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US10279327B2	Orbital shaker with balancing device An orbital shaker with a balancing device that automatically and passively compensates, without supply of external energy, forces and moments which are caused by imbalance and arise during operation, in particular as a result of a possible variable loading (mass, geometry of the containers, properties of the contents) and variable operating parameters (speed of rotation and shaking radius). The balancing device can be designed such that only the unbalance forces (static balancing) and/or the unbalance moments (dynamic balancing) are compensated.
US10279326B2	Manual mixer A manual mixer serves to facilitate mixing and agitating materials for use during surgery. For example, the manual mixer includes a body portion defining an interior area, a mixing assembly provided in the interior area of the body portion, a crank assembly for actuating the mixing assembly, and a valve assembly. The mixing assembly serves to mix and agitate the materials provided in the interior through rotation of a plunger portion and a spring attached thereto, and through upwards and downwards movement of the plunger portion in the interior area. Rotation of the crank assembly serves to rotate the plunger portion and the spring attached thereto, and effectuate upwards and downwards movement of the plunger portion. The valve assembly can be opened to facilitate dispensing of the materials from the interior area.
US10279322B2	System and method for mixing polyunsaturated fatty acids into a fluid food product An apparatus for distributing oil into fluid food product includes a batch tank, a transfer line, a pressure tank, a funnel, an oil dispenser, an inline shear mixer, and a flow line. The batch tank holds a volume of fluid food product. The transfer line is in fluid connection with the batch tank. The pressure tank holds a volume of oil. The funnel is disposed through a top opening in the pressure tank and dispenses oil into the pressure tank. A stem portion of the funnel extends at least halfway into an interior of the pressure tank. The funnel includes at least one vent. The oil dispenser dispenses oil from the pressure tank into a flow of fluid food product from the batch tank. The inline shear mixer mixes the fluid food product and the oil. The flow line flows the fluid food product-and-oil mixture to the batch tank.
US10279310B2	Method and system for fluid stream chemical compounds collection, deposition and separation A system for chemical compounds collection, deposition and separation in a fluid stream includes: a stack of layers with a number of window openings, allowing the fluid stream to pass through, neighboring layers forming an angle 0≤α<90°, the angle and the distance between neighboring layers being variable and controlled, so as to control the velocity of the fluid stream; spreading apertures in between the layers, and adapted to spray liquid chemical solution inside the closed volume, so as to create a thin film on the surfaces of the layers and lateral walls of the closed volume; a system for generating droplets of chemical solution upstream of the stack, to be mixed in the fluid stream; particles of the chemical compounds being collected by impaction with the droplets, and by diffusion on the thin film, and counter flowing with the chemical solution.
US10279306B2	Steam assisted vacuum desorption process for carbon dioxide capture A method for separating gaseous carbon dioxide from a mixture by cyclic adsorption/desorption using a unit containing an adsorber structure with sorbent material, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) contacting said mixture with the sorbent material to allow said gaseous carbon dioxide to adsorb under ambient conditions; (b) evacuating said unit to a pressure in the range of 20-400 mbarabs and heating said sorbent material to a temperature in the range of 80-130° C.; and (c) re-pressurization of the unit to ambient atmospheric pressure conditions and actively cooling the sorbent material to a temperature larger or equal to ambient temperature; wherein in step (b) steam is injected into the unit to flow-through and contact the sorbent material under saturated steam conditions, and wherein the molar ratio of steam that is injected to the gaseous carbon dioxide released is less than 20:1.
US10279300B2	Air cleaner assembly; components therefor; and, methods Air filter cartridges for use in air cleaner assemblies are described. The air filter cartridges typically comprise a stack of strips of fluted media, having an inlet flow face and an outlet flow face. A projection is provided extending outwardly from adjacent the outlet flow face of the media pack, as a projection supporting a seal arrangement. The seal arrangement is typically rectangular, with four straight and four rounded corners. The projection can be configured with open corners, and in some instances comprises tabs, to facilitate flexing of the projection to accommodate variations in a housing seal surface, with which the cartridge is installed. Air cleaner assemblies and components therefor, using cartridges in accord with the descriptions herein, are described.
US10279299B2	Air compressor dryer filter An air compressor system having a refrigerated dryer and a form of a filter is used between a compressor of the air compressor system and the refrigerated dryer. The filter can include a conical shape such as frustoconical, and includes an outer retainer having a plurality of openings and an inner mesh filter. The retainer and mesh filter can be made out of metal. An end cap and a flange can close off both ends of the conical shape, and a handle can extend from a flange to aid in ease of handling. The components extending between the ends (i.e. between the end cap and flange) may only include the retainer and the mesh filter.
US10279295B2	Methods, apparatus and products for filtering A device for filtering a gas stream, having a vessel partitioned into a first stage and a second stage, with an opening between stages. A filter element is positioned in the opening, with ends of the filter element extending into the first and second stages. The first member is removable from the second member while the filter element is positioned in the opening, to allow for replacement with a new clean member.
US10279293B2	Cascade impactor The invention relates to a cascade impactor having a first stage comprising a plate (2) with fixed bores as gas inlet and at least a first impact wall (4) with a variable distance from the plate (2) as well as at least a second stage having a fixed second impact wall (5), which is arranged in the flow direction downstream of the first impact wall (4).
US10279292B2	Solid particulate capturing device A solid particulate capturing device comprises a first plate (2) having at least one inlet section (6) for an exhaust gas flow, a second plate (3), parallel to the first (2), having at least one outlet section (7) for the exhaust gas flow. The first (2) and the second plate (3) are axially spaced apart and form, with an annular lateral wall (4), interposed between the first (2) and the second plate (3), an entrapment chamber (5) for solid particulate conveyed in suspension in the exhaust gas flow produced by a battery. The outlet section (7) present on the second plate (3) is axially out of alignment with the inlet section (6) present on the first plate (2), in such a way that the inlet section (6) faces a solid portion (8) of the second plate (3) which acts as an obstructing surface for the solid particulate.
US10279289B2	Filter device A filter device may include a ring filter element arranged in a filter housing in an upright manner. The ring filter element may have an upper end disc, a lower end disc, a filter material arranged therebetween, and a dirt pot provided on the lower end disc. The dirt pot may have a water separator arranged therein and provided on the lower end disc, a protruding pin, and an opening on a base side of the dirt pot. The filter device may include a functional element having a channel configured to receive the protruding pin. A portion of the functional element may be configured to penetrate the opening of the dirt pot such that the ring filter element is sealed at the opening. The portion of the functional element may have at least one water discharge opening. The filter device may be operational when the pin engages into the channel.
US10279288B2	Modular filter capsule apparatus Disclosed is a capsule apparatus having a filter housing defining a filter chamber with a top cap having a plurality of ports extending substantially laterally from a top end of the top cap. The lateral and substantially uniform orientation of the ports facilitates connection to panel mount assemblies and improves filter maintenance processes. A transfer tube extending the length of the capsule allows the introduction of heated fluids from a top mounted inlet port to a bottom of the capsule chamber to allow or a substantially uniform heat gradient in the capsule filter chamber. A dispersion ring or dispersion plate may be secured to a distal end of the transfer tube to promote uniform dispersion of liquids and/or gases introduced into the capsule apparatus. An alternative shield secured in the housing defines a first chamber in fluid communication with an inlet and a second chamber wherein the two chambers are in fluid communication via an opening defined by a lower end of the shield and a bottom of the filter chamber. An alternative capsule apparatus has an outlet tube extending downwardly from a top mounted outlet port in fluid communication with an enclosed filter membrane secured below a column of loose filter media.
US10279283B2	Porous material and devices for performing separations, filtrations, and catalysis and EK pumps, and methods of making and using the same Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a porous monolith polymeric composition having utility in catalysis, chromatography, filtration, and electro-kinetic pumps, devices incorporating such composition and methods or making and using such monoliths. The monoliths are characterized by a substantially homogeneous skeletal core with little shrinkage, few voids and few channels.
US10279282B2	Process for purification of an organic acid including an electrodialysis treatment step It is an object of the invention to provide a process for producing an organic acid, comprising: providing an incoming stream containing an organic acid and impurities; subjecting said incoming stream to a step of chromatographic separation, using a solution of mineral acid as an eluent, so as to collect an extract and a raffinate, the organic acid being recovered in the extract; and subjecting the raffinate to an electrodialysis step, so as to collect a diluate and a concentrate, the mineral acid being concentrated in the concentrate. The invention also provides an installation for implementing this process.
US10279280B2	Process and apparatus for the preparation of alkylene glycol A process for the preparation of an alkylene glycol from an alkene is provided, along with an absorber apparatus. The process comprises: supplying a gas composition to an absorber comprising a column of vertically stacked trays, wherein each of the vertically stacked trays comprises: a perforated gas-liquid contacting member or members, a liquid inlet area, an outlet weir extending vertically above a surface of the tray at an opposite end of the tray from the liquid inlet area and having a height of at least 200 mm and at most 1500 mm, and a downcomer element which, in cooperation with an inner surface of a wall of the column, forms a downcomer for the passage of liquid downwardly to the liquid inlet area of an adjacent vertically stacked tray below, and allowing the gas composition to pass upwards through the alkylene oxide absorber.
US10279279B2	Self-leveling bubble producing system A system produces bubbles. The system may be used as a children's toy, a special effects machine, an art performance prop, a party entertainment item, or a similar object for entertaining users. The system is designed to produce bubbles regardless of the orientation of the system. The system includes a reservoir, a pump, a swiping mechanism, and a fan. The reservoir receives and stores fluid, and the pump provides pressure on the stored fluid such that the fluid travels through the reservoir and exits the reservoir. The swiping mechanism spreads across the exited fluid to create a fluid sheet, and the fan blows on the fluid sheet, transforming it into a bubble. The pump enables the stored fluid to be available for bubble production at any orientation of the system. The system may be moved, rotated, thrown, bounced, swung, etc. by a user and produce bubbles during its motion.
US10279277B2	Balloon holder and method of shipping and assembling balloon holders A balloon holder includes a cup portion having a stem with a barb extending therefrom, and a conical cup defined by a sidewall extending from the stem to define a top edge of the conical cup. The balloon holder further includes a stick portion including an elongate stick body extending from a first end to a second end, a stem receptacle at the first end, and a barb receptacle provided in the stem receptacle, wherein a portion of the stem is received in the stem receptacle such that the barb locks into the barb receptacle to join the cup portion and the stick portion together to form a complete balloon holder.
US10279274B1	Turntable-mounted robotic arm ride system In various embodiments, a ride system includes a turntable, a multi-axis motion device, and a control system. The multi-axis motion device may be mounted in a fixed position on the turntable. The control system may be configured to manipulate the turntable and the multi-axis motion device in synchronization with an environment of the ride system. In various embodiments, the control system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory is configured to store a ride experience command sequence. The processor may be configured to use a turntable motor controller to manipulate a turntable to execute a ride experience command sequence and use the motion device controller to manipulate a multi-axis motion device to execute the ride experience command sequence.
US10279271B2	System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space A system and method for providing virtual items to users of an online game operated in a virtual space. Multiple users may participate in affiliations or alliances of discrete groups of users in an online game and may access the online game through client computing platforms associated with the users. The affiliations may have affiliation game units associated with affiliations which provide a benefit to the members of the online game. Affiliation members may cumulatively obtain affiliation game units and/or upgrade affiliation game units by providing one or more virtual items. Upgrading affiliation game units may require the cooperation of multiple members of the affiliation.
US10279270B1	Fantasy sport system An automated fantasy sports system is rule driven. Rules provide for substitution of players during play. Substitution is allowed only at discrete time periods which are defined for each sport. Rules govern the accumulation of points. When a player is substitute out, the player continues to accumulate points until the end of the discrete time period. The player that is substituted in does not accrue points until the beginning of the next discrete time period.
US10279268B2	Extensible video game time limiter A video gaming system includes a motherboard with video display output, a USB and video switching board and a single board computer. The single board computer connects to the front panel power and reset switches, the switching board and the motherboard power switch input. Upon user input to the software program running on the single board computer, a limitations database is accessed. If time is allowed, the program powers the motherboard and switches the USB keyboard and video outputs to the motherboard. During the last minutes of allowed time, the program periodically flashes the display warning the user and, through power and reset switch presses, a time extension can be requested. If allowed, according to the database, use time is extended by the predefined setting. Otherwise time runs out normally and the motherboard is powered off and the USB and video circuits switched back to the single board computer.
US10279263B2	Game delivery device, game delivery method, and game delivery program A game delivery device and so on are implemented which enable an operable object to be operated with increased ease, in the case where game images designed to be executed in a dedicated game device are delivered to a terminal. The game delivery device includes execution means for executing a plurality of game programs designed to be executed in a dedicated game device in accordance with operation information; game program selection means for selecting one of the game programs on the basis of a selection instruction from a terminal; delivery means for delivering, to the terminal, image information based on execution of the selected game program; play mode acquisition means for acquiring a play mode selection instruction indicating whether the selected game program is to be played in a normal mode or an auxiliary mode; and auxiliary means for, when the auxiliary mode is selected, providing an auxiliary function that makes an operation of an operable object of the selected game program easier than the operation of the operable object designed to be performed in the dedicated game device.
US10279261B2	Virtual reality gaming utilizing mobile gaming A mobile device is configured as a point and shoot type weapon for gaming, training, or the like. Utilizing the mobile device based weapon, such as a smart phone for example, a user thereof can simply aim the mobile device at a target and shoot. Shooting may be accomplished by tapping the mobile device, activating a button or soft key on the mobile device, making a gesture (e.g., moving a finger as if a trigger is being pulled), providing an audible command (e.g., “shoot”), or the like.
US10279259B2	Method and device for generating and uploading game data A method and device for generating and uploading game data are disclosed, which relate to the technical field of Internet. The method for generating game data comprises: obtaining a scene template of a target game scene from a preset scene template database; obtaining a scene object of the target game scene from a preset scene object database; determining the location of the scene object; obtaining display effect of the scene object from a preset scene object display effect database, and displaying the scene object in the scene template of the target game scene; determining illumination effect of the scene object according to the determined location of the scene object and illumination parameters of a game engine, and rendering the scene object in the target game scene and generating the target game scene.
US10279258B2	System and method for combining virtual units in a game The disclosure relates to facilitating presentation of a combination of virtual units as a single entity during a battle in an online game. A user may be in control of and/or be associated with a first set of virtual units in the game space of the online game. Some of the virtual units of the user may be involved in a battle facilitated in the game space. A plurality of the virtual units controlled by and/or associated with the user may be combined as a single virtual entity, such that the plurality of virtual units is portrayed in the view of the game space of the online game as the single virtual entity. The attributes of the single virtual entity in the game space may be dictated by the collective set of attributes of the respective virtual units of the plurality of virtual units combined as the single virtual entity.
US10279257B2	Data mining, influencing viewer selections, and user interfaces A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. A number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a narrative with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, views, or insights to the consumer. Such allows conveyance of the same narrative to the consumer using a number of plots or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative provide the consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. The director or editor may influence selection at branch points by providing priming stimuli prior to presentation of a prompt to select a branch and by optionally providing target stimuli during presentation of the prompt to select a branch.
US10279252B2	Game execution environments Systems and methods for executing multiple video games, or other sources of video, include a cloud game execution environment in which each game application is executed on the same operating system but within a virtual I/O shell. The virtual I/O shell includes virtual video, audio and input channels that allow each game application to operate as if it had dedicated drivers. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the invention are used to provide video streams to a plurality of clients over the internet.
US10279249B2	Information processing device and information processing method On a play field 20 set in real space, a target region 102 having the play field 20 as a bottom surface and having a predetermined height h is set virtually. A target region image that expresses a distance of the target region 102 from an imaging surface as a pixel value on an image plane is generated, and compared with a depth image corresponding to an actual captured image 100; thus, only images of blocks 3c and 3b inside the target region 102 are extracted as detection and tracking targets.
US10279247B2	Avatar-incentive healthcare therapy An avatar-incentive healthcare therapy system has a physiological monitor for generating a physiological parameter indicative of physical health. An academic test for generating a test score is indicative of mental acuity. The avatar has outward characteristics and game play capabilities proportional to the physiological health and the mental acuity so as to incentivize improved physical health and academic performance.
US10279242B2	Adjustable skateboard truck The present invention relates to a novel skateboard truck. More particularly, the present invention pertains to skateboard truck with two independently adjustable pivot points that achieve a unique variable turning motion without affecting the skateboard's stability. Additionally, the skateboard truck includes an offset axle that swings towards the direction of the turn, thus shifting the wheels away from the side of the skateboard, eliminating wheel bite, and increasing stability.
US10279241B1	Apparatus for securing multiple items by means of locking cables An apparatus configured to secure multiple items by means of a single lock and multiple locking cables is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a shaft sized to slide within a sleeve, each of the shaft and the sleeve comprising holes formed in their outer surfaces. The sleeve and the shaft are sized for disposition in a threading alignment position and a locking alignment position. The threading alignment position provides passages through which locking cables coupled to locking lugs may be passed. The locking alignment position creates a constriction in each threading passage, and also provides a locking passage sized to accept a locking member such as the shackle of a padlock. Insertion of a locking member maintains the constriction in the threading passages, thereby preventing removal of the locking cables.
US10279236B1	Portable arm movement exercise device utilizing centripetal and reactive centrifugal force principles A device to strengthen a person's arm muscles through the utilization of a portable device including a handle portion and a weight component with the two components separated by a flexible rod. Such a device allows for the user to grip the handle portion and act as if they are throwing such a handle portion while the weight end moves along an arc defined through the length of the flexible rod. The resultant action is the generation of centripetal force along the defined arc with the reactive centrifugal force providing resistance to the user's arm muscles in a manner that is unique and heretofore unattainable through the utilization of a portable exercise device. The flexible rod component provides at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) of spacing between the handle portion (which may be in the form of a sphere, such as a baseball or softball, or a handle, or any other typical implement that a person may throw or swing) and the weight portion (which may be of any configuration to permit increase or decrease of the weight present thereon).
US10279234B2	Golf club grip and golf club An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip having excellent grip performance under a wet condition. The present invention provides a golf club grip having an outermost surface layer, wherein the outermost surface layer contains (A) a crosslinked rubber and (B) a silica, and has, at at least a part thereof, a region where a spherical silica secondary particle with a particle size of 3 μm or more exists in an amount of at least two particles/mm2. If a spherical silica secondary particle with a particle size of 3 μm or more exists in a given amount at at least a part of the outermost surface layer, the golf club grip has an improved grip performance under a wet condition.
US10279231B1	Putter with replaceable face insert A golf club head, preferably a putter head, comprising a replaceable face insert is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises a body with face cavity and a secondary cavity in communication with, and disposed behind, the face cavity, and at least one opening extending through a top or sole portion into the secondary cavity. The replaceable face insert comprises a striking portion and a support structure having an elongated, vertical through bore extending from a rear surface of the striking portion. The support structure is received within the secondary cavity and the striking portion is received within the face cavity, and then a rod or bolt is inserted through the opening and into the elongated, vertical through bore to reversibly secure the face insert to the body. A linear bearing may be disposed within the elongated through bore to receive the rod or bolt.
US10279229B1	Golf club head A golf club head with a multi-material construction in which a portion of the club head is a first material such as engineered stone or concrete and a second portion of the club head is a second material such as a metal, thermoplastic, or a composite.
US10279226B2	Golf club head A golf club head including a face portion includes a plurality of score lines formed on the face portion, a plurality of first grooves formed on the face portion, and a plurality of second grooves formed on the face portion. The first grooves have a depth D1 and a width W1 that is in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first grooves extend, the second grooves have a depth D2 and a width W2 that is in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the second grooves extend, W1>D1, and W2
US10279225B2	Golf club head including impact influencing flexure joint A hollow golf club head includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the golf club head further comprises a strike face operative to impact a golf ball, a body extending rearward from a perimeter of the strike face, and a flexure joint extending from the outer surface to the inner surface. The flexure joint includes a forward impact surface, a reaction surface in contact with the impact surface, and during an impact, the impact surface translates along the reaction surface to permit a controlled deflection of a portion of the strike face.
US10279224B1	Multiple material golf club head with crown scarf joint A multiple-material golf club head with an improved scarf joint between the crown and the body, and a method of finishing said golf club head is disclosed herein. The golf club preferably has a metal body comprising a striking face, a sole, a return portion, a bond flange, and a rear flange, and a composite crown having a scarf region, a step portion, and a constant thickness region directly behind the scarf region. The golf club is manufactured by providing a club head with a bond flange, providing a composite crown with a scarf region delineated by a front edge and a step portion and/or groove, bonding the scarf region to the bond flange to form an upper golf club head surface, and grinding the upper golf club head surface only from a location proximate the front edge to a location proximate the step portion and/or groove.
US10279223B2	Golf club A golf club 100 includes a head 200 having a hosel part 202, a shaft 300, and a reverse-tapered engagement part RT. The reverse-tapered engagement part RT includes a sleeve 400 having a reverse-tapered shape and being fixed to a tip portion of the shaft 300, and a spacer fitted outside of the sleeve 400. The hosel part 202 includes a hosel hole 204 and a hosel slit 206 which is provided on a side of the hosel hole 204 and enables the shaft 300 to pass through the hosel slit. The hosel hole 204 has a reverse-tapered hole 205 having a shape corresponding to a shape of an outer surface of the reverse-tapered engagement part RT. The reverse-tapered engagement part RT is fitted to the reverse-tapered hole 205. A club length is changed by changing a wall thickness of the spacer.
US10279222B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and an excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness, a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness, a hardness difference (Hm−Hc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0, and the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsC−HmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less.
US10279216B2	Exercise training system An exercise training system is provided having a system controller and a plurality of stimulant target units connected via a wireless network to the system controller. Each stimulant target unit has a light source providing light to stimulate a user, a proximity sensor providing an output of a distance between the proximity sensor and an object external to the unit, and means for providing feedback to the user to signal that the unit has been actuated by the user. The system controller includes a program for activating the stimulant target units in a sequence. The reaction by the user to the illumination is registered when the user brings a body part or other object to within a selected distance of the proximity sensor, this distance being programmable by the user.
US10279215B2	Information-presentation structure with impact-sensitive color change of pre-established deformation-controlled extended color-change duration A variable-color region (106) of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112), normally appears along it as a principal color, and includes impact-sensitive color-change structure (132) and duration-extension structure (242). A segment (142) of the impact-sensitive color-change structure responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by causing an impact-dependent portion (138) of the variable-color region to temporarily appear along a print area (118) of the zone as changed color materially different from the principal color if the impact meets threshold impact criteria. The print area closely matches the object-contact area in size, shape, and location. The duration-extension structure responds to the impact by causing the impact-sensitive color-change structure to deform along an internal deformation area (288). This causes the time duration of the impact-dependent portion appearing as the changed color to be controllably extended.
US10279211B2	Ball chair A ball chair may comprise a chair frame, a ball body and an adjusting unit. The chair frame has a connecting base and a legs base, and a supporting column formed therebetween is configured to achieve a telescopic action thereby adjusting a height of the ball chair. The connecting base is formed in a concave shape to form a housing space therein, and an annular frame is formed at an upper end of the connecting base. The ball body is configured to be coupled on the connecting base of the chair frame, and the annular frame is configured to couple with an outer periphery of the ball body thereby limiting a position thereof. As a result, the ball chair is suitable for different statures of users and enables the users to sit thereon for training or rehabilitation.
US10279210B2	Magnetic friction and viscous cylinder-piston resistance portable exercise equipment Pairs of magnetic disks and reciprocation piston-cylinders filled with viscous fluid are used to provide friction for a portable exercise apparatus. The viscous fluid in piston-cylinder push-pull configuration provides resistance to an extension cable for physical exercise. The portable exercise apparatus fits in a harness for travel and easy attachment to ordinary household furniture and fixtures.
US10279208B2	Multi-purpose exercise device A multi-purpose exercise device is provided. The exercise device includes an upright frame having a first support member and a second support member configured to support the exercise device in an upright and freestanding position, a first crossbar, a second crossbar, and a third crossbar oriented on the frame such that the crossbars conjunctively enable a user to perform push-ups, step-ups, and crunches with the same exercise device, a first support arm and a second support arm for facilitating wide-grip push-ups, a fourth crossbar including a bracket configured to engage the bottom rail of a door in order to secure and stabilize the exercise device to the door for performing exercises requiring the exercise bar to be fixed in place, and a height adjustment member disposed on the support members configured to extend vertically therefrom in order to adjust the height of the support members.
US10279200B2	Monitoring and treating pain with epidermal electronics Systems and methods are described for monitoring, treating, and preventing a pain state of an individual. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly including a motion sensor and a physiological sensor, the sensor assembly configured to generate one or more sense signals based on detection of a movement of the body portion by the motion sensor and a physiological parameter of the body portion by the physiological sensor; a processor including circuitry configured to identify a physiological state of the individual subject based on at least one of the movement of the body portion or the physiological parameter; and an effector operably coupled to the processor and configured to affect the body portion responsive to control by the processor.
US10279196B2	Radiation treatment planning using four-dimensional imaging data A method and apparatus for treatment planning using four dimensional imaging data.
US10279195B2	Method for identifying the location of at least one treatment channel from a group of a plurality of treatment channels as well as a system for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body The invention relates to a method for identifying the location at least one treatment channel from a group of a plurality of treatment channels as wells as a system for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body.According to the invention the identifying method being characterized by the steps of A selecting at least one of said plurality of treatment channels; B reconstructing the actual location of said selected treatment channel relative to said animal body; and C comparing said reconstructed location said pre-planned plurality of locations. Furthermore the system according to the invention is characterized in that identifying means are present for identifying the location of at least one treatment channel from said group of said plurality of inserted treatment channels and comparing said identified location with one or more of said pre-planned locations present in said treatment plan.
US10279194B2	High-dose rate brachytherapy system The invention relates to a HDR brachytherapy system comprising an ultrasound sensor for being arranged at the location of a brachytherapy catheter (12), wherein the ultrasound sensor is adapted to generate an ultrasound signal based on ultrasound radiation, which has been sent by an ultrasound imaging device preferentially comprising a TRUS probe (40) and which has been received by the ultrasound sensor. The position of the ultrasound sensor is determined based on the generated ultrasound signal, and based on this position of the ultrasound sensor the pose and shape of the brachytherapy catheter and/or the position of a HDR radiation source are determined. This allows for a very accurate determination of the pose and shape of the brachytherapy catheter and/or of the position of the HDR radiation source, which in turn can lead to an improved HDR brachytherapy.
US10279193B2	Space, luminous ceiling system and method for conducting photodynamic therapy A space for conducting photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of skin diseases, especially for treatment of superficial skin tumors such as actinic keratoses, basal cell carcinomas, and initial carcinomas, wherein an active ingredient is applied to a skin area to be treated in order to form porphyrins and irradiation with light is conducted to form singlet oxygen based on the porphyrins in order to destroy diseased skin cells, wherein the space has side walls, a ceiling, and a floor, as well as at least two lighting fixtures, which are separated from one another by at least 50 cm and illuminate at least a subregion of the space, wherein there is an illuminance of at least 8,000 lux at every point in the subregion and the subregion has horizontal dimensions of at least 1 m2 and a vertical height of at least 40 cm. This invention also relates to a luminous ceiling system and method for conducting PDT.
US10279188B2	Implantable medical device for providing stimulation therapy An electrical stimulation system provides stimulation therapy to a patient. The system includes a neurostimulation lead that contacts patient tissue and couples with an implantable stimulation device, such as an implantable pulse generator, that receives stimulation parameters for providing stimulation therapy to a patient. The implantable stimulation device includes a header with a plurality of connector assemblies that receive an end of the neurostimulation lead, and a case containing a charging coil and a telemetry coil coupled to programming circuitry on a printed circuit board, which is in turn coupled to the connector assemblies via a feedthrough assembly. The telemetry coil receives data from an external programmer and transmits the data to the programming circuitry, which in turn uses the data to communicate to the connector assemblies and the neurostimulation lead to provide stimulation therapy to a patient.
US10279183B2	Systems and methods for detecting intrathecal penetration Systems and methods for detecting intrathecal penetration are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes detecting a value corresponding to an impedance of an electrical circuit that in turn includes an electrical contact located within the patient, and patient tissue adjacent to the electrical contact. The method further includes comparing the detected value to a predetermined criterion, and, if the detected value meets the predetermined criterion, identifying penetration of the patient's dura based at least in part on the detected value.
US10279182B2	System and method for determining a stimulation threshold for closed loop spinal cord stimulation System and methods are provided for determining a stimulation threshold for closed loop spinal cord stimulation (SCS). The system and methods provide a lead coupled to an implantable pulse generator (IPG). The system and methods deliver SCS pulses from the IPG to the lead electrodes in accordance with an SCS therapy, and determine an evoked compound action potential (ECAP) amplitude based on an ECAP waveform resulting from the SCS therapy. The system and methods increase the SCS therapy by increasing at least one of an amplitude, a duration, and number of the SCS pulses associated with the SCS therapy. The system and methods also include iteratively repeat the delivering, determining and increasing operations until the ECAP amplitude exhibits a downward trend divergence. The system and methods define a stimulation threshold based on the ECAP amplitude at the trend divergence.
US10279181B2	Measuring load impedance with active stimulation pulses in an implanted pulse generator The present disclosure provides a medical stimulation system that includes a plurality of implantable channels each operable to obtain a voltage signal from a designated area of a body tissue. The medical stimulation system includes an impedance measurement device. The impedance measurement device includes a plurality of attenuators each coupled to a respective one of the channels. The attenuators are each operable to attenuate an amplitude of the voltage signal received from its respectively-coupled channel. The impedance measurement device includes a multiplexing component that receives the amplitude-attenuated voltage signals from each of the attenuators. The multiplexing component selectively outputs two of the amplitude-attenuated voltage signals. The impedance measurement device includes a differential amplifier that receives the two amplitude-attenuated voltage signals outputted from the multiplexing component as a differential input signal. The differential amplifier generates an amplifier output signal that includes at least partially an amplified version of the differential input signal.
US10279180B2	Cardiac neuromodulation and methods of using same A method of treating heart failure in a patient is disclosed that includes implanting a stimulation device into the identified patient to electrically stimulate the spinal cord, and activating the device to deliver electrical stimulation to the spinal cord.
US10279179B2	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator with automatic detection of user sleep-wake state Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; stimulation means for electrically stimulating at least one nerve; an electrode releasably mounted to the housing and connectable to the stimulation means for electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve; monitoring means for monitoring the user's body orientation and movement; analysis means for analyzing said orientation and movement; and control means for controlling the output of the stimulation means in response to said analysis of said orientation and movement.
US10279177B2	System for selective spatiotemporal stimulation of the spinal cord The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
US10279176B1	Method and apparatus for increasing absorption of medications and cosmeceuticals through the skin of the user A self-contained “battery-free” iontophoresis apparatus and method are provided.
US10279175B2	System, device and garment for delivering transcutaneous electrical stimulation An electrode connector assembly for the use in transcutaneous electrical stimulation includes a flexible web extending in a plane and first, second, third and fourth electrode connectors carried by the web and spaced from each other about the web in the plane. The electrode connector assembly further includes an electrical connector and first, second, third and fourth conductors electrically coupling the respective first, second, third and fourth electrode connectors to the electrical connector.
US10279174B2	Stimulation device and method for transcutaneous electrical stimulation A device for transcutaneous electrical stimulation is provided. The device comprises circuitry configured to generate transcutaneous stimulation signals. The device also comprises a first signal output component for electrically connecting to a first electrode connector to deliver generated transcutaneous stimulation signals. The first signal output component comprises a first four-pole electrical connector part. The device further comprises a second signal output component for electrically connecting to a second electrode connector to deliver generated transcutaneous stimulation signals. The second signal output component comprises a second four-pole electrical connector part. The device further comprises a controller to selectively control output of the stimulation signals to selected pairs of poles across the first and second four-pole electrical connector parts. Each selected pair of poles comprises one pole from the first four-pole electrical connector part and one pole from the second four-pole electrical connector part.
US10279169B2	Torque tool for fixable stimulation-sensing leads A fixation tool for applying torque to a terminal pin of an active fixation medical electrical lead includes a first handle, a second handle, an elastic member, a first jaw, a second jaw, and an insert. The insert is disposed at an end of the tool slot proximal to the elastic member. The insert includes an insert slot configured to align with the tool slot. The fixation tool is configured such that pressing the first handle and the second handle toward each other causes a movement of the first jaw and the second jaw relative to each other to change a width of the insert slot. The first jaw and the second jaw are comprised of a first material. The insert is comprised of a second material. The first material is harder than the second material.
US10279168B2	Leadless pacing device implantation In some examples, a system includes an implantable medical device configured for implantation in a chamber of the heart, an extension attached to the implantable medical device, the extension comprising a housing comprising at least one electrode, the housing defining a hole, and a tether comprising a first tether portion and a second tether portion and configured to be threaded through the hole. When the tether is threaded through the hole, the first tether portion and the second tether portion are on opposite sides of the hole. The tether may be used to implant the extension in a different chamber of the heart of the patient than the implantable medical device.
US10279167B2	System to deliver adaptive epidural and/or subdural electrical spinal cord stimulation to facilitate and restore locomotion after a neuromotor impairment The present disclosure provides a closed-loop system for real-time control of epidural and/or subdural electrical stimulation comprising electrodes for applying to a subject neuromodulation with adjustable stimulation parameters, the electrodes being operatively connected with a real-time monitoring component comprising sensors continuously acquiring feedback signals from said subject, said signals being neural signals and/or signals providing features of motion of said subject, said system being operatively connected with a signal processing device receiving said feedback signals and operating real-time automatic control algorithms, said signal processing device being operatively connected with the electrodes said and providing the electrodes with new stimulation parameters, with minimum delay. The system of the disclosure improves consistency of walking in a subject with a neuromotor impairment. A Real Time Automatic Control Algorithm is used, comprising a feedforward component employing a single input-single output model (SISO), a multiple input-single output (MISO) model, or a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) model.
US10279157B2	Stress shield and infection control for a skin-implant interface Embodiments for superficial tissue compliance modulation and negative pressure wound therapy for stabilization of a chronic percutaneous implant are disclosed. An external cap is coupled to a compliance gradient of progressively decreasing stiffness. Together the external cap and compliance gradient act as a stress shield that allows forces that would otherwise act on the skin at the skin-implant interface to be dissipated over a larger area. In addition, negative pressure and fluids may be applied through negative pressure and fluid adapters, respectively, to the skin-implant interface, the status of which may be further monitored through the use of one or more sensors.
US10279152B2	Systems and methods for treating acute and chronic heart failure Systems and methods and devices are provided for arresting or reversing the effects of myocardial remodeling and degeneration after cardiac injury, without the potential drawbacks associated with previously existing systems and methods, by at least partially occluding flow through the superior vena cava over multiple cardiac cycles, and more preferably, by adjusting the interval or degree of occlusion responsive to a sensed level of patient activity. In some embodiments, a controller is provided that actuates a drive mechanism responsive to a sensed level of patient activity to provide at least partial occlusion of the patient's superior vena cava, while a data transfer circuit of the controller provides bi-directional transfer of physiologic data to the patient's smartphone or tablet to permit display and review of such data.
US10279151B2	Guide wire A guide wire including a core shaft, a coil body that covers an outer periphery of the core shaft, and a distal end joint that joins the core shaft and the coil body, The distal end joint includes tin-zinc based solder. The guide wire has secured joining strength between the core shaft and the coil body no matter the material used for the core shaft and the coil body, and especially when the core shaft and/or the coil body are formed of tungsten.
US10279144B2	Method of manufacturing a catheter sheath A catheter sheath comprises a tubular member connected to a catheter handle, the tubular sheath including one or more electrical conductors and one or more electrode rings attached to the tip of the tubular member. The tubular member further includes at least one opening that allows the one or more electrical conductor to be electrically connected to the one or more electrode rings. The electrode ring is slid over the tubular member so as to cover the opening. The tubular member and the electrode ring are subjected to heat treatment by induction heating so that the material of the tubular member melts locally around the electrode ring to form a seal between the tubular member and the electrode ring.
US10279142B2	System and respiration appliance for supporting the airway of a subject A respiration appliance, system, and method for supporting the airway of a subject as the subject breaths. The flow of gas from the lungs of the subject during exhalation is leveraged to provide support to the airway. In particular, a body that encloses one or more external orifices of the subject provides a resistance differential between inhaled gas flows and exhaled gas flows that supports the subject's airway.
US10279133B2	Process for checking the function of a respiration system The function of a respiration system, with a patient port (1) with connected inspiration branch (3) and expiration branch, is checked. A rebreathing line (9) connects the inspiration branch to the expiration branch. A reservoir (25) is connected to a reservoir port (27) in the rebreathing line. An actuatable control valve (29) is provided in the rebreathing line between the expiration branch and the reservoir port. A pressure sensor (33) is connected to the rebreathing line. A control unit (39) is connected to the control valve and to pressure sensor. The process includes closing the control valve for a preset inspiration time and opening it for a preset expiration time. The value sent by the pressure sensor is detected with the control valve opened during the expiration time and compared with a preset first threshold valve. An error message is generated when the value sent exceeds the first threshold value.
US10279129B2	Pulse infusion device system and method A method and a system are described for administrating an infusion liquid pulse. The system includes a tubing system having an inlet connected to an external reservoir adapted to contain infusion fluids and an outlet connected to a catheter. The tubing system includes a check valve proximate to the inlet and an anti-siphon valve proximate to the outlet. The system further includes an automatic pulse flow generation device. The automatic pulse flow generation device includes an internal reservoir and a bidirectional pump configured to pump infusion fluid from the external reservoir to the internal reservoir and further pump an infusion fluid pulse from the internal reservoir to be infused by a catheter, the infusion liquid pulse has a volume of at least 2 ml and a velocity of at least 5 ml/min.
US10279128B2	Systems for managing reservoir chamber pressure Systems for managing pressure in a fluid reservoir chamber of a fluid infusion device are provided. For example, a fluid infusion device comprises a housing having a reservoir chamber that receives a fluid reservoir and a pump chamber. The fluid infusion device also includes a drive system contained within the pump chamber, and the drive system includes a slide that is movable relative to the fluid reservoir. The slide includes a proximal slide end that cooperates with a portion of the fluid reservoir to dispense fluid, and the proximal slide end has a projection. The fluid infusion device includes a pressure management system defined in the projection of the slide. The pressure management system includes at least one bore defined through the projection. The at least one bore is spaced a distance apart from a perimeter of the projection to vent air from the reservoir chamber into the pump chamber.
US10279120B2	Medicament delivery device and method of assembling the same A device for injecting a medicament includes a housing for a medicament container assembly, and an activation member axially movable relative to the housing between extended and retracted positions with a gripping member. A movement guide mechanism includes a first guide, a second guide that has a locking portion, and a guide follower that slides along the first guide when the activation member moves from the extended position to the retracted position and that slides along the second guide when the activation member moves from the retracted position to the extended position. The gripping member engages the container assembly when the activation member is in the retracted position. The locking portion interacts with the guide follower when the activation member moves from the retracted position to the extended position to restrict movement of the activation member. A method of assembling a delivery device is also disclosed.
US10279115B2	Syringe and prefilled syringe A syringe includes a gasket, a barrel, and a plunger. The plunger includes a helical rib provided at a head portion, and the gasket includes a threaded engagement portion configured to threadedly engaged with the helical rib, a plunger-retaining annular rib, and an accommodation portion for accommodating a part of the plunger at which the helical rib is formed. The annular rib includes a rib absent portion for guiding, to the accommodation portion, the helical rib reaching the annular rib. The gasket further includes an intermediate annular rib provided at a part on a proximal side of the retaining annular rib and a part defined on a side of the distal end of the helical projection, between a distal side annular rib and a proximal side annular rib.
US10279114B2	Syringe for and method of delivering a volume of solution with guidance bearing in view of standard and non-standard carpules Methods and apparatuses are disclosed with regard to syringe-transfer of a solution or other fluid, optionally with a guidance bearing, within a standard or non-standard carpule, optionally having sealed top ends and measurement gradations, i.e., indicia. One embodiment is a non-standard carpule barrel having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a barrel portion therebetween. The top portion includes an opening for receiving a syringe plunger and at least a first portion for connecting to an upper portion of the syringe. The bottom portion includes another opening capable of holding a bottom end of the carpule, wherein the carpule may be a standard carpule or a non-standard carpule. The barrel portion is located between the top portion and bottom portion, and includes a cradle, which has a length capable of holding a standard or a non-standard carpule, which has a greater width than a standard carpule.
US10279113B2	Needleless syringe and method for delivering therapeutic particles The present disclosure relates to a needleless syringe and method for delivering therapeutic particles. A source of therapeutic particles is located between a gas source and a cannon having a side opening. Gas released from the gas source causes a propagation of the therapeutic particles through the cannon. The side opening causes a reduction of a pressure of the gas in the cannon.
US10279112B2	Power injector device and method of use Automated injection system disclosed in this application advantageously provides physicians with a simplified interface for selecting fluid sources, such as saline, contrast, or a mixture of both, to inject at high pressures. The injector system may comprise a multi-use subassembly, a single-use subassembly, a fitting to fluidly connect the multi-use and single-use subassemblies, a hand held controller, a user interface, and an injector housing.
US10279108B2	Safety needle assemblies and related methods The safety needle assembly comprises a housing including a proximal end and a distal end and defining an interior space. A barrel is rotatably received within the interior space of the housing. A needle hub is received within the proximal end of the housing. A needle, including a sharp distal tip, extends distally from the needle hub, through the barrel, and through the distal end of the housing. A safety shield defining a lumen is received within the interior space of the housing. The safety shield extends distally from the housing through the distal end of the housing. The needle extends through the lumen of the safety shield with the sharp distal tip exposed from the safety shield. A biasing member is received within the barrel and extends between the needle hub and the safety shield. The safety needle assembly includes a first configuration in which the safety shield and the barrel define a first relative rotational orientation, and a second configuration in which the safety shield and the barrel define a second relative rotational orientation.
US10279106B1	Insulin patch pump A user-wearable patch pump system for delivery of insulin or other medicament can include a pump and an attachment portion that attaches the pump to a user's body. The pump can include a drive unit and a disposable cartridge containing a medicament with the drive unit configured to cause the pump to deliver the medicament in the cartridge to the user. The attachment portion can include a retention frame configured to selectively retain the pump therein and an adhesive patch configured to be attached to the user's body. The pump can be selectively attached to the retention frame and used to deliver medicament through tubing to an infusion site displaced from the pump.
US10279104B2	Devices and methods for modulating medium delivery Devices, systems and methods for controlling, regulating, altering, transforming or otherwise modulating the delivery of a substance to a delivery site. The devices, systems and methods optimize the delivery of the substance to an intended site, such as a vessel, vascular bed, organ and/or other corporeal structures, while reducing inadvertent introduction or reflux substance to other vessels, vascular beds, organs, and/or other structures, including systemic introduction.
US10279100B2	Indwelling needle for extracorporeal circulation A seal member and outer cylinder needle (OCN) tip part for blocking, in a fluid-tight state, both external peripheral space (EPS) end parts formed between the external-peripheral-surface of an inner needle (IN) and internal peripheral surface of an OCN, for slidably holding the IN in close contact; an opening part formed on the OCN external-peripheral-surface and for intravascular communication with the EPS; an OCN connection part for communicating between the EPS and blood circuit end; an IN connection part for communicating between the IN internal space and other blood circuit end. The movable IN positioned between the projecting position where the tip part protrudes from the OCN tip and the housed position housing the tip inside the OCN. The IN punctures the blood vessel interior while holding the projecting position, and moved to the housed position after puncture allowing blood to extracorporeally circulate via the OCN and IN connection part.
US10279096B2	Transcutaneous power transmission utilizing non-planar resonators A system for omni-orientational wireless energy transfer is described. A transmitter unit has a transmitter resonator with a coil that is configured to be coupled to a power supply to wirelessly transmit power to a receiver unit. A receiver unit has a receiver resonator with a coil coupled to a device load. At least one of the resonators is a non-planar resonator that spans a non-degenerate two-dimensional surface having at least one concave portion.
US10279095B2	Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods An improved intravascular blood pump and related methods involving the broad inventive concept of equipping the intravascular blood pump with guiding features such that the intravascular blood pump can be selectively positioned at a predetermined location within the circulatory system of a patient.
US10279092B2	Anchored mounting ring A mounting ring for a ventricular assist device or other device used in the heart includes a plate adapted to be secured to the exterior of the heart by rigid anchors such as hook, pin, or screw. When hooks are used, they can be pivotally mounted to the plate so that the hooks can rotate from retracted positions to advanced positions. A tool can be included in a mounting ring kit to move the hooks from their retracted positions to their advanced positions so that the hooks secure the plate to the heart. Preferably, all of the hooks are advanced simultaneously. The VAD or other device is then secured to the plate. The plate can be mounted to the heart in less time than required to install a traditional mounting ring by suturing to the heart.
US10279088B2	Delivery-and-fluid-storage bridges for use with reduced-pressure systems Systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented that facilitate the provision of reduced pressure to a tissue site by using a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge, which separates liquids and gases and provides a flow path for reduced pressure. In one instance, a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge includes a delivery manifold for delivering reduced pressure to a treatment manifold at the tissue site and an absorbent layer proximate the delivery manifold adapted to receive and absorb liquids. The delivery manifold and the absorbent layer are encapsulated in an encapsulating pouch. A first aperture is formed proximate a first longitudinal end of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge for fluidly communicating reduced pressure to the delivery manifold from a reduced-pressure source, and a second aperture is formed on a patient-facing side of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge. Reduced pressure is transferred to the tissue site via the second aperture. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed.
US10279083B2	IGF-I for myocardial repair Provided herein are methods for treating an individual having (suffering from) an acute myocardial infarction and drug eluting stents useful for treating such individuals. These methods include treating an individual by introducing, such as by surgically inserting, at a site of an acute coronary artery occlusion upstream of the site of acute myocardial infarction, a drug eluting stent (DES) that is capable of eluting from 25 pg to 950 pg of IGF-1 directly into the coronary circulation. The treatment is specifically directed to stimulation of repair or survival of damaged cardiac muscle or left ventricular remodeling.
US10279082B2	Implant with an bioactive coating and method for providing the same The present invention relates to an implant having a surface comprising a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the implant, wherein the coating comprises at least two coating layers of bioactive compounds adjacent to each other, obtainable in a process comprising the following steps: providing an implant with a surface, providing a first suspension comprising at least one first bioactive compound in a first solvent, wherein the first bioactive compound is non-soluble or partially soluble in the first solvent, applying said first suspension comprising the at least one first bioactive compound onto at least a part of the implant surface forming a first coating layer; drying the first coating layer, providing a second solution comprising at least one second bioactive compound in a second solvent, wherein the second bioactive compound is soluble or readily soluble in the second solvent; applying said second solution comprising the at least one second bioactive compound onto the first coating layer forming a second coating layer, and drying the second coating layer.
US10279080B2	Method of treating spinal disk A method of treating a spinal disk according to the present invention can include inserting an alloplastic bulking agent into the spinal disk to treat the defect. The alloplastic bulking agent has a plurality of microparticles and a suspending agent comprising hyaluronic acid. The bulking agent results in at least one of sealing the defect, increasing a pressure of the disk, increasing a height of the disk, improving stability of the disk and improving structural integrity of the disk.
US10279076B2	Composition for maintaining efficacy of filler The present invention relates to a parenteral composition for maintaining the efficacy of a filler for a long time, containing a collagen hydrolysate as an active ingredient. The composition, according to the present invention, can maintain the efficacy of a hyaluronic acid filler for a longer time, thereby enabling the effect thereof to be maintained irrespective of a smaller frequency of filler operations, and thus there is an advantage of also reducing skin irritation. In addition, there is an advantage of enabling an immediate effect since an administration method is simple as a parenteral administration and enables direct penetration into the skin.
US10279074B2	Implantable device having a random orientation of a non-absorbable filament An implantable structure, method for making the structure and method for using the structure, where the structure includes a combination of non-absorbable and absorbable components, and the implantable structure has a randomly uniform array of materials. The resulting implantable structure provides improved tissue ingrowth and flexibility after implantation and after absorption of the absorbable materials.
US10279071B2	Aldehyde control in personal care products An odor control layer for personal care products has a composition that has a PEG or PEG copolymer composition applied thereto. The layer can be placed in a personal care product, such as a diaper, training pant, absorbent under pant, adult incontinence product, or feminine hygiene product. Additional odor control layers may include silver nanoparticles and activated carbon compositions. In an alternative form, a single odor control layer includes the PEG composition and the activated carbon and/or silver nanoparticle compositions. A cleansing composition with PEG and possibly active carbon and silver nanoparticles may be combined with the personal care product to form a kit.
US10279063B2	Sterilization box The present application belongs to the technical field of household commodity and provides a sterilization box applicable to sterilize cosmetic tools, which comprises a base assembly, a housing assembly connected to the base assembly and cooperating with the base assembly to form a first cavity, and a supporting assembly connected in the first cavity and being able to connect with a plurality of cosmetic tools. The base assembly is provided therein with a second cavity. The sterilization box further comprises a circulation assembly configured to drive air circulations in the first cavity and in the second cavity and a sterilization assembly configured to sterilize the cosmetic tools. The circulation assembly includes a first ventilation assembly cooperating with the second cavity and a second ventilation assembly cooperating with the first cavity. A heating assembly cooperating with the first ventilation assembly is connected in the second cavity.
US10279057B2	UV disinfection system for needleless connector A device is presented for disinfecting needleless connectors. The device has a housing that contains a UV light source. The UV light source is operably connected to a power source. The housing has a receptacle configured to selectively receive a shield. The shield has an inner reflective chamber with an internal surface that reflects UV light. In use, the UV light source can illuminate a needleless connector inserted within the shield.
US10279047B2	Compositions and methods for modifying the surface of cells and methods of use Described herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modification of the surface of a living cell with a therapeutically relevant targeting moiety. Also described herein are methods for treating disease states, such as acute myocardial ischemia or infarction, with said compositions, in a subject.
US10279046B2	Eye drop composition for treating ocular inflammatory disease and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to a composition for treating an ocular inflammatory disease, comprising hydrophilic sulfasalazine and hyaluronic acid, and a preparation method therefor. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for treating an ocular inflammatory disease, which comprises administering, to an individual, a therapeutically effective amount of hydrophilic sulfasalazine and hyaluronic acid.
US10279043B2	Method for preparing microcarriers, microcarriers, and application thereof Objects of the present invention are to provide a preparation method which makes it possible to obtain porous microcarriers having unique properties and a unique particle size distribution and to provide porous gelatin microcarriers having excellent cell growth properties. According to the present invention, there are provided a method for preparing porous recombinant gelatin microcarriers that includes an emulsification step in which an emulsifier having a specific HLB value is used in a specific amount, and provided porous gelatin microcarriers having specific voids.
US10279042B2	One-step processing of hydrogels for mechanically robust and chemically desired features The application of a highly controlled, micron-sized, branched, porous architecture to enhance the handling properties and degradation rate of hydrogels is described in the instant invention. A previously described pattern created through one-step nucleated crystallization in a hydrogel film creates tunable mechanical properties and/or chemical stability for use in tissue engineering applications. The bulk mechanical properties and the degradation rate of the material can be tuned easily by the addition or subtraction of crystalline structure or by the addition and subtraction of backfill material, making this useful for a variety of applications. Relevant mechanical properties that can be tuned through the application of this unique porosity are moduli, elasticity, tensile strength, and compression strength. The method of the present invention can be applied to biopolymers and natural materials as well as synthetic materials.
US10279041B2	Liquid formulation of long-lasting protein conjugate comprising the oxyntomodulin and an immunoglobulin fragment The present invention relates to an albumin-free liquid formulation comprising a long-lasting oxyntomodulin conjugate in which an oxyntomodulin peptide comprising a derivative, variant, precursor or fragment of oxyntomodulin is linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region, which can increase the duration of physiological activity of the long-lasting oxyntomodulin conjugate and maintain the in vivo stability thereof for an extended period of time, as compared to native oxyntomodulin, as well as a method for preparing the liquid formulation. The liquid formulation comprises a buffer, a sugar alcohol and a nonionic surfactant and does not contain a human serum albumin and factors that are potentially harmful to the human body, and thus is not susceptible to viral infection. In addition, the oxyntomodulin conjugate of the invention comprises oxyntomodulin linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region, and thus has a large molecular weight, prolonged physiological activity, and excellent storage stability, compared to native oxyntomodulin.
US10279039B2	Agonist antibodies that bind human CD137 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to compounds (e.g., antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof) that bind to an epitope of CD137 and agonize CD137, and to use of the compounds in methods for treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of, cancer.
US10279038B2	Agonist antibodies that bind human CD137 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to compounds (e.g., antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof) that bind to an epitope of CD137 and agonize CD137, and to use of the compounds in methods for treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of, cancer.
US10279036B2	Antibody-albumin nanoparticle complexes comprising albumin, bevacizumab, and paclitaxel, and methods of making and using the same This invention relates to antibody-albumin nanoparticle complexes comprising albumin, bevacizumab, and paclitaxel, wherein the nanoparticle complex has been pre-formed in vitro such that the nanoparticle complex has antigen-binding specificity (e.g., VEGF binding specificity), for the purpose of providing cancer (e.g., VEGF-related cancer) treatments in a subject in need thereof.
US10279035B2	Nanoparticle complexes of paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and albumin This invention relates to antibody-albumin nanoparticle complexes comprising albumin, trastuzumab, and paclitaxel, wherein the nanoparticle complex has been pre-formed in vitro such that the nanoparticle complex has antigen-binding specificity (e.g., HER2 binding specificity), for the purpose of providing cancer (e.g., HER2-related cancer) treatments in a subject in need thereof.
US10279034B2	Anti-PD-L1-anti-TIM-3 bispecific antibodies The present invention relates to antibodies that are heterodimeric and bind human PD-L1 and human TIM-3, and may be useful for treating cancer alone and in combination with chemotherapy and other cancer therapeutics.
US10279033B2	Vaccine comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide conjugates The present invention discloses an immunogenic composition comprising S. pneumoniae capsular saccharide conjugates from serotypes 19A and 19F wherein 19A is conjugated to a first bacterial toxoid and 19F is conjugated to a second bacterial toxoid. Vaccines, methods of making vaccines and uses of the vaccines are also described.
US10279032B2	Peptide sequences and compositions The present specification discloses recombinant nucleic acid constructs encoding an immunogenic multiepitope polypeptide comprising two or more polypeptides, recombinant nucleic acid constructs encoding at least two epitopes from two or more internal proteins of influenza virus, compositions comprising such recombinant nucleic acid constructs and methods of eliciting a T cell immune response against an influenza virus in a vertebrate using such recombinant nucleic acid constructs and compositions.
US10279028B2	Compositions and methods for treating and preventing porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating or preventing Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) infection in a subject.
US10279026B2	Antigens and antigen combinations NTHI protein antigens have been identified and found to be conserved across several Haemophilus influenzae pathogenic strains. They have been isolated, cloned from a reference strain and tested for immunogenicity. Methods for immunization and vaccines derived thereof are also disclosed.
US10279025B2	LPS vaccine A vaccine composition for birds comprising as an active ingredient a structure containing O-antigen derived from Gram-negative bacteria, provided that said structure does not contain a whole cell, and a process for preparing the same are provided. By using a structure containing O-antigen (e.g. lipopolysaccharide) derived from Gram-negative bacteria as an active ingredient in accordance with the present invention, alleviation of inoculation reaction and reduction in an amount of injection are attained as compared to the conventional whole-cells vaccine to thereby allow for the increase in the number of other antigens to be mixed therewith.
US10279023B2	Mucin-associated surface protein as a vaccine against chagas disease Use of synthetic peptides derived from Trypanosoma cruzi antigens and their use in vaccination against trypomastigote infection and Chagas disease. T. cruzi uses several surface proteins to invade the host. In their role of protection, the surface protients ensure the targeting and invasion of specific cells or tissues. A conserved region in the family of mucin-associated surface proteins (MASP) was used to analyze the expression of MASP at different points of invasion and proved to be important for host cell invasion, thus suggesting MASP as a candidate for vaccine development. A synthetic peptide, MASPsyn, was studied and showed efficacy in stimulating antibody and cytokine production necessary for resistance against the parasite.
US10279022B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10279021B2	Vaccine compositions and methods for restoring NKG2D pathway function against cancers The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject by eliciting an immune response against a MIC polypeptide.
US10279020B2	Tumor vaccine The invention relates to the fields of medicine, immunology, and oncology. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for inducing an immune response against a tumor in an animal subject. The invention provides that a lung cancer cell or other tumor cells, genetically modified to express a nucleic acid encoding CD80 (B7.1) and a nucleic acid encoding an HLA antigen, and method for stimulating an immune response to a tumor with the tumor cell so genetically modified. The invention additionally provides a method of inhibiting a tumor, including a cancer such as lung cancer, by administering an allogeneic tumor cell, for example a cancer tumor cell such as a lung cancer tumor cell, genetically modified to express a nucleic acid encoding CD80 (B7.1) and a nucleic acid encoding an HLA antigen.
US10279016B2	Method of treatment of schizophreniform disorder Described herein are compositions which include digestive enzymes and which are formulated to reduce one or more symptoms of a neuropsychiatric disorder. Also described herein is a method for treating an individual with a neuropsychiatric disorder using digestive enzymes and their derivatives to alleviate the symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders. The method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of digestive enzymes that are either naturally or recombinantly derived, or their derivatives, in an amount effective to reduce one or more symptoms of the neuropsychiatric disorder.
US10279012B2	Methods of treating and preventing social communication disorder in patients by intranasal administration of insulin Methods for delivering an effective amount of insulin to the central nervous system to treat Social Communication Disorder while minimizing systemic exposure to the administered insulin. The present invention provides these advantages by administering at least an effective amount of insulin and/or pharmaceutical composition(s) thereof, to the upper third of the nasal cavity, thereby bypassing the blood-brain barrier and delivering an effective amount of insulin and/or pharmaceutical compound(s) thereof directly to the CNS. Further methods comprise administering an at least an effective amount of therapeutic agents to the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus with a treatable neurologic agent or a preventable neurologic condition. For example, administering the at least effective amount of insulin to the amniotic fluid of a fetus with a mother diagnosed with gestational diabetes may prevent the fetus from developing Social Communication Disorder or autism.
US10279011B2	Methods of use for IL-22 promoting rejuvenation of thymic and bone marrow function The present invention provides methods and compositions for the use of IL-22 to promote thymic growth following thymic insult. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods of using therapeutic IL-22 compositions for treating patients with thymic atrophy and alterations in bone marrow derived white blood cells, including cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, patients exposed to radiation (i.e. cancer therapy, nuclear disaster, terrorist attack, etc.), patients with HIV infections/AIDS, patients with organ transplantation, aging patients, and the like. In a further embodiment, therapeutic IL-22 compositions are contemplated as a prophylactic to boost immune response when additional T-cell function is needed, i.e. to boost immune response during vaccination.
US10279008B2	Methods and compositions for increasing the dose of a chemotherapeutic agent The disclosure relates to methods for treating a subject suffering from hyperalgesia caused by drug-induced neuropathy by administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide. The disclosure also relates to methods for protecting a subject from hyperalgesia caused by drug-induced neuropathy by administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to a subject at risk for developing the condition.
US10279007B2	Topical treatment method for healing wounds, disinfecting, covering and concealing the wound until healing occurs A wound healing formulation is disclosed using an oil in water emulsion that uses unpolluted forms of water derived from botanical sources and yeast derived wound healing factors together with natural based disinfectants derived from thymol. As opposed to conventional water supplies, the water derived from botanical sources has factors that contribute to the healing process. The formulation is non-occlusive, allowing the skin to breathe, and contains pigments that conceal the wound.
US10279006B2	Method, apparatus and kit for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and impairments A method, apparatus and kit have been discovered which regenerate with the use of odorants the connections of the neurons of the brain and central nervous system in the treatment of such person afflicted neuro-disorders caused by disease or trauma.
US10279005B2	Stabilized omega-3 ophthalmic compositions Stabilized ophthalmic compositions containing omega-3 oils are provided, which are useful as artificial tears and as ophthalmic compositions to diagnose, treat, or prevent keratoconjunctivitis or dry eye syndrome in a human or other mammal.
US10279004B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing or maintaining fertility Embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods and supplements for increasing, enhancing, or maintaining fertility in a human being.
US10279003B2	Methods and compositions to reduce fat gain, promote weight loss in animals The present disclosure relates to compositions and related methods to reduce body weight, body fat, waist and hip size, plasma total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, blood glucose, leptin and C-reactive protein levels and increase in HDL and serotonin levels in an mammal. The LeptiCore® formulation disclosed, at both the low and high dosages, is helpful in the management of fat gain and its related complications. The higher dosage resulted in significantly greater reductions in body weight and triglyceride, blood glucose, and C-reactive protein levels, as well as increased serotonin levels.
US10278996B2	Bee-ingestible compositions, methods of using same for producing honey and honey produced thereby A bee ingestible composition comprising a bee food base and THC and/or CBD is provided. Also provided are methods of producing honey, honey obtainable by these methods and uses of same.
US10278991B2	Polyethyleneimine polyethyleneglycol vectors A polyplex of a double stranded RNA and a polymeric conjugate is provided, wherein the polymeric conjugate consists of a linear polyethyleneimine covalently linked to one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) moieties, each PEG moiety being conjugated via a linker to a targeting moiety capable of binding to a cancer antigen.
US10278983B2	Cancer chemotherapy employing halogenated analogs of thymidine HAT-Pi chemotherapy arrests uncontrolled replication and metastatic migration of neoplastic cells by inhibiting enzymatic activity of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP 1) through administration of one or more halogenated analogs of thymidine (HAT). A full HAT-Pi treatment regimen, involving repeated HAT-Pi courses over extended periods (24 weeks), may lead to tumor regression through HAT-Pi-induced neoplastic cell death and disintegration. Pain related to neoplastic disease may be reduced during HAT-Pi treatment and for extended periods thereafter. Myelosuppression is a potentially life-threatening but manageable HAT-Pi toxicity and other HAT-Pi side-effects may be tolerated by most patients. Acquired patient resistance to HAT-Pi has not been observed. HAT-Pi is potentially teratogenic and is restricted to post-reproductive adults with advanced neoplastic disease. Modified HAT-Pi treatment regimens may allow for broader application to treat additional individuals and/or conditions.
US10278981B2	Cytotoxic agents for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to a method of treating brain cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective substance to a patient, wherein the therapeutically effective substance comprises: (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is a. moiety that can be cleaved hydrolytically or enzymatically in the body of the patient in a pH-dependent manner.
US10278980B2	Nutritional supplements for growth enhancement in pre-pubertal adolescents Provided are nutritional supplements designed for enhancing the growth, particularly the linear growth, of pre-pubertal children with a stature measure short compared to the norm. The nutritional composition comprises an energy source, and a combination of micronutrients, and is adapted separately for the nutritional needs of male or female adolescents.
US10278979B2	Therapeutic agent for intractable leukemia The present invention provides a therapeutic composition for intractable leukemia comprising a drug (a) and a drug (b), wherein the drug (a) is a compound represented by the following formula (I), a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof: wherein, Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; Ar2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; L is an oxygen atom, —NHCO—, or —CONH—; X1 is CH; X2 and X3 are CH and a nitrogen atom, respectively; Y is an ethylene group; m is 0; and Z1 and Z2 form a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocyclic group comprising X3 and having two nitrogen atoms as ring members, and the drug (b) is a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; and relates to a therapy for intractable leukemia.
US10278978B2	Human lung tissues-active targeting immune nanoliposome of methylprednisolone and a method for producing the same Present invention relates to a human lung tissues-active targeting immune nanoliposome of methylprednisolone, wherein, nanoliposomes loaded with therapy drugs is covalently coupled with nanobodies against human pulmonary surfactant protein A. Wherein, the therapy drug is methylprednisolone sodium succinate, the nanoliposome consists of phospholipids, cholesterols and long cycling materials. The molar ratio of the methylprednisolone sodium succinate to phospholipids within the nanoliposome is 0.30-0.45. Present invention successfully provides a new human lung tissues targeting hormone preparation, wherein, the nanoliposome serves as a carrier, the nanobody against human pulmonary surfactant protein A serves as a specific lung tissue targeting ligand, methylprednisolone sodium succinate serves as a therapy drug. In accordance with present invention, an efficient, stable human lung tissues-active targeting immune nanoliposome, with specific active lung targeting, is prepared.
US10278976B2	Methods for treating or preventing cancer in a KRAS-variant patient and for diagnosing risk of developing multiple primary breast tumors The invention relates to methods for preventing cancer in a KRAS-variant subject which include administering to the KRAS-variant subject an amount of estrogen effective to reduce the risk of developing cancer. In another aspect, the invention further relates to methods for treating cancer in a KRAS-variant subject, which include gradually decreasing estrogen exposure in the KRAS-variant subject to reduce the risk of aggressive tumor growth. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of predicting an increased risk of developing a second, independent breast cancer in a subject. The method can include detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 4 of the let-7 complementary site 6 of KRAS in a patient sample wherein the presence of said SNP indicates an increased risk of developing a second, independent cancer in said subject.
US10278975B2	Serine/threonine kinase inhibitors Compounds having the formula I wherein R1, X1, X2, X3 and X4 as defined herein are inhibitors of ERK kinase. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating hyperproliferative disorders.
US10278970B2	Amino pyrimidine compounds useful as SSAO inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of the formula below pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, methods of treating patients for liver disease, and processes for preparing the compounds.
US10278965B2	Method of detecting cancer stem cell, method of screening cancer stem cell, and method of inhibiting cancer stem cell An object of the present invention is to provide a cancer cell inhibitory drug, particularly a cancer stem-cell inhibitory drug, or a cancer stem-cell detection probe. The present invention provides a cancer cell inhibitory drug comprising at least one compound represented by general formula (1) as an active ingredient
US10278964B2	Medical treatments based on anamorelin Methods of treating cancer related conditions using anamorelin are described.
US10278961B2	Administration of berberine metabolites In various implementations, berberine metabolites, such as dihydroberberine and/or tetrahydroberberine, may be administered to manage blood glucose levels, increase ketone levels (e.g., blood concentration of ketones), and/or for therapeutic purposes in humans. The administration of a pharmaceutically effective amount of berberine metabolites, such as dihydroberberine, may reduce fasting blood glucose levels, improve glucose tolerance, and/or improve blood ketone response. In some implementations, berberine metabolites may be administered with one or more other compounds.
US10278951B1	Method of treating opiate dependency using tetrahydrocannabinol extracts The present invention provides a method of orally treating opiate dependency in a patient in need thereof. The method includes: orally administering an aqueous composition including: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); one or more aprotic solvents, for example, dimethyl sulfoxide; one or more protic solvents, for example ethanol; and water. Methods of orally reducing or preventing opiate withdrawal, orally reducing or preventing opiate withdrawal symptoms, orally treating post-surgical and chronic pain in a patient are also provided.
US10278950B2	Therapeutic agents containing cannabis flavonoid derivative for ocular disorders The present invention provides a cannabis-based flavonoid pharmaceutical composition including any one or more selected from the group of Apigenin, Cannflavin A, Cannflavin B, Cannflavin C, Chrysoeriol, Cosmosiin and Flavocannabiside or their synthases, for the prevention and treatment of certain ocular diseases and related disorders.
US10278947B2	Crosslinker enhanced repair of connective tissues A protein crosslinker delivery device includes a body and a protein crosslinker held in a synthetic or natural biodegradable polymer. The body, a coating on the body, or an attachment to the body can contain the protein crosslinker holding biodegradable polymer. The release rate of the crosslinker and total amount of crosslinker released can be controlled by varying the concentration of the crosslinker and by varying the composition and structural characteristics of the degradable polymer. Surface eroding, bulk eroding and naturally occurring biodegradable polymers can be used in conjunction with a variety of nontoxic or minimally-toxic protein crosslinking agents. The devices can be used to treat mechanically damaged, deformed, and nutritionally deficient connective or soft tissues such as the knee meniscus, the spinal disc, the cornea, ligaments and tendons, the soft palate, and skin.
US10278946B2	Liquid formulation of cabazitaxel The present invention relates to a stable liquid formulation of cabazitaxel. The formulation comprises cabazitaxel and at least one solubilizer. Typically, formulations are in the form of ready-to-use solutions or concentrates.
US10278943B2	Method of treating hyperglycemia Disclosed herein are methods for treating conditions and/or disorders related to hyperglycemia. Such conditions and/or disorders related to hyperglycemia include, but are not limited to, type I, II diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, other forms diabetes, and disorders related thereto. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of using (R)-(+)-verapamil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the treatment of conditions and/or disorders related to hyperglycemia.
US10278942B2	Compositions for use in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension The present disclosure provides methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a subject in need thereof. Compositions for use in these methods are also provided.
US10278940B2	Use of 2,5-dihydroxybenzene compounds and derivatives for the treatment of skin cancer The present invention relates to the use of a 2,5-dihydroxybenzene derivative of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, isomer, or prodrug thereof for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of, inter alia, skin cancer.
US10278939B2	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278932B2	Treatment of nervous system disorders using combinations of RXR agonists and thyroid hormones Disclosed herein are methods of treating disease with a combination of a RXR agonist and a thyroid hormone.
US10278927B2	Stable layer-by-layer coated particles Systems and methods for coating a particle core with a layer-by-layer film are disclosed.
US10278924B2	Low concentration meloxicam tablets Described herein is a solid tablet that is directly-compressed of powder, including meloxicam and one or more excipients which are homogenously dispersed within the tablet that can be broken into two, three or four units with each unit containing equal amounts of the active ingredient, meloxicam.
US10278918B2	Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof The invention provides aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, medical kits, and methods for using such ophthalmic solutions to improve visual performance in a patient. Exemplary aqueous ophthalmic solutions include those containing phentolamine mesylate, mannitol, sodium acetate, and water.
US10278915B1	Anti-aging hair treatment composition and method A hair strengthening, nourishment, and growth composition and method of application that can be used in the form of a shampoo, conditioner, and a serum.
US10278914B2	Formulation and method for promoting cutaneous uptake of molecular oxygen by skin Inventive embodiments disclosed herein includes a cosmetic formulation. The formulation includes an extract that includes a barley grass exposed to light, the extract having a molecular oxygen partial pressure of at least about 180 mbar and a chlorophyll concentration of about 180 mg/kg.
US10278911B2	Compositions containing cyclic peptides and methods of use The invention relates generally to cyclic peptides and their use in compositions, especially topical, cosmetic and/or personal care compositions, and compositions containing said cyclic peptides.
US10278910B2	Sunscreen compositions containing an ultraviolet radiation-absorbing polymer Compositions including a discontinuous oil phase homogeneously dispersed in a continuous water phase, the oil phase containing a sunscreen agent that includes a polymer composition containing a linear, ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether, the linear, ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether including a chemically bound UV-chromophore; and an oil-in water emulsifier component including an anionic oil-in-water emulsifier in an amount such that the composition includes about 0.5 percent by weight to about 3 percent by weight of the anionic oil-in-water emulsifier.
US10278909B2	Composition suitable to preserve the physiological condition of skin and hair and reestablish their regenerative functions The present invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical, nutritional or cosmetic use, suitable to preserve the physiological condition and health of skin and hair and to reestablish their regenerative functions, characterized in that it comprises a mixture of carnitine, caffeine and arginine as active principle, as such or as derivatives, such as pharmacologically acceptable salts. The effect of preserving the physiologic condition and health of skin and hair, and of reestablishing their regenerative functions is mainly achieved through an increase in ATP production by skin and hair cells.
US10278908B2	Low pH composition comprising specific preservative systems The present invention relates to compositions comprising salt of acyl glutamate as primary surfactant or primary anionic surfactant and which further comprise specific preservative systems.
US10278902B2	Cosmetic method of modifying the appearance of the outline of the eye A method of cosmetically modifying the appearance of the outline of the eye, the method including the step consisting in applying at least one patch on the movable upper eyelid, the application face of the patch having a predefined non-plane shape with multi-directional curvature, or at least one patch made of a material suitable for responding to stress by deforming in non-elastic manner as to take up multi-directional curvature on the eyelid and conserve the curvature when the stress ceases.
US10278901B2	Dental composition Dental composition comprising(a) at least two di- or polyepoxides having 2 to 5 epoxide groups and having a molecular weight of from 200 to 700 Da, or a macromonomeric reaction product obtainable by reacting the diepoxide with a dicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio [diepoxide]/[dicarboxylic acid] of at least 2; (b) one or more primary monoamines and/or disecondary diamines; (c) optionally one or more aliphatic polyamines; (d) a particulate filler, wherein the molar ratio of epoxide groups in component (a) to the N—H bonds in component (b) and (c) [epoxide(a)]/[N—H(b),(c)] is in the range of from 0.9 to 1.1; wherein the di- or polyepoxide having 2 to 5 epoxide groups is a compound of the following formula (I): A(BZm)n (I) wherein A represents an n-valent organic moiety optionally having 1 to 10 heteroatoms selected from oxygen atoms and sulfur atoms; and B represents an m+1-valent organic moiety, Z is an epoxide group which may have a substituent, m which are independent from each other represent an integer of at least 1; and n is an integer of from 1 to 5; wherein the m are selected so that 2 to 5 epoxide groups are present; wherein the composition does not contain any 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane, or 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-methane.
US10278900B2	Method for reliably filling a transport box having a plurality of accommodating compartments by using an output/input station that sequentially provides medicament packs from an automated storage system, and output/input station therefor A method for filling a tray with individual medicine portions, which are removed from medicament packs that are provided from an automated storage system by means of an output/input station, is provided. A target filling of accommodating compartments of the tray is provided to a control device, which determines the medicament packs to be removed from storage and the sequence of the removal. For removal, a medicament pack is placed on a first transfer position of the output/input station by an operating device, transported to an output position by a first transport device as soon as the output position is free, and removed from the output position. Individual portions are removed from the medicament pack and introduced into respective accommodating compartments of the tray as indicated by an indicating device. The medicament pack is transported to a second transfer position by a second transport device.
US10278897B2	Dual vial adapter assemblage including drug vial adapter with self-sealing access valve Dual vial adapter assemblage modified including a drug vial adapter having a female connector fitted with a normally closed needlefree swabable self-sealing access valve, a liquid vial adapter with a male connector and a manually operable flow control arrangement. The flow control arrangement has three operative positions including an initial extended set-up position, an intermediate compacted flow communication position and a final detachment position for separating the drug vial adapter and the liquid vial adapter. The liquid vial adapter and the drug vial adapter are engaged in the initial extended set-up position and the intermediate compacted flow communication position. The self-sealing access valve is closed in the initial extended set-up position and compressed open in the intermediate compacted flow communication position.
US10278892B2	Printed shield with grounded matrix and pass through solder point systems and methods An infrared (IR) heating panel system comprising a thermally and electrically insulating substrate, a power buss, an at least one substrate supported IR heating element electrically coupled to the power buss, and a return element electrically coupled to the power buss and IR heating element. A printed shield substantially covers the IR heating element(s). The heating panel emits radiation when an electrical current is passed therethrough. The printed shielding layer is electrically coupled to a low impedance grounding matrix and configured to harness and shunt electrical field charges emitted by the IR heating element. Some embodiments include two or more IR heating panels coupled in an electrical parallel configuration supplied by one twisted and shielded power feed wire. Twisted two-wire shielded plus ground conductors are soldered to the corresponding IR heater solder points while simultaneously maintaining the twisted wire configuration for EMR cancellation and EF grounding shield conductivity.
US10278890B2	Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device which includes a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density and the predetermined diameter in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize mobilization of soft tissue structures of the human body.
US10278884B1	Ambulatory assistance apparatus adaptable for a staircase An ambulatory assistance apparatus operable to assist a user traverse a flat surface and further being configured to have adaptive movement techniques to facilitate assisting a user ascend a staircase. The ambulatory assistance apparatus includes a frame having a left support assembly and a right support assembly with cross members intermediate thereto. A front leg assembly is provided and is secured to the lower front portion of the frame. The front leg assembly is movable in a first adaptive movement technique and a second adaptive movement technique. In the first adaptive movement technique the front leg assembly moves in an upward/downward direction. In the second adaptive movement technique the front leg assembly is pivotally movable. A coupling member is present to control in conjunction with a cable the second adaptive movement technique. A biasing member is present to provide the first adaptive movement technique.
US10278881B1	Devices and methods for assisting pronation and/or supination Embodiments of the invention are directed to devices for manipulating a hand of a user to provide pronation or supination assistance. Embodiments include an anchor; a hand engagement member operatively attached to the anchor and configured to receive and engage the hand of the user; a force applicator containing a member portion and an anchor portion opposite the member portion, the force applicator attached to the hand engagement member proximate its member portion and attached to the anchor proximate its anchor portion; and a force application mechanism attached to the anchor and configured to cause a force to be applied to the force applicator causing the hand engagement member to manipulate the hand of the user to provide pronation or supination assistance. In some embodiments, the force application mechanism includes a non-incremental rotary mechanism. In some embodiments, a flexible tethering member attaches the anchor to the hand engagement member.
US10278878B2	Extremity support and irrigation device and method of use An apparatus for supporting an extremity during tissue irrigation and debridement and containing and capturing fluid and tissue debris resulting therefrom includes an extremity-supporting base and barrier shroud. The apparatus can be used to control drainage of fluid and tissue debris during irrigation and debridement. The apparatus supports and encloses a patient extremity, such as an arm or a leg. The base has a length, proximal end (i.e., nearest the patient's body), and distal end (i.e., farthest from the patient's body). The base may comprise an open-cell foam that is non-collapsible to provide a support surface with a fixed length. The shroud has a top portion, bottom portion, and shroud drainage opening. The shroud can be selectively moveable between a first position in which the support surface is unobstructed to facilitate placement of an extremity thereon and a second position in the shroud at least partially encloses the extremity.
US10278874B2	Disposable diaper A disposable diaper includes a front waistline region, a rear waistline region and a fastening tape, as the waistline retaining unit extending along the product widthwise direction and holding the disposable diaper onto a body of a wearer. Furthermore, the disposable diaper includes a crotch stretch unit that is formed in the crotch region and can expand and contract in the product longitudinal direction, and leg gathers. The leg gathers are longer than the crotch stretch unit in the product longitudinal direction L, and are provided at an outer side from the crotch stretch unit in the product widthwise direction. A low stretch region having a lower ratio of expansion and contraction than the crotch stretch unit is formed between the leg gathers and the crotch stretch unit.
US10278872B2	Transport device and disposable wearable article production method using same A holding region includes a first area bearing on at least part of one and at least part of the other of opposite skirt portions in a revolution direction of a holding pad, the first area extending along a first curve, when the holding pad is at a first revolution position. The holding region formed in the holding pad includes a second area bearing on at least part of one side portion and at least part of the other side portion in the revolution direction of the holding pad when the holding pad is at a second revolution position that extends along a second curve. The holding region includes a portion other than the first area and the second area that lies closer to a second rotational axis than the first curve and the second curve.
US10278865B2	Process for neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma Providing neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma includes generating a micropulsed laser light beam having parameters and characteristics, including pulse length, power, and duty cycle, selected to create a therapeutic effect with no visible laser lesions or tissue damage to the retina. The laser light beam is applied to retinal and/or foveal tissue of an eye having glaucoma or a risk of glaucoma to create a therapeutic effect to the retinal and/or foveal tissue exposed to the laser light beam without destroying or permanently damaging the retinal and/or foveal tissue and improve function or condition of an optic nerve and/or retinal ganglion cells of the eye.
US10278863B2	System and process for treatment of myopia A process for preventing or treating myopia includes applying a pulsed energy, such as a pulsed laser beam, to tissue of an eye having myopia or a risk of having myopia. The source of pulsed energy has energy parameters including wavelength or frequency, duty cycle and pulse train duration, which are selected so as to raise an eye tissue temperature up to eleven degrees Celsius to achieve therapeutic or prophylactic effect, such as stimulating heat shock protein activation in the eye tissue. The average temperature rise of the eye tissue over several minutes is maintained at or below a predetermined level so as not to permanently damage the eye tissue.
US10278862B2	Low voltage communication between subsystems in a laser eye surgery system A laser eye surgery system comprises subsystems which communicate with one another through low voltage differential signaling (LVDS). The laser eye surgery system may comprise a first subsystem interface, including an LVDS driver or transmitter coupled to and in communication with an LVDS receiver of a first subsystem of the laser eye surgery system. The first laser eye surgery subsystem itself may comprise an LVDS transmitter coupled to and in communication with an LVDS receiver to return data to the first subsystem. Further laser eye surgery subsystems may also include the same arrangement of drivers and receivers with respective subsystem interfaces. LVDS lowers power consumption and the risk of error in communication between laser eye surgery systems, leading to safer and more reliable surgical procedures performed.
US10278858B2	Ophthalmic surgical device with adjustable filament and method of use An ophthalmic surgical device in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure comprises an elongate element and a filament. The device may further comprise one or more of a shaft, an actuator, an actuator handle, a shaft handle, a vent, and a filament stop. The device may be used to mechanically push objects, as in retinal detachment repair, gasp objects, as in the removal of a dislocated intraocular lens or an intraocular foreign body, aspirate fluid, and cut materials, such as intraocular fragments.
US10278846B2	Deployment handle for an introducer A handle for an implant deployment device converts rotational movement into longitudinal movement in order to provide controlled release of one or more trigger wires. The handle also allows the trigger wire to be withdrawn into the device so that it does not need to be separately removed. A preferred handle includes a rotatable portion (120) and a slideable portion (122). Releasable locks (88, 188) ensure that the handle is used to carry out implant deployment steps in a specific order.
US10278843B2	Stent A stent has strut parts bent in a zigzag shape, connected at both ends thereof, and formed in a ring shape, and bridge parts for connecting the strut parts in an axial direction, peak parts of strut parts excluding a strut part at the lead toward one end are all connected by bridge parts and clustered a plurality thereof at a time by the bridge parts, and connected to valley parts of struts adjacent toward the one end of the stent, and each strut part includes valley parts which are not connected to a bridge part.
US10278838B2	Expandable stent delivery system with outer sheath According to aspects described herein, there is disclosed an improved hot balloon catheter delivery system for shape memory tubular stents. An outer sheath is provided on the delivery system that facilitates stent placement on a balloon during delivery through an endoscope. In one embodiment, the stent may be positioned between radiopaque markers/electrodes and the balloon may be heated. The stent may be prevented from moving proximally relative to the catheter as the delivery system is tracked through the patient's anatomical passageways. The outer sheath may be positioned to ride over the proximal cone of the hot balloon catheter and abut the proximal end of the stent to facilitate proper alignment of the balloon for deployment. Upon deployment of the stent in an appropriate position, the sheath may be pulled away from the stent to expose the proximal cone of the balloon and thereby allow balloon and stent expansion.
US10278836B2	Self-aligning prosthesis with hydraulic actuators A hydraulic device includes a first plate that pivots in a first direction, a second plate that pivots in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a first hydraulic system comprising a first cylinder and piston, a second cylinder and piston and, channels connecting the first cylinder to the second cylinder, the first hydraulic system filled with hydraulic fluid, wherein the transfer of fluid between the first cylinder and second cylinder pivots the first plate, and a second hydraulic system comprising a third cylinder and piston, a fourth cylinder and piston and, channels connecting the third cylinder to the fourth cylinder, the second hydraulic system filled with hydraulic fluid, wherein the transfer of fluid between the third cylinder and fourth cylinder pivots the second plate.
US10278835B2	Measurement and ordering system for orthotic devices A system and method are provided for electronically capturing a subject's anatomy comprising an electronic device with a camera, display screen, and end-user software program to interface with the user. The software program tracks a target placed in view area, and gives visual feedback to the user based on target tracking. The software program includes criteria represented visually, via audio feedback, or haptic feedback, to the user indicating how to position the camera relative to the anatomy. The end-user software program may have means to automatically capture anatomy on the electronic device based on the criteria being met. The end-user software program may have means to electronically transmit the anatomical information to a remote location where said information can be used to build a custom orthotic device. The system may also have the means to detect and distinguish anatomic contours from other objects in the view area.
US10278833B2	Center lordotic mesh cage An implant assembly including an angled intermediate plate inserted between two sections of mesh cage. The intermediate plate offers a safe and secure connection to the mesh cages while providing lordosis/kyphosis angling at the center of the construct instead of at the end of the cage only. One or more angled endplates may be included which allow the surgeon to make a construct unique to the patient's anatomy. The endplates and intermediate plate may include integrated clips configured to snap into corresponding holes in the mesh cage for a secure fit.
US10278829B2	Inflatable multi-chambered devices and methods of treatment using the same Inflatable multi-chambered devices are provided for repairing or replacing spinal discs and distracting neighboring vertebral elements. Also included are cushioning devices that may be used in a joint replacement device cushioning system. Further included are kits and systems that include such devices, methods for making such devices, and methods of treating patients in need of such devices. Examples further include cosmetic augmentation and restoration devices.
US10278828B2	Ball and socket implants for correction of hammer toes and claw toes A toe bone implant for correction of toe bone deformities is provided. The toe bone implant includes a first portion having a socket portion. The toe bone implant also includes a second portion having a ball portion operatively connected to the socket portion. The toe bone implant is implanted in a joint such that the ball portion is configured to rotate a predetermined amount respective to the socket portion.
US10278824B1	Elbow prosthesis and method for use The elbow prosthesis includes an ulnar component that has a bearing end and a stem. The stem is attached to the bearing end and extends in a distal direction from it. The elbow prosthesis also has a humeral component that includes a holder end and a stem with the stem extending in a proximal direction from the holder end. The prosthesis further includes at least one bearing member that is connected to the holder end with the bearing end being attached within the holder end to allow for rotation and articulation against the at least one bearing member. The bearing end and holder end are attached to each other by a coupling mechanism that includes an opening positioned on the posterior aspect of the holder end and a mating surface on the bearing body. A method of using the elbow prosthesis and a total elbow prosthesis kit are also disclosed.
US10278815B2	Integrated heart valve delivery system An assembly includes a prosthetic heart valve and a delivery apparatus for implanting the prosthetic heart valve within the native aortic valve of a patient. The prosthetic heart valve has a radially compressible and expandable metallic stent and a flexible valvular structure mounted within the stent. The delivery apparatus has a handle, a first shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, a second shaft extending co-axially through the first shaft and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portions of the first and second shafts extending distally from the handle, a valve cover coupled to the distal end portion of the first shaft, and a nose piece coupled to the distal end portion of the second shaft.
US10278812B2	Implantable scaffolds and methods for treatment of sinusitis This disclosure describes, inter alia, materials, devices, kits and methods for the treatment of chronic sinusitis. Disclosed are medical scaffolds configured for placement within a sinus of a patient, methods of making the implants and methods of treatment. The scaffolds comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, a conformal coating over the tubular scaffold and optionally, a drug coating.
US10278809B2	Multifocal eye lens having optical zones which at least partly encircle a main optical axis A multifocal eye lenses including an optical part, which has a first optical side and an opposite second optical side viewed in the direction of a main optical axis (A) of the eye lens, and which has a plurality of annular optical zones that at least partly encircle the main optical axis (A) and are formed on at least one side, and zones each have at least one main sub-zone.
US10278807B2	Flexible tibial sheath A radially expandable sheath is provided having a substantially closed distal end with at least two sidewalls extending proximally therefrom and defining a central lumen. Each sidewall can have a substantially concave outer surface adapted to seat a graft member, and each side wall is at least partially separated by a longitudinally oriented slot that extends from a proximal end along a substantial length of each sidewall. The slot preferably terminates at a position just proximal to the distal end. The device can also include a sheath expander that is adapted to be disposed in the central lumen of the radially expandable sheath and that is configured to flex the sidewalls to radially expand the sheath so as to fix a graft member within a bone tunnel.
US10278802B2	Self-adherent implants and methods of preparation Implants are described herein which contain an activated adhesive on at least a portion of the surface of the implant. A release sheet may be positioned over at least a portion of the adhesive. Packages which contain the implants and methods of preparing the implants are also described.
US10278798B2	System for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance in particular diluted animal semen The system comprises a straw and a liquid dilution medium. The straw comprises a tube (11) extending between a first end and a second end and comprises a gas-permeable, liquid-tight plug, said plug being arranged in the tube (11) in the vicinity of the first end of same and extending between a first end turned towards the first end of the tube (11) and a second end turned towards the second end of the tube (11). Said plug comprises an element (14) impregnated with a reagent (22) at least in the vicinity of a first end turned towards the second end of the tube (11). The liquid medium is provided to produce, by mixing, in predefined conditions, the liquid substance (21). The reagent (22) and the medium(27) are configured such that, when the substance (21) comes into contact with the first end of the impregnated element (14), it forms a hydrogel.
US10278795B2	Dental implant abutment and method for manufacturing same Provided are a dental implant abutment and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a dental implant abutment which forms an outer appearance of an artificial tooth, supports a porcelain prosthesis that is formed of a porcelain, and couples to and fixedly combines with a fixture. The dental implant abutment includes: a first part having a coupling structure that corresponds to an inner structure of the fixture, so that the first part couples to the fixture; a second part that extends upward from the first part and contacts gums; and a third part extending upward from the second part, having an outer circumferential surface which includes a side surface and a top surface, with a porcelain prosthesis attached to the outer circumferential surface, and including a shape in which a concave part, inwardly recessed, is formed on the side and a horizontal cross-sectional area increases in an upward direction from the concave part.
US10278793B2	Orthodontic indirect bonding tray including stabilization features A tray for use in bonding orthodontic appliances to selected teeth of a patient is disclosed. The tray includes an outer shell having wall sections extending over facial, lingual, and occlusal surfaces of the selected teeth to form a channel including tooth cavities having a configuration matching and arranged for receiving the selected teeth. A matrix is bonded to the inner surface of the outer shell and is contoured to complement the facial or lingual surface of the teeth. A stabilization member extends from the outer shell and includes an inside surface contoured to complement at least a portion of the facial surface of a tooth located adjacent the selected teeth. Orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the matrix, wherein each appliance includes a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth.
US10278792B2	Crimpable retraction loop An accessory allows for straight archwires to be converted to looped archwires. The accessory has an archwire receiving channel which is defined between a first elongated coupling member and a second elongated coupling member. The archwire receiving channel is used for crimping the accessory to an existing archwire. An elastically deformable bridge, connected between the first elongated coupling member and the second elongated coupling member, imparts retraction or protraction once activated. The elastically deformable bridge is formed from one or more segments. Curved segments and linear segments are possible, which can be combined to form various shapes, for example omega loops and mushroom shapes. The first coupling member and the second coupling member have an angled lower portion and upper portion to facilitate engagement with existing archwires. Anchoring notches can also be used in conjunction with elastic bands for enhanced orthodontic corrections.
US10278790B2	Storage system for medical instruments A receiving sleeve receives surgical instruments. A holding device for storing and cleaning surgical instruments includes at least one receiving sleeve. A surgical instrument set includes a holding device and/or receiving sleeve. The receiving sleeve and the holding device have a light construction which allows the maximum flow of fluid to instruments held in the receiving sleeve or holding device. The receiving sleeve includes a cylindrical hollow body with a plurality of peripherally spaced inner clamping arms which have punctiform or linear engagement sections that are adjusted to come into contact with an inserted tool in a force-fit or form-fit manner for holding the tool within the receiving sleeve at a radial distance to the cylindrical body.
US10278788B2	Method and apparatus for identification using capacitive elements A surgical instrument and related method are provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing, a cable, and an identifying circuit. An end-effector is coupled to the housing for treating tissue. The cable extends from the housing and is configured to couple the surgical instrument to a generator. The identifying circuit includes a plurality of capacitive elements disposed on the surgical instrument. The plurality of capacitive elements is readable by the generator.
US10278779B1	Exciter assemblies Provided herein are systems, devices, assemblies, and methods for generating exciter signals, for example, to activate a remotely located tag. The systems, devices, assemblies, and methods find use in a variety of application including medical applications for the locating of a tag in a subject.
US10278777B1	Augmented reality visualization for guiding bone cuts including robotics Devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display are disclosed.
US10278775B2	Catheter utilizing optical spectroscopy for measuring tissue contact area A catheter comprises an elongated catheter body, a control handle, and a hollow tip electrode having a radially-symmetrical shell defining a cavity surrounding a center inner location from which light is emitted to pass through a plurality of openings formed in the shell for interaction with tissue and/or fluid, such as blood, outside of and in contact with the shell. Light interacting with tissue is reflected back into the cavity for collection whereas light interacting with fluid, such as blood, is absorbed. By analyzing the light collected in the cavity, a determination is made as to a ratio of light reflected by tissue versus light absorbed by fluid for indicating the amount of contact between the tip electrode and tissue. Alternatively, fluorescence may similarly be employed (light is emitted at one wavelength and detected at one or more different wavelengths) since tissue and blood have different fluorescence properties at various wavelengths. An integrated ablation and spectroscopy system further comprises an RF generator, a light source and a light analyzer adapted to analyze the light collected in the cavity.
US10278773B2	Spindle assembly with mechanical fuse for surgical instruments A spindle assembly of a surgical instrument includes a body and a cutter pin. The body has at least one wall forming first and second channels therein. The cutter pin is disposed within the second channel and operably coupled to a knife rod extending therethrough and is operatively coupled at its distal end to a knife. When the knife rod is moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, the spindle assembly is moved between a first and a second position along the shaft. The cutter pin is configured to deform and exit the body when the knife is deployed and disposed in a trapped condition and in response to an applied force, thereby decoupling the knife from the spindle assembly.
US10278767B2	Vaporization electrodes and electrosurgical devices equipped therewith Vaporization electrodes having functional surfaces with non-smooth semispherical shapes, and electrosurgical devices equipped therewith. The electrodes include a base oppositely disposed from its functional surface. The non-smooth semispherical shape of a functional surface is defined by a plurality of individual planar and/or cylindrical surfaces that intersect each other to define edges therebetween.
US10278765B2	System and method for controlling power based on impedance detection, such as controlling power to tissue treatment devices A system and method of controlling the application of energy to tissue using measurements of impedance are described. The impedance, correlated to the temperature, may be set at a desired level, such as a percentage of initial impedance. The set impedance may be a function of the initial impedance, the size and spacing of the electrodes, the size of a targeted passageway, and so on. The set impedance may then be entered into a PID algorithm or other control loop algorithm in order to extract a power to be applied to a treatment device.
US10278764B2	Electrosurgical generators and sensors An electrosurgical generator includes a radio frequency output stage, a sensor for sensing current, and an active lead. The radio frequency output stage is configured to output at least one radio frequency waveform. The sensor includes a current sensor coil including an outer coil including an opening therethrough and an inner coil coupled to and disposed within the outer coil. The active lead is coupled to the radio frequency output stage and passes through the current sensor coil opening. The current sensor coil is configured to output a first signal indicative of a current within the active lead.
US10278761B2	Electrical ablation devices and methods An ablation device may generally comprise a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes, and a grounding pad. Each of the plurality of second electrodes may comprise a first conductive section, a second conductive section, and a non-conductive section between the first conductive section and the second conductive section. The first electrode and each of the plurality of second electrodes may be coupled to an energy source delivering a series of electrical pulses to tissue to induce cell necrosis by irreversible electroporation.
US10278757B2	Temperature and strain measurement technique during cryoablation A device, system, and method for identifying an area of ablated tissue and/or assessing contact between a treatment element and tissue and/or assessing occlusion of a body lumen by the treatment element. Specifically, the device, system, and method may include a device having one or more fiber sensors and a processing unit for receiving emitted and/or reflected light from tissue and making one or more determinations based on the received light regarding ablated tissue, tissue contact, and/or occlusion. Each of the fiber sensors may include at least one multimode waveguide segment and at least one singlemode waveguide segment, or each of the fiber sensors may be singlemode waveguide including fiber Bragg grating for assessing strain of a treatment element by tissue contact. The processing unit may include a beam processing apparatus and a hyperspectral imaging and analysis apparatus, and may optionally include a light source.
US10278752B2	Bone nail apparatus A bone nail apparatus includes a bone nail, a light source unit and a focalizing unit. The bone nail has a tube wall and at least one through hole. The tube wall is enclosed to form a receiving space. The at least one through hole extends through the tube wall and communicates with the receiving space. The light source unit includes a light emitter and at least one light transmission tube. The at least one light transmission tube is connected to the light emitter and receives a light therefrom. The at least one light transmission tube is received in the receiving space of the bone nail. Each light transmission tube has a light-outputting end aligned with a respective one of the at least one through hole. The focalizing unit has a light-receiving face facing one of the at least one through hole.
US10278742B2	Interbody interference implant and instrumentation An implant includes an implant body sized and shaped for insertion into a sacro-iliac joint, the implant including a first bone fixation element receiving channel extending through a portion thereof along a first central axis oriented so that, when the implant body is received within the sacro-iliac joint in a desired configuration, a bone fixation element inserted into the first bone fixation element receiving channel will extend into a first one of the bones forming the joint.
US10278741B2	Translating polyaxial screw A translating polyaxial bone anchor for anchoring a connecting rod to a spinal vertebra comprises a fastener having a bone engaging portion and a head, the head defining a socket. An insert is captively retained in the socket and configured for swiveling polyaxial movement therein. The insert includes an elongate connecting element defining an axis, the connecting element projecting outwardly from and through the socket. A yoke having at one end a rod receiving channel for receiving a connecting rod is coupled to the fastener by a coupling member. The coupling member couples the yoke to the insert connecting element for joint polyaxial movement relative to the fastener and for translational movement of the yoke in a direction transverse to the axis of the connecting member. A fastening element is supported by the yoke for securing the connecting rod between the fastening element and the coupling member.
US10278740B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with cannulated shank threaded capture connection and compression insert A medical implant assembly includes a polyaxial bone anchor having a shank, a receiver, a lower compression insert with surfaces for closely receiving an elongate connecting member and a dual closure structure that may include a single flange or helical flange. The dual closure structure independently engages the connecting member and the lower compression insert. A threaded capture connection of the bone anchor includes a shank upper surface exclusively engaging the lower compression insert and a retainer threadably attached to the shank and spaced from the upper surface, the retainer configured for polyaxial motion with respect to the receiver prior to locking.
US10278737B2	Pedicle screw A pedicle screw comprises a head. A shaft is joined to the head. The shaft comprises a first threaded portion, a middle portion and a second threaded portion. The middle portion comprises a modified threaded portion being configured to mitigate damage to a patient's nerve root. A first marker is joinable to the shaft proximate the modified threaded portion. The first marker comprises a material being radiographically distinguishable from the shaft in which a placement of the modified threaded portion is observable.
US10278734B2	Clamping device for use with an anatomic external fixation device A clamping device includes a clamp body and a locking assembly. The clamp body includes a first jaw defining a first opening and a second jaw defining a second opening. The locking assembly includes a first locking element, a second locking element, and a lever. The first locking element includes a first end and a shaft portion extending from the first end. The shaft portion is sized to pass through the first opening and the second opening. The locking assembly is configured to reduce a distance between the first jaw and the second jaw responsive to rotation of the second locking element. The lever is configured to attach to the second locking element and rotate about the second locking element from a first position to a second position to cause the distance between the first jaw and the second jaw to be reduced further.
US10278731B2	Trocar set A trocar set includes a handle portion, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a gas tight assembly. The handle portion includes a grip, a connection part, and a second gas valve. The connection part extends from the grip and includes an assembling channel. The second gas valve is connected to the connection part and communicates with the assembling channel. An assembling end of the first sleeve is assembled to the connection part. The second sleeve includes a receiving end, wherein the sleeving end is inserted into the receiving end. The gas tight assembly is fixed to the second sleeve and includes a gas tight sleeve and a gas tight ring. The gas tight sleeve encloses the receiving end, and the gas tight ring is pressed by the gas tight sleeve to be tightly attached to the first sleeve.
US10278729B2	Medical device and its construction A tube can include an elongated cannulated member that has an external wall. The tube can be navigated during a selected procedure. The tube can be shaped to selected configurations. The tube can include a liner bonded to an internal wall. The liner can be formed to inhibit debris from the cannulated member from exiting the cannulated member.
US10278728B2	Transapical mini-introducer hemostasis valve and punch An introducer for providing access to the interior of the heart generally includes a valve, a shaft, and a piercing element. The valve has a substantially closed state in the absence of an instrument inside the valve and an open state in the presence of the instrument inside the valve. The shaft has first and second ends. The piercing element is located at the first end of the shaft. The shaft is removably positioned inside the valve in an assembled condition. The valve is dimensioned to receive the instrument therein upon removal of the shaft from the valve.
US10278727B2	Pericardium puncture needle assembly A pericardium puncture needle assembly comprises a puncture needle (12) and a guide wire (13) capable of sliding in the puncture needle (12); or comprises an outer sleeve (22) and a guide wire (13) capable of sliding in the outer sleeve (22); or comprises an outer sleeve (22) and a puncture needle (12) and a guide wire (13) capable of sliding in the outer sleeve (22), wherein after the puncture needle (12) is pulled out of the outer sleeve (22), the guide wire (13) is capable of sliding in the outer sleeve (22). The guide wire (13) is made of a highly elastic material and comprises a far-end bent segment (32). The far-end bent segment (32) is formed by bending the guide wire (13) and has a preset bending shape, and is suitable for being recovered from a stretching state to the preset bending shape. The tip of the far-end bent segment has a pointed structure. The pointed structure has a far end and a near end, the far-end has a pointed end for puncturing, and the pointed end rotates by an angle of at least 90 degrees relative to the near end of the pointed structure on a length not more than 3 mm of the pointed structure. The puncturing direction of the guide wire (13) falls in a plane defined by a normal direction of a needle point plane of the puncture needle (12) or the outer sleeve (22) and an axial line of the puncture needle (12) or the outer sleeve (22). When the pericardium puncture needle assembly is used for puncturing pericardium, the degree of twisting freedom of the guide wire (13) can be limited to some extent.
US10278717B2	Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel A clot retrieval device 1 for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel, the device comprises an inner elongate body 3 having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration and an outer elongate body 2 at least partially overlying the inner elongate body 2. The outer elongate body 2 is expandable to a radial extent which is greater than the radial extent of the inner body 3 in the deployed configuration to define a clot reception space 11. The outer elongate body 2 comprises a distal end portion 24, 49 and the inner elongate body 3 comprises a main body portion 10 and a distal portion which extends in the deployed configuration towards the outer elongate body 2 to a greater extent than the main body portion. The distal portion 10 of the inner elongate member 3 and the distal end portion 24, 49 of the outer elongate body 2 together define a three dimensional protective structure to substantially prevent distal egress of clot or clot fragments from the device.
US10278716B2	System and methods which remove material from blood vessel walls Systems and methods for removing plaque from blood vessels by applying constant or time varying magnetic or electrical fields. In one embodiment a system includes winding configurations positioned about a central axis along which a body region may be placed. Each winding configuration generates a magnetic field in a direction which passes through the body region. A first winding configuration generates a first magnetic field component perpendicular to a second magnetic field component generated by a second winding configuration. In a related method for removing a deposit of plaque from a position along a wall of a blood vessel a magnetic field is applied which has a net direction predominantly orthogonal to the direction of the flow of blood through the vessel.
US10278715B2	Systems for use in crossing and treating an occlusion A device and method for treating a patient with total or near total occlusion is provided. The device can be positioned in a blood vessel at a treatment site. An occlusion at the treatment site is enlarged by a catheter. The catheter can be advanced over a guidewire into the occlusion. One or more of [a] compression or torsion applied to the guidewire or [b] compression or torsion applied to the catheter body expands or creates a path through the occlusion. The expansions or creation of the access path can be by cutting or abrading the occlusion or by a shoe-horn effect.
US10278714B2	Orthopaedic surgical instrument system for implanting a prosthetic patella component and method of use An orthopedic surgical instrument system includes a compression socket configured for coupling with a selected one of a number of compressible bases. Each compressible base is shaped to conform with a posterior surface of either a dome patella implant component or an anatomical patella implant component.
US10278713B2	Medical instrumentation The present invention relates to a medical instrumentation for implanting an acetabular cup, comprising at least one medical guiding instrument for a first reaming tool, wherein the guiding instrument comprises a shaped body, wherein the shaped body has a patient-specific bone abutment surface facing in the distal direction and deviating from a spherical surface section, wherein the bone abutment surface is shaped so as to correspond or substantially correspond to a bone surface of the patient, and wherein a guiding shaft, defining a longitudinal axis, for guiding the first reaming tool protrudes from the shaped body and faces in the proximal direction.
US10278712B2	Rotary tool with improved coupling assembly A surgical device comprising: a handle assembly; a locking collar; and a set of replaceable bits that load into the handle assembly; wherein the locking collar is fully removable from the handle assembly, loads axially to a first position, and rotates between the first position and a second position; wherein, in the first position, the locking collar is free to be removed from the handle assembly and the replaceable bits are free to be loaded or unloaded from the handle assembly; wherein, in the second position, the locking collar is prevented from axial movement relative to the handle assembly and the replaceable bits are prevented from being received within, or removed from, the handle assembly; and the locking collar is guided to the first position and between the first position and the second position by a groove in the handle assembly mating with a member carried by the locking collar.
US10278711B2	Patient-specific femoral guide A medical device for preparing an elongated bone, such as a proximal femoral bone, for receiving an implant includes a patient-specific femoral guide and an elongated alignment element. The femoral guide has a patient-specific three-dimensional bone-engaging surface configured according to a preoperative plan based on a three-dimensional image model of the femoral bone to mate complementarily with the surface of the proximal femoral bone extending between the greater trochanter, the femoral neck and the femoral shaft of the proximal femur. The femoral guide includes a first guide end forming a planar guide configured for guiding a neck resection. The alignment member can be removably attached to the femoral guide and defines a reference axis for guiding a cutting tool into the femoral bone through a resected surface of the femoral neck.
US10278710B2	Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar, a pivoting blade head, drive rods that pivot the blade head and a support member A surgical saw blade is described comprising an elongated blade bar having opposed plates. The blade bar has opposed proximal and distal sections, with the proximal section having a feature for releasably holding the blade bar to a powered surgical sagittal saw. The blade bar plates are spaced apart from each other to form a void space and a primary opening into the void space. A blade head of the surgical saw blade has a base disposed in the blade bar distal section opening that is pivotally mounted in the blade bar distal section void space, and a crown integral with the base that extends through and outside of the blade bar distal section primary opening, the crown being formed with teeth, wherein a thickness of the crown is greater than a thickness of the base to allow the insertion of the blade bar into a kerf cut.
US10278709B2	Tourniquet windlass device A tourniquet windlass device is provided with a writing functionality. The device may be designed such that it may be used with an improvised constricting band such as a necktie or other fabric.
US10278706B2	Microcatheter system A microcatheter system is disclosed which includes a microcatheter body and a microcatheter extension and/or a microcatheter hub. The microcatheter body includes a plurality of distal zones and a proximal zone. The outside diameter of each of the distal zones is progressively greater than an immediately adjacent and more distal zone. The outside diameter of the proximal zone has an outer diameter at a distal end thereof that is at least as great as the outer diameter of any zone of the plurality of distal zones and increases from the distal end to a proximal end of the distal zone. The inside diameter is constant throughout the microcatheter system. An internal connection assembly comprising a probe and a receptacle join adjacent parts of the microcatheter system.
US10278705B2	Heart occlusion devices This disclosure is directed to an aperture occlusion device and a method for occluding an aperture, including a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. The aperture occlusion device includes a wire frame element. The wire frame forms geometric shapes that include an occluder region and a securing region. The occluder region and the securing region are separated by an attachment region including a waist. The occluder region and securing region can include membranous coverings. The device can be attached to a delivery hub. The wires forming the occluder region and securing region can have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a sheath during delivery, but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.
US10278704B2	Pericardial devices, systems and methods for occluding an atrial appendage Disclosed are devices for pericardial access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise a device and/or an atrial appendage (AA) portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the device and/or the portal can access an atrial appendage while the proximal end of the device and/or portal can extend to outside of the subject. The devices and methods may also include a pericardial portal for emplacement of the device and/or the AA portal. Also, methods for using such devices and/or AA portals and pericardial portals to perform surgery on the heart, and systems (e.g., kits) comprising these devices and/or portals in combination with other therapeutic devices are disclosed.
US10278699B2	End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using same An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector including an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge, and a knife, the knife having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge, and where the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient.
US10278696B2	Surgical fastener applying apparatus A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes an anvil half-section having a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion and a cartridge receiving half-section having an elongated channel member. A firing assembly is releasably supported in the cartridge half-section and includes a locking member. A clamping lever having an engagement member engages a latch portion of the locking member to releasably retain the clamping lever in a clamped position.
US10278693B2	System and method for forming barbs on a suture A station for cutting a barb suture is provided. The barb cutting station includes a suture transport assembly for supporting a first suture, a first knife assembly for forming barbs on the first suture, and a first clamp and position assembly for approximating the at least first suture towards the at least first knife assembly. The barb cutting station may further include at least a first suture cutting mechanism configured for severing the at least first suture when a defect is detected. The station may also include at least a first visual inspection assembly configured for detecting defective barbs.
US10278692B2	Sling suspension system for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty A sling suspension system for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty, the sling suspension system comprising: an index metacarpal anchor, a thumb metacarpal anchor and a sling for securing the thumb metacarpal anchor to the index metacarpal anchor; the index metacarpal anchor comprising at least one bone-engaging element for engaging the index metacarpal and a sling-engaging element for capturing the sling to the index metacarpal anchor; the thumb metacarpal anchor comprising at least one bone-engaging element for engaging the thumb metacarpal and a sling-engaging element for capturing the sling to the thumb metacarpal anchor; and the sling comprising an elongated body having a first anchor-engaging element for securing the sling to the sling-engaging element of the index metacarpal anchor, and a second anchor-engaging element for securing the sling to the sling-engaging element of the thumb metacarpal anchor, wherein the second anchor-engaging element is adjustable.
US10278691B2	Suture assembly including a suture clip A suture assembly includes a suture clip connected to a suture. The suture clip includes a proximal end opposite a distal end, a first side edge opposite a second side edge, with each of the first side edge and the second side edge extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the suture clip. The suture clip is formed such that the first side edge is spaced apart from the second side edge to provide an open slot that is adapted to allow the suture clip to flex in a radial direction. A tab extends from the distal end of the suture clip and is crimped to the suture. A rib formed on an interior surface of the suture clip.
US10278690B2	Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer A suture passer comprising: a shaft having an axis; a first jaw mounted to the shaft in alignment with the axis, the first jaw being configured to releasably support a length of suture thereon; a second jaw movably mounted to the shaft; and a needle movably mounted to the shaft, the needle having a hook and being configured to reciprocate in alignment with the axis so that the hook can selectively pass by the second jaw and engage suture releasably supported on the first jaw; wherein the first jaw comprises a spring for selectively binding the suture to the first jaw.
US10278689B2	Suture passer with tissue reinforcement positioner The present disclosure describes a suture passer device that includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a tissue reinforcement member holder configured to retain a tissue reinforcement member relative to the suturing head. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a suture carrier secured to the handle and extending through the shaft, and the suturing head includes a first jaw and a second jaw. Methods of using a suture passer device to pass a suture through tissue and to attach soft tissue to bone are also described.
US10278688B2	Wound retractor device A wound protector and retractor device 1 comprises a sleeve 2, a distal member provided by a distal ring 3 of resilient material and a proximal member provided by a proximal ring 4. The sleeve 2 is led around the ring 3 and is free to move axially relative to the distal ring 3 somewhat in the manner of a pulley. The proximal ring 4 is fixed to the sleeve 2, in this case at the proximal inner end thereof. The sleeve 2 terminates in a handle or gripping portion which is reinforced by a gripping ring 15. The sleeve extends from the proximal ring 4 and the distal ring 3 is contained between inner and outer layers 2a, 2b of the sleeve 2. The resilient distal ring 3 is scrunched up and inserted through the incision 6. The sleeve 2 is then pulled upwardly. On pulling of the sleeve 2 upwardly the outer layer 2b is pulled up while the inner layer 2a is drawn around the proximal ring 3. This results in shortening the axial extent between the proximal ring 4 and the distal ring 3, tensioning the sleeve and applying a retraction force to the margins of the incision 6. As the incision is being retracted the margins are also protected by the sleeve. On retraction, an access port is provided, for example for a surgeon to insert his hand and/or an instrument to perform a procedure. The device may be used as a retractor in open surgery or as a base for a valve/seal to allow it to be used in hand assisted laparoscopic surgery or for instrument access or hand access generally.
US10278687B2	Devices and systems for surgical retraction Retractor blade assemblies, retractors, kits, and methods of using the same. The retractor blade assembly may include a retractor blade, a pedicle screw, and a screw mount that connects the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. The retractor blade may have a proximal end configured to engage a retractor body and a distal end configured to retract soft tissue. The pedicle screw may have a head portion removably connected to the distal end of the retractor blade and a shaft portion configured to engage the pedicle of a vertebra. The screw mount couples the pedicle screw to the retractor blade.
US10278685B2	Electrospinning device and method for applying polymer to tissue An electrosurgical electrospinning device is presented including a reservoir having a polymer solution disposed therein, the reservoir cooperating with a dispensing apparatus configured to dispense the polymer solution from the reservoir. The electrosurgical electrospinning device further includes a plurality of nozzles connected to the reservoir, each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles including a plurality of needles and a blow-spraying mechanism for blowing gas around each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles when the polymer solution is dispensed from the plurality of needles. The gas from the blow-spraying mechanism and the polymer solution from the plurality of needles are coaxially applied directly onto tissue at voltages of less than or equal to 3 kV.
US10278680B2	Devices, systems, and methods for navigating a biopsy tool to a target location and obtaining a tissue sample using the same A system for performing a surgical procedure includes a bronchoscope, monitoring equipment coupled to the bronchoscope, a tracking system, a positioning assembly, and a biopsy tool. The biopsy tool includes an elongated flexible body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and a biopsy member formed on the distal end of the elongated flexible body. The biopsy member includes a tissue-receiving portion defining an opening including sharpened edges. The sharpened edges are disposed on the interior perimeter of the opening and are capable of cutting tissue. A biopsy tool is also provided.
US10278679B2	Vaginal cell or cervical cell collection device A self-sampling device used for collecting a homogenized sample of cells from different areas within the vaginal canal by a user. The device, comprises a hollow, cylindrical elongated tubing, a cell collecting area which is covered by an adhesive collecting element is disposed at one end, a channel disposed along the length of the cell collecting area for collecting the cells from different areas along length of the vaginal canal via one insertion, so as to mix the cells within the channel resulting in the homogenized collection of cells, further the collecting element has plurality of organized ridges arranged along the length of the cell collecting area to facilitate cell collection and a handle comprising an ergonomically shaped finger grip, wherein one end of the finger grip having a design or marking to facilitate easy counting of the complete rotations of the device, the handle and the tubing is designed to form a unitary structure.
US10278673B2	Hand-held medical imaging system with dedicated power source devices and associated apparatuses and methods A portable ultrasound system having dedicated power source devices is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable ultrasound system can include transducer electronics and a base unit having base-unit electronics configured to receive user input and to operate the transducer electronics to perform ultrasound scanning based on the user input. The portable ultrasound system further includes a first power source device configured to power the transducer electronics and a second power source device configured to power the base-unit electronics without powering the transducer electronics.
US10278672B2	Method of characterizing the pathological response of tissue to a treatment plan A method of characterizing the pathological response of tissue to a treatment plan, including: obtaining a set of sequential morphology renderings of the tissue, wherein each rendering corresponds to a particular point in time during the treatment plan; generating a set of representative values of a biomechanical property of the tissue for the set of renderings, wherein each representative value is based on a corresponding rendering; determining a trend of the biomechanical property based on the set of representative values; and predicting response of the tissue to the treatment plan based on the trend of the biomechanical property.
US10278671B2	Shear wave detection in medical ultrasound imaging Shear waves are detected with ultrasound. The detection of the shear wave is constrained using prior measurements in a more controlled environment (e.g., less noise). For example, shear waves measured in a phantom are used to constrain the detection of shear waves in a patient to avoid false positive detections.
US10278669B2	Nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus and method for routine maintenance and inspection of nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus This nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus acquires a normalization factor based on reference data of a reference object to be measured, acquires a mutual calibration factor using at least a part of the reference data, and calculates radioactive concentration of the reference object to be measured.
US10278667B2	X-ray diagnostic apparatus An X-ray diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes an image generator, a detection unit, and an irradiation control unit. The image generator successively generates X-ray images based on X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject. The detection unit detects a position of a predetermined target included in the successively generated X-ray images. The irradiation control unit identifies, based on the detected position of the predetermined target, a region in which the predetermined target can be visualized in the X-ray images, and performs control to reduce an X-ray irradiation dose to a region other than the identified region.
US10278665B2	Method for controlling an x-ray device and x-ray device A method controls an X-ray apparatus which contains a base station and at least one X-ray detector, wherein status information about the at least one X-ray detector is obtained. The status information is deposited in a database of the base station and the X-ray apparatus is controlled on the basis of the status information from the database.
US10278660B2	Medical imaging apparatus and method for displaying a selected region of interest When at least one of a two-dimensional radiological image and a plurality of tomographic images of the same subject is displayed on a monitor, a depth map creation unit creates a depth map in which each position on the pseudo two-dimensional image is associated with depth information indicating the position of a tomographic plane corresponding to each position in a depth direction. A display control unit specifies the depth information of a predetermined position in the two-dimensional radiological image, with reference to the depth map, and displays the tomographic image of the tomographic plane indicated by the specified depth information on the monitor.
US10278655B2	Photographing device According to one embodiment, a photographing device includes a plurality of detectors and a plurality of supporting members. The detectors detect electromagnetic waves. The supporting members support the detectors and are cylindrically arranged adjacent to each other. Each supporting member includes a first protrusion and two second protrusions. The first protrusion is provided on one side face of each supporting member in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical arrangement of the supporting members, and protrudes in the circumferential direction. The two second protrusions protrude in the circumferential direction from the other side face of each supporting member, are provided with a gap greater than the width of the first protrusion in an intersecting direction that intersects with the circumferential direction of the cylindrical arrangement, and overlap with the first protrusion of a neighboring supporting member in the intersecting direction.
US10278652B2	Display apparatus A display device includes a sensor, a transparent substrate, and a plurality of light emitters adjacent a first side the transparent substrate. The light emitters emit light in a first direction and a second direction opposing the first direction. The sensor senses reflected light, which is emitted through a second side of the transparent substrate and received by the sensor after being reflected from a location outside the display device.
US10278649B2	Methods and systems for detecting cancer A technique for classifying lesions as malignant or benign is disclosed. The technique can include: cooling an area of skin including a lesion of a patient to initiate a warm-up process; receiving a temporal sequence of thermal images of the area of skin representing a thermal recovery of the area of skin, the temporal sequence of thermal images generated by an infrared camera; generating a temporal profile of the thermal recovery based on the temporal sequence of thermal images; analyzing temporal statistical properties of the temporal profile; determining a malignancy probability that the lesion is malignant based on an analysis of the temporal profile, wherein the determining includes extracting one or more statistical features based on continuous-time stochastic signals in the sequence of thermal images; and classifying the lesion based on the malignancy probability.
US10278648B2	Automated CCHD screening and detection Automated critical congenital heart defect (“CCHD”) screening systems and processes are described. A caregiver may be guided to use a single or dual sensor pulse oximeter to obtain pre- and post-ductal blood oxygenation measurements. A delta of the measurements indicates the possible existence or nonexistence of a CCHD. Errors in the measurements are reduced by a configurable measurement confidence threshold based on, for example, a perfusion index. Measurement data may be stored and retrieved from a remote data processing center for repeated screenings.
US10278647B2	Method and apparatus for removing motion artifacts from biomedical signals A method and corresponding apparatus employ a time-varying spectral analysis approach for reconstructing a heart-related signal that includes motion artifacts. The motion artifacts are produced by motion of a biomedical sensor relative to a sensing location. By comparing time-varying spectra of the heart-related signal and a motion signal, those frequency peaks resulting from the motion artifacts may be suppressed in a time-varying spectrum of the heart-related signal. The time-varying spectral analysis based approach enables the heart-related signal to be reconstructed with accuracy by suppressing the motion artifacts. Example applications for the method and corresponding apparatus include training aids (e.g., runners' heart-rate monitors) and hospital patient heart-rate monitors.
US10278645B2	Body-worn vital sign monitor The invention provides a body-worn vital sign monitor that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature) while simultaneously characterizing their activity state (e.g. resting, walking, convulsing, falling) and posture (upright, supine). The monitor processes this information to minimize corruption of the vital signs and associated alarms/alerts by motion-related artifacts. It also features a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a touchpanel display that facilitates a number of features to simplify and improve patient monitoring and safety in both the hospital and home.
US10278644B1	Methods for providing a dyed polymer layer Body-mountable devices comprising a dyed polymer layer that covers a portion of an electronic structure embedded in a transparent polymer are described. An example method for fabricating a body-mountable device includes providing a dyed polymer material on an electronic structure. The electronic structure comprises at least one antenna, a sensor, and an electronic device. The example method also includes molding the dyed polymer material to provide a dyed polymer layer that covers a portion of the electronic structure.
US10278641B2	Activity meter, activity amount measurement device, portable terminal, information sharing assistance device, information sharing system, activity assistance device, and activity assistance system An activity meter (100) includes (i) a sleep level judging section (112) for repeatedly detecting a sleep level of a user and (ii) a notifying section (113) for automatically notifying the user of specific information only during a period during which a most recent sleep level is less than a predetermined level.
US10278637B2	Accurate analysis tool and method for the quantitative acoustic assessment of infant cry An automated infant cry analyzer with high accuracy to detect important acoustic features of cry is provided. The system's accuracy was rigorously tested and was compared to ground truth manual coding. The resulting methods and systems are applied to infant developmental disorders.
US10278635B2	Multifactorial telehealth care pregnancy and birth monitoring A system for monitoring a fetus in a pregnant woman, and/or the maternal health risk for pregnancies complicated by such as pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders is configured to be worn by the pregnant woman, preferably so as to allow monitoring during daily life, e.g. in the form of an adhesive patch. The unit has a sound sensor, e.g. a microphone or accelerometer, to be positioned on the skin of the abdominal area so as to detect a vascular sound from umbilical arteries of the fetus or from the uterine arteries of the pregnant woman. The sound sensor is functionally connected to a processing unit which executes a processing algorithm on the captured vascular sound and extracts a signal parameter accordingly. The processing unit then communicates the signal parameter, e.g. using an audio signal, a visual display or by means of a wired or a wireless data signal.
US10278630B2	Method and system for providing calibration of an analyte sensor in an analyte monitoring system Method and apparatus for providing calibration of analyte sensor including applying a control signal, detecting a measured response to the control signal, determining a variance in the detected measured response, and estimating a sensor sensitivity based on the variance in the detected measured response is provided.
US10278624B2	Method and system for maintaining or improving wellness A method for providing a assistance for maintaining or improving an individual's wellness, comprising the steps of measuring a presence and/or concentration of one or more biomarkers in a sample from the individual; predicting a wellness need for maintaining or improving the individual's wellness based on the measured presence and/or concentration of the one or more biomarkers, wherein the one or more biomarkers are indicators of the wellness need; and altering the living environment of the individual, providing a wellness product or service to the individual or providing information, guidance or advice to the individual for addressing the wellness need of the individual. A system providing assistance for maintaining or improving an individual's wellness is also provided.
US10278622B2	Device for non-invasive measurement of blood sugar level The object of the invention is a device that allows measuring blood sugar levels in mammals—primarily humans—by measuring the refraction of electromagnetic radiation from the skin or body tissue, without the need for invasive sampling, such as penetrating or pricking the skin. The device uses the blue light portion of the visible spectrum and near-infrared (IR) radiation as a source of electromagnetic radiation. The device falls within the field of medical diagnostics and is essentially designed to be portable, so that the users can wear it on their wrists, for example. The signals of reflected light/radiation measured by the sensor unit are filtered by the frequency filtering set and mathematically processed in order to Calculate the current blood sugar level. The accuracy of the measurement result of the device is comparable to the results obtained with the standard method of measuring by blood sampling. A method for measuring of blood sugar level using said device is also disclosed.
US10278621B2	Analytical system for examining a body fluid and method for the operation of an analytical system An analytical system for examining a body fluid and a method of operation of an analytical system, typically for blood sugar tests, including an exchangeable magazine (18) as a consumable, which includes a plurality of magazine units (24) that are each provided with at least one analytical aid (32, 34) and with a transport element (28), a hand-held device (12) having a magazine guide (16) for receiving the magazine (18), a transport mechanism (48) that engages on the transport elements so as to transport the magazine in steps in the magazine guide, including a positioning mechanism (50) for positioning an active magazine unit in a predefined functional position, wherein retaining elements (52, 54) of the positioning mechanism can be brought into engagement with transport elements of the magazine.
US10278619B2	Method and device for distinguishing blinking events and instrument gazes using an eye opening width A method for distinguishing blinking events and instrument gazes on the basis of an eye-opening width. The eye-opening width represents an instantaneously detected clearance between the eyelids of an eye. In a step of ascertaining, a blinking event is ascertained using at least one blinking limit value. The blinking event is ascertained when an opening width value, which represents the eye-opening width, is smaller than the blinking limit value. In a step of determining, an instrument gaze is determined using a maximum blinking duration. The instrument gaze is determined when the detected blinking event is detected as lasting longer than the maximum blinking duration. The steps of the method are able to be carried out anew when the opening width value is greater than an open limit value following the determination of the instrument gaze.
US10278618B2	Method of selecting a needle for subcutaneous therapy The invention relates to methods of selecting needles with an injection length suited for administration of a therapeutic agent in the subcutis at a body location.
US10278614B2	System and method for detecting sheathing and unsheathing of localization elements A method of detecting whether a localization element is within or outside of an introducer sheath generally includes obtaining a localization signal from the localization element and detecting the state of the localization element relative to the sheath based upon the quadrature component of the localization signal. A baseline quadrature component is typically established with the localization element outside of the sheath. When the quadrature component deviates from this baseline value, it is indicative of the localization element being within the sheath. Conversely, when the quadrature component remains relatively close to the baseline value, it is indicative of the localization element being outside of the sheath. In an electrophysiology study, the state information can be used to take corrective action with respect to the data being collected.
US10278608B2	Detection of epileptogenic brains with non-linear analysis of electromagnetic signals Methods and apparatus for identifying and using at least one nonlinear feature determined from multiscale electroencephalography (EEG) data to evaluate an epileptogenicity level of a patient is described. A multiscale algorithm is applied to EEG data recorded from the patient to produce scaled EEG data. At least one nonlinear feature value for the received EEG data and/or the scaled EEG data is determined and the at least one nonlinear feature value is used, at least in part, to evaluate the epileptogenicity level of the patient.
US10278605B2	Methods and devices for sample characterization Provided herein are methods and devices for the detection, quantification, and/or monitoring of characteristics in samples. The disclosed methods and devices can be used, for example, to identify the presence and location of atrial fibrillation indicators with high spatial resolution. The disclosed methods and devices can even be used to identify the presence and location of atrial fibrillation indicators using non-simultaneously collected data.
US10278602B2	System and method for rapid ECG acquisition In one embodiment, an ECG monitoring system includes two or more electrodes configured to record cardiac potentials from a patient, at least one processor, and a rapid acquisition module executable on the at least one processor to: determine that an impedance of each electrode is less than an impedance threshold; record initial ECG lead data based on the cardiac potentials; determine that a noise level in each ECG lead of the initial ECG data is less than a noise threshold; start a recording timer once the noise level is below the noise threshold; record an ECG dataset while the noise level is maintained below the noise threshold until the recording timer reaches a predetermined test duration; store the ECG dataset and provide a completion alert.
US10278601B2	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 signal differences during a detection window in each of the plurality of sensing vectors, ranking sensing vectors of the plurality of sensing vectors in response to the determined signal differences, and selecting one or more sensing vectors of the plurality of sensing vectors in response to the determined rankings.
US10278599B2	Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure The invention provides a system for measuring stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), and cardiac power (CP) from a patient that features: 1) an impedance sensor connected to at least two body-worn electrodes and including an impedance circuit that processes analog signals from the electrodes to measure an impedance signal (e.g. a TBEV waveform); 2) an ECG sensor connected to at least two chest-worn electrodes and including an ECG circuit that processes analog signals from the electrodes to measure and ECG signal; 3) an optical sensor connected to a body-worn optical probe and including an optical circuit that processes signals from the probe to measure at least one optical signal (e.g. a PPG waveform) from the patient; 4) processing system, typically worn on the patient's wrist and connected through a wired interface to the optical sensor, and through either a wired or wireless interface to the TBEV and ECG sensors.
US10278591B2	Blood glucose measurement method and apparatus using multiple body signals Blood glucose measurement methods and apparatuses are provided using multiple body signals. The methods and apparatuses are employed to estimate blood glucose in a noninvasive manner by using a change in the absorbance of glucose according to a blood glucose level and to correct the estimated blood glucose using different types of blood glucose measurement methods. The blood glucose measurement apparatus includes a main body worn on a human body, a first light source provided on an inner surface of the main body, a second light source provided on the inner surface of the main body, a light receiver configured to receive light from the first light source and the second light source, and a calculator configured to calculate a glucose level in blood based on an amount of light received by the light receiver and configured to measure blood glucose.
US10278589B2	Playback mode in an optoacoustic imaging system An optoacoustic imaging system includes a handheld probe and a computing subsystem. The probe includes an ultrasound transducer array, the array being capable of receiving an acoustic return signal. The system further includes a light source capable of generating pulses of light and delivering the pulses to the handheld probe. The computing subsystem generates images from the acoustic return signal, and the subsystem is configured to store raw data frames in a buffer. Upon actuation of a playback mode via the user input device, the computing subsystem is caused to switch from a live mode wherein images from the acoustic return signal are displayed substantially in real time to the playback mode wherein images are generated from the frames stored in the buffer. One or more parameters affecting processing of the frames into an output image displayed upon the display can be enabled during the playback mode such that the output image varies from an image generated from the frame when the system is not in the playback mode. In this manner, the user can play back an area of interest using alternative filters that highlight different physiological features of the region of interest, alternative modes of display, and other alternative parameters.
US10278587B2	Eyelid illumination systems and method for imaging meibomian glands for meibomian gland analysis Eyelid illumination systems and methods for imaging meibomian glands for meibomian gland analysis are disclosed. In one embodiment, a patient's eyelid is IR trans-illuminated with an infrared (IR) light. A trans-illumination image of the patient's eyelid is captured showing meibomian glands in dark outlined areas, whereas non-gland material is shown in light areas. This provides a high contrast image of the meibomian glands that is X-ray like. The lid trans-illumination image of the meibomian glands can be analyzed to determine to diagnose the meibomian glands in the patient's eyelid. The eyelid may be trans-illuminated by a lid-flipping device configured to grasp and flip the eyelid for imaging the interior surface of the eyelid. Also, an IR surface meibography image of the meibomian glands may also be captured and combined with the trans-illumination image of the meibomian glands to provide a higher contrast image of the meibomian glands.
US10278584B2	Method and system for three-dimensional imaging A method for three-dimensional imaging stores a first image of field of view from a handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning device at a first position where a first OCT scan of an object is captured with the scanning device freely operated by a user. A location metric of a second image of field of view of the scanning device is estimated at a second position relative to the first image while the scanning device is moved from the first to the second position. Instructions on providing user feedback are generated based on the location metric. Feedback is provided to indicate if the second position is adequate for a second OCT scan, wherein providing feedback includes providing user perceivable light of a first color to indicate that the second position is adequate and providing user perceivable light of a second color to indicate that the second position is not adequate.
US10278581B2	Wireless pregnancy monitor A apparatus for automatically detecting a pregnancy status of a patient include a patch for adhering to human skin, a uterine contraction sensor, such as electromyography (EMG), coupled to the patch with at least two electrodes, and an inertial sensor for sensing fetal movement, or Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) sensor, such as Fetal EKG or a Doppler Ultrasound. An electronic circuit is coupled to the patch, the EMG sensor and the inertial sensor, and/or FHR sensor. The circuit provides an output based on a uterine contraction signal from the EMG sensor (or Doppler ultrasound) correlated in time to a fetal movement, and/or fetal heart rate. The apparatus may include a thermometer to aid in automatically providing an indication of a pregnancy complication or ovulation status of the patient, based on the output.
US10278578B2	System and methods for promoting eye contact in children with autism spectrum disorder A therapeutic methodology for improving eye contact in children with ASD. A plurality of pairs of contact lenses is provided to an adult, typically a therapist or a parent of a child, where the contact lenses have an image of a subject of interest to the child imprinted on the contact lens. The plurality of the pairs of contact lenses provides a series of pairs of contact lenses where the image is gradually faded. An adult interacting with the child begins by wearing contact lenses having an image of greatest intensity. Through a series of therapy sessions with the therapist uses the contact lenses, as the child's duration and frequency of eye contact improves, the therapist will then use lenses with the image of the subject of interest to the child that are gradually faded. When therapeutic goal of the targeted duration and frequency of eye contact is reached, therapy using the contact lenses can be terminated.
US10278577B2	Focusing system and method An apparatus for measuring a fundus of a subject. The apparatus includes a focusing unit which adjusts a defocus of the apparatus. The focusing unit includes a first focusing mirror and a second focusing mirror. The first focusing mirror and second focusing mirror are arranged so that an incident beam from the light source entering the focusing unit and an emitted beam exiting the focusing unit are substantially parallel to each other. Adjustment of the defocus is accomplished by moving both first focusing mirror and second focusing mirror such that incident beam and emitted beam remain substantially parallel to each other. The apparatus includes a wavefront sensor for detecting a shape of a wavefront. The apparatus includes a wavefront correction device. The wavefront correction device adjusts a wavefront of the light from the light source based on the shape of the wavefront detected by the wavefront sensor.
US10278576B2	Behind-eye monitoring using natural reflection of lenses A system and method for eye monitoring using the natural reflections of the lenses and human eyes. The system includes a frame worn on the head of a user containing side supports and lenses. A light source and a camera are mounted on the side supports, so that they are located behind the eyes of the user, when the system is being worn by the user. The camera captures the natural light reflections from the lenses and the eye retinas, and uses the data to calculate a position or orientation of a user gaze.
US10278574B2	System and method for determining intraocular lens power The present invention discloses systems and methods for determine preoperative estimation of postoperative IOL position (or the EAPD) in accordance with one or both of the following mathematical relationships, which are derived from linear regression: EAPD=S1+(S2×AND)+(S3×NT)+(S4×AL), (1a) EAPD=W1+(W2×AND)+(W3×RND)+(W4×AL), (1b) where S1, S2, S3, and S4 for equation (1a) and W1, W2, W3, and W4 for equation (1b) are statistically derived linear regression constant coefficients.
US10278572B1	Speculum A speculum, comprising a lower member including a handle and a lower blade extending at an angle from the handle, an upper blade movably engaged with the lower member by an angular adjustment mechanism so as to allow continuous adjustment of an angle between the upper and lower blades, and the angular adjustment mechanism comprising: a guiding arm, a rotational lever connected to the upper blade and operable by a user to change the angle between the upper and lower blades, the rotational lever being movably engaged with the guiding arm and configured to move relative to the guiding arm to continuously change the angle between the upper and lower blades, and a locking member movable between a locked position to lock a positional relationship between the rotational lever and the guiding arm and an unlocked position to release a locked positional relationship between the rotational lever and the guiding arm, wherein the locking member is configured to: (1) automatically lock the positional relationship between the rotational lever and the guiding arm along any position on the guiding arm, (2) automatically release the locked positional relationship during operation of the rotational lever in a first direction, and (3) be manually moved to the unlocked position to permit operation of the rotational lever in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US10278570B2	Otoscope tip and methods of use Provided herein are systems, methods, and designs of speculum tips for pneumatic otoscopy. A speculum tip is disclosed and generally comprises: a cylindrical configuration including a narrow distal tip region longitudinally extending from a larger proximal region.
US10278569B2	Medical camera head and medical camera apparatus including a heat transfer member There is provided a medical camera head including: a first casing configured to accommodate an imaging element; a heat-generating section accommodated in the first casing; a connection section provided in the first casing, an external signal transmission section being connected to one end of the connection section; and a heat transfer member interposed between the heat-generating section and the other end of the connection section.
US10278568B2	Endoscope and system and method of operation thereof An endoscope includes a rigid section having an opening situated between two ends. The endoscope also includes a handle for manipulation and at the first end. An image capturing device is near the second end and is configured to provide a first view when pointed in a first direction. The image capturing device is moved with respect to a longitudinal axis of the rigid section in response to a movement of an extension portion of a shaft located in the opening and operatively coupling the handle and a first base part resulting from the manipulation of the handle. A fixing member is rigidly coupled to the rigid section and pivotably coupled to the first base part at a second pivot portion of the first base part, and a second base part is pivotably connected to the fixing member at a pivot portion of the second base part.
US10278567B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes: an insertion portion including a bending portion bendable at least in a vertical direction on a distal end portion side; an operation portion to which a proximal end portion of the insertion portion is connected; a traction wire including a first end and a second end, connected to the insertion portion at the first end, and configured to bend the bending portion by being pulled; a fixing member fixed to the second end of the traction wire; a holding member configured to hold the fixing member; and a pulley turnably provided inside the operation portion and including a disposing portion where the holding member is disposed.
US10278562B2	Weight balance of dishwasher Disclosed is a dishwasher comprising a dishwasher comprising a cabinet comprising a lateral panel and a top panel for defining an exterior appearance, a tub provided in the cabinet and providing a washing space, a door coupled to a front of the tub and opening and closing the washing space, and a weight balance coupled to a top surface of the tub and preventing the cabinet from tumbling down when the door is open, wherein the weight balance comprises a body coupled to the top surface of the tub, and an extended portion extended from each of lateral surfaces of the body and spaced a preset distance apart from the lateral panel.
US10278561B2	Intelligent floor mopping apparatus The present application provides an intelligent floor mopping apparatus, including: a body, a driving mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, and a sensing mechanism. The driving mechanism is disposed on the body, and is adapted to drive the body to move. The sensing mechanism is disposed on the body, and is adapted to sense the situation of a floor of an area to be cleaned, so as to adjust the moving direction of the body. The cleaning mechanism is disposed below the body for cleaning the floor and includes two circular mopping blocks and one rectangular mopping block. The two circular mopping blocks are disposed side by side below a front part of the bottom of the body and are rotatable parallel to the floor, and the rectangular mopping block is disposed below a rear part of the bottom of the body.
US10278559B1	Foaming floor cleaner apparatus and system A floor cleaning device comprising a base portion defining an internal cavity, with a handle connected with the base portion and configured to enable an operator to manipulate the base portion over a floor surface. A brush or brushes, such as counter rotating cylindrical brushes, are disposed for rotation within the internal cavity. A supply line is configured to deliver foam to the base portion with a manifold disposed in the base portion being operatively connected with the supply line and including a plurality of apertures whereby foam delivered through the supply line is discharged out of the apertures. The floor cleaning device is useable with a tank apparatus as a floor cleaner system, where the tank apparatus includes a reservoir for cleaning solution and an air compressor for delivering cleaning solution and compressed air via hoses to the floor cleaning device.
US10278557B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner that includes a suction source, a main body, a dirt separator removably coupled to the main body, a pre-motor filter in contacting engagement with the main body in a vertically orientated plane, and a post-motor filter in contacting engagement with the main body along the vertically orientated plane.
US10278554B2	Automatic squeegee assembly The automatic squeegee assembly includes an energy storage charger, a main body configured as a housing, and a squeegee arm assembly coupled to the main body. The main body includes a base configured to rest upon a substantially horizontal surface, an energy storage, an energy storage charger port electrically coupled to the energy storage, and configured to electrically couple to the energy storage charger, a fluid container removably coupled to the main body, the fluid container configured for refillably containing a cleaning fluid, a cleaning fluid pump fluidly coupled to the fluid container and configured to dispense the cleaning fluid, a handle including a user interface configured to operate the cleaning fluid pump, and an access port configured secure and to allow removal of the fluid container.
US10278552B2	Disinfecting wipes flex pack closure The present invention is directed to a flex pack wipes dispensers for dispensing wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a flexible container body having an opening through which the wipes are dispensed. A plurality of wipes (e.g., a stack) is contained in the flexible container body. A closure is provided over the opening through the flexible container body, configured to allow a user to selectively open and close access to the opening. The closure may include a perimeter flange sealed to the flexible container body, a base defined within the flange which initially covers the opening in the flexible container body, and a tear-away orifice covering in the base. A shape of the covering includes a perimeter following a pathway that includes a portion forming an angle that is greater than 90° relative to a direction of pull used to tear the covering from the base.
US10278550B2	Fluid dispenser with time of flight proximity sensor A hand cleaning fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid onto a user's hand includes a time of flight sensor to determine a distance of a hand of a user below an outlet of the dispenser from which the dispenser when activated dispenses the fluid and a controller to activate the dispenser to dispense the fluid from the outlet when the hand is sensed to be within a predetermined range of distances below the outlet.
US10278548B2	Shower curtain liner rib, liner, and system A shower liner system configured to engage a shower rod having a rib with a strut slidably engaging the shower rod and a panel disposed approximately perpendicular to the strut having a top end and a bottom end. A liner can include a waterproof body with a top header disposed approximate the shower rod and having an engagement point, and a second header disposed away from the first header toward the floor. The top end of the panel engages the first header and the second end of the panel engages the second header. The rib is configured to hang at least a portion of the liner at an angle to the shower rod.
US10278547B2	Door assembly for a bathing enclosure There is described a door assembly for a bathing enclosure, comprising: a frame; a rotatable panel rotatably securable to a wall; and a slidable panel slidably secured to the frame, wherein a sliding motion of the slidable panel triggers a rotation of the rotatable panel, wherein the door assembly is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the door assembly is in the closed position, the rotatable and slidable panels are adjacent to one another and are unparallel and wherein when the door assembly is in the open position, the rotatable and slidable panels overlap one another and are parallel together.
US10278541B2	Blade arrangement for a food processing vat A food processing vat is provided with blade assemblies that extend from opposing sides of a rotating shaft. The blade assemblies may be curved or otherwise face different directions at different locations along their respective lengths. The vat may have a pair of rotating shafts and the rotation of the shafts may be timed so that the blade assemblies of the shafts simultaneously travel through a common swept volume. The blade assemblies may be positioned on the shafts so that they intermesh through each other while simultaneously moving through the common volume.
US10278536B2	Steam show device for beverage making apparatus A steam show apparatus is provided with a water boiler; a heater for heating water in the water boiler to hot water and steam; a dispenser for dispensing hot water fed from the water boiler; an electromagnetic valve for brewing configured to open to allow hot water to enter a cup via the dispenser so as to make a beverage by mixing with material in the cup; at least one steam line each including an outlet; a steam controller co-activates with the electromagnetic valve for brewing so that in a beverage making process, steam in the steam line flows out of the outlet as a steam show; and a CPU for controlling an amount of the steam sprayed out of the outlet. It has an effect similar to dancing fountain.
US10278532B2	Household appliance and electrical heating element for use in a household appliance A household appliance includes: a treatment chamber for receiving goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom for collecting condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom of the treatment chamber having, on its side facing away from the treatment chamber, at least one flat heating element which heats the bottom of the treatment chamber in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and evaporates the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber. The electrical heating element includes a heating layer. The at least one flat heating element includes an electrical measuring element including a measuring layer.
US10278531B2	Systems and methods for mitigating undesired temperature changes during food processing The present disclosure provides systems and methods for manufacturing food products. In a general embodiment, a system for manufacturing a food product is provided and includes at least one heat exchanger, at least one food product tank, at least one steam source having a steam valve, a computer having a computer processor, and a computer-readable medium accessible to the computer and containing a software program therein that is programmed to cause the computer processor to automatically control the steam valve to move from a first position to a second, calculated position to maintain a temperature of a heating medium that is sufficient to maintain sterility of the food product during a recirculating water-to-food product transition in the heat exchanger. Methods for manufacturing food products are also provided.
US10278530B1	Child-safe, cutlery device for separately coring and/or slicing a strawberry A child-safe, cutlery device that separately cores and slices a strawberry includes: a ring having an inner perimeter surface that encloses a central void and an outer perimeter surface, an elongated cutting member having a first end and a second end that are each attached to opposing points on the ring's inner perimeter surface, a top surface with a pointed edge that is adapted to be a cutting edge, a pair of elongated handle members, each of which has a proximal and a distal end and wherein each of the handle members' proximal ends is attached to the ring's outer perimeter surface at one of a pair of spaced-apart, attachment points.
US10278528B1	Ball cap holder A storage frame for ball caps. It is a form that has a flat base that is formed into the general shape of a large ball cap. Spines extends upward from the base in a semi-circular form around the back of the base. A semi-circular form holds the rear spines, and provides a finished look to the device. On the base, flexible pieces of plastic make a smaller form, in the shape of a ball cap. This lower form is used to hold the caps, which can be stacked up as desired. The rear four pieces are secured at the tops of the bowed pieces with a screw and nut.
US10278526B2	Portable drinking device A portable drinking device capable of fitting over a typical pressurized beverage can to direct the flow of fluid from the can to a recipient's mouth. The portable drinking device may be positioned over the open top of the can and the can and portable drinking device are slightly tilted sideways. After the can has been punctured on its side, the entire assembly is positioned so that the portable drinking device directs a rapid and steady stream of fluid from the punctured can through the tube of the portable drinking device into a recipient's mouth.
US10278525B2	Drinking vessel comprising a compensating body A drinking vessel has a drink container with a body that compensates for changes in the liquid level in the drink container. The compensating body includes an elastic component which, under the influence of weight forces of a liquid volume, enlarges its shape, i.e. the volume of the compensating body. When the acting weight forces cease, the compensating body returns to a smaller original shape. There is no need for a sliding-movement-based sealing action of the compensating body in relation to the inner walls of the drink container. Therefore, the user does not have to first put the drink container down in order for the liquid level to stabilize.
US10278524B2	Hanger A hanger, support and other component or system capable of supporting one or more objects is contemplated. The hanger may be configured to provide four-way adjustability sufficient to facilitate adjustably supporting objects after being affixed to a supporting surface and/or to facilitate adjustably supporting objects having a wire or other support member hidden from view or otherwise difficult to orientate relative to a support surface. The hanger may be configured to enable four-way re-positioning in an up, down, left or right direction, optionally while the one or more objects are supported thereon, without requiring removal or manipulation of fasteners anchoring it to a support.
US10278522B2	Tire arrangement implement and tire arrangement method The tire arrangement implement is employed to arrange a plurality of tires, each provided with a decorative portion located on a sidewall portion, in a row in the tire rotational axis direction. The tire arrangement implement comprises a spacer. The spacer is disposed between adjacent tires or between the tire and the floor, not in contact with the decorative portion, and separates the decorative portion of one tire from another tire or the peripherally located member.
US10278510B2	Linkage mechanism for hi-leg seating unit A linkage mechanism provides motion capabilities for various chair types. For example, a linkage mechanism includes a combination of links that facilitate ottoman extension/closing and backrest recline/incline. In addition a linkage mechanism includes a compact design that is usable with hi-leg style chairs having a relatively low seat height.
US10278509B2	Lumbar support structure and seat structure A back cushioning member having a tensile structure to reduce discomfort of a seated person. A lower lumbar support 10 installed in a lower portion of a back frame 111 and an upper lumbar support 20 installed in an upper portion of the lower lumbar support 10 are provided. Having vertically two lumbar supports 10, 20 enables a first support plate 12 of the lower lumbar support 10 to be provided so as to correspond mainly to a pelvis part where the sense of contact is hardly perceived, whereby the back cushioning member 112 having a tensile structure can be provided with a predetermined restoring force at a predetermined applicable elastic strength. Since the pelvis part located at a lower portion of a human body can be supported reliably, prevention of collapse of posture can be facilitated. Since the upper lumbar support 20 corresponds mainly to a lumbar part, by setting the upper lumbar support 20 to provide a softer springiness than the lower lumbar support 10, the sense of contact in the lumbar part is suppressed and the feeling during seating can be improved.
US10278508B2	Spinal alignment method for seated posture and associated apparatus An apparatus for improving sitting posture has a pair of cushion members and a belt or strap connected to the cushion members for attaching the cushion members to a seat back at spaced locations thereon. The device is attached to a seat back so that the cushion members are positioned along or proximate respective vertical edges of the seat back, are spaced from one another and are located at substantially the same height or vertical distance from a horizontal buttocks support member attached to the seat back.
US10278505B2	Chair and chair lifting adjustment control mechanism thereof The present invention provides a chair and a chair lifting adjustment control mechanism thereof. The chair lifting adjustment control mechanism comprises a base, an executing member slidably connected to the base for pressing a pushbutton of a telescoping member, and a cable-driven assembly with one end connected to the executing member to enable the executing member to produce a horizontal displacement. The cable-driven assembly comprises a dragline with one end connected to the executing member, and the executing member has a driving ramp for facing the pushbutton and pressing or relaxing the pushbutton during the horizontal displacement.
US10278502B2	Portable collapsable shelf and method of use The present disclosure relates to a collapsible shelf comprising a platform that may include a plurality of interconnected support segments wherein the interconnected support segments are arranged to be alternately collapsed into a storage configuration and deployed into a use configuration in which said plurality of support segments lie side to side in a common plane, and a first support segment; a counter-balance attached to said first support segment; and a strut that may include a plurality of strut segments wherein the strut segments are interconnected and arranged such that the strut segments can be alternately collapsed into said storage configuration and deployed into said use configuration in which said plurality of strut segments lie side to side, a first strut segment connected to said first support segment, and an end strut segment.
US10278497B2	Display tray A display tray with multiple side panels attached to one another to form tray sides. The display tray includes a tray surface having an area defined by the first, second, third, and fourth four side panels. Additionally, the display tray includes multiple corner columns, with a corner column located in each corner of the tray. Each corner column upwardly extends from the tray surface and is sturdy enough to support the stacking of another design tray on top.
US10278495B2	Swing stool table kit A swing stool table kit has components to form a swing stool table. The swing stool table has a table top and pairs of swing stools on opposite sides of the table top. The swing stools swing out for a person to sit on and swing in for storage. The swing stools are made from light weight cast aluminum so that the overall weight of the kit is low. The table has footplates that extend out beyond the edge of the table but not beyond the swing stools when they are swung out so that the table will not tip over when heavier than average people all sit on one side of the table and no one sits on the other side of the table.
US10278490B1	Portable table assembly A portable table assembly for indoor and outdoor use is provided herein. The portable table assembly includes a half-wise foldable tabletop, three elongated horizontal rails, and a pair of parallel spaced end panels. The three elongated rails form slotted joints with the pair of parallel spaced end panels such that the rails traverse between and connect the pair of end panels. The tabletop rests atop the pair of end panels and two of the elongated rails to complete the portable table assembly. A do-it-yourself method and kit for manufacturing the portable tabletop assembly is also provided herein.
US10278485B2	Oral care implement and filament therefor An oral care implement that includes a handle and a head. Cleaning elements are coupled to the head and extend from the front surface of the head. At least one of the cleaning elements is a first type of cleaning element that extends from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis and has a polygonal transverse cross-sectional shape. The first type of cleaning element has an outer surface having a plurality of elongated faces and a plurality of elongated edges. The first type of cleaning element is formed from a first component and a second component, the first and second components being different in at least one characteristic. An interface of the first and second components is located along at least one of the elongated edges.
US10278483B2	Carrying device and system thererof A device for carrying a flexible tub having a first hoop handle and a second hoop handle, the device comprising an elongate member further comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and an opposed second end. The first end comprises a first handle connector, and wherein the second end comprises a second handle connector. The first handle connector is adapted to receive the first hoop handle, when in use, and the second handle connector is adapted to receive the second hoop handle, when in use.
US10278479B2	Mirror for applying eye cosmetics A magnifying cosmetic mirror for use in applying cosmetics at the eye. The cosmetic mirror is constructed to have a base mirror and side mirrors extending at obtuse angles from opposite sides of the base mirror. The side mirrors are constructed as magnifying mirrors, such as spherical concave mirrors, of a focal length that provides a magnifying view of the eye when placed above the base mirror. The magnification of the side mirrors is selected according to the separation of the side mirrors from one another, and the angles at which they extend from the base mirror.
US10278478B2	Applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows An applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, including a molded application member, including: a core with a longitudinal axis, a plurality of longitudinal rows of teeth with a flattened cross-section, distributed about the core and each extending along the longitudinal axis of the core, each of the rows including consecutive teeth staggered along the core and partially superposed at their base in elevation, the teeth in elevation having a dissymmetrical shape with a convex edge.
US10278475B2	De-coupled, dual-brush, makeup container A mascara application system includes an applicator for mascara and a mascara container. The applicator may include two brushes, and have a reverse tweezers arrangement, by which the brushes may be spaced apart from one another when pressure is applied to a handle portion of the applicator, and the brushes may be positioned adjacent to one another when no pressure is applied to the handle portion. An optional applicator container may hold a handle portion of the applicator, while enabling its actuation to operate the applicator. The mascara container, which holds mascara and is configured to receive the brushes, may include a separate portal for each brush, as well as a squeegee or other element for removing excess mascara from each brush. Methods for applying mascara to lashes are also disclosed.
US10278473B2	Reusable dispenser and cartridge A deodorant dispensing apparatus including a reusable product dispenser and a deodorant refill cartridge releasably coupled to the reusable product dispenser. The reusable product dispenser includes a cylindrical housing, a base, a telescope, and a spring. The base is rotatably coupled to the cylindrical housing and operably coupled to the telescope. The spring is operably coupled to a spring holster of the base and the telescope. The deodorant refill cartridge includes a refill barrel and refill plunger. The refill plunger is rotatably coupled to the refill barrel, which retains a deodorant product therein. The refill barrel includes a latching mechanism for releasably coupling the refill barrel to the reusable product dispenser.
US10278469B2	Hairdressing apparatus with anion function having switch, temperature regulation and display parts Disclosed is a hairdressing apparatus with an anion generator, the apparatus having a switch, a temperature regulator, and display parts. An upper body and a lower body are fixedly connected through a hinge. An anion generator fixed holder, a first support, an anion generator hood, a first elastic piece, a first aluminum plate with a first metal ceramic heater arranged in it, and a lower cover plate arranged in the lower body. A second support, a printed circuit board assembly plate, an anion generator, a second elastic piece, a second aluminum plate with a second metal ceramic heater arranged in it, and an upper cover plate are arranged in the upper body. An integrated structure is applied to this hairdressing apparatus, insuring safety and comfort to whoever uses it.
US10278467B2	Multi-purpose handle encasement accessory The present invention provides a device and method for protecting the handle of a handbag comprising an approximately rectangular piece of fabric having a top face and a bottom, face and a left side and a right side and a closure for joining the left side to the right side. It also provides a device and method for protecting the handle of a handbag comprising an approximately rectangular piece of fabric having a top face and a bottom face wherein said fabric is adapted to be coiled around the handle of the handbag and ends adapted to be tied around the handle of the handbag.
US10278465B2	Electronic device case having convex surface caused by air injection, diary, and method for manufacturing same A fabrication method for a diary or electronic device cover, the fabrication method includes the steps of: disposing an elastic first synthetic resin on a joint panel; disposing a second synthetic resin on the first synthetic resin; disposing a third synthetic resin different from the first synthetic resin and the second synthetic resin in material; joining the first synthetic resin, the second synthetic resin, and the third synthetic resin at a plurality of points; and injecting air into a space between the first synthetic resin and the second synthetic resin to allow the cover to have a bulged surface.
US10278464B2	Adaptable luggage case and workspace combination An adaptable luggage case and workspace combination stores personal effects for travel. The adaptable luggage case and workspace combination is able to be configured as a desk to provide a workspace for the user or as a rolling luggage case for travel. The adaptable luggage case and workspace combination includes a luggage case, a collapsible workstation, an electrical housing, a first pair of telescoping-leg supports, and a second pair of telescoping-leg supports. The luggage case allows storage and transportation of personal effects. The collapsible workstation is connected to a case lid. The collapsible workstation expands providing a workspace for the user. The electrical housing supports a rechargeable battery to provide power to mobile or electronic devices during travel. The first pair of telescoping-leg supports and the second pair of telescoping-leg supports support the luggage case when the adaptable luggage case and workspace combination is configured as a desk.
US10278462B2	Luggage article formed of a compacted non-woven sheet A luggage shell or case made from a sheet formed by compacting and heating a mat made of either a mixture of randomly oriented first discontinuous non-woven plastic fibers (42) having a first melting temperature and randomly oriented second discontinuous reinforcing non-woven plastic fiber (46) having a second melting temperature higher than the first melting temperature, or a bicomponent fiber having a first plastic portion having a first melting temperature and a second plastic portion having a second melting temperature. The non-woven mat is heated at a temperature between the first melting temperature and the second melting temperature, as well as by forming the compacted non-woven sheet (64) into the luggage shell.
US10278460B2	Bracelet clasp The invention relates to a bracelet clasp including a securing member provided with means for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet, these adjustment means including: a base plate secured and pivotally hinged to the second end of the second strip, the first strand passing between the base plate and the second strip and being held by holding means, second means for locking the base plate in a closed position on the second strip. According to the invention, the second locking means include a push-piece arranged to be moved between a first rest position wherein the base plate is locked in a closed position on the second strip, and a second pushed-in position in which the base plate is released from the second strip.
US10278459B2	Adjustable loop for fashion accessories Method of forming an adjustable-length, stretchable, fabric cord, typically elastane-based, for use in making jewelry, eyeglass necklaces, hair bands and more. Elastane-based fabric cord is typically used in conjunction with beadwork and other jewelry components.
US10278457B2	Female snap button A snap button includes a female snap body and a socket ring. The female snap body includes a bottom portion and a side wall rising from a peripheral edge of the bottom portion, the side wall provided with a holding portion for holding the socket ring. The socket ring includes a flange portion arranged radially outward and held by the holding portion and an engaging portion arranged radially inside the flange portion. The engaging portion protrudes downwardly toward the bottom portion side of the female snap body and below the flange portion, in the axial direction of the socket ring. An inner diameter of the socket ring may be gradually increased from an intermediate point in the axial direction of the engaging portion to one end and other end in the axial direction of the engaging portion. The engaging portion of the socket ring may be provided with a plurality of slits along the radial direction in the circumferential direction.
US10278456B2	Article of footwear having a polygon lug sole pattern Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) an upper; (b) a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole having a plurality of polygonal lugs arranged about a base surface of the outsole. The outsole may include one or more regions wherein the characteristics of a portion of the lugs within a region differ from the characteristics of a portion of the lugs in another region. The lugs may differ, for example based on size, construction and/or spacing between the lugs. Methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear also are disclosed.
US10278450B2	Sole structures and articles of footwear having an elongated hexagonal siping pattern and/or a heel pocket structure Sole structures for articles of footwear include sipes that define discrete hexagonally-shaped sole elements at the ground-engaging or ground-facing surface. At least some of the arch-supporting hexagonally shaped sole elements may be elongated in one direction as compared to at least some of the corresponding hexagonally shaped sole elements in the heel and/or forefoot support areas. Additionally or alternatively, the sole structure may include a perimeter rim and/or side wall integrally formed with and extending upward from a foot-supporting surface at least at a rear heel area of the sole structure. This perimeter rim and/or side wall forms a rear heel pocket that engages at least a portion of the heel area of the upper (e.g., the rear heel area) with an interior surface of the perimeter rim and/or side wall.
US10278445B1	Helmet having non-bursting gas cells A helmet having non-bursting gas cells preferably includes a hard helmet shell, an outside gas cell impact layer and an inside gas cell impact layer. The outside gas cell impact layer preferably includes at least one gas cell layer and an outside layer of sheet material. Each gas cell layer includes a plurality of gas cells created between two plastic sheets. The inside gas cell impact layer includes the at least one gas cell layer. The inside and outside gas cell impact layers may be permanently or removably attached to hard helmet shell. A second embodiment of the helmet having non-bursting gas cells preferably includes the hard helmet shell, the outside gas cell impact layer and an inside gas cell inflatable impact layer. The inside gas cell inflatable impact layer preferably includes at least one inflatable gas cell layer and a check valve.
US10278443B2	Wireless monitoring of safety helmets Remote monitoring of a subject wearing a sports helmet is enabled. In one aspect, an example system includes a safety helmet and a sensor integrated with the helmet for continuously gathering head acceleration force data, the head acceleration force data associated with the head movements of a subject. The system can also include a wireless transceiver coupled to the sensor for transmitting the head acceleration force data and a mobile device for receiving the head acceleration force data from the wireless transceiver. The system can further include a database engine for displaying the head acceleration force data to a user.
US10278441B2	Eyelash application System A method and apparatus of an eyelash application system can include: a holder including a curved crossbar and a peg extending vertically past the curved crossbar; an eyelash strip attached to the curved crossbar of the holder; and an applicator having a top arm with a hole, the hole sized and position within the top arm to align and mate with the peg of the holder based on the applicator being in a loaded phase of operation.
US10278437B2	Water resistant handwear A method for forming water resistant and breathable handwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing an outer shell, a liner that inhibits the transfer of heat from a user's hand, and a water resistant and breathable insert; applying a heat activated adhesive to a finger portion of the outer shell and the liner; assembling the outer shell, insert, and liner; and curing or activating the heat activated adhesive to form a bond between the layers. Water resistant handwear made through the process are also disclosed.
US10278436B2	Protective gear Protective gear for protecting an arm or other body part of a wearer, such as a lacrosse, hockey, baseball, or other sports player, or an occupational worker, is provided. The gear can be in the form of an arm guard including a forearm guard, a biceps guard and a sleeve. The sleeve can be joined with the forearm guard and an upper end of the biceps guard, with a lower end of the biceps guard being free from attachment to the sleeve to facilitate radioulnar rotation of the forearm guard and thus the forearm of the wearer. The arm guard can include a low profile elbow cap that is integral with the forearm guard, and generally free floating within and joined with the forearm guard, rather than being a separate component from the forearm guard.
US10278435B2	Protective garments and methods of making One or more embodiments of a protective garment and a method of manufacturing such garments are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the protective garment can include an elastic lumbar panel attached to a rear portion of a body of the protective garment in a waist region, left and right shoulder elastic straps each including a first end attached to a front portion of the body and a second end attached to the rear portion, a left side elastic waist strap attached to the front portion and extending around a left side of the garment where it is attached to the rear portion, and a right side elastic waist strap attached to the front portion and extending around a right side of the garment where it is attached to the rear portion.
US10278424B2	Electronic vaping device A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing assembly and a reservoir cap assembly. The housing assembly is a single piece housing assembly. The reservoir cap assembly includes a reservoir cap having a hole there through and at least one wick extending through an opening in the reservoir cap.
US10278416B2	Freeze dried oral smokeless tobacco snuff or non-tobacco snuff product and method of manufacturing thereof A freeze dried oral smokeless tobacco snuff or non-tobacco snuff product and a method of manufacturing the freeze dried oral smokeless tobacco snuff or non-tobacco snuff product.
US10278415B2	Resealable spout for selectively accessing coconut water within a coconut A resealable spigot for a coconut that provides easy access by consumers to the sterile coconut water within a coconut includes a valve seat positioned within a coconut aperture and a plunger sleeve positioned within the valve seat. The plunger sleeve has a based positioned membrane that seals the coconut aperture, A plunger-stopper is tethered to the plunger sleeve for shipping and storage and is used by the consumer to pierce the plunger sleeve membrane to gain access to the coconut water. The plunger sleeve is also used to reseal the coconut aperture to preserve any remaining coconut water for future consumption. Further provided is an additional embodiment for a spigot comprising a conduit having a spike-tip on one end and a spout on the other with a through bore therebetween. The coconut having a partially inserted spigot is provided to the consumer whereby the consumer gains access to the sterile coconut water by pushing the partially inserted spigot to its seated position with a grommet provided as an insertion stop for the spigot. An optional air vent is provided to aid in fluid flow from the spigot.
US10278414B2	Method for producing protein compositions of low solubility, compositions produced, and use thereof in bread-making products The invention relates to a method for functionalizing a protein composition, by heating between 100° C. and 160° C. for between 0.1 s and 1 s, then cooling between 60° C. and 90° C., with a pH adjustment to a value of between 6.2 and 9 by means of calcium hydroxide. When used in the production of bread, the protein compositions thus produced allow products to be produced without any unpleasant aftertaste; these bread products are also especially large which provides them with a very pronounced soft character. Such a balance of performances has never been achieved until now for bread-making products.
US10278413B2	Food preparation and method A method of preparing a food item includes the steps of placing a first food element in a package base, placing a second food element in the package base, adding a package top to create a package, and drawing the first food element around the second food element by vacuum sealing the package. The method also includes the step of forming a food item in which the first food element substantially envelops the second food element by cooking the first and second food elements in the sealed package. Each food element retains its identity after cooking.
US10278412B2	Egg poacher A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper portion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
US10278411B2	Highly soluble Stevia sweetener A method for making highly soluble Stevia sweetener compositions is described. The resulting sweetener compositions readily provide high concentration solutions, and also possess superior taste qualities. The compositions can be used as sweeteners, sweetness enhancers, and flavor enhancers in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
US10278409B1	Rotational ice cream holder A rotational ice cream holder apparatus is provided. The rotational ice cream holder includes a dish that catches dripping ice cream. The dish has an opening or aperture for holding an ice cream cone. The dish can be rotated with respect to a handle such that a person using the rotational ice cream holder can enjoy different parts of the ice cream by simply using his hand to turn the dish.
US10278407B2	Composition for preparing flavored coffees using reduced amount of flavorant The present invention provides to a method of preparing a flavored coffee using reduced amount of flavorant, and a coffee composition used for preparing such flavored coffee. An amount of colorant is used to replace up to 20.3% by weight of the flavorant present in a flavored coffee brew. The flavor perception of the coffee brew containing reduced amount of flavorant is equivalent to that of the original coffee brew containing regular amount of flavorant.
US10278396B2	Synergistic Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and cyantraniliprole mixtures for diamondback moth, beet armyworm, sugarcane borer, and soybean looper control The present invention generally relates to the use of synergistic amounts of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and cyantraniliprole for the control of diamondback moths, Beet armyworm, sugarcane borer, and Soybean looper. Specifically, the synergistic weight ratio of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki to cyantraniliprole is from about 1:0.0025 to about 1:15.
US10278393B2	Method for disinfecting a surface, and composition suitable for use therein A method for disinfecting a surface contaminated with microorganisms or suspected of being contaminated with microorganisms, the microorganism being one or more of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus hirae, including the step of contacting the surface with a disinfecting composition including: 0.1-10 wt. % of one or more N-acylated amino acids or N-acylated peptides, or a salt thereof, less than 0.1 wt. % of hydrogen peroxide, 0.1-20 wt. % of one or more non-ethoxylated anionic surfactants, 0.05-5 wt. % of a carboxylic acid, wherein the disinfecting composition has a pH in the range of 1-4.5 wherein the composition includes less than 5 wt. % of ethoxylated anionic surfactant. The invention also pertains to a composition suitable for use in the method according to the invention. The method and composition provide excellent biocidal activity over a broad range of organisms using low concentrations of organic acids.
US10278389B2	Formulations for control and repellency of biting arthropods This disclosure relates to a method for the control or repellency of biting arthropods. The method comprises bringing the biting arthropods into contact with a biting arthropod repellent formulation. The biting arthropod repellent formulation comprises an alkoxy nootkatol separate from, or in combination, or in synergistic combination, with skin or plant derived compounds and compounds structurally similar to them (e.g., ketones, cyclic ketones, esters, gamma or delta lactones, and branched and/or unsaturated carboxylic acids), and/or one or more repellents selected from the group consisting of DEET®, para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), Picaridin, ethyl 3-[acetyl(butyl)amino]propanoate (IR3535), and other nitrogen-containing repellents including amines, amides, and nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds. This disclosure also relates to a biting arthropod repellent formulation comprising an alkoxy nootkatol separate from, or in combination, or in synergistic combination, with the skin or plant derived compounds and compounds structurally similar to them, and/or the one or more repellents.
US10278383B2	Waterfowl decoy stand A waterfowl decoy stand has an elongated base, a buoyant material attached to the top of the elongated base, and one or more studs attached to the top of the elongated base. The elongated base has a top, a bottom, a first elongated portion having a first end, and a second elongated portion having a second end. An angle formed by the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. The one or more studs extend above the buoyant material for removably retaining a waterfowl decoy.
US10278380B2	Rodent, worm and insect resistant irrigation pipe and method of manufacture An irrigation tube having outlets extending along the length of the tube in a spaced relationship and finely-divided silica or iron oxide particles dispersed in the tube thereby increasing a surface hardness of the tube to deter rodent, worm or insect damage, the silica particles further can include an odor repellant located within the particles.
US10278374B2	Genetically modified mice and engraftment A mouse with a humanization of the mIL-3 gene and the mGM-CSF gene, a knockout of a mRAG gene, and a knockout of a mll2rg subunit gene; and optionally a humanization of the TPO gene is described. A RAG/ll2rg KO/hTPO knock-in mouse is described. A mouse engrafted with human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that maintains a human immune cell (HIC) population derived from the HSCs and that is infectable by a human pathogen, e.g., S. typhi or M. tuberculosis is described. A mouse that models a human pathogen infection that is poorly modeled in mice is described, e.g., a mouse that models a human mycobacterial infection, wherein the mouse develops one or more granulomas comprising human immune cells. A mouse that comprises a human hematopoietic malignancy that originates from an early human hematopoietic cells is described, e.g., a myeloid leukemia or a myeloproliferative neoplasia.
US10278373B2	HLA class I-expressing non-human animal This invention provides an HLA class I-expressing non-human animal that can be prepared efficiently in a simple manner within a short period of time, in which the transgene copy number to be introduced thereinto and the integration site of transgene are regulated, and in which the expression level of the transgene and the site of expression thereof are regulated. The invention also provides a method for preparing such non-human animal. In such HLA class I gene knock-in non-human animal, an artificial chimeric gene encoding an artificial chimeric protein comprising a protein composed of β2 microglobulin, HLA class I α1 and α2 regions, and an MHC class I α3 region of a non-human animal ligated in such order from the N terminus is expressed under the control of a transcription regulatory region of β2 microglobulin gene of the non-human animal.
US10278368B1	Automated flying insect separator An insect separating apparatus may include a sensor positioned to detect one or more insects when present within a test chamber. For example, the sensor may emit signals into the test chamber and receive reflected signals indicative of Doppler shifts caused by movement of the one or more insects. Based on information from the sensor, a computing device may determine a characteristic of the one or more insects in the chamber, such as a wing beat frequency, sex, or other characteristic. The computing device may instruct different responses based on the characteristic determined, such as activating an air mover to divert detected mosquitoes out of the test chamber in response to the determined characteristics matching those of female mosquitoes, or deactivating or maintaining the air mover in an inactive condition in response to the determined characteristics matching those of male mosquitoes, for example, to allow passage through the chamber into a collection receptacle.
US10278367B2	Interactive tracking, monitoring, and reporting platform for domesticated animals An interactive tracking, monitoring, and reporting platform of domesticated animal activity may be provided. The platform may enable the tracking of domesticated animals within an interactive tracking zone. The tracking activity may be controlled by a rule set defined by the owner and enabled by a tracking device embodied as, for example, a collar worn by the animal. Upon the tracking device's proximal location to detection devices within the interactive tracking zone, an action may be triggered. The trigger may cause an action to be taken by, for example, a device located within the interactive tracking zone. The trigger may cause information to be collected on the domesticated animal's activity by the platform. The platform may then provide a report on the domesticated animal's activity to the domesticated animal's owner. The report may be communicated via a mobile phone application and may comprise real-time data collected on the domesticated animal.
US10278365B2	Apparatus and method for dog training Apparatus for training a subject dog to perform target odor detecting operations within a completely confined compartment, which comprises a partial compartment having at least three angularly different surfaces to define an interior. The surfaces are sufficiently long to provide a subject dog located within the interior with a sensation of being at least partially confined. An air inlet is defined by a configuration of the partial compartment, by which odor laden air is introducible into the interior and is detectable by the nose of the subject dog. A dog interfaceable member is operatively connected to the partial compartment and activatable upon detection of a predetermined target odor.
US10278363B2	Method and system for providing controlled food portions to an animal and assessing the animal's health A feeding station for at least one animal, said feeding station comprising at least one supply hopper having a food product; a food dispensing unit having means for dispensing controlled portions of said food product; a weigh hopper for receiving said food product from said food dispensing unit; a hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform for receiving said food product from said weigh hopper; and a hemi-frustoconical sweeping member comprises at least one compartment to contain said food product on hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform; said hemi-frustoconical sweeping member rotatable on a top surface of said hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform to remove unconsumed food product off said feeding platform after a feeding event.
US10278359B2	Double chamber volumetric milk meter Milk meter (10) for milking plants comprising an upper collecting chamber (30) delimited at the top by a covering membrane (33), a first discharge opening (22) connectable to a milk passage manifold of a milking plant, said first discharge opening (22) being adapted to put in communication the milk passage manifold with the upper collecting chamber (30), a lower measuring chamber (40) connected to the upper collecting chamber (30) and communicating with it by means of a second discharge opening (32), a shutter (31) comprising a central portion (36), adapted to open and/or close the second discharge opening (32), and an upper portion (37) connected to the central portion (36) and associated with the covering membrane (33), wherein the central portion (36) of the shutter (31) comprises a chimney (51) to discharge upwards, that is towards the upper collecting chamber (30) and towards the first discharge opening (22), the air rising from the lower measuring chamber (40) when the latter chamber becomes filled with milk.
US10278358B2	System and method for managing dairy animals A system for managing a group of dairy animals includes a dwelling space, such as an animal shed, in which the dairy animals can roam. A dairy animal-related device for performing a dairy animal-related operation is arranged in the dwelling space. The dairy animals in the dwelling space can walk to the dairy animal-related device through the dwelling space. A luring system includes luring devices, each of which is attached to in each case one of the dairy animals. The luring device of each dairy animal is activatable in order to give said dairy animal a luring signal so as to lure said dairy animal to the dairy animal-related device. A detection system is configured for detecting the position of each individual dairy animal in the dwelling space. The luring system is connected to the detection system for receiving the positions of the dairy animals in the dwelling space detected by the detection system. On the basis of the received detected positions of the dairy animals in the dwelling space, the number of dairy animals is determined which are situated in a predetermined area of the dwelling space adjacent to the dairy animal-related device. The luring system activates the luring device of one of the other dairy animals depending on said number of dairy animals situated in said area.
US10278357B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH850148 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH850148. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH850148, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH850148 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH850148.
US10278356B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH846107 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH846107. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH846107, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH846107 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH846107.
US10278355B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH830401 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH830401. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH830401, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH830401 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH830401.
US10278354B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH302224 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH302224. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH302224, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH302224 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH302224.
US10278353B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH288451 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH288451. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH288451, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH288451 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH288451.
US10278351B2	Lettuce named powerhouse Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated SSC3249 (a.k.a., ‘POWERHOUSE’) is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of lettuce SSC3249 (a.k.a., ‘POWERHOUSE’) to the plants and plant parts of lettuce SSC3249 (a.k.a., ‘POWERHOUSE’) and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce SSC3249 (a.k.a., ‘POWERHOUSE’) with itself or another lettuce plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce SSC3249 (a.k.a., ‘POWERHOUSE’).
US10278345B2	Methods and devices for creating doubled haploid embryos using oil matrices Methods for preserving viability of plant tissues such as plant embryos are provided herein. Also included are methods for storing genomic DNA and/or molecular marker assay materials in an oil bilayer as part of a high-throughput molecular characterization system. Moreover, plant embryos may be treated while in an oil matrix. The treatment may include chromosome doubling, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, or herbicide selection as part of an embryo rescue process.
US10278343B2	Hydroponics processes with high growth rates A system and method for a hydroponics farm comprising a light source, a container filled with a liquid medium, a plate support positioned above the container comprising a foam support, wherein the foam support supports a plant at a stem portion. The foam supports may allow ease of transfer of the plants among a plurality of plate supports. The system and method may comprise exposing an upper portion of a plant root to ambient air while a tip of the root is in contact with the liquid medium to obtain nutrients. The system and method may also comprise periodically raising the level of the liquid medium, spreading a plant density, and oscillating the plant to promote growth.
US10278341B2	Method of drip irrigation under plastic film for rice cropping The present invention provides a method for rice cultivation via drip irrigation under a plastic film, comprising seed preparation, land preparation, sowing, seedling management, irrigation management, fertilization management, pest control and other steps, wherein seeding density of the sowing is 33300-36000 holes/mu, preferably 33300 holes/mu, or the seeding density is 30500-32600 holes/mu, preferably 30500 holes/mu. Previously, the conventional film with width of 105 cm or 145 cm is adopted for cotton culture stage in Xinjiang, but these films have following disadvantages: lower land utilization rate, resulting in relatively low seeding density, and difficulty in the process of adjusting row spacing and increasing seeding density, lower ground coverage rate, larger area of open ground, causing more weed relatively. Therefore, using wide film cultivation obtains relatively high yield if other planting conditions are the same.
US10278340B2	Stump grinder with cutting wheel moving and stabilizing assembly A stump grinder is configured to mount to a portable machine that operably supports the stump grinder during a stump grinding procedure. The stump grinder includes a cutting wheel that is rotatably driven during the stump grinding procedure. The cutting wheel has a cutting surface to grind the stump by moving the rotating cutting wheel across the stump. A wheel stabilizing assembly is disposed between the portable machine and the drive system for supporting the drive system and cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is held in a generally vertical orientation and movement of the cutting wheel is biased relative to the portable machine. Accordingly, forces applied against the cutting surface of the cutting wheel during the grinding procedure are limited by the biased movement.
US10278339B2	Device for protection against terrestrial gastropods A device for protecting an area against terrestrial gastropods includes at least one barrier that includes a base for securing the barrier to the periphery of the area to be protected, a ceiling wall connected to the base, a grid extending along and spaced apart from the ceiling wall, a space between the ceiling wall and the grid, and at least one blocking means for preventing the gastropods, of the size category targeted by the barrier, from crawling in the said space. Barriers targeting small gastropods can be integrated into barriers targeting large gastropods.
US10278334B2	Systems and methods for delivering nucleic acids to a plant A method of delivering at least one nucleic acid to a plant, comprising: applying a light energy to a surface of the plant to create a pore; and applying at least one nucleic acid to the pore, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises RNA, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises at least one of a RNA interference (RNAi), an antisense RNA (asRNA), a micro RNA (miRNA), a small interfering RNA (siRNA), a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a non-coding RNA (ncRNA), mitochondrial RNA (mtDNA), and combinations thereof.
US10278331B2	Method of forward mounting attachments to a wheeled vehicle An apparatus, system, and method of securing attachments to a utility vehicle, particularly a stand-on, zero-turn mower. The apparatus includes an A-shaped mounting assembly having a base with first and second ends and a tubular member extending outwardly from the first end. The tubular member defines a bore that receives a shaft extending from the attachment. The mounting assembly is positioned vertically above a mower deck on an opposite side of the frame of the mower relative thereto. The second end of the mounting assembly and part of the mower deck are secured to the frame using the same connectors. A hydraulic actuator engages a forwardmost end of the assembly and is actuatable to raise or lower the assembly relative to the frame, pivoting the assembly about the connectors. The attachment and mower deck are substantially simultaneously operable to perform separate landscaping tasks while the mower moves across a surface.
US10278329B2	Grain management system and combine A grain management system includes a combine and a management server. The combine includes a grain measurer for outputting a measured value related to a component of harvested grains supplied to a grain tank, and a data transmitter for transmitting the measured value and field identification information for specifying the field to the management server via a communication line. The management server includes a receiver for receiving the field identification information and the measured value from the combine, a table manager for determining a measured value-grain component value table for deriving a grain component value using the measured value based on the field identification information, and a grain component value computer for obtaining the grain component value based on the measured value, using the measured value-grain component value table that is determined by the table manager.
US10278328B2	Grain cart with automatic unloading of a predetermined weight of crop material A grain cart is provided having a storage hopper for holding crop material, load cells positioned on the grain cart to measure a weight of crop material in the grain cart and an indicator connected to the load cells. The indicator can be operative to receive signals from the load cells indicating the weight measured by the load cells and to send an electrical signal on an output connection in response to a predetermined weight of crop material being removed from the grain cart. The output connection can be electrically connected to a close gate conductor wire that is operatively connected to the gate actuator, so an electrical signal generated by the indicator on the output connection of the indicator causes the gate actuator to close gates in the storage hopper stopping crop material from being discharged from the storage hopper.
US10278327B2	Trimmer head for use with line and blades A trimmer head for a rotary cutting device that utilizes a plurality of trimmer line and cutting blades either separately or simultaneously, the blades pivotally connected to the trimmer head in a first plane which is generally parallel to and underneath a second plane in which the trimmer line is pivotally connected to the trimmer head, each of the blades and strips of trimmer line capable of pivoting within a lateral arc of at least 180 degrees within its respective plane without striking the trimmer head or any other blades or trimmer line.
US10278325B2	In-furrow agricultural product applicator An agricultural product applicator includes a boot formed from a resilient material. The boot includes at least one bending control support rib that enables the boot to bend about a transverse axis of the applicator. The boot also includes at least one support enables the applicator to bend about the transverse axis and to return to an initial shape after bending. The agricultural product applicator also includes a tube portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the applicator, wherein the tube portion has a first opening that receives an agricultural product supply line and a second opening that deposits agricultural product from the agricultural product supply line into soil.
US10278323B2	Apparatus and method for safe unfold/fold of agricultural implements An agricultural implement having ground engaging components and inboard and outboard frame members are safely unfolded by using a radar or laser sensor to detect the presence of an obstacle in the unfolded position. A warning signal or disabling the unfolding process occurs when an obstacle is detected.
US10285320B2	Production management device of board production line A production management apparatus of a board production line, which can prevent malfunction of the board production device in a test production process, and appropriately maintain the production environment, including: a permission determination section that, before transition from a test production process, in which the inspection device inspects a regulated number of initial boards produced by the board production device as a target, to a later main production process, determines permission for performing an operation command received by the board production device, based on a detection state and a detection result of an initial board by an inspection device; and a processing management section that controls processing of the operation command in the board production device based on a determination result by the permission determination section, is provided.
US10285319B2	Component mounting line management device There is provided a component mounting line management device that can determine whether an installation device detachably attached to a component mounting machine is used, when communication between a configuration management device and the component mounting machine is impossible. In the component mounting line management device (1) according to the present invention, each component mounting machine or each installation device includes an installation device information memory device (11). The installation device information memory device (11) stores installation device identification information of the installation device attached at an installation position, and location information on the installation position in correlation with each other. Each component mounting machine includes a communication-abnormal-time installation device determination section (12). When communication with the configuration management device (1H) is impossible, the communication-abnormal-time installation device determination section (12) compares installation device identification information of the installation device mounted at the installation position and the location information on the installation position, to installation device identification information of the installation device and location information correlated with the installation device identification information, which are stored in the installation device information memory device (11), so as to determine whether the installation device is used.
US10285317B2	Component mounter A board held by a board holding plate is heated by a heater, and after performing mounting processing of components in a region of the mounting regions of the board, a pressing process of using a pressing head to apply pressure to all the components mounted in the region at once while heating the board is performed, and a next mounting process of mounting components in a next region is performed while performing the pressing process. By performing the pressing process and the mounting process in parallel, waiting time for each process in the cycle of the mounting process and the pressing process is reduced, such that overall work time is reduced.
US10285314B2	Component mounter A component mounter includes a component transfer device, a tool station, and a control device. The component transfer device is provided with a head main body, and a tool holding device configured to hold a nozzle tool and provided to be raisable and lowerable with respect to the head main body and rotatable around a rotation axis line. The tool station is configured to be able to store an exchange-use nozzle tool at multiple different storage angles. The control device of the component mounter includes an angle acquiring section that acquires the storage angle of the exchange-use nozzle tool in the tool station, and an exchange control section that, during the nozzle tool exchange processing, rotates the tool holding device based on the storage angle of the nozzle tool, and performs angle alignment of the nozzle tool with respect to the head main body.
US10285311B2	High isolation grounding device The device includes a body and a plurality of contact portions. The body is substantially planar. The plurality of contact portions are associated with the body so as to form ports. The plurality of contact portions are in electrical communication with the body. The port of each contact portion having an inside diameter substantially equal to ID1. The body and the contact portions are constructed of a conductive metallic material.
US10285308B1	Dynamic random access memory module The instant disclosure provides a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) module including a housing, a circuit board and a fluorine engineered fluid. The housing includes an accommodating space and an opening on a side thereof. The circuit board has at least a DRAM chip disposed thereon. The circuit board is received in the accommodating space and one end of the circuit board has at least a circuit contact protruding from the opening to the exterior of the housing. The fluorine electronic engineering fluid is sealed in the accommodating space and is thermally connected to at least one of the DRAM chip.
US10285307B2	Air-cooling heat dissipation device An air-cooling heat dissipation device is provided for removing heat from an electronic component. The air-cooling heat dissipation device includes a supporting substrate, an air pump and a heat sink. The supporting substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, an introduction opening and a thermal conduction plate. The thermal conduction plate is located over the top surface of the supporting substrate and aligned with the introduction opening. The electronic component is disposed on the thermal conduction plate. The air pump is fixed on the bottom surface of the supporting substrate and aligned with the introduction opening. The heat sink is attached on the electronic component. When the air pump is enabled, an ambient air is introduced into the introduction opening to remove the heat from the thermal conduction plate.
US10285306B1	Power supply A power supply includes a bottom case, a top cover, a circuit board and a heat-dissipating fan. In this case, the bottom case and the top cover are fitted together to delimit an accommodating space. The circuit board is mounted on the bottom case and located within the accommodating space. The circuit board is provided thereon with a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of heat-dissipating elements, each heat-dissipating element being provided correspondingly to one of the electronic components and allowed to conduct heat, respectively. Each of the heat-dissipating elements is provided with a mounting hole. The heat-dissipating fan includes a supporting frame, a driving module provided on the supporting frame, and a fan blade set covering the driving module and being driven by the driving module to rotate. Moreover, the heat-dissipating fan is not provided with a barrier wall around the fan blade set.
US10285305B2	Wind tunnel and heat dissipating system A heat dissipating system includes a wind tunnel, a first electronic element, and a second electronic element. The wind tunnel defines a top air inlet channel and a separated bottom, and a top air discharging channel and a separated bottom air discharging channel. Air entering the bottom air inlet channel dissipates heat produced by the first electronic element to the top air discharging channel, to flow out of the wind tunnel. Air entering the top air inlet channel flows to the bottom air discharging channel to dissipate heat produced by the second electronic element, this arrangement avoids heated air from one element being exhausted onto another element.
US10285304B1	Rack-level test room A rack test room is disclosed that provides a controlled and monitored environment for one or more server racks, the room controlling and monitoring the cold aisle temperature, the cold aisle air inlet flow rate, and the hot aisle temperature. A rack test room is disclosed that monitors the inlet and exhaust air temperatures for each server in a rack. A rack test room is disclosed that individually controls and monitors the inlet air flow rate to each of a plurality of server racks. A method is disclosed for using a rack test room to simulate a data center environment.
US10285302B1	Supporting base and mounting apparatus adaptable for different servers and electronic device using the same A supporting base for servers of different types and sizes includes two sliding rails and a mounting apparatus. The supporting base includes sliding portions on each side and supporting brackets corresponding to the two sliding portions. When the two supporting brackets are unmounted, the supporting base and sliding rails have a first distance, and when the two supporting brackets are mounted to the two sliding portions, the two sliding rails have a second distance.
US10285299B2	Interface connector device including compatible gendered connector According to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be provided a head mount device including a housing including a device mounting portion to mount an external electronic device on an upper side of the head mount device, a holder assembly rotatably installed at a periphery of the device mounting portion and comprising a protruding terminal, and at least two gendered connector assemblies each removably attachable to the holder assembly. The at least two gendered connector assemblies each comprising an exposure terminal adapted to be electrically connected to the protruding terminal and a locker to fix each gendered connector assembly to the holder assembly, the each gendered connector assembly has a connector corresponding to a different connection profile, and one gendered connector assembly among the at least two gendered connector assemblies is removably attached to the holder assembly based on the connector of the one gendered connector assembly corresponding to a connector port of the external electronic device mounted to the device mounting portion. Other various exemplary embodiments are also possible.
US10285298B2	Cable retainer for set top box lead dress An electronic device assembly includes an electronic device having a first panel and and a second panel adjacent and orthogonal to the first panel, wherein the first panel includes apertures and the second panel includes a panel jack for connecting to cables, and a cable retainer having a base and a back upstanding wall extending from the base. The base is attached to the first panel of the electronic device. The back upstanding wall faces the second panel, the back upstanding wall is spaced from the second panel, and the back upstanding wall has slots for supporting the cable, wherein the upstanding wall has a plurality of sections in which the sections are at different gaps from the second panel of the electronic device.
US10285290B2	Electronic device and adjustable frame thereof An adjustable frame includes a first support, a second support, two third supports and two assembling members. The second support is disposed on the first support, and the second support is slidable relative to the first support along a first direction. The two third supports are disposed on the first support. At least one of the two third supports is slidable relative to the first support along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction for adjusting a distance between the two third supports. The two assembling members are respectively disposed on the two third supports, and a distance between the two assembling members is adjustable by movement of the at least one of the two third supports.
US10285285B2	Side key and electronic device including the same An electronic device includes an outer housing including a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, a printed circuit board seated in the outer housing, and at least one side key coupled to a peripheral area of the outer housing. The side key includes at least one contact part exposed through a through-hole formed in the side surface of the outer housing, a side key circuit board including a switch module that contacts the contact part when the contact part is pressed, the side key circuit board being electrically connected to the printed circuit board, a side key bracket in which at least a portion of the side key circuit board is seated and which fixes and supports the side key circuit board, and one or more molded members that are coupled to opposite ends of the side key bracket and are coupled to the outer housing.
US10285282B2	Conductive polymers within drilled holes of printed circuit boards A triggering condition is applied to a conductive polymer positioned in a drilled hole in a printed circuit board. The applied triggering condition causes the polymer to vertically expand within the drilled hole such that the expanded polymer creates an electrically conductive path between contact pads located in different layers of the printed circuit board.
US10285278B2	Display apparatus having protective layer on the pad unit and method of fabricating the same A display apparatus may include a substrate, a pad unit on the substrate, a display panel on the substrate, an encapsulation layer covering the display panel, and a protective layer on the pad unit. The protective layer may have an elastic coefficient ranging from about 10 MPa to about 200 GPa.
US10285271B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component and board having the same A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer ceramic capacitor, first and second metal frames, and an insulating cover. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked together and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed between pairs of adjacent dielectric layers, and external electrodes disposed on two end surfaces of the ceramic body opposite each other in a length direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The first and second metal frames are each disposed along a respective one of two end surfaces of the multilayer ceramic capacitor opposite each other in the length direction, and are each disposed along upper and lower surfaces of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. The insulating cover is disposed to enclose the multilayer ceramic capacitor and upper surfaces of the first and second metal frames. A board can have the multilayer ceramic electronic component mounted thereon.
US10285270B2	Solder alloy free electronic (safe) rigid-flexible/stretchable circuit assemblies having integral, conductive and heat spreading sections and methods for their manufacture A rigid flex circuit comprised of high thermal conductivity sections, said sections having components disposed so as to have their contacts substantially planar with the surface of the thermally conductive section and wherein the contacts are interconnected directly to the traces without the use of solder and further having the thermally conductive sections interconnected to one another by means of flexible circuit sections.
US10285262B2	Pattern safety device for preventing interference between patterns Disclosed herein is a pattern safety device for preventing interference between patterns. In detail, a separately partitioned space is defined in an adhesion portion, which is formed on a plurality of patterns on the surface of a substrate so that a circuit element is placed on the adhesion portion, thus preventing interference between the patterns.
US10285245B2	Light scene creation or modification by means of lighting device usage data A processing module (20) is disclosed, which is configured to receive usage data for at least one lighting device (11-15) and on basis of the usage data determine a lighting device settings profile for the at least one lighting device (11-15).
US10285244B2	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 acquire the color of an illuminated object and adjust irradiating light emitted by the illuminating device according to the color of the object. The control method includes switching on the illuminating device to project initial detection light to an illuminated object, acquiring initial reflected light of the illuminated object, obtaining an initial color of the illuminated object according to the initial reflected light, switching off the illuminating device projecting the initial detection light to the illuminated object, acquiring an environment color of an environment provided with the illuminating device, correcting the initial color according to the environment color to obtain a corrected color, acquiring target irradiating light according to the corrected color, and controlling the illuminating device to project the target irradiating light to the illuminated object.
US10285243B2	Systems and methods for providing a self-adjusting light source System, methods, and apparatus, including devices and software, for providing self-adjusting light sources. In one aspect, a lighting unit includes one or more LEDs and an ambient light sensor. The light sensor measures ambient light in synchronization with intermittent off periods of light generated by the LEDs. For example, the LEDs in the lighting unit can be driven by a pulse width modulated signal that turns on and off the LEDs in an alternating manner, and the ambient light can be measured when the LEDs are turned off. In some implementations, a compact lighting unit, such as a light bulb, is provided that can be easily attached to standard light fixtures and can efficiently control its own brightness based on ambient light conditions.
US10285240B2	Light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus, lighting apparatus, and current control circuit An apparatus for driving a light emitting diode (LED) includes a current control circuit connected to an output terminal of a plurality of LEDs and configured to generate a first voltage based on a sensing voltage detected from the output terminal of the plurality of LEDs, the current control circuit including at least one comparator configured to control a current flowing in the plurality of LEDs based on a result of comparison between the first voltage and a reference voltage; and a protective circuit configured to block the current flowing in the plurality of LEDs by stopping an operation of the at least one comparator in response to an increase of the sensing voltage.
US10285236B2	Optoelectronic device and adaptive illumination system using the same An automotive headlight is disclosed including: an optical unit including a plurality of optical elements, each optical element having a different central direction; a segmented light-emitting diode (LED) chip including a plurality of LEDs that are separated by trenches formed on the segmented LED chip and arranged in a plurality of sections, each section being aligned with a different respective optical element, and each section including at least one first LED and at least one second LED; and a controller configured to: apply a forward bias to each of the first LEDs, apply a reverse bias to each of the second LEDs, and change a brightness of the first LEDs in any section based on a signal generated by the second LED in that section.
US10285235B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for converting a bi-level lighting system to a dimmable lighting system A dimmable lighting system may replace a bi-level lighting system without having to modify or supplement the existing wiring between a bi-level control unit and one or more light fixtures. The dimmable lighting system may include a dimming controller that may be configured to replace a bi-level control unit in situ (i.e., e.g., in a wall-mounted dual-gang switch box). The dimmable lighting system may also include a dimming driver that may be coupled to the dimming controller via the existing wiring of the bi-level lighting system. The dimming controller may output to the dimming driver a 0-10 volt DC dimming signal referenced to an AC utility voltage. In response, a dimmable lighting device coupled to the dimming driver may output light over a wide range of dimming light levels. Methods of replacing a bi-level lighting system with a dimmable lighting system are also provided, as are other aspects.
US10285232B2	Headlight for a motor vehicle A headlight for a motor vehicle includes at least two light sources and a driver, which is arranged to vary the light intensities of the light sources with a phase shift to one another periodically between a minimum and a maximum and in the course of a period to set intermediate values between the maximum and the minimum. In a phase of the period, in which the first light source reaches the maximum of its light intensity, the light intensity of the second light source is situated at an intermediate value and increases.
US10285230B2	Method for line voltage lamp to work with multi switch Driver for an LED lamp, including an LED driver for driving an LED, a voltage input port adapted to connect the driver to a multi switch as a power source, a voltage output port connecting the LED to the LED driver, and a bleeder circuit suppressing leakage current provided by the multi switch, wherein the bleeder circuit is connected in series between the voltage input port and the LED driver.
US10285229B2	LED driving circuit having SCR dimmer, circuit module and control method thereof An apparatus can include: a bleeder circuit coupled to a DC bus of an LED driving circuit having an SCR dimmer; the bleeder circuit being configured to stabilize a voltage of the DC bus at a predetermined value by drawing a bleed current through a bleed path in a first mode, and to cut off the bleed path in a second mode; and a controller configured to control the bleeder circuit to be in the first mode before the SCR dimmer is turned on, and to switch to the second mode after the SCR dimmer is turned on, where the predetermined value is greater than zero.
US10285227B2	Programmable and adaptable interface for dimming light emitting diodes Described herein is an apparatus including, a decoder that is configured to decode a digital control code. The digital control code corresponds to an intensity level control code of a plurality of LEDs. The apparatus includes a modulator that modulates a combination of the decoded control code and a dither signal, wherein the combined signal has a first modulation format. The apparatus also includes a converter that generates a dimming control signal by converting the first modulation format associated with the combined signal to a programmable second modulation format.
US10285223B2	Heating method A tubular comprises a composite material including a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix. A method for heating the composite material of the tubular comprises exposing the composite material to a time-varying magnetic field to directly induce a flow of electrical current in the composite material. The method may comprise configuring the composite material so as to control the flow of electrical current and/or heat in the composite material. The method may be used for heating a composite fluid conduit for use in a subsea environment for the removal of the build-up of wax and/or hydrates on an inner surface of the fluid conduit. Additionally or alternatively, the method may be used for deforming a composite fluid conduit, or for joining a composite fluid conduit to a further component such as a further composite fluid conduit.
US10285215B2	Dynamic quality of service (QoS) based channel in wireless network Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: attaching a user equipment to a communication network; monitoring usage characteristics of the user equipment; and assigning a new communication channel for the user equipment based on the usage characteristics.
US10285198B2	Maximizing channel capacity for common downlink channels A wireless access node and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of a common downlink (DL) channel when transmitting device-related information included in one or more messages to a wireless device or a group of wireless devices, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device or the group of wireless devices. In addition, a wireless device and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of the common DL channel by receiving one or more messages including device-related information on the common DL channel from the wireless access node, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device.
US10285197B2	Random access response method, base station and terminal A random access response method, a base station, and a terminal are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes receiving a random access preamble sent in an enhanced manner, determining at least one of level information or resource information corresponding to the random access preamble sent in the enhanced manner and sending a random access response RAR of the random access preamble according to the at least one of the level information or the resource information, where the RAR is carried by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH.
US10285196B2	User equipment, base station and method for conducting device-to-device communications A user equipment, base station, and method for conducting device-to-device communications. A wireless communication system includes the user equipment and another user equipment. The user equipment includes: a control unit; and a transmission unit controlled by the control unit and used for transmitting control information to another user equipment by an uplink channel, wherein the control information includes at least one of data transmission format information and power control information. With the user equipment, base station, and method, the efficiency of communication between devices conducting device-to-device communications can be increased, thereby improving data transmission performance.
US10285190B2	Scheduling access to a shared medium Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for scheduling node performance of communication and/or function. A method can include receiving, from a plurality of nodes, parameters indicating a trajectory and position of each of the plurality of nodes, creating a directed communication graph, creating a communications conflict graph, creating a function conflict graph indicating which function performed by one node of the plurality of nodes interferes with at least one of a function and communication performed by another node of the plurality of nodes, creating a universal conflict graph based on the communications conflict graph and the function conflict graph, creating a schedule for communication and function performance for each of the nodes based on the universal conflict graph, and providing data indicative of the schedule to nodes of the plurality of nodes.
US10285182B2	Methods and network nodes in a wireless communication network A network node (110, 120, 130) and a method therein for radio access resource allocation of a mobile station (140) is disclosed. The network node (110, 120, 130) comprises a receiver (630), configured to receive at least one first parameter value associated with a radio communication condition of the mobile station (140), at least one second parameter value associated with communication capabilities of the mobile station (140), and at least one third parameter value indicating operability in MRTD of the mobile station (140). Further the network node (110, 120, 130) comprises a processor (620), configured to allocate at least one radio access resource to the mobile station (140), based on the received parameter values. In addition, the network node (110, 120, 130) comprises a transmitter (610), configured to inform the mobile station (140) of the at least one allocated radio access resource.
US10285179B2	Flexible reconfiguration of an antenna arrangement There is provided mechanisms for selectively serving either one sector in an N sector system or two sectors in a 2·N sector system, where N≥1, using an antenna array comprising at least 4 antenna columns, where each antenna column comprising physical antenna elements. A method comprises generating at least one virtual antenna port pair per sector using the physical antenna elements. Each virtual antenna port in the at least one virtual antenna port pair is obtained by combining physical antenna elements having orthogonal polarization such that two virtual antenna ports in each virtual antenna port pair have identical power radiation patterns and orthogonal polarizations, and at least one antenna element per polarization has a non-zero weight. The method comprises transmitting signals using the at least one virtual antenna port pair per sector in one sector in the N sector system or in two sectors in the 2·N sector system.
US10285177B2	System and method for automatic monitoring and control of sensors and machines in remote locations System and method for automatic communication with remote devices enabling remote control and monitoring of the devices. The primary target is for low-power, remote devices running narrow or relatively narrow bandwidths, though the method is not restricted for any payload limits. The system enables two devices on a fully automated basis to identify each other, sound the radio paths between them to discover spectrum characteristics, select and exchange a vector of currently unused and optimum frequency bands for communication. Once defined, the devices use the frequency bands for automatic communication. The method enables devices to configure themselves for exchange of data and then the transfer of data. The base station and/or end points have the ability to initiate a connection and data transfer and use software defined radios to implement this capability.
US10285166B2	Transmission/reception method and apparatus for uplink MIMO retransmission in LTE system A method by a terminal, method by a base station, a terminal, and a base station are provided. The method by the terminal includes transmitting two transport blocks; and if one of the two transport blocks is negatively acknowledged (NACKed) and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including control information is not detected, adjusting retransmission for the NACKed transport block using a precoding index 0 and a number of layers corresponding to the NACKed transport block.
US10285164B2	Method and apparatus for reporting feedback information for multi-carrier operation Method and apparatus for reporting feedback information for multi-carrier operation are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured with multiple carriers. A base station may allocate an uplink (UL) control channel associated with a single UL carrier, for the WTRU. The base station may transmit, to the WTRU, a plurality of data signals via at least two downlink (DL) carriers using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO), and may receive from the WTRU hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information, for the plurality of data signals transmitted via the at least two DL carriers, on the UL control channel. The HARQ ACK/NACK information may include at least two HARQ ACK/NACKs ANDed together. In addition, the base station may transmit, to the WTRU, information including a set of the DL carriers, each having an associated three bit indicator, for DL data transmission.
US10285162B2	Terminal auxiliary information transmission method performed by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same Provided are a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method comprises: receiving a terminal auxiliary information configuration for configuring the transmission of terminal auxiliary information from a base station; and transmitting the terminal auxiliary information on the basis of the terminal auxiliary information configuration, wherein the terminal auxiliary information includes information needed for allocating a D2D resource to the terminal by the base station.
US10285161B2	Radio communication terminal and radio communication method Provided is a radio communication terminal which is capable of measuring quality in communication with a handover destination with high accuracy. The radio communication terminal is capable of communicating with a base station or a relay node, and includes: a receiver which receives control information including information relating to measurement of measuring quality of a neighbor cell; an extractor which extracts information on a subframe where the measurement should be performed, which is a subframe where only transmission of a signal from the relay node connected to the base station is performed, from the information relating to the measurement; a measurement section which performs the measurement, on a subframe basis, based on the extracted information on the subframe where the measurement should be performed; and a transmitter which transmits a result of the measurement to the base station or the relay node.
US10285160B2	Broadcast channel transmitting method through massive MIMO in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present application discloses a method for transmitting, by a base station, a broadcast channel through a massive multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) antenna in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: selecting broadcast channel dedicated antenna elements from among all antenna elements of the massive MIMO antenna; and transmitting the broadcast channel by performing a beamforming using the broadcast channel dedicated antenna elements. In the present invention, the power applied to the broadcast channel dedicated antenna elements in greater than the voltage applied to the remaining antenna elements.
US10285156B2	Dynamic measurement gap configuration for inter-frequency positioning measurements A method for performing inter-frequency positioning measurements on positioning signals periodically transmitted by at least some of a plurality of cells in a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes receiving, at a mobile device, assistance data that identifies a first neighbor cell the plurality of cells, where the first neighbor cell transmits a first positioning signal. The method also includes obtaining a first cell property of the first neighbor cell. The mobile device then adjusts a duration of a first measurement gap in response to the first cell property. In one aspect, the first measurement gap corresponds to a time period during which the mobile device is to perform positioning measurements of the first positioning signal.
US10285147B2	Reference signal schemes in wireless communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for synchronization signal (SS) blocks in which synchronization signals and broadcast channel transmissions may be transmitted. Broadcast channel transmissions may be demodulated using SS transmissions, reference signal transmissions, or combinations thereof. Broadcast channel transmissions may be transmitted in a subset of SS block time resources, and synchronization signals may be transmitted in another subset of SS block time resources. Reference signals may be transmitted using tones within the broadcast channel time resources, and may be transmitted at a higher density for portions of the broadcast channel transmission bandwidth that are outside of the SS transmission bandwidth. Waveforms for reference signal transmissions, and information provided by reference signal transmissions may be provided.
US10285145B2	Method for deterministic wireless transfer of time-controlled real-time messages in a distributed real-time system The invention relates to a method for deterministic wireless transfer of time-triggered real-time messages in a distributed real-time system, which real-time system comprises a plurality of node computers and one or more base stations, which are arranged in an arena, wherein all node computers and base stations have a global time, wherein one or more real-time message sequences are periodically transferred in the arena, wherein a real-time message sequence consists of a time-triggered header message with variable length and a sequence of one or more time-triggered real-time messages with a priori known length, and wherein, at an a priori determined transmission time, the software of a T-node issues, to a communication controller thereof, the command to send the header message, and wherein the communication controller of the T-node starts to send the header message as soon as no activity is determined in the arena during an IFS, and wherein the sending of the header message is aborted at an a priori determined time-triggered abort time of the T-node, and wherein, in a command interval before the abort time of the header message, the software of the computer node that has to send the first real-time message of the real-time message sequence issues, to the communication controller thereof, the command to send the first real-time message of the real-time message sequence, and wherein, in the command interval before the termination of the first real-time message, the software of the computer node that has to send the following real-time message of the real-time message sequence issues, to the communication controller thereof, the command to send the following real-time message, and wherein this process is repeated until all real-time messages of a real-time message sequence have been sent.
US10285143B2	Wireless communication device supporting communication schemes and operating method thereof Methods and devices are provided, where the device includes a plurality of wireless communication units. The wireless communication device also includes a first interface unit configured to synchronize a data signal received from one of the plurality of wireless communication units with a first clock corresponding to the one of the plurality of wireless communication units, and configured to output the synchronized data signal to a second interface unit. The second interface unit is configured to receive the synchronized data signal using a second clock having a shorter period than the first clock, count a number of periods of the second clock during at least one period of the first clock, and determine an output port for the synchronized data signal based on a result of the counting. The wireless communication device further includes a plurality of processors for processing data signals.
US10285142B2	Apparatus and method for configuring synchronization signal for D2D communication Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving, at a first UE, a D2D synchronization signal transmitted from a second UE, the D2D synchronization signal comprising a primary D2D synchronization signal (PD2DSS) and a secondary D2D synchronization signal (SD2DSS); determining a root index based on the received PD2DSS; and determining a type of a synchronization source based on the root index. The root index corresponds to an integer value X when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_net. The root index corresponds to an integer value Y when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_oon. Each of the integer value X and integer value Y is not an element of a set {25, 29, 34}.
US10285136B2	Power allocation method and apparatus A power allocation method and apparatus that relate to the wireless communications field. The method includes determining, by the user equipment (UE), a first channel in a first subframe; determining, by the UE, n second channels in n second subframes, where the n second subframes are subframes having overlapping time greater than or equal to a preset threshold with the first subframe; allocating, by the UE, transmit power at least to the first channel according to transmit power required for the first channel and transmit power required for the n second channels; and sending, by the UE, data to a first base station/first cell group on the first channel according to the transmit power allocated to the first channel.
US10285130B2	Methods and systems of signal generation for an electronic device Methods and systems of signal generation for an electronic device are provided. First, a posture or a motion of an electronic device is detected by at least one sensor. It is determined whether the electronic device continuously moves in a predefined interval. When the electronic device does not continuously move in the predefined interval, a signal is generated. When the electronic device continuously moves in the predefined interval, a delay time is determined, and a signal is generated after the delay time.
US10285129B2	Wakeup system and method for devices in power saving mode A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a broadcast method for a wakeup signal for a wireless communication device; instruct a base station to broadcast the wakeup signal using the selected broadcast method; and provide information identifying the selected broadcast method to the wireless communication device. The processor may be further configured to receiving a wakeup request from a machine-type communication interworking function (MTC-IWF) device; map the received wakeup request to a wakeup signature beacon signal associated with the wireless communication device; and instruct the base station to transmit a wakeup signature beacon signal to the wireless communication device based on the received wakeup request.
US10285128B2	Method and apparatus for waking up devices in batches, and device A method for waking up devices in batches where the method includes generating, by a coordinator, a wake-up broadcast frame, where the wake-up broadcast frame includes a wake-up indication field, which instructs multiple devices in a low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN) to keep in a running state, and sending, by the coordinator, the wake-up broadcast frame at a time interval T2 within duration T1. Hence, the coordinator can wake up some devices directionally using the wake-up indication field in the wake-up broadcast frame. Therefore, resource utilization and wake-up efficiency of the coordinator are improved such that channel utilization and performance of the LR-WPAN are improved.
US10285126B2	Electronic device and method for identifying location information thereof An electronic device and method for identifying location information are provided. The electronic device may include a receiver circuit for receiving location-related information from external devices, and a controller. The controller may implement the method, including controlling the receiver circuit to obtain the location related information from the external devices, determining the location of the electronic device based on the received location information, and deactivating the receiver circuit based on the determination result.
US10285124B2	Network node, methods therein, computer programs and computer-readable mediums comprising the computer programs, for keeping wireless devices in active mode Method performed by a network node (110) for keeping wireless devices (140) served by the network node (110) in active mode. Each of the wireless devices has a value for a first condition. The network node (110) determines whether each of the wireless devices has the value for the first condition among a number of highest values for the first condition. The first condition is associated with a need to be in active mode. The number of highest values for the first condition corresponds to a maximum amount of wireless devices allowed to be in the active mode simultaneously. The network node (110) updates a register, so that the wireless devices (140) in the register have the highest values for the first condition, according to the maximum amount. The network node (110) keeps the wireless devices (140) in the updated register in active mode.
US10285121B2	Cell selection in a cellular communication network A user equipment (2, 4, 6) receives mobility information representing a time-dependent location change of a mobile cell (11, 21) of a cellular communication network. A cell of a plurality of cells (11, 21, 31) of cellular communication network is selected for the user equipment (2, 4, 6) to camp on. Selecting the cell comprises processing the mobility information to determine whether the user equipment (2, 4, 6) is to camp on the mobile cell (11, 21).
US10285119B2	Electronic device and assessment method A recognizing method includes establishing a communication connection between each electronic device and one or more wireless devices. Connection information when each electronic device communicates with one or more wireless devices is recorded in a server. The server determines a degree of similarity between two electronic devices according to the connection information and pushes user information of one of the two electronic devices to another when the degree of similarity is greater than a preset degree of similarity.
US10285106B2	User equipment and method for ensuring continuous service reception in wireless network The present invention provides user equipment and a method for ensuring continuous service reception in a wireless network. User equipment (UE) obtains configuration information of a neighboring cell; the UE determines that at least two cells of all cells including the serving cell and the neighboring cell belong to a same area to which a same multimedia broadcast multicast service belongs; and during measurement of a reference signal, the UE combines reference signal measurement values of at least two cells that belong to the area of the same multimedia broadcast multicast service to obtain a combined measurement value, and compares the combined measurement value with a measurement value of another cell, so as to determine whether to perform reselection. Therefore, in a handover determining process, radio signal quality of a single cell is prevented from being underestimated, so that an unnecessary handover procedure is avoided, thereby ensuring quality of a radio signal obtained by UE.
US10285102B2	Methods and apparatus for virtual soft handoff In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause a processor to receive at a tunnel server, a data unit addressed to a communication device, and define, a first instance of the data unit and a second instance of the data unit. The first instance of the data unit is sent to the communication device via a first tunnel defined between at least the tunnel server and a first base station associated with a first network. The second instance of the data unit is sent to the communication device via a second tunnel defined between at least the tunnel server and a second base station associated with a second network. The second instance of the data unit is dropped by the communication device when the first instance of the data unit is received before the second instance of the data unit.
US10285085B2	Method and computing device for facilitating and establishing network connectivity Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for facilitating and establishing network connectivity. The network connectivity is established by a first computing device which is capable of identifying network parameters of available network connections and broadcasting the network parameters. The first computing device receives connection request along with connection request parameters from second computing devices to establish connection with one of the available network connections. The first computing device determines which network connection can server the connection request parameters and then facilitates the available network connection to the second computing device. The second computing device establishes the network connections with the first computing device. The second computing device identifies which are first computing devices with their network parameters can serve the connection request parameters of the second computing device.
US10285084B2	Apparatus, system and method for testing of communication networks with prescribed communication traffic A load test system may include a plurality of remote nodes, a network test controller and a command and control path. Each of the remote nodes may be associated with a corresponding remote user terminal of a plurality of user terminals. The command and control path may operably couple the network test controller to the remote nodes via a communication network under test. The network test controller comprises processing circuitry configured to provide command and control of the remote nodes to generate prescribed communication traffic to load the communication network under test, and monitor a status of network traffic.
US10285083B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting indication of cell coverage in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting an indication of cell coverage in a wireless communication system is provided. A first eNodeB (eNB) transmits an indication which indicates cell coverage of an active antenna system (AAS) to a second eNB. The indication may be one of a cell split/merge/remove indication.
US10285082B2	Testing device and method for testing a device under test with respect to its beamforming behavior A testing device for testing a device under test emitting a number of beams with respect to its beamforming behavior. Said testing device comprises an antenna, an analyzing unit, and a number of reflectors. Furthermore, each of the number of reflectors is configured to reflect at least one of the number of beams of the device under test to the antenna of the testing device.
US10285081B1	Method and apparatus for rapidly and dynamically adjusting current limiting in a portable communication device A battery operated portable communication device provides converged functionality while avoiding resets to the device. Composite logic circuitry formed of at least one comparator and a logic interface controls current limiting to a primary load formed of high power land mobile radio (LMR) devices and programming to secondary loads formed of non-LMR peripherals. At least one current limit control signal is used to control current to the primary load under high current mode operations. Another control signal provides an interruption alert to a slave processor for controlled programming of the secondary loads during the high current operations of the primary load. Current to the primary load is restored while the secondary load is interrupted. Operation of secondary load processes is resumed when the primary load ceases high power operation.
US10285080B2	Using synergistic shapely values to increase robustness of a cellular network A method and associated systems for improving robustness of a cellular network. A topology of the cellular network is represented as an undirected graph that represents base stations as nodes and represents communication paths between base stations as edges. Each node is associated with a “synergistic” version of a Shapley value proportional to an amount of network disturbance that would occur if that value's corresponding base station should fail. The synergistic nature of the synergistic Shapley values allows them to account for scenarios in which multiple base stations fail at the same time. A synergistic Shapley value of a particular node is derived as a function of how many of the shortest paths between nodes of the graph lengthen when the node's corresponding base station fails. Base stations and nodes associated with higher synergistic Shapley values are deemed to be “censorious” and in need of reconfiguration.
US10285079B2	Network parameter adjustment method, and base station device The present embodiments disclose a network parameter adjustment method and a base station device. The method includes sending, by a first base station, first parameter adjustment token request information to a second base station, where the second base station is a parent base station of the first base station, and the first parameter adjustment token request information is used to represent that the first base station requests to obtain a parameter adjustment token. The method also includes receiving, by the first base station, the parameter adjustment token sent by the second base station, and adjusting a network parameter after receiving the parameter adjustment token.
US10285076B2	Method and apparatus for controlling of DDN message, and computer readable medium for the same The present disclosure relates to a method and device for controlling a Downlink Data Notification (DDN) message, which can reduce the DDN messages that occur while a user equipment transits from an active (ECM-active) state to an inactive (ECM-idle) state. During a bearer activation procedure according to a request from a user equipment, the DDN message control apparatus of the present disclosure sets a DDN flag value to a predetermined value when uplink data is received. When a DDN message is received from outside, the apparatus identifies the DDN flag value and stores the DDN message in case that the DDN flag value is identical with the predetermined value.
US10285074B1	Controlling network load Systems, methods, and computer-readable media, for facilitating control of network loads are provided. In embodiments of the present invention, network data associated with a plurality of base stations within a communications network are monitored. Upon identifying that a network load associated with a base station exceeds a network load threshold, an indication that a user device utilizing the base station that exceeds the network load threshold to communicate should transfer to another base station that fails to exceed the network load threshold is provided.
US10285069B2	Techniques for transmitting patterns of signal transmissions or reference signals over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include determining a pattern of signal transmissions for transmitting instances of a signal in a time period of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; determining whether the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is unavailable to transmit at least one instance of the signal; and changing, in response to determining the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is unavailable to transmit an instance of the signal, the pattern of signal transmissions for the time period. A second method may include identifying at least one reference signal pattern from a plurality of reference signal patterns based at least in part on whether a plurality of transmission time intervals are bundled; and signaling the identified at least one reference signal pattern to a device.
US10285064B2	Method and apparatus for coordinating resources between different networks Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for coordinating resources between different operating networks. The method comprises determining whether coordination with a second operating network is triggered and transmitting a coordination request to the second operating network, in response to determining that the coordination is triggered. The method also comprises receiving a coordination response from the second operating network. The method further comprises determining blanking patterns by initiating a coordination procedure between the first and second operating networks to, in response to receiving an acknowledgement in the coordination response from the second operating network; and scheduling according to one of the determined blanking patterns in the first operating network.
US10285061B2	System and method for detecting fraud in telephony A method of detecting telephony fraud in the case of a mobile telephony device roaming at a visited network, the visited network being other than a home network of said mobile telephony device, cross-network triggering being available between said visited network and said home network. The method comprises detecting a non-correlation between said cross-network triggering and activity of said mobile telephony device, testing to find out if profile manipulation has taken place of a profile of said mobile telephony device held at said visited network, and upon detecting that profile manipulation has taken place taking remedial action such as blocking current calls and overwriting the manipulated profile.
US10285057B2	Logical subscriber identification module (SIM) A mobile hub can receive from a mobile device a request to authenticate a user of the mobile device with the mobile hub. Responsive to receiving the request, a user profile of the user stored on the mobile hub can be identified. A first of a plurality of mobile networks indicated in the user profile as being available to the user can be identified. The first mobile network can satisfy at least one user specified criterion associated with the user profile. A subscriber authentication associated with the user profile can be selected. The subscriber authentication can be configured to authenticate the user with the first of the plurality of mobile networks and configured to be processed by the first mobile device to automatically establish presence on the first mobile network. The subscriber authentication can be communicated to the mobile device.
US10285052B2	Wireless pairing of personal health device with a computing device Systems and methods for the wireless pairing of a personal health device (PHD) (e.g., blood glucose monitor) with a computing device (e.g., smartphone) are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the PHD communicates a private key to the computing device via a first communication medium (e.g., light signal, audio signal, pattern). The PHD receives from the computing device via a second wireless communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth® or WiFi) pairing information including the private key. The PHD can then establish a secure communication channel with the computing device by pairing the PHD to the computing device.
US10285051B2	In-vehicle networking A system and method for securing communication across an in-vehicle bus, includes establishing a connection between a gateway in a vehicle and the in-vehicle bus; generating a session key at the gateway within the vehicle; transmitting a public key certificate and ephemeral key to the gateway and an electronic control unit of the vehicle; generating a shared secret at the gateway and the electronic control unit, respectively; encrypting the session key with the shared secret at the gateway; receiving the encrypted session key through the in-vehicle bus at the electronic control unit; and decrypting the encrypted session key based on the shared secret generated at the electronic control unit.
US10285050B2	Method and apparatus for managing a profile of a terminal in a wireless communication system A method for downloading a profile of an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving profile information from a profile information transfer server, transmitting a profile request to an identified profile providing server based on the profile information, and receiving a profile installable in a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) of the electronic apparatus from the profile providing server, and an electronic apparatus. Further, the present disclosure may provide a profile information providing server providing the profile information to the electronic apparatus and an operation thereof, and a profile providing server providing a profile to the electronic apparatus and an operation thereof. Further, the present disclosure may provide a method for swapping a profile between apparatuses, a method for acquiring profile information using code information, a method for modifying a profile providing server, and an apparatus performing the same.
US10285047B2	Mobile station and radio base station Even if “UE category” is notified of only in an uplink (or a downlink), a radio base station eNB can suitably perform a communication control on a mobile station UE in the downlink (or the uplink) for which “UE category” is not notified of. In the mobile station UE according to the present invention, when the mobile station UE does not support “UE category for Release-12” in the uplink, a transmitting unit 12 does not notify of “UE category for Release-12” corresponding to the uplink, and when the mobile station UE does not support “UE category for Release-12” in the downlink, the transmitting unit 12 does not notify of “UE category for Release-12” corresponding to the downlink.
US10285042B2	System and method for terminating communication sessions with roaming mobile devices A system and method to assist in establishing a communication session to a mobile device having a registered IMS session in a visited network, or having both a registered IMS session and a circuit-switched session in a visited network. When a mobile device establishes an IMS session with an application service in a visited network, the address of the application service and the identity of the mobile device is transmitted to the Home Location Register (HLR) and/or Home Subscriber Server (HSS) associated with the mobile device. The HLR or HSS stores the address of the application service in conjunction with the identity of the mobile device. When requests to establish a communication session with the mobile device are made, the HLR or HSS provides the address of the application service that is associated with the mobile device in the visited network to allow a communication session to be established.
US10285038B2	Method and system for discovering user equipment in a network A system and method for discovering user equipment in a network is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a discovery proxy periodically scans an access router that serves a target user equipment and collects an address assignment record of the target user equipment via the access router. The discovery proxy passes the address assignment record to a discovery server, and the discovery server identifies a location of the target user equipment based on the address assignment record of the target user equipment.
US10285036B2	Emergency information delivery Various systems described herein may allow a user's personal information, such as their medical history, to be automatically delivered to appropriate emergency personnel in response to a reported emergency, such as a 911 call, activation of a smoke alarm or security system, or other emergency. Various items of personal and confidential information may be stored in a secure location, and the user may provide advanced approval to have the information automatically delivered to emergency responders in response to a request for emergency assistance. For example, after the user initiates a request for emergency assistance, a computing device may determine whether the user has granted approval for emergency delivery of the user's confidential information, and if such approval has been granted, the computing device may request the delivery of the user's confidential information to the emergency responders.
US10285035B2	Communication apparatus and control method therefor A communication unit communicates with another apparatus through a network. A communication control unit uses the communication unit to transmit information indicating a role of the communication apparatus to another apparatus, receives information indicating a role of another apparatus from the other apparatus, and searches for another apparatus capable of communication. The role of the communication apparatus is set based on a role of a partner device selected as a communication partner from at least one apparatus capable of communication detected by the communication control unit so as to control transmission and reception of an image between the communication apparatus and the partner device.
US10285033B2	System and method for propagation of server information in a data center with master system election A data center includes processing devices and a mobile device. The processing devices are configured to determine a suitability grade, receive another suitability grade from another processing device via a wireless interface connection, determine that the suitability grade is higher than the other suitability grade, and provide an indication to the other processing device that the processing device is a master processing device in response to determining that the suitability grade is higher than the other suitability grade. The mobile device sets up another wireless interface connection with a first one of the processing devices, determines that the first processing device is a master processing device, and provides an update for another one of the processing devices to the first processing device in response to determining that the first processing device is the first master processing device. The processing device is further configured to provide the update to the other processing device.
US10285032B2	Communication apparatus and control method thereof A communication apparatus that performs wireless communication with an external apparatus includes a display control unit to control a display unit so as to display a help screen for providing an explanation of an operation of the external apparatus, and a detection unit to detect a wireless signal transmitted from the external apparatus while no network with the external apparatus is formed. When operation information corresponding to a user operation on the external apparatus is included in a wireless signal detected by the detection unit, the display control unit controls the display unit so as to display the help screen corresponding to the operation information while no network with the external apparatus is formed.
US10285029B2	Delivering a message to a mobile device in a mobile communication network A method is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Furthermore, a switch center (GMSC) is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network and to a mobility management entity (MME) for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Moreover, a mobile device (MTC) is provided for receiving a message in a mobile communication network and to a database (HLR/HSS) of the mobile communication network.
US10285028B2	Adaptive radio link monitoring Aspects of the present disclosure provide adaptive radio link monitoring for machine type communication(s) (MTC), enhanced MTC (eMTC), and/or narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT). In one aspect, a method is provided which may be performed by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving a first configuration of parameters for receiving downlink control channel signaling, the first configuration of parameters associated with a first coverage level; measuring at least one parameter related to channel conditions; determining one or more dynamic radio link monitoring (RLM) threshold values for the at least one parameter based, at least in part, on the first configuration of parameters; and performing RLM functions based on the one or more dynamic RLM threshold values. The threshold may comprise early out thresholds that occur before out-of-sync (OOS) or in-sync thresholds. The thresholds may be determined using lookup tables.
US10285027B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus may determine whether a first external apparatus is a target apparatus by referring content of a predetermined area included in a first connection request in a case where the first connection request is received from the first external apparatus via a wireless interface under a state where the communication apparatus operates in a first operation mode, and establishes a first wireless communication with the first external apparatus in a case where it is determined that the first external apparatus is the target apparatus. A wireless communication with the first external apparatus may not be established in a case where it is determined that the first external apparatus is not the target apparatus. The communication apparatus may store setting information in a setting area in a memory in a case where the setting information is received from the first external apparatus by using the first wireless connection.
US10285026B2	Service sharing between devices Systems and methods are described herein for enabling sharing of call and/or messaging services between mobile devices via wireless connection, e.g. a Bluetooth connection. The systems and methods allow a first mobile user to register as a host user. A second mobile user (guest user) sends a service sharing request, via the Bluetooth connection, to the host user's mobile device requesting permission to make calls and/or send messages using the host user's mobile account. When the host user accepts the service sharing request, the service sharing system inserts an identification code of the guest user in the call data record to help identify the actual call/message originating party. Once a transaction is established between the guest user's mobile device and the destination number, via the Bluetooth connection to the host user's mobile device, the service sharing system may monitor the transaction duration to ensure that it does not exceed the specified call duration or other limit.
US10285025B1	Feature management of a communication device A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device.
US10285023B2	Method and device for differentiating third party messaging services A device may receive a message from a third party messaging server device. The message may be destined for one or more user devices. The message may include a parameter that includes information related to the message. The device may determine that the message is an application-to-person (“A2P”) message type based on the message being received from the third party messaging server device. The device may configure a value of the parameter based on determining that the message is the A2P message type. The device may provide the message to a user device, of the one or more user devices, or an inter-carrier server device after configuring the value of the parameter.
US10285017B1	Navigation tracking in an always aware location environment with mobile localization nodes In aspects of navigation tracking in an always aware location environment with mobile localization nodes, a positioning system includes a server computing device that can locate wireless communication devices in an always aware location (AAL) environment. A mobile localization node located within the AAL environment implements a positioning module to receive, from the server computing device, one or two initial coordinates of the mobile localization node at a current location in the AAL environment. The positioning module can determine one or more additional coordinates of the mobile localization node at the current location in the AAL environment, and designate the current location as an origin of the mobile localization node based on a combination of the initial and additional coordinates. The positioning module can then self-track navigation of the mobile localization node within the AAL environment as the mobile localization node moves from the origin to subsequent locations.
US10285015B2	Location estimation system, location estimation method, and base station control device A location estimation system for estimating a location of a wireless communication terminal, the location estimation system including first to M-th wireless communication devices and a control device, wherein i-th wireless communication device includes communication circuitry, which in operation, receives a signal transmitted from the wireless communication terminal using beams in Ni directions, and control circuitry, which in operation, calculates Ni reception qualities corresponding to the beams in the Ni directions, respectively, and wherein the control device includes control circuitry, which in operation, estimates i-th arrival direction of the signal received by the i-th wireless communication device by comparing the Ni reception qualities with the radiation angle characteristics of the beams in the Ni directions, and estimates the location of the wireless communication terminal based on the first to the M-th arrival directions estimated and locations of the first to the M-th wireless communication devices.
US10285014B2	Geohash-related location predictions Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for determining an estimated target pickup location for a corresponding transport request at a particular location, such as associated with a particular geohash. A requestor may send a request that is associated with a location that does not reflect the requestor's intent regarding where they would like to be met by the provider (i.e., “picked up”). GPS inaccuracies may cause the request location to inaccurately indicate where the requestor will be; for example, the request location may be inside a building while the requestor is waiting on a curb around a far side of the building. The target pickup location allows for a requestor and a provider to meet more efficiently, reducing delay for the provider and improving the efficiency of the system by preventing provider system resources from being taken from other service areas and decreasing provider downtime upon matching.
US10285012B2	Operating method of user-specific device providing customized service to multiple adjacent mobile terminals, user-specific device, and mobile terminal A method and apparatus are configured to recognize mobile terminals positioned within a coverage area for short range communication with a user-specific device, wherein each mobile terminal comprises identification information for the user-specific device. The method and the apparatus provide a customized service corresponding to at least one of the mobile terminals.
US10285011B2	Determining locations for location signatures An example system includes a location signature engine to determine a location signature based on a location of a user. The system also includes a signature comparison engine to determine whether the location signature matches a known signature. The system also includes a location determination engine to prompt the user for the location of the user based on the location signature not matching the known signature. The location determination engine also is to determine whether a user indication of the location is accurate.
US10285010B2	Adaptive triggering of RTT ranging for enhanced position accuracy A range between a first wireless device and a second wireless device is estimated using a first mechanism based on messages transmitted over a first communication channel. The first communication channel is associated with a first radio access technology capability of the wireless devices. One or more metrics indicative of an accuracy of the range estimates provided by the first mechanism are obtained. A second mechanism to estimate a range between the first wireless device and the second wireless device may be implemented in favor of the first mechanism when the metric fails to satisfy a criterion. The second mechanism is based on unicast messages transmitted over a second communication channel. The second communication channel is associated with a second radio access technology capability of the wireless devices and may be the same as, or different from, the first communication channel.
US10285007B2	Positioning mobile devices with positioning support devices The invention relates inter alia to a method performed by at least one apparatus, said method comprising: obtaining radiation signal data comprising results of measurements on radiation signals received at a mobile device and emitted by a positioning support device covering one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas; and determining a position of said mobile device within a signal area of said one or more signal areas at least based on said radiation signal data. The invention also relates to a positioning support device for supporting determining of positions of mobile devices in one or more signal areas, comprising: a radiation source covering said one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas.
US10285004B2	Geofenced universal URL for shared media There is disclosed herein a system and method for enabling access to media. The method includes receiving media and a media location indicating a location from which the media was shared, storing the media in conjunction with a geofence area defined by the media location plus a pre-determined area around the media location, receiving a request for any media from a device along with a device location indicating a location of the device making the request, and comparing the device location with the geofence area and, when the device location is within the geofence area, providing access to the media, and when the device location is outside of the geofence area, denying access to the media.
US10285002B2	Method and system for a real-time counting of a number of participants at a public happening A method of estimating a number of persons gathering at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day is proposed. Said Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations each of which adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.
US10284998B2	Hearing augmentation systems and methods Various systems and methods are disclosed herein to increase the quality of the sound delivered to a user and allow personalization to optimize listening performance and comfort under atypical listening conditions, environment specific adjustment, and data capture to assist in the personalization of the system to the user's needs and preferences. Features disclosed include sound level rating systems that aggregate noise data detected by user's mobile phones or hearing devices to provide a database of real-time noise levels. Additionally, a user's sound settings may be saved in the system by location so that they may be recalled when re-entering a specific location. A remote clinician may tune a hearing device, or a user can tune the device using a pre-recorded audio sample. Also, a user may replay the last X seconds of audio recorded by their hearing device.
US10284996B2	Method and apparatus for managing presentation of media content A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to receive a request for reverberation in an environment having a plurality of media devices, and adjust a time delay for audio signals presented by one of the plurality of media devices operably coupled to the set top box based at least in part on the request. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10284995B2	Reducing the phase difference between audio channels at multiple spatial positions There is provided a method and corresponding system for determining phase adjustment filters for an associated sound generating system including at least two audio reproduction channels C1 and C2 where each of the audio reproduction channels C1 and C2 has an input signal and at least one loudspeaker located in a listening environment. The method includes estimating, for each of the audio reproduction channels C1 and C2, an acoustic transfer function at each of M≥1 spatial positions in the listening environment, based on sound measurements at the spatial positions; and determining, based on the acoustic transfer functions, phase adjustment filters F1 and to be applied, respectively, to the audio reproduction channels C1 and C2, to reduce the inter-loudspeaker differential phase, IDP, between the audio reproduction channels C1 and C2 in p listener positions.
US10284992B2	HRTF personalization based on anthropometric features The derivation of personalized HRTFs for a human subject based on the anthropometric feature parameters of the human subject involves obtaining multiple anthropometric feature parameters and multiple HRTFs of multiple training subjects. Subsequently, multiple anthropometric feature parameters of a human subject are acquired. A representation of the statistical relationship between the plurality of anthropometric feature parameters of the human subject and a subset of the multiple anthropometric feature parameters belonging to the plurality of training subjects is determined. The representation of the statistical relationship is then applied to the multiple HRTFs of the plurality of training subjects to obtain a set of personalized HRTFs for the human subject.
US10284989B2	Method and device for playing 3D sound The present invention relates to a device and a method for playing 3D sound by means of a speaker and one or more microphones. A method for playing 3D sound according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving through wire or wireless communication a first signal which is an audio signal comprising any one of left direction information and right direction information and a second signal which is an audio signal comprising the other one of the left direction information and the right direction information; receiving through microphones a third signal that is being output from an external speaker; determining, on the basis of a fourth signal that is to be output from the speaker; and generating the fourth signal from the second signal by means of the determined variable.
US10284984B2	Calibration state variable Example techniques involve a calibration state variable. An example implementation receives, via a network interface, an indication that the first playback device is calibrated. Based on receiving the indication that the first playback device is calibrated, the example implementation updates a calibration state variable to indicate that the first playback device is calibrated, wherein the calibration state variable is stored in the data storage. The example implementation sends, via the network interface, an indication of the updated calibration state variable to a second device.
US10284981B2	Wireless radio switching Examples are provided for establishing a bonded zone comprising a first playback device comprising a respective first wireless radio and a second playback device comprising a second respective wireless radio. The first and second playback devices may establish a bonded zone comprising at least the first and second playback device. While in the established bonded zone, the first playback device may determine that the first playback device is in the established bonded zone and that the first playback device is not currently playing audio in synchrony with the second playback device. Responsive to determining that the first playback device is not playing audio in synchrony, the first playback device may disable communicating via the first wireless radio of the first playback device and send a message to the second playback device to disable communicating via the first wireless radio of the second playback device.
US10284978B2	Equipment for programming a hearing aid and a hearing aid A programming equipment (1) for programming (fitting) of a programmable hearing aid (2) comprises means for receiving information on the state of operation of signal processing systems included in the hearing aid. This information is utilized to present a graphical representation of the state of operation of these systems to the person performing the programming. The invention further provides a hearing aid and a method of programming a hearing aid.
US10284977B2	Adjustable securing mechanism Securing mechanisms for space access devices, such as an audio signal transmitting device, include a plurality of flattened members that are configured to transition from a relaxed state to a securing state when the space access device is inserted into an internal space or opening that has an inside diameter smaller than an outside diameter of the flattened members in the relaxed state. The flattened members securely engage a surface of the internal space and conform to the shape and size of the internal space. An amount of force applied by the flattened members to the surface of the internal space can be tuned by changing a stiffness of a rib supporting the flattened member.
US10284973B2	Wearable band for facilitating hearing Presented herein are non-surgical or superficial wearable bands for facilitating hearing. In one embodiment, a wearable band in accordance with embodiments presented herein comprises a frame that is shaped to be positioned around a head of a user. The wearable band further comprises at least one drive plate or adapter configured to be disposed around a section of the frame, wherein the adapter is configured to deliver vibration to the head of the user. A vibration isolation member is disposed between the frame and the adapter. The vibration isolation member is configured to isolate the frame from the vibration at the adapter.
US10284969B2	Hearing device incorporating dynamic microphone attenuation during streaming A hearing device comprises a microphone configured to produce microphone signals and is coupled to an input of a first amplifier. A wireless transceiver is configured to receive an audio stream and is coupled to an input of a second amplifier. The second amplifier is configured to amplify the audio stream at a pre-established gain. A digital signal processor (DSP) is coupled to the microphone and the first and second amplifiers. The DSP is configured to monitor the microphone signals for a predetermined sound type of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream by a speaker and, while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjust gain of the first amplifier coupled to the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest.
US10284968B2	Advanced management of an implantable sound management system A hearing prosthesis, including an implantable microphone, and a sound management system, wherein the hearing prosthesis is configured to set an operational parameter of the sound management system based on input from a microphone external to the recipient of the implantable microphone.
US10284967B2	Hearing device, particularly hearing aid A hearing device, particularly a hearing aid, has a housing, a signal processing unit arranged in the housing, a first sound generator disposed in the housing, and a second sound generator. The first sound generator and the second sound generator are configured to convert an output signal from the signal processing unit into sound. The second sound generator is a thermo-acoustic transducer.
US10284964B2	Anatomically customized ear canal hearing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods and apparatus suitable for use with hearing devices. A vapor deposition process can be used to make a retention structure having a shape profile corresponding to a tissue surface, such as a retention structure having a shape profile corresponding to one or more of an eardrum, the eardrum annulus, or a skin of the ear canal. The retention structure can be resilient and may comprise an anatomically accurate shape profile corresponding to a portion of the ear, such that the resilient retention structure provides mechanical stability for an output transducer assembly placed in the ear for an extended time. The output transducer may couple to the eardrum with direct mechanical coupling or acoustic coupling when retained in the ear canal with the retention structure.
US10284955B2	Headphone audio enhancement system An audio enhancement system can provide spatial enhancement, low frequency enhancement, and/or high frequency enhancement for headphone audio. The spatial enhancement can increase the sense of spaciousness or stereo separation between left and right headphone channels. The low frequency enhancement can enhance bass frequencies that are unreproducible or attenuated in headphone speakers by emphasizing harmonics of the low bass frequencies. The high frequency enhancement can emphasize higher frequencies that may be less reproducible or poorly tuned for headphone speakers. In some implementations, the audio enhancement system provides a user interface that enables a user to control the amount (e.g., gains) of each enhancement applied to headphone input signals. The audio enhancement system may also be designed to provide one or more of these enhancements more effectively when headphones with good coupling to the ear are used.
US10284954B2	Loudspeaker with optional extender for production of high-frequency audio A loudspeaker system is described that includes a loudspeaker and an extender. The loudspeaker can be positioned on the ground and the extender can be optionally connected thereto. When the extender is connected to the loudspeaker, the loudspeaker is capable of selectively sending high-frequency components of an input audio signal to the extender and the extender is capable of playing back such high-frequency components to produce high-frequency audio. Due to the fact that an audio-producing apparatus of the extender can be positioned at a higher elevation than the loudspeaker, the high-frequency audio (which is more directional than lower-frequency audio) can be produced at a height that is likely to match that of the ear height of a user as opposed to producing the audio at floor height.
US10284953B2	Maintaining grouping information for audio speakers devices Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
US10284952B2	Audio processing apparatus and control method thereof An audio processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The method includes receiving an audio signal including audio data corresponding to each of a plurality of channels, generating a strobe signal for the audio data corresponding to each of the plurality of channels, converting a clock for the strobe signal corresponding to each of the plurality of channels to a master clock having preset multiple speeds, and outputting the audio signal based on the master clock. The simplification of the system configuration is accomplished by synchronizing an input and an output of the audio signal using hardware.
US10284948B2	Active noise control for vehicles Aspects of the present invention relate to an active noise system (4), a vehicle (1) with an active noise system (4), a method for controlling an active noise system (4), a computer program for controlling an active noise system (4) and an active noise controller (40). The wading detection system (3) includes sensors (30, 31, 32, 33) for detecting a wading depth and a wading detection controller (34). The active noise system (4) includes speakers (41, 42) for modifying the exhaust noise emitted from the vehicle (1). The wading detection controller (34) is operable to detect or anticipate a predetermined wading depth (W1, W2) at which the speakers (41, 42) will come into contact with the water. The active noise controller (40) is configured to deactivate the speakers (41, 42) when the predetermined wading depth (W1, W2) is detected or anticipated by the wading detection controller (34).
US10284943B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting sound field of an earphone and a terminal Provided are a method and apparatus for adjusting a sound field of an earphone, a terminal, and an earphone. The method includes acquiring a loudness data difference between first and second earplugs of an earphone connected to a terminal; determining a current sound field parameter of the earphone according to the loudness data difference; judging whether the current sound field parameter is substantially the same as a pre-set sound field parameter by comparison; and when the current sound field parameter is not the same as the pre-set sound field parameter, adjusting gain parameters of first and second channels of the terminal according to the current sound field parameter and the pre-set sound field parameter, so that the current sound field parameter of the earphone reaches the pre-set sound field parameter.
US10284939B2	Headphones system A headphone listening device may include at least one speaker included in an earpiece and configured to playback first audio content from a first audio source. The headphone device may include at least one sensor configured to detect a trigger event and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to receiving the trigger event from the sensor, enable at least one microphone to acquire second audio content, fade a volume of the first audio content, and playback the second audio content.
US10284936B2	Receiver Disclosed is a receiver comprises an external housing, the external housing comprises a first housing, a second housing and a third housing adapted with each other from top to bottom, a vibration system is accommodated in a cavity formed by the external housing and comprises a vibration diaphragm dividing the receiver into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity, the third housing is injection-molded and provided with a sound outlet hole of the rear sound cavity which is in communication with outside environment. The third housing is coupled with a mesh fabric at a position corresponding to the sound outlet hole by injection-molding, and the mesh fabric isolates the rear sound cavity from the outside environment. The receiver can effectively prevent performance degradation of a product caused by impurities of the outside environment falling into the rear cavity, thereby providing a function of product protection.
US10284932B2	Method and apparatus for optical node construction using software programmable ROADMs Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a software programmable reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer (ROADM) comprising of a plurality of wavelength switches and a plurality of waveguide switches, wherein when the plurality of waveguide switches are set to a first switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides n degrees of an n-degree optical node, and wherein when the waveguide switches are set to a second switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides k degrees of an m-degree optical node.
US10284926B2	Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring of enclosed environments A remote sensor device, method and system may include a casing housing an electronic circuit mounted that may include at least one environmental data sensor that generates environmental data based on one or more environmental conditions of air surrounding the environmental data sensor. The electronic circuit may also include a processor, a power source, a wireless transceiver, and a programmable memory. The environmental data generated by the at least one environmental sensor may be transmitted the environmental data via the wireless transmitter to a receiving device. The remote sensor device may also have a sensor to measure movement and the remote sensor device and/or portions of the circuit may enter a deep sleep mode when the motion is below a threshold level of motion and exit the deep sleep mode when the motion of the sensor device is at or above a threshold level of motion.
US10284923B2	Low power radiofrequency (RF) communication systems for secure wireless patch initialization and methods of use Provided herein is a wireless healthcare system comprising at least one sensor and a base unit adaptable to be in communication with the sensor. The sensor can be is adaptable to communicate with the base unit at a first power during formation of a communication link and is further adaptable to communicate with the base unit at a second power after the communication link has been formed, and wherein the sensor and base unit are components of a wireless healthcare system. The sensor can be a patch adaptable to be positioned on the surface of a patient. Further provided herein is a method of using the wireless healthcare system and kit.
US10284913B2	Systems, methods, and media for managing an entertainment system Systems, methods, and media for managing an entertainment system are provided. In some implementations, systems for managing an entertainment system are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor configured to: detect a first instruction; select a component of the entertainment system; determine a first state of the component; store an indication of the first state; detect a second instruction; retrieve the indication of the first state; generate a third instruction based on the indication of the first state; and transmit the third instruction to the component of the entertainment system.
US10284912B2	Systems and methods for transmission of data streams Systems and methods for real-time transmission of data streams are disclosed. A controller receives data representing selected stream parameters from a browser residing on a computing device. The controller transmits the received data to a video transmitting device. A transcoder receives a first data stream generated according to the selected stream parameters from the video transmitting device. The transcoder generates a second data stream from the first data stream, the second data stream formatted for browser display; and then transmits the second data stream to the browser. A user may remotely control the video transmitting device using the browser. A user may view data streams from multiple video transmitting devices using the browser.
US10284911B2	Television channel display device and method thereof An Internet Protocol television system includes a set-top box that receives requests to display video streams being transmitted to a household. In response to the request, the set-top box provides a list of the video streams to a display device. The list includes options to terminate transmission of one or more of the streams. This allows a user to determine which video streams should be transmitted when bandwidth limitations are reached.
US10284905B2	Method and apparatus for cross polarization and cross satellite interference cancellation A method and apparatus in which a Tap-Weight Computer (TWC) calculates a Tap-Weight Vector (TWV). The TWV is coupled to a register in each of a plurality of adaptive filter modules. Each such adaptive filter module includes several adaptive filters that each include a tapped delay line. The input to the tapped delay line of each such adaptive filter is one of a plurality of potential interfering signals. The TWV controls the weighting of the outputs from the taps off the delay line. The weighted outputs from each tapped delay line are then subtracted from a received signal which potentially includes interference from the potential interfering signals. The TWC is multiplexed to each of the plurality of adaptive filters so that each adaptive filter is loaded with a TWV calculated by the TWC to reduce the amount of interference contributed by a particular potential interfering signal coupled to an input to that particular adaptive filter. In one embodiment, a plurality of such adaptive filter modules share the same TWC.
US10284902B2	Apparatus and method for playing back multimedia content A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a multimedia content for a plurality of users, detecting non-viewing of the multimedia content displayed on a screen by a first user among the plurality of users, recording a first part of the displayed multimedia content according to the detection, detecting a start of viewing of multimedia content displayed on the screen by the first user, and displaying the multimedia content for the plurality of users and the first part of the multimedia content.
US10284901B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and display control device A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a display control program that causes a computer to execute a process including, in response to a selection of a retrieval item from a plurality of retrieval items, displaying an input area of a retrieval condition corresponding to the selected retrieval item, displaying, in an area different from the input area, a retrieval result retrieved according to a retrieval condition entered in the input area, while maintaining the display of the input area, receiving a selection of any content from a plurality of contents included in the retrieval results, and in response to the selection, displaying an reproduction area that reproduces an image or a video image corresponding to the selected content while maintaining the display of the retrieval results, the reproduction area overlapping at least a part or a whole of the input area.
US10284896B2	Smart TV controlling method and smart TV thereof Disclosed are a smart TV controlling method and a smart TV thereof, the method including: determining currently running UI; obtaining key controlling policy for the currently running UI according to pre-stored mapping between UI and key controlling policy, the key controlling policy indicating adjustment for UI controlling keys; generating controlling instruction according to received key information sent from remote controlling device and key controlling policy for the currently running UI; and sending the controlling instruction to the currently running UI for the UI to perform operation associated with the controlling instruction. The key information sent from the remote controlling device is adaptable to different UIs according to different key controlling policies of different UIs, allowing operations associated with key information be adapted to the requirements of different UIs, so that appropriate adjustments are made to the current running UI according to the user's needs.
US10284894B2	Methods and apparatus for naming video content chunks A method for generating a filename for a chunk of streamed video content is disclosed. The method comprises performing a cryptographic hash function on data associated with the chunk of video content (100A) and setting the output hash value of the cryptographic hash function as the chunk filename (100B). A method for recording broadcast video content by a user device is also disclosed. The method comprises receiving a chunk of broadcast video content (310), generating a filename for the received chunk of video content (320) and storing the generated filename in a user specific storage (330). A method for broadcasting a chunk of video content is also disclosed. The method comprises generating metadata corresponding to the chunk of video content (550), the metadata comprising at least one parameter for generating a file name for the chunk of video content, and broadcasting the generated metadata with the chunk of video content (560). Also disclosed are network elements (200, 400, 600, 700) and a computer program product.
US10284891B2	System and method for providing a customized view of live content A system and method of providing a customized view for a live channel is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving an indicator from a communication protocol between a device and a content delivery network, where the content delivery network delivers a channel that is configured to provide a content item, and selecting the content item to provide to the device based on the indicator that corresponds to an attribute of the content item.
US10284889B1	Determining an actual start of program content relative to a scheduled start of the program content An example may include identifying broadcast content, where the broadcast content includes program content of a program; identifying a scheduled start time of a time slot associated with the broadcast content; determining whether the broadcast content includes overflow content based on whether the broadcast content includes at least one of end credits or a break; and when the broadcast content does include the overflow content: determining an end time of the overflow content of the broadcast content; determining an actual start time of the program content based on the end time of the overflow content; and performing an action to enable a media client to play back the broadcast content, where the action enables the media client to begin play back at the actual start time of the program content.
US10284883B2	Real-time data updates from a run down system for a video broadcast Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to perform an operation comprising providing rundown data for a live video broadcast in a rundown system, transmitting the rundown data to a first device, wherein the rundown data is outputted based on a format template for the first device, determining that the rundown data for the live video broadcast has been modified in the rundown system, transmitting the modified rundown data to the first device, and outputting the modified rundown data via the first device and based on the format template for the first device.
US10284882B2	Production of alternative views for display on different types of devices A system and method for producing alternative view video programming. The system and method may include capturing alternative view video data; integrating the video data with a standard feed created for typical consumption; converting the integrated data into a file structure appropriate for distribution; sending the file(s) to a distributor for delivery to an end user.
US10284881B2	Methods, devices and systems for parallel video encoding and decoding A method for decoding a video bitstream is disclosed. The method comprises: entropy decoding a first portion of a video bitstream, wherein first portion of video bitstream is associated with a video frame, thereby producing a first portion of decoded data; entropy decoding a second portion of video bitstream, wherein second portion of video bitstream is associated with video frame, thereby producing a second portion of decoded data, wherein entropy decoding second portion of video bitstream is independent of entropy decoding first portion of video bitstream; and reconstructing a first portion of video frame associated with video bitstream using first portion of decoded data and second portion of decoded data.
US10284879B2	Image processing apparatus and method based on integerprecision image data The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method that enable suppression of increase in the load of encoding and decoding floating point-precision image data. The image processing apparatus of the present technology transforms floating point-precision image data composed of a sign, an exponent, and a mantissa into integer-precision image data, and encodes the integer-precision image data obtained by transformation. The present technology can be applied to image processing apparatuses such as encoding apparatuses that encode image data and decoding apparatuses that decode encoded data obtained by encoding image data, for example.
US10284878B2	Method and apparatus for encoding video by using deblocking filtering, and method and apparatus for decoding video by using deblocking filtering A method and apparatus for encoding video by using deblocking filtering, and a method and apparatus for decoding video by using deblocking filtering are provided. The method of encoding video includes: splitting a picture into a maximum coding unit; determining coding units of coded depths and encoding modes for the coding units of the maximum coding unit by prediction encoding the coding units of the maximum coding unit based on at least one prediction unit and transforming the coding units based on at least one transformation unit, wherein the maximum coding unit is hierarchically split into the coding units as a depth deepens, and the coded depths are depths where the maximum coding unit is encoded in the coding units; and performing deblocking filtering on video data being inversely transformed into a spatial domain in the coding units, in consideration of the encoding modes.
US10284876B2	Intra scene prediction method of depth image for interlayer video decoding and encoding apparatus and method An inter-layer video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: obtaining prediction mode information for a current block of a depth image from a bitstream; creating a prediction block of the current block on the basis of the obtained prediction mode information; predicting an average value for the prediction block by using the pixel values of a designated location of the prediction block; and decoding the depth image by using the average value for the prediction block.
US10284872B2	Video encoding method, video encoding apparatus, video decoding method, video decoding apparatus, and video encoding/decoding apparatus Various embodiments for calculating a motion vector predictor for a current block are provided. A fixed number of motion vector predictor candidates is obtained, with the fixed number being at least two. Each of the motion vector predictor candidates is a candidate for the motion vector predictor. An index for identifying the motion vector predictor from among the fixed number of the motion vector predictor candidates is coded according to the fixed number and added to a bitstream. The motion vector predictor to be used for coding the current block is selected from among the fixed number of the motion vector predictor candidates based on the index. The fixed number of the motion vector predictor candidates includes a plurality of candidates each having a motion vector of value 0, and at least one of one or more first candidates and one or more new candidates.

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