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| US10335809B2 |
Rotating projector and method for spraying a coating product
Rotating projector for a coating product including a spraying device having a circular spraying edge, driving means for driving the spraying device around a rotational axis, a body including primary openings arranged on a primary contour for ejecting primary air jets in a primary direction. The air jets having an axial component and an orthoradial component which are nonzero. The primary direction has a nonzero radial component, which is centrifugal relative to the rotation axis. Each primary jet extends along the rotational axis at a distance from the rotational axis than the radius of the spraying edge. The body includes secondary openings arranged on a secondary contour for ejecting the secondary air jets in a secondary direction having axial and centripetal radial components. The secondary jets hit an external surface of the spraying device. The contours coincide with a circle centered about the rotation axis. |
| US10335804B2 |
Centrifuge with damping elements
A centrifuge (10), in particular a laboratory centrifuge, comprising a rotor (12) for receiving containers with material to be centrifuged, a drive shaft (14) on which the rotor (12) is supported, a motor (18) which drives the rotor (12) via the drive shaft, a bearing unit (30) with damping elements (36) each having a spring axis (36a), and a support element (54) for fixing the motor (18) in the centrifuge via the bearing unit (30), wherein the spring axes (36a) of the damping elements (36) are placed at an acute angle σ to the rotational axis Y of the motor (18). The invention is characterized in that the bearing unit (30) comprises a plurality of struts (34), preferably 3 to 21, which are connected to the damping elements (36), wherein the struts (34) are placed and arranged so that they are concentrically aligned with the respective spring axis. |
| US10335796B2 |
Sizing screens for comminuting machines
A grinder for grinding relatively loose materials includes a reducing unit and a screen arrangement. The arcuate screen defines a plurality of tracks of apertures that extend in a cutting direction of the cutters. In some cases, only one respective cutter passes over each track and each cutter passes over only the respective one of the tracks. The width of a cutter may be greater than a width of the apertures of a track. The apertures of the screen arrangement may form chevron patterns. The screens may be clamped to a frame by coupling members extending through notches in the screen. |
| US10335794B2 |
Device, system and method for cooling a reagent compartment
The present invention is directed to a device, system and method for cooling a reagent compartment. The invention also relates to a use of the device. The device comprises a housing with a first side for attachment to the reagent compartment, a cooling unit with at least one cooling element with a warm upper side and a cold lower side, that is equipped with a cold side heat exchanger comprising at least one first fan, a at least one cold air channel and at least one cold air opening at the first side of the housing for circulating cold air between the at least one cooling element and the reagent compartment in a closed system. |
| US10335791B2 |
Methods and devices for sample analysis
Methods for detecting target analytes utilizing an array of wells are advantageous for detection of low concentrations of target analytes. Use of an array of wells requires sealing of the wells. The methods provided herein utilize digital microfluidics to seal wells of an array with a fluid that is immiscible with the aqueous liquid present in the wells to prevent evaporation and contamination of the aqueous fluid during analysis of signals from the wells. The disclosed method include generating a biphasic droplet composed of the immiscible fluid and an aqueous fluid. The immiscible fluid present in the biphasic droplet is moved over the array of wells to seal the wells by electrically actuating the aqueous fluid present in the biphasic droplet which in turn pulls the immiscible fluid. |
| US10335789B2 |
Magnetic separation filters for microfluidic devices
A magnetic separation device has a membrane having a plurality of pores, a magnetically soft material layer disposed on the membrane, and a passivation layer disposed on the magnetically soft material layer. The magnetic separation device may be part of a microfluidic device having a lateral flow channel and a vertical flow magnetic separation filter. The magnetic separation device may be used to separate magnetically tagged particles, such as cells. |
| US10335788B2 |
Removing bubbles in a microfluidic device
Methods of removing bubbles from a microfluidic device are described where the flow is not stopped. Methods are described that combine pressure and flow to remove bubbles from a microfluidic device. Bubbles can be removed even where the device is made of a polymer that is largely gas impermeable. |
| US10335787B2 |
Specimen acceptance devices and attachable disposable assay cartridges
An apparatus includes a device for storing a liquid sample, in which the device has a sample acceptance well, one or more storage chambers, and one or more fluidic channels fluidly coupling the sample acceptance well to the one or more storage chambers. The apparatus also includes a well plate having a plate and multiple wells formed in the plate, in which the device and the well plate are configured to be attached to one another. |
| US10335779B2 |
Highly stable Ni-M F6-NH2O/onpyrazine2(solvent)X metal organic frameworks and methods of use
Provided herein are metal organic frameworks comprising metal nodes and N-donor organic ligands. Methods for capturing chemical species from fluid compositions comprise contacting a metal organic framework characterized by the formula [MaMbF6-n(O/H2O)w(Ligand)x(solvent)y]z with a fluid composition and capturing one or more chemical species from the fluid composition. |
| US10335773B2 |
Fe-based hydrogenation catalyst and use thereof
The present invention relates to a Fe-based hydrogenation catalyst having Fe as a primary active metal component, and zinc and potassium as a first co-active metal component. The molar ratio of the primary active metal component to the first co-active metal component is 0.5-200:1. The Fe-based hydrogenation catalyst in present invention overcomes the problem of limiting to the active metal components as used over decades for the conventional hydrogenation catalyst, and thus has long-term values for industrial application. |
| US10335772B2 |
Catalyst comprising gold homogeneously dispersed in a porous support
A catalyst comprising gold and a porous support containing at least one refractory oxide, in which the gold content is in the range 0.01% to 5% by weight with respect to the total weight of catalyst, and in which the particles of gold are distributed homogeneously through said porous support and have a dimension, measured by transmission electron microscopy, in the range 0.5 to 5 nm. |
| US10335766B2 |
Super absorbent polymer and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer and a manufacturing method thereof, and more specifically, to a super absorbent polymer having improved porosity and permeability and a manufacturing method thereof. |
| US10335763B2 |
Microporous carbon monoliths from natural carbohydrates
A carbon pyrolyzate material is disclosed, having utility as an adsorbent as well as for energy storage and other applications. The pyrolyzate material comprises microporous carbon derived from low cost naturally-occurring carbohydrate source material such as polysaccharides. In adsorbent applications, the carbon pyrolyzate may for example be produced in a particulate form or a monolithic form, having high density and high pore volume to maximize gas storage and delivery, with the pore size distribution of the carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent being tunable via activation conditions to optimize storage capacity and delivery for specific gases of interest. |
| US10335751B2 |
Bioreactor with impeller assembly
A bioreactor includes a flexible container and an impeller assembly having a hollow tube. The impeller assembly is coupled to the flexible container. At least one mixing element is removably disposed on the hollow tube. A drive shaft is adapted to engage the hollow tube of the impeller assembly and facilitate rotational movement of the hollow tube. |
| US10335740B2 |
Submerged-type filtration apparatus
Disclosed is a submerged-type compact filtration apparatus of minimized footprint which can be installed easily, maintained safely and conveniently, and operated with substantially reduced energy. The submerged-type filtration apparatus of the invention comprises a filtration bath disposed over a ground; a filtration membrane cassette configured to be installed in the filtration bath; and a first guide disposed in the filtration bath and configured to guide the filtration membrane cassette when the filtration membrane cassette is inserted into the filtration bath so as to be installed therein. |
| US10335738B1 |
System and method for detecting time-bomb malware
According to one embodiment, a system comprises one or more counters; comparison logic; and one or more hardware processors communicatively coupled to the one or more counters and the comparison logic. The one or more hardware processors are configured to instantiate one or more virtual machines that are adapted to analyze received content, where the one or more virtual machines are configured to monitor a delay caused by one or more events conducted during processing of the content and identify the content as including malware if the delay exceed a first time period. |
| US10335734B2 |
Gas separation process
A process for separating a feed gas comprising polar and non-polar gases into a gas mixture enriched in polar gas(es) and a gas mixture depleted in polar gas(es), the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation unit comprising at least two gas-separation modules in order of decreasing selectivity for the polar gas(es), wherein the feed gas entering the gas separation unit comprises 1 to 35 mol % of polar gas(es). |
| US10335731B2 |
Filter device for a motor vehicle
A filter device for a motor vehicle includes a housing having a receiving space with a first chamber having an adsorption medium and a second chamber having a further adsorption medium, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are designed such that flow can pass through them in series from a first inflow opening of the filter device to an outflow opening of the filter device via the receiving space. The filter device further includes a partition between the first chamber and the second chamber for a series flow through the first chamber and the second chamber; a flow transfer chamber for flow through the receiving space, the flow transfer chamber being designed to connect the first chamber and the second chamber such that flow can pass through; and a barrier formed in the receiving space for diverting the loading flow and/or the purging flow. |
| US10335728B2 |
Filter medium for air filter, filter pack, and air filter unit
Provided are a filter medium for an air filter capable of having extended life even when composed of embossable material. The filter medium (1) has a tensile elongation of 10% or greater, and includes a main collection layer (30) having a filing rate of 5% to 15%, a thickness of 0.35 mm to 0.70 mm, and a peak in a fiber diameter distribution at less than 1.0 μm and a peak at 1.0 μm or greater. An average fiber diameter of small fiber diameters of less than 1.0 μm is from 0.1 μm to less than 0.8 μm, and an average fiber diameter of large fiber diameters of 1.0 μm or greater is from 1.2 μm to less than 3.0 μm. A volume ratio of the fibers having the small fiber diameter to the fibers having the large fiber diameter is from 30:70 to 80:20. |
| US10335725B2 |
Tool-less filtration assembly
A tool-less air filtration device having a two-piece housing with a filter. The tool-less air filtration device is simple, is totally tool-less for removing and replacing HEPA air filters and cleaning the interior of the air filtration device, and allows for quick, seamless filter changes in the field, while providing the convenient accessibility required to fully clean all surfaces of the unit. |
| US10335724B1 |
Filter and barrier
An elongate barrier material comprising an elongate apertured load-bearing sheet material and an elongate apertured filter material attached to the load-bearing sheet material. The apertures in the filter material have an ASTM D-4751 size less than 500μ and the size of the apertures in the load-bearing material is at least 4 times the size of the apertures in the filter material. The length of the filter material can be changed elastically so that the barrier material can be transported in the form of a roll which can be unrolled for installation. |
| US10335716B2 |
Filter element and filter unit
A filter element has: a carrier element permeable to fluid and having a support surface, the support surface having a surface area increasing contour; and a filter medium deposited onto the support surface of the carrier element forming a filter layer adapted to the surface area increasing contour. |
| US10335711B2 |
System including a direct contact desublimating heat exchanger for reducing fouling
A process to prevent fouling using a desublimating heat exchanger is disclosed. An outlet stream from the desublimating heat exchanger may be split into a plurality of parallel streams. The parallel streams may be sent through other devices for performing a unit operation, and the devices for performing a unit operation may change the temperature of at least one of the parallel streams. Parallel streams of differing temperature may emerge from the devices for performing a unit operation. The parallel streams of differing temperature may be sent to a mixing chamber. A mixed stream of uniform temperature may emerge from the mixing chamber, and the mixed stream may be recycled back to the desublimating heat exchanger. The mixing chamber may be separate from the desublimating heat exchanger, or the parallel streams of differing temperature may be mixed in the desublimating heat exchanger. |
| US10335707B2 |
Modular demountable safety panels, compatible with application on concrete bases or metal barriers at motor racing circuits and their respective assembly process
A new type of demountable modular panel and its respective assembly process, intended for use on motor sports circuits, particularly on urban circuits. It has the advantage of being easily assembled and disassembled, allowing easy access to any point on the circuit. It can be used on metal barriers or on concrete bases fitted with “U” section metal guides at their ends, into which a metal support profile is inserted. Above the base, a fencing panel is placed, with a top section included at 45°. A tubular metal shaft is introduced vertically through metal connectors and tightly clamped in rectangular retention brackets. The attachment of the panel is reinforced by “L” section metal brackets and respective bolts with washers. |
| US10335699B2 |
Car type model
[Problems to be Solved] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem and has an object to enable a more enhancement in opening/closing stability of left and right doors in reliable abutment of a bottom area provided under the doors of a body formed by a resin on a reinforcing member formed of a metal in an ornamental minicar configured to fix the reinforcing member formed of a metal to the body having the doors configured openably.[Means for Solution] A reinforcing member 20 formed of a metal is fixed to a body 10 formed by a resin to which left and right doors 12 are to be attached openably, and a bottom portion 16 positioned under the doors 12 is fixed to a frame portion 29 of the reinforcing member 20. Consequently, the body 10 is molded by a resin to easily enable processing of a fine part, and at the same time, the body 10 (particularly, a side sill member 13 portion positioned directly under the door 12) is caused to be flexed with difficulty by the reinforcing member 20 formed of a metal. Thus, it is possible to enable opening/closing stability of the door 12 to be exhibited and to enable a massive feeling to be exhibited when a user performs holding in a hand. |
| US10335690B2 |
Automatic video game highlight reel
In one example, a gaming platform may use a variety of protocols to identify video game events for inclusion in a highlight reel. The gaming platform may store a highlight criterion for a video game to mark a highlight event in the video game. The gaming platform may play a video game session of the video game. The gaming platform may identify a video game event in the video game session that matches the highlight criterion. The gaming platform may trigger an application programming interface to mark the video game event as a highlight event for inclusion in a highlight reel presenting highlight events from the video game session. The gaming platform may present the video game session to a player. |
| US10335688B2 |
Administrative control features for hosted sessions
Techniques described herein enable administrative control features for hosted game applications. A user with appropriate credentials can override an administrator of a game application to control and view all aspects of a game session from a companion application operating on a remote computing device. The techniques disclosed herein enable a remote user with appropriate credentials to control and modify aspects of a game application or a game session. The features can include, but are not limited to, the ability to shape a 3D virtual environment, add players, remove players, modify possessions of players, call players to a beacon, modify attributes of an environment, locate items, and listen to player communication. |
| US10335687B2 |
System and method for processing virtual objects in a computing environment
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for processing virtual objects in a computing environment. The method includes hiding a plurality of virtual objects at a plurality of user navigating virtual locations. The hided plurality of virtual objects is dynamically generated in response to the plurality of user navigating virtual locations associated with a plurality corresponding real-time locations. The method includes collecting the dynamically generated plurality of virtual objects by a user and dynamically generates the plurality of virtual objects at the plurality of user navigating virtual locations. The user enabled to use a plurality of virtual game objects for collecting the plurality of dynamically generated virtual objects within the plurality of user navigating virtual locations. The method further includes offering a plurality of virtual rewards to the user based on the collection of plurality of virtual objects within the plurality of user navigating virtual locations and the offer plurality of virtual rewards configured to be processed for participating in an uber hunt. The method further includes solving a plurality of interactive queries by using the plurality of virtual rewards for participating in the uber hunt. An uber virtual object in the uber hunt configured to provide a higher level reward to the user once the uber virtual object collected. |
| US10335686B2 |
Program, control method, and information processing apparatus
A program that may cause an information processing apparatus that executes a game to execute: storing, in a storage unit, a first parameter associated with a first game content arranged in virtual space and a second parameter associated with a second game content arranged in the virtual space; starting a match between the first game content and the second game content; automatically changing a third parameter regarding a positional relationship between the first game content and the second game content in the virtual space to be closer to a first target value at a certain time change rate; changing the second parameter associated with the second game content, on the basis of the third parameter and the first parameter associated with the first game content; and determining that a user wins the match when the second parameter becomes a second target value. |
| US10335682B2 |
Computer control method, control program and computer
Provided is a method for controlling a computer, etc., which makes it possible to improve the usability of city building games. The computer is provided with a storage unit configured to store game contents arranged within a game space, positions of the game contents, and a template defining positions of one or more of game contents, and progresses a game by arranging the game contents within the game space based on a command by a player. The method includes when the template is applied to a predetermined area within the game space based on the command by the player, moving, by the computer, the game contents arranged within the game space to the positions of the game contents defined by the template. |
| US10335676B2 |
Game system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with executable game program stored thereon, which can provide vibration to user
In a game system, one or more processors provide such a screen representation that an object moving in a virtual space turns left in accordance with a first operation input by a user onto an operation portion and such a screen representation that an object moving in the virtual space turns right in accordance with a second operation input by the user onto the operation portion. The one or more processors vibrate a first vibration portion more strongly than a second vibration portion when the screen representation that the object turns left is provided and vibrate the second vibration portion more strongly than the first vibration portion when the screen representation that the object turns right is provided. |
| US10335674B1 |
Video game controller
A video game controller can automatically operate as a video game controller with audio capability and a video game controller without audio capability based upon a signal received via a switch in communication with an audio jack of the video game controller when a headset is coupled to the audio jack. Connection of the headset to the controller automatically causes video game audio to be communicated from the video game console to the headset via the controller. The video game audio is communicated at a default volume level to the headset upon coupling of the headset to the video game controller. The volume level of the audio communicated to the headset can be adjustable up or down via a directional pad of the video game controller while an audio control button on the video game controller is pressed. |
| US10335670B2 |
Card shoe apparatus and table game system
A table game system for detecting special arrangements of shuffled playing cards having: a shuffle card set made up of a predetermined number of decks; a computer; and a card shoe apparatus, which is communicably connected to the computer, for storing the shuffled playing cards and manually dealing the cards housed in the card shoe apparatus one by one onto a game table, the card shoe apparatus that stores rules of a card game, the card shoe apparatus having: a card housing unit for housing the shuffled playing cards; an opening for drawing out the cards from the card housing unit one by one; a card reading unit that reads information from the card being drawn from the card housing unit; a restriction unit for preventing any cards from moving in a slot; and a motion sensor for detecting movement of any cards travelling through the slot. |
| US10335668B2 |
Electric vehicle and method for controlling electric vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a carrier, a free-wheel unit, a foot-wheel unit, a driving unit, a first angle-detecting unit and a micro processing unit. The carrier is for supporting a user. The free-wheel unit is disposed at one end of the carrier. The foot-wheel unit is disposed at the other end of the carrier. The driving unit is disposed at the free-wheel unit or the foot-wheel unit, and is for providing a power to the electric vehicle. The first angle-detecting unit is disposed at the free-wheel unit or the carrier, and is for detecting a swinging status between the free-wheel unit and the carrier so as to provide a swinging signal. The micro processing unit is signally connected to the driving unit and the first angle-detecting unit. When the swinging signal achieves a predetermined condition determined by the micro processing unit, the driving unit is turned on. |
| US10335667B2 |
Removable assembly for a skateboard
A removable assembly for a skateboard comprises a base piece (1) configured for the fixing thereof to a board (40); an upper piece (7) configured for the fixing thereof in a removable manner to a wheel unit (36), the base piece (1) being coupled to the upper piece (7) such that they can rotate with respect to each other; and a torsion spring (6) arranged between the base piece (1) and the upper piece (7) to exert a force aimed at causing them to regain a neutral position. |
| US10335665B1 |
Splitboard latching device
A latching device that can latch two splitboard skis together over their lengthwise common edge. The latching device accommodates variation in the distance between latching device mounting holes. The latching device rotates about a fastener assembly secured through one of the latching device mounting holes through the first of the two splitboard skis. A slot in the latching device, engages a second fastener assembly by tension between the outside edge of the slot and the lengthwise common edge between the splitboard skis. The slot includes a series of detents that can engage the second fastener assembly. The detents are distanced progressively closer to the axis of rotation of the latching device to accommodate various distances between the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole. |
| US10335662B2 |
Exercise balance and flexibility method
A method for performing balancing and squatting exercises that uses a kit that includes a clip attached to the brim on a hat or visor worn by the exerciser. Attached to the clip is a string that attaches to a weight. When the clip attaches to the brim the length of the string is adjusted so the weight hangs just above the ground when standing and when lowering to a squat position while standing on one leg or two legs. During use, exerciser stands upright with his arms extended outward and then bends his knees to a squatting position while keep the back straight. The exerciser identifies a spot on the ground and squats to place the weight over the spot. As the exerciser becomes more flexible, the length of the string is shortened. The kit may also include an optional elongated stick that extends over the exerciser's two shoulders. |
| US10335661B2 |
Breaststroke leg strength training device
A breaststroke leg strength training device, including a lower panel, and a prostrate platform connected with the panel through an elastic band and located below one side of the panel; a slit consistent with a breaststroke leg movement trajectory is formed in the panel, and an elastic band attachment column is respectively arranged at positions on both sides of the slit and on the panel; two foot pedal middle shafts are arranged in the slit and extend to the lower side of the panel; and the elastic band is connected with the attachment columns through a fixed beam fixed to the platform and the two foot pedal middle shafts. The device has a smart structural design, a trainer can comprehensively train all the muscle groups involved in the breaststroke leg actions in a continuous and efficient manner, and the breaststroke leg actions of the trainer can be specified and corrected. |
| US10335660B1 |
Ball return device
A ball return device having a frame and an elastic reflector supported on the frame. The elastic reflector has a first open end that is connected to a rim, and an opposite second end that is downwardly tapered from the first end to form a vertex at the second end. The elastic reflector is connected at the second end to the frame by a tension cord that supplies tension to the elastic reflector. The degree of tension in the tension cord, as well as the location of the attachment point of the tension cord on the frame, are adjustable. |
| US10335655B2 |
Golf clubs and golf club heads
The invention is a golf club head with a strike face including a first elongated channel and a second elongated channel which both extend from a top-to-bottom center line of the striking face toward the heel edge and the toe edge of the strike face. The channels can be filled with a fill material, for example a polymer, and a groove may be defined in the strike face or in the fill material of one or more of the channels. The height of the channels, the hardness of the fill material, and the positioning of the groove can all affect the performance of the golf club head. In some embodiments, the golf club head is a putter-type club head. |
| US10335653B1 |
Method of manufacturing golf club heads
A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part. |
| US10335649B2 |
Golf club
A golf club having unique mass properties and all the benefits afforded therefrom. |
| US10335646B2 |
Golf club face plates with internal cell lattices
Embodiments of golf club face plates with internal cell lattices are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10335645B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion. The first interior cavity portion may be located between the face portion and the second interior cavity portion. The first interior cavity portion may be at least partially filled with a polymer material. The polymer material may be coupled to the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10335639B2 |
Threaded tree step tool
An installation tool for tree steps is disclosed allowing for one-handed operation through inserting the tool onto the tree step in either a perpendicular or parallel orientation to the tree step, with the orientation of the tree step to the tool chosen based on the amount of torque desired when installing and removing a tree step. The tool is placed onto the tree step in a parallel orientation by placing the platform portion of the tree step inside the tool's central cylindrical cavity. The tool is placed onto the tree step in a perpendicular orientation by placing the platform portion of the tree step inside the tool's slot-and-lock system and securing the lever portion of the tree step against one of the slots using a groove cut into the tool's main body. This perpendicular orientation effectively extends the lever portion of the tree step and provides additional leverage to the user. The tree step is additionally ergonomic through the use of such features to aid in gripping the tool as a thermoplastic polymer to reduce friction between the user and the tool, a palm swell, and a textured handle surface. |
| US10335632B2 |
Treadmill including a deck locking mechanism
A treadmill may include a lock mechanism operative to selectively lock a deck assembly in one or more positions relative to a base frame. The lock mechanism may include an engagement member that locks the deck assembly in an operating position while allowing incline adjustment of the deck assembly relative to the frame during use of the treadmill. |
| US10335631B2 |
Exercise apparatus
An exercise apparatus comprising a foot support movable by the user on the frame back and forth through any one of a plurality of complete, reproducible and different arc segments of a master arcuate path, the foot support being interconnected to an arc segment selection device that is manually actuatable to enable the user to manually select any one of the plurality of different arc segments, the foot support being interconnected to an arm having a handle manually graspable by the user to reduce or increase power or energy required by the user to move the foot support. |
| US10335621B2 |
Flexible dry sprinklers
A flexible dry sprinkler includes a flexible tube, an inlet attached to an inlet end of the flexible tube, an inlet seal assembly configured to seal an inlet orifice of the inlet, and an inlet release unit configured to release the inlet seal assembly. The inlet release unit includes a frangible member configured to support the inlet seal assembly in the inlet orifice. An outlet is attached to the outlet end of the flexible tube, and includes an outlet orifice sealed by an outlet seal assembly having a thermally responsive element and an outlet seal. A flexible linkage extends between the inlet and the outlet through the flexible tube, and translates, when the outlet seal is released, a predetermined distance to operate the inlet release unit. |
| US10335620B2 |
Methods of making manufactured housing components and manufactured homes
Methods of making manufactured housing components and manufactured homes are disclosed. Manufactured housing components and manufactured homes are also disclosed. |
| US10335617B2 |
Respiratory protection equipment
Respiratory protection hood comprising a flexible envelope and a reservoir of pressurized oxygen comprising an outlet orifice that leads into the internal volume of the envelope, the outlet orifice being closed off by a removable stopper, characterized in that the reservoir of oxygen comprises, upstream of the orifice, a passage for the pressurized gas and a needle that is able to move in a given direction of displacement in said passage, the needle being subjected to two opposite forces in the direction of displacement, said forces being respectively generated on the one hand by the pressure of the gas in the reservoir and the other hand by a return member, the needle having a section with a defined profile that is variable in the direction of displacement in order to modify the degree of closure of the passage depending on the position of said needle relative to the passage so as to regulate the flow rate of gas allowed to escape via the passage towards the orifice as a function of time and the pressure of gas in the reservoir. |
| US10335609B2 |
Multitube esophageal brachytherapy catheter
A system for delivery of radiation to a target portion of a native tissue is provided. The system includes a catheter having a catheter body with a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinally oriented lumen therebetween. The system further includes an expansion device disposed about at least a portion of the catheter body and having an expanded configuration and a non-expanded configuration. The system also includes a plurality of tubes disposed about at least a portion of the expansion device. Each of the plurality of tubes is configured to selectively guide exposure of a radiation source to the target portion of the native tissue. |
| US10335606B2 |
Use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to modulate permeability of the blood-brain barrier
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used to modulate permeability of the blood brain barrier in a transient, safe and non-invasive manner. A conventional or deep TMS coil may be placed on a head in a vicinity of a tumor, for example. A series of magnetic pulses is provided to the brain with a tailored stimulation protocol. In one of many possible clinical applications, a pharmaceutical substance may be introduced during a time frame before, during or after providing the magnetic pulses to treat a tumor in the brain. |
| US10335604B2 |
Apparatus for monitoring a cardiac rhythm during CPR
A defibrillator and method for using a defibrillator which adopts an ECG analysis algorithm that can detect a cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of noise artifact induced by cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions. The apparatus and method offers guidance throughout a cardiac rescue protocol involving both defibrillation shocks and CPR that improves the effectiveness of the rescue, resulting in more CPR “hands-on” time, better treatment of refibrillation, and reduced transition times between CPR and electrotherapy. |
| US10335601B2 |
User interface for custom patterned electrical stimulation
A neurostimulation system includes a programming control circuit and a user interface. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of stimulation parameters controlling delivery of neurostimulation pulses according to one or more neurostimulation programs each specifying a pattern of the neurostimulation pulses. The user interface includes a display screen, a user input device, and a neurostimulation program circuit. The neurostimulation program circuit may be configured to allow for construction of one or more pulse trains (PTs) and one or more train groupings (TGs) of the one or more neurostimulation programs, and to allow for scheduling of delivery of the one or more neurostimulation programs, using the display screen and the user input device. Each PT includes one or more pulse blocks each including a plurality of pulses of the neurostimulation pulses. Each TG includes one or more PTs. |
| US10335600B2 |
Cardiac device for treating Brugada syndrome
Brugada syndrome and related forms of ion channelopathies, including ventricular asynchrony of contraction, originate in the region near the His bundle or para-Hisian regions of the heart. Manifestations of Brugada syndrome can be corrected by delivering endocardial electrical stimulation coincident to the activation wave front propagated from the atrioventricular (AV) node. By performing the start of the activation of the HIS bundle or para-Hisian region early enough, electrical stimulation can be delivered fast enough to compensate for the conduction problems that start in those region, such that the activation wave front, as stimulated, transitions from the AV node to the His bundle in a normal, albeit electrically-supplemented, fashion. This stimulation not only helps resolve the conditions that trigger Brugada syndrome, but also resolves the asynchrony of the contraction of the heart. |
| US10335598B2 |
Electrical stimulation device having remote access
An electrical stimulation device configured to perform an electrical stimulation therapy on a patient includes a stimulation circuit, at least one electrode lead comprising one or more electrodes, a communication circuit and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a stimulation program received through the communication circuit. Electrical stimulation pulses are generated by the stimulation circuit and delivered to the at least one electrode lead in response to the execution of the stimulation program. |
| US10335597B2 |
Spinal cord stimulator system
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self-alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. |
| US10335596B2 |
Method and apparatus for neuromodulation treatments of pain and other conditions
Systems, devices, and methods for neurostimulation using a combination of implantable and external devices to treat pain are disclosed. |
| US10335595B2 |
Dynamic control of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy using continuous sleep detection
Apparatus for providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy to a user, said apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit for electrically stimulating at least one nerve of the user; a sensing unit for (i) sensing the user's body movement and body orientation to determine whether the user is in an “out-of-bed” state or a “rest-in-bed” state, and (ii) analyzing the sleep characteristics of the user during the “rest-in-bed” state; and a feedback unit for at least one of (i) providing the user with feedback in response to the analysis of the sleep characteristics of the user, and (ii) modifying the electrical stimulation provided to the user by the stimulation unit in response to the analysis of the sleep characteristics of the user; wherein the sleep characteristics comprise a likelihood measure of the user's sleep quality. |
| US10335592B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for improving hemodynamic performance through asymptomatic diaphragm stimulation
Hemodynamic performance of a heart may be improved by determining, from a location associated with a diaphragm, an occurrence of a valid cardiac event; and then delivering asymptomatic electrical stimulation therapy directly to the diaphragm at termination of a diaphragmatic stimulation delay period that is timed relative to the occurrence of the valid cardiac event. The diaphragmatic stimulation delay period may be automatically established by sensing a plurality of cardiac events directly from a diaphragm; and for each of the sensed cardia events, determining whether the sensed cardiac event represents a valid cardiac event or a non-valid cardiac event. The diaphragmatic stimulation delay period is then calculated based on a plurality of sensed cardia events that are determined to be valid. |
| US10335586B2 |
Irreversibly closable flow control clamp
A flow control clamp having a first member and a second member movable from a first open position to a second irreversibly closed position wherein flow through a tube associated with the clamp is irreversibly prevented and cannot be restored. Systems and methods using such clamps are also disclosed. |
| US10335576B2 |
Anchor systems and methods
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) and secures the instrument in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some circumstances, the anchor device may allow the anchor device to be used after medical instrument is already in place without the need for a second penetration point for the anchor device. |
| US10335574B2 |
Accelerometer-based contact sensing assembly and system
A catheter system including an accelerometer-based sensing assembly is provided. In particular the present teachings relate to an accelerometer based assembly used to determine contact between a catheter and surrounding proximate tissue, such as cardiac tissue. An embodiment of such a system may, for example, be used for visualization, mapping, ablation, or other methods of diagnosis and treatment of tissue and/or surrounding areas. |
| US10335571B2 |
Breathable gas inlet control device for respiratory treatment apparatus
A breathable gas inlet control device permits flow regulation at the inlet of a flow generator for a respiratory treatment apparatus such as a ventilator or continuous positive airway pressure device. The device may implement a variable inlet aperture size based on flow conditions. In one embodiment, an inlet flow seal opens or closes the inlet to a blower in accordance with changes in pressure within a seal activation chamber near the seal. The seal may be formed by a flexible membrane. A controller selectively changes the pressure of the seal activation chamber by controlling a set of one or more flow control valves to selectively stop forward flow, prevent back flow or lock open the seal to permit either back flow or forward flow. The controller may set the flow control valves as a function of detected respiratory conditions based on data from pressure and/or flow sensors. |
| US10335570B2 |
Method of separating and distributing oxygen
Disclosed is a method of providing oxygen rich gas. Oxygen is separated from ambient air with an oxygen separator in discrete pulses, one pulse at a time. The start of the pulse is synchronized with the beginning of an inhalation of a person. The oxygen rich gas in each pulse is separated from the ambient air in real time during a nitrogen adsorption step concurrent with each inhalation. |
| US10335567B2 |
Nitric oxide upper airway delivery system and method
The present invention provides a system and method for delivery of nitric oxide to the upper respiratory tract without resulting in nitric oxide delivery to the lungs. In certain embodiments, the invention comprises the use of a flow sensor to sense the exhalation of the subject, and delivering a nitric oxide containing gas upon sensed exhalation. |
| US10335566B2 |
Systems and methods for providing ventilation
Systems and methods for providing ventilation assistance or control are disclosed. Systems and methods for providing randomized ventilation are disclosed. Methods for operating a ventilation system while preventing or reducing the occurrence of ventilator associated lung injury are disclosed. Devices, systems, and methods for providing passive ventilation are disclosed. |
| US10335563B2 |
Actuator for an inhaler
An actuator for an inhaler, in particular a nasal actuator, is disclosed, the actuator comprising a body, a stem post and fixing means for fixing the stem post in the body. The body comprises a delivery passage for delivery of a medicament and a canister opening for insertion of a canister having a metering valve with a valve stem. The stem post comprises a stem socket for receiving the valve stem of a canister and comprises an orifice for discharging a medicament to the delivery passage. The stem post and body are adapted so they cooperate to define a transition chamber when the stem post is fixed in the body. Also disclosed is a method of forming an component for an actuator for an inhaler, and a method of assembling an actuator for an inhaler by inserting the stem post through the canister opening and into the body thereby. |
| US10335559B2 |
Combined laryno-tracheal anesthetic and stylet device
A device for delivering medication is presented. The device has a conduit with an upstream end and a downstream end. The downstream end of the conduit delivers the medication. The device has a housing with an open end and an end forming a flat substrate. The housing receives a syringe containing medication and having a plunger. The device also has mechanism for releasing the medication from the syringe and a mechanism for pressurizing the medication. The device has a connector from providing a connection between the syringe and the upstream end of the conduit. |
| US10335555B2 |
Single-use pneumatic safety syringe providing gas-driven needle retraction
A pneumatic retractable syringe has a plunger having an interior retraction lumen. The plunger and syringe barrel have cooperating locking elements so that the plunger is locked after use within the syringe barrel. After injection of medicament is completed, the needle is retracted into the lumen by compressed gas that is released from a gas cell within the syringe when the gas cell is ruptured just before the plunger reaches the end of its downstream path of travel. |
| US10335550B2 |
Pharmaceutical injection device
A pharmaceutical injection device includes a main body case, a cartridge holder, a latching receiver, a driver, and a manipulation component. The cartridge holder has a holding space and a holder latching component. The holding space is capable of holding a pharmaceutical cartridge. The latching receiver is configured to latch or release the holder latching component according to whether the cartridge holder is closed or open. The driver is configured to automatically release a latching of the latching receiver and the holder latching component. The manipulation component is configured to manually release the latching of the latching receiver and the holder latching component by moving the latching receiver upon being subjected to external pressure. The driver or the manipulation component is configured to release the latching between the latching receiver and the holder latching component. |
| US10335545B2 |
Time dependent drug delivery apparatus
A drug delivery apparatus provides autonomous variable rate delivery of a substance. In some embodiments, the delivery apparatus may be programmable. In some embodiments, the delivery apparatus may be disposable. Optionally the rate of delivery may be dependent on a temperature of a component of the apparatus. Optionally, there may be a time delay between activation of the apparatus and delivery power of the substance. |
| US10335543B2 |
Insertion device for an infusion set
An insertion device for an infusion set includes an advancement unit or a sliding element for moving the infusion set along a central axis from a proximal position into a distal position, a retaining element for retaining the infusion set that includes a guide element, a base part for accommodating the retaining element that includes a mating guide element and a contact surface for placing the insertion device on an application point of a patient's body, and a head part arranged rotatably about a central axis in relation to the base part. Upon relative rotation between the head part and the base part in one direction, the guide element of the retaining element can be guided with the mating guide element provided on the base part such that the retaining element is movable along the central axis relative to the base part from the distal position into the proximal position. |
| US10335542B2 |
Fluid-connection mechanism and methods for patch-pumps
Embodiments may include a method of delivering a drug. The method may include removing or releasing a structure from a patch-pump assembly. The patch-pump assembly may include a sealed prefilled drug-reservoir, a fluid passageway, a cannula-containing assembly, and a penetrator. The method may also include penetrating the sealed prefilled drug-reservoir containing the drug to establish fluid communication between the sealed prefilled drug-reservoir and a fluid passageway by removing or releasing the structure. The method may further include flowing the drug from the prefilled drug-reservoir to the fluid passageway. In addition, the method may include flowing the drug from the fluid passageway to a cannula-containing assembly. Furthermore, the method may include delivering the drug subcutaneously to a subject using the cannula-containing assembly. |
| US10335534B2 |
Dialysis prescription optimization for decreased arrhythmias
Systems and methods are provided for determining an estimated risk of arrhythmia during or after dialysis based on changes in serum potassium concentration of a patient and an amount of fluid removed from the patient during dialysis. The systems and methods allow for a determination of a risk that arrhythmia will occur due to the changes in potassium and fluid volume of a patient during dialysis, and for optimizing a dialysis prescription in order to minimize the risk of arrhythmia. |
| US10335529B2 |
Extra-corporeal blood treatment device and method for switching off or reducing the speed of a non-occluding pump in a fluid system of an extra-corporeal blood device
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus having a fluid system and a pump for conveying fluid in the fluid system, wherein the pump is a non-occluding pump, and a method for shutting off or reducing the speed of rotation of a non-occluding pump in a fluid system of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus. The apparatus and the method are characterized in that before the speed of rotation is reduced or the pump is shut off, the fluid flow into the feed line and out of the discharge line is first interrupted, and after a predetermined time interval after interruption of the fluid flow has elapsed, the speed of rotation of the pump is reduced or the pump is shut off. The time-delayed shut-off of the pump prevents a reverse flow of fluid, particularly of blood into the arterial blood line, even in the absence of occlusion. As a result of the time-delayed shut-off or reduction in the speed of rotation of the pump, however, an excess pressure is produced in the fluid system. Therefore the blood treatment apparatus and the method provide for counter-measures to prevent uncontrolled fluid flow when the shut-off elements are opened, due to the excess pressure. |
| US10335527B2 |
Ventricular assist assembly, system, and method
An implantable anastomotic assembly, which is configured to be attached to cardiovascular tissue, includes a connection interface, a plurality of outer plates, and a plurality of connectors configured to extend between and interconnect the connection interface and the plurality of outer plates, respectively, according to various embodiments. An outer plate of the plurality of outer plates is configured to be engaged against the cardiovascular tissue before a respective connector of the plurality of connectors is interconnected between the connection interface and the outer plate of the plurality of outer plates, according to various embodiments. |
| US10335526B2 |
Detachable percutaneous connector
A cover for a percutaneous connector extending through the skin of a patient. The cover includes a structure having an inner side and an outer side. A first separable connector is mounted to the structure and disposed entirely within the structure, the first separable connector being configured to detachably engage and electrically connect with the percutaneous connector. A second separable connector is mounted to the structure and electrically connected to the first separable connector, the second separable connector being exposed at the outer side of the structure and being configured to detachably engage and electrically connect with an external device. The inner side of the structure defines a skin-engaging surface at least partially surrounding the first separable connector and the percutaneous connector, when the first separable connector is engaged with the percutaneous connector. |
| US10335519B2 |
Dynamic silk coatings for implantable devices
Provided herein relates to implantable devices and systems with dynamic silk coatings. In some embodiments, the dynamic silk coatings can be formed in situ or in vivo. |
| US10335517B2 |
Porous polymer material, preparation method therefor, and biomaterial using same
The present invention relates to: a porous polymer material having a porous structure over the entire polymer and having a dense porous structure in which pores are connected to each other therein. The porous polymer material is harmless to the human body as it does not use toxic organic solvents. In addition, a porous polymer material can be prepared without using any additives for forming pores and the particle size can be easily controlled, and thus a polymer material suitable for various uses can be prepared. Furthermore, the extended release of a loaded bioactive material is possible only by the dense porous structure of a polymer itself without using an additive and a surface modification method in the porous polymer material of the present invention. Therefore, the porous polymer material can be applied to a biodegradable material in various bio-fields requiring the extended release of a bioactive material. |
| US10335515B2 |
Hydrogel precursors having nanoparticles
An implantable hydrogel precursor composition can include: a cross-linkable polymer matrix that is biocompatible; and a plurality of polymer particles in the cross-linkable polymer matrix. The cross-linkable polymer matrix can include a cross-linkable hyaluronic acid polymer that has cross-linkable functional groups. The hyaluronic acid polymer can be a methacrylated hyaluronic acid polymer. The methacrylated hyaluronic acid polymer can have a molecular weight from about 500 kDa to about 1.8 MDa. The polymer particles can include a cross-linked hyaluronic acid. The cross-linkable polymer matrix having the polymer particles has a yield stress. The cross-linkable polymer matrix having the polymer particles has shape retention at physiological temperatures. The composition can include live cells in the cross-linkable polymer matrix. The composition can include a biologically active agent in the cross-linkable polymer matrix. |
| US10335514B2 |
Composition, cell structure, pancreatic islet transplantation kit, pancreatic islet cell transplantation treatment agent and hypoglycemic agent, composition containing pancreatic islet, kit containing pancreatic islet, and pancreatic islet transplantation treatment agent and hypoglycemic agent
An object is to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a cell structure containing a pancreatic islet or a pancreatic islet cell, a pancreatic islet transplantation kit, a pancreatic islet transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which improve at least one of glucose sensitivity or blood sugar level-reducing performance after transplantation, and to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a kit containing a pancreatic islet, a pancreatic islet cell transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which can improve glucose sensitivity. A composition including (A): a cell structure containing a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and in which a plurality of the above-described macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the above-described cells; and (B): a pancreatic islet, and a composition containing a pancreatic islet; and a spheroid formed of at least one type of stem cell are provided. |
| US10335512B2 |
Dermal filler based on crosslinked hyaluronic acid and carboxymethyl cellulose lubricant
The present invention relates to injectable dermal filler compositions in the form of a gel, comprising hyaluronic acid (HA), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and, optionally, microparticles such as calcium hydroxyapatite (CaHAP) microparticles. The injectable dermal filler compositions have improved rheological properties while at the same time have low extrusion forces. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing such injectable dermal filler compositions and their use for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes. |
| US10335510B2 |
Method and device for female urinary incontinence
A method and device for use in stress female urinary incontinence. A small, flexible adhesive patch is applied directly to the clitoris of a person suffering from stress female urinary incontinence. The adhesive is of a type sufficient to stimulate the mechanoreceptors located in the clitoris whereby to inhibit discharge from the bladder. The patch is formed of a backing sheet of an impervious material containing adhesive on one side. A release liner prevents the adhesive from drying out. |
| US10335508B2 |
Systems and methods for sanitizing surfaces
Systems and methods for sanitization of surfaces, such as hands, are provided. In general, the described techniques utilize a system including a housing having an active agent receptacle in fluid communication with at least one nozzle, and an air pump in fluid communication with the at least one nozzle. The system also includes a control module configured to control the delivery of an active agent as an aerosol spray through the at least one nozzle in a delivery dose. The delivery dose is expelled onto the surface as a thin uniform layer and dried such that the entire surface sanitization process is completed in less than or equal to 5 seconds. The active agent receptacle can be configured to receive a removable and replaceable cartridge carrying the active agent. |
| US10335506B2 |
Mobile ultraviolet lamp apparatuses having a reflector system that redirects light to a high touch area of a room
Apparatuses are disclosed having an ultraviolet lamp and a reflector system arranged to project light emitted from the lamp to a region 2-4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged. The apparatuses include a mobile carriage with wheels and one or more compartments underneath the lamp that hold operational components for the apparatus. The apparatuses are configured such that the lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with a casing of the carriage. In some cases, a lowermost surface of the lamp is arranged at an elevation substantially level with or above an upper surface of the casing that is at least 36 inches above the floor of the room. In addition or alternatively, the carriage may include a handle exterior to its casing having an uppermost surface arranged at substantially the same level or lower than a lowermost surface of the lamp. |
| US10335505B2 |
Sterilization device for incision and wound sites utilizing low intensity UV-C radiation and ozone
A sterilization system uses ultraviolet radiation and ozone to eradicate deadly pathogens to sterilize wound/incision sites. The sterilization system offers a safe sterilization method prior to or after surgery and/or closure wounds/incisions. The sterilization system has ultraviolet emitters that emit ultraviolet light in wavelengths that kill pathogens and in wavelengths that produce ozone at the sites, therefore killing/disabling several hard-to-kill pathogens. The sterilization system has surface detectors to enable ultraviolet emission only when the system is properly seated against the skin so as to protect from unwanted radiation from the ultraviolet light. |
| US10335503B2 |
Compound that specifically binds to AMPA receptor
The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof. (In the formula, each of A and Z independently represents CO, SO or SO2; each of X and Y independently represents S or O; each of R1-R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or a halogen group; each R5 independently represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or a halogen group; and n represents an integer of 0-4.) This compound is capable of specifically binding to an AMPA receptor, and shows extremely high brain uptake. |
| US10335502B1 |
Freeze-dried formulation for gas-filled microvesicles
A freeze-dried powder composition comprising a phospholipid and a polyethylene glycol, said polyethylene glycol having a percentage of folded polymeric chains of 40% or higher. The composition is suitable for preparing gas-filled microvesicles. |
| US10335499B2 |
Block copolymers and uses thereof
Block copolymers containing charged blocks or chemical moieties sensitive to oxidation or hydrolysis have been developed. We describe the use of such block copolymers in supramolecular structures, e.g., micelles or vesicles, and pharmaceutical compositions and in methods of preparing the supramolecular structures and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention is particularly useful for the delivery of pharmaceutical agents, e.g., nucleic acids, to cells. |
| US10335498B2 |
RNA based biomaterial for tissue engineering applications
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful for tissue engineering including a composition having chemically modified RNA (cmRNA) encapsulated in or complexed with a non-viral delivery vehicle and a biocompatible, bioresorbable scaffold and methods of using the composition to regenerate, for example, bone tissue. |
| US10335497B2 |
Pyrrolobenzodiazepines and conjugates thereof
A compound which is either A: or B: and salts and solvates thereof, as well as their conjugates with a cell-binding agent. |
| US10335491B2 |
Catalytic delivery nanosubstrates (CDNS) for highly efficient delivery of biomolecules
This invention relates, e.g., to a molecular delivery system comprising A. a substrate having a nanostructured surface region which comprises a plurality of nanostructures and, covalently attached to the substrate, multiple copies of a first member of a binding pair; and B. at least one vector nanoparticle which comprises, encapsulated therein, a molecule of interest, and on its surface, multiple copies of second member of the binding pair. Methods of using the molecular delivery system to deliver a molecule of interest to a cell are also described. |
| US10335487B2 |
Methods for targeting or stimulating cells or organisms using nanoparticles and external field
This invention presents methods for targeting and killing types of cells or organisms using Magneto-Electric Nano-Particles under the control of an external magnetic field. A method was also presented for using Magneto-Electric Nano-Particles to stimulate or rejuvenate cells under an external magnetic field. |
| US10335486B2 |
MRNA combination therapy for the treatment of cancer
The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, the combination therapies disclosed herein disclosed are administered intratumorally. |
| US10335482B2 |
Method of inducing an anti-HIV-1 immune response comprising administering a C5/TM-GP41 peptide dimer
The present invention relates to novel combinations of active agents and methods for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS. In particular, the present invention relates to novel combinations of (1) therapeutic agents which can effect stabilization of a complex between domains in certain HIV proteins with (2) HIV-specific vaccine peptides. |
| US10335478B2 |
Avirulent, immunogenic flavivirus chimeras
Chimeric flaviviruses that are avirulent and immunogenic are provided. The chimeric viruses are constructed to contain amino acid mutations in the nonstructural viral proteins of a flavivirus. Chimeric viruses containing the attenuation-mutated nonstructural genes of the virus are used as a backbone into which the structural genes of a second flavivirus strain are inserted. These chimeric viruses elicit pronounced immunogenicity yet lack the accompanying clinical symptoms of viral disease. The attenuated chimeric viruses are effective as immunogens or vaccines and may be combined in a pharmaceutical composition to confer simultaneous immunity against several strains of pathogenic flaviviruses. |
| US10335474B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10335472B2 |
Therapeutic cancer vaccine
The present invention relates to vaccine(s) comprising cancer cells expressing antigen(s), excipients, optionally adjuvant wherein the said antigen(s) is expressed on contacting the said cancer cell with p38 inducer, for use in treatment of Cancer. The vaccine composition induces specific immune response against homologous and heterologus cancer cells of the tissue/organ. The invention also provides method of preparing the same. |
| US10335467B2 |
Methods of treatment using alpha-1-antitrypsin compositions
A streamlined method for purifying alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) from an AAT-containing protein mixture, such as Coh fraction IV precipitate, is provided. In the method of the invention, contaminating proteins are destabilized by cleavage of disulfide bonds with a reducing reagent, such as dithiol, which does not affect AAT. The destabilized proteins are then preferentially adsorbed on a solid protein-adsorbing material, without the addition of a salt as a precipitante. Spearation of the solid absorbent from the solution leaves a purified AAT solution that is directly suitabale for chromatographic purification, without the need for extensive desalting as in prior art processes. A process incorporating this method, which provides pharmaceutical grade AAT in high yield on a commercial scale, is also described. |
| US10335465B1 |
Mutant OPAA enzyme with increased catalytic efficiency on organophosphorus compound GP
The invention is directed toward mutant, non-wild-type organophosphorus acid anhydrolase enzymes having three site mutations, methods of production, and methods of use to effectively degrade toxic organophosphorus compounds, most preferably GP (2,2′-dimethylcyclopentyl methylphosphonofluoridate). |
| US10335464B1 |
Device for titrating basal insulin
The invention relates to a novel administration regime useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions where administration of insulin will be of benefit. In particular, the invention relates to a long-acting or ultra-long acting insulin for use in treating a disease or condition where administration of insulin will be of benefit, wherein the administration of said insulin includes or consists of one or more of the following steps: (a) obtaining a first data set of the subject, (b) obtaining a second data set of the subject, (c) obtaining a first data structure of the subject, and (d) obtaining a second data structure of the subject. When a determination is made that the at least first data structure, second data structure, first data set, and second data set collectively do contain the set of evaluation information, the device further includes providing the long-acting or ultra-long-acting insulin dose guidance recommendation. |
| US10335458B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing bone conditions
Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition for treating, preventing or ameliorating a bone or cartilage condition and methods of making and using the same. |
| US10335455B2 |
Method for prevention or treatment of intractable inflammatory bowel disease
An object of the present invention is to provide methods for preventing or treating a steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease. The object can be achieved by a method for preventing or treating a steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease in a patient in need of the prevention or treatment of the inflammatory bowel disease, comprises administering an effective amount of adrenomedullin, a modified product thereof having an activity of suppressing steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammation, or a salt thereof having an activity of suppressing steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammation, to the patient. |
| US10335453B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving sexual function
The embodiments include methods of improving sexual function in a male with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), using compositions containing compounds based on small peptides and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The method includes, but is not limited to, administering the compounds intramuscularly, orally, intravenously, intraprostatically, intrathecally, intratumorally, intranasally, topically, transdermally, etc., either alone or conjugated to a carrier to a male in need thereof. |
| US10335450B2 |
Methods and systems for delivery of ZW1 heptapeptide
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the transdermal delivery of the heptapeptide ZW1. In some aspects, ZW1 may be contained with a composition comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, liquid crystals, or other configurations. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like. |
| US10335445B2 |
Compositions and methods of antiallergic phorbol ester and phorbol derivatives as the main active ingredients from the seeds of aquilaria malaccensis
The present invention relates to phorbol esters from the seeds of Aquilaria malaccensis by a series of chromatographic processes, and compositions containing these congeners for the treatment of allergic responses. |
| US10335444B2 |
Method for extracting high content of chlorogenic acids from green coffee beans
An extract from green coffee beans is disclosed which contains polyphenols and bioactive compounds e.g. Chlorogenic acids in a significantly higher concentration (70-80%) than in extracts of prior art methods (40-50%). The extract has greater ability to quench oxidative stress and destroy free radicals and offers health benefits due to its anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, antihypertensive, anti-tumor and anti-acid properties. The higher concentration of bioactive compounds has been achieved by use of polar solvents having polarity less than that of alcohols used for extraction. The use of such solvents of lower polarity such as n-Butyl alcohol, ethyl acetate or acetone results in extraction of enriched Chlorogenic acid fractions into the extract, leaving polar impurities behind in aqueous medium. The extract obtained has significantly higher content of polyphenols and chlorogenic acids ranging from 70-80% and a distinctive HPLC profile. |
| US10335443B2 |
Orodispersible film
The present invention relates to orodispersible films comprising a plant extract and to film forming suspensions comprising a plant extract. Further, the present invention relates to processes for preparing the orodispersible films and the film forming suspensions. |
| US10335441B2 |
Oral composition containing bifidobacteria and cruciferous vegetable
Further enhancement in useful effects of Bifidobacteria. An oral composition comprising (A) Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274 (FERM BP-11175) and (B) at least one cruciferous vegetable selected from the group consisting of broccoli and cabbage. |
| US10335438B2 |
Camelid compound(s), composition(s) and method(s)
Described herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of a subject having cancer, skin conditions, blood flow and/or growth failure. In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided compositions and methods for treating a subject having cancer, skin conditions, blood flow and/or growth failure, comprising fat derived from a camel. There are also described sunscreen and photoprotective compounds, compositions and methods, comprising fat derived from a camel. |
| US10335435B2 |
Method for endoscopically delivering stem cells to the brain using an intranasal, injectable approach
A method is disclosed for delivery of stem cells to the central nervous system, particularly the brain, using an intranasal, injectable approach for the treatment of neurological deficits. The injectable approach employs a syringe to inject a stem cell solution or suspension into mucosal tissue of the nose using endoscopy. The approach provides direct endoscopic visual access to mucosal and sub-mucosal tissue selected for injection and the depth of placement of stem cells within the selected mucosal and sub-mucosal tissue. Placement of stem cells solely within the mucosal and sub-mucosal tissue assures survival of the stem cells and improves the likelihood the stem cells will reach specific sites of damage within the brain. This endoscopic intranasal approach is useful as therapy for patients who may benefit from cellular therapy as a result of stroke, brain trauma, and neurodegenerative conditions. |
| US10335431B2 |
Method for producing polyguanidines
A method for preparing polycondensation products of guanidine, aminoguanidine or diaminoguanidine G with one or more benzyl or allyl derivatives BA according to the following reaction scheme is provided: wherein X, R1, Gua, Y and Z are as defined in the specification. In the disclosed method, at least one benzyl or allyl derivative BA is subjected to a polycondensation reaction with excessive guanidine, aminoguanidine or diaminoguanidine G upon elimination of HX. |
| US10335430B2 |
Inulin products with improved nutritional properties
Inulin products which consist of a particular mixture of an easily fermentable inulin (EFI) component and a hardly fermentable inulin (HFI) component are provided. The products have advantageous nutritional effects/benefits which include dietary fiber effects, improved mineral absorption, particularly calcium and magnesium, bone mineral density increase, reduction of bone mineral density loss, modulation of lipid metabolism, stimulation of the immune system, and anti-cancer effects. |
| US10335429B2 |
Association of beta-glucans and arabinoxylans
The present invention relates to an association of beta-glucans from a first cereal and arabinoxylans from a second cereal different from the first cereal, and their use to improve the microbiota balance in human gut. |
| US10335427B2 |
Tumor prevention and treatment drug and applications thereof
The present invention discloses a medicament for the prevention and treatment of tumors, in particular relating to the use of 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine triphosphate (8-oxo-dGTP) in the manufacturing of a medicament for the prevention and treatment of tumors, and a medicament comprising 8-oxo-dGTP for the prevention and treatment of tumors, and falls within the pharmaceutical field. The 8-oxo-dGTP can be used in the manufacturing of a medicament for at least one of the treatment, prevention and control of tumors. The 8-oxo-dGTP has a significant inhibitory effect on tumorigenesis and tumor cell proliferation for many types of tumors, and can serve as a new candidate medicament for the prevention and treatment of tumors. Animal experiments show that the 8-oxo-dGTP is significantly superior to 5-FU in terms of tumor inhibition, therefore has a good industrial availability and great business and social values. |
| US10335424B2 |
Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating disease
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as arthritis. |
| US10335422B2 |
Small molecules that promote skin regeneration
Provided herein are small molecules for the induction of fibroblast proliferation and increased secretion or production of proteins. The small molecules described herein can be used for the promotion of skin regeneration. Also provided herein are methods for promoting skin regeneration and wound healing. |
| US10335415B2 |
(Alpha-substituted aralkylamino and heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in treating proliferative diseases
Provided herein are (alpha-substituted aralkylamino or heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, e.g., a compound of Formula I, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for treating proliferative diseases. |
| US10335414B2 |
Use of TRPV4 antagonists to ameliorate hydrocephalus and related materials and methods
The present invention provides uses of TRPV4 antagonists in the treatment or prevention of hydrocephalus symptoms, also known as hydrocephaly, including hydrocephalus as a result of any structural defect, any metabolic defect, any injury (direct force to the head, indirect force to the head, shock waves, pressure changes, etc.), any insult (microbial, chemical, toxins, allergic reactions or other inflammatory process, or other pathology, eg. cancer, benign tumor, etc.). Related materials and methods are also provided herein. |
| US10335413B2 |
Substituted xanthine derivatives
This invention relates to novel compounds that are substituted xanthine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. For example, this invention relates to novel substituted xanthine derivatives that are derivatives of pentoxifylline. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions for which pentoxifylline and related compounds are beneficial. |
| US10335400B2 |
Treatment of tauopathies with mGluR5 antagonists
The treatment of abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau in brains of patients with metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonists. The treatment uses the signaling pathway in which the inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) through phosphorylation of its catalytic subunit PP2Ac at Tyr307 is induced by the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) and leads to hyperphosphorylation of tau. The mGluR5-PP2A axis has a central role in neurofibrillary degeneration and thus is be a therapeutic target for the treatment of tauopathies. |
| US10335398B2 |
Bioadhesive compositions for intranasal administration of granisetron
Sprayable aqueous pharmaceutical compositions containing granisetron or a pharmaceutically salt thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable inactive ingredients, including tonicity agents, preservatives, and water soluble polymers with bioadhesive properties and/or capable of changing the rheological behavior in relation to ions, pH and temperature. The compositions are intranasally administered to a subject in need thereof in the rapid management and or prevention of nausea and/or vomiting induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. The composition has the advantages of rapid absorption and onset of action, prolonged drug plasma concentration and pharmacological effects comparable to intravenous infusion, as well as reduced nasal stinging sensation. |
| US10335397B2 |
Methods of treating hepatic encephalopathy
The application describes treatment of hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin. |
| US10335396B2 |
Methods of reversing autonomic nervous system damage
Provided herein are methods for preventing, reducing or reversing acute and/or chronic autonomic damage by the suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in a subject in need thereof, which methods comprise administering to said subject an effective amount of an antibiotic; polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid; and oleic acid; providing VNS (vagal nerve stimulation) to the subject; and placing said subject on an intermittent fasting regimen. |
| US10335395B2 |
Methods of administering immunosuppressants having a specified pharmacodynamic effective life and therapeutic macromolecules for the induction of immune tolerance
This invention relates to methods that provide immunosuppressants and therapeutic macromolecules that are administered within a pharmacodynamically effective window of the immunosuppressants to induce immune tolerance to the therapeutic macromolecules. The methods allow shifting the immune response in favor of tolerogenic immune response development specific to the therapeutic macromolecule. |
| US10335392B2 |
Cyclic compounds useful as modulators of TNF α
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: Ring A is 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; X is CR1 or N; Y is —(CR5R5)m—; Z is —(CR5R5)n—; and q, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNFα, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. |
| US10335390B2 |
Secnidazole for use in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Embodiments are directed to a secnidazole formulations and the use of a secnidazole formulation for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV). |
| US10335387B2 |
Method for treating infectious diseases with isothiocyanate functional compounds
A method for treating an infectious disease, including the step of administering an isothiocyanate functional surfactant to a patient having an infectious disease. In one embodiment, the protonated form of the isothiocyanate functional surfactant is represented by the following chemical structure: |
| US10335386B2 |
Lipid comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids
The present invention relates to extracted plant lipid, comprising fatty acids in an esterified form. |
| US10335381B2 |
Stabilized formulation of triamcinolone acetonide
A stabilized formulation of triamcinolone acetonide in a bioadhesive base material is provided. The present invention further includes a method of producing a stabilized non-aqueous TAA formulation and methods of measuring the stability of such TAA formulations. |
| US10335380B2 |
Compounds suitable for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms as well as methods for the diagnosis/prognosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms
The present findings point to mutant HSCs as the cause of BM neuroglial damage that compromises MSC survival and function, critically contributing to MPN pathogenesis. In this sense, the present invention shows that the niche damage triggered by the mutant HSC is essential for the development of a haematopoietic malignancy previously considered to be caused by the HSC alone. Targeting HSC niche-forming MSCs and their neural regulation paves the way to more efficient therapeutic strategies in MPN. For this purpose, the present invention shows that an efficient therapeutic strategy for the treatment of MPN lies on the administration of neuroprotective compounds, such as 4-methylcatechol, capable of protecting BM sympathetic nerve fibers. Additionally, another efficient therapeutic strategy is shown herein as the administration of selective β3-adrenergic agonists such as BRL37344 or Mirabegron, since this strategy will compensate for deficient sympathetic stimulation of nestin+ MSCs. |
| US10335379B2 |
Oral dosage forms of ketamine
The present invention relates to an oral dosage form for administration of ketamine and a method of preparing an oral dosage form for administration of ketamine, preferably once or twice a day. |
| US10335376B2 |
Raloxifene sprinkle composition
The present invention relates to a capsule composition of raloxifene comprising multiparticulates comprising a) a core comprising raloxifene, and b) a taste-masking coating present in amount of from about 0.5% to about 50% w/w based on the core weight. |
| US10335372B2 |
Compositions with modified nucleases targeted to viral nucleic acids and methods of use for prevention and treatment of viral diseases
Antiviral compositions comprising a modified nuclease, or a plurality of such modified nucleases having at least one non-natural amino acid residue substituted for a naturally occurring amino acid in a parent nuclease are provided, as are methods of use and kits providing unit dosages of such compositions. |
| US10335368B2 |
Ultrasound-triggerable agents for tissue engineering
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for delivering a tissue scaffold comprising ultrasound-triggerable agents to an individual. |
| US10335365B2 |
Bladder cancer specific ligand peptides
The present invention is directed to bladder cancer specific ligand peptides, comprising the amino acid sequence X1DGRX5GF (SEQ ID NO: 1), and methods of their use, e.g., for imaging detection for diagnosis of bladder, tumor localization to guide transurethral resection of bladder cancer, imaging detection of bladder cancer for follow-up after the initial treatment that can replace or complement costly cystoscopy, imaging detection of metastatic bladder cancer, and targeted therapy for superficial and metastatic bladder cancer. |
| US10335358B2 |
Hair cosmetic
A hair cosmetic comprising the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) a cationic polymer having a charge density of 5.0 to 7.0 meq/g and (B) an anionic polysaccharide derivative wherein a part of the H atoms of the OH group of a polysaccharide compound having the constituent unit described below are substituted with a —(CH2)mCOO− group (m is an integer of 1 to 5) at an average substitution degree of 0.5 to 2.0 per constituent unit, and wherein optionally a part of the H atoms of the remaining —OH groups are substituted with C1-40 alkyl groups and/or alkylene groups, wherein the viscosity of the ingredient (B) in a 2 mass % aqueous solution (25° C.) is 0.5 to 800 mPa·s wherein R′ represents a C2-4 alkylene group optionally substituted with an —OH group, and n represents a number by which the average number of added moles of R′O per constituent unit is 0 to 10. |
| US10335353B2 |
Cream-type hair coloring agent III
The subject of the present disclosure is agents for oxidative hair dyeing containing from about 70-about 86 wt. % water, oxidation dye precursor(s), alkalizing agent and a specific mixture of a crosslinked copolymer of acrylic acid and non-ethoxylated esters of acrylic acid with linear C10-C30-monoalcohols, surfactic, cationic or zwitterionic polymer and linear, saturated C8-C22-alkan-1-ol, wherein the dye obtains the optimal viscosity for application and the consistency of a gel-like cream with outstanding haptics. |
| US10335347B2 |
Closing system for a container
The invention relates to a closing system for a container to be held with a single hand. The closing system includes a cap having a skirt and a transversal wall provided with an access port, and a cover substantially parallel to the cap and with a guiding member intended to be used by a user to manipulate the cover. A hinge allows a planar rotation of the cover regarding the cap from a first position to close the access port to a second position to access the access port. |
| US10335341B2 |
Walking assistance method and apparatus
A walking assistance method and apparatus, in detail, a control device that may estimate a gait motion of a user based on pressure data indicating information on a pressure applied to a sole of the user, and provide a feedback corresponding to the gait motion to the user by controlling a vibrator to apply a vibration to the sole of the user, is provided. |
| US10335339B1 |
Portable examination chair
A pivoting examination chair mechanism for an examination chair related to a substantially immovable examination tool, which includes a rotation mechanism portion rotating about a first vertical axis, a rotation arm integral with, and extending from, the rotation mechanism portion, and a chair support portion attached proximate a distal end of the rotation arm and offset from the rotating base portion including a chair gimbal, in which the chair gimbal rotates around a second vertical axis and the first and second vertical axes are substantially parallel to one another, so that moving the rotation arm through 180°, the examination chair is moved about the first vertical axis to provide a clear access area to the substantially immovable examination tool. |
| US10335337B2 |
Incubator with thermoregulating arrangement for newborns suffering from pathologies
The invention relates to an incubator with a thermoregulating arrangement for newborns suffering from pathologies, comprising a closed compartment consisting of a horizontal partition that separates an upper part from a lower part, wherein the upper part has receiving and housing elements for the newborn, while the lower part has respective means and elements for thermoregulation, measurement, etc., which allow the production of air flows that maintain environmental conditions according to the newborn's needs. |
| US10335336B2 |
Incubator
An incubator having a cassette tray accommodation space which allows for a cassette tray to be readily stored in or taken out of the space through one of a plurality of tray loading or unloading ports. The cassette tray accommodation space includes at least two of the following: a front tray loading or unloading port, a rear tray loading or unloading port, a left tray loading or unloading port, and a right tray loading or unloading port. |
| US10335331B2 |
Powered wheelchair, wheelchair powering device and method
The present disclosure describes devices and systems that can be integrated with a foldable, manual wheelchair to convert the wheelchair into a hybrid chair capable of both manual operation and motor-powered operation. A wheelchair powering device includes a motor that is operatively coupled to a roller member so that rotation of the motor shaft causes rotation of the roller member. The roller member may be engaged against a tire of the wheelchair so that rotation of the roller member causes rotation of the tire via friction between the roller member and tire. |
| US10335325B2 |
Ergonomic disposable absorbent garment
A disposable undergarment is disclosed. The undergarment includes a chassis and an absorbent core assembly. The chassis includes a front section, a crotch section and a rear section. The absorbent core is located in the crotch section, with portions of it extending into the front and rear sections. A large plurality of closely spaced elastic threads extends across the full width of the undergarment in the front and rear sections. A large plurality of closely spaced elastic threads extends across the full width of the undergarment in portions of the crotch section adjacent the front and rear sections. The elastic threads are broken in the areas of the core assembly. The core assembly includes a first section of a slow acting but high absorbency SAP in pockets thereof and an underlying second section of a fast acting by lower absorbency SAP in pockets thereof. |
| US10335320B2 |
Reduced-pressure dressings, systems, and methods for use with linear wounds
Systems, methods, and dressings for treating a linear wound, such as an incision, on a patient are presented. The systems, dressings, and methods include a sealing ring that helps form a fluid seal around the linear wound. In one instance, a sealing material is extruded around the linear wound to help form a seal. In another instance, a sealing ring is coupled to a lower portion of a dressing bolster to form a seal. Other systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed. |
| US10335319B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning isthmus of eustachian tube
A method for cleaning an isthmus of a Eustachian tube (ET) of a patient includes using an instrument. The instrument includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a shaft extending therebetween, and a treatment feature disposed at the distal portion. The method includes directing the instrument into an oro-nasal cavity of the patient and advancing at least the distal portion of the instrument into an opening of the ET. The method further includes further advancing the instrument within the ET so that the treatment feature is disposed past, or is coincident with, the isthmus. The method further includes moving the treatment feature relative to the isthmus to clean the isthmus. |
| US10335316B2 |
Capsular membrane treatments to increase accommodative amplitude
This apparatus treats the lens capsule so as to increase accommodation of the eye. The treatment of the lens capsule may comprise treating a portion of the lens capsule so as to stiffen the treated portion and improve accommodation of the eye. The intermediate portion of the lens capsule may be located between an optically used central portion of the lens capsule and a peripheral portion of the lens capsule connected to zonules of the eye. The stiffened intermediate portion of the lens capsule can improve coupling of the peripheral portion of the lens capsule to the central portion of the lens capsule, such that an amount of accommodation of the optically used central portion of the lens is increased. As the force of the lens capsule to a lens disposed within the lens capsule is increased, the lens may comprise the natural lens of the eye or an artificial lens such as an accommodative IOL. The treatment of the eye to stiffen the intermediate portion may comprise application of one or more of an energy or a substance to the intermediate portion. |
| US10335308B2 |
Flexible barrier films containing cyclic olefins
Various polymeric barrier compositions are described which when formed into films, are useful in reducing transmission of odors. The films can be incorporated into a wide range of products such as multilayer barrier films used in medical applications and particularly in ostomy appliances. In certain versions, the films include blends of amorphous cyclic olefin copolymers and semi-crystalline cyclic olefin copolymers. |
| US10335306B2 |
Supporter
A supporter includes a body section having a back-contact section, a first auxiliary band section of which one end is fixed to the top end of a left side of the back-contact section and the other end is fixed to the bottom end of a right side of the back-contact section, a second auxiliary band section forming a pair with the first auxiliary band section, a first ring arranged to slide between the one end and the other end of the first auxiliary band section, a second ring forming a pair with the first ring, a first adjustment band section of which one end is fixed to loops on a right end side of the body section and the other end can be fastened to loops on the right end side of the body section, and a second adjustment band section forming a pair with the first adjustment band section. |
| US10335304B2 |
Pressing tool for pelvic floor muscle group
With respect to a pressing tool main body 10B of a pressing tool for a pelvic floor muscle group 1B, a convex upper surface has a hardness of 10 to 20, which is a value of the International Rubber Hardness Degree (IRHD) complying with JIS K 6253, when the pressing tool main body 10B is in an initial state in which the pressing tool main body 10B is subject to no external force and is not squashed, and has a hardness of 25 to 35, which is a value of the International Rubber Hardness Degree (IRHD) complying with JIS K 6253, when the pressing tool main body 10B is subject to an external force, and a height from a seat surface to the convex upper surface becomes a half of the height from the seat surface to the convex upper surface in the initial state. |
| US10335291B2 |
Hydraulic system for a knee-ankle assembly controlled by a microprocessor
A prosthesis can include a femoral segment suitable for a femoral connection to a user and a tibial segment connected to the femoral segment based on an articulation which reproduces movements of the knee, the tibial segment being articulated on a foot segment based on an articulation reproducing movements of the ankle, a first hydraulic damper the ends of which are joined respectively with the femoral and tibial segments, and a second hydraulic damper of which the ends are joined respectively with the tibial and foot segments. |
| US10335290B2 |
Expandable interbody fusion device
An apparatus and method is provided for interbody fusion including distracting, in a given direction, and supporting opposing vertebral bodies. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the vertebral bodies to create a column of wafers. The column of wafers is oriented between the vertebral bodies so as to expand in the given direction as the wafers are consecutively added to the column. |
| US10335289B2 |
Stand alone intervertebral fusion device
An angled fixation device, such as an angled screw. This angled fixation device may be used by the surgeon to secure a spacer to a spinal disc space. The proximal end portion of the angled fixation device is driven perpendicular to the anterior wall of the spacer, and so is parallel to the vertebral endplates and in-line with the inserter. The distal end portion of the angled fixation device is oriented at about a 45 degree angle (plus or minus 30 degrees) to the vertebral endplate it enters. |
| US10335285B2 |
Reviseable stemless prostheses and methods
Disclosed herein are orthopedic revision systems including a base member having a collar portion and at least one stabilization portion extending outwardly from the collar portion. The systems may further include a stem member having an attachment portion and a shaft portion, the stem member configured to be received at least partially through an opening in the collar portion such that the attachment portion lies adjacent the collar portion and the shaft portion lies adjacent the at least one stabilizing portion. In a method of performing revision surgery with such orthopedic systems includes forming an opening in the collar of the base member for receipt of the stem member by removing an inner portion of the collar portion and inserting the stem member at least partially through the opening in the collar portion such that the attachment portion lies adjacent the collar portion and the shaft member lies adjacent the at least one stabilizing portion. |
| US10335281B2 |
Cartilage mosaic compositions and methods
Compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles and a biocompatible carrier are provided. Methods of manufacturing cartilage compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles are also provided. |
| US10335279B2 |
Method and device for treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue
Various methods and devices are provided for reducing the volume of the ventricles of the heart. In one embodiment, a method for reducing the ventricular volume of a heart chamber is provided including the steps of inserting an anchoring mechanism onto dysfunctional cardiac tissue, deploying one or more anchors into the dysfunctional cardiac tissue, raising the dysfunctional cardiac tissue using the anchors, and securing the anchors to hold the dysfunctional cardiac tissue in place. Further, a device for reducing the volume of the ventricles of a heart chamber is provided where the device has one or more clips for placement on dysfunctional cardiac tissue of a heart, one or more anchors for deployment and securement into the dysfunctional cardiac tissue, and a lifting mechanism for raising the one or more anchors and the dysfunctional cardiac tissue. |
| US10335277B2 |
Adjustable nosecone
A percutaneous valve delivery system may include an outer sheath and an inner catheter disposed within the outer sheath. The inner catheter may include a plurality of lumens formed therein. A tubular extension may extend distally from a distal end of the inner catheter, wherein the tubular extension is axially movable relative to the inner catheter. A nose cone may be attached to the tubular extension. A handle may be attached to the outer sheath, wherein the handle is configured to shift the outer sheath between a first position and a second position relative to the inner catheter. A valve replacement implant may be releasably coupled to the inner catheter. |
| US10335275B2 |
Methods for delivery of heart valve devices using intravascular ultrasound imaging
Methods related to delivery of various heart valve implants are described. The implant may be delivered using an ultrasound imaging delivery system. The ultrasound imaging delivery system may be used to deliver a variety of different devices, including mitral valve reshaping devices, mitral valve replacement valves, and others. A deployment catheter carrying an implant having a tissue anchor is advanced to a deployment site in a heart. An imaging element is positioned adjacent the implant and a relationship between the tissue anchor and an anatomical landmark in the heart is visualized. The implant is then attached by driving the tissue anchor into tissue in the heart. |
| US10335274B2 |
Ergonomic mitral heart valve holders
A holder for a prosthetic mitral heart valve that attaches to an inflow end of the valve and includes a simple tensioning mechanism that flexes the heart valve commissure posts inward to help prevent suture looping. The tensioning mechanism may include relatively movable rings of the holder or a generally unitary holder with a tensor, or rotatable knob. Connecting sutures thread through internal passages in the holder and travel in the outflow direction along valve commissure posts, emerging at the post tips and mutually crossing over the outflow side of the valve. A handle attaches off-center on the holder to increase visualization of and access to the heart valve through a central window for enhanced access to the commissure posts and leaflets. The holder is constructed of non-metallic materials so as to avoid interfering with imaging devices, and the handle is ergonomically curved and shaped to facilitate manipulation. |
| US10335273B2 |
Leaflet engagement elements and methods for use thereof
The present invention relates to apparatus for methods for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes an expandable anchor with leaflet engagement elements on the proximal end of the anchor and a replacement valve. The leaflet engagement elements can be used to prevent distal migration and insure proper positioning of the apparatus. |
| US10335272B2 |
Apparatus and method for repairing the function of a diseased valve
An apparatus for repairing the function of a diseased valve includes a tubular first support member which is expandable to a first average diameter and has oppositely disposed proximal and distal first support member ends. A tubular second support member is spaced axially apart from the first support member and is expandable to a second average diameter that is smaller than the first average diameter. The second support member has oppositely disposed proximal and distal second support member ends. A tubular graft section interconnects the first and second support members and has oppositely disposed proximal and distal graft section ends axially spaced apart by a graft section body. The proximal graft section end is connected directly to the distal first support member end and the distal graft section end is connected directly to the proximal second support member end. |
| US10335271B2 |
Systems for assessing and cutting pericardial tissue
Systems, dies, and methods are provided for processing pericardial tissue. The method includes positioning a die-cut assembly over the pericardial tissue, the die-cut assembly including a die having a plate, a the pattern, and an opening, the die pattern attached to the plate, the opening formed in the plate to provide access to the pericardial tissue, and measuring a thickness of the tissue through the opening. The die-cut assembly may be mounted for automated vertical movement, and a platen on which the tissue is placed is capable of automated horizontal movement. Different target areas on the tissue can be assessed by measuring the thickness through the die, and when an area is deemed suitable the die pattern cuts a shape therefrom. The system is useful for cutting uniform thickness heart valve leaflets, and can be automated to speed up the process. |
| US10335268B2 |
Anterior-posterior-capsule-actuated hydraulic accommodative intraocular lenses and lens systems
An accommodative hydraulic intraocular lens system (AHIOL) has a cylindrical actuator contained within which is a hydraulic lens assembly. The hydraulic lens assembly has a transparent elastically reconfigurable membrane coupled to a fixed focus lens by a bellows and a refractive hydraulic fluid contained in the space defined by the membrane, the bellows and the lens, and is maintained at the upper range of its diopter power by the elastic properties of the bellows, springs, or both. |
| US10335266B2 |
Flexible stretch stent-graft
A stent device includes a first graft member, a second graft member and a stent frame defining a central axis. The frame has an abluminal surface engaged with the first graft member and a luminal surface engaged with the second graft member such that the first graft member and the second graft member encapsulates the stent frame along the length of the central axis. The stent frame includes a configuration where the stent frame is disposed on a curvature such that the abluminal surface has a radius of curvature of approximately 20 millimeters about a center of the curvature and the luminal surface defines a substantially constant effective cross-sectional area at any portion generally transverse to the central axis of the stent frame disposed about the curvature. |
| US10335265B2 |
Ring on a closed web stent-graft for use in tip capture
A stent-graft has a closed web end configuration in which endmost stent crowns do not extend beyond an end or edge of a tubular graft. In order to couple the stent-graft to tip capture fingers or prongs of a delivery system, the stent-graft includes a ring woven between the endmost crowns of an end stent. When end stent is in a compressed delivery configuration, sections of the ring between adjacent endmost crowns form attachment loops that longitudinally extend beyond the end of the tubular graft for engaging the tip capture fingers of a delivery system. When the end stent is in an expanded fully deployed configuration, the attachment loops retract back to the stent so that the ring is a circular band having a diameter substantially equal to the expanded diameter of the stent. |
| US10335262B2 |
Embolic protection devices having short landing zones
The invention provides an embolic protection device for removing emboli from a blood vessel in a patient's body. The device comprises an elongate host element, an embolic protection element having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and a flexible tether connected to a distal end of the host element and to a proximal portion of the embolic protection element. The tether allows the host element to move axially and laterally relative to the embolic protection element over a limited range of motion when the embolic protection element is in an expanded configuration. The embolic protection device has a landing zone of 4 cm or less. |
| US10335255B2 |
Straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, in particular a biological substance
The invention relates to a straw comprising a tube (11) extending between a first end (13) and a second end (14) and comprising a stopper (12) placed in the tube near the first end thereof and extending between a first end (17) facing the first end of the tube, and a second end (20) facing the second end of the tube, said stopper and said tube being configured such that, after a liquid substance (22) has come in contact with the stopper via the second end thereof, the stopper blocks the passage of the liquid substance therethrough and is, by pushing on the first end thereof, slidable into the tube toward the second end thereof. Moreover, the stopper comprises, on the side of the second end of the tube, a barrier pad (16) consisting of hydrophobic threads over the entire cross-section of the tube. |
| US10335251B2 |
Orthodontic digital setups
Methods for recognizing a virtual tooth surface, defining a virtual tooth coordinate system, and simulating a collision between virtual teeth are provided. Methods include receiving input data specifying a point on the rendered surface model associated with a tooth, deriving a perimeter on the surface model of the tooth based on the input data, and analyzing the surface model along a plurality of paths outwardly extending from points on the perimeter along the three-dimensional surface to produce gingival margin data. Methods also include receiving point input data that defines a point on the virtual tooth, receiving axis input data that defines first and second axes associated with the virtual tooth, computing a substantially normal vector for a portion of the tooth surface surrounding the point, and computing a coordinate system based on the axis input and the computed vector. Methods also include receiving permissible movement input data directed to permissible movement of a first virtual tooth, simulating, in three dimensional space, bringing the first virtual tooth into contact with a second virtual tooth while constraining movement of the first virtual tooth based on the permissible movement input data, and displaying data resulting from the simulation. |
| US10335249B2 |
Syringe for multi-component materials, method of activating a syringe, mixing and dispensing apparatus and multi-component cartridge
A syringe for multi-component materials includes a mixer housing, a mixing element, a multi-component cartridge and a mixing head, the mixing head being arranged at least partly within the mixer housing and adjacent to the multi-component cartridge. The mixing head is arranged moveable in an axial direction of the syringe between at least two positions, the at least two positions including a sealed position and a dispensing position. The axial movement of the mixing head is brought about by rotation of at least a part of the mixer housing relative to the multi-component cartridge. The mixing head is axially displaced in a direction opposite to a dispensing direction on a displacement of the mixing head from the sealed position into the dispensing position. |
| US10335244B2 |
Mobile medical cart
A medical cart having a chassis with a plurality of wheels attached thereto; a plurality of drawers supported on the chassis; a temperature-regulated compartment in the chassis; a locking bar pivotally attached to the chassis; a headwall mount attached to the chassis; a display mounted on the chassis; and a positionable task light attached to the chassis. Each drawer includes a drawer lock shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking bar is shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position so that the locking bar serves as a secondary safety lock for all the drawers and the door of the temperature-regulated compartment. |
| US10335242B2 |
Indicator for tool state and communication in multi-arm robotic telesurgery
A method comprises receiving an input at a control system indicating a status change for a first tool coupled to a first manipulator assembly of a telesurgical system. The status change is correlated to a procedure to decouple the first tool from the first manipulator assembly or manually reconfigure the first manipulator assembly. The method also includes transmitting a command to the first manipulator assembly. Responsive to the transmitted command, a multiple-color light emitting diode array in an indicator section on the first manipulator assembly is activated to generate a signal indicating a reconfiguration action for the first tool or the first manipulator assembly to a first user. |
| US10335241B2 |
Method and apparatus for intraoperative measurements of anatomical orientation
Electronic devices that detect their position and/or orientation with respect to earth's frame of reference are described. A coupler can removeably maintain the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can have a housing and the coupler can be included on the housing and arranged to physically connect the housing of the electronic device to the housing of at least one other electronic device. Alternatively, the coupler can be a packaging that maintains the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can be calibrated using the orientation or position information obtained by other electronic devices maintained by the coupler. Further, each electronic device can include a power source that remains inactive until the device is ready for use. |
| US10335234B2 |
Ablation cannula and kit with insert
An ablation tool includes a trocar and cannula with a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft is configured to permit passage of the trocar therethrough and has a proximal segment and a distal segment. The distal segment includes a distal tip aligned with the hollow shaft of the cannula to permit passage of the trocar within the hollow shaft of the cannula, and has tissue-adhering irregular surfaces protruding therefrom. An auxiliary port extends from an exterior surface of the cannula and defines a hollow passageway into the hollow shaft. Notably, an insert is provided as part of the tool. The insert defines a hollow shaft and is adapted to be inserted into the hollow shaft of the cannula and includes a diameter of less than an interior diameter of the hollow shaft of the insert so as to permit passage of a laser fiber through the hollow shaft of the insert. An auxiliary port extends from an exterior surface of the insert defining a hollow passageway into the hollow shaft of the insert. |
| US10335233B2 |
Myoma/polyp in-office treatment with lasers
A noninvasive treatment of uterine growths such as myomas (fibroids) and polyps is presented. Treatment involves carrying out diagnostic hysteroscopy and ultrasound procedures to detect, measure, and evaluate unwanted uterine growths; then inserting optical fiber into a hysteroscope, reaching target tissue with optical fiber and eliminating said tissue or shrinking it to a size/shape for easy mechanical removal. Finally, ultrasound imaging is used to confirm success of procedure. In one embodiment, optical fiber has an off-axis firing end but can be inserted inside a conventional hysteroscopy device. In another embodiment, a laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) fiber is used to treat myomas found on the outside of the uterus. A high energy laser is used that can emit at wavelengths easily absorbed by water and blood, such as 980 nm and 1470 nm. Procedure is fast and can be done in the physician's office with little or no anesthesia used. |
| US10335229B2 |
Vessel sealing instrument with suction system
The present disclosure is directed to a forceps having an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. At least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes an electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface adapted to connect to a source of energy to treat tissue grasped between the jaw members. A suction system is disposed proximate the first and second jaw members and is configured to apply suction to a surgical site upon activation thereof. |
| US10335228B2 |
Surgical instrument with switch activation control
A surgical instrument includes a housing and an elongated shaft operably coupled to an actuating mechanism moveable between an actuated position and an unactuated position. An end effector includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members and is adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy. A switch is moveable between an activated position to initiate delivery of electrosurgical energy to the end effector and a deactivated position to terminate delivery of electrosurgical energy to the end effector. A switch activation member is configured to move the switch between an activated position and a deactivated position. A switch control member is configured to maintain the switch in the activated position during at least partial movement of the actuating mechanism from the actuated position to the unactuated position. |
| US10335227B2 |
Electrosurgical tissue sealer and cutter
A surgical instrument comprises an end effector including a pair of jaw members configured to move with respect to one another between an open configuration and a closed configuration for clamping tissue. At least one jaw member includes an elongate cam slot extending in a longitudinal direction over a substantial a length a tissue clamping surface of the at least one jaw member. A plurality of electrically isolated, and longitudinally spaced electrodes is supported by the tissue clamping surface and is configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue. A reciprocating member engages the elongate cam slot and is extendable to a sealing position with respect to each of the electrodes to define a predetermined gap distance between a particular electrode and an opposing tissue clamping surface. |
| US10335225B2 |
Electrosurgical medical device handpiece with insulated aspiration system
An electrosurgical instrument for the treatment of tissue via an electrode assembly is disclosed having at least one active electrode and an aspiration system for configured to collect aspirated materials and to remove those aspirated materials from a surgical site while preventing the materials from melting and thereby clogging the aspiration system. In at least one embodiment, the aspiration system may include an internal aspiration collection chamber positioned at a distal end of the instrument to collect aspirated material and insulate the aspirated material to prevent the aspirated material from melting within the aspiration system and thereby clogging the aspiration system. The internal aspiration collection chamber may also be subjected to reduced heating from the active electrode by limiting the exposure of the internal aspiration collection chamber to a minimally sized support arm extending from active electrode to the channel of the aspiration system in the electrosurgical instrument shaft. |
| US10335224B2 |
Method of destroying tissue cells by electroporation
An apparatus and method for performing non-invasive treatment of the human face and body by electroporation in lieu of cosmetic surgery is provided. The apparatus comprises a high voltage pulse generator and an applicator having two or more electrodes in close mechanical and electrical contact with the patient's skin for applying the pulses to the patient's skin. The applicator may consist of two pieces with one electrode having a sharp tip and another having a flat surface. High voltage pulses delivered to the electrodes create at the tip of the sharp electrode an electric field high enough to cause death of relatively large subcutaneous fat cells by electroporation. Moving the electrode tip along the skin creates a line of necrotic subcutaneous fat cells, which later are metabolized by the body. Multiple applications of the electrode along predetermined lines on the face or neck create shrinkage of the skin and the subcutaneous fat volume underlying the treated area. |
| US10335223B2 |
Hemostasis instrument
A hemostasis instrument for actively stopping the bleeding, in particular after an open, laparoscopic, or endoscopic operation on a patient, having several hemostasis components. The hemostasis instrument has at least the following hemostasis components: a thermal hemostasis device for tissue coagulation by producing a temperature above the coagulation temperature of biological tissue by means of a coagulation electrode; a biochemical hemostasis device for producing a silent electric discharge by means of at least one discharge electrode, and an insulating device, wherein the insulating device is arranged between the discharge electrode and the tissue to be treated; a supplying device for supplying substances that influence blood clotting to the tissue to be treated; and a supply device for supplying noble gas to the tissue to be treated. |
| US10335219B2 |
Method and implant for stabilizing two bone portions separated by a cut or fracture
In a human or animal patient, two bone portions separated by a cut or fracture are stabilized in a desired position relative to each other by bringing the two bone portions into this desired position, by pulling them against each other, by providing an opening having a mouth on a bone surface and reaching across the cut or fracture and walls in both bone portions, by inserting an implant into the opening and anchoring the implant in the walls of the opening with the aid of a material having thermoplastic properties and energy transmitted into the implant for in situ liquefaction of at least part of the material having thermoplastic properties. One exemplary application of the stabilizing procedure concerns the two tibial bone portions separated by tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in a canine patient suffering from cranial cruciate ligament damage or rupture in a stifle joint. |
| US10335218B2 |
Multichannel cannula and methods for using same
A method for delivering a substance to bone includes placing a stabilizing wire in a bone, creating a hole in the bone around the stabilizing wire, and providing a multichannel cannula, comprising. The multichannel cannula includes a first channel having an open proximal end and an open distal end, the first channel being configured to receive the stabilizing wire, and a second channel having an inlet portal and an exit portal that are in fluid communication. The method further includes inserting the multichannel cannula into the hole in the bone such that the first channel receives the stabilizing wire, and delivering the substance into the bone by introducing the substance into the inlet portal of the second channel such that the substance exits the second channel through the exit portal. |
| US10335217B2 |
Pedicle screw with large-diameter bone thread
A pedicle screw system includes a receiving sleeve for a longitudinal support, a bone screw and a shank head element. The bone screw has a bone thread configured as an outer thread and a connection thread configured as an inner thread. The shank head element has at the proximal end a head on which the receiving sleeve is mounted and, at the distal end, a connection thread configured as an outer thread screwed into the connection thread of the bone screw. The connection threads are configured as multi-threads, each with a distal connection thread portion and a proximal connection thread portion. The distal connection thread portion and the proximal connection thread portion have an identical thread pitch. The distal connection thread portion has a smaller diameter than the proximal connection thread portion. |
| US10335214B2 |
Multiplexed screws
A bone fixation element comprises a shaft extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of the fixation element in combination with a head including a plurality of fixation element openings distributed about a perimeter thereof. Each of the fixation element openings extends through the head from a proximal surface thereof to a distal surface of the head. Each of the fixation element openings extends through the head along an opening axis. |
| US10335207B2 |
Spinous process plate fixation assembly
A spinous process plate fixation assembly is provided that has a pin plate including a first central aperture and a pin plate interior surface. The assembly has a lock plate including a second central aperture and a lock plate interior surface opposingly facing the pin plate interior surface. The interior surfaces have a pluralities of spikes extending therefrom. A pin receptacle is disposed within the pin plate and is configured to receive a lock pin. A pivoting lock mechanism is disposed within the lock plate. A connector shaft extends from the pin plate to the lock plate and passes through the first central aperture and the second central aperture. The connector shaft includes a pin side configured to receive the lock pin, and a lock side opposite the shaft side, the lock side configured to operatively engage the pivoting lock mechanism so as to secure the plates and the shaft. |
| US10335206B2 |
Low profile connectors
Devices and methods for coupling first and second adjacent vertebrae. The device includes a first coupling element and a second coupling element. The first coupling element has a first body portion for receiving a first bone fastener and an elongate rod portion extending transversely from the first body portion. The second coupling element has a second body portion for receiving a second bone fastener and an extension portion extending transversely from the second body portion. The extension portion defines a recess sized and configured to receive the rod portion of the first coupling element. When unlocked, the rod portion is moveable in the recess to allow for rotational and translational movement of the first and second coupling elements. When locked, the relative position of the first and second coupling elements is fixed. |
| US10335202B2 |
Lockable pedicle fastener
A spinal fixation system comprising at least one fastener having a fastener head at a proximal end and at least one body. The body comprises a rod receiving channel for receiving a fixation rod, a pressure cap for engaging the fastener head, and a fastener head receiving chamber for retaining the fastener head within the body. The fastener head receiving chamber allows for multi-axial movement of the body in relation to the fastener when the pressure cap is disengaged from the fastener head. The body is secured in a mono-axial position in relation to the fastener when the pressure cap is biased against the fastener head. |
| US10335197B2 |
Orthopedic anchoring methods
Methods for performing orthopedic surgical procedures to treat a patient are presented herein. A method may include: positioning an implant assembly at the pelvic region, the implant assembly including an implant body including at least a portion of a locking element, an implant outer layer, and a fastener including a longitudinal axis and an attachment feature configured to mechanically interlock with the locking element in an interference mechanical engagement, the attachment feature comprising a distal end and a contracted neck region; delivering the implant outer layer into the ilium, across the sacroiliac joint, and into the sacrum such that a fastener opening of the implant outer lay resides within the sacrum; delivering the fastener through a posterior surface of the sacrum such that the distal end of the attachment feature is received within the implant outer layer; and interlocking the locking element and the attachment feature with each other. |
| US10335196B2 |
Surgical instrument having a stop guard
Surgical instruments and methods including a stop guard are described herein. An exemplary instrument can include an inner shaft disposed within an outer shaft, the inner shaft including a tissue-piercing tip and being effective to secure an end effector to the device. A stop guard can be coupled to the inner shaft and extend through outer shaft sidewall openings when the tip is advanced distally or retract into the outer shaft when the tip is retracted proximally. In a percutaneous procedure, external force applied to the stop guard by the tissue can retract the tip to prevent damage to surrounding tissue as the instrument is advanced distally. Moreover, once passed through pierced tissue, the stop guard can be redeployed when the inner shaft is advanced distally to secure an end effector to the instrument and can prevent inadvertent withdrawal of the instrument. |
| US10335195B2 |
Percutaneous access systems and methods
Percutaneous access systems, including trocars, for accessing desired locations within a subject's body through the subject's skin or other tissues that are configured to minimize incision sizes are disclosed. Such a percutaneous access system includes a cannula and an obturator. The cannula includes a passageway with a tapered section and an expandable section at its distal end. The expandable section may include leaves that are configured to extend radially outward as an elongated instrument that has an outer diameter that exceeds a minimum relaxed inner diameter of the tapered section of the passageway is forced through the tapered section. Methods for using such a percutaneous access system, including medical procedures, are also disclosed. |
| US10335190B2 |
Pixel array medical systems, devices and methods
Systems, instruments, methods, and compositions are described involving removing a portion of the epidermis within a donor site on a subject, and harvesting dermal plugs within the donor site. An injectable filler is formed by mincing the dermal plugs. The injectable filler is configured for injecting into a recipient site on the subject. |
| US10335188B2 |
Methods of manufacture of catheter with helical drive shaft
Drive shafts having helical blades and methods of making are disclosed. In one method a helical auger blade is formed by twisting or sculpting a heated polymer tube which has been placed over a cylindrical drive shaft. In another method a drive shaft is placed within a helical winding and heat is applied to melt polymer which has been coated over one or both of the drive shaft and helical winding. |
| US10335187B2 |
Atherectomy devices and methods
Rotational atherectomy devices and systems can remove or reduce stenotic lesions in blood vessels by rotating one or more abrasive elements within the vessel. The abrasive elements can be attached to a distal portion of an elongate flexible drive shaft that extends from a handle assembly that includes a driver for rotating the drive shaft. In particular implementations, individual abrasive elements are attached to the drive shaft at differing radial angles in comparison to each other (e.g., configured in a helical array). The centers of mass of the abrasive elements can define a path that fully or partially spirals around the drive shaft. In some embodiments, a distal stability element with a center of mass aligned with the longitudinal axis is fixedly mounted to the drive shaft. |
| US10335186B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treating embolism
A method and apparatus for treating a clot in the blood vessel of a patient, and particularly the treatment of a pulmonary embolism is disclosed. The treatment includes restoring flow through the clot followed by clot removal, either partially or substantially completely. The clot treatment device is expandable into the blood vessel and may contain radial extensions that assist in restoring flow as well as in removing clot material. |
| US10335184B2 |
Negative pressure tissue debridement devices, systems, and methods
In some embodiments, a debridement tool may include a housing, a reduced-pressure lumen, a debridement head, an impeller, and a drive system. The debridement head may be moveable relative to the housing. The impeller may be positioned in fluid communication with the reduced-pressure lumen and be moveable relative to the housing by operation of reduced pressure being applied to the impeller. The drive system may be coupled between the impeller and the debridement head and be configured to impart movement from the impeller to the debridement head. |
| US10335181B2 |
Transducer/waveguide engagement mechanisms for ultrasonic surgical instruments
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a transducer assembly having a distal engagement member and configured to supply ultrasonic energy. A waveguide defines a longitudinal axis and has a proximal engagement member configured to threadingly engage the distal engagement member. The waveguide is configured to transmit the ultrasonic energy therealong to a distal end thereof for treating tissue. A torque member is coupled to the transducer assembly and is disposed about the longitudinal axis. The torque member is selectively rotatable about the longitudinal axis and relative to the waveguide to threadingly engage the transducer assembly and the waveguide to one another. The torque member includes a plurality of fingers pivotably coupled thereto and movable between a closed position and an open position. In the open position, each finger extends substantially perpendicularly from the longitudinal axis to define a moment arm that facilitates the engagement of the transducer assembly and the waveguide. |
| US10335179B2 |
Surgical device with knife lockout
Methods and devices are provided having a locking mechanism configured to selectively prevent actuation of the surgical device, e.g., opening and closing of jaws at a distal end of the device, moving a cutting element of the device, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, a device is provided having a closure lever actuator that can move between an open position and an actuated position, thereby opening and closing, respectively, jaws at the distal end of the device. In addition, the device can include a knife trigger that is configured to move a cutting element through the jaws. The device can further include a knife lockout feature that can prevent actuation of the knife trigger until the closure lever is in the actuated position. |
| US10335178B2 |
Anvil grasper
A surgical grasping instrument is provided which includes a body portion having an elongate tubular member extending from the body portion and a jaw assembly movably mounted on a distal end of the elongate tubular member. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws having arcuate grasping portions for securely grasping a circular surgical stapler anvil shaft. The jaw assembly is mounted on a movable head portion which is movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member to rotate and articulate the jaw assembly relative to the longitudinal axis to manipulate the anvil within the body of a patient. |
| US10335176B2 |
Rotary input for lever actuation
A medical device includes a lever with an applied force position, a load position, and a fulcrum position. A first cable extends from the applied force position of the lever to a first capstan, the first cable wrapping around the first capstan. A second cable extends from the applied force position of the lever to a second capstan, the second cable wrapping around the second capstan. A rod couples the load position of the lever and a surgical end effector. The first and second capstans may be fixed to an axle. The axle may receive a rotational input from a rotary actuator. A hand wheel may be coupled to the axle. There may be a spring between a support structure and the lever to bias the lever to rotate about the fulcrum position of the lever. |
| US10335162B2 |
Tibial tubercle osteotomy
Patient-specific guides for a tibial tubercle osteotomy are provided. The guides include a guide body defining a portion with a bone-engaging surface that conforms as a negative surface to a corresponding surface of a specific patient's tibia, and a guide portion that guides a surgical instrument to a specific location on the specific patient's tibia, wherein the bone-engaging surface and guide portion are configured during a pre-operative planning stage. Methods for performing a tibial tubercle osteotomy with the patient-specific guides are also provided. |
| US10335161B2 |
Apparatus and method to stop bleeding
A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and the blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon. |
| US10335159B2 |
Reloadable mechanical device for ligating living tissue and achieving hemostasis
A system for treating tissue includes a clip assembly including a pair of clip arms, each of the clip arms extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal end of the clip arms connected to one another via a central member slidably received within a channel of a capsule to be moved between a tissue receiving configuration and a closed configuration, a cartridge for encasing the clip assembly including a groove formed therein to accommodate the clip assembly and an opening extending thereinto in communication with a portion of the groove such that the groove is open to an exterior of the cartridge via the opening, and an applicator releasably connectable to the clip assembly to move the clip assembly between the open and closed configurations, a distal portion of the applicator insertable through the opening of the cartridge to be connected to the clip assembly. |
| US10335157B2 |
Asymmetrical surgical clip with penetrating lock, non-slip clamping surface, severable hinge, hinge boss and pivoting applicator tip
A surgical plastic clip with a hinged pair of opposed arms. A male locking pin on the free end of one arm is configured to penetrate tissue in its path when the male locking pin is urged towards a female aperture on the free end of second arm. A clamping side of one arm includes a wedge-shaped feature, and a clamping side of the second arm includes a V-shaped trough that conforms to the shape of the wedge shaped feature. Each clamping side includes non-slip protrusions such as non-slip protruding ribs. A clip applicator includes a pivoting jaw assembly that pivots at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft of the applicator. |
| US10335156B2 |
Self-adapting floating diameter embolic coil
An embolic coil configured with a self-adaptive floating diameter in a relaxed condition substantially assuming the shape of the inner surface of the vessel at the site of an embolization procedure. The embolic coil comprises a distal end having an anchoring loop for anchoring at the site, a proximal end with a loop for detaching from a gripper assembly adapted to deliver to the site, a primary framing coil formed of a plurality of primary omega curves extending between the proximate and distal ends, and a secondary filling coil arrangement formed from a plurality of secondary omega curves that follow the trajectory of the plurality of primary omega curves along the longitudinal length of the embolic coil between the proximate and distal ends. The embolic coil conforms to the diameter of the aneurysm sac enabling retractability and rapid disconnect detachment for such embolic coil advantageously requiring fewer embolic coils. |
| US10335155B2 |
Positioning and detaching implants
Intravascular implant systems and methods of positioning and detaching implants are described. One such system carries an implant by retaining an engagement member in a position proximal to an aperture at a distal end of the delivery system. The engagement member is retained proximal to the aperture by an elongate member that is coupled to the implant. Once the implant is in a desired implant position, the elongate member is released from the engagement member, and the implant is allowed to move away from the delivery system. |
| US10335154B2 |
Polymeric electrospun embolization device and methods of use
An embolization device may include a fiber section having a plurality of polymeric electrospun fibers and, optionally, a contrast agent. An embolization device may further include a plurality of fiber sections, wherein each fiber section is separated by a linker. A method of deploying such an embolization device may include inserting the embolization device into a vessel. The method may further include applying an electrical current to one or more of the linkers, applying electrothermal heat to at least a portion of the device, or applying force to at least a portion of a delivery vehicle for the device. A method of manufacturing the device may include electrospinning a fiber section, and processing the fiber section by straining, twisting, heating, or shaping it. |
| US10335153B2 |
Systems and methods for enclosing an anatomical opening
Implantable therapeutic devices and methods for endovascular placement of devices at a target site, such an opening at a neck of an aneurysm, are disclosed. Selected embodiments of the present technology have closures that at least partially occlude the neck of an aneurysm to stabilize embolic or coagulative treatment of the aneurysm. In one embodiment, for example, an aneurysm closure device comprises a closure structure and a supplemental stabilizer. The closure structure can have a curved portion configured to extend along a first vessel, such as a side branch of a bifurcated vessel that extends along a lateral axis. The supplemental stabilizer extends from the closure structure along a longitudinal axis transverse to the lateral axis of the first vessel. The supplemental stabilizer is configured to exert an outward force against a second vessel, such as a parent vessel, that extends transversely to the first vessel. |
| US10335152B2 |
Partial aortic occlusion devices and methods for cerebral perfusion augmentation
Methods are provided for partial aortic obstruction for cerebral perfusion augmentation in patients suffering from global or focal cerebral ischemia. Alternatively, the methods can be used to partially obstruct aortic blood flow to condition the spinal cord to secrete neuroprotective agents prior to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Partial obstruction of a vessel can be accomplished by a device comprising an elongate catheter and a distally mounted expandable member. The expandable member may comprise one or two balloons. Other medical devices, such as an angioplasty, stent, or atherectomy catheter, can be inserted distal the expandable member to provide therapeutic intervention. |
| US10335151B2 |
Robotically-driven surgical instrument
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector, an elongate shaft assembly, a housing, a rotatable drive screw, a firing member configured to be advanced during a firing cycle by the rotatable drive screw, and a sled member configured to be advanced during the firing cycle to eject staples from a staple cartridge to form a staple pattern At least a portion of the sled member is positioned distal to the staple pattern at a completion of the firing cycle. The housing comprises a plurality of rotatable disks couplable to a robotic device. The surgical instrument further comprises means for closing the end effector to a clamped position and opening the end effector to an unclamped position. The means is coupled to a first one of the plurality of rotatable disks. |
| US10335146B2 |
Surgical fastener applying apparatus, kits and methods for endoscopic procedures
An endoscopic surgical device is provided and includes a handle assembly including a handle housing and a trigger operatively connected to the handle housing, and a drive mechanism actuatable by the trigger; and an endoscopic assembly selectively connectable to the handle assembly. The endoscopic assembly includes an outer tube defining a lumen therethrough and having a helical thread disposed within the lumen thereof; an inner tube rotatably supported in the outer tube and being operatively connectable to the drive mechanism, the inner tube defining a splined distal end, wherein the splined distal end of the inner tube is defined by a pair of opposed longitudinally extending tines and a pair of opposed longitudinally extending channels; and a plurality of surgical anchors loaded in the splined distal end of the inner tube. |
| US10335142B2 |
Twist needle passer closure device
A tissue closure device includes a needle and a suture extending therefrom, a proximal head including a proximal slot and a proximal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a first end of the needle in the proximal slot in a first configuration, and a distal head movably coupled to the proximal head so that the proximal and distal heads are movable relative to one another between an open configuration, in which a target tissue is received therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the target tissue gripped therebetween. The distal head includes a distal slot and a distal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a second end of the needle in the distal slot in a second configuration, the needle movable between the first and second configurations by rotating the needle, the needle alternatingly passed between the proximal and distal heads to thread the suture through the target tissue. |
| US10335138B2 |
Suture passer and method
Certain embodiments relate to method of passing a suture through a material using a suture passer. In certain embodiments, the suture passer includes a housing defining a linear motion axis, a needle mounted for translation along the motion axis, and a foot mounted to the housing. The foot has a distal portion with a proximal facing surface extending along a distal portion axis crossing the motion axis and a distal facing surface, the distal portion including an opening in the proximal facing surface aligned with the motion axis and able to receive the needle in the second position. In certain embodiments, a method includes positioning a distal portion of the foot of the suture passer behind the material, extending the needle through the material and into the opening in the distal portion, and retracting the needle to retrieve a bight of suture from the distal portion proximally through the material. |
| US10335132B2 |
Retractor
Provided is a retractor that makes it possible to reduce operation costs, is less likely to cause damage to surgical incision sites, do not reduce workability, and also makes it possible to easily maintain the desired surgical field and to change the surgical field or widen or narrow the area of the surgical field, depending on the surgical situation. The retractor 1 for holding a surgical incision open and maintaining a surgical field during an operation includes a belt-shaped body A made of a wire; and a connecting part B that is provided at one end portion of the belt-shaped body A and capable of being connected to another end portion or an intermediate portion of the belt-shaped body A so that the belt-shaped body A can be formed into a loop of a desired size. The retractor 1 is so configured that when the belt-shaped body A is formed into a loop, the outer surface of the belt-shaped body A resists the force generated at the surgical incision and acting in such a direction as to close the surgical incision. |
| US10335130B2 |
Surgical retrieval apparatus
A surgical retrieval apparatus includes an elongate tubular member having a drive rod slidably disposed therein. A support member is operably coupled to a distal end of the drive rod. A pouch is attached to the support member and has a closed end and an open end. The pouch may be releasably coupled to the support member. An end effector is repositionable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The support member may include an expandable member. |
| US10335129B2 |
Methods and devices for auto return of articulated end effectors
Various exemplary methods and devices for auto return of articulated end effectors are provided. In general, a surgical device can include an end effector configured to articulate. The device can include an actuator configured to be actuated to move the end effector from an articulated position to an unarticulated position. In at least some embodiments, the actuator can also be configured to be actuated to move the end effector from the unarticulated position to the articulated position. In at least some embodiments, the device can include the actuator and include another actuator configured to rotate the end effector about a longitudinal axis of an elongate shaft having the end effector at a distal end thereof. In at least some embodiments, the device can include the actuator and include another actuator configured to articulate the end effector from the unarticulated position to the articulated position. |
| US10335128B2 |
Biopsy device and insertable biopsy needle module
A biopsy device includes a drive unit configured to receive a disposable unit having a needle carrier. The drive unit is configured to move a cutting element such that the needle carrier is driven a predetermined distance to move a needle-shooting mechanism to a cocked configuration. A user-actuatable control is configured to release the needle-shooting mechanism to cause the needle-shooting mechanism to shoot a biopsy needle simultaneously with the cutting element by an amount of the predetermined distance. |
| US10335123B2 |
System and method for identification of biological tissues
The present invention provides for a system, method, and device for analyzing, localizing and/or identifying tissue types. The method includes analyzing, localizing and/or identifying one or more tissue samples, characterized in that the method comprises: (a) generating gaseous tissue particles from a site in the one or more tissue samples, (b) transporting the gaseous tissue particles from the site to an analyzer, (c) using the analyzer for generating tissue-related data based on the gaseous tissue particles, and (d) analyzing, localizing and/or identifying the one or more tissue samples based on the tissue-related data. The invention can either be used in close conjunction with a surgical procedure, when one or more surgical tools are an integrated part of ionization, or as a separate mass spectrometric probe for the analysis of one or more tissue parts. |
| US10335119B2 |
Ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a transmitter and an image generator. The ultrasound probe transmits ultrasound to a subject and generates a reception signal. The transmitter drives the ultrasound probe to transmit ultrasound that satisfies the following requirements: a wave packet duration is equivalent to or more than the length of 1.5 waveforms at the lower limit frequency of the −6 dB transmission bandwidth of the ultrasound probe; signal intensity of frequency components in the −6 dB transmission bandwidth has a standard deviation of 6 or less; and lower limit frequency components in the −6 dB transmission bandwidth have a signal intensity of −8 [dB] or higher, the signal intensity being normalized with respect to the maximum intensity of 0 [dB]. The image generator extracts harmonic components from the reception signal and generates ultrasound image data. |
| US10335118B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and medical image parallel display method
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, scanning unit, ultrasonic image data generation unit, layout setting unit, and display unit. The ultrasonic probe includes transducers. The scanning unit scans an object with an ultrasonic beam via the ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic image data generation unit generates data of ultrasonic images based on outputs from the scanning unit. The layout setting unit sets a specific display layout based on an aspect ratio of a display frame of the ultrasonic image or a size of the ultrasonic image and the number of ultrasonic images for simultaneous display. The display unit displays the ultrasonic images in accordance with the set display layout. |
| US10335116B2 |
Robot assisted ultrasound system
According to some embodiments of the invention, a robot-assisted ultrasound system includes a first ultrasound probe, a robot comprising a manipulator arm having a tool end, and a second ultrasound probe attached to the tool end of the manipulator arm. The robot-assisted ultrasound system further includes a robot control system configured to control at least one of a position or a pose of the second ultrasound probe based on a contemporaneous position and pose of the first ultrasound probe, and an ultrasound processing and display system configured to communicate with at least one of the first and second ultrasound probes to receive and display an ultrasound image based on the first and second ultrasound probes acting in conjunction with each other. |
| US10335113B2 |
Apparatus for ultrasound flow vector imaging and methods thereof
Apparatus and methods of use are provided for complex flow imaging and analysis that is non-invasive, accurate, and time-resolved. It is particularly useful in imaging of vascular flow with spatiotemporal fluctuations. This apparatus is an ultrasound-based framework called vector projectile imaging (VPI) that can dynamically render complex flow patterns over an imaging view at millisecond time resolution. The VPI apparatus and methods comprise: (i) high-frame-rate broad-view data acquisition (based on steered plane wave firings); (ii) flow vector estimation derived from multi-angle Doppler analysis (coupled with data regularization and least-squares fitting); and (iii) dynamic visualization of color-encoded vector projectiles (with flow speckles displayed as adjunct). |
| US10335110B2 |
Radiographic image capturing system and radiographic image capturing apparatus
A radiographic image capturing system includes the following. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements and a control circuit which controls reading of image data from each of the radiation detecting elements based on a predetermined capturing sequence. An image processor has first gain data to correct gains of the radiation detecting elements, and generates a radiographic image based on the corrected image data. The control circuit of the radiographic image capturing apparatus is capable of varying at least one of a reverse bias voltage and a signal line voltage to be applied to the corresponding signal line. The control circuit reads a signal value from each of the radiation detecting elements, creates second gain data based on the read signal value, and corrects the radiographic image with the first gain data and the second gain data. |
| US10335109B2 |
Radiation phase-contrast imaging device
Provided is a radiation phase difference imaging apparatus in which a separation distance between a phase grating and a radiation detector is optimized. The separation distance between the phase grating and a detection surface of an FPD is determined based on the magnitude of noise corruption in a self-image projected onto the detection surface. The magnitude of the effect of the noise is used as a basis for assessing the separation distance. It is determined whether a distance Zd is appropriate for imaging, based on the magnitude of noise corruption in the self-image in a self-image picture which is obtained when the distance Zd is the distance between the phase grating and the detection surface of the FPD. The separation distance can thus be optimized based on actual conditions of an actual X-ray source that emits a plurality of types of X-rays. |
| US10335104B2 |
Multi energy X-ray microscope data acquisition and image reconstruction system and method
A multi energy, such as dual-energy (“DE”), x-ray imaging system data acquisition and image reconstruction system and method enables optimizing the image contrast of a sample. Using the DE x-ray imaging system and its associated user interface applications, an operator performs a low energy (“LE”) and high energy (“HE”) x-ray scan of the same volume of interest of the sample. The system creates a low-energy reconstructed tomographic volume data set from the set of low-energy projections and a high-energy tomographic volume data set from the set of high-energy projections. This enables the operator to control the image contrast of selected slices, and apply the information associated with optimizing the contrast of the selected slice to all slices in the low-energy and high-energy tomographic data sets. This creates a combined volume data set from the LE and HE volume data sets with optimized image contrast throughout. |
| US10335102B2 |
Mobile X-ray imaging apparatus
A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus includes a first column rotatably coupled to a main body and extending in one direction; a second column extending in the one direction and slidably coupled to the first column in an extension direction of the first column; a display provided in the main body; and a indicator arranged in one end of the second column. |
| US10335100B2 |
X-ray scatter reducing device for use with 2D mammography and tomosynthesis
Systems and methods for reducing X-ray scatter during breast imaging, and more specifically during tomosynthesis imaging. In one embodiment, an anti-scatter grid having a plurality of septa may be configured to be positioned relative to an X-ray imaging device such that each septum of the plurality of septa extends along a direction substantially parallel to a coronal plane of a subject during imaging of the subject using the X-ray imaging device. The X-ray imaging device may be operable in a tomosynthesis mode for imaging of a breast of the subject and may include the anti-scatter grid disposed between a breast platform and the X-ray detector. The anti-scatter grid may be configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to a sagittal plane of the subject during tomosynthesis imaging. |
| US10335098B2 |
Panoramic imaging apparatus and diagnostic imaging method in same apparatus
In a panoramic imaging apparatus, a panoramic image is displayed on a monitor. The panoramic image is an image in which an overall dentition is in optimal focus, or an image in which a region of interest that is a portion of the image of the overall dentition is in optimal focus. Both images are reconstructed from frame data that has been collected by an initial first scan. Feature points of one or more teeth and a supporting portion that supports the tooth in the dentition in the panoramic image displayed on the monitor are designated. A length based on the positions of the designated feature points is measured in the panoramic image. The degree of loss in alveolar bone that supports the tooth is analyzed based on the measured length. The analysis information is provided to a dentist as check information regarding periodontal disease. |
| US10335089B1 |
Stiffness enhanced filaments
Biocompatible stiffness enhanced pliable electrically conductive filaments configured for contact with living tissue and electrical communication with such tissue. The pliability of the filaments allows the distal end of the filaments to remain at the original site of penetration into the tissue despite the movement of the tissue relative to their surrounding environment. To temporarily stiffen the filaments, a soluble stiffness enhancing coating is disposed over the filaments. The coating may be in the form of a liquid which dries to a solid state after being applied to the filaments and renders the filaments sufficiently rigid such that under appropriate force, the filaments are capable of penetrating into dense tissue. Once in place, the stiffness enhancing coating dissolves due to contact with body fluids, the filaments, in the absence of such a coating, return to their initial pliability. |
| US10335087B2 |
Biosignal processing apparatus and biosignal processing method
Provided are a biosignal processing apparatus and a biosignal processing method. The biosignal processing apparatus includes: a first measurement module configured to detect a biosignal of a subject in a non-invasive manner in response to the biosignal processing apparatus being in contact with the subject; a second measurement module configured to measure a contact state with respect to the subject; and a controller configured to determine whether the contact state is equal to or greater than a reference value. |
| US10335085B2 |
Device and method for detection of periodic leg movements
The present invention is directed to a computer application for monitoring and tracking leg and foot movements and positions and a device for facilitating the computer tracking of the leg and foot movements. The application uses an accelerometer, gyroscope or other movement detectors in available devices such as a phone, movement tracker, personal music device, tablet computing device, other similar device or a device specifically designed to detect movements and positions and to track the movement and changes in position of the patient's leg and foot. The device can be held onto the patient's leg using a band type device that is easy to use and comfortable during sleep or by incorporation into a comfortable wearable band. The application includes a user interface and a backend for use by physicians or other healthcare staff to review and diagnose the patient's leg and foot movement patterns. |
| US10335081B2 |
Apparatus and method for interfacing time-variant signals
An improved apparatus and method for interfacing a time variant waveform between two hardware environments. In one aspect, the invention comprises a circuit for accurately simulating the output of one or more types of sensing device (e.g., passive bridge pressure transducer) for use with a plurality of different monitoring and/or analysis devices, thereby obviating the need for specialized interface circuitry adapted to each different monitor/analyzer. In one exemplary embodiment, the sensing device comprises a non-invasive blood pressure monitor (NIBPM), which universally interfaces with prior art patient monitors via the interface circuit of the invention. In a second aspect of the invention, an improved NIBPM device incorporating the interface circuit is disclosed. An improved disconnect circuit adapted to sense the status of the electrical connection between the sensing device and monitor is also described. |
| US10335080B2 |
Biomechanical activity monitoring
A wearable sensor apparatus comprises a motion sensor configured to sense two or three dimensional movement and orientation of the sensor and a vibration sensor configured to sense acoustic vibrations. The apparatus includes means for attaching the motion sensor and the vibration sensor to a body. The sensor apparatus enables long term monitoring of mechanomyographic muscle activity in combination with body motion for a number of applications. |
| US10335078B2 |
Device for separation and collection of plasma
A method for separating and collecting cell-free plasma by finger stick that minimizes contamination with genomic DNA from a donor. The method comprising placing a tourniquet on one of the digits of the donor's finger to apply pressure, lancing the digit to create an incision in the digit, and collecting blood from the incision from the incision site. The collected blood is placed on a separation membrane wherein the separation membrane is in contact with a collection membrane and both the separation and collection membrane are inserted into a substrate configured to provide overlap between the membranes. A kit and instructions for carrying out the method is also provided. |
| US10335077B2 |
Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in sensor systems, devices, and related methods
A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters. |
| US10335075B2 |
Advanced calibration for analyte sensors
Systems and methods for processing sensor data and calibration of the sensors are provided. In some embodiments, the method for calibrating at least one sensor data point from an analyte sensor comprises receiving a priori calibration distribution information; receiving one or more real-time inputs that may influence calibration of the analyte sensor; forming a posteriori calibration distribution information based on the one or more real-time inputs; and converting, in real-time, at least one sensor data point calibrated sensor data based on the a posteriori calibration distribution information. |
| US10335074B2 |
Noninvasive sensor housing
A flexible sensor pad includes a cavity to hold a sensor unit with an attached cable. According to one aspect of the present invention, a light-shielding layer is coupled to a bottom surface of the sensor pad, surrounds the sensor unit, and extends past two sides of the sensor pad. A transparent adhesive layer is coupled to the light-shielding layer and extends past two sides of the light-shielding layer. Another light shielding layer is coupled to a top surface of the sensor pad and covers the sensor unit. The cable divides the sensor pad into a first side and a second side which are mirror images of each other. |
| US10335069B2 |
Oximeter probe with light wavelengths to avoid surgical dyes
A tissue oximetry device utilizes at least three or at least four different wavelengths of light for collection of reflectance data where the different wavelengths are longer than 730 nanometers. The three or four wavelengths are utilized to generate a range of reflectance data suited for accurate determination of oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin concentrations. The relatively long wavelengths decrease optical interference from certain dyes, particularly methylene blue and PVPI, which may be present on tissue being analyzed for viability and further enhance the generation of accurate reflectance data. The wavelengths are 760 nanometers, 810 nanometers, and 850 nanometers, or 760 nanometers, 810 nanometers, 850 nanometers, and 900 nanometers. |
| US10335066B2 |
Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method
An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. |
| US10335065B2 |
Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values
Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver. |
| US10335062B2 |
Electronic device including fingerprint sensor
An electronic device is provided which includes a housing including a first face that faces a first direction and a second face that faces a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that forms at least a portion of the first face, a display disposed between the first face and the second face of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a fingerprint sensor disposed between the transparent cover and the display, a touch sensor disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the display, and a pressure sensor disposed between the display and the second face of the housing. |
| US10335061B2 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting hand-to-mouth behavior
A sensor system detects hand-to-mouth behavior. The system includes an electrical bio-impedance spectrometer and an inertial measurement unit. The sensor system may be worn on the forearm. The sensor system recognizes hand-to-mouth behavior in real-time, facilitating monitoring and immediate interventions An electrode positioning strategy optimizes the device's sensitivity and accuracy. Machine learning algorithms are leveraged to infer the hand-to-mouth detection. A prototype of the sensor system achieves 92% detection accuracy for recurrent usage by a single user and 90% accuracy for users that have not been previously encountered. |
| US10335058B2 |
Apparatus for performing timed up-and-go test
A chair enabling standardized performance testing under Timed Up and Go procedures. The chair has a seat portion, a base portion, a support element, a force sensor, a timer, and a processor. The processor initiates timing of the standardized performance test in response to receiving an output signal corresponding to a force value less than or equal to a minimum threshold force. The processor ceases timing of the standardized performance test in response to receiving an output signal corresponding to a force greater than or equal to a maximum threshold force. The processor determines a time interval of the standardized performance test based upon the output of the timer. |
| US10335051B2 |
Beat alignment and selection for cardiac mapping
A method including measuring cardiac beats in signals at one or more electrodes on a catheter in response to electrical activity in the heart cavity and collecting a plurality of additional data signals related to the cardiac beats, computing criteria that is used to characterize beat morphology of a cardiac beat in the plurality of additional data signals, the criteria based on a comparison of the plurality of additional data signals and a beat template, selecting a subset of less than all of the cardiac beats in the signals measured by the one or more electrodes by determining, based on the criteria, whether to select the cardiac beat and include beat data for the cardiac beat, and determining physiological information based on the selected subset of less than all of the cardiac beats in the signals measured by the one or more electrodes. |
| US10335046B2 |
3D physiological detection system and operating method thereof
A physiological detection system including an image sensor, a converting unit, a retrieving unit and a processing unit is provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels respectively configured to output a PPG signal. The converting unit is configured to convert a plurality of PPG signals of a plurality of pixels regions to a plurality of frequency domain signals. The retrieving unit is configured to respectively retrieve a spectral energy of the frequency domain signals corresponding to each of the pixel regions. The processing unit is configured to construct a 3D energy distribution according to the spectral energies. |
| US10335039B2 |
Methods for stent strut detection and related measurement and display using optical coherence tomography
In one embodiment, the invention relates to a processor based method for generating positional and other information relating to a stent in the lumen of a vessel using a computer. The method includes the steps of generating an optical coherence image data set in response to an OCT scan of a sample containing at least one stent; and identifying at least one one-dimensional local cue in the image data set relating to the position of the stent. |
| US10335032B2 |
Systems and methods for quantification of, and prediction of smoking behavior
Systems and methods for monitoring of biometric and contextual variables to assist in screening for, quantification of, and prediction of smoking behavior, and for assisting in smoking cessation are described. |
| US10335031B1 |
Vitals monitoring system
A remote care system may include a platform that includes one or more memory devices and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memory devices. The platform may connect and communicate bi-directionally with a plurality of devices via a gateway device. At least some of the plurality of devices may include sensors capable of gathering vitals data from a patient. The vitals data may include different types of vitals data. The platform may connect and communicate bi-directionally with another plurality of devices. The other plurality of devices may be remote to the gateway device and the at least some of the plurality of devices. The platform may support continuous and live streaming of the vitals data from the sensors. The platform may perform a set of actions on a per patient basis based on analyzing the vitals data. |
| US10335028B2 |
Ophthalmology
Apparatus for illuminating the retina of an eye. The apparatus includes an illumination device and a lens system. The illumination device and the lens system combine to provide incident illumination from an apparent point source located within the lens system. The apparatus also includes an illumination transfer device. The illumination transfer device has two foci and the apparent point source of the lens system is provided at a first focus point of the illumination transfer device and an eye is accommodated at a second focus point of the illumination transfer device. The illumination transfer device transfers the incident illumination from the apparent point source into the eye to illuminate the retina. |
| US10335027B2 |
Methods and apparatus for assessment of refractive condition
In exemplary implementations of this invention, an aberrometer is used to measure the refractive condition of any eye. An artificial light source emits light that travels to a light sensor. Along the way, the light enters and then exits the eye, passes through or is reflected from one or more spatial light modulators (SLMs), and passes through an objective lens-system. The SLMs modify a bokeh effect of the imaging system (which is only visible when the system is out-of-focus), creating a blurred version of the SLM patterns. The light sensor then captures one or more out-of-focus images. If there are refractive aberrations in the eye, these aberrations cause the SLM patterns captured in the images to be distorted. By analyzing differences between the distorted captured patterns and the undistorted SLM patterns, refractive aberrations of the eye can be computed and an eyewear measurement generated. |
| US10335024B2 |
Medical inflation, attachment and delivery devices and related methods
The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to procedural space maintenance devices, medical device positioning devices, and devices that provide both procedural space maintenance and device positioning. Further embodiments relate to medical device insertion and/or retraction devices. |
| US10335023B2 |
Endotracheal tube insertion device
An intubation assembly rod is configured to have an endotracheal tube carried thereon and includes an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the intubation assembly rod body is tapered, rounded, or spherical, and defines a leading end of the intubation assembly rod. The intubation assembly rod includes a longitudinally extending channel configured such that an elongated member of a device to which the intubation assembly rod may be attached may be inserted into the channel. |
| US10335020B2 |
Medical devices for fluid delivery and related methods of use
A medical device may include an insertion portion longitudinally extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The insertion portion may define a channel extending therethrough. The medical device may further include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the insertion portion. The handle may further include an irrigation port in fluid communication with the channel and coupled to a source of irrigation fluid. Additionally, the handle may include an actuator and a pressurizer. Manipulation of the actuator may be configured to actuate the pressurizer to urge irrigation fluid distally through the channel. |
| US10335017B2 |
Pressure relief vent for sealed instruments
A pressure relief vent includes a vent enclosure, a connector, and a pressure relief arrangement. The vent enclosure defines a vent interior volume and the connector is operable to connect the vent enclosure to an instrument requiring pressure relief. The vent enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end, with the connector being located at the proximal end. The pressure relief arrangement is operable to remain in a closed condition in normal operation, but move from the closed condition to an open condition in response to a predefined pressure differential so as to release pressure from the instrument. A vent opening device may be included with the pressure relief vent and is operable to move the pressure relief arrangement to the open condition or open a separate passage through the vent enclosure to the atmosphere responsive to a manual operation applied at the vent enclosure distal end. |
| US10335012B2 |
Dishwasher spray fill
Provided are systems, methods, and apparatus for spraying water in a dishwasher. A dishwasher may include a wash chamber and at least one dish rack. The dishwasher may include a water inlet selectively connected to a dish spray device, which may connect a dish spray conduit with the wash chamber. The dish spray device may be oriented towards the at least one dish rack, such that the spray device may be configured to direct water onto the dishes for washing. The water inlet may be selectively connected to a fill device, which may connect the fill conduit with the wash chamber. The fill device may be configured to provide water to the circulation assembly without impinging the at least one dish rack. The one or more valves may selectively direct water from the water inlet to one or both of the dish spray device and the fill device. |
| US10335011B2 |
Cleaning device having an individually switchable rinsing nozzle system
Disclosed is a cleaning device for cleaning washware. The cleaning device may be a conveyor dishwasher. The cleaning device has at least one cleaning chamber and at least one transportation device. The transportation device transports the washware through the cleaning chamber in a transportation direction. The cleaning device has at least one final-rinse nozzle system for applying at least one final-rinse fluid, in particular fresh water, to the washware. The final-rinse nozzle system has at least two final-rinse nozzle units which are arranged in different positions transverse to the transportation direction. The final-rinse nozzle units can be switched independently of one another in order to apply the final-rinse fluid to the washware in the different positions independently of one another. |
| US10335010B2 |
Dish washer comprising an auxiliary arm with stoppers
A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm. |
| US10335009B2 |
Dishwasher with permanent storage compartment
A dishwasher, including a chamber for washing dishes and a chamber for storing dishes is provided. A mechanism is also provided allowing the dish racks to move the dishes from the washing chamber to the storage chamber of the dishwasher once the wash is completed. |
| US10335007B2 |
Bucket
A bucket having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction includes: a first extension in the longitudinal direction; a second extension in the transverse direction, the first extension being greater than the second extension; two longitudinal sides; a front transverse side; a rear transverse side; and at least one substantially bow-shaped handle. The at least one handle extends in the longitudinal direction and is pivotable in the transverse direction. A spout of the bucket includes a self-contained through-hole and is arranged in the front transverse side. |
| US10335006B2 |
Container with trapezoid-shaped longitudinal side and related methods
A container may include a body portion having opposing open and closed ends, and a trapezoid-shaped longitudinal side extending laterally between the open and closed ends. The open end may include a latch portion extending laterally and being opposite to the trapezoid-shaped longitudinal side. The container may also include a handle coupled to the open end, and switchingly coupled to the latch portion. |
| US10335002B2 |
Hand-held vacuum cleaner
A hand-held vacuum cleaner includes a dust cup including a first cyclone, a cyclone assembly, and a filtration member. The cyclone assembly includes a plurality of second cyclones, a guiding channel is defined between two of the plurality of the second cyclones, the guiding channel is in communication with the first air vent and an airflow is guided to an outer circumference of the cyclone assembly by the guiding channel along a tangent line to a circumferential wall of the second cyclone adjacent to the guiding channel, each second cyclone has an air inducing notch and is provided with an air guiding pipe, the filtration member is disposed along the outer circumference of the cyclone assembly, and the airflow in the outer circumference of the cyclone assembly tangentially enters the second cyclone through the filtration member and the air inducing notch. |
| US10334997B2 |
Toilet paper dispenser
A toilet paper dispenser is disclosed in which the dispenser does not need to be mounted to the wall or placed on the floor. The dispenser is typically made of a one-piece construction that installs easily to any existing toilet by way of the mounting bolt for the toilet seat. The toilet paper dispenser adjustably rotates between an extended position alongside the toilet seat and a storage position behind the toilet seat and under the toilet tank. The inventive toilet paper dispenser can receive any size roll of toilet paper, and loads by sliding the roll over the open end of the dispenser. A modified bolt hole can allow the dispenser to be installed and secured in place on the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut. |
| US10334995B1 |
Decorative cover for a paper towel roll and holder
The decorative cover for a paper towel roll and holder is configured for use with a paper towel roll. The decorative cover for a paper towel roll and holder is placed over the paper towel roll for decorative purposes. The paper towel roll may be mounted on a paper towel holder. The decorative cover for a paper towel roll and holder comprises a cylinder, a top cap, and a slot. The cylinder is defined with a vertical face, a superior base, and an inferior base. The vertical face encloses the paper towel roll. The top cap encloses the superior base of the cylinder. The slot is an aperture formed in the vertical face. The free end of the paper towel roll is threaded through the slot such that paper towels may be drawn out of the paper towel roll without removing the decorative cover for a paper towel roll and holder. |
| US10334993B1 |
Shower stall floor and method of construction
A method of manufacturing a customized shower pan or floor includes the steps in which the desired shower stall area is measured to determine an outer periphery with regard to the existing drain in situ and then a shower pan mold is constructed with both an outer and a drain periphery. In a first embodiment, a resin/filler is poured partway in to the mold and then pre-cut tiles are placed in a desired manner on top of the resin while it cures. In a second embodiment, a single slab is poured with a resin/filler mixed with crushed or powdered stone, metal, or the like. The set shower pan is then placed and the drain periphery is grouted to the existing drain and plumbed. |
| US10334992B2 |
Rotary unit for selectively adding additives to water in a conventional bathtub automatically
A rotary unit selectively adds additives to water in a conventional bathtub automatically without a bather having to touch the additives or leave the conventional bathtub to get the additives. The rotary unit includes a plurality of pressurized canisters and a controller. The plurality of pressurized canisters are configured in a circular configuration and are disposed directly adjacent to, and communicatable with, the conventional bathtub. Each pressurized canister contains a different one of the additives. The controller is in communication with the plurality of pressurized canisters, and as such, the controller is utilized to choose one of the additives to add to the water in the conventional bathtub automatically without the bather having to touch the chosen one of the additives or leave the conventional bathtub to get the chosen one of the additives. |
| US10334990B2 |
Cutting board with removable drip pan system
A cutting board with removable drip pan system includes at least one drip pan and a cutting board. The cutting board includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a back edge, and a pair of opposing sides, and is constructed from materials suitable for direct contact with food. A pair of guides is positioned along the bottom surface of the cutting board to receive the edges of the drip pan. A plurality of channels each having at least one aperture are positioned along the top surface to direct liquids from the top surface into the drip pan. |
| US10334987B2 |
Systems and methods for a mixing container
A disposable mixing system includes a lid having an opening and configured to hold contents within a container, a strainer configured to couple with the container and the lid in a position between the container and the lid, where the strainer mixes the contents responsive to shaking the container, and a cap configured to cover the opening of the lid, where at least the lid and the strainer are formed in a unified piece. The system may be manufactured from a single sheet of plastic using thermoforming. The strainer may use flat surfaces and large triangular orifices for efficient mixing and manufacture, while the lid may have a spout sized to prevent clogging and pressure build-up. |
| US10334982B1 |
Beverage brewer for variable sized dispensers
Beverage brewer (10) with a control system (FIGS. 5, 6) has a brew basket (22) with a central axis (38), a bottom with an offset drain hole (41) radially, outwardly spaced from the central axis (38) for passing the hot beverage or beverage concentrate to a container (34, 36) and a position detectable element(52). A circular collar (24) mounts the brew basket (22) to the housing (12, 18) in at least two different angular positions (FIG. 3) in which the drain hole (41) is respectively located in at least two different positions outwardly spaced from the central axis (38) to pass brewed beverage to the container (34, 36) when in two different positions (FIG. 1). A sensor (56) detects the angular positions of the brew basket (22, and a controller (66, FIG. 6) responds to the sensor (56) to enable only preselected functions of associated with the sensed angular position. |
| US10334980B2 |
Mobile beverage dispensing machine and method for preparing a beverage
A mobile beverage dispensing machine is disclosed that includes a liquid tank, a beverage preparation unit, a fluid circuit, and/or heating means. The machine may further include a mobile power source. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and using the mobile beverage dispensing machine. |
| US10334972B2 |
Modular poster print stretch frame
A modular poster print stretch frame for displaying a variety of sizes of poster prints. The modular poster print stretch frame may comprise a plurality of modular frame sections, each having a section body and two or more connectors disposed on at least two faces of the section body, each connector being configured to link the modular frame section to at least one other modular frame section. Modular frame sections may also include a plurality of retaining structures which may be used to retain a fabric sheet, such as a poster print. Some or all of the modular frame sections may be substantially identical to and interchangeable with each other, allowing for simple and easy assembly of the modular poster print stretch frame to a variety of sizes. |
| US10334969B1 |
Modular display
A product holder has a base extending between a forward wall and a rearward wall. The product holder has a plurality of product holding slots positioned between a forward wall and a rearward wall. The product holder has at least two reliefs that are arranged to receive a placard. The product holder is provided in a mirror image format so that two product holders can be attached to a structural support to define a product display. |
| US10334967B2 |
Merchandiser and methods relating to same
A product display merchandiser comprising a support member, an intermediate member movably attached to the support member, and a product support attached to the intermediate member. The intermediate member being movable between at least a retracted position and an extended position. |
| US10334966B2 |
Interlocking panels, modules with interlocking panels, and a modular display case with interlocking modules with interlocking panels
Interlocking panels are assembled to form modules, and the modules are assembled to form a modular display case, for displaying, transporting and storing objects such as models, display items or valuable collectibles. The interlocking panels include interlocking side edge ball key tab including a resilient, compressible ball key, and ports for removably receiving the ball key tab and ball key. |
| US10334965B2 |
Monitoring device, monitoring system, and monitoring method
A monitoring device includes a fixed area setter that sets an area of a part of a display shelf to be monitored as a fixed area, based on a captured image of the display shelf in a store, a shelf detector that detects the display shelf, by determining a similarity between an image of the fixed area set by the fixed area setter and an image at the same position as the fixed area, from the captured image of the store, and an alert notifier that notifies a user that the display shelf to be monitored is not detected, when it is determined that there is no similarity. |
| US10334963B2 |
Human carrying or transporting device and method of use
A person carrying device with a first and second material unit that are joined together about a first side via an adhesion material; two straps disposed on said first material opposite said adhesion material; and two straps disposed on said second material opposite said adhesion material. |
| US10334960B2 |
Drop-in occupancy detection component for furniture
A system and method for incorporating occupancy-detecting technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to detecting occupancy in a recliner using a sinuous wire detection array incorporated into a seat. Further embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for incorporating capacitance detection technology with one or more conductive features of a recliner mechanism. In some aspects, a sensor is provided based on coupling one or more conductive features to a control component of the capacitance detector control component. A controller may determine the corresponding response based on occupancy detection and/or presence detection. A processor may receive information regarding changes in capacitance and determines when a change in voltage satisfies a threshold. Based on a determination of occupancy and/or presence, a variety of corresponding features of the adjustable recliner may be activated. |
| US10334950B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail. The second rail is movably mounted between the first rail and the third rail. The second rail and the third rail are movable relative to the first rail. The second rail and the third rail are detachable from the first rail. |
| US10334941B2 |
Bottle brush with multiple bristle reaches
A bottle brush includes a handle and a brush head connected to the handle. The brush head has a longitudinal axis and further includes a barrel having a sidewall substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. A first row of bristles extends from the sidewall at least in part transversely from the barrel to define a first bristle reach. At least two second rows of bristles extend from the sidewall at least in part transversely from the barrel to define a second bristle reach different from the first bristle reach. The at least two second rows of bristles may be spaced longitudinally from each other with the first row of bristles being longitudinally intermediate to the second rows of bristles. |
| US10334925B2 |
Necktie briefcase
A necktie briefcase comprising top and bottom enclosures defining a storage compartment, support rods removably mounted within the storage compartment near and parallel to a first longitudinal side in each of the top and bottom enclosures, a restraining strap removably attached within the storage compartment near and parallel to a second longitudinal side in each of the top and bottom enclosures and a plurality of neckties hung on each of the support rods and positioned behind the restraining strap such that the neckties are secured against an interior wall in each of the top and bottom enclosures. |
| US10334922B2 |
Pocketed article and method of making the same
A pocketed article includes a first primary panel, a liner panel having a first face bonded to the primary panel and a second face opposite the first face of the liner panel and a secondary panel having a first face facing the second face of the liner panel and a second face opposite the first face of the secondary panel. Outer portions of the liner panel are folded about edges of the secondary panel. The outer portions are bonded to the second face of the secondary panel. A second primary panel is joined to the first primary panel. |
| US10334917B2 |
Pendant adapter for interlocking building toy
A pendant adapter for interlocking building toy. Its unique shape can be easily assembled with the building toy's interlocking structure and requires no alteration to the toy. It enables user to connect the toy to a chain, a thread or other accessories, effectively transforming the toy into an apparel or ornamental item. Additionally, a foldable configuration may allow the adaptor to be adjustably fitted with an array of toy parts which vary in sizes and shapes. |
| US10334914B2 |
Twist lock
A locking mechanism that can be used to temporarily lock multiple component parts into a joined configuration includes a twist lock system. For example, the twist lock system includes a first male portion including a post having one or more features in one or more surfaces of the post and a second female portion including a ring arranged to fit over the post and to engage the features of the post. |
| US10334912B2 |
Multifunction key fob
A multifunction key fob for retaining a plurality of keys and extending a selected key into a useable position. The multifunction key fob includes a housing with a motorized key tray inside the housing for selectively aligning a key with an ejection port in the housing. The key tray includes a plurality of key slots and a moveable key carriage in each key slot for moving a key up and down inside its respective slot. When a button on the surface of the housing is pressed, a key in a corresponding slot is extended. |
| US10334911B2 |
Buckle
A buckle for releasable load coupling of two elements, the buckle includes a first and a second buckle component. Each of the buckle components may have a connection area via which one of the elements is connectable to the buckle component, and a coupling area wherein the buckle components can be coupled to one another in a form-fit manner. The buckle components may be releasably locked to one another at the coupled position by a locking element. Each of the coupling areas of the buckle components may be defined by a hook profile extending in the width direction. The hook profiles of the buckle components may be configured as complementary elements and interengage at the coupled position of the buckle components. One embodiment includes using the buckle to couple two elements on an object that can be worn on the human body, and in some cases, a ballistic vest. |
| US10334909B2 |
Elastic shoelace with a ring
The object of the invention is an elastic shoelace with an eye and a ring. The elastic shoelace of the invention can easily be passed through holes (B) in a shoe (A) and by increasing or decreasing the tightening of an elastic string (1) a ring (5) is hooked onto a threaded pin (4) thus achieving favorable shoe tying. |
| US10334905B2 |
Heel-suspending protective boot
A protective boot adapted to be worn by individuals when lying in a reclining position. The boot has leg and forefoot portions that provide foot and lower leg support for a wearer while suspending the wearer's heel. The boot may include low-friction materials at an exterior surface of its leg and forefoot portions and at a continuous rim separating the exterior surface from an interior surface of the body, in which case the boot also preferably includes a system for adjustably closing an anterior opening in the forefoot portion by drawing lateral regions of the forefoot portion inward and together. The boot may additionally or alternatively include an L-shaped backplate having portions located at the leg and forefoot portions of the body and adapted to inhibit buckling of the boot within the leg and forefoot portions. |
| US10334904B2 |
Sports helmet with rotational impact protection
A sports helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, that comprises: an outer shell comprising an external surface of the sports helmet; inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head; an adjustment mechanism operable by the wearer to vary an internal volume of the cavity to adjust a fit of the sports helmet on the wearer's head; and a rotational impact protection device disposed between the external surface of the sports helmet and the wearer's head when the sports helmet is worn, the rotational impact protection device comprising a surface movable relative to the external surface of the sports helmet in response to a rotational impact on the outer shell to absorb rotational energy from the rotational impact, the surface of the rotational impact protection device undergoing displacement when the adjustment mechanism is operated by the wearer to vary the internal volume of the cavity. |
| US10334903B2 |
Retractable displays for helmets
The present invention relates to a helmet that includes an outer shell, a heads-up information system that comprises a display, and an attachment assembly. The heads-up information system is movable from a storage position within the outer shell to a use position in which the display of the heads-up information system is visible by a user, without obstructing the field of vision of the user, when the helmet is worn by the user. The attachment assembly is coupled to outer shell and the heads-up information system, and is operable to move the heads-up information system between the storage position and the use position. |
| US10334899B2 |
Wearable adaptive electroactive polymer fabric
A smart fabric may include a smart material such as an Electroactive Polymer (EAP). An adaptive garment formed from the smart fabric may change textile density based on user needs, sensor states, context, and other inputs. In various embodiments, the EAP enables the adaptive garment to change textile density based on a sport or activity, based on calendar or scheduled events, or based on user preferences. In various embodiments, these smart fabrics may be implemented in sporting garments, uniforms, multiple-day clothing (e.g., for travel or military usage), furniture fabric, curtains, or other implementations. |
| US10334897B2 |
Quick-drying, tacky polymer film compositions and methods of use
A formulation for coating surfaces, for example gloves, with a tacky film comprises a hydrophobically modified biopolymer, where the hydrophobic modifications of the biopolymer correspond to between 1 and 90% of available functional groups, a plasticizer, and a volatile solvent. The formulation quickly dries into a tacky film that provides an enhanced friction of the surface. |
| US10334896B2 |
Convertible garment
Disclosed embodiments include a convertible garment. The convertible garment may be convertible between a garment in a first configuration to a plush toy in a second configuration. In some embodiments, the garment may include a main body portion and a hood portion with an interior compartment. In some embodiments the garment may be compacted and inverted through the compartment to flip into the plush toy configuration. |
| US10334895B1 |
Medical gown with easy tie strap
A gown is provided for medical and other uses which allows the person wearing the gown or an assistant to quickly and easily tie the straps to close the open gap in the back of the gown. The gown includes an elongated first strap having a first end fixed to a back edge of the gown, and then extending upwardly over the shoulder, with a free end hanging in front of the gown. The elongated strap is releasably and temporarily secured near the shoulder of the gown. The person wearing the gown or the assistant can grasp the loose end of the strap and pull, so as to release the strap from the attachment mechanism, and then pull the strap upwardly to pass around the back of the person's neck and downwardly along the opposite side, and then tying to a second strap at a location in front of their body. The straps eliminate the need to reach behind the person's back to tie the gown. |
| US10334894B2 |
Sealing arrangement for garments
A sealing arrangement for garments to sealingly connect an annular layer and a wearable layer to the sealing arrangement includes a sealing device and a reinforcement clip. The sealing device includes an annular sealing body and an annular base having inner and outer annular wall portions at least partly defining a recess in the annular base. The sealing device includes an annular sealing surface for sealingly connecting the annular layer to the annular base, and the annular sealing body is adapted to be locked into the recess to sealingly connect the wearable layer between the annular base and the annular sealing body. The reinforcement clip includes a sealing device locking portion arranged to be locked to the annular base, and a counteracting portion configured to, in use, counteract a relative movement of the outer and inner annular wall portions. |
| US10334885B2 |
Feature synchronization system and method for electronic vapor provision systems
A method of synchronizing a feature between a first vaping system comprising a first electronic vapor provision system and a second vaping system including a second electronic vapor provision system, wherein the first and second vaping systems are members of a synchronization group, includes associating the first vaping system with a group identification (ID) associated with the synchronization group; detecting a signal from the second vaping system, the signal including data indicating that the second vaping system is a member of the group; and modifying a setting associated with an illuminated portion of the first electronic vapor provision system to a setting common to members of the group. |
| US10334880B2 |
Aerosol delivery device including connector comprising extension and receptacle
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include a control body with a first connector portion and a cartridge with a second connector portion. The first connector portion and the second connector portion may be configured to releasably engage each other. One of the first connector portion and the second connector portion may include an extension and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion may include a receptacle configured to receive the extension. The extension may include contact sections positioned along a longitudinal length thereof. The contact sections may be electrically insulated from one another by at least one spacer and may be configured to form an electrical connection with the receptacle. A related assembly method is also provided. |
| US10334876B2 |
System comprising a simulated cigarette device and a refill unit
A simulated smoking device (1) comprising a simulated cigarette having a substantially cylindrical cigarette-like shape and a refill device (2, 50) having a substantially cuboid housing with a cigarette pack-like shape containing refill gas (32, 59) for the simulated cigarette and having means for selectively retaining the simulated cigarette. The simulated cigarette may be retained wholly within the housing. It may be retained at a location different from the refill location. A dose counter may be provided to give a visual indication of the doses in the refill device. |
| US10334875B2 |
Filter
A filter for a cigarette comprises a porous fitter rod and a material sheet wrapped around the filter rod and a cellulose acetate thread formed from substantially uncrimped cellulose acetate filaments. The cellulose acetate thread is positioned within the filter rod and extends along the central axis of the filter rod. |
| US10334862B2 |
Methods for preserving processed meats
A method includes preserving a meat product with propionic acid, the method including contacting meat with exogenous enzymes, maintaining the meat-enzyme mixture for a sufficient period and at a sufficient temperature for the enzyme to react with one or more meat substrates and produce propionic acid, and heating the meat-enzyme mixture for a sufficient period and at a sufficient temperature to inactivate the enzymes and cook the meat. |
| US10334860B1 |
Dough Stretcher
A dough stretcher comprising a drive shaft mounted to rotate on a vertical system axis and a mechanism for rotating the drive shaft at a speed in the range of between 40 RPM and 100 RPM. The bottom end of a lower platen shaft is attached to the drive shaft to extend upwardly an angle of from 1° to 4° from the system axis. The lower platen is mounted to the top end of the lower platen shaft so that it rotates perpendicularly about the lower platen shaft. An upper platen is mounted above the lower platen to reciprocate vertically to the lower platen. In operation, as the upper platen is lowered, it touches the dough on the lower platen. As the lower platen gyrates, the upper platen flattens the dough and pushes it outwardly toward the edge. |
| US10334859B2 |
Method and pesticidal mixtures for controlling Pentatomidae pests
The invention relates to a method for controlling pests from the family of Pentatonidae, comprising the step of contacting the pests, their food supply, habitat or breeding grounds with a pesticidal mixture comprising as active compound I at least one component of the ginkgo tree I, selected from the group consisting of bilobalide, ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J and ginkgolide M, and at least one pesticidally active compound II and/or at least one fungicidally active compound III, as defined in the description, in a synergistically effective amount.The invention further relates to certain of these mixtures. |
| US10334856B2 |
Non-toxic pest control compositions and methods and uses thereof
The present specification discloses pest control compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to control a population of invertebrate pests from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such pest control compositions. |
| US10334851B2 |
Herbicidal isoxazolo[5,4-B]pyridines
The invention relates to isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine compounds of formula I, to the agriculturally useful salts of isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine compounds of formula I, and to their use as herbicides. |
| US10334844B2 |
Anti fungal and anti-microbial protection for storage items and protective covers
Anti fungal and anti-microbial protection for storage items and protective covers. |
| US10334843B1 |
Agricultural adjuvant compositions, pesticide compositions, and methods for using such compositions
Pesticide compositions containing an adjuvant which contains, based on 100 parts by weight of the adjuvant, (a) greater than about 50 parts by weight of at least one alkyl fatty acid ester, (b) from about 2 parts by weight to less than about 5 parts by weight of a surfactant comprising: (b)(i) one or more anionic surfactants selected from sulfonic acids, sulfonic acid esters, alkylsulfosuccinic acid esters, phosphate esters, sulfate esters, and oleoyltaurate salts, or (b)(ii) one or more non-ionic surfactants selected from sorbitan fatty acid esters, aryl alkoxylates, alkoxylated fatty alcohols, alkoxylated fatty acids, alkoxylated triglycerides, alkoxy copolymers, alkylpolyglucosides, alkoxylated fatty amines, and ether amines, or (iii) a mixture (b)(i) and (b)(ii), exhibit improved performance, particularly when sprayed through a flat fan spray nozzle, an air induction spray nozzle, or other spray nozzle and at a pressure of from about 10 pounds per square inch to about 100 pounds per square inch. |
| US10334840B2 |
Bird anti-collision window film
A bird anti-collision film prevents birds from flying into windows by disrupting visible habitat reflections that might appear on the outside of the windows. The anti-collision film blocks and/or absorbs light that may normally be reflected by a window and also actively scatters, and fluoresces light creating an active light disturbance. The disrupted light includes a light range highly visible by many birds but only partially visible by humans. A textured surface in combination with a fluorescent dye in the anti-collision film increases the intensity and range of the light disturbance. The anti-collision film may be attached to the inside of a window providing the unique advantages of easy inside window installation and insulation from external weather conditions. |
| US10334837B1 |
Applicator for pesticides with trigger and cartridge
An applicator assembly for gel-based product and method of use that includes a housing enclosing a pump with a handle extending from the housing. The handle holds a flush mounted trigger assembly that operates the pump. Product is drawn from an external cartridge by vacuum. A movable plug maintains product structural integrity as product is withdrawn from the cartridge. |
| US10334836B2 |
Insect trap and method of making same
An insect trap is provided. The insect trap includes a flexible bag having a first edge and a second edge that are connected together at a seam. The insect trap also includes a nozzle secured between the edges adjacent the seam. The nozzle has a tube defining a passageway for insects into the bag and a fin providing a transition for the edges extending over the tube from the seam. |
| US10334833B2 |
Spinning reel
A spinning reel that forwardly releases a fishing line includes a reel unit, a handle, a drive shaft, a joint structure, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The handle includes a handle shaft and a handle arm, the handle shaft is rotatably supported by the reel unit at a first position, and the handle arm is mounted to the handle shaft and is unitarily rotatable with the handle shaft. The handle arm extends in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the handle shaft. The drive shaft includes a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, and is rotatably supported by the reel unit at a second position different from the first position. The joint structure joins the handle shaft and the drive shaft, and the handle shaft is unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft. |
| US10334831B2 |
Fishing net and method of manufacturing same
A fishing net includes a hoop formed of a section of tubing bent to a loop-like configuration, the hoop defining a net opening. An elongate handle is secured to the hoop at a proximal portion thereof, and a net bag is supported on the hoop. The hoop is formed with a cross-sectional profile that varies along at least a portion of the length of the section of tubing. A method of forming a hoop for a fishing net is also provided. |
| US10334830B2 |
Robotics system for culturing and conducting experiments on caenorhabditis elegans
The present invention provides a robotic system for culturing and conducting experiments on C. elegans comprising a nutating tower, a well plate positioner, a reagent assembly, a liquid dispensing assembly, a wash and camera assembly, a housing assembly, a tip tray, and a three axes positioner wherein the nutating tower stores and nutates well plates. The present invention further provides a method of using the above-described system to culture C. elegans. |
| US10334829B2 |
IMiD screening methods IMiD-sensitive cells with mutant CRBN
The present invention features a knock-in mouse comprising a mutation in an endogenous CRBN locus and methods of use thereof. |
| US10334828B2 |
Co-location of a heat source cooling subsystem and aquaculture
The present disclosure provides systems for heat source, e.g., data center, cooling and aquaculture. In certain aspects, the systems include a heat source, e.g., data center, having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and an aquaculture center co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center, and configured to receive the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a heat source, e.g., data center, using a water cooling subsystem and cultivating aquatic organisms with an aquaculture center that is co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center. |
| US10334826B2 |
Thumb supported animal training leash
A thumb supported leash is provided. The thumb supported leash includes a thumb tab grip having a first end and a second end, a lead portion having a first end and a second end, and a clasp. The first end of the thumb tab grip includes an aperture extending there through having a size to receive one thumb there through. The second end of the thumb tab grip is coupled to the first end of the lead portion. The second end of the lead portion is coupled to the clasp. The aperture of the thumb tab grip may receive a thumb from a hand there through and the remaining fingers of the hand may then grasp the second end of the thumb tab grip to operate the thumb supported leash. |
| US10334825B2 |
Harness for pets
A harness (10) for pets, typically for dogs (30), comprises a first elongate and shaped front strap (11) designed to be fitted on the chest area, a second elongate and shaped rear strap (12) designed to be fitted on the abdominal area, and an element (13) connecting the above-mentioned first (11) and second (12) straps, designed to be fitted on the animal's back. Each end of the front strap (11) is connected to a corresponding end of the rear strap and to an end of the connecting element (13) at a pin (16, 17) which allows the straps (11, 12) to move relative to each other adapting anatomically to the body of the animal and thus forming a harness suitable for animals of different sizes. |
| US10334823B2 |
Functional communication lexigram device and training method for animal and human
The present invention is a functional communication lexigram device and training method for operation thereof that animals autonomously operate to initiate communication to “voice” their choices to (a) the people around them using recorded spoken words or sounds (or other detectable cue) and/or to (b) wired, wireless or internet connected accessory devices receiving an output signal from the device. The invention includes the method for training the human and the animal how to operate the device using operant conditioning techniques. Using the training method, the animal is taught to press or touch button-like modalities that are identified by visual-tactile-auditory cues and by position in a fixed array and to associate pressing each of the particular button-like modalities with particular positive consequences. The device is used by animals to initiate a communicative interaction with humans; it provides humans with an easily understood cue to meet an animal's needs to improve caregiving, and it provides the animal with more autonomy, choices, and control over environmental features important to it. |
| US10334821B2 |
Raincoat for dogs
A raincoat for dogs includes a body portion that substantially covers and extends from a rump to a head of a dog, wherein the body portion is waterproof and the body portion includes a front edge, first and second front side edges, first and second side edges and a rear edge; a visor fixedly attached to the front edge of the body portion; first and second pliable metal wires that are parallel to each other and attached to the body portion along a spinal line of the dog, wherein the first and second pliable metal wires substantially extend from the front edge to the rear edge of the body portion; and a fastener for fastening and securing the raincoat to the dog. |
| US10334818B2 |
Rotary livestock feeder with gravity flow feed openings
A feeder for dispensing feed to livestock includes a trough and a hopper mounted above the trough. The hopper includes a sidewall, a bottom, a central feed discharge hole through the bottom, and a plurality of gravity flow feed openings arranged around the central feed discharge hole. A deflector is mounted in the hopper above and vertically spaced from the hopper bottom to cover the central feed discharge hole to restrict gravity flow of feed from the hopper through the central feed discharge hole. A sweep member is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis for sweeping feed under the deflector to the central feed discharge hole for discharge into the trough. A closure system is associated with the gravity flow feed openings to automatically close the gravity flow feed openings once animals start moving the sweep member to sweep feed to the central feed discharge hole. |
| US10334816B1 |
Dual-purpose container and diversion device for animals and a method for its manufacture
A dual-purpose container and diversion device for animals is disclosed including a base having a perimeter, a lower surface and an upper surface, the base having a first tensile strength, and a sidewall having a lower edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, the sidewall having a second tensile strength. Dual-purpose device includes at least a first linear fault region in its overall surface, defining a first curve on the overall surface and a first mating feature and having a third tensile strength less than the first tensile strength and the second tensile strength. The dual-purpose device further includes a second mating feature defined in the overall surface. The dual-purpose device is convertible from a first configuration having an interior compartment of the device to a second configuration by fracture of the at least a linear fault region and joining of the first mating feature and second mating feature. |
| US10334813B1 |
Bean variety SVGA4608
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGA4608. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGA4608 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGA4608 with itself or with another bean 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 a plant of bean line SVGA4608, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US10334812B1 |
Alfalfa variety RRL913T404
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated RRL913T404. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety RRL913T404. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety RRL913T404 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety RRL913T404 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10334811B1 |
Soybean variety 5PQBB44
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PQBB44 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PQBB44, cells from soybean variety 5PQBB44, plants of soybean 5PQBB44, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PQBB44. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PQBB44 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PQBB44, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PQBB44, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PQBB44. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PQBB44 are further provided. |
| US10334808B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH181639
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH181639. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH181639, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH181639 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH181639. |
| US10334807B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH288822
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH288822. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH288822, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH288822 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH288822. |
| US10334806B2 |
Lettuce variety NUN 06773 LTL
The invention relates to a new variety of lettuce designated NUN 06773 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. |
| US10334803B1 |
Maize hybrid X95M224
A novel maize variety designated X95M224 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 X95M224 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95M224 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X95M224, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95M224 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95M224 and methods of using maize variety X95M224 are disclosed. |
| US10334800B2 |
Variety corn line KID4330
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KID4330, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KID4330 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KID4330, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KID4330, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US10334795B2 |
Utilization of irrigation water saver
A method to reduce the amount of irrigation water wherein the device is made of combusted product in cylinder shape (the device) made of biomass at 4 cm./6 cm./8 cm. diameter to be inserted in various depths, sizes/length under the source of water irrigation in proximity to tree or plant and in different numbers according to the season. The device has ability to absorb and store irrigation water in high capacity up to 300% in higher quantity than soil ground making it as sustainable source to supply the roots of a tree or plant by water in areas which suffer from shortfall of rain, with poor type of soil and depletion of underground water reservoir. The device will absorb water and make the surrounding soil constantly moisture and wet by allowing diffusion of water from device. |
| US10334791B2 |
Container systems and methods for controlling plant growth
Container systems for manipulating growth of a plant or a portion thereof in a controlled environment are provided. The growth of the plant can be controlled for ornamental benefit, commercial benefit or both. The container system may comprise separable modular sections, thereby allowing control over the growth of different parts of the plant. The separate modular sections may be assembled together to control the growth of the entire plant. |
| US10334790B2 |
Substrate auto-paver for table-top culture
The invention presents technology for elevated cultivation comprising an automatic paver and man-machine collaboration matrix control method in the field of agricultural equipment.The substrate auto-paver for the table-top culture machine is mainly composed of a moving car, a matrix and a matrix-packing mechanism, the substrate material in the cabinet, an evenly paving mechanism that realizes double-sided blanking, and a remote control. The manual push-pull arm is employed to ensure that the return wheel touches the ground, using the matrix agencies to van automatically. The remote control is used to move the car into the elevated inter-row cultivation bed, and then, the double-sided blanking and evenly paving mechanism is automatically activated until the track wheel falls into the slot on the skeleton. By means of the bending type of chain transmission mechanism, the soilless culture substrates are automatically conveyed owing to the bilateral symmetry of blanking trough. A moving trolley drives the stirring device along the elevated bed. Thus, an evenly mixed matrix is obtained for cultivation in the tank. A rubber band, which is fixed on the back board of the stirring device, makes the matrix flat and level. The challenges of substrate packing, transportation, and mobile paving are being solved through collaboration between many institutions and by means of some artificial automatic intervention, which can help realize good adaptability and convenient handling. |
| US10334788B2 |
Baler with mass flow sensing assembly and method of initiating stuffer trip
A baler having a compression system for forming a bale. The baler also has a feed system having a pack mode for accumulating the crop in a pre-compression chamber and a lift mode for conveying the crop to the compression system. The baler also has a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor generating a signal, the at least one sensor being coupled to the feed system. The signal corresponds to a crop load on the feed system. A control unit is configured to receive the signal from the sensor arrangement and initiate the lift mode based on at least the signal. |
| US10334785B2 |
Hemp harvester
A method and device for harvesting plants belonging to the family of hemp plants (Cannabaceae), in particular of the genus Hemp, with which the harvesting and separation of the individual plant parts is made possible without damaging the individual plant parts. In particular, during harvesting, the hemp stems are pulled downwards by a pair of rollers and the flowers are pulled backwards through a chain gap, whereby the flowers are stripped from the stems. |
| US10334781B2 |
Side shake rate based on machine throughputs
An agricultural harvester has a chassis carrying a header for gathering a crop. The header is removably attached to a feeder housing for feeding the crop into the agricultural harvester to be processed. A threshing and separating system is connected to the feeder housing for separating grain from Material Other than Grain (MOG). A grain cleaning system is connected to the threshing and separating system for further cleaning the separated grain. The grain cleaning system has at least one sieve operable to oscillate fore and aft and a side shaker mechanism operable to produce a side to side shaking motion in the at least one sieve. A control system is connected to the side shaker mechanism and operable to automatically proportionately increase an amount of the side to side shaking motion as a function of an amount and type of crop being processed. |
| US10334780B2 |
Mower with folding frame
A lawn mower includes a mower frame that is able to articulate between a rear frame portion and a forward frame portion. In one embodiment, the rear frame portion is supported by two main drive wheels and carries an engine and controls for operating the mower. The forward frame portion carries a mowing deck which is suitable for cutting grass. The frame may be latched in a lowered mowing position by a releasable frame latch, but, when frame latch is released, the rear frame portion and the forward frame portion may be folded with respect to each other to provide access to the underside of the raised portion. |
| US10334779B2 |
Balanced trim shield with a single, dual direction line cutting member
A hand-held cutting device (10) may include an elongated member (45) graspable along a portion thereof by an operator, a trimmer head (25) disposed at one end of the elongated member (45) and configured to be rotatable to perform a cutting function using trimmer line (70) held at a portion of the trimmer head (25), a power unit operably coupled to the trimmer head (25) to selectively cause rotation of the trimmer head, and a trim shield (65) disposed to extend away from the elongate member (45) to a position radially outward relative to the trimmer head (25) proximate to at least a portion of a path traced by a distal end of the trimmer line (70) when the trimmer head is rotated. The trim shield (65) may include a first housing portion (100) disposed on one side of a longitudinal centerline (120) of the device, a second housing portion (110) disposed on an opposite side of the longitudinal centerline (120) and substantially symmetrical relative to the first housing portion, a cutter mount (130) and a cutter member (140). The cutter mount (130) may be disposed at the longitudinal centerline (120) on an interior portion of the trim shield (65) proximate to an intersection of the first housing portion (100) and second housing portion (110). The cutting member (140) may be operably coupled to the cutter mount (130) with substantially equal portions of the cutting member (140) extending to respective opposing sides of the longitudinal centerline (120). |
| US10342170B2 |
Electronic component supply apparatus, reel apparatus, tape processing apparatus, and method for resupplying component stored tape
An electronic component supply apparatus (1) includes a reel apparatus (2) and a tape processing apparatus (3). The reel apparatus (2) has a tape reel (8) with a component stored tape (100) wound thereon, the component stored tape (100) having electronic components (105) stored therein. The tape processing apparatus (3) has an electronic component exposure unit (18) that exposes the electronic components (105), that are stored in the component stored tape fed from the reel apparatus (2), so as to be taken out from the component stored tape. The reel apparatus (2) is detachable from the tape processing apparatus (3). |
| US10342169B2 |
Tape feeder
According to a tape feeder of the present disclosure, a tape pressing member pressing a part which engages with an outer peripheral tooth of a sprocket in a carrier tape from above is connected to a main body by a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism is configured to move the entirety of the tape pressing member in a manner parallel to the main body in a case where a portion of the tape pressing member moves in a vertical direction with respect to the main body. |
| US10342166B2 |
Cooling systems for small equipment rooms and methods of cooling small equipment rooms
A cooling system for an equipment closet in a building has a direct expansion cooling circuit. The cooling system has two basic modes of operation. A first mode where the direct expansion cooling circuit is off and transfer air from an area of the building outside the equipment closet is used to cool the interior of the equipment closet without any cooling provided by the direct expansion cooling circuit and a second mode where the direct expansion cooling circuit is on and provides direct expansion cooling that is used to cool the interior of the equipment closet. |
| US10342160B2 |
Heat sink attachment on existing heat sinks
Structures and methods for providing heat sink attachments on existing heat sinks. According to a device, a first heat sink comprises a first base and fins extending from the first base. The first base comprises a cutout therein and a first base bottom surface contacting a first electronic component. A second heat sink comprises a second base and fins extending from the second base. The second heat sink is located in the cutout of the first heat sink. The second base comprises a second base bottom surface contacting a second electronic component. A pressure plate is attached to the first heat sink and overlays the second heat sink. The pressure plate contacts the second heat sink and applies pressure between the second heat sink and the second electronic component. |
| US10342157B2 |
Fan control of a computer system based on power ratio
A method for controlling a fan is described and includes controlling a rotation speed of a fan according to a first rotation speed time-variable rate by a controller, and controlling the rotation speed of the fan according to a second rotation speed time-variable rate by the controller in response to a change in an operating parameter of a target device, where the fan and target device are for use in a computer system. |
| US10342156B1 |
Server with airflow guiding structure
A server with an airflow guiding structure includes a chassis having a storage area, a computing area and a fan module installed between the storage area and the computing area. The storage area includes multiple storage modules, and the computing area includes a fan module and a motherboard electrically coupled to each storage module. The fan module has an air inlet configured to be corresponding to the storage area, an air outlet configured to be corresponsive to the computing area and an airflow guiding component with multiple airflow guiding ducts. The airflow guiding component is configured to be corresponsive to the air inlet. Therefore, the vibration of the fan module is reduced and the operation efficiency of the storage medium and the service life of the server are improved. |
| US10342155B2 |
Finger clip cable management assembly
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a finger clip for providing controlled cable access to a cable routing aperture through a gap defined between adjacent first and second cable management members. The finger clip can be constructed and arranged for slidable engagement with at least one of a first extension of the first cable management member and a second extension of the second cable management member such that the finger clip can slide between an open position in which the gap is unobscured by the main body and a closed position in which the gap is closed by the main body. |
| US10342153B2 |
Stack structure and the manufacturing method of the same
Disclosed is a stack structure and its manufacturing method. The stack structure includes at least two stacked modules, wherein at least one of the modules is a power module; at least one metal connection component which is in integrated structure and comprises a first end, a second end and a connection portion with the first end being electrically connected to one of the modules and the second end being electrically connected to the other module; at least one molding compound packaging the at least one module and the end of the metal connection component which is electrically connected to the module, respectively. |
| US10342148B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, an electrical connection element, and a hinge structure. The electrical connection element is configured to electrically connect the first body with the second body. The hinge structure is configured to pivot the first body with the second body. The hinge structure includes two mounting bases, two first linking assemblies, and a second linking assembly. Each of the mounting bases is connected to the first body and the second body. The two first linking assemblies are respectively pivoted to the two mounting bases. The second linking assembly is disposed between the two mounting bases, and two opposite terminals of the second linking assembly are movably connected to the two mounting bases respectively. The second linking assembly has a receding space configured to accommodate a portion of the electrical connection element. |
| US10342147B2 |
Housing device having press-type locking and release structure
A housing device having a press-type locking and release structure includes a housing (110), a locking and release member (140), and a control element (150). The housing (110) includes two lateral walls (130), a breach (132) formed at each lateral wall (130), an elongated groove (134) formed along each lateral wall (130), and a pivot hole (136) formed at each lateral wall (130). The locking and release member (140) includes two arms (142) disposed in the two elongated grooves (134), a resilient element (160) disposed at one end of each arm (142), a connection element (170) connected to each arm (142), a fastening element (180) connected to each connection element (170), and a pivot (182) protruding from each fastening element (180). The pivot (182) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole (136). The control element (150) is connected to the two arms (142). |
| US10342145B2 |
Substrate holding structure
Disclosed is a substrate holding structure including: a cylindrical side wall portion that forms an accommodating space; a holding wall portion protruding inward of the accommodating space from the side wall portion; a plurality of press fit terminals held by the holding wall portion, protruding toward an opening of the side wall portion, and pressedly inserted into holes of a substrate accommodated in the accommodating space; and a flexible arm portion protruding toward the opening from a position closer to the side wall portion than the press fit terminals of the holding wall portion, have flexibility, and having a hook portion configured to lock a surface on the opening side of the substrate, wherein distal end positions of the press fit terminals and the arm portion are closer to the holding wall portion than an end surface on the opening side of the side wall portion. |
| US10342143B2 |
Production method for printed wiring board having dielectric layer
A production method includes: preparing a metal clad laminate including a dielectric layer≤30 μm thick, a first metal foil on a first surface of the dielectric layer, a second metal foil on a second surface of the dielectric layer, first and second carriers on the metal foil via a releasable layer; arranging the pair of metal clad laminates on a resin substrate so the first carrier of each metal clad laminate faces the resin substrate on each surface of the resin substrate; releasing the second carrier from a laminated member to expose the second metal foil; forming a pattern on the second metal foil; arranging an insulating layer on the pattern and arranging a metal layer on the insulating layer; and separating the first carrier and the first metal foil from each other. The dielectric layer has a strain energy at break of 1.8 MJ or less. |
| US10342142B2 |
Implementing customized PCB via creation through use of magnetic pads
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing customized printed circuit board (PCB) via creation through use of magnetic capture pads. At least one magnetic capture pad is rendered before aqueous seed and plate processing in the PCB manufacture. The magnetic capture pad selectively provides seed material rendering copper in at least one selected region of the via. |
| US10342141B2 |
Optoelectronic subassembly with components mounted on top and bottom of substrate
This disclosure generally relates to high-speed fiber optic networks that use light signals to transmit data over a network. The disclosed subject matter includes devices and methods relating to header subassemblies and/or optoelectronic subassemblies. In some aspects, the disclosed devices and methods may relate to a header subassembly that can include: a substrate with a substrate top and a substrate bottom; at least one optoelectronic transducer on the substrate top; at least one top electrical component on the substrate top, the electrical component can be operably coupled with the optoelectronic transducer; and at least one bottom electrical component on the substrate bottom, the bottom electrical component can be operably coupled with the optoelectronic transducer. |
| US10342138B2 |
Chip part and manufacturing method thereof
A chip part includes a substrate having a first main surface on one side thereof and a second main surface on the other side thereof, a functional device famed at a first main surface side of the substrate, an external terminal formed at the first main surface side of the substrate and electrically connected to the functional device, and a light diffusion reflection structure formed at a second main surface side of the substrate and diffusely reflecting light irradiated toward the second main surface of the substrate. |
| US10342137B2 |
Fingerprint module, method for manufacturing the fingerprint module, and mobile terminal
A fingerprint module includes a cover plate, a fingerprint chip, an intermediate board, and a circuit board. The cover plate defines an assembling region. The fingerprint chip is fixed in the assembling region and has a plurality of pads. The intermediate board is bonded to a surface of the fingerprint chip opposite to the cover plate to press the fingerprint chip to increase a bonding force between the fingerprint chip and the cover plate, so that there is a firm bonding between the fingerprint chip and the cover plate. The fingerprint chip is electrically connected to the intermediate board via the pads. The circuit board is electrically connected to the fingerprint chip via the intermediate board. The pads are connected to the circuit board via different wires to ensure effective transmission of electrical signals of the fingerprint chip. |
| US10342134B2 |
Printed circuit board and a method of bonding electrode lead of battery to printed circuit board
The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board connected to a battery, and more particularly, to a printed circuit board having an improved structure connected to an electrode led out from a battery. |
| US10342130B2 |
Structure mounted with electronic component
A mounted structure includes an electronic component including external electrodes, a wiring substrate including lands, and joint portions composed of a solder joint material and configured to join the external electrodes and the lands. The external electrodes respectively include coatings that cover a principal surface of a body, which is opposed to the wiring substrate, and coatings that cover end surfaces of the body, which are opposed to each other in the length direction. A distance De between the coatings in the length direction and a distance Dl between the lands in the length direction satisfy a condition of 0.91≤Dl/De≤1.09. |
| US10342127B2 |
Electronic device including a reinforced printed circuit board
An electronic device including reinforced printed circuit board is provided. The electronic device includes the printed circuit board including a first area, and a second area that extends from a first end of the first area. A width of the second area is smaller than a width of the first area, and at least a portion of a surface of the second area is covered by a material layer that provides the second area with a specific strength. |
| US10342126B2 |
Electronic device having a liquid crystal polymer solder mask and related devices
A method of making an electronic device includes forming a circuit layer on a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate and having at least one solder pad. The method also includes forming an LCP solder mask having at least one aperture therein alignable with the at least one solder pad. The method further includes aligning and laminating the LCP solder mask and the LCP substrate together, then positioning solder paste in the at least one aperture. At least one circuit component may then be attached to the at least one solder pad using the solder paste. |
| US10342124B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device or an input/output device in which reflection of outside light is reduced. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first surface. A transistor is over the first surface. The second substrate includes a second surface. A first structure having a projection, a second structure having a projection, a black matrix covering the first structure and the second structure, and a color filter are over the second surface. The first surface faces the second surface. The black matrix has a plurality of projections reflecting the projection of the first structure and the projection of the second structure. A planar shape of the first structure is different from a planar shape of the second structure. |
| US10342118B2 |
Semiconductor device
One semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a first semiconductor chip that is mounted on one surface of the wiring substrate, a second semiconductor chip that is laminated on the first semiconductor chip so as to form exposed surfaces where the surface of the first semiconductor chip is partially exposed, silicon substrates that are mounted on the exposed surfaces and serve as warping control members, and an encapsulation body that is formed on the wiring substrate so as to cover the first semiconductor chip, the second semiconductor chip and the silicon substrates. |
| US10342114B2 |
RF resonator for ion beam acceleration
An RF feedthrough has an electrically insulative cone that is hollow having first and second openings at first and second ends having first and second diameters. The first diameter is larger than the second diameter, defining a tapered sidewall of the cone to an inflection point. A stem is coupled to the second end of the cone, and passes through the first opening and second opening. A flange is coupled to the first end of the cone and has a flange opening having a third diameter. The third diameter is smaller than the first diameter. The stem passes through the flange opening without contacting the flange. The flange couples the cone to a chamber wall hole. Contact portions of the cone may be metallized. The cone and flange pass the stem through the hole while electrically insulating the stem from the wall of the chamber. |
| US10342112B2 |
Satellite-shaped flexible plasma generator
A linear flexible plasma generator having a function of cooling and temperature control. More efficient power control is possible, since a temperature of an electrode itself can be controlled in a state when plasma is discharged. In addition, since a temperature of the electrode surface can be decreased, use for the purposes of sterilization, neutralization, treatment, beauty treatment, and so on is possible. |
| US10342108B2 |
Metrology methods, radiation source, metrology apparatus and device manufacturing method
A target structure (T) made by lithography or used in lithography is inspected by irradiating the structure at least a first time with EUV radiation (304) generated by inverse Compton scattering. Radiation (308) scattered by the target structure in reflection or transmission is detected (312) and properties of the target structure are calculated by a processor (340) based on the detected scattered radiation. The radiation may have a first wavelength in the EUV range of 0.1 nm to 125 nm. Using the same source and controlling an electron energy, the structure may be irradiated multiple times with different wavelengths within the EUV range, and/or with shorter (x-ray) wavelengths and/or with longer (UV, visible) wavelengths. By rapid switching of electron energy in the inverse Compton scattering source, irradiation at different wavelengths can be performed several times per second. |
| US10342107B2 |
Cascaded filament transformer within a resistive shroud
An apparatus is provided including a cascaded transformer set and a voltage divider. The cascaded transformer set includes a plurality of transformers, each having a primary and a secondary winding. The secondary winding of one transformer feeds the primary winding of an adjacent transformer. The voltage divider includes a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of resistors configured to divide a voltage applied to the cascaded transformer set among the plurality of transformers. The capacitors of the voltage divider may include a series of disks that are also used in the support structure of the apparatus. |
| US10342102B2 |
Light fixture control
A fixture configuration module comprises range control circuitry and fixture control circuitry. The range control circuitry is configured to store a range of a lighting parameter. The range identifies at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light. The fixture control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the range control circuitry and is configured to control the light fixture to produce the light in accordance with the range stored by the range control circuitry. |
| US10342100B2 |
Modular lighting panel
Systems and methods described herein provide examples of an electrical panel (e.g., a modular electrical panel) that is configured to control a plurality of electrical loads. The electrical panel may include a control circuit, memory, a communication circuit, and an alternating current (AC) line feed and/or a direct current (DC) line feed. The electrical panel may also include a plurality of power supplies and a plurality of control modules, where more than one control module is associated with each of the plurality of power supplies. Each control module may configured to receive DC power from the associated power supply and provide an output voltage to at least one electrical load. The electrical panel provides flexibility as to whether each stage of conversion, regulation, and/or control is performed at a control module located within the electrical panel or performed at an accessory module located at an electrical load. |
| US10342098B2 |
Kit for illuminating a room
A kit for illuminating a room includes a two-part contact switch mounted on a top edge of an interior surface of the door and a door rail contact mounted on a door track railing where the corresponding top edge rests when the door is completely opened. The door contact switch and the door rail contact switch are electrically connected to the light strip and a power source via a power adapter, respectively. When the door is completely opened, a contact plate of the door rail contact switch receives a plurality of spring-loaded contacts protruding from the door contact switch that completes a circuit, powers the light strip, in turn, illuminating the room. |
| US10342091B2 |
Light-emitting device
Provided is a light-emitting device that is able to adjust a color temperature by power supplied from a single power source. The light-emitting device includes an anode electrode land, a cathode electrode land, and three or more wires that are provided in parallel and are connected to the anode electrode land and the cathode electrode land, in which at least three wires among the three or more wires have different forward current-forward voltage characteristics and are connected to different light emitting portions, and the color temperature of light emitted from the whole of the light-emitting portions is able to be adjusted. |
| US10342088B2 |
LED lighting systems and methods for constant current control in various operation modes
System and method for providing at least an output current to one or more light emitting diodes. The system includes a control component configured to receive at least a demagnetization signal, a sensed signal and a reference signal and to generate a control signal based on at least information associated with the demagnetization signal, the sensed signal and the reference signal, and a logic and driving component configured to receive at least the control signal and output a drive signal to a switch based on at least information associated with the control signal. The switch is connected to a first diode terminal of a diode and a first inductor terminal of an inductor. The diode further includes a second diode terminal, and the inductor further includes a second inductor terminal. |
| US10342086B2 |
Integration of LED lighting with building controls
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output the signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator. |
| US10342085B2 |
Back light device and controlling method thereof
A back light device includes a first light emitting block including a plurality of light emitting modules connected in series to each other; a power supply module that applies a driving voltage to the first light emitting block; a first power switch connected to the first light emitting block and controls the driving voltage on or off; and a control module that turns on or off the first power switch such that a constant current is supplied to the first light emitting block and controls an on/off of the plurality of light emitting modules based on a dimming signal. The control module, in response to a ripple value of the constant current being different from a certain ripple value, changes at least one of a turn-on period and a turn-off period of the first power switch to calibrate the ripple value of the constant current to the certain ripple value. |
| US10342084B1 |
Oscillating driver circuits
In some implementations, a device includes first terminals to couple with a first battery arranged to supply power to the device, including a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The device includes a first winding and a second winding that are arranged to be inductively coupled. The device includes a transistor. The first winding and the second winding are coupled to the positive terminal with opposite polarity. The device includes a light emitting diode (LED) and second electrical contacts to couple with a second battery to be charged by the device. The device is arranged to couple the LED and the second battery in series with each other, with the LED and second battery being coupled in parallel with the second winding. The LED is arranged to be reverse biased with respect to the first battery and the second battery. |
| US10342082B2 |
Linear lighting with distributed power conversion and reduced flicker
A strip of linear lighting with distributed power conversion is disclosed. The linear lighting includes a flexible PCB. The flexible PCB is divided into repeating blocks, which are arranged electrically in parallel with one another between power and ground. Each repeating block includes power conversion and conditioning circuits. A plurality of LED light engines are connected to the outputs of the power conversion and conditioning circuits, electrically in series with one another. The power conversion and conditioning circuits typically include at least a full-bridge rectifier, and a filter may be connected to each of the LED light engines. A pair of conductors run the length of the PCB adjacent to it and are connected to each of the repeating blocks. A flexible, transparent covering surrounds the PCB and pair of conductors. |
| US10342081B2 |
LED driver for providing power to parallel LEDs
An LED driver is provided. The LED driver has a constant current power source. In some embodiments, the constant current power source is an electrical input configured for connection to a source of power at a constant current. In some embodiments, the source of power is a constant current regulator. The LED driver also includes a switch electrically connected to the constant current power source. The switch has at least two outputs wherein the switch is configured to selectively connect the constant current power source to each of the at least two outputs. The switch is configured to connect each of the at least two outputs for a pre-determined period of time. |
| US10342079B1 |
Filter LED lamp arrangement
An LED lamp suitable for use in a luminaire, the LED lamp adapted for receiving electrical power from the luminaire and comprising: one or more LEDs; a ballast protection circuit including an impedance; a filter circuit; a switched-mode power supply for driving the LEDs; one or more sensing circuits for generating at least one output, in dependence on whether the electrical power received from the luminaire indicates that the electrical power is generated via a magnetic ballast, an electronic ballast which operates as a constant current ballast, an electronic ballast which operates as a constant power ballast, or not via a ballast; and a plurality of switches for defining a plurality of operation modes of the LED lamp, and for switching among the plurality of operation modes in dependence on the at least one output of the sensing circuits. |
| US10342077B1 |
LED driving circuit and tube lamp
Provided are an LED driving circuit and a tube lamp. A grounding terminal of a rectifying unit of the LED driving circuit is electrically connected to a first ground wire, and an input terminal of an impedance detection and protection unit is electrically connected to a second input terminal of a first filtering unit. The grounding terminal is electrically connected to the first ground wire. The impedance detection and protection unit is configured to detect an impedance between the second input terminal of the first filtering unit and the first ground wire, so as to control the second input terminal of the first filtering unit to connect to or disconnect from the first ground wire according to a magnitude of the detected impedance. |
| US10342073B2 |
Connection arrangement for an electrically conductive contact and a method for producing such a connection arrangement
The invention relates to a connection arrangement for an electrically conductive contact between at least one electrical conductor (17) provided on a screen (16), in particular for a motor vehicle, and an electrical coupling element (18), wherein at least one contact point (20) between the coupling element (18) and the electrical conductor (17) is provided on a coupling point (15) for the at least one electrical conductor (17) and wherein the electrical coupling element (18) and the electrical conductor (17) are connected to each other by means of an electrically conductive compound (19), and wherein the at least one contact point (20) of the coupling point (15) is at least partially surrounded by a casting compound (24), and a method for producing such a connection arrangement (10). |
| US10342066B2 |
Method and apparatus for dual connectivity management
Methods and apparatus management of dual connectivity in wireless communications. A master base station belonging to a wireless communication network including the master base station and a secondary cell group including at least one secondary base station, configures one or more secondary cell group bearers for a secondary base station. Configuring the secondary cell group bearer includes configuring an inactivity timer for the secondary cell group. The inactivity timer is configured to indicate that, if no activity has occurred on the secondary cell group bearer during pendency of the inactivity timer, the secondary cell group bearer is to be released. The master base station then signals the configuration to the secondary base station. |
| US10342065B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating at cell not supporting extended DRX in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for operating at a cell not supporting an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) verifies whether or not a serving cell supports eDRX. If it is determined that the serving cell does not support eDRX, the UE may trigger a tracking area update (TAU). Further, the UE may applying normal DRX cycle at the serving cell and not performing eDRX for a paging reception. |
| US10342064B2 |
Wake-up-receiver frame permitting identification by non-compatible receiver
Methods and systems for formatting and transmitting a wake-up signal for electronic devices having a wake-up receiver circuit. A low-power wake-up signal is transmitted, the wake-up signal comprising a wake-up frame including a legacy preamble decodable by legacy electronic devices and a wake-up packet decodable by the wake-up receiver circuit in a non-legacy electronic device. The legacy preamble includes information detectable by at least one of the legacy electronic devices indicating that the wake-up frame is not a valid frame for the at least one legacy electronic device, such as where the legacy electronic device is a IEEE 802.11n/ac/ax device. |
| US10342063B2 |
Activation of DRX parameters
Methods and apparatus are described of changing the discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for a connection between a mobile device (50) and a base station (20) that reduces the likelihood of a dropped connection. A mobile device (50) receives updated configuration parameters for the connection from a base station. A mobile device (50) receives updated configuration parameters for the connection from a base station (20). The mobile device (50) postpones the adoption of the new configuration parameters and continues using previous configuration parameters for the connection after receipt of the new configuration parameters until a subsequent on duration of a DRX cycle has occurred according to the previous configuration. The mobile device (50) applies the updated configuration parameters for the connection in the subsequent on duration. Thereafter, the mobile device (50) turns its receiver on and off in DRX mode according to the new DRX configuration. |
| US10342056B2 |
Method and device whereby device-to-device terminal transmits discovery signal in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method whereby a device-to-device (D2D) terminal transmits a discovery signal in a wireless communication system, the discovery signal transmission method comprising the steps of: determining the size of a subperiod in a discovery period on the basis of a buffer size; and repeatedly transmitting the discovery signal in the subperiod corresponding to the determined size by using a hopping pattern applicable to the discovery period. |
| US10342052B1 |
Client steering for a wireless local area network
A WAP including: a non-volatile memory, a proximity circuit, a connectivity circuit, and a prediction circuit. The non-volatile memory accumulates historical records of each station's proximity to the WAP including transitions in proximity over time along with corresponding connectivity options before and after each transition. The proximity circuit detects a transition in proximity to the WAP of an identified station. The connectivity circuit determines current connectivity options for communicating with the station. The prediction circuit correlates the accumulated historical records for the identified station which match the identified station's current proximity to the WAP with remaining historical records for the identified station to determine which of the remaining records exhibits the highest probability of predicting the identified station's subsequent proximity. The prediction circuit selects connectivity options to establish a communication link with the identified station utilizing a selected one of the current or predicted connectivity options. |
| US10342047B2 |
Reverse direction for multi-user multiple input multiple output communications
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to reverse direction multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO). A device may determine a reverse direction indication to be included in a frame for transmission to one or more first devices in a MU-MIMO communication. The device may cause to wirelessly transmit the frame to a first device of the one or more first devices. The device may identify an acknowledgment frame from the at least one of the first devices based at least in part on the reverse direction indication |
| US10342044B2 |
Latency reduction techniques for LTE transmission in unlicensed spectrum
Various aspects described herein relate to reducing transmission latency in unlicensed spectrum. These latency reduction techniques include enabling ultra low latency (ULL) traffic to gain fast channel access. These latency reduction techniques further include updating a size of a contention window for channel access. In addition, these latency reduction techniques include enhancing CPDCCH-based signaling to accommodate the ULL frame structure. Further, these latency reduction techniques include providing robust operation against bursty interference for ULL transmissions. Moreover, these techniques include managing DRX for ULL. Additionally, these latency reduction techniques include joint scheduling of different TTI durations. These latency reduction techniques further include updating SRS transmission opportunities. In addition, these latency reduction techniques include reducing latency associated with PRACH transmissions. Further, these latency reduction techniques include reducing ULL transmission delays by either ignoring or cancelling scheduled uplink (e.g., LTE) transmissions. |
| US10342043B2 |
Coupling uplink and downlink CCA in LTE-U
Methods, systems, and devices are described contention-based channel access procedures that may enhance efficiency in communications using unlicensed spectrum. A time period may be identified during which base stations perform contention-based downlink channel access procedures for access to a channel in an unlicensed spectrum. The base stations may be coordinated such that different base stations may seek channel access during different time intervals during the time period. Contention-based uplink channel access procedures for UEs may then be modified to favor one or more UEs that are associated with a base station that has won channel access. |
| US10342041B2 |
Access to a communications channel in a wireless communications network
There is provided access to a communications channel in a wireless communications network. Stations (STAs) associated with an access point (AP) are grouped in at least two groups of STAs, each group being associated with a minimum transmission power level needed by the AP to communicate with the STAs in that group. A first time interval is allocated for a first group of STAs associated with highest minimum transmission power to access the communications channel concurrently with a third time interval being allocated by another AP for a third group of STAs associated with lowest minimum transmission power level needed by said another AP to communicate with the third group of STAs to access the communications channel. A second time interval, non-overlapping with the first time interval, is allocated for a second group of STAs associated with lowest minimum transmission power to access the communications channel concurrently with a fourth time interval being allocated by said another AP for a fourth group of STAs associated with highest minimum transmission power level needed by said another AP to communicate with the fourth group of STAs to access the communications channel. |
| US10342033B2 |
MAC multiplexing and TFC selection procedure for enhanced uplink
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive at least one serving grant and at least one non-scheduled grant. The at least one serving grant is a grant for scheduled data transmission. The at least one non-scheduled grant is a grant for non-scheduled data transmission. The WTRU is configured to determine supported enhanced dedicated channel transport format combinations (E-TFCs) within a E-TFC set (E-TFCS) based on a remaining transmit power for enhanced uplink (EU) transmission. The WTRU is configured to limit medium access control for dedicated channel (MAC-d) flow data multiplexed into a medium access control for enhanced uplink (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) to a largest E-TFC size that is smaller than a size of MAC-d flow data allowed by the received serving and non-scheduled grants and available for transmission. |
| US10342032B2 |
Method and device for streaming control data in a mobile communication system
Interfacing between radio units in a base station in a mobile communication system uses a common public radio interface CPRI for streaming IQ data samples and control data arranged in lanes. A separate serial interface sRIO is now additionally used for transferring selected control data arranged in packets to a controller, the selected control data being streamed between other radio units via the common public radio interface. In the radio unit, the selected control data are arranged in packets to be transmitted via the serial interface, and, vice versa, the selected control data arranged in packets received via the serial interface are arranged in lanes to be streamed. Advantageously the control data of the streaming CPRI interface is seamlessly transferred to the controller via the packet based serial interface. |
| US10342026B2 |
Rate matching for a machine type communication channel in time division duplex
The present invention relates to transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system employing time division duplex, and in particular to a rate matching for the channels which are mapped onto special subframes such as uplink/downlink switching subframes in TDD. Accordingly, at the transmitter, a data block is stored in a memory unit which is to be operated as a circular buffer, the data block is transmitted in a plurality of subframes including special subframes, a special subframe containing an uplink portion and a downlink portion separated from each other by a switching portion; and before the transmission a rate matching is performed by mapping the stored data block onto the plurality of subframes using the circular buffer, wherein the mapping of bits onto two different special subframes starts from different respective positions in the circular buffer. Moreover, a corresponding receiving apparatus and a transmitting and receiving method are provided. |
| US10342024B1 |
Methods and systems for assigning resources to user equipment devices
Method and systems for assigning resources to user equipment devices (UEs) from a base station are disclosed. In accordance with the disclosure, the base station operates in a first mode in which the base station gives a UE a first scheduling priority level for resource assignment from the base station. The base station then makes a determination that a packet drop rate for the UE exceeds a threshold packet drop rate. Based on the determination, the base station switches from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode in which the base station gives the UE a second scheduling priority level for resource assignment from the base station, where the second scheduling priority level is higher than the first scheduling priority level. |
| US10342020B2 |
Responding to paging requests while waiting to request a connection to a wireless network
A user equipment, radio control node, method and computer program are disclosed. The user equipment is configured to communicate with other devices across a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of radio coverage cells, the user equipment being configured to respond to receipt of a message from the network, the message comprising a wait time, to not transmit a connection request until after expiry of the wait time; wherein the user equipment is configured during the wait time to receive paging requests from the network; and is configured to respond to at least some of the paging requests, the user equipment being configured to select the at least some of the paging requests to respond to in dependence upon paging information received from the network. |
| US10342017B2 |
IEEE 802.11 communication utilizing carrier specific interference mitigation
Wireless communication under IEEE 802.11 standards utilizing carrier specific interference mitigation where an AP or UE employs an ultra-wideband tuner to evaluate available spectrum between several communication bands. Rather than being constrained to communicate in a single communication band, the AP and UEs may utilize more than one communication band to communicate with one another. In doing so, the AP and UE search across several bands and measure interference on a carrier-by-carrier basis across those bands. Either of the AP and UE may select a cluster of carriers for communication, where the cluster of carriers may comprise 1) contiguous carriers in a single sub-channel, 2) contiguous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel, 3) discontinuous carriers in a single sub-channel, or 4) discontinuous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel. The mapping between a cluster and its carriers can be fixed or reconfigurable. |
| US10342015B2 |
Scheduling for half-duplex user equipment
A network node identifies a fixed periodic pattern to be used for scheduling a half-duplex (HD) user equipment (UE), the fixed periodic pattern defining a sequence of at least one downlink (DL) subframe, then at least one guard period, and then at least one uplink (UL) subframe. The network node then performs DL assignments for the network node according to the fixed periodic pattern and transmits UL grants to the UE according to the fixed periodic pattern. |
| US10342013B2 |
Neighbor awareness networking ranging
In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations, e.g., without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments relate to scheduling of NAN ranging procedures, including to a first wireless station sending first information, including first scheduling preferences and a first ranging role, to a second wireless station. The first wireless device receives second information, including second scheduling preferences and a second ranging role, from the second wireless device. The first wireless station may initiate the ranging procedure based on the scheduling preferences and ranging parameters. Alternatively, the second wireless station and may initiate the ranging procedure based on the scheduling preferences and ranging parameters. |
| US10342011B2 |
Method and device for allocating resource in wireless LAN system, communication terminal method and communication terminal
Provided is a method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method including determining a restricted access bandwidth (RAB) interval based on at least a bandwidth or a partial bandwidth among a plurality of bandwidths, and setting a restricted access window (RAW) of a time domain based on the RAB interval. |
| US10342010B2 |
Method and apparatus to reduce radio resource overhead associated with intermittent traffic
A method and apparatus for requesting and releasing resources for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or Node B. The WTRU may transmit a channel acquisition request to the Node B and receive a resource allocation from the Node B. The resource allocation may include a common resource. The WTRU may release the common resource. The release may be based on one or more conditions. The channel acquisition request or the resource allocation may include information related to one or more channels or resources. |
| US10342009B2 |
Facilitating physical downlink shared channel resource element mapping indicator
A system employing resource element mapping for efficient use of the downlink control channel is provided for a wireless communication system. In one example, a method comprises: generating, by a base station device comprising a processor, resource element mapping signaling, wherein the resource element mapping signaling is performed per subgroup of physical resource blocks of a group of physical resource blocks; transmitting, by the base station device, a first resource element mapping pattern to a first subgroup of the group of physical resource blocks; and transmitting, by the base station device, a second resource element mapping pattern to a second subgroup of the group of physical resource blocks, wherein the first resource element mapping pattern is distinct from the second resource element mapping pattern. |
| US10341999B2 |
Methods and apparatus for multiplexing transmission control information
Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes generating device specific transmission control information for each of two devices, transmitting the transmission control information for each device over different frequencies, and transmitting data to each of the devices as part of a communication according to the respective transmission control information. In some aspects, the transmission control information for each device is encoded based on an identifier of the device. For example, in some aspects, an error detection value such as a cyclic redundancy check, is exclusive or'ed with an identifier of the device, such as an AID, PAID, or group identifier. The resulting value is transmitted along with the transmission control information. A device receiving the wireless frame may only be able to decode its own transmission control information, as the decoding is also based on the receiving device's identifier. |
| US10341996B2 |
User apparatus and uplink control information bit width determination method
A user apparatus configured to perform communication with a base station in a mobile communication system that supports downlink spatial multiplexing, including: transmission means configured to transmit capability information of the user apparatus to the base station; reception means configured to receive configuration information from the base station; bit width determination means configured, if a parameter indicating a transmission mode corresponding to the downlink spatial multiplexing and predetermined additional information are received as the configuration information, to determine a bit width of a rank indicator based on the predetermined additional information. |
| US10341995B2 |
Distributed computing in a wireless communication system
Distributed computing in a wireless communication system. Reports may be received from a plurality of nodes in a wireless communication system. Each respective report may include information regarding computing resources at the respective node. A notification of a request for a computing resource may be received from a first wireless user equipment device. A first node may be selected from the plurality of nodes to provide the computing resource based on the reports received from the plurality of nodes. The first node may be assigned to provide the computing resource. |
| US10341994B2 |
Autonomous wireless transmissions
The present disclosure generally discloses an autonomous wireless transmission mechanism. The autonomous wireless transmission mechanism may be configured to support autonomous transmissions by wireless end devices to wireless access nodes in a connectionless manner. In general, an autonomous wireless transmission by a wireless end device may include transmission of a preamble in a preamble transmission zone and autonomous transmission of a payload over one or more resource units of one or more payload transmission zones without requiring establishment of a connection between the wireless end device and the wireless access node. The autonomous wireless transmission mechanism, by obviating the need for a wireless end device to establish a connection with a wireless access node in order to transmit data to the wireless access node, also obviates a need for the wireless end device to operate in a scheduled transmission mode. |
| US10341991B2 |
Dynamic uplink/downlink subframe configuration
An apparatus for an uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) subframe configuration in a radio access network considering UL/DL throughputs is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store information on UL and DL data, and a processor configured to obtain UL throughput and DL throughput based on the information, to calculate a UL and DL subframe allocation ratio indicative of numbers of UL and DL subframes to be allocated to a time division duplex (TDD) window based on the UL throughput and DL throughput, and to determine UL and DL subframe configuration based on the UL and DL subframe allocation ratio. |
| US10341990B2 |
Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof
An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a first communication module configured to communicate in a first communication method, and a second communication module configured to communicate in a second communication method. The first communication module is further configured to change a transmission output level of the first communication module from a first transmission output level to a second transmission output level in response to the second communication module receiving data, and change the transmission output level from the second transmission output level to the first transmission output level in response to the second communication module completing the reception of the data. |
| US10341981B2 |
User terminal device and method for recognizing user'S location using sensor-based behavior recognition
Disclosed is a system for recognizing a user location using sensor-based activity recognition. The system includes a mobile device which includes a sensor module configured to sense information about at least one of a user state and surrounding environments, a first processor configured to extract activity information based on the sensed information, and a first communication module configured to transmit the extracted activity information; and a user terminal device which includes a second communication module configured to receive the activity information from the first communication module, and a processor configured to determine a user location in a user space corresponding to a user activity based on the received activity information. By determining a user's location in a user space corresponding to a user activity, it is possible to control electronic devices corresponding to the user activity or provide a service of monitoring activities of the old and weak and the child. |
| US10341979B2 |
Secure fine timing measurement protocol
Techniques for exchanging secure FTM messages are disclosed. An example of a wireless transceiver system for providing a secure Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) exchange includes a memory and a processor configured to obtain a initial-secure-token value and a secure-token-response value via an out-of-band signal, generate a FTM Request message including the initial-secure-token value, a transmitter to send the FTM Request message to a responding station, and a receiver to receive a FTM Response message including the secure-token-response value from the responding station, such that the at least one processor is configured to determine a Round Trip Time (RTT) value based at least in part on the FTM Response message. |
| US10341978B2 |
Mobile management system, mobile management server, mobile management method and mobile management program
A mobile node includes: a status acquiring unit for acquiring status information; and a communication module for transmitting the status information to a mobile management server. The mobile management server includes: an input/output unit for receiving the status information from the mobile node; a management data creating unit for analyzing changes in the distribution of the status information, thereby calculating, as characteristic parts, parts having high distribution densities; and a request processing unit for outputting information about the calculated characteristic part. The management data creating unit includes: a node data registering function for storing the status information; a label calculating function for calculating a label in which the status information is multiplexed; and a characteristic part extracting function for extracting, in descending order of distribution density, characteristic parts representative of parts having high label distribution densities. |
| US10341974B2 |
Using a cell as a pathloss or timing reference
Information is communicated indicating whether a cell on a first carrier of a first type is to be used as a reference cell, wherein the reference cell is at least one selected from among a pathloss reference cell and a timing reference cell, and wherein the first carrier of the first type is part of a carrier aggregation that further includes at least a second carrier of a second, different type. |
| US10341970B2 |
Techniques for transmitting synchronization signals in a shared radio frequency spectrum band
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes generating a first type of synchronization signal based at least in part on a first type of transmission in a shared radio frequency spectrum band, and generating a second type of synchronization signal based at least in part on a second type of transmission in the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The second type of synchronization signal is different from the first type of synchronization signal. A second method includes receiving a synchronization signal associated with a type of transmission in a shared radio frequency spectrum band; determining a type of the synchronization signal; and determining one or more cell parameters based at least in part on the synchronization signal. |
| US10341962B2 |
Methods and apparatus for signal transmission and reception in a wireless communication network
A wireless device (12) is configured to transmit a signal simultaneously from a group (104) of physical antenna ports (106), based on associating disjoint frequency sub-bands with respective ones of the physical antenna ports (106). The frequency sub-bands collectively span a frequency bandwidth and each physical antenna port (106) supports transmission over the frequency bandwidth and has a per-port transmit power associated therewith. The wireless device (12) is configured to transmit the signal further based on allocating the per-port transmit power of each physical antenna port (106) in the group (104) only to frequency elements of the signal that fall within the frequency sub-band associated with the physical antenna port (106). A radio network node (10) in a network (16) is configured to perform channel estimation based on receiving a reference signal from the wireless device (12) and its channel estimation accounts for channel changes that may appear at the border between two frequency sub-bands. |
| US10341961B2 |
Power control framework for multi-beam configuration
A method for determining a Physical Uplink Share Channel (PUSCH) transmission power may comprise measuring reference signal received power, calculating downlink path loss by comparing the reference signal received power to a downlink transmit power from a next generation node B (gNB), obtaining parameters from the gNB, and determining the PUSCH transmission power based on a configured user equipment (UE) transmission power, bandwidth of PUSCH resource assignment, a target power including the sum of a cell specific nominal component and a UE specific component, a scaling factor, a downlink (DL) path loss, a UE specific parameter for different types of traffic, and a PUSCH power control adjustment state. The method may further comprise calculating a numerology adjustment factor based on a configured subcarrier spacing and a default subcarrier spacing, and utilizing the numerology adjustment factor to determine the PUSCH transmission power. |
| US10341958B2 |
Terminal device and method
There is provided a terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus. The terminal device includes means for setting a maximum output power value in uplink transmission to a first serving cell group based on a maximum output power value of the terminal device and an output power value for the first serving cell group in a case where the uplink transmission to the first serving cell group overlaps with uplink transmission to a second serving cell group in a certain timing, and means for setting a maximum output power value in the uplink transmission to the second serving cell group based on the maximum output power value of the terminal device, the output power value for the first serving cell group and a value for guaranteeing the uplink transmission to the first serving cell group. |
| US10341955B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling same
A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes: determining whether one or more alarm trigger signals satisfy a set alarm transmission period; and when the set alarm transmission period is satisfied, collectively transmitting the one or more alarm trigger signals at a specific time, thereby reducing current consumption. |
| US10341954B2 |
Communication terminal device for avoiding inoperative state caused by excessive power consumption and communication control method therefore
In a communication control method for a communication terminal device including a plurality of communication units corresponding to different communication schemes or communication systems to perform communication in parallel, when a first communication unit performs transmission, transmission/reception of another communication unit is stopped. Then, a transmission/reception stop duration of the another communication unit is set to be equal to or less than a predetermined number of synchronization protection stages. |
| US10341953B2 |
Low power packet detection circuit for WLAN receivers
The disclosure provides a low power receiver. The receiver includes a first channel that receives an RF signal and generates an input signal. The receiver also includes a second channel and a packet detection circuit. The packet detection circuit is coupled to the first channel and the second channel. The packet detection circuit detects a valid packet in the input signal, and activates the second channel on detection of the valid packet. |
| US10341949B2 |
Method and communication device of beacon reception
A method of beacon reception for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises starting to receive a beacon from an access point (AP) of the wireless communication system, determining whether a specific element of the beacon is received, and determining whether to receive only a portion of the beacon according to the specific element. |
| US10341948B2 |
Apparatus and product of power management
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of power management in a wireless network. For example, a first wireless station may be configured to transmit a frame to a second wireless station during a first beacon interval, the frame including an indication that the first wireless station is to switch to a low power mode; switch to the low power mode; operate at an active mode during an awake window in a second beacon interval subsequent to the first beacon interval; and upon receipt of an announcement traffic indication message (ATIM) from the second wireless station during the awake window, transmit an acknowledgement to the second wireless station, and stay at the active mode to communicate data with the second wireless station. |
| US10341938B2 |
Secondary cell configuration and activation in a wireless network
A wireless device receives, in subframe n, a media-access-control control element indicating activation of a secondary cell in a secondary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group. The wireless device starts transmission of channel state information (CSI) fields for the secondary cell from subframe n+8+k. k is equal to zero if the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed before subframe n+8. k is greater than 0 and depends on when the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed if the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed on or after subframe n+8. |
| US10341932B1 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for determining whether to include an access transfer gateway in a call flow
Methods, apparatus, and systems for determining during call setup whether or not to introduce an Access Transfer Gateway into a call path between devices based on a geographical indication of the position of one of the devices. |
| US10341931B1 |
mmWave for mobile data
In one embodiment, a system includes: a download server instantiated on a computing device, and a multiplicity of wireless access points (APs), where the download server is operative to: receive a download request from a mobile device, determine a current location for the mobile device, predict a route for the mobile device based at least on the current location, allocate at least one target AP along the route from among the multiplicity of wireless APs, and in response to the download request, forward at least one download file to the at least one target AP, where the at least one target AP is operative to: receive the at least one download file, identify the mobile device, and download at least part of the download file to the mobile device in an mmWave transmission. |
| US10341930B2 |
Mobile ad-hoc routing apparatus and method
A mobile ad-hoc routing apparatus includes a first communication module and a second communication module configured to transmit and receive data through a first communication band and a second communication band, respectively, a memory configured to store a program for transmitting and receiving the data, and a processor configured to execute the program stored in the memory, wherein when the program is executed, the processor receives first control information broadcast by one or more neighboring nodes via the first communication module and stores the first control information in the memory, wherein the first control information includes current position and communication status information of the neighboring node, the processor updates information on the neighboring node on the basis of the first control information, generates packet forwarding information which includes information on a node which currently allows packet data to be transmitted based on the updated information on the neighboring node, and stores the generated packet forwarding information in the memory, and the processor determines a subsequent node which allows the packet data to be transmitted to a destination node on the basis of the packet forwarding information and transmits the packet data to the subsequent node via the second communication module. |
| US10341928B2 |
Systems and methods of a portable device roaming between a plurality of access point devices with which the portable device is enrolled
Systems and methods of a portable device roaming between a plurality of access point devices with which the portable device is enrolled are provided. Some methods can include the portable device saving a respective network parameter of each of the plurality of access point devices, the portable device traversing a plurality of channels in which the plurality of access point devices operate, the portable device operating in a respective one of the plurality of channels to receive a packet from a respective one of the plurality of access point devices, the portable device comparing a received network identifier in the packet with the respective network parameter of each of the plurality of access point devices as saved, and responsive to a match, the portable device transmitting a command signal to the respective one of the plurality of access point devices. |
| US10341927B2 |
Vehicle wireless unit and method of operating the same
A vehicle wireless unit and a method of operating the same. The vehicle wireless unit and method may be used to temporarily halt a non-interrupted data flow between the vehicle wireless unit and a cellular network over a first cellular link according to a first radio access technology (RAT), which purposely causes the vehicle wireless unit to enter an idle mode and results in the first cellular link being released. Once the first cellular link is released, the vehicle wireless unit and method may search for and, if found, establish a second cellular link with the cellular network according to a higher-order radio access technology (RAT). The vehicle wireless unit and method may be particularly useful with autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles. |
| US10341923B2 |
Techniques for minimizing user disruption during network connection switching
A computer-implemented technique can include establishing, by a mobile computing device having one or more processors, a first cellular connection between the mobile computing device and a first cellular carrier associated with a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), detecting, by the mobile computing device, a condition indicative of (i) a level of cellular activity via the first cellular connection below an inactivity threshold and (ii) an available second cellular connection with a different second cellular carrier associated with the MVNO, and in response to detecting the condition: (a) terminating, by the mobile computing device, the first cellular connection, and (b) initiating, by the mobile computing device, the second cellular connection with the second cellular carrier associated with the MVNO. |
| US10341920B2 |
Multitier wireless data distribution
Data distribution between mobile stations and external data paths is assigned to a new set of devices, distribution points. Each distribution point is independently coupled to mobile stations, also assigned to access points. Control elements operate to control the distribution points separately from the access points. Each access point maintains a substantially stateless link with each distribution point for which the two share a mobile station. Access points might exchange data with any one or more distribution points concurrently. Access points thus obtain greater bandwidth connectivity to external data paths. Mobile stations transfer between access points and transfer between distribution points independently. This has the effect that bandwidth connectivity between distribution points and external data paths have no particular requirement for VLAN separation. Mobile stations may roam among multiple Internet protocol subnets. |
| US10341915B2 |
Wireless communication management and handoffs
To facilitate a handoff of a communication session in a wireless network, a first wireless access point at least temporarily emulates a second wireless access point, spoofing a target communication device that communications transmitted from the first wireless access point appear to be transmitted from the second wireless access point. According to a first configuration, the communication session is handed off from the first wireless access point to the second wireless access point. According to another configuration, the communication session is handed off from the second wireless access point to the first wireless access point. |
| US10341914B2 |
Antenna selection in LTE/LTE-A networks with unlicensed spectrum
Antenna selection and reassignment in multiple radio access technology (RAT) communication systems with unlicensed spectrum is disclosed. Aspects include a user equipment (UE) monitoring for a channel reserving signal in each frame from multiple transmission sources. If no channel reserving signal is detected, then the UE reassigns one or more of the antennas previously assigned to the transmission sources with no activity detected. Additional aspects include base stations that determine a clear channel assessment (CCA) status for each of unlicensed carrier designated for transmission to a UE. The base station will transmit a receive antenna usage adjustment signal to the UE based on the determined CCA status. |
| US10341912B2 |
Enhancement of access points to support heterogeneous networks
An interface between access points is enhanced by enabling an exchange of a cell characteristic information element (IE). The cell characteristic information can provide an access point with information about the characteristics/features/capabilities of its neighbor cells. Automatic neighbor relations are also enhanced to store and/or manage the cell characteristic information. Moreover, the cell characteristic information can be utilized by the access point to significantly improve handover (HO) decisions, increase load balancing performance, and/or decrease inter cell interference. The cell characteristic information can also improve network efficiency and avoid bottlenecks during cell reselection in Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets). |
| US10341911B2 |
Method for establishing plurality of PDN connections by means of CSIPTO
The present invention establishes a plurality of packet data network (PDN) connections in a user apparatus by coordinated selected IP traffic offload (CSIPTO). The present invention achieves this by receiving, from a network entity responsible for a control plane, an indication for a gateway rearrangement arising from CSIPTO. A determination is then made as to whether to maintain a previously established first PDN connection on the basis of the indication and establishing a second PDN connection on the basis of the indication. Then, if the previously established first PDN connection is to be maintained, marking one or both of the first PDN connection and the second PDN connection. |
| US10341910B2 |
Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell
A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE and informing a second network cell that the UE is requesting to obtain the service unavailable through the first network cell. The request may be received from a user of the UE or may be a paging message. |
| US10341904B2 |
Communication terminal and method for switching a call between radio access technologies
A communication terminal comprising a first communication component configured for communication using a first radio access technology, a second communication component configured for communication using a second radio access technology, wherein the first communication component is configured to communicate speech data of a call using the first radio access technology; and a controller configured to control the second communication component to generate transport protocol packets comprising speech data of the call for uplink transmission of the speech data using the second radio access technology; andto switch the call from the first radio access technology to the second radio access technology access technology after the second communication component begins generation of transport protocol packets for uplink transmission. |
| US10341901B2 |
Tunnel congestion volume policing
There is provided a method performed by a first network node for enabling network congestion management in a wireless network. The method comprises the step of encapsulating and sending user packets in a tunnel to a second network node, wherein each packet comprises information related to a byte loss volume for the tunnel. The method further comprises the step of receiving congestion volume information for the tunnel from the second network node. The method also comprises either the step of applying network congestion policing for the tunnel based on the received congestion volume information, or alternatively the step of forwarding the received congestion volume information to a third network node, to enable network congestion policing for the tunnel based on the received congestion volume information. |
| US10341899B2 |
Connection node providing supplemental bandwidth for mobile units
A connection node provides a high bandwidth connection on demand to mobile units that are in need of increased bandwidth for data transfers. In this manner, the connection node can supplement the bandwidth available to a mobile unit so that large volumes of data can be communicated to and from the mobile unit. A movable antenna automatically focuses its reception area on the mobile unit's location, after which, a high bandwidth connection can be established for high-speed data transfer. The high bandwidth connection is maintained, such as by tracking the mobile unit with the antenna, even if the mobile unit is moving. |
| US10341898B2 |
End-to-end prioritization for mobile base station
A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network. |
| US10341896B2 |
CSI reporting for LTE-TDD eIMTA
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing periodic CSI reports and/or aperiodic CSI reports to provide CSI for both anchor and non-anchor TDD subframes in eIMTA. Periodic CSI reports may be provided based on a reference configuration, and aperiodic CSI reports may be provided based on a time of reception of a CSI request and a reference configuration. A UE may determine to report anchor or non-anchor CSI through explicit or implicit signaling. Aperiodic CSI may be used for transmission of anchor subframe CSI reports and periodic CSI may be used for transmission of non-anchor subframe CSI reports, or aperiodic CSI may be used for transmission of non-anchor subframe CSI reports and periodic CSI may be used for transmission of anchor subframe CSI reports. A determination of the reference subframe for aperiodic CSI estimation may be based on a time of receipt of an aperiodic CSI request. |
| US10341893B2 |
System and method providing parallel multicast measurements
In one example embodiment, a method (500) by a wireless device (110A-D) for performing parallel multicast measurements includes identifying, by the wireless device (110A-D), a parallel multicast measurement capability of the wireless device (110A-D). A configuration for performing parallel multicast measurements of a plurality of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) transmissions is received from a network node (115A-C). Based on the configuration received from the network node (115A-C), a procedure for performing the parallel multicast measurements of the plurality of MBMS transmissions may be adapted by the wireless device (110A-D). The plurality of parallel multicast measurements of the plurality of MBMS transmissions are then performed in accordance with the adapted procedure. |
| US10341892B2 |
Method for measuring inter-device interference in wireless communication system supporting FDR transmission, and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless access system supporting a full duplex radio (FDR) transmission environment. The method by which a transmission terminal transmits a reference signal for interference measurement in a wireless communication system supporting FDR, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: a transmission terminal configuring a measurement subframe for measuring inter-device interference; mapping a preamble to the measurement subframe; and transmitting, to a reception terminal, a reference signal through the measurement subframe to which the preamble has been mapped. |
| US10341889B2 |
Sensor network evaluation method
A method for evaluating performance of a sensor network. The method includes selecting, a sensor distribution pattern for a geographical region and determining a location for a base station. A plurality of sensor clusters are generated, each sensor cluster being formed by one of a first and second grouping mechanism. Further, the method allocates, for each sensor a time-slot within a time-frame to transmit a data packet from the sensor to the base station, and evaluates the performance of the first grouping mechanism and the second grouping mechanism for the selected sensor distribution pattern and base station location, by computing at least a ratio of delivered data packets to the base station to a total energy consumption, and a first delay and a second delay incurred by each data packet. |
| US10341888B2 |
Method and device for selectively performing DRS measurement or CRS measurement
A method by which a terminal performs cell measurement by selectively using reference signals (RSs) is provided. The terminal receives, from a network, a common RS (CRS) measurement configuration and a discovery RS (DRS) measurement configuration with respect to a frequency to be measured. If the network has configured a physical cell ID (PCID) list for CRS-based DRS measurement with respect to the frequency to be measured, DRS measurement is performed on cells included in the PCID list, and CRS measurement is performed on cells not included in the PCID list. If the network has not configured the PCID list for CRS-based DRS measurement with respect to the frequency to be measured, DRS measurement is performed on all cells belonging to the frequency to be measured. |
| US10341886B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of performing a fine timing measurement (FTM) procedure
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. For example, a first wireless device may include a radio to communicate a discovery frame with a second wireless device, the discovery frame including an initiator indication to indicate whether a sender of the discovery frame is to be an initiator or a responder of a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement procedure, and availability information to indicate a wireless channel and one or more time intervals; and a controller to perform the ToF measurement procedure with the second wireless device over the wireless channel during the one or more time intervals, the controller be either the initiator or responder of the ToF measurement according to the initiator indication. |
| US10341881B2 |
Supervision of data in a wireless network
Examples of methods, systems, and computer program products relating to supervising data in a wireless network are disclosed. At least part of a system may be located between a packet data network and a base station, and/or may be at least logically separate from the base station. The system may be capable of evaluating the service provided by the base station, and may be capable of determining whether or not any action should consequently be performed. Examples of an action may include an action which may not necessarily affect en-route data packets such as outputting a report, and/or an action which may affect en-route data packets such as delaying packets, not delaying packets, and/or stopping the delaying of packets. An action which affects data packets may or may not affect data packets uniformly. An action may or may not result in an improvement in quality of user experience. |
| US10341878B2 |
Connection technology-based wireless coverage verification
Verifying coverage based at least in part on crowd-sourced data associated with devices that are communicatively coupled to a service provider via a network is described. Techniques described herein include determining coverage data associated with a plurality of areas corresponding to a geographical location. In an example, the coverage data can indicate whether coverage associated with each area of the plurality of areas is verified coverage such that individual devices of a plurality of devices have successfully connected to a service provider above a threshold number of times in each area. Additionally, the techniques described herein include generating a user interface to graphically represent the coverage in the geographical location via a coverage map including a plurality of tiles respectively corresponding to the plurality of areas, each tile of the plurality of tiles being associated with a presentation indicating whether coverage associated with a corresponding area is verified coverage. |
| US10341876B2 |
Opportunistic signal transmission for inter-rat co-existence
Various embodiments may be generally directed to techniques for transmitting and receiving one or more reference signals opportunistically within a window over an unlicensed carrier. Various embodiments provide techniques for determining a configuration of the window within an operating environment that may include one or more different radio access technologies (RATs). Various embodiments provide techniques for transmitting the one or more reference signals opportunistically within the window based on an availability of a wireless communications medium. Various embodiments provide techniques for receiving and recovering the one or more reference signals regardless of their location within the window, thereby improving communications in an unlicensed spectrum shared by a variety of different communication devices that may operate according to a variety of different communication protocols. |
| US10341874B2 |
Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, and communication method
There are provided a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method which are capable of realizing a LTE-A system with improved throughput by performing a CA technology including an unlicensed band while suppressing interference from an existing system. A base station apparatus according to the present invention, which is included in a communication system that applies a communication scheme applied to a first frequency band capable of being used as a dedicated frequency band to a second frequency band different from the first frequency band and is capable of communicating with a terminal apparatus by using the second frequency band and the second frequency band. The base station apparatus: adds at least signal null periods to a frame of a second signal transmitted using the second frequency band; and sets a frame length of a signal frame included in the frame of the second signal transmitted using the second frequency band to be less than a frame length of a signal frame included in the frame of the first signal transmitted using the first frequency band. |
| US10341871B2 |
SIM level mobile security
Mobile security techniques may protect information stored on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card as well as services that are accessible through the SIM card from unauthorized use. The techniques include receiving a service request to perform a security function at a server. The security function may affect a service provided to a mobile device by a telecommunication network, in which the mobile device obtains the service using a SIM card. The techniques further include performing the security function. The performance of the SIM function may be terminated in response to the server receiving a reversion command or an expiration of a predetermined time period. |
| US10341870B2 |
Subsystem for authorization and activation of features
One or more selectively activated features needed at a device to use a network service may be identified. Authorization information and feature activation key(s) associated with features that the device has been authorized to activate may be obtained at the device. The feature activation key(s) may be used to activate and/or maintain activation of the authorized features that match the selectively activated feature(s) needed to use the network service. An authorization server may obtain a request to activate one or more selectively activated features of a device. The authorization server may verify that the selectively activated feature(s) are authorized to be used at the device based on an authorization agreement obtained at the authorization server. The authorization server may send proof that the device is authorized to use the selectively activated feature(s) and may send feature activation key(s) based on the authorization agreement in response to the request. |
| US10341868B2 |
Platform for computing at the mobile edge
Disclosed is a platform for providing computational resources at and/or near a mobile network perimeter. The platform may be used to provide computational resources adjacent a small cell radio via at least one Mobile Edge Compute (“MEC”) Appliance and at least one MEC Controller. The MEC Appliance can serve as the data plane to support data flow traffic. The MEC Controller can provide a micro-services architecture designed for resiliency, scalability, and extensibility. The platform can be used to de-centralize the mobile network operator's core network and/or associated macro-cell network topologies, generating a platform with enhanced flexibility, reliability, and performance. The platform can include a security architecture for effective privacy and access within a distributed topology of the network at and/or near the edge of the mobile network perimeter. |
| US10341863B2 |
Method and system for authenticating a user and a motor vehicle
A method for authenticating a user with respect to a facility, for example, with respect to a vehicle. A signal having an item of information relating to the user is injected into skin of the user by a transmitting device. Direct contact is established between the skin of the user and a receiving device assigned to the facility, with the result that the signal is transmitted from the skin of the user to the receiving device. The user is also authenticated based on the signal received by the receiving device. |
| US10341860B2 |
Learned dual band WIFI network association
Systems, devices, and methods are described for allowing a first device to learn how to connect to a first network using information that a second device obtained about a second network that is related to the first network. The second device can perform a virtual network discovery of the first network on behalf of the first device. The second device can describe how to initiate one or more connections to the first network by modifying the information the second device obtained about the second network. The second device can send the information identifying how to initiate the connections to the first network to the first device. The first device can automatically initiate connections to the first network without requiring user input. |
| US10341848B2 |
Profile provisioning method and apparatus
A profile provisioning method of a terminal is provided. The method includes transmitting a request message to a market server to request information on subscription plans offered by at least one operator, receiving a response message including the information on the subscription plans offered by the at least one operator from the market server, and displaying a subscription plan list based on the information on the subscription plans offered by the at least one operator, the subscription plan list presenting the subscription plans in an order of priority. |
| US10341847B2 |
Reactionary data transfer to cold storage
A method includes, sensing an impact to a mobile device, and determining, if there is any damage to a sensor array on the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the damage to the sensor array on the mobile device, determining, the mobile data settings for the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the mobile data settings for the mobile device, transferring the data from the mobile device to a configured storage service. The method determines the notification settings for the mobile device, and responsive to receiving instruction from notification settings, sends a notification to designated user contacts. |
| US10341843B2 |
Method, system and connection device for implementing local gateway service
The present document provides a method, a device and a system for implementing a local gateway service. Wherein the method includes: adding, by a first connection device, a second connection device for a terminal (300); interacting collocated local gateway address information between the first connection device and the second connection device (301); and reporting, by the first connection device, determined collocated local gateway address information to a core network, and using, by the core network, the collocated local gateway address information to perform the local gateway service (302). Through the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present document, the core network obtains the collocated local gateway address information, and the local gateway service is implemented aiming at a dual-connection service scenario. |
| US10341837B2 |
Enabling high-power UE transmission
Systems and methods are disclosed for permitting higher transmit power at a mobile device. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a base station, an emergency request from a mobile device; sending, from the base station to a neighboring base station, a high power reservation message to reserve one or more radio resource blocks at the neighboring base station for non-use; and sending, from the base station to the mobile device, a resource allocation including the one or more radio resource blocks and a power control message requesting high transmit power. |
| US10341834B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal comprises: a short-range communication module; a touch screen including an indicator area for indicating a state of the terminal; and a control unit. The control unit displays, on the indicator area, a short-range communication icon indicating whether the short-range communication module is activated or not; displays information on a device which has been set to be connected to the short-range communication module, on the basis of a change in the displacement with respect a particular direction of a user input inputted in the indicator area; and if the dimension of the displacement of the user input is greater than a first reference distance, scans the surroundings and displays information on connectable devices. Thereby, when using a short-range wireless communication function in a mobile terminal, it is possible to control overall short-range wireless communication functions, such as search for short-range wireless communication devices, connection thereto, and application execution, by means of a simple input, without going through a separate menu selection step or screen transition step. |
| US10341831B2 |
System and method for power-efficient IoT devices
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and methods for emulating the Alamouti structure or a similar space-time block code using a single RF chain. A UE may include a RF chain, at least one switching circuit, at least one analog modulator circuit, and a first and second antenna. The output of a RF chain may be coupled to an input of a switching circuit, the output of the switching circuit may be coupled to an input of a first analog modulator circuit, and the output of the first analog modulator circuit coupled to a first and second antenna. A hybrid coupler is one example of an analog modulator circuit. |
| US10341829B2 |
Directed data plan service-launching system and method for virtual operator
A directed data plan service-launching system includes an intelligent communication terminal, a virtual operator directed data plan system, a virtual operator billing system and an application background server, wherein the intelligent communication terminal calculates and stores mobile network data usage, and periodically uploads the same to the virtual operator directed data plan system with a certain time period, the virtual operator directed data plan system performs bill integration on data of the data usage to form and send a directed data plan bill to the virtual operator billing system, and the virtual operator billing system performs a charge deduction or billing with a specific price on the directed data plan bill; a primary operator billing system performing a charge deduction or billing with a specific price on the directed data plan bill; and an application background service system providing a background service to an application client side. |
| US10341828B1 |
GFI tripped-circuit detection and notification system
A device is disclosed for plugging into a standard wall outlet that is protected by a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) and for facilitating detection of a GFCI trip using a door/window sensor of a security system. The device comprises: a plug, the plug configured to plug into an outlet, wherein the outlet is protected by the GFCI; and an electromagnet. The electromagnet is powered by the outlet when the plug is plugged into the outlet. The electromagnet is automatically powered off when the GFCI trips. The electromagnet is configured to be located proximate the window/door sensor of the security system for detecting when the electromagnet is powered off. The window/door sensor is configured to signal an absence of an electromagnetic field near the window/door sensor. |
| US10341827B2 |
Method and apparatus for delivery of application services
Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving from a mobile device, by way of a cellular network, a request for delivery of high-bandwidth application service. A location of the mobile device can be obtained and used to determine availability of any nearby wireless packet-network services. If it is determined that a wireless packet-network service is available, a network connection between the mobile device and the wireless packet-network service can be established. The request for delivery of high-bandwidth services can then be forwarded to an application server that delivers the requested services by way of the wireless packet-network service. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10341825B2 |
System and method for audible text center subsystem
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for converting text messages to speech data. A text message may be received. The text message may be associated with a recipient identification of a recipient of the text message. Preference information for converting the text message to speech data may be received. The text message may be converted to the speech data based on the preference information. The speed data may be communicated to the recipient. |
| US10341816B2 |
Method and apparatus of recognizing location of user device
Provided is a method and apparatus of recognizing a location of a user device, and the method of recognizing a location of a user device. The method includes receiving a device signal fingerprint from a user device, calculating similarities between the device signal fingerprint and reference signal fingerprints collected inside a store and stored in a database in association with store information, and determining whether the user device is located inside or outside the store on the basis of the similarities. |
| US10341815B1 |
Charge room locationing
A mobile device locationing system that overrides the reported position with that of the charge room when the AC charge signal is detected by the device. |
| US10341814B2 |
Wireless device detection, tracking, and authentication platform and techniques
Methods, systems, and techniques for wireless device detection, information, tracking, and authentication within a platform are provided. Example embodiments provide a Wireless Device Detection, Tracking, and Authentication System and methods, which enables users to detect wireless devices, obtain stored information about wireless devices, and authenticate wireless devices for a variety of purposes including determining similarity of devices based upon prior network connections, pinpointing the location of the device, verifying the cryptographic signature of the device, obtaining metadata associated with the device, and controlling the device to perform a particular action such as alerts and notifications. An example WDDTAS platform includes a server, one or more edge sensors communicatively connected to wireless/wired devices with or without software to configure the device to perform as an electronic tag and connected to electronic smart tags, and a persistent data repository. |
| US10341812B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for reconfiguring a roaming mobile base station based upon its location
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a mobile or roaming base station are described. An operating mode of a mobile base station is determined, based upon the mobile base station's current location and/or current mobility mode. The operating mode of the mobile base station is switched from a full base station functionality to a limited base station functionality, based upon the determining. A connection to a network is established by the mobile base station. |
| US10341811B2 |
Signal comparison-based location determining method
At least one portable RF communications device in conjunction with at least two fixed-location service-area antenna stations respectively capable of RF communication with the at least one device performs the steps of: (I) using a portable device at a selected location to measure RF communications signals from the plurality of local fixed-location service-area antenna stations and electronically storing at least two of the respective reception signal strength measurements; and (II) monitoring a portable device location by causing the device to measure reception signal strength associated with local fixed-location service-area antenna stations signals, and to electronically compare these measurements with the stored at least two measurements. |
| US10341809B2 |
Location sharing with facilitated meeting point definition
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US10341805B2 |
Method of displaying contents by using device identifier of wireless communication device
The present invention relates to a method of displaying contents by using a device identifier of a wireless communication device, and a method of providing contents. The contents displaying method includes: receiving the device identifier from the wireless communication device if the device is located within a coverage thereof; and receiving and displaying at least one content corresponding to the device identifier from a contents providing system. |
| US10341804B2 |
System, method and computer program product for accessing data from a source by a variety of methods to improve performance and ensure data integrity
According to one embodiment, a system includes a data storage device having data stored therein and a native computer system having resident thereon a controlling operating system in communication with the data storage device. The system also includes a primary computer system having resident thereon a primary operating system in communication with the native computer system via a first connection, the primary computer system being in communication with the data storage device via a second connection that is not in communication with the native computer system, the primary computer system having a processor executing a primary application. A volume on the data storage device is under logical control of the controlling operating system of the native computer system, and the primary computer system reads or writes data to the volume directly via the second connection. Other systems, methods and computer program products are also described relating to accessing data. |
| US10341798B2 |
Headphones that externally localize a voice as binaural sound during a telephone cell
Headphones provide a voice of a person as binaural sound during a telephone call with a user wearing the headphones. The headphones store HRTFs of the user, and a digital signal processor (DSP) processes the voice of the person with the HRTFs so the voice of the person externally localizes as binaural sound at a sound localization point (SLP) that is in empty space at least one meter away from a head of the user. The headphones track head movements of the user and select the HRTFs based on the head movements during the telephone call. |
| US10341795B2 |
Log complex color for visual pattern recognition of total sound
The present disclosure is generally directed to audio visualization methods for visual pattern recognition of sound. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to plotting amplitude intensity as brightness/saturation and phase-cycles as hue-variations to create visual representations of sound. |
| US10341794B2 |
Acoustical method for detecting speaker movement
Audio speaker systems and methods are provided to detect movement of the speaker system or other device. An audio program content signal is converted into an acoustic signal, and the acoustic signal causes an echo signal. The echo signal is received and a relationship of the echo signal to the audio program content signal is quantified. A quantified value is compared to a stored quantified value and, based upon the comparison, a change in physical position is selectively indicated. |
| US10341791B2 |
Hearing augmentation systems and methods
Various systems and methods are disclosed herein to increase the quality of the sound delivered to a user and allow personalization to optimize listening performance and comfort under atypical listening conditions, environment specific adjustment, and data capture to assist in the personalization of the system to the user's needs and preferences. Features disclosed include sound level rating systems that aggregate noise data detected by user's mobile phones or hearing devices to provide a database of real-time noise levels. Additionally, a user's sound settings may be saved in the system by location so that they may be recalled when re-entering a specific location. A remote clinician may tune a hearing device, or a user can tune the device using a pre-recorded audio sample. Also, a user may replay the last X seconds of audio recorded by their hearing device. |
| US10341782B2 |
Ultrasonic receiver with coated piezoelectric layer
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to an ultrasonic receiver for detecting ultrasonic energy received at a first surface of the ultrasonic receiver. The ultrasonic receiver includes an array of pixel circuits disposed on a substrate, each pixel circuit in the array including at least one thin film transistor (TFT) element and having a pixel input electrode electrically coupled to the pixel circuit. The ultrasonic receiver is fabricated by forming a piezoelectric layer so as to be in electrical contact with the pixel input electrodes. Forming the piezoelectric layer includes coating a solution containing a polymer onto the array of pixel circuits, crystallizing the polymer to form a crystallized polymer layer and poling the crystallized polymer layer. |
| US10341779B2 |
Miniature sounding device
The present disclosure provides a miniature sounding device, the miniature sounding device includes a fixing system; and a vibrating system including a diaphragm, a voice coil which is arranged underneath the diaphragm and is configured to drive the diaphragm to vibrate and sound, and a flexible circuit board arranged at an external side of the voice coil, the voice coil including a first end surface which is connected with the diaphragm and a second end surface which is opposite to the first end surface, the flexible circuit board is level with the first end surface. In the miniature sounding device provided by the present disclosure, the arrangement that the flexible circuit board is level with the voice coil can save height space. |
| US10341773B2 |
Packet based delivery of multi-channel audio over wireless links
The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for wirelessly delivering multi-channel audio over a packet based network with tight synchronization, high fidelity, and/or low delay as described above. The systems can include a source device that provides multi-channel audio to a distributor device, which wirelessly distributes the multi-channel audio over the packet based network to audio rendering devices, referred to as “sink” devices. The distributor device and the sink devices each include a playback clock that is used to read audio samples of the multi-channel audio from a local memory and drive a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) coupled to a speaker to render the audio samples. |
| US10341770B2 |
Encoded audio metadata-based loudness equalization and dynamic equalization during DRC
Dynamic loudness equalization of received audio content in a playback system, using metadata that includes instantaneous loudness values for the audio content. A playback level is derived from a user volume setting of the playback system, and is compared with a mixing level that is assigned to the audio content. Parameters are computed, that define an equalization filter that is filtering the audio content before driving a speaker with the filtered audio content, based on the instantaneous loudness values and the comparing of the playback level with the assigned mixing level. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10341769B1 |
Sound amplification system integrated with back cavity pressure sensing and audio player
A sound amplification system integrated with back cavity pressure sensing, including: a loudspeaker body, including: a vibrating diaphragm, a voice coil connected with the vibrating diaphragm, and a back cavity, wherein the voice coil is connected to a driving unit, a microphone is in the back cavity, and the microphone senses an internal pressure of the back cavity; a computing unit, making an estimation of a displacement of the vibrating diaphragm based on the internal pressure; and a processing unit, determining the displacement of the vibrating diaphragm when compared with a reference displacement, when it is determined that the displacement exceeds a set threshold, a pre-compensation signal is generated and provided to the driving unit. |
| US10341763B2 |
Passive radiator assembly
A passive radiator assembly for a loudspeaker system comprising: a pair of passive radiators including a first and a second passive radiator; a frame having a first, a second and a third opening wherein the first and second opening are located on parallel sides of the frame, respectively, wherein the first and the second passive radiator are mounted into the first and second opening of the parallel sides of the frame, respectively, so as to oppose each other at a predetermined distance. |
| US10341757B2 |
Earphone
An earphone includes an audio transmitter, a housing, a sound passage pipe, a radiator, and a light receiver. The audio transmitter transmits sound. The housing has an internal space for containing the audio transmitter. The sound passage pipe guides sound produced at the audio transmitter into an external auditory canal. The radiator radiates light into the external auditory canal. The light receiver is disposed in the internal space of the housing. The light receiver converts the light into a signal, the light having been reflected off the external auditory canal and passed through an internal space of the sound passage pipe. The housing, the sound passage pipe, and the radiator are disposed in this order. |
| US10341752B2 |
Removable cartridge for insertion into portable communications device
A removable cartridge for a portable communication device. The removable cartridge includes frame having a first surface, and an opposite second surface. The second surface is non-planar and is shaped to conform to a shape of a speaker cone in the portable communications device. The removable cartridge also includes a membrane coupled to the first surface of the frame. A portion of the membrane is suspended over an open gap defined by the frame. |
| US10341751B2 |
Electronic device having expandable speaker box
An electronic device having at least one expandable speaker box is provided. The electronic device may include a base having at least one speaker disposed therein and at least one speaker box configured to expand. The electronic device may include further include a lid having a display configured to be attached to the base. The at least one speaker box may be at least partially formed of a compressible-expandable material, such as rubber. Alternatively, the at least one speaker box may be at least partially formed of a bi-metal material that expands when exposed to heat. |
| US10341750B2 |
Pressure equalization audio speaker design
The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of forming a pressure equalizing audio speaker that can be easily manufactured and provides a high quality audio output. One or more of the embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include a sealed enclosure that has at least one liquid impermeable and gas permeable region that allows the flow of a gas between an interior region and an exterior region, while preventing or substantially inhibiting the movement of a liquid from the exterior region into the internal region. In general, the liquid impermeable and gas permeable regions are configured to allow slowly changing gas pressures registered between the internal region and exterior region to be relieved, while allowing rapidly changing gas pressures generated by the diaphragm at audible frequencies to function at a desired level during use. |
| US10341749B2 |
Method of controlling digital photographing apparatus and digital photographing apparatus using the same
Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus recording moving image data being input to a recording medium in a moving image photographing mode. The method includes creating a moving image file in the recording medium and storing the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a first signal is generated by a first button of the digital photographing apparatus pressed, stopping storing of the moving image data being input when the first signal is generated by a second button of the digital photographing apparatus pressed by the user, continuing to store the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a second signal is generated by the second button pressed by the user, and stopping storing of the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second signal is generated by the first button pressed. |
| US10341747B2 |
System and method for wavelength conversion and switching
A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising collecting wavelength availability information associated with a wavelength switched optical network (WSON), receiving a path computation request to transport a signal through the WSON, calculating at least one route through the WSON for the signal, and assigning at least one wavelength for the signal to use along the route. Also disclosed is a network comprising a first path computation element (PCE) configured to compute at least one route for a signal between a source and a destination, and a second PCE in communication with the first PCE, wherein the second PCE is configured to receive the route from the first PCE and assign at least one wavelength to the route. |
| US10341745B2 |
Methods and systems for providing content
Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise a first device receiving a video content item via a first communication link. The video content item can comprise a plurality of fragment identifiers. A plurality of audio content items and metadata associated with the plurality of audio content items can be generated based on the video content item. At least one of the plurality of audio content items and the metadata associated with the at least one of the plurality of audio content items can be transmitted to a second device via a second communication link. The video content item and the one of the plurality of audio content items can be synchronized, based on at least one fragment identifier associated with the video content item and the metadata associated with one of the plurality of audio content items. |
| US10341744B2 |
System and method for controlling related video content based on domain specific language models
Systems and methods for controlling related video content based on domain specific language models are disclosed. Some embodiments include one or more processors configured to obtain a first audio information of first video content, identify first primary time codes based on the first audio information, obtain second audio information of second video content and identify a first secondary plurality of time codes based on the second audio information, determine an amount of differences between the first primary time codes and first secondary time codes, and generate information indicating whether the first video content and the second video content are related based on the determined amount of differences. |
| US10341740B2 |
Method and system for recording recommended content within a user device
A user device and method for operating the same includes a memory and a controller that stores an external recommendation list in the memory, said external recommendations list comprising a marketing list comprising a plurality of marketing list entries and a related program list comprising a plurality of related program entries that are related to the plurality of marketing list entries. Each marketing list entry has a related score corresponding to a respective marketing list entry. The controller generates a most viewed programming list, comparing the external recommendations list and most viewed programming list using the related score and generates a recommended recording list using both the external recommendation list and the most viewed programming list. The controller also stores at least one content from the recording recommendation list in the memory. |
| US10341739B2 |
Methods and systems for recommending providers of media content to users viewing over-the-top content based on quality of service
Methods and systems are described for recommending providers of media content to users viewing over-the-top content based on quality of service. |
| US10341726B2 |
Video sender and video receiver
According to one embodiment, a video sender comprises: a video processor and a communication module. The video processor creates video. The communication module is configured to communicate with a video receiver. The communication module comprises: a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives, from the video receiver, specific information specifying which one of a color signal and a frame rate takes precedence over the other one in transmission. The transmitter converts the video created by the video processor into video in which one of the color signal and the frame rate takes precedence over the other one in accordance with the specific information, and transmit the video thus converted to the video receiver. |
| US10341725B2 |
Methods and systems for determining user engagement based on user interactions during different time intervals
Systems and methods are described herein for determining a level of user engagement based on user interactions. A media guidance application is configured to retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs, including input type, received during consumption of a media asset. A second time interval, prior to the first time interval, is selected by shifting the first start time and the first end time. A second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during the second time interval, including input type, is retrieved. A first media asset consumed during the first time interval and a second media asset consumed during the second time interval are determined, and the level of user engagement for the first media asset is determined based on the first record and the second record. |
| US10341723B2 |
Identification and instantiation of community driven content
An apparatus for providing community driven content includes at least one sensor for recording sensor data, a network interface, a memory, and a processor connected to the sensor, the network interface, and the memory. The processor is configured to record usage history for engagement with the apparatus by a first user over a period of time and receive the sensor data from the at least one sensor for actions by the first user over the period of time. The processor determines user preferences for the first user based on the usage history and the sensor data, and determines whether a second user is available for interaction with the first user. The processor then outputs the suggested action, at a predetermined time, to at least one connected display device or audio device. |
| US10341722B2 |
Distributed indoor smart antenna system for over-the-air television reception
A distributed indoor antenna system for over-the-air television reception includes technological improvements that increase signal quality on a display device. The system includes a plurality of active distributed antenna nodes and a reception gateway. The distributed antenna nodes are placed and oriented at various spaced-apart locations around a user's residence or other location of interest. Each of the plurality of active distributed antenna nodes includes an antenna, a demodulator, and a Wi-Fi converter. The plurality of active distributed antenna nodes receives the broadcast signals, decodes the broadcast signals, and transcodes the decoded broadcast signals into a Wi-Fi signal format. The reception gateway receives the transcoded broadcast signals and determines which signal or which signal combination to retransmit to the display device. |
| US10341721B2 |
Method and system for processing multi-media content
A method and system for micro-cloud computing is described. An application serving node, which is a specifically configured piece of customer premises equipment such as a set-top box, is the server for a micro-cloud network. Various user devices that form part of the micro-cloud network, such as television sets and smart phones, communicate with the application serving node. The application serving node is configured with software that allows various heterogeneous types of data to be obtained and streamed to the user devices in multiple ways. The application serving node performs much of the processing necessary for such content streaming itself and thus represents an edge-based network architecture. |
| US10341718B2 |
Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream CATV signal strength within in-home network
A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band. |
| US10341715B2 |
Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television
A method, computer program, and reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus. The method includes receiving content from a content source, and displaying the received content on a display. A first trigger is extracted from closed caption data associated with the received content. The reception apparatus retrieves a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger. The TPT includes at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content, and is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. Further, the reception apparatus processes the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content. |
| US10341710B2 |
Program recording method and device, and set top box
Provided are a program recording method and device, and a set top box. The method includes: acquiring, by a set top box, first Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information of a Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) and second EPG information of an Over-The-Top (OTT) service; selecting a program to be recorded from a program list integrated with the first EPG information and the second EPG information, and determining a program type of the program to be recorded; and recording the program to be recorded according to the determined program type. |
| US10341707B2 |
Method and system for using a second screen device for interacting with a set top box to enhance a user experience
A system and method for displaying data related to a content displayed through a set top box includes a second screen device generating a content information request signal requesting data corresponding to the content, communicates the content information request signal to the set top box. The set top box communicates a content information signal to the second screen device comprising a content identifier. The second screen device generates a request for related data signal corresponding to the content using the content identifier, communicates the request for related data signal through a network, receives aggregated related content data corresponding to the content from a data services center and displays the aggregated related content data. |
| US10341705B2 |
Digital overlay offers on connected media devices
A computing device includes memory for instructions and offers in a virtual wallet. A processor pairs private area networking (PAN) circuitry with a television to enable interaction with offers delivered in conjunction with commercials streamed to the television. The processor detects a first offer delivered in conjunction with a particular broadcast commercial, the first offer including a selectable indicia and delivers the first offer to the virtual wallet responsive to detecting selection of the selectable indicia. |
| US10341704B2 |
Multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and device and method for estimating high-speed movement
The present invention relates to a multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and a device and method for estimating high-speed movement. Included are: a content providing device for generating N×M multicast stream channels having different transmission start times and transmission rates, providing N×M multicast stream channel lists, and transmitting content through one channel of N×M multicast stream channels; and a user terminal for selecting one channel of the N×M multicast stream channel lists provided from the content providing device and receiving content through the selected multicast stream channel. |
| US10341703B1 |
Integrated audience interaction measurements for videos
Example implementations described herein involve determining, for a video program, viewing patterns of a plurality of viewers of the video program; for a threshold of the plurality of viewers having changing viewing patterns for the video program during broadcast of the video program, determining if the threshold of the plurality of viewers having the changing viewing patterns are only associated with a local station broadcasting to a local geographical region; for the threshold of the plurality of viewers having the changing viewing patterns being only associated with a local geographical region, transmitting, to a station managing the local geographical region, instructions regarding at least one of video program outage and bit rate throughput issue for the video program. |
| US10341702B1 |
Method and system for providing different categories of programming data to a user device from head end systems
A system and method for providing programming data includes a first module that generates first programming data for content and a second module generating billing data corresponding to the content. A listing service module receives first programming data from the first module and receives billing data from the second module. The listing service module combines the first programming data and the billing data to form combined programming data. A first cache module is in communication with the listing service module and a user device and stores the combined programming data. |
| US10341698B2 |
Systems and methods for distributing content using a common set of encryption keys
Systems and methods for performing adaptive bitrate streaming using alternative streams of protected content in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor, and memory containing a client application. In addition, the client application configures the processor to: request a top level index file identifying a plurality of alternative streams of protected content, where each of the alternative streams of protected content are encrypted using common cryptographic information; obtain the common cryptographic information; request portions of content from at least the plurality of alternative streams of protected content; access the protected content using the common cryptographic information; and playback the content. |
| US10341697B2 |
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices
A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position. |
| US10341694B2 |
Data processing method and live broadcasting method and device
Data processing methods, live broadcasting methods and devices are disclosed. An example data processing method may comprise converting audio and video data into broadcast data in a predetermined format, and performing speech recognition on audio data in the audio and video data, and adding the text information obtained from speech recognition into the broadcast data. In real time, text information obtained from speech recognition according to the audio data can be inserted. |