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| US10077284B2 |
UBA5 inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to compounds of the Formula (I), which are UBA5 inhibitors. |
| US10077283B2 |
Process for fractionating lignocellulosics
A method for the isolation of lignin from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprising providing a lignocellulosic biomass; extracting sugar free lignin from the lignocellulosic biomass by contacting said biomass with an organic aqueous solution comprising water and at least one water miscible organic solvent, either discontinuously or continuously, whereby a biomass-solvent suspension is formed; separating the sugar free lignin solution from the biomass-solvent suspension to obtain a sugar free lignin solution and a cellulosic material enriched with lignin carbohydrate complexes and hemicellulose, and optionally isolating sugar free lignin from the sugar free lignin solution; extracting the lignin carbohydrate complexes from the cellulosic material enriched with lignin carbohydrate complexes and hemicellulose by contacting said cellulosic material with a liquid comprising at least water, whereby treated biomass suspension is formed; separating the lignin carbohydrate complexes solution from said treated biomass suspension to obtain a lignin carbohydrate complexes solution and cellulosic material enriched with hemicellulose, and, optionally isolating lignin carbohydrate complexes from the solution obtained and isolating further sugar free lignin from the mother liquor of said lignin carbohydrate complexes isolation, optionally after combining the mother liquor of said lignin carbohydrate complexes isolation with the sugar free lignin solution obtained from extracting sugar free lignin from the lignocellulosic biomass. |
| US10077282B2 |
Raw material for chemical deposition composed of organoplatinum compound, and chemical deposition method using the raw material for chemical deposition
The present invention relates to a raw material for chemical deposition shown in a formulae below and including an organoplatinum compound in which diimine containing two imines and an alkyl anion are coordinated to divalent platinum. In the formulae, each of substituents R1 to R4 on the diimine represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like and has a carbon number of 5 or less. Each of alkyl anions R5 and R6 is an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 or more and 3 or less. The raw material has high vapor pressure and low decomposition temperature, and thus it is possible to manufacture a platinum thin film at low temperature. |
| US10077281B2 |
Crystalline ligand
A ligand crystal structure of 6,6′-[[3,3′,5,5′-tetrakis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl]bis(oxy)]bisdibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]-dioxaphosphepin. Formule (I) |
| US10077278B2 |
Synthetic methods for diboron reagents and related compounds
The disclosure is directed to diboron compounds, related methods of making, and related intermediate boron and diboron compounds used to make the same. The diboron compounds can be used as reagents to prepare chemical intermediates that are used in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty electronics industries. The disclosed processes and compounds provide simplified synthetic paths that significantly reduce steps, improve scalability, and minimize costs for producing the diboron reagents. |
| US10077276B2 |
N-azaspirocycloalkane substituted N-heteroaryl compounds and compositions for inhibiting the activity of SHP2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which p, q, Y1, Y2, R1, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5a, R5b, R7 and R8 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of SHP2. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with the aberrant activity of SHP2. |
| US10077275B2 |
Process for production of a spiroglycol
Disclosed is a process for production of a spiroglycol by subjecting pentaerythritol to reaction in water with hydroxypivaldehyde in presence of a catalytically active amount of at least one acid catalyst and seed particles, wherein pentaerythritol, water, at least one acid catalyst and spiroglycol seed particles are charged to a reaction vessel, equipped with heating/cooling and agitation, and under stirring heated to a predetermined reaction temperature followed by progressive addition of hydroxypivaldehyde. The spiroglycol seed particles are present in an amount of 0.5-1.0% by weight, calculated on pentaerythritol, water, acid catalyst and hydroxypivaldehyde, and the hydroxypivaldehyde is charged at a rate determined over time by monitoring growth and/or formation of yielded spiroglycol particles. |
| US10077273B2 |
SHMT inhibitors
The disclosure provides compounds of Formulae (I)-(IX). The disclosed compounds are capable of inhibiting a mammalian SHMT. Compounds of the disclosure have numerous uses, such as for treatment of cancer or autoimmune disorders. |
| US10077271B2 |
Methods and compositions for inhibiting the interaction of menin with MLL proteins
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of use to inhibit the interaction of menin with MLL1, MLL2 and MLL-fusion oncoproteins. The compositions and methods of use are useful for the treatment of leukemia, solid cancers, diabetes and other diseases dependent on activity of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, and/or menin. |
| US10077268B2 |
FXR agonists and methods for making and using
Novel FXR agonists are disclosed, embodiments of a method of making the same, and of a composition comprising them are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of treating or preventing a metabolic disorder in a subject, comprising administering to a subject (e.g., via the gastrointestinal tract) a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the disclosed compounds, thereby activating FXR receptors in the intestines, and treating or preventing a metabolic disorder in the subject. Additionally disclosed are embodiments of a method of treating or preventing inflammation in an intestinal region of a subject, comprising administering to the subject (e.g., via the gastrointestinal tract) a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the disclosed compounds, thereby activating FXR receptors in the intestines, and thereby treating or preventing inflammation in the intestinal region of the subject. |
| US10077259B2 |
Bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives as bromodomain inhibitors
The present disclosure provides bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives of formula (I), which may be therapeutically useful, more particularly as bromodomain inhibitors; (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, L1, L2, Cy1, Cy2, X, n, and dotted line have the same meaning given in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or pharmaceutically acceptable stereoisomers thereof that are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases or disorders, in particular their use in diseases or disorders associated as bromodomain inhibitors. The present disclosure also provides preparation of compounds and pharmaceutical formulations comprising at least one of bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives of formula (I), together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, or excipient. |
| US10077257B2 |
Aziridinated triglycerides and polymers formed therefrom
Various embodiments disclosed relate to aziridinated triglycerides and polymers formed therefrom. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an aziridinated triglyceride having the structure described herein. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making the aziridinated triglyceride, a method of crosslinking the aziridinated triglyceride to form a polymer, the polymer formed from the aziridinated triglyceride, a triglyceride with at least one pendent unsaturated group that can be used to form the aziridinated triglyceride, and a method of making the triglyceride having at least one pendent unsaturated group. |
| US10077255B2 |
Synthesis of chiral 2-(1H-indazol-6-yl)-spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indolin]-2′-ones
The present invention is directed to novel synthetic methods for preparing cyclopropyl indolinone compound represented by Structural Formula (A): (A) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also included are synthetic intermediates described herein. |
| US10077251B2 |
Process for the synthesis of Dabigatran Etexilate and its intermediates
The present invention describes an improved process for the preparation of Dabigatran Etexilate (Formula-VII) or it's pharmaceutically acceptable salt for the treatment of thrombosis, cardiovascular diseases etc. and intermediates involved in the synthesis. |
| US10077247B2 |
Tricyclic spiro compound
A medicinal agent for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases caused by EP4 receptor activation. A compound having antagonistic activity against the EP4 receptor is contained as an active ingredient in the medicinal agent. The compound represented by the following general formula (I) as defined in the specification, a salt, an N-oxide, or a solvate thereof, or a prodrug of these is useful as a medicinal component having antagonistic activity against the EP4 receptor for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases caused by EP4 receptor activation. |
| US10077244B2 |
Luminogenic and fluorogenic compounds and methods to detect molecules or conditions
A method to detect the presence of amount of at least one molecule in a sample which employs a derivative of luciferin or a derivative of a fluorophore is provided. Compounds and compositions for carrying out the methods of the invention are also provided. |
| US10077239B2 |
Crystalline forms of a hepatitis B antiviral agent
This disclosure provides crystalline forms of a hepatitis B antiviral agent, and methods of making and using these forms. |
| US10077238B2 |
Small molecule LFA-1 inhibitors
The present invention relates to novel compounds which are capable of inhibiting the interaction of LFA-1 with its counter ligands. |
| US10077235B2 |
Integrated process for the production of formaldehyde-stabilized urea
The present disclosure relates to an integrated process for the production of formaldehyde-stabilized urea, starting with producing synthesis gas and including the preparation of methanol, ammonia, urea, and formaldehyde in amounts appropriate for the final product. |
| US10077233B2 |
Poly-cyanostilbene macrocycles
The present disclosure concerns synthesis and anion binding features of poly-cyanostilbene macrocycles of Formula (I): |
| US10077231B2 |
Functionalized fluoropolymers and electrolyte compositions
Provided herein are functionally substituted fluoropolymers suitable for use in liquid and solid non-flammable electrolyte compositions. The functionally substituted fluoropolymers include perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) having high ionic conductivity. Also provided are non-flammable electrolyte compositions including functionally substituted PFPEs and alkali-metal ion batteries including the non-flammable electrolyte compositions. |
| US10077229B2 |
Ether-containing monoester compound and use thereof
A compound of the present invention is represented by the general formula (1) and has a 40° C. kinetic viscosity (v) that satisfies 4 mm2/s≤v≤30 mm2/s, CnH2n+1—(O—CH2CH2)p—O—(CH2)3—(C═O)—O—CmH2m+1 (1) (where O represents an oxygen atom, C represents a carbon atom, H represents a hydrogen atom, m is an integer of 1 to 18, n is an integer of 1 to 12, p is an integer of 1 to 3, and 2≤n+m≤30 is satisfied). The present invention provides (i) a lubricant excellent in energy-saving, heat resistance, and low-temperature fluidity and (ii) use of the lubricant. |
| US10077228B2 |
Ferrocene-based compounds and palladium catalysts based thereon for the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds
The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4 are each independently selected from —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —(C3-C12)-heterocycloalkyl, —(C6-C20)-aryl, —(C3-C20)-heteroaryl; at least one of the R1, R2, R3, R4 radicals is a —(C6-C20)-heteroaryl radical having at least six ring atoms; and R1, R2, R3, R4, if they are —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —(C3-C12)-heterocycloalkyl, —(C6-C20)-aryl, —(C3-C20)-heteroaryl or —(C6-C20)-heteroaryl, may each independently be substituted by one or more substituents selected from —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —(C3-C12)-heterocycloalkyl, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl-(C6-C20)-aryl, —O—(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —S—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —S—(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —COO—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —COO—(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —CONH—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —CONH—(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —CO—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —CO—(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, —N—[(C1-C12)-alkyl]2, —(C6-C20)-aryl, —(C6-C20)-aryl-(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C6-C20)-aryl-O—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C3-C20)-heteroaryl, —(C3-C20)-heteroaryl-(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C3-C20)-heteroaryl-O—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —COOH, —OH, —SO3H, —NH2, halogen. The invention further relates to precursors for preparation of the compound according to the invention, to Pd complexes comprising the compound according to the invention and to the use thereof in alkoxycarbonylation. |
| US10077226B2 |
Process for production of adipic acid from 1,6-hexanediol
Processes are disclosed for the conversion of 1,6-hexanediol to adipic acid employing a chemocatalytic reaction in which 1,6-hexanediol is reacted with oxygen in the presence of particular heterogeneous catalysts including at least one of platinum or gold. The metals are preferably provided on a support selected from the group of titania, stabilized titania, zirconia, stabilized zirconia, silica or mixtures thereof, most preferably zirconia stabilized with tungsten. The reaction with oxygen is carried out at a temperature from about 100° C. to about 300° C. and at a partial pressure of oxygen from about 50 psig to about 2000 psig. |
| US10077221B2 |
Composition comprising HF and E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene
An azeotropic or quasi-azeotropic composition including hydrogen fluoride, E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene and optionally one or more (hydro)halogen-carbon compounds including between 1 and 3 carbon atoms. Also, a preferred azeotropic or quasi-azeotropic composition including hydrogen fluoride, E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene, and optionally one or more compounds selected from among 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-chloropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, trifluoropropyne, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene and 2-chloro,1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. |
| US10077219B2 |
Continuous mixing reactor and method of use
A continuous mixing reactor has an outer shell having a cylindrical portion with a central section and two opposite conical end sections; a circulation tube within the shell so that an annular passage forms between the shell and the circulation tube; an impeller within and positioned adjacent to one end of the circulation tube; and heat exchange means penetrating the outer shell and extending into the end of the circulation tube opposite the impeller. The outer shell has a hydraulic head forming one end of the shell, a heat exchange medium header at the opposite end of the shell. The circulation tube nearer the heat exchange medium header terminates at or downstream from a tangential plane extending through the shell at the intersection of the central section and the conical end section of the cylindrical portion of shell. The reactor is useful in an alkylation process. |
| US10077218B2 |
Process for converting a heavy feed into middle distillate
The present invention describes a process for the conversion of a heavy feed which can be used to improve the selectivity for middle distillate. The process employs a catalytic cracking unit followed by one or more units for the oligomerization of C2 to C9 olefins which can preferentially produce an additional cut termed the middle distillate. The light portion of the oligomerate produced which cannot be incorporated into the middle distillate cut is recycled to the FCC unit for cracking into light olefins which are returned to the oligomerization units as a supplement to the olefins of the feed in order to preferentially form heavy oligomerates which can be incorporated into the middle distillate cut. |
| US10077217B2 |
Strengthened composite products and methods for making and using same
The disclosure provides strengthened products, including strengthened fibrous composite products and methods for making and using same and strengthened particulates, such as particulate fertilizer products, and methods for making and using same. The fibrous composite product can include a plurality of fibers and an at least partially cured strengthening resin. The fertilizer composition can include a particulate core that can include a plant nutrient, at least one coating layer of the strengthening resin, and at least one coating layer of a water insoluble material. The strengthening resin can include one or more aldehyde-based resins and one or more crosslinked resins. The crosslinked resin can include one or more polyamines at least partially crosslinked by one or more symmetric crosslinks and can include one or more azetidinium functional groups. |
| US10077216B2 |
Soluble fertilizer formulation and method for use thereof
A fertilizer including a growth enhancing component, in at least one example a co-polymer of fulvic acid and poly-metallic humates is present in the amount of from about 80% to about 90% by weight, based on a total weight of the fertilizer; a plurality of elements present in the amount of from about 3% to about 7% by weight, based on the total weight of the fertilizer; and one or more secondary nutrients, micronutrients, and biologically active heteromolecular trace-metal complexes present in the amount of from about 3% to about 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the fertilizer. |
| US10077215B2 |
Fertilizer having reduced biuret content
The present invention discloses the use of a lignin compound to prepare a urea fertiliser having reduced biuret content. |
| US10077211B2 |
Cement grinding aids prepared with waste antifreeze
It discloses cement grinding aids prepared with waste antifreeze which comprises the following components in parts by weight: 20-75 parts of pretreated waste antifreeze, 5-40 parts of alkanolamine, 1-5 parts of acid solution, 3-12 parts of saccharide and 15-50 parts of water. The pretreated waste antifreeze is prepared by adding an alkaline solution into waste antifreeze to regulate the pH value, adding a flocculant, and stirring and standing; separating upper-layer oil, and then filtering to remove flocculent precipitates, thus obtaining a clear mixed solution. |
| US10077210B2 |
Encapsulated lightweight polymer aggregates
A lightweight aggregate for use in forming lightweight cementitious mixes and/or concrete is formed by encapsulating a plurality of hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., expanded polystyrene particles) in an encasement having a first layer of a cementitious material and a second layer of a pozzolan or mineral. The lightweight aggregate can be included as at least part of the aggregate component of a cementitious mix to form a lightweight cementitious mix. The lightweight aggregate and/or lightweight cementitious mix can be used to form lightweight concrete. The encasement of the lightweight aggregate allows the cement of the cementitious mix or concrete composition to bond to the lightweight aggregate, thereby promoting strength and durability of the concrete mixture. |
| US10077201B2 |
Optical element manufacturing device and optical element shaping mold set
An optical element manufacturing device includes a mold set including: a first shaping mold and a second shaping mold facing each other with a shaping-target material between the first and second shaping molds, and a sleeve located around the first and second shaping molds; and a plurality of stages on which the mold set is conveyed and which heat, press or cool the shaping-target material. The sleeve is conveyed to the stages in such a manner that a conveyance-direction front side of the mold set in an arrangement direction of the plurality of stages has a heat insulation portion with a heat insulation property that is higher than that on a conveyance-direction rear side of the mold set in order to reduce a temperature distribution in the shaping-target material. |
| US10077199B2 |
Fluid filtration system
A method of filtering a fluid, including flowing a fluid from a first side of a filter member to a second side of the filter member, the fluid containing dissolved impurities. In addition, the method includes inducing fluid cavitation within the fluid to precipitate out at least a portion of the dissolved impurities. Further, the method includes controlling a pressure differential across the filter member. Still further, the method includes, maintaining or further inducing the fluid cavitation within the fluid in response to controlling the pressure differential. Related systems are also disclosed. |
| US10077196B2 |
Method for solids removal in heat exchangers
A method for solids removal in heat exchanger systems includes a first water flow path from a heat exchanger to a cooling tower and back to the heat exchanger, including: forming an additional path in parallel with the first path, wherein water flows from the heat exchanger to a UET reactor and back to the heat exchanger, and wherein the UET reactor including means for solids removal from the water using a partial electrolysis process. Optionally, the volumetric flow rate in the additional path is about 5% of the volumetric flow rate in the first water flow path. |
| US10077193B2 |
Method for producing silica aerogel
A method for producing a silica aerogel includes a gelation step of adding a monoalkyltrialkoxysilane to an acidic aqueous solution containing a surfactant to prepare a sol, and then gelating the sol to prepare a wet gel. The method further includes a separation step of immersing the wet gel in a solvent mixture of a first solvent and a second solvent immiscible with the first solvent. The first solvent has an ETN value of 0.5 or less, and the second solvent has an ETN value between those of the first solvent and water. The method further includes a drying step of drying the wet gel at a temperature lower than a critical temperature of the first solvent under a pressure lower than a critical pressure of the first solvent to remove the first solvent from the wet gel. |
| US10077175B2 |
Load-adaptive hoisting mechanism
Provided is a load-adaptive hoisting mechanism, including a bracket and roofs, wherein the roofs are arranged above the bracket, upright columns are arranged between the bracket and the roofs, through holes corresponding to the upright columns are formed in the roofs, the upright columns are arranged in the through holes, and the lower ends of the upright columns are connected with the bracket; springs sleeve the upright columns between the bracket and the roofs; roof pulleys arranged on the side surfaces of the roofs, bracket pulleys arranged on the side surfaces of the bracket, and the side surfaces of the roofs corresponding to the side surfaces of the bracket; a truncated conical roller arranged in the center above the bracket. |
| US10077172B1 |
Interchangeable jib tool
A jib tool is configured to be secured to a distal end of a jib. The jib tool includes a wire-handler segment and a sheave segment. The wire-handler segment is configured to receive a wire. The sheave segment including a housing and a sheave. The sheave is configured to receive a load line. The sheave segment is configured to be placed in an operating position and a removal position, wherein the sheave is in a first location relative to the housing while the sheave segment is in the operating position, and wherein the sheave is in a second location relative to the housing while the sheave segment is in the removal position. The removal position is configured to allow a utility worker to remove the load line. |
| US10077171B2 |
Safety barrier for vehicles and cranes
In a vehicle having a stationary frame and a rotating upper body, and wherein the frame includes a plurality of outriggers with pads, a safety barrier is provided, comprising a barrier support member attached to each of the pads, and extending away from the vehicle, wherein the support member includes an upper section adapted to retain a flexible barrier; and a flexible barrier attached across the upper sections of the support members to establish a safety perimeter around the vehicle. A storage rack is also provided for retaining the support members when not attached to the pads, wherein the rack includes a upper bracket having a U-shaped portion adapted to attach to the vehicle; and a frame adapted to carry all of the support members, wherein the frame includes a retention member to retain the support members within the frame in a secured position. |
| US10077170B2 |
Device for the hand-guided movement of loads
The invention relates to a device (10) for the hand-guided movement of loads by means of a retaining or gripping element (11) as a lifting aid, which retaining or gripping element is attached to a load-bearing rope (2), comprising a load-bearing apparatus (1), which is provided with at least one vertical cantilever (3), over which the load-bearing rope (2) is guided from sides of a rope-winding apparatus (4) on the load-bearing apparatus (1) by means of an adjustable rope articulation point (5), wherein a sensor (6) for measuring a rope angle of the load-bearing rope (2) in relation to the vertical is provided and a controller coupled to the sensor (6) is provided, which controller is designed to simultaneously control an adjustment of the rope articulation point (5) and a rope length of the load-bearing rope (2) on the basis of a measured rope angle. |
| US10077167B2 |
Elevator car with spoiler component having at least one curved spoiler element
The invention relates to an elevator car comprising a car spoiler at its top and/or bottom, which car spoiler comprises at least one spoiler component having at least one curved spoiler element, characterized in that the spoiler component is made of a sandwich material of an outer flat material layer connected to at least one inner structured material layer. |
| US10077165B2 |
Stapler apparatus
A stapler apparatus may be provided. More specifically, a stapler apparatus capable of automatically stapling a bundle of sheets output from an image forming apparatus such as a copy machine, a printer, a facsimile or the like may be provided. The stapler includes: a guide plate in which a slot having a branch structure has been formed; a moving frame which is reciprocatively movable on the guide plate; a rotation frame which is rotatable on the moving frame and includes a plurality of levers mounted thereon, the plurality of levers moving along the inside and outside of the slot or change paths; a path change member which changes a movement path of any one of the plurality of levers; and a stapler which is mounted on the rotation frame and is in conjunction with the rotation frame. |
| US10077157B2 |
Static dissipative sprocket for a conveyor belt system
In a conveyor belt system, a static dissipative sprocket constructed of a static dissipative plastic material creates a path of conveyance for dissipating static electricity between a conveyor belt and a grounded drive shaft. The static dissipative sprocket includes an attachment collar incorporated into the sprocket as a single unitary component. The static dissipative sprocket can include a set screw and metal insert to assist in the transfer of static electricity from the static dissipative sprocket to the drive shaft. |
| US10077154B2 |
Waterproof induction actuated container
A waterproof induction container includes a container body and an induction actuated container cover. The container body includes a storage cavity and a container opening. The induction actuated container cover includes a control housing, a cover panel, and an automatic driving arrangement. The control housing has a side concealed compartment and a cover opening. The cover panel is pivotally mounted to the control housing to pivotally move between a closed position and an opened position. The automatic driving arrangement is concealed in the side concealed compartment of the control housing in a waterproof manner to prevent any contamination of the automatic driving arrangement by moisture, corrosive gas, and trash residuals. |
| US10077153B2 |
Waste receptacle
A waste cart includes a base housing; a center upright having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is secured to the base housing; a top housing secured to the distal end of the center upright, wherein the top housing has two or more disposal openings for two or more separate disposal portions including, a first waste portion which has a first metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; and a second waste portion which includes a second metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; an electronics module which operates each metal detector independently; and an alarm indicator operationally associated with the electronics module which is activated when the electronics module detects the passage of a metal item through an opening into a waste portion. |
| US10077149B2 |
Dispenser for dosing tablets or powders
Dispenser for dosing tablets or powders includes a container configured to hold the tablets or the powders. A dosing device is mounted to the container and being configured to allow the tablets or the powders to be dosed via an outlet. The dosing device includes a stator having an axis and a rotor that is connected to the stator and that can rotate about the axis of the stator. The rotor has a passage opening and a bottom portion that covers an upper portion of the stator. A cap is configured to at least cover the rotor. A first tamper-indicating device connects the cap to the stator. A second tamper-indicating device connects the stator to the container. A child-proof lock is utilized. |
| US10077145B1 |
Linked poppet valves
Two or more poppet valves are mechanically coupled or linked to each other by a web. A single valve stem operates the multiple poppets together. One poppet controls the flow of a liquid from a reservoir. The other poppet controls the flow of air into the reservoir. The air control poppet opens after the liquid control poppet enabling a vacuum to be developed in the reservoir before the air control poppet opens. Air is thus drawn into the reservoir through the air control poppet. |
| US10077143B2 |
Lid for container with rotatable reclosable spout
A lid connected to a container or body portion of a bottle includes a base defining a conduit, where a rotatable collar coupled to the base rotates about the conduit in a single direction. The lid further includes a spout having a cam defining a path on the outer surface of the spout that engages at least a portion of the collar when the rotatable collar rotates about the conduit. The spout can extend away from the base into an open position and retract proximate to the base into a closed position as the portion of the collar traverses the path defined by the cam when the rotatable collar is rotated about the conduit. |
| US10077140B2 |
Closure mechanism with multiple frequency feedback
A closure mechanism includes a first elongate closure member having a series of regularly spaced features disposed along an entire length of the first elongate closure member. The series of regularly spaced features includes a plurality of vertically extending elongate features on an outer surface of the first closure member. The vertically extending elongate features are spaced apart along the entire length of the first closure member in alternating and repeating distances. A second elongate closure member includes a series of regularly spaced features disposed along an entire length of the second closure member and sealingly engages the first closure member. A slider interacts with (i) the series of regularly spaced features on the first elongate closure member to produce a first feedback at a first frequency, and (ii) the series of regularly spaced features on the second elongate closure member to produce a second feedback at a second frequency. |
| US10077138B2 |
Handled container
A container assembly for carrying and pouring flowable materials and that includes a bucket that is defined by a closed bottom portion, an upstanding side portion, and an upper rim area that at least partially defines an open top. A handle is attached near the upper rim area and a plurality of gripping surfaces are located in the closed bottom portion of the bucket and/or defined by the side portion to permit multiple means of gripping the container. The container includes one or more posts or feet that facilitate a stacked and only partially nested association between containers oriented in a vertically stacked configuration. |
| US10077137B1 |
Combination carrying device
A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and form or define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles mounted to sides of the rigid basket. The flexible bag and the rigid basket include magnetically compatible components that cause the flexible bag to remain nested within the rigid basket when such components are within a close proximity of one another. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a materials handling facility may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket after executing a purchase for the items therein. |
| US10077134B2 |
Nestable container with uniform stacking features
Various embodiments of flanged containers that can be stacked in a nested relationship are disclosed so as to provide uniform spacing between the containers to facilitate reliable denesting thereof. The flanges and/or sidewalls of the containers may be provided with features that facilitate alignment and uniform spacing of the nested containers so that a denesting apparatus can reliably denest the containers. Other containers include sidewalls divided into two sections that serve to stabilize stacked container. |
| US10077132B2 |
Box in a box re-sealable pack
A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, a rigid inner box, and a pull tab arranged over a pre-cut opening in the inner box. The pull tab includes a paper liner larger than the pre-cut opening such as a piece of bundle wrap with a paper layer of the bundle wrap contacting the consumer goods inside the box. The outer box has a hinged lid permanently attached to a connecting tab of the pull tab whereby opening the hinged lid simultaneously opens the opening in the inner box by lifting the pull tab. The pull tab includes a re-stick adhesive arranged in a single zone which adheres the piece of bundle wrap to cover the opening and the re-stick adhesive outward of the piece of bundle wrap allows the pull tab to reseal to the outer surface of the inner box. |
| US10077125B2 |
Bale tie-off accelerator chambers and methods
A bale tie-off accelerator chamber receives bales from the compression chamber of a baler, keeps them compressed and ties them while a new bale is being compressed. The time required to make a bale using the prior art includes the time it takes to push the material into the pressure chamber and then stepwise apply ties to the bale as it is ejected. The present invention allows the complete freshly-compacted bale to be ejected from the pressure chamber before ties are applied, thus allowing the next bale to be formed without waiting for stepwise tying of the preceding bale. |
| US10077123B2 |
Method of using container having dunnage components movable along guides
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a base and opposed sides. The container has multiple levels of dunnage components, the dunnage components of at least one level being movable between open and closed positions to enable an operator to load and unload products more easily. The dunnage components of at least one level may have openings through which pass guides supported at least partially by the container. |
| US10077111B2 |
Hinge for enlarging the volume of an aircraft storage bin
In a preferred embodiment, a retrofit storage bin door hinge includes an extension member than increases the storage volume of the bin by at least 5 percent or 10 percent, thereby permitting the storage of larger carry-on bags. Required access to the ceiling panels during maintenance operations is preserved by the hinges pivotable attachment to a pivot mount attached to the ceiling of a storage bin. In this manner, the hinge assembly and door may be readily translated downwardly to provide full access to the ceiling panels during a maintenance operation. |
| US10077110B2 |
Monitoring for movement disorders using unmanned aerial vehicles
Aspects include methods, systems and computer program products for evaluating a patient for a movement disorder. The method comprises defining a patient to be evaluated and deploying a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a location of the patient. The UAV includes a patient evaluation feature and at least one sensor operably coupled to the patient evaluation feature. The UAV is positioned relative to the patient to measure a patient motor characteristic. The patient motor characteristic is measured with the at least one sensor. A movement disorder is determined based at least in part on the measured patient motor characteristic. A signal is transmitted based on the detecting the movement disorder. |
| US10077108B2 |
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with exhaust deflector
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage with first and second wings extending outwardly from opposite sides of the fuselage, nacelles with proprotors respectively disposed on the first and second wings, the proprotors being rotatable to generate lift in vertical flight and thrust in horizontal flight and exhaust deflectors disposed proximate to trailing ends of the nacelles. The exhaust deflectors are disposed to assume at least first, second and third configurations respectively associated with first, second and third flight conditions. |
| US10077106B2 |
Storage modes for tiltrotor aircraft
A tiltrotor aircraft having a VTOL flight mode, a forward flight mode and a storage mode includes a fuselage having a wing rotatably mounted thereto. The wing has an orientation generally perpendicular to the fuselage, in the flight modes, and an orientation generally parallel to the fuselage, in the storage mode. First and second pylon assemblies are positioned proximate outboard ends of the wing. First and second mast assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second pylon assemblies and have generally vertical orientations, in the VTOL flight mode, and generally horizontal orientations, in the forward flight mode and the storage mode. First and second proprotor assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second mast assemblies. Each proprotor assembly includes a plurality of rotor blades and has a radially extended orientation, in the flight modes, and a stowed orientation, in the storage mode. |
| US10077099B2 |
Method of decreasing pressure fluctuation by using real-time vibration information and adjusting rotation angles of two propellers of twin-propeller ship
Disclosed is a method of decreasing pressure fluctuation induced on a surface of a hull due to propeller cavitation by using real-time vibration information and adjusting rotation angles of two propellers of a twin-propeller ship. |
| US10077093B2 |
Collapsible connected crank having internal pressure springs
The present invention includes two rotatable sleeves, two springs, two pins, two plastic sleeves and a Z-shaped crank. The two springs are respectively disposed in the two rotatable sleeves. The two rotatable sleeves are respectively accommodated around corresponding left end and right end of the crank. One end of each of the two springs is abuttingly connected on an inner wall of one of the two rotatable sleeves and one other end abuttingly connected on an end wall of the crank. The two pins are respectively penetrated through the two rotatable sleeves and are insertingly connected on the crank. The two plastic sleeves are respectively accommodated around left and right ends of the crank to closely cover the two pins. Thus, the present invention not only provides a smooth and pleasant appearance, but also allows a pedal to a position parallel to a bicycle without affecting a boxing effect. |
| US10077089B1 |
Endless track for traction of a vehicle
An endless track for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The endless track comprises an elastomeric belt-shaped body comprising an inner surface for facing wheels of the vehicle and a ground-engaging outer surface for engaging the ground. The endless track also comprises a plurality of elastomeric lugs, such as drive/guide lugs projecting from the inner surface and/or traction lugs projecting from the ground-engaging outer surface. An elastomeric lug may have a material composition defining an arrangement of zones of different materials which comprises a plurality of zones of different elastomeric materials. The elastomeric lug may exhibit a desired variation of a material property (e.g., a modulus of elasticity) across the arrangement of zones of different materials. A zone of the elastomeric lug may have a dedicated function, such as a sacrificial zone or a wear indicator zone. An elastomeric drive lug may comprise an uneven drive surface, such as an angled or curved surface, for engaging a drive member of a drive wheel of the vehicle. |
| US10077085B2 |
Wheel air dam with sound-absorbing material
The present invention relates to a wheel air gap for a motor vehicle of which according to the invention at least one section of the wheel air gap open air comprises a sound-absorbing material. |
| US10077081B2 |
Vehicle roof structure and method for manufacturing vehicle roof structure
The vehicle roof structure includes: a closely facing section that abuts or is adjacent to a side outer panel; a negative curved-surface section that is positioned more inwards in the vehicle width direction than the closely facing section of the roof panel, and has a recessed face that is indented downwards; and a mounting surface that is formed in the side outer panel at an inner side in the vehicle width direction to downwards of the vehicle towards, and at which the closely facing section abuts or is adjacent, in which an edge, on a side of the roof panel, of the brazing material that has solidified to join the roof panel and the side outer panel is positioned on the negative curved-surface section. |
| US10077078B2 |
Vehicle frame
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame includes two roof rails spaced apart and a rear header elongated along an axis transverse to the roof rails between the roof rails. The rear header includes an upper member and a lower member fixed to each other. The upper member is elongated from a first terminal edge to a second terminal edge. Each terminal edge has a wing and a cutout extending from the wing transverse to the axis. |
| US10077077B1 |
Vehicle front structure with splayed variable gage rail tip
A vehicle front structure includes side rails, rail tips, and a tension member. The side rails extend longitudinally in a front portion of the vehicle on left and right sides of a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The rail tips have a plurality of flat walls that define a hollow polygonal body disposed about a tip axis. The rail tips have proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is fixedly coupled to a forward terminal end of the side rail inboard of an outer quarter of a total vehicle width. The rail tip extends outboard and forward such that the distal end is disposed within the outer quarter. The flat walls have a forward wall thickness that is less than a rearward wall thickness. The tension member is fixedly coupled to the distal ends and spans laterally therebetween. |
| US10077075B2 |
Vehicle lower section structure
A vehicle lower section structure includes: a suspension member including a side rail extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, the side rail including a front joint portion and a rear joint portion, the front joint portion being disposed on a front side of the rear joint portion in the vehicle front-rear direction; a securing member joined to the side rail at the front joint portion and the rear joint portion; and a stabilizer secured to the side rail by the securing member. The side rail includes a low-strength portion provided between the front joint portion and the rear joint portion and the low-strength portion has a strength lower than a strength of the front joint portion and the rear joint portion. |
| US10077074B2 |
Method of guiding wireless charging of electric vehicle
Disclosed is a method of guiding wireless charging of an electric vehicle. The method includes recognizing, by a controller, an entrance of the electric vehicle into a parking slot for charging, displaying, by the controller, an around view monitor (AVM) image, the AVM image including a position of an inductive power reception module mounted in the electric vehicle and a position of an inductive power transmission module drawn on the parking slot for charging and, when the position of the inductive power reception module is aligned with the position of the inductive power transmission module, informing, by the controller, a driver about alignment of the positions of the inductive power reception module and the inductive power transmission module. |
| US10077069B2 |
Sensor device and electric power steering device using same
A sensor device includes a main sensor, a sub sensor, and an Electronic Control Unit (ECU). The ECU has a torque calculator that sets, as a steering torque, a main steering torque that is calculated based on a main sensor signal when a main output signal is normal. During a transition period between an abnormality detection and an abnormality establishment regarding the main output signal, the torque calculator calculates the steering torque based on (i) a sub steering torque calculated based on a sub sensor signal and (ii) a prior-to-abnormality-detection main steering torque. In such manner, even when abnormality is detected in a part of the sensor signals, a fluctuation of the steering torque due to, or accompanying, the switching of the steering torque calculation to a normal signal only calculation is prevented. |
| US10077068B2 |
Inertia compensation frequency shaping for improved EPS system stability
A control system for a power steering system includes a motor; a control module in communication with the motor, the control module providing a compensated velocity loop command to the motor. The control module includes a stability compensation filter module that receives a vehicle speed and a velocity loop command, the stability compensation filter applies a second order filter on the velocity loop command to generate the compensated velocity loop command used by the motor. |
| US10077065B2 |
Steering column assembly, casing tube for a steering column assembly, and vehicle having a steering column assembly
The invention discloses a steering column arrangement that has a steering spindle and a casing tube enclosing the steering spindle, which may be mounted to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis relative to the casing tube, and also has a switch module, which has a housing and a fastening sleeve provided on the housing. The fastening sleeve is designed such that the switch module with the fastening sleeve can be mounted on the casing tube and can be securely clamped to the casing tube. The casing tube on an outer circumferential surface has at least one radial projection, and the fastening sleeve on an inner circumferential surface has at least one extending guide groove when viewed in the longitudinal direction. The radial projection engages the guide groove when the switch module is mounted on the casing tube. |
| US10077062B2 |
Wagon with adapter for installing child seat
A seat adapter removably mounts a child seat to a wagon having two opposing walls and an interposed connecting wall, and includes two latch components that mount to the wagon's opposing walls. In some embodiments, the seat adapter includes a cross-member extending between the latch components so that the cross-member provides structural integrity to the wagon if the connecting wall is displaced from its upright use position. In some embodiments, the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use with the connecting wall in its upright use position, and in some embodiments the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use whether the connecting wall is in its upright use position or its displaced position, with no mechanical interference between any part of the wagon and any part of the adapter or the child seat mounted to it. |
| US10077058B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device that includes: an airbag device including an airbag, the airbag being configured as an integral bag body for surrounding a head of an occupant with a front deployment section including a front inflation section that is inflated and deployed in front of a seat corresponding to the head and at least one of shoulders or a chest of the occupant, and a left and right pair of lateral deployment sections including lateral inflation sections that are connected to the front deployment section and are inflated and deployed at sides of the head of the occupant; and a controller that, after the airbag device has been actuated, executes a drive-to-refuge mode in which driving of a power unit of a vehicle and steering of a steering system are controlled to drive the vehicle to take refuge at a road shoulder. |
| US10077057B2 |
Method and device for estimating the interval which contains the total weight of a motor vehicle
A method for estimating the interval within which the total weight of an automobile vehicle is situated includes defining at least two intervals of weights, including determining a first situation in which the total weight of the vehicle belongs to the first interval and a second situation in which the total weight of the vehicle belongs to the second interval, calculating probabilities of being in the first or second situation knowing a value of the weight, calculating a risk of choosing the wrong interval as a function of the calculated probabilities and of a cost associated with an erroneous decision, and determining the interval within which the total weight of the vehicle is situated as a function of the risk. |
| US10077053B2 |
Method for operating a drive train
A rotational speed-regulated internal combustion engine in a working machine, for example a wheel loader, shortly before the engaging a bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter, is switched over in such manner that the internal combustion engine operates under torque regulation when the bridging clutch of the hydrodynamic torque converter is engaged. |
| US10077046B2 |
Method and apparatus for preventing collision with trailer
A method and apparatus for preventing a collision with a gate of a vehicle are provided. The method includes: determining whether a hitch in a vehicle bed will be coupling with a trailer; determining whether a gate of the vehicle bed is in a closed position; and performing at least one from among displaying a warning of a potential collision and opening the gate of the vehicle bed, if it is determined that the hitch in the vehicle bed will be coupling with the trailer and the gate of the vehicle bed is in the closed position. |
| US10077045B2 |
Parking assist system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
A parking assist system includes an electronic control unit configured to: estimate first extending directions of obstacles respectively located on right and left sides of a target parking space in a state where a host vehicle moves across in front of the target parking space; calculate a planned moving path based on the estimated first extending directions; as the host vehicle is guided into the target parking space, estimate second extending directions of the obstacles respectively located on the right and left sides of the target parking space while updating the second extending directions; determine whether the estimated and updated second extending directions satisfy a predetermined condition; and when the updated second extending directions satisfy the predetermined condition, update the planned moving path by using the updated second extending directions instead of the first extending directions or the second extending directions before being updated. |
| US10077044B2 |
Method for controlling a hybrid driveline for reducing electrical losses
A method is provided to control a hybrid powertrain, comprising: a) engaging a gear corresponding to either a gear pair connected with a first planetary gear in the gearbox or corresponding to a gear pair connected with a second planetary gear and an output shaft; b) selecting a gear by connecting two rotatable components in the first planetary gear with each other, via a first coupling device and/or connecting two rotatable components in the second planetary gear with each other, via a second coupling device; and c) controlling a switch such that a first electrical machine is set into a waiting state, if the second coupling device connects the two rotatable components of the second planetary gear with each other, and such that a second electrical machine is set into a waiting state, if the first coupling device connects the two rotatable components of the first planetary gear with each other. |
| US10077043B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling mild hybrid electric vehicle
A method for controlling a mild hybrid electric vehicle includes steps of: detecting data regarding the mild hybrid electric vehicle; determining a target torque of an engine according to the detected data; determining whether knocking of the engine occurs according to the detected data; determining a retardation amount of an ignition timing when it is determined that the knocking occurs; comparing the retardation amount of the ignition timing with a value; determining a loss amount of a combustion torque of the engine according to the retardation amount of the ignition timing when the retardation amount of the ignition timing is equal to or greater than the value; determining a target torque of a mild hybrid starter & generator (MHSG) according to the target torque of the engine and the loss amount of the combustion torque of the engine; and operating the MHSG to generate the target torque of the MHSG. |
| US10077039B2 |
Hybrid electrical vehicle and method for controlling the same
A control system of a hybrid electrical vehicle and a control method for a hybrid electrical vehicle are provided. The control system of the hybrid electric vehicle includes: a transmission device connected with wheels of the hybrid electrical vehicle; an engine power subsystem connected with the transmission device; a motor power subsystem connected with the transmission device; and a control module configured to control the hybrid electrical vehicle to work in a hybrid electrical-economical mode by controlling the engine power subsystem and the motor power subsystem, and to control the hybrid electrical vehicle to work in a first manner. |
| US10077038B2 |
Method for detecting an incorrect installation of brake lines
In a method for detecting an incorrect installation of brake lines of a brake system for a multi-axle motor vehicle, a tandem brake master cylinder, connected by the brake lines to primary and secondary circuits of the brake system, is actuated to completely fill a primary reservoir of a primary circuit and a secondary reservoir of a secondary circuit of the brake system. The primary and secondary circuits are associated to wheel brakes of a first and second axles, respectively, and provide brake fluid volumes, of which the primary circuit is greater. Outlet valves of the primary and secondary circuits are then closed, and actuation of the tandem brake master cylinder is still maintained to thereby decelerate a revolving wheel of the first axle and determine a braking behavior. A measuring device indicates whether the brake lines are correctly or incorrectly installed as a function of the braking behavior. |
| US10077035B2 |
Negative pressure-type booster device
The present invention addresses the problem of standardizing a front shell of a booster shell of a negative pressure-type booster device by modifying the shape of a reinforcement rib provided to the front shell so as to satisfy the demand for varying the installation pitch and installation angle of tie-rod holes with one and the same front shell. A front shell configuring a booster shell of a negative pressure-type booster device in combination with a rear shell includes a reinforcement rib formed by bending the shells, wherein the reinforcement rib is formed along a virtual ellipse of which the center is located at the center of the front shell, with the major axes of the ellipse disposed on a line connecting the centers of two tie-rod holes provided in the front shell. |
| US10077031B1 |
Powered ice scraping assembly
A powered ice scraping assembly includes an ice scraper that is selectively manipulated thereby facilitating the ice scraper to frictionally abrade ice from a surface. A brushing unit is coupled to the ice scraper and the brushing unit includes a motor and a plurality of bristles. The motor is in mechanical communication with each of the bristles. Moreover, the motor rotates the bristles when the motor is turned on thereby facilitating the bristles to brush snow from the surface. |
| US10077027B2 |
Wiper device
A wiper device having a wiper blade adapter unit (10a-10i) which is provided for a releasable coupling of a wiper blade (12a-12i) to a wiper arm adapter unit (14a-14i) and which comprises at least one wiper blade adapter base member (16a-16i) which is able to be fixedly connected to the wiper blade (12a-12i). The wiper device comprises an adapter wind deflector unit (18a-18i) which is provided to deflect incident air and to press the wiper blade (12a-12i) against a vehicle windscreen (20a). |
| US10077023B2 |
Heated wiper blade for motor vehicles and the like
A heated wiper blade for motor vehicles includes an elongated flexible beam and a heating element extending along the beam. The heating element may be configured to provide increased heat at the central portion of the blade and at the opposite ends of the blade. The heating element is comprised of an electrical conductor material that varies the amperage drawn between hot and cold ambient temperature operation. The flexible beam may include curved end portions and a flat or reduced curvature central portion. The heating element is preferably covered and sealed off to prevent loss of heat energy. |
| US10077022B2 |
Device for integrity verification of image data and method for integrity verification using the same
A device for integrity verification of image data. The device comprises: a database configured to store multiple field signatures respectively corresponding to multiple editing tools; a memory configured to store a program for integrity verification of image data; and a processor configured to execute the program stored in the memory. The processor: extracts a field from the image data when the program is executed; determines whether or not there is a field signature matched with the extracted field from among the multiple field signatures; and determines whether or not the image data are edited depending on a result of the determination. |
| US10077019B2 |
Vehicle airbag device
The vehicle airbag device includes an airbag module, an airbag lid member, and a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member includes at least an attachment flange part having a fixing part such as a welding part and a module accommodation part. The attachment flange part is provided with a module fixing part, the module fixing part being protruded from an under surface of the attachment flange. The module fixing part is provided with, at a lower end thereof, a fragile part that is broken by a force smaller than a welding force (fixing force) of the welding part and a separation prevention part that keeps connecting a portion below the fragile part to the module fixing part when the fragile part is broken. |
| US10077014B1 |
Body-mounted tire blocker assembly
A body-mounted tire blocker assembly can absorb and/or manage energy when a vehicle body assembly is subjected to an external force. This vehicle body assembly may include a vehicle body defining a passenger compartment. The vehicle body further includes a rocker panel defining a first panel end and a second panel end opposite the first panel end. The tire blocker assembly is coupled to the rocker panel and includes a first blocker body and a second blocker body coupled to the first blocker body. The first blocker body is farther from the first panel end than the second blocker body in order to guide a wheel away from the passenger compartment when an external force is applied to the vehicle body. |
| US10077009B2 |
Tool carrier and method of use
A tool carrier for use with ATVs, snow mobiles, and other similar vehicles. The tool carrier allows for quick storage or removal of the tool from the vehicle for use. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is intended to hold an ice auger by the auger rod, however any tool with a long rod-like portion could be held using the carrier. Clamp assemblies automatically disengage a clamp from the tool when a pull is disengaged from the clamp, and are automatically locked in place by the pull when the clamp is manually reset. |
| US10077006B2 |
Method and system for securely holding an object in a vehicle
A method and system for securely holding an object in a vehicle that include providing a command to enable an automated holder. The method and system also include determining a physical profile of the object placed upon a surface of the automated holder upon enablement of the automated holder, wherein determining the physical profile includes evaluating information pertaining to physical dimensions of the object. The method and system further include modifying a configuration of the surface of the automated holder to securely hold the object based on the physical profile of the object. |
| US10077000B2 |
Door mirror
A door mirror is disposed at a side of a vehicle body, and the door mirror includes a mirror body that is provided at a tip of a door mirror stay extending from the side of the vehicle body in at least one of a width direction and a vertical direction of the vehicle body, and an actuator that changes an interval between the vehicle body and the mirror body. The mirror body is actuated in accordance with at least any of a traveling environment and a passenger state. |
| US10076999B2 |
Movement mechanism and wing mirror for a vehicle provided with such a movement mechanism
A movement mechanism comprising a substantially spherical holder and a substantially bowl-shaped ring, which are rotatable relative to each other about a first axis and a second axis enclosing an angle of approximately 90° to the first axis. Driving means are provided for enabling movement of the holder relative to the ring and comprise a first non-straight driving rod bearing-mounted in the holder, as well as means for activating the driving rod and a second non-straight driving rod bearing-mounted in the holder, as well as means for activating the driving rod. The first driving rod and the second driving rod are rotatable about a third and a fourth axis, respectively, which third and fourth axes are mutually parallel and lie in a plane equal or parallel to the top face of the holder and which third and fourth axes are parallel to or coincide with the first axis. |
| US10076997B2 |
Surround view system
A system operable to generate a surround view based on image data, where the image data may include image data associated with surroundings of an object, such as a vehicle. The system may also be operable to project the surround view inversely onto a bowl-shaped projection surrounding the object. Further, the system may be operable to generate a virtual user view via a virtual camera position, where the virtual camera position is on a first horizontal ellipse that is about the bowl-shaped projection at a first height. Also, the system is operable to determine a viewing direction from the virtual camera position that points at a location on a second horizontal ellipse that is about the bowl-shaped projection at a second height. The second height may be lower than the first height and the second horizontal ellipse may be smaller than the first horizontal ellipse. |
| US10076994B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp includes a first light source configured to emit first light, a first reflective member configured to reflect the first light downward with respect to a vehicle advancing direction, a second reflective member configured to reflect some of the first light reflected by the first reflective member upward with respect to the vehicle advancing direction, a second light source disposed below the second reflective member and configured to emit second light in the vehicle advancing direction, and a projection lens configured to project the first light and the second light in the vehicle advancing direction, wherein the projection lens has a refracting surface configured to refract at least some of the second light downward than an optical axis of the second light. |
| US10076993B2 |
Lighting device with visible light illumination and ultraviolet light illumination that is broader than the visible light illumination and vehicle having the same
A lighting device including an ultraviolet light source emanating ultraviolet light, a visual light source and a light directing device. The visual light source is coupled to the ultraviolet light source, and the visual light source emanates visual light. The light directing device is arranged to direct the visual light in a first direction primarily within an angle of illumination. The light directing device is further arranged to direct the ultraviolet light in an area wider than the angle of illumination. |
| US10076992B2 |
LED headlamp with daytime running lamp
Improved light emitting diode (LED) vehicle headlamps having a dedicated daytime running lamp (DRL) component are described. In various embodiments, a combination Low Beam/DRL headlamp is provided, which uses pulse width modulation (PWM) detection to determine which of the two internal LED light sources (Low Beam or DRL) is powered on. If the Low Beam/DRL headlamp detects a PWM signal on the Low Beam voltage input then it switches to drive the DRL LEDs. If, alternatively, it detects a steady state input voltage then it switches to drive the Low Beam LEDs. |
| US10076989B2 |
Method and system for operating a tipper
There is disclosed a method of operating a tipper comprising a tipper body pivotably moveable with respect to a frame with a hydraulic cylinder disposed therebetween and actuatable to pivot the tipper body. The method comprises receiving at least one lateral state parameter relating to at least one lateral state of the hydraulic cylinder; determining whether the lateral condition of the hydraulic cylinder is outside acceptable limits based on the at least one lateral state parameter; and generating an output if it is determined that the lateral condition of the hydraulic cylinder is outside acceptable limits. |
| US10076980B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes: a seat back configured to be coupled with a vehicle body and to have backrest angle adjustable with respect to the vehicle body; a support shaft that is attached to the seat back and extends in a seat width direction an armrest that is coupled with the seat back to be pivotable about the support shaft and allowed to be pivotally extracted from the seat back to be in an extracted position and retracted to the seat back to be in a retracted position; and an extracted position retaining mechanism that retains the armrest in the extracted position when the armrest is extracted from the seat back to limit an angle of the armrest with respect to the vehicle body to be in a predetermined range while the backrest angle of the seat back is changed. |
| US10076979B2 |
Recliner assembly with improved chuck performance
A disc recliner assembly has a guide plate including one pair of spaced apart and parallel guide walls and an outer peripheral rim having a plurality of radially projecting teeth. A tooth plate has an outer peripheral rim with a plurality of radially projecting teeth axially aligned with the teeth of the guide plate. A pawl is mounted between the guide plate and the tooth plate. The pawl is guided by the pair of guide walls between an unlocked position with the teeth of the pawl spaced and disengaged from teeth of the guide plate and the tooth plate to allow rotational movement of the guide plate relative to the tooth plate and a locked position with the teeth of the pawl in messed engagement with the teeth of the guide plate and the tooth plate to prevent rotational movement of the guide plate relative to the tooth plate. |
| US10076974B2 |
Modular forward and rearward seat position adjustment system, with integral vibration isolation system
A seat position adjuster with a manipulable control shaft carrying a position locking latch and a spring that biases the latch toward a latched position that locks seat position with the spring being part of a vibration isolator selectively deactivated by an isolator lockout. The shaft is rotatively and axially movable relative to a mounting bracket carrying the shaft that also is attached to one rail of a slide mechanism with the latch being urged by spring into operative engagement with the other rail. Spring is captured in torsion rotatively biasing the latch toward the latched position and is active in tension and/or compression isolating the seat from vibration and lateral/longitudinal accelerations. A control shaft of the lockout is manipulable between a locked position deactivating isolation by preventing axial movement of the position adjuster control shaft relative to bracket and an unlocked position permitting relative axial movement therebetween activating isolation. |
| US10076973B2 |
Seat unit with an advertising surface
Described are seat units with a plurality of passenger seats. In these seat units, each seat has a seat back and a seat pan, and each seat back has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portions of the seat backs are integrally formed together as a single lower panel. |
| US10076972B2 |
Vehicle-electrical-system assembly and method for operating a vehicle electrical system of an electrically drivable means of transportation having a fuel cell
A vehicle-electrical-system assembly and a method for operating a vehicle electrical system of an electrically drivable transportation unit. The method includes determining a present electrical power consumption of a component having dynamic power-consumption behavior at a first time, providing a base value by smoothing the power-consumption behavior over time, defining a power reserve for the component by adding a static power offset to the base value, and limiting a vehicle-electrical-system power available for a traction machine of the transportation unit to provide the defined power reserve for the component. |
| US10076971B2 |
Split electric vehicle (EV) battery including both a replaceable and fixed portion
A battery for a vehicle having a fixed battery pack and a replaceable battery pack. The replaceable battery pack has electronic or mechanical locks to semi-temporarily hold the replaceable battery pack in place. The fixed battery pack is held in place via permanent or semi-permanent fasteners such as bolts. A battery controller controls the replaceable battery pack to power motors of the vehicle before controlling the fixed battery pack to power motors of the vehicle. |
| US10076970B2 |
Method and system for an energy storage system
Methods and systems are provided for a network in communication with one or more vehicles. In one example, a method may include transferring energy back and forth between the one or more vehicles and the network. |
| US10076968B2 |
Drivable distance calculation device and drivable distance calculation method
A drivable distance calculation device calculates a drivable distance that the vehicle equipped with the device can travel. The drivable distance calculation device includes a remaining battery capacity sensor which calculates a remaining capacity of a battery installed in the vehicle; and a arithmetic unit which calculates multiple power consumption ratios for different units of driving in accordance with variations in the remaining battery capacity calculated by the remaining battery capacity sensor and calculates the drivable distance based on the remaining battery capacity calculated by the remaining battery capacity sensor and a power consumption ratio selected from among the calculated multiple power consumption ratios. |
| US10076964B2 |
Pre-charge system and method
A system is disclosed for connecting a battery string to a direct-current (DC) bus of a vehicle. The system may include a pre-charge circuit coupled between the battery string and the DC bus. The pre-charge circuit may include a first transistor. The system may also include a first contactor connected to the pre-charge circuit in series. The system may further include a controller configured to close the first contactor and switch on the first transistor. |
| US10076961B2 |
Method for controlling regenerative brake system for vehicle
A method for controlling a regenerative brake system for a vehicle may include: generating a target pressure of each wheel of the vehicle, when any one performance condition of ABS-associated control, VDC-associated control, and TCS-associated control is satisfied; determining whether to enter the ABS-associated control; opening an entrance-side wheel of a target wheel such that a raised/lowered pressure for the target wheel is formed, when determining to perform the VDC-associated control or TCS-associated control; and performing pressure raising/lowering control for the target wheel by controlling a motor such that a wheel pressure of the target wheel follows the target pressure of the target wheel. |
| US10076956B2 |
Gas tank-equipped vehicle
A gas tank-equipped vehicle equipped with a plurality of gas tanks includes: a vehicle body; a first gas tank disposed with a longitudinal direction thereof along a front-rear direction of the gas tank-equipped vehicle; a second gas tank that is disposed closer to the rear of the gas tank-equipped vehicle than the first gas tank is, and disposed with a longitudinal direction thereof along a left-right direction of the gas tank-equipped vehicle; a first mounting mechanism by which the first gas tank is mounted to the vehicle body; and a plurality of tank bands wound around the second gas tank to mount the second gas tank to the vehicle body. |
| US10076955B2 |
Container of thermoplastic material
The invention relates to a container (1) of thermoplastic material with at least one support (4), which is arranged in the interior of the container, extends between opposing container walls (2) and is anchored at each end to the container walls with a positive engagement and/or a material bond, the support (4) comprising at least one supporting strut (5) and the supporting strut (5) substantially absorbing a supporting load on the container walls (2) induced by negative pressure in the container, and a tensile force that is induced by positive pressure being absorbed by at least one tension-resistant bracing element in the form of a tension-resistant band (8) which extends between the container walls (2). |
| US10076950B2 |
Door structure of vehicle
A front side door 2 has an inner panel 12 and an outer panel disposed on an outer side than the inner panel 12 in a vehicle width direction. A door mirror is disposed on the vehicle exterior side of the outer panel, and a base member 30 is disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door mirror with the outer panel interposed therebetween, the door mirror being mounted to the base member. The base member 30 is joined to the inner panel 12. |
| US10076946B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle which uses an evaporator of an air-conditioning case for common use in an air-conditioning mode and in a heat pump mode for cooling and heating so as to reduce weight and manufacturing costs. The heat pump system can be applied without any change in structure of the air-conditioning case, and can be operated even at low temperature without any influence of outdoor temperature because the heat pump system uses waste heat of an engine so as to enhance fuel efficiency and increase heating performance and efficiency. |
| US10076939B2 |
Suspension systems for laterally tiltable multitrack vehicles
A laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle suspension may include first and second steering knuckles. The suspension may also include a first set of control arms connected to the first steering knuckle and a second set of control arms connected to the second steering knuckle. Each of the first and second sets of control arms may include upper and lower control arms. The suspension may further include a spring/damper element acting between the first and second sets of control arms and a balancer system. |
| US10076935B2 |
Reinforced cross-ply or radial tire
The invention relates to a tire having at least one carcass reinforcement (2) comprising reinforcers, surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement (3) comprising two axial ends S, itself radially on the inside of a tread (4), said crown reinforcement (3) being made up of at least one layer of reinforcement elements, said tread (4) being connected to two beads (5) by way of two sidewalls (6), said beads (5) 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 (7) known as a bead wire, said carcass reinforcement (2) comprising an end (8) at each bead (5), the end (8) of the carcass reinforcement (2) 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 the radially outward direction so as to form a fold of the carcass ply (2), said fold forming a radially external end (12a) and three adjacent parts along an axial axis made up of a central part (10), of an axially internal lateral part (11), and of an axially external lateral part (0), the fold being executed in an outward axial direction with respect to the center of the tire, characterized in that a decoupling elastomer composition (14) having a secant modulus at 10% extension of greater than or equal to 10 MPa and preferably greater than or equal to 30 MPa and less than or equal to 60 MPa is present between the axially internal lateral part and the central part of said turnup, and at the radially external end (12a) of said turnup (12), said elastomer composition being present along a radial length comprised between the radially external end of the turnup and a radially internal point F with respect to the end of said turnup, said point being situated on the sidewall and at a distance from said radially external end by a length greater than 10 mm, and in that the radially external end (12a) of the turnup (12) 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 (6) 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 (3) and the rim flange top C. |
| US10076934B2 |
Cured tread and tire
The invention provides a cured tread and a tire capable of controlling irregular wear of the tread. A base tire which is to be the base for the tire and a cured tread which is to be bonded to the base tire are molded separately, and they are integrated with each other to produce the tire. The tread is provided in its width (axial) direction with a plurality of grooves extending in its length (circumferential) direction. The thickness of the tread in a width cross section gradually decreases from the equator to the equator-side edge of the outermost groove located at an axially outermost position and gradually increases from the outer edge of the outermost groove outward in the axial direction. |
| US10076933B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire
A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber, a hydrocarbon type wax, cashew oil and a processing aid. The rubber composition can suppress whitening of a rubber surface and additionally can give black and luster to the rubber surface. The processing aid comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid metal salt, a fatty acid amide, a fatty acid ester and a fatty acid ester amide, wherein the proportion of constituent fatty acids having from 18 to 20 carbon atoms is from 20 to 60 mass %. A pneumatic tire has a rubber part (for example, a tread rubber, a side wall rubber or a rim strip) comprising the rubber composition. |
| US10076931B2 |
Lifting device and method for installing and uninstalling a wheel using such a lifting device
The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting loads, vehicles, or the like, comprising a mobile base frame (12); a lifting column (14) provided on the base frame (12); a support (15), said lifting column (14) and support (15) being guided by a guide (45); a load receiving means (20) which is arranged on the support (15) and by means of which a load receiving region (21) is determined, said base frame (12) having at least three support points outside of the load receiving region (21) of the load receiving means (20); and a drive unit which can be controlled by a controller and which moves the support (14) up and down relative to the lifting column (14). The lifting column (14) is arranged on the base frame (12) eccentrically to the load receiving region (21) and in a rotated manner relative to a longitudinal side of the load receiving region (20). |
| US10076916B1 |
Digitally produced, permanent, peel-off decal and methods for producing same
A method of creating a digitally printed, water-activated, peel-off and slide-on decal for permanent transfer to an object includes the steps of printing a layer of lacquer on top of a base layer of gum-coated decal paper comprising a cornstarch and dextrose coating having a thickness of between approximately 10 microns to approximately 30 microns, drying the lacquer layer for no more than 90 minutes, printing a full-color artwork with digital, light-cured printing ink in one printing pass onto the lacquer layer to produce a ready-decal sheet having a decal formed by the ink and the lacquer layer, the lacquer layer bonding to the ink and being sandwiched between the cornstarch and dextrose coating and the ink and—having a thickness of between approximately 150 micrometers and approximately 300 micrometers, and—curing the ink with light. |
| US10076914B2 |
Fluid ejection device with fluid feed holes
A fluid ejection die has a substrate through which an array of fluid feed holes is formed. The fluid feed holes are separated by ribs. Each fluid feed hole is to guide fluid to an array of drop generators. |
| US10076911B2 |
Fluid cartridge
In one example, a group of printing fluid cartridges in which each cartridge includes: a reservoir; a printing fluid outlet from the reservoir; multiple electrical contacts arranged next to one another across the cartridge with an interface along the cartridge between each pair of adjacent electrical contacts; and multiple guideways next to the electrical contacts lengthwise and configured to align the cartridge to a receiver when the cartridge is installed in the receiver. Each of the guideways spans exactly one of the interfaces widthwise and is configured to simultaneously align the electrical contacts to corresponding electrical contacts on a receiver and to discriminate the cartridge from other printing fluid cartridges to prevent the cartridge from being inserted incorrectly into a receiver. |
| US10076904B2 |
Integrated circuit devices comprising memristors
In some examples, an integrated circuit device includes a substrate, a memristor over the substrate and comprising a first metal layer as a first electrode, a second metal layer as a second electrode, and a switching oxide layer between the first and second metal layers, and a thermal resistor layer over the substrate. |
| US10076900B2 |
Peeling bar for peeling polarizing film from panel, peeling apparatus and peeling method using the same
The present invention relates to a peeling bar, apparatus, and method for peeling a polarizing film from a panel. This invention can minimize friction between the peeling bar and the polarizing film since the peeled polarizing film is in contact with a roller of the peeling bar. The radius of the roller of the peeling bar and the inclined surface of the fixing unit are designed to minimize the Z-axis component of a shearing force applied to the polarizing film. Also, in order to equalize tension applied to the polarizing film in a peeling process, this invention makes both ends of the polarizing film closely adhere to the peeling bar.According to this invention, fracture of the polarizing film is prevented, and thereby the polarizing film can be stably peeled from the panel without fracture. |
| US10076898B2 |
Apparatus having forming members with surface texture for making nonwoven material having discrete three-dimensional deformations with wide base openings
An apparatus for forming deformations in a nonwoven web is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of forming members that form a nip therebetween. The forming members include: a first forming member having a surface comprising a plurality of discrete, spaced apart male forming elements; and a second forming member having a surface comprising a plurality of recesses in the second forming member, wherein the recesses are aligned and configured to receive the male forming elements therein, wherein the recesses have a plan view periphery that is larger than, and may completely surround, the plan view periphery of the male elements. At least one of the forming members has a plurality of discrete surface texture elements thereon. |
| US10076895B2 |
Aircraft interior panels and methods of panel fabrication
A multifunctional fully integral panel system design, a unique material configuration, and a process for fabricating a net shape (or nearly net shape) panel in one production cycle. The panel may comprise a base facing with an outer perimeter, a decorative film applied to the exterior of the base facing, an aft facing having an outer perimeter fused to the base facing, and a reinforcement core disposed between the unfused portions of the base and aft facings, which reinforcement core also acts as acoustic insulation (i.e., a noise attenuator). Alternatively or additionally, a foam core or blanket having thermal and/or acoustic insulation properties is attached to the external surface of the aft facing. The fabrication process involves the application of different heat treatments to panel components having different forming temperature or rubbery/elastic plateaus. |
| US10076890B2 |
Cushion sheet and display device having the same
A cushion sheet including: a cushion film, the cushion film defining a first surface of the cushion sheet; and an adhesive layer deposited on at least one surface of the cushion film, the adhesive layer defining a second surface of the cushion sheet, wherein the cushion film and the adhesive layer include a plurality of bubble discharge members inclined with respect to the first and second surfaces, the plurality of bubble discharge members including openings extending through the cushion film and the adhesive layer for removing air bubbles generated at adhesion, the openings having a first end in the adhesive layer and a second end in the cushion film; and each of the plurality of bubble discharge members are inclined at a penetrating angle within the cushion sheet, the penetrating angle being an angle formed between a respective one of the bubble discharge members and a line perpendicular to a plane of the cushion sheet, the line extending from the first end of the respective bubble discharge member to the first surface of the cushion sheet. |
| US10076888B2 |
Multi-layer materials and articles made therefrom and methods of making
In an embodiment, a multi-layer article having an interior, the article comprises a second layer comprising a bisphenol A polycarbonate; and an inner layer comprising a terephthalic copolyester; polyethylene furanoate; or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; wherein the inner layer forms a barrier between the second layer and the interior. The article has at least one of: a decrease in transparency of less than or equal to 5% after sterilization in an autoclave for 30 minutes at 120° C., and a decrease in transparency of less than or equal to 5% after 50 cycles of hot filling with water for 30 minutes at 90° C. |
| US10076886B2 |
Footwear having molded portion(s)
Methods of and molds for manufacturing footwear are disclosed. In one example, the method may include forming at least one molded portion adjacent to at least one non-molded portion such that part of the at least one molded portion overlaps and contacts the at least one non-molded portion, and forming the at least one molded portion to include end portions that are adjacent the part of the at least one molded portion and that extend away from the at least one non-molded portion such that the end portions do not contact the at least one non-molded portion; moving the end portions of the at least one molded portion toward the at least one non-molded portion such that the end portions contact the at least one non-molded portion; and securing the end portions of the at least one molded portion to the at least one non-molded portion. |
| US10076885B2 |
Joining state determination method and molding device
A joining state determination method includes: acquiring member front end imaging data of a band-shaped member; acquiring member joint imaging data of the band-shaped member; calculating a matching rate indicating a degree of coincidence of the acquired member joint imaging data with member front end registration data registered based on the acquired member front end imaging data; and determining that the longitudinal ends of the band-shaped member are properly joined, in the case where the calculated matching rate is either not greater than a predetermined threshold or less than the predetermined threshold. |
| US10076880B2 |
Material deposition systems with four or more axes
A system for fabricating an object includes an extruder for one or more deposition materials having at least one nozzle and a movable support for the nozzle. The nozzle has a nozzle axis and is rotatably attached to the movable support via a connector that is actuatable relative to the movable support to change an angular orientation of the nozzle axis, thus varying an angle between the nozzle axis and a deposition surface. The system also includes a controller that can apply a correction factor calculated for a path of the nozzle when an acute angle is formed between the nozzle axis and the deposition surface, the correction factor for moving toward the acute angle being different from that when moving away from it. The correction factor removes differences in thickness of the deposited material caused by variations in the angle formed between the nozzle axis and the deposition surface. |
| US10076878B2 |
System for detecting inoperative inkjets in three-dimensional object printing using an optical sensor and reversible thermal substrates
An apparatus detects inoperative inkjets during printing of three-dimensional objects. The apparatus includes a reversible thermal substrate that changes optical density in areas where material drops are ejected onto the substrate. An optical sensor generates image data of the substrate after material drops are ejected onto the substrate and these image data are analyzed to identify inoperative inkjets. |
| US10076874B2 |
Welding process and product for inflatable product
A welding process of an inflatable product is provided that includes using isolating members between first and second portions of weldable tensioning members to resist the first and second portions of the weldable tensioning structures being welded together during welding of the first portions to a first sheet of weldable material and welding of the second portions to a second sheet of weldable material. |
| US10076872B2 |
Mobile device screen protector installation tray and system
A screen protector installation tray can include an alignment tray and a screen protector retained within the alignment tray. Also, a method for applying a mobile device screen protector to a mobile device, including retaining a screen protector within an alignment tray, applying the alignment tray to the mobile device, interfacing the screen protector with a screen of the mobile device, transferring the glass screen protector from the alignment tray to the mobile device, and removing the alignment tray. Additionally, a mobile device screen protector installation kit, including an alignment tray, a screen protector, and instructions for applying a screen protector to a screen of a mobile device. |
| US10076869B2 |
Electrostatic 3-D printer using leveling material and mechanical planer
A three-dimensional (3-D) printer includes build and support material development stations positioned to transfer layers of build and support materials to an intermediate transfer surface. A platen having a flat surface is positioned to contact the intermediate transfer surface. The intermediate transfer surface transfers a layer of the build and support materials to the flat surface of the platen as the platen contacts one of the layers on the intermediate transfer surface. A dispenser is positioned to deposit a leveling material on the layer on the platen, and a mechanical planer is positioned to contact and level the leveling material on the layer on the platen to make the top of the leveling material parallel to the flat surface of the platen. |
| US10076864B2 |
Method for producing a structural component
A method for producing a structural component from an organometallic sheet includes a first step in which the organometallic sheet is preheated, introduced into a tool and subsequently re-formed. In a second step, a region of the re-formed organometallic sheet is heated. In a third step at least the heated region of the re-formed organometallic sheet is re-formed further in such a way that it enters into a material bond with a further region of the organometallic sheet to form an at least partly closed hollow profile. A device for carrying out the method for producing a structural component from an organometallic sheet and a structural component produced by the method also are described. |
| US10076861B2 |
Apparatus for injection molding at low constant pressure
A low constant pressure injection molding machine forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at low substantially constant pressures of 6,000 psi and less. As a result, the low constant pressure injection molding machine includes a mold formed of easily machineable material that is less costly and faster to manufacture than typical injection molds. |
| US10076859B2 |
Transfer molding method, transfer molding device, and molded article
Provided are a molding method for efficiently and accurately performing molding of a layered component made of a thermosetting resin by a simple mechanism, and molded articles. For this purpose, primary molding for molding a plurality of divided bodies and secondary molding for joining the plurality of divided bodies with one another are performed sequentially. |
| US10076854B2 |
Aggregate cooling for hot weather concreting
Systems and methods for cooling aggregate are described. Systems and methods may include a drum. The drum may include an aggregate inlet; a plurality of buckets arranged in a ring around a circumference of the drum, and a plurality of rings arranged along the length of the drum, wherein each of the plurality of buckets has openings that open into the interior of the drum; one or more radial donuts or radial webs within the interior of the drum; an aggregate outlet; and a cooling air supply. |
| US10076852B2 |
Method for manufacturing a fibreboard
The disclosure proposes a fiberboard made of lignocellulose-containing fibers, in particular wood fibers and a binding agent for providing a fiberboard which enables to combine a high stability, on the one hand, and a comparatively small weight, on the other hand, and which can nevertheless be manufactured with a minor financial effort. |
| US10076851B2 |
Adjustable return stroke limiter for a powered log splitter
An apparatus and methods for limiting the return stroke and modifying the extension stroke of a log splitter. A control rod is translated in the direction of the return stroke of the log splitter. An effort end of a trip arm coupled to the control rod is moved in the direction of the translation and a load end of the trip arm is moved in the opposite direction. The rotation of the load end causes a control lever of the log splitter to move from its rearward position to an intermediate position thereby stopping the return stroke. |
| US10076849B2 |
Automated core veneer feeder and layer for manufacturing plywood
A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet. |
| US10076847B2 |
Apparatus for notching lapped roof panels
A tool for field notching metal roof panels to allow the panels to properly nest within an end lap condition, the notching tool operable between an open and closed position. The notching tool is comprised of two mechanism assemblies, each assembly comprised of two handles with the proximal end of each handle connected to either a first jaw body or a second jaw body and the distal end of each handle connected to a handle separation member that spans the distance to the opposing mechanism assembly. At the distal end of each of the jaw bodies a pair of dies, male and female, that span the distance between the first and second mechanism assemblies. The male and female dies are used for severing excess material from the roof panel edges. |
| US10076846B2 |
Sliding blade utility knife
A tool includes a housing and a slidable blade assembly configured to move between a first, second and third positions. The blade assembly is configured to receive a removable blade, such that the blade is stored within the housing when the blade assembly is in the first position, a portion of the blade extends outwardly from the housing when the blade assembly is in the second position, and the blade is completely outside of the housing when the blade assembly is in the third position, facilitating removal from the blade assembly. The housing comprises a guide path associated with movement of the blade assembly. The guide path includes a first path portion associated with the blade assembly being in the first position or the second position, and a second path portion associated with the blade assembly being in the third position, the first and second path portions being noncontiguous. |
| US10076845B2 |
Robot system, instruction input device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and control method for robot system
A robot system for assisting a patient in standing up and/or sitting down is provided. The robot system includes the following elements. A drive mechanism executes a drive pattern for assisting the patient in standing up and/or sitting down. An instruction input device receives an instruction to cause the drive mechanism to execute the drive pattern. A state acquirer acquires an execution state of the drive mechanism which is executing the drive pattern. A controller decides whether or not to cause the drive mechanism to execute the instruction received by the instruction input device, on the basis of the execution state acquired by the state acquirer, and controls the driving of the drive mechanism. |
| US10076844B2 |
Automated tool change assembly for robotic arm
An automated tool change assembly and method for automatically coupling a robotic end effector to a robotic manipulator. The automated tool change assembly of the present invention provides first and second light-weight mechanical joint members for automated coupling to provide a rigid connection that can include an electrical connection to pass power and signals between the end effector and the manipulator. The connection can also have full pass-through mechanical power. The assembly also includes a tool station for docking an end effector. The tool station can also provide a platform to align tools with manipulators in forming the automatic connection between joint members. The tool station also provides a release bar for manually releasing end effectors from manipulators. Software scripts can connect and disconnect the tool change assembly remotely when attached to a robot. |
| US10076843B2 |
Teaching apparatus for robot provided with guide part for determining position and posture of end effector
A teaching apparatus for robot includes a force sensor disposed between an arm of a robot and an end effector, and a guide part attached to the end effector. An object includes a recessed part. The recessed part has a reference surface, with which target surface of the end part of the guide part are brought into surface-contact so as to determine a position and a posture of the robot. A robot control device performs a control for bringing the target surface of the guide part into surface-contact with the reference surface of the recessed part so as to determine a teaching position of the robot, based on the direction of a force applied to the end effector. |
| US10076837B2 |
Holster device
The present disclosure is directed to a holster device. The holster device includes an arcuate shaft, a first end of the arcuate shaft connected to a first end of a cradle, a second end of the arcuate shaft connected to a handle support and a central portion of the arcuate shaft formed between the first end of the arcuate shaft and the second end of the arcuate shaft, the cradle configured to contact a tool in a central portion of the cradle, wherein a central portion of the cradle is at an angle that is substantially perpendicular to the first end of the arcuate shaft and the handle support configured to contact the tool in a central portion of the handle support, wherein a central portion of the handle support is at an angle that is substantially perpendicular to the central portion of the arcuate shaft. |
| US10076832B2 |
Accessory system for a power tool
An accessory holder for holding an accessory of a power tool includes a support frame and an actuator. The support frame includes a tool connection structure configured to connect to a driven output of the power tool and an accessory connection structure fixedly extending from the tool connection structure and defining at least one recess. The actuator is rotatably connected to the accessory connection structure and is rotatable to a clamped position and an unclamped position. The actuator is configured to deform a portion of the accessory into the at least one recess when the actuator is in the clamped position, such that the accessory is clamped to the accessory connection structure when the actuator is in the clamped position. |
| US10076830B2 |
Control method for hand tool machine
The invention relates to a hand tool machine for placing a nail having a push button that can be activate by a user for placing a nail. A combustion chamber is provided, in which a mixture of combustible gas and air can be ignited. In the combustion chamber, a piston is arranged in a movable manner in order to be accelerated by the combustion gases in the direction of placement. In the direction of placement, the piston has a punch protruding from the piston for driving the nail. A compressor compresses the air in the combustion chamber prior to igniting. The compressor has a fan wheel and an electric motor. At an operating speed of the electric motor, the fan wheel has a rotational speed of at least 2,000 rotations per second. |
| US10076829B2 |
Multifunctional screwdriver
This disclosure discloses a multifunctional screwdriver, comprising a handle, wherein an end of the handle is detachably inserted with a matching shaft; a ratchet head, in which a matching hole is provided, and the matching shaft is detachably inserted in the matching hole; the ratchet head includes a ratchet shell, a ratchet cap, ratchet teeth, and a plurality of reinforcing rings provided in the ratchet shell, the ratchet teeth pass through the plurality of the reinforcing rings and are fixed on a cylinder in the ratchet shell, the ratchet cap seals the ratchet teeth and the plurality of the reinforcing rings within said ratchet shell, internal of said ratchet shell is also provided with a ratchet mechanism. This disclosure solves the problem that screws/nails may rotate reversely during the operation process and effectively improves the work efficiency of the screwdriver. |
| US10076828B2 |
Sealant liner applicator with vacuum chuck
A vacuum chuck adapted for mounting on a lower turret assembly. The lower turret assembly is part a sealant liner applicator. The sealant liner applicator includes an upper turret assembly and a sealant gun, under computer control. The sealant gun is used for applying a sealant around a periphery of an inside of a can or jar lid. The vacuum chuck includes in one embodiment an impeller, with spiral vanes, for creating vacuum air. The impeller is mounted on top of a lower chuck. A top portion of the impeller is adapted for receiving the can lid and held thereon using the vacuum air produced when the impeller and the lower chuck are spun at high speeds, in a range of 1000 to 4000 rpm, on a lower turret assembly. |
| US10076826B2 |
Method to provide an abrasive product surface and abrasive products thereof
The invention relates to obtaining an abrasive product comprising a surface with multiple abrasive zones supported by a backing layer. The abrasive zone are surrounded by interconnected channel portions comprising first channel portions with a first transverse dimension td1 and second channel portions with a second transverse dimension td2 larger than the first transverse dimension td1. |
| US10076821B2 |
Abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting
The use of abrasive entrainment waterjet technology to cut improvised hazardous devices, such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), located above or below ground. Abrasive is conducted to an entrainment abrasive waterjet cutting head under the control of an abrasive feed and metering system that monitors the flow rate of abrasive. |
| US10076813B2 |
Apparatuses for coupling threaded fasteners
A rotary-drive sub-assembly includes a tool and a tool retainer. The tool includes a fastener-engagement portion, a first threaded portion, and a tool-change-engagement portion between the fastener-engagement portion and the first threaded portion. The tool retainer includes a body and a retaining member. The body includes a symmetry axis, a second threaded portion, configured to be threadably fastened with the first threaded portion of the tool so that the tool is rotationally anchored relative to the body of the tool retainer about the symmetry axis and is translationally anchored relative to the body of the tool retainer along the symmetry axis, and a key, fixed relative to the second threaded portion. The tool retainer further includes a retaining member that is removably coupled to the body at a fixed location. |
| US10076811B2 |
Structural braze repair of superalloy component
Boron and silicon free braze alloys useful for structural repairs of superalloy gas turbine engine components. The braze alloy composition may contain only elements that are contained in the superalloy material to be repaired, and may have melting temperature ranges as low as 10° C. to facilitate producing a high strength homogenized braze joint during a solution heat treatment of the superalloy substrate material. |
| US10076809B2 |
Voltage sensing wire feeder with weld procedure memories
A voltage sensing wire feeder includes a storage device and a user interface. The user interface is configured to receive a first selection and a second selection. The first selection is configured to direct the voltage sensing wire feeder to use a first group of settings stored in the storage device, and the second selection is configured to direct the voltage sensing wire feeder to use a second group of settings stored in the storage device. |
| US10076807B2 |
Welding method
A welding method according to the invention is a welding method in which welding is performed by emitting a high-energy beam onto a welding object that includes a plurality of overlapped metal sheets. This welding method includes forming a tack weld nugget at a welding point on the welding object, and forming a plurality of final weld nuggets along a virtual closed curve that encircles the tack weld nugget, while leaving the tack weld nugget, at the welding point. |
| US10076805B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser beam irradiating mechanism of a laser processing apparatus includes: a pulsed laser oscillator configured to oscillate a pulsed laser beam; a condenser configured to condense the laser beam oscillated from the pulsed laser oscillator, and irradiate a workpiece held on a chuck table with the condensed laser beam; a polygon mirror disposed between the pulsed laser oscillator and the condenser, and having a plurality of mirrors arranged concentrically with respect to a rotating shaft, the plurality of mirrors dispersing the pulsed laser beam oscillated from the pulsed laser oscillator; and a guiding unit disposed between the pulsed laser oscillator and the polygon mirror, the guiding unit guiding the pulsed laser beam such that the pulsed laser beam is not applied to an angular portion of mirrors adjacent to each other. |
| US10076803B2 |
Weld electrical and gas connector with sealed gas flow
A welding cable connector system having a male connector and a female connector. The male connector includes a first conductive body for conveying welding power. The male connector also includes a first sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the first conductive body for conveying shielding gas, and a first Schrader valve configured to stop flow of shielding gas when the male connector is not engaged. The female connector includes a second conductive body for conveying welding power. The female connector also includes a second sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the conductive body for conveying shielding gas, and a second Schrader valve configured to stop flow of shielding gas when the female connector is not engaged. The male and female connectors are mutually engageable to conduct welding power and shielding gas therethrough. The first and second Schrader valves seal the flow of shielding gas when the connectors are not mutually engaged. |
| US10076801B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package including coating a flux on a connection pad provided on a first surface of a substrate, the flux including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), placing a solder ball on the connection pad coated with the flux, forming a solder layer attached to the connection pad from the solder ball through a reflow process, and mounting a semiconductor chip on the substrate such that the solder layer faces a connection pad in the semiconductor chip may be provided. |
| US10076799B2 |
Joined body of dissimilar metals and method for producing joined body of dissimilar metals
A joined body of dissimilar metals, in which a flared joint is formed and which have a high joint strength, is provided. The joined body contains a first metal member having a curved surface portion, a second metal member having a higher melting point than the first metal member and joined to the first metal member to form the flared joint, and a joining metal portion formed by irradiating the first metal member and a filler material disposed between the first and second metal members with a laser. An intermetallic compound formed at the interface between the second metal member and the joining metal portion has a thickness of at most 3 μm. A melted portion and a non-melted portion are formed in the curved surface portion of the first metal member in which the flared joint is formed. |
| US10076798B2 |
Portable short electric arc processing system
A portable movable discharge processing system by short electric arc, including a power supply cooling water tank, a short electric arc cutting power supply, a ring current device a feeding mechanism, a hanging bracket and a pneumatic ring current tool mounted on the hanging bracket, which are successively and cooperatively mounted on a horizontal plane; an air compressor and a sewage pump, which are successively connected to the feeding mechanism; a self-priming pump and a movable short-electric arc cutting device control cabinet, which are successively connected to the air compressor; an anode device which is connected to the movable short-electric arc cutting device control cabinet through an anode cable; a cathode device which is connected to the movable short-electric arc cutting device control cabinet through a cathode cable; and a water pump which is connected to the anode device through a pipeline. |
| US10076794B2 |
Star-shaped cutting insert for a front and back chamfering rotary milling cutter
A front and back chamfering rotary milling cutter includes a cutter body including an insert pocket and a star-shaped indexable cutting insert releasably retained in the pocket. The cutting insert has star-shaped upper and lower surfaces connected by a peripheral surface intersecting each of the upper and lower surfaces. The cutting insert includes a plurality of circumferentially alternating inner and outer corner portions. A cutting portion is defined by each outer corner portion together with an adjacent first inner corner portion rotationally forward thereof and an adjacent second inner corner portion located rotationally rearward thereof. Each cutting portion includes a front chamfering cutting edge extending from the outer corner portion to the first inner corner portion and a back chamfering cutting edge extending from the outer corner portion to the second inner corner portion. |
| US10076783B2 |
Method for continuous-casting slab
A primary object of this invention is to provide a continuous casting method by which a slab of excellent internal quality can be obtained even if the casting speed is changed. In this invention, upon continuous casting with two pairs of the reduction rolls arranged along a casting direction and support rolls arranged between the reduction rolls, when a casting speed is reduced compared to a state where combination of reduction with reduction rolls at a first stage on an unsolidified portion of the slab and reduction with reduction rolls at a second stage on a solidified portion thereof is employed, the combination is switched to combination of reduction with the reduction rolls at the first stage on a portion of the slab at an end of solidification and the reduction with the reduction rolls at the second stage on the solidified portion thereof. |
| US10076778B2 |
Cooling section comprising power cooling and laminar cooling
A cooling section for flat rolling stock (1) has a working region (2), through which the flat rolling stock (1) is guided. The working region (2) can be supplied with a liquid coolant (4) by means of a number of spray beams (3i). The liquid coolant (4) is fed from a reservoir (7) for the liquid coolant (4) to the spray beams (3i) by means of a pump (5) and a supply system (6). Valves (9i) are arranged upstream of the spray beams (3i) in the supply system (6). Opening positions (si) of the valves (9i) are set by a control unit (10) of the cooling section according to a respective sub-flow (fi) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of each spray beam (3i). Also, the delivery rate (M) of the pump (5) and/or a line pressure (p) generated by the pump (5) in the supply system (6) are set by the control unit (10) according to the total flow (F) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of all the spray beams (3i). |
| US10076777B2 |
Process for treating contaminated subsoil
A process for treating contaminated subsoil is provided that includes arranging at least one hole in contaminated subsoil, inserting at least one piping into the at least one hole, the at least one piping being longitudinally equipped with at least one first valve; inserting or arranging at least one injecting means into the at least one piping, and injecting at least one fluid into the contaminated subsoil through the at least one injecting means and next to the at least one first valve in open configuration; and removing possible residuals present in the at least one piping following the injection of the at least one fluid. |
| US10076775B1 |
Machine for laying and anchoring a sheet of material on a ground surface
A tracked, self-propelled machine for laying a film and depositing ballast on it to cover a landfill or other ground area. The machine (20) has a ballast box (28) with a reciprocating slat floor (38) and an end gate (34) for holding the ballast (50). A ballast distribution module (58) at the back of the ballast box has a pair of conveyors (68, 70) separated by a gap (72). A roll of film (96) is held by a film roll support mechanism (94) at the back of the machine for unwinding onto the ground surface as the machine moves forward. Ballast is moved to the back of the box by the reciprocating slat floor and is released from an opening (52) under the end gate onto the conveyors and into the gap for deposition onto the laid film. |
| US10076769B2 |
Processes for coating the interior surfaces of nonmetal pipes
Methods and systems for providing cleaning and providing barrier coatings to interior wall surfaces of small diameter nonmetal and composite piping systems in buildings, swimming pools, underground pipes, in-slab piping systems, piping under driveways and various liquid transmission lines. An entire piping system can be cleaned in one single pass by dry particulates forced by air throughout the building piping system by an external generator, and the entire piping system can be coated in one single pass by a machine connected exterior to the piping system. Small pipes can be protected by the effects of water corrosion, erosion and electrolysis, extending the life of piping systems such as plastics, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), composite materials, polybutylene. Coatings can be applied to pipes having diameters of approximately ⅜″ up to approximately 6″ so that entire piping systems such as potable water lines, natural gas lines, HVAC piping systems, drain lines, and fire sprinkler systems in single-family homes to apartments to high-rise hotel/resort facilities and office towers, apartment and condominium buildings and schools, can be cleaned and coated to pipes within existing walls. The coating forms at least a 4 mils or greater covering inside of pipes. Buildings can return to service within approximately 24 to approximately 96 hours. |
| US10076762B2 |
Fluid product dispenser
A dispenser having a fluid reservoir (R) and a dispenser member (D) mounted on the reservoir (R), the reservoir (R) forming a cylinder (11) and including a piston (2; 2′) that slides in the cylinder (11) so as to decrease the working volume of the reservoir (R). The leaktight slide cylinder (11) contains a separator element (3a) that divides the reservoir into two compartments (Ri, Rs), namely a lower compartment (Ri) that is defined between the piston (2; 2′) and the separator element (3a), and an upper compartment (Rs) that is defined between the separator element (3a) and the dispenser member (D). The separator element (3a) includes at least one through hole (33) that puts the two compartments (Ri, Rs) into communication with each other, the separator element moving in the leaktight slide cylinder in response to the dispenser member being actuated by pressing on the pusher. |
| US10076761B2 |
Handheld tool for applying a fluid onto a surface
A method and apparatus for applying a fluid onto a number of surfaces. The apparatus comprises a structure, an applicator associated with the structure, a first control device associated with the structure, and a second control device associated with the structure. Applying a first force to the first control device causes the applicator to move relative to a center axis of the applicator. Applying a second force to the second control device causes the fluid to be delivered from a fluid dispensing system to the applicator. |
| US10076760B2 |
Pneumatically powered foam sprayer
A pneumatically powered foam sprayer is provided. The foam sprayer includes a spray hose having a spray nozzle, a trigger assembly proximate the spray nozzle, and a pressure-actuated valve responsive to the trigger assembly. An air conduit extends between the pressure-actuated valve and an opening in the trigger assembly. Obstructing the opening with a hand, a finger or a thumb creates a change of air pressure within the air conduit and actuates the pressure-actuated valve to selectively allow the supply of foam into the spray hose. The air conduit may extends longitudinally through an interior portion of the spray hose, or along an exterior portion of the spray hose, and can include a laminar, chemical-resistant outer surface. An internal pump is powered by compressed air through the pressure-actuated valve, and the spray nozzle remains open both during and between uses to prevent the accumulation of pressurized foam within the spray hose. |
| US10076757B2 |
System for and method of changing temperatures of substances
A temperature control device for controlling a temperature of a substance to obtain a first temperature and to change to a second temperature has first and second heating blocks and a heating device. The heating device heats the first and second heating blocks to the first and second temperatures, respectively. The temperature control device has a first material opposing the first heating block to define a first space between them arranged to receive the substance and to define a first temperature zone having substantially the first temperature. The temperature control device has a second material opposing the second heating block such as to define a second space between them arranged to receive the substance and define a second temperature zone having substantially the second temperature, the first and second spaces being arranged such that the substance can be moved from the first temperature zone to the second temperature zone. |
| US10076755B2 |
Recognizable carrier for optical measurement methods
The invention relates to a recognizable carrier for determining physical, chemical or biochemical interactions by means of optical measurement methods. The carrier comprises a surface that defines a substrate surface and that has a base layer coated with reactive elements, which are bonded to receptor molecules, wherein the base layer and/or the reactive elements are provided with a pattern of holes which forms a code and/or the reactive elements are provided with linker molecules or markers which form a code. The substrate surface may additionally have a macroscopically planar pattern which is applied using laser light or chemical etching and forms a code. The invention likewise relates to a method for producing a recognizable carrier for spectroscopic processes and/or intensiometric tests to determine said interactions. The code to recognize the carrier can be controlled via a read-out unit coupled to the photometric analysis unit. Such a carrier can be used to analyze biomolecules during security checks, access controls or in-vitro diagnostics. |
| US10076747B2 |
Anatase polymorph titania-bound ZSM-12 zeolite composition and method of making and using such composition
Presented is a composition useful in the catalytic dewaxing of a waxy hydrocarbon feedstock. The composition includes a mixture of ZSM-12 zeolite and titania and may further include a noble metal. The ZSM-12 zeolite preferably has a high silica-to-alumina ratio within its framework. The mixture may be dealuminated either by acid leaching using a fluorosilicate salt or by steam treating. |
| US10076746B2 |
Process for the preparation of a catalyst, catalyst and its use in a hydroconversion and/or hydrotreatment process
The invention concerns a process for the preparation of a catalyst starting from a pre-catalyst comprising at least one catalytic metal and a support, said pre-catalyst having undergone a heat treatment at at least 60° C. without calcining, in which process said pre-catalyst is impregnated with a basic solution having a pH of more than 7.5 and containing at least one molecule in the zwitterionic form, and the impregnated pre-catalyst is dried at a temperature of at most 240° C. without subsequent calcining.The molecule in the zeolite form is selected from the group formed by amino-alcohol acids containing secondary or tertiary amine groups and containing at least one carboxylic acid function (and preferably only one) and at least one alcohol function. It is bicine or tricine, for example.The invention also concerns the catalyst prepared using this process, and its use in hydrotreatment and/or hydroconversion. |
| US10076742B2 |
Methods for regeneration of an organosilica media
Methods for regenerating a bed of organosilica particles and producing a treated gaseous stream are described herein. A method for regenerating a bed of organosilica particles includes introducing a heated regenerate stream to a bed of organosilica particles comprising captured C3+ hydrocarbons under conditions sufficient to remove at least a portion of the captured C3+ hydrocarbons from the organosilica particles; and introducing a cooled regenerate gaseous stream to the heated bed of organosilica particles. The regenerated organosilica particles are used to treat additional gaseous streams. |
| US10076739B1 |
Chemical reactor for use with overly reactive chemicals
A chemical reactor for use in a chemical process wherein a reactant and/or a target product is prone to produce undesirable byproducts through secondary reactions. The reactor is configured with a first flow passage for passing a flow of an overly reactive reactant; a permeable first wall for controlled flow of the overly reactive reactant into a second flow passage providing a flow of a second reactant; a permeable second wall having a catalyst supported on an inner surface thereof for catalyzing reaction of the reactants flowing in the second flow passage; the permeable second wall passing through a flow containing the target product; and a non-permeable third wall defining a third flow passage for exiting the product mixture. The reactor can be employed in selective oxidation, oxidative dehydrogenation, and alkylation processes to reduce the formation of byproducts. |
| US10076735B2 |
System and method for preparation of a medical fluid
A system and method for dosing at least two concentrates into water for on-line preparation of a medical fluid may include a main line for feeding of water, a first line with a first pump for feeding a first concentrate into the main line at a first mixing point, a second line with a second pump for feeding a second concentrate into the main line at a second mixing point, wherein a main concentration sensor measures the concentration in the main line downstream of the first and the second mixing points, wherein control of the dosing of the first concentrate is initially under feedback control from the main concentration sensor to the first pump, and when a value for a feeding parameter for the first pump is determined the feedback control is moved, so that the value for the feeding parameter is used to control the first pump. |
| US10076731B2 |
Combination stirrer
The present patent application describes a stirrer comprising a combination of at least one axially-conveying element and at least one radially-conveying element relative to the rotary shaft of the stirrer wherein the largest diameter of the at least one axially-conveying element is equal to or less than the inner diameter di of the radially-conveying element. In one embodiment the stirrer according to the invention is a combination of one anchor stirrer with at least one inclined-blade stirrer. Furthermore the use of the stirrer according to the invention for the culture of cells in a dialysis method is described. |
| US10076729B2 |
Mixing device, mixing tube, drug solution injecting system, and drug solution mixing method
To provide a mixing device, a mixing tube, a drug solution injecting system, and a drug solution mixing method capable of evenly and efficiently mixing a plurality of kinds of drug solutions. The mixing device according to the present invention includes: a swirling flow generating chamber; a first inflow opening for introducing a first drug solution into the swirling flow generating chamber in a direction parallel to a central axis of the swirling flow; a second inflow opening for introducing a second drug solution into the swirling flow generating chamber so as to generate a swirling flow of the second drug solution having a specific gravity lower than that of the first drug solution; an outflow opening for discharging a mixed drug solution; and a narrowing chamber which is interposed between the swirling flow generating chamber and the outflow opening and has a space continuously narrowed toward the outflow opening. |
| US10076719B2 |
Fan air filter with tool-less filter replacement
An information handling system (IHS) includes a node having a node enclosure provisioned with at least one heat-generating component. A device that provides infrastructure support to the node contains an air mover is attached to the node enclosure. The air mover creates cooling air flow through the node to absorb and transfer thermal energy from the at least one heat-generating component. An air filter enclosure is attachable over an air intake of the device. The air filter enclosure has a top slot sized to receive a manually inserted air filter into an air filter receiving frame. Replacement of the air filter can be achieved without tools. The air filter filters the air prior to the air entering the node enclosure to remove impurities and possible particulates that can damage the internal components of the device. |
| US10076717B2 |
Metallic filtration body
This descriptive report refers to an invention patent for the improvement in a metallic filtration body, belonging to the area of filtration equipment components for liquids, particularly the equipment named turbo filter (100), formed by: a filter body provided with intermediate filtration chamber (101), with extreme product inlet (102), lower filtrate outlet (103) and an opposite outlet for solids (104); by the metallic filtration body (1); by a rotor (105), provided with a set of fine step paddles (106), laid out at the turbo filter body inlet; and a set of coarse step paddles (107), laid inside and along the filtration body (1); by washing and counterwashing devices in the filtration body; by a motor device (108) for driving the rotor and others; said metallic filtration body (1) comprising basically two or more sections of the coaxial tubular metallic filtration body (1)′; by a connection device (20) among the sections of the tubular metallic (1)′ filtration body; and by a regulation device (60) for the product, within the sections of the tubular metallic filtration body (1)′. |
| US10076715B2 |
Filter cleaning method
Apparatus for filter cleaning including a filter element surface (12) to be cleaned, and a cleaning head (10), characterized by a controller (16) operative to move the cleaning head (10) with respect to the filter element surface (12) in a spiral scanning trajectory in such a way that a relative path of the cleaning head (10) with respect to the filter element surface (12) results in a trajectory that fully, or partially covers the filter element surface (12) and is produced by moving the filter element surface (12) in any combination of the following motions: a) one or more circular or semi-circular motions, b) one or more linear motions; while moving the cleaning head (10) in any combination of the following motions: c) one or more circular or semi-circular motions, d) one or more linear motions. |
| US10076709B1 |
Game state-sensitive selection of media sources for media coverage of a sporting event
A media processing unit may identify, automatically based on game play data relating to game events of a sporting event and a set of source selection rules, different media portions from different media sources to include in the media coverage of a particular sporting event. Each of the different media sources may be configured to deliver different media related to the sporting event. The media processing unit determines a plurality of media mappings, which each associate a media portions with a game portions. Based on the determined media mappings, for each game portion, a media processing unit may select a media portion delivery to a user as media coverage of the game portion. |
| US10076708B2 |
Game control method, game server, and program
A game control method, game server, and program can increase variations on methods for acquiring items, increase the predictability of acquisition of an item with a high rarity value or the like, and heighten interest in the game. Included are the steps of presenting a communication terminal, connected over a communication line, with acquirable item information that, for each item type, includes a total count and an acquisition count or a non-acquisition count of items when receiving, from the communication terminal, a request to present information related to items acquirable by the communication terminal, determining an item to provide to the communication terminal when receiving an item acquisition request from the communication terminal, and changing the acquirable item information when receiving a reset request from the communication terminal. |
| US10076700B2 |
Mouthguard
The present disclosure relates to a dental form comprising at least one first composition and at least one second composition, wherein the at least one first composition and the at least one second composition react when mixed to form a third composition. Also disclosed herein are mouthguards and kits comprising dental forms. |
| US10076697B1 |
Impact safety pad for trampoline
A trampoline has a safety bag that prevents a user from damaging a pole to which the safety bag is attached, or to a safety system comprising an enclosure wall or net for the trampoline; and a safety device where the weight may be distributed. The safety bag is multi-adjustable for density, firmness, and weight at different contact locations on the safety bag through internal adaptations, and the safety bag is additionally able to absorb contact and impact force in a manner that disperses and distributes impact energy in a manner protecting the user from unwanted contact or injury with the trampoline, and to reduce unwanted movement of the trampoline to weakened ground contact. |
| US10076694B2 |
Golf club head with stiffening member
A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, a weight port, an internal cavity, and a stiffening member. The weight port is affixed to the sole. The stiffening member is located in the interior cavity and permanently affixed to the hosel. The stiffening member is also permanently affixed to the sole and the weight port. |
| US10076693B2 |
Sporting-good implement with rotatable handle
A sporting-good implement, such as a ball bat or a lacrosse stick, includes a first handle section rotatably connected to a second handle section. The second handle section may be attached to or integral with a tapered region or barrel region of a ball bat, or with a shaft section or head of a lacrosse stick, or with another sporting-good feature. This rotatable engagement allows the relative position of the user's hands to change during the course of a swing, shot, or pass, ideally placing the user's hands in a position to generate improved power or control. |
| US10076691B1 |
Golf club head with heel-side weight plug
A golf club head comprising a body with a heel-side sole opening in communication with a hosel bore, a removable shaft sleeve with a tip sized to fit within the hosel bore, and a weight plug sized to fit within, and at least partially fill, the heel-side opening is disclosed herein. The weight plug, which has a base end with a through-opening, a tip end with a flange, and a side opening in communication with the through-opening, is connected to the shaft sleeve with a screw. When the golf club head is fully assembled, a hosel flange is trapped between the weight plug and the tip end of the shaft sleeve, and tightening the screw causes the weight plug and the shaft sleeve to move towards one another. |
| US10076689B2 |
Golf club head with depression
A golf club head comprising a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head, wherein said sole is substantially convex in shape; a skirt extending between the crown and the sole; a face defining a ball-striking surface and intersecting said sole at a leading edge; an interior cavity defined by said crown, sole, skirt, and face; a coordinate system with an x-axis located horizontal to said face, a y-axis located vertical to said face, and a z-axis located through said face, said z-axis and said x-axis parallel to a ground plane when said golf club head is held at address on said ground plane; a depression formed in said sole, wherein said depression is substantially concave and protrudes inwards towards said interior cavity of said golf club head. |
| US10076688B1 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a metal frame having a sole opening, a composite laminate crown joined to the frame, a composite laminate sole insert joined to the frame and overlying the sole opening, and a thermoplastic composite component overmolded on the sole insert. The composite component may include a weight track, ribs, supports or other features. A method of making the golf club includes the steps of forming a frame having a sole opening, forming a composite laminate sole insert, forming a composite laminate crown insert, injection molding a thermoplastic composite head component over the sole insert to create a sole insert unit, and joining the sole insert unit and crown insert to the frame. |
| US10076685B2 |
Operations with instrumented game ball
This document provides a computer-implemented method that includes placing an athletic ball containing a battery on an inductive charging device; generating an electric or magnetic field, or both with the inductive charging device; receiving energy from the field or fields via a receptor located inside the athletic ball; and charging a battery inside the athletic ball using the received energy. This document also provides devices and methods for detecting events with an instrumented player-controllable game device, such as an event of a basketball or soccer ball passing through a goal. |
| US10076680B2 |
Exercise apparatus including an adjustable support platform
An exercise apparatus having a platform for supporting a person during exercise, a first support arranged to support a first end of the platform at an elevated position, and a second support arranged to engage with the platform at a second end to support the second end of the platform at an elevated position, at least the second support being removable to vary the height of the second end, wherein the first support includes a pivotal engagement element configured for engagement with at least one corresponding pivotal engagement element of the platform such that in use when said pivotal engagement element of the platform is engaged with and supported by the pivotal engagement element of the first support the platform is able to pivot relative to the first support to vary the inclination of the platform when the height of the second end relative to the first end is varied. |
| US10076677B2 |
Fire mist apparatus and system and method of use thereof
Fire mist apparatus and method are provided including a fire mist dispensing head having at least one fluid outlet provided for dispensing a fluid on activation of the same in use. The apparatus further includes illumination capable of emitting light in use. |
| US10076675B2 |
Beam delivery system for proton therapy for laser-accelerated protons
Laser accelerated Proton beams provides compact sources for Proton beams. This invention describes several examples of optic designs which provide a compact beam delivery system capable of supporting pencil beam scanning and delivering the required clinical dosage in a tight beam spot. |
| US10076672B2 |
Methods for employing digital root techniques to generate computer-input data
A methodology in accordance with the present invention is directed toward optimizing the operational parameters of a radiation unit which will be used in a protocol to influence a target tissue (cellular structure), in a predetermined manner. Specifically, digital root techniques are used for this purpose. To do this, the digital root is determined for a number that is characteristic of a cellular structure attribute that is to be influenced by radiation. This digital root is then expanded into the range of a selected operational parameter for the radiation unit. Thus, a number in the operational range of the radiation unit is selected to establish an appropriate radiation parameter for influencing the cellular structure. |
| US10076670B2 |
Consistency monitoring for ECG shock advisory decisions
A defibrillator or other patient monitoring device (20) employing an ECG monitor (23) and a controller (25). The ECG monitor (23) monitors an ECG waveform of a heart of a patient. The controller (25) segments the ECG waveform, and for each ECG waveform segment of a series of ECG waveform segments, generates an ECG shock advisory between a shock decision, a no-shock decision and an optional shock indecision. The controller (25) further monitors a consistency of the ECG shock advisories between consistent shock decisions, consistent no-shock decisions, and optional inconsistent shock decisions. |
| US10076669B2 |
Admittance measurement for tuning bi-ventricular pacemakers
An apparatus for treating a heart of a patient includes a first lead and at least a second lead for pacing the heart adapted to be in electrical communication with the heart. The apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads which triggers the first lead at either different times or the same time from when the microcontroller triggers the second lead. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads that determines heart volume, including stroke volume, end-systolic volume, and calculated values including ejection fraction, from admittance from signals from the first and second leads and uses the admittance as feedback to control heart volume ejected, as measured by stroke volume, calculated values such as ejection fraction, and control end-systolic volume, with respect to the first and second leads. A method for treating the heart of a patient. |
| US10076667B2 |
System and method of performing computer assisted stimulation programming (CASP) with a non-zero starting value customized to a patient
A non-zero starting value for ramping up a stimulation parameter for an electrical stimulation to be delivered to a patient is determined. The non-zero starting value is customized to the patient. A pulse generator is caused to generate the electrical stimulation, which is delivered to the patient via an implanted lead. The pulse generator is caused to ramp up, from the determined non-zero starting value and toward a predefined maximum limit value, the stimulation parameter for a plurality of electrode contacts on the lead. Feedback is received from the patient in response to the ramping up. The feedback is received via an electronic patient feedback device. Based on the ramping up and the received feedback from the patient, a perception threshold is determined for each of the plurality of electrode contacts. The perception threshold is a value of the stimulation parameter that corresponds to the patient feeling the electrical stimulation. |
| US10076661B2 |
Conditional electrical stimulation
In general, the disclosure describes techniques for providing conditional electrical stimulation to a patient for pelvic health. An implantable medical device (IMD) may adjust the delivery cycle of the electrical stimulation applied to a patient in response to receiving a delivery cycle parameter associated with one or more of the following: a time in a time schedule, a control device output from a control device, and physiological information from a physiological information sensing device. As an example, the IMD may monitor a status of one or more inputs of the IMD and adjust the delivery cycle of the electrical stimulation applied to the patient based on the status of the input(s). |
| US10076660B2 |
Remineralisation of calcified tissue
A cosmetic and/or therapeutic treatment of tissue, such as tooth, is disclosed that effects, for instance, whitening and tissue re-building through mineralization. Further, a method of performing iontophoresis utilizing an aqueous composition of a remineralizing agent to achieve mineralization is disclosed, as well as a kit for performing the mineralization or remineralization. |
| US10076654B2 |
Electrical discharge irrigator apparatus and method
An electrical discharge irrigation device and method is described. The device includes a power source to produce a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, a discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage from the circuit, a transistor or controlled rectifier coupled to the discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage, and an output tip. This output tip is coupled to the transistor or controlled rectifier and includes an electrode located in an interior space of the output tip configured to receive a charge from the transistor or controlled rectifier and to release an electric discharge, and a ground return. The ground return is an outside surface of the output tip and a space between the electrode and the ground return holds a conductive medium. |
| US10076648B2 |
Antiseptic applicator
An applicator assembly includes a plurality of ampoules formed of a frangible material and containing liquid to be applied, a container having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a chamber adapted to receive the plurality of ampoules, an application member attached to the distal end of the container; and at least one actuator projecting from the container, wherein the at least one actuator is actuatable to independently fracture the plurality of ampoules, thereby independently releasing the liquid into the application member. The at least one actuator may be moveable from a first position to a second position, the applicator having a smaller profile when the actuator is in the second position than when the actuator is in the first position. |
| US10076646B2 |
Rolling applicator for treating skin conditions
An applicator includes a roller, a treatment composition component, a cutaneous measurement component, and a controller. The roller contacts a portion of skin at a contact location and subsequently a target location. The treatment composition component selectively deposits a composition on a roller surface at a deposition location that is on the roller surface a circumferential distance away from the contact location. The cutaneous measurement component generates one or more parameters associated with the target location on the portion of skin. The target location is a target distance from the contact location that is equal to or greater than the circumferential distance. The controller controls the treatment composition component to selectively deposit the treatment composition on the roller surface in response to the one or more parameters associated with the target location on the portion of skin generated by the cutaneous measurement component. |
| US10076645B2 |
Weight reduction system and method
A method of topically applying natural plant product for dissipation of human adipose tissue, comprising: (a) topically applying an inner portion of a natural plant product to an epidermal layer exterior to adipose tissue to be dissipated of a user's body for a period of time, upon which a percentage of the adipose tissue softens and dissolves, thus, reducing the adipose tissue of the user's body; (b) removing the topically applied inner portion of the natural plant product from the epidermal layer for another period of time; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b); and weight reduction apparatus comprising a topical applicator having a receiving container adapted to removably receive a natural plant product and having an opening or a porous wall adapted to facilitate pulp, juices, and/or extracts of the natural plant product to contact a user's epidermal layer exterior to the adipose tissue to be dissipated. |
| US10076639B2 |
Body for a catheter or sheath
A body (2) for a catheter or sheath is disclosed. The body (2) includes strips (8, 10) formed longitudinally from the proximal (6) portion of the body (2) to the distal (4) portion of the body (2). The strips are formed of different materials. The strips can have different radiopacities, or can be splittable/peelable. The splittable/peelable body comprises a peel mechanism longitudinally extending along its respective length. The peel mechanism can be formed by longitudinally extending regions of interfacial bonding between first and second longitudinally extending strips of polymer material. A region of stress concentration extends along the region of interfacial bonding. The stress concentration facilitates the splitting of the body (2) along its peel mechanism. The polymer material of the first strip (8) can have a greater amount of radiopaque filler than the polymer material of the second strip (10). Each strip forms at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the body (2). |
| US10076636B2 |
Compact catheter assembly with adjustable catheter tube
A compact catheter assembly is disclosed. The catheter assembly includes a receiver and a catheter sub-assembly. The catheter sub-assembly includes a catheter tube a fluid drain that are adapted for relative pivotal movement about a fluid junction. |
| US10076633B2 |
Circadian-friendly LED light source
Methods and apparatus for providing circadian-friendly LED light sources are disclosed. A light source is formed to include a first LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a first spectrum) and a second LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a second spectrum) wherein the first and second LED emissions are combined in a first ratio and in a second ratio such that while changing from the first ratio to the second ratio the relative circadian stimulation is varied while maintaining a color rendering index above 80. |
| US10076632B2 |
Sensory feedback system with active learning
A computing device provides soothing output for a user. The computing device determines a type of soothing output that will soothe the user. The computing device provides the type of soothing output to the user. The computing device determines the level of distress of the user in response to the type of soothing output. The computing device modifies the first type of soothing output to a second type of soothing output if the level of distress meets or exceeds a threshold. |
| US10076628B2 |
Methods and apparatus for preventing rainout
Components for a respiratory treatment apparatus that is capable of providing a humidified respiratory treatment permit a reduction in condensation in a patient interface and/or its gas delivery tubing. In some embodiments, a rainout valve that may be an integrated component of a humidifier output aperture, or coupled thereto, may reduce condensation with a vapor barrier operable to selectively block and permit humidified gas transfer from the humidifier. For example, the barrier may be operable to open in response to a flow of pressurized breathable gas that may be generated by a flow generator of the respiratory treatment apparatus. In the absence of such a generation of pressurized flow, the barrier may prevent a transfer of the humidified gas such as into a conduit for a patient interface by retracting to a closed position. Example vapor barriers may include a resilient membrane, cover, bellows, flap, shutter or other suitable valve. |
| US10076627B2 |
Forehead supports for facial masks
A face mask assembly (FMA) for supplying breathable gas to a wearer. The face mask assembly (FMA) includes a mask frame including a support, a facial cushion attached to the mask frame, and a forehead support. The forehead support includes a forehead cushion assembly and an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly. The adjustment knob is threadably engaged with the forehead cushion assembly such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the mask frame to be moved between retracted and extended positions with respect to the forehead cushion assembly. |
| US10076625B2 |
Nasal interface device
A nasal interface device delivers a high flow rate of a gas having a pressure that is adjustable to a patient. The device includes a nasal insert that is adapted to deliver pressurized breathing gas to a nasal cavity of the patient, and to receive expired air. The nasal insert has a pressurized breathing gas delivery port and an expired gas port. The expired gas port has a plurality of openings extending therethrough. |
| US10076618B2 |
Nitrous oxide safety system
The present invention is a nitrous oxide safety system or method that provides a safety control valve actuated by low-vacuum fluids to control the release of nitrous oxide therethrough. The nitrous oxide safety system may include a low-vacuum fluid, a nitrous oxide fluid, a scavenging mask assembly, and a safety control valve. The low-vacuum fluid is generated by a vacuum source operating to achieve a predetermined parameter and the nitrous oxide fluid is provided by a nitrous oxide source. The scavenging mask assembly is fluidly connected with the nitrous oxide source and the vacuum source. The safety control valve is fluidly connected to the fluid connection between the nitrous oxide source and the vacuum source. The safety control valve is configured to be actuated when the low-vacuum fluid is input to the valve to release a flow of the nitrous oxide fluid through the safety control valve. |
| US10076617B2 |
Flow generator message system
A flow generator for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a processor coupled with operation sensors and a user interface. The processor is programmed to generate at least one of time-based or event-based messages relating to at least one of flow generator operation, flow generator service, flow generator use, patient health, peripheral devices and services, patient treatment, and reminders. Time-based messages are generated at predetermined time intervals based on either time of use or elapsed time. The event-based messages are generated based on signals from the operation sensors. The user interface is configured to deliver the messages to at least one of a display, a flow generator service provider, the patient and a physician. By this system, operation of the flow generator is facilitated and enhanced. |
| US10076613B2 |
Preservative free insulin formulations
One embodiment describes an insulin formulation that is specifically adapted for aerosolization. The formulation includes a major amount of water and a minor amount of insulin. Further, the formulation is preservative free, without meta-cresol, cresol or phenol, to permit the formulation to be aerosolized using a vibrating aperture plate without substantial foaming of the insulin formulation. |
| US10076612B2 |
Gas conditioning devices
A medical gas condition system for supplying a liquid hydration fluid to a hydrator before or during an ongoing medical procedure by coupling the flow of liquid hydration fluid into the hydrator to either the absence of flow of medical insufflation gas into the hydrator or to a condition where the liquid hydration fluid can be absorbed by a hydrator instead of being forced through the hydrator in liquid form. |
| US10076611B2 |
Medicament delivery device having an electronic circuit system
Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector. |
| US10076610B2 |
Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device
A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction and a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in an axial distal direction. A drive sleeve is rotatably supported in the housing, operably releasable from the piston rod for setting of a dose, and operably engageable with the piston rod for dispensing of the dose. A dose limiting member is engaged with the drive sleeve and engaged with the piston rod in such a way that it is displaced in axial direction relative to the drive sleeve when the drive sleeve rotates relative to the piston rod during a dose setting procedure. At least one stop is configured to engage with the dose limiting member for limiting the axial displacement of the dose limiting member during the dose setting procedure and to impede further displacement of the drive sleeve relative to the piston rod. |
| US10076609B2 |
Syringe having a piston with embedded RFID chip
Although injection molding includes extreme conditions, an RFID device may be over-molded by injection molding. A syringe includes a barrel having a first and second axial ends, the barrel defining a cavity therein; a plunger configured to be received in the cavity and define with the barrel a chamber for holding a fluid, the plunger being axially moveable within the barrel for increasing and decreasing the volume of the chamber thereby respectively forcing fluid into or out of the chamber; and a plunger seal, also known as a “syringe stopper” for sealing between the plunger and the barrel, the plunger seal including an RFID device for identifying the syringe. The plunger seal may be made by injection molding. |
| US10076608B2 |
Method and apparatus for overload protection in medicament syringe pumps
An overload protection method and apparatus for a medicament syringe pump force sensor. A dome switch is employed with force sensor components of a medicament pump. The dome switch collapses at overload pressures, isolating the force sensor from pump driving forces that exceed the force sensor limit. An alarm signal can be triggered by the overload, and initiate pump shut down. |
| US10076607B2 |
Subcutaneous inserter device
The invention relates to an inserter device for subcutaneously inserting a medical device, the inserter device comprising an outer part comprising one or more locking elements including a first locking element and one or more release elements including a first release element; a housing; and a functional part accommodated in the housing; wherein the housing comprises a sidewall with an inner surface forming a cavity, the housing extending from a first end to a second end along a first axis and comprising one or more housing guide members including a first housing guide member for engagement with one or more guide members of the functional part, and where the housing is at least partly covered by the outer part;wherein the functional part comprises a first part with a first body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the first part comprising one or more first locking members; a second part releasably connected to the first part and comprising a second body extending from a first end to a second end along the first axis, the second part comprising a second guide member and one or more second locking members; an insertion needle attached to the second part; an insertion spring adapted for moving the first part from a first position to a second position in an insertion direction along the first axis in relation to the housing; and a retraction spring adapted for moving the second part from the second position to a third position in an extraction direction along the first axis in relation to the housing. |
| US10076598B2 |
Automated peritoneal dialysis system using a peristaltic pump and non-contact sensors
An automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device includes pump tubing for delivering dialysate to a patient and for removing waste from the patient; a retractable peristaltic pump assembly; and a processor for controlling operations of the automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device. The retractable peristaltic pump assembly includes a retractable peristaltic pump having a pump rotor and a pump base, a heating source, located in the pump base, to heat the dialysate, a first temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the heating source, a second temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the dialysate, a flow sensor to measure an amount of dialysate being pumped, a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of the dialysate being pumped, and a motor to rotate the pump rotor. The processor controls rotational speed, displacement, and a direction of the pump rotor. |
| US10076597B2 |
Dialysis machine
A hemodialysis machine including a cartridge which defines a fluid pathway for delivering a dialysate solution base to a mixing pump, a main body having a platen which, in use, abuts the cartridge, the cartridge having a chassis with a platen side covered by a deformable membrane which, in use, abuts the platen, the chassis and membrane defining the flow path, the flow path including a dialysate base solution pump chamber, the platen having a dialysate base solution pump cavity which, collectively with the dialysate base solution pump chamber, forms a dialysate base solution pump for pumping dialysate base solution to the mixing pump by actuation of the membrane, wherein the volume of the dialysate base solution pump cavity is variable so as to allow a variation in the volume of dialysate base solution pumped from the dialysate base solution pump chamber to the mixing pump chamber on each stroke of the solution pump. |
| US10076596B2 |
Cannula tip for use with a VAD
The present invention includes various embodiments of methods of circulating blood in a mammalian circulatory system, and various blood circulation assemblies adapted to perform such circulation. In one embodiment of the present invention, a blood circulation assembly includes a blood circulation device having an inlet and a discharge; a first cannula including a proximal portion in communication with the inlet, the proximal portion having a wall extending around a first longitudinal axis and having outer and inner faces, said inner face defining a bore, and a distal portion including an outer face tapering distally toward said axis and at least two openings extending from said outer face and merging with one another to form a hollow space within said distal portion, said hollow space communicating with said bore of said proximal portion; and a second cannula including a proximal portion in communication with the discharge, the proximal portion having a wall extending around a first longitudinal axis and having outer and inner faces, said inner face defining a bore, and a distal portion including an outer face tapering distally toward said axis and at least two openings extending from said outer face and merging with one another to form a hollow space within said distal portion, said hollow space communicating with said bore of said proximal portion. |
| US10076592B2 |
System for aspirating fluids from a body using negative pressure
A system for aspirating fluids from a body by means of negative pressure has: a drainage line for removing the fluid from the body, a fluid collection container connected to the drainage line and used to collect the aspirated fluid, a pump by which the negative pressure used to aspirate the fluid is generated in the drainage line, and an auxiliary line whose end near the body is in fluidic communication with an end, near the body, of the drainage line. In the system, an approximately closed circuit is present or can be generated which interconnects this pump, the auxiliary line, the drainage line and the fluid collection container and through which air or a liquid can be pumped, wherein the auxiliary line is usable for flushing the drainage line. This system prevents and removes obstructions in the drainage line and also permits a relatively accurate measurement of the negative pressure in the body cavity. |
| US10076588B2 |
Surgical repair product comprising UHMWPE filaments
The invention relates to an elongate surgical repair product comprising a cable of which bending stiffness can be lowered, which fibrous member is a heat-set cable comprising at least 50 mass % of high-performance polyethylene yarn. The product shows very high tenacity, combined with a relatively high initial bending stiffness that is significantly reduced upon bending or flexing the member, without significant dimensional change; and allows both easy and well-controlled handling and good knot tying characteristics. The invention also relates to a method of making said elongate product. |
| US10076587B2 |
Protease modulating wound interface layer for use with negative pressure wound therapy
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for modulating proteases including matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), elastase, and bacterial protease in a negative pressure therapy system are described. A mesh having a sacrificial substrate is included. The sacrificial substrate includes a plurality of collagen fibers reinforced with a supporting material and intersecting with each other to form a network of collagen fibers having a plurality openings. The openings of the plurality of openings have an average area between about 0.5 mm2 and about 20 mm2 to permit the flow of negative pressure through the mesh. The sacrificial substrate can also include oxidized regenerated cellulose. |
| US10076586B2 |
Wound dressings
A solid wound dressing material comprising: at least about 5 wt % collagen; from about 6 wt % to about 9 wt % polyvinylpyrrolidone triiodide (PVP-I); and from 0 wt % to about 20 wt % water; wherein the weight percentages are based on the dry weight of the composition. Also provided are methods of making such materials, and wound dressings comprising such materials. In another aspect the invention provides a solid wound dressing material comprising: at least about 5 wt % collagen; from about 10 wt % to about 90 wt % Cadexomer iodine; and from 0 wt % to about 20 wt % water, wherein the weight percentages are based on the dry weight of the composition. Also provided are wound dressings comprising the materials. |
| US10076581B2 |
Deuterated compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to deuterated and optionally detectably labeled compounds of formula (I) and formula (V): and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, A, and X10-X19 have any of the values defined in the specification. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and methods of using such compounds and salts as imaging agents. |
| US10076580B2 |
Gas-filled microvesicles composition for contrast imaging
The present invention relates to a new composition comprising gas-filled microvesicles for contrast imaging which are particularly suitable for providing an effective echo response to at least two selected ultrasound waves having different frequencies. Said composition preferably comprises at least two different preparations of gas-filled microvesicles having respective peaks of non-linear echographic response differing by at least 2 MHz to each other, and preferably have respective size distributions with different median sizes. In particular, said preparations preferably have size distributions with respective DV50 values differing from each other by at least 0.5 μm, more preferably at least 1.0 μm. Alternatively, said composition has a volume size distribution showing a value of Bowley skewness of 0.16 or higher. According to a preferred embodiment, at least 95% of the total volume of gas contained in said microvesicles, calculated on the population of microvesicles up to a diameter of 10 μm, is contained in microvesicles having a diameter of 8 micron or less. |
| US10076579B2 |
Host cells with artificial endosymbionts
The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic cells comprising single-celled organisms that are introduced into the eukaryotic cell through human intervention and which transfer to daughter cells of the eukaryotic cell through at least five cell divisions, and methods of introducing such single-celled organisms into eukaryotic cells. The invention also provides methods of using such eukaryotic cells. The invention further provides single-celled organisms that introduce a phenotype to eukaryotic cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic cells containing magnetotactic bacteria. |
| US10076573B2 |
Biodegradable polyphosphazenes containing pyrrolidone side groups
Biodegradable polyphosphazene polymers containing pyrrolidone side groups, and the biomedical use of such polyphosphazene polymers are disclosed. |
| US10076571B2 |
Methods for reducing lipoprotein(a) levels by administering an inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin-9 (PCSK9)
The present invention provides methods for reducing lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) in patients. The methods of the present invention comprise selecting a patient who exhibits elevated serum Lp(a), and administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the PCSK9 inhibitor is an anti-PCSK9 antibody such as the exemplary antibody referred to herein as mAb316P. |
| US10076560B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10076552B2 |
Multifunctional formulation comprised of natural ingredients and method of preparation/manufacturing thereof
This invention relates to a pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of compromised tissue such as skin wounds and ulcers in humans and animals and a method of preparation. This is a multifunctional natural matrix meant for the treatment of compromised tissues which also relates to the anti-cancer transdermal patch for melanoma therapy. Further, the invention comprises for the treatment of Alzheimer's, and multiple sclerosis also. The composition consists of water-solubilized nano-sized formulation of non-aqueous solvent extract of phyto-pharmaceuticals in herbal, animal or synthetic biocompatible gel or on matrix coated or both. The composition is used as a topical device for the treatment of compromised tissues in its preferred embodiment. |
| US10076550B2 |
Synergistic pharmaceutical composition for gastroinestinal disorders
The present invention relates to a mainly herbal composition comprising Terminalia bellerica fruits (1-5% w/w) more particularly the extract of dried fruits. The composition further has exogenously added malonic acid, glutamic acid, eicosenoic acid and linolenic acid. The composition of present invention is useful in treatment and control of gastro intestinal problems like diarrhea, dysentery, ulcers etc. and used as an oral dosage form. |
| US10076549B2 |
Gastric health supplement and methods thereof
The invention provides novel compositions that can be used as a supplement (e.g. feed supplement) to animals such as, horses. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises an effective amount of a preparation obtained from sea buckthorn and an effective amount of an amino acid. In other embodiments, the composition includes specific combinations of components selected from the group of a preparation obtained from sea buckthorn, glutamine, aloe vera extract, pectin, and lecithin. The invention also provides methods and uses of the composition for alleviating, treating or preventing an ulcer-related condition in a subject identified in need thereof. |
| US10076548B2 |
Mixture powders of platycodon grandifloras and momordica charantia, and method for producing the powders
A method for preparing mixture powders of platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia includes washing at least one year-old platycodon grandiflorus, and momordica charantia wherein the platycodon grandiflorus includes stem, root, and leaf portions thereof; cutting the washed platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia; hot air-drying the cut platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia in a dryer at a temperature exceeding a boiling point of hydrogen cyanide gas to remove hydrogen cyanide therefrom; pulverizing the cut and dried platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia to prepare platycodon grandiflorus powders and momordica charantia powders; and mixing the platycodon grandiflorus powders and momordica charantia powders to produce the mixture powders of platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia. |
| US10076541B2 |
Composition useful as a dietary supplement
Compositions comprising L-carnitine or a salt thereof, acetyl L-carnitine or a salt thereof, vitamin B9 (folic Acid), vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), arginine, vitamin C, vitamin E (α-Tocopherol), selenium, zinc, copper, iron, vitamin D and N-acetyl cysteine, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients are provided. Dietary supplements comprising these compositions are also provided. |
| US10076537B2 |
Glycosaminoglycan composition and method of use for kidney stone removal
The invention provides compositions and methods of use thereof, in conjunction with the treatment and prevention of kidney and ureteral stones and related urinary tract conditions in man or in animals. Specifically provided are compositions formulated for direct instillation into the kidney, bladder, ureter, and urethra of the urinary tract before, during, and after the treatment of kidney and ureteral stones, such as with lithotripsy to alleviate or reduce at least one symptom associated therewith, and to facilitate the stones passing through the kidney, bladder, ureter, urethra and urinary tract. Compositions of the invention can comprise therapeutic amounts of: chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronan, and optionally include N-acetyl D-glucosamine. |
| US10076534B2 |
Effective treatment of ovarian cancer using triciribine and related compounds
The inventors have determined, contrary to the prior art and experience, how to successfully use triciribine to treat ovarian cancer by one or a combination of (i) administering triciribine only to patients which according to a diagnostic test described below, exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the drug; (ii) use of a described dosage level that minimizes the toxicity of the drug but yet still exhibits efficacy; or (iii) use of a described dosage regimen that minimizes the toxicity of the drug. |
| US10076528B2 |
System and method for diagnosis and treatment
This invention relates the use of cortisol blockers (glucocorticoid receptor [GR] antagonists) for the treating or preventing treatment resistant prostate cancer, treating or preventing neoplasia, and treating or preventing infection related to acute or chronic injury or disease. |
| US10076527B2 |
Standardized extract and its use in the manufacture of a medicament
The present invention refers to a medicament which activates gastrointestinal movement. The medicament consists essentially of Cucurbitacin D and one or more substances form the group including Cucurbitacin A, Cucurbitacin B, Cucurbitacin E, Isocucurbitacin B and Isocucurbitacin D. The medicament is made from an extract obtained from Muskmelon Base, the fruit stem of Cucumis melo L. The medicament can promote enterokinesia in both normal animals and in animal models where gastrointestinal movement is inhibited. It has also been demonstrated to activate the movements of the stomach, small and large intestines. The extract may be used alone or in combination with the other botanical ingredients or chemical substances to form the pharmaceutical preparation. |
| US10076526B2 |
Ocular implant made by a double extrusion process
The invention provides biodegradable implants sized for implantation in an ocular region and methods for treating medical conditions of the eye. The implants are formed from a mixture of hydrophilic end and hydrophobic end PLGA, and deliver active agents into an ocular region without a high burst release. |
| US10076524B1 |
Pharmaceutical composition of fused aminodihydrothiazine derivative
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by formula (1): or N-[3-((4aS,5R,7aS)-2-amino-5-methyl-4a,5,7,7a-tetrahydro-4H-furo[3,4-d] [1,3]thiazin-7a-yl)-4-fluorophenyl]-5-difluoromethylpyrazine-2-carboxamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the foregoing, and a salt of a compound having a C12-22 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group. |
| US10076521B2 |
DNA-PK inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. |
| US10076518B2 |
Method of treating a brain tumor
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a brain tumor by administering Plinabulin. Some embodiments relate to treatment of glioblastoma multiforme by administering Plinabulin. |
| US10076516B2 |
Methods of manufacturing oral dosage forms
A solid oral controlled-release oral dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed. The dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a sufficient amount of a controlled release material to render the dosage form suitable for twice-a-day administration to a human patient, the dosage form providing a C12/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to 0.85, said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours. |
| US10076510B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising (1r,4r)-6′-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano-[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine and a propionic acid derivative
The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a first pharmacologically active ingredient, which is selected from (1r,4r)-6′-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and a second pharmacologically active ingredient, which is a propionic acid derivative selected from the group consisting of ibuprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, flurbiprofen, fenoprofen, fenbufen, suprofen, pirprofen, indoprofen, tiaprofenic acid, oxaprozin, ibuproxam, flunoxaprofen, alminoprofen, naproxcinod, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10076509B2 |
Nested particles and the use thereof for coordinated delvery of active agents
Methods and compositions regarding nested nanoparticles comprising polymer nanoparticles encased in a cyclodextrin shell to facilitate sequence-specific drug release. |
| US10076507B1 |
Compositions and methods for modulating metabolic pathways
Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a sirtuin-pathway activators, including but not limited to resveratrol, in combination with beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB), keto isocaproic acid (KIC), leucine, or combinations of HMB, KIC and leucine. |
| US10076506B2 |
Baclofen formulations and methods for making same
Methods for preparing sterilized baclofen solutions include adjusting the pH to below a desired pH, and steam sterilizing the solution with adjusted pH, which results in the solution having the desired pH. Such solutions may also have low concentrations of 4-CPP. Injectable baclofen solutions having greater than 2 mg/mL baclofen include between 5 mM and 25 mM of a phosphate or sulfate species. The solution has an ionic strength equivalent of about 1.5 M NaCl. The present application also provides baclofen formulations for use in treating spasticity, brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, cervical injury, multiple sclerosis, thoracic injury, or withdrawal symptoms. |
| US10076505B2 |
Inhalation formulations of Treprostinil
The present invention describes novel methods for using Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of ischemic lesions, such as digital ulcers, in subjects with scleroderma (including systemic sclerosis), Buerger's disease, Raynaud's disease, Raynaud's phenomenon and/or other conditions that cause such lesions. The invention also relates to kits for treatment and/or prevention of ischemic lesions, comprising an effective amount of Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10076504B2 |
Glucagon antagonists
Provided herein are compounds, including enantiomerically pure forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or co-crystals and prodrugs thereof which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity. Further, provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as methods of treating, preventing, delaying the time to onset or reducing the risk for the development or progression of a disease or condition for which one or more glucagon receptor antagonist is indicated, including Type I and II diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Moreover, provided herein are methods of making or manufacturing compounds disclosed herein, including enantiomerically pure forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or co-crystals and prodrugs thereof. |
| US10076503B2 |
Dosage of dasotraline and method for treatment of ADHD
Dosage forms and treatment regimens employing dasotraline for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are disclosed. The compositions described herein exhibit no abuse potential. |
| US10076500B2 |
Floating gastric retentive dosage form
An elongate dosage form of generally cylindrical shape having two opposing ends, the dosage form being buoyant in gastric fluid, wherein the dosage form is weight biased such that one end is heavier than the other end. The dosage form is adapted to float on gastric fluid with its long axis substantially perpendicular to the surface of the fluid with its heavier end pointing generally downwards and into the fluid. |
| US10076493B2 |
Medical devices including medicaments and methods of making and using same
The present invention recognizes that medical devices, such as but not limited to contact lenses, can be made having a coating made at least in part using printing technologies to provide drug storage and drug release structures. The coating preferably includes at least one drug reservoir layer and a least one barrier layer, and can include structures, such as but not limited to capillary structures, which alone or in combination modulate the release of the drug from the coating. One aspect of the present invention is a medical device that incorporates a drug in at least one coating. A second aspect of the present invention is a method of making a medical device that incorporates a drug in at least one coating. A third aspect of the present invention is a method of using a medical device of the present invention to treat or prevent a disease, disorder or condition. |
| US10076492B2 |
Biodegradable intravitreal tyrosine kinase implants
Biocompatible intraocular implants include a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a biodegradable polymer that is effective to facilitate release of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor into the vitreous of an eye for an extended period of time. The therapeutic agents of the implants may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix that is substantially free of a polyvinyl alcohol. The implants can be placed in an eye to treat or reduce the occurrence of one or more ocular conditions. |
| US10076490B2 |
Aerosol antiperspirant compositions, products and methods
An aerosol antiperspirant composition is provided. The aerosol antiperspirant composition includes a propellant having a concentration from 30% to 65% by weight and an antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition includes one or more liquid materials, wherein the one or more liquid materials comprise one or more non-volatile silicone fluids having a concentration from 40% to about 70% by weight; antiperspirant active particulates; one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates that are substantially inert; and wherein the antiperspirant composition has a total particulate concentration from 30% to about 60% by weight and the antiperspirant composition has a viscosity greater than 1,000 centipoise. |
| US10076489B2 |
Aerosol antiperspirant compositions, products and methods
An aerosol antiperspirant composition is provided. The aerosol antiperspirant composition includes a propellant and an antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition includes one or more liquid materials, wherein the one or more liquid materials comprise one or more non-volatile silicone fluids having a concentration from 40% to about 70% by weight of the antiperspirant composition; antiperspirant active particulates having a concentration from about 16% to about 32% by weight of the antiperspirant composition; one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates that are substantially inert, wherein the one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates that are substantially inert have a concentration from 10% to 30% by weight of the antiperspirant composition; and wherein the antiperspirant composition has a total particulate concentration from 30% to about 60% by weight of the antiperspirant composition. |
| US10076487B2 |
Comfortable, long-wearing, transfer-resistant colored cosmetic compositions
The present invention is directed to an anhydrous composition which is long wearing and transfer resistant, while at the same time providing superior comfort, feel and cushioning, the composition containing: (a) at least one polypropylsilsesquioxane wax substituted with alkyl units having at least 30 carbons; (b) at least one siloxysilicate resin; (c) at least one polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer; (d) at least one volatile solvent; (e) optionally, at least one non-volatile solvent; and (f) at least one colorant. |
| US10076485B2 |
Hair care compositions
The invention relates to hair care compositions comprising an effective amount of a condensation polymer having at least one, optionally quaternized or protonated, dialkylamide end-group connected through the polymer backbone to a unit derived from an alkylamide, the connection comprising at least one ester linkage. |
| US10076484B1 |
Formulation and method of conditioning skin and preserving cosmetics applied thereto
Disclosed are cosmetic spray and other formulations and methods for conditioning the skin and setting, preserving, or finishing cosmetics applied to the skin so as to immobilize cosmetics applied to the skin and to enhance the appearance of the cosmetics on the skin of the wearer. |
| US10076479B1 |
Methods for treating skin
Provided are methods of treating skin with at least two alternating treatment modalities to improve the health and/or diminish signs of aging. Some methods according to the present invention may comprise topically applying at least two separate compositions, in a sequential, rotating, or alternating fashion to overcome adaptation, tolerance, or sensitization phenomena. |
| US10076478B2 |
Keratin treatment formulations and methods
Formulations, kits, and methods for rebuilding the disulfide bonds in keratin found in hair, skin, or nails. Hair that is damaged due to a hair coloring treatment and/or other reducing treatment, such as during a permanent wave, can be treated with the formulations containing one or more active agents. The formulations may be applied subsequent to a hair coloring treatment or simultaneously with a hair coloring treatment. Use of the active agent formulations during a permanent wave treatment prevents the reversion of the hair to its previous state, for at least one week, preferably at least three months, more preferably at least one year, most preferably greater than one year, after one or more than one application of the formulation. Application of the active agent formulation to skin or nails can help repair damaged disulfide bonds due to natural wear and tear or natural aging. |
| US10076472B2 |
Aqueous composition comprising hydrophobic silica aerogel particles, a deodorant agent and/or an antiperspirant active agent and a specific alcohol
A subject of the present invention is therefore a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a) an aqueous phase and b) at least hydrophobic silica aerogel particles and; c) at least one alcohol of formula (I) below and also optical isomers thereof: R1 represents an —OH or CH2OH group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an —OH group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 alkyl group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, an —OH group, a —CH2OH group, a —CH(OH)—CH3 group, a —C(CH3)2—OH group, a —(O)—CH2—CH2)n—OH group, a —(O—CH2—CH(CH3))m—OH group or a —(CH2—CH2)p—OH group; n denotes an integer ranging from 1 to 10; m denotes an integer ranging from 1 to 10; p denotes an integer ranging from 1 to 5; with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4 comprises at least one hydroxyl function; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 alkyl group and d) at least one deodorant active agent other than said alcohol of formula (I) and/or at least one antiperspirant active agent; said hydrophobic silica aerogel particles being dispersed in the aqueous phase. The present invention relates to a cosmetic treatment process for a keratin material for treating body odors associated with human perspiration, in particular underarm odors and optionally for treating human perspiration, which consists in applying, to the surface of said keratin material to be treated, at least one composition as defined above. |
| US10076470B2 |
Hygenic pacifier apparatus and method
A hygienic pacifier is set forth. The pacifier includes a base section having a nipple extending therefrom. The base section has a cross-sectional thickness. A substantially spherical recoil shield section is integrally formed with the base section. The shield section forms a wall having a cross-sectional thickness that is thinner in cross section than the cross-sectional thickness of the base section. The wall has recoil properties due to the spherical geometry of the shied section. The wall forms a shield around the nipple when recoiled. |
| US10076462B2 |
Adaptive compression therapy systems and methods
Systems, devices and methods for providing active and/or passive compression therapy to a body part can include a compression device worn over a compression stocking. The compression device can have a pulley based drive train that is driven by a motor to tighten and loosen compression elements, such as compression straps, in a precise, rapid, and balanced manner. Sensors can be used in the compression device and/or compression stockings to provide feedback to modulate the compression treatment parameters. |
| US10076458B2 |
Hospital bed having modular power/data hub
A data hub is disclosed for use with a hospital bed. The data hub may have a base mountable on the hospital bed, and a collection module dockable with the base. The base may include a stationary base housing, a power supply link extending into the stationary base housing, and a data link extending into the stationary base housing and being connectable to an external monitoring station. The collection module may include a module housing, a plurality of inlet data ports formed in the module, at least one outlet port formed in the module housing, a medium supply disposed in the module housing and connected to the at least one outlet port, and an adapter disposed in the module housing and configured to connect the plurality of inlet data ports to the data link and the power supply link upon docking of the module housing with the stationary base housing. |
| US10076457B2 |
Propulsion attachment for a manual wheelchair
This relates to a propulsion attachment for a manual wheelchair and methods of operation. The propulsion attachment can include three wheels, a motor, a gearbox, and a handlebar. The propulsion attachment can attach to the footrest of the wheelchair using a pin. The motor can be located in the rear side of the propulsion attachment and can push the user in a forward direction. Alternatively, the user can manipulate a switch located on the handlebar to allow the propulsion attachment to pull the user in a reverse direction. The propulsion attachment can include a plurality of brakes, where each brake can control one of the wheels. Additionally, the propulsion attachment can operate at variable speeds using the motor and the power from one or both batteries. |
| US10076455B2 |
Method for producing a backsheet for absorbent sanitary articles and an absorbent sanitary article including this backsheet
A method for producing a backsheet for absorbent sanitary articles provided with hook-and-loop fasteners, comprising the steps of: advancing a continuous web of fibrous material without support at a first speed, cutting the continuous web of fibrous material in a transverse direction so as to form sections of fibrous material, accelerating the sections of fibrous material at a second speed greater than said first speed, welding said sections of fibrous material spaced apart at constant intervals onto a continuous non-woven support web advancing at said second speed, so as to convert said sections of fibrous material into frontal tapes of loop-material for hook-and-loop fasteners, and fixing a continuous impermeable film to said continuous non-woven support web with said frontal tapes of loop-material, so as to form a continuous backsheet web provided with frontal tapes of loop-material spaced apart at constant intervals. |
| US10076453B2 |
Body attached absorbent article donning system
An absorbent article has attachment regions having body adhesive. The attachment regions have a protected condition where the body adhesive is fully covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition where a portion of the body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the body adhesive is covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition where the body adhesive is fully exposed. |
| US10076446B2 |
Noninvasive system and method for mitigating sleep-position related eye loads
When sleeping or resting in non-supine positions, reaction forces are distributed over areas of the face and head in contact with a surface, such as a mattress or arm, following a load path through at least one eye. Aspects of the disclosed system and method provide rigid to semi-rigid load bearing facial support configured to absorb and or distribute the reaction force exerted by a surface during non-supine rest or sleep to areas of padding best suited to absorb and or distribute said force such that the load path bypasses the eye, eye orbit, and or its surrounding anatomy to prevent or mitigate deformation, stress, strain, and or damage to the eye. |
| US10076445B2 |
Posterio capsulotomy using laser techniques
A system and method are provided for removing a natural lens and inserting an Intraocular Lens (IOL) into the lens capsule of an eye. Specifically, this is accomplished by inserting the IOL through an opening on the posterior capsule that is created using a focused laser beam. The system includes a laser unit, a detector for creating images of the interior of the eye, and a computer that controls the cooperative functions of the detector and the laser unit. Based on images of the posterior capsule provided by the detector, the computer is used to control movements of the focal point through tissue of the posterior capsule to perform Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) on posterior capsule tissue. The result is a laser capsulotomy that creates an opening through the posterior capsule allowing the natural lens to be removed and the IOL to be implanted. |
| US10076443B2 |
Penetrating canaloplasty for treating angle-closure glaucoma
A penetrating canaloplasty for treating angle-closure glaucoma that retains the advantages of canaloplasty, namely, internal drainage and non-bleb-dependence; the sclera is tightly sutured so as to avoid ocular hypotension and shallow anterior chamber complications; bleb-related complications such as postoperative infection and dry eye are avoided; since an inner wall of the Schlemm's canal is resected, it is possible to improve long-term success rates; indications are widened, including angle-closure glaucoma and all of glaucoma patients applicable to trabeculectomy. Traditional trabeculectomy forms blebs through outer filtering to reduce intraocular pressure, and the existence of blebs can influence postoperative living quality of patients. In contrast, the penetrating canaloplasty is a non-filtering operation, does not form blebs after operation, does not damage immunologic and physiologic structure of ocular surfaces and slightly influences quality of the tear film, and patients may gain relatively good ocular surface environment after operation. |
| US10076428B2 |
Expansion ring for a braided stent
A braided stent system includes an expansion ring attached to internal and external surfaces of a lumen. A frame of the ring may impart an outwardly expanding radial force to the lumen, the frame including a plurality of elongate members joined at a coupling and at first and second intersections opposite the coupling. A clip can extend from the intersections and can be operable to slidably secure the frame to the inner and outer surfaces of the lumen. |
| US10076427B2 |
Graft devices and related systems and methods
In some aspects, graft devices for a mammalian patient can include a tubular member comprising a first end; and a fiber matrix surrounding the tubular member, wherein the fiber matrix is designed and constructed to be substantially continuously tapered at the first end to define a diameter that increases as it approaches the first end. |
| US10076426B2 |
Stent and stent delivery system
A stent and a stent delivery system are configured to exhibit good slip strength, flexibility, and expandability. The stent includes a plurality of wave-shaped struts positioned at intervals in the circumferential direction of the stent, and a plurality of connecting struts positioned between the wave-shaped struts. Each of the wave-shaped struts extends from one end to the other end in the axial direction, and has proximate portions that form portions in the vicinity of an adjacent wave-shaped strut, distant portions that form portions away from the adjacent wave-shaped strut, and straight portions that connect the proximate portions and the distant portions. The straight portions extend in the circumferential direction of the stent in a state in which the stent is mounted on the balloon. The connecting struts connect to each other the distant portions of adjacent wave-shaped struts. |
| US10076425B2 |
Control of limb device
The invention refers to the area of control of a limb device in the form of an artificial limb for a human or a robot limb. In particular, the invention is related to a control unit for electrically controlling an electrically controllable limb device, the limb device comprising a plurality of actuators, the control unit comprising a first interface for connecting the control unit to the limb device, the control unit comprising a second interface for connecting the control unit to a data gathering device comprising one or more sensing devices, the control unit comprising a processing unit which is arranged for controlling the limb device at least based on data gathered by the data gathering device, wherein the control unit is arranged for outputting one single control action step to the actuators of the limb device calculated by the processing unit based on a first data or data combination received from the data gathering device, and the control unit is arranged for outputting a plurality of control action steps to the actuators of the limb device calculated by the processing unit based on a second data or data combination received from the data gathering device, the second data or data combination being different from the first data or data combination, the plurality of control action steps inducing a more complex automatic movement of the limb device that the one single control action step. The invention further refers to a system comprising such a control unit, a method for controlling an electrically controllable limb device and a computer program. |
| US10076423B2 |
Pivoting wedge expanding spinal implant and method of implanting same
A pivoting wedge expandable spinal implant. An upper portion and a lower portion are pivotally connected together. The implant, in a collapsed position, is inserted into a disc space. A driving screw engages and applies a force to a pushing portion, driving the pushing portion toward the implant's distal end. The pushing portion engages and drives a wedge toward the implant's distal end. The wedge pivots upward against an inner surface of the lower portion. The wedge continues to pivot along an inner surface of the upper portion, translating the force to the upper portion, pivoting and expanding the upper portion to an expanded position. |
| US10076421B2 |
Expandable implant and insertion tool
An expandable implant includes a body portion, a carriage portion, a deployment assembly, and an expandable portion. The deployment assembly and the expandable portion are attached to the carriage portion, and portions of the carriage portion are moveable out of and into the body portion. When the expandable implant is inserted into a disc space, the expandable portion is expandable to push the upper vertebral body and the lower vertebral body away from one another. |
| US10076419B2 |
Method of implanting a unicondylar knee prosthesis
A method of implanting a lateral unicondylar knee prosthesis in a lateral articulating portion of a femur having a lateral condyle for engagement with a tibia, the method including the steps of: bending a patients knee such that the knee is not in full extension; making an incision through the skin, muscle, and other soft tissue until the damaged bone surfaces are exposed; resecting an end portion of the lateral tibia; resecting an end portion of the lateral femoral condyle; attaching a tibial prosthetic component to the resected end portion of the tibia; attaching a lateral femoral condyle prosthetic component to the resected end portion of the lateral femoral condyle; determining the thickness of a mobile bearing member with the knee in full extension; and inserting the mobile bearing member between the tibial prosthetic component and the femoral prosthetic component. |
| US10076416B2 |
Mosaic implants, kits and methods for correcting bone defects
A mosaic implant conformable to a curved surface, comprising first and second implant sections coupled along a beam portion extending across a length of the implant, each of the implant sections having—a plurality of biocompatible mosaic plates, and—a plurality of wires which interconnect the plates with one another. The mosaic implant is configured to be deformable such that at least a portion of the mosaic implant is conformable to a curved surface, with the beam portion providing structural support which resists inward deformation of the curved portion of the implant. A kit for forming a mosaic implant is also provided, along with a method for correcting a bone defect in a patient. |
| US10076414B2 |
Method and apparatus for repairing a mitral valve
A method for beneficially displacing a papillary muscle, the method comprising: anchoring one end of an implant suture to a trigone or central fibrous body of the mitral valve; passing another end of the implant suture through a papillary muscle so that the implant suture extends between a trigone or central fibrous body of the mitral valve and the papillary muscle; tensioning the implant suture while displacing the papillary muscle toward the trigone or central fibrous body of the mitral valve; and securing the tensioned implant suture to the displaced papillary muscle so as to maintain the displaced papillary muscle in position relative to the trigone or central fibrous body of the mitral valve; wherein the foregoing steps of anchoring, passing, tensioning and securing are all effected while the heart is beating. |
| US10076411B2 |
Perivalvular sealing for transcatheter heart valve
The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves, and in particular, prosthetic heart valves having sealing devices configured to seal the interface between the prosthetic valve and the surrounding tissue of the native annulus in which the prosthetic valve is implanted. In one embodiment, a prosthetic heart valve includes an annular sealing member that can be placed in a delivery orientation extending axially away from one end of the valve when the valve is in a radially compressed state. When the valve is expanded, the expansion of the frame causes the sealing member to be pulled to an operative orientation covering a portion of the frame. The present disclosure also discloses new mechanisms and techniques for mounting valve leaflets to a frame of a prosthetic heart valve. |
| US10076406B2 |
Layered medical device with improved adhesion and methods of making
An endoluminal prosthesis for placement within a body vessel may include a tubular support structure including a proximal end segment, a distal end segment, an intermediate segment positioned between the proximal end segment and the distal end segment, a lumen extending longitudinally within the support structure, a luminal surface, and an abluminal surface opposite the luminal surface. The prosthesis may include a first layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers positioned on the luminal surface of the support structure. The prosthesis may include a second layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers positioned on the abluminal surface of the support structure. At least one of the proximal end segment or the distal end segment of the support structure may be encapsulated within a covering including the first layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers and the second layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers. The intermediate segment of the support structure may be unencapsulated within the covering. |
| US10076405B2 |
Implantable digestive tract organ
An implantable digestive organ is provided for the transport of materials through the digestive tract and in one particular application to an artificial large bowel for replacing all or part of a colon. The prosthetic organ of one embodiment includes an outer support structure, an expandable member or members located within the support structure, and a flexible inner member forming a conduit for passage of material. The inner member is located within the outer member and the expandable member(s) is located between the inner member and the support structure. The expandable members are expanded and contracted, or inflated and deflated to provide pumping action that pumps material through the organ. The prosthesis may also include valves or sphincters at its entrance and/or exit points where material moves into and out of the prosthesis. An implantable pump may be included for inflating and deflating the expandable members in a desired sequence. |
| US10076404B2 |
Catheter system with balloon-operated filter sheath and fluid flow maintenance
A catheter system includes an inflatable structural balloon and collapsible filter. The collapsible filter is deployable into an expanded configuration using the inflatable distal balloon. In the expanded configuration, one or more flow cells are formed between inflated portions of the balloon to provide continuous fluid flow between proximal and distal ends of the structural balloon. In the expanded configuration, the filter is configured to prevent particulates (e.g., dislodged thrombus, or other particulate material) from migrating beyond the filter. In the expanded configuration, the inflated structural balloon biases a perimeter of the filter toward or against a subject vessel wall. |
| US10076399B2 |
Endovascular device engagement
A medical device, configured to perform an endovascular therapy, e.g., thrombectomy, can comprise an elongate manipulation member and an intervention member. The intervention member can comprise a proximal end portion and a mesh. The proximal end portion can be coupled with the distal end portion of the elongate manipulation member. The mesh can have a plurality of cells and, be compressible to a collapsed configuration for delivery to an endovascular treatment site through a catheter, and be self-expandable from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. At least a portion of the mesh, from a first location to a second location along the mesh, can be configured such that an amount of cell deformation in response to longitudinally directed tensile forces decreases by less than 5% or increases in a distal direction along the portion of the mesh. |
| US10076398B2 |
Biodegradable filter
A filter device is provided having a biodegradable features. The filter device comprises an elongate stent portion and a conical filter portion attached thereto that is preferably balloon expandable. The conical filter portion includes a plurality of struts extending between a holding ring and the stent portion to define the conical shape of the filter portion. The struts can be biodegradable so that they degrade over time. The struts and/or holding ring can be configured so that at least one of the struts remains attached to the holding ring after a predetermined period of time. The struts are biased toward the wall of the body vessel in which the filter device is installed, so that after the predetermined period of time, the struts, and the strut attached to the holding ring, will expand toward the body vessel wall for bioabsorption. |
| US10076397B2 |
Guide for selecting and positioning a prosthesis
The invention relates to a device (1) and method for selecting the size and shape of a prosthesis and/or for determining the location of marks to be made on the external face of the skin of a patient intended to receive such a prosthesis, for example for repairing a hernia, comprising a sheet (2) of transparent material, the said sheet comprising: —a plurality of graphical representations (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) concentrically embodying the respective outlines of various shapes and sizes of prosthesis, —a plurality of first holes (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e) arranged along the transverse line passing through the center of the said sheet, and—a plurality of second holes (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, 8f, 8g, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g) arranged along the longitudinal line passing through the center (C) of the said sheet. |
| US10076396B2 |
Implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions
Described are devices, systems, and combinations useful for monitoring tension in an implant, which may be an implant useful to treat pelvic condition, the device, system, or combination including an implant and a tension indicator. Embodiment of tension indicators ca include one or more of a cursor, a reference, or both, to indicate a tension, the cursor or reference taking any useful form or structure, such as multiple color markings printed or otherwise included at a location of the tension indicator or implant. Colored markings can allow for quick and easy indication of a desired implant tension during deployment and positioning. The tension of the implant can be correlated to elongation of a segment of the implant (e.g., implant material) at which the tension indicator is located. |
| US10076395B2 |
Prosthesis having a radiopaque element
The present invention relates to a prosthesis (10) intended to be implanted at an implantation site, comprising i) at least one fabric called the base fabric (2) having at least one apertured surface (3), ii) and at least one patch (4) provided with at least one barb (5) projecting from one of its surfaces and grippingly fastening said patch to said apertured surface of said base fabric at a specific place on said surface, said patch comprising at least one radiopaque element. The invention also relates to a kit comprising a fabric and a patch. |
| US10076393B2 |
Oral appliance for delivering a medicament
An oral appliance is provided for delivering a medicament to at least a portion of teeth and/or soft tissue areas inside a mouth. The oral appliance contains an interior surface having a medicament disposed in or on at least a portion of and/or the entire interior surface of the oral appliance. The interior surface of the oral cavity is formed to fit contours of at least the portion of the teeth and/or soft tissue areas inside the oral cavity and is configured for holding the medicament in contact with at least the portion of the teeth and/or soft tissue areas inside the oral cavity to deliver the medicament to strategic areas in need of treatment. In some embodiments, computer, network and computer readable storage media are provided. |
| US10076391B2 |
Method and system for bite registration
The present invention relates to method and system for bite registration using multiple bite registrations. In this method or system, when both the 3D teeth model of the upper jaw and the 3D teeth model of the lower jaw are successfully aligned with the bite surface, the bite surface with the 3D teeth models of the upper jaw and the lower jaw is displayed for further evaluation; the bite surfaces selected by the user are combined to generate a final bite registration. Using multiple bite surfaces for registration improves the accuracy. |
| US10076387B2 |
Medical device implantation and positioning system
An implantation system for positioning and aligning an elongate medical device in three-dimensional space. The system may include: a frame member; and first, second, and third legs each having an adjustable length. Each of the first, second, and third legs includes: a first end having a socket segment, wherein the socket segments of each of the first, second, and third legs together define a socket; and a second end connected to the frame member. A spherical member is adapted to be received within the socket such that the spherical member may rotate about a center of rotation defined by the socket, the spherical member having an inner surface defining a bore passing through the spherical member. |
| US10076386B2 |
Wound closure product
A wound closure system and a method of closing a wound are disclosed. The wound closure system includes a plurality of skin anchors mechanically attached to external skin tissue around a periphery of a wound, a line extending between the skin anchors, the line slidably engaged with each skin anchor, and a biasing member that provides tension on the line to draw all of the skin anchors toward the wound. The method of closing a wound includes the steps of attaching a plurality of skin anchors to external skin around a periphery of a wound, extending a line between the skin anchors around substantially the entire periphery of the wound, and providing tension to the line to draw the skin anchors toward the wound. |
| US10076385B2 |
Method and apparatus for alerting a user to sensed lateral forces upon a guide-sleeve in a robot surgical system
Methods and apparatus for detecting or predicting surgical tool-bone skiving are disclosed. In some embodiments, the surgical tool is movably and/or snugly disposed within a guide-sleeve. In some embodiments, a magnitude of a lateral force between the surgical tool and the guide-sleeve is measured (e.g. by a force sensor or strain sensor). The present or future skiving may be detected or predicted according to the magnitude of the lateral force. In some embodiments, an alert signal is generated in response to the detecting or predicting of the skiving. |
| US10076384B2 |
Balloon catheter apparatus with microwave emitter
A microwave ablation system and method is disclosed comprising a balloon catheter apparatus and a control system. The balloon catheter apparatus comprises a catheter configured to house a coaxial cable and one or more coolant channels, an inflatable balloon located at the distal end of the catheter, and an antenna positioned in the inflatable balloon and in communication with the coaxial cable. The control system comprises a fluid pump configured to introduce fluid into a proximal end of the catheter, a power amplifier capable of generating microwave energy for delivery to the target tissue zone for at least one energy application cycle ranging from 60 seconds to 600 seconds at a frequency ranging from 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz, and a computer system configured to monitor and/or regulate the delivery of microwave energy to the target tissue, the fluid pump, at least one sensor, and antenna reflected power. |
| US10076381B2 |
Method of marking lesion in tubular organ of an object
A method used to mark a tubular organ of a subject. In a first step, at a position near a lesion on a wall surface of the tubular organ, a first electrode is supplied with high-frequency current, so that the first electrode punctures the wall surface from a surface of a mucosal layer on the wall surface to a predetermined depth. In a second step, the first electrode is supplied with the high-frequency current for a predetermined time such that a first marking is made by cauterization on a muscle layer. In a third step, a second electrode, which is disposed coaxially with the first electrode, is supplied with high-frequency current for a predetermined time such that a second marking is made by cauterization on the surface of the mucosal layer. During the third step, the first electrode is held as is after the second step. |
| US10076377B2 |
Fixation systems and methods
Embodiments may include fixation devices and methods for securing first and second body tissue portions. Fixation devices may include a base component, an insert component, and a flexible member. The base component may include a passage. The insert component may be positionable within at least a portion of the passage. The elongate member may be configured to be positioned through the first and second body tissue portions. The elongate member may be tensioned and pinched between the base component and insert component to secure the first and second portions. |
| US10076374B2 |
Biceps tenodesis delivery tools
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone. In particular, various delivery tools, including a variety of sheath inserter tools, are provided. The tools can be used to position a tendon within a prepared bone hole, and to deliver a sheath into the bone hole. |
| US10076373B2 |
Self-retaining fastener and driver
A provisional engagement feature for selectively connecting a fastener such as a screw to a driving tool, the fastener incorporating a head with a recess extending therein and a projection contained within the recess for engagement with a corresponding engagement feature of the driving tool. |
| US10076371B2 |
Orthopedic plate
The present disclosure provides an orthopedic plate, in particular a plate for osteosynthesis. The plate (31) comprising a body (33). The body (33) has a distal surface (15) adapted to be arranged facing the fractured bone and a proximal surface (13) adapted to be arranged facing away from the fractured bone. The surfaces (13, 15) define a distal and a proximal face of the plate (31), respectively. The body (33) further has a length measured along a longitudinal direction (23), a width measured along a transverse direction (51), and a thickness measured from the distal surface (15) to the proximal surface (13). The body (33) comprises two longitudinal plate ends (35) delimiting the body (33) in the longitudinal direction (23). The body (33) comprises at least one slotted longitudinal section (47). The slotted section (47) extends over a part of the length of the body (33), wherein within the slotted section (47) at least one slot (37) is arranged. The slot (37) extends in the transverse direction (51) of the body (33) such as to subdivide the body (33) in the slotted section (47) into at least two layers (39, 41) comprising at least a distal layer (41) facing the fractured bone and a proximal layer (39) facing away from the fractured bone. The at least one slot (37) is arranged between the distal layer (41) and the proximal layer (39). |
| US10076370B2 |
Clip for dynamic spinal plate
A clip includes a body and a pin. The body includes a first end, a second end, and a backspan extending between the first and second ends. The backspan defines a through hole. Each of the first and second ends of the body are configured to releasably couple to a rail of a dynamic spinal clip between two adjacent segments of a dynamic spinal clip to maintain a span between two adjacent segments. The pin defines a longitudinal axis and includes a head and a shaft. The shaft extends from the head to a tip. The tip is configured to penetrate bone. The shaft is configured and dimensioned to be slidably received through the through hole of the body. The head is sized to prevent the head from passing through the through hole of the body. |
| US10076368B2 |
Medial-plantar plate for medial column arthrodesis
An article comprises a unitary plate configured to conform to a foot of a patient. The plate has a dorsal portion shaped to conform to a dorsal surface of a medial column of the foot and a plantar-medial portion shaped to conform to a medial surface of a first metatarsal of the foot and extend to a plantar surface of the first metatarsal. The plantar-medial portion is integrally attached to the dorsal portion. The plate has a plurality of apertures for receiving screws. The apertures include: a plurality of first apertures through the dorsal portion, adapted to receive a respective one or more first screws to be inserted into a dorsal surface of a talus of the foot, and at least one second aperture adapted to receive a second screw inserted through a plantar end of the plantar-medial portion into a first metatarsal of the foot. |
| US10076367B2 |
Bi-directional fixating transvertebral body screws, zero-profile horizontal intervertebral miniplates, total intervertebral body fusion devices, and posterior motion-calibrating interarticulating joint stapling device for spinal fusion
An apparatus and method for joining members together using a self-drilling screw apparatus or stapling apparatus are disclosed. The screw apparatus includes a worm drive screw, a spur gear and superior and inferior screws which turn simultaneously in a bi-directional manner. A rotating mechanism drives the first and second screw members in opposite directions and causes the screw members to embed themselves in the members to be joined. The screw apparatus can be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, vertebral bodies, wood, building materials, metals, masonry, or plastics. A device employing two screws (two-in-one) can be combined with a capping horizontal mini-plate. A device employing three screws can be combined in enclosures (three-in-one). The stapling apparatus includes grip handles, transmission linkages, a drive rod a fulcrum and a cylinder. The staple has superior and inferior segments with serrated interfaces, a teethed unidirectional locking mechanism and four facet piercing elements. The staples can be also be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, or vertebral bodies. |
| US10076365B2 |
Anterior cervical instrumentation systems, methods and devices
Anterior cervical instrumentation systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. Systems may facilitate immobilizing or providing support for the cervical portion of the vertebral column of a patient. A device may comprise a plate having two channels located in a proximal to distal direction, and may further comprise at least one aperture. The device may further comprise attachment elements such as attachment cross-links and spacer cross-links, and fasteners. The plate and the attachment elements may be secured to the vertebrae by passing fasteners through apertures and channels. The length of the plate, position and number of the attachment cross-links, position and number of spacer cross-links and degree of movement may be intraoperatively selected by the surgeon to provide an optimal application and procedural outcome. Uniform components of the devices and systems allow for a more streamlined and simplified method of treating spinal conditions. |
| US10076363B2 |
Receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element and a bone anchoring device with such a receiving part
A receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element, the receiving part including: a receiving part body having a channel for receiving a rod and defining an accommodation space for accommodating a head of a bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening for inserting the head; and a pressure element at least partially in the accommodation space, the pressure element including a first portion having a recess to receive the rod, and a second portion having a flexible portion to clamp the head, wherein the pressure element is moveable along a longitudinal axis of the receiving part body from an inserting position to insert the head, to a pre-locking position to clamp the head in the receiving part by a pre-stress exerted by the pressure element, to a locking position to lock the head in the receiving part. |
| US10076361B2 |
Polyaxial bone screw with spherical capture, compression and alignment and retention structures
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a receiver, a shank, an articulation structure for retaining the shank in the receiver and a compression insert for engagement with a longitudinal connecting member such as a rod. The articulation structure includes substantially spherical convex and concave surfaces that slidably engage both shank and receiver surfaces to provide compound articulation between the receiver and the shank. The receiver includes inwardly directed spring tabs engaging the insert and prohibiting rotation of the insert within the receiver. |
| US10076360B2 |
External fixator
The invention relates to an external fixator device and the method of its use in treating bone fractures and in orthopedic interventions, such as corrective osteotomies. |
| US10076357B2 |
Trocar sleeve with an asymmetrical helix
A trocar sleeve has a hollow shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the shaft having a rectilinear shaft axis, an external thread rising from an outer surface of the shaft, wherein a first external thread having a shape of a helix has a height, measured from the outer surface up to a vertex of the helix, the height of the helix, seen along the rectilinear shaft axis from distal to proximal increases, and wherein a pitch of the helix, seen along the rectilinear shaft axis from distal to proximal decreases. |
| US10076353B2 |
Medical device
A medical device is disclosed, which includes a urethral insertion member and a vaginal insertion member which are inserted into the urethra and the vagina positioned adjacent each other, respectively, with a biological tissue interposed therebetween, a puncture needle disposed for movement for passing the biological tissue between the urethra and the vagina, a supporting member which supports the puncture needle for movement and supports the urethral insertion member and the vaginal insertion member thereon, a dissection portion which dissects, when the puncture needle moves, the biological tissue in accordance with the movement, and a restriction mechanism which restricts the dissection portion such that the direction in which the dissection portion dissects the biological tissue is fixed with respect to the urethral insertion portion and the vaginal insertion portion. |
| US10076344B2 |
Gap referencing femoral sizer
A knee arthroplasty assembly for use in a patient's knee joint including a tibia and a femur is disclosed. The assembly can include a tool, a first accessory, and a second accessory. The tool can include a tibial component configured for placement against the tibia and a femoral component configured for placement against the femur. The femoral component can be moveably coupled to the tibial component to place the patient's knee joint in tension by separating the tibia and the femur. The first accessory can be removeably coupled to the tibial component of the tool. The second accessory can be referenced to the first accessory and can have a reference indicator that references the femur for determining a size of the femur. |
| US10076343B2 |
System for articular surface replacement
A system for replacing a portion of an articular surface including providing an implant site and installing an implant into the implant site. The implant site includes a first and a second excision site which at least partially intersect with one another. Each of the first and second excision sites are formed by providing a respective axis and excising a portion of the articular surface relative to the respective axes. |
| US10076339B2 |
Method and apparatus for clamping tissue layers and occluding tubular body lumens
Apparatus for occluding a space between a first structure and a second structure, said apparatus comprising: an occluder, said occluder comprising a distal implant and a proximal implant, wherein: said distal implant comprises a body and a locking shaft mounted to said body, wherein said body of said distal implant comprises a plurality of legs which may assume (i) a diametrically-reduced configuration for disposition within the lumen of a tube, and (ii) a diametrically-expanded configuration for disposition against the first structure, and further wherein said locking shaft comprises a first locking element for selective connection to said proximal implant and a second locking element for selective connection to an inserter for deploying said occluder; and said proximal implant comprises a body having an opening, wherein said body of said proximal implant comprises a plurality of legs which may assume (i) a diametrically-reduced configuration for disposition within the lumen of a tube, and (ii) a diametrically-expanded configuration for disposition against the second structure, and further wherein said body of said proximal implant comprises a third locking element for selective connection to said first locking element of said distal implant; wherein said locking shaft of said distal implant is slidably receivable within said opening in said body of said proximal implant, and further wherein said first locking element of said distal implant and said third locking element of said proximal implant are selectively engagable with one another so as to hold said distal implant and said proximal implant in fixed position relative to one another. |
| US10076338B2 |
Detachable coil incorporating stretch resistance
An implantable embolic device having a stretch-resistant member passing therethrough that also serves as a tether for connecting the device to a delivery system. The stretch-resistant member is attached at a proximal and distal end of the device and extends proximally to the delivery device. The proximal attachment point serves to isolate a distal, stretch resisting segment of the member from axial tension placed on a proximal, connecting section of the member. Thus, the portion of the stretch-resistant member being used to connect the embolic device to a delivery device may be placed under tension without placing tension or distorting the implant. |
| US10076337B2 |
Medical device for modification of left atrial appendage and related systems and methods
Devices, methods and systems are provided for occluding an opening within the tissue of a body, such as a left atrial appendage. In one embodiment, a device includes a framework extending between a primary hub and a secondary hub. The secondary hub is moveable relative to the primary hub upon deploying the framework from a constricted position to a deployed position such that the secondary hub remains proximal a distal end of the framework. The framework, in the deployed position, includes engaging members proximal the distal end of the framework, and the framework includes multiple frame segments each extending with an arcuate configuration at a distal side of the framework such that the frame segments, at the distal side thereof, each extend radially and distally toward the distal end, then turn and extend radially and proximally inward toward the secondary hub. |
| US10076336B2 |
Delivery and detachment mechanisms for vascular implants
Vascular delivery systems configured to deliver an implant to a location within a vasculature can include one or more control wires controllable by a user to detach the implant from the delivery system. Control wires can cause a feature of the delivery system to mechanically engage a hub at a proximal end of an implant. Proximal or distal movement of the control wire can allow the feature to disengage from the hub, thereby allowing release of the implant. |
| US10076335B2 |
Apparatus for delivering an implant without bias to a left atrial appendage
An implant delivery system, comprising: an implantable device comprising a plurality of supports extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the supports being moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a proximal guide tube at the proximal end of the supports extending toward the distal end, and a distal guide tube at the distal end of the supports extending toward the proximal end, wherein the proximal and distal guide tubes are telescoping and become further engaged as the supports move from the collapsed to the expanded configuration. |
| US10076325B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus comprising a tissue stop
A surgical stapling apparatus is disclosed. The surgical stapling apparatus comprises a cartridge body. The cartridge body comprises a deck comprising a tissue-supporting surface, a slot defined in the deck, and a plurality of staple cavities. The slot extends from a proximal end toward a distal end. The surgical stapling apparatus further comprises a plurality of staples removably stored in the staple cavities and a tissue stop positioned in the slot. The tissue stop comprises a detent releasably engaged with the cartridge body. The detent is configured to release from the cartridge body to permit the tissue stop to move from an undisplaced position to a displaced position. |
| US10076324B2 |
Adjunct material to provide controlled drug elution
Adjunct material to provide controlled drug elution is provided. In general, an implantable adjunct formed from at least one bioabsorbable polymer can be configured to be applied to tissue by a surgical stapler in conjunction with staples. The adjunct can be made from a plurality of fibers and it can have one or more medicants releasably retained therein that are effective to provide a desired effect on tissue in-growth in a predetermined manner. Release of each of the at least one medicants from the adjunct material can be controlled by a degradation rate of the at least one bioabsorbable polymer. |
| US10076320B2 |
Lateral retractor system and methods of use
Technology disclosed herein relates to retractors and methods of use for surgical procedures, and in particular, spinal surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a surgical retractor includes a pair of pivotable armatures and a translatable armature. A body for supporting the armatures is provided, with a handle connected thereto. The handle includes a first rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the first rotary actuator moves the pair of pivotable armatures in opposite arcuate directions, and a second rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the second rotary actuator translates the translatable armature in a linear direction. |
| US10076319B2 |
Adaptive devices and methods for endoscopic wound closures
This invention is directed to devices and methods for improving wound closures produced during endoscopic surgery. These methods are directed to delivering and applying a quantity of hemostatic agents in either powder, solid, liquid, or gel form onto an open wound produced e.g., by polyp removal, followed by the application of pressure. The method is implemented preferably using existing endoscopic equipment; however, modifications to existing endoscopic insertion tubes, application and tamping devices and endoscopic clips deployed from the distal end of the insertion tube during endoscopic surgery are also within the scope of this invention. |
| US10076310B2 |
Method and device for detecting occlusion/reopening of an artery and system for measuring systolic blood pressure
An occlusion and/or reopening of an artery of a body caused by a changing pressure applied on the artery is detected. The systolic blood pressure of an artery of a body is also measured. A Doppler Ultrasound transducer attached to the exterior of the body outputs a blood flow signal indicative of a change of the blood flow in the artery caused by the changing pressure. At least one variable of a first variable indicative of the magnitude of the blood flow and a second variable indicative of the periodicity of the blood flow is derived from the blood flow signal. The occlusion and/or reopening of the artery is detected on the basis of the at least one variable. In this way, the occlusion/reopening of the artery can be detected automatically. Since the need to manually detect the occlusion and reopening of the artery by listening with a stethoscope or a Doppler probe is eliminated, the detecting result is more predictable and repeatable, and therefore also more accurate. |
| US10076303B2 |
Motion compensation for non-invasive treatment therapies
Procedures and systems facilitate non-invasive, focused delivery of therapeutic energy to a target within or on a patient using, in various embodiments, a closed-loop approach such that feedback regarding anatomical movement and/or morphology changes is tracked and the uncertainty inherent in the measurements is addressed. |
| US10076297B2 |
Phase contrast X-ray tomography device
The invention relates to a phase contrast x-ray tomography device, comprising an electron gun (44) having a downstream deflector coil (52). The x-ray beam (56) is guided by the deflector coil (54) on a circular path over a target (58), which is marginally tilted towards a plane positioned vertically on the device axis. The x-ray beam (62) generated at focal spot F of the electron beam (56) crosses an object (70) and arrives at a detector line (68) via a phase grating (64) and an amplitude grating (66). |
| US10076294B2 |
Gantry system with support wheels
A computed tomography (CT) gantry system is described herein. The CT gantry system includes a frame, a plurality of support wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, and a gantry resting upon the plurality of support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes two gantry rings, and a cross member extending between the two gantry rings. In other embodiments, the gantry includes a first gantry ring, and a second gantry ring spaced apart from the first gantry ring in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the gantry. In some embodiments, the plurality of support wheels includes a plurality of front support wheels and a plurality of back support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes a front gantry ring resting upon the front support wheels, a back gantry ring resting upon the back support wheels, and a cross member coupled between the front and back gantry rings. |
| US10076292B2 |
Systems and methods for x-ray tomography having retrograde focal positioning
A tomography apparatus includes a multi-focal point x-ray source, a support to travel a trajectory path, a detector having a plurality of pixels, where one of the multi-focal point x-ray source, the detector, and an item-under-test move on the support. A control processor controls a change in the focal point of the x-ray source at discrete points, or continuously, within a measurement region, the focal point change in a direction retrograde to the support arm travel, a detector memory accumulates a digital value representative of a signal charge from at least a portion of the plurality of pixels, the control processor reconstructs a volumetric image of the item-under-test by processing the detector memory contents. A method for continuous tomosynthesis and a computer-readable medium are also disclosed. |
| US10076285B2 |
Sensor fault detection using analyte sensor data pattern comparison
Analyte sensor faults are detected. Datasets of glucose values sensor electronics are coupled to a glucose sensor in fluid contact with interstitial fluid under a skin surface. Baseline median glucose value and glucose variability values are computed, based on the first dataset. A baseline data point is stored. Evaluation median glucose value and variability are computed, based on the second dataset of glucose values. An evaluation data point is stored. A magnitude of a vector that extends between the baseline data point and the evaluation data point is computed. A component of the magnitude of the vector that is parallel to a hypoglycemia risk contour line is computed and compared to a predefined threshold value. An indication that a sensor fault has been detected if the component is greater than a threshold is displayed. |
| US10076282B2 |
Wearable monitoring devices having sensors and light guides
A monitoring device includes a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject. An optical emitter, optical detector, and sensor for measuring motion noise are located within the housing. Light transmissive material is in optical communication with the optical emitter and detector and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter to one or more locations of the body of the subject and to collect light external to the housing and deliver the collected light to the detector. A signal processor is configured to receive and process signals produced by the optical detector and the motion noise sensor, and to remove noise from the signals produced by the optical detector. The signal processor may generate physiological parameters for the subject such as heart rate, blood flow, blood pressure, VO2max, heart rate variability, respiration rate, and blood gas/analyte level. |
| US10076276B2 |
Methods and systems for alerting practitioners to physiological conditions
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal. |
| US10076271B2 |
Methods and systems for endobronchial diagnostics
Methods and systems for targeting, accessing and diagnosing diseased lung compartments are disclosed. The method comprises introducing a diagnostic catheter with an occluding member at its distal end into a lung segment via an assisted ventilation device; inflating the occluding member to isolate the lung segment; and performing a diagnostic procedure with the catheter while the patient is ventilated. The proximal end of the diagnostic catheter is configured to be attached to a console. The method may also comprise introducing the diagnostic catheter into the lung segment; inflating the occluding member to isolate the lung segment; and monitoring blood oxygen saturation. The method may further comprise introducing the diagnostic catheter into the lung segment; determining tidal flow volume in the lung segment; determining total lung capacity of the patient; and determining a flow rank value based on the tidal flow volume of the lung segment and the total lung capacity. |
| US10076269B1 |
Devices and methods for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment
The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to method of sleep diagnosis and treatment. |
| US10076267B2 |
Methods and systems for improved navigation
Systems and methods for navigation are presented. First and second response signals received from at least one magnetic sensor operatively coupled to a target device in response to a magnetic field are measured at reference and reversed sensitivity while an alignment of magnetic domains corresponding to the magnetic sensor remains unchanged. A useful portion of the first response signal is determined by eliminating common-mode noise from the first response signal based on a difference between the first and second response signals. Alternatively, a bias signal having a desired bias frequency is applied to shift a signal frequency of a response signal of a magnetoresistance sensor that includes common-mode noise. A useful portion of the response signal is determined by measuring the response signal at a shifted frequency that is a sum of the signal and bias frequencies. A position of the subject is then determined based on the useful portion. |
| US10076264B2 |
System and method for quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) analysis using T1 mapping
Example apparatus and methods concern determining whether a target material appears in a region experiencing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). One method acquires a baseline value for a magnetic resonance parameter (MRP) while the region is not exposed to a molecular imaging agent that affects the MRP and acquires a series of quantitative values for the MRP while the sample is influenced by a molecular imaging agent. Quantitative values may be acquired during a clinically relevant time period (e.g., 60 minutes) during which the change in the MRP (e.g., T1) caused by the molecular imaging agent is at least 90% of the peak change caused by the molecular imaging agent. The molecular imaging agent may be SBK2 and may produce a desired change in T1 for at least thirty minutes in glioblastoma. |
| US10076261B2 |
Imaging apparatus and method
A range of technique for investigating a sample such as obtaining images and/or spectral information are described. The techniques include a method for deriving structural information about a sample as a continuous function of the depth below the surface of the sample, a method for evaluating a part of the structure of a sample located between two interfaces within the sample, and a contrast enhancing method and apparatus which has a quick image acquisition time. |
| US10076260B2 |
Integrated analysis of electrophysiological data
A method can include analyzing non-invasive electrical data for a region of interest (ROI) of a patient's anatomical structure to identify one or more zones within the ROI that contain at least one mechanism of distinct arrhythmogenic electrical activity. The method also includes analyzing invasive electrical data for a plurality of signals of interest at different spatial sites within each of the identified zones to determine intracardiac signal characteristics for the plurality of sites within each respective zone. The method also includes generating an output that integrates the at least one mechanism of distinct arrhythmogenic electrical activity for the one or more zones with intracardiac signal characteristics for the plurality of sites within each respective zone. |
| US10076259B2 |
Method and system for evaluating stability of cardiac propagation reserve
A method of determining the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in a subject, the method including determining a reserve of refractoriness (RoR) and a reserve of memory (RoM) and combining the reserve of refractoriness (RoR) and the reserve of memory (RoM) to produce a metric of stability-of-propagation reserve (SoPR) in the subject, a higher value of SoPR indicating lower susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in the subject. Systems and apparatus for carrying out the method are also described. |
| US10076254B2 |
Optical communication with optical sensors
A wearable computing device includes an electro-optical sensor to translate received light into an electrical signal. During a first mode of operation of the wearable computing device, a physical parameter of a wearer of the wearable computing device is assessed from the electrical signal. During a second mode of operation of the wearable computing device, encoded communication data is extracted from the electrical signal. |
| US10076253B2 |
Physiological monitoring devices having sensing elements decoupled from body motion
A monitoring device includes a sensor band configured to be secured around an appendage of a subject, and a sensing element movably secured to the sensor band via a biasing element. The sensor band has a first mass, and the sensing element has a second mass that is less than the first mass. The biasing element is configured to urge the sensing element into contact with a portion of the appendage, and the biasing element decouples motion of the band from the sensing element. A monitoring device includes a band that is configured to be secured around an appendage of a subject. One or more biasing elements extend outwardly from the band inner surface and are configured to contact the appendage. A sensing element is secured to the band inner surface. The one or more biasing elements decouples motion of the band from the sensing element. |
| US10076250B2 |
Detecting physiological responses based on multispectral data from head-mounted cameras
Described herein are systems and methods for detecting a physiological response based on multispectral data. In one embodiment, a system includes an inward-facing head-mounted thermal camera (CAM) that takes thermal measurements of a first region of interest (THROI1) on a user's face, and an inward-facing head-mounted visible-light camera (VCAM) that takes images of a second region of interest (IMROI2) on the face. The first and second regions of interest overlap, and the system includes a computer that detects the physiological response based on THROI1, IMROI2, and a model. Optionally, the model was trained based on previous THROI1 and IMROI2 of the user taken during different days. Optionally, the physiological response is indicative of an occurrence of an emotional state of the user, such as joy, fear, sadness or anger. |
| US10076249B2 |
Proton density and T1 weighted zero TE MR thermometry
A system and method for tracking temperature changes in tissue and bone is disclosed. In one aspect, the temperature changes are tracked simultaneously with high spatial encoding and temporal efficiency. The method is robust in terms of B0 and chemical shift off-resonance, as well as insensitive to eddy currents for accurate temperature mapping. Zero TE (ZTE) based MR thermometry is utilized herein to extract temperature changes from proton density and T1 weighted images. Additionally, T1 signal contamination is corrected for by calibrating T1 and B0 by using a variable flip angle method to achieve temperature mapping in bone, aqueous and adipose tissue simultaneously. |
| US10076244B2 |
Physiological monitoring system
A physiological monitoring system includes a near-end portable monitoring module for generating first sensed data, capturing a user's first image, an image sensing module for synchronizing the first sensed data and the first image to form first combination data, and searching and connecting the corresponding near-end portable monitoring module to receive the first sensed data and display the near-end information display module corresponding to the screen of the first combination data, when the first sensed data includes a warning signal, the first combination data is transmitted and stored in the Internet by the second communication unit within a time period from a first time before the warning signal is issued to a second time for releasing the warning signal, and the first combination data within the time period from the first time to the second time is transmitted to the near-end information display module to display the first combination data. |
| US10076239B2 |
Port access visualization platform
A medical system generally comprises a camera head, a beam, and a guide sheath. The camera head is connected to the beam which is bendable in a first direction and resists bending in a second direction opposite the first direction. The guide sheath slidably receives the beam, the beam extending through a distal end of the guide sheath such that the camera head projects from the distal end of the guide sheath. The guide sheath includes first and second sheath portions, and in an operative configuration the first sheath portion is angled relative to the second sheath portion to define a first bend. The beam is oriented relative to the guide sheath such that, as the beam is slid relative to guide sheath, the beam bends in the first direction through the first bend, and a projecting portion of the beam resists bending in the second direction. |
| US10076234B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling movement of a capsule endoscope in digestive tract of a human body
System and method to provide a suspended capsule endoscope at a liquid gas interface is described. The capsule comprises a permanent magnetic dipole and has a density greater than the density of the liquid. An sphere-shaped external magnet is used to suspend and control the movement of the capsule endoscope at the liquid/gas interface. The capsule endoscope can translate along variable axes, rotate and tilt, according to the movement of the external magnet. The external magnet performs a translation and rotation simultaneously to keep the capsule endoscope still and anchored at the same position of the liquid/gas interface. The external magnet adjusts its distance to the liquid/gas interface during the rotation in order to apply a constant magnetic field force to the capsule endoscope. |
| US10076232B2 |
Endoscopic sheath assembly
A sheath assembly for an endoscope includes an elongate tubular body and a plug. The endoscope has a handle portion and a scope portion extending therefrom to a tip. The body includes first and second wall sections and extends along a longitudinal axis between first and second distal openings. The first wall section extends radially about the longitudinal axis to define a scope lumen. The scope portion is receivable in the scope lumen. The second wall section extends radially about a portion of the first wall section and longitudinally between second distal and proximal end openings. The first and second wall sections define an integral suction lumen in fluid communication with a first source of negative pressure. The plug is mated with the distal end opening for closing the scope lumen and includes at least one suction opening disposed in co-registration with the first distal end opening. |
| US10076231B2 |
Surgeon controlled endoscope device and method
A medical apparatus including an endoscopic tool including first and second members longitudinally slideable relative to each other; and a control connected to a proximal end of the endoscopic tool. The control includes a housing and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is longitudinally slideably connected to the housing. The actuation mechanism has the first member and/or the second member connected thereto. The housing includes a connector configured to removeably connect the housing to a control section of an endoscope. |
| US10076223B1 |
Locking vice grip mop
A mop includes a handle, a mop head, and a locking vice clamp attached to a bottom end of the handle. The vice clamp has two jaws to hold the mop head and a movable arm to lock the jaws in a closed position. |
| US10076219B2 |
Scrubber machine
A floor scrubber machine can comprise a chassis, a scrub deck and a propulsion system. The scrub deck can include a hands-free, double-scrub side skirt mechanism, and a dual mode side blade assembly. The chassis can include a rear squeegee assembly having a self-aligning hanger system with balanced handles. The propulsion system can include a throttle pedal having a button for forward/reverse control, and a control panel having a setting for rescaling the acceleration profile. A disc brush scrub deck can include a brush centering mechanism. A cylindrical brush scrub deck can include an idler end brush cover with self-aligning tabs, and a self-contained drive mechanism. |
| US10076218B2 |
Method for operating a vacuum cleaner having a cyclone separator and a vacuum cleaner having a cyclone separator
A method for operating a vacuum cleaner includes providing a vacuum cleaner including a motor-driven fan, a pick-up device configured to pick up an air-dust mixture that is disposed on a suction side of the fan, a dust separator including at least one cyclone separator and a valve element disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The dust separator is disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The valve element is operated so as to connect a flow path leading from the pick-up device through the at least one cyclone separator to the fan only when a predefined minimum value of a volume flow generated by the fan or a quantity correlating with the volume flow is present. |
| US10076214B2 |
Toilet training, bathing and toileting devices for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers
A toilet seat or receptacle, for use by newborns, infants, toddlers or preschoolers for assisting in their toilet training and toileting. The device includes a seat disposed about an opening, a head/backrest to which is attached a safety belt. It has one or more sound emitting devices to provide predetermined sounds used to induce or encourage the process of urination or defecation. It is configured for use with a toilet or potty or other toilet receptacle. The toilet seat has a left hand ramp portion configured to be disposed at a front left hand end of the toilet seat and configured for raising the left hand knee of the child towards the chest while sitting on the seat. The device also includes a right hand ramped configured to be disposed at a front right hand end of the toilet seat and configured for raising the right hand knee of the child towards the chest while sitting on the seat. |
| US10076212B2 |
Tongs utensil with spatula member
A kitchen utensil is described which provides the functions of food tongs and a spatula in one device. The single utensil gives the user the ability to hold a food item with the utensil, which may be hot or difficult to hold with one hand, and to be able to pick it up, flip or move it to a serving dish or tray due to a hammock configuration provided at distal ends of a pair of tong arms. |
| US10076209B2 |
Coffee brewing
There are provided drinking vessels adapted to receive coffee grounds and water to brew coffee wherein the drinking vessels comprise pump means. In one embodiment a drinking vessel (100,200) comprises a first chamber adapted to receive coffee grounds and hot water, a second chamber adapted to receive brewed coffee and a third chamber adapted to receive brewed coffee. Also provided drinking vessel sections (101,102,201,202), a kit of parts and a method of brewing coffee. |
| US10076200B2 |
Barbecue trivet
A barbecue tool trivet discloses a unitary structure, said unitary structure having a bottom section, a side section, and a top section. The top section contains three pocket recesses. Each of the recesses contains three pocket recesses, one next to the other, with the middle pocket recess being larger than either of the side pockets. There is at least one cut out in a rim that goes around the circumference of the trivet, and two tall side walls in one of the pocket recesses. In one embodiment, the middle recess is at least twice as large as either of the side pocket recesses. |
| US10076199B2 |
Apparatus for covering and protecting an edible item
An apparatus for covering and protecting an edible item that allows a flexible covering to cover and protect the edible item without damaging or altering a feature on the edible item. The edible item has a top surface with an outer edge. The apparatus provides a plurality of vertical supports, each having a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of each vertical support is inserted the top surface of the edible item adjacent to the outer edge. The first portion of each vertical support at least partially extends beyond the outer edge of the edible item, and the flexible covering can be supported by the plurality of vertical supports. |
| US10076197B2 |
Baby blanket with attached burp cloth
A baby blanket for keeping a baby warm and having a detachable burp cloth. The present baby blanket preserves a baby's body heat, thereby keeping the baby warm, yet allows for non-confining, natural movement of the baby's arms and hands. Further, the present blanket of the present invention includes a detachable burping cloth, and, in one embodiment, includes a coordinating cap, sometimes referred to as a beanie or toboggan, that includes a strap for securing a pacifier to the cap. The blanket conforms to the infant's body providing warmth and comfort for the baby and peace of mind for the mom. |
| US10076196B2 |
Pot stand with removable water tray
A device is disclosed including a pot stand configured to hold a plant within a pot. The device includes a first platform configured to hold the pot and to permit runoff water from the pot to drain through the first platform and a second platform rigidly attached below the first platform holding a removable runoff collection container collecting water from the first platform, wherein the runoff collection container is removable without moving the pot. |
| US10076193B2 |
Multi-layered impermeable fabric for use in pocketed spring assembly
A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string has first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse segmented seams joining the plies. Gaps between the segments of the seams allow air to pass into and out of the pockets despite the fabric being impermeable to airflow through the fabric. The size of the gaps determines the firmness or “feel” of the pocketed spring assembly or portion thereof. |
| US10076189B2 |
Attachable headrest with eye cover
Various apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus may include a headrest configured to accommodate a head of a user, and an eye cover connected to the headrest and configured to cover eyes of the user. The apparatus may also include headrest straps connected to the headrest and configured to adjustably fasten the headrest to a seat. The headrest straps may adjustably fasten the headrest to the seat by wrapping around the seat. The headrest may include a wedged portion that contacts a shoulder of the user. The headrest may include an indentation shaped substantially similar to at least a portion of the head of the user. The head of the user may be substantially immobilized when the headrest is fastened to a seat and the eye cover is fastened over eyes of the user. |
| US10076188B2 |
Drawers and components for drawers
A drawer system including: a drawer cabinet and a drawer mounted in said cabinet for forward and backward travel relative thereto; said cabinet having two opposed spaced apart side walls and at least two lower wheels mounted to each side wall and spaced apart in the intended direction of travel of the drawer; said drawer having two opposed spaced apart side panels and at least two lower wheels mounted to each side panel and spaced apart in the intended direction of travel of the drawer; and a runner mounted on said lower cabinet wheels of each side wall for forward and backward travel relative to said cabinet via a first track and each runner including a second track engaged by said spaced apart lower drawer wheels for forward and backward travel of said drawer relative to said runner. |
| US10076186B1 |
Device having flattenable cavities and protrusions
In accordance with the present invention, a device and method of buffering a surface while still maintaining the surface's visual appearance is disclosed. This invention relates to protecting a surface from deformation from objects placed on the surface while at the same time maintaining the surface's visual clarity and appearance. This invention may include the use of a sheet of silicone, some of the disclosed embodiments of which are uniquely configured with concave cavities and convex protrusions, and a wetting agent to achieve the stated buffering and visual appearance of the surface. |
| US10076184B2 |
Frame furniture
The invention relates to a frame furniture comprising a furniture plate (2) and two leg elements (4) supporting the furniture plate (2), said leg elements (4) being arranged on both sides of a vertical furniture median plane and being movably mounted. The frame furniture is characterized in that each leg element (4) can be moved between a normal position, in which the leg elements (4) are covered by the furniture plate (2), and an extended position, in which the leg elements (4) are uncovered at the top, in order to enable a stacking of the frame furniture via the leg elements (4). |
| US10076179B2 |
Secure cell
The disclosed technology is a secure-cell apparatus for releasably securely associating a device, such as a cellular phone, with a device user. The device is configured to clamp to a support structure such as a strap, belt, seatbelt, and suspenders. The secure-cell apparatus my further define a zone for storing items such as keys, cards, IDs, etc. Such “zone” may further define a personality interface configured to receive a personality module. Personality modules are in electrical communication with an electronic device associated with the secure-cell apparatus and may add additional functionality to such electronic device. |
| US10076178B2 |
Independent hammock suspension system
An improved hammock suspension system is provided which is both laterally stable and flat, and suspended between two spaced trees by longitudinally elongated web straps coupled to an independent anchor strap, one at each end. These longitudinally elongated web straps are affixed to each longitudinal side edge and extend a distance beyond the opposing hammock body ends, creating four web extensions. These web extensions extend a distance to accommodate spreader member receptacles which secure horizontal, rigid spreader members, thus transferring load forces along opposing longitudinal edges, creating a flatter sleeping platform. The extensions also accommodate fasteners, creating four points of connection and coupling the elongated web strap extensions to an independent web strap anchored to a tree by passing the strap around the tree at minimum 540 degrees, fully encircling and anchoring the strap to the tree and preventing slippage, while also alleviating torsional roll. |
| US10076176B2 |
Vanity mirror comprising light sources and methods of manufacture thereof
A mirror assembly can include a housing, a mirror, and a light source. In some embodiments, the mirror comprises one or more adjustable sections. In certain embodiments, the mirror includes a light column configured to emit a substantially constant amount of light along a periphery of a mirror section. In some embodiments, the light column can produce various color temperatures. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly comprises a capacitive touch sensor that allows control of one or more features of the light emitted from the light source. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly can be configured control on/off settings and other features of the emitted light. |
| US10076173B1 |
Embedded member nail clipper
An apparatus for cutting nails includes single and dual blade embodiments with a frame formed primarily of plastic that includes upper and lower frame members. Numerous variations of a reinforcing member are disclosed. The reinforcing member is embedded in or attached to at least one of the frame members so that a portion, thereof, is preferably disposed in vertical alignment with a force that is applied to at least one of the frame members during use to reduce a magnitude of shear experienced and to also improve an ability to withstand shear. Optional integrally-formed sidewalls provide a container for capturing clippings and also reinforce the frame member thereby reducing flexing while also increasing its ability to withstand shear. Other disclosed innovations include improvements to the lever and blade, automatically file the nail, enhance safety and function, allow customization, improve aesthetics, and lower cost. Numerous other significant improvements are also disclosed. |
| US10076171B2 |
Two way plastic needle
The present innovation of the Two Way Plastic Needle identifies with another technique for crocheting, weaving and sewing the hair. The Two Way Plastic Needle is in an oblong flexible adaptable shape at the highest point of the needle, for crocheting in dreadlock hair augmentations, Interlock hair expansions, hair meshes, hair turn, utilizing characteristic sew hair or engineered hair. The Two Way Plastic Needle identifies with the pointed end of the little opening of the needle, to thread the needle and go underneath the braid twist to add-on and sew in the weft of the hair augmentation to the braid twist of the hair for furnishing a client with presence of having longer, fuller thicker hair. |
| US10076168B2 |
Pivot panel case construction for an electronic device
A case construction selectively encases and displays an electronic device, and includes a device-holding cradle and multi-section panel assembly attachable to the device-holding cradle. The device-holding cradle is sized and shaped to removably receive an electronic device, and provides an anterior device-receiving section and a posterior panel assembly interface. The posterior panel interface includes an anchor portion for attaching the panel assembly thereto and seat portion in adjacency to the anchor portion for allowing dynamic panel portions to rest thereupon. An attachment mechanism operates to attach the multi-section panel assembly to the device-receiving cradle such that a pair of panel portions from the four panel portions are pivotal about a select one of two pivot axes for supporting the device-holding cradle in either a landscape or portrait orientation angled display position relative to a support surface. The pivot axes are enabled by way of flexible material interconnecting opposed panel portions. |
| US10076162B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing hook fasteners
Apparatus and process are described for forming projections on a substrate for use as hook-type fasteners in touch fastening systems, wherein vibration energy may be used to soften a substrate which may be positioned between a mold and a source of vibration. The mold may include a plurality of cavities into which the softened substrate may be forced to form the projections. The substrate may comprise a film, sheet, web, composite, laminate, etc. and be useful as an attachment strip for temporary or permanent fastening. The source of vibration may be an ultrasonic horn. The process to form such projections may be operated in a continuous, semi-continuous or intermittent manner. |
| US10076161B2 |
Apparatus and method for an adjustable strap securing device
An adjustable strap securing device having a first side adapted to contact the adjustable strap and having a loop end and a tail end, a second side attached to the loop end of the first side at an angle relative to the first side and having a second side distal end, a second side fastener disposed adjacent to the second side distal end, a third side attached to the straight end of the first side at an angle relative to the first side and having a third side distal end, a third side fastener disposed adjacent to the third side distal end. The second side fastener and the third side fastener are adapted to releasably engage the adjustment device of the adjustable strap. A method for providing an adjustable strap securing device and securing the adjustable strap securing device around an adjustable strap. |
| US10076158B2 |
Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance
The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with an external hydrogel film having a wet-state storage modulus at least 25 MPa lower than its dry-state storage modulus. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole. |
| US10076157B2 |
Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance
The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with a ground-facing crosslinked polymeric material having a wet-state glass transition temperature more than 6° C. less than its dry-state glass transition temperature. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole. |
| US10076147B2 |
Pant strap
A pant strap is provided. The pant strap is configured to be wrapped about a user's leg over a pant leg, worn under but not attached to footwear so that it is not visible. The pant strap neatly holds the pant leg in place, minimizing wrinkling of the pant leg and allows the pant to be easily slid into and out of an item of footwear. |
| US10076145B2 |
Clamping device
A clamping device including a first and second magnet is provided. The first magnet includes predetermined first and second side surface areas, and a first friction element on least one of the first and second side surface areas. The second magnet includes predetermined third and fourth side surface areas, and a second friction element on at least one of the third and fourth side surface areas. The first and second friction elements of the first and second magnets are arranged opposite to each other and define a clamping area between the first and second magnets. |
| US10076143B2 |
Gloves for adjusting and controlling resistance to hand movement, and related methods thereof
A glove having a top surface and a bottom surface is described herein. The top surface and the bottom surface each have an inner surface and an outer surface. The glove includes a plurality of resistance bands, which can be configured to be removably attached to the glove. The resistance bands can be removably attached at connection points on the outer surface of the glove. The glove can also include at least one adjustable resistance mechanism connected to the glove. The adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to adjust degrees of resistance to motion via the resistance bands. |
| US10076134B2 |
Reducing levels of nicotinic alkaloids in plants
Two genes, A622 and NBB1, can be influenced to achieve a decrease of nicotinic alkaloid levels in plants. In particular, suppression of one or both of A622 and NBB1 may be used to decrease nicotine in tobacco plants. |
| US10076130B2 |
Branched alpha-glucan, alpha-glucosyltransferase which forms the glucan, their preparation and uses
The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched α-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel α-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched α-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses. |
| US10076126B2 |
Process for preparing a flavour composition
The present invention relates to flavor generation. In particular the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a flavor composition. The process comprises combining glycerol with a quaternary ammonium compound, adding at least one flavor precursor to form a reaction mixture and heating the reaction mixture to form aroma compounds, wherein the glycerol is combined with a quaternary ammonium compound at a molar ratio ranging between 5:1 and 0.8:1. The flavor precursor comprises preferably an amino compound such as an amino acid. A further aspect of the invention is a food product comprising the flavor composition obtainable by the process of the invention. |
| US10076116B2 |
N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclymethylene)-(thio)carboxamide derivatives
The present invention relates to fungicidal N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclylmethylene)carboxamide derivatives and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. |
| US10076115B2 |
Naturally-derived surface sanitizer and disinfectant
Food processing equipment, food contact surfaces, and non-food contact surfaces are sanitized or disinfected using an acid-anionic surfactant solution that has efficacy in hard water, is non-corrosive, and is stable at elevated temperatures. The sanitizing/disinfecting solution is prepared as a highly concentrated liquid and diluted to end use concentrations prior to application to food processing equipment or food or non-food contact surfaces. Efficacy in hard water is important for sanitizers and disinfectants that are diluted by the end user using potentially hard water. Stability at elevated temperatures is important for long-term storage and transportation. The diluted sanitizing/disinfecting solution exhibits strong antimicrobial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria even when diluted in hard water. The sanitizing/disinfecting solution exhibits low toxicity to humans and the environment since it is prepared from low toxicity ingredients that are readily biodegradable. |
| US10076114B2 |
Systems, methods, apparatus, mechanisms, and devices for delivering odors, fragrances, and chemicals
A block includes a first layer comprising a semi-solid material, and a second layer comprising an adhesive material, the second layer being attached to the first layer. The semi-solid material may include a deodorizing material, an antiperspirant material, a perfume-related substance, a sanitizing material, a sterilizing material, an air-freshening material, or an insect-repelling material. The block is disposed in an enclosed volume of a packaging, enclosed by a plastic layer and an aluminum foil layer. |
| US10076113B2 |
Methods for obtaining stem cells
The present invention relates to methods for obtaining stem cells from mammalian cadavers, methods for obtaining or purifying stem cells from a sample likely to contain non-stem cells, methods of regeneration of injured tissues and methods of treatment. |
| US10076112B2 |
Ex vivo organ care system
The invention generally relates to systems, methods, and devices for ex vivo organ care. More particularly, in various embodiments, the invention relates to caring for a liver ex vivo at physiologic or near-physiologic conditions. |
| US10076100B2 |
Lariat device and method of manufacture
Methods and systems for ropes used to catch livestock such as a cattle roping lariat. In one embodiment, the lariat includes a set of strands, each strand including a set of yarns surrounding a central core. The set of strands are twisted to form a twisted rope. The lariat is manufactured using a set of components including a head box, a tree-cross box with a branched strand tree device and a cross device, and a tail box. |
| US10076093B2 |
Soybean variety 01058524
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058524. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058524. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058524 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058524 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10076092B2 |
Tomato hybrid PX 02461513 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PX 02461513 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PX 02461513 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10076089B2 |
Method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land
Described herein is a method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land. Elevation location data for land areas are extracted from two or more pixels of a topographic image including topographic data. Each pixel represents a land area. Wetness indices for the land areas are determined from the elevation and location data, based on the slope between two or more defined areas of land and an upslope contributing area per unit contour length. At risk defined areas of land, e.g., those at risk of accumulating water are identified based on wetness indices. Water is transported from the at risk defined areas of land to another location. The transporting of water reduces the risk of accumulating water in the at risk defined areas of land and improves crop growth potential in those areas. |
| US10076086B2 |
Apparatus for breeding plants
The present invention relates to an apparatus for breeding plants having at least two units arranged in the apparatus for the reception of a plant, wherein at least two units are arranged in a first row and at least one of these units is movable relative to at least one further unit of the first row so that their spacing from one another is changeable. |
| US10076084B2 |
Roof-greening cassette
A roof-greening cassette, at least partially or predominantly having walls and/or bases made of (porous) material having pores, the porous material having the following properties: (a) a water absorption of 15 to 30 liters/m2 in the case of a material thickness of 30 mm, and (b) a water permeability normal to the plane of 8 to 16 liters/(m2 s), in the case of a water column of 200 mm and a material thickness of 30 mm. |
| US10076082B2 |
Chopper mechanism for stalked crop
A chopper mechanism for chopping stalk-like plant wherein the chopper mechanism includes a plurality of chopping elements that are removably mounted on the pair of chopper drums via associated holders. The chopping elements are mounted on the chopper drums circumferentially spaced apart and define a predetermined radial angle (α) therebetween. Each of the chopping elements having a pair of substantially parallel cutting edges spaced apart by substantially parallel mounting surfaces. One of the cutting edges is selectively engaged in the chopping while the other cutting edge is enclosed within the holder. The parallel cutting edge of the chopping elements facilitates in reversing each chopping element depending on the degree of abrasion of the cutting edge. |
| US10076081B2 |
Agricultural baler with buffer chamber arranged before the pre-compression chamber
An agricultural baler equipped with a pre-compression chamber supplied with crop material by a suitable supply or arrangement or component, and configured to guide crop material from the supply towards and into the baling chamber where the rectangular bales are formed. The baler of the invention is provided with a buffer chamber located before the pre-compression chamber, the floor of said buffer chamber being formed by a conveyor belt configured to move at a constant speed. The buffer chamber diminishes the irregularity with which crops are supplied to the pre-compression chamber. |
| US10076077B2 |
Dual sugarcane billet transportation system
A billet transportation system for a sugarcane harvester having an onboard storage for receiving billets. The billet transportation system includes a first belt configured to receive billets from the onboard storage and transport billets away from a first portion of the sugarcane harvester to a target location. A second belt is configured to receive billets from the onboard storage and transport billets away from a second portion of the sugarcane harvester to the target location. At least one metering device is configured to control the flow of billets from the onboard storage to the first and second belts. |
| US10076076B2 |
Extractor hood for sugarcane harvester
An extractor for use with a sugarcane harvester comprises a fan and a hood. The fan is configured to rotate about a fan axis for inducing a cleaning flow of air to separate crop residue from sugarcane billets. The hood is positioned to receive in an interior region of the hood the cleaning flow of air with entrained crop residue from the fan and redirect the cleaning flow of air with entrained crop residue relative to the fan axis to an outlet of the hood to exit from the interior region. |
| US10080320B2 |
Bulk component supply system and bulk component replenishment method
A bulk component supply system which includes a bulk component supply device which is moved together with a mounting head; and a method for replenishing bulk components to that bulk component supply device are disclosed. A passage-equipped component case of a bulk component supply device which is moved together with a mounting head is removed, held by the empty one of case holding sections of a slide in the bulk head component case exchange region. Bulk components are replenished and a passage-equipped component case held on the other of the case holding sections is held on the mounting head. The slide is moved to a bulk component replenishment region, and components are automatically replenished from bulk component storage vessel to the passage-equipped component case received from the mounting head which is empty. After replenishment, the slide is moved to a bulk component case exchange region. |
| US10080319B2 |
Shielded electrical cable
A shielded electrical cable includes a conductor set and two generally parallel shielding films disposed around the conductor set. The conductor set includes one or more substantially parallel longitudinal insulated conductors. The shielding films include a parallel portion wherein the shielding films are substantially parallel. The parallel portion is configured to electrically isolate the conductor set. |
| US10080314B2 |
Power conversion device
A power conversion device includes a casing, an isolation wall, a first circuit board unit, a converter module, a coolant channel base plate, a circuit board plate and a top cover. The casing includes a base plate which has a base surface and a recessed space. The isolation wall partitions the recessed space into a circuit board accommodation space and a coolant channel. The isolation wall has a circuit board subsidiary wall and a coolant channel subsidiary wall. The circuit board subsidiary wall and the coolant channel subsidiary wall have a height difference. The first circuit board unit is located in the circuit board accommodation space. The converter module is located opposite to the recessed space. The coolant channel base plate fluidly seals the coolant channel. The circuit board base plate seals the first circuit board unit. The top cover seals the converter module. |
| US10080310B2 |
Bypassing a removed element in a liquid cooling system
A source of liquid provided an input of liquid into a liquid cooling system. The liquid from the source of liquid flows through a check valve assembly which includes an input, a first output, and a second output. The second output includes a check valve configured to open when the pressure of the liquid exceeds a threshold pressure value. A connector is attached to the first output of the check valve assembly. The connector is a quick connect fitting equipped with a self-sealing valve. |
| US10080305B2 |
Information processing device with electronic-component unit preventing erroneous insertion of electronic parts
An information processing device (e.g. a server) is designed to install a plurality of electronic components (e.g. server modules) connectible to a plurality of connectors arranged in the bottom of a casing. A stopper is attached to the casing at a deviated position slightly deviated from the electronic component in its thickness direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the electronic component. An interference member is disposed in an interference area asymmetrically located on a first face of the electronic component relative to a second face of the electronic device in its thickness direction with respect to the electronic device. The interference member interferes with the stopper only when the electronic component is inserted into the connectors at an irregular position or in a reverse manner. |
| US10080304B1 |
Functional electromagnetic interference containment assembly for plugging enclosure openings
A functional EMI containment plug or assembly useful to block an opening or hole in an electronics cabinet or enclosure so as to provide EMI containment. Functionality is achieved by combining a membrane with a circuit board. The EMC assembly functions as a circuit board-based membrane keyboard, which includes tactile switches a user can press to actuate a circuit board function. The switches may be a dome switch that has collapsing action (e.g., amount of travel), and the thickness of the membrane layers placed on top of the front of the circuit board are matched to the chosen dome switch to allow a proper amount of travel. The layers of the membrane act as an EMI shield. In one embodiment, the membrane includes a metal foil layer and a conductive material layer, and the combination of foil and conductive layers of the membrane act to provide a shield for EMI. |
| US10080296B2 |
Fine interval coating member for LED display and coating method using the same
A fine interval coating member for a LED display and a coating method using the same are provided. The coating member includes column portions and row portions crossing the column portions, and holes between the column portions and the row portions. The body portion includes a material that is melted at a temperature higher than room temperature and that is cured at the room temperature. |
| US10080291B2 |
Printed circuit board with integrated thin film battery
The present invention relates to, for example, printed circuit boards having a thin film battery or other electrochemical cell between or within its layer or layers. The present invention also relates to, for example, electrochemical cells within a layer stack of a printed circuit board. |
| US10080288B2 |
Circuit package
A circuit package having a first semiconductor body with a first monolithic integrated circuit having a first signal output that is interconnected with a bonding surface, and a first signal input that is interconnected with a bonding surface. The circuit package also has a second semiconductor body with a second monolithic integrated circuit having a second signal output that is interconnected with a bonding surface, and a second signal input that is interconnected with a bonding surface. The circuit package further features a contact element with at least one bonding surface, and a carrier element, wherein the bonding surface of the first signal output and the bonding surface of the second signal input are interconnected with the contact element so that an electrical connection exists between the first signal output and the second signal input, and a portion of the contact element penetrates the circuit package. |
| US10080281B2 |
Display apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a panel adhesive film on the display panel, a main printed circuit board, and a flexible printed circuit board. The main printed circuit board is adhered to the panel adhesive film in an assembled state. The flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the display panel to the main printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a base film, an integrated circuit chip, and a FPCB adhesive film. The base film has a bonding area that is bonded to the display panel and the main printed circuit board and a non-bonding area that is not bonded to the display panel and the main printed circuit board. The FPCB adhesive film is on the base film and overlaps with the non-bonding area. The FPCB adhesive film and the panel adhesive film are adhered to each other in the assembled state. |
| US10080280B2 |
Resin multilayer substrate
A resin multilayer substrate includes a resin structure formed by laminating a plurality of resin layers and disposed components. Built-in components are embedded within the resin structure and a mounted component mounted on a surface of the resin structure. The resin structure includes a flexible part in which a first lamination number of the resin layers are laminated and a rigid part in which a second lamination number of the resin layers is laminated. The second lamination number is larger than the first lamination number. When viewed in a plan view, the flexible part has a shape which is not a rectangle, and a disposed component which is closest to a boundary line between the flexible part and the rigid part is disposed such that a side thereof which is closest to the boundary line is parallel to the boundary line. |
| US10080278B2 |
Protection of device from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage
Embodiments of the invention relate to electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. One embodiment includes creating a window for multiple leads in a first plane on a cable. A common bus bar is attached adjacent to the window in a second plane on the cable. A first dissipative adhesive (DA) is applied across at least a portion of the multiple leads to connect the multiple leads to one another and to the common bus bar. At least some leads of the multiple leads are operatively connected to an element of an electronic device. |
| US10080277B1 |
Attenuation reduction structure for flexible circuit board
A signal attenuation reduction structure for a flexible circuit board includes at least one conductive paste coating zone formed on surfaces of signal lines and an insulation layer formed on a dielectric layer of the flexible circuit board such that the conductive paste coating zone corresponds to at least one signal line or covers a plurality of signal lines. An anisotropic conductive film is formed on surfaces of the insulation layer and the conductive paste coating zone of the flexible circuit board. The anisotropic conductive film is pressed to bond between the conductive paste coating zone and a shielding layer such that the conductive paste coating zone and the shielding layer achieve electrical connection therebetween in a vertical direction through the anisotropic conductive film. |
| US10080274B2 |
Control modules having integral antenna components for luminaires and wireless intelligent lighting systems containing the same
A sensor and control module is provided that includes an antenna formed as an integral component of a lens fastener or a housing of the module. A lens may be attached to the housing by the lens fastener. The module may further include a light responsive detector located in the housing so as to receive light through the lens, circuitry configured to generate a control signal dependent on the light sensed by the light responsive detector, and a wireless radio-frequency transmitter coupled to the antenna and configured to wirelessly transmit the control signal via the antenna. The sensor and control module may be incorporated in a luminaire within a wireless lighting control system. |
| US10080266B2 |
Plug-in multifunctional LED power system
A plug-in multifunctional LED power system includes a power supply module, at least one output terminal, a switch module, a trigger conversion module, a compatible circuit module, and a replaceable control chip module. The trigger conversion module includes a first, second and third resistors connected in series from a high level output terminal to a ground. The switch module includes an N-type MOS transistor. The compatible circuit module is used for controlling on-off of the switching module by different control chip modules. The control chip module processes the input signal of the signal access unit and outputs a control signal for controlling the on/off of the switching unit so as to control the operating state of a LED lamp. The plug-in multi-functional LED power supply system can solve the increase of the production costs and the inconvenience for user installation caused by more existing power supply types and different models. |
| US10080263B2 |
Cooking device
A cooking appliance includes at least one housing assembly and at least one cooking chamber formed in the housing assembly. The at least one cooking chamber includes at least one loading opening. At least one cooking chamber door closes the at least one loading opening. The at least one cooking chamber door includes at least one frame assembly and at least one window assembly. The at least one frame assembly includes a plurality of edges, with at least one contact face at each of the edges on a side of the at least one cooking chamber door that faces the at least one cooking chamber when the at least one cooking chamber door is closed. At least one of the contact faces is an at least one extended contact face that is significantly larger than the remaining contact faces with respect to at least one geometric dimension. |
| US10080261B2 |
Insulated structure of induction heating coil
It was learned that in an insulation heating coil used for continuously heating a running steel sheet, the conventional insulated structure of the induction heating coil was selected focusing on the heat resistance and insulation ability of the insulation itself and cannot prevent a drop in insulation ability due to entry of fine metal particles (for example, zinc fumes) in the surroundings.Therefore, an insulated structure of induction heating coil preventing the entry of zinc fumes and other fine metal particles, not falling in strength even in a high temperature environment, and able to extend the service life of the induction coil is provided.Specifically, the surface of the induction heating coil is covered with a ceramic cloth made of alumina-silica ceramic long-fibers not containing boron and the surface of that is formed with a heat-resistant insulation layer made of a surface hardening ceramic material containing alumina or alumina-silica fine particles and alumina-silica ceramic short-fibers. |
| US10080257B2 |
Windshield deicer power conservation system
Vehicle apparatus includes a glass windshield and a wiper system. A wiper blade has a parking region on the windshield. A deicer selectably provides heat to the parking region. A windshield temperature sensor detects a temperature of the windshield at the parking region. A head-up display is mounted proximate the windshield to display a temperature indicator responsive to the detected temperature. An automatic control circuit is configured to automatically deactivate the deicer when detecting a deiced condition in response to the detected temperature. A manual control element is configured to manually activate and deactivate the deicer. Thus, excessive heating can be avoided based on feedback of the windshield temperature. In addition, the driver is reminded that the deicer is active in a way that simultaneously provides information enabling the driver to independently evaluate the vehicle conditions and to make informed decisions about when to intervene in the automatic operation. |
| US10080256B2 |
Radio access nodes colocated with air conditioning units
A wireless communication system includes an electrically powered window mounted air conditioning unit including a power cord attachable to an electrically powered wall outlet. A small cell wireless communication device is attached to or located within the electrically powered window mounted air conditioning unit. The small cell wireless communication device is configured to be powered through the power cord of the electrically powered window mounted air conditioning unit. The small cell wireless communication device includes at least one antenna for receiving and transmitting wireless information. The small cell wireless communication device is configured to communicate with a nearby wireless data communication router, wherein the wireless data communication router is configured to provide backhaul communication capabilities for the small cell wireless communication device. The small cell wireless communication device is configured to provide wireless communication capabilities for mobile wireless communication devices. |
| US10080250B2 |
Enterprise access control and accounting allocation for access networks
Enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities is provided. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes monitoring a service usage activity of a wireless communication device, and determining an enterprise and consumer billing allocation for the monitored service usage activity. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes monitoring a service usage activity of a wireless communication device, and reporting the monitored service usage activity to a network element, in which the network element determines an enterprise and consumer billing allocation for the monitored service usage activity. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes providing a service design center for configuring an enterprise and consumer billing allocation of monitored service usage activities for a plurality of wireless communication devices associated with an enterprise account, and implementing the configured enterprise and consumer billing allocation for monitored service usage activities for the plurality of wireless communication devices associated with the enterprise account. |
| US10080249B1 |
Systems and methods for providing discrete access to an online service
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating a discreet connection between a user and a service. A system includes a service for a user to connect to without any detectable direct contact with the service. A first reverse proxy connection is configured to receive a connection from the user to set up the discreet connection, where an invitation indicating a mechanism for accessing the first reverse proxy connection is provided to the user. Access credentials are transmitted to the user over the first reverse proxy connection, the access credentials including an address for accessing a second reverse proxy connection, the first reverse proxy connection being deleted following delivery of the access credentials. The second reverse proxy connection facilitates the discreet connection between the user and the service without any detectable direct contact with the service. |
| US10080244B2 |
Random access channel design for narrowband wireless communication
Random access techniques may use subcarriers allocated for random access requests in narrowband communication. Physical resources may be selected for transmission of a random access request based on a “coverage class” of a user equipment (UE). In some examples, a set of coverage classes may be identified based on one or more UE channel conditions, such as pathloss. Each coverage class may have one or more associated subcarriers of a set of subcarriers in a narrowband bandwidth, and random access messages may be transmitted using the associated subcarrier(s) for the coverage class of a UE. In some examples, different coverage classes may have different numbers of redundant transmissions of a random access message, which may be based on channel conditions associated with a particular coverage class. A UE, based on a measured channel condition, may determine a coverage class and select a subcarrier based on the determined coverage class. |
| US10080237B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus, and wireless communication method
A mobile station apparatus receives, on a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), information used for initiating a random access procedure. The mobile station apparatus also transmits a random access preamble on a physical random access channel resource based on or in response to the information. Furthermore, the mobile station apparatus receives a random access response corresponding to the random access preamble on one specific downlink component carrier among a plurality of downlink component carriers where the one specific downlink component carrier linked to an uplink component carrier on which the random access preamble is transmitted on the physical random access channel resource. |
| US10080232B2 |
Method for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) signal in wireless communication system and device for same
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a first terminal, a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: performing D2D transmission scheduling for a device-to-device synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a device-to-device channel (D2DCH); and transmitting a D2D signal on a first D2D subframe among a plurality of D2D subframes, wherein the first D2D subframe is a D2D subframe in which a D2D synchronization signal transmission for the first terminal is configured among D2D subframes configured to enable a D2D synchronization signal transmission, and the D2D signal drops the D2DCH when the D2DSS and the D2DCH are simultaneously scheduled on the first D2D subframe. |
| US10080226B2 |
Timeslot shifting for lower-priority packet in a time slotted network
In one embodiment, a method comprises a network device identifying, in a time slotted network allocated timeslots for exclusive control of data transmissions with at least a second network device, a first schedule of first timeslots allocated for transmission and reception of packets having a first priority and a second schedule of second timeslots allocated for transmission and reception of packets having a second priority lower than the first priority, the second schedule overlapping the first schedule; and the network device shifting the second schedule of timeslots, relative to the first schedule, by a slot-frame shift (SFS) interval that causes a corresponding listen-before-talk interval in each of the second timeslots to be initiated coincident with or after transmission is enabled for any packet having the first priority. |
| US10080225B2 |
Finding missing wireless nodes
A method for finding missing wireless nodes includes creating a repeating schedule of communication between a data concentrator and one or more nodes such that the data concentrator attempts to communicate with each of the one or more nodes at a discrete time slot for each node. The schedule of communication further includes at least one dead time slot such that the data concentrator does not attempt to communicate with any of the one or more nodes. The method also includes determining if each node has communicated with the data concentrator during a predetermined amount of discrete time slots, identifying each node that does not communicate with the data concentrator during the predetermined amount of discrete time slot as a missing node, and attempting to communicate with each missing node during the at least one dead time slot. |
| US10080221B2 |
Radio communication system, radio base station, and communication control method that can reduce an inter-base station interference between downlink control channels
A picocell base station (PeNB) uses a downlink control channel, the frequency band of which overlaps with the frequency band of the downlink control channel used by a macrocell base station (MeNB), to transmit downlink control information for controlling radio communication with a radio terminal (PUE) connected to the picocell base station (PeNB). The picocell base station (PeNB) comprises an X2 interface communication unit (140) which uses inter-base station communication to transmit to the macrocell base station (MeNB) usage control information for controlling the control channel usage that is the usage of a radio resource used as the downlink control channel by the macrocell base station (MeNB). |
| US10080218B2 |
Method of receiving control information for receiving discovery reference signal and apparatus thereof
The present specification provides a method and UE for receiving configuration usable for a discovery, which can be used in a small cell scenario. In detail, the UE is configured for receiving measurement configuration for a discovery signal, wherein the discovery signal includes CRS, PSS, and SSS. The discovery may further include a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) depending on a configuration of the CSI-RS. The measurement configuration may include at least one set of configuration elements. The UE performs a measurement on the discovery signal based on the received configuration. Further, the UE receives channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration including at least one set of CSI-RS configuration elements used for a zero power CSI-RS, wherein the CSI-RS configuration includes at least one set of CSI-RS configuration elements, each set of CSI-RS configuration elements includes CSI-RS interval information and CSI-RS offset information. |
| US10080217B2 |
System and method for using synchronization signal for demodulation reference
A method of using synchronization signal as demodulation reference signal is performed at an eNB in case that the demodulation reference signal is punctured by synchronization signal in a wireless communication network. The method comprises: determining whether there is a resource element collision between the demodulation reference signal and the synchronization signal; in accordance with a determination that there is a resource element collision between the two signals: using the synchronization signal as the demodulation reference signal in a PRB pair containing the synchronization signal; and transmitting the synchronization signal as the demodulation reference signal to a UE. |
| US10080209B2 |
Apparatus and method for identifying a moving WiFi access point and managing connections therewith
A server has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect scan lists from client devices. Each scan list specifies a WiFi access point identifier collected by a client device and geographic coordinates of the client device when the WiFi access point identifier was collected. A cluster of geographic coordinates is formed around a designated WiFi access point. A centroid within the cluster is identified. The location of the centroid is ascribed as the geographic position of the designated WiFi access point. A client device is advised when the designated WiFi access point is a known mobile WiFi access point to facilitate connection between the client device and the known mobile WiFi access point. |
| US10080208B2 |
Techniques for setting quality attributes of access points in a positioning system
In one embodiment, techniques are provided for setting a quality attribute of a WiFi access point that is suspected to have moved. The WiFi access point is identified when within range of a mobile WiFi-enabled device based on received signals received by a Wi-Fi radio of a mobile WiFi-enabled device. A recorded location associated with the identified WiFi access point is received from a local copy of a reference database or a remote store of the reference database on a server system. A location estimate is determined for the mobile WiFi-enabled device and compared to the recorded location associated with the identified WiFi access point to evaluate whether the identified WiFi access point has moved from its recorded location. Feedback is then generated that is sent to the server system in response to determining that the identified WiFi access point has moved, where the feedback is usable to set the quality attribute. |
| US10080205B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining synchronisation references
A backhaul domain of the communication network is determined 400, and a request for a synchronization reference is received 402 from the first access node, the request comprising, ID:s of the first and second access nodes. For each one of the first and second access nodes, a first and a second combination are determined 404 of a first and a second respective synchronization reference and related synchronization paths extending between synchronization reference nodes of the synchronization references and the access nodes. For each one of the first and second access nodes, the first or the second combination of synchronization reference and related synchronization path is selected 406 based on synchronization requirements for the first and second access nodes, and the first path or the second path is requested to be set-up 408 according to the selected 406 combination.By providing functionality which works on the top of existing control of radio and transport domains, appropriate synchronization references may be determined with a limited amount of information exchanged between the respective domains. |
| US10080203B2 |
Power headroom reporting method in wireless communication system supporting change in use of wireless resource and apparatus for same
The present invention proposes a power headroom reporting method and apparatus of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a change in use of wireless resources. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: determining whether power headroom reporting is triggered; and transmitting power headroom reporting (PHR) information for first upper link wireless resource and second upper link wireless resource to a base station, wherein the first upper link wireless resource is configured to allow the use of the wireless resource to be dynamically changed and the second upper link wireless resource is configured to prevent the use of the wireless resources from being dynamically changed. |
| US10080202B2 |
Device, method, and computer program for a transceiver system
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a transceiver system having a first communications module for communication in a first mobile radio system and a second communications module for communication in a second radio system. The apparatus has a control module to adapt a transmission power used in the first mobile radio system on the basis of an activity of the second communications module in the second mobile radio system. |
| US10080197B2 |
Method for single card dual standby user equipment to camp on network and user equipment
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for a single card dual standby user equipment to camp on a network and a user equipment, so as to reduce power consumption of a user equipment. The method in the embodiment of the present invention includes: when a circuit switched domain CS domain of a UE camps on a second-generation mobile communications technology 2G/third-generation mobile communications technology 3G network and a packet switched domain PS domain camps on a long term evolution LTE network, executing, by the UE, a routing area update process of the PS domain of the 2G/3G network if the UE meets a preset first condition, so as to make the PS domain of the UE camp on the 2G/3G network; and after the PS domain of the UE camps on the 2G/3G network, turning off an LTE radio frequency unit. |
| US10080196B2 |
Method and apparatus for prolonging lasting time of inactive mode
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for prolonging a lasting time of an inactive mode, which includes: classifying data to be sent as delay tolerant data and delay intolerant data; formatting the delay tolerant data into at least one delay tolerant data packet; and determining a maximum wait time for each of the at least one delay tolerant data packet, wherein the maximum wait time is adapted to determine for how long the device may remain in the inactive mode before the delay tolerant data packet shall be sent at latest. In addition, an apparatus for prolonging a lasting time of an inactive mode is also provided. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure possess the advantages that reduction in signaling and power consumption. |
| US10080193B1 |
Power efficient wireless connectivity
Described herein are systems and methods for maintaining a wireless connection to a remote server while a device is in a low power mode. As a result of maintaining the connection, the device can receive messages triggering a wakeup event and placing the device in a normal power mode, enabling the device to be controlled remotely. To maintain the connection, the device transitions from sending encrypted network messages to a server from a first interval while in the normal power mode to a second interval while in the low power mode. In addition, the device sends unencrypted network messages to the server at the first interval using low power circuitry. The low power circuitry receives messages from the server and may trigger the device to enter the normal power mode and/or a connection maintenance mode. |
| US10080191B2 |
Wireless device, method, and computer readable media for transmitting and receiving beacon frames on different sub-channels
Wireless devices, methods, and computer-readable media for transmitting and receiving beacon frames are disclosed. A master station is disclosed. The master station may include circuitry configured to operate in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) on a plurality of sub-channels and a primary channel. The circuitry may be further configured to assign a high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) station to a sub-channel and transmit a legacy beacon on the primary channel with a first period. The circuitry may be further configured to transmit a HEW beacon on the sub-channel with a second period, wherein the second period is greater than the first period. The circuitry may be further configured to determine that the HEW station has data at the master station, and to transmit the HEW beacon on the sub-channel with an indication that the HEW station has the data. A HEW station is disclosed for receiving HEW beacons. |
| US10080190B2 |
Multi-band envelope tracking circuit
A multi-band envelope tracking circuit is disclosed. The multi-band envelope tracking circuit includes a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a second RF transceiver, each configured to communicate one or more RF signals in one or more RF bands, and an envelope tracking signal corresponding to the one or more RF signals. The multi-band envelope tracking circuit includes a first envelope tracking signal path and a second envelope tracking signal path, each configured to amplify RF signal(s) in RF band(s) based on corresponding envelope tracking signal(s). Switching circuitry is provided and configured to provide the corresponding envelope tracking signal(s) to selected one or more of the first envelope tracking signal path and the second envelope tracking signal path. As such, the multi-band envelope tracking circuit can perform envelope tracking power amplification in various RF band combinations, thus supporting multi-band wireless communications with reduced power consumption and heat dissipation. |
| US10080187B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication system, and slot assignment method
A wireless communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes a transceiver and a transmission slot determiner. The transceiver transmits/receives information. The transmission slot determiner determines a transmission slot in which the transceiver transmits information, from a frame time-divided into a plurality of slots, based on the rank value of self node corresponding to the number of hops to a root node. A plurality of slot groups including a plurality of continuous slots is set in the frame. The slot groups are assigned different rank values. The transmission slot determiner selects a slot group to which the rank value of self node is assigned, and determines a transmission slot from among the slots included in the selected slot group. |
| US10080185B2 |
Method and apparatus for securing structured proximity service codes for restricted discovery
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a discovery code and key information associated with the discovery code. A discovery message may be generated based on the discovery code. The UE transforms the discovery message using the key information. The UE then broadcasts the transformed discovery message. In a second configuration, the UE receives a first discovery code, key information associated with the first discovery code, and a discovery message containing a second discovery code. The UE unscrambles the discovery message using the key information to obtain the second discovery code. The first discovery code and the second discovery code are compared. If the first and second discovery codes match, the UE may check the integrity of the discovery message and/or remove confidentiality of the discovery message using the key information. |
| US10080182B2 |
Method and apparatus for transceiving signal by NAN terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of transceiving a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) signal by a NAN device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a NAN publish from an access point (AP); identifying a service from the NAN publish; and having association with the AP for the identified service, wherein the service is one of services of one or more stations (STAs) associated with the AP. |
| US10080180B2 |
Systems and methods for varied cell barring times
A user equipment having varied cell barring times is disclosed. The system includes circuitry and a control unit. The circuitry is configured to attempt cell selection of a cell and obtain barring information associated with the cell upon the cell being barred. The control unit is configured to initial selection of the cell and to determine a varied barring time at least partially based on the barring information and system characteristics upon the cell being barred. |
| US10080179B2 |
Method for verifying operation in wireless control system
A method for verifying an operation in a wireless remote control system is disclosed, comprising the following steps: receive a control command with a server, and store the control command in the server; upon receiving an inquiry command from a relay device, the control command is sent to the relay device, and then sent to a home appliance to operate the home appliance accordingly; a state information is generated by the home appliance after performing the operation, and is sent to the server by the relay device; determine whether the server receives the state information; if so, a corresponding relation between the state information and the control command is established in the server; otherwise, the relay device is required to return the state information again, until the server does receive the state information. Whereby, the operation of the home appliance could be verified. |
| US10080173B1 |
Method and system for use of operating temperature as basis to control handover
A method and system for controlling handover of a WCD based on the WCD's operating temperature. In an example implementation, a determination is made that the WCD's operating temperature is threshold high, and that determination is used as a basis to trigger handover of the WCD to another coverage system, such as to another carrier frequency or to another base station coverage area. Further, in another example implementation, a determination is made that the WCD's operating temperature is threshold low (e.g., is not threshold high), and that determination is used as a basis to trigger handover of the WCD to another coverage system, such as back to the WCD's initially serving coverage system. |
| US10080172B2 |
Method for operating a centralized radio access network
A method for operating a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) having a plurality of base stations, wherein at least a portion of base station processing is performed at a centralized processing entity, and wherein a virtualized environment is provided by the centralized processing entity such that the plurality of base stations run in virtual machines, includes relocating base station processing from a first virtual machine that performs base station processing for a first base station that serves an initial cell to a second virtual machine by: introducing a target cell for which the second virtual machine performs base station processing, simultaneously transmitting, via at least a portion of antennas of the first base station, signals for both the initial cell and the target cell, and handing over user terminals that are assigned to the initial cell to the target cell. |
| US10080171B2 |
Continuous communication for prioritized user device applications
Continuous communication during network handovers may ensure the sending and receiving of mission-critical data by over-the-top (OTT) applications is performed without interruption using multiple communication networks. A request from an OTT application to establish a communication session with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core of a wireless carrier network for routing communication traffic to the IMS core may be received. Subsequently, an access point name (APN) designated by an APN parameter of the OTT application may be determined. Accordingly, in response to a determination that the APN parameter designates a continuous link APN, the communication traffic may be routed via a communication session that seamlessly switches between a continuous link APN bearer on a radio access network of the wireless carrier network and a continuous link APN tunnel on a remote network that connects to an Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) of the wireless carrier network. |
| US10080170B2 |
Network handover method, apparatus, device, and system
Embodiments provide a network handover method, apparatus, device, and system and relate to the communications field. The method is used in a control node and include: acquiring first state information of a WLAN AP that UE accesses and second state information of a cellular network corresponding to a location of the UE. If it is determined that the first state information and the second state information meet a preset first handover condition, the method includes generating first handover information, and sending the first handover information to a handover node, so that the handover node sends, to the UE, a first handover command that is generated according to the first handover information, and the UE attaches to the cellular network indicated by the first handover command, receives an IP address of the UE in the cellular network, and implements a handover from a WLAN to the cellular network. |
| US10080168B2 |
Handover in software defined networking
Handover in software defined networking The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media usable for handover in software defined networking, for example X2 and/or S1-MME handover at source eNB and target eNB. The method includes requesting, by a first entity in a first plane, a first entity in a second plane to report a parameter to the first entity in the first plane, receiving, at the first entity in the first plane, the reported parameter, and forwarding, by the first entity in the first plane, the parameter to a second entity in the first plane. |
| US10080167B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting handover parameter in mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).A method of setting a handover parameter includes receiving, from a serving evolved NodeB (eNB), cell type information indicating eNB types of the serving eNB and eNBs adjacent to the serving eNB, and mobility information of the UE, detecting types of the serving eNB and a target eNB based on the cell type information, and setting a Time-To-Trigger (TTT) applied, the mobility information of the UE, and a received signal strength for the serving eNB. |
| US10080164B2 |
Fast UE measurement events activation
A mobile terminal and a method at the mobile terminal in a wireless communications network of reporting cell measurements, as well as a network node and a method at the network node of requesting cell measurements. The method at the mobile terminal in a wireless communications network of reporting cell measurements comprises determining at the mobile terminal that a property of a channel established via a serving cell fails to comply with a quality criterion. In direct response to such determination, the mobile terminal determines a property of one or more channels of at least one neighboring cell, and reports the determined property of the channel of the serving cell and the determined property of the channel(s) of the neighboring cell(s) to a network node of the serving cell. |
| US10080163B2 |
Telecommunication network pre-establishment service interruption response
Telecommunication network components configured to manage a handover of a communication session of user equipment from a packet-switched access network to a circuit-switched access network are described herein. The components may receive a handover request from user equipment, allocate circuit-switched access network resources, and request a session transfer. When the session transfer is invalid, e.g., during a pre-establishment phase of a communication session, the components may reject the transfer within a selected time and provide an invalid-handover message. Components may, in response to an invalid handover request, transmit a rejection of the session transfer and a fallback-trigger message. |
| US10080162B2 |
Network sharing and reverse single radio voice call continuity
Certain networks can operate using circuit switched infrastructure, while other networks may operate using infrastructure for the long term evolution (LTE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP). Devices can operate across the boundaries of these networks. Thus, such devices as well as the networks may benefit from network sharing in reverse single radio voice call continuity. For example, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include providing a network identification corresponding to the source network while requesting the handover. Alternatively, or in addition, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include determining the target network based on a network identification received previously. |
| US10080160B2 |
Method for resource reservation executed by a network element of a mobile communication network for a communication connection between a mobile device and a communication destination
A method for resource reservation executed by a network element of a mobile communication network for a communication connection between a mobile device and a communication destination includes: receiving a request for establishing the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination originating from an application of the mobile device; determining the type of application requesting the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination; estimating the required Quality of Service (QoS) for the requested communication connection with respect to the upload and/or download requirements under consideration of the type of application requesting the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination; checking whether the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination can provide the estimated required QoS; and reserving if possible the resources for the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination to provide the required QoS. |
| US10080153B2 |
Device and method for modifying cell measurements based on device mobility
User Equipment (UE), computer readable media, and methods to modify communication channel measurement timing based on a mobility of the UE are disclosed. The UE may include circuitry configured to determine a plurality of signals from one or more cells, determine a first value for a first performance metric associated with a first cell of the one or more cells, wherein the first value is determined from a first measurement, select the first cell for a first communication based on the first value, determine first location information associated with the UE, determine, following the first measurement and using the first location information, that the UE is stationary, and delay, in response to the determination that the UE is stationary, a second measurement of the first performance metric. In various alternate embodiments, different measurement types may be used for mobility and channel quality determinations. In further embodiments, only measurements for unused channels may be delayed. |
| US10080151B2 |
Method and apparatus for wireless communication
This application is related to method and apparatus for wireless communication. An example of the method in this application comprises monitoring downlink control channel in a search space, receiving signals on a downlink channel repeating in a unit of a subframe group, based on monitored downlink control channel and transmitting signals on a uplink channel based on the received signal on the downlink channel. |
| US10080150B2 |
Transmitting apparatus and method
A communication device which can reduce amount of control information, limit interference with other traffics, and prevent an increase in current consumption. In this device, a separation unit separates radio resource allocation information, specific section information and transmission parameter information from a received signal. A specific section information control unit selects a sub-carrier designated by the specific section information to allocate data to be transmitted to the own unit. A channel quality measuring unit uses a pilot signal to measure the channel quality of the selected sub-carrier. A channel quality information creating unit creates channel quality information indicating the measurement results input from the channel quality measuring unit. A multiplexing unit multiplexes the transmission signal with the channel quality information. |
| US10080147B2 |
Communication terminals, communication device, methods for establishing a communication, for determining communication links for a communication and for performing a communication
A communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine, for each of a plurality of communication networks, a physical link configuration that is available for the communication terminal that provides a maximum throughput to the communication terminal among a number of physical link configurations that is available for the communication terminal and a controller configured to check, for each of the plurality of communication networks, whether a throughput criterion is met when the communication terminal communicates with the communication network with a physical link configuration that provides less than the maximum throughput and to establish a communication link to one or more of the communication networks based on the result of the checking. |
| US10080142B2 |
Null tone transmission in an unlicensed or shared spectrum
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting interference caused by a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a wireless wide area network (WWAN) node operating in an unlicensed or shared spectrum is disclosed. In accordance with the present disclosure, a base station may generate a null tone pattern for one or more subframes transmitted to the UE. The null tone pattern may include one or more null tones mapped to consecutive symbols in each resource block to detect interference. Accordingly, a UE may monitor a wireless channel from a base station for a null tone transmission. The UE may detect a null tone pattern by decoding a known physical layer channel to identify the null tone pattern. In some aspects, the UE may generate channel estimates, decode allocated resources, determine timing of future transmissions and/or establish communication with the base station based on the identified null tone pattern. |
| US10080141B2 |
Method and device for assigning spectral resources in a cellular network
A technique for assigning spectral resources in a cellular network for wireless communications is described. The spectral resources are partly utilized by other applications. As to a method aspect of the technique, a controller (100) of the cellular network receives information (702) indicative of one or more geographical areas and restrictions within the one or more geographical areas (1002). The spectral resources are assigned based on the received information (702). |
| US10080139B2 |
Information sending method and apparatus, terminal device, and system
An information sending method includes receiving, by a first application, request information sent by a second application, where the request information carries association information of the second application, the first application is running in a first operating system, the second application is running in a second operating system, the first operating system includes a first network interface, and the second operating system includes a second network interface. The method also includes receiving, by the first application, a first message from an external network by using the first network interface; and extracting, by the first application, first information from the first message according to the association information of the second application, and sending the first information to the second application, so that the second application sends, by using the second network interface, the first information to an application server corresponding to the second application. |
| US10080134B2 |
Terminal device, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit
A terminal device transmits a RI for PDSCH transmission, receives first information used for determining a first maximum value of layers, the first maximum value being assumed for determining a bit width for the RI, and receives a transport block on a PDSCH, and decodes a code block of the transport block. Here, rate matching for the code block is performed based on the first information used for determining the first maximum value of the layer. |
| US10080131B2 |
Processing of access point crowdsourcing data
Method and apparatus for processing access point (AP) crowdsourcing data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, where the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions include information observed about at least one access point device, consolidating the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions based at least in part on a set of selection criteria to generate a WiFi AP record, where the set of selection criteria comprises a maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a predetermined period of time and the maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a single upload, and uploading the WiFi AP record to a crowdsourcing server. |
| US10080130B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, system, related computer programs and data structures for subscription information delivery
A method and corresponding apparatus are configured to transmit, during terminal attachment to an evolved packet system and in at least a portion of a diameter command, centralized service-related subscription information. The method and apparatus are also configured to transmit, in an initial message of a call continuity procedure, received centralized service-related subscription information. The method and apparatus are configured to operate according to the received centralized service-related subscription information in the initial message of the call continuity procedure. |
| US10080128B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring D2D discovery specific logical channel group in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for configuring a device-to-device (D2D) discovery specific logical channel group (LCG) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) calculates a buffer status for D2D discovery announcement, configures a specific LCG identifier (ID) to transmit the D2D discovery announcement, constructs a proximity based services (ProSe) buffer status report (BSR) based on the calculated buffer status and the configured LCG ID, and transmits the constructed ProSe BSR to an evolved NodeB (eNB). |
| US10080126B2 |
Device of handling open direct discovery for device-to-device communication
A communication device for handling an open direct discovery comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving a discovery update message from a first proximity service (ProSe) function, wherein the discovery update message indicates a ProSe Application Code corresponding to a discovery filter or a ProSe Application ID corresponding to the ProSe Application Code; and stopping performing an open direct discovery according to the discovery filter. |
| US10080123B2 |
Information processing program product, information processing apparatus, and information processing system
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires first communication information for connecting with an apparatus via a first network and second communication information for connecting with the apparatus via a second network, a determination unit that determines whether communication between an information processing apparatus and the apparatus via the first network based on the first communication information is possible, a connection unit that connects the information processing apparatus with the apparatus via the second network based on the second communication information when the communication via the first network is impossible, and a request unit that transmits a processing request to the apparatus via the first network when the communication via the first network is possible, and transmits the processing request to the apparatus via the second network when the information processing apparatus is connected with the apparatus via the second network. |
| US10080119B2 |
Methods, procedures and framework to provision an eSIM and make it multi-SIM capable using primary account information
Some embodiments relate to methods for provisioning a secondary wireless device with an eSIM for wireless communication and activating multi-SIM functionality between the secondary wireless device and a primary wireless device having a subscribed SIM. The primary wireless device may act as a proxy in obtaining the eSIM for the secondary wireless device. The primary wireless device may then provide, to the cellular network, identifiers of the SIMs of the primary and secondary wireless devices. The primary wireless device may then request initiation of multi-SIM functionality for the two SIMs, and receive an indication that the multi-SIM functionality has been initiated. As an example, the multi-SIM functionality may be implemented by mapping the SIM of the primary wireless device and the SIM of the secondary wireless device (e.g., the provisioned eSIM) to the same Mobile Directory Number (MDN). |
| US10080118B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top service platforms
According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message indicating an action associated with a first user in a first OTT service platform. The method also includes generating, based on the first message, a second message for performing a related action in a second OTT service platform. The method further includes communicating the second message to the second OTT service platform. |
| US10080117B1 |
Controlling operation of computing devices
A method and system for controlling operation of a computing device. An indication of policies provided by providers having corresponding priorities are received. The policies include an indication of corresponding settings of one or more features of the computing device. The providers are validated with at least one authority having certified the priorities and permissions of the providers to set the features of the policies. One or more applicable settings among the settings of the features of the policies are determined according to the priorities of the corresponding providers. The computing device is configured to operate according to the applicable settings of the features. |
| US10080109B2 |
Service continuity for group communication over LTE eMBMS
A method of supporting group communication over LTE MBMS is provided. A UE first establishes a unicast Evolved Packet Service (EPS) bearer in an LTE network for group communication. The UE belongs to a communication group having a communication group ID. The UE receives access information from the network for monitoring downlink (DL) multicast traffic of the DL group communication based on a multicast decision. The UE is then ready for monitoring a multicast Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer for receiving the DL multicast traffic. In one embodiment, The UE requests to switch the DL multicast traffic from the multicast MBMS bearer to the unicast EPS bearer upon detecting that the UE is approaching an MBMS coverage boundary. In another embodiment, the UE transmits an indication of preferred target cells to the network before performing a handover and thereby maintaining multicast service continuity of the group communication. |
| US10080105B2 |
System and method for managing mobile virtual machine type communication devices
The present invention provides a system and method for managing a mobile object using a plurality of machine type communication devices (MTCDs) communicatively connected to a communication network. A mobile object can be considered a virtual MTCD which can be managed and/or tracked by an array of MTCDs which are communicatively connected with the communication network. The MTCDs detect the mobile object and obtain or determine one or more parameters indicative of movement of the object. By tracking the movement of the object, the system can substantially ensure that there are connected MTCDs in the area to which the object is moving, thereby enabling the management and/or tracking of the mobile object can be provided by actively modifying the configuration of the communication network, for example using network function virtualization. |
| US10080104B2 |
Location based services using location and motion information
In one embodiment, a method includes: obtaining location information and motion information of a wireless communication apparatus, and a data set from one or more information sources external to the wireless communication apparatus; and organizing data of the data set for display, where the organizing is based on the location and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus. Methods of other embodiments may also include defining a search radius based on the location information and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus, and the organizing may also include filtering the data set from the one or more information sources to exclude data from information sources outside the defined search radius. |
| US10080102B1 |
Location-based messaging
Systems and methods are described for location based messaging. In one embodiment a mobile device is configured to receive a first recipient selection input identifying a second mobile device, a first content message associated with the first recipient selection input, and a first geofence input associated with the first content message, wherein the first geofence input identifies a first delivery area. The mobile device then initiates communication of the first content message from the mobile device to the second mobile device via a network, wherein the first content message is configured for presentation on the second mobile device when the second mobile device is within the first delivery area. |
| US10080101B2 |
Device, method, and computer program for grouping devices by location
The method simplifies the formation of groups of devices in secure spaces. Such spaces may be passenger compartments of vehicles, and the passenger compartments can additionally be partitioned into zones. Each zone can be allocated a group. For instance, driver and front-seat passenger can be allocated to one group. The travelers in the rear seat-rows can be allocated to another group. This allows data exchange with driver and front-seat passenger that relates to the vehicle route or even relates to vehicle assistance systems. The other group, for instance, children travelling in the vehicle, can share other data, for instance, for entertainment purposes. The acceptance of systems offered in the vehicle can be increased by simple group formation. |
| US10080100B2 |
Dynamic user-defined check-in points
Techniques and systems are disclosed for enhancing the flexibility and resiliency of mobile social networking platforms. Techniques enable dynamic, user-defined check-in points with mobile devices so that users may define ad hoc, location-based communities. Techniques may also selectively determine an appropriate location-sensing mechanism to improve location accuracy or privacy, or to compensate for unavailable location-sensing capabilities. The techniques may assist social networking platforms to have a greater range of check-in options and to enable communication that may not rely on traditional network connectivity. In some cases, devices belonging to participators outside the member group may be used to locate a member who has moved outside the detection zone of a check-in point. In some cases, the participators' devices might not be directly connected to the lost member device but instead are connected via one or more “hops” of indirect communication with other participator devices. |
| US10080099B2 |
Cellular enabled restricted zone monitoring
A restricted zone monitoring system and associated methods are disclosed. The restricted zone monitoring system can include a connection to a network that includes cellular device location information. The restricted zone monitoring system can also include a restricted zone database including information defining one or more restricted zones. In addition, the restricted zone monitoring system can include a processor that compares the cellular device location information to the restricted zone database to determine whether a cellular device is located in a restricted zone. |
| US10080092B2 |
On/off head detection of personal acoustic device using an earpiece microphone
A method of controlling a personal acoustic device includes generating a first electrical signal responsive to an acoustic signal incident at a microphone disposed at a location on an earpiece of the personal acoustic device such that the microphone is acoustically coupled to an environment external to the earpiece. A characteristic of a transfer function based on the first electrical signal and a second electrical signal provided to a speaker in the earpiece is determined. An operating state of the personal acoustic device is determined form the characteristic of the transfer function. The operating state include a state in which the earpiece is positioned in the vicinity of an ear of a user and a second state in which the earpiece is absent from the vicinity of the ear of the user. |
| US10080088B1 |
Sound zone reproduction system
A system capable of directing audio output to a portion of a shared acoustic environment. For example, the system may divide the environment into two or more sound zones and may generate audio output directed to one or more sound zones. The system may distinguish between target sound zones and quiet sound zones and may determine a set of global filter coefficients with which to direct the audio output. The system may generate a first set of filter coefficients that increase audio volume in the target sound zones and a second set of filter coefficients that increase a ratio of audio volume between the target sound zones and the quiet sound zones. The system may generate the set of global filter coefficients using a combination of the first set and the second set. The system may also direct audio from multiple audio sources in different directions. |
| US10080085B2 |
Loudspeaker nonlinear compensation method and apparatus
The invention provides a loudspeaker nonlinear compensation method. The method includes steps: obtaining system parameter of the loudspeaker, the No. i time-domain excitation voltage signal and the No. i state vector of the loudspeaker; compensating the No. i time-domain excitation voltage signal according to the system parameter and the No. i state vector and obtain i compensation voltage signal; obtaining the No. i+1 state vector according to the calculation of the system parameter and the No. i compensation voltage signal; outputting the No. i compensation voltage signal and record the quantity of the compensation voltage signal; judging whether the quantity of the compensation voltage signal is equal to the preset number value. |
| US10080084B2 |
Digital correcting network for microelectromechanical systems microphone
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a digital correcting network for correcting for an intrinsic highpass filter of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone such that a combined phase and magnitude response of a cascade of the intrinsic highpass filter and the digital correcting network substantially approximates the response of a target highpass filter. |
| US10080081B1 |
Multifunctional speaker
A multifunctional speaker includes a frame with an accommodation space; a magnetic circuit system suspended in the accommodation space by the spring plate; a spring plate connected with the frame, one end of the spring plate being fixed at the frame, the other end of the spring plate being fixed at the side wall; and a annular rear cover attached to an end of the frame. The magnetic circuit system includes a magnetic bowl and a magnetic body supported by the magnetic bowl. The magnetic bowl includes a baseplate fixedly connected with the magnetic body and a side wall formed by bending from an edge of the baseplate. A gap is formed between the periphery of the baseplate and the annular rear cover, and the gap has a width between 0.05 and 0.20 mm. |
| US10080080B2 |
Balanced armature based valve
A balanced armature (“BA”) based valve is described. The valve includes a motor having a coil assembly and a magnetic system, an armature extending through or being located adjacent to the motor, a drive pin coupled to the armature, and a valve flap of a membrane having a hole therein. The valve flap is actuated by the drive pin into open and closed positions, in response to respective motions of the armature. A housing contains the motor, the armature, the drive pin, and the membrane. In one embodiment, the membrane is attached to the housing and divides the housing into an upper space and a lower space, and there is airflow through the hole, between the upper space and the lower space, only when the valve flap is open. A first spout of the housing may deliver sound generated by an acoustic driver in the housing into a wearer's ear canal, and is also open to the upper space. A second spout of the housing is open to the bottom space and to an ambient environment. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10080079B2 |
Acoustic element for a speaker
A speaker includes an electroacoustic driver, a first wall that includes an integral suspension element, and a mass suspended by the suspension element to form a passive radiator. Acoustic energy from the electroacoustic driver can cause the passive radiator to move. |
| US10080077B2 |
Ear cushion for headphone
A headphone comprises at least one cushion constructed and arranged for contact with a wearer, the at least one cushion comprising an interior region; an electro-acoustical driver that transmits a sound towards an ear canal of the wearer of the headphone; and a plurality of segments comprising a sound absorbing material that at least partially fill the interior region of the cushion. |
| US10080074B2 |
Drip control device for a boom microphone
The present invention relates to a drip control device for a boom microphone for installation around the boom at a distance from the microphone. To improve the dripping off beads of perspiration, the drip control device as measured in the direction of the boom, has a length (L) and as measured in the direction perpendicular to the boom, a length (D) and that with respect to ratio of these dimensions, such a ratio L/D is greater than 1. |
| US10080072B2 |
Microphone
A microphone includes a tubular microphone case having conductivity, a circuit board on which a circuit is configured, the circuit being used for an operation of a microphone unit that converts an audio signal into an electrical signal, a light source that is accommodated in a position close to a first end of the microphone case and emits light, a light source mounting board on which the light source is placed, a holding member that has conductivity, holds the light source mounting board and the circuit board, and is fixed to the microphone case, and a light guide member including a protrusion. The holding member includes a light source mounting board accommodating portion that accommodates the light source mounting board, a circuit board accommodating portion that accommodates the circuit board, and a hole that can accept the protrusion. |
| US10080071B2 |
Controlling time division duplex operation
A central node for digital subscriber line access multiplex. The central node supports a plurality of subscriber devices and comprises: a digital interface for upstream communication; a converter device for each one of the subscriber devices wherein each converter device comprises an A/D, analogue to digital, converter and a D/A, digital to analogue, converter; an analogue optical interface for communication of analogue signals for all of the subscriber devices with an intermediate distribution node for digital subscriber line access multiplex; a digital multiplexer/demultiplexer connected between the digital interface and the plurality converter devices; an analogue multiplexer/demultiplexer connected between the analogue optical interface and the plurality of converter devices; and a control signal generator connected to the analogue multiplexer/demultiplexer, wherein the control signal generator is arranged to generate an analogue control signal for controlling time division duplex operation at the intermediate distribution node. |
| US10080070B2 |
Distributed optical combining: OBI free, power free
Implementing a laser into a system that uses a remote powered combiner or an aggregating combiner (AC) with one or more in-range contributing combiners may provide power to the downstream contributing combiners (CC). The power may be provided on the same fiber that downstream signals and the upstream signals traverse. |
| US10080067B2 |
Heat relay network system for telecommunication equipment
An apparatus, comprising a linecard including a circuit board having a front side connectable to a pluggable optical module and a back side opposite the front side; a heat relay apparatus comprising a heat pipe on the circuit board; a pluggable optical module generating a first amount of heat and being in thermal contact with the heat pipe; and a cooling module including a heat sink in thermal contact with the heat pipe, the cooling module generating a second amount of heat in a range from the first amount of heat to no heat; and wherein heat from the pluggable optical module is transferable through the heat pipe to the cooling module for dispersal from the heat sink. |
| US10080061B1 |
Distributing audio signals for an audio/video presentation
A mobile communication device and an “app” for a mobile communication device for synchronizing audio with a delayed video displayed on a display device, including (a) receiving an audio signal over a wireless communication system, the audio signal containing audio information corresponding to delayed video information displayed on a display device, wherein the audio information is received at the mobile communication device prior to the corresponding delayed video information being displayed on the display device; (b) providing a user interface to the user including an audio delay control allowing the user to control an amount of delay added to the audio information for synchronizing output of the audio information with the delayed video information displayed on the display device; and (c) outputting the audio information via an audio interface of the mobile communication device delayed by the amount of delay added via the audio delay control. |
| US10080058B2 |
Communication system, information processing device, and communication method
In communication system which includes server, information processing device and receiving device that performs transfer of a content item, information processing device includes a display broadcast station list receiver that receives display information for displaying a list of one or more content items from server through a first connection made based on a first communication mode. Moreover, information processing device includes a P2P connection implementation unit that establishes, between receiving device and information processing device, a second connection made based on a second communication mode for performing communication between receiving device and information processing device without passing via server. Furthermore, information processing device includes: a broadcast station selector that selects at least one content item out of the one or more content items based on the display information; and an already converted broadcast receiver that receives the transfer of the at least one selected content item from receiving device through the established second connection. |
| US10080057B2 |
System and method for providing program-related content in a multi-services distribution system
In an embodiment of the present invention, programming content and program-rated content (PRC) cues are delivered to a subscriber via an interactive multi-service distribution network. The PRC cues comprise interactive visual elements that may be used to create a PRC object that is selectable by a subscriber. Upon selection of a PRC object, the subscriber receives PRC through a communication service separate from the video programming delivery service, VOD service, PVR service, and NDVR service. |
| US10080056B2 |
Method and apparatus for presenting media programs
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10080055B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for transmitting or receiving a broadcast content via one or more networks
The present invention provides an apparatus for receiving a broadcast content via one or more networks. The apparatus comprises a broadcast network interface for receiving a broadcast stream including a first portion of the broadcast content via a broadcast network, a heterogeneity network interface for receiving a heterogeneity stream including a second portion of the broadcast content via a heterogeneity network, and wherein the broadcast stream further includes timeline component access units containing metadata for synchronizing streams transmitted via the one or more networks, and wherein the timeline component access units include timestamp information representing first timestamps for the heterogeneity stream, a processor for configuring the broadcast content using the broadcast stream and the heterogeneity stream based on the timestamp information. |
| US10080053B2 |
Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices
Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices are disclosed. An example handheld computing device includes a detector to detect at least one of an orientation change of the handheld computing device or a distance change between the handheld computing device and a user, and a comparator to determine user attentiveness to a presentation on the handheld computing device based on the at least one of the orientation change of the handheld computing device or the distance change between the handheld computing device and the user. |
| US10080044B2 |
Method of displaying multiple content streams on user device
A method and system for micro-cloud computing is described. An application serving node, which is a specifically configured piece of customer premises equipment such as a set-top box, is the server for a micro-cloud network. Various user devices that form part of the micro-cloud network, such as television sets and smart phones, communicate with the application serving node. The application serving node is configured with software that allows various heterogeneous types of data to be obtained and streamed to the user devices in multiple ways. The application serving node performs much of the processing necessary for such content streaming itself and thus represents an edge-based network architecture. |
| US10080042B1 |
Predicting engagement in video content
User engagement in unwatched videos is predicted by collecting and aggregating data describing user engagement with watched videos. The data are normalized to reduce the influence of factors other than the content of the videos on user engagement. Engagement metrics are calculated for segments of watched videos that indicate user engagement with each segment relative to overall user engagement with the watched videos. Features of the watched videos within time windows are characterized, and a function is learned that relates the features of the videos within the time windows to the engagement metrics for the time windows. The features of a time window of an unwatched video are characterized, and the learned function is applied to the features to predict user engagement to the time window of the unwatched video. The unwatched video can be enhanced based on the predicted user engagement. |
| US10080041B2 |
Method and device for separating rebroadcasted video from live display video
The present invention is applicable to the field of an LED display screen, and provides a method and device for separating a rebroadcasted video from a live display video, the method includes: feeding the rebroadcasted video and the live display video of the LED display screen into a video processor by two paths; completing an aliasing of two paths of the videos through the video processor, sending the aliased video to a LED display control system; controlling by the LED display control system a video ratio of the two paths of the videos, utilizing a high-speed camera to synchronously capture the rebroadcasted video according to the video ratio; receiving by the LED display control system the rebroadcasted video synchronously captured by the high-speed camera; and transforming by the LED display control system through image processing the rebroadcasted video into a video which is to be rebroadcasted to different countries. The present invention has the following two technical effects: on one hand, the present invention realizes the separation of the rebroadcasted video of the LED display screen from the live display video thereof around a stadium and meets different needs of different countries; on the other hand, the present invention is compatible with the LED video display technology in the prior art and can achieve a multi-purpose screen. |
| US10080039B2 |
Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus
An image coding method includes selecting two or more transform components from among a plurality of transform components that include a translation component and non-translation components, the two or more transform components serving as reference information that represents a reference destination of a current block; coding selection information that identifies the two or more transform components that have been selected from among the plurality of transform components; and coding the reference information of the current block by using reference information of a coded block different from the current block. |
| US10080035B2 |
Interpolation of video compression frames
Coding techniques for a video image compression system involve improving an image quality of a sequence of two or more bi-directionally predicted intermediate frames, where each of the frames includes multiple pixels. One method involves determining a brightness value of at least one pixel of each bi-directionally predicted intermediate frame in the sequence as an equal average of brightness values of pixels in non-bidirectionally predicted frames bracketing the sequence of bi-directionally predicted intermediate frames. The brightness values of the pixels in at least one of the non-bidirectionally predicted frames is converted from a non-linear representation. |
| US10080030B2 |
Video signal processing method and device
The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and device capable of: obtaining a reference view block by using a predetermined motion vector; obtaining the depth value of a reference block which corresponds to the reference view block; obtaining an inter-view motion vector for a current block by using at least one depth value of the reference depth block; and decoding the current block by using the inter-view motion vector. |
| US10080023B2 |
Method and apparatus for coefficient scan based on partition mode of prediction unit
Provided are a method and an apparatus for coefficient scan on the base of a partition mode of a prediction unit. The method comprises the steps of: determining a scan method on the basis of a partition mode of a prediction unit; and encoding the information about the scan method, wherein the scan method is determined, on the basis of RDO (Rate Distortion optimization), from among the extracted candidate scan methods which have been extracted with consideration of the shapes of the partitions of the partition mode. |
| US10080019B2 |
Parallel encoding for wireless displays
Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for performing, via a frame division module, frame division of video frames into sections to form a first frame section stream and a second frame section stream; and/or encoding, via a first and a second encoder, the first frame section stream via the first encoder and the second frame section stream via the second encoder. |
| US10080016B2 |
Codeword space reduction for intra chroma mode signaling for HEVC
Intra prediction is used in state-of-the-art video coding standards such as AVC. The intra prediction modes are coded into the bitstream. Luma and chroma components could potentially have different prediction modes. For chroma components, there are 5 different modes defined in AVC: vertical, horizontal, DC, diagonal down right, and “same as luma”. Statistics show that the “same as luma” mode is frequent used, but in AVC, this mode is encoded using more bits than other modes during entropy coding, therefore the coding efficiency is decreased. Accordingly, a modified binarization/codeword assignment for chroma intra mode signaling is able to be utilized for high efficiency video coding (HEVC), the next generation video coding standard. |
| US10080010B2 |
Method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view rendering device
The present invention relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view rendering device, a method of decoding the video data signal, the video data signal, an encoder of the video data signal, a decoder of the video data signal, a computer program product comprising instructions for encoding the video data signal and a computer program product comprising instructions for decoding a video data signal. The method of encoding provides (401) a first image (10) of a scene associated with a first viewpoint, a depth map (20) associated with the first image, metadata (30) for use in depth map processing or rendering one or more views for further viewpoints by the multi-view rendering device, and generates (404) the video data signal. The video data signal comprises video frames partitioned in sub-images comprising a sub-image based on the first image and a depth sub-image based on the depth map, and metadata encoded in a color component of the depth sub-image. |
| US10080005B2 |
High dynamic range color conversion correction
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for correcting color values. The technique includes downsampling first color space values to generate downsampled color space values and upsampling the downsampled color space values to generate second color space values. The technique further includes modifying at least one component value included in the downsampled color space values based on a first component value included in the first color space values, a second component value included in the second color space values, and an approximation of a nonlinear transfer function. |