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| US09751444B2 |
Electrostatic discharge mitigator for vehicles
A system for mitigating electrostatic discharge (ESD) that may occur during egress from vehicles is provided. One embodiment comprises a narrow conductive electrode that is galvanically connected to the vehicle chassis, and that is applied to that one edge of a seat which is next to the door nearest that seat. For example, in the U.S., this edge will normally be the left edge of the driver's seat, or the right edge of the front passenger's seat. The electrode is substantially located on a normally unoccupied surface of the seat cushion. Other embodiments further include pointed shapes on the electrode to increase the electric field intensity, which may promote more complete discharging. |
| US09751442B2 |
Hidden tie down method
A method for making a vehicle seat trim component including a step of providing a first foam component that includes a first foam layer and a flexible component. The flexible component is sewn to the first foam layer and defining cutout sections and end sections. A second foam component is attached to the first foam component to form a compound foam structure. The second foam component includes a second foam layer and an exterior layer. A pattern is sewn into the compound foam structure avoiding the end sections. |
| US09751440B2 |
Passive air suspended seat comfort layer having areas of differing pressures
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seating frame. A plurality of cellular supports include multiple base cells and multiple support cells. The multiple support cells are disposed directly above and include a different air pressure than the base cells. A diaphragm is proximate the base cells and the support cells. An air passage is defined through the diaphragm between adjacent cellular supports. An open air distribution layer extends over the cellular supports. A breathable coverstock extends over the distribution layer. |
| US09751436B2 |
Arm rest having a crash protection
An arm rest for a vehicle seat includes a console part and an arm support mounted at the console part so as to be swivelable about a swivel axis between a use position and a rest position. Latching teeth fixedly arranged at the console part or at the arm support engage a latching engagement member mounted at the arm support or at the console part so as to be shiftable. An inertia member mounted so as to be shiftable between at least one release position and at least one blocked position. The inertia member, in the blocked position, prevents unlatching of the latching engagement member from a latched status, wherein inertia member is shifted from the release position into the blocked position upon an acceleration of the arm rest due to the inertia of the inertia member. |
| US09751432B2 |
Fitting system for a vehicle seat and vehicle seat
A vehicle seat fitting system includes a fitting (10) with a first and second fitting part (11, (12) to lock and rotate about an axis (A), a transfer rod which unlocks the fitting and a hand lever (5), which rotates the transfer rod to unlock the fitting. A stop module (50) is supported on the fitting to rotate about the axis and stop the hand lever and one of the fitting parts in relation to each other in a one rotational direction. The stop module has a stop (50b) and the one fitting part has a counter stop (51) that define a rotational angular range. A restoring spring (54) with spring ends (54b, 54c) preloads the stop (50b) in the direction of the counter stop. One of the spring ends is fastened to a spring mount (3b) arranged outside of the stop module in a radial direction. |
| US09751430B2 |
Drive of a seat adjusting device for motor vehicles
Drive of a seat adjusting device, especially for motor vehicles, with a spindle that is fastened on a first of two rails, which are adjustable with respect to each other, by means of at least one mounting located at the end of the spindle and with a transmission driven by a motor that is mounted on the second rail, whereby the mounting has one part as a base plate, from which two walls at a distance from each other extend upward and that at least one end of the spindle is fastened between these two walls. |
| US09751428B2 |
Cantilever for supporting a catenary to supply energy to a vehicle
A cantilever supports a catenary to supply energy to a vehicle. The cantilever includes a cross-member adapted to be attached to a support structure, the cross-member extending along a longitudinal axis (X-X), and at least one attachment connected to the cross-member. The cross-member includes an outer surface, the outer surface including at least a first side having a non-circular shape in a section plane (II-II) that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (X-X). The attachment includes at least one collar encircling the cross-member, and the collar includes at least one contact face in contact with the at least first side. |
| US09751426B2 |
Activation method for an electric machine
A vehicle is configured with an N-phase electric machine, a first on-board electrical sub-system and a second on-board electrical sub-system. The electric machine includes a rotor and a stator system, wherein the first onboard electrical sub-system includes an inverter and the stator system is linked to the inverter. The electric machine can be operated using an inverter controller on the principle of a field-oriented control system, so that the electric machine is linked to a control unit, wherein the inverter can be controlled by the control unit, and the control unit uses a phased activation method to control the inverter. |
| US09751423B2 |
Vehicle control system, vehicle information providing device, and vehicle information providing method
A vehicle control system has a battery installed in a vehicle and capable of being charged with electricity supplied from an external power source outside the vehicle, an auxiliary device that operates by consuming the electricity supplied from the external power source or the battery, a communication unit that transmits information about the vehicle outward from the vehicle, and a control unit that directs the communication unit to transmit information about predetermined notice to a user of the vehicle when a predetermined condition for activating the auxiliary device is fulfilled and when the external power source is not available. The predetermined condition is that a request for activating the auxiliary device is made but the auxiliary device cannot start or continue operating. |
| US09751421B2 |
Charging system for vehicle, method for charging vehicle, power supply system, and power supply method
A vehicle includes a first inlet to be connected to a commercial power source, a second inlet to be connected to a battery of an HEMS (Home Energy Management System) which supplies electric power greater than electric power supplied by the commercial power source, and an ECU. The ECU indicates one of the first inlet and the second inlet to a user in accordance with a state of a battery of the vehicle. |
| US09751420B2 |
Charging device
The invention relates to a roller test bench-type charging device comprising driveable rollers for charging an electric energy store in a motor vehicle, in particular in an electric or hybrid vehicle, such that the energy store of a motor vehicle which is placed on said device and the wheels of an axle of which are connected to the rollers in a force-transmitting manner is charged via the motor vehicle alternator or a motor vehicle electric motor designed as a generator. A universal charging device can thereby be provided. |
| US09751414B2 |
Electric plug-in connection, in particular for electric vehicles
The present invention relates to an electric plug-in connection, in particular for electric vehicles. Said plug-in connection is equipped with a plug-in connector (1, 2) substantially consisting of a socket (1) and a plug (2). The connection is also provided with a locking unit (4, 5) comprising at least one blocking element (4) and a transmission element (5) for detachably coupling the socket (1) and the plug (2). Further, an actuator (8) is provided, for actuating the transmission element (5) together with the blocking element (4) arranged at one end thereof. According to the invention, the transmission element (5) is in the form of a gear arrangement (5). |
| US09751412B2 |
Cable installment type charging control device and method of operating the same
A cable installment type charging control device for charging an electric vehicle (EV) by using power of a grid-side is provided. The cable installment type charging control device includes a first relay delivering power of the grid-side to an EV-side, a second relay delivering power of the grid-side to the EV-side, a first sub fusion detecting unit for detecting whether the first relay is fused through an-EV side terminal of the first relay and a grid-side terminal of the second relay, and a second sub fusion detecting unit for detecting whether the second relay is fused through an-EV side terminal of the second relay and a grid-side terminal of the first relay. |
| US09751408B2 |
Motor driving unit
A motor driving unit (1) includes a controller (15) that performs driving control of a motor (3) by controlling an inverter (11). During regeneration of the motor (3), the controller (15) performs output stopping control for causing the inverter (11) to stop an output, when an inter-terminal voltage of a capacitor (12) is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. The controller (15) performs output restarting control for causing the inverter (11) to restart the output, when the inter-terminal voltage of the capacitor (12) is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value which is smaller than the first threshold value. The controller (15) performs regenerative braking by allowing the output stopping control and the output restarting control to be repeatedly performed. |
| US09751404B2 |
Transfer
A transfer includes an input shaft, an output shaft, an output member, a high-low switching mechanism, a clutch, an actuator, a screw mechanism, a first transmitting mechanism, a cam engaging member, a drum cam, and a second transmitting mechanism. The high-low switching mechanism is configured to change a rate of rotation of the input shaft and transmit a resultant rotation to the output shaft. The second transmitting mechanism is configured to transmit a movement of one of the drum cam and the cam engaging member that is connected to a second shaft to the high-low switching mechanism via the second shaft such that the high-low switching mechanism switches between the high-speed gear and the low-speed gear. |
| US09751402B2 |
System, method and apparatus for installing a torque tube
An apparatus for installing a torque tube includes a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion. The first clamp portion is arcuate in shape and has opposed first distal ends. The second clamp portion is arcuate in shape and has opposed second distal ends configured to abut the first distal ends of the first clamp portion to form a ring. The first clamp portion and the second clamp portion are configured to clamp a torque tube therebetween. The apparatus also includes a plurality of legs depending downwardly from the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion which are configured to set a spacing between the torque tube and a seal ring. |
| US09751397B2 |
Fueling filler neck device formed with a first resin layer that is stacked on a harder second resin layer
This fueling device comprises a filler neck formed by stacking a first resin layer made of a first resin and a second resin layer made of a second resin that is harder than the first resin, such that the second resin layer is provided on an inner side of the first resin layer; and a mounting member mounted to a fuel injection opening side of the filler neck from outside. The first resin layer has a higher impact resistance than the second resin layer. The second resin layer has a higher fuel permeation resistance than the first resin layer. The filler neck includes an engagement element that is provided on the fuel injection opening side of the filler neck and is extended radially outward from the second resin layer to pass through the first resin layer. The mounting member is engaged with the engagement element to be mounted to the filler neck. |
| US09751388B2 |
Removable cover system
A removable cover system may include a first cover member and a second cover member joined by an adjustable pivot system that is adjustable to accommodate different seat/headrest and windshield positions across a diverse spectrum of car designs and models. A removable connection may secure the cover system to an automobile windshield and a seat back or headrest member. During use, the cover system provides a convenient shield from sun radiation and post use may be conveniently stored without rendering a permanent change to the automobile. The cover members of the system may be opaque, translucent, and/or transparent. |
| US09751387B2 |
Method of assembling a roof assembly and such roof assembly
A method of assembling a roof assembly for a vehicle comprises providing a first frame part having a drive element guide, providing a second frame part having a drive element guide and providing a drive element configured to drive a movable part of the roof assembly and being driven by a drive motor. The first and second frame parts are mounted to each other such that the drive element extends from the drive element guide of the first frame part to the drive element guide of the second frame part. |
| US09751386B1 |
Vehicle screen for side window assembly
A vehicle door screen for a side window assembly includes a track system incorporating a glass window track and a screen track. The system is provided with electrical motorized actuators to enable a user to operate the track system from inside the vehicle. The window track is provided with a glass windowpane to complement the profile of the side door window opening. The screen track is provided with a frame to complement the profile of the side door window opening. The screen material is made of a ventilating mesh material. The window and screen tracks may be operated concurrently or independently by a user, as desired. |
| US09751385B2 |
Electrostatic atomization system for vehicle
An electrostatic atomization system for a vehicle includes an electrostatic atomization device that generates and emits charged micro-particle water from an emission port, a vehicle interior introduction port arranged in an instrument panel in a vehicle interior, and a communication duct that connects the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port to emit the charged micro-particle water from the vehicle interior introduction port to the vehicle interior. The communication duct includes a first curved portion, which is arranged between the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port and curved downward in a lower position than the vehicle interior introduction port, and a second curved portion, which is arranged between the first curved portion and the emission port and curved upward in an upper position than the first curved portion. |
| US09751384B2 |
Gas compressor with discharge section and sub-discharge section
A gas compressor includes a cylinder member, a rotor, and a plurality of vanes, wherein a proximal section is provided between the cylinder member and the rotor, so that a single cylinder room which performs a refrigerant gas compression cycle one-time per one rotation of the rotor is defined, and at least one sub-discharge section which maintains pressure of the refrigerant gas in a compression room in discharge pressure by releasing pressure of the compression room when the pressure of the refrigerant gas in the compression room reaches the discharge pressure. |
| US09751383B2 |
Watertight vehicle airduct system
A duct for a vehicle includes an inlet fluidly coupled to an interior of the vehicle and an outlet fluidly coupled to the inlet. A buoyant closure member is disposed between the inlet and the outlet and is movable between an open position permitting flow between the inlet and the outlet and a closed position preventing flow between the inlet and the outlet. The buoyant closure member is normally in the open position and is movable from the open position to the closed position in response to a predetermined volume of water entering the outlet. |
| US09751372B2 |
System for determining an axle load for an agricultural tractor
A system for determining an axle load for an agricultural tractor. The system includes an axle or wheel suspension device arranged on a front axle of the agricultural tractor and has a hydraulic spring strut having a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic piston dividing the hydraulic cylinder into an annular space and a piston space. A first pressure sensor detects a first working pressure, which is present in the annular space. A second pressure sensor detects a second working pressure, which is present in the piston space. A control device calculates a front axle load variable which represents an axle load acting on a front axle on the basis of a pressure force difference derived from the first and second working pressures. |
| US09751369B2 |
Trailer hitch coupler
An improved trailer hitch coupler is provided that includes a tongue recessed portion, a moveable base plate inside the tongue recessed portion, and moveable coupler arms that close around a trailer hitch, and slide into the recessed portion in a closed position. The trailer hitch coupler can include spring biased locking arms that rest in a saddle to secure the coupler arms in a locked position. The improved trailer hitch coupler provides ease of coupling without accurate alignment between the towing vehicle and the trailer. |
| US09751363B2 |
Swivel caster
A mobile cart such as a jogging stroller includes a frame and a swivel caster coupled to the frame. The swivel caster is arranged to swivel relative to the frame about a swivel axis. |
| US09751362B2 |
Wheel securing axle and bicycle hub assembly
A wheel securing axle includes a shaft that includes a first end portion, a second end portion including a thread, and a shaft axis, a washer rotationally supported by the first end portion of the shaft, and a click mechanism arranged between the shaft and the washer. |
| US09751361B2 |
Seal device for a wheel bearing
A wheel bearing has a seal device formed as a pack seal with an annular sealing plate and slinger. The sealing plate has a metal core and an integrally adhered sealing member. The sealing member has a base portion, side lip and radial lip. The base portion covers an inner circumferential surface of the metal core. The radial lip slidingly contacts the cylindrical portion of the slinger. A garter spring is mounted on the radial lip. A tightening force of the garter spring is set to 50% or more of a total tightening force of the radial lip. The tightening force of the radial lip without the garter spring is set to 3N or more. |
| US09751359B2 |
Method for structuring a press belt
The invention relates to a method for structuring a press belt (5) made of metal, which has surface areas having three-dimensional embossed structures (6) to be transferred to decorative panels, and a coating is applied to an outer face of the press belt (5) and the embossed structures (6) are then produced by abrading material from or applying material to uncoated regions of the press belt (5), and the application of the coating is carried out by means of a digitally controlled printing method in which the coating is applied in droplet form, wherein before the press belts (5) are structured, the length and width of the embossed structures (6) are determined, taking into account an anticipated elongation of the press belt (5) in an operative state. |
| US09751357B2 |
Grip positioning device
The present disclosure relates to a grip positioning device that includes a tool receptacle that forms a loop, the loop delineating a tool opening through which a tool may be extended, and a plurality of digit receiving elements each forming a loop, the loops each delineating a finger opening through which a digit of a user may be extended, the digit receiving elements coupled to and positioned about the tool receptacle. The tool receptacle and the digit receiving elements may be constructed from a unitary piece of material and the grip positioning device may further include separators that partition the digit receiving elements from the tool receptacle. |
| US09751354B2 |
Binding method
The present invention relates to a binding method for forming a book. The method includes the steps of: providing a cover (20) having front and back panels (22 and 24) which are joined by a spine panel (26); providing a book block (10) having front and back fly sheets (14 and 16); applying a first adhesive member (40) on a first part of the spine panel (26); applying a second adhesive member (42) on a second part of the spine panel (26); contacting the front fly sheet (14) with the front panel (22) in such a way that a margin of the front fly sheet (14) overlaps the first adhesive member (40); contacting the back fly sheet (16) with the back panel (24) in such a way that a margin of the back fly sheet (16) overlaps the second adhesive member (42); and pressing on the first and second parts of the spine panel (26) to bond the margin of the front fly sheet (22) to the front panel (22) and the margin of the back fly sheet (16) to the back panel (24), respectively. |
| US09751351B2 |
Multi-technology printing system
A system for performing substrateless and/or local donor Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT), comprising a reservoir (9) comprising at least one opening; and an energy source configured to deliver energy to a donor material within said reservoir. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the energy source is a pulsed laser. This system enables deposition of material by LIFT without any need for a donor substrate. Methods of substrateless and local donor LIFT are also disclosed. |
| US09751347B2 |
Printer
A printer has a platen top unit fastened above the platen unit. The platen top unit is separate from the platen unit, and has first star wheels and second star wheels disposed on parallel horizontal frame members extending perpendicularly to the media conveyance direction above the platen surface. The first star wheels and second star wheels prevent the continuous paper conveyed over the platen surface from lifting away from the platen surface. |
| US09751345B2 |
Tape cartridge
A tape cartridge is mounted on a mounting section of a tape printer. The tape printer has an identification portion configured to identify a type of cartridge containing a tape-shaped printing medium. The tape cartridge includes a tape roll around which the printing medium is wound, a core shaft portion that rotatably supports the tape roll, and a fitting portion that is disposed at an inner circumferential side of the core shaft portion and is fitted to the identification portion when the tape cartridge is mounted on the mounting section of the tape printer. The fitting portion is disposed in a depressed portion that is configured to accommodate the identification portion when the tape cartridge is mounted on the mounting section. |
| US09751344B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit which includes a medium support unit which supports a roll-shaped medium, a feeding motor which rotates the medium support unit, and a transmission unit which transmits a driving force of the feeding motor to the medium support unit; a transport unit which transports a medium fed from the feeding unit; and a control unit which adjusts a tensile force of the medium between the medium support unit and the transport unit, by controlling the feeding motor, in which the transmission unit includes a plurality of transmission mechanisms, and the plurality of transmission mechanisms include a belt transmission mechanism which transmits the driving force using a belt. |
| US09751336B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
The disclosure appropriately performs high-quality printing in a case of using ultraviolet curing ink in a serial type inkjet printer. As a solution, a printing apparatus for performing printing in an inkjet mode by a multi-pass scheme includes: inkjet heads, a temporarily hardening light source, a fully hardening light source, and a controller configured to serve as a pixel selector, wherein the temporarily hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light whenever a predetermined number of main scan operations are performed, and the fully hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light after main scan operations of all printing passes finish. |
| US09751327B2 |
Ink jet recording method
An ink jet recording method includes attaching a reaction liquid and one or more ink jet ink compositions to a low-absorbing or non-absorbing recording medium, in which the reaction liquid contains a reactant which is a carboxylic acid or carboxylate that reacts with a component of the ink jet ink composition, the ink jet ink composition contains a resin and water, and when a deposition amount in an area in which the deposition amount of the resin is the greatest per unit area in a deposition area of the ink jet ink composition on the low-absorbing or non-absorbing recording medium is set to be 100%, the reaction liquid and the ink jet ink composition are deposited so that a mass ratio between the deposition amount of the resin and the deposition amount of the reactant (resin/reactant) in the deposition area in which the deposition amount of the resin is in a range of 20% to 100% is in a range of 1.5 to 16. |
| US09751325B2 |
Inkjet printing method and inkjet printer used in the printing method
Using a plurality of colors of inks comprising an oil-based ink containing a dye lake pigment and an oil-based ink containing a pigment other than dye lake pigments, and superposing the plurality of colors of inks when printing, the oil-based ink containing a dye lake pigment is ejected on a printing medium prior to the oil-based ink containing a pigment other than dye lake pigments. |
| US09751324B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a discharge head which discharges a radiation curable ink to a recording medium, an ink container which stores the radiation curable ink to be supplied to the discharge head, an ink circulation flow path which is formed so that the radiation curable ink supplied from the ink container returns back to the ink container, and is connected to the discharge head, a degassing module which is provided in the middle of the ink circulation flow path, and a vacuum controller which controls the degree of vacuum of the degassing module, and the vacuum controller controls the degree of vacuum so that the degree of vacuum is −60 kPa to −20 kPa. |
| US09751321B2 |
Gear pump and printing apparatus provided with same
A gear pump for transporting a fluid includes a pump casing; and a gear assembly which is accommodated in the pump casing. The gear assembly includes a driving gear, a driven gear that mashes with the driving gear, a driving gear shaft to which the driving gear is attached, a driven gear shaft to which the driven gear is attached, and a bearing frame that rotatably supports the driving gear shaft and rotatably supports the driven gear shaft. |
| US09751320B2 |
Printhead with separate address generator for ink level sensors
A printhead with a separate address generator for ink level sensors is described. In an example, a printhead includes drop ejectors fluidically coupled to nozzles, at least one nozzle address generator, nozzle decoders coupled to nozzle address generator(s) and the drop ejectors, ink level sensors each having a sensor circuit in a sensor chamber and a purging resistor circuit, a sensor address generator, and sensor decoders coupled to the sensor address generator and the purging resistor circuit in each of the ink level sensors. |
| US09751316B1 |
Fluidic dispensing device having a stir bar
A fluidic dispensing device includes a housing having an exterior wall and a chamber. The exterior wall has a chip mounting surface and an opening. The chamber defines an interior space having a base wall and a port coupled in fluid communication with the opening. An ejection chip is in fluid communication with the opening. A stir bar is located in the chamber. The stir bar has a rotational axis and a plurality of paddles that radially extend away from the rotational axis. Each of the plurality of paddles has an axial extent having a first tier portion and a second tier portion. The first tier portion has a first radial extent and the second tier portion has a second radial extent, wherein the first radial extent is greater than the second radial extent. |
| US09751313B2 |
Print head for an ink jet printer
A print head for an ink jet printer includes at least one ink supply channel and at least one nozzle having a nozzle channel and an inflow opening, and ink can be pressed from the ink supply channel through the inflow opening into the nozzle channel and ejected therefrom, wherein the nozzle is arranged in a stationary manner on a side wall of the ink supply channel and in the ink supply channel a ram is provided, which can be moved back and forth between a reversal point that has a minimal distance from the inflow opening of the nozzle and a reversal point that has a maximal distance from the inflow opening of the nozzle, wherein a first limiting device limits the movement of a ram end face to a movement between the reversal points; and a second external device is provided for applying a negative pressure relative to the ambient air pressure to the ink in the ink supply channel. |
| US09751312B1 |
Recycle ink tray
A fabric printing device includes a printing surface for holding a fabric to be printed and an ink nozzle array movable between a print position and a standby position. The ink nozzle array is located over the printing surface when in the print position and includes a plurality of ink nozzle groups. Each ink nozzle group is configured to spray a different color ink than an adjacent ink nozzle group. The fabric printing device also includes a recycle ink tray defining a plurality of partitioned ink pools, each ink pool associated with one of the plurality of ink nozzle groups. The ink nozzle array is positioned over the recycle ink tray when in the standby position such that substantially all of the ink sprayed from a particular ink nozzle group is received in a respective partitioned ink pool and isolated from ink in an adjacent partitioned ink pool. |
| US09751306B2 |
Piezoelectric device, liquid ejecting head and method for manufacturing piezoelectric device
A piezoelectric device includes a first substrate having a piezoelectric element on one surface thereof and a second substrate having penetration wiring that includes a through hole formed in a thickness direction thereof and a conductor section formed in the through hole. A resin section is formed on a surface of one substrate of one of the first substrate and the second substrate, which opposes the other substrate, and is formed of an elastic body in a shape protruding toward the other substrate, and a first electrode layer is formed on the surface of the other substrate side of the resin section. A second electrode layer is formed on a surface of the other substrate that opposes the one substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are joined in a state in which the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are abutting against each other. |
| US09751305B2 |
Liquid discharge head and recording device using the same
A liquid discharge head including first flow channel members, each having discharge holes, pressurizing chambers, first common supply flow channels, and first common recovery flow channels where the first common supply flow channels and first common recovery flow channels are long in a first direction, and the first flow channel members are disposed in a second direction; a second flow channel member having a second common supply flow channel and a second common recovery flow channel; and pressurizing parts to respectively pressurize the liquid in the pressurizing chambers. The second flow channel member is disposed on the first flow channel member. The first flow channel member, second flow channel member, second common supply flow channel, and second common recovery flow channel are long in the second direction. Pressure loss may therefore be minimized in the pressurizing chambers without increasing the size of the liquid discharge head in a planar direction. |
| US09751300B2 |
Testing a printhead
A system and method for testing printheads is disclosed. The system comprises an optical sensor mounted on a movable carriage. The optical sensor is moved past a nozzle to be tested on the printhead while the nozzle ejects ink. The output signal of the optical sensor can be used to determine when the trajectory of the ejected ink is improper. |
| US09751299B2 |
Inkjet recording device and inkjet recording method
An inkjet recording device and an inkjet recording method are provided to suppress occurrence of banding in an inkjet recording technology using a plurality of heads. Control is performed on two heads in which some of nozzles of one head overlap nozzles of the other head such that at least one head does not perform ejection from nozzles included in the overlapping nozzles and positioned at ends of nozzle rows. |
| US09751298B2 |
Cutting apparatus, cutting method, and printing apparatus
A cutting apparatus includes a cutting blade that cuts a medium and a casing that holds the cutting blade. The casing has a first passageway in which the medium passing through contacts the cutting blade and a second passageway in which the medium passing through does not contact the cutting blade. |
| US09751297B1 |
Surface treatment method for composite surfaces
A surface treatment method for a composite surface of a basic casing is provided. The composite surface is cooperatively formed by an outer surface and four sidewalls surrounding the outer surface. The surface treatment method includes following steps. A heat transferring film is provided. A printing pattern film is formed on a portion of the heat transferring film via a digital inkjet printing process. The heat transferring film is formed on the composite surface via a vacuum heat transfer process, with edges of the heat transferring film being wrapped around the sidewalls and the printing pattern firm being attached to the outer surface. |
| US09751293B2 |
Laminated substrate separating device and method for separating laminated substrate
A laminated substrate separating device used for separating a first substrate from a second substrate of a laminated substrate is provided. The first and the second substrates are misaligned at an edge of the laminated substrate. The laminated substrate separating device includes a base where the laminated substrate is disposed thereon, and a separating tool movably disposed on the base along an axis. The separating tool presses a portion of the first substrate being exposed out of the second substrate at a misaligned edge such that a gap is formed between the first and the second substrates. The separating tool inserts into the gap at the misaligned edge to press the first substrate, such that the second substrate is separated from the first substrate. A method for separating laminated substrate is also provided. |
| US09751291B2 |
Method and apparatus for sealing two moving webs of material together, which webs have portions which are non-planar
A method and apparatus for pleating or otherwise shaping a web are described herein. The method and apparatus may have numerous applications. In some embodiments, the method and apparatus are used in the formation, filling, and sealing of unit dose packages for consumer products. A method and apparatus for forming sealing two moving webs together, which webs have portions that are non-planar are also described herein. |
| US09751290B2 |
Device and method for the production of two-dimensionally arched structural components from a fiber composite
A device and to a method for the production of essentially two-dimensionally arched large-area structural components from a fiber composite material, including a jig having a convex mounting surface which has longitudinally extending receiving channels for the insertion of construction components and which can be loaded with auxiliary materials, wherein the loaded jig interacts with a laminating bonding device having a corresponding shape for forming the structural component under pressure, wherein the jig includes a mounting shell that at the edge can be elastically deformed inwards, which mounting shell, by way of a plurality of actuators that are articulated to the inside, can be moved between an extended position (A) and at least one retracted position (B) in which the jig can be moved relative to the longitudinally extending receiving channels from the laminating bonding device without undercuts. |
| US09751289B2 |
Insulation articles including corrosion inhibitors and methods of producing the same
Unique insulation articles including corrosion inhibitors and methods of producing the same are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an article of manufacture comprising an insulation mat comprising a cured combination of a plurality of randomly oriented fibers and a binder, the insulation mat extending between a first surface and a second surface, a veil attached to the first surface, the veil structured to inhibit physical movement of the cured combination through the veil, a metal sheet attached to the second surface by a water-containing adhesive contacting the metal sheet and the second surface, and a corrosion inhibitor composition deposited on the cured combination of the insulation mat, the corrosion inhibitor composition being effective to modify toward neutral a pH of the cured combination in contact with water from the water-containing adhesive. |
| US09751287B2 |
Low energy process for making curved sandwich structures with little or no residual stress
A process for fabricating a curved beam including a micro-truss structure. In one embodiment, the process includes fabricating the micro-truss structure on a bottom facesheet, where the micro-truss structure is only partially cured so that it is readily bendable, and then forming the partially cured micro-truss structure and bottom facesheet over a curved fixture, where the partially cured micro-truss structure is then fully cured and hardened to its final curved state. A top facesheet is then adhered to a top surface of the micro-truss structure. In an alternate embodiment, a curved bottom facesheet is forced flat against a fixture and the micro-truss structure is formed while the bottom facesheet is secured to the fixture to a partially cured state. The bottom facesheet is then released from the fixture, which causes it to return to its curved configuration causing the micro-truss structure to bend. |
| US09751285B2 |
Biodegradable sheet
Disclosed is a biodegradable sheet comprising at least one layer which comprises a biodegradable polymer and surface treated nanoclay particles or at least one layer which comprises PVOH grafted with a crosslinker and PBS or PBSA or a combination a biodegradable polymer and surface treated nanoclay particles and at least one layer which comprises PVOH grafted with a crosslinker and PBS or PBSA. |
| US09751283B2 |
Resin-coated metal sheet for containers
The resin-coated metal sheet for containers includes a resin coating layer (A) having a multilayered structure mainly composed of a polyester resin on at least one surface thereof. The resin coating layer (A) includes a resin layer (a1). The resin layer (a1) adheres to the metal sheet, contains (i) a polyester resin, (ii) a phenolic resin, (iii) a metal alkoxide compound and/or a metal chelate compound, (iv) an epoxy resin, and (v) at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamine resins, polyamidoamine resins, and polyamide resins, and is mainly composed of the polyester resin. Preferably, a polyester film (a2) is disposed on the resin layer (a1). |
| US09751281B2 |
Inorganic fiber molded body and process for producing the same
The inorganic fiber molded body of the present invention is characterized in that the molded body has an extremely light weight, and is free from problems such as scattering of fibers and particulate matters from a surface thereof and environmental pollution such as generation of harmful gases. In addition, the present invention provides an inorganic fiber molded body that is excellent in not only thermal shock resistance and mechanical shock resistance but also a high-speed wind erosion resistance, well-balanced in properties and can be used in the applications of various heat-insulating materials. The present invention relates to an inorganic fiber molded body comprising inorganic fibers and inorganic binder particles and having at least one set of a high-fiber density region and a low-fiber density region, in which a ratio of a content of the binder particles in the high-fiber density region to a content of the binder particles in the low-fiber density region as measured by a predetermined method is 0.5:1 to 5:1; and a number-average particle diameter and the number of the inorganic binder particles on an outermost surface of the molded body as measured by a predetermined method are 20 to 35 μm and less than 15, respectively. |
| US09751280B2 |
Rugged elastic nonwoven fabric and method for manufacturing the same
To provide a rugged elastic nonwoven fabric, in which a first fibrous layer containing heat-shrinkable fibers (1A) being latent crimp conjugate fibers, and a second fibrous layer containing heat-fusible heat-shrinkable fibers (2A) or non-heat-shrinkable fibers (2B) both having smaller shrinkage as compared with the fibers (1A) are laminated, and both of the fibrous layers are partially bonded and united with a number of bonded parts arranged at intervals, wherein a maximum shrinkage development temperature of the first fibrous layer is 135° C. or higher, a melting or softening point of a heat-fusible component of the fibers (2A) or (2B) is 70° C. or higher to 130° C. or lower, the second fibrous layer between the bonded parts is projected in a convex by shrinking of the first fibrous layer, and fibers constituting the first fibrous layer are not bonded with each other. |
| US09751279B2 |
Composite elements composed from thermoplastic polymers and polyurethanes, and process for production thereof
The invention relates to composite elements comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an adjacent polyurethane bonded thereto, to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof. |
| US09751275B2 |
Method for rolling up a sheet, and holder for a rolled-up sheet
The invention relates to an assembly of a rolled-up sheet and a holder. The rolled-up sheet has edge regions which touch each other near a first pair of opposite edges, wherein a flat end region is formed. A curved center region is rolled around a longitudinal axis to form a rolled-up end region. The holder is provided with a first support surface for supporting the flat end region of the rolled-up sheet, and with a bearing part for supporting one of the first pair of opposite edges. The holder furthermore has a clamping part which can be fixed in a holding position with respect to the first support surface in which the rolled-up sheet can be clamped between the clamping part and the first support surface. |
| US09751272B2 |
Method for manufacturing a golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a golf ball excellent in kneading workability when preparing a core rubber composition containing (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a golf ball comprising the steps of blending (a) a base rubber and at least (b) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof to prepare a first masterbatch; blending (a) a base rubber and at least (c) a crosslinking initiator to prepare a second masterbatch; blending the first masterbatch and second masterbatch to form a core rubber composition; molding the core rubber composition into a spherical core; and forming one or more cover layers covering the spherical core. |
| US09751271B2 |
Tire direct-pressure shaping and electromagnetic induction heating curing method and apparatus
A tire direct-pressure shaping and electromagnetic induction heating curing method and apparatus uses an inner metal mold including large and small segments, a telescoping mechanism, supporting plates attached to the segments, and induction heating coils. A cavity in the middle of the segments is filled of phase change material. The temperature of the mold rises rapidly by the thermal effect of an eddy current generated on the surface of the segments to heat the green tire. When the middle part of the segment is heated to a certain temperature, the phase change material absorbs and stores the excess heat. Therefore, the temperature of the middle part of the segment differs from one of two ends of the segment. Once the tire is cured, the inner mold in the expanded condition and the outer mold support very high pressure for the green tire together. |
| US09751265B2 |
Method for preparing a composite of metal and resin
It is an object of the present invention to securely and integrally join a metal and a resin, more particularly, a shaped titanium alloy substrate and a resin composition. A titanium alloy substrate is used that has undergone surface roughening by chemical etching or the like so as to have a ultrafine textured face in which bent, ridge-like protrusions having a width and height of from ten to a few hundred nanometers and a length of from a few to a few hundred microns rise up on the surface at a spacing period of from ten to a few hundred nanometers. A titanium alloy piece 1 with its surface treated is inserted into the cavity of a metallic mold for injection molding 10 and a specific resin composition 4 is injected to obtain an integrated composite 7. The main resin component of the resin composition 4 that is used can be a polyphenylene sulfide resin (PPS) or a polybutylene terephthalate resin (PBT). High injection joining strength is obtained if the resin composition contains, as an auxiliary component, a polyethylene terephthalate resin and/or polyolefin resin in the case of PBT and a polyolefin resin in the case of PPS. |
| US09751263B2 |
Injection molding to finish parts printed with a three-dimensional object printer
A method for forming a three-dimensional object uses a three-dimensional object printer to form a printed part and an injection molding system is used to form a molded part that adjoins the printed part and completes the three-dimensional object formation. The method includes operating an ejector head of a three-dimensional object printer to eject drops of material onto a platen to form the printed part, operating an actuator to move the printed part from the platen to a cavity of an injection mold of an injection molding system, and operating injectors of the injection molding system to inject material into the cavity of the injection mold to form the molded part that adjoins the printed part to form the three-dimensional object. |
| US09751257B2 |
Ultrasonic welder clamp
A device for joining thermoplastic workpieces includes an ultrasonic welder including an ultrasonic transducer, a booster and a horn having a welding tip. A clamping mechanism attaches to the ultrasonic welder and includes an upper frame coupled to a boot. The welding tip of the horn of the ultrasonic welder projects into an aperture in the boot of the clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism exerts a clamping force on the workpieces that differs from a welding force exerted on the workpieces by the ultrasonic welder when the ultrasonic welder is operating to join the thermoplastic workpieces. |
| US09751248B2 |
Method for making a dual chamber bottle
A multiple-chamber container that is extrusion blow molded with a single neck finish and a method to trim the single neck finish is provided. The physical appearance of the multiple-chamber container before the trimming process differs from the multiple-chamber container after the trimming process. The multiple-chamber container includes multiple openings that are configured to engage with a single cap after the trimming process to create a seal. The multiple-chamber container may contain different materials, such as liquids, gel-like substances, granular materials, food, etc. that are not permitted to flow from one chamber to the other chamber when the cap is engaged with the chamber openings. |
| US09751247B2 |
Extrusion method
A method is provided for producing solid cellulose filaments or films from a solution of cellulose, NMMO (N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide) and water, including pressure-extruding the solution by one or more extrusion openings and by solidifying the filaments or films in a precipitation bath. The solution is guided between the extrusion opening and the precipitation bath by an air gap, the temperature of the solution on the extrusion opening being lower than 105° C. and the pressure difference in the air gap between the pressure of the solution immediately prior to extrusion and after extrusion is between 8 and 40 bar. |
| US09751241B2 |
Foam gasket and bonding tape based on polyurethane dispersions
A polymer sheet includes a polyurethane core. The polyurethane core has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The polymer sheet can have at least one functional layer overlying a major surface. The polymer sheet has a thickness tPS. The polyurethane core has a thickness tPC. In embodiments tPC can be at least 0.3 tPS. The polyurethane core can have at least one of the following property: (i) a Scratch Resistance Rating, as further described herein, of not greater than about 10 wt %, (ii) an elongation at break of at least 200%, (iii) a tensile strength at break of at least 0.3 MPa, (iv) a loss of tensile strength of not greater than about 30% when exposed to UV light according to standard SAE J1960 (Rev. August 2003). The polymer sheet can be used for gaskets or bonding tapes. |
| US09751238B2 |
Device for measuring thrust load acting on rotor of sealed kneading apparatus
A device for measuring a thrust load acting on a rotor of a hermetically sealed kneader includes displacement sensors (19) and a load-calculating member. The displacement sensors (19) are configured to measure relative displacement along the axial direction of an outer ring-fixing member (17), which is for fixing the outer ring (16) of one end of a bearing (6), or a casing (18) with respect to an inner ring-fixing member (20), which is for fixing the inner ring (13) of the one end of the bearing (6), or the rotor (5). The load-calculating unit calculates the thrust load acting on the rotor (5) by multiplying the relative displacement measured by the displacement sensors (19) by a conversion coefficient. |
| US09751231B2 |
Polarizing film cutting knife and method of manufacturing polarizing plate using the same
A polarizing film cutting knife includes a body portion extending in a first direction, and a knife portion connected to the body portion. The knife portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surfaces form a first angle. The first angle is about 21.8 to 22.2 degrees. |
| US09751230B2 |
Razor blades
A razor blade having a substrate with a cutting edge being defined by a sharpened tip. The substrate has thicknesses of 1.60-1.75 micrometers and 9.25-10.00 micrometers measured at a distance of four and forty micrometers from the blade tip, respectively. A ratio of the thickness measured at four micrometers to the thickness measured at forty micrometers is between 0.165-0.185. The substrate thickness is about 2.70-3.00 micrometers at eight micrometers from the blade tip, about 4.44-5.00 micrometers at sixteen micrometers from the blade tip with a thickness ratio measured at four micrometers and eight micrometers between 0.56-0.62, and a thickness ratio measured at four micrometers and sixteen micrometers between 0.32-0.40. The blade edge shape is defined by equation w=adn where “a” is between 0.50-0.62 and “n” is between 0.76-0.80. An included angle of less than 7° is measured at a distance of forty micrometers or greater from the blade tip. A nitrided substrate may also be provided. |
| US09751229B2 |
Heated shaving razor
A shaving razor system with a housing having a guard and a cap. At least one blade is mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap. At least one metallic clip secures the at least one blade to the housing. A heater bar to provide warmth to the user's skin during shaving that directly contacts the at least one clip and the at least one clip directly contacts the at least one blade to provide heat to the at least one blade. |
| US09751228B2 |
Shaving cartridges having thermal sensors
A shaving razor system with a heating element for transferring heat during a shaving stroke. The heating element has a skin contacting surface. An insulating member for delivering heat to the heating element has a plurality of spaced apart thermal sensors are mounted to the insulating member and positioned below the skin contacting surface. An electrical circuit is configured to deliver energy to the insulating member. The electrical circuit has a control circuit for temperature regulation. A power source is in communication with the electrical circuit. The thermal sensors measure the temperature of the heating element and are in communication with the control circuit. |
| US09751227B2 |
Method and system for regulating electric current flow from a power source to a blade cartridge in a wet shave razor
A method for regulating current flow in a wet shave razor includes one or more conductive materials, such as metals, in electric circuit connection, wherein each conductive material has unique resistance properties and is used to regulate the amount of current (i.e. heat) flowing to at least one electrically powered component on the blade cartridge, and particularly one or more electrically powered devices/elements on the blade cartridge such as, but not limited to, one or more blades, one or more heating elements, a vibration device, illuminating device (e.g. LED or bulb), gauges, or indicators. The length and thickness of the conductive materials used in the electric circuit further affects the total circuit resistance and, accordingly, the amount of current flowing to the blade cartridge for heating the blades. In other embodiments, the dissimilar material conductors may be used to regulate current flow to alternative electrically conductive components. |
| US09751224B2 |
Forceps
A forceps, in particular surgical forceps, having at least one handle and a pressure lever which is mounted in a pivotal manner relative to the handle and further having a jaw consisting of two jaw parts, one of which is provided on the handle. A lever arm is to be arranged between the handle and the pressure lever, wherein the lever arm has the second jaw part and pressure can be applied to the lever arm by the pressure lever. |
| US09751222B2 |
Lockback folding knife with safety mechanism
A lockback folding knife having a handle, a blade body pivotally connected in the handle, a constraint member pivotally connected with the handle and having an end abutted with the peripheral edge of the blade body when the blade body is completely stretched out of or received into the handle, a first elastic element having an end fastened in the handle and other end abutted with other end of the constraint member, a locking pin protruded on the constraint member, and a safety switch pivotally connected in the handle and having a locking groove formed thereon corresponding to the locking pin. The locking groove and pin are fastened together when the blade body is completely stretched out of or received into the handle, and the locking groove is escaped from being fastened with the locking pin when the safety switch is applied force. |
| US09751220B2 |
Flexure based torque sensor
An example device may include an annular flexure hub including a first stationary head, a second stationary head, a first rotatable head, and a second rotatable head. Each of the heads comprise an annular sector of the flexure hub, and the first and second stationary heads are interleaved between the first and second rotatable heads. The device may also include a stationary housing coupled to the first stationary head and the second stationary head of the flexure hub. The device may also include a first sensor positioned adjacent to the first rotatable head of the flexure hub, and a second sensor positioned adjacent to the second rotatable head of the flexure hub. The device may also include a rotatable housing coupled to the first rotatable head and the second rotatable head of the flexure hub. |
| US09751219B2 |
Umbilical member clamping device for clamping umbilical members via elastic body
An umbilical member clamping device includes a base member attached to a body of a robot, an elastic body provided so as to surround a periphery of an umbilical member bundle including umbilical members, a clamp member secured to the base member so as to press the umbilical member bundle to the base member via the elastic body, and an insert member inserted to a corner portion of a space which receives the umbilical member bundle and which is defined by the clamp member and the base member when the clamp member is secured to the base member. |
| US09751217B2 |
Robot hand for transporting article, robot and robot system provided with robot hand, and method for controlling robot hand
A robot hand capable of reducing the load moment applied on the wrist of the robot hand in lifting an article includes a base, a first hand arm, and a second hand arm. The first hand arm is mounted on the base, includes a holding part configured to hold the article, and is configured such that the holding part is movable between a first distal position away from the base in a first direction, and a first proximal position close to the base more than the first distal position. The second hand arm is mounted on the base, includes a counter balancer weight, and is configured such that the counter balancer weight is movable between a second distal position away from the base in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a second proximal position close to the base more than the second distal position. |
| US09751216B2 |
Robot
A robot capable of communicating according to a gesture may include a plurality of link members, and an outer cover member surrounding the plurality of link members. The shape of the outer cover member is varied into a curved shape, when the outer cover member is adhered closely to the plurality of link members, according to the variation of the shapes of the plurality of link members. |
| US09751214B2 |
Apparatus for returning of robot and returning method thereof
An apparatus for returning of robot and a returning method thereof are provided, in which the apparatus for returning of robot includes a signal transmitter which is disposed on a charging station and transmits a single front signal and a plurality of distance signals including first, second and third distance signals, a signal receiver which is disposed on the robot and includes a plurality of receiving sensors to receive any one among the single front signal and one among the plurality of distance signals, and a controller which calculates an angle of the charging station by using one among the received single front signal and the plurality of received distance signals and controls the driving so that the robot can return to the charging station by using the calculated angle of the charging station. |
| US09751213B2 |
System and method for robot operating environment discovery
A method of accommodating a payload and determining a working environment in a robotic system is disclosed. The method is directed to using a motor current measurement taken at the axis motors of a robotic system to calculate various parameters including payload balance, mass, moment of inertia, friction force and traction force. This measurement is based on the known relationship between motor current and motor torque. |
| US09751211B1 |
Smart robot part
Example implementations may relate a robot part including a processor, at least one sensor, and an interface providing wireless connectivity. The processor may determine that the robot part is removablly connected to a particular robotic system and may responsively obtain identification information to identify the particular robotic system. While the robot part is removablly connected to the particular robotic system, the processor may (i) transmit, to an external computing system, sensor data that the processor received from the at least one sensor and (ii) receive, from the external computing system, environment information (e.g., representing characteristics of an environment in which the particular robotic system is operating) based on interpretation of the sensor data. And based on the identification information and the environment information, the processor may generate a command that causes the particular robotic system to carry out a task in the environment. |
| US09751205B2 |
Extension-type holder
An extension-type holder comprising a cover, a movable base, a tube and an extensible rod assembly, the cover has an eccentric rod, the movable base has an eccentric pipe, a rotating joint is disposed between the extensible rod assembly and the tube, wherein the eccentric pipe can contain the eccentric rod, the tube can contain the movable base, a holding space can be formed between a cover and a movable base when the eccentric rod and the movable base is in an extending state. |
| US09751202B2 |
Assisted opening multitool method and apparatus
An assisted opening multitool handle comprising a handle housing having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the handle housing having first and second longitudinal regions, the handle housing having an interior surface defining a channel region. The assisted opening multitool handle further comprises a tool member pivotally attached to the handle housing and operatively configured to be positioned in a closed orientation within the channel region and configured to rotate in an opening direction to an open orientation. |
| US09751201B2 |
Landscape lighting pocket tool
A landscape lighting pocket tool having a set of foldable retractable tool bits for working on an article to enable on the go and on the spot adjusting or repairing an article or a system as well as one or more tool bits that may an angle adjustable level for determining a level condition of an article, a drywall saw blade that allows the handle of the foldable pocket tool to be used as a handle of the drywall saw blade and a set of bevel cutting edges in the jaws of the foldable pocket tool to allow a person to both cut and strip insulation from a variety of different wire sizes wire without damaging the wire. |
| US09751200B2 |
Core disassembling device
The invention relates to a core disassembling device. The core disassembling device comprises an opening-closing box housing and at least one holding hole deposited at one side of the opening-closing box housing. The opening-closing box housing comprises an upper housing and a bottom housing, and the holding hole comprises a first notch and a second notch. The first notch is deposited at one side of the upper housing and the second notch is deposited at one side of the bottom housing. The second notch is corresponded to the first notch. When the opening-closing box housing is closed, the first notch and the second notch constitute the holding hole for holding and fixing the core of the capacitance pen. Therefore, it is easy and convenient for a user to draw the core out the capacitance pen and to change a new core. |
| US09751196B2 |
Electric ratchet wrench
An electric ratchet wrench includes a driving member rotatably mounted in a body for driving a fastener. A pawl device is pivotably mounted to the driving member. First and second ring gears are rotatably mounted around the driving member and mesh with the pawl device. A direction switching rod is pivotably mounted to the driving member. A transmission shaft is rotatably received in the body and includes an end connected to a motor shaft of a motor. The other end of the transmission shaft is connected to a bevel gear disengageably meshed with the first and second ring gears. The transmission shaft can be driven by the motor shaft to drive the bevel gear, the first and second ring gears, and the driving member to rotate. |
| US09751191B2 |
Grinding tool including a matrix and at least one wear-promoting particle embedded in the matrix
A grinding tool, such as a cutting disc, includes a matrix, in particular a sintered metal matrix, and diamonds embedded in the matrix. At least the majority of the diamonds are each assigned at least one wear-promoting particle. The at least one wear-promoting particle is likewise embedded in the matrix. |
| US09751189B2 |
Compliant polishing pad and polishing module
A polishing device includes a housing, a flexible base coupled to the housing, and a contact region disposed on a first side of the flexible base, wherein the flexible base expands and contracts based on pressure contained within the housing and a second side of the flexible base to form a contact area on the first side that is less than a surface area of the flexible base. |
| US09751163B2 |
Method for producing a pendulum of a pendulum slide cell pump
A method for producing a pendulum of a pendulum slide cell pump may include providing a prefabricated pendulum body and performing a post-machining operation on the pendulum body only at a plurality of contact locations at which the pendulum body contacts at least one of an inner rotor and an outer rotor of the pendulum slide cell pump. |
| US09751159B2 |
Flux formulations
Flux formulations that remain pliable and tack-free after deposition are disclosed. In certain examples, the flux comprises a first component and an effective amount of a second component to provide a pliable flux after deposition. The flux may also include activators, plasticizers, surface active agents and other components. |
| US09751154B2 |
Transparent material processing with an ultrashort pulse laser
Methods for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials. A method for scribing transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create multiple scribe features with a single pass of the laser beam across the material, with at least one of the scribe features being formed below the surface of the material. This enables clean breaking of transparent materials at a higher speed than conventional techniques. Slightly modifying the ultrashort pulse laser processing conditions produces sub-surface marks. When properly arranged, these marks are clearly visible with side-illumination and not clearly visible without side-illumination. In addition, a method for welding transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create a bond through localized heating. The ultrashort pulse duration causes nonlinear absorption of the laser radiation, and the high repetition rate of the laser causes pulse-to-pulse accumulation of heat within the materials. The laser is focused near the interface of the materials, generating a high energy fluence at the region to be welded. This minimizes damage to the rest of the material and enables fine weld lines. |
| US09751153B2 |
Effort modulation for process control of friction stir operations
A system and method for making adjustments to output effort from a spindle driver using a multi-stage nested control loop of an active controller to provide constant power to a friction stir zone during a friction stir operation. Providing constant power facilitates temperature control within the friction stir zone and thereby improves the result of the operation such as a weld. |
| US09751150B2 |
Power source for electric arc welding
A power source for an electric arc welding process, wherein the power source comprises an input stage having an AC input and a first DC output signal; a second stage in the form of an unregulated DC to DC converter having an input connected to the first DC output signal and an output in the form of a second DC output signal electrically isolated from the first DC output signal and with a magnitude of a given ratio to the first DC output signal; and, a third stage to convert the second DC output signal to a welding output for the welding process. |
| US09751149B2 |
Welding stand for a welding system
A welding system includes a motion tracking system comprising a camera having a lens. The welding system also includes a cover disposed over the lens of the camera. The cover is configured to enable infrared light to pass therethrough and to block environmental elements from contacting the lens of the camera. The cover is disposed over the lens of the camera at an angle relative to a face of the camera, and the angle is between approximately 10 and 60 degrees. |
| US09751145B2 |
Sealing device for slot-type vacuum glass
A sealing device for slot-type vacuum glass is provided with a slot (11) through which a glass sheet to be sealed passes, inductive heating coils (14) are arranged around the slot, and the circumference of the glass sheet to be sealed is gradually hermetically sealed through metal brazing process as the glass sheet to be sealed passes through the slot via conveyor rollers (13). The device is further provided with a casing (10-1) and press wheels or rollers (15), and the slot extends through the casing, the inductive heating coils are arranged inside the casing around the slot, the press wheels or rollers (15) are set in the casing. The device is only required to be arranged in the middle of conveyor rollers in order to ensure that the glass sheet can pass through the slot, thereby simplifying equipment and sealing process, enhancing sealing efficiency. |
| US09751142B2 |
High-frequency-vibration-assisted electrolytic grinding method and device therefor
To provide a high-frequency-vibration-assisted electrolytic grinding method and a device therefor in which micro abrasive grains can be used so as to improve the grinding accuracy and efficiency. A high-frequency-vibration-assisted electrolytic grinding method in which a work is grinded by a grinding stone while electrolytic reaction is performed by applying a voltage between the grinding stone and the work through an electrolytic solution and high-frequency vibration is transmitted to the grinding stone or the work wherein; the grinding stone has non-conductive micro abrasive grains with grain sizes of less than #400 in accordance with the JIS R6001 standard of grinding stones for precision polishing projecting from its surface formed of conductive binding material, and the distance between the grinding stone and the work, which is regulated by the projecting lengths of the micro abrasive grains from the base of the grinding stone, is set to less than 0.02 mm. |
| US09751141B2 |
Method, tool and device for profiling a finishing tool
Method for profiling a finishing tool, in particular a grinding worm, having a first and a second finishing flank; the method providing the steps of: arranging a cutting portion of a profiling tool in contact with the first flank of the thread; causing the cutting portion to slide in contact with the first flank of the thread so as to profile it; removing the cutting portion from the thread; automatically rotating the profiling tool so as to arrange the cutting portion in contact with a second flank of the thread; and causing the cutting portion to slide in contact with the second flank of the thread so as to profile it. |
| US09751129B2 |
Process and apparatus for producing powder particles by atomization of a feed material in the form of an elongated member
The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for producing powder particles by atomization of a feed material in the form of an elongated member such as a wire, a rod or a filled tube. The feed material is introduced in a plasma torch. A forward portion of the feed material is moved from the plasma torch into an atomization nozzle of the plasma torch. A forward end of the feed material is surface melted by exposure to one or more plasma jets formed in the atomization nozzle. The one or more plasma jets being includes an annular plasma jet, a plurality of converging plasma jets, or a combination of an annular plasma jet with a plurality of converging plasma jets. Powder particles obtained using the process and apparatus are also described. |
| US09751128B2 |
Pulling-up-type continuous casting apparatus and pulling-up-type continuous casting method
A pulling-up-type continuous casting apparatus includes a holding furnace that holds molten metal, a shape defining member disposed above a surface of the molten metal held in the holding furnace, and configured to define a cross-sectional shape of a cast-metal article as the molten metal passes through it, an image pickup unit that takes an image of the molten metal that has passed through the shape defining member, an image analysis unit that detects a fluctuation on the molten metal from the image and determines a solidification interface based on presence/absence of the fluctuation, and a casting control unit that changes a casting condition only when the solidification interface determined by the image analysis unit is not within a predetermined reference range. The casting control unit uses a reference range which differs according to the pulling-up angle of the molten metal. |
| US09751126B2 |
Method for controlling surface quality of ultra-low carbon steel slab
The present invention provides a method for controlling the surface quality of an ultra-low carbon steel slab, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the phosphorus (P) concentration, sulfur (S) concentration and superheating degree of a molten steel which is introduced into a mould in a continuous casting process for producing the ultra-low carbon steel slab, the width of the mould, and the casting speed of the slab; and calculating the depth of a hook which is formed when the molten steel is solidified into the slab, based on the measured width of the mould, the measured phosphorus (P) concentration, sulfur (S) concentration and superheating degree of the molten steel, and the measured casting speed of the slab. |
| US09751125B2 |
Method of manufacturing a gear
A forging apparatus carries out a method of manufacturing a gear having external teeth on an outer circumferential wall surface thereof and internal teeth on an inner circumferential wall surface thereof. First, an internal tooth forming die is inserted through a through hole defined in a workpiece. Next, a pressing die is caused to abut against the workpiece, and an external tooth machining die finishes the external teeth while preventing a support die from being lowered under action of damping mechanisms. Thereafter, a pressing die presses the workpiece to apply a load in excess of a preset load for the damping mechanisms. The support die is then lowered to lower the workpiece along the internal tooth forming die. At this time, the internal teeth are formed on the inner circumferential wall surface of the workpiece. |
| US09751124B2 |
System and method of making a forged part
A system and method of making a forged part. A flange may be forged between first and second ends of the part by actuating an upset punch against a second end of the tube that is disposed opposite the first end. The flange may extend away from an axis along which an upset punch is actuated. |
| US09751119B2 |
Composition, method and apparatus for soil remediation
The disclosure describes a composition, process and apparatus for soil remediation on site using an encapsulating agent to separate contaminants from soil. The contaminated soil is saturated with the encapsulating agent, creating an immediate reaction causing the contaminants to dissociate from the soil in favor of association with the encapsulating agent. The encapsulating agent attracts and associates with the contaminants but do not dissolve them, resulting in a clearly-defined heterogeneous mixture with at least three phases, wherein said phases include contaminants at the top of the mixture, encapsulation agent at the middle and cleansed soil at the bottom of the mixture. |
| US09751116B2 |
Pipe material removal apparatus and method
Apparatus for removing material lining the inside surface of a cylindrical structure, the apparatus comprising: a support for supporting the structure in a horizontal orientation; an elongate horizontal boom for being inserted into the structure; a nozzle assembly connected to the boom member, the nozzle assembly comprising one or more nozzles wherein each nozzle is suitably spaced from the lining to deliver a jet of fluid under pressure to the lining; a conduit in fluid communication with the nozzle assembly suitable for delivering a flow of fluid to each nozzle under sufficient pressure to cut the lining material adjacent the nozzle; and a rotation mechanism cooperating with the support to passively enable the structure to being rotated while supported by the support or to actively impart rotation to the structure while supported by the support, wherein the rotation of the structure is about a central longitudinal axis of the structure. |
| US09751104B2 |
Apparatus for substrate double-surface hole-filling
The present invention provides a substrate double-surface hole-filling apparatus for carrying out a hole-filling operation on a substrate which has a first surface and a second surface, comprises a first feeding device, a first scraping device, a first drying device, a second feeding device, a second scraping device, a second drying device and a turnover device. The substrate double-surface hole-filling apparatus has a turnover device turning over the substrate which needs to be carried out with hole-filling operation. Therefore, the substrate double-surface hole-filling apparatus can automatically carry out the hole-filling operation on two surfaces of the substrate without manual turnover of the substrate, thus improving production efficiency. |
| US09751098B2 |
Gyrating nozzle spray gun
A gyrating nozzle spray gun includes a grip including an air inlet, a valve seat, a gas-delivery tube connected to the valve seat and terminating in a mating connection portion and a trigger operable for letting external compressed air go into the air inlet and the gas-delivery tube, an attachment tube connected to the mating connection portion of the gas-delivery tube, and a gyrating pattern generator including a gas-supply tube connected to the mating connection portion and suspended in an accommodation chamber, a bearing mounted on a connecting portion, a coupling socket mounted on an outer race and a gyrating nozzle fastened to the coupling socket and rotatably disposed in an orifice and defining a gas accumulation chamber and an oblique jet hole for ejection of the intake flow of compressed air that goes through the air inlet, the gas-delivery tube and the gas-supply tube into the gas accumulation chamber. |
| US09751097B2 |
Topical spray composition to benefit skin
A topical spray composition and a system for containing and applying the composition is described. The composition has liquid emulsifiers that unexpectedly result in a superior product suitable to be applied homogeneously. |
| US09751094B2 |
Distributor for a scroll screen centrifugal separator
A scroll screen centrifugal separator includes a distributor that is configured to receive slurry received from a feed conduit. The distributor is configured to deflect the received slurry to a screen of the scroll screen centrifugal separator. In some embodiments, the distributor may include a distributor that has a flat surface encircled by a lip or having one or more lips positioned on the flat surface, an inclined surface, or a declined surface that faces the mouth of the feed conduit. In other embodiments, the distributor may include a plurality of dam members for defining passageways through which slurry is passable through the distributor prior to being ejected to a screen of the separator. In other embodiments, the distributor may include a distributor plate that has a plurality of radial arms attached thereto that are configured to direct slurry to the basket with a rotational velocity. |
| US09751092B2 |
Electrostatic coalescer and method for electrostatic coalescence
The invention relates to a device for electrostatic coalescence of liquid particles in a flowing fluid mixture, comprising: a tube having an feed opening located at the front side of the tube and a discharge opening located on the opposite side of the tube and a least one arrangement with flow guide vanes arranged in the tube, positioned in between the opened infeed side and an opposite opened outfeed side, for reducing the turbulence or for imparting a rotating movement to the fluid mixture flowing through the tube. The invention also relates to a method for electrostatic coalescence of liquid particles in a flowing fluid mixture. |
| US09751091B2 |
Systems and methods for separating metallic and nonmetallic particles in a mixed-particle suspension
A continuous flow particle separation system for separating metallic and nonmetallic particles from a mixed-particle suspension includes a fluid channeling component defining an input channel and first and second output channels fluidly connected to the input channel at a bifurcated junction, a first electrode and a second electrode arranged proximate the input channel at least partially prior to the bifurcated junction, and an alternating current (AC) electric power source electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes have shapes configured to provide a spatially-gradient electric field across the input channel, and the AC electric power source is configured to provide an AC electric potential to the first and second electrodes to cause a separation of the metallic and nonmetallic particles by dielectrophoresis due to a difference in dielectrophoretic forces imposed on the metallic particles relative to those of the nonmetallic particles such that first output fluid flow in the first output channel has an enriched concentration of metallic particles and second output fluid flow in the second output channel has an enriched concentration of nonmetallic particles relative to the mixed-particle suspension in said input channel. |
| US09751088B2 |
Method for operating a mill
The rotational speed of the drum of an ore mill may be controlled variably over time. By rotating the drum during a first time interval at high speed, especially hard or dense particles are broken up by tumbling. At the same time, the discharge characteristics of the mill are adversely affected. In a subsequent second time interval, the drum is rotated at a slower speed, and the material is discharged more effectively, whereas the tumbling movement inside the mill is not achieved. The combination of said different modes of operation within short time periods in continuous operation may improve both the comminution as a result of a tumbling motion of the material and also the discharge of the ground material. By regulating the rotational speed with different target values within short time windows, different requirements for the movement behavior of the material to be ground and for the discharge characteristics of the ground material can be simultaneously optimized. This may allow a higher throughput for the mill. |
| US09751084B2 |
Biological culture assembly
The invention relates to a single use cell culture assembly for use in carrying out bioreactions and growing microorganisms, and tissue and cell cultures. The cell culture assembly is designed to receive an insert having a microscope slide upper surface, and includes a well frame having a plurality of partitioned well compartments, adapted to be positioned on the upper surface of the insert, and includes a liquid-impermeable releasable seal positioned on or within the lower edge of the well frame for maintaining a liquid-impermeable barrier between well compartments. |
| US09751083B2 |
Electronic module for real-time droplet-position sensing and driving in digital microfluidic system
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a digital microfluidic system is provided. The digital microfluidic system includes a device, a control electronics, a field programmed gate array (FPGA), and a computer. The device includes a droplet on an electrode array, where the electrode array includes a plurality of electrodes. The control electronics connects to the device and provides an actuation pulse to the electrodes, where the control electronics generates a capacitance-derived frequency signal. The FPGA connects to the control electronics and collects the capacitance-derived frequency signal. The computer connects to the FPGA, the computer uses a frequency of the capacitance-derived frequency signal to calculate a precise droplet position and generates a duration voltage signal. |
| US09751078B2 |
Non-precious metal based water electrolysis catalyst for oxygen evolution at anode and hydrogen evolution at cathode and preparation method of the same
Disclosed is a non-precious metal based water electrolysis catalyst represented by CoX/C (X is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, O, B, S and N) for evolution of hydrogen and oxygen at a cathode and anode, respectively, at the same time, the catalyst including a cobalt-containing compound fixed to a carbon carrier. |
| US09751075B2 |
Ceria-zirconia complex oxide material and method for producing same
A satisfactory oxygen storage material and a method for producing it are provided. The oxygen storage material comprises zirconia particles with a ceria-zirconia complex oxide supported on the zirconia particles. The ceria-zirconia complex oxide includes a pyrochlore phase and has a mean crystallite diameter of 10 nm to 22.9 nm. |
| US09751071B2 |
Continuous microwave-assisted segmented flow reactor for high-quality nanocrystal synthesis
Systems and methods for synthesizing high-quality nanocrystals via segmented, continuous flow microwave-assisted reactor were developed. |
| US09751070B2 |
Structure modifying apparatus
An apparatus for activating a chemistry disposed upon a target structure includes a handle having an axis of orientation; a structure contacting element attached to the handle a radiant energy source having an emissive outlet adjacent to the structure contacting element wherein a vector associated with the application of the apparatus to a structure intersects and is normal to the axis of orientation and passes through the structure contacting surface. |
| US09751068B2 |
Target substance transfer method, crystal production method, composition production method, and target substance transfer device
The present invention provides a target substance transfer method, a crystal production method, a composition production method, and a target substance transfer device, which allow the concentration of a target substance to be increased easily and effectively. The target substance transfer method is a method for transferring a target substance 103 from a first phase 101 that is a liquid or solid phase containing the target substance 103 to a second phase 102 including: a phase approximation step of bringing the first phase 101 and the second phase 102 into close proximity; and a bubble collapse step of forming bubbles in the vicinity of a boundary between the first phase 101 and the second phase 102 and then causing the bubbles to collapse. |
| US09751062B2 |
Mobile blending apparatus for providing fluids with properties that vary over time
A blending system includes one or more tank platforms. The tank platforms are transportable via road, rail, or vessel. One or more bulk containers are located on the tank platforms. The bulk containers are capable of storing and handling concentrated fluids. A blending platform may be coupled to the tank platforms. The blending platform is transportable via road, rail, or vessel. A blending unit is located on the blending platform. The blending unit blends the concentrated fluids with one or more of the additive fluids and water to continuously produce desired fluids as needed. The desired fluids may be used in a well in a subsurface of the earth. The flow of concentrated fluids and water may be automatically controlled to provide the desired fluid with one or more properties that vary over time with a selected variation profile. |
| US09751058B2 |
Agricultural feed mixer transmission torque sensor assembly
Described herein is an exemplary torque sensing assembly for a feed mixer that includes, a frame of a feed mixer, the frame having a first frame portion and a second frame portion; a transmission having at least two speeds, a housing, an input shaft, and an output shaft, a load cell secured to a second frame portion of the frame; a mounting plate having a first side portion and a second side portion situated opposite the first side, the transmission secured by a plurality of fasteners to a top surface of the mounting plate, hinge rotatably connecting the first side portion to the first frame portion, and a load contact point situated in contact with the load cell, wherein a resultant torque is impartable to the housing to provide a downward force on the load cell, via the load contact point. |
| US09751057B2 |
Fluidics apparatus and fluidics substrate
A method of using a fluidics apparatus for lysing a cell. In the method, the cell is placed in a fluid sample contacting a substrate surface. The method further includes providing surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the substrate surface, causing cell lyses. |
| US09751056B2 |
Mixing syringe
A movable mixing disc may be utilized in connection with a syringe. The mixing disc may comprise a hole which may be covered by a fine screen or coupled to a porous member, allowing only certain elements of a solution to pass through the mixing disc. Actuation of a plunger of the syringe may cause liquid to emerge from the mixing disc hole as a high velocity jet or other turbulent flow, stirring up any settled particles on a distal side of the mixing disc. As the ejection continues, the mixing disc may be pushed forward by the plunger in order to eliminate any unused volume. Also, the mixing disc may be moved forward by virtue of a pressure difference created by a pressure drop across the mixing disc, such as a pressure drop created as the plunger is displaced to induce fluid flow across the mixing disc. |
| US09751055B2 |
Auger with continuous knife
An auger is provided for cutting and mixing bulk fibrous feed placed into a mixing chamber of a mixer for eventual consumption by livestock. The auger comprises flighting have an outside edge defining the periphery of the auger. A knife is provided, connected to the periphery of the flighting in a continuous or substantially continuous manner along at least a major portion of the periphery of the flighting of the auger. The continuous or substantially continuous knife may include knife sections placed adjacent and substantially longitudinally to one another thereby providing a continuous or substantially continuous knife. The auger having the continuous or nearly continuous knife along the periphery provides a substantially clean cut of fibrous bulk material and a reduction in crushing and/or tearing of the fibrous material relative to an auger with a non-continuous knife or an auger with a serrated knife. |
| US09751054B2 |
Milk foamer
The present invention provides a milk foamer that implements simplification of a configuration of a cup lid, and reduces contamination and corrosion to a drive mechanism or a junction. A milk foamer includes a base body 1, a cup body 2 placed on the base body 1, a cup lid 3 placed on the cup body 2, and a stirring mechanism 5 configured to stir milk in the cup body 2, wherein the stirring mechanism 5 includes a stirring head 50 and a shaft 51 for supporting the stirring head 50, and a magnetic drive mechanism configured to magnetically drive the stirring head 50 is provided to the base body 1. |
| US09751052B2 |
Triple layer hydrophobic-hydrophilic membrane for membrane distillation applications
This invention relates to a triple layer composite nanofiber membrane for Membrane Distillation (MD) applications. The triple layer membrane has an extremely hydrophobic nanofiber layer, a hydrophobic microporous middle layer and a hydrophilic backing layer for MD applications. |
| US09751049B2 |
Compositions and methods of cleaning polyvinyl pyrrolidone-based hemodialysis filtration membrane assemblies
A method and a composition of cleaning and reprocessing a hemodialysis filtration membrane assembly that employs polyvinylpyrrolidone-containing membranes, the method comprising the step of treating the assembly with an aqueous mixture or a gas-liquid mixture comprising an inorganic base and from 100 to 1,000 ppm of a hypochlorite salt, wherein the mixture has a pH between about 12.0 and about 12.5, an oxidation reduction potential of less than 0.5 volts, a temperature of 40° to 55° C. and wherein the mole % of hypochlorous acid, HOCl, relative to the sum of hypochlorous acid plus hypochlorite anion, —OCl, is less than 0.004%. |
| US09751047B2 |
Hydrophobic air-gap membrane distillation
An energy-efficient liquid-gap distillation apparatus includes a source of a feed liquid; a distillation module comprising: (a) a feed-liquid chamber n fluid communication with the feed-liquid source to establish a flow of the feed liquid there through, wherein the feed-liquid chamber includes a selectively porous material that allows a component of the feed liquid to pass through the selectively porous material and exit the feed-liquid chamber in vapor form but not in liquid form; (b) a condensing surface maintained at a lower temperature than the feed liquid in the feed-liquid chamber, wherein the condensing surface is sufficiently hydrophobic to produce a contact angle with water of at least 150; and (c) a gap between the selectively porous material and the condensing surface. Vapor passing through the membrane can be condensed as jumping droplets at the condensing surface. |
| US09751046B2 |
Salt water desalination equipment
A salt water desalination equipment that can reduce a load on a salt water supply pump and a power consumption thereof is provided. A salt water desalination equipment includes a salt water supply unit that supplies salt water to a reverse osmosis membrane component, a forward osmosis membrane component to which concentrated salt water discharged from the reverse osmosis membrane component is supplied; and an assisting device to which a mixed water discharged from the forward osmosis membrane component is supplied and which is also connected to the salt water supply unit. The assisting device increases at least one of an electric power supplied to the salt water supply unit, a pressure given to the salt water supply unit, and rotation capacity to the salt water supply unit. |
| US09751044B2 |
Aqueous solutions of amine functionalized ionic compounds for carbon capture processes
An aqueous ionic absorbent solution is disclosed containing (a) about 15 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of one or more diluents, based on the total weight of the aqueous ionic absorbent solution; and (b) an ionic absorbent containing a cation and an anion comprising an amine moiety. |
| US09751043B1 |
Systems and method for removal of acid gas in a circulating dry scrubber
Systems and methods for the use of highly reactive hydrated lime (HRH) in circulating dry scrubbers (CDS) to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the flue gas. |
| US09751038B2 |
End of service life indicating systems for layered filter cartridges
Layered filtered cartridge systems with an End of Service Life Indicating system include a filter cartridge that includes filter media. The filter media includes a multi-layer construction, of a first sorbent layer, a second sorbent layer, and a sensing element adjacent to the first and second sorbent layers such that an indicating element of the sensing element is located at the interface between the first and second sorbent layers. The first sorbent layer has a higher adsorption capacity and/or higher adsorption rate than the second sorbent layer. The sensing element indicates the passage of an adsorption wavefront through the filter cartridge. |
| US09751032B2 |
Duplex strainer apparatuses, systems and methods
Duplex fluid strainers, systems and methods are provided, and include a housing with a first valve chamber defining an inlet port, a first port, and a second port, and a second valve chamber defining a third port, a fourth port, and an outlet port. The first and third ports communicate with a first strainer chamber, and the second and fourth ports communicate with a second strainer. A first seal assembly includes a first disk movable within the first valve chamber into sealing engagement against either of the first port or the second port, and a second seal assembly includes a second disk movable within the second valve chamber into sealing engagement against either of the third port or the fourth port. |
| US09751031B2 |
Filter device
A filter device, in particular for fluids contaminated with water admixtures, such as diesel oil, has a filter housing (1) holding at least one filter element (9). The filter medium of the filter element separates an untreated side (13) from a treated side (19) during the filtration process in the filter housing (1). A water collecting unit (5) is provided and holds separated water on the untreated side. Water separated on the untreated side (13) also reaches the collecting unit (5). Mutually separated collecting chambers (61, 67) are present in the collecting unit (5) for the water discharged at the treated side (19) and at the untreated side (13). |
| US09751029B2 |
Headshaft
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for treating wastewater. In one example there is provided a wastewater treatment system. The wastewater treatment system comprises a settling basin having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, a first headshaft mount disposed on the first sidewall, a second headshaft mount disposed on the second sidewall, a headshaft comprising a shaft extending between and engaging the first headshaft mount and the second headshaft mount and including a bull sprocket and a collector headshaft sprocket. |
| US09751028B2 |
Two stage in-line separator
The present invention regards an inline separator with a first pipe element (10) comprising a rotation-generating element (11) for the fluid flow downstream of an inlet (13) in the first pipe (10), a second pipe element (20) arranged at least partly inside the first pipe element (10), downstream of the rotation-generating element (11) and forming an outlet (25) for lighter density fluids, the first and second pipe elements (10, 20) forming an annular space (27) between an inner surface (15) of the first pipe element (10) and an outer surface (22) of the second pipe element (20), which annular space (27) is connected to a first outlet section (30) for heavier density fluids, wherein the second pipe element (20) is provided with a number of through-going openings (26) over at least a part of its length, the openings (26) leading to a second outlet section (31) for heavier density fluids, and both the first outlet section (30) and the second outlet section (31) are connected to a common container (40) with an outlet (41) for the heavier density fluids. The invention also related to a method for separating a fluid flow. |
| US09751024B2 |
Balloon
A balloon can maintain a bent state even if a bent state-holding member is not used. A balloon includes two plastic films that are stacked and sealed at a peripheral edge. The balloon includes a first part, a second part, and a bending part that is situated between the first part and the second part. The bending part includes a gas passage through which the interior of the first part and the interior of the second part communicate with each other, and a bending sealed part that is formed by sealing the two plastic films situated opposite to each other in an inward area relative to the peripheral edge. An outer edge of the bending sealed part extends beyond the bending part so as to be situated within the first part and the second part. |
| US09751022B1 |
Amusement park ride with adjustable thrill levels
An amusement park ride having a car with seating options above a track, below the track or adjacent to the track such that a rider may experience different thrill levels depending on the position of the car in relation to the track. The car may have a swiveling arm to position the car above, lateral to, or below the track. Alternatively, ride may have multiple cars arranged above, lateral to, or below the track for the rider to choose which position to ride in. In lieu of or in addition to the car seating options, the may have adjustable shoulder restraints that allow the rider to use the shoulder restraints or not. The shoulder restraints may be flexible or rigid, but rotatable from an upright configuration to a sideways configuration. |
| US09751021B2 |
Water ride flotation device dispenser
A dispenser for a flotation device in accordance with present embodiments may include a housing comprising an aperture. The dispenser may also include a plurality of flotation devices positioned in the housing; and a base positioned in the housing and supporting the plurality of flotation devices, wherein the base is configured to move relative to the housing to move the plurality of flotation devices jointly to position at least one flotation device adjacent to the aperture to permit removal of the at least one flotation device from the housing via the aperture. |
| US09751020B2 |
System and methods to display icons based on messaging activity
A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method to display icons based on messaging activity is provided. A request to access a game user interface of the first player is received from a client device of a first player, the game user interface being associated with a computer-implemented game. First player messaging activity information associated with messaging activity of the first player is accessed, the messaging activity of the first player including receipt of a message from one or more players associated with the computer-implemented game. A first manner of displaying one or more icons each identifying the one or more players is determined including determining the first manner based on the first player messaging information. Display data to display the one or more icons in the first manner within the game user interface is provided to the client device. |
| US09751016B2 |
Management apparatus, control method therefor, and computer-readable recording medium
A management server issues a token associated with friend network identification information identifying a user of a game provided by an application server, to the application server; receives the token passed from the game to another game on the basis of an operation of the user in a terminal apparatus where the game and the other game are available, from an application server that provides the other game; and manages, in association with each other, the friend network identification information related to the game and friend network identification information related to the other game for which the issued token matches the received token. |
| US09751015B2 |
Augmented reality videogame broadcast programming
There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method comprising receiving input data from a plurality of clients for modifying a virtual environment presented using the virtual rendering system, obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in the virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera showing the modifying of the virtual environment, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display. |
| US09751008B2 |
Game controller
An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes an operation section and a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member at least from the first end. The game controller includes a stop member. The stop member is configured to protrude from the first surface of the game controller or from a side surface of the controller-side slide member, which side surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface. |
| US09751006B2 |
Promotion generation engine for a money transfer system
A money transfer system is promoted by providing a user access to a game or contest generated by a promotions engine computer. The user is directed to a customer relations portal accessible via an access device to participate in the game or contest. The customer relations portal comprising a server configured to manage the game or contest and associated with the promotions engine computer. A response is received from the user at the server related to the user's participation in the game or contest. The server determines whether the user is to receive a reward or prize based on the response from the user, and an output is provided to the user on the access device indicating whether the user is to receive the reward or prize. |
| US09751000B2 |
Methods of delivering a playing card from a playing card handling device
An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset. |
| US09750997B2 |
Underhanded pitch training device
A pitching training device generally having a platform with a generally T-shaped end and a raised pitchers rubber configured to support the pitcher during delivery of the underhanded pitch, and a pair of removable heel guides to inhibit rotation of a drive foot of the pitcher. A stride section, removably connected to and positioned to extend longitudinally from said generally T-shaped end. A goal post assembly configured to movably position a stride bar across the stride section. The stride bar is positioned as a target for a drive foot of the pitcher to clear a predetermined height during the underhanded pitch. The device is lightweight and portable, useable indoors or on a practice field and is operable for left or right handed pitching. |
| US09750996B2 |
Collapsible and portable sports net apparatus
A net apparatus arranged to provide a net structure to capture or catch a projectile, that is easy to setup and is collapsible such that the frame structure is easy to assemble by a single individual. The net apparatus comprising a base structure including at least one support portion, at least one base extension, and a hinge, wherein the at least one support portion is coupled to the at least one base extension and the hinge. At least one rod is removably coupled to the base structure and received by a net, wherein the net is adapted to exert a force on the at least one rod causing the at least one rod to exert a force onto said hinge in order to lock the at least one support portion. |
| US09750994B2 |
Progressive iron set
The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The long irons have a first center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center toward the hosel by a first distance. The mid-irons have a second center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center toward the hosel by a second distance. The short irons have a third center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center toward the hosel by a third distance that is greater than the first and second distances. |
| US09750992B2 |
Metal wood club
A golf club head comprising a body, a cavity having an open end and a terminal end, a weighted insert, the weighted insert comprising a heavy end and a lighter end, wherein the cavity comprises a head locking feature, wherein the weighted insert comprises an insert locking feature, wherein the insert locking feature is configured to lock the weighted insert in the cavity with less than 180 degrees of rotation, wherein the head locking feature comprises a slot, wherein the slot is arranged at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the cavity, wherein the insert locking feature comprises a protrusion configured to engage the slot, the protrusion and the slot configured such that rotation of the insert locking feature relative to the head locking feature forces the insert locking feature to slide along the longitudinal axis of the cavity towards the terminal end of the cavity. |
| US09750987B2 |
Support for balls and a bicycle provided with the support for balls
A support for balls (2) includes a receiving element (21) provided with a plurality of gripping resilient and arched members (210) adapted to define a gripping volume (211) of a ball. Each gripping member (210) has an end (214) constrained in a joining body (212) and a free end (215), a coupling body (22) adapted to constrain the receiving element (21) to a tubular support structure (100), wherein the coupling body (22) is constrained to the receiving element (21) by a longitudinal spacer element (23), whose first end (2309 is constrained to the coupling body (22) and a second end (231) is constrained to the receiving element (21). |
| US09750983B2 |
Golf balls having multi-layered core with thermoplastic outer layer
Multi-piece golf balls containing a multi-layered core structure are provided. The core structure includes a small, heavy inner core (center) having a relatively high specific gravity, an intermediate core layer, and a surrounding outer core layer. The layers of the core structure may have different hardness gradients. In one preferred embodiment, each core layer has a positive hardness gradient. The center of the core comprises a metal material such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, aluminum, and alloys thereof. The intermediate core layer is preferably formed from a thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber, and the outer core layer is preferably formed from a thermoplastic composition such as an ethylene acid copolymer. The resulting ball has high resiliency and good spin control. |
| US09750979B2 |
Range of motion exerciser
A system includes a device that includes one or more bladders capable of being inflated and deflated. The system also includes an information package capable of processing data representing the inflating and deflating of the one or more bladders. |
| US09750977B2 |
Hybrid angular motion sensors
A portable sensor device is provided. The portable sensor device may at least include a first angular rate sensor, a second angular rate sensor, and a gyroscope. The first angular rate sensor may include two or more accelerometers, whereas the second angular rate sensor may include an accelerometer and a magnetometer. In some instances, the portable sensor device may determine when to use the first angular rate sensor, when to use the second angular rate sensor, and when to use the gyroscope to obtain angular rate measurements indicative of angular motion of the portable sensor device. Further, the portable sensor device may determine one or more angular motion parameters describing angular motion of the portable sensor device using data from the first angular rate sensor, the second angular rate sensor, the gyroscope, or combinations of the first angular rate sensor, the second angular rate sensor, and/or the gyroscope. |
| US09750973B1 |
Human hand-crawling and foot-bounding apparatus
Height-adjustable apparatus using a spring to urge forward and rearward undulating whippy locomotion. A hand-crawling embodiment enables users to engage in all-fours crawling locomotion while the body is conventionally situated in a two-legged orientation. A foot-bounding embodiment enables walkers, joggers, runners and jumpers to engage in forward and backward whippy locomotion. A crutch embodiment enables crippled or injured users to likewise engage in whippy locomotion. |
| US09750972B1 |
Folding mechanism of rowing machine
An embodiment of this invention discloses a folding mechanism of a rowing machine that comprises a first frame, a second frame, a saddle member, and a control member. A front of the second frame includes a guiding portion that comprises an operation cut and a storage cut. The saddle member fixes with a rear end of the first fame and straddles on the rear end of the first frame. The saddle member includes a slot, and the first frame pivotally connects with the second frame via a pivot of the saddle member. The control member is arranged below the first frame and includes a bar at its rear end. The rowing machine can be folded for storage or spread for operation by switching the bar into the storage cut or operation cut. |
| US09750971B1 |
Pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus
A pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus that includes a pair of arm assists disposed connected to a pair of strut members disposed laterally adjacent to a weight lifting bench in position appropriate for each arm assist to supportively underlie and contact the dorsal side of each of a user's upper arms, whereby a pedal member, disposed in operational communication with each of a pair of uplift members, effects movement of each of said pair of uplift members between a retracted position and an extended position, to forcibly uplift each arm assist against the dorsal side of each of a user's upper arms and thereby assist a bench press without the need of overhead pulleys or another person standing as spotter. |
| US09750969B2 |
Functional training equipment with multiple movement planes used for press exercises
A chest exercise machine includes: a resistance element; a user support coupled to the resistance element; a first movement element coupled to the user support; and a second movement element coupled to the user support. A chest press machine includes: a cable resistance element adapted to allow for a resistance path that is at least partly defined by a user; a user support adapted to move along a movement path as a chest press is performed; and a load including a set of plates that may be selectively coupled to the cable resistance element. A pectoral fly machine includes: a cable resistance element adapted to allow for a resistance path that is at least partly defined by a user; a user support adapted to move along a movement path as a pectoral fly is performed; and a load including a set of plates. |
| US09750968B2 |
Exercising implements and methods of use for performing muscular stretching exercises, respiration exercises, and resistance training
Provided is an articulating bench configured to support a user, comprising a longitudinally-extending frame structure pivotably supporting back-supporting and independently-pivotable leg supporting portions. Removable arm supporting portions may be provided that pivot about the back supporting portion. In various example embodiments the articulating bench structure may be foldable for compact storage. Various adjustment mechanisms and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US09750959B2 |
Cable grab device
A fall protection device or cable grab device for use with a generally vertically-extending cable, comprising: an articulating frame comprising: (i) a plurality of members; (ii) a channel configured to receive and retain the cable; and (iii) an attachment member opening extending through at least a portion of the articulating frame and configured to facilitate attachment of an attachment member to the cable grab device; wherein, when the frame is articulated in a generally downward (or first) direction, and at a specified point, at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of members contacts the cable and brakes movement of the cable grab device; wherein, when the frame is articulated in a generally upward (or second) direction, and at a specified point, at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of members contacts the cable and brakes movement of the cable grab device. |
| US09750958B2 |
Dosimetric scintillating screen detector for charged particle radiotherapy quality assurance
An apparatus and method are provided for performing Quality Assurance of complex beams of penetrating radiation inside a patient. A detector with a transverse scintillating screen images the radiation inside a tissue phantom with high spatial resolution. The scintillator is comprised of a mixture of two or more scintillators emitting different spectra of light and having different characteristic responses as a function of the beam LET value. The optics relaying the scintillation output have variable transmission with wavelength, further shaping the spectrum of light transmitted to the imaging sensor which also has spectrally varying sensitivity. Parameters of the scintillator construction, the optics, and the imaging sensor are chosen so the output of the composite detector is proportional to a characteristic of the input beam, for example the dose deposited as a function of depth inside the tissue phantom. |
| US09750956B2 |
Determining an irradiation plan for a particle irradiation unit
A target volume within a test object is irradiated according to an irradiation plan with a particle beam using a particle irradiation unit. The irradiation plan is determined in order to apply the energy of the particle beam in the target volume according to a predetermined dose distribution. In addition, a boundary condition is specified for at least one of the isoenergy layers and the irradiation plan is additionally specified such that the boundary condition is met for the at least one isoenergy layer. The boundary condition includes one or more of a minimum boundary energy, a maximum boundary energy, a minimum grid point number, a minimum total particle number, a minimum total dose, a minimum dose contribution to a total dose to be administered, a minimum contribution to a target function which is calculated for determining the irradiation plan, and a minimum dose compensation error. |
| US09750955B2 |
Dose computation for radiation therapy using heterogeneity compensated superposition
A system for radiation therapy includes a radiation planning system. The radiation planning system includes a data processor that is adapted to receive information concerning an intended radiation treatment region of a body, receive a calculated initial energy released per unit mass for a plurality of locations within the body, compute a radiation dose at a plurality of locations within the radiation treatment region based on the calculated initial energy released per unit mass and including radiation dose contributions due to scattering from other locations within the body, and determine radiation therapy parameters for providing radiation treatment to the intended radiation treatment region based on the radiation dose computed at the plurality of locations within the radiation treatment region. Including radiation dose contributions due to scattering from other locations within the body take into account density discontinuities in the body. |
| US09750952B2 |
Magnetic instrument for the homing of therapeutic cells and the elimination of excess therapeutic cells
The invention describes a system for the magnetic attraction of objects, which comprises a device with a magnetic element and at least one object having magnetic particles. |
| US09750951B2 |
Liquid type plasma for preventing or treating cancer
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a plasma for preventing or treating a cancer. Also, the present invention relates to a liquid type plasma for preventing or treating a cancer prepared by treating the plasma and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a cancer comprising the same. The plasma and the liquid type plasma according to the present invention can effectively induce cancer cell death without a surgical operation or in a treatment process after a surgical operation, thereby being useful as a novel therapeutic agent and method for a cancer. |
| US09750948B2 |
Remote capable cardiac treatment method and apparatus
A cardiac treatment apparatus, comprising an external cardiac waveform monitor capable of sensing a physiological signal from a heart of a patient and capable of determining if the patient's heart requires a therapeutic dose of electrical stimulation, an electrical stimulator adapted to deliver the therapeutic dose of electrical stimulation to the heart of the patient and, a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the patient's sensed physiological data to a remote medical provider. |
| US09750946B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating lead placement based on generated visual representations of sacrum and lead
A method of evaluating an implantation of a lead is disclosed. Via a graphical user interface of an electronic device, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum is displayed. The lead includes a plurality of electrode contacts. An evaluation is made as to how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead. The evaluating comprises: determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum, determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum, and determining a degree of curvature of the lead. |
| US09750943B2 |
Monitoring of pacing capture using acceleration
An implantable medical device includes an activity sensor, a pulse generator, and a control module. The control module is configured to determine an activity metric from the activity sensor signal over an activity metric interval and compare the activity metric to a loss of capture detection threshold. The control module may detect loss of capture in response to the activity metric being less than the loss of capture detection threshold and increase a pacing pulse output in response to detecting the loss of capture. |
| US09750940B2 |
System and methods to facilitate providing therapy to a patient
A method can include providing at least one parameter to control a therapy that is applied to at least one internal anatomical structure of a patient. Electrical data can be obtained from the patient, including electrical data acquired via a plurality of sensors during each of a plurality of iterations of the therapy. The electrical data can be analyzed for a respective value of the at least one parameter of the therapy at each of the plurality of iterations of the applied therapy to compute an indication of at least one function of the at least one internal anatomical structure of the patient at each respective iteration of the applied therapy. The computed indication can be stored in memory. At least one parameter of the therapy can be adjusted for delivery in a subsequent one of the plurality of iterations based on the indication of the at least one function. |
| US09750930B2 |
Circuit for discriminating between battery charging signals and RF telemetry signals received by a single coil in an implantable medical device
A medical device for providing a stimulation therapy includes a coil configured to receive both inductive charging and telemetry signals. The inductive charging signals are in a first frequency band. The telemetry signals are in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. The medical device includes inductive charging circuitry configured to provide electrical power to the medical device via the inductive charging signals. The medical device includes telemetry circuitry configured to conduct telecommunications with external device via the telemetry signals. The medical device includes a first component electrically coupled between the coil and the inductive charging circuitry. The first component is configured to allow the inductive charging signals to pass through. The medical device includes a second component electrically coupled between the coil and the telemetry circuitry. The second component is configured to substantially block the inductive charging signals while allowing the telemetry signals to pass through. |
| US09750926B2 |
Medical connectors and methods of use
A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway includes a substantially transparent housing having a proximal end with a proximal opening and a distal end with a distal opening, and a cavity extending therebetween. The connector provides a substantially visible fluid flow path extending through a substantial portion of the connector. |
| US09750919B2 |
Sleep control device and sleep control method
A sleep variable calculation portion predicts a change in a sleep depth of a sleeping subject. When the sleep variable calculation portion predicts that the subject may be in a transition state in which the sleep depth of the subject further increases at a wake-up time of the subject, a stimulus presentation device provides a stimulus to the subject at a point in time preceding the wake-up time. |
| US09750913B2 |
Endotracheal intubation device
A detachable stylet assembly for endotracheal intubation of a patient is disclosed. The stylet comprises an elongated tube defining: a longitudinal axis, a proximal end for detachably mounting the stylet to a hand grip, and a distal end for entering the trachea of the patient. The tube comprises an articulation section adjacent the distal end adapted to curve into the trachea upon actuation. An actuator housing is mounted on and adjacent to the proximal end of the tube. An actuating assembly is constructed inside the actuator housing having connection means for engaging the hand grip. A control wire is mounted within the actuator housing and connected to the actuating assembly. The control wire extends through the tube to the distal end of the tube and is adapted to curve the articulation section upon actuation. The hand grip comprises a base handle and a trigger for manual actuation of the actuator assembly. The trigger comprises finger grooves for convenient gripping. The base handle comprises a hand stop to prevent slippage. |
| US09750911B2 |
Tracheostomy tube assemblies
A tracheostomy tube assembly includes a flexible tube (1, 1′) and a flexible introducer (2, 2′) within the tube, the introducer having a passage (22) along its length for receiving a guidewire (9) inserted into the trachea (7) through a tracheostomy (6). The tube (1) has an inwardly-projecting collar (17, 17′) at its patient end (11), which engages an outwardly-projecting shoulder (24, 24′) on the introducer (2, 2′) so that the tube does not ride rearwardly along the introducer during insertion. The flexibility of the assembly is such that it can be inserted through the tracheostomy (6) while straight and then curves to follow the guidewire (9) as its patient end enters the trachea (7). |
| US09750910B2 |
Systems for automatically removing fluid from multiple regions of a respiratory tract
Systems and devices for monitoring, detecting, and removing fluid build-up found at various regions along a tracheal tube of an intubated patient. The fluid management system includes pressure and flow sensors for detecting whether there is fluid at the various regions along the tracheal tube, and a means for drawing out the fluid into collection jars. The system also includes lavage features that is able to rinse different the various regions along a tracheal tube. Also disclosed are respiration insertion devices that either couple to existing tracheal tubes or incorporate tracheal tubing, where the respiration insertion body has channels and ports that contact various regions along the tracheal tube. The combination of the fluid management system and the respiration insertion devices effectively monitor and remove fluid at various locations along a tracheal tube of an intubated patient. |
| US09750909B2 |
System and method for diagnosis and treatment of a breathing pattern of a patient
Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of a REM sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a wake state and (ii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, a neural network analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a REM sleep state, (ii) a wake state and (iii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing pattern is indicative of an arousal. |
| US09750908B2 |
System, apparatus and methods for supplying gases
A system, apparatus and methods are provided for supplying gases to a user. The supply includes a sub-therapeutic mode and a pressure support mode for delivering therapy to a user. A flow diversion device or valve switches from a first mode corresponding with the sub-therapeutic mode of the system to a second mode corresponding with the pressure support mode of the system. In the first mode, the valve opens a larger flow path between the interior of the user interface and ambient air than in the second mode. |
| US09750903B2 |
Method for administering an inhalable compound
A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. |
| US09750902B2 |
Dispenser
The present invention relates to dispensers, in particular to dispensers for dispensing a dose of a gaseous, gas borne or droplet substance from a substance source and dispensers comprising dosage counters. The present invention therefore provides a dispenser for dispensing a dose of a gaseous, gas borne or droplet substance from a substance source, the dispenser comprising: a body (1) for receiving a substance source, the body having a mouthpiece (2); a junction member (41) slideably arranged in the body for movement in a longitudinal axis of the body to release a dose of a substance from a substance source (C), the junction member receiving a spout (S) of a substance source in a socket (43); and a dispenser driver for moving the junction member in the longitudinal axis of the body to release a dose of a substance from a substance source. A cam follower (16) is slideably arranged within the body having rigid protrusions (18a, 18b) projecting from a base (17) and the protrusion being arranged between the dispenser driver and the junction member such that a force applied by the cam of the dispenser driver to the protrusion causes the cam follower to slideably move in the longitudinal axis of the body and apply a force to the junction member so as to release a dose of a substance from a substance source. The dispenser also comprises a dispenser cap (91) comprising a hollow body having a lower open end (92) engageable with the body, and an upper open end (94) for receiving a cap closure device (120) for closing the upper open end. The dispenser also comprises a dose counter (203) for indicating a number of actuations of the dispenser corresponding to a number of doses dispensed from a substance source, or a number of doses remaining in a substance source, the dose counter comprising: a first ring member (202) having a first indicia and being rotatable in increments about the longitudinal axis, the first indicia indicating a count; and a limiting member comprising a limiting mechanism (1506), wherein the limiting mechanism comprises an engaging portion arranged to act radially with respect to the first ring member to contact the first ring member to limit free rotation of the first member relative to the limiting member about the axis. |
| US09750901B2 |
Dry powder drug-dosing device
A dry powder drug-dosing device comprises a flow passage member (10), a drug powder storage container (19), and a drug-dosing metering component. A drug powder storage container (19), an annular manual rotation portion (3) and a rotational slide passage (23) are disposed on the outer surface of the housing. A sliding block (26) is disposed at an inner side of the annular manual rotation portion (3) A stirring gear (28) disposed on a transmission sleeve (27) is fit with the raised vibration tooth (21), so as to form a vibration component for enabling an outlet of the inverted conical drug powder storage container (19) to generate vibration. The dry powder drug-dosing device is applicable to the inhalation administration of various medicines in the form of dry powder. |
| US09750899B2 |
Medicament information system and method
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of using an emergency medicament device. The method includes reading an ID tag from the medicament device using a mobile device; automatically requesting instructions for using the medicament device based on the ID tag; and displaying a video to a user of the mobile device, the video providing instructions for using the medicament device in accordance with approved labeling of the medicament device. Various exemplary embodiments relate to an electronic medicament device including: a reservoir configured to store an amount of medication for treating anaphylaxis; an administration component for administering the medication to a patient; a processor communicatively connected to a memory storing medicament device information; and an identification tag configured to be read by another device, the identification tag providing the medicament device information including identification of instructions for using the medicament device. |
| US09750895B1 |
Venipuncture
A venipuncture device may be used for assisting a healthcare provider identify and locate a blood vessel in a patient. According to embodiments, heat is applied to a selected venipuncture site on the patent's limb. A pressure cuff constricts the limb proximal to the venipuncture site, thereby partially occluding blood flow through the blood vessel and engorging the blood vessel and making it more visible to the healthcare provider. The healthcare provider may then carry out various operations on the patient, including but not limited to drawing blood and insertion of an intravenous line. |
| US09750893B1 |
Syringe and swab system
The current invention is a syringe and swab system for a syringe having a plunger, a barrel, a needle hub, a needle, a needle safety cover, and a swab attached to the distal end of the needle safety cover for placing over an injection site to apply pressure and a vial for holding fluid that may be utilized with the swab. |
| US09750888B2 |
Drive mechanism for a medication delivery device and medication delivery device
A drive mechanism for a medication delivery device is presented having a housing, a rotation member that rotates in a first direction with respect to the housing during setting of a dose of a medication and rotates in a second direction with respect to the housing during delivery of the dose, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. The device also has a piston rod that is displaced in a distal direction with respect to the housing for delivering the dose, a drive member which follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction during delivery of the dose, and a stop member which prevents rotational movement of the drive member with respect to the housing in the first direction during setting of the dose. |
| US09750886B2 |
Drug delivery device with dose capturing module
A drug delivery system is provided including a drug expelling structure adapted to expel a set dose from a drug-filled cartridge, the expelling structure including a rotational member adapted to rotate relative to a housing and corresponding to a set and/or expelled dose, the system including a sensor adapted to detect a set and/or an expelled dose. The sensor includes a first portion mounted to and rotating with the rotational member, and a second portion including a second rotary sensor part mounted non-rotationally relative to the housing. The first portion includes electronic circuitry, and a first rotary sensor part, and the second portion includes a second rotary sensor part mounted non-rotationally relative to the housing. The first and second rotary sensor parts rotate relative to each other during setting and/or expelling of a dose of drug. |
| US09750885B2 |
Plunger-driven auto-injectors
Plunger sub-assemblies for automatic injectors include a plunger outer having one or more engagement prongs, a plunger inner having one or more engagement slots which correspond with the engagement prongs of the plunger outer, and a retraction biasing member. The retraction biasing member is retained in a first energized state between the plunger outer and plunger inner when the engagement prongs of the plunger outer are releasably engaged with the engagement slots of the plunger inner. The one or more engagement prongs are capable of flexing substantially radially to release from engagement with the engagement slots of the plunger inner to permit the retraction biasing member to expand from the first energized state to a second expanded state. An automatic injector having a plunger sub-assembly includes a housing, an activation mechanism, and a plunger sub-assembly at least partially mounted within a syringe cartridge having a needle assembly. |
| US09750884B2 |
Syringe
A syringe is disclosed. The syringe may include a syringe body with a fluid chamber, the syringe body having a distal end and a proximal end, with an extrusion opening at the proximal end; a dividing wall disposed within the fluid chamber, defining a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber in communication with the extrusion opening; a first plunger disposed in a distal end of the first chamber, the first plunger including a first locking mechanism configured to prevent the first plunger from sliding away from the proximal end of the syringe body, when the first plunger is in a first initial position and the second plunger is being depressed; and a second plunger disposed in a distal end of the second chamber, the second plunger including a second locking mechanism configured to prevent the second plunger from sliding away from the proximal end of the syringe body when the second plunger is in a second initial position and the first plunger is being depressed. |
| US09750883B2 |
Safety syringe and safety dose combination kit
A syringe calibrated for use with a single predetermined medication including a barrel having an internal reservoir volumetrically calibrated to contain the medication, a plunger received within the barrel, a first set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating a first predetermined patient characteristic expressed in one of kg, max kg, lb, max lb, m2, and max m2, a second set of graduated indicia marked on the barrel indicating a second predetermined patient characteristic, different from the first predetermined patient characteristic, and expressed in one of kg, max kg, lb, max lb, m2, and max m2, and graduation lines marked on the barrel. |
| US09750880B2 |
Syringe
It is possible to feed an injection objective substance to a depth of a skin structure of an objective living body without using any injection needle. A syringe having no injection needle comprises an enclosing unit which encloses the injection objective substance, a pressurizing unit which pressurizes the injection objective substance enclosed in the enclosing unit, and a flow passage unit which defines a flow passage so that the injection objective substance, which is pressurized by the pressurizing unit, is allowed to inject to an injection target area. The pressurizing unit has a first pressurizing mode in which a pressure applied to the injection objective substance in the pressurizing unit is raised to a first peak pressure in order to form a penetrating passage in the injection target area, and then the pressure applied to the injection objective substance is lowered to a waiting pressure, and a second pressurizing mode in which the injection objective substance having the waiting pressure is pressurized so that the pressure applied to the injection objective substance is raised to a second peak pressure to inject a predetermined injection amount of the injection objective substance. |
| US09750871B2 |
Pump device with multiple medicament reservoirs
Devices and methods are disclosed for delivering multiple medicaments from multiple reservoirs to a patient. The devices and methods may be configured to prevent or reduce the incidence of a user transferring a fluid to or from an incorrect reservoir. |
| US09750869B2 |
Integrated strontium-rubidium radioisotope infusion systems
Methods for setting up, maintaining and operating a radiopharmaceutical infusion system, that includes a radioisotope generator, are facilitated by a computer of the system. The computer may include pre-programmed instructions and a computer interface, for interaction with a user of the system, for example, in order to track contained volumes of eluant and/or eluate, and/or to track time from completion of an elution performed by the system, and/or to calculate one or more system and/or injection parameters for quality control, and/or to perform purges of the system, and/or to facilitate diagnostic imaging. |
| US09750868B2 |
Monitoring product integrity of a pharmaceutical product in a syringe using a miniaturized electronic sensor tag
The package for a pharmaceutical product includes a syringe and an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span. The tag is attached at or to a constituent of the syringe; or at least a portion of the tag is integrated in a constituent of the syringe. The tag includes an electronics unit having a control unit, a sensor unit having at least one sensor for monitoring the physical or environmental conditions, a display unit having a display for displaying data relating to the integrity referred to as status data and a switch. The control unit is structured and configured for effecting that the display unit displays the status data in reaction to an operation of the switch. |
| US09750865B2 |
Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment and a control method therefor
An apparatus is described for extracorporeal blood treatment (1), comprising a treatment unit (2), an extracorporeal blood circuit (8) and a fluid evacuation line (10). The apparatus comprises a control unit (21) connected with a pressure sensor (13, 14) and with a blood pump (9) and configured to move the blood pump (9), generating a variable flow with a constant component equal to a desired blood flow value and a variable component having a nil mean value; the variable flow generates, in the expansion chamber (11, 12), a progression of the pressure that is variable over time (P(t)) with a pressure component (ΔP) oscillating about a mean value (Pavg). The control unit receives, from the sensor, a plurality of values (Pj) over a period of time (T) comprising a plurality of oscillations of the pressure about the mean value and calculates, according to the pressure values (Pj), a control value that is representative of the oscillating pressure component (ΔP) and then compares the control value with a reference threshold to determine the verification or not of a condition of variation of the blood level in the expansion chamber (11; 12). |
| US09750864B2 |
Process and device for monitoring the supply of substitution fluid during an extracorporeal treatment of blood
The invention relates to a process for monitoring the supply of substitution fluid upstream or downstream of a dialyzer or filter arranged in an extracorporeal blood stream. One embodiment provides, for the detection of predilution or postdilution, for measuring the pressure in the blood stream downstream of the dialyzer or filter, predilution or postdilution being recognized on the basis of the change in pressure following the shutting off and/or starting up of the substituate pump provided for conveying the substitution fluid. Another embodiment provides for recognizing predilution or postdilution on the basis of the comparison of the oscillating pressure signal attributable to the substituate pump to a characteristic reference signal. The characteristic reference signal to which the pressure signal of the substituate pump is compared is preferably the oscillating pressure signal of a blood pump arranged in the blood stream for conveying the blood upstream of the dialyzer or filter. In addition, the invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment device with a facility for detecting predilution or postdilution, which device operates according to the processes detailed above. |
| US09750863B2 |
System and method for peritoneal dialysis exchanges having reusable fill and drain containers
A peritoneal dialysis system includes (i) a reusable fill container; (ii) a reusable drain container; and (iii) a reusable continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“CAPD”) set configured and arranged to be fluidly connected to at least one of the reusable fill container or the reusable drain container. |
| US09750860B2 |
Compressible motor, implantation arrangement, and method for positioning the motor
The invention relates to a motor with a stator (2, 2′) and a rotor (1, 1′), which can be driven about an axial direction (4). The invention is characterized in that at least one of the stator and the rotor, in particular the stator, which has a winding arrangement that can be supplied with a current, can be radially compressed and expanded. |
| US09750858B2 |
Ventricular cuff
In one general aspect, an implant includes a cuff defining an opening configured to receive a cannula coupled to a heart pump. The implant includes a coupling mechanism having a first position and a second position, the cuff being uncoupled from the cannula in the first position and the coupling mechanism coupling the cuff to the cannula in the second position. The implant includes a locking mechanism configured to secure the coupling mechanism in the second position, and the locking mechanism is configured to be moved to a locked position after the coupling mechanism is in the second position. |
| US09750852B2 |
Modification of bioabsorbable stent to reduce thrombogenecity
Bioabsorbable polymer scaffolds with coatings are disclosed that include immobilized antithrombotic agents on the scaffolds or in or on the coatings. The agents act synergistically with antiproliferative agents released from coatings by providing hemocompatibility during and without interfering with antiproliferative agent release. Methods of modifying scaffolds and coatings with the antithrombotic agents are disclosed. |
| US09750848B2 |
Method of preparing an implantable neuroendoprosthetic system
A method of making an implantable neuroendoprosthetic system for transubstantiation of defects of brain, spinal cord and vegetative nervous system in a mammal in reconstructive neurosurgical operations provides a heterogeneous collagen-containing matrix for implantation, a cell preparation of autologous cells of a patient, and the cell preparation is perfused into said matrix to make an elastic cell-biopolymer biologically active mass. The cell preparation comprises placed in a NaCl solution at least one type of cells from a group comprising neural stem cells (NSC), neuroglial ensheathing cells (NGEC), endothelial cells with CD34+ marker (EC), and purified mononuclears (MN). The mass can be additionally subjected to electromagnetic radiation at 1-10 GHz before implanting. |
| US09750845B2 |
Biodegradable nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties for soft tissue engineering
The present invention is directed to a novel poly(diol citrates)-based nanocomposite materials created using completely biodegradable and biocompatible polymers that may be used in tissue engineering. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using nanocomposites comprised of citric acid copolymers and polymers including but not limited to poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). |
| US09750842B2 |
Polymeric adhesive for anchoring compliant materials to another surface
Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint. |
| US09750840B2 |
Methods, materials and apparatus for treating bone and other tissue
A bone cement comprising a first component and a second component, wherein contacting the first component and the second component produces a mixture which attains a high viscosity an initial period and the viscosity of the mixture remains relatively stable for a working time of at least 5 minutes after the initial setting period, and the mixture is suitable for in-vivo use. |
| US09750839B2 |
Drug eluting medical devices
Medical devices possessing coatings are provided. The coatings include at least one polyelectrolyte, capable of changing the surface charge of the device to which they are applied. The polyelectrolytes permit attachment of charged bioactive agents thereto. Multiple polyelectrolytes, possessing opposite charges, may be sequentially applied to produce a medical device having multiple layers. Methods for forming such devices are also provided. |
| US09750834B1 |
Water treatment dispensing apparatus
A water treatment dispensing apparatus has a container for holding water from a water supply and a water disinfectant cartridge located within the container. A housing attached to the container and connected to the cartridge directs water from the cartridge to a remote location, such as a dental instrument. An air pressure device supplies water under pressure to the container to force water to flow through the cartridge and to the remote location. |
| US09750830B2 |
Multi wave sterilization system
Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a virus destruction operating configuration and a bacteria disinfection operating configuration. Each configuration can include a unique combination of the target wavelength range and target intensity range. |
| US09750829B2 |
Removal of microorganisms from fluid samples using nanofiber filtration media
A method for removing microorganisms from liquid samples and a nanofiber containing liquid filtration medium that simultaneously exhibits high liquid permeability and high microorganism retention. Microorganisms such as bacteria, particularly B. Diminuta, are removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a B. Diminuta LRV greater than about 9, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. Another method for removing microorganisms such as bacteria and Mycloplasma, includes passing the liquid through a porous nanofiber containing filtration medium having a microorganism LRV greater than about 8, and the nanofiber(s) has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm. The filtration medium can be in the form of a fibrous electro spun polymeric nanofiber liquid filtration medium mat. |
| US09750828B2 |
Amorphous carbon supported nanoparticles comprising oxides of lanthanides and method for preparing them
The invention is directed to bodies comprising an amorphous carbon particle on which are supported nanoparticles of an oxide of lanthanide. These bodies find use as a pharmaceutical for use in a surgery or therapy and diagnostic methods. The bodies can be made by a process comprising impregnating a carbon source material by contacting it with a solution of a salt of the lanthanide; drying the impregnated carbon source material; and subjecting the dried impregnated material to pyrolysis under inert conditions. |
| US09750826B2 |
Method for preparing patient-specific glioblastoma animal model, and uses thereof
Provided is a method for producing a glioblastoma mouse model and the mouse model produced thereby, the method including the steps of: (a) dividing a glioblastoma tissue, isolated from a patient, into 4 or more sections, and collecting one or more pieces from each of the sections; (b) dissociating a mixture of the collected pieces into glioblastoma cells as single cells; and (c) orthotopically transplanting a graft sample containing the glioblastoma cells obtained in step (b), into the brain of an immunodeficient mouse. Further provided are a method of screening a glioblastoma therapeutic agent using the mouse model and a method of providing information for selection of a patient-specific glioblastoma therapy using the mouse model. The glioblastoma mouse model shows the same genetic, morphological and pathological characteristics as those of the parental tumor, and it allows screening patient-specific glioblastoma therapeutic agent or selecting safer and more effective patient-specific glioblastoma therapy. |
| US09750825B2 |
Multiphase oral care compositions
Described herein are dentifrices comprising a first formulation and a second formulation, wherein the formulations are coaxially extruded, so that the first formulation enrobes the second formulation, wherein the first formulation is opaque and wherein the second formulation comprises dissolvable film fragments, together with methods of making and using the same and containers for providing the same. |
| US09750822B2 |
Sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin compositions
SAE-CD compositions are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. The SAE-CD compositions comprise a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin having an absorption of less than 0.5 A.U. due to a drug-degrading agent, as determined by UV/vis spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 245 nm to 270 nm for an aqueous solution containing 300 mg of the SAE-CD composition per mL of solution in a cell having a 1 cm path length. |
| US09750821B2 |
Gas-filled microvesicle assembly for contrast imaging
Assembly comprising a gas-filled microvesicle and a structural entity which is capable to associate through an electrostatic interaction to the outer surface of said microvesicle (microvesicle associated component—MAC), thereby modifying the physico-chemical properties thereof. Said MAC may optionally comprise a targeting ligand, a bioactive agent, a diagnostic agent or any combination thereof. The assembly of the invention can be formed from gasfilled microbubbles or microballoons and a MAC having a diameter of less than 100 pm, in particular a micelle and is used as an active component in diagnostically and/or therapeutically active formulations, in particular for enhancing the imaging in the field of ultrasound contrast imaging, including targeted ultrasound imaging, ultrasound-mediated drug delivery and other imaging techniques such as molecular resonance imaging (MRI) or nuclear imaging. |
| US09750816B2 |
Methods to induce targeted protein degradation through bifunctional molecules
The present application provides bifunctional compounds which act as protein degradation inducing moieties. The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of endogenous proteins through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a cereblon-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to the targeted protein which can be utilized in the treatment of proliferative disorders. The present application also provides methods for making compounds of the application and intermediates thereof. |
| US09750813B2 |
Use of heptyl glucoside as skin penetration enhancer in transdermal pharmaceutical compositions
The present disclosure refers to heptyl glucoside included, as a natural solubilizer and as a skin penetration enhancer, in transdermal pharmaceutical compositions. Heptyl glucoside is a natural alkyl glycoside and a hydrotrope that improves solubility of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), thereby enhancing skin permeability to APIs. Transdermal pharmaceutical compositions including heptyl glucoside allow lower APIs dosage requirements. Heptyl glucoside can be combined with at least one API and suitable ingredients to formulate transdermal pharmaceutical compositions with improved skin permeability, thereby promoting percutaneous absorption of APIs. Transdermal pharmaceutical compositions including heptyl glucoside can be formulated in a plurality of dosage forms, such as, a liquid, cream, paste, gel, lotion, patch (e.g., matrix and reservoir), tape, film former (e.g., plaster), and the like. |
| US09750809B2 |
Cancer treatment
A carborane-comprising porphyrin of Formula (1) is provided for use in cancer therapy that extends the period of time between the doses required while the patient is undergoing radiation therapy. The compound can be given not more often than once every 2 or more weeks, avoiding repeated administration, while radiation therapy can continue regularly. |
| US09750808B2 |
Formulation of human antibodies for treating TNF-alpha associated disorders
A liquid aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is described which has a high protein concentration, a pH of between about 4 and about 8, and enhanced stability. |
| US09750804B2 |
Alpha-enolase specific antibodies and method of use in immune diseases
A method for treating an inflammatory disease or an immune disorder includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment an antagonist against ENO1. The antagonist binds ENO1 and inhibits ENO1 plasminogen receptor activity. The antagonist may be an anti-human ENO1 antibody, or an scFv, Fab, or F(ab)2 fragment thereof, that specifically binds to human ENO1 (GenBank: AAH50642.1) for the treatment of an inflammatory disease or an immune disorder, which may be multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, systemic Lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, allergy, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, artherosclerosis or osteoporosis. |
| US09750801B2 |
Replicating recombinant adenovirus vectors, compositions, and methods of use thereof
Replicating recombinant adenovirus vectors derived from human adenovirus serotype 26 or human adenovirus serotype 35 are described. The replicating recombinant adenovirus vectors have attenuated replicative capacity as compared to that of the corresponding wild-type adenovirus. They can be used for stable expression of heterologous genes in vivo. Also described are compositions and methods of using these recombinant adenovirus vectors to induce an immune response in a subject, and vaccinate a subject against an immunogenic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. |
| US09750798B2 |
Bunyaviruses with segmented glycoprotein precursor genes and methods for generating these viruses
The invention relates to a bunyavirus, in which separated (NSm)Gn and Gc coding regions are functionally present on two different genome segments, preferably a bunyavirus that comprises a total of at least 4 genome segments. The invention further relates to methods for producing said bunyavirus, and to a composition comprising said bunyavirus and a suitable excipient. |
| US09750797B2 |
Sustained release vaccine composition
A non-liquid vaccine composition including one or more antigen component(s); a pharmaceutically acceptable non-liquid adjuvant therefor; and optionally a non-liquid vaccine protection agent. |
| US09750794B2 |
Compositions and methods
The present invention is directed to a polypeptide which comprises: (i) an Rv1753c protein sequence; (ii) a variant of an Rv1753c protein sequence; or (iii) an immunogenic fragment of an Rv1753c protein sequence. In other aspects the invention is directed to associated polynucleotides, fusion proteins and methods for the treatment or prevention of tuberculosis. |
| US09750791B2 |
Anti-mycoplasma spp. subunit vaccine
Provided in the present invention are anti-Mycoplasma spp. subunit vaccines, especially proteins suitable for being used as the active ingredient of the Mycoplasma spp. subunit vaccines, and a vaccine prepared therefrom. Upon experimenting, it is confirmed that the proteins can elicit an immune response having sufficient strength to avoid the infection of Mycoplasma spp. in pigs. The vaccine can comprise one of the aforementioned proteins as an active ingredient, or can comprise two or more of the proteins to form a form of cocktail vaccine. The vaccine of the present invention is not only more safe than conventional vaccines, but also has equivalent or even better immune effects. |
| US09750786B2 |
Treatment of thrombocytopenia using orally administered interferon
An interferon composition is provided for enhancing the platelet count, reducing the recurrence rate of hepatitis, and/or improving the social function of hepatitis patients. The method comprises administering a low dose of IFN (about 5 IU to about 2500 IU of IFN-alpha) to a patient in need thereof. In one embodiment the IFN is alpha IFN or beta IFN, and more particularly, in one embodiment the administered biologically active IFN is human alpha IFN. |
| US09750785B2 |
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. |
| US09750783B2 |
Composition containing a Spiranthes sinensis extract and pharmaceutical applications thereof
The present invention is related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a Spiranthes sinensis extract and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention improves the economic value of Spiranthes sinensis by verifying the efficacies of said pharmaceutical composition in anti-inflammation, anti-liver fibrosis and/or anti-oxidation. |
| US09750782B2 |
Composition and method for improving vascular health
The present invention relates to a composition for the use in improving vascular health, including treating and preventing vascular diseases and diseases related thereto, using a botanical extract of oil palm vegetation liquor from the palm oil milling process. |
| US09750780B2 |
Aqueous-lipidic carotenoid-containing compositions
The invention provides a primary carotenoid-containing composition comprising an aqua-containing component, a lipid-containing component and a carotenoid-containing fiber material from plant origin with lowered content of aqua-soluble substances. The invention also provides oral compositions that comprise the primary composition in a foodstuff, in a food supplement or in a pharmaceutical preparation. |
| US09750777B2 |
Methods and compositions for bone and cartilage repair
Biologically active extract of Hibiscus tiliaceus L. and compositions comprising the extract are described. The invention also provides therapeutic uses of the extract and compositions, in particular for promoting healing of bone and cartilage injuries, and the promotion of bone and cartilage formation. |
| US09750775B2 |
Lactic acid bacterium-containing preparation
The present invention provides very safe lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria preparations which are effective in prevention and therapy of allergies and/or in lowering of the blood neutral fat level. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical products and food or drink products which contain, as an active ingredient, a composition that contains cultured cells of the lactic acid bacterium Pediococcus acidilactici R037 or a treated product thereof. |
| US09750770B2 |
Method of treating pancreatic and liver conditions by endoscopic-mediated (or laparoscopic-mediated) transplantation of stem cells into/onto bile duct walls of particular regions of the biliary tree
A method of repairing diseased or dysfunctional pancreas or liver is provided. The method involves preparation of a suspension of stem cells and/or progenitor cells such as biliary tree stem cells, hepatic stem cells, pancreatic stem cells or their descendants, committed progenitor cells, from healthy tissue of the patient or of the biliary tree of a non-autologous donor and engrafting the cells into the wall of bile ducts near to the organ to be treated. The graft consists of stem cells or progenitors that are admixed with biomaterials and, optionally, with cytokines and/or native epithelial-mesenchymal cells appropriate for the maturational lineage stage of the cells to be engrafted. The cells are specifically introduced to the hepato-pancreatic common duct of the subject for treatment of pancreatic conditions or to the bile duct wall near to the liver for treatment of liver conditions and allowed to migrate to the pancreas or to the liver and expand and then rebuild part or the entirety of the diseased or dysfunctional organ. |
| US09750765B2 |
Reactive oxidative species generating materials and methods of use
Materials capable of delivering stabilized free radicals to targeted treatment sites. The materials comprise semi-crystalline, hydrolytically degradable polymers that are subjected to ionizing radiation to create stabilized free radicals therein. Upon exposure to oxygen containing aqueous media, the materials generate reactive oxidative species which are useful in biological processes. |
| US09750764B2 |
Trace elements
The inventions discloses a trace element solution, which comprises at least the following metals: zinc; manganese; selenium; and copper; and which comprises a concentration of the metals of at least 90 mg/ml. The solution may comprise the following concentrations: at least 60 mg/ml zinc; at least 10 mg/ml manganese; at least 5 mg/ml selenium; and at least 15 mg/ml copper. The solution may comprise chromium, iodine and chromium. |
| US09750763B2 |
Solution for peritoneal dialysis
The present invention relates to a solution for peritoneal dialysis, consisting of at least two single solutions which are combined after a heat sterilization and are administered to a patient, the first single solution containing an osmotic and the second single solution containing a buffer, and one of these single solutions or another single solution containing electrolyte salts. The avoidance of a glucose-like degradation as well as hydrolysis during sterilization and storage while maintaining a neutral mixture pH is achieved according to the invention by the osmotic comprising a glucose polymer and/or glucose polymer derivative, and the pH of the first single solution being between 3.5 and 5.0. The present invention further relates to a twin-chambered pouch consisting of a plastic pouch with at least one first chamber and a second chamber, the first single solution being included in the first chamber and the second single solution being included in the second chamber. |
| US09750762B2 |
Use of yeast flakes for treating and/or preventing hyperinsulinemia
The invention relates to the use of yeast flakes for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing hyperinsulinemia. |
| US09750760B2 |
Uridine diphosphate derivatives, prodrugs, compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders
This disclosure relates to prodrugs of uridine diphosphate (UDP) derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those prodrugs of the UDP derivatives and methods of using those prodrugs or compositions in treating disorders that are responsive to ligands, such as agonists, of P2Y6 receptor, e.g., neuronal disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease) and traumatic CNS injury, pain, Down Syndrome (DS), glaucoma, and inflammatory conditions. |
| US09750756B2 |
Celecoxib compositions
Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising one or more orally deliverable dose units, each comprising particulate celecoxib in an amount of about 10 mg to about 1000 mg in intimate mixture with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The compositions are useful in treatment or prophylaxis of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders. |
| US09750755B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions and related methods
A liquid antimicrobial composition comprising an organic acid and one or more anionic surfactants is disclosed. In one embodiment, the organic acid is lactic acid and the anionic surfactant is sodium octane sulfonate. In a preferred embodiment, the antimicrobial solution is formulated as a teat dip for lactating animals, particularly cows. In other embodiments, the antimicrobial compositions may be used in personal care, hard surface care including hard surface disinfection in households, food processing, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, showers, or topically as hand soaps, surgical scrubs, and hoof disease mitigators. |
| US09750746B2 |
ANAVEX2-73 and certain anticholinesterase inhibitors composition and method for neuroprotection
This invention concerns a dosage form comprising a therapeutically neuroprotective amount of A2-73 and a neuroprotective amount of at least one cooperating acetylcholinesterase inhibitor selected from the group consisting of donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, or memantine and method of use. |
| US09750744B2 |
Macrocyclic compounds as Trk kinase inhibitors
Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein ring A, ring B, W, m, D, R2, R2a, R3, R3a, and Z are as defined herein, are inhibitors of Trk kinases and are useful in the treatment of pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and certain infectious diseases. |
| US09750740B2 |
Spirocyclic compounds as tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitors
The present invention is directed to spirocyclic compounds which are inhibitors of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), particularly isoform 1 (TPH1), that are useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with peripheral serotonin including, for example, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, inflammatory, metabolic, and low bone mass diseases, as well as serotonin syndrome, and cancer. |
| US09750739B2 |
Orvepitant for chronic cough therapy
This invention relates to the new use of the compound 2-(R)-(4-Fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-(S)-((8aS)-6-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrazin-2-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methylamide (orvepitant) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing it for the treatment of chronic cough, including chronic refractory cough and to combinations for such a use. |
| US09750736B2 |
Oxycodone formulations
The invention is directed to sustained release formulations containing oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which provide a mean C24/Cmax oxycodone ratio of 0.6 to 1.0 or 0.7 to 1 after oral administration at steady state to patients and methods thereof. |
| US09750732B2 |
Urinary triaosylceramide (Gb3) as a marker of cardiac disease
The present invention describes a method for determination of urinary globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) levels in non-Fabry disease cardiac patients. Determination of Gb3 levels provides a screening method for determining cardiac risk and may offer an alternative therapeutic option for cardiac disease management or cardiac disease risk mitigation by lowering Gb3 levels by the use of pharmacological chaperones or other agents. |
| US09750724B2 |
Use of an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of hypogonadism and related diseases
The aromatase inhibitor 4,4′-[fluoro-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methylene]bisbenzonitrile increases testosterone levels and treats hypogonadism and related diseases. A particular dosing regimen is disclosed as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said of 4,4′-[fluoro-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methylene]bisbenzonitrile, optionally in combination with other active ingredients and kits comprising the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US09750719B2 |
Tetrazole compounds as calcium channel blockers
The present invention relates to novel tetrazole compounds; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial. Formula (I) wherein A is: (II) or (III) wherein A is |
| US09750710B2 |
Crystalline polymorphic forms of monosodium N-[-8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino]caprylate
The present invention relates to crystalline polymorphic forms of monosodium N-[8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino]caprylate (“SNAC”), including two hydrates, a methanol solvate, and an ethanol solvate, of SNAC. More specifically, the present invention provide six polymorphic forms of SNAC (hereafter referred to as Forms I-VI). The present invention also provides an amorphous form of SNAC. |
| US09750709B2 |
Nanoparticle and polymer formulations for thyroid hormone analogs, antagonists, and formulations thereof
Disclosed are methods of treating subjects having conditions related to angiogenesis including administering an effective amount of a polymeric Nanoparticle form of thyroid hormone agonist, partial agonist or an antagonist thereof, to promote or inhibit angiogenesis in the subject. Compositions of the polymeric forms of thyroid hormone, or thyroid hormone analogs, are also disclosed. |
| US09750706B2 |
Electrostatically charged nasal application method and product for micro-filtration
A method of microfiltration of inhaled air for nasal application and product for reducing the risk of inhalation of fine and ultra-fine (i.e., microscopic and submicroscopic) sized atmospheric pollutants by applying a formulation topically to the skin above the upper-lip and in close proximity of the nasal passages. The products of this formulation, when applied, create an electrostatic field for reducing the inhalation of fine and ultra-fine airborne pollutants. |
| US09750705B2 |
Agents useful for treating obesity, diabetes and related disorders
This invention provides methods of identifying agents useful to prevent, ameliorate or treat one or more symptoms of impaired insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, obesity, diabetes, aging, metabolic syndrome, or other metabolic syndrome component diseases, and methods of employing the identified agents to prevent, reduce, delay or inhibit one or more symptoms of impaired insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, obesity, diabetes, aging, metabolic syndrome, or other metabolic syndrome component diseases. |
| US09750701B2 |
Pharmaceutical dosage form
The invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form, preferably with controlled release of a pharmacologically active compound (A) contained therein, the pharmaceutical dosage form very preferably being tamper-resistant and most preferably having a breaking strength B1 of at least 500 N in direction of extension E1 and having a breaking strength B2 of less than 500 N in direction of extension E2. |
| US09750700B2 |
Imatinib mesylate oral pharmaceutical composition and process for preparation thereof
The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising, greater than 80% of Imatinib, by weight based on the total weight of the composition and the process for preparation thereof. |
| US09750698B2 |
Controlled release compositions of agents that reduce circulating levels of platelets and methods therefor
Provided are prophylactic and therapeutic methods of treatment of subjects for the purpose of inhibiting vaso-occlusive events, including embolism, by administering agents, including anagrelide and anagrelide derivatives, which reduce the number of circulating platelets to low normal or to below normal levels. Methods and pharmaceutical preparations comprising such agents are provided. |
| US09750687B2 |
Substance-encapsulating vesicle and process for producing the same
Provided is a method for easily and efficiently producing encapsulated substance vesicles wherein a substance is encapsulated in the cavity of vesicles obtained by polymer self-assembly. Empty vesicles that have membranes comprising a first polymer that is a block copolymer with uncharged hydrophilic segments and a first kind of charged segments and a second polymer with a second kind of charged segments that carry a charge that is the opposite of said first kind of charged segments as well as spaces that are enclosed by said membranes are mixed in an aqueous medium with the substance that is to be encapsulated in the spaces. |
| US09750684B2 |
Ophthalmic formulations of cetirizine and methods of use
The present invention provides stable topical formulations of cetirizine that provide a comfortable formulation when instilled in the eye and is effective in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and/or allergic conjunctivitis. The invention further provides methods of treating allergic conjunctivitis and/or allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in a subject in need of such treatment by topical application of the cetirizine formulations of the invention directly to the eye. |
| US09750681B2 |
Skin care composition
Skin care emulsion compositions are disclosed comprising an oil-in-water emulsion comprising phospholipid-stabilized, submicron triglyceride particles, botanical material selected from the group consisting of a vegetal material, a marine material and combinations thereof; a polycarboxylate polymer and a phosphate ester-type emulsifier. The skin care compositions can be topically applied to the skin before, and surprisingly, together with, and/or after applying a skin colorant (i.e., pigmented) cosmetic composition to moisturize the skin and achieve, augment, and/or maintain a visibly desirable cosmetic appearance. |
| US09750680B2 |
Methods for reducing dental staining, and compositions for use therein
Methods and compositions for reducing, (e.g., controlling, inhibiting, preventing, protecting against, or minimizing) staining, (e.g., resulting from stains and/or discoloration) of teeth in the oral cavity are provided. Aspects of the compositions include a component or components (e.g., a wax and an oil) capable of reducing staining of the teeth. In some instances, the compositions further include an agent which enhances the mineralization of teeth. |
| US09750677B2 |
Use of metal complexes which are mimetics of SOD as food agents and as cosmetics
This invention relates to the use of the metal complexes which are mimetics of the superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme produced from macrocyclic polyazapyridinophane compounds of formula (1) as food agents and also as cosmetics. |
| US09750674B2 |
Compositions for treating skin
A personal care composition comprising: at least a first phase and a second phase wherein said first phase comprises a) an aqueous structured surfactant phase comprising STnS where n is between about 0 and about 2.5; b) ; c) a structuring system comprising i. optionally, a non-ionic emulsifier; ii. optionally, from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight of said personal care composition, of an associative polymer; iii. an electrolyte; and said second phase comprises a) a benefit phase comprising from 1% to about 50%, by weight of said personal care composition, of a hydrophobic benefit agent. |
| US09750671B2 |
Personal care compositions and methods
Methods of making personal care compositions including microcapsules and methods of enhancing the efficacy of the microcapsules in said personal care compositions. |
| US09750664B2 |
Infant drinking device
To provide an infant drinking device with a more reliable aerator, the infant drinking device comprises a teat, a reservoir for holding a liquid, a connector for detachably connecting the reservoir to the teat, and an aerator. The aerator (e.g., a duckbill valve) includes a deformable opening (e.g., a slit) whereby internal/external pressure differential during use of the device is reduced in an open position of the opening by allowing air to enter through the opening into the reservoir and such that leakage of fluid from an inside of the drinking device to an outside of the drinking device is hindered in a closed position of the opening. During assembly of the teat, connector and reservoir, a minimally defined deformation of the opening of the aerator is enforced by at least one of a geometrical property and a material property of the teat or the connector. |
| US09750663B2 |
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing interim volume verification of a fluid
A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for interim volume verification. A system may include a first fluid container defining a first cavity, a second fluid container defining a second cavity, and a third fluid container defining a third cavity. Systems may include a pneumatic valve, where the pneumatic valve may be in pneumatic communication with the second cavity of the second fluid container. A controller may be configured to control the pneumatic valve. Systems may include a display configured to present a volume measurement to a user. A target volume of fluid may be caused by the controller to be drawn from the first cavity of the first fluid container into the second cavity of the second fluid container in response to the first cavity of the first fluid container being in fluid communication with the second cavity of the second container and the pneumatic valve causing a vacuum to be applied to the second cavity of the second fluid container. |
| US09750661B2 |
Systems and methods for head up cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes elevating the heart of an individual to a first height relative to a lower body of the individual. The lower body may be in a substantially horizontal plane. The method may also include elevating the head of the individual to a second height relative to the lower body of the individual. The second height may be greater than the first height. The method may further include performing one or more of a type of CPR or a type of intrathoracic pressure regulation while elevating the heart and the head. The first height and the second height may be determined based on one or both of the type of CPR or the type of intrathoracic pressure regulation. |
| US09750660B2 |
Devices and methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders
A system for stimulating the release of satiety hormone in a subject comprises a stimulus device (1) having a tissue engaging portion (2) intended to be placed in contact with a target tissue (3) of a gastrointestinal system of the subject, a movement device (15) linked with the tissue engaging portion (2) and operable to move the tissue engaging portion (2), thereby mechanically stimulating the target tissue (3), and an anchoring device for permanently fastening the stimulus device (1) in a target location at the gastrointestinal system such that the tissue engaging portion (2) engages the target tissue (3). |
| US09750659B2 |
Tilting inversion exerciser having safety foot retaining device
A tilting inversion exerciser includes a foot support attached to an extension of a table, a carrier attached to the extension, a spindle attached to the extension, and a foot retaining device includes a lever having an oblong hole for slidably engaging with the spindle, a stem slidably attached to the lever, a pin attached to the stem and slidably engaged in a curved channel of the carrier biased to engage with the carrier, and the lever is engageable with the pin for retaining the pin to the carrier and for preventing the pin from being disengaged from the carrier when the extension of the table is inverted to an up-side-down position, and for giving some security to the user while conducting the inversion exercises. |
| US09750656B1 |
Method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit
A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in the Trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patient's body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient. |
| US09750653B1 |
Walk assist device carrier
A rigid tube extending along an axis is provided with a rectangular cross-section having enlarged centrally disposed arcuate sections for receiving tubular structural portions of walk assist devices such as canes or crutches. The rigid tube is provided with patterns of threaded mounting holes that accept locking machine bolts extending through mounting holes in a mounting plate; the mounting plate is provided with an arcuate groove for contacting and clamping a structural portion of a wheelchair or walker. |
| US09750646B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling an absorbent article converting line
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for monitoring substrates advancing along a converting apparatus in a machine direction. The apparatus may include an analyzer connected with a line scan camera through a communication network. The analyzer may be configured as a field programmable gate array, an application specific integrated circuit, or a graphical processing unit. In addition, the line scan camera may include a linear array of pixel data and define a linear field of view, wherein the line scan camera is arranged such that the linear field of view extends in the machine direction. The apparatus may further include an illumination source that illuminates the linear field of view. In operation, the substrate is advanced in the machine direction such that a portion of the substrate advances through the linear field of view. In turn, the apparatus may be configured to perform various monitoring and/or control functions. |
| US09750642B1 |
Bandage
A combination protective carrier and mechanical coupling system for utilization in association with manufacturing of a bandage. The protective carrier includes a base with opposing sidewalls, cooperatively defining a channel. The protective carrier is elongated and structurally configured to be rolled onto itself. The mechanical coupling system has a base with a plurality of gripping structures. The gripping structures remain within the channel defined by the protective carrier. The mechanical coupling system is positioned within the protective carrier, and rolled onto itself. |
| US09750641B2 |
Reduced-pressure dressing assemblies for use in applying a closing force
A closing dressing bolster and assembly for use with a system for treating a linear wound on a patient includes a bolster body formed from a flexible closing bolster material having closing members that are operable to develop an inward closing force when the closing dressing bolster is placed under reduced pressure. In one aspect, when the closing dressing bolster is under reduced pressure, the system, dressing, or assembly develops an inward force realized at the linear wound and a compression force. A wicking-material holder and wicking material may be used as well. The member components may all be see-through to allow visual inspection of the wound without requiring removal of the dressing. |
| US09750638B2 |
Systems and methods for ocular surgery
Ocular surgery may be performed by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques. In certain implementations, a system and a process for ocular surgery may include the ability to draw ocular fluid into a channel of a hand-held pump system and separate the fluid into multiple compressible channels to create multiple flows. The system and the process may also include the ability to peristaltically pump the fluid through the compressible channels. |
| US09750635B2 |
Eye injection device
An injection device for injecting a product into an eye, said device comprising an injection needle and a support on which the injection needle is fixed, said device being characterized in that it comprises a locating mark disposed in such a way that the latter can be placed in contact with a defined bearing region of the surface of the eye, before any contact of the injection needle with said surface, and can then be kept in contact with said bearing region during a stage of penetration of said injection needle through said surface of the eye. |
| US09750630B2 |
Pneumatic knee brace with removable stays
A reconfigurable knee brace which is particularly suitable for cold therapy. The brace includes a large wrap which fits over the front of the leg and wraps around the knee. Two or more securing straps are provided to hold the wrap in place. Once in position, an internal air bladder can be inflated to secure the fit. The user inflates the air bladder using an included squeeze pump and selectively deflates the bladder using a release button. One or more removable stays are positioned on the left and right lateral sides of the knee. When the stays are in position, the knee is held in place and cannot flex or extend. However, the stays are made removable. Once the stays are removed, the knee is able to flex and extend (though it is still stabilized by the encircling wrap). |
| US09750627B2 |
Treatment of diabetic patients with a stent and locally administered adjunctive therapy
Embodiments of the present invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating a vascular disease and/or disorder in a diabetic or pre-diabetic patient. The methods include implanting a stent in a vascular region in a diabetic or pre-diabetic patient, and prior to and/or during the implantation procedure, delivering a lubricant formulation to the vascular region. The stent may be a bare metal stent, or a drug eluting stent, such as a metal stent with a coating including a drug, such as everolimus or sirolimus. |
| US09750625B2 |
Catheter delivery device
A catheter delivery device for a self-expanding stent is described. The delivery device includes a distal catheter component and a distal sheath that releases the stent by moving proximally relative to the distal catheter component and the stent. A proximal catheter shaft including a tube and a pull wire within a lumen of the tube may be provided, the pull wire being attached to the distal sheath such that pulling the pull wire proximally relative to the tube pulls the distal sheath proximally to release the stent progressively. A casing tube may be provided to surround the catheter shaft, the casing tube having a distal end that receives telescopically a proximal end of the distal sheath. |
| US09750624B2 |
Bidirectional stent and method of use thereof
A bidirectional twistable stent is disclosed. The stent comprises a cylinder-shaped stent body having a plurality of axially arranged rows of struts encircling a central lumen and a plurality of flex connectors that connect at least two adjacent rows of struts in such a manner that allows the stent to be twisted clockwise or counter clockwise without causing deformation of any struts in the stent body. Also disclosed are the method of making the stent, method of using the stent, and a kit containing the stent. |
| US09750622B2 |
High molecular weight polylactide and polycaprolactone copolymer and blends for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
Bioresorbable polymer vascular scaffolds made of combinations of polylactide and polycaprolactone having a high molecular weight polymer, thin struts in a selected range and sufficient radial strength to support a vessel upon deployment. The scaffolds have degradation behavior of molecular weight, radial strength, and mass that are conducive to healing of a vessel including providing patency to a vessel, reduction of radial strength, breaking up, and resorbing to allow return of the vessel to a natural state. |
| US09750619B2 |
Surgical instrument
An adjustable spacer instrument and method of use in a knee arthroplasty procedure are described. The instrument comprises a first member having a substantially planar upper surface and a second member having a substantially planar lower surface. An angular adjustment mechanism is interposed between the first and second members and is operable to adjust the degree of tilt between the upper surface and the lower surface and includes a releasable lock which can maintain the degree of tilt. |
| US09750617B2 |
Expanding interbody implant and articulating inserter and method
A device to space vertebral members with first and second members that may have at least one ramped section. The first and second members may be positioned in a vertically overlapping arrangement with interior sides of the members facing together. The device may be positionable between a first orientation with the ramped section of the first member positioned away from the ramped section of the second member, and a second orientation with the ramped section of the first member positioned against the ramped section of the second member. The device may include a greater height measured between the exterior sides in the second orientation than in the first orientation. |
| US09750614B2 |
Medical implant for fixation and integration with hard tissue
The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws. |
| US09750612B2 |
Methods and systems for providing gender specific pharmaceuticals
The present disclosure provides a system of gender specific pharmaceuticals. The system includes a first package of a pharmaceutical for use by a male and a second package of a pharmaceutical for use by a female. The first package includes at least one male dosage having a first dosage amount, an insert positioned in the first package, the insert including a recommended male dosage and a recommended female dosage that is different than the male dosage, and a male label coupled to the first package, the label including a male gender specifier. The female package includes at least one female dosage having a second dosage amount that is smaller than the first dosage amount, an insert positioned in the first package, the insert including a recommended male dosage and a recommended female dosage that is different than the male dosage, and a female label coupled to the second package, the female label including a female gender specifier, wherein the female gender specifier is different than the male gender specifier. |
| US09750611B2 |
Method and system for knee joint repair
A method and system for repairing a defect area in a surface of a joint include providing a mold having a first surface and a second surface, positioning the mold within the joint such that at least part of the mold first surface overlies the defect area, and depositing a repair material under the mold first surface within the defect area to create a repaired site within the joint. |
| US09750606B2 |
Systems and methods for heart valve therapy
Prosthetic mitral valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter mitral valve delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native mitral valve. This document describes prosthetic heart valve designs that interface with native mitral valve structures to create a fluid seal, thereby minimizing mitral regurgitation and paravalvular leaks. This document also describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques to manage blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, this document describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques that reduce the risk of interference between the prosthetic valves and chordae tendineae. |
| US09750604B2 |
Heart valve prosthesis with collapsible valve and method of delivery thereof
A valve prosthesis is adapted to operate in conjunction with native heart valve leaflets. The prosthesis includes an annulus and a skirt extending from the annulus. The skirt may be configured to be positioned through a native heart valve annulus, and the skirt may be movable between an open configuration permitting blood flow through the skirt and a closed configuration blocking blood flow through the skirt in cooperation with opening and closing of the native heart valve leaflets. |
| US09750602B2 |
Methods of predicting the post-operative position of an IOL and uses of such methods
The invention relates to the field of ophthalmic systems and procedures. In particular, the invention relates to the determination of the post-operative position of an intraocular lens (termed “IOL”) in an eye of a patient undergoing lens replacement surgery, which involves determining the position of the existing crystalline lens in the pre-operative eye of the patient and using that information and a single numerical constant to predict the post-operative intraocular lens position. Related methods, and computer programs for performing the methods of the invention, are also disclosed. |
| US09750601B2 |
Method and apparatus for endothelial keratoplasty
A tool for endothelial implantation comprising a base frame on a stem and a covering frame such that the base frame is insertable between a stroma and a Descemet's membrane and the covering frame is positionable over the base frame to lockingly engage the base frame trapping a section of Descemet's membrane between the base frame and the cover frame for surgical separation of the section by cutting therearound. |
| US09750598B2 |
Biocompatible and biodegradable elastomer
The present invention provides a biocompatible and biodegradable elastomer, comprising a hard segment and a soft segment. The hard segment is formed by reacting diisocyanate and a chain extender; and the soft segment is comprising a biodegradable oligomer diol, wherein the biodegradable oligomer diol is selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone diol, polyethylene butylene adipate diol (PEBA diol), poly-L-lactic acid diol (PLLA diol), polylactic acid diol and any combination thereof. The biocompatible and biodegradable elastomer of present invention can be used to produce vascular graft, cell carrier, drug carrier or gene carrier. |
| US09750596B2 |
Bariatric sleeve
Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the stomach and extends beyond the ligament of Treitz. All food exiting the stomach is funneled through the device. The gastrointestinal device includes an anchor for anchoring the device to the stomach and a flexible sleeve. When implanted within the intestine, the sleeve can limit the absorption of nutrients, delay the mixing of chyme with digestive enzymes, altering hormonal triggers, providing negative feedback, and combinations thereof. The anchor is collapsible for endoscopic delivery and removal. |
| US09750593B2 |
Marked prosthesis
The present invention relates to a prosthesis (10) intended to be implanted at an implantation site, comprising information means designed to guide the surgeon in order to implant the prosthesis in a specified position, said prosthesis comprising at least one fabric called the base fabric (2) and having at least one apertured surface (3), said information means comprising at least one patch (4, 5) having a color different from that of the base fabric, said patch being provided with at least one barb (6) projecting from one of its surfaces and grippingly fastening said patch to said apertured surface of said base fabric at a specific place on said surface, the presence of said patch at said specific place bearing information designed to facilitate implantation of the prosthesis in said specified position. The invention also relates to a kit comprising a fabric and a patch. |
| US09750587B2 |
Power toothbrush with a tunable brushhead assembly system
A power toothbrush appliance (10) and a method for tuning a brushhead assembly system (41) thereof. The appliance includes a handle portion (16), a drive assembly and a brushhead assembly system (41). The drive assembly includes a DC motor (34) and an eccentric coupling (46) which drives the brushhead assembly system by means of a yoke mechanism. The brushhead assembly system includes a beam portion (50) which moves laterally about a pivot (47). A brushhead (12) is attachable to and removable from a distal end of the beam. The beam is tunable by changing the stiffness thereof, or the length thereof, or the cross-sectional moment thereof, in order to control the resonant frequency of the brushhead assembly system relative to the drive frequency of the appliance to maintain the amplitude of the brush member within a range of 1.0-2.5 mm, preferably 1.75 mm. |
| US09750573B2 |
Sharps container
The disclosure relates to a multifunctional sharps container having a first dispensing compartment for storing unused sharps and a second compartment for receiving used sharps. The first and second compartments are separated by a generally liquid impermeable partition fixed to the walls of the container. In addition, the first and second compartments are provided with apertures and structures for conveying the sharps, out of and into the compartments respectively, which are functional in at least two orientations of the container. |
| US09750570B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting tissue contact during ablation
Systems and methods for assessing tissue contact, including positioning a plurality of electrodes adjacent a tissue region; delivering radiofrequency energy to the plurality of electrodes, wherein the delivered radiofrequency energy is sufficient to ablate at least a portion of the tissue region; obtaining a plurality of impedance measurements from the plurality of electrodes during the delivery of the radiofrequency energy; calculating a change in the impedance measurements for each of the plurality of electrodes over a pre-determined time period; comparing the calculated change for at least one of the plurality of electrodes to the calculated change in at least one other of the plurality of electrode to determine if there is significant variation in the calculated changes; and terminating the delivery of radiofrequency energy to at least one of the plurality if there is significant variation in the calculated changes. |
| US09750566B2 |
Magnetic navigation systems and methods
Systems and methods for forming a lesion on an endocardial tissue of a patient's heart involve placing an ablation assembly inside of the heart and adjacent to the endocardial tissue, and placing a guiding assembly outside of the heart. An ablation assembly includes an ablation element and a first attraction element, and a guiding assembly includes a second attraction element. First and second attraction elements can be attracted via magnetism. Techniques involve forming an ablation on the cardiac tissue of a patient's heart with an ablation element of the ablation assembly. Optionally, techniques may include moving the second attraction element of the guiding assembly relative to the patient's heart, so as to effect a corresponding movement of the ablation element of the ablation assembly. |
| US09750565B2 |
Electrosurgical balloons
An electrosurgical balloon includes an inflatable balloon body formed of a non-conductive substrate material. One or more electrodes are disposed on an exterior surface of the balloon body. The electrodes can include a pair of bipolar electrodes, and the balloon body can have at least one fluid outlet hole configured to provide fluid to the pair of bipolar electrodes. A second inflatable balloon body can be disposed inside the first inflatable balloon body. The electrosurgical balloon can be incorporated into a catheter assembly, in which the electrosurgical balloon is a balloon electrode tip at a distal end of a catheter. |
| US09750562B2 |
Treatment instrument
A treatment instrument includes a first clamping surface, a second clamping surface configured to cooperate with the first clamping surface and to clamp a living body tissue, a pressure application member provided on one of the first and second clamping surfaces, and configured to apply a pressure to the living body tissue in a line shape by causing the first and second clamping surfaces to relatively approach each other, and a moving mechanism provided on the first clamping surface, and configured to move the first clamping surface in a manner to apply tensile forces to the living body tissue, clamped between the first and second clamping surfaces, in directions deviating away from a direction along a line formed on the living body tissue by the pressure application member. |
| US09750556B2 |
Cryotreatment devices and methods of forming conduction blocks
Cryotreatment devices and methods of ablating tissue within the body are disclosed. A cryotreatment device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an elongated member having one or more needle-like ablation tips configured to induce necrosis at a target site within the heart. A cooling fluid such as a cryogen may be injected through a lumen extending into the distal portion of the device. The ablation tips can be configured to pierce and ablate surrounding tissue, blocking electrical stimuli that can cause fibrillations or other arrhythmias of the heart. The device may also include means for controlling the transmural depth at which the ablation tips are inserted into the cardiac tissue. Methods of forming a contiguous line of conduction block in accordance with the present invention are also disclosed. |
| US09750555B2 |
Method and apparatus for cryoadhesion
A method and system for continuously delivering cryotreatment to a treatment device. In one embodiment, the system may include a first PID circuit in the fluid delivery line and a second PID circuit in the fluid return line, and the first and second PID circuits may operate simultaneously to continuously provide coolant to a cryotreatment device during the inflation phase, ablation phase, and warming (or thawing) phase while providing for temperature adjustment. Alternatively, the system may include a bypass line by which coolant may bypass the subcooler system and be delivered to the cryotreatment device at non-ablation temperatures during the inflation phase. During the ablation phase, coolant may flow through the subcooler system. |
| US09750553B1 |
Interphalangeal fusion implant
An interphalangeal fusion implant comprising a threaded shank and a head, the head having a body portion having first and second laterally spaced fins, each of which has a plurality of axially spaced serrations, some of the serrations terminating at the laterally outermost ends at substantial single points. A driver for implanting an interphalangeal fusion implant comprising an elongate body, a receiving formation having at least two radially extending outward projections, and a pear shaped portion extending along a central axis of the body. A method of fusing a first phalanx and a second phalanx using an interphalangeal fusion implant. |
| US09750548B2 |
Rod-reducing apparatus and associated methods
Embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus for reducing a rod into an orthopedic fixation device. An embodiment provides a rod-reducing apparatus. The rod-reducing apparatus may comprise a housing comprising a threaded through bore. The rod-reducing apparatus further may comprise a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion may be configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing. The locking cap driver may comprise a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that may be configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion may be configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly. |
| US09750547B2 |
Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placement
Minimally invasive methods and devices for introducing a spinal fixation element into a surgical site in a patient's spinal column are provided. In general, the method involves advancing a spinal fixation element in a first, lengthwise orientation along a pathway extending from a minimally invasive percutaneous incision to a spinal anchor site. As the spinal fixation element approaches the spinal anchor site, the fixation element can be manipulated to extend in a second orientation, which is preferably substantially transverse to the first orientation, to position the fixation element in relation to one or more spinal anchors. |
| US09750546B2 |
Articulating rod inserter
An articulating rod inserter is configured for use in delivering a fixation rod to an orthopedic fixation system through a cannula or tower. The articulating rod inserter is releasably coupled to a rod and can move the rod from a generally aligned configuration, wherein the longitudinal axes of the rod and rod inserter are generally aligned, to an angled configuration, wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod inserter. The rod is inserted into the patient through a first tower and then articulated to a second tower such that the rod extends between two or more fixation devices. |
| US09750543B2 |
Anchoring member suitable for use in a polyaxial bone anchoring device and polyaxial bone anchoring device with an enlarged pivot angle to one side
An anchoring member for a polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring section having a first end, a second end, a core having a first portion with a constant cross-sectional area, and a bone engagement structure on at least a portion of the core, a head, wherein a central axis extends through respective centers of the head and the first and second ends of the bone anchoring section, and a neck, the neck having an outer surface that is asymmetric with respect to the central axis, wherein a first cross-section of the neck perpendicular to the central axis includes a portion of the neck where the outer surface of the neck is at a minimum distance from the central axis, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cross-section of the neck is at least the cross-sectional area of the first portion of the core of the bone anchoring section. |
| US09750538B2 |
External fixing device, for treating bone fractures
An external fixing device for the treatment of bone fractures includes a first member, a second member, a central body arranged between the first member and the second member, a first ball joint for the articulated connection of the first member with the central body, a second ball joint for the articulated connection of the second member with the central body, locking means operatively associated to the first ball joint and with the second ball joint, respectively, the locking means being suitable for allowing/preventing the articulation of the first member and second member with respect to the central body, wherein the first member includes a first clamp, the second member includes a second clamp and the central body includes a third clamp for connection of the external fixing device to respective fractured bone portions to be treated. |
| US09750537B2 |
Cranial distractor
A pair of bone plates adapted for attachment to cranial bone segments, the cranial plates being mounted to a distraction mechanism such that the cranial plates can be separated gradually in very small increments. Each of the cranial plates is mounted to the distraction mechanism with a ball and socket connector assembly, such that each of the plates can move in multiple directions and orientations relative to the distraction mechanism to better accommodate a convex, planar or concave surface topography presented during the distraction procedure. |
| US09750535B2 |
Method and clamping apparatus for external fixation and stabilization
Clamping devices and methods for external fixation systems include a post component having a yaw axis and a clamping system secured to the post component and rotatable about the yaw axis. The clamping system includes a outer jaw and a inner jaw having an inner surface facing the outer jaw. The outer and inner jaws together form an opening for receiving a fixation element of the external fixation system. The inner jaw and outer jaw have a roll axis alignable with a longitudinal axis of the fixation element. The clamping system and post component are rotatable about the roll axis. The inner jaw also includes a cylindrical outer-facing surface. The devices also include a base component having a cylindrical concave surface having a pitch axis. The concave surface of the base component interfaces with the cylindrical outer facing component on the inner jaw. The outer and inner jaws being rotatable relative to the base and the post component about the pitch axis. |
| US09750534B2 |
Device and method for hip distention and access
A device for accessing and distending a joint comprises a distraction structure having a generally tapered distal portion adapted to penetrate a tissue region and create an access space within a joint. The distraction structure also includes a lumen extending from a proximal surface to a distal portion. The device further includes a distention structure deployable through the lumen and adapted to exert a force between a first joint surface and a second joint surface and create a working space. The distention structure may, in some embodiments, include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending along at least a portion of the length of the elongate member, a first expandable region deployable from a first substantially collapsed position to a second substantially expanded position, the first expandable region adapted to exert a force between the first joint surface from the second joint surface. |
| US09750533B2 |
Exfoliating head for a personal care appliance
Exfoliating heads with an abrasive surface are disclosed for use with a personal care appliance. The personal care appliance is configured to oscillate the exfoliating head to provide improved smoothing and exfoliation of a subject's epidermis with or without the antecedent application of skin care formula. The oscillating action of the exfoliating head may be rotational, translational, or a combination thereof. In use, the personal care appliance oscillates the abrasive surface of the exfoliating head over a subject's skin in order to remove dead skin from the subject's epidermis. The exfoliating heads may be used to treat rough skin conditions, such as calluses or corns, which have developed on a patient's hand or foot. |
| US09750528B2 |
Handheld device for repeated puncture of human or animal skin
A handheld device for repeated local puncture of human or animal skin, comprising a housing having a handle, a drive device in the housing supplied with a rotating movement about an axis of rotation by a driveshaft, a conversion mechanism coupled to the driveshaft to convert rotating movement into a driving movement along a driving movement direction, and a puncture device which is arranged in the housing and as a puncture needle, which is arranged on a needle shaft that can be moved back and forth repeatedly along a path of movement together with the puncture needle and is connected to the conversion mechanism, wherein the conversion mechanism has a rod crank device, and the stroke executed by the puncture element in moving back and forth is adjustable by altering a relative position between an axial direction of the axis of rotation and the direction of the driving movement. |
| US09750525B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for an oscillating crown drive for rotational atherectomy
The present invention is directed in various methods, devices and systems relating to rotational atherectomy. More specifically, an oscillating driver is connected to a drive shaft, or torque transfer tube, with abrasive element mounted thereon. The result provides a rotational working diameter for the rotating abrasive element that is larger than its resting diameter. Generally, the preferred abrasive element is concentric in profile and/or with center of mass collinear with the drive shaft's rotational axis. However, eccentric abrasive elements, both in terms of offsetting center of mass and/or geometric eccentricity may also be employed. |
| US09750518B2 |
Catheter apparatus
A catheter apparatus has a catheter that is inserted into a lumen of the human body, a branch portion which is connected to a base end portion of the catheter and is provided with an insertion hole to pass a guide wire used in inserting the catheter in the lumen of the human body, and a liquid introducing portion for introducing liquid such as a drug solution into the catheter through a tube connected to the branch portion, where at a front end of the catheter is disposed embolus trapping part for trapping an embolus inside the lumen of the human body. |
| US09750514B2 |
X-ray based cutblock positioning jig
A cut block positioning jig including a first alignment member, a second alignment member, and both first and second guide members. The first alignment member is movable towards and away from a patient's bone to which the positioning jig is mounted to arrange the jig at a predetermined position relative to the bone based on x-rays of the patient. The second alignment member is movable towards and away from the bone to arrange the jig at the predetermined position relative to the bone. The first and second guide members are configured to direct cut block support members to the bone to couple a cut block to the bone to provide the bone with patient-specific cuts. |
| US09750512B2 |
Drill guide for installing a bone plate
An adjustable apparatus for guiding medical instruments used in attaching bone plates. The apparatus has a handle assembly, guide member, a spacer, and an actuation member. The actuation member extends from the handle assembly and actuates the spacer between a position adjacent the guide member and a position spaced from the guide member. The spacer has a through hole that may axially align with a lumen extending through the guide member when in the first position and which is moved out of axial alignment with the lumen in the second position. The spacer may function as a depth stop to control the maximum depth a drill bit can extend from the guide member. |
| US09750509B2 |
Radially adjustable tissue removal device
A tissue removal kit or assembly comprises a cannula and a tissue removal probe axially slidable within the cannula. The tissue removal probe comprises an elongated member a distal end configured to curve when distally deployed from the cannula. The tissue removal probe further comprises a drive shaft rotatably disposed within the member, and a rotatable tissue removal element (e.g., an abrasive burr) disposed on the drive shaft adjacent the member distal end. The curved member distal end may associate the tissue removal element, which has its own axis of rotation, with a radius of revolution about the longitudinal axis of the member. The member is laterally flexible and resilient, so that the radius of revolution can be adjusted. In this manner, the tissue removal element can remove tissue around an adjustable arc. |
| US09750508B1 |
Insulated pedicle access system and related methods
The present invention relates to devices and methods directed towards accessing and forming holes in bone tissue including penetrating vertebral bones during surgical treatments of the spine, for example, to cannulate pedicles and form pilot holes for placing pedicle screws. |
| US09750507B2 |
Emergency tourniquet devices and associated methods of use and manufacture
Tourniquet devices and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed herein. Tourniquet devices configured in accordance with several embodiments of the disclosure can include, for example, a strap having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, a buckle assembly connected to the proximal end portion, and a pulley assembly movably coupled to the strap. Tourniquet devices configured in accordance with the technology can be easily applied because the pulley assemblies can reduce the force a user must exert on the tourniquet devices to constrict or occlude blood flow. Additionally, tourniquet devices disclosed herein can also serve as functional, wearable items (e.g., a belt, integrated into clothing) such that the tourniquet devices are conveniently stored and readily accessible in emergencies. |
| US09750505B2 |
Medical device for modification of left atrial appendage and related systems and methods
A medical device and system for modifying a left atrial appendage (“LAA”), as well as related methods, are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a medical device includes a plurality of frame segments coupled with at least one ring member, the at least one ring member having an inner surface defining notches radially spaced therein, each of the frame segments configured to be positioned within one of the notches of the at least one ring member to collectively form a frame structure. Each frame segment includes a hub portion and at least one leg portion, the hub portion having an upper surface configured to be captured in one of the notches defined in the at least one ring member, and the at least one leg portion extending from the hub portion. With this arrangement, a tissue growth member is coupled to the frame segments. |
| US09750504B2 |
Embolization device and a method of using the same
A method of filling an aneurysm space within the abdominal aorta is disclosed. The method involves placing a prosthesis in the abdominal aorta; delivering a fillable bladder in a deflated state into the aneurysm space using a catheter; placing a filler tube in fluid communication with an inflow port of the fillable bladder. The fillable bladder comprises a bladder seal surrounding the fillable bladder and the bladder seal has a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The first side is symmetric with the second side with respect to a first axis of the fillable bladder and the third side is symmetric with the fourth side with respect to a second axis of the fillable bladder. The first axis is perpendicular to the second axis. The method further involves filling the fillable bladder with a filling agent and removing the filler tube. |
| US09750502B2 |
Surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomosis and surgical staples for use therewith
The present disclosure relates to an anvil assembly, an end effector and/or a surgical stapler suitable for performing curved or circular anastomosis and/or treatment to internal walls of hollow tissue organs wherein the anvil assembly includes an anvil center rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the center rod defining a central longitudinal axis; and an anvil head secured to the distal end of the anvil center rod. The anvil head includes an anvil plate defining a tissue contact surface; and a plurality of staple forming pockets formed in the tissue contact surface of the anvil plate, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets defines an arcuate longitudinal axis. |
| US09750501B2 |
Surgical stapling devices having laterally movable anvils
An end effector for stapling tissue is disclosed. The end effector comprises a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein and an anvil configured to deform the staples. The anvil comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a middle portion intermediate the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein one of the anvil and the staple cartridge is movable relative to the other one of the anvil and the staple cartridge between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The anvil and the staple cartridge are configured to hold the tissue therebetween in the closed configuration. The proximal portion and the distal portion of the anvil are closer to the staple cartridge than the middle portion in the closed configuration. The anvil is pivotally movable relative to the staple cartridge and the anvil is laterally and asymmetrically movable relative to the staple cartridge. |
| US09750500B2 |
Surgical clip applier
A surgical clip applier is provided including a housing, at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing, a channel assembly extending distally from the housing, a clip carrier disposed within said channel assembly and defining a channel therein, a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of said clip carrier, a jaw assembly including a pair of jaws extending from an end of the channel assembly, opposite the housing, adapted to accommodate a clip therein and being operable to effect formation of a clip in response to movement of said at least one handle, and a shuttle bar slidably supported in the channel assembly and configured to transport a clip from the clip carrier to the jaw assembly. |
| US09750499B2 |
Surgical stapling instrument system
A surgical system can include an electric motor, a sensor and a microcontroller in signal communication with the electric motor and the sensor. In various instances, the microcontroller can adjust the velocity of a firing element when the sensor detects a change in current drawn by the electric motor that exceeds a threshold amount. |
| US09750496B2 |
System for securing a portion of a body
Embodiments may have one or more projections which engage one or more recesses to position the sections of the retainer relative to each other. An applicator assembly may be used to apply energy to the retainer. Energy applied to the retainer may affect bonding of end portions of the projections to bottom portions of recesses in the retainer. The end portions of the projections may function as energy directors which concentrate energy. The applicator assembly may grip the retainer with a predetermined force. While the applicator assembly is gripping the retainer, the applicator assembly may apply energy to the retainer to effect bonding of sections of the retainer together. |
| US09750495B2 |
Methods and devices for tissue suturing
A suturing device is disclosed. The suturing device includes an end effector assembly disposed on a distal end of the suturing device. The end effector assembly includes at least one guide tube housing at least one elongated member, a clamshell, and a probe configured for disposal in a graft tubular tissue circumferentially offset from the clamshell. The probe includes at least one guide tube attached to a suture having a first end and a second end. The at least one elongated member is deployed to puncture graft tubular tissue and mate with the at least one aperture of the probe such that extraction of the at least one elongated member simultaneously draws out the suture through the punctured graft tubular tissue. |
| US09750489B2 |
Vascular sealing device with high surface area sealing plug
An internal tissue puncture closure method and apparatus. The method and apparatus provide a folded sealing plug that provides more surface area than conventional plugs to more fully cover and seal an external situs of an internal tissue puncture. The folded sealing plug may have a weave pattern that tends to cause the sealing plug to corkscrew into the internal tissue puncture as it is compressed toward an anchor placed inside of the tissue puncture. |
| US09750488B2 |
Multi-utility surgical instrument
A multi-utility surgical instrument may include a nosecone, a handle, a housing sleeve, an actuation facilitating sleeve, a piston tube, a hypodermic tube, and an end plug. The hypodermic tube may be disposed within the piston tube; the piston tube may be disposed within the actuation facilitating sleeve; the actuation facilitating sleeve may be disposed within the housing sleeve; the end plug may be disposed within a portion of the housing sleeve; the housing sleeve and the end plug may be disposed within the handle; the nose cone may be fixed to a distal end of the handle; and the hypodermic tube may be fixed to the nosecone. |
| US09750482B2 |
Sample collection device
Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis. |
| US09750472B2 |
Swivel gantry for multi-modal imaging systems
A multi-modal imaging system (1) includes a fixed gantry (2), and a swivel gantry (8). The fixed gantry (2) supports a first imaging modality. The swivel gantry (8) connects to the fixed gantry (2) by at least three mounting points (10) and supports a second imaging modality. Selectively the swivel gantry (8) includes a swivel frame (16) and at least three mounting points (10) for mounting the fixed and swivel gantries together in an imaging configuration. The at least three mounting points (10) include at least one hinge (14) which permits the swivel gantry to swivel about the fixed gantry into a service configuration. |
| US09750462B2 |
Monitoring apparatus and methods for measuring physiological and/or environmental conditions
A monitoring apparatus includes a wearable electronic device having an audio port and a headset having at least one earbud, at least one physiological and/or environmental sensor, and circuitry that processes signals produced by the at least one physiological and/or environmental sensor and transmits the processed signals to the electronic device via the audio port. The headset may include a microphone in audio communication with the electronic device via the audio port, and the circuitry modulates audio signals produced by the microphone and signals produced by the at least one physiological and/or environmental sensor for transmission to the electronic device via the audio port. The circuitry may power the at least one physiological and/or environmental sensor via power supplied by the electronic device through the audio port and may include a processor that coordinates collection, modulation, and/or transmission of signals produced by the at least one physiological and/or environmental sensor. |
| US09750460B2 |
Systems and methods for replacing signal artifacts in a glucose sensor data stream
Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. |
| US09750459B2 |
Imaging alignment apparatus and method of use therefor
An apparatus includes a baseboard, a grid, a first marker, and a second marker. The grid has a plurality of cells integrally formed with the baseboard. The first marker is integrally formed with the baseboard and intersects the grid at a first angle with respect to a reference line. The second marker is integrally formed with the baseboard and intersects the grid at a second angle with respect to the reference line. The first angle and the second angle are vertically opposite. The grid, the first marker, and the second marker are made of materials having luminescence characteristics that are different than an x-ray characteristic of a material of the baseboard. |
| US09750458B2 |
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one electronic, optical, or electro-optical component positioned within a distal portion of the device and one or more connectors positioned at a distal portion of the device. In some instances, the connectors are flexible coils, such as a ribbon coil, formed of a conductive material. In some particular instances, the conductive coil is embedded within a polymer tubing. Further, in some embodiments the electronic, optical, or electro-optical component is positioned within a flexible element at the distal portion of the device. In some instances the flexible element is a coil. Methods of making and/or assembling such intravascular devices/systems are also provided. |
| US09750454B2 |
Method and device for mobile training data acquisition and analysis of strength training
The invention relates to the field of mobile training data acquisition in sport, particularly in strength training, body building, fitness sports and rehabilitation, as well as the analysis of said training data. The invention involves a method and a mobile device (1) for precise acquisition of multiple training data. The multiple training data includes, for example, the time-path curve of the force application point of the training load, the mechanical work and the tension duration of eccentric and concentric muscle length changes and isometric muscle contractions. An analysis of the training data is based on a training model (25). |
| US09750447B2 |
Lighting system with monitoring function
In summary the invention utilizes a patient's interaction with a user interface 120 of a controllable lighting system 100. The user interface enables light characteristics of the lighting system 100 to be adjusted such as the light color emitted from a light source 110 of the lighting system 100. A monitor 130 is provided for monitoring how the patient interacts with the user interface 120, e.g. by monitoring how frequent the patient interacts with the user interface, the monitored number of interactions may be processed by a processor 140 to determine a value of the coping style which indicates how active or passive the patient is. |
| US09750444B2 |
Interconnect for on-body analyte monitoring device
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a compressible interconnect for allowing electrical communication between an electronics unit and an analyte sensor in an on-body analyte monitoring device. In other embodiments, systems and methods are provided for reducing the Z-height of an on-body analyte monitoring device by utilizing novel interconnects. |
| US09750441B2 |
Signal processing for continuous analyte sensor
Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk. |
| US09750439B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing notification function in analyte monitoring systems
Method and apparatus for determining and outputting projected alarms or notifications associated with anticipated hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic conditions are provided. Systems and kits employing the devices described herein executing the one or more routines described are also provided. |
| US09750438B2 |
CGM-based prevention of hypoglycemia via hypoglycemia risk assessment and smooth reduction of insulin delivery
An aspect of an embodiment or partial embodiment of the present invention (or combinations of various embodiments in whole or in part of the present invention) comprises, but not limited thereto, a method and system (and related computer program product) for continually assessing the risk of hypoglycemia for a patient and then determining what action to take based on that risk assessment. A further embodiment results in two outputs: (1) an attenuation factor to be applied to the insulin rate command sent to the pump (either via conventional therapy or via open or closed loop control) and/or (2) a red/yellow/green light hypoglycemia alarm providing to the patient an indication of the risk of hypoglycemia. The two outputs of the CPHS can be used in combination or individually. |
| US09750437B2 |
Determination of neuronal action potential amplitude based on multidimensional differential geometry
Arrangements are described for determining a physiological characteristic of the auditory pathway (as whole or selected parts such as an inner ear). Electrical stimulation pulses are delivered to inner ear neural tissue and corresponding tissue response signals are developed by measuring over time response of the auditory pathway to each electrical stimulation pulse, with each tissue response signal forming a response curve including at least one physiological landmark such as a local maximum and a local minimum. A multi-dimensional polynomial is fit over the tissue response signals, and calculation starting points are defined based on prominent physiologic landmarks such as a local maximum and a local minimum for one selected tissue response signal. A line of minimum principal curvature of the multi-dimensional polynomial over the plurality of tissue response signals that intersect the calculation starting points is calculated to determine a physiological characteristic of the auditory pathway. |
| US09750436B1 |
Method for detecting fingerprints
Process for producing powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer by charging a reaction vessel with an aqueous mist, dripping a 2-cyanoacrylate into the reaction vessel, allowing the resulting reaction mass (polycyanoacrylate polymer) to cool, removing the polycyanoacrylate polymer from the reaction vessel, drying it, and pulverizing the dry solid into a powder. Powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer having a particle diameter in the range of from 1 to 200 microns. The particle size and shape herein contribute to uniform distribution of fumes during fingerprint capture. A high level of accuracy in fingerprint detection is provided among three distinct levels which include: (a) first level detection from ridge flow patterns such as whorl or loop; (b) second level detection from ridge flow singularities such as ridge endings and bifurcations; (c) and third level detection from pore configuration. |
| US09750432B2 |
Method for the automated and assisted acquisition of anatomical surfaces
The method for the automated and assisted acquisition of anatomical surfaces includes a first acquisition of the surfaces undertaken in order to create a first numerical model and a perioperative second acquisition undertaken by scanning the surfaces in order to create a second numerical model for identifying the coordinates of the surfaces. The surfaces are supported by a robotic arm; and then the models are brought into correspondence by resetting. The scanning in the second acquisition includes making a preliminary identification of the coordinates of noteworthy points on the surfaces manually, assisted by the robotic arm, and the identifying parts a the points, in order to construct a reference frame and to determine a scanning region; creating an intermediate model from the reference frame and at least one of the points; preliminary resetting the first model with the second model; and automatically scanning the determined zone. |
| US09750429B1 |
Systems and methods for ambulatory monitoring of physiological signs
The present invention relates to the field of ambulatory and non-invasive monitoring of a plurality of physiological parameters of a monitored individual. The invention includes a physiological monitoring apparatus with an improved monitoring apparel, the apparel having sensors for monitoring parameters reflecting pulmonary function and/or parameters reflecting cardiac function and/or parameters reflecting the function of other organ systems. The apparel is preferably also suitable for medical, athletic, and for other uses. The sensors include one or more inductive plethysmographic sensors positioned to monitor at least basic pulmonary parameters, and optionally also basic cardiac parameters. The sensors include one or more ECG sensor electrodes that preferably include a flexible, conductive fabric. The monitoring apparatus also includes an electronic unit for receiving data from the sensors and for storing the data in a computer-readable medium and/or wirelessly transmitted the data. The invention also includes systems for receiving, storing, and processing data generated by one or more physiological monitored apparatuses. |
| US09750428B2 |
System for deteriming relative distance(s) and/or angel(s) between at least two points
Systems and method utilizing microelectronic devices for determining relative positions such as distances and/or angles between at least two points is described. The points may be locations of parts of the body such as the fingers on a person's hand. A first microelectronic device is adapted to emit magnetic signals and at least one second microelectronic device is adapted to receive the magnetic signals, wherein a controller is adapted to communicate with the first and second microelectronic devices. The second microelectronic device and/or the controller are adapted to determine a distance and angle between the first and the second microelectronic devices based on the strength of the magnetic signals received by the second microelectronic device. |
| US09750423B2 |
Method and display for long term physiological signal quality indication
A medical display system (16) and method display physiological signals. A physiological signal of a patient (14) is received, the physiological signal spanning a period of time. Signal quality of the physiological signal over the period of time is determined. An ECG signal (52) is displayed using a compressed time scale and the determined signal quality (54)n over time is displayed adjacent to the displayed physiological signal. |
| US09750422B2 |
Catheter with transverse branches
Apparatus, including a flexible insertion tube, having a distal segment that is configured to be inserted into a body organ. A plurality of elastic branches are connected to the distal segment of the insertion tube at different, respective locations and extend transversely away from the insertion tube at the respective locations. There are one or more respective electrodes disposed on each of the elastic branches and there are conductors traversing the elastic branches so as to couple the electrodes to the insertion tube. |
| US09750421B2 |
Catheter or guidewire device including flow sensing and use thereof
Devices and methods are provided for performing procedure on tissue with flow monitoring using flow sensors. The devices include an elongated member, and at least one flow sensor disposed on the elongated member. The flow sensor includes at least one temperature sensor and at least one heating element having a cavity. At least a portion of the at least one temperature sensor is housed in the cavity. A temperature measurement of the temperature sensor provides an indication of the flow rate of a fluid proximate to the flow sensor. |
| US09750420B1 |
Facial feature selection for heart rate detection
The location of a user's head, for purposes such as head tracking or motion input, can be determined. For example, a computing device (e.g., a tablet, mobile phone, etc.) can utilize one or more detectors or other image classifiers to detect the presence objects such as features of the face in images captured by one or more cameras of the computing device. Based on the detected feature(s), the subject technology provides embodiments for detecting a heart rate of the user of the computing device without requiring invasive procedures or addition sensors on the computing device by selecting a region of interest for analyzing color or other image data measurements over a period of time. Changes in color at the select region of interest may be further processed to extract a user's heart rate using techniques described further herein. |
| US09750419B2 |
Systems and methods for blood pressure measurement
A method of determining a blood pressure of a patient includes determining a plurality of pressure pulses, wherein each pressure pulse of the plurality of pressure pulses comprises a profile having a maximum profile height. The method also includes determining a pulse score associated with the plurality of pressure pulses, wherein the pulse score is determined based on the profiles of the pressure pulses and the maximum profile heights. The method further includes determining that the pulse score is above a pulse score threshold, and generating, in response to determining that the pulse score is above the pulse score threshold, a pulse curve based on the maximum profile heights. The method also includes determining the blood pressure of the patient without completely occluding a blood vessel of the patient, wherein the blood pressure is determined based on a plurality of values corresponding to respective points on the pulse curve. |
| US09750412B2 |
Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no analog sensor readout ports with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems via an authenticated communication channel
In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. |
| US09750411B2 |
Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no analog sensor readout ports and interoperation with electronic medical record systems through a static IP address
In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. |
| US09750408B1 |
ICU telemedicine system for varied EMR systems
A computer-implemented patient monitoring system includes a patient data monitoring system on a first computing system, including a patient medical data query engine configured to generate one or more rule execution requests. The monitoring system further includes a network circuit communicating with the medical database system and one or more remote patient care computing devices. The remote care computing devices in turn include a patient medical data repository and a query response engine configured to respond to received rule execution requests. Responding to rule execution requests includes verifying the validity of a rule execution request, identifying data in the patient medical data repository responsive to the rule execution request, and transmitting response patient medical data responsive to the rule execution request. |
| US09750406B2 |
Method for the detection of visual function losses
The invention relates to a method for the detection of visual function losses. The method comprises analysing the optical quality of a patient's eye based on one or more retinal images thereof or based on information relating to retinal images corresponding to an eye having an anterior segment and intraocular means that are healthy. The method comprises: detecting a visual function loss of the visual system of functional or pathological etiology, based on the result of the aforementioned analysis; and determining if this loss is due to a reduced and/or limited neural response, which induces alterations in the innervation of the intrinsic ocular muscles of the eye. |
| US09750403B2 |
Retinal movement tracking in optical coherence tomography
The present invention defines a method of correcting for eye movement during optical coherence tomography imaging. The method includes imaging (by scanning) a fundus of an eye to obtain a fundus image (for example, using an SLO); scanning the fundus to obtain a plurality of tomographic images (for example, using OCT); determining, at predetermined intervals, an alignment of the tomographic images with respect to the fundus image, and, if it is determined that there is a misalignment, determining the number of tomographic images that have been scanned in the predetermined interval since the previous alignment determination; determining the offset by which the tomographic images are misaligned; applying the offset to the next tomographic image to be scanned and rescanning the determined number of tomographic images that were scanned during the interval between misalignment being determined and offset being applied. |
| US09750402B2 |
Ophthalmologic apparatus, image processing method, and medium
A disclosed ophthalmologic apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a fundus image of an eye to be examined on the basis of returning light from a fundus that is obtained by irradiating the fundus of the eye with light; and a correction unit configured to correct the fundus image in accordance with a degree of clouding of a clouded portion of the eye such that, among color components contained in the fundus image, a ratio of a color component, in the fundus image, that is scattered by a clouded portion of the eye at a higher rate increases against a ratio of another color component. |
| US09750398B2 |
Universal cap
A combined tube set for a disposable water bottle for an endoscope includes a cap with threads suitable for attachment to various water bottles. The combined tube set provides a first tube set for rinsing that includes an air and water tubes, air/water connector, and anchor. The combined tube set also provides a second tube set for irrigation that includes an irrigation connector, backflow valve(s), and flexible tubing section. |
| US09750396B2 |
Variable length portal access device
A portal access device has a first member pivotally movable relative to a base. A groove is provided at the first member to be in alignment with a bore at the base, so that a cannula may freely extend through the bore, with a portion of the cannula being frictionally held along the groove of the first member. The first member may be rotatably connected to a second member, so that once the cannula is correctly inserted into a portal, the first member may be pivoted from its vertical position to its horizontal position to bend the cannula into a right angle cannula. The cannula is removed from the portal by pivoting the second member upwardly away from the base. In an alternate portal access device where there is only one arm member, the portal access device may be removed from the portal by being pulled vertically upwards. |
| US09750390B2 |
Dish treating appliance with window insert
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, an access opening provided in the tub and through which is had access to the treating chamber, and a door movable relative to the tub to selectively open and close the access opening, the door having an inner surface confronting the access opening when the door closes the access opening, an outer surface, opposite the inner surface, and a window assembly provided in the door and having inner and outer panes. |
| US09750387B2 |
Selectably attachable buffing pad
A selectively attachable buffer pad for using as an attachment to a conventional drill to buff or polish surfaces includes an attachment member which defines an elongated, rigid shank which is sized and shaped to be secured in the chuck of a conventional drill, a padded layer defining a planar body with a circular shape which is constructed out of a deformable material, and a buffer layer defining a conventional soft fiber buffing pad. Advantageously, the deformable nature of the padded layer enables selectively attachable buffer pad to transfer rotation from the attachment member to the buffer layer while also providing shock absorption. Thus, a conventional drill which is not otherwise suit for buffing or polishing is configured to accomplish the same through its attachment to the selectively attachable buffer pad. |
| US09750381B2 |
Robot cleaner
Disclosed is a robot cleaner. The robot cleaner includes a case forming the external appearance of the robot cleaner, an agitator rotating and contacting a surface to be cleaned, a dust collector in which foreign substances are collected and a suction unit providing suction force to the dust collector, and the agitator is arranged between the dust collector and the suction unit. Therefore, the robot cleaner reduces loss of suction force generated from the suction unit. |
| US09750378B2 |
Potty
A potty (10) includes a sidewall (12), basin (14) and a top surface (15) including a seating surface (18). The potty (10) is arranged such that it can be stacked with a similar potty such that a part of one is received within the other. This results in the combined height of the stacked potties being less than twice the height of an individual potty. The potty (10) has a duct (20) that enables liquid to be poured from the basin (14) out of the potty substantially without coming into contact with the seating surface (18). |
| US09750376B2 |
Portable spa construction
Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface. |
| US09750374B1 |
Cutting board assembly
A cutting board assembly for cutting a fruit includes a base that may be positioned on a support surface. The base may support a fruit. A clamp is slidably coupled to the base and the clamp may be manipulated. The clamp engages the fruit when the fruit is positioned on the base. Thus, the fruit is restrained on the base. |
| US09750373B2 |
High-speed blending blade for a food processing appliance
A high-speed blending blade for a food-processing appliance includes two opposing upwardly arcuate blades, wherein each of the upwardly arcuate blades defines a continuously-curved downward top surface, two opposing downwardly arcuate blades, wherein each of the downwardly arcuate blades defines a continuously-curved upward top surface, a central blade portion having a central top surface, wherein the top central surface is co-planar with a portion of each downward top surface and each upward top surface and a pair of opposing top blades extending at a predetermined angle from proximate the central top surface. |
| US09750370B2 |
Cartridge with filter guard
A cartridge for forming a beverage includes a container defining an interior space, a filter, a beverage medium contained in the interior space, and a filter guard. The filter may be arranged so that liquid that interacts with the beverage medium flows through the filter to exit the interior space. The container may include a surface arranged to be pierced by a piercing member to permit beverage to exit the container. The filter guard may be arranged to contact the piercing member to resist damage to the filter when the container surface is pierced. In one embodiment, the filter guard and filter may be in contact with the container surface that is pierced, yet damage to the filter that might be caused by the piercing element may be avoided. |
| US09750368B2 |
Device for dispensing beverages from capsules
Machine for preparing beverages from capsules, wherein the machine has a vertical axis (V-V) and comprises a dispensing assembly (1), the assembly in its turn comprising: means for containing a capsule (3), comprising a first element (4) and a second element (5) movable one respect to the other to define, in a closed position, a chamber for extracting the capsule, according to an axis (A-A) of said means; guiding means (2) for inserting the capsule (3) inside said assembly (1), and for retaining it in an intermediate position, different from the extraction position of the beverage; and ducts for feeding an infusion fluid into said capsule and dispensing a beverage from said capsule, characterized in that said axis (A-A) of the containing means (4, 5) of the capsule (3) is tilted with respect to the vertical axis (V-V) of the machine of an angle (α) lower than 45 degrees. |
| US09750363B2 |
Zipper pulling device
A zipper pulling device for allowing a user to more easily zip up a dress or other similar garment. The zipper pulling device includes a rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the rod is telescopic such that it can be extended or retracted to a desired length. The first end comprises a magnet thereon that can be used to engage a metal zipper. The second end of the rod includes a hook thereon, wherein the user can alternately use the hook to engage the zipper. In this way, the user can grasp an end of the rod and pull the rod upward so that the hook or magnet temporarily engaged with the zipper pulls along the teeth of the zipper, allowing a user to more easily zip up a dress. |
| US09750361B2 |
Odorant-releasing utensil
In an aspect, an eating utensil includes a controllable odorant emitter for delivering an odorant to a person who is eating or drinking from the eating utensil. The odorant may be delivered orthonasally or retronasally. The odorant may be used to stimulate or suppress appetite. In an aspect, a controllable odorant emitter is provided in an attachment that may be removably secured to an eating utensil. Related methods and systems for delivering odorant in connection with use of an eating utensil are described. |
| US09750355B1 |
Refrigerated merchandise display system
A merchandise display system for storing and dispensing merchandise is provided. The merchandise display system includes an outer housing, a transparent front door, a refrigeration unit, and a door that includes an extended canopy. The merchandise display system also includes a front grille for a refrigeration system having, a surface adjacent a curved surface. |
| US09750352B2 |
Baby carrier
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a baby carrier. The baby carrier allows the parent or caregiver to “wear” the baby on his/her back. In one embodiment, the baby carrier is provided as a backpack-like system without buckles, clamps, Velcro, a metal frame, rings or fasteners, or any other non-material components. |
| US09750347B2 |
Pressure release slide latch mechanism
A pressure release slide latch mechanism for a drawer slide assembly comprises an outer slide, an intermediate slide mounted in the outer slide, and an inner slide mounted in the intermediate slide, a channel plate having a track portion and a guide block attached to the outer slide and a carriage slidingly engaged and biased along the track portion. A pin of a follower pivotally attached to the inner slide engages the guide block to releasably maintain the drawer slide assembly in a closed position and releases upon an inward force applied to the drawer slide assembly. A set of chamfers is formed on the pressure release slide latch mechanism to prevent binding of the drawer slide assembly. |
| US09750346B2 |
Drawer slide assembly
A drawer slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a drawer frame member, and an adjusting device. The second rail can be displaced with respect to the first rail along a longitudinal direction. The drawer frame member includes a carrier and a drawer sidewall connected to the carrier. The carrier is mounted on the second rail. The adjusting device is mounted on the drawer sidewall and is configured to adjust the drawer frame member vertically with respect to the second rail. |
| US09750343B2 |
Exercise device with adjustable desk
An exercise device includes a frame assembly having a base portion constructed and arranged to engage a surface, a first frame member and a second frame member, a seat, a crank pedal mechanism, an adjustable desk, and an actuator. The second frame member is configured to movable between a first position in which the desk is positioned closer to the seat so as to allow the user seated on the seat to use the desk and a second position in which the desk is positioned away from the seat so as to allow the user to stand upright on the surface with the user's body positioned between the seat and the desk to use the desk in a standing position. The actuator is constructed and arranged to be actuated to enable the second frame member to be moved between the first position and the second position. |
| US09750333B1 |
Belt clip for a golf club
A wearable belt clip includes a keeper which receives a golf club and is removably attachable to the golfer's belt. The keeper positions the shaft of the golf club so it does not impede the golfer's movements, such as swinging a club or walking. The belt clip allows the golfer to conveniently carry a second golf club without the concern of misplacing it during play. In an embodiment, a keeper channel positions the club head above the keeper with the shaft extending below the keeper. In front view, the keeper channel is substantially parallel to the belt clip longitudinal axis, so that the golf club is held in a substantially vertical orientation. In side view, the keeper channel is angled with respect to the belt channel, so that the head of the golf club is angled away from the wearer, for improved comfort and maneuverability. |
| US09750332B2 |
Flexible belt mounted electronic device holding arm
The system of the preferred embodiments is a electronic device holding arm including a belt that can be releasably attached around the torso of a user; and a flexible arm attached on one end to the belt; a clamp attached to the distal end of the flexible arm, where the clamp is designed to hold a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device holding arm is designed to fasten around a user's torso and support a mobile electronic device in a position that it can be viewed and used by the user without the user having to use their hands to support the device. |
| US09750331B2 |
Integrated modular attachment system
An integrated modular attachment system for releasably attaching an object to a garment. The garment may include one or more loops. The object includes a base member, a foldable flap attached to the base member, a first wing member extending from a first side of the base member and a second wing member extending from a second side of the base member. To secure the object to the garment, the foldable flap is arranged in downward position and inserted through at least one of the loops of the garment. The first wing member is folded into a position which overlaps a portion of the foldable flap and is removably secured to the foldable flap. The second wing member is then folded over to overlap the first wing member and is removably secured to at least the first wing member. |
| US09750330B2 |
Card extraction apparatus
A card extraction apparatus which is useful for removing a card from a card storage device is disclosed. The card extraction apparatus has an affixing element to affix the card to the card extraction apparatus and further has a tab member which a user may grip to apply an extracting force. |
| US09750329B1 |
Multiple-loop support strap and method for hanging a hammock
A multiple-look support strap is adapted for hanging one end of a hammock from a fixed structure. The support strap cooperates with a like strap to hang an opposite end of the hammock from a second fixed structure spaced apart from the first. The support strap comprises an elongated length of flexible strap folded upon itself to form first and second overlying strap sections. The strap sections are integrally joined together at a first end of the support strap, and a least one of the first and second strap sections terminates at an opposite second end of the support strap. A plurality of strap loops are formed with the first and second strap sections between opposite ends of the support strap. |
| US09750328B2 |
Fastener systems
An adjustable-length tensile member, for example, a strap for a wearable pack, can include a fastener member defining first and second apertures and a cross-member positioned therebetween. A strap can extend through the first aperture in a first direction, over the cross-member and through the second aperture in a direction opposite to the first direction. A cover plate can matingly engage with the fastener member to obscure a segment of the strap from view. Wearable packs can incorporate such adjustable-length tensile members. Methods for assembling such adjustable-length tensile members are also disclosed. |
| US09750327B2 |
Hair styling device
A hair stylist device comprises a top and bottom board, each having a plurality of opposed bristles for retaining strands of bulk artificial or commercial hair therebetween for performing hairstyling operations, and including a hinge mechanism for opening and closing the boards around the bulk hair retaining it loosely but securely, while allowing the removal of strands of bulk hair without opening the device providing optimal gripping ability to the bulk hair while permitting removal of hair without unnecessary loss. The board inner surfaces each may have a generally planar pad with plural embedded bristles extending in a direction perpendicular to one surface of the pad. A longitudinal hinge connects the two boards to each other and a lock can secure the opposite longitudinal ends to each other. Compartments disposed at a surface of the boards provide storage for any necessary accessories required for the braiding or weaving process. |
| US09750326B2 |
Transparency evaluation device, transparency evaluation method and transparency evaluation program
A transparency evaluation device includes a skin index calculation unit that calculates at least one of a luminance component in a captured image obtained by photographing a skin, a color component in the captured image, and an amount of generation of negative factors in which the luminance component or the color component in the captured image changes locally, as a first index, obtains at least one of an intensity distribution of the luminance component and an intensity distribution of the color component in the captured image, and calculates at least one of smoothness of a change in the luminance component and smoothness of a change in the color component as a second index based on the intensity distributions, and a transparency evaluation unit that evaluates transparency of the skin based on an overall index in which the first index and the second index are combined. |
| US09750325B1 |
Hair color applicator
An apparatus for applying a two-component liquid composition to a surface has a housing having an open end, an inner surface and an outer surface, an applicator retained in the housing and projecting through the open end, two containers removably mounted to the inner surface of the housing, each container having a dispensing nozzle extending through an aperture in the housing and arranged adjacent the applicator. There is a cutting device arranged on the housing adjacent the nozzles, the cutting device having at least one blade, wherein pressing the cutting device causes the blades to pierce the nozzles and allow contents of the containers to exit the containers and flow to the applicator. |
| US09750324B2 |
Nail clipper
A nail clipper includes a clipper body with a pair of jaws, a lever configured to move the jaws to cut nail, a thumb ring member rotatably mounted to the lever, the thumb ring member having first and second ring members, each defining an inner opening through which a thumb of the user can be introduced. The nail clipper further includes a connection plate member which is formed unitarily with the first and second ring members into one piece and connecting between the lower portions of the first and second ring members, wherein the connection plate member has a planar upper surface and includes a bore formed vertically there-through, and a fastener is coupled to the bore of the connection plate member and allows the thumb ring member to freely rotate relative to the lever. |
| US09750317B2 |
Hand held link making device and kit
A disclosed device for creating an item consisting of a series of links includes at least two posts spaced part from each other in a first direction with each of the posts including a first arm and a second arm and an access slot. |
| US09750314B2 |
Leak-resistant slider select zipper
The present disclosure relates to a leak-resistant slider zipper. The zipper typically includes end seals at the opening and closing ends of the zipper, an upper and a lower set of interlocking elements, first and second upper flanges above the upper interlocking elements having no gaps or cut-outs therein, and first and second lower flanges below the lower interlocking elements, one of the lower flanges being folded back on itself, and a slider. |
| US09750313B2 |
Slider for slide fastener, and slide fastener
A slider for slide fastener has a slider body in which an upper wing and a lower wing are coupled via a coupling pillar at the front side. At the front part of the upper wing, provided is a downward slope descending toward the lower wing as extending away from a front mouth toward a back mouth of the slider body. At the front part of the lower wing, provided is an upward slope ascending toward the upper wing as extending away from the front mouth toward the back mouth of the slider body. The downward slope of the upper wing is steeper than the upward slope of the lower wing. |
| US09750308B2 |
Device for securing rope in multiple configurations and process of using the same
An apparatus for securing a rope includes a device body having a first width, a first length, and a first height, the first width substantially greater than each of the first height and the first length, the device body having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends at opposing ends of the first width of the device body. The apparatus includes a first rope notch, the first rope notch located at the first end of the device body, the first rope notch extending in a first direction parallel to the first height away from the central body. The apparatus includes a second rope notch, the second rope notch located at the second end of the device body, the second rope notch extending in a second direction parallel to the first height away from the device body, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction. |
| US09750298B2 |
Shock-absorbing face guard connector for athletic helmet
A shock-absorbing face guard connector for an athletic helmet such as a helmet worn in American football, ice hockey, cricket, or baseball and softball. The shock-absorbing face guard connector couples a face guard to the athletic helmet, and can absorb some or all of the forces resulting from a strike to the face guard amid play. The shock-absorbing face guard connector includes a compressible piece that can compressible yield when the face guard is struck. |
| US09750297B1 |
Lever-activated shock abatement system and method
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a protective shell having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a lever assembly positioned between the interior surface of the protective shell and a portion of a body. The lever assembly includes a lever having an elongated member extending between a first end and a second end and a pivot location. A fulcrum pivotally engages the pivot location of the lever, wherein the lever rotates about the fulcrum in response to an impact force applied along a first direction to the exterior surface of the protective shell. The lever assembly further includes a spring engaging the lever, wherein a rotation of the lever deforms the spring in a second direction to absorb a portion of a kinetic energy of the collision to redirect and reduce a transfer of a portion of force to the body. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09750294B2 |
Decoration device with projection images for holidays, festivals and parties
A decoration device with projection images for holidays, festivals and parties includes a shell, a module provided inside the shell, a projection unit mounted on the module, a projection film provided on the projection unit, and an LED light source disposed at one side of the projection film so that a transparent image formed on the projection film can be projected on a surface of the shell by the light source. A Bluetooth® speaker can be mounted inside the module to play music and sound from a mobile device. |
| US09750292B1 |
Shirt garter
This disclosure relates generally to a shirt garter (also known as a shirt stay). More specifically, this disclosure relates a shirt garter that extends around the crotch region of the wearer and is designed for use with a camisole or other shirt-type garment. |
| US09750290B2 |
Passive mechanical exoskeleton to reduce hand fatigue
A passive mechanical system comprising an unpowered exoskeleton to maintain static grip around an object via a tendon drive and ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism combines a passive cable retract and ratchet system with one or more cables acting as artificial tendons. When a user wishes to keep their hand in a specific position around an object, the ratchet system is engaged. A cable retract mechanisim keeps the artifical tendon taught at all times. The combination of these systems allows for the user to keep grip on objects without the need to input force over time thereby reducing fatigue. |
| US09750289B2 |
Gauze mask which can be worn with one hand
A gauze mask which can be worn with one hand includes a mask body, a nose clip member, and a chin pressing member. The mask body is formed with a covering space to cover user's mouth and nose. Around the inner periphery edge of an opening of the mask body is disposed an adhesive layer which enables the gauze mask to be adhered around the user's nose and mouth. The nose clip member and the chin pressing member allow the gauze mask to be firmly positioned on the user's face. The gauze mask is made of breathable material, or the gauze mask can also be made of non-breathable material but is equipped with a filter, so as to allow for air exchange between inside and outside of the gauze mask. |
| US09750287B2 |
Body shaper having crotch opening
A body shaper can include a torso portion, first and second leg portions extending from the torso portion, a crotch portion disposed at an end of the torso portion between the first and second leg portions. The crotch portion comprises an opening, a first crotch portion extension and a second crotch portion extension, the first and second crotch portions being movable between a first configuration, in which the first and second crotch portion extensions are joined to cover the opening and a second configuration in which the first and second crotch portion extensions are separated to expose the opening. The body shaper further includes a first gap disposed between the first leg portion and the first crotch side and a second gap disposed between the second leg portion and the second crotch side, the second gap having a length extending from the first crotch end to the second crotch end and a width extending from the second crotch side to the second leg portion. |
| US09750284B2 |
Personal vaporizer
A personal vaporizer is configured to be usable both for non-liquid vaporizing media and for liquid vaporizing media. In some embodiments an electrically conductive check valve blocks vaporizing media from leaking out of air intake apertures during periods of nonuse, and delivers electric power to a heating element during use. In some embodiments, no wick structures extend into a fluid chamber, but a wick extends from a wick holder downstream of the fluid chamber to a vaporizing chamber. |
| US09750282B2 |
Electronic cigarette and air switch thereof
The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and a battery device thereof. The air switch includes a switch body and an airflow channel extending through the switch body. In present invention, because the airflow channel is disposed within the switch body of the air switch, it is better to design the size of the airflow channel which extending through the air switch, at the same time, fixing mechanism for mounting the air switch, such as pad or welding points can be arranged out of the airflow channel, to protect the air sucked into the second airflow channel from being polluted, thereby protecting the consumers' health. |
| US09750275B2 |
Packed beverage
Provided is a packaged beverage subjected to heat sterilization, including the following components (A) and (B): (A) 2.5 mass % or more of a protein; and (B) non-polymer catechins, the packaged beverage having: a mass ratio between the component (A) and the component (B), [(B)/(A)], of from 0.02 to 0.1; a viscosity of from 15 to 35 mPa·s; and a pH of 6.3 or more. |
| US09750272B2 |
Meal intended for human consumption
This invention relates to a plurality of compositions for dietary health management and its use in the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, and also in the prevention and/or management of obesity and generally in weight management and loss. Thus a meal intended for human consumption is provided, the meal comprising: (a) 250-650 kilocalories (1045-4180 kiloJoules); (b) 10-50, preferably 20-50, more preferably 30-50 g fiber; (c) 10-50, preferably 10-30, more preferably 10-20 g protein; (d) 0 to 5, preferably less than 3 g starch; and (e) 0 to 2, preferably 0 to 1, most preferably 0 to 0.5 g lactose; (f) at least 20, preferably at least 30, most preferably at least 40 mg of any one flavonoid aglycone; and (g) at least 30, preferably at least 40, most preferably at least 50 mg of any one flavonoid glucoside; wherein the meal comprises 75-1000 mg of total flavonoid aglycone and flavonoid glucoside, wherein the meal comprises no more than 250 mg of any one flavonoid aglycone, wherein the meal comprises no more than 250 mg of any one flavonoid glucoside. |
| US09750271B2 |
Apparatus for producing a drink, and the use of the apparatus
A method for producing a drink, for example milk, from mixing a powder formula with a liquid, such as water, in an automated baby-milk machine. The method included preparing a drink concentrate by mixing the amount of formula necessary for the total amount of drink in a certain amount of hot liquid, and adding the right amount of liquid of a certain low temperature to the concentrate in order to reach the end volume of the drink at a safe drinking temperature. |
| US09750266B2 |
Fish processing system and method
Methods and systems for processing fish are provided which enable cutting of the fish and removal of the viscera without damage to either the viscera or the remaining fish product. The systems may include an adjustable cutting device to cut the belly in a particularly unobtrusive manner and/or an adjustable gutting device to severe a gullet of the fish from the fish body and to gather and remove the viscera without significant damage to the viscera or the remaining fish product. Extractors for severing the connection between the gullet and the fish are also provided to assist in removal of the viscera, including the gonads. Vacuum head assemblies for cleaning a cavity of the fish after the viscera is removed are also provided. |
| US09750265B1 |
Carcass finish cabinet with spray arbors and methods thereof
A carcass washing cabinet having a plurality of spray arbors having a desired spray performance, which can rinse a carcass side with a reduced fluid flow rates through the spray arbors. The reduced fluid flow rates and increased pressure reduces volumes of water and/or other rinsing chemicals as well as by treating lower volumes of liquid waste that are generated by the carcass wash cabinets. Methods of rinsing carcasses with an apparatus having the plurality of arbors with high pressure nozzles and lower flow rates reduces water and/or chemical consumption without affecting microbial load reduction. |
| US09750261B1 |
Apparatus and method for preparing spherical shaped products
Apparatus and process for producing and discharging spherically shaped products from a pasty material. The apparatus includes a feed device for moving the pasty material along a conveyor path, a portioning device connected downstream of the feed device for shaping the pasty material into balls, and a transport device for discharging the balls produced by means of the portioning device. The portioning device has an outlet opening having a plurality of outlets for the balls to be shaped, arranged in mutually juxtaposed relationship so that the delivered products touch each other or are arranged in closely mutually juxtaposed relationship, and the portioning device and the transport device are so arranged relative to each other that regions of the transport device in the transport direction provide an abutment function for the balls which are to be oriented in mutually juxtaposed relationship in a row substantially transversely relative to the transport direction. |
| US09750260B2 |
Serpentine baking pan and method of using the same
The present invention is a baking pan having a bottom connected to four side walls. One side wall is a semicircular side having a perimeter measuring about 180°. Another side wall is substantially straight and connected to the semicircular side. Another side wall is substantially straight side and connected to another end of the semicircular side. The fourth side wall is an arc side connecting the two substantially straight sides. One of the substantially straight sides is substantially equal in length to the radius of the arc side. |
| US09750259B2 |
Pyroxasulfone and glutamine synthesis inhibitor compositions for weed control
The present invention is directed to compositions containing herbicidal mixtures of pyroxasulfone and glutamine synthesis inhibitors. The present invention is further directed to methods of increasing the activity of a glutamine synthesis inhibitor with the compositions of the present invention. |
| US09750252B2 |
Arylalkyloxy pyrimidine derivative, pesticide for agricultural and horticultural use containing arylalkyloxy pyrimidine derivative as active ingredient, and use of same
An arylalkyloxypyrimidine derivative represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a haloalkyl group, a haloalkenyl group, a haloalkynyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, a dioxolane group and the like; R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like; X is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a haloalkyl group, a haloalkenyl group, a haloalkynyl group, a trialkylsilyl group and the like; Y is CH or a nitrogen atom; q is an integer of 1 to 3; m is an integer of 0 to 5; and n is 0 or 1 or a salt thereof, and an agrohorticultural insecticide containing the compound as an active ingredient and a method of use thereof. |
| US09750251B2 |
Liquid herbicidal preparations
Herbicidal oil dispersions comprising (a) desmedipham and/or phenmedipham, ethofumesate and lenacil, (b) one or more surfactants, c) one or more compounds which as far as possible are polar but at the same time are water-insoluble or have a solubility in water of up to 5 g/l, from the group of fully esterified organic phosphates and fully esterified phosphonates, as solvents, d) optionally further organic solvents, e) optionally further, customary formulating auxiliaries, f) optionally water are stable formulations and are suitable for controlling weeds, particularly for selective control in beet crops. |
| US09750250B2 |
Conjugated polyelectrolytes and methods of using the same
Various embodiments disclosed relate to conjugated polyelectrolytes and methods of using the same. Various embodiments provide a conjugated polyelectrolyte including a subunit having the structure —R1—Y—R2—Z—. At each occurrence, R1 is independently chosen from 1,4-bonded phenylene substituted by —X—R3—R4 j times and 2,5-bonded thiophene substituted by —X—R3—R4 j times. At each occurrence, Y is independently chosen from a bond and —C≡C—. At each occurrence, R2 is independently chosen from a bond, a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, thiophenylene, azulenylene, heptalenylene, biphenylene, indacenylene, fluorenylene, phenanthrenylene, triphenylenylene, pyrenylene, naphthacenylene, chrysenylene, biphenylenylene, anthracenylene, and naphthylene. At each occurrence, Z is independently chosen from a bond and —C≡C—. The variables j, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. |
| US09750239B2 |
Tracking system and method
Disclosed is a tracking system comprising: a data receiver arranged to: i) receive work data indicative of at least a location of an infestation or other item of interest from a data provider, and ii) receive property data indicative of an address or location from a client device; a module arranged to: i) update an existing record in a database according to the received work data upon determining the record corresponds to the location based on a geographical matching process, ii) create a new record in the database according to the received work data upon determining that no record corresponding to the location exists based on a geographical matching process, and iii) retrieve a record from the database corresponding to the location upon determining that the record corresponds to the address based on a geographical matching process; and a data transmitter arranged to transmit the retrieved record to the client device for output to a user. A tracking method is also disclosed. |
| US09750233B2 |
Line roller unit and fishing line guide mechanism
The present invention is a line roller unit that includes a line roller, a bearing, a cylindrical member, and a first magnetic seal. The line roller possesses a guider on its periphery surface that guides a fishing line. The bearing is set up on the inner circumference of the line roller, with the cylindrical member possessing a holding part that holds bearing. The cylindrical member is set up on the inner circumference of bearing. The first magnetic seal possesses both a first magnet and a first holding member that holds the first magnet, and the first magnetic seal forms the first magnetic circuit for holding the magnetic liquid at the space between the cylindrical member. The first magnetic seal is set up on the line roller. |
| US09750232B2 |
Water-pollutant separation device, water-pollutant separation and filtration device, ornamental fish tank water-pollutant separation and filtration system, and high density cultivation water-pollutant separation, filtration and oxygen aeration system
The present invention, relating to a water-pollutant separation device, on which a water-pollutant separation and filtration device, an ornamental fish tank water-pollutant separation and filtration system, and a high density cultivation water-pollutant separation, filtration and oxygen aeration system are based on, comprises a tank, a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe respectively communicated with the top of the separation tank, and a pollutant discharge pipe disposed at the bottom of the tank; the inner cavity of the tank is provided with a separation structure which is in an inverted barrel shape, having an upper closing cover and slightly smaller external dimensions than that of the tank which provides a gap between the separation structure and the bottom of the tank; a spoiler is installed onto the water inlet pipe after the water inlet pipe passes through the upper closing cover of the separation structure in the tank; the spoiler is sealed at the lower end, and is provided with a plurality of openings or slots on the side wall to generate a subcritical flow to spoil the water flow, the openings or slots being biased in the same direction. In the technical solution, a water-pollutant separation device is preferably added prior to fish tank filtration, and the multiple slots provided on the spoiler are suitable for splitting the flow of relatively large water flow, so that most pollutants in the water can be separated and discharged, thus reducing the accumulation of the pollutants on filtration material, and improving water quality and stability. |
| US09750223B2 |
Lettuce variety 45-153 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-153 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) races B1:1-B1:31, CA-I to CA-VIII, resistance against currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri), a small head size, and moderate blistering. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-153 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-153 RZ. |
| US09750218B1 |
Soybean variety 01056968
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01056968. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01056968. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01056968 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01056968 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09750215B1 |
Maize hybrid X03H020
A novel maize variety designated X03H020 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 X03H020 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03H020 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03H020, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03H020. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03H020. |
| US09750214B1 |
Soybean variety XBP35012R
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP35012R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP35012R, cells from soybean variety XBP35012R, plants of soybean XBP35012R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP35012R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP35012R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP35012R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP35012R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP35012R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP35012R are further provided. |
| US09750213B1 |
Soybean variety XB55L15R
A novel soybean variety, designated XB55L15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB55L15R, cells from soybean variety XB55L15R, plants of soybean XB55L15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB55L15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB55L15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB55L15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB55L15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB55L15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB55L15R are further provided. |
| US09750207B1 |
Maize hybrid X90F453
A novel maize variety designated X90F453 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 X90F453 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90F453 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90F453, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90F453. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90F453. |
| US09750203B2 |
Load sense hydraulic pump alignment
A tree harvester is disclosed that includes first and second hydraulic pumps for powering a harvesting head of the tree harvester. |
| US09750201B2 |
Expandable tree protection device
An expandable tree protection device covers an area surrounding a tree trunk and provides for expansion to accommodate growth of the tree trunk over time. The device includes a tray comprising a top wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending around a peripheral edge of the top wall. The tray has an aperture extending through the top wall for receiving a tree trunk therethrough. Each of a plurality of panels is slidably coupled to the top wall extend into the aperture covering an associated portion of the aperture. A respective interior edge of each panel is slidable outwardly away from a center of the aperture for expansion exposing a larger area of the aperture as the tree trunk grows. |
| US09750198B2 |
Cutter apparatus
A cutter apparatus comprising a frame having a mounting member connectable to a piece of prime mover equipment; a cutter assembly connected to the frame, the cutter assembly comprising a support member having a first end; a drive shaft having a first end journaled to the first end of the support member; and a plurality of discrete cutter members stacked on the drive shaft so as to be engaged with an adjacent one of the cutter members, each of the cutter members having at least one cutting edge; and a drive assembly connected to the drive shaft in a way that activation of the drive assembly causes the drive shaft to rotate and thereby rotate the cutter members. The frame may have a base and an extension arm pivotally connected to the base. The support member may be pivotally connected to the extension arm. |
| US09750194B2 |
Reversing mechanism and conveying means and agricultural baler provided therewith
Reversing mechanism for an agricultural baler wherein the reversing mechanism includes a driving pulley mounted for rotation together with the conveying elements provided to be connected to the axis such that the axis and the conveying elements can be rotated along the working direction by a driving belt engaging the driving pulley. A tensioning pulley is provided for controlling the tension of the driving belt such that by engaging the driving belt, the driving belt engages the driving pulley such that the axis is rotationally driven by the driving belt, and by sufficiently releasing the driving belt, the driving belt no longer engages the driving pulley and the axis is no longer rotationally driven by the driving belt. |
| US09750193B2 |
Combine harvester with multi-stage grain preparation and related methods for operating a combine harvester
A combine harvester is provided with a threshing system, a preparation arrangement and cleaning arrangement. The preparation arrangement comprises multiple preparation stages, each of said stages being configured to transport said mixture over a given distance between a front edge and a rear edge of the stage, with an air gap being present between each pair of consecutive stages. The preparation arrangement further comprises a blower, separate from the main blower, said blower configured to direct air towards at least one of said air gaps, to thereby blow at least a portion of said mixture towards the rear of the combine harvester. The preparation arrangement comprises a plate provided with fins mounted transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the harvester, each fin representing one of said preparation stages, the plate further comprising one or more openings between at least one pair of consecutive fins. |
| US09750192B2 |
Integrated fan and axle arrangement for an agricultural vehicle
An integrated fan and axle arrangement for an agricultural machine having a an impeller may include a front axle assembly and a fan housing. The front axle assembly supports one or more front wheels of the agricultural vehicle. The impeller rotates within the fan housing to provide an air flow within the agricultural vehicle. A laterally extending portion of the fan housing may form part of the front axle assembly, such that the laterally extending portion of the fan housing may provide structural rigidity to the front axle assembly for the support of the one or more front wheels. |
| US09750190B2 |
Harvesting head upper belt conveyor compressing crop against a center belt conveyor
An agricultural harvesting head (100) has a frame (102) that extends laterally and is elongate; a left side conveyor (106); a right side conveyor (110); a center conveyor (108, 144); and an upper conveyor (118) of an endless belt type that is disposed to receive, engage and downwardly compress an upper surface of the cut crop material conveyed rearwardly by the center conveyor (108, 144). |
| US09750189B2 |
Crop flow assisting device for harvesting header
A harvesting header includes.at least one draper belt system including a conveying surface operable to carry cut crop material in a conveying direction generally transverse to a direction of travel of the harvesting header in operation to a header discharge. The header includes a crop reel rotatable about a crop reel axis, said axis generally parallel with the conveying direction, said crop reel operable to, when rotated in operation, draw crop material onto the conveying surface and at least one crop flow assistance device having a crop flow assistance surface that extends into a volume above the conveying surface, said volume defined by the conveying surface and projected perpendicular to said conveying surface, said crop flow assistance surface operable to roll crop material onto the conveying surface while the crop material is carried to the header discharge in operation. |
| US09750180B2 |
Powered landscaping system
A powered landscaping apparatus having a frame, at least one wheel on the frame through which the frame can be supported upon and advanced over a subjacent support surface, a blower assembly operatively positioned on the frame and having a fan assembly that is mounted to be turned guidingly around a vertically extending axis, and a drive on the frame for moving the fan assembly around the vertically extending axis. The blower assembly is configured to generate a pressurized supply of air that is propelled in a stream that is directed in a manner to continuously redistribute loose material that resides on the subjacent support surface as the fan assembly is moved around the vertically extending axis by the drive and the frame is advanced over the subjacent support surface. |
| US09750179B2 |
Convertible mower deck with mulch on demand actuator
A convertible mower deck has a plurality of cutting chambers with a rotary cutting blade in each chamber and a side discharge opening from one of the cutting chambers, pivoting gates between the adjacent cutting chambers, and a pivoting side discharge door between a cutting chamber and the side discharge opening. Each of the gates and side discharge door are movable between a discharge or collection position and a mulching position. A mulch on demand actuator includes a switch in an operator station that causes a pivot control plate on a shaft to rotate and move linkages between the gates and door between the discharge or collection position and mulching position. |
| US09750178B2 |
Multiple agricultural product application method and systems utilizing drum metering system
A method and system for planting one of a plurality of seed types, hybrids and/or varieties is provided. A planter is provided with a plurality of row units. The row units include metering systems, which can include a drum meter capable of metering multiple types of seed at the single drum. The metering system including the drum is configured such that the seed meter will plant different seed types or varieties. The operation the drum meter will provide for the planting of a particular seed variety. The invention provides for on-the-go changing of a seed being planted by the operation of the drum seed meter at each of the row units and provides for almost infinite variation among the row units for planting particular seed varieties or not planting at all. |
| US09750175B1 |
Paired row furrow opener
A paired row furrow opener can include a seed boot body, a fertilizer passageway, a seed passageway, at least one soil deflecting edge, and at least one row soil deflecting surface. The seed boot body can extend along a longitudinal axis between a forward end and a rearward end. The fertilizer passageway can extend through the seed boot body between an outlet and an inlet elevated from the outlet. The seed passageway can extend through the seed boot body between an outlet and an inlet. The at least one soil deflecting edge can be integral with the seed boot body. The at least one row soil deflecting surface can extend aft from the at least one soil deflecting edge along the longitudinal axis and can face upward. |
| US09750173B2 |
Device and method for guiding agricultural vehicles using modified swath width
A method for altering a swath path of a vehicle includes the steps of: loading a base swath path and an original swath width into a memory of the vehicle; generating a plurality of swath paths from the base swath path and the original swath width, each of the generated swath paths defining at least two geographic locations; measuring a current geographic location of the vehicle; determining a difference between the current geographic location and a geographic location of a swath path nearest to the current geographic location; determining a number of swath paths that the generated swath path nearest to the current geographic location is subsequent to the base swath path; dividing the difference by the determined number of swath paths to produce a swath width remark distance; and adding the swath width remark distance to the original swath width to produce a modified swath width. |
| US09756770B2 |
Device for mounting electronic components
A control unit determines whether or not confirmation of a type of a tape processing unit is necessary, and performs identification processing of the type of the tape processing unit when confirmation of the type of the tape processing unit is determined as necessary. Then, this identification processing of the type is performed and the control unit determines whether or not an electronic component handleable by this tape processing unit coincides with an electronic component of a component arrangement number in a feeder base, to perform control for performing an extraction operation for an electronic component in a storage tape with an adsorption nozzle when the electronic component is determined as coinciding. |
| US09756769B2 |
Feeder automatic distribution control device and feeder automatic distribution control method
A feeder automatic distribution control device includes a feeder replenishment section that sequentially replenishes feeders for replenishment, which mounting modules are to be replenished with, a feeder recovery section that sequentially recovers feeders for recovery, which are to be recovered from the mounting modules, a transport lane that transports the feeders for replenishment and the feeders for recovery between each of the feeder replenishment section, the feeder recovery section and the mounting modules, and a control section that controls replenishment and recovery of the feeders for replenishment and the feeders for recovery that are transported in the transport lane, and the control section performs control so that the replenishment of the feeders for replenishment and the recovery of the feeders for recovery are concurrently performed in a sequential manner from mounting modules that are on either an upstream side or a downstream side of the component mounting line. |
| US09756768B2 |
Heat-dissipating structure mounted on back of display unit
A heat-dissipating structure mounted on the back of a display unit is disposed at a rear portion of a high-brightness display unit. The heat-dissipating structure includes a casing disposed at the rear portion of the high-brightness display unit and separated therefrom by a gap; casing heat-dissipating holes disposed at the periphery of the casing and communicating with the gap; control chamber corresponding portion protrudingly disposed at the casing to receive a control chamber; a control chamber corresponding portion having an opening communicating with the gap; control chamber heat-dissipating holes penetratingly disposed at the control chamber corresponding portion and communicating with the gap via the opening; fan corresponding portions penetratingly disposed at the casing and communicating with the gap; and fans disposed at the fan corresponding portions, respectively, such that air introduced into the gap is discharged from the control chamber heat-dissipating holes and the casing heat-dissipating holes. |
| US09756766B2 |
System and method for air-cooling hard drives in liquid-cooled server rack
Embodiments that allow for the air cooling of disk drives associated with liquid cooled nodes are disclosed. A node for performing computing operations includes a frame, a power supply coupled to the |frame|[CB1], and one or more liquid coolant-submersible motherboard assemblies. The one or more motherboard assemblies are configured to operate when submersed in a liquid coolant. The motherboard assemblies are mounted on the frame with one or more spaces between. The spaces form one or more channels between the motherboard assemblies. The frame includes an opening on at least one end of the one or more channels. |
| US09756764B2 |
Thermal management system for an aircraft avionics bay
A system for managing heat transfer is provided by the present disclosure, which in one form includes a cavity having an inner wall portion, at least one heat-generating component disposed within the cavity, and a plurality of heat conducting members disposed adjacent one another. Each heat conducting member includes a resilient core and an outer shell wrapped around at least a portion of the resilient core. The outer shell is made of a material having a relatively high thermal conductivity, and the plurality of heat conducting members are positioned between the heat-generating component and the inner wall portion of the cavity. |
| US09756761B2 |
Electronic apparatus
Provided is an electronic apparatus including a cooling fan and a cover configuring an outer wall of an air flow path and having a heat sink arranged therein, and effectively utilizing a frame as a member for heat radiation.A cooling fan 40 is arranged on the opposite side of a circuit board across an upper frame 20 and attached to the upper frame 20. The electronic apparatus includes a cover having a shape for covering the air flow path and defining a wall of the air flow path together with the upper frame 20. Heat sinks 61 and 62 are arranged on the inner side of the cover 50. |
| US09756754B2 |
Integrated power module packaging structure
An integrated power module packaging structure includes a housing, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first pin, a second pin and a third pin. The housing has a cavity. The second circuit board is located above the first circuit board, and both them are received in the cavity. A switching module is disposed on the first circuit board. A high side current/voltage detecting device and a driving device are disposed on the second circuit board. The first pin, the second pin and the third pin are disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The first pin connects the high side current/voltage detecting device and the switching module in series. The second pin connects the switching module. The driving device controls the switching module through the third pin. |
| US09756747B1 |
Portable electronic device and supporting module thereof
A supporting module includes a frame, a support and a rod. The frame includes a main portion, a first fastening portion and an elastic arm. The main portion has a groove. The first fastening portion and the elastic arm are disposed close to an end of the groove, and the first fastening portion and the elastic arm are disposed in the groove, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite to each other. The support has a first connection portion pivoted on the frame, and a second connection portion. The rod includes a bar portion, a pivotal portion and a movable portion. The pivotal portion and the movable portion are disposed on the bar portion. The pivotal portion is pivoted on the second connection portion. The movable portion is slidable in the groove, and the movable portion includes a second fastening portion. |
| US09756735B2 |
Method for manufacturing printed wiring board
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming on carrier a laminate including a second metal foil, a resin layer laminated on the second foil and a first metal foil laminated on the resin layer, irradiating laser upon the first foil such that opening is formed through the first foil and resin layer and exposes surface of the second foil at bottom, plating the first foil such that a via conductor is formed in the opening and a first conductor layer including the first foil and an electroplating film is formed on surface of the resin layer, removing the carrier from the laminate, patterning the first conductor layer on the resin layer, and patterning the second foil such that a second conductor layer including the second foil is formed on opposite surface of the resin layer. The second foil has thickness greater than thickness of the first foil. |
| US09756734B2 |
Manufacturing method for back drilling hole in PCB and PCB
A method for manufacturing a back drilling hole in a printed circuit board (PCB) and PCB are provided. The method for manufacturing the back drilling hole comprises: forming a through hole in the PCB (1); forming a metal layer (12) with prescribed thickness on an inner wall of the through hole; filling resin in the through hole which has been formed with the metal layer (12); performing back drilling machining on the through hole which has been filled with the resin; removing metal scraps remained in the through hole. The manufacturing method protects the hole wall copper by filling the hole with the resin, so that acid corrosion process only removes the remained metal scraps after back drilling of the small hole, does not affect on the hole copper of the resin protecting portion. |
| US09756732B2 |
Device embedded substrate and manufacturing method of device embedded substrate
A device embedded substrate (20), includes: an insulation layer (12) including an insulation resin material; an electric or electronic device (4) embedded in the insulation layer (12); a terminal (15) serving as an electrode included in the device (4); a conductor pattern (18) formed on the surface of the insulation layer (12); and a conducting via (21) for electrically connecting the conductor pattern (18) and the terminals (15) with each other. The conducting via (21) is made up of a large-diameter section (21a) having a large diameter and a small-diameter section (21b) having a smaller diameter than that of the large-diameter section (21a), in order starting from the conductor pattern (18) toward the terminal (15). A stepped section (17) is formed between the large-diameter section (21a) and the small-diameter section (21b). The large-diameter section (21a) is formed so as to penetrate a sheet-shaped glass cloth (11) disposed in the insulation layer (12). |
| US09756729B2 |
Semiconductor device having a first circuit board mounted with a plurality of semiconductor elements and a second circuit board mounted with a plurality of electronic components
A connecting terminal includes an external terminal connecting portion, having an end surface to connect an external terminal thereto and located at a second principal surface side of a second circuit board faces, and a substrate-fixed portion which is securely connected to a first circuit board. A seal attachment portion is provided on a portion of the external terminal connecting portion including the end surface to attach thereto a seal member to seal a gap between the portion and the case. The connecting terminal includes a reduced sectional area portion having a sectional area smaller than an area of the top end surface in a region close to a plurality of electronic components arranged on the second circuit board on the external terminal connecting portion. The reduced sectional area portion is provided from the seal attachment portion to an end in the opposite side of the end surface. |
| US09756728B2 |
Component-mounted structure
Disclosed is a component-mounted structure including a first object having a plurality of first electrodes, a second object as an electronic component having second electrodes, a joint portion joining the plurality of first electrodes and the corresponding second electrodes to each other, and a resin-reinforcing portion. The joint portion has a core including at least one of a first metal and a resin particle, and a layer of an intermetallic compound of the first metal and a second metal having a low melting point. The resin-reinforcing portion includes a particulate matter including the core and the intermetallic compound, in a portion except between the first and second electrodes. An amount of the particulate matter included in the portion is 0.1 to 10 vol %. |
| US09756726B2 |
Electronic device and method of fabricating an electronic device
An electronic device may comprise a semiconductor element and a wire bond connecting the semiconductor element to a substrate. Using a woven bonding wire may improve the mechanical and electrical properties of the wire bond. Furthermore, there may be a cost benefit. Woven bonding wires may be used in any electronic device, for example in power devices or integrated logic devices. |
| US09756725B2 |
Composition for forming conductive pattern and resin structure having conductive pattern thereon
The present invention relates to a composition for forming a conductive pattern which is capable of forming a fine conductive pattern on a variety of polymeric resin products or resin layers by a simplified process, while imparting excellent flame retardancy to the resin products or resin layers, and a resin structure having the conductive pattern obtained using the composition. The composition for forming a conductive pattern includes: a polymer resin; a non-conductive metal compound including a first metal element and a second metal element, having a R3m or P63/mmc space group in crystal structure; and a flame retardant, wherein a metal nucleus including the first metal element, the second metal element or an ion thereof is formed from the non-conductive metal compound by the electromagnetic irradiation. |
| US09756724B2 |
Method of making a circuitized substrate
A circuitized substrate which includes a conductive paste for providing electrical connections. The paste, in one embodiment, includes a metallic component including nano-particles and may include additional elements such as solder or other metal micro-particles, as well as a conducting polymer and organic. The particles of the paste composition sinter and, depending on what additional elements are added, melt as a result of lamination to thereby form effective contiguous circuit paths through the paste. A method of making such a substrate is also provided, as is an electrical assembly utilizing the substrate and including an electronic component such as a semiconductor chip coupled thereto. |
| US09756723B2 |
Stretchable display and manufacturing method thereof
A stretchable display includes a stretchable substrate including a flat part and a plurality of protrusions protruding above the flat part, a plurality of fixed light emitting devices, each fixed light emitting device being attached to an upper surface of a corresponding protrusion of the plurality of protrusions, a plurality of moving light emitting devices, the moving light emitting devices being positioned among the plurality of protrusions, and a plurality of connection wirings connecting among the plurality of fixed light emitting devices and the plurality of moving light emitting devices. |
| US09756715B2 |
Flange joint system for SRF cavities utilizing high force spring clamps for low particle generation
A flange joint system for SRF cavities. The flange joint system includes a set of high force spring clamps that produce high force on the simple flanges of Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) cavities to squeeze conventional metallic seals. The system establishes the required vacuum and RF-tight seal with minimum particle contamination to the inside of the cavity assembly. The spring clamps are designed to stay within their elastic range while being forced open enough to mount over the flange pair. Upon release, the clamps have enough force to plastically deform metallic seal surfaces and continue to a new equilibrium sprung dimension where the flanges remain held against one another with enough preload such that normal handling will not break the seal. |
| US09756714B2 |
Nano-emitter ion source neutron generator
A well logging tool includes a neutron generator having an ion source for ion production by electron impact ionization wherein ionization current trajectory is determined by an electric field and an at least partially misaligned magnetic field. The electric field can be provided by an electrode arrangement having a cathode associated with a field emitter array including a multitude of nanoemitters. The magnetic field can be provided by a permanent magnet incorporated in the neutron generator to act transversely to the electric field in at least part of an ion source chamber in which an ionization current emitted by the field emitter array travels through an ionizable gas. Charged particles traveling through the ionizable gas thus follow respective trajectories that are longer than would be the case in the absence of the magnetic field, thereby increasing ionization probability. |
| US09756712B2 |
Device for treating a surface with a plasma
A device for treating a surface with a dielectric barrier plasma, wherein the surface functions as a return electrode, having a housing (1), in which a high-voltage feed line, an electrode (8) which is connected to the high-voltage feed line, and a dielectric (9), which screens the electrode (8) with respect to the surface, are located, permits the plasma treatment of highly curved surfaces and of relatively large surface areas by virtue of the fact that the electrode (8) has the shape of a circle which is mounted in the housing (1) so as to be rotatable at least to a limited degree, and projects with a spherical section from an end-side opening (5) in the housing (1), and in that the electrode (8) is coated with the dielectric (9) in such a way that its spherical section projecting out of the housing (1) is covered by the dielectric (9) in every possible rotational position. |
| US09756710B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for networked lighting
Systems, methods, and devices for a networked lighting system are described herein. One system includes a controller for a networked lighting system, comprising, a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive, from an image sensor, positions of a number of luminaires in a networked lighting system of a building. The controller further configured to create a lighting map of the networked lighting system based on the received number of luminaire positions and change an address assigned to at least one of the number of luminaires based on the lighting map. |
| US09756708B2 |
Indoor lighting device, indoor lighting system, and method of operating the same
Disclosed is an indoor lighting device installed at a first space. The indoor lighting device includes a lighting emiting unit, a storage unit to store information of an operating condition of the light emitting unit according to an operating state of a mobile terminal, a wireless communication unit to make wireless communication with the mobile terminal, and a controller that receives the information of the operating state of the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit to check the operating condition of the light emitting unit corresponding to the received information of the operating state and to operate the light emitting unit based on the checked operating condition of the light emitting unit. |
| US09756706B2 |
Controlling a system that includes light-based communication (LCom)-enabled luminaires
Techniques are disclosed for controlling a system including one or more light-based communication (LCom)-enabled luminaires. In some cases, the system may include: one or more LCom-enabled luminaires; a light sensor configured to detect LCom signals emitted from the luminaires; a computing device operatively coupled to the light sensor and configured to decode data from the LCom signals; and a controller configured to control the light output from at least one of the luminaires. The techniques may include calibrating, detecting, or otherwise setting up the system, such that the computing device knows at least one of the unique identification and position of each luminaire in the system. Once the initial set up is completed, the system can be controlled in a number of ways, such as manually or automatically controlling the light output from the luminaires for various applications, such as providing ambient light that complements video or audio content. |
| US09756704B1 |
Light control switch
An automatic light control switch includes: a housing configured to receive an optical fiber; a built-in light sensor located in the housing and configured to directly detect light through the housing; an external light sensor located in the housing and shielded from light, the external light sensor being configured to be coupled to the optical fiber and to detect light transmitted by the optical fiber; and a drive controller configured to: determine, automatically, a usage condition as one of an indoor condition and an outdoor condition in accordance with a condition signal; in response to determining that the usage condition is the indoor condition, disable the built-in light sensor and enable the external light sensor; and in response to determining that the usage condition is the outdoor condition, enable the built-in light sensor and disable the external light sensor. |
| US09756700B2 |
Safety protection arrangement for a lighting arrangement
A safety protection arrangement is provided for a lighting arrangement. An electrical parameter is measured with the driving of the lighting arrangement with particular driving settings and it is compared with an estimated expected value of the electrical parameter so that a safety warning signal or a shutdown can be provided in the event of a detected system failure. |
| US09756696B1 |
Configurable LED lighting apparatus
A configurable LED lighting system and its method of operation are disclosed. A lighting system or apparatus includes a string of LEDs, wherein specific LEDs are operable to emit different colors of light. The string includes a plurality of series-connected color segments. A shunt segment includes additional LEDs. The LED shunt segment is connected in parallel with at least one of the color segments. A controller is connected to the LED shunt segment to selectively balance drive current between the LED shunt segment and the color segment to which it is connected in parallel so that a color temperature of light is controllable by a processor. The diverted power still produces light and power is not wasted. The controller can use a polynomial equation or a look-up table to calculate color output values. |
| US09756695B2 |
Lighting device capable of changing a color of illumination light and lighting fixture
The lighting device includes a controller for determining first, second, and third desired values of first, second, third drive currents to first, second, and third light sources, based on a correction coefficient for correcting chromaticity points of the first, second, and third light sources to first, second, and third chromaticity points. The first, second, and third light sources have first, second, and third ranges of individual differences in color. The first chromaticity point is an intersection of a straight line touching the first and second ranges and another straight line touching the first and third ranges. The second chromaticity point is an intersection of a straight line touching the second and first ranges and another straight line touching the second and third ranges. The third chromaticity point is an intersection of a straight line touching the third and first ranges and another straight line touching the third and second ranges. |
| US09756687B2 |
Chemical synthesis comprising heat treatment by intermittent dielectric heating combined with a recycling system
This invention relates to the design of a process by intermittent dielectric heating combined with a recycling system.This process consists in subjecting reagents to electromagnetic waves selected in the frequencies ranging between 300 GHz and 3 MHz intermittently using a recycling system.This process enables the treatment of oils that are hardly absorbent as well as great investment savings.This process enables operation on different scales, whether in laboratories, on a semi-industrial or industrial scale, without forfeiting the advantages of continuous dielectric heating. |
| US09756683B2 |
Direct data transfer among communication devices
A method for transferring data among communication devices. The method includes a first communication device receiving, from a second communication device, data to be transferred and a condition defining a range of data transfer. The first communication device then determines whether a third communication device satisfies the condition defining the range of data transfer. On condition that the first communication device determines that the third communication device satisfies the condition, the first communication device directly transfers the data and the condition to the third communication device. |
| US09756681B2 |
System and method for providing IP version interworking for IMS access through EPC
A Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) network node of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) for interfacing with an IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) comprises an IP address assignment functionality module configured to assign both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to a User Equipment (UE) requesting an IPv6 address, a Network Address Translation-Application Layer Gateway (NAT64-ALG) functionality module and PGW configured to translate between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, a Gx interface toward a Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) network node configured to transmit the UE's IPv4 address to the PCRF, and an SGi interface toward an application node of the IMS configured the UE's IPv4 address to the application node, and to transmit and receive IP media packets between the IMS and the UE after IPv4 and IPv6 address translation. |
| US09756679B2 |
Discontinuous reception (DRX)-aware carrier sense adaptive transmission (CSAT) in shared spectrum
Systems and methods for Discontinuous Reception (DRX)-aware Carrier Sense Adaptive Transmission (CSAT) communication in shared spectrum are disclosed. An access point, for example, may receive signals via a medium in accordance with a first RAT, and identify utilization of the medium associated with the first RAT based on the received signals. Based on the identified utilization of the medium, operation of a second RAT may be cycled between activated and deactivated periods of transmission over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern. A Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) may be transmitted to an access terminal associated with the second RAT to activate or deactivate the access terminal in accordance with the TDM communication pattern. The timing of the MAC CE transmission may be based on the TDM communication pattern and a DRX pattern associated with the access terminal. |
| US09756678B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-connectivity operation
A method for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information. In response to receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information, a medium access control (MAC) entity of a secondary cell group (SCG) is released if any MAC entity of the SCG is established. In response to receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message including mobility control information, a MAC entity of a master cell group (MCG) is reset. |
| US09756672B2 |
Method and equipment for establishing device to device connection through dedicated discovery signal
The present document relates to a wireless communication method, a user equipment, a network device, and a system. The method includes: a first user equipment sending a dedicated discovery signal; the first user equipment receiving a response message, wherein the response message is sent by a second user equipment which has detected the dedicated discovery signal; the first user equipment establishing a device-to-device connection with the second user equipment; and the first user equipment communicating with a network side through the device-to-device connection and a communication link between the second user equipment and the network side. |
| US09756670B2 |
Method and system for notifying transport layer address
A method and system for notifying a transport layer address are disclosed. The method includes: a first base station sending transport layer address information of an X2 gateway connected to the first base station to a second base station, wherein, the first base station is a home base station (step 10); and the second base station initiating an X2 connection establishment flow according to the received transport layer address information of the X2 gateway (step 20). The system includes: a first base station, configured to: send transport layer address information of an X2 gateway connected to the first base station to a second base station; wherein, the first base station is a home base station; and the second base station, configured to: initiate an X2 connection establishment flow according to the received transport layer address information of the X2 gateway. |
| US09756669B2 |
Method of establishing a mobile-terminated packet data connection
A method of establishing a packet data connection includes accessing a Domain Name Server (DNS) to obtain an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a vehicle telematics unit; initiating a mobile-terminated packet data connection with the vehicle telematics unit using the IP address of the vehicle telematics unit; and establishing the mobile-terminated packet data connection when the vehicle telematics unit determines that a hostname representing an IP address of a third party initiating the mobile-terminated packet data connection matches at least one approved hostname recognized by the vehicle telematics unit. |
| US09756668B2 |
Communication systems and methods for flexible telematics at a vehicle
A system for allocating communications resources for telematics communications includes a service provider, a gateway, a currently paired mobile device having at least first and second communications channels through which communication occurs to the service provider, sensing speed or acceleration of the mobile device based on internal data, detecting changes in speed or acceleration based upon the internal data, and determining that an event notification is to be sent to the service provider based upon the detected change in the speed or acceleration. A telematics device has at least a third communications channel through which communication occurs to the service provider. The telematics device and/or the mobile device determines which of the first, second, and third communications channels is to be used to communicate to the service provider and the respective one of the telematics device and the mobile device sends the event notification to the service provider. |
| US09756667B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing X2 setup procedure in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for performing an X2 setup procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. An X2 gateway (GW) establishes a stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) connection with an eNodeB (eNB) based on a transport network layer (TNL) address of the X2-GW, receives an X2 setup request message from the eNB, and transmits an indication which indicates an invalidity of served cell information IE to the eNB. |
| US09756663B2 |
Method for receiving service at user equipment in wireless communication system and apparatus for the same
A method for receiving MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) service at a user equipment camping on a first frequency in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving the MBMS on a second frequency without camping on the second frequency from a network, if being able to receive the MBMS on the second frequency while camping on the first frequency. |
| US09756661B2 |
Implant access in the medical implant communications service band
A system and method for providing communications between a hub (medical controller) and a node (an implant) are disclosed. The hub selects an operating channel within a channel group in accordance with applicable regulations, and transmits signals to facilitate communications with nodes. A node sequentially tunes to individual channels within the group, monitoring each channel for a hub transmission during a monitoring period. If a hub transmission is detected, the node stays on the current channel. Otherwise, the node tunes to a next channel in the channel group. The hub transmission may be directed to unconnected nodes, to a single connected node, or to a group of connected nodes. The node transmits a first frame to the hub at a designated transmission time and receives a response. The node reports an emergency by sequentially transmitting emergency frames on each of the channels until receiving an acknowledgment from the hub. |
| US09756660B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing channel in WLAN system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for accessing a channel in a WLAN system. The method for accessing a channel from a station (STA) in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from an access point (AP) a first frame including a traffic indication map (TIM) and a restricted access window (RAW) parameter set component; determining a RAW in which channel access of the STA is permitted, on the basis of the RAW parameter set (RPS) component; and transmitting a second frame to the AP from within the RAW that is determined, wherein the RPS component includes at least one RAW allocation field, and each of the at least one RAW allocation fields can include a RAW group field, a RAW starting point field, and a RAW duration field. |
| US09756656B2 |
Method and user equipment for receiving signal and method and base station for transmitting signal
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for reducing the amount of upper layer signals. Also, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus comprising: defining a new identifier for transmitting an upper layer signal for user equipment in a specific mode; and transmitting the upper layer signal by means of scrambling by using the new identifier, transmitting along with an error detection sign by using the new identifier, transmitting by using a user equipment-specific reference signal by using the new identifier, or transmitting based on control information transmitted by using the new identifier. |
| US09756655B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring available channel information in a wireless local area network system
Methods and apparatuses for acquiring/providing available channel information using Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) protocol in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. AP (Access Point) station has a capability to acquire information for available channels from a database using a specific protocol related to an operation within the White Space (e.g. Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP)). And, non-AP station can retrieve the information for available channels by transmitting a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) initial request frame to the AP station, wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises an Advertisement Protocol Element whose element ID indicates the specific protocol, and receiving a GAS initial response frame comprising a White Space Map (WSM) the specific protocol. The WSM comprises one or more white space channel units, and each of the white space channel units comprises a channel number field indicating one of the available channels and a power constraint field indicating a maximum allowable power on the indicated channel. |
| US09756653B2 |
Method and apparatus for transreceiving scheduling request in wireless communication system
Provided are a method and apparatus that enable a user equipment to record and report measurement information regarding scheduling requests and subscription traffic limitations. More specifically, a method of transmitting a scheduling request (SR) for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may include: receiving configuration information for SR transmission information from a base station (eNB); sending, when data to be sent is generated, an SR to the eNB; resending, when scheduling information is not received from the eNB within a preset time duration, the SR to the eNB, and recording information on SR transmission; and sending, when scheduling information is received from the eNB, the SR transmission information to the eNB in accordance with the scheduling information. |
| US09756652B2 |
Preventing free-riding data traffic when scheduling uplink data
A method performed by a communication network node is provided for scheduling of a User Equipment, UE, in a communication network which comprises the UE and the communication network node. The UE is arranged to communicate data on a plurality of bearers with the communication network node. In the method, one or more active bearers among the plurality of bearers are determined, the highest priority of the active bearers are determined, and a data transmission in uplink is scheduled for the UE based on the highest priority. By only taking active bearers in account when scheduling, UEs with non-active high priority bearer are prevented from performing free-riding traffic on lower prioritized bearers. |
| US09756644B2 |
Apparatus and method for an adaptive periodic bandwidth allocation approach in a shared bandwidth communications system
An approach is provided for bandwidth allocation on a per terminal utilization and per inroute/inroute group basis, which optimizes bandwidth utilization. An aggregate average bandwidth usage of a plurality of remote terminals over a wireless communications channel is determined. A maximum rate for bandwidth allocations to each of the remote terminals for respective data transmissions over the channel is determined. A utilization metric reflecting a bandwidth utilization by one of the remote terminals for data transmissions over the channel is determined. An updated rate for bandwidth allocations to the one terminal is determined based on the utilization metric for the terminal, a target bandwidth utilization and tolerance range for the one terminal, and the maximum rate for the data allocations to each of the remote terminals. The updated rate for the bandwidth allocations to the one terminal is applied to subsequent bandwidth allocations for the one terminal. |
| US09756642B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method and a apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system. The present invention includes detecting In Device Coexistence (IDC) interference, and transmitting an IDC indication message to an eNB if there is at least one frequency influenced by the IDC interference, wherein the IDC indication message is configured to include a frequency list containing frequencies influenced by the IDC interference, and the frequency list is configured to include an IDC interference direction indicating a direction of an influence of the detected IDC interference. |
| US09756639B2 |
Method, apparatuses and computer program for reporting in-device coexistence information
Methods and apparatus for control of a device with coexisting radios and capable of carrier aggregation are disclosed. A change in the activation status of a secondary cell can be determined where after interference information to be reported is determined in response to the determined change. The determined interference information is compared to interference information reported previously for a similar change, and a decision is made based thereon whether to send the determined interference information. In a network entity interference information received from at least one device is stored. The stored interference information is used in the control when it is determined that no interference information is received subsequent to a new change in the activation status of the secondary cell. |
| US09756633B2 |
Radio base station apparatus, mobile terminal apparatus, radio communication system and radio communication method
The present invention is designed to provide a radio base station apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus, a radio communication system and a radio communication method which can cope with an increased number of users. A radio base station apparatus is provided with: a signal generating section that generates a first downlink control signal and a second downlink control signal for a mobile terminal apparatus; a first multiplexing section that multiplexes the first downlink control signal on a control region up to a predetermined number of symbols from the top of a subframe; a second multiplexing section that frequency-division-multiplexes the second downlink control signal on radio resources from the next symbol in the control region to the last symbol of the subframe; and a transmission section that transmits the first downlink control signal multiplexed on the control region and the second downlink control signal multiplexed on the radio resources. |
| US09756627B2 |
EPDCCH resource and quasi-co-location management in LTE
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, the apparatus may determine whether a starting symbol of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) is an initial symbol in a subframe based on an EPDCCH configuration. Based on the determination, the apparatus may refrain from decoding a subset of legacy control channels in the subframe when the starting symbol of the EPDCCH is the initial symbol in the subframe. The legacy control channel may comprise at least one of a physical control format indicator channel (PCFICH), a physical hybrid-ARQ indicator channel (PHICH), or a combination thereof. |
| US09756625B2 |
Enhanced physical downlink control channel transmission method and apparatus
This application provides an enhanced physical downlink control channel transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: in a physical resource block set, separately arranging first resource groups in each physical resource block pair PRB pair, where the first resource groups are resource element groups eREGs or REGs, and the physical resource block set includes at least one of the physical resource block pairs; numbering second resource groups according to a correspondence between the first resource groups and the second resource groups in the physical resource block set, where the second resource groups are control channel element eCCE groups or control channel candidates; determining numbers of the second resource groups for transmitting an E-PDCCH; and mapping, according to the determined numbers, the E-PDCCH to the corresponding first resource groups for transmission. The technical solution of this application resolves an E-PDCCH transmission problem. |
| US09756624B2 |
Method and device for resource configuration
The present invention discloses a method and a device for resource configuration, the method includes: at first a base station broadcasts public resource configuration to a user equipment on a broadcast channel, and then the base station obtains an available public resource after receiving public resource requesting information sent by a target user equipment in a desynchronization state, the target user equipment is a user equipment of the user equipments which is in a desynchronization state; finally the base station sends an index number of the available public resource to the target user equipment, so that the target user equipment performs data transmission through the available public resource corresponding to the index number of the available public resource. The present invention can be applied to the field of communication system. |
| US09756622B2 |
Radio base station, user terminal, radio communication system and radio communication method
A radio base station transmits downlink control information to user terminals through enhanced PDCCHs which are frequency-division-multiplexed with a PDSCH, and includes an allocation section that allocates a plurality of enhanced PDCCH sets to each user terminal, the plurality of enhanced PDCCH sets each including a plurality of PRB pairs placed for the enhanced PDCCHs, so that at least one enhanced PDCCH set overlaps with other user terminals, and a mapping section that selects enhanced PDCCH sets from the plurality of enhanced PDCCH sets so that the number of enhanced PDCCH sets used to transmit the downlink control information in a predetermined time resource unit becomes minimum, and maps the downlink control information to the PRB pairs which form the selected enhanced PDCCH sets. |
| US09756618B2 |
Terminal device, and buffer partitioning method
Disclosed is a terminal apparatus in which: a decoding section (210) that stores, in a retransmission buffer, downlink data transmitted by each of the plurality of component carriers and decodes the downlink data; and a radio transmitting section (222) that transmits, using a first component carrier of the plurality of component carriers, a response signal for first downlink data received using the first component carrier and a response signal for second downlink data received using a second component carrier of the plurality of component carriers. In addition, a second buffer is divided into regions respectively corresponding to retransmission processes based on a specific value determined by a combination of a first configuration pattern that is set in the first component carrier and a second configuration pattern that is set in the second component carrier. |
| US09756617B2 |
Simultaneous reporting of ACK/NACK and channel-state information using PUCCH format 3 resources
A new uplink control channel capability is introduced to enable a mobile terminal to simultaneously report multiple packet receipt status bits and channel-condition bits. In an example embodiment implemented in a mobile terminal the mobile terminal first determines that channel-state information and hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits corresponding to a plurality of downlink subframes or a plurality of downlink carriers, or both, are scheduled for transmission in an uplink subframe. The mobile terminal then determines whether the number of the hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits is less than or equal to a threshold number. If so, the mobile terminal transmits both the channel-state information and the hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits in physical control channel resources of the first uplink subframe, on a single carrier. In some embodiments, the number of the hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits considered in the previously summarized technique represents a number of ACK/NACK bits after ACK/NACK bundling. |
| US09756616B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving uplink sounding reference signal, and terminal for same
The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting and receiving an uplink sounding reference signal, and a terminal for same. |
| US09756613B2 |
Transmission and reception timing for device-to-device communication system embedded in a cellular system
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus determines at least one time-frequency resource among resources of a cellular communication system to be used for device-to-device (D2D) communication, identifies a propagated start point of a first portion of the at least one time-frequency resource, and begins transmission of the D2D signal from a transmission start point. The transmission start point is based on the propagated start point and a cellular communication system downlink timing offset to the propagated start point. The apparatus also identifies a propagated end point of a last portion of the at least one time-frequency resource and ends transmission of the D2D signal at a transmission end point. The transmission end point is based on the propagated end point and a cellular communication system downlink timing advance to the propagated end point. |
| US09756611B2 |
System and method for channel selection to reduce impact to an existing network
Described herein are techniques for reducing interference to non-cellular communications on an unlicensed band by a network entity sending/receiving cellular communications on the unlicensed band. For example, the technique may involve accessing a list of channels for cellular communication on the unlicensed band, the list having the channels in an order of priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band. The technique may involve determining an interference criteria for a received signal, the interference criteria being based at in part on at least one of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or a duty cycle of the received signal. The technique may involve going through, in the order of priority, each channel in the list to identify a first channel that satisfies the interference criteria. |
| US09756610B2 |
Broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and broadcast signal transceiving method in broadcast signal transmitting and receiving apparatuses
Disclosed are a broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, a broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and a broadcast signal transceiving method in the broadcast signal transmitting and receiving apparatuses. The broadcast signal transmitting method comprises the steps of: compressing headers of data packets which are included in an Internet protocol (IP) stream identified by access information, wherein the compressed data packets include a first packet containing both static information and dynamic information in the header thereof, and a second packet containing dynamic information in the header thereof; splitting the static information from the header of the first packet and diverting the remaining part thereof into the second packet; outputting an IP stream, which includes the second packet, via a data physical layer pipe (PLP); outputting, via a common PLP, a common stream, which includes the static information of the header of the first packet split in the previous step, compression information and IP-PLP mapping information for linking the IP stream and the data PLP; generating a signal frame on the basis of the data from the data PLP and the data of the common PLP; and transmitting a broadcast signal which includes the signal frame. |
| US09756609B2 |
Multimedia broadcast/multicast service method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method for providing, by a first UE, which conducts a device-to-device (D2D) communication, a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises steps of: receiving, by a first UE, control information for a D2D communication; and providing, by the first UE, an MBMS to a second UE which is intended for the D2D communication, wherein the MBMS is configured to be transmitted using an uplink resource. |
| US09756607B1 |
Automated notification muting responsive to predicted location
In response to determining a physical presence of a person within a geographic micro-location area defined by virtual micro-location area boundaries, a computer processor determines a dwell time as an elapsed time that the person dwells within the micro-location area after determining the physical presence of the person. In response to the dwell time meeting a message trigger threshold, the computer processor determines whether the person is likely to be within the micro-location area at the end of a relevancy time period as a function of current geographic location position of the person, speed and direction of motion of the person, and distance to the micro-location area boundaries. If unlikely that the person will be within the micro-location area at the end of the relevancy time period, the processor mutes transmission to the person of a message associated with dwelling within the micro-location area for the trigger time. |
| US09756606B2 |
Wireless communication device
When a wireless communication device is performing wireless communications of real time data by using a wireless LAN method, and the degree of influence of paging a communications partner in an automatic connection operation for a Bluetooth method upon the wireless communications using the wireless LAN method is higher than a permissible upper limit, the wireless communication device changes the paging operation in such a that the degree of influence is reduced. |
| US09756604B1 |
Haptic functionality for network connected devices
A system provides haptic functionality over a networked system. The system receives information from a first device registered at the networked system and determines a notification to be provided to a user based on the information. The system then selects a second device registered at the networked system and provides the notification to the user by producing a haptic effect on the second device. |
| US09756602B2 |
Node and method for radio measurement handling
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a first node, and corresponding methods therein, for obtaining an available radio measurement associated with a wireless device. Example embodiments presented herein are also directed towards a second node, and corresponding methods there, for providing an available radio measurement associated with the wireless device. |
| US09756599B2 |
Positioning reference signal (PRS) generation for multiple transmit antenna systems
Disclosed embodiments pertain to a method of generating a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) sequence for a system comprising a plurality of physical transmitting antenna elements serving a single cell. In some embodiments, the method may comprise: assigning a distinct Physical Antenna Port (PAP) identifier (ID) to a subset of the plurality of physical transmitting antenna elements; and generating PRS sequences for the subset of the plurality of physical transmitting antenna elements, wherein each PRS sequence corresponds to a physical transmitting antenna element in the subset of the plurality of physical transmitting antenna elements, and each PRS sequence has a corresponding frequency shift based, at least in part, on the PAP ID (h) of the corresponding physical transmitting antenna element. |
| US09756597B1 |
User equipment (UE) attachment to multiple mobility management entities (MMES) for multiple data services
A wireless base station receives signaling from User Equipment (UE) that indicates multiple data services. The base station transfers signaling indicating the data services to a Mobility Management Entity (MME). The MME selects individual MMEs to support the individual data services and transfers signaling indicating the MME/service combinations. The base station receives the MME/service combinations and transfers signaling to the selected MMEs indicating their data services for the UE. The MMEs perform session control for the data services for the UE. The MMEs also exchange Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling for the data services with the UE over the wireless base station. |
| US09756595B2 |
Identification of relay nodes in a communication network
A relay node identified by a unique relay node identifier relays communications between a donor base station and one or more user terminals. The donor base station acquires the relay node identifier during a relay node attach procedure from where the relay node or another node in the core network (e.g., mobile management entity). The donor base station may use the relay node identifier to retrieve configuration information for the relay node. The configuration information may be used to configure the relay node, to perform radio resource management functions, and/or to monitor the performance of the relay node. |
| US09756591B2 |
Synchronization in the presence of large initial frequency error
A method for synchronization in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining an N-symbol slice of a received signal, the N-symbol slice corresponding to a sync point hypothesis, dividing the N-symbol slice into one or more segments, each of the one or more segments having the same symbol length, and determining one or more phase rotation operators for each of the one or more segments, the determined one or more phase rotation operators compensating for a phase rotation introduced by an initial frequency error. The method further comprises performing coherent correlation within each of the one or more segments using the determined one or more phase rotation operators, and performing differentially coherent correlation on each of the one or more segments. |
| US09756585B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting sound reference signal transmission power
A method of adjusting a transmit power for signals in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) sets a first transmit power for a first signal and a second transmit power for a second signal. If a total transmit power of the first transmit power for the first signal and the second transmit power for the second signal exceeds a maximum transmit power, the UE scales the first transmit power for the first signal and the second transmit power for the second signal. The first transmit power for the first signal and the second transmit power for the second signal are scaled with a scaling factor parameter. Values of the scaling factor parameter are the same across a plurality of serving cells. |
| US09756582B2 |
Broadcasting, and scanning for wireless communication
Resulting in a reduction of communication power consumption, a broadcasting method can comprise sending a broadcasting packet by using a current power and listening; when a request is detected by means of listening, recording the current power as a historical power, and decreasing the current power; and determining whether a current broadcasting event is ended, if the current broadcasting event is ended, determining the historical power as a reference working power, and otherwise, returning to the broadcasting and listening. A scan method can comprise: performing scan and listening; when a broadcasting packet is detected by means of listening, if a request has been sent to a sender of the broadcasting packet and a received signal strength of the broadcasting packet changes, adjusting a first transmit power; and sending the request to the sender of the broadcasting packet according to the adjusted first transmit power. |
| US09756581B2 |
Uplink transmission power control method and user equipment
An uplink transmission power control method and a user equipment are provided, where the method includes: determining, by a UE, whether uplink channels are simultaneously transmitted over adjacent subframes between multiple carriers; where the adjacent subframes between the multiple carriers are partially overlapped; and timing advance values of the multiple carriers are different; and if uplink channels are simultaneously transmitted over adjacent subframes between multiple carriers, processing, by the user equipment, an uplink channel transmitted over the last symbol on a partially overlapped subframe of another carrier except a carrier having the greatest timing advance value, so that total transmission power of the uplink channels is lower than the maximum transmission power or an interference level of the user equipment. |
| US09756580B2 |
Method and apparatus for power control of beacon signal
A method and apparatus for controlling a power level of a beacon signal including analyzing a beacon signal received from a beacon device, controlling a power level of a beacon signal transmitted to a beacon communication module of a user terminal through a user message generated by the user terminal, and providing service information based on information regarding a location where the user terminal is located in a shop and personal setting information of the user terminal. To this end, the user terminal may include a beacon signal analysis module configured to receive the beacon signal from at least one beacon device and analyze the received beacon signal, a beacon interoperating module configured to generate a user message on the basis of the analysis, and a transmission power control module configured to control transmission power according to a transmission power control message received from the management server. |
| US09756578B2 |
Systems and methods for transmit power control
A method for inductively coupled communication is described. The method includes transmitting a carrier signal from a first device while receiving the carrier signal at a receiver of the first device. The method also includes determining a carrier level estimation using a loopback path on the receiver of the first device. The method further includes controlling a transmit power level of the first device based on a coupling strength with a second device as indicated by the carrier level estimation. |
| US09756577B2 |
Method for defining parameter values for controlling the transmission power of a piece of user equipment
A method for defining a parameter value for controlling the transmission power of a set of user equipment served by a cell defined by a base station of a cellular telecommunication network, includes, for the base station, receiving, from the set of user equipment located in the cell, a set of attenuation values including, respectively by piece of equipment, an attenuation value of a signal transmitted by the base station and received by the piece of user equipment and, if the piece of user equipment is also located in a non-serving cell, an attenuation value of a signal transmitted by the base station of the non-serving cell and received by the piece of user equipment; determining, from the set of received attenuation values, a value of a parameter for controlling the transmission power; and sending, to the set of user equipment served by the cell, the value of the control parameter. |
| US09756575B2 |
Controlling uplink transmit power in a plurality of basestations
A method for controlling uplink transmit power for a plurality of basestations in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestations may form a second layer within the network, and the network may comprise another plurality of basestations forming a first layer. The method comprises clustering the plurality of second layer basestations according to association with first layer basestations, exchanging second layer basestation loading information between second layer basestations belonging to the same cluster, and dynamically setting uplink transmit power limits for individual second layer basestations based on the exchanged loading information. The method may further comprise updating the clustering of the second layer basestations according to dynamic variation in association of second layer basestations with first layer basestations. The method may also comprise dynamically controlling uplink resource allocation such that concurrent use of the same frequency resource by more than one second layer basestation is reduced. |