09730726B2 |
Balloon assemblies having controllably variable topographies
Various embodiments provide a device comprising a balloon disposed at least partially along a template, the template including an aperture, wherein the template has a substantially cylindrical portion that resists deformation in a radial direction, wherein the balloon expands radially during inflation, wherein a portion of the balloon at least partially protrudes about the aperture. Other embodiments are directed toward balloons having textured surfaces. |
| US09730724B2 |
Systems and devices for cutting tissue
Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a central rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end; a motor operably coupled to the first end of the central rotatable shaft, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the central rotatable shaft; a moveable component configured to move along at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft; and an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the moveable component and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the central rotatable shaft in proximity to the second end of the central rotatable shaft; wherein movement of the moveable component along the at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. |
| US09730722B2 |
Liquid ejection control device, liquid ejection system, and control method
In a liquid ejection control device, an ejection tube section type acquisition unit discriminates an ejection tube section type of an ejection tube section mounted in a main body section, and acquires a fitted correspondence relationship fitting the discriminated ejection tube section type. A voltage amplitude setting unit sets a voltage amplitude of a drive voltage waveform so as to cause momentum to meet a momentum instruction value input by using a momentum dial based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and a repetitive frequency instruction value input by using a repetitive frequency dial with reference to the fitted correspondence relationship. |
| US09730720B2 |
Systems and devices for cutting tissue
Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a tethering component; an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the tethering component; at least one tether having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one tether attached to the elongated flexible cutting component, the second end of the at least one tether operably coupled to the tethering component, the tethering component configured to at least one of extend and retract the at least one tether; and a motor operably coupled to the tethering component, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the tethering component and the secured elongated flexible cutting component; wherein extension and retraction of the at least one tether by the tethering component changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. |
| US09730716B2 |
Retrieval device
An endoscopic surgical device for retrieving severed tissue or foreign bodies from within a subject is disclosed. The device comprises a support unit and a tissue retrieving net system. The net system is carried by the support unit and may be inserted into the subject through an orifice or small incision and operated to retrieve tissue that has been severed by a conventional method. The net system comprises a net, a net actuator, a net deployment and retrieval assembly for transmitting motion between the net and its actuator. The net system further comprises at least one net connector disposed such that only one connector is within an articulation zone, defined by locations of severe bending of the device during operation. |
| US09730712B2 |
Alignment devices and methods
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting arthroplasty devices. Some embodiments include designs that allow for use of x-ray images as the only images used to fully and accurately preoperatively and intraoperatively size and align arthroplasty device components and prepare all necessary tissue. |
| US09730710B2 |
Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic instrument
The ultrasonic probe for a shoulder joint includes a curved extending section curved to a probe main body toward a first intersecting direction intersecting a longitudinal axis. The curved extending section includes a first curved outer surface facing the first intersecting direction, a second curved outer surface facing a second intersecting direction opposite of the first intersecting direction, a third curved outer surface facing a first width direction perpendicular to the first and second intersecting directions, and a fourth curved outer surface facing a second width direction opposite of the first width direction. A relay groove on a cutting surface in the second curved outer surface is continuous with extending grooves on cutting surfaces in the third curved outer surface and the fourth curved outer surface. |
| US09730709B2 |
Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic instrument
An ultrasonic probe treating a shoulder joint includes a probe main body section extended along a longitudinal axis, and a curved extending section extended in a state of curving relative to the probe main body section toward a first intersecting direction side when a certain direction intersecting the longitudinal axis is defined as the first intersecting direction. The curved extending section includes a first curved outer surface facing the first intersecting direction side, and a second curved outer surface facing a second intersecting direction side when an opposite direction of the first intersecting direction is defined as the second intersecting direction. An acute angle of a tangent line at a distal end of the second curved outer surface relative to the longitudinal axis direction is 20° or more and 25° or less. |
| US09730703B2 |
Tourniquet system
A tourniquet system including a band, an optional bar, and an anti-pinch plate. The bar comprises an elongate portion of material having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion, at least one aperture formed in the bar so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, at least one locking protrusion that extends from at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. The anti-pinch plate includes one or more band receiving apertures formed so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, wherein the anti-pinch plate includes one or more locking notches formed substantially along an edge portion of the anti-pinch plate, wherein the locking notches provide a means for securing at least a portion of the bar to the anti-pinch plate. |
| US09730702B2 |
Multiple hemoclip system for an endoscope
Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pusher is moved distally. An opened clip is ejected by relative movement of the inner and outer shafts to clamp body tissue at a desired site. |
| US09730698B2 |
Adjustable vascular ring, means for treating SFS syndrome and implantable kit comprising such a ring, mould and method for obtaining such a ring
The invention relates to a perivascular ring having an inner diameter adjustable by inflation/deflation and adapted to be implanted and closed about a vessel for controlling the inner diameter of said vessel and thus the flow and/or pressure of a fluid flowing in said vessel. The ring of the invention is capable of regulating blood flow to the liver, in particular after an hepatectomy or hepatic transplant, and to substantially improve the survival chances of the patient. The ring according the invention has an adjustable inner diameter (Oi) for implantation and locking about a vessel. |
| US09730697B2 |
Surgical cutting and fastening instrument with apparatus for determining cartridge and firing motion status
In various embodiments, a fastener cartridge is disclosed. The fastener cartridge comprises a cartridge body comprising a plurality of fasteners, a longitudinal knife slot defined in the cartridge body, and a circuit comprising a plurality of frangible resistors extending across the longitudinal knife slot. The plurality of frangible resistors comprises a first resistor and a second resistor, wherein the circuit comprises a first resistance when the first resistor and the second resistor are intact, wherein the circuit comprises a second resistance when the first resistor is split and the second resistor is intact, and wherein the second resistance is different than the first resistance. |
| US09730694B2 |
Loading unit including shipping assembly
A loading unit including a shipping assembly is provided. The shipping assembly is operably received adjacent the cartridge assembly to retain staples with the cartridge assembly. The shipping assembly includes a shipping member selectively secured to loading unit and a locking member slidably disposed within the shipping member. The locking member is movable between a proximal position wherein the shipping member is secured to the housing and a distal position wherein the shipping member is removable from the housing. |
| US09730693B2 |
Surgical device
A surgical device is provided that includes a jaw portion with a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw. The surgical device also includes a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion. A driver is configured to cause relative movement of the jaw portion and the shaft portion. The driver may be configured to cause the jaw portion to pivot relative to the shaft portion about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to first and second longitudinal axes defined by the jaw portion and the shaft portion, respectively. The driver may also be configured to cause at least a portion of the jaw portion to rotate relative to the shaft portion about the first longitudinal axis. Advantageously, the surgical device includes a surgical member, e.g., a cutting element and/or a stapling element, disposed within the first jaw. |
| US09730692B2 |
Surgical stapling device with a curved staple cartridge
In various embodiments, an end effector for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staple cavities arranged in staple cavity rows, a plurality of staples ejectably stored in the staple cavities, and a slot comprising a longitudinal curvature. The end effector further comprises a staple-ejecting sled configured to translate along the slot during a firing stroke, wherein the staple-ejecting sled comprises a ramp and an irreversibly curved guide, wherein the irreversibly curved guide is connected to the ramp within the staple cartridge and wherein the irreversibly curved guide comprises a longitudinal curvature that matches the longitudinal curvature of the slot. |
| US09730691B2 |
Endovascular staple clip and stapler
A staple clip for providing an attachment function in a surgical procedure is described. A center hub has a center hub aperture. The center hub defines a lateral hub plane. A plurality of joining legs each has an inner leg end attached to the center hub and an outer foot defining a lateral foot plane. The inner leg end and outer foot are separated along the leg by an elongate leg body extending laterally outward and longitudinally downward from the center hub. A plurality of lobe pads are attached to the center hub and lie substantially within the lateral hub plane. The inner leg ends and lobe pads alternate with each other around a periphery of the center hub. |
| US09730689B2 |
Rotational action needle driver
A rotational action needle driver that comprises an cumbersome ergonomically designed handle, rotational mechanism and an integrated locking/unlocking system that permits surgeons to perform the surgical suturing procedure in a less complicated and more secure way by allowing more control over the suturing needle and the area to be stitched, even when the suturing area is small, deep, and/or restricted. |
| US09730683B2 |
Blade attachment and adjustment mechanism for tissue retraction
A blade assembly for a tissue retractor includes a blade, a mount, and a positioner member. The blade includes a length extending from a proximal portion with a coupling to a distal portion for retracting soft tissue. The mount includes a receiving portion that receives the coupling. The positioner member is rotatably coupled to the mount and engages the proximal portion to apply a force that positions the blade relative to the mount. |
| US09730672B2 |
System and method for detecting critical structures using ultrasound
A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument. |
| US09730671B2 |
System and method of voice activated image segmentation
A method and system for incorporating voice commands into the interactive process of image segmentation. Interactive image segmentation involves a user pointing at an image; voice commands quicken this interaction by indicating the purpose and function of the pointing. Voice commands control the governing parameters of the segmentation algorithm. Voice commands guide the system to learn from the user's actions, and from the user's manual edits of the results from automatic segmentation. |
| US09730666B2 |
Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes an image storage memory, a calculation circuitry, a level decision circuitry, and an output interface circuitry. The image storage memory stores data of a plurality of images in different respiratory phases. The calculation circuitry calculates a motion amount of a region between the plurality of images for each pixel or area. The level decision circuitry decides a level concerning a severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for each pixel or area. The output interface circuitry outputs information concerning the decided level. |
| US09730663B2 |
Uncertainty maps for segmentation in the presence of metal artifacts
When performing model-based segmentation on a 3D patient image (80), metal artifacts in the patient image (80), caused by metal in the patient's body, are detected, and a metal artifact reduction technique is performed to reduce the artifact(s) by interpolation projection data in the region of the artifact(s). The interpolated data is used to generate an uncertainty map for artifact-affected voxels in the image, and a mesh model (78) is conformed to the image to facilitate segmentation thereof. Internal and external energies applied to push and pull the model (78) are weighted as a function of the uncertainty associated with one or more voxels in the image (80). Iteratively, mathematical representations of the energies and respective weights are solved to describe an updated model shape that more closely aligns to the image (80). |
| US09730657B2 |
Computed tomography based on linear scanning
Imaging methods and imaging systems are provided. Methods and systems of the subject invention can include linearly translating a source and a detector. The source and the detector can be moved in opposite or approximately opposite directions. Acquired data can be used to reconstruct a tomographic image by using, for example, a compressive sensing technique. |
| US09730656B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors
Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system configured to reduce patient exposure to x-rays, reduce amount of scatter, transmission, or re-radiation during imaging, or improve x-ray image quality. In an embodiment, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system includes an intra-oral x-ray sensor configured to communicate intra-oral x-ray sensor position information or intra-oral x-ray sensor orientation information to a remote x-ray source. |
| US09730655B2 |
Method for improved detection of nodules in medical images
Special displays of medical images are generated that help a radiologist better detect nodules by exploiting the inherent human visualization abilities of detection of symmetry, asymmetry, motion and relative motion. A Region of Interest (ROI) on an x-ray (mammogram, CT-scan, MRI, or other medical image) is selected and the data within the ROI is copied such that a new display now has two or more copies of the information within the ROI. This copy may contain the same relative positions as the original image, or may be a mirror image of the original data. The ROI is moved over the medical image in search of nodules. This movement can be random, under the direct control of the radiologist, systematically moved by a computer algorithm, or some combination of the above. |
| US09730653B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus
An X-ray CT apparatus including an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector, a support part, and a base that rotatably supports the support part. The support part includes an exterior part made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector are supported by the exterior part while being opposed to each other. The base rotatably supports the support part such that the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector turn about a turning axis. |
| US09730649B1 |
Optical imaging of diffuse medium
A display pixel array is illuminated by infrared light in a frequency band. An infrared holographic imaging signal is generated by driving a holographic pattern onto the display pixel array. An image of an exit signal of the holographic infrared imaging signal is captured with an image pixel array. The image pixel array is configured to capture the infrared light and reject light outside the frequency band. |
| US09730648B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient. In one embodiment, a display can be configured to show a display screen that includes information related to a physiological parameter being measured from a patient. The information can include trends of values of the physiological parameter gathered from the patient over a period of time. The display screen can also show assessment information regarding one or more diagnostic parameters for the patient and notification information regarding one or more medically-related events that occurred as related to the patient. The trends information, the assessment information, and the notification information can be shown on the display screen alone or in any combination. |
| US09730643B2 |
Method and system for anatomical object detection using marginal space deep neural networks
A method and system for anatomical object detection using marginal space deep neural networks is disclosed. The pose parameter space for an anatomical object is divided into a series of marginal search spaces with increasing dimensionality. A respective sparse deep neural network is trained for each of the marginal search spaces, resulting in a series of trained sparse deep neural networks. Each of the trained sparse deep neural networks is trained by injecting sparsity into a deep neural network by removing filter weights of the deep neural network. |
| US09730638B2 |
Intraocular physiological sensor
An implantable intraocular physiological sensor for measuring a physiological characteristic, such as intraocular pressure. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may include a tubular main body configured to house one or more electrical components. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may also include a sensor cap configured to be inserted into a first end of the tubular main body with a moisture barrier seal. The implantable intraocular physiological sensor may wirelessly transmit measurements to an external device. |
| US09730637B2 |
Layered particles for retrieving DNA released from cells from a gastrointestinal tract sample and methods for making and using them
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions such as devices, pills, beads, capsules, products of manufacture, particles, microparticles, nanoparticles, gels, liquid gels, liquid gel capsules, capsules, tablets, geltabs, liquids, sprays, emulsions, suspensions, pastes or yogurts, for the detection and isolation of biomarkers, nucleic acids, proteins or peptides, proteoglycans, lipids, fats, sugars or polysaccharides in the gastrointestinal tract for e.g., detecting the presence of particular exogenous or endogenous nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, or proteins, in the gastrointestinal tract, for example, to diagnose the presence of an infectious or exogenous agent such as a virus, a fungus, a parasite, a bacteria, intestinal helminths and protozoan parasites, and the like, or a biomarker such as a cancer-causing or cancer-predisposing allele, e.g., mutations of the KRAS2 oncogene in pancreatic cancer. In alternative embodiments, compositions of the invention comprise magnetic particles such as a magnetically-responsive microparticle or nanoparticle; a superparamagnetic bead or polystyrene bead; a superparamagnetic fine particle; a ferrimagnetic particle; or, a magnetic microsphere, nanosphere, microbead or nanobeads. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods for detecting, retrieving, capturing or isolating a sample of a nucleic acid, or an anionic, cationic or hydrophobic protein or peptide, a mucin, a phosphoprotein, a proteoglycan or a polysaccharide, in vivo. |
| US09730635B2 |
Physiological measurement using wearable device
A wearable device includes a detector configured to detect a response signal transmitted from a portion of subsurface vasculature, the response signal being related to binding of a clinically-relevant analyte to functionalized particles present in a lumen of the subsurface vasculature. Program instructions stored in a computer readable medium of the device, and executable by a processor, may cause the device to determine a concentration of the clinically-relevant analyte based on the response signal detected by the detector; determine whether a medical condition is indicated based on at least the concentration of the clinically-relevant analyte; and, in response to a determination that the medical condition is indicated, transmit data representative of the medical condition via the communication interface. The device may also include a signal source configured to transmit an interrogating signal into the portion of subsurface vasculature, thereby generating a response signal in response to the interrogating signal. |
| US09730633B2 |
Real-time airway check status indicator
Immediately after airway placement and/or following any patient transfer, an automated program may be activated in a CO2 monitoring device to provide an airway device placement check. The automated program needs time to determine if the airway placement has been successful or not. During analysis of CO2 respiration data by the program, real-time feedback is displayed to the user as soon as the airway check program is activated until the time that a final decision on the success of airway placement is made. The real-time feedback displays one or more indicators of the progress of the program toward a determination of a successful or failed placement. |
| US09730632B1 |
Integrated sleep diagnostic and therapeutic system and method
The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to methods of sleep diagnosis and treatment. The sleep disorder treatment system of the present invention can use a diagnosis device to perform various forms of analysis to determine or diagnose a subject's sleeping disorder or symptoms of a subject's sleep disorder, and using this analysis or diagnosis can with or in some embodiments without human intervention treat the subject either physically or chemically to improve the sleeping disorder or the symptoms of the sleeping disorder. The diagnostic part of the system can use many different types of sensors and methods for diagnosing the severity of the symptoms of or the sleep disorder itself. The treatment part of the system can use a device to physically or chemically treat the subject's symptoms or sleep disorder itself. |
| US09730630B2 |
Vaginal biomechanics analyzer
The present invention includes a device and method for measuring skin elasticity that comprises: a probe, wherein the probe comprises one or more holes, a vacuum source, a pressure sensor, and one or more proximity sensors aligned about the one or more holes; and a processor for recording the deformation of the skin using a control unit comprising a microcontroller connected to the proximity and the pressure sensors, wherein the proximity sensor and the processor is adapted to automatically initiate a test when the sensor is positioned at a pre-determined distance from the skin, wherein a vacuum in the probe is capable of pulling skin into the one or more holes and the proximity sensor is capable of measuring an amount of skin drawn into the one or more holes to determine an elasticity of the skin. |
| US09730624B2 |
Delivering and/or receiving fluids
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication. |
| US09730622B2 |
Wearable pulse oximetry device
A wearable pulse oximetry device and associated methods are provided. In some embodiments, the device includes at least two light sources having different wavelengths and at least one detector responsive to the different wavelengths. The device also includes a structure adapted to fixate at a distal end of the wearer's ulna bone at a fixated area. The light sources having different wavelengths and the at least one detector are fixed within, or adjacent to, the structure such that when the structure fixates at the fixated area the light sources and the at least one detector are positioned adjacent to the distal end of the ulna, and the at least one detector is positioned to detect light emitted from the at least two light sources. |
| US09730619B2 |
Methods, systems and devices for linking user devices to activity tracking devices
Methods, systems and devices for linking devices to tracking devices are provided. One method includes scanning, by an activity tracking device, for a semi-unique identifier broadcasted by a device. The method connects the device with the activity tracking device after the semi-unique identifier is found to be of the device by the activity tracking device. The activity tracking device is configured to communicate with the device to obtain device identification (ID) of the device. The method then automatically links the device to the activity tracking device when the device ID of the device matches a copy of the device ID stored in the activity tracking device. In one example, the tracking devices operate as a master and the devices operate as a slave. |
| US09730616B2 |
Mechanical axis alignment using MRI imaging
A method of imaging a body part includes locating a first, second and third anatomical reference area. The third anatomical reference area is disposed generally between the first and second anatomical reference areas. Furthermore, the method includes positioning a first member of a reference tool relative to the first anatomical reference area, positioning a second member of the reference tool relative to the second anatomical reference area, and a pivotal coupling member relative to the third anatomical reference area. The pivotal coupling member pivotally couples the first and second members of the reference tool. In addition, the method includes imaging a target area of the body part to produce an image. The image includes the target area of the body part and the first and second members. The first member indicates a first axis of the body part, and the second member indicates a second axis of the body part. |
| US09730612B2 |
Devices and methods for detection of slippage of magnetic coupling in implantable medical devices
A device for the detection of slippage of magnetic coupling between an implanted medical device having a magnet and an externally applied magnetic field includes at least one external magnet configured to apply the externally applied magnetic field, an induction coil disposed external to the subject and between the at least one external magnet and the implanted medical device, and a detection circuit operatively coupled to the induction coil and configured to detect slippage between the rotational orientation of the magnet of the implanted device and the externally applied magnetic field based at least in part on the varying frequency components of the voltage waveform across the induction coil. |
| US09730611B2 |
Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument
A catheter system comprises an elongate flexible catheter and a support structure mounted on the catheter. The support structure comprises a first alignment feature and a second alignment feature. The system further comprises a first sensor component mated with the first alignment feature and a second sensor component mated with the second alignment feature. The first sensor component is fixed relative to the second sensor component in at least one degree of freedom at the support structure by the first alignment feature. |
| US09730610B1 |
Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine to detect scoliosis
In one aspect, the present invention is a method for detecting spinal abnormalities using magnet resonance imaging. The method comprises positioning a patient in an upright posture in an imaging volume of a magnet resonance imaging magnet with the spine of the patient adjacent to an antenna and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a first portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in a first position. The method may further comprise adjusting the patient position along a substantially vertical direction to a second position and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a second portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in the second position. |
| US09730605B2 |
Diagnosis of brain and spinal cord injury by bulbocavernosus reflex measurement
A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes. |
| US09730603B2 |
Medical devices for mapping cardiac tissue
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution. |
| US09730599B2 |
Telemetrically enhanced athletic apparel
A telemetrically enhanced article of clothing comprises a fabric layer having an inside surface and an outside surface. A sensor is attached to the inside surface of the fabric layer such that when the article of clothing is worn by the user, the sensor is in contact with the user's skin. An electrically conductive trace may extend along the fabric layer and may be electrically connected at a first end to the sensor. A retaining ring may be adhered to the fabric layer near a second end of the electrically conductive trace. The retaining ring is capable of receiving a telemetry device and forming a compression connection between the perimeter of the telemetry device and the retaining ring such that when the telemetry device is received in the retaining ring, the second end of the electrically conductive trace is in electrical contact with the telemetry device. The telemetry device may store, process, or transmit physiological and/or other data collected by a sensor. |
| US09730598B2 |
Systems and methods for performing electrocardiograms
A system for performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) can include a handheld electrocardiograph device having a right arm electrode, a left arm electrode, and a left leg electrode, and can be configured to receive signals from the electrodes and to send data based on the electrode signals to a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device can be configured to process and analyze the receive information to provide ECG data, such as 6-lead ECG data. The mobile electronic device can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. The mobile electronic device can transfer the ECG data to a remote computing system, which can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. |
| US09730596B2 |
Low power biological sensing system
It is recognized that, because of its unique properties, graphene can serve as an interface with biological cells that communicate by an electrical impulse, or action potential. Responding to a sensed signal can be accomplished by coupling a graphene sensor to a low power digital electronic switch that is activatable by the sensed low power electrical signals. It is further recognized that low power devices such as tunneling diodes and TFETs are suitable for use in such biological applications in conjunction with graphene sensors. While tunneling diodes can be used in diagnostic applications, TFETs, which are three-terminal devices, further permit controlling the voltage on one cell according to signals received by other cells. Thus, by the use of a biological sensor system that includes graphene nanowire sensors coupled to a TFET, charge can be redistributed among different biological cells, potentially with therapeutic effects. |
| US09730594B2 |
Arterial-wall stiffness evaluation system
An arterial-wall stiffness evaluation system of the present invention includes: a cuff to be attached to a part of a living body; a pressure sensor for detecting pressure in the cuff; a cuff-pressure control section for controlling the pressure in the cuff to be increased or decreased up to a predetermined value, based on a value detected by the pressure sensor; and a data processing section for calculating, based on pulse waves detected by the pressure sensor, pulse-wave amplitudes of cuff-pressure pulse waves and blood-pressure pulse waves, and for evaluating arterial-wall stiffness based on the pulse-wave amplitudes. The arterial-wall stiffness is evaluated by a pressure-diameter characteristic curve, which represents a relationship between vascular diameter and transmural pressure applied to a vascular wall, or by estimation from shapes and amplitudes of the detected pulse waves. Alternatively, the evaluation is performed by estimating, from the detected pulse waves, a differential function obtainable by differentiating a pressure-diameter characteristic curve with respect to a transmural pressure, or by use of an arctan or a sigmoid function. This allows anybody to easily evaluate blood vessel stiffness anytime with high accuracy even at home without any special knowledge. |
| US09730593B2 |
Extended wear ambulatory electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor
Physiological monitoring can be provided through a wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a removable reusable monitor recorder. The wearable monitor sits centrally (in the midline) on the patient's chest along the sternum oriented top-to-bottom. The placement of the wearable monitor in a location at the sternal midline (or immediately to either side of the sternum) benefits extended wear by removing the requirement that ECG electrodes be continually placed in the same spots on the skin throughout the monitoring period. Instead, the patient can place an electrode patch anywhere within the general region of the sternum. Power is provided through a battery provided on the electrode patch, which avoids having to open the monitor recorder's housing for battery replacement. |
| US09730591B2 |
Interface for removable wrist device
A removable wrist device in a continuous physiological monitoring system includes a mounting fixture with a pair of rails to securely retain another device, such as a battery, a watch, or a display. The rails may be curved to secure the device against displacement during purely translational movement while conveniently conforming to the shape of a wrist. At the same time, the rails can permit movement around the axis of the wrist (where significant rotational forces are not regularly encountered) to permit convenient attachment and removal of the other device to the wrist-mounted device through a rotational, sliding motion. This configuration provides an advantageous combination of ease of use (sliding on and off in a natural motion), mounting tenacity, and comfort. |
| US09730589B2 |
Examined-portion information acquisition apparatus
One aspect of the present invention relates to an examined-portion information acquisition apparatus including two examined-portion holding members each configured to hold one of two examined portions, a receiver configured to receive an acoustic wave, and a moving system configured to move the receiver from a position at which the receiver receives an acoustic wave from one examined portion held by one examined-portion holding member among the two examined-portion holding members to a position at which the receiver receives an acoustic wave from another examined portion held by the other examined-portion holding member, wherein the receiver includes a plurality of transducers configured to receive an acoustic wave, and a supporting member on which the plurality of transducers are arranged, and the plurality of transducers are arranged on the supporting member such that directivity axes of some transducers among the plurality of transducers converge. |
| US09730588B2 |
Photoacoustic measurement device and probe for photoacoustic measurement device
An object of the invention is to reduce the size of a probe for a photoacoustic measurement device. A light guide 71 is arranged such that one of a two side surfaces 71a is closer to a probe axis C which faces a subject than the other side surface and a light emission end surface 71c is closer to the probe axis C than a light incident end surface 71b when the probe is used. When a refractive index of the light guide 71 with respect to the light is n1 and a refractive index of a medium around the light guide with respect to the light during photoacoustic measurement is n2 (n2 |
| US09730585B2 |
Adjustable pneumatic supporting surface
An apparatus and method are adapted for characterizing human tissue type. A plurality of inflatable bladders enable the application of kinetic energy to the human tissue. Collected data responsive to the applied kinetic energy differentiates between different tissue types and patient loading. The data can be routed via a network to a remote location. |
| US09730581B2 |
Optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
An optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus includes a movement amount acquisition unit configured to acquire the amount of subject's eye movement based on a plurality of images of the subject's eye acquired at different times, a determination unit configured to determine whether the amount of subject's eye movement before a scan by the scanning unit exceeds a threshold value, and a control unit configured to, in a case the amount of subject's eye movement before the scan is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, control the scanning unit to perform scanning position correction between a scan and the next scan based on the amount of movement. |
| US09730579B2 |
Method and apparatus for the detection of impaired dark adaptation
The present method describes a new method for the measurement of dark adaptation. The dark adaptation status of subjects may then be used to identify those subjects who are at risk of developing and/or who are currently suffering from a variety of disease states having their clinical manifestations in impaired dark adaptation. The disease states include, but are not limited to, age related macular degeneration, vitamin A deficiency, Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy, late autosomal dominant retinal degeneration, retinal impairment related to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. An apparatus for administering the test method described is also provided. |
| US09730576B2 |
Endoillumination using decentered fiber launch
An endoilluminator system includes an endoilluminator probe and an illumination source. The endoilluminator probe includes a nano-scale optical fiber and a probe fiber connector, and the illumination source includes a source fiber connector. The illumination source is configured to produce an illumination spot at the source fiber connector having a diameter smaller than a diameter of a fiber core of the nano-scale optical fiber. The probe fiber connector and the source connector are configured when connected to align the illumination spot off-center relative to the nano-scale optical fiber such that the angular distribution of light emitted by the nano-scale optical fiber is increased relative to aligning the illumination spot at a center of the nano-scale optical fiber. |
| US09730572B2 |
Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot
The present invention is directed to an articulate minimally invasive surgical endoscope with a flexible wrist having at least one degree of freedom. When used with a surgical robot having a plurality of robot arms, the endoscope can be used with any of the plurality of arms thereby allowing the use a universal arm design. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention is made more intuitive a to a user by attaching a reference frame used for controlling the at least one degree of freedom motion to the flexible wrist for wrist motion associated with the at least one degree of freedom. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention attenuates undesirable motion at its back/proximal end by acquiring the image of the object in association with the at least one degree of freedom based on a reference frame rotating around a point of rotation located proximal to the flexible wrist. |
| US09730570B2 |
Reduced sound with a rotating filter for a dishwasher
A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a washing chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a rotating filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid and a flow diverter wherein liquid passing through a gap between the flow diverter and the rotating filter applies a greater shear force on the surface than liquid in an absence of the flow diverter. |
| US09730568B2 |
Rotating mop handle and bucket assembly
A mopping assembly includes a mop bucket having a basket and an interior track formed on an inner surface thereof and a mop having a mop head configured to engage the basket. The basket engages the track on an interior surface of the bucket, so that the basket transitions within an interior portion of the bucket in a vertical direction along the longitudinal axis of the bucket, and the track includes a stop having a notch portion, and wherein the basket is configured to access the notch portion via one or more access paths. |
| US09730562B2 |
Wet wipe packaging body
Exemplary embodiments of a wet wipe packaging body are designed to improve use quality as to press resistance application member against front surface of wet wipe stacked body at all times when bulk of wet wipe stacked body in bag body is reduced. Exemplary embodiments of the wet wipe packaging body include an outlet port frame body for wet wipes that pulled out from an opening portion provided in a bag body. A resistance application member, which is biased in direction in which resistance is applied to the wet wipe continuous body, is provided on an outlet port side of the outlet port frame body, and lower surface side of outlet port frame body is attached on an outer surface side of bag body so as to surround an opening portion of the bag body. |
| US09730558B2 |
Product dispenser with pressure relief
A fluid product dispensing system includes a liquid pump and a pneumatic pump that forces fluid product and pressurized air through a foaming device. The foam mixture forces a dispensing valve, located downstream, to open and thereby distribute product onto a user's hands. A control system turns off the pumps and open a pressure relief valve in the pneumatic conduit lines to relieve the buildup of pressure. The dispensing valve automatically resets, i.e. closes, to prevent the leakage of product from the nozzle. |
| US09730555B1 |
Collapsible cake carrier
A cake carrier having a base and a cover, the cover having a substantially rigid top portion and a substantially rigid bottom portion joined by a flexible middle portion having at least one living hinge to collapse the cake carrier from an open configuration to a collapsed configuration, and the base comprising a frame that holds a reversible insert that has a first surface including a plurality of wells and a second surface that is substantially flat. The cake carrier has a handle formed of straps attached to the frame that may be joined above the cover for carrying the cake carrier. |
| US09730554B2 |
Device and method for airtight storage and grinding of herbs
A storage and grinding device and method provides the dual functionality of forming an airtight compartment for storing herbs to protect their flavor and essence, and disassembling into a grinder to grind, tear, and shear the herbs. The device forms an airtight compartment with detachable lids that detach from the compartment and join together to form a unitary grinder, generally for grinding the contents of the compartment. A first and second lid form an airtight seal over each end of the compartment. The airtight seal is formed when the first and second lids form a hermetic seal at each end of the compartment. The airtight seal enhances the flavor and smell of the herbs by retaining the essence within the compartment and keeping the herbs impervious to gases. The first and second lids can disengage from each end of compartment, and engage each other to form a unitary grinder. |
| US09730553B2 |
Food support rack for grill
A food support rack, especially for use on a grill, the food support rack including removable and reversible food support members. |
| US09730549B2 |
Coffee brewing device
Disclosed is a coffee brewing device, comprising a coffee box, brewing mechanism, water feeding and discharging mechanism and main body bracket. The coffee box is inside the lower end of the main body bracket; the brewing mechanism at the upper end. The coffee box mechanism is connected to the brewing mechanism, with water feeding and discharging mechanism on one side of the main body bracket, connected to a water way of the coffee box mechanism. The main body bracket has a coffee inlet, a drive component for driving and connecting the brewing mechanism, a first assembling hole for installing one end of the coffee box mechanism, and a second moving guide groove for movably installing the other end of the coffee box mechanism. The coffee brewing device has accurate drive control, simple water feed, quiet, quick, stable, no dismantling or washing, long service life, reliable, and few mechanical parts. |
| US09730548B1 |
Funnel assembly for a beverage brewer
A funnel assembly for a beverage brewer comprises: a central body with an upper opening for receiving a brewed beverage from the beverage brewer and a lower opening for directing the brewed beverage into a selected one of two or more shuttles; and an upper clip portion configured to snap onto and engage a shaft extending from the beverage brewer, such that the funnel assembly is pivotable about an axis defined by the shaft between a first position in which it directs the brewed beverage into a first of the two or more shuttles and a second position in which it directs the brewed beverage into a second of the two or more shuttles. |
| US09730544B2 |
Method for the production of a capsule for extraction product
A capsule to form a closed interior filled with an extraction product or extract can be perforated in a known manner by perforation elements of an injection device or a discharge device in order to introduce an extraction liquid and to discharge an extraction product produced in the interior of the capsule following an extraction process. The capsule has the shape of a cuboid or a die. |
| US09730531B2 |
Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam. |
| US09730527B2 |
Crib shield system and other breathable apparatus
An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough. |
| US09730520B2 |
Engineered seating system for use in medical lift chairs
Described herein is a chair for relieving pressure points from prolonged sitting. The chair comprises a plurality of armrests, the armrests comprising: an armrest frame; a foam layer coupled to an upper portion of the armrest frame; and a first gel infused foam layer coupled to an upper portion of the foam layer. The chair further comprises a seat bottom, the seat bottom comprising: a seat bottom frame; a sinuous spring base coupled to the seat bottom frame; a plurality of coil springs coupled to the sinuous spring base; and a second gel infused foam layer coupled to the coil springs. The chair further comprises a seat back, the seat back comprising: a seat back frame; elastic webbing coupled to the seat back frame; and one or more cushions coupled to the seat back frame. |
| US09730519B2 |
Lift adjuster and seating and/or reclining furniture with a lift adjuster
A lift adjuster is depicted and described for adjusting seating furniture and/or reclining furniture, with a housing and an adjustment bracket. The adjustment bracket is maintained in the housing and can be partially pulled out of the housing. In order to enable comfortable adjustment, it is proposed that at least one clamping element is provided displaceable with respect to the adjustment bracket between a clamping position and at least one adjustment position in that the at least one clamping element is received in a clamping manner in the clamping position in a clamping gap between the adjustment bracket and the housing such that the adjustment bracket is prevented from sliding into the housing. |
| US09730516B2 |
Table mechanisms and structures
A table with drawers for displaying electronic devices is disclosed. The table may include a support beam and support panel within the table top for structural support. The table may include one or more drawers coupled to a carriage mechanism positioned rearward from the rear of the drawer. The carriage mechanism may be configured for moving the drawer from a first position to a second position. |
| US09730509B2 |
Strap uniting device for wearable device
A strap uniting device for a wearable device is provided. The strap uniting device includes a base, at least one guide protruded from the base, and at least one catching part protruded from the base, and constructed different from the at least one guide, and arranged parallel with the at least one guide. |
| US09730501B2 |
Fluid application device
A fluid application device and a device for storing and dispensing a fluid, as a massage device, includes: a holder including a cavity that has a visible depth for the cavity; at least one magnet contained within a recess that is present in the holder; and an application head including at least one portion made of a magnetizable material that is formed so as to be attracted by the magnet(s). The application head has an application surface higher than half the total outer surface of the application head, the device being arranged such that the application head is rotatably movable within the cavity. |
| US09730486B2 |
Self-recovering impact absorbing footwear
An impact absorbing footwear device employs opposed planar sole portions engaged by a selective resistance coupling that biases the opposed planar sole portions in a non-linear manner in response to forces exerted by the wearer against the sole portion in frictional contact with a floor surface. The planar sole portions are disposed in a footwear appliance that takes the form of an athletic shoe sole. The selective resistance coupling includes a plurality of resilient deformation members that engage the planar sole portions in an opposed circumferentially aligned manner, selectively deform in response to pressure exerted by the wearer for preventing ACL and other impact related injuries, and recover to an undeformed rest position without breakaway to allow the wearer uninterrupted usage while dampening forces that surpass an injury threshold from the resilient deformation that allows the planar sole portions to temporarily misalign. |
| US09730481B2 |
Device for dispensing artificial eyelashes
The invention relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region. |
| US09730474B2 |
Ski sock
A sock has a leg portion, a heel portion, an instep portion, a toe portion, and a pair of lateral metatarsal joint portions where the instep portion meets the toe portion. The sock has a first material thickness at the instep portion and the toe portion, and a second material thickness at at least one of the lateral metatarsal joint portions, wherein the second material thickness is less than the first material thickness. |
| US09730472B2 |
Vaporization device and method of preparation and use
A vaporization device and its method of use, where the device can accommodate a plurality of formulations for dispensing by selecting the desired source. Such formulations can include different drug formulations for providing different effects on the user. Also, an indicator with specialized indicia can be provided to identify the source being dispensed. |
| US09730471B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
An exemplary atomizer includes an atomizing sleeve, an air pipe received in the atomizing sleeve, a mouthpiece assembly arranged at one end of the atomizing sleeve, and an atomizing assembly received in the atomizing sleeve. The atomizing sleeve and the air pipe cooperatively define a sealed liquid reserving chamber for reserving tobacco liquid. The atomizing assembly includes a liquid obstruction cover and a glass fiber core. The liquid obstruction cover includes a sidewall. The sidewall and the atomizing sleeve cooperatively defining a gap. The glass fiber core is fixed by the sidewall, and two opposite ends of the glass fiber core are both positioned in the gap. The glass fiber core is configured for absorbing the tobacco liquid in the liquid reserving chamber through the gap. |
| US09730466B1 |
Fruit slicer and juicer apparatus and method
A handheld device that permits slicing and juicing a fruit in two steps of slicing and juicing. The device includes a cradle portion, a squeezer portion, and a blade assembly all joined at a common hinge. A lemon or other unsliced fruit is placed in the device cradle portion, and in a first slicing step, the user grasps a blade handle to rotate a blade into the fruit. In the second juicing step, the user grasps a handle of the squeezer portion and rotates the squeezer portion into the fruit to squeeze juice from the fruit. A funnel is provided to collect the juice. It is not necessary to slice lemons or other fruit with a knife before juicing, or to touch sliced fruit. |
| US09730464B2 |
Carbohydrate compositions
The invention provides carbohydrate compositions and products comprising the carbohydrate compositions, such as dry products or a low-viscosity reduced-sugar syrup, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions and products, and uses thereof. |
| US09730462B2 |
Nutritional compositions
Nutritional compositions for general stress reduction and recovery from stress containing certain amounts of five key ingredients: creatine, freeze-dried (“instant”) black tea, L-carnitine, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) essential oil, and passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) essential oil. |
| US09730456B2 |
Oven chain measurement system
A chain tensioning sprocket is moveable with a predetermined force into a U-shaped path of a chain to apply continuous tensioning force to the chain. The change in length of the chain is measured by detecting the movement of the chain tensioning sprocket into the U-shaped path of the chain, and measurement of movement of the chain tensioning sprocket indicates a change in the length of the whole chain, which, in turn, indicates the wear on the parts of the chain and the expected operative life of the chain. |
| US09730453B2 |
Method for controlling insects in plants
The invention relates to a method for controlling woolly apple aphid insect comprising contacting the insect or a locus, where control of the insect is desired, with a combination of at least one neonicotinoid compound and at least one benzoylphenyl urea compound. |
| US09730449B2 |
Thiazole compound and its use in pest control
A thiazole compound represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally having one or more fluorine atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom etc., Ar represents a phenyl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from the group A etc., and n represents 1 or 2 has excellent control activity against pests. |
| US09730446B2 |
Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and propyzamide
Herbicidal compositions and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation using a combination of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) propyzamide provide control of undesirable vegetation, e.g., in winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, vegetables, Brassica spp, ornamentals, rice, wheat, triticale, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, sunflower, row crops, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, sugarcane, turf, tree and vine orchards, and industrial vegetation management and rights-of-way. |
| US09730440B2 |
Coated powder particles
There is provided a powder composition comprising a collection of particles (I) having median particle diameter of 10 micrometers to 200 micrometers, wherein each of said particles (I) comprises (a) a covering of a fatty compound having melting point of 50° C. to 110° C. and (b) one or more inner particles (II) comprising one or more complex that contains a cyclopropene compound molecule or a portion of a cyclopropene compound molecule encapsulated in a molecule of a molecular encapsulating agent. Also provided is a slurry comprising water and such a powder. Also provided is a method of contacting plants or plant parts with such a slurry. |
| US09730437B2 |
Animal trap with simplified, high speed operation
A live animal trap with improvements to ease of use, reliability and cost is disclosed. A simple repeatable one-hand set action lifts a front entry door. A hold-close assembly trips to secure the front door without sliding motions. A low friction latch and trip links thereto provide consistent set action resistant to shaking and undesired trip. A rear door is fitted next to a bait location to allow near vertical access for bait placement and unattended, unobstructed release. A changeable torque arm provides adjustable trip force. A trip tray is spaced above a floor to require a small set-up motion to access the bait and further ensure trip. |
| US09730432B2 |
Multi-stage rationed feeder for ornamental fish
A multi-stage rationed feeder for ornamental fish, comprising a container, a container cover assembly and a measuring cup assembly. A falling-material receiving cover of the container cover assembly is adapted to a container cover, and a buckle position is buckled into a container cover snapping slot, such that the falling-material receiving cover is rotatably mounted and connected to the container cover. The measuring cup assembly comprises a measuring cup and a blocking slice. One end of the blocking slice is provided with a sleeve hole for sheathing a blocking slice pin. A pin groove is adapted to a falling-material receiving cover pin snapped into the pin groove such that the measuring cup assembly is removably mounted and connected to the container cover assembly from below. |
| US09730430B2 |
Time of flight animal monitoring
A system and method are provided for monitoring the movement of an animal. An animal transceiver unit is placed on the animal for transmitting and receiving signals. A base transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving signals relative to the animal transceiver unit is operated to monitor relative movement of the animal transceiver unit and the base transceiver unit. An indication of the relative distance between the base transceiver unit and the animal transceiver unit is provided in response to signal communication between the animal and base transceiver units. |
| US09730429B2 |
Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash
A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash has an omnidirectionally reflective pet leash housed within a retractable housing device. The omnidirectionally reflective pet leash reflects an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of the pet leash and the location of the pet during dusk or nighttime hours. This retractable pet leash is created by surrounding a central braided rope of nylon or polyethylene fibers with a cylindrically braided reflective sleeve. The braided reflective sleeve is composed of braided narrow width reflective strips each comprising a plurality of reflective threads worked together to form a weave. Due to the braided weave of the reflective threads and the arrangement of the microscopic reflectors light incident thereon from virtually any angle is reflected back to its source. Advantageously, the fabric remains supple, facilitating extension and retraction of the leash. The braided construction enables the pet leash to reflect light omnidirectionally over a large angle of acceptance, thereby providing an improved measure of safety for both the pet and the pet handler. |
| US09730421B1 |
Variety corn line GAQ2027
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GAQ2027, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GAQ2027 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GAQ2027, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GAQ2027, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US09730415B1 |
Soybean variety XR08A15X
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR08A15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR08A15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR08A15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR08A15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09730412B1 |
Soybean cultivar AR1215503
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1215503 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1215503 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using AR1215503 in a breeding program. |
| US09730411B1 |
Soybean cultivar GO1311890
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety GO1311890 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety GO1311890 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using GO1311890 in a breeding program. |
| US09730406B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV045770
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV045770. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV045770, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV045770 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV045770 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV045770. |
| US09730404B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV3936PS
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV3936PS and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV3936PS and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09730403B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV4951HL
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV4951HL and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV4951HL and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US09730401B1 |
Basil variety ‘Elidia’
New basil variety designated ‘Elidia’ is described. ‘Elidia’ is a basil variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US09730399B2 |
Modular submersible aquaculture raft
A submersible raft device that is primarily used for aquaculture farming. The raft device has a raft surface, a buoyance support structure, and a submersion control system. The buoyance support structure and the submersion control system allow the raft to be submerged to a desired depth beneath the ocean surface. When used for certain kinds of aquaculture farming, such as mussel farming, submerging the raft below the surface protects the raft, as well as the mussels growing on ropes suspended from the raft, from damage in times of hazardous sea conditions. |
| US09730398B2 |
Configurable modular hydroponics system and method
A modular hydroponic growth system and method for applying the system having a central nutrient solution and nutrient reservoir that feeds nutrient solution and nutrients to one or more growth modules. A wall of the growth module is adapted to be removed to allow unimpeded access along a side of the box whereby trays may be inserted and removed without raising the bottom of the tray higher than required to clear an interior bottom surface of a cultivation chamber growth module. An additional germination compartment of the growth module supports simultaneous germination of seeds while another growth compartment of a same box supports growth in a second vessel, whereby ambient light is received by plants in the second vessel. An optional light filter screen provides varying filtering of the second vessel by selectively positioning a unified screen having two or more sections of varying strengths of light. |
| US09730395B2 |
Modular growing panel system and method for covering structures with vegetation
Provided is a modular growing panel system for attaching vegetation to a surface of a structure. In one aspect, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate. A binder attaches one or more of the tiles to each other and forming the modular growing panel system. In another aspect, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate. A framework for holding and attaching one or more tiles to the structure includes an upper channel having a slot that corresponds to the depth of the tile and a lower channel also having a slot corresponding to the depth of the tile. |
| US09730392B2 |
Agricultural baler knotter system
An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, needles, knotters, a triggering system, a knotter lock, a blow-off mechanism, and a monitoring system. The needles are coupled to the main bale chamber and thread twine around a formed bale. The knotters receive the twine from the needles and tie the twine. The triggering system is for activating the needles and the knotters. The knotter lock is a manual lock of the triggering system thereby preventing the needles and the knotters from being triggered. The blow-off mechanism directs a flow of air at the knotters and the needles. The monitoring system has a single sensor that provides signals indicating a normal operation of the knotters, and whether the knotter lock is engaged. |
| US09730389B2 |
Adjustable roller frame assembly for pick-up reel
A roller frame assembly for a pick-up reel of a harvester, where the roller frame assembly is adjustable in that its position can be easily adjusted relative to a position of a drive shaft of the pick-up reel, thereby effectively converting the pick-up reel from a flip reel to a non-flip reel, and vice versa. |
| US09730387B2 |
Mower for mowing around fence and railing posts
A mower assembly is provided for cutting around a post. A support structure supports the mower assembly in cantilever fashion. The mower assembly includes a plurality of mower units with each mower unit having a rotary blade. Two or more mower units cooperate to engage and cut around a post and, during the process, the entire mower assembly rotates about an axis enabling the mower units to encircle and efficiently cut grass and other vegetation about the post. |
| US09730385B2 |
Drive system for walk behind mower
A drive system of a lawn mower includes a drive belt, a drive pulley, a drive shaft pulley and an idler pulley. The drive pulley is disposed at a rocking transmission of the lawn mower to transfer drive belt motion to power for a set of wheels of the lawn mower via the rocking transmission when the rocking transmission is engaged. The drive shaft pulley is operably coupled to a drive shaft of the lawn mower to rotate responsive to rotation of the drive shaft. The drive shaft pulley engages the drive belt responsive to engagement of the rocking transmission. |
| US09730382B2 |
Vegetation cutting device
A vegetation cutting device comprises: a housing; a motor mounted in the housing having a rotatable drive shaft; a gearing system comprising a rotatable output shaft, the gearing system adapted to be driven by the drive shaft; a rotatable cuffing head mounted on the output shaft; a rotation sensor module mounted in the housing and configured to detect the rotational speed of the motor and configured to output a rotational speed signal; and a control module configured to determine the rotational speed of the cutting head based on the rotational speed signal and configured to control the speed of the motor in response to the determined rotational speed of the cutting head. |
| US09730379B2 |
Multiple seed-type seed meter
A seed meter is provided for planting multiple types of seed and rapidly switching between the types being planted in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting. The seed meter has a split seed meter reservoir with a pair of seed meter chambers flanked by or next to a pair of seed disks. Activation and deactivation of the seed disks within the seed meter are synchronized to selectively deliver one type of seed from one of the seed meter chambers for delivery out of a single seed tube of the seed meter, which may provide absolute and instantaneous on-the-go seed switching within a single row from each seed meter. |
| US09730376B2 |
Self-propelled harvesting machine
A self-propelled harvesting machine includes a front harvesting attachment, a ground drive with first and second drive shafts offset relative to the front harvesting attachment, first and second track roller units to which first and second drive shafts are drivably connected and which extend on both sides of the harvesting machine and a rear axle having rear wheels that are steered via a steering mechanism provided in a rear region of the harvesting machine. The first and second drive shafts are driven by separate first and second hydraulic motors of a hydrostatic transmission. A displacement volume of each of the first and second hydraulic motors is changed depending on a steering movement transferred from the steering mechanism to the rear wheels, realizing an additional moment about a vertical axis of the harvesting machine simultaneously with the steering of the rear wheels. |
| US09730374B2 |
Dual-position quick-connect mount and adjustably tensioned stalk stomper
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a two-position quick-connect mounting system for mounting a farm implement to a toolbar in an operating configuration, the mounting assembly including a toolbar bracket and an implement bar, the implement bar being mounted to the toolbar bracket by: i) raising the implement bar into a downward facing cavity of the toolbar bracket; and ii) longitudinally translating the implement bar such that lateral projections on either side of the implement bar are received into operating slots in the toolbar bracket, and a spring-biased locking member automatically engages a securing member. In an illustrative embodiment, the implement bar may be mounted to the toolbar bracket in a stowage configuration by sliding the projections into stowage slots separate from the operating slots. In some embodiments, the implement may advantageously be mounted in one of two mounting configurations, without requiring tools. |
| US09730373B2 |
Device for folding the working tools of agricultural machinery
A device for folding the working tool of an agricultural machine, specifically a device for folding the working tool (1) of an agricultural machine and protecting the working tool from over-strain. The device is mounted on a frame (7) of the agricultural machine. The working tool (1) is swivel-mounted with its back against an overloading force, which creates at least one swivel mounted protection from an over-strain protection device (2). On the working tool (1) the upper pivoting part (5) and the lower pivoting part (6) are mounted. On the frame (7) are mounted the upper pivoting part (8) and the lower pivoting part (9). The upper pivoting part (5) of the working tool (1) is connected to the lower pivoting part (9) of the frame (7) by a drawbar (3). The lower pivoting part (6) of the working tool (1) is connected to the upper pivoting part (8) of the frame (7) by a second drawbar (4). |
| US09730371B2 |
Drum style rotary tiller
A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum. |
| US09736970B2 |
Automatic tape setting apparatus
A component package tape is transported to a pitch feed mechanism section by a tape transport device and is held in a first tape holding section by a tape holding releasing device. Furthermore, a top tape adhered to a carrier tape that is transported to the pitch feed mechanism section is peeled from the carrier tape by a top tape peeling section while being clamped at a leading end section, is transferred to a top tape delivery mechanism section, and is held in a second tape holding section by the tape holding releasing device. |
| US09736964B2 |
Device cover for thermal management
An electronic device includes a cover for one or more heat generating components, with the cover providing at least a combined conductive, convective, and radiant cooling for the heat generating components while maintaining the device within a prescribed temperature range. Conductive cooling is realized by providing thermal coupling between each of two or more depression regions in the cover and one or more heat generating components. Appropriate placement of air inlets and outlets through the cover provides convective cooling of the heat generating components and the thermally coupled depression regions. Heat from the heat generating components thermally coupled to one depression region is effectively isolated from heat generated by other heat generating components thermally coupled to another adjacent depression region at least in part via the air outlets through an interior region between the two adjacent depression regions. Radiant cooling can also be improved by increasing the emissivity of the device cover material. |
| US09736960B2 |
Framework for electronic or network cabinets
A framework for an electronic or network cabinet, having a first profile frame and a second profile frame, as well as four depth struts. Each depth strut is directly or indirectly connected at corresponding points to the vertical profile frames. Furthermore, the depth struts are dimensioned so that they can absorb and compensate tilting forces of the vertical profile frames. |
| US09736953B2 |
Pressure compensation device and ECU module including the same
Disclosed herein is a pressure compensation device for securing the air permeability of the electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle. A pressure compensation device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a vent unit integrated with a connector on a part of an ECU on which an electronic control element is mounted, wherein a vent hole penetrating the inside and outside of the case of the ECU in which the electronic control element is received is formed in the vent unit and a cover unit integrated with a vehicle-side connector in such a way as to form electrical connection with the ECU and configured to form a protection wall by covering part of the upper side of the vent unit when the ECU-side connector and the vehicle-side connector are coupled. |
| US09736951B2 |
Variable display device and method of driving the same
A variable display device includes a display panel; a joint plate installed at a rear surface of the display panel and including a plurality of plates each configured to be rotated by a hinge; and a driving system installed at a rear surface of the joint plate and rotating the plurality of plates with respect to a normal direction to the joint plate, wherein the display panel is variably driven in a flat mode having a flat surface or a curved mode having a curved surface by the joint plate and the driving system. |
| US09736950B2 |
Display device
There is provided a display device in which a drain hole is provided in incised portion of a middle cabinet supporting a display panel and a back cover, and thus plural circuit films and a printed circuit board and the like that are arranged in a circuit section coupled to the display panel can be protected by preventing inflow of moisture from the outside despite considerable reduction of a width of a front rim. |
| US09736945B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes an insulation layer, conductive pads formed on the insulation layer and positioned to connect an electronic component, and a conductive wiring pattern including first and second conductive patterns and formed on the insulation layer such that the conductive wiring pattern is extending between the conductive pads. The first pattern includes first wiring lines, the second pattern includes second wiring lines, the first and second conductive patterns are formed such that the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines are alternately arrayed on the insulation layer, each of the first wiring lines includes a first metal layer formed on an interface with the insulation layer, each of the second wiring lines includes a second metal layer formed on an interface with the insulation layer, and the first metal layer includes a metal material which is different from a metal material forming the second metal layer. |
| US09736943B2 |
Power module
A power module includes: a plurality of partition wall plates that are provided in a case and form a trench; a plurality of relay terminals whose electric potentials are different, that are formed so that the plurality of partition wall plates are positioned therebetween and that are formed to be opposed with each other; a printed circuit board to which the plurality of relay terminals is connected and which is provided with a slit at a position opposing the trench; and a shielding plate that is placed so that one end portion of the shielding plate is positioned in the trench, and so that an amount by which the other end portion thereof protrudes from the slit is larger than amounts by which the relay terminals protrude from the printed circuit board. The power module ensures insulation inside the power module. |
| US09736938B2 |
Display panel
A conductive ink path on a peripheral portion of one surface of a substrate is provided. The conductive ink path comprises a body portion located along an edge of the peripheral portion of the substrate; and at least one extension portion protruded in a direction toward the edge of the substrate, wherein the extension portion includes at least one first segment extended in a first direction and at least two second segments neighboring on the first segment, the first segment includes a connector portion for receiving an electrical signal from the outside, and the first segment is located between the second segments in order to disperse ink in the first segment to the second segments during a manufacturing process. |
| US09736936B2 |
Electronic fabric with incorporated chip and interconnect
A system comprises an article comprising one or more fabric layers, a plurality of electronic devices, each being incorporated into or onto one of the one or more fabric layers, and one or more communication links between two or more of the plurality of electronic devices. Each of the plurality of electronic devices can comprise a flexible substrate coupled to the fabric layer, one or more metallization layers deposited on the flexible substrate, and one or more electronic components electrically coupled to the one or more metallization layers. |
| US09736935B2 |
Resin composition, resin varnish, prepreg, metal-clad laminated board and printed wiring board
The present invention relates to a resin composition that becomes a cured product that exhibits force response behavior such that an area surrounded by a tensile stress-strain curve f1(x), when an amount of strain is increased from 0% to 0.3% by pulling at 999 μm/min while plotting the amount of strain on the x axis and tensile stress on the y axis, and also surrounded by the x axis, is greater than an area surrounded by a stress-strain curve f2(x), when the amount of strain is decreased from 0.3%, and also surrounded by the x axis, and the amount of change in the amount of strain when tensile stress is 0, before and after applying tensile stress, is 0.05% or less. |
| US09736934B2 |
Touch panel and method of manufacturing conductive layer for touch panel
A touch panel has an active area and a non-active area disposed at an outer side of the active area defined therein. The touch panel includes a support member and a conductive layer formed on the support member and including an electrode part in the active area to sense touch and a wiring part disposed in the non-active area to be connected to the electrode part. In the non-active area, the wiring part is disposed on the support member and the electrode part is partially disposed on the wiring part. |
| US09736917B2 |
Rotatable plasma cutting torch assembly with short connections
A rotatable plasma torch is provided which can easily rotate when used in robotic or automatic cutting system while minimizing damage to internal connections of the torch. The torch is provided with a sleeve structure on the torch handle where there is no structure or component positioned between the sleeve and the exterior of the torch handle. |
| US09736911B2 |
Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring
A load control system comprises a load control device for controlling an electrical load receiving power from an AC power source, and a controller adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the load control device. The load control system may be installed without requiring any additional wires to be run, and is easily configured without the need for a computer or an advanced commissioning procedure. The load control device receives both power and communication over two wires, and the controller generates a phase-control voltage that has at least one timing edge in each half-cycle, and transmits digital messages by modulating a timing edge of the phase-control voltage relative to a reference edge. The controller may be operable to receive inputs from a plurality of different input devices, and the load control device may be operable to control a plurality of different loads. |
| US09736906B2 |
Control mechanism and method using RGB light emitting diodes
A control mechanism and method using RGB (red-green-blue) light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a red-green-blue (RGB) light emitting diode (LED) having a plurality of color components, each color component being either active or inactive; and an input controller coupled to each of the plurality of color components to determine a voltage level thereon, the input controller being configured to detect a voltage change in an inactive color component when light from an active color component is reflected off of a proximate object. |
| US09736905B2 |
Bleeder control arrangement
The invention describes an analog bleeder control arrangement (1) realized for use between a power supply (4) and a load (3), which bleeder control arrangement (1) is realized to generate a bleeder activation signal (20_on) to activate a bleeder (20) arranged between the power supply (4) and the load (3), and wherein the bleeder activation signal (20_on) is generated only upon detection of a phase-cut edge (LE, FE) on a voltage input signal (Uin). The invention further describes an LED lamp driver (2), realized to drive a lighting load (3) comprising a number of LED light sources (30) and comprising such a bleeder control arrangement (1). The invention also describes a lighting arrangement (6) comprising an LED lighting load (3); a driver circuit (2) realized to drive the lighting load (3); a bleeder (20) for providing compatibility between a dimmer (5) and the driver (2); and such a bleeder control arrangement (1) realized to activate the bleeder (20) only upon detection of a phase-cut edge (LE, FE) on a power supply input signal (Uin). |
| US09736904B2 |
Selectable, zone-based control for high intensity LED illumination system
A lighting system includes a group of light emitting diode (LED) illumination devices. A controller may identify a set of the illumination devices that correspond to a zone, and to generate commands to cause the device drivers for each of the identified illumination devices to control its corresponding illumination device so that a specified color temperature, illuminance level, or both of light will be received at a location in the zone. A method for calibrating such a system is also disclosed. A user interface allows a user to select a scene after the calibration is complete. |
| US09736902B2 |
Lighting system and method to control a lighting system
An LED lighting system is disclosed, which generally consists of an enclosure, one or more LED modules, one or more transformers, and one or more drivers. A lamp assembly is disclosed, which generally consists of one or more vertically oriented LED chips, thermally conductive shells, and a thermally dissipating means positioned at the back of the LED chips. An LED module is disclosed, which generally consists of a lamp assembly, one or more reflectors and modules caps. A method of controlling light intensities is disclosed, which generally consists of method of decreasing light intensities in areas with little occupancy while minimizing user annoyance resulting from drastic light intensity fluctuations. A universal mounting bracket is disclosed, which generally consists of a fixture plate, mounting plate, and an adjustable means. |
| US09736898B2 |
Circuit and method for driving a light-emitting diode
Circuits and methods for driving an LED from a secondary side of a transformer are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method includes monitoring an input voltage to determine the power level intended to drive the LED. The current flow through the primary side of the transformer is adjusted to make the power actually driving the LED equal to the power intended to drive the LED. |
| US09736894B2 |
Improvements relating to power adaptors
A power adaptor including an input for connection to an AC power supply, an output for connection to a load, and a resonant circuit coupled to the input that provides power to the output suitable for driving the load, is provided. The resonant circuit has two or more resonant frequencies, which are not harmonics of each other. The power adaptor includes a controller adapted to drive the resonant circuit at, or near, each of the two or more resonant frequencies to select different characteristics of the current drawn from the AC power supply, in use. |
| US09736891B2 |
Induction heating container
An induction heating container (1) in which an induction heat generator (3) is attached to the inside of a container main body (2) made of a non-conductive material so as to enable cooking by heating by an electromagnetic cooker. The induction heat generator (3) includes: a laminated body involving a conductor layer (4) that generates heat by induction of eddy current by high-frequency magnetic field and a heat-seal layer (5) that imparts heat-sealing properties to the container main body, and an eddy current control part (6) obtained by cutting the conductor layer (4) along the circumferential direction. |
| US09736890B2 |
Temperature sensing and heating device
An induction heating system including a container for storing a substance; a heating element in thermal contact with the substance; a machine readable tag in thermal contact with the substance, the tag having a machine readable temperature-dependant characteristic; an interrogator for reading the temperature-dependant characteristic of the tag and for determining the current temperature of the substance; an induction heater for generating an AC magnetic field to heat the heating element; and a heater controller for controlling operation of the induction heater, in response to the substance temperature determined by the interrogator, to heat the substance. |
| US09736888B2 |
Composite panel with integrated heater and associated methods for manufacturing
Described herein is a composite panel that includes a first layer made from an electrically non-conductive material. The composite panel also includes a resistance heater printed onto the first layer. Further, the composite panel includes a second layer adjacent the resistance heater, the resistance heater being positioned between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer is made from an electrically non-conductive material. |
| US09736884B2 |
Improvements to short-range wireless networks
A wireless sensor network of devices including a sensor and a coordinator: the sensor comprising sensing means operable to detect values of a parameter; transmission and reception means for wireless communication with other devices in the network; and sensor control means operable to control a sleep pattern of the sensor; and the coordinator comprising transmission and reception means for wireless communication with other devices in the network; wherein the sensor transmission means is operable to transmit value information as to the parameter values and the coordinator transmission means is operable to transmit an indication of a suitable sensor sleep pattern taking into account the value information. |
| US09736882B2 |
Systems and methods for adapting a DRX configuration for a RAN based on a preferred DRX configuration of an associated capillary network
The disclosure provides for acquiring information related to a DRX configuration that is preferred by a Capillary Network Gateway (CGW) for a capillary network and selecting a DRX configuration, based on the acquired information, to be applied by a Radio Access Network (RAN) node to substantially match said preferred DRX configuration. The selected DRX configuration can be signaled to the gateway such that the gateway can adapt, or configure, its DRX configuration accordingly. Also, the selected DRX configuration is applied, or otherwise utilized, by the RAN node. This way, also the RAN node applies the DRX configuration that is preferred by the gateway for the capillary network. Hereby it is made possible to achieve a sufficient synchronization of the DRX configurations utilized by the gateway and the RAN node, respectively. Consequently, this may allow for a synchronization of the DRX configurations of the capillary network and a 3GPP network. |
| US09736881B2 |
Controlling user equipment nodes for enhanced uplink and user equipment nodes configured for enhanced uplink
Methods for controlling uplink transmission of data to a network node of a communications system a user equipment node are disclosed. The methods include receiving parameters to configure enhanced uplink in CELL_FACH state, determining, whether the user equipment node is able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state and determining whether additional defined conditions have been satisfied, and performing a cell update operation to obtain an E-RNTI value responsive to determining that the User equipment node is not able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state. The methods may also include transmitting uplink data on an E-DCH transport channel to the network node responsive to determining that the user equipment node is able to communicate on an E-DCH in CELL_FACH state and determining that the additional defined conditions have been satisfied. Related user equipment nodes are also disclosed. |
| US09736880B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power control by terminal in wireless communication system using multiple carriers
A method of activating or deactivating frequency resources at a terminal configured with a primary frequency resource and one or more non-primary frequency resources in a wireless communication system, and the terminal are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a medium access control (MAC) signal for activating the one or more non-primary frequency resources; activating the one or more non-primary frequency resources; and deactivating the one or more non-primary frequency resources on expiry of a specific time period configured by radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the specific time period being for which of the one or more non-primary frequency resources are activated. |
| US09736877B2 |
Offline user device communications
Techniques described herein may be used to enable a user device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet computer, etc.) to access network services without having to be connected to a network (e.g., a wireless telecommunications network). A first user device may communicate discovery packets in search of other user devices to which the first user device may connect. The first user device may identify a second user device (as a result of sending the discover packets). The first and second user devices may obtain configuration parameters (e.g., a communication channel allocation, encryption keys, synchronization information, etc.) and may establish a D2D connection based on the configuration parameters. The D2D connection may enable the first and second user devices to communicate with another as though the user devices were connected to a wireless telecommunications network (e.g., via telephone calls, video calls, simple messaging services (SMS) messages, instant messages, etc.). |
| US09736875B2 |
Device to-device radio coexistence management
Direct device-to-device (D2D) communications may be coordinated to reduce interference to the sets of radios involved in the individual device-to-base station or device-to-access point communications for the individual devices of the D2D communications. Coexistence management plans for the individual devices may be used to determine a D2D coexistence management plan to reduce interference among the many communications, both for the D2D communications and for non-D2D communications of the individual devices. |
| US09736874B2 |
System and methods for controlling out-of-network D2D communications
Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network. |
| US09736873B2 |
Interface of an M2M server with the 3GPP core network
An M2M Server may be integrated into a 3GPP network. A network node, for example a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) may include a dedicated interface with a M2M server. The interface may be called a GM2M interface. The interface may be a logical interface internal to the network node. The node may receive subscriber data and control data, wherein the control data facilitates a network control procedure and the subscriber data identifies a device involved in the network control procedure. The node may determine that the device involved in the network control procedure is a machine to machine device based on the subscriber data. The node may also send the control data to a machine to machine server using a message sent via a dedicated interface with the machine to machine server. |
| US09736872B2 |
Data transmission method, apparatus, and system
A data transmission method, apparatus, and system are provided that relate to the communications field and that reduce core network bandwidth resources occupied by data transmission. The method includes receiving, by a first base station, a request message sent by a first device, where the request message carries identification information of requested data and identification information of the first device, and the first device includes a user equipment or a second base station; retrieving, by the first base station, in stored data according to the identification information of the requested data; and when matched data is retrieved, sending, by the first base station, the matched data to the first device according to the identification information of the first device, where the matched data refers to data that matches the identification information of the requested data. |
| US09736871B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving information related to association identifier in wireless communication system and device therefor
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting/receiving information related to an association identification (AID) in a wireless communication system, the transmitting/receiving method comprising: a step in which a second STA having a direct link to a first STA receives an announcement frame related to an updated AID from the first STA; and a step in which the second STA transmits an ACK frame in response to the announcement frame, wherein the announcement frame comprises one or more AID-MAC address pairs and the second STA updates the AID of an STA corresponding to the one or more AID-MAC address pairs. |
| US09736870B1 |
Architecture of managing beacons using access points
Described herein are systems, methods and computer program products for controlling operation of wireless beacons, such as Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. Multiple beacons may be controlled centrally or may work together in a cooperative fashion such that signals can be exchanged between or repeated by beacons in order to allow for signals received at one beacon to reach another beacon without requiring further central interaction. Power settings of beacons may be altered to change power consumption or to change a detectable range of the beacons. |
| US09736866B2 |
Method of implementing fast recovery of public warning systems
A method of implementing fast recovery of public warning systems (PWSs) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a mobility management entity (MME), a first restart indication message transmitted by a home evolved nodeB (HeNB) gateway (GW), transmitting, by the MME, a second restart indication message to a cell broadcast center (CBC), the second message including an index of the HeNB and/or an index of the HeNB GW, receiving, by the MME, a warning request transmitted by the CBC, the warning request including the index of the HeNB and/or the index of the HeNB GW, and transmitting, by the MME, the warning request which is destined for the HeNB to the HeNB GW. |
| US09736865B2 |
Random access method and apparatus in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method of performing random access by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes generating at least two random access signals with their own priorities, and transmitting the at least two random access signals with their own priorities. The random access method may include transmitting at least two random access signals to at least two target communication nodes. Further, the random access method may include transmitting at least one random access signal, and selecting at least one of at least two random access response signals received in response to the at least one random access signal and performing random access control by using the selected random access response signals. |
| US09736860B2 |
Systems and methods for scheduling of a shared resource
Generally discussed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for scheduling node access to a shared resource. A method can include determining a position assignment for each of a plurality of nodes to create a ring schedule, the ring schedule defining time frames in which each node of the plurality of nodes has access to a resource that is shared among the plurality of nodes, the ring schedule comprising a plurality of epochs, and each of the plurality of epochs comprising a plurality of positions that define a time at which access to the resource begins, each of a plurality of nodes including a position assignment each epoch, and updating the ring schedule including permuting positions of the ring schedule with the position assignment remaining static or changing at least one position assignment in an epoch of the plurality of epochs. |
| US09736859B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing voice service in wireless local area network
A method for providing a voice service in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is provided. The method includes, detecting a change in the total number of voice calls that are sent and received over a wireless channel of the WLAN, setting channel access-related parameters in the WLAN upon detecting the change in the total number of voice calls, and providing a voice service by applying the channel access-related parameters to the voice and data services. |
| US09736858B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting control information by means of a terminal in a CA-based wireless communication system, including the steps of: forming first and second cells that include different subframe configurations, wherein the second cell includes TDD UL-DL configuration #0; receiving a UL grant by means of the first cell; and transmitting data corresponding to the UL grant by means of the second cell. |
| US09736854B2 |
Satellite network service sharing
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via mobile terminals over a satellite system. In embodiments, dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users. In embodiments, quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for mobile devices at a per-user level. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which mobile terminal is used to access the system. |
| US09736851B2 |
Wireless equipment for transmitting uplink signal through reduced transmission resource block and power, and enodeb
According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a wireless equipment for transmitting an uplink signal through a reduced transmission resource block (RB) in a wireless communication system. The wireless equipment can comprise: a processor; and a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting an uplink signal under control of the processor. When the RF unit is set to a predetermined channel bandwidth and a predetermined frequency range and must satisfy a predetermined maximum allowed value of spurious radiation to protect another frequency range, the uplink signal can be transmitted according to a predetermined maximum number of RBs instead of a total number of RBs for the predetermined channel bandwidth. |
| US09736848B2 |
Apparatus and method for selecting best beam in wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for selecting the best beam in a wireless communication system are provided. An operation of a Base Station (BS) includes repeatedly transmitting reference signals beamformed with a first width, receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the first width from at least one terminal, determining a direction range within which reference signals beamformed with a second width are to be transmitted and a transmission pattern, based on the at least one preferred-beam having the first width, repeatedly transmitting the reference signals beamformed with the second width within the determined direction range according to the transmission pattern, and receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the second width from the at least one terminal. |
| US09736844B2 |
Method of dynamic resource control and associated system
A method of dynamic resource allocation for at least one satellite access network associated with at least one telecommunications satellite comprises a frequency-flexible payload, the at least one satellite access network comprises a plurality of resource allocation controllers. The method comprises the acquisition of the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller, reconfiguration of the payload of the at least one satellite considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite, and a step of frequency allocation to the various resource allocation controllers, considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite. |
| US09736841B2 |
Data transmission method, base station and user equipment
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method, a base station and user equipment. The method includes: sending, by a first base station, first information to a second base station, or receiving, by the first base station, the first information sent by the second base station, wherein the first information is used for indicating that the second base station is to serve user equipment; sending, by the first base station, second information to the user equipment, wherein the second information is used for instructing the user equipment to operate on a carrier corresponding to the second base station, for enabling the user equipment to operate on the carrier corresponding to the second base station. By adopting the embodiments of the present disclosure, the probability of wrong scheduling of high-capacity user equipment is reduced, and the performance loss caused by wrong scheduling is avoided. |
| US09736836B2 |
Methods and devices for transmitting and receiving synchronous channels and broadcasting channels
A method for multiplexing synchronous signals on specific OFDM symbols to form P-SCH and the S-SCH channels is provided. The present application further discloses a method for transmitting P-BCH. |
| US09736831B2 |
Method and device for indicating modulation and coding scheme, and method and device for receiving downlink data
The present disclosure provides a method for indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), including a step of when it is determined that a UE supports a downlink 256QAM mode, indicating the 256QAM mode using current information indicating the MCS or extended information indicating the MCS in downlink control information (DCI). The present disclosure further provides a method for receiving downlink data, including a step of, after a UE has received information indicating an MCS which includes indication information indicating a 256QAM mode, receiving the downlink data according to the 256QAM mode and a corresponding TBS index. The present disclosure further provides devices for implementing the above methods. |
| US09736826B2 |
Method for transmitting control information and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information and to a device therefor, and relates to a method comprising the steps of: selecting one uplink control channel resource corresponding to a plurality of HARQ-ACKs, from a plurality of uplink control channel resources; and transmitting a bit value corresponding to the plurality of HARQ-ACKs, by using the selected uplink control channel resource. The present invention also relates to a device for the method. |
| US09736824B2 |
Method, base station, and terminal for feeding back channel state information
A method for feeding back channel state information is provided, which includes: a base station notifying a terminal of transmission resources used for transmitting a plurality of Channel State Information (CSIs) or a plurality of colliding CSIs and/or of priorities between a plurality of CSIs or a plurality of colliding CSIs. In the present document, the base station indicates the terminal on how to handle a feedback of the colliding CSIs when collision between the CSIs occurs during processes of feeding back a plurality of CSIs via a high layer signaling or a preset rule, which enables the base station and the terminal to reach a uniform feedback mechanism, and guarantees a minimum possibility of discarding CSIs, thereby solving the problem of the impact on the CoMP performance due to discarding excessive CSIs. |
| US09736819B2 |
Relay node device for receiving control information from a base station and method therefor
The present invention relates to a relay node device for receiving control information from a base station and a method therefor. The relay node device according to the present invention comprises: a receiver, which receives information about an area where a relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH), the channel for transmitting control information for the relay node from a base station, is allocated; a processor, which searches for at least one R-PDCCH for the relay node based on the R-PDCCH allocation information received; and an R-PDCCH receiver, which receives the at least one R-PDCCH from the fourth symbol of the first slot in a downlink backhaul subframe of the area where the at least one R-PDCCH searched for by the processor has been allocated. |
| US09736810B1 |
Systems and methods for managing user notifications based on user interaction with a computing device
Systems and methods for managing user notifications based on user interaction with a computing device are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes measuring user interaction of a predetermined type with the computing device. The method also includes determining whether the measure of user interaction meets a predetermined criterion. Further, the method includes disabling user notification of received communications in response to determining that the measure of user interaction meets the predetermined criterion. |
| US09736808B2 |
Control apparatus, relay apparatus, communication system, program, and control method
A mobile object communication system is configured with the assumption that a base station is fixed. Therefore, signal quality becomes unstable if the base station moves freely. Provided is a control apparatus controlling a relay apparatus that is mounted in a mobile object and relays communication between a base station and a communication terminal, including a mobile object information acquiring section that acquires mobile object information indicating a state of the mobile object and a control section that controls the relay apparatus based on the mobile object information. If the movement speed of the mobile object is judged to be less than a predetermined value, the control section may generate a relay control signal indicating that a relay function of the relay apparatus is to be activated. |
| US09736805B2 |
Method of performing cell search in wireless communication system
A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC) and receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) comprising a first secondary synchronization code (SSC) and a second SSC, wherein the SSS includes a first SSS and a second SSS, the first SSC and the second SSC are arranged in that order in the first SSS, and the second SSC and the first SSC are arranged in that order in the second SSS. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. |
| US09736803B2 |
Cell configuration method, synchronization method, user equipment, and base station
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a cell configuration method, a method for implementing synchronization between a user equipment and a base station, a user equipment, and a base station. The cell configuration method includes: determining, by a first base station corresponding to a first cell, system information of a second cell; and notifying, by the first base station, a second base station corresponding to the second cell of the system information, so that the second base station sends and receives signals according to the system information. According to the solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention, system information of a cell may be dynamically or semi-statically adjusted according to user equipment distribution and service distribution, so that network resources can be better provided for a user equipment that needs them, a capability of serving the user equipment is improved. |
| US09736802B2 |
Method for managing information of timing difference between micro cell and macro cell
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a convergent node, and a micro cell base station for managing information of a timing difference between a micro cell and a neighboring macro cell of the micro cell. A convergent node receives information related to the timing difference. The information is sent by a micro cell base station and includes the timing difference. Alternatively, the information includes a frame timing of the micro cell and a frame timing of the neighboring macro cell. If the timing difference is greater than a preset first threshold value of the timing difference, the convergent node to the micro cell base station sends instruction information for adjusting a frame clock value of the micro cell, or sends the micro cell base station reconfiguration information for reconfiguring at least part of timing difference parameters of the micro cell. |
| US09736800B2 |
Method of synchronization and detection for a multi-station wireless communication system (WiFi), and wireless communication system utilizing this method
A method is provided for detection and synchronization for a multistation wireless communication system (WiFi) implementing a layer, termed the MAC or Medium Access Control layer, provided for implementing a multiple access protocol and a physical layer, termed the PHY or Physical Layer, provided for achieving synchronization and detection functions, the MAC layer transmitting commands to the PHY layer so as to carry out the multiple access protocol and the PHY layer generating in response at least one waveform carrying synchronization signals and detection signals, the MAC layer implements an orthogonal or quasi-orthogonal cyclic signal to construct the at least one waveform. |
| US09736798B2 |
Signal quality measurement for device-to-device communication
According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device comprises measuring power of a Device-to-Device (D2D) signal used by the wireless device for D2D operation; determining a power difference between the measured power of the D2D signal and a physical Device-to-Device Synchronization Signal (D2DSS); estimating power of a D2DSS using the measured power of the D2D signal and the determined power difference; and performing a D2D operation using the estimated power of the D2DSS. |
| US09736797B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting power headroom information in mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation
A method and apparatus for transmitting a power headroom (PH) report by a terminal in a mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation are provided. The method includes calculating respective PHs for multiple activated serving cells based on a real transmission or a reference format, setting respective indicators for the PHs, wherein each indicator indicates that a corresponding PH is calculated based on the real transmission or the reference format, and transmitting, to a base station, an extended PH report including the PHs and the indicators on one of the multiple activated serving cells. |
| US09736794B1 |
Dynamic antenna reference signal transmission
The techniques described herein manage the transmission of reference signals on associated antennas of a cell site based on network conditions (e.g., the load of user data being transmitted via down-link (DL) transmissions). A reference signal includes control channel information that mobile devices are able to use to identify a particular cell and/or determine whether the particular cell is suitable for “camping” or “idling”. The techniques are configured to dynamically activate and/or de-activate various ones of multiple antennas, so that an inactive antenna does not broadcast reference signals. Rather, the techniques described herein configure a subset (e.g., one antenna) of a larger set of antennas (e.g., two antennas or four antennas) of a cell site to transmit reference signals so that the likelihood of control channel interference between neighboring cell sites is reduced. |
| US09736790B1 |
Transceiver system supporting transmitter self calibration and methods of performing the same
A self-calibrating transceiver includes a transmitter chain, a receiver chain, a base band processor, and a calibration control state machine. The state machine is in electrical communication with the transmitter chain, the receiver chain, and the base band processor, and is configured for enabling the receiver chain and setting the receiver chain and the transmitter chain to corresponding frequencies. The state machine stores one or more transmitter power and power amplifier gain mode settings, and for each setting, sets the transmitter gain and power amplifier gain mode. The transmitter chain transmits a signal, the receiver chain receives the transmitted signal, and the baseband processor measures a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the received signal. The state machine further adjusts the transmitter output power based on the measured RSSI. |
| US09736786B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus, wireless communication method, and integrated circuit
A terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus by using a plurality of cells including at least a primary cell and a secondary cell. The terminal apparatus decodes a PDCCH with downlink control information format in which at least a transmission power control command field is included, transmits a PUCCH on the primary cell, and determines transmission power of the PUCCH on the primary cell based on at least a PUCCH power control adjustment parameter. The PUCCH power control adjustment parameter is calculated by accumulating at least a value indicated by the transmission power control command field, and in a case where the terminal apparatus receives a random access response message for the primary cell, the transmission power control circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to reset the PUCCH power control adjustment parameter. |
| US09736782B2 |
Mobile device environment detection using an audio sensor and a reference signal
A mobile device configured to modify the mobile device's behavior based on the local environment of the mobile device. The mobile device determines the local environment based on a comparison of sound detected by the mobile device's audio sensor to sound detected by an exterior audio sensor. In particular, the mobile device determines if it is covered and, if covered, the mobile device determines properties of the covering material. |
| US09736779B2 |
Techniques for mobile platform power management using low-power wake-up signals
Mobile platform power management is an important problem especially for battery-powered small form factor platforms such as smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, and Internet of Things (IOT) devices. A new low-power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) listens to the wireless medium for a wake-up signal with, for example, below 50 uw power consumption. The LP-WUR allows the mobile platform to completely turn off the main wireless radios, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® (BT), Low-Energy Bluetooth® (BLE), and the like, and then selectively or opportunistically turn them on only when there is data to transmit or receive based on a wake-up signal. |
| US09736776B2 |
Power save method, access point device, and station device
A power save method, an AP device and an STA device are provided. According to whether power save is allowed in a current TXOP and whether a station STA is newly added in an operation object identifier of a subsequent frame of each frame of the current TXOP, the AP device respectively sets a TXOP power save indication of each frame, and when the TXOP power save indication of the current frame is power save allowed, the STA device determines whether to enter the Doze state according to a judgment result for a doze condition. The adoption of the method and the device can expand the power save application range, and enhance the power save effect. |
| US09736775B2 |
Data reception and transmission method and apparatus for power saving in communication system using multiple carriers
The present invention relates to a multi-carrier resource utilization method and apparatus for power saving in a communication system using a multi-carrier, in which the activation of a secondary carrier for transmitting and receiving data traffic between a terminal and a base station is determined according to the QoS (Quality of Service) requirements such as a data traffic status between the terminal and the base station, a maximum sustained traffic rate, a maximum traffic burst size, or the like, and an indication message (Indication) indicating this is transferred to the terminal through a primary carrier to transmit and receive data traffic through the activated secondary carrier. |
| US09736770B2 |
Controller node and a method therein for selecting a network node in a heterogeneous network
The exemplary embodiments herein relate to a controller node and a method in a controller node for selecting a network node in an heterogeneous network comprising a plurality of network nodes. The method comprises, receiving CQI values from a UE and based on those values selecting a network node for serving a UE. |
| US09736765B2 |
Load balancing in a wireless cellular network based on user equipment mobility
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for load balancing in a wireless communication network based on user equipment (UE) mobility. In embodiments, a UE may receive a plurality of cell reselection priority configurations designated for different levels of UE mobility. The UE may determine its mobility and select one of the cell reselection priority configurations based on the determined mobility. The UE may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection, such as an RRC idle mode connection, on a carrier frequency and/or cell based on the selected cell reselection priority configuration. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. |
| US09736764B2 |
Bluetooth phone reconnection strategy
When a wireless communications module, such as a Bluetooth transceiver in a vehicle, is confronted with numerous devices that it can choose to connect to, one particular device of many is chosen by the Bluetooth transceiver by determining a connection priority for each available, connectible device. Priority can be determined by factors that change over time and for different users and different devices. Examples include time of day, day of the week, direction, who is driving a vehicle, where a vehicle is going, and where a vehicle has been. The importance of any given factor can be user-specified or programmed into the Bluetooth transceiver. |
| US09736762B2 |
Access network discovery and selection
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards devices and methods for identifying preferred access networks based at least in part on access network information including access network assistance information, steering policies, or access commands. In some embodiments, conflicts between access network information and access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policies may be rectified in identifying a preferred access network. |
| US09736760B2 |
Commissioning a network system
A wireless network system (30, 60) and a method for commissioning a wireless network system (30, 60) is described. The network system (30, 60) comprises at least a network device (1, 1′, 1″) and a joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). In a commissioning mode, the network device (1, 1′, 1″) broadcasts network identification information. The joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) sends, upon reception of the network identification information, a request to said network device (1, 1′, 1″) to join the network, comprising a predefined address of said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). The network device (1, 1′, 1″) assigns said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) a network address and stores corresponding data. The network device (1, 1′, 1″) sends joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) using said predefined address and said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) receives the network address, so that the joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) is addressable in the network system (30, 60) using said network address. |
| US09736759B2 |
Service control method and device
Provided are a service control method and device. The method includes: acquiring related information of a user service and real-time status information of a service used by a user, wherein the related information includes: information needing to be referenced for regulating a control policy for the user service; based on the related information and real-time status information which are acquired, monitoring a current service status of a mobile network; and generating or adjusting user control policy information according to a result of the monitoring, and issuing the generated or adjusted user control policy information. The technical solution solves the problem in the related art of being unable to dynamically adjust the control policy of a user, thereby improving the mobile network quality, and improving the network experience of the user. |
| US09736751B2 |
Data transmission method and system
Disclosed is a data transmission method. The method includes that: when downlink data is transmitted, a master node shunts, on a Radio Link Control (RLC) sublayer, the downlink data to obtain shunted data packets, and sends the shunted data packets to shunting nodes; the shunting nodes process the shunted data packets, and send the processed data packets to a User Equipment (UE); and when uplink data is transmitted, the master node converges data packets sent from the shunting nodes and data packets sent from the UE, and sends the converged data packets to a core network. Also disclosed is a data transmission system. With embodiments of the disclosure, mobile communications system is able to provide an optimized service, a higher bandwidth and better performance. |
| US09736749B2 |
Base station, radio communication system, and handover method
When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized. |
| US09736748B1 |
Advanced network characterization and migration
In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection. |
| US09736746B2 |
System and method for multimode device handover
Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA-EvDO) include determining a loading condition of the 3G and 4G base stations. If the 3G and 4G base stations are lightly loaded, one or more 4G Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) are compared with one or more corresponding 3G Data Rate Control (DRC) indices to determine which of the 3G and 4G networks allows a higher data throughput. The dual mode communications device is handed off to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage if the 4G network allows the higher data throughput; otherwise, the dual mode communications device is handed off to a 3G base station. User priorities, application categories, and/or MIMO and diversity modes may be used to determine handoff if the base stations are more than lightly loaded. |
| US09736742B2 |
Optimized detection of unnecessary inter-RAT handover
According to an aspect, a network node operating in a first RAN according to a first RAT receives a handover request for a user equipment from a cell in a second RAN operating according to a second RAT. After handover of the user equipment to a cell in the first RAN is completed, the network node configures the user equipment to measure frequencies corresponding to the second RAN. Based on measurements reported by the user equipment for the frequencies, the network node identifies detected cells exceeding a measurement threshold, and sends a handover report towards the second RAN. The handover report includes, for at least one detected cell exceeding the measurement threshold, a physical cell identifier and a frequency identifier for the detected cell. The network node obtains configuration information for the detected cell, from another node, and uses the obtained configuration information for subsequent mobility procedures. |
| US09736739B2 |
Movement of user equipments between cells
A procedure is disclosed where a user equipment (UE) 10 can share information (with e.g. radio access network (RAN) nodes 20, 30) about its cell mobility attempts (e.g. redirection successes/failures). This information can subsequently be utilized by the various RAN nodes 20, 30 when making subsequent, i.e. future, cell mobility decisions. Hereby it is made possible to improve cell mobility decisions, such as redirection or handover, by the various RAN nodes 20, 30. |
| US09736732B2 |
System and method to dynamically manage application traffic by bandwidth apportioning on a communication device
The present disclosure describes a method for dynamically modifying allocated bandwidth of one or more applications running on a communication device. The method comprises obtaining information regarding one or more applications running on the device, the applications using a communication network of the device; receiving a user input for determining priority levels of the one or more applications; and dynamically distributing bandwidth of a communication network to the one or more applications running on the communication device based on the user input. |
| US09736731B1 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating transmission of large frames
A desired number of buffers to be used in a block acknowledgment (BA) session or with media access control (MAC) data units having a same traffic identifier (TID) is determined. A desired maximum MAC data unit size to be used in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is determined. An indication of the desired number of buffers in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is transmitted to a communication device in a wireless communication network for negotiating with the communication device. An indication of the desired maximum MAC data unit size to be used in the BA session or with the MAC data units having the same TID is transmitted to the second communication device for negotiating with the other station. |
| US09736729B1 |
Directing a UE to forgo requesting handover to congested neighbor
Disclosed are methods and systems for requesting a UE to forgo handover to a congested neighbor. In particular, a wireless communication system may serve the UE over an air interface connection between the UE and the first base station. While serving the UE, the wireless communication system may receive from the UE a handover request requesting a handover of the UE from the first base station to a second base station. In response to receiving from the UE the handover request, the wireless communication system may determine that the second base station is threshold congested, and, responsive to the determining, (i) deny the handover request and (ii) send to the UE a command for the UE to withhold transmission of further requests for handover of the UE from the first base station to the second base station. |
| US09736724B2 |
Physical layer frame format for long range WLAN
A data portion of a physical layer (PHY) data unit is generated to include a service field that consists of eight or less bits. When it is determined that the PHY data unit is to be generated according to a first mode of operation of a long range communication protocol, the PHY data unit is generated according to a first format to include the data portion. When it is determined that the PHY data unit is to be generated according to a second mode of operation of the long range communication protocol, the PHY data unit is generated according to a second format to include the data portion, including using a slower clock rate as compared to the first format. The second mode of operation provides longer range communications as compared to the first mode of operation. |
| US09736723B2 |
Link layer assisted robust header compression context update management
A method and system for communicating header compression layer control messages. Header compression control messages are generated by a header compression layer (302) and are sent through at least one link layer data packet by a link transport communications protocol layer (304) to a remote receiver (104). The link transport communications protocol layer (304) monitors receipt of link layer data packet acknowledgements that are received from the link transport communications protocol layer (304) of the remote receiver (104) for the at least one link layer data packet. The link transport communications protocol layer (304) determines successful transmission of the header compression control message and provides, to the header compression layer (302), an indication of successful header compression control message transmission. |
| US09736721B2 |
Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple connections
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate supporting multiple connections associated with a wireless terminal. Notifications may be provided to a primary base station upon establishment and/or removal of connections between the wireless terminal and secondary base station(s). Additionally, the multiple connections may be evaluated and a preferred connection from the set of multiple connections may be utilized to transfer data to the wireless terminal over a downlink connection. |
| US09736720B2 |
Modifying feedback information to control a source device
A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more processors cause performance of operations, including: receiving feedback information related to a receipt of packets by a receiving device, the packets being transmitted by a source device, modifying the feedback information to obtain modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device, and transmitting, to the source device, the modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device. |
| US09736716B2 |
Using personal wireless devices for network testing
A personal wireless device is utilized to carry out measurements of one or more network-performance related metrics in response to a triggering event. The triggering event can be a message that is transmitted by a network element to the personal wireless device. The personal wireless device may be exemplified by a variety of personal devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The measurements may be used to derive network-performance related information such as cellular signal coverage areas, signal hole areas, and signal interference areas. |
| US09736714B2 |
Method, system, and device for power headroom reporting and sub-frame scheduling
Embodiments relate to the field of wireless communications, and particularly, to methods and apparatuses for power headroom reporting. In one embodiment, a method of power headroom reporting includes: determining PH information of each of configured and active cells at a current instant if PH information is required to be reported, where the configured and active cells include a cell which is configured with a downlink subframe at the current instant; and reporting the determined PH information. Since a power headroom is reported by obtaining PH information of a configured and active cell which is currently a downlink subframe according to a virtual transmission format, the PH information facilitates subsequent scheduling by an eNB. |
| US09736705B2 |
Method and system for proxy base station
A method for a proxy base station includes analyzing current network parameters, determining parameters for the proxy base station based on the analyzed network parameters, and transmitting the determined parameters for the proxy base station to an actual base station of the network. |
| US09736703B2 |
Interference management and network performance optimization in dense WiFi networks
A method of managing Wi-Fi access points using a Wi-Fi network manager is disclosed. Measurement data is received from a plurality of Wi-Fi access points via a control interface. Optimized adjustments to one or more Wi-Fi parameters associated with one or more of the plurality of access points are searched based at least in part on a set of network optimization goals and the measurement data received from the plurality of access points. At least some of the optimized adjustments to the one or more Wi-Fi parameters are transmitted to the one or more of the plurality of access points using the control interface. |
| US09736702B2 |
System and method for quality of service control
A method for measuring delay in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network includes measuring a delay associated with transmission of a packet through the WiFi network in response to a measurement request from a requesting device, and contending for access to a communications channel of the WiFi network after measurement of the delay. The method also includes transmitting the delay as measured to the access point using the communications channel after a successful contention. |
| US09736701B2 |
Dead reckoning using proximity sensors
Various arrangements for limiting inaccuracy of dead reckoning are presented. Proximity data may be collected using a plurality of proximity sensors of a mobile device. A position of the mobile device may be determined in relation to a user using the proximity data. Whether to determine a location of the mobile device using a dead reckoning technique may be determined at least partially based on the position of the mobile device in relation to the user. |
| US09736697B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic frequency selection in wireless local area network system
A method for a wireless local area network performed by an access point (AP) configured to communicate over a primary subchannel and a secondary subchannel. The AP transmits a frame including a quiet channel element to a receiving station. The quiet channel element indicates that the secondary subchannel is to be quieted during a quiet interval in which the AP tests the secondary subchannel for a presence of radar transmissions and the receiving station does not send any frame to the AP. The quiet channel element includes an AP quiet mode field indicating whether a communication to the AP is allowed within the primary subchannel during the quiet interval. The primary subchannel and the secondary subchannel are quieted during the quiet interval if the AP quiet mode field indicates the communication to the AP is not allowed with the primary subchannel during the quiet interval. |
| US09736696B2 |
Antenna splitting method in active antenna system and controller
The present invention relates to an antenna splitting method in an active antenna system and a controller, where the method includes: when load of an active antenna system AAS cell is greater than or equal to a load threshold, if a cell in an optimized area is not overloaded, load of a first cell is less than the load of the AAS cell, and load of a second cell is less than the load of the AAS cell, acquiring a first antenna parameter combination corresponding to a maximum capacity of the optimized area; and splitting an AAS antenna according to the first antenna parameter combination. The antenna splitting method in an active antenna system and the controller according to embodiments of the present invention can effectively reduce the load of a heavily loaded AAS cell, and effectively increase a capacity of the optimized area. |
| US09736695B1 |
Methods, apparatus, and computer programs for providing a lock control signal for a mobile logistics destination
Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for providing a lock control signal for a mobile logistic destination including obtaining information about a delivery request, providing an authorization request for opening the mobile logistic destination, obtaining information about an authorization for opening the mobile logistic destination during the probable delivery period from the mobile device, obtaining information about a lock enquiry and delivery agent location information from a mobile device of a delivery agent for the delivery, obtaining logistic destination location information from the logistic destination, determining a delivery agent authorization for opening the mobile logistic destination, computing a delivery agent location difference between the logistic destination location information and the delivery agent location information, comparing a timestamp of the lock enquiry with the probable delivery period, determining the lock control signal for the mobile logistic destination, and providing the lock control signal for the mobile logistic destination. |
| US09736694B2 |
Authorization based on access token
A mobile device may include an authenticator and a processor. The authenticator may generate an authorization request with a secure token to access a server. The processor may access the server using an authorization token, if the authenticator receives the authorization token in response to the authorization request. The authenticator may embed the authorization request with a plurality of parameters to allow the server to determine, based upon at least one of the plurality of parameters, if the authorization token should be given to the mobile device. |
| US09736692B2 |
Security techniques for reconnecting to a conference session using a computing device
A computer-implemented technique can include joining, by a computing device having one or more processors, a conference session hosted by a server via a wireless computing network. In response to joining the conference session, the computing device can receive, from the server via the wireless computing network, a dial-in telephone number for reconnecting to the conference session. The computing device can detect a trigger condition indicative of a need to reconnect to the conference session via a cellular telephone network. In response to detecting the trigger condition, the computing device can initiate a telephone call to the dial-in telephone number via the cellular telephone network. In response to the server obtaining authentication of a caller identification of the computing device, the computing device can rejoin the conference session via the cellular telephone network. |
| US09736690B2 |
Apparatus and method for multi cell communication using beamforming in wireless communication system
A multicell access method using beamforming in a wireless communication system is provided. In the method for operating a terminal, an access procedure for accessing a first base station using a first antenna and accessing a second base station using a second antenna is performed. Communication with the first base station is performed using the first antenna. Communication with the second base station is performed using the second antenna. |
| US09736689B2 |
System and method for mobile telephone roaming
An authentication bank for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The authentication bank comprises a plurality of physical identification modules. A physical identification module may include one or more memory, processors, programs, and computer readable media storing subscriber identity module and authentication information. At least one of the one or more programs stored in the memory may comprise instructions executable by at least one of the one or more processors. The executable instructions may cause the one or more processors to receive a request, from an authentication server, for associating the subscriber identity module (SIM) with a foreign wireless communication client or an extension unit, retrieve subscriber identity information and authentication information for the foreign wireless communication client or the extension unit from the SIM, and send the subscriber identity information and the authentication information to the authentication server. |
| US09736686B2 |
Methods and apparatus for direct communication key establishment
Methods (100, 200, 300) and apparatus (400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) are disclosed for establishing a key for direct communication between a User Equipment device, UE, and a device. The methods and apparatus cooperate to form a system for securing direct communication between a UE and a device over an interface. The system comprises a UE (20), a device (30) and a Direct Communication Element (40). The UE (20) is configured to establish a UE shared key with a Bootstrapping Server Function, BSF (50), using a Generic Bootstrapping Architecture, GBA, procedure, to discover the device (30) through a discovery procedure after establishing the UE shared key, and to derive a direct communication key from at least the UE shared key. The device (30) is configured to receive a transaction identifier associated with the UE shared key from the UE (20), to send the transaction identifier to the Direct Communication Element (40), and to receive the direct communication key from the Direct Communication Element (40). The Direct Communication Element (40) is configured to receive the transaction identifier from the device (30), to obtain a shared session key from the BSF (50); to derive the direct communication key, and to send the direct communication key to the device (30).Also disclosed are a computer product operable to carry out methods according to the present invention and a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having such a computer product stored thereon. |
| US09736683B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing user plane bearer
A method and an apparatus for establishing a user plane bearer are provided. The method includes receiving a transport layer address supported by a serving gateway (SGW)/packet gateway (PGW) from a mobile management entity (MME), selecting, by a radio access network (RAN) entity, directly the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or after receiving the transport layer address transmitted by the SGW/PGW, selecting, by the MME, the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or reporting, by the MME, the obtained transport layer address used by the access entity to the SGW/PGW to establish the user plane bearer. |
| US09736682B2 |
Addressing wireless nodes
A user may point a control device at a controllable device for which control is desired, and the control device may detect the targeted controllable device. Additionally, the control device may detect a plurality of wireless nodes and list the available wireless nodes. For example, the control device may identify wireless nodes associated with a particular room in the house, or the control device may detect the wireless nodes within a certain range. The list may be a selectable list and a user may select the desired device to control from the list. Upon detection or user selection, the control device may establish control of the wireless node and initiate actions associated with the selected device. |
| US09736681B2 |
System for providing policy based content service in a mobile network
A policy based content delivery system is provided. The system includes a mobile device configured to select and receive content and a content source configured to provide content selected by the mobile device to a content server. The content source is further configured to modify content selected by the mobile device prior to the content server providing the selected content to the mobile device. A content server is configured to discover content at a content source and provide a list of detected content to the mobile device for selection. The content server is further configured to instruct the content source to provide the content in accordance with a policy. The content server includes a policy enforcement engine configured to implement a policy. |
| US09736678B2 |
Tamper prevention for electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) type parameters
Disclosed herein are various techniques for preventing or at least partially securing parameters—e.g., Type parameters—of electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) stored within an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) from being inappropriately modified by mobile network operators (MNOs). One embodiment sets forth a technique that involves modifying file access properties of the Type parameters of eSIMs to make the Type parameters readable, but not updatable by the MNOs. Another embodiment sets forth a technique that involves implementing eSIM logical containers that separate the Type parameters from the eSIM data within the eUICC, such that the Type parameters are inaccessible to the MNOs. Yet another embodiment sets forth a technique that involves implementing an Operating System (OS)-based registry that is inaccessible to the MNOs and manages Type parameters for the eSIMs that are stored by the eUICC. |
| US09736674B2 |
Discovery signal transmission method of terminal performing D2D communication and terminal using same
Provided are a discovery signal transmission method of a terminal supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication and a terminal device using such a method. The method comprises: directly receiving information on a specific discovery signal (DS) transmission mask or receiving discovery signal configuring information; selecting the specific DS transmission mask or one DS transmission mask from among a plurality of DS transmission masks indicated by the DS configuring information; and transmitting a discovery signal on the basis of the selected DS transmission mask. |
| US09736673B2 |
Method to automatically infer user signature through contextual learning
Techniques are disclosed enabling a wireless device to associate other wireless devices within a communication range of the wireless device as belonging to a specific individuals or groups recognized by the wireless device. In one embodiment, a first set of data including an identifier broadcast from the other wireless device in proximity to the wireless device is received by the wireless device. The wireless device identifies a user in a set of event data available on the wireless device. The wireless device evaluates the set of event data and the identifier to correlate the identifier of the other wireless device with the user. Upon determining that the identifier from the other wireless device has an association with the user identified in the set of event data, the wireless device assigns a display label to represent the other wireless device on the wireless device. |
| US09736667B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
A vehicle includes a terminal connection unit configured to access portable terminals, a terminal communication unit configured to receive signals from the accessed portable terminals according to types of the terminals and generate normalized data, and a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling a corresponding component in the vehicle based on the normalized data. |
| US09736664B2 |
Systems and processes to manage multiple modes of communication
A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message can be identified. The access priority of the person can be determined based on the person's identity. Then, the message can be managed using one or more rules and in view of the status of the user, the access priority of the person and the urgency of the message. |
| US09736661B2 |
Handling of messages in a partially deployed IMS network
A device associated with a subscriber database of a telecommunication network described herein is configured to receive a Send Routing Information for Short Message (SRI-SM) message from a messaging center. The device then determines whether a user device specified by the SRI-SM message is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration. In response to determining that the user device is associated with an IMS registration, the device sends the SRI-SM message to an IP Short Message Gateway (IP-SM-GW). In response to determining that the user device is not associated with an IMS registration, the device processes the SRI-SM message and responds to the messaging center based on the processing. |
| US09736659B2 |
Method for allocating broadcast channel, method for transmitting and receiving broadcast channel signal, and device for supporting same
Disclosed are a novel method for allocating a broadcast channel and a novel method for transmitting and receiving a broadcast channel signal in a wireless access system, and devices for supporting the same. The method for receiving a broadcast signal in a wireless access system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: periodically receiving one or more broadcast signals during a preset transmission time interval; obtaining a transmission position and a transmission pattern for the one or more broadcast signals in a transmission time interval; and obtaining system information included in the broadcast signals on the basis the transmission position and/or the transmission pattern. |
| US09736656B1 |
Method of verifying the status of a unique mobile device identifier
A method of verifying the status of a unique mobile device identifier associated with an established user account. The method including: receiving one or more data transmissions comprising at least one unique mobile device identifier; storing the at least one mobile device identifier as a current mobile device identifier in one or more databases; determining if validating data corresponding to the vehicle user account has been modified before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing a previously-provided mobile device identifier; determining if the time difference between storing the current mobile device identifier and storing the previous mobile device identifier is greater than or equal to a predetermined time duration; determining if one or more vehicle registration records indicate a records modification before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing the previously-provided mobile device identifier; in certain instances, modifying the status of the current mobile device identifier. |
| US09736650B2 |
Method and apparatus for adapting navigation notifications based on compliance information
An approach is provided for adapting navigation notifications based on a level of compliance of users to the notifications. An adaptation platform determines user action data following a presentation of at least one navigation notification at at least one device. The adaptation platform also processes the user action data to determine user compliance information with the at least one navigation notification. One or more presentation parameters for the presentation of the at least one navigation notification, content information for the at least one navigation information, or a combination thereof are then caused to be adapted based, at least in part, on the compliance information. |
| US09736648B2 |
Method for measuring location of user equipment in wireless access system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method for measuring a location of a user equipment in a wireless access system for supporting carrier aggregation/multiple cells and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: enabling the user equipment to receive information on Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmission bandwidths of a reference cell and a neighboring cell, enabling the user equipment to reconfigure an operating channel bandwidth of a Radio Frequency (RF) unit when one of the PRS transmission bandwidth of the reference cell and the PRS transmission bandwidth of the neighboring cell belongs to an inactive secondary cell, enabling the user equipment to receive the PRS from the reference cell and the neighboring cell, and enabling the user equipment to measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) by using the PRS of the reference cell and the PRS of the neighboring cell. |
| US09736646B2 |
Systems and methods to select locations of interest based on distance from route points or route paths
Selection of offers, locations or merchants based on their distances from a portion of a user's route and their affinity for the user is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from a selected portion such as the user's origin or destination or any route segment. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the selected portion on the user's route or those with the better utility. |
| US09736644B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for generating and using a radio-frequency map of an area
A method comprising obtaining, by a system using a processor, a wireless fingerprint corresponding to a mobile communication device and a subject area in which the mobile communication device is or was positioned. The method also includes obtaining, by the system, an area wireless signal distribution map indicating wireless signal strength values corresponding to multiple wireless transmitters positioned in the subject area, and determining, by the system, based on the wireless fingerprint and the area wireless signal distribution map, a location of the mobile communication device. |
| US09736642B2 |
Medicament information system and method
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, device, and storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving location information and expiration information; determining a current location of the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; outputting an expiration alarm indicating the expiration event in response to determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device and that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; receiving, from the user, a request to display a map of a geographic area; displaying, by the mobile device and via a non-operating system application, the map of the geographic area; and displaying an alert icon on the map, wherein the location of the icon on the map is based on the received location information. |
| US09736640B2 |
Methods and systems for a ranging protocol
Disclosed are methods and systems for obtaining measurements of a range between devices based on a Round Trip Time (RTT) for an exchange messages. In particular, described are techniques for sharing channel parameters between or among wireless transceiver devices to assist in initiating exchange of signals between neighboring wireless transceiver devices. |
| US09736639B2 |
Signal handling
A second device (12) comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal to a first device (11); a receiver configured to receive a second signal that has been transmitted by the first device (11); a demodulator configured to demodulate a second message from the second signal, the second message including an indication of signal strength of the first signal as measured by the first device (11); a signal strength measuring module configured to measure signal strength of the received second signal; and a calculator configured to use the indication of the measured signal strength included in the second message and the signal strength of the second signal as measured by the second device (12) to calculate a measure of the distance between the first and second devices (11, 12). |
| US09736633B2 |
Location support for emergency calls
System and method for submitting a location of a mobile device to a public service for providing emergency assistance are described. A mobile device can determine that a user is making an emergency call from the mobile device. The mobile device can then enable a location determination function of the mobile device and determine a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine the location in multiple attempts, including, in a first time window, attempting to determine a location with low uncertainty and, if the attempt fails, determining a location with high uncertainty in a second time window. The mobile device can then submit the location to a dispatcher through a mobile network operator. |
| US09736631B2 |
Location accuracy for proximity services
Concepts and technologies are described herein for improving location accuracy for proximity services. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an expression application server can receive an expression message generated by a Third Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) proximity service (“ProSe”)-enabled application executing on a mobile device. The expression message includes an expression code and a location tag. The expression application server can analyze the expression message to determine whether increased granularity is desired for use in determining an expression match to the expression code. In response to determining that the increased granularity is desired, the expression application server can request additional location information from a location platform. The expression application server can receive the additional location information from the location platform. The expression application server also can enhance the expression match with the additional location information to provide the increased granularity to the mobile device. |
| US09736628B2 |
Object location tracking using mobile communication device
An object location tracking system may include an object, a mobile communication device, and a data storage system. The object may include a wireless short range communication system that wirelessly transmits object identification information over a short range that uniquely identifies the object. The mobile communication device may have a location detection system that generates location information indicative of the location of the wireless communication device; a wireless short range communication system that wirelessly receives the object identification information from the object when the object is in close proximity to the mobile communication device; and a wireless data communication system that wirelessly communicates the location information and the object identification information to a data storage system. The data storage system may receive and store the location information and the object identification from the wireless data communication system in the mobile communication device. |
| US09736625B1 |
Enhanced wireless communication for medical devices
Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication between medical devices are provided. In some embodiments, commodity low power, low bandwidth communication protocols may be utilized to simultaneously convey multiple signals with high fidelity and reliability. For example, cardiac sound data and ECG data may be compressed using a common ADPCM component and inserted into a common BLE packet structure. Command-control data may also be inserted. Where required command-control data reporting frequency is less than the packet frequency, header bits may be utilized to convey multiple types of command-control data in a given packet byte position. Rolling packet sequence values may be inserted into the common packet structure, for use by receiving devices to identify link integrity failures. |
| US09736623B2 |
System for exchanging data remotely with an NFC radio tag
A system for exchanging data, remotely, between a reading station and a radio tag, the system including: a first assembly including a reading interface configured to read data stored in the radio tag and a first communication mechanism for transmitting a signal representative of the data read in the radio tag; a second assembly including a second communication mechanism connected to the first communication mechanism and configured to receive the signal, and an offset radio tag, including a memory configured to store data representative of the received signal. |
| US09736622B2 |
Near-field wireless communication system, communication terminal, and communication method
The communication terminals each includes a communication controller for identifying the communication terminal to be reconnected as a communication destination after an inter-terminal connection is disrupted. The communication controller includes a first table and a second table. The first table is configured to, while placing a highest priority on the communication terminal most recently connected before the inter-terminal connection is disrupted, place a first connection priority on the other communication terminals according as a connection order in a direction of going back in time. The second table is configured to place a second connection priority on the other communication terminals by each device function thereof. The communication controller identifies, as the communication terminal to be reconnected as the communication destination, a communication terminal with the first connection priority ranked highest among the other communication terminals with the second connection priority ranked highest. |
| US09736618B1 |
Techniques for sharing relative position between mobile devices
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US09736617B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for activating a mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for activating a mobile terminal to communicate over a communication network are provided. The method includes retrieving, by a terminal, provisioning data associated with the communication network, transferring, by the terminal, the provisioning data to the mobile terminal, and configuring communication settings of the mobile terminal using the provisioning data. |
| US09736611B2 |
Enhanced spatialization system
A system enhances spatialization in an audio signal at a receiving location. The system applies a phase difference analysis to signals received from an array of spaced apart input devices that convert sound into electrical signals. The system derives spatial or directional information about the relative locations of the sound sources. The converted signals may be mixed using weights derived from the spatial information to generate a multichannel output signal that, when processed by a remote or local audio system, generates a representation of the relative locations of the sound sources at the originating location at the receiving location. |
| US09736609B2 |
Determining renderers for spherical harmonic coefficients
In general, techniques are described for determining renderers used for rendering spherical harmonic coefficients to generate one or more loudspeaker signals. A device comprising one or more processors may perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a local speaker geometry of one or more speakers used for playback of spherical harmonic coefficients representative of a sound field, and configure the device to operate based on the local speaker geometry. |
| US09736605B2 |
Method of manufacturing microphone, microphone, and control method therefor
Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a microphone, a microphone, and a control method thereof. The method includes forming a sound sensing module on a main substrate including a first sound aperture such that the sound sensing module is connected to the first sound aperture. The method further include forming a cover for receiving the sound sensing module formed therein with a second sound aperture corresponding to the first sound aperture on the main substrate. The method also includes forming a sound delay filter at a receiving space of the cover to be connected to the second sound aperture. The method also includes forming a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the sound sensing module at the receiving space, to selectively operate the sound delay filter according to a signal output from the sound sensing module. |
| US09736601B2 |
Adjustable magnetic systems, devices, components and methods for bone conduction hearing aids
Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction hearing aids where a patient or health care provided can select different positions of a magnetic spacer on a patient's skull after a magnetic implant has been implanted beneath the patient's skin and affixed to the patient's skull. |
| US09736598B2 |
Apparatus and method for outputting sound in mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for outputting a sound with Hearing Aids Compatibility (HAC) in a mobile terminal. The sound output apparatus includes a modem chip including a first amplifier amplifying and transferring an electric signal to a switch, a switch that selectively connects an output line of the first amplifier to a receiver or a second amplifier, a second amplifier connected with the receiver and the switch and that amplifies and transfers an electric signal received from the first amplifier to the receiver when the switch connects the output line of the first amplifier to the second amplifier, and a receiver connected with the switch and the second amplifier and that converts and outputs an electric signal received from the first amplifier or the second amplifier into a sound. This allows for the stable transfer of a sound to hearing handicapped persons with HAC without distortion of the sound quality. |
| US09736590B2 |
System and method for a microphone
According to an embodiment, a microfabricated structure includes a cavity disposed in a substrate, a first clamping layer overlying the substrate, a deflectable membrane overlying the first clamping layer, and a second clamping layer overlying the deflectable membrane. A portion of the second clamping layer overlaps the cavity. |
| US09736588B2 |
Digital signal router for vehicle replacement sound system
An aftermarket digital signal router that is installed in a vehicle when a factory loudspeaker system is replaced with an aftermarket loudspeaker system. The digital signal router comprises a first and a second analog signal receiver to receive at least two sources of audio from the vehicle. It also comprises a vehicle data transceiver that receives digital data from the vehicle's data network. It processes audio signals based on the data and status of the vehicle's data network and transmits the processed audio signals to an aftermarket amplifier. In some embodiments, the digital signal router is flashable with different versions of firmware so that it can work with different types of vehicle while transmitting audio that is compatible to most aftermarket amplifiers. The digital signal router is also adapted to handle potential conflict of two audio streams based on the signals of the vehicle's data network. |
| US09736587B2 |
Smart tool for headphones
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable headphone users to he hear audible announcements of relevance to the user. In the various embodiments, a user device, such as headphones, may receive an announcement, determine whether the announcement is of interest to the user, and pause the current audio output by the headphones and enable the user to hear the announcement. In an embodiment, an announcement system may transmit announcements audibly and via a wireless channel, for example via broadcast and/or multicast transmission, to enable user devices to receive announcements and play relevant announcements via the headphones. In another embodiment, an announcement system may embedded announcement identifiers within audible announcements to enable a user device to identify announcements of interest. In another embodiment, a user device may filter received audio to identify announcements of interest to the user based on recognized subject matter within the received audio. |
| US09736585B2 |
System and method for driving a low frequency speaker
A control circuit configured to control a speaker is disclosed. The control circuit is configured to drive the speaker at a predetermined frequency that may correspond to a resonance frequency. The control circuit comprises a speaker driver in communication with a controller. The controller is operable to control a drive frequency of the speaker by monitoring at least a sample of each of a plurality of wavelengths of a current draw of the speaker in the form of a voltage signal. Based on the voltage signal, the controller is operable to identify a voltage differential and adjust the drive frequency of the speaker in response to the voltage differential to maintain the predetermined frequency. |
| US09736584B2 |
Hybrid test tone for space-averaged room audio calibration using a moving microphone
An example implementation may involve a playback device receiving a command that instructs the playback device to emit a calibration sound and responsively causing one or more speakers to emit a periodic calibration sound that covers a calibration frequency range. The periodic calibration sound may include (i) a first component that includes noise at frequencies between a minimum of the calibration frequency range and a first threshold frequency, and (ii) a second component that sweeps through frequencies between a second threshold frequency and a maximum of the calibration frequency range. |
| US09736582B2 |
Loudspeaker
An audio amplifier and a warning sound amplifier are connected in parallel to each other, relative to a voice coil of a loudspeaker. A resistor having an impedance greater than an impedance of the voice coil is connected to the voice coil and is also connected to the warning sound amplifier. An audio signal from the warning sound amplifier is input to the voice coil via the resistor. Thus, since the warning sound amplifier is connected to the resistor having the impedance greater than the impedance of the voice coil of the loudspeaker, even in a case where only the audio amplifier is operated, a large current is prevented from flowing into the warning sound amplifier. |
| US09736579B2 |
Multichannel waveform synthesis engine
Systems and techniques are provided for a multichannel waveform synthesis engine. A phase counter module counts to a value corresponding to a number of phases available, outputs a phase counter value indicating a current phase, and resets the phase counter value when the phase counter value reaches a phase counter reset value. Several channels each output a waveform. Each channel includes a phase module that receives the phase counter value output from the phase counter module, and activates an activation signal when the phase counter value indicates a phase assigned to the channel from the number of phases available. Each channel includes a pulse width module that receives the activation signal, and when the activation signal is activated, activates a waveform for a period of time indicated by a pulse width assigned to the channel, and deactivates the waveform after the period of time indicated by the pulse width assigned to the channel. |
| US09736577B2 |
Speaker array apparatus
A speaker array apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a disposition plane, and a speaker array which includes a plurality of speakers disposed at least in a vertical direction on the disposition plane of the apparatus housing that is opposite to a listening position. The speaker array apparatus receives and distributes a sound signal input from an outside to all of or a part of the speakers of the speaker array, and outputs the distributed sound signal as a sound beam by controlling an output timing of each sound output from the all or part of the speakers. Each speaker of the speaker array has an appropriate output direction in an elevation angle, the appropriate output direction indicating a direction having largest sound pressure in a sound pressure distribution when the sound is output from the speaker. |
| US09736576B2 |
Energy conversion apparatus and speaker structure
An energy conversion apparatus including a permanent magnet fixed to a predetermined region; and a diaphragm arranged on the permanent magnet, the diaphragm including a coil having a conductor wire pattern formed on the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm includes a slit formed in the diaphragm. |
| US09736569B2 |
In-ear headphones with retention members
Retention members for an in-ear headphone include a base portion and a substantially straight flexible finger extending from the base portion. Absent external forces, the flexible finger includes a substantially straight longitudinal axis and a back surface extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and having a plurality of recesses along a length of the back surface. The flexible finger is configured to, during use, bend into a curved shape for disposition under a user's antihelix. In-ear headphones include a shell defining a volume housing an audio driver, a nozzle extending from the shell configured for at least partial insertion into an ear canal, and a flexible retention member coupled to the shell, the flexible finger including a substantially straight longitudinal axis, a back surface, and a concave front surface. |
| US09736568B2 |
Electronic device, calibrator, and headset for calibrating electronic device
An electronic device, calibrator, and headset for calibrating the electronic device are provided. The headset includes an earphone, a microphone, a switch unit, and a jack, where the switch unit including a capacitor and a switch element is electrically connected between the earphone and the microphone. The switch element conducts or cuts off a first path according to a control signal of the electronic device, where the first path is a signal transmission path from the earphone, through the capacitor, and to the microphone. When the jack is inserted into a headset port of the electronic device and the switch element receives the control signal to conduct the first path, the earphone receives output signals transmitted from the electronic device, and the microphone transmits input signals back to the electronic device. The electronic device adjusts a signal to be output according to the output signals and the input signals. |
| US09736567B2 |
Electronics interface for device headset jack
A user device determines whether a device connected to its headset jack is an audio accessory device. If the device connected to the headset jack is an audio accessory, the user device connects one or more pins of the headset jack to an audio codec. If the device plugged into the headset jack is not an audio accessory device, the user device connects one or more pins of the headset jack to alternate circuitry. The user device then determines, through the alternate circuitry, an electrical operating parameter requirement of the accessory device, and provides, from the alternate circuitry, the required operating parameter to the accessory device through the headset jack. The alternate circuitry may include an adjustable voltage regulator and/or an adjustable current regulator and the required operating parameter may be one or more of a voltage supply and a current supply. |
| US09736566B2 |
Earphone line control device and earphone
An earphone line control device includes a power supply management unit, a filter unit, a switching circuit and a control unit. The switching circuit includes a switch in series with a resistance, a first end of the power supply management unit and an end of the filter unit are both connected to a power supply, a second end of the power supply management unit is connected to a first end of the control unit, the other end of the filter unit is connected to a second end of the control unit, a third end of the power supply management unit is connected to ground, a third end of the control unit is connected to ground, an end of the resistance is connected to the power supply, the other end of the resistance is in series with an end of the switch and connected to a fifth end of the control unit, and the other end of the switch is connected to a forth end of the control unit. When the switch is turned off, the control unit outputs a preset coded pulse signal. |
| US09736563B1 |
Unilateral dual transducer stereo headphone
One embodiment of a headphone in which both the left and right stereo channels are contained within a single earpiece (10) and separated by vertical positioning above (12) and below (14) the ear, rather than each ear receiving one stereo channel, as in traditional headphones. This allows the listener to hear the audio content of both stereo channels with a single ear, while still being able to distinguish between the two channels. The other earpiece of the headphone may be a “dummy” (20) which contains no speaker, and the headphone can be reversed depending on which ear the user wants to listen with. Optionally, the back of each earpiece can be opened, allowing the listener to experience stereo sound in one ear while listening to his/her surroundings with the other. |
| US09736560B2 |
Liquid impermeable sealed speaker design
The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of forming a liquid impermeable sealed audio speaker that can be easily manufactured and provides a high quality audio output. In an effort to overcome the shortcomings of conventional sealed speaker designs that typically utilize complicated and expensive means of shielding their electronic components from liquids and other sources of contamination, one or more of the embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include a sealed enclosure that has at least one liquid impermeable region that prevents or substantially inhibits the movement of a liquid from the exterior region into the internal region. In general, the liquid impermeable regions, or hereafter simply “liquid permeable regions,” are configured to prevent the ingress of liquids or other contaminants, while allowing the production of a desired sound quality. |
| US09736556B2 |
Automated fiber cross-connect service within a multi-tenant interconnection facility
In general, techniques are described for automatically configuring fiber cross-connects between customers of an interconnection facility. In some examples, a programmable network platform for an interconnection facility exposes an interface by which customers of the interconnection system provider may request fiber cross-connects to other customers of the interconnection system provider. The programmable network platform may, in response to a request for a fiber cross-connect, configure an optical switch fabric of the interconnection facility network infrastructure to create a fiber cross-connect between the demarcation points for the customers to be interconnected. |
| US09736554B2 |
Draft beer supply chain systems and methods
Supply chain systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring fluid levels in liquid containers, such as kegs. Embodiments include sensors that fit within a keg's false bottom, measure the weight of the keg, and transmit the weight information to a computer database via a wireless network. Other embodiments include an RFID device with information about a characteristic of the liquid within a keg (such as brand and/or type of beer) that may be attached to the keg and paired with the sensor so the sensor can transmit information about the characteristic of the liquid in the keg. In alternate embodiments, the sensor's transmitter is short range and an uplink/gateway is used to receive information from the sensor and relay that sensor's information to a broader wireless network. Multiple containers in close proximity may each be fitted with an RFID device and sensor and communicate their individual information to the database. |
| US09736551B2 |
Method and apparatus for presenting dynamic media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box (STB) comprising a controller to analyze scheduled media content with limited temporal accessibility provided by a content provider, select a portion of the media content based on the analysis of the media content and a recipient media device to receive the portion of the media content, transmit the portion of the media content to a DVR to store the portion of the media content, and transmit a metadata pointer associated with the portion of the media content to a server. A request to accept the portion of the media content is received by the recipient media device via the server, and the portion of the media content is retrieved from the DVR by the server based on the metadata pointer when the recipient media device accepts the request. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09736547B2 |
Method for mapping signaling information to announcement information and broadcast receiver
A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service includes receiving a file configuring the NRT service, first signaling information, and second signaling information in a state of being IP-packetized and contained in a single ensemble, configuring and displaying a service guide using the first signaling information acquired from the ensemble, acquiring a first content identifier of content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a FLUTE session using the second signaling information acquired from the ensemble and acquiring a second content identifier matched with the first content identifier from the accessed FLUTE session, and receiving and storing at least one file configuring the content based on the acquired second content identifier. |