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| US10086535B2 |
Additive manufacturing device with sliding plate and peeling film
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which facilitate reduction of separation forces in additive manufacturing devices, thereby enabling creation of higher resolution parts. In an aspect, an additive manufacturing device utilizing a photopolymer comprises a vat holding photocurable resin, a build platform movable in a vertical direction and an image source which selectively projects part cross sections into the vat in order to polymerize the resin and form a part in a layer-wise fashion. The image area of the vat is formed by a transparent film, such as Teflon FEP film, stretched under tension. A horizontally slideable shutter is slideable between the film and the imager, providing support for the film when needed. |
| US10086534B2 |
Multifunctional mandrel end cap and method
A multifunctional mandrel end cap for the fabrication of composite parts having an end cap core operatively connected to a mandrel and substantially sealed using a bonding agent or end cap sheath. The end cap sheath substantially encloses the end cap core and seals engage perimeter sealing features of the end cap core. The end cap core has a passageway fluidly connecting the mandrel with a vacuum source. The vacuum source is engageable by a vacuum conduit having one or more vacuum conduit perimeter sealing features. |
| US10086525B2 |
Systems and methods for dispensing, slicing, buttering, and toasting bread
One variation of a method for slicing a type of whole bread buns includes: retracting a cutting block along a chute into a load position; dispensing a whole bread bun into the chute between the cutting block and a blade extending across the chute; advancing the cutting block along the chute toward the blade; detecting contact between the cutting block and the blade at a contact position; at a first time, advancing the cutting block into a pierce position offset from the contact position toward the blade by a pierce distance less than a common width of the type of whole bread buns; and, at a second time succeeding the first time by a pierce duration, advancing the cutting block from the pierce position into a slice position adjacent the blade to drive the whole bread bun fully through the blade. |
| US10086524B2 |
Cutting tool
A cutting tool for cutting flexible building materials, such as, for example, rubber or vinyl baseboards, chair rails and crown molding, at an angle. The cutting tool includes a pair of risers moveably connected near a center of a base with a hinge connection. A blade holder and blade positioned between the risers and moveable from a starting position to a cutting position. The blade can be set to a range of angles relative to the base by rotating the risers and locking the risers in an angle relative to the base. |
| US10086523B2 |
Adjustable slicer
An adjustable cutting device includes a base including a base support component for supporting an object for slicing a cutter support for supporting and guiding a cutter tool such as a knife and a base for supporting an object for slicing or cutting and an upper component including a cover. The base includes a threaded base cylinder, fixed to the base support component. The threaded base cylinder having an external thread. The cutter support is movable relative to the base; the cutter support comprising first and second frame like elements separated by a fixed region, surfaces of the first and second elements adjacent the region formed for supporting and guiding a cutter tool such as a knife. The cutter support also includes an internally threaded cutter cylinder fixed to the cutter support. The upper component includes a cover hinged for overlying said cutter support and including a threaded cover cylinder rotatable relative to the cover, said cover cylinder having both internal and external threads, the external thread of the cover cylinder with a pitch matching the pitch of the cutter cylinder's internal thread, the internal threads of the cover cylinder having a pitch matching the pitch of the base cylinder. The pitch of the internal and external threads of the cover cylinder are different. |
| US10086522B2 |
Double sided razor and method of use
A double-ended manual razor is disclosed, with razor on either side of a handle. Each razor is offset from the handle at an opposite angle, with respect to a midpoint between the two razors, that midpoint also being a highest point of the handle, rising from each razor to a pinnacle in a curvilinear manner. One uses the razor by placing at least one finger on either side of the pinnacle and another under the pinnacle, such as in a concave finger region or circle, and pivots around the middle point, pushing either the one or the other razor downwards onto a surface to be shaved. Then, one switches direction and shaves in the other direction with the other razor, always or sometimes placing more pressure on the side of the device with the razor currently in use to shave or cut. |
| US10086519B2 |
Everting end effector for use with an articulated arm in a robotic system
An end effector for an articulated arm in a robotic system includes an enclosed flexible membrane generally in the form of a tubular annulus that contains a fluid within the membrane. The tubular annulus includes a distal end for engaging objects; and a linear actuator that is positioned for reciprocal movement within the tubular annulus. The linear actuator provides actuation of the tubular annulus to grasp an object and the linear actuator provides a vacuum source at a distal end of the linear actuator. The linear actuator is also selectively coupled to a source of positive air pressure for providing positive air pressure to an object-retaining area. |
| US10086518B1 |
Spring loaded iris mechanism stack gripper
A universal gripper includes a set of pivoting fingers on pins mounted uniformly around a fixed ring. The fingers attached by springs to a movable ring are able to rotate inward, toward the center, until they meet an object and stop. Multiple universal grippers could be stacked to allow for different contours throughout objects and facilitate the pivoting fingers conforming and wrapping around a centerline of the objects. Once the universal gripper fingers are in contact with the surface of the object, they stop moving and springs attached to the fingers elongate as the movable ring continues to move over its full range of motion. An alignment tool can be used for staging and acquiring objects in a repeatable and consistent manner. |
| US10086515B2 |
In-process calibration system for robot moving in one or more axes
The invention is an in-process calibration system. It is not an open loop system or a closed loop system, but a hybrid system that retains both the low propensity for error of the closed loop system and the simplicity of the open loop system. The invention comprises a housing, one or more robots that move in up to three axes mounted to the housing, at least one sensor for each axis of the robots' movement, and a microcontroller. The sensors are fixed to the housing at known locations, and the microcontroller instructs end effectors of the robots through a sequence of moves that intermittently trigger the sensors. When the sensors are triggered, the microcontroller corrects the idealized location of the end effectors in the microcontroller's calculations to the actual location of the end effectors, which is, at the moment that the sensors are triggered, the known location of the sensors. |
| US10086508B2 |
Tool storage devices
Tool storage devices. A tool storage device may include a handle assembly including a support arm connected between a body and a handle portion and having a substantially rectangular cross section oriented with first walls extending transverse to the axis having a greater width than second walls extending parallel to the axis. A width of the handle portion may be at least about 50% of a width of the body. The body may include a frame assembly formed of a rigid material, a wall formed of a flexible material and at least partially defining the storage compartment with an open top, and a cover formed of a rigid material connected to the frame assembly to selectively close the open top. A wheel well portion receives each wheel and may cover the width of the wheel and a portion of the circumference of the wheel. A radial clearance between the wheel and a lower end of the wheel well may be no more than about 0.5 inches. |
| US10086504B2 |
Method of using a meter puller
A method of using a meter puller for installing and removing an electrical power meter comprising a sleeve member adapted for sliding movement about the meter and having a first end opposite a second end, a latching mechanism for securing the meter puller to the meter, and a shield secured to the second end of the sleeve member. The shield includes two sides, wherein the meter puller is positioned on a first side of the shield. A handle is positioned on an opposite second side of the shield and operatively connected to the latching mechanism. |
| US10086502B2 |
Clamping device for a golf club head
A clamping device for use with a golf club head. The clamping device may include a base and a holding device which is rotatably coupled to the base. The holding device may include at least first and second engagement portions. Each engagement portion is configured to at least partially accommodate an iron or wedge type golf club head, and prevent such club head from moving along a plane which is defined by the holding device. The clamping device may also include first and second clamp members which are each coupled to the base so as to be alignable with and operative to firmly seat corresponding golf club head within respective ones of the first and second engagement portions of the holding device. |
| US10086495B2 |
Dresser disk cleaning brush, cleaning apparatus, and cleaning method
The present invention provides a cleaning brush and a cleaning apparatus that can effectively discharge dust, removed from a dresser disk of a CMP apparatus upon cleaning the dresser disk, to the outside of the cleaning system in order to prevent the dust from being again deposited on the dresser disk. A cleaning brush includes a large number of brushes formed to protrude on its top surface, vertical through-holes and into which a nozzle for ejecting a cleaning fluid is inserted, and a recessed groove formed on a lower surface that lower ends of the through-holes and face. It is configured such that dust deposited onto the brushes upon cleaning the dresser disk is discharged to outside from the recessed groove through a gap between the surrounding of the nozzle and the inner surface of the through-holes and together with the cleaning fluid. |
| US10086493B2 |
Method for producing substrates
Proposed herein is a method for producing substrates, particularly those of synthetic quartz glass, while saving the substrate surface from killer defects without resorting to any large-scale apparatus and precision polishing plate, thereby reducing defects and improving yields more than in production with conventional facilities. The method for producing substrates by polishing, includes steps of placing substrate stocks individually in work holes formed in a carrier on a lower polishing plate, bringing an upper polishing plate into contact with the surface of the substrate stocks, with the surface of the substrate stocks being coated with an impact-absorbing liquid and the lower polishing plate being rotated, and rotating the upper and lower polishing plates, with the surface of the substrate stocks being accompanied by a polishing slurry. |
| US10086492B2 |
Applying dimensional reduction to spectral data from polishing substrates
A plurality of spectra reflected from one or more substrates at a plurality of different positions on the one or more substrates are represented in the form of a first matrix, and the first matrix is decomposed into products of at least two component matrixes of a first set of component matrixes. The dimensions of each of the at least two component matrixes is reduced to produce a second set of component matrixes containing the at least two matrixes with reduced dimensions. |
| US10086486B2 |
Part-holding device and machine tool provided with said part-holding device
A part-holding device includes a holding portion configured to hold an object to be held and a main body configured to detachably connected to the holding portion. The main body has a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface oriented in respective differing directions, and the holding portion has a first abutting surface, a second abutting surface and a third abutting surface capable of abutting against the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface, respectively. The part-holding device further includes pressing means configured to press the holding portion to cause the first abutting surface to abut against the first surface and to cause the second abutting surface to abut against the second surface, and fixing means configured to cause the third abutting surface to abut against the third surface and to fix the holding portion to the main body. |
| US10086485B2 |
Machine tool
A machine tool includes: a spindle head; a spindle rotatably supported on the spindle head; a chuck unit configured to chuck a tool inserted in an axis direction of the spindle; a tool holder configured to hold the tool attached to the chuck unit; and a rotary arm configured to move the tool holder to a reachable position of the spindle. The tool holder is supported on the rotary arm by a support mechanism, and the support mechanism includes a displacement following mechanism configured to support the tool holder on the rotary arm in a manner to be capable of displacing the tool holder in a direction intersecting an axis of the tool. |
| US10086483B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing a workpiece
A method and apparatus for processing a metallic workpiece with defined edges (e.g., a gear) comprises media blasting of the workpiece by directing a first media against exposed surfaces on the workpiece to increase the root strength of the gear, the blasting causing the defined edges to be radiused or mushroomed, ceasing the media blasting, loading the workpiece into a finishing apparatus, and subjecting the workpiece to a finishing process with a second media, the exposed surfaces on the workpiece being subjected to the finishing process to reduce the radiused edges on the workpiece created from the media blasting. The process of moving the workpiece to the spindle-finishing apparatus from the media blasting may be performed automatically by a machine. Once the workpiece has been subjected to the finishing process with the second media, it may be removed from the spindle-finishing machine, washed, and rinsed with rust inhibitor whereby wear properties of the workpiece are enhanced. |
| US10086481B2 |
Carrier arrangement for use in a method for simultaneously repairing a plurality of components
A carrier arrangement (30) comprises a carrier element (34) having a carrier surface (36) and a plurality of supporting elements (38) attached to the carrier element (34), wherein each supporting element (38) has a supporting surface (40) extending from the carrier surface (36) of the carrier element (34) and being adapted to interact with a first surface (42) of a component (32) to be repaired. The carrier arrangement (30) further comprises a plurality of clamping elements (44), wherein at least a part of the clamping elements (44) are releasably attachable to the carrier element (34) in such a manner that a clamping surface (46) of the clamping elements (44), which is adapted to interact with a second surface (48) of a component (32) to be repaired, faces the supporting surface (40) of an associated supporting element (38) so as to sandwich the component (32) to be repaired therebetween in such a manner that the component (32) is fixed to the carrier element (34) with a repair site (50) of the component (32) facing away from the carrier surface (36) of the carrier element (34). A fastening device (72) of the carrier arrangement (30) is adapted to interact with a corresponding fastening device (74) of an apparatus (10) for repairing components (32) by selectively irradiating layers of a raw material powder applied to the repair sites (50) of the components (32) with electromagnetic or particle radiation. |
| US10086480B2 |
Flux composition and brazing sheet
Disclosed is a flux composition for use in brazing of an aluminum alloy material and includes a flux component [A] containing KAlF4; and a fluoride [B] containing an element other than Group 1 elements and Group 2 elements and containing no potassium (K). Also disclosed is a brazing sheet which includes an aluminum alloy core; a filler material lying on or over at least one side of the core; and a flux layer lying on or over one side of the filler material and including the flux composition. |
| US10086479B2 |
High temperature solder paste
Embodiments herein may relate to a solder paste. The solder paste may include a solder powder and a flux. In embodiments, the flux may be a non-rosin based flux. The flux may further include a thixotropic agent (TA) that may be a non-polymer based TA. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10086477B2 |
Flux-cored brazing preform
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to flux-cored brazing consumables and preforms which have at least one protrusion which extends from an outer surface of the consumable such that the protrusion engages with a surface of a component to be brazed. The protrusion aids in securing the brazing consumable in position during manufacture, assembly and transport of an assembly to be brazed, prior to a brazing operation. |
| US10086476B2 |
Laser processing method and laser processing machine
In a laser processing method for carrying out hole-forming on a plate-shaped workpiece, [A] a hole is formed by laser-cutting the workpiece along an outline of the hole to be formed, [B] a laser processing head is moved with respect to the workpiece after forming the hole, and [C] a cutout piece inside the outline of the hole is dropped off by moving the laser processing head while jetting assist gas from the laser processing head to the cutout piece inside the outline. According to the laser processing method, the cutout piece generated when carrying out hole-forming by laser processing can be prevented from getting stuck in a hole. |
| US10086471B2 |
Laser enclosure with reciprocally movable shuttle structure, and method of using same
A laser processing unit includes a workpiece loading station. A laser workstation includes a laser robot operable to perform a laser operation on a workpiece. A track extends from the loading station through the workstation. A first stationary wall section separates the workstation from the loading station at a proximal side of the workstation. A second stationary wall section is offset from the first stationary wall section at a distal side. A first movable wall section forms a laser light-tight seal with the first stationary wall section. A second movable wall section forms a laser light-tight seal with the second stationary wall section. A shuttle is operable to move along the track to deliver the workpiece from the loading station to the workstation. The movable wall sections are supported by the shuttle and move concurrently with the shuttle and the workpiece, as the workpiece is delivered to the workstation. |
| US10086470B2 |
Method for energy calibration of a pulsed cutting laser for eye surgery
A method for energy calibration of a pulsed cutting laser for eye surgery comprises irradiating a sample material with a plurality of sets of laser pulses of the cutting laser with pulse energies differing from set to set. This method also comprises analyzing at least one visually perceptible discoloration structure created in the sample material as a result of the irradiation, selecting the pulse energy of one of the sets based on the analysis, and setting a treatment pulse energy for the cutting laser based on the selected energy. |
| US10086460B2 |
Soldering module
The invention relates to a soldering module (3) for the, in particular selective, soldering of components to a circuit board (14), having a soldering nozzle (32) for creating a solder wave. It is proposed that the soldering module (3) comprises a linear conveyor (8), in particular a belt conveyor or a chain conveyor, for applying solder to the circuit board (14) by moving the circuit board (14) in a conveying direction over the solder wave, and that the linear conveyor (8) is tiltable, in particular about a first tilting axis (23). |
| US10086458B2 |
Electrical discharge machine of which axis feeding properties are changeable
The upper limit value for the axis feeding speed is set to the maximum speed that can secure the safety in a wire electrical discharge machine. In the case where the level of the process liquid is higher than a predetermined height, however, the upper limit value is made smaller. In order to prevent the process liquid from spilling to the outside of the process tank, the acceleration or the jerk may be changed instead of the axis feeding speed. In the case where the process liquid level is high, it is difficult for the process liquid to spill when the speed is adjusted slowly. In addition, the time constant may be increased or the instruction for speed may be changed from the linear type to the S shape type. |
| US10086450B2 |
Hand-guided stroke-type saw having an untrue-running correction device, and method for correction of untrue running
A hand-guided stroke-type saw includes a stroke rod and a saw-blade receiver that is supported by the stroke rod. The stroke rod defines a stroke axis extending axially through the stroke rod. The saw-blade receiver is configured to receive a saw blade and defines a saw-blade receiver axis that extends axially through the saw-blade receiver and is substantially parallel to the stroke axis such that the saw-blade receiver is offset radially from the stroke axis in a first direction opposite to a direction of advance. |
| US10086448B2 |
Indexable cutting tool
A cutting insert has top and bottom surfaces opposing each other and a side surface connecting them. A part of an intersecting ridge between the top and side surfaces functions as a cutting edge. On the side surface, a side surface portion adjacent to the intersecting ridge portion opposing the cutting edge intersects the top surface at an acute angle. At least on a part of a bottom surface, an inclined surface gradually approaching the top surface with increasing distance from a side surface portion on a side opposite to a cutting edge is formed. This allows a part of the cutting resistance to act on the side surface portion. As a result, friction resistance between the side surface portion and the side surface of an insert seat becomes larger, thereby suppressing a shifting of the cutting insert when cutting. |
| US10086444B2 |
Drill tip and drilling tool having a drill tip
The invention relates to a drill tip (2) comprising a base body (6) having chip flutes (22A,B) and extending in the axial direction along an axis of rotation (8) and having at least two main cutting edges (14A,B) on the front face thereof extending outward in the radial direction to a cutting corner (16A,B). Seen in cross section, the base body is asymmetric relative to rotation about the axis of rotation (8) at the height of the cutting corner (16A,B). The cross section of the base body is simultaneously designed having symmetrical spacing from the main cutting edges (14A,B). The drill tip (2) is in particular designed as an interchangeable modular part of a modularly designed drill tip (5). A drill base body (4) in which the drill tip (2) can be inserted can therefore in turn be designed symmetrically. |
| US10086443B2 |
Rotary cutting tool having a cutting edge made of multiple materials
The present invention relates to a multi-material rotary cutting tool (1) and a method for manufacturing such a tool that includes at least one continuous or substantially continuous cutting edge (8, 9) made of at least two different successive materials. The extremity or top (10) of the tool is a point off-centered in relation to the axis of rotation (5) of the tool. |
| US10086441B2 |
Gripping mechanism
To prevent a lowering of gripping force due to temperature changes, provided is a gripping mechanism including a plurality of chuck claws that, when having come close to each other, generate a gripping force on a gripped body; a chuck body that holds the plurality of chuck claws on a common planar surface, and moves them on the planar surface; and a plurality of chuck plates that, when each of the plurality of chuck claws grips the gripped body, are interposed between each of the plurality of chuck claws and the gripped body. A thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the plurality of chuck claws, a thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the plurality of chuck plates and a thermal expansion coefficient αW of the gripped body have a relationship indicated by αW<α1<α2 (Equation 1). |
| US10086440B2 |
Cutting tool apparatus
The invention relates to a cutting tool apparatus comprising a tool head rotatingly drivable about an axis of rotation, which tool head has a tool slide adjustable along an adjustment axis and an electrical measuring device for detecting an adjustment path of the tool slide, and comprising an external display device which is mechanically and electrically releasably connectable to the tool head and has a display unit for displaying the adjustment path of the tool slide. In order to further develop the cutting tool apparatus such that its handling is simplified, it is proposed according to the invention that the display device is mechanically securable on the stationary tool head in order to set the tool slide and is automatically releasable from the tool head if a predeterminable rotational acceleration of the tool head is exceeded. |
| US10086439B2 |
Boring tool
Provided is a boring tool capable of suppressing wear of a cutting blade according to a shape of a bore to be formed in a workpiece. The tool includes a tool body to be attached to a spindle of a rotary machining tool, and a plurality of cartridges each attached to a leading end face of the tool body, having a cutting blade and being position-adjustable in a radial direction. The tool body has a coolant passage for transporting coolant along a rotational axis direction. A discharge hole for the coolant is comprised of a first discharge hole provided between the plurality of cartridges in a leading end face and a second discharge hole provided in an outer circumference of the tool body and directed toward the cutting edge of the cutting blade. |
| US10086438B2 |
Cutting tool made of diamond-coated cemented carbide and method for producing the same
A cutting tool made of diamond-coated cemented carbide includes: a tool body made of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide including: 3 to 15 mass % of Co; at least one of TaC and NbC of which a total amount is 0.1 to 3.0 mass %; and a balance including WC; and a diamond film coating the tool body, the tool body has a plurality of protrusions on a surface of the tool body, an upper portion of each of the protrusions is made of the at least one of TaC and NbC, and a lower portion of each of the protrusions is made of WC and Co, the lower portion being under the upper portion. |
| US10086431B2 |
Porous materials via freeze-casting of metal salt solutions
Disclosed here is a method for making a nanoporous material, comprising aerosolizing a solution comprising at least one metal salt and at least one solvent to obtain an aerosol, freezing the aerosol to obtain a frozen aerosol, and drying the frozen aerosol to obtain a nanoporous metal compound material. Further, the nanoporous metal compound material can be reduced to obtain a nanoporous metal material. |
| US10086425B2 |
Method for producing a forged crankshaft
A method for producing a forged crankshaft includes a die forging step, a trimming step, and an excess projecting portion crushing step. The die forging step forms a finish forged blank with flash, the finish forged blank including a shape of the crankshaft, in which crank arms have excess projecting portions at outer peripheries of side portions thereof near a crank pin, the excess projecting portions projecting from the outer peripheries. The trimming step removes the flash from the finish forged blank formed in the die forging step. The excess projecting portion crushing step crushes the excess projecting portions of the crank arms by pressing the crankshaft using a pair of first dies, the crankshaft being obtained by removing the flash in the trimming step. |
| US10086424B2 |
Helix tool locking system
An assembly for removably securing a tool to an industrial machine. The assembly includes an assembly base portion that may be removably secured to the industrial machine. A tool main body may be integrated with the assembly base portion. A tool attachment unit is provided to transition the assembly between a secured configuration and an unsecured configuration. The tool main body is securely fixed to the assembly base portion in the secure configuration. The tool main body is separable from the assembly base portion in the unsecured configuration. The assembly base portion and the tool attachment unit are configured to accommodate a variety of different tool main bodies according to a desired application. |
| US10086423B2 |
Method for forming a pressed component
A pressed component is formed by pressing a preform having a tapered tubular portion and a sloping portion provided at an end of the tubular portion and curved in a circular arc. Pressing is performed by a forming die apparatus including a holding body, a piercing punch, and a piercing die. When the tubular portion of the preform is held by an outer fixing and supporting portion of the holding body and an inner fixing and supporting portion of the piercing die, the forming die apparatus cuts off a portion of the sloping portion using an outer cutting edge of the piercing punch and an inner cutting edge of the piercing die and then causes a pressing portion of the piercing punch to bend and press the remaining portion of the sloping portion within a forming space to form a corner portion. |
| US10086421B2 |
Tool for hot forming a workpiece and methods for selectively hot forming certain regions of a workpiece
A tool for machining a workpiece may comprise multiple parts that have different temperatures when the tool is being operated. To reduce or, in some cases, eliminate thermal radiation between the multiple parts, the tool may incorporate one or more devices that manipulate the thermal radiation. Such devices may be disposed along one or more of the multiple parts and, in some examples, between two or more parts of the tool. These devices may also help reduce and, at times, eliminate thermal radiation between the tool parts and the surrounding environment. |
| US10086420B2 |
Method for marking workpieces and workpiece
In an embodiment, the method includes providing a blank, applying a marking to the blank in places and heating the blank with the marking to a deformation temperature. The method further includes deforming the blank to form the workpiece and cooling the workpiece, wherein deforming is a hot forming, wherein the marking remains at the workpiece at least until after deforming and cooling, and is not destroyed by deforming, and wherein the marking has a difference in the degree of reflection and/or a difference in the degree of reflectance and/or a difference in albedo of at least 15 percentage points in at least part of the near ultraviolet, visible and/or near infrared spectral range both with respect to the blank and with respect to the workpiece. |
| US10086414B2 |
Monitoring of systems for internal cleaning of containers
A monitoring arrangement monitors the operation of a cleaning-in-place system which is operable to remove contaminations, deposits and other impurities from the internal walls of a container. The CIP system comprises a pipe for extending into the container through a wall portion of the container, and a nozzle head for ejecting liquid into the container in a predetermined pattern. The monitoring arrangement comprises a sensor unit with a sensing surface responsive to liquid impact for enabling the sensor unit to emit a sensor signal indicative of the liquid impact. The sensing surface is elongated and configured to extend along a perimeter of the pipe when the sensor unit is mounted at the wall portion of the container. This enables improved performance of a processing unit that obtains and processes the sensor signal for monitoring the operation of the CIP system. |
| US10086412B2 |
Electrochemical activation of water
A floor scrubbing apparatus includes a reservoir for an aqueous salt solution disposed in the floor scrubbing apparatus. An immersion device comprising a submersible housing with at least two iridium-coated electrodes spaced apart from each other within the submersible housing is adapted to be immersed into the reservoir. The floor scrubbing apparatus also includes a control module electrically coupled to the electrodes, wherein the control module controls application of electricity to cause a first electrode to be positively charged and a second electrode to be negatively charged. |
| US10086405B2 |
Piezoelectric element, piezoelectric device, probe, electronic machine, and ultrasonic image apparatus
A piezoelectric element includes a vibrating film, a piezoelectric body, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a groove. The piezoelectric body is arranged upon the vibrating film. The first electrode is arranged upon the piezoelectric body. The second electrode is arranged upon the piezoelectric body and at a position that is separated from the first electrode. The groove is located between the first electrode and the second electrode and splits a surface of the piezoelectric body in two, as seen in plan view from a thickness direction of the vibrating film. |
| US10086401B2 |
Transparent flame-retardant thermal-insulating UV-blocking polymer composite film, preparation method and uses thereof
Disclosed is a transparent, flame-retardant thermally-insulating, UV-blocking polymer composite film, comprising sequentially from the top: a flame retardant layer, a base layer, a thermal insulation layer, and a UV-blocking layer, having a total film thickness of 1 μm to 500 μm, visible light transmittance greater than 80%, UV light transmittance less than 1%, and near-infrared transmittance less than 10%. Also disclosed is a preparation method for the present transparent, flame retardant thermally-insulating, UV-blocking polymer composite film, the technical processes whereof are simple and easy to execute, involve low production costs, and are suitable for industrial mass production. The present transparent, flame retardant thermally-insulating, UV-blocking polymer composite film can be used on such transparent materials and items as glass, windows, protective films, containers and electronic components, and has applications in such fields as construction, transportation, electronics, aerospace and medicine. |
| US10086400B2 |
Triple-seal threaded adapter for fluid delivery
A threaded adapter device couples a liquid compound applicator, such as a paint applicator, to a liquid compound container in a liquid-tight manner, where the liquid applicator and the liquid container cannot be directly joined because they have incompatible screw-on thread configurations, but the threaded adapter device provides threads compatible with the threads of both the liquid applicator and the liquid container, as well as providing a fluid channel from the liquid container to the liquid applicator. |
| US10086398B2 |
Application device
Provided is an application device for applying and spreading an application liquid to and on a predetermined application area of a target surface, which is capable of smearing the application liquid on the application area. The application device (D) includes a brush unit (4) having a brush bristle bundle (41a), and performs a step of causing, while moving a nozzle orifice (32a) of a dispenser (3) along at least a portion of the surface of a rivet (S1) and an area of a wall (Sp) surrounding the base of the rivet (S1), a sealing liquid to be ejected from the nozzle orifice (32a) and to adhere to the portion, and thereafter, a step of spreading the adhering sealing liquid by causing the brush bristle bundle (41a) to slide on the surface of the rivet (S1) and the area of wall (Sp) surrounding the base of the rivet (S1). |
| US10086397B2 |
High speed rail car topper application system
Provided is a spray system comprising: a frame, spray bar, and trough. The spray bar may be rotatable between a dispensing orientation and a diversion orientation and may comprise a pipe and a nozzle. The pipe may define a pipe interior, a pipe elongation axis, be operationally rotatable about the pipe elongation axis, be in fluid communication with an output of a fluid supply, adapted to accept an associated fluid from the fluid supply, and adapted to convey the associated fluid. The nozzle may be adapted to direct an output of the associated fluid from the pipe in a diversion direction or in a dispensing direction. The trough may comprise a trough inlet positioned along the diversion direction and adapted to accept associated fluid when the spray bar is in the dispensing orientation, and a trough outlet in fluid communication with the trough inlet and a fluid supply input. |
| US10086396B2 |
Electro-anti deposit device for removing mineral deposits in drip irrigation systems
An electro-anti deposit device is coupled to an irrigation pipe for removing mineral deposit from drippers of the pipe. The electro-anti deposit device includes an engine configured to move the electro-anti deposit device along the pipe. The electro-anti deposit device also includes a mineral deposit removal module. The mineral deposit removal module includes a water container, a battery, and two electrodes. The water container may be configured to create an ionic environment at a dripper. The dripper may be covered with the mineral deposit. The battery may be configured to generate electric current. The two electrodes may be connected to two poles of the battery with a space separating tips of the two electrodes. |
| US10086395B2 |
Dispenser
The invention relates to a dispenser (1) for dispensing liquid to pasty masses, with a dispenser head (2) that can move under exposure to a spring force for dispensing mass (M), a storage chamber (3) and a pump chamber (4) exhibiting an inlet valve (11) and an outlet valve (12), wherein the dispenser head (2) incorporates a dispenser opening (5) and, in order to seal or release the dispenser opening (5), a closure piston (6) that can be moved in the direction of its longitudinal axis (L), exhibits a distal end allocated to the dispenser opening and a proximal end, and is situated in a mass space (9) of the dispenser head, wherein a section (10) that connects the pump chamber (4) to the mass space (9) further empties into the mass space (9) between the distal and proximal end of the closure piston (6), wherein said connecting section exhibits a central axis (A). In order to favorably design such a dispenser as relates to introducing the dispensing process, it is proposed that the outlet valve (12) of the pump chamber (4) be rigidly coupled with the dispenser head (2), and, when actuated in a first movement segment of the dispenser head that already involves a release of the closure opening (5), a movement into the open position take place, for example the outlet valve (12) enter the pump chamber (4), without otherwise making the pump chamber (4) smaller, at least not significantly. |
| US10086394B2 |
Discharge device with intermediate piece
A discharge device having an actuating handle, a first pump system for conveying a first medium and a second pump system for conveying a second medium. The actuating handle can be moved between an initial position and an end position. The first pump system includes a first pump chamber and a first piston arranged in a displaceable manner in the first pump chamber. The second pump system includes a second pump chamber and a second piston arranged in a displaceable manner in the second pump chamber. The first piston and the second piston can be displaced via the actuating handle in the direction of actuation, and the actuating handle and the first piston are coupled to each other such that the actuating handle and the first piston can be displaced relative to each other in a direction of actuation via a free travel. |
| US10086389B2 |
Range enhanced fire fighting nozzle and method (centershot II)
An enhanced range and landing pattern, straight stream and fog, fire fighting nozzle including solid bore and annular discharge ports wherein the nozzle discharges an inner stream surrounded by an outer stream. |
| US10086388B2 |
Rain-can style showerhead assembly incorporating eddy filter for flow conditioning in fluidic circuits
A fluidic oscillator adapted for use in a showerhead or nozzle assembly includes an eddy filter structure which reduces the adverse effects of fluid supply turbulence on the fluidic oscillator's spraying performance. A nozzle or rain can style showerhead assembly includes a water chamber or manifold which receives water via a central inlet fitting. Water entering the water chamber or manifold flows turbulently into and through the manifold and is expelled under pressure through a plurality of nozzles which are configured as specially adapted fluidic inserts. |
| US10086386B2 |
Coating nozzle and coating device
An object of the present invention is to provide a coating nozzle which has a plurality of discharge holes and which can reduce variations in the discharge of a coating material from the discharge holes. A coating nozzle (10) includes: a plurality of supply holes (40a to 40t) which are formed in a supply surface (35) so as to be aligned on a circle (D) with a first position (45) in the center; a plurality of discharge holes (50a to 50t) which are formed in a discharge surface (20) so as to be aligned on a straight line (L); and a plurality of communication hole paths (60a to 60t) which make the supply holes (40a to 40t) linearly communicate with the discharge holes (50a to 50t), respectively and in which the communication distances thereof are substantially equal to each other. |
| US10086385B2 |
Inlet device for gravity separator
An inlet device (17) for a separator (18) for separating a fluid mixture including gas and liquid. The inlet device (17) includes an inlet nozzle (1) for the fluid mixture, a distribution chamber (2) connected to the inlet nozzle for distributing the fluid mixture to one or more axial cyclones (3) constituting an integral part of the inlet device (17) and being connected to the distribution chamber (2). The axial cyclones (3) are provided with an outlet opening (9) for the gas rich fluid stream, a swirl inducing element (21), one or more openings (24) to allow the liquid-rich stream exiting the openings (24) of the axial cyclones (3) as well as liquid separating from a gas-rich stream exiting the outlet opening (9) to be drained to a level below the inlet device (17). |
| US10086384B2 |
Centrifugal separator and method of controlling intermittent discharge by monitoring flow through the separator
The invention relates to a centrifugal separator having a separation space with a set of separation plates, an inlet configured to feed a fluid product to be separated into the separation space, the inlet and the separation space being connected in a pressure mediating manner, a first and a second outlet extending from the separation space for discharge of a two phases of the product. A discharge control system is configured to trigger the opening of the second outlet upon a trigger condition, wherein the discharge control system comprises a sensor arranged to determine the inlet pressure and/or the inlet flow of fluid product, and the trigger condtion is associated with a decrease in inlet flow in relation to inlet pressure, indicating an increasing flow resistance downstream of the inlet. The invention further relates to a discharge control system and a method of controlling the intermittent discharge of a centrifugal separator. |
| US10086383B2 |
Fixed angle centrifuge rotor having torque transfer members
A fixed angle centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having a circumferential sidewall and a plurality of circumferentially spaced tubular cavities. An annular containment groove is disposed above and circumferentially surrounds the tubular cavities. Each tubular cavity has an open end and a closed end, and is configured to receive a sample container therein. The rotor further includes a pressure plate operatively coupled to the rotor body so that the pressure plate, in combination with the plurality of tubular cavities and the circumferential sidewall of the rotor body, define a hollow chamber within the rotor. The pressure plate includes circumferentially spaced upstanding tabs that are received in respective pockets located between adjacent tubular cavities. The rotor further includes a plurality of elongated torque transfer members supported by the rotor body. Each of the plurality of torque transfer members has a first end located between a respective pair of adjacent tubular cavities, and extends radially inward in a direction toward a rotational axis of the rotor. |
| US10086379B2 |
Rotary mill
A rotary milling system includes a rotatable body having a cylindrical portion and at least one variable diameter portion. The variable diameter portion is tapered toward an opening in a sidewall of the rotatable body a discharge grate. The body can include grinding media for abrading a product when the body is rotated. The product can be milled as a dry product or within a liquid medium. The tapered shape of the body urges milled product toward the opening and the discharge grate. The system can include a discharge housing surrounding the discharge grate and a conveying pipe in fluid communication with the discharge housing, with a valve disposed between the conveying pipe and the discharge to selectively allow milled product to be conveyed through the conveying pipe. |
| US10086378B2 |
Blade plate for crusher and crusher
A blade plate for crushers to be installed on a fixed side or a moving side, includes a base material part and many blade parts arranged on the surface of the base material part. The blade part includes a diamond blade part having an edge formed of a corner between a belt-like part and an inclined part, and a chevron blade part which is configured in a polyhedral shape having an edge formed of a corner between a cross-shaped tip end belt-like part and a foot part and an edge formed of a corner between an inclined belt-like part and a foot part, and which is bound to an intersection place of the diagonal lines of the diamond blade part. Also provided is a crusher which utilizes the blade plate. |
| US10086377B2 |
System for producing gluten-free oats
A method and system for removing foreign grains from oat grains to establish gluten-free oats, i.e., oat grains having gluten levels below 20 ppm and, more preferably, below 10 ppm, relies upon performing various mechanical differentiation operations on a combination of grains, including oats and foreign, or gluten containing, grains. The mechanical differentiation operations can be arranged in series or in a combination of series and parallel operations. The various operations preferably include width grading and multiple length grading steps, as well as an aspirating steps, as well as a potential debearding step. The resulting oats can be used to make a wide range of gluten-free oat food products, including cereal and granola products. |
| US10086376B2 |
Dual input zone force feedback with spring-mounted sliding guide element electrically controlling a micropositioning apparatus
The invention relates to operating apparatus for the control of a movement apparatus, in particular the movement apparatus of a micromanipulator for the manipulation of biological cells, and a method for the control of the movement apparatus. The operating apparatus comprises an electrical control device and an input device with different input zones, by means of which the movement apparatus can be controlled according to different control rules. |
| US10086375B2 |
Two-stage thermal convection apparatus and uses thereof
Disclosed is a multi-stage thermal convection apparatus such as a two-stage thermal convection apparatus and uses thereof. In one embodiment, the two-stage thermal convection apparatus includes a temperature shaping element that assists a thermal convection mediated Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The invention has a wide variety of applications including amplifying nucleic acid without cumbersome and expensive hardware associated with many prior devices. In a typical embodiment, the apparatus can fit in the palm of a user's hand for use as a portable, simple to operate, and low cost PCR amplification device. |
| US10086373B2 |
Cartridge with a rotatable lid
An automatic analyzer cartridge, spinnable around a rotational axis, has a support structure with a front face perpendicular to the rotational axis, a fluidic structure for processing a biological sample into the processed biological sample, a measurement structure with at least one detection zone on the front face, and a rotatable lid covering the front face. The rotatable lid is rotatable about the rotational axis relative to the support structure from a first position relative to the support structure to a second position relative to the support structure. The rotatable lid has a sample inlet opening and a detection zone opening. In the first position, a sample inlet is aligned with the sample inlet opening and the measurement structure is covered by the rotatable lid. In the second position, the sample inlet is covered by the rotatable lid and the measurement structure is aligned with the detection zone opening. |
| US10086369B2 |
Closed circuit sterile device and method of collection, transport and processing in total sterile chain
The present invention concerns a sterile closed loop device for medical-surgical use intended for the collection, the transportation and the processing of prostheses and/or biological samples and the like, having at least one collection compartment provided with an hermetically closable main opening, for the introduction of said prosthesis and/or biological samples and the like to be analyzed, so as to be contained in it, at least one containment chamber, in which a solution is contained for the chemical detachment of bacteria adhering to animate or inanimate surfaces, such as prostheses and the like, and/or bacterial biofilm, said containment chamber being selectively communicating with said collection compartment, so that said solution can be conveyed from said containment chamber to said collection compartment, for the chemical separation of bacteria to said prosthesis and/or biological samples and the like to be analyzed, that can be inserted in said collection compartment, and extraction means of said solution for the chemical detachment of bacteria from said collection compartment. The present invention also concerns a method for collecting, transporting and processing a prosthesis and/or biological samples and the like to be analyzed. |
| US10086368B2 |
Movable measurement cell
A movable measurement cell for measuring at least one constituent of a liquid sample, in particular blood, having a first portion comprising a measurement system having at least one sensitive area at a surface of the first portion: a second portion having at least a part of a reception space for the sample, the second portion is connected to the first portion such that the sample is in contact with the sensitive area when the sample is located within the reception space, and a sample supply system attached to an inlet to allow supply of a liquid sample into the reception space. |
| US10086365B2 |
Strengthened iron catalyst for slurry reactors
A method of strengthening a precipitated unsupported iron catalyst by: preparing a precipitated unsupported iron catalyst containing copper and potassium; adding a solution comprising a structural promoter to the previously prepared catalyst; drying the mixture; and calcining the dried catalyst. A method for preparing an iron catalyst, the method comprising: precipitating a catalyst precursor comprising iron phases selected from hydroxides, oxides, and carbonates; adding a promoter to the catalyst precursor to yield a promoted precursor; drying the promoted precursor to yield dried catalyst; and calcining the dried catalyst, wherein the catalyst further comprises copper and potassium. A method of preparing a strengthened precipitated iron catalyst comprising: co-precipitating iron, copper, magnesium, and aluminum; washing the precipitate; alkalizing the precipitate; and drying the precipitate to yield a dried catalyst precursor. The dried catalyst precursor may be calcined and treated with a gas comprising carbon monoxide. |
| US10086363B2 |
Exhaust gas purification device
The exhaust gas purification device includes: a substrate of wall flow structure having inlet cells, outlet cells and a porous partition wall; and a catalyst layer provided in at least part of internal pores of the partition wall and held on the surface of the internal pores. The relationship between an average filling factor A of the catalyst layer held in pores having a pore diameter of 5 μm to less than 10 μm, an average filling factor B of the catalyst layer held in pores having a pore diameter of 10 μm to less than 20 μm and an average filling factor C of the catalyst layer held in pores having a pore diameter of 20 μm to less than 30 μm, among the internal pores of the partition wall 16 in which the catalyst layer is held, satisfies the following expression: A |
| US10086361B2 |
Super absorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer (SAP) and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides a SAP satisfying the overall properties required to a SAP and especially the superior initial absorbency and absorbing rate under load at the same time, and a preparation method thereof, by treating the surface of the SAP with a surface treatment solution including water and a diol-based or glycol-based surface crosslinking agent. |
| US10086357B2 |
Method for manufacturing activated carbon
An activated carbon manufacturing method may include preparing activated carbon precursors, carbonizing the activated carbon precursors by performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, equalizing the activated carbon precursors which were carbonized, in the carbonizing, by grinding the activated carbon precursors, activating the activated carbon precursors by inserting an oxidizing agent and distilled water into the equalized activated carbon precursors, and performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, and introducing a nitrogen-based functional group into a surface of the activated carbon precursors by mixing the activated carbon precursors, a nitrogen material, and a solvent to perform reaction on the activated carbon precursors. |
| US10086354B2 |
Formation of organic nanostructure array
A nanostructure array is disclosed. The nanostructure array comprises a plurality of elongated organic nanostructures arranged generally perpendicularly to a plane. |
| US10086353B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing dispersion
A method and an apparatus for producing a dispersion, which enable high-speed and highly-efficient production of a dispersion of a reaction product having desired properties, are provided. The present invention relates to such a method and an apparatus for producing a dispersion. In the method and the apparatus, a first substance is dissolved or dispersed in a first liquid, a second substance is dissolved or dispersed in a second liquid or a low dielectric liquid, a phase of the second liquid and a phase of the low dielectric liquid are one on top of the other in such a manner that the two phases are separated from each other, a spray port of a nozzle is disposed in the low dielectric liquid phase, or is disposed at a position apart from the two phases but close to the low dielectric liquid phase in such a manner that the spray port is oriented to a liquid surface of the low dielectric liquid phase, and an electrode is disposed in the second liquid phase. In these states, droplets of the first liquid in which the first substance is dissolved or dispersed, are charged by generating a potential difference between the nozzle and the electrode, and are electrostatically sprayed from the spray port of the nozzle. In the method and the apparatus, the first liquid which was electrostatically sprayed, passes through the phase of the low dielectric liquid and reaches the phase of the second liquid so that the reaction product is dispersed in the second liquid phase or in the low dielectric liquid phase. |
| US10086352B2 |
Conversion of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to nitric oxide (NO)
A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal. |
| US10086346B2 |
Plant for waste disposal and associated method
A plant for the disposal of wastes includes a supercritical water oxidation reactor, a supercritical water gasification reactor, and a feeding system configured for feeding at least two organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and configured for feeding at least one aqueous flow within said plant. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least one aqueous current with a series flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor. The feeding system is configured for feeding the at least two organic currents of wastes with a parallel flow through the supercritical water oxidation reactor and supercritical water gasification reactor and so as to selectively feed each of the organic currents of wastes to the supercritical water oxidation reactor or to the supercritical water gasification reactor. |
| US10086345B2 |
Mixing and dispensing curable multi-component materials
Methods, apparatus, devices and systems for mixing and dispensing multi-component materials. The mixing and dispensing may be performed using a mobile, enclosed dispenser that can be used to supply a mixed multi-component material at the point of use. In some embodiments, the components to be mixed into the multi-component material may be supplied in cartridges. |
| US10086341B2 |
Method and apparatus for changing spacers
A device for mixing at least two fluid to pasty substances has a housing (2) with at least two openings (5, 6) for feeding the substances and with a discharge opening (8), a mixing element (3) which can rotate in the housing (2), which mixing element (3) can be displaced in the direction (17) of its axis (7) in relation to the housing (2) in order to adjust the size of a gap (18) between a conically tapering part (14) of the mixing element (3) and a likewise tapering region (15) of the housing (2) in order to adjust the shear rate in the region of the gap (18). The mixing element (3) has a region (9) in which annular ribs (11) are provided which project from the mixing element (3) and which engage between adjacent annular ribs (12) which project from the inner surface (10) of the housing (2). |
| US10086340B2 |
Air treatment appliance
An air treatment system is provided which includes an appliance and a replaceable cartridge installable therein. The replaceable cartridge contains a liquid compound to be aerosolized and has a cartridge outlet through which the aerosolized compound is discharged during operation. A pump is provided to supply air to the replaceable cartridge to generate the aerosolized compound from the liquid compound contained in the replaceable cartridge, and a controller is provided for controlling the pump to supply the air to the replaceable cartridge to generate and discharge the aerosolized compound from the appliance. The appliance may further include a lift mechanism to assist in receiving the cartridge and moving the cartridge from a loading position to an operational position. The appliance may also communicate with a smartphone or other external device to provide additional functionality. |
| US10086339B2 |
Polymers and membranes for separation of polar organic compounds from aqueous mixtures and methods of using
A polymer having a contact angle with water that is greater than or equal to 90° and a contact angle with 1,3-propane diol that is less than 90°. A pervaporation membrane comprising the polymer and a process for purifying a fermentation broth using a pervaporation membrane comprising the polymer is also described. |
| US10086338B2 |
Antifouling and antimicrobial coatings for thin film composite membranes
A coated, thin-film composite membrane includes a porous support and a polyamide barrier layer in contact with the porous support. A fouling-resistant and antimicrobial layer of star polymers is in contact with the polyamide barrier layer. The star polymers included hydrophilic arms of about 40 mol % to about 80 mol % of neutral hydrophilic moieties, and about 60 mol % to about 20 mol % of antimicrobial functional groups. |
| US10086337B2 |
Composite carbon molecular sieve membranes having anti-substructure collapse particles loaded in a core thereof
A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane is made by pyrolyzing, to a peak pyrolysis temperature TP, a hollow fiber membrane having a polymeric sheath surrounding a polymeric core, anti-substructure collapse particles present in pores formed in the polymeric core help prevent collapse of pores formed in the hollow fiber membrane before pyrolysis. The anti-substructure collapse particles are made of a material or materials that either: i) have a glass transition temperature TG higher than TP, ii) have a melting point higher than TP, or ii) are completely thermally decomposed during said pyrolysis step at a temperature less than TP. The anti-substructure collapse particles are not soluble in a solvent used for dissolution of the polymeric material of the core. |
| US10086334B2 |
Bandgap engineering of carbon quantum dots
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to scalable methods of producing carbon quantum dots with desired bandgaps by the following steps: exposing a carbon source to an oxidant at a reaction temperature, where the exposing results in the formation of the carbon quantum dots; and selecting a desired size of the formed carbon quantum dots. In some embodiments, the selecting occurs by at least one of separating the desired size of the formed carbon quantum dots from other formed carbon quantum dots; selecting the reaction temperature that produces the desired size of the formed carbon quantum dots; and combinations of such steps. The desired size of carbon quantum dots can include a size range. The methods of the present disclosure can also include a step of purifying the formed carbon quantum dots prior to selecting a desired size. |
| US10086332B2 |
Exhaust flow device
Methods and systems are provided for a mixer. In one example, a system may include a mixer with three separate portions, each portion comprising a plurality of misaligned perforations. |
| US10086330B2 |
Combustion gas removal from flue gas using coal derived mineral matter
Coal-derived mineral matter is used to capture or remove combustion gas emissions from flue gas or exhaust gas. The coal-derived mineral matter may be obtained by separating it from coal particles, such as by use of a flotation separation process. Coal-derived mineral matter may also be present in fine coal refuse. In the method of removing combustion gas emissions from flue gas, an aqueous suspension of coal-derived mineral matter particles is contacted with the combustion gas emissions for sufficient time to cause the combustion gas emissions to react with the aqueous suspension and form an enhanced aqueous suspension. The combustion gas emissions may comprise NOx, SOx, CO, or mixtures thereof. An aqueous suspension of coal-derived mineral matter particles containing enhanced amounts of soluble and insoluble sulfate, sulfite, nitrate, nitrite, or carbonate reaction compounds formed by reaction of the aqueous suspension of the coal-derived mineral matter particles with combustion gas emissions. |
| US10086325B2 |
Membrane separation device
The present application relates to a membrane separation device. According to the separation device of the present application, components to be separated using a separation membrane having a small area size can be separated with high selectivity and consequently processing efficiency and economical efficiency can be superbly improved; and according to a method for producing an expanded polystyrene which includes the membrane separation device, components to be separated using a separation membrane having a small area size, in particular, a volatile organic compound (VOC), can be separated with high selectivity and consequently processing efficiency and economical efficiency can be superbly improved, and also, by separating and recovering VOC, an effect in preventing environmental pollution caused by global warming is exhibited. |
| US10086320B2 |
Screen blockage measurement and flow performance optimization system
An apparatus and method are provided that enable the control of a screening operation based on a calculated screen blockage percentage and the velocity throughput of the screen. The apparatus includes an upstream level detector, a downstream level detector and flume or weir placed downstream of the screen. The apparatus may further include a blockage determination unit which determines the percent screen blockage based on the flow level upstream of the screen and the flow level downstream of the screen. |
| US10086317B2 |
Island etched filter passages
A method comprises forming etching islands on a substrate and exposing the substrate with etching islands to a solution that reacts with the etching islands to form a filter passage of interconnected pores in the substrate. The filter passage has an inlet into the substrate and an outlet from the substrate. |
| US10086312B2 |
Dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine
A dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti. The dispensing apparatus includes a housing that has a base and a hood and defines a chamber. A barrier divides the chamber into a fan compartment and a storage compartment. A fan assembly is disposed in the fan compartment and includes a shroud and an exhaust conduit that extends from the shroud out of the hood of the housing. The fan assembly further includes an impeller that is disposed in the shroud to blow confetti through the exhaust conduit and to draw confetti into the shroud from the storage compartment. The apparatus further includes a conduit for conveying confetti toward the shroud. The conduit is disposed in the fan compartment and extends between the barrier and the shroud for allowing the confetti in the storage compartment to be uniformly transmitted into the shroud prior to being blown out of the exhaust conduit. |
| US10086308B2 |
Method of contactless charging of aquatic toy, toy and tank therefor
A combination aquatic toy and a reservoir wherein the reservoir comprises a container to contain a body of water and a contactless electrical power transfer transmitter, the toy is a submersible or is submersible and comprises a body carrying a battery and a battery powered propeller (fin or screw propeller or foil or impeller or other) to drive the toy through the body of water and contactless power transfer receiver to receive power, when in sufficient proximity to the transmitter, from the transmitter. |
| US10086307B2 |
Fishing toy
The present invention provides a fishing toy comprising a bait head resembling a fishing lure attached to a sponge resembling an aquatic animal. The sponge is initially compressed and rolled such that it fits inside a dissolving gel capsule or paper pouch encapsulation. During play, the entire bait unit is submerged into water. Once exposed to water, the capsule dissolves, releasing the captive animal-shaped sponge. The increase of weight and drag on the line simulates a live fishing experience. |
| US10086293B2 |
Systems and methods that enable customizable teams for multi-player online games
The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable customizable teams for online active games. In an embodiment, the system includes an online game session server system communicatively coupled to a network for access by a plurality of users to establish a plurality of real-time interactive games sessions, wherein each game session includes at least one team and wherein the at least one team may be established in accordance with a preferred composition defined by a user. |
| US10086290B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus and information processing system control method, capable of providing, regardless of execution/non-execution of an application, data usable by the application to other information processing apparatus
A CPU executes a communication partner search process for searching for a communication partner (another game machine). The CPU confirms received data content. If identification information included in the received data matches, application identification information saved in a wireless communication module is compared with application identification information included in the received data. When the pieces of application identification information match, a notice that another game machine having exchange data corresponding to the matched application identification information is found is given to a main body. Then, giving/receiving of exchange data is executed to/from another game machine. |
| US10086289B2 |
Remastering by emulation
Each asset such as a texture called for by legacy software such as a legacy computer game software has a unique identifier associated with it. The unique identifier can be rendered by imposing a hash on the asset, and then the asset stored with its identifier in a data structure. An artist remasters the textures for presentation on a higher resolution display than envisioned in the original software, and stores them back in the data structure with their identifiers. The original software is then played on the higher resolution display, with asset (such as texture) calls being intercepted, identified, and the data structure entered to retrieve the remastered asset having a matching identifier. The remastered asset is then inserted on the fly into the game presentation. |
| US10086286B2 |
Systems and methods for capturing participant likeness for a video game character
Systems and methods for capturing participant likeness for a video game character are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving, at a pose generation system, multiple videos of one or more live events, the multiple videos recorded from a plurality of camera angles. A target participant may be identified, at the pose generation system, in the multiple videos. A set of poses may be generated, at the pose generation system, of the target participant from the multiple videos, the set of poses associated with a movement type or game stimulus. The set of poses may be received, at a model processing system, from the pose generation system. The method may further comprise generating, at the model processing system, a graphic dataset based on the set of poses, and storing, at the model processing system, the graphic dataset to assist in rendering gameplay of a video game. |
| US10086284B2 |
Modifying gameplay parameters
A computer implemented method for modifying a limit value determining the number of moves available to a player in a level of a computer implemented game and maintaining this setting for subsequent play of the level. The method comprises using a counter to change a move count in response to a user input defining a move in the game, wherein no additional moves can be made if the number of moves made reaches a first limit value; responsive to further user input, providing a first set of further moves; and storing information associated with said first set of further moves such that when said game is played again, a number of possible moves comprises the first limit value of moves and said first set of further moves. |
| US10086281B2 |
Method for providing a game, recording medium and server
A method for providing a game in which a plurality of missions is presented to a user device each time a certain period has elapsed from a server having a storage unit for storing user information relating to a plurality of users, includes the steps of generating a plurality of different missions for each of the plurality of users based on the user information stored in the storage unit, presenting a list of the generated missions for each of the users on the user device, and presenting an operational element for updating a mission included in the presented list to another mission regardless of the elapse of the period in accordance with the progress of presented missions. |
| US10086276B2 |
Systems and methods for procedural game content generation via interactive non-player game entities
Systems and methods for providing content in a virtual space are presented herein. The content may be generated in the virtual space by a non-player game entity. The non-player game entity may be associated with generating a particular type of content in the virtual space. The users may deploy the non-player game entities in the virtual space in order to generate the corresponding non-player game entity-generated content in the virtual space. The non-player game entity-generated content may be implemented through procedural placement of elements of the content within the virtual space. The non-player game entity-generated content comprise one or more of static content, moving content, interactive content (e.g., a game), and/or other types of content. |
| US10086275B2 |
Systems and methods for mass user multi input control of a common display
Systems and methods which provide for quick to setup and play multi-player activities or games which can be used with a group of people to provide for an interactive experience. The games require no advance software download and the systems and methods are designed to handle a large number of players going through the steps of signing in and playing in a very short window of time. As such, they are very useful to provide for interactive experiences in breaks of activity at a large venue such as a sports arena or concert hall. |
| US10086272B2 |
Customizable rumble effect in gaming accessory
A device for online gaming includes a memory that stores instructions. A processor coupled to the memory, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations including receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, receiving a selection of a game, and receiving inputs corresponding to selections of parameters for generating a vibration effect at the gaming accessory. The parameters include a control component of the gaming accessory, a game event associated with the control component, a vibration frequency of the vibration effect associated with the game event, a vibration intensity and duration, and a delay time associated with the event. The processor stores the selected parameters and presents the vibration effect during the game in accordance with occurrence of the game event and in accordance with the selected parameters; the vibration effect is presented after the occurrence of the game event in accordance with the delay time. |
| US10086270B2 |
Computer-readable recording medium that stores game program, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and information processing apparatus
A game program causes a mobile terminal or a server to execute displaying a slide puzzle so that a partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface, and retrieving, when a purpose of a game is achieved, a character or an item that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined character or item in the different game, as a reward that is given to a user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image. |
| US10086267B2 |
Physical gesture input configuration for interactive software and video games
Technologies are described for configuring user input using physical gestures. For example, a user can be prompted to perform a physical gesture to assign to a software application command (e.g., an action within a video game or a command in another type of application). In response, a physical gesture can be received from the user via a physical gesture input device. The received physical gesture can then be associated with the software application command so that when the user performs the physical gesture the software application command can be initiated. |
| US10086263B1 |
System and method for facilitating collaboration between multiple players to achieve a goal in a game
The disclosure relates to facilitating collaboration between multiple players in an online game to achieve a goal in the game. Achievement of the goal may result in provision of an award related to the goal to one or more of the multiple players and/or to one or more affiliations associated with the multiple player. The goal may comprise a predetermined set of tasks required to be completed by more than one player, or may just comprise a predetermined set of tasks that may be completed by one or more players. Responsive to achieving the goal, the award may be provided to one or more recipients. The recipients may comprise, for example, players that initiated the completion of the goal, one or more players who provided the most input to the goal, one or more affiliations associated with respective one or more players involved in achieving the goal, and/or other entities. |
| US10086259B2 |
Apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method for sorting and recovering cards
An unused card sorting and recovering apparatus includes a card input device, a card sensing device, a card sorting device, and a card disposing device. The apparatus further includes a plurality of pockets, each of the plurality of pockets configured to hold one or more cards. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to, for each of a plurality of cards, determine an identity of the card, determine whether at least one pocket of the plurality of pockets is missing the card from a complete deck based on the identity of the card, instruct the card sorting device to distribute the card to a pocket of the at least one pocket of the plurality of pockets that is missing the card, or instruct the card sorting device to distribute the card to a holding device. The apparatus further comprises a resetting device configured to reset specific pockets. |
| US10086258B2 |
Systems and methods for allowing players to play poker games using game tiles including multiple playing card symbols
A deck of playing cards for use in playing a game is described herein. The deck of playing cards includes a plurality of playing cards including a plurality of card symbols. The plurality of card symbols are selected from a set of card symbols. Each playing card includes a set of card symbols including at least three card symbols. Each card symbol has an associated rank and suit and each of the card symbols being different. |
| US10086250B2 |
Tennis training device
Embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise systems and devices for improving a player's tennis swing timing. In some embodiment, the systems and devices can comprise a first band having a first sleeve affixed thereto and a second band having a second sleeve affixed thereto. An inner tubing can extend substantially between the first end of the first sleeve and the first end of the second sleeve. Additionally, the first sleeve can house a first magnetic component and the second sleeve can oppose the first sleeve and house a second magnetic component. The first and second magnetic components can be configured to transition the first and second sleeves from an unconnected state, in which at least a portion of the inner tubing is disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve, to a connected state. |
| US10086246B2 |
Golf club fabricated from bulk metallic glasses with high toughness and high stiffness
Golf clubs formed from bulk-solidifying amorphous metals (i.e., metallic glasses) having high elastic modulus and fracture toughness, and to methods of forming the same are provided. Among other components, the golf club materials disclosed enable fabrication of flexural membranes or shells used in golf club heads (drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters) exhibiting enhanced flexural or bending compliance together with the ability to deform plastically and avoid brittle fracture or catastrophic failure when overloaded under bending loads. Further, the high strength of the material and its density, comparable to that of steel, enables the redistribution of mass in the golf club while maintaining a desired overall target mass. |
| US10086242B2 |
Golf club with progressive tapered face thickness
Embodiments of a golf club set with progressive tapered face thickness coordinated with club loft are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10086238B1 |
Multi-component golf club head having a hollow body face
The invention provides a golf club head constructed from multiple components formed of different materials. In particular, a club head of the present disclosure includes a club head body, such as a cast or forged body portion, made from a first metal, and at least one removable component configured to be releasably attached to the club head body, the removable component being made from a second metal that is different than the first metal. The golf club head includes a semi-hollow, or completely hollow-bodied, ball-striking face cartridge made from at least titanium. In some embodiments, the hollow face cartridge may be integrally formed with the club head body. In other embodiments, the hollow face cartridge may be formed separately from the club head body and may be removed from and re-attached to the club head body. |
| US10086236B2 |
Golf ball resin composition and golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition having high resilience and flexibility. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition, comprising (A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer, (a-2) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer, (a-3) a ternary copolymer, and (a-4) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer, (B) a saturated fatty acid, (C) an unsaturated fatty acid, and (D) an unsaturated aliphatic polycarboxylic acid; comprising (B) the saturated fatty acid, (C) the unsaturated fatty acid and (D) the unsaturated aliphatic polycarboxylic acid in a total amount ranging from 80 parts by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component; and having a neutralization degree of more than 80 mole %. |
| US10086229B2 |
Leg curl exercise machine including a moving support for performing prone leg curl exercises
An exercise machine for performing prone leg curl exercises, including a moving support platform or frame that allows a user to perform prone leg curl exercises without excessively arching his or her lower back. |
| US10086223B2 |
Fixed systems and methods for extinguishing industrial tank fires, with and without fixed roof, including aerated foam projecting nozzles and center directed nozzles
Fixed systems and method for extinguishing large scale industrial tank fires, with and without fixed roofs, and featuring aerated foam projecting nozzles and including fixed center directed nozzles. |
| US10086216B2 |
Medical device
A medical device includes a treatment module configured to apply a treatment to a patient. The medical device includes an interface configured to operatively connect to a removable storage device storing authorization data that identifies a level of treatment authorization. The medical device includes a processing device configured to perform operations in response to receiving user input indicating a treatment should be initiated. The operations include determining whether the removable storage device is valid for use with the medical device. If the removable storage device is determined to be valid, the authorization data is accessed. The processing device determines whether the treatment is authorized based on the accessed authorization data. If the treatment is determined to be authorized, the treatment module is controlled to apply the treatment. If the treatment is determined to not be authorized, the treatment module is controlled such that the treatment is not applied. |
| US10086211B2 |
Phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface
A phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface for treating biological tissue of an animal or human target. The user interface comprises intuitive graphic menus which allow the clinicians or practitioners to define the properties of the biological tissue through easily observable physical characteristics such as weight, skin color, and hair color of the patient. The central control unit of the phototherapy apparatus then automatically optimizes the parameters of the light source according to the properties of the biological tissue and generates an appropriate treatment protocol to produce the optimum phototherapy result. |
| US10086209B2 |
Selective post-shock transthoracic pacing
A medical device can include a housing, an energy storage module within the housing to store an electrical charge, and a defibrillation port to guide via electrodes the stored electrical charge to a person in need of medical assistance. The medical device can also include a processor to perform a patient signal analysis on an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal corresponding to the person and further determine, based on a result of the patient signal analysis, whether post-shock transcutaneous pacing should be performed on the person. |
| US10086207B2 |
Method and apparatus for comparing neurostimulation patterns
An example of a system for comparing neurostimulation waveforms can include a user interface configured to receive user input that at least partially defines a first neurostimulation waveform with at least one of differing pulses and differing pulse intervals, where the user input including at least one received parameter of the first neurostimulation waveform. The system can include a storage device configured to store at least one parameter of at least one second neurostimulation waveform, a comparator configured to compare the at least one received parameter of the first neurostimulation waveform to a corresponding at least one parameter of at least one second neurostimulation waveform stored in a memory, the user interface configured to generate and display to the user an indication of a similarity between the compared parameters. |
| US10086204B2 |
Non-regular electrical stimulation patterns for treating neurological disorders
Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue generate stimulation trains with temporal patterns of stimulation, in which the interval between electrical pulses (the inter-pulse intervals) changes or varies over time. Compared to conventional continuous, high rate pulse trains having regular (i.e., constant) inter-pulse intervals, the non-regular (i.e., not constant) pulse patterns or trains that embody features of the invention provide a lower average frequency. |
| US10086202B2 |
Patient control of therapy suspension
An example of a method performed by an implantable medical device (IMD) to deliver a therapy to a patient may include delivering the therapy to the patient, detecting a trigger that is controlled by the patient or a caregiver to the patient, and determining if at least one feature of the IMD for responding to a trigger is enabled. The IMD may be configured to allow the patient or the caregiver to the patient to enable the at least one feature. The method may further include, when the at least one feature is enabled, automatically implementing the at least one enabled feature in response to the detected trigger, including automatically suspending the therapy in response to the detected trigger and automatically restoring the therapy after a defined period after the detected trigger. |
| US10086201B2 |
Electronic stimulation device, method of treatment and electronic stimulation system
An electronic stimulation device is adapted for electrically stimulating a target zone of an organism with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia. The electronic stimulation device comprises at least one electronic stimulation unit. The electronic stimulation unit includes at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode. The electronic stimulation unit receives a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field. The range of the electric field covers the target zone, and the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m. The frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz. |
| US10086198B1 |
Electrostimulation principle, method and device for impedance change theoretically enhancing calcium-calmodulin binding
A bioelectric signal generation and application method generates a signal that comprises a succession of pulses arranged either in continuous trains or in separated bursts; in which each pulse within a train or burst comprises at least three distinct intervals of time; in which the first said interval of time has one definite polarity and sufficient current density and duration to cause motion of calcium ions (Ca++) in relation to less strongly charged components of a body, cell or tissue, such as proteins and especially the protein calmodulin (CaM); in which the second said interval of time has substantially zero current density and is of sufficient duration to allow any proteins or other molecules which became distorted by electric fields present during said first interval, and especially CaM, to relax back into their normal, undistorted shapes, said first and second intervals of time thus comprising a “two-step electric process.” |
| US10086194B2 |
Termination of a shield within an implantable medical lead
A shield located within an implantable medical lead may be terminated in various ways. The shield may be terminated by butt, scarf, lap, or other joints between insulation layers surrounding the lead and an insulation extension. For lap joints, a portion of an outer insulation layer may be removed and a replacement outer insulation layer is positioned in place of the removed outer insulation layer, where the replacement layer extends beyond an inner insulation layer and the shield. The replacement layer may also lap onto a portion of the insulation extension. Barbs may be located between the replacement layer and the inner insulation layer or the insulation extension. The shield wires have ends at the termination point that may be folded over individually or may be capped with a ring located within one of the insulation layers of the jacket. |
| US10086192B2 |
Neural interface insertion and retraction tools
Devices and methods for manipulating devices such as micro-scale devices are provided. The devices can include a tether of various materials surrounded by a stiff body. The tether interfaces with microscale devices to draw them against the stiff body, holding the microscale devices in a locked position for insertion into or extraction out of tissue. The tensional hook and stiff body are configurable in a multitude of positions and geometries to provide increased engagement. Such configurations allow for a range of implantation and extraction surgical procedures for the device within research and clinical settings. |
| US10086191B2 |
Medical leads having a distal body and an openly coiled filar
Medical leads have one or more openly coiled filars and a distal body coupled to the openly coiled filars. The openly coiled filars provide a lead with compliance and elasticity while the distal body provides the firmness needed for placement and support of the electrodes. The openly coiled filars may transition to a linear distal portion that extends to the distal body, and the distal body may have proximal tines that fold proximally to become adjacent to the linear distal portion of the filars. The openly coiled filars may instead extend to the distal body and the proximal tines may be laterally arced to then fold against the lateral surface of the coiled filars. The tines may fold distally during explantation to allow the distal body to release and exit the body. |
| US10086189B2 |
Medical electrical lead
A medical device lead. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polyether ketone (PEEK) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PEEK cover are coiled. The coiled conductive element can substantially retain its original coiled shape. |
| US10086185B2 |
Access port
An access port includes a molded housing portion forming a reservoir for receiving fluid. The housing portion includes a shielding plate arranged on an inner base of the housing portion; an open end in which a septum is arranged; an exit passage; and a wall, the shielding plate including a circular portion having a periphery. The lower side and the periphery of the shielding plate are embedded into the housing portion. Furthermore, a shielding plate is insert molded into the housing portion. |
| US10086184B2 |
Method of manufacturing percutaneous ports with wire coils
The various implementations described herein include methods used to manufacture a percutaneous port for promoting tissue in-growth around the percutaneous port. In one aspect, the method includes providing a tubular structure having an outer surface and providing a coil having an outer surface and comprised of a plurality of loops. The method further includes joining at least a portion of the outer surface of the coil to the outer surface of the tubular structure. |
| US10086178B2 |
Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent
An angioplasty balloon including a non-deployable stent to prevent or reduce the potential for slippage of the inflated balloon with respect to the vessel wall being treated. The balloon includes a non-deployable stent that is adapted to be secured to the balloon or angioplasty balloon catheter. The stent has a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one extension section, at least one set of serpentine rings and at least one set of elongation links that allow expansion of the strut to accommodate the inflation of the balloon. The stent is made of a material so that the stent collapses upon deflation of the balloon. |
| US10086177B2 |
Balloon catheter with elastomeric sheath and methods
Balloon catheters that include a balloon and an elastomeric sheath, each having a surface with a therapeutic agent disposed thereon, along with methods of making and methods of using the disclosed balloon catheters. |
| US10086174B2 |
Medical balloon with radiopaque end portion for precisely identifying a working surface location
A balloon catheter comprises an elongated, tubular shaft extending in a longitudinal direction, said shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. An inflatable balloon is supported along the distal end of the shaft, the balloon when inflated including a generally cylindrical barrel section forming a working surface, and generally conical end sections that do not form a part of the working surface. The balloon further includes at least one radiopaque identifier for indicating the relative position of the working surface, said identifier being provided on at least one of the conical end sections of the balloon so as to define the extent of the working surface. Related aspects are also disclosed. |
| US10086166B1 |
Demand gas flow valve apparatus
A gas flow valve assembly. The assembly includes a cylindrical housing and a resiliently-biased valve supported substantially centrally within the housing. In the default or “off” condition, the resilient bias causes the valve to be seated on a valve seat shutting off axial flow of gas through the valve housing. When the patient breathes, negative pressure is applied to one side of the valve effective to sufficiently overcome the resilient bias imposed on the valve to move the valve off the valve seat axially (or otherwise open in another direction) within the housing, thereby allowing flow of gas through both the valve seat and the valve housing, and into the breathing circuit connected thereto. When the patient's breathing pauses and begins to exhale, the valve bias returns the valve to its default or off condition shutting off flow of gas through the valve. |
| US10086162B2 |
Patient nasal interface for use with a nasal airway pressure system
A patient nasal interface is provided that includes a female portion and a first registration feature. The female portion receives a male portion of a generator head. The female portion wraps around and over the male portion when the male portion is inserted into the female portion of the patient nasal interface. The first registration feature is configured for mating with a second registration feature associated with the male portion of the generator head and wherein the mating of the first registration feature with the second registration feature provides a feedback to an operator upon proper insertion of the male portion into the female portion. |
| US10086161B1 |
Respiratory apparatus and method for treating sleep apnea
The Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) device disclosed herein fits at or around the a person's nose, and incorporates at least one bi-resistance air flow cartridge which allows air to enter the nose freely upon inspiration, while it produces a prescribed back pressure against the discharging air from the nose upon expiration. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of detachable bi-resistance air flow cartridges is attached to the underside of a frame, in alignment with two flexible nasal pillows that connect the device to a person's nostrils. |
| US10086158B2 |
Wire heated tube with temperature control system, tube type detection, and active over temperature protection for humidifier for respiratory apparatus
A PAP system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a supply of breathable gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier including a heating plate to vaporize water and deliver water vapor to humidify the supply of breathable gas; a heated tube configured to heat and deliver the humidified supply of breathable gas to the patient; a power supply configured to supply power to the heating plate and the heated tube; and a controller configured to control the power supply to prevent overheating of the heating plate and the heated tube. |
| US10086156B2 |
Dose counter for inhaler and method for counting doses
A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler includes an incremental counting system for counting doses. The incremental counting system has a main body, an actuator arranged to be driven in response to canister motion and to drive an incremental output member in response to canister motion. The actuator and incremental output member are configured to have predetermined canister fire and count configurations in a canister fire sequence. The canister fire configuration is determined by a position of the actuator relative to a datum at which the canister fires medicament and the count configuration is determined by a position of the actuator relative to the datum at which the incremental count system makes an incremental count. The actuator is arranged to reach a position in the count configuration at or after a position in the canister fire configuration. |
| US10086150B2 |
Needle and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a needle tapered along the longitudinal direction by electroforming comprises: a step of immersing a core material (122) having an outer peripheral surface that is tapered along the longitudinal direction in an electrolyte and forming a first electroformed body (126) on an outer peripheral surface (124) of the core material (122); a step of immersing the first electroformed body (126) in an electrolyte to which particles having a prescribed particle size are added and forming a second electroformed body (134) having multiple protrusions (30) on an outer peripheral surface (128) of the first electroformed body (126); a step of cutting the first electroformed body (126) and second electroformed body (134) into a prescribed length and forming a needle (10) having a sharp needle tip (16); and a step of pulling out the core material (122) from the cut first electroformed body (126). |
| US10086149B2 |
Safety device for a pre-filled injection syringe
A safety device for an injection syringe includes a syringe support, a protective sheath for protecting an injection needle carried by the syringe, the sheath being mounted to slide relative to the syringe support between an injection position in which the needle is uncovered, and a protection position in which the needle is covered, the sheath having a grip surface enabling the device to be gripped by a user and referred to as an initial grip surface, and a return spring for urging the sheath into the protection position. The sheath also includes an extender member for extending the initial grip surface and fitted on the sheath in such a manner as to present a larger grip surface, referred to as an enlarged grip surface. |
| US10086148B2 |
Assembly for syringe, prefilled syringe, seal cap for barrel and package for assembly for syringe
An assembly of the present invention for a syringe is composed of a barrel, made of cyclic polyolefin, which has a barrel body having a distal end part and a piercing needle which has a piercing needle tip at its distal end and is fixed to a piercing needle fixing portion of the barrel and a seal cap mounted on the barrel. The seal cap is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing as its main component a mixture of a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer and a softener, for hydrocarbon-based rubber, which has a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 5,000 mm2s−1 at 100 degrees C. and a naphthenic carbon ratio (% CN) of not more than 20% when said naphthenic carbon ratio is measured by ring analysis. |
| US10086145B2 |
Rotation resistant friction adapter for plunger driver of drug delivery device
A method and system are disclosed for driving a plunger in a drug reservoir. In some embodiments, a variable friction element interconnects between a pushing shaft and a wall of the reservoir. For example, rotation of a driving element in a first direction relative to the pushing shaft may advance the pushing shaft in the reservoir. The friction element may have increased friction resistance to rotation of the pushing shaft in the first direction in comparison to frictional resistance to advancing the pushing shaft. For example, the increased friction may result from wedging a radial element between the pushing shaft and the wall of the reservoir. |
| US10086143B2 |
Perimeter fill syringe
A perimeter fill syringe is disclosed, wherein the syringe includes a solid core, allowing fluid to fill an area around the perimeter of the syringe barrel, enabling a wider diameter for the barrel thus increasing the visibility of the markings and ease of handling by a user. |
| US10086141B2 |
Electronic module and drug delivery device
The invention relates to an electronic module for recording information of a drug delivery device, the electronic module comprising at least one connector, wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of the drug delivery device and wherein at least one connector is adapted to be connected to a port of a computer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery device, comprising a port for connecting to the connector of the electronic module. |
| US10086135B2 |
Deformable valve mechanism for controlling fluid delivery
A valve for controlling delivery of fluid includes a valve seat comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a conical well having an opening, a beveled surface and a bottom, and a valve membrane comprising a conical portion having a base and a tip. The conical portion is configured to fit within the conical well of the valve seat. The valve membrane is configured to fluidly connect the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet when the valve membrane is in an undeformed position and fluidly disconnect the fluid inlet from the fluid outlet when the valve membrane is in a radially deformed position. |
| US10086133B2 |
Systems for set connector assembly with lock
A set connector assembly for a fluid infusion device is provided. The set connector assembly includes a connector having a body. The body defines a graspable portion and a coupling portion, and the coupling portion is to be received within a portion of the fluid infusion device. The graspable portion has at least one locking tab to lock the connector to the fluid infusion device, and the graspable portion is movable relative to the body to move the connector between a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position relative to the fluid infusion device. |
| US10086128B2 |
Fluid concentrator, autologous concentrated body fluids, and uses thereof
The present invention provides devices and methods for concentrating a fluid and for treating a patient with the concentrated fluid. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing (12) defining a separation chamber (14), a filter housing (48) containing a filter (46) comprising a filter element, a piping (44) for moving concentrated fluid from the separation chamber to the filter, and ports (32) for pressurizing the concentrated fluid past the filter element of the filter. The present invention also provides a variety of uses of concentrated body fluids, including autologous concentrated body fluid. The concentrated fluids can be used for example in surgical applications, including graft applications such as allograft, xenograft and autograft applications. |
| US10086127B2 |
Detecting device for a medium inside a tube portion
A detecting device for a medium inside a tube portion comprises at least one light source being arranged at a first position relative to the tube portion adapted to be transilluminated with light and being configured to irradiate light onto the tube portion, a detector unit being arranged at a second position relative to the tube portion and being configured to receive light from the at least one light source passed through the tube portion and to analyze a medium inside the tube portion in a spatially resolving manner, and a homogenizing device being arranged at a position between the at least one light source and the tube portion and being configured, for detecting and quantifying differences in brightness due to local differences of the medium inside the tube portion, to create a homogenous and/or isotropic distribution of the light from the at least one light source before the light enters into the tube portion. |
| US10086124B2 |
Dialysis machine support assemblies and related systems and methods
In some aspects, a dialysis machine support assembly includes a platform configured to support a dialysis machine and a drive assembly configured to move the platform vertically. |
| US10086117B2 |
Wound connection pad with RFID and integrated strain gauge pressure sensor
Systems, methods, and dressings are presented that involve using a RFID device in a dressing to provide pressure data or other data to a remote base unit. The dressing is an interactive dressing. The reduced pressure in the dressing may be monitored and used to control delivery of reduced pressure. In one instance, the pressure data at each dressing allows a plurality of tissue sites to be monitored and used with as single remote base unit. In another instance, devices and methods for assuring a proper pairing of reduced-pressure dressings and remote base units are also presented. Other systems, methods, and dressings are presented. |
| US10086116B2 |
Adjunct material to provide controlled drug release
Adjunct material retained by a staple cartridge assembly is provided. The adjunct material provides elution of medicants therefrom such that release of one medicant regulates release of another medicant. A first medicant is released as a bolus dose substantially immediately upon delivery of the adjunct material to tissue. The second medicant is associated with the staple cartridge assembly in a manner such that release of the second medicant to tissue is regulated by the release of the first medicant. |
| US10086113B2 |
Porous matrix
A porous matrix suitable for use as a tissue scaffold is described. The matrix may be shaped before insertion into or at the target tissue site, or injected via a minimally invasive method. The matrix may be pre-seeded with cells of the target tissue or may be used to support growth of the local endogenous tissue. The matrix may contain growth factors or other pharmacologically acceptable moieties such as antibiotics. |
| US10086108B2 |
Hydrogels and use thereof in anastomosis procedures
This disclosure provides novel hydrogels that can undergo multiple gel-sol transitions and methods of making and using such hydrogels, particularly in anastomosis procedures. The peptide hydrogels comprising a fibrillar network of peptides that are in an amphiphilic β-hairpin conformation. The peptides comprise photo-caged glutamate residues with a neutral photocage that can be photolytically selectively uncaged to disrupt the fibrillar network and trigger an irreversible gel-sol phase transition of the hydrogel. Isolated peptides for making the disclosed hydrogels are provided, as are methods of using the peptide hydrogels in anastomosis procedures. |
| US10086107B2 |
Adhesive laminates and applications thereof
A releasably adhesive laminate (1) comprises a structural layer (2) carrying on at least part of one side thereof a hydrophobic gel (4) and on at least part of the other side thereof a pressure-sensitive adhesive (3). The structural layer (2) is preferably a film of synthetic plastics material, eg polyurethane. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (3) is preferably an acrylic adhesive, and the hydrophobic gel (4) is preferably a silicone gel. The laminate (1) may be used as a skin contact component of a wound dressing or in numerous other applications. |
| US10086100B1 |
Mobile sterilization apparatus and method for using the same
A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a filter cover configured to hold the first filter against the vent; a drain positioned in the floor panel, wherein the floor panel has a slope configured to cause condensate within the chamber to flow into the drain and wherein the drain is the only outlet for the condensate along the floor panel; and a second filter covering the drain such that condensate flowing into the drain passes through the second filter. |
| US10086097B2 |
Object decontamination method using an adjustable ultravioet source
Provided is a decontamination apparatus including a base, and a source that emits UVC light at a suitable intensity to at least partially decontaminate a target object and render the target object pathogen reduced. An adjustable support is coupled to the base and includes an adjustment mechanism that can be manipulated to adjust a position of the source relative to the base. A controller is operatively connected to the source to control emission of the UVC light and establish at least one of a suitable duration of a decontamination process and a suitable intensity of UVC light to render the target object pathogen reduced. |
| US10086091B2 |
Method of preparation of biodegradable nanoparticles with recognition characteristics
The present disclosure relates to a novel type of recognitive biodegradable nanoparticles and their preparations. In particular, the present disclosure relates to combinations of MIPs and biodegradable nanoparticles. |
| US10086088B2 |
Neuronal specific targeting of caveolin expression to restore synaptic signaling and improve cognitive function in the neurodegenerative brain and motor function in spinal cord
The invention provides an expression system for producing Caveolin-1 in neuronal cells or neural stem cells comprising a neuron-specific regulatory element and a nucleic acid sequence encoding Caveolin-1. |
| US10086086B2 |
Payload molecule delivery using molecular rebar
In various embodiments a payload molecule or drug molecule delivery system is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of functionalized discrete carbon nanotubes having specific properties. The composition can comprise a plurality of discrete carbon nanotubes that have at least a portion of the carbon nanotubes with a number average (ratio of number average contour length to end to end length) of greater than 1.1 and up to about 3. These discrete carbon nanotubes having the specified ratio of number average (tube contour length (TCL) to number average tube end-end length (TEE)) ratio are not only discrete (separated) from one another, but are also controlled in their alignment such that processability and mechanical strength properties are both enhanced. Utility of the molecular rebar composition includes, but is not limited to improved payload molecule delivery, such as drug delivery, into body of an animal, such as human. |
| US10086084B2 |
Activated polyoxazolines and conjugates and compositions comprising the same
The present disclosure provides POZ derivatives having a range of active functional groups allowing conjugation of POZ derivatives to a variety of target molecules under a wide range of reaction conditions to produce a hydrolytically stable target molecule-POZ conjugate. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides novel methods of synthesis for the disclosed POZ derivatives and hydrolytically stable target molecule-POZ conjugates created using the disclosed terminally activated monofunctional POZ derivatives. In one embodiment, the POZ derivative is a terminally activated monofunctional POZ derivative. |
| US10086083B2 |
Polyol-based osmotic polydixylitol polymer gene transporter and use thereof
The present invention relates to polydixylitol polymer based gene transporter (PdXYP) and a preparation method thereof. Further, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid delivery complex where the nucleic acids for treatment are conjugated to the gene transporter and a pharmaceutical composition for gene therapy including the complex as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to the gene transporter, gene delivery complex, and gene therapy using the gene transporter and gene delivery complex. It was confirmed that the PdXYP of the present invention has a considerably higher nucleic acid delivery rate than existing gene transporters, has almost no cytotoxicity in the conjugate when conjugated with DNA, also has very high in vivo transfection efficiency, and above all, especially has considerably high transfection efficiency for brain tissues, which has involved difficulty in gene therapy due to the blood brain barrier for a while. Accordingly, the gene transporter of the present invention can not only be used as experimental gene transporters, but can also be broadly used for various tissues in the body based on the nucleic acids for treatment to be conjugated in the field of gene therapy regarding various diseases. |
| US10086082B2 |
Plant steroids and uses thereof
The invention relates to a drug conjugate including a drug and a plant steroid. The drug conjugate may target the drug for intestinal cell delivery, and thus may be used to treat diseases, including intestinal diseases, or to affect intestinal metabolism. The invention therefore also relates to treating intestinal diseases and affecting intestinal metabolism with the drug conjugate. |
| US10086081B2 |
Carbohydrate conjugated RNA agents and process for their preparation
This disclosure relates to an improved process for the preparation of carbohydrate conjugates. The disclosure also relates to carbohydrate conjugated iRNA agents comprising these carbohydrate conjugates, which have improved purity and are advantageous for the in vivo delivery of the iRNA agents. |
| US10086078B2 |
Fast dissolving pharmaceutical composition
The subject invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an open matrix network carrying a pharmaceutically active ingredient, wherein the open matrix network comprises inulin. |
| US10086072B2 |
Methods of disease activity profiling for personalized therapy management
The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNFα inhibitor for the treatment of a TNFα-mediated disease or disorder. |
| US10086069B2 |
Treatment of infection
The invention relates to compositions including a substance useful as an adjuvant for potentiating an immune response, and methods of using the composition in individuals with infections of tissue within or adjacent to a transformation zone, such as the transformation zone of the cervix or anal canal. |
| US10086067B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for viral immunotherapy and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to a method of overcoming host immune tolerance in a subject having chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, comprising administering to the subject an immunomodulatory agent and a recombinant HBV vaccine, such that the immune tolerance of the chronic HBV infection in the subject is overcome. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to a method of treating chronic HBV infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a first anti-viral agent, an immunomodulatory agent and a recombinant hepatitis B vaccine, such that the HBV infection in the subject is treated. |
| US10086061B2 |
Combination purified inactivated vaccine for flaviviruses
Immunogenic compositions comprising one or more inactivated dengue viruses and one or more inactivated non-dengue flaviviruses and methods of making and using thereof are provided. |
| US10086059B2 |
Campylobacter polypeptides and methods of use
The present invention provides isolated metal regulated polypeptides obtainable from a Campylobacter spp., and compositions including the polypeptides. The present invention also includes methods for using the compositions disclosed herein, including methods for treating in infection in a subject, for treating a condition caused by a Campylobacter spp., and for decreasing colonization of an animal. |
| US10086058B2 |
AIPA, OMPA, and ASP14 in vaccine compositions and diagnostic targets for anaplasma phagocytophilum infection
Anaplasma phagocytophilum surface protein AipA and/or fragments thereof which comprise an invasin domain are used in compositions suitable to elicit an immune response to treat or prevent infections caused by tick-born bacteria of the Anaplasmatacaea family. AipA proteins and protein fragments or antibodies directed to AipA proteins and protein fragments are also used in diagnostic assays to detect exposure to and/or infection with Anaplasmatacaea. AipA and/or fragments thereof are also used for these purposes in combination with one or both of Asp14 and OmpA proteins and/or fragments thereof which comprise an invasin domain. Homologs of these proteins are also used in the compositions and assays. |
| US10086056B2 |
Virus-like particle with efficient epitope display
The invention relates to a virus-like particle (VLP) based vaccine. The virus-like particle constitutes a non-naturally occurring, ordered and repetitive antigen array display scaffold which can obtain a strong and long-lasting immune response in a subject. The VLP-based vaccine may be used for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a disease including, but is not limited to, cancer, cardiovascular, infectious, chronic, neurological diseases/disorders, asthma, and/or immune-inflammatory diseases/disorders. |
| US10086055B2 |
Adherent cancer cell line expressing a hematological tumor antigen
The present invention relates to a transduced cancer cell line stably expressing a leukemia tumor antigen, wherein the cancer cell line is cervical cancer cells, breast cancer cells, ovarian cancer cells, pancreatic cancer cells, lung cancer cells, or glioblastoma cells. The transduced adherent cell line of the present invention is useful for many pre-clinical applications such as real time cytotoxicity assay or to test the effects of CAR-T cells that target the tumor antigen. The present invention is exemplified by Hela cell line stably expressing CD19. |
| US10086053B2 |
Therapeutic vegetable substances
A pharmaceutical product containing papain, bromelain or mixtures thereof is intended for the treatment of several pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease and depression, at a dosage of at least 7000 mg administered in a single dose. This dosage relates to papain powder having a titre of 3 U/mg and bromelain powder having a titre of 2 U/mg, and to a patient with a body weight of 55 kg. In the case of variations of the titre and/or of the body weight of the patient, the dosage must be adjusted in proportion to said variations. |
| US10086045B2 |
Methods of treatment using stem cell mobilizers
The present invention relates to the field of stem cells. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods of treating a subject with acute liver injury comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one stem cell mobilizer. In particular embodiments, the subject is treated with plerixafor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). |
| US10086042B2 |
Compositions and methods for adjoining type I and type II extracellular domains as heterologous chimeric proteins
The present invention relates to, inter alia, compositions and methods, including chimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity. In part, the invention provides, in various embodiments, fusions of extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins that can have stimulatory or inhibitory effects. |
| US10086041B2 |
Syndecan-4 proteoliposomes for enhanced cutaneous wound healing and minimized inflammatory immune response
Disclosed herein are compositions and articles for wound healing that contain proteovesicles, comprising a syndecan polypeptide embedded in a lipid vesicle, and a PDGF polypeptide. Also disclosed is the use of these compositions to enhance wound healing. |
| US10086040B2 |
Methods for treating and preventing cardiomyopathy with a fusion protein of tafazzin and a cellular permeability peptide
Methods for treating patients having a cardiomyopathy are provided. Additionally, methods for prophylactically treating patients at risk of developing a cardiomyopathy are provided. Methods for treating patients having, or at risk of developing, a cardiomyopathy may comprise administering a fusion protein including a tafazzin peptide and a cellular permeability peptide to the patient. Further, the tafazzin peptide may be coupled to the cellular permeability peptide by a polypeptide linker. |
| US10086039B2 |
Lamin A, an activator of longevity/anti-aging SIRT1 protein
In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods of modulating the deacetylase activity of SIRT1 in one or more cell by modifying the binding affinity of lamin A to SIRT1 via one or more interaction modifying compound. In another embodiment, the present invention provides methods of screening SIRT1-activating/inhibiting compounds based on the interaction between lamin A and SIRT1 proteins and SIRT1-activating property of lamin A. In another embodiment, the present invention provides uses of SIRT1-activating compounds to treat patient(s) suffering from metabolic and/or aging-related degenerative diseases, and uses of SIRT1-inhibiting compounds to treat human malignancies. |
| US10086033B2 |
Treatment of pain
The invention relates to a method of treating or preventing pain, or a condition associated with pain, in a subject in need thereof comprising applying topically an effective amount of an extract of Zingiber Officinale (ginger), and to topical compositions and articles of manufacture comprising an extract of Zingiber Officinale. |
| US10086024B2 |
Method and system for protecting honey bees, bats and butterflies from neonicotinoid pesticides
A method and system for the treatment of honey bees (Apis mellifera), bats, and butterflies protects them from various life threatening conditions, including Colony Collapse Disorder, white nose syndrome, etc. and in particular, provides honey bees, bats and butterflies with the ability to assimilate and degrade neonicotinoids. |
| US10086011B2 |
Combination formulation of two antiviral compounds
Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound I, having the formula: and an effective amount of sofosbuvir wherein the sofosbuvir is substantially crystalline. Also disclosed are methods of use for the pharmaceutical composition. |
| US10086009B2 |
Compositions containing pufa and/or uridine and methods of use thereof
This invention provides methods of enhancing brain development; increasing or enhancing intelligence; increasing or enhancing synthesis and levels of phospholipids, synapses, synaptic proteins, and synaptic membranes by a neural cell or brain cell, comprising contacting a subject or a pregnant or nursing mother thereof with a composition comprising an omega-3 fatty acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, and/or uridine, a metabolic precursor thereof, or a combination thereof. |
| US10086007B2 |
Materials and methods for treatment of cystic fibrosis and for induction of ion secretion
The present invention provides materials and methods for inducing ion secretion and/or for treating cystic fibrosis. In one embodiment, the composition comprises glucose and/or a non-metabolizable glucose analog and/or non-structural protein (NSP4), a NSP4 peptide, or a NSP4 toxoid as the active ingredient, formulated with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is in a form of an aerosol preparation for intranasal and/or pulmonary administration, and is used to stimulate chloride and fluid secretion in nasal, tracheal and/or bronchial epithelium. |
| US10086005B2 |
Methods for suppressing allergic reactions
A method of treating a subject suffering from an allergic disorder is provided, the method including inducing rapid desensitization to an allergen, the rapid desensitization effectuated by: administering to the subject a plurality of equal doses of a first anti-FcεRIα monoclonal antibody, wherein the plurality of equal doses are administered over a 6 to 8 hour period and wherein each dose is lower than a level required to induce shock, thereby inducing rapid desensitization to the allergen. Monoclonal antibodies and methods of co-administering or consecutively administering a combination thereof to effectuate rapid desensitization are also provided. |
| US10086004B2 |
Process for preparing a dry powder formulation comprising an anticholinergic, a corticosteroid and a beta-adrenergic
Dry powder formulations for inhalation containing a combination of an anticholinergic, a long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist, and a corticosteroid are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of an inflammatory and/or obstructive airways disease. |
| US10086001B2 |
Composition for the treatment of cystic fibrosis
The present invention provides compositions comprising a prostacyclin or prostacyclin analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in preventing or treating cystic fibrosis. The invention also provides the use of a kit comprising a prostacyclin or prostacyclin analog for treating or preventing a condition associated with cystic fibrosis in a subject. |
| US10086000B2 |
Tricyclic compounds as inhibitors of mutant IDH enzymes
The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes: (I); wherein A is —C(R1)= or —N═; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), (II-ii), (I) (II-iii), and (II-iv). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such cancers. |
| US10085996B2 |
Pharmaceutical combinations
A pharmaceutical combination comprising: (a) a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase inhibitor selected from 5-(2,6-di-morpholin-4-yl-pyrimidin-4-yl)-4-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-ylamine, (S)-Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-({4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl}-amide) or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a gonadorelin agonist and, optionally, (c) an antiestrogen agent, particularly for use in the treatment or prevention of a cancer; uses of such a combination in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a cancer; pharmaceutical compositions of the combination of said therapeutic agents and methods of treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of such a combination. |
| US10085990B2 |
Tricyclic compounds as modulators of TNF-α synthesis and as PDE4 inhibitors
The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-α or by PDE4, including but not limited to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. |
| US10085981B2 |
Protein acyl transferase inhibitors and methods of treatment
Embodiments of the present disclosure include compositions and pharmaceutical compositions that include protein acyl transferases (PAT) inhibitors, methods of treating a condition or disease, methods of treating autopalmitoylation activity, and the like. |
| US10085978B2 |
Procaspase combination therapy for glioblastoma
The invention provides compositions and methods for the induction of cell death, for example, cancer cell death. Combinations of compounds and related methods of use are disclosed, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells. The disclosed drug combinations can have lower neurotoxicity effects than other compounds and combinations of compounds. |
| US10085977B2 |
Procaspase 3 activation by combination therapy
The invention provides compositions and methods for the induction of cell death, for example, cancer cell death. Combinations of compounds and related methods of use are disclosed, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells. The disclosed drug combinations can have lower neurotoxicity effects than other compounds and combinations of compounds. |
| US10085976B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases
This invention provides a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease selected from the group consisting of Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an agent capable of suppressing expression or activity of SHP-1/-2 (Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1/-2) or FcγRIIB (IgG Fc receptor II-B) to a subject having the neurodegenerative disease, wherein the agent capable of suppressing expression of SHP-1/-2 or FcγRIIB is selected from the group consisting of miRNA, siRNA, shRNA, antisense oligonucleotide, and a combination thereof capable of specifically binding to mRNA of SHP-1/-2 or FcγRIIB, and the agent capable of suppressing activity of SHP-1/-2 or FcγRIIB is selected from the group consisting of an antibody, an aptamer, an antagonist, and a combination thereof capable of specifically binding to a protein of SHP-1/-2 or FcγRIIB. |
| US10085975B2 |
Selective high affinity α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists
Provided herein are novel and selective high affinity α3β4 nicotinic acetycholine receptor ligands and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, drug addiction or pain using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of selectively antagonizing receptors such as, for example, the α3β4 nicotinic acetycholine receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. |
| US10085973B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing a compound having a thrombopoietin receptor agonistic activity
The present inventor has found out that the following criteria enable to ensure an effect for increasing the platelet count while preventing an excessive increase in the platelet count;“when the platelet count has increased by a certain amount and reached to a sufficient level of the platelet count during administration of a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound having a thrombopoietin receptor agonistic activity, administration of the pharmaceutical composition is discontinued thereafter”. |
| US10085970B2 |
Use of amisulpride as an anti-emetic
Amisulpride is used in the therapy of nausea, vomiting or retches. The therapy may utilize a novel injectable formulation, in unit dosage form, comprising less than 50 mg amisulpride. |
| US10085966B2 |
Compositions and methods for skin care
Compositions and methods are for disclosed for treating a skin condition that results from reactive oxygen species production in skin of a subject, including applying a topical formulation that contains a lipophilic cation-mitochondrially targeted antioxidant compound and that delivers a therapeutically effective amount of the antioxidant compound to skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes. |
| US10085965B2 |
Cannabinoid alcoholic drink
Cannabinoid Alcoholic Drinks (CADs) and methods for producing CADs utilize cannabinoids dissolved in ethanol The resulting cannabinoid/ethanol solution is then combined with one or more consumable alcohols to create a CAD. Cannabidiol (CBD) can be selected as the cannabinoid, and the solution of CBD and ethanol is called CBD/ethanol solution and combining it with one or more consumable alcohols yields a CAD. |
| US10085961B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of dimethyl fumarate
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising dimethyl fumarate and a pharmaceutically acceptable agent which inhibits the enzyme catalyzed degradation of dimethyl fumarate. |
| US10085954B2 |
Quick dissolving diphenhydramine oral dosage form
An oral dosage form to deliver diphenhydramine through the sublingual or buccal mucosa. The oral dosage form can contain diphenhydramine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a permeability enhancer, and a buffering agent. The buffering agent can achieve a pH of about 7.0 to about 8.0. The diphenhydramine can completely dissolve within about 2 minutes. |
| US10085953B2 |
Skin cancer treatment
A compound of formula (I) R-L-CO—X (I) wherein R is a C10-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms or groups of heteroatoms selected from S, O, N, SO, SO2, said hydrocarbon group comprising at least 4 non-conjugated double bonds; L is a linking group forming a bridge of 1 to 5 atoms between the R group and the carbonyl CO wherein L comprises at least one heteroatom in the backbone of the linking group; and X is an electron withdrawing group or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of skin cancer such as basal cell carcinoma. |
| US10085952B2 |
Dermatitis treatment
A compound of formula (I) R-L-CO—X (I) (wherein R is a C10-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms or groups of heteroatoms selected from S, O, N, SO, SO2, said hydrocarbon group comprising at least 4 non-conjugated double bonds; L is a linking group forming a bridge of 1 to 5 atoms between the R group and the carbonyl CO wherein L comprises at least one heteroatom in the backbone of the linking group; and X is an electron withdrawing group) or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of dermatitis. |
| US10085950B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment containing gossypol and phenformin as active ingredients
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment containing gossypol and phenformin as active ingredients. Specifically, the combinative treatment with gossypol and phenformin was verified to have a significantly higher anticancer activity than a single treatment with gossypol and phenformin alone. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention containing gossypol and phenformin having a synergetic anticancer activity can be favorably used for cancer treatment. |
| US10085947B2 |
Multiparticulate L-carnitine compositions and related methods
An oral controlled-release multiparticulate dosage form comprises a plurality of individually enteric coated particulates containing an L-carnitine that independently disperse in a patient's stomach after oral ingestion and travel through the stomach and past the pyloric sphincter without substantially releasing the L-carnitine in the stomach. The individual particulates contain (a) a solid core containing the L-carnitine, (b) a subcoating containing a cellulosic water soluble polymer over the core, and (c) an enteric coating over the subcoating. The dosage form may be used to treat conditions associated with a reduction of the amount of L-carnitine in the body. |
| US10085946B2 |
Use of decellularized extracellular matrix for encapsulating cells
A microparticle for cell encapsulation is provided, having a core which comprises continuous fibers of decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) and, optionally, an outer layer. Also provided are methods of encapsulating cells in the microparticle, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the microparticle, and methods of treating disease in animals employing the microparticles of the invention, for example, treating Diabetes. |
| US10085940B2 |
Liposomes co-encapsulating a bisphosphonate and an amphipathic agent
The present disclosure provides liposomes comprising a membrane and an intraliposomal aqueous water phase, the membrane comprising at least one liposome forming lipid and the intraliposomal aqueous water phase comprises a salt of a bisphosphonate together with an amphipathic weak base agent (PLAD). An example of a liposome is one comprising co encapsulated in the intraliposomal aqueous water phase N-containing bisphosphonate, such as alendronate, and an anthracycline such as doxorubicin which was shown to increase survival as compared to Doxil or to administrations of liposomal alendronate (PLA) and Doxil (separate liposomes). Such liposomes may carry a targeting moiety exposed at the liposome's outer surface, for example, conjugate of folic acid as a targeting moiety to folate receptor (FT-PLAD). Also provided by the present disclosure is a method of preparing the liposomes and methods of use of the liposomes, at times, in combination with additional active ingredients, such as γδ T-cells. |
| US10085939B2 |
Composition of dexibuprofen transdermal hydrogel
Stable non-alcoholic transdermal hydrogel of dexibuprofen was prepared by using a simple manufacturing process, and the experimental trials showed that the pH modifying agent, antioxidant and water miscible solvent are the essential excipients to obtain stable non-alcoholic transdermal hydrogel of dexibuprofen. The dexibuprofen hydrogel prepared using carbopol as a gelling polymer produced an opaque gel, whereas hydrogel prepared using hyroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) as a gelling polymer produced a transparent gel. There was no significant changes observed with respect to physical description, pH, assay and particularly to the related substance values when the hydrogels were subjected to the stability study at accelerated condition (40° C./75% RH) for 3 months in laminated tubes. |
| US10085938B2 |
Method and system for preventing sore throat in humans
A method and system to prevent sore throat infections in humans includes the administration of an active ingredient to a site on the mucus membranes of the throat of a human that inhibits adherence and promotes desorption of S. pyogenes to soft tissue surfaces, such as the pharyngeal and oral mucosa of a human. A mucoadhesive strip having a surface topography that resists bioadhesion of undesired bacteria that are typically present in a human's mouth is preferably employed and that has one or more encapsulated agents selected from the group consisting of an antibiotic; lactic acid bacteria; S. pyogenes modified by a CRISPR-Cas system to reduce one or more virulence factors; and a breath mint solution. |
| US10085934B2 |
Use of cosmetic cleaning compositions as a prebiotic
A composition that includes spray-dried yoghurt powder and at least one anionic surfactant and/or at least one fatty acid soap, may be used as a prebiotic for inhibiting the growth and/or the physiological activity of undesired skin bacteria and/or for obtaining desired skin bacteria. A prebiotically effective cosmetic composition includes: a) at least one fatty acid soap in a weight proportion of between 20 and 75 wt. %, preferably between 30 and 70 wt. %, particularly preferably between 40 and 65 wt. %, and in particular between 45 and 60 wt. %; and b) spray-dried yoghurt powder in a weight proportion of between 0.01 and 10 wt. %, preferably 0.02 and 7.5 wt. %, particularly preferably between 0.03 and 5 wt. %, and in particular between 0.05 and 3 wt. %, wherein the amounts relate to the total weight of the cosmetic composition. |
| US10085933B2 |
Cosmetic use of an essential oil of Laserpitium siler L. for keratin materials
The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of an essential oil of Laserpitium siler L., as an active agent for preventing and/or treating skin or keratin disorders associated with constriction of the cutaneous capillary circulation. The invention is also directed towards the cosmetic use of the said essential oil as an active agent for improving the appearance of the lips by increasing the size and/or volume and/or thickness of the lips and/or for (re)modelling them and/or making them smooth, and also to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for caring for the skin and/or keratin fibers. |
| US10085930B2 |
Compositions, kits and methods for maintaining eyelid hygiene
An ophthalmic composition comprising: (a) a mixture of antimicrobial agents that substantially eliminates at least seven bacterial strains, wherein the mixture includes polyaminopropyl biguanide, a 1,2-glycol, and a sphingoid lipid; (b) a blended surfactant solution that maintains the first ophthalmic composition at a pH between 5.5 and 7.5, wherein the blended surfactant solution has a foaming ability; (c) a foam stabilizer; and (d) a moisturizer. |
| US10085929B2 |
Compositions, kits and methods for maintaining eyelid hygiene
A method for treating an ocular condition involves cleansing an eyelid with a first ophthalmic composition, wherein the first ophthalmic composition consists essentially of water, PEG-80 sorbitan laurate, methyl gluceth-20, PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate, salicyloyl phytosphingosine, decyl glucoside, 1,2 hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, panthenol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium chloride followed by applying a therapeutically effective amount of a second ophthalmic composition to a margin of the eyelid, wherein the second ophthalmic composition consists essentially of water and hypochlorous acid. |
| US10085927B2 |
Nondetergent cosmetic compositions comprising at least one alkoxysilane and at least one microbial gum and styling uses
The present application relates to a nondetergent cosmetic composition comprising at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one basic functional group and at least one microbial gum. The present disclosure also relates to the use, for the treatment of keratin materials, such as the hair, for example, damaged, curly, dry or fine hair, of this composition, and also to a method of hair shaping comprising the application of said composition to the hair. |
| US10085926B2 |
Nail polish remover compositions and methods
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a row-level security. One of the methods includes receiving a request for one or more objects. The method includes determining that a type of the one or more requested objects is associated with an object representative of instance level security. The method includes determining access is authorized to at least some of the one or more objects. Determining access includes obtaining a first access statement associated with the type of the one or more objects, obtaining a second access statement associated with the object representative of instance level security, combining at least the first access statement and the second access statement into a third access statement, and obtaining one or more objects using the third access statement. The method also includes providing the authorized subset of objects to the user. |
| US10085925B2 |
Polyurea capsule compositions
A microcapsule composition useful in delivering an active material contains a first microcapsule and a second microcapsule. The first microcapsule has a zeta potential of 10 mV or greater, the second microcapsule has a zeta potential of 5 mV or less, and the weight ratio of the first microcapsule and the second microcapsule is between 1:10 and 10:1. Also disclosed are consumer products containing such a microcapsule composition. |
| US10085924B2 |
Personal care compositions
A personal care composition includes a structured cleansing phase; a benefit phase including triglycerides, a cationic deposition polymer, and anionic microcapsules; and a carrier; and methods relating thereto. |
| US10085923B2 |
Dental curable composition including chain transfer agent
The present invention relates to a dental curable composition that can be suitably used as a dental material that can substitute part or all of a natural tooth, in particular, a resin material for dental cutting and machining in the field of dental care. An object of the present invention is to provide a dental curable composition in which, when a block shape usable as a resin material for dental cutting and machining is produced while mechanical properties such as hardness, bending strength and compressive strength as well as aesthetic property required for a crown prosthetic appliance are maintained, the dental curable composition can be molded and processed with pressure and heating while strain generated in the block is reduced and no cracks and chipping occur. There is provided a dental curable composition including (a) a polymerizable monomer and (b) a filler in a weight ratio of 10:90 to 70:30, and including 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of (c) a polymerization initiator and 0.001 to 1 part by weight of (d) a chain transfer agent being a terpenoid compound based on 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable monomer (a). |
| US10085922B2 |
Enteral feeding catheter assembly incorporating an indicator
A catheter assembly incorporating a pre-biased indicator, the assembly includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and catheter walls defining a catheter lumen. The assembly further includes a base located at the proximal end of the catheter, the base defining an opening to the catheter lumen, the base having a first end and a second end. An inflatable balloon having a predetermined fill volume is located at a distal end of the catheter. An inflation valve is located on the base; the inflation valve is in fluid communication with the balloon through an inflation lumen defined by the catheter walls. The pre-biased indicator located on the base in fluid communication with the balloon is configured to provide a discrete visual signal that the pressure of a fluid in the balloon is different from a predetermined level of pressure or the volume of the balloon is different from the predetermined fill volume. |
| US10085921B2 |
Gastric port system
A gastric port system for transport of materials to the interior of a body cavity that may include a port configured to be disposed between a first body cavity and an area adjacent to the first body cavity. The gastric port system may further include a first bolster disposed on the port where the first bolster includes a magnet, and a second bolster disposed on the port where the second bolster includes a magnet, and the magnets are attracted to each other. |
| US10085920B2 |
Vented baby bottle
A vented baby bottle (28) is disclosed herein and comprises a bottle (30), a nipple (32), a mounting ring (34), and a vent assembly (36). The principle advantage offered by this invention includes decreasing aeration (gas bubbles) in the bottle's fluid by establishing an air passage (168) through the mounting ring into the interior (48) of the bottle. When this air passage is used in combination with a vent assembly having a self closing vent valve (132), the system allows atmospheric air to vent into the interior of the baby bottle when a lower than atmospheric pressure is created within the bottle, thereby preventing the aeration of the fluid contained in the bottle. |
| US10085919B2 |
Bottle feeding device
A bottle feeding device, including a bottom piece of a bottle body having a first perimeter wall and a top piece of a bottle body having a second perimeter wall. The top piece is pivotally affixed to the bottom piece and is rotatable with respect to the bottom piece about an axis extending generally orthogonally through the first perimeter wall and the second perimeter wall. A pair of detent feature is provided to restrain the bottom piece and the top piece into either a first relative rotational position or a second relative rotational position. A nipple is operatively affixed to the top piece of the bottle by a nipple ring threaded onto the top piece of the bottle. A method of feeding an infant and of manufacturing the bottle are also provided. |
| US10085917B2 |
Tablet cassette
A tablet cassette is provided that can easily adjust the depth etc. of a guide groove of a rotor depending on the size of a tablet to be dispensed. The tablet cassette includes movable pieces that are disposed movably in a radial direction of the rotor in the plurality of tablet guide grooves and form surfaces in the radial direction of the rotor in the tablet guide grooves, and a movable piece moving mechanism that moves the movable pieces in the radial direction of the rotor. |
| US10085913B2 |
Massage device
The massaging device includes electromechanical means, for generating mechanical vibrations, in a housing, electronic means for controlling the electromechanical means, and a power source connected to the electromechanical and electronic means. The electromechanical means includes a cylinder element, in which a core is guided in parallel to a cylinder element axis (Z2), in particular, coaxial with respect to the cylinder element axis (Z2), at least one coil element, the coil axis (Z3) of which is arranged coaxially with respect to the cylinder element, and which encloses the cylinder element, and one impact element arranged at each end of the cylinder element and in the interior thereof, characterized in that the impact elements are formed as end magnets, wherein the ends of the end magnets respectively facing the ends of the core have a magnetic polarity which is identical to the polarity of the respectively facing ends of the core. |
| US10085912B2 |
Independently adjustable air bladders having air filled firmness for an enclosure
An adjustable air bladder apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an outer enclosure, a first interior section within the outer enclosure that contains a plurality of air bladders, a second interior section within the outer enclosure that contains a support layer, and an air pump pneumatically coupled to the plurality of air bladders, where the air pump is configured to selectively supply pressurized air to the air bladders independently through a pneumatic coupling. The pneumatic coupling includes one or more supply valves, outlet valves, and pressure sensors coupled to each air bladder or to one or more groupings of air bladders. A control device is provided for monitoring the pressure within the air bladders and for controlling an amount of air provided to or released from the bladders or groupings of bladders. A method of providing rolling massage with the apparatus is also disclosed. |
| US10085910B2 |
Safety walker
A safety walker has a support extension that extends from the front of the moveable support frame toward the back end opening and is centrally located. A user may enter the safety walker and straddle the support extension and the actuate the support extension up to a secure position, whereby in the event of a fall the support extension will support the user. The support extension may be coupled with an actuator system having a motor to raise or pivot the support extension. A safety strap may be attached to the extended end of the support extension and extend above the support extension towards the front of the movable support frame. The safety strap may provide a flexible support that is more comfortable for support in the event of a fail. A gate may be coupled with an actuator system and automatically close as the support extension is lifted. |
| US10085904B2 |
Kneeling wheelchair frame
A wheelchair frame having a seat for supporting a forward facing occupant therein, rear wheels supporting the frame thereon proximate a rear end of the frame and front wheels supporting the frame thereon proximate a front end of the frame, further includes a front seat height adjustment mechanism which permits a height of a front end of the seat relative to the front wheels to be adjusted separately from or together with a rear end height adjustment of the rear end of the seat relative to the rear wheels. The front seat height adjustment mechanism can also be operable to lower the front seat height relative to the front wheels simultaneously with a rear seat height adjustment mechanism which is biased to raise the rear seat height relative to the rear wheels to assist users in moving from a sitting position towards a more standing position. |
| US10085903B1 |
Angle adjustment assembly
An angle adjustment assembly comprises a first member configured to pivot about a first axis. A second member is configured to rotate about a second axis transverse to the first axis. The first member is eccentrically supported in relation to the second member so that rotation of the second member produces pivotal movement of the first member. A third member may be configured to rotate about a third axis transverse to the first axis. The second member may be eccentrically supported in relation to the third member so that rotation of the third member further produces pivotal movement of the first member. The second member may comprise an inner cam member. The third member may comprise an outer cam member. The first member may be a caster stem for supporting a wheelchair caster assembly, or alternatively, an axle receiver for supporting an axle of a wheelchair drive wheel. |
| US10085901B1 |
Lightweight integrated field transport system
The present invention comprises a field transport system that converts readily from a litter or stretcher to a gear bag for carrying loose items. The invention includes a base layer strengthened and supported by a frame that permits the use of litter poles. The invention also includes a novel zipper arrangement whereby the litter can be quickly folded and zipped into a bag having a drawstring closure at a top end thereof. |
| US10085899B2 |
Disposable diaper for pets
A disposable diaper for pets, having: a rear-side waist area; a stomach-side waist area; a crotch area; a rear-side flap section; a stomach-side flap section; and a tail insertion opening. At least either the rear-side flap section or the stomach-side flap section have an identification area. A determination can be made that there is a problem with the state of the rear-side flap section, on the basis of visual inspection information about the identification area, said visual inspection being performed externally on the disposable diaper for pets. |
| US10085898B2 |
Absorbent article having a multi layered side seam, and corresponding manufacturing method
An absorbent article, such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or an incontinence pant, includes a front part, a back part, and a crotch part. Lateral side portions of the front part and the back part are superposed, so that their inner surfaces face each other, and are joined to each other along side seams extending in a longitudinal direction of the article. The lateral side portions of the front part and/or the back part include at least one layer of nonwoven material which is reinforced in the area of at least one of the side seams. |
| US10085885B2 |
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method
Apparatuses and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical cutting of a portion of the trabecular meshwork. The instrument may also be provided with irrigation, aspiration, and a footplate. The footplate is used to enter Schlemm's canal, serves as a guide, and also protects Schlemm's canal. |
| US10085883B2 |
Articulating ophthalmic surgical probe
An articulating optical surgical probe includes a handle sized to fit in a single hand and a single rigid cannula extending from the handle having a diameter of 20 Ga or less. The probe further includes a slotted tip at a distal end of the cannula and at least one optical fiber extending through the handle, the single rigid cannula and the slotted tip, and a pull-wire secured to the slotted tip. When the pull-wire exerts tension on the slotted tip, the slotted tip will deviate from straight to a bend angle controlled by the tension in the pull-wire. The slotted tip is formed from a resilient material that will restore to the straight position when the tension exerted by the pull-wire is released. |
| US10085882B2 |
Ocular lens capsule retainer
A thin resilient strand, such as medical suture material, extends from a stiffer shank. The strand can form a resilient hook and/or it can have an arcuate free end to engage tissue such as the interior of a capsular bag at approximately its equator during ophthalmic surgery. |
| US10085881B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for treating neuromas, fibromas, nerve entrapment, and/or pain associated therewith
A method in which a location is determined on the skin that is proximate to a sensory nerve that is associated with a painful condition. At least one needle of a cryogenic device is inserted into the location on the skin such that the needle is proximate to the sensory nerve. The device is activated such that the at least one needle creates a cooling zone about the sensory nerve, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of the painful condition. |
| US10085879B2 |
Heat treatment device
A heat treatment device with a handle portion, a tip portion, a power source, and a heating element. The tip portion is heatable to a desired temperature and can be positioned against an affected area for therapeutic treatment. The device can also have control circuitry that can adjust a current flowing to the heating element to regulate the treatment temperature. |
| US10085877B2 |
Anti-snoring and sleep apnea device
An anti-snoring and sleep apnea device has a maxillary tray adapted for receiving upper teeth, the maxillary tray having a pair of shoulder structures with each of the shoulder structures having an adjustable expansion device and a movable boss member connected to the expansion device, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving each boss member away from each shoulder structure, the maxillary tray also having a polymer compound therein, and a mandibular tray adapted for receiving lower teeth, the mandibular tray having a pair of upstanding structural fins, each of the fins being adjacent to each of the boss members, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving the mandibular tray forward of the maxillary tray, the mandibular tray also having a polymer compound therein. |
| US10085876B2 |
Female urination device
A female urination device that allows a woman to urinate while standing includes a fluid collecting body and a sanitary napkin. The fluid collecting body has a concave interior surface and a convex exterior surface that are positioned in between a spout and a rim. The concave interior surface delineates a fluid collecting portion, while the rim delineates a vulval opening. The spout is in fluid communication with the vulval opening through the fluid collecting portion, wherein urine is able to freely pass through the fluid collecting body. The concave interior surface and the convex exterior surface are tapered from the rim to the spout, while the spout is tapered away from the concave interior surface and the convex exterior surface to facilitate the control of the flow of urine. The sanitary napkin is positioned around the rim and assists in adhering the fluid collecting body to the woman's body. |
| US10085872B2 |
Position-retaining device
A device comprising a casing and having an initial configuration, an intermediate configuration, and a final configuration, wherein in the initial configuration the casing contains: a plurality of beads, a rupturable first container containing one or more isocyanates and a rupturable second container containing one or more polyols. In the final configuration the casing is substantially filled by a polyurethane in which the plurality of beads is embedded. In the intermediate configuration the device is transformed from the initial configuration to the final configuration by rupturing the first container and rupturing the second container so that the one or more isocyanates react with the one or more polyols in a reaction that forms the polyurethane. As the polyurethane is formed during the reaction the polyurethane surrounds the plurality of beads. The casing includes one or more vent tubes configured to allow gases formed by the reaction to escape the casing. |
| US10085867B2 |
Anti-reflux or anti-obesity prosthesis
A prosthesis (14) that is useful as an anti-reflux device or an anti-obesity device within a gastro-intestinal tract of a living organism, such as a human, comprises an elastic portion including a helical elastic spring (15) embedded in a biocompatible material. |
| US10085865B2 |
Intragastric volume-occupying device and method for fabricating same
Intragastric volume-occupying devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. The devices, which are inflated by carbon dioxide, include an aluminum or silicon oxide barrier layer providing carbon dioxide retention and an alkylene vinyl alcohol polymer layer providing structural integrity in vivo. |
| US10085861B2 |
Endoluminal device
The present invention relates to an endoluminal device for implantation in a body lumen, such as a pancreatic duct. The device is provided with a distal end region having greater flexibility than that of a medial region of the device. |
| US10085846B2 |
Universally expanding cage
An expandable medical implant is provided with an implantable cage body. Methods for stabilizing and correcting the alignment of a spine with an expandable medical implant are provided. The proximal and distal ends of the cage body may each be provided with a plug for causing expansion of the ends of the implant and therefore the bone engaging surfaces of the implant. The proximal plug member may be configured to move longitudinally such that the proximal end of the cage body resiliently expands. The distal plug member may be configured to move longitudinally such that the distal end of the cage body resiliently expands. The proximal and distal plug members are moved longitudinally independently from one another to allow for independent expansion and contraction of each of the proximal and distal ends of the cage body itself. |
| US10085840B2 |
Hybrid acetabular bearing for artificial hip
The invention features acetabular components for an artificial hip. The invention also features methods and tools for assembling a hip prosthesis that includes the acetabular components of the invention. |
| US10085838B2 |
Assembly tool
An instrument for assembling an implant on a neck. The implant and neck being coupled via a taper having a taper axis. The instrument includes a frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the frame including a retaining member adapted to engage a portion of the neck. The instrument also includes a force applier retained in the proximal portion of the frame. The force applier includes a screw having a screw axis that is coaxial with the taper axis, wherein the screw is adapted to engage the implant. As the screw is turned, the force applier applies a force on the implant while the neck is held in place by the frame, thereby causing the tapers of the implant and neck to engage. |
| US10085837B2 |
Methods of delivering and releasing a cardiac implant to a native valve annulus
An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle. |
| US10085835B2 |
Percutaneous heart valve prosthesis
A percutaneous heart valve prosthesis (1) has a valve body (2) with a passage (9) extending between the first and second ends (7, 8) of the valve body (2). The valve body (2) is collapsible about a longitudinal axis (10) of the passage (9) for delivery of the valve body (2) via a catheter (18). One or more flexible valve leaflets (3, 4) are secured to the valve body (2) and extend across the passage (9) for blocking bloodflow in one direction through the passage (9). An anchor device (5), which is also collapsible for delivery via catheter (18), is secured to the valve body (2) by way of an anchor line (6). |
| US10085828B2 |
Implantable device with internal air gap for supporting transplanted cells
Apparatus is provided, including a housing configured for insertion into a body of a subject; at least one oxygen reservoir disposed within the housing; and at least one layer of transplanted cells, disposed within the housing; and gaseous oxygen disposed within the at least one oxygen reservoir. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10085827B2 |
Distal protection device
A distal protection device provided with a filter basket having a self-expanding radial loop designed to position the filter basket within human vasculature and to hold the filter basket open during deployment. |
| US10085826B2 |
Absorbable/biodegradable composite yarn constructs and applications thereof
Absorbable composite medical devices such as surgical meshes and braided sutures, which display two or more absorption/biodegradation and breaking strength retention profiles and exhibit unique properties in different clinical settings, are made using combinations of at least two types of yarns having distinctly different physicochemical and biological properties and incorporate in the subject construct special designs to provide a range of unique properties as clinically useful implants. |
| US10085825B2 |
Water control valve
A water control valve includes a valve body defining a valve body internal cavity, a first air inlet passageway in communication with the valve body internal cavity, a first water outlet passageway in communication with the valve body internal cavity, and a water inlet passageway. The water control valve further includes a valve cartridge removably coupled to the valve body. The valve cartridge is sized to fit at least partially within the valve body internal cavity. The valve cartridge defines a second air inlet passageway and a second water outlet passageway. The first air inlet passageway is aligned with the second air inlet passageway and the first water outlet passageway is aligned with the second water outlet passageway when the valve cartridge is coupled to the valve body. |
| US10085821B2 |
Guard for mouth
A mouthpiece includes first and second bodies over teeth of a user. The bodies comprise frames with a bite pad between upper and lower teeth. The bite pad is molded in the frames while in situ in the mouth. The frames, prior to having the bite pads in place are hollow spaces with spanning elements spaced from each other projecting into the hollow space between a top and a bottom of each of the frames. An upper wall of the frame includes an inwardly directed lip directed towards a space inside the frames. A lower wall of the frame is extended in height relatively longer than the upper wall. A shim or a clip is inserted between the incisor edges for facilitating alignment of the incisor edges. The connector includes a slot for accommodating an extension of the shim when the shim is located with the connector. |
| US10085812B2 |
Surgical instrument with separate tool head and method of use
Surgical instruments are disclosed in which an elongated shaft is used in conjunction with a separate, remotely actuable tool head for performing a procedure on a target tissue. The shaft has a tool engagement member carried at its distal end that is remotely actuable through the shaft to engage and release the tool head. |
| US10085807B2 |
Rod contouring alignment linkage
Pedicle screws are designed to provide polyaxial coupling to pedicles of a vertebra. Intermediate pieces are attached to the pedicles screws and receive extender shafts. Extenders are inserted in the intermediate piece. The extenders project the anatomic points located in the cage outside the patient's body to facilitate proper contouring of a rod. An alignment linkage is used to ensure that the extenders are parallel to each other. The alignment linkage includes a linkage frame, an articulating linkage and a locking member. The articulating linkage has all rotational degrees of freedom and thereby adapts to any varying trajectories of the extenders and distance between the extenders. The alignment linkage includes a locking member with a pop-up indicator. The pop-up indicator notifies the users when the locking member is tightened with two of the extenders in non-parallel configuration. |
| US10085799B2 |
Off-wall electrode device and methods for nerve modulation
Systems for nerve modulation through the wall of a blood vessel are disclosed. An example system for nerve modulation may include an elongate member extending along a central elongate axis and having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate member may have a radially expandable member disposed proximate the distal end. A tubular sheath may be cooperatively engaged with the expandable member such that the expandable member is collapsed when in the sheath and can expand when moved distally relative to and past a distal end of the sheath. The expandable member may include a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of spacer struts. Each spacer strut may be configured such that when the self-expanding member is in an expanded state the spacer strut extends out radially further than the electrodes from the central elongate axis. |
| US10085796B2 |
Bipolar electrosurgical cutter with position insensitive return electrode contact
A bipolar electrosurgical device includes a handle and an elongated end effector coupled to the handle. The end effector includes an elongated, insulating body having first and second electrodes disposed thereon. The first and second electrodes are separated at the distal end of the insulating body, and a cavity formed in the distal end of the effector is positioned between the first and second electrodes. A fluid-delivery tube is positioned on the body to deliver a conductive fluid to the distal end, adjacent the cavity. During use of the electrosurgical device, delivery of the conductive fluid facilitates formation of an electrical coupling between the electrodes via the tissue being treated. |
| US10085790B2 |
Lung volume reduction method
A treatment method is provided which exhibits a reliable therapeutic effect on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the treatment method, lung volume is reduced by restraining expansion and contraction of lung parenchyma present in the vicinity of a verge of a lung having an emphysema-suffering part, at least in one site of the verge. |
| US10085786B2 |
Driver instruments and related methods
Driver instruments are disclosed herein with various features for improving usability, easing the task of cleaning or sterilizing the instrument, reducing patient trauma associated with use of the instrument, and/or reducing the cost and assembly burden of the instrument. For example, a driver instrument can include a guide sleeve to protect patient tissue from damage caused by rotating components of the instrument or a bone anchor assembly coupled thereto, and to protect extension tabs of the bone anchor assembly from inadvertent separation. By way of further example, an instrument can include a preload assembly for maintaining engagement of a driver shaft of the instrument with a bone anchor assembly. As yet another example, an instrument can consist of a small number of components which are configured for simple, tool-free assembly and disassembly. An instrument can also be configured for use with bone anchor assemblies with and without extension tabs. |
| US10085784B2 |
Bone fixing screw template and method for producing same
A bone fixing screw template is a combination of: a template body (A) integrally constituted by a fitting section (1), which has an inner surface joining and fitting face-to-face to a three-dimensional-shaped surface of a bone region, and a cylindrical spacer tube guide cylinder (2) protruding while being pointed in a direction coaxial with the direction of insertion of the fitting section and a medical screw; and a cylindrical spacer tube (B) sliding in contact with the inner wall of the cylindrical spacer tube guide cylinder (2), the inner diameter of the cylindrical spacer tube (B) being formed to allow a drill to be slidable in the cylindrical spacer tube (B). By using the template, surgery requiring proficiency in fixing the bone region by tightening medical screws can be performed reliably and easily. |
| US10085774B2 |
Polyaxial bone screw with multi-part shank retainer and pressure insert
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion, a receiver, a compression insert and an articulation structure made from at least two discrete pieces. The shank upper portion cooperates with the compression insert to place the retainer in frictional engagement with the receiver. The geometry of the retainer structure pieces corresponds and cooperates with the external geometry of the shank upper portion to frictionally envelope the retainer structure between the capture structure and an internal surface defining a cavity of the receiver. |
| US10085771B2 |
Breath freshening confectionery products and methods of making and using same
A confectionery product comprises a first side and a second side generally opposite to the first side; the second side comprising an abrasive surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue within the oral cavity. In preferred embodiments the first side is smooth, and may be domed shaped and generally fit the roof of the mouth. The abrasive surface may be provided by 1) a formed, uneven surface, 2) by including abrasive inclusions in the composition making up the second surface, or 3) a combination of a formed, uneven surface and abrasive inclusions. The confectionery product is preferably a hard confectionery, but may also be a chewing gum product. A preferred confectionery product comprises a second side with a width and a length, the smallest of which is at least 1.6 times the product thickness. Preferred pressed tablets are made from a compressible composition and have at least one abrasive surface suitable for cleaning the surface of a human tongue in an oral cavity and have a hardness of between about 18 Kp and about 35 Kp. |
| US10085769B2 |
Dilating cannula with radially expandable flange
A dilating cannula includes a radially expandable flange and an expandable shaft. The radially expandable flange is disposed at a proximal end portion of the dilating cannula and includes two or more sectors that are each independently movable. The expandable shaft extends from the proximal end portion to a distal end portion of the dilating cannula and defines an inner passageway of the dilating cannula and includes two or more arms. A first branch of the two or more arms extends from one end of the base section and a second branch of the two or more arms extends from another end of the base section. The first branch is connected to a first sector of the two or more sectors of the radially expandable flange and the second branch is connected to a second, different sector of the two or more sectors of the radially expandable flange. |
| US10085767B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for fluoro-less or near fluoro-less percutaneous surgery access
A needle access assembly and method for obtaining percutaneous needle access with little or no fluoroscopy. The method can include selecting a target for percutaneous access, directing a laser guide at a desired needle-insertion angle and in line with the selected target, aligning the needle access assembly with the laser, and inserting the needle into the target. |
| US10085760B2 |
Medical device having a pair of baskets
The medical device disclosed here is configured to remove a plurality of objects at a time from an interior of a living body by restricting the objects from dropping out from an interior of a basket and is capable of treating objects in a body tissues having different structures efficiently with the same device. A treatment portion of a medical device includes an outer basket and an inner basket. A plurality of outer leg portions of the outer basket and a plurality of inner leg portions of the inner basket are arranged so as to be staggered in a circumferential direction. The medical device may be used by being switched between a mode of using only the outer basket and a mode of using both of the outer basket and the inner basket. |
| US10085759B2 |
Kidney stone suction device
A method of using a suction device to remove an object from a subject's body includes extending a suction device into the body through a lumen of a medical device and expanding the suction head from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration within the body. The suction head may be provided at a distal end of an elongate conduit. The method may also include applying suction to move the object into the expanded suction head, and removing the suction device with the object from the body. |
| US10085756B2 |
Anvil assembly and anvil assembly delivery system
An anvil assembly suitable for trans-oral delivery includes an anvil head configured to receive a guide suture that is separable from the anvil assembly during a stapling procedure. An anvil delivery assembly includes the anvil assembly and a suture guide assembly secured to the anvil assembly. |
| US10085753B2 |
Clip applier and methods of use
A method for delivering a closure element to an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen. The method includes inserting a distal end region of an apparatus into the opening in the wall of the body lumen, moving a third grasping portion toward the first grasping portion to limit movement of the distal end of the apparatus relative to the opening in the wall of the body lumen, and moving a second grasping portion toward the first grasping portion to advance the closure element distally. The second grasping portion and third grasping portion are movable toward the first grasping portion. |
| US10085752B2 |
Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
An electromechanical surgical device is provided and includes an end effector configured to perform at least one function; and a shaft assembly. The end effector includes a rotatable drive screw having a coupling member at a proximal end thereof; and a flexible drive cable rotatably supported therein and extending therefrom, wherein the flexible drive cable receives rotational forces and transmits said rotational forces to the drive screw to actuate the end effector. The shaft assembly includes a proximal neck housing supported at a distal end of the outer tube; and a distal neck housing pivotally connected to the proximal neck housing, wherein a distal end of the distal neck housing is configured and adapted for operative connection with the end effector. In use, when the end effector is connected to the shaft assembly, the flexible drive cable extends through the proximal neck housing and the distal neck housing. |
| US10085751B2 |
Surgical stapler having temperature-based motor control
A surgical stapler. The surgical stapler includes a drive system, an electric motor, a battery and a control system. The electric motor is mechanically coupled to the drive system. The battery is electrically couplable to the electric motor. The control system is electrically connected to the electric motor and includes an H-bridge circuit and a temperature sensing device. The H-bridge circuit includes a high side and a low side. The low side of the H-bridge circuit includes first and second switching devices, and a resistive heating element electrically connected in series with the first switching device. The temperature sensing device is positioned proximate the resistive heating element. The control system is configured to control a force applied to the drive system based on a temperature associated with the resistive heating element and sensed by the temperature sensing device. |
| US10085748B2 |
Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors
A surgical instrument. In one form, the surgical instrument includes a housing that has an interchangeable shaft assembly removably attached thereto. The interchangeable shaft assembly includes an elongate shaft that has a surgical end effector operably coupled thereto for selective articulation relative to the elongate shaft. An articulation system is configured to selectively apply articulation motions to the surgical end effector when the articulation system is in an actuated orientation. A locking arrangement prevents detachment of the interchangeable shaft assembly from the housing when the articulation system is in the actuated orientation. |
| US10085747B2 |
Surgical fastening instrument
A surgical fastening apparatus and related methods for fastening skin tissue so as to avoid piercing the epidermis with resultant percutaneous penetration when intending placement of surgical fasteners within a dermal layer on opposed sides of a skin wound. The apparatus includes a device body having a head portion for positioning between first and second sides of the wound, wherein the head portion includes a deflector shelf that physically prevents epidermal tissue from entering a capture zone defined on the head portion through which a penetrator assembly and fastener are advanced into the dermal layer. By ensuring that the epidermal tissue is not placed within the piercing zone, the potential for inadvertent piercing and percutaneous placement of the surgical fastener though the external skin surface is avoided. |
| US10085737B2 |
Suture anchor with improved drive head
A suture anchor is provided including an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one bone-engaging thread formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end and a distal end mated to the elongate shank. The drive head has a substantially oval shape and includes at least one suture attachment member formed in a portion of the drive head. The configuration of the drive head is particularly advantages in that it provides a suture anchor having improved physical properties, including a high failure torque and a high stripping strength. |
| US10085729B2 |
Methods and devices for forming biomedical coatings using variable mixing ratios of multi-part compositions
The present invention relates devices capable of continuous and simultaneous expression of components of a multi-part biomedical composition with variable mixing ratios. The device has at least two syringes that contain the inter-reactive components of the multi-part biomedical composition. At least the barrel of the first syringe has a first retention compartment having a cross-sectional area dimension that is larger than the cross-sectional area of a second retention compartment. The first piston has a cross-sectional dimension that matches the inside cross-sectional dimension of the small dimensioned retention compartment, while a ring-shaped gasket is located within the large dimensioned retention compartment and has an outside cross-sectional dimension that matches an interior dimension of the large dimension retention compartment. |
| US10085726B2 |
Controlled transfer biological sample collection devices and methods of using such devices
A controlled transfer biological sample material collection device is disclosed which comprises: a body; and a sample collection member for collecting the biological sample material (not shown), the body housing a sample storage medium for generally dry storage of the biological material, the collection member being moveable from an exposed position (shown in FIG. 8) where collection of a biological sample is possible, to a transfer position (shown in FIG. 9) which effects transfer of at least a portion of the collected sample to said medium. The device is characterized in that the body slideably supports the sample collection member, and in that the body or collection member include a ramp-like projection portion (116 FIG. 10) operable to force the collection member into the transfer position against the medium and to effect said transfer as the collection member slides within the body. |
| US10085721B2 |
Contrast assisted intravascular ultrasound imaging
A method of imaging a blood vessel includes delivering a bubble-based contrast agent within the vessel and positioning at least one ultrasound device in the vicinity of the bubble-based contrast agent within the vessel. A first burst of low-frequency ultrasound energy can be delivered to excite the bubble-based contrast agent into oscillation within the vessel, and a second burst of high-frequency ultrasound energy can be delivered at the excited bubble-based contrast agent. A return signal from the burst of high-frequency ultrasound energy can be received and processed to obtain one or more images. |
| US10085712B2 |
Apparatus capable of connecting connector of ultrasonic probe
An apparatus capable of connecting a connector of ultrasonic probe includes a connected part, a wall part and a vent hole. The connected part is provided in a housing and is configured to be capable of connecting a connector of ultrasonic probe. The wall part is provided in a location to surround side faces of the connector in a state of being connected to the connected part. The vent hole is provided between the connected part and the wall part so as to pass through from outside to inside of the housing. |
| US10085709B2 |
Method for reconstructing a 3D image from 2D X-ray images
The present invention relates to a method for reconstructing a 3D image from 2D X-ray images acquired with an X-ray imaging system, said method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a set of 2D X-ray images of a region of a patient with said X-ray imaging system, b) computing an initial 3D image within the coordinate system of the X-ray imaging system by using at least part of said 2D X-ray images with their respective projective geometry data; c) projecting said initial 3D image on at least part of said 2D X-ray images and adjusting the respective projective geometry data of said images, said adjustment comprising registration of said images with the projection of the initial 3D image using an image-to-image registration technique; d) computing an updated 3D image using the complete set of 2D X-ray images with their respective adjusted projective geometry data. |
| US10085703B2 |
Dynamic computed tomography imaging of elasticity
A system and method includes applying, by a vibration source, periodic excitation waves to the volume of tissue, the periodic excitation wave having a plurality of phases, acquiring by the CT scanner a first plurality of CT projections at a first phase, the first plurality of CT projections comprising a first CT projection set, acquiring by the CT scanner a second plurality of CT projections at a second phase, wherein the second phase is different than the first phase a second set of CT projections, the second plurality of CT projections comprising a second CT projection set, and determining, based on the first set of CT projections and the second set of CT projections, at least one of a tissue deformation field and a tissue mechanical property of the volume of tissue. |
| US10085701B2 |
Medical image system and joint cartilage state score determination method
A medical image system includes an X-ray imaging device with a Talbot or Talbot-Lau interferometer, a reconstructed image generation unit, an extraction unit, a feature value calculation unit and a determination unit. The generation unit generates, among a differential phase image, an absorption image and a small-angle scattering image, at least the differential phase image based on an image signal obtained by the X-ray imaging device imaging a joint part. The extraction unit extracts a joint cartilage region based on the differential phase image. The calculation unit analyzes the joint cartilage region to calculate a feature value indicating a joint cartilage state. The determination unit compares the feature value with a predetermined reference value and determines, based on the comparison result, into which one of predetermined scores of multiple stages the joint cartilage state falls. |
| US10085698B2 |
Methods and systems for automated tube current modulation
Methods and systems are provided for automated tube current modulation (ATCM). In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises: calculating a desired dose level based on a clinical task, a size of a subject to be scanned, and an image quality level; generating a scan protocol based on a relation between the image quality level and at least one characteristic of the imaging system; and performing a scan of the subject at the desired dose level and according to the generated scan protocol. In this way, ATCM can be optimized based on elements that impact image quality such as the clinical task, the physical characteristics of the imaging system, the individual patient, and the reader's preference. |
| US10085696B2 |
Detection of worsening heart failure events using heart sounds
Systems and methods for detecting events indicative of worsening using heart sounds are disclosed. A system can include a signal sensor circuit to sense a heart sound (HS) signal. The system can detect at least first and different second HS components using the HS signal, and generate respective first and second HS metrics. The system can determine a trend indicator for the first or second HS metric, and selectively generate one or more composite HS metrics using the first and second HS metrics, according to the trend indicator indicating a growing or decay trend. The system can include a heart failure (HF) event detector to produce a HF status using the composite HS metrics, and output an indication of the HF status, or deliver therapy according to the HF status. |
| US10085695B2 |
Mental balance or imbalance estimation system and method
The present invention relates to a mental balance or imbalance estimation system (100) and method for estimating a level of mental balance or imbalance of a user (1). The system comprises a skin conductance sensor (20) for sensing the skin conductance of the user (1), the skin conductance over time forming a skin conductance trace (22). The system further comprises a processing unit (10) for receiving and processing the skin conductance trace (22), the processing unit configured to determine at least one stimulus response (24) in the skin conductance trace (22), to determine an estimated cortisol level trace (28) of the user (1) based on the determined at least one stimulus response (24), and to determine the estimated level of mental balance or imbalance of the user (1) based on the estimated cortisol level trace (28). |
| US10085690B2 |
System and method for feedback of dynamically weighted values
A method and system for monitoring a signal from a function to record a set of values for each signal monitored; determining for each signal monitored the relative value of the signal being monitored over time; identifying each signal exhibiting a relative value representing a change in a pre-identified direction and each signal exhibiting a relative value not representing a change in the pre-identified direction, wherein each signal is aligned in the same direction relative to the pre-identified direction; dynamically weighting at least one signal monitored; displaying the monitored signals as an aggregate including enhancement of each signal exhibiting a change in the pre-identified direction; and causing a desired change in at least one monitored function based upon feedback of the displayed aggregate signals. |
| US10085687B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a visual representation of sleep quality based on ECG signals
A method of providing a graphical representation of sleep quality includes obtaining ECG data for a patient, obtaining a plurality of N-N intervals from the ECG data, calculating a plurality of spectral densities based on the plurality of N-N intervals, wherein each spectral density is associated with one of a plurality of successive time windows and is calculated based on certain ones of the N-N intervals associated with the one of the plurality of successive time windows, and generating the graphical representation of sleep quality using the plurality of spectral densities. |
| US10085686B2 |
Tongue evaluation system and method
An apparatus for evaluating the tongue strength and coordination of a subject includes an intermediate device such as a lever which is pivotably attached to a coupling device and extends into a cavity of a nipple element. The lever is detached from the nipple and pivotable in response to deformation of the nipple element by a tongue force exerted on the nipple element by a subject during a suck-swallow-breathe sequence. The coupling device includes a sensing device to wirelessly transmit sensor outputs to a mobile device paired to the sensing device. The sensing device includes at least one sealed chamber defined by a membrane and a sensor. In one example, a first membrane and sensor senses pressure change in a fluid in the apparatus, and a second membrane and sensor is actuated by the intermediate device to sense deformation of the nipple element. A method using the apparatus is provided. |
| US10085685B2 |
Selecting triggers of an allergic reaction based on nasal temperatures
Described herein are systems and methods for selecting a trigger of an allergic reaction. In one embodiment, a system includes an inward-facing head-mounted thermal camera (CAM) and a computer. CAM takes thermal measurements of a region on the nose (THN) of the user. Optionally, CAM weighs below 10 g and is located less than 15 cm from the user's face. The computer detects extents of the allergic reaction based on THN, receives indications of potential triggers of the allergic reaction to which the user was exposed, and selects the trigger, from among the potential triggers, based on the extents and the indications. Optionally, during most of the time the user was affected by the trigger, an effect of the trigger, as manifested via changes to THN, was higher than effects of most of the potential triggers. |
| US10085681B2 |
Lancing device with moving pivot depth adjust
A depth-control mechanism for selectively-adjusting a lancing stroke depth of a lancet carrier. The depth-control mechanism includes a positioning tab that is configured to be repositioned along an axis that is orthogonal to the lancing stroke axis of the lancet carrier. The depth-adjustment mechanism also includes a tether that is pivotally coupled between the positioning tab and the lancet carrier. The positioning tab is configured to manipulate a pivot axis of the tether to adjust the lancing stroke length of the lancet carrier. |
| US10085679B2 |
System and method for detecting vascular contamination by surgical anesthetic using non-invasive IR spectrophotometry
A system and method for detecting vascular contamination by surgical anesthetic using non-invasive IR spectrophotometry. One embodiment is a method for operating an instrument such as an enhanced pulse oximeter to monitor a patient receiving local anesthetic marked with dye that absorbs infrared light. Light is applied to and detected from tissue of the patient. A signal representative of the detected light is processed to derive patient oxygenation information. The detected light is also processed to derive information representative of the presence of the dye-marked anesthetic. The oxygenation information and the information representative of the presence of anesthetic are displayed. The oxygenation monitoring and display and the anesthetic monitoring and display can occur separately or concurrently. Fluorescing dyes and fluorescence detection approaches are used for anesthetic detection in some embodiments. Other embodiments apply a sequence of light pulses and correlate the applied light pulse sequence to the detected signal to identify the presence of the dye-marked anesthetic. |
| US10085670B2 |
Apparatus and method for treatment of pain with body impedance analyzer
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes are contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time. |
| US10085666B2 |
Method for measuring social relationship using heart rhythm coherence (HRC)
A method for determining a social relationship includes detecting electrocardiogram (ECG) data from at least two subjects, detecting heart rhythm coherence (HRC) data from the ECG signals of the two subjects, and determining a relationship (intimacy) between the two subjects by comparing the HRC data of the two subjects. |
| US10085665B2 |
Non-invasive system and method for monitoring lusitropic myocardial function in relation to inotropic myocardial function
A system and method for non-invasively monitoring the hemodynamic state of a patient by determining on a beat-by-beat basis the ratio of lusitropic function to inotropic function as an index of myocardial well-being or pathology for use by clinicians in the hospital or by the patient at home. In one embodiment of the system a smartphone running an application program that is connected through the internet to the cloud processes electronic signals, first, from an electrocardiogram device monitoring electrical cardiac activity, and second, from a seismocardiogram device monitoring mechanical cardiac activity in order to determine such ratio as an instantaneous measurement of the hemodynamic state of the patient, including such states as sepsis, myocardial ischemia, and heart failure. |
| US10085664B2 |
Electrocardiograph with chest assembly, waterproof housing, recording module and wireless transceiver
A electrocardiograph having a chest assembly intended to be applied to the chest region of a patient and an electronic unit is provided, with a recording module and with a wireless transceiver module. The chest assembly has a plurality of electrodes configured to be connected to the patient's body for the recording of an electrocardiogram and respective electrical wires connecting each electrode to the electronic unit. The chest assembly further includes a housing to which the electrical wires are respectively fixed. The electronic unit has a Hall-effect magnetic sensor configured to selectively allow it to mark, to start, stop, record and send an electrocardiogram to a telecommunications network. The electrocardiograph further includes a magnet mounted on a supporting member configured to be worn by a patient to activate the Hall-effect magnetic sensor. |
| US10085661B2 |
System and method for biventricular pacemaker pulse detection in surface ECG
A system for locating the existence of a biventricular pace pulse for ECG, which includes a non-biventricular pulse detector for finding the onsets of ventricular pulses, a lead-wise biventricular pulse detector for checking whether there are two separated ventricular pulses in one heartbeat, and a vector-based biventricular pulse detector for determining the existence of the biventricular pace pulse if the lead-wise biventricular pulse detector does not find that there are two separated ventricular pulses in one heartbeat. |
| US10085660B2 |
Automatic analysis of uterine activity signals and application for enhancement of labor and delivery experience
A uterine activity analysis apparatus, comprising a rendering device at least one controller coupled to the rendering device, and configured to acquire a uterine activity signal (UAS) corresponding to uterine activity of a patient; determine uterine activity information based upon the acquired UAS and render, on the rendering device, content based at least in part including UAS upon the determined uterine activity information. The controller may compare the determined uterine activity information with threshold uterine activity information and provide clinical decision support (CDS) based upon the decision. Furthermore, the controller may render a breathing guide to illustrate a preferred breathing pattern, when the start of a contraction is detected. |
| US10085658B2 |
Body-worn pulse oximeter
The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station. |
| US10085655B2 |
System and method to define drivers of sources associated with biological rhythm disorders
A system and method are provided for identifying a driver of a source associated with a heart rhythm disorder. Data are accessed from a plurality of sensors representing biological activity in the heart. A local first region of the heart that has repeating activation and determine whether the first region controls a second distant region of the heart for at least a predetermined number of beats is identified. The first local region is assigned as a driver of a source of the heart rhythm disorder, the source including the first local region and the second distant region. |
| US10085654B2 |
Medical device
A display assembly includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) frame, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a front housing. The LCD frame includes at least one LCD frame obround boss. The PCB includes at least one PCB obround slot, where the PCB obround slot is sized to be larger in length and diameter than the at least one LCD frame obround boss. The LCD frame is secured to a printed circuit assembly. The front housing includes a display opening and an elastomeric bezel positioned on the front housing, where the elastomeric bezel is configured to position a liquid crystal display within the display opening. |
| US10085653B2 |
Pulse transmit time measurement device and method
Proposed is a Pulse Transit Time, PTT, measurement concept wherein a forced oscillation technique, FOT, is used to determine a pulse arrival time at alveoli of the lungs of a patient. |
| US10085651B2 |
Methods for predicting and treating necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates
Embodiments are presented herein that provide early prediction of the development of necrotizing enterocolitis by a preterm infant through analysis of the high frequency component of heart rate variability, optionally with analysis of respiration rate. Methods of treatment following prediction area also reported. |
| US10085650B2 |
Measurement device, measurement method, and recording medium storing a measurement program
A measurement device includes a detection device to detect a pulse wave signal at a first measurement location in a vascular pathway from the heart of a measurement subject to an area where an arterial aneurysm is predicted to occur and a pulse wave signal at a second measurement location in a vascular pathway from the heart of the measurement subject to an area that is different from the area where an arterial aneurysm is predicted to occur, a comparison device to calculate a comparison result by comparing frequency characteristics between the pulse wave signals, and a determination device to determine at least one of the presence/absence and size of an arterial aneurysm based on a predetermined characteristic amount for a frequency contained in the comparison result. |
| US10085649B1 |
Methods and devices for localizing the blood mass of an intracerebral hematoma
Devices as described herein for localizing an intracerebral hematoma or blood mass in brain tissue include a cannula and one or more sensor wires operably connected between a glucose meter and one or more glucose sensors for determining the location and margins of an intracerebral blood mass. |
| US10085641B2 |
Using near-field communication both for out-of-band pairing and physiological data transfer
A method for obtaining physiological data from a medical sensor device includes detecting a proximity of the medical sensor device by an electronic computing device. After the proximity is detected, a message is received from the medical sensor device. A determination is made as to whether the received message includes configuration information for a wireless communication link. When the received message includes the configuration information for the wireless communication link, the wireless communication link is used to receive physiological data from the medical sensor device and the received physiological data is processed at the electronic computing device. When the received message does not include configuration information for the wireless communication link, a determination is made as to whether the received message includes physiological data. When the received message includes the physiological data, the physiological data is processed at the electronic computing device. |
| US10085639B2 |
Tracking contact quality to vital signs measurement sensors
Various embodiments include a variety of sensors, such as a pulse oximeter, configured to track a dynamic component of a sensor and take an action based on a characteristic of the dynamic component. Some embodiments may include determining a gain applied to a signal of the sensor, determining whether the gain is discontinuous, and indicating that a sensor measurement associated with the signal is low quality in response to determining that the gain applied is discontinuous. Some embodiments may include determining a peak-to-peak voltage of an output of a sensor, determining whether the peak-to-peak voltage is within an acceptable peak-to-peak voltage range, and indicating that a measurement associated with the received signal is low quality in response to determining that the peak-to-peak voltage is outside the acceptable peak-to-peak voltage range. |
| US10085638B2 |
Optical coherence tomography system
An OCT system comprises an OCT scan module for retinal scanning and an add-on anterior segment scanning module which includes at least one anterior segment scan lens (11) and an add-on fixation target (15) which is used to maintain the viewing direction of the eye (6) under investigation while achieving anterior segment scanning. Because the anterior segment scan module added to the exterior of an existing OCT system for retinal scanning has an add-on fixation target (15), it is possible to maintain the viewing direction of the eye (6) under investigation while carrying out anterior segment scanning without adjusting the internal beam path of the OCT system, and the OCT system of the present invention can be adapted to patients with only one functioning eye. |
| US10085636B2 |
Eye gaze detection apparatus and eye gaze detection method
An eye gaze detection apparatus includes a plurality of illuminators each including a light source for emitting light and disposed symmetrically with respect to a predetermined position, a plurality of imaging units each disposed at an inner or outer position with respect to the plurality of illuminators, a position detector configured to detect a first position indicating a pupil center and a second position indicating a corneal reflection center based on an image of an eyeball of a subject, the image being captured by the imaging unit with the light emitted by the illuminator, and a calculator configured to calculate a fourth position indicating a corneal curvature center, based on the predetermined position, a third position on a display, the first position, and the second position. |
| US10085625B2 |
Video camera housing for an endoscope
A housing for accommodating optical and electronic components of a video camera of a medical video endoscope. The housing including: a first housing part, a second housing part, the housing parts assembled together to form inner chambers for mounting the optical and electronic components and an axial passage for optically connecting the inner chambers; a window disposed in an end opening in the assembled housing parts, electrical connectors disposed in a wall in the assembled housing parts, wherein, in an unassembled configuration, the inner chambers are accessible from a surface substantially transversely to a longitudinal axis of the housing parts, and the first and second housing parts are configured to mate with each other in such a way that the inner chambers are hermetically sealed from an exterior of the assembled first and second housing parts. |
| US10085621B2 |
Endoscope having a sideways viewing direction
A sideways viewing endoscope including: a proximal handle, an endoscope shaft having outer and inner tubes, and first and second optical component assemblies arranged in a distal region of the endoscope shaft, the optical components assemblies can be rotated with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis of the endoscope shaft and are mounted against each other by an axial bearing that is disposed between the optical component assemblies and pretensioned by a pretensioning device; wherein the first optical component assembly is distally connected to the outer tube and comprises optical windows, prisms and/or lenses having a sideways viewing direction and the second optical component assembly is distally connected to the inner tube and comprises an image sensor having a straight-ahead viewing direction oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and the pretensioning device is disposed in the distal region of the endoscope shaft at the axial bearing. |
| US10085614B2 |
Optical communication system and endoscope system with connection state abnormality detection
A transmitting device includes: a first transmission unit; a second transmission unit having transmission lines each having a proximal end at which a transmitting-side connecting portion is provided; and a first switch for selecting a transmission line from the second transmission unit, to connect the selected transmission line to the first transmission unit. A receiving device includes: a third transmission unit having transmission lines each having a distal end at which a receiving-side connecting portion is provided; a fourth transmission unit; a second switch for selecting, from the third transmission unit, a transmission line including the receiving-side connecting portion optically connected to the transmitting-side connecting portion, to connect the selected transmission line to the fourth transmission unit; and a detection unit configured to detect whether a connection between the transmitting-side and receiving-side connecting portions is abnormal based on light amount of an optical signal transmitted through the fourth transmission unit. |
| US10085609B2 |
Hand-held cleaning apparatus for touch screens
A hand-held apparatus employing a non-liquid cleaning composition for cleaning touch screen is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hand-held cleaning instrument and a cap. The hand-held cleaning instrument comprises a handle and a replaceable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad comprises an engagement mechanism for removably coupling the cleaning pad to the handle. When not in use, the cleaning pad may be folded and received in the cap in a stowed configuration. When in use, the cap is removed and the cleaning pad is deployed in an extended position. The cleaning composition on the cleaning pad comprises a combination of carbon black and a hemihydrate of calcium sulfate. |
| US10085607B2 |
Power supply apparatus, and electric apparatus and vacuum cleaner having the same
Disclosed herein are a power supply apparatus, and an electric apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the power supply apparatus. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the power supply apparatus includes: a first power converter configured to convert a first Alternating Current (AC) voltage into a Direct Current (DC) voltage; a second power converter configured to drop the DC voltage output from the first power converter and transfer the dropped DC voltage to a power storage unit, and to boost a DC voltage of the power storage unit and output the boosted DC voltage; and a third power converter configured to convert a DC voltage among the DC voltage output from the first power converter and the boosted DC voltage output from the second power converter, into a second AC voltage, and to transfer the second AC voltage to a load. |
| US10085605B2 |
Vacuum attachment
A vacuum attachment comprises a base having an upper face and a lower face, and an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a first flow passage between the upper face and the lower face. The lower face provides a smooth contact surface. A single orifice extends through the base from the outer surface to the inner surface. The orifice is spaced apart from the lower face. |
| US10085602B2 |
Pay-for-use portable toilet facility
A portable toilet facility generally includes an enclosure comprising a floor, a ceiling, at least one side wall, and at least one door positioned within the at least one side wall, a holding tank disposed inside the enclosure for the storage of waste, and at least one toilet structure disposed inside the enclosure, the at least one toilet structure being in fluid communication with the holding tank. The portable toilet facility further includes at least one lock disposed within the enclosure, the at least one lock preventing and allowing selective access to the toilet structure. |
| US10085595B2 |
Grill accessory for providing food access and maintaining airflow control
The disclosed technology includes a grill accessory for use with a kamado-style grill to enable a user to control the flow of heat throughout the grill and maintain temperature of the cooking chamber. The grill accessory may enable a user to control the flow of heat throughout the grill, providing the user with greater customization of cooking options. The grill accessory may further enable a user to visually inspect a cooking food item while reducing the amount of heat loss from the grill. |
| US10085591B2 |
Method of containing splatter in a cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating surface, a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing, the lower housing having a second heating surface, and a splash guard having a plurality of peripheral sidewalls. The splash guard is nestable within the lower housing and extendable therefrom to a position wherein the splash guard substantially surrounds the second heating surface. |
| US10085586B2 |
Dispensing nutrients
A system for dispensing a nutrient includes a dispensing device having a container, an orifice defined in the container, and a receiver that receives communications from an activity collecting device. The container dispenses the nutrient contained therein through the orifice in response to a communication from the activity collecting device. |
| US10085585B2 |
System and methods of improving the performance, safety and energy efficiency of a cooking appliance
System and method for improving the performance, safety, and energy efficiency of a cooking appliance with one or more heating elements operably connected with a burner controller controlling an amount of energy flowing to the one or more heating elements. First, a user or a system controller establishes one or more reference levels. The system controller is operably associated with one or more sensors, which measures levels of one or more emissions generated in the operation of the cooking appliance. Afterwards, the system controller compares the measured levels of the one or more emissions with the reference levels and in response to the measured levels of the emissions exceeding reference levels, sends an activation control signal to the cooking appliance. Then, an energy control mechanism associated with the burner controller adjusts the amount of energy flowing to the heating elements in response to the activation control signal. |
| US10085584B2 |
Method of regulating temperature for sous vide cooking and apparatus therefor
A method of regulating the temperature of a cooking liquid during sous vide cooking in a cooking vessel on a burner of a cooktop includes setting a desired cooking temperature and measuring the temperature of the cooking liquid inside the sous vide cooking vessel at a plurality of predetermined time intervals with a first temperature sensor mounted on an interior surface of a wall of the sous vide cooking vessel. The temperature of the cooking liquid is compared to the desired cooking temperature at each of the predetermined time intervals. The energy output of the burner is controlled based on the difference between the temperature of the cooking liquid and the desired cooking temperature. A cooking vessel and system for sous vide cooking using this method are also disclosed. |
| US10085582B2 |
Track and curtain system
A modular track system for hanging a curtain, the track system consisting of modules or sections with attachments and accessories designed to adjust to varying environments and specifications. Track shape and length are adjusted by specifying various combinations of the specialized components created as part of the system. Complementing the track system is a curtain with integrated loop fasteners which allows the curtain to be attached and removed without removing the track. The system further preferably includes a side support for use in attached the track to a fixed support in the environment, and a guiderail on the side of the track on one or more track sections, the track and curtain all being coordinated to form an efficient and improved curtain hanging system. |
| US10085580B2 |
Method of seaming carpet
A method for joining two carpet segments, each carpet segment having an underside and at least one edge, comprises abutting one edge of one carpet segment with one edge of the other carpet segment, positioning a length of seam tape under the abutting edges, and activating the adhesive to secure the seam tape to the undersides of both carpet segments. The seam tape comprises an elongated base layer being resilient in a transverse direction, an intervening layer applied to the base layer, and an adhesive applied to the intervening layer. |
| US10085576B1 |
Drinking straw with a display arrangement
A drinking straw has a display arrangement mounted thereon or attached thereto, where the display arrangement bears a graphic representation, such as an advertisement or an amusing graphic representation. When the drinking straw is disposed within a cup, the display arrangement is adapted to engage an exterior surface of the cup, so that the straw remains upright in the cup adjacent the side thereof. |
| US10085573B2 |
Center store arrangement for retail markets
A shelving layout concept which allows selective configuration and reconfiguration of the orientation of certain shelving systems within the central portion of a store to create a PrimeZone area including an assembly of End Caps, Center Caps, Power Sets, Corner Boards, Hot Spots and Banner Boards, the combination of which provides a solution for enabling retailers to re-invigorate their Center Store, increase their vendor promotional revenue, and increase their in-store sales due to more favorable consumer response to greater promotional activity and the continuing change of product venues in key areas of the store layout. The concept also includes novel hardware which enables the reconfiguration of the shelving layout to accommodate vendors' desire to change display schemes. |
| US10085571B2 |
Interactive display case
An interactive display case having a first frame, a plurality of storage areas within the first frame, a second frame, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect an object passing through the interior of the second frame, identify an area within the interior of the second frame in which the object passes, where the area corresponding to one of the storage areas, and generate interaction data corresponding to the identified area. |
| US10085569B2 |
Inflation and deflation pressure regulation system
An inflation and deflation pressure regulation system is applicable to an air mattress with at least two air arrays, the inflation and deflation pressure regulation system comprising an inflation and deflation device, a pressure detection unit and a control unit. The inflation and deflation device inflates or deflates the air mattress; the pressure detection unit continuously detects an instantaneous pressure value of the air mattress; the control unit determines whether the instantaneous pressure value detected by the pressure detection unit when the air mattress is in a weight-bearing state has reached a preset pressure value before a preset time has elapsed, and accordingly uses a first inflation and deflation strategy or a second inflation and deflation strategy to control the inflation and deflation device to inflate or deflate the air mattress. |
| US10085567B1 |
Wall-mounted fold-away couch and bed
The wall mounted fold away couch and bed is wall treatment that comprises a combination wall bed and couch. The wall mounted fold away couch and bed is a wall frame that further contains a bed frame and a seat frame. The bed frame is attached to the wall frame such that the bed frame can be rotated out of the wall frame to allow the use of the bed frame as a bed. The seat frame is attached to the bed frame such that the seat frame is accessible while the bed frame is stored within the wall frame. The seat frame is attached to the bed frame such that the seat frame rotates off of the bed frame allowing seat frame can be used as a chair. The wall mounted fold away couch and bed comprises a wall frame, a bed frame, and a seat frame. |
| US10085566B1 |
Marine vessels and modular deck and seating configurations for marine vessels
A marine vessel has a deck surface having a recessed cavity; a seat module having a seating member, an engagement member, and a hinge that couples the seating member to the engagement member; and a retainer configured to retain the engagement member with respect to the recessed cavity. The seating member is pivotable about the hinge into and between a closed position in which the seating member lies flush with the deck surface and covers the recessed cavity and an open position in which the seating member provides seating for user and the recessed cavity is exposed and provides leg room for the user. |
| US10085565B2 |
Sacral air bladder assembly
A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom and a seat back mounted adjacent the bottom. The seat back and seat bottom are provided with an occupant seating surface. At least one air bladder is oriented in a sacral region the seat bottom or the seat back. The air bladder has a support surface defined by a enlarged width portion and extends to an elongated tapered portion. When the air bladder is inflated, the support surface is inclined from the taper portion to the enlarged width portion relative to the seating surface. |
| US10085564B2 |
Adjustable lumbar support for upholstery furniture
An adjustable lumbar support mechanism and motion upholstery furniture having the same are provided. The adjustable lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar support member that is coupled to a lumbar support link. The lumbar support link is coupled to a lumbar support mounting plate. An actuating mechanism is coupled to the lumbar support link such that when an extendable shaft of the actuating mechanism shifts from a retracted to an extended configuration, the lumbar support member rotates away from a back portion of a seat back and towards the seat to provide lumbar support to an occupant sitting in the furniture. |
| US10085562B1 |
Ergonomic seating system, tilt-lock control and remote powering method and appartus
A system for guiding a user while changing the juxtaposition of one furniture component with respect to another furniture component on a furniture assembly, the system comprising a sensor for sensing the position of the first component with respect to the second component, an indicator for indicating when the position of the first component with respect to the second component should be changed by the user from a current position to another position, a control mechanism activatable by the user for changing the position of the first component with respect to the second component and a processor programmed to use sensor signals to track the position of the first component and to provide periodic first reminders to change the position of the first component from the current position to another position, the processor continuing to track the first component position as a user moves the first component toward the another position and, when the repositioning stops short of the another position, controlling the indicator to generate a first alert. |
| US10085559B2 |
Furniture piece comprising roller wheel assembly
A moveable furniture piece, comprising at least one first panel and at least one second panel arranged perpendicular to one another, said first and second panels being separate parts and being connected to each other, said first panel being provided with a pre-mounted roller wheel assembly, comprising a wheel, positioned adjacent to a drawer side, such that the wheel traverses parallel with the side of the moveable furniture piece; wherein the second panel is provided with an opening dimensioned to receive the roller wheel assembly. |
| US10085557B2 |
Adjustment device, guide unit and item of furniture
A device for adjusting a position of a furniture part on an item of furniture such that a closed position of the furniture part is predeterminable. The device includes an adjustment element for rotating a positioning default mechanism, and an abutment portion which interacts with an adjustment contour of the adjustment element. The adjustment contour extends as a spiral, by way of which a region of the adjustment contour and the abutment portion interact in such a manner that a stop of the device is slidable into a position, so that the closed position of the furniture part is predeterminable. The adjustment contour comprises a multi-edge portion with several surface portions which are aligned at an angle with respect to one another. The adjustment contour interacts with a counter portion on the abutment portion in such a manner that several predetermined rotational positions of the adjustment element are configurable. |
| US10085550B1 |
Single lever-operated height-adjustable table
A single lever-operated height-adjustable table includes a table top with two bottom guide rails, a base plate, a linkage system including two scissors linkages, two pairs of coupling rods pivotally coupled between the scissors linkages and the base plate and loaded with torsion springs and sliding roller sets respectively pivotally connected to the scissors linkages by respective pivot bolts and rotatably movably mounted in the guide rails, and a lifting control system for controlling lifting of the table top through one single operating lever. |
| US10085549B2 |
Illuminated flashing toothbrush and method of use
A toothbrush can include a handle and a head. At least one bristle can be attached to the head. The toothbrush can also have an illumination member, an illumination circuit and an activation device. A pliant base on the handle can be used to activate the activation device to initiate the illumination circuit. |
| US10085548B2 |
Dispenser
A dispenser that includes a resilient applicator that optimizes application of a subject fluid to a desired surface. In one embodiment, the invention is a dispenser comprising a housing having an internal reservoir containing the fluid. The resilient applicator is coupled to the housing and comprises a dispensing orifice. The resilient applicator comprises a working surface that is oriented at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the housing and is defined by a polygonal perimeter edge, the polygonal perimeter edge comprising a plurality of apex portions and a plurality of side portions, wherein one of the plurality of side portions forms a distal most-portion of the resilient applicator. |
| US10085538B2 |
Hand held appliance
A hair care appliance including a body having an outer wall and an inner wall, a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet wherein the fluid outlet is at least partially defined by the inner wall, a heater for heating fluid in the fluid flow path and, a thermistor for measuring the temperature of fluid between the heater and the fluid outlet, wherein the thermistor is retained with respect to a housing and the housing forms part of the inner wall. The housing may comprise a base that engages with the inner wall. The housing may further comprise an arm wherein the arm supports the thermistor and extends radially inwards of the inner wall. The housing may comprise two arms and the thermistor is suspended between the two arms. The inner wall may comprise an aperture into which the housing is inserted. |
| US10085535B2 |
Strap
The elastic strap has, at each end, one or more formations, for instance protrusions and notches, which are shaped so as to lock with the formations of the opposite end such that detachment of the ends from one another requires the ends of the strap to be pulled in the longitudinal direction of the strap in mutually opposite directions while stretching the strap. The formations at the ends of the strap, after having been inserted into one another, lock the ends of the strap such that they do not move with respect to one another in directions perpendicular to the unfastening direction or in a direction opposite to the unfastening direction. The strap may be used for ensuring that a suitcase stays closed. |
| US10085532B2 |
Active suspension case for a mobile device
An improved protective case for a mobile device is disclosed herein. The protective case may comprise a base portion, a stop, and at least one sliding or moving impact section to assist in the absorption of impact. |
| US10085531B2 |
Case for electronic tablet
A case incorporates a built-in stand for an electronic device, such as an electronic tablet computer, which the case houses. The case protects the electronic device and allows a user to view and access the device without removing it from the case. The built-in stand is adjustable and allows for multiple viewing angles. |
| US10085527B2 |
Slider assembly for a slide fastener
There is provided a slider assembly for a slide fastener, including: a slider body; a pull-tab; and a resilient locking member. The pull-tab is provided with a window aligned with an aperture in an upper wing of the slider body when the pull-tab is in a first angular end position. A distal end of the locking member extends towards a guide channel through the window and the aperture. The locking member is configured to be resiliently biased towards a locking position where a distal end thereof protrudes in the guide channel. A proximal end of the pull-tab has a cam cooperating with the locking member such that the locking member takes the locking position when the pull-tab is in the first angular end position, and the locking member is moved towards an unlocking position when the pull-tab is pivoted away from the first angular end position. |
| US10085525B2 |
Slider for slide fastener
Provided is a slider having appearance or texture which cannot be obtained with a slider body made of metal or synthetic resin in the related art and further having properties superior than those of sliders in the related art. A slider of an embodiment of the invention includes a slider body formed by sintered bodies containing zirconium oxide as a main component and a tab held by a tab attaching portion of the slider body. |
| US10085521B2 |
Magnetic buckle
A magnetic buckle includes two buckle bodies respectively have a magnetic attraction element fitted thereon. The two magnetic attraction elements bring the two buckle bodies to be magnetically detachably engaged with each other. A guide structure is formed on between the two buckle bodies. The two magnetic attraction elements and the guide structure together enable one of the two buckle bodies to move in different directions when it sequentially moves along an approaching path, within which the two buckle bodies are separate from each other, a contacting path, within which the two buckle bodies are brought to contact with each other, and a locating path, within which the two buckle bodies are brought to engage with each other. Thus, a user can conveniently magnetically engage the two buckle bodies with each other without the necessity of aligning them in advance or double-checking the engagement between them. |
| US10085520B2 |
Control docking station for a one or two stage locking mechanism
A control docking station system for controlling locking engagement between a first female member and a male member that together form a locking mechanism. The first female member is connected to a safety device. The male member can be locked to and released from the first female member. The system includes a controller configured to sense an unsafe interlock signal. A second female member is operably connected to the controller's housing. Each female member includes a receiver base and a pair of pivoting locking tabs that is engageable with a key-like projection on the male member. The male member may be unlocked from the first female member when the controller senses an interruption to the unsafe interlock signal or if the unsafe interlock signal is overridden. The male member may be docked in the second female member during safe circumstances and/or the safety device is unused. |
| US10085516B2 |
Article of footwear with reinforced elastic upper
An article of footwear is provided, which may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper may include an elastic skin material forming at least a portion of an external surface of the upper. In addition, the upper may include substantially inelastic reinforcing material selectively located adjacent portions of the elastic skin material, wherein the elastic skin material is more elastic than the substantially inelastic reinforcing material. |
| US10085513B2 |
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 that compositionally includes a crosslinked polymeric network having a plurality of copolymer chains with one or more hard segments physically crosslinked to other hard segments of the copolymer chains, and one or more hydrophilic soft segments covalently bonded to the hard segments. 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. |
| US10085511B2 |
Hat ventilated through brim
A ventilated hat is provided that includes a crown and a brim, the brim having air passages that extends from the front and/or sides of the brim, through the brim to the crown. Air is enters the air passages at the front or sides of the brim when the wearer moves or when any slight breeze blows into the brim, cooling the wearer's head. The hat can be constructed as a single unit or as a frame upon which replaceable hat covers are mounted. |
| US10085505B2 |
Hair extension attachment apparatus
A hair extension attachment apparatus for removably securing a hair extension to the user's hair. The hair extension attachment apparatus includes an elongated strip that is composed of a flexible material so that it can contour to the shape of the user's head. The front surface of the elongated strip includes one or more clamps thereon for securement to the user's hair. Each clamp includes a comb member and a closure member, wherein the closure member can be pivotally opened and closed in order to secure hair therein. The front surface further includes one or more hooks thereon for removably securing a hair extension to the elongated strip. The user can removably secure the hair extension within the hooks on the strip, and the strip is concealed by the hair extensions when applied to the user's hair. |
| US10085503B2 |
Shirt retainer undergarment
An underwear brief comprising an undergarment comprising a second waistband and position holder straps that are designed to hold a shirt down in place while inside the pants. |
| US10085499B2 |
Seamless polyethylene based disposable gloves and method of manufacturing the same
A seamless polyethylene based glove includes at least 55 wt % of polyethylene. A method of manufacturing seamless polyethylene based disposable gloves includes: forming a curtain of molten polyethylene based material; inserting a plurality of hand molds into the curtain of molten polyethylene based material; and withdrawing the hand molds from the curtain of molten polyethylene based material. |
| US10085495B2 |
Clothing having cooling function or warming function
The clothing having a frontal land and a rear land includes: a thermal storage unit provided on at least one portion of the frontal land of the clothing; and a planar thermoconductive sheet located in a planar between the frontal land and the rear land, the planar thermoconductive sheet having a thermal conduction path to the thermal storage unit, and the planar thermoconductive sheet being higher in thermoconductivity than the frontal land and the rear land. The planar thermoconductive sheet includes a resin component and graphite particles. Basal plane of each graphite particle is parallel to the direction of the plane of the planar thermoconductive sheet. |
| US10085492B2 |
Adjustable garment apparatus
A garment apparatus includes two leg panels, a rear panel, a center panel, and a fly panel, each constructed from a fabric material, wherein the rear panel, the center panel, and the fly panel are connected between the two leg panels, and wherein a lower end of the fly panel extends substantially to a center line of the center panel. At least one conduit is positioned along a seam of the fly panel, wherein the seam is formed at least between the fly panel and the two leg panels and between the fly panel and the center panel. A cord is positioned within the at least one conduit and movable between at least a tensioned state and an untensioned state. |
| US10085490B2 |
Shirts configured for enhancing worker mobility
The present invention provides shirts, such as shirts that are worn as work uniform shirts, which are configured to provide significant improvements in a wearer's comfort, performance, and mobility over a predefined range of motions. Embodiments of the shirts comprise one or more stretch panels that are configured to provide for stretching of the shirt at an identified micro site in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility. In other embodiments, the manner in which the various portions of the shirt are shaped and connected together, and specifically the connection between the sleeve and the rear panel of the shirt, may be adjusted in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility. |
| US10085488B2 |
Portable vaporizer and storage systems
A portable vaporizer with at least one detachable storage compartment for storing a significant amount of smokable materials. The storage compartment is accessed by opening a door so smokable material can be conveniently poured from a spout into the vaporizer's heating chamber. A tool designed for specific purposes is integrated into the detachable storage for use with scooping, loading, stirring, packing, cleaning, or extracting the smokable materials into, from, or within the heating chamber. The detachable storage compartment having an extended surface to fit partially inside the heating chamber tightly packs the smokable material. In instances where a tool is used to scoop the smokable materials, the heating chamber has a nub to aid in the transfer of the smokable material from the tool onto the nub within the heating chamber. A heating chamber is constructed of glass, and a heating element is embedded in the glass base and/or walls. |
| US10085483B2 |
Method for controlling electronic cigarette with multiple output modes
A method for controlling an electronic cigarette with multiple output modes includes following steps. Whether button signals are input for a first preset number of times is determined when a system is powered on. The system is controlled to enter a locked state if the button signals are input for the first preset number of times. Whether a switch signal for switching between the output modes is input via a button under the locked state is determined, the output modes comprising a voltage output mode and a power output mode. A current output mode is switched to a new output mode and the new output mode is stored in the memory if the switch signal is input, and outputs are controlled according to the stored output mode after a user unlocks the system and the first controller receives a smoking signal. |
| US10085482B2 |
Multiple use aerosol-generating system
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a housing having a first portion and a second portion. The housing includes an air inlet; a nicotine source; a volatile delivery enhancing compound source; and an air outlet. The first portion of the housing and the second portion of the housing are movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the air inlet and the air outlet are unobstructed and the nicotine source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source are both in fluid communication with an airflow pathway through the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet. In the closed position, either the air inlet is obstructed or the nicotine source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source are both not in fluid communication with an airflow pathway through the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet or both. |
| US10085476B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring of fractional gluconeogenesis and targeting of fractional gluconeogenesis via nutritional support
Systems, techniques and methods for estimating the metabolic state or flux, e.g., the body energy state (“BES”) of a patient, are disclosed. The BES provides a deep insight into the nutritional needs of the patient, thus allowing for a sort of exquisite glycemic control with regard to the patient. The invention discloses systems and methods for estimating fractional gluconeogenesis. The invention also discloses systems and methods for estimating and targeting patient blood lactate concentration, both as a target itself and as an intermediate step to estimating and targeting patient fractional gluconeogenesis glucose production. Nutritional support methods and formulations are also disclosed. The invention is suitable for any sort of patient, including those who are injured, such as with traumatic brain injury, ill, or have other conditions that stress the metabolic system. |
| US10085466B2 |
Gel based livestock feed, method of manufacture and use
A method of making a gel-type livestock feed includes initially forming a feed mixture by mixing feed nutrient components, water, alginate, and a calcium component insoluble in water or a sequestrate to inhibit the calcium component from reacting with the alginate. Once the feed mixture is formed, the calcium component is solubilized or the sequestrates affecting the reactivity between the alginate and the calcium component is removed such that a gel feed is formed that includes a gel matrix containing the feed nutrient components. The gel feed may then be fed to the livestock. In another aspect of the present invention, piglets are weaned by feeding the gel feed for at least seven days directly after weaning. The gel feed may also include protein derived from blood with or without egg protein. |
| US10085461B2 |
Electrical field application method
The present invention not only forms an electric field environment that can be controlled to differentiate between preservation of food freshness and promotion of ripening but also promotes fermentation by fermentative microbes, propagates plankton and inhibits bacterial reproduction. An electrode plate 2 is set inside a refrigerator 1 or an adjustable temperature box 6. Food 3 or a yogurt container 9 is place thereon. The electrode plate 2, 10 is connected to a power source 4, 11. Selection between food freshness preservation and promotion of ripening, and promotion of fermentation of fermented foods such as yogurt are performed by rectification, and voltage and frequency control of the power source. Additionally, propagation of phytoplankton and inhibition of bacterial reproduction are performed by controlling the frequency, voltage and ON/OFF timing of the power source. |
| US10085456B2 |
Device for cutting slices of a food product
A device for cutting a food product such as a cake, tart, gelatin, pie or the like having a preferably circular form, but not necessarily, the device comprising a cutting structure formed by blades in the shape of the slice or piece to be cut; a grip or handle to hold and manipulate the device and a system for defining the size of the slice and also for controlling the holding and releasing of a freshly cut slice. The device further allows the user to choose the amount of slices into which the cake is to be split and displays the number of slices selected. |
| US10085453B2 |
Controlled release, wood preserving composition with low-volatile organic content for treating in-service utility poles, posts, pilings, cross-ties and other wooden structures
Disclosed herein are compositions including a dispersion of solid particles of a substantially insoluble copper compound, and an organic biocide, wherein at least 20% of all particles of the composition have a particle size greater than 25 microns. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using the same. |
| US10085449B2 |
N-[1-((6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl)pyridin-2(1H)-ylidene]-2,2,2- trifluoroacetamide for control of agricultural/horticultural pests
A compound of formula (Ie′): wherein Ar′, R1, R4e and Y are as defined herein and a method of controlling pests using the compound. |
| US10085444B2 |
Silica-based antibacterial and antifungal nanoformulation
A silica-based nanoformulation and method is used to treat citrus canker, inhibit the growth of mold and mildew, and add nutrients to soil used for agricultural purposes. The nanotechnology-enabled copper-loaded, silica nanoformulation (CuSiNP/NG) design is a “revolutionary re-invention” of Cu for safe application because it provides a formulation with maximum abundance of ionic Cu, provides sustained and optimal Cu ion release for long-term disease protection, better adherence to plant surfaces and structural surfaces due to gel-based nanostructure of CuSiNG, thus avoiding multiple spray applications and reducing the amount of Cu used in comparison to existing Cu compounds without compromising antibacterial activity. Thus, the silica-based nanoformulation releases copper in non-toxic quantities to the environment and the silica matrix provides an environmentally safe host material with a flexible design that is optimized to provide specific antifungal and antibacterial remediation using infrequent applications. |
| US10085439B1 |
Casino mentality hog trap
A casino mentality hog trap assembly is built into a trailer having a frame supported by a plurality of wheels, a hitch for attaching to a towing vehicle, and a platform. A hinged trap floor is located in the platform and is moveable between a horizontal closed position and a downwardly inclined open position for causing animals to fall into a holding pen. A plurality of feeder stations are positioned adjacent to the trap floor. The feeder stations each have feeder lids that can be raised by animals to access feed contained in feeder troughs. A trigger mechanism is arranged to be tripped when two of the feeder lids are raised at the same time. A scent roller is also positioned adjacent to the trap floor and is connected to the trigger mechanism by a linkage that causes the trigger mechanism to be tripped when the scent roller is lifted. |
| US10085437B2 |
Support for a spreading boom for an agricultural sprayer
A sprayer boom support for an agricultural sprayer including two articulated arms that are coupled in an articulated manner on both sides of the sprayer, wherein each articulated arm is comprised of bar sections that are formed in a composite material consisting of a reinforcing agent chosen from carbon fibre, fibreglass, aramid fibre, boron fibre or a combination thereof, and a matrix of epoxy, vinyl ester, phenolic or polyester resin, the bar sections having a tube geometry with a substantially rectangular cross section with rounded vertices and arched sides, the length of two of its equal sides being constant along the bar section. |
| US10085432B2 |
Variable depth fishing lure
A variable depth fishing lure preferably includes a hollow body, an adjustable bill, a spring pin device and at least one treble hook. The hollow body includes a first body half and a second body half. The adjustable bill includes an indexing portion and a bill portion. Indexing slots are formed in a front and inside surface of the first and second body halves to receive the indexing portion. The spring pin device preferably includes a first eyelet pin, a second eyelet pin, a compression spring and two bored contact balls. One end of the spring pin device is engaged with the adjustable bill and an opposing end thereof is engaged with at least one of the first and second body halves. A position of the adjustable bill is changed by pulling thereof away from the hollow body; tilting it either up or down and then releasing. |
| US10085431B1 |
Aquarium and non-disruptive filtration system
The disclosed embodiments include an aquarium having a low-current filtration system. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a tank having a closed end and an open end, a base that receives and supports the closed end, and a lid removably positioned over the open end. The apparatus also includes a filter base disposed onto an interior surface of the closed end, and a filter housing that engages a housing support structure disposed onto the filter base. The filter housing includes a filter cartridge separating a first chamber from a second chamber, a pump disposed within the second chamber, and a reservoir disposed within the second chamber at a distal end of the filter housing. The reservoir includes an outlet structure having multiple discharge locations, and is connected to the pump across an elongated tube. |
| US10085429B2 |
Corner bracket, a frame assembly using corner brackets and an aquarium utilizing said frame assembly
A corner bracket, a frame assembly using corner brackets, and an aquarium utilizing the frame assembly are disclosed. The corner bracket includes a hollow base member having first and second hollow coupling members projecting outward therefrom. The first and second hollow coupling members are used to secure hollow frame members together using an expandable adhesive. Four hollow frame members and four corner brackets can form a frame assembly, typically having a rectangular configuration. The frame assembly supports a pair of doors, each enclosed by a door frame, which can slide back and forth on the frame assembly. The frame assembly can be secured to both a front wall and to a pair of sidewalls of an enclosure having an open top. A cover can close the open top to form an aquarium for amphibians. |
| US10085420B2 |
Diaper support garment for four-legged animal
A diaper support garment for a four-legged animal comprises an article of animal clothing shaped to substantially cover fore and midsection body areas of a four-legged animal without covering or interfering with the waste product discharge areas of the animal; a closable utility envelope for defining at least one storage compartment which is removably secured to the article of animal clothing for helping to prevent displacement and slippage of a disposable diaper from a hindquarter area of the four-legged animal when the disposable diaper is worn in combination with the primary protective garment; the closable utility pocket being provided with a closure flap to seal the at least one storage compartment to conceal and store for deployment when needed at least one tethered diaper coupler for securely gripping and helping to maintain the disposable diaper in an intended animal protective position for capturing and collecting animal waste products discharged from the four-legged animal. |
| US10085419B2 |
Modular livestock feed system for measuring animal intake and monitoring animal health
A livestock feed system adapted to be modular and readily scalable from one bin assembly to multiple bin assemblies that can be communicatively networked together. The system includes a stainless steel feed bin with an opening on a first surface of the one or more sidewalls for receiving an animal head. The feed bin further includes an access door on a second surface of the one or more sidewalls that is pivotally, slidably, or removably coupled to adjacent portions of the one or more sidewalls to allow easy cleaning of the bin. The system includes a portable support frame supporting the feed bin, and a controller mounted on the support frame. The controller includes a self-contained computer with a processor executing code (programs or software) to provide an animal monitoring and management module that causes the controller to determine intake by an animal accessing the feed bin through the opening. |
| US10085414B2 |
Pre-frontal cortex processing disorder speech, gait and limb impairments treatment
A methylphenidate, particularly including dextro-threo-methylphenidate, is administered to a subject to treat a speech, gait or limb impairment secondary to a genetically acquired pre-frontal cortex processing disease or disorder, particularly including multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome and Fragile-X syndrome. |
| US10085408B1 |
Maize hybrid X13H147
A novel maize variety designated X13H147 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13H147 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13H147 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13H147, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13H147. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13H147. |
| US10085405B1 |
Maize hybrid X08K219
A novel maize variety designated X08K219 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08K219 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08K219 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08K219, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08K219. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08K219. |
| US10085403B2 |
Canola variety 45M35
Provided is a canola variety designated 45M35 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 45M35 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 45M35 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 45M35, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 45M35 are disclosed. |
| US10085402B2 |
Canola variety PV 581 GC
Provided is a canola variety designated PV 581 GC and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety PV 581 GC with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PV 581 GC through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety PV 581 GC, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety PV 581 GC are disclosed. |
| US10085398B1 |
Hybrid corn variety 32220088
The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 32220088. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 32220088, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 32220088 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 32220088. |
| US10085397B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH228442
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH228442. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH228442, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH228442 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH228442. |
| US10085386B2 |
Method of manufacturing a plant receptacle as well as a plant receptacle
Method of manufacturing a plant receptacle wherein the following steps are performed: •a) providing a mixture of fibers, said mixture at least comprising PLA fibers and a bio-degradable fiber; •b) using said mixture of fibers in a woven or non-woven process, making a permeable sheet material; •c) continuously forming said sheet material into a continuous receptacle, by bringing the side edges of said sheet material into contact and welding said side edges together; •d) cutting said continuous receptacle in predetermined lengths thereby creating separate plant receptacles or wherein said continuous receptacle is perforated substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the continuous receptacle at predetermined intervals, thereby allowing separate plant receptacles to be detached from the continuous receptacle. |
| US10085383B1 |
Helical auger flight assemblies and thresher formed therewith
A threshing drum has a cylindrical exterior, and a cuttings intake end having a seating surface. A helical auger flight, affixed to the cylindrical exterior of the threshing drum at the cuttings intake end, extends helically outward from the cylindrical exterior of the threshing drum from the inner edge to the outer edge and rearward from the leading extremity adjacent to the seating surface to the trailing extremity. The outer face faces forwardly toward the cuttings intake end. The inner face faces rearwardly away from the cuttings intake end. A wear plate includes a front extremity having a nose. The wear plate is connected to the inner face of the helical auger flight, the front extremity extends forwardly of the leading edge of the helical auger flight, and the nose of the wear plate is in direct contact against the seating surface of the cuttings intake end. |
| US10085382B2 |
Agricultural baler, agricultural baler system, method for configuring an agricultural baler, and method for baling
An agricultural baler including a bale chamber; a feeder duct communicating with the bale chamber for charges of crop material to be transferred from the feeder duct into the bale chamber; a plunger reciprocally moveable within the bale chamber to compress successive charges of crop material received from the feeder duct to form a bale; and a feeder operable within the feeder duct to accumulate a charge of crop material therein and then stuff that accumulated charge into the bale chamber. The feeder includes at least one first tine and at least one second tine, each having a leading face for engaging the crop material. A width of a frontal area of the leading face of the second tine is smaller than a width of a frontal area of the leading face of the first tine. |
| US10085381B2 |
Portable hops harvester
An agricultural implement for the harvesting of hops that accommodates the automated removal of hops from bines. |
| US10085378B2 |
Agricultural chopper with movable pan
An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis defining a rear; a header carried by the chassis and configured to collect crop material from a field; a track carried by the chassis; and a shredding assembly carried by the chassis that receives crop material collected by the header. The shredding assembly includes a shredder configured to shred received crop material; and a shredder pan carried by the chassis under the shredder that includes a shred assister configured to cooperate with the shredder to shred crop material and at least one track follower in contact with the track that allows the shredder pan to move along the track toward the rear of the chassis. |
| US10085374B1 |
Agricultural seeder implements
An agricultural seeder implement includes a seed boot connected directly to an opener. The seed boot includes an inlet and an outlet to a shoot on either side of the seed boot. The seed boot is connected to the opener, and the seed boot and the opener form a channel which extends through the seed boot from the inlet to the outlet. The opener is for being pulled for cutting a furrow in the ground ahead of the outlet, the channel is for guiding a stream of air-driven seed therethrough from the inlet to the outlet, and each said shoot is for receiving the air-driven stream of seed from the outlet and guiding the stream of air-driven seed into the furrow on either side of the seed boot. Each shoot extends outwardly from the seed boot to a deflector for deflecting the stream of air-driven seed downwardly into the furrow. |
| US10085371B2 |
Steerable rear axle on a field cultivator
An agricultural tillage implement has a steerable rear axle which facilitates the implement more faithfully following a towing unit. The implement has a solid axle mounted to the main pull frame that allows for vertical movement of the implement to switch between field operation and a transport configuration. Attached to the solid axle are two steering knuckles that are tied together by an adjustable tie rod and two hydraulic steering cylinders. On each knuckle is a set of walking tandems to which the tires are mounted. The two cylinders are connected to an auxiliary port in a towing traction unit to enable the steering function without having to turn the unit steering wheel. The arrangement allows the steering knuckles to turn up to 25 degrees in either direction. |
| US10091914B2 |
Fan control device
A rotation number deciding unit decides a rotation number of a cooling fan based on the result of detection by an intake air temperature sensor. A determining unit determines whether the degree of increase of intake air temperature is equal to or more than a threshold based on the result of detection by the intake air temperature sensor. When the determining unit determines the degree of increase of intake air temperature is equal to or more than the threshold, the controlling unit determines whether there is a possibility of occurrence of condensation based on the result of detection by the intake air temperature sensor and the result of detection by an intake air humidity sensor. When determining there is a possibility of occurrence of condensation, the controlling means causes the cooling fan to rotate at a rotation number lower than the rotation number decided by the rotation number deciding unit. |
| US10091911B2 |
Interface card cooling using heat pipes
A device may have: a frame section having a cage with a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion, the second receiving portion receiving a module; a first plate having an end, the first plate being received by the first receiving portion; a heat pipe having a first end attached to the end of the first plate and having a second end; a second plate attached to the second end of the heat pipe; and a spring attached to the first plate to bias the first plate against the module, the first plate being capable of receiving heat dissipated by the module, the heat pipe being capable of receiving the heat received by the first plate and transferring the heat to the second plate, the second plate receiving the heat transferred by the heat pipe and dissipating the received heat. |
| US10091909B2 |
Method and device for cooling a heat generating component
The invention relates to a cooling arrangement comprising a heat spreader (2) comprising a first surface (5), a second surface (8), at least one heat absorption chamber (9) and at least one heat dissipation chamber (10), the at least one heat absorption chamber (9) being in thermal contact with the first surface (5) and the at least one heat dissipation chamber (10) being in thermal contact with the second surface (8) and hydraulically coupled to the at least one heat absorption chamber (9). A cooling fluid (13) can be driven from the heat absorption chamber (9) to the heat dissipation chamber (10) using a plurality of flow patterns for cooling the first surface (5). |
| US10091908B2 |
Heat dissipation device and method of dissipating heat
A heat dissipation device includes: a plurality of heat receiving members disposed on a plurality of electronic components mounted on a substrate; a plurality of heat pipes fixed to the respective heat receiving members; and a heat sink mounted on the substrate and includes a plurality of openings formed corresponding to the heat pipes, wherein the heat pipes are inserted in the respective openings, and an inner diameter of the openings in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the substrate is larger than a diameter of the heat pipes in the perpendicular direction to the surface of the substrate. |
| US10091903B2 |
Power conversion device having bus bar with improved vibration resistance
To suppress reduction in resistance against vibrations, while reducing the number of components, a power conversion device including a power semiconductor module that converts a DC current into an AC current, a plate conductor that transfers the DC current or the AC current, a resin sealing material that seals the plate conductor, and an electric component that is used to control the power semiconductor module has the resin sealing material include a supporting member. The supporting member supports the electric component, and the plate conductor is buried in a portion of the resin sealing material that is disposed to face the electric component. |
| US10091897B2 |
Electronic devices with clips
A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array. |
| US10091892B2 |
Laser direct imaging system and method for solder mask exposure
A laser direct imaging system includes a stage, a laser device and an oxygen-reducing device. The stage is subjected to an atmospheric pressure. The laser device is configured to provide a laser beam to scan across the substrate. The oxygen-reducing device operates simultaneously with the laser device for outputting an inert gas only to a specific area where the laser beam is being aimed such that any portion of the substrate, if enters the specific area, will be exposed to the laser beam under a low-oxygen environment. |
| US10091890B2 |
Process of producing a component and apparatus that produces a component
A process of producing a component includes providing a substrate having an electrically conductive surface in the form of an electrically conductive layer; subdividing the layer with the aid of a scratching process into a first electrically autonomous region and a second electrically autonomous region, wherein an electrically insulating region is formed in the electrically conductive layer to electrically separate the electrically autonomous regions; forming an electrical potential difference between the first electrically autonomous region and the second electrically autonomous region; and applying an electrically charged substance or an electrically charged substance mixture onto the first electrically autonomous region and/or the second electrically autonomous region, wherein the electrically autonomous region and/or an amount of the applied electrically charged substance or of the electrically charged substance mixture are adjusted by the electrical potential difference. |
| US10091889B2 |
Process of producing a component and apparatus that produces a component
A process of producing a component includes providing a substrate having an electrically conductive surface in the form of an electrically conductive layer; subdividing the layer with the aid of a laser process into a first electrically autonomous region and a second electrically autonomous region, wherein an electrically insulating region is formed in the electrically conductive layer to electrically separate the electrically autonomous regions; forming an electrical potential difference between the first electrically autonomous region and the second electrically autonomous region; and applying an electrically charged substance or an electrically charged substance mixture onto the first electrically autonomous region and/or the second electrically autonomous region, wherein the electrically autonomous region and/or an amount of the applied electrically charged substance or of the electrically charged substance mixture are adjusted by the electrical potential difference. |
| US10091888B2 |
Large-scale reconfigurable electronics using low cost nanoparticle ink printing method
A method of manufacturing electronics using a nanoparticle ink printing method includes: synthesizing a phase change material (PCM) ink composition using hot injection to develop nanoparticles of the PCM; suspending the nanoparticles with a solvent; and printing a reconfigurable component using the PCM ink composition in additive manufacturing. Electronics includes: a substrate layer; an insulator layer printed on top of the substrate layer; a heater layer printed on top of the insulator layer; a barrier layer printed on top of one or more of the insulator layer and the heater layer; a phase change material (PCM) printed on top of the barrier layer; a connectivity layer printed on top of the PCM; and a passivation layer printed on top of one or more of the PCM and the connectivity layer. |
| US10091883B2 |
Dielectric filmless electronic module and method for manufacturing same
The invention relates to an electronic module comprising a first metal layer including at least one contact pad or a conductive pad for connection or interconnection, an insulating layer that is electrically connected to the metal layer via a first surface, a second metal layer connected to the insulating layer on the opposite surface thereof, a chip location or an electronic chip electrically connected to the at least one contact pad through openings in the insulating layer, characterized in that the insulating layer is an adhesive. |
| US10091881B1 |
Connection structure between optical device and circuit substrate, and optical transmission apparatus using the same
An optical device includes a connection pad, which is connected to a conductor pattern on the circuit substrate, at one edge. The connection pad includes one ground pad, and two or more signal pads between which the ground pad is interposed from its both sides. The ground pad includes a concave portion including an opening at the edge. The circuit substrate is provided with a metal columnar member in the conductor pattern to which the ground pad is connected. The conductor pattern and the connection pad are fixed to each other with solder in a state in which the columnar member is fitted into the concave portion. Solder, which gradually rises from the ground pattern to a lateral surface of the columnar member, is formed between the columnar member and the ground pattern that is formed in the flexible printed circuit. |
| US10091872B2 |
Touch window and display including the same
Disclosed are a touch window and a display including the same. The touch window includes a substrate, and a sensing electrode provided on the substrate to detect a position. The sensing electrode includes first electrode parts extending in a first direction, second electrode parts extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and third electrode parts interposed between the first and second electrode parts while extending in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The touch window includes a substrate, and an electrode part provided on the substrate to detect a position. The electrode part includes a first sub-pattern, an electrode layer on the first sub-pattern, and a second sub-pattern adjacent to the first sub-pattern. A length of the second sub-pattern is at least equal to longer than a length of one of first sub-patterns. |
| US10091869B1 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, and a conductive adhesive element tape. The circuit board has a first board surface facing the housing and a second board surface facing opposite the housing. The circuit board has a ground pad on the second board surface. The conductive adhesive element tape includes a first portion, a second portion, and a connection portion. The first portion is disposed between the first board surface and the housing. The first portion has a first adhesive surface and a first non-adhesive surface opposite to the first adhesive surface. The first adhesive surface adheres to the housing. The second portion has a second adhesive surface and a second non-adhesive surface opposite to the second adhesive surface. The second adhesive surface adheres to the ground pad. The connection portion connects the first portion and the second portion. |
| US10091852B2 |
Lighting system and methods for reducing noise at light sensing device
A method may comprise: supplying light energy from a light emitting device principally along a first axis; sensing the light energy with a light sensing device oriented along a second axis, wherein the second axis is oriented substantially orthogonally to the first axis; and adjusting the light energy in response to the sensed light energy. In this way, an amount of retro-reflected light incident at the light sensing device may be reduced, measurement error of the light sensing device may be reduced, and control precision and reliability of the lighting system for curing a work piece can be increased. |
| US10091846B2 |
LED driving system and associated control method
A LED driving system has an energy storage component receiving an input voltage, a power switch coupled between the energy storage component and a reference ground, a first output switch coupled between the energy storage component and a first output terminal, a second output switch coupled between the energy storage component and a second output terminal, and a control circuit, wherein the first output terminal produces a first output voltage to supply power for a first LED array, the second output terminal produces a second output voltage to supply power for a second LED array, the control circuit controls a duty cycle of the first output switch according to voltages at cathode terminals of multiple LED strings in the LED array and controls a duty cycle of the second output switch according to voltages at cathode terminals of multiple LED strings in the second LED array. |
| US10091844B2 |
Power supply for LED lamp with TRIAC dimmer
A bleeder circuit is provided in a switched mode power supply (SMPS) that provides a compensation current when the loop current drops below the holding current of the TRIAC to alleviate light flickering problem. Further, automatic power factor correction is also provided in embodiments of the invention, which enables the output current to be in phase with the input voltage. The power factor correction not only improves the efficiency of the power supply, it can also reduce the compensation current and the duration in which compensation current flows, thereby reducing the power loss in the bleeder circuit. |
| US10091843B1 |
Christmas tree with DC outlets for powering LED light strings
An artificial Christmas tree with substantially unfiltered, full wave rectified pulsating DC voltage supplied to a plurality of female outlets disposed on the outside of the trunk of the tree. Alternatively, a power distribution strip, mountable on the tree, provides the full wave rectified pulsating DC power. The female outlets of the pre-wired tree or the power distribution strip receive the male plugs of “naked” LED light strings, which do not have female end connector plugs or power conversion circuitry. The LED light strings have only two wires and are powered by the full wave rectified and substantially unfiltered pulsating DC voltage. Dimming circuitry may be provided to dim the light output of the LED light strings. |
| US10091833B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling uplink transmission on discontinuous reception operation in wireless communication system
A method for controlling uplink transmissions on discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, by a wireless device, in a wireless communication system, the method includes configuring a channel quality indicator (CQI) masking which indicates that channel state information is to be reported on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) while an onDurationTimer is running; determining, at a first subframe prior to a second subframe, whether or not the onDurationTimer is to be running at the second subframe according to whether or not a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is received at the first subframe; and controlling the uplink transmissions so as not to report the channel state information on the PUCCH at the second subframe if the onDurationTimer is determined, at the first subframe, to be not running at the second subframe, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a CQI, a precoding matrix index (PMI). |
| US10091824B2 |
Method and arrangement in a communications network
A method in a network node for adapting a Secondary cell, SCell, command to a user equipment, UE, is provided. The SCell command is one of a setup and release command. The network node adapts the SCell command by one of advancing and delaying the timing of sending said SCell command with respect to a start of a transmission occasion of disjoint signals on which one of the UE and the network node is performing at least one of a measurement, the disjoint signal is a signal that is not used for performing the measurement in every subframe, a data transmission, the disjoint signal is a signal that is not used for transmitting the data in every subframe, and a data reception, the disjoint signal is a signal that is not used for receiving the data reception in every subframe. |
| US10091817B2 |
Backoff mechanism for dynamic clear channel assessment (CCA)
A wireless first device may receive a packet from another device from an overlapping basic service set (OBSS). A received power of the packet may be greater than a threshold for transmitting during the time of the packet. If the first device reduces its transmit power, the first device may increase the threshold. If the received power is less than the increased threshold, the first device may count down a backoff count during a transmission time or transmission opportunity of the packet. In some cases, after the transmission time or transmission opportunity, the first device may increase its transmission power. In some cases, the condition for counting down a backoff count may also include initiating or finishing the transmission during the transmission time or the transmission opportunity of the packet, or transmitting at the reduced power. |
| US10091816B2 |
Method and apparatus for timing maintenance under coverage enhancement mechanism
Disclosed in the present application are a method and an apparatus for timing maintenance under a coverage enhancement mechanism. The method includes steps of determining a position in a time domain for the last repeated transmission over a timing-related physical channel; and determining a start time point for the timing in accordance with the determined position in the time domain. According to the present disclosure, the start time point for the timing is determined in accordance with the position in the time domain for the last repeated transmission over the timing-related physical channel. |
| US10091811B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of communicating over a data path
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating over a data path. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to generate a message including an indication of a plurality of communication resources and one or more availability type indications corresponding to the plurality of communication resources, an availability type indication corresponding to a communication resource is configured to indicate an availability mode of the NAN device to communicate data over a data path using the communication resource; and to transmit the message. |
| US10091806B2 |
Radio station and method of processing user data with radio station
A radio station (1) includes a first part (1A) and a second part (1B). The second part (1B) can be arranged so as to be physically separated from the first part (1A) and is connected to the first part (1A) via a transmission line (40) so as to be able to communicate with the first part. Each of the first part (1A) and the second part (1B) includes a digital signal processing unit (11A, 11B) and is capable of alternatively performing digital signal processing for user data. An analog signal processing unit (13) arranged in the second part performs analog signal processing including at least one of frequency conversion and power amplification to provide an air interface to a mobile station. |
| US10091804B2 |
Communication processing device
According to one embodiment, a communication processing device is provided which is mounted on a wireless communication device that performs communication using a first channel and performs communication by a communication scheme different from that of the first channel using a second channel. The communication processing device includes a control circuitry to determine whether or not transmission data is data that needs to be preferentially transmitted, specify at least one channel from the first channel and the second channel according to a determination result, and perform control so as to transmit the transmission data using the specified channel. |
| US10091801B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission/reception of D2D signal
A method and apparatus for supporting a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs) are provided. The method of a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs), the method includes: receiving, at a transmission (Tx) UE, resource assignment information transmitted from an evolved NodeB (eNB), the resource assignment information being associated with a D2D discovery signal to be transmitted in a discovery period; determining, at the Tx UE, that a D2D discovery signal associated with a first discovery type and a D2D discovery signal associated with a second discovery type are to be transmitted in a first subframe included in the discovery period; and in the first subframe, transmitting the D2D discovery signal associated with the second discovery type and dropping the D2D discovery signal associated with the first discovery type. |
| US10091797B2 |
Differentiated adaptation of selection probabilities for frequency channel selection
An access node (100) of a wireless communication network assigns a selection probability to each of a plurality of frequency channels. On the basis of the selection probabilities, the access node (100) randomly selects one of the frequency channels as current operating frequency channel of the access node (100). Further, the access node (100) determines a channel quality of the current operating frequency channel. In response to the channel quality of the current operating frequency channel complying with a configured selection criterion, the access node (100) maintains the current operating frequency channel. In response to the channel quality of the current operating frequency channel not complying with the configured selection criterion, the access node selects, randomly on the basis of the selection probabilities, a further one of the frequency channels for evaluation and compares a channel quality of the frequency channel selected for evaluation to the channel quality of the current operating frequency channel. In response to the channel quality of the frequency channel selected for evaluation being higher than the channel quality of the current operating frequency channel, the access node (100) sets the frequency channel selected for evaluation as new operating frequency channel of the access node (100). In response to the channel quality of the frequency channel selected for evaluation not being higher than the channel quality of the current operating frequency channel, the access node (100) maintains the current operating frequency channel and decrementing the selection probability assigned to the frequency channel selected for evaluation. |
| US10091794B2 |
Inference alignment (IA) method for uplink in wireless local area network (WLAN) system, access point (AP) and user terminal for performing the same
An interference alignment (AI) method for an uplink in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, an access point (AP) and a user terminal for performing the same, and the AP that may select an interference space, broadcast information on the selected interference space, select a user terminal to be assigned a data transmission opportunity based on leakage of interference (LIF) information received from at least one user terminal, receive data from the user terminal, and decode the data using a minimum square error (MMSE) based receiving filter. |
| US10091789B2 |
Re-contention-based co-existence on a shared communication medium
Techniques for managing re-contention on a shared communication medium are disclosed. In order to facilitate re-contending for access to the communication medium, an access point may adjust one or more uplink transmission parameters associated with a triggering condition for invoking a contention timer. In addition or as an alternative, the access point may mute transmission on the communication medium during one or more symbol periods designated for transmission. In addition or as an alternative, the access point may configure a timing advance to create a re-contention gap. |
| US10091787B2 |
Remote distributed antenna system
A distributed antenna system is provided that frequency shifts the output of one or more microcells to a 60 GHz or higher frequency range for transmission to a set of distributed antennas. The cellular band outputs of these microcell base station devices are used to modulate a 60 GHz (or higher) carrier wave, yielding a group of subcarriers on the 60 GHz carrier wave. This group will then be transmitted in the air via analog microwave RF unit, after which it can be repeated or radiated to the surrounding area. The repeaters amplify the signal and resend it on the air again toward the next repeater. In places where a microcell is required, the 60 GHz signal is shifted in frequency back to its original frequency (e.g., the 1.9 GHz cellular band) and radiated locally to nearby mobile devices. |
| US10091782B2 |
Data communication method, station, and system
A data communication method and system are provided. In the method, a station sends sequence numbers to at least two APs, where the sequence numbers indicate a sequence in which the APs respond to the station. The station broadcasts a wake-up message to the at least two APs. The station receives acknowledgement messages sequentially returned by the at least two APs according to the sequence numbers of the APs. The station determines according to the sequentially returned acknowledgement messages, whether the corresponding APs need to transmit the downlink data. The station sequentially completes, according to the sequence numbers, downlink data transmission with the APs. |
| US10091773B2 |
Method for transceiving signal based on dynamic change of wireless resource in wireless communications system and apparatus therefor
The present application discloses a method for enabling a terminal to transceive a signal with a base station in a TDD (Time Division Duplex) communications system. Specifically, the method includes the steps of: receiving reference sub-frame set information through the system information and active sub-frame set information through dynamic signaling; receiving an uplink grant for transmitting an uplink signal in a downlink sub-frame defined in the active sub-frame set information; judging the effectiveness of a particular uplink sub-frame for transmitting the uplink signal commanded by the uplink grant; and transmitting the uplink signal to the base station if the particular uplink sub-frame is effective. |
| US10091772B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel state information measurement in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to measure channel state information in a wireless communication system. The method includes selecting a subframe to be a reference resource for a channel state information (CSI) report on a Secondary Cell (SCell), in which the subframe is not a downlink (DL) subframe or a special subframe whose downlink portion is longer than a threshold on a Primary Cell (PCell). The method further includes executing a handling. |
| US10091770B2 |
Method of transmitting control signals in wireless communication system
A method of transmitting control signals in a wireless communication system includes multiplexing a first control signal with a second control signal in a slot, the slot comprising a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the plurality of OFDM symbols being divided into a plurality of data OFDM symbols and a plurality of reference signal (RS) OFDM symbols, wherein the first control signal is mapped to the plurality of data OFDM symbols after the first control signal is spread by a base sequence in the frequency domain, the RS is mapped to the plurality of RS OFDM symbols, the second control signal is mapped to at least one of the plurality of RS OFDM symbols, and transmitting the first control signal and the second control signal in the slot. |
| US10091766B2 |
Interference cancellation/suppression in TDD wireless communications systems
A wireless user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink transmission from a base station in a first subframe of a first subframe configuration, and determine that a neighboring base station is operating according to a second subframe configuration. The UE may modify interference operations for the downlink transmission in the first subframe based on the determination to account for the neighboring base station operating according to the different subframe configuration. Modifying interference operations may include, for example, skipping interference operations, applying different interference operations to a subframe or a portion of a subframe, or a combination thereof. Modifying interference operations may be based on one or more characteristics of the neighboring base station communications. |
| US10091763B2 |
Paging in coverage extension mode
A method for supporting paging of user terminals by a base station that supports first and second paging modes, the second paging mode providing extended coverage relative to the first paging mode and using more resources than the first paging mode is provided. The method includes determining that the second paging mode is needed for a user terminal, and then initiating paging of the user terminal according to the second paging mode, in response to the determining. In some embodiments, the node is a mobility management node, and initiating paging of the user terminal includes sending, to the base station, a message ordering the base station to page the user terminal according to the second paging mode. In other embodiments, the node is the base station, and initiating paging includes transmitting one or more paging messages using a message format corresponding to the second paging mode. |
| US10091758B2 |
Method for reporting measurement result for determining position in wireless communication system, and device therefor
A method for reporting a measurement report for determining a position in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, is performed by a terminal and may comprise the steps of: receiving positioning reference signal (PRS)-related information comprising a position identifier of each of a plurality of base stations; performing a measurement on the PRSs transmitted by each of the plurality of base stations; if the position identifiers of each of the plurality of base stations are identical to each other, selecting at least one measurement result among the measurement results for the PRSs; and reporting the selected measurement result to a serving base station. |
| US10091757B2 |
Base-station control apparatus and position estimation method
A base-station control apparatus includes: a sub-anchor candidate selector that selects sub-anchor candidates from base-station apparatuses different from a first base-station apparatus connected to a wireless terminal; an arrival-direction estimator that estimates arrival direction vectors with respect to the first base-station apparatus and the candidates, based on reception qualities of signals that the first base-station apparatus and the candidates receives from the wireless terminal; a sub-anchor selector that selects a sub-anchor from the candidates, based on angles made by the estimated arrival direction vectors and line segments each having end points at positions of the first base-station apparatus and the corresponding candidate; and a position estimator that estimates a position of the wireless terminal, based on the arrival direction vectors with respect to the first base-station apparatus and the sub-anchor. |
| US10091747B2 |
Signal amplifying device, method for controling signal amplifying device and method for identifying signal amplifying device
A signal amplifying device and methods for control a signal amplifying device and for identifying a signal amplifying device are provided. The device includes: a baseband module, a user identification module interface, return side RF modules and antennas, access side RF modules and antennas. The return side antenna receives a downlink signal, which is transmitted to a corresponding access side RF module and the baseband module. An uplink signal is received by the access side antenna, which is transmitted to a corresponding return side RF module and the baseband module. The baseband module is adapted to process the uplink/downlink signal, control synchronization of the return side RF module and the access side RF module and control turning on and off of the same, read a user information. Accordingly, a cellular network can control a micro-power repeater effectively, and further more functionality can be added and performance can be improved. |
| US10091746B2 |
Synchronization source device for synchronization coverage extension and method and system using the same
A synchronization source device includes a receiving circuit, a timing adjusting circuit and a transmitting circuit. The receiving circuit receives a first synchronization signal from an Evolved Node B (eNB). The timing adjusting circuit adjusts, according to a timing indicator, a timing of transmission of a second synchronization signal in response to the first synchronization signal, wherein a timing of the second synchronization signal is corresponding to a timing of the first synchronization signal. The transmitting circuit transmits the timing indicator as well as the second synchronization signal based on the adjusted timing of transmission. |
| US10091741B2 |
Power control method and device, and parameter transmission method
A power control method and a power control device for terminal device-to-device communications, and a parameter transmission method includes: determining at least one terminal which is outside a base station coverage range and interferes with a base station; acquiring, by the base station, signal strength information about a measurement signal sent by each terminal of the at least one terminal when the measurement signal reaches the base station, and configuring a corresponding power control parameter for each terminal according to the signal strength information; and sending, by the base station, the corresponding power control parameter of each terminal to a synchronization source terminal within the base station coverage range corresponding to each terminal, so as to send the power control parameter to a corresponding terminal by the synchronization source terminal, so that each terminal conducts power control using the corresponding power control parameter. |
| US10091739B2 |
Adjusting power of a control channel based on a characteristic of a message in the control channel
An entity, such as a base station, in a wireless communications network performs power control of a control channel based on one or more characteristics of a message in the control channel. For example, the control channel can be a paging channel. The one or more characteristics include, as examples, the size and/or the type of message in the control channel. |
| US10091736B2 |
Method of controlling uplink signal transmission power and apparatus thereof
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for allocating or controlling transmission power when a User Equipment (UE) transmits uplink signals. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus capable of multiplexing uplink channels or signals from identical base station (e.g., eNB) or between different base stations when the UE transmits various kinds of channels or signals to an uplink in a dual connectivity environment for transmission to or reception from different base stations. The present disclosure provides a method of controlling uplink transmission power by an UE. The method may include determining a maximum uplink transmission power with respect to each cell group of multiple cell groups each including at least one of serving cells, and transmitting uplink channels and uplink signals of each of the multiple cell groups using a maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups. |
| US10091735B2 |
Systems and methods for power control in wireless networks
Embodiments are provided for adjusting a transmission power level at a user equipment (UE). An embodiment method by a network includes sending, to the UE, a first indication for a transmission power level. The transmission power level is for a transmission from the UE to a base station. The method further includes sending a second indication for the transmission power to the base station. The UE receives the indication for the transmission power level, and applies the transmission power level on uplink from the UE to the base station. The UE is located between the base station and a radio node and transmits on uplink to the base station and the radio node. |
| US10091732B2 |
Enhanced power conservation for mobile devices
A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately. |
| US10091727B2 |
User equipment and access node and respective methods
A user equipment (UE) for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied and a measuring method performed by the UE are provided. Also an access node (AN) and a method performed by the AN are provided. The measuring method performed by the UE comprising: transmitting, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighboring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; receiving, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and after a delay, performing a measurement to the neighboring access node within the series of measurement time gaps. |
| US10091726B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating based on power save mode in wireless LAN
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for operating based on a power save mode in a wireless LAN. The method for operating based on the power save mode in a wireless LAN may comprise the steps of: switching an STA from a sleep mode to an active mode after the STA has been switched to a power save mode based on a listen interval, to receive a first beacon frame transmitted by an AP; monitoring a frame for the STA transmitted by the AP until a timer started when the STA is switched to the active mode expires, when the first beacon frame indicates data buffered for the STA; and switching the STA to the sleep mode after the timer expires, wherein the timer can be reset when the frame is transmitted. |
| US10091723B2 |
System enhancements for using extended DRX
Methods and apparatus may be used for selecting power saving mechanisms in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). For example, a WTRU may support at least power saving mode (PSM) and/or extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) mode. The WTRU may send a request message including parameters associated with the supported power saving mechanisms, such as an active time for PSM and a preferred DRX value for eDRX mode. The WTRU may receive an accept message including at least one selected parameter indicating the power saving mechanism for the WTRU selected by the network (NW). The WTRU may activate the selected power saving mechanism, and may start a validity timer to define the duration of use of the selected power saving mechanism. In another example, a WTRU configured to use eDRX may receive paging signals for system information (SI) change over a prolonged Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) modification period. |
| US10091718B2 |
System and method for wireless network selection
In one embodiment, a method for wireless network selection includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE) from a visitor access network discovery and selection function (V-ANDSF) server, a visitor policy and creating a wireless local area network (WLAN) priority list in accordance with the visitor policy, a home policy, and a priority indicator. The method also includes selecting a WLAN from the priority list as a selected network. |
| US10091717B2 |
Enabling coexistence between wireless networks and radar systems
A method includes determining information about a radiation pattern of a radar beam that uses a bandwidth. Based on the information, a determination is made whether a channel using at least a portion of the bandwidth is or is not available for access by mobile devices. A transmission is performed to the mobile devices of one or more specific broadcast frames configured to advertise whether the channel is or is not available for access by the mobile devices. Another method includes receiving one or more specific broadcast frames configured to advertise whether a channel is or is not available for access, wherein the channel uses at least a portion of bandwidth used by a radar beam. The channel is or is not accessed based on the one or more specific broadcast frames. The access can be contention-based or contention-free. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed. |
| US10091716B2 |
Method for performing measurement and terminal
A method for a user equipment (UE) performing measurements is provided. The UE performs measurements for a first cell and measurements for a second cell. If the first cell corresponds to a primary cell, a first measurement subframe pattern is applied to perform the measurement for the first cell. If the second cell does not correspond to the primary cell and if the second cell is in a deactivated state, a measurement timing configuration for a discovery signal is applied to perform the measurement for the second cell. |
| US10091714B2 |
Enabling channel reuse for selective BSS
A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a station. The apparatus may be configured to receive, on a channel, a packet from a wireless device. The apparatus may configured to determine a BSSID or a color associated with the received packet. The apparatus may be configured to determine whether to defer transmissions on the channel based on the determined BSSID or the determined color associated with the packet and an indication. The indication may include a list of BSSIDs or color information. |
| US10091712B2 |
Communication device, method for controlling communication device, and program
A communication device includes a reception unit, first and second determination units, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a search request signal transmitted from another communication device. The first determination unit determines whether the communication device executes a specific protocol. The second determination unit determines whether information indicating the specific protocol is added to the received request signal. The transmission unit does not transmit a response to the received search request signal, when the communication device executes the specific protocol and the information is not added, or when the communication device does not execute the specific protocol and the information is added, and transmits the response when the communication device executes the specific protocol and the information is added or when the communication device does not execute the specific protocol and the information is not added, based on the determinations made by the first and second determination units. |
| US10091708B2 |
Method and an entity for processing a message
Disclosed is a processing method for processing a received message coming from a first device and sent to a second device managed by a multimedia IP core network, the method being for implementation by a processor entity when the received message is a message for discovering the capabilities and the status of the second device. In some embodiments, the processing method comprises obtaining an identifier of the first device from a field in the received discovery message and acting as a function of said identifier to select a response mode for responding to the received discovery message, the mode being selected from a predefined set containing at least two response modes. |
| US10091706B2 |
Network access method and mobile communications terminal
A network access method includes: determining with a mobile communications terminal if a network identity of a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN) exists in an equivalent public land mobile network (EPLMN) list, obtaining a shared network information stored in an operator's server and searching for the network identity of the VPLMN from the shared network information upon a condition that the network identity of the VPLMN does not exist in the EPLMN list, adding the network identity of the VPLMN to the EPLMN list, and accessing a network based on the EPLMN list. |
| US10091704B2 |
Radio communication system and radio base station
A radio communication system includes a first radio base station including a terminal communicator which communicates with a radio terminal and a connection timing controller which starts waiting for connection in station-to-station communication when the terminal communicator has established a communication link with the radio terminal, a second radio base station including a connector which, upon detecting the base station waiting for connection in station-to-station communication, establishes connection with the base station in the station-to-station communication and a connection timing controller which, when the connector has detected the base station, starts waiting for connection in station-to-station communication, and a third radio base station including a connector which, upon detecting the base station waiting for connection in station-to-station communication, establishes connection with the second base station in the station-to-station communication. The second base station further includes a relay which relays communication between the first base station and the third base station. |
| US10091703B2 |
Relay apparatus
A relay apparatus connected to communication lines to perform data relay between the communication lines is provided. The relay apparatus includes a receiver unit that receives rewrite information, which includes information for changing setting of the relay apparatus, from a source apparatus via any of the communication lines, a setting changer unit that changes the setting of the relay apparatus in accordance with the rewrite information, and a change information sending unit that sends the rewrite information to another relay apparatus existing in a local network. |
| US10091698B2 |
Inter-radio access technology handover method, corresponding device, and communications system
An embodiment of the present invention provides a handover method, and embodiments of the present invention further provide a coordinator, a serving node, a target node, and a corresponding communications system. The method includes acquiring measurement results of a plurality of neighboring cells of a serving cell where a user equipment UE is located; acquiring information reflecting a load condition of at least one neighboring cell among the plurality of neighboring cells; and performing a handover decision according to the measurement results of the plurality of neighboring cells and the information reflecting the load condition of the at least one neighboring cell among the plurality of neighboring cells. |
| US10091695B2 |
Method for assigning and managing reference signals in a multi-cell environment, and network device and terminal for applying the method
A method of assigning and managing reference signals in a multi-cell environment, and a network device and a terminal for applying the method, are provided. Reference signal patterns may be assigned to multiple femtocells through a long term coordination of a central control unit that is used to control multiple cells. |
| US10091692B2 |
Preserving mobile network session data during radio access technology handover
An example gateway device determines that a first policy, applicable to a subscriber device when the subscriber device is coupled to a first access network, indicates that packets from the subscriber device are to be sent to a service device, and forwards a first set of packets from the subscriber device to the service device while the subscriber device is coupled to the first access network. After determining that the subscriber device has become coupled to a second access network of the plurality of access networks, the gateway device determines that a second policy, for the subscriber device when the subscriber device is coupled to the second access network, does not indicate that packets should be sent to the service device, but nevertheless forwards a second set of packets from the subscriber device to the service device while the subscriber device is coupled to the second access network. |
| US10091690B2 |
Architecture and methods for traffic management by tunneling in hierarchical cellular networks
A hierarchical cellular network system having a core and comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein at least one node comprises a relay; and wherein at least one relay includes: a tunneling sub-system; a backhauling link subsystem interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a node which is closer to the core than the relay; and a base station subsystem, interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a mobile station or a node which is further from the core than the relay, wherein the tunneling subsystem is operative to perform the following, on data arriving from a base station subsystem belonging to another node from among the plurality of nodes: collecting the data; and encapsulating the results to be sent in an individual session into packets and sending the packets to the Backhauling Link Subsystem. |
| US10091686B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving status report comprising received status of packet data in a mobile communication system
A method for transmitting packet data units Packet Data Units (PDUs) at a PDU transmitter in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first PDU comprising a PDU header and a data portion, receiving Negative Acknowledgement NACK information for the first PDU, segmenting the first PDU to form one or more PDU segments if a size of a second PDU for retransmission is smaller than a size of the first PDU, wherein each of the one or more PDU segment comprises a PDU segment header and a data portion, and transmitting the one or more PDU segment to a PDU receiver. |
| US10091685B2 |
Method of adapting a network readiness for downloading video data
The invention describes a method of adapting a network readiness (850) for downloading video data comprising the steps of: determining a download quality for downloading video data; determining whether the download quality is above or below a defined quality threshold value (890); adapting a network capacity and/or a video quality depending on the result of the determination of the download quality such that the download quality is above the defined quality threshold value (890). The invention further relates to a corresponding first network system, second network system and a communication system. It's a basic idea of the present invention to provide a method and corresponding devices or systems which enable a control of the network readiness (850) of a communication network with respect to the download of video data in order guaranty a defined download quality. |
| US10091683B1 |
Method and system for dynamic bearer configuration based on quantity of served relay base stations
A gateway or other entity will detect when the number of relay base stations served by a relay-WCD changes and will responsively modify a configuration of a bearer that extends between the relay-WCD and the gateway. For instance, in response to detecting an increase in the number of relay base stations served by the relay-WCD, the entity could increase a guaranteed minimum bit rate and/or other quality of service level of the bearer. Or in response to detecting a decrease in the number of relay base stations served by the relay-WCD, the entity could decrease a guaranteed minimum bit rate and/or other quality of service level of the bearer. |
| US10091681B2 |
Mobile terminals and methods for performing a measurement
A mobile terminal is described comprising a detector configured to detect an event which may trigger a change of a measurement gap configuration for the mobile terminal; a determiner configured to determine, upon detecting the event, whether the measurement gap configuration for the mobile terminal after the event is suitable for a measurement to be performed; and a signaling circuit configured to request a measurement gap reconfiguration if the measurement gap configuration is not suitable for the measurement. |
| US10091677B2 |
Technique for testing LTE-advanced carrier aggregation receiver characteristics
An approach for testing LTE-Advanced CA receiver characteristics for 3DL CA and beyond, wherein the approach facilitates the limiting of test resources, such as test time, while at the same time optimizing test coverage is provided. A one non-measured downlink carrier, from a set of downlink (DL) carriers, is established as a primary component carrier. A first DL carrier and a second DL carrier, from the set of DL carriers, are established as secondary component carriers. Test measurements for the first DL carrier and the second DL carrier are simultaneously performed. The set of DL carriers forms one of a 3DL, 4DL and 5DL CA operating band set comprising at least three downlink carriers. |
| US10091674B2 |
Location determination method and location determination system for sensor apparatus placements in building
A location determining method 200 for sensor apparatus placements in building includes: a step in which a first measuring device transmits a digitally modulated first test packet through a specific channel at a first location in a building (210); a step in which a second measuring device receives the first test packet and transmits a first echo back signal through the specific channel at a second location in the building (220); a step in which the first measuring device receives the first echo back signal transmitted from the second measuring device and measures a first channel quality of the specific channel based on the first echo back signal (230); a step in which the first measuring device transmits a digitally modulated second test packet through the specific channel (240); a step in which the second measuring device receives the second test packet and transmits a second echo back signal through the specific channel (250); and a step in which the first measuring device receives the second echo back signal transmitted from the second measuring device and measures a second channel quality of the specific channel based on the second echo back signal (260). |
| US10091670B2 |
System and measurement method for a dedicated short-range communication on-vehicle coverage system
A computerized method characterizes a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system that includes at least one DSRC device for use with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. The method includes positioning a vehicle under test (VUT) with the DSRC system at a first location and positioning a DSRC instrumentation antenna at a second location spaced apart from the first location. The method includes varying an azimuth angle between the DSRC device and the instrumentation antenna by performing a rotation of the VUT in place at the first location or the instrumentation antenna in a circular path about the first location. The method includes, for multiple azimuth angles, testing receive performance of the DSRC system by transmitting DSRC packets through the instrumentation antenna to the DSRC system, estimating an error rate indicating a level of success of DSRC packets being received by the DSRC system, and recording the error rate for each angle. |
| US10091664B2 |
System and methods for unobtrusively and relocateably extending communication coverage and supporting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activities
Exemplary apparatuses and methods are provided associated with an unobtrusive router/relay system (URRS) configured to communicate with a plurality of radio frequency (RF) systems including a first radio frequency (RF) system (e.g. a cell phone, RF system carried or used by an individual or team, etc.), other URRS systems (which each include a second RF receiver/transmitter), and an RF communication's hub (e.g. cell tower, tethered UAV, control center, etc.). Locations are identified for a specific location or number of locations along a transit path where the RF communication's hub lacks transmit/receive coverage with the first RF system. URRS are positioned in the locations or transit path lacking RF communication hub transmit/receive coverage. The exemplary URRS are configured to route/relay the first RF system's signals to the RF communications' hub directly or through one or more other URRS systems. URRS are designed to blend with their surroundings. |
| US10091661B2 |
Method for receiving a discovery signal from a LAA based cell
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for receiving a discovery signal from a license assisted access (LAA) based cell operating in an unlicensed band. The method may be performed by a user equipment (UE) and comprise: receiving a discovery signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) including information on a periodicity of the DMTC and information on an occasion duration of a discovery signal. Here, if the UE operate in a bandwidth of 10 Mhz, the occasion duration may include a first subframe and a second subframe. The method may comprise: performing a cell detection for the LAA based cell operating in the unlicensed band, on the first subframe of the occasion duration; and performing measurements for the LAA based cell operating in the unlicensed band, on the second subframe of the occasion duration. |
| US10091657B2 |
Method for determining validity of base station and electronic device supporting the same
A disclosed electronic device includes a processor, a memory, and a communication circuit that receives system information about at least one cell of a communication network from a base station. The processor is configured to determine whether the base station is a valid component of the communication network based on one or more cell allocation values included in the system information. |
| US10091656B1 |
Wireless system utilizing generic wireless devices in a controlled environment
A generic wireless device management system and a method for operating the management system in a controlled environment is disclosed. The enterprise management system includes a generic wireless device and a generic provisioning server. The generic wireless device, which is initially in a generic blank state, coordinates with the generic provisioning server to authenticate an inmate and to load an inmate profile. After loading the inmate profile, the generic wireless device provides access to content specific to the inmate. After the inmate signs out of the generic wireless device, the generic wireless device is returned to a generic blank state. |
| US10091655B2 |
System and methods for UICC-based secure communication
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, instructions which when executed cause a device processor to perform operations comprising sending a service request to a remote management server; receiving from the management server an authentication management function and an encryption key generator for execution by a secure element and an encryption engine for execution by a secure device processor, sending a request to establish a communication session with a remote device; and communicating with the remote device via a channel established using an application server. The secure element and the secure device processor authenticate each other using a mutual authentication keyset. The secure element, the secure device processor and the device processor each have a security level associated therewith; the security level associated with the secure device processor is intermediate between that of the secure element and that of the device processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10091652B2 |
Relay device
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a relay device for use in near field communication (NFC) transactions is provided, said relay device comprising a communication unit, wherein said communication unit comprises an NFC controller and a wireless communication controller which are operatively connected to each other through a physical interface, said NFC controller being arranged to establish communication with an NFC-enabled device that is external to the relay device, and said wireless communication controller being arranged to establish communication with a wireless device that is external to the relay device, wherein the communication unit is arranged to relay transaction data between the NFC-enabled device and the wireless device. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method for facilitating near field communication (NFC) transactions is conceived. According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding non-transitory, tangible computer program product is provided. |
| US10091651B2 |
Remote authentication through reconfigurable boson samplers
Techniques for remote authentication using reconfigurable boson samplers are provided. In one aspect, a method for remote authentication includes the steps of: providing an input photon configuration for an optical transmission network; receiving a response including measured output quantum photon coincidence frequencies from the optical transmission network based on the input photon configuration; comparing the measured output quantum photon coincidence frequencies to output quantum photon coincidence probabilities calculated for the optical transmission network; and verifying the response if the measured output quantum photon coincidence frequencies matches the output quantum photon coincidence probabilities calculated for the optical transmission network with less than a predetermined level of error, otherwise un-verifying the response. A verification system including an optical transmission network is also provided. |
| US10091645B1 |
Handling mobile device administration in anchorless mobile networks
A method in an access node of a Mobile network. The method comprises: maintaining, by the access node, device administration data pertaining to a mobile electronic device, the device administration data including at least one statistic pertaining to traffic to and from the mobile electronic device, and at least one rule for controlling an operation of the mobile electronic device; updating, by the access node, the at least one statistic based on the traffic to and from the mobile electronic device; enforcing, by the access node, the at least one rule based on the at least one statistic; and synchronizing, by the access node, the device administration data pertaining to the mobile electronic device with corresponding second device administration data maintained by a second access node of the Mobile network. |
| US10091643B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying associated information in electronic device
Provided is a method for displaying counterpart-associated information in an electronic device. The method for displaying associated information in an electronic device may include: finding, when a function associated with a specific counterpart is executed, information that is stored so as to be mapped with identification information of the counterpart; and displaying at least of the found information and an item for the found information. The found information may include at least one of communication log information for a video or voice call with the counterpart, schedule or memo information related to the counterpart, voice information collected during a call with the counterpart, and social content information related to the counterpart. |
| US10091641B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting local gateway service for dual connectivity in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for indicating support of a local gateway (L-GW) in a wireless communication system is provided. A master evolved NodeB (MeNB) in dual connectivity receives an indication of L-GW support from a secondary eNB (SeNB) in dual connectivity, which is co-located with the L-GW, and transmit the indication of L-GW support of the SeNB to a mobility management entity (MME). The indication of L-GW support may include a local Internet protocol access (LIPA) L-GW transport layer address or a selected IP traffic offload (SIPTO) L-GW transport layer address. |
| US10091640B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing registration to NAN proxy server in wireless communication system
The present specification relates to a method for a NAN proxy client to perform registration to a NAN proxy server in a wireless communication system. The method for a NAN proxy client to perform registration to a NAN proxy server may comprising: transmitting a subscribe message regarding proxy service search to the NAN proxy server; receiving a publish message from the NAN proxy server; transmitting a proxy registration request message to the NAN proxy server on the basis of proxy service; and receiving a proxy registration response message on the basis of the proxy registration request message. |
| US10091638B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing connection latency
Systems and methods for reducing connection latency are described herein. More particularly, this specification relates to shortening connection latency between devices operating according to a Bluetooth protocol. Connection latency can be reduced by using the receipt of a wireless packet as a trigger for selectively accelerating a transmission rate of advertising packets. By selectively accelerating the transmission rate advertising packets, a connection interval between two devices can be shortened. |
| US10091636B2 |
Probe messaging for direct link connections
There lies a challenge to develop a technique of effectively establishing a direct communication link between client devices in a communication network. In some implementations, an associated STA is a client device which is associated with a particular access point (AP). A non-associated STA is a client device which is not associated with the AP. A tunneled probe request may be transmitted by an associated STA through the AP to be broadcast to other associated STAs. In some implementations, an active scan may be combined with a tunneled probe request in order to establish a communication link between an associated STA and a non-associated STA. |
| US10091631B2 |
Method of transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of receiving a downlink signal by a machine type communication user equipment (MTC UE) in a wireless communication system can comprise obtaining frequency hopping information on a plurality of subbands included in a downlink band and repeatedly receiving the downlink signal via different subbands based on the frequency hopping information. In this case, the downlink band includes ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands each configured as 6 resource block (RB) size and ‘NRB’ corresponds to a size of the downlink band. If a remaining band which does not belong to the ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands and is smaller than 6 RB size exists in the downlink band, at least one of a lowest index RB, a highest index RB and an intervening RB between subband groups in the downlink band may be configured as the remaining band. |
| US10091628B2 |
Message based application state and card sharing methods for user devices
A method of sharing a state of an application or a card from a first user device to a second user device is provided. The card is representative of the state. The method includes: receiving, at a processor of the first user device, a user share input; in response to the user share input, determining app state information; generating a data object representative of the state or the card based on the app state information; generating share and destination requests; selecting a share method and a destination link based on responses to the share and destination requests; formatting the data object to generate a message; and transmitting the message to the second user device based on the share method and the destination link. The application is executed on the processor. The transmitting of the message shares the state or the card with the second user device. |
| US10091627B2 |
Text message handshaking and integration
Message handshaking and integration may be provided. A message may be created by a client in a first format. The client may determine whether a server in communication with the client is operable to deliver the message in a second format. If so, the client may provide the message, in the first format, to the server for delivering to at least one recipient in the second format. |
| US10091625B2 |
Systems and methods for establishing a personal basic service set (PBSS) over a wireless network to facilitate peer-to-peer group communication
Certain embodiments herein relate to establishing a personal basic service set (PBSS) before negotiating formation of a peer-to-peer group. A device may discover candidate devices on a wireless network (e.g., operating in the sixty (60) Gigahertz (GHz) range), and may select a target device among the candidate devices with which to engage for establishing the PBSS and forming the peer-to-peer group. A time limit may be implemented for forming the peer-to-peer group, after which time the device or the target device may disengage and discover other devices with which they may engage to form a peer-to-peer group using a PBSS. Devices may conserve power during communication of peer-to-peer messages by virtue of using a PBSS to facilitate the peer-to-peer group formation, among other benefits. |
| US10091624B2 |
Data providing system
Each of data receiving devices 20 includes a receiver 22 configured to receive data from a data providing device 10, and a transmitter 21 configured to transmit throughput information indicating a current position and a throughput, to the data providing device 10. The data providing device 10 includes: a receiver 11 configured to receive pieces of the throughput information; a planning unit 12 configured to, on the basis of the received pieces of throughput information, determine preceding data receiving devices 20 existing at positions preceding the current position of a target data receiving device 20 on the same route, and generate a data providing plan for the target data receiving device 20 on the basis of the throughputs of the preceding data receiving devices 20; and a transmitter 13 configured to provide data to the target data receiving device 20 in accordance with the generated data providing plan. |
| US10091621B2 |
Method for deployment, deployment destination identification program, and deployment system
A method for deployment, the method includes acquiring a history of stay time of a terminal which stayed in a provision domain that each of plurality of information processing devices provides the service from the each of plurality of the information processing devices that provides the service to the terminal, deciding, depending on a movement of a first terminal, the information processing device, which provides the service to the first terminal, among a plurality of information processing devices that the first terminal is located in the provision domain, based on a communication time about the communication with the terminal and a ratio at a shift time, which needs for a shift of the information about the service between the information processing devices, for the stay time of the provision domain that the first terminal is located that is acquired based on the history of the stay time. |
| US10091617B2 |
Location based discovery of real-time merchant device activity
Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces including ambient map displays are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including an ambient map display with a graphical representation of a map. The ambient map display may further include merchant location indicators within the map. The merchant location indicators may indicate the activity level for merchant locations that are determined to be near a consumer device, such as through a variable blink rate or other indicator. The activity level may represent, for example, the number of consumers at a particular venue or the rate of a particular consumer activity, such as transaction activity. The system may be configured to provide real-time merchant data to consumer device based on tracking the consumer device location. |
| US10091616B2 |
Angle of arrival (AOA) positioning method and system for positional finding and tracking objects using reduced attenuation RF technology
Systems and methods for determining user equipment (UE) locations within a wireless network using reference signals of the wireless network are described. The disclosed systems and methods utilize a plurality of in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) samples generated from signals provided by receive channels associated with two or more antennas of the wireless system. Based on received reference signal parameters the reference signal within the signals from each receive channel among the receive channels is identified. Based on the identified reference signal from each receive channel, an angle of arrival between a baseline of the two or more antennas and incident energy from the UE to the two or more antennas is determined. That angle of arrival is then used to calculate the location of the UE. The angle of arrival may be a horizontal angle of arrival and/or a vertical angle of arrival. |
| US10091615B1 |
System and method for notifying users of similar searches
Interactions between users on mobile devices can be facilitated by making the users aware when other users have performed similar searches. In one embodiment, when two users executing a mapping application on a mobile device each perform a similar search in a similar geographic area, the server that receives and performs the search request can make each user aware of the other's presence, for example by displaying an icon indicating the other user on the mapping application. The search results may be refined to indicate search results in a geographic area common to the geographic search areas of each user. |
| US10091607B2 |
Electronic device pairing
One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, a wireless signal associated with an input device; identifying, using a processor, a data set corresponding to the wireless signal; analyzing the data set to determine an identity characteristic of the input device; and pairing, based on the analyzing, the electronic device with the input device. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10091606B2 |
System and method of enrolling sensors with a control panel using a mobile device
Systems and methods of enrolling sensor devices with a control panel device using a mobile device are provided. Some methods can include detecting signals received from sensor devices, identifying a signal strength of each of the signals, displaying a list of each of the sensor devices and the signal strength of respective signals received from respective ones of the sensor devices, receiving user input to select at least one of the sensor devices, and transmitting an identifying signal to a control panel device to enroll the at least one sensor device with the control panel device for configuration thereof. |
| US10091605B2 |
Method of handling resource allocation for MTC and related communication device
A method of performing machine type communication (MTC) for a communication device in a wireless communication system comprises performing a first MTC with a network of the wireless communication system by using a first subband resource of at least one subband resource; and performing a second MTC with the network by using a second subband resource of the at least one subband resource, after performing the first MTC; wherein a carrier frequency of the communication device is switched from a carrier frequency of the first subband resource to a carrier frequency of the second subband resource before performing the second MTC with the network, when the first subband resource and the second subband resource are not in a same maximum bandwidth supported by the communication device. |
| US10091602B1 |
Virtual simulation of spatial audio characteristics
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for demonstrating spatial performance of a demonstration speaker model to consumers in order to evaluate different speakers. The system and method comprise a microphone array for recording the output of the demonstration speaker model. The system and method comprise acoustic input samples for processing to an acoustic output and a processor for determining characteristics of each microphone recording, and processing an acoustic input sample and characteristics of each microphone recording corresponding to a selected demonstration speaker model. The system and method further comprise a reference speaker model for outputting an acoustic signal based on the result of the processing. The processing compensates for the performance characteristic of the reference speaker and the performance characteristic of the selected demonstration speaker so as to mimic the spatial characteristics of the demonstration speaker while avoiding bias from the reference speaker. |
| US10091601B2 |
Method for rendering multi-channel audio signals for L1 channels to a different number L2 of loudspeaker channels and apparatus for rendering multi-channel audio signals for L1 channels to a different number L2 of loudspeaker channels
Multi-channel audio content is mixed for a particular loudspeaker setup. However, a consumer's audio setup is very likely to use a different placement of speakers. The present invention provides a method of rendering multi-channel audio that assures replay of the spatial signal components with equal loudness of the signal. A method for obtaining an energy preserving mixing matrix (G) for mixing L1 input audio channels to L2 output channels comprises steps of obtaining a first mixing matrix Ĝ, performing a singular value decomposition on the first mixing matrix Ĝ to obtain a singularity matrix S, processing the singularity matrix S to obtain a processed singularity matrix Ŝ, determining a scaling factor a, and calculating an improved mixing matrix G according to G=aUŜVT. The perceived sound, loudness, timbre and spatial impression of multi-channel audio replayed on an arbitrary loudspeaker setup practically equals that of the original speaker setup. |
| US10091593B2 |
Hearing device
A hearing device has a housing and a switching module arranged on the housing. The switching module includes a movable switching element, operable from the outside, for changing settings of the hearing device. A coil antenna for the inductive transmission of information signals to the hearing device is inserted into a hollow space formed in the switching element. |
| US10091589B2 |
Sound capture focus adjustment for hearing prosthesis
A hearing prosthesis, the hearing prosthesis including a plurality of sound capture devices and a determinator configured to generate a parameter indicative of an orientation of the plurality of sound capture devices relative to a reference, wherein the hearing prosthesis is configured to adjust a direction of focus of the hearing prosthesis based on at least the parameter. |
| US10091588B2 |
Removable middle ear implant sensor
A middle ear implant includes a first interface portion configured to interface with a first structure of a middle ear of a patient, a second interface portion configured to interface with a second structure of the middle ear of the patient, a shaft that connects the first and second interface portions, a carrier plate removably mounted in one of the first or second interface portions, and a removable sensor disposed at one end of the shaft, between the shaft and one of the first interface portion or the second interface portion. The removable sensor is configured to provide a DC signal output indicative of static pressure on the sensor based on placement of the sensor between the first and second structures, and provide an AC signal output indicative of a frequency response of the implant. The removable sensor is disposed at a portion of the carrier plate. |
| US10091582B2 |
Signal enhancement
A piece of audio equipment is provided that includes a first signal path including a first dynamic range expander and a lowpass filter. The piece of audio equipment also includes a second signal path parallel to the first signal path, wherein the second signal path includes a second dynamic range expander and a highpass filter. The piece of audio equipment further includes a summing amplifier configured to receive a first signal from the first signal path, a second signal from the second signal path, and a clear signal from an audio source and output a summed signal. |
| US10091577B2 |
Audio device
An audio device having an improved bendable structure is disclosed. The audio device includes an amplifier unit configured to amplify an audio signal, at least one speaker unit configured to output the amplified audio signal as a sound signal, and at least one link unit rotatably connecting the at least one speaker unit to the amplifier unit. |
| US10091576B2 |
In-ear monitor
An in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes. |
| US10091573B2 |
Method of controlling an acoustic noise reduction audio system by user taps
Described are a headphone and a method for controlling an audio system. The method includes tapping a headphone, ear or head of a user to cause an acoustic pressure change in an ear canal of the user wherein the ear canal is sealed by an acoustic noise reduction (ANR) headphone having an ANR module. A current that is responsive to a pressure change in the ear canal and provided to the ANR module is sensed. A first peak in the sensed current is determined. A dual tap is determined to have occurred if a second peak in the sensed current is determined during a first time window initiated at the determination of the first peak. The use of dual taps for controlling an audio system can prevent unintended changes to an audio system that may otherwise occur as a result of an accidental or unintended tap for an audio system utilizing single tap control. |
| US10091570B2 |
Miniature sound generator
A miniature sound generator includes a vibration system including a first diaphragm, a voice coil supporting and driving the first diaphragm to vibrate, and a second diaphragm arranged at one side of the voice coil far away from the first diaphragm and elastically supporting the voice coil; a fixing system fixed with the second diaphragm. The fixing system includes a frame supporting the second diaphragm and a magnetic circuit system arranged in the frame. The second diaphragm includes an insulating body and a conductive framework formed in the insulating body for electrically connecting with the voice coil and an external circuit. |
| US10091567B2 |
Embedded lighting, microphone, and speaker features for composite panels
Embedded lighting, microphone, and speaker features for composite panels are described. An example composite panel includes a plurality of plies assembled in a stack-up, and a trace sheet with electrically conductive traces and a plurality of transducer discs positioned onto the electrically conductive traces at positions such that the electrically conductive traces form an electrical interconnection between selected ones of the electrically conductive traces and associated ones of the transducer discs. The trace sheet is included as an internal ply in the stack-up of the plurality of plies. The composite panel also includes a composite base upon which the stack-up of the plurality of plies is applied, and the plurality of plies are cured upon the composite base to integrate the trace sheet and the plurality of transducer discs into the composite base. |
| US10091561B1 |
Watermarks in distributed construction of video on demand (VOD) files
Approaches for creating video on demand (VOD) assets with a VOD watermark. For a digital stream yet to be broadcast, a duplicate version of an accompanying audio stream comprised within the digital stream is created. A video on demand (VOD) watermark is inserted into or affixed within the duplicate version of the accompanying audio stream. Thereafter, the digital broadcast stream which comprises the original audio stream and the duplicate version is transmitted to an integrated receiver-decoder. The integrated receiver-decoder creates a broadcast version of the digital broadcast stream which comprises a broadcast watermark and a video on demand (VOD) version of the digital broadcast stream which comprises a VOD watermark. The integrated receiver-decoder may align the broadcast video with the VOD watermarked audio to ensure proper local storage and subsequent VOD distribution. |
| US10091560B2 |
Display apparatus for searching and control method thereof
A display apparatus for searching and a control method thereof are provided. The method includes displaying an image content, determining whether a search function is performed while the image content is displayed, and in response to the determining that the search function is performed while the image content is displayed, transmitting information of the image content to an external server. The method further includes receiving, from the external server, information of a search record of one or more viewers of the image content, and providing information of one or more search terms that are related to the image content, based on the information of the search record. |
| US10091554B1 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for generating an emotional-based content recommendation list
Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user. |
| US10091553B1 |
Video content distribution system and method
A video content distribution method is provided that comprises transmitting, by a video content distribution server, an initial portion of a scalable video file associated with a video to a mobile communication device via a first communication channel, transmitting an additional portion of the scalable video file to the mobile communication device via a second communication channel, and reconstructing, by the mobile communication device, at least some of the scalable video file based on reconstruction data using the initial portion and the additional portion of the scalable video file. The method also comprises playing, by the mobile communication device, at least a portion of the video at an initial resolution and frame rate based on the initial portion of the scalable video file and at least a portion of the video at an improved resolution and frame rate based on the reconstructed at least some of the scalable video file. |
| US10091552B2 |
Methods and systems for selecting optimized viewing portions
Methods and systems for a media guidance application that can identify and display a portion of a media asset that is of interest to a user. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may extract a portion of the media asset that encompasses a particular main action sequence. The extracted portion may also include an amount of additional content (e.g., content immediately before or after the main action sequence) that the media guidance application determines is necessary for the user to understand the main action sequence. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may extract several media assets, so that a user may graze through the extracted portions in series. |
| US10091539B1 |
Customized over-the-air television channel mapping for geographical area using crowdsourcing of over-the-air television channels
Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area. |
| US10091533B2 |
Generalized filter for removing video compression artifacts
A target sample x(i,j) of a two-dimensional array of reconstructed samples is filtered based on values of samples in a neighboring region of the target sample to produce a two-dimensional array of modified reconstructed samples, according to the equation: y(i,j)=round (x(i, j)+g(Σm,n∈Ra(m, n)f(x(i,j)−b(m,n)x(m,n)))), where y(i,j) is a modified target sample value, R is the neighboring region of the target sample, a(m,n) and b(m,n) are real-valued coefficients, round(x) is a function that maps the value x to an integer value in the range [0,2B-1], B is the number of bits representing each sample of the two-dimensional array of modified reconstructed samples, f(x) and g(x) are functions, wherein (a) f(x) is a non-linear function, or (b) g(x) is a non-linear function and both a width and a height of R is more than one sample. |
| US10091532B2 |
Bitstream conformance constraints in scalable video coding
An apparatus configured to code video information in a bitstream includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a first layer including a first picture and a second layer including a second picture, the first picture associated with a current access unit (AU). The processor is configured to determine whether the current AU satisfies a first condition associated with the first layer, and based on a determination that the current AU does not satisfy the first condition associated with the first layer, determine whether a difference between a highest picture order count (POC) and a lowest POC of a plurality of pictures in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) is less than a threshold value. The processor may encode or decode the video information in the bitstream. |
| US10091526B2 |
Method and apparatus for motion vector encoding/decoding using spatial division, and method and apparatus for image encoding/decoding using same
Disclosed is a method for encoding a motion vector by using spatial division, the method comprises: aggregating predicted motion vector candidates of a current block into a plurality of groups; selecting representative predicted motion vectors for respective groups by selecting one of aggregated predicted motion vector candidates within the respective groups as representative predicted motion vector; selecting single representative predicted motion vector from the representative predicted motion vectors for the respective groups as a predicted motion vector; and encoding a differential vector representing difference between a current motion vector of the current block and a selected predicted motion vector. |
| US10091525B2 |
Image encoding method and image decoding method
According to one embodiment, an image encoding method includes selecting a motion reference block from an encoded pixel block to which an inter prediction is applied. The method includes selecting one or more available blocks from the motion reference block. The method includes selecting a selection block from the available blocks. The method includes generating a predicted image of the encoding target block using motion information of the selection block. The method includes encoding a prediction error between the predicted image and an original image. The method includes encoding selection information specifying the selection block by referring to a code table decided according to a number of the available blocks. |
| US10091524B2 |
Method for coding and an apparatus
The invention relates to a method for encoding, a method for decoding, an apparatus, computer program products, an encoder and a decoder for video information. The motion vector for a block in a video image is predicted from a set of motion vector prediction candidates determined based on previously-coded motion vectors. A motion vector prediction candidate is included in the set based on the location of the block associated with the first spatial motion vector prediction candidate and in comparison with motion vector prediction candidates already in the set. |
| US10091521B2 |
Image encoding device, captured image recording system, imaging device, method of encoding image, and image encoding program
To provide an image encoding device that can record desired hours of encoded data in a recording medium having a predetermined storage capacity, in a VBR encoding system. An image encoding device includes an image encoding unit that encodes a plurality of sequentially input images to generate a plurality of encoded data that configures video data, an average image complexity calculation unit that calculates average image complexity of complexity of the input images in a fluctuation cycle, based on the plurality of encoded data, and a code amount control unit that controls a code amount of the encoded data generated in the image encoding unit based on the average image complexity. |
| US10091517B2 |
Video multi-codec encoders
Systems and methods for a video multi-codec encoder are provided. Video input data including a plurality of video frames is accepted. At least one codec Y subsystem is applied to frame data that includes at least one video frame of the plurality of video frames, where the frame data includes at least an unencoded portion of the plurality of video frames before one or more of the at least one codec Y subsystem is applied. The at least one codec Y subsystem includes at least partial Yi codec functionality. Yi is a codec selected from video codecs ={Y1, . . . , Yn}. At least one codec Z subsystem is applied to the frame data, where the at least one codec Z subsystem includes at least partial Z codec functionality. Video output data is generated including simple Z-encoded video data of the at least one video frame using the frame data. |
| US10091513B2 |
Perceptual three-dimensional (3D) video coding based on depth information
A method for encoding a multi-view frame in a video encoder is provided that includes computing a depth quality sensitivity measure for a multi-view coding block in the multi-view frame, computing a depth-based perceptual quantization scale for a 2D coding block of the multi-view coding block, wherein the depth-based perceptual quantization scale is based on the depth quality sensitive measure and a base quantization scale for the 2D frame including the 2D coding block, and encoding the 2D coding block using the depth-based perceptual quantization scale. |
| US10091512B2 |
Advanced screen content coding with improved palette table and index map coding methods
An apparatus is configured to perform a method for screen content encoding. The method includes deriving a palette table and a color index map based on a coding unit (CU). The method also includes encoding the palette table and encoding the color index map. The method further includes combining the encoded palette table and the encoded color index map for transmission to a receiver, where the palette table and index map are decoded to reconstruct a pixel block. |
| US10091509B2 |
Coding and deriving quantization parameters
QP control information valid for a block of samples is parsed. A QP to use for the block of samples is derived according to a first QP derivation process independent on the QP control information if residual data of the block of samples is not color transformed and according to a second QP derivation process dependent on the QP control information if the residual data of the block of samples is color transformed. The embodiments thereby decouple QP parameters for blocks of samples that are coded with color transform and those that are coded without color transform. This decoupling achieves better flexibility during encoding and results in better visual quality. |
| US10091505B2 |
Image information encoding and decoding method
The present invention relates to an image information encoding and decoding method and a device for same. One embodiment of an image information encoding method according to the present invention, as an image information encoding method according to another embodiment of the present invention, includes the steps of: generating a restore block; applying a deblocking filter on the restore block; applying a Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) on the restore block having the deblocking filter applied thereon; and transmitting information on the SAO application. During the applying of the SAO, the SAO is applied to chroma pixels, and during the transmitting of the information, in addition to information on whether the SAO is applied on the chroma pixels, at least one of area information, division information on the SAO coverage area, SAO type information, and SAO offset information is transmitted. |
| US10091501B2 |
Video encoding method and apparatus and video decoding method and apparatus using intra block copy prediction
Provided is a video decoding method including: determining a size of a block on which intra block copy prediction is to be performed, based on block size information obtained from a bitstream; comparing the determined size of the block with a size of a current block, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether the size of the current block falls within the determined size of the block; and performing intra block copy prediction on the current block when it is determined that the size of the current block falls within the determined size of the block. |
| US10091497B2 |
Night vision imagining system acuity verification test fixture
Method and apparatus for testing visual acuity of a night vision imaging system using a visual target. A fixture arranges a mirror a first distance from the night vision imaging system and arranges the visual target a second distance from the mirror. A sum of the first distance and the second distance equals a target distance between the night vision imaging system and the visual target. The fixture includes a starlight generator that can illuminate the visual target with simulated starlight and/or moonlight that stimulates the night vision imaging system. |
| US10091495B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying stereoscopic images
One aspect of the disclosed invention relates to a stereoscopic display apparatus comprising: a stereo image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first stereo image for a first image and a second stereo image for a second image; a border generation unit configured to generate a border for separating the first image from the second image; and a displaying unit configured to combine the second stereo image and the generated border with the first stereo image and display the combined stereo images. |
| US10091494B2 |
Three dimensional depth mapping using dynamic structured light
Apparatus for generating a dynamic structured light pattern for optical tracking in three-dimensional space, comprises an array of lasers, such as a VCSEL laser array, to project light in a pattern into a three-dimensional space; and an optical element or elements arranged in cells. The cells are aligned with subsets of the laser array, and each cell individually applies a modulation, in particular an intensity modulation, to light from the laser or lasers of the subset, to provide a distinguishable and separately controllable part of the dynamic structured light pattern. A method of generating a structured light pattern is disclosed, in which light is provided from an array of lasers, and light is individually projected from subsets of the array of lasers to provide differentiated parts of the structured light pattern. |
| US10091492B2 |
Imaging apparatuses and a time of flight imaging method
The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor circuit comprising a time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes a first light emitter having a first spatial offset relative to the time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes a second light emitter having a second spatial offset relative to the time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes an image processing circuit configured to produce an image of a region of an object based on first sensor pixel image data and second sensor pixel image data generated by the time of flight sensor pixel. The first sensor pixel image data is based on received light emitted by the first light emitter and reflected at the object's region and wherein the second sensor pixel image data is based on received light emitted by the second light emitter and reflected at the object's region. |
| US10091490B2 |
Scan recommendations
In one implementation, a system for using a scan recommendation includes a receiver engine to receive a plurality of pictures of a three-dimensional (3D) object from a scanner, a model engine to generate a 3D model of the 3D object by aligning the plurality of pictures of the 3D object, an analysis engine to analyze the 3D model for a volume, a shape, and a color of the 3D object, wherein the volume, the shape, and the color analysis is used to generate scan recommendations, and a display engine to display information relating to the scan recommendations based on the volume, the shape, and the color analysis of the 3D model of the 3D object. |