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| US10245702B2 |
Control of wet abrasive blasters
An incoming water control for use in a wet abrasive blasting system includes an incoming water supply with a pressure of between 1 psi and 200 psi, a pressure reducing valve for reducing the pressure of the incoming water supply, and an air over water pneumatic piston style water pump that incorporates check valves. The pump receives water having a water pressure of less than 20 psi from the pressure reducing valve and the pump delivers water to a blast pot pressure vessel of the wet abrasive blasting system to pressurize the blast pot pressure vessel filled with water and abrasive. |
| US10245699B2 |
Valve seat machining device, and valve seat machining method using said valve seat machining device
A valve seat processing machine configured to process a valve seat in a valve device including a valve body portion which forms a flow passage of fluid and a valve drive portion which drives a valve element capable of tightly engaging with the valve seat includes: a base portion attached to the valve body portion; a main body portion movable relative to the base portion; a support portion movable relative to the main body portion in a drive direction of the valve element; a main spindle rotatable relative to the support portion about an axis parallel to the drive direction of the valve element; a tool holder configured to hold a tool for processing the valve seat and movable relative to the main spindle in a direction intersecting the drive direction of the valve element; and a controller configured to control movement of the support portion and the tool holder. |
| US10245695B2 |
Machine tool having a conveying device for leading away chips
A machine tool for machining a workpiece clamped in the working space of the machine tool by means of a tool. The machine tool includes a machine bed, which has a chip collection region having at least one conveying channel open on the working space side for collecting chips that drop during the machining of the workpiece, and a conveying device for leading away chips that have dropped into the chip collection region in the at least one conveying channel. The conveying device has a stationary supporting shaft, which extends in the at least one conveying channel in the longitudinal direction of the conveying channel, wherein a spiral element is rotatably supported on the stationary supporting shaft, and wherein the conveying device also comprises a drive for driving the rotational motion of the spiral element about the stationary supporting shaft. |
| US10245690B2 |
Device for holding the control console of a machine tool
An apparatus for use with a machine tool, including an operating panel via which the machine tool can be controlled by an user and a supporting arm holding the operating panel, which can be mounted on the machine tool by means of a hinge in such a way that the supporting arm holding the operating panel can be pivoted relatively to the machine tool about a vertical axis of the hinge, wherein the apparatus is provided with at least one damping element and/or which dampens an impact of the apparatus which occurs, because of a collision between the apparatus and the machine tool, when the supporting arm is pivoted with respect to the machine tool about a vertical axis. |
| US10245689B2 |
Rod tensioning device and assembly process of such a device on a rod
The invention concerns a rod tensioning device having a first actuator, at least a second actuator and a tubular support sleeve dedicated to radially surround a threaded rod. Each of the actuators provides a cylinder, and a piston sliding in the cylinder and forming with the cylinder an annular chamber dedicated to be supplied with pressurized fluid. According to the invention, the at least second actuator is temporary axially arranged between the first actuator and the tubular support sleeve for a temporary blockwise assembly, the pistons of two axially adjacent actuators being indexed in rotation together. |
| US10245688B2 |
Methods for coupling or decoupling a tool and a tool retainer of a rotary drive sub-assembly
A method of coupling or decoupling a tool of a rotary-drive sub-assembly and a tool retainer of the rotary-drive sub-assembly includes rotationally anchoring the tool to a first tool-change member, rotatably coupled to a base, by engaging a tool-change-engagement portion of the tool with a first tool-engagement portion of the first tool-change member. The method also includes causing relative rotation between the tool and the tool retainer. |
| US10245686B2 |
Conditioning method of gas turbine engine components for aerodynamic noise reduction
The present invention relates to a conditioning method of gas turbine engine components (e.g. compressor blades and vanes) for aerodynamic noise reduction. The gas turbine engine components are plasma treated in a high vacuum environment to generally reach a surface roughness (Ra) below 150 nanometers and in some cases below 25 nanometers. Then during the same process the components are coated using either a metallic or ceramic, hard, thin coating ranging from 100 to 3000 nanometers in thickness depending on desired surface smoothness and non-fouling properties. The same treatment combined with a surface relaxation process, which is part of a smoothing process, allows applying even up to 100 micrometers of hard coating without changes to high cycle fatigue properties and overall performance. Improved surface smoothness of the components and enhanced non-adhesiveness of the contaminants advance the quality of the flow through the gas path and compressor aerodynamic noise reduction. |
| US10245683B2 |
Apparatus and method for beam diagnosis on laser processing optics
Apparatus for determining geometrical parameters of a laser beam includes an optical system, a device for output coupling radiation, a beam diagnostic device, and a reflector element. The optical system focuses the laser beam into a processing region. The device for output coupling radiation couples out radiation that runs through the optical system in a direction opposite to a direction of the laser beam. The reflector element has a first surface which is partially reflecting and curved, where the curvature is equal to a mean curvature of a wave front of the laser beam in a positioning region of the reflector element. |
| US10245680B2 |
Cladding method for valve seat and production method for cylinder head
A cladding method for a valve seat in a cylinder head blank includes a combustion chamber, an intake port or an exhaust port communicating with the combustion chamber, and an annular countersunk groove formed in an opening end of the port on the combustion chamber side, the method being for forming a cladding layer by irradiating metal powder supplied in the countersunk groove with a laser beam. A gas flow regulating wall is provided, which projects from the countersunk groove to an inner side of the countersunk groove and to the combustion chamber side, gas is sprayed during irradiating with the laser beam, and the gas is flown by the gas flow regulating wall from the inner side to an outer side of the countersunk groove. |
| US10245677B2 |
Laser decoating of coated metal sheets
Methods, devices and systems for laser decoating of coated metal sheets, in particular for removing a metal protective layer from a metal sheet by a laser beam. The laser beam is directed onto a surface of a metal sheet coated with a metal protective layer, such that the laser beam strikes the surface of the metal sheet at a laser spot and melts material of the metal protective layer. A gas is directed by a plurality of nozzles at a pressure of at least 3 bar and at an acute angle with respect to the laser beam onto the laser spot. The nozzles are arranged around the laser beam such that the gas directed from the nozzles blows away the melted material of the metal protective layer from the metal sheet. |
| US10245673B2 |
MIG/MAG welding of carbon steel with rotating arc and Ar/He/O2 gas mixture
The invention relates to a ternary gaseous mixture formed from argon, helium and oxygen, characterized in that it is formed from between 19.5 and 20.5% of helium, between 2.7 and 3.3% of Oi, and argon for the remainder (volume %), and to the use thereof as gaseous protection in a method of electric arc welding of at least one steel part to carbon, using a fusible filler wire. Preferably, the welded parts overlap or cover each other and the rotary arc welding takes place where the parts overlap. |
| US10245671B2 |
Weld overlay system
A weld overlay system includes a workpiece jig holding a workpiece in manner that the workpiece center axis direction is parallel to X-axis direction, and rotates the workpiece in circumferential direction, a carriage, welding base supported on the carriage in manner that the welding base is displaceable with respect to the carriage in Y-axis direction and Z-axis direction, at least one pair of rollers and welding torch are supported on the welding base, and like. Pair of rollers include rotary shafts extend in parallel with the X-axis and are spaced apart from each other in Y-axis direction. The rollers are pressed against portion of the workpiece above the workpiece center axis C. The welding torch is supported on the welding base in manner that distances in Y-axis direction from the rotary shafts of the pair of rollers to the tip end of the welding torch are equal to each other. |
| US10245666B2 |
Drilling tool for use in machining a conductive work piece
A drilling tool for use in machining a conductive work piece that includes a forward electrode tip including an outer radial portion and an inner radial portion. The outer radial portion includes a forward face, and the inner radial portion extends from the forward face of the outer radial portion. The drilling tool further includes a dielectric sheath that extends circumferentially about the outer radial portion, at least one side electrode coupled to the dielectric sheath, and a protective sheath that extends circumferentially about the dielectric sheath. An opening is defined in the protective sheath such that the at least one side electrode is at least partially exposed. |
| US10245665B2 |
Device and method for broken tap removal
A device and method for broken tap removal are provided herein. The tap includes a circular longitudinal cavity used for removal and coolant transport. A tap removal tool that is pre-formed to fit the tap's center hole and provides at least three points of contact with the broken tap portion to allow for ease in removing the broken tap. |
| US10245663B2 |
Airflow management system for a power tool
A table saw includes a lower guard assembly, a first airflow fan, a motor, and a drivetrain system. The lower guard assembly has a dust exhaust chute and is configured to at least partially enclose a lower portion of a saw blade. The first airflow fan is positioned in the lower guard assembly and is configured to produce a first airflow directed through the lower guard assembly toward the dust exhaust chute. The motor is configured to rotationally drive an output shaft, and the drivetrain system connects the output shaft to the first airflow fan and the saw blade to enable the motor to rotationally drive the first airflow fan and the saw blade simultaneously. |
| US10245662B2 |
Wall or floor saw
The present invention relates to a wall or floor chain sawing device (1), comprising a chain bar assembly (37) which in turn comprises a chain bar (2) having a longitudinal extension (17) and guiding a chain (3) at least partly around its perimeter. The chain bar assembly (37) further comprises a chain bar housing (6) that is attached to, and partially covers, the chain bar (2) and the chain (3). The chain sawing device (1) comprises a motor (9), a track interface (7) that is arranged to co-operate with a guiding track (8), and a power transmission arrangement (10) that is adapted to transfer a motion from said motor (9) to the chain (3). The sawing device (1) comprises a first pivotable support rod (12) and a second pivotable support rod (13), where each pivotable support rod (12, 13) has a corresponding first end (12a, 13a) and a second end (12b, 13b). Each first end (12a, 13a) is at least indirectly pivotably attached to the motor (9), and each second end (12b, 13b) is at least indirectly pivotably attached to the chain bar assembly (37). |
| US10245661B2 |
Wire guide roll for wire saw and method
A wire guide roll for use in wire saws for simultaneously slicing a multiplicity of wafers from a cylindrical workpiece is provided with a coating having a thickness of at least 2 mm and at most 7.5 mm of a material which has a Shore A hardness of at least 60 and at most 99, and which contains a multiplicity of grooves through which the sawing wire is guided, the grooves each having a curved groove base with a radius of curvature which is 0.25-1.6 times the sawing wire diameter, and an aperture angle of 60-130°. A multiplicity of wafers are simultaneously sliced from a cylindrical workpiece by a wire saw using such wire guide rolls. |
| US10245657B2 |
Twist drill and production method
The twist drill (1) has a drilling head (3), a continuous two-flute, three-flute to six-flute helix (4) and an insertion end (5) that are arranged consecutively on a drill axis (2). The helix (4) has a radial outer dimension (18) that varies periodically two, three to six times per revolution around the drill axis (2). The invention also relates to a production method for such a drill. |
| US10245656B2 |
Step bit
A step bit according to some embodiments includes a body including one or more flutes having a cutting edge configured to cut a hole in a workpiece, and a plurality of steps provided on the body. The steps progressively increase in diameter from a first distal step to a terminal proximal step. One or more of the steps have first and second lands. An outer diameter of the first land is less than the outer diameter of the second land. A length of the first land is less than a length of the second land. |
| US10245655B2 |
Colleted bushing and method of use
A colleted bushing includes a collet and a bushing. The collet has a collet proximal end and a collet bore having collet threads. In addition, the collet has a collet bore taper located adjacent the collet proximal end, and a plurality of collet fingers located adjacent the collet proximal end and configured to be inserted into a workpiece hole of a workpiece. The bushing has a bushing proximal end, a bushing bore, a bushing outer surface, and bushing threads formed along a section of the bushing outer surface. The bushing is configured to be inserted into the collet bore and the bushing threads are configured to engage the collet threads in a manner resulting in movement of the bushing proximal end into contact with the collet bore taper causing the collet fingers to be urged radially outwardly and removably locking the collet within the workpiece hole. |
| US10245654B2 |
Truck clutch brake cutter
A clutch brake cutter for removing a disk-shaped clutch brake from off an input shaft that couples a truck engine to a transmission includes one or more cutting tools and employs a method of clamping and axially compressing a solid or multilayer clutch brake during the cutting operation. In some examples, the clutch brake cutter first guides a drill bit radially from an outer peripheral edge to an inner peripheral edge of the clutch brake. The resulting hole has a diameter that is less than the disk thickness of the clutch brake. Next, the clutch brake cutter guides a chisel lengthwise through the predrilled hole to split the hole open. The drilling and chiseling operation is repeated at an opposite location on the clutch brake to separate the clutch into at least two pieces that can be readily removed from the input shaft without having to first remove the transmission. |
| US10245653B2 |
Modular tubing notcher system
A machining assembly which allows for precise and repeatable machining operations—primarily tube notching—to be carried out by an operator in various situations, and is specifically designed for hollow-form parting without use of a mandrel in prototyping and small-scale production. This system allows operators to cut copes in both typical and atypical materials, and offers the ability to produce double end-coped workpieces quickly. Additionally, the preferred embodiment can be equipped for use as a light-duty milling machine which incorporates portability with the benefits of traditional milling centers. |
| US10245650B2 |
Chucking device
A chucking device for a tool includes a tool receiving element; a collet for clamping the tool, the collet being inserted in an opening in the tool receiving element; a clamping nut for axially displacing the collet in relation to the tool receiving element; and a pressure piece which is arranged between the clamping nut and the collet and is rotatably mounted in relation to the clamping nut, by means of which piece the collet can be axially displaced in relation to the tool receiving element by the clamping nut. To permit a tool shank to be securely clamped in and released from the collet, even under extremely high clamping forces, the pressure piece has coupling elements for a torsion-proof connection to corresponding mating elements of the tool receiving element. |
| US10245648B2 |
Aluminum alloy hub lathe fixture
An aluminum alloy hub lathe fixture, which includes a main plate, a mounting seat, a hydraulic power clamping head, a pull rod, a sliding seat, a connecting pin, a fan-shaped clamping jaw, a sealing cover, a deflection block, a deflection shaft, a centrifugal force balance block, a centrifugal mechanism base, a spring and screws, wherein the main plate and the mounting seat are connected together through screws, so that a housing of the entire fixture is formed; the hydraulic power clamping head is fixed on the mounting seat through screws; one end of the pull rod is mounted on the hydraulic power clamping head through screws, and the other end of the pull rod is connected with the sliding seat through the connecting pin; the fan-shaped clamping jaw is fixed on the sliding seat through screws. |
| US10245647B2 |
Tool holding fixture
The invention relates to a tool holding fixture (1) for rotationally driven tools (2), said tool holding fixture comprising a rotationally symmetrical holding body (3) which has a front clamping portion (4) having a holding opening (5) for a tool shaft (6) of the tool (2), and a rear holding portion (7) to be held in a work spindle of a machine tool. To achieve a reduced mass, a lower mass moment of inertia and at the same time high stiffness, a sleeve (11) consisting of a fiber-reinforced plastic is arranged at least in the front clamping portion (4). |
| US10245645B1 |
Tool carrier with notch, cutting insert and method for making same
A cutting insert includes a tool carrier having a body with a pocket, and a cutting tip affixed to the pocket by brazing. The pocket is defined by a vertical back wall and a horizontal support surface. A notch is formed at the intersection between the vertical back wall and the horizontal support surface. The notch has a non-planar first portion proximate the vertical back wall and formed with a radius, R1, and a planar second portion extending between the first portion and the horizontal support surface and formed at an inclination angle with respect to a plane parallel to the horizontal support surface of the pocket. The design of the notch significantly reduces thermal stress and eliminates the formation of cracks in the pocket of the tool carrier when using an injection molding process to form the tool carrier. |
| US10245643B2 |
Sintered body
A sintered body includes a first hard particle, a second hard particle, and a binder. The first hard particle is an M sialon particle having a coating layer. The M sialon particle is represented by MxSi(6−x−z)AlzOzN(8−z) (in the formula, M is a metal containing at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanoid, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, and group IV, group V, and group VI elements of the periodic table, and relationships of 0.01≤x≤2, 0.01≤z≤4.2, and 1.79≤(6−x−z)≤5.98 are satisfied). The second hard particle is a cubic boron nitride particle. |
| US10245636B2 |
Method for manufacturing core, and method for manufacturing turbine member in which core is acquired by said core manufacturing method
A method for manufacturing a core (S1) includes: a coating step (S20) of adding an organic binder to a large particle group composed of silica-containing large particles, and coating surfaces of the large particles with the organic binder; a mixing step (S30) of mixing, after the coating step (S20), the large particle group and a small particle group composed of silica-containing small particles having a smaller particle size than the large particles; a laminate shaping step (S40) of forming, after the mixing step (S30), a molding in which a mixture of the large and small particle groups is used; and a sintering step (S60) of sintering the molding after the laminate shaping step (S40). |
| US10245634B2 |
Hat-shaped cross-section component manufacturing apparatus
A hat-shaped cross-section component manufacturing apparatus includes: a die that includes a forming face that grips and presses a metal stock sheet; a blank holder, that includes a forming face that grips and presses the metal stock sheet so as to configure a forming face corresponding to the forming face of the die, a pad that is disposed inside the opening formed in the die, and that includes a forming face that grips and presses the metal stock sheet; and a punch that is disposed facing the pad and that includes a forming face that grips and presses the metal stock sheet so as to configure a forming face corresponding to the forming face of the pad. The hat-shaped cross-section component manufacturing apparatus further includes a pressure limiting device that limits a formed curving component from being pressed between the pad and the blank holder during demolding. |
| US10245628B2 |
Ultra-fine wire fabricating apparatus and method
The ultra-fine wire fabricating apparatus comprises a feeder assembly, a stationary die, and a rotary die holder. The feeder assembly supplies a wire. The stationary die comprises a hollow inclined channel configured on an inner surface of the stationary die. The hollow inclined channel is configured to receive the wire from the feeder assembly. The rotary die holder configured to receive the wire from the stationary die and simultaneously torsionally deform the wire, wherein the rotary die holder rotates relative to the stationary die to produce the ultra-fine wire with improved mechanical properties. The method ensures continuous grain refinement of wires. The wires are severe plastic deformed using the combined effects of the stationary die and rotary die holder. The mechanical properties of the raw materials are improved due to a grain refinement and microstructure evolution caused by plastic deformation. |
| US10245621B2 |
Sorting installation and method for separating material fractions
In order to achieve a higher material throughput and/or a higher sorting speed in a sorting installation (10) for use in plastics recycling, it is provided, in the case of an apparatus which is intended for separating one or more material fractions from at least one material stream of free-flowing bulk material and which has a directing device (12), via which the material stream is guided under the action of gravitational force, also has an optical sensing device (16) for the spectroscopic detection of composition- or condition-dependent properties of individual fractions (13) contained in the material stream, and additionally has a separation device (14), by which the individual fractions (13) contained in the material stream are separated mechanically in dependence on detection results of the optical sensing device (16). Here, the directing device (12) is designed in the form of a shell surface of a rotational solid or truncated pyramid, which widens downwards, and the optical sensing device (16) is arranged in a scanning plane below the rotational solid or truncated pyramid. |
| US10245620B2 |
Parcel sorting system and method
A parcel sorting system and method. The parcel sorting system comprises a parcel sorting device (100) and a parcel collecting device (101); the parcel sorting device is provided thereon with a plurality of parcel inspection inlets (104) and a plurality of parcel outlets (102), and the parcel collecting device is located just below the parcel sorting device; the parcel outlets on the parcel sorting device communicate with the parcel collecting device; the parcel outlets are respectively located at the middle or/and edges of the parcel sorting device; the parcel collecting device is provided thereon with storage devices (103) at positions under respective parcel outlets; and diameter of the storing device is larger than that of the parcel outlet. When the method is used, the parcel sorting efficiency is obviously improved; the implementation is convenient; and popularization and application are facilitated. |
| US10245619B2 |
Foodstuff sieve station
A foodstuff sieve station includes a hopper to pour floury foodstuff and an electrically-operated sifting assembly to sift it for separating impurities from still-usable foodstuff. The sifting assembly includes a hopper-shaped with bell-shaped, rotatable sieve housed/recessed inside the casing. The sieve has-an axis tilted with respect to the vertical and an upward mouth underneath an outlet of the hopper to receive foodstuff therefrom. An electric motor assembly rotates the sieve about the axis. The sieve prevents the foodstuff having a grain size higher that a threshold value to flow through, and has an inwardly protruding assembly that projects from the inner surface and extends on a helical-shaped path from the bottom of the sieve to the mouth of the sieve. |
| US10245618B2 |
Linear vibration motor
A linear vibration motor is disclosed, which comprises a housing having a receiving space; a vibrator unit received in the receiving space; an elastic members having one end connecting to the vibrator unit and another end connecting to the housing for suspending the vibrator unit in the receiving space; a first damping member arranged between the housing and one side of the elastic member; and a second damping member arranged between the vibrator unit and the other side of the elastic member. |
| US10245617B2 |
Synthesis of surface-functionalized polyamides
The present invention relates to a process for producing a surface-functionalized molding (oF) having a functionalized surface (fO). In this process a surface (O) of a molding (F) is brought into contact with a dienophile-containing solution (dL). The surface (O) comprises a polyamide (P) which comprises furan units. These furan units are able to react with the at least one dienophile present in the dienophile-containing solution (dL) to give the surface-functionalized molding (oF) having the functionalized surface (fO). |
| US10245615B2 |
Surface treatment
A method of protecting a polymer surface against fouling, which method comprises embedding in the polymer surface particles having antifouling properties, wherein the particles are embedded in the polymer surface by a spray mechanism in which the particles are accelerated and sprayed onto the polymer surface with a suitable velocity such that the particles become embedded in the polymer surface, wherein the particles are embedded in the polymer surface without an adhesive or binder and wherein the particles do not form a continuous layer on the polymer surface. |
| US10245614B2 |
Imprinter for conformal coating of three-dimensional surfaces
Disclosed is an imprinter device comprising an array of adjacent applicators that are arranged so that longitudinal axes of each of the adjacent applicators are parallel to each other, wherein the applicators are configured to make contact with and conform to a surface of a three dimensional (3D) object. In some embodiments, the applicators move independently of each other with respect to the surface of the object, and wherein the applicators are configured to apply a material over the object while in proximity to the surface of the object. Also disclosed are methods of conformal coating a surface of an object. |
| US10245607B2 |
Method and apparatus for dispensing fluid
A fluid dispensing system includes a pump, a valve, and a dispenser disposed downstream of the valve and connected to the valve with a hose. To provide a steady flow rate at the dispenser, the pump charges the fluid to or above the pressure required to achieve a desired flow rate. The valve cycles between open and closed at a fixed frequency. The valve-open time is varied within that frequency to maintain the desired flow rate. |
| US10245605B2 |
Structure of liquid container
A liquid container includes a casing, at least two inner bottles for containing liquids, at least one pumping unit, a turnable selecting mechanism, and a top cover. The inner bottles are received in the casing and covered by the top cover. The selecting mechanism is operated to select one of the inner bottles to be pumped, and then the pumping unit is operated to pump out the liquid contained in the selected inner bottle through an outlet located on the top cover. Not only weight and volume for carrying these liquids can be decreased, but also convenience for accessing these liquids is improved by using the aforesaid liquid container. |
| US10245602B2 |
Atomizer nozzle
The invention relates to an atomizer nozzle (10) with a liquid channel (19) which communicates downstream with an annular mixing chamber (26). A liquid (F) is supplied to the liquid channel (19) via a liquid connection (12). The atomizer nozzle (10) additionally has a gas connection (13) which is connected to a gas line system (28). Pressurized gas (L) is conducted to an outer injection channel (29) and an inner injection channel (34) via the gas line system. Each of the two injection channels (29, 34) opens into the annular mixing chamber (26) at a respective injection point (30, 35). The outer injection point (30) is provided on a radially outer mixing chamber wall, and the inner injection point (35) is provided on a radially inner mixing chamber wall. The inflowing liquid can thus be finely atomized using little pressurized gas (L) in the annular mixing chamber (26) and dispensed downstream of the annular mixing chamber via at least one outlet opening (40) in the form of a spray jet (S). |
| US10245601B2 |
Device for applying a viscous material
A device for applying a viscous material includes an application tube which has a material inlet opening on a first end and a material outlet opening on a second end, which defines an application channel, and which is flexible at least over one portion of its length, and a housing which accommodates the application tube, and which has a material supply connection for the viscous material to the application tube, wherein the application tube is connected to the housing in an initial region coming from the material inlet opening, and is arranged at a distance to the housing in an end region extending to the material outlet opening, and wherein a bearing section of the end region is mounted near to the material outlet opening in a motor-driven eccentric that can rotate about the longitudinal central axis. An adjustment mechanism is provided for adjusting the distance of the bearing section to the longitudinal central axis. |
| US10245600B2 |
Blowing nozzle
A blowing nozzle having a substantially parabolic blowing end is provided which entrains ambient gases into the output flow. A plurality of outlets are arranged so as reduce turbulence within the flow. The substantially parabolic blowing end converges at an apex coaxial with a blowing axis. A central outlet is provided at the apex to generate a core stream of gas. First outlets surround the central outlet. Second outlets surround the first outlets and are angled inward toward the blowing axis. Fins and/or additional outlets may be provided. |
| US10245591B2 |
Bearing element suitable for supporting a grinding table in a roller mill
A bearing element suitable for supporting a grinding disk in a roller mill, comprising a plate-like or disk-shaped base element, an annular disk and a spacer element, wherein the annular disk is disposed substantially parallel to the base element and at a distance from the base element, and is connected at its bottom using an annular spacer element with the base element, and the annular disk has means on its upper side for receiving the axial bearing segments, whereby the spacer element is designed as an annular strip extending in the axial direction and has a plurality of spaced-apart arches in the circumferential direction, whose openings point towards the base element. |
| US10245589B2 |
Dual barcode labeling facilitating automated decapping
A specimen collection assembly and method for detecting the same are disclosed. The specimen collection assembly includes a specimen collection container having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior adapted to receive a biological specimen. The specimen collection container also includes first indicia containing information. The assembly further includes a cap having thereon second indicia, the cap being removably engagable with the open top end of the container. The second indicia contains the same information as the first indicia. |
| US10245586B2 |
Three-dimensional fluidic check device
A monolithic three-dimensional fluidic check device is presented. The monolithic three-dimensional fluidic check device comprises a housing surrounding a fluidic flow path and having a first opening at a first end of the housing and a second opening at a second end of the housing, and an elongated center body positioned within and extending along the fluidic flow path. The elongated center body is stationary relative to a flow of fluid. |
| US10245585B2 |
Specimen delivery apparatus
A specimen processing apparatus includes a housing having a fluid supply reservoir, a specimen receiving chamber, a specimen collection reservoir, and an actuator coupled to the fluid supply reservoir. A liquid flow path extends from the fluid supply reservoir to the specimen receiving chamber, and to the specimen collection reservoir. The actuator is operable to propel a liquid from the fluid supply reservoir to the chamber. The specimen receiving chamber includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid flow guide disposed between the inlet port and the outlet port. In addition, the fluid supply reservoir is fluidly coupled to the inlet port and the outlet port is fluidly coupled to the specimen collection reservoir. The fluid flow guide may be operable to roil a liquid as it flows from the inlet port to the outlet port to facilitate the extraction of a specimen from a collection device. |
| US10245581B2 |
Composition and process for preparation of attrition resistant additive suitable for cracking hydrocarbon feed
The present invention relates to attrition resistant hydrocarbon cracking catalyst additive composition comprising aluminum phosphate binder for cracking of hydrocarbon molecules to produce light olefins and process of preparation thereof. The present invention further relates to the process of preparation of the aluminum phosphate binder wherein said binder is incorporated into the ZSM-5 additive composition to enhance its attrition resistance property as well as enhance selectivity and activity of additive composition for production of light olefins such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). |
| US10245579B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst and production method thereof
An exhaust gas purification catalyst contains an oxide 1 and an oxide 2. The catalyst has pores P1-260 with a pore size of from 1 nm to 260 nm, that can be measured by the nitrogen absorption method, and the total sum ΣPV1-260 of the pore volume PV1-260 of the pores is equal to or greater than 0.79 cm3/g. The oxide 1 is an oxide with an oxygen release capability. The oxide 2 is represented by LaxM1-xM′O3-δ (2), where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, M′ is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni and Mn, δ is the amount of oxygen deficiency, x satisfies 0≤x≤1, and δ satisfies 0≤δ≤1. |
| US10245578B2 |
Chromium- and nickel-free hydrogenation of hydroformylation mixtures
The invention is concerned with catalysts for heterogeneous hydrogenation of oxo process aldehydes. The problem addressed by the invention is that of developing a catalyst containing neither chromium nor nickel. In addition, it is to enable the economically viable hydrogenation of aldehyde mixtures originating from industrial oxo processes on the industrial scale. For this purpose, the catalyst should not be reliant on costly precious metals such as Ru, Pd or Pt. This problem was solved by omitting the chromium and nickel in the preparation of a conventional Cu/Ni/Cr system, such that a catalyst wherein only copper occurs as hydrogenation-active component on the support material thereof, and not chromium or nickel, is obtained. What is surprising here is that a functioning catalyst for the purpose intended still arises at all even though two of three hydrogenation-active metals are omitted. However, this requires as necessary conditions that support material used is silicon dioxide and that the content of Cu and SiO2 in the active catalyst is set accurately within very tight limits. |
| US10245575B2 |
High temperature pressure digestion vessel system with dual action seal
A vessel system for high-pressure reactions is disclosed. The system includes a plugged polymer cylinder reaction vessel with a pressure vent opening extending radially through the wall of the reaction vessel and a supporting frame into which the vessel is received. Complementing keying structure elements on the vessel and on the frame limit the orientation of the reaction vessel in the supporting frame and the radially extending vent opening to a defined single position. |
| US10245573B2 |
Toroidal bed reactor
The present invention provides an apparatus for the processing of a particulate material, the apparatus comprising: a processing chamber having one or more inlets for admitting particulate material to be processed and one or more outlets for processed particulate material; the processing chamber comprising an annular treatment zone and a plurality of processing fluid inlets arranged in a base of said annular treatment zone and configured so that, in use, jets of processing fluid pass into the annular treatment zone through the plurality of processing fluid inlets to establish a spiral flow of particulate material in the annular processing zone; wherein said one or more outlets for processed particulate material are located in the base of said annular treatment zone and surrounded by said plurality of processing fluid inlets so that the spiral flow of particulate material circulates around said one or more outlets; the processing chamber further comprising means for deflecting a portion of the spiral flow of particulate material in the annular processing zone radially inwards from said spiral flow so that said particulate material leaves the processing chamber through said one or more outlets for processed particulate material. |
| US10245572B2 |
Fluid mixing system
A fluid mixing system including, an upper assembly, comprising a submersible pump housed therein; a base assembly connected to the upper assembly, the base assembly comprising one or more diffusers connected to opposing end portions of the base assembly; and a fluid path fluidly connecting the upper assembly and base assembly, wherein the fluid path extends from an outlet of the submersible pump to the one or more diffusers, and wherein the one or more diffusers are configured to provide a fluid outlet from the fluid path to create movement of fluid within a fluid reservoir. |
| US10245571B2 |
Smoothie machine and methods of making smoothies
Methods and systems for conveniently producing fresh smoothies, which can be tailored to the particular nutritional requirements and desires of the individual customer. The system is typically a semi-automatic or fully automatic system and may be in the form of a vending machine for smoothies. It allows a consumer to select ingredients and other options, and provides a freshly-made smoothie in a short amount of time. The system generally includes a user input apparatus for receiving orders and customer preferences, and then makes a smoothie to order, delivers the smoothie to the customer, and cleans the blending, device. |
| US10245570B2 |
Multi-channel magnetic control system
A multi-channel magnetic control system is provided, which is used for mixing fluids containing magnetic particles or separating magnetic species. In the multi-channel magnetic control system, a plurality of magnetic field switches are allocated to surround a plurality of channels, and the magnetization directions of the magnetic field switches are controlled to generate an uneven local magnetic field gradient, so as to achieve the purpose of fluid mixing or separating the magnetic species. This system can be also used as controllable flow resistance devices for magnetic fluids. Based on the demand of magnetic field distribution, overall or local control of the magnetic field switches can be executed to perform parallel processing over the multi-channel system of multi-dimensional allocation, so as to effectively save the processing time. The mixing or separation rate can be obtained via detecting residual magnetic species by magnetoresistive sensors arranged in inlets and outlets of channels. |
| US10245566B2 |
Static mixer
A mixing element for a static mixer for installation into a tubular mixer housing has a longitudinal axis along which a plurality of installation bodies are arranged behind one another. |
| US10245562B2 |
Pervaporation membranes derived from polycyclo-olefinic block copolymers
A pervaporation membrane formed from a series of vinyl addition block polymers derived from functionalized norbornene monomers are disclosed and claimed. Also disclosed are the fabrication of membranes which exhibit unique separation properties, and their use in the separation of organic volatiles from biomass and/or organic waste, including butanol, phenol, and the like. |
| US10245553B2 |
Apparatus for decomposing low concentration of volatile organic compounds by high flow
Disclosed is an apparatus for decomposing low-concentration volatile organic compounds, which includes: an adsorption unit configured to adsorb a volatile organic compound; a heated air supply unit configured to supply a heated air to the adsorption unit; an oxidation decomposing catalyst unit configured to decompose a volatile organic compound detached from the adsorption unit; and an ozone supply unit configured to supply an ozone to the oxidation decomposing catalyst unit. The apparatus may maximize an exchange cycle semi-permanently by adsorbing low-concentration VOC under a high-flow condition and then detaching VOC within a short time and also by recycling an adsorption filter. In addition, the apparatus may effectively decompose VOC substances detached by a low flow into carbon dioxide and water under a condition with most excellent oxidation decomposition efficiency by using an oxidation decomposing catalyst filter. |
| US10245552B2 |
Method for separating carbon dioxide and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide
A carbon dioxide separation method including the steps of: feeding a mixed gas that contains at least carbon dioxide and water vapor to a carbon dioxide separation membrane that contains a hydrophilic resin and a carbon dioxide carrier; separating, from the mixed gas, a permeation gas that contains the carbon dioxide by use of the carbon dioxide separation membrane; adjusting temperature of gas which contacts the carbon dioxide separation membrane so that a temperature difference between the mixed gas and the permeation gas is not lower than 0° C. and not higher than 20° C.; and adjusting pressure of the permeation gas, the pressure of the permeation gas and water vapor partial pressure in the mixed gas satisfying the following formula (1): 2.5 kPaA<(pressure of permeation gas)<(water vapor partial pressure in mixed gas) . . . (1). |
| US10245550B2 |
Separation method and separation device
A separation method including: an absorption process absorbing a desired component in a starting material gas into an absorption liquid by bringing the starting material gas and the absorption liquid into contact with each other inside an absorption unit; a regeneration process releasing the desired component from the absorption liquid and regenerating the absorption liquid by heating the absorption liquid, which absorbed the desired component in the absorption process, in a regeneration unit; a post-regeneration separation process separating the mixed fluid, which is the gas of the desired component released in the regeneration process and the regenerated absorption liquid, into the desired component gas and the absorption liquid; and a compression process compressing the starting material gas prior to the absorption process and the regeneration process. |
| US10245546B1 |
Exhaust gas purification method and system
A method and system for reduction of particulate and gaseous contaminants from exhaust gas including multiple gas handling systems, a mixing tank, and a mixing system that mixes unprocessed exhaust gas and system fluid, while agitating the system fluid. |
| US10245539B2 |
Virtual impactor filter assembly and method
A filter system and method use a filter housing that defines an interior chamber and that includes an inlet opening extending into the interior chamber. The outer air flow housing has an outlet conduit through which a flow of air having particles is directed toward the inlet opening of the filter housing along a flow direction toward the interior chamber of the filter housing. The outer air flow housing engages the filter housing such that the filter housing is separated from the outer air flow housing along the flow direction to permit at least some of the air to pass around an exterior of the filter housing and exit the outer air flow housing while the particles in the at least some of the air pass into the interior chamber of the filter housing through the inlet opening. |
| US10245537B2 |
Molded respirator having outer cover web joined to mesh
A respirator 10 that has a mask body 12 and a harness 14 that is attached to the mask body 12. The mask body 12 includes a filtering structure 18 that has an inner cover web 40a, an outer cover web 40b that comprises melt-blown fibers and staple fibers, and a filtration layer 42 that is located between the inner and outer cover webs 40a, 40b. The mask body 12 also has a mesh 20 that is joined to the outer cover web 40b. A respirator having this construction is more resistant to inward collapse of the filter media during breathing and is more aesthetically pleasing. |
| US10245534B2 |
Filter inline heater
A filter assembly comprising a housing, a filter, a heater, hose fittings, a heat bridge, and insulators. The housing defines interior and exterior regions communicating through apertures. The filter separate the housing into a region upstream of the filter comprising an aperture, and a region downstream of the filter comprising an aperture. The heater extends into the interior region. The hose fittings are each coincident with an aperture and are formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity. The heat bridge is formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity and thermally connects the heater to the hose fittings. The insulators each are formed of a material having a low thermal conductivity, and each at least partially cover a hose fitting. |
| US10245533B2 |
Simultaneous accomplishment for filtration and washing at pore controllable fiber filter
Disclosed is a pore adjusting filtering apparatus including: a cylinder having a plurality of holes and in which a screw is rotatably installed; an endless track coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder by a cylinder, an endless track pin, and a support to be rotatable together with the cylinder; a fiber yarn bundle support rod inserted into the endless track to be connected to the endless track; a fiber yarn bundle, one end of which is fitted with and supported by the fiber yarn bundle support rod; a fiber yarn bundle support net for supporting the fiber yarn bundle while being attached to an outer peripheral surface of the fiber yarn bundle; a cleaning separator fixedly installed at an upper outer side of the cylinder; and an ejector installed on an upper outer side of the cylinder. |
| US10245532B2 |
Filter center tube with standpipe and flow fins
A center tube for use with a filter element comprises a unitary body having a standpipe that defines a length along the longitudinal axis and a central flow passage and a plurality of radially extending flow fins attached to the standpipe, the flow fins spaced axially from one another along the standpipe to define radial flow channels, wherein each of the fins further defines a first aperture between the fin and the standpipe, the apertures together defining a first outer axial flow passage and the standpipe defines a rectangular shape. |
| US10245528B2 |
Device for skimming a surface fluid
A device (10) for a skimming operation for petrochemical or chemical fluid storage or process tanks working by gravitation, comprising buoyancy means (20), means (30) for collecting surface fluid to be skimmed including an opening (31) emerging just above the interface between the fluid with density d1 and the fluid with density d2, as well as connection means (32), and discharge means (40) for the collected surface fluid. The discharge means (40) includes at least two flexible pipes (41, 42) connected symmetrically to the connection means (32) and extending vertically in the fluid with density d2 toward the bottom of the tank. |
| US10245527B2 |
Solid-liquid separation device
A solid-liquid separation device performs dehydration/deoiling from a mixture of water and/or oil and a solid. Substance A is capable of dissolving water and oil. The device includes substance B circulated while generating phase change in a closed system; a compressor; a first heat exchanger exchanging condensation heat of substance B and evaporation heat of substance A; a second heat exchanger exchanging evaporation heat of substance B and condensation heat of substance A; and a treatment tank for mixing substance A with an object to be treated; substance A having been evaporated while separated from the water or the oil in the first heat exchanger, and condensed in the second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is lower than the treatment tank in a vertical direction, and a connection port of the first heat exchanger and a lower portion of the treatment tank are connected with a flow path. |
| US10245526B2 |
Extractor and related methods
An extractor suitable for using a solvent to separate a compound from a solid or semisolid substance containing the compound. The extractor includes a conveying assembly having an inclined conveyor for receiving the substance from a substance inlet and moving the substance through the solvent, an inclined upper surface associated with the first conveyor and an inclined lower surface associated with the first conveyor. The conveyor is configured to move the substance downward through the solvent along the upper surface toward a lower end of the conveyor and upward through the solvent along the lower surface toward an upper end of the conveyor. |
| US10245524B2 |
Start assist device for swimmers with positioning and removal mechanism
An apparatus to quickly position a start assist device for backstroke swimmers and remove said start assist device once the apparatus detects or is signaled that the swimmer has left to prevent injuries and obstructions caused by the start assist device. A mechanical embodiment of such an apparatus and a motorized embodiment of such an apparatus with a data input system to position the start assist device according to the individual swimmers needs and means to signal the start event are disclosed. |
| US10245518B2 |
Toy top
A toy top includes a shaft portion, a body and an attacking member. The body is rotatable relative to the shaft portion in response to an impact applied to the body. The attacking member is movably connected to the body to move in a predetermined direction relative to the body between first and second positions. In the second position, the attacking member protrudes from the body a variable protruding distance which varies according to the rotating position of the body relative to the shaft portion. |
| US10245517B2 |
Interactive ride-on toy apparatus
An apparatus is provided that includes a torso and a plurality of legs, a first drive motor assembly secured to a first of the plurality of legs and to a first drive wheel, a second drive motor assembly secured to a second of the plurality of legs and to a second drive wheel, a motorized neck assembly coupling a head to the torso and providing a multi-directional rotational movement of the head, a rechargeable battery, a throttle switch to provide a throttle signal, a controller including one or more processors and memory devices, and an electrical steering position sensor configured to translate a mechanical steering input via manual rotation of the head into an electronic steering position signal that is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to selectively actuate at least one of the drive wheel motors based on the throttle signal and the steering position signal. |
| US10245514B2 |
Placeholder items that can be exchanged for an item of value based on user performance
Systems and methods for online gaming including virtual placeholder items that can be exchanged for virtual items of value based on a quantitative performance of the users relative other users in events that take place in the online game. |
| US10245511B2 |
Non transitory computer-readable storage medium and method of controlling a computer
The present invention causes a computer to function as a virtual space generating unit, a game screen displaying unit and a fluid displaying unit. The fluid displaying unit displays pseudo three-dimensional representation of fluid in a virtual space on a game screen. And the fluid displaying unit includes a two-dimensional data acquiring unit for acquiring two-dimensional data including a two-dimensional map by processing at least part of the surface of a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional manner and a simulating unit for simulating a flow of the fluid on the two-dimensional map and displaying a simulating result on the surface of the object. The two-dimensional map includes height information of each point on the surface of the object. The simulating unit simulates the flow of the fluid on the two-dimensional map based on the height information. |
| US10245507B2 |
Spectator management at view locations in virtual reality environments
A method is provided, including the following method operations: providing a first view of a virtual environment to a first head-mounted display (HMD), the first view being defined from a first location in the virtual environment, and associated to a first virtual character having a first view direction towards a virtual object in the virtual environment; simultaneous with the providing the first view, providing a second view of the virtual environment to a second HMD, the second view being defined from the first location in the virtual environment, and associated to a second virtual character in the virtual environment; wherein providing the second view includes rendering the first virtual character in the second view, the rendering of the first virtual character in the second view being configured to present the first virtual character as having a second location in the virtual environment, the rendering of the first virtual character in the second view being further configured to present the first virtual character as having a second view direction that is adjusted relative to the first view direction so as to be towards the virtual object as shown in the second view. |
| US10245499B2 |
Touring binding to be fitted to a gliding board
The present invention relates to a front unit of a touring binding, wherein the front unit comprises a bearing arrangement having a bearing element, wherein the bearing element is designed to hold a touring shoe on the front unit on a counter-bearing portion of the touring shoe so as to be pivotable about a transverse axis extending transversely to a glide board longitudinal axis, wherein a release path is defined on the bearing arrangement, along which path the counter-bearing portion of the touring shoe can exit the bearing arrangement, wherein the front unit further comprises a blocking portion designed to block the movement of the counter-bearing portion of the touring shoe along the release path when the front unit is in a blocked state, and to allow the movement of the counter-bearing portion of the touring shoe along the release path when the front unit is in a neutral state. |
| US10245498B2 |
Lightweight ball glove
The lightweight ball glove includes a back portion having a plurality of lightweight layers and a shock cord tension system between the plurality of lightweight layers. The lightweight ball glove also includes a palm portion having a plurality of lightweight layers. The outer edge of the palm portion is fixedly coupled with the outer edge of the back portion to form a lightweight glove. A web portion having a monofilament mesh is fixedly coupled between a thumb and a pointer finger of the lightweight glove. A surrounding frame made of the plurality of lightweight layers is fixedly coupled with a side and bottom portion of the monofilament mesh and a bridge is fixedly coupled with the top. Cordage is used for lacing together a top portion of each finger with an adjacent finger and the bridge to form the lightweight ball glove. |
| US10245493B2 |
Tee
A tee for supporting a ball. The tee comprising a base, a vertical support extending from the base and a ball support assembly adjustably secured to the vertical support. The ball support assembly is arranged and configured to support a ball and is slidably, pivotably and/or rotatably adjustable within one or more planes defined by the base, vertical support and ball support assembly to adjust the position of the ball support assembly, and thus a ball, in a variety of positions. The tee can also be vertically adjustable along the vertical support. |
| US10245489B2 |
Automatic batting tee apparatus
The present invention relates to an automatic batting tee apparatus that includes a ball storage unit for continuously feeding balls therein for batting; a lifting unit for putting the balls discharged from the ball storage unit onto an upper end of a tee rod for T-batting; and a feeding unit disposed between the ball storage unit and the lifting unit. The apparatus can smoothly and quickly feed balls, particularly, baseballs to the lifting unit with the tee rod, using the ball storage unit having a variable internal space and rotary equipment. The automatic batting tee apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention allows for not only batting practice, but fielding practice by a cylinder unit. |
| US10245481B1 |
Golf club head
A golf club head where at least a first portion of an exterior surface of the golf club head includes depressions is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head has a body with a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a skirt portion joining the striking face, crown portion and the sole portion and in accordance with the present invention at least a portion of the exterior surface of the body of the golf club head is further comprised of depressions to reduce the aerodynamic drag force on the golf club head. The depressions may be provided on a first portion of the golf club head on one or more of a crown portion, sole portion, skirt portion or striking face. |
| US10245479B2 |
Multi-material golf club head
A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass. The present invention achieves this without sacrificing the sound performance of the golf club head. |
| US10245478B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes: a crown portion; a sole portion; a face portion; and a hosel portion. The crown portion includes a concave portion that starts from the face portion, passes through a boundary portion of the hosel portion and the crown portion, and extends toward a back side. The concave portion includes a range from the face portion toward the back side where a width of the concave portion is larger than a depth of the concave portion. The range passes on a toe side of the hosel. |
| US10245477B2 |
Golf club head with elevated internal weight
A golf club head having elevated internal weighting that improves ball speed, reduces backspin, and increases launch angle is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body with a face, sole, and elevated weight bar, which is disposed inside the body and is fixed to heel and toe sides of the body, preferably with mechanical fasteners such as screws or bolts. The weight bar bridges a central portion of the sole, and a central section of the weight bar, which preferably comprises at least 50% of the overall mass of the weight bar, extends towards the face without actually making contact with the face. The sole also includes at least one slot extending perpendicular to the face and underneath the central section of the weight bar, the slot having a front-to-back length that is greater than a maximum front-to-back length of the weight bar. |
| US10245468B2 |
Method of dividing spherical surface of golf ball, and golf ball having surface divided by method
In a golf ball, dimples are arranged on a spherical polyhedron formed by dividing a surface of a sphere using small circles and great circles only on the equator, without arranging the dimples on a spherical polyhedron formed by dividing a surface of a sphere using great circles. The formed spherical polyhedron includes two spherical regular hexagons centered on a pole, twelve near-pole spherical isosceles triangles, twelve near-equator spherical pentagons, and twelve near-equator spherical isosceles triangles, in which the dimples are arranged. Thus, a dimple area ratio may be improved by 2 to 4%, compared to the prior art in which dimples are arranged in spherical polygons of a cubeoctahedron (or an octahedron) divided by great circles. |
| US10245467B2 |
Piston configurations for pneumatic pogo stick
A pneumatic pogo stick is provided that utilizes compressed air like a spring to have a potentially higher power to weight ratio than a comparable coil spring pogo stick. The pneumatic pogo stick includes an elongate cylindrical housing which forms a cylinder. Improvements are also provided to the piston and air shaft that allow for reduced hammering and a lower maximum compression ratio in order to provide relatively smooth jumping and landing while propelling a user to greater heights. Examples of such improvements include a hollow air shaft and modifications to the shape and structure of the piston. |
| US10245466B2 |
Foot stretching and strengthening apparatus
An apparatus for stretching and strengthening the forefoot of a user may include a pair of parallel hollow tubular leg members each having a first and second end and having a cross bore adjacent each of the first and second ends, a barrel bridging and joining the pair of leg members and positioned intermediate the first and second end of each leg member, the barrel providing a support for the arch of a user's forefoot for flexing and strengthening the forefoot over the barrel, a pair of extenders each adapted to removably attach to and extend from one of the leg members, and a removable elastic band or sleeve positionable over the leg members intermediate the first end and the barrel to hold the toes of the user's forefoot over the barrel during flexing of the forefoot. |
| US10245461B2 |
Strength training system and method of using same
An exercise system having a pair of stationary support members, each having a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being at an acute angle relative to the lower portion. Some embodiments have a pair of rotatable support members configured to rotate between a first position wherein the first rotatable support member is generally adjacent to the upper portion of the stationary support members and a second position wherein the first rotatable support member is generally adjacent to the lower portion of the stationary support members. Some embodiments have a first and a second carriage member translatable along at least a portion of the rotatable support members and a barbell coupled with the first and second carriage members. |
| US10245453B2 |
Safety airbag system
A safety airbag device for cushioning the free fall of a person or object from an elevated height. The airbag device includes an inflatable base bag capable of sustaining an air pressure and an inflatable structure coupled to the base bag, where the inflatable structure is in air communication with the base bag. A net is coupled to a top portion of the inflatable structure for decelerating and supporting the individual from free fall. A top cover is coupled to the base bag that substantially encloses the inflatable structure. |
| US10245450B2 |
Ultrasound probe for fat and cellulite reduction
A method and system for providing ultrasound treatment to a tissue that contains a lower part of dermis and proximal protrusions of fat lobuli into the dermis. An embodiment delivers ultrasound energy to the region creating a thermal injury and coagulating the proximal protrusions of fat lobuli, thereby eliminating the fat protrusions into the dermis. An embodiment can also include ultrasound imaging configurations using the same or a separate probe before, after or during the treatment. In addition various therapeutic levels of ultrasound can be used to increase the speed at which fat metabolizes. Additionally the mechanical action of ultrasound physically breaks fat cell clusters and stretches the fibrous bonds. Mechanical action will also enhance lymphatic drainage, stimulating the evacuation of fat decay products. |
| US10245448B2 |
Particle beam monitoring systems and methods
Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective monitoring of particle beams. In some embodiments, a system comprises a primary particle beam generator that generates a primary particle beam, and a monitoring component that monitors the primary particle beam. The monitoring component comprises: a reaction component that is impacted by the primary particle beam, wherein results of an impact include creation of secondary photons; a detection component that detects a characteristic of the secondary photons; and a primary particle beam characteristic determination component that determines a characteristic of the primary particle beam based upon the characteristic of the secondary photons. The characteristic of the primary particle beam can include a radiation dose measurement and dose rate. The reaction component can include a foil component. A resolution time of less than a nano second can be associated with detecting the secondary photon characteristic. |
| US10245446B2 |
Marker-flange for MRI-guided brachytherapy
Disclosed herein is a marker-flange for use with a brachytherapy applicator, having a flange body with a first face, a second face, and a hollow chamber positioned between the first and second faces. A cavity extending through the flange body is dimensioned to receive a tandem in a brachytherapy applicator in a press-fit connection, so as to affix the flange-marker to an outside surface of the tandem. The hollow chamber includes an MR imaging responsive marker agent that provides strong signal intensities and a high geometric accuracy in MR imaging. |
| US10245445B2 |
Infrared-ray lamp tube
An infrared-ray lamp tube has; an elongate tube-shaped housing having an inner space defined therein, wherein the elongate tube-shaped housing have both side open ends; an infrared-ray emitting array disposed in the inner space, wherein an infrared-ray emitting array includes a plurality of halogen lamp units spacedly arranged in an array in the inner space in a length direction of the housing; two plugs respectively fitted into the both side open ends of the elongate tube-shaped housing; and a filtering liquid filling the inner space of the elongate tube-shaped housing. |
| US10245442B2 |
Apparatus for relaxing respiratory tract and bronchial tube
The present invention relates to an apparatus for relaxing a respiratory tract and a bronchial tube, wherein the apparatus is manufactured in a form of a necklace hung on the neck, and a color light in the visible light wavelength band is irradiated at the region of the Tiantu point, which is known to be useful for the prevention and treatment of human respiratory diseases, that is, a dent region at which ends of left and right clavicle meet each other below the front of the neck, for a predetermined time to induce the secretion of a material for relaxing muscles (e.g., nitrogen monoxide or the like) in muscular cells of the respiratory tract and the bronchial tube, thereby relaxing the respiratory tract and the bronchial tube. |
| US10245440B2 |
Tissue treatment apparatus and systems with pain mitigation and methods for mitigating pain during tissue treatments
Methods, apparatus, and systems for delivering electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue with a reduction in the pain experienced by the patient. Electromagnetic energy is delivered from a treatment electrode through the skin surface to the tissue at a plurality of power levels over a treatment time. During the energy delivery, a portion of the treatment electrode is in a contacting relationship with the skin surface. A tip frame may be disposed between the treatment electrode and the skin surface when the electromagnetic energy is delivered. |
| US10245438B2 |
Automated external defibrillator
An automated external defibrillator includes a first pad at least partially colored in a first color, a second pad at least partially colored in a second color, and a main unit to which the first pad and the second pad are connected. The main unit has a first guidance surface that indicates how to attach of the first pad and the second pad. The first guidance surface has a first marker in the first color at a position corresponding to an attachment position of the first pad and a second marker in the second color at a position corresponding to an attachment position of the second pad. |
| US10245436B2 |
Miniature implantable device and methods
Some implementations may provide an implantable wirelessly powered device that includes: one or more electrodes configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to an excitable tissue; and a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna being physically separate from the implantable device; and one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of excitable tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes, wherein the implantable device is shaped and arranged for delivery into a subject's body through an introducer or a needle of 18 gauge or smaller. |
| US10245435B1 |
Wireless neural stimulator implantation
Some implementations provide a method for implanting a neurostimulator system that includes: placing an introducer through an incision site on a patient into an epidural space of the patient, the introducer including a sheath and the patient having a primary area of pain; placing a neurostimulator system through the introducer into the epidural space of the patient, the neurostimulator system comprising an enclosure housing at least one pair of electrodes and at least one passive antenna; advancing the neurostimulator system through the epidural space such that the electrodes are placed at a targeted tissue of the patient; removing the introducer sheath from the epidural space of the patient; adjusting the neurostimulator system enclosure to leave a customized length of the device body enclosure in the epidural space; and anchoring the customized length of the neurostimulator system enclosure in tissue of the patient. |
| US10245424B2 |
UV sterilizing catheters and catheter connectors
A catheter connector includes an inner wall that defines an interior of the catheter connector and is transmissive to ultraviolet (UV) light. An outer wall defines an exterior of the catheter connector. One or a plurality of UV light sources is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall or on the outer wall positioned to emit UV light into the interior of the catheter connector. A flow sensor is provided for sensing a flow of fluid in the interior of the catheter connector, and circuitry electrically connects the UV light sources, the flow sensor and a power source, such that electrical power is supplied to the UV light sources when a fluid flows through the interior of the catheter connector. |
| US10245422B2 |
Microprojection applicators and methods of use
Applicators for a microprojection array and methods of using the applicators are described. |
| US10245421B2 |
Nanopatterned medical device with enhanced cellular interaction
Disclosed are nanotopography-based methods and devices for interacting with a component of the dermal connective tissue. Devices include structures fabricated on a surface to form a nanotopography. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Microneedles may be beneficially utilized for delivery of an agent to a cell or tissue. Devices may be utilized to directly or indirectly alter cell behavior through the interaction of a fabricated nanotopography with the plasma membrane of a cell and/or with an extracellular matrix component. |
| US10245413B2 |
Distal access aspiration guide catheter
Distal access aspiration guide catheter system and methods for delivering implantable devices, catheters, or substances in or near and/or restoring flow through body lumens, such as blood vessel lumens are described. A Distal access aspiration guide catheter having a proximal, medial, and distal possessing high flexibility, high resistance to kinking and a large lumen to wall thickness ratio. |
| US10245410B2 |
Rapid exchange catheter
A rapid exchange catheter includes a stiff proximal tube and a relatively flexible tapered distal tube, a guide wire tube being provided in the distal tube, with an aperture for access to the guide wire lumen being provided at the junction between the distal tube and the proximal tube, the tubes being bonded together at their junction. |
| US10245404B2 |
Patient interface systems
A patient interface system for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface structure configured to sealingly engage the face of the patient and a retaining element configured for application to the patient. The retaining element is configured to support the patient interface structure in sealing engagement with the face of the patient. The retaining element includes an adhesive and/or at least one strap. In addition, the patient interface structure is configured to be released from and re-engaged with the retaining element for re-positioning of the patient interface structure relative to the patient's face in a plurality of positions while the retaining element remains supported by the patient. |
| US10245401B2 |
Subglottic suctioning system
A subglottic suctioning system with a tracheal tube having a ventilation lumen, a cuff inflation lumen, and a suction lumen are disclosed which may help reduce the incidence of ventilator associated (or acquired) pneumonia. The suction lumen communicates with the space in the trachea above the cuff where secretions accumulate. The suction lumen has a valve on the proximal end for connection to a source of vacuum. The valve is adapted to interrupt the supply of vacuum to the suction lumen to allow for the introduction of a rinsing fluid in its place and to automatically re-establish the connection to the source of vacuum upon completion of rinsing. The rinsing fluid aids in maintaining an open suction lumen and may include medicaments and mucolytic agents to enhance or promote healing or to alter the properties of the mucus to make removal easier. The user may easily and repeatedly alternate suction and rinsing fluid through the suction lumen, i.e., the user may “pulse” the line to loosen, break up and remove secretions and deposits that may partially or completely block or clog the suction lumen. |
| US10245397B2 |
Device and method for performing respiratory training
The invention relates to a device for performing respiratory training, in particular altitude training, comprising a mouthpiece (1) through which a person can exhale respiratory gas into a volume (2, 3a, 7) or can inhale it out of the volume (2, 3a, 7), wherein this volume (2, 3a, 7) is formed at least in part by a container (2) which is adjustable in terms of its volume and which is connected to the mouthpiece, wherein the volume (2, 3a, 7) adjoins one side of at least one gas-permeable membrane (4), to the other side of which at least one gas exchange chamber (3b) is connected, through which a fluid provided for the gas exchange, in particular CO2 and/or O2 gas exchange, can actively flow. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for performing respiratory training, in particular altitude training, wherein a person exhales into a training device through a mouthpiece (1) and inhales from this training device, wherein the O2 and/or CO2 partial pressure in the respiratory gas inhaled from the device is influenced by exchange of O2 and/or CO2 between the respiratory gas in the training device and a fluid provided for the gas exchange through at least one gas-permeable membrane (4). |
| US10245395B2 |
Metering system and method for aerosol delivery
An apparatus for metering the delivery of an aerosol. The apparatus has a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus may also include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the microphone and the variable acoustic source. A fluid valve is coupled to the processor, and is configured to allow an amount of fluid to exit the fluid region associated with the volume of the air region. An atomizer, coupled to the fluid region, is configured to aerosolize at least a portion of the fluid. |
| US10245394B2 |
Powder dispersion apparatus, method of making and using the apparatus, and components that can be used on the apparatus and other devices
Methods and apparatuses for the pulmonary delivery of a composition, such as methods and apparatuses for dispersing dry powder medicaments for inhalation by a patient. Elements or aspects of the apparatuses, including receptacle puncturing, mechanisms, deoccluding devices, receptacle impacting devices, and receptacle lock devices or systems. |
| US10245392B2 |
Oxygen concentrating device, wound care apparatus, and treatment methods
A wound care device for delivering topical oxygen therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, and a low intensity vacuum therapy for treatment of a wound. The wound care device may include an oxygen supply MEA, an oxygen consuming MEA, a vacuum pump and motor, a pressure sensor, and a power supply and electronic controls. A dressing may be connected to the wound care device for administering topical continuous oxygen therapy and simultaneous negative pressure wound therapy to a wound. A canister or exudate trap may be positioned between the dressing and the vacuum supply port of the vacuum pump to collect and store exudates from the wound. The canister may be combined with the dressing. |
| US10245391B2 |
Fluid reservoir for an aerosol generation device, combination of fluid reservoir and primary fluid package, and aerosol generation device for use with the fluid reservoir
A fluid reservoir is attachable to an aerosol generation device for guiding a fluid from a fluid container to the aerosol generation device. The fluid reservoir has an interface portion arranged at the fluid reservoir for attaching the fluid reservoir to the aerosol generation device. The interface portion has a locking element configured to non-detachably lock the fluid reservoir to the aerosol generation device after attachment of the fluid reservoir to the aerosol generation device. The locking element is breakable to enable detachment of the fluid reservoir from the aerosol generation device. A combination includes the fluid reservoir and a primary fluid package, wherein the primary fluid package has at least one chamber containing a fluid therein. An aerosol generation device is configured for use with the fluid reservoir has an attachment portion for receiving the interface portion of the fluid reservoir. |
| US10245390B2 |
Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices
A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. |
| US10245383B2 |
Injection device
A medication dispensing device with a housing and a member wherein the member is moveable in a distal direction is useful in delivering medication to a patient. A fluid container can be used with the device and often has a moveable piston at one end and an outlet at the other. The member receives a force from a user and drives the piston in the distal direction to expel medication. An intermediate system is disposed between the member and the piston including a gear set that has a pinion in meshed engagement with a rack. The system allows the member to move a greater distance than the piston moves thereby increasing the force on the piston. |
| US10245382B2 |
Pneumatic needle-free injection device
A pneumatic needle-free injection device restores pressured air in a pressure room to deliver high pressure air instantaneously, so as to inject a dose subcutaneously, intradermally, and intramuscularly, accelerating an absorption process of skins. The device can be further linked to a high-pressured air container for portable usage. |
| US10245381B2 |
Two-step auto-injection device
An auto-injection device for delivery of a fluid medicament is provided. The device includes an ampoule having a fluid medicament contained between first and second stoppers; a first sleeve movable along the longitudinal direction relative to the ampoule; a second sleeve at least partially surrounding the ampoule and movable along the longitudinal direction relative to the ampoule; and a needle. The first sleeve is movable along the longitudinal direction relative to the second sleeve and the ampoule between a first position and a second position. The needle is unexposed in the first position but exposed along the longitudinal direction in the second position. The second sleeve is also movable along the longitudinal direction relative to the ampoule between a first position and a second position. The needle is fluidly isolated from the medicament in the first position and is in fluid communication with the medicament in the second position. |
| US10245372B2 |
Cleaning instrument for large intestine
Disclosed is a colonic irrigator capable of cleansing the inside of the large intestine and removing impacted feces remaining inside the large intestine by spraying a cleansing solution into the large intestine. The colonic irrigator includes a cleansing body 10 having a laid down egg shape, having a spray hole 12 formed at a lifted portion 11 provided on the upper part thereof and having a cleansing solution channel 13 formed therein to communicate with the spray hole 12, and a connector 20 which has a screw part 21 formed at one side thereof so as to be connected to a shower hose 40, is bent at 90 degrees such that the other side is connected to the lower part of the cleansing body 10, and has a cleansing solution channel 23 formed therein to communicate with the cleansing solution channel 13 of the cleansing body 10, where the cleansing body 10 and the connector 20 are integrated. |
| US10245371B2 |
Anastomotic device and methods
Exemplary embodiments comprise AV fistulas and other anastomotic devices for creating new or reinforcing existing side-branch vessels, and/or bridging neighboring vessels together. An exemplary embodiment may comprise a sidewall port, such as a flanged sidewall port, and/or flow frame design, such as a partially bare, flexible stent or a whisk, for purposes of creating a transmural flow. Another exemplary embodiment may comprise a compliant vessel support to aid in the transition from device to vessel and/or vessel to device, and to promote vessel dilation. |
| US10245369B2 |
Systems and methods for priming hemodialysis using dialysis fluid
A method for priming a hemodialysis treatment includes: providing a disposable cassette including at least a portion of a dialysate circuit and at least a portion of a blood circuit; placing a dialyzer in fluid communication with the dialysate circuit via a to-dialyzer dialysate line and a from-dialyzer dialysate line; placing the dialyzer in fluid communication with the blood circuit via an arterial blood line and a venous blood line; placing a source of dialysis fluid in fluid communication with the dialyzer; priming the dialysate circuit with dialysis fluid from the source while both the to-dialyzer dialysate line and the from-dialyzer dialysate line are connected at their dialyzer ends to the dialyzer; and priming the blood circuit with dialysis fluid from the source by actuating at least one valve provided by the disposable cassette. |
| US10245368B2 |
Integrated hybrid bio-artificial liver bioreactor design and method thereof
The present invention relates to the field of bio-artificial liver technology. Particularly, the invention provides an integrated hybrid bio-artificial liver support system that provides the features of artificial liver assist devices with that of bio-artificial liver support systems. |
| US10245363B1 |
Catheter-based pump for improving organ function
Apparatus, systems, and methods in which a catheter-based pump is used are disclosed. The catheter-based pump is placed within the inferior vena cava of a patient. The catheter-based pump has a variable obstructor, such as a balloon or some other artificial obstruction, which is sized and dimensioned to compartmentalize the inferior vena cava into an upstream region and a downstream region of the inferior vena cava. The catheter-based pump is configured to pump blood from the upstream region to a fluid line that discharges blood to a discharge location in the downstream region. Thus, a suitable pressure gradient across the organ is provided, which can benefit organ function. |
| US10245359B2 |
Suction and irrigation apparatus with anti-clogging capability
A handheld tool for providing irrigation and/or suction is provided. In certain embodiments, the tool has a single cannula for providing both suction and irrigation, while in others there are separate suction and irrigation cannulas. In some embodiments, flush water is supplied by actuating a flush button which both pinches closed a suction hose and opens a flush hose. If present, the irrigation cannula may be opened by actuating an irrigation button. In certain embodiments, the irrigation and/or flush button may be provided with blade tips to pinch closed the irrigation or flush hoses in cooperation with a blade extending from the tool housing. |
| US10245355B2 |
Modification of surfaces for fluid and solid repellency
Articles, methods of making, and uses for modifying surfaces for liquid repellency are disclosed. The liquid repellant surfaces comprise a surface comprising an anchoring layer. The anchoring layer, which forms an immobilized molecular anchoring layer on the surface, has anchoring molecules, where each anchoring molecule has a head group that is covalently linked to the surface and a functional tail group. The anchoring molecules are crosslinked to each other to form a crosslinked network. The functional tail group has an affinity for a lubricating liquid, which is applied to the treated surface to form a lubricating layer. The anchoring layer and replenishable lubricating liquid are held together by non-covalent attractive forces. Together, these layers form an ultra-repellant slippery surface that repels certain immiscible liquids and prevents adsorption, coagulation, and surface fouling by components contained within. |
| US10245351B2 |
Malleable hydrogel hybrids made of self-assembled peptides and biocompatible polymers and uses thereof
Hybrid hydrogels formed of a plurality of peptides that are capable of self-assembling into a hydrogel in an aqueous solution and a biocompatible polymer that is characterized by high swelling capability, high elasticity and low mechanical strength are disclosed, with exemplary hybrid hydrogels being formed of a plurality of aromatic dipeptides and hyaluronic acid. The hybrid hydrogels are characterized by controllable mechanical and biological properties which can be adjusted by controlling the concentration ratio of the peptides and the polymer, and which average the mechanical and biological properties of the peptides and the polymer. Processes of preparing the hydrogels and uses thereof in pharmaceutical, cosmetic or cosmeceutic applications such as tissue engineering and/or regeneration are further disclosed. |
| US10245350B2 |
Polymer-clay composite and organoclay
The invention relates to a polymer-clay composite material comprising clay nanoparticles and a polymer, and wherein (a) the polymer comprises phosphate and/or phosphonate ligands; or (b) the polymer-clay composite further comprises linker molecules comprising a phosphate or phosphonate ligand, wherein the linker molecules are arranged to be anchored to the polymer. The invention further relates to organoclays, BMP-clay composite material. Uses, treatments, and manufacturer of the material are also provided. |
| US10245349B2 |
Birth tissue material and method of preparation
A method of treating a soft tissue defect in or on the body of a patient is provided. A placental construct for treatment of a disease or condition is also provided. The placental construct includes a therapeutically effective amount of a birth tissue material. |
| US10245347B2 |
Elastomer composition comprising polyolefin elastomers
Disclosed is an elastomer composition comprising polyolefin elastomer material which exhibits improved hysteresis properties, said elastomer composition having the following properties: (1) an average integrated enthalpy sum of no greater than 17 J/g according to the Thermal Analysis Method defined herein; (2) an average integrated enthalpy ratio of from 0.6 to 300 according to the Thermal Analysis Method defined herein; (3) an unload stress at 75% strain of above 0.8 MPa according to the Hysteresis Test defined herein; and (4) a load stress/unload stress ratio at 75% strain of 1 to 2.6 according to the Hysteresis Test defined herein. |
| US10245345B2 |
Atomization separating and silencing apparatus and method
A modular, integrated, combination air purification and aroma diffuser includes a UV and catalytic oxidation germicidal cell and multiple filtrations as pre-treatment of air diffusing essential oils or other liquids as ultra-fine droplets entrained in airflow into enclosed, habitable spaces. Liquid microbicide, insecticide, fumigant, or aroma therapy is kept cleaner by eradication of microbes. Comparatively larger droplets are separated out and recycled to the reservoir after initial atomization. An electrical module, between a purifier and filters upstream and a diffuser downstream, includes a pump, a fan, and a controller for both. Staged, double-eduction, triple-separation processes include a micro-cyclone for quiet, well diffused flow of ultra-fine droplets. |
| US10245344B2 |
Deodorizing catch tray for hand dryers
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a device for catching water under a hand dryer while simultaneously deodorizing a surrounding area. The device may include a stand-alone catch tray; and a deodorizing screen positioned within the catch tray such that forced air from the hand dryer contacts the deodorizing screen when the hand dryer is in use causing the deodorizing screen to release a fragrance and deodorize a surround area. The catch tray may include a top tray including a recessed sponge compartment sized to accommodate a sponge; a sponge positioned within the recessed sponge compartment; a base tray attached to the top tray; and a back wall extending upward from the base tray. |
| US10245341B2 |
Room and area disinfection utilizing pulsed light with modulated power flux and light systems with visible light compensation between pulses
Disinfection methods and apparatuses are provided which generate pulses of germicidal light at a frequency greater than 20 Hz and project the pulses of light to surfaces at least 1.0 meter from the disinfection apparatus. The pulses of light comprise a pulse duration and an energy flux sufficient to generate a power flux between approximately 200 W/m2 and approximately 5000 W/m2 of ultraviolet light in the wavelength range between 200 nm and 320 nm at the surfaces. Other disinfection methods and apparatuses are provided which generate pulses of light comprising germicidal light and visible light from a germicidal light source and generate pulses of light from a visible light source that is distinct from the germicidal light source. The projections of visible light from the light sources produce a continuous stream of visible light or a collective stream of visible light pulsed at a frequency greater than 60 Hz. |
| US10245340B2 |
Room and area disinfection utilizing pulsed light with modulated power flux and light systems with visible light compensation between pulses
Disinfection methods and apparatuses are provided which generate pulses of germicidal light at a frequency greater than 20 Hz and project the pulses of light to surfaces at least 1.0 meter from the disinfection apparatus. The pulses of light comprise a pulse duration and an energy flux sufficient to generate a power flux between approximately 200 W/m2 and approximately 5000 W/m2 of ultraviolet light in the wavelength range between 200 nm and 320 nm at the surfaces. Other disinfection methods and apparatuses are provided which generate pulses of light comprising germicidal light and visible light from a germicidal light source and generate pulses of light from a visible light source that is distinct from the germicidal light source. The projections of visible light from the light sources produce a continuous stream of visible light or a collective stream of visible light pulsed at a frequency greater than 60 Hz. |
| US10245338B2 |
Ultraviolet diffusive illumination
A solution for generating ultraviolet diffusive radiation is provided. A diffusive ultraviolet radiation illuminator includes at least one ultraviolet radiation source located within a reflective cavity that includes a plurality of surfaces. At least one of the plurality of surfaces can be configured to diffusively reflect at least 70% of the ultraviolet radiation and at least one of the plurality of surfaces can be configured to transmit at least 30% of the ultraviolet radiation and reflect at least 10% of the ultraviolet radiation. |
| US10245335B2 |
Sterilizing method and apparatus
Methods and apparatus for sterilization are presented. An exemplary embodiment includes a sterilizing cabinet assembly. The sterilizing cabinet includes a cabinet having an access port, a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between an open position permitting passage through the access port to an interior of the cabinet and a closed position precluding passage through the access port. The sterilizing cabinet assembly also includes at least one of the cabinet and the door having a vent port. The sterilizing cabinet has a primary filter overlying the vent port and forming a sealed interface with an adjacent portion of the one of the cabinet and the door and a secondary filter overlying at least a portion of the primary filter. |
| US10245332B2 |
Contrast agents for applications including perfusion imaging
The present invention is directed, in part, to compounds and methods for imaging the central nervous system or cancer, comprising administering to a subject a contrast agent which comprises a compound that binds MC-1, and an imaging moiety, and scanning the subject using diagnostic imaging. |
| US10245331B2 |
Cromolyn derivatives and related methods of imaging and treatment
Novel cromolyn analogs useful as imaging agents for detecting atherosclerotic plaques and for treating atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease, and methods of making the cromolyn analogs, are disclosed. The cromolyn analogs have the general formula: wherein: X is OH, C1-C6 alkoxyl; Y and Z are independently selected form a C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, halogen, un-substituted or C1-C6 substituted amine, 18F, 19F, or H; and n is 1, 2, or 3; and wherein for structure (I), if n are both 1 and Y and Z are both H and X is OH. |
| US10245328B2 |
Gadolinium complex comprising DO3A-tranexamic acid conjugate
The present disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent containing a gadolinium complex, and more specically, to a DO3A-tranexamic acid compound having a structure of a chemical formula 1, or an ester compound thereof, and gadolinium complexes thereof. The DO3A-tranexamic acid compound or the ester compound thereof may be used to prepare gadolinium complexes. The gadolinium complexes exhibit thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities, and show the relaxation rate equal to that of the clinical contrast agent which is currently commercially available. Therefore, the gadolinium complexes can be widely used as an MRI contrast agent. |
| US10245323B2 |
Drug device configured for wireless communication
This invention relates to an ingestible drug delivery device configured for wireless communication with other ingestible drug delivery devices. |
| US10245322B2 |
Nanostructured carriers for guided and targeted on-demand substance delivery
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for fabricating and implementing nanoscale and microscale structured carriers to provide guided, targeted, and on-demand delivery of molecules and biochemical substances for a variety of applications including diagnosis and/or treatment (theranostics) of diseases in humans and animals. In some aspects, a nanostructure carrier can be synthesized in the form of a nanobowl, which may include an actuatable capping particle that can be opened (and in some implementations, closed) on demand. In some aspects, a nanostructure carrier can be synthesized in the form of a hollow porous nanoparticle with a functionalized interior and/or exterior to attach payload substances and substances for magnetically guided delivery and controlled release of substance payloads. |
| US10245321B2 |
Combination therapy for inducing immune response to disease
The present invention concerns compositions and methods of use of bispecific antibodies comprising at least one binding site for Trop-2 (EGP-1) and at least one binding site for CD3. The bispecific antibodies are of use for inducing an immune response against a Trop-2 expressing tumor, such as carcinoma of the esophagus, pancreas, lung, stomach, colon, rectum, urinary bladder, breast, ovary, uterus, kidney or prostate. The methods may comprising administering the bispecific antibody alone, or with one or more therapeutic agents such as antibody-drug conjugates, interferons (preferably interferon-α), and/or checkpoint inhibitor antibodies. The bispecific antibody is capable of targeting effector T cells, NK cells, monocytes or neutrophils to induce leukocyte-mediated cytotoxicity of Trop-2+ cancer cells. The cytotoxic immune response is enhanced by co-administration of interferon, checkpoint inhibitor antibody and/or ADC. |
| US10245316B2 |
Hypo-allergenic cross-linked proteins for use in the prevention of an allergy against milk-proteins and for use in the induction of oral tolerance
The present invention provides a hypo-allergenic cross-linked protein for use in the prevention of an allergy against milk proteins, or for use in the induction of oral tolerance for milk proteins, said cross-linked protein being selected from cross-linked casein, cross-linked caseinate and combinations thereof. The invention further provides a nutritional composition for use in the prevention of an allergy against milk proteins or for use in the induction of oral tolerance against milk proteins. |
| US10245311B2 |
Adjuvanting meningococcal factor H binding protein
Factor H binding protein (fHBP) has been proposed for use in immunizing against serogroup B meningococcus (‘MenB’). This antigen can be efficiently adsorbed to an aluminum hydroxyphosphate adjuvant by (i) ensuring that adsorption takes place at a pH which is equal to or below the adjuvant's point of zero charge (PZC), and/or (ii) selecting a fHBP and adjuvant with an isoelectric point/PZC within the range of 5.0 to 7, and/or (iii) selecting a fHBP with an isoelectric point above the adjuvant's PZC and using a buffer to bring the pH to within 1.2 pH units of the PZC. The adsorption is particularly useful for compositions which include multiple fHBP variants, and also in situations where an aluminum hydroxide adjuvant should be avoided. Buffered pharmaceutical compositions can include at least two different meningococcal fHBP antigens, both of which are at least 85% adsorbed to aluminum hydroxyphosphate adjuvant. |
| US10245310B2 |
Carrier molecule for antigens
The invention provides a conjugate comprising an antigen and a carrier molecule, wherein the carrier molecule comprises a BP-2a antigen and a spb1 antigen. BP-2a and spb1 are Streptococcus agalactiae antigens. The conjugate may be used in a method for raising an immune response in a mammal, the method comprising administering the conjugate to the mammal. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, particularly vaccines, comprising the conjugate. |
| US10245307B2 |
Prevention and reduction of blood loss
Methods are described for preventing or reducing ischemia and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient such as perioperative blood loss and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient subjected to cardiothoracic surgery, e.g. coronary artery bypass grafting and other surgical procedures, especially when such procedures involve extra-corporeal circulation, such as cardiopulmonary bypass. |
| US10245306B2 |
Flexible tissue matrix and methods for joint repair
A synthetic, flexible tissue matrix and methods for repairing hyaline cartilage defects in a joint using the flexible tissue matrix are described. The flexible tissue matrix includes a high molecular weight polycaprolactone polymer entangled with a polysaccharide such as hyaluronic acid. In the methods, autologous bone mesenchymal stem cells are introduced to a joint by a microfracturing technique, and a membrane made of the flexible matrix is applied to the joint. Cartilage which forms in the joint is hyaline cartilage rather than fibrocartilage. |
| US10245304B2 |
Treatment of alpha-galactosidase a deficiency
The invention provides methods of treating α-galactosidase A deficiency. Dosage forms, methods of administration, and methods of analyzing human α-galactosidase A are also included. |
| US10245298B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating fibrosis
The invention provides methods for treating fibrosis and/or cancer in a subject in need thereof. The methods include providing a composition comprising an inhibitor of IL-4/IL-13 receptor function and administering an effective amount of the composition to the subject to treat fibrosis and/or cancer. |
| US10245297B2 |
Inhibitors of mitochondrial fission and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides peptides and constructs that inhibit mitochondrial fission, and compositions comprising the peptides or constructs. The present disclosure provides methods of reducing abnormal mitochondrial fission in a cell. Also provided are methods for designing and validating mitochondrial fission inhibitor constructs and peptides, including but not limited to, evaluating the effects of the constructs and peptides on binding of dynamin-1-related protein (Drp1) GTPase activity, Drp1 to mitochondrial fission 1 protein (Fis1), reduction of mitochondrial damage, reduction in cell death, inhibition of mitochondrial fragmentation in a cell under pathological conditions, and reduced loss of neurites in primary dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinsonism cell culture. |
| US10245295B1 |
Neurological essential oil composition and methods
This is a neurological essential oil composition employing oils containing sesquiterpene compounds that cross the blood-brain barrier, such as Vetiver, Black Pepper, Ginger, Ylang Ylang, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Myrrh, Frankincense, or Lavender, offering calming relief from seizures, migraine, anxiety, tremor, PTSD, and other neurological ailments, minus side-effects often experienced with conventional neurotherapeutics. A case study using FDA guidelines was conducted on the composition by the inventor/nutritionist treating these disorders and more with success, including her own seizure disorder. For neurological stimulation to improve cognitive function, the composition recruits oils such as Coffee, Vanilla, Cinnamon Bark, Clove, Dalmatian Sage, Rosemary, Blood Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Peppermint, Lime, Clementine, Spearmint or Coconut. The invention is applied directly to the skin and is also present in other topical administrations such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, face wash, body wash, bath salts, and in aromatherapy administrations such as candles, nasal inhalers and sprays. |
| US10245294B2 |
Dietary supplement
Use of dietary fiber material extracted from grasses of the Poaceae family such as sugarcane, sweet sorghum and bamboo for the alleviation of chronic inflammation through improvement in intestinal flora and reduction of pro-inflammatory pathways. |
| US10245292B2 |
Composition for enhancing male sex hormone and men's health
The present disclosure relates to a use of a dandelion extract and a Rooibos extract. The present disclosure also relates to a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and improving climacteric, including a dandelion extract, or a dandelion and Rooibos composite extract as an active ingredient. |
| US10245288B2 |
Method and system for reducing the likelihood of developing NASH in an individual diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A method for reducing the likelihood of developing liver cancer in an individual diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease that involves providing an individual with an effective amount of a composition of bacteria modified using a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-CRISPR-associated system (CRISPR-Cas) or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (CRISPR/Cpf1) system so that the bacteria is able to produce a therapeutically effective amount of anti-bodies to oxidized low density lipoprotein, with the modified bacteria preferably being from the Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Streptococcus species; and most preferably including L. reuteri bacteria modified using CRISPR-Cas and/or Cpf1 systems so that it is able to survive the conditions in the duodenum and jejunum of the small intestine of a human. |
| US10245283B2 |
Compositions and methods to affect skin irritation
Compositions are described that contain treated chitosan, modified chitosan and/or modified and treated chitosan for use in formulations for skin, hair and nails, and in compositions and methods of reducing topical agent-induced skin irritation and inflammation. |
| US10245282B2 |
Compositions for sensitive skin
Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of hydrolyzed algin, escin, Ruscus aculeatus root extract, ammonium glycyrrhizate, Centella asiatica extract, hydrolyzed yeast protein, and Calendula officinalis flower extract. |
| US10245272B2 |
Transmembrane penetration enhancer
A transmembrane penetration enhancer includes a thermotropic liquid crystal suitably prepared for use in a therapeutic system to improve delivery of at least one active ingredient across a biomembrane and/or skin. The thermotropic liquid crystal comprises at least one cholesteryl ester and is effective in a mesomorphic state at a temperature of the biomembrane and/or skin. A therapeutic system includes the prepared thermotropic liquid crystal for enhanced transmembrane penetration and at least one active ingredient for delivery by the thermotropic liquid crystal. A method for making and using the transmembrane penetration enhancer is presented. |
| US10245267B2 |
Biaryl amide compounds as kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, and salts thereof, and therapeutic uses of these compounds for treatment of disorders associated with Raf kinase activity. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds and a therapeutic co-agent. |
| US10245266B2 |
3-(4-((4-morpholinomethyl-benzyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
Provided herein are methods of using compounds and compositions for treating, managing, and/or preventing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Pharmaceutical compositions and dosing regimens for use in the methods are also provided herein. |
| US10245265B2 |
Salts of 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-yl-methyl)-imidazo[1,2-B][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide and processes related to preparing the same
The present invention is directed to dihydrochloric acid and dibenzenesulfonic acid salts of the c-Met kinase inhibitor 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways. The present invention further relates to processes and intermediates for preparing 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and salts thereof. |
| US10245262B2 |
Immunological reagents and uses therefor
The present invention provides ligands which bind to MR1, some of which induce MR1 to bind to MAIT cells thereby activating or inhibiting MAIT cell activation. |
| US10245260B2 |
Organic compounds
The invention relates to particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines, their prodrugs, in free, solid, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or substantially pure form as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use in the treatment of diseases involving the 5-HT2A receptor, the serotonin transporter (SERT), pathways involving the dopamine D1 and D2 receptor signaling system, and/or the μ-opioid receptor. |
| US10245259B2 |
Methods of treating RBP4 related diseases with triazolopyridines
Provided herein are heterocyclic derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds that are useful for the treatment of retinal binding protein (RBP4) related diseases, such as obesity and the like. |
| US10245258B2 |
Treatment of a hematologic malignancy with 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)methyl)-2,2-difluoroacetamide
Provided herein are methods of treating, preventing, managing, and/or ameliorating leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome comprising administering 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)methyl)-2,2-difluoroacetamide or a stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers, an isotopologue, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, clathrate, or polymorph thereof to a patient. |
| US10245254B2 |
Glutaminase inhibitors
A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a structure of: wherein A is a ring; Y1 and Y2 are each independently N or C with the proper valency; X1 and X2 are each independently —NH—, —O—, —CH2—O—, —NH—CH2—, or —N(CH3)—CH2—, provided that when at least one of X1 and X2 is —CH2—O—, —NH—CH2—, or —N(CH3)—CH2— then the —CH2— is directly connected to A; a and b are each independently 0 or 1; c and d are each independently 0 or 1; Z1 and Z2 are each independently a heterocyclic; and R1 and R2 are each independently optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, amino, optionally substituted heteroaralkyl, optionally substituted alkylalkoxy, optionally substituted alkylaryloxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; provided that if Y1 and Y2 are each C, then a is 1 and b is 1; provided that if Y1 and Y2 are each N, then a is 0 and b is 0; provided that if Y1 is N and Y2 is C, then a=0 and b=1; provided that if Y1 is C and Y2 is N, then a=1 and b=0; provided that if c=0 and d=0, then R1 and R2 are both amino; provided that if c is 1 and d is 1, then both R1 and R2 are not amino; provided that if c is 0 and d is 1, then R1 is amino and R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaralkyl, optionally substituted alkylalkoxy, optionally substituted alkylaryloxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; and provided that if c is 1 and d is 0, then R2 is amino and R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaralkyl, optionally substituted alkylalkoxy, optionally substituted alkylaryloxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl. |
| US10245250B2 |
Method of improving visual processing, visual acuity, or both by administering compositions comprising RRR-alpha-tocopherol to infants
Methods for improving the visual processing of a healthy infant by administering a composition comprising RRR-alpha-tocopherol to the infant are disclosed. Methods for improving the visual acuity of a healthy infant by administering a composition comprising RRR-alpha-tocopherol to the infant are also disclosed. Methods for improving the development of the visual processing, visual acuity, or both, of an infant by administering a composition comprising RRR-alpha-tocopherol to the infant are also disclosed. |
| US10245249B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising nitroxyl donors
The present disclosure provides nitroxyl donating pharmaceutical compositions comprising N-substituted hydroxylamine derivatives. The compositions are highly efficacious in treating cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart failure), have a suitable toxicological profile, and are sufficiently stable for intravenous or oral administration. |
| US10245246B2 |
β-substituted β-amino acids and analogs as chemotherapeutic agents
β-Substituted β-amino acids, β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives, and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and their use as chemotherapeutic agents are disclosed. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres are selective LAT1/4F2hc substrates and exhibit rapid uptake and retention in tumors expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter. Methods of synthesizing the β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and methods of using the compounds for treating cancer are also disclosed. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs exhibit selective uptake in tumor cells expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter and accumulate in cancerous cells when administered to a subject in vivo. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit cytotoxicity toward several tumor types. |
| US10245244B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pharmaceutical formulations are described for use in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The formulations comprise polymeric nanoparticles encapsulated within crosslinked polymeric hydrogel microparticles, wherein the polymeric nanoparticles carry a therapeutic agent suitable for treatment of PAH loaded within them (for example, prostacyclin synthetic analogs, PPAR β agonists and NO donors). Preferred formulations are inhalable, dry powder pharmaceutical formulations, which are able to swell on administration to the lungs of a patient. |
| US10245242B1 |
Non-racemic beta-hydroxybutyrate compounds and compositions enriched with the R-enantiomer and methods of use
Ketogenic compositions including a non-racemic mixture of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) enriched with the R-enantiomer are formulated to increase ketone body level in a subject. The non-racemic mixture of BHB is enriched with the R-enantiomer to elevate ketone bodies and increase the rate at which ketosis is achieved yet contains an amount of the S-enantiomer sufficient to provide alternative benefits as discussed herein. In some aspects a composition for increasing ketone body level in a subject contains a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a non-racemic mixture of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the non-racemic mixture of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and S-beta-hydroxybutyrate contains from about 55% to 98% by enantiomeric equivalents of the R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and from about 45% to about 2% by enantiomeric equivalents of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate enantiomer. |
| US10245239B2 |
Astaxanthin anti-inflammatory synergistic combinations
Compositions having synergistic combinations of astaxanthin with a tomato extract lycopene, and optionally with carnosic acid and/or lutein. Compositions having synergistic combinations of the aforementioned compounds, which may be used, inter alia, to inhibit/suppress inflammation via the suppression of the expression of anti-inflammatory mediators or via the suppression of the secretion of anti-inflammatory mediators from macrophages at a site of inflammation. |
| US10245234B1 |
Method of treating cancer with edible oil derived excipients
Present invention teaches an improved method of treating cancer comprising intravenously administering to a subject in need thereof substantially ethanol free nanoparticles comprising an anticancer drug and a substantially hydroxyl free unsaturated edible oil saturated at least at one site of unsaturation by a covalently attached hydrogen atom and a covalently attached water soluble polymer. |
| US10245232B2 |
Crystalline microspheres and the process of manufacturing the same
Microspheres comprising a core material, wherein the microspheres have a circularity greater than 0.95 and an aspect ratio greater than 0.95, and methods of manufacturing the same. The microspheres may be useful in the manufacture of sustained and modified release active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) microspheres, as a free flowing excipient for mini-tablets and in the manufacture of API dispersions. |
| US10245231B2 |
Dry acid concentrate in granulate form
The present invention relates to a novel dry acid concentrate (DAC) for a dialysis liquid and to a dialysis liquid, which is made from said concentrate, and which may be used for purifying blood. The invention further relates to a method of making the dry acid concentrate as well as the dialysis liquid. It also relates to a container (10) comprising said acid concentrate, and which is—in certain embodiments—specially adapted to a dialysis unit. |
| US10245230B2 |
Method for incorporating active agents into a hydrophilic polymer foam
The present invention consists of a novel process for the incorporation of one or more water-soluble active agents in a hydrophilic polymer foam. Said process makes it possible in particular to obtain a hydrophilic polyurethane foam exhibiting a gradient of active agents. This process is of particular use when manufacturing hydrophilic polyurethane foams intended for medical, cosmetic and dermocosmetic purposes. |
| US10245229B2 |
Pulmonary delivery of mRNA to non-lung target cells
Compositions comprising mRNA formulated for pulmonary administration and related methods for delivery of the mRNA and/or encoded protein to a non-lung cell or tissue. The compositions and methods may be used to prevent or ameliorate the symptoms of diseases associated with the mRNA encoded protein. |
| US10245226B2 |
Method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction
The invention is directed to a method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) in a patient receiving high dose radioactive iodine for treatment of cancer. The method includes administering an effective amount of perchlorate anion to the eyes of the patient. |
| US10245221B2 |
Stabilized color depositing shampoo
A composition for coloring and shampooing hair substantially free, preferably totally and completely free, of anionic surfactants, comprising at least one cationic dye, n-methyl alkyl glucamide with a carbon chain length from 8 and 20, inclusive, preferably 8 and 10, an aqueous carrier, and at least one stabilizer of anti-oxidant and free radical scavanger. By weight, (based on the total weight of the composition), the composition comprises 0.0005% to 3.0% cationic dye, 2.5 to 30% n-methyl alkyl glucamide, 30 to 70% water, and 0.01 to 0.5% stabilizers of anti-oxidant and free radical scavenger. The present invention relates to hair cleaning compositions containing at least one cationic dye, a nonionic or amphoteric surfactant, a fragrance, and a stabilizer (antioxidant). |
| US10245215B2 |
Pill cutting and storage device
An apparatus for cutting includes a base, a fixed member attached to the base, where the fixed member includes a first cutting wedge, and a lever arm pivotably attached to the base and/or the fixed member at a pivot point. The lever arm includes a second cutting wedge, where the lever arm is positionable between an open position and a closed position. The first cutting wedge and the second cutting wedge are oriented perpendicular to the pivot point and the lever arm rotates to move the second cutting wedge to contact the first cutting wedge. A cutting surface of the first cutting wedge aligns with a cutting surface of the second cutting wedge when the lever arm is in the closed position. |
| US10245213B2 |
Device for reconstituting a pharmaceutical composition
A device for reconstituting a pharmaceutical composition from at least a first component in a first container and a second component in a second container. The device includes a fluidic unit having a first connector coupled to the first container, a second connector coupled to the second container, a pump, and a fluidic circuit connecting the first connector, the second connector and the pump. The first connector includes a crankpin in rotating engagement within a body and including an axial port fluidically couplable to the first container, a radial port fluidically connected to the axial port of the first connector, and at least one channel arranged therein so as to cooperate with the radial ports of the body of the first connector to selectively connect the axial port of the first connector with at least one channel portion of the fluidic circuit depending on the angular position of the crankpin. |
| US10245210B2 |
Whirlpool spa motor pump of whirlpool massage bathtub
The present invention relates to a whirlpool bathtub, in which the mounting structure of a whirlpool spa motor pump is improved such that the attachment and detachment of the whirlpool spa motor pump can be conveniently carried out inside the bathtub. To this end, the present invention includes a lower housing having an upper flange and a lower flange, an impeller for rotating by a motor, which is provided to the lower housing, so as to generate suction force, an upper housing coupled to an upper portion of the lower housing by a coupling means and having a suction holes and a discharge holes, two or more slider rails vertically provided on the outside of the lower housing, a mounting bolt provided to the upper and lower flanges, so as to be positioned at one side of the slider rail, a slider fitted with the mounting bolt, and a slider holder inserted into the slider so as to be screw-coupled with the mounting bolt. |
| US10245205B2 |
Scratching implement
A scratching implement to allow a user to scratch his or her scalp without disturbing or interfering with his or her hairstyle. The scratching implement includes an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end provides a scratching end. The first end includes a transversely affixed crossbar in relation to the elongated shaft to provide a handle. The first end further includes a circular ring affixed thereto configured to allow the user to carry the scratching implement on a keychain. The scratching implement includes a cover having an indentation thereon configured to receive and removably secure the elongated shaft via friction fit. An alternative embodiment includes a hinge or joint along a substantial midpoint of the elongated shaft to allow the implement to be folded for storage. |
| US10245203B1 |
Holder for storing pet remains
A holder for storing cremation ashes. The holder comprises a body section, a cavity contained in the body section for holding cremated remains of an animal, a removable head section, a means for attaching a head section to the body section, a locking means to lock head section to body section. The head section being a representative head of a deceased pet which is attached to the body section. |
| US10245201B2 |
Trendelenburg patient restraint for surgery tables
A patient positioning device is provided for restraining movement of a body lying over a top surface of a table. The device includes a cervical-thoracic notch restraint that includes a base with a first side and an opposed second side. The first side defines a substantially flat plane with a repositionable fastener, and the second side defines a substantially flat plane with a raised, curved support extending transversely across the base. In an operational state, the curved support is configured to nest into an anatomical cervical-thoracic notch of the body lying over the table to abut a trapezius muscle of the body. In one example, a rigid support frame extends transversely over the top surface of the table, and the cervical-thoracic notch restraint is securely fixed to the upper support surface of the support frame. |
| US10245196B2 |
Adjusting device for a height-adjustable platform and method for adjusting the height of the platform
The height of a platform relative to a support surface is adjustable by rotating a drive shaft to actuate a first height-adjusting device and a second height-adjusting device, thereby changing the height of the respective ends of the first and second height-adjusting devices relative to the support surface. The drive shaft is selectively drivable by either a drive motor or a manually-operable drive. |
| US10245194B2 |
Drifting kart
Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at least one battery, wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor, two caster wheels mounted to the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, and a hand lever configured to dynamically engage the caster wheels to induce and control drift during a turn. |
| US10245193B2 |
Brake system for wheelchair
A brake system for a wheelchair comprises a lever assembly adapted to be movably connected to a wheelchair frame, the lever assembly having a handle portion for hand manipulation. A brake unit is adapted to be pivotally connected to relative to the wheelchair frame, the brake unit having a brake end adapted to contact the wheel. An actuator portion and a follower portion are in the brake system, the follower portion cooperating with the actuator portion for the brake unit to be selectively displaceable between at least two configurations, including a floating configuration in which the brake end contacts the wheel so as to automatically pivot into blocking contact with the wheel when the wheel rotates rearwardly, while allowing a forward rotation of the wheel, and a locking configuration in which the brake end is manually locked into blocking contact with the wheel. |
| US10245191B2 |
Absorbent article having a graphic visible through body contacting surface
An absorbent article for feminine hygiene, comprising: a body contacting layer; a garment contacting layer; and an absorbent core disposed between the body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer. The absorbent core has a core edge. The core edge defines a core region within the core edge and an outer region outside the core region. The body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer extend outward into the outer region and joined together in the outer region. The garment contacting layer may have a graphic printed on the body facing surface or the body contacting layer may have a graphic printed on the garment facing surface. The body contacting layer has a first light transmittance so that the graphic can be seen through the body contacting layer. |
| US10245188B2 |
Method and apparatus for making absorbent structures with absorbent material
Apparatus (1) and method for producing absorbent structures with absorbent layers with channel(s) without absorbent material, using a first moving endless surface (20) with specific raised strip(s) (25) and a second moving endless surface (30) with specific mating strip(s) (31). |
| US10245185B2 |
Wound contacting members and methods
Wound contacting members and methods, apparatuses, systems and kits incorporating the same are disclosed. The wound contacting members offer improved performance in terms of preventing or inhibiting tissue in-growth and improving tissue granulation growth. The wound contacting members may be used in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) applications. |
| US10245184B2 |
Reduced pressure, compression systems and apparatuses for use on joints
A system for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a moveable tissue site, such as a joint, includes a flexible dressing bolster. The flexible dressing bolster has a first side and a second, inward-facing side, and a plurality of flexion joints formed on the flexible dressing bolster. The system further includes a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the flexible dressing bolster and the patient's epidermis and a reduced-pressure subsystem for delivering a reduced pressure to the sealing subsystem. The sealing subsystem and reduced-pressure subsystem are operable to deliver a reduced pressure to the moveable tissue site. The flexible dressing bolster is operable to allow articulation or movement of the moveable tissue site. The sealing subsystem may include a drape with folds. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are presented. |
| US10245183B2 |
Steerable laser probe
A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation structure of the handle, a housing tube, a wire having a pre-formed curve, and an optic fiber disposed within the housing tube and an inner bore of the handle. The housing tube may include a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness. A compression of the actuation structure may curve or straighten the housing tube. A decompression of the actuation structure may curve or straighten the housing tube. |
| US10245180B2 |
Ophthalmological device for treating eye tissue
An ophthalmological device (10) for treating eye tissue (6) with laser pulses (L) comprises a projection optical unit (3) for focused projection of the laser pulses (L), a scanner system (1) for dynamically deflecting the laser pulses (L) and a zoom system (20), which is arranged between the projection optical unit (3) and the scanner system (1) and which is configured to adjust the focused projection of the laser pulses (L) in the projection direction (r) in different zoom settings (z). The ophthalmological device (10) moreover comprises a displacement device (4), which is configured to displace the scanner system (1) depending on the zoom setting (z) of the zoom system (20). What the displacement (s) of the scanner system (1) coupled to the zoom setting (z) of the zoom system (20) renders possible is the adaptation of the position of the scanner system (1) in a dynamic and synchronized fashion to the setting of the zoom system (20) and hence to the current position of the virtual entry pupil (Pa, Pb) of the zoom system (20). |
| US10245178B1 |
Anterior chamber drug-eluting ocular implant
Disclosed herein are drug delivery ocular implants comprising an elongate outer shell having a proximal end, and distal end and being shaped to define an interior lumen, at least one therepautic agent positioned within the lumen, wherein the outer shell has at least a first thickness, the outer shell comprises one or more regions of drug release, and the implant is dimensioned for implantation within the anterior chamber of the eye. |
| US10245177B2 |
Temperature controlled blanket
A temperature controlled blanket for providing dual warming and cooling zones. The temperature controlled blanket comprises a first layer of material, a second layer of material, and a seam, wherein the seam is disposed along a longitudinal axis of each layer of material, such that the seam defines a first portion and a second portion of the blanket. The first portion and the second portion each contain a panel comprising heating and cooling elements disposed between the first layer of material and second layer of material. The blanket further comprises at least one thermostat operably connected to each panel of the first portion and the second portion and a power source, wherein the at least one thermostat individually controls the heating and cooling elements of each panel. In an alternative embodiment, the first portion and the second portion of the second layer of material are made of two differing fabrics. |
| US10245176B2 |
Triggering the autonomic nervous system
A device and method is provided for treating a person by providing controlled stimulation of a branch of the trigeminal nerve of the person to induce a dive reflex response in the person. A device for providing this treatment includes a stimulus component controllably operable to stimulate a branch of the trigeminal nerve of a person. The stimulus component can be a Peltier device configured to reduce the temperature of the person's face in proximity to a branch of the trigeminal nerve to induce the dive reflex. A controller controls activation of the stimulus component when it is desirable to induce the dive reflex response in the person. The controller can sense physiological and ambient conditions and can activate and deactivate the stimulus component in response to a condition falling within or outside a threshold value. |
| US10245174B2 |
Vacuum splint apparatus and method for using the same
A particle filled neck brace is used for immobilizing the neck of a patient and includes a single handedly operable vacuum hand pump disposed on the neck brace, which pump is communicated to the interior of the neck brace. After the neck brace is secured around the neck of the patient, the vacuum hand pump is manipulated to remove air from the neck brace to form a rigid mold about the patient's neck. The vacuum hand pump has a one way directional valve so that the neck brace remains in a rigid configuration for as long as the neck brace is applied to the patient. The vacuum hand pump also includes a plurality of springs which assist the user in completing a vacuum pump cycle. To release the neck brace, the user opens a release valve which allows ambient air to refill the neck brace and increase its flexibility. |
| US10245173B2 |
Method and system for relieving and preventing excessive back and joint discomfort, poor posture, and lack of energy
A posture alignment system improves posture by posture modification and spinal alignment. A back plate for positioning along a user's back provides a rigid structural foundation. A separation plate hingedly couples to the posture alignment system. A spinal mold mechanism includes a spinal mold positioned on the spinal mold plate for interfacing and providing posture modifying support and alignment force to the user's spine. The spinal mold includes posture alignment guide rails for guiding posture modification and spinal alignment according to a posture alignment goal. A pneumatic force generating mechanism controllably generates pneumatic force for forcibly and controllably interfacing the spinal mold mechanism and the neck aligning mechanism with the user's spine and neck, and, thereby guide posture modification and spinal alignment of the user according to the posture alignment goal. |
| US10245172B2 |
Wearable noxipoints stimulating devices
Wearable devices for Noxipoints stimulation have a wearable member containing a grid of electrodes. The device is configured by a computer software to identify at least a pair of Noxipoints for applying one or more voltages to stimulate the Noxipoints. |
| US10245169B2 |
Assembly for securing gastrointestinal tissue folds
Assembly for endoscopically securing gastrointestinal tissue folds, comprising a first tissue anchor and a second tissue anchor, a first suture thread part and a second suture thread part, each of the first and second thread parts having a connected end and a free end opposite the connected end. The first thread part and the second thread part are tied to each other through a sliding knot, such that the first thread part firms a post of the sliding knot along which the sliding knot is arranged to slide during tightening of the assembly and such that the second thread part wraps around the post to create the sliding knot. The first thread part extends from the first anchor to past the sliding knot where the first thread part's free end forms a post free end, and the second thread part extends from the second anchor to past the sliding knot where the second thread part's free end is free, such that the sliding knot is interposed between the first and second anchors. The first or the second anchor comprises a knot retaining through hole, wherein the post free end slidingly passes through the knot retaining through hole, the knot retaining through hole having a size preventing the sliding knot to pass through the knot retaining through hole, such that the anchor can be used as a knot retainer during tightening. |
| US10245167B2 |
Delivery device and method of delivery
A delivery device can provide sequential delivery of a plurality of intraluminal devices or tacks held in a compressed state on the delivery device. Delivery platforms on the delivery device can hold a tack in a compressed position and be positioned between annular pusher bands that may also be radiopaque markers. The annular pusher bands can be made of wire or sections of material to increase flexibility while remaining radiopacity. A post deployment dilation device can be included. The post deployment dilation device can be a plurality of expansion filaments, a bellows, or a balloon. A tack deployment method can include allowing a self-expanding tack to expand, aligning the post deployment dilation device under the tack, and causing the post deployment dilation device to expand radial to push outward on the tack. |
| US10245166B2 |
Apparatus and method of placement of a graft or graft system
An endoluminal prosthesis system deployable in a region of a patient's vasculature having one or more branch vessels, having a main graft body having a first opening in a wall portion of the main graft body and a pre-loaded guidewire positioned inside the main graft body and advanced through the first opening. One or more branch grafts can be attached to the main graft body to cover one or more openings in the main graft body. |
| US10245162B2 |
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure. |
| US10245160B2 |
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure, including installation and orientation of a prosthesis into tissue of a patient as well as construction of a prosthetic assembly to be installed into such tissue. |
| US10245157B2 |
Anchoring device for a spinal implant, spinal implant and implantation instrumentation
Anchoring devices for rachidian implants, implants, surgical instruments, and surgical systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, an anchor comprises a stiff plate with a longitudinal axis, configured for penetration of its anterior end into a vertebral surface while its posterior end remains engaged with the implant. An implant may include a locking mechanism for the anchor. An anchor may include an abutment configured to abut a complementary abutment of an implant. In some configurations, inserting an anchor in a passage of an implant may displace a locking mechanism, which may resile and lock the anchor in the implant with complementary abutments of the anchor and implant abutting. |
| US10245156B2 |
Anchoring device and system for an intervertebral implant, intervertebral implant and implantation instrument
The present invention relates to various embodiments of anchoring devices for intervertebral implants, intervertebral implant and implantation of instrumentation, sharing the characteristic to cooperate with the anchoring device (1) comprising a body comprising at least one curve, rigid plate (10) elongated along a longitudinal axis (L) so that its front end enters at least one vertebra while its rear end remains in the passage (21) of the implant (2) by pressing said implant (2) against said vertebra with at least one retaining stop (14), the device (1) being characterized in that the plate (10) comprises at least one longitudinal slot (11) separating at least one posterior portion of the plate (10) into two branches (12, 13) which at least one comprises at least one withdrawal stop (15) configured to retain the device (1) in the implant (2). |
| US10245155B2 |
Low profile plate
The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer. |
| US10245154B2 |
Instruments and methods for inserting artificial intervertebral implants
Apparatus and methods for preparing a disc space and inserting an intervertebral disc implant therein are disclosed. Among the various instruments disclosed are a midline marker, a reference pin drill and insertion guide, a pin drill guide, a chisel guide, a sizer, a serrated broach, an implant dispenser, and an implant insertion tool. Methods of utilizing these tools are also disclosed. |
| US10245153B2 |
Artificial discs
A four-component artificial intervertebral disc may provide six degrees of movement: flexion, extension, lateral bending, axial rotation, axial deflection, and anterior/posterior translation. The disc may include a superior endplate, a superior core, an inferior core, and an inferior endplate. The superior endplate may include a concave mating surface, and the inferior endplate may include a spherical mating surface. The superior endplate may roll across the superior core to provide flexion, extension, and lateral bending. The superior endplate may twist or rotate atop the superior core to provide axial rotation, and the superior endplate may slide over the superior core to provide anterior/posterior translation. The superior core may be connected to the inferior core, and the inferior core may be connected to the inferior endplate. The inferior core may be made from a flexible material that may enable the artificial disc to expand or compress vertically. |
| US10245149B2 |
Reverse total hip replacement
A reverse total hip prosthesis is characterized by a femoral cup component and an acetabular ball component and is used for reconstruction of a hip joint. The prosthesis reverses the mechanics across the joint medializing the center of rotation, preventing dislocation in a posterior direction. Both ball and socket portions of the components lie outside of bone enabling larger sizing of the femoral and acetabular components improving stability, regardless of the size of the patient's anatomy. A method for reverse hip prosthesis implantation eliminates reaming through the base of the acetabulum preserving acetabular bone stock. |
| US10245142B2 |
Multiple orifice implantable heart valve and methods of implantation
A surgically implantable multiple orifice heart valve having a valve frame with at least two orifices, each of which can accommodate a tissue valve. The multiple orifice heart valve includes a stent frame having a first side, an opposite second side, and multiple orifices or opening, each of which extends from the first side to the second side of the stent frame and is adjacent to at least one of the other multiple orifices or openings. |
| US10245135B2 |
Segmented skirted surgical mesh
A segmented skirted surgical mesh for use in reconstructing a soft tissue defect, the segmented skirted surgical mesh comprising: a base layer of surgical mesh, the base layer of surgical mesh comprising an outer edge; and a segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh comprising an outer edge and an inner edge which defines a central opening, the segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh being secured to the base layer of surgical mesh at the outer edge of the continuous skirt of surgical mesh, and the segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh comprising a plurality of slits formed in the segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh, wherein the plurality of slits extend outwardly from the inner edge of the segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh, whereby to form a plurality of flaps of surgical mesh in the segmented continuous skirt of surgical mesh, such that at least one of the flaps of surgical mesh can be lifted away from the base layer of surgical mesh and secured to soft tissue without causing distortion of the base layer of surgical mesh. |
| US10245132B2 |
Marker capsule for drug delivery dart
A marker capsule for a drug delivery dart that marks a animal upon impact to indicate it has had a drug injection. The marker capsule is formed of a rupturable material, and has a central aperture formed therethrough for disposition about a cannula extending from the drug delivery dart. A marking substance is contained within the capsule. The capsule ruptures between the dart body and the animal upon impact to thereby disperse said marking substance upon the animal about the area of the impact. |
| US10245131B2 |
Vertical dimension of occlusion jigs used in all-on-4 dental procedures
A vertical dimension of occlusion jig includes a vertical support column, a lateral arm support base configured to slide along and rotate about a longitudinal axis of the vertical support column, a first lateral support arm pivotally coupled with the lateral arm support base, a first tooth gantry coupled with the first lateral support arm and adapted to slide along and rotate about a longitudinal axis of the first lateral support arm, a second lateral support arm pivotally coupled with the lateral arm support base, and a second tooth gantry coupled with the second lateral support arm and adapted to slide along and rotate about a longitudinal axis of the second lateral support arm. A temporary anchorage device (TAD) gantry is coupled with the vertical support column and is configured to slide along a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vertical support column. |
| US10245130B2 |
Polymerization apparatus for dental technique
An object is to provide a polymerization apparatus for dental technique with which both of preliminary polymerization and final polymerization can be carried out by one apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of light sources whose light axes run at least in two directions; a cover that covers the light sources, forms a polymerization space inside thereof and switches a formation and closure of an opening that communicates inside and outside the polymerization space; a sensor that detects the formation and closure of the opening by the cover; a controller that receives signals from the sensor, and based on the formation and closure of the opening, turns on some of the light sources having two or more directions of light axis with the opening closed, and turns on some of the light sources having fewer directions of light axis than with the opening closed, with the opening open. |
| US10245129B2 |
Tooth bleaching device
A tooth bleaching device provided with: a production device that produces an active component for bleaching a tooth; a mouthpiece in which a supply opening, through which the active component produced by the production device is supplied inside the oral cavity, is formed; and a connecting part that connects the production device and the mouthpiece. |
| US10245125B2 |
Method for duplicating a denture
The fabrication of an implant-supported fixed complete denture involves multiple clinical and laboratory steps. One of the main steps is to provide the patient with an interim fixed prosthesis to evaluate the patient's esthetic and function al needs as well as to enhance the patient's psychology before proceeding to the definitive prosthesis. Different techniques for fabricating interim prostheses have been described in the literature. This disclosure describes a method of fabricating an implant-supported fixed interim prosthesis using self-curing acrylic resin. The interim prosthesis may be used as a blueprint for the definitive implant-supported hybrid prosthesis. |
| US10245122B2 |
Method and device for causing tooth movement
A method of increasing movement of a tooth in a jaw having at least one tooth with an orthodontic brace thereon includes: (1) holding a handle of a device, the device having an elongate member extending from the handle and a screw tip at a distal end of the elongate member; (2) moving a sleeve along the elongate member to set a length of exposed screw tip; (3) locking the sleeve in place relative to the screw tip; (4) drilling a hole with the screw tip through a cortical bone of a jaw to increase movement of the tooth; and (5) stopping the drilling when the length of exposed screw tip has penetrated the jaw. |
| US10245117B2 |
Tissue expanders, implants, and methods of use
Tissue expanders and methods of use. In some embodiments the tissue expanders are adapted to reduce wear on one or more components. |
| US10245113B1 |
System and apparatus for positioning an instrument in a body cavity for performing a surgical procedure
Methods and systems for insertion of an instrument into a body cavity of an animal for performing a surgical procedure using a processor circuit controlled robotic surgery system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method involves receiving body cavity image data representing an interior view of the body cavity captured by a camera inserted into the body cavity, determining, by the processor circuit, instrument parameters associated with physical extents of the instrument to be inserted, determining, by the processor circuit, an instrument envelope identifying a region through which the instrument is capable of moving in the body cavity, and generating, by the processor circuit, display signals operable to display a composite view of the interior of the body cavity on a display, the composite view being based on the body cavity image data and including an envelope overlay image generated to represent the instrument envelope. |
| US10245111B2 |
Operation support device
An operation support device includes a manipulation input unit and an operating section to which a surgical instrument is attached and which operates the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes a treatment section, a flexible insertion section, and a manipulation section which is fixed to the flexible insertion section. The manipulation input unit further includes a detection body which is attached to the manipulation section, and a detecting device which detects the detection body. The detecting device calculates information which is capable of specifying a position and/or an orientation of the detection body. On the basis of the information which is calculated by the detecting device, a control device controls an operation of the surgical instrument by outputting to the operating section an order of moving the surgical instrument as a manipulation order. |
| US10245102B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument including an adhesive applicator assembly
The surgical instrument for sealing and/or cutting tissue includes a handle assembly and an end effector assembly operatively connected to the handle assembly. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members each including a jaw housing and an electrically conductive surface defining a plurality of bores and an adhesive applicator assembly disposed in one of the jaw members. The electrically conductive surfaces are configured to effect a tissue seal. The adhesive applicator assembly includes a platform defining a reservoir therein and a plurality of needles in communication with the reservoir. The platform is movable between a neutral position in which the plurality of needles are disposed within the jaw housing and an actuated position in which the plurality of needles extend through the respective plurality of bores defined in the electrically conductive surface. |
| US10245099B2 |
Vessel sealing instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument includes a housing and an elongated shaft. An end effector is coupled to a distal end of the elongated shaft. A handle assembly includes a movable handle movable relative to a fixed handle for effecting movement of the jaw members from a first position to a second position. Each jaw member is configured to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy. A switch is disposed on the fixed handle and configured to be depressed between a first position and at least one subsequent position upon biasing engagement with a switch engaging surface disposed on the movable handle. The first position of the switch causes the relay of information to the user corresponding to a desired pressure on tissue grasped between the jaw members and the at least one subsequent position is configured to activate the source of electrosurgical energy. |
| US10245095B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with rotation and articulation mechanisms
An electrosurgical instrument includes an end effector comprising two movable jaws for grasping tissue therebetween. The jaws connect to an electrosurgical energy source to deliver energy through tissue between the jaws to effect a seal. The jaws include a knife channel to reciprocate a knife therealong for severing tissue held between the jaws. A two-stage articulation joint is coupled to the end effector and to articulation bands configured to articulate the end effector. The two-stage articulation joint includes an outer cut metal tube comprising a plurality of sections and a solid but flexible inner core positioned within the outer cut metal tube. The electrosurgical instrument also may include a rotatable closure ring and a closure link operatively coupled to the rotatable closure ring, a rotatable coupling joint coupled to the articulation section, and/or a hollow flexible tube coupled to the knife and an active rod extending longitudinally therethrough. |
| US10245092B2 |
System for use in treatment of vertebral fractures
Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure. |
| US10245085B2 |
Bone plate with a transfixation screw hole
A system for securing bones together across a joint includes a transfixation screw and a plate. The plate includes an elongate spine having a transfixation screw hole disposed along the spine. The transfixation screw hole includes an inner surface configured to direct the transfixation screw through the transfixation screw hole such that the transfixation screw extends alongside the bridge portion at a trajectory configured to pass through a first position on the first bone and a second position on the second bone once the plate is placed across the joint. The transfixation screw includes a head configured to abut the inner surface of the transfixation screw hole and a shaft configured to contiguously extend through the first bone, across the joint, and into the second bone. |
| US10245073B2 |
Cervical cerclage assistance device
A medical device configured for assistance with the cervical cerclage procedure is provided. The medical device includes a barrier structure with a finger and a therebetween. A hub is fixed to a distal end of the catheter and defines an extension with a second void between an end surface of the hub and the extension. The barrier structure and the hub are releaseably attached with the extension disposed within the first void and the finger within the second void. A wire guide withdrawably extends through coaxial holes within the hub, extension, finger, and a portion of the barrier structure to fix the hub and barrier structure together. |
| US10245071B2 |
System for illumination during a corridor based procedure
A system for illumination during a corridor based procedure is provided, comprising: a light source; and, an optical probe comprising: a tube having a distal end, a proximal end and one or more sidewalls there between, the optical probe and the light source arranged so that light from the light source is received by the one or more sidewalls, the one or more sidewalls configured to convey the light to the distal end, the distal end configured to receive the light and illuminate a sample adjacent thereto. |
| US10245065B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical blades
An ultrasonic surgical blade includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The distal end is movable relative to a longitudinal axis in accordance with ultrasonic vibrations applied to the proximal end. At least a portion of the outer surface of the body comprises a lubricious coating adhered thereto. The lubricious coating has a coefficient of friction that is less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the body. |
| US10245064B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with piezoelectric central lumen transducer
A surgical instrument includes a transducer assembly with a housing having a conduit section and a base portion. A fluid passageway is defined through the conduit and base portion, an ultrasonic transducer including a plurality of piezoelectric elements and a plurality of electrodes are arranged in a stack configuration, where an electrode is located between each pair of piezoelectric elements. A first borehole is defined through the ultrasonic transducer and an end mass having a second borehole defined therethrough. A surface of the end mass is positioned adjacent a first end of the ultrasonic transducer, the end mass is configured to engage with the housing, and the conduit section of the housing is configured to pass through the second borehole of the end mass. The end mass is configured to compress the ultrasonic transducer against a surface of the housing when the end mass is engaged with the housing. |
| US10245058B2 |
Manipulator for medical use
A manipulator comprises a hollow shaft, wires provided on the shaft and a working unit disposed on one end of the shaft and being driven by at least one wire of the wires, the working unit having a tip tool including a rolling mechanism which rotates about an axis Or directed to a distal end thereof. A tip side surface of a proximal end member and a cover of a distal end member are relatively rotated by the rolling mechanism. The cover has a rotation identifier for indicating a degree of relative rotation of the tip side surface. The tip side surface has an alignment indicator for indicating an initial position of the cover. |
| US10245054B1 |
Devices for retrieving an obstruction in a bodily duct of a patient
A device for capturing and removing an obstruction in a bodily duct of a patient. The device includes a cylindrical body having a circumference and a longitudinal axis. According to some implementations the cylindrical body is comprised of a plurality of closed cell structures arranged in diagonal rows around the longitudinal axis. At least some of closed cell structures have substantially the same shape and size. According to some implementations at least some of the closed cell structures of substantially the same shape and size occupy a same circumferential location in the cylindrical body and are longitudinally separated from one another by no less than two, three, four or more diagonal rows of closed cell structures. According to other implementations the closed cell structures include diagonally extending struts having at least a curve portion and a straight portion. |
| US10245053B2 |
Single incision laparoscopic tissue retrieval system
A tissue retrieval system can include a tissue retrieval bag with an elongate profile. The tissue retrieval bag can have a relatively large volume, but be rollable to a stowed configuration to fit in a relatively small diameter introducer. The tissue retrieval system can include one or more support arms coupled to the tissue retrieval bag, the support arms biased to position the tissue retrieval bag in an access position once deployed from the introducer. A tissue retrieval system can have a hybrid tissue retrieval bag including material properties that vary along the depth of the bag from an open end to a closed end. A tissue retrieval bag can be used in conjunction with an introducer, or as a stand alone tissue retrieval bag. |
| US10245050B2 |
Methods for facilitating revascularization of occlusion
This patent document discloses methods for facilitating revascularization of an occlusion in a blood vessel. A method can include engaging a first guide within a vessel wall adjacent to a distal cap of the occlusion and advancing the first guide, in a retrograde direction, to a subintimal position near a proximal cap of the occlusion. A second guide can be engaged within the proximal cap or the vessel wall adjacent to the proximal cap and advanced, in an antegrade direction, until its distal end is near or axially overlaps a distal end of the first guide. A first vessel lumen, formed by advancement of the first guide, and a second vessel lumen, formed by advancement of the second guide, can be connected by inflating a balloon positioned at or near the distal end of the second guide. The distal end of the first guide can be received by a passage of the inflated balloon, the balloon can be subsequently deflated to collapse the passage and clamp a passage wall against the first guide's distal end, and the balloon and first guide can be pulled into an antegrade guide catheter. |
| US10245048B2 |
Shape-fit glenoid reaming systems and methods
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for securing a glenoid baseplate to a resected glenoid cavity in a preoperatively planned position. Image information obtained from the glenoid cavity and surrounding scapula is analyzed to determine the location of optimal bone stock. A guide is designed based on the image information, the guide having a patient specific contact surface that contacts a surface of the bone in a preoperatively planned position. The guide is designed to have a cannulated portion including a specific length. A marking pin having at least one reference feature is drilled into the glenoid cavity. The length of the cannulated portion of the guide is based on a location of the at least one reference feature on an outer surface of the marking pin. A cannulated reamer guided by the marking pin is then used to resect the glenoid cavity until a stop surface of the cannulated reamer contacts an end of the marking pin. |
| US10245047B2 |
Unicompartmental customized arthroplasty cutting jigs
Disclosed herein are unicompartmental femoral and tibial arthroplasty jigs for respectively assisting in the performance of unicompartmental femoral and tibial arthroplasty procedures on femoral and tibial arthroplasty target regions. The jigs each include a mating surface. The mating surface of the femoral jig is configured to matingly receive and contact a generally planar area of an anterior side of a femoral shaft generally proximal of the patellar facet border and generally distal an articularis genu. The mating surface of the tibial jig is configured to matingly receive and contact a generally planar area of an anterior side of a tibial shaft distal of the tibial plateau edge and generally proximal of the tibial tuberosity. |
| US10245042B2 |
Check valve vented sterilizable powered surgical handpiece
A steam-sterilizable powered surgical handpiece provided with a check valve for venting of an interior cavity of the handpiece. The check valve may be configured to vent steam, steam condensate or contaminants from the interior cavity during a steam sterilization cycle. The check valve may be configured to open when subjected to steam sterilization parameters to prevent gas, liquid or contaminants from potentially degrading interior components of the handpiece. |
| US10245041B2 |
Method to stop bleeding, with short hemostasis duration using a low dose of anticoagulant
Disclosed are methods and devices for obtaining patent hemostasis of the radial artery by compressing the uninstrumented ulnar artery to increase radial artery flow. The device comprises a band having an inflatable bladder for applying blunt pressure to the ulnar artery. The method comprises applying a pressure to the homolateral ulnar artery and applying a pressure to the radial artery at the access site to obtain hemostasis at the access site. The method further comprises administering an anticoagulant to a patient at a dose ranging from about 20 units per kg of body weight to about 30 units per kg of body weight. |
| US10245033B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing
A surgical instrument can comprise a handle including a battery cavity and electrical contacts and, in addition, a battery removably positionable in the battery cavity. The battery is configured to engage and supply power to the electrical contacts when the battery is operably seated in the battery cavity. The handle further comprises diagnostic means for assessing whether the handle is in a suitable operating and a battery lockout configured to permit the battery from being operably seated in the battery cavity if the diagnostic means determines that the handle is not in a suitable operating condition. Additionally or alternatively, the handle can comprise a battery lock configured to prevent the battery from being disengaged from the electrical contacts when the handle is transmitting an operating motion to a shaft assembly attached to the handle, for example. Either one system or two systems can comprise the battery lockout and battery lock. |
| US10245031B2 |
Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a housing and an end effector secured to the housing. The housing supports a knife assembly including a knife. The end effector has first and second jaw members. One or both of the first and second jaw members define a knife channel. The first jaw member defines fastener slots and the second jaw member defines fastener pockets. One or more of the knife channel, the fastener slots, and the fastener pockets includes lateral recesses. Fasteners are disposed in the fastener slots and formed by the fastener pockets. One or more surgical buttresses have a body that overlies one or both of the fastener slots and the fastener pockets. Portions of the body of the one or more surgical buttresses are disposed within the lateral recesses to secure the one or more surgical buttresses to one or both of the first jaw member and the second jaw member. |
| US10245029B2 |
Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effector
A surgical instrument comprising an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. The surgical instrument includes a surgical end effector that has a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end is pivotally coupled to the elongate shaft assembly for selective pivotal travel about an articulation axis that extends transversely relative to the shaft axis. The surgical end effector is selectively pivotable about the articulation axis from an unarticulated position wherein the distal end of the surgical end effector is located an unarticulated distance from the articulation axis to articulated positions wherein the distal end of the surgical end effector is located a corresponding articulated distance from the articulation axis that is less than the unarticulated distance. |
| US10245028B2 |
Power adapter for a surgical instrument
A surgical instrument system is disclosed which comprises a handle and a battery positioned in the handle. The system can further include a power adapter which can be exchanged for the battery and can supply power from an alternate power source. In other instances, the system can include a power adapter which is engageable with the battery to supply power from an alternate power source. The power adapter can be placed in series with the battery. Alternatively, the engagement of the power adapter with the handle can electrically decouple the battery from the handle. Also disclosed herein is a supplemental battery which can be attached to the handle to provide additional power to the handle. |
| US10245022B2 |
Device and method for suturing intracardiac defects
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a suturing device. The suturing device includes a length of suture that will be delivered to the site of the PFO and placed through the tissue adjacent the opening to close the PFO. As described in greater detail below, the suture is advanced through the tissue surrounding the opening by a pair of needles that penetrate the tissue adjacent to the opening. A knot is then loosely tied with the length of suture and advanced to the site of the PFO. The tails of the suture extending from the knot are then cut and removed. It is also contemplated that a pre-formed or pre-tied knot may be disposed on the device, wherein after deployment of the suture through the tissue adjacent to the PFO and removal of the device a loop of suture having a pre-tied knot will remain, wherein the pre-tied knot may then be tightened to close the PFO. Further still it is contemplated that other means may be utilized to retain the sutures. For example, it is contemplated that a suture clip or other clip like device may be utilized to retain the suture in a position such that the PFO is closed. |
| US10245020B2 |
Methods and systems for knotless suture anchoring
Methods and systems are provided for securing tissue to bone. A surgical system can include an outer shaft, an elongate inner shaft, and an implantable suture anchor assembly including first and second anchor bodies. The second, more proximal, anchor body has one or more openings extending through a side wall or through opposed side walls thereof. The inner shaft is configured to be received within the outer shaft and through the first and second anchor bodies such that a distal end of the inner shaft protrudes beyond a distal end of the first anchor body. The inner shaft is configured to be removably coupled to the first anchor body such that the inner shaft is configured to be rotated to cause a proximal portion of the first anchor body to move proximally into a lumen extending through the second anchor body and to occlude the opening in the second anchor body. |
| US10245019B2 |
Self-cinching suture anchors, systems, and methods
Various self-cinching suture anchors, self-cinching suture anchor systems, and methods of use are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a suture anchor is provided that includes an outer member and an inner member configured to be received within the outer member. The inner and outer members can define a gap that allows a suture to be movably disposed within the outer member, e.g., within the gap, when the inner member is disposed within the outer member. The inner member can be configured to be secured within the outer member by a knot of the suture having a diameter greater than a width of the gap so as to fix the inner member within the outer member, while still allowing uni-directional tensioning of the suture. |
| US10245017B2 |
Knotless twist suture anchor
A suture anchor includes a first body portion having a bone-engaging feature to fixedly engage a bony tissue and a second body portion including a flexible member loop for receipt of a suture where engaging the second body portion rotates the flexible member loop with respect to the first body portion. Rotation of the second body portion causes the flexible member loop to frictionally engage a suture passing through the flexible member loop to form a twist to frictionally secure the suture. |
| US10245015B2 |
Retractor with modular tap assemblies
A retractor assembly includes a base, a first side assembly coupled to a first side of the base and configured to translate relative to the base along a first direction, a first tap assembly coupled to the first side assembly and configured to threadingly engage bone, a second side assembly coupled to a second side of the base and configured to translate relative to the base along the first direction independent from the first side assembly, a second tap assembly coupled to the second side assembly and configured to threadingly engage bone, and a center assembly coupled to a center portion of the base. At least a portion of the center assembly is configured to translate relative to the base along a second direction different from the first direction. |
| US10245014B2 |
Device of automatic mechanical wound opener for head and neck surgery
Provided is a device of automatic mechanical wound opener for head and neck surgery. The device includes a wound opener including: a fixed unit and a plurality of drawing units, and at least one of the drawing units being movably connected on the fixed unit, wherein each of the drawing units includes a first arm, a second arm, and a blade connected to the second arm; wherein the first arm is connected to the fixed unit by one end thereof and to the second arm by the other end thereof; the second arm can be adjusted to an needed included angle relative to the first arm; and at least one of the blades includes an extension plate connected to an end of a plate part of the blade, and the extension plate is connected to the second arm for shortening the spacing between two blades. |
| US10245013B2 |
Closure device and methods for making and using them
A medical device that includes a plurality of members forming a body that can transition from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration. The plurality of members form a plurality of openings each with a long axis extending substantially longitudinally relative to a longitudinal axis of the medical device in a delivery configuration. A plurality of end portions are associated with a distal portion of the medical device, the end portions extending towards the longitudinal axis in a deployed configuration. |
| US10245008B2 |
Bodily fluids specimen collection device
The invention is a bodily fluids sample collection device comprising a planar elastic elongated frame member and has frame sides concurrently angling inward to a cup securing region, thereby having an increasingly narrowing frame width to a semi-circular cup holding portion, adapted to securely receive a bodily fluids sample cup disposed in an upright position for receiving a bodily fluids sample from a patient, and flexibly adapted for easy placement and release of the bodily fluids sample cup. The toilet bowl or the toilet seat freely supports the device, and handles enables the patient to grasp the device without touching the toilet seat or the toilet bowl, and away from the sample cup of differing sizes. The device may have a collection handle, enabling the patient to grasp the device away from the bodily fluids sample cup. |
| US10245001B2 |
Generation of a three-dimensional reconstruction of a body part by an X-ray machine
The disclosure relates to an X-ray machine and a method for the operation of the X-ray machine for generation of a three-dimensional reconstruction of a body part. The method includes supplying a first X-ray capture of the body part; an automatic analysis of the first X-ray capture; an evaluation of the suitability of at least one further capture angle by the computing unit in the light of a result from the automatic analysis; setting of a second capture angle on the X-ray machine, either automatically by the computing unit or manually by an operator; a manually controlled approach to the set second capture angle by a capture unit of the X-ray machine; and capture of the second X-ray capture from the approached second capture angle by the capture unit to provide an improved method for operation of an X-ray machine for generation of a three-dimensional reconstruction of a body part. |
| US10244999B2 |
Three-dimensional image generating method and system using multi-energy X-ray image and optical image
The present invention relates to a three-dimensional surface image generating method and system using a multi-energy X-ray image and an optical image, and more particularly, to a three-dimensional surface image generating method and system using a multi-energy X-ray image and an optical image which reconstruct an X-ray tomographic image with an improved contrast of soft tissue including skin of an object using two or more multi-energy X-ray transmission data, calculate a three-dimensional surface model for the object, and combine optical image information including color information of the object to generate a three-dimensional surface image for the object. |
| US10244993B2 |
Compression and shielding device
The present invention relates to a compression and shielding device (10) for X-ray mammography, an X-ray mammography system, and a method for X-ray mammography. The compression and shielding device (10) for X-ray mammography comprises a compression element (11), and a shielding (12). The compression element (11) is arranged to compress a part of the breast to be examined. The shielding (12) is to be arranged between an X-ray source (2) and the compression element (11) to shield an uncompressed part of the breast from the X-ray radiation. The shielding (12) is formed to allow the direction of X-ray radiation to the compressed part of the breast and to keep an uncompressed part of the breast uncovered. |
| US10244992B2 |
Interface for positron emission tomography (PET) scanner detector module
An integrated interface of a detector module of a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) may include a power module, a clock module, a synchronization module, and a communication module. In one embodiment, Gigabit Ethernet, 10G Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (100M), 10M Ethernet or custom speed Ethernet based solution can be used in the communication module. In the power module, the power is can be transmitted by standard PoE (Power over Ethernet) method, while the clock can be recovered from Ethernet in the clock module. In the synchronization module, in one embodiment, the synchronization can be done through a dedicated package and/or IEEE1588. The integrated interface can be implemented in other systems. For example, it can be used in a gamma camera system or gamma probe, especially a dynamic gamma camera or handheld gamma camera. |
| US10244991B2 |
Method and system for providing recommendation for optimal execution of surgical procedures
The present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for providing recommendation for a medical surgical procedure, including acquiring, using circuitry, a plurality of multispectral images representing a portion of an anatomy of a patient, performing image processing on each of the plurality of multispectral images to form a plurality of value maps, each value map identifying aspects of the portion of the anatomy by assigned values, combining the plurality of value maps into a single recommendation map, determining optimal points for performing the medical surgical procedure based on the single recommendation map, and displaying the optimal points for the medical surgical procedure by overlaying the optimal points on an original image of the portion of the anatomy or applying the optimal points to a robotic medical surgical procedure. |
| US10244985B1 |
Wearable diagnostic device
A wearable diagnostic device worn on a user's body that can provide various types of health-related information to the user is described. The wearable diagnostic device can provide real-time, non-invasive, accurate, and continuous data regarding a user's heart rate, hemoglobin level, body temperature, oxygen level, glucose level, and blood pressure. In some implementations, the wearable diagnostic device may also provide electrocardiogram (EKG) data or detection of Parkinson's symptoms, such as the involuntary movement of a user's hand. A user may configure the wearable diagnostic device to provide information on one, multiple, or all of the health-related information noted above. |
| US10244984B2 |
Wearable athletic activity monitoring systems
A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity includes a garment formed of textile material, and a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment. The sensor module includes a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic, and a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the single-purpose sensor. The sensor module includes no external port. |
| US10244983B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
A mobile terminal includes: a terminal body forming an outer appearance; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device including a first electrode unit installed to be in contact with a part of a user's body; a second electrode unit disposed in a region of the terminal body and brought into contact with the user's body to form a closed sloop with the first electrode unit; and a control unit configured to form a body fat measurement result using a voltage formed by a current flowing between the first and second electrode units. |
| US10244982B2 |
Detection of hard and soft tissue mass/density
An apparatus for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease is provided. The apparatus includes a diagnostic device configured for transmitting and receiving non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to measure the patient's hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities associated with the underlying hard and/or soft tissue. The diagnostic device may include at least one of a stent and a diagnostic probe, connected to a computer. The diagnostic device is configured to transmit and receive the electromagnetic waves, and the computer is configured for measure the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion adjacent and across the patient's hard and/or soft tissue. A method for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease is also provided. |
| US10244980B2 |
Large intestine contents' diagnosis and acoustic characterization
Systems, kits and methods are provided, which analyze the large intestine content and utilize acoustic signals detected during delivery of water into the large intestine and drained large intestine contents to derive large intestine characteristics such as microbiotal analysis. Systems may include a water delivery unit including a water supply and a nozzle connected thereto, configured to introduce water controllably into a patient's large intestine, and an analysis unit that provides information about the drained contents using optical examination or biological assays. The information may be related to acoustic analysis of signals from acoustic sensors that are attachable to a patient's abdomen. A variety of sensor configurations, positioning options, analysis strategies and large intestine characteristics are presented. |
| US10244979B2 |
Method of early detection of multiple sclerosis
A method of early detection of multiple sclerosis (MS) in an animal in a vivarium is described. Animal activity data is collected at multiple times during the night. Sequential time regions of the night are identified as high-activity, activity-drop, or low-activity regions. Embodiments are described to quantify a drop, during the night, of an animal's activity level. These quantified activity-drop scalars for consecutive nights are accumulated in an animal health dataset. Then, a health detection function is applied to this dataset that, in response to the level of activity change and the speed of activity change, predicts or detects MS in the animal. One embodiment quantifies an activity-drop by fitting straight-line curves through the data in the three nightly regions. Another embodiment uses a Fourier transform on a circle and a linear combination. Another embodiment compares areas under data curves in the regions. Animals may be housed in cages with other animals. |
| US10244977B2 |
System and method for early detection of mild traumatic brain injury
A wireless system and methods for non-invasive detection of brain injury that includes a detection device for reliable monitoring and analyzing of sleep movement in comparison with normal sleep movement architecture to identify dampened sleep movement patterns indicative of brain injury. |
| US10244976B2 |
Device for measuring muscle signals
A device or a system for measuring muscle signals. A system may include at least one processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to perform at least the following: measure a signal from a muscle to obtain a muscle activation signal; carry out at least one transform on the muscle activation signal to obtain a muscle activation spectrum; and determine a muscle state indicator from the muscle activation spectrum by using signal characteristics from a first and a second band of the muscle activation spectrum. |
| US10244969B2 |
Method and device for fingerprint authentication
A fingerprint authentication method includes a first step of acquiring partial fingerprint measurement data for a part of a fingerprint, and a second step of calculating a matching rate by comparing the partial fingerprint measurement data with reference comparison data selected among a plurality of partial fingerprint registration data, each partial fingerprint registration data corresponding to a part of a fingerprint. The method further includes a third step of determining whether the matching rate is equal to or greater than an authentication threshold and a fourth step of determining, based on a result in the third step, a success of the authentication, or repeating the second and third steps by selecting new reference comparison data based on whether or not the matching rate is equal to or greater than a preset threshold smaller than the authentication threshold. |
| US10244968B2 |
Method and system for tracking a person in a medical room
A method for tracking the position of a person in an environment, such as a medical room, relative to a medical device is presented. The method comprises identifying the position of a medical device in the environment, providing a mobile device in the vicinity of a person in the environment, the mobile device configured to follow movement of the person in the environment, and identifying the position of the mobile device in the environment by using at least one stationary device. Further, the method comprises using a processor to process data relating to the position of the mobile device in the environment to obtain an expected position of the person in the environment, data relating to the position of the medical device in the environment, and data relating the expected position of the person in the environment to obtain an expected relative position of the person with respect to the medical device. |
| US10244967B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining differences in geometry of subject element using landmarks
A method, performed by a computer, for measuring geometric length and offset differences of a subject element using landmarks obtained through, for example, analysis of medical data images. The method may include obtaining medical image data from a medical imaging device. The method includes measuring, by the computer, a first landmark vector between a femoral landmark and a second landmark at a first point in time from, for example, the medical data images. Further, the method includes measuring, by the computer, a second landmark vector between the femoral landmark and the second landmark at a second point in time which is later than the first point in time from, for example, the medical data images. Calculating an orthogonal projection of the first landmark vector into a sagittal plane and using the direction of the orthogonal projection of the first landmark vector into the sagittal plane as a length direction. Calculating a direction which is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and using this direction as an offset direction and calculating the length difference in the length direction and the offset difference in the offset direction from the first landmark vector and the second landmark vector. |
| US10244965B1 |
Capnography device with constant remote surveillance and notification capabilities coupled with automated drug delivery instruments
A completely wireless capnography/drug delivery system is provided, with the drug delivery device reacting in relation to raw data transfers from the capnography device. Such a system utilizes the same capnography waveform generating algorithm within each component device (including an external connectivity base and a possible data center, as well) to receive raw data for comparison waveform results to ensure system functionality and to prevent outside data compromise or hacking. If an alert as to subject patient capnography waveform results initially at the capnography device, the other system component devices are alerted and such raw data is then transferred for such mirror capnography waveform generation at each location. Such a system thus allows for the drug delivery device to provide needed drug delivery operations directly, and wirelessly, in relation to such capnography waveform results, allowing the subject patient full mobility while monitored and treated. |
| US10244964B2 |
Detection of acetone via nanostructure sensors
A method of detecting at least one of analyte in an environment (such as in breath) includes providing a structure including nanostructures in contact with titanium dioxide, applying electromagnetic radiation to the structure for a period of time, measuring at least one response and using the measured response to determine the presence of the analyte in the environment. |
| US10244960B2 |
Basket style cardiac mapping catheter having spline bends for detection of cardiac rhythm disorders
A system for sensing multiple local electric voltages from endocardial surface of a heart, includes: an elongate tubular member having a lumen, a proximal end and a distal end; and a basket assembly including a plurality of flexible splines; an anchor for securably affixing proximal portions of the splines, where the anchor is securably affixed within the lumen of the elongate tubular member at the distal end of the elongate tubular member; and a tip for securably affixing the distal portions of the splines; where the tip is recessed within the basket assembly upon radial expansion of the basket assembly. |
| US10244959B2 |
Vital information measurement device and vehicle seat
A vital information measurement device and a vehicle seat which improves the durability of sheet-shaped sensors configured to detect vital information of a seated passenger can stably measure the heart rate of the seated passenger. A vehicle seat includes sheet-shaped sensors attached to a seat back, and can measure the heart rate of a seated passenger based on vital signals of the seated passenger detected by the sheet-shaped sensors. At each sheet-shaped sensor, a sensor overlap reduction section is provided to reduce partial overlapping of the sheet-shaped sensor when the seated passenger leans on the seat back. Specifically, each sheet-shaped sensor includes a first cutout extending toward the center of the sheet-shaped sensor at an outer peripheral portion of the sheet-shaped sensor, and a second cutout formed continuously from the first cutout and extending opposite to the center along the outer peripheral portion of the sheet-shaped sensor. |
| US10244957B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting a sensing vector configuration in a medical device
A method and medical device for determining sensing vectors that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes forming a plurality of sensing vectors, determining a sensing vector metric in response to the sensed cardiac signals, determining a morphology metric associated with a morphology of the sensed cardiac signals, determining vector selection metrics in response to the determined sensing vector metric and the determined morphology setting, and selecting a sensing vector of the plurality of sensing vectors in response to the determined vector selection metrics. |
| US10244951B2 |
Physiological sensor delivery device and method
Methods of measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) including advancing a sensor delivery device within a guiding catheter to a location of interest, the sensor delivery device comprising a distal sleeve including a distal sensor and a proximal sensor, advancing only a distal portion of the distal sleeve outside of the guiding catheter such that the distal sensor is outside of the guiding catheter and downstream of the location of interest and the proximal sensor is inside of the guiding catheter, measuring a distal fluid pressure with the distal sensor distal to the location of interest, measuring a reference fluid pressure with the proximal sensor inside of the guiding catheter, and calculating FFR. One or both of the proximal and distal sensor may be comprised of a material having a low thermal coefficient. |
| US10244944B2 |
Vein transillumination device using orange and red light with a white exam light
An illumination device that has an orange light, with LEDs having a wavelength in the range of 580-620 nm, and/or a red light with LEDs having a wavelength of light in the range of 620-650 nm for side-transillumination of the veins. Orange light has been found to be beneficial for transillumination of superficial veins, while red light has been found to be beneficial for transillumination of deeper veins. In addition, the device has white light which is used for illumination of the surface of the skin. The illumination device contains a manual or automatic switch or switching mechanism that allows the user to easily switch between the orange light/red light and the white exam light by simply pressing a button or moving the device. |
| US10244943B2 |
Wide-field retinal imaging system
A retinal imager for imaging a retina of an eye includes an illumination source operable to generate illumination light and a beam splitter operable to receive the illumination light and direct the illumination light along an optical axis. The retinal imager also includes a field lens disposed along the optical axis and an objective lens disposed along the optical axis and operable to contact a cornea of the eye. An aerial image is formed adjacent to the field lens. The retinal imager further includes an image sensor and one or more lenses disposed along the optical axis between the beam splitter and the image sensor. The one or more lenses are operable to form a sensor image at the image sensor. |
| US10244941B2 |
Surgical guide and surgical method
A surgical guide comprising a contact lens comprising a body on which is disposed a reticule, the reticule may be used to guide a surgeon operating on an eye on which the contact lens is located is disclosed. Also disclosed is a surgical method, the method comprising using a reticule on a contact lens to guide a surgical procedure performed on an eye to thereby perform the surgical method. The reticule may comprise one or more concentric circle or concentric shape and/or a set of lines. The reticule may also comprise one or more meridian and/or one or more parallel. The reticule may further comprise one or more net or grid. |
| US10244939B2 |
Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topography
Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for measuring a tear film layer thickness (TFLT) of the ocular tear film, including the lipid layer thickness (LLT) and/or the aqueous layer thickness (ALT). The TFLT can be used to diagnose dry eye syndrome (DES). Certain embodiments also include ocular topography devices, systems and methods for deducing corneal shape by capturing an image of a target reflecting from the surface of the cornea. The image of the target contains topography information that is reviewable by a clinician to diagnose the health of the patient's eye by detecting corneal aberrations and/or abnormalities in corneal shape. Certain embodiments also include a combination of the OSI and ocular topography devices, systems and methods to provide imaging that can be used to yield a combined diagnosis of the patient's tear film and corneal shape. |
| US10244935B2 |
Handle with features to secure a catheter assembly to an endoscope
A dilation system includes a handle, guide member, balloon dilation member, balloon, dilation member movement actuator, and endoscope. The handle is configured to provide single-handed use to a user. The handle includes a first and second body member pivotably coupled together such that the first body member and the second body member are configured to pivot toward and away from one another. The handle includes a rotation mechanism configured to impart rotation upon the guide member. The handle further includes a locking feature configured to lock endoscope in position relative to the handle. The handle may further include a rotation limiting feature configured to limit rotation of the guide member and or the body members. The dilation member movement actuator is configured to translate to thereby cause translation of the balloon dilation member. One or more components of the dilation system may include a plurality of measure markings. |
| US10244928B2 |
Compact endoscope tip and method for constructing same
This application presents to an endoscope having a compact distal tip, and to a method for constructing same. In some embodiments one or more optical and sensing elements are mounted directly on an internal surface of a lumen within an external housing, which housing comprises an outer wall of the endoscope tip. Space saved by eliminating intervening containing elements can be used to enhance endoscope performance and/or reduce endoscope size. |
| US10244926B2 |
Detecting endolumenal buckling of flexible instruments
A robotic system is described for determining whether a flexible instrument has buckled. The robotic system comprises a medical instrument comprising an elongate body, and further comprises a first sensor placed in a first portion of the elongate body, and a controller. A command is directed to the elongate body. The first sensor generates sensor data providing information regarding a first measured status of the portion of the elongate body. The controller receives sensor data generated from the first sensor, and compare the first measured status with a first expected status expected to be caused by the command; and responsive to the first measured status deviating from the first expected status one of more or less than a first associated threshold, determine that the elongate body has buckled. |
| US10244924B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes: an insertion section configured to be inserted into a subject; a bending section disposed on a distal end side of the insertion section and bendable in at least one direction; a distal end member connected to a distal end side of the bending section and having a passage to allow a treatment tool to project from the distal end member; a tube inserted into the bending section to allow the treatment tool to be inserted into the tube and having a recessed portion on an inner surface of a distal end side of the tube; and a connection section having a central axis and having one end fixed to the distal end member to be communicated with the passage, and having a projecting portion at the other end of the connection section, projecting along the central axis so as to be fitted into the recessed portion. |
| US10244921B2 |
Endoscopic system for resection of tissue
The present embodiments provide apparatus for facilitating endoscopic resection of tissue. The apparatus comprises proximal and distal barrels. The proximal barrel is adapted to be coupled to an endoscope. A cutting member is disposed within a lumen of the distal barrel and configured to resect a segment of tissue. In one embodiment, a central longitudinal axis of the proximal barrel is radially offset from a central longitudinal axis of the distal barrel, thereby allowing the cutting member to be centered relative to the working lumen of the endoscope. Additionally, the cutting member may comprise at least one viewing window that permits endoscopic visualization of tissue distal to the distal barrel when the cutting member is disposed within the distal barrel. |
| US10244916B2 |
Cleaning robot and method of cleaning thereof
The present application discloses a cleaning robot including a primary robot having a first controller configured to control a plurality of first sensors, a first communication module, a first moving apparatus, and a first cleaning assembly; and at least one secondary robot having a second controller configured to control a plurality of second sensors, a second communication module, a second moving apparatus, and a second cleaning assembly. |
| US10244915B2 |
Coverage robots and associated cleaning bins
An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service. |
| US10244914B2 |
Polishing or grinding pad assembly
A floor polishing or grinding pad assembly is provided. In one aspect, a polishing or grinding pad assembly employs a fibrous pad, a reinforcement layer or ring, and multiple floor-contacting disks. In another aspect, the reinforcement layer includes a central hole through which the fibrous pad is accessible and the fibrous pad at the hole has a linear dimension (x) greater than a linear dimension (y) of one side of the adjacent reinforcement layer. In yet another aspect, at least one of the floor-contacting disks has an angle (α) offset from that of a base surface of the disk, the fibrous pad and/or the reinforcement layer. A further aspect employs a smaller set of disks alternating between and/or offset from a larger set of the disks. In another aspect, the reinforcement layer includes a wavy or undulating internal edge shape. |
| US10244912B2 |
Vacuum cleaner with motor between separation stages
A vacuum cleaner having a main body and a dirt separator that is removably attached to the main body. The dirt separator includes a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor has an impeller driven by an electric motor. The first dirt-separation stage is then located upstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller. |
| US10244909B2 |
Dust and allergen control for surface cleaning apparatus
A cyclone bin assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus has a flexible closure member that is moveable to a deployed position wherein a first portion of the closure member is provided on the cyclone bin assembly and a second portion of the closure member closes the upper end of a refuse container, whereby when the closure member is in the deployed position, a closed volume is provided which includes an interior volume of the refuse container and an openable door of a dirt collection region of the cyclone bin assembly is located in the closed volume. |
| US10244908B2 |
Systems for transporting and collecting waste
An embodiment of the system for transporting and collecting waste includes a movable receptacle configured to translocate from a first position to a second position and back again, and a vacuum system associated with the movable receptacle. The vacuum system includes a motor for generating suction and a power source connector associated with the motor. The power source connector is associated with the power source and transmits power to the motor when the movable receptacle is in the first position, and the power source connector dissociates with the power source, thereby interrupting power to the motor, when the movable receptacle moves away from the first position. The power source connector includes a connection terminus and a semi-flexible stem that flexes to allow a proper alignment between the connection terminus and the power source when the movable receptacle translocates from the second position to the first position. |
| US10244903B2 |
Scissor-style toilet brush
A device for cleaning, comprising two elongated members affixed to each other by a pivoting point and capable of switching between an open and closed position. When in a closed position, shaped jaws at the ends of the members may grasp a cleaning implement in a fixed, non-rotating position, allowing a user to scrub a surface with the device while holding the handles at the opposite end of the members. When cleaning has concluded, the jaws may be opened to release and dispense with the cleaning implement. |
| US10244900B2 |
Cutting and display tray for cutting proportional sized pieces of pizza
A food cutting guide comprising a base for supporting and cutting food, said base having first and second planar surfaces, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of cutting grooves formed in at least one of the planar surfaces to facilitate and guide the movement of a food cutting utensil in cutting the food, and at least one centering guide disposed inwardly from said peripheral edge on at least the planar surfaces having said cutting grooves; wherein said at least one centering guide facilitates the placement of the food in the center of the cutting surface; and wherein said plurality of cutting grooves are equally spaced to facilitate cutting equal size slices of food. |
| US10244893B2 |
Sandwich making appliance and method of making a sandwich with the same
An appliance for cooking a food item comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a cooking assembly. The cooking assembly comprises a top heated plate, a bottom heated plate, and a center ring therebetween. The top heated plate is selectively movable between (i) an open position and (ii) a closed position in which a top cooking cavity is selectively formed by the top heated plate and the top housing when the top housing is in a closed position. The bottom heated plate is selectively movable between (i) an open position and (ii) a closed position in which a bottom cooking cavity is selectively formed by the bottom housing and the bottom heated plate. A center cooking cavity is selectively formed by the top heated plate, the center ring, and the bottom heated plate when the top and bottom heated plates are in their respective closed positions. |
| US10244892B2 |
Liquid container and module for adjusting temperature of liquid in container
A module for adjusting a temperature of a liquid in a container can include an elongate portion sized for insertion into the container, the elongate portion having an outer surface that contacts the liquid in the container about its circumference, the elongate portion housing therein one or more heating or cooling elements operable to facilitate heat transfer between at least a portion of the elongate portion and the liquid in the container. An adaptor attached to a proximal end of the elongate portion has a rim and a circumferential wall that have an outer circumference greater than an outer circumference of the elongate portion, the adaptor defining one or more passages between the circumferential wall and the outer surface of the elongate portion. The adaptor can be coupled to an opening of the container such that the elongate portion is suspended in the container and so that at least a portion of the elongate portion is submerged in the liquid in the container. The one or more passages allow the liquid to exit the vessel while the elongate portion is disposed in the container, allowing a user to consume the liquid in the container while the module is disposed in the container. A plurality of adaptors of varying sizes can be provided to allow use of the module with containers of varying sizes. |
| US10244889B2 |
Multi-purpose coffee maker pod holder
A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder. |
| US10244885B2 |
Systems and methods for a reusable beverage funnel filter
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for a funnel and a removable cartridge holder that are used with a reusable beverage filter or beverage brewing pod. |
| US10244884B2 |
Method and device for producing a beverage
A method and device for producing a beverage from a capsule containing at least one beverage ingredient are disclosed. The device is configured to carry out the method by feeding a first volume of water into the capsule for prewetting the at least one beverage ingredient, interrupting the flow of water into the capsule for a predetermined waiting time, feeding a second volume of water into the capsule for extracting the at least one beverage ingredient, and dispensing the produced beverage. |
| US10244881B2 |
Drape having stabilizer
A drape has a longitudinal pocket on one or both sides of the drape. A stabilizer is placed within the pocket and extends the length of the pocket. The stabilizer is supported by a drapery support such as a rod or track in a manner which enables the panel to move along the drapery support from a closed, drawn position to an open, stacked position. The stabilizer is supported by the drapery support and is free to move within the pocket. The stabilizer prevents the drape from flaring at the bottom. A wand may be attached to the stabilizer or to a carrier or other assembly to which the stabilizer is attached. |
| US10244880B2 |
Beverage containers, heat transfer pad, and related system and methods
A beverage container includes a base, a stem, and a bowl. The base has a base lateral dimension parallel to the horizontal supporting plane. The stem extends upwardly from a stem lower end coupled to the base to a stem upper end. The stem has a heat pipe extending between the stem lower end and the stem upper end. The stem has a stem lateral dimension smaller than the base lateral dimension. The bowl is coupled to the stem upper end and extends upwardly of the stem. The bowl defines a liquid chamber having an upper opening. Other beverage containers, systems, methods, and heat transfer pads are also disclosed. |
| US10244870B1 |
Gaming chair
A gaming chair (1) used primarily for flight simulation and driving games having a rotatable wheeled base and a footrest secured to the front of the chair via lower mounting brackets that allow the chair and footrest to be rotated and moved as a single unit. Upper mounting brackets (20) are preferably secured directly to or adjacent to armrests (4, 5) of the gaming chair to provide a plurality of attachment points (17) for securing one or more upper support surfaces (21) that have mounting locations for additional peripherals. |
| US10244868B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes at least two slide rails, a slide-facilitating device, and a supporting structure. The slide-facilitating device enables the two slide rails to be displaced smoothly with respect to each other. The supporting structure serves to support a rail section of one of the two slide rails. |
| US10244867B2 |
Slide rail mechanism and adjusting assembly for slide rail
A slide rail mechanism includes a slide rail, a resilient member, and an adjusting device. The slide rail includes a front portion and a rear portion. The resilient member is located between the front portion and the rear portion of the slide rail and includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is fixed with respect to the slide rail. The adjusting device is configured for adjusting the height of the second portion with respect to the first portion. |
| US10244864B2 |
Device and system for joining objects
A joint assembly comprising; an engagement block having a plurality of insert receiving faces; each insert receiving face having a slot, and an aperture at a mid-point of said slot; a plurality of inserts each having a core, at least a pair of ribs projecting from said core, a coupling at an insertion end of the core and a mount at a mounting end of the core, and; a coupling pin; wherein said engagement block is arranged to receive the inserts, with said ribs received into the slots and said core received into said aperture, said coupling pin arranged to be inserted into said engagement block and couple with the couplings of said inserts so as to releasably fix the inserts to the engagement block. |
| US10244862B2 |
Bendable strap with detachable accessory
A bendable strap is disclosed which is configured to detachably couple with an accessory. The bendable strap includes a deformable support member covered by a flexible body. A coupling element is secured to the support member and cooperates with a complimentary coupling element disposed on an accessory such as a storage pouch, a tray, a hanger hook, a speaker enclosure, a flashlight, a picture frame, a message board, a bookstand, a beverage holder, or the like. |
| US10244858B2 |
Vibrating brush assembly for personal hygiene device
A personal hygiene device includes a vibrator housed in a handle. A shaft is coupled to the vibrator and extends from the vibrator to a brush head. The shaft is electrically conducting and includes one or more proximal electrical contacts in electrical contact with an electrical source and one or more distal electrical contacts in electrical contact with one or more electrical elements located in the brush head. The shaft is configured to transfer vibrational energy created by the vibrator to the brush head to vibrate the brush head. |
| US10244857B2 |
Oral care implement and filament for the same
A mechanically tapered bristle filament for an oral care implement. The filament is characterized by a long thin tapered end portion. The tapered end portion has a taper length and tip diameter comparable to chemically tapered filaments. The areal surface roughness of the tapered end portion however is greater than chemically tapered filaments thereby producing increased scrubbing action against the surfaces of the teeth. The foregoing taper and roughness characteristics of the present filament enhance inter-dental cleaning effectiveness. |
| US10244856B1 |
Universal phalangi grip system for toothbrush and utensils
An integrated enhanced grip and toothbrush consisting of an elongated contoured handle portion with an extending toothbrush in its preferred form. The handle has a plurality of finger engagement openings of flexible yieldable material in a linearly aligned spaced opposition providing for a no slip secure finger retainment for individuals with impaired or limited hand motor skills. |
| US10244854B1 |
Gripping apparatus for handheld devices
An apparatus for assisting a user in gripping a portable electronic device has a base element adapted to be attached to the portable electronic device, wherein the base element has a top surface with an attachment region and a bottom surface configured to mount the base element onto the portable electronic device; a gripping element, wherein the gripping element has a bottom surface with an attachment region; and a stretchable cord connecting the base element and the gripping element at the respective attachment regions thereof; wherein the attachment regions of the base element and of the gripping element have respective corresponding engaging elements that cooperate with one another to permit the base element and the gripping element to be secured against or engaged with one another. |
| US10244852B1 |
Beach equipment carrier and locating pole
A dual function article carrier is converted into a position marker for use within a crowd after carrying the articles to a desired position. A smaller member slides with an intermediate member that slides with a larger base member. The intermediate member with the smaller member extends from the base member as a carrier. As a position marker the smaller member with a ribbon or pennant on top extends from the intermediate member. Members are slid and held together in a storage condition. Lock pins in holes connect the members. A sleeve is centered in a bucket while it is filled with sand. A lid with a hole is connected to the bucket. The sleeve extends upward. A bottom of the large member is held within the sleeve. Garments and towels are held on arms extended through a member. |
| US10244849B2 |
Bottle holding system for backpacks
A bottle holding system for installed use upon a backpack comprises an inflatable cuff substantially cylindrical in configuration and adapted for positioned attachment to the outer side of the backpack, the cuff formed having a sealed chamber therein to support its inflation and sized to hold a bottle of drinking fluid when inflated. Tubing connected at one end to the cuff chamber is routed along the interior of the backpack, extending outwardly from the backpack near the shoulder straps to connect with a flexible bulb member mounted on one of the shoulder straps with an air release valve connected in-line there between. In operation, the user inflates the cuff through the air release valve, squeezing the bulb to retain the bottle in the inflated cuff, and when drinking fluid is needed, actuates the valve to vent air from the cuff so that the bottle is easily retrieved by the user. |
| US10244848B1 |
Grooming mirror
A grooming mirror for assisting a user with clipping facial hair, so that hair clippings are captured for disposal without littering a bathroom area, has a reflective mirror mounted on a housing, and a base attached to and extending from the housing for operatively supporting the reflective mirror for use by the user. A clippings catching sheet is provided for catching the hair clippings. A rigid framework extends from the base to support the clippings catching sheet beneath the reflective mirror. |
| US10244846B2 |
Cosmetic impregnated foam manufacturing method
A cosmetic impregnated foam manufacturing apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a fixing holder for fixing a container; a two or more multi nozzles for filling the container with liquid-state make-ups having different colors and viscosities; a pressing member pressing the impregnated foam to the container filled with the liquid-state make-ups; and a fabric placed on the impregnated foam. Accordingly, various colors and patterns are achieved by impregnating two or more liquid-state make-ups having different colors by the two or more multi nozzles and the fixing holder that is rotated and horizontally moved. |
| US10244844B2 |
Cosmetic container having application member detachably attached to side of button member
A cosmetic container having an application member detachably attached to the side of a button member, according to the present invention, include: a container body (10) having a storage space (13); a pump (20) for discharging the content of the container body (10) to the outside; a cap (30) for fixing the pump (20) to the container body (10); the button member (40) coupled to the upper part of the pump (20) and formed to protrude toward the upper part of the cap (30); and the application member (50) detachably attached to the side of the button member (40). |
| US10244837B2 |
Expandable and transportable bag
An expendable and transportable bag is disclosed. In one embodiment, a stretchable reusable bag hidden inside a lanyard keychain is now readily available to carry goods in a moment's notice of under 5 seconds. An attachment device enables the Sneakey-Bag to consistently be with the consumer, for example, with the consumer's keys or ID card and can be put away entirely in the lanyard in 3 to 5 seconds. |
| US10244836B2 |
Automatic inversely foldable umbrella
An automatic inversely foldable umbrella includes a skeleton structure provided with a main shaft; an upper runner fixed to one end of the main shaft; a lower runner slidably disposed on the main shaft; a middle runner slidably disposed on the main shaft between the upper runner and the lower runner; plural skeleton linkages having a first rib, a second rib, and a foldable rib; plural linking members with one end pivotally disposed on the lower runner and the other end connected with the first rib; a resilient member disposed between the middle runner and the lower runner, and compressible due to the middle runner and the lower runner movement; a first canopy combined to the upper runner and a second canopy combined to the lower runner for covering the skeleton linkages; and a handle. Therefore, the folding and expanding operation of the umbrella are facilitated. |
| US10244829B2 |
Zipper lock
A lock for a zipper, the zipper comprising a chain and a slider, the chain being moveable to adopt an open and a closed configuration through movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the lock adapted to retain the slider with respect to the chain by abutting a surface of the slider. |
| US10244826B2 |
Apparatus for securing a martial arts belt
Described is an apparatus for keeping a martial arts belt secured around a student regardless of whether the knot of the belt becomes untied or not. The apparatus includes a flexible rectangularly-shaped sheet of material having first, second and third panels, which encircle a portion of the martial arts belt centered around an area of the belt where the knot is tied, when the apparatus is attached to the belt. A portion of the martial arts belt, which is used by the student to tie the knot, and/or the knot itself, extends transversely through at least a portion of hole(s) of the apparatus. |
| US10244824B2 |
Heel protector
A shielding cup is provided for use with a self-fusing member or collapsible heat-concentrating accessory. The shielding cup is attached to a shoe heel as a temporary fix for a worn heel tip. The cup can be attached to the heel by a self-fusing member that binds to itself. The cup can also be attached by using a heat source and collapsible heat-concentrating accessory to concentrate heat on the heat-shrink version of the shielding cup. |
| US10244821B2 |
Sole structure for an artricle of footwear
A sole structure of an article of footwear has a support assembly structure including a flexure element and an upper support element. The flexure element may have a central portion located between first and second ground-contacting or lower regions, wherein the central portion may have a downwardly concavely-curved shell-like region. The flexure element also may have first and second flanges extending upward from the first and second lower regions, respectively. The upper support element is positioned above the central portion and between the first and second flanges of the flexure element. When a vertical compressive load is first applied to the upper support element, the upper support element moves vertically relative to the first and second flanges. An article of footwear having the sole structure attached to an upper is also provided. |
| US10244818B2 |
Variable hardness orthotic
Orthotics and methods for forming orthotics are described. The orthotics can be designed with a patient-specific design and can include variation in hardness across the orthotic so as to satisfy clinical need. An orthotic can be a custom-designed orthotic formed according to an additive manufacturing process such as a 3-D printing methodology. Through utilization of on-site formation methods such as 3-D printing, an orthotic can be designed, formed and fit at the point of care in a much shorter time period than traditional orthotics. The orthotics can include a layer that includes a plurality of cells across the layer. The layer can exhibit variable hardness across the layer through variation in cell void volume and optionally material of formation across the layer. |
| US10244817B2 |
Ski boot
Ski boot with rigid shell comprising a lower shell (30) and a cuff (20) articulated in rotation to the lower shell (30), characterized in that it comprises at least a connecting ring (10) connecting the cuff (20) to the lower shell (30), this connecting ring (10) comprising a locking surface (11) collaborating with an opening (31) in the lower shell (30) so as to prevent the connecting ring (10) from rotating relative to the lower shell (30), and a rotation surface (12) collaborating with an opening (24) in the cuff so as to guide the rotation of the cuff (20) relative to the lower shell (30) about this second surface. |
| US10244815B2 |
Footwear sole structure with carrier and frame
A sole structure for an article of footwear may include a carrier and a frame. The frame may include walls that define cells. The carrier may cover the frame. The frame may be joined to and located on a top side of the carrier. |
| US10244812B2 |
Apparatus for dispersing impact forces
A system for mitigating an impact force is provided. The system a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, and the face mask includes a first portion; and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separated by a gap and held together via a biasing member. A force received by the first portion is at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member, wherein a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received. |
| US10244811B2 |
Suspension locking tab
A hardhat shell has a suspension that is secured to the shell by a hanger. The suspension has a horizontal band portion for extending around a user's head, and the suspension is positioned within a hardhat shell. At least one hanger is connected to the suspension for securing the suspension to the shell. Each hanger has a hook at a first end of the hanger, a latching surface located towards the middle of the hanger, and a lever arm at a second end of the hanger. At least one mount is formed on the inner surface of the shell. Each hanger is configured to securely engage a respective one of the mounts, with the latching surface of the respective hanger being in frictional engagement with the respective ledge surface of the mount. By manually pivoting the hanger, a user can cause the latching surface to disengage from the ledge surface. |
| US10244807B2 |
Airway opening device for helmets and a helmet comprising the same
A helmet mounted safety device comprises right and left mandible engaging sections. Each of the mandible engaging sections comprises an adjustable airway opening member for assuring opening of the airway, and is connected, whether integrally or detachably, to a side portion within an interior of a helmet in order to facilitate engagement with the mandible of a wearer of the helmet upon demand. A helmet comprising the right and left mandible engaging sections is also taught, and further comprises in one embodiment a neck stabilizing cervical support that includes an occipital portion and two sternocleidomastoid (SCM) portions between which the occipital portion is interposed, for engaging the SCM muscle at the side of the neck. |
| US10244805B2 |
Convertible bikini top and apparatus for conversion of a bikini top
A bead for use with a string bikini has a body with a front face in a rear face, a first passageway extending through the body and a second passageway extending through the body. These first and second passageways intersect and the bead is collapsible so as to move the front face toward the rear face. The passageways are adapted for receiving the strings of a string bikini so as secure the strings in the position relative to each other. The bead allows for tying a string bikini in a number of unconventional ways. The present invention also provides a string bikini with such a bead, and method for using a securing a string bikini. |
| US10244804B2 |
Garment vent
A garment having a vent which has an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the upper panel has a lower end portion and the lower panel has an upper end portion, and the lower end portion of the upper panel overlaps the upper end portion of the lower panel to form an opening, wherein the vent further has a gutter extending into the opening to trap rain travelling through the opening. |
| US10244800B1 |
Bra pocket system
A strap assembly includes a chest strap and shoulder straps. Similarly configured left and right cups are provided. The strap assembly is attached to the cups whereby the strap assembly adheres the cups to a wearer. Each cup has curved upper, lower, interior and exterior edges. Each cup has inside and outside surfaces. A patch is operatively associated with each cup. Each patch has a linear upper edge and curved lower, interior and exterior edges. Each patch has inside and outside surfaces. Stitching couples the lower, interior and exterior edges of each patch to the lower, interior and exterior edges of an associated cup. A linear opening is formed along the upper edge of each patch. Piping covers the upper edge of each patch. The piping is adapted to allow the patch to move away from and back toward the cup between open and closed orientations. |
| US10244798B2 |
Undergarment and gusset therefor
An improved, substantially elongated gusset and/or crotch panel, incorporated into garments for humans' lower bodies. This novel, uniquely shaped, and scaled gusset significantly enhances wearers' comfort by eliminating seams, material transitions, stitching, and other mechanisms or methods of attachment from within the boundaries of a defined protected region, which coincides with the wearer's sensitive genital area. The gusset is preferably constructed from at least one layer of material, and may feature additional layers. In preferred embodiments, the elongated gusset and/or crotch panel is incorporated into girl/boy short-style undergarments, bikini-style undergarments, thong-style undergarments, pajama-bottom style garments, and other lower-body garments. |
| US10244797B2 |
Shirt with flip-up front panel
A shirt or garment to be worn by a person and having a flip-up panel that is connected to a front panel of the shirt or garment, wherein the flip-up panel is movable between a lowered position in which it substantially covers the front panel to a raised position in which a portion of the front panel previously covered by the front panel is exposed and the flip-up panel substantially covers a face of the person. |
| US10244796B2 |
Electronic vaping devices
An electronic smoke apparatus comprising an inhale sensor, a smoke source containing vapor-able smoke flavored substances, an electric heater for heating up the smoke flavored substances, and a power management controller to control power supply to operate the heater; wherein the power management controller is to adaptively supply operating power to the heater according to characteristics of a smoking inhaling event detected at said inhale sensor. |
| US10244795B2 |
Vaporizing assembly comprising sheet heating element and liquid delivery device for an aerosol generating system
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a sheet heating element and a delivery device configured to deliver a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from a liquid storing portion to the sheet heating element. The sheet heating element is spaced apart from the delivery device and is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol forming substrate. |
| US10244792B2 |
Personal vaporizer
A personal vaporizer is configured to be usable both for non-liquid vaporizing media and for liquid vaporizing media. In some embodiments an electrically conductive check valve blocks vaporizing media from leaking out of air intake apertures during periods of nonuse, and delivers electric power to a heating element during use. In some embodiments, no wick structures extend into a fluid chamber, but a wick extends from a wick holder downstream of the fluid chamber to a vaporizing chamber. |
| US10244791B2 |
Vaporizer with logic need based messaging platform
A method is disclosed comprising generating, by a first electronic vapor device, first usage data related to the first electronic vapor device, transmitting, by the first electronic vapor device, the first usage data to a central server, and receiving, by the first electronic vapor device, an indication of compliance with a vaping program. |
| US10244790B1 |
Cigarette holder with a mouthpiece
The cigarette holder with a mouthpiece is an accessory used with smoking material. The smoking material is inserted into a chamber cylinder of the cigarette holder with a mouthpiece and the smoke is inhaled through a mouthpiece. The cigarette holder with a mouthpiece comprises a mouthpiece and a plurality of chambers. Alternate embodiments of the disclosure further comprise a plurality of extensions and a plurality of tips. |
| US10244788B2 |
Filter segment including a substrate loaded with a smoke-modifying agent
A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units. |
| US10244783B2 |
Fruit piercer with external drive mechanism
The present invention is a fruit piercing assembly in which the drive assembly is located on the outside of the frame assembly to eliminate lubricants from the drive assembly contaminating the fruit as it was being pierced. |
| US10244778B2 |
Method for monitoring cooking in an oven appliance
A method for monitoring cooking in an oven appliance includes drawing cooking vapors or gases from a cooking chamber to a fluid analysis assembly of the oven appliance during a gas or vapor analysis cooking cycle, determining a cooking status of the food item within the cooking chamber with the controller of the oven appliance based upon a response pattern of a plurality of fluid sensors of the fluid analysis assembly to the cooking vapors or gases during the gas or vapor analysis cooking cycle, and activating an alert with the controller of the oven appliance when the cooking status of the food item within the cooking chamber is a particular cooking status. |
| US10244773B2 |
Cotton candy preparing device
To provide a cotton candy preparing device for preparing cotton candy in a good condition at all times irrespective of different heating conditions for granulated sugar and sugar candy, a cotton candy preparing device having a rotary pot formed of a pot upper portion and a pot bottom portion is provided, and the pot upper portion has a loading port at an upper end thereof and further tubular inner walls below the loading port, lower ends of the inner walls have a conically shaped expanded inclined portion that expands downwards, a plurality of plate-shaped ribs are provided on the expanded inclined portion so as to project towards a center of the rotary port, and lower ends of the ribs are brought into contact with a heating plate provided on an upper surface of the pot bottom portion or forms a slight gap between the heating plate and themselves. |
| US10244772B2 |
Method for creating layered chocolate body and chocolate mold for creation thereof
A chocolate mold is provided for the creation of a layered chocolate body. The chocolate mold has a tubular shell connected to a primary platform. A food-safe platform is formed within the tubular shell and atop the primary platform, serving as a base for the layered chocolate body. A shaft is connected to the food-safe platform, with the layered chocolate body being formed about the shaft. A lid and handle are attached to the shaft atop the tubular shell. An elongated slit allows the tubular shell to easily be peeled away from the layered chocolate body, while clamping mechanisms seal the tubular shell during molding of the layered chocolate body. A tilt mechanism is used to angle the primary platform and create angled chocolate layers which are visually appealing. The layered chocolate body is formed by sequentially pouring and solidifying layers of chocolate to the tubular shell. |
| US10244771B2 |
Non-CRISPR-mediated phage resistant Streptococcus thermophilus
The present invention provides a method for the construction of a bacteriophage-insensitive mutant of a Streptococcus thermophilus parent strain whereby the bacteriophage insensitivity is not based on the CRISPR resistance mechanism but based on another mechanism. The method provides a protocol by which this can be achieved by inactivating one or more of the CRISPR systems present in a given strain. The invention also provides the bacteriophage-insensitive mutants as well as their use in a process for making a dairy product. |
| US10244770B2 |
Method for producing dried food
Provided is a method for producing meat-based dried food that is to be reconstituted by pouring hot or cold water thereto before eating, comprising: a step of processing a meat raw material or meat-based food with superheated steam; a step of freezing the meat raw material or meat-based food processed with superheated steam; and a step of drying the frozen meat material or meat-based food under reduced pressure. It is possible to reconstitute the dried food produced by the production method in a short time of about 3 to 5 minutes even if the dried food is thick. |
| US10244769B2 |
Method of cutting a pork loin and a boneless pork loin product
A meat product and method of cutting a boneless elongated meat member are disclosed. The elongated meat member is the loin of a hog carcass; the elongated meat member has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis between the first and second ends. The method includes separating the elongated meat member into at least three elongated meat portions, two exterior elongated meat portions, and an interior elongated meat portion between the two exterior portions, the interior elongated meat portion is substantially in the shape of a rectangular prism. The separating step includes cutting the elongated meat member end to end in substantially the same direction of the longitudinal axis the length of the elongated meat member. The method also includes dividing the boneless elongated meat member into a plurality of smaller meat pieces by cutting the boneless elongated meat member substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. |
| US10244760B2 |
Ophthalmic and contact lens solutions containing simple saccharides as preservative enhancers
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic solution comprising 0.00001 to 10.0 weight percent of a simple saccharide, at least 0.00001 weight percent of a preservative, and not more than about 0.2 percent by weight chloride. The simple saccharide is chosen from the group consisting of: inositol; mannitol; sorbitol; sucrose; dextrose; glycerin; propylene glycol; ribose; triose; tetrose; erythrose; threose; pentose; arabinose; ribulose; xylose; xylulose; lyxose; hexose; allose; altrose; fructose; galactose; glucose; gulose; idose; mannose; sorbose; talose; tagatose; adlose; ketose; heptose; sedoheptulose; monosaccharides; disaccharides; sugar alcohols; xylitol; and polyol. |
| US10244759B2 |
Use of forchlorfenuron for promoting plant growth
A method is disclosed herein for promoting the root growth of a plant. The method includes contacting the plant, or a seed of the plant, with a composition containing forchlorfenuron (CPPU) before the reproductive growth stage of the plant, such that either the root length of the plant is at least about 5% greater than for an untreated plant, or the ratio of root length to stem length is increased by at least 5% compared to the untreated plant. |
| US10244751B2 |
Water temperature as a means of controlling kinetics of onsite generated peracids
Methods and systems for temperature-controlled, on-site generation of peracids, namely peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions are disclosed. In particular, methods for using an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system overcome the limitations of temperature on the kinetics of the peracid generation and/or peracid decomposition inside an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system. The methods include the controlling of the temperature of at least one raw starting material, namely water, to improve upon methods of on-site generation of peracids. The methods allow for the generation of user-selected chemistry without regard to the ambient temperatures of the raw starting materials and/or the biocide formulator or generator system. |
| US10244750B2 |
Insect pest-targeting gel composition and sustained release preparation comprising that
Provided are an insect pest-targeting gel composition causing neither leakage nor reaction of a volatile substance and capable of releasing the volatile substance at a constant rate; and a sustained release preparation including the insect pest-targeting gel composition. More specifically, provided is an insect pest-targeting gel composition including one or more volatile substances and an oil gelling agent, wherein the volatile substance is included in an amount of from 70.0 to 99.0% by weight by the insect pest-targeting gel composition. |
| US10244749B2 |
Micromanipulation and storage apparatus and methods
A method of cryopreservation of biological material includes the steps of providing an apparatus including a vessel having a reservoir wherein the vessel has a channel formed in a portion of the reservoir, the channel including an intermediate restriction dimensioned to resist passage of the biological material but allow passage of liquid treatment solutions, and the channel including sub-reservoirs at either end of the restriction; introducing the biological material into a reservoir region of the apparatus for capture in a channel region of the vessel; irrigating and draining the biological material with a series of vitrification solutions introduced into a first of the sub-reservoirs and removed from a second of the sub-reservoirs; final draining the irrigation solutions from the vessel; and vitrifying the vessel and captive biological material. |
| US10244746B1 |
Arm rest for a fishing pole
Improvements in an arm rest for a fishing pole is disclosed. The arm rest in this disclosure utilizes a replacement reel seat and handle attachment bracket which are installed around the rod blank using epoxy. The replacement reel seat fits onto the outside diameter of the pole and engages into the reel to transfer forces from the reel to the arm rest. A forearm cup is used to distribute loads across a wider area of the arm. The further distance from the reel, the forces are reduced by virtue of distance from the pivot point. Some adjustment allows for accommodating variation in user preference and arm geometry to minimize fatigue. The handle attachment bracket can be combined with a fore grip so the user can install any style of reel seat and in front of the reel body prior to installing the forearm cup or handle. |
| US10244742B1 |
Fishing hook and cover
The fishing hook and cover includes a fishing hook that is attached to an interior surface of the cover such that the fishing hook may be rotated inside of the cover when not in use, and conversely rotated outside of the cover when the fishing hook is in use. The cover features a first opening on a first distal end and a second opening on a second distal end. The first opening enables a fishing line to extend into the cover. The second opening enables the fishing hook to rotate inside of the cover or outside of the cover. The cover includes a hook hinge that is positioned on an interior surface of the cover. Moreover, the hook hinge is adjacent to the second opening, which enables the fishing hook to rotate from inside of the cover to outside of the cover. |
| US10244740B2 |
Flashing fish lure
A flashing fish lure includes a bore to receive a glow stick. At least one water wheel on or in the body rotates as the body is pulled through water. Each water wheel includes at least one aperture, such that as the water wheel rotates, light is intermittently communicated from the glow stick, through the aperture, and out or both of the opposing side surfaces to appear as a flashing light. The glow stick may use a chemiluminescent or phosphorescent material. An end of the glow stick may remain exposed following insertion, and a decorative skirt or other fish-attracting material may be attached to the exposed end of the glow stick. Two water wheels may be supported on respective opposing sides of the body, each with a plurality of water-catching vanes extending radially outwardly from a central axis about which each wheel rotates. |
| US10244739B2 |
Genetically edited pigs comprising a modification in the RELA gene
The present invention relates to a genetically edited animal, especially to a genetically edited pig in which expression or activity of the RELA protein has been modified. Such pigs have at least partial protection against the African Swine Fever Virus. The invention also provides, a cell nucleus, germ cell, stem cell, gamete, blastocyst, embryo, foetus and/or donor cell of a non-human animal comprising a genetic modification which alters the expression or function of RELA protein, methods for editing the genome of animals and methods for screening the efficacy of a pharmaceutical agent in such an animal. |
| US10244736B2 |
System and method for automatically determining animal position and animal activity
Monitoring activity of an animal in a system for housing freely moving animals including a plurality of animal ID stations, includes the steps of a) recording a first visit of said animal at a first of said animal ID stations, b) recording a subsequent second visit of said animal at a second of said animal ID stations, and c) determining a distance covered by said animal as the distance between said first animal ID station at said first visit and said second animal ID station at said second visit. With such simple means, parts of which are already present in e.g. most robot dairy stables, important information about activity of animals can easily be gathered. |
| US10244735B2 |
Pet treat delivery systems
An animal treat delivery system includes an elongated body formed of an animal digestible material and having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a cavity and includes a plurality of projections extending from the interior surface into the cavity. One or more of the plurality of animal digestible treats are retained within the cavity of the elongated body by the projections. |
| US10244731B1 |
Fourteen-device-in-one crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable-top-panel pet crate, having crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable-top-panel system, top panel-locking-and-releasing stopper-and-hook systems, side panel-locking-and-releasing stopper-and-hook systems, and removable multi-function double-clip-and-ring-hook systems
A fourteen-device-in-one crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable-top-panel pet crate comprises crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear panels attached to one another, removable multi-function mezzanine, removable crumple-zone multi-function locking double clips, removable crumple-zone multi-function accessory-hanging ring hooks for holding towels and accessories, left door, front door, top quick-panel-locking-and-releasing stoppers and hooks for safely and releasably locking the front and rear panels to the top panel, and side quick-panel-locking-and-releasing stoppers and hooks for safely and releasably locking the front and rear panels to the left and right panels. The removable crumple-zone multi-function locking double clips enable the crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable top panel to be removed and stored inside the tray at the bottom of the pet crate to reduce 30% of the thickness of the NON-removable-top-panel pet crate when the pet crate is folded for storage and transportation. The removable crumple-zone multi-function locking double clips enable the crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable top panel to function as a hanger, an arm, a lid, a convertor, a car-seat fastener, a spike, a leg, a ladder, a ramp, and a crumple zone when attached to a seat or headrest to absorb collision to protect pets in an accident. The removable crumple-zone multi-function locking double clips also enable the crumplable-seatbeltable-rampable-leggable top panel and the removable multi-function mezzanine to divide the pet crate into multiple compartments and stories for multiple pets, and to function as removable roof, floor, ramp, balcony, awning, partition, ceiling, angled divider, pet toy storage, patio. |
| US10244729B2 |
Milk sampling device
A milk sampling device includes a housing forming an inner space, an inlet opening to the inner space, a deflector member with an upper surface mounted in the inner space of the housing in a position vertically below the inlet opening, a flow passage formed between a periphery edge portion of the deflector member and an inner surface of the housing, and a milk sampling passage provided with an opening which constitutes a part of the flow passage. The upper surface of the deflector member comprises a plurality of a upwardly extending members arranged at a distance from each other in the vicinity of the periphery edge portion of the deflector member such that flow channels are formed between adjacent upwardly extending members. |
| US10244728B2 |
Pepper hybrid SV0198PB and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV0198PB and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV0198PB and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10244727B2 |
Pea variety SV1231QF
The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV1231QF. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV1231QF and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV1231QF with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV1231QF, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants. |
| US10244724B2 |
Soybean variety 01064667
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064667. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064667. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064667 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064667 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10244723B2 |
Soybean variety 01068058
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068058. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068058. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068058 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068058 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10244721B1 |
Soybean variety 5PQNE01
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PQNE01 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PQNE01, cells from soybean variety 5PQNE01, plants of soybean 5PQNE01, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PQNE01. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PQNE01 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PQNE01, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PQNE01, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PQNE01. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PQNE01 are further provided. |
| US10244717B1 |
Maize inbred PH42YV
A novel maize variety designated PH42YV and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH42YV with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH42YV through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH42YV or a locus conversion of PH42YV with another maize variety. |
| US10244710B2 |
Soybean cultivar S170003
A soybean cultivar designated S170003 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170003, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170003, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170003, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170003. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170003. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170003, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170003 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10244708B2 |
Soybean variety 01064594
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064594. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064594. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064594 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064594 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10244706B2 |
Soybean variety 01064571
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064571. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064571. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064571 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064571 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10244704B2 |
Soybean variety 01068084
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068084. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068084. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068084 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068084 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10244699B1 |
Soybean variety 5PNJE71
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNJE71 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNJE71, cells from soybean variety 5PNJE71, plants of soybean 5PNJE71, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNJE71. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNJE71 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNJE71, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNJE71, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNJE71. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNJE71 are further provided. |
| US10244697B2 |
Cotton variety PX2048-04WRF
The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2048-04WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2048-04WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2048-04WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods. |
| US10244695B2 |
Tomato hybrid SV6133TM and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SV6133TM and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SV6133TM and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10244693B2 |
Hybrid tomato variety 72-759 RZ
The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-759 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-759 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-759 RZ. |
| US10244692B2 |
Method of improved plant breeding
An improved plant breeding system for high throughput analysis of plant phenotype and genotype is provided. A method for analyzing the impact of genetic modifications on plants and selecting a plant with a genetic modification of interest is also provided. Also provided is a method for developing marketable information for improved plant breeding and a method for collecting data on a selected plant phenotype for rapid analysis of the effect of a genetic modification on the selected phenotype. |
| US10244690B2 |
Structure of planting tray
An internal hollow planting tray is formed by blow molding and made of thermoplastic materials. Multiple planting holes gradually narrowing from top to bottom are evenly distributed on the planting tray, and multiple relatively convex positioning protrusions are set on an inner side of each planting hole for holding around a foam filling member provided to support the planted plants passing through the planting holes. Two relative side concave portions set on an upper edge of each planting hole are provided for fingers to insert to place and take the filling member. Furthermore, two main flow channels are respectively set on two sides of the planting tray. The main flow channel may be respectively communicated with multiple secondary flow channels and minor flow channels as required, to place droppers or provide nutrient solution flowing. |
| US10244689B2 |
Soilless plant cultivating container
A soilless plant cultivating container includes an elongate body of generally wave shaped form and having a flow channel defined therethrough; and a receptacle defined in a sidewall of the body in fluid communication with the flow channel to receive and support a plant therein. |
| US10244682B2 |
Conveyor belt and agricultural harvester with a conveyor belt
A conveyor belt has one or more conveyor belt segments made of an elastomeric material layer and a reinforcement layer of steel ropes disposed in the elastomeric material layer and oriented in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt segment. The conveyor belt segments each have a first segment end provided with a first transverse lock bar and a second segment end provided with a second transverse lock bar, wherein ends of the steel ropes are locked frictionally or with form fit in the first and second transverse lock bars, respectively. One or more detachable closure members couple the first and second transverse lock bars of a single one or of adjacently positioned ones of the conveyor belt segments to each other in a rigid correlation relative to each other. |
| US10244675B2 |
Field robot
Autonomous mobile field robots may be used to maintain fields. An autonomous mobile field robot may perform soil mechanics with environment sensors at a sub-region and store the soil mechanics. The robot may further determine soil temperature of the sub-region and store the soil temperature. The soil mechanics and the soil temperature are sent to a monitoring server via a radio access network for storage and analysis. The parameters for the soil of the sub-region may be adjusted based on the soil mechanics of the sub-region with the chemicals from chemical storage units. The robot may return to a home station to refill one or more of the water or chemicals. |
| US10244674B2 |
Multiple agricultural product application method and systems utilizing a drum metering system
A method and system for planting one of a plurality of seed types, hybrids and/or varieties is provided. A planter is provided with a plurality of row units. The row units include metering systems, which can include a drum meter capable of metering multiple types of seed at the single drum. The metering system including the drum is configured such that the seed meter will plant different seed types or varieties. The operation the drum meter will provide for the planting of a particular seed variety. The invention provides for on-the-go changing of a seed being planted by the operation of the drum seed meter at each of the row units and provides for almost infinite variation among the row units for planting particular seed varieties or not planting at all. |
| US10251309B1 |
Systems and methods for passive cooling of electrical modules within electrical units
An electrical communications apparatus includes a support structure having a support heat transfer member. An electrical unit is received within the support structure. The electrical unit includes a module side defining a bore therethrough. The module side is arranged to receive an electrical module within the bore. The electrical unit further includes a conduction side adjacent the module side and a unit heat transfer member coupled to the conduction side. The unit heat transfer member and the support heat transfer member are correspondingly tapered to facilitate slidably coupling the unit heat transfer member and the support heat transfer member. |
| US10251305B2 |
Cooling element for electronic components and electronic device
A cooling element comprising a cooling body, the cooling body comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being on the opposing sides of the body and the distance between the first and second surfaces defining the height of the cooling body, multiple of channels for cooling liquid arranged inside the cooling body, the channels extending in a longitudinal direction of the cooling body, wherein the channels are arranged in two layers in the direction of the height of the cooling body inside the cooling body and the cooling element is adapted to hold electronic components on the first surface and on the second surface for cooling electronic components on both surfaces. |
| US10251300B1 |
Tray mechanism and server apparatus thereof
A tray mechanism is configured to mount an electronic device on a mainboard device. The mainboard device includes a casing and a mainboard disposed in the casing. A casing side-plate of the casing has a pin. The tray mechanism includes a tray and first and second sliding sheets. The tray has a bottom plate and a tray side-plate corresponding to the casing side-plate. The electronic device is disposed on the bottom plate. The first and second sliding sheets are slidably arranged on the tray side-plate and have first and second oblique slots intersecting with each other. First and second bottom end portions are formed at sides of the first and second oblique slots away from the bottom plate respectively. When the first and second sliding sheets are located at a mounting position, the pin penetrates through the first and second bottom end portions simultaneously. |
| US10251295B2 |
Electronic device and method of producing the same
A first main body portion and a second main body portion of an electronic package are mounted on a mount portion of a support body, first metal projections are caused to enter first receiving recesses, and second metal projections are caused to enter second receiving recesses. When a clip member is mounted in the a first direction, the first metal projections are pressed by first pressing portions of the clip member, the second metal projections are pressed by second pressing portions of the clip member, and an elastic piece is pressed against a rear side of the support body. Thus, the electronic package is secured. |
| US10251292B2 |
Head-mounted display
A head-mounted display configured to enhance the ease of wearing work and the stability of wearing is provided. A wearing band has an extending section and a movable section that is movable relative to the extending section in the length direction of the wearing band. A locking mechanism M is capable of switching the wearing band between an unlocked state in which the movements of the movable section in the extending direction in which the length of the wearing band is increased and in the retracting direction in which the length of the wearing band is decreased are allowed and a locked state in which the movement of the movable section in the extending direction is restricted. The movable section is urged at least in the retracting direction in an unlocked state. |
| US10251291B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device may include a window member and a display module disposed on a rear surface of the window member. The display module may include a display panel with a non-bending region and a bending region, a first circuit substrate disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, a second circuit substrate electrically connecting the display panel to the first circuit substrate, a first adhesion member disposed on a rear surface of the first circuit substrate to combine the first circuit substrate with a first member different from the first circuit substrate, and a second adhesion member disposed on a rear surface of the second circuit substrate to combine the second circuit substrate with a second member different from the first circuit substrate. |
| US10251283B2 |
Carrier-attached copper foil, laminate, method for producing printed wiring board, and method for producing electronic device
Provided herein is a carrier-attached copper foil having desirable fine circuit formability. The carrier-attached copper foil includes a carrier, an interlayer, and an ultrathin copper layer in this order, wherein D2−D1 is 0.30 to 3.83 μm, where D1 is the gravimetrically measured thickness of the carrier-attached copper foil excluding the carrier and the interlayer, and D2 is the maximum thickness of the layer remaining on a bismaleimide-triazine resin substrate in case of detaching the carrier after the carrier-attached copper foil is laminated to the resin substrate from the ultrathin copper layer side by being heat pressed under a pressure of 20 kgf/cm2 at 220° C. for 2 hours. |
| US10251282B2 |
Electronic component mounting device
Maintenance of a flow tank is facilitated. A sub-module is provided adjacent to a main module. A board is introduced in the sub-module, and is heated by a heater that is at a heating position, is moved to the main module, solder is applied by a flow tank in parallel with insertion of a component by a component insertion device, and thereby the component is mounted. If a maintenance condition is established, introduction of boards is stopped, the heater is moved to a standby position, and the flow tank is moved to a maintenance position of the sub-module. Maintenance is performed on the flow tank and since the component insertion device is not present above the flow tank, it is possible to facilitate inspection, removal, and the like of the flow tank. |
| US10251281B2 |
Method for manufacturing electronic devices
This invention provides a method and apparatus for manufacturing electronic devices. The method includes: providing a substrate having a first surface; providing an electronic device having bumps; mounting the bumps to the first surface to form an integrated unit; applying a capillary underfill to multiple sides of the electronic device, enabling the underfill to creep along and fill the gap between the electronic device and the substrate; placing the integrated unit into a processing chamber; raising the temperature in the chamber to a first predetermined temperature; reducing the pressure in the chamber to a first predetermined pressure of a vacuum pressure, and maintaining the vacuum pressure for a predetermined time period; raising the pressure in the chamber to a second predetermined pressure higher than 1 atm, and maintaining the second predetermined pressure for a predetermined time period; and adjusting the temperature in the chamber to a second predetermined temperature. |
| US10251280B2 |
Integrated circuit with micro inductor and micro transformer with magnetic core
An integrated circuit with a micro inductor or with a micro transformer with a magnetic core. A process of forming an integrated circuit with a micro inductor with a magnetic core. A process of forming an integrated circuit with a micro transformer with a magnetic core. |
| US10251278B2 |
Multi-material structure with embedded electronics
A method for manufacturing a multilayer structure for an electronic device includes obtaining a flexible substrate film; printing a number of conductor traces on the flexible substrate film; providing a number of electronic components on a first surface area of the flexible substrate film, wherein the flexible substrate film further includes a second surface area adjacent to the first surface area; molding first thermoplastic material on the number of electronic components and the related first surface area of the flexible substrate film accommodating the components; and molding second thermoplastic material on the adjacent second surface area and on at least part of the first surface area, wherein the first thermoplastic material exhibits a first elasticity and the second thermoplastic material exhibits a second, different elasticity. |
| US10251268B2 |
Circuit structure
A circuit structure is provided to which an electronic component can be easily mounted (electrical connection of terminals). A circuit structure that includes a substrate provided with a conductive pattern on one face, a conductive member fixed to another face of the substrate, and an electronic component that has first terminals and, which are a portion of a plurality of terminals, electrically connected to the conductive member, and a terminal, which is a portion of the plurality of terminals, electrically connected to the conductive pattern provided on the substrate, wherein the conductive member has a shape in which at least a portion of the second terminal of the electronic component is not overlapped. |
| US10251264B2 |
Membrane circuit structure with function expandability
A membrane circuit structure with function expandability is provided. The membrane circuit structure includes a substrate, a lower circuit layer and a covering layer. The substrate includes a first region and at least one second region. The at least one second region is arranged near the first region. The lower circuit layer is printed on the first region. The lower circuit layer is made of a first conductive material. The covering layer is electroplated on a portion of a surface of the lower circuit layer. The covering layer is made of a second conductive material. At least one expansion line is welded on the corresponding second region, and electrically connected with the covering layer and a corresponding function-expanding unit. |
| US10251263B2 |
Wired circuit board and producing method thereof
A method of producing a wired circuit board including an insulating layer and a conductive pattern, including: (1), an insulating layer having an inclination face, (2), a metal thin film provided at least on the inclination face, (3), a photoresist provided on the surface of the metal thin film, (4), a light shield portion of a photomask disposed so that a first portion, where the conductive pattern is to be provided in the photoresist, is shielded from light, and the photoresist is exposed to light through the photomask, (5), the first portion of the photoresist is removed to expose the metal thin film corresponding to the first portion, and (6), the conductive pattern is provided on the surface of the metal thin film exposed from the photoresist. |
| US10251260B1 |
Circuit board to hold connector pieces for tamper detection circuit
A circuit board is protected by being enclosed in a security housing that includes conductive tamper traces running along its interior surface, the conductive tamper traces being a housing portion of a tamper detection circuit. The tamper detection circuit also includes a board portion that detect tampering with the tamper detection circuit by monitoring voltages at monitor nodes along the board portion. The board portion of the tamper detection circuit is connected to the tamper traces via multiple connector pieces. The connector pieces can be held in place by board connector piece holders affixed to the board or housing connector piece holders of the housing. When tampering is detected, it can be localized based on voltages measured at multiple recesses along the housing. The tamper detection circuit can be arranged in a wheatstone bridge layout for environmental tolerance. The circuit board's functions/components can be disabled if tampering is detected. |
| US10251259B2 |
Circuit board and conductive pattern structure
A circuit board includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer includes a signal line, the second conductive layer includes a ground line, and the ground line of the second conductive layer includes a pattern area patterned in a meander shape. |
| US10251254B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus and control method for centroid of extreme ultraviolet light
An extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus includes: EUV light sensors configured to measure energy of extreme ultraviolet light from mutually different directions, the extreme ultraviolet light being generated by applying laser light to a target supplied to a predetermined region in a chamber; an application position adjusting unit configured to adjust an application position of the laser light to the target supplied to the predetermined region; and a controller configured to control the application position adjusting unit such that a centroid of the extreme ultraviolet light becomes a targeted centroid, the centroid of the extreme ultraviolet light being specified from measurement results of the EUV light sensors, the controller controlling the application position adjusting unit such that the application position is scanned in accordance with reference scan points mutually different in position, and calibrating the targeted centroid based on the measurement results acquired for the reference scan points. |
| US10251251B2 |
Electrostatic dissipation device with static sensing and method thereof
An electrostatic dissipation device with static sensing is applicable to dissipate electrostatic charges on an object, comprising an ion transmitting unit, an ion generating unit, and astatic sensing unit. The static value of the object is provided as feedback to the ion generating unit by the static sensing unit, and the ions with polarity opposing to the static value of the object are generated by the ion generating unit, by which adequate air flow generated by the ion transmitting unit is blown to the object for ion neutralization, so that the static can be dissipated. When the static of the object is dissipated, the operation of the ion transmitting unit and the ion generating unit are ceased, so the power of the electrostatic dissipation can be saved. |
| US10251247B2 |
Smart mesh light socket
Techniques are described for providing a smart-mesh socket. The smart-mesh socket may be sized and shaped to be engaged with any convention light socket to provide power to one or more circuits housed within the smart-mesh socket. These circuits may include, for example, a main circuit that includes at least a dual processor for controlling the operation and communications of at least two communication circuits. The dual processors may execute instructions for an operating system, thus allowing the smart-mesh socket to provide enhanced capabilities for networked devices. The first communication circuit may include a transceiver that allows the first communication circuit to send and receive communications with other devices over a wireless network. The second communication circuit may include a passive receiver that allows the second communication circuit to track and monitor devices as those device move through a smart-mesh network. |
| US10251239B2 |
Illuminating device, control method thereof and control system thereof
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an illuminating device, a control method thereof and a control system thereof, which can precisely adjust the color of irradiating light according to the color of an object. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a next detection light is obtained according to reflected light of a previous detection light. When the color difference of reflected light of the previous detection light and the next detection light is less than a preset color difference range, the illuminating device is controlled to project the next detection light to an illuminated object. |
| US10251236B1 |
Lamps having current leakage protection, systems and methods of use
An LED lamp is configured to be connected to a leakage protection switch. The LED lamp includes one or more light emitting diodes, a control circuit, a light board and an enclosure. The control circuit is configured to be coupled to the leakage protection switch by a hot connector and a neutral connector. The light board is a printed circuit board that includes a track that surrounds a light module. A branch of the hot connector is directly coupled to the track and the light module is coupled to the control circuit by a hot line and a neutral line. The enclosure supports the control circuit and the light board. When water contacts the track, at least a portion of a current flowing through the hot connector enters a ground conductor, thereby causing the leakage protection switch to electrically disconnect the LED lamp from a power supply. |
| US10251235B2 |
System and method for indicating operational characteristics of a lighting system
A lighting system including a power source, a driver, a high intensity narrow spectrum light, an indicator, and a controller. The driver is configured to receive a main power from the power source and provide a drive signal. The high intensity narrow spectrum light is configured to receive the drive signal and illuminate. The indicator is configured to provide an indication. The controller is configured to monitor operation of the high intensity narrow spectrum light and control the indicator based on the operation of the high intensity narrow spectrum light. |
| US10251233B2 |
Solid state lighting systems and associated methods of operation and manufacture
A lighting system includes a solid state lighting device capable of generating mixed light and a controller. The solid state lighting device includes light sources for producing mixed light and a sensor configured to detect light from one of the light sources. The controller controls two or more of the light sources based on output from the sensor. The controller can communicate with the sensor to provide closed-loop control. |
| US10251230B2 |
Multi-section portable electronic torch
An electronic torch is disclosed which includes at least one light emitting diode disposed in each one of a plurality of sections of the electronic torch. In one embodiment, each one of the plurality of sections of the electronic torch is independently selectable to activate the at least one light emitting diode disposed in each one of the plurality of sections of the electronic torch. In another embodiment, a mobile device may be connected to the electronic torch and provide instructions to the torch via a wired or wireless connection. |
| US10251221B2 |
Induction cooking device
An induction cooking device includes: a housing in which at least one of a heat generating component and a heat dissipating component is disposed; a top plate which is held at an upper portion of the housing and on which an object to be heated is to be placed; a heating coil unit disposed inside the housing, below an undersurface of the top plate; a first cooling fan which is disposed inside the housing, and blows first cooling air to cool the at least one of the heat generating component and the heat dissipating component; a second cooling fan which is disposed inside the housing, takes in at least a portion of the first cooling air, and blows second cooling air to cool the heating coil unit; and an air guide which guides the second cooling air to the heating coil unit. |
| US10251220B2 |
Induction cooking device
An induction cooking device includes: a top plate on which an object to be heated is to be placed; a housing including a frame plate to which the top plate is adhered; a coil unit disposed inside the housing and pressed against the bottom surface of the top plate; and a locking mechanism that is attached to the bottom surface of the top plate and supports the top plate. The locking mechanism includes an engagement component including an engagement portion located a predetermined distance below the frame plate. |
| US10251216B2 |
Cooking appliance and control method of the same
A cooking appliance is disclosed. The cooking appliance includes an electric heater for heating an object to be cooked, a mechanical manipulation unit connected to the electric heater for allowing a user to input primary ON/OFF of the electric heater and power of the electric heater, a normal open type DC relay connected to the manipulation unit, and a controller for controlling the DC relay to control secondary ON/OFF of the electric heater based on sensing of a primary ON state of the electric heater by the manipulation unit (a state in which the manipulation unit is operated). |
| US10251211B1 |
Vehicle connection maintenance system
A vehicle connection maintenance system includes a receiver, a transmitter, an electronic controller. The receiver is disposed in a vehicle and is configured to receive a signal from a portable device to enable the portable device to wirelessly connect to a connection system in the vehicle. The transmitter is disposed in the vehicle and is configured to transmit information related to the portable device. The electronic controller is configured to the cause the transmitter to transmit information when the receiver has received the signal from the portable device and the portable device is connected to the connection system of the vehicle to maintain wireless connection between the portable device and the connection system of the vehicle and prevent the portable device from wirelessly connecting to a remote system, the information indicating that the portable device is wirelessly connected to the connection system in the vehicle. |
| US10251208B2 |
System and method for connection management
A method for connection management by a user equipment includes transmitting a re-establishment request for a first connection of a first protocol layer in response to determining that a connection re-establishment condition is met, receiving a re-establishment response indicating if a re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer is allowed, and completing the re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer when the re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer is allowed, wherein a context of a second protocol layer of the user equipment is unchanged. |
| US10251207B2 |
Wireless mobile communication apparatus, wireless communication method and program
In order to enable wireless communication to/from an intended partner user's portable wireless communication device to be reliably established, provided is a portable wireless communication device, including first attitude information acquisition means for acquiring first attitude information indicating a roll angle or a pitch angle of the portable wireless communication device; second attitude information reception means for receiving, via wireless communication, second attitude information indicating a roll angle or a pitch angle of a partner communication device from the partner communication device; and determination means for determining whether or not to establish a communication connection to the partner communication device based on a bearing of each of the portable wireless communication device and the partner communication device, the first attitude information, and the second attitude information. |
| US10251202B2 |
Wireless communication system
A wireless communication system includes a first node as a source node having a wireless communication function, a second node as a destination node having a wireless communication function, and one or more third nodes configured to relay wireless communication between the first node and the second node. While a communication path through which data is sent from the first node to the second node is not established, the first node and the one or more third nodes send data in broadcast. After determining a destination in at least a part of the communication path from the first node to the second node, a node out of the first node and the one or more third nodes which has the determined destination sends data to the determined destination in unicast. |
| US10251196B2 |
Hybrid mac protocol, based on contention and reservation, for mobile ad hoc networks with multiple transceivers
A mobile ad hoc network communication system is disclosed with a medium access control (MAC) protocol that combines features of contention and reservation to provide a hybrid MAC protocol. Gaining initial access to a channel is achieved using random access, such as a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) type protocol, in which contention for a channel occurs among users only over available (non-reserved) channels. Once communication between nodes is established over an available channel, the channel is reserved by indicating its use in packet headers, and other users do not attempt transmission over the channel until it is released. Communication on reserved channels does not require backoff or delay, creating a virtual pipe that improves throughput and delay over standard multiple-access protocols. |
| US10251195B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing contention-based access in a mobile communication system
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus in which a terminal performs contention-based access in a mobile communication system, wherein the method comprises: a sensing step of sensing whether or not contention-based access is allowed for at least one logical channel; a receiving step of receiving a contention-based reverse grant from a base station; and a transmitting step of transmitting data to the base station through the logical channel for which the contention-based access is allowed. According to the present invention, contention-based access can be efficiently performed, and the reliability of transmission can be ensured. |
| US10251192B2 |
Method of indicating scheduling assignment in device to device wireless communication, and D2D-enabled wireless device using the method
The present disclosure provides a scheduling assignment indicating method and device-to-device (D2D)-enabled wireless device. The method is used by D2D-enabled wireless devices communicating with each other via multiple SA periods, each of which including a SA pool and a data pool, wherein the SA pool is used for transmitting SA for assigning data resource of the data pools, the method comprising: selecting SA resources in SA pools of more SA periods to transmit SA to assign the same data resource for the D2D-enabled wireless device. The SA indicating method and D2D-enabled wireless device according to the present disclosure can increase the capacity of the SA pools, avoid SA and/or data transmission collisions, and increase the robustness of the SA transmission. |
| US10251190B2 |
Uplink frequency selection scheduling method and device
Provided are an uplink frequency selection scheduling method and device. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, a sounding reference signal (SRS) sent by a user equipment (UE); determining an interference intensity of a PRB; determining a scheduling priority of the PRB according to the channel quality of the SRS and the interference intensity of the PRB; and conducting uplink frequency selection scheduling according to the scheduling priority. The embodiments of the present invention can improve the uplink performance of a TD-LTE system. |
| US10251189B2 |
Method and apparatus for coordinating resources among different networks
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method at a central coordination node for coordinating resources among a plurality of operating networks that is communicatively connected to the central coordination node. The method comprises receiving blanking determination related information reported from the plurality of operating networks and determining a blanking pattern for at least one of the plurality of operating networks based at least on the blanking determination related information. The method also comprises distributing the blanking pattern to the at least one of the plurality of operating networks. |
| US10251182B2 |
Transmission controlling apparatus, wireless communication system, and resource allocating method
A transmission controlling apparatus includes: a memory; a transmitting and receiving interface connected to a plurality of wireless stations each of which wirelessly transmits a signal; and a processor connected to the memory and to the transmitting and receiving interface. The processor executes a process including: calculating, for each of the wireless stations, an index indicating a magnitude of interference suffered by the signal wirelessly transmitted from the wireless station, the interference being caused by the signals wirelessly transmitted from one or more other wireless stations; determining a resource to be allocated to each of the plurality of wireless stations in accordance with the index calculated for each of the wireless stations; and transmitting transmission data to each of the plurality of wireless stations by using the determined resource. |
| US10251179B2 |
Method and apparatus for communicating data between station and neighbor access point in communication system
The present disclosure relates to 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication systems to support a higher data rate than the long term evolution (LTE) or other 4th generation (4G) communication systems. A method for transmitting data in a communication system is provided. The method includes identifying, by a station (STA) communicating with a first access point (AP), a resource for performing communication with a second AP positioned adjacent to the STA based on information regarding a capability of the STA, performing the communication with the second AP using the resource, and transmitting data obtained by performing the communication with the second AP to the first AP. The information regarding the capability includes one of information regarding multiple antennas available on the STA, information regarding a base-band processing unit including the multiple antennas, or information regarding a modem including the multiple antennas and the base-band processing unit. |
| US10251171B2 |
Method for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communication system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for allocating uplink resources in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, by a first eNB to a second eNB, uplink (UL) resource allocation information for a user equipment (UE) connected with both the first eNB and the second eNB; receiving, by a first eNB from the UE, buffer size information; allocating one or more UL resources to the UE, by considering both of the buffer size information and the UL resource allocation information, wherein the UL resource allocation information indicates a ratio of the buffer size to be considered in each eNB. |
| US10251170B2 |
Management server, base station, communication system, and communication method
There is provided a management server including a holding unit for holding a location/frequency list in which location information and frequency information are associated, a list creation unit for creating an available frequency list by extracting, from the location/frequency list, frequency information corresponding to location information received from a base station, and a list transmission unit for transmitting the available frequency list created by the list creation unit to the base station. |
| US10251169B2 |
Control channel allocation method, and apparatus for same
A method for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: monitoring, in a common search space and one or more UE-specific search spaces on a primary component carrier, PDCCH candidates having a same radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), a same payload size and a same first control channel element (CCE) index but different set of control information fields; and receiving, in the common search space on the primary component carrier, the PDCCH if the UE is configured with a carrier indicator field. |
| US10251164B2 |
Uplink resource allocation for relay node based communication
A wireless communications system is described which comprises a base station, a relay device, and a terminal device. The terminal device is operable to receive from the base station an allocation of uplink resources for transmitting uplink data to the relay device, and to transmit uplink data to the relay device using the uplink resources allocated to the terminal device. The relay device is operable to receive the transmitted uplink data from the terminal device on the allocated resources, to receive an allocation of uplink resources for relaying the received uplink data to the base station, and to transmit the received uplink data to the base station using the uplink resources allocated to the relay device. |
| US10251155B2 |
Techniques for multicast wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to communicating using multicast in a wireless network. A connection with an access point can be established using a cellular radio access technology. An internet protocol request for multicast communications can be transmitted to the access point over the connection. Multicast data can be received from the access point over resources corresponding to over-the-air multicast communications based on the internet protocol request. |
| US10251150B2 |
Methods, devices, and computer readable storage devices for collecting and reporting location data with a high accuracy
A mobile communication device collects and reports location data associated with itself and with mobile communication devices within a proximity. The mobile communication device determines its location and detects the presence of another communication device located within the proximity of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device determines a location of the other mobile communication device. The mobile communication device reports its location and the location of the other mobile communication device. |
| US10251149B2 |
Method and system for tracking and determining a location of a wireless transmission
An apparatus for detecting and timing a transmitting device is disclosed. The device includes a receiving system receiving a signal containing at least a preamble code of a known length and at least one pulse within a receive window after the preamble code, a circuit receiving the at least one pulse comprising a zero-crossing circuit for indicting a zero-voltage crossing of the at least one pulse and a trigger device for latching the indication of zero-voltage crossing, and a ripple circuit counter, receiving the latched indication of said zero-voltage crossing and associating a time to the receipt of the latched indication. A system for detecting and locating a transmitting device is further disclosed. The system includes a plurality of sensor apparatus each determining a reception time of a signal and a processor for determining a location based on groups of the reception times |
| US10251145B2 |
Registration rejection due to cellular internet of things feature incompatibility
In one aspect, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive a registration request including requested features by a UE. The apparatus may determine to reject the registration request based on the requested CIoT optimization features. The apparatus may select a cause value from a plurality of cause values to include in a registration reject message to the UE. The apparatus may send the registration reject message to the UE. |
| US10251144B2 |
Location tracking of products and product display assemblies in a wirelessly connected environment
Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types. |
| US10251143B2 |
Methods and wireless devices for enabling D2D communications in a wireless network
A first and a second wireless device and a respective method performed thereby for enabling D2D communication there between are provided. The method performed by the first wireless device comprises obtaining a timing reference and a time offset, from a wireless network; and transmitting, to the at least one second wireless device, an SA in accordance with the obtained timing reference, the SA comprising the time offset. The method further comprises transmitting data, to the at least one second wireless device, in accordance with an uplink timing, wherein the uplink timing is based on the time offset and the timing reference; and when there is an updated time offset, receiving the updated time offset from the wireless communication network, and transmitting the updated time offset to the second wireless device using a Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, of a data channel. |
| US10251136B2 |
Controlling transmit power based on transmitter temperature sensor
There is provided a control device, including: a control unit that controls a transmit power of a transmission device, on a basis of a temperature acquired by a sensor provided in the transmission device. The transmit power varies depending on the temperature. |
| US10251134B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power
Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling transmission power to remove symbol level interference when forming differentiated beams in a wireless system. A terminal, according to the present invention, may receive, from each of M resource blocks, M reference signals, and determine a power ratio between the reference signals and data signals for each of the M reference signals, wherein the beam width for each of the M reference signals may differ depending on the index of the resource blocks, and wherein the power ratio may be determined on the basis of beam width parameters corresponding to the index of the resource blocks. |
| US10251131B2 |
Interactive communication system, method and wearable device therefor
An interactive communication system includes at least one server, at least one base station for connecting to the server via a network, and at least one wearable device. The at least one wearable device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a microcontroller, and a wireless communication module. The first sensor is configured for sensing a moving state of the at least one wearable device, and generating a corresponding first sensing signal. The second sensor is configured for sensing whether an object is contacting to or is close to the wearable device, and generating a corresponding second sensing signal. The microcontroller is configured for generating a first controlling signal according to the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal. The wireless communication module is configured for sending the first controlling signal to the least one server via the least one base station. |
| US10251129B2 |
Multiple density configurations and algorithms for intelligent power savings infrastructure in wireless LANS
Described in example embodiments herein are techniques for implementing power savings in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In accordance with an example embodiment, a centralized controller can be employed to gather data about network activity and select access points to switch to power save mode. Optionally, the controller may designate certain access points to remain active so as to monitor for clients attempting to access the WLAN. An aspect of an example embodiment is that it allows the controller to configure and manage power consumption based on demands on the overall system. In an example embodiment, techniques for implementing power savings within individual hardware components, such as access points, are disclosed. An aspect of a technique described in an example embodiment is that it provides flexibility to balance power savings and performance. |
| US10251125B2 |
Power restriction period for high efficiency WiFi
A transmit power restriction period during which lower power transmissions may occur simultaneous with reception of other frames improves reuse of a wireless medium. In some aspects, a method includes continuing, by a wireless device, a back-off procedure when a first frame originating from outside a basic service set of the wireless device is received if a received energy of the first frame is below a threshold. Upon completion of the back-off procedure, a second frame may be transmitted at a reduced power level to avoid interfering with the first frame. The reduced transmit power level may be maintained for at least a predetermined time period or an end of a transmission opportunity of the wireless device, whichever is longer. Maintaining the reduced transmit power for the predetermined time period may prevent a subsequent transmission by the wireless device from unduly interfering with the first frame. |
| US10251118B2 |
Connection management based on priority in a wireless network
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive, at a radio resource control (RRC) component from a non-access stratum (NAS) component, an extended service request (ESR). The ESR may indicate a low priority for the WTRU and the ESR may be related to a high priority application. The WTRU may transmit, to a wireless network, a RRC connection request with an establishment cause of mobile-originated (MO) data based on the ESR. |
| US10251115B2 |
System and method for intelligent assistant service
Artificial intelligence-based, intelligent agent (IA) services may include an IA server assisting users of a wireless network in various communication scenarios (e.g., calls, texts, chats, etc.). A user may specify rules for managing communications directed to a User Equipment (UE) of the user. Examples of such rules may include intercepting an incoming call to the user, managing the call based on whether the user is available, determining a reason for an incoming call and notifying the user about the reason, inviting the user to join the call, adding other users to the call, recording portions of the call, providing requested information, taking notes, scheduling meetings, and providing other assistant-type services, etc. The IA services may also include monitoring, interpreting, and responding to information that is sent to, or by, the user, during a communication, in addition to implementing Machine Learning procedures for self-improvement. |
| US10251113B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing service in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT), and is applicable to intelligent services such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An access point (AP) includes a controller that generates a neighbor AP information message including location information of neighbor APs, and a transmitter that transmits the neighbor AP information message including a field indicating that a type of a currently transmitted message includes location information, a length field indicating a length of fields located after the length field in the currently transmitted message, and a location information field indicating location information of each of the neighbor APs. |
| US10251111B2 |
Base station handover method in heterogeneous network, and base station
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a base station handover method in a heterogeneous network, and a base station. The method includes: after receiving a handover request message of a first base station, a target base station executes an admission control, and judges whether a connection of UE at a second base station is reserved for the UE after an access of the UE; if the connection is reserved, the target base station sends an assistance request message to the second base station to request the second base station to assist the target base station to provide a dual connectivity service for the UE, and replies a handover request acknowledgment message to the first base station after a reply message of the second base station is obtained. |
| US10251109B2 |
Communication control method
A user terminal, user terminal chipset, and method including receiving, from a cellular base station included in a cellular radio access network (RAN), parameters for an offload from the cellular RAN to a wireless local area network (LAN), and performs an access network selection between the cellular RAN and the wireless LAN based on the parameters. Parameters include a first threshold to be compared with a cellular signal strength of the cellular RAN, a second threshold to be compared with a wireless LAN signal strength of the wireless LAN, and a third threshold to be compared with a load of the wireless LAN. Performing the access network selection includes selecting the wireless LAN to perform the offload, in response to the cellular signal strength being lower than the first threshold, the wireless LAN signal strength being higher than the second threshold, and the load being lower than the third threshold. |
| US10251107B1 |
Seamless Wi-Fi roaming
Embodiments enable seamless Wi-Fi roaming by providing a user with a single username that is associated with a set of resources in the seamless network that includes different Wi-Fi networks (e.g., Wi-Fi networks with different domain names). As a user travels from a first access point in a first Wi-Fi network to a second access point in a second Wi-Fi network within the seamless network, network elements in the seamless network may recognize the user's single username as an already established session (e.g., with the first access point) and direct traffic accordingly to the second access point. Embodiments also satisfy business requirements by updating accounting data accordingly by indicating that the user accessed the seamless network from the first Wi-Fi network. Embodiments allow a user roaming on the seamless network to experience the policies and network requirements associated with the Wi-Fi domain of the second access point. |
| US10251103B2 |
Adaptive rate of congestion indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering
Traffic associated with user equipment that are served by a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on a rate of congestion criterion. Network load is monitored by an access point to determine rate of congestion data associated with the access point. As an example, the rate of congestion represents a change in network load of the access point over a defined time period. The rate of congestion data is then transmitted to one or more neighboring access points that can utilize the rate of congestion data to facilitate traffic steering, load balancing, and/or neighbor relationship management. |
| US10251100B2 |
Methods, source network node and target network node for handover of a wireless communication device
A method performed by a source network node for handover of a wireless communication device in a first wireless communications network using a first RAT is provided. The handover is to be performed from the source network node to a target network node. The wireless communication device is configured to communicate with the source network node directly and to communicate with the source network node via a radio access node in a second wireless communications network using a second RAT.The source network node provides (401) the target network node with information about parameters relating to a communication between the wireless communication device and the source network node via the radio access node.The source network node receives (402) a feedback from the target network node. The feedback comprises an indication of whether or not the radio access node was able to keep a context of the wireless communication device in the second wireless communications network. The context comprises an identity of the wireless communication device in the second wireless communications network, and information required to interact with the wireless device in the second wireless communications network. |
| US10251096B2 |
Method, system, and device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in heterogeneous network
A method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network is provided. The method includes: a user equipment (UE) is handed over or switched from a source network to a target network; a network element on a network side determines whether to detach the UE from the source network, and if yes, the network element on the network side detaches the UE from the source network. A system and a device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network, and another method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network are also provided. |
| US10251093B2 |
Method for adjusting resource configuration, radio network controller, and base station
System and apparatus are provided to adjust resource configuration. In one aspect, a radio network controller sends configuration information of an uplink common enhanced dedicated transport channel E-DCH resource pool to a base station, where the configuration information of E-DCH resource pool includes information of a first resource pool to which a first transmission time interval corresponds and information of a second resource pool to which a second transmission time interval corresponds. The base station sends indication information according to usage of at least one of the first and second resource pools to the radio network controller. Configuration of the first resource pool can be adjusted according to the indication information. The size of the resource pool can be dynamically adjusted in instances where a plurality of transmission time intervals coexist. |
| US10251092B1 |
Signaling message reduction for network session teardown and network tunnel teardown
A device may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may identify a set of network tunnels or network sessions for which a teardown is to be performed. The set of network tunnels or network sessions may be associated with a set of identifiers. The one or more processors may generate a signaling message associated with causing the teardown to be performed on the set of network tunnels or network sessions. The signaling message may include two or more identifiers of the set of identifiers. The one or more processors may transmit the signaling message to cause the teardown to be performed on two or more network tunnels or network sessions, of the set of network tunnels or network sessions, corresponding to the two or more identifiers. |
| US10251091B2 |
Traffic offloading method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present application disclose a traffic offloading method and apparatus. The method includes: calculating, by a first network node, a first packet loss rate of a first forwarding tunnel in a preset period; when the first packet loss rate is higher than a first preset threshold, reducing a rated bandwidth of the first forwarding tunnel by a first preset bandwidth, so as to obtain a first available bandwidth; and when traffic forwarded over the first forwarding tunnel exceeds the first available bandwidth, offloading excess to-be-forwarded traffic to the second data link for forwarding. Because the first available bandwidth is less than an original available bandwidth of the first forwarding tunnel, the to-be-forwarded traffic exceeds the first available bandwidth at an earlier time, traffic is offloaded by the first network node in advance, and a serious packet loss is less likely to occur before traffic offloading. |
| US10251090B2 |
System and method for modifying a wireless communication object
Systems and methods for modifying a wireless communication object during transit. One method includes transmitting, by a loop antenna within a first reader at a first location within a transit system, an interrogation signal to the wireless communication object. The wireless communication object may receive the interrogation signal, modulate an electromagnetic wireless signal with information identifying the electromagnetic wireless object, and transit the electromagnetic wireless signal. The first reader may receive, using the loop antenna, the electromagnetic wireless signal at a first time and a first tap of the wireless communication object may be registered. In response to registering the first tap, a first amount of units on the wireless communication object may be held as unavailable. For each passage of a predetermined amount of time after the first time, a virtual tap of the wireless communication object may be registered at an update time. |
| US10251088B2 |
Facilitating load balancing in wireless heterogeneous networks
Load balancing is facilitated utilizing geographical location and mobility speed. An example method includes receiving, by a first cell device including a processor and associated with a first cell, from a device of devices, information indicative of whether the device has detected cell type information from a second cell device associated with a second cell, wherein at least a portion of the second cell is located within a first boundary of the first cell. The method also includes: determining, by the first cell device, a mobility characteristic of the device, wherein the devices comprise respective mobility characteristics; and selecting, by the first cell device, the device of the devices to associate with the second cell based on the mobility characteristic of the device. |
| US10251087B2 |
IP flow management for capacity-limited wireless devices
Capacity limited devices may initiate real-time Internet protocol (IP) flows that may include voice data for voice calls. Talk-over patterns may be identified, and an IP flow may be modified based at least in part on the identified talk-over pattern. Such a modification of an IP flow may include, for example, dropping one or more downlink or uplink packets of the IP flow, modifying a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grant to suppress one or more uplink transmissions, or modifying a reliability target associated with the IP flow to reduce a number of redundant transmissions or number of retransmissions. |
| US10251085B2 |
Method and device for transmitting frame including error check bits for header in wireless LAN
A method and device for transmitting a frame including error check bits for a header in a wireless LAN are disclosed. The method for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: generating, by an STA, a frame to be transmitted to an AP; and transmitting, by the STA, the frame to the AP, wherein the frame is an A-MPDU, the A-MPDU includes an A-MPDU header subframe and an A-MPDU subframe, the A-MPDU header subframe includes a first MPDU, the A-MPDU subframe includes a second MPDU, the first MPDU, as an MPDU, includes a first MAC header, expect for a MAC body, and the second MPDU, as an MPDU, can include the MAC body and a second MAC header. |
| US10251084B2 |
Method for multi-rat scheduling and apparatus therefor in system in which heterogeneous wireless communication technologies are utilized
The present invention relates to a method for multi-RAT scheduling, and an apparatus therefor, in a heterogeneous wireless communication system. A cellular controller, which controls a terminal in a cellular network, receives a multi-RAT buffer status report from a terminal, determines a UL resource for each corresponding heterogeneous wireless communication network, transmits a multi-RAT BSR response message corresponding to the buffer status report to the terminal, and allocates the UL resource to the terminal by means of the heterogeneous wireless communication network. |
| US10251081B2 |
Method and radio node for handling CSI reporting
Separate aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reports are handled for static subframe(s), in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and flexible subframe(s), in which the direction of signal transmission is variable. A method by a UE includes receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink (UL) grant from a radio node in a static downlink (DL) subframe, where the trigger indicates a CSI subframe set, out of at least two alternative CSI subframe sets. An aperiodic CSI measurement is performed for a CSI reference resource in the indicated CSI subframe set, and the result of the CSI measurement is reported to the radio node. One of the at least two alternative CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more static subframes, and another one of the at least two alternative CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more flexible subframes. |
| US10251074B2 |
Dynamic access point grouping method and device
A dynamic AP grouping method and a dynamic AP grouping device are provided. It is able to provide services to UE in a UE-centered manner as compared with a traditional mode where the services are provided to the UE in a network-centered manner, thereby to prevent the UE from frequently acquiring a network environment, and provide the data transmission service to the UE at a low speed or in a stationary state through APGs. In addition, during the movement of the UE, it is able to transmit the services to the UE through dynamic refresh of APs in the APGs and coordination of the APs in the APG. It is able to reduce the number of handover operations made by the UE, and perform the handover operation in the APG not through a core network, thereby to reduce signaling load of a core network. |
| US10251069B1 |
Method and system for allocating frequency ranges to plurality of networks
A method and a system for allocating frequency ranges to a plurality of networks. The method includes defining a geographical area. Moreover, the plurality of networks operate in the defined geographical area. The method further includes identifying first frequency parameters associated with each of the plurality of networks in the defined geographical area; determining second frequency parameters for at least one of the plurality of networks based on an event; and allocating the second frequency parameters to the at least one of the plurality of networks for a predetermined period of time. |
| US10251064B1 |
Unlock of a mobile communication device in a locked state using a 2-dimensional barcode
A mobile communication device, comprising: a processor, a non-transitory memory, a radio transceiver, a display, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. Upon execution by the processor while the mobile communication device is in a locked state, the application receives a request for a unique two-dimensional barcode comprising mobile communication device information based on an input on the mobile communication device. The application then generates the unique two-dimensional barcode and presents the unique two-dimensional barcode on the display of the mobile communication device. The application further receives a one-time use unlock command via the radio transceiver, wherein the one-time use unlock command has been generated based on the unique two-dimensional barcode and releases the mobile communication device from the locked state. |
| US10251061B2 |
Cellular out of band management as a cloud service
The described computing system may have a first electronic device capable of being coupled to a first communications network, a second electronic device capable of being coupled to a second communications network, an out-of-band management device capable of communicating with the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The first electronic device may be capable of accessing a remote program via the out-of-band management device thereby providing access to a remotely located second electronic device. In a preferred embodiment, this is done utilizing mobile communications technology. |
| US10251056B2 |
Electronic device with gesture actuation of companion devices, and corresponding systems and methods
An electronic device includes a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor, to identify biometric input. One or more processors are then operable to identify at least one paired device and at least one companion device operating within a wireless communication radius. The paired device then detects and identifies a simple gesture, communicating this in an electronic communication to a wireless communication circuit of the electronic device. The one or more processors then identify at least one authentication agent operating on the at least one companion device and select at least one authentication credential for the at least one authentication agent. The wireless communication circuit then delivers an authentication credential in response to the predefined gesture input. |
| US10251053B1 |
Embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) implementation on a wireless communication device using distributed ledger technology (DLT)
A method of storing device information, provisioning data, and event information using distributed ledger technology (DLT). a manufacturer creates a first block of a first category comprising wireless communication device information, the block stored in a non-transitory memory of the device, a wireless communication service provider provisions device on a network, a server maintained by the wireless communication service provider creates a second block of a second category comprising information associated with the provisioning of the device, an application executing on the device stores the second block by in the non-transitory memory, creating a chain of blocks, the application uses at least part of the chain of blocks to provide authentication of the device to the network, and the block foundry server creates at least one block of a third category. |
| US10251046B2 |
System and method for efficient link discovery in wireless networks
It is possible to achieve fast high-frequency link discovery by communicating location parameters identifying a spatial location of a mobile device over a low-frequency interface to a low-frequency access point (AP). The location parameters are then used to identify antenna configuration parameters (e.g., precoders, etc.) for communicating discovery signals between the mobile device and a high-frequency access point. In one embodiment, the low-frequency AP relays the location parameters to the high-frequency AP, which uses the spatial location of the mobile device to perform link discovery. In another embodiment, the low-frequency AP communicates high-frequency antenna configuration parameters to the mobile device over the low-frequency interface. |
| US10251043B2 |
Method and system for broadband near-field communication (BNC) utilizing full spectrum capture (FSC) supporting concurrent charging and communication
A charging device includes an integrated broadband transceiver that is operable to communicate wireless signals at a power level that is below a spurious emissions mask. The wireless signals are communicated over a designated frequency spectrum band via one or more antennas. The wireless signals convey data between the charging device and a communication device via one or more usable channels within the frequency spectrum band utilized by the integrated broadband transceiver. Concurrent with the communicating, charging of the communication device occurs. One or more usable channels within the frequency spectrum band utilized by the integrated broadband transceiver may be detected. The charging and the communication of the wireless signals occurs currently on the same ones or different ones of the one or more antennas. The detected one or more usable channels may be aggregated and utilized for the communication by the integrated broadband transceiver. |
| US10251042B2 |
Activity-triggered provisioning of portable wireless networks
Apparatus and associated methods relate to configuring a network remote from a user's personal network, with parameters governing the user's personal network, in response to user activity, and at a location and time based on the user activity. In an illustrative example, the network may be a Wi-Fi network. The user's personal network may be, for example, the user's home SSID for accessing the user's personal Wi-Fi access device. In some examples, the user activity may be a request for access to the remote network using the user's home SSID. The requested access may be provided at a time and location agreed to with an SSID portability provider. Various examples may advantageously provide portable access to the Internet, for example, using the user's home SSID already configured on the user's devices so that the user's devices can seamlessly and securely access the Internet via the remote network. |
| US10251041B2 |
Systems and methods for enabling additional devices to check in to bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons
Systems and methods are provided for checking many users in to a location using a Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacon. The provided systems and methods may allow a BLE beacon to facilitate a check in with a remote server that processes check ins and then disconnect from the device used to check in. The device may be assigned a unique identifier that may be broadcast from the device during the check in so that the BLE beacon can quickly scan for the identifier and connect with the device based on the identifier to provide content and other information to the device. |
| US10251039B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium
If an information processing apparatus obtains a plurality of pieces of connection from a near field communication tag, the information processing apparatus displays a selection screen via which a piece of connection information is selected from among the plurality of pieces of connection information. If a piece of connection information is selected, the information processing apparatus establishes wireless communication based on the selected connection information. |
| US10251035B2 |
Control method and apparatus for carrier sensing in wireless sensor communication
A control method for collision avoidance in low power wireless sensor communication including a center node and a plurality of neighbor nodes includes assigning a seed to a neighbor node associated with a center node, updating, by the neighbor node, the seed at each radio frame, determining, by the neighbor node, a criterion for performing communication, and transmitting data in a next slot according to a result of carrier sensing is provided. |
| US10251033B2 |
Performance of secure mobile applications
A request for a first resource by a user is received. In response to receiving the request for a first resource, a second resource is determined based on the first resource and a resource usage pattern of the user. A response to the request for the first resource is provided. The response includes the first resource and the second resource. |
| US10251031B1 |
Advanced automatic loop detection in short message service (SMS) two-way messaging
An advanced automatic loop detection apparatus and method in short message service (SMS) two-way messaging is provided. The apparatus may receive a reply message from a mobile device, and detect whether a loop is occurring when the reply message is received from the mobile device. |
| US10251030B2 |
Portable radio system for dual programmable push-to-talk buttons and method for the same
A portable radio system including dual programmable push-to-talk (PTT) switches is disclosed. One embodiment includes the PTT switches positioned so as to permit ambidextrous operation of the portable radio. Another embodiment allows a user to program the PTT switches to execute different functional tasks. |
| US10251022B2 |
Systems and methods for low energy beacon management
Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time. |
| US10251018B1 |
Improving computer model accuracy in predicting location of online system users
An online system receives a request from a user of a manager transmitter to generate a unique beacon identifier (ID) associated with a physical location. Responsive to receiving the beacon ID from the online system, the manager transmitter transmits a Bluetooth signal comprising the beacon ID to user client devices, which send the beacon ID to the online system for identification. Responsive to detecting that a received signal strength exceeds a threshold, a location context module classifies the instance of the user client device detecting the signal as an example of a user being present at the physical location. A location prediction module uses the instance as training data to train a machine-learning model to predict the presence of online system users at the physical location. |
| US10251014B1 |
Playing binaural sound clips during an electronic communication
A method plays sound clips in binaural sound to users during an electronic communication between two or more users. A processor convolves the sound clips with HRTFs so the sound externally localize away from a head of the user listening to the sound clip. The sound clips play to users during the electronic communication without transmitting the sound clips to electronic devices of the users. |
| US10251012B2 |
System and method for realistic rotation of stereo or binaural audio
A system for rotating sound provides for the ability of the apparent direction of sound sources in a listening environment to remain in consistent orientations in space despite rotations of the microphones used to capture the sound and despite rotations of the head of the listener, even when wearing headphones. Modules are provided in the system to distinguish the sound sources and their apparent directions, as well as to rotate the sound sources in response to detected rotations of the listener's head and/or detected rotations of the microphones. |
| US10251011B2 |
Augmented reality virtual reality ray tracing sensory enhancement system, apparatus and method
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide away to render augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) sensory enhancements using ray tracing. More particularly, systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to normalize environment information captured by multiple capture devices, and calculate, for an observer, the sound sources or sensed events vector paths. The systems, apparatuses and methods may detect and/or manage one or more capture devices and assign one or more the capture devices based on one or more conditions to provide observer an immersive VR/AR experience. |
| US10251010B2 |
Processing object-based audio signals
An audio processing system and method which calculates, based on spatial metadata of the audio object, a panning coefficient for each of the audio objects in relation to each of a plurality of predefined channel coverage zones. Converts the audio signal into submixes in relation to the predefined channel coverage zones based on the calculated panning coefficients and the audio objects. Each of the submixes indicating a sum of components of the plurality of the audio objects in relation to one of the predefined channel coverage zones. Generating a submix gain by applying an audio processing to each of the submix and controls an object gain applied to each of the audio objects. The object gain being as a function of the panning coefficients for each of the audio objects and the submix gains in relation to each of the predefined channel coverage zones. |
| US10251009B2 |
Audio scene apparatus
An apparatus comprising: a first audio signal analyzer configured to analyze a first audio signal to determine at least one audio source, wherein the at least one audio source has a virtual location; a second audio signal analyzer configured to analyze a second audio signal to determine at least one localized audio source, wherein the second audio signal is generated from the apparatus audio environment; and a repositioner configured to reposition the virtual location of the at least one audio source dependent on the at least one localized audio source. |
| US10251008B2 |
Handsfree beam pattern configuration
An audio system that adjusts one or more beam patterns emitted by one or more loudspeaker arrays based on the preferences of users/listeners is described. The audio system includes an audio receiver that contains a listener location estimator, a listener identifier, and a voice command processor. Inputs from the listener location estimator, the listener identifier, and the voice command processor are fed into an array processor. The array processor drives the one or more loudspeaker arrays to emit beam patterns into the listening area based on inputs from each of these devices. By examining the location, preferred usage settings, and voice commands from listeners, the generated beam patterns are customized to the explicit and implicit preferences of the listeners with minimal direct input. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10251006B2 |
Method for making thermoacoustic device
A method for making thermoacoustic device includes following steps. A substrate having a first surface and second surface is provided. The first surface defines a plurality of grids. Grooves are formed on each of the plurality of grids. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on each grid. The first electrode is spaced from the second electrode. One of the grooves is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A number of carbon nanotube wires are applied on the first surface and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. A thermoacoustic device array is formed on the substrate by separating the carbon nanotube wires. A number of thermoacoustic device is formed by cutting the substrate according to the grids. |
| US10251005B2 |
Method and apparatus for wind noise detection
Processing digitized microphone signal data in order to detect wind noise. A first signal and a second signal are obtained from at least one microphone. The first and second signals reflect a common acoustic input, and are either temporally distinct or spatially distinct, or both. The first signal is processed to determine a first distribution of the samples of the first signal. The second signal is processed to determine a second distribution of the samples of the second signal. A difference between the first distribution and the second distribution is calculated. If the difference exceeds a detection threshold, an indication is output that wind noise is present. |
| US10251002B2 |
Noise characterization and attenuation using linear predictive coding
Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for noise characterization and attenuation for hearing assistance devices. In various embodiments, a method of operating a hearing assistance device includes receiving an audio signal using a microphone of the hearing assistance device and identifying a transient in the audio signal. Linear predictive coding (LPC) is used to isolate speech segments and non-speech segments of the transient and fluctuating noise, and the non-speech segments of the transient and fluctuating noise are attenuated to reduce annoyance of the noise and maintain audibility of perceptually important transients in speech. |
| US10251000B2 |
Hearing assistant device for informing about state of wearer
A hearing assistance device for informing about the state of a wearer includes: an input part configured to receive a selection input for either an ambient listening function or a music listening function; at least one microphone configured to pick up ambient sound; a speaker configured to send the ambient sound to the wearer; a communication part configured to perform wired or wireless communication with an external electronic communication device; an indication part configured to indicate that the ambient listening function or the music listening function is being performed; and a controller configured to perform the ambient listening function to pick up ambient sound from the microphone according to a selection input from the input part and send the ambient sound to the speaker, or perform the music listening function to play stored music or music received from the communication part and send the music to the speaker. |
| US10250999B1 |
PVT compensated resistive biasing architecture for a capacitive sensor
A circuit for biasing a MEMS microphone includes a first group of serially-coupled transistors coupled between a first node and a second node, a second group of serially-coupled transistors coupled between the first node and the second node, and a voltage divider circuit coupled to the second node having a number of outputs, a first group of outputs being coupled to corresponding control nodes associated with the first group of serially-coupled transistors, and a second group of outputs different from the first group of outputs coupled to corresponding control nodes associated with the second group of serially-coupled transistors, the control nodes being either bulk nodes or gate nodes. |
| US10250998B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device and method for fabricating the MEMS
A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device includes a substrate, a dielectric supporting layer, a diaphragm, a backplate. The substrate has a substrate opening corresponding to a diaphragm region. The dielectric supporting layer is disposed on the substrate, having a dielectric opening corresponding to the substrate opening to form the diaphragm region. The diaphragm within the dielectric opening is held by the dielectric supporting layer at a periphery. The backplate is disposed on the dielectric supporting layer, having a plurality of venting holes, connecting to the dielectric opening. The backplate includes a conductive layer and a passivation layer covering over the conductive layer at a first side opposite to the diaphragm, wherein a second side of the conductive layer is facing to the diaphragm and not covered by the passivation layer. |
| US10250997B2 |
Compact electroacoustic transducer and loudspeaker system and method of use thereof
An improved compact electroacoustic transducer and loudspeaker system. The electroacoustic transducer (or array of electroacoustic transducers) can generate the desired sound by the use of pressurized airflow. The electroacoustic transducer can have vented stators and can have a strong-weak ultra-thin loudspeaker transducer pair design. |
| US10250996B1 |
Method and apparatus of a switched microphone interface circuit for voice energy detection
An acoustic energy detection circuit can include a microphone interface circuit configured for coupling to a microphone. The microphone interface circuit is configured to intermittently activate the microphone to detect acoustic energy and convert the acoustic energy to an electrical signal. The acoustic energy detection circuit also includes a comparator circuit for receiving the electrical signal and comparing the electrical signal with a threshold signal. The comparator circuit is configured to output an output signal to indicate detection of acoustic energy. |
| US10250993B1 |
Miniature speaker
The present application discloses a miniature speaker. The miniature speaker includes a vibration system including a diaphragm, a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, and a suspension connected to the voice coil; a magnetic circuit system interacting with the voice coil for driving the diaphragm to radiate sound waves; and a frame for accommodating the vibration system and the magnetic circuit system. The suspension includes an outer edge connecting to the frame, an inner edge engaging with the voice coil, and a plurality of spring arms connecting the outer edge to the inner edge. The suspension includes a first isolative layer, a second isolative layer, and a conductive layer. The first isolative layer forms a mounting surface out of which at least part of the conductive layer exposes for connecting to the voice coil. |
| US10250992B2 |
Speaker
The present disclosure discloses a speaker. The speaker includes a fixing unit and a vibration unit; the fixing unit includes a frame, a lower clamping plate, a main magnet, an auxiliary magnet and an upper clamping plate, the lower clamping plate and the frame are assembled to define accommodating space to accommodate the main magnet, a magnetic gap is defined between the main magnet and the auxiliary magnet, and the upper clamping plate fixes the auxiliary magnet in the accommodating space; the upper clamping plate includes body portion and bendings, the body portion matches the auxiliary magnet in shape, the auxiliary magnet is clamped between the body portion and the lower clamping plate, the auxiliary magnet is recessed with respect to each of the bendings to define avoiding portions at an outer side of the auxiliary magnet, and each of the bendings passes through one of the avoiding portions. |
| US10250991B2 |
Vibration loudspeaker
Disclosed is a vibration loudspeaker, comprising a housing, a back lid matching the housing, and a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system in the housing; the housing and the back lid are both square-shaped structures; the four corners of the square-shaped structure of the housing are provided with a recess, and the four corners of the back lid corresponding to the four corners of the housing are provided with a step, such that the back lid and the housing snap together and fix to each other. The vibration loudspeaker of the present invention effectively enhances the firmness of the fitting between the back lid and the housing, thereby enhancing the overall strength of the vibration loudspeaker product of the present invention. The vibration loudspeaker of the present invention has high overall strength, good reliability, and strong shock resistance. |
| US10250990B2 |
Miniature sounding device
The present disclosure provides a miniature sounding device, including a fixing system; and a vibrating system including a diaphragm, a voice coil underneath the diaphragm and configured to drive the diaphragm to vibrate and sound and a flexible circuit board outside the voice coil, the voice coil includes a first end surface which is connected with the diaphragm and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, the flexible circuit board is level with the first end surface and includes a first surface adjacent to the diaphragm and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the voice coil includes a voice coil lead wire which extends out from the first end surface and is fixedly connected with the second surface, a gap configured to provide space for the voice coil is provided at a side of the flexible circuit board adjacent to the voice coil. |
| US10250988B2 |
Speaker
A speaker in the present disclosure includes a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap, a frame fixed to the magnetic circuit, a voice coil disposed in the magnetic gap, a cylindrical bobbin around which the voice coil is formed, and a diaphragm configured so that the inner circumferential side of the diaphragm is fixed to the bobbin and the outer edge of the diaphragm is supported by the frame with an edge member intervening therebetween. The diaphragm has an elliptical shape that is non-axisymmetric with respect to a center axis passing through the center of the bobbin. The diaphragm is formed by vacuum molding of a sheet-like raw material (thermoplastic CFRP sheet) in which long-fiber fillers are oriented in one direction in a thermoplastic resin. The orientation of the long-fiber fillers is set so as to match the short-axis direction of the diaphragm. |
| US10250985B2 |
Audio decoder for audio channel reconstruction
A method performed by an audio decoder for reconstructing N audio channels from an audio signal containing M audio channels is disclosed. The method includes receiving a bitstream containing an encoded audio signal having M audio channels and a set of spatial parameters, the set of spatial parameters including an inter-channel intensity difference parameter and an inter-channel coherence parameter. The encoded audio bitstream is then decoded to obtain a decoded frequency domain representation of the M audio channels, and at least a portion of the frequency domain representation is decorrelated with an all-pass filter having a fractional delay. The all-pass filter is attenuated at locations of a transient. A matrixed version of the decorrelated signals are summed with a matrixed version of the decoded frequency domain representation to obtain N audio signals that collectively having N audio channels where M is less than N. |
| US10250978B1 |
Voice coil temperature control based on an estimated voice coil temperature and a threshold
A system includes a gain control circuit configured to dynamically select a gain value based on an estimated temperature for a speaker voice coil, a base gain value, and a threshold temperature value. The system also includes a power control circuit configured to determine a power limit value based on the gain value. The system also includes a filter circuit configured to adjust values of a digitized audio signal based on the power limit value. The system also includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) coupled to the filter circuit and configured to convert a digital output of the filter circuit to an analog audio signal. |
| US10250976B1 |
Energy-efficient audio life logging
Methods and systems for controlling sensors include analyzing streams of sensor data from respective sensors to determine if multiple streams from the plurality of streams share a context. All but one sensor is deactivated associated with the multiple streams to conserve battery power across the sensors. |
| US10250974B2 |
Signal processing system and signal processing method
A signal processing system includes microphone units connected in series and a host device connected to one of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units has a microphone, a temporary storage memory, and a processing section for processing the sound picked up by the microphone. The host device has a non-volatile memory in which a sound signal processing program for the microphone units is stored. The host device transmits the sound signal processing program read from the non-volatile memory to each of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units temporarily stores the sound signal processing program in the temporary storage memory. The processing section performs a process corresponding to the sound signal processing program temporarily stored in the temporary storage memory and transmits the processed sound to the host device. |
| US10250970B2 |
Acoustic apparatus
An acoustic apparatus may include a frame having an axially-opening annular open portion; a diaphragm supported by being attached to the annular open portion via a flexible edge member so as to be capable of vibrating in the axial direction; and a driving unit connected, at a connection portion at a center portion of the diaphragm, to the diaphragm to apply an axial-direction driving force to the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes first and second diaphragms that are mutually adjacent in the axial direction and joined together. When viewed in the axial direction, the second diaphragm has an outer diameter smaller than that of the first diaphragm. Each diaphragm includes a sheet member having an orientation dispersion structure including a shape-anisotropic filler dispersed in a resin with the long axis thereof oriented in a predetermined direction. The orientation directions of the sheet members of the first and second diaphragms mutually intersect. |
| US10250969B2 |
Air valve and speaker
An air valve and a speaker are provided. The air valve comprises a valve body, an elastic valve plate, an air inlet penetrating through an inner surface and an outer surface of the valve body, and an air outlet penetrating through an inner surface and an outer surface of the valve plate. The valve plate is connected with the valve body in a sealing manner to form an annular sealing area encircling the air outlet and the air inlet, and the inner surface of the valve body covers the air outlet, and/or the inner surface of the valve plate covers the air inlet. The speaker is provided with or incorporates the air valve. The air valve can be opened or closed via elastic deformation of the valve plate of the air valve. |
| US10250961B2 |
Speaker module
A speaker module is disclosed, which comprises an inner cavity defined by a shell, and a magnetic circuit system and a vibrating system arranged inside the inner cavity, wherein the vibrating system comprises a vibrating diaphragm fixed in the inner cavity, a voice coil is fixed to a lower end of the vibrating diaphragm, a first induction coil is provided to an upper end of the vibrating diaphragm, the voice coil is electrically connected with the first induction coil via its down-lead, and a second induction coil is provided above the first induction coil for electrically connecting a terminal device. When the speaker module operates, the terminal device conducts a current signal of an external audio to the second induction coil, so that the second induction coil generates a magnetic field which changes along with the change of the audio signal current. |
| US10250960B2 |
Sound reproduction device including auditory scenario simulation
A sound reproduction device includes a signal processing chain configured to render an acoustic useful signal for reproduction to a listener, a simulation scenario processor configured to provide auditory scenario information for a simulated auditory scenario, the simulated auditory scenario influencing perception, by the listener, of the reproduction of the useful signal and/or defining a useful signal type, a user interface configured to detect reproduction parameter settings from a user which represent an individual preference of the listener in view of the simulated auditory scenario, a signal modifier configured to receive the reproduction parameter settings and modify reproduction of the useful signal in dependence on the reproduction parameter settings, and a storage provided for storing the reproduction parameter setting and the auditory scenario information relative to one another. Further aspects relate to a method for training user-defined and auditory scenario-dependent reproduction parameter settings for a sound reproduction device, and a corresponding computer program. |
| US10250957B2 |
DC-coupled switching in an AC-coupled environment
An example system includes input circuitry configured to obtain first data corresponding to first signals on a communication channel, with the first data having a first frequency that is less than a predefined frequency; and sampling circuitry configured to sample the first data to produce second data having a second frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency. The example system also includes switching circuitry configured to support AC-coupled data having a frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency, with the switching circuitry being configured to receive the second data and to forward the second data; and output circuitry to receive the second data and parametric data representing non-information signal content, to produce third data based on the second data, and to produce, based on the third data and the parametric data, second signals for output from the system. |
| US10250953B1 |
Displaying linked hyper-videos within hyper-videos
A method for placing a linked hyper-video within a hyper-video. The method includes identifying one or more points of interest in the hyper-video, detecting one or more features of the hyper-video, extracting at least one of the one or more features, and displaying the linked hyper-video, within the hyper-video, based on the one or more identified points of interest and based on the extracted at least one of the one or more features. The method further includes extracting one or more features from the hyper-video that depict one or more viewing characteristics of a user. The method includes analyzing the one or more features from the hyper-video to identify a low-saliency area of the hyper-video, a low-frequency region within the low-saliency area, and a homogenous sub-region within the low-frequency region. The method further includes placing a linked hyper-video at the homogenous sub-region within the low-frequency region of the hyper video. |
| US10250949B2 |
Broadcast content to HTTP client conversion
In embodiments of broadcast content to HTTP client conversion, a client converter receives video content as an input of broadcast content data streams from a content distribution system. The client converter can join a content data stream of the broadcast input, and convert the content data stream to unicast HTTP data, such as video content segments that are buffered for communication to a client device or to a media player of a client device. An HTTP server of the client converter can then communicate the unicast HTTP data to the client device or to the media player for playback of the video content. |
| US10250947B2 |
Meeting system that interconnects group and personal devices across a network
Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. |
| US10250944B2 |
Multi-platform digital television
A multi-platform television comprises at least one television signal interface to receive premium television services from at least two different television service providers. The television further comprises a programmable conditional access system to enable conditional access to the premium television services received by the at least one television signal interface from the at least two different service providers. |
| US10250942B2 |
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to detect shapes
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to detect shapes are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include determining a first likelihood of detection for a reference shape at a first distance from an image capturing device, and storing the reference shape in a first group of a plurality of groups in the database based on a comparison of the first likelihood of detection with a first threshold, the first group associated with the first distance. Disclosed examples also include selecting reference shapes of the first group to compare to an object outline detected in an image in response to a query, the query including a depth value associated with the detected object outline, the selecting of the reference shapes of the first group based on the depth value. |
| US10250941B2 |
System and method for mapping affiliated graphs using video fingerprints
Systems and methods for mapping affiliated graphs using video fingerprints are disclosed. Some embodiments include receiving first media corresponding to a first package encoding of a video content; identifying a first set of frames of the first media and generating video fingerprints for the first media; receiving second media corresponding to a second package encoding of the same video content; identifying a second set of frames of the second media and generating video fingerprints for the second media; generating a mapping comprising alignment information of one or more frames of the first set of frames and one or more frames of the second set of frames; and outputting the generated mapping for determining a switch point for switching from the first package encoding to the second package encoding during display of the video content. |
| US10250933B2 |
Remote device activity and source metadata processor
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for providing content recommendation by obtaining metadata associated with a media object, extracting from the metadata a plurality of terms associated with the media object, and mapping at least a portion of the plurality of terms to buckets. A query vector having attributes corresponding to the buckets is used to perform a query on a database storing media object documents having attributes corresponding to the buckets. |
| US10250932B2 |
Apparatus and methods for automated highlight reel creation in a content delivery network
Methods and apparatus for the automated creation of targeted or focused content extractions and/or compilations (e.g., highlight reels). In one embodiment, the extractions or compilations are created for use in a content delivery network. In one variant, incoming live feeds are recorded. Time-stamped metadata from sources (either internal or external) able to identify moments and events of interest is used to parse or select portions of the live feeds to generate clips related thereto. Those clips are then sent to users (including optionally their mobile devices) for viewing. In some embodiments, a recommendation engine is used to select clips matching interests of a particular user or group of users. Varied sources of metadata may be used, and networked resources may be utilized to in the implementation of internal “excitement” monitoring systems. Myriad configurations may be implemented including server or head-end based configurations, consumer premises based deployments, and/or distributed implementations. |
| US10250930B2 |
Media content ingestion
A content ingestion system and method allows a single pitch of media content and associated metadata to be provided by a content provider and processed into appropriate packages for different content distribution services or delivery platforms. |
| US10250921B1 |
Systems and methods of video forwarding with adaptive video transcoding capabilities
Systems, methods, and techniques for providing video forwarding in real-time video applications involving multiple devices. The techniques can be employed in WebRTC videoconferences, taking into account the heterogeneous natures of device display resolutions and networks in which the devices operate. The techniques employ a media server including an SFU having an adaptive video transcoder. The media server determines whether a benefit to QoE is achieved by performing video transcoding on large video streams produced by the respective devices. If a heterogeneity value of available network bandwidths is greater than a predetermined value and CPU/memory resources are available, then the adaptive video transcoder beneficially performs transcoding on the large video streams to produce corresponding small video streams, which are selectively forwarded to devices having low available network bandwidths. By providing an SFU with an adaptive video transcoder, improvements in the general QoE of devices in a videoconference can be achieved. |
| US10250920B2 |
Image transmission apparatus and link status confirmation method
An image transmission apparatus includes a processor that superimposes a marker image for visualizing a connection status of a plurality of links between a transmission side and a reception side on an image displayed at the reception side at a specific position of an image frame, interleaves an image on which the marker image is superimposed for a predetermined pixel unit to divide the image into a plurality of signal streams, and transmits the signal streams via the plurality of links. |
| US10250913B2 |
Coding of a spatial sampling of a two-dimensional information signal using sub-division
Coding schemes for coding a spatially sampled information signal using sub-division and coding schemes for coding a sub-division or a multitree structure are described, wherein representative embodiments relate to picture and/or video coding applications. |
| US10250912B2 |
Method and apparatus for entropy decoding with arithmetic decoding decoupled from variable-length decoding
An apparatus is capable of achieving high-throughput entropy decoding, and includes an arithmetic decoding processing circuitry and a variable-length decoder (VLD). The arithmetic decoding processing circuitry receives a video bitstream through a bitstream input, applies arithmetic decoding to at least a portion of the video bitstream to derive one or more arithmetic-decoded binary strings containing no arithmetic encoded binary string, and stores the arithmetic-decoded binary strings in the storage device. The variable-length decoder is coupled to the arithmetic decoding processing circuitry, the storage device and a VLD output. The variable-length decoder receives at least a portion of arithmetic-decoded bitstream when arithmetic-decoded bitstreams stored in the storage device are complete for a selected image unit, decodes at least a portion of arithmetic-decoded bitstream into one or more decoded syntax elements, and provides the decoded syntax elements through the VLD output. |
| US10250910B1 |
Temporal filtering based on motion detection on areas of different sizes
A method for temporal filtering based on motion detection on areas of different sizes includes computing a plurality of motion scores of a plurality of areas in a target picture in a sequence of pictures by motion detection of the areas between the target picture and a reference picture in the sequence of pictures, where the areas may be at least two overlapping areas of different sizes, computing a combined motion score by combining the plurality of motion scores, and generating a filtered picture by temporal filtering the target picture with the reference picture based on the combined motion score. At least one of (i) the motion scores and (ii) the filtered picture may be based on one or more gain settings in a circuit. |
| US10250908B2 |
Adaptive transform size selection for geometric motion partitioning
In one example, an apparatus includes a video encoder configured to partition a block of video data into a first geometric partition and a second geometric partition using a geometric motion partition line, wherein the block comprises N×N pixels, divide the block of video data into four equally-sized, non-overlapping (N/2)×(N/2) sub-blocks, and encode at least one of the sub-blocks through which the geometric motion partition line passes using a transform size smaller than (N/2)×(N/2). The video encoder may determine transform sizes for the sub-blocks based on whether the geometric motion partition line passes through the sub-blocks. In one example, a video decoder may inverse transform the sub-blocks, and may determine transform sizes for the sub-blocks based on whether the geometric motion partition line passes through the sub-blocks. |
| US10250905B2 |
Conversion operations in scalable video encoding and decoding
Techniques and tools for conversion operations between modules in a scalable video encoding tool or scalable video decoding tool are described. For example, given reconstructed base layer video in a low resolution format (e.g., 4:2:0 video with 8 bits per sample) an encoding tool and decoding tool adaptively filter the reconstructed base layer video and upsample its sample values to a higher sample depth (e.g., 10 bits per sample). The tools also adaptively scale chroma samples to a higher chroma sampling rate (e.g., 4:2:2). The adaptive filtering and chroma scaling help reduce energy in inter-layer residual video by making the reconstructed base layer video closer to input video, which typically makes compression of the inter-layer residual video more efficient. The encoding tool also remaps sample values of the inter-layer residual video to adjust dynamic range before encoding, and the decoding tool performs inverse remapping after decoding. |
| US10250901B2 |
Transmitting/receiving device, method, and coding/decoding device
Provided is a transmitting device including a hierarchical classification section that classifies image data of each picture constituting moving image data into a plurality of layers, an image coding section that codes the classified image data of each layer, and generates a video stream holding the coded image data of each layer, and a transmitting section that transmits a container in a prescribed format that includes the generated video stream. The image coding section performs coding so that a referenced picture belongs to a layer of referencing image data and/or a layer lower than the layer of the referencing image data. |
| US10250896B2 |
Image compressing method based on JPEG-LS
An image compression method based on JPEG-LS is presented. In the method, the M×N pixels in the source image are divided into k groups. M, N, and k are all integers larger than one. Each group corresponds to a plurality of pixels among the M×N pixels. The decorrelation procedure and the context modeling procedure are performed for each of the plurality of pixels in the ith group of the k groups. The compensation look-up table is not refreshed until all pixels in the ith group are performed with the decorrelation procedure and the context modeling procedure. |