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| US10286183B2 |
Steerable sheath catheter and methods of use
A steerable sheath catheter for providing access into body vasculature, the catheter including a sheath handle with an actuator and a control mechanism operative to selectively deflect a tip section of the catheter, and a feedback mechanism that provides, for example, tactile feedback that is felt by the user as the control mechanism passes a neutral position while deflecting the tip section. |
| US10286179B2 |
Virtual reality medical application system
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring a patient by positioning the patient for a predetermined medical mission; sensing biometric and physical conditions of a patient during the mission, and displaying a multimedia interaction with the patient to keep the patient in a predetermined position to improve efficacy of a medical mission. |
| US10286178B2 |
Method for preparing tissue, particularly adipose tissue, for transplantation from lobular fat extracted by liposuction
A method of preparing adipose tissue for transplantation, from lobular fat extracted, for instance, by liposuction, said fat consisting of a fluid component comprising an oily component, a blood component and/or sterile solutions and of a solid component comprising cell fragments, cells and one or more cell macroagglomerates of heterogeneous size, characterized in that it includes at least one step of washing the cell aggregates carried out at the same time as a step of separating the fluid component, in emulsion form, from the solid component. |
| US10286176B2 |
Systems and methods for generating nitric oxide
Systems and methods for nitric oxide generation are provided. In an embodiment, an NO generation system can include a controller and disposable cartridge that can provide nitric oxide to two different treatments simultaneously. The disposable cartridge has multiple purposes including preparing incoming gases for exposure to the NO generation process, scrubbing exhaust gases for unwanted materials, characterizing the patient inspiratory flow, and removing moisture from sample gases collected. Plasma generation can be done within the cartridge or within the controller. The system has the capability of calibrating NO and NO2 gas analysis sensors without the use of a calibration gas. |
| US10286169B2 |
Ventilator system and method for controlling the same to provide spontaneous breathing support
A method of controlling a ventilator to provide spontaneous breathing support includes determining a target CO2 value, determining a support pressure, detecting a patient-generated spontaneous breath, and delivering ventilation gas to the patient based on the support pressure. A patient CO2 is then measured, along with measuring at least one of a patient breath rate and a breath volume. The patient CO2 is compared to the target CO2 value. The patient's respiratory drive is determined based on at least one of the patient breath rate and the breath volume. If elevated respiratory drive is detected, then the support pressure is adjusted accordingly. If elevated respiratory drive is not detected, then the target CO2 value is adjusted based on the measured patient CO2. |
| US10286168B2 |
Phenotyping of sleep breathing disorders using a breathing therapy machine
An improvement for existing breathing therapy machines which allows the machine to determine a patient's dominant respiratory phenotype using an auto-titration mode and flow sensor. |
| US10286166B2 |
Pressure indicator
A pressure indicator, including: a check valve; an upper cover; an intermediate member; an elastic pressure-sensing diaphragm; a transmission indication rod; and a lower cover. The check valve is disposed in the upper cover, and the inner wall of the upper cover and the check valve are assembled to form an upper opening. The opening of an air channel which communicates with the air is disposed inside the circular groove. The positioning bulge of the upper cover is connected to the positioning groove of the intermediate member. The lower port of the intermediate member is bonded with the circumferential flange of the elastic pressure-sensing diaphragm. The lower surface of the elastic pressure-sensing diaphragm is provided with a groove configured to coordinate with the support end of the transmission indication rod. The connection rod is connected to the top and bottom of the support end. |
| US10286164B2 |
Delivery device and method
A delivery device for and method of delivering substance, in particular a vaccine, to a mucosal surface within the oral cavity of a subject, the device comprising: a mouthpiece unit to be gripped in the mouth of a subject, wherein the mouthpiece unit is configured such that, on exhalation or attempted exhalation by the subject, a pressure is developed in the oral cavity which is such as to close the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; and an oral outlet unit including at least one outlet from which substance is in use delivered to a mucosal surface within the oral cavity of the subject. |
| US10286160B2 |
Dual chamber passive retraction needle syringe
Embodiments of a retractable syringe assembly are provided that include a single syringe barrel configuration and dual syringe barrel configuration. In one or more embodiments, the assemblies include a barrel having a dividing wall to divide the chamber to define a fluid chamber having a first cross-sectional width for retaining fluid and a needle chamber for housing a needle hub assembly. The assemblies include a projection extending radially outwardly from the plunger rod to interact with a ramped portion of the dividing wall to cause the needle cannula to retract and be housed within the needle chamber. |
| US10286158B2 |
Medication delivery device
A medication delivery device and/or dosing mechanisms suitable for use in medication delivery devices, in particular in pen-type injectors, preferably having a dose setting system and a drive device enabling the administration of a medicinal product from a single- or multi-dose medication cartridge. |
| US10286156B2 |
Monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device
The present invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device and to a respective drug delivery device, wherein the monitoring device comprises: a fastening member (32) to releasably attach the monitoring device to an axially elongated housing (14) of the drug delivery device (10), a sliding member (40) shiftable relative to the fastening member (32) in an axial direction (1, 2) and being adapted to operably engage with at least one dose setting component (17, 18, 26) of the drug delivery device (10) to follow an axial displacement of the dose setting component (17, 18, 26) relative to the housing component (14), a first sensor arrangement (36, 46) for detecting a rotation of the dose setting component (17, 18, 26) relative to the fastening member (32), a second sensor arrangement (38, 48) for detecting an axial displacement of the sliding member (40) relative to the fastening member (32), and a processing member (34) coupled to the first and to the second sensor arrangements (36, 38) to process first and second signals obtainable from the first and from the second sensor arrangements (36, 38, 46, 48) for determining the size of a dose dispensed by the drug delivery device (10). |
| US10286154B2 |
Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device
An assembly for a drug delivery device (1) is proposed, comprising a housing (13) having a proximal end and a distal end, a dose member (23) which is displaceable in the proximal direction with respect to the housing for setting of a dose of a drug, a clutch member (28) which is displaced in the proximal direction with respect to the housing when setting the dose, and a stop member (30) configured to define a clutch stop position for the proximal displacement of the clutch member with respect to the housing, with the clutch member, when in the clutch stop position, being prevented from further displacement in the proximal direction with respect to the housing,wherein the clutch member and the dose member are configured to mechanically cooperate with one another when the clutch member is in the clutch stop position, thereby preventing further displacement of the dose member in the proximal direction with respect to the housing during setting of the dose. Furthermore, a drug delivery device (1) is proposed. |
| US10286146B2 |
Implantable drug pumps and refill devices therefor
A system for refilling the drug reservoir of an implanted drug pump device may facilitate wireless data exchange between the refill system and the implanted device, e.g., to verify proper drug selection prior to commencement of the refill process. Via the wireless link, the drug pump device and refill system can exchange data such as, for example, refill information (including, e.g., a type of drug), a drug pump device history, a drug dosage log, and/or a drug-delivery protocol. Further, the refill system can facilitate reprogramming the implanted device wirelessly. |
| US10286144B2 |
Method and system for detecting malfunction of a MEMS micropump
Method for detecting failure including possible under or over delivery of a micropump having at least an inlet valve, a pumping chamber with an inner pressure sensor and an outlet valve, said method comprising the determination of the pump tightness via the measurement of the pressure by said inner pressure sensor in said pumping chamber at least at certain intervals when the pump is inactive and the comparison with a value of reference. |
| US10286139B2 |
Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow
Interventional procedures on the carotid arteries are performed through a transcervical access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal carotid artery to a venous or external location. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery includes an arterial access device, a shunt fluidly connected to the arterial access device, and a flow control assembly coupled to the shunt and adapted to regulate blood flow through the shunt between at least a first blood flow state and at least a second blood flow state. The flow control assembly includes one or more components that interact with the blood flow through the shunt. |
| US10286138B2 |
Dialysis bloodline set and method of use
A dialysis bloodline set includes an arterial chamber with upper, lower and central portions, in which the central portion forms a vertical riser tube having a maximum section area less than that of the lower portion. The lower portion has a shoulder which is positioned to deflect blood entering the lower portion to flow across the aperture at the lower end of the riser tube. The bloodline is prepared by filling the arterial chamber with a priming liquid which extends to a level part way up the riser tube and which is partially displaced by the blood to leave a plug of priming liquid within the base of the riser tube above the blood. The plug of priming liquid separates the blood from a gas in the upper part of the arterial chamber while the blood flowing across the aperture forms a dynamic interface. |
| US10286134B2 |
Ventricular assist device
A ventricular assist device for use in a human recipient includes a housing within which a series pair of turbine pump segments are operative. The series pair of turbine pump segments provides a redundancy in turn enhances the safety factor provided by the ventricular assist device. A controller is powered by a rechargeable battery and is operative to apply appropriate drive signals to the motor drives of the turbine pump segments. The battery may be implanted along with the controller to avoid the need for any external connections to the ventricular assist device. An inductively coupled batter charger for use outside the recipient's body is positioned proximate the battery charger to provide inductively coupled charging for use in driving the ventricular assist device. |
| US10286128B2 |
Pressure control during processing of adipose tissue
An adipose tissue (AT) transfer system includes, on the aspiration side, an aspiration cannula, an aspiration pump, a container, and flexible tubing connecting the aspiration cannula to the container. On the reinjection side, the system includes a reinjection cannula, flexible tubing connecting the inlet of the reinjection cannula to the container, and a reinjection pump imposing positive-displacement pumping action on the flexible tubing and causing movement of AT in a continuous or pulsed mode. The aspiration pump operates to continually supply harvested AT to the second flexible tubing while the reinjection pumps causes continuous or pulsed deposition of the AT at the injection site. To ensure that internal pressure and/or flow of the AT through a channel of delivery of the AT to the reinjection site does not exceed a predetermined value, defined with respect to pressure causing rupture of a blood-vessel at the recipient site, the system contains an external pressure sensor configured to measure such internal pressure in absence of a part that is in direct contact with the AT. |
| US10286127B2 |
Pouch-shaped wound dressing system
A wound dressing system having a capillary membrane system arranged in a pouch-shaped wound dressing that is closed at its outer edge. The pouch-shaped wound dressing having an upper face, a lower face, and an interior formed from planar materials with the lower face permeable to fluids. The capillary membrane system is arranged into the interior of the pouch-shaped wound dressing. |
| US10286124B2 |
Inhalation device
An inhalation device includes a nozzle, a separator, a housing, a battery portion, a circuit board, and a piezoelectric blower. The piezoelectric blower has a suction hole that opens near the center of an upper surface of the piezoelectric blower and a discharge hole that opens at the center of a bottom surface of the piezoelectric blower. The piezoelectric blower is mounted on a first main surface of the circuit board on the side of an upper housing. The circuit board applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric blower to drive the piezoelectric blower. The circuit board has a through-hole facing the discharge hole. The through-hole overlaps the discharge hole, out of the suction hole and the discharge hole, when the first main surface of the circuit board is viewed from a front side. |
| US10286121B2 |
Device for drawing and expelling a liquid or powder
A device includes: a base; and an applicator tip, wherein the base and applicator tip are removably connected to each other via a connection, and wherein the device draws and expels a liquid or powder by alternating an increase and decrease of pressure within the device. The device can be used as a nasal aspirator, applicator, or baster for food products. The applicator tip and base can be removably connected to each other via a threaded connection or snap-fit connection. Force applied to the base decreases the volume of the base to create a pressure differential to draw and expel the liquid or powder from the device. |
| US10286115B2 |
Multilayer medical balloon
An expandable medical balloon including an inner layer formed of a poly (ether-block-amide) copolymer and an outer layer formed of a polyamide, the expandable medical balloon having a burst strength of greater than 50,000 psi, and to methods of making and using the same. |
| US10286108B2 |
Irreversible electroporation to create tissue scaffolds
The present invention provides engineered tissue scaffolds, engineered tissues, and methods of using them. The scaffolds and tissues are derived from natural tissues and are created using non-thermal irreversible electroporation (IRE). Use of IRE allows for ablation of cells of the tissue to be treated, but allows vascular and neural structures to remain essentially unharmed. Use of IRE thus permits preparation of thick tissue scaffolds and tissues due to the presence of vasculature within the scaffolds. The engineered tissues can be used in methods of treating subjects, such as those in need of tissue replacement or augmentation. |
| US10286107B2 |
Shape memory polymer intraocular lenses
A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10° C. and 60° C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45. |
| US10286106B2 |
Intraocular lenses
A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10° C. and 60° C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45. |
| US10286103B2 |
Method and apparatus to control the heterogeneous flow of bone cement and improve osseointegration of cemented implant
The present invention provides processes for combined applications of making grooves on an implant surface, applying MgO nanoparticles with PMMA cement, restricting the cement movement by PCL nanofiber and tethering biomolecules with PCL nanofiber to enhance mechanical stability and osseointegration of PMMA cement with bone. This is achieved through enhanced osteoconductive properties, roughness, and less viable fracture originating sites at the bone-cement interface. Such combined applications of nanoparticle and nanofiber on the mechanical stability and osseointegration of cemented implant is heretofore unknown, but as provided by the present invention can solve the debonding problem of cemented implant from bone. |
| US10286101B2 |
Methods for adhering tissue surfaces and materials and biomedical uses thereof
The present invention relates to methods for adhering tissue surfaces and materials and biomedical uses thereof. In particular the present invention relates to a method for adhering a first tissue surface to a second tissue surface in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of adsorbing a layer of nanoparticles on at least one of the tissue surfaces, and approximating the surfaces for a time sufficient for allowing the surfaces to adhere to each other. The present invention also relates to a method for adhering a material to a biological tissue in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of adsorbing a layer of nanoparticles on the surface of the material and/or the biological tissue and approximating the material and the biological tissue for a time sufficient for allowing the material and the biological tissue to adhere to each other. |
| US10286096B2 |
Device for discharging loose products from a treatment machine
Device for discharging loose products includes a conveyor body attachable with its first end to a treatment machine for the loose products. The conveyor body, in correspondence to its second end, comprises a wall in which a collection aperture is made, selectively openable/closable by means of an opening/closing member to allow the discharge of said loose products. The discharge device for loose products further includes a pneumatic deliverer located in the conveyor body and configured to deliver a stream of gas at least toward the wall and determine the discharge, through the collection aperture, at least of the loose products that are deposited on the wall. |
| US10286092B2 |
Detecting a therapeutic cell
The present invention relates to a method of detecting a therapeutic cell expressing a dopamine transporter (DAT) at a central nervous system (CNS) site in a subject, which comprises the administration of a DAT tracer to the subject, wherein the presence of a therapeutic cell which expresses the DAT is determined. |
| US10286088B2 |
Multifunctional infrared-emitting composites
Disclosed is a method of non-invasive infrared imaging, comprising (a) administering a composition containing infrared-emitting particles which contain rare earth elements that emit in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectrum, where the particles are encapsulated with a biocompatible matrix to form downconverting encapsulated particles; and (b) irradiating with infrared radiation, where both excitation and emission spectra of the encapsulated particles are in the infrared region. Analogous methods of image-guided biomedical intervention, and drug tracking and delivery are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a composition for biomedical applications, containing infrared-emitting particles which contain rare earth-elements that emit in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectrum, where the particles are encapsulated with a biocompatible matrix to form downconverting encapsulated particles. |
| US10286086B2 |
Alternative nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides alternative nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, and methods of using them. |
| US10286078B2 |
Modified therapeutic agents and compositions thereof
Methods and compositions are provided for extending the half-life of a therapeutic agent. One or more half-life extending moieties may be attached to a therapeutic agent, thereby extending the half life of the therapeutic agent. The modified therapeutic agents (mTAs) comprising one or more half-life extending moieties attached to a therapeutic agent may be used to treat a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10286077B2 |
Steroid hormone compositions in medium chain oils
This disclosure provides a novel pharmaceutical composition capable of forming micelles upon exposure to the gastric environment. The pharmaceutical composition is suitable for delivering steroid hormones, and progesterone in particular, to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10286075B2 |
Embolization particle
The present invention relates to an embolization particle comprising a microparticle coated with a plurality of nanoparticles, which nanoparticles comprise a metal oxide doped with one or more rare earth elements, wherein the metal oxide is titanium dioxide, zinc oxide or cerium dioxide. An embolization particle of the invention for use in the treatment of cancer in combination with X-ray radiation or proton beam radiation, or use in embolization, is also described. The invention also relates to a process for producing an embolization particle comprising a microparticle coated with a plurality of nanoparticles, which nanoparticles comprise a metal oxide doped with one or more rare earth elements, wherein the metal oxide is titanium dioxide, zinc oxide or cerium dioxide, which process comprises: (i) providing a microparticle; (ii) contacting the microparticle with a plurality of the nanoparticles; and (iii) heating the microparticle and the nanoparticles to form the embolization particle. |
| US10286069B2 |
Low, immune enhancing, dose MTOR inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates, in part, to compositions and methods for enhancement of an immune response by partial mTOR inhibition, e.g., with low, immune enhancing, doses of an mTOR inhibitor, such as RAD001. |
| US10286067B2 |
Composition for enhancing induction of humoral immunity, and vaccine pharmaceutical composition
The present invention aims to provide a composition for promoting humoral immunity induction and a vaccine pharmaceutical composition that can be universally used for various antigens in inducing humoral immunity to antigens, contain a Th2 reaction promoter, and exerts a high humoral immunity inducing effect. The present invention relates to a vaccine pharmaceutical composition containing an antigen for humoral immunity induction and at least one Th2 reaction promoter. |
| US10286063B2 |
Modified H7 hemagglutinin glycoprotein of the Influenza A/Shanghai/2/2013 H7 sequence
The present invention is directed to a sequence modification of the H7 hemagglutinin glycoprotein of the Influenza A/Shanghai/2/2013 H7 sequence together with vaccines derived therefrom. In addition, the invention further comprises method for improving the efficacy of vaccine antigens by modifying T cell epitopes. |
| US10286062B2 |
Universal influenza vaccine
The present invention includes an isolated antigen against influenza A and a method of making the same that includes an ectodomain of influenza A Matrix Protein 2 (M2e) and a stem region of an influenza A hemagglutinin 2 (HA2) protein and an adjuvant. The invention further includes formulating the antigen into an isolated immune response stimulating fusion protein and/or a vaccine. |
| US10286060B2 |
Compositions and methods
The invention relates to a composition suitable for inducing a T cell mediated immune response against an influenza virus in a vertebrate, said composition comprising nucleic acid encoding one or more epitopes of one or more internal proteins of influenza virus, wherein said composition comprises nucleic acid encoding at least two said epitopes, at least one epitope being from each of two or more internal proteins of influenza virus. The invention also relates to uses of same and to methods involving same. |
| US10286058B2 |
Vaccines against HPV and HPV-related diseases
Embodiments relate to novel vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-related diseases, including multiple types of cancers. The HPV vaccines are composed of anti-human dendritic cell (DC) surface receptor antibodies, including CD40, and E6/7 proteins of HPV 16 and 18. The technology described is not limited to making vaccines against HPV16- and HPV18-related diseases and can be applied to making vaccines carrying E6/7 from any type of HPV. The HPV vaccines described can target DCs, major and professional antigen presenting cells (APCs), and can induce and activate potent HPV E6/7-specific and strong CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses. The HPV vaccines can be used for the prevention of HPV infection and HPV-related diseases as well as for the treatment of HPV-related diseases, including cancers. |
| US10286056B2 |
Adjuvant nanoemulsions with crystallisation inhibitors
High loading of lipophilic pharmacological agents (in particular, lipophilic immunopotentiators) in oil-in-water emulsions can result in crystallisation of the lipophilic agent. To overcome this problem the invention uses an oil-in-water emulsion in combination with a crystallisation inhibitor, and this combination provides emulsions which can be loaded with high levels of lipophilic pharmacological agents. |
| US10286055B2 |
Immunogenic composition
Methods for raising an immune response in a mammal, by administration of an immunogenic composition comprising capsular saccharides from Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) serotypes conjugated to carrier proteins. |
| US10286051B1 |
Modified bacteria having improved pharmacokinetics and tumor colonization enhancing antitumor activity
Bacterial strains are provided having at least one of a reduced size, a sialic acid coat, inducibly altered surface antigens, and expression of PD-L1 or CTLA-4 agonists and/or tryptophanase. The bacteria may have improved serum half-life, increased penetration into tumors, increased tumor targeting and increased antitumor activity. The bacteria are useful for delivery of therapeutic agents that treat of neoplastic diseases including solid tumors and lymphomas. |
| US10286050B2 |
Multi-epitope TARP peptide vaccine and uses thereof
Immunogenic T cell receptor γ alternate reading frame protein (TARP) peptide compositions that include multiple epitopes of the TARP protein are described. The disclosed compositions can be used for the treatment of TARP-expressing cancers, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer and mesothelioma. In some embodiments, the TARP peptide compositions disclosed herein include sets of overlapping TARP peptides that each have a length of about 15 to about 25 amino acids, and comprise about 5 to about 15 amino acids that are identical to at least another overlapping peptide in the set. In particular examples, the combination of the overlapping TARP peptides in the set encompasses the complete amino acid sequence of human TARP. The multi-epitope peptide compositions described herein include both CD4 and CD8 epitopes, a feature that is important for eliciting CD4+ T cell and CD8+ T cell, as well as humoral, immune responses. |
| US10286049B2 |
Tumor vaccination in combination with hematopoietic cell transplantation for cancer therapy
In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating cancer comprising tumor cell vaccination in combination with hematopoietic and immune cell transplantation. In some embodiments, the method involves autologous tumor cell vaccination prior to autologous hematopoietic and immune cell transplantation. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of purifying tumor cells from a subject in preparation for vaccination. |
| US10286045B2 |
Subcutaneous therapeutic enzyme formulations, uses, and methods for generating thereof
Provided herein are compositions containing a lysosomal storage disorder replacement enzyme (LSDRE) and a dispersing agent for subcutaneous injection for treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. Kits and methods of treatment are also provided. |
| US10286041B2 |
ACTH prophylactic treatment of renal disorders
Provided herein are methods for prophylactic treatment of renal disorders comprising administration of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), or fragment, analog, complex or aggregate thereof, or any combination thereof, to an individual suspected of having, predisposed to, or at risk of developing a renal disorder. |
| US10286028B2 |
Compositions containing extracts of Curcuma longa and Echinacea angustifolia which are useful to reduce peripheral inflammation and pain
The present invention relates to compositions containing, as their only active ingredients, an extract of Curcuma spp, optionally as curcumin in the form of a complex with phospholipids, and an extract selected from Echinacea spp extract or lipophilic extract of Zanthoxylum spp, which are useful in the topical and systemic treatment of peripheral pain and of superficial and deep inflammatory and painful conditions. The compositions according to the invention are particularly effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in patients unable to tolerate long-term treatment with NSAIDs or steroids. |
| US10286027B2 |
Sustained release formulations of curcuminoids and method of preparation thereof
A sustained release curcuminoid composition having a bioavailable curcumin composition and a release rate controlling excipient. The bioavailable composition of curcumin includes a curcuminoid mixture and an added essential oil of turmeric. The curcuminoid mixture includes curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. The added essential oil of turmeric includes about 40% to about 50% of ar-turmerone. Methods of preparing sustained release compositions having a bioavailable curcumin composition and a release rate controlling excipient. |
| US10286025B2 |
Composition comprising combined extracts of Schisandra fructus, Eucommiae cortex and Lycii fructus for preventing or treating metabolic bone diseases
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition containing combined extracts comprising Schisandrae fructus, Eucommiae cortex and Lycii fructus as active ingredients for preventing or treating metabolic bone diseases. The composition of the present invention does not have side effects as it is a substance derived from natural sources; is effective on osteogenesis in ovariectomized mice; increases the bone content and the bone formation index of serum in real animal model; and reduces the bone resorption index so as to be useful for preventing or treating metabolic bone diseases. |
| US10286022B2 |
Medicinal composition of extract of seed of emblica officinalis and method of preparing the same
An extract of seeds of Emblica officinalis which has triterpenoids and hydroxycinnamic acids is provided. A blend of extracts of seeds of Emblica officinalis which includes an extract of seeds of Emblica officinalis having triterpenoids and hydroxycinnamic acids and an extract of seeds of Emblica officinalis having fatty acids, such as, alpha linolenic acid, linoleic acid and oleic acid is provided. Methods of preparing the extracts of seeds of Emblica officinalis and methods of preparing the blend of extracts of seeds of Emblica officinalis are provided. Methods of treatment administering the extracts of seeds of Emblica officinalis and methods of preparing the blend of extracts of seeds of Emblica officinalis are provided. |
| US10286011B2 |
Compositions and methods for transplantation of colon microbiota
The present invention provides compositions that include an extract of human feces, and methods for using such compositions, including methods for replacing or supplementing or modifying a subject's colon microbiota, and methods for treating a disease, pathological condition, and/or iatrogenic condition of the colon. |
| US10286009B2 |
Pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for making and using pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. |
| US10285997B2 |
Treatment of skin atrophy with a combination of triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a combination of triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) compared with TRIAC, DHEA or placebo alone on corticosteroid induced effect on collagen synthesis in humans. Six healthy male human volunteers aged 40-65 participated. Four areas of abdominal skin were pre-treated for 3 weeks with betamethasone valerate cream. The same areas were then treated with one of the following alternatives in the same cream vehicle: TRIAC, DHEA, TRIAC+DHEA and placebo for 2 weeks. Then suction blisters were raised in each of these areas with a vacuum pump. The blister fluid from each area was collected and frozen until analysis. Analysis of amino terminal propeptide of human type I procollagen (PINP) in suction blister fluid was performed using a commercially available immunoassay (Orion Diagnostics) kit. This study has for the first time shown that a combination of TRIAC and DHEA could effectively stimulate collagen synthesis in skin pretreated with betamethasone valerate demonstrated by an increase in PINP, and that the combination was more effective than TRIAC or DHEA alone. This combination could be used to effectively treat skin atrophy in corticosteroid induced skin atrophy. It could also be used to treat skin atrophy due to other circumstances such as e. g. sun damaged skin and skin atrophy due to high age. Another interesting application would be to combine TRIAC and DHEA with a potent corticosteroid in order to prevent corticosteroid induced skin atrophy. If this combination still is effective in the treatment of eczema and psoriasis and without the risk of skin atrophy this combination will be a major breakthrough for the use of potent topical corticosteroids. |
| US10285995B2 |
Compositions and methods for reducing body fat
The present invention relates to compositions, such as bimatoprost, latanoprost and travoprost, and methods to reduce fat in the body of an individual, for example, by topical administration, injection, and/or implantation of such compositions. |
| US10285994B2 |
Method of preventing or treating osteoporosis by neddylation inhibitor
Disclosed herein is a method of preventing and/or treating abnormal bone resorption and/or osteoporosis in a subject in need thereof. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor on inhibiting neddylation. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the inhibitor on inhibiting neddylation is a NAE inhibitor, which includes but is not limited to, MLN4924. |
| US10285993B2 |
Crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide hydrogen sulfate
A novel crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions containing said crystalline form and the use of said crystalline form in the treatment of pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease or Trypanosoma cruzi infection are disclosed. In some embodiments, the novel crystalline form comprises a stable polymorph of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide hydrogen sulfate. The present invention is further directed to a process for the preparation of the novel crystalline form. |
| US10285986B2 |
Compounds and anti-tumor NQO1 substrates
Compositions comprising Formula (I) can be selectively lethal toward a variety of different cancer cell types. The compositions are useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where the selective lethality is beneficial in chemotherapeutic therapy. |
| US10285979B2 |
Breast cancer therapeutic agent containing 5′-hydroxy-5-nitro-indirubin-3′-oxime as active ingredient
A breast cancer therapeutic agent containing 5′-hydroxy-5-nitro-indirubin-3′-oxime as active ingredient has been disclosed. Further, a breast cancer therapeutic agent containing 5′-hydroxy-5-nitro-indirubin-3′-oxime as cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, wherein said breast cancer is triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and/or an estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer including the tamoxifen-resistant estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer has been disclosed. |
| US10285978B2 |
Heterocycle analogs of CAI-1 as agonists of quorum sensing in vibrio
A structurally distinct and potent series of synthetic small molecule activators of Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing have been chemically synthesized. The small molecule activators reduce virulence in V. cholerae. Acyl pyrrole molecules displayed strong potency and stability, particularly 1-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)decan-1-one. |
| US10285969B2 |
Mangiferin-6-O-berberine salt and preparation method and use thereof
The present invention provides a mangiferin-6-O-berberine salt and a preparation method thereof, and further provides a use of the mangiferin-6-O-berberine salt for the treatment of diabetics and other diseases as an AMPK activator. |
| US10285968B2 |
Drug eluting expandable devices
The present disclosure relates to drug eluting devices, and their uses. The drug eluting devices can allow for perfusion during deployment. The coatings the may contain bioactive materials which elute once deployed in a patient and can have anti-proliferative, anti-inflammation, or anti-thrombotic effects. Sol gel technology can be used to coat the devices. |
| US10285966B2 |
10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid alkyl ester and use thereof
The invention provides a HYA derivative having superior physiological functions intrinsic to HYA and permitting easy ingestion and easy handling, and use thereof. In particular, the invention relates to an alkyl ester of 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, or an optical isomer thereof, or ester of 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid with dihydric alkanol or an optical isomer thereof, and a composition (edible fat or oil, food, medicament, cosmetic etc.) containing same. |
| US10285964B2 |
Fatty-acid based particles
The present invention is directed toward fatty acid-based particles, and methods of making such particles. The particles can be associated with an additional, therapeutic agent. Also provided herein is a method of forming fatty acid particles, comprising associating a cross-linked, fatty acid-derived biomaterial with a cryogenic liquid; and fragmenting the bio material/cryogenic liquid composition, such that fatty acid particles are formed. The particles can be used for a variety of therapeutic applications. |
| US10285959B2 |
Combination therapies using HDAC inhibitors
The present invention pertains to a method for treating cancer, such as lung cancer, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and epithelial ovarian cancer, comprising the administration to a patient in need thereof a first amount or dose of a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, such as PXD-101, and a second amount or dose of another chemotherapeutic agent, such as dexamethasone or 5-fluorouracil, or an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, such as TarcevaÚ, wherein the first and second amounts or doses together comprise a therapeutically effective amount. |
| US10285955B2 |
Affinity medicant conjugate
In an embodiment of the invention, a composition for treating a cell population comprises an Affinity Medicant Conjugate (AMC). The medicant moiety can be a toxin including an acylfulvene or a drug moiety. The affinity moiety can be an antibody, a binding protein, a steroid, a lipid, a growth factor, a protein, a peptide or non peptidic. The affinity moiety can be covalently bound to the medicant via a linker. Novel linkers that can be directed to cysteine, arginine or lysine residues based on solution pH allow greater flexibility in preserving and/or generating specific epitopes in the AMC. |
| US10285954B2 |
Topical use of an antimicrobial formulation
The present document describes a method of preventing or treating a hoof bacterial infection on at least one hoof of a live hoofed animal having a bacterial presence thereon with an antibacterial formulation comprising: a) at least one antimicrobial isolated or synthetic phenolic compound of natural origin; b) at least one surfactant sufficient to form a solution or dispersion of said phenolic compound in water; c) a solvent for dissolving said phenolic compound; and d) a sufficient water quantity to make 100% (w/w). |
| US10285951B2 |
Nanoparticle delivery systems
Nanoparticle compositions described herein comprise combinations of prodrugs of therapeutic agents that achieve enhanced therapeutic effects as compared to those observed when combinations of free forms of these therapeutic agents are administered. |
| US10285949B2 |
Modified alginates for cell encapsulation and cell therapy
Covalently modified alginate polymers, possessing enhanced biocompatibility and tailored physiochemical properties, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates are useful as a matrix for the encapsulation and transplantation of cells. Also disclosed are high throughput methods for the characterizing the biocompatibility and physiochemical properties of modified alginate polymers. |
| US10285946B2 |
Lyophilized preparations of melphalan flufenamide
The present invention is directed to lyophilized pharmaceutical preparations comprising melphalan flufenamide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and sucrose. Further independent claims are directed to methods for their preparation, compositions comprising the lyophilized pharmaceutical preparations and their use in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10285943B2 |
Aptamer bioconjugate drug delivery device
A delivery device for an active agent comprises nanoparticles based on a biopolymer such as starch. The delivery device may also be in the form of an aptamer-biopolymer-active agent conjugate wherein the aptamer targets the device for the treatment of specific disorders. The nanoparticles may be made by applying a high shear force in the presence of a crosslinker. The particles may be predominantly in the range of 50-150 nm and form a colloidal dispersion of crosslinked hydrogel particles in water. The biopolymer may be functionalized. The aptamer may be conjugated directly to the cross-linked biopolymers. The active agent may be a drug useful for the treatment of cancer. The delivery device survives for a period of time in the body sufficient to allow for the sustained release of a drug and for the transportation and uptake of the conjugate into targeted cells. However, the biopolymer is biocompatible and resorbable. |
| US10285942B2 |
Methods of inducing an immune response against HIV by administering immunogenic peptides obtained from protease cleavage sites
Instead of generating immune responses to several HIV proteins and risk over activating more CD4+ T cells (easy targets for HIV-1 infection) as current candidate vaccines try to do, a lower magnitude, narrowly focused, well maintained virus specific CD8+ T cell response to multiple subtypes should destroy and eliminate a few founder viruses without inducing inflammatory responses that may activate more CD4+ T cells and provide more targets for HIV-1 virus infection. Specifically, described herein is a method that focuses the immune response to the 12 protease cleavage sites. |
| US10285938B2 |
Composition for the treatment of burns, diabetic wounds, other types of wounds and subsequently greatly reduced scarring
Antimicrobial peptides represent a relatively new discovery in the immune system pathway. Recent designs of synthetically engineered antimicrobial peptides have demonstrated increased potency and efficacy/tolerability, enhanced specificity, and reduced toxicity in comparison. One such peptide, XYLENTRA®, has shown/demonstrated significant promise from significant in vitro studies against a large + pathogens. Additionally, extensive animal studies have shown that the XYLENTRA® is an antimicrobial peptide against a large number of pathogens. The XYLENTRA® peptide is also solute resistant. The peptide XYLENTRA® has shown/demonstrated significant antibacterial activity on test organisms Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 96 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MTCC741. A substantial decrease in the microbial population level was observed in animals treated with peptide using the protocol described in detail in the application. |
| US10285936B2 |
Injectable composition with aromatase inhibitor
The present invention provides a composition suitable for forming an intramuscular implant. It comprises a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer of polylactic acid (PLA), DMSO and an aromatase inhibitor compound. The invention also provides a kit suitable for the in situ formation of the composition and its use as a medicine for treating cancer, especially breast cancer. |
| US10285933B2 |
Personal care composition containing ozone-stressed yeast lysates
A personal care composition includes an ozone-stressed yeast lysate; and a preservative, in which the preservative is selected from phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, benzalkonium chloride, Quaternium 15, methylisothiazolinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone, DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, butylated hydroxytoluene, tocopherol, triclosan, chlorohexidine digluconate, and combinations thereof, and the ozone-stressed yeast lysate is produced by a method including exposing growing yeast to ozone by aerating the yeast for a time period of between five minutes and seventy-two hours with an aeration gas having an ozone concentration of from 0.0001 millimolar (mM) to 1.0 millimolar (mM) based on the total volume of the fermentation broth to produce ozone-stressed yeast lysing the ozone-stressed yeast to produce an ozone-stressed yeast lysate comprising water-soluble and water-insoluble components; and separating the water-soluble components from the water-insoluble components to produce an ozone-stressed yeast lysate containing the water-soluble components. |
| US10285930B2 |
Cosmetic and therapeutic methods utilizing an extract of lythrum salicaria
The present invention relates to the cosmetic and/or nutraceutical use of an extract of the Lythrum salicaria plant and/or of gallic acid and/or one of the gallic acid derivatives, in particular vescalagin and/or castalagin. Provided is a cosmetic care process comprising the application, preferably topically, of the Lythrum salicaria extract according to the invention and/or of gallic acid and/or of one of the gallic acid derivatives, in particular vescalagin and/or castalagin, more preferentially castalagin, or of a cosmetic composition comprising it, for maintaining and/or increasing collagen expression in the skin and/or the mucous membranes, for increasing the firmness of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes and/or maintaining and/or increasing lipolysis in skin adipocytes for inducing a slimming effect onto the skin and/or decreasing, preventing and/or treating the unaesthetic manifestations of cellulite, for example the orange peel appearance of the skin and/or the jodhpur thigh appearance. |
| US10285929B1 |
Composition for promoting oral and general health and method for forming and using the same
A composition for inhibiting enamel demineralization, promoting enamel remineralization and/or increasing salivary secretory immunoglobulin A is disclosed. The composition may contain lithothamnium calcareum (LC). The composition may comprise a first solution comprising at least 0.01% by weight LC and a second solution comprising an amount of hydrochloric acid (HCL) sufficient to adjust the pH of the composition to a physiological pH. A method of inhibiting enamel demineralization and promoting enamel remineralization is also disclosed. The method may include exposing a tooth to a LC containing composition. The method may further include both topically and systemically exposing the tooth to an LC containing composition. A method of increasing salivary secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) in a mammal is also disclosed. The method may include topically exposing an oral cavity to a LC containing composition. The method may further include topically and systemically exposing the oral cavity to an LC containing composition. |
| US10285925B2 |
Method of treating hair
A method of treating the hair including providing a concentrated hair care composition in a mechanical foam dispenser. The concentrated hair care composition includes one or more silicones, from about 1% to about 5% perfume, an emulsifier system, and is substantially free of high melting point fatty compounds. The method also includes dispensing the concentrated hair care composition from the mechanical foam dispenser as a dosage of foam; applying the foam to the hair; and rinsing the foam from the hair. The foam has a density of from about 0.025 g/cm3 to about 0.3 g/cm3 when dispensed from the mechanical foam dispenser. |
| US10285921B2 |
Dentrifrice compositions having dental plaque mitigation or improved fluoride uptake
Dentifrice compositions with high water, a calcium-containing abrasive and polyethylene glycol have an alkaline pH and provide improved anti-plaque benefits with an alkaline pH. |
| US10285920B2 |
Extended release fragrance compositions
Compositions are provided that provide fragrance over an extended period of time. The compositions comprise a fragrance and one or more other ingredients. |
| US10285917B2 |
Solid-stabilized coloring creams and kit for dyeing hair
A dyeing agent (A) for dyeing keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, which is present in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion (O/W emulsion), includes (a1) an oil phase, including one or more fatty components (F), (a2) an aqueous phase, (a3) at least one oxidation dye precursor (ODP) and/or at least one direct dye (D), and (a4) at least one type of finely divided particles (P) that have an average particle size of less than 200 μm. A multi-component packaging unit includes the aforementioned dyeing agent (A) and a separately packaged oxidizing agent preparation (B). |
| US10285901B2 |
Vibrating massage roller
A process of massaging a subject is provided that includes the provision of a vibratory massage roller having a casing with a casing surface extending over a length of the vibratory roller. A motor in included in the housing and is electrically coupled to a power source. The power source is energized to induce a vibratory amplitude to the surface that varies less than 30 amplitude percent across the central 70 percent of the length. The massage roller is contacted with the subject to massage the subject. |
| US10285899B2 |
Exercise device
A exercise device, for example, and exercise ball device. The exercise device includes a frame and at least one panel or multiple panels. |
| US10285893B1 |
Walker with deployable umbrella
A device comprising a walker and umbrella utilizes a disk having a plurality of apertures, a handle and a clamp. The clamp is configured to secure about a portion of the walker, or similar structure or be an integral portion thereof. The disk is capable of rotation and features a means for securing an umbrella to the disk. |
| US10285891B2 |
Pneumatic joint separator for lower body alignment
A leg muscle, abdominal muscle, and spinal exercise device adapted for imparting curvature to a lumbar or sacral spine of a user and for manipulating the spine and intervertebral discs with decompression force includes a frame for placement on a floor. The frame has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and bottom surface are in a spaced apart relationship forming a hollow portion there between. At least one inflatable bladder is carried by the top surface of the frame. A body strap attachment passes through the frame in non-fixed relationship and is partially disposed within the hollow portion for encompassing the user's thoracic-sacral spinal region and securing said frame. An elongate stirrup strap member is attachable to the body strap attachment thereby connecting to the user's spinal region. A stirrup is attachable to the stirrup strap member distal end. |
| US10285890B1 |
Method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the Trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit
A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patient's body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient. |
| US10285888B2 |
Inflatable stretcher
An inflatable stretcher includes an upper and a lower cover member connected along their outer peripheral edges to define an internal air space. The lower cover member has a plurality of perforations forming an overall pattern contoured to the shape of a human body. First and second partitioning member are disposed in the air space and connected to the upper and lower cover members to divide the air space into a plurality of widthwise-extended air release passages and two lengthwise-extended air flow passages located at two lateral sides of the air release passages. A flow opening is formed between each second partitioning member and each corresponding first partitioning member. The flow openings respectively have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of each air release passage, enabling air supplied from an inflation device into the air space to produce an increased air lifting force at positions corresponding to a patient's hips. |
| US10285885B2 |
Medical apparatus cover
A cover for covering a portion of a hospital bed barrier that includes a sheet of material that has sufficient flexibility and elasticity to stretch from a first configuration to a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the cover is insufficient in size to cover at least a portion of a hospital bed barrier and, when in the second configuration, the cover is sufficient in size to cover at least a portion of a hospital bed barrier. |
| US10285884B2 |
Bed for patients
An electric bed includes a basic unit and a lift unit. The basic unit includes a base, a sliding frame, an upper leg-rest frame, a lower leg-rest frame and a crankshaft. The sliding frame is supported on the base. The upper leg-rest frame is pivotally connected to the sliding frame. The lower leg-rest frame is pivotally connected to the upper leg-rest frame, and formed with at least one lug that includes a slot. The crankshaft includes a first crank formed thereon, a second crank formed thereon, an axle inserted in the first crank and the slot, and a caster supported on the axle. The lift unit includes a power element and a rod. The power element is pivotally connected to the sliding frame. The rod includes an end operatively connected to the power element and another end pivotally connected to the second crank. The power element is operable to cause the rod to pivot the second crank to rotate the crankshaft to move the axle in the slot to move the lower leg-rest frame to a horizontal position from a tilted-down position. The first crank lifts the lower leg-rest frame that in turn lifts the upper leg-rest frame when the axle reaches a closed end of the slot. |
| US10285881B2 |
Electrically power assisted wheelchair and method of controlling electrically power assisted wheelchair
An electrically power assisted wheelchair includes a hand rim, a wheel that is rotated by receiving a torque applied to the hand rim, and a drive controller configured or programmed to apply auxiliary power to the wheel based on the torque applied to the hand rim. The drive controller is configured or programmed to decelerate rotation of the wheel when the wheel is rotating and no torque is applied to the hand rim in a brake mode in which a brake torque acting in a direction reverse to a rotation direction of the wheel is applied to the wheel. |
| US10285880B1 |
Wheelchair dock
A wheelchair-dock system includes a floor including an elongated depression, a movable member, an actuator drivingly coupled to the member, and a position sensor coupled to the member. The depression defines a lateral direction. The member is movable in the lateral direction between an extended position over the depression and a retracted position. |
| US10285879B2 |
Mobility securement system
A mobility securement system, and method for securing a wheelchair or other mobility device, and its passenger, within a public or private vehicle. In various embodiments, the system includes one or two attachment members, one or two vehicle anchor assemblies and, potentially, at least one fixed or moveable bumper, and may further include a barrier. A tensioning assembly is operably connected to at least one attachment member and vehicle anchor assembly. One or more moveable bumpers are configured to articulate to in turn apply a force against the mobility device, and one attachment member may be hidden behind a stored position of a moveable bumper. |
| US10285873B2 |
Absorbent article demonstrating controlled deformation and longitudinal fluid distribution
The present invention generally relates to absorbent articles and in particular to a absorbent articles demonstrating controlled deformation and enhanced fluid wicking in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent articles. |
| US10285872B2 |
Absorbent article with sensor
The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor. |
| US10285871B2 |
Absorbent article with sensor
The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor. |
| US10285863B2 |
Protective helmet having a cover plate knock out assembly
A protective helmet having a cover plate over a front vision area and a cover plate knock out assembly for moving the cover plate a predetermined distance away from the helmet so that a finger of a user can get behind the cover plate to enable its removal from the front vision area of the helmet. The cover plate knock out assembly comprises a step-shaped actuator element and a light blocking cover. The upper portion of the step-shaped actuator pushes the cover plate away from the helmet when the lower portion of the step-shaped actuator is pressed. The cover plate made of clear plastic includes a spring tendency when slightly compressed when attached to the helmet thereby pushing the upper portion of the step-shaped actuator into a resting position in the helmet. |
| US10285860B2 |
Vacuum loss detection during laser eye surgery
Apparatus to treat an eye with an ophthalmic laser system comprises a patient interface having an annular retention structure to couple to an anterior surface of the eye. The retention structure is coupled to a suction line to couple the retention structure to the eye with suction. Liquid is added above the eye to act as a transmissive medium. A coupling sensor is coupled to the suction line to determine coupling of the retention structure to the eye. A separate pressure monitoring circuit having a much smaller volume than the suction line is connected to the annular retention structure to measure suction pressure therein. A system processor coupled to the monitoring pressure sensor includes instructions to interrupt firing of a laser when the pressure measured with a monitoring pressure sensor rises above a threshold amount. |
| US10285859B2 |
System for performing retina photostimulation
A process for performing retinal phototherapy or photostimulation includes generating a laser light that creates a therapeutic effect to retinal and/or foveal tissues exposed to the laser light without destroying or permanently damaging the retinal or foveal tissue. The laser light is applied to a first treatment area of the retina. After a predetermined interval of time, within a single treatment session, the laser light is reapplied to the first treatment area of the retina. During the interval of time between the laser light applications to the first treatment area, the laser light is applied to one or more additional areas of the retina that is spaced apart from the first treatment area and one another. The laser light is repeatedly applied to each of the areas to be treated until a predetermined number of laser light applications to each area to be treated has been achieved. |
| US10285855B2 |
Capsulotomy device with suction cup compression chamber
A surgical device and procedure are provided for smoothly and easily accessing tissue to perform microsurgery, including a capsulotomy of a lens capsule of an eye. The device includes a handpiece with a tip for insertion into an incision in the cornea of the eye. A sliding element is disposed within the handpiece and a suction cup is mounted to the sliding element. The sliding element can be translated to move the suction cup into and out of the handpiece. A compression mechanism associated with the suction cup and the handpiece compresses the suction cup for deployment through the tip of the handpiece. The suction cup can expand inside the anterior chamber into a cutting position on the lens capsule. A cutting element mounted to the suction cup is used to cut a portion of the lens capsule and to remove the portion from the eye. |
| US10285853B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering an ocular implant to the suprachoroidal space within an eye
Delivery devices, systems and methods are provided for inserting an implant into an eye. The delivery or inserter devices or systems can be used to dispose or implant an ocular stent or implant, such as a shunt, in communication with a suprachoroidal space of the eye. The implant can drain fluid from an anterior chamber of the eye to a physiologic outflow path of the eye, such as, the suprachoroidal space or other portion of the uveoscleral outflow path. The delivery or inserter devices or systems can be used in conjunction with other ocular surgery, for example, but not limited to, cataract surgery-through a preformed corneal incision, or independently with the inserter configured to make a corneal incision. The implant can be preloaded with or within the inserter to advantageously provide a sterile, easy-to-use package for use by an operator. |
| US10285852B2 |
Subretinal delivery of therapeutic compositions
Disclosed are methods of subretinal delivery of therapeutic compositions to the eye of a mammal. Also disclosed are devices useful for the subretinal delivery of therapeutic compositions to the eye of a mammal. |
| US10285851B2 |
Inflatable convective pad for surgery
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person during surgery has two ends, two sides, and at least two openings, each located in an area of the pad between the two ends and between a respective side and the center of the pad. The openings, which may be in the form of slits, allow the threading of a sheet or the person's arms through the pad to restrain the arms during surgery. |
| US10285847B2 |
Ostomy pouch with filtering system
An ostomy appliance including an ostomy pouch with a filter and a center pleated panel to protect the filter, facilitate deodorization and deter ballooning. |
| US10285846B2 |
Catheter of infection protective structure for insertion into urethra of child
Disclosed herein is a urethral catheter with an anti-infection structure for infants in which, in a state in which a hose is combined with a main pipe in advance, the reinforcement rod is inserted into/released from a urethral insertion pipe through a reinforcement rod inflow and outflow pipe separately formed at one side of the main pipe to prevent leakage of urine. When the reinforcement rod is inserted into the urethral insertion pipe in the combined state of the hose with the urethral insertion pipe and is then released from the urethral insertion pipe, setting of a urine storage bag is completed, thereby shortening a time to install of the urine storage bag, reducing medical staff's trouble, and preventing contamination and infection of a patient and the medical staff due to leakage of urine from the bag to the outside. |
| US10285843B2 |
Trunk supporting exoskeleton and method of use
A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a wearer's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the wearer substantially close to the wearer's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the wearer bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the wearer's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the wearer's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links. |
| US10285840B2 |
Anterior cruciate ligament support band
An anterior cruciate ligament support band is disclosed that includes an elastic, generally x-shaped body with a pair of diverging upper arms and a pair of diverging lower arms. The respective ends of the upper arms may be fastened to each other and the respective ends of the lower arms may be fastened to each other. The body is placed against the posterior side of the wearer's leg at the knee joint, while the ends of the upper arms are fastened together above the knee joint on the front of the leg and the ends of the lower arms are fastened together below the knee joint on the front of the leg. |
| US10285835B2 |
Methods, devices, and systems for obesity treatment
In one aspect, a gastric balloon structure includes multiple isolated non-concentric inflatable chambers and a valve system for introducing fluid into each chamber, where the structure assumes, upon inflating, a curved shape conforming to a natural three-dimensional kidney shape of the gastric cavity. |
| US10285833B2 |
Stent delivery systems and associated methods
Stent delivery systems and associated methods for delivering stents are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, a handle assembly for delivering a stent from a tubular enclosure can include a first lead screw having a first lead thread of a first pitch and first handedness, a second lead screw having a second lead thread of a second pitch and second handedness different from the first handedness, and a housing defining threads of the first and second pitches. The first lead screw can be in mechanical communication with the tubular enclosure, and the second lead screw can be in mechanical communication with the stent. Upon rotation of a portion of the housing, the housing threads can engage the lead screws so as to induce simultaneous translations of the lead screws in opposite directions. The simultaneous translations are configured to deploy the stent from the tubular enclosure. |
| US10285831B2 |
Endovascular implant
A plaque tack can be used for holding plaque against blood vessel walls such as in treating atherosclerotic occlusive disease. The plaque tack can be formed as a thin, annular band for holding loose plaque under a spring or other expansion force against a blood vessel wall. Focal elevating elements and/or other features, such as anchors, can be used to exert a holding force on a plaque position while minimizing the amount of material surface area in contact with the plaque or blood vessel wall and reducing the potential of friction with the endoluminal surface. This approach offers clinicians the ability to perform a minimally invasive post-angioplasty treatment and produce a stent-like result without using a stent. |
| US10285828B2 |
Implementing a stand-up sequence using a lower-extremity prosthesis or orthosis
Knee orthoses or prostheses can be used to automatically, when appropriate, initiate a stand-up sequence based on the position of a person's knee with respect to the person's ankle while the person is in a seated position. When the knee is moved to a position that is forward of the ankle, at least one actuator of the orthosis or prosthesis is actuated to help raise the person from the seated position to a standing position. |
| US10285823B2 |
Spinal implants
Disclosed are improved spinal implants that are configured to help prevent post-operative migration of the implant. In some embodiments, the implant system includes multi-axial tooth geometry and other geometrical configurations such as but not limited to peripheral curvatures that aid in the prevention of such post-operative migration. Also disclosed are asymmetrical implants having superior and inferior surfaces with different angulations relative to the sagittal midline. |
| US10285822B2 |
Length adjustable implant
An implant for the application in spinal or trauma surgery is provided that has a variable axial length, the implant including a first member and a second member guided relative to the first member to be movable relative thereto in an axial direction for adjusting an overall length of the implant; and at least one engagement member that is in a first configuration configured to engage the first member and the second member such that the first member and the second member are locked with respect to each other and in a second configuration configured to engage the first member such that the second member is movable with respect to the first member; wherein, in the second configuration, the engagement member is configured to be secured against disengagement from the first member by an abutment, and wherein the engagement member is a monolithic part. |
| US10285820B2 |
Fixation device and method
An implantable orthopedic stability device is disclosed. The device can have a contracted and an expanded configuration. A method of using the device between adjacent vertebral body surfaces for support and/or fixation of either or both of the adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed. |
| US10285814B2 |
Devices and methods for controlling blood perfusion pressure
Devices and methods for controlling blood perfusion pressure. In an exemplary device for controlling blood perfusion pressure within a vessel of the present disclosure, the device comprises an elongated body having a lumen, a proximal end configured for placement in a first area having a first blood pressure, and a distal end configured for placement in a second area having a second blood pressure, partial occluder positioned within the lumen of the elongated body between the proximal end and the distal end, the partial occluder configured so not to fully occlude a blood vessel, wherein the partial occluder is configured to equalize the first blood pressure at the first area with the second blood pressure at the second area. |
| US10285806B2 |
Multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lens
A multifocal ophthalmic lens includes an ophthalmic lens and a diffractive element. The ophthalmic lens has a base curvature corresponding to a base power. The diffractive element produces constructive interference in at least four consecutive diffractive orders corresponding a range of vision between near and distance vision. The constructive interference produces a near focus, a distance focus corresponding to the base power of the ophthalmic lens, and an intermediate focus between the near focus and the distance focus. |
| US10285797B2 |
Protecting against cerebral embolism
A permeable plug may be temporarily deployed in a patient to protect blood vessels from blockage by various debris. The plug includes a body formed from a filtering material. The body is collapsible for delivery to a location in a blood vessel and expandable to a filtering configuration in which the body occupies a cross-section of the blood vessel and is held in place by its own expansive force. At least one stud is connected to the body for use in deployment of the plug within the blood vessel and retrieval of the plug from the blood vessel. |
| US10285796B2 |
Prosthesis packaging case, prosthesis, and prosthesis with packaging case
A prosthesis-packaging case (20) comprises a primary packaging case (30) for housing a prosthesis (10) and a secondary packaging case (40) for housing the primary packaging case (30), wherein the prosthesis (10) and the primary packaging case (30) are respectively made of a material containing zirconia, the secondary packaging case (40) is made of a heat-resistant material, and the prosthesis (10) is subjected to γ-ray sterilization treatment and heat treatment while double-packaged with the primary packaging case (30) and secondary packaging case (40) to change a color of the prosthesis (10) to a color approximate to that of a natural bone. |
| US10285794B2 |
Hernia repair device and methods
An improved abdominal hernia repair system is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a knitted or woven polypropylene fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit equilibration of fluid pressure across the device. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the hernia repair device to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being Salinomycin.An improved inguinal hernia repair system is presented that is identical to the above except it does not contain the hydrophobic silicone component. |
| US10285790B2 |
Process of tooth whitening and apparatus therefor
A process of whitening a tooth provided by the invention includes the steps of providing a delivery device for mechanical dispensing of a predetermined amount of a whitening composition to an applicator tip; dispensing the amount of whitening composition to the applicator tip; applying the amount of whitening composition disposed on the applicator tip to the tooth to be whitened; and allowing the whitening composition to remain in contact with the tooth for a period of time sufficient to whiten the tooth. Optionally, the process further includes the step of exposing the whitening composition to light. A gum or candy for tooth bleaching is detailed along with methods of use. A device adapted to dispense an amount of a dental whitening composition optionally includes a light source for activating the whitener. |
| US10285789B2 |
Dental bleaching gels and methods for making and using them
The addition of the Iodide ion by way of Potassium Iodide to a peroxide such as Hydrogen Peroxide in a basic medium yields Free Radical Oxygen and water; generating large amounts of heat and depleting the Hydrogen Peroxide in a matter of minutes. The Free Radical Oxygen generated in this reaction can be utilized to oxidize organic molecules that produce offending stains on select items, including teeth. Once the Free Radical Oxygen has oxidized the offending molecule the color is lost and the solubility changes allowing the colorless oxidized fragments of the offending molecule to be washed away in the solvent. The Iodide ion catalyzes the reaction allowing for precise control over the speed at which the stain is removed without the need for other expensive, cumbersome energy adding equipment such as lights, lasers, heat sources, etc. |
| US10285779B2 |
Dental and/or surgical instrument with a cartridge, and a corresponding cartridge
The present invention relates to a dental and/or surgical instrument (1) comprising a motor that drives a tool by way of a tool holder (24, 25, 27) situated in the head of the dental and/or surgical instrument (1), the tool holder (24, 25, 27) being supported in the head of the dental and/or surgical instrument (1) by at least a first ball bearing (21) and a second ball bearing (22), in which the first ball bearing (21) and the second ball bearing (22) are positioned in a cartridge (10) which is inserted into the head of the dental and/or surgical instrument (1), and in which the cartridge (10) comprises a single bore (80) for the mounting and guiding of both the first ball bearing (21) and the second ball bearing (22). The present invention additionally relates to a cartridge (10) to be inserted into the head of such a dental and/or surgical instrument. |
| US10285776B1 |
Unitary cordless dental drive apparatus
The invention provides a unitary cordless dental drive apparatus with a cantilever arm extending outward and positioned to allow a dental nose cone to be connected. An activating switch is located at the free end of the cantilever arm in a position that is convenient for manipulation by a user. In a second embodiment, the switch is in the form of a contactor mounted below the cantilever arm to contact the nose cone when pressed. In a third embodiment, a foot pedal connected to a wireless transmitter is provided to send a signal to a receiver located within the handpiece for activating the handpiece. |
| US10285775B2 |
Apparatuses to physically couple transponder to objects, such as surgical objects, and methods of using same
Apparatuses and methods to physically couple a transponder to a surgical object are provided. One example apparatus includes a first clamp comprising a first fastener and a first channel member that has a first base and a first pair of side portions that extend from the first base to form a first channel therebetween. The first fastener adjustably engages with the first channel member to securingly clamp a surgical object in the first channel of the first channel member. The apparatus further includes a housing that has at least a first cavity that receives at least a portion of the first pair of side portions of the first channel member, a first passageway that receives the first fastener and permits the first fastener to extend at least in part into the first cavity, and a second passageway to receive at least one transponder that wirelessly receives and returns signals. |
| US10285772B2 |
Support joint for a carrier arm of a medical stand device
A carrier arm joint device for a carrier arm of a stand device for arranging in the operating room and for displacing a medical device held on the carrier arm is configured for setting a payload corresponding to a weight of the medical device to be taken up by the carrier arm. The device includes at least one pivot axis for mounting at least one strut of the carrier arm, respectively; and a support axis for supporting a lever configured to transmit forces holding the carrier arm between the strut and the carrier arm joint device A distance between the axes is adjustable within an adjustment range in order to set the payload; the size and/or the extent of the adjustment range is independent of the position of the pivot axis. It is possible to maximize the adjustment range and therefore the payload spectrum in a comparatively compact and structurally rigid joint. A carrier system and a stand device can include at least one such carrier arm joint device. |
| US10285770B2 |
Bone plating system and implant card having at least one or a plurality of plates
A bone plating system and implant card having at least one or a plurality of plates. The bone plating system and implant card has a card member or support having the at least one or a plurality of plates that are integrally, monolithically, or otherwise formed in or adhered to the card member so that the at least one or plurality of plates can be detached or removed from the card member manually or with a cutting instrument or tool. In one illustrative embodiment, the card member comprises a plurality of different plates that are the necessary plates for a single surgical procedure, such as a craniotomy. The bone plating system or implant card allows for selection of plates of varying sizes, shapes and configurations in a single card member, which could be generally planar or could also be non-planar or lie in a plane that is not flat. |
| US10285761B2 |
System and method for providing surgical guidance based on polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a suitable surgical location and/or trajectory for proceeding with a surgical procedure based on local polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography imaging (PS-OCT). PS-OCT images are obtained of a tissue region and are processed to provide a spatial map of anisotropic structure within the tissue region. The anisotropic structure is processed to determine one or more suitable surgical locations and/or trajectories for avoiding or reducing damage to local anisotropic tissue structure identified within the tissue region. The spatial map of the anisotropic structure is registered with pre-operative volumetric image data identifying anisotropic tissue structure within a second tissue region that is larger than the tissue region imaged by PS-OCT. |
| US10285759B2 |
Methods and system for image guided cell ablation with microscopic resolution
The invention provides systems and method for the removal of diseased cells during surgery. |
| US10285758B2 |
Contact laser ablation of tissue
Apparatus and methods are described for laser ablation of tissue. The apparatus and methods utilize a laser source coupled to a fiberoptic laser delivery device and a laser driver and control system with features for protection of the laser delivery device, the patient, the operator and other components of the laser treatment system. Advantageously, the laser source may utilize laser diodes operating at approximately 975 nm, 1470 nm, 1535 nm or 1870 nm wavelengths with a laser power output of at least 60 watts, preferably greater than 80 watts and most preferably 120-150 watts or higher. The invention, which has broad medical and industrial applications, is described in relation to a method for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by contact laser ablation of the prostate (C-LAP). |
| US10285754B2 |
Catheter with coaxial thermocouple
An improved thermocouple includes a drawn coaxial thermocouple wire pair having a more precise “hot” junction at which a first and second metallic material electrically connect with each other for measuring temperature. Adapted for use with an electrophysiologic catheter, the improved thermocouple comprising an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body includes a core of a first metallic material, a first coaxial layer of ceramic material, and a second coaxial layer of a second metallic material. The thermocouple further includes a solder cap on the distal end, the solder cap electrically connecting the core and the second layer at the distal end. A method of manufacturing includes drawing the body through a die, and applying solder on a distal end of the body to electrically connect the two metallic materials at the distal end. |
| US10285752B2 |
Multilayer split ablation electrode
This disclosure is directed to an ablation electrode having a cylindrical body in which a first conducting layer has an exterior surface and an interior surface and a second conducting layer is connected to a desired position on the interior surface of the first conducting layer forming a thermocouple at the desired position. |
| US10285750B2 |
Systems and methods for operating an electrosurgical generator
The systems and methods according to embodiments of the present disclosure provide optimal tissue effect during an electrosurgical procedure. A system and method for controlling an electrosurgical generator is provided including sensing an impedance of target tissue; generating electrosurgical energy in a first phase at a first power level until the sensed impedance of the target tissue is greater than a first threshold impedance; generating a plurality of pulses of electrosurgical energy in a second phase at a second power level, each pulse being generated until the sensed impedance of the target tissue is greater than a second threshold impedance set for that pulse; and generating at least one high-voltage pulse in a third phase at a third power level for a predetermined duration to divide the target tissue. |
| US10285736B2 |
Connection element and spine stabilization system
The present invention relates to a connection element for a spine stabilization system which comprises a first end for fixing to a first bone fixation device, a second end for fixing to a second bone fixation device and an intermediate portion arranged or formed between the two ends and defining a longitudinal axis. At least one of the two ends takes the form of a coupling element for fixing the connection element to a bone fixation device in at least one defined orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. The coupling element has a shape other than a circular cylinder. |
| US10285730B2 |
Dermatome, blade and assembly of a dermatome and a blade
The invention relates to a dermatome, comprising: a blade holder for holding a blade, said blade holder comprising at least one guiding element for guiding an oscillating movement of a said blade, and at least one spacer spaced apart from said blade holder for defining a cutting gap between a said blade held by said blade holder and said spacer, wherein said at least one guiding element and said at least one spacer define a curved path. The invention further relates to a blade, suitable to be used in such a dermatome, as well as an assembly of such a dermatome and such a blade. |
| US10285723B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical blade with improved heel portion
An ultrasonic surgical blade with an improved heel portion is disclosed. The blade includes a solid body, a longitudinal portion having a proximal end configured to couple to an ultrasonic transmission waveguide and a transverse portion extending crosswise from the distal end of the longitudinal portion. At least one dissection edge and at least one hemostasis surface is provided on the blade. The transverse portion defines a hook having a free end configured to pull and dissect tissue. The blade further comprises a tissue plow comprising a plow edge and a distal-most vertex to increase the efficiency of heel dissection and tissue diversion. |
| US10285722B2 |
Microdermabrasion device and microdermabrasion method
A microdermabrasion device (1) includes: a detachable tip (11) including at least one abrasive element (112), the abrasive element (112) being provided such as to be applied onto the surface of the skin; a body having a vibrating element, the vibrating element being capable of making the detachable tip (11) vibrate; and a tip holder (12) that is securely attached to the body. The device is characterized in that the detachable tip (11) includes a deformable element (113) that is positioned between the abrasive element (112) and the tip holder (12). |
| US10285721B2 |
Medical manipulator
A medical manipulator wherein a first section provided with a driven coupling is detachably attached to a second section provided with a driving coupling that includes a drive source and is driven by the drive source. The driving coupling and the driven coupling are fitted to each other to transmit the drive force from the drive source to a tip-end operation part. In at least one coupling among the driving coupling and the driven coupling, tooth ends on the side where the fitting of the driving coupling and the driven coupling begins when the first section and the second section are connected become thinner towards the axial-direction end surface. |
| US10285719B2 |
Vibrational catheter devices and methods for making same
A vibrational catheter for disrupting obstructions in lumens such as blood vessels includes an elongate flexible catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, a vibrational transmission member extending longitudinally through the lumen of the catheter body and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a transition connector attached to the proximal end of the vibrational transmission member for coupling the transmission member with a vibrational energy source. The transition connector includes a bore into which the proximal end of the vibrational transmission member extends. The proximal end of the vibrational transmission member is attached within the bore of the transition connector with variable attachment forces such that the transition connector exerts a lowest amount of attachment force on an attached distal-most portion of the vibrational transmission member housed within the bore. |
| US10285713B2 |
Guide device for knee replacement
A guide device for knee replacement is configured such that during knee replacement surgery and/or knee replacement revision surgery for implanting a prosthetic knee implant, a degree of external rotation of a femur is identified and aligned through a cut surface of a proximal tibia, then a distance of a gap between the cut surface of the proximal tibia and a cut surface of a distal femur is identified during the surgery, so the degree of external rotation and the distance of the gap are identified simultaneously with one guide device, and thereby it is possible to facilitate the surgery, thereby reducing operation time and minimizing occurrence of a sequela of operation. |
| US10285706B2 |
Surgical string applicator for anastomosis surgery and method of use
A surgical string applicator and method of use for anastomosis surgery are provided. The surgical string applicator includes an elongate shaft, a string applying assembly including a pair of opposing jaws connected to a distal end of the shaft, one or more jaws including one or more grooves along an inner surface of the jaw, each of the grooves configured to receive therein at least a portion of a surgical string, such as a zip-tie, and a string fastening mechanism adapted to engage and fasten the surgical string; and a handle portion connected to the proximal end of the shaft; the handle portion including control mechanisms adapted to open and close at least one of the jaws and to actuate the string fastening mechanism. Further provided is an intra-lumenal position guide to be used together with the surgical string applicator. |
| US10285700B2 |
Surgical staple cartridge with hydraulic staple deployment
A surgical instrument includes a body assembly, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector has first and second jaws that are configured to receive a tissue therebetween. The end effector also includes a staple cartridge including a plurality of staples and a hydraulic expandable member that is configured to receive a fluid and thereby expand from a contracted state to an expanded state. The hydraulic expandable member is further configured to direct at least one of the plurality of staples toward an anvil of the first jaw for forcing the at least one of the staples against the anvil and forming the at least one of the staples within the tissue. |
| US10285697B2 |
Methods and apparatus for surgical fastening
A surgical fastener deployment system may include a plurality of coil fasteners having a head and coil body. In one embodiment, the head may be larger in diameter than the coil body. The fasteners may also be mounted on a guide rod or mandrel that passes through a through-hole of the head and the coil body. The shaft may also include a guiding element that contacts and stabilizes the coil body as the fastener is deployed from a distal end of the shaft. When the head approaches and contacts the guiding element, the guiding element may deflect to permit the head to pass. |
| US10285692B2 |
Adjuncts for surgical devices including agonists and antagonists
Adjuncts for surgical devices including agonists and antagonists are provided. In general, an implantable adjunct can have two or more medicants releasably disposed therein that are each releasable from the adjunct. At least one of the medicants can include an agonist configured to encourage a physiological response, and at least one of the medicants can include an antagonist configured to discourage the physiological response encouraged by the agonist. The physiological response can include an aspect of wound healing such that the aspect of wound healing may be both encouraged by and discouraged by the adjunct. The adjunct having one or more agonists and one or more antagonists releasably disposed therein can be configured to be applied to tissue by a surgical stapler in conjunction with staples. |
| US10285691B2 |
Tissue ingrowth materials and method of using the same
Implantable materials for use with end effectors like surgical stapling devices, and methods for using the same, are generally provided. In some embodiments, adjunct materials for use with surgical staplers are provided. For example, a kit for stapling tissue is provided that can include a surgical stapler having an end effector. The end effector can have first and second jaws. The kit can include an adjunct material having hydrophobic surface regions and hydrophilic surface regions and the adjunct material can be configured to mate to at least one of the jaws of the end effector. Other implants, devices, and methods for surgical stapling are also provided. |
| US10285688B2 |
Surgical access devices that include an elongate opening with an adjustable entry port disposed in the opening
Surgical access devices having wound closure features incorporated as part of the device are provided. The devices allow suture to be inserted directly into the device and operated to close an opening through which the device is disposed as or shortly after the device is removed from the surgical site. Further, the wound closure features allow for various orientations of wound closure to be achieved by adjusting an angle at which the suture enters tissue surrounding the opening to be closed. Some of the wound closure features provided for include openings formed in both the housing and cannula of the surgical access device, multiple openings formed in one or both the housing and cannula, locations of the openings being adjustable or otherwise movable, and various flexible seals. Other features, as well as methods of closing an opening through which the surgical access device was disposed, are also provided. |
| US10285687B2 |
Suturing devices and methods for suturing an anatomic valve
A device for suturing an anatomic valve can comprise an elongate body, a suture catch mechanism and a suture clasp arm. The suture catch mechanism can be operatively coupled to the elongate body for movement between a retracted position and an advanced position. The suture clasp arm can be attached to the elongate body for movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The suture clasp arm can comprise a suture clasp configured to releasably retain a suture portion. In some embodiments, the suture clasp is positioned on the suture clasp arm such that the suture catch mechanism retrieves the suture portion from the suture clasp arm while the arm is at least partially retracted. In some embodiments, the suture clasp arm can be closed about a tissue portion without damaging the tissue portion. |
| US10285678B2 |
Micrograft for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms and method for use
A device for occluding a vasculature of a patient including a micrograft having an absorbent polymeric structure with a lumen of transporting blood. The micrograft has a series of peaks and valleys formed by crimping. The occluding device is sufficiently small and flexible to be tracked on a guidewire and/or pushed through a microcatheter to a site within the vasculature of the patient. Delivery systems for delivering the micrografts are also disclosed. |
| US10285676B2 |
Endoscopic surgical instrument
An articulating surgical instrument includes a case having a trigger handle, a sheath coupled to the case, an intermediate connector coupled to the sheath, an end effector removably attachable to the intermediate connector, a set of cables that control position of the intermediate connector, at least two motors coupled to the cables, and a user control module configured to control position of the intermediate connector and the end effector. The instrument further includes a pushrod disposed within the sheath and within the intermediate connector that is configured for axial motion relative to the sheath and the intermediate connector and rotational motion within the sheath and the intermediate connector. The pushrod is coupled to the trigger handle and removably coupled to the end effector, so that rotational motion of the pushrod effectuates rotation of the end effector and axial motion of the pushrod is controllable by the trigger handle. |
| US10285667B2 |
Method for generating an enhanced image of a volume of tissue
A method and system for generating an enhanced image of a volume of tissue, comprising: emitting acoustic waveforms toward the volume of tissue; detecting acoustic signals derived from acoustic waveforms interacting with the volume of tissue; generating a reflection rendering of a region of the volume of tissue; generating at least one of a sound speed map and an attenuation map of the region of the volume of tissue; generating a transfer map derived from a set of sound speed parameter values of the sound speed map and/or a set of acoustic attenuation parameter values of the acoustic attenuation map, the set of sound speed parameter values and the set of acoustic attenuation parameters associated with the set of elements of the region of the volume of tissue; and rendering an enhanced image of the volume of tissue, derived from processing of the reflection rendering with the transfer map. |
| US10285664B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus, control method for the same, and X-ray detector
Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus for photographing a marker provided in an X-ray detector with a camera to acquire information about the distance between the X-ray detector and an X-ray source or information about the pose of the X-ray detector at low cost The X-ray imaging apparatus may include an X-ray source that generates X-rays and irradiates the X-rays. A photographing device installed in the X-ray source photographs a marker image. A controller outputs, when a marker of a plurality of markers constituting a multi-marker array formed in a surface of an X-ray detector is not detected from the marker image, a notice informing that no marker is detected. The controller detects a single marker from another marker image photographed after the notice informing that the marker is not detected is outputted. |
| US10285663B2 |
Systems and methods for calibrating, correcting and processing images on a radiographic detector
Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for a radiographic imaging system can include a radiographic detector including an image receptor to receive incident radiation and generate uncorrected electronic image data; a storage device to store calibration data at the detector, and a processor to generate calibration-corrected image data from the uncorrected electronic image data and the calibration data. The calibration-corrected image data can be further processed by the processor to perform image processing before transmitting a corrected image (e.g., DICOM image) to the radiographic imaging system. The detector can further include a display to display imaging system controls or the corrected image. |
| US10285662B2 |
Method for adapting at least one radiation parameter in an x-ray device
The embodiments relate to a method for adapting at least one radiation parameter of a beam source in an x-ray device, wherein the beam source is activated according to the radiation parameter for providing x-radiation, wherein, as long as the filter element is not being moved, the radiation parameter is specified based on image data acquired in a transillumination region by the beam detector, wherein at least one interim image is recorded at least partially within a movement interval during which the filter element is moved, after which the radiation parameter is specified independently of the image data of the interim image or after which exclusively image data of the interim image that are acquired in an overlapping region of the beam detector that lies within the transillumination region during the entire recording interval are taken into account in the determination of the radiation parameter. |
| US10285661B2 |
Automatice exposure control for x-ray imaging
In an x-ray imaging method, the acquisition of a signal image is split off into acquisition of two or more subimages or frames. The first subimage may be acquired with an exposure of a low dose followed by a readout cycle. The dose of the exposure for acquiring the first subimage can be chosen such that it is below the default dose for a particular anatomy. The first subimage may be used to calculate or estimate the parameters of exposure for acquiring a second or subsequent images subimage. The estimation may be such that the total dose received by the imager, in acquiring the first and second subimages, achieves an expected target value to provide an image of good quality. The first and second subimages can be combined to form the final image. A detector array supporting automatic exposure control (AEC) includes AEC pixels providing AEC signals. The AEC pixels are independently or individually addressable and/or readable. |
| US10285658B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting complex networks in MRI image data
Systems and methods for detecting complex networks in MRI image data in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes an image processing system, including a processor, a display device connected to the processor, an image capture device connected to the processor, and a memory connected to the processor, the memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to obtain a time-series sequence of image data from the image capture device, identify complex networks within the time-series sequence of image data, and provide the identified complex networks using the display device. |
| US10285655B2 |
Imaging system subject support
A method includes receiving a subject support motion disable signal indicative of at least one of power removal of an imaging system, a collision of a horizontally moving tabletop of the imaging system, a decoupling of a horizontal motion drive system configured to horizontally drive the tabletop, or a collision of a vertically moving subject support of the imaging system, wherein a vertical motion drive system drives the subject support vertical motion, and disabling, in response to receiving the subject support motion disable signal, at least one of tabletop horizontal motion or subject support vertical motion. |
| US10285653B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
In one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus configured to sequentially execute plural imaging sequences includes: processing circuitry configured to calculate a predicted value of Long MR Examination specific absorbed energy which is an accumulated SAR (Specific Absorption Ratio) value over the plural imaging sequences; and a display configured to display information on the predicted value with respect to a predetermined safety reference value of the Long MR Examination specific absorbed energy. |
| US10285648B2 |
Multifunctional, electrophysiological diagnostic catheter for treatments in electrocardiology
The multifunctional, electrophysiological diagnostic catheter for electrocardiologic treatments includes a distal end, diagnostic rings, a balloon, a main channel, a manipulation handgrip, functional connection and internal channels. There is an internally-located open central channel, wherein inlet/outlet of an internal channel is located in the distal ring. There is a pumping channel for pumping up and pumping out of the occlusion-stabilizing balloon located after the diagnostic rings. There is a division of a central channel into two branches in the region of the catheter proximal end. |
| US10285641B2 |
Vital signal measuring watch and method for measuring vital signal
A vital signal measuring watch is provided, the vital signal measuring watch including a watch module having a shape of a wrist watch, wherein the watch module includes a device receiving portion at one side of the watch module and a communication port in the device receiving portion; and a vital signal sensor connected to or disconnected from the device receiving portion, connected to the communication port when being connected to the device receiving portion, and configured to transmit biometric data obtained by measuring vital signals to the communication port, wherein the vital signal sensor is configured to generate an interrupt plug-in event to transmit the event to the watch module when being connected to the communication port, and the watch module is configured to count a number of interrupts of the transmitted interrupt plug-in event, automatically recognize a communication protocol supported by the vital signal sensor according to the number of interrupts, and dynamically activate a communication interface to correspond to the recognized communication protocol to receive the biometric data from the vital signal sensor. |
| US10285637B1 |
Apparatus for sensing strain on a spinal fusion rod
Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein for obtaining medical diagnostic measurements from implanted sensors. In various embodiments, an apparatus may include two or more clamps to be rigidly clamped to the spinal fusion rod at a distance from one another, and a strain-sensing system that is removably mountable to the two or more clamps to span the distance. The strain-sensing system may include one or more strain-sensing elements. In various embodiments, the two or more clamps may be configured to transfer strain detected in the spinal fusion rod to the one or more strain-sensing elements of the strain-sensing system. |
| US10285633B2 |
Implantable electrochemical biosensor system and method
Correction for initial variation in thickness of a polymer layer and for changes in the coating thickness that occur after implantation of a biosensor and therefore provides substantial increase in the accuracy and lifetime of implantable sensors is done using a factor derived from the decay of potential. |
| US10285632B2 |
Analyte monitoring device and methods
Method and system for determining real time analyte concentration including an analyte sensor having a portion in fluid contact with an interstitial fluid under a skin layer, an on-body electronics including a housing coupled to the analyte sensor and configured for positioning on the skin layer, the on-body electronics housing including a plurality of electrical contacts, on the housing; and a data analysis unit having a data analysis unit housing and a plurality of probes, on the housing. Each of the probes configured to electrically couple to a respective electrical contact when the data analysis unit is positioned in physical contact with the on-body electronics. The one or more signals on the probes correspond to one or more of a substantially real time monitored analyte concentration level (MACL), MACL over a predetermined time period, or a rate of change of the MACL, or combinations thereof, are provided. |
| US10285630B2 |
Biological information measurement system and biological information measurement method
A biological information measurement system includes a light emitting portion, a light receiving portion, a light detection portion, a wireless transmission portion, a reception portion that receives information to specify a change corresponding to an increase or a decrease in the concentration or the amount of hemoglobin, wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission portion, and a determination portion that monitors information regarding a change in a blood flow based on the information for specifying a change corresponding to an increase or a decrease in the concentration or the amount of hemoglobin, received by the reception portion, over time, and determines whether or not a rate of the change in a blood flow exceeds a predetermined reference value in a case where there is a change in the information regarding a change in a blood flow according to a timing of chest compressions of the subject. |
| US10285625B2 |
Activity monitoring computing device and system
An activity monitoring device (AMD) wearable on the torso of a user. The AMD including functional components such as an accelerometer, a processor, on-board data memory, a wireless transmitter and electrodes for detecting heart rate. The functional components configured to collect data in order to provide heart rate information, running speed, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, cycling cadence, riding positions (standing or seated) and other functions. The device may be accessed and controlled by way of the wireless connection. The device and/or functions thereof may also be controlled through accurate user tap detection. The device may further store and transmit information relevant to various functions for remote storage or display. |
| US10285624B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for estimating bilirubin levels
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating bilirubin levels. In one aspect, a method for estimating the level of bilirubin in a patient includes receiving image data for at least one image including a region of the patient's skin and a color calibration target. Color-balanced image data for the skin region is generated based on a subset of the image data corresponding to the color calibration target and the skin region. The bilirubin level in the patient is estimated based on the color-balanced image data for the skin region. |
| US10285618B2 |
EIT measurement device, EIT measurement method and program
An electrical impedance tomography (EIT) measurement device (1) includes a measurement belt (10) to which a plurality of electrode pads arranged in a row and a plurality of strain gauges arranged in parallel to the plurality of electrode pads are integrally adhered and configured to be used after being wrapped around a portion (X) serving as a measurement target of a living body, an EIT measurement control unit configured to acquire a tomographic image of the portion (X) serving as the measurement target while applying a current to the plurality of electrode pads and acquiring a voltage signal generated between the electrode pads, and a contour estimation unit configured to estimate a contour shape of the portion serving as the measurement target and a size of the contour shape on the basis of curvature data acquired via the strain gauge. |
| US10285612B2 |
User feedback to controls ischemia monitoring ECG algorithm
When detecting ischemia and/or myocardial infarction in a subject, electrocardiogram (ECG) segments are analyzed for elevated ST segments indicative of ischemia and/or infarction. To mitigate false positive alerts, an ECG segment comprising an elevated ST segment that triggers an alert is presented to a clinician for verification as being indicative of ischemia or infarction, or as being attributable to a confounding condition not indicative of ischemia or infarction. Clinician feedback is used to adjust an elevated ST segment detection algorithm to improve accuracy and mitigate false positive alerts. |
| US10285610B2 |
Dispersed irrigation configuration for catheter tip design
This disclosure is directed to a diagnostic catheter having an improved irrigation system for reducing thrombus formation. The catheter may have an irrigated electrode assembly with a plurality of spines, each with a plurality of irrigation ports to flush the device and reduce the risk of thrombus formation. |
| US10285609B2 |
Implantable device and production method for an implantable device
Embodiments of the invention include a temporarily or permanently implantable medical device with an elongate electrical line, and a method of producing the implantable medical device. The elongate electrical line includes a first electrical component and a second component, wherein the first electrical component or part of the first electrical component includes a functional conductor. The second component includes at least one metal layer and at least one flexible plastic layer. The first electrical component is electrically connected in series to the at least one metal layer of the second component. |
| US10285608B2 |
Magnetic resonance safe cable for biopotential measurements
A cable for use in biopotential measurements in a magnetic resonance (MR) environment comprises a flexible plastic or polymer sheet (32, 40) extending as a single unitary structure from a first end to an opposite second end, and an electrically conductive trace (38, 58) disposed on the flexible plastic or polymer sheet and running from the first end to the opposite second end. The electrically conductive trace has sheet resistance of one ohm/square or higher, and may have a hatching or checkerboard pattern. The cable may further include an electrically insulating protective layer (50, 70) disposed on the substrate and covering the electrically conductive trace, an electrode (30) disposed on the electrically conductive trace at the second end, an edge connector (74) at the first end, or various combinations of such features. |
| US10285606B2 |
Methods and apparatus for the on-line and real time acquisition and analysis of voltage plethysmography, electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram for the estimation of stroke volume, cardiac output, and systemic inflammation
Apparatus for determining stroke volume, cardiac output and systemic inflammation by fuzzy logic combination of features extracted from a voltage measured over the thorax, electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram comprising a) sensor for measuring electroencephalogram; b) sensor for measuring the electrocardiogram; c) calculating the heart rate variability from the electrocardiogram; d) two electrodes (1, 2) for measuring the voltage generated by a constant current generator in two other electrodes (1, 2); e) calculating the area under the curve of voltage for each heart-beat; f) calculating the derivative of the voltage curve; g) calculating the transfer entropy between EEG and ECG; h) combining at least 3 extracted parameters using an Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) or any other fuzzy reasoner into a final index of cardiac output; i) combining at least 3 extracted parameters using an Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System or any other fuzzy reasoner into a final index of systemic inflammation. |
| US10285604B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and medical image processing method
According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes a storage unit, a blood flow information generation unit and a blood flow inhibition index generation unit. The storage unit stores volume data or data of a series of images regarding an organ of an object. The blood flow information generation unit generates, based on the volume data or the data of the series of images, first blood flow information of a first region and second blood flow information of a second region different from the first region. The blood flow inhibition index generation unit generates, based on the first blood flow information and the second blood flow information, a blood flow inhibition index representing a degree of inhibition of a blood flow in a blood vessel regarding the first region or the second region. |
| US10285596B2 |
Apparatus and system for measuring volume of blood loss
A system for measuring the blood loss comprises a measuring device that determines a hemoglobin concentration of fluid within a container utilizing a light source and a light detector. The container receives blood and other fluids from a patient during a medical procedure. Light from the light source is passed through the blood and other fluids in the container and is detected by the light detector. Based upon a magnitude of light detected, a hemoglobin concentration of the fluid in the container can be determined. A volume-measuring device determines the volume of blood and fluid in the container. Knowing the hemoglobin concentration and volume of fluid in the container, the volume of patient blood loss in the container can be determined. The blood loss measuring device in combination with infusion systems maintains a real-blood volume status so that proper infusion of blood, crystalloid and/or colloid solutions occurs. |
| US10285587B2 |
Ocular fundus imaging system
[Problem] To allow imaging light to be appropriately received by a second camera in the case where a first imaging mode (color imaging mode) is changed to a second imaging mode (autofluorescence imaging mode). [Solution] In the first imaging mode, using a dichroic mirror 30 allows light LB to be received by both a first camera C1 and a second camera C2. In the second imaging mode, using a transparent glass 31 allows light LB to be received by the second camera C2. With this configuration, both in the first imaging mode and in the second imaging mode, light LB from an ocular fundus is appropriately received by the second camera C2 whereby an appropriate ocular fundus image can be taken. |
| US10285585B2 |
Ophthalmic surgical apparatus and attachment for ophthalmic surgery
An ophthalmic surgical apparatus includes an observation optical system, an illumination optical system, an interference optical system, and an image forming unit. The observation optical system is configured to observe an eye through an objective lens. The illumination optical system is configured to illuminate the eye through the objective lens. The interference optical system includes a reference optical path and a signal optical path which leads to the eye through the deflecting member located between the objective lens and the eye, and is configured to detect interference light based on light having passed through the signal optical path and returning from the eye and the reference light having passed through the reference optical path. The image forming unit forms an image of the eye based on a detection result obtained by the interference optical system. |
| US10285583B2 |
Scanning optical probe with flexing mechanism
A scanning optical probe and method includes a cannula, optical fiber, lens, and an actuating mechanism for tilting the optical fiber back and forth within the cannula. An actuator in the probe handle is coupled to various flexing and guide components extending through the cannula and towards the distal end of the scanning optical probe. Reciprocating motion from the actuator is transmitted to the components thereby causing the optical fiber at the distal end of the scanning optical probe to aim across target surfaces. The light emitted from the optical fiber is processed to generate a scan of the target area. |
| US10285574B2 |
Superelastic medical instrument
Certain aspects relate to a superelastic medical instrument that of bending elastically through the tortuous pathways of an endoscope, returning to a straight shape upon deployment from the endoscope, and deploying straight along the axis of the end of the bronchoscope (within a tolerated margin) to distances of 2 cm or more. |
| US10285573B2 |
Endoscope having conductive material establishing electrical conduction between bending tube and lens barrel
An electronic endoscope of the invention includes: an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; a distal end rigid portion including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the distal end rigid portion being made of resin and provided at a distal end portion of the insertion portion; a bending tube made of metal and provided continuously with the distal end rigid portion; objective optical systems provided at the distal end rigid portion; an image pickup unit that picks up images formed by the objective optical systems; an illumination lens barrel made of metal, the illumination lens barrel holding an illumination optical system provided at the distal end rigid portion and being extended in a direction of the proximal end portion; and a first conductive portion that establishes electrical conduction between the bending tube and the illumination lens barrel. |
| US10285568B2 |
Apparatus and method for devices for imaging structures in or at one or more luminal organs
In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, device and method can be provided which can facilitate imaging of biological tissues, e.g., luminal organs in vivo, using optical techniques. The exemplary device can include different designs an features of one or more catheters, which can illuminate the tissues, and collect signals from the inside of the lumen. In another exemplary embodiment according to the present disclosure, a balloon-catheter can be provided with the flexible neck, which can absorb most of the bending. According to still another exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a balloon-catheter tethered capsule can be provided, and according a yet further exemplary embodiment, a structured balloon design can be provided with one or more protuberances, thus enabling imaging of the structures in close contact, e.g., without compressing of the tissue. |
| US10285567B2 |
Dish scrubber with changeable scrub head
A dish scrubbing brush includes an elongated handle and a brush head adapted to be releasably attached to the top of the handle. A hollow reservoir located within the handle contains liquid soap. An orifice at the top of the handle communicates with the brush head when it is attached and a pump accessible from the exterior of the handle forces soap from the reservoir to the brush head. The brush head includes a foam brush and an adapter for securing the brush head to the top of the handle. The adapter includes an internal thread that cooperates with a partial external thread on the handle top and includes a rib that cooperates with a slot in the handle top. As the adapter is rotated to be attached to the handle, the brush is drawn toward the handle but does not rotate relative thereto. |
| US10285561B2 |
Dishwasher base structure
A dishwasher with a tub defining a treating chamber having an access opening. A closure selectively closes the access opening and a base supports the tub. The base can include a set of spaced panels and a set of spaced beams connecting the set of panels. The base can be formed by inserting the set of spaced beams within the set of spaced panels. |
| US10285557B2 |
Cleaning robot and control method thereof
A cleaning robot and a control method thereof may improve power consumption efficiency by using low-voltage power for a moving or inspecting operation and performing the moving or inspecting operation while operation of the cleaning unit is stopped when the operation of the cleaning unit is not needed. The cleaning robot includes a battery, a moving unit, a cleaning unit, a power converter which converts and outputs power supplied from the battery into a first voltage driving the moving unit and a second voltage driving the cleaning unit, and a controller which supplies power having the first voltage to the moving unit so as to drive the moving unit and supplies power having the second voltage to the cleaning unit so as to perform a cleaning operation. The controller continues driving the moving unit but stops driving the cleaning unit when the cleaning robot moves on an already cleaned area. |
| US10285553B2 |
Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and cleaner having the same
A cyclone dust collecting apparatus and a cleaner having the same include a grille unit including an introduction pipe communicating with the suction port and adapted to guide the air into the main cyclone chamber, and a grille body detachably provided to the introduction pipe and allowing the air to be discharged from the main cyclone chamber after dust particles in the air having a size greater than or equal to a certain size is filtered out. With this configuration, the spatial utilization of the cyclone structure may be facilitated, and visualization of the dust collection chamber may allow a user to gain satisfaction from cleaning operation. |
| US10285552B2 |
Dust separation in vacuum cleaners
A dust separator/collector assembly for a vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing, a first cyclone having an inlet and outlet for suction airflow, and an outlet for separated dust, a plurality of second cyclones, having respective inlets arranged to receive air from the outlet of the first cyclone, and further having respective air outlets and outlets for separated further dust, wherein the first cyclone is disposed in a lower region of the housing and the second cyclones are disposed in an upper region of the housing and wherein the first cyclone comprises a generally cylindrical cyclone body having a tangential inlet duct for suction airflow at a lower part of the cyclone body, and an upwardly extending outlet for suction airflow leading to the inlets of the second cyclone. |
| US10285547B2 |
Toilet cover and method for demounting and installing upper cover assembly of toilet cover
A toilet seat includes a main body; a cover assembly detachably connected to the main body and rotatable with respect to the main body; a connecting mechanism arranged between the main body and the cover assembly and detachably connecting the cover assembly to the main body, and the connecting mechanism includes a bushing arranged in the main body, the bushing and the main body form an engagement slot, and a rotating shaft extendable and retractable with respect to the cover assembly, an end of the rotating shaft is provided with an engagement portion, and in a case that the rotating shaft extends out with respect to the cover assembly, the engagement portion is in engagement with the engagement slot to fix the cover assembly to the main body. |
| US10285546B2 |
System and method for removably mounting toilet seat to toilet bowl
A hinge assembly for a toilet seat includes a mounting base, a hinge leaf assembly, a threaded bolt, a threaded nut, a washer, and an expanding dowel. The hinge leaf assembly includes hinge leaves configured to attach to a toilet seat and a toilet lid. The threaded bolt configured is to attach the mounting base to a flange portion of a toilet bowl, the bolt having a bolt head at one end. The threaded nut has a sloped surface and is configured to screw onto the bolt. The washer has a sloped surface and is configured to surround the bolt between the bolt head and the nut. The expanding dowel is configured to expand outward and is further configured to surround the bolt between the washer and the nut. |
| US10285544B2 |
Apparatus for multi dosing of wipe at point of dispensing
In one example, a wipe dispensing system includes a housing that defines an internal wipe storage area, a mixing element having an opening that communicates with the wipe storage area, a fluid reservoir disposed within the housing, a pump in communication with the fluid reservoir, a nozzle in communication with the pump and located proximate the opening of the mixing element such that an outlet of the nozzle is in communication with the opening of the mixing element, and a pump actuation mechanism operably connected with the pump and responsive to initiation of the dispensation of a wipe from the wipe dispensing system. |
| US10285542B2 |
Horizontal filling tube with piston for food processing apparatus
A filling tube for a food processing apparatus of the type having a cutting disc that cuts or chops the food present at the base of the filling tube. The filling tube includes a pushing piston that presses the food against the disc. The piston is connected to a lever through a crankshaft mechanism. The piston is guided by a series of semi-guides arranged along the stroke of the piston, there being at least one fixed semi-guide attached to the inner walls of the tube and one moving semi-guide that moves together with the piston. |
| US10285540B1 |
High volume frier/brazier system
A drum has an upper edge and a lower edge. The drum has an open top and a closed bottom with a floor. The drum has a cylindrical side wall with a 12 o'clock region forwardly, a 6 o'clock region rearwardly, a 3 o-clock region to a first side, and a 9 o'clock region to a second side. A propane tank is positioned within the drum supported upon the floor. A container for food to be cooked is supported by the drum adjacent to the upper edge of the drum. The container extends downwardly into the drum. A burner is positioned within the drum above the propane tank and below the container. A tube couples the burner to the propane tank. |
| US10285538B1 |
Portable and modular cooking oil cleaning and cooking oil replenishment system
A portable and modular cooking oil cleaning system includes a wheeled carriage module, a filtering module rested on the wheeled carriage module, and a pump module removably coupled to the wheeled carriage module. The pump module includes a cooking oil return outlet coupled in fluid communication to a cleaned cooking oil inlet configured to be removably coupled in fluid communication to the cleaned cooking oil outlet of the filtering module so as to form a cooking oil flow pathway through the filtering and pump modules from the filtering module to the cooking oil return outlet of the pump module, and a pump. The pump generates a flow of used cooking oil through the cooking oil flow pathway, and the filter system of the cooking oil filtering module entraps contaminants from the flow of used cooking oil in the cooking oil flow pathway through the cooking oil filtering module. |
| US10285536B2 |
Food or beverage preparation machine with antiscaling pipe system
The present invention concerns a food or beverage preparation machine (M) comprising a casing, a mineralized fluid source (1), a receptacle (10) adapted for functionally enclosing at least one food or beverage ingredient container (C), means (3) for conducting said mineralized fluid (13) from said source (1) to the interior of said capsule (C), optionally a heating and/or chilling device (4), and a fluid pipe system (2, 20, 21, 22) that fluidly connects said source (1), said conducting means (3), said receptacle (10), and said heating and/or chilling device (4), characterized in that at least one portion of the fluid pipe system (2, 20, 21, 22) and/or conducting means (3), and/or heating/chilling device (4) is made of a smart memory alloy (SMA), or smart memory polymer (SMP) designed to reversibly expand or contract above a defined temperature threshold in order to negate the buildup of scale or other deposits on the surfaces in contact with the mineralized fluid (13) by mechanical action, during operation of said machine. |
| US10285532B2 |
Espresso coffee extraction device
An espresso coffee extraction device includes an extraction piston driving unit having an extraction piston that, when coffee particles are supplied to a two-way cylinder via a coffee bean grinder to extract espresso coffee automatically, descends and injects hot water into the coffee with a strong pressure, thereby generating coffee liquid. A two-way cylinder driving unit moves leftward/rightward, continuously extracts coffee via a coffee extraction filter unit, and discharges coffee remnants to the outside after the extraction when the extraction piston ascends. The extraction device enables fully automatic extraction of coffee having the same quality as espresso extracted by baristas manually. The extraction device can be used with various types of expresso extractors as the main device of various types of fully automatic espresso extractors for use in factories, coffee shops, restaurants, homes, and offices, thereby enabling anyone to use the same conveniently and extract high-quality coffee. |
| US10285522B2 |
Travel vessel for beverages
A travel vessel has a vessel body and a stopper, which upon engagement, is movable from an open, drinking, position to a closed, sealed position. The vessel body has a top edge that allows drinking along the entire 360° perimeter; below the top edge is a cup-like portion; below the cup-like portion is a gasket engaging portion; and below the gasket engaging portion are internal threads for receiving and engaging the corresponding external threads of stopper. The upper portion of the stopper has a ledge. The lower portion of the stopper is a depending wall extending from the upper portion with a plurality of small holes circumferentially disposed on the depending wall to allow flow of liquid at a certain fixed flow rate. A gasket works cooperatively with the ledge and is compressed against the gasket engaging portion to seal the vessel body. |
| US10285517B2 |
Simulated duvet cover system
A simulated duvet cover system provides an easily-assembled multi-layer construction in which first and second cover layers formed by fabric sheets are removably coupled to an intermediate layer defined by a blanket or comforter and sandwiched between the cover layers. Each of the first and second cover layers is separately coupled to the intermediate layer using respective first and second fastening elements, which may include snaps, hook and loop fasteners, magnets, and the like. The coupling may be limited to being at the corner portions and along one of four side/end edges of the layers to promote quick and easy removal of the cover layers when those require cleaning. The cover layers are sized such that portions of these cover layers overlie or cover up the fastening elements when the cover system is assembled on a bed, thereby providing a similar appearance to a conventional duvet cover. |
| US10285515B1 |
Mounting apparatus and method for use
A mounting apparatus and a method relating to using the mounting apparatus. The mounting apparatus may include a mounting panel having a plurality of mounting holes and a plurality of apertures, and at least one utility bracket having at least one mounting mechanism and at least one anchor. Each of the plurality of apertures may include a first section having at least a pliable locking tab and a second section having at least a slot. The at least one anchor may include a left flange, a right flange, and a central spline. Each of the plurality of apertures of the mounting panel may be configured to receive the at least one anchor of the at least one utility bracket. |
| US10285514B2 |
Rack shelf barrier
An improved shelf barrier for helping prevent items, including pallets of goods from unintentionally sliding off the shelves of pallet racks. The stop member can include at least one, preferably two or more grooves formed therein as strengthening features. The grooves can be concave grooves on one surface of the stop and can also be corresponding convex ribs on the opposite surface of the stop. The stop can be formed with two differently sized sections to be attached to the shelf of a pallet rack, each section suitable for attachment to a differently sized pallet rack shelf, such that either can be used by merely inverting the stop. A flange can be provided at one or both ends of the stop to help align the stop with the rack and prevent the stop from pivoting about a single attachment bolt. |
| US10285513B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, the door, and a transparent display covering an opening of the door through which an inner space of the refrigerator is visible. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer defining a circumferential surface of the transparent display assembly and a sealed space between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed inside the sealed space, a light guide plate, a display light configured to emit light to an end of the light guide plate, and a first spacer mounted on a rear surface of the front panel and configured to support the light guide plate and maintain a predetermined distance between the light guide plate and the front panel. |
| US10285510B2 |
Product management display system
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes a divider secured to a support structure, a pusher to move product, a barrier, and a low product indicator device. The low product indicator device may be visible when an amount of product positioned on the top surface of the divider floor or on the shelf is low. |
| US10285506B2 |
Foldable bed frame having pivotally connected frame units
A foldable bed frame includes frame units pivotally connected to each other by one or more connecting assemblies. A frame unit includes upper and lower frames, legs or links connected to the upper and lower frames, and limiting pieces disposed on the upper and lower frames to limit rotation angles or directions of the legs or links. A connecting assembly includes middle leg(s) or middle bar(s), and connecting pieces. When folded, the bed frame is compact. When unfolded, the bed frame provides storage spaces underneath, and facilitates positioning and holding of bed shirts/sheets. |
| US10285504B2 |
Foldable chair
A foldable chair comprises an annular frame, a first support leg, and a second support leg. A first end of the first support leg is hinged to a first fixed rear position of the annular frame. A second end of the first support leg is hinged to a second fixed rear position of the annular frame. A first end of the second support leg is slideably hinged to a first front portion of the annular frame, so that the first end of the second support leg is slideable along the first front portion. A second end of the second support leg is slideably hinged to a second front portion of the annular frame, so that the second end of the second support leg is slideable along the second front portion. The first support leg is pivotally hinged to the second support leg through an intermediate connecting position thereof. |
| US10285501B2 |
Slide system and slide assembly for a drawer and drawer assembly
A slide system for slidably opening and closing a drawer is provided. The slide system includes an outer slide for mounting the slide system on a side wall of an enclosure, comprising a longitudinal slide outer channel, a sliding member, configured to be mounted on a side wall of the drawer, slidably movable within said slide outer channel. The outer slide includes a fixing part for attachment of the outer slide on the side wall of the enclosure, a sliding part comprising said slide outer channel, and an intermediate part, extending from said fixing part to said sliding part. The fixing part, the intermediate part and the sliding part define a groove extending upwardly from said intermediate part. The slide system comprises a casing element for encasing the sliding member by extending vertically from an upper portion the side wall of the drawer towards the intermediate part of the outer slide and being at least partly received within the groove. |
| US10285496B2 |
Height adjustment mechanism and platform
An adjustable tray system is provided. The adjustable tray system may include a working table and a support member, where the support member may attach the working table with a supporting structure. The adjustable tray system may also include at least one adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may couple the working table with the support member such that an angle is formed between the support member and the working table. The adjustment mechanism may also allow angular adjustment of the working table such that the working table pivots about a rotation point of the adjustment mechanism. The adjustable tray system may be used in conjunction with a height adjustment platform, such as for an adjustable keyboard tray of a height adjustable desk. |
| US10285494B1 |
Fluid dispenser and applicator
A fluid dispenser comprising a shell including a handle portion and an applicator portion opposite the handle portion. The fluid dispenser includes a handle connected to the handle portion of the shell, and an applicator connected to the applicator portion of the shell. The applicator includes a base portion, a plurality of nodules extending from the base portion away from the handle portion of the shell, and at least one dispensing orifice. An interior cavity is formed between the applicator and the shell, where the at least one dispensing orifice provides selective fluid communication into the interior cavity through the applicator. |
| US10285489B2 |
Mirror for mobile devices
A mirror for a mobile device, the mirror configured as a flexible multilayered laminate electrostatically and removably adhered to a viewing screen or other smooth surface of the mobile device. The laminate has at least one reflective layer adhered to an optically transparent bottom layer made of a plastic-silicone material. In another embodiment, the laminate includes a switchable film layer that when current is applied becomes optically opaque, allowing a split screen use of the viewing screen. For instance, when current is applied to the laminate, half of the viewing screen is a mirror and the other half allows use of software and other features of the mobile device. In yet another embodiment, a true mirror is created using software to create a reflective surface beneath a glass of the viewing screen. Control of the mirror using software and physical switches are also provided. LED lighting is also provided. |
| US10285485B2 |
Apparatus and method for dispensing fluid
An apparatus for dispensing a fluid from a source of fluid comprises a roller and a tray member. The tray member comprises a pair of spaced walls having a contiguous tapered inner surface for defining an arcuate recess in an outer surface of the tray member, the outer surface tapering to an outer edge of each wall. Roller mounting means includes a pair of resilient spaced arms, each one of the arms spanning between and interconnecting the ends of the spaced wall. The tray member defines a pair ports spaced along a central longitudinal axis of the tray member for providing fluid communication between the source of fluid and the tray member. The roller is rotatably mounted to the spaced arms for receiving fluid from the tray member and applying the fluid onto a surface. |
| US10285482B2 |
Hair clip with flexible joining member
The present invention is directed towards a hair clip with a flexible arm. The hair clip is adapted to fasten around a portion of the user's hair. The flexible arm is adapted to bend around a section of the user's hair such that the effective length of the flexible arm changes, and then lines up with a clip on a mating portion of the clip. The clip with the flexible arm puts less pressure on the hair than a standard hair clip. |
| US10285480B2 |
Load conveyance system
The present invention provides a load conveyance system. The load conveyance system includes: an adjustable retaining harness that fits around a user's shoulder and arm; a first shoulder pad that fits on the user's other shoulder; a suspension strap; a handle, and a member. Methods of using the load conveyance system are also disclosed. |
| US10285475B1 |
Necklace adapter for a watch
A necklace adapter for use with a smart watch is described. The necklace adapter generally includes an adapter base for connection to the smart watch and a retainer assembly for releasable attachment to a necklace of a user. The retainer assembly includes a hollow lower stem attached to the adapter base and having a first clasp member and a solid shaft, movably mounted within the lower stem, having a second clasp member. The solid stem and second clasp member are movable from a first closed position forming a closed loop with the first clasp member to a second open position spaced from the first clasp member. A spring is provided to bias the solid stem and second clasp member to the first closed position. In one embodiment, the retainer assembly is connected to the adapter base by a ball joint connection to adjust the position of the smart watch for the convenience of the user. |
| US10285473B2 |
Latch plate and method for producing a latch plate
A locking tongue for a seat belt has a deflecting portion for a webbing. The deflecting portion includes a webbing passage and a clamping element. The clamping element is displaceable between a home position in which the webbing is freely movable and a blocking position in which the clamping element is displaced against a wall of the webbing passage so that the webbing is clamped between the clamping element and the wall of the webbing passage. The clamping element includes a clamping surface which in the blocking position clamps the webbing against the wall of the webbing passage. The clamping element is guided along a curved guide path extending in an area of the blocking position substantially perpendicularly to the wall so that in the blocking position the clamping element is moved against the wall substantially perpendicularly with the clamping surface. |
| US10285470B2 |
Sole assembly for article of footwear with plural cushioning members
A sole assembly for an article of footwear defines a base support plane. The sole assembly also includes a cushioning assembly with a first end and a second end. The cushioning assembly includes a first cushioning member and a second cushioning member. The first cushioning member includes a first overlapping surface, and the second cushioning member includes a second overlapping surface. The first and second overlapping surfaces overlap each other over the base support plane and each slope at a positive acute angle relative to the base support plane. The first cushioning member is thicker than the second cushioning member adjacent the first end of the cushioning assembly, and the second cushioning member is thicker than the first cushioning member adjacent the second end of the cushioning assembly. The first cushioning member has a resistance to resilient deformation less than that of the second cushioning member. |
| US10285469B2 |
Insole for controlling and adjusting the temperature of the foot
An insole for controlling and adjusting the temperature of the foot. The insole includes a first heat conductive layer made of fabric, a second heat insulating layer comprising a Peltier cell. The Peltier cell includes a first surface and has a predetermined polarity such that, when the Peltier cell is on, the first surface is heated or cooled. A third heat dissipating layer includes an accelerometer and a logic control unit connected to the accelerometer and to the Peltier cell. The insole further includes a first flexible printed circuit configured to measure the temperature of the foot, through at least a first temperature sensor and the temperature of the first surface of the Peltier cell, through a further first temperature sensor. |
| US10285468B2 |
Upper with sensory feedback
An article of footwear includes projection members providing sensory feedback. The projection members are movable relative to an upper of the article of footwear. When the upper encounters a surface of an object, the projection members may be displaced in a direction towards wearer's foot. The projection members may be configured so that they are inserted into apertures located on the upper, and extend above an outer surface of the upper. |
| US10285462B2 |
Heat providing football glove
A heatable football glove that provides heat to a wearer's hand. The glove includes a body member that includes a pocket therein to accommodate a heating element of substantially the same size as the pocket such that the heating element after activation is introduced through an opening into the pocket where it is snugly received therein and conforms to the pocket in order to be retained therein substantially without movement during use of the glove. A covering member that is selectively movable between open and closed positions is provided for closing the opening and retaining the heating element in the pocket during use of the glove. An attachment member is associated with the covering member for releasably attaching or adhering the covering member to the glove to retain the heating element in the pocket during use. |
| US10285458B2 |
Garment for motorcyclists provided with a length adjustment device
A garment for motorcyclists which includes a pair of trousers, a belt portion, at least one adjusting insert and at least one protective element which is removably applied to the knee portion of the garment. Said at least one protective element is removably housed in a pocket arranged in the garment. The garment is also provided at the bottom portion of said pair of trousers with fixing means suitable for defining a plurality of height positions with reference to the belt portion of the garment. Said at least one adjusting insert is suitable for being removably fixed to the fixing means in order to adjust the length of the trousers. The garment is also provided at its knee portion with fastening means suitable for defining a plurality of height positions with reference to the belt portion of the garment. Said fastening means are suitable for adjusting the configuration of the pocket in which the protective element is housed in order to adjust the positioning of said protective element. |
| US10285457B2 |
Garment with multilayer internal abdominal support panels
Making a control top garment includes forming a pocket bag from a first fused composite material and a second material, the first fused fabric composite having stretch and recovery properties in at least one direction thereof; and attaching the pocket bag to an garment by (i) attaching a first side of the pocket bag to a side of the garment; and (ii) attaching a second side of the pocket bag adjacent a connector of the garment. |
| US10285456B2 |
Interactive fabric
This document describes techniques using, and objects embodying, an interactive fabric which is configured to sense user interactions in the form of single or multi-touch-input (e.g., gestures). The interactive fabric may be integrated into a wearable interactive garment (e.g., a jacket, shirt, or pants) that is coupled (e.g., via a wired or wireless connection) to a gesture manager. The gesture manager may be implemented at the interactive garment, or remote from the interactive garment, such as at a computing device that is wirelessly paired with the interactive garment and/or at a remote cloud based service. Generally, the gesture manager recognizes user interactions to the interactive fabric, and in response, triggers various different types of functionality, such as answering a phone call, sending a text message, creating a journal entry, and so forth. |
| US10285453B2 |
Brassiere including a support edge starting underneath the cup to rise to the rear attachment of the strap
A brassiere includes two cups attached by a central link, a lateral band affixed onto a side of each cup and terminating at a central rear hook, and a strap supporting an upper part of each cup. Each strap extends forward via an internal reinforcement edge meeting the central link and via an external reinforcement edge separate from the cup forming an upper contour of the lateral band. A support edge, starting underneath the cup, extends outwardly, rising continuously to terminate at a rear attachment point of the strap, where the support edge forms an upper contour of a support piece independent of the lateral band. |
| US10285452B2 |
Shirt collar stabilizer
A shirt-collar stabilizer may include a collar stand surround, a first collar insert rotatably coupled to a first end of the collar stand surround, and a second collar insert rotatably coupled to a second end of the collar stand surround. |
| US10285444B2 |
Aerosol delivery device including a ceramic wicking element
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides vapor-forming units for aerosol delivery devices, the vapor-forming units including a ceramic wick that is in contact with a heater and in contact with an aerosol precursor composition. The vapor-forming units are connectable to a power unit. |
| US10285442B2 |
E-cigarette personal vaporizer
A re-fillable and re-chargeable e-cigarette PV in which the PV indicates consumption of e-liquid using a visual indicator that extends or moves along the body. |
| US10285439B2 |
Smokeless tobacco packaging system and method
Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include a container including a plurality of preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape and integrity during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. One or more of the preformed smokeless tobacco products are compressed between a lid and a base of the container to hinder movement of the one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products within the container. Each preformed smokeless tobacco product can include a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile. |
| US10285435B2 |
Rod for a smoking article and method and apparatus for manufacture
A filter rod for a cigarette or other smoking article comprising a filter plug having a plurality of threads extending through at least part of the filter plug, and an apparatus and method for manufacturing such a filter rod. |
| US10285434B2 |
Smoking article and manufacture thereof
A smoking article comprises a rod of smokeable material such as tobacco and a tubular support in which the rod is slidably received. The tubular support is formed from a blank of sheet material that is wound in a spiral. Machinery for making the spiral blank is described. |
| US10285433B2 |
Capsule object rupture testing system and associated method
A capsule rupture testing system includes a positioning channel configured to receive one or more smoking article filters therein. The smoking article filters include a filter material and a capsule object disposed therein. The system includes a smoking article positioning device configured to position the smoking article filter elements at a testing position within the positioning channel. The system includes a rupturing device that includes an actuating element configured to operably engage at least one smoking article filter element at the testing position. The testing position aligns the actuating element with an expected position of the capsule object. The rupturing device also includes a measuring element configured to determine a deformation measurement associated with deforming the filter element. The system also includes an analysis unit configured to analyze the deformation measurement and configured to determine a rupture point of the capsule object. An associated method is also provided. |
| US10285430B2 |
Electronic vaporiser system
An electronic cigarette vaporizer includes a heating element and a microcontroller; the microcontroller monitors or measures electrical characteristics of the heating element and uses that to automatically identify the type of heating element and as a control input. The microcontroller automatically applies different heating parameter controls to the heating element, including optimal and maximum operating temperature, depending on the type of heating element that is identified. |
| US10285427B2 |
Thickener composition for dysphagia patients
The invention relates to thickening compositions for thickening nutritional products to make the nutritional product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients, said thickening composition comprising starch, xanthum gum and/or methylcellulose and galactomannan and/or glucomannan. |
| US10285419B2 |
Systems and methods for heat exchange
Heat exchange devices, including aseptic cooler devices, and systems including same are provided. Methods of using heat exchange device are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides heat exchangers having an open chamber configuration and including a first section containing a cooling or heating media and a second section containing a food product. The first section includes a level detecting device that is configured to maintain a level of cooling or heating media in the first section, while preventing the cooling or heating media from pressurizing the first section. The open chamber configuration provides an air break at a top portion of the first section that ensures that the cooling or heating media entering the first section is at, or close to, atmospheric pressure. |
| US10285418B2 |
Method and apparatus for smoothing irregular particulate flow stream
A system for converting an irregular flow stream of solid particulates into a continuously flowing stream of solid particulates is disclosed. The system comprises a bin adapted to receive the irregular particulate flow stream. A level sensor is adapted to produce an output signal representative of the volume of particulates in the bin. The bin level controller has a set point corresponding to a desired level for the volume of particulates in the bin and is adapted to receive the output signal from the level sensor. The bin level controller produces a bin level control signal proportional to the deviation from the set point signal. A movable valve is positioned proximate the outlet adapted to modulate the particulate flow stream out of the bin and a valve controller is operatively associated with the valve. The valve controller is adapted to respond to bin level control signals from the bin level controller. The bin level controller is constructed and arranged to operate the valve such that the volume of particulates remains at the bin set point level to ensure a constant stream of particulates out of the bin through the outlet. Once the particulate flow stream is continuous and measured, it may be subjected to further operations such as proportional coating or mixing of additional constituents. |
| US10285417B2 |
Machine and method for making two liquid or semi-liquid food products
A machine for simultaneously making first and second liquid or semi-liquid products includes a first stirrer operating on a first container and a second stirrer operating on a second container. A thermodynamic heat treatment system includes a circuit filled with a heat exchanger fluid, a compressor operating on the fluid, a first heat exchanger affected by the fluid to exchange heat with the first container, and a second heat exchanger affected by the fluid to exchange heat with the second container. A first device for adjusting the flow rate of the fluid allows adjustment of the thermal power exchanged by the first heat exchanger. A second device for adjusting the flow rate of the fluid allows adjustment of the thermal power exchanged by the second heat exchanger. A control unit controls the first and second devices as a function of a measured operating parameter of the machine. |
| US10285414B2 |
Method of producing an aromatised food or beverage product
The present invention relates to a method of producing an aromatised food or beverage product, wherein an aroma fraction is obtained from a plant extract, said aroma fraction is being contacted with a resin to remove undesired aroma compounds, and the aroma fraction from which undesired compounds have been removed are combined with a food or beverage composition to produce an aromatised food or beverage product. |
| US10285413B2 |
Process for the preparation of lactose-free and reduced phosphorus skim milk
A method of preparing a low calorie, Lactose-free and Phosphorus-reduced milk with multiple filtration, centrifugation, carbonation and phase separation steps to remove Lactose and Phosphorus from milk including skim milk. The method includes a filtration apparatus to employ ultrafiltration to remove Lactose and any component of Lactose. Ultra-Centrifugation is used additionally to increase and complete the removal of Lactose and to facilitate the reduction of Phosphorous in the final milk preparation. The process eliminates the conventional use of lactase enzyme to hydrolyze Lactose into its simple sugar components. |
| US10285412B2 |
Method for producing fresh milk having a longer shelf life
A method for producing fresh milk having a longer shelf life involves providing raw milk and performing an at least two-step centrifugal germ removal process of the raw milk before a standardization process of the raw milk is carried out. A method may also include performing a first step of a two-step centrifugal germ removal process before a skimming process separating skimmed milk is carried out and performing a second step of the two-step centrifugal germ removal process during the carrying out of the skimming process separating skimmed milk. |
| US10285409B2 |
High speed rinsing solution application
The present disclosure includes various method, and apparatus embodiments for high speed rinsing solution application. One such apparatus embodiment includes a substructure having an elliptical track, a catheter delivery system including a plurality of carriages coupled to the track, wherein each of the carriages includes a respective catheter delivery mechanism, a carousel drive system configured to drive the carriages such that the carriages circulate about the substructure on the track, a rotary timing valve positioned above a central portion of the substructure, the rotary timing valve including a plurality of outlets each positioned at a respective radial position on the rotary timing valve, wherein each of the plurality of outlets is connected to a respective catheter delivery mechanism by a hose, and a hose table positioned between the rotary timing valve and the substructure and configured to support the hoses. |
| US10285408B2 |
Method for visual capture of data relating to animals that are to be slaughtered from an animal that is to be slaughtered
A method to capture data for animals to be slaughtered with an image capture unit that has an image capture range in which a surface of an animal to be slaughtered is captured visually and in which image points on the surface of the animal are captured. The capture unit provides image point data from the image points in transmittable form. An evaluation unit captures the point data and uses the point data to capture markings on the rear surface of the animal. The evaluation unit provides the markings as a storable capture result. Image points on the surface of the animal are captured in the image capture range. The points contain the markings. The capture unit transmits the point data. The evaluation unit captures the image point data. The method makes an association of an identification code for an animal with the point data. The evaluation unit provides the markings as a storable capture result with the code for the animal. |
| US10285407B2 |
System and method for cutting a carcass
A system and method for cutting a carcass. The system comprises a support assembly (12) movable along a first path and a second path adjacent to a first portion and a second portion of the carcass respectively; a retractable assembly (14) movable between an extended configuration when the support assembly is moved along the first path and a retracted configuration away from the carcass when the support assembly (12) is being moved along the second path; a first cutting tools (16) processing the first portion of the carcass when the support assembly (12) is moved along the first path, and disengaging from the carcass when the retractable assembly (14) is in the retracted position; and a second cutting tool processing the second portion of the carcass when the support assembly (12) is moved along the second path. The first cutting tool (16) is independently and separately movable relatively to movement of the second cutting tool (18). |
| US10285403B2 |
Bispyribac mixtures
The present invention is directed to agricultural mixtures comprising bispyribac and a C16 to C18 fatty acid methyl ester adjuvant system. The present invention is further directed to methods of increasing the activity of bispyribac with the mixtures of the present invention. |
| US10285394B1 |
Floating pier, pinniped deterrent system
A system for deterring pinnipeds comprising a plurality of connected tracks interspersed with expansion joints, wherein the tracks and expansion joints are operatively coupled via connector keys that fit into a recessed channel running underneath the tracks and expansion joints, the tracks and expansion joints having electrically insulated recessed channels allowing for conductive wire to run throughout the tracks and expansion joints, the expansion joints further comprising two wells allowing for excess wire to be coiled and housed, acting as a spring and allowing for expansion, and the wire is connected to a power source. |
| US10285391B2 |
Method and apparatus for joining a fishing line to another fishing component, for adjusting the buoyancy of fishing components, and for cutting a fishing line
Apparatus for cutting a fishing line, said apparatus including a hollow shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween; a slot formed in said hollow shaft and communicating with said lumen; and a cutter shaft movably disposed within said lumen so as to selectively cross said slot, whereby to cut a fishing line disposed in said slot. |
| US10285388B2 |
Non-human animals having a disruption in a C9ORF72 locus
A non-human animal model for neurodegenerative and/or inflammatory diseases is provided, which non-human animal comprises a disruption in a C9ORF72 locus. In particular, non-human animals described herein comprise a deletion of an entire coding sequence of a C9ORF72 locus. Methods of identifying therapeutic candidates that may be used to prevent, delay or treat one or more neurodegenerative (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)), autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases (e.g., SLE, glomerulonephritis) are also provided. |
| US10285386B2 |
Aquarium scenic backlighting device
An aquarium scenic backlighting device for aquariums includes a housing that has a front, a back, a bottom, a top, and opposing sides defining an internal space. The front is substantially transparent. A partition, which is complementary to the front and light defusing, is positioned in the internal space and coupled to the housing. The partition is positioned in parallel proximate to the front defining a slot. An opening to access the slot is positioned in the top. A power module and a bulb are positioned in the internal space and coupled to the housing. The bulb, which is operationally coupled to the power module, is positioned to illuminate a panel positioned in the slot. Each of a pair of brackets is coupled to the top proximate to a respective opposing side. The brackets are configured to reversibly couple the housing to a rear of an aquarium. |
| US10285384B2 |
Bee frame extractor grip
Bee keepers, or apiarists, need to regularly inspect their hives in an apiary. In addition, the goal of the apiary is to collect products from the hive. To perform these maintenances chores, the bee keeper typically is required to remove a frame from the hive. Embodiments of the Bee Frame Extractor Grip are comprised of a pair of handles, a left-side grip assembly, and a right-side grip assembly. The pair of handles connect the left-side grip assembly and the right-side grip assembly via bolts that pass through the upper arms of both L-brackets and into the ends of the handles. |
| US10285382B2 |
Application of dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) gas to methods of poultry production
An improved poultry production method comprising providing dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) to poultry eggs, chicks and birds, and devices for providing DHP to poultry production during laying, incubating, hatching, and growing. |
| US10285380B1 |
Semi-hollow ball with internal support structure and airflow passages
A semi-hollow ball for pet play, including an outer shell having a plurality of perforations therethrough, a central inner core disposed in the perforated outer shell, and a plurality of elongate airflow structures extending disposed between, and extending from at least one of, the central inner core and the perforated outer shell. The elongate airflow structures are spaced apart from one another so as to form airflow passages therebetween. The airflow passages are in fluid communication with the perforations in the outer shell such when carried in the mouth of a pet, air passes into the ball through one or more of the perforations, through one or more of the airflow passages, and out of the ball through one or more of the perforations. |
| US10285376B2 |
Bean variety SVGG2053
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2053. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2053, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2053 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2053, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US10285375B1 |
Soybean variety 5PDFY34
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PDFY34 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PDFY34, cells from soybean variety 5PDFY34, plants of soybean 5PDFY34, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PDFY34. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PDFY34 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PDFY34, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PDFY34, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PDFY34. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PDFY34 are further provided. |
| US10285359B2 |
Spinach hybrid SVVB5191 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of spinach hybrid SVVB5191 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB5191 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another spinach plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the leaf and gametes of such plants. |
| US10285358B2 |
Lettuce variety 41-655 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 41-655 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 41-655 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 41-655 RZ. |
| US10285355B1 |
Maize hybrid X75M830
A novel maize variety designated X75M830 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X75M830 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75M830 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X75M830, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75M830 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75M830 and methods of using maize variety X75M830 are disclosed. |
| US10285353B1 |
Sorghum hybrid XS4424
A novel sorghum variety designated XS4424 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety XS4424 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety XS4424, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety XS4424 are provided. Methods for producing a sorghum plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into sorghum variety XS4424 include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation of one or both inbred parents. The sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced thereby are described. |
| US10285352B1 |
Sorghum hybrid XSW4523
A novel sorghum variety designated XSW4523 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety XSW4523 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety XSW4523, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety XSW4523 are provided. Methods for producing a sorghum plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into sorghum variety XSW4523 include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation of one or both inbred parents. The sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced thereby are described. |
| US10285351B2 |
Soybean cultivar S170023
A soybean cultivar designated S170023 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170023, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170023, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170023, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170023. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170023. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170023, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170023 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10285346B2 |
Water level indicator
A water level indicator, and a self-watering planter containing same. The water level indicator having a top end and a bottom end, and a plurality of pushrods, each of the pushrods comprising an indicator flag cap and a float. The floats on each of the pushrods may each arranged such that the indicator flag cap of each pushrod is pushed towards the top end when liquid container is filled to different levels. |
| US10285341B2 |
Dripper gripper
A water line support device includes a pair of stakes that extend perpendicularly downward from a horizontal support member and a plurality of water line retention mechanisms that may be positioned on the top or bottom side of the horizontal member. In simple form, the plurality of integral retention mechanisms have a recessed channel that is oriented parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the horizontal member. The horizontal member has a top side and a bottom side connected on opposite sides of a middle support such that the top side, middle support and bottom side form an I-beam configuration when viewed as a cross section of the horizontal member. The middle support can be reinforced or braced with diagonal supports that also are connected to and support the top side and the bottom side of the horizontal member. A logo can be added to the horizontal support member. |
| US10285339B2 |
More efficient structural cell for facilitating tree root growth
A structural cell system for supporting hardscape, allowing tree root growth, and managing stormwater underneath the hardscape. The system may include: a base having a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of support members interconnecting the receptacles; a plurality of legs each sized and shaped to be attachable to the base within one of the receptacles so as to extend from the base, and to be attachable to another of the legs so that pairs of legs attached to each other collectively extend from the base; and a top attachable to the legs. Outer edges of the base, the top, and the legs attached thereto define a volume, and are configured to support at least that portion of the hardscape overlying the top as well as a commercial vehicle traffic load thereon, while maintaining soil in a substantially uncompacted state throughout at least approximately ninety percent of the volume. |
| US10285338B2 |
Netting material with reinforcing flap and eyelets
A netting material having a length dimension and a width dimension much smaller than the length dimension comprises a flap folded from a fold region of the netting material along a longitudinal fold line at a distance from a longitudinal edge of the netting. The flap therefore comprises at least two layers of the netting material folded together. One or more eyelets are provided in the flap. |
| US10285334B1 |
Tarp apparatus for catching trimmed plant leaves and branches
A foldable tarp apparatus with enhanced strength to collect trimmed leaves and branches of a plant for a disposal is provided. The tarp apparatus includes a foldable circular sheet having a central opening and an outer edge, the circular sheet having a slit extending from an edge of the central opening to the outer edge of the circular sheet, and a plurality of spine members coupled to the circular sheet, each spine member extending radially on the circular sheet and positioned equidistant from adjacent spine members. The central opening of the circular sheet receives the base of the plant therethrough to secure the circular sheet on the ground area surrounding the plant, thereby permitting the circular sheet to collect the trimmed leaves and branches of the plant. |
| US10285326B2 |
Methods of sowing seeds
A method of sowing watermelon seeds includes seeding triploid watermelon seeds and watermelon pollinizer seeds in separate cells within a seedling tray. The triploid watermelon seeds produce seedless watermelons and the pollinizer seeds produce seeded watermelons. The seeded watermelons are not inherently bred to have reduced competition to plants grown from the triploid watermelon seeds. |
| US10285324B2 |
Method and device for dispensing granular material
A method and a device for feeding granular material in an agricultural implement and an agricultural implement comprising such a device. The method includes establishing an air flow through a take-up zone in a direction toward an outlet of the take-up zone from an inlet of the take-up zone. The take-up zone, has an extend which, viewed in a horizontal plane, is defined by a roof above the take-up zone and side walls extending downward from the roof, so that a space, which is open in the downward direction and toward an outlet, is formed between the roof and the side walls. The method also includes feeding the material to the take-up zone with the aid of gravity, so that the material falls in a direction transversely to the airflow into the take-up zone, thus delimiting the space in the downward direction and adjusting an adjustable part which is adjustable between at least two positions, to regulate a flow rate of the airflow in the space between the material and the roof. |
| US10285323B2 |
Agricultural tillage implement fold sequence control
An agricultural tillage implement with a hydraulic system having a left wing hydraulic subsystem with an outer left wing hydraulic circuit supplying hydraulic pressure and flow to an actuator for actuating an actuator of an outer left wing folding implement section, and a right wing hydraulic subsystem having an outer right wing hydraulic circuit for actuating the actuator of an outer right wing implement section; the hydraulic system additionally having a hydraulic flow divider dividing hydraulic flow and pressure between the outer left wing hydraulic circuit and the outer right wing hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic flow divider being configured to coordinate the motion of the outer left wing section and the outer right wing section. |
| US10285322B2 |
Stacking planter toolbar without four-bar linkage
An agricultural implement including a stacking toolbar assembly. The stacking toolbar assembly includes a center toolbar, a center support beam, at least one pivot beam rotatably coupled to the center support beam at a first joint, at least one wing toolbar moveably coupled to the at least one pivot beam at a second joint, and an actuating system. The actuating system includes at least one first actuator coupled to the center support beam and the at least one pivot beam, and at least one second actuator coupled to the at least one pivot beam and the at least one wing toolbar. The at least one wing toolbar is moveable from a work position in which the at least one wing toolbar is substantially laterally aligned with the center toolbar and a transport position in which the at least one wing toolbar is stacked above the center toolbar. |
| US10292318B2 |
Manufacturing method of a hollow shielding structure for circuit elements
A hollow shielding structure for different types of circuit elements is provided. The hollow shielding structure includes at least one element mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), a shield dam surrounding the at least one element, and a shield cover is configured to be electrically coupled to an upper portion of the shield dam and cover the at least one element, with a gap formed between the at least one element and the shield cover. |
| US10292315B2 |
Cooling device for electronic device
A cooling device includes a heat sink that includes a plurality of first heat radiating fins and a plurality of second heat radiating fins, and a compressor as a blower that causes cooling air to flow from an inlet toward an outlet of a cooling passage of the heat sink. The cooling device includes in a flow direction of the cooling air that passes via the heat sink a mist supplier arranged upstream of the heat sink and that supplies mist M to the cooling passage of the heat sink. |
| US10292311B2 |
Heat radiating sheet
Provided is a flexible heat radiating sheet with high thermal conductivity. The heat radiating sheet includes a resin material and a heat radiating member that extends in the planar direction and has a required thickness. The heat radiating member is bent such that in portions of a thin plate member between adjacent slit rows, projecting portions and recess portions are alternately repeated in the X-axis direction, and a projecting portion and a recess portion that are adjacent in the Y-axis direction are located facing each other. The heat radiating member is entirely buried in the resin material excluding apexes of the projecting portions and the recess portions. |
| US10292310B2 |
Thermally conductive assemblies with wedge blocks for contact heat conduction suitable for electrical devices such as load centers
Thermally conductive assemblies that provide a heat conduction path include at least one thermally conductive wedge block that can be held in a receptacle with a wall having sufficient flexibility to be able to expand outward in response to an outward force applied by the at least one thermally conductive wedge block. The wedge block can also be electrically resistive. |
| US10292306B2 |
Cooler and flow path unit
A cooler includes: a narrow flow path that has a narrow cross-sectional area; a wide flow path that is connected to a downstream side of the narrow flow path, is in thermal contact with a heating body, and has a wide cross-sectional area; and at least one rectifying piece that is provided in an upstream portion of the wide flow path that is an upstream side from a position being in thermal contact with the heating body. A fluid refrigerant flows through the narrow flow path and the wide flow path, and heat generated by the heating body is radiated. The rectifying piece includes: a single first angle portion that protrudes toward the upstream side; and a first surface and a second surface that join at an acute angle to form the first angle portion. |
| US10292303B2 |
Cooling unit for cooling the air admitted to the interior of a switchgear cabinet, and a corresponding switchgear cabinet arrangement
A cooling unit for cooling the air admitted to the interior of a switchgear cabinet (100), which cooling unit has an inner circuit, through which the air to be cooled is routed from a switchgear cabinet interior, and an outer circuit (3) which is fluidically partitioned from the inner circuit and through which the surrounding air is routed, wherein the inner circuit contains a first heat exchanger and the outer circuit contains a second heat exchanger, between which a coolant is circulating, wherein the heat exchangers have an air flow direction along which the heat exchangers allow air to pass between an air inlet side and an air outlet side, characterized in that at least one of the heat exchangers has a first air guide upstream on the air inlet side, which extends at an angle with 5<β<45° relative to the air inlet side and forms an air duct between itself and the air inlet side, which tapers along a dimension of the air inlet side. |
| US10292302B2 |
Remote radio unit and active antenna system
A remote radio unit, which includes a housing, a ventilation air channel, and a circuit component, where the housing is a sealed hollow cavity; the ventilation air channel passes through the housing, a top end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a top end surface of the housing in a sealed manner, and a bottom end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a bottom end surface of the housing in a sealed manner; and the circuit component is disposed inside the cavity, and is in contact with an external surface of a side wall of the ventilation air channel, so that heat generated by the circuit component is dissipated through the ventilation air channel. |
| US10292301B1 |
Coupling assembly and cable management device thereof
A coupling assembly includes a slide rail assembly and a cable management device. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The first rail is displaceable relative to the second rail. The cable management device includes a first cable management arm, a second cable management arm, a member and a connecting member. The second cable management arm pivots with respect to the first cable management arm. The member pivots with respect to the first cable management arm. The connecting member is displaceable relative to the member. The second cable management arm is configured to connect to the second rail. The first cable management arm is connected to the first rail using the connecting member. |
| US10292300B2 |
Power supply apparatus
A power supply apparatus includes a housing being self-standing and having an opening on a front side, and a unit disposed in the housing to be insertable and removable in a front-back direction through the opening. The unit includes a lower-left slide portion positioned at a left lower end when facing forward from inside the housing, a lower-right slide portion positioned at a right lower end when facing forward from inside the housing, and a hook portion disposed between the lower-left slide portion and the lower-right slide portion. The hook portion includes a hook base portion extending downward, and a hook tip portion extending forward from a lower end of the hook base portion. |
| US10292297B2 |
Slide rail assembly and bracket device thereof
A slide rail assembly is configured to be detachably mounted to a first post and a second post by a first bracket and a bracket device. The bracket device includes a second bracket, a hook, and a locking element. The hook is connected to the second bracket. The locking element is operatively engaged with the second bracket for abutting against the hook in order to hold the hook at a close position relative to the second post. When the first bracket is detached from the first post, and the locking element is operatively disengaged from the second bracket, the locking element no longer abuts against the hook. |
| US10292295B2 |
Measuring and/or checking system including at least two units, and method to manage relative electrical connections
A measuring and/or control system (1), to control for example a machine tool, comprises at least a first and a second unit, each comprising a casing with a front wall, electronic circuits and at least one socket. The system further comprises a bridge connector (11) having a first multipolar connector (11A) and a second multipolar connector (11B), each of which can be coupled to one of the sockets in order to electrically connect the first and the second unit. In each of the first unit and second unit, the socket is positioned on the respective front wall and comprises planar electrical contacts. The first and the second multipolar connectors of the bridge connector are directed in the same direction so as to face the front wall of the first unit and the second unit and each comprise retractable contacts. The bridge connector comprises fastening elements for fastening the bridge connector to the front wall of the first unit and of the second unit. |
| US10292294B2 |
Corner transition module and LED display application thereof
A corner transition module includes a module case, a LED PCB board, a curved face cover. The LED PCB board is set in the space defined between the module case and the curved face cover. The module case is mounted on a LED installing position. A plurality of LED installing holes is provided on the curved face cover to couple with the LEDs on the LED PCB board. The corner transition module solves the problem that two flat display screens being angularly connected in resulting in a display defects with a black line at the connecting corner. With the corner transition module, the non-planar screens are seamlessly connected to form a perfect full-screen display effect in high-performance graphics display without any black line. |
| US10292291B2 |
Compact media player
An electronic device such as a media player is formed from electrical components such as integrated circuits, buttons, and a battery. Electrical input-output port contacts are used to play audio and to convey digital signals. Electrical components for the device are mounted to a substrate. The components are encapsulated in an encapsulant and covered with an optional housing structure. The electrical input-output port contacts and portions of components such as buttons remain uncovered by encapsulant during the encapsulation process. Integrated circuits are entirely encapsulated with encapsulant. The integrated circuits are packaged or unpackaged integrated circuit die. The substrate is a printed circuit board or is an integrated circuit to which components are directly connected without any printed circuit boards interposed between the integrated circuit and the components. |
| US10292290B2 |
Coordinating installation and connection of a motor control center subunit having moveable line contacts
A system and method are provided for coordinating the installation and removal a motor control center subunit with the power connection and interruption thereof. A system of interlocks and indicators causes an operator to install a motor control center subunit into a motor control center, and connect supply and control power thereto, in a particular order. Embodiments of the invention may prevent actuation of line contacts of the bucket, and shield the line contacts, until the bucket is fully installed in the motor control center. Other embodiments also prevent circuit breaker closure until the line contacts are engaged with a bus of the motor control center. |
| US10292288B1 |
Cabinet electrification system
One of more panels of the cabinet include at least one conductive region that is optionally covered by an insulative covering. These conductive regions are coupled to an external power source. Shelves, drawers, other cabinet components, electrical devices in a cabinet (including, but not limited to, a motor, lights, outlet, appliance, sensor, processor, etc.), and the like can further conduct or receive electrical energy by electrically coupling to the conductive regions within the panels of the cabinet, for example, through shelf pins that are inserted into holes in the panels. |
| US10292283B2 |
Device with printed circuit board (PCB)
Devices with PCB engaging portions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device may include: (1) a first cover comprising a base portion and a plurality of lateral portions, a first one of the lateral portions comprising a first notch; and (2) a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first engaging portion engageable to the first notch, the PCB positioned at an angle with respect to the base portion of the first cover when the first engaging portion is engaged to the first notch. |
| US10292281B2 |
Electronic control device
Provided is an electronic control device that is easily assembled and with which it is possible to reduce the effects of vibration and external force applied from a connector. Electronic components are installed on a substrate. A base covers a surface of the substrate. A cover covers a surface of the substrate. A first connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector fixed to an on-board transmission. A second connector, which is installed on the surface, connects to a connector of a harness. First vibration-suppressing parts, which are provided to the inside surface of the base facing the end surface of the first connector on the surface side, suppress the vibration of the first connector. |
| US10292278B2 |
Compact printed circuit board assembly with insulating endcap via
A compact printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a preamplifier subassembly. The preamplifier subassembly includes a preamplifier and an insulating endcap abutting one another and arranged in a plane parallel to the PCB. An electrical via formed within the first insulating endcap provides an electrical connection between a decoupling capacitor and the PCB to reduce noise detectable in current flowing between the preamplifier and a current source. |
| US10292276B2 |
Method of manufacturing a hybrid metal pattern by using wire explosion and light-sintering, and a hybrid metal pattern manufactured thereby
The inventive concepts relate to a method of manufacturing a hybrid metal pattern and a hybrid metal pattern manufactured thereby. In the method, the hybrid metal pattern may be manufactured on a substrate (e.g., a flexible substrate), formed of various materials, at room temperature without damaging the substrate, by a wire explosion method in liquid and light-sintering. In more detail, when performing the wire explosion method in liquid according to conditions of the inventive concepts, metal particles having uniform nano-sizes and uniform micro-sizes can be formed by a simple process, and additional dispersing and collecting processes can be omitted. In addition, conductive hybrid ink is formed by adding a metal precursor and then is light-sintered. In this case, the hybrid metal pattern can be manufactured by a very simple process. |
| US10292275B2 |
Method of manufacturing glass substrate that has through hole, method of forming through hole in glass substrate and system for manufacturing glass substrate that has through hole
A method of manufacturing a glass substrate that has a through hole, includes (1) forming an initial hole in a glass substrate by irradiating laser light from a first surface side of the glass substrate; (2) performing a first etching process using a first etching solution to form, from the initial hole, a first through hole that extends from a first opening formed at a first surface to a second opening formed at a second surface, and to make a ratio “d1/Rt1” of a thickness “d1” of the glass substrate with respect to a diameter “Rt1” of the first opening to be within a range between 10 to 20; and (3) performing a second etching process to enlarge the first through hole using a second etching solution, whose etching rate with respect to the glass substrate is faster than that of the first etching solution. |
| US10292273B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board, antenna, and wireless charging device
A flexible printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one insulating layer having flexibility and containing a synthetic resin as a main component; and at least one conducting layer including a circuit pattern, wherein the circuit pattern includes a continuous spiral pattern, and the flexible printed circuit board includes a curved portion that curves such that one side and another side of the spiral pattern are disposed close to each other. |
| US10292272B2 |
Device for the orientation of contact terminals on an electrical component for fitting to a circuit board of an electric circuit
A device for orienting contact terminals on an electrical component such that they fit to a circuit board of an electric circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a carrier element configured to receive the electrical component and a plurality of bending elements, wherein the carrier element has a plurality of holes, each hole penetrating the carrier element from an upper side to an underside, wherein a respective section of the bending elements is secured to the carrier element and a respective end of the bending elements projects into a respective hole of the carrier element, and wherein the bending elements are configured such that the respective end of the bending elements, upon insertion of a respective contact terminal of the electrical component into the respective hole from the upper side of the carrier element, is bent within the hole and clamps the respective contact terminal. |
| US10292269B1 |
Inductor with metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor
An inductor-capacitor (LC) filter includes an inductor having an asymmetric shape including at least one turn. The LC filter also includes serial capacitors coupled to the inductor at only one end of a continuous portion of the inductor. The serial capacitors continues the shape of the inductor. The capacitors are outside of a footprint of the continuous portion of the inductor. |
| US10292261B2 |
Stretchable and foldable electronic devices
Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device. |
| US10292253B2 |
Heat-dissipation and shielding structure and communications product
A heat-dissipation and shielding structure, including a shielding case, a thermal pad, and a heat sink. The bottom of the shielding case is connected to a circuit board used to carry a heat emitting element, the heat sink is disposed on the top of the shielding case, the top of the shielding case is provided with an opening, the thermal pad runs through the opening, a bottom surface of the thermal pad is attached to the heat emitting element, and a top surface of the thermal pad is attached to the heat sink; and the heat-dissipation and shielding structure further includes a metal spring plate, where the metal spring plate is located on a periphery of the opening and encircles the opening, and the metal spring plate is elastically connected between the shielding case and the heat sink. |
| US10292250B2 |
ESD protection device
An ESD protection device includes an insulating ceramic body including a cavity portion, an auxiliary electrode including a first and second main surfaces, the auxiliary electrode being embedded in the insulating ceramic body such that a side end portion of the auxiliary electrode between the first and second main surfaces is exposed to the cavity portion, and first and second discharge electrodes embedded in the insulating ceramic body such that main surfaces of the first and second discharge electrodes face each other with the auxiliary electrode interposed therebetween, the auxiliary electrode including first and second auxiliary electrode layers, the first auxiliary electrode layer having a higher content of a conductive material than the second auxiliary electrode layer, the first auxiliary electrode layer being joined to at least one of the first and second discharge electrodes. |
| US10292246B2 |
Area illumination system and method
Disclosed is an illumination system (100) and method (600) for generating a predefined illumination pattern on an area (10). The system comprises a plurality of luminaires (110), each luminaire having an orientation adjustment mechanism and being arranged to generate a contribution (210, 210′) to said illumination pattern on a part of said area; a plurality of cameras (120), each camera associated with one of said luminaires for capturing an image of an illuminated part of said area including the contribution generated by said associated luminaire; and a control unit (130) adapted to facilitate the generation of the predefined illumination pattern by evaluating one of said images to determine a deviation from the predefined illumination pattern for the illuminated part of said area captured in said image; selecting a luminaire from said plurality of luminaires from information contained in a light plan and generating an orientation adjustment signal for the selected luminaire based on the determined deviation. |
| US10292242B2 |
Control device, control method, and program
There is provided a control device, a control method, and a program through which it is possible to implement a more suitable imaging environment even under a situation in which auxiliary light is emitted from a plurality of light sources, the control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a light emission state of a first light source; and a control unit configured to control an operation of light emission of a second light source that is different from the first light source according to the acquired light emission state of the first light source. |
| US10292239B2 |
Illumination power saving method
A lighting energy saving method of the present invention, comprises a plurality of brightness adjustable illuminants, and a plurality of photoreceptors for detecting brightness of lighting environment, the brightness of lighting environment is brightness of the environment formed by illumination light emitted from all the illuminants, natural light and illumination light emitted from other lighting systems, wherein comprising: A. setting basic illumination brightness of the lighting environment, i.e. setting basic photosensitivity value of each of the photoreceptors; B. adjusting illumination brightness of each illuminant to a corresponding brightness value to obtain a real-time brightness environment of the lighting environment, and then detecting the real-time brightness environment by the photoreceptors to obtain the photosensitivity values detected by the photoreceptors, the photosensitivity values reflecting the real-time illumination brightness of the real-time brightness environment; C. comparing the detected photosensitivity values actually detected by all the photoreceptors to their own basic photosensitivity values, determining whether their own basic photosensitivity values are satisfied, if not, repeating B, if so, entering D; D. all the illuminants lighting according to the brightness that they should have at the real-time brightness environment. |
| US10292238B1 |
System and method for three-way switching
A method of controlling an electrical control system, the system including a switch module to control power delivery from a power source to at least one load, the switch module including first and second traveler lines to connect the switch module to a load or to a corresponding switch in a three-way configuration, the method including receiving, at the switch module, a first signal from the first traveler line, receiving, at the switch module, a second signal from the second traveler line, receiving, at the switch module, a third signal from a common line, where the common line is connected to the load or the power source, identifying a waveform pattern based on the first signal, second signal and third signal, determining a state of the load based on the identified waveform pattern, and controlling a display of a user interface based on the determined state of the load. |
| US10292237B2 |
High efficiency light system
An innovative and highly efficient light system is disclosed herein. The light system includes a housing with an inner shroud and an outer shroud, a first light source and a second light source. The inner shroud is disposed within the outer shroud, and both light sources are disposed within the inner shroud. The second light source may produce light and heat. The heat from the second light source may be absorbed by the first light source to enable the first light source to more efficiently produce light. The light system may provide light from both the first light source and the second light source simultaneously. The inner surface of the outer shroud may contain an infrared reflective coating configured to retain the heat produced from the second light source within the housing while still enabling the output of the visible light produced by the first and second light sources. |
| US10292235B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate and a light emitting unit disposed on the substrate. The light emitting unit includes an electrode electrically connected to a semiconductor layer. The electrode has a first surface farthest from the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor layer has a second surface adjacent to the electrode. A roughness of the first surface is greater than a roughness of the second surface. |
| US10292233B1 |
Configurable lighting system
A luminaire can include a power supply that receives AC mains power from a power source and delivers intermediate power. The luminaire can also include a control module coupled to the power supply, wherein the control module receives the intermediate power from the power source, where the control module includes at least one first switch that has multiple positions, where each position of the at least one first switch corresponds to an output power level of a plurality of output power levels. The output power level can correspond to a discrete correlated color temperature (CCT) output by a plurality of light sources of the luminaire. |
| US10292232B2 |
Light and display content integration method
Disclosed is a light and display content integration method, applied to a display device. The display device is an integrated screen, comprising a display area and a light area. The light area is illuminated by an LED array located behind the display area and around a periphery of the display area. The method is configured to integrate, according to an input signal, display content of the display area and a display status of the LED array. The LED array comprises a plurality of light assembly units. The display area is partitioned into a plurality of video regions according to the amount of the light assembly units, and each of the video regions corresponds to one of the light assembly units. The present invention controls, according to different input signals, an output of a corresponding light signal and display signal by analyzing a type of the input signals. |
| US10292230B2 |
System and method for controlling a wayside device
A system includes at least one signal light having at least one lamp. The system further includes a control device electrically connected to the at least one lamp by a conductive cable. The at least one lamp is configured to flash in response to the loss of an audio signal generated by the control device. |
| US10292229B1 |
Line voltage compensation circuit, led drive system and drive method
The present disclosure provides a line voltage compensation circuit, an LED drive system and a drive method. The line voltage compensation circuit is configured to receive signal reflecting bus voltage and output line voltage compensation signal based on the received signal reflecting bus voltage, a preset baseline voltage and at least one reference voltage, wherein the line voltage compensation signal has a multi-segment linear relationship with the received signal reflecting bus voltage. In the technical solution provided by the present application, the linear relationship between the feedback voltage of the LED load and the built-in baseline voltage is adjusted based on at least one preset threshold to output segment-based line voltage compensation signal. Compared with the line voltage compensation technology with a single slope, better input voltage line regulation and better LED current line regulation can be obtained by adopting the technical solution provided by the present application. |
| US10292228B2 |
Circuit for improving stability of backfeed of driving power supplies
The invention provides a circuit for improving the stability of the backfeed of driving power supplies, including a reference resistor, a current measuring resistor, a comparator, a logic circuit, a driving circuit and a load, and also including a control circuit, a current limiting resistor, an energy storage capacitor, and a resistor for generating a voltage difference of the residual current, an output end of the comparator is connected to one end of the current limiting resistor, the other end of the current limiting resistor is simultaneously connected to one end of the resistor for generating a voltage difference of the residual current and an input end of the logic circuit, a backfeed voltage between the current limiting resistor and the resistor for generating a voltage difference of the residual current is directed to the logic circuit, the other end of the resistor for generating a voltage difference of the residual current is connected to one end of the energy storage capacitor. The described circuit structure in the invention largely reduces current jitters and suppresses current surges, increases safety and reliability of the circuit. |
| US10292227B1 |
Light intensity control of an LED lighting system
Aspects of the disclosure provide a light emitting diode (LED) fade-in method. The method can include increasing an output current of an LED lighting system from an initial current level to an intermediate current level during a first phase of a fade-in process via a first set of current steps, and decreasing the output current of the LED lighting system from the intermediate current level to a target current level during a second phase of the fade-in process via a second set of current steps. The LED lighting system has a brightness resolution, and each of the first and second sets of current steps corresponds to a finest adjustable brightness value of the brightness resolution. |
| US10292225B2 |
Methods and apparatus for adaptable lighting unit
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for a lighting unit that may adaptably achieve a plurality of lighting effects. A plurality of LEDs (541A-G, 641) producing a light output having at least one adaptable light output characteristic may be provided and controlled by a controller 650 electrically coupled to the plurality of LEDs (541A-G, 641). The controller may control the at least one adaptable light output characteristic in accordance with received lighting configuration data that is specific to a particular lighting implementation. |
| US10292222B2 |
Control device for the electrical power supply for a semiconductor light source
A control device for the electrical power supply for a semiconductor light source for a light module includes a printed circuit board including at least one electronic component for controlling the electrical power supply. Also provided is a housing suitable for accommodating the printed circuit board, and a protective cap for closing said housing. A first ground belt is arranged on a first face of the printed circuit board and a second ground belt is arranged on a second face of the printed circuit board opposite the first face. The housing includes first points of contact with the second ground belt and the protective cap including second points of contact with the first ground belt, the housing and/or the protective cap including at least one protective curb for all or part of the first and second points of contact. |
| US10292220B2 |
Light emitting device for AC power operation
Disclosed is an improved light-emitting device for an AC power operation. A conventional light emitting device employs an AC light-emitting diode having arrays of light emitting cells connected in reverse parallel. The arrays in the prior art alternately repeat on/off in response to a phase change of an AC power source, resulting in short light emission time during a ½ cycle and the occurrence of a flicker effect. An AC light-emitting device according to the present invention employs a variety of means by which light emission time is prolonged during a ½ cycle in response to a phase change of an AC power source and a flicker effect can be reduced. For example, the means may be switching blocks respectively connected to nodes between the light emitting cells, switching blocks connected to a plurality of arrays, or a delay phosphor. Further, there is provided an AC light-emitting device, wherein a plurality of arrays having the different numbers of light emitting cells are employed to increase light emission time and to reduce a flicker effect. |
| US10292219B2 |
Lamp with pluggable control interface
The present disclosure relates to a lamp with pluggable control interface including a head, a power device electrically connecting to the head, a body, and a control interface device. The body is configured with a receiving chamber, a heat sink, and a connection portion connecting to the power device. The control interface device includes a plug-in end, a first circuit board electrically connecting to the plug-in end, a controller configured on the first circuit board, the plug-in end engages with the connection portion, and the controller is configured to turn on or off the lamp or to turn on a dimming function. |
| US10292217B2 |
Systems and methods for dimming control using system controllers
System and method for dimming control. The system includes a system controller, a transistor, and a resistor. The system controller includes a first controller terminal and a second controller terminal. The transistor includes a first transistor terminal, a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal. The resistor including a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal. The first transistor terminal is coupled, directly or indirectly, to the second controller terminal. The first resistor terminal is coupled to the second transistor terminal. The second resistor terminal is coupled to the third transistor terminal. The system controller is configured to receive an input signal at the first controller terminal and to generate an output signal at the second controller terminal. The transistor is configured to receive the output signal at the first transistor terminal and to change between a first condition and a second condition. |
| US10292216B2 |
Backlight module with MJT LED and backlight unit including the same
A backlight unit including a backlight module and a backlight control module. The backlight module includes a printed circuit board including blocks arranged in an M×N matrix, in which M and N are natural numbers of 2 or greater, and M blocks are arranged in a horizontal direction and N blocks are arranged in a vertical direction, and at least one light emitting device disposed on each of the blocks. The backlight control module is configured to perform a dimming control of the M×N blocks such that the at least one light emitting device in one block can be controlled independently from other light emitting devices disposed in the remaining blocks that are disposed in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction with respect to the one block. |
| US10292215B1 |
Elongated lamp tube, ballast and kit thereof
An elongated lamp tube has an elongated tube shell, two caps, a LED light source, a first power supply circuit, a second power supply circuit and a frequency switch circuit. The elongated lamp tube may be connected to first electrodes of a lamp fixture without a ballast or a lamp fixture with a ballast. The ballast converts an external power of an industrial frequency to a converted power of a working frequency. The frequency switch circuit is connected to the first power supply and the second power supply for blocking one of the first power supply circuit and the second power supply to supply driving current to the LED light source according to an input frequency of a received power. |
| US10292212B2 |
Double-cavity microwave oven
A double-cavity microwave oven is disclosed that includes a first and a second cooking cavity, a moveable barrier disposed between the first and the second cavity, a first and a second magnetron, and a first and a second waveguide corresponding to the first and the second magnetron, respectively. The first cavity is electromagnetically isolated from the second cavity, and, as the barrier moves, the size of the first cavity relative to the second cavity changes. As the barrier is in a first position, the first waveguide directs microwaves from the first magnetron to the first cavity and the second waveguide directs microwaves from the second magnetron to the second cavity. As the barrier is in a second position, the first and the second waveguide direct microwaves from the first and the second magnetron to the first cavity. Various embodiments are also disclosed including additional features. |
| US10292210B2 |
Transverse flux induction heating device
The transverse flux induction heating device is allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in the direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conductive sheet; and a non-conductive soft magnetic material which is attached to the shielding plate, wherein the shielding plate is interposed between the core and the non-conductive soft magnetic material. |
| US10292209B2 |
Electrostatic chuck heater
An electrostatic chuck heater 20 includes an electrostatic chuck 22, a sheet heater 30, and a support pedestal 60. The electrostatic chuck 22 is obtained by embedding an electrostatic electrode 24 in a ceramic sintered body 26. The sheet heater 30 is a resin sheet 32 having a plurality of correction heater electrodes 34 and a plurality of base heater electrodes 44. A first surface of the sheet heater 30 is resin-bonded to the electrostatic chuck 22, and a second surface of the sheet heater 30 is resin-bonded to the support pedestal 60 made of metal. |
| US10292201B2 |
User equipment for discontinuous reception and method performed by a user equipment
A user equipment for discontinuous reception operation in a wireless communication network comprises a receiver. The receiver is configured to operate in an RRC-connected state with predefined DRX active state time periods. The user equipment comprises a paging monitor which is configured to check whether a general paging message has already been read in a current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to check whether a general paging message is to be received in a current DRX active state time period if no general paging message has been read in the current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to read the general paging message during the current DRX active state time period. |
| US10292199B2 |
Method and communication device for performing link adaptation
The present disclosure provides a method implemented in an Access Node (AN) for performing Link Adaptation (LA) for a radio link to which different types of resources are allocated. The method comprises operating separate LA instances for the different types of resources to separately adapt Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS's) for the different types of resources. The method further comprises performing transmissions on the different types of resources according to the separately adapted MCS's. Also, the present disclosure provides an AN for performing the LA. |
| US10292198B2 |
Wireless ad hoc network assembly using network coding
A method of setting up a wireless ad hoc network includes constructing an initial network graph by a source device. The network graph represents the source device, at least one intermediate device, and at least one communication path between the source device and the intermediate device. The initial network graph is sent from the source device to the intermediate device along with an update request. The source device receives a second network graph from the intermediate device in response to sending the initial network graph, and determines an updated network graph by performing a union of the initial network graph and the second network graph. The process is performed by each intermediate device required to reach a destination device. |
| US10292194B2 |
Voice input/output apparatus, wireless connection method, and voice interaction system
A voice I/O apparatus comprises a voice input unit that acquires uttered voice; a connection control unit that controls connection between the voice I/O apparatus and a control apparatus that generates a response to the voice; and an interaction control unit that transmits the acquired voice to the control apparatus, receives the response to the voice, and outputs the response, wherein the connection control unit establishes, between the voice I/O apparatus and the control apparatus, connection of a voice channel over which the voice is transmitted and connection of a data channel over which data other than the voice is transmitted, and terminates the data channel in a case where the connection of the voice channel is not completed within a given time period from the establishment of the connection of the data channel. |
| US10292192B2 |
Method for processing received RLC PDUs for D2D communication system and device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing received RLC PDUs for D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first RLC (Radio Link Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) for a RLC entity from a peer UE; setting a plurality of state variables for the RLC entity to initial values, respectively, wherein the plurality of state variables for the RLC entity comprises VR(UH) and VR(UR), and the an initial value of VR(UH) is a RLC sequence number (SN) of the first RLC PDU, and an initial value of VR(UR) is ‘the RLC SN of the first RLC PDU-offset’; and processing the first RLC PDU using the initial values. |
| US10292190B2 |
Method of selecting and interconnecting distributed packet core nodes
A networking and application system for handling the data communications protocols in the mobile packet core network. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP) has a control plane for control signaling (GTP-C) and a data plane for user data (GTP-U). A GTP Switch interfaces with Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and/or serving gateway (S-GW). The GTP Switch provides Interment Protocol (IP) address manipulation to hide the topology of distributed control plane and data plane instances. The GTP Switch also implements dynamic node selection to route the control signaling and data plane traffic to different instances, hosted on separate servers, thus enabling higher flexibility in the network routing path optimization and scalable and elastic handling of the data traffic. |
| US10292189B2 |
Method of network configuration for wireless access point
A method of network configuration for a first wireless access point (AP) includes scanning to find a second wireless AP; determining whether the first wireless AP is a network provider or a network joiner in a network connection with the second wireless AP according to a determination rule; establishing the network connection with the second wireless AP; and configuring a profile of the first wireless AP when the network connection is established; wherein the second wireless AP is configured to have a profile identical to the profile of the first wireless AP when the network connection is established. |
| US10292188B2 |
Connection management techniques for wireless docking
Disclosed herein are connection management techniques for wireless docking. According to various such techniques, a wireless docking station may be arranged to implement an auto-connect mode setting that defines whether mobile clients are permitted to automatically connect to the wireless docking station, and may be arranged to implement a persistent pairing setting that defines whether authentication certificates may be reused. In some embodiments, the wireless docking station may be configured to advertise the auto-connect mode setting and the persistent pairing setting in auto-connect capability information elements (IEs) that it includes in probe requests and/or probe responses. The embodiments are not limited in this context. |
| US10292184B2 |
System and method for relay device discovery
A method for establishing relay services includes transmitting a random access parameter to a network node indicating a request for relaying services, the transmitting of the random access parameter initiates a first random access procedure, receiving, by the RD, a random access response including a relay indicator indicating one or more candidate relay devices, wherein receiving the relay indicator terminates the first random access procedure, and searching for a relay device in accordance with the relay indicator included in the random access response. |
| US10292180B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of communicating non-cellular access network information over a cellular network
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating non-cellular access network information via a cellular network. For example, an Evolved Node B (eNB) may include a radio to transmit a control message over a cellular communication medium, the control message including access network information of at least one non-cellular network within a coverage area of the eNB. |
| US10292179B2 |
Maximizing a frame's arrangement thereby increasing processing time available to processors
Embodiments herein maximize frame usage by selectively arranging the data within the frame thereby giving the transmitting processor additional time generate and transmit the data within the frame without increasing the time gap G of the frame and without increasing the overall length of the frame. Further, the selective arrangement also gives the receiving processor additional time to process the data of the frame and send Ack/Nack information regarding the success/failure of the processing without increasing the time gap G of the frame and without increasing the overall length of the frame. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US10292178B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting channel status in cellular radio communication system
A method and an apparatus for reporting channel status in a cellular radio communication system are disclosed. In a communication system supporting a carrier aggregation of a component carrier to which an FDD scheme is applied and a component carrier to which a TDD scheme is applied, a base station identifies a TDD uplink-downlink configuration of a TDD primary cell, and configures a CSI transmission period of an FDD secondary cell according to the TDD uplink-downlink configuration. A terminal transmits a CSI of the FDD secondary cell in a specific sub-frame of the TDD primary cell according to a CSI configuration period indicated by the base station. |
| US10292176B2 |
Subframe availability for machine type communications (MTC)
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and more specifically to a method for machine type communications involving identifying one or more subframes, within at least one radio frame, unavailable for bundled transmissions across multiple subframes and communicating, via at least one narrowband region within a wider system bandwidth, using bundled transmissions across multiple subframes based on the identification. |
| US10292175B2 |
Radio access networks
Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units and a controller is described. Each of the remote units comprises one or more radio frequency (RF) units to exchange RF signals with mobile devices. At least some of the RF signals comprise information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device. The controller comprises one or more modems and is connected to an external network. At least one of the modems is a baseband modem and is configured to pass first data corresponding to the information. The at least one of the modems is configured to perform real-time scheduling of the first data corresponding to the information. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network. The intermediate network comprises a switched Ethernet network over which second data corresponding to the information is carried in frames between the controller and the remote units. |
| US10292172B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting packet in system performing D2D direct communication
A method and an apparatus for transmitting a packet in a system performing a Device to Device (D2D) direct communication are provided. In the method, whether to transmit a small packet is determined. When small packet transmission is determined, at least one peripheral reception device is informed of whether the small packet is transmitted at a scheduling point. |
| US10292171B2 |
Terminal device and communication system
A terminal device and a communication system which are capable of starting LAA communication with a lower possibility of interference are provided. A communication unit performs communication using each of a first network and a second network. A communication control unit notifies a base station device constituting the first network of allocated frequency band exclusion information indicating a frequency band to be excluded from frequency bands allocated to the terminal device, and controls the communication unit so as to connect to the base station device using a frequency band allocated by the base station device. |
| US10292168B2 |
Allocating digital channels associated with communications signals into assigned spectrum chunks in a wireless distribution system (WDS) based on determined utilization of processing resources
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to allocating digital channels into spectrum chunks in a wireless distribution system (WDS). In a WDS, a central unit is configured to communicate downlink and uplink communications signals with a plurality of remote units over a plurality of downlink and uplink communication links. In one aspect, discrete downlink channels in the downlink communications signals are grouped into downlink spectrum chunks at the central unit when the processing circuitry at the central unit is underutilized. In another aspect, discrete uplink channels in the uplink communications signals are grouped into uplink spectrum chunks at the remote units when the processing circuitries at the remote units are underutilized. By grouping discrete downlink channels into downlink spectrum chunks and/or grouping uplink discrete channels into uplink spectrum chunks, it is possible to optimize system resource utilization in the WDS, thus providing enhanced overall performance in the WDS. |
| US10292167B2 |
Buffer status reporting and logical channel prioritization in multiflow operation
Uplink reporting and logical channel prioritization in multiflow operation is described. In some embodiments, uplink reporting for multiflow operation utilizes bearer level splitting where the UE associates bearers or logical channel groups (LCGs) with cells for uplink reporting. In some embodiments, uplink reporting for multiflow operation utilizes packet level splitting where the UE groups buffers for all LCGs into a common pool for uplink reporting. In packet level splitting embodiments, the UE may perform uplink reporting based on the total amount of data available for transmission in the common buffer pool or by applying scaling coefficients associated with the serving cells. Some embodiments manage mapping of logical channel payloads to uplink grants for multiflow operation. |
| US10292166B2 |
Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal, base station, method, and computer readable medium
A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) is configured to receive a first notification from a base station (13) and to transmit a second notification to the base station (13) when establishing a radio connection with the base station (13) after reception of the first notification or while performing a procedure for establishing a bearer between the M2M terminal (11) and a core network (14) after reception of the first notification. The first notification indicates whether specific coverage enhancement processing is supported in a cell (130) of the base station (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) is located. The second notification indicates that the specific coverage enhancement processing is required or being executed by the M2M terminal (11). It is thus possible to provide an improvement to allow the M2M terminal to determine necessity of special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals. |
| US10292164B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimization of video transmissions
A method comprises selecting, for at least a part of a set of data to be transmitted to a user equipment in cell, a bit rate, said bit rate being selected in dependence on radio conditions associated with said user equipment in said cell. |
| US10292161B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing uplink transmission in wireless LAN system
Proposed is a method for determining transmission using a network allocation vector (NAV) in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, after a receiving device receives a trigger frame, which triggers an uplink multiple user transmission, from a transmitting device, whether to transmit an uplink physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) corresponding to the trigger frame is determined using the NAV of the receiving device. In this case, if the NAV is established by an intra-basic service set (BSS) frame, whether to transmit the uplink PPDU is determined without taking the NAV into consideration. |
| US10292160B1 |
Prioritizing uplink grants to mobile devices assigned to frequencies subject to group delay variation
Systems and methods are disclosed for prioritizing uplink grants to mobile devices based on group delay variation considerations. A base station may receive (i) a first random access channel (RAC) request from a first user equipment device (UE) assigned to operate in a first frequency band of a wireless communication network and (ii) a second RAC request from a second UE assigned to operate in a different, second frequency band of the wireless communication network, both request being for uplink communications. Upon determining that the first frequency band is more susceptible to group delay variation based impairments than the second frequency band, the base station prioritizes an uplink channel grant of the first RAC request over an uplink channel grant of the second RAC request. |
| US10292159B2 |
Automated mesh point survey and guided installation for a wireless mesh network
Introduced here are techniques to provide automated mesh point survey and guided installation for assisting the installation and configuration of a wireless mesh network. Additional implementation techniques are also introduced including, for example, link rate estimation, roaming, and dedicated backhaul link implementation in such wireless mesh network, are also discussed. Among other benefits, this disclosure provides an integral solution where multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) mesh point devices are deployed in a relatively large environment with potential dead spots, such as a home or an office. |
| US10292157B2 |
Communication device and base station
A communication device configured to communicate with a network via at least one carrier is disclosed. The at least one carrier includes a plurality of transmission time interval (TTI) length configurations. The communication device includes a soft buffer for storing a downlink data transmission from the network; a storage unit configured to store a program code; and a processor electrically coupled to the storage unit. The processor is configured to access the program code to partition the soft buffer into a plurality of soft buffer partitions among the TTI length configurations according to a plurality of HARQ process numbers corresponding to the TTI length configurations. |
| US10292154B2 |
Communication establishment method, mobile station and transfer device based on transfer mode
A communication establishment method, mobile station and transfer device based on transfer mode. The method comprises: a first mobile station sends to the transfer device control information including the slot used by the first mobile station and the control signalings corresponding to different service types, in order that the transfer device determines a transfer slot and gets ready for communication according to the control signalings; and the first mobile station communicates with a target mobile station group through the transfer slot. The transfer device can accurately acquire the slot used by the mobile station, thus reducing communication error rate and solving the problem that the transfer device can not identify the slot in the use of the mobile station and can not support delayed access. Meanwhile, the technical solution can be compatible with existing transfer device and mobile station. |
| US10292153B2 |
Reception apparatus and reception method
Method of scrambling signals, transmission point device, and user equipment using the method are provided. The method includes: sending an ID table to a user equipment through higher layer signaling, the ID table being a subset of the whole ID space and containing available IDs for the user equipment; notifying the user equipment an ID in the ID table to be used through physical layer signaling or UE specific higher layer signaling; generating a random seed based on the notified ID; initializing a scrambling sequence by the random seed; and scrambling the signals with the initialized scrambling sequence. The method of the disclosure, by combining physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling, may notify the used group ID and the blind detection space to a UE, wherein the blind detection for the UE is enabled and the signaling overhead is reduced. |
| US10292150B2 |
Method for information transmission, base station and user equipment
The present disclosure provides a method for information transmission, a base station and a user equipment. The method for information transmission includes: performing a coverage enhancement processing on control information and data information; transmitting the control information and the data information, which the coverage enhancement processing is performed on, to a user equipment; and transmitting coverage enhancement indication information to the user equipment, where the coverage enhancement indication information is used for indicating the user equipment to acquire the control information and the data information which the coverage enhancement processing is performed on. The technical solutions of the present disclosure are capable of improving the downlink coverage range. |
| US10292149B2 |
Physical downlink control channel transmission method and apparatus
Disclosed are a physical downlink control channel transmission method and apparatus, which are used for achieving, in the case where an initial signal or signalling which indicates an initial position of a physical downlink shared channel is not transmitted, a method in which a physical downlink control channel is used for transmitting and indicating an initial position of a physical downlink shared channel. The method comprises: a terminal determining, according to each candidate time position in a set of candidate time positions and a set of candidate physical downlink control channel/enhanced physical downlink control channel resource positions corresponding to the candidate time position respectively, a physical downlink control channel/enhanced physical downlink control channel bearing downlink control information in an unauthorized frequency band wireless frame; and the terminal receiving the downlink control information by means of the determined physical downlink control channel/enhanced physical downlink control channel. |
| US10292147B2 |
Downlink control channel for single carrier transmission
A method is provided comprising selecting (301), in a network node, a downlink control channel scheme comprising at least two control channel pools within predefined control symbols. The network node applies (302) time division multiplexing between different control channels and/or related control channel building blocks within each control channel pool. The network node applies (302) frequency division multiplexing between different control channels. The network node allocates (303) control channel resources for at least one control channel based on a control channel type and/or aggregation level. |
| US10292140B2 |
Method and system for indicating the transmission mode for uplink control information
A base station includes a transmit path circuitry to select one of a first UCI multiplexing method that allows a subscriber station to simultaneously transmit PUSCH and PUCCH and a second UCI multiplexing method that does not allow the subscriber station to simultaneously transmit PUSCH and PUCCH. The transmit path circuitry also transmits a higher layer signal indicating the one selected UCI multiplexing method, and transmits one or more uplink grants. Each of the uplink grants schedules a PUSCH in an UL CC for a subframe n, and each of the uplink grants carries a CQI request. The base station also includes a receive path circuitry to receive an aperiodic CSI report on the PUSCH in the uplink component carrier i when only one of the uplink grants scheduling a PUSCH in an uplink component carrier i carries a CQI request having a value from a set of values. |
| US10292137B1 |
Reducing latency in an unlicensed frequency spectrum
Reducing latency in a wireless network includes initiating a sensing period for measuring signal indicators of a plurality of frequency channels of an unlicensed spectrum, determining that one of the plurality of frequency channels is able to sustain a traffic load, interrupting the sensing period, and scheduling one or more cellular subframes during the remainder of the sensing period using the one of the plurality of frequency channels. |
| US10292136B2 |
V2V safety system using learned signal timing
A vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication transponder for use in V2V communication, safety, optimization and anti-collision systems wherein the transponder records and shares observed traffic signal timing and phasing, and uses this information to make recommendations or perform automatic operation to optimize parameters such as safety, gas mileage, travel time, and overall traffic flow. Methods for sharing and making recommendations are described. Embodiments include considerations of traffic and road history in recommendations. No central authority, road-side equipment, (RSU), or pre-determined lane maps are required. Embodiments include a hybrid protocol using both TDMA and CSMA. Some embodiments are free of MAC and IP addresses. Embodiments include equipped vehicles and V2V system using the transponder. |
| US10292133B2 |
Techniques and apparatuses for co-operative traffic management
A person may utilize multiple connected devices, such as smart watches, user equipments (UEs), smartphones, tablet computers, and/or the like, which may each be assigned unique phone numbers. Operators may assign a common phone number to the multiple connected devices; however, the phone number is not used in the access stratum path of a radio access technology resulting in multiple paging procedures being performed for the multiple connected devices. In implementations, described herein, a first UE, such as a smartphone, may obtain paging information associated with decoding paging messages for a second UE, such as a smart watch. The first UE may use the paging information to decode a paging message of a combined paging cycle established for the first UE and the second UE, thereby obviating a need for multiple paging cycles for the first UE and the second UE. |
| US10292129B2 |
Automatic location-based notifications for a group of users
Notifications for a group of portable communication device users are provided based on a meeting of two or more users. A current location of each member is obtained and it is determined whether two or more of the members are in a similar location by comparing the current locations. The notification is automatically generated, the notifications including information regarding the context of the meeting and one or more of the location of the meeting, the identities of the users at the meeting, a time of the meeting, and a status of the meeting. The notification is transmitted to other users in the group, the other users being users in the group that are not at the meeting location. An automatic response may be performed based on the context of the meeting. |
| US10292127B2 |
Geopositioning techniques for locations with obscured satellite signals
In a system for geopositioning receivers in areas substantially inaccessible to satellite signals, multiple access points configured to periodically transmit management frames (i) via a single shared communication channel and (ii) using a modulation scheme associated with a rate of at least 50 Mbps. A database stores respective locations for each of the access points. A portable computing device is configured to retrieve the location of the access points from the database and, when moving through a region in which the of access points are disposed, receive at least one management frame from each of the access points within a limited time interval on the single shared communication channel. The portable computing device is further configured to determine a current position of the portable computing device based on the management frames using the retrieved locations of the access points. |
| US10292124B2 |
Method and device for connecting to 4G network and terminal equipment
Provided are a method for connecting to a 4G network, a device for connecting to a 4G network, and a terminal equipment. The method includes the follows: a terminal equipment judges whether the terminal equipment is currently registered in 4G; if the terminal equipment is not currently registered in 4G, whether a radio resource (RR) state is an idle state is judged; if the RR state is a non-idle state, a first duration in which the terminal equipment is in the non-idle state is determined; and if the first duration exceeds a first time threshold, the RR state is released to the idle state to cause the terminal equipment to re-select to connect to the 4G network. |
| US10292122B2 |
Method and access point for maintaining synchronization among access points in radio access network
The present disclosure provides a method implemented in an access point, AP, for maintaining synchronization among APs in a radio access network as well as the AP. The method comprises at least one of a transmission step and a reception step. At the transmission step, a first inter-AP synchronization signal is transmitted to a first neighboring AP, which synchronizes to the AP, at a transmission resource indicated by a first synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern associated with the AP, when the first neighboring AP receives the first inter-AP synchronization signal at a reception resource indicated by a second synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern associated with the first neighboring AP, wherein the reception resource indicated by the second synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern overlaps with the transmission resource indicated by the first synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern. At the reception step, a second inter-AP synchronization signal is received from a second neighboring AP, to which the AP synchronizes, at a reception resource indicated by the first synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern, when the second neighboring AP transmits the second inter-AP synchronization signal at a transmission resource indicated by a third synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern associated with the second neighboring AP, wherein the reception resource indicated by the first synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern overlaps with the transmission resource indicated by the third synchronization signal transmission/reception pattern. |
| US10292119B2 |
Frequency-division duplexing in a time-division duplexing mode for a telecommunications system
Certain features relate to operating a distributed antenna system or repeater system communicating frequency-division duplexing (“FDD”) signals in a time-division duplexing (“TDD”) mode. A TDD mode scheduler is configured for monitoring a downlink communications channel for the start of a downlink frame, sub-frame, or resource slot. Based on the start of a downlink frame, sub-frame, or resource slot, the TDD mode scheduler can identify a TDD transmission time-slot. The TDD mode scheduler can schedule high-powered downlink sub-frames during the TDD transmission time-slots where higher power output may be desirable. Based on the indication of the TDD transmission time-slot, a transmit/receive controller can increase the gain of the downlink communication and reduce the gain of the uplink communication. |
| US10292118B2 |
Method and device for real time transmission power control in wireless communication system
A method and device for real time transmission power control in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving transmission power control related information from at least one base station, generating transmission power control information for load balancing of the at least one base station based on the transmission power control related information, and controlling the transmission power of the at least one base station based on the transmission power control information. |
| US10292117B2 |
Determining power headroom in a wireless network
Methods and apparatus for power control are described. Methods are included for calculating and signaling power control related data to support multiple component carriers (CCs) for which transmission may be accomplished with one or more WTRU power amplifiers (PAs). Methods are included for calculating and signaling one or more of CC-specific power control related data and PA-specific power control related data. The power control related data may include one or more of maximum power, power headroom, and transmit power. Methods for selecting which power control related data to exchange are included. Methods are included for calculating and signaling power control related data for physical UL shared channel (PUSCH), physical UL control channel (PUCCH), and simultaneous PUSCH and PUCCH transmission. |
| US10292115B2 |
Electronic device and method of transmitting wireless signal thereof
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of transmitting a wireless signal thereof. The electronic device includes: a housing; a first antenna configured to form a first part of the housing; a second antenna configured to form a second part of the housing; and at least one processor including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, respectively, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify a strength of at least one of a transmission signal and a reception signal when transmission of a wireless signal is requested, and control at least one of a phase and a strength of wireless signals output through the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal according to a result of the identification. Various other embodiments are possible. |
| US10292111B1 |
Gain control circuit supporting dynamic gain control in a remote unit in a wireless distribution system (WDS)
A gain control circuit in a wireless distribution system (WDS) is provided. The gain control circuit generates a combined digital communications signal based on a number of received radio frequency (RF) communications signals. The combined digital communications signal has a digital amplitude(s) representing a summed analog power level(s) of the RF communications signals in a predefined number of binary bits. When the summed analog power level(s) exceeds a maximum analog power level represented by the digital amplitude(s) in the predefined number of binary bits, the gain control circuit determines a selected RF communications signal(s) causing the summed analog power level to exceed the maximum analog power level and attenuates the selected RF communications signal(s) to reduce the summed analog power level to below the maximum analog power level. As such, it is possible to achieve a calculated balance between performance, complexity, and cost in the gain control circuit. |
| US10292110B2 |
Uplink transmission power control method and apparatus
A method for controlling uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system, includes transmitting transmit power command (TPC) monitoring information to adjust an uplink transmission power for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) cell and a second PUCCH cell, the TPC monitoring information including a first TPC index assigned to the first PUCCH cell and a second TPC index assigned to the second PUCCH cell, wherein the base station is configured with dual connectivity in which the base station manages at least one set of a first set of serving cells and a second set of serving cells, wherein the first PUCCH cell is only one cell which is capable of transmitting a first PUCCH in the first set of serving cells, wherein the second PUCCH cell is only one cell which is capable of transmitting a second PUCCH in the second set of serving cells; and transmitting a TPC payload on a downlink control channel. |
| US10292105B2 |
Motion-based adaptive scanning
In order to facilitate reduced power consumption of an electronic device (such as a smartphone) when communicating with another electronic device (such as an access point) in a wireless network, the electronic device may change a frequency of network scans performed by an interface circuit in the electronic device based on a motion profile of the electronic device. In particular, the electronic device may determine the motion profile based on spatial information, such as: acceleration data, orientation data, Global Positioning System data and/or data from the wireless network. Then, the electronic device may change the frequency of the network scans performed by the interface circuit based on the motion profile. In this way, the frequency of the network scans can be reduced when the electronic device is stationary or moving rapidly (such as when a user of the electronic device is driving in a car). |
| US10292101B2 |
Peak-to-average power management in wireless local area network signaling
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device, such as a device in a wireless local area network, may use a radio frame structure that includes a high efficiency (HE) signal field and an HE data field for communications, for example, over shared radio frequency spectrum. One or more bits or symbols within the HE signal field may be adjusted to avoid a high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). In some cases, the adjustment may be to a signal A (SIG-A) or signal B (SIG-B) field. In some examples, a random bit sequence may be used for padding in a signal field. In other examples, bits may be reversed or scrambled. In yet other examples, bits may be modulated and a phase rotation may be applied to the corresponding signal. |
| US10292100B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating and adapting the activity state of a wireless device having device-to-device communication capabilities
A method implemented at a network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network. The method includes determining a Device-to-Device (D2D) activity status of a wireless device that is registered in the network and has network communications capability and D2D communications capability, and adapting one or both of network and D2D operations with respect to the wireless device, in dependence on the determined activity status. |
| US10292093B2 |
Communicating subframe timing of an access point on a shared communication medium
Techniques for indicating and determining a subframe timing of an access point on a shared communication medium are disclosed. A method of transmitting a discovery reference signal (DRS) may include establishing a transmission timing for transmission of the DRS relative to a system timing of an access point, determining whether to transmit the DRS during a particular SF based on the selected DRS transmission window, and transmitting the DRS to at least one access terminal during the particular SF in response to a determination to transmit the DRS. |
| US10292089B2 |
Re-establishing connectivity on lost players
An example implementation may involve a first playback device accessing, from a file, first network parameters. The first playback device determines that it is unable to establish a valid network connection to the first WLAN using the first network parameters. In response, the first playback device broadcasts a probe request message. The first playback device receives, from a second playback device, a response to the probe request message, the response to the probe request message indicating second network parameters that are assigned to a network interface of the second playback device. The first playback device establishes a valid network connection to the particular WLAN using the second network parameters and joins, via the established network connection to the particular WLAN, a media playback system that comprises the second playback device. |
| US10292088B2 |
Blocked device checking in roaming scenarios
In certain cellular communication systems, a roaming communication device may attempt to establish a connection with a visited wireless communication network. Before allowing the connection, the visited network may check to see whether the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the device has been listed in an Equipment Identity Register (EIR) as being blocked, and may refuse the connection if the IMEI is listed as being blocked. In addition, when the home network of the device receives a request to authorize usage of the device, the home network may also check its own EIR to determine whether the IMEI has been blocked. If the IMEI has been blocked in the EIR of the home network, the home network indicates to the visited network that the connection should be refused. |
| US10292083B2 |
Self-optimizing method for the UE group
The present application discloses a self-optimizing method for a UE group, which includes: a. a base station of a cell in the system adjusts mobility parameters of a specified UE group from the cell to another cell, and notifies the base station that the another cell belongs to of a relative value of mobility parameter change of the specified UE group in the cell; or, the base station of the cell requests base station of the another cell to adjust the mobility parameters of the specified UE group to the cell, and carry the relative value of mobility parameter change; b. the base station of the another cell determines which manner to take to adjust the mobility parameters of the specified UE group according to the relative value of the mobility parameter change received. |
| US10292081B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing partial handover for continuous data transmission in wireless communication system
For continuous data transmission during a handover procedure, Make-Before-Break handover may be introduced, which maintains source evolved NodeB (eNB) connection after reception of radio resource control (RRC) message for handover. In order to reduce ambiguity of Make-Before-Break handover, the present invention provides receiving a handover command from a network, after receiving the handover command from the network, keeping exchanging data with a source cell, stopping exchanging data with the source cell when a condition is met, and after stopping exchanging data with the source cell, starting exchanging data with a target cell. |
| US10292080B2 |
Device and method of aggregating WLAN and LTE system
A communication device for aggregating long term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN) comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise transmitting a first message indicating support of LTE-WLAN aggregation to a base station (BS) via a LTE communication; receiving a configuration message configuring reception of at least one LTE packet transmitted via a WLAN and a WLAN configuration from the BS via the LTE communication; receiving the at least one LTE packet from the BS via the WLAN in response to the configuration message; and not showing an identification of the WLAN configured by the WLAN configuration on a display of the communication device. |
| US10292079B2 |
Method and device of reselecting cell by terminal
Provided are a method of reselecting a cell by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a device supporting the same. A terminal may measure a cell on the basis of a priority, may calculate a ranking of the cell, using a cell measurement result, and may reselect a cell having the highest ranking. Otherwise, the terminal may measure a cell and evaluate a cell reselection criterion on the basis of a priority, may calculate a CE level with respect to a cell satisfying the cell reselection criterion evaluation, using a cell measurement result, and may reselect a cell having the lowest CE level. The terminal may be a terminal operating in a coverage extension mode and the coverage extension mode enables the cell measurement to be performed for a longer time than a normal mode. |
| US10292078B1 |
Device and method of handling an evolved packet system bearer context
A method for handling an EPS bearer context comprises transmitting a first protocol data unit (PDU) Session identity (ID) to a long-term evolution (LTE) network; receiving a first EPS bearer ID identifying a first EPS bearer, from the LTE network; configuring a first data radio bearer (DRB) associated to the first EPS bearer ID, with the LTE network; communicating data via the first DRB with the LTE network; connecting to a new radio (NR) network and disconnecting from the LTE network; keeping the first EPS bearer ID and the first PDU Session ID; configuring a second DRB associated to the first PDU Session ID, with the NR network; connecting to the LTE network and disconnecting from the NR network; keeping the first EPS bearer ID and the first PDU Session ID; and configuring a third DRB associated to the first EPS bearer ID. |
| US10292077B2 |
Cell selection and reselection in normal and enhanced coverage mode
The present disclosure relates to methods for selecting or reselecting a cell from among a plurality of cells. The present disclosure is also providing mobile stations for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the mobile station to perform the methods described herein. For this purpose, the mobile station is detecting cells which are candidates (i.e. candidate cells) for selection or reselection, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. Further, the mobile station is selecting or reselecting a cell among the candidate cells detected, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. The mobile station is performing the detection and the selection or reselection on the basis of stored information indicating whether or not at least one of the candidate cells supports that the detection and the selection or reselection utilize the enhanced coverage mode. |
| US10292075B2 |
System and method for controlling a report about link status monitoring result acquired by mobile station and transmitted to a base station
A radio base station and method comprise transmitting a message including measurement parameters to a radio terminal being in a connected state, and receiving measurement results of radio environment, location information, and a time stamp from the radio terminal in response to the radio terminal transitioning from an idle state to a connected state, the measurement results being measured by the radio terminal during the idle state. A network including the radio base station uses the measurement results to detect coverage problems of the network. The measurement results include a first measurement result for a first frequency band measured by the radio terminal in accordance with the measurement parameters, and the measurement results further comprise a second measurement result for a second frequency band measured by the radio terminal during the idle state even when the measurement parameters do not include a measurement instruction for the second frequency band. |
| US10292071B2 |
Navigation device, navigation method, non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and navigation control method of a terminal device for providing congestion information to a user
According to one aspect of an embodiment an information providing device includes a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a user. The information providing device includes an information provision control unit that generates provided information provided to the user in the terminal device and optionally including congestion information presenting a congestion condition and cause the communication unit to transmit the generated provided information to the terminal device. The information providing device includes a derivation unit that derives sensitivity with respect to the congestion information based on information received by the communication unit from the terminal device after the provided information including the congestion information has been transmitted. The information provision control unit of the information providing device generates the provided information based on the sensitivity derived by the derivation unit. |
| US10292065B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, integrated circuit, and radio communication method
A terminal apparatus which performs periodic channel state information reporting to a base station apparatus, the terminal apparatus including a reception unit that receives first information, second information, and index information indicating a value for reporting periodicity of the channel state information, from the base station apparatus, and a transmission control unit that determines the value for reporting periodicity of the channel state information on the basis of the index information, in which the applicable value is based on a certain UL-DL configuration, in which, in a case where the second information is not configured, the certain UL-DL configuration is a UL-DL configuration indicated by the first information, and in which, in a case where the second information is configured, the certain UL-DL configuration is a UL-DL configuration indicated by the second information. Consequently, in a radio communication system which employs dynamic TDD, interference with a downlink signal is avoided, and an uplink control signal is transmitted. |
| US10292060B2 |
Autonomous, power-dictated message routing for multi-hop mesh network outage communications
Methods and devices for facilitating communications in an ad-hoc multi-hop wireless network during outage conditions are described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, an initiating device attempts to send a communication to a target destination by first sending a synchronization request to an intermediate device using a unicast transmission. If the initiating device determines that the first synchronization request failed, a second synchronization request is sent to any potential candidate device neighbors using an anycast transmission protocol. The initiating device receives an acknowledgment message from at least one of those devices. The transmission of acknowledgment messages by potential candidate responders are prioritized in a self-organizing manner relating to priority indicator information conveyed in the anycast transmission. The acknowledgment message indicates that a device has accepted the anycast synchronization request and, after synchronizing with that device, the initiating device sends a communication to the destination via the responding device using a unicast transmission protocol. |
| US10292059B2 |
Managing analog beams in mmWave networks
A computer-implemented method executed in a wireless communication system for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave network is presented. The method includes determining active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users and formulating a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem. The method further includes performing an optimization framework by optimizing, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns and optimizing, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations. The method also includes iteratively performing the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that optimizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem and assigning the determined user to a cell. |
| US10292056B2 |
Monitoring non-supported wireless spectrum within coverage areas of distributed antenna systems (DASs)
Monitoring non-supported wireless spectrum within a coverage area of a distributed antenna system (DAS) in which a listening module connected to a remote unit of the DAS monitors non-supported wireless frequencies (i.e., frequencies that are outside the frequency ranges supported by the downlink and uplink signals of the DAS), via one or more antennas. The listening module also transmits the wireless frequencies to a monitoring module connected to head-end equipment (HEE) of the DAS. In that manner, a monitoring module can use an existing DAS infrastructure to monitor non-supported portions of the wireless spectrum at remote locations. In addition to avoiding the need to run a parallel DAS infrastructure, the disclosed arrangements are also useful in shared spectrum environments and other environments where efficient spectrum utilization is desired. |
| US10292054B2 |
Enabling technologies for LTE on unlicensed spectrum
Methods and a system are provided for enabling coexistence of WIFI and Long Term Evolution (LTE) in a wireless communication system. A method includes embedding in a data sequence, by a base station capable of transmitting and receiving LTE frames, a channel reservation packet that (i) is detectable by a WIFI receiver and (ii) reserves a particular one of a plurality of available unlicensed communication channels for a transmission duration of the data sequence. The method further includes transmitting, by the base station, the data sequence including the embedded channel reservation packet. |
| US10292052B2 |
Access method and device
Embodiments provide an access method and device. The method includes: sending, by a user terminal, a carrier extension request to a base station when a current service resource demand is greater than a specified threshold, where the carrier extension request is used to request the base station to allocate an available spectrum resource; receiving the available spectrum resource sent by the base station. The method also includes obtaining through calculation, according to the current service resource demand and the available spectrum resource, a quantity of antenna channels that need to be enabled, and enabling an antenna channel corresponding to the quantity of antenna channels. The method also includes sending an access request to the base station, where the access request carries the antenna channel that is to be enabled by the user terminal. |
| US10292050B2 |
Method, apparatus, and platform for sharing wireless local area network
A method, an apparatus, and a platform for sharing a wireless local area network, so as to resolve a problem of low system security that exists in a process of currently implementing wireless local area network sharing. In the embodiments of the present invention, a wireless local area network sharing platform receives a wireless local area network sharing message generated by a first terminal based on locally saved wireless local area network sharing information and generates, according to the sharing information, identifier information corresponding to a wireless local area network sharing page; a second terminal accesses a wireless local area network according to the identifier information. |
| US10292048B2 |
Mobile device, and method for releasing lock of the mobile device via handwriting recognition
A method, and a mobile device adapted thereto, verifies a user and executes applications via handwriting recognition. The method of controlling a mobile device includes entering a lock state, detecting a user's input, verifying a user based on the input and searching for an instruction corresponding to the input, and performing at least one of maintaining or releasing the lock state and which performs an operation corresponding to the instruction, based on user verification result and the instruction search result. |
| US10292037B1 |
Mobile communication device automated home location register (HLR) assignment adaptation
A method of adapting assignment of user equipments (UEs) to home location registers (HLRs) in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving location messages from a UE by an application executing on a computer system, where each of the location messages comprise information about a location of the UE at a date and time, analyzing the information about the locations of the UE by the application, selecting a HLR assignment rule based on a user profile associated with the UE by the application, applying the selected HLR assignment rule to the analysis of the information about locations of the UE by the application to determine a preferred HLR in the wireless communication network for the UE, and reassigning the UE from a previously assigned HLR to the preferred HLR by the application. |
| US10292035B2 |
Identification bracelet and methods
The embodiments described herein provide an apparatus adapted to be coupled to the body of a user. The apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor configured to determine the user's location. The processor may make this determination based, at least in part, on a plurality of signals received via the transceiver. The processor may then determine that the user is lost and transmit, via the transceiver, a distress signal including the location of the user. |
| US10292031B1 |
Wireless network device
One example discloses a wireless network device, wherein the wireless device is a second wireless device configured to receive a set of original signal transmissions from a first wireless device; wherein the set of original signal transmissions includes a signal for the second wireless device and a signal for a third wireless device; wherein the second wireless device is configured to detect a timing interval between individual signal transmissions within the set of original signal transmissions; wherein the second wireless device is configured to re-transmit the signal for the third wireless device substantially in-phase with the timing interval. |
| US10292025B2 |
Sensor devices and networks for remotely acquiring stormwater data
The present invention is directed towards devices, systems, and methods for remotely acquiring stormwater data. A sensor device includes sensors and a transceiver. The sensors generate stormwater data in response to a fluid communication with (or exposure to) stormwater flowing through a stormwater drainage (such as a pipe). The transceiver provides the stormwater data to another sensor device included within a self-healing mesh network including similar sensor devices. The transceiver receives other stormwater data from still other sensor devices included in the mesh network. The sensor device additionally include a processor device, a memory device, a rechargeable battery, and a global positioning device. The components may be integrated on an inner surface of a compression ring that is positionable within the stormwater pipe. The mesh network includes a controller node for receiving the stormwater data from the sensor devices and relaying the stormwater to a remote computing device. |
| US10292020B2 |
Managing communication resources
Method and system for managing communication resources within a cellular network. The method comprising determining one or more groups of user equipment, UEs, engaged in a group call in a first mode of operation to be migrated to a second mode of operation based on information indicating the load of a base station. Sending a message indicating that the determined one or more groups of UEs are to migrate to the second mode of operation. |
| US10292018B2 |
Method for reporting MBMS information in wireless communication system and device for supporting same
Provided is a method for reporting multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) information by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: determining whether or not to perform the logging of MBMS information; logging the MBMS information if the logging is determined to be performed; and reporting the logged MBMS information to a network. Whether or not to perform the logging of the MBMS information is determined on the basis of the reception status or provision status of MBMS from the network. |
| US10292016B2 |
Electronic identification, location tracking, communication and notification system with beacon clustering
A system and method for identifying a customer's location at a business and provide notification to a company representative upon arrival of the customer at the business location. Real-time location determinations for the customer and customer location tracking can be provided. One or more wireless beacons communicate with the customer's electronic device. The beacons provide the system with real-time data about the customer's whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking of the customer at the location. A first non-limiting example of use, include a company that provides food and beverage allowing the customer to place an order for food and beverages on their electronic device and having the order delivered to the person at their current location as determined by the system. Another non-limiting example includes a company using the notification system to have assigned staff members notified of the customer's arrival. |
| US10292014B2 |
Device for determining path
A device for determining path comprises: a memory (4) for receiving signalling data associating mobile-communication-device identifiers, time markers and signalling identifiers, at least some of the signalling identifiers designating a location cell; a classifier (6) capable, for a given mobile-communication-device identifier, of marking the signalling data that are associated therewith with a movement marker indicating a state chosen from a list comprising at least one movement and one short stop; an analyzer (8) capable of processing the marked signalling data depending on the movement markers in order to produce path data associating, on the one hand, a given mobile-communication-device identifier and, on the other hand, a series of movement markers, each of which is associated with a location cell and with a time marker, so that two movement markers, the time markers of which indicate that they are successive, designate separate states, by applying at least one processing rule. |
| US10292009B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating location in a wireless communication system
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for estimating a location of a communication device in an internal environment are described. In one method, a number of movement units made while a mobile terminal moves from a first location to a second location is detected and the location of the mobile terminal is estimated based on the number of detected movement units and a location interpolation scheme. |
| US10292006B2 |
Method and system for obtaining location information of target object, and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to the field of short-distance wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and system for obtaining location information of a target object, and an apparatus. In a solution of obtaining location information of a target object in the solutions, at least one second user is selected from a user relationship chain of a first user, and the location information of the target object is obtained by using a second terminal related to the second user. In another solution of obtaining location information of a target object, the location information of the target object is obtained by using a second terminal whose distance to a location represented by first location information is less than or equal to a preset distance. |
| US10292004B2 |
Method, device and medium for acquiring location information
A method, device and medium for acquiring location information are provided. The method includes: acquiring a remaining power amount of a mobile terminal; acquiring location information of the mobile terminal when the remaining power amount of the mobile terminal is less than a preset threshold; and transmitting the location information to a target receiving terminal. |
| US10292003B2 |
Locating a device via a text message
A first device may receive a location of a second device simply by sending a text message to the second device. The text message may comprise an identifier of the second device (e.g., phone number of the second device, mobile subsection identification number of the second device, etc.) and a location code. A communication network may intercept the text message. The communication network may analyze contents of the text message. The network may determine that the location code is valid and determine the location of the second device. The network may provide an indication of the location of the second device to the first device. |
| US10292001B2 |
In-vehicle, multi-dimensional, audio-rendering system and method
A method is disclosed for issuing audio alerts within the cabin of a vehicle. The method may include detecting a condition programmatically assigned an audio alert and a virtual source for the audio alert. The method may further include determining, by the computer system based on the virtual source, a gain value for each speaker of a plurality of speakers carried in fix positions onboard the vehicle. Once the gain value for each speaker of the plurality of speak is known, the audio alert may be projected by each speaker of the plurality of speakers according to the gain value determined therefor. |
| US10291998B2 |
Discovery, announcement and assignment of position tracks
Embodiments herein relate to methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery, announcement and assignment of position tracks. An example method includes: determining discovery information for discovery of position tracking channels for at least a first positioning system; transmitting the discovery information to the first positioning system; receiving a message from the first positioning system comprising information identifying a set of position tracking channels based on the discovery information, wherein each position tracking channel in the set is associated with a respective object tracked by the first positioning system; and associating at least a first position tracking channel of the set to at least one of: an audio stream, and a second position tracking channel from a second positioning system. |
| US10291995B2 |
Audio play control methods and apparatuses, and electronic devices
This application discloses various audio play control methods and apparatuses, and various electronic devices. One of the audio play control method comprises: determining play control information of a first audio that is being played or to be played by an electronic device, in response to that an acoustic part of the electronic device is blocked; and sending the play control information to play, according to the play control information, a corresponding audio through an acoustic part of at least another electronic device. This application can compensate for or replace an audio play sound effect of the electronic device through the at least another electronic device, thereby improving convenience when a user uses. |
| US10291994B2 |
Determination method and apparatus for preset of audio equalizer (AEQ)
Disclosed are a determination method and apparatus for pre-set set parameters of an audio equalizer (AEQ), which are used for reducing an overflow phenomenon of fixed-point arithmetic output of all levels of second-order infinite impulse response (IIR) filters while frequency response amplitude curves of an AEQ remain unchanged, and reducing non-linear distortion, thus reducing total harmonic distortion (THD) of an AEQ system. The determination method for pre-set set parameters of an AEQ comprises: determining a first frequency point set by utilizing frequency response amplitude curves of an AEQ; adjusting the frequency response of frequency response amplitude curves of all levels of second-order IIR filters at a frequency point in the first frequency point set, so that the frequency response of the frequency response amplitude curves of all the levels of second-order IIR filters at the frequency point in the first frequency point set satisfies a pre-set condition; and adjusting a first parameter set and a second parameter set according to the adjusting variable of the frequency response amplitude curves of all the levels of second-order IIR filters, and determining the adjusted first parameter set and the adjusted second parameter set as pre-set set parameters of the AEQ. |
| US10291992B2 |
Method of mounting a hearing device component inside a hearing device
Provided is a method of mounting at least one hearing device component (14) inside a hearing device shell (12). Said method comprises the steps of threading a fixture means (16) through a hole (18) formed in the wall of the hearing device shell (12) and attaching the hearing device component (14) to the end of the portion of the fixture means (16) protruding into the inside of the hearing device shell (12). The method further comprises manipulating the portion of the fixture means (16) protruding to the outside of the hearing device shell (12) such to position the hearing device component (14) in a predetermined position, and fixing the positioned hearing device component (14) to the inner wall of the hearing device shell (12). |
| US10291985B2 |
Audio processor with bi-directional input/output ports
An audio processor has a number of ports that are configurable as input or output ports. Each port includes a jack, an input audio circuit and an output audio circuit. A switch is controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack when the port is configured as an output port. In one embodiment, the switch is bypassed with resistor and the output of the output audio circuit is coupled through the resistor to the jack when the port is configured as an input port. |
| US10291981B2 |
Acoustical transverse horn for controlled horizontal and vertical sound dispersion
An acoustical horn is disclosed which is configured to re-direct spherical acoustic wave fronts radiated from a transducer with a minimum amount of distortion. The acoustical horn includes top and bottom portion which are asymmetrically-shaped with respect to each other. |
| US10291975B2 |
Wireless ear buds
Ear buds may have optical proximity sensors and accelerometers. Control circuitry may analyze output from the optical proximity sensors and the accelerometers to identify a current operational state for the ear buds. The control circuitry may also analyze the accelerometer output to identify tap input such as double taps made by a user on ear bud housings. Samples in the accelerometer output may be analyzed to determine whether the samples associated with a tap have been clipped. If the samples have been clipped, a curve may be fit to the samples. Optical sensor data may be analyzed in conjunction with potential tap input data from the accelerometer. If the optical sensor data is ordered, a tap input may be confirmed. If the optical sensor data is disordered, the control circuitry can conclude that accelerometer data corresponds to false tap input associated with unintentional contact with the housing. |
| US10291968B2 |
Synchronization between multimedia flows and social network threads
For controlling synchronization between a multimedia flow and a related social network thread, a device able to capture the multimedia flow and the social network thread selects (S1) a time interval, determines (S2) a list of multimedia keywords associated with the multimedia flow and determines (S3) a list of social keywords associated with the social network thread, each multimedia keyword and each social keyword being associated with a timestamp. The device produces (S4) a filtered list of filtered multimedia keywords by selecting distinctive multimedia keywords, each filtered multimedia keyword being associated with a set of similar social keywords, computes (S5) a set of delays for at least one filtered multimedia keyword, each delay corresponding to the time difference between the timestamp of the filtered multimedia keyword and the timestamp of a similar social keyword associated with the filtered multimedia keyword, and determines (S6) a drift for the time interval by means of at least one set of delays. |
| US10291967B2 |
Function upgrade device, display apparatus and method for controlling display apparatus thereof
A function upgrade device, a display apparatus, and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. The function upgrade device may include a function unit configured to perform a function in conjunction with the display apparatus, a storage configured to store user information and an application related to the function unit, an interface configured to connect the function upgrade device to the display apparatus and enable the function upgrade device to communicate with the display apparatus, and a controller configured to, when the display apparatus is connected to the function upgrade device through the interface, control the function unit to operate in conjunction with the display apparatus based on the user information and the application stored in the storage. |
| US10291966B2 |
Systems and methods of providing modified media content
A method includes receiving, at a content server from a media device, a request for media content at a first playback rate. The media content is available to the content server at a second playback rate that is different from the first playback rate. The method includes generating modified media content by modifying a first portion of the media content to have a second format corresponding to a third media playback rate. The first portion having a first media characteristic. The third playback rate is different than the first playback rate and is different than the second playback rate. The third playback rate is selected such that the modified media content has a third format corresponding to the first playback rate. The method further includes sending the modified media content from the content server to a media device. |
| US10291962B2 |
Systems and methods for providing information related to tagged items represented in video stream content
Systems and methods directed advertising via a tagged video stream are provided. Content and a tag associated with a product represented by at least a portion of the content may be received by a media device. The media device may be associated with at least one end user. The content may correspond to television programming. The content may be output by the media device for display. A user selection corresponding to the tag associated with the product represented by at least the portion of the content may be processed by the media device. The user selection may be received during display of at least the portion of the content. Responsive to the user selection, the media device may facilitate provision of information related to the product represented by at least the portion of the content to a second device and/or an account associated with the at least one end user. |
| US10291957B2 |
Quicker IPTV channel with static group on IGMP loopback interface
A method is implemented by a network device for providing a quick change Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service with reduced delay for transitioning to quick change IPTV channels by configuring a multicast address of the IPTV channel to a static group. The static group is assigned to a loopback interface of the network device. The method includes receiving multicast data traffic for a multicast group of a quick change IPTV channel identified by the static group assigned to the loopback interface, and discarding the multicast data traffic for the multicast group of the quick change IPTV channel. |
| US10291953B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for media mosaic management
Systems and methods for managing media mosaics are described. One embodiment provides a media mosaic management method in a media device. The method generates a mosaic filter based on a program selected from a first media mosaic. The mosaic filter is used to identify related programs for presentation in a second, customized media mosaic. |
| US10291951B2 |
Video channel display method and apparatus
Methods for video display using a computing system. The computing system includes a main computing module and an ancillary computing module. The main computing module may transmit a synchronization control information block to the ancillary computing module. The synchronization control information block includes a frame number of a current frame and the reference time associated with the main computing module. The ancillary computing module receives the synchronization control information block and selects a frame pack having the same frame number contained in the synchronization control information block as the current frame. The ancillary computing module may obtain the reference time of the current frame based on a local time of the ancillary computing module. The main computing module and the ancillary computing module may decode one or more parts of the frame, respectively. Further, the decoded parts of the frame may be combined and displayed. |
| US10291948B2 |
Network device, information processing method, and HDMI device
It is made possible to easily acquire and use various kinds of information of each HDMI device in an HDMI cluster. A database in which at least an HDMI CEC logical address, an HDMI CEC physical address, and acquisition destination information for acquiring unique information are registered for each HDMI device in an HDMI cluster is included. A processing unit performs processing using this database. For example, the processing unit transmits the database to an external device. Also, for example, the processing unit displays an HDMI device in an HDMI cluster, a connection status thereof, and unique information of each HDMI device on the basis of this database. |
| US10291947B2 |
Media content synchronized advertising platform apparatuses and systems
The MEDIA CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED ADVERTISING PLATFORM APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS (“AD-SYNCH”) transforms TV program schedule listing information and user channel selection via AD-SYNCH components, into channel-synchronized product placement advertisement. A system is disclosed, comprising: a memory; a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions for: providing TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device, receiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device; retrieving an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data; identifying an advertised item embedded in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag; determining an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag; generating an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and providing the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag. |
| US10291938B2 |
Methods and apparatus for adaptive filtering of prediction pixels for chroma components in video encoding and decoding
Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptive filtering of prediction pixels for chroma components in video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding picture data for at least a portion of a picture. The video encoder includes an adaptive filter for performing filtering of prediction data used to generate an intra prediction for a chroma component of the portion of the picture. The filtering is adaptive with respect to at least one of filter parameters for the filtering and whether the filtering is used or bypassed. |
| US10291937B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
The present technology relates to an image processing device and an image processing method which allow a deblocking filtering process to apply filtering appropriately. A pixel (p0i) of which the value is 255 (solid line) before a deblocking process changes greatly to 159 (dot line) after a conventional deblocking process. Therefore, a clipping process having a clipping value of 10 is performed in strong filtering, whereby the pixel (p0i) of which the value is 255 (solid line) before the deblocking process becomes 245 (bold line). Thus, a change in the pixel value occurring in the conventional technique can be suppressed as much as possible. This disclosure can be applied to an image processing device, for example. |
| US10291936B2 |
Overcoming lost or corrupted slices in video streaming
A method, system and Computer program code for analyzing a video stream, the method comprising: receiving a sequence of communication packets associated with a frame, wherein each packet comprises an indication of whether the packet comprises a slice header, and an indication to a frame number; retrieving slices associated with the frame from the sequence of communication packets until a missing or corrupted slice, or an end of the frame is encountered; subject to no missing or corrupted slice encountered, providing the slices associated with the frame to a handling unit; and subject to a missing or corrupted slice encountered: skipping data from a beginning of the missing or corrupted frame, until a header start indicator or until an end of the frame; creating a P-skip slice; providing the P-skip slice to the handling unit; and resuming retrieving the slices subject to the end of the frame not being encountered. |
| US10291932B2 |
Method and apparatus for low complexity quarter pel generation in motion search
This disclosure provides systems and methods for low complexity quarter pel generation in motion search for video coding. The method can include storing full-pixel position information related to a plurality of rows of video information of a reference frame in a memory. The method can also include applying a vertical interpolation filter to the full-pixel position information for video information related to the reference frame to determine a first sub-pel position information. The method can also include applying a horizontal interpolation filter to the first sub-pel position information to determine a second sub-pel position information for the every other row of video data. The method can also include generating a syntax element indicating pixel motion of a current frame based on the first sub-pel position information. The method can also include encoding a block based on the generated syntax element. |
| US10291919B2 |
Method and device for intra prediction video
A method and apparatus for intra predicting a video. The method includes: determining availability of a predetermined number of adjacent pixels used for intra prediction of a current block; if a first adjacent pixel is unavailable, searching for a second adjacent pixel that is available by searching the predetermined number of adjacent pixels in a predetermined direction based on the first adjacent pixel; and replacing a pixel value of the first adjacent pixel with a pixel value of a found second adjacent pixel. At least one third adjacent pixel in another location, which is not available and excludes the first adjacent pixel at a predetermined location, is sequentially replaced by using a directly adjacent pixel in a predetermined direction. |
| US10291915B2 |
Video decoding method and apparatus and video encoding method and apparatus
A video encoding method includes: receiving an image; up-sampling the received image; and changing a sample value of an up-sampling region included in the up-sampled image and encoding the up-sampled image by using the changed sample value, wherein the up-sampling region is a region inserted into the received image by the up-sampling. |
| US10291914B2 |
Coefficient coding harmonization in HEVC
Coefficient coding for transform units (TUs) during high efficiency video coding (HEVC), and similar standards, toward simplifying design while enhancing efficiency. Elements of the invention include coefficient coding for TUs with up-right diagonal scans being modified, and selectively applying multi-level significance map coding. |
| US10291912B2 |
Context determination for entropy coding of run-length encoded transform coefficients
Methods and devices for encoding and decoding video using mode-dependent context determination in the case of level-run pair coding of transform coefficients are described. Intra-coding modes may be grouped into classes and each class may be associated with a partitioning of a coefficient group into regions. The region in which a coefficient falls determines, in part, the context selected for encoding bins associated with that coefficient, including a level, if the coefficient is non-zero, and a run if the coefficient correspond to the bin of a binarized run value. |
| US10291910B2 |
Systems and methods for spatially adaptive video encoding
Systems and methods for providing video content using spatially adaptive video encoding. Panoramic and/or virtual reality content may be viewed by a client device using a viewport with viewing dimension(s) configured smaller than available dimension(s) of the content. Client device may include a portable media device characterized by given energy and/or computational resources. Video content may be encoded using spatially varying encoding. For image playback, portions of panoramic image may be pre-encoded using multiple quality bands. Pre-encoded image portions, matching the viewport, may be provided and reduce computational and/or energy load on the client device during consumption of panoramic content. Quality distribution may include gradual quality transition area allowing for small movements of the viewport without triggering image re-encoding. Larger movements of the viewport may automatically trigger transition to another spatial encoding distribution. |
| US10291909B2 |
Quantization for different color sampling schemes
A video coding or decoding method operable to generate blocks of quantized spatial frequency data by quantizing the video data according to a selected quantization step size and a matrix of data modifying the quantization step size for use at different respective block positions within an ordered block of samples, the method being operable with respect to at least two different chrominance subsampling formats. |
| US10291906B2 |
Stereoscopic image device having improved brightness and method for providing stereoscopic image
The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image device and a method for providing a stereoscopic image and, more specifically, to a stereoscopic image device and a method capable of providing a stereoscopic image, which can provide high-quality stereoscopic image by using two projectors and devices related thereto. To this end, the present invention provides the stereoscopic image device and the method for providing the stereoscopic image, the device comprising: a first polarizing beam splitter for reflecting, in first and second directions according to polarizing components, the incident light received along a firth path and transmitting the same in a third direction; a first reflection member for reflecting, in a screen direction, the light reflected from the first polarizing beam splitter; a second polarizing beam splitter for reflecting, in the first and second directions according to the polarizing components, the incident light received along a second path and transmitting the same in the third direction; and a second reflection member for reflecting, in the screen direction, the light reflected from the second polarizing beam splitter. |
| US10291905B2 |
Non-uniform spatial resource allocation for depth mapping
A method for depth mapping includes providing depth mapping resources, including a radiation source, which projects optical radiation into a volume of interest containing an object, and a sensor, which senses the optical radiation reflected from the object. The volume of interest has a depth that varies with angle relative to the radiation source and the sensor. A depth map of the object is generated using the resources while applying at least one of the resources non-uniformly over the volume of interest, responsively to the varying depth as a function of the angle. |
| US10291903B2 |
Stereo camera
In order to obtain a low-cost stereo camera which can decrease the load of software-based calibration, a stereo camera is provided with a first vehicle-mounted camera which comprises a first lens unit and a first imaging element, and a second vehicle-mounted camera which comprises a second lens unit and a second imaging element. This stereo camera is characterized in that the first imaging element has a first sensitivity value recording unit in which sensitivity values of the first imaging element are recorded, and the second imaging element has a second sensitivity value recording unit in which sensitivity values of the second imaging element are recorded, wherein the sensitivity variation width between the sensitivity values of the first imaging element recorded in the first sensitivity value recording unit and the sensitivity values of the second imaging element recorded in the second sensitivity value recording unit is within a preset reference width. |
| US10291901B2 |
Image sensor, imaging device and image processing device that generate parallax images in both visible and invisible wavelength bands
Reception of the invisible light wavelength band in an incident luminous flux has not been considered. In view of this, an image sensor is provided, the image sensor including: a visible parallax pixel that is associated with a visible range light-receiving photoelectric conversion pixel having any of a plurality of types of aperture mask each including an aperture that is positioned to allow passage, to a photoelectric converting element, of a mutually different partial luminous flux of an incident luminous flux in a visible light wavelength band; and an invisible parallax pixel that is associated with an invisible range light-receiving photoelectric conversion pixel having any of a plurality of types of aperture mask each including an aperture positioned to allow passage, to the photoelectric converting element, of a mutually different partial luminous flux in an incident luminous flux in an invisible light wavelength band. |
| US10291899B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for generating restored image
An image processing apparatus (100) includes a synthesizer (101a) that synthesizes a first image (image A) with a second image (image B) having a parallax relative to the first image to generate a synthetic image, the first image and the second image being based on outputs of a single image sensor (7), and a filter (101b) that performs filtering processing on the synthetic image, the filtering processing being based on a point spread function of an image pickup optical system (1) that is used to generate the first image and the second image. |
| US10291898B2 |
Method and apparatus for updating navigation map
A method and an apparatus for updating navigation map are disclosed. The method includes: fusing captured three-dimensional (3D) data and two-dimensional data (2D) image data of a street view to generate 3D fused data representing the street view; and updating the navigation map in real time according to the 3D fused data. Thus, the disclosure provides a way to update the navigation map in real time. |
| US10291897B2 |
Parallax correction device and method in blended optical system for use over a range of temperatures
A blended optical device includes a first objective with a first axis and a first image position adjustment means for adjusting the position of a first image. An electronic control circuitry is configured to control the first adjustment means to adjust a position of the first image. A second objective includes a second axis and a variable focus mechanism, and a blender configured to form a blended image from the first image and a second image. The electronic control circuitry is configured to receive data from the second objective regarding a range to a target of the second objective as a function of the focus setting, and to adjust the position of the first image so that the blended image is corrected for parallax errors. |
| US10291896B2 |
Display control methods and apparatuses and display devices
Various display control methods and apparatuses and various display devices are provided. A method comprises: acquiring movement information of a display device; adjusting a display image distance of at least one display object according to the movement information; and controlling the display device to display the at least one display object at least according to the adjusted display image distance. A visual effect and user experience can thereby be improved. |
| US10291889B2 |
Multiple light source projection system to project multiple images
A projection apparatus, comprising one or more light sources, wherein the one or more light sources are arranged to collectively provide a light signal which comprises multiple wavelengths, wherein the projection apparatus further comprises an optical filter configured to filter the light signal provided by the one or more light sources, so that two or more images may be projected simultaneously by the projection apparatus, each image being projected to a different position. There is further provided a scanning device which uses the afore-mentioned projection apparatus. |
| US10291888B2 |
Projection display device
A projection display device includes: a light source device which emits source light; a first polarizer passes the source light in a first polarization state; a reflective liquid crystal panel; an illumination optical system which causes the source light to be incident to the reflective liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer passes the source light in the first polarization state from the first polarizer, and reflects the source light in a second polarization state from the reflective liquid crystal panel; a projection optical system which projects the source light reflected by the second polarizer; a support member which includes an outer member that supports the first polarizer and the reflective liquid crystal panel and an inner member that is fixed to the outer member in an internal space of the outer member and supports the second polarizer; and a seal mechanism which seals the internal space. |
| US10291883B1 |
System, method, and computer program for receiving device instructions from one user to be overlaid on an image or video of the device for another user
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for receiving device instructions from one user to be overlaid on an image or video of the device for another user. In use, at least one of an image and video of a device is received from a first user via a network. Additionally, at least one instruction for the device is received from a second user, in response to the receipt of the at least one of the image and video of the device. Furthermore, the at least one instruction is provided to the first user for display as an overlay to the at least one of the image and video of the device. |
| US10291881B2 |
Conversion method and conversion apparatus
A conversion method for converting luminance of a video, including a luminance value in a first luminance range, to be displayed on a display apparatus includes: acquiring a first luminance signal indicating a code value obtained by quantization of the luminance value of the video; and converting the code value indicated by the acquired first luminance signal into a second luminance value determined based on a luminance range of the display apparatus, the second luminance value being compatible with a second luminance range with a maximum value smaller than a maximum value of the first luminance range and larger than 100 nit. This provides the conversion method capable of achieving further improvement. |
| US10291872B2 |
Image processing device and mobile computing device having the same
In an example embodiment, an image processing device includes a pixel array including pixels two-dimensionally arranged and configured to capture an image, each of the pixels including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and an image data processing circuit configured to generate image data from pixel signals output from the pixels. The image processing device further includes a color data processing circuit configured to extract color data from the image data and output extracted color data. The image processing device further includes a depth data extraction circuit configured to extract depth data from the image data and output extracted depth data. The image processing device further includes an output control circuit configured to control the output of the color data and the depth data. |
| US10291870B2 |
Monolithically integrated RGB pixel array and Z pixel array
An apparatus is described that includes first and second pixels arrays integrated on a same semiconductor chip. The first pixel array contains visible light pixels and no Z pixels. The second pixel array contains Z pixels and no visible light pixels. The first and second pixel arrays do not overlap on said same semiconductor chip. |
| US10291866B2 |
Lens attachment for multi-camera device
A removable optical attachment has an angular field-of-view-changing optic that simultaneously extends over an objective lens for a first camera and an objective lens for a second camera. |
| US10291861B2 |
Privacy device and method for use with network enabled cameras
The invention disclosed herein concerns a privacy enhancing device for use with IP cameras and related methods. The privacy device includes an adjustable light filter and is configured to be placed over the lens of an IP camera such that the image captured by the IP camera passes through the filter. The transparency of the light filter is controlled using a control module in response to user inputs received using an on-board user interface so as to provide varying levels of privacy ranging from an opaque state and a transparent state. Inputs that serve to facilitate and enhance operation of the device can also be received from other input sources such as connected computing devices. For security, the control path defined by the control module and the on-board user input device can be isolated from other more sophisticated control devices that can be prone to hacking and remote control. |
| US10291856B2 |
Image capturing apparatus having self-image display mode, and control therefor
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit to capture an image of a subject via an optical system, and a display unit having a display surface configured to display the image, and being rotatably supported with respect to the image capturing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an open and close angle of a display panel and a rotation angle threshold to be used when the display unit is changed to “a self-image capturing display” according to an image capturing field angle are changed, thereby switching an orientation of the image in the display in consideration of not only an orientation of the display panel but also an image capturing field angle. |
| US10291850B2 |
Inspection apparatus method and apparatus comprising selective frame output
A method of operating an inspection device includes collecting a plurality of successive image frames using an image sensor of the inspection device and displaying the plurality of successive image frames on a display of the inspection device. The method includes processing, via a processor of the inspection device, each image frame of the plurality of successive image frames by determining a motion parameter of each respective image frame and adding each respective image frame to a frame buffer when the respective image frame is motion free. The method includes receiving a control signal from a user interface of the inspection device requesting an image frame output. The method further includes determining, via the processor of the inspection device, a noise-reduced image frame from the frame buffer in response to the control signal and outputting the noise-reduced image frame in response to the control signal. |
| US10291841B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting image processing, and computer-readable recording medium for executing the method
A support for image processing is provided, comprising: (a) detecting respective face regions from images consecutively photographed for a first person at predetermined time intervals by an image pickup unit to display images of the face regions detected in relation to the first person in a first region of a screen, and providing a user interface for indicating that a specific face image is selected from the face images of the first person displayed in the first region; (b) additionally displaying the specific face image through a second region adjacent to the first region; and (c) displaying a synthesized image using the specific face image as a representative face of the first person, when the specific face image displayed through the second region is selected. |
| US10291838B2 |
Focusing point determining method and apparatus
There are provided a focusing point determining method and apparatus. The focusing point determining method comprises: obtaining a view-finding image within a view-finding coverage; identifying a significance area in the view-finding image; and extracting at least one focusing point from the identified significance area. By identifying the significance area in the view-finding image and extracting at least one focusing point from the identified significance area, the focusing point determining method and apparatus can ensure accuracy of a selected focusing point to a certain extent, so as to ensure accuracy of focusing. |
| US10291836B2 |
Imaging apparatus for preset touring for tour-route setting
An apparatus includes at least one imaging unit, a change unit configured to change an imaging position at which the imaging unit performs an imaging operation, a storage unit configured to store a plurality of tour conditions each including the imaging position, a control unit configured to control the change unit based on the plurality of tour conditions, and a priority order setting unit configured to set, based on a predetermined priority order, a tour condition to be used for the control of the change unit. Each of the plurality of tour conditions further includes a period for controlling the change unit, and the priority order setting unit automatically sets a tour condition to be performed in a case where the plurality of tour conditions overlaps each other in the period for controlling the change unit. |
| US10291831B2 |
Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and machine-readable medium storing a program
Provided is an image processing apparatus including as image acquiring section that acquires a plurality of images obtained by imaging, at different times, a subject irradiated with lights intensity-modulated with a plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands; and a demodulating section that demodulates pixel values of the plurality of images with a plurality of demodulation frequencies or demodulation frequency bands based on the plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands, for each pixel, thereby generating a plurality of pieces of pixel information indicating subject light amounts from the subject caused by each of the lights intensity-modulated with the plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands, for each pixel. |
| US10291825B2 |
Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable recording medium storing image forming control program
An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit that prints an image on a transfer medium, a conveying unit that conveys the transfer medium, a storage unit that stores a target color profile and a transfer medium profile; and a control unit that controls the storage unit and the image forming unit, and the control unit enables printing of a test chart at the image forming unit based on the target color profile and has a color adjustment function of, when receiving colorimetric data obtained by measuring color of the test chart, comparing the colorimetric data with data of a target chart based on the target color profile and enabling color adjustment of the image forming unit based on a comparison result, and, when obtaining a result after the color adjustment, storing information relating to the result after the color adjustment in association with a transfer medium profile. |
| US10291823B2 |
Apparatus and method for color calibration
An apparatus and a method for mapping colors of a source image to colors of a reference image, where the apparatus is configured to match a histogram of the source image to a histogram of the reference image to generate a histogram matched image of the source image, generate a conditional probability distribution of the reference image, and detect outliers in the histogram matched image based on the conditional probability distribution. |
| US10291822B2 |
Color mapping generation including application of a halftone operation on continuous tone color data
Certain methods of generating a color mapping are described. In one method, an output of a color halftone processing pipeline is processed so as to determine a set of Neugebauer Primary area coverage (NPac) values that are representative of the output of the color halftone processing pipeline. These NPac values are then used, together with knowledge of an original input image, to generating the color mapping. |
| US10291818B2 |
Image processing circuit for multi-drop inkjet head
A calculator performs in parallel gamma correction calculations on gray level values 1 to Z depending on each of target nozzles for each of target pixels containing gray level values other than zero of pixels in image data to be printed by a multi-drop inkjet head including nozzles and having a maximum droplet number Z per pixel, the nozzles of the multi-drop inkjet head including the target nozzles for ink ejection on the respective target pixels. A selector selects a calculation result corresponding to a gray level value of the target pixel from calculation results of the gamma correction calculations performed on the gray level values 1 to Z by the calculator, for each of the target pixels. |
| US10291808B2 |
Scanning system determining each of a plurality of image processes to be performed on scan data
A scanning system includes a scanner, an information processing apparatus, and a processor. The processor receives an input via a user interface and determines each of a plurality of image processes to be performed on scan data. In a case where first and second image processes are determined to be performed, the processor instructs the scanner to output the scan data to the information processing apparatus, and instructs the information processing apparatus to perform the first and second image processes. In a case where the first image process is determined not to be performed and the second image process is to be determined to be, the processor instructs the scanner to perform the second image process on the scan data to generate information, and instructs the scanner to output the generated information to the information processing apparatus. |
| US10291802B2 |
Document reader
A document reader includes: a scanner unit; an ADF; a hinge that connects the scanner unit and the ADF in a way that the ADF is openable from and closable to the scanner unit by turning around a turn shaft of the hinge; and a positioning mechanism. The hinge includes a pressing member that holds the ADF open, and is arranged on a back side of the scanner unit with the turn shaft located above the pressing member. The positioning mechanism includes: a projecting portion located below the turn shaft, and formed on a surface of the hinge intersecting an axial direction of the turn shaft; a slit formed in the scanner unit, and brought into engagement with the projecting portion; and an adjusting screw that presses a lower part of the hinge from the back side of the scanner unit. |
| US10291799B2 |
Information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a mobile terminal and control method therefor
An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit, a storage unit that stores information in a mobile terminal that was successfully authenticated, a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to cause, in a case where a distance between the mobile terminal and the information processing apparatus is within a set range, a screen of the operation unit to transition to a state where the information processing apparatus is usable by a user of the mobile terminal based on the information on the mobile terminal. |
| US10291797B2 |
Image scanning apparatus to determine whether a second scan image is a duplicate image of a first scan image and controlling method thereof
An image scanning apparatus includes a display unit, a scan unit configured to continuously generate a first scan image and a second scan image, and a processor configured to compare the generated first scan image and second scan image and determine whether the first scan image and the second scan image are scan images with respect to the a same original, and in response to determining that the first scan image and the second scan image are scan images with respect to a same original, control the display unit to display a notification message. |
| US10291795B2 |
Communication apparatus, method for controlling communication apparatus, and storage medium for selecting an apparatus in a wireless network
A communication apparatus is configured to accept input of a condition for selecting a communication apparatus to connect to, receive, from a first communication apparatus that is operating as a base station in a wireless network, information on the first communication apparatus and information on a second communication apparatus that is participating in the wireless network established by the first communication apparatus, and display, from among the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus, a communication apparatus or communication apparatuses that meet the condition input via the input unit, based on the received information. |
| US10291794B2 |
Implementation of distributed processing using device, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method to reduce network lag
A device is provided that includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of generating second image data that has a reduced amount of data as compared with first image data on which a process is to be executed, transmitting the generated second image data to an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network, receiving a determination result indicating whether the second image data satisfies a predetermined condition from the information processing apparatus, and outputting information based on the received determination result. |
| US10291791B2 |
Electronic device, information distribution system, information processing method, and recording medium
An electronic device communicable with a server system via a network, includes circuitry to: transmit information on the electronic device to the server system; store in a memory information on a display component corresponding to the information on the electronic device that is acquired from the server system; read the information on the display component stored in the memory at a predetermined timing; display the display component that is read on a display; in response to selection of the display component, acquire information associated with the display component from the server system; and display the acquired information on the display. |
| US10291790B2 |
System and method for dynamic charging in communication networks
A method for dynamic charging in a communication network is provided. The method may include dynamically determining a charging rate for the communication session upon initiation of a communication session, based on at least one of an estimated quality of service and a dynamically determined inter-network charging rate for the communication session. The method may further include initiating charging for the communication session based on the determined charging rate, monitoring at least an actual quality of service for the communication session with respect to the estimated quality of service for a duration of the communication session, and dynamically updating the determined charging rate based on the monitoring. |
| US10291789B2 |
Sharing data and points with group members
The disclosure is related a method for providing, by a server, a sharing service that enables a plurality of user equipments to share at least one of digital assets. The method may include generating a sharing group for virtually linking a first user equipment with a second user equipment in response to a grouping request message from the first user equipment, creating a virtual data sharing storage in association with the generated sharing group in order to virtually store a predetermined amount of sharing data allowance, in response to a data depositing message from the first user equipment, depositing a first amount of data allowance into the virtual data sharing storage for sharing the first amount of data allowance belonging to the first user equipment with the second user equipment virtually linked to the first user equipment as the same sharing group, and in response to a data withdrawing message from the second user equipment, withdrawing a second amount of data allowance from the sharing data allowance stored in the virtual data sharing storage for using the second amount of the sharing data allowance by the second user equipment. |
| US10291786B2 |
Systems and methods to customize the presentation of prompts to establish communication connections
Methods and apparatuses to selectively present and customize user prompts in establishing anonymized communication connections, based on available information about the parties to be connected and/or user preferences. For example, the information can be transmitted from a mobile device to a connection server for association with the communication reference of the mobile device in response to an input from the user of the mobile device. The association is configured to expire after a predetermined period of time. During the predetermined period of time, if a connection server receives a call from the mobile device, the information associated with the communication reference of the mobile device is used to customize the interactive voice response prompts for further connecting the call to a service provider. |
| US10291782B2 |
System and method for a work distribution service
Systems and methods for a work distribution service. At a multi-tenant platform that provides a work distribution service for a plurality of external systems, a priority is assigned to a first work item of a first external system. The work item is received via a RESTful work item API call request. The priority is assigned based on work item attributes of the work item and a workflow instruction corresponding to workflow information specified by the work item. The workflow instruction is provided by the external system via a RESTful Workflow API. A worker is assigned to the work item based on: the priority of the work item, the workflow information, and worker state managed by the first external system via a RESTful Worker API. The worker state includes worker attributes. The work item is generated by the external system, and the workflow instruction is managed by the external system. |
| US10291779B2 |
Call center system and computer accessible medium storing a program for a call center
An objective is to provide a call center system operable in accordance with various signaling specifications without causing an automatic call distributor to cope with the various signaling specifications. A call-originator terminal 101 includes a virtual call device 105 transmitting a different signal to a call center 100 from signaling. The call center 100 includes an automatic call distributor 118 selecting a terminal in a call-center-terminal group 102 upon receiving the signal from the virtual call device 105. In addition, the call-originator terminal 101 and the call center 100 include respective telecommunication-device control devices 107, 115, giving, to either one of the call-destination terminal 113 selected by the automatic call distributor 118 and the call-originator terminal 101, a telecommunication device ID of the other terminal, and causing the one terminal to start signaling for transmitting an actual call to the other terminal based on the telecommunication device ID. |
| US10291765B2 |
Mobile device, robot cleaner, and method for controlling the same
The present disclosure discloses a mobile device, cleaning robot, and method for controlling the cleaning robot. The mobile device includes a capturing unit; a display for displaying an image of a cleaning robot obtained from the capturing unit and receiving a touch; and a controller for controlling the cleaning robot to move to a location that corresponds to the input touch. |
| US10291763B2 |
Multi-modal mobile-device projection mechanism for efficient resource sharing
A multi-modal projection system, such as a smartphone, a wearable, or a generic universal-serial-bus-class (generic USB-class), for use in projecting device output via a host apparatus, such as a transportation vehicle. The system includes a hardware-based processing unit (processor), and a base data-processing resource needed by each of a plurality of interface components to generate the output to be projected via the host apparatus. The system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage component having the interface components that, when executed by the processing unit, generate the output to be projected via the host apparatus. The storage component further includes a plurality of virtual data-processing components being virtual representations of the base data-processing resource. The storage component further includes a mapping module that, when executed, controls access for the interface components to the base data-processing component by way of the virtual data-processing components. Non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, methods performed by the structure described. |
| US10291760B2 |
System and method for multimodal short-cuts to digital services
A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service. |
| US10291755B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive scanning and/or advertising
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to adaptively control advertising and/or scanning operations on multiple advertising channels in a wireless network environment. In one example, a wireless device may monitor for wireless activity from other protocols (e.g., such as Wi-Fi or Zigbee) on the frequency of one or more of the multiple advertising channels of a first wireless network protocol, such as a BLE wireless network protocol. The wireless device may respond in real time to the detected presence of wireless activity from other protocols on one or more of the advertising channels of the first protocol by dynamically varying the identity of which advertising channels are employed at any given time for advertising and/or scanning. |
| US10291754B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for auto-negotiation
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including electrical circuitry, are described for auto-negotiation. Active cables, active backplanes, and line cards may include one or more instances of electrical circuitry and/or integrated circuits that intercept advertisements of standard auto-negotiation protocol signaling from an initiating device for establishment of communication links with a receiving device. Auto negotiation information in the intercepted signaling may be translated and encoded into signaling in accordance with the capabilities of the receiving device. Active cables and active backplanes may also include one or more connection components between instances of electrical circuitry and/or integrated circuits to provide high-speed transmission of data packets encapsulating the auto-negotiation information in a format that differs from the standard auto-negotiation protocol. |
| US10291748B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for predictively forwarding unknown flows
The disclosed apparatus may include a storage device that stores a set of routes. In this example, the apparatus may also include a processing unit that is communicatively coupled to the storage device. This processing unit may (1) analyze an unknown flow of packets that are destined for a certain node, (2) identify at least one characteristic of the unknown flow based at least in part on the analysis, (3) determine, based at least in part on the characteristic, that the unknown flow of packets likely represents traffic that corresponds to a specific application, (4) predictively select, from the set of routes, a non-default route that facilitates transfer to the certain node in connection with the specific application, and then (5) forward a first packet of the unknown flow to the certain node by way of the non-default route. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10291746B2 |
Context switch of database connections
A solution is proposed for accessing a database by an application client. A corresponding method comprises receiving a connection command for opening a user connection between a user client of the application client and the database from the application client, the connection command comprising an indication of a context of the user client, assigning an application connection between the application client and the database to the user client in response to the connection command, and switching a context of the application connection to the context of the user client. |
| US10291744B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining the radiation strength of a Wi-Fi signal
Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for determining the radiation strength of a Wi-Fi signal, and the method includes: obtaining Wi-Fi signal sources, and signal strength values of the signal sources when a Wi-Fi function is enabled; and determining the radiation strengths of corresponding Wi-Fi signals according to the number of Wi-Fi signal sources, and the signal strength values of the respective signal sources. |
| US10291743B2 |
Configuring service endpoints in native client applications
A system and method for facilitating efficient interaction between a client device and a server. An example method includes receiving at a server, a request for server configuration information sent to the server by a client device, and then employing a first web service in communication with the server to convey configuration information about a server to a client device in response to the request message received therefrom by the server. The configuration information includes information pertaining to known capabilities that may be offered by the server to the client device. Generally, embodiments described herein provide various features for facilitating configuring service endpoints in native client applications at runtime, thereby enabling implementation of changes to server-side components that a client application invokes or communicates with, without needing to change the client application. |
| US10291742B2 |
Damage sensors for a mobile computing device
In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for utilizing sensors within a computing device to detect a hazardous event and notify a central server that the computing device is potentially damaged. One or more sensors of a computing device may detect the hazardous event to the computing device. Responsive to detecting the hazardous event, the sensors may measure a magnitude of a damage measurand associated with the hazardous event to the computing device. The computing device may determine that the magnitude of the damage measurand exceeds a threshold damage value for the computing device. Responsive to determining that the magnitude of the damage measurand exceeds the threshold damage value, the computing device may send, to a server device, a message indicating the computing device is potentially damaged. |
| US10291735B2 |
Residential cache appliance utilizing a social network
Embodiments are disclosed for managing a distributed data center. The managing can include receiving content interaction history associated with a first social networking account of a social networking system at a content distribution system; maintaining a cache map of available cache appliances to implement a distributed cache store; selecting a content item to push to a residential cache appliance based on the content interaction history, wherein pushing the content item includes updating the cache map to associate a network address of the residential cache appliance with an identifier of the content item; and providing a content distribution service configured to redirect a content streaming request for the content item to the residential cache appliance when the content item is determined to be available in the distributed cache store according to the cache map. |
| US10291734B2 |
HTTP-based stream delivery
Live stream delivery within a content delivery network (CDN) includes recording the stream using a recording tier, and playing the stream using a player tier. Recording begins when the stream is received in a source format. The stream is then converted into an intermediate format (IF), which comprises a stream manifest, one or more fragment indexes (FI), and a set of IF fragments. A player process begins when a requesting client is associated with a CDN HTTP proxy. In response to receipt at the proxy of a request for the stream, the HTTP proxy retrieves (either from the archive or the data store) the stream manifest and at least one fragment index. Using the fragment index, the IF fragments are retrieved to the HTTP proxy, converted to a target format, and then served in response to the client request. Preferably, fragments are accessed, cached and served by the proxy via HTTP. |
| US10291733B2 |
Computer systems and methods for governing a network of data platforms
In an environment where a plurality of data platforms are communicatively coupled via a communication network, one platform in the environment may govern whether other platforms in the environment are permitted to participate in the sharing of asset-related information. For example, a first platform may receive, from a second platform (e.g., a master or seed platform) that is communicatively coupled to the first platform via the communication network, criteria that governs whether the first platform is permitted to share asset-related data with one or more other platforms in the network. In turn, the first platform may assess the reliability of the platform's stored asset-related data and then apply the criteria to the assessed reliability to determine whether the first platform is permitted to share asset-related data with the one or more other platforms and then operate in accordance with that determination. |
| US10291732B2 |
Computer systems and methods for sharing asset-related information between data platforms over a network
In an environment where a plurality of data platforms are communicatively coupled via a communication network, two of more of the platforms may be configured to share asset-related information. For example, a first platform may receive asset-related data and determine that a portion of the received data should be pushed to another platform that is communicatively coupled to the first platform via the communication network. Based on that determination, the first platform may prepare a portion of the received data to be transmitted to another platform and then push the portion of the data to another platform over a network connection. |
| US10291730B1 |
Throttling push notifications using predictive workload modeling
The present disclosure relates to managing a rate of generating data requests to be processed at a service provider. An example method generally includes detecting an instance of a push notification event directed to a group of endpoint systems. The push notification event generally indicates that push notifications are to be transmitted to the group of endpoint systems to generate the data requests. A computing system determines a resource utilization associated with at least one of the data requests generated based on the push notification event and determines a push notification transmission rate based on the determined resource utilization and computing resources available at the service provider. The rate generally indicates a number of push notifications to generate and transmit over a period of time. The computing system transmits the push notifications to the group of endpoint systems based on the calculated push notification transmission rate. |
| US10291729B2 |
User interface modification and usage tracking
A method is provided to modify a view used by an application to generate a user interface element on a display screen of an electronic device; a view selector information structure identifies a hierarchy of selector visual property constraints and associated selector structural property constraints; modification information indicates one or more modifications to one or more views selected using the view selector; in the course of running the application on the electronic device, a determination is made as to whether an application subview hierarchy matches the selector information structure; in response to determining a match, a modification indicated by the modification information is imparted to one or more views of the matching application subview hierarchy. |
| US10291727B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, portable terminal, and server
There is provided a technique to assist operation in a social network system. An information processing device includes a motion data acquirer that acquires motion data of a user, a motion data comparator that compares the motion data acquired by the motion data acquirer with comparative motion data, and an operation executor that executes predetermined operation to social network service utilized by the user based on a comparison result of the motion data comparator. An information processing method includes acquiring motion data of a user, comparing the acquired motion data with comparative motion data, and executing predetermined operation to social network service utilized by the user based on a comparison result. |
| US10291720B2 |
Systems and methods for managing distributed sales, service and repair operations
The systems and methods of the present disclosure are generally related to managing distributed sales, service and repair operations. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to managing a distributed network of sales, service and/or repair operations that include automated features. |
| US10291715B1 |
Controlling access to services via usage models
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as in accordance with usage models that are configured for available services by the providers of the services. In some situations, the services are Web services, and an electronic Web service (“WS”) marketplace is provided via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace based on configured usage models selected by the consumers. Some or all of the one or more usage models configured for an available WS may each have associated use prices and/or non-price use conditions, and if so access to those WSes using those usage models may be provided only if a consumer requesting access provides appropriate payment and otherwise satisfies the specified use conditions for a selected usage model. |
| US10291713B2 |
Smart device control method and apparatus
Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling smart device in a smart home. In the method, a control device receives a control instruction sent by an instruction sending device and including a set of working mode information, the set of working mode information including at least one working mode information of at least one smart device type. The control device sets a working mode of a target smart device connected to the control device via a local area network (LAN) based on the set of working mode information, where the set of working mode information is pre-stored in the instruction sending device. |
| US10291712B2 |
Sharing control right of M2M device
The disclosure is related to a method of allowing user terminals to share a control right of a machine to a machine (M2M) device by a M2M service server. The method may include receiving a sharing request message from a first user terminal registered at the M2M service server to share predetermined control rights of a M2M device with a second user terminal, creating a virtual resource for the second user terminal based on information included in the sharing request message, and allowing the second user terminal to control predetermined features of the M2M device based on the created virtual resource in response to a control request message from the second user terminal. |
| US10291709B2 |
Protocol independent storage discovery and enablement
A manager node provides discovery, translation, and mapping services for supported Ethernet protocol layers. The manager node discovers other nodes within the cloud environment and issues commands to each of the discovered nodes to obtain storage device specific information associated to storage devices communicatively connected to the discovered nodes. The storage device information obtained may include such things as device function (initiator or target), device model number, device capacity, and available storage (free), etc. When the manager node has gathered the storage device specific information it may create a list of all feasible storage devices that could be utilized within the cloud environment. The manager node may determine which of the discovered storage devices will be enabled. Subsequently, the manager node map may serve as an address translator and/or a gateway between protocols. |
| US10291708B1 |
Multi-node virtual data storage appliance with internal communications filtering
A storage processor of a set of virtual-machine-implemented storage processors (SPs) of a virtual storage appliance (VSA) is operated to avoid potential mis-communications among non-peer SPs in a virtualized environment having multiple VSAs. An operating method includes receiving a peer-SP identifier that uniquely identifies a peer storage processor of the VSA in network packets sent by the peer storage processor via an internal inter-SP network. The peer-SP identifier, which may be a machine-level network address such as a MAC address, is used to configure a network firewall to accept peer-SP packets and reject non-peer-SP packets from the internal inter-SP network. The network firewall is subsequently operated as configured to accept the peer-SP packets for delivery to the main operating logic of the one storage processor and to reject the non-peer-SP network packets. |
| US10291707B1 |
Systems and methods for balancing storage resources in a distributed database
Embodiments are provided for balancing storage resources in a distributed database. According to certain aspects, various hardware components may facilitate a three-stage technique including a node balancer technique, a shard balancer technique, and a replica balancer technique. The node balancer technique may create a set of pods from a set of nodes residing across a set of storage racks. The shard balancer technique may redistribute, among the set of pods, a portion of a set of shards assigned to respective pods of the set of pods. The replica balancer technique may, for each pod, distribute the set of replicas so that the replicas reside across the storage racks of that pod. |
| US10291703B2 |
Information processing system, method of processing information, and information processing device
An information processing system includes a first information processing device including a first memory and a first processor, and a second information processing device including a second memory and a second processor, wherein the first processor is configured to acquire a first frequency at which first data stored in the first memory has been updated, acquire a second frequency at which the first data stored in the first memory has been updated due to an update of second data stored in the second memory, determine whether a notification indicating that the first data stored in the first memory has been updated is to be transmitted to the second information processing device, based on the first frequency information, the second frequency information, and a state of a communication between the first information processing device and the second information processing device, and transmit the notification. |
| US10291692B2 |
Systems and methods for trusted cluster attestation
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing trusted cluster attestation techniques are disclosed. A cluster includes multiple computing devices connected together and at least one cluster security module. The cluster security module collects measurement logs and attestations from N computing devices, with N being a positive integer greater than one. The cluster security module also maintains a log and calculates an attestation for its own hardware and/or software. The cluster security module combines the logs from the N computing device and the log of the cluster security module into an aggregate log, with N+1 logs combined into the aggregate log. Then, the cluster security module generates a single attestation for the cluster to represent the cluster as a whole. The cluster security module is configured to provide the single attestation and aggregate log to an external device responsive to receiving a challenge request from the external device. |
| US10291691B2 |
System, method and recording medium for creating a social media sensing post
A social media sensing post creating method, system, and computer program product, include connecting to a plurality of devices within a predetermined area of a first user to create a sensing network, collecting multisensory data describing an experience of the first user using the sensing network, and creating a social status depicting the experience of the first user from the multisensory data to recreate memory on a later time, or to transmit the same environmental feelings to a second person. |
| US10291690B1 |
Heterogeneous device communication system
A heterogeneous communication system is presented that enables different devices or sensors to communicate within an Internet of Things (IoT) environment. The heterogeneous communication system can include a protocol layer that enables the heterogeneous communication system to convert observations, or data associated with a semantic, from one format to another format that can be processed by an intended recipient system. Further, the heterogeneous communication system can support multiple communication technologies enabling a diversity of devices or sensors to be integrated within a single IoT implementation without an end user creating any application-specific communication software for the network or limiting the selection of devices within the network. |
| US10291686B2 |
Managed peer-to-peer applications, systems and methods for distributed data access and storage
Secure and remote operation of a remote computer from a local computer over a network includes authenticating a remote computer for connection to a computer over the network and/or a local computer for connection to a remote computer over the network; establishing a secure connection therebetween; and integrating a desktop of a remote computer on a display of a local computer. Functions that are performed may include one or more of: integrating a file structure of accessible files accessed at the second or first computer, into a file structure contained at the first or second computer, respectively; at least one of integrating a desktop of the second computer on a display of the first computer and integrating a desktop of the first computer on a display of the second computer; and directly operating the second computer from the first computer or the first computer from the second computer. |
| US10291685B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling running of service
A method and an apparatus for controlling running of a service are described. The method includes: acquiring service running information of a service on a client, the service running information including a service running parameter and a service running status, and the service running status including a running state or a non-running state; determining, when the service running status of the service is the running state, a service control mode of the service according to the service running parameter and a preset service control mode list; and performing feedback control on the service according to the service control mode of the service. |
| US10291683B2 |
Service processing system and service processing method
In a case where a service for performing specified processings of document data as one job is processed in a cooperative manner on a network, a service processing state is exhibited in a proper notice form in each job unit and in each processing unit in the job, so that the processing state can be properly recognized from the viewpoint of accounting, security and privacy. |
| US10291682B1 |
Efficient transmission control protocol (TCP) reassembly for HTTP/2 streams
A device may determine that a received transmission control protocol (TCP) segment includes data for a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) version N stream, where N is greater than or equal to 2. The device may identify, from the received TCP segment, a stream identifier for the HTTP version N stream. The device may determine that a condition is satisfied for releasing one or more TCP segments, associated with the stream identifier, from a TCP reassembly queue. The device may release the one or more TCP segments from the TCP reassembly queue based on determining that the condition is satisfied. |
| US10291679B2 |
Permission request for social media content in a video production system
In one aspect, a method includes a first computing-system (i) selecting a social media (SM) content item associated with a second computing-system, (ii) based on the selected SM content item, determining a SM-platform user-profile identifier associated with the selected SM content item, (iii) using the identifier to determine that the second computing-system has installed, in its data storage unit, an application associated with the first computing-system, (iv) responsive to determining that the second computing-system has installed the application, transmitting, to the second computing-system, an instruction that causes the application to provide, via a user interface of the second computing-system, a permission request concerning use of the selected SM content item, (v) determining that the requested permission was received via the user interface, and (vi) responsive to determining that the requested permission was received via the user interface, facilitating integration of the selected SM content item into a media program. |
| US10291678B2 |
Architecture for augmenting video data obtained by a client device with one or more effects during rendering
A video effects application executes on a client device having an image capture device and receives video data captured by the image capture device. The video effects application extracts information from the captured video data and stores the extracted information as metadata associated with the captured video data. For example, the video effects application identifies objects in the captured video data or identifies optical flow of the captured video data and stores the identified objects or identified optical flow as metadata associated with the captured video data. The video effects application stores information describing modifications to the captured video data in association with the captured video data. When the captured video data is presented, the captured video data, associated metadata, and information describing the modifications is communicated to a renderer, which uses the metadata to perform the identified modifications to the captured video data when presenting the captured video data. |
| US10291676B2 |
Method and system for the delivery of high definition audio-visual content
A system for delivery of owned High Definition audio-visual content to a location selected by a user is provided. The system includes a central facility for the storage of the content, and two or more local networks operatively connected to the central facility for receipt of the content from the central facility. One local network has a dedicated high bandwidth data line to the location of the user, and the dedicated data line transmits of the content as high definition content, and the transmission is such that it allows for immediate play. |
| US10291673B2 |
Transcoding method and system, and distributed file apparatus
A transcoding method used in a computer network comprises: receiving, by a task manager in the computer network, a transcoding task, where the transcoding task has task information; generating task dispatch information according to the task information; and separately acquiring, according to the task dispatch information, source data of media segments corresponding to a media file, parallelly transcoding the source data into data in a target format by using multiple transcoders, and storing the data into a storage server in the computer network, where the transcoder includes a processor of the storage server. Distributed transcoding is completed by using an idle CPU of a storage server, so that not only costs of hardware are reduced and an existing resource is fully used, but also transmission and copying of data are greatly accelerated, thereby improving transcoding efficiency. |
| US10291663B2 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing a communication barring service
A method of implementing a Communication Barring, CB, service within an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network in respect of an ongoing IMS session or an IMS session in early session phase. The method comprises, at an Application Sever, AS, within the IMS network, parsing SIP messages relating to the session to detect an attempt to add one or more media streams to the session. CB service rules are applied to determine the allowability of the media stream(s) being added. If the media stream(s) being added is (are) not allowed, action is taken to prevent its addition, and otherwise allowing the media stream addition to proceed. |
| US10291662B2 |
Method for obtaining operator network identification number of visited network
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) to obtain an identifier of a visited public land mobile network (V-PLMN) in order to register a user equipment (UE) roaming in the V-PLMN into an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving a response message from an Interrogating-CSCF (I-CSCF) in response to the transmission of a REGISTER message for registering a user equipment into an IMS network; determining whether the received response message is a 401 unauthorized message; when the received response message is a 401 unauthorized message, transmitting the response message to the user equipment and generating an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from an entity of an EPC network; and receiving an identifier of the V-PLMN from the entity of the EPC network. |
| US10291657B2 |
Metadata-based data loss prevention (DLP) for cloud storage
The technology disclosed relates to enforcing multi-part policies on data-deficient transactions of independent data stores. In particular, it relates to combining active analysis of access requests for the independent object stores with inspection of objects in the independent object stores, each of the analysis and inspection generating and persisting object metadata in a supplemental data store, actively processing data-deficient transactions that apply to the objects by accessing the supplemental data store to retrieve object metadata not available in transaction streams of the data-deficient transactions, and actively enforcing the multi-part policies using the retrieved object metadata. |
| US10291656B2 |
Systems and methods for providing network security using a secure digital device
A system may include a traffic interception module configured to intercept network traffic of a host device. A traffic virtualization module may be configured to generate a virtual file on the host device containing the intercepted network traffic. A security system interface module may be configured to provide the virtual file to a secure digital security system over a virtualized file interface coupling the host device to the secure digital security system, and to receive instructions to allow or to deny the network traffic from the secure digital security system over the virtualized file interface. A traffic access management module may be configured to allow or to deny the network traffic based on the instructions. |
| US10291654B2 |
Automated construction of network whitelists using host-based security controls
Techniques are disclosed for constructing network whitelists in server endpoints using host-based security controls. Once constructed, the network whitelists are used to detect unauthorized communications at the server endpoints. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for constructing a network whitelist. The method includes identifying at least a first application hosted on a computing system. The method also includes inspecting one or more configuration files associated with the first application to identify one or more configuration settings that specify how the first application communicates with one or more second applications. The method further includes generating a whitelist that specifies expected network communications activity for the first application, based on the configuration settings. |
| US10291652B2 |
Policy evaluation trees
Technology for improving evaluation of policies comprising multiple rules is disclosed. By generating a policy evaluation tree controlling, for any given policy state, which rules should be evaluated next, policy optimization can be performed off-line prior to policy evaluation. For a policy, a policy evaluation tree can be generated such that each node in the tree corresponds to a policy state and each child node corresponds to a policy state that may result from an action that may be taken from its parent policy state. Policy evaluation trees may be generated by iteratively generating, from an initial policy state, possible next states as child states until a result of the policy is determined. Some next possible policy states may be pruned from the tree based on conditions such as having a high cost of evaluation compared to the likelihood a rule will yield an interesting result. |
| US10291651B1 |
Unified secure socket layer decryption
A device may receive a message associated with initiating a secure socket layer session or a transport layer security session (SSL/TLS session). The device may identify a decryption profile associated with managing encrypted traffic associated with the SSL/TLS session. The device may determine a server indicator included in the message. The device may determine whether the decryption profile includes information associated with the server indicator. The device may selectively manage the encrypted traffic associated with the SSL/TLS session using a first decryption technique or a second decryption technique based on determining whether the decryption profile includes information associated with the server indicator, where the first decryption technique may be different from the second decryption technique. |
| US10291650B2 |
Automatically generating network resource groups and assigning customized decoy policies thereto
A cyber security system comprising circuitry of a decoy deployer planting one or more decoy lateral attack vectors in each of a first and a second group of resources within a common enterprise network of resources, the first and second groups of resources having different characteristics in terms of subnets, naming conventions, DNS aliases, listening ports, users and their privileges, and installed applications, wherein a lateral attack vector is an object of a first resource within the network that has a potential to be used by an attacker who discovered the first resource to further discover information regarding a second resource within the network, the second resource being previously undiscovered by the attacker, and wherein the decoy lateral attack vectors in the first group conform to the characteristics of the first group, and the decoy lateral attack vectors in the second group conform to the characteristics of the second group. |
| US10291647B2 |
Apparatus and method for enabling safe handling of malware
An apparatus for rendering malware files safe for handling may include processing circuitry configured to receive a executable object, divide the executable object into a plurality of segments, remove execution capability from each of the segments, encrypt each of the segments to generate an encrypted segment set, and reassemble the encrypted segment set as a dismembered executable object. |
| US10291646B2 |
System and method for audio fingerprinting for attack detection
A method, computer program product, and computer system directed toward identification of potential social engineering activity associated with at least a portion of a communication on a communication channel based upon, at least in part, a match between a first set of audio features with a second set of one or more audio features. The first set of one or more audio features are extracted from at least a portion of a communication on a communication channel. The first set of one or more audio features from at least a portion of the communication are compared to a second set of one or more audio features to determine that at least a portion of the first set of audio features matches the second set of one or more audio features. |
| US10291645B1 |
Determining maliciousness in computer networks
A computer implemented method provides a technical solution to the technical problem of detecting and preventing malicious activity in a computer network, the technical solution involving calculating, based on hypergraph data, a maliciousness value indicating a likelihood of association of one or more nodes of the hypergraph with a known malicious actor, and programmatically performing, based on the calculated maliciousness value, one or more actions by a computer system designed to ensure security of the computer system. |
| US10291642B2 |
Diversity analysis with actionable feedback methodologies
Various embodiments of the present technology include methods of assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity. Various embodiments also include automatically determining, based on the assessed risk, a change or a setting to at least one element of policy criteria of a cyber security policy, automatically recommending, based on the assessed risk, computer network changes to reduce the assessed risk, and providing one or more recommended computer network changes to reduce the assessed risk. Various embodiments further include enactment by the entity of at least one of the one or more of the recommended computer network changes to reduce the assessed risk to the entity, determining that the entity has enacted at least a portion of the recommended computer network changes, and in response, automatically reassessing the risk of a cyber security failure based on the enacted recommended computer network changes. |
| US10291640B2 |
System and method for detecting anomalous elements of web pages
Disclosed are system and method for detecting anomalous elements of web pages. One exemplary method comprises: obtaining access to a web site, by a client computing device, by requesting a web page associated with the web site via a web server; executing the web page by the client computing device to gather data relating to the web page; determining at least one N-dimensional vector based at least on the gathered data; creating at least one cluster comprising a set of values of coordinates of vectors for at least one element of the web page in N-dimensional space based on the at least one N-dimensional vector; creating a statistical model of the web page based on the at least one cluster; and using the statistical model for detecting anomalous elements of the web page. |
| US10291634B2 |
System and method for determining summary events of an attack
Computerized methods and systems determine summary events from an attack on an endpoint. The detection and determination of these summary events is performed by a machine, e.g., a computer, node of a network, system or the like. |
| US10291633B1 |
Bandwidth conserving signature deployment with signature set and network security
A malware detection system comprising a signature generator for combining malware signatures into a malware signature filter with a fixed false positive rate; a central location configured to send the malware signature filter to each of a plurality of hosts that are configured to scan files on the host system using the malware signature filter; each host configured such that if the scan indicates a positive result, the file is quarantined and the host sends identification back to central location if a false positive result is obtained for additional instruction. A method for malware detection operative to combine malware signatures into a filter with fixed false positive rate; comprising sending a malware signature filter to hosts for scanning of files on the host system and incoming data; if the malware signature filter returns a positive alert, identification is sent back to a central location. |
| US10291627B2 |
Blockchain mining using trusted nodes
Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using one or more mobile communication devices and/or processing devices to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for blockchain mining using trusted nodes, such as via democratization of associated resources for fair blockchain mining, for example. |