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| US10005526B2 |
Apparatus and method for powering a vessel with wind
Embodiments of the present apparatus and method feature a permanently fixed canted keel. The apparatus and method feature tacking maneuvers which shift the sail element and reverse the direction of the hull form. |
| US10005525B2 |
Surfboards
A surfboard, the rear part 1 of which is rigid and equipped for example with one or more fin boxes and other accessories such as foot strap inserts, leash inserts and or a mast box, the front part 2 of which is inflatable and equipped with a valve which permits the said inflatable part to be inflated for use and deflated after use to facilitate transport and storage. |
| US10005520B2 |
Bicycle driving system and a multiple rear sprocket assembly thereof
A bicycle driving system includes a crank assembly and a multiple rear sprocket assembly. The crank assembly includes a front sprocket including a rotational center axis and a crank arm. The front sprocket is movable relative to the crank arm in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis. The multiple rear sprocket assembly includes eleven or more rear sprockets. |
| US10005516B2 |
Bicycle driving device
A bicycle driving device: a first socket coupled to a frame; a first crankshaft rotatably coupled to the inside of the first socket; a first left crank arm coupled to the left side of the first crankshaft; a first right crank arm coupled to the right side of the first crankshaft; a second socket coupled to the frame at a location spaced from the first socket; a second crankshaft rotatably coupled to the inside of the second socket; a second left crank arm coupled to the left side of the second crankshaft; a second right crank arm coupled to the right side of the second crankshaft; a left pedal arm pivotally coupled to an end portion of the first left crank arm and to an end portion of the second left crank arm, the left pedal arm having a left pedal coupling portion positioned on an end thereof to be closer to the front than the end portion of the first left crank arm; a left pedal rotatably coupled to the left pedal coupling portion; a right pedal arm pivotally coupled to an end portion of the first right crank arm and to an end portion of the second right crank arm, the tight pedal arm having a right pedal coupling portion positioned on an end thereof to be closer to the front than the end portion of the first right crank arm; and a right pedal rotatably coupled to the right pedal coupling portion. |
| US10005511B2 |
Straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle comprises a front wheel and a rear wheel, an engine disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel, an air cleaner box disposed above the engine, and a vehicle body behavior sensor provided on a periphery of the air cleaner box and located above a bottom wall surface of the air cleaner box. |
| US10005507B2 |
Track assembly for an all-terrain vehicle
The present invention provides track assemblies and a method that allow bringing the contact patch towards the inside (the outside) of the suspension arm, by providing a asymmetric track assembly, either by lowering at least one inside (outside) support wheel relative to the remaining support wheels, or by using a belt that comprises, transversally, at least one first profile on the outer (inner) side thereof lower than a second profile on an inner side thereof. |
| US10005506B2 |
Suspension arrangements for vehicles
A suspension assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having a chassis enclosing a drive system for rotatably driving a closed-loop track. The suspension assembly includes at least one elongated ground contact engaged with the closed-loop track, and an elongated swing arm angularly disposed in the closed-loop track. The swing arm extends between a front end portion adapted to be coupled to the chassis, and a rear end portion coupled to the at least one ground contact. A mounting arrangement is coupled to the swing arm for permitting at least rotation of the swing arm about a pivot axis extending longitudinally of the at least one ground contact wherein the mounting arrangement includes a wire rope mount. |
| US10005502B2 |
Device and method for exerting a torque on an object
A device for exerting torque on an object includes: at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation; a drive for driving the rotating mass; a bearing which enables a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object; and a coupling unit which engages on the bearing and couples the rotating mass to the object. |
| US10005498B2 |
Hatch actuation unit of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a hatch actuation unit of a motor vehicle for a drive based opening and closing of a hatch leaf comprising a hatch drive arrangement for moving the hatch leaf in an opening sequence from a closed hatch position into an open hatch position and in a closing sequence from an open hatch position into a closed hatch position, a first closing element for engaging a second closing element for closing of the hatch leaf in a cinching subsequence of the closing sequence, wherein the first closing element is driven by the hatch drive arrangement in the cinching subsequence of the closing sequence. |
| US10005495B2 |
Assembly for a motor vehicle with an auxiliary frame and an impact absorption structure
The disclosure relates to an assembly for a motor vehicle with an auxiliary frame to connect to a wheel suspension, whereby the auxiliary frame may be constructed in a shell construction having an upper shell and a lower shell. The shells may enclose an internal shell space and be rigidly connected to each other. The assembly may also comprise a shock-absorbing structure. The shock-absorbing structure can be fully or partially integrated in the internal shell space of the auxiliary frame in the form of an insert and immovably positioned within it. |
| US10005494B2 |
Adjustable wheel alignment cam
An apparatus for adjusting the toe and camber of a wheel including a spindle, a spindle sleeve, the spindle disposed inside the spindle sleeve, a spindle sleeve bolt, disposed through the spindle through hole and the spindle sleeve through hole, an alignment cam, including an eccentric cam through hole, a cam bolt head, a spindle cup, the eccentric cam through hole offset from an alignment cam constant center of the alignment cam, and a spindle bolt, securely connecting the alignment cam to the spindle. The alignment cam is connected to a first end of the spindle, with the alignment cam and the spindle disposed inside the spindle sleeve. |
| US10005492B2 |
Trailer length and hitch angle bias estimation
A backup assist system for a vehicle and trailer combination includes a steering system and a first sensor detecting a first dynamic condition of the combination. The system further includes a controller receiving a value for the first dynamic condition from the first sensor at a plurality of instances. The controller further solves for a corresponding plurality of parameters in a kinematic model of the combination and controls the steering system using the plurality of parameters in the kinematic model. |
| US10005491B2 |
Electric power assisted steering system
An electric power assisted steering system comprising an input shaft and an output shaft, an electric motor connected to the output shaft, at least two sensors including one or more of: a position sensor, a torque sensor, and a motor position, and a motor controller that causes the motor to apply an assistance torque as a function of the torque measured by the torque sensor, in which each of the sensors produces at least one output signal represented by a stream of digital samples captured at discrete times, and in which the apparatus further comprises: processing means arranged to process together the output signals from both processing units to produce at least one further signal. At least one sample value of each output signal is marked with a time stamp indicating the time at which the sample was created, and in which the processing means corrects each of the time stamp samples before or during the processing of the samples to reduce errors that may occur due to differences in the times at which the samples were created. |
| US10005487B2 |
Viscous dampers for steering columns of motor vehicles
Disclosed are vehicle steering column assemblies with viscous dampers, methods for making and for using such assemblies, and motor vehicles with steering column assemblies having viscous dampers. A steering column assembly is disclosed that includes a first shaft member that connects to a steering wheel/handle, and a second shaft member that connects to a vehicle body. These shaft members are telescopingly connected such that one shaft member selectively translates longitudinally with respect to the other shaft member. A viscous damper assembly is interposed between the two shaft members. The viscous damper assembly includes a damper housing with first and second reservoir volumes disposed inside the housing. Multiple constricted flow channels fluidly connect the reservoir volumes. Viscous fluid flows from the first reservoir volume, through the constricted flow channels, to the second reservoir volume in response to relative vibrational displacement between the shaft members to thereby viscously attenuate vibrational energy. |
| US10005485B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle
A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a holding element that is securable on a chassis of the motor vehicle, an adjustment element that is adjustable relative to the holding element and is configured to receive a steering shaft, and a locking device for locking the adjustment element relative to the holding element. The locking device may include a clamping lever that is movable between a locking position where the adjustment element is locked with respect to the holding element and an open position where the adjustment element is adjustable with respect to the holding element. The steering column may further include a retaining element that provides a form-fitting connection between the holding element and the adjustment element in the locking position of the clamping lever. The retaining element may include a slotted guide contour, which in the locking position of the clamping lever, is supported on a contact section of the clamping lever. |
| US10005483B1 |
Hand truck with stabilizer plate
A hand truck that includes a carriage, and an elongated frame that connects to a front side of the carriage and is configured to pivot in relation to the carriage. The hand truck also includes a stabilizer plate configured to extend outward from the front side of the carriage to stabilize the hand truck as the elongated frame pivots in relation to the carriage, and to retract inward toward the front side of the carriage. |
| US10005477B2 |
Suspended cable transportation vehicle and system
A vehicle which is intended to travel along a downward sloping cable, which is suspended between two supports having a change in elevation. Preferably, the vehicle includes a fuselage, a trolley assembly, a translation system, a seat, a counterweight system, and at least one wing. The trolley assembly is attached to the cable. This connection allows the vehicle to travel along the cable. A counterweight system is included in order to balance the weight of the rider sitting in the seat below the fuselage. This allows the vehicle to easily rotate, via rotary joint, around the cable while traveling along the line. Preferably, the rider can induce roll by either activating ailerons or by rotating one of the wings about the lateral axis in order to increase the lift on one side of the aircraft depending on whether the wings are fixed. |
| US10005475B2 |
Intelligent refuelling and/or recharging message
A motor vehicle includes a driver assistance system having a display unit and an evaluation unit for generating and displaying a refueling and/or recharging message which is generated in dependence on and independently of a fuel tank filling level or a state of charge of a battery and can be displayed for a defined time period. The evaluation unit is configured to check for the presence of conditions which are to be predefined, and given the presence of at least one condition, to generate a refueling and/or recharging message and to output the refueling and/or recharging message via the display unit. |
| US10005473B2 |
Stereo camera, vehicle driving auxiliary device having same, and vehicle
The present invention relates to a stereo camera, a vehicle driving assistance device comprising the same, and a vehicle. A stereo camera according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first lens, a first image sensor to sense a first image including a grey color and a first color on the basis of light which is incident through the first lens, a second lens separated from the first lens by a predetermined distance, and a second image sensor to sense a second image including the grey color and a second color on the basis of light which is incident through the second lens. Accordingly, the stereo camera may acquire a disparity map and a RGB image. |
| US10005468B2 |
Apparatus and method for active vibration control of hybrid electric vehicle
A method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine; generating a reference angle based on information of the reference angle signal; setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and analyzing the FFT signal; setting up a reference spectrum according to an engine speed and an engine load; extracting a vibration component from each frequency based on information of the reference spectrum; selecting and adding a removal object frequency from the vibration of each frequency and performing inverse FFT; determining a basic amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load and an adjustable rate according to the engine load; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the information of the basic amplitude ratio, the adjustable rate, and the engine torque. |
| US10005458B2 |
Automatic driving system for automatically driven vehicle
An automatic driving system for an automatically driven vehicle. In the system, a travel direction acquirer is configured to acquire travel direction information that is information indicative of whether or not each of lanes in a parking lot is unidirectional. In addition, in the system, an allowance determination unit is configured to, if determining, based on the travel direction information acquired by the travel direction acquirer, that each of the lanes in the parking lot is unidirectional, allow automatic driving of the automatically driven vehicle. |
| US10005456B2 |
Cargo vehicle loading control
A method, system, and/or computer program product controls positioning of cargo being loaded onto a cargo vehicle based on sensor readings from another cargo vehicle. One or more processors receive output from a cargo sensor and a camera, on a first cargo vehicle, that describe an amount of movement of first cargo being transported by the first cargo vehicle. The processor(s) then transmit instructions to a loader of second cargo being loaded onto a second cargo vehicle to adjust a positioning of the second cargo while being loaded onto the second cargo vehicle, where the positioning of the second cargo in the second cargo vehicle is different from a positioning of the first cargo on the first cargo vehicle, in order to minimize damage exposure to the second cargo. |
| US10005454B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
When at least one of motor generators is not under normal control and where the MG1 temperature is less than an upper limit value, an ECU is configured to perform an inverter-less running control. In the inverter-less running control, an inverter is brought into a gate shutoff state and an engine is driven to cause the motor generator to generate a counter-electromotive voltage which consequently produces a counter-electromotive torque. During the inverter-less running control, the ECU makes a voltage difference between the counter-electromotive voltage and the voltage of a power line connecting a converter and an inverter when the MG1 temperature is equal to or greater than a predetermined value smaller than the voltage difference when the MG1 temperature is less than the predetermined value. |
| US10005452B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling hybrid electric vehicle including dual clutch transmission
A method and an apparatus for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission are provided. The method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission may include: determining whether an engine start condition is satisfied in a state in which an engine is stopped; determining whether a kick-down shift condition is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; connecting a speed gear corresponding to a target gear stage to an output shaft corresponding to the target gear stage when the kick-down shift condition is satisfied; determining whether a lock-up condition of an engine clutch is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; locking up the engine clutch when the lock-up condition of the engine clutch is satisfied; and locking up a shift clutch corresponding to the target gear stage when the engine clutch is locked up. |
| US10005450B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a filter, an electrical storage device, a rotating electric machine, and a controller. The filter is configured to trap particulate matter in exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The rotating electric machine is configured to generate electric power using power from the internal combustion engine so as to charge the electrical storage device, and drive the internal combustion engine using electric power from the electrical storage device. The controller is configured to control the internal combustion engine and the rotating electric machine, so as to warm up the electrical storage device when regeneration control needs to be performed and when the temperature of the electrical storage device is lower than a reference value. The regeneration control is control for raising the temperature of the filter to a predetermined temperature so as to burn the particulate matter. The controller may be configured to execute the regeneration control when the temperature of the electrical storage device exceeds the reference value. |
| US10005446B2 |
Method and device for controlling a battery state of charge for cruise travel of a hybrid vehicle
A method for controlling a state of charge (SOC) of a battery for a cruise travel of a hybrid vehicle includes predicting, by a controller, the SOC of the battery including a change slope of the SOC of the battery for the cruise travel based on a measured value of the SOC. The method includes determining, by the controller, whether the predicted SOC of the battery is equal to or greater than a maximum value of a normal range of the battery when the change slope of the SOC is greater than zero. The method includes driving, by the controller, only a driving motor of the hybrid vehicle whereby the driving motor uses electric power of the battery when the predicted SOC of the battery reaches the maximum value of the normal range of the battery. The normal range of the battery is a region required for the cruise travel of the hybrid vehicle. |
| US10005444B2 |
Vehicle
An HV-ECU executes a control process including the step of executing reverse rotation prevention control for an engine when EV running is in execution in a vehicle (YES in S100), an ABS is usable (YES in S102) and a magnitude of an amount of change in rotation speed of a ring gear of a differential unit is larger than a threshold value A (YES in S104), or when the ABS is unusable (NO in S102) and a magnitude of an amount of reduction in rotation speed of the ring gear of the differential unit is larger than a threshold value B (YES in S106). |
| US10005430B2 |
Wiper apparatus
When the number of times of vehicle speed detections reaches a prescribed times “n”, a DR-side wiper blade is moved in such a way that when the front end side of a lip reaches a lower-side stop position APS1, the DR-side wiper blade is temporarily moved to a lower limit position for stop EPSL, then moved to an upper-side stop position APS2 and stopped there, and in such a way that when the front end side of the lip reaches an upper-side stop position APS2, the DR-side wiper blade is moved temporarily to an upper limit position for stop EPSU, then moved to the lower-side stop position APS1 and stopped there. |
| US10005427B2 |
Sensor data anomaly detector
Methods and systems are provided that are effective to generate an alarm for a vehicle. The methods include receiving, by a device, a first sensor value from a first sensor for the vehicle. The methods further include receiving, by the device, a second sensor value from a second sensor for the vehicle. The methods further include retrieving, by the device, an instruction from a memory disposed in the vehicle while the memory is in a write-protected mode. The methods further include evaluating, by the device, the first sensor value and the second sensor value based on the instruction. The methods further include determining, by the device, that the first sensor value is outside a range associated with the first sensor based on the evaluation. The methods further include transforming, by the device, the determination into an alarm. |
| US10005426B2 |
Combination fuel monitoring and anti-theft device and system
The present disclosure relates to a combination fuel monitoring and anti-theft device and system for monitoring fuel load and preventing fuel theft. The device and system provide real-time information, relating to fuel load and consumption, which is transmittable to a remote receiver. |
| US10005422B2 |
Side seat and swivel restraint system
A sideseat includes a sideseat base, turntable, posterior frame and backrest frame. The sideseat posterior frame is rotatably coupled to the sideseat base through the turntable. The turntable is positioned so that the sideseat turntable and combined frame components move from a deployed position to a locked position in response to an applied force. |
| US10005421B2 |
Vehicle front portion structure equipped with pedestrian airbag device
A vehicle front portion structure, equipped with a pedestrian airbag device, comprises: a cowl comprising a cowl panel and a cowl front panel extending in a forward direction from a front end portion of the cowl panel; an inflator disposed with a longitudinal direction of the inflator coinciding with a vehicle width direction and secured to the cowl front panel; an airbag disposed above the cowl front panel and deployed obliquely in a vehicle rearward and upward direction and outwardly in the vehicle width direction by gas from the inflator; and a support member having one end portion secured to a front suspension tower, extending toward the cowl, and secured to the cowl front panel on a vehicle front side relative to a rear end of the inflator in the vehicle frontward and rearward direction. |
| US10005420B2 |
Inflator
An inflator includes an inflator body that produces an inflation gas by burning a gas generating agent and a sensor that is mounted on the inflator body and is capable of detecting a degradation of the gas generating agent. The sensor is preferably composed of at least either one of a gas sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor. |
| US10005419B2 |
Head-protecting airbag device
A head-protecting airbag device includes: an airbag including: an airbag body; and a connecting tab connected with a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket includes: a mounting piece mounted on the body with a fixing means; and a connecting piece formed to project to both sides from a lower end of the mounting piece, and connected with the airbag; in the connecting tab, an insertion hole, into which the mounting piece is inserted, is disposed in a folded portion; the connecting tab includes a front side portion and a back side portion which extend from the folded portion to the airbag body and cover a font side and a back side of the connecting piece; and a loop coupling portion is disposed in a position where the mounting piece having the connecting piece stored in the connecting tab is prevented from coming off the insertion hole. |
| US10005418B2 |
Seatback side and base material for seatback side
A base material for a seatback side includes a body portion including a protruding portion. The protruding portion has a plate piece surface of a distal end extending from the body portion outwardly relative to an outer portion provided on an outer side in a vehicle width direction. The plate piece surface is placed side by side with a flange surface of a flange portion projecting in a peripheral portion of the body. The distal end is sandwiched by a weather strip together with the flange portion. |
| US10005414B2 |
Method for integratedly operating active and manual safety devices
A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied. |
| US10005413B2 |
Vehicles including front grille assemblies with air flow director fins
A front grille assembly for a vehicle includes a grille deflector that allows air to flow therethrough into an engine compartment of the vehicle. A grille frame supports the grille deflector at a front of the vehicle. An air flow director fin is located on the grille frame and rearward of the grille deflector. The air flow director fin modifies a flow direction of air entering the engine compartment from an unmodified flow direction without the air flow director fin to a modified flow direction toward a region of a transmission cooler of the vehicle. |
| US10005408B2 |
Energy absorbing system for conflicting regulatory requirements for vehicle bumpers
In an embodiment, multi-stage energy absorbing system can comprise: a thermoplastic flanged frame and a crush lobe having a proximal base aligned with the flanged frame and a distal end protruding from the flanged frame. The crush lobe comprises a central slab and slab pairs such that the crush lobe comprises a total of 2i+1 slabs, wherein i is the number of slab pairs and is greater than or equal to 1. The slabs are disposed in a stepped arrangement and configured to absorb impact energy by collapsing in a telescopic manner with increasing energy level. The single energy-absorbing system is able to absorb low energy impact associated with vehicle-to-pedestrian impact; simultaneously with the ability to mitigate damageability associated with low-speed vehicle-to-barrier impact, as well as damageability associated with vehicle-to-vehicle moderate speed impact, head-on, as well as at an angle. |
| US10005400B1 |
Sun visor eye wear holder
The sun visor eye wear holder comprises a panel, a plurality of pockets, and a plurality of straps. The plurality of pockets attach to the panel. The plurality of straps attach to the panel. Each of the plurality of straps forms a loop that attaches the panel to a sun visor of a vehicle. The sun visor eye wear holder is a structure that attaches to a sun visor of a vehicle for the purpose of storing domestic articles such as eyeglasses. |
| US10005398B2 |
Cargo management system for a vehicle
A cargo management system for use in a vehicle cargo area includes at least one guide rail disposed on the load floor of the cargo area and include an elongate slot at least partially formed therein. At least one track incorporating a plurality of locking portions is disposed on the load floor proximate the at least one guide rail. A support member includes a housing and one or more extensions at least partially received within the elongate slot of the at least one guide rail. The support member is disposed adjacent to and movably positioned relative to the load floor. A locking mechanism is adjustably connected to the support member housing and includes a locking member having a projection that releasably engages one or more locking portions of the at least one track. |
| US10005397B2 |
Work vehicle
An access device is configured to be switched between a stored state in which an access member is stored in a vehicle body and a deployed state in which the access member is deployed. In the stored state, an exterior cover becomes a portion of an exterior surface of the vehicle body and the access member is stored inside the vehicle body. In the deployed state, the access member extends from the vehicle body toward a ground surface and the exterior cover is disposed on a back side of the access member. |
| US10005396B2 |
Retractable truck bed extender with removable support
An apparatus for extending a vehicle bed includes a tailgate having first and second retractable members adapted for being recessed within the tailgate and for projecting therefrom in an extended position when the tailgate is lowered. A removable support is provided for connecting with the first and second retractable members in the extended position for extending the vehicle bed. The removable support may comprise a ladder supported by the tailgate. The ladder may assume a lowered position for use in stepping onto the tailgate using the retractable members as handles and a raised position substantially aligned with the retractable members for extending the vehicle bed. The removable support may also comprise a cross bar that connects with the retractable members to form the bed extension. |
| US10005390B2 |
Motor-vehicle passenger-compartment component, and a method for manufacturing this component
A component for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a rigid supporting body, made of plastic material, an outer upholstery skin, made of plastic material, and a padding body made of foamed plastic material, which is set between the rigid body and the outer upholstery skin. The rigid body and the outer skin have portions formed by a polymeric material with carbon-based nanofillers, which have respective inner surfaces facing the padding body, which include one or more paths where said polymeric material with carbon-based nanofillers has been rendered electrically conductive by laser irradiation to define one or more electrical circuits, and one or more piezoresistive areas where the polymeric material has been rendered piezoresistive by laser irradiation to define one or more electrical switches, which can be activated by exerting a localized pressure on the outer upholstery skin. |
| US10005387B2 |
Vehicle locator system
A vehicle locator system may include a sensor in communication with a lighting system, a wireless transceiver, an illumination assembly received within a housing, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a communication from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver. The communication may include a request to operate the illumination assembly in a vehicle locator mode, while a vehicle ignition is off. |
| US10005384B2 |
Anti-dazzle headlamp
A vehicle headlamp includes at least one light-emitting diode that operates as a detector of a light source. The headlamp also includes a first memory that records whether the at least one light-emitting diode detects the light source when the at least one light-emitting diode last operated as the detector of the detected light source. |
| US10005378B2 |
Device for seat stabilization
Vehicle seat which is arranged on a vehicle body, is movable relative to the vehicle body and comprises at least one spring apparatus and/or at least one damping apparatus for displacing and for absorbing oscillations in the vertical and/or horizontal direction, and at least one seat stabilization apparatus arranged on the vehicle seat for stabilizing the vehicle seat in the vertical and/or horizontal direction, wherein the seat stabilization apparatus comprises at least one rotary element which is mounted so as to rotate about a first rotational axis, can rotate at a rotational frequency and by means of which a torque can be generated by a force acting from outside on the vehicle seat and on the rotational pulse generated by the rotary element, which torque counteracts a rotational movement of the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle body generated by the force about an actual and/or imaginary second rotational axis. |
| US10005373B2 |
Battery control system and vehicle control system
A battery control system connected to a battery, which controls charge/discharge at the battery, includes: a current detection unit that measures a current value by detecting a charge/discharge current flowing through the battery; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage at the battery; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature at the battery; a temperature history recording unit that records temperature history pertaining to the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit; and a charge/discharge restriction unit that restricts the charge/discharge current in a low-temperature state based upon the temperature history recorded by the temperature history recording unit. |
| US10005370B2 |
Charging apparatus for vehicle
A charging apparatus is for a vehicle and the charging apparatus includes a charging port, an AC-DC converter, a capacitor, a DC-DC conversion unit and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to reduce an output current from the DC-DC conversion unit to at least one of the electric power storage device or the auxiliary load in response to a deterioration from a predetermined state of a state of the electric power supplied from the outside of the vehicle to the charging port. |
| US10005369B2 |
Non-contact power supply system
A non-contact power supply system supplies electricity in a non-contact manner between a power transmission coil of a power supply device 1 and a power reception coil of a vehicle. The vehicle 2 has a wireless communication unit that transmits to the power supply device a startup signal that starts up the power supply device. The power supply device has a reception unit that receives the startup signal. A controller controls the power supply device based on the startup signal. The communication unit transmits a first startup signal when the vehicle is traveling, and transmits a second startup signal when the vehicle is stopped. The controller controls the electricity supply device according to a first control flow when the first startup signal has been received, and controls the power supply device according to a second control flow when the second startup signal has been received. |
| US10005368B2 |
System, apparatus and method for optimizing wireless charging alignment
An apparatus, system and method for wireless power transfer, where a wireless power signal is provided from a charger to a device. A moving mechanism coupled to one of the charger and the device, may move one of the charger and the device along a predetermined pattern along at least one of three axes while wireless power is provided. Wireless power characteristic data may be received from a plurality of locations. The wireless power characteristic data from at least some of the plurality of points are processed to determine at least one of a threshold and optimum wireless power characteristic data value. The moving mechanism may move the one of the device and the charger to a location within the predetermined pattern based on the processed wireless power characteristic data. |
| US10005367B2 |
Wireless charging of a vehicle power source
Arrangements directed to the wireless charging of a vehicle are described. A battery of a vehicle can be charged while the vehicle is traveling on a roadway. A driving environment of the vehicle can be sensed to detect a charging marker. The charging marker can provide information relating to a location of a charge transmitter located below a travel surface of the roadway. The charge transmitter can be located forward of the vehicle in the travel direction of the roadway. The location of the charge transmitter can be determined based on information obtained from the charging marker. A travel path for the vehicle can be determined based at least partially on the location of the charge transmitter so that the charge receiver is positioned in substantial charging alignment with the charge transmitter as the vehicle passes over the charge transmitters. |
| US10005366B1 |
Powertrain with high-power distribution module and high-current ring terminal connection for the same
A system includes a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) having an enclosure, battery cells, contactors, a first pair of high-voltage interlock (HVIL) ports, and female blind-mate electrical sockets selectively connected to the battery cells via the contactors. The battery cells and contactors are within the RESS enclosure. The system includes a high-power distribution module (HPDM) having another enclosure, male blind-mate electrical pins, a second pair of HVIL ports engagable with the first pair, ring-terminal connections connected to the blind-mate electrical pins and connectable to high-current components, and HV280 electrical connectors electrically connected to one or more of the male blind-mate electrical pins. The male blind-mate electrical pins insert directly into and engage with the female blind-mate electrical sockets of the RESS enclosure. A vehicle includes the system, a transmission, and an electric machine. |
| US10005362B2 |
Electric vehicle control device
An electric vehicle control device includes: a plurality of motors capable of transmitting motive power to a wheel of an electric vehicle; an inverter that supplies electric power to drive the motors; and a controller that controls the inverter and compares, when the electric vehicle drives under a certain velocity condition, a q-axis voltage feedforward value VqFF and a q-axis voltage command value Vq* used for controlling driving of the motors, to detect an occurrence of miswire between the motors and the inverter when the following inequation is satisfied: VqFF≥1.5·Vq*. |
| US10005354B2 |
Cooling module and cooling system for vehicle
The present invention relates to a cooling module including: a first radiator for cooling an engine; a second radiator located in front of the first radiator in an air flow direction to cool electric parts; a first condenser located in front of the second radiator in the air flow direction to condense a refrigerant through heat exchange with external air; and a second condenser located inside the second radiator to condense the refrigerant through heat exchange with electric part cooling water, whereby the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant passes through the water-cooled second condenser and then passes through the air-cooled first condenser, thus enhancing the cooling efficiency of the refrigerant to improve the entire efficiency of the cooling system for the vehicle. |
| US10005353B2 |
Mounting structure for in-tank oil cooler and radiator
A radiator for a vehicle includes a built-in oil cooler tank. The radiator includes two header tanks and a core member disposed between the header tanks. One of the header tanks includes a support member disposed along an inner surface of the header tank and further defines an aperture. The oil cooler tank includes two ports and a core portion extending between the ports. Each of the ports has a rim and defines a bore. The rim of a given port is disposed within a given support member such that the bore of the given port aligns with a given aperture of the header tank. |
| US10005352B2 |
Electrical bicycle modular powertrain
A drive unit for a vehicle includes a drive unit spindle. The drive unit spindle extends along an axis for connecting the drive unit to the vehicle. The drive unit further includes one or more wheel assemblies. Each of the wheel assemblies has a hub that is removably supported by the spindle along the axis. At least one of the wheel assemblies includes a wheel which rotates about the hub and a motor connected to the wheel to rotate the wheel about the hub. |
| US10005351B1 |
Hybrid powertrain for vehicle
A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes: a planetary gear system including coaxial double pinions each having a first pinion and a second pinion that have different diameters and are provided to rotate coaxially; a carrier carrying the coaxial double pinions; and four rotation elements through which power is input and output. The hybrid powertrain further includes an engine, a first motor generator, a second motor generator, and an output shaft that are respectively connected to the four rotation elements of the planetary gear system. |
| US10005349B2 |
Structural underbody support in a vehicle
A vehicle frame and underbody assembly includes a pair of longitudinal frame rails and a rear bumper assembly connected to the frame rails via crush cans. A panel is secured to the frame rails, and ends at an edge spaced from the rear bumper assembly. A V-brace is mounted beneath the panel and to the frame rails. The V-brace includes two legs that come together and intersect at a first end at the edge of the panel, and that are spaced apart at a second end. The second end of each leg is secured to a cross-member that spans between and connects the second ends of the legs. A traction battery is secured to the panel in a location at least partially directly above the V-brace. |
| US10005344B2 |
Apparatus and method for distributing a tarp over a cargo on a truck load bed
A tarp distributing apparatus includes a tarp guide device held in an immobile condition adjacent to and extending upright to above a rear location on a truck load bed so as to establish the height to which a tarp can be moved to above and over the rear of a cargo on the truck load bed, a tarp draught device mounted in a mobile condition adjacent to and extending upright to above the truck load bed forwardly of the tarp guide device so as to undergo movement relative thereto and along the truck load bed for engaging and pulling the tarp relative to the tarp guide device forwardly over the cargo, and an actuation mechanism configured to manipulate and move the tarp draught device relative to the tarp guide device and the cargo so as to accomplish distributing the tarp over at least a portion of the cargo. |
| US10005342B1 |
Removable vehicle windowpane assembly
A vehicle comprising: a removable windowpane assembly comprising an unretractable windowpane and a door-attachment projection attached to the unretractable windowpane; a frameless passenger door comprising: an exterior panel and an interior panel forming a chamber and defining a beltline and a receiver located within the chamber with a top surface adjacent the beltline to receive the door-attachment projection attached to the unretractable windowpane; a retractable windowpane; the retractable windowpane movable between a down position where the retractable windowpane is completely housed in the chamber below the beltline and an up position where the retractable windowpane is partially housed in the chamber and partially extending above the beltline; and the removable windowpane assembly having an attached position and a detached position, wherein in the attached position the receiver has received the door-attachment projection, and wherein in the detached position the receiver is not receiving the door-attachment projection. |
| US10005340B2 |
Fluid cooling apparatus
A fluid cooling apparatus (5) includes at least one heat exchanger device for cooling at least one working or cooling fluid heated or used during the operation of movable machines (1). The machine has an outer engine covering (11) to cover engine, motor or chassis parts and has a tank (9) containing the working and/or cooling fluid with a predeterminable wall outer contour (7). At least parts of the wall outer contour (7) are pan of the engine covering (11). |
| US10005339B2 |
Vehicle thermal management system and control method for the same
A thermal management system includes a coolant pump, high-voltage electric heater (HEH) for heating the coolant, a heater core, a blower directing air to the heater core, a cabin heater valve (CHV), sensors, and a controller. The CHV has an Engine Bypass position blocking coolant flow from the HEH into the engine, and an Engine Link position directing coolant from the HEH into the engine. In a method, the sensors measure engine outlet coolant temperature (ECT), inlet coolant temperature (ICT) to the HEH, inlet air temperature into the heater core, and outlet air temperature from the heater core. The controller calculates a target coolant temperature (TCT) value as a function of the air temperatures and mass flow rates, and controls the CHV via position control signals such that the CHV is switched between the Engine Link position and the Engine Bypass position when ICT equals the calculated TCT value. |
| US10005333B2 |
End member assemblies and travel-restraint assemblies as well as gas spring assemblies including same
An end member assembly (EMI) includes an end member body (400) and a support column (500). The end member body (400) includes an outer side wall and an inner side wall that together at least partially define an end member reservoir. The inner side wall at least partially defines a passage through the end member body. The support column (500) extends into the passage and is accessible from along opposing ends of the passage. A sealing element can be disposed in fluid communication between the end member body and the support column. An elongated gas damping passage can extend through the end member assembly in fluid communication with the end member reservoir. A gas spring assembly can include a flexible spring member (200) that at least partially defines a spring chamber with an end member (900) and the end member assembly (EMI) on opposing ends thereof. A restraining assembly (1000) can be secured within the spring chamber. |
| US10005329B2 |
Captive pin apparatus for retention of a drawbar in a trailer hitch receiver
At a given insertion depth (D) of a drawbar (22, 60) in a trailer hitch receiver tube (24, 68), a pin arm (26, 56, 74) attached to the drawbar extends forward beside the receiver tube and holds a captive pin (21, 51, 76) beside a pin receiving hole (30, 71) in the receiver tube. A spring (36) urges the captive pin into the pin receiving hole to retain the drawbar in the receiver tube. The pin arm may be attached to the drawbar via a crossbar (40, 70, 73). Receiver tubes of different sizes (24, 68) may be accommodated by a drawbar size adapter (62) that slips over the drawbar, enlarging it, and by a vertical adjustment mechanism (83) for the pin arm (74) that aligns the pin with the pin receiving hole in either a smaller (24) receiver tube or a larger (68) receiver tube. |
| US10005328B2 |
Method and system for estimating wear of axially divided tread zones of tire
A method for estimating wear of each of circumferential tread zones of a tire by the use of a computer is disclosed. A tire model of the tire comprising model's circumferential tread zones is defined. A simulation for running the tire model under rolling conditions for free-rolling, braking, driving and cornering is performed to obtain a first average wear energy of each model's circumferential tread zone under each rolling condition. With respect to a given running pattern of the tire, occurrence frequencies of the respective rolling conditions occurring in the running pattern are defined. For each circumferential tread zone, a second average wear energy of the concerned circumferential tread zone when the tire is run according to the running pattern is calculated such that the first average wear energies under the respective rolling conditions, of the model's circumferential tread zone of the concerned circumferential tread zone are respectively weighted by the occurrence frequencies of the respective rolling conditions. Wear of each circumferential tread zone is estimated based on the calculated second average wear energy of the concerned circumferential tread zone. |
| US10005326B2 |
Method and system for evaluating tire state and tire configured for same
The disclosed technology generally relates to tires, and more particularly to a method of and a smart tire system for evaluating a state of a tire, and providing an alarm, and to a smart tire configured for the method and the system. In one aspect, a method includes determining whether an abnormality or a problem exists in a state of a tire, by processing a tire state value from a TPMS sensor. Processing the tire state can be carried out by a sensor processor and/or a sensor information processor. The method additionally includes providing an alarm to a user, e.g., a driver. The method additionally includes verifying the determination of whether there is an abnormality or a problem. Thus, the disclosed method includes determining the state of a tire and providing an alarm, where the alarm has high reliability because it is generated based on examination of various parameters of the tire state, including, e.g., pressure, temperature and/or acceleration. The disclosed technology additionally relates to a system and a smart tire configured to implement the method. The method, the system and the tire according to embodiments may be improvements over existing methods, systems and tires. |
| US10005323B2 |
Reinforced bias- or radial-carcass tire
The invention relates to a tire having at least one carcass reinforcement comprising reinforcers, surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement, itself radially on the inside of a tread, said crown reinforcement being made up of at least one layer of reinforcement elements, said tread being connected to two beads by way of two sidewalls, said beads being intended to come into contact with a rim flange having a rim flange top C, each bead having at least one circumferential reinforcement element, said carcass reinforcement comprising an end at each bead, the end of the carcass reinforcement being turned up once in an outward radial direction of the tire and about said bead wire, so as to form a turnup, then being folded in said radially inward direction so as to form a fold forming a radially external end and three adjacent parts along an axial axis made up of a central part, of an axially internal lateral part, and of an axially external lateral part.The tire is characterized in that the radially external end of the turnup is disposed between the rim flange top C and a point D, said points C and D being situated at the surface of the sidewall and disposed on either side of a point E situated on the sidewall corresponding to the nominal section width, said point D being disposed at a maximum radial length equal to 85% of the length present between the axial end S of the crown reinforcement and the rim flange top C. |
| US10005320B2 |
Bicycle skewer rod and lock assembly
A bicycle skewer rod and lock assembly includes a skewer rod with a cap. A security nut sub-assembly is coupled to the other end of the skewer rod. The security nut sub-assembly includes a nut securable to the skewer rod and having a plurality of peripheral keyways, and a sleeve cupped around the periphery of the nut and rotatable with respect to the nut. A key includes a plurality of inwardly depending keys each received through a sleeve sidewall keyway and into a nut peripheral keyway to turn the nut with respect to the skewer rod when the sleeve sidewall keyways are aligned with the nut peripheral keyways. |
| US10005317B2 |
Devices and methods of thermal management for a motorized wheel
A method of thermal management for an electrically motorized wheel, the method can include defining a thermally conductive path from at least one component, the at least one component becoming heated during operation of the electrically motorized wheel, providing the path with a thermally conductive material and further defining the path such that the path contacts the at least one component, further defining the path such that the path contacts a hub shell assembly of the electrically motorized wheel thereby conducting heat from the at least one component to the hub shell assembly. |
| US10005311B2 |
Expandable capacity pocket device
A pocket device including a major panel and a pocket panel coupled to the major panel and defining a pocket with the major panel. The pocket panel has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of the major panel at at least one position to thereby define a laterally-extending gap therebetween, which enables expansion of the pocket. |
| US10005309B2 |
Security Element Having Groove- or Rib-Shaped Structural Elements
A security element for manufacturing value documents, such as banknotes, checks or the like, comprises a top on which a microrelief structure is developed that has at least two sub-regions that each comprise a plurality of groove- and/or rib-shaped structural elements that lie adjacent to one another and extend along a longitudinal direction, and are reflecting or backscattering. The longitudinal directions of the sub-regions are different, and the structural elements are each not resolvable with the naked eye with respect to the width transverse to the longitudinal direction, and fan out incident parallel light achromatically in a fan that lies transverse to the longitudinal direction and has an opening angle of at least 30°. |
| US10005306B2 |
Thermosensitive recording body
A thermosensitive recording body has at least a thermosensitive recording layer and a topcoat layer formed on a substrate. The substrate consists of a transparent film. At least the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer includes a diffuse reflection suppressor component that suppresses diffuse reflection of light from particles constituting the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer. |
| US10005304B2 |
Pressure sensitive coating for image forming
A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible. |
| US10005299B2 |
Print module with air cooling arrangement
A print module includes: a body housing first and second opposed printed circuit boards (PCBs), each of the first and second PCBs having heat-generating electronic components; an air inlet and an air outlet positioned towards an upper part of the body; an air pathway extending between the air inlet and the air outlet; a plurality of heatsinks, each heatsink being thermally coupled with one of the heat-generating components and having an array of cooling fins extending into the air pathway; and an inkjet printhead receiving power and print data from at least one of the first and second PCBs. The inkjet printhead is positioned toward a lower part of the print module. |
| US10005296B2 |
Printing apparatus including therein sheet holder
A printing apparatus includes a first supporting portion, a second supporting portion, and an adjusting mechanism. The adjusting mechanism includes a first rack, a second rack, a pinion gear, and a third supporting portion configured to movably support the first and second racks and configured to rotatably support the pinion gear. The third supporting portion includes first to fourth ribs. The first and second racks are respectively movable in first and second areas in an axial direction. The first area and the second area define one end and another end. The first rib and the fourth rib are positioned close to the another end, and the second rib and the third rib are positioned close to the one end. |
| US10005293B2 |
Printing apparatus, control method therefor and storage medium
A printing apparatus includes a feeding roller to feed a sheet, a conveyance roller conveys the sheet, a printing head prints on the sheet, a reversing path that reverses the sheet from a first surface to a second surface, and a control unit that controls feeding of a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet fed next to the preceding sheet. The control unit starts feeding of the succeeding sheet when a trailing edge of the preceding sheet, which was reversed by the reversing path, reaches a predetermined position and feeds the succeeding sheet so that a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the succeeding sheet is within a predetermined range. |
| US10005285B2 |
Ink cartridge chip applied in ink cartridge, ink cartridge, and ink cartridge adapter
The application provides an ink cartridge chip applied in an ink cartridge which is detachably installed in an imaging device. The ink cartridge chip includes an interface unit and a control unit. The interface unit receives a light control command from the imaging device, which may be a light-lighting-up or a light-extinguishing command. The control unit is connected to a light-emitting unit, and lights up the light-emitting unit on detecting that the ink cartridge chip is in a power-up initialization stage. And the control unit is also connected to the interface unit, and determines, in a case that the light control command is a light-extinguishing command, whether a preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, extinguishes the light-emitting unit if the preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, and maintains a current state of the light-emitting unit if the light control command is a light-lighting-up command. |
| US10005283B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid ejection head
There is provided a method for laminating a smooth thin resin layer on a substrate in manufacturing a liquid ejection head by a casting method. To achieve this, a resin layer having a sufficient thickness to fill a concave portion already existing on the substrate is applied and smoothed. Thereafter, a plurality of opening patterns (concave portions) are formed and then smoothed again to obtain a thin resin layer having a desired thickness. |
| US10005279B2 |
Method for manufacturing MEMS device, MEMS device, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A method for manufacturing a MEMS device in which a plurality of substrates are joined in a stacked state and one face of faces defining a space formed in one substrate of the plurality of substrates is a movable region is disclosed. |
| US10005272B2 |
Intermediate transfer body, image recording method, and image forming apparatus
An intermediate transfer body includes a surface layer, an elastic layer, and a heat-insulating layer contiguously in the mentioned order, and the surface layer, the elastic layer, and the heat-insulating layer satisfy the following Equations 1 to 4: (C1+C2)×Δt≤Q Equation 1: 100 MPa≤E1≤1,000 MPa Equation 2: 0.5 MPa≤E2≤50 MPa Equation 3: λ3≤0.13 W/m·K≤λ1≤λ2. Equation 4: |
| US10005268B2 |
Method for the continuous production of laminates made of fibre bands and use thereof
The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of laminates made of at least two fiber bands made of fibers which are embedded unidirectionally in a plastic material matrix. Likewise, the invention relates to laminates which are produced in this way and can have a shape memory. The laminates according to the invention are used for local reinforcement of injection molded parts. |
| US10005267B1 |
Formation of complex composite structures using laminate templates
Embodiments of a method to fabricate complex structures include making a pre-cured laminate template. The laminate template is first cured to the required shape, then surface prepared for joining to additional composite lamina. The laminate templates are used to position composite lamina in contact with one another. The composite lamina are then co-cured together to form one monolithic composite structure lacking bond lines or bonded joints. The laminate template supports additional composite lamina for formation of complex structures and replaces template tools from conventional methods. |
| US10005266B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for bonding substrates
An apparatus includes a drum that rotates about an axis and rotating an anvil roll that rotates about an axis of rotation. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member, the press member having an outer surface. The anvil roll includes a compliant outer circumferential surface. First and second substrates are advanced in a machine direction onto the drum. The fluid nozzle moves radially outward and a jet of heated fluid may be directed onto the substrates. The fluid nozzle retracts radially inward and the press member may be shifted radially outward. The substrates may be compressed between the press member and the anvil roll such that the press member deforms the compliant outer circumferential surface of the anvil roll. |
| US10005256B2 |
Selectively weakened stretched films
A film for a composite article may include a non-weakened portion and a weakened portion. The weakened portion may have at least one property that may be lower than the property of the non-weakened portion. |
| US10005248B2 |
Method and kit for forming plastic lenses from molds formed on surface with varied wettability
This disclosure provides a monolithic mold including a plurality of lens forming features that can be used to simultaneously form a plurality of lenses with different sizes and shapes. The mold can be formed by disposing a polymeric material around a plurality of physical objects with different shapes and sized. A method of forming the mold includes providing a substrate that has a surface with regions of low and high wettability. Water is deposited on the surface such that water droplets are formed with different contact angles. The mold is formed around the droplets. |
| US10005244B2 |
Manufacturing method of pressure vessel with heating device
A manufacturing method of a pressure vessel with heating device includes the following steps. A bag-shaped fiber layer with a first bag opening and a bag-shaped insulation layer with a second bag opening are provided. The bag-shaped insulation layer is placed in the bag-shaped fiber layer. The bag-shaped fiber layer is placed in an external mold. A pressurizing process is performed in the cavity of the bag-shaped insulation layer and air is extracted from the bag-shaped fiber layer. A resin solution is injected into the bag-shaped fiber layer to form a bag-shaped resin fiber layer soaked with the resin solution. A curing process is performed on the bag-shaped resin fiber layer to cure the bag-shaped resin fiber layer and to attach it to the bag-shaped insulation layer. A heating device is installed in the bag-shaped layers via a fastening component. The cured first and second bag openings are sealed. |
| US10005239B2 |
Support structures for additive manufacturing techniques
A support structure for an additive manufacturing system includes a support body with a support body material and an interface disposed on the support body with an interface material. The interface material has a ductile-to-brittle transition temperature that is higher than the ductile-to-brittle temperature of the support body material for selectively fracturing the interface material to separate an additively manufactured article from the support body. |
| US10005231B2 |
Method of manufacturing contoured objects by radio frequency welding and tooling assembly for same
A method includes compressing a non-dielectric, elastically-deformable component, a wire mesh component, and a dielectric, contoured object between first and second forming tools. Once the components are compressed, radio frequency energy is supplied to the first forming tool, thereby causing a radio frequency electromagnetic field to be generated between the first forming tool and the wire mesh component that results in a contoured weld of the contoured object. A tooling assembly is configured to carry out the method. |
| US10005230B2 |
Electrostatic 3-D printer controlling layer thickness using feedback loop to transfer device
3-D printers include an intermediate transfer surface that transfers a layer of material to a platen each time the platen contacts the intermediate transfer surface to successively form a freestanding stack of layers of the material on the platen. A sensor detects the thickness of the layer on the platen after a fusing station fuses the layer. A feedback loop is electrically connected to the sensor and a development station (that includes a photoreceptor, a charging station providing a static charge to the photoreceptor, a laser device exposing the photoreceptor, and a development device supplying the material to the photoreceptor). The development station adjusts the transfer bias of the development device, based on a layer thickness measurement from the sensor through the feedback loop, to control the thickness of subsequent ones of the layers transferred from the intermediate transfer surface to the freestanding stack on the platen. |
| US10005229B2 |
System for using optical sensor focus to identify feature heights on objects being produced in a three-dimensional object printer
A three-dimensional object printer generates image data of an object being formed in the printer with an optical sensor and identifies the heights of object features above a substrate on which the object is being formed. A controller operates one or more actuators to move the optical sensor at a plurality of distances above the object to generate image data of the object at a plurality of heights above the object. The controller identifies the distances of the features of the object with reference to the image data generated by the optical sensor and the focal length of the optical sensor. |
| US10005228B2 |
Electrostatic 3-D printer controlling layer thickness using feedback loop to exposure device
3-D printers include an intermediate transfer surface that transfers a layer of material to a platen each time the platen contacts the intermediate transfer surface to successively form a freestanding stack of layers of the material on the platen. A sensor detects the thickness of the layer on the platen after a fusing station fuses the layer. A feedback loop is electrically connected to the sensor and a development station (that includes a photoreceptor, a charging station providing a static charge to the photoreceptor, a laser device exposing the photoreceptor, and a development device supplying the material to the photoreceptor). The exposure device adjusts the intensity of light exposed on the photoreceptor, based on a layer thickness measurement from the sensor through the feedback loop, to control the thickness of subsequent ones of the layers transferred from the intermediate transfer surface to the freestanding stack on the platen. |
| US10005222B2 |
Process and machinery for integration of discrete parts into composite containers
A process of manual, semi-automatic and fully-automated integration of discrete components into a container that results in fast, reliable, cost-effective, and scalable production of composite containers is disclosed. The process can be embodied in manufacturing equipment that has a series of stations and may be called an assembly device. The equipment can produce containers, tubs, canisters, cartridges, etc. which are easily separated into different bio-degradable or compostable parts. Other container types are possible and are contemplated. |
| US10005218B2 |
Method for producing expanded granules
The invention relates to a process for production of expanded pellets from a polymer melt comprising a blowing agent, said process comprising the steps of: a) pressing the polymer melt comprising a blowing agent through a perforated disk controlled to a temperature between 150° C. and 280° C. and into a pelletizing chamber, b) using a cutting device to comminute the polymer melt pressed through the temperature-controlled perforated disk into individual expanding pellets, c) discharging the pellets from the pelletizing chamber using a liquid stream, wherein the blowing agent comprises CO2 or N2 or a combination of CO2 and N2 and the pelletizing chamber is traversed by a stream of liquid which is controlled to a temperature between 10° C. and 60° C. and the pressure of which is from 0.7 bar to 20 bar above ambient pressure, the pressure and temperature for the liquid in the pelletizing chamber and also the temperature for the perforated disk being chosen such that the pellets are expanded in the pressurized liquid by the blowing agent they contain so as to produce expanded pellets having an uninterrupted skin. |
| US10005217B2 |
Ferrite composite sleeve systems and methods for coaxial applications
According to an embodiment, a method includes receiving a magnetic device design comprising a magnetic structure to be formed, at least in part, from a magnetic material matrix, wherein the magnetic material matrix is configured to be used in at least one of a magnetic materials additive manufacturing system (MMAMS) and a magnetic materials bulk extrusion system (MMBES); receiving the magnetic material matrix by at least one of the MMAMS and the MMBES; and dispensing the magnetic material matrix using at least one of the MMAMS and the MMBES to form the magnetic structure. |
| US10005214B1 |
Cap manufacture methods and apparatus
A method for manufacturing a cap comprises molding the cap in a cavity of a mold, the cavity formed by a plurality of members. The cap is released from the mold, including: a stage wherein there is a relative axial shift of a first member forming a portion of the mold cavity along an inner diameter surface of an upper sidewall and dosing tube relative to a second member forming a portion of the mold cavity along an underside of an upper web. |
| US10005213B2 |
Method for making a filter segment for a disc filter
A disc filter disposed around a drum for filtering water. The disc filter includes a frame structure and a plurality of filter segments arranged around the drum and secured to the support. Each filter segment includes a filter frame having first and second portions and filter material integrated with the first and second portions of the filter frame through an injection moulding process. |
| US10005212B2 |
Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture
A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided. The pocket can be a molded pocket including individual molded strings, combined strings, shooting strings and support rails extending around a perimeter of the pocket. Certain pocket elements can include transition parts to smoothly transition components having different cross sections. The pocket can include a pre-formed ball channel and hole units having broadsides for connection to a head or other component. The pocket can be attached to a pocket frame, and optionally constructed from a mesh or other synthetic material that is tensioned with the pocket frame. A mold and related molding method are also provided. |
| US10005208B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional image
An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional image includes: a print function unit that forms a first print image on one surface and a second print image on a region of another surface of a thermally expandable sheet with a photothermal conversion material; and an image processing unit that sets a density of the photothermal conversion material in the second print image based on a density of the photothermal conversion material in the first print image. The second print image is a mirror image of the first print image, and the region of the other surface corresponds to the first print image of the one surface. A three-dimensional image of the first print image is formed by selectively expanding a thermally expandable layer with thermal energy according to the density of the photothermal conversion material in the second print image when the sheet is irradiated with light from the other surface. |
| US10005207B2 |
Molded part and method for manufacturing the molded part
The invention pertains to a molded part (10) with a visible surface and a rear surface (S1, S2), wherein the molded part (10) features: a substrate (20) of hot-pressed fibrous molding material (21); a coating (30) of at least one polymer material (34, 35); wherein the surface (33) of the coating (30) has at least sectionally a center line average height Ra in the range of 10 to 80 μm, as well as to a method for manufacturing the molded part. |
| US10005205B1 |
Reflective helium-free balloon system
The current inventive technology described methods and apparatus for the production of a helium-free balloon having customizable reflective features. |
| US10005202B2 |
Automatic machining device for high-speed rail pantograph carbon contact strip and machining method therefor
An automatic machining device for machining a high-speed rail pantograph carbon contact strip is sequentially provided with a milling position, a sawing position and a chamfering position, and comprises a rack, a band sawing machine, a workpiece milling device, a workpiece chamfering device, a CNC computer numerical control system and a pneumatic system. A carbon contact strip workpiece to be machined is arranged on the rack and is sequentially subjected to milling, sawing and chamfering machining; and a saw frame of the band sawing machine is also provided with a saw band upper guide servo rotating device and a saw band lower guide servo rotating device, and the saw band upper guide servo rotating device and the saw band lower guide servo rotating device can freely, synchronously and correspondingly rotate a band saw blade within a certain range. |
| US10005200B2 |
Apparatus and method for removing holes in production of biocomposite materials
A system or apparatus and associated method is provided to remove pinholes from bio composite materials in order to increase the strength and functionality of the composites. The apparatus and method uses an inert gas, such as nitrogen, that is introduced into the processing chamber where the fiber and the polymer are combined to form the biocomposite material. The inert gas is introduced through an inlet into the chamber and creates a pressure differential between the interior and exterior of the product mixture to force the air and moisture out of the mixture and through an outlet or vent on the chamber, along with the inert gas and any other gases, thereby preventing or at least significantly limiting the formation of pinholes in the biocomposite product. |
| US10005199B2 |
Cut-length indicating device
A cut-length indicating device for a portable power tool comprises at least one indicating unit including at least one movably mounted indicating element configured to indicate at least one position of a cut edge of a machining tool in dependence on a set cut depth of the machining tool, and at least one position setting unit configured to move the indicating element into a position that is dependent on a cut-depth setting of the machining tool. The cut-length indicating device further comprises at least one adjusting unit configured to adapt at least one maximum setting movement distance of the indicating element to at least one machining-tool parameter of the machining tool. |
| US10005197B2 |
Nonlinear line of weakness formed by a perforating apparatus
A web includes a curvilinear line of weakness. The curvilinear line of weakness includes a plurality of perforations. Each of the plurality of perforations is separated by a bond area. Each of the plurality of perforations has a perforation length and each bond area has a non-perforation length. In one embodiment, at least two of the perforations lengths are substantially equal. In an alternate embodiment, at least two of the non-perforations lengths are substantially equal. In yet another embodiment, at least two of the non-perforations lengths are substantially unequal and at least two of the perforation lengths are substantially unequal. |
| US10005189B2 |
Extensible and retractable arm mechanism, and robot arm
An extendable and retractable arm mechanism includes a first structure group formed by coupling a plurality of first structures and a second structure group formed by coupling a plurality of second structures. Each of the first structures includes lock part for fixing the second structures. When the first structure group and the second structure group extend, the lock part fixes the second structures to the first structures. |
| US10005178B1 |
Collapsible stand
A collapsible stand mainly includes a support unit including two stand legs pivotally connected together in a crossed manner and a support arm set pivotally connected to one stand leg, a positioning unit including an abutment member and a bearing member respectively mounted at one stand leg and the support art set and so configured that when the collapsible is extended out or collapsed, the abutment member is engaged with a different part of the bearing member, and a control unit mounted at one stand leg and operable to bias the abutment member, moving the abutment member into engagement or away from the bearing member. Thus, the collapsible stand has a simple structure, facilitates operation and ensures a high level of operational safety and structural stability. |
| US10005176B2 |
Hand-held tool machine having a switchable mechanism
A hand-held tool machine has a switchable mechanism having at least two operating positions, which are able to be selected via an adjustable operating element, the operating element being coupled to an adjustable switching element via a coupling element. The coupling element is implemented as bistable coupling spring. |
| US10005169B2 |
Modular honing guide system
A modular honing guide system comprised of interchangeable parts, having a multitude of configurations for manually sharpening or honing a multitude of tool types used for, but not limited to wood carving, wood working, fine art printmaking, jewelry making and metal work. A plurality of edge tool clamps mountable to a universal honing guide base system. Tools are honed on planar abrading surface(s) in conjunction with a supporting honing guide base configuration moving across a work surface which is in parallel with an abrading surface or medium. Cancellation of thickness variation of individual abrading mediums, and elimination of variability of abrading surface height differentials relative to a work surface, for a plurality of abrading mediums, is provided. A multitude of bevel, skew and cutting edge profiles are attained. Resulting is a superior solution to honing guides having limited expandability and/or lacking in abrading medium thickness variation or height differential mitigation. |
| US10005166B2 |
Tool changer
In order to provide a tool changer that can detect an entry of a foreign substance into a turret mechanism portion or wear of a turret mechanism part, a tool changer of the present invention includes a reference phase false detection sensing portion that monitors load variations which occur in a turret drive source and detects an entry of a foreign substance into the turret mechanism portion based on a difference between the load variations and a reference load used as a reference. Moreover, the reference phase false detection sensing portion can also detect the progress of wear of the turret mechanism part based on the integral of the absolute value of a difference between the load variations which occur in the turret drive source and the reference load used as a reference. |
| US10005165B2 |
Device and method of controlling machine tool, to control synchronized operation of spindle axis and feed axis
A controller for controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. A spindle-axis control section includes an initial-motion control section for making a spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a process start position; a maximum-acceleration detecting section for detecting a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis; a residual rotation-amount detecting section for detecting a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; a current-speed detecting section for detecting a current speed of the spindle axis; a decelerating-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation at a gradually increasing deceleration so as to reach an intermediate rotation speed after the accelerated rotation; and a positioning-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation at maximum capacity so as to reach the target thread depth after reaching the intermediate rotation speed. |
| US10005162B2 |
Machine tool including chip conveyor
A chip conveyor which discharges chips produced by a machine tool from the inside of a splash guard is provided inside the splash guard that prevents the chips from being scattered. A chip carrying unit of the chip conveyor is attached to the splash guard so as to be movable with respect to the splash guard in the up and down direction. Accordingly, even when the chips are stuck between the chip carrying unit and the splash guard, the chip carrying unit automatically moves, and hence the chip stuck state may be resolved. |
| US10005159B2 |
Method of removing weld flash
Method of trimming weld flash from a weld joint formed between a first component and a second component. The method provides a rotary shear tool having a rotary blade and a second blade. The second blade may be a fixed blade. The method further includes shearing the weld flash from the weld joint by passing the weld flash between the rotary blade and second blade of the rotary shear tool. Also provides a rotary shear tool for trimming weld flash from a weld joint formed between a first component and a second component. The rotary shear tool includes: a rotary blade; a second blade; and a mounting portion for mounting the rotary shear tool on a robotic arm. |
| US10005152B2 |
Method and apparatus for spiral cutting a glass tube using filamentation by burst ultrafast laser pulses
A method of producing a spiral cut transparent tube using laser machining includes using an ultrafast laser beam comprising a burst of laser pulses and focusing the laser beam on the transparent tube to enable relative movement between the laser beam and the transparent tube by moving the laser beam, the glass tube or both the laser beam and the glass tube. A beam waist is formed external to the surface of the transparent tube wherein the laser pulses and sufficient energy density is maintained within the transparent tube to form a continuous laser filament therethrough without causing optical breakdown. The method and delivery system makes a spiral cut in the transparent tube. |
| US10005146B2 |
Chain saw chain sharpening device
A device for sharpening the cutting teeth of a chain saw includes a frame having an upper web and first and second side walls, and an open area defining a sharpening area. The device further includes at least one clamping member operable with at least one of the first and second sidewalls of the frame for securing the frame to the guide bar of the chain saw. The device still further includes a second clamping member movably supported about the frame, which operates to engage a chain saw tooth of a chain and to fix its position within the sharpening area. The second clamping member includes a tooth stop for adjusting the position of the chain saw tooth within the sharpening area. The tooth stop includes a pawl support block and a pawl having at least one working portion engageable with the chain at different positions along a lateral axis of the pawl support block to provide clearance for a sharpening tool within the sharpening area. |
| US10005144B2 |
Broach tool rake face with a tailored surface topography
A broach tool includes a broach tool rake face with a tailored surface topography. |
| US10005143B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method of producing machined product
A cutting insert according to one embodiment includes upper and lower surfaces, a side surface including a front side surface, a rear side surface, and a pair of horizontal side surfaces, a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge, and a through hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. An opening of the through hole on a side of the upper surface is provided closer to a ridge line where the upper surface and the front side surface intersect each other than a ridge line where the upper surface and the rear side surface intersect each other. An opening of the through hole on a side of the lower surface is provided closer to a ridge line where the lower surface and the rear side surface intersect each other than a ridge line where the lower surface and the front side surface intersect each other. |
| US10005139B2 |
Portable milling tool with method for turbomachine milling
Embodiments of the present disclosure include portable milling tools and methods for milling components. In an embodiment, a portable milling tool can be provided for a component including a plurality of dovetail slots therein, each of the plurality of dovetail slots being oriented substantially axially relative to a rotation axis of the component. The portable milling tool can include: a mounting plate configured to engage the component; a tool-aligning member slidably coupled to the mounting plate and extending along a chordal axis relative to the rotation axis of the component; and a milling head extending axially from the tool-aligning member to a selected one of the plurality of dovetail slots, such that sliding movement of the tool-aligning member relative to the mounting plate moves the milling head along the chordal axis to contact a selected one of the plurality of dovetail slots. |
| US10005138B2 |
Vacuum drilling system and methods
A vacuum drilling system and methods is provided that may utilize both a through tool coolant supply as well as a central vacuum extraction system. The system may include a cutting head provided on a hollow tube and a vacuum source to apply vacuum pressure to the area of the cutting head via one or more chip inlets arranged proximate to the cutting head. Sealed coolant containment channels supply coolant to the area of the cutting head. |
| US10005136B2 |
Drill or drill head with burnishing margin
A drill configured for drilling ductile materials includes a drill margin with a margin extremity adjacent to a relief surface. The drill includes a drill body and a drill head secured to the drill body via rotational coupling of the drill head on the drill body. |
| US10005133B2 |
Auto sizing chuck
A chuck includes a chuck body extending along a longitudinal axis, the chuck body including a plurality of slots each arranged at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. A plurality of jaws each includes a first engagement portion, a jaw end, and a drive end. Each of the jaws is disposed within one of the plurality of slots and is movable between a close position and an open position. A biasing member is coupled to the plurality of jaws and is operable to bias the plurality of jaws toward the close position and a rotating assembly is selectively engageable with the plurality of jaws such that when engaged, the plurality of jaws are movable in response to rotation of the rotating assembly. |
| US10005132B2 |
Cutting tool and cutting insert having exactly three cutting portions therefor
In a cutting tool having an indexable cutting insert with three cutting portions, the cutting insert is removably securable to an insert holder by means of a fastener. The cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces with a peripheral side surface extending therebetween. At least one end surface has a central boss protruding therefrom with a raised support surface, and the peripheral side surface has three abutment recesses. In an end view of the cutting insert, each of the three abutment recesses is visible and located inside a first imaginary circle circumscribing the visible central boss. A holding portion of the insert holder has a seating surface with at least one protuberance protruding therefrom. The support surface is in clamping contact with the seating surface, and exactly two of the three abutment recesses are engaged with the at least one protuberance. |
| US10005130B2 |
Machine tool and cutting method
A machine tool cuts a workpiece having an inclined or curved surface and includes a main spindle that holds and rotates the workpiece, a moving device that moves a cutting tool relative to the workpiece in a direction obtained by combining a Z direction parallel or substantially parallel with the axis of the main spindle, an X direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Z direction and determines the amount of cutting of the workpiece, and a Y direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Z direction and the X direction, and an angle setting mechanism that causes the direction of an edge of the cutting tool to match the inclined surface of the workpiece by inclining the direction of the edge with respect to the Z direction when seen from the Y direction in a state in which the direction of the edge is inclined with respect to the Z direction when seen from the X direction. |
| US10005121B2 |
Apparatus for forming a blank for finish forging for a forged crankshaft for a 4-cylinder engine, and method for manufacturing a forged crankshaft for a 4-cylinder engine using the same
In a forming apparatus, stationary journal dies (10U, 10B) and movable journal dies (11U, 11B) each hold and retain rough journal portions (Ja) of a preform blank (4) therebetween, and crank pin dies (12) contacts rough crank pin portions (Pa) thereof, and in this state, the movable journal dies (11U, 11B) are moved axially toward the stationary journal dies (10U, 10B) and the crank pin dies (12) are moved in the same axial direction and in an eccentric direction. With this, weighted rough arm portions (Aa) are axially compressed to reduce their thickness to that of weighted arms of a forged crankshaft, and the rough crank pin portions (Pa) are pressed in the eccentric direction to increase the amount of eccentricity to that of the crank pins of the forged crankshaft. |
| US10005111B2 |
Turbine engine cleaning systems and methods
A system and method of cleaning a turbine engine are provided. The method may include inserting, directing and evacuating a cleaning agent. Inserting may include inserting the cleaning agent through a predefined access port into a cooling cavity defined by an internal wall of an assembled turbine component, while directing may include directing the cleaning agent against the internal wall to remove a foreign material therefrom. Evacuating may include evacuating the cleaning agent from the cooling cavity. |
| US10005107B2 |
Workpiece sorting system and method
Provided is a sort workpiece sorting system including: a conveyor; a conveying position detection part for workpieces; a camera configured to photograph the workpieces; robots provided with a hand disposed along a conveying direction and capable of ejecting workpieces on the conveyor, and a weight measurement part; a control part configured to control each robot; and a large group classifying part configured to classify the workpieces into large groups allocated to the robots based on an image of the workpieces. The control part includes a visual tracking part configured to cause the robots to handle the workpieces while following an operation of the conveyor based on the image of the workpieces and a conveying position. The visual tracking part causes the visual tracking part to eject the classified workpieces are ejected from the conveyor by the hand, and the workpieces are sorted for each group based on the measured weight. |
| US10005106B2 |
Modular batch plant for granular products
A portable processing plant for processing granular material is provided. The portable plant includes a plurality of portable processing modules configured to be stacked vertically to allow for a vertically downward progression of the generally granular material through the portable processing plant. Each portable processing module includes a self-supporting independent frame structure and has at least one processing component affixed to the self-supporting independent frame structure. The self-supporting independent frame structures of the plurality of portable processing modules combine to define a structural skeleton of the portable processing plant. Each self-supporting independent frame structure can be removed from the structural skeleton substantially fully assembled while the at least one processing component carried by the self-supporting. Methods of assembling and disassembling the portable processing plant are also provided. |
| US10005104B2 |
Black coating film-forming vehicle component and/or fastening component, and manufacturing method thereof
An object is to provide a technique capable of forming a film having a dark black appearance and high corrosion resistance on a zinc plated component in a simple process, and a black coating film-forming vehicle component and/or fastening component that is obtained by: treating a surface of a zinc plated metal substrate with a black chemical conversion treatment agent containing trivalent chromium as an active ingredient, to form a black chemical conversion treatment film having an L value (brightness) of from 33 to 30; coating a black coating composition containing a black pigment in an amount of from 25 to 65% by weight in a thermosetting film-forming component and an alkoxysilane oligomer, on the black chemical conversion treatment film; and heat-curing the black coating composition thus coated. |
| US10005103B2 |
Method for producing finely structured surfaces
A method for producing finely structured surfaces, in particular in plastics, includes a) applying at least one coating compound on at least one substrate; b) forming a fine structure by a die, which has the negative of a fine structure, c) curing the resultant finely structured coating compound, obtaining a substantially cured coating; and d) separating the finely structured coating from the die, wherein steps d) and c) can also be carried out in the reverse order. |
| US10005100B2 |
Method for forming fine patterns
A method of forming fine patterns includes the steps of forming a conductive layer on a base part, forming a sacrificial layer including an adhesive material on the conductive layer, the adhesive material including a catechol group, forming resist patterns on the sacrificial layer, and forming fine patterns by patterning the conductive layer using the resist patterns as a mask. |
| US10005099B2 |
Production of highly oriented graphene oxide films and graphitic films derived therefrom
A process for producing a highly oriented graphene oxide (GO) film, comprising: (a) preparing either a GO dispersion having GO sheets dispersed in a fluid medium or a GO gel having GO molecules dissolved in a fluid medium; (b) dispensing the GO dispersion or gel onto a surface of an application roller rotating in a first direction to form an applicator layer of GO and transferring the applicator layer to a surface of a supporting film driven in a second direction opposite to the first direction to form a wet layer of GO on the supporting film; and (c) removing said fluid medium from the wet layer of GO to form a dried layer of GO having an inter-planar spacing d002 of 0.4 nm to 1.2 nm and an oxygen content no less than 5% by weight. This dried GO layer may be heat-treated to produce a graphitic film. |
| US10005094B2 |
Apparatus for controlled application of liquid streams to a substrate with diverted liquid collection system
An improved system for application of liquid streams to a substrate. The system incorporates open face flow channels for carrying the liquid away from fully enclosed flow segments prior to discharge along an unconstrained flow path. The present invention further provides an improved, self-aligning modular assembly for delivery of impingement jet to the liquid streams for diverting the direction of the liquid streams. The present invention further provides an improved arrangement for collection of the deflected liquid in response to application of the impingement jet without excess residue build-up. |
| US10005093B2 |
Foreign object detecting device and coating system
The present disclosure provides a foreign object detecting device and a coating system. The foreign object detecting device includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit arranged side by side, the light emitting unit is used for emitting light towards a surface of a substrate to be detected, and the light receiving unit is used for detecting an optical signal of reflected light reflected from the surface of the substrate to be detected and capable of outputting the detected optical signal, and the optical signal includes brightness distribution information of the reflected light and position information of reflective spot. In the present disclosure, the foreign object is detected by emitting light towards the substrate and detecting change in brightness of the reflected light. |
| US10005083B2 |
Optical alignment tool
Provided is an inspection apparatus including: (a) a translucent or transparent plate having a bottom surface, at least a portion of the bottom surface having an opaque material printed thereon in a pattern having at least one transparent or translucent portion; and (b) a chamber disposed below the bottom surface, whereby light emitted from the chamber or through the chamber can pass through the at least one transparent or translucent portion. |
| US10005082B2 |
Microfluidic circuit element comprising microfluidic channel with nano interstices and fabrication method thereof
A microfluidic circuit element comprising a microfluidic main channel and nano interstices is disclosed. The nano interstices are formed at both sides of the main channel and are in fluid communication with the main channel. The nano interstices have a height less than that of the main channel, gives more driving force of the microfluidic channel and provides stable flow of a fluid. The microfluidic circuit element may be made from a plastic material having a contact angle of 90 degrees or less. The microfluidic circuit element is particularly useful when filling a liquid sample to the channel which is empty or filled with air and shows greatly improved a storage stability. |
| US10005078B2 |
Fuel synthesis catalyst and fuel synthesis system
A fuel synthesis catalyst of an embodiment for hydrogenating a gas includes at least one selected from the group consisting of; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, the catalyst comprising, an oxide base material containing at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of; Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, and SiO2, first metal particles containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of; Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu and brought into contact with the oxide base material, and a porous oxide layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of; CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and SiO2 and having an interface with each of the first metal particles and the oxide base material. |
| US10005077B2 |
Zeolite nanosheet membrane
Oxide materials, thin films, coatings, and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments the oxide material can have an MWW type framework or an MFI type framework. In one embodiment, the method includes: providing a suspension of an exfoliated layered oxide material in a solvent; and filtering the suspension through a porous support to provide a film of the oxide material, optionally directly on the porous support. Secondary grown films of the oxide material and methods of preparing the same are also provided. Thin zeolite films are attractive for a wide range of applications including molecular sieve membranes and catalytic membrane reactors, permeation barriers, low dielectric constant materials for microelectronics and sensor components for selective sensing. |
| US10005072B2 |
High matrix surface area catalytic cracking catalyst stabilized with magnesium and silica
Particulate catalytic cracking catalysts which comprise a zeolite having catalytic cracking ability under catalytic cracking conditions, added silica, a magnesium salt, an alumina containing binder, clay and optionally, a matrix material. The catalytic cracking catalyst has a high matrix surface area and is useful in a catalytic cracking process, in particularly, a fluid catalytic cracking process, to provide increased catalytic activity and improved coke and hydrogen selectivity without the need to incorporate rare earth metals. |
| US10005071B2 |
Mixed oxides of transition metals, hydrotreatment catalysts obtained therefrom and preparation process
New sulfide metal catalysts are described, containing Ni, Mo and W, an element Z selected from Si, Al and mixtures thereof, and possibly an organic residue, obtained by sulfidation of mixed oxide precursors, also new, characterized in that they comprise an amorphous phase and a wolframite iso structural crystalline phase, the crystallinity degree of said mixed oxides being higher than 0 and lower than 100%, preferably higher than 0 and lower than 70%. The catalysts of the invention are useful as hydrotreatment catalysts, and in particular as hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation and/or hydrodearomatization catalysts. |
| US10005068B2 |
Catalyst and manufacturing method thereof
A catalyst is provided. The catalyst includes a carrier and a metal. The carrier is represented by a formula: MxAl(1-x)O(3-x)/2, where M is an alkaline earth metal, and x is between 0.09 and 0.24. The metal is loaded on the carrier. A method for manufacturing the catalyst is also provided. |
| US10005066B2 |
Catalyst carrier and method for producing the same
A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles, and an oxide-carbon composite particle in which a carbon particle encloses a particle of an oxide of a group IV element on the periodic table, the oxide-carbon composite particle being contained in the carbon material. The catalyst carrier has a BET specific surface area of 450 to 1100 m2/g. |
| US10005065B2 |
Adsorbent based on a zeolite and a silica-rich clay, and process for purifying hydrocarbon feeds containing unsaturated molecules
The present invention concerns an adsorbent comprising at least one zeolite selected from a zeolite of the 12 MR, 10 MR and 8 MR type and at least one binder comprising a clay with a Si/Al weight ratio of more than 2. It also concerns its preparation process and its use in a process for purifying a hydrocarbon feed comprising unsaturated molecules and at least one impurity comprising at least one heteroatom of the O, S or N type. |
| US10005058B2 |
Compositions and methods for arranging colloid phases
The present invention generally relates to colloids and methods for changing the arrangement of droplet phases. In some embodiments, the colloids and methods comprise a plurality of droplets comprising two or more components, such that the two or more components can change arrangement of the components in the presence of an external stimulus. In some embodiments, the change in component arrangement is reversible. In certain embodiments, the change in component arrangement forms Janus droplets. |
| US10005055B2 |
Rotary bottom ash regeneration system
A rotary bottom ash regenerating (RBAR) system [100] comprises a cylindrical body [110] that receives ash [17] containing reactant particles [10] that are partially reacted limestone compounds having unreacted cores [13] from a furnace. Sensors [140] sense physical parameters within the cylindrical body [110]. A controller [170] receives the output of the sensors [140] and information indicating the amount of unreacted core [13] and causes a fluid actuator [135] to spray a proper amount of regeneration fluid regulator [135] from a plurality of spray nozzles [131] to different locations within the cylindrical body [110] to regulate the temperature and to cause the reactant particles [10] to have a require content of regeneration fluid. This causes the reactant particles [10] to be regenerated and reused. This results in a lower limestone costs and less overheating of ash handling systems. |
| US10005051B2 |
Vacuum pug mill
A pug mill having a housing and a cantilevered shaft extending through the housing includes, in seriatim, a vacuum chamber, a wall, a mixing chamber and a reduction cone. A communication port about the shaft is positioned in the wall between the vacuum chamber and the mixing chamber. Vacuum can be maintained within the mixing chamber by air passing through the port. An auger associated with the shaft forces clay toward the reduction cone. This creates a seal for maintaining vacuum within the mixing chamber and extrudes cylindrical blocks of conditioned clay without significant air bubbles. A deflection plate rotating with the shaft and a spiral element about the shaft keep the communication port clear. The shaft is eccentrically mounted. The dividing wall is removable. |
| US10005048B2 |
Manual mixer
A manual mixer serves to facilitate mixing and agitating materials for use during surgery. For example, the manual mixer includes a body portion defining an interior area, a mixing assembly provided in the interior area of the body portion, a crank assembly for actuating the mixing assembly, and a valve assembly. The mixing assembly serves to mix and agitate the materials provided in the interior through rotation of a plunger portion and a spring attached thereto, and through upwards and downwards movement of the plunger portion in the interior area. Rotation of the crank assembly serves to rotate the plunger portion and the spring attached thereto, and effectuate upwards and downwards movement of the plunger portion. The valve assembly can be opened to facilitate dispensing of the materials from the interior area. |
| US10005037B2 |
Memrane filtration device having an improved design
A cross-flow filtration device comprises a retentate plate, a permeate plate, and a membrane sandwiched between the retentate plate and the permeate plate. The retentate plate comprises at least one feed channel extending from a distribution manifold, and at least one drain channel extending from a collection manifold, and a feed channel is fluidly connected to a drain channel via through-holes extending from a first side of the retentate plate, from a feed channel, to an opposing second side of the retentate plate, and through-holes extending from the second side of the retentate plate to the first side of the retentate plate, into a drain channel. One or more of the through-holes extending from the feed channel have a chamfered inlet. |
| US10005031B2 |
Dual-layer catalyst
A dual-layer catalyst includes a substrate, a first layer disposed on the substrate, and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer includes a first catalyst for storing NOx when the first catalyst has a temperature below an active temperature of a second catalyst. The first catalyst is to release the stored NOx when the first catalyst is heated to the active temperature of the second catalyst. The second layer includes the second catalyst for ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction of the released NOx. The dual-layer catalyst is to be included in a catalytic converter and a catalyst system for reducing NOx emissions from a diesel engine, the NOx emissions including NOx emitted during a predetermined cold-start time period. |
| US10005030B2 |
Flue gas treatment system and method
The flue gas treatment system (1) comprises a reactor (2), a pre-separator (3) downstream of the reactor (2), a separator (4) such as a fabric filter downstream of the pre-separator (3), a humidifier (5) downstream of the separator (4), a supply (7) of a pure fresh reagent into the flue gas (FG) downstream of the pre-separator (3) and upstream of or at the separator (4). |
| US10005024B2 |
Acidic-gas separation module
In a spiral type acidic-gas separation module which is obtained by winding a laminate including an acidic gas separation layer that includes a facilitated transport film, a permeating gas channel member which includes a channel regulation member regulating an acidic gas channel that is a channel of an acidic gas having permeated through the facilitated transport film allows a difference in high-pressure deformation amount between a region where the channel regulation member is formed and a region other than the region to be set to 100 μm or less. In this manner, an acidic-gas separation module which prevents damage to the facilitated transport film and exhibits a predetermined performance for a long period of time is provided. |
| US10005023B2 |
Method and system for CO2 rejection with a two stage membrane process
The invention relates to a system and method of treating a flow back fluid exiting a well site following stimulation of a subterranean formation. The invention utilizes a two-stage membrane process during the period that the gas contains high concentrations of CO2 by volume, and allows for separation of CO2 from the natural gas components, providing pipeline-quality natural gas (approximately 5% CO2 by volume) to the gas collection system. |
| US10005021B1 |
System and method for recovering ammonia from a gas stream
A system for recovering ammonia from a gas stream is provided. The system includes a regenerator and a carbon dioxide wash station. |
| US10005020B2 |
Method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships, ship with a scrubber, and purification unit
A method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships to reduce sulphur oxide and other emissions, includes scrubbing the exhaust gases in an exhaust gas scrubber and supplying wash water effluent exiting from the scrubber and containing impurities to a purification unit onboard a ship. In order for the method to purify wash water exiting the scrubber sufficiently enough to be discharged directly to sea, the purification unit includes a moving filter band, whereby an aqueous fluid containing impurities originating from the effluent is together with a precipitating agent fed to a surface of the inclined filter band and filtered there through to concentrate impurities onto the surface of the band filter as a precipitate. When necessary, the pH of the purified effluent is adjusted so that it is at least 6.5 before discharging the purified effluent into the sea or returning it to the exhaust gas scrubber. |
| US10005014B2 |
Additive carrier for spin on filters
An additive carrier for a spin-on filter is provided. The additive carrier is positioned at an upstream side of the filter and includes a basket defining an annular body. The annular body includes a concentric opening extending therethrough, a circumferentially extending recess configured to receive and store an additive material and a plurality of flanges extending radially within the recess, the flanges spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the recess to form a plurality of sub-recesses. |
| US10005011B2 |
Velocity reducing pool filter port
A velocity reducing filter port is provided herein. More specifically, provided herein is a pool filter comprising a filter housing having a sidewall and a bottom wall defining an inner chamber, an inlet section positioned in the sidewall of the filter housing, an outlet section positioned in the sidewall of the filter housing, and a flow controller attached to the inlet section, the flow controller having a flow controller inlet, a flow controller outlet, and a wall therebetween, wherein the flow controller inlet has an inlet cross-sectional area and the flow controller outlet has an outlet cross-sectional area greater than the inlet cross-sectional area. |
| US10005007B2 |
Biodiesel-based emulsion defoamer and method for making the same
Disclosed are an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer and a method for preparing the defoamer. The defoamer may have a dispersed oil phase with a droplet size of 4 to 8 μm, and a viscosity of 100 to 1000 cP, and is widely used for defoaming in paper coating and wet-end in a paper mill. A method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer is also provided. The method may include adding an emulsifying agent to biodiesel, and mixing, then gradually adding hydrophobic fumed silica to obtain a first mixture. The method may also include gradually adding water and a non-ionic surfactant, and stirring until uniform to obtain a second mixture. The method may also include gradually adding the first mixture to the second mixture, and stirring until uniform, to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer. |
| US10005005B2 |
Condenser systems for fluid processing systems
A condenser bag includes a body bounding a channel that extends between an inlet opening at a first end and an outlet opening and an opposing second end, the body being comprised of a polymeric film. An intake port is secured to the body at the inlet opening and bounds an port opening that extends therethrough and communicates with the channel. A tubular transfer line has a first end coupled with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a first location located between the inlet opening and the outlet opening and an opposing second end coupled with either the intake port so as to communicate with the port opening therein or with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a second location located between the intake port and the first location. |
| US10004998B2 |
Building block
A building block includes a connecting part, a head part, and a tail part. The head part and the tail part are respectively connected to the connecting part. The head part is assembled with a head part or a tail part of another building block to form a head assembled structure or a head-tail assembled structure. The tail part is assembled with a head part or a tail part of another building block to form the head-tail assembled structure or a tail assembled structure. The building block forms a cyclic semi-structure or a columnar semi-structure with other building blocks by the three assembling methods. The cyclic semi-structure and the columnar semi-structure are assembled with another corresponding cyclic semi-structure or columnar semi-structure to form an annular column or a column by assembling the head assembled structures, the head-tail assembled structures, and the tail assembled structures. |
| US10004993B2 |
Game system including third party control
Methods, systems, devices, and media for controlling a network game in accordance with an input of at least one game spectator are provided. A network interface receives controller input information from at least one game player and game spectator input information based on the input of the game spectator. The network game is progressed in accordance with the controller input information received by the network interface from the game player, and an aspect of the network game is controlled in accordance with the game spectator input information received by the network interface. The game player executes a game client that establishes a connection with the game system for transmitting the controller input information to the network interface. The game spectator does not execute the game client. |
| US10004992B2 |
Dynamic quests in game
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing a game and for creating computer-generated game quests, which are referred to as dynamic quests. One method includes an operation for identifying a template for creating a dynamic quest. The dynamic quest includes quest tasks and quest rewards, which are provided to a player upon completion of the quest tasks in the game. The template includes template tasks and template rewards. Further, the method includes an operation for selecting one or more template tasks for the quest tasks, and an operation for selecting one or more template rewards for the quest rewards. The dynamic quest is created in the game with the selected one or more template tasks and the selected one or more template rewards. |
| US10004990B2 |
Information processing terminal, non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable information processing program, information processing terminal system, and information processing method
A hand-held information processing terminal includes a display, a camera arranged in proximity to the display and capable of obtaining an image of a user including infrared components, an estimation module that estimates relative positional relation between the display and the user based on the obtained image, a generation module that generates a plurality of display images in accordance with the relative positional relation, and a control module that provides stereoscopic display to the user in accordance with a position thereof with the use of the plurality of display images. |
| US10004989B2 |
Methods and apparatus for hiding latency in network multiplayer games
Aspects of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses that hide latency during an interaction between an attacking client device platform and a defending client device platform in a multiplayer game played over a network. The attacking client device platform predicts a successful attack will be made and delivers a hit event to the defending client device platform. In order to provide additional time to wait for a hit reply from the defending client device platform the attacking client device platform initiates an altered animation mode that lengthens the run-time of the animation. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. |
| US10004987B2 |
Wireless gaming protocol
Example apparatus and methods concern establishing, maintaining, managing, or terminating communications between an access point and a client in a wireless network used by a shared, wireless gaming system. An example apparatus may include a first logic configured to control timing for the protocol and a second logic configured to control message exchange for the protocol. Controlling timing and message exchange facilitates reducing contention in the wireless gaming environment. Contention may lead to latency. A user gaming experience may depend on reducing latency. Therefore, reducing latency may produce an improved gaming experience. Controlling timing and message exchange also facilitates reducing power consumption by clients (e.g., accessories, controllers), which in turn facilitates improving battery life for clients. |
| US10004985B2 |
Handheld electronic device and associated distributed multi-display system
A system including two handheld electronic devices, each device including a housing, a communicator mounted in the housing continuously receiving images from an internet server, a display mounted in the housing, and a sensor mounted in the housing and connected to the communicator, configured to detect sizes of objects in an adjacent detection zone, and including an analyzer recognizing the other handheld electronic device when the sensor detects that an object in the adjacent detection zone is as long as an edge of the housing, wherein the server receives outputs from the analyzer and partitions each of the images into two half-images, and continuously transmits one of each half-image to the handheld electronic device and the other of each half-image to the other handheld device, such that each full image spans the two device displays. |
| US10004978B2 |
Device with multi-directional moving members
A game piece, comprising members that are associated with one another with pivot axes, where a member provides a pivot support that allows independent rotation and or translation motions of a next member in different directions. |
| US10004977B2 |
Foosball table safety accessory
A foosball table safety accessory is disclosed which includes a conical frustum shaped sleeve, a cylindrical nut and a cylindrical sleeve which forms a modified foosball rod bearing nut. The modified foosball rod bearing nut is attachable to and removable from side walls of the foosball table. The cylindrical nut has a through bore with internal threading throughout the length of the through bore. In the conical frustum shaped sleeve, one end is broader than the other side. The cylindrical nut is attached to the broad side of the conical frustum shaped sleeve. The cylindrical sleeve is attached to the narrow side of the conical frustum shaped sleeve. The accessory or protective sleeve would encapsulate the free end of a foosball rod and allows the foosball rod to freely move back and forth, yet provides for the sleeve to be fixed. Overall, a new type of bearing nut together with a polycarbonate tubing or sleeve enhance the safety of the foosball table during use. The accessory would enhance safety by preventing injuries by securing the rod within the sleeve so as the moving rod does not inadvertently hit a bystander. Safety is also enhanced since the rod is not protruding from the sleeve. |
| US10004975B2 |
Sports glove having improved wrist strap and dorsal splint system
A protective sports glove worn by athletes during training or for use in a combative event to protect against injury and increase performance (including but not limited to total force generation, grip strength, striking force and speed, muscular endurance, time to contraction, etc.). These gloves are engineered with a dorsal splint system and a cooperating adjustable dual strapping wrist tie system to secure the gloves to the contour of the hands, to ensure they remain tight and fixed, and to support the wrist from excessive bending. The dual strapping system with the dorsal splint system provides increased wrist/hand rigidity mirroring a tightness of hand wrap bandages for maximal bone and tendon support of the hands and wrists, and this novel tie system increases the transfer of force generation to the point of impact. |
| US10004974B1 |
Removable inner thigh and frontal thigh protector for baseball and softball catchers and umpires
An externally worn protective thigh pad which protects the inner and frontal thigh muscles from baseball or softball impacts. The protective thigh pad is designed specifically for the player who begins play by squatting behind a batter and spreading their legs. This is usually referred to as the catcher, but this could also be the umpire. The protective thigh pad provides a level of ballistic protection equal to the rest of the catchers gear. The protective thigh pad can be easily put on and removed for batting and base running. The protective thigh pad is comfortable enough to wear through nine innings of play. The protective thigh pad protects an area of the thigh from the inner thigh to the outer thigh and from the patella to the pubis. The protective thigh pad is circumferentially attached to the thigh then suspended from the waist keeping the pad in place. |
| US10004973B2 |
Automated helmet gas bladder maintenance system and method
A system and method for easily and frequently checking the gas bladder pressure levels in a sports player's helmet and refilling them to maintain optimum head protection for the player. The system and method involve an electronic hand-held gas pump that wirelessly communicates with an adjacent wireless device that comprises a software application for controlling pump operation. The software application allows a user to build a player helmet profile that automatically displays current gas pressure in the gas bladder to which the pump is currently connected. The system and method establish a preferred gas pressure level for every bladder in the helmet when the helmet is being worn and when the helmet is not being worn. Spreadsheets for an entire team can be generated, not only depicting the preferred gas pressure levels but time/date data for periodic checks in order to maintain every bladder to its preferred gas pressure level. |
| US10004967B1 |
Hinged batting tee base
A base for a batting tee may be provided that includes a first and a second base half that are pivotally mounted to each other such that they can pivot from an open position to one with the two halves flush against one another. The base may also include at least one batting tee mount disposed on at least one of the base halves. Each base half may define an aperture at complementing positions so that a hand hole is defined and extends through each base half for carrying the base when the base halves are flush against each other. |
| US10004966B1 |
Towel trainer
A towel trainer for use in drills for improving pitching mechanics includes a tail portion that transitions to a handle portion which is bulbous, and, a band resides between the head and tail portions which provides a pronounced “snapping” effect when a towel drill is performed correctly. The towel trainer may include a motion sensing circuit and audible alerts to notify a trainee of proper or improper body mechanics. |
| US10004962B2 |
Sport stick training weight
A training weight for a sport stick is provided. The sport stick includes a housing having a sidewall, a proximal end wall and a distal end wall. The sidewall and proximal end wall include an opening and slot which are sized to accept a sport stick's handle and knob. Preferably, the training weight includes a cup which is biased by a spring to force the sport stick's knob to engage and lock to the training weight's proximal end wall. The training weight may include a cam mechanism to permit the retraction and extension of the spring and cup. |
| US10004960B2 |
Golf club shaft for wood club
A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e−0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher. |
| US10004956B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for golf product reconfiguration
A weight element for slideable communication along first and second ribs of a weight path of a golf club head includes a first weight portion, a second weight portion, and a fastener extending through the first weight portion and at least partially into the second weight portion. The first and second weight portions are configured so that the first and second ribs may be interposed therebetween. The fastener is configured to independently rotate relative to the first and second weight portions, the rotation of the fastener causing the first and second weight portions to move toward each other in a manner capable of compressing contact surfaces of the first and second weight portions against the first and second ribs. And the contact surface of the first weight portion comprises an angular contour including surface portions angled to form at least one non-zero degree vertex. |
| US10004955B2 |
Golf club head with open crown and related methods
Described herein is a golf club head devoid of a crown, the club head comprising: a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including a striking surface, a back surface, and a reinforcement element extending from the back surface of the strikeface; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel portion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including a sole thickness, at least one weight member, and a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall decreases in height from the front end toward the rear end of the club head. |
| US10004953B2 |
Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body. |
| US10004947B2 |
Detection method for volley-ball function
The present invention concerns a method of detection for an electronic apparatus comprising a case containing an electronic module powered with electrical energy by a means of storing electrical energy, said electronic module including a calculation unit connected to an accelerator sensor and to a memory unit, said electronic module also being connected to a display means so as to display information linked to some data of said accelerator sensor. |
| US10004944B2 |
Hooking and locking device for elevating footboard of pull-up exercise machine
A mandatory hooking/locking device for an elevating footboard of a pull-up exercise machine includes a touch-pressing rod disposed at stepping positions with respect to an exerciser's two soles separately and acted by a rotary plate and a torsion spring to achieve a lifting effect to freely penetrate and slightly elevate from an end surface of the elevating footboard, and a hooking portion disposed at the bottom end of the rotary plate being provided for hooking to a corresponsive latch column of an inwardly extending section in the floor affixing front stand, so that the hooking portion of the rotary plate can be separated from the latch column only if the two touch-pressing rods are stepped and pressed down simultaneously, so that the elevating footboard performs the expected ascending and descending motions to ensure the safety of use. |
| US10004941B2 |
Fitness bike with a braking device
A fitness bike with a braking device has a frame, a flywheel, an adjusting assembly, a braking assembly, and a wire. The adjusting assembly is mounted on the frame, and has a main housing, a shaft, and a first resilient member. The shaft is movably mounted in the main housing. The first resilient member is located in the main housing and abuts the shaft. The braking assembly is rotatably mounted on the frame and has an abutting element. The abutting element is capable of abutting a radial outer surface of the flywheel. The wire is mounted on the frame and connects the shaft to the braking assembly. The braking assembly abuts and limits the flywheel in one single direction. Thus, the fitness bike with the braking device has a simplified structure and is easy to install. |
| US10004934B2 |
Reverse deadlift apparatus
The embodiments herein relate to an exercise machine for training the muscles of the whole body while specifically targeting the muscles of the legs and back. Specifically, the embodiments herein relate to a Reverse Deadlift Apparatus which allows a trainee to mimic a barbell type deadlift exercise in a safer and more productive fashion. An additional benefit is that the Reverse Deadlift Apparatus encourages a lifter to use proper technique by requiring them to use more of their legs and less of their lower back during the lift. The result of using the Reverse Deadlift Apparatus on a regular basis is that a lifter will increase the strength and power of the muscles of the whole body and specifically will make improvements in the lower body. The added strength and power, along with optimized Deadlifting form, will help a lifter improve their performance in the actual barbell deadlift itself and in any sports requiring a strength or power component (e.g. Football, Baseball, Martial Arts, Wrestling, Powerlifting, Olympic Lifting, Tennis, etc.). |
| US10004927B2 |
Retractable lanyard lock mechanism
A clutch lock mechanism for a retractable lanyard includes a pivotal pawl with an engagement end and a sperrad or sperrad ring having teeth which face toward the engagement end of the pawl. One of the sperrad and the pawls are circumferentially fixed, and the other moves relative to the former. The pawl is pivotal movable between an engagement position in which the pawl engagement end within an annular ring defined on one side by the tips of the sperrad teeth and on the other side by the roots of the sperrad teeth and a non-engagement position in which the pawl engagement end is not within the engagement zone. The sperrad and the pawl are in contact with each other, such that, as one moves relative to the other, the engagement end of the pawl is positively moved into the engagement zone without the need to rely on centrifugal forces. Additionally, a housing for the retractable is made from, for example, plastic, and is provided with a reinforcement, such that the reinforcement bears the forces in a fall, thereby allowing the housing to be made from lightweight, non-structural materials. |
| US10004925B2 |
Emergency filter system for encapsulated suit
An encapsulated protective suit having an external air flow hose and comprising a skin, a filter incorporated in the skin of the protective suit, and a seal, wherein when the seal is intact, air does not flow through the filter. |
| US10004924B1 |
Hazardous-environment diving systems
A system is designed to increase diver safety in a high-risk environment containing one or more hazardous materials. The system includes chemically-hardened surface-supplied diving equipment designed to provide full environment isolation for the diver. The system also includes a dive helmet and a surface-return exhaust system, where the surface-return exhaust system includes a demand exhaust regulator that serves as a pressure-actuated valve to enable exhausting to a breathable atmosphere outside of a dive helmet instead of exhausting into the environment containing one or more hazardous materials. The system also includes retrofittable kits enabling the upgrading of contaminant-vulnerable materials of an existing dive helmet. The system also includes fluoroelastomeric materials and components to implement in a closed circuit dive system. |
| US10004922B2 |
Apparatus for generating focused ultrasound waves with reduced treatment time
The object of the invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of biological tissues by means of the application of focused ultrasound waves, the apparatus including: a probe movement system for ensuring: the moving of the focal zone along a first direction, from a distal point of the treatment zone to a proximal point of the treatment zone, in order to create a sequence of elementary treatment zones; the juxtaposition of sequences of elementary treatment zones in order to completely cover the treatment zone; a control circuit controlling the probe, in order to ensure that the ultrasonic power delivered to the focal zone decreases between the distal point and the proximal point of the treatment zone. |
| US10004919B2 |
Phototherapy patch with increased thermal insulation
A light emitting device for application near mammal tissue includes a flexible body having a front surface for facing the mammal tissue and an opposing back surface. The flexible body accommodates at least one light source which is arranged for irradiating an irradiation area of the mammal tissue. A thermally insulating layer covers the back surface of the flexible body. The thermally insulating layer has a larger surface area than the flexible body. |
| US10004917B2 |
Neural prosthetic device and method of making same
A neural prosthetic device can selectively deliver light to different cortical layers, at different depths, in the brain. The device includes LEDs and corresponding waveguides that can extend into the brain. At least two of the waveguides have different lengths. The neural prosthetic device or other devices can be manufactured by changing the hydrophilicity or lyophilicity of a portion of a substrate layer, then depositing uncured polymer on the treated portion of the substrate layer. The uncured polymer flows under the influence of surface tension to form a volume. The volume is shaped as a dome that extends laterally to a boundary between the treated and untreated portions. The polymer is cured in discrete regions through the substrate layer. The discrete regions extend longitudinally from the substrate layer to a curved surface of the dome. The uncured portion of the polymer is removed. The cured regions form the waveguides. |
| US10004910B2 |
Automated verification of MRI compatibility of active implantable medical device
A system may include a processor configured to automatically obtain magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information relating to compatibility of an active implantable medical device implantable in a patient with an MRI modality from at least two information sources. The processor may also be configured to automatically determine compatibility of the active implantable medical device with the magnetic resonance imaging modality based on the magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information. |
| US10004907B2 |
Automatic capture verification within leadless implantable medical devices
In one example, a leadless implantable medical device (LIMD) generates a cathodal stimulation pulse with anodal recharge for delivery to patient heart tissues using the tip electrode and the anode electrode. The LIMD then verifies capture of the cathodal stimulation pulse and, if capture is not verified, delivers a cathodal backup stimulation pulse with anodal recharge using the tip electrode and the anode electrode. Automatic capture verification is thereby provided within an LIMD to allow for a reduction in the magnitude of stimulation pulses and to extend the lifetime of the device. In one particular example, the anode is a middle portion of a cylindrical case with a surface area sufficient to prevent anodal stimulation. Other portions of the case are coated with an electrically insulating material to render those portions substantially electrically inert. A voltage halver may be used to further reduce power consumption. |
| US10004901B2 |
Systems and methods for enhancing or optimizing neural stimulation therapy for treating symptoms of parkinson's disease and/or other movement disorders
Systems and methods for treating a neurological disorder comprising determining a first set of neural stimulation parameters capable of treating a first subset of symptoms, determining a second set of neural stimulation parameters capable of treating a second subset of symptoms, and applying a neural stimulation therapy based upon the first set of neural stimulation parameters and the second set of neural stimulation parameters to the patient. The first set of neural stimulation parameters can include electrical stimulation at a first frequency, and the second set of neural stimulation parameters can include electrical stimulation at a second frequency. In other embodiments, a treatment method comprises applying a first neural stimulation therapy to the patient in a continuous or generally continuous manner during a first time interval, and applying a second neural stimulation therapy to the patient in a noncontinuous or interrupted manner following the first time interval. |
| US10004899B2 |
Electric pulse generator for electroporator and electroporator apparatus provided with electric pulse generator
An electric pulse generator for electroporator includes a poring pulse generator, and a transfer pulse generator. The poring generator includes an n-stage Cockroft-Walton circuit, and a first circuit branched from a branching point of wiring on output side of the Cockroft-Walton, the first circuit includes a switching switch that is turned off in high-voltage mode and turned on in low-voltage mode, a voltage value for switching between the modes is in 200 to 1400 V, the first circuit includes a second circuit in which m2 series of m1 series-connected capacitors are connected in parallel, the switch and second circuit are connected in series, and first wiring on output side of the second circuit is merged with second wiring on output side of the Cockroft-Walton on output side of the branching point, and a withstand voltage of the Cockroft-Walton is a value in 1500 to 5000 V in the high-voltage mode. |
| US10004898B2 |
Dipole electrical stimulation employing direct current for recovery from spinal cord injury
A system and method to treat neuromuscular conditions, including spinal cord injury, by what is characterized as dipole (two point) cortico-muscular stimulation. Two-point stimulation, with oppositely charged electrodes, allows pulsed, direct current to pass through the cortico-muscular pathway. The electrodes are placed on nerves, muscles, or a combination of both, that are on opposite sides of the spinal column, forming a current that passes across the spinal column. Further, an active electrode can be placed on the spinal column and a reference electrode can be placed outside the central nervous system. These methods improve functional recovery of the motor pathway. |
| US10004897B2 |
Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device
A medical lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and comprises a lead body, and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section capacitively coupled to the first section and configured to be electrically coupled to the patient's body. |
| US10004894B2 |
Defibrillators with multi-pad electrodes and related methods
A defibrillator can include a first electrode and a second electrode where at least one of the electrodes includes more than one independently positionable pad. Such independently positionable pads, in various instances, may allow for alternative positioning of the components of an electrode when defibrillation is carried out during electrophysiological procedures in which placement of conventional electrodes is inadvisable, difficult, or impractical. |
| US10004892B2 |
Needleless connector with a tortuous fluid flow path
A needleless connector has a housing with an internal cavity having an interior surface, a port, an output flow channel, and a fluid flow path through the cavity between the port and the output flow channel. A collapsible valve is disposed within the cavity. The valve has one or more rings each having a surface that is in sealing contact with the interior surface of the housing. There are one or more notches formed in each of the one or more rings, and the flow path passes through one of the notches in each of the one or more rings. |
| US10004890B2 |
Antimicrobial inserts for stopcock medical connectors
Various embodiments of an antimicrobial insert for a stopcock medical connector are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antimicrobial insert that is seated within at least a portion of the annular bore of the connector's tap, wherein fluid within the annular bore contacts the antimicrobial insert, thereby preventing microbial proliferation within the stopcock medical connector. |
| US10004884B2 |
Negative pressure wound treatment system
A protective and permissive healing medical device comprising a sealable enclosure made from a flexible and see-though dressing, coupled with a scaffold structure capable of separating portions of the inner surface of the sealable enclosure from the outer portions of an extremity sealed inside the device, a plurality of ports for delivering materials into and extracting mediums from the sealable enclosure consistent with a therapeutic environment for the injury within the device, and a plurality of digit receiving portions facilitating individually articulable movement during healing within the sealable enclosure. |
| US10004877B2 |
Deflectable catheter shaft section, catheter incorporating same, and method of manufacturing same
A deflectable catheter shaft section is disclosed comprising an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and a plurality of lumens extending along the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, wherein at least one of the lumens is abutting at least another one of the lumens. A catheter comprising the deflectable catheter shaft section and a method of manufacturing the deflectable catheter shaft section are also disclosed. A catheter incorporating a deflectable catheter shaft section can further comprise first and second compression coils disposed over pull wires located within the catheter, wherein the compression coils are unattached to the catheter or components thereof, but can be constrained by a shaft coupler at a distal end of each of the compression coils and by at least a portion of a handle assembly at a proximal end of each of the compression coils. |
| US10004875B2 |
Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture
An elongated medical device includes a core element, a polymer member, a closure element, and a permanent magnetic element. The core element may have a distal region including a first region with a diameter greater than a diameter of a second region, the second region distal of the first region and terminating at a core element distal end. The polymer member may be circumferentially disposed about an entire length of the core element and extending distal of the core element distal end. The closure element may be affixed to a distal end of the polymer member. The permanent magnetic element may be disposed along the second region proximal to the core element distal end, and may include a plurality of permanent magnetic elements spaced apart along the second region. |
| US10004873B1 |
Sleep aid device for vehicle, system including sleep aid device, and method of sleep aid for vehicle
A sleep aid device for a vehicle includes a sleep information setting device for setting sleep information and a target sleep time of a user, a route establishing device for establishing a route to a destination and for calculating a time required to reach the destination, a sleep mode determining device for determining whether a current mode is a sleep mode and for determining a sleep-inducing start time using the sleep information and the time required to reach the destination, a sleep mode controller for controlling an intra-vehicle device in the sleep mode at the sleep-inducing start time, a wake-up mode determining device for determining a sleep state of the user and entering a wake-up mode when the user is in a light sleep state, and a wake-up mode controller for controlling the intra-vehicle device in the wake-up mode when the wake-up mode is entered. |
| US10004871B2 |
Humidification chamber for a respiratory assistance apparatus
A respiratory assistance apparatus includes a flow generator and a humidifier. The humidifier includes a humidification chamber. The humidification chamber comprises a water tub that is configured to receive a volume of water. A lid is hingedly coupled to the water tub for enclosing a volume contained within the water tub. |
| US10004866B2 |
Facial mask apparatus and method of making
A face mask for extended wear by a user including a customized, contoured facial mask portion constructed and configured to cover and matingly contact a corresponding contoured surface area of a human face, preferably formed by 3D printing methods and materials. |
| US10004863B2 |
Closed suction cleaning devices, systems and methods
A closed suction system module is provided. In one embodiment, the closed suction system module includes a coupling member configured to couple to a suction port of a multi-port manifold or endotracheal tube adapter (e.g., dual-port or tri-port adapter). In one embodiment, the closed suction system module includes a suction catheter configured to clean the interior surfaces of body-inserted tubes or artificial airways (alone or in addition to suctioning natural airways or portions of the respiratory tract or other body lumens). The suction catheter may include a cleaning portion at a distal portion of the suction catheter (e.g., near the distal end or tip of the suction catheter). In some embodiments, the cleaning portion includes at least one expandable cleaning member (e.g., balloon, sleeve, wiper). |
| US10004861B2 |
Alarming method for ventilator and ventilator alarm system
An alarming method for a ventilator and a ventilator alarm system are provided. The method includes the following. First, a plurality of ventilation parameters are received and detected. If a peak airway pressure of the ventilation parameters conforms to a first condition, whether a plateau pressure conforms to a second condition is determined, wherein the first condition is Y(k+1), Ppeak>Yk, mean,Ppeak+3*Yk,sd,Ppeak, and the second condition is Y(k+1), Pplateau |
| US10004856B2 |
Filtration system and method
A laparoscopic filter system having a main unit having an inflow port, an outflow port, a pressure sensing port, a user interface having a power switch, a controller, a pump, and an interface for receiving a detachable filter cartridge, and a detachable filter cartridge configured and arranged to reversibly attach to the interface, the detachable filter cartridge having an inflow pass-through line, an outflow pass-through line, a pressure sensing pass-through line, and a filter media arranged in series with the inflow pass-through line. |
| US10004854B2 |
Low radial profile needle safety device
A needle safety device has an outer tube within which a syringe barrel from which a cannula extends is slideably receivable. A collar in the outer tube is moveable relative thereto and rotatably attachable to the distal end of the barrel. A force member biases the outer tube in a distal direction. A cannula shield able to receive the cannula therein is in the outer tube. The cannula shield is fixedly attached to a cap removably attached to the outer tube. A track is formed in the inner surface of the outer tube. A pin extending radially outwardly from the collar slidingly engages the track. In a pre-injection position, the cannula is entirely within the outer tube. In a full-insertion position, the cannula extends beyond the outer tube. In a locked position, the cannula is irreversibly retained entirely within the outer tube. |
| US10004852B2 |
Injection device
The invention refers to a handheld injection device comprising a housing (10; 410), a dose indicator (90; 480) positioned within and axially constrained to the housing (10; 410) and rotatable with respect to the housing (10; 410) during dose setting and during dose dispensing, a gauge element (80; 490), which is at least partly interposed between the housing (10; 410) and the dose indicator (90; 480), wherein the gauge element (80; 490) is axially guided within the housing (10; 410) and in threaded engagement with the dose indicator (90; 480) such that rotation of the dose indicator (90; 480) causes an axial displacement of the gauge element (80; 490). A contrast element having a first marking is provided and at least a region of the gauge element (80; 490) is provided with a second marking, with the first marking and/or the second marking being visible through a first window (12a) or aperture in the housing (10; 410) depending on the axial position of the gauge element (80; 490) within the housing (10; 410). |
| US10004849B2 |
Dispense interface for an ejection device
The invention inter alia relates to a dispense interface for an ejection device. The dispense interface comprises at least two inlets, at least one outlet and a part having multiple portions; wherein the multiple portions are connected by living hinges such that the multiple portions are foldable towards each other; wherein the multiple portions are configured to form a fluid channel arrangement between functional surfaces of the multiple portions facing each other when the multiple portions are folded towards each other; wherein at least two functional surfaces of the functional surfaces are inclined to each other when the multiple portions are folded towards each other; and wherein the fluid channel arrangement is configured to provide fluid communication between the at least two inlets and the at least one outlet. |
| US10004841B2 |
Blood purifier device and method
Embodiments of the invention provide a gravity-fed blood purifier device for removing waste particles from blood. In one embodiment, the blood purifier device includes a pair of end plates and a first cylindrical tube located between the end plates. The blood purifier device also includes a porous tube contained within the space defined by the first cylindrical tube. An inlet provides unpurified red blood cells into blood purifier device. An electrode generates a negative potential across the porous tube to repel red blood cells so that the waste particles pass through the porous tube and the red blood cells do not. An outlet can be coupled to one of the end plates to receive the purified red blood cells. |
| US10004840B2 |
Blood filter, system and use of a blood filter or system
The invention relates to a blood filter, a system comprising a blood filter and the use of a blood filter or system for the removal of substances from whole blood or blood components.According to the invention, a blood filter comprises an inlet (2), an outlet (3) and at least first fibers disposed between the inlet (2) and the outlet (3) for filtering a fluid being communicated between the inlet (2) and the outlet (3), wherein each of the first fibers comprises at least one groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the fiber. |
| US10004838B2 |
Reserve zirconium phosphate module for use in sorbent dialysis
A reserve zirconium phosphate module for continuing dialysis in the event the capacity of the original zirconium phosphate module is exceeded. The sorbent cartridge can have a sensor for detecting when the capacity of the zirconium phosphate material has been exceeded, and a valve assembly for diverting the flow of spent dialysate into the reserve module when needed. Any of the modules of the sorbent cartridge can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein recharged. |
| US10004831B2 |
Formulations for tailored drug release
The present invention provides formulations comprising polymers and therapeutics and methods for their manufacture. The present invention also provides medical devices coated with such formulations and methods for their manufacture. The drug-loaded polymer formulations, solutions, and films tailor the drug release characteristics for medical devices. |
| US10004826B2 |
Implantable human liver tissue constructs and uses thereof
Engineered human tissue constructs are provided that are suitable for use in making humanized animals for use in pharmaceutical development. Humanized animals having the constructs implanted in vivo are provided. Methods of making and using the tissue-engineered constructs and humanized animals are also provided. |
| US10004824B2 |
Compositions comprising at least one polyol and at least one anesthetic
An injectable sterilized aqueous composition including at least one hyaluronic acid, at least one polyol and at least one local anesthetic chosen from the group made of benzocaine, chloroprocaine, procaine, etidocaine, aptocaine, chlorobutanol, diamocaine, dyclonine, guafecainol, polidocanol, mepivacaine, prilocaine, articaine, bupivacaine, ropivacaine, tetracaine and salts thereof and isolated isomers thereof. The invention also relates to a process for adapting the rheological properties of a heat sterilized injectable aqueous composition. The invention also relates to a process for producing an injectable sterilized aqueous composition according to the invention, and also to uses of said injectable sterilized aqueous composition according to the invention. |
| US10004820B2 |
Container for washing sterilization, transportation and sterile storage of articles
A container for washing, sterilization, transportation and sterile storage of articles for sterilization is provided. The container includes a sleeve and a frame adapted to receive articles for sterilization. The container includes at least one filtered opening to permit communication between the sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber for the communication of steam and air. In a first configuration, a front and rear wall of the frame engage the sleeve to create a sterilization chamber. The container may be stacked and stored in any orientation. In a second configuration, the frame rests or nests on top of the sleeve to permit access to and use of the sterilized articles. The container, may include one or a plurality of openings for communication between a sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber and one or more filters adjacent to the pluralities of openings. |
| US10004817B2 |
Diazacarbazole derivatives as tau-PET-ligands
The present invention relates to compounds that may be used for binding and imaging tau aggregates and related beta-sheet aggregates including, besides others, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates. |
| US10004815B2 |
Near-infrared quenching group
[Problem] To provide a novel near-infrared quencher.[Solution] A compound represented by general formula (I) or a salt thereof. |
| US10004809B2 |
Precise delivery of therapeutic agents to cell mitochondria for anti-cancer therapy
Described is a targeted molecular scaffold for construction of a metabolic inhibitor loaded with cancer-cell specific activity and anti-tumor immunity. Incorporation of a mitochondria targeting moiety such as triphenylphosphonium cation through a biodegradable linker in allowed for mitochondria targeting of certain metabolic inhibitors like dichloroacetic acid (DCA). |
| US10004807B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising fatty acid esters
The present invention relates to an injectable, pharmaceutical composition comprising a C1-6 alkyl ester of a C10-20 fatty acid. In an embodiment, the fatty acid is ethyl oleate, isopropyl oleate, ethyl myristate, or isopropyl myristate. These compositions are useful for the delivery of anti-psychotic drugs. |
| US10004805B2 |
Proton induced boron capture therapy
The present disclosure recites a method of treating biological tissues. The method includes using a proton beam includes irradiating a proton beam to a biological tissue containing a reactant. The reactant includes a first composite and a second composite. The first composite reacts with at least one proton from the proton beam and then releases at least one neutron inside the biological tissue. The second composite reacts with the at least one said neutron to release at least one α particle or γ rays, and said α particle or said γ rays to react with the biological tissue. |
| US10004804B2 |
Cell lines that secrete anti-angiogenic antibody-scaffolds and soluble receptors and uses thereof
The invention provides nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences encoding antibody based scaffolds such as full antibodies, antibody Fab fragments, single chain antibodies, soluble VEGF receptor-Fc fusion proteins, and/or anti-angiogenic PDGF receptors. Also encompassed are cell lines encoding such anti-angiogenic antibody scaffolds, VEGF receptors, and/or PDGF receptors. The invention also provides encapsulated cell therapy devices that are capable of delivering such anti-angiogenic antibody scaffolds, VEGF receptors, and/or PDGF receptors as well as methods of using these devices to deliver the anti-angiogenic antibody scaffolds, VEGF receptors, and/or PDGF receptors to medically treat disorders in patients, including ophthalmic, vascular, inflammatory, and cell proliferation diseases. |
| US10004800B2 |
Antibody evolution immunogens
The present invention relates, in general, to HIV-1 and, in particular, to broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies, and to HIV-1 immunogens and to methods of using such immunogens to induce the production of broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies in a subject (e.g., a human). |
| US10004795B2 |
Process for preparing an attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine
The present invention refers to a process for preparing an attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine and its product. The present invention also refers to a process for preparing a tetravalent dengue vaccine for administration to a subject, to a method for inducing an immune response to virus dengue serotype 1, 2, 3 and 4 in a patient and to a tetravalent dengue vaccine kit. |
| US10004793B2 |
M.tuberculosis vaccines
The present invention is directed to a fusion protein, antigen cocktails and immunological compositions such as vaccines against infections caused by virulent mycobacteria, e.g. by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium canettii, Mycobacterium pinnipedii or Mycobacterium mungi. The fusion protein, antigen cocktails and immunological compositions are based on proteins secreted by the ESAT-6 secretion system 1 (ESX-1) and are among the most immunodominant M. tuberculosis (MTB) antigens. |
| US10004783B2 |
Method for delivering pramlintide into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract. |
| US10004777B2 |
Bioactive compositions from Theacea plants and processes for their production and use
The present invention relates to isolated bioactive compositions containing bioactive fractions derived from Theacea plants. The present invention also relates to bioactive topical formulations containing the bioactive compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of using the bioactive compositions of the present invention, including, for example, methods for inhibiting inflammatory activity in skin tissue of a mammal, for protecting skin tissue of a mammal from ultraviolet light-induced damage, and for normalizing skin disorders in skin tissue of a mammal. The present invention also relates to methods for isolating bioactive fractions derived from cell juice or a cell walls component a Theacea plant. |
| US10004775B2 |
Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor activity with carica papaya extracts
An extract of Carica papaya leaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed is used as an inhibitor of HIF to effectively block hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) function and methods of use thereof. More specifically it relates to the use of the Carica papaya plant extract to eliminate unwanted cells by inhibiting HIF in the prevention and treatment of hypoxia-related conditions and diseases such as inflammatory diseases, vascular diseases, cancer and infectious diseases. In a particular embodiment, a solid hypoxic tumor in a patient is treated by administering to the patient a therapeutically acceptable amount of an extract of Carica papaya leaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed, preferably an alcohol extract such as a methanol extract, whereby to inhibit hypoxia-inducible factors in the tumor. |
| US10004769B2 |
Lactobacillus brevis G-101 strain and use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus brevis G-101 strain capable of decomposing monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), and a functional health food, a pharmaceutical composition, or a food product comprising the same as an active ingredient. More specifically, the strain is effective in reducing in vivo blood MSG levels of animals and attenuating MSG Symptom Complex, and thus can be used in a functional health food, a pharmaceutical composition, or a food product aiming to prevent in vivo absorption of MSG, which is known to be harmful, and improve the MSG Symptom Complex. |
| US10004767B2 |
Methods and compositions for producing hepatocyte-like cells
Methods are provided for producing a population of hepatocyte-like cells (iHeps) from a population of adipocyte-derived stem cells (ASCs). Aspects of the methods include placing a population of ASCs into a three dimensional culture (e.g., hanging drop suspension culture, high density culture, spinner flask culture, microcarrier culture, etc.), and contacting the cells with a first and second culture medium. Also provided are methods of treating an individual, which include producing a population of iHeps from a population of ASCs, and administering an effective number of iHeps into the individual. Kits for practicing the methods are also described herein. |
| US10004763B2 |
Magnesium oxide granules for pharmaceutical applications or for use as food additives
An object of the present invention is to provide magnesium oxide that can be preferably used for pharmaceutical applications or as a food additive. In particular, the object is to provide magnesium oxide granules with which tableting problems and quality defects can be reduced, and in more particular, to provide magnesium oxide granules with which tableting problems and quality defects can be reduced and which has less heavy metal incorporation and high purity of magnesium oxide. Provided are magnesium oxide granules for pharmaceutical applications or for addition to food having a BET specific surface area of 7 to 50 m2/g and CAA80/CAA40 of 2 to 7. |
| US10004762B2 |
Dialysis formulation
The invention relates to a dialysis formulation, optionally a citrate containing dialysis formulation, comprising selenium (Se), optionally in combination with further trace elements selected from rubidium (Rb), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn). The dialysis formulation is intended to be used in dialysis treatment. |
| US10004759B2 |
Remote loading of sparingly water-soluble drugs into lipid vesicles
The present invention provides liposome compositions containing sparingly soluble drugs that are used to treat life-threatening diseases. A preferred method of encapsulating a drug inside a liposome is by remote or active loading. However, this process as described in the literature has been limited to drugs that are freely soluble in aqueous solution or solubilized as a water-soluble complex. This invention describes compositions and methods for remote loading drugs with low water solubility (<2 mg/mL). In the preferred embodiment the drug in the solubilizing agent is mixed with the liposomes in aqueous suspension so that the concentration of solubilizing agent is lowered to below its capacity to completely solubilize the drug. This results in the drug precipitating but remote loading is capability retained. The process is scalable and the resulting drug-loaded liposomes are characterized by a high drug-to-lipid ratios and predictable drug retention when the liposome encapsulated drug is administered in patients. |
| US10004756B2 |
Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating complex regional pain syndrome
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as complex regional pain syndrome. |
| US10004752B2 |
Adapter for acetabular component positioning
An adapter for a tripodal stereotactic reference frame for use in arthroplastic surgery mounts a third leg of the frame at an angle with respect to the other two legs to facilitate use of said frame with varying surgical exposures. |
| US10004745B2 |
Use of inhibitors of Bruton'S tyrosine kinase (Btk)
Disclosed herein are methods for treating a cancer comprising: a. administering a Btk inhibitor to a subject sufficient to result in an increase or appearance in the blood of a subpopulation of lymphocytes defined by immunophenotyping; b. determining the expression profile of one or more biomarkers from one or more subpopulation of lymphocytes; and c. administering a second agent based on the determined expression profile. |
| US10004742B2 |
Method of treating cancer
Methods are provided of treating a human for cancer comprising administering at least one dose of lapatinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, to a patient, wherein said patient does not have one or more allelic polymorphisms selected from the group of: HLA-DQA1*0201, HLA-DQB1*0202, and HLA-DRB1*0701. Patients may also be free of genotypes in TNXB; rs12153855 and/or rs17207923. |
| US10004739B2 |
Methods for treating cancer by inhibiting FGFR3/TACC3 fusion protein
The present invention aims to elucidate a polynucleotide as a novel responsible gene for cancer and aims to thus provide a method for detecting the polynucleotide and a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide and a detection kit, a probe set, and a primer set for the detection. The present invention also aims to provide a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer. The method detects a fusion gene composed of a portion of an FGFR3 gene and a portion of a TACC3 gene or a fusion protein encoded by the fusion gene. The primer set, the probe set, or the detection kit comprises a sense primer and a probe set designed from the portion encoding FGFR3 and an antisense primer and a probe set designed from the portion encoding TACC3. Since an inhibitor of the polypeptide exhibits antitumor effect, a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer which is positive for either the fusion gene or the polypeptide is provided. |
| US10004737B2 |
Fused imidazole and pyrazole derivatives as modulators of TNF activity
A series of substituted benzimidazole, imidazo[1,2-α]pyridine and pyrazolo[1,5-α]pyridine derivatives, and analogs thereof, being potent modulators of human TNFα activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders. |
| US10004734B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating rebound erythema associated with topical alpha-adrenergic agonists
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing erythema, including rebound erythema associated with the use of topical alpha-adrenergic agonists. In certain embodiments, an effective amount of a capsaicinoid, such as capsaicin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, is administered to a subject. |
| US10004720B2 |
Agent for preventing and/or treating ophthalmologic diseases
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel medicament for preventing and/or treating ophthalmologic diseases caused by ocular angiogenesis. According to the present invention, provided is a medicament for preventing and/or treating ophthalmologic diseases caused by ocular angiogenesis, which comprises, as an active ingredient, a pyrazolone derivative such as 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof. |
| US10004716B2 |
Therapeutic/ preventive agent containing coumarin derivative as active ingredient
A method for prophylactically or therapeutically treating an inflammatory disease and/or degenerative intervertebral disk disease in a subject is disclosed. The method includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a coumarin derivative represented by formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof: Each of R1 and R2 is independently (a) phenyl optionally substituted with alkoxy, alkyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, amino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, phenyl, or one or two halogen(s), (b) pyridyl, (c) alkyl, or (d) thienyl. |
| US10004711B2 |
Methods and compositions comprising 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid
Disclosed herein are compositions for use in treating anxiety, inflammatory conditions, fertility-related disorders, for increasing cognitive performance and managing weight comprising 10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic acid or a derivative thereof and preferably at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid. The preferred polyunsaturated fatty acid is DHA. |
| US10004707B2 |
Method for treating cancer with low molecular weight components of aurin tricarboxylic acid complex
A method of preventing and/or treating cancer in a subject is provided. The method includes administering to the subject a composition comprising an effective amount of an active agent selected from the group consisting of aurin tricarboxylic acid (ATA), aurin quadracarboxylic acid (AQA), aurin hexacarboxylic acid (AHA), aurin tricarboxylic acid complex (ATAC), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The method excludes administration of components of crude aurin tricarboxylic acid greater than or equal to 1 kilodalton in molecular weight. |
| US10004706B2 |
Antimicrobials and methods of use thereof
This disclosure provides generally for antimicrobial compositions and methods of use comprising an anthocyanin, an anthocyanidin or metabolites thereof. Methods for promoting healing of a wound using these compositions are also disclosed. These compositions have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and are safe for human and animal uses. Further, these compositions are safe for medical uses and industrial uses as antiseptic preparations to reduce or prevent microbial growth, including killing bacterial biofilms. |
| US10004705B2 |
Antimicrobials and methods of use thereof
This disclosure provides generally for antimicrobial compositions and methods of use comprising an anthocyanin, an anthocyanidin or metabolites thereof. Methods for promoting healing of a wound using these compositions are also disclosed. These compositions have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and are safe for human and animal uses. Further, these compositions are safe for medical uses and industrial uses as antiseptic preparations to reduce or prevent microbial growth, including killing bacterial biofilms. |
| US10004702B2 |
Linear guanidine derivatives, methods of preparation and uses thereof
The present invention relates to linear guanidine derivatives, methods of preparation, uses and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of Formulas 1 or 2 exhibit high antimicrobial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. |
| US10004695B2 |
GM3 functionalized nanoparticles
Embodiments disclosed herein relates to ganglioside GM3-containing mixed lipids nanoparticles having an overall size between 60-100 nm, the making thereof and the uses. The nanoparticles selectively targeted to CD169+ expressing cells such as dendritic cells and macrophage. The nanoparticles are endocytosed by the CD169+ expressing cells. |
| US10004693B2 |
Oral pharmaceutical formulation in the form of aqueous suspension for modified release of active principle(s)
The invention relates to liquid pharmaceutical formulations for oral administration with the modified release of active principle(s), excluding amoxicillin, said formulations consisting of suspensions of coated particles of active principles (microcapsules). According to the invention, the microcapsules constituting the disperse phase of the suspension are designed to allow the modified release of the active principle(s) according to a profile that does not change during the storage of the liquid suspension. To do this the inventors propose the selection of a specific coating composition for the microcapsules which consists of at least four components that allow these microcapsules to be stored in water without modifying their properties of modified release of the active principle, this liquid phase furthermore being saturated with active principle(s). |
| US10004692B2 |
Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose hard capsules and process of manufacture
A composition for manufacture of hard hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose capsules comprising a film forming material of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose having a methoxy content of 27.0-30.0% (w/w), and a hydroxypropoxy content of 4.0-7.5% and as a 2% weight solution, a viscosity of 3.5-6.0 cPs at 20° C., dipping compositions, process for manufacture of hard hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose capsules according to a dip coating process and hard capsule shells. |
| US10004689B2 |
Nanoparticle compositions for generation of regulatory T cells and treatment of autoimmune diseases and other chronic inflammatory conditions
The present invention relates to nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of antigen to liver cells, in particular, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) and/or Kupffer cells, and for the in vivo generation of regulatory T cells, notably CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg). The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases, allergies or other chronic inflammatory conditions, and for generation of regulatory T cells. The nanoparticles used in the invention comprise a) a micelle comprising an amphiphilic polymer rendering the nanoparticle water-soluble, and b) a peptide comprising at least one T cell epitope associated with the outside of the micelle. The micelle may or may not comprise a solid hydrophobic core. |
| US10004687B2 |
Liposomal curcumin for treatment of diseases
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention include composition for the efficient loading of curcumin, comprising: an amount of a curcuminoid:liposome complex effective to load curcumin into the liposome, wherein the curcuminoids has between 2 to 9 weight percent of the total composition and the curcuminoids are natural or synthetic. |
| US10004685B2 |
Ophthalmic emulsion
The present invention is directed to an ophthalmic emulsion. The emulsion has a unique combination of ingredients that promotes the stability of small oil droplets within the emulsion. The emulsion also includes a mucoadhesive polymer that aid in delivering a lipid to the ocular surface. |
| US10004684B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations
The invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations for use in the administration of lipophilic medicaments via mucosal surfaces. In particular the invention provides pharmaceutical formulations for use in administration of a lipophilic medicament via a mucosal surface which upon hydration form an emulsion containing the lipophilic medicament which is capable of adhering to a mucosal surface and allowing controlled release of the medicament. The invention further provides pharmaceutical formulations which contain, as active ingredients, specific combinations of cannabinoids in pre-defined ratios. |
| US10004676B2 |
Dentifrice compositions containing extracts of Nigella sativa and related methods
The present invention relates to dentifrice compositions, in particular, toothpaste compositions, containing extracts of Nigella sativa, or black seed oil, and methods of preparing and using the same. |
| US10004673B1 |
Hair treatment composition comprising Michael addition product and methods for treating hair
The present disclosure relates to hair care compositions such as hair restructuring compositions comprising a combination of restructuring components. The compositions are unique because they dramatically improve the quality and durability of hair, especially chemically treated hair. Typically, the compositions include: (a) one or more amines selected from the group consisting of diamines, polyamines, alkylamines, alkanolamines, and mixtures thereof; (b) one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids of formula (I): wherein R1 is a linear or branched C2-C10 alkenyl group; R2 is a linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl group; and R3 is (meth)acryloyloxy; and (c) a cosmetically acceptable carrier. |
| US10004672B2 |
Oxidation dye including a combination of cross-linked, aminated siloxane polymers and non-ionic surfactants
A cosmetic agent for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human hair, includes a combination of a cross-linked, aminated siloxane polymer, a specific non-ionic surfactant, and at least one oxidation dye intermediate and/or one direct dye, wherein the use of the combination of cross-linked, aminated siloxane polymer and non-ionic surfactant leads to an increase in the color intensity. |
| US10004669B2 |
Dental composition and use thereof
The invention relates to a dental composition comprising polymerizable monomer (1), initiator component(s), filler component(s) in an amount of more than about 20 wt.-%, wt.-% with respect to the whole weight of the composition, the polymerizable monomer (1) being characterized as follows: having exactly two (meth)acrylate reactive moieties, having an unsymmetrical backbone as linkage between the (meth)acrylate reactive moieties, the two (meth)acrylate reactive moieties being attached onto the unsymmetrical monomer backbone as alkyl esters, the unsymmetrical backbone comprising one aromatic moiety of the phenolic type, the polymerizable monomer (1) not containing an acidic moiety, other atoms than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, bisphenol moieties. The invention also relates to the use of the dental composition as or for producing a dental filling material, crown and bridge material, inlay, onlay, veneer or dental mill blank. |
| US10004668B2 |
Nanocrystalline zirconia and methods of processing thereof
Zirconia dental ceramics exhibiting opalescence and having a grain size in the range of 10 nm to 300 nm, a density of at least 99.5% of theoretical density, a visible light transmittance at or higher than 45% at 560 nm, and a strength of at least 800 MPa. |
| US10004665B2 |
Baby bottle assembly
An improved baby bottle assembly that glows in the dark structured and arranged to be located without having to turn on the light, which may make a baby become wide awake. The bottle will also play a soothing melody, to help ease the baby back to sleep. |
| US10004659B1 |
Sexual aid
A sexual aid device that is configured to provide pleasurable stimulation to an erogenous zone of a human body wherein the sexual aid is configured to transmit video images to a remote source. The sexual aid includes a body that is phallic in shape and includes a first end and a second end. A stimulation member is disposed within the body and is configured to provide vibration. A camera is installed on the second end of the body and is operable to provide video images to a transceiver mounted to said first end of said body. A control panel is secured to the second end of the body and is operable to provide control of the stimulation member and camera. A light is further included being secured to the second end of the body and further being adjacent to the camera. |
| US10004658B2 |
Device and method for massage and application of a cosmetic product
A massager device includes a structure having a contact face and a handling face. A pair of notched rollers is on the contact face of the structure. The notched rollers freely rotates around intersecting axes. The notched rollers are attached to the structure by elastic suspensions. A gripping shape is on the handling face of the structure, opposite to the contact face. The gripping shape forms a cap wrapping the surface of the structure. |
| US10004657B2 |
Method of brain activation
A method of activating the brain of a subject by delivering at least one gas pulse or fluid pulse of a predetermined amplitude and duration to a predetermined area or areas on the subject's body. |
| US10004655B2 |
Robotic sports performance enhancement and rehabilitation apparatus
A robotic sports apparatus includes a plurality of robotic arms and a plurality of fastening members operably coupled to a respective robotic arm of the plurality of robotic arms. Each fastening member is configured for receiving a limb of a patient. Each robotic arm is configured to move each respective fastening member in at least one of a different direction or a different speed relative to one another for opening neural pathways in the patient. |
| US10004654B2 |
Patient bed having software download capability
A number of patient beds are disclosed. Some patient beds have siderails that are movable by a patient so that the patient can egress from the bed without interference from the siderails. Various caregiver control panels and patient control panels for controlling features and functions of a patient bed are also disclosed. For example, a cart with caregiver control inputs, including hand inputs on a graphical user interface (GUI) and foot inputs, is disclosed. Patient positioning and transfer devices are also disclosed. Various types of in-bed physical therapy devices are also disclosed. |
| US10004653B2 |
Person support apparatus with actuator brake control
A person support apparatus includes one or more motorized actuators that are braked in different manners depending upon whether or not electrical power is available to the control system. When electrical power is not available, a delay circuit delays closing a first switch that, when closed, short circuits the terminals of one of the motors. When power is available, other switches are opened and closed in a manner that short circuits the terminals of the motor while the first switch remains open. The other switches may be part of an H-bridge. The control system may also detect back emf (electromotive force) generated by the motor when electrical power is available and issue a notification to a technician or other user if an amplitude and/or duration of the detected back emf exceeds a threshold. |
| US10004651B2 |
Patient support apparatus
Patient support apparatuses—such as beds, cots, stretchers, or the like—include a plurality of user controls that allow a caregiver to control the steering and/or driving of one or more wheels from multiple different locations around the patient support apparatus (e.g. head end, foot end, and/or the sides). The control is carried out by force sensors that detect both an orientation of the applied forces and a magnitude of the applied forces. Translational and/or rotational movement is effectuated, depending upon the magnitude and direction of the forces, as well as the physical location of the applied force relative to a reference point on the support apparatus, such as the center. One or more object sensors may also be included in the support apparatus to assist in steering and/or navigating. |
| US10004646B2 |
Methods for using polymer foam absorbent materials in wound dressings
Disclosed are methods for using open-celled polymeric foam wound dressings made from high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs). The wound dressings have a high capillary pressure and may reduce or obviate the need for treatments like negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT). Also disclosed are structures for HIPE foam wound dressings. The HIPE foam wound dressings typically include at least two layers of HIPE foam with different, but homogeneous, average cell sizes. The average cell sizes form a cell size gradient, with cell size typically decreasing from the front or face layer of foam toward the back layer of foam. The back layer of foam may be a collapsed layer, while the front layer or layers may be expanded. Compared with HIPE foams for other absorbent applications, the wound dressing foams may be higher in hydratable salts and higher in initial moisture levels. |
| US10004643B2 |
Synthetic granulating gauze for use with reduced-pressure treatment systems
A manifold member for use in applying reduced pressure to a tissue site on a patient looks or feels like medical cotton gauze but has a plurality of plurality of interlocking synthetic fibers and a plurality of asperities that provide enhanced performance. Other manifold members, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10004640B2 |
Steerable laser probe
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, a plurality of actuation controls of the handle, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the housing tube. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually curve the housing tube. A gradual curving of the housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually straighten the housing tube. A gradual straightening of the housing tube may gradually straighten the optic fiber. |
| US10004639B2 |
Patient interface for ophthalmologic diagnostic and interventional procedures
Configurations are described for conducting ophthalmic procedures to address cataract-related clinical challenges. In one embodiment, a one-piece patient contact interface may be utilized to couple a diagnostic and/or interventional system to a cornea of a patient; in another embodiment, a two-part configuration may be utilized; in another embodiment, a liquid interface two-part embodiment may be utilized. |
| US10004638B2 |
Intraocular shunt delivery
An intraocular shunt deployment device can release an intraocular shunt into an eye using a deployment mechanism that coordinates action between a pusher component, a shaft component, and a housing of the device. The deployment mechanism causes axial movement of the components in response to a rotational input force. |
| US10004635B2 |
Nasolacrimal implants and related methods for tear stimulation
A device for inducing production of tears may include a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The body may be configured for insertion through a puncta of a subject. The device also may include a stimulus delivery mechanism positioned between the proximal end and the distal end and an induction coil operably coupled to the stimulus delivery mechanism. Further, the device may include an external controller wirelessly coupled to the induction coil for inductively transferring energy to the induction coil. |
| US10004630B2 |
Wearable toilet seat
A wearable toilet seat includes a back cover portion 11 is fitted at the main body of the toilet seat 10 equipping the defecated fecal receiving portion 14 and the discharged urine receiving portion 15 from the back side and the bottom surface of the main body 10, the rinse solution nozzle 17 equipping the upward spray nozzle 43 and the horizontal spray nozzle 44 and the wind-guide long hole 25 opening upward are arranged as facing the defecated fecal receiving portion 14 in the main body 10, the anterior cover portion 12 is covered on the wind-guide long hole 25 as having a gap in a manner that the air blasting route 46 is on the wind-guide long hole 25, and the assembly ligula 90 of the frontal marginal region of the anterior cover portion 12 is fixed with the assembly ligula 21 of the defecated fecal receiving portion 14 and the assembly ligula 36 of the discharged urine receiving portion 15 at the hip receiving portion 13. |
| US10004623B2 |
Stent device, a crimping head, and an outer sheath of a stent device delivery system
A method of moving a stent device into an outer sheath of a stent device delivery system is disclosed. The stent device is crimped into a collapsed configuration onto the loading mandrel. The loading mandrel is pushed toward the outer sheath as the engaging surfaces resist relative longitudinal movement between the stent device and the loading mandrel to move the stent device into the outer sheath. Upon entering the outer sheath, the stent device expands radially until radially constrained by the outer sheath. |
| US10004619B2 |
Polymeric stent and methods of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a polymeric stent by forming a pattern on a polymer tube with a laser, where the pattern formed on the polymer tube comprises a plurality of repeating units comprising a plurality of unit cells, each having a V-shaped configuration and polymeric stents formed by the methods. The pattern may be formed on the polymer tube (e.g., polylactic acid tube) using a second harmonic generator laser in which a wavelength ranging from 940 nm to 1552 nm is converted. |
| US10004609B2 |
Surgical instrument and method
A surgical instrument comprises a member connected with a spinal implant defining an axis. A first image guide is connected with the member and oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the member. A second image guide is connected with the member and oriented to represent an angle measuring a second orientation of the axis relative to a first orientation. Systems, implants and methods are disclosed. |
| US10004607B2 |
Articulating expandable intervertebral implant
A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a frame having a longitudinal axis, and ramped surfaces. An endplate configured to engage a bone of the joint has ramped surfaces mateable with the ramped surfaces of the frame. When the endplate is moved relative to the frame in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the frame, the endplate is moved in a direction away from the frame to increase the height at least one end of the spacer. A second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint can be similarly configured. |
| US10004606B2 |
Expandable corpectomy cage
A surgical implant is provided with upper and lower telescoping members which move axially between extended and retracted positions. A fixed length sleeve fits over the telescoping members. The sleeve is load bearing to support axial loads. The sleeve also prevents the telescoping members from retracting and encloses an internal cavity within the implant for packing bone fusion material. |
| US10004605B2 |
Resilient knee implant and methods
This disclosure is directed to a resilient interpositional arthroplasty implant for application into a knee joint to pad cartilage defects, cushion a joint, and replace or restore the articular surface, which may preserve joint integrity, reduce pain and improve function. The implant may endure variable joint compressive and shear forces and cyclic loads. The implant may repair, reconstruct, and regenerate joint anatomy, and thereby improve upon joint replacement alternatives. Rather than using periosteal harvesting for cell containment in joint resurfacing, the walls of this invention may capture, distribute and hold living cells until aggregation and hyaline cartilage regrowth occurs. The implant may be deployed into debrided joint spaces, molding and conforming to surrounding structures with sufficient stability to avoid extrusion or dislocation. Appendages of the implant may repair or reconstruct tendons or ligaments, and an interior of the implant that is inflatable may accommodate motions which mimic or approximate normal joint motion. |
| US10004601B2 |
Valve prosthesis fixation techniques using sandwiching
A prosthetic apparatus includes a main body having a lumen and configured for placement within a native annulus of a native valve complex. The main body is radially compressible to a radially compressed state for delivery into the heart and self-expandable from the compressed state to a radially expanded state. The apparatus also includes at least one arm coupled to and disposed outside of the main body. The arm being coupled to the main body such that when the main body is compressed to the compressed state, a leaflet-receiving space between the arm and an outer surface of the main body increases to receive a native valve leaflet therebetween, and when the main body expands to the expanded state in the absence of any radial inward forces on the main body or the arm, the space decreases to capture the leaflet between the outer surface of the main body and the arm. |
| US10004600B2 |
Device for soft tissue support and method for anchoring
A device for supporting soft tissue includes a tubular body and is constituted of a sequence of compliant portions and anchoring portions. The anchoring portions each include anchor members adapted to penetrate into soft tissue. The compliant portions each include deformable members extending between ends of the compliant portion, at least one of a distance and orientation between said ends being adjustable by application of a force on the tubular body. The tubular body includes a ring-like shape reached at least by deformation of the compliant portions, the ring-like shape having the anchor members of the anchoring portions protruding circumferentially along a direction defined by a vector having a component being at least tangential to the curve of the ring-like shape, for the anchor members to penetrate the soft tissue. A method for anchoring the device to soft tissue is also provided. |
| US10004599B2 |
Prosthesis, delivery device and methods of use
Devices, systems and methods are described herein a prosthesis for implantation within a lumen or body cavity and delivery devices for delivering the prosthesis to a location for implantation. A delivery system can include a plurality of components which are moveable relative to each other. The delivery system can include a nose cone which can cover at least a first end of the prosthesis, an outer elongate member which can cover at least a second end of the prosthesis, and a tether which can at least partially restrain the prosthesis from deployment. |
| US10004598B2 |
Implantable device for use in the human and/or animal body to replace an organ valve
The invention relates to an implantable device for use in the human and/or animal body to replace an organ valve, comprising a main body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second each have an opening to provide a fluid connection through the main body between the first end and the second end; a first membrane element arranged inside or at one end of the main body, wherein the membrane element is formed in such a manner that it allows the fluid connection through the main body in a first flow direction and blocks the same in a second flow direction opposite the first flow direction; wherein the main body has a large ratio of length to transverse expansion along the longitudinal axis of the main body in a first operating state (primary form) and a smaller ratio of length to transverse expansion along the longitudinal axis of the main body in a second operating state (secondary form); and wherein the main body can be reversibly transferred from the secondary form to the primary form counter to elastic material forces by the application of a force; and wherein the main body is formed from a single wire-like element or from a plurality of wire-like elements connected to each other by means interlocking winding and/or twisting and/or weaving in the manner of a woven and/or layered fabric and/or net. |
| US10004597B2 |
Stent and implantable valve incorporating same
A collapsible stent for an implantable prosthetic valve incorporates leaflet-supporting members having relatively large surface area in comparison to other members defining the remainder of the stent. The leaflet-supporting members may have openings extending through them. The valve leaflets may be attached to the stent so that an attached edge of each leaflet extends along the leaflet-supporting members and is attached to the members by polymer integral with the leaflet overlying the leaflet supporting members and extending into the openings of the leaflet supporting members. The secure attachment resists stress on the leaflets. |
| US10004595B2 |
Accommodating intraocular lens
An accommodating IOL includes a flexible optic membrane, a flexible skirt extending from an outer periphery of the flexible optic membrane and defining an outer periphery of the accommodating IOL, and a capsular contact ring configured to be positioned anterior to the flexible optic membrane and having a diameter less than a diameter at the outer periphery of the accommodating IOL. The accommodating IOL further includes a plurality of strut assemblies connecting the capsular contact ring and flexible skirt. When the capsular bag transitions from an accommodative state to a disaccomadative state, the capsular bag exerts a force on the capsular contact ring, at least a portion of that force being transferred to the flexible skirt by the plurality of strut assemblies. The transferred force causes a flattening of the flexible optic membrane in a manner that reduces the optical power of the accommodating IOL. |
| US10004591B2 |
Intraocular lens
Provided is an intraocular lens capable of being reliably fixed into an eye from which an eye lens is extracted without suturing. The intraocular lens includes a pair of nipping portions which is formed at the right and left sides of a lens portion and a leg portion which extends from a limbus of the lens portion or each nipping portion. The nipping portion nips a part of the rear side of an iris inside the eye. A front end of the leg portion comes into contact with the deepest portion of a ciliary sulcus. The intraocular lens is reliably fixed to a rear section without suturing by the nipping of the nipping portion and the contacting of the leg portion. |
| US10004588B2 |
Method and apparatus for fixation of an ACL graft
A system for use in graft fixation in a knee reconstruction procedure can include a first femoral fixation member adapted to be retained relative to a first end of a femoral tunnel and a first self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops. The first flexible member construct can be interconnected to the first femoral fixation member. A second femoral fixation member can be coupled to the first flexible member construct and can be adapted to be positioned in the femoral tunnel relative to a second end of the femoral tunnel adjacent a joint space between the femur and a tibia. A second self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops can be interconnected to the second femoral fixation member. |
| US10004587B2 |
Macroporous 3-D scaffolds for tissue engineering
Macroporous 3-D tissue engineering scaffold comprising elastomeric cross-linked polymer units and interconnected macropores containing living cells are produced by step of: in a mixture of the cells and elastomeric polymer units comprising activatable crosslinking groups, activating the crosslinking groups to form the scaffold. |
| US10004582B2 |
Cuff of an artificial urinary sphincter system
A cuff of an artificial urinary sphincter system includes a frame and an inflatable balloon. The frame has a first end spaced away from a second end by a gap, where the gap extends from a top edge to a bottom edge of the frame to provide an opening in the frame. The frame has a frame length measured along an interior surface of the frame from the first end to the send end of the frame to define a first quadrant that extends from the first end for a distance of about 25% of the frame length and a second quadrant that extends from the second end for a distance of about 25% of the frame length. A first inflatable balloon attached to the interior surface of the frame in the first quadrant of the frame. |
| US10004576B2 |
Dental superstructure attaching system and methods for attaching a dental superstructure to a dental implant
A dental superstructure attaching system for use with a dental implant is provided. The system comprises a longitudinal member being connectable with an implant or an implant connecting member via an at least partially curved interface area. The longitudinal member comprises a main member forming the lingual part of said longitudinal member, and a lever member forming the buccal or labial part of said longitudinal member. The longitudinal member further comprises means for urging said lever member and said main member away from each other, such that said longitudinal member is secured to said implant or implant connecting member. A dental superstructure connection device in such a system, and methods for attaching a dental superstructure to a dental implant via such a system, are also provided. |
| US10004575B2 |
Dental implant coated with a mixed solution of chemical buffering agent and organic amphiphilic substance and a preparation process thereof
A bioactive-type of hydrophilic dental implant which is made of titanium or titanium alloy having a rough surface, wherein a coating layer of a mixed solution comprising i) an organic pH buffering agent and/or inorganic pH buffering agent and ii) an organic amphiphilic having sulfonic group is formed on the rough surface which was pre-treated to remove a contaminant. The present invention has effects preventing that the dental implant is exposed to air before it is inserted into the alveolar bone and the implant surface is re-contaminated; improving the biocompatibility of the implant, fluid- and blood-affinity, and the initial osseointegration performance; and shortening the osseointegration period, and the surface of the dental implant can be maintained as being hydrophilic for at least 3 years by using a mixed solution of pH buffering agent and organic amphiphilic substance having sulfonic group as a surface coating solution. |
| US10004574B2 |
Dental arch and airway expander device and method
A method and apparatus with auto-inactivation for the lateral expansion or constriction of posterior teeth, anterior advancement or retraction of the anterior teeth, and distal expansion of the molars, bicuspids and canines is described. This system is for correction of the upper dental arch and jaw bone, nasal cavity constriction, or lower dental arch constriction, which helps to resolve the dental malposition, dental crowding, proper room for tongue position, and expansion of nasal cavity for improvement of airway. The appliance includes loaded springs around the wires connected to molar band with connector tubes and female attachments that are extended to the front tube. The spring creates a distalization force on the first and/or second molars, anterior extending force on front teeth including canines and incisors, and lateral expansion for the posterior teeth including, canines, bicuspids and molars. |
| US10004573B2 |
Guidance element for a tooth
Guidance element for a tooth for interacting with an orthodontic treatment splint, the guidance element having a tooth connection surface as well as at least one engagement surface for engagement in the treatment splint in order to exert orthodontic torques and/or forces onto the tooth during the engagement, and having at least one slot for reception of an orthodontic treatment arch. |
| US10004571B2 |
Chuck mechanism for dental handpiece and dental handpiece using the mechanism
A chuck mechanism for a dental handpiece holds a columnar rotary tool for dental care rotatably with an annular rotor of the dental handpiece. The columnar rotor tool is concentrically detachable to the annular rotor which is rotatably attached to a head part of the dental handpiece. The chuck mechanism has an annular chucking member with a cylindrical base part into which the annular rotor is integrally fitted and an elastic chucking piece having a chucking pawl for engaging with a locking groove formed at a base end of the rotary tool. The chuck mechanism enables the rotary tool to be easily removed from the annular rotor by elastically deforming the elastic chucking piece against elastic force of the elastic chucking piece to disengage the chucking pawl from the locking groove. |
| US10004569B2 |
Repositionable medical instrument support systems, devices, and methods
The disclosure herein provides repositionable medical instrument support systems, devices, and methods. A repositionable medical instrument support system comprises a frame for rigidly connecting the system to a patient support, a ball and socket joint configured to provide three degrees of rotational freedom, a frame mounting arm configured to releasably mount the ball and socket joint to the frame, a sliding joint configured to provide one degree of translational freedom, a connecting arm configured to connect the sliding joint to the ball and socket joint, and a docking member configured to engage a medical instrument to support the medical instrument during a medical procedure. |
| US10004565B2 |
Systems and methods for customizing interactive virtual boundaries
A method for customizing an interactive control boundary includes positioning a virtual implant model relative to a virtual bone model based on a user input, and extracting reference feature information associated with the virtual implant model, wherein the reference feature information describes one of a point, a line, a plane, and a surface associated with the virtual implant model. The method further includes mapping the extracted reference feature information to the virtual model of the bone, and receiving information indicative of a positional landmark associated with the bone, then estimating an intersection between the positional landmark and the mapped reference feature and generating a virtual boundary based, at least in part, on the estimated intersection between the positional landmark and the mapped reference feature. |
| US10004560B2 |
Tissue and stone removal device and related methods of use
Embodiments of a medical device and related methods of use are provided for extracting tissue. The device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. Two or more channels may extend through the elongate member from the proximal end to the distal end, and a morcellating device may be included in one of the channels. In addition, one of the channels may be configured as a return channel for extracting the morcellated tissue. |
| US10004559B2 |
System and method for monitoring ablation size
A system for monitoring ablation size is provided and includes a power source including a microprocessor for executing at least one control algorithm. A microwave antenna is configured to deliver microwave energy from the power source to tissue to form an ablation zone. An ablation zone control module is in operative communication with memory associated with the power source. The memory includes one or more data look-up tables including one or more electrical parameter associated with the microwave antenna. The one or more electrical parameters corresponding to an ablation zone having a radius. The one or more electrical parameters include a threshold value, wherein when the threshold value is met the power source is adjusted to form an ablation zone of suitable proportion. |
| US10004558B2 |
Electrical ablation devices
An electrical ablation apparatus comprises first and second electrodes. Each electrode comprises a first end configured to couple an energy source and a second end configured to couple to a tissue treatment region. An energy source is coupled to the first and second electrodes. The energy source is configured to deliver a first series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by irreversible electroporation and a second series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by thermal heating, through at least one of the first and second electrodes. The first series of electrical pulses is characterized by a first amplitude, a first pulse length, and a first frequency. The second series of electrical pulses is characterized by a second amplitude, a second pulse length, and a second frequency. |
| US10004556B2 |
Tissue resecting devices and methods
A tissue-resecting probe includes an elongated outer sleeve extending about an axis to a distal housing having a first window for receiving tissue. An edge of the first window has a dielectric surface. A rotatable inner sleeve has a second window, and at least a portion of an edge of the second window provides a first polarity electrode. Rotation of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve moves the probe between window-open and window-closed configurations to resect tissue. |
| US10004551B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treatment of a body cavity or lumen
Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and/or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable/expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable/expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable/expandable members. Optionally, a chilled or room temperature fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session. |
| US10004547B2 |
Systems and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone at or near a sacroiliac joint
At least one bone fixation device comprising a stem having a maximum outer diameter is inserted into the sacroiliac joint through a minimally invasive incision path sized approximately at or about the maximum outer diameter of the stem in soft tissue, into the iliac bone, across the sacroiliac joint and into the sacrum. The stem is inserted through the incision path to a position within the sacroiliac joint between the iliac bone and the sacrum, to fuse the sacroiliac joint, without invasive joint preparation, removal of cartilage, or scraping at or near the sacroiliac joint. Desirably, at least a portion of the stem includes a surface permitting bony in-growth. |
| US10004541B1 |
Closure for open-headed medical implant
A closure for an open headed medical implant, such as a bone screw. The closure having a cylindrical body having an axis of rotation and also having a radially outer surface with a thread or other guide and advancement structure thereon. The body having a plurality of apertures that open onto a top surface of the body and that are parallel to but spaced from the axis of rotation. The closure also has a break-off head centrally attached by a neck to the top surface of the body. |
| US10004540B2 |
Pedicle screw with radially offset guideway
A bone screw includes a screw head and a seating sleeve or tulip on the screw head. The bone screw includes two sleeve flanks having a thread. A seat for a rod for surgical connection of adjacent bone screws is formed between the sleeve flanks. On at least one of the sleeve flanks, a guide surface extending in the circumferential direction for a clamping screw to be screwed into the thread is configured on the run-in side, with the guide surface offset in the radial direction vis-à-vis the thread diameter of the female thread. |
| US10004538B2 |
Surgical instrument and method
A surgical instrument includes a first arm engageable with a first spinal construct disposed with a first vertebral surface. A second arm is connected with the first arm via a pivot and being engageable with a second spinal construct disposed with a second vertebral surface. The first arm is movable to rotate the first spinal construct relative to the pivot and/or the second arm is movable to rotate the second spinal construct relative to the pivot such that the first vertebral surface is moved relative to the second vertebral surface. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US10004536B2 |
Medical device
A medical device (100) comprises an elongated, flexible band (110) having a front side (112), a rear side (114), a leading end (116) and a trailing end (118), and having perforations (120) and rungs (122) defined therein. A locking case (130, 132) is arranged on the front side (112) of the band (112) and has a channel (150) dimensioned for reception of the band (110). The medical device (100) also comprises a locking member (140, 142, 144) configured to interlock perforations (120) and rungs (122) defined in the band (110). Multiple studs (160, 162) are arranged on the rear side (114) of the band (110). |
| US10004534B2 |
Sealed distal end prosthesis insertion bag
An apparatus and method for inserting prosthesis implants into a patient pocket. The apparatus has multiple openings including a prosthesis opening, a proximal opening, and a small opening to receive a lubricating fluid. The prosthesis bag is a container with a wide sealed distal end and passage to a narrow apex. The apparatus reduces infection; eases insertion and placement of a cohesive silicone gel implant; and reduces complications. In use, the prosthesis bag is placed through the patient incision while allowing the bag to be manipulated to force the prosthesis into a surgical pocket of a patient. |
| US10004530B2 |
Systems and methods for creating hair transplantation procedure sites
Methods and systems are provided for determining the location of procedure sites, for example hair implantation sites, the method and systems enabling a natural looking randomness to be maintained to achieve a desired density while avoiding previously created procedure sites and existing features. |
| US10004529B2 |
Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument
A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a user input feature, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade that may be coupled with an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The cooling system is operable to deliver liquid coolant to the ultrasonic blade to thereby cool the ultrasonic blade. The user input feature is operable to both actuate the clamp arm and actuate the cooling system. |
| US10004528B2 |
Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument
An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a sleeve. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The clamp arm is configured to move toward the ultrasonic blade. The sleeve extends along at least part of the length of an outer portion of the ultrasonic blade or the clamp arm. The sleeve is configured to prevent tissue from contacting a portion of the ultrasonic blade or clamp arm covered by the sleeve. |
| US10004527B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping
An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The clamp arm comprises a clamp pad. The clamp arm is movable toward the ultrasonic blade to compress tissue between the clamp pad and the ultrasonic blade in two stages. During the first stage, the clamp arm is configured to compress tissue with only a distal portion of the clamp pad. During the second stage, the clamp arm is configured to compress tissue with the distal portion and a proximal portion of the clamp pad. Thus, the tissue compression begins at the distal portion and subsequently progresses toward the proximal portion. |
| US10004524B2 |
Instrument for carrying out medical interventions
An instrument for carrying out medical interventions, including a tubular shaft running lengthwise along a shaft longitudinal axis, an instrument head, wherein the instrument head is supported on the tubular shaft in such a way as to be pivotable about an instrument head pivot axis, and at least part of the instrument head is rotatable about an instrument head longitudinal axis, and a wheel gear arrangement for moving the instrument head, wherein at least part of the instrument head can be driven by the wheel gear arrangement for the rotation about the instrument head longitudinal axis, and wherein the instrument head can be driven by the wheel gear arrangement for the pivoting about the instrument head pivot axis. |
| US10004521B2 |
Feedback dependent lithotripsy energy delivery
A lithotripter is provided that includes a lithotripsy apparatus for treatment of a urinary tract stone by fragmentation. The lithotripsy apparatus includes a lithotripsy wave guide shaft configured to transmit an energy form to at least one urinary tract stone. The lithotripter includes a sensing device configured to provide signal data for determining optimal application of energy during treatment with the lithotripsy apparatus. The lithotripter includes a processor configured to collect the signal data and provide feedback to a user. The processor has a control logic configured to determine at least one of: a) if the lithotripsy wave guide shaft is in contact with a tissue; b) if the lithotripsy wave guide shaft is in contact with a stone; c) type of stone; d) if a user is applying force in excess of a predetermined threshold; and e) physical characteristics of a stone. A method is also provided. |
| US10004519B2 |
Jig for guide pin piercing
A guide pin piercing jig includes a cylinder unit and a frame having a positioning projection at a tip thereof, in which the cylinder unit has plural parallel guide pin insertion cylinders and tentative fixing unit and is attached to the frame slidably so as to be directed to the tip of the frame. It becomes possible to pierce living body bone with plural guide pins for hollow drills to a proper portion of a living body bone in a proper direction with parallel arrangement to form a bone tunnel that has a rectangular or elliptical opening and is suitable for tendon transplantation. |
| US10004518B2 |
Soft tissue reconstruction
Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented. |
| US10004509B2 |
Anastomosis devices
Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers or occluding body conduits and tissue structures include apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expanding frameworks that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures. In some embodiments, one or more tethers are used to longitudinally contract the device in situ. |
| US10004508B2 |
Vessel shaping devices and methods
Disclosed is a medical device for shaping a vessel accommodated therein in a predetermined form, wherein said vessel includes a vein and an artery which are connected at a artifactual vascular junction thereof. The device includes an external vascular support (100) having at least one vascular support wall for accommodating an exterior vessel wall of a vessel therein when implanted. The support includes an arterial portion (1304) for apposition with said artery when accommodated therein, and/or a venous portion (1302) for apposition with said vein when accommodated therein. The venous portion (1302) and/or said arterial portion (1304) are shaped at a junction thereof to provide a vessel rounding to at least a portion of said vessel junction when in apposition with the latter upon implantation of said device for said vessel shaping. Corresponding methods are also disclosed. Thus dysfunction or failure of a vessel of the artifactual vascular junction may be reduced, minimized, or eliminated. |
| US10004505B2 |
Detachable motor powered surgical instrument
A detachable motor-powered surgical instrument. The instrument may include a housing that includes at least one engagement member for removably attaching the housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various portions of a surgical end effector coupled to the housing. The housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement. |
| US10004499B2 |
Applicator instruments having end caps with gripping features
An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing having an actuator, a shaft extending from the housing, and an end cap secured to a distal end of the shaft. The end cap has a bottom side, a top side, a lower distal edge adjacent the bottom side, and an end face that slopes upwardly and proximally from the lower distal edge to the top side of the end cap. A surgical fastener delivery window is formed in the sloping distal end face of the cap for dispensing surgical fasteners. The sloping distal end face extends continuously around the outer perimeter of the surgical fastener delivery window. The cap includes a plurality of gripping posts projecting distally from the sloping distal end face of the distal end cap. The posts are inserted into the pores of a surgical mesh for controlling movement of the mesh. |
| US10004497B2 |
Interface systems for use with surgical instruments
A surgical instrument for use by an operator in a surgical procedure includes an elongate shaft, an end effector extending from the elongate shaft, and a control system. The end effector is articulatable relative to the elongate shaft between a home state position and an articulated position. The control system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor to store program instructions. The processor can alert the operator when the end effector reaches the home state position from the articulated position. |
| US10004494B2 |
Surgical needle coatings and methods
The present invention provides novel medical devices for use in surgical procedures and methods for manufacturing novel medical devices. In some embodiments, the novel medical devices can include surgical needles that are capable of being repeatedly passed through tissue using minimal force. More particularly, the surgical needles can be manufactured with one or more coatings that provide the surgical needles with both durability and lubricity for ease of repeated and successive passes through tissue. Novel methods for manufacturing the surgical needles and for providing and applying coatings to the surgical needles are also provided. |
| US10004490B2 |
Force limited needle driver
A surgical suturing device comprises an arced needle comprises a length of suture. An elongate shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end. A needle driver is on the distal end of the elongate shaft operable to engage and rotate the needle in a circular path. The needle driver reciprocates between a drive stroke wherein the needle is rotated and a return stroke. A trigger is on the proximal end of the elongate shaft. A drive rod in the elongate shaft operably connects the trigger and the needle driver. Moving the trigger in a first direction actuates the needle driver through its drive stroke, and moving the trigger in a second direction actuates the needle driver through its return stroke. A spring is operably connected to the drive rod limiting a load transmitted through the drive rod. The spring may limit the load transmitted through the drive rod when the trigger is moved in a first direction. |
| US10004480B2 |
Probe control method and apparatus
Disclosed are a probe control method and apparatus and an ultrasound system which apply a mounting signal used to sense a mounting status of a probe, detect the mounting signal transferred through a cable, and automatically activate/deactivate the probe according to a change in a sensed mounting status. |
| US10004477B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus and method of providing medical images
Disclosed herein are a medical imaging apparatus and a method of providing medical images which may more accurately quantify elasticity of tissues. The medical imaging apparatus includes a display unit displaying an elastic image in which different colors are mapped according to strain values of tissues within an object, and a controller, when a target area containing lesion tissues and a reference area containing normal tissues are set in the elastic image, calculating a representative target area value representing strain values of the target area and a representative reference area value representing strain values of the reference area, and displaying a color reference area, expressing distribution of the representative reference area value in the reference area in color, through the display unit. |
| US10004471B2 |
Decision support for disease characterization and treatment response with disease and peri-disease radiomics
Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments associated with classifying a region of tissue using textural analysis are described. One example apparatus includes an image acquisition logic that acquires an image of a region of tissue demonstrating cancerous pathology, a delineation logic that distinguishes nodule tissue within the image from the background of the image, a perinodular zone logic that defines a perinodular zone based on the nodule, a feature extraction logic that extracts a set of features from the image, a probability logic that computes a probability that the nodule is benign or that the nodule will respond to a treatment, and a classification logic that classifies the nodule tissue based, at least in part, on the set of features or the probability. A prognosis or treatment plan may be provided based on the classification of the image. |
| US10004470B2 |
Breast imaging system giving feedback information to the patient and method using thereof
A breast imaging system comprising an imaging apparatus with an illumination source, a detector, a breast support, a compression paddle slidable between an upper position and an lower position relatively to the detector, a compression command displacing the compression paddle upon actuation, wherein the compression command is placed at a reachable distance from the patient, wherein the breast imaging system further comprises a feedback device giving feedback information perceivable by the patient, the feedback information varying according to the position of the compression paddle. |
| US10004468B2 |
X-ray imaging device and X-ray imaging method
An X-ray imaging device and an X-ray imaging method for obtaining 3D X-ray images of an entire field of view (FOV). The device includes an X-ray source for radiating X-rays to a part of an FOV and an X-ray sensor for detecting the X-rays, which have passed through the part of the FOV. The X-ray sensor has a width narrower than the radius of a smallest circle including a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the FOV. A rotating arm supports the X-ray source and the X-ray sensor to face each other with the FOV therebetween. The rotating arm rotates and moves about an axis of rotation between the X-ray source and the X-ray sensor so that the X-rays are radiated to the entire area of the FOV in various directions of the FOV. |
| US10004464B2 |
System for improved compressive tomography and method therefor
A method and system for forming tomographic images of an object using discrete, non-continuous illumination rays is disclosed. In some embodiments, coded apertures, collimation filters, or reference structures are used to filter the set of illumination rays from a two- or three-dimensional radiation signal, wherein the set of illumination rays are then used to interrogate the object. In some embodiments, the object is interrogated with a set of illumination rays that is continuous and a sparse array of detectors is used to sub-sample the illumination rays after they have passed through the object. |
| US10004462B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for removing prospective motion correction from medical imaging scans
The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for removing prospective motion correction from medical imaging scans. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for removing motion correction from biomedical imaging scan data comprises tracking, by a computer system, motion of an object being scanned; generating, by the computer system, motion tracking data; adjusting, by the computer system, a biomedical imaging scanner, using the motion tracking data, to compensate in real time for object motion, such that raw image data generated by the scanner can be reconstructed into motion-corrected images; inverting, by the computer system, the motion tracking data; and applying, by the computer system, the inverted motion tracking data to the raw image data to generate de-corrected image data representative of what the scanner would produce had the scanner not compensated for motion, wherein the de-corrected image data can be reconstructed into de-corrected images, wherein the computer system comprises an electronic memory and a computer processor. |
| US10004457B2 |
Encapsulated electronics
An eye-mountable device includes an electrochemical sensor embedded in a polymeric material configured for mounting to a surface of an eye. The electrochemical sensor includes a working electrode and a reference electrode that reacts with an analyte to generate a sensor measurement related to a concentration of the analyte in a fluid to which the eye-mountable device is exposed. An example assembly process includes: forming a sacrificial layer on a working substrate; forming a first layer of a bio-compatible material on the sacrificial layer; providing an electronics module on the first layer of the bio-compatible material, forming a second layer of the bio-compatible material to cover the electronics module; and annealing the first and second layers of the bio-compatible material together to form an encapsulated structure having the electronics module fully encapsulated by the bio-compatible material. |
| US10004452B2 |
System and methods for estimating respiratory airflow
A system and methods for screening patients suspected of obstructive sleep apnea. The system includes a sound detection device configured for detecting tracheal respiratory sound signals of a patient and a Sao2 detection device for detecting SaO2 signals of the patient. The system also has a head position detection device for detecting the head positions of the patient during testing, and a processing module for receiving and analyzing the tracheal respiratory sound signals to extract sound data and the Sao2 signals to extract blood oxygen saturation data. The processing module further receives and analyzes the head position signals captured by the head position detection device to generate head position data. The system may further include a display for displaying information about the various data generated by the processing module. |
| US10004451B1 |
User monitoring system
A user monitoring device system includes a user monitoring device with one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine light, sound temperature and humidity near the user, the transmitter serving as a communication system. A motion detection apparatus detects a user's movement information. The motion detection apparatus and the monitoring system assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information. A cloud based system is in communication with the monitoring device and the motion detection apparatus. The cloud based system includes a user database. |
| US10004449B2 |
Measurement device for the muscular-skeletal system having alignment features
A measurement device suitable to measure a load applied by the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The measurement device can be a prosthetic component having an articular surface for measuring parameters of a joint in extension or flexion. A first and second support structure forms an enclosure having load-bearing surfaces. The first support structure includes at least one alignment feature extending from a surface. The second support structure includes a corresponding opening for receiving the alignment feature. The first and second support structures include a peripheral channel and corresponding flange to support sealing of the enclosure. Interior to the enclosure is the measurement system. The alignment feature couples through and aligns a first load plate, a sensor array, and a second load plate to surfaces of the first and second support structures. The sensor array is coupled to electronic circuitry in the enclosure via a unitary circuit board. |
| US10004448B2 |
Osteoporosis diagnostic support apparatus
Provided is an apparatus for measuring the thickness, roughness, and morphology index of the mandibular cortical bone using a dental panorama image to assist in the diagnosis of osteoporosis, wherein the thickness, roughness, and morphological index of the cortical bone is measured more accurately and the diagnosis of osteoporosis can be supported more accurately. An osteoporosis diagnostic support apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a contour extraction unit adapted to extract a mandibular contour from an image of a mandibular cortical bone photographed by a photographic apparatus adapted to photograph the mandibular cortical bone and surroundings thereof, a line segment extraction unit adapted to extract line segments from the image of the mandibular cortical bone photographed by the photographic apparatus; and a cortical bone thickness calculation unit adapted to calculate a thickness of the cortical bone based on the extracted mandibular contour and line segments. |
| US10004446B2 |
Parametric seizure detection
We report a method for detecting epileptic or non-epileptic seizures, comprising: receiving a heart rate of a patient; calculating a percentage change of the heart rate in reference to at least one of the patient's maximal heart rate, reserve heart rate, or a resting heart rate; detecting an epileptic seizure if the percentage increase in the heart rate reaches a threshold value; and taking at least one responsive action selected from issuing a warning, delivering a therapy, determining a seizure severity, or logging at least one of a date and time of occurrence of the seizure, its severity, the type of therapy, or its effect, in response to the detection. We also report a medical device system configured to implement the method. We also report a non-transitory computer readable program storage unit encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method. |
| US10004444B2 |
Collection assembly, in particular for blood samples
The application relates to a collection assembly (1), in particular for blood samples, comprising a sample container (2) and a closure device (3) which has a closure cap (22) and a pierceable septum (26) held on the closure cap. At its open end (4) delimited by an end face (11), the sample container has a flange (13) and an annular skirt (15), the flange projecting radially beyond a side wall (7). The annular skirt (15) extends axially from a flange end (14) to a closed end (5) of the sample container (2). The sample container (2), the flange (13) and the annular skirt form a one-piece component. Between an outer surface (9) of the side wall (7) and an inner annular skirt surface (16) facing toward this outer surface, there is an approximately tubular free space (17) which is delimited in the axial direction in the region of the open end (4) by the flange (13). |
| US10004442B2 |
Advanced analyte sensor calibration and error detection
Systems and methods for processing sensor data and self-calibration are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided which are capable of calibrating a continuous analyte sensor based on an initial sensitivity, and then continuously performing self-calibration without using, or with reduced use of, reference measurements. In certain embodiments, a sensitivity of the analyte sensor is determined by applying an estimative algorithm that is a function of certain parameters. Also described herein are systems and methods for determining a property of an analyte sensor using a stimulus signal. The sensor property can be used to compensate sensor data for sensitivity drift, or determine another property associated with the sensor, such as temperature, sensor membrane damage, moisture ingress in sensor electronics, and scaling factors. |
| US10004441B2 |
Self-powered analyte sensor
Generally, embodiments of the invention relate to self-powered analyte determining devices (e.g., electrochemical analyte monitoring systems) that include a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an optional resistance value, where the working electrode includes analyte sensing components and the self-powered analyte determining device spontaneously passes a current directly proportional to analyte concentration in the absence of an external power source. Also provided are systems and methods of using the, for example electrochemical, analyte sensors in analyte monitoring. |
| US10004439B2 |
In vivo sensors having ceria nanoparticle electrodes
Ceria nanoparticle compositions for use as electrode materials for in vivo electrochemical analyte sensors (e.g., glucose sensors) are provided, for example to form a cathode or a reference electrode. The ceria nanoparticle compositions may be combined with a conductive material (e.g., mixed with) to form the cathode or the reference electrode, or the ceria nanoparticle compositions may be deposited over conductive material to form the cathode or the reference electrode. Electrochemical in vivo sensors for monitoring the concentration of an analyte having a reference electrode and/or a cathode that includes a ceria nanoparticle composition, and methods for monitoring an analyte concentration using the electrochemical sensors are also described. Methods of making in vivo electrochemical analyte sensors having a reference electrode and/or a cathode that includes a ceria nanoparticle composition are also provided. |
| US10004436B2 |
Devices and methods for continuous analyte monitoring
“Zero-click” viewing of sensor data without any user input is provided. A display with sensor data may be “always on,” and may enable discrete viewing of sensor data without significant user hassle. Also, a system may be configured to display only current data, and/or to display the most current data for only a set interval. Also, one device in a continuous analyte monitoring system may be designated as a primary device, or hub, for receiving sensor data, and may control the flow of information and/or alerts to other devices in the system. Sensor data and/or alerts may be sent to a hierarchy of devices and/or persons in a designated order. |
| US10004434B1 |
Microfluidic systems for electrochemical transdermal analyte sensing using a capillary-located electrode
A sensing device, designed to be used in contact with the skin, contains a plurality of individually controllable sites for electrochemically monitoring an analyte, such as glucose, in interstitial fluid of a user. The device includes at least a hydrophobic layer designed to contact the skin; a capillary channel providing an opening adjacent the skin; a metal electrode layer having a sensor layer applied to an edge portion thereof such that it is exposed to the interior of said capillary channel, the sensing layer being effective to measure the analyte. |
| US10004429B2 |
Method and system for measuring a path length using a handheld electronic device
The present disclosure provides a method for measuring a path length using a handheld electronic device comprising: repeatedly tumbling forward the handheld electronic device so as to cover the path to be measured; sensing a rotational change of the handheld electronic device; counting fractional increments of revolution of the handheld electronic device with respect to a starting position; and estimating the path length based on the counted fractional increments of revolution. |
| US10004425B2 |
Patient specific scan parameters for MRI scanning
A method of optimizing scan parameters for LGE-MRI. At least one cardiac MRI TI scout scan is performed by applying an inversion pulse every predetermined heartbeat of a patient. An initial value of an inversion time TIinitial is determined by assessing a set of images generated from the scout scan. A first multiple of a duration between successive indicia of ventricular depolarization is selected, and a relaxation time T1 is determined based on the initial value Tinitial and the first multiple of duration. An optimized inversion time TIoptimal for LGE-MRI is determined based on the relaxation time T1 and a second multiple of a duration between successive indicia of ventricular depolarization. A correction factor is determined based on the optimized inversion time TIoptimal from the initial value of the inversion time TIinitial. |
| US10004424B2 |
Endorectal prostate coil with open access for surgical instruments
An endorectal coil (1) includes a tube (40), a spreader (44), and one or more electrically conductive elements (64). The tube (40) is configured for insertion into the rectum (42). The spreader (44) is configured to be positioned at a distal end of the tube (40) and mechanically spread to compress surrounding tissue after the tube (40) is inserted. The one or more electrically conductive elements (64) are tuned to receive magnetic resonance data disposed on at least one of the tube (40), the spreader (44), and adjacent the tube and spreader. |
| US10004416B2 |
Catheter having closed loop array with in-plane linear electrode portion
A catheter adapted or high density mapping and/or ablation of tissue surface has a distal electrode array with offset spine loops, each spine loop having at least a pair of linear portions and a distal portion connecting the pair of linear portions, and one or more electrodes on each linear portion. The linear portions of the plurality of offset spine loops are arranged in-plane a single common plane, and the distal portions of the plurality of offset spine loops are arranged off-plane from the single common plane. |
| US10004415B2 |
Extended wear electrocardiography patch
An extended wear electrocardiography patch is provided. A flexible backing is formed of an elongated strip of stretchable spunlace material. A layer of stretchable adhesive is applied on at least a portion of a contact surface of the flexible backing, which defines a pair of openings on both ends. A non-stretchable circuit is axially affixed to an outward-facing surface of the flexible backing and has a pair of circuit traces. The flexible backing acts as a buffer between the non-stretchable circuit and the stretchable adhesive and prevents disadhesion of the flexible backing during bending. A pair of electrocardiographic electrodes are electrically coupled to each of the circuit traces. Conductive gel is provided in each of the openings and in electrical contact with the pair of electrocardiographic electrodes as the electrodes shift away from the openings in the flexible backing during the bending. |
| US10004413B2 |
Signal analysis related to treatment sites
A method includes storing baseline data representing at least one local or global electrical characteristics for at least a portion of a region of interest (ROI) of a patient's anatomical structure. The baseline data is determined based on electrical measurement data obtained during at least one first measurement interval. The method also includes storing in memory other data representing the at least one local or global electrical characteristics for the at least a portion of the ROI based on electrical measurement data obtained during at least one subsequent measurement interval. The method also includes evaluating the baseline data relative to the other data to determine a change in the at least one local or global electrical characteristics. The method also includes generating an output based on the evaluating to provide an indication of progress or success associated with the applying the treatment. |
| US10004412B2 |
Magnetocardiography arrangement and ergometer for same
A magnetocardiography arrangement for producing stress magnetocardiograms that comprises a magnetocardiograph (1) and a stress unit (2) consisting of non-magnetic components. The magnetocardiograph (1) and the stress unit (2) are arranged in a shielded chamber (4) for shielding against external magnetic fields, and the stress unit (2) is or includes a bicycle ergometer braked by means of pressurized gas or a pressurized gas mixture from a source (6) for the pressurized gas or the pressurized gas mixture arranged outside the shielded chamber (4). |
| US10004405B2 |
System and imaging method for using photoacoustic effect
A system and an imaging method for using photoacoustic effect are provided in the present invention. The system includes a light source for generating a light beam, a wave-guide probe and an ultrasound receiving device. The wave-guide probe further has a reception portion and at least one transmission portion. The reception portion receives the light beam and then triggers a photoacoustic effect inside the reception portion so as thereby to generate at least one sound wave thereinside to be further transmitted to the at least one transmission portion. The transmission portion is merged into the organic medium. When the sound wave is transmitted to the transmission portion, an ultrasound area is generated inside the organic medium. The ultrasound receiving device is located adjacent to the organic medium, receives the ultrasound generated in the ultrasound area to form an ultrasound image of the organic medium, so as to achieve the imaging method. |
| US10004404B2 |
Portable vein projector
A portable vein projector, including an LED light source, a CMOS image sensor, a semi-transparent and semi-reflecting mirror, a micro-projector, and an image processing unit. The LED light source operates to project near-infrared light on the skin surface area. The near-infrared light is reflected by the skin surface, and part of reflected light penetrates through the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting mirror, enters into the CMOS image sensor to form an image in the CMOS image sensor. The image is transmitted from the CMOS image sensor to the image processing unit where the image is processed, and the image is transmitted to the micro-projector. The micro-projector outputs visible light. The visible light is reflected by the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting mirror and is imaged on the skin surface area to yield a vein image. |
| US10004401B2 |
Apparatus for the non-invasive measurement of tissue function and metabolism by determination of steady-state fluorescence anisotropy
A non-invasive measurement of biological tissue reveals information about the function of that tissue. Polarized light is directed onto the tissue, stimulating the emission of fluorescence, due to one or more endogenous fluorophors in the tissue. Fluorescence anisotropy is then calculated. Such measurements of fluorescence anisotropy are then used to assess the functional status of the tissue, and to identify the existence and severity of disease states. Such assessment can be made by comparing a fluorescence anisotropy profile with a known profile of a control. |
| US10004383B2 |
Method for connecting at least two components of an endoscope, components of an endoscope and endoscope
In the case of a method according to the invention for connecting at least two components of an endoscope, at least one brazing preform, which contains a high-temperature brazing solder, is introduced into at least one brazing solder reservoir of at least one of the components, the at least two components are held in relation to one another in such a way that at least one brazing gap that is in capillary connection with the at least one brazing solder reservoir is formed between joining regions of the at least two components that are assigned to one another, and the arrangement (1, 22) comprising the at least two components and the at least one brazing preform is heated to a brazing temperature of the high-temperature brazing solder. The invention also relates to a component of an endoscope and to an endoscope. |
| US10004382B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus for a living body insertable apparatus includes an inserting unit configured to be inserted into a living body, and a power unit configured to generate a propulsive force for the inserting unit in the living body. The display apparatus includes a driving force detector, a display calculator, and a display controller. The driving force detector acquires a value relating to a driving force of the power unit. The display calculator determines a display area of a gauge configured to have the display area varying according to the driving force, based on the value. The display controller outputs a signal to display the gauge on a display device. |
| US10004381B1 |
Rack mounting features for a dishwasher appliance
A rack mounting assembly for supporting an upper rack assembly within a tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tub defines an alignment slot and a screw hole. The rack mounting assembly includes a mounting body defining a mounting hole and a protruding member configured for engaging the alignment slot of the tub when the mounting body is properly aligned. A retention feature, such as one or more flexible arms, extends from the protruding member and toward the tub to hold the mounting body in place until a screw may be passed through the mounting hole and into the screw hole to secure the mounting body to the tub. |
| US10004374B2 |
Unitary cleaning fluid and cleaning wipes device
Provided herein is a handheld cleaning device, which stores cleaning wipes as well as fluid. In an embodiment, the cleaning device comprises a hollow inner longitudinal portion, a hollow base, and a hollow outer longitudinal portion. All three hollow portions are joined together to form a single hollow fluid reservoir. In use, a cylindrical role of cleaning wipes may be slipped over the hollow inner longitudinal portion such that the hollow inner longitudinal portion is located inside the cylindrical roll of the cleaning wipes. The hollow outer longitudinal portion is located outside the cylindrical roll of the cleaning wipes and secures the cylindrical roll of cleaning wipes to the device. Further, the hollow base is located under the cylindrical roll of the cleaning wipes and further secures the cylindrical roll of cleaning wipes to the device. |
| US10004373B2 |
Cleaning pad with visually discernible indicator, steam mop and method
A cleaning pad for use with a surface cleaning appliance, such as a steam mop, includes a cleaning composition and at least one visually discernible indicator that alerts a user to the condition of the cleaning pad. The visually discernible indicator can change color as the cleaning composition is consumed. |
| US10004371B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner that includes a nozzle assembly; a cleaner body that is coupled to the nozzle assembly and that is configured to rotate; and a water cleaning device that is coupled to the nozzle assembly, the water cleaning device including: a water tank that is configured to (i) hold a cloth and (ii) store water to provide to the cloth and that includes an air hole through which air enters the water tank from outside of the water tank, and an adjusting device that is configured to open or close the air hole based on a rotation of the cleaner body is disclosed. |
| US10004370B2 |
Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner
A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening. |
| US10004367B2 |
Body drying system
A body drying system for use in a shower including a power unit configured to supply heated air, an airflow transitional part configured to be supported by part of a shower closure, and a hand-held air delivery nozzle. The hand-held air delivery nozzle is fluidly coupled to the power unit by way of the airflow transitional part. The hand-held air delivery nozzle is configured to expel the heated air. |
| US10004365B2 |
Toilet paper roll replacement device
A removable tube structure comprising of a tube and a plate conjoined to one end of the tube, whereby the plate having a hole in the center, of the same diameter as the inside diameter of tube, allows for removable mounting of the tube structure onto and over one end of a two telescoping tube toilet paper roll mandrel assembly, and the plate having an area extending radially outward, whereby the plate can be contacted by an empty or full toilet paper roll being pushed axially towards the plate by at least one finger of a user, which actuates the removable tube structure and compresses the telescoping tubes of the mandrel assembly, in order to remove and replace the roll of toilet paper, and the associated telescoping tube mandrel assembly, from a mandrel assembly holder. |
| US10004364B2 |
Drip tray
This invention relates to a wall mountable drip tray (1) of the type comprising a mounting plate (5) for mounting the drip tray to a wall, a liquid reservoir (7) extending forwardly from the mounting plate and in which the wall mountable drip tray further comprises monitoring equipment (9) including a proximity sensor (8) for detecting an individual or equipment in the vicinity of the drip tray. The monitoring equipment further comprises a transceiver for communicating with one or more of a remote control unit (23), a fixed network unit (35) and a mobile network unit (37) of a monitoring system (21). By providing such a wall mountable drip tray, existing hand hygiene infrastructure, specifically wall mounted antibacterial liquid dispensers, in an installation can be incorporated into a new monitoring system and will not become obsolete. |
| US10004360B1 |
Tongs
A pair of tongs, comprises: first and second arms, each arm having a gripping end and a pivot end. A hinge pivotably joins the first and second arms at the pivot ends thereof. A spring is coupled to each of the first and second arms, the spring being biased to urge the first and second arms apart, from a first, closed position, to a second, open, position. A releasable lock locks the first and second arms in the closed position, the releasable lock being operable by a single hand of a user. |
| US10004357B2 |
Self-combusting ignition device
A self-combusting ignition device comprising a hollow, funnel-shaped body made of a combustible material which is devoid of charcoal, said body having (a) a relatively narrow top opening and a relatively wide bottom opening, and (b) at least one ventilation conduit adjacent said relatively wide bottom opening. |
| US10004352B2 |
Device for discharging an extraction product out of a portion packaging; puncturing device and extraction apparatus
A discharge device is provided including a supporting surface to rest against a surface region of a capsule as well as at least one perforating element protruding from said supporting surface, wherein a screen element is provided in the supporting surface having a plurality of screen perforations through which the extraction product can be discharged, the extraction product escaping out of the capsule through one of the openings created by the perforating element. |
| US10004349B2 |
Cooling and sterilizing spoon
A cooling and sterilizing spoon that generates a flow of cool air that cools a food contained within. The spoon sterilizes the flow of cool air with ultraviolet radiation prior to the air engaging the food. In this manner, contaminants that reside in the air are inactivated. This has the effect of cooling the food with a sterile source of air. The spoon integrates a fan and an ultraviolet radiation source proximally to the food to effect the cooling and sterilizing process. A concave portion contains the food. The fan and the ultraviolet radiation source are oriented towards the concave portion. A lever cover overlays the fan and the ultraviolet radiation source on the lever, and includes at least one ventilation opening for enabling air to move to and from the fan. A motor actuates the fan. A power source and a power outlet enable powering of the motor. |
| US10004347B1 |
Electrically conductive FLASKLIGHT
An electric powered flashlight configured so that one or more of the battery cells designed to fit within it may be replaced by a fluid carrying vessel that is electrically conducive so that in addition to carrying fluids internally it may be part of the energy transmission circuit within said flashlight. One or both ends of said vessel may have a removable drinking cap. |
| US10004341B2 |
Convertible highchair and infant carrier stand device
A collapsible convertible highchair and infant carrier stand device is provided. It includes basket and a base supporting the basket. The basket is configured to receive an infant carrier or to directly support a seated infant. The basket includes a bottom wall, a first end wall, a pair of sidewalls, a second end wall, a crotch panel and a back support panel. The crotch panel and the back support panel are located in the basket between the first and second end walls. Each is configured to be pivoted from a stowed position, when the device is holding an infant carrier, to an operative position when the device is directly supporting the infant. In the operative position the infant's back will rest against the back support panel and his/her legs will extend through opening in the crotch panel and a window in the first end wall. |
| US10004339B2 |
Entertainment device accessory
A chair for use with a head-mountable display device, the chair comprising a seat portion comprising one or more connection means to allow connection to the head-mountable display device, a base portion, and a rotatable connection between the seat portion and the base portion configured so as to allow an electrical connection to pass between the seat portion and base portion, wherein the electrical connection is operable to transmit at least one of power and digital data. |
| US10004330B1 |
Bottle rack
A bottle rack includes a panel that has a front surface and an opposing back surface, and support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface. Each of the support bars has a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the front surface such that at least two of the support bars can support a bottle while forcing the bottle against the front surface. The rack may be a “label forward” rack. Additionally, the various joints, grooves, and slots used to join the support bars to the panel may also be used to join any the support bars and panels of any suitable bottle rack. |
| US10004328B2 |
Movable table
A movable table comprises a main body part having a table and a receiving unit; a moving part provided at a lower end of the main body part; a power supply part provided at one surface of the main body part and having a power supply unit for charging or connection to power; and an image device part provided at an upper end of the main body part so that a position or an angle thereof is adjusted and having an image unit, wherein one or more of the moving part, the power supply part and the image device part are formed as modules which are removably attached to the main body part. |
| US10004327B2 |
Convertible sit and stand workstation
A workstation for alternatively configuring a conventional desk for use while sitting and use while standing. The workstation includes an extendable column formed of multiple nested sections. The nested sections are configured to telescope such that the column can be extended. The workstation is configured to support a monitor and a tray. The extendable column contains a counter balance mechanism that is configured to resist collapsing of the column. A movement coupling mechanism is provided that it is such that motion of the first section relative to the second section is transmitted to the third section such that the third section moves a corresponding amount relative to the second section. |
| US10004324B2 |
Illuminated multi-light flashing toothbrush and method of use
A toothbrush with a handle having a base and a head and defining a cavity positioned between the base and the head. The toothbrush also includes a plurality of bristles attached to the head of the handle, a green light configured to flash for a first period of time, a yellow light configured to flash for a second period of time, and a red light configured to flash for a third period of time. The toothbrush also includes a switch coupled to the handle for activating the green light, and a circuit for automatically activating the yellow light after expiration of the first period of time and for automatically activating the red light after expiration of the second period of time. |
| US10004321B2 |
Sandal carrying apparatus
A clip on sandal tote that allows a user to carry sandals on their person instead of having to be carried in the user's hands. |
| US10004319B2 |
Makeup application component
A makeup application component includes a three-dimensional mask, a transfer layer, and a pigment layer. A surface curve of a first surface of the three-dimensional mask is corresponding to a surface curve of a face of a user. The transfer layer covers the first surface of the three-dimensional mask. The transfer layer is provided with a first surface and a second surface that are opposite each other. The first surface of the transfer layer clings to the first surface of the three-dimensional mask, and the pigment layer is attached to the second surface of the transfer layer. |
| US10004317B2 |
Dual-ended lip balm container
A three to six sided lip balm applicator comprises a cap, a liner, and a base, having engagement assemblies for engaging the cap to the liner, the liner to the base, and a base from one lip balm applicator to an equivalent base from another lip balm applicator to form a lip balm container. The base comprises a partition with stabilizers which emerge from the partition and extend radially toward and overhang an aperture in the partition. The lip balm applicator may contain a domed lip balm, filled directly into the lip balm applicator or components thereof as a mold for manufacturing the domed lip balm, filled to a fill level approaching the partition top but not touching the partition top. |
| US10004313B2 |
Hand held appliance
Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising a body, a handle having a first end connected to the body and a second end comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid flow path from the fluid inlet through the handle towards the body, a fan unit for drawing fluid along the fluid flow path and a cable extending from the second end of the handle for supplying power to the fan unit wherein at least one wire from the cable is routed along a wall of the handle. The wall of the handle may comprise at least one recess extending longitudinally along the handle for accommodating the at least one wire from the cable. The cable may comprise two wires and the wall two recesses extending longitudinally along the handle one recess for accommodating each of the wires from the cable. The two recesses may be approximately diametrically opposite in the wall. |
| US10004311B2 |
Smart luggage system
A smart luggage apparatus includes a case assembly with at least a stowage compartment. A smart handle assembly is mounted to a case assembly. The smart handle assembly includes a controller having a power supply and further powered by one or more battery, where one battery is located in the handle and a second battery is located in the stowage compartment. A smart luggage apparatus also includes a one or more scale that communicates with the smart handle controller and transmits the weight of the case assembly. |
| US10004309B2 |
Contact lens package limiting absorption of ketotifen
The invention provides a package for storing medical devices that substantially eliminates elution of a pharmaceutical agent, from the device into the package. As well, a new lidstock is described for use with the package, which results in better retention of drug throughout the bowl and lidstock. |
| US10004308B2 |
Collar for portable device
Briefly, embodiments of a collar, which may be suitable for removably securing a portable communications device to a user, are disclosed. |
| US10004307B2 |
Folding duffle
In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for providing foldable duffle bags are presented. Such exemplary collapsible duffles can have two states: (i) a fully extended state in which said luggage is used by a user to hold, for example, clothing and objects, and its wheels fully extended and usable, and (ii) a compressed or folded state in which the luggage has a minimum volume and can be easily and conveniently stored and carried, especially where space is a premium, where the wheels are invisible and out of the way. Various novel technologies are used to obtain maximal compression in the compressed state, and to allow for convenient transformation between the two states. Exemplary duffles of rather significant fully expanded size can be rolled or folded onto themselves, the wheels can be turned inside out, and the article compressed into a small hand held carrying case. |
| US10004304B2 |
Band and timepiece
The present invention is a band including a band main body and a band coupling member which is attached to an end portion of the band main body and a band attachment section of an attachment target member corresponding to the end portion of the band main body, in which the band coupling member has a structure where a plurality of component pieces are arranged in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the band main body and fixed to one another. |
| US10004298B2 |
Footwear traction devices and systems and mechanisms for making durable connections to soft body materials
The present disclosure is directed toward a device that can be worn over footwear to provide traction, such as on slick or slippery surfaces, in snow, or on ice. Described embodiments include footwear accessory devices comprising at least one cleat that provides traction but does not add significantly to the profile of the footwear during use. The present disclosure is also directed toward to connecting bodies that can be used to couple objects to a stretchy material. |
| US10004295B2 |
Article of footwear with protective member for a control device
A protective member for an article of footwear includes protruding portions that are configured to prevent incidental contact with a control device. The protective member can be attached to a heel member. The protective member can include shallow portions that allow a user access to the control device. |
| US10004293B2 |
Crosslinked product, method for producing the same and the use thereof, and ethylene copolymer
The present method for producing a crosslinked product include the steps of: melt molding an ethylene copolymer (A) or a resin composition containing the ethylene copolymer (A); and carrying out crosslinking; wherein the ethylene copolymer (A) contains a constitutional unit derived from ethylene and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and satisfies the following requirements (1), (2) and (3): (1) a vinyl group content per 1,000 carbon atoms as measured by 1H-NMR is from 0.06 to 1; (2) a ratio MFR10/MFR2.16 is from 8.5 to 50; and (3) a density d is from 850 kg/m3 to 920 kg/m3. The present method for producing a crosslinked product is capable of providing a crosslinked product having a good moldability and an excellent mechanical strength. Further, the present method is capable of providing a foamed product which is light weight and excellent in mechanical strength, with an excellent productivity; as well as providing crosslinked molded articles whose dimensional variations between individual products are small. |
| US10004288B2 |
Apparel belt and buckle apparatus
In an example, a belt has a first end and a second end. A buckle with connectors and a slider is attached to one of the two ends of the belt. The buckle removably attaches to another of the two ends of the belt. A belt overlap extends through both sides of the buckle to cover openings or holes formed in at least one of the first end and the second end of the belt. The belt and buckle apparatus provides a balanced or symmetrical appearance even when it is worn by a user. |
| US10004286B2 |
Glove having conductive ink and method of interacting with proximity sensor
A glove is provided that includes a body configured to engage a hand and a plurality of finger sheaths configured to cover fingers of the hand. The glove also has an electrically conductive ink disposed at least at the tip of at least one of the finger sheaths to interact with a proximity sensor, such as a capacitive sensor. |
| US10004284B2 |
Aquatic sport performance garment with arms-up construction and method of making same
An aquatic sport performance garment configured to improve a user's performance, enhance a user's speed and ease with which the wearer moves through water, provide better control of body temperature in diverse environments and reduce overall fatigue while wearing the garment. A garment having an upper-torso portion, a free-floating, sealing collar and sleeves biased in an arms-up configuration. |
| US10004281B2 |
Pants configured for motor vehicle workers
The pant of the present invention is specifically inspired and configured for use in the motor vehicle industry. The pant may be scratchless, meaning that the pant does not have any exposed features that are capable of scratching the finish on a motor vehicle. For example, the pant may comprise a concealed waistband closure mechanism. The pant may also comprise a scratchless security pocket, which is predisposed toward a closed position and thus does not require the use of buttons or the like. The pant may also be configured to provide enhanced mobility and comfort, allowing a wearer a range of movements without interference from his or her clothing. For example, the pant may be manufactured from a stretchable material and/or may comprise a waistband that is configured to stretch so as to provide increased mobility and comfort. The pant may also include an articulating, reinforcing knee feature, which provides additional strength to the knee portion of the pant while also providing for a more comfortable bend at the knee. Additionally, the pant may have reinforcement features, such as reinforced pockets or belt loops, which are particularly suitable for use by motor vehicle workers. |
| US10004276B2 |
Retainable collar stay
A retainable collar stay for a shirt includes an elongated body, at least one resilient member, and at least one barb. The elongated body includes a first side and a second side. The at least one resilient member is fixedly connected to one of the first side and the second side. The at least one barb is fixedly connected to one of the first side and the second side. |
| US10004274B2 |
Atomizer capable of refilling tobacco liquid without leaking and electronic cigarette having same
An atomizer includes a housing assembly, an atomizing core, a lid, a liquid blocking cover, and an elastic element. The housing assembly defines a liquid chamber. The atomizing core is configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid. The lid is configured for sealing the liquid chamber, and is detachable from the housing assembly. The liquid blocking cover is movably arranged in the housing assembly. The elastic element elastically abuts against the liquid blocking cover. When the lid is connected with the liquid blocking cover, the lid is capable of driving the liquid blocking cover to move to a first position where the tobacco liquid in the liquid chamber can flow to the atomizing core. When the lid is detached from the housing assembly, the liquid blocking cover is driven by the elastic element to a second position where the atomizing core is isolated from the liquid chamber. |
| US10004273B1 |
Vaporizer having induction heating and methods of using same
A vaporizer, including a removable panel; and a main body assembly such that the removable panel is removably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the main body assembly is further comprised of; a crucible/pan assembly having a first side and a second side such that a material to be vaporized is located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly, an induction heater having a first side and a second side such that the first side of the induction heater is located adjacent to the second side of the crucible/pan assembly for induction heating of the crucible/pan assembly which in turn vaporizes the material to be vaporized located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly, a removable battery assembly located adjacent to the second side of the induction heater, an electronics assembly operatively connected to the battery and the induction heater, and an interchangeable mouthpiece assembly operatively attached to the crucible/pan assembly for allowing vapors from the material to be vaporized to be inhaled by an end user. |
| US10004272B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
An exemplary atomizer includes a housing, an atomizing core arranged in the housing, a mouthpiece at an end of the housing. The housing defines a liquid chamber configured for storing tobacco liquid. The atomizing core is configured for atomizing tobacco liquid to form aerosol. The atomizer further includes an air pipe arranged between the atomizing core and the mouthpiece. The air pipe is configured for guiding the aerosol to pass through. The atomizer further includes a porous body arranged in the air pipe adjacent to the mouthpiece, and the porous body is configured for absorbing a liquid drop, into which the aerosol condenses. |
| US10004264B2 |
Vaporizer and detachable power source
A vaporizer is configured to receive electric energy from an external power source, and apply that energy to atomize a vaporizing medium disposed within the vaporizer. The vaporizer may be sized and configured to fit within the downstem of a water pipe. A power source receiver is formed on a side of the vaporizer. The power source receiver comprises a first node, a second node electrically insulated relative to the first node, and a magnet. The external power source has an electrical connector that also has electric nodes and a magnet. When the power source connector is arranged adjacent the power source receiver, the opposing magnets attract one another, pulling the power source and vaporizer into properly-aligned contact so that the nodes are engaged. As such, the external power source can provide power to operate the vaporizer. |
| US10004263B2 |
Electronic cigarette provided with accumulated E-liquid removal function, and method therefor
An electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function and a method for removing accumulated e-liquid of an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette comprises an atomization assembly for atomizing e-liquid to produce smoke and a battery rod assembly configured for supplying power. The electronic cigarette is provided with a smoke channel for smoke to flow through, a heating assembly provided in the smoke channel and a control assembly for controlling the heating assembly which is configured for re-atomizing non-atomized e-liquid accumulated in the smoke channel. Implementation of the electronic cigarette provided with the accumulated e-liquid removal function and the present method for removing accumulated e-liquid provides the following beneficial effect: the heating assembly provided in the smoke channel is controlled by the control assembly to produce heat to allow e-liquid accumulated in the smoke channel to be re-atomized, thereby achieving the goal of removal of the accumulated e-liquid. |
| US10004253B1 |
Method for increasing the health condition of crustaceans in aquaculture, survival rate and pigmentation
This invention is related to a method for improving the health condition of crustaceans grown in captivity and consequently the survival rate, as well as their color, by the incorporation of a carotenoids concentrate obtained from a natural source to the feed of crustacean species, in order to improve the health condition of such aquatic animals. The improved health condition results in a noticeable gain in biomass and in a more attractive color. |
| US10004248B2 |
Package recognition system
The invention provides a beverage production machine having an apparatus for recognizing a package. The apparatus comprises two resonant tank circuits, each comprising a coil and a capacitor; two electronic circuits for detecting changes in coil impedance; a means for generating a signal which is indicative of the changes; and means for controlling the beverage production machine according to the signal. The machine also comprises a holder for supporting the package. The package for use in the machine comprises a base unit having a compartment which contains tea material, and a rim with a projecting lip; conductive material associated with the package having two edge sections situated on opposite sides of the compartment; and a lid attached to the base unit around the rim, the central portion of the lid comprising at least one perforated line. The invention also provides a method of recognizing the package. |
| US10004239B2 |
System and method for dough extrusion
A system and method for extrusion of dough is disclosed. The system includes an auger for moving the dough; a metering pump comprising an input; a first motor for actuating the auger to transfer dough to the input of the metering pump; a first encoder for reading a position or speed of the first motor and for transmitting a signal associated with the position or speed of the first motor; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the first encoder to control operation of the first motor. The controller operates the first motor to at least partially counteract a variance in a pressure of dough at the metering pump based signals from the encoder and/or the pressure sensor. |
| US10004231B2 |
Method of increasing yield by treating with fungicidal compositions
A method of increasing the yield of a plant is provided. The method involves applying plants or surrounding with a composition that includes components (A) strobilurin fungicides and (B) triazole fungicides, which has the capacity to improve the yield of the plant. |
| US10004221B2 |
Alerting system for automatically detecting, categorizing, and locating animals using computer aided image comparisons
Described are systems for (a) monitoring real-time animal activity in an area of interest using computer aided image comparison of a real-time image of the area and reference images of animals of interest and (b) providing informed alerts to a user. |
| US10004219B1 |
Insect repellent
An insect repellant system includes a signal generator configured to receive a power input and provide first and second outputs. A first conductive element is connected to the first output and configured to electrically couple the first output to a subject to be protected. A second conductive element is connected to the second output and configured to electrically couple the second output to earth ground. The second conductive element is electrically isolated from the subject to be protected. |
| US10004218B1 |
Termite shield
A termite shield for protecting wooden frame structures comprising a cellulous sheet impregnated with a non repellant insecticide. The shield is placed between the sill/mudplate and the foundation and extends upward between the siding and interior space. |
| US10004217B2 |
Ligament support for hooves
A ligament support for hooves, mountable on a hoof and in the mounted position effective for backing up the suspensory ligament between the hoof and the fetlock, comprising an elastic element the length of which is adapted to run via the rear of the pastern of the hoof, from an anchor point situated on the inside of the hoof to an anchor point situated on the outside of the hoof, and which, in an area located to the rear of the pastern, is coupled to an elastic cuff mountable around the leg. |
| US10004216B1 |
Fly-box for organizing rigger lines
This includes a fly-box to organize flys and multi-fly rigs. It can hold a tandem rig with two or more fishhooks using a fishing line-winder to wind the tandem rig while the fishhooks remain attached. |
| US10004215B2 |
Fishing reel equipped with anti-loosening handle
Provided is a fishing reel equipped with an anti-loosening handle. The fishing reel includes an anti-loosening plug that is fitted on first flat portions of a handle shaft and has sub-male threaded portions corresponding to first male threaded portions in order to solve a problem that a handle nut is loosened or a handle shaft is broken when a load is applied to a handle arm in a process of winding a fishing line due to a gap between the handle nut and a flat portion of a handle shaft even though the handle nut is fixed in common handle shafts having an anti-idling flat portion at an end which is formed by U-cutting or side-cutting to couple the handle arm without idling. |
| US10004207B2 |
Livestock feed wagon
A livestock feed wagon includes a frame, a feed container which is fitted on the frame, in particular provided with a feed mixer, a gripper construction having a movable arm construction and a gripper fitted thereon for grabbing an amount of animal feed from a pile of animal feed, and a weighing device. The weighing device is arranged and configured to weigh a grabbed amount of animal feed by determining a change in the weight of at least the feed container and the gripper construction with the grabbed amount of animal feed. As a result thereof, it is possible to determine both the total loaded weight in the feed container and the weight of a grabbed chunk of animal feed using the same weighing device, so that the chunk, if it is either too heavy or too light, can be returned prior being unloaded, if desired. |
| US10004205B2 |
Fragrance composition
A solid, free-flowing composition adapted to deliver fragrance or malodor counteractant in a consumer product that is subjected to actual or potential malodorous influences, comprising: a delivery system consisting of a core material surrounded by a fragranced material comprising microdroplets of a dispersed fragrance in a fragrance-encapsulating material, optionally surrounded by a protective coating, and, an external absorbent material in which the fragrance delivery vehicle is dispersed. The invention is especially effective with respect to animal litters, especially those for cats. |
| US10004196B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH399370
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH399370. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH399370, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH399370 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH399370. |
| US10004194B1 |
Inbred corn line SMA12BM
An inbred corn line, designated SMA12BM, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line SMA12BM, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line SMA12BM with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line SMA12BM with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SMA12BM, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SMA12BM and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. |
| US10004182B1 |
Compost leveling apparatus
A mushroom compost leveling apparatus includes a panel with a bottom edge where the panel is vertically suspended in a mushroom compost receptacle leaving a gap between the bottom edge and the floor of the receptacle. The panel reciprocates from side to side as mushroom compost is conveyed under the panel. Optionally, the panel includes vanes extending outwardly from a first face surface, and a rake outwardly and downwardly extending from the panel at or near the bottom edge. Optionally, a pair of wheels are mounted for rotation either to the first face of the panel or to a rail of a frame to be isolated from the panel, and the wheels each include paddles that push compost toward the side edges of the mushroom compost receptacle as the wheels are rotated. Optionally, the leveling apparatus is removably attached to sleeves depending over sidewalls of the compost receptacle, and a roller assembly is removably attached to such sleeves downstream of the leveling apparatus. |
| US10004175B1 |
Fertilizer application
Fertilizer is applied between the rows of growing plants or to the bases of growing plants in adjacent rows. A dirt moving member then moves dirt and any applied fertilizer from between the rows onto the bases of the growing plants in the adjacent rows. The dirt acts to seal the fertilizer and to significantly reduce fertilizer losses. |
| US10004174B2 |
Transplanter for a walk-behind tractor
The transplanter is designed to harness power from a walk-behind tractor to help small farmers transplant (among other things) seedling vegetables. As a farmer guides the walk-behind tractor, a movable feeder tube assembly comprising a plurality of feeder tubes moves latterly back and forth. When a feeder tube aligns with a pivotable transfer tube, a seedling in the feeder tube is deposited in the transfer tube so that the seedling descends down the transfer tube into a furrow for planting. The transfer tube then pivots so that a kicker panel on the bottom of the transfer tube pushes the seedling rearwardly and thereby helps to enable the seedling to remain vertical. |
| US10010017B2 |
Potential equalization in a control device for a motor vehicle
An arrangement for potential equalization in a control device for a motor vehicle includes at least one electrical component on a circuit carrier, a carrier structure on which the circuit carrier is arranged, and at least one contacting element that electroconductively connects the circuit carrier to the carrier structure by way of a connecting element that forms a potential equalization. The contacting element has a bondable surface coating. |
| US10010016B2 |
Shield can device for shielding electromagnetic wave
A shield can device is provided. The shield can device includes a frame which is fixed to a printed circuit board (PCB) and surrounds at least one circuit device as an electromagnetic shielding target, a cover which is coupled to the frame and closes an opening formed in a top of the frame, and a plurality of contact projections which are formed between the frame and the cover and allow the frame and the cover to be in electrical contact with each other. |
| US10010010B1 |
Mobile video, audio, and sensory apparatus
A self-contained mobile surveillance apparatus has applicability in a variety of short or long term settings where security and documentation of activities are needed. Integral to the apparatus is a gas shock assisted swing arm lift assembly and a removable quick connect pod platform system for use in acquiring, recording, storing, and transmitting data to one or more receive locations. |
| US10010009B2 |
Rack-mounted device system and cable management device/ arm applied to rack-mounted device system
A cable management device/arm is applied to a rack-mounted device system. Cables of a device are managed through a variable-length foldable cable management device/arm. In addition, when an electronic device is fully held in a rack, the cable management device/arm is held at a certain angle in the rack, the interference between the cable management device/arm and a power cable can be prevented from being produced and the length of the cable management device/arm can be flexibly adjusted according to specific application scenarios. |
| US10010007B2 |
Multi-slot plug-in card
Electronic apparatus includes a laminated multi-layer circuit substrate, including first and second rigid cards and a flexible section between the first and second rigid cards. First and second sets of electrical terminals are disposed respectively on the first and second rigid cards and arranged to mate with respective bus connectors configured in accordance with a predefined bus standard. At least one bus interface circuit is configured to communicate over a bus in accordance with the predefined bus standard and disposed on the first rigid card. Printed conductors run continuously from the first rigid card, over the flexible section of the substrate, to the second rigid card and connect the at least one bus interface circuit on the first rigid card to the second set of electrical terminals on the second rigid card. |
| US10010003B2 |
Casing
A casing including a first casing body, a second casing body, at least one first linkage, and a second linkage is provided. The first casing body has a first end portion. The second casing body is movably connected to the first casing body, wherein the second casing body has a second end portion, and the first end portion and the second end portion are abutted against each other or separated from each other. The first linkage is disposed adjacent to the first end portion and pivoted to the first casing body. The second linkage is disposed adjacent to the second end portion, wherein the second linkage is pivoted to the second casing body and the first linkage, and the first casing body and the second casing body are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first linkage and the second linkage. |
| US10010002B2 |
Anti-theft insert for underground enclosure
A utility housing includes an enclosure having a plurality of walls and a central opening for receiving a utility component. An insert is configured to be positioned in the central opening and has a plurality of insert side walls comprising a first insert side wall and a second insert side wall at least partially defining a central region. A first flange extends from the first insert side wall into the central region and a second flange extends from the second insert side wall into the central region. A removable cover is configured to be placed over the insert. A removable lid is configured to connect to the enclosure. |
| US10010000B2 |
Manufacturing a product using a soldering process
A system for manufacturing a product includes a mating connector connected to solder pins to provide an electrical conducting path, the solder pins being aligned against solder pads so that each solder pin is thermally and electrically connected to its corresponding solder pad by a solder paste bead. The system also includes a controller to adjust electrical resistive heating of a solder paste bead during a soldering process according to a temperature of the solder paste bead. A method of manufacturing a product includes aligning the solder pins against the solder pads, connecting the mating connector to the solder pins, and heating a solder paste bead by an electrical resistive heating, the solder paste bead undergoing a soldering process, where a temperature of the solder paste bead is being evaluated and the electrical resistive heating is adjusted according to the temperature of the solder paste bead. |
| US10009998B1 |
Method of manufacturing substrate and substrate
A first through hole is formed in a base, a conductive layer covering an inner wall side surface of the first through hole is formed, a columnar electric conductor having a Vickers hardness of a value in a range of 30 Hv or more and 400 Hv or less is inserted into the first through hole formed with the conductive layer, pressure is applied in a vertical direction to the columnar electric conductor, and a second through hole is formed in the columnar electric conductor. |
| US10009988B2 |
Load control adjustment from a wireless device
A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device. |
| US10009984B2 |
Lighting device with first and second coupled and inter-movable antennas
Presented is a lighting device (100) with a light source and a heat dissipating element, comprising: an RF communication circuit (102); a first antenna (105) electrically connected to the RF communication circuit and supported by a first portion (115) of lighting device; and a second antenna (125) adapted to communicate with external devices and electromagnetically coupled with the first antenna so that the second antenna is adapted to be excited by and to excite the first antenna, the second antenna is adapted to communicate with external devices and being supported by a second portion of the lighting device, wherein the second portion of the lighting device is movable with respect to the first portion of the lighting device. |
| US10009983B2 |
Networking groups of photocontrol devices
Disclosed are various techniques for lighting control of groups of light fixtures by a remote device. The remote device receives, via a wireless network interface, an identifier from a photocontrol device that manages light output of the light fixture. The remote device transmits a request to establish a point-to-point communication session directly with the photocontrol device using the wireless network interface. Upon establishing the communication session, the remote device receives a list of photocontrols discovered by the photocontrol device via the photocontrol network. In response to input received, via a user interface of the remote device, to adjust a dimming schedule for a group of the photocontrols, the remote device instructs the photocontrol device to transmit, via the photocontrol network, an adjustment to a configuration for the group. |
| US10009981B2 |
System and apparatus for selectively interrupting the power supply of lighting elements
A new system and apparatus for selectively interrupting the power supply of lighting elements is described by example herein. The system may include a power interruption apparatus in electrical communication with a lighting element such as a motion activated security light. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus may include a power interruption module configured to selectively interrupt the power supply to the lighting element to change the status mode of the lighting element. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be controlled by a wireless remote control while in other embodiments the apparatus may be controlled by a wall switch. In yet further embodiments, the apparatus may be configured to partner with a home automation system through a home automation remote thereby allowing a user to selectively change the status mode of a lighting element using an interface specific to their home automation system. |
| US10009978B2 |
Learning capable lighting equipment
A lighting device or system is configured to control of one or more parameters of light output, such as ON/OFF status, intensity when ON, color characteristics and position or orientation of light output (e.g. via a motorized luminaire control). The device or system may have other output capability, e.g. display projection or audio. Sensors or other input devices are responsive to the user. Responsive to user input, sensed activity, and/or acquired information, the device or system, controls a light source in accordance with a lighting control function. Operation of the light source and the lighting control function may be modified based on learning by the device or system. |
| US10009975B2 |
Protection for retrofit light emitting diode tube
Light sources (1) such as retrofit light emitting diode tubes comprise light circuits (11) with light emitting diodes (12) and feeding electrodes (13, 14), terminals (21-24) for exchanging signals with ballasts (2, 3) or supplies (4, 5), and filament circuits (31, 41) for coupling the terminals (21-24) and the feeding electrodes (13, 14). The filament circuits (31, 41) comprise switch circuits (32) and trigger circuits (33) for in response to presences of frequencies in the signals bringing the switch circuits (32) into conducting modes to introduce relatively low impedances in the filament circuits (31, 41). In non-conducting modes the switch circuits (32) introduce relatively large impedances. This way, in case the light source (1) is connected to a high-frequency ballast (2), the switch circuit (32) is triggered and the light source (1) is normally activated. In case the light source (1) is connected to mains (4) or an external direct-current driver (5) or an electro-magnetic ballast (3), the switch circuit (32) is not triggered, and the light source (1) is not activated and protected against damage. |
| US10009973B1 |
Redundant power for lighting system
A digital control module that is used to power LED light fixtures connected thereto, the digital control module allowing for the continued control and powering of some or all of the connected LED light fixtures even in the event that one of the DC power supplies in the digital control module fails. |
| US10009971B2 |
Lighting apparatus using multiple LED strings with current mirror circuitry and methods of operating same
Lighting apparatus includes a first string of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) having a first terminal coupled to a current source and configured to produce a first correlated color temperature (CCT) and a second string of LEDs having a first terminal coupled to the current source and configured to produce a second CCT different from the first CCT. The lighting apparatus further includes a current control circuit coupled to second terminals of the first and second strings of LEDs and configured to vary a proportionality relationship between current levels in the first and second strings of LEDs responsive to variation in a current provided by the current source to the first terminals of the first and second strings of LEDs. The current control circuit may include a current mirror circuit and a control circuit configured to selectively enable and disable the current mirror circuit. |
| US10009970B2 |
Power supply device, solid-state light-emitting element lighting device, lamp, automotive lamp, vehicle, and method for controlling power converters
A power supply device includes converters, a command circuit, and a setter. The converters correspond to loads. The command circuit controls the converters. The setter sets a magnitude of an output of at least one target converter of the converters in accordance with an output characteristic representing a relationship between an input voltage of the at least one target converter and an output limit value which is an upper limit value of the output from the at least one target converter. The output characteristic is a characteristic that the output limit value decreases as the input voltage lowers when the input voltage is lower than a threshold. The setter varies the threshold of the output characteristic in accordance with an operation status of the converters and sets the magnitude of the output from the at least one target converter in accordance with the output characteristic whose threshold has been varied. |
| US10009966B2 |
Transformer for providing feeding and data signals
Transformers (1) comprise primary parts and secondary parts with first and second taps (11, 12) for providing feeding signals to combinations of switching circuits (22, 26) and loads (21) and with third and fourth taps (13, 14) for providing data signals to receivers (23). At least one of the third and fourth taps (13, 14) is different from the first and second taps (11, 12). In that case, the data signals will be better available, even in case the first and second taps (11, 12) are short-circuited. The primary parts may comprise primary windings (15), the secondary parts may comprise secondary windings (16). The first to fourth taps (11-14) may be taps of the secondary windings (16). The first and third taps (11, 13) may be identical taps, and the second and fourth taps (12, 14) may be different taps. The first and second taps (11, 12) may be outer taps and the fourth taps may be center taps. |
| US10009965B2 |
Gas detection apparatus, cooking apparatus, and method of controlling the apparatuses
Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus including a heating unit configured to heat an ingredient contained in a cooking chamber, a gas sensor configured to detect a gas inside the cooking chamber, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, and a control unit configured to determine a cooking progress state of the ingredient based on the type and concentration of the gas detected by the gas sensor and to transmit information on the cooking progress state to the external apparatus through the communication unit to inform a user of the cooking progress state. |
| US10009959B2 |
Cooker hob device
A cooker hob device, in particular to an induction cooker hob device, includes at least one switching unit and at least one control apparatus. In order to obtain a high degree of efficiency, the control apparatus is constructed to automatically prompt the at least one switching unit in at least one operating cycle to switch in at least one entire first time interval using at least one switching parameter having a value which changes at least substantially continuously. |
| US10009958B2 |
Transparent pane with heatable coating
A transparent pane having an electrically heatable coating and at least one coating-free zone that can be used, for example, as a communication window, is disclosed. The electrically heatable coating is connected to two collecting electrodes, such that a supply voltage applied to the electrodes generates a heating current that flows via a heating field formed between the collecting electrodes, the heating field containing the coating-free zone whose zone-edge is formed, at least in sections, by the heatable coating. Other implementation details include subdivision of one of the two collecting electrodes into separated subregions, each connected, via an electrical supply line, to an additional electrode. In one case, the electrical supply line runs, at least in sections, in the coating-free zone, in a coating-free edge strip, in a subregion of the coating outside the heating field, and/or in the zone-edge. Methods for producing the transparent pane are also disclosed. |
| US10009956B1 |
OFDM, 3G and 4G cellular multimode systems and wireless mobile networks
Digital mobile communications devices and methods for processing fingerprint signal for authenticating a user of a mobile device. Processing a touch screen generated signal into a processed touch screen control signal for controlling mobile devices. Processing in a mobile device a motion detector generated signal into a motion detector generated control signal, for navigation control of mobile device. Modulation and demodulation, transmission and reception of spread spectrum signals, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signals and conversion of spread spectrum signals into OFDM signals. Received spread spectrum signals from 3G cellular systems are converted into OFDM signals and transmitted in a wireless network, e.g. a Wi-Fi network. Received OFDM signals, received in a first RF frequency band, are demodulated and in a repeater mode are re-transmitted in a cellular system or network in a second OFDM radio frequency band. One or more receivers and demodulators for receiving demodulating and processing received signals into location finder information. A video camera in mobile device generates video signal and transmits video signal with location finder information signal. |
| US10009948B2 |
Method and system for implementing backup and binding between terminals by sending identifier to a cloud end server
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for implementing automatic binding of a first and second terminal, the first and second terminal pre-install an identical application, and the method includes: the second terminal generates a first identifier including the application information, and sends the first identifier to the second terminal; the second terminal generates a second identifier including the application information, and generates a third identifier to a cloud end server to perform backup and binding, so that the first and second terminal can perform interaction. The present disclosure also provides a system for implementing automatic binding of the first and second terminal. The present disclosure enables the first terminal to interact with the exclusively corresponding second terminal based on the application of an identical network platform. |
| US10009946B2 |
System and method for wireless user equipment access
A system and method for wireless user equipment access in a cellular wireless communication system, employing a single or plurality of Radio Access Technologies (RATs), is provided. The method based on configuring User Equipment (UE) capable of utilizing multiple RATs to simultaneously utilize all or a subset of RATs jointly supported by UE and connecting system radio Access Points (APs), with traffic split between utilized RATs facilitated by either the Radio Access Network (RAN) or UE, and UE facilitating the aggregation of traffic streams of utilized RATs. |
| US10009945B2 |
Communication device, communication device control method, and display system
A communication device is provided, which includes: a receiver that receives, in a case where the communication device is already connected to a first information processing device by a first connection method, a connection request from a second information processing device; and a controller that performs control such that, (1) in a case where a connection method designated in the connection request is a second connection method different from the first connection method, connection based on the connection request is not performed and that, (2) in a case where the connection method designated in the connection request is the first connection method, connection based on the connection request is performed, wherein the receiver receives image data from an information processing device connected to the communication device. |
| US10009943B2 |
Method for controlling disconnection during call, and terminal
A method for controlling disconnection during a call, and a terminal are provided. The method used during the call made between a first terminal and a second terminal includes the following steps that: the first terminal detects a hang-up event generated by a hand-up operation of a local user; the first terminal determines whether or not the second terminal is a controlled terminal included in a preset controlled terminal list; and the first terminal ignores the hang-up event and rejects to send a disconnection message to a network side if the second terminal is a controlled terminal included in the preset controlled terminal list. |
| US10009942B2 |
RRC state transition techniques with reduced signaling overhead
This disclosure relates to techniques for establishing radio resource control connections between wireless devices and cellular networks. According to some embodiments, a wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection. The wireless device may indicate to the cellular base station to store access stratum context information associated with the wireless device after the RRC connection is released. The wireless device may also store access stratum context information associated with the cellular base station. The stored access stratum context information may be used in conjunction with a subsequent RRC connection establishment procedure between the wireless device and the cellular base station. |
| US10009940B2 |
Network-initiated data transfer in a mobile network
A method for Internet Protocol communication from a communications server to a mobile terminal includes receiving data for communication to the mobile terminal, the data received at the communications server, identifying the unavailability of an Internet Protocol connection with the mobile terminal, and initiating the delivery of a message for establishing an Internet Protocol connection with the mobile network to the mobile terminal in response to the determination that an Internet Protocol connection is unavailable. |
| US10009936B2 |
System level procedures and methods to enable data sharing in cellular network
Methods and systems may enable the setup and configuration of proximity services between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) over different sharing paths including via a direct air interface, a radio access network (RAN) or one or more network nodes. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs. WTRU-to-WTRU control plane messages may be exchanged between WTRUs with limited involvement from other network entities and may avoid the setup of resources for data plane communications. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs. |
| US10009931B2 |
Mechanisms for enhanced transmission and reception of physical random access channel
Enhanced random access procedures for link-budget-limited user equipment (UE) devices are disclosed. A user equipment device may transmit a first message containing a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH). The PRACH contains instances of a Zadoff-Chu sequence, and may be transmitted repeatedly as part of a single random attempt, to facilitate correlation data combining at the base station. The available Zadoff-Chu sequences may be partitioned among a plurality of sets, each set being associated with a respective Doppler shift range (or frequency hop pattern or time repetition pattern). A UE device may signal Doppler shift (or other information) to the base station by selection of one of the sets. The first PRACH transmission and the following PRACH transmission may occur in consecutive subframes. A UE device may select from a special set of Zadoff-Chu sequences (different from a conventional set of sequences), to signal its status as a link-budget-limited device. |
| US10009930B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting frame
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting a frame. A method for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN comprises the steps of: an STA receiving an uplink transmission trigger frame from an access point (AP), wherein the uplink transmission trigger frame triggers the transmission of an uplink frame of an STA on an overlapping time resource, and triggers the transmission of one other uplink frame of at least one other STA; the STA transmitting the uplink frame to the access point (AP) through an allocated uplink transmission resource; and the STA performing a backoff process based on channel access parameters, which have been determined according to the success of the uplink frame transmission. |
| US10009929B1 |
Contention-based random access
Retransmission parameters are determined for a wireless device based on a desired retransmission success rate, that is, a probability that subsequent random access requests transmitted from the wireless device re-initiating a contention-based random access procedure with an access node will reach the access node. The retransmission parameters are determined based on at least a quality of service associated with the wireless device, a distance of the wireless device from the access node, and a cell load of the access node. The retransmission parameters include a retransmission power and a retransmission backoff window size. A product of the power and backoff window is scaled such that it can be equated with a retransmission success rate. |
| US10009928B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for random access
A method can be used for facilitating a random access procedure between a first transceiver and a second transceiver within a cell. The first transceiver selects a signature sequence from a set of signature sequences, incorporates the signature sequence into a signal, and transmits the signal to the second transceiver. The set of signature sequences being obtained from a Zadoff-Chu sequence with zero correlation zone. |
| US10009923B2 |
Contention-based data transmissions on return link
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for a user terminal (UT) to transmit data to a network controller via a satellite in a satellite system. The UT may begin transmitting, during a time period, a first portion of the data using contention-based resources of the satellite system prior to receiving a grant of scheduled return link resources of the satellite system. The UT may also transmit, on the contention-based resources, a buffer status report (BSR) during the time period. The UT may terminate data transmissions on the contention-based resources after an expiration of the time period or upon receiving the grant of scheduled return link resources. After receiving the grant, the UT may transmit a second portion of the data on the scheduled return link resources. |
| US10009920B2 |
Triggering a group acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement or channel state information
In the present disclosure, CSI and/or a plurality of ACK/NACKs related to a group of DL data transmissions may be buffered at the UE as a GACK until a DCI trigger is received from the eNB. When the DCI trigger is received, the UE may transmit the CSI and/or GACK. In this way, HARQ feedback and/or CSI may be reliably communicated even if a CCA does not clear and/or UL subframes are unavailable. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. In an aspect, the apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus monitors one or more subframes for a DCI trigger. In a further aspect, the apparatus receives the DCI trigger in a subframe. In another aspect, the apparatus transmits UCI using a subsequent subframe. |
| US10009911B2 |
User equipment and mobility management entity and methods for periodic update in cellular networks
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for operating in a mobile network that supports packet-switched (PS) and circuit-switched (CS) communication are generally described herein. The UE may include hardware processing circuitry to transmit a registration message for registration with the PS node and a CS node of the mobile network and for an establishment of a signaling session between the PS node and the CS node for the UE. The hardware processing circuitry may be further to transmit a periodic registration update message for remaining registered with the PS node. In some embodiments, the periodic registration update message may include a signaling permission indicator for a re-establishment, by the PS node, of the signaling session between the PS node and the CS node for the UE. |
| US10009910B2 |
Reduced power for avoidance of interference in wireless communications
In one embodiment, a device of a first wireless communication network determines a link budget from a terminal in the first communication network to an unintended receiver for a communication from the terminal to an intended receiver in the first wireless communication network, based on the communication being configured with initial communication parameters. The device also determines whether one or more adjusted communication parameters would result in reducing a received power at the unintended receiver being below a link budget threshold, while still satisfying a receive sensitivity of the intended receiver. If so, the device causes the terminal to transmit the communication using the adjusted communication parameters. In one embodiment, the device is the terminal, and causing comprises transmitting as the terminal. In another embodiment, the device is a server of the first communication network, and causing comprises instructing the terminal to transmit the communication using the adjusted communication parameters. |
| US10009903B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring downlink interference in OFDM mobile communication system
A method and apparatus for efficiently measuring downlink interference in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS)-based Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) system with a plurality antennas distributed within the service area of each evolved Node B (eNB), through the use of a Channel Status Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) method and a muting method, is provided. |
| US10009897B2 |
Mobile station apparatus, base station apparatus, communication system, mobile station apparatus capability notification method, and integrated circuit
An object of the invention is to provide a mobile station apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication system, a mobile station apparatus capability notification method, and an integrated circuit, which enable uplink transmission timing support information of the mobile station apparatus to be effectively notified to the base station apparatus. The mobile station apparatus that is connected to the base station apparatus by aggregating a plurality of cells of which frequencies are different from each other transmits capability information in which information related to an uplink transmission timing supported by the mobile station apparatus is associated with the plurality of frequencies supported by the mobile station apparatus, to the base station apparatus. |
| US10009896B2 |
Methods for transmitting and receiving of control channel in wireless communication systems
A method of transmitting and receiving a control channel in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station allocates a data channel to a radio resource, adds start position information of the data channel into a payload of a control channel, and performs signaling for indication information on the start position information added into the payload of the control channel to a terminal. Accordingly, the legacy system and the enhanced system can efficiently transmit a control channel. |
| US10009895B2 |
Beamforming for selecting a transmitting direction based on feedback from a reception device
A transmission method executed by a transmission device, the transmission method including performing a plurality of transmitting processes in accordance with a plurality of transmitting patterns, each of the plurality of transmitting processes including transmitting a plurality of signals for a plurality of directions in parallel by forming a plurality of beams corresponding to the plurality of directions, each of the plurality of transmitting patterns being defined a combination of directions to be transmitted in parallel, receiving a result of a determining from a reception device, the determining including determining whether or not, for each of a plurality of receiving processes, the at least one signal satisfies a predetermined condition, each of the plurality of receiving processes including receiving at least one signal transmitted from the transmission device, and selecting a transmitting direction for the reception device from the plurality of directions based on a result of the determining. |
| US10009890B2 |
Integrated circuit that controls a search space setting process
An integrated circuit, for example, included in a wireless communication base station, controls a process that includes mapping a first downlink control channel to control channel element(s) (CCE(s)) in a first search space comprised of a first plurality of CCEs, the first downlink control channel including resource assignment information, which indicates a resource allocated to a terminal in a component carrier n (CCn) out of one or more component carrier(s) (CC(s)), and mapping a second downlink control channel to CCE(s) in a second search space comprised of a second plurality of CCE(s), the second downlink control channel including resource assignment information, which indicates a resource allocated to the terminal in a component carrier n+1 (CCn+1) out of the CC(s), the first plurality of CCEs and the second plurality of CCEs are consecutive. The process also includes transmitting the first and the second downlink control channels to the terminal. |
| US10009889B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating control channel candidates
A method and an apparatus for allocating control channel candidates is provided, which can allocate control channel candidates at different aggregation levels to K ePDCCH sets and reduce complexity of blind detection performed by a UE. The method includes: determining K sets for transmitting a control channel, where each set in the K sets includes at least one physical resource block pair; and allocating control channel candidates at each aggregation level to at least one set in the K sets according to at least one of aggregation levels supported by the control channel to be transmitted, the number of control channel candidates corresponding to each aggregation level, the K sets for transmitting the control channel, and types of the sets. |
| US10009887B2 |
Method for estimation of data throughput of a wireless device operated in a cellular network
A method for operating a wireless device within a cellular network having at least two base nodes and providing common channels and at least one downlink non-common channel. The wireless device decodes at least one common channel and the downlink non-common channel, and performs the steps of determining a value relative to the total amount of resources provided by one of the base nodes, determining a value relative to the amount of resources provided by the one base node for the common channels out of the total resources, determining a value relative to the amount of resources suitable of being received by the wireless device, calculating the share of usable resources in comparison to said total resources excluding common resources, and adapting the operation of the wireless device within the cellular network in dependence of the calculated share of usable resources. |
| US10009886B2 |
Terminal device, integrated circuit, radio communication method, and base station device
A base station device and a terminal device efficiently communicate with each other by using a PDSCH. The base station device and the terminal device determine a starting position of an OFDM symbol for a PDSCH in a serving cell based on a transmission mode relating to transmission of the PDSCH, a DCI format that is used for allocation of the PDSCH, an antenna port that is used for the transmission of the PDSCH, and a higher-layer parameter that is determined from a parameter set for a serving cell in which the PDSCH is received. |
| US10009882B2 |
Method for receiving system information by MTC device located in cell coverage-expanded area
According to one disclosure of the present specification, when a machine type communication (MTC) device is located in a coverage-expanded area of a base station, the MTC device repeatedly receives system information (for example, system information blocks (SIBs) of a first type) on several subframes and then combines and decodes the received SIBs, thereby improving a decoding success rate. |
| US10009880B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing a mapping between enhanced downlink control channel resource and antenna port
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for establishing a mapping between an enhanced downlink control channel resource and an antenna port. The method includes: establishing a mapping between each resource element in an enhanced downlink control channel resource and an antenna port; and establishing a correspondence between control data carried by the resource element and an antenna port corresponding to the resource element, so as to send or receive, according to a reference signal corresponding to the antenna port, the control data carried by the resource element. The present invention determines a manner for establishing a mapping between a resource on an ePDCCH and an antenna port, and meets a requirement of LTE development. |
| US10009877B2 |
Wireless spectrum resource sharing method and base station
The present invention discloses a wireless spectrum resource invoking method and a base station device, and content thereof includes: a base station device having a wireless spectrum resource requirement capability releases wireless spectrum resource requirement information; a base station device having a wireless spectrum resource providing capability determines information about a currently transferable wireless spectrum resource according to the received wireless spectrum resource requirement information, and adds the determined transferable wireless spectrum resource to a wireless spectrum resource authorization message, to authorize the base station device having a wireless spectrum resource requirement capability to use the wireless spectrum resource; in this way, the base station device having a wireless spectrum resource requirement capability uses, according to the received wireless spectrum resource authorization message, the wireless spectrum resource that is transferred by the base station device having a wireless spectrum resource providing capability. |
| US10009874B2 |
Industrial wireless communications system
An industrial wireless communications system includes a PLC that performs at least monitoring within an industrial facility, at least one master wireless device connected to the PLC by a fieldbus, a plurality of slave wireless devices, which are installed corresponding to respective hardware devices, and carry out wireless communications with the master wireless device, a connection processing unit that carries out a connection process wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices, and a transmission/reception processing unit that transmits and receives data wirelessly between the master wireless device and the slave wireless devices. |
| US10009868B1 |
Proximity services
Method, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving, from an application instance operating on a client device, information that indicates a client device identifier, a wireless proximity beacon identifier, and a proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon. From the received information, a determination is made whether the proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon satisfies a threshold proximity. Based at least on the determination, an action is determined that the application instance operating on the identified client device is permitted to perform while the proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon satisfies the threshold proximity. Information is transmitted to the identified client device that enables the application instance operating on the identified client device to perform the action. |
| US10009865B2 |
Reliability of VoLTE/ViLTE calls
A method for improving reliability of Voice over LTE (VoLTE)/Video over LTE (ViLTE) calls includes detecting, by a User Equipment (UE) camped on a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), a problem with a radio connection on the first RAT at a first time. After detecting the problem with the radio connection, the UE blocks Non-Access Stratum (NAS) registration on a second RAT in a time period between the first time and a second time later than the first time. The second RAT is different than the first RAT. |
| US10009856B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting PUCCH with a lower A-MPR
A method and apparatus for transmit a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) with a lower Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR). A first A-MPR to apply to a transmission power can be ascertained at a device for a first resource block of a PUCCH transmission. A second A-MPR to apply to a transmission power can be ascertained for a second resource block of a PUCCH transmission. A difference between the first A-MPR and the second A-MPR can be determined. A PUCCH resource block can be transmitted in a slot of a subframe only for the PUCCH resource block of the first and second resource blocks with a lower A-MPR of the first A-MPR and the second A-MPR when a magnitude of the difference between the first A-MPR and the second A-MPR is greater than an A-MPR difference threshold. |
| US10009851B1 |
Battery charge level based mobile navigation system
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a battery to selectively power the apparatus; a first circuitry to estimate a first travel time to travel from a start location to an end location via a first route; and a second circuitry to (i) determine that a charge of the battery is likely to be exhausted prior to a user is to reach the end location via the first route, if the apparatus is to operate in a first mode of operation, and (ii) display the first route as an infeasible route. |
| US10009843B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring carrier in deactivated state
A method for measuring a carrier in deactivated state is provided in this invention, comprising receiving a configuration mode that does not take effect immediately by a user terminal UE; if a deactivation control signaling for a carrier is received by the UE or if a carrier timer of the UE expires, switching the carrier from activated state to deactivated state, and measuring the carrier in deactivated state by the UE; or if an activation control signaling for a carrier in deactivated state that is being measured is received by the UE, terminating measurement of the carrier in deactivated state by the UE. Through controllable deactivated carrier measurement, the UE reduces battery power consumption and improves system performance. This invention also discloses an apparatus for measuring a carrier in deactivated state and a base station. |
| US10009834B2 |
Apparatus and method for accessing electronic device having hot spot function
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for accessing an electronic device having a hot spot function. The method for accessing an electronic device having a hotspot (AP) function includes receiving a beacon signal from an electronic device having a hotspot function, searching for at least one electronic device having a hotspot function on the basis of the beacon signal, receiving an input signal selecting an electronic device to be accessed from among the at least one searched electronic device, generating identification information for requesting permission of an access from the selected electronic device, the identification information indicating specific information generated by a specific input signal and variably generated, transmitting the identification information to the selected electronic device, and receiving a response signal regarding whether an access is permitted from the selected electronic device on the basis of the identification information. |
| US10009831B2 |
Method and apparatus for communication of system information in a wireless system
A method and apparatus for communicating system information, such as SIBs, from a base station to a terminal in a wireless network such as an LTE network. The base station is configured to broadcast the system information in accordance with a standard which defines a range of allowable values for characteristics of the broadcast. A restricted range of values for the characteristics is defined as a strict subset of the range of allowable values, and repeated broadcasts of the system information are configured in accordance with the restricted range of values. The terminal uses knowledge of the restricted range of values to facilitate reception of multiple repetitions of the broadcast. The terminal then combines the multiple repetitions to facilitate recovery of the system information. |
| US10009830B2 |
Access information handling in a mobile network with cellular network accesses and wireless local area network accesses
A first network node controls WLAN accesses and a second network node controls cellular network accesses. The first network node (NN) records a time of a last radio contact event of a user equipment (UE) with respect to a WLAN access controlled by the first NN. In response to a request from a third NN, the first NN indicates the recorded time of the last radio contact event to the third NN. The second NN records a time of a last radio contact event of the UE with respect to a cellular network access controlled by the second NN. In response to a request from the third NN, the second NN indicates the recorded time of the last radio contact event to the third NN. The third NN can use the indicated times to determine whether the UE is attached to a WLAN access or to a cellular network access. |
| US10009827B2 |
Radio communication systems with integrated location-based measurements for diagnostics and performance optimization
A mobile communication system includes: a first antenna for receiving communication signals; processing circuitry for processing received communication signals; a second antenna for transmitting processed signals. The processing circuitry utilizes at least one configurable setting for processing received communication signals, the configurable setting being adaptable for varying the processing of received communication signals as the system moves through a mobile environment. The processing circuitry configured to: receive, over time, input representing current geographical location of the system; determine whether the system is entering a first geographical zone based on the input representing the current geographical location and path of system; and automatically adapt the configurable setting as the system enters the first geographical zone, wherein adaptation of configurable setting is based on known signal characteristics associated with the received signals from mobile devices in the first geographical zone. |
| US10009822B2 |
Technique for routing packets
The invention relates to a technique for forwarding data packets by a gateway device (11). The gateway device ensures an interconnection between the client entities (20, 21) of a local network (4) and a communication network (1), that is to say forwards packets received from a client entity to the communication network by means of a nominal interface and vice versa. The gateway device identifies at least one device (10, 30), termed the relay device, accessible by means of a second interface and able to play a role of relay to forward packets exchanged between a client entity and the communication network. When a packet indicating that a session is initiated is received from a client entity, the gateway device forwards the packets of the session by means of the second interface, when a forwarding selection criterion is satisfied, or by means of the nominal interface in the converse case. |
| US10009817B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing seamless call handoff between networks that use dissimilar transmission methods
Call handoff from an 802.1x network to a cellular network, and vice versa. A wireless device that has both cellular and 802.1x capability detects the strength of a cellular signal and of an 802.1x signal. If a call is taking place over the 802.1x network and the strength of the 802.1x signal drops below a particular level and the strength of the cellular signal is above a certain level, the call is handed off from the 802.1x network to the cellular network. If a call is taking place over the cellular network and the cellular signal strength drops below a certain level while the 802.1x signal strength is above a certain level, the call is handed off from the cellular network to the 802.1x network. In addition, the user of the wireless device can manually initiate the handoff by actuating a handoff selector of the wireless device. |
| US10009812B2 |
Wireless telecommunications network nodes and methods
Wireless telecommunications network nodes, methods and computer program products are disclosed. A wireless telecommunications network node method, comprises determining a cause of a radio link failure which occurred when a user equipment is in proximity to an uplink-downlink imbalance region; and in response to the cause of the radio link failure, initiating action to optimize control of user equipment uplink-downlink decoupling-recoupling when in proximity to the uplink-downlink imbalance region. In this way, by establishing the cause of the radio link failure, it is possible to take action to alter the user equipment uplink-downlink decoupling-recoupling procedure in order to help prevent such radio link failures occurring in the future. |
| US10009811B2 |
Layered mobility
Apparatuses and methods for providing layered mobility are provided. Small cell eNBs belong to a cluster of local area base stations. A source eNB has a connection with user equipment having a first identity related to the connection and receives from the user equipment a request to send a scheduling request to another local area eNB of the cluster, the request including a list of target candidate eNBs. The source eNB determines suitable target eNB(s) from the list and resources for sending a scheduling request; and transmits The target eNB receives a scheduling request from user equipment allocates and sends communication resources to the user equipment and associates the first identity to the connection with the user equipment. |
| US10009810B2 |
Handover method and radio base station
In implementation of “RRC diversity” in a handover procedure between cells under different radio base stations (eNB), “HO command” is transmitted in a handover destination cell at an appropriate timing. A handover method of the invention includes: a step A of causing a radio base station (eNB #1) to transmit “HO command” to a mobile station (UE); a step B of causing a radio base station (eNB #10) to start transmission of the “HO command” to the mobile station (UE) based on a scheduling start instruction from the radio base station (eNB); and a step C of causing the radio base station (eNB #1) to repeat transmission of the “HO command” to the mobile station (UE) at a predetermined cycle for a period until the detection of a scheduling stop trigger. |
| US10009806B2 |
Optimizing a handover behavior of a mobile radio communication network based on an extended report message comprising information about a performed handover
A method includes optimizing a handover behavior of a mobile radio communication network including at least a first base station and a second base station. The method includes (a) performing a handover of a UE from the first base station to the second base station; (b) adding an information element representing a property of the UE to a report message including information about the performed handover; (c) forwarding the report message from the second base station to the first base station; and (d) optimizing the handover behavior of the mobile radio communication network based on the added information element. Further, it is described a base station which is configured for carrying out the described handover behavior optimization method. |
| US10009805B2 |
Method of controlling handover in mobile communication networks and apparatus and system implementing the method
In a wireless communication system comprising a mobile terminal and at least two access points, each access point is adapted to provide data communication with the mobile terminal within a service area of the access point through a wireless interface over a selected one of a number of channels. A method of controlling selection of an access point comprises controlling one or more further access points having service areas adjacent or overlapping with a service area of a first access point, to which a first mobile terminal is associated, to send probe request messages to the first mobile terminal, and determining, for each of the one or more further access points and from a response received from the first mobile terminal in response to the corresponding probe request message, a respective first value representing a quality of a connection between the respective access point and the first mobile terminal. Selected ones of the one or more further access points are controlled to accept a future association request from the first mobile terminal, while the not selected access points are controlled to reject a future association request from the mobile terminal. |
| US10009799B2 |
Method for switching standby mode, user equipment UE, and network device
The present invention discloses a method, including: when user equipment camps on a first network, sending, by the UE to a network device, a single-domain registration request needed when the network device performs mobility management on the UE. The single-domain registration request carries a first IE, and the first IE identifies that the UE has a CS domain voice capability. The UE is a single card dual standby terminal, the UE is currently in a standby state in both the first network and a second network, the first network supports a PS domain service, and the second network supports a CS domain service. If the UE receives a second IE fed back according to the single-domain registration request by the network device, exiting, by the UE, the standby state in the second network, where the second IE identifies that the first network supports CSFB. |
| US10009792B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data packets and method and apparatus for receiving data packets
A data packet structure conveys data of service data units (SDU) using protocol data units (PDU). The data packet structure includes a data packet payload having at least one protocol data unit (PDU). A protocol data unit (PDU) includes a service data unit (SDU) or a fragment of a service data unit and a data packet header including an indicator indicating whether or not the data packet payload begins with a protocol data unit (PDU) being a fragment of a service data unit and whether or not the data packet payload ends with a protocol data unit (PDU) being a fragment of a service data unit. |
| US10009788B2 |
Congestion monitoring of mobile entities
A method, by a policy control unit of a mobile communications network, to control a signalling of congestion information of mobile entities at a plurality of congestion monitoring units that monitor which mobile entities are affected by a congestion state in a radio access network of the mobile communications network. The method comprises receiving, from one of the congestion monitoring units, an indication that one of the mobile entities is affected by a congestion, storing said one congestion monitoring unit from which the indication is received as the current congestion monitoring unit for said one mobile entity, receiving, from another congestion monitoring unit, the indication that said one mobile entity is affected by a congestion, and indicating, in response to the indication received from the other monitoring unit, to the current congestion monitoring unit a release of congestion information relating to said one mobile entity. |
| US10009784B1 |
Remote detection and analysis of passive intermodulation problems in radio base stations
Systems and methods are described for configuring a base station node. A set of base station parameters are received by a remote control unit. The remote control unit receives and installs dynamic parameter values for base station setup selected by a server application based on the received base station parameters. The remote control unit also receives dynamic parameter values for network integration generated by the server application via the network connection, the dynamic parameter values for network integration being generated in response to a user selection. The remote control unit may then configure the base station node using the dynamic parameter values for network integration. When configuration is complete, the remote control unit may transmit an indication to the server application, and finalizes integration of the base station node in response to a request from the server application. |
| US10009762B2 |
Method and system to enable secure communication for inter-eNB transmission
The embodiments herein provide a method and system for creating a secure connection for a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network including a UE, carrier aggregated with at least one first serving frequency served by a first eNB and at least one second serving frequency served by a second eNB. A unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB is generated using a freshness parameter and security key associated with the first eNB. The use of a different freshness parameter for each security base key derivation avoids key stream repetition. Further, a user plane encryption key is derived based on the generated unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB for encrypting data transfer over at least one data radio bearer. |
| US10009759B2 |
Method and system for enabling and activating a functionality of an electronic device
A machine-readable code is received at a first server and decoded to obtain a device ID and a first provider ID that identifies a device provider providing the second electronic device. At least one of the machine-readable code or the device ID is transmitted to a second server. A subscribed service that can be activated on the second electronic device is determined based on device metadata of the second electronic device and service metadata of the subscribed service. A first message is transmitted to a mobile device of a user associated with the second electronic device for a permission to activate the subscribed service on the second electronic device. In response to a second message received from the mobile device, the device metadata and the service metadata are transmitted to a third server to request the third server to activate the subscribed service on the second electronic device. |
| US10009758B2 |
WiFi fixed wireless personal services
A method by an access point to provide wireless terminals with access to a packet core network. The method includes attaching to the packet core network via a cellular radio access network, where the access point is configured to operate as a router of a subnet associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address space, relaying signaling between a wireless terminal and the packet core network to authenticate/authorize the wireless terminal to access the packet core network and to allocate to the wireless terminal an IP address, establishing a dedicated Packet Data Network (PDN) connection for the wireless terminal between the access point and a packet gateway of the packet core network, establishing one or more dedicated bearers associated with the dedicated PDN connection, and routing packets between the wireless terminal and the packet core network via the one or more dedicated bearers associated with the dedicated PDN connection. |
| US10009755B2 |
Obtaining of access rights to a network, implemented by a communicating object
A method performed by a communicating object to obtain rights to access a communications network. The object initially has rights limited to exchanging data with a rights management platform of the network. The method includes: sending a signaling message to the platform; and receiving a communications profile specific to the network. The profile is associated in the network with rights specific to the object, referred to as “delegated” rights. The delegated rights are defined on the basis of network access rights associated with a user of the object and referred to as “initial” rights. The delegated rights are suitable for enabling the communicating object to access the communications network. |
| US10009751B2 |
Virtual mobility anchor for network sharing
Embodiments are directed to a virtual mobility anchor network element to receive, from a packet gateway (PGW) node, a request for an internet protocol (IP) address for a mobile device, establish an IP address for the mobile device; and provide the IP address to the PGW node in response to the request for the IP address for the mobile device. The virtual mobility anchor network element is configured to receive IP traffic from a network location; determine a target destination for the IP traffic based on a destination IP address, the destination IP address comprising the second IP address; and forward the IP traffic to the PGW node associated with the destination IP address. The virtual mobility anchor network element is also configured to receive IP traffic from the PGW node; determine a target destination for the IP traffic; and route the IP traffic to the target destination. |
| US10009747B2 |
Emergency contact notification in IP multimedia subsystem (IMS)
A method of operating an emergency call procedure in a telecommunications network includes storing, for a user of an IMS network, emergency contact Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) of one or more emergency contacts of the user who may be contacted by emergency services in the event of an emergency call from the user. The method also includes receiving an emergency call from the user and providing the emergency contact URIs to a Public Safety Answering Point, PSAP. |
| US10009745B2 |
Validation in secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system according to visual objects
A secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system validates users in a validation and enforcement area and can check if users in the validation and enforcement area have been validated. A visual object can be displayed on an enforcement computer and a mobile device of a user in the in the validation and enforcement area to determine if a user is validated. The visual object may be periodically changed. |
| US10009743B2 |
System and method for providing subscribed applications on wireless devices over a wireless network
A system and method for the provision of downloadable subscription-based software applications to one or more wireless devices where the applications are downloadable from one or more application download servers across a wireless network. An accounting module receives subscription-based application download data from the one or more application download servers for each subscription-based application downloaded by a wireless device, and subscription-based application deletion data from each wireless device that has deleted a subscription-based application. The accounting module accounts for the use of the subscribed software applications based upon the subscription-based software application download data and subscription-based application deletion data. |
| US10009736B1 |
Method and apparatus for performing joint transmissions in a wireless network
A first access point including a physical layer (PHY) module, a parameter module and a medium access control (MAC) module. The parameter module is configured to, via the PHY module, negotiate a first parameter with a second access point. A basic service set of the first access point overlaps a basic service set of the second access point. The first basic service set includes stations. The second basic service set includes one or more of the stations. The MAC module is configured to receive a first frame. The PHY module is configured to, based on the first parameter and during a joint transmission of the first frame by the first access point and the second access point, transmit the first frame to the stations according to a first address while the second access point transmits the first frame to the one or more stations according to the first address. |
| US10009735B2 |
Controlling vehicle cabin networks based on connectivity metrics
A network analysis terminal is described that operates within a vehicle cabin to generate connectivity metrics. The terminal monitors packets communicated through at least one cabin network between a content server and passenger terminals. The terminal identifies passenger terminal identifiers that are addressed by content of the packets, and identifies names of vehicle passengers associated with the packets using the passenger terminal identifiers as indexes to retrieve the names of vehicle passengers from an information repository that maps names of vehicle passengers to passenger terminal identifiers. The terminal then generates connectivity metrics based on measurements performed on the packets over time and the identified names of the passengers, and controls communications through the at least one cabin network based on the connectivity metrics. |
| US10009733B2 |
Method and system for determining a position of a mobile device by an access point
A method and system for determining a position of a mobile device in an indoor environment by an access point is provided. The method includes obtaining identity information of the mobile device. The method includes extracting signal characteristics of the mobile device corresponding to the identity information. Further, the method includes determining the position of the mobile device based on the signal characteristics of the mobile device. The position of the mobile device is determined based on the signal characteristics of the mobile device received from a plurality of access points along with the information of the plurality of access points such as location information and identity information of the access points. The determined position is sent to the mobile device. The access point implements robust multipath mitigation algorithms while determining the position of the mobile device as there is no battery power limitation at the access point. |
| US10009731B2 |
Information sharing method, device and storage medium
An information sharing method, device and storage medium are provided. The method comprises: receiving from a first terminal device, a first message requesting information-for-sharing; determining a current location of the first terminal device based on a location from which the first message is transmitted, and recording the current location as a first geographical location; determining that a geographical sharing range matched with the first geographical location exists in pre-set geographical sharing ranges; determining information-for-sharing corresponding to the geographical sharing range matched with the first geographical location as target information-for-sharing, based on a correspondence between the geographical sharing range and information-for-sharing uploaded in the geographical sharing range; and transmitting the target information-for-sharing to the first terminal device. |
| US10009728B2 |
Dynamic geographic beacons for geographic-positioning-capable devices
In one embodiment, a processor may identify information about an entity represented by a first node in a social graph for a social-networking system. The information may comprise a location for the entity and an affinity score for the entity with respect to a user, wherein the user is represented by a second node in the social graph. The processor may then determine a region defined with respect to the location of the entity, wherein the region is defined based in part on the affinity score for the entity, as well as determining that a location of a mobile device associated with the user is within the region. Finally, the processor may cause the mobile device to transition from a sleep state to an active state. |
| US10009726B2 |
Battery efficient hybrid mobile device location monitoring
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for performing hybrid location monitoring of a mobile device. While performing region monitoring for a set of regions, a mobile device enters a first region. Upon entering a region, the mobile device requests region information for the region from a web server. Using the region information, the mobile device determines whether to enable location updates while within the region. Upon exiting the region, the mobile device determines whether to disable location updates. While performing location updates, the location of the mobile device can be tracked and be determined to be within other contained or partially contained irregularly shaped geofences. |
| US10009714B2 |
System and method for improving telematics location information and reliability of E911 calls
System, devices and methods are provided to automatically initiate an enhanced 911 (E911) call from a telematics control unit (TCU) (e.g., a TCU deployed with cellular modem or mobile phone in a vehicle) to an answering point (e.g. public safety answering point or access point (PSAP)). A wireless carrier (e.g., mobile service center (MSC)) employs a positioning determining entity (PDE) and algorithm to improve caller location determination using information provided by the TCU (e.g., GPS and dead reckoning information generated at the vehicle) and network location information when needed, and provides PDE estimated location of the caller to the PSAP (e.g., using a data channel and optionally a voice channel) to mitigate errors in TCU location data and reduce potentially conflicting location information provided to PSAPs from TCUs and wireless carriers or other phone service providers. |
| US10009706B2 |
Apparatus and method of audio stabilizing
A method comprising: determining a spatial audio signal; determining an apparatus motion parameter; and stabilizing the spatial audio signal dependent on the apparatus motion parameters. |
| US10009705B2 |
Audio enhancement for head-mounted speakers
Embodiments herein are primarily described in the context of a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for producing a sound with enhanced spatial detectability and a crosstalk simulation. The audio processing system receives a left and right input channel of an audio input signal, and performs an audio processing to generate an output audio signal. The system generates left and right spatially enhanced signals by gain adjusting side subband components and mid subband components of the left and right input channels. The audio processing system generates left and right crosstalk channels such as by applying a filter and time delay to the left and right input channels, and mixes the spatially enhanced channels with the crosstalk channels. In some embodiments, the system includes high/low frequency enhancement channels and passthrough channels derived from the input channels, which can be mixed with the output audio signal. |
| US10009702B2 |
Method for making thermoacoustic device array
A method for making a thermoacoustic device array includes the following step. A substrate having a surface is provided. The surface defines a grid having a number of cells. A number of holes are defined on each of the cells. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on each of the cells. The first electrode is spaced from the second electrode, and one row of the holes is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A sound wave generator is applied on the substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. The sound wave generator is suspended over the holes. The sound wave generator is divided according to the cells. |
| US10009700B1 |
System and method for fuzzy logic feedback control of speaker excursion
An audio system includes an input node for receiving an audio input signal, a signal processor coupled to the input node to receive the audio input signal, and an output node for providing an audio output signal to a speaker. The audio system includes a first fuzzy logic controller configured to receive sampled signals related to the audio input signal and a gain of the signal processor, the first fuzzy logic controller configured to determine a risk level of the audio output signal. The audio system also includes a second fuzzy logic controller configured to receive feedback signals related to the audio output signal and to determine a correction factor. Further, the audio system is configured to determine a control signal based on the risk level and the correction factor, and to adjust the audio output signal based on the control signal. |
| US10009699B2 |
Method for diagnosing sealing properties of microphone and/or loudspeaker seals in an electronic device
A method for diagnosing sealing properties of microphone and/or loudspeaker seals in an electronic device. Sealing properties of the microphone and/or loudspeaker seals are diagnosed by comparing a representation of a total impulse response signal associated with certain stimuli with a representation of a predetermined reference total impulse response signal associated with the electronic device. |
| US10009698B2 |
Bone conduction device having magnets integrated with housing
A transcutaneous bone conduction device includes magnets secured to housing of an external portion of the device. The magnets can be disposed within the housing, or secured to an external surface thereof. The magnets are disposed about a shaft that delivers vibrational stimuli to a recipient so as to evenly deliver the stimuli. |