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| US09744700B2 |
Methods and apparatus for forming workpiece components
A decklid (12) for an automobile (10) has an integral aerofoil (24) providing an aero duct (26) between the aerofoil (24) and an upper face section (16) of the decklid (12), the aerofoil (24) being produced hollow using a mandrel (106) to consolidate workpiece material (133) of the (aerofoil 24) inside a void (132) within mould parts (102), (104), the method and apparatus providing the decklid (12) with smoothly merging and continuous A surfaces, as well as smoothly merging B surfaces. |
| US09744698B2 |
Method for manufacturing microscopic structural body
A method for manufacturing a molded product with fine structure includes steps of, in a temperature-controlled stamper mold provided with a fine structure including a concavo-convex pattern having a width of 10 nm to 1 μm, forming a thermoplastic molten polymer layer to be in contact with the fine structure 20 of the stamper mold having been kept at a predetermined temperature and holding the thermoplastic molten polymer layer for a predetermined time so as to transfer the fine structure of the stamper mold to the thermoplastic molten polymer layer under gravity. |
| US09744696B2 |
Method of producing solid material and compression molding machine
The invention provides a method of producing a solid material, and the method includes: applying a light coloring substance to at least one of an inner surface of a die bore, an upper end surface of a lower punch, and a lower end surface of an upper punch; filling a powdery material in the die bore; compression molding the powdery material filled in the die bore with use of the upper punch and the lower punch; and irradiating with light a molded product obtained by the compression molding to color the molded product. |
| US09744695B2 |
Method of manufacturing embedded water soluble film carrier
This invention relates to a water-soluble film (WSF) system with embedded/entrapped water-soluble films (WSF). More particularly, the invention relates to a WSF system with actives embedded/entrapped therein such as to provide precise and desired release of actives there from and its method of manufacturing for diverse applications, in which a variety of substances such as detergents, enzymes, softeners, perfumes, pesticides, fungicides, active ingredients, dyes, pigments, hazardous chemicals, active agents for cleaning laundry, dishes, floorings, walls, furniture, fluffs, pulp, etc., and the like can be so embedded/entrapped for such purpose. The invention further discloses novel online and offline process for the manufacture of such multi-layered WSF with or without liners and of desired shapes to selectively entrap interacting/non-interacting materials and their combinations. The process also provides options for the use of a wide range of raw materials, liners such as paper, film, foil, fabric, etc. |
| US09744693B2 |
Method for manufacturing a connector
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a connector for a container for medical use intended to administer fluid, the connector including a main body defining an inner channel for fluid to pass through and at least one continuous or discontinuous bead, projecting inside the channel. The method includes: a) producing a tubular conduit with no bead projecting inside the channel, b) inserting at least partially into the tubular conduit a mandrel having, on its outer surface, at least one continuous or discontinuous annular recess, whose dimensions and shape correspond to those of a continuous or discontinuous bead to be formed in the inner channel, c) partially heating the tubular conduit, the part including at least the conduit portion placed at the at least one recess when the mandrel has been positioned in the tubular conduit, such that the material of the tubular conduit fills the at least one recess. |
| US09744691B2 |
Injection mold with surface coating of the inner surface
A blow mold for PET bottles has the inner surface which contacts the hot PET during the blowing operation, coated with a layer of ceramic material having a nanometric thickness, of which at least one thickness layer is AI2O3 and/or TiO2 deposited by ALD technique. Due to this technique, the PET preforms are subject to less friction during the contact with the interior of the mold. |
| US09744688B2 |
Tile cutting and dust collection system
The present concept is a cutting surface and debris container in combination with a vacuum cleaner. The cutting surface and debris container includes a hollow container with a debris storage compartment, and a cutting surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The cutting surface has an opening to allow fresh air to be drawn into the container. The top section of the container has an outlet that can connect to a hose which couples the container to a vacuum cleaner. Debris generated from cutting the workpiece is drawn into the container. Large debris particles drop in the debris storage compartment while small particles are extracted by the vacuum cleaner. |
| US09744681B2 |
Knife and scissors provided with protection means
A knife and scissors having a protection means are disclosed. The knife, which has a handle, a body extended in one direction in engagement with the handle, and a body blade formed at the bottom of the body, for performing a cutting action, includes a protrusion spaced upward from a distal end of the body, an insertion portion formed in a space between the body and the protrusion, and an upper blade formed at the bottom of the insertion portion. The upper blade cuts an object inserted in the insertion portion and the protrusion protects a human body or the object by contacting the body or the object earlier than the distal end of the body, when the body slips off the object. |
| US09744680B2 |
Fluid dispensing hair removal device
A hair removal device is provided, comprising a handle and a collapsible reservoir suitable for containing a fluid to be dispensed during use of the hair removal device, the hair removal device additionally comprising a container enclosing the collapsible reservoir, a fluid outlet adapted to allow fluid to exit both the collapsible reservoir and the container, an orifice adapted to allow air to flow in or out of the container, and a suction device, adapted to suck fluid out of the collapsible reservoir through fluid outlet, wherein the fluid outlet comprises an applicator. The container can be rigid, deformably rigid, or a combination of both. |
| US09744679B2 |
Multifunctional tool
The present invention discloses a multifunctional tool, wherein one blade carrier can be folded and stored in one handle, so that the multifunctional tool can be used as scissors and can be used as a utility knife as well. The blade of a blade carrier can be removed, a blade cartridge is mounted on the multifunctional tool, and spare blades can be stored in the blade cartridge. The blade can be replaced by saw blade, so that it can be used as a saw when it is in the form of the utility knife. |
| US09744677B2 |
Robotic fingers and end effectors including same
A robotic end effector includes a finger and at least one actuator. The finger extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a finger axis. The finger includes a first phalanx proximate the proximal end, a second phalanx proximate the distal end, and a knuckle joint including at least one vertebra interposed between and separating the first and second phalanxes. The knuckle joint is configured to permit the second phalanx to pivot relative to the first phalanx about a pivot axis transverse to the finger axis. Each vertebra has an axial thickness extending along the finger axis and a lateral width extending perpendicular to its axial thickness, and its lateral width is greater than its axial thickness. The at least one actuator is operable to move the second phalanx relative to the first phalanx about the pivot axis. |
| US09744676B2 |
Dual side acting hydraulic grips synchronization
A synchronized gripping mechanism is provided which includes coupled slider-crank mechanisms. The coupled mechanisms each include a sliding grip and an intermediate link connected by a pivotal connector. A coupler link is provided on a stationary pivot and which couples and synchronizes the two slider-crank mechanisms. Overload protection structure is provided to prevent damaging the links if one of the sliding grips encounters an off-center specimen. |
| US09744673B1 |
Gripper for manipulating planar workpiece in tight-fitting receptacle
This apparatus supports gripping, manipulation and/or insertion or removal of a planar workpiece from a receptacle into which it fits tightly. The apparatus has two substantially identical rigid arms attached to one another at a single pivot point near their longitudinal center. One end of each arm forms a handle; pressing or releasing these two handles actuates the gripper. The other end of each arm has attached on its inside surface a rigid plate. Together these two substantially parallel plates form jaws to grip the planar workpiece. A spring attached to the two handles biases the jaws toward the closed position. An optional adjustable stop mechanism supports setting the gap between jaws when the apparatus is in the closed position. An alternative embodiment utilizes step-shaped jaws for applications where flat jaws are difficult to utilize. |
| US09744670B2 |
Systems and methods for use of optical odometry sensors in a mobile robot
Systems and methods for use of optical odometry sensor systems in a mobile robot. The optical odometry sensor system is positioned within a recessed structure on an underside of the mobile robot body and configured to output optical odometry data. The optical odometry sensor system includes an optical odometry camera that includes a telecentric lens configured to capture images of a tracking surface beneath the body and having a depth of field that provides a range of viewing distances at which a tracking surface is captured in focus from a first distance within the recessed structure to a second distance below the underside of the mobile robot body. |
| US09744669B2 |
Truck unloader visualization
Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for a computing device of a robotic carton unloader to identify items to be unloaded from an unloading area within imagery. |
| US09744663B2 |
Tool box
A tool box includes two first bodies and each first body has two first connection portions on the first end thereof. Two connectors are respectively connected to the first connection portions and each connectors has a second pivotal portion and a third pivotal portion. The second pivotal portion is a tubular portion with a C-shaped cross section which includes an elongate opening defined axially therethrough. The width of the elongate opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portion is a rod which shares a common axis with the second pivotal portion. The diameter of the third pivotal portion is equal to or smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portions on one of the two first bodies are pivotably connected to the second pivotal portions on the other one of the two first bodies to pivotably connect the two first bodies. |
| US09744661B2 |
Machine tool
A machine tool includes at least one handle housing having at least one switching unit with at least one ratchet element arranged on the at least one handle housing and at least one bearing unit, which is provided to support the at least one ratchet element at least movably relative to the at least one handle housing. The at least one bearing unit includes at least one lever drive unit, which is provided in order to enable a uniform stroke motion over an entire operating surface of the at least one ratchet element during an actuation of the at least one ratchet element. |
| US09744660B2 |
Control line operating system and method of operating a tool
A control line operating system includes a first piston having a first pressure face and a second pressure face, a first control line in operable communication with the first pressure face of the first piston, a second piston having a third pressure face and a fourth pressure face and a second control line in operable communication with the third pressure face of the second piston. Both the first piston and the second piston are in operable communication with a tool such that pressure increases in either the first control line or the second control line can cause actuation of the tool, the first control line is in operable communication with the fourth pressure face of the second piston and the second control line is in operable communication with the second pressure face of the first piston. |
| US09744655B2 |
Hose tool
Embodiments of the Hose Tool are comprised of head assembly and handle assembly. The head assembly is comprised of a hose tab guide, a plurality of hose dogs, a plunger bar rack, and a hose tab guide sleeve. The handle assembly is comprised of a chassis, plunger bar rack, two handle pinons, a spring, two hinged handles, two bolts, a pivot pin, a guide bolt, two latch pins, and latch pin spring. The two hinged handles are attached to the two handle pinons via two bolts; held open by two latch pins being pressed into slot in two handles pinons by a latch pin spring. Depressing the two latch pins allows two hinged handles to swing alongside hose tool for storage. The two halves of two handle pinons are separated, timed and engaged within the plunger bar rack; then inserted into chassis and secured with pivot pin. |
| US09744654B2 |
Surgical devices and methods for driving an implant and applying counter torque
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for driving an implant and applying counter torque. For example, a driver can include a handle, a driver shaft, and a counter torque shaft, the counter torque shaft being laterally offset from the driver shaft. A distal end of each shaft can mate with a specific type of implant and/or anatomy. The shafts can be removed and replaced from the device, allowing a user to select shafts having particular lengths and/or mating tips. In use, distal ends of the shafts can be fixed or constrained relative to one another and to an implant such that the counter torque shaft cannot orbit around the driver shaft. Rotating the handle can rotate the driver shaft, driving the implant. This can cause the counter torque shaft to try to orbit around the driver shaft, but the fixed/constrained ends restrict this motion, applying the counter torque. |
| US09744652B2 |
Ratchet wrench
A ratchet wrench includes a head which has a through hole, a first recess, a second recess and a closed portion. A ratchet member is located in the through hole and is engaged with a pawl in the first recess. The control unit is located in the second recess and has a control member, an engaging member and a resilient member. The control member has a cylindrical rod with a slot and a notch. The engaging member is located in the slot and has a receiving recess, two contact areas and a recessed section. The resilient member is located in the notch and the receiving recess. The engaging member is restricted by the closed portion and biased by engaging member which restricts the cylindrical rod so that the control member is rotatably located in the second recess to push the engaging member to move the pawl. |
| US09744646B2 |
Methods of forming abrasive articles
An abrasive article, comprising a polycrystalline material comprising abrasive grains and a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 70 K to about 1500 K. A method of forming an abrasive article, comprising preparing an abrasive material, preparing a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 150 K to about 1500 K, and forming a polycrystalline material comprising grains of the abrasive material and the filler material. |
| US09744645B2 |
Abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting
Abrasive entrainment waterjet technology to cut objects located above or below ground. Abrasive is conducted to an entrainment abrasive waterjet cutting head under the control of an abrasive feed and metering system that monitors the flow rate of abrasive. |
| US09744643B2 |
Apparatus for underwater abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting
The use of abrasive entrainment waterjet technology to cut objects located at the bottom of a body of water. Abrasive is conducted to an abrasive waterjet cutting head under the control of an abrasive feed and metering system that monitors the differential pressure between the cutting head and reservoir of abrasive material and maintains the pressure at the abrasive reservoir greater than the pressure hydrostatic pressure at the cutting head. |
| US09744642B2 |
Slurry feed system and method of providing slurry to chemical mechanical planarization station
A slurry feed system includes a valve manifold, a mixing tank, a slurry feed pump, a surface tension meter and suction piping, discharge piping as well as slurry return piping. The valve manifold includes inlet piping, outlet piping fluidly coupled to the inlet piping, and a slurry discharge header for supplying slurry to CMP stations. The slurry feed pump is connected to the mixing tank by the suction piping. The discharge piping is routed from the slurry feed pump to the inlet piping of the valve manifold. The slurry return piping is routed from the outlet piping of the valve manifold to the mixing tank. The suction piping, the discharge piping, the inlet piping, the outlet piping and the slurry return piping define a first slurry supply loop. The surface tension meter is coupled to the first slurry supply loop. |
| US09744641B2 |
Wafer polishing apparatus
A wafer polishing apparatus includes a lower surface plate, an upper surface plate disposed over the lower surface plate, a carrier disposed between the lower surface plate and the upper surface plate and containing a wafer, and a lift unit lifting the carrier such that an upper surface of the carrier contacts a lower surface of the upper surface plate or lowering the carrier such that a lower surface of the carrier contacts an upper surface of the lower surface plate. |
| US09744636B2 |
Rotation table
A rotation table that includes therein a rotation axis, a work placement table connected to one end of the rotation axis, a clamping device configured to hold the work placement table at a stop position, and a switching valve configured to switch the clamping device. The rotation table includes a member, to connect the clamping device and the switching valve to each other, having a pressure fluid supply flow passageway formed therein, so that the clamping device and a flow passageway of the switching valve communicate with each other. |
| US09744628B1 |
System and method for coldworking holes in a workpiece
Systems and methods for coldworking metal are described that reduce the axial flow of metal and increase the radial/tangential flow, thereby improving the fatigue life at an aperture. A tool is inserted through an aperture and its travel speed is reduced when in contact with the metal to reduce axial plastic flow. A sensor as part of the motive system moving the mandrel can sense when the tool contacts the metal and reduces the speed of the tool. The tool may move more quickly when not in contact with the metal to reduce working time than when the mandrel is working the metal. The coldworking tool engages the metal at the aperture at a speed of less than the speed which results in the time duration for the mandrel engaging the metal at the aperture for 35 second per inch of metal thickness at the aperture. |
| US09744627B1 |
Method and apparatus for repair of vehicle door handles
A repair kit can be used to repair broken interior door handle assemblies on certain vehicles, and replaces the original equipment door handle support housing with a replacement housing, without having to replace the entire door panel. The method includes removing the original (broken) door handle housing from the back side of the door panel by drilling or otherwise removing the plastic rivets that secure the original handle housing to the door panel. The replacement housing is then installed on the back side of the door panel in place of the original and screws are installed into drilled-out plastic rivet locations in the door panel through apertures in the replacement door handle housing to secure the replacement door handle housing to the door panel. |
| US09744626B2 |
Apparatus for changing welding tip
An apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun. The apparatus replaces a welding tip installed in a robot arm and includes welding tip removal componentry combined with the robot arm, welding tip mounting structure combined with one side of the welding tip removal componentry, and a welding tip supply spaced apart from the welding gun at a specific distance and configured to supply a welding tip to the welding tip mounting componentry. |
| US09744624B2 |
Method for manufacturing circuit board
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a circuit board, including preparing a substrate having a resin layer and a stop layer, forming at least one conduction hole penetrating the resin layer and stopping at the stop layer, forming a first metal layer through a sputtering process, forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer through a chemical plating process, forming a third metal layer having a circuit pattern, exposing part of the second metal layer and filling up the conduction hole through an electroplating process, and etching the second metal layer and the first metal layer under the second metal layer to expose the resin layer under the first metal layer. Since the first metal layer provides excellent surface properties, the second and third metal layers are well fixed and stable. The etched circuit pattern has a line width/pitch less than 10 μm for fine line width/pitch. |
| US09744621B2 |
Method for cutting pieces from a strip of material and cutting machine for carrying out said method
A machine for flatbed cutting of pieces from a strip of material (3) wound in a coil and moving continuously. The cutting zone (ZD) comprises a cutting head (17) supported by a mobile support (20) translatably mounted on a stationary longitudinal beam (18) disposed parallel to the direction of movement (A) of the strip of material. It is coupled to a first actuator (Mx) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a longitudinal axis (X) parallel to the beam and comprises a variable-geometry mechanism (21-24) coupled to a second actuator (My) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a transverse axis (Y), perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X). A central control unit (9) controls the actuators to move the cutting head (17) in the cutting zone (ZD) along a path determined by the contour of the pieces (2) to be cut and the speed of the material (3). |
| US09744620B2 |
Control of processing machines with redundant actuators
An operation of a processing machine with redundant actuators is controlled according to a reference trajectory by selecting, from a set of points forming a segment of the reference trajectory to be processed for a period of time, a subset of points corresponding to a fraction of the period of time. The subset of points is selected such that the redundant actuators are capable to position the worktool at each point in the subset within the period of time and are capable to maintain the worktool at the last point of the subset after the period of time while satisfying constraints on motion of the redundant actuators. The segment of the reference trajectory is modified in the time domain and the control inputs for controlling the motion of the redundant actuators are determined using the modified segment of the reference trajectory. |
| US09744619B2 |
Apparatus and method for multi-beam direct engraving of elastomeric printing plates and sleeves
Described herein are an apparatus and a method for direct engraving an elastomeric printing plate by multiple laser beams simultaneously. In one embodiment, an elastomeric printing plate or sleeve is positioned on an imaging drum for direct engraving. The imaging drum is rotatable around its longitudinal axis. Such rotation defines a circumferential direction, also called the transverse direction. The axis of rotation defines an axial direction, also called the longitudinal direction. The printing plate has an body and a surface made of an elastomer (made of polymer or rubber). A drive mechanism provides relative motion between a plurality of laser beams and the plate in both the transverse and longitudinal directions. |
| US09744616B2 |
Assembly unit with an assembly piece and a welding element, and method of producing the assembly unit
A mounting unit includes a mounting part for a mating surface of a basic structure which cannot be welded to the mounting part and a welding element fixed in a through-bore of the mounting part. The welding element corresponds to the bore and has a thickness at least as large as the mounting part. An annular groove is formed in the welding element. A part of the welding element bounding the groove on the outside forms a form-locking connection element expanded outward and fixing the welding element in the bore by a form-locking connection toward the mounting side. A central region radially within the annular groove is a welding surface for the mating surface, is aligned with or protrudes beyond a mounting-side edge region of the bore with an overhang and is aligned with or projects over the form-locking connection element. A production method is also provided. |
| US09744612B2 |
Flux recovery device and soldering device
A first water spray unit that sprays water into the gaseous mixture containing the flux component, a separation unit having an introduction port for introducing the gaseous mixture into which water is sprayed from the first water spray unit, and a second water spray unit that forms a precipitation flow inside of the separation unit. The separation unit uses a swirling flow to separate the flow component from the gaseous mixture. |
| US09744610B2 |
Clad material, method of manufacturing brazed pipe, and brazed pipe
A clad material includes a core material, a first skin material covering one side of the core material, and a second skin material covering the other side of the core material. The clad material is brazed in a state in which the first and second skin materials overlap each other. The core material is made of an Al alloy containing Mn (0.6 to 1.5 mass %), Ti (0.05 to 0.25 mass %), Cu (less than 0.05 mass %), Zn (less than 0.05 mass %), Fe (0.2 mass % or less), and Si (0.45 mass % or less) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities). The first skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (6.8 to 11.0 mass %) and Zn (0.05 mass % or less) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities). The second skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (4.0 to 6.0 mass %) and Cu (0.5 to 1.0 mass %) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities). |
| US09744609B2 |
Electrochemical machining device
An electrochemical machining device includes an electrode bundle, an electrode sleeve used for receiving the electrode bundle therein, and an electrolytic tank. The electrode bundle includes a number of columnar electrodes. Each of the columnar electrodes can move along an axial direction of the electrode sleeve. The electrode sleeve includes sidewalls, and two pressing plates positioned corresponding to two adjacent sidewalls. The sidewalls of the electrode sleeve include a number of screws to adjust a distance between the pressing plates and the corresponding sidewalls. The pressing plates can be moved to press the electrode bundle, and fix the electrode bundle between the pressing plates and the corresponding sidewalls of the electrode sleeve. A shape of the electrode bundle can be adjusted according to a shape of a molding surface. |
| US09744606B2 |
Power cutting tool
A power cutting tool includes at least one cutting strand, and at least one guide unit that is configured to guide the cutting strand. The power cutting tool further includes at least one coding unit which has at least one coding element that is configured to encode at least one coupling interface of the guide unit. |
| US09744601B2 |
Drill chuck
A drill chuck comprises: a drill body having a plurality of inclined guiding holes distributed evenly along a circumferential direction; a plurality of clamping jaws arranged slidably in the inclined guiding holes respectively and having external thread segments; an outer socket rotatably fitted over the drill body; and a nut engaged with the clamping jaws and connected to the out socket in a driving manner; further comprises: a locking mechanism located between a first thrust surface of the drill body and the nut and having a locking plate and locking balls, wherein an end face of the locking plate facing the nut is thereon provided with a plurality of slide grooves having a helix angle, the helix angle of the slide grooves is less than a friction angle between the locking balls and locking plate, and the locking balls are movably arranged along the slide grooves. |
| US09744600B2 |
Electrically-adjustable tool holder
An electrically-adjustable tool holder precisely movable in a straight line within a magnetic field under electrical stimulation includes a handle body, a connecting member, and a driving member. The connecting member has a first end securely coupled to an end of the handle body, a second end opposite to the first end, and defines a through hole passing through the first end and the second end. The driving member includes a magnet securely received in the through hole, and an electrical electric coil movably received in the magnet. The electric coil is configured to be securely coupled to the tool, and moves the tool up or down along the central axis of the handle body. |
| US09744599B2 |
Tool head for a machine tool
A tool head having a main body (2) that is rotatable about a tool head axis (5), a slide (6) for holding a cutting tool, the slide (6) being guided on the main body (2) in a slide guide (8) in a linearly moveable manner transversely to the tool head axis (5), and a clamping device (48) for clamping the slide (6) on the main body (2). The clamping device (48) has a clamping body (50) that is adjustable parallel to the tool head axis (5), the clamping body (50), in a clamping position, pressing a sliding face (46) of the slide (6) against a guiding surface (44) of the slide guide (8) with a clamping force (FN) being introduced. |
| US09744598B2 |
Metal cutting tool and cutting plate provided in the shape of a donut
A metal cutting tool has a supporting tool, which has a recess for accommodating a cutting plate. The cutting plate is provided with a clamping trough, which is held in the supporting tool by a clamping claw. The clamping claw is fixed against the supporting tool by a clamping screw. A pressure piece is placed on the clamping claw and its underside facing the cutting plate is provided with a cam, which is in contact with the clamping trough and the clamping claw pulls the pressure piece toward the clamping screw. |
| US09744597B2 |
Cutting tool insert and cutting tool insert holder
A cutting tool insert includes eight identical cutting edges. Each separate cutting edge has a first cutting edge portion and a second cutting edge portion. A corner angle between the first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion is within a range of 75 to <90 degrees. The first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion have substantially the same length to provide a substantially equal cutting depth. As seen along the center axis of the insert a first angle within a range of 14+/−9 degrees is formed between a first imaginary line extending from the center axis to a corner point at the first side surface and a second imaginary line extending from the center axis to an adjacent corner point at the second side surface. A cutting tool insert holder is also disclosed. |
| US09744590B2 |
Apparatus for injecting molten metal into a die cast machine and methods and control systems for cooling the same
An apparatus for injecting molten metal into a die cast machine is provided. The apparatus includes a molten metal reservoir having a first open end in fluid communication with a die casting mold and a second open end. The molten metal reservoir includes at least one first cooling fluid path positioned about at least a portion of an outer surface of the molten metal reservoir and in thermal contact with the molten metal reservoir. The apparatus further includes a plunger sized to fit within the second open end. The plunger includes a plunger tip and a second cooling fluid path defined within the plunger tip and in thermal contact with the molten metal reservoir. A plurality of thermal actuators are also provided. Each of the plurality of thermal actuators controls a volume of cooling fluid flowing through one first cooling fluid path of the at least one first cooling fluid path or the second cooling fluid path. |
| US09744588B2 |
Melting furnace for producing metal
In production of a reactive metal using a melting furnace for producing metal having a hearth, ingots can be efficiently produced by efficiently cooling the ingots extracted from the mold provided in the melting furnace. In addition, an apparatus structure in which multiple ingots can be produced with high efficiency and high quality from one hearth, is provided. A melting furnace for producing metal is provided, the furnace has a hearth for having molten metal formed by melting raw material, a mold in which the molten metal is poured, an extracting jig which is provided below the mold for extracting ingot cooled and solidified downwardly, a cooling member for cooling the ingot extracted downwardly of the mold, and an outer case for keeping the hearth, the mold, the extracting jig, and the cooling member separated from the air, wherein at least one mold and extracting jig are provided in the outer case, and the cooling member is provided between the outer case and the ingot, or between the multiple ingots. |
| US09744584B2 |
Hot formed coiling machine
The present invention relates to a hot coiling machine, and an object of the invention is to provide a hot coiling machine that produces coil springs having various coil shapes and diameters from a heated wire without a mandrel. The present invention provides a hot coiling machine including: a center roll rotating by a drive unit; a feeding roll disposed near the center roll and facing an external surface of the center roll, the center roll being configured to move by a first positioning unit and being rotated by a drive unit thus moving a wire together with the center roll; a forming roll for forming the wire into a coil shape; and a pitch control unit disposed near the forming roll to come into contact with the coiled wire and pushing the coiled wire to provide the coiled wire with a desired pitch. |
| US09744583B2 |
Apparatus for manufacturing metallic can
Provided are a method a for manufacturing metallic cans and resulting structure apparatus, where the method provides a continuous manufacturing process carried out instead of individually carrying out separate processing, thereby preventing the provision of any additional equipment and improving the efficiency in the manufacturing of metallic cans. A method for manufacturing metallic cans can be realized by simultaneously carrying out the sealing lip processing and the curling part processing by a press method, thereby simplifying the manufacturing facilities, manufacturing procedure or the like. |
| US09744579B2 |
Rotary bending devices
A rotary bending device for bending workpiece includes a saddle, a rocker, and first and second alignment elements. The saddle includes a longitudinally extending cavity in which the rocker is received, and the rocker rotates relative to the saddle between a neutral position and a bending position for bending the workpiece. The first alignment element is provided on the rocker, and the second alignment element is positioned to engage the first alignment element to limit axial movement of the rocker relative to the saddle during rotation of the rocker between the neutral position and the bending position. The rocker may tangentially contact a bearing surface of the cavity at no more than two lines of tangential contact during rotation. The rocker may further include a longitudinally extending shoulder, and the device may further include a return element positioned to contact the shoulder for biasing the rocker toward the neutral position. |
| US09744577B2 |
Asymmetric coil support
The invention relates to a device (1) in conveying equipment for moving metal strips wound to form coils (2), in particular produced from high-strength or ultra-high-strength steel grades, wherein for transport the coils (2) can be lifted and lowered from a resting position on a coil support (3) by means of a vertically adjustable coil lifting device (4), wherein the coil support (3) has two coil support elements (3a, 3b) which are laterally spaced apart from one another and the coil lifting device (4) has two support prongs (4a, 4b), characterized in that at least the coil support elements (3a, 3b) are disposed asymmetrically with respect to the vertical (5) through the center of rotation (2a) of the coil (2). |
| US09744570B2 |
Pipette tip washing device
A washing device comprises a fluid dispenser that operably directs a cleaning fluid to contact one or more objects to be cleaned, the one or more objects to be cleaned being contained by the washing device, a dispensing line directing the cleaning fluid to the fluid dispenser, a compressed air source, an air valve selectively controlling flow of air from the compressed air source into the dispensing line, a cleaning fluid source, a pump selectively pumping the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid source into the dispensing line, and a controller. The controller alternatingly activates (a) the pump to pump the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid source into the dispensing line and (b) the air valve to force the cleaning fluid from the dispensing line via the fluid dispenser. |
| US09744568B2 |
Dust limiting insulation collection bag and method of collecting insulation
A method of removing insulation from a building, comprising: providing a vacuum device, a first end of an inlet hose connected to an inlet of the device, and a first end of an exit hose connected to an outlet of the device; providing a bag comprising a sheet of non-porous plastic, heat sealed to form the bag, the bag having inlets spaced out along a top of the bag, and a filter connected to the bag for allowing air to solely escape the bag through the filter; connecting an inlet of the bag to a second end of the exit hose, and operating the vacuum device to suck insulation into the inlet hose, through the vacuum device, and propel the insulation through the exit hose and into the bag so that the insulation flows through the top of the bag in a direction towards a bottom of the bag. |
| US09744567B2 |
Workpiece cleaning
Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards apparatuses and methods which autonomously decontaminate parts. Parts to be cleaned are identified, and based on the identification of the part, a part specific cleaning program is initiated. During the cleaning, the part is manipulated about a gas supply in such a way that the drag force on the contamination particles attached to the part exceeds the contamination particles' surface adhesion force and accordingly is removed from the surface of the part. The removed contamination is then evacuated from the atmospheric environment near the part by a low pressure zone of a second gaseous material near the part. |
| US09744566B2 |
Device and method having a duct for collecting waste water from turbine engine washing
A collection apparatus for collecting waste from cleaning operations performed on an aircraft turbine engine includes a frame structure, a support arm having a first end movably attached to the frame structure and an opposite second end, an actuator device adapted to enable raising and lowering the support arm, a waste storage tank, a duct having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end adapted to be removably connected to the waste storage tank, and a flexible duct portion having a flexible portion inlet end and a flexible portion outlet end. The inlet end of the duct is adjustably supported by the second end of the support arm. The flexible portion outlet end engages the inlet end of the duct in fluid communication, and is bendable both up/down and sideways and is expandable in length between the flexible portion inlet end and the flexible portion outlet end. |
| US09744565B2 |
Swing spray device of cleaning apparatus and cleaning method
The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor manufacturing technology, more particularly to a swing spray device of a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method. The swing spray device comprises a spray arm, a spray head and a driving unit. The spray head is connected with the spray arm, and is controlled to swim by the driving unit. The spray head is hinged with the spray arm to form a first hinge joint. The driving unit is an air cylinder; the piston rod of the air cylinder is connected with the spray head. The piston rod is hinged with the spray head to form a second hinge joint. Therefore, the better cleaning effects can be achieved both in the center and the edge of the wafer. |
| US09744563B2 |
Undulatory structures
An undulatory structure and methods for the fabrication and use thereof. The undulatory structure includes a buckled sheet and one or more work input elements for deforming the buckled sheet in an undulating manner wherein each point in a series of points on a sinuously-shaped profile of the buckled sheet travels at least partially along a figure eight-shaped path. The undulatory structure can be adapted for use as a solid-state transducer wherein the buckled sheet provides mechanical advantage without appreciable opposition from elastic restoring forces, thereby achieving improved force, displacement and efficiency characteristics. |
| US09744560B2 |
Painting method and painting facility for decorative stripes
A method for painting a component such as a motor vehicle body component includes applying to the component a base coat layer, a pattern such as a decorative strip or a graphic element, and applying a clear lacquer coat. The pattern (7) is applied to the base coat layer without interposing a clear lacquer coat. A corresponding painting facility is provided. |
| US09744557B2 |
Method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid, with movement of an inclined ramp for compressing the particles
A method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid present in a receptacle, for depositing this film onto a substrate, the method including: making a film blank between a barrier and a head including a tilted ramp, the blank being obtained by dispensing particles via the tilted ramp and carried out until the particles floating on the carrier liquid occupy a space between the barrier and an upstream front of particles located on the tilted ramp; and elongating the film by continuing dispensing the particles, and moving the head to move away from the barrier, the film elongation being performed to hold a front of particles on the ramp. |
| US09744556B2 |
Method for coating paper
The present invention relates to a process for coating paper, wherein the coating material used is a biodegradable, aliphatic-aromatic polyester having a melt volume rate (MVR) according to EN ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg weight) of from 3 to 50 cm3/10 min. |
| US09744555B2 |
Methods of dispersing nanoparticles into a matrix
Disclosed are methods and systems for dispersing nanoparticles into a matrix. Disclosed is a system and method for coating a carrier film with a resin, spraying the resin with a suspended nanoparticle solution, and then transferring the resin-nanoparticle matrix to a collection vessel for dispensing for end use. Also, suspended nanoparticle solution is sprayed onto carrier film, the film is dried, a fabric layer is coated with resin layer, and nanoparticles are then transferred into the fabric resin layer to create a nanoparticle-infused fabric matrix. Fabric layers can also be coated with resin and sprayed with nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a system and method for coating a first carrier film with nanoparticles, coating a second carrier film with resin, and transferring nanoparticles from first carrier into the resin layer on the second carrier to create a nanoparticle infused resin material that can be collected and dispensed for end use. |
| US09744554B2 |
Nozzle for silicon container
Disclosed herein is a nozzle for a silicon container, in which scrapers are horizontally and perpendicularly provided at the front end of the nozzle, thereby preventing silicon from unintentionally spreading during the application of silicon. The nozzle for a silicon container includes: a nozzle body configured to provide a discharge path for silicon discharged from a nozzle container; and a horizontal scraper disposed on the nozzle body, and configured to prevent silicon, discharged from the nozzle body, from unintentionally spreading; wherein the horizontal scraper is horizontally disposed along a longitudinal direction of the nozzle body, and is formed to protrude to left, right, and front sides of the nozzle body. The present invention has advantages in that the waste of silicon is prevented and also work efficiency is improved. |
| US09744553B2 |
Cooled hot melt adhesive storage systems, and related methods
A cooled hot melt adhesive material storage system includes a bin and a cooling unit. The bin receives and holds a supply of hot melt adhesive pieces, and includes an outlet for communicating hot melt adhesive pieces to a melter device. The cooling unit is operatively coupled with the bin, and is configured for cooling hot melt adhesive pieces contained in the bin. |
| US09744552B2 |
Battery grid pasting machine and system
A battery grid pasting system includes a battery grid pasting machine, a sensing station, and a controller. The battery grid pasting machine includes a conveying apparatus confronting a hopper's dispensing end across a space, and includes a motor actuatable to cause variance of the space and hence variance of the amount of battery paste received on carried battery grids through the space. The sensing station senses a value of a property of a pasted battery grid. And the controller receives the sensed value of the property and controls actuation of the motor based in part or more on the received value. |
| US09744550B2 |
Water fountain
Disclosed is two-tier fountain with a continuous scupper. A continuous scupper is a 360-degree, unrestricted border (i.e., continuous), scupper in an upper basin that creates an inward flowing laminar sheet of fluid. A continuous scupper maintains a laminar flow for great distances so that the fluid falls in a circular cascade sheet. On reaching the lower basin, the fluid creates a limited amount of turbulence during entry and therefore a reduced splash. The continuous scupper may be circular, or may have simple to complex variations that create different forms of circular cascade sheets. The upper basin may be open to the atmosphere, or may be closed to create even more spectacular circular cascade sheets. |
| US09744545B2 |
Pressurizable fluid container apparatus
A bottle cap assembly for pressurizing a water bottle is described herein. The bottle cap assembly comprises a cap, a teeter valve coupled to the top of the cap, a pressurizing plunger, a hollow pump shaft receiving the plunger, a hollow uptake adapter, a relief tube extension and a flexible conduit. |
| US09744544B1 |
Plural component mixing system
A plural component mixing system includes an automatic balance feature to balance the pressure of two or more components as they are mixed. The pressures or flow rates of the two components are monitored. If there is a difference in pressure or flow rate greater than a specified amount, a bleed valve is opened for a short period of time to balance the flows. A computer with a touch screen is used to set the pressure and flow rate differences that trigger the bleed, and to set the time period for the bleed. |
| US09744543B1 |
Apparatus and method for dispersing a chemical agent
An apparatus includes an intake assembly, the intake assembly including a connector, the connector configured for coupling to a pressurized liquid source. The apparatus also includes a chemical storage assembly. The chemical storage assembly is coupled to at least one outlet of the intake assembly. The chemical storage assembly is configured for at least one of (a) storing a chemical or (b) mixing a chemical with a liquid from the pressurized liquid source. The apparatus further includes an outlet assembly. The outlet assembly includes a first outlet configured for expelling pressurized liquid from the pressurized liquid source in a first direction at a rate sufficient to induce approximately lateral movement of the apparatus. The outlet assembly also includes a second outlet configured for expelling at least one of the chemical or the chemical mixed with the liquid. |
| US09744537B2 |
Process and apparatus for refining sand
A process for refining sand for use as frac sand includes the steps of passing the sand through a first fines separation stage to remove fine particles of contaminant from the sand, reducing the water content of the sand (such as to less than 20%), passing the sand into an attrition scrubber unit containing moving blades to delaminate clay and other contaminants from the sand grains, passing the sand from the attrition scrubber unit through a second fines separation stage to separate fine contaminants from the sand, and dewatering the resulting sand product in a further dewatering stage. |
| US09744536B2 |
Roller press
A roller press (1) is described for grinding of particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials, which roller press (1) comprises two oppositely rotating rollers (2, 3) forming between them a roller gap (4) and a co-rotating annular disc (5), which in concentric manner is attached to an end surface (6, 7) of one of the rollers (2) by means of a number of resilient attachment elements (8) and being movable in the direction of the roller axis, where the outer diameter of said annular disc (5) is greater than the diameter of said one of the rollers (2), hence the annular disc (5) in the area of the roller gap (4) extends toward the other roller (3), thus covering at least part of the roller gap (4). The roller press (1) is peculiar in that the inner diameter of the annular disc (5) is smaller than the diameter of the roller (2), to which it is attached, thus overlapping the end surface (6, 7) of said roller (2), and that the resilient attachment elements (8) are evenly distributed over the circumference of the annular disc (5) and provided with spaces or openings (10) there between.It is hereby obtained that the annular disc (5) does not get stuck by material to be grinded or destructive forces damaging construction parts are not accumulated. This is due to the fact that material in the roller press (1) according to the invention is allowed to escape from the area between the annular disc (5) and the roller (2) to which it is attached. |
| US09744530B2 |
Treatment of aromatic alkylation catalysts
The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a catalyst that is useful for producing mono-alkylaromatic compounds, the method comprises the steps of (a) contacting the untreated catalyst with water to produce water-contacted catalyst, and (b) drying the water-contacted catalyst with a drying gas without steam being formed at a temperature of less than 300° C. to produce a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and catalyst selectivity. A process for producing a mono-alkylaromatic compound comprising such a catalyst treatment is also disclosed. |
| US09744524B2 |
Molybdenum based complex oxide catalyst, its preparation method and use
Disclosed are a molybdenum based composite oxide catalyst, its preparation method and use. The catalyst has the following general formula: BiMoxMyNzOa; wherein M is one of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu, or a mixture of two or more of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu in any ratio; N is one of Na, K, Cs, Ca and Ba, or a mixture of two or more of Na, K, Cs, Ca and Ba in any ratio; x=0.5˜20; y=0.05˜20; z=0.01˜5; a is a number satisfying the valance of each atom. The catalyst is prepared by the following method: firstly mixing a certain amount of the lead metal oxides according to the chemical proportion and then grinding the mixture with high-energy ball milling for a period of time to obtain the molybdenum based composite oxide catalyst. The catalyst exhibits excellent performance when using for preparation of butadiene by oxidative dehydrogenation of butene, and the preparation process is simple, controllable, and repeatable. Waste water or waste gas that is difficult to be treated is not produced during preparation. |
| US09744522B2 |
Porous alumina material, process for producing same, and catalyst
Provided is a production method for a porous alumina material, comprising the steps of: mixing an alkoxysilane solution that comprises an alkoxysilane, a mixed solvent comprising water and an alcohol, and an inorganic acid, with an aluminum solution comprising an aluminum compound and water, to prepare a mixed solution in which the aluminum compound and the alkoxysilane are dissolved in the mixed solvent; co-precipitating aluminum hydroxide with a silicon compound in the mixed solution, to form a precipitate; and baking the precipitate to form a porous alumina material comprising aluminum oxide and silicon oxide. |
| US09744520B2 |
Metal-organic frameworks
The present invention relates to compounds capable of forming metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), particularly f-block metal MOFs which selectively sorb one component (e.g. para-xylene) from a mixture of components (e.g. m-/p-xylene mixture). The invention also relates to methods of producing and using said compounds. |
| US09744518B2 |
Method of removing strontium cations from a water stream using an amorphous titanium silicate
This invention is directed to amorphous and crystalline titanosilicate materials that have an unexpected selectivity for cesium and strontium, especially in the presence of high levels of competing ions. The titanosilicates of this invention show very high, unexpected selectivity in the presence of such competing cations such as sodium, calcium, magnesium and potassium, such as present in seawater. |
| US09744513B2 |
Encapsulation microfluidic device
A method for encapsulating or sorting colloidal objects, comprising the step of flowing said objects in a first flow stream partly or fully surrounded by at least one second flow stream in a channel comprising a narrow strait, wherein along an elongated part of the path of said first flow stream either (a) the bidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest bidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (b) the smallest unidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest unidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (c) said first flow stream is splitting, in the absence of said objects, into droplets with a volume smaller than the volume of at least some of said objects, or (d) said first flow stream would have in the absence of said particles, a shape that cannot entirely encompass some of said objects. |
| US09744505B2 |
Stirrer
A stirrer having a motor; a hollow shaft that is drivable via the motor and is provided with at least one additive outlet opening, via which an additive passed through the hollow shaft can be discharged; and a rotor arranged on the hollow shaft and having rotor blades, characterized in that a second rotor having rotor blades is provided on the hollow shaft at a distance from the first rotor, and in that the at least one additive outlet opening is provided between the two rotors, wherein the rotors are designed and drivable such that, during operation, a negative pressure and a centrifugal force are generated in the intermediate space defined between the rotors. |
| US09744503B2 |
Fluid mixing and dispensing system
A system for mixing a first fluid with one or more additional fluids to create a mixed fluid and for dispensing the mixed fluid is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a mixing tank; a first pump for the first fluid; a second pump for a second fluid; and a sensor positioned adjacent the mixing tank wherein the sensor outputs a signal based on a force exerted by the mixing tank in a direction toward the sensor. A controller of the system execute a program to: (i) receive the signal from the sensor, and (ii) operate the first pump for a first time period and operate the second pump for a second time period based on the signal from the sensor such that the first fluid and the second fluid are delivered to the mixing tank before being delivered to a storage tank for dispensing the mixed fluids. |
| US09744502B1 |
Proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures
A proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures has a plurality of liquid additive control modules which each provide a desired amount of additive to a dedicated mixing injector to blend each additive with water to provide a precise mixture of additive and water. The system has the capability, in between blending cycles, of purging the components of the additive control modules with air and water to displace any residue additive which may remain in the control module. The system is controlled by a controller which controls an actuated control valve to achieve the desired flow rate of liquid additive to acquire the desired proportion of liquid additive to water. |
| US09744501B1 |
Artificial plant humidifier
A decorative humidifier is provided that utilizes the structural features of common houseplants in a new and advantageous ways by providing stalks or stems to form hollow water vapor conduits for humidifying vapor. A planter conceals a water source for the humidifier. Flowers at the end of the stems may serve as water vapor exits. Particular plants may be chosen for advantageous features, such as long and numerous stems and flowers that may serve as an inconspicuous vapor exits. A drying unit may be connected to the vapor tube in order to force dry air through vapor channels to prevent growth of microbes and accumulation of deposits. The natural features of a chosen plant are utilized to create a synergy between aesthetics and function in a decorative humidifier. |
| US09744499B2 |
Hybrid nanoparticle TFC membranes
Reverse osmosis membranes made by interfacial polymerization of a monomer in a nonpolar (e.g. organic) phase together with a monomer in a polar (e.g. aqueous) phase on a porous support membrane. Interfacial polymerization process is disclosed for preparing a highly permeable RO membrane, comprising: contacting on a porous support membrane, a) a first solution containing 1,3-diaminobenzene, and b) a second solution containing trimesoyl chloride, wherein at least one of solutions a) and b) contains nanoparticles when said solutions are first contacted, and recovering a highly permeable RO membrane. |
| US09744493B2 |
Air filtration device
Air filtering devices are disclosed that contain a first filter cartridge having a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet and a curved filter bed having a concave surface disposed such that air to be filtered passes through the inlet, the curved filter bed, and the outlet. The air filtering devices also contain a blower assembly having a blower inlet in fluid communication with the cartridge outlet and a blower outlet, the blower assembly includes a motor proximate to the concave surface of the curved filter bed. The motor has a rotational axis such that the rotational axis is adjacent to the center of curvature of the curved filter bed. The air filtering device may be used in powered air purifying respirators. |
| US09744492B2 |
Air purifier
An air purifier includes a shell, a wind turbine and an air filter layer. The shell includes at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and an air passage is defined between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The wind turbine is located in the air passage. The air filter layer is located in the air passage and includes a filter screen. The air filter screen includes a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotube films stacked and crossed with each other. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of micropores. A diameter of the micropores is ranged from about 1 micrometer to about 2.5 micrometers. |
| US09744491B2 |
In-line modular air filtering system for ductwork
An in-line modular air filtering system for ductwork. A housing formed as a body and one or more caps has an intake opening at a first end and an outflow opening at a second end. The cap and body may attach to one another at a junction containing a seal with a stepped cross-sectional configuration. A set of retaining clamps may be used to secure the cap on the body. One or more replaceable filter assemblies may be retained in the housing for filtering air passed therethough. A filter assembly may include a seal having the stepped cross-sectional configuration for securing in the housing and sealing the cap and body junction. Filter assemblies may have differing porosities and/or different filtering mechanisms and may be stacked for applying multiple treatments. |
| US09744490B1 |
Trapped vortex particle-to-vapor converter
Apparatus and methods for selectively separating a volatile constituent of a particle from a gas stream for analysis. Particles are separated from bulk flow by inertia and impacted in a cavity containing a small but stable vortex or eddy. Heat is applied to volatilize constituents of the particles. The gas entrained within the vortex, which exchanges only slowly with the bulk flow, is withdrawn for analysis. In this way, a high volume flow containing particles of interest is reduced to a low volume flow containing a vapor concentrate. Advantageously, the apparatus may be operated at very low pressure drops in fully continuous, semi-continuous or batch mode according to the requirements of the downstream analytical unit. The apparatus finds use in active surveillance, such as in use of aerosols to detect explosives or chemical residues on persons, vehicles or luggage in real time. |
| US09744485B2 |
Fluid treatment system
There is disclosed a liquid filter system that includes a liquid filter apparatus configured to self-clean without removal of the filter apparatus from the filter system. The filter apparatus uses both a filter media for filtering solids as well as a spin motion imparted to fluid being filtered so that centrifugal force can remove solids from the liquid being filtered. The liquid filter system also includes a gas pulse nozzle in fluid communication with the liquid filter apparatus and is configured to flow gas into the filter media to expel water and debris trapped in the filter media without removing the filter media from the filter system. |
| US09744484B2 |
Helically wrapped filter
A filter cartridge is provided for filtering particulates in fluid and gas streams. The filter cartridge has a filter element for filtering the streams and a helical wrap to give stability to the pleats in response to radially outward flow. The wrap has an outer layer for attaching to the filter element and an inner layer for strength and resisting pressure drops across the filter element. |
| US09744482B2 |
Screen decanter for screening solids from waste water
A screen decanter for decanting liquid from a reservoir, comprising at least one rack comprising screens and baffles forming the sides of a cavity; a frame attached to the screens and baffles and providing a barrier so that liquid cannot pass from outside into the cavity without passing through the screens; a patterned perforated drain pipe inside the cavity and leading to an opening through which liquids may drain out from the cavity. The pattern of the openings counteracts the hydrostatic head within the rack such that flow through the screens is uniform at all depths of immersion in the liquid reservoir. Preferably, the screens have a porosity of about 50 micrometers. |
| US09744478B1 |
Hydrodynamic water-oil separation breakthrough
An improved water-oil separation apparatus with a separation vessel and associated water leg having internal inlet piping that feeds fluids to an engineered degassing boot, having an engineered degassing boot that is more effective in removing entrained gases from the incoming fluid stream, having an umbrella shaped upper baffle instead of an inverted umbrella shaped upper baffle, having an improved oil collection bucket or weir, having a much improved inlet water spiral distribution apparatus, having an improved water leg design, and having a water leg with a functional height that is externally adjustable to make it easier to regulate the oil-water interface level within the separation vessel. |
| US09744474B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering solids from water-based effluent
A method of recovering solids from water-based effluent. A first step involves evaporating wastewater effluent containing a liquid contaminant, such as ammonium to recover a concentrated solution and a water effluent stream. Where the water effluent stream includes solids, further step can be taken to dry the wastewater effluent further to recover solids, such as by using a thin plate evaporator and a heat exchanger disk evaporator. |
| US09744473B2 |
Densely stackable building block system
A densely stackable building block system comprises a stand and exactly five three-dimensional blocks. Each block is composed of four identical spheres. Configurations of the five blocks are different from each other. The five blocks are combinable with each other to form a detachable stacked arrangement shaped as a regular triangular pyramid. The stand is formed with ten concaves for accommodating a portion of a bottom layer of the stacked arrangement. The five blocks are stackable on the stand to form the stacked arrangement by at least four different sequences. |
| US09744469B2 |
Tower ride
A tower ride is disclosed with suspended cars mounted on rails that that forms track that is a complete double helix path for the car without having to turn the car or switch tracks. The car is suspended from a four truss track, riding on the two bottom rails for stability. Another embodiment is a roller coaster track mounted on a tower. |
| US09744462B2 |
Location based reward distribution system
Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate a location based rewards distribution system. Various embodiments of the invention provide rewards, for example video game unlock codes, based on a user physically visiting a specific physical location. |
| US09744460B2 |
Device and method for determining attack power based on operating objects disposed on a board
A system for controlling progress of an electronic game by determining attack power of one or more characters constituting an ally team on the basis of a first player operating a plurality of objects disposed on a board formed by m rows and n columns and displayed on a display unit, applying the attack with the attack power to one or more characters constituting an enemy team, and varying the remaining value of a physical strength parameter related to the character constituting the enemy team. The system can a placement control unit that displays a board including objects operated by the first player superimposed with objects operated by the second player, wherein an order of the superimposition and a display size of the board is varied in accordance with a progress of the electronic game. |
| US09744459B2 |
Computer-readable storage medium storing information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method
An example game device includes a virtual camera, a localization calculation microphone, and a volume calculation microphone in a virtual space. The localization calculation microphone is provided at the location of the virtual camera, and the volume calculation microphone is located away from the virtual camera. The game device calculates a left-right position and a front-back position of a sound source as viewed from the localization calculation microphone. The game device also calculates the volume of a sound based on a distance between the volume calculation microphone and the sound source. The game device outputs the sound based on the calculated localized position and volume. |
| US09744452B2 |
Remote control of a first user's gameplay by a second user
A method for providing remote control of a user's gameplay is provided. A live video feed of a first user's gameplay is presented to a remote second user. A request to transition control of the first user's gameplay to the second user is processed. Control of the first user's gameplay by the second user is initiated. |
| US09744449B2 |
Peripheral devices having dynamic weight distribution to convey sense of weight in HMD environments
A system and method of simulating weight of a virtual object in a virtual environment includes receiving a weight adjusting profile in a handheld peripheral device. The weight adjusting profile corresponding to at least one weight characteristic and/or a movement characteristics of the virtual object presented in the virtual environment where the handheld peripheral device represents the virtual object. The handheld peripheral device includes a movable weight. The weight adjusting profile is stored in the handheld peripheral device and a position of the movable weight in the handheld peripheral device is adjusted to correspond to a movement of the virtual object in the virtual environment. |
| US09744447B2 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling an information processing system based on geographic position information
Provided is an information processing system capable of, while avoiding running out of storage capacity, increasing the possibility that a program executed in the information processing system can use data according to a calculated position, even when the information processing system cannot receive data from a device. An item communication section (72) receives, from a server that stores data used in the program in association with a position, data associated with a position in a first-size area containing a position calculated by a positioning section (60). An item notification section (74) notifies to outside when a position associated with data received by the item communication section (72) is present in a second-size area, which contains a position calculated by the positioning section (60) and is smaller than the first-size area. An application executing section (66) executes a program using data received by the item communication section (72). |
| US09744444B2 |
User registration
An agent that may assist a service provider of gaming services with registering/signing up users, with accepting funds/money from a user and depositing these funds in a gaming account of the user for the user to play games with, and/or with receiving requests from a user to withdrawal funds from the user's account and paying the user the withdrawn funds. The agent may also assist a user in obtaining a report of an account of the user, the account being associated with a service provider that provides gaming services. |
| US09744439B2 |
Word forming game and methods to play the game
A word-forming game and methods to play the game are disclosed. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a plurality of game pieces amongst which at least one game piece bears a rotatable indicia on a face thereof, wherein the rotatable indicia depicts a different set of one or more letters when viewed from different viewing orientations. The method further includes linearly arranging the game pieces on a gaming surface to form a first word, wherein the first word includes a first set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a first viewing orientation, and rotating the at least one game piece bearing the rotatable indicia to form a second word different from the first word, wherein the second word includes a second set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a second viewing orientation. |
| US09744436B2 |
Playing card shuffler
An apparatus is for shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming. The apparatus includes a card support adapted to support the unshuffled cards on-edge. An exciter is also included, and is adapted to impart vibrational action to the supported cards. Cards drop in a random fashion such as by controlling the relative position of the cards and passage through one or more card slots in a card rest. In at least some of the apparatuses, a medial card receiver is adapted to receive at least one card dropped from the card support and to retain the at least one received card to substantially block the card slot to prevent further cards from dropping. A positioner is preferably included to change a relative position of the unshuffled deck and card slots though which the cards drop. |
| US09744435B2 |
Transformer toy car and playing device using same
The present invention relates to a transformer toy car that automatically transforms the shape to turn a card over to provide the information on the card, if the card is attached to the transformer toy car. The transformer toy car includes: a separable toy car body; and cards adapted to be attached to the underside of the toy car body, wherein if one of the cards is attached to the underside of the toy car body, a portion of the separable toy car body is separated, and a portion of the separated toy car body pressurizes a floor surface, thereby making the toy car body stand up or turn over and thus allowing the underside surface of the card attached to the underside of the toy car body to be exposed to the outside. |
| US09744434B2 |
Cue with solid core construction
A pool cue includes a butt having: an elongate central butt core, extending uninterrupted from a rearmost end of the butt to a foremost end of the butt; one or more oversleeves arranged about the central butt core and abutting one another; and a forward threaded butt connector positioned on the foremost end of the butt, the forward threaded butt connector operable to mate with a corresponding threaded shaft connector of a cue shaft. A shaft has: an elongate shaft sleeve, extending from a rearmost end of the shaft to a foremost end of the shaft; an elongate central shaft core, extending uninterrupted from the rearmost end of the shaft to the foremost end of the shaft; and a rearward threaded shaft connector positioned on the rearmost end of the shaft, the rearward threaded shaft connector operable to mate with the threaded butt connector. |
| US09744432B2 |
Snowshoe
A snowshoe (1) for mountain winter sports includes: a plate (2) for resting on the snow and distributing a user's weight, having an upper face (2′) and a lower face (2″); elements for fixing, at least partially, the user's foot to the upper face (2′) of the plate (2); and a plurality of spikes (3), where the plate (2) includes a mobile structure (4) adapted to make the plurality of spikes (3) alternately available below the lower face (2″) of the plate (2), so as to define an uphill and a downhill configuration. |
| US09744427B2 |
Rating system for identifying exciting sporting events and notifying users
Systems and methods for determining interest levels for sporting events and notifying users when the sporting events' interest levels reach threshold levels. One embodiment is a system that includes a processing engine that receives data associated with sporting events and, based on this data, determines interest levels associated with the sporting events. The system also includes a notification engine is coupled to the processing engine. When the processing engine determines that the interest level associated with a particular sporting event has reached a threshold, the notification engine provides notifications to users indicating that the threshold level has been reached. |
| US09744423B1 |
Golf swing training device
The golf swing training device is a device that can be attached to a golf club. It provides an easily seen visual indication of when the clubface is perpendicular to the direction that the clubface is traveling. When used in conjunction with instructional material the golf swing training device can assist a golfer in correcting a bad swing and it can assist a golf instructor in demonstrating proper swing technique. |
| US09744418B2 |
Pneumatic ball-suspending device
A pneumatic ball-suspending device includes a base, a conduit extending from the base, a source of pressurized air disposed within the base and in fluid communication with the conduit, and a cap formed at an end of the conduit. The cap includes a face that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit and at least three channels formed through the cap, each channel having a longitudinal axis formed through a center of a respective channel, wherein the longitudinal axis of each channel defines an airflow path and wherein the longitudinal axis of at least one of the channels is angled with respect to at least one of an x-, y-, or z-axis. The source of pressurized air forces air through the conduit and through the channels, such that any escaping air follows at least one of the air flow paths. |
| US09744416B2 |
Ball bat including multiple failure planes
A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations. |
| US09744414B2 |
Golf club with progressive tapered face thickness
Embodiments of a golf club set with progressive tapered face thickness coordinated with club loft are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US09744413B2 |
Metal wood club
A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body includes an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, a weighted insert having a heavy end and a lighter end, the lighter end opposite the heavy end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, wherein the cavity includes a head locking member, wherein the weighted insert includes an insert locking member, wherein the head locking member includes a shelf and the insert locking member includes a flange, the flange configured to abut the shelf when the insert locking member is in a locked position; and a spring located between the insert locking member and the terminal end of the cavity. |
| US09744410B1 |
Golf shaft flex connection
A shaft insert (or external connecting segment) with greater flexibility than the substrate shaft allowing for a more flexible zone in an area of separation between two separated portions of the substrate shaft. The flexible connection is intended to be installed between two segments of the separated substrate shaft primarily on a golf putter with the flexible connection within 5 inches of the base of the club in total compliance with USGA (United States Golf Association) Rule 2, Appendix II. 2. b. requiring any change from the continuous shaft be within 5 inches of the club base. The shaft flex connection is designed to be symmetrical around its cross section with equal flexibility and torsional displacement in all directions in compliance with USGA Rule 2, Appendix 2. c. requiring golf shafts to be equally flexible with equal torsional displacement in all directions. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a flexible tube for which the outside diameter is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the substrate shaft. The substrate shaft is separated at the top of the hosel of the club and joined by fixing the tube (with epoxy or other adhesive) in each section of the separated sections of the substrate shaft whereby the separation is maintained at a fixed distance by installing an O ring or other spacer over the insert tube and between the two segments of the substrate shaft. |
| US09744408B2 |
Golf ball
Golf ball 2 of the present invention has core 4, cover 10 situated on the external side of the core 4, and paint layer 16 provided to cover this cover 10. The base polymer of the cover 10 is a urethane resin. The base polymer of the paint layer 16 is a urethane resin. The cover 10 has a thickness Tc of 0.1 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less. The paint layer 16 has a thickness Tp (mm) of 0.015 mm or greater and 0.040 mm or less. The ratio (Tp/Tc) is 0.021 or greater and 0.40 or less. Preferably, the paint layer 16 is formed with two or more layers 18 and 20. Preferably, the base polymer of the paint layer 16 is a two-pack type urethane resin or a two-pack type epoxy resin. |
| US09744407B2 |
Multi-layer golf ball
Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided. |
| US09744404B2 |
Lat pulldown fitness device
A lat pulldown fitness device includes a base, a magnetorheological fluid (MRF) resistance provider, a motor, a gear train, pulleys, a cable assembly, a pulldown bar and a controller. The MRF resistance provider and the motor provide a resistance functioning as a load weight of pulling down the pulldown bar. The controller controls a current input to the MRF resistance provider to change the strength of the resistance generated from the MRF resistance provider. During a workout, the resistance provided by the lat pulldown fitness device is changeable precisely, conveniently, and quickly. Unlike its conventional counterparts which require bumper plates for use as weights, the lat pulldown fitness device is not limited to weight adjustment based on unit bumper plate but features plenty choices and controllable resolution in terms of strength of training. The MRF resistance provider is more compact and lightweight than its conventional counterparts. |
| US09744402B2 |
Balance training system
Balance training systems and methods are disclosed. A balance training system is disclosed, comprising: a lower member having a ground contacting surface and an upward facing surface; an upper member having a foot receiving surface and a downward facing surface; the upward facing surface and the downward facing surface being shaped for contact with each other; and the upper member having a balance position when a balance point on the upper member is in contact with the lower member. A balance training system is also disclosed comprising a first platform having a top surface (ground plane) which supports the user's weight, a support having flexible and/or compressible upward facing surface in contact with a downward facing surface of the first platform, the ground plane being within 0.5″ of the top surface of the flexible and/or compressible upward facing surface to reduce or prevent horizontal movement of the ground plane when the first platform changes angle. A balance training system is further disclosed, comprising a first platform having a top surface (ground plane) that supports the user's weight, a curved downward facing convex surface of the first platform, the top surface being aligned within ½″ of the downward facing curved surface. |
| US09744401B2 |
Multifunctional exercise machine
A multifunctional exercise machine is an exercise machine that combines a stepper assembly and a stationary bicycle assembly into a single machine. The stepper assembly is positioned on a frame member while the stationary bicycle assembly is positioned on a stand member. The frame member and the stand member are both hingedly connected to a bridge positioned in between the frame member and the stand member. A stepper resetting mechanism is utilized to regulate the movement of a first step pedal and a second step pedal of the stepper assembly. The first step pedal and the second step pedal are slidably engaged to a first rail and a second rail of the frame member. The machine may be utilized in a standing position or in a seated position via an adjustable seat. A handlebar assembly may be utilized for user stability while exercising. |
| US09744400B2 |
Exercise apparatus
Exercise apparatus that provides increased functionality and utilization of space is disclosed. The exercise apparatus may include improved storage features and one or more exercise modules and storage modules that may be combined in an exercise apparatus for use in various environments, so as to provide more efficient use of floor space. |
| US09744396B1 |
Training sled
A training sled configurable for adding weights in some embodiments to increase friction and provide for weight-training by lifting portions of the sled. Sled components are slidably or pivotably connected to permit lifting a shoulder member of the sled to different heights and to achieve an optimal training angle. |
| US09744394B2 |
Exercising device with multi-position handle and method therefore
An exercising device includes an axle having a substantially straight portion and a pair of end portions disposed generally perpendicular to the straight portion, at least one wheel mounted for rotation on a peripheral surface of the straight portion and including a center aperture, a sleeve positioned between the peripheral surface of the straight portion and a peripheral surface of the aperture, a pair of collars with a threaded aperture disposed within a thickness of the each of the pair of collars, a pair of threaded fasteners seated within threaded apertures and having an inner end thereof in an abutting engagement with an exterior surface of the axle, a pair of end stops, each of the pair of end stops secured to an end of a respective end portion and at least one grip member disposed on the axle on each side of the at least one wheel. |
| US09744391B2 |
Use of metal-accumulating plants for implementing chemical reactions
A method of implementing organic synthesis reactions uses a composition containing a metal catalyst originating from a calcined plant. The plants can be from the Brassicaceae, Sapotaceae and Convolvulaceae family, and the metal catalyst contains metal in the M(II) form such as zinc, nickel, manganese, lead, cadmium, calcium, magnesium or copper. Examples of the organic synthesis reactions include halogenations, electrophilic reactions, cycloadditions, transesterification reactions and coupling reactions, among others. |
| US09744386B2 |
Self-standing fall arrest system
An adjustable fall arrest system is disclosed, where the system employs a four-bar linkage and cantilevered beam arrangement to provide the fall arrest support. |
| US09744385B2 |
Headgear tensioning for respiratory mask
Headgear for a patient interface includes at least one headgear strap and an indicator provided to the at least one headgear strap structured to indicate attainment of a desired adjustment setting of the headgear in response to headgear tension applied to the at least one headgear strap. |
| US09744381B2 |
Topical compositions and methods for influencing electromagnetic radiation on cutaneous extracellular matrix protein production
Disclosed herein is a composition that is suitable for influencing electromagnetic radiation on cutaneous extracellular matrix protein production. The composition contains (a) a proanthrocyanin, a polyphenol or a proanthrocyanin/polyphenol-containing plant extract, absorbed or adsorbed onto an inert carrier, where component (a) is responsive to UV, IR or visible light; (b) a photo-activatable amino acid or amino acids blend; and (c) a dermatologically-acceptable vehicle, wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), said component (b) is present in an amount of from about 65 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), and said component (c) is present in an amount of from about 90 wt % to about 99.95 wt % based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US09744379B2 |
Studying dosimetric impact of motion to generate adaptive patient-specific margins in EBRT planning
A treatment planning system (106) for generating patient-specific treatment margins. The system (106) includes one or more processors (142). The processors (142) are programmed to receive a radiation treatment plan (RTP) for irradiating a target (122) over the course of one or more treatment fractions. The RTP including one or more treatment margins around the target (122) and a planned dose distribution for the target (122). The processors (142) are further programmed to receive motion data for at least one of the treatment fractions of the RTP from one or more target surrogates (124), calculate a motion-compensated dose distribution for the target (122) using the motion data and the planned dose distribution, compare the motion-compensated dose distribution to the planned dose distribution, and adjust the treatment margins based on dosimetric differences between the motion-compensated dose distribution and the planned dose distribution. |
| US09744372B2 |
Therapeutic applications of cold plasma
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases and disorders comprising applying a therapeutically effective dose of cold plasma. In particular examples, the diseases and disorders include, but are not limited to, diseases and disorders of the skin, musculoskeletal, and immune systems. |
| US09744371B2 |
Treatment apparatus using high frequency waves and method for controlling same
The present invention relates to a treatment apparatus using high frequency waves, and to a method for controlling same. The treatment apparatus using high frequency waves comprises: a high frequency wave generating unit; a plurality of needles for providing, into the skin of a user, high frequency energy transferred from the high frequency wave generating unit; and a driving unit for inserting the plurality of needles into the skin of the user, wherein the apparatus further comprises a control unit for controlling the driving unit such that the plurality of needles are inserted into a first target point within the skin and then move to a second target point. |
| US09744368B2 |
Self-tuning external device for wirelessly recharging implantable medical devices
External device circuitry self-tunes so that current is being driven through a coil at a resonant frequency of the tank circuit including the coil. The self-tuning nature of the driver circuitry enables adaptation within a cycle to changes in the resonant frequency such as those due to changing loads on the coil from environmental factors. The self-tuning circuitry monitors the direction of current flow in the tank circuit so that during a non-driven phase of a two-phase cycle, the circuitry detects the current naturally changing directions and then activates the driver circuitry to drive current into the tank circuit in phase with the natural direction of current flow. Unity power factor is approximated while driving the coil despite changes in resonance. Power being driven into the tank circuit may then be measured at the approximation of unity power factor to control the amount of power being applied. |
| US09744365B2 |
Presentation of information associated with medical device therapy
This disclosure is related to techniques for presenting therapy factors related to medical device therapy in a manner that allows a user, such as a patient or a clinician, to receive, comprehend and evaluate information relating to therapy delivered by the medical device efficiently. In one aspect, a method comprises obtaining a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with a medical system including an implantable medical device, receiving a user selection associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set, and presenting a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on a display of a programmer. |
| US09744359B2 |
Apparatus and method for visual stimulation indication
Methods and devices for verifying that proper visual stimulation is applied to the visual prostheses are described. In one of the methods, a visual stimulation system implanted on a subject is simulated externally. An external testing device is also discussed. |
| US09744350B2 |
Method for the implantation of active fixation medical leads
A lead implantation tool is used for the implantation of active fixation medical leads. The tool may be configured to operably couple to a lead connector end of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead including an active fixation helix tip and wherein the lead connector end includes a contact pin proximally extending from the lead connector end. The tool may include a feature configured to couple to the contact pin and a first mechanism configured to convert linear movement into rotational movement of the contact pin relative to the lead connector end. The tool may further include a second mechanism that causes a stylet extending through the tool and into the contact pin to at least one of distally and proximally displace within the contact pin. |
| US09744343B2 |
Volume reducing reservoir insert for an infusion port
An access portal is provided including a housing, a body defining a fluid reservoir, and a septum enclosing the fluid reservoir. A stem in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir extends from the fluid reservoir. The access portal also includes a reservoir insert disposed within the fluid reservoir, in which the reservoir insert decreases the fluid fill volume of the reservoir. |
| US09744342B2 |
Apparatus and process for producing CO2 enriched medical foam
The present invention provides an apparatus for producing medical foam for wound care or hair stimulation. The apparatus includes a foam generation unit having a fluid reservoir, a fluid delivery line and a foam generation tip. The apparatus also includes a compressed gas unit having at least one container of compressed gas, a source of electric power, and a gas regulator valve. A supply of wound care or hair stimulating solution is communicably connected to the foam generation tip such that when the apparatus is operated medical foam is produced by the foam generator tip. |
| US09744340B2 |
System for reducing local discomfort
A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides. |
| US09744339B2 |
Apparatus for manually manipulating hollow organs
An apparatus for mechanically manipulating hollow organs within the body of a subject, or an organ manipulation apparatus, includes a manipulation section. The manipulation section may include a substantially two-dimensional element, which may have a width that exceeds a distance across a portion of the interior of a hollow organ within which the manipulation section is to be positioned. The manipulation section is configured to manipulate at least a portion of a hollow organ from within, which may modify at least one of a shape, orientation, or location of at least part of the hollow organ. Methods for manipulating hollow organs are also disclosed, as are operating techniques, such as left atrial ablation, in which the shapes, orientations, and/or locations of hollow organs are manipulated to move the hollow organs away from the site of the medical procedure, reducing the potential for damage to the hollow organs. |
| US09744330B2 |
Tinnitus treatment system and method
A tinnitus masking system for use by a person having tinnitus The system comprises a sound delivery system having left and right ear-level audio delivery devices and is configured to deliver a masking sound to the person via the audio delivery devices such that the masking sound appears to originate from a virtual sound source location that substantially corresponds to the spatial location in 3D auditory space of the source of the tinnitus as perceived by the person. The masking sound being represented by left and right audio signals that are converted to audible sound by the respective audio delivery devices. |
| US09744327B1 |
Facial skin indentation preventer
A facial skin indentation preventer has a central base core surrounded by an entrapment flap and a securing flap. The core and flaps have two layers: a soft moleskin or similar skin-contact layer and a second more rigid layer. A rigid cushion is attached to the central base core and a cannula or similar item can be placed thereon. The flaps are then folded inwards, over the rigid cushion, creating a cannula pocket above the rigid cushion and entrapping and holding the cannula therein. An entrapment hinge and securing hinge ensure the folds remain rounded and soft. A flap attachment is used to lock the securing flap in place and ensure the cannula stays within the cannula pocket. |
| US09744323B2 |
System and methods for lung isolation and one lung ventilation
A lung isolation system configured for selective isolation and ventilation of the lung in conjunction with a standard endotracheal tube. The system includes an expandable bronchial isolation tube comprising a collapsible nitinol frame, a bifurcated adapter, and a steerable optical stylet. |
| US09744322B2 |
Automatic pressure titration
A pressure support methodology and system that utilizes at least two, and possibly all three, of information relating to (i) airway patency, i.e., the degree to which the patient's airway is open, (ii) the primary cause of the current sleep disordered breathing event, and (iii) the patient's response to previous pressure changes to automatically titrate pressure when presented with a sleep disordered breathing event. In another embodiment, pressure may be automatically titrated based solely on the primary cause of the sleep disordered breathing event. |
| US09744318B2 |
Aerosolization apparatus for inhalation profile-independent drug delivery
A powder aerosolization apparatus comprises a housing comprising an outlet adapted to be inserted into a user's mouth and one or more bypass air openings. A receptacle support within the housing supports a receptacle containing a powder pharmaceutical formulation. A puncturing mechanism within the housing creates in the receptacle one or more inlet openings and one or more powder outflow openings, wherein the powder outflow openings have a total area of from 0.2 mm2 to 4.0 mm2. Upon a user's inhalation through the outlet, air flows through the one or more bypass air openings and through the receptacle to aerosolize the powder pharmaceutical formulation in the receptacle. In one version, the relative flow parameters between the flow through the one or more bypass openings and the one or more powder outflow openings are selected so that flow of aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation does not occur until a predetermined inhalation flow rate is achieved. |
| US09744316B2 |
Medical spraying device with nozzle, and method for producing a spray cone
A medical spraying device and method, for irrigating a wound, having a liquid reservoir for a medical irrigation liquid or a connection for such a liquid reservoir and an arrangement for applying pressure to the medical irrigation liquid, such that the irrigation liquid is pushable through a nozzle by the pressure acting on the irrigation liquid in order to produce a spray cone. The nozzle has a plurality of openings, which are arranged at an angle to one another in such a way that the irrigation liquid jets exiting from the openings, at a such flow rate and angle, meet in an atomization space and/or a discharge opening of the nozzle; thus, a spray cone is produced from the atomized irrigation liquid. |
| US09744313B2 |
Nebulizer
A nebulizer and a housing part comprising a blocking device as well as use of a blocking device are proposed. The blocking device blocks a rotatable element of a counter device in a defined rotational position until the nebulizer is closed. |
| US09744303B2 |
Pre-loaded syringes and methods related thereto
Pre-loaded syringes for delivering an embolic agent are disclosed herein. Methods related to syringes pre-loaded with an embolic agent are also disclosed. |
| US09744302B2 |
Needle assisted jet injection device having reduced trigger force
An injector includes a trigger mechanism including: a trigger member disposed about an axis having an aperture and a protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the aperture of the trigger member when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable firing-initiation member having an aperture engaged with the protrusion of the trigger member and operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. |
| US09744301B2 |
External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities
An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is coupled to the housing and the receiver to receive remotely generated commands and to control the external infusion device in accordance with the commands. The indication device indicates when a command has been received and indicates when the command is being utilized to control the external infusion device so that the external infusion device is capable of being concealed from view when being remotely commanded. The remote commander includes a commander housing, a keypad for transmitting commands, and a transmitter for transmitting commands to the receiver of the external infusion device. |
| US09744294B2 |
Puncture device and chemical liquid supplying device
A puncture device includes a puncture needle including an outer needle and an inner tube located in the outer needle; a housing unit accommodating the puncture needle; and a puncture mechanism within the housing unit. The puncture mechanism includes a push-in unit configured to be pushed in with respect to the housing unit, an outer needle slide unit attached to the outer needle, a stopper, an elastic member, a first end of which is fixed to the housing unit and a second end of which is fixed to the outer needle slide unit, and a fixation release unit configured to release the fixation between the push-in unit and the outer needle slide unit and the fixation between the outer needle slide unit and the inner tube. |
| US09744291B2 |
Smart connection interface
A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination. |
| US09744287B2 |
Pulsatile flow blood pump
The invention is about a next-generation blood pump that provides pulsatile blood flow, and has been developed for cardiopulmonary by-pass devices used for maintaining extracorporeal blood circulation during heart surgeries and the supportive devices of circulation system. This device is technically a sort of synchronous power-assisted motor employing direct driver technology. The mentioned blood pump contains a rotor rotating on a magnetic bearing without a shaft and through the helical wings placed into the rotor it provides pulsatile blood supply adequate for the body requirement synchronous with the ECG signals received from the patients. It provides a patient safer and controlled pulsatile blood flow while running at high efficiency. |
| US09744285B2 |
Fluid processing apparatus
A machine is provided with a slot to releasably receive and retain a cartridge in which dialysis is effected. The machine is configured for supplying to the cartridge, at a controlled temperature and rate, sterile water for use in haemodialysis and is operable to maintain, in a sterile condition, residual water contained therein after completion of a haemodialysis treatment. |
| US09744280B2 |
Methods for LVAD operation during communication losses
Methods, systems, and devices for an adaptable blood pump are disclosed herein. The blood pump can be part of a mechanical circulatory support system that can include a system controller and the blood pump. The blood pump can include a rotary motor and a control unit that can communicate with the system controller. The blood pump can determine when communication with the system controller is established or has been lost. The blood pump can retrieve one or several back-up parameters when communication with the system controller has been lost, and can operate according to these back-up parameters. |
| US09744279B2 |
Implant connector
A connector for connecting an implant device to tissue of a person's body. The connector including a frame having first and second arms. The first and second arms define an opening, where at least a portion of the implant device is inserted through the opening. After insertion, an additional securing member is connected to the frame. The securing member is adapted to receive at least one suture to secure the frame to the tissue. The connector includes an adjuster that is movably connected to the first and second arms, where the adjuster is operable to cause the first and second arms to move toward each other and engage the implant device. |
| US09744275B2 |
Constant pressure syringe for surgical use
A closed system for harvesting fat through liposuction, concentrating the aspirate so obtained, and then re-injecting the concentrated fat into a patient comprises as its main components a low pressure cannula having between about 7 to 12 side holes of about 1-2 mm by 2.0 to 4.0 mm, a spring loaded syringe holder with a constant force or coiled ribbon spring to apply a substantially constant pressure over the full excursion of the plunger, and a preferably flexible collection bag which is also preferably graduated, cylindrical over most of its body and funnel shaped at its bottom, all of which are connected through flexible tubings to a multi-port valve. The multi-port valve has two flutter/duck bill valves which restrict the fluid flow to a one way direction which effectively allows the syringe to be used to pump fat out of a patient and into a collection bag in a continuous manner. After the bags are centrifuged to concentrate the fat, the excess fluids are separated and the valve is re-connected to permit the syringe pump to reverse fluid flow to graft the concentrated fat back into the patient. |
| US09744271B2 |
Marked fluoropolymer surfaces and method of manufacturing same
A method of manufacturing a coated low-friction medical device, such as low-friction medical tubing, including applying a coating to one or more selected portions of a surface of low-friction medical tubing to indicate at least one marking formed along the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, and simultaneously or substantially simultaneously: (a) curing the applied coating to a designated temperature (which is above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose and shrink) to adhere the applied coating to the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, (b) utilizing one or more anti-shrinking devices to counteract or otherwise inhibit the shrinking of the low-friction medical tubing, and (c) exhausting any harmful byproducts resulting from curing the low-friction medical tubing to a temperate above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose. |
| US09744266B2 |
Flowable matrix compositions and methods
Flowable matrix compositions and methods of their use and manufacture are provided. Exemplary compositions may include a flowable, syringeable, putty-like form of acellular human dermal matrix. In some cases, compositions may include a moldable acellular collagen extracellular matrix. In use, the matrix compositions can be used to fill or treat skin voids, channel wounds, and other soft tissue deficiencies. |
| US09744261B2 |
Vascular casted prostheses and methods of forming same for treating biological tissue
Bioremodelable tissue prostheses having a vasculature that is infused with a biomaterial composition. |
| US09744260B2 |
Timing controlled in-situ cross-linking of halyuronic acid during injection
Systems and methods are disclosed for cosmetic augmentation by forming a biocompatible cross-linked polymer having a multi-phase mixture with a time release catalyst; injecting the mixture into a patient as a viscous fluid; after injection, activating the catalyst to cross-link the polymer after a predetermined period after injection into a patient; and augmenting soft tissue with the biocompatible cross-linked polymer. |
| US09744253B2 |
Anti-bacterial light delivery system and method for disinfecting a surface
A light delivery system and method are provided to promote a photochemical reaction for disinfecting a surface. The system includes a light source and a light diffusing element operatively coupled to the light source and further embedded within a surface to be disinfected. The light diffusing element outputs light to the surface to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect the surface. A low scatter light transmission medium may further be coupled between the light source and the light diffusing element to transmit light from the light source remotely to the light diffusing element. |
| US09744252B2 |
Compounds for binding to the platelet specific glycoprotein IIb/IIIa and their use for imaging of thrombi
The present invention relates to novel fluorine containing compounds, methods for their preparation, the intermediates of the synthesis, their use as diagnostic agents, especially for imaging of thrombi. The invention relates to positron emission tomography (PET) agents and associated precursor reagents, and methods for producing such radiolaveled agents for imaging of thrombi in a mammalian body. More particularly, the invention relates to small nonpeptide, high-affinity, specific-binding glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists for imaging of thrombi. |
| US09744250B2 |
Chemical model of a neurodegenerative disease, method for preparation and uses of same
The invention concerns the use of pyridinium furosemide or one of the derivatives, analogs, salts, metabolites, or prodrugs thereof in the preparation of a chemical model of a neurodegenerative disease, preferably Parkinson's disease. The invention also concerns the corresponding chemical model and the uses of same, in particular in screening tests for identifying drug candidates. |
| US09744243B2 |
Composition of external application to skin
The composition of external application to the skin according to the present invention may specifically control the relative amount between long-chain amides and sterols and the relative amount between lipid components and an emulsifier in the emulsion having a multi-layered lamella structure, the emulsion comprising a relatively larger content of dermatologically useful hydrophobic material in a formulation. Thus, the formulation having significantly high stability and excellent characteristics can be obtained in spite of the high content in the lipid components and the emulsifier. |
| US09744242B2 |
Stable aqueous formulations of adenovirus vectors
The present invention is based on the surprising discovery that the inclusion of an anionic polymer in the adenovirus formulation enhances long-term stability of the vector composition. An aqueous formulation comprising an adenovirus vector and at least one anionic polymer is provided, together with methods of the preparation of a storage stable adenovirus aqueous formulation. |
| US09744241B2 |
Method for nucleic acid delivery using hyaluronic acid
A hyaluronic acid conjugates including hyaluronic acid, a disulfide bond-containing crosslinking agent, and a cationic, amphiphilic polymer; a hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex in which a nucleic acid is bound to the hyaluronic acid conjugate; a composition in which the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complexes are crosslinked with each other; a nucleic acid delivery composition including the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex; and a method of nucleic acid delivery using the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex. |
| US09744238B2 |
High load dispersions
The present invention relates to the field of carrier and delivery systems for active molecular compounds. In particular, the present invention provides aqueous dispersions for delivery of active molecular compounds. |
| US09744237B2 |
Method and system for effecting changes in pigmented tissue
Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are compositions for lightening or darkening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue disease. |
| US09744223B2 |
Therapeutic cancer vaccine targeted to HAAH (aspartyl-[asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase)
The present invention encompasses a cancer vaccine therapy targeting Aspartyl-[Asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase (HAAH). The present invention contemplate bacteriophage expressing HAAH peptide fragments and methods for using said bacteriophage in methods of treating cancer. |
| US09744222B2 |
Peptide for vaccine
The present invention relates to compositions comprising peptides for preventing or treating allergy to house dust mites, and in particular to optimal combinations of peptides for preventing or treating said allergy. |
| US09744221B2 |
Method and compositions for inhibiting or preventing adverse effects of oral antibiotics
This invention provides, in part, various compositions and methods for protecting the gastrointestinal microbiome from antibiotic disruption. |
| US09744220B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating inflammatory diseases
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating inflammatory diseases, such as cardiac or hepatic inflammatory diseases, involving the use of parasite-derived neurotrophic factor (PDNF), or fragment of PDNF. The invention also provides compositions featuring PDNF, or a fragment thereof, and methods for using such compositions for the proliferation and/or mobilization of a stem cell (e.g., cardiac stem cell) or progenitor cell (e.g., hepatic progenitor cell). In one aspect, the invention provides a method of decreasing inflammation in a nonneuronal tissue of a subject. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of decreasing inflammation in a cardiac, liver, pancreas, or gastrointestinal tissue of a subject. In still another aspect, the invention provides a method of increasing expression of an anti-inflammatory factor in a non-neuronal cell or tissue. |
| US09744217B2 |
Bilirubin excretion enhancer
The purpose of the present invention is to establish a novel therapy method for hyperbilirubinemia and therefore, to provide a bilirubin excretion enhancer. The present invention provides a bilirubin excretion enhancer comprising, as an active ingredient, a serum albumin domain II-like protein comprising a serum albumin subdomain IIA. In one embodiment, the serum albumin subdomain IIA has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. in one embodiment, the serum albumin domain II-like protein is a serum albumin domain II. In one embodiment, the serum albumin domain II comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4. |
| US09744215B2 |
Method for achieving desired glial growth factor 2 plasma levels
The present invention relates to administering glial growth factor 2 (GGF2) to a patient in need thereof, to achieve serum levels of GGF2 within a desired therapeutic window determined based on the disease or disorder afflicting the patient. In a particular embodiment, the patient is suffering from a disease or disorder associated with reduced levels of myelination and the GGF2 is administered to promote myelination in the patient. |
| US09744213B2 |
FGF21 derivatives and uses thereof
The invention relates to a derivative of a FGF21 protein having a cysteine residue at a position corresponding to position 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 and in particular position 180 or position 181 of mature human FGF21 and derivatives thereof having a side chain attached to this cysteine. The FGF21 derivatives of the invention display high potency towards the FGF receptors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such FGF21 derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, as well as the medical use of the FGF21 derivatives. |
| US09744212B2 |
Galectin-3C combination therapy for human cancer
The present invention provides a novel composition of matter useful for the treatment of neoplastic diseases. The novel composition is synergistic and comprised of galectin-3C in combination with a proteasome inhibitor, the combination having a pharmacologic activity greater than the expected additive effect of its individual components. Other embodiments of the invention provide novel synergistic compositions of galectin-3C with a proteasome inhibitor capable of reducing or overcoming resistance that develops to the proteasome inhibitor or reducing the adverse side effects from the proteasome inhibitor through increasing the therapeutic efficacy of lower doses. |
| US09744209B2 |
Vasopressin formulations for use in treatment of hypotension
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the constituent peptides of the peptide formulations. |
| US09744207B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions with enhanced stability
The present invention provides for a stabilized biodegradable polymeric composition useful as a controlled release delivery system for peptide agents. The compositions of the present invention comprise a) a beneficial salt of a luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analog formed with a strong acid that minimizes or prevents the interaction/reaction between the LHRH and the polymer in an organic solution; b) a biodegradable polymer; c) a pharmaceutically acceptable organic solvent; and d) optionally one or more excipients. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing and a method of use thereof. |
| US09744206B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer of genital system and preparation method therefor
A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating cancer of reproductive system and preparation method therefor. The pharmaceutical composition is prepared using one or more of the following as raw material: pinellia tuber, bighead atractylodes rhizome, gastralia tuber, liquorice root, Indian bread, white peony root, fresh ginger. |
| US09744204B1 |
Multipath nutritional supplement for memory, cognition, and coordination
Synergistic compositions of 4, 8, 12, and 13 medicinal components and various combinations thereof that provide multipath synergistic nutritional support for memory, cognition, and neuromuscular coordination in humans, cats, dogs, and horses and provide preventive treatments for various neurological diseases. The composition including a mixture of Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi) roots, gastrodia elata tuber, Vaccinium uliginosum berries, L-Theanine, Genistein, Berberine, Schisandra chinensis berry extract, lithium, selenium, piperine, Methyl Folate, and Astragaloside IV. |
| US09744200B1 |
System for producing a terpene-enhanced cannabinoid concentrate
A system for producing a blended extract of cannabinoids and terpenes, which extracts terpenes using supercritical CO2, and extracts a cannabinoid concentrate from the residual material using a cold ethanol flush followed by distillation; the CO2-extracted terpenes are then added back to the cannabinoid concentrate in a final blending step. Blending terpenes at the end of extraction may enhance the flavor and effectiveness of the cannabinoid concentrate. By separately extracting terpenes and cannabinoids, optimal processes and parameters may be used for each step. Blending may combine terpenes and cannabinoids in any desired ratio; for example, a terpene-to-cannabinoid ratio of approximately 1:10 may be used. The ethanol used in the cold ethanol extraction of cannabinoids may be recovered and reused for subsequent batches. Cannabinoid concentrates may be redistilled multiple times to enhance their concentration, followed by terpene blending. |
| US09744198B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition including dead cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus LB to treat or prevent allergic disease
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition including dead cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus LB strain as an active ingredient for treating or preventing an allergic disease, and may be used to treat and prevent IgE-mediated allergic diseases and non-IgE-mediated allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, urticaria, and pollinosis by reducing the total content of IgE in the blood. |
| US09744187B2 |
p-Ethoxy nucleic acids for liposomal formulation
Provided herein are therapeutic oligonucleotides that comprise at least one p-ethoxy backbone linkage but no more than 80% p-ethoxy backbone linkages. Provided herein are improved delivery systems for therapeutic oligonucleotides comprising a liposome that comprises neutral phospholipids and a p-ethoxy oligonucleotide that is entrapped in the liposome. |
| US09744186B2 |
Substituted gemcitabine aryl amide analogs
In accordance with the purpose(s) of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the invention, in one aspect, relates to substituted gemcitabine aryl amide analogs, methods of making the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, methods of treating viral disorders and disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation using same. |
| US09744177B2 |
Treatment of male androgen deficiency symptoms or diseases with sex steroid precursor combined with SERM
Novel methods for prevention, reduction or elimination of the incidence of male androgen deficiency symptoms or diseases including male hypogonadism-associated symptoms and diseases associated with low serum testosterone and/or low DHEA or low total androgens in susceptible warm-blooded animals including humans involving administration of an amount of a sex steroid precursor, particularly dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) (particularly acolbifene), an antiestrogen or a prodrug of the two. The symptoms or diseases are loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, tiredness, loss of energy, depression, bone loss, muscle loss, muscle weakness, fat accumulation, memory loss, cognition loss, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, loss of body hair, fertility problems, insomnia, gynecomastia, anemia, hot flushes, sweats, decreased sense of well-being, obesity, osteoporosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Pharmaceutical compositions for delivery of active ingredient(s) and kit(s) useful to the invention are also disclosed. |
| US09744176B2 |
Therapeutic uses of novel thienopyrimidine derivatives
The present invention relates to therapeutic uses of the compounds of formula (I): wherein R6 is —CONH2 or a —C(Rα)(Rβ)(OH) group; R is a substituted phenyl or heteroaryl group; R7 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group. |
| US09744175B2 |
Compositions of combinations of non-covalent DNA binding agents and anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory agents and their use in disease treatment
The invention provides for compositions for treating a cancer or an inflammatory disorder comprising a combination of agents in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said agents comprise: (i) a non-covalent DNA binding agent; and (ii) an anti-cancer or anti-inflammatory agent. |
| US09744174B2 |
Method for noribogaine treatment in patients on methadone
A short treatment with noribogaine shows promise for treating drug dependency. Many opioid addicts are treated with methadone. Giving noribogaine to mammal concurrently being administered methadone surprisingly exacerbates methadone's negative side-effects, and increases the risk of death. Therefore, prior to noribogaine treatment, a patient on methadone therapy undergoes a period of methadone abstinence to wash out the methadone. Surprisingly, noribogaine does not react negatively to morphine. According to the invention, methadone regimen is replaced with morphine prior to noribogaine treatment. |
| US09744173B2 |
2-amino 6-methyl-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-d][1,3]thiazin-8a(8H)-yl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl amides
The present invention is directed to compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds which are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I, and the variable R1 is as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed. |
| US09744169B2 |
Compounds for treatment of fibrosis diseases
The present invention relates to compounds as inhibitor of WNT signal transduction pathway, as well as a composition comprising the same. Further, the present invention relates to the use of the compounds in the treatment of fibrosis. Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. Fibrosis is the end result of chronic inflammatory reactions induced by a variety of stimuli including persistent infections, autoimmune reactions, allergic responses, chemical insults, radiation, and tissue injury. |
| US09744167B2 |
Nanoparticulate compositions and formulations of piperazine compounds
The present invention relates to storage stable nanoparticulate compositions of piperazine compounds. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising the nanoparticulate compositions that are useful for the treatment and prevention of proliferative diseases including cancer are also described. |
| US09744166B2 |
Therapeutic uses of compounds having combined SERT, 5-HT3 and 5-HT1A activity
New pharmaceutical uses of 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided. |
| US09744164B2 |
Neuroprotective polyphenol analogs
The present invention provides neuroprotective polyphenol compounds, which can be synthetic analogs of fisetin, baicalein or chlorogenic acid, that maintain neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, glutathione promoting, and/or antioxidant properties. The neuroprotective polyphenol compounds are useful for promoting, enhancing and/or increasing neuron protection, growth and/or regeneration. The polyphenol compounds further find use for increasing and or maintaining intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels. The polyphenol compounds are also useful for treating, preventing, mitigating and/or delaying neurodegenerative conditions, including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, non-Alzheimer's dementias, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or ALS. |
| US09744161B2 |
Method and composition for treating alzheimer-type dementia
There is described a method for increasing the maximal tolerated dose and thus the efficacy of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a patient suffering from an Alzheimer type dementia by decreasing concomitant adverse effects by administration of said AChEI in combination with a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent, whereby an enhanced acetyl choline esterase inhibition in the CNS of said patient is achieved and alleviation of the symptoms of Alzheimer type dementia in said patient is thereby improved to a greater extent. The use of a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of Alzheimer type dementia in combination with an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) a 5HT3 receptor antagonist, a dopamine antagonist, a H1-receptor antagonist, a cannabinoid agonist, aprepitant or casopitant as an antiemetic agent and (b) an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor are also described. |
| US09744159B2 |
Methods of treatment Rett syndrome
Methods of increasing tonic inhibition in a subject in need thereof, for example a subject with Fragile X syndrome or Angelman syndrome are disclosed. Methods of treating secondary insomnia in a subject with a neurodegenerative disease or disorder are also disclosed. The methods can include administering the subject an effective amount of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-c)pyridin-3-ol (THIP) or a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, increase tonic inhibition in neurons of the subject; to increase slow wave sleep (SWS) and/or slow wave activity (SWA), normalize sleep architecture, reduce secondary insomnia, increase non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, increase sleep continuity, enhance delta activity within NREM, increase or improve total sleep time (TST), increase or improve sleep efficiency, reduce total time awake (TAA), reduce number of awakenings (NWA), reduce latency to persistent sleep (LPS), or to reduce wake after sleep onset (WASO), in the subject, or any combination thereof. |
| US09744151B2 |
Methods for purifying trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and trans-(+)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Methods for making trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and trans-(+)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol composition is prepared by allowing a composition comprising (±)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol to separate on a chiral stationary phase to provide a trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol composition comprising at least about 99% by weight of trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol based on the total amount of trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and trans-(+)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. The invention also relates to methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a trans-(−)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol having a purity of at least about 98% based on the total weight of cannabinoids. |
| US09744143B1 |
Honey fortified with dihydroxyacetone and methods of making same
A dihydroxyacetone fortified honey composition, including a mixture of honey and dissolved dihydroxyacetone in a preferred honey to dissolved dihydroxyacetone ratio of 0.5 ml-20 ml of dissolved dihydroxyacetone to each kilogram of honey, wherein the mixture has a moisture content of between one and twenty percent, and wherein the mixture contains a preferred amount of methylglyoxal of between 83 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of honey and 1500 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of honey. |
| US09744142B2 |
Formulations of volatile anesthetics and methods of use for reducing inflammation
The present invention provides methods for treating inflammation or a wound in a subject in need of such wound treatment or inflammation treatment by delivering a volatile anesthetic to the wound or the inflammation site. |
| US09744140B2 |
Pharmaceuticals for oral delivery
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral delivery and methods of treating subjects in need thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention enhance bioavailability of at least one compound classified as BCS Class II, BCS Class III or BCS Class IV. |
| US09744139B2 |
Modular ingestible drug delivery capsule
An ingestible capsule (10) is provided for delivery of a drug, the capsule (10) comprises a first module (11) and a second module (12). The first module (11) has at least one drug compartment (13) for comprising an amount of the drug. The drug compartment (13) is sealed by a foil (14) with an embedded conducting heating wire (15). The second (12) module comprises electronics (18) for providing an electrical pulse to the heating wire (15) in order to open the drug compartment (13) by melting the foil (14). The first module (11) and second module (12) comprise interoperable connection means (19) for securing the first module (11) to the second module (12) such that the heating wire (15) is electronically coupled to the electronics (18). |
| US09744135B2 |
Fast disintegrating compositions and tablets thereof
Compositions useful for making dosage forms capable of dissolving or disintegrating in less than 10 seconds without the need for conventional disintegrants and methods making and using the same are disclosed. |
| US09744134B2 |
Orally disintegrating tablet containing bitterness-masking granules
Disclosed is a tablet containing anhydrous calcium hydrogen phosphate, granules (A) which contain sugars, and granules (B) which contain nuclear particles having a diameter of 10-500μm, medicine and a film coating, and which have a particle diameter of 700μm or less. The present invention enables tablet-making difficulties during the manufacture of the tablet to be suppressed. In addition, the tablet has an appropriate hardness, an excellent disintegration time, and feels very good to ingest. |
| US09744132B2 |
Solid solution compositions and use in chronic inflammation
The present specification discloses pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and uses of treating a chronic inflammation and/or an inflammatory disease in an individual using such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US09744131B2 |
Diacerein or rhein topical formulations and uses thereof
A topical pharmaceutical composition containing diacerein and/or its analogs is provided. Also provided is a method for treating various diseases using this topical pharmaceutical composition. |
| US09744129B2 |
Small volume oral transmucosal dosage forms containing sufentanil for treatment of pain
Compositions, systems and methods for administration of small volume sufentanil drug dosage forms to the sublingual mucosa of a subject for treatment of pain using a device are disclosed. |
| US09744120B2 |
Durable skin sanitizers containing water stable antimicrobial silanol quaternary ammonium compounds
This invention is a method of eliminating the number of microorganisms on the surface of skin, hair or nails, by contacting these surfaces with a water stable, antimicrobial silanol quaternary ammonium compounds (SQACs) and the trisilanol, polysiloxanol and water soluble polysiloxane derivatives thereof. The stabilizing agent is selected from a list of volatile, antimicrobial, naturally occurring, renewable phytochemical essential oils and extracts that easily form crystal clear microemulsions when water is added to the concentrated SQAC/essential oil mixture. These non-foaming oil in water microemulsions have excellent long term storage stability, are freeze/thaw stable, remain very low in viscosity and do not phase separate or precipitate for many months. Many of the essential oils found to be useful in this process are non-toxic food additives and have pleasant scents, have low flammability yet are volatile enough to evaporate upon cure down of the SQAC, thereby resulting in a higher concentration of SQAC in the cured, antimicrobial film. Economically shippable concentrations of the stabilized SQACs can be further diluted with water to application concentrations without loosing any of their stabilizing properties and remain storage stable at these lower concentrations indefinitely. In particular, the invention relates to the use of such viscosity controlled aqueous dilutions cured as durable antimicrobial coatings for human or animal skin that covalently bond to the skin, remain active through many washings and reduce or eliminate bacteria, viruses and fungi for days. |
| US09744119B2 |
Cosmetic composition and method of preparation
The invention is directed to a cosmetic which comprises an ionic silicone as described herein. |
| US09744118B2 |
Treatment agent and cosmetic composition comprising co-modified organopolysiloxane
A surface treatment agent or a powder treatment agent comprising a co-modified organopolysiloxane is disclosed. The co-modified organopolysiloxane is represented by the general formula: R1aR2bQcSiO(4−a−b−c)/2. The co-modified organopolysiloxane has a number average molecular weight of less than 4500 and includes a long-chain alkyl group and a polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule. |
| US09744117B2 |
Cosmetics comprising cosmetic compositions impregnated in hydrophobic polymer foam
The present disclosure relates to cosmetics including a foam for cosmetic composition impregnation including natural rubber (NR) and hydrophobic polymer as a polymer substrate for making the foam, and a cosmetic composition including an organic ultraviolet (UV) blocking component, that is impregnated in the foam. The present disclosure has a reduction in amount of the organic UV blocking component adsorbed to the impregnation material, and can obtain an excellent UV blocking effect. |
| US09744112B2 |
Film containing compositions
Described herein are compositions comprising a film, wherein the film comprises a pigment, and is adapted to release the pigment at a specific point in time during use; and methods of making and using the same. |
| US09744104B1 |
Multi-lobed cooled teething device
A teething device for exercising gums and deciduous teeth. Two hollow receptacles sealingly mate to form a body of the teething device. A plurality of hollow knobs extend outwardly from the receptacles. The hollow interior of each knob is in a fluid communication with the interior space of the teething device. The teething device may be filled with a cold liquid to cool the exterior surfaces of the knobs. The liquid may be periodically discarded, and the hollow interior of the teething device may be refilled with a liquid of a predetermined temperature. |
| US09744101B2 |
Adapter for a transfer device for a fluid, and transfer device
The invention relates to an adapter (1) for a transfer device (20) for a fluid, for the connection of a container (17) containing the fluid, wherein the container (17) is closed by a pierceable closure element (18), and the adapter (1) has an attachment (4) which can be fitted sealingly, in an attachment direction, onto a container mouth closed by the closure element. A penetration element (6) is mounted on the attachment (4) in such a way that the penetration element (6) is movable, with the aid of guide means, between a rest position (R) and a withdrawal position (E), wherein the penetration element (6) has a hollow needle (9) with which the closure element (18) can be pierced in the withdrawal position (E). The adapter (1) has a connector stub (3) with a coupling for the fluid-tight connection of a further adapter (1′), and a transfer channel (10) runs from a mouth on the connector stub (3) to a mouth on the hollow needle (9), such that the mouth of the transfer channel (10) on the connector stub (3) communicates with an interior of the connected container (17) in the withdrawal position (E) of the penetration element (6). The invention is characterized in that the connector stub (3) is arranged transversely, in particular substantially perpendicularly, with respect to the attachment direction (H), preferably on the penetration element (6). |
| US09744100B2 |
Child-resistant blister package
A child-resistant blister package. The package has a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The package also has a protection layer with a top face, a bottom face and a periphery; a blister layer with one or more cavities; and an access layer with a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The bottom face of the access layer has a line of weakness that allows the unit dose to be removed from the cavity in one-step by applying a force to the top of the cavity and pressing the unit dose through the line of weakness. The bottom face of the protection layer and the top face of the access layer are permanently joined along substantially the entire periphery of the package. The blister package can also contain a tear resistant layer. |
| US09744099B2 |
Glass articles with low-friction coatings
A coated glass pharmaceutical package may include a body formed from borosilicate glass that meets the Type 1 criteria according to USP <660>. The body may have an interior surface and an exterior surface. A low-friction coating having a thickness of less than 100 microns may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface. The portion of the exterior surface with the low-friction coating may have a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated glass pharmaceutical package formed from the same glass composition and the coefficient of friction may not increase by more than 30% after undergoing a depyrogenation cycle at a temperature of from 250° C. to 400° C. for a time period of from 30 seconds to 72 hours. |
| US09744098B2 |
Dynamic sauna
Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable heat sources to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR sources in a sauna. |
| US09744097B2 |
Wearable thorax percussion device
A wearable thorax percussion device for dislodging mucous buildup in the airways of a human patient, the device comprising a garment fitting over the thorax, a rigid element attached to the external surface of the garment, an electromechanical actuator retained by the rigid element to intermittently percuss the thorax, and an electronic controller for generating and modulating an electrical signal to energize the actuator. The rigid element may be adjustably positioned on the garment to accommodate thoraxes of different dimensions. The actuator may be compressible between the rigid element and the thorax to better maintain contact with the thorax. |
| US09744096B2 |
Face massaging device
Disclosed is a massage device for human face for driving vibration modules of a mask individually even without an external power supply to massage local or overall area of the human face and for driving vibrators of the vibration modules in various vibration pattern of pulse width modulation (PWM) to provide various massage functions such as appeasing, rubbing, picking, pressing, and knocking similar to massage carried out by human hands. The facial massage device includes a mask having an accommodation space therein and at least one vibration module accommodate in the accommodation space of the mask and having own power supply for allowing an independent operation. |
| US09744093B2 |
Leg apparatus
A leg support exoskeleton is strapped on as wearable device to support its user during squatting. The exoskeleton includes a knee joint connected to a first line and a second link, which is configured to allow flexion and extension motion between the first link and the second link. A force generator has a first end that is rotatably connected to the first link. A constraining mechanism is connected to the second link and has at least two operational positions. In a first operational position, the second end of the force generator engages the constraining mechanism, where the first link and the second link flex relative to each other. In a second operational position, the second end of the force generator does not engage the constraining mechanism; the first link and the second link are free to flex and extend relative to each other. |
| US09744091B2 |
Unstructured and structured limb manipulation apparatuses and methods for using the same
Various embodiments provide assemblies for manipulating a user's limb with at least one inflatable member. The assemblies comprise a first pliable planar member and a second pliable planar member overlaid atop at least a portion of the first pliable planar member, such that a two ply configuration is provided. The two ply configuration itself comprises at least a distal and a proximal portion and at least one opening configured to accept at least a portion of the user's limb. The first and second pliable planar members combine to define at least one inflatable member, the inflatable member being at least a portion of at least one of the distal and proximal portions, the inflatable member being configured to be selectively inflatable so as to provide at least one inflation force upon the user's limb, such that the joint in the user's limb is manipulated. Associated methods are also provided. |
| US09744090B2 |
Decorative hardware for stationary bar caskets
A casket comprises a casket shell adapted to receive a deceased, a casket lid closeable on the shell, a handling bar non-pivotally attached to the shell with a first attachment mechanism, a decorative cover overlying the first attachment mechanism and operably attached to the shell with a second attachment mechanism, the second attachment mechanism having a first portion mounted to the shell and a second portion mounted to the decorative cover, the first and second portions of the second attachment mechanism resiliently cooperating to operably removably attach the decorative cover to the casket shell. |
| US09744086B2 |
Rolling transport cots
In one embodiment, a rolling transport cot may include an elongate frame, one or more support linkages, an arcuate coupling member, and a swivel caster. The one or more support linkages may include a pivoting link that is in rotatable engagement with the elongate frame, a traveling link that is in sliding and rotatable engagement with the elongate frame, and an equalizing link that is in rotatable engagement with the traveling link. The arcuate coupling member can be in rotatable engagement with the pivoting link and the equalizing link. The swivel caster may include a wheel that rotates along a surface and a swivel mechanism that can rotate around an axis that is aligned with the surface at a swivel angle φ. When the traveling link is urged along the elongate frame, the swivel angle φ of the swivel mechanism can be substantially constant. |
| US09744076B2 |
Method and apparatus for inserting an implant in the cornea of the eye
Methods, devices, and systems for inserting an implant in the cornea (105) of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt device (405,515). The microshunt device may comprise an inlet (425) section comprising at least one lumen and at least one inlet opening; an outlet (420) section comprising at least one lumen that connects to at least one outlet opening; and where the microshunt device (405,515) is configured to be implanted within the cornea (105) of an eye, where the microshunt device effects the flow of aqueous humor from an anterior chamber (160,235) of the eye to the anterior surface of the cornea (410,630), bypassing the trabecular meshwork (145,240), thereby diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber (160,235) to the surface of the cornea (410,630). |
| US09744074B2 |
Combination treatments
A method of treating a subject in need thereof, is carried out by (a) administering said subject a therapeutic intervention (e.g., an active agent) in a treatment effective amount; and concurrently (b) administering said subject caloric vestibular stimulation in a treatment effective amount, said caloric vestibular stimulation administered so as to enhance the efficacy of said active agent. In some embodiments, the caloric vestibular stimulation is administered as an actively controlled time varying waveform. |
| US09744072B1 |
Devices and methods for managing insulin resistance
Disclosed are devices and methods for mitigating insulin resistance in a human subject by contacting one or more regions of the neck, the supraclavicular, and the interscapular regions of the human subject with a part of a cooling device, wherein the part of the cooling device has a temperature at about 15 or less Celsius degrees; cooling the one or more regions of the neck, the supraclavicular, and the interscapular regions of the human subject for a cooling period of at least 15 minutes; and performing previous two steps daily for about 14 or more days. The devices and methods may also be used to preventing, delaying or treating type 2 diabetes in a human subject or activating brown fat without incurring a sympathetic nerve-mediated cold feeling in a human subject. |
| US09744071B2 |
Method and device for non-invasive anatomical and systemic cooling and neuroprotection
The present invention provides a method and device for non-invasive anatomical and systemic cooling, fluid removal and/or energy removal. The present invention provides for removal of fluid and cooling of various bodily fluid-containing spaces or surfaces, such as mucus-containing spaces or surfaces via delivery of a dry fluid not including a coolant into or upon the mucus-containing space or surface. Exposure of mucus to the dry fluid yields evaporation of body fluid, removal of energy, cooling of the anatomical feature, and systemic cooling. Therefore, therapeutic hypothermia may be achieved for neuroprotection of various organs after ischemic insult, like the brain after cardiac arrest. Similarly, excess fluid removal is achievable for treatment of cardiogenic shock or other conditions that cause significant fluid build-up, especially in cases of compromised renal function. Additionally, the invention may be used to reduce fever, and other conditions where removal of heat, energy and/or water are beneficial. |
| US09744070B2 |
Snoring prevention device
A snoring prevention device is provided to be mounted in the mouth to prevent snoring during sleep, to reduce a volume of the device, and to improve a wearing feeling. The snoring prevention device includes an upper jaw mounting frame having an upper tooth insertion groove into which the upper teeth are inserted, and configured to be mounted on the upper jaw, a lower jaw mounting frame having a lower tooth insertion groove into which the lower teeth are inserted, and configured to be mounted on the lower jaw, and a lower jaw advance unit including a push rod provided at the upper jaw mounting frame at a portion of a center of the upper jaw corresponding to the front tooth side such that the lower jaw is advanced by pushing the lower jaw mounting frame forward when the upper jaw and the lower jaw are closed. |
| US09744069B2 |
Device for stool drainage
A device for sealing a colon, and for removing stool therefrom by irrigation, comprising an expandable intrarectal balloon segment formed from an everted tube with two ends, for insertion into the rectum to anchor the device, and a tapered transanal segment adapted to remain at least partially outside the rectum during use, wherein the balloon segment and the transanal segment have no common compartment, wherein both segments comprise drainage parts with a drainage lumen for irrigation of stool from the patient, wherein one of the two ends of the everted tube is passed through the lumen of the intrarectal balloon segment as an inner layer, the inner layer being in contact with a funnel element, and wherein the transanal segment is adapted to collapse upon resting of the sphincter, and comprises part of the intrarectal balloon segment, or a different balloon element. |
| US09744068B2 |
Foldable, disposable, urine receptacle
A foldable, expandable, disposable receptacle, capable of collecting excreta without spilling, and containing it in a secure and sanitary fashion until disposal. The receptacle is slim, form-fitting and contoured, allowing the user to stand upright while urinating. The receptacle allows for modest undressing and prevents contact with any surface other than the floor. A receptacle of lightweight, pliable construction providing easy storage and one-handed manipulation. |
| US09744066B2 |
Trunk supporting exoskeleton and method of use
A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a person's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the person substantially close to the person's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the person bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the person's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the person's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links. |
| US09744065B2 |
Orthopedic device
An orthopedic device includes a base shell having ankle and foot receiving portions. The base shell forms an opening over a dorsal aspect of the base shell. A dorsal shell is contoured to generally correspond to the opening in the base shell. The dorsal shell includes a proximal member connected to distal member via a flexible or resilient connecting portion arranged to accommodate a portion of a user's lower leg or ankle. A first flexible edge portion is attached to a distal terminal end of the distal member. The first flexible edge portion is arranged to bend or flex relative to the distal member so as to reduce the likelihood of pressure points on the user's toes from the distal member. |
| US09744057B2 |
Device to deliver flowable material to the sinus
A special tube is disclosed for the insertion of materials inside the maxillary sinus in order to displace the Schneiderian membrane. The tube is connected to a source of a flowable material. The tube is inserted through the alveolar ridge beneath the maxillary sinus and when the flowable material is advanced through the tube the Schneiderian membrane is lifted. The tube can be part of a dental implant which is screwed inside the alveolar ridge. |
| US09744053B2 |
Systems and methods for spinal fusion
A system and method for spinal fusion comprising a spinal fusion implant of non-bone construction releasably coupled to an insertion instrument dimensioned to introduce the spinal fusion implant into any of a variety of spinal target sites. |
| US09744052B2 |
Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs
A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus is provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a cage indentation adjacent to the screw guides that independently or supplemented by other screw locking mechanisms prevents the screw members from pulling out of the internal angled screw guides. The internal angled screw guides orient a first screw member superiorly and a second screw member inferiorly. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement. |
| US09744048B2 |
Prosthesis for the restoration of a joint between two bones, and ancillary tool for the assembly thereof
A prosthesis includes a first and second plate; elements for mounting the plates to pivot about an axis, which include a flexible hinge including a cylindrical plane flexible strip with two cylindrical swellings respectively associated with two edges of the strip, the dimension of the cross-sections of the swellings, taken in a direction perpendicular to the plane containing the pivot axis and passing through the swellings, being greater than the thickness of the strip taken in the same direction, a hole in each plate of shape complementary to the swellings and opening out in a first face of the corresponding plate; a slot made in each plate and opening out into the hole of that plate, in a second of its faces, and in the first face, the hinge and plates being mounted to so that the swellings and the strip are situated respectively in the two holes and slots. |
| US09744047B2 |
Implant fixation device
Disclosed is an orthopedic implant that includes an anchor, a bore, and a compressible and expandable mesh. The anchor is configured to secure the implant at an implantation site and defines a longitudinal axis. The bore is defined by the anchor and extends along the longitudinal axis. The compressible and expandable mesh is aligned along the longitudinal axis and defines a plurality of openings. The mesh is configured to compress along the longitudinal axis and expand from the longitudinal axis to engage surrounding bone or tissue at the implantation site to secure the implant at the implantation site. |
| US09744042B2 |
Cranial implant
An implant, such as a cranial implant, for attachment to a defect in a bone structure having an edge is described. The implant comprises a direction of extension and a rim extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of extension of the implant. The rim is configured to be attached to the edge of the bone structure and comprises at least one mounting portion (6) configured to accommodate a fastener such that at least a portion of the fastener is extendible in a direction extending away from the rim at an angle which is at most acute with respect to the direction of extension of the implant. The implant is configured such that upon placing the implant in the defect, the fastener is extendible into the edge of the bone defect in a controllable manner. |
| US09744038B2 |
Medical device for constricting tissue or a bodily orifice, for example a mitral valve
A medical apparatus positionable in a cavity of a bodily organ (e.g., a heart) may constrict a bodily orifice (e.g., a mitral valve). The medical apparatus may include tissue anchors that are implanted in the annulus of the orifice. The tissue anchors may be guided into position by an intravascularly or percutaneously deployed anchor guiding frame. Constriction of the orifice may be accomplished by cinching a flexible cable attached to implanted tissue anchors. The medical device may be used to approximate the septal and lateral (clinically referred to as anterior and posterior) annulus of the mitral valve in order to move the posterior leaflet anteriorly and the anterior leaflet posteriorly and thereby improve leaflet coaptation and eliminate mitral regurgitation. |
| US09744036B2 |
Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery method
A valve prosthesis and methods for implanting the prosthesis are provided. The prosthesis generally includes a self-expanding frame and two or more engagement arms. A valve prosthesis is sutured to the self-expanding frame. Each engagement arm corresponds to a native mitral valve leaflet. At least one engagement arm immobilizes the native leaflets, and holds the native leaflets close to the main frame. The prosthetic mitral valve frame also includes two or more anchor attachment points. Each anchor attachment point is attached to one or more anchors that help attach the valve prosthesis to the heart. |
| US09744032B2 |
Endoluminal prosthesis comprising a valve and an axially extendable segment
The present embodiments provide a prosthesis comprising first and second segments, and an axially extendable segment coupled to the first and second segments. A valve is coupled to at least one of the axially extendable segment or the second segment. The axially extendable segment comprises a first state in which the valve at least partially overlaps with the first segment, and the axially extendable segment comprises a second state in which the valve lacks an overlap with the first segment. |
| US09744031B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve and endoprosthesis comprising a prosthetic heart valve and a stent
The invention relates to a prosthetic heart valve (100) for an endoprosthesis (1) used in the treatment of a stenotic cardiac valve and/or a cardiac valve insufficiency. The prosthetic heart valve (100) comprises of a plurality of leaflets (102), which consist of a natural and/or synthetic material and have a first opened position for opening the heart chamber and a second closed position for closing the heart chamber, the leaflets (102) being able to switch between their first and second position in response to the blood flow through the heart. In addition, the prosthetic heart valve (100) comprises a leaflet support portion (103), consisting of biological and/or synthetic material for mounting of the prosthetic heart valve (100) to a stent (10), and a bendable transition area (104) which forms a junction between the leaflets (102) and the leaflet support portion (103), the transition area (104) progressing essentially in a U-shaped manner similar to a cusp shape of a natural aortic or pulmonary heart valve for reducing tissue stresses during opening and closing motion of the leaflets (102). The invention further relates to an endoprosthesis (1) comprising a prosthetic heart valve (100) and a stent (10). |
| US09744028B2 |
Haptic combinations for accommodating intraocular lenses
A haptic combination comprising at least one optical element adapted to provide at least two optical functions including provision of a fixed optical power and provision of variable optical power. The haptic combination comprises at least a first haptic adapted to provide anchoring and positioning of at least one of the optical elements and at least a second haptic adapted to provide transfer of movement from at least one driving means in the eye to at least one of the optical elements. Movement of the second haptic is independent from movement of the first haptic. |
| US09744027B2 |
Intraocular lens, in particular ciliary intraocular lens
The present invention relates to an intraocular lens, in particular a ciliary intraocular lens having at least one optic and one haptic element. In order to create an intraocular lens that enables a symmetrical deformation of one or several optic elements of the intraocular lens as well as a relative displacement of these optic elements on their optical axis to each other, so that a sufficient change in refractive power is achieved, it is proposed that the haptic element is composed of several haptic elements, preferably connected to the optic element in equiangular manner, wherein a) the haptic elements have an essentially trapezoidal portion in a plan view and the bases of two adjacent haptic elements are connected to each other at the transition to the optic element and b) the haptic elements on the side of the trapezoidal portions facing away from the optic element have a part of annular haptic ring segment, wherein the haptic ring segments of two adjacent haptic elements in the unloaded state are spaced slightly away from one another, Furthermore, a method for implantation of an intraocular lens having at least one optic element and one haptic element, and a filling is claimed. According to the invention, the intraocular lens is folded or rolled to reduce the volume so that the filling is at least partially disposed in one or possibly several reservoir/s and the filling is at least partially pressed from the reservoir into the cavity after implantation. |
| US09744026B2 |
Intravascular implants and methods of using the same
An intravascular implant and methods of using the implant within the vasculature of the body, for example near a vascular aneurysm, are disclosed. A method of treating an aneurysm includes positioning a vascular graft comprising a tubular channel having a first end and a second end in a blood vessel, securing the vascular graft in place with an expandable anchoring member, and filling a seal cuff on the vascular graft, wherein the seal cuff extends radially outward beyond an exterior surface of the vascular graft, wherein the seal cuff comprises a first seal portion and a second seal portion and wherein the first seal portion is separated from the second seal portion by a first gap and a second gap along a circumference of the seal cuff. |
| US09744023B2 |
Embolic debris deflector
The disclosure pertains to debris diverters for use within the aorta and methods of diverting or redirecting emboli and other debris away from the carotid arteries to prevent cerebral embolization. The disclosure includes aortic diverters positionable in the ascending aorta in order to divert embolic material of all sizes away from the carotid arteries, thereby washing emboli downstream into the thoracic and peripheral vasculature. The debris diverters of the disclosure are adapted to be placed in the ascending and transverse aorta via the left subclavian artery in order to divert embolic material away from the carotid arteries and methods of use therefor. |
| US09744022B2 |
Detachment mechanism for a central venous access filter and method of use
A detachment and retrieval mechanism for a central venous access filter includes a catheter body, and an outer sheath concentrically disposed about the catheter body. The outer sheath and the catheter body are moveable relative to one another. A filter member includes a first end coupled to the catheter body and a second end movable relative to the catheter body. The first end may have a collar that is immovably coupled to the catheter body in a first state and movably coupled to the catheter body upon transition to a second state. |
| US09744020B1 |
Mesh for hiatal hernia repair and deployment device
The present disclosure provides a deployment device that includes (a) an elongate shaft having a first end and a second end, (b) a grasping assembly coupled to the first end of the elongate shaft, where the grasping assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw rotatable with respect to the elongate shaft, where the grasping assembly is configured to accept a wound closure device between the first jaw and the second jaw, where the wound closure device comprises at least two fixation components connected to and extending therethrough, where each of the first jaw and the second jaw include at least one coupling element configured to be removably coupled to a respective fixation component when the wound closure device is coupled to the grasping assembly, and (c) an actuator coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft, where the actuator is configured to move the grasping assembly between an open position and a closed position. |
| US09744019B2 |
Fabric with barbs coated with a water-soluble material
The present invention relates to a prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces for said fabric, said fabric comprising, on at least one of its faces, one or more barbs that protrude outwards relative to said face, characterized in that said barbs are covered with a coating made of a water-soluble biocompatible material. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining such a fabric and to prostheses obtained from such a fabric. |
| US09744015B2 |
Urethra cuff including tube
An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) system that includes a reservoir to hold a fluid, a cuff that includes a pre-shaped spiral tube to be wrapped around a urethra, and a control device to be fluidically coupled to the reservoir and the cuff. The control device regulates transfer of the fluid between the reservoir and the cuff. The cuff receives and dispatches the fluid to expand and contract the pre-shaped spiral tube and to coapt the urethra for continence and open the urethra for voiding. |
| US09744013B2 |
Medical device tray and method of forming the medical device tray
A medical device tray for carrying a plurality of medical devices includes: a base made of a substantially rigid material, the base forming at least one base through-hole that has an associated visual indicator; and a covering affixed to the base, the covering being made of a material which is softer than the substantially rigid material of the base and substantially transparent, the covering forming at least one covering through-hole, the at least one base through-hole and the at least one covering through-hole cooperating to form at least one medical device tray through-hole configured for directly supporting a respective one of the plurality of medical devices. |
| US09744011B2 |
Dental cleaning system and method of using same
A dental cleaning system includes a cylindrical body with a first portion and a second portion. A cleaning portion is positioned within the second portion and includes a cavity to enable the cleaning portion to at least partially enclose a dental implant device. The cylindrical body rotates such that the cleaning portion therein rotates to clean at least a portion of the dental implant device. A projection extends outwardly from a surface of the cleaning portion such that the projection is positioned within the cavity. The projection removes debris from at least a portion of the dental implant device when the cylindrical body rotates. A plurality of cleaning protrusions extend outwardly from a sidewall of the cavity such that the cleaning protrusions at least partially circumscribe the projection. The cleaning protrusions remove the debris from at least a portion of the dental implant device when the cylindrical body rotates. |
| US09744010B2 |
System and method for manufacturing layered dentures
A method of manufacturing a layered denture in which the enamel layer or the tooth layer is manufactured first and the denture base is manufactured last. The resulting denture may exhibit an enamel layer or a tooth layer with enhanced strength and/or resiliency. The resulting denture may have one or more of an integrated layer, balanced occlusion, and a root approximating structure. |
| US09744009B2 |
Disposable mouth articulation system
System, components and method for creating a set of dentures using the patient's mouth as an intra-oral articulator by use of an upper and/or lower disposable dental impression tray for creating the impression of the edentulous or partial edentulous mouth, the trays having a horizontal support bar and an upwardly extending short wall, with ridges, for mechanically accepting waxed backs of artificial teeth thereto. A screw with partial palatal tray can be secured through an aperture of the horizontal support bar and locked in place. |
| US09744003B2 |
Orthodontic torquing
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices and a method for orthodontic torquing. For the various embodiments, a pliers for crimping coils of an orthodontic torquing spring to an arch wire includes: a pair of plier halves, each of the plier halves including a handle, a jaw, and a pivot section, each of the jaws including a crimping face defined by a distal edge having a length in a range of 200 percent to 400 percent of a diameter of the orthodontic spring, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge, the edges defined by a radius of curvature in a range of 0.1 millimeters to 0.5 millimeters, a textured surface on at least one of the crimping faces to frictionally engage the coil of the orthodontic spring, and a pivot joint connecting the pivot sections of the pair of plier halves such that the handles can be manipulated to cause the crimping faces of the jaws to move together to crimp a coil of the orthodontic torquing spring to the arch wire. |
| US09744001B2 |
Dental appliance with cavity for an unerupted or erupting tooth
A method includes to receive, via a computing device, data representing a plurality of teeth, identify data indicating which of the plurality of teeth are unerupted or erupting, predict at least one characteristic of a tooth of the unerupted or erupting teeth after they have fully erupted using one or more tooth eruption prediction factors, generate new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption based upon the predicted at least one characteristic of the fully erupted teeth, and generate a series of incremental tooth arrangements with the new data to define a proposed orthodontic treatment based on the new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption. |
| US09743999B2 |
Dental prophylaxis device and air appliance
A dental prophylaxis and air appliance having a pressurized air source, a hand piece, and a manually actuated slurry container containing a mixture of dry or wetted abrasive and non-abrasive components. The compressed air is delivered to the hand piece by a line that combines the compressed air with the components and discharges the post-mixed water slurry of abrasive or non-abrasive components. The hand piece is configured to include a series of valves adapted to define one or more stages for containing components and encourage mixing thereof during operation. |
| US09743998B2 |
Dental preparation instrument having a tool that rotates in an alternately reversible manner
The invention relates to a dental preparation instrument that includes a tool that rotates in an alternately reversible manner. The preparation instrument has a drive for the tool. The drive provides a continuous fully rotational motion, and a gearing is arranged before the tool. Said gearing converts the continuous fully rotational motion of the drive into an alternately reversing rotational motion, which is continuous as viewed over several reversals. |
| US09743991B2 |
Real-time estimation of tissue perforation risk during minimally invasive medical procedure
A method for performing a medical procedure, includes coupling a tip of a probe to tissue in an organ of a patient in order to apply the medical procedure using the probe. A force exerted by the tip on the tissue and a displacement of the tip created by the force are measured. A dependence of the force on the displacement is calculated. Based on the calculated dependence, a risk level of perforation of the tissue is estimated. |
| US09743990B2 |
Tension control in actuation of multi-joint medical instrument
A medical instrument system includes a plurality of joints, a plurality of actuators, and a plurality of transmission systems. The transmission systems have proximal ends respectively coupled to the actuators. Each of the transmission systems have a distal end attached to an associated one of the joints to allow the transmission of a force for articulation of the medical instrument system. The system also includes a sensor coupled to measure a configuration of the medical instrument; and a control system coupled to receive configuration data, including a current configuration of a tip of the medical instrument from the sensor and a desired configuration of the tip of the medical instrument. Using the difference between the desired configuration and the current configuration of the tip of the medical instrument, the control system generates control signals for the actuators that cause the actuators to apply a set of tensions to the plurality of transmission systems. |
| US09743986B2 |
Microwave thermometry for microwave ablation systems
A microwave ablation system incorporates a microwave thermometer that couples to a microwave transmission network connecting a microwave generator to a microwave applicator to measure noise temperature. The noise temperature is processed to separate out components of the noise temperature including the noise temperature of the tissue being treated and the noise temperature of the microwave transmission network. The noise temperature may be measured by a radiometer while the microwave generator is generating the microwave signal or during a period when the microwave signal is turned off. The microwave ablation system may be configured as a modular system having one or more thermometry network modules that are connectable between a microwave applicator and a microwave generator. Alternatively, the modular system includes a microwave generator, a microwave applicator, and a microwave cable that incorporate a microwave thermometry network module. |
| US09743985B2 |
Microwave field-detecting needle assemblies, methods of manufacturing same, methods of adjusting an ablation field radiating into tissue using same, and systems including same
A microwave field-detecting needle assembly includes a needle assembly. The needle assembly includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a junction member disposed between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The junction member includes a recess defined therein. The needle assembly also includes a rectifier element disposed in the recess. The rectifier element includes a first terminal electrically coupled to the distal portion and a second terminal electrically coupled to the proximal portion. |
| US09743984B1 |
Devices and methods for delivering fluid to tissue during ablation therapy
Devices and methods for delivering fluid to tissue during ablation therapy are described herein. An exemplary device can include an elongate body having an inner lumen, outlet ports, and an ablation element configured to heat tissue. A flow resistance of the elongate body can increase along a length of the elongate body containing the outlet ports in a proximal to distal direction. This can be accomplished by, for example, varying outlet port size or relative spacing, decreasing a cross-sectional area of the inner lumen through which fluid can flow using a flow diverter or tapered inner lumen sidewalls, or limiting a ratio between a total area of the outlet ports and a cross-sectional area of the inner lumen. Adjusting flow resistance of the elongate body can provide more uniform fluid distribution or a desired non-uniform distribution. |
| US09743972B2 |
Cardiac cryolipolysis for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
A system, device, and method for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia by, specifically, cryolipolysis of non-myocardial tissue and cryoablation of myocardial tissue. A system for treating cardiac arrhythmia may include a first thermal treatment device configured for placement within a heart in contact with myocardial tissue, a second thermal treatment device configured for placement in contact with pericardial tissue, an ablation energy source in communication with the first thermal treatment device, and a cooling energy source in communication with the second thermal treatment device, the cooling energy source causing the second thermal treatment device to reach a temperature insufficient for myocardial ablation when the second thermal treatment device is activated. A method of treating cardiac arrhythmia may include introducing a cooling element into a pericardial space proximate pericardial adipose tissue, and activating the cooling element to reduce the temperature of adjacent pericardial adipose tissue to approximately 0° C. |
| US09743971B2 |
Smart screw-driver for preventing inadvertent screw stripping in bone
A programmable screw driver and method for affixing screws into bone is disclosed. The screw driver includes a torque sensor for measuring torsional input during screw insertion, a rotational motion sensor for measuring the rotation of the screw driver, and a microprocessor. Once a surgeon rotates a screw to be affixed to the bone, the torque sensor measures the torque and sends this information to the microprocessor. Once a predetermined torque level is attained, the microprocessor begins to measure subsequent rotation of the screw driver until a predetermined rotational limit, thereby causing a signal to be sent to alert the surgeon to stop tightening. |
| US09743967B2 |
Mandibular fixation plate
A bone fixation implant is provided that includes a bone fixation plate and a plurality of fasteners. The bone fixation plate corresponds generally to stress lines imparted onto the mandible during anatomical function of the mandible. Thus, the bone fixation plate includes a primary leg and an auxiliary leg extending obliquely out from the primary leg. |
| US09743964B2 |
Intramedullary nail, particularly lockable intramedullary nail, and device for fixating the intramedullary nail in a hollow bone
Described is a locking intramedullary nail for insertion in the medullary cavity of hollow bones for treating bone fractures or for joint stiffening. The nail comprises an oblong shaft having at least one holder for a locking screw. In the region of an opening a roller or ball-shaped sleeve having a bore for receiving the locking screw is arranged. The sleeve which is supported in the shaft in a freely pivotable manner can be locked in a positionally stable manner in the shaft. This affords the ability to introduce the locking screws during the implantation of the intramedullary nail at an optimum angle for the respective anatomical or pathological situation of the patient and to subsequently lock it permanently at a constant angle. |
| US09743963B2 |
Methods and devices for trauma welding
The present invention provides a method for stabilizing a fractured bone. The method includes positioning an elongate rod in the medullary canal of the fractured bone and forming a passageway through the cortex of the bone. The passageway extends from the exterior surface of the bone to the medullary canal of the bone. The method also includes creating a bonding region on the elongate rod. The bonding region is generally aligned with the passageway of the cortex. Furthermore, the method includes positioning a fastener in the passageway of the cortex and on the bonding region of the elongate rod and thermally bonding the fastener to the bonding region of the elongate rod while the fastener is positioned in the passageway of the cortex. |
| US09743962B2 |
Gripping device for a pedicle screw
The gripping device (1) enables the introduction and attachment of a set screw (101) within a U-shaped link connector (102) of a polyaxial or monoaxial pedicle screw (103) to immobilize a connecting rod (104) of a osteosynthesis device (100), and includes a locking element (2) which is supported against the link connector (102) making it possible to ensure concentricity between the principal axes of the gripping device (1) and those of the link connector (102) and to ensure that the connecting rod (104) is kept on the inside of the link connector (102); and an element for releasing (3) the gripping device (1) after establishing and screwing the set screws (101) inside the link connector (102). |
| US09743958B2 |
Spinal implant and device for spinal fixing
An extender is removed from a spinal implant without using a separate device, and the loss of materials to be discarded is reduced. A head part of a spinal implant includes a base part, which is provided as a portion on a screw part side, and a pair of tab parts, which extend from the base part to an opposite side to the screw part side. The pair of tab parts have a tab part-side engagement part to be engaged by an extender-side engagement part that is formed on the extender. A weak part is formed between the base part and the pair of tab parts, the weak part being configured to be broken by an external force from the extender engaged with the pair of tab parts and separate the pair of tab parts from the base part. |
| US09743957B2 |
Polyaxial bone screw with shank articulation pressure insert and method
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion, a receiver member or head, a retaining and articulating structure, and a pressure insert disposed between the shank upper portion and a rod. The receiver has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod and a receiver cavity. The retaining and articulating structure attaches to the shank and rotates with the shank in the cavity during positioning. The pressure insert presses upon the shank upper portion and not the retaining and articulating structure. |
| US09743954B2 |
Multifunctional surgical access system
A tissue retractor comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, and a flexible, metal sheath extending therebetween is described. Embodiments of the outer ring comprise an outer ring rotatable around an annular axis thereof, thereby rolling the sheath therearound when retracting an incision or opening in a body wall. Embodiments of the sheath comprise a plurality of linked loops, a plurality of loops joined by a wire extending through adjacent loops, a braided wire, and a plurality of chains. Also described are kits comprising outer rings, inner rings, and sheaths, some or all of varying dimensions, which may be selected and assembled by the user for their intended use. Some or all of the kit components may be resterilized for reuse. |
| US09743948B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an inflow channel to which liquid is supplied; an outflow channel communicated with a nozzle; a liquid chamber formed with a spiral flow channel having a substantially constant cross-sectional area between the inflow channel and the outflow channel and having a given volume; a volume changing portion configured to deform the liquid chamber so as to change the volume of the liquid chamber to a volume smaller than the given volume; and an ejection control unit configured to cause the liquid to be ejected from the nozzle in a pulsed manner by driving the volume changing portion in a state in which the liquid chamber is filled with the liquid. |
| US09743947B2 |
End effector with a clamp arm assembly and blade
An end effector of a surgical instrument may generally comprise a blade, and a clamp arm assembly comprising a clamp arm movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the blade, and at least one camming member rotationally attached to the clamp arm, wherein the at least one camming member is configured to rotate relative to the blade as the clamp arm moves from the open position to the closed position. |
| US09743943B2 |
Method for removing calculus from an access sheath
A method involves positioning a housing in an ureteral access sheath that is positioned in a lumen in a living body, moving the housing toward calculus located in the ureteral access sheath, positioning the housing in the ureteral access sheath adjacent the calculus in the ureteral access sheath, drawing the calculus in the ureteral access sheath through the inlet and into the housing by suction in the interior of the housing, and removing the housing from the ureteral access sheath while the calculus remains in the housing. |
| US09743942B2 |
Nanotechnology and other small scale injectable machines with multistage external magnetic and electrostatic actuation
New nanotechnology and other small-scale devices for performing intravenous medical procedures are provided. In some aspect of the invention, a group of encapsulated injectable machines is delivered intravenously into a bloodstream via a syringe. A treatment area within a patient's body is specified and targeted for action by an external control system, which also monitors blood flow and other environmental. Externally applied magnetic and/or electrostatic signaling and direction devices controlled by the control system then trigger the release of encapsulation layers surrounding the injectable machines upon reaching the treatment area. The externally applied magnetic signaling and direction devices then drive the machines into treatment targets within the treatment area, exploiting an overall charge and polarity of the machines distinct from their condition during encapsulation. Pulsed magnetic fields then cause polarized moving parts within the machines to move counter to one another, with opposing angled edges breaking up the treatment target. In some embodiments, the machines may also or alternatively deliver a magnetically- or electrostatically-released medication or device to the treatment target. In still other embodiments, a local control unit within the devices may direct additional, more sophisticated actions, which actions may be directed or triggered by external signaling from the externally-applied magnetic signaling and direction devices, or other aspects of the external control system. |
| US09743939B2 |
Methods for implanting a joint prosthesis
A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate. |
| US09743937B2 |
Vertebral facet joint drill and method of use
Devices and methods for creating holes in the articular process of the vertebra are provided. One embodiment of the invention comprises a drill head comprising a frame, punch arm with punch tip and opposing plate. Methods of using the resulting holes to anchor or stabilize facet joint prosthesis, and also altering the spacing and motion at the facet joints of the vertebral column, are provided. |
| US09743935B2 |
Patient-specific femoral version guide
An orthopedic device includes a monolithic patient-specific guide. The patient-specific guide includes a three-dimensional contact surface preoperatively configured from medical scans of a specific patient as a negative surface of a medial portion of a proximal femoral bone of the patient according to a preoperative surgical plan for the patient. The guide also includes a proximal planar surface configured for guiding a resection of a femoral neck of the patient, and a scale formed on the planar surface. The scale is configured for indicating a preoperatively planned femoral version of a femoral stem implant and deviations therefrom. |
| US09743934B2 |
Radial artery compression device
A radial artery compression device configured to be secured to a wrist or other portion of a patient to provide adjustable and consistent compression pressure in the area of a radial artery access site or other physiological portion of a patient to achieve hemostasis either during or after a medical procedure such as a percutaneous coronary procedure. The radial artery compression device includes a rotatable member and a compression pad adapted such that rotation of the rotatable member does not affect the rotational orientation of the compression pad. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a single rotation of the rotatable member results in complete extension or retraction of the radial artery compression device. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the rotation of the rotatable member results in a compounding of the extension or retraction of the compression pad relative to the body of the radial artery compression device. |
| US09743929B2 |
Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies
An interchangeable shaft assembly for a surgical instrument that includes first and second drive systems. The interchangeable shaft assembly is configured for removable attachment to a housing of the surgical instrument. Various embodiments include a latch system that enables the interchangeable shaft assembly to be detached from the housing when the first drive system is unactuated but prevents the interchangeable shaft assembly from being detached from the housing when the first drive system is in an actuated position. |
| US09743928B2 |
Surgical instrument having a feedback system
A surgical instrument comprises an articulable end effector; a drive shaft connected to the end effector that drives the end effector; an electric motor connected to the drive shaft that drives the drive shaft; a battery unit for supplying power to the electric motor; at least one sensor for sensing a status of the instrument; and an alphanumeric display located on the instrument and in communication with the at least one sensor. The alphanumeric display is for displaying alphanumeric characters that display visually to a user of the instrument a status of the instrument based on an input from the at least one sensor. |
| US09743925B2 |
Devices and methods for surgical suturing
An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An illustrative apparatus for tissue suturing includes a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis, a reciprocating needle drive, and an actuator capable of releasably engaging the needle drive to rotate the needle. A method for suturing tissue is provided that includes placing a suturing device having a cartridge containing a suturing needle to span at least one tissue segment, activating an actuator to cause rotational movement of the suturing needle through the at least one tissue segment, and deactivating the actuator to stop an advancing movement of the suturing needle to cause a suturing material to be pulled through the at least one tissue segment forming a stitch. |
| US09743923B2 |
Devices and methods for surgical suturing
An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An illustrative apparatus for tissue suturing includes a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis, a reciprocating needle drive, and an actuator capable of releasably engaging the needle rotation drive to rotate the needle. A method for suturing tissue is provided that includes placing a suturing device having a cartridge containing a suturing needle to span at least one tissue segment, activating an actuator to cause rotational movement of the suturing needle through the at least one tissue segment, and deactivating the actuator to stop an advancing movement of the suturing needle to cause a suturing material to be pulled through the at least one tissue segment forming a stitch. |
| US09743920B2 |
Flexible tamping member
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in tissue separating two internal portions of the body of a living being with an anchor, a sealing plug and a filament connecting the anchor and sealing plug. The methods and apparatus provide for a compaction device or a tamping device that improves control of the amount of force exerted upon the sealing plug. Further, the compaction tube or tamping device can deform upon application of excessive compaction force, thereby reducing the possibility of damage to the sealing plug, anchor, or artery. |
| US09743914B2 |
Medical device comprising a curved needle
The invention relates to a biopsy device comprising a needle extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending there through. At least one section (6) of the needle (3) is provided with a curved shape so that tissues that normally would be out of reach of conventional needles can be targeted. |
| US09743909B1 |
Imaging bubbles in a medium
A method for imaging a cavitation bubble includes producing a vibratory wave that induces a cavitation bubble in a medium, producing one or more detection waves directed toward the induced cavitation bubble, receiving one or more reflection waves, identifying a change in one or more characteristics of the induced cavitation bubble, and generating an image of the induced cavitation bubble using a computing device on the basis of the identified change in the one or more characteristics. The one or more received reflection waves correspond to at least one of the one or more produced detection waves reflection from the induced cavitation bubble. The identified change in one or more characteristics corresponds to the one or more received reflection waves. |
| US09743908B2 |
Processing system and processing method for confocally emitting and receiving ultrasound
A processing system and a confocal processing method for confocally emitting and receiving ultrasound. Firstly, a first driving electrical signal is generated. Then, at least one first ultrasound signal having a main frequency is emitted to a reflection position according to the first driving electrical signal. With an object at the reflection position, the first ultrasound signal is reflected to form at least one second ultrasound signal. Then, a first analyzed signal whose frequency lower than the main frequency is retrieved from the second ultrasound signal, and other signals are eliminated from the second ultrasound signal, and the first analyzed signal is converted into at least one first analogous signal. Finally, first energy of a first fixed bandwidth of the first analyzed signal is retrieved by the first analogous signal. The method stops generating the first driving electrical signal when the first energy is larger than a predetermined value. |
| US09743906B2 |
Ultrasonic device for cosmetological human nail applications
An ultrasonic device evaluates the sound velocity of a nail to determine the overall health of a patient and to monitor cosmetological effects of certain products on the nail. The ultrasonic device includes a handhold probe having an piezoelectric transducer encased in cover that emits high-frequency ultrasonic impulses directed towards the nail. The nail reflects returning ultrasonic echoes back to the piezoelectric transducer. The returning ultrasonic echoes vibrate the piezoelectric transducer. A processor of a computer converts the vibrations into electrical pulses. The processor evaluates amplitude values of the electrical pulses to determine the parameters of the human nail, including the thickness, density and elasticity. The parameters are displayed on a display and analyzed by a technician to determine the nail condition. The health of the person or the effect of products on the nail can be determined based on the nail parameters. |
| US09743902B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, radiation imaging system, and storage medium
A radiation imaging system including an X-ray sensor with a plurality of sensor chips disposed next to each other and an image processing apparatus which performs abnormality determination concerning a white image obtained by irradiating the X-ray sensor with X-rays without any object disposed between the X-ray sensor and an X-ray generator, the system includes: an area acquisition unit configured to acquire information of partial areas of the white image which respectively correspond to the plurality of sensor chips; a distribution acquisition unit configured to acquire distribution information representing variation in pixel value for each of the acquired partial areas; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the distribution information, whether abnormality is included in the white image. |
| US09743898B2 |
Image formation apparatus and method for nuclear imaging
An image generating apparatus for image generation is provided. The image generating apparatus includes a movable detector for detecting nuclear radiation during a detection period and an evaluation system. The evaluation system includes an interface system for transmitting detector data to the evaluation system. The detector data include information about the detected radiation for image generation. The evaluation system further includes a data memory portion for storing the detector data. The evaluation system further includes a program memory portion with a program for repeatedly determining at least one quality value with respect to image generation during the detection period. |
| US09743889B2 |
System and method for detecting worsening of heart failure based on rapid shallow breathing index
Systems and methods for detecting a worsening of patient's heart failure condition based, at least in part, on an increasing trend in a representative rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) value over multiple days. The RSBI value may be a minimum RSBI, and more particularly may be a minimum RSBI value determined for an afternoon portion of each of the multiple days. The minimum RSBI value measured during an afternoon portion of the day may be more sensitive to changes in a patient's respiration, particularly when a patient is expected to be more active, and thus, may more readily exhibit an increasing trend when patient's heart failure is in decline. |
| US09743888B2 |
Residual-based monitoring of human health
Improved human health monitoring is provided in the context of sensor measurements of typical vital signs and other biological parameters, by a system and method using an empirical model of the parameters and disposed to estimate values of the parameters in response to actual measurements. Residuals resulting from the difference between the estimates and actual measurements are analyzed for robust indications of incipient health issues. Residual analysis is both more robust and more sensitive than conventional univariate range checking on vital signs. |
| US09743886B2 |
Methods and systems for automatically identifying detection parameters for an implantable medical device
An initial set of parameters for operating one or more detection tools is automatically derived and subsequently adjusted so that each detection tool is more or less sensitive to signal characteristics in a region of interest. Detection tool(s) may be applied to physiological signals sensed from a patient (such as EEG signals) and may be configured to run in an implanted medical device that is programmable with the parameters to look for rhythmic activity, spiking, and power changes in the sensed signals, etc. A detection tool may be selected and parameter values derived in a logical sequence and/or in pairs based on a graphical representation of an activity type which may be selected by a user, for example, by clicking and dragging on the graphic via a GUI. Displayed simulations allow a user to assess what will be detected with a derived parameter set and then to adjust the sensitivity of the set or start over as desired. |
| US09743882B2 |
Systems, apparatus, and methods for documenting code blue scenarios
An apparatus may be configured for documenting a code blue scenario when adhered to the chest of a subject undergoing resuscitation by sensing and transmitting information associated with the code blue scenario. Such information may include one or more of vital signs of the subject during resuscitation, information associated with chest movements of the subject during resuscitation, and audio information from an environment of the subject during resuscitation. A computing platform that is separate and distinct from the apparatus may provide code blue documentation conveying information related to the vital signs of the subject and derived from the audio information from the environment of the subject during resuscitation. |
| US09743876B2 |
Lancet device with first-drop removal
A medical puncturing device having a wicking element disposed on a portion of the medical puncturing device is disclosed. The wicking element allows a user to remove a first drop of blood upon puncturing the skin using the medical puncturing device. In this manner, a subsequent drop of blood can be used to test their blood to determine their blood glucose level for proper insulin dosing. |
| US09743874B2 |
Liquid sampling device with passive safety
A sampling device including a body (101) having a sampling chamber (102) adapted to receive a liquid (103) to be sampled. An inlet (104) on the body (101) allows liquid (103) to flow into the sampling chamber (102). A sampling port (105) on the body is adapted to receive a sampling pot or sample receiving container (106) for collecting liquid (103) from the sampling chamber (102) wherein the sampling port includes a safety shield (107) slidaby mounted to the inside (108) of the sampling port, the safety shield slidable between a blocking position in which access to the sampling chamber is restricted and an accessible position in which access to the sampling chamber is allowed. |
| US09743873B2 |
Rotatable disk-shaped fluid sample collection device
A sample collection device for a fluid includes: a substantially disk-shaped body having a periphery; a capillary channel extending through the body and bounded by the periphery, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to draw the fluid into the channel by capillary action; a sample collection well located in the vicinity of the second end and in fluid communication with the capillary channel; and an axis of rotation extending through the center of the disk and which is substantially perpendicular to the major surface of the disk-shaped body. In a preferred embodiment, the sample collection device is adapted to rotate about the axis of rotation within a cartridge having a housing comprising an air vent in fluid communication with the capillary channel when the disk is rotated in a first position. |
| US09743859B2 |
Daytime/nighttime respiration rate monitoring
A device and method can monitor or trend a patient's respiration rate measurements according to the time of day. The device, which may be implantable or external, collects and classifies respiration rate measurements over time. The trended information about particular classes of respiration rate measurements is then communicated to a remote external device, which in turn provides an indication of heart failure decompensation. Examples of classes of respiration rate measurements include a daily maximum respiration rate value, a daily minimum respiration rate value, a daily maximum respiration rate variability value, a daily minimum respiration rate variability value, and a daily central respiration rate value. These respiration rate measurements can be further classified into daytime or nighttime respiration rate measurements. |
| US09743858B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method for determining trigger timing of CE-MRA scan
The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining a trigger timing of a CE-MRA scan. The apparatus comprises: a blood flow velocity acquisition unit configured to acquire a blood flow velocity of a target vessel; and a trigger timing determination unit configured to determine the trigger timing for performing the CE-MAR scan on a CE-MRA scan region according to the blood flow velocity and a predetermined image acquisition condition during a monitoring scan. The apparatus and method take the blood flow velocity into consideration, and can determine the trigger timing of the CE-MRA scan automatically and accurately. |
| US09743850B2 |
Adaptive watch
A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed/distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable. |
| US09743848B2 |
Heart rate variability with sleep detection
A system uses continuous tracking of sleep activity and heart rate activity to evaluate heart rate variability immediately before transitioning to an awake state, e.g., at the end of the last phase of deep sleep. In particular, a wearable, continuous physiological monitoring system as described herein includes one or more sensors to detect sleep states, the transitions between sleep states, and the transitions from a sleep state to an awake state for a user. This information can be used in conjunction with continuously monitored heart rate data to calculate heart rate variability of the user at the end of the last phase of sleep preceding the user waking up. By using the history of heart rate data in conjunction with sleep activity in this manner, an accurate and consistent recovery score can be calculated based on heart rate variability. |
| US09743846B2 |
Venous pressure measurement apparatus
A non-invasive venous pressure measurement apparatus is provided, including: a first cuff attached to a portion including a vein and an artery in a living body; a pressure control unit that changes a first applied pressure applied by the cuff to the portion; a pulse wave detection unit that detects a pulse wave from a pressure received by the cuff from the portion; another pulse wave detection unit that detects another pulse wave including at least an arterial pulse wave in another portion of the living body; an analyzing unit that analyzes a correlation between the two pulse waves, which are changed as the applied pressure is changed by the pressure control unit changes; and a venous pressure calculation unit that calculates a venous pressure based on the applied pressure and a result of analysis by the analyzing unit. |
| US09743843B2 |
Patient supporting device, treatment apparatus with a patient supporting device and corresponding method for controlling and/or regulating a medical treatment device
The subject matter is a patient supporting device for supporting a patient during a medical treatment, in particular a dialysis treatment, and a treatment apparatus with such a patient supporting device, and a corresponding method for controlling and/or regulating a medical treatment device, in particular a dialysis device, using such a patient supporting device. |
| US09743839B2 |
Playback mode in an optoacoustic imaging system
An optoacoustic imaging system includes a handheld probe and a computing subsystem. The probe includes an ultrasound transducer array, the array being capable of receiving an acoustic return signal. The system further includes a light source capable of generating pulses of light and delivering the pulses to the handheld probe. The computing subsystem generates images from the acoustic return signal, and the subsystem is configured to store raw data frames in a buffer. Upon actuation of a playback mode via the user input device, the computing subsystem is caused to switch from a live mode wherein images from the acoustic return signal are displayed substantially in real time to the playback mode wherein images are generated from the frames stored in the buffer. One or more parameters affecting processing of the frames into an output image displayed upon the display can be enabled during the playback mode such that the output image varies from an image generated from the frame when the system is not in the playback mode. In this manner, the user can play back an area of interest using alternative filters that highlight different physiological features of the region of interest, alternative modes of display, and other alternative parameters. |
| US09743830B2 |
Fundus photography device
A fundus photography device includes: an OCT optical system configured to detect interference between a measurement light from a fundus of a subject's eye and a reference light from a reference optical path; a fundus photography optical system configured to detect a reflected light from the fundus; a controller configured to generate a tomographic image of the fundus and a first front image of the fundus based on an output signal from the OCT optical system, and generate a second front image of the fundus based on an output signal from the fundus photography optical system. The controller is configured to cause simultaneous display of the first front image and the second front image in different display regions on a monitor. |
| US09743829B2 |
Effective acuity and refraction targets
A viewing target for a visual acuity and refraction measurement includes at least one line comprising a width dimension that is below a resolution limit width (hereinafter “RLW”) of a test subject visual acuity, and an adjustable length dimension that is initially set at greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. A base, at least approximately intersecting the line, has a thickness along the direction of the length of the line that is greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. The length dimension of the line is adjustable in increments small enough to effectively approximate the visual acuity of the test subject by determining a shortest resolvable line and a next smaller line that is not resolvable by the test subject. |
| US09743826B2 |
Endoscopic insertion section tip and endoscope
A tip of an endoscopic insertion section includes a tip body having a forceps hole, and a cap covering the distal face of the tip body and having an opening corresponding to the forceps hole. Protrusions are provided between the distal face of the tip body and the opposite face of the cap that is opposite to the distal face, so that a specified space is formed between the distal face and the opposite face with the protrusions. In the space, at least a region around the forceps hole is filled with an adhesive so as to adhere the tip body and the tip cap together with no voids in the adhesive surrounding the forceps hole and thereby prevent disadvantages due to the entrance of a body fluid or a chemical cleaning solution through such voids. |
| US09743825B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording device
An image processing apparatus performs positioning between a plurality of spectral band images obtained by capturing images inside a lumen using a plurality of rays of light having wavelength bands different from one another. The image processing apparatus includes: a spectral band image acquisition unit configured to acquire the spectral band images; a spatial frequency component extraction unit configured to extract feature data for each spatial frequency band from each pixel in at least one spectral band image of the spectral band images; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate weights for each spatial frequency band given to the at least one spectral band image, based on the feature data for each spatial frequency band extracted from each pixel in the at least one spectral band image; and a positioning unit configured to perform positioning between the spectral band images based on the weights for each spatial frequency band. |
| US09743822B2 |
Variable position diverter for an appliance
A variable position diverter that provides wash fluid to selected combinations of outlet ports and spray assemblies. The diverter includes a housing having four fluid outlet ports, and a valve disk having a three apertures. The valve disk is rotated relative to the housing to align one or more of the three apertures with one or more of the four fluid outlet ports to selectively control the flow of wash fluid through corresponding spray assemblies. Selectively diverting wash fluid in this manner can improve wash performance and reduce cycle time while meeting government regulations regarding water usage. |
| US09743821B2 |
Dispenser for multi-compartment dishwasher
A multi-compartment dishwasher may include a treating chemistry dispenser for storing and dispensing treating chemistry into the multiple compartments of the dishwasher. In one embodiment, the treating chemistry may be dispensed into a liquid recirculation circuit. In another embodiment, the treating chemistry dispenser may be located between the multiple chambers of the dishwasher. |
| US09743820B2 |
User interface for dishwashing cycle optimization
A method of operating a dishwashing machine including determining user satisfaction with a dishwashing cycle, adjusting at least one operational parameter of the dishwashing cycle based on the user satisfaction, and incorporating the adjusted operational parameter into a subsequent dishwashing cycle. |
| US09743817B2 |
Brush roller magnet assembly
Provided is a brush roller magnet assembly which may be utilized on various types of mechanical devices such as a vacuum cleaner. The brush roller magnet assembly includes a brush roller having a first end, a second end, a cylindrical lateral outer surface and an opening positioned at any point along the cylindrical lateral surface of the brush roller. The opening of the brush roller opening has at least one side surface, a bottom surface, a width, a depth and a borehole positioned at the bottom surface of the opening. A magnet having an opening is positioned within the brush roller opening and a connector is received within the magnet opening to fasten the magnet to the brush roller. The position of the magnet inserted within the brush roller opening is adjustable through various means disclosed herein. |
| US09743815B2 |
Toilet apparatus and method of use
A toilet apparatus includes a waste material receiving bowl having a top member with an opening defining an annular seating surface, and an agitation device to agitate an absorbent media and the waste material disposed in the disposable bag while the agitation device does not come into contact with the absorbent media and the waste material. The toilet apparatus also includes a disposable bag having an upper edge to be releasably secured to the annular seating surface such that waste material introduced through the opening is received by and retained in the bag. |
| US09743813B2 |
Hand dryer
A wall-mountable hand dryer for drying one side of a user's hands at a time, the dryer having two nozzle sections—one for each hand—which nozzle sections are positioned towards the front of the dryer so that they are spaced away from the wall in use, the nozzle sections each extending to span the width of a user's open hand and being arranged for directing drying air down onto the front or back of said hand as it is inserted lengthwise underneath the nozzle sections from the front of the dryer, wherein the dryer comprises a downwardly pitched guide part positioned behind each nozzle section for guiding the pitch of the user's hands underneath the nozzle sections. |
| US09743805B1 |
Toaster accessory device and method
A toaster accessory including a heat resistant body, a recessed gripping area, and a corrugated wall integrated into the heat resistant body. The toaster accessory is useful for allowing a slice of bread to be toasted evenly on both the front surface and the back surface in a toaster having a plurality of toast slots. |
| US09743804B2 |
Device for preparing infused drinks, comprising an injection tube leading into the infusion chamber
The invention relates to a device comprising: a support arranged to receive a capsule containing material to be infused, provided with a front face comprising a filter wall, a ring, a rear face and a solid casing; injection means arranged to introduce an infusion liquid into the capsule; an infusion chamber having a substantially vertical opening arranged to be in fluid communication with the filter wall, said ring comprising sealing means arranged to maintain the fluid communication sealed from the surrounding medium; and an outlet provided with closing/opening means. |
| US09743800B2 |
System for preparing a beverage from ingredients supported by an encoded insert
The invention proposes a device for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a capsule (24) by injection of a liquid into the capsule (24), wherein said liquid is provided by a pump (70) of the device, said device comprising an extraction head (20) having an aperture (22) for inserting a capsule-holder (30) providing the capsule (24) to a capsule-holder receiving chamber (25) of the device, a closing mechanism (21) to selectively enclose said capsule (24) in the capsule-holder receiving chamber (25), at least one injection member (11) to supply a liquid received from the pump (70) to the inside of the capsule (24), a control unit (80) for controlling at least the pump (70) of the device, and decoding means (1) connected to the control unit (80) and designed to read information from the capsule-holder (30). |
| US09743798B2 |
Disposable single use beverage package
A beverage brewer having a cartridge for placement of a disposable single use filter basket filled with beverage grounds. The filter basket includes a plastic frame having a bottom, a plurality of ribs, and a top rim that define a plurality of openings covered by a non-woven or woven plastic filter material. The basket filled with beverage grounds is enclosed with a film cover. The inlet probe of the brewer pierces the cover and admits a heated liquid into the beverage grounds, and creates a brewed beverage that flows through the filter material and exits an opening in a bottom portion of the cartridge. |
| US09743794B2 |
Steam generator
A steam generator includes: a water storage chamber which stores water therein; a heating portion which heats water in the water storage chamber to generate steam; a water supply device which supplies the water storage chamber with water; a water discharge passage which discharges water through a water discharge port defined in the water storage chamber; a steam spout port which spouts the steam generated in the water storage chamber therethrough; and a rib integrally formed with an inner wall surface of the water storage chamber so as to cross an inside of the water storage chamber, the rib having a plurality of openings defined therein, wherein the openings are smaller than the water discharge port. |
| US09743793B1 |
Adjustable peeling utensil
An adjustable peeling utensil for peeling an exterior portion from an interior portion of a fruit or vegetable, having: a base having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; the base being associated with a handle on the back side and having a support bar slideably associated with the front side; and a U-shaped adjustable blade having a front blade side with a cutting edge, a left blade side with a left cutting edge, and a right blade side with a right cutting edge; the U-shaped adjustable blade being slideably associated with the left side and the right side of the base such that the U-shaped adjustable blade is extendable from the front side, to a selected distance between the support bar and the front blade side matching a thickness of the exterior portion; and a locking element. |
| US09743792B1 |
Simple curtain hook
The utility model provides a simple curtain hook comprising an air bag, a main body rack, engaging teeth, a blocking bar and a hook. The engaging teeth are arranged on a lower end face of the main body rack, which design realizes the connection with a curtain fabric to prevent the hook from falling off and improve a film connection effect. The blocking bar is fixed at a right end of the main body rack, the hook is mounted above the blocking bar, and a left part of the hook is assembled at a middle position of an upper end of the air bag, which design realizes the self-locking of the hook, facilitates disassembly and reduces labor intensity. The simple curtain hook of the utility model is convenient to use and disassemble, reduces labor intensity and has high firmness. |
| US09743787B2 |
Beverage container coaster
A beverage container coaster with a coaster housing having a substantially horizontal palm portion that contains a beverage area for supporting a beverage container in a substantially level fashion. At least one finger extension extends from an edge of the palm portion of said coaster housing such that a tip of such finger extension is fixed at, or may be moved to and from, an elevated height with respect to the height of the beverage area. Fingers of the beverage container coaster may be moveable and pliable for changing their position and shape. Sound and/or light generators may also be incorporated into the beverage container coaster and used under the control of an electronic controller contained within the coaster housing. |
| US09743784B2 |
Display unit
A display unit including a plurality of shelves and at least one collapsible support element, wherein the display unit is configured to be moveable between a compact state in which the at least one support element is in a collapsed position, and at least one assembled state in which the plurality of shelves are assembled whereby each assembled shelf is separated by, and supported by the at least one support element in an extended position. |
| US09743781B2 |
Multi-functional homecare device
A multi-function homecare system including a dispensing device having a housing, a display device, a video camera, a speaker, a plurality of compartments, a cover for the plurality of compartments, and a control unit. The control unit of the dispensing device may be operable to issue an alarm and open the cover when a current date and time matches a prescription schedule stored on the control unit. The multi-functional homecare system may further include a controlling device that includes a control unit that is operable to transmit a new prescription schedule to the dispensing device in order to replace a previous prescription schedule. |
| US09743780B2 |
Infant enclosure
An infant enclosure is provided. The infant enclosure includes a base and a sidewall. Each of the base and the sidewall are made of a compressible padded material. The sidewall extends vertically from the base, forming an oval shape. The sidewall includes a first connector attached a first side of an inner surface of the sidewall and a second connector attached to an opposing second side of an inner surface of the sidewall. The infant enclosure further includes a foot insert. The foot insert includes an elongated body made of the compressible padded material. The foot insert is releasably secured within the sidewall. The foot insert applies a small amount of pressure against the infant, simulating the infant being within a womb. |
| US09743779B2 |
Infant chair apparatus
An infant chair apparatus includes a support base, a seat frame, a support base and a motion driving module. The seat frame is pivotally supported on the support base by an upright column, the seat frame being rotatable relative to the support base about a pivot axis, and the upright column including a column portion affixed with an underside of the seat frame. The motion driving module is attached with the support base, and includes a driving part that is arranged below the seat frame at a location offset from the pivot axis, the motion driving module being operable to cause reciprocated rotation of the driving part that imparts a substantially horizontal oscillating motion to the column portion and the seat frame. |
| US09743778B2 |
Ergonomic infant carrier
An ergonomic infant carrier comprises a contoured shell having a non-planar base and contiguous perimeter side wall upstanding from the base. At least one carrying strap which is attached or attachable to the contoured shell is also provided. The base includes a bottom portion, a head portion extending from a first end of the bottom portion, and a foot portion extending from a second end of the bottom portion opposite the first end. The head and foot portions extend upwardly from the bottom portion to meet the side wall, and the bottom portion has a width which is less than that of the head and foot portions. The reduced width enables the side wall to define a waisted portion partway along the longitudinal extent of the infant carrier to accommodate a side of a carer. A method of preparing an ergonomic infant carrier is also provided. |
| US09743775B2 |
Foldout bed
A foldout bed assembly with bifold doors is described. The assembly includes a first door that folds along a first seam to reduce the width of the first door. The first door is hingeably coupled with a first side wall such that the door and side wall can be folded together in an accordion fashion. The door and side wall combination can also be folded along a third seam that is perpendicular to the first and second seams. The third seam allows for reduction of the height of the unit. The foldout bed assembly includes a second door and second side wall that is similar in construction as the first door and first side wall (e.g., left and right doors). Each door and side wall combination can be shipped in a folded configuration for economic shipping. Upon delivery, the combination can be unfolded for quick and easy installation. |
| US09743770B1 |
Multi-positioning recliner chair
A lift and recliner chair which is positionable in multiple reclining positions including both a Trendelenburg and zero-gravity position, in which using an electronic actuator mechanism the position of the back frame can be adjusted to any lift and/or reclining position the chair is capable of achieving without requiring any movement or adjustment to the position of the seat frame or footrest. The back frame actuator mechanism is secured between the back frame and a stationary position on the lift/recline frame, and has an increased stroke length and is synchronized with a separate lift/recline actuator to maintain the back frame in the same relative position with respect to the seat frame as the chair is moved to and from a reclining position. |
| US09743769B2 |
Entertainment display mount
A mount assembly for dynamically positioning a display to a mounting surface. The assembly comprises a base support frame and a pivoting support frame pivotally coupled thereto and defining a pivot angle in between, with the pivoting support frame being transitional between first and second positions, the pivot angle increasing as the pivot support frame transitions from the first position toward the second position. A carriage frame adapted to be engaged with the display, and having a first attachment portion is pivotally and translatably coupled to the base support frame and defines a carriage angle therebetween, and a second attachment portion is pivotally coupled to the pivoting support frame. The carriage frame is transitional relative to the base support frame between stowed and deployed positions, the carriage angle increasing as the carriage transitions from the stowed position to the deployed position. |
| US09743767B1 |
Tool-free quick install rail-kit for rack systems
Tool-free, quick-install rail-kits for installing equipment in rack systems. A telescoping rail body has an inner panel slidably fastened to an outer panel. A self-latching mechanism is disposed at opposite ends of the inner and outer panels. Each self-latching mechanism comprises a latching clip and a locking lever. The latching clip has a catch surface, and is pivotally fastened to the panel body and biased by a biasing member in a latched position. The latching clip is configured to pass through an aperture of a rack post and engage an outer surface of the post with the catch surface. The locking lever is positioned on an inward facing surface of each panel and configured to open inwardly to unlock the latching clip allowing the latching clip to pivot, and to close flush with the inward facing surface to lock the latching clip in the latched position. |
| US09743766B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a carrying member, a plurality of fixing members and an adjusting member. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail and has an adjusting hole. The carrying member is movably mounted to the second rail and has a plurality of connection holes. Each of the fixing members passes through a corresponding connection hole to connect to the second rail. The adjusting member comprises an eccentric part passing through the adjusting hole of the second rail. Wherein, a longitudinal dimension of the connection hole is greater than an outer dimension of a portion of the fixing member connected to the second rail, a longitudinal dimension of the adjusting hole is greater than an outer dimension of the eccentric part, and a longitudinal direction of the connection hole is different from a longitudinal direction of the adjusting hole. |
| US09743765B2 |
Customizable modular storage unit organizer apparatus, system and method of using same
A customizable modular storage unit organizer apparatus with a pair of slides, a pair of slide covers, a pair of cross bars, a pair of retainer clips, and a container for storing articles within the apparatus. The cross bars extend between, are affixed to the slide covers, and have two distal ends, top, bottom, first and second side portions, a slot extending longitudinally along the length of the exterior surface of cross bars for accommodating attachments. The retainer clips allow the slide covers to be selectively, repeatedly, and releasably retained to the slides. The size of the enclosure formed between the slide covers and cross bars may be modified by adjusting the positions of the cross bars on the slide covers. |
| US09743759B1 |
Traveling tablet
A portable, height adjustable support system for suspending electronic media, particularly tablet computers and smartphones, in a hands-free manner while riding in an automobile, or sitting in a chair or on a couch to provide a versatile accessory that actually holds the electronic device for the user, thus optimizing user-friendly usage of these devices, especially during long road trips, without the sore arms, wrists, and shoulders that can otherwise result from holding a device for a lengthy time period. The main or top stand of the Traveling Tablet is also detachable for use on any hard surface, such as a table or desktop. |
| US09743757B2 |
Edge mount positioning apparatus, system, and method
Embodiments include an apparatus for positioning items such as an electronic display, a keyboard, and/or a work surface. The apparatus can be attached proximate an edge of a generally planar support member to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a display mount coupled to a support column and configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The support column may be movable with respect to support member between a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included. |
| US09743749B2 |
Cleaning appliance
A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir, and for delivering the working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid reservoir is delimited by a wall and a movable member which is moveable relative to the wall to vary the volume of the fluid reservoir. An expansion chamber is located adjacent to the moveable member. The volume of the fluid reservoir decreases, and the volume of the expansion chamber increases, as fluid is supplied to the fluid delivery system during use of the appliance. |
| US09743747B2 |
Multi-surface cleaning implement
A surface cleaning implement for use with an elongated handle is provided. The implement includes a largely rectangular and asymmetric body region with rounded outer edges, largely planar upper and lower surfaces, and upstanding contact material coextensively disposed thereon. The body region is a largely flattened structure having a first and second leading edge corner, the corners comprising where the leading edge of the body region transitions to the side edges. The first corner comprises a large, sweeping radius for cleaning curving and open surfaces. The second corner comprises a sharp corner having a small radius, chamfered, protuberant, or largely square corner wherein overly elongated and stiffened contact material extends therefrom for contacting surfaces within corners or within confined areas. The head region includes a back end having a handle receiving sheath and suitable support therefor, wherein an elongated handle is attached thereto for use away from the user's person. |
| US09743746B2 |
Device for carrying a plurality of handbags
A rigid or semi-rigid device for carrying at least one, and preferably a plurality of handbags is provided. The device includes a handle, an elongated portion integrated with the handle through a middle portion and a pair of hooks. The hooks are angled upwardly to extend at least up to the height of the handle and are configured to smoothly receive the plurality of handbags and retain the handbags in the space in such a way that the plurality of bags remains parallel to the body of the person. |
| US09743742B2 |
Portable interchangeable cosmetic compact
The present invention is a portable, interchangeable cosmetic compact. The compact is capable of housing a plurality of customizable cosmetics for all-in-one convenience, portability, and efficiency. The present invention is designed as a portable makeup compact in which the user can store multiple makeup products and makeup tools in one unit. The purpose of this makeup compact is to be small and portable as well as hosting different makeup products and makeup tools that form one unit when stored within the base unit and lids of the compact. The portable interchangeable cosmetic compact allows individual makeup products and makeup tools to be interchanged and stored within the base unit and lids because of this makeup compact's unique design and efficient utilization of space. |
| US09743741B2 |
Foldable cosmetic implement
A foldable cosmetic implement may include a first portion pivotably coupled to a second portion. An applicator may be coupled to the first portion opposite a connection of the first portion to the second portion. The cosmetic implement may be movable between a stored state and an extended state. The first portion may be at least partially enclosed in a receptacle of the second portion when the cosmetic implement is in the stored state. The cosmetic implement may include a locking mechanism to retain the implement in the stored state. The locking mechanism may be actuated by squeezing first and second sides of the second portion towards each other. |
| US09743735B2 |
Illuminated handbag assembly
An illuminated handbag assembly includes a personal item carrier including a housing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly therefrom. The perimeter wall has an upper edge defining an opening extending into an interior of the housing. A handle is attached to the housing and a light emitter is mounted within the interior. A battery is mounted in the housing and is electrically coupled to the light emitter. A cellular phone charger is mounted within the housing and is electrically coupled to the battery for charging a cellular phone placed within the housing and placed in electrical communication with the cellular phone charger. |
| US09743726B1 |
Advanced adjustable finger ring apparatus and methods
An adjustable finger ring apparatus and associated method are described for forming at least a portion of a finger ring. A shank includes a thickness that extends between an opposing pair of side surfaces such that the thickness defines a cavity including a through opening for receiving the support member for movement in opposing directions to increase and decrease the size of a finger aperture. At least one of the side surfaces defines an access opening to adjoin the through opening for access to the support member for at least one of moving the support member and maintaining a selected position of the support member. |
| US09743719B2 |
Quick release buckle
A buckle assembly structured for quick release and including a gripping assembly structured to removably retain an end connector in a locked position. Two locking segments are movably connected to one another and disposable between a closed orientation and a release orientation. The locked position includes the locking segments disposed in gripping engagement with the connector when the connector is disposed between the locking segments. A quick release assembly may be selectively positioned into a separating engagement with the locking segments to at least partially define a positioning thereof from their closed orientation into their release orientation. A secondary release assembly is connected to the gripping assembly and is independently operable to release the connector from the gripping engagement with the locking segments. |
| US09743717B2 |
Exchangeable belt buckle
An exchangeable belt buckle that allows the user to change the belt configuration as well as belt color. It also allows for the buckle to be interchangeable. The ability to reconfigure the belt and the buckle gives the user nearly unlimited fashionable appearances. |
| US09743712B2 |
Sole structure with electrically controllable damping element
A sole structure may include a damping pad. The damping pad may include a chamber, a foam element located within the chamber, particles located within the chamber and at least partially filling cavities in the foam element, and a set of electrodes positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the particles. |
| US09743708B2 |
Sports boot
Sports boot having a lower portion to surround a user's foot, an upper portion to surround the user's lower leg and movable in relation to the lower portion, and mechanisms blocking the lower portion in relation to the upper portion. The upper portion includes disjointed lateral and medial portions, each rotationally articulated with the lower portion. The blocking mechanisms include an element movable in relation to the lower portion between a blocking position, in which the blocking mechanisms at least partially lock upper portion movement in relation to the lower portion, and an unblocking position in which the blocking mechanisms allow upper portion free movement in relation to the lower portion. When the blocking element is in the unblocking position, the blocking mechanisms allow translational movement of the lateral portion in relation to the medial portion at least along a direction perpendicular to an outsole of the boot. |
| US09743706B2 |
Hallux alpine boot
The present invention relates to an outdoor shoe, in particular a climbing or hiking shoe, with an inside lining and an upper material. The invention is characterized in that the inside lining has a first material and a second material, wherein the second material is arranged at least in the area of a hallux basal joint position and wherein the second material has a greater extensibility than the first material. |
| US09743701B2 |
Helmet retention system
The present application discloses a helmet, a helmet retention system, and a method of adjusting a helmet. In certain embodiments, the helmet comprises a helmet shell and a helmet retention system. The retention system comprises a rear portion connected to the rear of the helmet shell, first and second straps extending from the rear portion to a front portion of the helmet shell, and an adjustment device attached to the rear portion for adjusting the length of the first and second straps between the rear portion and the front portion of the helmet shell to tighten and loosen the straps about the head of the user. Each strap comprises a strap segment and an elongated member attached to the strap segment. The adjustment device is configured to selectively adjust the elongated member to move the first and second strap segments relative to the helmet shell. |
| US09743694B2 |
Protective glove
The present disclosure relates to a protective glove, which has different polymer layers arranged in a multi-layered polymer composite material. According to the present disclosure, the protective glove contains polyvinyl alcohol and a protective layer on top of this containing a fluorinated elastomer. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a protective glove of this kind. The combination of various polymers and their arrangement in the polymer composite material achieve a powerful protective action against a multitude of chemical compound classes while simultaneously producing advantageous mechanical properties. |
| US09743691B2 |
Vaporizer configuration, control, and reporting
A personal vapor inhaling unit including a microprocessor, memory, and a wireless communication interface is disclosed. An application may control aspects of the personal vapor via the wireless interface. An electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit. The cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick. When the unit is activated, and the user provides suction, the substance to be vaporized is drawn out of the cartridge, through the wick, and is atomized by the wick into a cavity containing a heating element. The heating element vaporizes the atomized substance. The vapors then continue to be pulled by the user through a mouthpiece and mouthpiece cover where they may be inhaled. |
| US09743687B2 |
Decorating system for edible items
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to decorating and printing of edible media sheets based on a user-uploaded image. Using a browser-based user interface, the user selected image can be edited and embellished as an edible media design. The edible media design is converted to print data to enable printing of the edible media design using a printer installed with edible ink. |
| US09743685B2 |
Mixtures having improved cooling effect
A mixtures which contain (a) at least one phenylalkenal of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently represent hydrogen, a methyl or phenyl group, R3 represents hydrogen, a phenyl group, alkenyl group or a linear or branched alkyl group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the broken double lines independently represent a single bond or a double bond, and (b) at least one physiological cooling agent. |
| US09743684B2 |
Liquid oat base
A process for preparing a liquid oat base or drink of improved soluble oat protein content from an oats material, in particular an oats material that has not been heat treated in a humid state, comprises solubilizing oat protein in an aqueous solvent by means of protein-deamidase. Also disclosed is a corresponding liquid oat base and uses thereof. |
| US09743681B2 |
Oil and fat composition that can be used as non-tempering type hard butter
[Object] To provide an oil and fat composition that can be used as a low trans fatty acid content, non-lauric, non-tempering type hard butter and an oil-based food product comprising the oil and fat composition that exhibits good heat resistance and melting feeling in the mouth.[Means for Solving the Problems] The oil and fat composition of the present invention is characterized by satisfying the following conditions of (a) to (g): (a) an X3 content is 3 to 20% by weight; (b) a weight ratio of P3/X3 is not less than 0.35; (c) an X2O content is 45 to 80% by weight; (d) a weight ratio of XOX/X2O is 0.20 to 0.65; (e) a weight ratio of PStO/X2O is 0.10 to 0.45; (f) a weight ratio of St2O/X2O is 0.05 to 0.35; and (g) a weight ratio of St/P is not more than 0.80; wherein X represents saturated fatty acid having 14 carbon atoms or more; O represents oleic acid; P represents palmitic acid; and St represents stearic acid. |
| US09743680B2 |
Microemulsions for use in food and beverage products
Oil-in-water microemulsions which can be used to incorporate lipophilic water-insoluble materials, such as beta-carotene, into food and beverage compositions are disclosed. The microemulsions utilize a ternary food grade emulsifier system which incorporates a low HLB emulsifier, a medium HLB emulsifier, and a high HLB emulsifier. The microemulsions of the present invention allow for the incorporating of water-insoluble materials in an effective and easy-to-process manner while providing formulational flexibility and without significantly affecting the taste of the underlying food or beverage product. Food and beverage products including the microemulsions are also disclosed. Finally, the method of preparing the microemulsions is described. The invention also encompasses water-in-oil microemulsions for use in incorporating water-soluble materials into food and beverage products. Finally, the invention encompasses concentrate compositions used for making those microemulsions. |
| US09743678B1 |
Stunner
A pneumatic stunner for stunning an animal has a piston slideable within an inner chamber, and a stunning rod driven by the piston forward and rearward towards and away from the front end of the housing. A fire pressure chamber has an annular configuration disposed adjacent the rearward or central end of the inner chamber. A return pressure chamber has an annular configuration disposed adjacent the forward or central end of the inner chamber. A valve system alternately controls flow of the pressurized fluid from the fire pressure chamber to the rearward end of the inner chamber to move the piston and drive the stunning rod forward to stun an animal, and from the return pressure chamber to the forward end of the inner chamber to move the piston and drive the stunning rod rearward and retract the stunning rod. The handle includes a cushioned mount adjustable in direction. |
| US09743673B1 |
Modification of nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria to enhance nodulated plant resistance
The present invention provides compositions and methods for modification of rhizobacteria to reduce or eliminate gibberellin production. The modified rhizobacteria are used in methods and compositions that alter the physiology of nodulating plants. These methods and compositions involve combining the modified rhizobacteria with a nodulating plant, or a seed or part thereof, or providing the modified rhizobacteria to a nodulating plant, or seed or part thereof. In another aspect, the invention involves the nodulating plants produced by these methods, wherein the nodulating plants have altered physiology as a result of association with the modified rhizobacteria. |
| US09743672B2 |
Continuous methods for treating liquids and manufacturing certain constituents (e.g., nanoparticles) in liquids, apparatuses and nanoparticles and nanoparticle/liquid solution(s) resulting therefrom
This invention relates generally to novel methods and novel devices for the continuous manufacture of nanoparticles, microparticles and nanoparticle/liquid solution(s). The nanoparticles (and/or micron-sized particles) comprise a variety of possible compositions, sizes and shapes. The particles (e.g., nanoparticles) are caused to be present (e.g., created) in a liquid (e.g., water) by, for example, preferably utilizing at least one adjustable plasma (e.g., created by at least one AC and/or DC power source), which plasma communicates with at least a portion of a surface of the liquid. At least one subsequent and/or substantially simultaneous adjustable electrochemical processing technique is also preferred. Multiple adjustable plasmas and/or adjustable electrochemical processing techniques are preferred. The continuous process causes at least one liquid to flow into, through and out of at least one trough member, such liquid being processed, conditioned and/or effected in said trough member(s). Results include constituents formed in the liquid including micron-sized particles and/or nanoparticles (e.g., metallic-based nanoparticles) of novel size, shape, composition and properties present in a liquid. |
| US09743664B2 |
Low volatility herbicidal compositions
The present invention relates generally low volatility herbicidal compositions comprising at least one auxin herbicide and at least one monocarboxylic acid, or monocarboxylate thereof. The invention further relates generally to methods for preparing and using such low volatility herbicidal compositions, including methods for controlling auxin-susceptible plant growth on agricultural and non-agricultural lands. |
| US09743662B2 |
Auxin herbicidal mixtures
Herbicidal mixtures comprising an auxin herbicide and an adjuvant comprising a salt having a quaternary ammonium cation and/or a phosphonium cation are described. The adjuvant reduces the volatility of the auxin herbicide and/or counteracts the negative impact on the volatility of the auxin herbicide caused by the addition of a co-herbicide. Methods of preparing the herbicidal mixtures are also described. |
| US09743655B2 |
Spray drift systems and methods
Systems and methods for adjusting or providing instructions to spraying systems are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of adjusting a spraying system is provided. The method comprising: electronically determining a current location of a spraying system; electronically determining a proximity to one or more sensitive areas relative to the current location; and adjusting the spraying system in response to a first one of the one or more sensitive areas being within a first distance from the current location. |
| US09743652B2 |
Fishing line knot tying device
A fishing line knot tying device includes a housing having a hollow upper portion and a contiguous lower portion. The upper portion includes a peripheral upper edge and a V-shaped notch formed therein. The lower portion includes a lower edge and a slot formed therein, an alignment of a gap of the slot being offset from a center of the V-shaped notch of the upper portion, a longitudinal groove formed in an outer surface of the slot, and a flat thumb surface being formed in an outer surface of the lower portion from an end of the gap of the slot and extending to an outer surface of the upper surface. |
| US09743649B2 |
Fishing spinning reel
One object is to provide a fishing spinning reel which ensures the concentricity of the spool shaft with respect to the pinion gear and enables the spool shaft to be smoothly and accurately reciprocated back and forth without rattling during rotational operation of the handle. The fishing spinning reel includes a support member supporting the front end of the spool shaft and having a concentric fitting portion for achieving concentricity with respect to the pinion gear. The spool shaft is supported at two points, one at the support member positioned in front of a front end of the pinion gear, and the other is a slide member of an oscillation device, whereby an outer circumferential surface of the spool shaft does not contact the inner circumferential surface of the pinion gear and the gap is maintained. |
| US09743648B1 |
Barbless safety fishhook
The barbless safety fishhook is a fishhook that is designed to keep a fish on the fishhook without the use of a barb. The barbless safety fishhook uses constant tension maintained on the fishing line to move the captured fish to a V shaped valley where the fish is secured. In addition, the barbless safety fishhook is fitted with three rubber brakes that prevent the fish from sliding towards the fishhook tip after capture. The barbless safety fishhook comprises a hook and a spring lock. |
| US09743647B2 |
Humanized IL-4 and IL-4Ra animals
Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 and/or IL-4Rα nucleic acid sequence are provided. Non-human animals that comprise a replacement of the endogenous IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene with a human IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene in whole or in part, and methods for making and using the non-human animals, are described. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 gene under control of non-human IL-4 regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4-encoding sequence with human IL-4-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human IL-4 locus. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4Rα gene under control of non-human IL-4Rα regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4Rα-encoding sequence with human or humanized IL-4Rα-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human C IL-4Rα locus. Non-human animals comprising human or humanized IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα sequences, wherein the non-human animals are rodents, e.g., mice or rats, are provided. |
| US09743645B2 |
Methods for increasing genetic progress in a line or breed of swine using sex-selected sperm cells
The invention relates to methods of increasing the genetic progress of a line, breed or herd of swine through the use of sex-selected sperm cells in artificial insemination techniques. The invention also encompasses methods of artificially inseminating a swine via deep intrauterine catheter or via a laparoscopic procedure, which allow the use of reduced doses of sex-selected sperm cells. |
| US09743644B1 |
Pet toy
A pet toy (100, 600) formed from a substantially rectangular a sheer center cloth portion (100, 600) with at least one edge a hemmed cloth side formed along the at least one edge (120, 122, 140, 142, 620, 622, 640, 642). The material is light weight and breathable. One or more images (112) are disposed on the sheer center cloth portion (100, 600). The center portion and the hemmed portion are made from natural fiber, synthetic fiber, or a combination thereof. One or more straps 1260, 1262) may be coupled to the hemmed cloth side. A pocket may be formed in the at least one edge to hold catnip. |
| US09743641B1 |
Automated game feeder
A game feeder includes a housing having a plurality of support legs that elevated it above an underlying surface. Superimposed on the housing is a pivotal lid that selectively exposes a battery-powered winch mounted on the upper surface of the cap. Depending from the lower end of the housing is a feed hopper having an automated dispenser that projects feed to the surrounding area at desired times and for a desired duration. Using the winch, a hunter can easily reload the hopper by lowering it to ground level. |
| US09743634B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a milking process
A method of monitoring a milking process by a milking apparatus that includes a teatcup with a pulsation space and an airline to deliver varying levels of pressure to the pulsation space. The method includes: measuring airflow within the airline to obtain an indication of volume of displaced air within the pulsation space; comparing the volume with a reference value; and determining a connection parameter, indicating how the teatcup is connected to the teat, based on the comparison. The displaced air volume correlates to the extent the teat protrudes into the teatcup, thus providing information on how the teatcup is connected. Also provided is a milking system incorporating the method. |
| US09743633B2 |
Lettuce varieties ‘Tuolomne’, ‘Rainier’ and ‘E01G70048’
New lettuce varieties designated ‘Tuolomne’, ‘Rainier’ and ‘E01G70048’ are described. ‘Tuolomne’, ‘Rainier’ and ‘E01G70048’ are lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US09743623B1 |
Soybean variety 01056977
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01056977. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01056977. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01056977 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01056977 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09743622B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH819630
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH819630. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH819630, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH819630 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH819630. |
| US09743620B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH325025
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH325025. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH325025, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH325025 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH325025. |
| US09743617B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH841959
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH841959. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH841959, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH841959 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH841959. |
| US09743616B1 |
Inbred corn line I10516
An inbred corn line designated I10516 is disclosed. The invention relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line I10516 and methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred corn line I10516 with itself or with another corn plant. The invention also relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to corn cultivars and plant parts derived from inbred corn line I10516 and to methods for producing other corn cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from inbred corn line I10516, and to the corn plants and parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing inbred corn line I10516 with another corn cultivar. |
| US09743615B1 |
Maize inbred PH251H
A novel maize variety designated PH251H and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH251H with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH251H through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH251H or a locus conversion of PH251H with another maize variety. |
| US09743614B1 |
Maize inbred PH24FS
A novel maize variety designated PH24FS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH24FS with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH24FS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH24FS or a locus conversion of PH24FS with another maize variety. |
| US09743613B1 |
Maize inbred PH2T8S
A novel maize variety designated PH2T8S and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2T8S with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2T8S through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2T8S or a locus conversion of PH2T8S with another maize variety. |
| US09743611B1 |
Maize hybrid X85H793
A novel maize variety designated X85H793 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85H793 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85H793 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X85H793, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85H793. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85H793. |
| US09743610B1 |
Maize hybrid X03H024XR
A novel maize variety designated X03H024XR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X03H024XR with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03H024XR through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03H024XR, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03H024XR. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03H024XR. |
| US09743608B1 |
Soybean variety XBP27011R
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP27011R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP27011R, cells from soybean variety XBP27011R, plants of soybean XBP27011R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP27011R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP27011R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP27011R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP27011R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP27011R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP27011R are further provided. |
| US09743606B1 |
Soybean variety XB57G15R
A novel soybean variety, designated XB57G15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB57G15R, cells from soybean variety XB57G15R, plants of soybean XB57G15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB57G15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB57G15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB57G15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB57G15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB57G15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB57G15R are further provided. |
| US09743601B2 |
Cotton variety PX4444-13WRF
The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX4444-13WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX4444-13WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX4444-13WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX4444-13WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX4444-13WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX4444-13WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods. |
| US09743598B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV3854PS
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV3854PS and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV3854PS 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. |
| US09743592B2 |
Method of indoor mushroom cultivation
For indoor mushroom cultivation, a method of irrigating the mushrooms includes drip irrigation pipes in the bed. The drip irrigation pipes can be disposed in a casing layer that overlies a substrate layer, and irrigation can be according to measurements taken in the environment outside of the bed. |
| US09743586B2 |
Mounting arrangement for a straw chopper and chaff spreader in a combine harvester residue management system
A combine harvester includes a residue management system having a chaff spreader mounted to a straw chopper. The chaff spreader is positioned in front of the straw chopper and is configured to collect and spread chaff from a cleaning shoe when in a spreading position. A mechanical linkage is provided between the straw chopper and chaff spreader so that movement of the straw chopper from an operating position to a non-operating position is translated into pivoting of the chaff spreader from a spreading position to a non-spreading position. |
| US09743582B2 |
Integrated string and blade trimmer system
An integrated string and trimmer blade system that allows a user to simultaneously employ one or more flexible lines and one or more blades during various types of cutting operations (e.g., grass, weeds, branches, etc.). The system may be implemented on any appropriate cutting apparatus such as walk-behind trimmers and/or mowers, hand-held trimmers, and the like. Broadly, the system includes a cutting member having a body that is rotatable about a pivot axis of the cutting apparatus. One or more cutting blades are pivotally attached to the body such that the blades can oscillate or otherwise pivot relative to the body as the body rotates about the central axis. At least one of the blades includes one or more line holders thereon for receipt and attachment of one or more flexible cutting lines or strings. |
| US09743576B2 |
Adjustable clamp on head bracket
The selective positioning of row units along a planter tool bar is facilitated by introducing an elongated channel of generally C-shaped cross-sectional configuration intermediate the tool bar and a plurality of row unit head brackets. The channel is welded or otherwise fixed to the tool bar with the open edge of the “C” facing away from the tool bar and the head brackets are fixed to the channel by clamping nut and bolt assemblies. The bolts extend through the clamping brackets and engage corresponding clamping nuts. The clamping nuts are positioned within the “C” and may be slid along the inner edge of the channel to any preferred position. The bolts are then and tightened fixing the head bracket at the selected at location. |
| US09743574B1 |
Mobile soil optical mapping system
A soil mapping system for collecting and mapping soil reflectance data in a field includes an implement having a furrow opener for creating a furrow and an optical module. The optical module is arranged to collect soil reflectance data at a predetermined depth within the furrow as the implement traverses a field. The optical module includes two monochromatic light sources, a window arranged to press against the soil, and a photodiode for receiving light reflected back from the soil through the window. The two light sources have different wavelengths and are modulated at different frequencies. The photodiode provides a modulated voltage output signal that contains reflectance data from both of the light sources. Additional measurement devices are carried by the implement for collecting additional soil property data, such as electrical conductivity, pH, and elevation, which can be used together with the optical data to determine variations in soil organic matter. |
| US09743572B2 |
Adjustable row cleaner
An adjustable row cleaner includes a row cleaner assembly that functions to clear material from the ground surface. The adjustable row cleaner includes, in one embodiment, a connector that is in mechanical communication with both a row cleaner frame, to which row cleaner wheels may be pivotally mounted, and a first end of a translator member. The translator member may pivot with respect to the row unit frame and/or row unit sub-frame about a translator member pivot. The position of a translator member second end may be manipulated, thereby adjusting the maximum depth to which the row cleaner wheels penetrate the ground surface. The adjustable row cleaner may be powered or manually adjusted, and the position of the row cleaner wheels may be monitored and automatically adjusted via a control system. |
| US09743571B2 |
Agricultural inter-seeder rotor
A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops, including a high-clearance agricultural vehicle with a high-clearance toolbar, soil sealers, and a seeder with a reciprocator above the soil sealers to deliver various types of seeds onto the disrupted soil after which the soil sealers cover the seeds with soil. |
| US09750166B2 |
Electric power converter
An electric power converter has a semiconductor stacked unit, auxiliary electronic components, a pressing member, and a case for accommodating these components. The case has a front wall in a stacking direction, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, and inner walls. The inner walls include a partition wall that is disposed opposing the front wall, and a support wall that is formed so as to extend toward the rear wall from a rear end surface of the partition wall. A unit accommodation space for accommodating the semiconductor stacked unit and the pressing member is formed between the partition wall and the front wall. Auxiliary accommodation spaces for accommodating the auxiliary electronic components are formed between the partition wall and the rear wall. |
| US09750165B2 |
Coolant and ambient temperature control for chillerless liquid cooled data centers
Cooling control methods and systems include measuring a temperature of air provided to one or more nodes by an air-to-liquid heat exchanger; measuring a temperature of at least one component of the one or more nodes and finding a maximum component temperature across all such nodes; comparing the maximum component temperature to a first and second component threshold and comparing the air temperature to a first and second air threshold; and controlling a proportion of coolant flow and a coolant flow rate to the air-to-liquid heat exchanger and the one or more nodes based on the comparisons. |
| US09750155B2 |
Adaptive information handling system rack rail mount
A rail adjustable mount adjusts a rail to support information handling system chassis with different depths in racks of different depths. The adjustable mount couples to a rack front with a sliding portion extending into the rack interior. The adjustable mount sliding portion slidingly engages a guide of the rail to allow adjustment of the rail relative to the rack so that a rail fits into a rack having a depth that is greater than the length of the rail's housing. A floating portion of the rail supports the rail at the rear of the rack and allows the rail position to float relative to the rear of the rack. A biasing device of the adjustable mount biases the rail towards the front of the rack to aid full extension and retraction of the rail at the rack. |
| US09750153B2 |
LAN port consolidation in rack architecture
A system includes a top-of-rack, a first plurality of chassis, and a first backplane. The first plurality of chassis each includes at least one rack module and a chassis network switch that connects to each of the at least one rack module. The first backplane includes a first backplane network switch that connects to the top-of-rack and connects to each of the first plurality of chassis via the chassis network switch of each of the first plurality of chassis. |
| US09750146B2 |
Portable device
A portable device includes a circuit board, a first member, and a second member. The circuit board is held and fastened between the first member and the second member. The first member includes a wall that extends toward the second member from the first member. The second member includes an engaging portion. The engaging portion includes an extension, which extends toward the first member from the second member, and a hook, which projects from the extension in a direction extending along an end surface of the circuit board. The portable device further includes an engaged portion located along an inner side of the wall. Engagement of the engaged portion with the hook of the engaging portion fastens the first member to the second member. |
| US09750145B2 |
Enclosure having reconfigurable wiring compartments
Enclosures having reconfigurable compartments for routing wiring used to monitor photovoltaic system output are described. In an example, an enclosure includes a housing around a circuitry bay and a wiring bay, and the wiring bay contains movable shrouds and/or partitions to divide the wiring bay into several reconfigurable wiring compartments. High-voltage wiring and low-voltage wiring may be routed through the wiring compartments, and the shrouds and/or partitions may physically and electrically isolate the high-voltage wiring from the low-voltage wiring. A tray disposed in the circuitry bay and include antenna mounts that extend into the wiring bay to isolate antennas mounted on the antenna mounts from electromagnetic interference from electronic components within the circuitry bay. |
| US09750140B2 |
Display device
The disclosure provides a display device including a first substrate, a display region disposed above the first substrate; a second substrate; a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and outside the display region; and, a plurality of spacers disposed within the sealant. In particular, the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together via the sealant. Further, the first substrate has a side wall including a first cutting crack surface and a first median crack surface, wherein a roughness of the first cutting crack surface is different from that of the first median crack surface. |
| US09750138B2 |
Circuit module
A circuit module includes a circuit board and electronic components mounted on the circuit board. The mounted electronic components include at least one discrimination-target electronic component and at least one module-discrimination electronic component. In addition, the circuit board includes land electrodes allowing the module-discrimination electronic component to be mounted at different positions and/or orientations with respect to the circuit board, and the module-discrimination electronic component is mounted at any one position and/or orientation among different positions and/or orientations with respect to the circuit board in accordance with the type of the discrimination-target electronic component. |
| US09750130B2 |
Printed wiring board, information communication device, and display system
A printed wiring board includes a differential transmission line having a first wiring and a second wiring. The first wiring has a plurality of first linear portions formed of linear wiring and extending in a first direction, and a first bypass portion that is connected to the plurality of first linear portions and includes a linear wiring. The second wiring has a plurality of second linear portions formed of linear wirings and extending in a second direction substantially parallel to the first direction, and a second bypass portion that is connected to the plurality of second linear portions and includes a curved wiring. The first bypass portion and the second bypass portion protrude on the same side. A region in which the first bypass portion is provided and a region in which the second bypass portion is provided are at least partially overlapped in the first direction. |
| US09750127B2 |
Circuit card assembly including heat transfer assembly and method of manufacturing such
A circuit card assembly includes a first printed circuit board and a first electronic component mounted on the first printed circuit board. A heat transfer assembly is coupled to the first printed circuit board. The heat transfer assembly includes a first plate extending adjacent the first printed circuit board and a second plate extending adjacent the first plate. At least one of the first plate and the second plate includes an accommodation feature to accommodate the first electronic component. The heat transfer assembly further includes a first set of heat pipes between the first plate and the second plate. The first set of heat pipes is configured to remove heat from the first electronic component. At least one heat pipe of the first set of heat pipes extends adjacent the accommodation feature. |
| US09750124B2 |
Piezoelectric particle accelerator
A particle accelerator is provided that includes a piezoelectric accelerator element, where the piezoelectric accelerator element includes a hollow cylindrical shape, and an input transducer, where the input transducer is disposed to provide an input signal to the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the input signal induces a mechanical excitation of the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the mechanical excitation is capable of generating a piezoelectric electric field proximal to an axis of the cylindrical shape, where the piezoelectric accelerator is configured to accelerate a charged particle longitudinally along the axis of the cylindrical shape according to the piezoelectric electric field. |
| US09750121B2 |
Power supply apparatus
A power supply apparatus outputs an alternating-current voltage to a plasma generator being a capacitive load and the power supply apparatus has a configuration that a transformer included in the power supply apparatus has a secondary-side magnetizing inductance more than five times as great as a leakage inductance. |
| US09750117B2 |
Lighting system, lighting device, and method of communication in lighting system
A lighting system includes: a radio remote controller including a command transmitter which transmits a command; a relay including a relay receiver which receives the command and a relay transmitter which wirelessly transmits the command received by the relay receiver; and a lighting device including a command receiver, a storage, and a control circuit which (a) controls a light source according to the instruction included in a received command and stores a command number included in the received command in the storage, if the command number included in the received command does not match a command number stored in the storage, and (b) discards the received command if the command number included in the received command matches the command number stored in the storage. |
| US09750112B2 |
Lighting fixture sensor network
A lighting fixture includes a light source, a housing coupled to the light source, communications circuitry, sensor circuitry, and control circuitry. The housing includes an opening through which light from the light source is provided. The control circuitry includes a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the control circuitry cause the lighting fixture to transmit sensor data obtained from the sensor circuitry via the communications circuitry for persistent storage of the sensor data. By transmitting sensor data from the lighting fixture for persistent storage thereof, the sensor data may be used to characterize a space in which the lighting fixture is located. |
| US09750110B1 |
Wireless connection of sensors to outdoor lighting system
Provided is a sensor system for an outdoor lighting system including at least one sensor physically connected with an external connector of a lighting fixture of the outdoor lighting system. The sensor performs sensing and wireless data and power connection, via a wireless power source and a wireless data source, with the outdoor lighting system. |
| US09750108B2 |
Light emitting diode (LED) torchiere lamp with overheat and overvoltage protection functions
The present invention discloses an LED torchiere lamp with overheat and overvoltage protection functions. The LED torchiere lamp includes primarily a high-voltage rectifying circuit which rectifies high-voltage alternating current as high-voltage direct current, and an IC drive circuit. The IC drive circuit is built in with an electronic switching circuit to drive the LED lamp, an analog light dimmer circuit and a PWM light dimmer circuit, in addition to an overheat and overvoltage protection circuit which is used to improve the safety of and extend the lifetime of usage of the LED torchiere lamp, thereby having the practicality. |
| US09750107B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligent dimming control using TIRAC dimmers
Systems and methods for dimming control using TRIAC dimmers are provided. An example apparatus for a power conversion system includes: a process-and-drive component configured to receive an input signal and output a drive signal to a switch to affect a current that flows through a primary winding of a power conversion system. The input signal includes a first pulse associated with a first input period and a second pulse associated with a second input period. The drive signal is associated with a first modulation period for the first input period and a second modulation period for the second input period. The process-and-drive component is further configured to: determine the first modulation period for the first input period; change the drive signal between a first logic level and a second logic level at a modulation frequency during the first modulation period; determine the second modulation period for the second input period. |
| US09750101B2 |
Voltage boost driving circuit for led backlight and LCD device having same
The present invention provides a voltage boost driving circuit for LED backlight, which includes a first power input port, a second power input port, an LED light bar, a positive boost circuit, a negative boost circuit, and a luminance controlling circuit configured for controlling the luminance of the LED light bar; the first and second power input ports are respectively connected to the positive and negative poles of an external power supply; the positive boost circuit is connected between the first power input port and the positive pole of the LED light bar; the second power input port is connected to the ground; the negative boost circuit is connected to the positive boost circuit via the luminance controlling circuit, an output port of the negative boost circuit is connected to the negative pole of the LED light bar. An LCD device is further provided. |
| US09750098B2 |
Multi-voltage and multi-brightness LED lighting devices and methods of using same
A single chip multi-voltage or multi-brightness LED lighting device having at least two LED circuits. Each of the at least two LED circuits having at least two LEDs connected together in series. Each of the at least two LED circuits are electrically unconnected to each other in a parallel relationship, have a forward operating drive voltage of at least six volts and are monolithically integrated on a single substrate. A method of manufacturing a single chip with two or more LED circuits configurable by means of connecting the circuits so as to provide optional operating voltage level and/or desired brightness level wherein the electrical connection may be achieved and/or completed at the LED packaging level when the single chips are integrated into the LED package. Alternatively, the LED package may have external electrical contacts that match the integrated chips within. Optionally allowable, the drive voltage level and/or the brightness level select-ability may be passed on through to the exterior of the LED package and may be selected by the LED package user, the PCB assembly facility, or the end product manufacturer. |
| US09750088B2 |
Oven door and a chassis for a microwave oven or an appliance with microwave heating function
An oven door for a microwave oven or an appliance with microwave heating function. The door includes a door frame enclosing the door and glass panels inside and/or in front of the frame. The frame includes a wave choke arranged between a support element and a cover element. The cover element is fixed or fixable at the support element and forms an outer portion of an inner side of the oven door. The cover element is made of a high temperature resistant non-metallic material and covers an outer portion of an inner side of an inner glass panel. The inner glass panel is clamped between the cover element and the support element and/or the wave choke. A sealing element made of a high temperature resistant textile material is arranged between the cover element and the inner glass panel. A corresponding chassis is provided for the oven or the appliance. |
| US09750087B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus
A heat treatment apparatus configured to perform a heat treatment on a plurality of substrates, including: a processing vessel configured to accommodate the plurality of substrates on which the heat treatment is performed; an electromagnetic induction source configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field having a high frequency within the processing vessel; and a substrate holding element having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a vertical direction and spacers interposed between the adjacent heating elements, the heating element being made of a conductive material and allowing an induced current caused by the oscillating magnetic field to flow therein to generate heat, the substrate holding element supporting the substrates in a state where the substrates are mounted on the heating elements. |
| US09750086B2 |
Electrical heating device with printed circuit board and PTC heating elements connected by conductor strands
An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle, which includes at least one heating element and which includes at least one printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one contacting area for establishing an electrical connection between the heating element and an energy source, the heating element having a plurality of PTC heating elements, which are electrically conductively connected to each other by a contact element, the contact element of the heating element being disposed at a distance from the contacting area, an electrically conductive connection between the contact element and the contacting area being established with the aid of a plurality of conductor strands. |
| US09750084B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for desynchronizing notifications across multiple devices
An apparatus and method for desynchronizing notifications across multiple electronic devices are provided. The method includes receiving, by a primary electronic device, a notification, transmitting, by the primary electronic device, the notification to a companion electronic device with which the primary electronic device is synchronized, and desynchronizing a providing of the notification at the companion electronic device. |
| US09750083B2 |
Energy efficient method for communication between a wireless sensor network and an industrial control system
A method for communication between a wireless device node in a wireless sensor network and control apparatus or control processes of an industrial control system. The wireless network includes a plurality of device nodes and at least one gateway. The method includes receiving at a gateway an aggregated data packet or a final address in the ICS. The gateway processes the data packet, detects that it is an aggregated data packet and reconstructs the original data packets contained therein. The gateway then sends each of the original data packets as standard data packets to the intended final address in the ICS. In other aspects of the invention a method, system and a computer program for carrying out the method are described. |
| US09750078B2 |
Wireless communication system for moving vehicles
A wireless communication system for a moving vehicle, such as trains, is disclosed. The system includes at least one router in the moving vehicle for receiving and transmitting wireless voice communication and data communication to and from a stationary communication server outside the moving vehicle through an exterior mobile network. Further, the system includes at least one femtocell provided within the moving vehicle, and being connected to the router for wireless transferring of wireless voice communication and data communication between mobile terminals within the moving vehicle and the router. The at least one femtocell is controlled by a femtocell controller directly or indirectly connected to the communication server outside the moving vehicle. |
| US09750071B1 |
Method and apparatus for supporting multiple connections over different types of access in 3GPP systems
A method and apparatus for routing packets from a home agent to a user equipment through a first access network and a second access network. The method includes sending a first binding update message from the user equipment over the first access network to create a first binding cache entry at the home agent. The user equipment uses a home address assigned to the user equipment as a source IP address of the first binding update message. The method further includes sending a second binding update message from the user equipment over the second access network to create a second binding cache entry at the home agent. The user equipment receives packets from the home agent through the first access network and the second access network based on the first binding cache entry and the second binding cache entry. |
| US09750063B2 |
Connection setup method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a connection setup method, apparatus, and system. The method in the present invention includes: sending information about to-be-provided connection request resources to a user equipment UE set; receiving a connection request message that is sent on a selected connection request resource by one UE in the user equipment set; acquiring a first information segment of a radio resource control connection request of the UE according to the selected connection request resource and the mapping relationship; receiving a radio resource control connection request message that is sent, by the UE, on a radio resource that corresponds to the resource scheduling information; and determining radio resource control connection request information of the UE according to the first information segment of the radio resource control connection request and a second information segment of the radio resource control connection request. |
| US09750061B2 |
System and method for wireless mobility protocol for highly directional antennas with network topology awareness
A system for communicating wireless signals between one or more sector controllers (SC) and one or more subscriber stations (SS) using different channels and different beams, wherein each of the one or more SS and the SC has a corresponding highly directional antenna; the one or more SC comprises a first SC; the one or more SS comprises a first SS; the first SS obtains network topology awareness (NTA) data from the first SC; the first SS selects a channel, a beam, and one of the one or more SC to establish an RF link based on the NTA data; and the first SS communicating with the selected SC using the established RF link. |
| US09750056B2 |
System and method for transmission in a grant-free uplink transmission scheme
A system and method includes implementing, by a base station (BS), a reliable ultra-low latency transmission mechanism in a grant-free uplink transmission scheme having defined therein contention transmission unit (CTU) access regions and a plurality of CTUs. Implementing the reliable ultra-low latency transmission mechanism includes defining a reliable ultra-low latency CTU (RULL-CTU) access region from a portion of the CTU access regions of the grant-free transmission scheme, defining an RULL-CTU mapping scheme by mapping at least a portion of plurality of CTUs to the RULL-CTU access region to define a plurality of RULL-CTUs, defining a reliable ultra-low latency user equipment (RULL-UE) mapping scheme by defining rules for mapping a plurality of RULL-UEs to the plurality of RULL-CTUs in an initial pattern for initial transmissions in a first transmission time interval (TTI), and a regrouped pattern for redundant transmissions in a second TTI subsequent to the first TTI. |
| US09750047B1 |
Control of initial uplink grant based on random access request indicating planned initiation of packet-based real-time media session
Disclosed is a method and system that may help to expedite initiation of a packet-based real-time media session such as a VoIP session. Per the disclosure, the initial uplink grant that a base station provides to a UE in response to an access request may be an extent of uplink resources sufficient to carry just a radio-link-layer connection request. But when a UE is going to initiate a packet-based real-time media session, the UE may send a particular type of access request that is indicative of the plan to initiate a packet-based real-time media session, and responsive to the access request being of that particular type, the base station may then instead provide an initial grant of a greater extent of uplink resources sufficient to carry from the UE not only the radio-link-layer connection request but also a session initiation request (e.g., SIP INVITE) for the packet-based real-time media session. |
| US09750046B2 |
Methods and apparatus of obtaining scheduling information of data channel
A method includes: determining a first set of radio resources by decoding a dynamic indicator channel, wherein the dynamic indicator channel indicates a location of the first set of radio resources detecting a physical control channel in the determined first set of radio resources; and obtaining scheduling information of a data channel that carries a message from the decoded physical control channel. |
| US09750045B2 |
Downlink multiplexing
A mobile station which communicates with a base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a downlink control channel, and a controller configured to determine whether C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The controller is further configured to determine that resource allocation in the downlink control channel overrides persistent downlink resource allocation for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) if the C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The transceiver is further configured to receive a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission by using persistent downlink resources. |
| US09750044B2 |
Methods and apparatus for network synchronization
Certain aspects relate to techniques and apparatus for network synchronization by network listening. Aspects include transmitting a synchronization signal for a base station (BS) to use for acquiring synchronization with the network. Aspects include listening for a synchronization signal from a BS to use for acquiring network synchronization. In aspects, a method for wireless communications by a BS is provided. The method generally includes acquiring synchronization with a network based on a first synchronization signal transmitted from a primary BS or a secondary BS, determining a synchronization stratum for the BS based on whether the BS acquired synchronization with the network from the primary BS or from the secondary BS, and transmitting a second synchronization signal for one or more other BSs to use for acquiring synchronization with the network, wherein the transmitting is based, at least in part on the determined synchronization stratum. |
| US09750042B2 |
Method and arrangement in a wireless communication system
According to some embodiments of the invention, a method is provided in a radio network node for scheduling data transmission and/or reception. According to the method, the radio network node predicts at least one autonomous gap occurrence in which user equipments served by the radio network node will use autonomously created gaps for acquiring system information from a neighboring base station and during which the UE is not able to receive data from, and/or transmit data to, the radio network node. Furthermore, the radio network node schedules a user equipment for data transmission and/or reception in a time period which does not overlap with any predicted autonomous gap occurrence. |
| US09750034B2 |
Apparatus and method for reducing interference in a wireless communication system
In a communication system, an access point in communication with one or more stations identifies a first subset of wireless stations from the set of wireless stations. The first subset of wireless stations is identified based on RSSI values for radio frequency signals received from each of the stations exceeding an RSSI threshold. The first subset of wireless stations is assigned to a first reception window. The access point transmits an identifier of each of the subset of wireless stations and an identifier of the reception window via the radio frequency channel. |
| US09750030B2 |
Enhanced downlink rate adaptation for LTE heterogeneous network base stations
Downlink rate adaptation in wireless communication systems are disclosed in which a UE reports RIs for both interference-free and interference-limited subframes. In general, the RI for the interference-free subframes will be higher than the RI reported for the interference-limited subframes. However, an eNB selects an RI and a transmission rate for interference-limited subframes based on what the UE can sustain instead of based only on the RI reported by the UE. |
| US09750021B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless communication method, mobile station device, base station device, program, and recording medium
A wireless communication system includes a first base station device, a second base station device, a mobile station device configured to communicate with the first base station device using a first component carrier and to communicate with the second base station device using a second component carrier. The first base station device includes a disconnection preparation requesting unit configured to transmit to the second base station device, a disconnection preparation request that requests the second base station device to prepare to disconnect the second component carrier. |
| US09750017B2 |
Resuming packet services in a mobile network
This disclosure relates generally to resuming packet services in a mobile network. A device, method, and/or system may include switching, with user equipment, from communicating with a first radio access network to communicating with a second radio access network, setting, with a processor of the user equipment, a register of the user equipment to initiate packet services with the first radio access network, and transmitting, with the user equipment, a request to a core network node of the first radio access network to resume communications with the first radio access network based, at least in part, on the register. |
| US09750015B2 |
Communication system, terminal, and base station
A communication system including: a base station; and a terminal configured to: select a known signal from at least one first known signal included in a plurality of known signals that is divided into the at least one first known signal and at least one second known signal, each of the at least one first known signal indicating that the terminal transmits a following uplink signal including a specific data, each of the at least one second known signal indicating that the terminal transmits the following uplink signal not including the specific data, the following uplink signal being transmitted from the terminal to the base station in association with the selected known signal, and transmit the selected known signal to the base station. |
| US09750014B2 |
Interlaced carrier sense adaptive transmission (CSAT) co-existence in shared spectrum
Techniques for managing operation over a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are disclosed. In one example, one or more parameters of a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern may be set to define activated periods and deactivated periods for communication over the medium. A first interlace may be selected among a plurality of interlaces for communication over the medium, the first interlace being reserved for a first operator. During the first interlace, transmission over the medium may be cycled in accordance with the TDM communication pattern, and deactivated during a second interlace among the plurality of interlaces that is reserved for a second operator. |
| US09750013B2 |
Duty-cycle control in wireless network
A wireless network has a duty-cycle limitation, which defines a total transmission time budget and an average transmission time. A device (100) has a controller (102) for controlling the transmission of data according to the duty-cycle limitation. The controller stores past transmission time usage of the device in sequences of buckets, and determines a bucket budget of transmission time. A basic transmission time budget is assigned which is smaller than the average transmission time of the corresponding time interval, and additional transmission time is allocated to allow for temporally exceeding the average transmission time. The additional transmission time is based on the total transmission time budget and the past transmission time usage of past buckets in combination with the future basic transmission time budget of future buckets, which past, current and future buckets together cover the duty-cycle period. Advantageously, the system enables accommodating temporal fluctuation in data transmission and guarantees a minimum transmission capacity. |
| US09750011B2 |
Resource allocation method, apparatus, and system in fixed broadband network
This application relates to communication technologies, and disclosed are a resource allocation method, apparatus, and system in a fixed broadband network. After an RG is accessed, a PCRF sends an AMBR parameter for an access line corresponding to the RG to an IP border gateway; and when a device is accessed through the RG, the IP border gateway counts and multiplexes, according to the AMBR parameter and between devices accessed through the RG, bandwidth resources of the access line corresponding to the RG, so as to improve the utilization of network resources. |
| US09750009B2 |
Method for transmitting information in a broadcast system
A method of allocating control information in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: allocating essential control information of a first system to a first sub-frame in a frame including a plurality of sub-frames each of which comprises a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; and allocating essential control information of a second system to an nth sub-frame in a fixed position from the first sub-frame (where n is an integer satisfying n>1). Accordingly, in a frame supporting heterogeneous systems, essential control information can be fixedly allocated to a specific position while maintaining the number of system switching points, at which switching occurs between the systems, to one even if a radio resource allocation amount changes between the systems, and thus the essential control information that must be received by all user equipments can be effectively provided without the increase of overhead. |
| US09750007B2 |
Handling identifiers for enhanced dedicated channels in cell forward access channel states
A device receives information regarding allocation of an enhanced dedicated channel radio network temporary identifier (E-RNTI) to user equipment in a cell forward access channel (Cell_FACH) state, and receives information regarding a state change associated with the user equipment. The device determines that the E-RNTI can be released based on the state change, and provides, to another device, a request to release the E-RNTI in response to the state change and so that the E-RNTI can be used by other user equipment. |
| US09750006B2 |
System and method for sharing a control channel for carrier aggregation
A method for processing a control channel at a user agent (UA) to identify at least one of an uplink and a downlink resource allocated by a resource grant within a multi-carrier communication system wherein resource grants are specified by control channel element (CCE) subset candidates wherein the carriers used for data transmission and reception are configured carriers, the method comprising the steps of receiving activation signals specifying active and deactivated carriers from among the configured carriers, for active carriers (i) identifying a number of CCE subset candidates to decode and (ii) decoding up to the identified number of CCE subset candidates in an attempt to identify the resource grant; and for deactivated carriers, ignoring CCE subset candidates associated with the deactivated carriers. |
| US09750004B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving downlink control information, serving node and user equipment
The invention discloses a method for transmitting and receiving downlink control information, a serving node and a user equipment. The method comprises: determining, by a serving node of a interfered UE, a protected resource, wherein the protected resource is located in at least one of the followings: a physical resource corresponding to a USS in a PDCCH, a physical resource corresponding to an expanded CSS in the PDCCH, a physical resource corresponding to a USS in an E-PDCCH or a physical resource corresponding to a CSS of the E-PDCCH; transmitting, by the serving node, first downlink control information of an interfered cell on the protected resource, wherein the first downlink control information comprises scheduling information for scheduling a paging message and/or a SIB1 message of the interfered cell. The invention can reduce the interference to a system broadcast message, a paging message and the like in a heterogeneous network. |
| US09750003B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control channel by beamforming in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a control channel by beamforming in a wireless communication system are provided. The transmission method includes determining a plurality of pieces of control information to be transmitted on control channels and determining transmission beams for use in beamforming transmission of the plurality of pieces of control information, mapping at least one piece of beam region information indicating at least one beam region in a control channel region and the plurality of pieces of control information to the at least one beam region in the control channel region, at least one piece of control information corresponding to the same transmission beam being arranged in one beam region, and transmitting the mapped beam region information and the mapped control information by transmission beams corresponding to the beam regions in the control channel region. |
| US09749995B2 |
User equipment and method for persistent subframe scheduling
The various inventive embodiments relate to arrangement of information elements (IEs) for persistent and/or dynamic allocations in a wireless broadband network and include optimization techniques to eliminate the repetitive information fields from the downlink (DL)-Persistent-IEs, uplink (UL)-Persistent-IEs, DL-IEs, and UL-IEs. Elimination of repetitive information fields reduces MAP overhead. In addition embodiments relate to methods to use the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) region to contain persistent as well as non-persistent allocations. The use of the same HARQ region for persistent as well as non-persistent allocations further reduces the MAP overhead as it requires a single header to define the HARQ region instead of the two headers that are required to define two different HARQ regions: one for persistent allocation and the second one for non-persistent allocations. |
| US09749994B2 |
Feedback of channel quality information in a multi-carrier environment
Mechanisms for feedback of channel quality information (CQI) in a multi-carrier environment are disclosed. A mobile station may include one or more antennas, and a transceiver coupled to the one or more antennas. The transceiver may be configured to receive (e.g., simultaneously) signals on a plurality of carriers. Each of the carriers may include synchronization channels. The transceiver may be further configured to, for each of one or more of the carriers: generate channel quality information (CQI) for the carrier based on pilot signals in the carrier; transmit the CQI for the carrier. The one or more carriers for which CQI is generated and transmitted may be determined by configuration information received from a base station. |
| US09749992B2 |
Uplink feedback for multi-site scheduling
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to provide feedback in a multi-site scheduling system (e.g., a system where multiple entities may schedule and/or send data to the UE). For example, the UE may receive a first data from a first network entity and a second data from a second network entity. A network entity may include entities that transmit data and/or control information to the UE, e.g., an eNodeB (eNB). The UE may generate feedback relating to received data, such as ACK/NACK information or channel state information (CSI). The UE may send a first feedback relating to the first data in a first subframe and a second feedback relating to the second data in a second subframe. |
| US09749991B2 |
Method for instructing CSI feedback signaling configuration and base station
A method for instructing CSI feedback signaling configuration and base station are provided, the method comprising: a base station side notifies a terminal side, via the first higher layer signaling of a UE-Specific, a CSI-RS resource for measuring CSI, the CSI-RS resource comprising at least one of: the time frequency position of the CSI-RS resource in a subframe, the aerial port number configuration of the CSI-RS resource, a period and a subframe offset of the CSI-RS resource, the sequence identifier of the CSI-RS resource, and the power control information of the CSI-RS resource; the base station side instructs the terminal side to feed back the CSI corresponding to the CSI-RS resource. In the present invention, the base station side flexibly configures the terminal side to feed back various kinds of CSI information, thus enabling the base station side to flexibly and dynamically acquire the CSI, and in turn realizing precise link self-adaption and data transmission, and reducing the uplink feedback overhead and measurement complexity of the terminal side. |
| US09749988B2 |
Called recovery method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a called recovery method, including: receiving, by a target mobile switching center MSC, a provide roaming number PRN message sent by a backup MSC corresponding to a faulty MSC, where the PRN message carries an instruction for initiating paging to a called terminal through a mobility management entity MME; and performing international mobile subscriber identity IMSI paging according to the instruction, so that an MME to which a called terminal is attached controls the called terminal to perform circuit switched fallback CSFB to complete a called connection. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a mobile switching center and a called recovery system. This solves a problem that in an MSC pool architecture, called paging in a CS domain cannot be performed when a terminal corresponding to a faulty MSC is attached to an E-UTRAN, and improves paging reliability. |
| US09749986B2 |
Paging mechanisms for link-budget-limited user devices
Various mechanisms for paging link-budget-limited (LBL) devices are disclosed, including: (1) transmitting paging message with non-conventional paging identifier; (2) transmitting paging message(s) with increased power; (3) repeating transmission of paging message to support combining at receiver. Various mechanisms for UE device to signal LBL status are disclosed, including, transmitting status flag or special value of DRX cycle to network node as part of tracking area update and/or attach request. The network node informs a base station of the device's LBL status as part of a paging message. (The network node may, e.g., assign an S-RNTI to the LBL device from a reserved subset of S-RNTI space.) The base station invokes a paging enhancement mechanism when paging an LBL device. Alternatively, the base station may page UE devices without knowledge of LBL status, e.g., by counting paging attempts for a given UE, and boosting power after the Nth paging attempt. |
| US09749983B2 |
Communication system, electronic device and communication method
A communication system is provided. The communication system includes a main electronic device and an auxiliary electronic device. The auxiliary electronic device would send a connection sound wave signal. When the main electronic device receives the connection sound wave signal, the main electronic device sends a positioning signal. When the auxiliary electronic device receives the positioning signal, the auxiliary electronic device sends a positioning sound wave signal to the main electronic device. Moreover, the main electronic device determines a relative position of the auxiliary electronic device and the main electronic device according to the positioning sound wave signal, and displays an operating icon on a display unit of the main electronic device according to the relative position. |
| US09749979B2 |
Method and apparatus for the activation of services
An approach is provided for presenting an activation indicator to a user. A connection with a mobile device is detected. Retrieval is caused, at least in part, of a unique hardware identifier associated with the mobile device. It is determined that the mobile device is eligible for a service based on the unique hardware identifier. Presentation is caused, at least in part, of a visual indicator of the eligibility for the service based on the determination. |
| US09749976B2 |
Communication system
Communication apparatus is disclosed which is suitable for communicating with a mobile communication device in a communication system which uses a plurality of radio frames wherein each radio frame is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of subframes, each subframe is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of slots, and each slot is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of symbols. The communication apparatus operates a communication cell, generates discovery signals, for use in a cell search procedure, each discovery signal comprising a pair of synchronization signals and a further signal, and transmits each synchronization signal and the further signal in a respective symbol of a radio frame. The symbol in which the further signal is transmitted separated, in the time domain, by no more than half a radio frame from at least one of said pair of synchronization signals. |
| US09749974B2 |
Methods and arrangements for frame transmissions
Logic to “loosely” manage synch frame transmissions in a synch network via the devices synced to the network that implement the logic. Logic may distributedly adjust the frequency of attempting synch frame transmissions without estimating the size of the neighborhood. Logic in devices of a synch network to let each device maintain a Transmission Window (TW). Logic to determine the frequency of attempting synch frame transmissions based upon the TW. Logic to increase TW if the device detects a synch frame transmission. Logic to decrease TW if the device successfully transmits a synch frame. Logic to balance power consumption and discovery timing by adjusting the decrease in TW responsive to a synch transmission in relation to the increase in TW responsive to detection of a synch transmitted by another device. |
| US09749972B2 |
System and method for clock synchronization in a wireless backhaul network using IEEE 1588 precision time protocol
A method and system is disclosed for clock synchronization in a wireless backhaul network, based on the IEEE1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP). The network comprises a plurality of hubs, each hub serving one or more remote backhaul modules. Each hub comprises a slave clock, which communicates with a master clock through forward and reverse links. The method comprises, for each hub, estimating the frequency drift {circumflex over (α)} and offset {circumflex over (β)} from the forward and reverse links between the master and slave clock, estimating the accuracy of {circumflex over (α)} and {circumflex over (β)}, determining the least congested link, and adjusting the frequency of the slave clock based on {circumflex over (α)} and {circumflex over (β)} from the least congested link. A fixed or variable time window size is selected to achieve a desired accuracy of {circumflex over (α)} and {circumflex over (β)}. The method may comprise estimating a maximum holdover time for maintaining synchronization with a desired confidence level. |
| US09749969B2 |
Method and device for multiple-serving-cell connectivity for UE and base station
A method and a device for multiple-serving-cell connectivity in a UE and in a base station are disclosed in the present invention. Addressing the problem of the PUCCH power reduction that can be caused by PUCCH transmission on a secondary cell during dual-connectivity communication, the present invention provides a solution for PUCCH power reduction during dual-connectivity communication. In one embodiment, when power is reduced, the priority of PUCCH transmission on a secondary cell is lower than the priority of PUCCH transmission on a primary cell. The present invention can ensure PUCCH reception quality on a primary cell, guaranteeing the robustness of UE connectivity. Moreover, the present invention maintains the highest degree of compatibility with present systems. |
| US09749962B1 |
System and method for closed loop multimode radio system sleep clock frequency compensation
Various embodiments of methods and systems for closed loop multimode sleep clock frequency compensation in a portable computing device are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment leverages a modem to determine a frequency shift on a sleep clock signal when a reference clock has transitioned into a power saving mode. Using the frequency shift calculation, a compensation capacitor may be adjusted to deliver a more optimum dummy load on the crystal oscillator when the reference clock is taken offline. The method may iterate through until the actual frequency shift of the sleep clock is within an acceptable tolerance relative to zero and, further, may also set a status bit to indicate that the sleep clock frequency is stable. |
| US09749955B2 |
Connectivity management for mobile wireless low-power wake-up radios
Mobile platform power management is an important problem especially for battery-powered small form factor platforms such as smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, Internet of Things (IOT) devices, and the like. A low-power wake-up radio cooperates with a mobility manager which is configured to receive information from one or more sensors and determine a mobility management frame. The mobility management frame specifies transmitter operation, such as a number and time interval over which to transmit a number of wake-up packets, which are usable by the low-power wake-up radio to control main radio operation in the wireless communications device. |
| US09749950B2 |
Mobility and connection management of low power wireless communications apparatuses
A method of implementing multiple radio access technologies, RATs, by a multi-RAT wireless communication network and a wireless communication apparatus. The multi-RAT wireless communication network transmits, to the wireless communication apparatus, a signal relating to a second RAT using a first RAT. The wireless communication apparatus uses a first radio communication module configured to support the first RAT to receive the signal, and activates a second radio communication module configured to support the second RAT from a power saving in order to perform a function. The first RAT generally has lower power consumption in use at the wireless communication apparatus than that of the second RAT. |
| US09749948B2 |
Method for reducing power consumption of base station in wireless communication system
A method for performing a handover by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes detecting signaling from at least one of active lower base stations, transmitting, to an upper base station as a serving base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report including information on the detected signaling, and performing the handover to a target active lower base station. The target active lower base station is a base station that remains active among the active lower base stations and the UE, the active lower base stations are included in the cell coverage of the upper base station. The upper base station has cell coverage including cell coverage of the active lower base stations. |
| US09749947B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication control method that performs communication using a frequency division multiplexing method
A wireless communication apparatus reducing power consumption of a large circuit size switch unit, includes a demultiplexing unit that separates an input multiplexed signal into plural signals for each input port, a prestage rearrangement unit that rearranges the plural signals input from the demultiplexing unit and outputs plural prestage rearranged signals for each input port, a switch unit that inputs the plural prestage rearranged signals output from the prestage rearrangement unit provided for each input port as plural signals before switching and applies switching processes to the plural signals before the switching to be output as plural switched signals for each output port, a poststage rearrangement unit that inputs and rearranges the plural switched signals output from the switch unit for each output port and outputs plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port, and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port. |
| US09749945B2 |
Method for selecting access network in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for selecting an access network in a wireless communications system and an apparatus therefor. In a wireless communications system, a method for a terminal to select an access network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving the policy information of a first network; receiving the policy information of a second network; determining the load value of a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) access network; and comparing the load value with a predetermined reference value so as to determine whether the WLAN access network is overloaded. The predetermined value can be determined by comparing first reference information for determination of the WLAN access network overload contained in the policy information of the first network with second reference information for determination of the WLAN access network overload contained in the policy information of the second network. |
| US09749944B2 |
Communication device, communication terminal, and communication method
A communication device includes a communication portion and a controller that determines whether or not a communication terminal from which the communication portion has received a connection request is a specified communication terminal. The controller makes a connection with the specified communication terminal based on the determination result of whether or not the communication terminal from which the communication portion has received the connection request is the specified communication terminal and transmits connection permission/refusal setting information to the specified communication terminal with which the controller has made a connection to allow a user to provide a connection permission/refusal setting of a communication terminal other than the specified communication terminal. |
| US09749940B2 |
Discovery method and an electronic device thereof
A method of operating an electronic device and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes determining a predetermined discovery window from a plurality of discovery windows; and transmitting a discovery frame to at least one other electronic device in the predetermined discovery window. The electronic device includes a processor configured to determine a predetermined discovery window from among a plurality of discovery windows; and a communication module configured to transmit a discovery frame to at least one other electronic device in the predetermined discovery window. |
| US09749939B2 |
Apparatus for causing processors to execute a process in a parallel manner
An apparatus includes a memory configured to store a first program for executing a cell search process on data transmitted from another wireless device, and a second program for executing a demodulation process and/or a decoding process after the cell search process. The apparatus includes a first processor configured to execute the first program, and a second processor configured to execute the second program. The apparatus loads the first program stored in the memory in the first processor. When the first processor is requested to perform the cell search process by executing the first program, the apparatus loads the first program in the second processor, and executes the cell search process on the data in a parallel manner by causing the first and second processors to execute the first program. |
| US09749938B2 |
Device, network, and method of cell discovery
System and method embodiments are provided for network cell discovery. In an embodiment, a method in a mobile device includes receiving, at the mobile device, at least one parameter from a first network component, wherein the at least one parameter is associated with a discovery signal (DS) generated by and transmitted from a second network component, wherein the parameter specifies a time period between successive transmissions of the DS, an offset within the time period, and a duration of each transmission of the DS; receiving, at the mobile device, according to the time period and the offset, the DS from the second network component; and suspending reception on a first carrier radio resource during a gap in successive transmissions on the first carrier radio resource and receiving a signal on a second carrier radio resource during the gap, wherein the gap is determined according to the parameter. |
| US09749932B2 |
Wireless communication device, wireless communication system, and related methods
A wireless communication system 5 comprises a wireless communication device arranged to detect multiple wireless access networks available for connection to the wireless communication device for providing data services. The device is arranged to discover one or more access capabilities of at least one of the detected wireless access networks, and compares the discovered access capabilities with a mobility policy so as to select an available wireless access networks for connection. Access capabilities may include aspects such as IP protocols and ports allowed by an access network, and capacity constraints such as available uplink and downlink transmission rates. |
| US09749931B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for geolocation platform mechanics
Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for geolocating a user and/or a user device, based on one or more location data sources. Some embodiments may include use of a user authentication process (e.g., a two-factor authentication service) to improve confidence in the determined location of a user device. In one embodiment, a user and/or a user device may be allowed or denied access to restricted access content based on the determined location of the device. |
| US09749929B2 |
Method for controlling user equipment to access communications network of high-speed moving vehicle
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling UE to access a communications network of a high-speed moving vehicle, a core network control plane node device, a base station, UE, and a communications system. The method includes: determining that UE accessing the communications network is first-type UE, allocating a temporary identifier that includes a first sequence to the UE, and sending the temporary identifier to the UE, where when the UE accesses a public network, the first sequence is used to instruct the base station to transfer the UE to the communications network. In the embodiments of the present invention, user experience of the UE is improved. |
| US09749919B2 |
Managing pages of an access terminal when the access terminal is engaged in a communication session within a wireless communications system
At least one embodiment of the invention is directed to communicating in a wireless communications system, including monitoring a communication session on a first network, ignoring pages from a second network during the communication session, the first and second network configured for operation on different physical layers, and upon termination of the communication session over the first network, selectively sending a query to an application server to request information related to failed attempts by the application server to contact the access terminal on the second network during the communication session. |
| US09749918B2 |
Handover procedure for directly connecting a mobile terminal to a base station previously connected to the base station via a relay terminal
The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for executing a handover operation associated with relay termination. Specifically, the handover operation entails directly connecting a mobile terminal to a base station, which is currently connected to the base station via a relay terminal, and, subsequent to establishing the direct connection, terminating the connection between the mobile terminal and the relay terminal. |
| US09749914B2 |
Handover processing method and system, relay device, and base station
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a handover processing method. The method includes: before a source Donor E-UTRAN Node B (DeNB) makes a handover decision, sending auxiliary information for obtaining a pre-configured parameter; receiving the pre-configured parameter; and performing a handover from the source DeNB to a target DeNB according to the pre-configured parameter. The relay device includes: a first sending module, configured to send, before a source DeNB makes a handover decision, auxiliary information for obtaining the pre-configured parameter; a first receiving module, configured to receive the pre-configured parameter; and a handover module, configured to perform a handover from the source DeNB to a target DeNB according to the pre-configured parameter. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the technical problem that the service interruption of the UE controlled by the relay device is prolonged due to a long delay in the handover operation is solved. |
| US09749910B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting user equipment group information in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting user equipment (UE) group information in a wireless communication system is provided. A source eNodeB (eNB) of a handover procedure transmits a handover request message including UE group information to a target eNB of the handover procedure when the source eNB hands over a UE to the target eNB. The UE group information is included in a UE history information IE (information element) of the handover request message. |
| US09749907B1 |
Managing wireless communication service responsive to a threshold extent of failure of an inter-network fallback process
Disclosed is a method and system to help manage communication in a network configured to support an inter-network fallback process in which the network passes pre-registration signaling and call-setup signaling between a fallback network and user equipment devices (UEs) served by the network to facilitate transition of UEs from being served over one air interface protocol by the network to being served with calls over a different air interface protocol by the fallback network. When the network detects a threshold extent of failure of the inter-network fallback process with respect to at least one UE served in a first coverage area provided by the network, the network may responsively direct one or more UEs served in the first coverage area to each hand over from the first coverage area to at least one second coverage area provided by the network instead of transitioning to be served by the fallback network. |
| US09749906B2 |
Controlling a movement of a mobile terminal between radio access networks
Methods and apparatus for controlling a radio access handover with respect to a user equipment, UE, in a radio access domain from a first radio access network, RAN, to a second RAN are described. A radio access node of the first RAN receives a first message (M10) information to keep a radio connection to the UE. In reaction to the first message, a movement of the UE to the second RAN is inhibited, during a certain time period. |
| US09749905B2 |
Circuit switched fall back improvements
An improved circuit switched fallback (CSFB) method is disclosed, in which failures following several abnormal cases not anticipated by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specification are avoided. User equipment implementing the improved CSFB method demonstrate increased performance in terms of call success rate and hence provide an improved user experience and an edge over Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem competitors. The improved CSFB method can be included in the 3GPP standards for such abnormal case handling and CSFB call recovery. |
| US09749897B2 |
Method for controlling congestion in mobile communication system
The present invention relates to a congestion control method for a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in a mobile communication system. The method includes: receiving a mobility management request signal from a user equipment (UE) having Packet Data Network (PDN) connections for at least one Access Point Name (APN); checking whether the APN is in a congested state; and rejecting, when a specific APN is in a congested state, the mobility management request. |
| US09749890B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless communication method, base station, mobile terminal, method for controlling base station, method for controlling mobile terminal, and control program for base station or mobile terminal
A mobile terminal measures surrounding cell information on the basis of a direction from a base station and selects only cell information on an unknown cell detected from the surrounding cell information and notifies the base station of the cell information on the unknown cell when information on surrounding cells is acquired by the base station. A wireless communication system includes the base station and the mobile terminal The base station includes a cell information acquisition unit for acquiring cell information including cell quality information and cell identification information on surrounding cells located around the base station, and a transmission unit for transmitting, to the mobile terminal, known cell information and acquisition direction for cell information on unknown cells that do not have cell information corresponding to the known cell information. |
| US09749889B2 |
Pseudo-omni-directional beamforming with multiple narrow-band beams
In a technique for communication with a station on a wireless network, the technique includes forming a plurality of narrow-band beams, each having a different angular direction from an antenna of a base station and collectively distributed over a beamspace to form a pseudo-omni-directional beam pattern. That beamspace may span an entire spherical region or a portion thereof, for example, when the narrow-band beams are broadcast over a sector of an entire spherical region. The technique may assign each of the plurality of narrow-band beams to a different frequency band (such as a different channel band or sub-channel) on the wireless network. The technique may simultaneously broadcast the plurality of narrow-band beams in a time-varying manner such that the angular direction of each of the plurality of narrow-band beams varies with time, where that variation may be random or ordered. |
| US09749887B2 |
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test home networks
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test home networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes instructing, from a test controller, a test server to become communicatively coupled to a residential gateway of a home network. The test server is separate from the residential gateway. The test controller is separate from the residential gateway. The test controller instructs the test server to perform a first test of the home network. A second test of a femtocell is performed with a cellular transceiver of the test controller. The second test is different from the first test. The femtocell is communicatively coupled to the residential gateway. The femtocell is separate from the residential gateway. A first result of the first test and a second result of the second test are presented via a display of the test controller. |
| US09749881B2 |
Technique for packet flow analysis
A technique for generating or updating a user profile based on a packet flow in a communications network from a user terminal to a destination address is described. A method implementation of this technique comprises receiving, by a Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) from a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF), at least one item of information indicative of at least one of the destination address and a service provided at the destination address to the user terminal. Based on this item of information, a user profile for a user associated with the user terminal is generated or updated. |
| US09749878B2 |
System and method for managing communications for two networks in a communication device
A system, method and device for adjusting communication parameters for networks communicating with a communication device are provided. The method comprises: when the communication device is linked to a first communication network and a second communication network, comparing a strength of received signals from the second network against a threshold; and when the strength of the received signals is less than the threshold, adjusting a network parameter of signals received from the second communication network by the communication device. |
| US09749873B1 |
Estimation devices and methods for estimating communication quality of wireless network and method for installing meters thereof
A method for estimating communication quality of a wireless network applied to an estimation device having a storage device and a processor is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing coordinate information of a plurality of nodes and at least two kinds of map data; associating the coordinate information of the nodes with the map data to map the nodes to the corresponding positions of the maps; extracting spatial feature data between any two nodes from the associated map data, wherein the spatial feature data include spatial distribution data and spatial attribute data; selecting one of a plurality of path loss models according to the spatial feature data between the two nodes and estimating a pass loss using the selected path loss model, thereby estimating the communication quality between the two nodes. |
| US09749872B2 |
Method for sharing frequency spectrum between networks
Disclosed is a network frequency spectrum sharing method, a user terminal of the present network sending a network signal strength measurement report of the different network to a home base station; an operation management node of the present network, based on the network signal strength measurement report, calculating a network overlapping level indicator of the different network, and obtaining network overlapping topology-based information of the different network; and the two networks exchanging the network overlapping topology-based information, and calculating a policy for allocating shared frequency spectrum resources therebetween. The present invention can enable different networks to fairly and reasonably share frequency spectrum resources within a specified range, thus increasing a frequency spectrum utilization rate. |
| US09749870B2 |
Contextual and predictive prioritization of spectrum access
A method for optimizing network spectrum utilization of a wireless communications network utilizing a radiofrequency spectrum includes determining, by a processor, spectrum resources at a location by determining the properties of the communication nodes and the utilization of bandwidth by all priority classes of user terminals in a defined area. Future geo-located contextual network needs for users terminals of a plurality of priority classes in the defined area is predicted by the processor based on historical profiles. The use of the radiofrequency spectrum is optimized by the processor based on the priority classes of the user terminals and the future geo-located contextual network needs of the user terminals in the defined area. |
| US09749868B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling security mode in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method for controlling a security mode by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including performing a camp-on process and a cell update process with a network when an out-of-service (OOS) situation has occurred, receiving one of a signaling connection release (SCR) message and a first protocol data unit (PDU) which corresponds to the SCR message from the network, receiving a security mode command (SMC) message from the network if the SCR message is received, performing an integrity process on the SCR message using an old security configuration, and performing a rollback process to discard a new security configuration included in the SMC message if a result of the integrity process result an integrity check success, and updating a security configuration to the old security configuration. |
| US09749867B2 |
Authorized areas of authentication
An electronic device including a memory storing biometric or passcode data of a user, and a processor, scanning biometric or passcode data of the user and validating the scanned biometric or passcode data with the stored biometric or passcode data, dynamically identifying a current location of the electronic device, accessing a secure network, requesting access of data over the secure network, wherein access to the data is controlled by a server and the server enables access to the secure data only when the current location of the electronic device is within an authorized area of authentication (AAA), and if the current location of the mobile device is not within an existing AAA, the biometric or passcode data of the user is validated and contingent upon the validation being affirmative, submitting a request to the server to generate a temporary AAA that includes the current location of the electronic device. |
| US09749863B2 |
Handheld video visitation
An inmate mobile device for communicating with an outsider mobile device is provided. An identity data item, of the device, includes an inmate identifier of an inmate user of the inmate mobile device, a verified data and a restrictions repository. Also included is a media capture module configured to obtain an initial verification data from the inmate user of the inmate mobile device, and an outsider client application configured to receive the initial verification data from the media capture module, determine that the inmate verification data and the inmate verified data match, generate a connection request targeting the outsider mobile device. The connection request includes the inmate identifier of the inmate user and an outsider identifier of an outsider user of the outsider mobile device. The inmate application is also further configured to send the connection request to a server system. |
| US09749862B1 |
System for binding multiple SIM cards to an electronic device
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with multi SIM card device binding are described herein. According to one embodiment, a system includes an authentication logic configured to enable communication between an entity and a user. The user is associated with a user profile. The system further includes a carrier logic configured to identify a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of a carrier. The carrier logic also requests carrier data associated with the SIM card from the carrier. An update logic is configured to update the user profile with the carrier data. |
| US09749861B2 |
System and method for handset operation in a wireless communication network
User equipment (UE) is configured to automatically detect the presence of an access point (AP) in any one of a plurality of venues and to transmit identification information to the AP to authenticate the UE. The venue receiving the authentication request transfers the authentication request and identification information to an authentication server to automatically authenticate the UE whenever it is carried inside a venue. The venues may be coupled to a Cloud network with the authentication information stored on the Cloud network. Whenever the UE enters any of the venues, the UE is automatically authenticated when it comes within range of any AP within any of the venues. The venue may use an application program interface to provide advertising, coupons, web links, images, audio, video, streaming video, and the like to the UE. The venue may direct the UE to a website or provide a link to the website. |
| US09749860B2 |
Peer-to-peer wireless connection between server computing device and mobile client computing device for authentication and server management
A peer-to-peer wireless connection is established between a mobile client computing device and a server computing device, and information is communicated between the mobile client computing device and the server computing device over this connection. The information is sufficient for the server computing device and/or the mobile client computing device to authenticate the mobile client computing device with the server computing device. After the mobile client computing device has been authenticated with the server computing device, a user of the mobile client computing device is permitted to perform management tasks on the server computing device using the mobile client computing device, such as over the peer-to-peer wireless connection. For example, license keys can be moved from the mobile client computing device to the server computing device to upgrade the server computing device, and from the server computing device to the mobile computing device to downgrade the server computing device. |
| US09749858B2 |
Mobile terminal, mobile terminal auxiliary device and method for controlling the same
Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal auxiliary device. Information on at least one of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal auxiliary device and security-related information on the at least one of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal auxiliary device are stored. It is determined whether the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal auxiliary device exist within a predetermined available distance. If the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal auxiliary device exist within the predetermined available distance, it is determined whether the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal auxiliary device has been registered by using the stored information. |
| US09749857B2 |
Method and device for internet protocol multimedia subsystem terminal to access network
Provided are a method and device for an IMS terminal to access a network. The method includes that: a home location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal acquires IMS network access point information of a visit location from a visit location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal, wherein the IMS terminal management systems synchronize their respective data via an interface; and the home location IMS terminal management system sends configuration information to the IMS terminal, wherein the configuration information includes the acquired IMS network access point information. In the disclosure, the home location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal acquires the access point information of the visit location, and sends to the IMS terminal configuration information including the access point information, thus enabling the access point acquired by the IMS terminal to be more accurate, and improving the security of an IMS network. |
| US09749847B2 |
Automatic multimedia upload for publishing data and multimedia content
Disclosed herein is a method and system for utilizing a digital data capture device in conjunction with a Bluetooth (BT) enabled mobile device for publishing data and multimedia content on one or more websites automatically or with minimal user intervention. A client application is provided on the BT enabled mobile device. In the absence of inbuilt BT capability, a BT communication device is provided on the digital data capture device. The BT communication device is paired with the BT enabled mobile device to establish a connection. The client application detects capture of data and multimedia content on the digital data capture device and initiates transfer of the captured data, multimedia content, and associated files. The digital data capture device transfers the captured data, multimedia content, and the associated files to the client application. The client application automatically publishes the transferred data and multimedia content on one or more websites. |
| US09749846B2 |
Image recognition for pairing of devices
An information processing apparatus that stores a table associating first identification information corresponding to the information processing apparatus, second identification information corresponding to another information processing apparatus, and an image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus; captures image data; determines whether the captured image data includes the image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus; and controls a wireless interface to transmit, to the another information processing apparatus, a request for pairing with the another information processing apparatus when the determining determines that the captured image data includes the image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus. |
| US09749844B1 |
Systems and methods for provisioning devices for connection to a wireless network
Apparatuses and methods for provisioning devices for connection to a wireless network including an access point are provided. A first device receives a first beacon signal broadcasted by a second device. The first beacon signal includes first information indicating capabilities of the second device. The first device uses the first information to determine whether the second device is compatible with the access point. Based on a determination that the second device is compatible with the access point, the first device wirelessly transmits packets including provisioning information usable by the second device to attempt to connect to the wireless network. The first device receives one or more second beacon signals broadcasted by the second device. The one or more second beacon signals include second information indicating a status of the second device in connecting to the wireless network. |
| US09749841B2 |
Method and system for updating closed subscriber group identity state, and evolved node B
Disclosed are a method and system for updating a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) identity state, and an evolved Node B (eNB). An eNB obtains updated CSG identity state information about a User Equipment (UE) from a Mobility Management Entity (MME), and executes an update operation according to the updated CSG identity state information, the eNB being a Master eNB (MeNB) or a Secondary eNB (SeNB). |
| US09749838B2 |
PMIP protocol enhancement
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards determining a Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (PIMPv6) control plane used by a network node peer in an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) transport network. The example embodiments provide a mechanism in PMIP protocol stack, to allow a Mobility Access Gateway/Local Mobility Anchor (MAG/LMA) node such as SGW (which may be supporting both PMIP draft and PMIP RFC) to decide which PMIP protocol stack shall be used to communicate to the peer node, i.e. LMA/MAG. |
| US09749833B2 |
Method for avoiding collisions between open discovery and cellular resource
A device is configured to perform a method of wireless communication in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving, from a communications controller, a device-to-device (D2D) subframe configuration to communicate with one or more second wireless devices, the subframe configuration indicating one or more subframes in which to transmit a D2D signal or receive one or more D2D signals. The method also includes receiving, from the communications controller, scheduling information to transmit a first signal to the communications controller on a subframe indicated by the D2D subframe configuration. The method further includes prioritizing the transmission of the first signal over a transmission of the D2D signal or a reception of the one or more D2D signals, and transmitting the first signal. |
| US09749832B2 |
Wireless display discovery and operation with TDLS
Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose computer-program products for discovery of source or sink devices and their capabilities, prior to establishing a link such as a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) link. The established link may be used for different applications such as Wi-Fi Display session with the desired source or sink device. The proposed computer-program product may also be applied to devices that utilize peer to peer communication. |
| US09749830B2 |
Methods and apparatus to provide a communication service in a remote location
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example method includes attempting to establish a remote communication path to a wireless network from a proxy, the proxy physically attached to a balloon. A determination is made as to whether an emergency procedure is to be performed. In response to a first determination that the remote communication path is established and that the emergency procedure is to be performed, a current location of the proxy is determined, and the current location of the proxy is transmitted to an emergency server. |
| US09749829B2 |
Method to provide ad hoc and password protected digital and voice networks
A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit. |
| US09749826B2 |
Tiered network access based on user action
The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for providing tiered network access based on user actions. Specifically, a network device can identify a social action performed by a user, where the social action is performed while the user is logged into a social network application. Furthermore, the network device can select a network access level of a plurality of network access levels based on the social action. Accordingly, the network device grants a client device corresponding to the user access to a network based on the selected network access level. Note that the network access level is selected from the plurality of network access levels based on a plurality of social actions performed by the user. |
| US09749819B2 |
Non-orthogonal communication method in wireless communication system, and eNB and user equipment thereof
The present disclosure provides a method for performing non-orthogonal communication by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method including: monitoring scheduling signaling; receiving a multi-layer signal in non-orthogonal transmission according to the monitored scheduling signaling and demodulating the multi-layer signal if non-orthogonal transmission exists; and calculating and feeding back channel state information applied to the non-orthogonal transmission. |
| US09749818B2 |
Method for asynchronously allocating a bandwidth, and an electronic communication device implementing this method
Radio resources are dynamically allocated in a shared band communication system operating in direct mode (DMO). The communication system includes terminals organized in groups. Each group is allocated a resource from a number of resources available within the communication system. This process includes allocating to the group at least one other further resource from the number of resources until an attempted access to the further resource from the group to which the further resource had been allocated has been detected. |
| US09749807B2 |
Method and device for displaying information which links to related information provided by user's friends at user's location
The present disclosure discloses a method and device for displaying information which links to related information provided by user's friends at user's location. The method including the operations of: obtaining first user's information viewing operation performed on information associated with the first user; obtaining position information included in the information; obtaining at least one second user according to the position information, wherein the second user is within a first user's user relationship chain, and wherein the information published in the past by the second user includes the position information; and displaying the at least one second user to the first user. The present disclosure makes the first user learn of the friends who published at this position information, and therefore the amount of the information available at this position has increased, thus enriching the first user's knowledge of the need for detailed information. |
| US09749806B2 |
Determining mobile device location based on a particle swarm approach
A device may include one or more processors. The device may obtain call information relating to a call. The call information may comprise a plurality of call segments. The device may perform one or more particle swarm operations to obtain approximate locations of the mobile device during at least some of the plurality of call segments. The device may combine the approximate locations to identify a location of the mobile device during the call. |
| US09749803B2 |
Path determination based on application usage
Techniques of determining a path using anonymous application usage data are described. A path determination system and method can determine a location and geometrical shape of a path based on anonymous application usage data received from one or more devices. The anonymous application usage data can include an identifier or a category of the application program executed by a device, and multiple locations of the device observed while the application program executes on the device. Based on the locations, the system and method can determine a path for associating with the application program. The system and method can use metadata of the application program for identifying the path in response to a query or a request. The system and method can provide the path to a device for display in an information layer on a virtual map. |
| US09749801B2 |
User assisted location devices
Methods, systems, and devices are described herein. One method can include determining a cross validation model using a user input, estimating a movement of a device from a first location to a second location using the cross validation model and the user input, and determining the second location of the device using the estimated movement of the device. |
| US09749800B2 |
Controlling wireless scans used to determine the location of a portable electronic device
Described herein are methods and apparatus for controlling wireless scans used to determine the location of a portable electronic device. In described embodiments, the portable electronic device determines if user notifications are currently suppressed (i.e., if the device is operating in a “do not disturb” mode). In the case that user notifications are currently suppressed on the portable electronic device, the interval between the wireless scans used to determine the location of the portable electronic device is increased. Furthermore, in described embodiments, the portable electronic device determines its location. Then based on its location, it determines a travel time to a boundary (e.g., a geo-fence) and adjusts the frequency of wireless scans used to determine the location of the portable electronic device based on the travel time. |
| US09749797B2 |
Multi-level virtual fence
A proximity fence can be a location-agnostic fence defined by signal sources having no geographic location information. The proximity fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. A signal source can be a radio frequency (RF) transmitter broadcasting a beacon signal. The beacon signal can include a payload that includes an identifier indicating a category to which the signal source belongs, and one or more labels indicating one or more subcategories to which the signal source belongs. The proximity fence defined by the group of signal sources can trigger different functions of application programs associated with the proximity fence on a mobile device, when the mobile device moves within the proximity fence and enters and exits different parts of the proximity fence corresponding to the different subcategories. |
| US09749794B2 |
Scalability and reliability of hardware geo-fencing with failover support
A computing device includes at least one processor and a memory, the memory storing computer-executable instructions for causing the device to be configured to load a subset of geo-fences from secondary storage to primary storage for tracking by the computing device, the subset of geo-fences selected from a set of available geo-fences stored in the secondary storage, based on a selection criteria. The computing device further creates a boundary geo-fence with a radius corresponding to a distance between a current location of the computing device and an edge of a geo-fence in the subset of geo-fences that is furthest from the current location of the computing device. Upon detecting a geo-fence event associated with a new location of the computing device in relation to the boundary geo-fence, a new subset of geo-fences is re-loaded, and a new boundary geo-fence is created based on the new location of the computing device. |
| US09749793B2 |
Method and system for monitoring a mobile station presence in a special area
Method for monitoring the presence of a mobile station in at least one special area, wherein a radio communication defining device transmits one radio distinctive defining signal that define the special area by its coverage, the mobile station processes a signal received in order to determine whether or not it is defining signal and more precisely a distinctive one that defines the special area, the mobile station sends an updating signal to a mobile telephone network, the network routes the updating signal to special operating means that adapt the value of an operating parameter. According to the invention, the special area is associated to the mobile station by transmitting to the mobile station a checking data used by the mobile station for determining whether or not the defining signal received is distinctive defining signal. |