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| US10357880B2 |
Offline programming device and position-parameter correcting method
Provided is an offline programming device that generates, while being offline, a program for operating a robot, wherein, when a coordinate system that serves as a reference for the robot is changed, a position parameter generated on the basis of a coordinate system before the change is automatically corrected on the basis of the coordinate system before the change and a coordinate system after the change so that absolute positions of the position parameter become equal to each other before and after the change. |
| US10357879B2 |
Robot zero-point calibration device and method
A robot zero-point calibration device includes an axial position recording unit configured to record positional data of each axis of a robot in each of a plurality of postures when a first positioning point and a second positioning point are made to coincide with each other, the first positioning point being disposed at a predetermined coordinate on a base coordinate system of the robot, and the second positioning point being disposed at a predetermined coordinate on a flange coordinate system of the robot. The device also includes a positional offset calculating unit configured to calculate an offset amount of a zero point of each axis of the robot from a true zero point of the axis based on a plurality of sets of the positional data stored in the axial position recording unit. |
| US10357874B2 |
Apparatus and method for a storage container with integrated table
A storage container can include a bottom surface and one or more sides that extend up from the bottom surface to define a storage area. The storage container can also include a lid rotatably coupled to at least one of the sides and can be moved from a closed position, preventing or limiting access to the storage area, to an open position, allowing access. The storage container can also include a work surface rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the lid. When the lid is opened, the work surface is rotated into a substantially horizontal position providing a planar top surface to work on. The storage container can also include a leg support assembly that is rotatably coupled to one or more of the side walls of the storage container and can be adjusted into a support position to provide vertical support for a portion of the work surface. |
| US10357873B2 |
Portable, handheld tool having a floor plate
The invention relates to a floor plate, in particular for portable, handheld tools with a combustion engine, an essentially flat surface with an continuous outer edge and at least one first opening with a related edge and a second opening with a related edge, wherein the at least one edge of an opening exhibits an element that projects at an inclined angle, which serves as a baffle plate to divert sparks and particles, and further that at least the continuous edge of the floor plate and/or the edge of at least one opening are at least sectionally beaded or pulled up. |
| US10357869B2 |
Luminescent substrate containing abrasive particles, and method for the production thereof
An abrasive sawing or polishing substrate includes a substrate, a binder C1 covering at least a portion of the substrate, and abrasive particles having an at least partial coating, C2. The abrasive sawing or polishing substrate also includes a coating C3 coating binder C1 and the abrasive particles coated with C2 and at least one light-emitting compound. The abrasive particles coated with C2 are in contact with binder C1 and with coating C3. |
| US10357865B2 |
Method for bevelling an ophthalmic lens
A method for producing an instruction for bevelling an ophthalmic lens, with a view to mounting same in a framework of a spectacle frame into which a bevelled display lens is initially fitted. The method includes the steps of: a) acquiring a correction parameter relative to the play between the framework and the display lens; b) capturing a surface image of the display lens previously removed from the framework; c) determining, on the surface image, an initial contour (C0) of the display lens; d) calculating a corrected contour (C1), by correcting the initial contour according to the correction parameter; and e) deriving the bevelling instruction according to the corrected contour. |
| US10357860B2 |
Twin clamp and method for simultaneously clamping two elongate profile segments
The invention relates to a twin clamp, comprising two receptacles (61, 62), each of which has two movable clamping jaws (611, 612, 621, 622) and by means of each of which an elongate profile segment (71, 72) having a circular cross-section can be clamped in the contact section, each elongate profile segment having a center axis (D71, D72) and an outside diameter, wherein two clamping jaws (611, 612, 621, 622) of different receptacles (61, 62) are coupled to one another via a respective differential gearing (41, 42) and two clamping jaws (611, 612, 621, 622) of the same receptacle (61, 62) are coupled to one another via a synchronous gearing (51, 52) and the position of the center axes (D71, D72) of the clamped elongate profile segments (71, 72) is independent of the size of the outside diameters of the elongate profile segments (71, 72). |
| US10357858B2 |
Actuating device for a steady rest
An actuating device (10) actuates jaws (12) of a steady rest (11). The jaws can be used for clamping or supporting a workpiece (13). The actuating device includes a carrier (18) with a mounting side (20) to which the steady rest (11) can be mounted. An outer end (27b) of an actuating part (27) projects away from the mounting side (20) of the carrier (18) and includes a connecting arrangement (29) as the interface for the connection with an input part (14) of the steady rest (11). An inner end (27 c) of the actuating part (27) is movably coupled with a piston (35) of a pneumatic cylinder (36) via a coupling arrangement (34). The coupling arrangement 34 includes a slide (40) that is immovably connected to the piston (35), said slide having on it at least one slotted gate (44). The slotted gate (44) defines a gate path oriented obliquely to longitudinal direction L and to height direction H, along which gate path the at least one gate element (46) can be guided in a movable manner. The gate element is connected to the inner end (27c) of the actuating part (27). |
| US10357854B2 |
Assembly method for assembled camshaft and device therefor
A combined cam shaft assembling method comprises the following steps: A, grinding the outer diameter of a steel pipe (2) to specified precision, and machining an inner hole of a cam sheet (1) and a signal disc to specified precision; B, pre-installing the cam sheet (1) and the signal disc onto the steel pipe (2) according to a specified sequence, distance and angle; C, utilizing a tension part (3) to penetrate through the steel pipe (2), ensuring the steel pipe (2) to be expanded, so as to fix the cam sheet (1) and the signal disc onto the steel pipe (2) and reach a specified torque. The method is carried out through a combined cam shaft assembling device. By adopting the tension part (3) to expand the steel pipe (2), the steel pipe (2) and the cam sheet (1) can be rapidly combined, the cam sheet (1) and the signal disc can be clamped onto the steel pipe (2) in a more reliable manner, and the strength of the entire cam shaft is relatively high. |
| US10357851B2 |
Wafer producing method
A wafer producing method for producing an SiC wafer from a single crystal SiC ingot. The wafer producing method includes a separation surface forming step of forming a separation surface composed of modified layers, cracks, and connection layers inside the ingot and a wafer separating step of separating a part of the ingot along the separation surface as an interface to thereby produce the wafer. The separation surface forming step includes a modified layer forming step of forming the modified layers and the cracks extending from the modified layers along a c-plane, and a connection layer forming step of forming the connection layers each connecting the cracks formed adjacent to each other in the thickness direction of the ingot. |
| US10357849B2 |
Connecting seam between two thin-walled sheet-metal parts
A connecting seam is formed between two thin-walled sheet-metal parts as a laser weld seam or laser soldered seam as additional material is supplied, respectively. The sheet-metal parts have flange portions for formation of a connecting region. At least one flange portion includes in the region of a joining zone a bead which is at least partially surrounded or filled by solidified melt from seam material after the production of the connecting seam. |
| US10357847B2 |
Interchangeable optics modules for laser processing machines
The invention relates to a interchangeable optics module for a laser processing machine as well as a laser processing machine including the optics module, wherein a beam guide is fixed to a support plate, and the beam guide includes a laser input coupling interface on one end that can be connected to a laser output coupling interface allocated to a laser source, and a processing head on the other end. |
| US10357844B2 |
Method of monitoring of resistance welding quality of nuclear fuel rod
A method of monitoring in real time pressure resistance welding of a cladding tube and an end plug. The method includes: a first step of detecting welding information including voltage, current, and welding force in a process of pressure resistance welding of a cladding tube and an end plug; a second step of comparing static factors obtained by calculating effective values for the welding information with predetermined reference values, respectively; a third step of calculating dynamic factors for the welding information including the gradient of instantaneous welding force, when the reference values are satisfied in the second step; and a fourth step of determining whether there is defect or not in welding quality by comparing the dynamic factors. |
| US10357840B2 |
Method for forming a bonded joint
The invention relates to a method for forming a bonded joint between a structure that is applied to a glass substrate, in particular a printed conductive structure and an electrical connecting component, in particular a solder base by using solder coated or non-solder coated reactive nanometer multilayer foils which are made from at least two exothermally reacting materials. Initially preconfiguring the reactive nanometer multilayer foils according to the opposing joining surfaces of the conductive structure and the electrical closure element is performed. Thereafter arranging a solder preform respectively between the respective joining surface and the nanometer multilayer foil for non-solder coated foils or arranging an additional solder preform for already solder coated nanometer multilayer foils is performed, wherein the solder preform or the additional solder preform includes a larger, in particular double thickness layer compared to another solder preform between the nanometer multilayer foil and the a conductive structure applied to the glass substrate so that a reduction of the temperature introduction into the conductive structure and a leveling of uneven portions is caused. After temporarily applying a pressure force which is applied between the joining surfaces triggering the exothermal reaction of the nanometer multilayer foil is performed by an electrical impulse or a laser impulse. |
| US10357838B2 |
Graphite-copper composite electrode material and electrical discharge machining electrode using the material
An object is to provide a graphite-copper composite electrode material that is capable of reducing electrode wear to a practically usable level and to provide an electrical discharge machining electrode using the material. A graphite-copper composite electrode material includes a substrate comprising a graphite material and having pores, and copper impregnated in the pores of the substrate, the electrode material having an electrical resistivity of 2.5 μΩm or less, preferably 1.5 μΩm or less, more preferably 1.0 μΩm or less. It is desirable that the substrate comprising the graphite material have an anisotropy ratio of 1.2 or less. It is desirable that an impregnation rate φ of the copper in the electrode material is 13% or greater. It is desirable that the substrate comprising the graphite material have a bulk density of from 1.40 Mg/m3 to 1.85 Mg/m3. |
| US10357836B2 |
Compensation device and clamping device for workpieces equipped with a compensation device of this type
The invention relates to a compensation device for the flat-compensated clamping of a workpiece, in particular a toothed workpiece or a workpiece to be toothed, carried out via a clamping device defining a clamping axis, said workpiece having an axis of rotation and abutting a contact surface of the compensation device with a flat side, wherein the workpiece axis of rotation is coaxially centered to the clamping axis when the clamping device is actuated, and any deviations arising therefrom of the abutting flat side from an orthogonality to the workpiece axis of rotation are compensated by a deflection movement carried out at the compensation device, wherein the contact surface has at least three contact areas spaced apart from one another and the deflection movement comprises an axial movement of the contact areas. |
| US10357835B2 |
Shoe accessory for a saw
An angle guide for a band saw having a guide body for coupling to the band saw and a first engaging surface of the body for engaging a workpiece during a cutting operation of the band saw. The first engaging surface defines a first plane. The angle guide also has a second surface of the body defining a second plane. The second plane is substantially non-parallel to the first plane. The angle guide also includes a tool side edge of the body for being positioned adjacent the band saw, the tool side edge defining a third plane. A cut angle is defined by an angle between the first plane and the third plane. |
| US10357834B2 |
Adzer bit with cutting segments
An adzer bit includes a support member that defines a through hole that is configured to receive a fastener. The support member includes a cutting segment cap portion and a base portion. The support member also defines an annular slot that is axially disposed between the cutting segment cap portion and the base portion. A plurality of cutting segments are received and secured in the annular slot. The material of the plurality of cutting segments is harder than the material of the support member. |
| US10357832B2 |
Drill and method for manufacturing machined product using same
A drill is provided with a body having a rod shape configured to rotate about a rotational axis, a cutting edge that is located at a tip portion of the body and extends from an outer periphery of the body toward the rotational axis when viewed from the tip portion, a flank located at the tip portion and disposed along the cutting edge, a covering layer that covers at least the tip portion of the body, and one or more recessed portions disposed on the flank at positions close to the cutting edge. |
| US10357831B2 |
Pocket hole jig
A pocket hole jig includes base with a base plate and first and second lateral side walls extending along the base plate, and a body disposed between the first and second lateral side walls and slidable along the base in a forward direction and a rearward direction. The body includes a drill bit aperture angled downward toward the base plate. The pocket hole jig also includes a fence movable between a raised position and a lowered position and having a contact surface engageable with an end of the workpiece when the fence is in the lowered position to position the base a predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece. The contact surface is in a first position when the fence is in the raised position and a second position when the fence is in the lowered position. The second position is forward of the first position. |
| US10357825B2 |
Surface-coated copper filler, method for producing same and conductive composition
There are provided a surface-coated copper filler having an excellent oxidation resistance for use in a conductive composition, a method for producing the surface-coated copper filler, and a conductive composition containing the surface-coated copper filler. The surface-coated copper filler comprises: a copper particle; a first coating layer containing an amine compound, which is bonded to copper on a surface of the copper particle via a chemical bond and/or a physical bond; and a second coating layer containing an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, which is bonded to the amine compound via a chemical bond. The amine compound is represented by the following formula (1): H2NCH2mNHnCH2mNH2 (1) wherein m is an integer of 0 to 3, n is an integer of 0 to 2, m is 0 to 3 when n is 0, and m is 1 to 3 when n is 1 or 2. |
| US10357820B2 |
Steering-wheel core and casting method therefor
A steering-wheel core and a method for casting the same capable of eliminating the need to perform finishing processing after casting and decreasing manufacturing cost even when the steering-wheel core is cast using a molten metal. The method for casting a steering-wheel core (100) includes: providing a protruding portion (92) in a surface (91) of an inner surface of a casting die (90), with the surface defining a nut seat surface; and causing a molten metal to hit on the protruding portion (92) when the molten metal flows into the casting die (90) such that a change occurs in the flowing direction of the molten metal flowing toward the surface (91) that defines the nut seat surface. |
| US10357819B2 |
Investment casting of hollow components
The invention relates to a method for producing a cast component which has cavity structures, using a 3D pattern of digital geometrical coordinates of the cast component by means of a ceramic mold, said method comprising the use of CNC technology. |
| US10357815B2 |
Press drawing method
A press drawing method includes a first step for moving an upper mold 10e from a top dead center to a fracture position and applying a predetermined strain to a part of a plate material 1 to be drawn, causing the plate material 1 to fracture at a fracture part 4, and a second step for moving the upper mold 10e from the fracture position to a bottom dead center, thus completing the drawing process. |
| US10357810B2 |
Steady flow structure and a ventilation apparatus having said steady flow structure
The present invention provides a steady flow structure and a ventilation apparatus having the steady flow structure. The ventilation apparatus comprises: a hood arranged indoors, an inner chamber of the hood constituting a work chamber; and a front wall of the hood formed with a front opening which opens towards the indoor environment; an air supply duct, which supplies air into the work chamber through air supply outlets provided on the hood and extending in the left and right width direction of the work chamber; and an air exhaust duct, through which the air entering the work chamber through the front opening and the air entering the work chamber through the air supply outlets are exhausted from the work chamber to outside; a steady flow structure is provided in the interior of the air supply duct, supply airflow enters into the steady flow structure in the left-right directions, and then blows out evenly and stably along the air supply outlets located along the sides of the steady flow structure after flowing through the steady flow structure. |
| US10357809B2 |
Decontamination and cleaning process for hydrocarbon contaminated equipment
The present invention relates to a process for removing noxious gases and cleaning hydrocarbon contaminants from equipment at a refinery, plant, or other facility during a turnaround period. The process includes injecting an aromatic solvent into the contaminated equipment with a gas stream, such as steam, and an additive. The combination of the steam and the chemical blend of solvent and additive dissolves harmful hydrocarbon material and removes noxious vapors from the equipment in a manner that is faster, more efficient, and can be performed at a significantly lower cost. |
| US10357808B2 |
Methods and systems for use in washing bulk containers
A method of washing a bulk container is provided. The method includes receiving the bulk container on a support surface and rotating the support surface and at least one washer arm relative to one another. The method further includes spraying a fluid from at least one nozzle disposed on the at least one washer arm. Rotating the support surface and the at least one washer arm relative to one another exposes a plurality of portions of an outer surface of the bulk container to the spray. |
| US10357807B2 |
Intelligent hub cleaning device
Disclosed is a hub cleaning device, including a base (1), a mounting transition plate (2), a nozzle adjusting module (3), hub conveying modules (4) and a work fixture (5), in which the nozzle adjusting module (3) is connected onto the mounting transition plate (2), and the mounting transition plate (2) is fixed on the base (1); the work fixture (5) is arranged at a position parallel to the base (1), so that the nozzle adjusting module (3) can face the front side of a hub (6); and the hub conveying modules (4) are arranged on two sides of the work fixture (5). The device is simple in structure, and one device can complete cleaning of multiple types of hubs, thereby greatly reducing the input of enterprises on cleaning devices and saving a lot of money for the enterprises. |
| US10357802B2 |
Separator lifting apparatus and method
An apparatus includes a vibratory separator having a frame and a screen, a lift housing disposed proximate the vibratory separator, and a lift system disposed in the lift housing and configured to selectively engage a portion of the vibratory separator to lift the portion of the vibratory separator. A method includes actuating an actuator and vertically extending a lifting member, contacting an alignment device coupled to the lifting member with a corresponding alignment device coupled to a portion of a vibratory separator, and raising the portion of the vibratory separator to provide access to a screen of the vibratory separator. |
| US10357800B1 |
Texturizing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound
A method of texturing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound by providing a collapsible bag having an opening at its top and is adapted to contain non-acoustical joint compound for forming a textured coating on the wall or ceiling and providing a spray nozzle having a low pressure input port, a joint compound suction port attached to the opening at the top of the collapsible bag, and an output port for spraying the non-acoustical joint compound. A low pressure stream of air from an air gun attached to the low pressure input port urges a small quantity of the non-acoustical joint compound to be sprayed out of the spray nozzle when the bottom of the collapsible disposable bag is raised above its top to either allow or force the joint compound to flow into the suction port and into the interior of the spray nozzle. |
| US10357799B2 |
Method for producing a substrate by spraying particles onto a compact film of solid particles on a carrier liquid
A method for producing an assembly of particles bound by a substrate, including: making a compact film of solid particles floating on a carrier liquid, the solid particles potentially holding objects between them; spraying particles onto a face of the compact film opposite to the one immersed in a carrier liquid, to create a substrate-forming-skin adhering to the solid particles; and extracting an obtained assembly outside the carrier liquid. |
| US10357790B1 |
Device for withdrawing and dispensing a viscous product, without taking in air
A device for withdrawing and dispensing a viscous product includes a pumping member and a dip tube that includes an upper end connected to a corresponding portion of the pumping member. The dip tube includes a lower portion having a free lower end, with a circumference of the lower portion opened by at least one longitudinal slot formed parallel to a longitudinal axis of the dip tube, wherein the longitudinal slot forms a gutter with a bottom, the lower portion includes pins arranged inside the gutter and extending transversally to the longitudinal slot and away from the bottom of the gutter, the pins being dispatched along the longitudinal slot. |
| US10357784B2 |
Solid-wall scroll centrifuge with front wall with discharge opening having a weir edge and an energy recovery device defining a discharge pipe on the outside of the front wall and in front of the discharge opening having the weir edge
A solid-bowl screw centrifuge has a centrifuge drum that can rotate about a longitudinal axis during operation. The centrifuge drum has a front wall with at least one discharge opening for discharging clarified product from the centrifuge drum. A weir edge is formed at the discharge opening radially toward the outside. An energy recovery device is provided for recovering energy from the clarified product that is being discharged. The energy recovery device defines a discharge pipe through which the clarified product passes as the clarified product flows out. The energy recovery device is situated on the outside of the front wall and in front of the discharge opening that has the weir edge. |
| US10357780B2 |
Magnetic capture of a target from a fluid
Disclosed herein is an improved method for magnetic capture of target molecules (e.g., microbes) in a fluid. Kits and solid substrates for carrying the method described herein are also provided. In some embodiments, the methods, kits, and solid substrates described herein are optimized for separation and/or detection of microbes and microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) (including, e.g., but not limited to, a cell component of microbes, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), and/or endotoxin). |
| US10357779B2 |
Method for sorting soil
A sorting station is provided with a hopper, at least one conveyor belt, a deck screener, including at least one mesh screen and at least one spray bar, a chute, having a tapering form, a prep screw, a dewatering screen, wherein the deck screener is configured to have vibration applied thereto to separate a matter from a mixture of matters, and where the at least one spray bar is configured to wash the mixture of matter and further separate a selected matter from the mixture of matters. Methods of sorting a particular matter from a mixture of matters, and processes of filtering soil are also provided. |
| US10357773B2 |
Cartridge, kit and method for manipulating liquids having biological samples
A cartridge has a container with at least one well, protrusions distributed on the container base side, and a flat polymer film having a lower surface and a hydrophobic upper surface kept at a distance (d) to the container base side by the protrusions. The container and the film are reversibly attachable to a liquid droplet manipulation instrument so that the lower surface of the film abuts at least one electrode array of the instrument. The container enables displacement of at least one liquid droplet from a well onto the hydrophobic upper surface of the flat polymer film and above the electrode array. The liquid droplet manipulation instrument comprises a control unit with a voltage control and an electrode selector for individually selecting each electrode of the electrode array and for providing the selected electrode with a voltage and thus controlling a guided movement of a liquid droplet on the hydrophobic upper surface of the flat polymer film by electrowetting. Also disclosed are a corresponding kit and method. |
| US10357771B2 |
Method of producing emulsions
Devices, systems, and their methods of use, for generating droplets are provided. One or more geometric parameters of a microfluidic channel can be selected to generate droplets of a desired and predictable droplet size. |
| US10357765B2 |
Carbon-containing metal catalyst particles for carbon nanotube synthesis and method of producing the same, catalyst carrier support, and method of producing carbon nanotubes
The present invention relates to metal catalyst particles for carbon nanotube synthesis, comprising carbon-containing regions on their surfaces. |
| US10357762B2 |
Mixed metal double salt ionic liquids with tunable acidity
Disclosed are double salt ionic liquids that include at least one organic cation and at least two metal halide anions. Methods of making the double salt ionic liquids can include combining two or more metal halide containing salts, wherein the metal halide containing salts include at least one organic cation and at least two metal halide anions. The reaction between the two or more salts at any ratio allows fine tuning, rate of dissolution, solubility, and bioavailability of the double salt ionic liquids. The ionic liquids disclosed herein can be used as a catalyst for catalyzing a chemical reaction. The chemical reaction can be an acid catalyzed chemical reaction such as a Lewis acid catalyzed reaction, a Beckmann rearrangement reaction, a Meyer-Schuster rearrangement reaction, a heterocyclic synthesis, a reaction for biodiesel production, a mercury-catalyzed type reaction, or a hydrogen-fluoride catalyzed type reaction. |
| US10357756B2 |
Flue gas purification system and process using a sorbent polymer composite material
This invention provides a method of removing sulfur oxides, mercury vapor and other contaminants from a flue gas stream and a flue gas treatment device comprising a sorbent polymer composite substrate comprising a high surface area support and a durable halogen source adjacent the sorbent polymer composite substrate. The halogen source comprises a compound with a quaternary ammonium halogen salt that is not washed away. |
| US10357751B2 |
Polymer micelles containing nanoparticles in non-aqueous solution, methods for their preparation and use
The present invention relates to a composition, comprising at least one micelle in non-aqueous solution, wherein the micelle encapsules one or more nanoparticle(s) and wherein the micelle comprises a cross-linked hydrophilic shell.Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a composition and to methods for providing such a composition. |
| US10357746B2 |
Solvent resistant polyamide nanofiltration membranes
The present invention relates to a composite membrane for nanofiltration of a feed stream solution comprising a solvent and dissolved solutes and showing preferential rejection of the solutes. The composite membrane comprises a thin polymeric film formed by interfacial polymerization on a support membrane. The support membrane is further impregnated with a conditioning agent and is stable in polar aprotic solvents. The composite membrane is optionally treated in a quenching medium, where the interfacial polymerization reaction can be quenched and, in certain embodiments, membrane chemistry can be modified. Finally the composite membrane is treated with an activating solvent prior to nanofiltration. |
| US10357745B2 |
Membrane distillation system which is capable of real-time monitoring on membrane wetting
Provided is a membrane distillation system capable of real-time monitoring of membrane wetting, which includes: a raw water storage tank configured to store fluid; a membrane distillation water treatment unit configured to receive raw water stored in the raw water storage tank to generate pure water, the membrane distillation water treatment unit having an inlet water chamber into which an inlet water flows from the raw water storage tank, a membrane for separating the inlet water in the inlet water chamber into a steam and a concentrated water, and a treated water chamber for receiving the steam separated by the membrane and concentrating the steam; and a membrane wetting detection unit to detect a membrane wetting phenomenon and a membrane wetting location of the membrane by measuring a light passing through the membrane in real time. |
| US10357744B2 |
Exhaust gas purification device
An exhaust gas purification device of the present invention is provided with: a substrate of wall flow structure having an inlet cell, an outlet cell and a porous partition wall; an upstream catalyst layer, provided inside the partition wall and disposed in an upstream portion of the substrate including an exhaust gas inflow end section; and a downstream catalyst layer, provided inside the partition wall and disposed in a downstream portion of the substrate including an exhaust gas outflow end section. The upstream catalyst layer and the downstream catalyst layer each contain a carrier and at least one noble metal from among Pt, Pd and Rh, supported on the carrier. The noble metal in the upstream catalyst layer and the noble metal in the downstream catalyst layer are different from each other. |
| US10357739B2 |
Systems and methods for water extraction control
A controller may control a system for extracting liquid water from air comprising a thermal unit, a primary desiccant wheel, and a regeneration fluid path. The controller may comprise a plurality of sensors, a plurality of motors, and a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of sensors and the plurality of motors. The microcontroller may be configured to determine a water extraction efficiency based on at least one signal received from at least one of the plurality of sensors and maximize the water extraction efficiency by adjusting a speed of at least one of the plurality of motors in response to the determined water extraction efficiency. The water extraction efficiency may be a value obtained by multiplying a regeneration fluid flow rate within the regeneration fluid path by an absolute humidity of air on a side of the primary desiccant wheel opposite a side in communication with the thermal unit. |
| US10357733B2 |
Filter retentate removal system and method
A system and method for removing retentate from filters is disclosed, which utilizes pressurized and/or vacuum fluid through localized application. The disclosure describes a cleaning system and sequence of steps for carrying out the cleaning process, whereby, a fluid is directed to flow through a localized region of the filter media, thereby dislodging and removing accumulated retentate from the filter. In addition, the localized application of fluid flow allows for localized monitoring of the cleanliness of the filter with a high degree of spatial resolution. This filter retentate removal system and method is broadly applicable to a wide range of systems and processes ranging to engines and exhaust systems to production plants and equipment. |
| US10357729B2 |
High efficiency and high capacity glass-free fuel filtration media and fuel filters and methods employing the same
High efficiency and high capacity glass-free filtration media include a blend of synthetic non-fibrillated staple fibers and fibrillated cellulosic staple fibers, wherein the fibrillated cellulosic fibers are present in the media in an amount to achieve a multipass dust holding capacity of 10 mg/in2 and greater, and a multipass filtration efficiency at 1.5 microns of greater than 50%. The filtration media is made by forming a wet laid sheet from a fibrous slurry blend of the synthetic non-fibrillated staple fibers and fibrillated cellulosic staple fibers, followed by drying the sheet to obtain the filtration media. Optionally, the filtration media may be provided with a resin binder and may be grooved and/or pleated. |
| US10357728B2 |
Filter having a filter bypass valve, and filter insert therefor
A filter having a filter housing, an inlet for liquid to be filtered and an outlet for filtered liquid. An exchangeable filter insert separates an unfiltered side and a filtered side of the filter. A filter bypass valve has a valve seat and a valve body guided so as to be movable relative to the valve seat and preloaded in the closing direction. The valve seat is fixed to the filter. The valve body is guided in the filter so as to be fixed to the filter. A spring that preloads the valve body in the closing direction is guided in the filter so as to be fixed to the filter. The filter insert has a spring support that, in the state in which the insert is placed into the filter housing, supports and pre-stresses the spring at its end facing away from the valve body. |
| US10357717B2 |
Game system and game program
To improve the user friendliness of switching a map display between the real world and a virtual world while also improving the entertainment value of the game and avoiding the danger arising from using a smartphone while walking. There are provided: a game progress processing unit that progresses a game; a real map storage unit that stores real map information about the real world; a virtual map information generation unit that generates virtual map information including coordination information for an object in virtual geographical information corresponding to geographical information in the real map information; a position information acquisition unit that acquires a user's current position in the real world; a real display data generation unit that generates real display data indicating the user's current position in the user's real map information; a virtual display data generation unit that generates virtual display data in which a character is represented in the virtual map information corresponding to the user's current position on the basis of the user's current position acquired by the position information acquisition unit; and a display control unit that displays the real display data and the virtual display data. |
| US10357716B2 |
Speed-dependent suggested driving lines
In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and target speeds attributed to individual locations along the suggested driving line on the path. The speed indicators provide a dynamic indication of where and how the player should slow down or speed up relative to their current speed as their racer travels along the path. The speed indicators are displayed (e.g., using color to represent different magnitudes of suggested acceleration and deceleration) along the suggested driving line in front of the racer so that the player can anticipate braking and acceleration actions as the path and the racer's speed change. |
| US10357712B2 |
Computer game controller
The subject of the invention is a computer game controller, comprising a base (1) placed on a fixed substrate, with a chassis (2) placed thereupon, of ergonomic shape adapted for resting the user's hand, with a number of function buttons (3) on the top surface, the function buttons (3) enabling programming their functions, the base (1) being connected with the chassis (2) by means of a sliding lever mechanism (4), situated substantially axially along the longitudinal axis of the base (1), providing tilting the chassis (2) relative to the base (1) in two opposite directions, and a sliding movement of the chassis (2) forward and rearward in relation to the base (1), and at least one front switch (5) and a corresponding front resistive element (6), at least one rear switch (5) and a corresponding rear resistive element (6), at least one left-side switch (5) and a corresponding left-side resistive element (6), and at least one right-side switch (5) and a corresponding right-side resistive element (6) so that during the sliding forward movement, the front resistive element (6) presses the front switch (5), during the sliding backward movement, the rear resistive element (6) presses the rear switch (5), on the left tilt, the left-side resistive element (6) presses the left-side switch (5), and during the right tilt, the right-side resistive element (6) presses the right-side switch (5). |
| US10357706B2 |
Four-card poker with variable wager over a network
An online casino game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards. Each player places an initial wager. A first and a second number of cards are dealt to a dealer and to each player, respectively. The first and the second numbers are greater than the number of cards to be used in determining a poker rank hand for the dealer and for each player, respectively. The dealer and each player discard at least one card to form a dealer hand and a player hand, respectively, having an equal number of cards. Each player hand is resolved against the dealer hand according to predetermined game rules. The initial wager must be at least matched with a game wager (play wager), which may be a multiple of the initial wager (e.g., 1× to 5×, at the option of the player), for the player to remain in the game after receiving his cards. |
| US10357704B2 |
Dumbbell with revolving counterweight to provide upright orientation for a logo and weight-number
A dumbbell with revolving counterweight to keep upright a logo and weight-number includes a first side weight, a second side weight, a handle bar, a first spindle weighted assembly, and a second spindle weighted assembly. The first side weight and the second side weight are terminally connected to the handle bar as each side weight comprises a body, an outer surface, and a circular cavity. The circular cavity concentrically traverses into the body from the outer surface so that a rotatable body and a cover plate of the first and second spindle weighted assembly can be concentrically and rotatably mounted to the circular cavity by a shoulder bolt of the first and second spindle weighted assembly. A counter weight of the rotatable body maintains the upright orientation for the cover plate to outwardly display a logo section and a weight-number section that respectively displays the logo and the weight-number. |
| US10357703B2 |
Information-presentation structure having rapid impact-sensitive color change achieved with separate impact-sensing and color-change components
A variable-color region (106) of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112), normally appears along it as a principal color, and includes impact-sensitive and color-change components (182 and (184). A segment (192) of the impact-sensitive component responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by providing an impact effect if the impact meets threshold impact criteria. A segment (194) of the color-change component responds to the effect by causing an impact-dependent portion (138) of the variable-color region to temporarily appear along a print area (118) of the zone as changed color materially different from the principal color. The print area closely matches the object-contact area. The object subsequently leaves the object-contact area. The impact-dependent portion first appears as the changed color no more than 0.2 s after the object leaves the object-contact area. |
| US10357700B2 |
Golf club heads with optimized characteristics and related methods
Embodiments of golf club heads with optimized characteristics presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10357693B2 |
Golf clubs and golf club heads
Golf club heads include a golf club head body, a ball striking face, and a shaft engaging member configured to engage a golf club shaft with the golf club head body. Additionally, the shaft engaging member may be configured to engage the golf club head body and the shaft below a center of gravity of the golf club head, and/or the shaft engaging member may have rotational locking structure that can be locked in a plurality of positions. Further, the golf club head may include a face member and a rear member, where the rear member is configured to transfer energy and/or momentum to the face member, particularly on off-center hits. |
| US10357692B1 |
Lacrosse head with asymmetrical cross-struts
A frame of a lacrosse head includes a ball stop, a scoop, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall. Each of the left and right sidewalls includes a top rail, a bottom rail, a first cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof, and a second cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof. The second cross-struts are disposed closer to the ball stop than the first cross-struts. The second cross-strut of the left sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the left sidewall and extends from the top rail to the bottom rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop. The second cross-strut of the right sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the right sidewall and extends from the bottom rail to the top rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop. |
| US10357690B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing improved controllability on approach shots for less than 40 yards, in particular, on approach shots around the green (about 10 yards to 20 yards) and improved controllability on approach shots from the rough, and showing excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a loss tangent tan δ has a peak temperature of 50° C. or less and a peak height of less than 0.8, obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the paint film under the following conditions: |
| US10357683B2 |
Hand exercise device for gamers
Conditioning devices for gainers and eSports athletes are presented. The devices includes a wrist rest device, a massage sleeve, a hand exercise bracelet, a knuckle bracelet and a tri-finger exercise device. The wrist rest device is configured to provide appropriate warmth to the forearms while gaming, using a keyboard, or any data input device. The massage sleeve is configured to be wrapped around a person's forearm. It includes multiple elevated geometric shapes that are be built into the fabric of the material to provide appropriate pressure along the musculature of the wrist and forearm. The hand exercise bracelet, the knuckle bracelet and the tri-finger exercise device are configured for increasing the flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and intrinsic muscle strength of fingers, wrists, and forearms especially for individuals who do extensive amounts of keyboarding as well as texting, typing, gaming, and data entry. |
| US10357682B2 |
Flexor and extensor exercise device
An exercise device that exercises both flexor and extensor muscles is provided. The exercise device includes a base having a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side. Protruding from the rear end of the base is an anchor bar. The anchor bar may be substantially perpendicular to the base. An overhead handle bar may be pivotally connected to the top of the anchor bar by a pivot point. A stationary fulcrum may be secured to opposing sides of the base. A rotating rod is secured to the stationary fulcrum and rotates about a horizontal axis running through the rotating rod and the fulcrum. A slant board is supported by and pivots about the rotating rod. |
| US10357680B2 |
Arm curl exercise apparatus
Apparatus (10) for performing an arm curl exercise comprising: a frame (12), a seat (16), an elbow pad (19) an input arm assembly (24) interconnected to a resistance mechanism (42) and a manually graspable mechanism (30h), the seat (16) being arranged relative to the input arm assembly (24) to position the user in a user start position (USP) that enables the user to manually engage the manually graspable mechanism (30h) with a posterior surface (PSE) of the user's elbow user's elbow (13e) engaged with the engaging surface (ES) of the elbow pad (19), the input arm assembly comprising a first arm (30r) and a second arm (30f) pivotable around a first linear axis (AA). |
| US10357679B1 |
Wall-mountable exercise apparatus
The wall-mountable exercise apparatus is an exercise machine that is particularly well suited for physical therapy and resistance training. It occupies no floor space when not in use, is easily set up, is adjustable for pulling at a wide variety of heights and angles, and supports replaceable resistance bands of various tensions. |
| US10357678B2 |
Magnetic exercise anchor
The Magnetic Exercise Anchor is an exercise device providing an attachment point to anchor resistance bands to a metallic structure, wherein the exercise apparatus includes a series of magnets working as an anchor to serve as an attachment point, which may temporarily affix the device and resistance bands to a metal surface. |
| US10357672B2 |
Apparatus, system and method to prevent fogging of eyewear
An apparatus, system and method to prevent fogging of glasses worn by a wearer has a mask made from a filtration material. The mask has a left side and a right side. A strap extends from the mask to hold the mask in position on the wearer. A vent is positioned on both the left side and the right side of the mask, in one version. An adhesive foam layer extends across the mask and the strap to attach the mask to the glasses. Arms may extend from the glasses toward ears of the wearer. The adhesive foam layer attaches the mask to the arms of the glasses. A flap extends from the foam layer. Pulling the flap removes the adhesive foam layer from the glasses. |
| US10357670B2 |
Speed reducer arrangement for a line retraction device
A speed reducer arrangement (200) for a line retraction device (100), including at least one lug (4) fixed on a surface of a rotatable hub (2) and configured to rotate along with the hub (2); at least one brake shoe (5) having at least one groove (8) extending therethrough and configured to at least partially receive the at least one lug (4), such that, as the hub (2) rotates, the at least one brake shoe (5) is configured to slidably move along the at least one groove (8) from an inactivated position, wherein the at least one brake shoe (5) is located nearest the center of the hub (2) to an activated position, wherein the at least one brake shoe (5) contacts at least one contact surface of the line retraction device (100) to thereby slow the rotation of the hub (2); and at least one biasing member (6) configured to urge the at at least one brake shoe (5) towards the inactivated position. |
| US10357657B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for electrical stimulation using feedback to adjust stimulation parameters
An electrical stimulation system includes a control module that provides electrical stimulation signals to an electrical stimulation lead coupled to the control module for stimulation of patient tissue. The system also includes a sensor to be disposed on or within the body of the patient and to measure a biosignal; and a processor to communicate with the sensor to receive the biosignal and to generate an adjustment to one or more of the stimulation parameters based on the biosignal. The adjustment can be configured and arranged to steer the electrical stimulation signals to stimulate a region of the patient tissue that is different, at least in part, from a region of the patient tissue stimulated prior to the adjustment. Alternatively or additionally, the biosignal is indicative of a particular patient activity and the adjustment is a pre-determined adjustment selected for the particular patient activity. |
| US10357655B2 |
Frequency-dependent focusing systems and methods for use in a cochlear implant system
An exemplary system includes a processing facility and a control facility. The processing facility is configured to 1) divide an audio signal presented to a cochlear implant patient into a plurality of analysis channels each containing a frequency domain signal, and 2) maintain data representative of a crossover frequency. The control facility is configured to 1) direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of low frequency analysis channels located below the crossover frequency in accordance with a low frequency stimulation strategy that includes a degree of focusing, and 2) direct the cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of each frequency domain signal included in a plurality of high frequency analysis channels located above the crossover frequency in accordance with a high frequency stimulation strategy that includes a lesser degree of focusing than the low frequency stimulation strategy. |
| US10357649B2 |
Neural interface system
The neural interface system of the preferred embodiments includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrode sites and a carrier that supports the electrode array. The electrode array is coupled to the carrier such that the electrode sites are arranged both circumferentially around the carrier and axially along the carrier. A group of the electrode sites may be simultaneously activated to create an activation pattern. The system of the preferred embodiment is preferably designed for deep brain stimulation, and, more specifically, for deep brain stimulation with fine electrode site positioning, selectivity, tunability, and precise activation patterning. The system of the preferred embodiments, however, may be alternatively used in any suitable environment (such as the spinal cord, peripheral nerve, muscle, or any other suitable anatomical location) and for any suitable reason. |
| US10357647B2 |
Tunneling tool
A method and device for implanting a medical lead. The device includes an elongate shaft defining a major longitudinal axis and including a proximal end and a distal end. A necked portion coupled to and extending from the distal end is included, the necked portion defines a first thickness and a substantially planar surface, the necked portion being at least resiliently movable in a direction normal to the major longitudinal axis. A tip disposed at the distal end of the necked portion is included, the tip defining a second thickness greater than the first thickness. |
| US10357643B2 |
System for enhanced sealing of coupled medical fluid lines and method
A system for enhanced sealing of coupled medical fluid or vascular access lines includes a male fitting, a female fitting, and an annular collar seal which is affixable to the male fitting. After the annular collar seal is affixed to the male fitting, the female fitting is placed through the collar and connected to the male fitting. |
| US10357638B2 |
Reinforced balloon catheter
A balloon catheter is described, having a reinforced, co-axial, duel lumen design. At least one of the lumens is formed of a multilayer, tubular element in which one of the layers functions, in part, to provide radial reinforcement to the tubular element. |
| US10357635B2 |
Catheter insertion device
A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, a guidewire partially within the handle and the needle cannula, and a first actuator connected to the handle and the guidewire. The first actuator is movable in a proximal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a distal direction away from the handle, and is movable in a distal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a proximal direction towards the handle. The catheter insertion device can also include a needle support that stabilizes the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient. |
| US10357633B2 |
Steerable catheter with brake assembly
A catheter includes a handle and an elongate member extending from the handle. The catheter may also include steering system coupled to the handle. The steering system may be configured to deflect at least a portion of the elongate member in at least one direction. The catheter may also include a locking mechanism configured to lock the portion of the elongate member in a deflected configuration, and a lever coupled to the handle. The lever may be configured to move from a first position to a second position to engage the locking mechanism. The lever may also be configured to be separably retained at least at one of the first position or the second position to prevent movement therebetween. |
| US10357627B2 |
Patient interfaces with condensation reducing or compensating arrangements
Mask assemblies, breathing circuits and related components include configurations for reducing condensation within the mask and/or inhibiting or preventing condensation from coming into contact with a user of the mask. The mask assemblies can incorporate heating elements (such as heating coils), insulating spaces or barrier layers. |
| US10357624B2 |
Ventilator apparatus and method for operating a ventilator in said ventilator apparatus
The invention comprises a ventilation apparatus and method for operating a ventilator of a ventilator apparatus, wherein in the method at least one duration ratio factor is set in a computing system of the ventilator apparatus; at least one minute volume, at least one functional dead space volume and at least one time constant are determined; a respiration frequency is computed, based on a previously defined lung model, depending on said determined parameters, where said computed respiration frequency is optimized on at least one minimum of a delivered parameter, which is induced to a patient using said ventilator; an inspiratory time and an expiratory time are determined based on said computed respiration frequency and said duration ratio factor; at least one tidal volume based on said previously computed respiration frequency and said determined minute volume is computed; and a delivered respiratory parameter of the ventilator is closed loop controlled. |
| US10357622B2 |
Dry powder inhaler
The present invention relates to a dry powder inhaler for administering a medicament via oral inhalation route to a subject. Particularly, the dry powder inhaler according to present invention is suitable for delivering accurate doses of a medicament in different ranges of inspiratory capacity of the subject. |
| US10357618B2 |
Injection-needle cover
A injection-needle cover includes an injection needle enclosure portion, which has paired base-side wall portions, a cylinder portion, paired tip-end-side wall portions, an injection needle contact portion, a hook portion, and a needle tip end fixing portion. The injection needle contact portion is disposed at a position in a base-side axial space, which is a boundary between the base-side axial space and an intra-cylinder space. The injection needle contact portion has a force receiving portion and a connecting portion. The force receiving portion receives a force from the injection needle when the force receiving portion comes in contact with the injection needle. The force receiving portion has an easy sliding portion, which is disposed in an area adjacent to an injection needle, and slides more easily along the injection needle than a case where an edge slides along the injection needle. |
| US10357615B2 |
Syringe extrusion accessory
Described herein are syringe extrusion accessories comprising: a handle operatively coupled to an attachment portion configured to attach to a syringe; and at least one pawl operatively coupled to the handle and configured to engage with a plunger of the syringe, wherein the syringe extrusion accessory is configured to transfer a substantially perpendicular force applied to the handle to an axial force to push the plunger and extrude a product from the syringe. |
| US10357611B2 |
Closure piece for a powder syringe, and powder syringe
A closure piece for a powder syringe is proposed, having a main body, a sealing element, which is disposed on the main body such that it rests in a sealing manner against a distal opening of a powder syringe, when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe, and a channel, which passes through the main body and the sealing element and has a proximal and a distal end. The closure piece is characterized by a retaining element, which is configured and/or can be disposed such that, prior to an activation of the powder syringe, any powder from a chamber of the powder syringe is at least substantially, preferably completely, prevented from penetrating the channel, when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe. |
| US10357602B2 |
Automated intravenous fluid container delivery device and system
An IV product transport device is configured to transport an IV product from one location to another in automated fashion. The transport device may comprise a chassis with one or more ports for IV products. A drive mechanism is configured to move the transport device. In one embodiment, the transport device includes a controller. Information may be provided to the controller about an IV product, such as its intended destination or use. The controller may also exchange information with a delivery device, such as an infusion pump, to verify that the IV product is delivered to the proper destination. The transport device may include a delivery mechanism for off-loading an IV product. The transport device may deliver IV products of various configurations, including one in which the product comprises a flexible bag and a container housing for supporting and protecting the fluid bag. |
| US10357599B2 |
System for identifying a dialyzer apparatus or a component thereof, and sensor device which can be used for this purpose
A system for acquiring or measuring information relating to a state of dialysance, identifying a dialyzer apparatus, or identifying a membrane filter device during the operation of the dialyzer apparatus in a dialysis treatment of a patient. The dialyzer apparatus includes a housing having an internal volume portion and a membrane filter device arranged within the internal volume portion. The housing allows transmission of radiation. A sensor device connected to the housing of the dialyzer apparatus includes a signal receiving device designed to receive a radiation signal from the housing, the signal characteristic of the state or the identification of the dialyzer apparatus or of the membrane filter unit of the dialyzer apparatus. |
| US10357598B2 |
Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods
An improved intravascular blood pump and related methods involving the broad inventive concept of equipping the intravascular blood pump with guiding features such that the intravascular blood pump can be selectively positioned at a predetermined location within the circulatory system of a patient. |
| US10357597B2 |
Platelet-activated bioadhesive stent coating as an anti-migration mechanism
A stent having an inner surface and an outer surface, the stent comprising a coating composition comprising a platelet-activated adhesive on at least a portion of the outer surface thereof. |
| US10357593B2 |
Malleable demineralized bone composition and method of manufacture
A malleable demineralized bone composition consists of cortical bone made from a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of cortical bone is made from cut pieces freeze dried then ground into particles and demineralized then freeze-dried. The second portion of cortical bone is shaved into shavings. The shavings are long thin strips subjected to freeze-drying. The freeze-dried shavings are ground and demineralized and then freeze-dried. A volume of the second portion is placed in a solution of sterile water to create a mixture, the water volume being twice the second portion, the mixture is autoclaved under heat and pressure to form a gelatin, and the first portion is mixed with the gelatin to form a malleable putty or paste. |
| US10357584B2 |
Cubicle unit, transportation vehicle, and illumination control method
A cubicle unit includes a first illumination apparatus, a second illumination apparatus, a sensor, and a controller. When a brightness sensed by the sensor is a predetermined brightness or less, the controller causes the second illumination apparatus to emit light having a first color temperature lower than a color temperature of light emitted by the first illumination apparatus. When the brightness sensed by the sensor is greater than the predetermined brightness, the controller causes the second illumination apparatus to emit light having a second color temperature lower than the first color temperature. |
| US10357583B2 |
Decontamination method and apparatus
Provided is an apparatus for disinfecting objects of various shapes and sizes. The apparatus includes a housing enclosing a disinfecting chamber, and an ultraviolet light source arranged to emit ultraviolet light into the disinfecting chamber to deactivate at least a portion of a biologically-active contagion present on the object. A peripheral wall of the housing that extends about a portion of the disinfecting chamber comprises an ultraviolet-reflective material so that the ultraviolet light impinging on the peripheral wall is reflected generally away from the peripheral wall and toward an interior of the disinfecting chamber. A door is adjustable between open and closed orientations. A floor at the bottom of the disinfecting chamber includes an ultraviolet-reflective surface that reflects the ultraviolet light impinging on the floor generally away from the floor toward the interior of the disinfecting chamber. |
| US10357579B2 |
Device port cleaner
The present invention includes a device cleaner, and method of use, for cleaning a device port, particularly a medical device port, that may be inserted into the device port cleaner for cleaning and/or disinfecting. |
| US10357578B2 |
Production of 43SC radionuclide and radiopharmaceuticals thereof for use in positron emission tomography
The radionuclide 43Sc is produced at commercially significant yields and at specific activities and radionuclidic purities which are suitable for use in radiodiagnostic agents including imaging agents. In a method, a solid target having an isotopically enriched target layer prepared on an inert substrate is positioned in a specially configured target holder and irradiated with a charged-particle beam of protons or deuterons. The beam is generated using an accelerator such as a biomedical cyclotron at energies ranging from 3 to about 22 MeV. The method includes the use of three different nuclear reactions: a) irradiation of enriched 43Ca targets with protons to generate the radionuclide 43Scin the nuclear reaction 43Ca (p,n)43Sc, b) irradiation of enriched 42Ca targets with deuterons to generate the radionuclide 43Sc in the nuclear reaction 42Ca(d,n)43Sc, and c) irradiation of enriched 46Ti targets with protons to generate the radionuclide 43Sc in the nuclear reaction 46Ti (p,a)43Sc. |
| US10357577B2 |
Bacterial nitroreductase enzymes and methods relating thereto
The invention relates generally to bacterial nitroreductase enzymes and methods of use thereof: more particularly, although not exclusively, the enzymes have use in non-invasive imaging techniques, monitoring of therapeutic cell populations and gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy. The invention also relates to the use of bacterial nitroreductase enzymes in radioimaging and/or ablation of biological agents and to compositions of use in such methods. |
| US10357576B2 |
18F-labelled folate/antifolate analogues
The present invention is directed towards new 18F-folate/antifolate analog radiopharmaceuticals, wherein the phenyl group within folate structures has been replaced by an 18F-heterocycle, their precursors, a method of their preparation, as well as their use in diagnosis of a cell or population of cells expressing a folate-receptor and monitoring of cancer and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and therapy thereof. |
| US10357567B1 |
Methods for photodynamic therapy
A method of enhancing penetration of a topical composition of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) into tissue for photodynamic therapy includes topically applying ALA to a treatment area to be treated with photodynamic therapy. The method further includes, after the ALA is applied to the treatment area, covering the treatment area with a low density polyethylene barrier. The treatment area is covered with the low density polyethylene barrier prior to light treatment to minimize transepidermal water loss from the treatment area. |
| US10357566B2 |
HER3 inhibitor for modulating radiosensitivity
The present invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of HER-3 for the treatment of a hyperproliferative disease in combination with radiation treatment. |
| US10357564B2 |
Virus-PCION complex having enhanced antitumor effect by using electromagnetic field
The present disclosure relates to a composition for transduction of a virus in a cell by using a crosslinked product of PEGylated magnetic nanoparticles and catechol grafted poly-L-lysine by application of an external magnetic field. When the composition is used, a virus may be delivered into cells more rapidly and efficiently than in intracellular uptake of a virus by CAR-mediated endocytosis. |
| US10357562B2 |
Immunoprotective primary mesenchymal stem cells and methods
Immunoprotective primary mesenchymal stems cells (IP-MSC) which episomally express multiple immunoreactive polypeptides that specifically target a pathogen (e.g., an infectious species of virus, bacterium, or parasite) or toxin are described herein. The IP-MSC express two or more (e.g., 2 to about 100) immunoreactive polypeptides (e.g., full antibodies, single-chain antibodies (ScFV), Fab or F(ab)2 antibody fragments, diabodies, tribodies, and the like), and optionally one or more other immunomodulating polypeptides, e.g., a cytokine such as an interleukin (e.g., IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-12), an interferon (e.g., IFNα, IFNβ, or IFNω), and the like, which can enhance the effectiveness of the immunoreactive polypeptides. |
| US10357561B2 |
BTNL9 proteins, nucleic acids, and antibodies and uses thereof
The invention provides novel BTNL9 proteins, including multimers, fragments, and variants of a human BTNL9 protein. In addition, antibodies that can bind to BTNL9 proteins and nucleic acids encoding BTNL9 proteins are provided. Uses for BTNL9 proteins, and agonists or antagonists thereof, are described. |
| US10357557B2 |
Isolated polypeptide of the toxin A and toxin B proteins of C. difficile and uses thereof
This present invention provides C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides comprising the receptor binding domains of C. difficile toxin A and toxin B as set forth in the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 4. The C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides may be used to neutralize toxic effects of C. difficile toxin A and/or toxin B. |
| US10357556B2 |
Methods and compositions for T cell generation and uses thereof
Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of a method of treating an inflammatory bowel disease. Another aspect provides the provision of a screening method for therapeutic agents. Another aspect provides a method of detecting Treg cells to determine if a subject has an inflammatory disease. The present disclosure provides for methods of treatment, diagnosis, and screening for drugs for colitis and ileitis. |
| US10357555B2 |
Mycobacterial antigen vaccine
The present invention relates generally to immunogenic combinations comprising at least five antigens of a Mycobacterium species as well as fusion thereof and nucleic acid molecules encoding such combined antigens and fusion. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules, vectors, host cells and compositions comprising or encoding said combinations of mycobacterial antigens and fusion polypeptides as well as to methods for recombinantly producing them. The present invention also relates to methods of using said combinations of mycobacterial antigens, fusion polypeptides, vectors, host cells, compositions particularly for inducing or stimulating an immune response against a Mycobacterium infection or any disease caused by or associated with a Mycobacterium infection. The present invention also concerns antibodies directed to such mycobacterial antigens and fusion polypeptides that can be used in the diagnosis of a Mycobacterium infection and method of detection as well as kits of reagent comprising said combinations of mycobacterial antigens, fusion polypeptides, vectors, host cells, compositions or antibodies. |
| US10357554B2 |
AMA-1 epitopes, antibodies, compositions, and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed are AMA-1 immunogenic peptides and epitopes, nucleotide sequences encoding the peptides and epitopes, compositions, and vaccines including the peptides and/or epitopes. Antibodies that specifically bind to AMA-1 and the AMA-1 epitopes and immunogenic peptides disclosed herein are also provided. The disclosure provides for expression vectors, host cells, and methods for making the polypeptides and antibodies. Also provided are methods of treatment, prevention, vaccination, and/or immunization of a subject against malaria and the clinical indications associated with malaria. |
| US10357545B2 |
Methods of using interleukin-10 for treating solid tumors
Methods of treating subjects having a disease or disorder responsive to IL-10, including methods of administration and dosing regimens associated therewith, are provided. |
| US10357542B2 |
Progranulin (PGRN) and its derivatives for diagnosis and treatment of lysosomal storage diseases
The present invention provides composition and methods for diagnosis and treatment of lysosomal storage diseases and their diagnosis and treatment, including Gaucher's Disease and Tay-Sachs disease, and particularly which utilize progranulin (PGRN), or active PGRN peptides, including atsttrin. The invention also provides animal models of lysosomal storage diseases, including Gaucher's Disease and Tay-Sachs disease, based on or including PGRN mutations including PGRN null mutants and PGRN gene knock outs. |
| US10357540B2 |
Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer
A method of treating a patient who has gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and/or renal cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and/or renal cancer. A method of treating a patient who has cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the cancer. |
| US10357532B2 |
Method and composition for a protein transduction technology and its applications
A protein transduction method for efficiently delivery of exogenous proteins into mammalian cells is invented, which has the capability of targeting different cellular compartments and protection from degradation of the delivered proteins from cellular proteases. A composition for treat proteins has cation reagents, lipids and enhancers in a carrier. The method can be used in a number of ways including: production of large quantities of properly folded, post-translationally modified proteins using mammalian cell machinery, a in-cell fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging using small molecule fluorophores and a in-cell NMR spectroscopy using living mammalian cells. The method permits cell biology at atomic resolution that is physiologically and pathological relevant and permits protein therapy to treat human diseases. The method can also be used to deliver exogenous protein inside mammalian cells, wherein the exogenous proteins follow a similar secretion pathway as that of the endogenous protein. |
| US10357524B2 |
Method for treating hepatitis B
A method for treating hepatitis B comprises administering a herbal extract to a subject in need thereof to suppress survival of hepatitis B virus. The herbal extract is manufactured by extracting a herbal composition by a 70-95% aqueous ethanol solution at 40-50° C. The herbal composition comprises 40 wt % of a fruit body sample of Antrodia cinnamomea, 40 wt % of a sample of Polygonatum sibiricum and 20 wt % of a sample of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. |
| US10357523B2 |
Animal feed comprising grain and agaricus blazei extract and use of the feed material
The invention relates to the use of feed material comprising grain and Agaricus Blazei, comprising the Agaricus species in an amount between 10 to 50% by weight on dry matter, and the feed material having a moisture content of less than 10% (relative to dry matter), for administration to chicken for improvement of egg laying, preferably for improving shell quality and/or for extending the egg laying period. The invention further relates to a process for making the feed material, and feed for laying hens comprising the feed material. |
| US10357521B2 |
Methods for restoring microbiota of newborns
The invention relates to methods and compositions for restoring normal microbiota in pre-term newborns or newborns delivered by Cesarean section and methods for preventing or ameliorating diseases associated with delivery by Cesarean section or pre-term birth comprising administering to said newborns at the time of birth or shortly thereafter an effective amount of a vaginal microbiota inoculum obtained from the newborn's mother or a donor or an effective amount of a probiotic composition. |
| US10357519B2 |
Conditioned medium of liver progenitor cells
The invention is in the field of regenerative medicine. It has been found that the conditioned medium of non-oval pluripotent liver progenitor cells exerts a tissue regenerating effect. A preparation of the cell free conditioned medium is therefore useful in the treatment of injury and organ failure, preferably liver and/or injury or failure. |
| US10357517B1 |
Methods of treating epilepsy using neural stem cells that express nanog, SSEA-4, OCT-4, MIR-34B, MIR-34C and MIR-592
Provided herein is a method of diagnosing or prognosing an epilepsy or epilepsy-related disorder. Also provided herein is a method of treating an epilepsy or epilepsy-related disorder. Further provided are non-epileptic and epileptic neural stem cells and cell cultures. |
| US10357513B2 |
Dosing regimen for treatment of cognitive and motor impairments with blood plasma and blood plasma products
Methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing aging-related conditions are described. The compositions used in the methods include blood plasma and blood plasma fractions derived from blood plasma with efficacy in treating and/or preventing aging-related conditions such as cognitive disorders. The methods relate to a regimen of pulsed dosing of blood plasma or blood plasma fractions. |
| US10357512B2 |
Method for preparing universal plasma
The present invention relates to an universal plasma, originating from a mixture of plasmas originating from donor individuals of blood groups A, B, AB and/or O and compatible with all the blood groups and the preparation process thereof. |
| US10357508B2 |
APP specific BACE inhibitors (ASBIs) and uses thereof
In certain embodiments APP-specific BACE inhibitors (ASBIs) are provided as well as uses thereof. In certain embodiments methods of preventing or delaying the onset of a pre-Alzheimer's condition and/or cognitive dysfunction, and/or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a pre-Alzheimer's condition and/or cognitive dysfunction, or preventing or delaying the progression of a pre-Alzheimer's condition or cognitive dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease are provided where the method involves administering to a subject in need thereof an APP specific BACE inhibitor (ASBI) in an amount sufficient to prevent or delay the onset of a pre-Alzheimer's cognitive dysfunction, and/or to ameliorate one or more symptoms of a pre-Alzheimer's cognitive dysfunction, and/or to prevent or delay the progression of a pre-Alzheimer's cognitive dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease. In certain embodiments the ASBI is a flavonoid (e.g. galangin) or flavonoid prodrug (e.g., galangin prodrug). |
| US10357505B2 |
Prodrugs of 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses
The present disclosure provides prodrugs of biologically active 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds, salts and hydrates of the prodrugs, compositions comprising the prodrugs, intermediates and methods for synthesizing the prodrugs and methods of using the prodrugs in a variety of applications. |
| US10357504B2 |
Thromboxane receptor antagonists
The invention relates to novel chemical entities that act as thromboxane (TX) A2 receptor, or T prostanoid receptor (TP), antagonists and to their use in the treatment of human diseases in which thromboxane (TX) A and of all other agents that act as incidental ligands of TP, including the endoperoxide prostaglandin (PG)G2/PGH2, 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) and the free-radical derived isoprostanes (e.g., 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG)F2α), play a role. Compounds of the invention preferably include a benzenesulfonyl urea in which the benzene is substituted by a substituted biphenylyloxy group (e.g., at the 2 position) and by a nitrile group (e.g., at the 5 position), which compounds show promising results as TP-isoform selective TP antagonists. |
| US10357503B2 |
Formulation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
This invention relates to a method for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a formulation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the use of specified active principals for the manufacture of such a formulation for use in the method and to a method of preparing said formulation. The formulation of the present invention is a combination of active principals for use in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, notably ischaemic heart disease (including heart attacks) and stroke among the general adult population. |
| US10357497B2 |
Pro-drugs of riluzole and their method of use for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole pro drugs useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related disorders through the release of riluzole, especially to avoid patient to patient variability in first pass, hepatic metabolism promoted by Cyp 1A2. Pro-drugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process. The invention further includes pro-drugs of riluzole useful for the treatment of disease states that can be treated with riluzole through the release of riluzole from a pro-drug agent. |
| US10357496B2 |
Methods, formulations, and kits for rapidly repleting folate levels in women
Disclosed are methods for rapidly repleting folate levels of a woman for whom there is reason to believe that she may be pregnant or of a woman who believes that she may soon become pregnant. One of the methods includes administering to the woman two or more repletion doses of folate, wherein each of the repletion doses comprises no less than about 2.5 micromole of folate, wherein the repletion doses are administered no more than about one day apart, and wherein the total number of repletion doses administered to the woman is 72 or fewer. |
| US10357494B2 |
Combination therapy comprising varlitinib and an anticancer agent
In one aspect the present disclosure provides a method of sensitizing a cancer patient to chemotherapy by administering a combination therapy comprising; a) a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) an enantiomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any one of the same, and b) a chemotherapeutic agent or a combination of chemotherapeutic agents. |
| US10357489B2 |
Antiproliferative compounds and methods of use thereof
Provided herein is 4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-4-yl)oxy)methyl)benzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile, or an enantiomer, a mixture of enantiomers, a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods for treating, preventing or managing multiple myeloma using such compounds. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of use of the compositions. |
| US10357488B2 |
Predicting response to alvocidib by mitochondrial profiling
The present disclosure provides diagnostic methods useful for predicting a patient's response to alvocidib and guiding a physician decision to administer alvocidib to the patient. |
| US10357486B2 |
Treatment of cognitive impairment with PDE4 inhibitor
This invention relates to the treatment of varying degrees of cognitive impairment associated with, for example, aging, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia with low dose administration of a PDE4 inhibitor, specifically roflumilast. |
| US10357479B2 |
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist for the prevention or treatment of systemic diseases in cats
A method is described for the treatment of systemic diseases in cats. A composition is administered to a cat, where the composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT-1) antagonist (sartan). |
| US10357477B2 |
Anticancer compounds
The invention provides compounds having the general formula I: and salts thereof, wherein the variables RA, RB, RC, L1, L2, L3, A, B, C, X, Y, Z, E, m, n, and p have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10357474B2 |
Preparation and use of a composition for prevention and mitigation of the effects of radiation
Plant extracts, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided herein. The compositions comprise γ-tocotrienol (GT3) and δ-tocotrienol (DT3) in ratios wherein the DT3 is predominate. The compositions are useful for radioprotection and radiomitigation in subjects in need thereof. |
| US10357472B2 |
Homogenous antibody drug conjugates via enzymatic methods
The present application in one aspect provide Fc-containing polypeptide conjugates comprising an Fc-containing polypeptide conjugated to a conjugate moiety, wherein the Fc-containing polypeptide comprises an N-glycosylated Fc region comprising an acceptor glutamine residue flanked by an N-glycosylation site and wherein the conjugate moiety is conjugated to the Fc-containing polypeptide via the acceptor glutamine residue. Also provided are methods of making such Fc-containing polypeptide conjugates by using a wildtype or engineered transglutaminases. Further provided are engineered transglutaminases specifically designed for carrying out such reactions. |
| US10357467B2 |
All-natural enteric soft capsules
Described herein are soft capsules and enteric soft capsules comprising cationic Type A gelatin and acid insoluble enteric polymers. In particular, the compositions and methods for manufacturing all-natural enteric soft capsules comprising Type A gelatin and matrix fills are described. In one embodiment, the enteric soft capsules comprise active ingredients such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In another embodiment, the enteric soft capsule comprises matrix fills of omega-3 fatty acids. |
| US10357466B2 |
Compositions and methods for combination pharmacological treatments to induce a prolonged, mild decrease in core body temperature
The present invention is directed to combination pharmacological treatments that induce a prolonged, modest decrease in core body temperature, to the range of ˜95° F. to ˜98.5° F. (˜35° C. to ˜36.7° C.) to mitigate and delay the early onset and progression of fatal disease processes associated with premature aging, such as those characteristic of progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, HGPS), Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome (neonatal progeroid syndrome), Werner syndrome, and other rare disorders characterized by premature aging, and to prolong the shortened lifespan of children afflicted with these diseases. Short-term chronic administration of the pharmaceutical treatments to a person suffering from mild concussion may also have value in ameliorating neurological damage/symptoms associated with mild concussion. Chronic administration of the pharmacological treatments may also have value in normal human populations or in high-risk human populations. Similar benefits may be realized in other mammals such as canines, felines and other non-human species. |
| US10357463B2 |
Rivastigmine transdermal compositions and methods of using the same
Rivastigmine transdermal compositions are provided. Aspects of the transdermal compositions include an active agent layer which includes rivastigmine and a solubility modulator, e.g., crosslinked acrylic acid polymer. Also provided are methods of using the transdermal compositions and kits containing the transdermal compositions. |
| US10357461B2 |
Physically dispersed, molecularly dissolved and/or chemically bound drug(s) in an empty, hard capsule shell composition
A hard shell capsule includes a body and a cap cooperatively defining a hollow core hard shell capsule. Each of the body and the cap has a composition that includes a polymer forming a hard polymer structure of the body and of the cap, at least one of the body and the cap composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a drug(s) loaded throughout the body and/or cap. |
| US10357448B2 |
Echogenic vehicle for clinical delivery of plasminogen activator and other fibrin-binding therapeutics to thrombi
We disclose a composition comprising an echogenic liposome (ELIP) having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and at least one bilayer comprising at least one lipid selected from the group consisting of saturated phospholipids, unsaturated phospholipids, mixed phospholipids, and cholesterol, and a thrombolytic compound trapped by the ELIP. We also disclose a method of treating a medical condition in a patient characterized by a thrombus in the patient's vasculature, comprising administering to the patient the composition in an amount effective to reduce the size of the thrombus. |
| US10357447B2 |
Cosmetic compositions comprising sclareolide
Suggested is a cosmetic composition comprising an anti-pollution agent selected from the group consisting of sclareolide, ginger root CO2 extract, E/Z-2-benzylindene-5,6-dimethoxy-3,3-dimethylindan-1-one, purple coneflower pressed juice or mixtures thereof, in a working amount sufficient for (a) reducing or preventing air pollution induced gene expression, and/or (b) reducing or preventing a gene expression induced or inducible by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and/or (c) reducing or preventing air pollution-induced or air pollution-inducible skin damage. |
| US10357441B2 |
Personal care articles
A compliant personal care article, can include: a personal care composition, including i) a surfactant; and ii) from about 3% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of a water insoluble hygroscopic fiber, fine, or filament; and a first contact substrate adjacent to the composition, wherein the contact substrate is a multiplanar film, includes a surface aberration, and has a surface aberration area of about 45% to about 98%. |
| US10357439B2 |
Cosmetic kit for protecting the skin against UV rays
The present invention relates to a method for protecting the skin against UV rays, using two cosmetic compositions for protecting against UV rays, the sun protection indices of which are different from each other, this method consisting in applying to the skin, before or during exposure to sunlight, a first composition having a certain sun protection index, and then in applying, during exposure to sunlight, onto the residual deposit of the first composition, the second cosmetic composition having a sun protection index lower than that of the first composition. This method advantageously makes it possible to not reapply the first composition, but to use a second product that is much more pleasant to use, while at the same time obtaining the level of protection afforded by the deposit of the initial first composition. The invention also relates to a sun protection kit comprising a first composition for protecting against UV rays having a sun protection index of greater than or equal to 30, and at least a second cosmetic composition for protecting against UV rays, having a sun protection index of less than or equal to 20, the two compositions being packaged separately. |
| US10357437B2 |
Composition for nanoemulsion emulsification, bicontinuous microemulsion, cosmetic, and method for producing same
A nanoemulsion emulsification composition including the following components (A) to (D), in which the mass ratios of the components satisfy the following condition, [(A)+(B)]:(C):(D)=1:4 to 8:0.4 to 0.8; component (A) is a copolymer including a constitutional unit (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a constitutional unit (a2) represented by Formula (2), the molar ratio of the constitutional units (a1):(a2) being 5:95 to 60:40, and the weight average molecular weight being 5,000 to 5,000,000; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 12 to 24 carbons; component (B) is a nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 10 to 14, component (C) is a polyhydric alcohol, and component (D) is water. |
| US10357434B2 |
Dental root canal filling material having improved thermal conductive characteristics
A root canal filling material incorporates heat conductive particles of sub-micron size dispersed in a heat flowable matrix of endodontic filling material. The particle size is 1 micron or less (e.g., 0.5 to 1 micron, or nanoparticles of 100 nm or less). The addition of high heat conductive particles in the heat flowable matrix material improves the overall heat conductivity of the root canal filling material. During root canal treatment procedure, the filling material softens more thoroughly to fill the root canal apex and to form a seal of higher integrity at the root canal apex area, at a significantly lower operating temperature. The inventive filling material may be provided in bulk (e.g., pellet form) for use with an injection tool that heats and injects softened filling material into root canal cavities, or pre-shaped in the form of dental root canal filling cones (or points). |
| US10357433B1 |
Security band for securing and detecting access to a container
A security band for securing a container containing medication, comprising a hub and a strap, the security band is adapted to secure the container by attaching to the container in a securing position where the hub contacts the lid and the strap wraps around the bottom of the container, preventing access to medication contained within the container unless the security band is released or disturbed. The security band further comprises at least one sensor, which may be pressure switch, a first stretch sensor, or a second stretch sensor, and further comprises a control module. The pressure switch and the first and second stretch sensors detect the occurrence of an access event when the security band is released from the container or disturbed from the securing position. The control module wireless transmits an access alert signal to a user client upon the occurrence of the access event. |
| US10357432B2 |
Device for coating particulate material
A particulate material coating device, comprising a vertical central column, a supply conduit for supplying the device with particulate material to be coated and a discharge conduit for discharging coated particulate material, a conveying ramp connected to the central column and a plurality of sprayers for spraying a coating agent. The supply means is arranged at the top of the device and the discharge conduit is arranged at the base of the device. The conveying ramp comprises a plurality of ramp sections arranged one above the other so as to define, between two successive sections, a drop zone for the particulate material to fall between each of the successive sections. The device aims to ensure that the particulate material is transported without areas of accumulation as well as a homogeneous coating. |
| US10357431B2 |
Process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a low soluble pharmaceutically active ingredient
A pharmaceutical composition having a pharmaceutically active ingredient (API) that is poorly soluble in water, the pharmaceutical composition obtained by a process, which generates a dosage form containing the pharmaceutical composition. Use of the generated dosage form for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. |
| US10357427B1 |
Air massage device for pedicure spa and method
An air pump for dispensing air massage therapy to a basin is provided. It may be used and with a disposal liner. The air pump includes a motor, an air generator, a mounting housing member, a gasket or seal, and an air nozzle. The air pump assembly includes the air pump and the air dispenser. The air pump preferably also includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a PCB cover, an LED light, an infrared light, and a contactless fluid sensor. The present invention is also directed to a pump apparatus that includes an air pump as described, a power source, and/or a control apparatus. |
| US10357426B2 |
Personal massage device and storage for same
A massage device having a body with two end sections attached to a center section. The center section of the body has a motor and a heating unit, and each end section has an eccentric weight that are connected to the motor such that vibrations generated by the motor are transferred to each eccentric weight. The massage device also has a control mechanism configured to adjust the vibration of the massage device, and a microcontroller connected to the control mechanism and the motor to control the operation of the motor. A storage unit for storing a message device is capable of sanitizing, heating, and charging the message device. |
| US10357418B1 |
Stretch/exercise towel system
A central section formed of plural plies has upper and lower edges, first and second side edges, and a centerline parallel with and equally spaced from the upper and lower edges. Left and right straps are formed of plural plies. Each strap has parallel interior and exterior edges and parallel upper and lower edges. Strap stitching extends through the plural plies of each strap perpendicular to the upper and lower edges. Coupling stitching joins the each strap to the central section at a location equally spaced between the upper and lower edges of the central section. |
| US10357416B2 |
Surgical patient positioner apparatus, system and method
A modular surgical patient positioner unit apparatus, system and method for adjustably positioning human joints such as knees for surgical operating procedures having a base plate to support moveably a transformable carriage that can be releasably locked in position and which adjustably supports a boot or other limb holder which can be releasably locked in position by the carriage. The base plate also is configured with a side bar located at a mid-portion of the base plate to secure to an arc clamp configured to secure the positioning system to a side rail of an operating table in a medical procedure on the left or right side of the body. An extension unit also is provided and configured to secure to a lower surface of the base plate to extend the base plate of the system, as needed, for larger limbs of patients, which extension unit is configured with a stud and post locking portions for securing to the base plate and for positioning in a medical procedure on either side of the body. |
| US10357415B2 |
Surgical operation table
A surgical operation table is provided, which is capable of crosswise turning a table without changing a position of a patient as much as possible. In a surgical operation table S including a table 15 for laying a patient thereon, motion mechanism sections 35, 20, 25, 70, 60, 65 and 80 that slide, crosswise turn, lengthwise turn, and elevate the table 15, and a base 2 that supports the table 15 via the motion mechanism sections 35, 20, 25, 70, 60, 65 and 80, position holding device is included, which crosswise turns or lengthwise turns the table 15 without changing the position of a head part of the patient laid on the table 15. |
| US10357413B2 |
Operating table and method for controlling an operating table
An operating table and a method for an operating table are disclosed. The operating table has an adjustable component, a drive device that adjusts the adjustable component, and a first sensor that detects a position of the adjustable component. The operating table also has a second sensor that detects the position of the adjustable component and a controller that controls the drive device. The controller operates in a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode of the controller, the first sensor is activated and the drive device is energized. In the second operating mode of the controller, the second sensor is activated and the drive device is de-energized The controller changes from the second operating mode to the first operating mode when the second sensor detects a change of the position of the adjustable component. |
| US10357412B2 |
Stretcher
A stretcher has a rectangle-shaped subject placement portion on which a subject is placed and a carrying device carrying the subject placement portion, comprising: a switching part switched to any one of at least two states; and a switching device switching a state of the switching part in accordance with a supplied gas pressure. The at least two states include a state in which the switching part prevents movement of the subject placement portion and a state in which the switching part allows the movement. |
| US10357408B2 |
Disposable diaper with lengthwise adhesive region that cross widthwise adhesive regions and method of its production
A disposable diaper includes a crotch section sheet member that is long in one direction, a belly side sheet member, and a back side sheet member. The crotch section sheet member includes first adhesive sections having first adhesive-coated regions coated continuously in the lengthwise direction of the crotch section sheet member, and the belly side sheet member and the back side sheet member include second adhesive sections having second adhesive-coated regions coated continuously in the widthwise direction of the crotch section sheet member, at sections where the crotch section sheet member is to contact with the belly side sheet member and the back side sheet member. The crotch section sheet member is bonded to the belly side sheet member and the back side sheet member with the first adhesive-coated regions and the second adhesive-coated regions crossing each other. |
| US10357403B2 |
Wireless earplug with improved sensitivity and form factor
An improved wireless communications earplug for use with a magnetic field transmitter. The wireless earplug has a receiver made of a coil of wire on a magnetic bobbin, mounted in close proximity or in contact with a magnetic case of a speaker. The magnetic case of the speaker serves to increase the magnetic flux through the receiver and improves the efficiency of the earplug. The speaker is acoustically coupled to an eartip, and the earplug may be molded into a custom earplug body. |
| US10357386B2 |
Stent with a crush-resistant zone
An endoluminal prosthesis system for a branched body lumen comprises a branch vessel prosthesis. The branch vessel prosthesis is deployable within a branch vessel body lumen and comprises a stent having a generally tubular body portion, a flareable proximal end portion, and a coupling portion disposed intermediate the body portion and the flareable portion. The coupling portion is more crush-resistant than the body portion. The flareable proximal end may be disposed within a fenestrated stent graft wit with coupling portion disposed in the fenestration of the fenestrated stent graft. |
| US10357385B2 |
Low bleed implantable prosthesis with a taper
A vascular graft having a sealing layer and a tapered length portion. The sealing layer provides the vascular graft with low bleed characteristics subsequent to a needle puncture such as with a dialysis needle or a suture needle. The sealing layer in the tapered length portion has varying wall thickness along the tapered length portion. |
| US10357382B2 |
Adaptive compression prosthetic socket system and method
An incompressible fluid is used to adjust fit for a prosthetic device, the use of a closed loop control system and force, motion, and position measurement to aid with algorithms controlling the fit of the prosthetic device to a residual limb. Embodiments include automatic actuation, based on triggering of threshold values from sensors, a powered full release feature, use of hydraulic transducers to transfer fluid pressure to force on a limb, and customizable pressure distribution pads and embedded valves in transducers to prevent backflow and allow stabilization of the residual limb. A retrofit system may be used for existing prosthetic sockets. A triggering algorithm utilizes measured force exceeding a threshold or thresholds with a characteristic pulse signature and a triggering of release based on a combination of total motion and measured force below a threshold or thresholds. |
| US10357378B2 |
Devices and methods for trochanteric osteotomy
Templating software can determine and visually depict the location and size of cuts in a trochanteric osteotomy, including an extended trochanteric osteotomy. The software can also calculate the size and area of fixation for a newly implanted prosthesis, based upon which the new prosthesis that will be implanted in a particular patient can be selected. Additionally, an adjustable cut guide can stabilize and guide the cuts during the procedure. |
| US10357375B2 |
Method of spinal treatment
A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant for total disc replacement, that includes two inter-vertebral elements which are flexibly connected via a coupling mechanism. Following surgery, the relative movability of the two inter-vertebral elements is decreased overtime, as bone ingrowth occurring around the implant and specifically through osseointegrative sections gradually decrease the movability of the elements relative to each other. Following, the relative movability of the implant elements is replaced by fixation of the elements. The fixation has flowingly occurred in a position affected by the movement of the patient, and is thereby more acceptable to the patient. |
| US10357367B2 |
Patient-specific mandible graft cage
A method for treating a mandible including forming an initial digital 3D model of a mesh graft containment device based on dimensions of a target space of a mandible to be filled via the graft containment device, the 3D model of the graft containment device defined via a buccal surface, a lingual surface, a superior surface and an inferior surface, individually adjusting one of the buccal surface and the lingual surface relative to a first midplane, which extends through a longitudinal axis of the graft containment device between the buccal and lingual surfaces, to add or remove bulk along a desired portion of the 3D model of the graft containment device to form an adjusted 3D model, and forming a final graft containment device for placement in the target space of the mandible based on the adjusted 3D model. |
| US10357359B2 |
Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an anchor having an expandable braid. In some embodiments, the expandable braid is fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the expandable braid comprises at least one turn feature. The anchor and the valve preferably are configured for endovascular delivery and deployment. |
| US10357349B2 |
Filler for removing wrinkles
The present invention relates to a filler for removing wrinkles, which comprises: a thin and long tubular main body to be placed so as to penetrate through subcutaneous tissue; and through-holes for guiding tissue cells surrounding the main body into the main body, so as to form fibrous tissue, wherein the through-holes are formed so as to communicate with a hollow portion formed in said main body in the lengthwise direction from the outer surface of said main body. The filler for removing wrinkles according to the present invention is prevented from being deformed or moved by pressure on the skin or by an external force arising after being inserted into the subcutaneous tissue, and can be applied to various body parts having wrinkles, including deep wrinkles. Furthermore, the wrinkle-removing effects of the filler of the present invention may last (semi)permanently. |
| US10357348B2 |
Fluid manifold
A fluid manifold that consistently and reliably delivers fluids to one or more subject interfaces is provided. A branched pattern of bifurcated lumina carrying the fluid from a source to the outlets in each subject interface provides substantially equal amounts of fluid to each subject interface, thereby reducing the risk of over- or under-delivery of the fluid. A fluid-scavenging system is also included. A plurality of exhaust inlets in the interior of the subject interfaces is connected to a source of negative pressure through a channel and exhaust port to collect fluid before it can escape the subject interface, thereby reducing the risk of escaping fluid reaching the atmosphere. |
| US10357346B2 |
Actuator with enhanced magnetic spring function for personal care appliance
An actuator (52) for a personal care appliance (50) comprises a housing (54), a spindle (64), a tangential actuator portion (70), and an axial actuator portion (72). The tangential actuator portion (70) includes first and second magnet and pole assemblies (76,78) that define a tangential spring function of the tangential actuator portion. The axial actuator portion (72) includes third and fourth magnet and pole assemblies (90,92) that define an axial spring function of the axial actuator portion. At least one of (i) the first and second magnet and pole assemblies (76,78) of the tangential actuator portion (70) and (ii) third and fourth magnet and pole assemblies (90,92) of the axial actuator portion are configured to enhance a corresponding spring function of the axial actuator portion or tangential actuator portion, respectively. |
| US10357343B2 |
Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic, method for production thereof and use thereof
The invention relates to glass-ceramics based on the lithium disilicate system which can be mechanically machined easily in an intermediate step of crystallisation and, after complete crystallisation, represent a very strong, highly-translucent and chemically-stable glass-ceramic. Likewise, the invention relates to a method for the production of these glass-ceramics. The glass-ceramics according to the invention are used as dental material. |
| US10357341B2 |
Bony bracket screw
The bony bracket screw has a cross-slot head or a Phillips head and a shank extending from the head, the shank having a smooth upper portion, a threaded lower portion, and a self-tapping or self-drilling tip. The screw has an annual flange defining a stop disposed between the smooth upper shank and the threaded lower shank. The stop may have a larger diameter than the head. The screw has a bracket arm extending from the smooth upper shank at an oblique angle. The free end of the bracket arm has a round retainer, which may be circular or cylindrical and defines a smooth bore adapted for supporting a distractor or other dental appliance. The screw may be made from stainless steel or other noncorrosive, biocompatible material. |
| US10357339B2 |
Safety subantral membrane lift capable of directly adjusting a subantral membrane to safely lift the subantral membrane in a desired direction by a desired distance, and operating method using same
Disclosed is a safety subantral membrane lifter including a bone-fixing unit including a bone-fixing arm mounted on the top of the bone-fixing unit, a bone-fixing unit body arranged at the lower end of the bone-fixing unit, and a bone-fixing unit support arranged at the lower end of the bone-fixing unit body. The bone-fixing unit includes a bone-fixing unit body; a bone-fixing arm arranged at one end of the bone-fixing unit body and which is inclined toward one end thereof, two side blades protruding outwardly from both sides of the bone-fixing unit body and formed in the vertical direction so as to be sharp, and a bone-fixing support arranged at the lower end of the bone-fixing unit. |
| US10357338B2 |
Condensing skeletal implant that facilitate insertions
A dental implant that facilitates insertion includes a body having a coronal end and an apical end opposite the coronal end. An implant-prosthetic interface region is provided adjacent the coronal end. A tapered region is adjacent the apical end. A variable profile helical thread extends along the tapered region. The thread becomes broader in the apical-coronal direction and higher in the coronal-apical direction. The threads include an apical side, a coronal side and a lateral edge connecting them. The variable profile thread includes an expanding length of the lateral edge while the distance of the lateral edge from the base is reduced in the direction of the coronal end. The implant also has a gradual compressing tapered core, a self drilling apical end with a spiral tap, and a coronal end with and inverse tapering. |
| US10357337B2 |
Orthodontic system with variably-sized archwire slot
An orthodontic system having brackets with variably sized slots. |
| US10357333B2 |
Endodontic file system for cleaning and shaping a root canal
An endodontic file system is provided for simultaneously cleaning and shaping multiple root canals, the system includes a drill head having a distal portion and a proximal portion; at least two adjustable couplers on the distal portion of the drill head, each adjustable coupler configured to secure an endodontic file for cleaning a root canal; and a rotary system configured to rotate each adjustable coupler, where at least one endodontic file has an adjustable working distance from the drill head to a root canal of a tooth. In an example, each adjustable coupler can be configured to have a torque control configured to allow for controlling the rotation of the adjustable coupler based on an amount of torque. |
| US10357331B1 |
Non-abrasive cleaning products
The subject invention relates to cleaning products that are highly effective in cleaning articles that are susceptible to scratching, scuffing and/or abrasion. More specifically, the present invention relates to cleaning products that are made with a non-abrasive fabric that is comprised of a multitude of non-woven polyester fibers which are bound together with an ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymer binder into the form of a sheet. These cleaning products are highly effective at removing foreign matter from a substrate surface without scratching or scuffing the surface of the substrate. These cleaning products can be used to clean inanimate articles and in cleaning open lesions on humans and animals. |
| US10357330B2 |
Medical support arm device and medical system
There is provided a medical support arm device including a brake provided in at least one joint of a plurality of joints that define a deployment configuration of a multi-joint arm, and configured to release a rotation shaft of the at least one joint when electricity is supplied to the multi-joint arm and lock the rotation shaft when electricity is not supplied to the multi-joint arm. When electricity is not supplied the brake is configured to exert a brake force that supports a weight of the multi-joint arm to maintain the deployment configuration of the multi-joint arm, but also permits rotation of the rotation shaft by an external manually applied force equal to or larger than a predetermined value. |
| US10357325B2 |
Detection of surgical instruments on surgical tray
The subject matter described herein generally relates to determining whether any surgical instruments are missing on a surgical tray, and, if any instrument is missing, identifying the missing instrument(s). In one aspect, a server can receive, from a camera device, a matrix code and a bitmap of an image of a tray having a first plurality of instruments. The server can detect the tray based on the matrix code. The server can receive, from a database, a list of a second plurality of instruments configured to be stored in the detected tray. The server can detect the first plurality of instruments stored in the tray by using the bitmap. The server can compare the preset list of the second plurality of instruments with the detected first plurality of instruments to generate an output characterizing whether any instruments is missing from the tray and an identification of the missing instrument(s). |
| US10357323B2 |
System and method for minimizing twist for optical shape sensing enabled instruments
A shape sensing system includes a guide tube (304) and an optical shape sensing device (104) including one or more optical fibers and being proximally fixed at a fixation point and being disposed within the guide tube. An interventional instrument (102) is rigidly attached to a handle (212) to prevent rotation of the instrument relative to the handle. The instrument has a lumen configured to receive the guide tube therein such that the optical shape sensing device is unconstrained throughout the instrument and the handle, and the guide tube is free to slip relative to at least rotation of the instrument and the handle without transferring torsional friction to optical shape sensing device. |
| US10357320B2 |
Surgical system for microsurgical techniques
This system is composed by mechanical telemanipulators, with master-slave configurations, working together with suitable solutions for image acquisition and display, which are able to transmit, with optional magnification, images from the surgical area to the surgeon. Therefore, the surgeon's capacities and comfort are increased by enhancing the surgeon's motor and visual skills as well as the ergonomics while doing different surgical tasks through access incisions on the patient body. Aside from offering improved performance during procedures involving microsurgical techniques, this system also brings safety, intuitiveness, and cost-effectiveness advantages over current alternatives. Due to the compatibility with current visualization systems for microsurgery, together with the light weight and the compact configuration of the mechanical telemanipulator, this surgical system can be very easily brought to and removed from the surgical area, which enables its intermittent use on several surgical procedures requiring microsurgical techniques. Therefore, it does not require drastic changes in the workflow and setup of current operating rooms and can be more easily adopted by several surgical teams. |
| US10357315B2 |
Preoperative planning and associated intraoperative registration for a surgical system
Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure. |
| US10357312B2 |
Energy delivery systems and uses thereof
The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In certain embodiments, systems, devices, and methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy. |
| US10357308B2 |
High-frequency surgical appliance
A high-frequency surgical appliance has a peak value detection and control unit, having a current or voltage sensor designed to detect the current strength or the voltage of a high-frequency alternating current output to the load. The control unit has a root-mean-square value former or is connected thereto, connected to the sensor and forms a root-mean-square value of a high-frequency alternating current detected by the sensor. The control unit deactivates the high-frequency generator when, in the steady state of the HF high-voltage circuit, a quantity of an instantaneous peak value of a signal representing an instantaneous value of the high-frequency alternating current detected during operation by the sensor exceeds a quantity of a value derived from the root-mean-square value of the high-frequency alternating current detected during operation by the sensor. The sensor continuously detects the instantaneous value of the current or voltage flowing during operation into the HF high-voltage circuit. |
| US10357307B2 |
Electrosurgical tissue treatment method
Methods of treating spinal tissue of a patient's body are disclosed, some including providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices. Various options and modifications are possible. For example, energy may be delivered in both a bipolar manner and a monopolar manner, and at least one of the first ad second probe assemblies may be repositioned before again delivering energy. |
| US10357305B2 |
Venous disease treatment
A technique allows for an electrical connection between a thermal abrasion heating catheter and the energy delivery console that utilizes serial communication. Accordingly, the serial communication allows data such as measured temperature, start/stop status, intended treatment area, device identification, device calibration parameters and/or use history to be conveyed along the same wires that deliver power to a heating element. For example, data can be conveyed along a two wire connection and provided at a frequency that is filtered out so that it is not delivered to a heating feature. In this example, one wire provides power to the heating element, one wire provided communication from the energy delivery console, and a third wire provides a common ground which the heating catheter uses to communicate with the energy delivery console. |
| US10357303B2 |
Translatable outer tube for sealing using shielded lap chole dissector
Aspects of the present disclosure are presented for a surgical instrument for cutting and sealing tissue. In some embodiments, the surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a shaft, and an end effector. The end effector may include: a blade that vibrates at an ultrasonic frequency, a shielded portion enclosing a back edge of the blade, a high-friction surface coupled to the shielded portion and positioned between the shielded portion and the back edge of the blade. A space is defined between the high-friction surface and the back edge of the blade when the end effector is in a cutting configuration. In a sealing configuration, the high-friction surface contacts the back edge of the blade, which generates heat based on ultrasonic vibrations of the blade rubbing against the high-friction surface. The shielded portion can coagulate bleeding tissue based on heat transfer from the high-friction surface to the shielded portion. |
| US10357302B2 |
Renal nerve denervation via the renal pelvis
Apparatus, systems, and methods provide access to the renal pelvis of a kidney to treat renal nerves embedded in tissue surrounding the renal pelvis. Access to the renal pelvis may be via the urinary tract or via minimally invasive incisions through the abdomen and kidney tissue. Treatment is effected by exchanging energy, typically delivering heat or extracting heat through a wall of the renal pelvis, or by delivering active substances. |
| US10357295B1 |
Apparatus and method for connecting opposite ends of a surgical wire wrapped around an internal body structure
Opposite ends o a loop of surgical wire extending around an internal body part are joined by a connector, with the first end being rigidly fastened to the connector and with the second end then being pulled into place within a wire puller having a capstan that is rotated by squeezing a handle, preferably until the second end of the wire breaks, leaving one piece of wire in the wire puller and the other piece of the wire, extending to the loop, fastened within the connector. As the wire is tightened by the wire puller, a locking structure within the connector is deflected by contact with the tip of the wire puller into a shape preventing further movement off the wire within the connector. |
| US10357293B2 |
Bone plate with alternating chamfers
A bone plate has a shaft portion having first and second side surfaces spaced from a centerline of the shaft. A plurality of holes extend from an upwardly facing surface of the shaft to a bone contacting surface. A first hole having a center located closer to the first side of the shaft than the centerline, and a second hole located closer to the second side of the shaft than the centerline. The upwardly facing surface of the shaft having a first tapered area extending from adjacent the first circular hole downwardly towards the second side of the shaft and the upwardly facing surface of the shaft having a second chamfered area extending downwardly from adjacent the second circular hole to the first side of the shaft. The tapered areas having wider and narrower portions with the center of each circular hole located adjacent the wider portion of the tapered area. |
| US10357290B2 |
Apparatus and method for connecting surgical rods
An exemplary apparatus for connecting surgical rods according the principles of the present disclosure includes an elongate first arm, an elongate second arm, and a clamping assembly. The elongate first arm includes a first end that couples with a first rod and a second end with a first engagement portion. The elongate second arm includes a first end that couples with a second rod and a second end terminating in a second engagement portion. The clamping assembly includes a passageway that slidably receives the first engagement portion and that retains the second engagement portion and an adjustment member offset from the passageway that adjusts a clamping force to restrict positioning of the second engagement portion relative to the first engagement portion. |
| US10357288B2 |
Articulating spinal crosslink apparatus
The present invention generally relates to a crosslink for linking a pair of rods in a spinal fusion construct. Specifically, this invention relates to an articulating crosslink that attaches directly to the head of a pedicle screw. |
| US10357280B2 |
Navigating introducer for tissue access system
A surgical access system is disclosed that includes an outer sheath, an introducer, and a navigational stylet. The outer sheath is defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end and includes a hollow body portion therebetween. The obturator is defined by a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end further comprises a tapered distal tip member that terminates in a distal tip. The navigational stylet is configured to be selectively fixed to the obturator and is configured to indicate the location of the obturator within a patient during use. The obturator is configured to be received within the outer sheath such that the tapered distal tip member protrudes from the open distal end of the outer sheath when the obturator is in an introducing configuration. |
| US10357277B2 |
High speed chronic total occlusion crossing devices
An occlusion crossing device includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft, an optical fiber, and a handle attached to the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The inner shaft extends within the outer shaft. The inner shaft includes a drill tip at a distal end thereof. The optical fiber extends within the inner shaft substantially along a central axis of the inner shaft. The distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the drill tip. The handle is configured to rotate the inner shaft and drill tip at speeds of greater than 500 rpm. |
| US10357275B2 |
Dual-basket self-centering rotational device for treatment of arterial occlusive disease with infinitely adjustable cutting size
An system for treating arterial occlusive disease with rotating cutting baskets whose outer diameter can be infinitely adjusted to adjust by the operator for precise excision of plaque buildup in the body vessel. |
| US10357273B2 |
Medical device and coating material
A coating material and a medical device. The medical device having an end effector and a coating to cover the end effector. The coating having one or more of: a plurality of hollow particles; and projections and depressions. |
| US10357268B2 |
Rotable and pivotable medical instrument
A medical instrument has a shaft, which has a distal end and a proximal end, with a jaw head which is arranged at the distal end and is pivotable out from the longitudinal axis of the shaft, wherein the jaw head has two jaw parts, of which at least one is pivotable, furthermore, with a first actuation element for pivoting the jaw head, and with a second actuation element for pivoting the pivotable jaw part, wherein the actuation elements are received in the shaft, and with control elements which are arranged at the proximal end of the shaft and are used for controlling the movement of the actuation elements. The actuation elements are arranged extending coaxially with respect to each other, and that the actuation elements are received in the shaft so as to be rotatable jointly about the shaft axis and to be rotatable relative to the shaft. |
| US10357261B2 |
Single-use orthopedic surgical instrument
An orthopedic surgical instrument includes from about 40 wt % to about 85 wt % of a base thermoplastic and from about 15 wt % to about 60 wt % of a filler material. The base thermoplastic includes polyetherimide, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, polyamide, copolymers of these thermoplastics, and combinations thereof. In some aspects all materials in the orthopedic surgical instrument are biocompatible. An orthopedic surgical kit includes an orthopedic surgical instrument and a container suitable for sealing the orthopedic surgical instrument therein. The orthopedic surgical instrument in the kit includes from about 50 wt % to about 90 wt % of a base thermoplastic selected from the group consisting of polyetherimide, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, polyamide, copolymers of these thermoplastics, and combinations thereof, and from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % of a filler material. |
| US10357259B2 |
Surgical instrument
A cannulated retrograde reamer that is adjustable to create tunnels of multiple different diameters. The cannulated retrograde reamer substantially reduces the risk of tunnel malposition and/or misalignment, and can be adjusted to create a range of tunnel diameters, thereby allowing inventory levels to be reduced for a surgical case. |
| US10357258B2 |
Systems and methods for creating curved paths through bone
System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at or near the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, and having a curved distal end configured to be extended laterally outward from the distal opening in a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured allow a probe to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path. |
| US10357255B2 |
Globalized total knee instrumentation
A varus-valgus alignment instrument includes a body having a bone contact surface for contacting a distal femur and an opening extending through the body and bone contact surface. The opening is sized to receive an elongate shaft therein. An alignment member is moveably attached to the body and has first and second openings therethrough. The first and second openings are sized to receive the elongate shaft and are interchangeably positioned in alignment with the opening of the body. |
| US10357254B2 |
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. |
| US10357250B2 |
Locking cam driver and jaw assembly for clip applier
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for endoscopic application of surgical clips to body tissue. The apparatus includes a handle portion, an elongated tubular member, one or more surgical clips, a jaw assembly and a locking cam driver. The elongated tubular member extends distally from the handle portion and defines a longitudinal axis. The surgical clips are disposed within the tubular member. The locking cam driver includes a bifurcated distal end portion that has a pair of angled camming surfaces to facilitate closure of the jaw assembly. |
| US10357245B2 |
Tissue fixation devices and assemblies for deploying the same
Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. One of the first and second members has an elongated slot permitting fastener deployment while avoiding excessive tissue compression. |
| US10357244B2 |
Suturing device
A suturing device includes a longitudinal axis member, an operation unit, a grasp portion, a suture needle, a first engaging member, a second engaging member, a first linear member connected to the first engaging member and the operation unit and configured to switch the first engaging member and the engaging portion into an engaged state or a disengaged state, and a second linear member connected to the second engaging member and the operation unit and configured to switch the second engaging member and the engaging portion into an engaged state or a disengaged state, wherein the first and the second linear member intersect a central axis of the longitudinal axis member between the grasp portion and a distal end of the longitudinal axis member and are inserted into an insertion path to be connected to the operation unit. |
| US10357242B2 |
Suture delivery device
A suture-based vessel closure device can perform the dilation of an arteriotomy puncture and does not require previous dilation of the arteriotomy puncture by a separate device or by a procedural sheath dilator. The suture-based vessel closure device can place one or more sutures across the vessel access site such that, when the suture ends are tied off after sheath removal, the stitch or stitches provide hemostasis to the access site. |
| US10357239B2 |
Apparatus and method for enlarging an incision
A retraction system and method are provided for retracting tissues surrounding a surgical site. In one aspect, a method including engaging slide connections between a guide dilator and a plurality of tissue engaging members and sequentially enlarging an incision using the guide dilator and the plurality of tissue engaging members. In another aspect, a method of inserting a plurality of tissue engaging members into an incision including fixing tip portions of the plurality of tissue engaging members in an insertion configuration, advancing the tip portions into an incision, and restricting movement of the tip portions away from the insertion configuration. A guide dilator system comprising an elongate body, a plurality of tissue engaging members, and slide connections between the elongate body and the tissue engaging members is also provided. |
| US10357234B2 |
Trocar cannula assembly and method of manufacture
A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can be pre-formed by a stretch blow molding process then advanced over the cannula. The sleeve includes an inflatable balloon and an annular ring distal the inflatable balloon. The cannula includes an annular recess. The annular ring is sized to have an interference fit with the annular recess. |
| US10357232B2 |
Systems for sealing a tissue wall puncture
Embodiments of the invention provide systems, apparatus, device and methods for sealing a puncture in a tissue wall. According to one aspect, the system includes at least one supporting element for insertion into or placement on at least a portion of a tissue wall proximate a puncture to prevent expansion of the puncture; and a closing element adapted for at least partial insertion into the tissue wall and shaped to compress at least a portion of a tissue wall in an inward direction to close the tissue puncture when inserted at least partially into the tissue wall. |
| US10357231B1 |
Powered surgical instrument
A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion, and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion. |
| US10357225B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer electrode assembly
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating an ultrasound transducer. A substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side is provided. A bottom electrode is formed over the first side of the substrate. A piezoelectric element is formed over the bottom electrode. The piezoelectric element has a chamfered sidewall. A top electrode is formed over the piezoelectric element. A step metal element is formed over a portion of the top electrode proximate to the chamfered sidewall of the piezoelectric element. |
| US10357224B2 |
Beamforming techniques for ultrasound microcalcification detection
A medical ultrasound acquisition-data analysis device acquires channel data (144) via ultrasound received on the channels, uses the acquired channel data to estimate data coherence and derive dominance of an eigen-value of a channel covariance matrix and, based on the estimate and dominance, distinguishes microcalcifications (142) from background. Microcalcifications may then be made distinguishable visually on screen via highlighting, coloring, annotation, etc. The channel data operable upon by the estimating may have been subject to beamforming delays and may be summed in a beamforming procedure executed in the estimating. In the estimating and deriving, both field point-by-field point, multiple serial transmits (116, 118) may be used for each field point. In one embodiment results of the estimating and deriving are multiplied point-by-point and submitted to thresholding. |
| US10357220B2 |
Data transfer across a rotating boundary
Among other things, a data communication system wirelessly transmits data between a stator and a movable unit (e.g., a rotor) as part of a computed tomography (CT) imaging modality. The data communication system includes a first magnetic portion including a first magnetic material. The first magnetic portion extends along a first axis. The data communication system includes a first conductive portion including an electrically conductive material. The first conductive portion is at least partially surrounded by the first magnetic portion. The first conductive portion extends along a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis. The first conductive portion will at least one of generate an electromagnetic field corresponding to data to be transmitted, or have induced therein a current based upon a received electromagnetic field, where the current is a function of the data to be transmitted. |
| US10357218B2 |
Methods and systems for extracting blood vessel
A method for extracting a blood vessel is provided. An image relating to a blood vessel may be acquired. The image may include multiple slices. A region of interest in the image may be determined. A blood vessel model may be obtained. The blood vessel may be extracted from the region of interest based on the blood vessel model. |
| US10357217B2 |
Method for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging analysis for classifying and diagnosing of neurological diseases
A method of using PET imaging includes using PET images obtained using a radiotracer for the determination of the progressive course of regional brain PET activities for a progressive neurodegenerative disease (e.g., MCI, AD, and CTE). The method may be used for the automatic staging of neurodegenerative disease for a particular patient/subject based on regional intensity and spatial patterns of the brain signals measured by PET imaging. The method may also be used to diagnose or classify the disease of a patient among multiple possibilities based on PET imaging profiles (e.g., for separating or distinguishing CTE from AD). |
| US10357214B2 |
Photon counting CT apparatus, light detection device, radiation detection device, and radiation analysis device
According to an embodiment, a photon counting CT apparatus includes a scintillator, a photodiode array, a holder, a divider, and an image generator. The scintillator is configured to convert X-rays into light. The array includes first and second pixels. The first pixel includes a photodiode in a first range receiving the light emitted from the scintillator. The photodiode outputs an electrical signal based on the light. The second pixel includes a photodiode in a second range different from the first range. The holder is circuitry configured to hold a value of an electrical signal output by the second pixel. The divider circuitry is configured to count the number of photons of light incident on the first pixel by dividing an integrated value of electrical signals output by the first pixel by the held value. The image generator is circuitry configured to reconstruct an image based on the counted number. |
| US10357213B2 |
Positioning and retaining system for intra-oral sensors
A positioning and retaining system for intra-oral sensors includes a holder shaped to hold a curved intra-oral sensor, and a curved or flexible intra-oral sensor configured to be coupled to the holder. |
| US10357205B2 |
Electrocardiogram analysis
A device is described for analyzing electrocardiogram data. The device comprises processing means for comparing at least one parameter derived from a temporal sequence of electrocardiogram data a previously recorded distribution of that parameter obtained from the user under a plurality of different physiological conditions. Based on the comparison, a signal representative of a risk of a myocardial infarction occurring in the body of the user is provided. A corresponding method, device and computer application for installing on a user device are also described. |
| US10357203B2 |
Biological information detection device
A biological information detection device or the like which can determine a mounted state or an unmounted state with high accuracy, or can appropriately present information on the basis of a determination result is to be provided.A biological information detection device includes a pulse wave detection unit 10 that outputs a pulse wave sensor signal and a processing unit 100 that processes the pulse wave sensor signal, in which the processing unit 100 performs a detachment detection process of the biological information detection device on the basis of a DC component change value of the pulse wave sensor signal in a predetermined period. |
| US10357201B2 |
Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces
Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators. |
| US10357199B2 |
Sleep and environment monitor and recommendation engine
In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter involves identifying environmental factors and user context that affect sleep quality. Embodiments use information about the static sleep environment, as well as dynamic environmental factors, such as sound, light, movement, correlated with user context, such as physical and emotional state, as well, as recent behavior to classify sleep data. The correlated and classified sleep data may be used to provide change recommendations, where implementing the recommended change is believed to improve the user's sleep quality. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10357197B2 |
System and method for monitoring a person via an analog multi-zone pressure sensitive pad
A pressure sensitive pad, generally planar in shape for placement underneath a mattress or cushion, capable of outputting a spectrum of signals depending on the pressure applied on the pad, comprising a plurality of sensitive zones, each zone being connected to a respective controller, configured to measure the pressure on each zone. The pressure sensitive pad comprising two electrically conductive layers; a variable conductive foam layer between the two conductive layers; and a non-conductive layer comprising a plurality of holes, disposed between a first of the two electrically conductive layers and the conductive foam layer. A system operable with the pad calibrates to detect absence and presence of a person for a range of mattress types and mattress weights and person weights; and determines a relative weight and position of the person while the person is on the mattress. |
| US10357190B1 |
Medical device probe and connector
A sensor probe has a connector and the connector's corresponding receptacle on a console have security mechanisms that ensure that the connector and the receptacle are properly connected and mated. The connector and receptacle can have physical security features that block insertion of the connector into the receptacle if they are not aligned in a proper orientation. The console can also include a software security feature that allows optical measurements from the sensor probe only if the connector of the sensor probe and receptacle on the console are connected properly. An adapter can also be used to convert a conventional receptacle mounted on a console into a receptacle with security features. |
| US10357183B2 |
Retained object tag and detection method
A retained object tag, and a method of detecting the presence of a retained object or the retained object tag in a medical image. The method can include different steps such as identifying one or more potential sites in the medical image where the retained object or retained object tag may be present. The method can also include analyzing one or more features of the identified potential site against one or more predetermined properties of the retained object or the retained object tag. And the method can include determining whether the identified potential site is a retained object or a retained object tag based in part or more upon the analyzed feature. |
| US10357181B2 |
Brain activity analyzing apparatus, brain activity analyzing method and biomarker apparatus
Provided is a method of analyzing brain activities for realizing a biomarker for neurological/mental disorder, based on brain function imaging. From measured data of resting-state functional connectivity MRI of a healthy group and a patient group, correlation matrix (80) of degree of brain activities among prescribed brain regions is derived for each subject. Feature extraction is executed by regularized canonical correlation analysis (82) on the correlation matrix (80) and attributes of the subject including a disease/healthy label of the subject. Based on the result of regularized canonical correlation analysis, by discriminant analysis (86) through sparse logistic regression, a discriminator (88) is generated. |
| US10357176B2 |
Device for measuring impedance of biologic tissues including an alternating current (AC) coupled voltage-to-current converter
A device for measuring impedance of biological tissue may include electrodes and a voltage-to-current converter coupled to the electrodes to drive an alternating current (AC) through the tissue and sense an AC voltage. The converter may include an amplifier having first and second inputs and an output, a first voltage divider coupled to the first input, a second voltage divider coupled to the second input, a filter capacitor coupled between the output and the second voltage divider, a current limiting resistor coupled between the second input the second voltage divider, and a bypass capacitor coupled to the second input of the amplifier and in parallel with the resistor. A single-ended amplitude modulation (AM) demodulator may demodulate the AC voltage and generate a corresponding baseband voltage representing the impedance. The device may also include an output circuit to generate output signals representative of DC and AC components of the baseband voltage. |
| US10357174B1 |
Adjustable leadwire device for patient physiological monitoring and methods for making the same
An adjustable leadwire device for connecting at least one surface electrode to a physiological monitor includes a length of insulated wire between a first attachment end and a second attachment end. The first attachment end includes a first connection means configured to conductively connect to the surface electrode and the second attachment end includes a second connection means configured to conductively connect to the physiological monitor. At least a portion of the length of insulated wire is coiled to form a helix. A sheath surrounds the helix and has a first end opening and a second opening. The sheath is configured such that coiled insulated wire is extendable out of at least one of the first end opening or the second end opening by pulling a respective one of the first attachment and the second attachment end in order to adjust a length of the adjustable leadwire device. |
| US10357167B2 |
Method for confidence level determination of ambulatory HR algorithm based on a three-way rhythm classifier
A method of determining a confidence level in a heart rate obtained from an ECG signal of a patent comprises determining a heart rate from a segment of an ECG signal, the segment having a pre-determined length, and determining a first confidence level in the determined heart rate. If the first confidence level exceeds a predetermined value, the heart rate is output. Otherwise, the method further comprises determining a set of features from the segment of the ECG signal; and classifying the segment of the ECG signal, based on one or more features selected from the determined set of features and the heart rate, into one of at least three classes: noise, an abnormal sinus rhythm and a normal sinus rhythm. |
| US10357164B2 |
Method and device for non-invasive blood pressure measurement
A system for measuring blood pressure of a user that comprises an ElectroCardioGram (ECG) circuit with at least two ECG electrodes configured to obtain an electrical activity of a heart of the user by measuring the electrical signals detected at the at least two ECG electrodes as an electrocardiogram waveform, and a pulse oximeter circuit configured to obtain a pulse waveform corresponding to a blood flow on user's vessels. The system further comprises a processor that is in electrical contact with the electrocardiogram circuit and the pulse oximeter circuit. The processor is configured to simultaneously analyze the electrocardiogram waveform and the pulse waveform. The processor is further configured to identify a “Zero Voltage Crossing” point on the electrocardiogram waveform and to determine time delays from this point to respective different determined points of the pulse waveform; and to use the time delays to compute the blood pressure values. |
| US10357163B1 |
Respiratory rate detection using decomposition of ECG
A method and system for determining a respiratory rate of a user using an electrocardiogram (ECG) segment of the user are disclosed. The method comprises decomposing the ECG segment into a plurality of functions and evaluating the plurality of functions to choose one of the plurality of functions based on a respiratory band power. The method includes determining the respiratory rate using the one of the plurality of functions and a domain detection. |
| US10357162B1 |
Imaging system for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer
This invention provides a non-invasive diagnosis system that is not only capable of producing high-resolution, three-dimensional images of abnormalities of tissue growth inside the body but, it can also detect the type of abnormalities and their location using multispectral imaging techniques. It is possible to provide a portable, non-invasive device that is handheld and with which women may use to screen themselves for early detection of breast cancer without the need to visit a physician. As the present invention uses broadband sources and/or multiple coherent sources, secondary factors such as oxygen metabolism or blood volume associated with the cancer tissues could also be detected to provide further verification of the type. This invention would raise the accuracy of diagnosis and reduce the rate of false positives and false negatives. |
| US10357161B1 |
Infrared otoscope for characterization of effusion
An otoscope uses differential reflected response of optical energy at an absorption range and an adjacent wavelength range to determine the presence of water (where the wavelengths are water absorption wavelength and adjacent non-absorption excitation wavelengths). In another example of the invention, the otoscope utilizes OCT in combination with absorption and non-absorption range for bacteria and water. |
| US10357157B2 |
Method and system for microbiome-derived characterization, diagnostics and therapeutics for conditions associated with functional features
A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome-derived functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model. |
| US10357154B2 |
Systems and methods for providing astigmatism correction
A method of selecting a toric lens by taking into consideration the magnitude and orientation of the posterior cornea and/or the location of the incision axis is described. The magnitude and orientation of the posterior cornea can be calculated as a function of the measured pre-operative orientation of the steep meridian of the anterior cornea. |
| US10357149B2 |
Medical imaging device using thermally conducting lens cradle
Various embodiments comprise endoscopes (e.g., arthroscopes) for viewing inside a cavity of a body. The endoscopes may include at least one solid state emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED) located at the distal end of the endoscope. The endoscope may comprise a thermally conductive cradle attached to the distal end of the endoscope. The thermally conductive cradle may be configured to dissipate heat generated by the solid state emitter away from the distal end of the endoscope. The thermally conductive cradle may also be electrically conductive. Further, the thermally conductive cradle may also function as a support structure for a plurality of lenses. |
| US10357146B2 |
Sterile headlamp with magnetic mounting portion mountable to headgear with lens assembly comprising a ball pivot aiming mechanism and switch arranged within the ball pivot
A headlight device that can be mounted to a surgical face shield, helmet, or other type of headgear with dual-sided peel and stick adhesive or magnets allowing for various mounting locations. |
| US10357141B2 |
Floor cleaning device
A liquid containing system for a floor cleaning device, the liquid containing system comprising an outlet having a plurality of openings (H) to allow a liquid (W) to be extracted by means of capillary force when a mopping substrate, e.g. a cloth (C), is mounted against the plurality of openings (H), after filling the liquid containing system being substantially closed but for the plurality of openings (H). |
| US10357139B2 |
Traveling floor cleaning machine
A traveling floor cleaning machine is provided, including a chassis, a cleaning tool apparatus which is arranged on the chassis with at least one cleaning tool and a holder for the at least one cleaning tool, and a suction apparatus which includes a suction unit and an aspiration apparatus, wherein the suction unit is arranged on the holder. |
| US10357136B2 |
All in the head surface cleaning apparatus
An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head and a portable cleaning unit comprising an air treatment member and a suction motor that is removably mounted to the surface cleaning head. An upper portion may be moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a drive handle. |
| US10357134B2 |
Towel replacement notification
Embodiments of a towel notification and dispensing device are provided. Some embodiments include a towel compartment that receives a fresh towel, a compartment door that provides access to the towel compartment, and a sensor that detects when the fresh towel has been removed from the towel compartment. Some embodiments include an output device that, in response to a determination that the fresh towel has been removed from the towel compartment provides an indication that the fresh towel needs to be replaced. |
| US10357133B2 |
Buttocks wiping device
The present invention relates to a buttocks wiping device 1 for wiping the buttocks with paper. The buttocks wiping device 1 includes a wiping arm 4 including a pressing unit 4a configured to press the paper against the buttocks, and a wiping arm drive unit 3 configured to cause the wiping arm 4 to move and perform wiping operation. The wiping arm drive unit 4 wipes, without attaching or inserting the paper to the pressing unit 4a, the buttocks with the paper being placed on the pressing unit 4a. Moreover, the buttocks wiping device 1 of the present invention includes a paper supply unit 17 configured to expose the paper. The wiping arm drive unit 4 drives the wiping arm such that the pressing unit 4a pushes up, from below, the paper exposed by a paper loading guide 17c of the paper supply unit 17. |
| US10357130B2 |
Expandable roasting platform
The problem of evenly cooking a food item so that all sides cook and brown evenly is solved by the use of a roasting platform that raises above rendered substances that can cause a steam and wetness to the surface of a food item. The roasting platform can be foldable or compressed, so that it takes up minimal storage space and can be deployed for use. Drain holes allow rendered substances to be more quickly separated from the surface of a food item. The same drain holes can be used as visual indicators when deploying the roasting platform to show when he folds of a roasting platform are sufficiently separated for maximum usable area and support for a weight placed thereon. |
| US10357126B2 |
Steam generator
A steam generator for generating steam by boiling water, or other hot water heating device, in either case such as for use in a steam cooker or warewasher, includes a tank structure providing a heating chamber for holding water, and at least one heating element associated with the tank structure for heating water. The tank structure includes a main body wall having a U-shaped cross-sectional profile formed by opposed first and second side wall portions of the heating chamber and a curved bottom wall portion of the heating chamber, wherein the curved bottom wall portion is monolithic with the first and second side wall portions, wherein the main body wall is sheet metal material that has been curved. |
| US10357121B2 |
Apparatus for covering and protecting an edible item
An apparatus for covering and protecting an edible item that allows a flexible covering to cover and protect the edible item without damaging or altering a feature on the edible item. The edible item has a top surface with an outer edge. The apparatus provides a plurality of vertical supports, each having a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of each vertical support is inserted the top surface of the edible item adjacent to the outer edge. The first portion of each vertical support at least partially extends beyond the outer edge of the edible item, and the flexible covering can be supported by the plurality of vertical supports. |
| US10357120B2 |
Collapsible bowl with lid convertible to legs
The present invention is directed to a portable feeding apparatus or bowl, more particularly to a travel feeding apparatus for pets having a hinged lid that converts to legs for supporting the bowl in an upright manner. The hinged lid has a lock for locking the lid in a closed position. |
| US10357119B2 |
Display units for product testers
A product display tester unit is provided to allow for the efficient and effective display of goods, such as creams, lotions, and serums. The display tester unit comprises a fluted panel, a ledge and a base. The display tester unit may be used as part of a display system, and its components are reversibly associated within one another. |
| US10357118B2 |
Systems and methods for merchandizing electronic displays
Systems and methods for a merchandizing display related to a continuous display formed by electronic displays embedded along product shelves and on the packages stored on the product shelves. An electronic label device may detect the presence of a consumer and send a trigger to the packages on its product shelf. The electronic label device may also send a trigger to surrounding electronic label devices. A streaming video may then be apportioned among displays on electronic label devices and the packages. Each of the displays may simultaneously output a different portion of the streaming video. |
| US10357116B2 |
Pocketed foam systems and methods
Example embodiments include a padding system that can include a first pocket assembly, the first pocket assembly including a first pocket, where the first pocket at least partially retains a first padding component, and a second pocket assembly, the second pocket assembly including a second pocket, where the second pocket at least partially retains a second padding component, where the first pocket assembly is coupled to the second pocket assembly with a transition portion. |
| US10357114B2 |
Inflatable cushioning device with manifold system
A cushioning device for a body support such as a mattress, seat, sofa, or the like where support is obtained from a fluid in fluid cells having a spring bias. The cushioning device is self-inflating, self-adjusting, and provides a low interface pressure under the entire contact surface of a patient. Shear force scraping damage is prevented by a sleeve apparatus. A support system apparatus provides separately adjustable pressure support zones. For physical therapy, an alternating pressure system provides alternating lifting and lowering pressure zones under a patient. |
| US10357107B2 |
Powered chairs for public venues, assemblies for use in powered chairs, and components for use in assemblies for use in powered chairs
Powered recliner chairs, assemblies for use in the chairs, and components for use in the assemblies are provided. Electrical systems for use in the chairs, and components for use in the electrical systems are provided. Control systems and methods for operating powered recliner chairs are also provided. Any given chair may be locally and/or remotely controlled. |
| US10357105B2 |
Coupling assembly and bracket device thereof
A bracket device includes a bracket, a fastening member, a supporting frame, and a fitting. The fastening member is movable with respect to the bracket. Once the supporting frame is operated and thus displaced with respect to the bracket to a first position, the fastening member is supported by the supporting frame and hence in a particular position. Once the supporting frame is operated and thus displaced with respect to the bracket to a second position, the fastening member is not supported by the supporting frame and therefore no longer in the particular position. When the fitting is at a predetermined position, the supporting frame is prevented from displacement from the first position to the second position. |
| US10357103B2 |
Height adjustable desk
A height-adjustable desk has a base, having a support, a middle portion of a rear side of the support having a column disposed thereon and being upright, a front side of the column having a plurality of slots, the slots being spaced along the column. The desk has a shelf, having a frame, an upper desk top and a lower desk top, the frame disposed on and moveably surrounding the column, the frame having an insert corresponding to the slots, the insert configured to be inserted into one of the slots, the upper desk top located at the frame, the lower desk top located at the frame lower than the upper desk top. |
| US10357096B2 |
Pocket mirror
The present invention is a pocket mirror that may be conveniently used by a person for many applications, including the application of eye shadow and other cosmetics. The pocket mirror comprises a body and a mirror engaged with the body. The pocket mirror further comprises first and second light sources disposed at left and right portions of the mirror, respectively, to emit light from the mirror. The pocket mirror further comprises a ring engaged with the body between a closed position where the ring is disposed substantially within the body and an open position where the ring is disposed substantially outward of said body. The ring comprises an least one opening that so the pocket mirror may be manipulated by a person's finger or fingers. |
| US10357094B1 |
Nail lamp with light emitting diodes powered by power cord or rechargeable battery pack for cordless operation
A compact portable LED nail curing lamp has surface-mounted light emitting diode (SMD LED) lights. The lamp provides fast and consistent results producing high gloss finish and even curing of nail polish (e.g., UV-curable gel polish). The nail lamp has a micro USB port, which can be used to power the lamp using a wall adapter, car charger, laptop USB port, or mobile power bank for ultimate portability. In an implementation, a system includes a compact LED nail curing lamp and a mobile power battery pack. The system also includes a cable to connect the nail lamp and the mobile power battery pack. The battery pack provides portable power to the nail lamp so that the nail lamp can be used portably, such as during travel or on an airplane when a wall outlet is unavailable. |
| US10357082B2 |
Belt buckle
A belt buckle provided includes: a hollow retaining member including an entry end and an opposite exit end; a rotary member pivotally connected to two ears of the exit end and including a recess, a pulling portion protrudes from one side of the recess, an engaging portion is formed at an opposite another side of the recess, and an abutting portion is provided on an outer surface of the rotary member; a pivot disposed in the recess and having two ends inserted through the ears; a spring sleeved onto the pivot and disposed in the recess to push the abutting portion towards the two ears of the exit end; and an engaging member pivotally attached to the two ears of the entry end. |
| US10357080B2 |
Article of footwear comprising a sole member with regional patterns
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a cushioning sole system that provides customized cushioning characteristics to different regions of a sole member. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole member. The sole member can include a set of apertures that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member. |
| US10357079B2 |
Footwear with zoned insulation
Footwear and a method of manufacture of footwear are presented. The footwear has different insulation zones and each zone has a different level of insulation. For example, an article of footwear includes a first insulation zone, a second insulation zone, and a third insulation zone. The first, second, and third insulation zones each provide a different level of insulation for a specific part of a wearer's foot. The first insulation zone may be the heel region of the article of footwear, the second insulation zone may be the main part of the foot region of the article of footwear excluding both the heel region and a toe region of the article of footwear, and the third insulation zone may be the toe region of the article of footwear. |
| US10357076B2 |
Visor assembly
Visor assembly (1) comprising an outer shield (2) and an inner shield (6) which is arranged at a distance therefrom and lies within the periphery of the outer shield, wherein a spacer (7) extending along the periphery of the inner shield is provided in order to hold the inner shield at a predetermined distance from the outer shield, wherein mechanical fixing means (10, 12) are arranged between the two shields for mutual fixation thereof, wherein the inner shield is formed at the position of its periphery such that a protrusion (7) from the inner shield is obtained, this protrusion forming the spacer. |
| US10357074B2 |
Flat panel test hardware and technology for assessing ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment
A testing apparatus to assess ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment having a flat helmet analogue with a helmet shell material in flat panel form and at least one helmet suspension pad; head surrogate components including a skull skin surrogate, a skull bone surrogate, and a brain tissue surrogate; a pressure indicating film adjacent to the head surrogate components; and one or more pressure sensors in the brain tissue surrogate. Also disclosed is the related method for assessing ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment. |
| US10357072B2 |
Wearable accessory
A wearable accessory 100 is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the wearable accessory 100 is configured in the form of a head protector 102 having at least one connector 150,180 and a plurality of accessory members 104 having respective attachment mechanisms 122. Each attachment mechanism 122 is releasably engageable to the at least one connector 150,180. The wearable accessory 100 may be configured as other types of accessories and a connector for use with the wearable accessory 100 is also disclosed. |
| US10357071B2 |
Combustion-resistant artificial tree
A combustion-resistant branch assembly for an artificial tree, the branch assembly including a first branch portion including a first rod having a main portion intermediate a first end portion and a second end portion; a first group of sub-branches attached to the first branch portion, each sub-branch of the first group of sub-branches including a member having a first end portion; and a first winding, including a combustion-resistant strand, wrapped about the first end portion of the first rod of the first branch portion and the first end portion of each sub-branch of the first group of sub-branches, thereby attaching the first group of sub-branches to the first branch portion. |
| US10357067B2 |
Articles of sports apparel with support elements
Articles of sports apparel may include elongate support elements. Particular examples provided are swimsuits and other sports apparel such as sports apparel for rugby football. An Article of sports apparel may include at least one base portion adapted to be arranged proximate a lower back of a user when worn, and at least three elongate support elements. The at least three elongate support elements may be arranged at the base portion such as to extend outwardly from a region at least partially encompassing the lower back of the user when worn. |
| US10357066B2 |
System and method for apparel identification
System and method for apparel identification using a scannable code. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a purchase order comprising information relating to a unique identity of the apparel; printing a machine-readable code including the information relating to the unique identity onto a tag; disposing an electronic apparatus on the apparel during manufacture; attaching the tag onto a portion of the apparel during the manufacture; performing tests to the functionality of the electronic apparatus; scanning the machine-readable code of the tag during the manufacture; transmitting the information relating to the unique identity to the electronic apparatus; and providing the apparel having the information relating to the unique identity stored at the electronic apparatus to a user based on the purchase order. In one variant, the apparel comprises a shoe and the electronic apparatus comprises a movement sensor. |
| US10357065B2 |
Post surgery brassiere garment
A post-surgery brassiere garment for a wearer comprising a connection means comprising strap means operable to secure the brassiere garment over shoulders of the wearer, and a band region to enclose a portion of the torso of the wearer to secure the brassiere garment to the wearer; a first adjustment means operable to adjustably close the band region of the brassiere garment, and a second adjustment means operable to adjustably connect the strap means to a front region of the band region of the brassiere garment, whereby, the first and second adjustment means are together operable to adjustably compress the torso of the wearer in region of the wearers chest. |
| US10357062B2 |
E-cigarette personal vaporizer
A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable. |
| US10357058B1 |
Battery-operated ignition smoking pipe
An battery-operated ignition smoking pipe including a replaceable nichrome wire within an indentation on an inner perimeter of a bowl of the pipe body, a fuel reservoir directly below and adjacent the interior cavity of the bowl, an ignition switch on a stem of a pipe body to selectively activate one of the nichrome wire and an amount of fuel within the fuel reservoir to combust an ignitable smoking substance, such as tobacco, contained within the bowl, and a filter disposed between the stem and the bowl. The present device permits one-handed ignition to combust the smoking substance. |
| US10357056B2 |
Endolysin from bacteriophage against Geobacillus and methods of using
Bacteriophage against Geobacillus are provided, and methods of making and using the bacteriophage also are provided. |
| US10357054B2 |
Smokeless tobacco pastille
A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity. |
| US10357053B2 |
Apparatus for preparing a moulded food product
An apparatus for preparing a moulded food product, the apparatus comprising a base having first and second ends, with differing first and second moulds being formed with the first and second end respectively. A ring is engageable with either end of the base and has a ring mould portion contiguous with the first and second moulds to create a forming space when in use. A central aperture extends through the ring mould portion and a plunger is dimensioned and configured to pass through the central aperture, the plunger having a forming end and a closing end. |
| US10357050B2 |
System and method for bottom coating food products
A product conveying and coating system includes at least first and second, sequentially arranged conveyor belts, with at least the second conveyor belt being a solid belt. Interposed in a gap between the first and second belts is a dispenser head of a coating manifold. The dispenser head spans the gap between upper surface portions of the first and second conveyor belts, with an elongated side wall outlet portion of the dispenser head being exposed, in a downstream direction of the overall conveyor unit, to the upper surface of the second conveyor belt. The system provides for dispensing of coating material directly onto the second, solid conveyor belt and enrobing at least bottom and partial side portions of food products upon the solid belt. Provisions are made for scraping from the solid belt, removing from the coated food products and recycling excess coating material. |
| US10357048B2 |
Non-alcoholic beer-taste beverage
A beer-taste beverage which is substantially nonalcoholic, containing (A) a collagen peptide having an average molecular weight of from 500 to 8,000, (B) a carbon dioxide gas, (C) an iso-α acid, and (D) an acidulant, wherein a pH is 3 or more and 4 or less, and wherein the content of the collagen peptide is from 280 to 1,800 mg/100 mL, and wherein the content of the iso-α acid is from 1.0×10−3 to 3.0×10−3% by mass. The beer-taste beverage of the present invention has excellent initial tastes of sour taste and bitterness and has beer-like taste, so that the beer-taste beverage can provide a new taste as luxury products. |
| US10357045B1 |
Implement for smoothing icing on the top and side of a cake
A cake-making implement is disclosed for smoothing icing on a top surface and a side surface of a cake and creating a planar top surface. The cake-making implement may include a top smoother connected to a side smoother and configured to move with respect to the side smoother while maintaining an angle between the top and side smoothers. |
| US10357040B2 |
Food with reduced breakage and a method of making the same
The present invention relates to a food comprising a baked foodstuff based on flour and/or starch. The baked foodstuff comprises at least one first region and at least one second region in contact with the first region. The second region comprises a shaping auxiliary component in an amount of 0.5-15 wt % by the total weight of the flour and/or starch of the baked foodstuff. The shaping auxiliary component has a glass-transition temperature of less than 0° C. The second region is present in an amount of at least 1 wt % by the total weight of the food. The addition of the shaping auxiliary component is able to efficiently decrease the breakage of the multi-region food, especially multi-region food based on a baked foodstuff with a crispy texture. |
| US10357036B2 |
Compounds for controlling arthropods
The invention relates inter alia to compounds of the general formula (I). Also described are methods for preparing the compounds of the formula (I). The compounds according to the invention are especially suitable for controlling insects, arachnids and nematodes in agriculture, and ectoparasites in veterinary medicine and also as herbicides. |
| US10357030B2 |
Methods for generating high aspect-ratio polymeric particles comprising an active ingredient
High aspect ratio polymeric particles as seed treatments. |
| US10357029B2 |
Insert for an organ transport device
A device for arranging a harvested heart to be stored in an enclosure before transplantation, whereby the heart is connected to a tube for supply of a medical fluid to the heart. A cylindrical insert intended to be arranged in a enclosure for the heart, comprises a fixture for immobilizing the tube in a central position of the insert. The fixture comprises an arm extending from the periphery of the fixture to the center of the fixture; and a jaw device for gripping the tube and maintaining the tube and the organ hanging in the tube in a predetermined height position. |
| US10357027B2 |
Bait station for pest control
A bait station for pest control is provided that comprises an enclosure. The enclosure defines an access chamber that includes an entry port for entry of a pest therein, and a bait chamber that holds a bait product harmful to a pest. A partition section separates the access chamber and the bait chamber. A closure element is associated with the access port and is moveable between a first position covering the access port, and a second position exposing the access port. A detector arrangement outputs a signal indicative of presence or otherwise of a pest in the access chamber. A controller receives the signal and records a pest activity event. The controller moves the closure element to the second position to open an access port between the access chamber and the bait chamber when a number of recorded pest activity events are at least equal to a predetermined number. |
| US10357026B2 |
Lure with interacting spinners
A fishing lure apparatus includes a lure structure or frame with a hook and a first spinner blade retained on a connector member rotatably connected to the frame for spinning when the lure is drawn through water and a second spinner blade retained on the same connector member whereby the second blade periodically engages the first blade when the lure apparatus is drawn through water to thereby affect spinning motion of the first spinner blade. Engagement of the first and second spinner members may create noise or currents in water, in addition to a visual appearance, to attract fish. |
| US10357018B2 |
Elevated animal waste repository
An elevated animal waste repository is provided. The repository includes a litter box, a base and a ramp. The litter box includes a bottom wall and a sidewall extending from the bottom wall. The sidewall may include an upper rim that forms an opening into the litter box. The base includes a bottom end and a top end. The litter box is secured to the top end of the base. The base supports the litter box in an elevated position when resting on a surface. The elevated position may be waist high level of an individual. The ramp runs from the bottom end of the base to the upper rim of the litter box, allowing a cat to access the inside of the litter box. |
| US10357016B1 |
Fold up knock down animal enclosure
Disclosed herein is an animal housing comprises a base member hingedly attached to a rear wall, side walls hingedly attached to the rear wall, a front wall removably attached to at least a portion of the first side walls or the base member and a top member arranged parallel to the base member, wherein the animal housing has an erect arrangement in which an interior chamber is formed and a collapsed arrangement wherein the sidewalls and the rear wall occupy individual planes located essentially parallel to the plane formed by the base member. |
| US10357013B1 |
Alfalfa variety 412W201
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated 412W201. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety 412W201. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety 412W201 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety 412W201 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10357009B1 |
Soybean variety 5PVAM88
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PVAM88 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PVAM88, cells from soybean variety 5PVAM88, plants of soybean 5PVAM88, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PVAM88. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PVAM88 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PVAM88, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PVAM88, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PVAM88. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PVAM88 are further provided. |
| US10357005B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH695466
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH695466. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH695466, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH695466 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 CH695466. |
| US10357003B2 |
Lettuce variety 79-43 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-43 RZ. The present invention also relate to Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-43 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-43 RZ. |
| US10357002B2 |
Celery variety ‘51-7 IPS 1’
A celery cultivar, designated 51-7 IPS 1, is disclosed, the cultivar is, for larger frame size and heavier weight, short core length, savoyed and glossy leaf color, corky root rot resistance, no fringe burn on mature leaves and also yellower heart leaf color with solid midribs. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar 51-7 IPS 1, to the plants of celery cultivar 51-7 IPS land to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar 51-7 IPS 1 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a celery plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic celery plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid celery seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 51-7 IPS 1 with another celery cultivar. |
| US10357001B1 |
Sorghum inbred PH2873FR
A novel sorghum variety designated PH2873FR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a plant comprise crossing sorghum variety PH2873FR with another plant. Sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced by crossing sorghum variety PH2873FR with another plant are described. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2873FR include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation. Hybrid sorghum seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing the sorghum variety PH2873FR or a locus conversion of PH2873FR with another sorghum variety are disclosed. |
| US10356999B1 |
Maize inbred PH2DPF
A novel maize variety designated PH2DPF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2DPF with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2DPF through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2DPF or a locus conversion of PH2DPF with another maize variety. |
| US10356989B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
An emitter (120) forms a flow path that runs to a discharge part (250) from an intake part (220) for receiving an irrigation liquid in a tube. The flow path includes a flow volume control part (240) which includes: an end surface (243) including a concave inclined surface that faces a film (300) for receiving the pressure of the liquid inside the tube; a hole (244) that opens at the center of the flow volume control part (240) and connects to the discharge part (250); and a groove (245) crossing the inclined surface and running to the hole (244). When the film (300) adheres to the inclined surface as a result of the pressure of the irrigation liquid inside the tube, the flow volume of the irrigation liquid inside the emitter (120) is controlled so as to be a volume that can pass through the groove (245). |
| US10356987B2 |
Insert and apparatus for transplanting plants
An insert for growing plants, including a plurality of receptacles, adapted for insertion into a container, wherein each of the receptacles is arranged for receiving a separate plant with a portion of gel for feeding the plant. The receptacles may be arranged to allow communication between the portions of gel in the receptacles to allow the plants to share a common feed reservoir of the gel. |
| US10356986B2 |
Detachable and collapsible pallet box
A planter box configured for housing plantings is disclosed. The pallet box assembly includes a pallet base, two side panels, a front panel, and a rear panel, which are collapsible and reusable. Pallet base has tenon joint parts with locking mechanisms that extend out. Pallet base has an opening extending therethrough for ease of handling by pallet jack or hand truck. The side panels include grooves. Front and rear panels include tenon joint part with locking mechanism. The side panels are identical and interchangeable, the front panel is identical and interchangeable with the rear panel. Each locking mechanism includes a winged bolt threadedly inserted and engaged into the tenon joint part, and a wing which is rotated by about 45 to 135 degrees to engageably and securely attach the corresponding tenon joint part in the corresponding groove, so that the pallet box assembly is securely installed. |
| US10356985B1 |
Plant pot with separable halves
A plant pot with separable halves including a first container half having an upright first interior shell and an upright first exterior shell. A plurality of first aeration openings is disposed within the first interior shell. A second container half has an upright second interior shell, an upright second exterior shell, and a base unit having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a cavity disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. A plurality of second aeration openings is disposed within the second interior shell. A plurality of dowell pins is disposed on each of a pair of second side portions of the second container half, and a plurality of slots is disposed on each of a pair of first side portions of the first container half. One of the plurality of dowell pins is selectively engageable within one of the plurality of slots. |
| US10356984B2 |
Method and apparatus for growing sprouts
Provided are methods for growing and shipping sprouts and microgreens in the same container, growing while in shipment using moisture provided in a water-absorbent layer, with optional added beneficials, and including methods for producing sprouts and microgreens for consumption, and for pharmaceutical/nutriceutical use, comprising growth of sprouts in retail-ready containers, the container comprising a moisture-retaining layer of agar media or the like providing water for growth and obviating the need for irrigation during sprout growth. In certain aspects, media is supplemented with beneficial organisms or additives such as probiotic microbes, vitamins (e.g., B12), cofactors, nutrients, and other items (e.g., phytochemicals, natural colors, and antioxidants) which promote the growth of the beneficial microbes on the product, and/or which become incorporated into the product. In certain aspects, added beneficial microorganisms are selected to compete antagonize human pathogens such as Listeria, Salmonella, enterohaemorrhagic E. coli, Yersinia, and/or spoilage organisms (e.g., Erwinia, Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas). |
| US10356982B2 |
Modular platform for cutting sugar cane
An agricultural harvesting machine for harvesting sugar cane, which can be coupled to a tractor or any self-propelling machine, by using mechanic power (TDP) converted into hydraulic power (pump) to activate different devices of a set so that it may form a wire cutting front for lanes of plants which are cut and thrown behind over the soil and organized in rows for later collecting and processing. |
| US10356980B2 |
Work vehicle with wheel/track crop swath avoidance
A work vehicle for working a swath of crop has at least one ground-engaging wheel or track mounted to the work vehicle and movable in a travel direction along a tread path. A first redistribution device is mounted to the work vehicle to move crop that is ahead of the at least one ground-engaging wheel or track relative to the travel direction. A second redistribution device is mounted to the work vehicle to move crop that is behind the at least one ground-engaging wheel or track relative to the travel direction. The first redistribution device is configured to open the swath of crop along substantially only the tread path ahead of the at least one ground-engaging wheel or track relative to the travel direction, and the second redistribution device is configured to close the swath of crop along the tread path behind the at least one ground-engaging wheel or track relative to the travel direction. |
| US10356972B2 |
System and method for reducing variations in the penetration depths of ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement based on monitored tire pressures
In one aspect, a system for reducing variations in the penetration depths between ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement may include an implement having tires spaced apart from each other. The system may also include pressure sensors provided in operative association with the tires, each pressure sensor being configured for detecting an air pressure within the associated tire. Additionally, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the pressure sensors. The controller may be configured to monitor an air pressure differential between a pair of tires based on measurement signals received from the pressure sensors. The air pressure differential may be indicative of variability in the penetration depths of the ground-engaging tools. Furthermore, the controller may be configured initiate a control action associated with reducing the variability in the penetration depths of ground-engaging tools when the air pressure differential exceeds or falls below a predetermined tire pressure differential threshold. |
| US10356971B2 |
Front attachment lift mechanism
A front attachment lift mechanism includes a front hitch weldment connectable to a lawn tractor frame and having a pair of side plates for supporting a front attachment. A hitch arm extends upwardly and rearwardly on each side of the frame. A rear weldment includes a pair of rear brackets connected by support bars to each other. Each rear bracket has an upper portion connectable to one of a pair of lift arms on a lawn tractor, and a forward end extending forwardly and downwardly from the upper portion. A wireform assembly is connected between each of the hitch arms and the forward end of one of the rear brackets. |
| US10362713B2 |
Process for making an apparatus with fluid-flow-through cooling of circuit boards
A disclosed apparatus for use with a conduction-cooled card assembly may include a frame comprising first and second thermally conductive portions adapted to engage respective thermal management interfaces on opposite sides of a conduction cooling frame for at least one circuit card. The apparatus may also include a passageway extending between first and second openings in the frame so as to allow cooling fluid to flow into the first opening, through the passageway, and out of the second opening. According to a disclosed method, an insert may be installed between components of a mezzanine connector so as to increase a height of the connector. In some implementations, the installing of the insert may be performed while the first and second components of the mezzanine connector are mounted on a host card and a mezzanine card, respectively, so that installation of the insert between the first and second components increases a spacing between the host card and the mezzanine card. |
| US10362711B2 |
Fan mounting arrangement in a power supply
A power supply includes a bottom case, a top cover, a circuit board and a heat-dissipating fan. In this case, the bottom case and the top cover are fitted together to delimit an accommodating space. The circuit board is mounted on the bottom case and located within the accommodating space. The heat-dissipating fan includes a supporting frame, a driving module provided on the supporting frame, and a fan blade set covering the driving module and being driven by the driving module to rotate. The supporting frame is provided with a main body for the driving module and the fan blade set to be installed, as well as a plurality of supporting posts respectively connected to the main body and fixed on the circuit board, and the heat-dissipating fan is not provided with a barrier wall around the fan blade set. |
| US10362709B2 |
Vent-free and fan-less preconfigured information networking system
A vent-free, fan-less pre-configured Information Technology component cluster suitable for in-wall mounting is provided which maintains proper operational temperature of all components within the cluster. |
| US10362705B2 |
Lightweight server chassis configured for modular insertion of customer selectable components for downstream assembly of information handling system at customer locations
An information handling system (IHS) includes a lightweight server chassis having a surface that includes a plurality of slots formed within the chassis surface. Each slot is sized to receive a specific compute component of a plurality of different compute components that collectively provide a fully functional IHS. In one embodiment, at least one slot that is formed within the chassis surface is sized to receive a respective one of the more than one type of compute component of a plurality of different compute components. Thereby, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) can flexibly ship at least portions of the IHS to an end user destination for possible downstream reconfiguration and assembly. |
| US10362700B2 |
Aircraft turbomachine computer
An aircraft turbomachine calculator including a parallelepiped metal casing including an electronic circuit wherein a control channel and a monitoring channel are integrated. The casing includes a first cavity wherein a first electronic board is provided for managing the control channel and a second cavity, independent of the first cavity, wherein a second electronic board is provided for managing the monitoring channel, these electronic boards being provided in two planes oriented with respect to each other at an angle of 90°. |
| US10362699B2 |
Low density electronic device
An electronic device includes a display screen, one or more internal components, and a foam outer housing coupled to the display screen and enclosing the one or more internal components. The electronic device may also include a foam midframe enclosed by the foam outer housing. The foam outer housing may be resilient so as to provide impact absorption and water resistance, while the foam midframe may be rigid to provide stiffness to the electronic device. The electronic device may have a density less than 1 gram/centimeter3 such that the electronic device is buoyant in liquid water. |
| US10362696B2 |
Foldable display device and method for manufacturing the same
A foldable display device according to example embodiments includes a support member including a first support portion, a second support portion, and a hinge portion connected between the first support portion and the second support portion, the support member being divided into an adhesive area and a non-adhesive area, a coating layer on the non-adhesive area of the support member, an adhesive member integrally on the adhesive area of the support member and the coating layer, and a foldable display module attached on the adhesive member. |
| US10362695B2 |
Door closer mechanism for hot/cold aisle air containment room
A hot/cold aisle air containment room includes a plurality of electronic equipment enclosures at least partially defining an interior aisle, a frame structure supporting one or more ceiling panels above the interior aisle, and a door assembly. The door assembly includes a sliding door and an unpowered door closer mechanism adapted to move the sliding door from an open state to a closed state, thereby providing controlled access to the interior aisle and minimizing intermixing of hot air and cold air between an environment external to the hot/cold aisle air containment room and an environment internal to the hot/cold aisle air containment room. |
| US10362693B2 |
Electronic apparatus, electronic apparatus manufacturing method, and die
An electronic apparatus includes a base that includes a flat portion and a side wall provided upright on a part of an outer edge of the flat portion, a printed circuit board disposed in the base and including a device, and a cover covering the base. The base includes a hole that is contiguous to the side wall and provided in the flat portion, a support portion, one end of the support portion being supported by the side wall, and a positioning member provided on the support portion and positioning the cover with respect to the base. |
| US10362691B2 |
Touch-controlling device, functional expansion member thereof, and USB socket connector
A USB socket connector includes a columnar housing, a circuit board, and an expansion board. The columnar housing has a front portion and an opposite rear portion. The columnar housing includes an accommodating slot recessed from the front portion toward the rear portion and a receiving slot recessed on the rear portion and in air communication with the accommodating slot. A cross section of the receiving slot is larger than that of the accommodating slot. The circuit board includes a tongue plate portion arranged on one side thereof and having a USB3.1 Type-C interface. The circuit board is inserted into the accommodating slot, and the tongue plate portion is arranged in the front portion. The expansion board is substantially and perpendicularly connected to an end of the circuit board away from the tongue plate portion, and the expansion board is arranged in the receiving slot. |
| US10362690B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus is disclosed including a housing; at least one roller disposed within the housing; a display unit comprising a display panel and a module cover; a motor assembly; an upper bar coupled to the upper portion of the display unit; a drive unit including at least one support unit, of which one end is coupled to both ends of the upper bar and the other end is coupled to the motor assembly, to raise the upper bar; and an encoder disposed to be spaced apart from the at least one roller within the housing, wherein the at least one support unit includes an upper link; a lower link; and a hinge for connecting the upper link and the lower link, and the encoder is coupled to a rotation axis of one end of the lower link. |
| US10362689B2 |
Method of providing a rollable display device
A method of providing a rollable display device includes providing a display panel for displaying an image, a printed circuit board connected to an edge of the display panel, and a roller which the display panel is rolled onto or unrolled from. The roller has a cylindrical shape having an inner space, and the printed circuit board is disposed in the inner space. |
| US10362685B2 |
Protective coating for printed conductive pattern on patterned nanowire transparent conductors
A method for making an electronic assembly includes applying a protective layer including an organosulfur compound to at least a portion of a patterned conductive interconnect circuit, wherein the conductive interconnect circuit overlies at least a portion of a conductive layer on a substrate, and wherein the conductive layer includes nanowires; and engaging an electrical contact of an electronic component with the protective layer to electrically connect the electronic component and the patterned conductive layer. |
| US10362684B1 |
Method for improving adhesion between ceramic carrier and thick film circuit
The present invention relates to a method for improving adhesion between ceramic and a thick film circuit. The method is particularly directed to accelerate the formation of a ceramic-metal eutectic phase between the ceramic carrier and the metal circuit by solid-phase diffusion bonding under a positive atmosphere. A metallic conductive slurry or its oxide slurry is printed on the surface of the ceramic carrier to form a circuit pattern by a thick film screen printing. The ceramic carrier is placed in an oven with temperature controlled by a program under a positive-pressure atmosphere of an inert gas including nitrogen, hydrogen or their mixtures. An eutectic phase is formed between the ceramic carrier and the metal circuit under a high temperature eutectic condition to increase the adhesion between the ceramic carrier and the thick film circuit. |
| US10362682B2 |
Manufacturing method of circuit board
A manufacturing method of a circuit board including the following steps is provided. A carrier substrate is provided. A patterned photoresist layer is formed on the carrier substrate. An adhesive layer is formed on the top surface of the patterned photoresist layer. A dielectric substrate is provided. A circuit pattern and a dielectric layer covering the circuit pattern are formed on the dielectric substrate, wherein the dielectric layer has an opening exposing a portion of the circuit pattern. The adhesive layer is adhered to the dielectric layer in a direction that the adhesive layer faces of the dielectric layer. The carrier substrate is removed. A patterned metal layer is formed on a region exposed by the patterned photoresist layer. The patterned photoresist layer is removed. The adhesive layer is removed. |
| US10362680B2 |
Patterning of graphene circuits on flexible substrates
A process for forming a graphene circuit pattern on an object is described. A graphene layer is grown on a metal foil. A bonding layer is formed on a protective film and a surface of the bonding layer is roughened. The graphene layer is transferred onto the roughened surface of the bonding layer. The protective film is removed and the bonding layer is laminated to a first core dielectric substrate. The metal foil is etched away. Thereafter the graphene layer is etched using oxygen plasma etching to form graphene circuits on the first core dielectric substrate. The first core dielectric substrate having graphene circuits thereon is bonded together with a second core dielectric substrate wherein the graphene circuits are on a side facing the second core dielectric substrate wherein an air gap is left there between. |
| US10362675B2 |
Flexible circuit board having three-layer dielectric body and four-layer ground layer structure
Disclosed is a flexible circuit board having a three-layer dielectric body and four-layer ground layer structure. A flexible circuit board having a three-layer dielectric body and four-layer ground layer structure, according to the present invention, comprises: a first dielectric body; a second dielectric body facing the flat surface of the first dielectric body; a third dielectric body facing the bottom side of the first dielectric body; a signal line formed on the flat surface of the first dielectric body; a pair of first ground layers laminated on the flat surface of the first dielectric body and having the signal line therebetween; second ground layers laminated on the bottom side of the first dielectric body so as to correspond to the first ground layers; a third ground layer laminated on the flat surface of the second dielectric body; and a fourth ground layer laminated on the bottom side of the third dielectric body. |
| US10362673B2 |
Patterned nano graphene platelet-based conductive inks
A nano graphene platelet-based conductive ink comprising: (a) nano graphene platelets (preferably un-oxidized or pristine graphene), and (b) a liquid medium in which the nano graphene platelets are dispersed, wherein the nano graphene platelets occupy a proportion of at least 0.001% by volume based on the total ink volume and a process using the same. The ink can also contain a binder or matrix material and/or a surfactant. The ink may further comprise other fillers, such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-fibers, metal nano particles, carbon black, conductive organic species, etc. The graphene platelets preferably have an average thickness no greater than 10 nm and more preferably no greater than 1 nm. These inks can be printed to form a range of electrically or thermally conductive components or printed electronic components. |
| US10362672B2 |
Resin multilayer substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A resin multilayer substrate includes a laminate including a plurality of resin layers and an interlayer connecting conductor which extends through at least one of the plurality of resin layers and is directly exposed to an outside of the laminate. |
| US10362666B2 |
Compac carbon ion LINAC
The invention provides a method for accelerating protons and carbon ions up to 450 MeV/u in a very compact linac, the method comprising subjecting the particles to a radio frequency quadrupole field to accelerate the particles to at least 3 MeV/u, a drift tube linac (DTL) to an energy of 20 MeV/u, followed by a coupled DTL to 45 MeV/u and finally a high-gradient section made of CCL-type standing wave cavities or negative harmonic traveling wave cavities operating at S-band frequencies and capable of delivering voltage gradients of 40 to 60 MV/m. Focusing the accelerated particles while accelerated to higher energy is provided by appropriately placed constant field permanent magnets and electromagnetic quadrupoles. The compactness and power efficiency of the linac is enabled by using high-gradient structure in the S-band frequencies for lower energy particles than ever before. The low-intensity required for hadron therapy allows the use of small-aperture S-band structures and the operation at very high gradient compared to high-intensity machines for research. Operating with very short sub-microsecond pulses at repetition rates up to 400 Hz allows the fast and flexible beam energy and intensity tuning not provided by existing hadron therapy machines. The designed linac is capable of accelerating ions as heavy as neon to the full 450 MeV/u energy, therefore allowing fast beam switching if different ion sources are installed in the front-end of the linac. |
| US10362664B2 |
System, method and apparatus for target material debris cleaning of EUV vessel and EUV collector
A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel. |
| US10362663B1 |
Overdrive dimming
A luminaire includes a microcontroller and program logic that calculates the operational age of a light engine that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes connected in series. The program logic uses changes in transition voltage to calculate the operational age of a light engine. Changes in forward voltage across the light engine are used to detect sudden catastrophic failure of individual light emitting diodes. In response to the sudden catastrophic failure of one of the light emitting diodes, the program logic adjusts the power provided to the light engine based on the calculated operational age of the light engine. For example, the operational age of the light engine may be compared with a warrantied lifespan, and the power may be adjusted to increase the likelihood of compliance with the warranty. |
| US10362662B2 |
Lighting system and method for operating a lighting system
A lighting system and a method for an operating a lighting system, enabling to obtain an identification tag comprised in lighting design data directly from an output beam, i.e. from the emitted light of the at least one lighting unit. It is thus possible to trace any unauthorized distribution of a lighting design by monitoring the emitted light without the need to directly access the controller or any other part of the lighting system. |
| US10362659B2 |
Illumination control system, lighting system, illumination system, non-transitory recording medium, and illumination control method
An illumination control system includes a manipulation detector and an electric power controller. The electric power controller stops supply of electric power to a plurality of lighting apparatuses when an OFF manipulation is detected. The electric power controller starts the supply of the electric power to the lighting apparatuses when an ON manipulation is detected after detection of the OFF manipulation and before a first timing, or when the ON manipulation is detected at or after a second timing. The first timing is a timing at which a threshold time which is predetermined has elapsed since the detection of the OFF manipulation. The second timing is a timing at which a predetermined forced interruption time has elapsed since the first timing. |
| US10362649B2 |
LED lighting device
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce heat generated through a switching IC circuit in order to protect a switching IC circuit by connecting a resistor to an LED unit in which a plurality of LEDs are connected so as to disperse heat in the resistor when a rated voltage or more is inputted. To this end, the LED lighting device comprises: a rectification circuit unit for receiving input power from a power source unit and outputting a rectified power; an LED unit having a plurality of LED channels connected in series and a resistor unit connected to the last end of the LED channels; a current sensing resistor; and a switch circuit unit comprising a plurality of switches, wherein an nth switch is connected to the rear end of an nth LED channel so as to control an operation of the nth LED channel and is controlled by a sum of a current of the nth switch and a current of an (n+1)th switch, which flows through the current sensing resistor. |
| US10362648B2 |
Optoelectronic circuit comprising light-emitting diodes
An optoelectronic circuit for receiving a variable voltage containing alternating increasing and decreasing phases, the optoelectronic circuit including a plurality of groups of light-emitting diodes and a switching device for allowing or interrupting the circulation of a current through each group, the switching device also being suitable for detecting whether said variable voltage is supplied by a dimmer. |
| US10362645B1 |
Negative charge pump doubling output voltage range for step-up LED driver
A supply circuit comprises a regulated positive supply circuit and an unregulated negative supply circuit. The regulated positive supply circuit includes an inductor arranged to receive input energy from an input circuit node, a switch circuit coupled to the inductor at a switch circuit node, and a control circuit coupled to the switch circuit. The control circuit is configured to control activation of the switch circuit to regulate a voltage at a regulated circuit node and generate a positive output voltage at a positive output circuit node. The unregulated negative supply circuit is operatively coupled to the switch circuit node and is configured to generate a negative supply voltage at a negative output circuit node. |
| US10362643B2 |
LED driver circuit and LED driving method
A light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit includes an LED string and a conducting state detection circuit. The conducting state detection circuit detects a conducting state of the LED string, and generates a discharge control signal upon sensing that the LED string is in a non-conducting state. A current source generates a discharge current according to the discharge control signal when the LED string is in the non-conducting state. A passive bleeder provides current compensation by internal regulator operation. An LED spike current suppression circuit suppresses spike current that can occur when the input voltage increases above a threshold. A bias supply circuit has an input capacitor that provides a bias voltage. |
| US10362638B2 |
Process for producing a metal plate having an embedded heating element and metal plate produced thereby
A description is given of a process for producing a metal plate having at least one embedded heating element and of the metal plate produced by the process. The heating element is arranged between two plate bodies, and the heating element is embedded in the plate bodies by rolling with material displacement. The adjacent sides of the plate bodies have a layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. After a heat pre-treatment at the re-crystallization temperature of the aluminum or the aluminum alloy, the plate bodies are pressed against one another to bring about a reduction in thickness, with which the plate bodies form a diffusion bond with one another and are integrally bonded to one another over the entire surface area thereof to form the metal plate to be produced. The process produces a metal plate as a whole with better thermal conductivity and a broader spectrum of use. |
| US10362631B2 |
Last resource disaster routing in a telecommunications network
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for providing disaster routing of particular communications through a telecommunications network during a network outage. The disaster routing may ensure that communications from a particular source or to a particular destination are connected to the destination even during times when portions of the network may be inoperable. In one particular embodiment, the disaster routing may be performed for emergency communications received at the network and connected to one or more emergency services configured to receive the emergency communication. However, the disaster routing mechanisms and techniques described herein may be applied or available to any type of communication from any source or customer to the telecommunications network. |
| US10362629B2 |
Systems and methods for establishing a communication link between an implantable medical device and an external instrument
Systems and methods are provided for establishing a bi-directional communication link with an implantable medical device. The systems and methods include an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external instrument configured to establish a wireless bi-directional communication link there between over a wireless protocol. The wireless bi-directional communication link is established based on a scanning interval. The external instrument includes one or more processors electrically coupled to a radio frequency (RF) circuit and a memory device. The one or more processors are configured to define the scanning interval based on an advertising schedule received from the IMD. |
| US10362628B2 |
Communication service for machine-to-machine devices
When machine-to-machine (M2M) devices attach to a mobile communication network, the associated communication session can be treated differently than the attachment of other devices. For example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device and has completed a given network transaction, the M2M device can be immediately detached without waiting on expiration of an inactivity timer. As another example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device, the M2M device can be excluded from various signaling procedures such as load-balancing procedures. |
| US10362626B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling DRX (discontinuous reception) operation in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a control channel for detection of an UL grant. The method further includes receiving the UL grant associated with a HARQ process on the control channel at a first timing. The method also includes sending an UL data associated with the UL grant on a data channel at a second timing. In additional, the method also includes starting a retransmission timer associated with the HARQ process after detection of the UL grant at a third timing. Furthermore, the method includes receiving a signaling indicating stop the retransmission timer at a fourth timing. In addition, the method includes stopping the retransmission timer and stopping monitoring the control channel, wherein the UE monitors the control channel when the retransmission timer is running. |
| US10362620B2 |
Electronic device, method for controlling same and computer-readable storage medium storing control program
An electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit section which intermittently executes connection with another electronic device by wireless communication, a sensor section which outputs sensor data related to the movement of the electronic device, and a control section. When the electronic device is making a periodic movement, the control section acquires the cycle of the periodic movement of the electronic device based on the sensor data, and causes the wireless communication circuit section to set connection timing for connecting the electronic device with the another electronic device by the wireless communication to periodic timing based on the cycle. |
| US10362611B2 |
Communication device, control method, and storage medium
A communication device establishes a first connection to a first other communication device, establishes, based on the first connection, a second connection to a second other communication device that is connected to the first other communication device, while the first connection has been established, and then performs direct communication with the second other communication device using the second connection. The communication device determines whether an operation mode of the first connection is a mode in which a periodic search for other networks is performed while a network has been established by the first connection. If the operation mode is the mode in which the periodic search is performed, the communication device restricts at least one of establishment of the second connection and switching of a channel in the second connection while the first connection has been established. |
| US10362609B2 |
Methods and systems for automatically pairing a personal electronic device on a transportation vehicle
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. For example, one method includes requesting a network connection by an electronic device to a network on a transportation vehicle; transmitting passenger information by the electronic device to a transportation vehicle computing device, after the network connection is established; verifying passenger information by the transportation vehicle computing device; requesting confirmation of passenger information by the transportation vehicle computing device; and enabling communication from the electronic device to a system of the transportation vehicle for managing one or more seat control functions. |
| US10362604B2 |
Multi-user multiple-input multiple-output reverse direction duration communications
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to reverse direction duration. A device may establish a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication with one or more station devices. The device may determine a frame to be sent to the one or more station devices, wherein the frame includes at least one of a duration field or a reverse direction indication. The device may cause to send the frame to the one or more station devices. |
| US10362602B2 |
Air channel detection method and node device
A clear channel detection method includes: if a node device performs a CCA detection for the first time and finds that a full bandwidth of an unlicensed carrier channel is in a busy state, the node device divides the full bandwidth of the unlicensed carrier channel into two or more sub-bandwidths for the first time according to a preset division manner; if the node device performs the CCA detection again and finds that all sub-bandwidths are in the busy state, the node device divides each of the divided sub-bandwidths into two or more sub-bandwidths for the second time according to the preset division manner, and continues to perform CCA detection until the CCA detects that any sub-bandwidth is in a clear state, or the number of CCA cycle detections is up to a maximum value, then exits from the CCA cycle detections. |
| US10362598B2 |
Method for relaying D2D link in wireless communication system and device for performing same
A method for performing a device-to-device (D2D) relay operation by a D2D terminal supporting D2D communication according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a base station, a D2D relay request including information on multiple D2D links capable of being relayed; and acquiring at least one D2D grant from the base station on the basis of one of multiple radio network temporary identities (RNTIs) allocated to the D2D terminal, wherein when the at least one D2D grant approves the D2D relay request, the at least one D2D grant is indicated by a second RNTI which is different from a first RNTI used for approving a D2D synchronization operation or a D2D discovery operation among the multiple RNTIs. |
| US10362594B2 |
Scheduling in cellular networks
First reoccurring resources on a radio interface of a cellular network (100) are allocated and shared between communication devices (121-125) assigned to a first set (151). Second reoccurring resources on the radio interface are allocated and shared between communication devices (121-125) assigned to a second set (152). A control message is sent, the control message indicating the first reoccurring resources and the second reoccurring resources. The control message may optionally be sent employing a broadcast transmission (110). |
| US10362593B2 |
Grant-free uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum
Methods and devices for grant-free uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum are provided. A base station (BS) transmits grant-free resource configuration information to one or more electronic devices (EDs). The grant-free resource configuration information is used to configure the ED for GF uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The GF resource configuration information includes GF ED group-specific resource configuration information indicating GF ED group-specific time-frequency (T/F) resources of the unlicensed spectrum for GF uplink transmission. The ED(s) transmit grant-free uplink transmissions over the unlicensed spectrum in accordance with the GF resource configuration information. |
| US10362589B2 |
Communication method and apparatus using multiple antennas in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a communication method and a communication apparatus using multiple antennas in a wireless communication system. A communication method of a receiver comprises receiving reference signals from a transmitter of the communication system through beams to which the hybrid beamforming is applied; selecting at least one analog beam having a quality equal to or higher than a preset threshold value among analog beams belonging to the beams, based on the reference signals; and selecting at least one digital beam corresponding to the at least one analog beam and having a quality equal to or higher than the preset threshold value among digital beams belonging to the beams, based on the reference signals. Thus, performance of the communication system can be improved. |
| US10362585B2 |
Licensed-assisted access (LAA) using long term evolution (LTE) protocols
The disclosure is directed systems and methods for providing robust coexistence for LAA-LTE, including physical layer enhancements and options to support robust coexistence for LAA-LTE, and deployment and evaluation scenarios and methods. |
| US10362584B2 |
Management and mitigation of narrowband interference
A method performed by a transmitting station for assisting a receiving station in mitigating effects of a narrowband interference affecting the receiving station in a wireless communications network. The transmitting station determines (503) a likelihood of presence of the narrowband interference. When the likelihood of presence of the narrowband interference exceeds a threshold of the likelihood, the transmitting station sends (505) to the receiving station a recommendation to avoid smoothing of the channel estimates of the receiving station. The recommendation indicates a high likelihood of presence of the narrowband interference. |
| US10362582B2 |
Estimating signaling traffic in mobile networks
A method upgrading a core section of a packet switched mobile network, includes: a) collecting information about a maximum signaling transaction amount managed by nodes of the core section with respect to active data connection established between user equipment and the packet switched mobile network, and calculating a corresponding active users parameter based on the collected information; b) retrieving an indication of how the maximum signaling transaction amount managed by the nodes is distributed among user equipment attached to the packet switched mobile network, and calculating a corresponding activity parameter based on the retrieved indication; c) calculating a forecasted number of user equipment which potentially can attach to the network in a future predetermined period; d) calculating a signaling traffic estimation based on the active users parameter, the activity parameter, and the forecasted number of user equipment, e) setting up the core section based on the calculated signaling traffic estimation. |
| US10362580B2 |
Fair resource sharing in broadcast based D2D communications
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for fair resource sharing among user(s) or user groups in broadcast based D2D communications are provided. One method includes monitoring, by a cluster head, at least one user group sharing physical channel resources. The at least one user group may include at least one D2D user equipment. The method may further include calculating a current share of the physical channel resources for the at least one user group based on pre-configured fair sharing rules, determining when a maximum fair share of the physical channel resources are allocated to one of the at least one user group, determining whether remaining physical resources are sufficient. When the remaining physical resources are sufficient, the method may include issuing an indication to the one of the at least one user group. When the remaining physical resources are not sufficient, the method may include issuing a warning to the one of the at least one user group. |
| US10362578B2 |
TM9-based carrier aggregation method and device
A TM9-based carrier aggregation (CA) method and device, wherein the method includes: a network side device determining a component carrier (CC) currently activated in a CA system; if a CC configured with TM9 exists in the currently activated CCs, the network side device determining a CC transmission mode (TM) for the CC configured with TM9; the network side device transmitting data to a UE according to the TM. An embodiment enables a CA cell to support CA of 8 downlink (DL) ports for TD-LTE-A cell using TM9, thus increasing user rate and improving user experience. The method increases checkpoints such as maximum supporting data streams and UE capability, thus increasing user throughput. |
| US10362572B2 |
Method for indexing the resources in D2D
The disclosure relates to a method performed by a UE, for using subframes of a radio access network for a D2D communication. The method comprises determining (650) subframes available for D2D communication among subframes of the radio access network. The subframes available for D2D communication exclude a number of subframes of the radio access network, such that a periodicity of the D2D communication in number of subframes divides the number of subframes available for D2D communication. The method also comprises using (660) the determined subframes for enabling D2D communication. |
| US10362571B2 |
Power control and triggering of sounding reference signal on multiple component carriers
Various devices, methods, and processes are provided for handling conflicting and/or redundant power control and triggering information for transmitting reference signal(s) such as sounding reference signal (SRS) using carrier aggregation (CA). A user equipment (UE) receives a first downlink control information (DCI) and a second DCI including SRS control information that is in conflict with that of the first DCI, for controlling SRS transmission on a component carrier (CC). The UE determines a resolution to reconcile the conflict between the DCIs. Then the UE can transmit an SRS on the CC in accordance with the resolution. |
| US10362569B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating uplink resource in wireless communication system
The present specification relates to a method for allocating an uplink resource in a wireless communication system which supports low latency service. The method performed by a terminal comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a base station, a first message comprising an uplink resource request information element (UL resource request IE) to request uplink resource allocation; receiving, from a base station, a second message comprising a response to the UL resource request IE; receiving allocation of the uplink resource from the base station on the basis of the received response; and transmitting a third message to the base station by using the allocated uplink resource. |
| US10362567B2 |
Uplink control information transmission method, terminal device, base station, and communications system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an uplink control information transmission method, a terminal device, a base station, and a system. The transmission method includes the following steps: First, the terminal device determines an information bit sequence of to-be-transmitted uplink control information. Then, the terminal device determines a first sequence according to the information bit sequence, where the first sequence is a linear-phase complex exponential sequence. Finally, the terminal device sends the to-be-transmitted uplink control information to the base station by using an uplink control channel, where the uplink control channel occupies N symbols, N is a positive integer, a signal carried on a symbol l of the N symbols is directly proportional to a product of the first sequence and a second sequence, and the second sequence is a cyclic shift sequence. |
| US10362565B2 |
Method and user equipment for transmitting uplink signal, and method and base station for receiving uplink signal
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving an uplink signal. A user equipment receives information indicating a data transmission code rate for uplink data. The user equipment channel-codes the uplink data using a channel code corresponding to a channel code rate. The channel code rate is determined among a plurality of predefined channel code rates based on the data transmission code rate. The user equipment transmits the channel coded uplink data. |
| US10362563B2 |
Method for deactivating SCells upon a TAT expiry for PUCCH cell in a carrier aggregation system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for deactivating SCells upon a TAT expiry for PUCCH cell in a carrier aggregation system, the method comprising: configuring a first cell with Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource in a PUCCH group and in a Timing Advance Group (TAG) with a configured Time Alignment Timer (TAT), wherein the first cell and zero or more second cells belong to the PUCCH group, and the first cell and zero or more third cells belong to the TAG; starting the TAT of the TAG; and deactivating all cells belonging to the PUCCH group when the TAT expires. |
| US10362561B2 |
Radio communication system, method, program, base station apparatus, multi-cell/multicast cooperation control apparatus
Disclosed is a radio communication system in which transmission parameters, such as MCS of MBSFN, the number of subframes, and a transmission power of a reserved cell, are adaptively output, based on a unicast traffic volume in a MBSFN area, a number of terminals, and a number of cells of the MBSFN area, so that a system throughput in the MBSFN area is maximized while satisfying an MBSFN quality requirement condition. |
| US10362559B2 |
Method for supporting device-to-device direct communication in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for supporting direct communication, and a network entity, the method receiving, from a relay UE, a message which notifies that it is not necessary to perform paging to a remote UE since a direct link to the remote UE is set, and transmitting, to a network entity, a message which notifies that it is not necessary to perform paging to the remote UE. |
| US10362557B2 |
Downlink data notification message sending method, and apparatus
Embodiments of the invention relate to communications field, in particular, to a downlink data notification message sending method, and apparatus. The method is: receiving, a delay instruction sent by a mobility management network element, which is used to instruct a control plane network element to delay sending a DDN message; receiving, an event report message sent by a user plane network element, where the event report message includes a reported event, and the reported event is used to notify the control plane network element that a downlink data packet sent to UE matches no bearer; determining, that the UE is registered in the mobility management network element; and if the control plane network element has not received, within a first time period, routing information of a base station, sending, the DDN message to the mobility management network element when the first time period expires. |
| US10362544B2 |
Power headroom report method and apparatus of UE
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.An improved method and an apparatus for reporting Power Headroom (PH) of a UE are provided. The Power Headroom Report (PHR) method of the present invention includes determining whether to trigger PHR based on a change of Power Management Maximum Power Reduction (P-MPR) between two time points, generating, if PHR is determined to be triggered, Power Headroom, and reporting the Power Headroom information to a base station. |
| US10362542B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink demodulation reference signals
A method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) is provided. The method includes a user equipment (UE) determines an uplink DMRS format for demodulating a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) according to frequency-domain resources occupied by the PUSCH, in which the uplink DMRS format includes a comb occupied by a PUSCH DMRS sequence. The comb is subcarriers having specified intervals occupied by demodulation reference signals, and the specified intervals between the occupied subcarriers are same. For the DMRSs using the comb format, subcarriers with specific intervals are used for channel estimation, and values of the channel estimation are used for data demodulation. The UE transmits uplink information and the demodulation reference signals on physical resources using the uplink DMRS format. The present disclosure can improve the multiplexing ratio of uplink physical resources in a multi-UE scenario. |
| US10362540B2 |
Methods for monitoring paging messages with reduced power consumption and communications apparatuses utilizing the same
A method for monitoring paging messages in a mobile station with a subscriber identity card camping on a cell is provided. A paging message from the cell is monitored at a set of M predetermined time intervals. A first paging message with a first subscriber identity information being successively broadcasted in the paging channel at a Nth predetermined time interval and a (N+i)th predetermined time interval of the set of M predetermined time intervals is determined. A second paging message with a second subscriber identity information being successively broadcasted in the paging channel at the Nth predetermined time interval and a (N+j)th predetermined time interval of the set of M predetermined time intervals is determined, wherein j>i. The paging channel is monitored at a (N+i)th predetermined time interval and a (N+j)th predetermined time interval of following predetermined time intervals subsequent to the M predetermined time intervals. |
| US10362539B2 |
Method and device for saving power of electronic device in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided so as to support a data transmission rate higher that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving data in a wireless communication system by using a channel bonding scheme can comprise the steps of: monitoring reception of a preamble in a preset minimum bandwidth of the entire channel-bondable bandwidth; acquiring data transmission bandwidth information and switching interval time information from the preamble when the preamble is to be received; and receiving data by switching from the minimum bandwidth to the data transmission bandwidth for the acquired switching interval time. |
| US10362538B2 |
WUR packets generation with legacy WiFi transmitter
Techniques are disclosed for generating 802.11 packets that simulate an 802.11ba Wake-Up Radio (WUR) packet by wireless access points (APs) that implement pre-802.11ba standards. According to one embodiment disclosed herein, a predefined bit stream including a plurality of data bits is evaluated. A data bit of the plurality is mapped to one of a plurality of subcarriers. A symbol is encoded in a data payload of a network packet based on the mapping of the data bit to the subcarrier. The symbol simulates an on-off key (OOK)-modulated symbol in a WUR sequence. The network packet is transmitted to a client device. |
| US10362537B2 |
Provision of time information to a wireless device
There is provided provision of timing information of a first timing information source using timing information of a second timing information source to a wireless device. A network node determines that second timing information from the second timing information source is available and that timing information from the first timing information source is derivable from the second timing information. The network node instructs the wireless device to use the second timing information as a source for deriving first timing information of the first timing information source. |
| US10362532B2 |
Service provider selection in a wireless network
According to one configuration, a shared wireless access node supports wireless access for multiple wireless network service providers. A mobile communication device receives notification of multiple wireless network service providers, each of which provides access to a remote network through the shared wireless access node. The notification includes connection information such as priority information assigned to the wireless network service providers. The priority information indicates an order in which to select amongst the multiple available wireless network service providers to access the remote network. Based at least in part on the priority information, the mobile communication device selects a wireless network service provider amongst the multiple wireless network service providers. The mobile communication device communicates with the wireless access node to establish a wireless communication link to access the remote network through the corresponding wireless access node using wireless services provided by the selected service provider. |
| US10362530B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling network access in directional communication networks
A radio unit (RU) in a directional communication network establishes a connection with a first antenna among two antennas of a first TE in a first moving object that first enters a serving duration of the RU according to a network access request from the first antenna, and when receiving the network access request from a second antenna among two antennas of a second TE in a second moving object that next enters the serving duration, the RU processes the network access request from the second antenna based on network access priority of the second antenna and network access priority of the first antenna to which the connection is established. |
| US10362528B2 |
System and method for detecting and controlling contraband devices
The growing problem of contraband devices being smuggled into a correctional facility raises both security and safety issue. General fixed contraband detection systems are not cost effective because they require a high up-front cost and high maintenance, training and upgrade cost after installation. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method to detect and control the usage of contraband devices in a correctional facility cost effectively. Such a system is portable and can be relocated to different locations. Such as system both detects contraband devices and disrupts the operations of the contraband devices. Such a system further provides a report on the severity of contraband usage to the correctional facility. |
| US10362526B2 |
Client steering
A wireless network device, for use within a wireless network, comprising: a processor; a memory; and an interface for receiving and transmitting data; wherein the wireless network device is adapted to: determine a first cost associated with communication between the wireless network device and a client device to which the wireless network device is connectable; determine a second cost associated with communication between the client device and a further wireless network device to which the client device is connectable; determine whether the first cost or the second cost is the lower cost; and if the second cost is the lower cost, the wireless network device is adapted to guide the client device to communicate with the further network device. |
| US10362523B1 |
System and method for providing extending femtocell coverage
Femtocell coverage can be extended across a coverage area by providing a cluster of femtocell access points (FAPs). Each FAP is independently registered with a core network and provisioned with a location area code common to each FAP. At hand-in from the macrocell network, an association is made between the mobile station and the hand-in FAP, which becomes an anchor FAP for the duration of the mobile station's presence within the cluster. Calls between the mobile station and the core network are routed via a servicing FAP of the cluster and the anchor FAP. |
| US10362522B2 |
Optimized packet replication in predictive routing in LISP for cellular handover
Disclosed herein are various embodiments designed to implement a handover operation of a user entity (UE) from a source base station to a target base station using a predictive routing feature in LISP or other ID protocols for packet replication to reduce latency in packet delivery to the user entity. |
| US10362521B2 |
Method of multi-radio interworking in heterogeneous wireless communication networks
A method of multi-radio interworking to provide integrated cellular and WLAN access for a multi-radio device is provided. A serving base station in a cellular network first obtains wireless local area network (WLAN) information and then forward the WLAN information to a serving device such that the serving device is capable to connect with both the cellular network and a WLAN. The WLAN information may comprise scanning information, WLAN QoS information, WLAN layer-3 information, or additional WLAN access point information. The WLAN information is forwarded based on triggering events associated with the serving base station information, WLAN coverage information, or the serving device information. Based on the received WLAN information, when entering WLAN coverage, the serving device activates its WLAN access to forward traffic from the cellular access network to the WLAN access network. When leaving WLAN coverage, the serving device deactivates its WLAN access to save power consumption. |
| US10362520B2 |
Congestion reduction of LTE networks
Optimal reduction of 4G LTE cellular network congestion utilizes two components of learning and optimization. First, an MLPDL learning approach is used to model cellular network congestion measured in terms of PRB utilization and predict 80% utilization as breakpoint thresholds of cellular towers as a function of average connected user equipments. Then, an optimization problem is formulated to minimize LTE network congestion subject to constraints of user quality and load preservation. Two alternative solutions, namely Block Coordinated Descent Simulated Annealing (BCDSA) and Genetic Algorithms (GA) are presented to solve the problem. Performance measurements demonstrate that GA offers higher success rates in finding the optimal solution while BCDSA has much improved runtimes with reasonable success rates. Accordingly, integrated iterative methods, programs, and systems are described aiming at minimizing the congestion of 4G LTE cellular networks by redistributing traffic from congested cellular towers to non-congested cellular towers. |
| US10362519B2 |
Handover apparatus and method
A handover apparatus and method, where the handover method includes receiving, by a target primary base station, a handover request from a source primary base station, where the handover request includes first configuration information of a source secondary base station, and the source primary base station and the source secondary base station jointly provide services for user equipment, sending, by the target primary base station, a first indication to the source secondary base station, where the first indication instructs the source secondary base station to remain unchanged, and sending, by the target primary base station, a handover acknowledgement to the source primary base station. |
| US10362518B2 |
Method for starting inter-frequency measurement and related device
A method for starting inter-frequency measurement is provided. The method is applied to an inter-frequency network, the inter-frequency network includes a first base station and a second base station, there is an overlapping area between a signal coverage area of the first base station and a signal coverage area of the second base station, and an access priority of the second base station is higher than an access priority of the first base station; user equipment accesses the first base station; a distance between the second base station and an AP is less than a first distance threshold, and the AP is controlled by an AC. The method includes: receiving, by the AC, a user authentication request; obtaining an identifier of the user equipment from the user authentication request; and sending an inter-frequency measurement request to the user equipment according to the identifier of the user equipment. |
| US10362499B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for network coverage detection
A method for a telecommunications network includes: identifying a prior coverage area of a subscriber based on a location of a last communication made by the subscriber; identifying a next coverage area of the subscriber; identifying a reduced coverage area of the subscriber based on the prior coverage area and the next coverage area of the subscriber; and displaying, at an apparatus, at least one additional subscribe in the reduced coverage area. |
| US10362498B2 |
Method and apparatus for coordinated multipoint receiver processing acceleration and latency reduction
Methods and apparatus for coordinated multipoint receiver processing acceleration and latency reduction. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a receiver that receives symbols from a wireless transmission and stores the symbols in a memory. The receiver also outputs an indicator that indicates that storage of the symbols in the memory has begun. The apparatus also includes a controller that outputs control signaling in response to the indicator. The apparatus also includes a link that acquires the symbols and remote scheduling and control information (RSCI) from the memory in response to receiving the control signaling. The link combines the symbols with the RSCI to form packets and transmits the packets to an external system. |
| US10362493B2 |
High-bandwidth beamforming LTE Base Station
Apparatus and associated methods relate to transmitting an independent data stream from a beamforming base station to a User Equipment receiver in a beam directed based on the User Equipment transmitter signal Angle of Arrival estimated as a function of separately demodulated and jointly decoded User Equipment transmitter signals received by at least two spatially separated base station antennas, and scheduling transmission to and from the User Equipment as a function of the Angle of Arrival. In an illustrative example, the beamforming base station may be an LTE base station. The User Equipment may be, for example, a user's smartphone accessing the Internet. The independent data stream may be transmitted to the smartphone in a beam directed to the location of the smartphone. Various examples may advantageously provide higher bandwidth, for example a concentrated beam directed to User Equipment may provide an independent data stream with the full radio bandwidth. |
| US10362492B2 |
Moving cellular communication system
A cellular system that includes one or more moving relays, each having one or more add-on Interference Cancellation Modules (ICMs) capable of generating a cleaner signal by increasing the Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR), thereby cancelling interference. The interference originates from intra-network or from out-of-network source. The system enables cellular communication between two or more mobile stations, in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by one or more stationary base station. |
| US10362489B1 |
Channelization of wireless communication network in presence of interference
Techniques for channelization of a wireless communication network in the presence of interference are described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an unlicensed wireless wide area network signal. The method includes selecting a wireless channel for a wireless local area network that includes frequencies associated with the unlicensed signal. The method includes allocating a first portion of the wireless channel that includes frequencies associated with the unlicensed signal to a first plurality of resource units and allocating a second portion of the wireless channel that excludes frequencies associated with the unlicensed signal to a second plurality of resource units. The method includes assigning the first plurality of resource units to a first group of client devices, and assigning the second plurality of resource units to a second group of client devices. |
| US10362488B2 |
Method and system for computing bandwidth requirement in a cellular network
Provided a method and system for computing a bandwidth requirement for a cellular operator from shared spectrum in a cellular network, the shared spectrum comprising at least one shared spectrum class which is accessible by multiple entities, the method comprising: computing an average user throughput in the cellular network; comparing the average user throughput to a target minimum average user throughput, taking into account an average percentage of users within coverage and a coverage probability threshold; and based on the comparison, computing an additional bandwidth requirement from the at least one shared spectrum class. |
| US10362484B2 |
Bluetooth device as security access key
This application is directed to a system for remotely directing a host device to perform an operation using a key. The key may include a communications circuitry for transmitting data, for example a key identifier or an instruction to perform an operation, within a personal area network created by the communications circuitry. When a host device is within the personal area network, the key may transmit data received by a transceiver on the host device. In response to receiving the data, the host device may perform an operation (e.g., an authentication operation). In some embodiments, the key may transmit data identifying an operation for the host device to perform. In some embodiments, the host device may store in memory key identification information and an associated operation which may be retrieved when the key is brought in proximity of the host device. |
| US10362483B2 |
System, methods and devices for secure data storage with wireless authentication
A secure data storage device with wireless authentication is provided. The described data storage device is wirelessly unlocked using another wireless device. The secure data storage device interoperates with a cloud server for configuring and managing the data storage device. |
| US10362480B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatuses for enabling wearable device user access to secured electronics systems
Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed enable wearable device (e.g., smartwatch) user access to secured electronic systems based on at least one of user authentication for access to secured electronic system by the wearable device, user biometric authentication by a wireless carrier, user biometric authentication by remote server, user location, and user proximity to a secured electronic system. A wearable device can include a telecommunications carrier identification module (e.g., SIM), cellular RF communications, and short-range RF communications. A registration module can register secure electronic systems, authenticate a wearable device user, and grant the wearable device user with access to secured electronic systems if the wearable device user is authenticated by at least one of the wearable device, the registration module, a carrier network, a remote server, and the secured electronic system. Authentication can include biometric measurement facilitated by the wearable device. |
| US10362479B2 |
Management of access to a plurality of security modules incorporated into a data-processing device
The invention relates to a method for managing the use, in a terminal, of a plurality of security modules (SIM1, SIM2) managed by an entity (STK) capable of requiring the provision of security codes in order to unlock the modules. The method is characterized in that it comprises: a first phase of accessing the modules (PH1), including a step of receiving (ET13-1, ET13-2), by the entity, codes of the modules, a step of transmitting (ET14-1, ET14-2) the received codes to the security modules, followed by a step of storing (ET16), in a security module referred to as the main module, at least one code received by the entity relative to a module (SIM2) other than the main module; and a second subsequent access phase during which the unlocking of the main module is followed by a step of transmitting at least one code from the main module to at least one other security module (SIM2) corresponding to said at least one code. |
| US10362477B1 |
Mobile phone performance management based on personalized user criteria
A method of migrating a mobile communication device. The method comprises monitoring subscriber mobile device behaviors by a device migration client application executing on a mobile communication device, where the messages comprise reports of subscriber mobile device behaviors, receiving a categorization message by the device migration client application, where the categorization message assigns the mobile communication device to a subscriber category, storing the subscriber category as a current subscriber category parameter of the device, receiving a plurality of device migration offers by the device migration client application, where each device migration offer identifies a subscriber category and information about a migration device and about a migration channel, generating a device migration notification by the device migration client application for each device migration offer that identifies a subscriber category that matches the current subscriber category parameter, and placing the device migration notification in a notification tray of the mobile communication device. |
| US10362472B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
A communication apparatus includes a transmitting function and a receiving function for a radio signal, and, while belonging to a first group of devices, activates the transmitting and receiving functions to perform communication during a first period, and deactivates the transmitting and receiving functions outside the first period. The communication apparatus determines whether or not it performs monitoring for a presence of a second group of devices during a second period, controls performing of the monitoring by activating the receiving function during the second period when it is determined that the communication apparatus performs such monitoring, and keeping the transmission and receiving functions inactive outside the first period when it is determined that the communication apparatus does not perform such monitoring, and notifies another device in the first group of information related to the second group during the first period when a presence of the second group is detected. |
| US10362467B2 |
Enhanced wireless communication for medical devices
Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication between medical devices are provided. In some embodiments, commodity low power, low bandwidth communication protocols may be utilized to simultaneously convey multiple signals with high fidelity and reliability. For example, cardiac sound data and ECG data may be compressed using a common ADPCM component and inserted into a common BLE packet structure. Command-control data may also be inserted. Where required command-control data reporting frequency is less than the packet frequency, header bits may be utilized to convey multiple types of command-control data in a given packet byte position. Rolling packet sequence values may be inserted into the common packet structure, for use by receiving devices to identify link integrity failures. |
| US10362466B2 |
Methods and apparatus for improved low energy data communications
Embodiments include determining a reference value on a first device; broadcasting the reference value from the first device; connecting the first device to a second device if the second device requests data from the first device; transmitting any new data if the second device requests data from the first device; generating and broadcasting a new reference value if the first device has new data; broadcasting the reference value from the first device again if the first device does not have new data; receiving a reference value in the second device from the first device; and if the received reference value does not match the stored reference value then transmitting a request from the second device for new data from the first device, receiving new data from the first device into the second device, and storing the received reference value as a new stored reference value. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10362465B2 |
Communication apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication apparatus
A communication apparatus may include: a first interface being set in one of a first operating state and a second operating state; a second interface; and an apparatus controller. The first interface is configured to: receive specific access point information in a case where a wireless connection is established in a situation where the first interface is set in the first operating state; and not receive the specific access point information in a case where a wireless connection via the first interface is established in a situation where the first interface is set in the second operating state. The apparatus controller performs: setting the first interface in the first operating state in a case where the access point information is not registered; registering the specific access point information; and setting the first interface in the second operating state in a case where the specific access point information is registered. |
| US10362461B2 |
System and method for microlocation sensor communication
A system and a method to wirelessly synchronize, monitor, or communicate, or a combination thereof, amongst sensors (e.g., sensors, hubs, sensor controllers, etc.) in a Bluetooth Low Energy-based microlocation system. The system or method, or both, may use the BLE hardware (e.g., transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) to interleave a communications protocol within the connection interval gaps of the BLE protocol used to communicate with devices. |
| US10362459B1 |
Identifying the purpose and context of a line of people
A method, system, and computer program product is disclosed for identifying the purpose and context of a line of people using mobile devices. A message is generated for transmitting to one or more mobile devices, and the message identifies a purpose of a line of people. The message is transmittable using a beacon at a starting point of the line. The message includes the purpose of the line to a first mobile device of a first person in the line. The message transmitted by the beacon is receivable by at least the first mobile device. In sequence, the message is transmitted, to each of a plurality of mobile devices belonging to people in the line, from the first mobile device to a next mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, thereby relaying the message including the purpose of the line to multiple mobile devices, respectively. |
| US10362452B2 |
Mechanism for quick connection in wireless peer to peer networks
A connection method in a wireless peer-to-peer group of nodes, wherein one of the nodes acts as a leader and others act as clients of the group, includes the steps of: sending credential information required for creating a virtual persistent group configuration from the leader to each of the clients; creating a virtual persistent group configuration at each of the clients which has received the credential information from the leader; and when leadership of the leader disappears, establishing a first-time connection between a first client and a second client based on persistent mechanism by invitation using the virtual persistent group configuration. |
| US10362447B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of angle of departure (AoD) estimation
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of Angle of Departure (AoD) estimation. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless station to determine a beamforming scheme configured for AoD estimation, the beamforming scheme including a plurality of beamforming settings to be applied to a respective plurality of antennas, the beamforming scheme configured to transmit a plurality of tones in a plurality of directions such that a direction may be associated with at least one tone of the plurality of tones; and to sequentially transmit a plurality of transmissions according to the beamforming scheme, a transmission of the plurality of transmissions comprising a transmission via one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas according to one or more beamforming settings corresponding to the one or more antennas. |
| US10362439B2 |
Proximity-based item data communication
A method includes receiving, at a server from a mobile communication device proximate to a retail store display, identification information for the retail store display. The method includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the retail store display, first display data for a first display to be sent to a first display device of the retail store display. The first display identifies an item and includes first information associated with the item. The item is located proximate to the retail store display. The method also includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the mobile communication device, second display data for a second display to be sent to a second display device of the mobile communication device. The second display identifies the item and includes second information associated with the item. The second information is different than the first information. |
| US10362437B1 |
Micro-location monitoring techniques
In some implementations, methods for selecting a set of beacons that are to be monitored by a mobile device may be employed. Specifically, an optimal set of beacons to monitor may be provided to a mobile device depending on particular groups of beacons that are in proximity to the mobile device, the distance from the mobile device to each of the particular groups of beacons, and the mobile device's position/movements as provided by a tracking service such as GPS. These techniques may ensure that the mobile device is not blind to the closest and/or most relevant beacons. |
| US10362435B2 |
Interactive advisory system
A method for locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator's communicator device. |
| US10362432B2 |
Spatially ambient aware personal audio delivery device
A signal indicative of sound detected by at least one sensor at an audio device is received. The audio device may at least partially covers a pinna and the detected sound may interact with at least a torso of a human body, but can also interact with the head and shoulder. The signal is modulated with a non-linear transfer function to generate a modulated signal indicative of one or more audio cues for spatializing the detected sound while the audio device at least partially covers a pinna. Sound is output by the audio device based on the modulated signal. |
| US10362430B2 |
Audio providing method and device therefor
An electronic device may comprise: a sensing unit for acquiring image data and sensing an object and a user; an output unit for outputting audio; and a processor for receiving image data from the sensing unit, rendering information on a space from the image data to generate space information, recognizing the object in the space and mapping the object to the space information, recognizing the user in the space, and controlling the output unit on the basis of position information of the object and the user when a notification associated with the object occurs. |
| US10362429B2 |
Systems and methods for generating spatial sound information relevant to real-world environments
Spatial exploration systems and methods of spatial exploration utilizing spatial sound in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spatial exploration system acquires sensor data and constructs a 3D spatial model of a surrounding real world environment. The system can instantiate a 3D object at a location within the 3D spatial model corresponding to the location of a real world feature, determine a location and orientation of a user within the 3D spatial model, and generate an audio clip containing vocalized information describing the feature. The spatial exploration system can then output a spatial sound describing the identified feature by modifying an audio clip based upon the position of the 3D object relative to the location and orientation of the user within the 3D spatial model to encode audio cues as to the location of the feature in the surrounding real world environment. |
| US10362426B2 |
Upmixing of audio signals
Example embodiments disclosed herein relates to upmixing of audio signals. A method of upmixing an audio signal is described. The method includes decomposing the audio signal into a diffuse signal and a direct signal, generating an audio bed at least in part based on the diffuse signal, the audio bed including a height channel, extracting an audio object from the direct signal, estimating metadata of the audio object, the metadata including height information of the audio object; and rendering the audio bed and the audio object as an upmixed audio signal, wherein the audio bed is rendered to a predefined position and the audio object is rendered according to the metadata. Corresponding system and computer program product are described as well. |
| US10362424B2 |
Method and device for applying dynamic range compression to a higher order ambisonics signal
A method for performing DRC on a HOA signal comprises transforming the HOA signal to the spatial domain, analyzing the transformed HOA signal, and obtaining, from results of said analyzing, gain factors that are usable for dynamic compression. The gain factors can be transmitted together with the HOA signal. When applying the DRC, the HOA signal is transformed to the spatial domain, the gain factors are extracted and multiplied with the transformed HOA signal in the spatial domain, wherein a gain compensated transformed HOA signal is obtained. The gain compensated transformed HOA signal is transformed back into the HOA domain, wherein a gain compensated HOA signal is obtained. The DRC may be applied in the QMF-filter bank domain. |
| US10362420B2 |
Method of rendering one or more captured audio soundfields to a listener
A computer implemented system for rendering captured audio soundfields to a listener comprises apparatus to deliver the audio soundfields to the listener. The delivery apparatus delivers the audio soundfields to the listener with first and second audio elements perceived by the listener as emanating from first and second virtual source locations, respectively, and with the first audio element and/or the second audio element delivered to the listener from a third virtual source location. The first virtual source location and the second virtual source location are perceived by the listener as being located to the front of the listener, and the third virtual source location is located to the rear or the side of the listener. |
| US10362418B2 |
Mounting assembly for a bone conduction hearing device
A mounting assembly for arranging a bone conducting hearing device to a skin surface over the skull of a user is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises an attachment element configured to be attached to a corresponding vibrator attachment element of a vibrator assembly, the attachment element and the vibrator attachment element being adapted to operationally couple with each other; a plate member configured to be arranged over the skin surface; one or more removably arranged mounting structures arranged outside the skull for attaching the mounting assembly to the skin surface over the skull. |
| US10362415B2 |
Ultrasonic hearing system and related methods
A hearing system to activate an auditory system using cerebrospinal fluids includes at least one processor configured to receive an audio signal captured using a sound sensor (e.g., a microphone), extract temporal and spectral features from the audio signal, and create modulated ultrasound signals in a range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz with ultrasound carrier frequencies in the range of 50 kHz to 4 MHz, which are ultrasound frequencies that are well-suited to reach the cerebrospinal fluids (e.g., can pass across the skull/bones to reach the cerebrospinal fluids). The system further includes at least one ultrasonic transducer which receives the modulated signal and delivers the modulated signal to the body and activates the auditory system via vibration of cerebrospinal fluids that vibrate cochlear fluids, bypassing the normal conductive pathway that uses middle ear bones and minimizing bone conduction and distortion through the skull. |
| US10362409B1 |
Adjustable laser microphone
A method of capturing audio includes initiating capture, at a laser microphone, of first audio of an area of interest. The first audio is captured while the laser microphone is focused on a first target surface associated with the area of interest. The method also includes generating adjustment parameters based on a feedback signal to adjust targeting characteristics of the laser microphone. The method further includes adjusting the targeting characteristics of the laser microphone based on the adjustment parameters to focus the laser microphone on a second target surface associated with the area of interest. The method also includes initiating capture, at the laser microphone, of second audio of the area of interest in response to adjusting the targeting characteristics. The second audio has an audio quality that is greater than the first audio. |
| US10362403B2 |
Mechanically actuated panel acoustic system
An electronic device whose enclosure or housing panel is used as part of an acoustic system is described. The panel is divided into several sub-panels. For each sub-panel, the device includes one or more actuators attached to vibrate the sub-panel. The actuator and its attached sub-panel convert an audio signal to acoustic output. Each actuator and sub-panel combination may receive a separate audio signal. The device includes a digital signal processor for controlling each of the sub-panel driving audio signals. The device may further include one or more backing frames that are attached to the panel to provide boundary conditions to the sub-panels. The boundary conditions define a resonance frequency for each sub-panel. |
| US10362399B1 |
Detection of headphone orientation
Some embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods of detecting headphone orientation. The systems and methods described herein may be used, for example, to determine which ear cup of a pair of headphones is positioned on which ear of a user. By making this determination, stereophonic audio signals may be divided into their left audio channel signal and right audio channel signal components and transmitted to the proper ear cup. In another example, the systems and methods described herein may be used to determine when a pair of headphones are being worn on a user's head and/or are removed from a user's head. By determining when the headphones are being worn, the headphones may be able to automatically pause an audio signal and/or power off when a transition from on-head to off-head is detected. |
| US10362397B2 |
Voice enhancement method for distributed system
A voice enhancement method for distributed system is disclosed. In the method of the present invention, a plurality of picking devices are disposed in a space for picking voice signal. The picking devices communicate with each other and have an enhancement operation on the voice information from each picking device to generate an enhanced voice signal. |
| US10362390B2 |
Vibration diaphragm
The present disclosure provides a vibration diaphragm. The vibration diaphragm includes a vibration part; a suspension extending from and surrounding the vibration part; and a pattern module part formed on the vibration part. The pattern module part includes a protrusion extending outwardly from the vibration part and having a groove recessed inwardly toward the vibration part; a partition dividing the groove into at least two rooms; and a second protrusion located in each of the rooms. By virtue of the configuration of the pattern module part, the solution described by the present embodiment increases the surface area of the vibration part, and widens the bandwidth of the vibration diaphragm, and further improves the acoustic performance of the diaphragm. |
| US10362388B2 |
Passive radiators and related devices
A passive radiator includes an elastomeric member and mass. The elastomeric member defines a suspension structure that has an inner peripheral boarder and an outer peripheral boarder and a first snap-attach feature that is arranged along the outer peripheral boarder of the suspension structure. The first snap-attach feature enables the elastomeric member to be coupled to a mating feature. The mass is supported along the inner peripheral boarder of the suspension structure and is configured for pistonic movement, relative to the first snap-attach feature, along a motion axis of the passive radiator. |
| US10362387B2 |
Acoustic resistor, acoustic resistor member including same, and audio device including same
An acoustic resistor for use in an audio device includes a resin film having air permeability in a thickness direction of the resin film, and the resin film is a non-porous film having through holes formed to extend straight through the resin film in the thickness direction. This acoustic resistor is used in an audio device including: a transducing part that performs conversion between sound and an electrical signal and that includes an acoustic element; a housing enclosing the transducing part and having at least one opening; and a passage for gas that is present inside the housing and communicates with the opening and in which the acoustic element is placed. The acoustic resistor is placed between the opening and the acoustic element in the passage. The variation in properties of the acoustic resistor of the present disclosure can be made smaller than that of conventional acoustic resistors. |
| US10362385B1 |
Controlling perceived ambient sounds based on focus level
In one embodiment, a focus application controls ambient sounds perceived by a user. In operation, the focus application determines a focus level associated with the user based on a biometric signal associated with the user. The focus application then determines an ambient awareness level based on the focus level. Subsequently, the focus application modifies at least one characteristic of an ambient sound perceived by the user based on the ambient awareness level. |
| US10362384B2 |
Earphone cover
An earphone cover for an earphone includes an ear bud skin and an extension. The earphone includes an ear bud with a stem, and the earphone is inserted into a user's ear canal. The stem extends from the ear bud and a primary speaker outlet is formed on the ear bud. The ear bud skin substantially covers the ear bud of the earphone and increases friction between the ear bud and user's ear (provides an interface that increases friction between the ear bud and the user's ear) and the extension extends from the ear bud skin for more secure fit of the earphone to user's ear. The earphone cover is sufficiently flexible and elastic to accept insertion of the earphone therein along with being made of a material to provide a comfortable fit too. |
| US10362376B2 |
Speaker and rear cover therefor
The present invention discloses a speaker and a rear cover therefor. The rear cover comprises a rear cover body whose one side is provided with a first connection portion; and a connection assembly provided with a first surface and a second surface which are connected with each other. A contact is formed by extending and bending the first surface, and is provided with a conductor. A connection hole is further formed in the first surface. A limiting device and a second connection portion are arranged on the second surface; and the cross section of the limiting device is C-shaped. The connection assembly is connected to the first connection portion of the rear cover body through the second connection portion. The contact is configured to conduct the speaker with the outside. The connection hole is configured to fix the speaker or conduct the speaker with other components. |
| US10362369B2 |
Receiving apparatus, broadcasting apparatus, server apparatus, and receiving method
This receiving apparatus includes a broadcast reception unit configured to receive a broadcasting signal including a broadcast program and tag information, the broadcast program including at least one scene, the tag information including information that is transmitted temporally corresponding to each of at least one scene of the broadcast program and is necessary for acquiring related information related to the broadcast program; an application controller configured to acquire an application that uses the related information and an application information table in which at least identification information for identifying the tag information including information for controlling an operation of the application and information for identifying the related information used by the application is described, and to control the operation of the application based on the application information table; a tag information processing unit configured to acquire the tag information based on the identification information described in the application information table from the received broadcasting signal, to acquire the related information based on the tag information, and to supply it to the application being executed. |
| US10362365B2 |
Systems and methods for managing an interactive session in an interactive media guidance application
Systems and methods to address shortcomings in conventional systems that traditionally provide interactive television services. In some aspects, the systems and methods provide for a method for managing an interactive session in an interactive media guidance application. The interactive media guidance application receives a user selection of a media asset. The interactive media guidance application stores, in a buffer, an advertisement received during display of the media asset. The interactive media guidance application receives a user request to initiate an interactive session. The interactive media guidance application analyzes the buffer for information relating to the advertisement based on the user request to initiate the interactive session. The interactive media guidance application receives a user request for information in the interactive session. The interactive media guidance application generates for display the information relating to the advertisement based on the user request for information relating to the advertisement. |
| US10362360B2 |
Interactive media display across devices
A computer-implemented method includes identifying a computer-based portable program module, automatically altering code in the portable program module to permit display of the module on a television-based display so that the displayed module has a substantially similar appearance on the television-based display as on a computer display, and providing the altered code for execution on a processor connected to a television-based display. |
| US10362356B2 |
Efficient insertion of media items in media streams
This document describes systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for determining media items to insert in a media stream. A first media client can play a primary media stream that is multicast to various media clients including the first media client and other media clients. The first media client identifies a start of a primary programming timeslot in the primary media stream, and in response, obtains and stores a secondary media item. After storing the secondary media item at the first media client, the first media client detects an insertion signal in the primary media stream that indicates a secondary programming timeslot is about to begin in the primary media stream. The first media client can then play the secondary media item in place of the primary media stream during the secondary programming timeslot. |
| US10362355B2 |
Systems and methods for recording media assets
Systems and methods are provided to record portions of media assets. User request is received to record a media asset together with a criterion for recording portions of that media asset. A content recognition algorithm is executed against segments of the media asset to determine a set of keywords associated with those segments. Separately a set of keywords associated with the criterion is generated. Sets of keywords are compared and segments that match the criterion are discovered. If it is determined that a first segment and third segment each match the criterion and a second segment does not, a delete indicator is added to the second segment and the third and first segments are compared. If those segments match the delete indicator is removed from the second segment. |
| US10362350B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatus for interacting with a security system using a television remote control
A method and apparatus is described for interacting with a security system using a television remote control. Commands sent by the remote control are received by an auxiliary interface device, which then provides the commands to a security system controller either directly, via a local-area network, or via a wide-area network and server. Status and acknowledgement messages are transmitted from the security system controller to the auxiliary device, whereupon they are provided to and displayed by a television in the form of a security dashboard. |
| US10362339B2 |
Networked device group information in a system with multiple media playback protocols
A first networked device may perform operations including receiving, from a media source device, a first media stream and a first media stream identifier. The first networked device may receive the first media stream via a wireless network connection. Operations may further include receiving, from a second networked device, a second media stream identifier that corresponds to a second media stream the second networked device is receiving from the media source device. Operations may further include determining a common stream characteristic between the first media stream and the second media stream and, in response to determining the common stream characteristic, grouping the second networked device with the first networked device. Operations may further include transmitting, to a controller device, an indication that the first networked device and second networked device are grouped. |
| US10362338B2 |
Image processing
A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes receiving compressed image data comprising encoded image data representing the image. The method includes decoding the encoded image data to generate first decoded image data with a first bit precision. The method includes processing the first decoded image data to generate second decoded image data with a second bit precision higher than the first bit precision. The method includes applying a tone mapping operation to the second decoded image data to generate first tone mapped image data with the second bit precision. The method includes converting the first tone mapped image data to second tone mapped image data with the first bit precision. A computing device is also provided. |
| US10362337B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for encoding HDR images
To enable future video transmission of a large range of HDR videos, and render them on displays of variable dynamic range or peak brightness capability, we describe an encoder (301) for encoding an input high dynamic range video set of images (Im_5000), having pixel colors with luminances lower than a first maximum luminance (L_max_M), into an encoded high dynamic range video (Im_2000), being a high dynamic range image, i.e. with a maximum luminance for displaying on a display with a corresponding peak brightness of at least 900 nit, being characterized in that the encoding definition allows encoding pixel color luminances up to a second maximum luminance (L_max_C), which is equal to or less than 50% of the first maximum luminance, the encoder comprising: a re-grading unit (320) arranged to allow a content creator to specify at least a tone mapping function (F_2Tu, 601) for color mapping the encoded high dynamic range video (Im_2000) of lower second maximum luminance (L_max_C) to a HDR video reconstruction (Im_5000*) of the high dynamic range video (Im_5000); and a formatter, arranged to write into a video signal (S_im) the encoded high dynamic range video (Im_2000) and as metadata the at least a tone mapping function (F_2Tu, 601), and related encoder and decoder embodiments and methods, and transmission technical components and technologies. |
| US10362330B1 |
Combining history-based motion vector prediction and non-adjacent merge prediction
A method and apparatus for generating a merge candidate list for encoding or decoding of a video sequence includes determining a block size of a current block. History-based motion vector predictors and non-adjacent motion vector predictors are identified. The merge candidate list is generated using the history-based motion vector predictors and the non-adjacent motion vector predictors to permit the encoding or the decoding of the video sequence. |
| US10362329B2 |
Video coding using reference motion vectors
Techniques described use a reference motion vector to reduce the amount of bits needed to encode motion vectors for inter prediction. One method includes determining a reference motion vector used to encode a current block of a current frame. The reference motion vector was selected by identifying, multiple candidate motion vectors used to inter predict blocks, and identifying a set of reconstructed pixel values from at least one block adjacent to the current block. For each candidate motion vector, a set of predicted pixel values for the set of reconstructed pixel value is generated using the candidate motion vector and a first reference frame, and an error value is calculated based on a difference between the sets of pixel values. Finally, a reference motion vector from the candidates is selected based on the error values. The method also includes decoding the current block using the reference motion vector. |
| US10362327B2 |
B-picture syntax change for generalized bi-prediction in high efficiency video coding (HEVC)
An enhanced prediction direction method and encoding syntax for B-pictures in state-of-the-art video compression. In bi-directional prediction, instead of using one motion vector (MV) from list 0 and one from list 1, both may be alternatively drawn from list 0 or list 1, and this information communicated to a decoder similarly configured for recognizing the generalized syntax. |
| US10362323B2 |
Methods and apparatus of encoding real time media content
Methods, apparatus and systems of parallel encoding and publishing media content in a plurality of encoded formats. One exemplary embodiment includes the steps of receiving at least a first portion of a first content stream; communicating the first portion of the stream to a plurality of encoders including a first through Nth encoder, operating said first through Nth encoders in parallel to perform different encoding operations in real time to generate first through Nth encoded versions of said first portion of content; monitoring the encoding status of each of the first through Nth encoders; determining when at least the first through Nth encoders are done processing the first portion of the stream, and publishing, in response to determining that the first through Nth encoders are done processing the first portion of the stream, at the same time, the successfully encoded versions of the first portion of the stream. |
| US10362322B2 |
Context and bypass encoding video
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video data, including context encoding or decoding portions of an array of transform coefficients and bypass encoding or decoding a sign indicator for significant transform coefficients in an array related to a block of an image. |
| US10362321B2 |
Image distribution device, image distribution system, and image distribution method
In general, according to one embodiment, an image distribution device of the embodiment includes a receiver, a compressor, a request acceptor, a determiner, and a distributor. The receiver receives data captured by an imaging device of an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle. The compressor compresses the captured data of after elapse of a certain time to generate compressed captured data. The request acceptor accepts a distribution request to specify a desired time from an information processing device. The determiner determines whether the desired time is a past time within a certain time from a present time. The distributor distributes, when the desired time is the past time within the certain time from a present time, the captured data to the information processing device, and distributes, when the desired time is a past time prior to the certain time, the compressed captured data to the information processing device. |
| US10362320B2 |
Systems and methods for rendering and pre-encoded load estimation based encoder hinting
Systems and methods for hinting an encoder are disclosed in which a server monitors for information related to changes in frame rendering, calculates tolerance boundaries, rolling average frame time, and short-term trends in frame time, and uses those calculations to identify a frame time peak. The server then hints a codec (encoder) to modulate the quality settings of frame output in proportion to the size of the frame time peak. In certain embodiments, a renderer records one or more playthroughs in a game environment, sorts a plurality of frames from one or more playthroughs into a plurality of cells on a heatmap, and collects the list of sorted frames. A codec may then encode one or more frames from the list of sorted frames to calculate an average encoded frame size for each cell in the heatmap, and associate each average encoded frame size with a per-cell normalized encoder quality setting. |
| US10362318B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method that horizontal filtering on pixel blocks
An image processing device including processing circuitry that perform horizontal filtering determination processes in parallel across a plurality of vertical block boundaries among a plurality of 8x8 blocks within a locally decoded image. The processing circuitry is configured to apply in parallel a horizontal filter to pixels neighboring the plurality of vertical block boundaries within the locally decoded image to which the horizontal filter is determined to be applied by the horizontal filtering determination processes to generate a first filtered image, perform vertical filtering determination processes in parallel across a plurality of horizontal block boundaries among the plurality of 8x8 blocks within the first filtered image, apply in parallel the vertical filter to the pixels neighboring the horizontal block boundaries within the first filtered image to generate a second filtered image, and encode an image using the second filtered image to generate an encoded stream. |
| US10362317B2 |
Adaptive partition coding
Although wedgelet-based partitioning seems to represent a better tradeoff between side information rate on the one hand and achievable variety in partitioning possibilities on the other hand, compared to contour partitioning, the ability to alleviate the constraints of the partitioning to the extent that the partitions have to be wedgelet partitions, enables applying relatively uncomplex statistical analysis onto overlaid spatially sampled texture information in order to derive a good predictor for the bi-segmentation in a depth/disparity map. Thus, in accordance with a first aspect it is exactly the increase of the freedom which alleviates the signaling overhead provided that co-located texture information in form of a picture is present. Another aspect pertains the possibility to save side information rate involved with signaling a respective coding mode supporting irregular partitioning. |
| US10362315B2 |
Codec and devices including the same
A method, codec device, and system on chip (SoC) are provided for coding a region of interest (ROI) object of a frame. A current frame, which includes the ROI object is received, and a type of the current frame is determined. A complexity of the current frame is estimated. An ROI control signal is generated for controlling ROI coding of the ROI object based on the complexity. |
| US10362311B2 |
Method of coding and decoding images, coding and decoding device and computer programs corresponding thereto
A method for coding includes; segmenting an image into blocks; grouping blocks into a number of subsets; coding, using an entropy coding module, each subset, by associating digital information with symbols of each block of a subset, including, for the first block of the image, initializing state variables of the coding module; and generating a data sub-stream representative of at least one of the coded subsets of blocks. Where a current block is the first block to be coded of a subset, symbol occurrence probabilities for the first current block are determined based on those for a coded and decoded predetermined block of at least one other subset. Where the current block is the last coded block of the subset: writing, in the sub-stream representative of the subset, the entire the digital information associated with the symbols during coding of the blocks of the subset, and implementing the initializing sub-step. |
| US10362309B2 |
Apparatus and methods for recompression of digital images
A system and method for generating a second reduced size digital image from a first digital image, the method including iteratively compressing the first digital image to an extent determined by a quality measure comprising at least a blockiness measure quantifying added artifactual edges along coding block bomldaries of the second image and/or use of a quantization matrix generated by computing a weighted average of the quantization matrix of the first digital image and a scaled second quantization matrix. |
| US10362302B2 |
Managing a display
A system and computer implemented method for managing a display for a software application is disclosed. The software application may have a set of portions. The method can include collecting, for a first portion and a second portion of the set of portions, optical tracking information including a set of viewing coordinates having a temporal feature. The method can also include determining, based on the optical tracking information including the set of viewing coordinates having the temporal feature, a set of viewing scores including a first group of viewing scores and a second group of viewing scores. The method can also include generating a frustum having a set of regions. The set of regions can include a first region, to provide the first portion, based on the first group of viewing scores, and a second region, to provide the second portion, based on the second group of viewing scores. |
| US10362300B2 |
Three dimensional content projection
The present application relates generally to a projection system and method for projecting content onto a moving performer. In one embodiment, the system includes a projector that projects light onto the performer, a position sensor, such as a camera and/or depth sensor that captures position information about the performer, and a computer that modifies original content based on the position information of the performer. The computer uses the position information to generate a mask, such as a silhouette, of the performer, and then modifies the original content based on the mask of the performer. The modified content is then projected by the projector onto the performer. |
| US10362295B2 |
Optical apparatus with beam steering and position feedback
A method for projection includes projecting a pattern toward a target by directing optical radiation, which is collimated along an optical axis by projection optics, through a diffractive optical element (DOE). An optical signal that is indicative of a shift of the projected pattern is detected. An actuator is driven to translate the projection lens in a direction transverse to the optical axis responsively to the detected optical signal. |
| US10362292B2 |
System and method for three dimensional imaging
A system for three dimensional imaging includes: a light source; a modulator connected with the light source and configured to modulate output of the light source with a frequency sweep signal; an optical circuitry connected to the light source; a light sensor circuitry connected with the optical circuitry and configured to sense optical output of the optical circuitry and convert the optical output into a plurality of electrical signals; and a signal processing circuit connected with the light sensor circuitry and configured to extract 3D information of the object from the electrical signals. A mobile phone having the system and a method for three dimensional imaging are also provided. |
| US10362291B2 |
Light field imaging device
A light-field capture device including a photo-sensor, a main lens configured to refract light from a scene towards an image focal field, a micro-lens array positioned in the image focal field between the main lens and the photo-sensor, each micro-lens being configured to project a micro-lens image onto a respective dedicated area of the photo-sensor. The light-field capture device is provided with at least one compressive sensing calculation unit connected to at least one of the dedicated areas and configured to calculate data such as for example standard deviation data representative of the homogeneity of input pixels of said dedicated area, and to provide output data representative of the input pixels of said dedicated area; the output data comprising either a number of output pixels corresponding to the number of input pixels, or a single output pixel, depending on the relative value of the homoegeneity compared with a threshold. |
| US10362289B2 |
Method for data reuse and applications to spatio-temporal supersampling and de-noising
A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for image processing to reduce aliasing using a temporal anti-aliasing algorithm modified to implement variance clipping. The method includes the step of generating a current frame of image data in a memory. Then, each pixel in the current frame of image data is processed by: sampling a resolved pixel color for a corresponding pixel in a previous frame of image data stored in the memory, adjusting the resolved pixel color based on a statistical distribution of color values for a plurality of samples in the neighborhood of the pixel in the current frame of image data to generate an adjusted pixel color, and blending a color value for the pixel in the current frame of image data with the adjusted pixel color to generate a resolved pixel color for the pixel in the current frame of image data. |
| US10362284B2 |
System and method for displaying location dependent content
A system and method for simultaneously displaying, in plural spatially distinct zones via a multi-view display, differentiated content is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a plurality of spatially distinct zones are defined, differentiated content is assigned to the zones, a location for at least some of plural landing spots of beamlets projected by multi-view pixels of the multi-view display is estimated, the spatially distinct zone in which each said landing spots resides is determined, and beamlets associated with said some landing spots are driven to cause an appropriate content portion to be viewable at said some landing spots, as a function of location in a particular spatially distinct zone. |
| US10362279B2 |
Image capturing device
An image capturing device includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, wherein each of the pixels includes a pair of photoelectric conversion devices, an analog to digital converter that converts a pair of pixel signals corresponding to charges accumulated in the pair of photoelectric conversion devices included in each of the pixels into a pair of digital signals, and a circuit receiving the pair of digital signals being output from each of the pixels, detecting a pixel including a photoelectric conversion device outputting a saturation current based on the received pairs in the detected pixel to output a correction signal. |
| US10362278B1 |
Firearm environmental recording apparatus and system
A firearm environmental recording apparatus, which may be used with a firearm environmental recording system, may include: a firearm attachment structure configured to attach to portions of a firearm; a processing unit; a camera configured to record image data; a microphone configured to record audio data; and an inertial sensor module configured to provide to orientation data. The image data, audio data, and orientation data may be associated with and/or stored in a database, such as a blockchain database of a blockchain network, so that a chain of trust and the integrity of data recorded by the one or more firearm environmental recording apparatuses is maintained and accessible in a secure unalterable state. Nodes of the blockchain network may include client devices, servers, and firearm environmental recording apparatuses, and tokens of a cryptocurrency may be provided to nodes for performing data transactions in the blockchain database. |
| US10362276B2 |
Image capture apparatus, method for setting mask image, and recording medium
A transmission apparatus that transmits an image to be distributed to a reception apparatus includes a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of settings that include resolution of a captured image and that are used for generating the image to be distributed, a reception unit configured to receive, from the reception apparatus, specification information for specifying one of the plurality of held settings in relation to superimposition of the mask image and superimposition information indicating a position at which the mask image is superimposed upon the image to be distributed generated in accordance with the one of the settings specified by the specification information, and a setting unit configured to set a position at which the mask image is superimposed upon the captured image on the basis of the specified one of the settings and the superimposition information received by the reception unit. |
| US10362275B2 |
Imaging system and imaging device
In one embodiment, an image capturing system is configured so that a device for capturing images is communicable with an external device through a communication unit. The image capturing system is provided with an operating unit configured to make settings pertaining to image capturing, an image capturing device serving as the device for capturing images and being configured to produce image data by periodically capturing images based on the settings made to the operating unit and a display unit configured to produce a display output based on the image data. |
| US10362272B1 |
Multi-participant live communication user interface
An electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs may include instructions for displaying a live video communication user interface that includes concurrently displaying representations of a first, second, and third participant in the live communication session. While displaying the live video communication user interface, the one or more programs may also include instructions for include receiving data indicating that an activity level of the second participant has increased above the activity level of the first participant. Further, in response to receiving the data, the one or more programs may further include instructions for changing a size and/or position of the representations of the first, second, and third participants. |
| US10362270B2 |
Multimodal spatial registration of devices for congruent multimedia communications
Systems and methods are described for determining orientation of an external audio device in a video conference, which may be used to provide congruent multimodal representation for a video conference. A camera of a video conferencing system may be used to detect a potential location of an external audio device within a room in which the video conferencing system is providing a video conference. Within the detected potential location, a visual pattern associated with the external audio device may be identified. Using the identified visual pattern, the video conferencing system may estimate an orientation of the external audio device, the orientation being used by the video conferencing system to provide spatial audio video congruence to a far end audience. |
| US10362264B2 |
Profile for frame rate conversion
The present application relates to a method for frame rate conversion. The present application relates also to a system for frame rate conversion and a computer comprising said frame rate. In addition, the present application relates to a computer readable medium having a computer program for performing said method. The method comprises defining a first frame rate profile with a first frame rate, defining at least a second frame rate profile with a second frame rate, rendering video frames at the first frame rate profile, detecting the quality of the rendered video frames, and switching from the first frame rate profile to the second frame rate profile at least depending on the detected quality of the rendered video frames. |
| US10362263B2 |
System and method for remote activation of a storage operation of pictorial information
The invention relates to a system and method for remote activation of a storage operation of pictorial information. According to the invention, it involves a wearable sensor device, comprising at least one sensor, a processing unit, a memory unit, and a wireless signaling unit for communicating with external devices over a wireless link by means of one-way transmission of information. A second device comprises a recording apparatus adapted to be set in a mode of continuous capture of pictorial information, a memory, and a wireless signaling system for communicating with external devices over a wireless link. The processing unit in the wearable sensor device is adapted, based on sensor signals received from said at least one sensor, to send commands over the wireless link to the second digital device to trigger, in response to said commands, storage of at least part of said continuously captured pictorial information. |
| US10362261B2 |
Memory card having a wireless function for linking location information to image data
A method of linking location information to image data in a storage device includes: generating image files, each including image data of a captured image and a time stamp of when the image was captured; determining an first time stamp and a second time stamp within a group of the image files; wirelessly transmitting the first time stamp and the second time stamp to a device having a location logging function and, in response to the wirelessly transmitting, receiving location information corresponding to at least one of a plurality of time stamps including the first time stamp, the second time stamp, and a third time stamp that is between the first time stamp and the second time stamp; and embedding location information in each image file based on the time stamp included therein and the location information received from the device. |
| US10362258B2 |
Information processing to control a movement of a focus displayed on a display screen
A control device includes a control unit configured to discretely move a focus on a display screen according to a user's operation. Movement of the focus is limited according to a movement speed of the user's operation. |
| US10362257B2 |
Communication interface device and display device
A communication interface device is disclosed. The communication interface device includes a plurality of terminals configured to receive a differential signal from an external device, a filter configured to include a low pass filter connected to at least one of the plurality of terminals, and a controller configured to determine whether a differential signal is input from the external device based on a change of an output value of the low pass filter. |
| US10362254B2 |
Focal plane array processing method and apparatus
A digital focal plane array includes an all-digital readout integrated circuit in combination with a detector array. The readout circuit includes unit cell electronics, orthogonal transfer structures, and data handling structures. The unit cell electronics include an analog to digital converter. Orthogonal transfer structures enable the orthogonal transfer of data among the unit cells. Data handling structures may be configured to operate the digital focal plane array as a data encryptor/decipherer. Data encrypted and deciphered by the digital focal plane array need not be image data. |
| US10362253B2 |
Image sensor for improving nonlinearity of row code region, and device including the same
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel configured to generate a reset signal and an image signal, a comparator configured to compare the reset signal with a reference signal and generate a first comparison signal, a counter configured to generate a first count value corresponding to the reset signal based on a clock signal and the first comparison signal, and a reference signal generator configured to generate the reference signal which changes between a first level corresponding to a maximum reset count value of the counter and a second level corresponding to a minimum reset count value of the counter during a reset signal period. |
| US10362251B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system
Provided is a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of pixels and a control unit, wherein each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a digital-signal output unit configured to output a digital signal based on the output of the photoelectric conversion unit, and the number of bits of the digital signal may be switched. |
| US10362247B2 |
Devices and methods for lens shading correction of an image
A lens shading correction circuit includes a gain generator configured to generate a first gain value for each pixel of an input image in response to a gain generation parameter, and an adjustment circuit configured to receive the first gain value and first YUV data, and to adjust at least one of U and V values of the first YUV data using at least one of the first gain value and a Y value of the first YUV data. |
| US10362244B2 |
Parallax reduction for multi-sensor camera systems
A multi-sensor camera system includes a first optical sensor having a focus mechanism. The focus of the first optical sensor is adjusted using the focus mechanism. The multi-sensor camera system also includes a second optical sensor mounted inside the focus mechanism of the first optical sensor. The radial distance between optical axes of the first and second optical sensors is not limited by the focus mechanism. |
| US10362241B2 |
Video stream delimiter for combined frame
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a server is provided, comprising a processor configured to produce a combined frame from two or more video streams. The combined frame may include two or more panels, wherein each panel includes one of the two or more video streams. The combined frame may further include panel metadata indicating a set of coordinates for each panel. The coordinates of each panel may indicate a height, width, and position of that panel. The combined frame may further include at least one delimiter region of pixels formed between the panels. The processor may be further configured to transmit the combined frame over a network for output on a display device. |
| US10362239B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method, and image capturing apparatus for tone conversion based on luminance values
An image processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires exposure information of an image signal; a setting unit that sets tone conversion characteristic based on the exposure information and visual characteristics; and a tone conversion unit that performs tone conversion on the image signal using the tone conversion characteristic. The visual characteristics is a minimum amount of luminance change that a human can recognize and that differ for different luminance, and the setting unit obtains for each luminance an intersection of a first function that indicates a ratio of an amount of luminance change per one code value difference of the image signal before the tone conversion is performed and a second function that indicates a ratio of a minimum amount of luminance change that a human can recognize, and sets the tone conversion characteristic based on the intersection. |
| US10362237B2 |
Structured illumination system for increased dynamic range in quantitative imaging
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for the measurement of signal intensity across a large dynamic range. The systems disclosed herein employ an iterative image collection strategy that utilizes structured illumination to achieve greater than 1,000,000-fold dynamic range measurements, representing a dramatic improvement over the prior art. |
| US10362234B2 |
Configurable sunshade for use with multiple-field-of-view camera system
A configurable sunshade for use with a multiple-camera system that has multiple camera sensors with associated fields of view. The sunshade has multiple portions that are independently rotatable with respect to a fixed platform such that in distinct orientations with respect to each other, specified cameras may be blocked from receiving light from a scene, in whole or in part. In other embodiments, individual apertures of a multi-sunshade housing may be separately activated. |
| US10362231B2 |
Head down warning system
Techniques for implementing a head down warning system in a handheld electronic device are described. An example of a device includes a display and a depth detection unit disposed on a surface of the handheld electronic device opposite the display. The depth detection unit includes a pair of cameras with panoramic lenses. The device also includes one or more processors that receive distance information from the depth detection unit, process the distance information to detect a hazard, and render a warning on the display to alert a user of the handheld electronic device about the hazard. |
| US10362229B2 |
Multi-aperture imaging device, portable device and method of producing a multi-aperture imaging device
A multi-aperture imaging device includes a one-line array of adjacently arranged optical channels and beam-deflecting unit for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels. The beam-deflecting unit includes a first position and a second position between which the beam-deflecting unit is translationally moveable along a line extension direction of the one-line array. The beam-deflecting unit is configured such that it deflects the optical path of each optical channel into mutually different directions depending on whether it is located in the first position or in the second position. |
| US10362226B2 |
Method to control lens of a camera module, a lens control terminal and a storage media
Some embodiments in this disclosure provide a method to control lens of a camera module, a lens control terminal and a storage media, wherein the method to control lens of a camera module includes receiving power-off signal of the camera module; controlling the lens moving towards a zero position gradually, till the lens moves back to the zero position; powering off the camera module. |
| US10362218B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
Disclosed is a mobile terminal, by which an image can be easily attached. In particular, the present invention includes a 1st camera, a touchscreen, and a controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a prescribed application and a preview screen of the 1st camera to a 1st region and a 2nd region on the touchscreen, respectively, the controller, if a photograph command is received, attaching an image data photographed through the 1st camera to the prescribed application, wherein a data size of the attached image data is based on a size of the 2nd region. |
| US10362217B1 |
Device for operating touch screen underwater
This disclosure has disclosed a novel device for operating touch screen underwater, including a hollow shell, the shell includes a bottom shell and a middle frame. The bottom shell is provided with a camera window. The shell is provided with a partition plate. The partition plate divides the shell into a first chamber configured to accommodate a mobile phone, and a second chamber configured to accommodate a camera controller. The camera controller is provided with a plurality of buttons which are configured to control the mobile phone camera shooting. The middle frame is covered with a movable surface cover at upward side. The surface cover is provided with a transparent window for showing the screen at an upper part of the surface cover. The device in this disclosure can control the mobile phone to shoot underwater. |
| US10362214B2 |
Control apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A control apparatus includes an acquirer (129a) that acquires a first signal and a second signal that correspond to output signals of a first photoelectric converter and a second photoelectric converter, respectively, the first and second photoelectric converters receiving light beams passing through different pupil regions of an image capturing optical system from each other, and a calculator (129b) that calculates a correlation value of the first signal and the second signal to calculate a defocus amount based on the correlation value, and the calculator corrects the correlation value based on a light receiving amount of at least one of the first photoelectric converter and the second photoelectric converter. |
| US10362212B2 |
Exchangeable lens having a settable aperture and camera body that captures an image by an optical system which has a settable aperture
A lens barrel including: an optical system which includes a focus adjustment optical system; an aperture which limits the light beam which pass through the optical system to predetermined range at the time of detection of the focus state of the optical system; a drive which drives the focus adjustment optical system; a memory which stores a first predetermined value which is a aperture value within the predetermined range; and a transmitter which sends the first predetermined value to the camera body. |
| US10362211B1 |
Electronic device and method of switching a camera module
An electronic device includes a camera module, a first capacitive sensing element, a monitoring circuit, and a blocking module. The monitoring circuit is electrically connected to the first capacitive sensing element and the camera module. The blocking module includes a moving member and a first conductive element. The moving member moves relative to the camera module. The first conductive element is disposed on the moving member. When the moving member is located in a first position, the first capacitive sensing element senses the first conductive element, so as to generate a sensing signal. The monitoring circuit enables the camera module according to the sensing signal. When the moving member is located in a second position and the first capacitive sensing element does not sense the first conductive element, the monitoring circuit turns off the camera module. |
| US10362210B2 |
Transmission control device and transmission control method for transmitting image
A transmission control device includes, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to, transmit a first captured image to apparatus when acquiring the first captured image obtained by imaging by a camera, receive a request including range information from the apparatus after transmitting the first captured image, extract a first image from a second captured image in accordance with range information, the second captured image being obtained by imaging by the camera, and transmit the extracted first image and position information of a range corresponding to the range information in the second captured image to the apparatus. |
| US10362205B2 |
Performing intensity equalization with respect to mono and color images
In general, techniques are described that facilitate processing of color image data using both a mono image data and a color image data. A device comprising a monochrome camera, a color camera and a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The monochrome camera may be configured to capture monochrome image data of a scene. The color camera may be configured to capture color image data of the scene. The processor may be configured to perform intensity equalization with respect to a luma component of either the color image data or the monochrome image data to correct for differences in intensity between the color camera and the monochrome camera. |
| US10362202B2 |
Device and method for relative positioning of multi-aperture optics comprising several optical channels in relation to an image sensor
A device for relative positioning of multi-aperture optics having several optical channels in relation to an image sensor includes a reference object, a positioning device, and a calculating device. The reference object is arranged such that the reference object is imaged onto one image region per channel in the optical channels by the multi-aperture optics. The positioning device is controllable to change a relative location between the multi-aperture optics and the image sensor. The calculating device is configured to determine actual positions of the reference object in at least three image regions in images of the reference object and to control the positioning device on the basis of a comparison of the actual positions with positions. |
| US10362197B2 |
Image control device and non-transitory computer readable medium
An image control device includes a reception unit that receives patch chart data items arranged such that the patch data items corresponding to a plurality of patches belonging to a same hue, among a plurality of patches constituting a patch chart, are positioned only in any of grid points of grid lines which divide a lightness axis and a saturation axis which define a hue plane corresponding to the hue at equal intervals, and a controller that outputs the patch chart data items to an image forming unit which forms the patch chart on a recording material if an output operation of the patch chart is received. |
| US10362195B2 |
Image reading apparatus, control method and control program
Provided are an image reading apparatus and the like for accurately determining the position where an extraneous substance exists. An image reading apparatus comprises: a first unit having an image capture section for capturing a first image and a second image; a second unit having a reference member placed at a position opposed to the image capture section; a conveying mechanism for conveying an original between the first unit and the second unit such that a front end of the original is in contact with one of the first unit and the second unit; an extraneous substance determination unit that determines whether an extraneous substance is included in the first image and the second image; and a position determination unit that, if an extraneous substance is included in the first image, determines whether the position where the extraneous substance exists is on the first unit side or on the second unit side, on the basis of whether the extraneous substance is included in an area of the second image corresponding to an area of the first image in which the extraneous substance is included. The first image is an image obtained by capturing an image of the reference member, while the second image is an image obtained by capturing an image of the reference member after the first image is captured and further the original is conveyed thereafter. |
| US10362194B2 |
Recursive halftoning and gray value substitution
An example system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a halftone engine and a gray value engine. The halftone engine is to apply halftoning to an image recursively across a plurality of levels of image scales and spatial resolutions, to generate a pattern that is at least quasi-periodic across the plurality of levels. The gray value engine is to substitute gray values recursively for at least a portion of the halftoning. |
| US10362192B2 |
Reading apparatus and method for controlling the same
A reading apparatus includes a reader that obtains image data by reading a reading target, a platen on which a document to be read by the reader located at a first position is set, a first member read by the reader located at the first position if there is no document on the platen, a second member read by the reader located at a second position, which is different from the first position, and a determination unit that performs a determination process for determining whether the document is set on the platen on the basis of a first output, which is obtained if the reader located at the first position reads the reading target, and a second output, which is obtained if the reader located at the second position reads the reading target. |
| US10362190B2 |
Information processing apparatus that installs module according to a usage form of the information processing apparatus method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus that enables a user to install a desired module with ease. A plurality of modules are installed into a PC as an information processing apparatus for performing print processing in an MFP as an image processing apparatus. A usage form of the PC is set. Required ones of the plurality of modules are displayed based on the set usage form, and are installed into the PC. |
| US10362188B2 |
Image processing method, program, and image processing apparatus
A captured image is obtained in which an adapter tray is captured which is fitted in a predetermined first area in a conveyance tray conveyed by a printing apparatus and has a second area fitted with a printing medium on which printing is performed by the printing apparatus. A shape of the second area is specified based on the captured image and information about the predetermined first area. Further, an image based on the specified shape of the second area is output. |
| US10362186B2 |
Image scanning apparatus with timing control for document feeder, and method and computer-readable medium therefor
An image scanning apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a setting process to set a specific waiting time for a timer, based on a detected position of a document guide. The setting process includes, when the detected position of the document guide is a particular guide position for a first-size document sheet, setting a first waiting time as the specific waiting time for the timer, and when the detected position of the document guide is not the particular guide position, setting a second waiting time as the specific waiting time for the timer, the second waiting time being longer than the first waiting time. |
| US10362182B2 |
Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method with sheet feeding abnormality control
An image forming apparatus transmits a sheet feeding request to the sheet feeding device, obtains a sheet through a receiving device and performs image formation on the sheet. The receiving device comprises an inlet sensor for detecting a sheet fed from the sheet feeding device. The image forming apparatus transmits the sheet feeding request to the sheet feeding device again in a case where the inlet sensor does not detect a sheet within a predetermined time after the sheet feeding device starts to feed a sheet and no signal indicating an abnormality with regard to a sheet is received from the sheet feeding device. If the number of times the sheet feeding request is transmitted exceeds a predetermined number of times, the image forming apparatus stops operation. |
| US10362179B2 |
Peel and stick activation code for activating service for a wireless device
A system for adding, authorizing, or activating pre-paid wireless service includes a sticker, and a server. The sticker has an authorization code. The sticker is configured to be affixed to a surface of a product. The server is configured to receive the authorization code. The server is further configured to verify that the received authorization code is authentic. The server is further configured to at least one of add, authorize, and activate wireless service in response to receiving and verifying the received authorization code. |
| US10362176B2 |
ACR buffering in the cloud
A network element of an Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem buffers network resource usage information in the cloud. After generating network resource usage information based on an observation of network resource usage, the network element transmits the network resource usage information to a cloud-based storage service for buffering. Once a network resource usage collection function is available, the network element retrieves the network resource usage information from the cloud-based storage service and transmits it to a charging collection function for generation of call detail records. |
| US10362175B2 |
Network telephone device, external connection card and communication method therefor
A network telephone device, an external connection card, and a communication method therefor are provided. The network telephone device includes a controller, a network connection port, a network transmission module and a relay. The relay is coupled between the controller and at least two of a plurality of pins of the network connection port. While an external network cable connected to the network connection port is not capable of supplying power over Ethernet (POE) or a power supply mode of the POE is a first mode of the POE, the relay connects a transmit node and a receive node of the controller to the at least two of the pins respectively. The controller and an external device connected to the external network cable transmit signals compatible with a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) interface to transmit data or instructions with each other through the at least two of the pins of the network connection port. |
| US10362169B1 |
Call data management platform
A device may receive voice call data indicating that a voice call has been initiated between a first device and an interactive voice response device. The device may obtain, based on the voice call data, a user account identifier identifying a user account and obtain, based on the user account identifier, user account data including user authentication data. The device may receive user input provided by the first device during the voice call and determine, based on the user authentication data, that the user input fails to authenticate a user associated with the user account. The device may receive data indicating that the voice call has terminated and identify, based on the user input failing to authenticate the user, a second device. The device may perform an action based on the second device and the voice call data. |
| US10362167B2 |
Proximity based interactions with wallboards
Proximity-based interactions with wallboards and mobile devices create an interactive and effective communication model, efficiently utilizing space and opportunities for communication between a contact center and its agents and supervisors. The system provides a dynamic, proximity-based location service including displays for agents and real-time message capabilities for supervisors. |
| US10362165B2 |
System and method for tracking persons of interest via voiceprint
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for tracking a person of interest. The method embodiment comprises identifying a person of interest, capturing a voiceprint of the person of interest, comparing a received voiceprint of a caller with the voiceprint of the person of interest, and tracking the caller if the voiceprint of the caller is a substantial match to the voiceprint of the person of interest. |
| US10362163B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for preventing unintentional communication
A method, apparatus, and system discussed herein are directed to a computing device, or a user equipment (UE), for preventing unintentional communication. After a user enters a command to send a communication such as a text or email message or a phone call, to a particular recipient addressed in the communication, appropriateness of the communication for the particular recipient is evaluated based on the time of the communication and/or a comparison of the contexts of the communication against the particular recipient. If a questionable context for the particular recipient is found, the user is notified and provided with an opportunity to cancel or edit before the message is actually sent. |
| US10362160B2 |
Mixed-mode interaction
A user of a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, can make purchases or obtain information via a network, such as the Internet, using both voice and non-verbal methods. Users can submit voice queries and receive non-verbal replies, submit non-verbal queries and receive voice replies, or perform similar operations that many the voice and data capabilities of modern mobile communication devices. The user may provide notification criteria indicating under what conditions a notification should be sent to the user's wireless device. When purchasing opportunities matching the selected notification criteria become available, the user is notified. The user can respond to the notification, and immediately take advantage of the purchasing opportunity if he so desires. Mixed-mode interactions can also be used by sellers to more advantageously control the marketing of distressed, time sensitive, or other merchandise/services. |
| US10362158B2 |
Appliance control system and method
A system and method to control an appliance using a computing device, such as a smartphone. The system may have one or more computing devices (each with a control client) and one or more appliances that communicate over a backend control unit to allow a user with the computing device to virtually control the appliance. |
| US10362154B2 |
Clip for mounting external device to electronic device
In an aspect, a device-and-clip system is provided for an electronic device. The system includes an external device that cooperates with at least one electronic device feature on the rear face to perform a selected function. The system includes a clip including a first clip arm having an arm marker thereon and which is engageable with the front face of the electronic device and a second clip arm that is engageable with the rear face of the electronic device. The system further includes an application that is executable to instruct the electronic device to display a screen marker on the display screen in a selected position and in a selected orientation such that positioning and orienting of the first clip arm on the display screen of the smart phone with the arm marker aligned with the position and orientation of the screen marker positions the external device in alignment with the at least one electronic device feature. |
| US10362153B2 |
Method and apparatus to provide direct access to one or more sensors from an internet protocol network
A method and apparatus for providing direct access to one or more sensors from an internet protocol network. One example method includes detecting, by the remote terminal unit, a first sensor coupled to a first communications port. The method also includes generating a first unique internet protocol address for the first sensor, and mapping the first unique internet protocol address, at an application layer of a network protocol stack, to the first sensor. The method includes broadcasting, over the internet protocol network at a network layer, the first unique internet protocol address and an identity of the first sensor with which the first unique internet protocol address is associated. The method includes monitoring, at the network layer of the internet protocol network, for a sensor message identifying the first unique internet protocol address as a destination address, and forwarding the sensor message to the application layer for further processing. |
| US10362150B2 |
Communication device and communication method
[Object] To provide a mechanism capable of improving communication efficiency even in communication before allocation of an AID.[Solution] A communication device including: a communication unit configured to transmit a first frame including a second association identifier decided by a communication device to which a first association identifier is allocated and receive a second frame including information related to the second association identifier. |
| US10362148B2 |
Path selection using TCP handshake in a multipath environment
A plurality of SYN packets is sent from a first system, each of the plurality of SYN packets traverses a different path in a first set of paths between the first system and a second system in a multipath data communication network and includes a unique source identifier. From a plurality of SYN-ACK packets, a SYN-ACK packet is selected that is first to arrive at the first system. Each SYN-ACK packet includes a unique source identifier of a selected SYN packet. A path is configured corresponding to the selected SYN packet, as an outbound path from the first system. A path corresponding to the selected SYN-ACK packet is configured as an inbound path to the first system. A session between the first and the second systems is established using the outbound and inbound paths. |
| US10362146B1 |
Method and system for enforcing governance across multiple content repositories using a content broker
A method and system for a content broker, including a unified object index, where the content broker is coupled to the unified object index and receives, from a requesting entity, a request to perform an action on an object and the object is stored in the content repository. The method further including obtaining the object associated with the request from a content repository, determining, using the unified object index, a normalized object type associated with the object, obtaining a governance rule based on the normalized object type, and servicing the request using the governance rule. |
| US10362137B2 |
Hebbian learning-based recommendations for social networks
A network device applies Hebbian-based learning to provide content recommendations in content-based social networks. The method includes obtaining customer activity data for a content-based social network; modeling the customer activity data as nodes and edges within the content-based social network, the nodes representing users and the edges representing connections between the users; assigning initial weights to the edges, that correspond to a connection strength, based on user-designated of relationships between the nodes; adjusting the initial weights in response to temporally correlated activity between the nodes from the customer activity data, to provide adjusted weights; identifying a content recommendation for a particular node based on an activity to access content by another node and one or more of the adjusted weights; storing a customer profile including the content recommendations associated with a node; and providing the content recommendation to a user device associated with the customer profile. |
| US10362134B2 |
Peer cache filling
The embodiments provide peer cache filling. The peer cache filling allocates a set of caching servers to distribute content in response to user requests with a limited first subset of the set of servers having access to retrieve the content from an origin and with a larger second subset of the set of servers retrieving the content from the first subset of servers without accessing the origin. The peer cache filling dynamically escalates and deesclataes the allocation of the caching servers to the first and second subsets as demand for the content rises and falls. Peer cache filling is implemented by modifying request headers to identify designated hot content, provide a request identifier hash result for identifying the ordering of servers, and provide a value for designating which servers in the ordering as primary server with access to the origin. |
| US10362131B1 |
Fault tolerant message delivery
A plurality of redundant brokers may be used as intermediaries to exchange messages between one or more producers and one or more consumers. More specifically, one or more producers may enqueue messages to a primary broker. The primary broker then dispatches the received messages to one or more interested consumers. However, should the primary broker fail, messages enqueued by the producers may be lost, and thus delivery of such messages may fail. Accordingly, one or more backup brokers may be provided that can assume the responsibilities of the failed primary broker and dispatch copies of the messages that were enqueued by the producers to the failed primary broker. |
| US10362128B2 |
Server device, information processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method
A server device includes first and second acquisition units, a memory, an analyzer, a generating unit, and a transmitter. The first acquisition unit acquires first history information about an operation performed during displaying of a first screen in at least one client device and first attribute information about at least one user thereof. The memory stores the two acquired pieces of information. When receiving an acquisition request for a new screen from a client device of the at least one client device, the second acquisition unit acquires second attribute information about a first user using the client device. The analyzer analyzes the two stored pieces of information to specify an operation characteristic of a second user having an attribute indicated by the second attribute information. The generating unit generates a second screen according to the specified operation. The transmitter transmits screen data indicating the second screen to the client device. |
| US10362125B2 |
Technologies for pre-action execution
Technologies for pre-action execution include a client computing device to request a resource from a server and receive content from the server including the requested resource and one or more pre-action hints. Each of the one or more pre-action hints identifies a suggested pre-action to be taken by the client computing device prior to receipt of a corresponding user request to perform the corresponding suggested pre-action. The client computing device determines a likelihood of success of one or more pre-actions based on historical behavior data of a user of the client computing device, wherein each pre-action corresponds to at least one of the one or more pre-action hints. The client computing device selects a pre-action to execute based on the determined likelihood of success of the one or more pre-actions. |
| US10362122B2 |
Replacing a virtual network function in a network service
A method and associated computer system. A processor queries a service catalog and a virtual service inventory to obtain network service instances including a virtual network function. The processor deploys a new version of the virtual network function by performing at least one step of the following steps: replacing the network address of the virtual network function with the network address of the new version of the virtual network function; detaching a floating network address from the virtual network function and attaching the detached floating network address to the new version of the virtual network function (if one of the obtained network service instances is connected to a load balancer and/or the virtual network function is configured with an inherent load balancing); replacing the instance identifier of the virtual network function in a forwarding policy rule with the instance identifier of the new version of the virtual network function. |
| US10362121B1 |
Communications path verification
A method can include storing, in memory, resource operating data associated with at least one endpoint resource that is registered for operation in a communications network for a given user. The resource operating data can be analyzed in response to establishing a communications session over a communications path between an endpoint resource associated with the given user and at least one other communications resource. The method can include verifying the communications path for the established communications session based on the analyzing. |
| US10362119B2 |
System and method for internet of things and home automation using a vehicle
A system for home and automobile connectivity, including: a smart home, the smart home including a plurality of internet-of-things (IoT) devices, the IoT devices communicably coupled to a home network; an automobile module, the automobile module connected to a plurality of sensors and a plurality of wired communication paths in a vehicle, the automobile module configured to output sensor data via a plurality of wireless communication paths; and an automobile bridge, the automobile bridge including a plurality of different communication protocols for communicating with different ecosystems in the home network, and a plurality of wireless communication paths for communication with the home network and the automobile module. |
| US10362118B2 |
Synchronization of appliances to a schedule of a user
A method and system are provided that synchronize one or more appliances to one or more users' schedules. Sensor data may be obtained from a sensor. The sensor data may indicate a state of a first appliance. A user location may be determined. A first characteristic of the first appliance may be obtained. Based upon the user location and the sensor data, a schedule indicating when the user will desire a state change of the first appliance may be determined. A feature of the first appliance may be dynamically modified to cause the first appliance to operate according to the schedule. A notice may be sent to the user that contains information about the first appliance. |
| US10362117B1 |
Systems and methods for modified network routing based on modal information
A network interface devices includes a configuration engine, a mode modification engine, and a switch. The configuration engine defines a static routing configuration for communicating one or more first data packets received from a first processing circuit along a network pathway to a predetermined one or more second processing circuits. The mode modification engine is configured to receive an indication of a networking mode and modify the network pathway based on the indication of the networking mode. The switch is configured to communicate the first data packets along the network pathway. |
| US10362108B2 |
Application transfer using time delay and proximity detection
Transferring a set of elements between devices is provided. A set of rules governing a transfer of the set of elements from a sending client device to a receiving client device is received. The set of elements for the transfer is received from the sending client device. It is determined whether the set of rules governing the transfer of the set of elements from the sending client device to the receiving client device are met. In response to determining that the set of rules governing the transfer of the set of elements from the sending client device to the receiving client device are met, the set of elements is transferred to the receiving client device. |
| US10362107B2 |
Synchronization of storage transactions in clustered storage systems
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software for data storage systems are provided herein. In one example, a data storage system is provided that includes processing systems configured to receive storage operations for storage drives coupled over a communication fabric. The data storage system includes a control processor configured to establish a timer synchronization signal and distribute the timer synchronization signal to the processing systems. Each of the processing systems is configured to assign timestamps to received storage operations based on a timestamp counter synchronized among the processing systems using the timer synchronization signal. The processing systems are configured to order committing of the storage operations to the storage drives based at least on the timestamps associated with the storage operations. |
| US10362104B2 |
Data manager
A system and approach that provides a basis for monitoring, control, and communications among many remote controller sites and building equipment. A system architectural goal may be to distribute a workload of a supervisor across multiple processing units while maintaining a seamless and integrated workflow for a user experience. |
| US10362103B2 |
System and method for evaluating the feasibility of introducing a new node in a blockchain infrastructure
The present disclosure envisages a system for evaluating the feasibility of introducing a new node in a blockchain infrastructure. The blockchain dimension queries and the transaction dimension queries are presented to a user. The user provides responses to the blockchain dimension queries and transaction dimension queries. A feature detector module detects features from the blockchain dimension responses and the transaction dimension responses. A feature value assignor assigns feature values to the detected features. A criticality assignor assigns criticality scores to the detected features. A weightage assignor assigns weightage scores to the blockchain dimension queries and the transaction dimension queries. The feasibility evaluator receives the feature values, the criticality scores, and the weightage scores, and calculates a feasibility score, thereby evaluating the feasibility of introducing the new node. |
| US10362102B2 |
Information processing apparatus for analyzing network type data
An information processing apparatus includes a first network information acquisition unit that acquires first network information including plural event nodes and event links each connecting one pair of event nodes involved in an event, among the plural event nodes, a second network information acquisition unit that acquires second network information including at least two time links each connecting the plural event nodes and plural time nodes, and the one pair of event nodes and the time nodes indicating a time of occurrence of the event, and a second community generation unit that generates one or more second communities to which the plural event nodes and the plural time nodes belong, for the second network information. |
| US10362101B2 |
Mechanism for providing load balancing to an external node utilizing a clustered environment for storage management
A method for providing load balancing to a client node external to a clustered environment for storage management, includes deploying a lightweight load balancing component at the client node, receiving I/O requests issued by virtual machines hosted at the client node by the lightweight load balancing component, performing a hashing algorithm on content of the I/O requests by the lightweight load balancing component to identify one or more controller virtual machines at the clustered environment for handling the I/O requests and dynamically distributing the I/O requests from the lightweight load balancing component to the one or more controller virtual machines at the clustered environment for storage management. |
| US10362094B2 |
Retrieval and playout of media content
An example method involves accessing a playlist defining a sequence of media content items including a first media content item and a second media content item; retrieving, from one or more server devices, first data representing the media content items of the received playlist, and using the retrieved first data to playout the media content items in accordance with the sequence defined by the playlist; determining a status of an event, and using the determined status of the event as a basis to determine a condition; making a determination that the determined condition has been satisfied; and responsive to making the determination that the determined condition has been satisfied, (i) retrieving second data representing a media content item related to the event, and (ii) using the retrieved second data to playout the media content item related to the event in between playing out the first and second media content items. |
| US10362093B2 |
NFA completion notification
Multiple processors share access, via a bus, to a pipelined NFA engine. The NFA engine can implement an NFA of the type that is not a DFA (namely, it can be in multiple states at the same time). One of the processors communicates a configuration command, a go command, and an event generate command across the bus to the NFA engine. The event generate command includes a reference value. The configuration command causes the NFA engine to be configured. The go command causes the configured NFA engine to perform a particular NFA operation. Upon completion of the NFA operation, the event generate command causes the reference value to be returned back across the bus to the processor. |
| US10362092B1 |
Entity management in distributed systems
Systems for managing shared entities between computing clusters while avoiding race conditions. Multiple clusters are interconnected over a network. When a node of a cluster intends to move a shared data item or virtual machine from its cluster to another cluster, the movement or migration can be initiated by establishing sole ownership followed by a request to an arbiter to intermediate during the movement or migration. The request explicitly includes subject entity metadata that describes sharing states pertaining to the subject entity. Upon granting a request, the arbiter generates a master copy of the entity metadata and grants itself read-write access. Any other sharers of the subject entity observe read-only access while the arbiter maintains the sole master copy. A sharer of the subject entity can cause changes to the subject entity through the arbiter. The arbiter can pass ownership to a new cluster to complete the subject entity migration. |
| US10362089B1 |
Methods and systems for dynamically generating and reusing dynamic web content
Methods and systems for generating and reusing dynamic web content involve, for example, automatically generating client-side code on a server at run time, and automatically downloading the client-side code to the client side at run time. The client-side code is executed on the client side to become a widget with dynamic behavior attributes displayed as a component of a web page on a display screen of a client-side computing device. Dynamic behavior of the client-side code may triggered via an event handler mechanism wherein properties of the client-side code are dynamically changed without affecting any other content on the web page. The widget may be redisplayed on a subsequent occasion with a change in the widget without regenerating the client-side code. |
| US10362085B2 |
Applications on top of a web site
An integrated user interface that provides an enriched and enhanced end-user experience is enabled via the seamless addition of applications selected by the end-user and accessed as part of a web site. Additional services, features and capabilities that are not provided by the core web site technology may be provided by third-party developers, to inject content and capabilities into the web site. The third-party developers may add pages inside of an existing web site to display end-user selectable elements, and to display various forms of content in web pages of the web site. |
| US10362081B2 |
Methods and systems for quantifying the holistic quality of experience for internet multimedia
A system and method is provided for providing a composite Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics associated with a multimedia transmitted via a network. The method includes obtaining multimedia data corresponding to the multimedia transmitted via the network and acquiring metrics associated with the multimedia data. The metrics includes at least one multimedia transmitting metrics and at least one multimedia quality metrics. The method also includes normalizing the metrics and determining, based on the one or more normalized metrics, the composite multimedia QoE metrics. |
| US10362078B2 |
Location-based music content identification
Example techniques disclosed herein relate to location-based media content identification. In an example implementation, a first computing device transmits, over one or more networks to a second computing device, location information indicating a particular location of the first computing device at a given time. The first computing device receives, over the one or more networks from the second computing device, identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location and availability information indicating that at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via a media streaming service and causes presentation of an indication of the media content played at the particular location and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service. |
| US10362073B2 |
Social networking system and method
A social network is provided. The social network of the present invention may prompt a user to create a “moment”. The moment of the present invention may include at least a time and a location of a place that the user is currently located, was located in the past, or will be located in the future. The moment may be stored on a database. Multiple users may create accounts and create a plurality of moments. All of the moments of the users may be stored on the database. The present invention may include a search box so that third party users may search for other third party user's moments. A user may enter in search criteria and may be presented with a plurality of moments based on the inputted search criteria. |
| US10362072B2 |
Systems and methods for multimedia multipoint real-time conferencing allowing real-time bandwidth management and prioritized media distribution
A system is disclosed for multimedia multipoint real-time conferencing that includes a communication module to receive a request to share media content in a virtual room setting. The content may include an audio, a video, a text, or a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code referencing a third-party resource. The system may further include a content encoder at the host website to create a data packet encapsulating the transport characteristics and the routing requirements and a multipoint router to share the content via the transport protocol in the real-time group conference associated with the users of the virtual room. |