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| US10363857B1 |
Trailer trash kit
The present implementation relates to an adjustable, removable, moving chain link fence or wall. The moving chain link fence or wall is part of a kit which may be installed to an existing truck or trailer having a flat bed, side walls and potentially a tail gate. The implementation may include a winch, a wheel assembly, and an adjustable, moving chain link fence or wall which can fit all trucks and trailers. In use, the implementation may be placed in the front of a truck or trailer and the bed is loaded with debris, or material. The winch may be activated in the “out” position. The device then travels along the top of the floor and pushes the debris or material out of the truck or trailer back end. Rubber wheels may be installed on the bottom of the implementation to ensure a smooth movement while in use. |
| US10363853B1 |
Vehicle tray systems
A tray system for use in a vehicle may include a tray support base that fits between seats of a vehicle, and a tray platform to support an appliance. A container support platform can be supported by the tray platform for supporting a container removable from the appliance. The tray support base can comprise first and second support legs supporting the tray platform. The first support leg can have a recessed portion to accommodate a transmission hump of the vehicle. A receiver tray can receive and support first and second support legs. A tray system for use in a vehicle may include a tray support base that fits between seats of a vehicle, and a tray platform supported by the tray support base. The tray system includes at least one drawer and a lower compartment to contain an electronics device. |
| US10363851B2 |
Modular head restraint structure and styling enablement features
A headrest assembly for a vehicle seat includes a front panel with a base portion and a support portion. A rear panel includes a base portion and a support portion. A support member includes first and second legs that are interconnected by an upper cross member. First and second support wings are coupled to the first and second legs of the support member and outwardly extend therefrom. The base portion of the front panel couples to a front side of the first and second support wings. The base portion of the rear panel couples to a rear side of the first and second support wings. The support wings are overmolded to the support member along with one or more attachment features to interconnect the front and rear panels to one another around the support member. |
| US10363850B2 |
Headrest assembly for a vehicle seat
A headrest assembly for a vehicle seat. The headrest assembly includes a support bracket having a first engagement section and a moveable bracket movable between first and second positions. The headrest assembly further includes a pawl defining a cam surface. The pawl has a second engagement section and is pivotable between an engaged position, with the second engagement section engaging the first engagement section, and a disengaged position, with the second engagement section spaced from the first engagement section. The headrest assembly further includes a first tab selectively engaging and guiding the pawl into the engaged position, and a second tab selectively engaging and guiding the pawl into the disengaged position as the moveable bracket moves between the first and second positions. The headrest assembly further includes a biasing member engaging the cam surface to continuously bias the pawl into both of the engaged and disengaged positions. |
| US10363848B2 |
Back frame for vehicle seat
A back frame to be used in a seatback of a vehicle seat is provided. The back frame for a vehicle seat includes a frame main body, a beam member, a bracket, and an extending portion. The frame main body includes two side frames that extend in an approximately up-down direction and that are disposed spaced apart from each other in a seat width direction. The beam member is formed in a rod-like shape, is disposed between the two side frames, and extends in the seat width direction. The bracket couples the beam member to the frame main body. The extending portion is provided in an end of the bracket and extends in a direction away from the end of the bracket. The bracket includes, in the end thereof, a welded portion welded to an outer circumferential surface of the beam member. |
| US10363846B2 |
Vehicle seating system having seat with individually controllable electromagnetic coils
A seating system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, individually selectable and controllable electromagnetic coils individually positioned at respective locations within the seat corresponding to anatomical locations of a person sitting in the vehicle seat, and a controller. The electromagnetic coils to generate electromagnetic fields when activated. The controller to individually activate a subset of the electromagnetic coils to deliver electromagnetic energy to the anatomical locations of the person corresponding to the respective locations within the vehicle seat of the activated electromagnetic coils. |
| US10363842B2 |
Vehicle anchor system for juvenile seat base
A child restraint includes a seat-support frame adapted to set on a passenger seat and retained on the passenger seat using an anchor belt. A juvenile seat included in the child restraint is configured to be mounted in a stationary position on the seat-support frame. The anchor belt can be a lap belt associated with the passenger seat. |
| US10363840B2 |
Spacer having a tolerance absorption mechanism
An assembly includes a first vehicle seat component, a second vehicle seat component that can pivot relative to the first vehicle seat component, a fastener to secure the first vehicle seat component and second first vehicle seat component together, and a spacer to absorb radial vibrations. The spacer includes a body and at least one flexible leaflet located between the body and the fastener to absorb axial vibrations. The body and the at least one leaflet are integral and monolithic to define a single component. |
| US10363838B2 |
Quick adjust power adjuster
A power adjuster (30) for adjusting the position of an upper track (16) relative to a lower track (18) of a seat track assembly (10). The power adjuster includes a lead screw (22) fixedly secured to the upper track, a drive assembly (32) operatively coupled to the upper track and selectively coupled to the lead screw, a driven assembly (34) operatively coupled to the lead screw and selectively coupled to the drive assembly, and a release mechanism (36) coupled to the upper track. The release mechanism is operable between a locked condition coupling the driven assembly to the drive assembly and the upper track wherein the driven assembly and the drive assembly move longitudinally along the lead screw with the upper track relative to the lower track and an unlocked condition wherein the driven assembly is decoupled from the upper track and retained along the lead screw during movement of the upper track relative to the lower track. |
| US10363836B2 |
Seatback fastening structure, seatback, and fastening component
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a seatback fastening structure for fastening a seatback to a body of a vehicle. A body bracket includes a main body portion covered by a seat bracket. The main body portion includes a receiving surface, an upper surface extending from a vertical upper end of the receiving surface, and a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface extending from both ends of the receiving surface in a width direction. The seat bracket includes a base portion covering the receiving surface, a retaining portion retaining the upper surface from vertically above, a first side wall and a second side wall respectively abutting on the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. The main body portion and the base portion are fastened with a bolt. |
| US10363835B2 |
Railroad system
A railroad system includes a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle includes a drive-part, an inverter, an electric storage device, and a control part. The control part controls feasibility of charge or discharge of the electric storage device based on a detection value of any of a charge accumulation amount of the electric storage device, a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, or a voltage value of a power line. When it is assumed that the detection value when charge or discharge of the electric storage device is switched from an allowable state to a prohibited state is a first set value, and the detection value when charge or discharge of the electric storage device is switched from a prohibited state to an allowable state is a second set value, the first set value and the second set value are different from each other. |
| US10363834B2 |
Electric vehicle with high voltage module having high and low voltage sections having a common ground
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle has an electric traction motor and a high voltage module having a low voltage section and a high voltage section. The low voltage section includes a power over fiber receive module and a first optical data module. A low voltage supply is electrically connected to a power over fiber transmit module. The power over fiber transmit module is optically coupled by a power over fiber cable to the power over fiber receive module of the low voltage section of the high voltage module. An electronic motor control unit includes a second optical data module that is optically coupled by an optical fiber data bus cable to the first optical data module of the low voltage section of the high voltage module. |
| US10363833B2 |
Inductive charging active suspension
A vehicle computer includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a target charging height based on charging information received from a remote server and adjust a height of an inductive pick-up in a host vehicle in accordance with the target charging height prior to an inductive charging process. |
| US10363832B2 |
Vehicle parking control device
At a time that a parking operation is performed, a vehicle parking control device detects that a power receiving pad of an electric vehicle lies within a characteristics modifying range. Furthermore, the vehicle parking control device detects that other predetermined conditions are satisfied. In the case that the power receiving pad is positioned inside of the characteristics modifying range, and if all of the predetermined conditions have been satisfied, an acceleration-OFF-state movement characteristic of the vehicle, for example, a creep torque characteristic or a brake hydraulic pressure characteristic, is switched to an appropriate characteristic from a characteristic thereof at normal times. |
| US10363830B2 |
Fuel cell vehicle
A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel tank, a body-side mounting portion, a main fuel pipe, a securing mechanism, and an elastic pipe. The fuel cell stack is disposed in a front section of the fuel cell vehicle. The fuel tank is disposed in a rear section of the fuel cell vehicle. The main fuel pipe connects the fuel tank and the body-side mounting portion. The elastic pipe is connected to the fuel cell stack at a first end of the elastic pipe and connected, via the securing mechanism, to the body-side mounting portion at a second end of the elastic pipe opposite to the first end such that the second end of the elastic pipe is disengaged from the body-side mounting portion when a load larger than a predetermined threshold load is applied to the securing mechanism. |
| US10363826B2 |
Systems and methods for UAV battery exchange
Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV. |
| US10363825B2 |
Method, battery management system and vehicle for charging awakening
The present invention relates to a method, a battery management system and a vehicle for charging awakening. The battery management system includes a wake-up module, used for generating a wake-up signal when the battery management system is in a dormant or power-off state and an external charging plug is connected with a charging interface; and a power management module, used for conducting a power supply circuit between a battery module and a preset function module in the battery management system when receiving the wake-up signal. According to the system for charging wake-up provided by the present invention, the battery management system is automatically woken up when the external charging plug is accessed to charge the vehicle, so the battery management system automatically enters a normal working state from the power-off state or the dormant state. |
| US10363818B2 |
Display unit for vehicle
A display unit for a vehicle includes an electronic display and a light guide coupled to a portion of the display. |
| US10363817B2 |
Self-loading autonomous vehicle
A vehicle computer includes a memory a processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include commanding a lighting system controller to flash tail lamps of a host vehicle toward a follow vehicle immediately behind the host vehicle, receiving a response from the follow vehicle, and commanding the host vehicle to autonomously proceed to a loading area upon receipt of the response from the follow vehicle. |
| US10363813B2 |
Integrated motor and axle apparatus and method
An apparatus (e.g., for a vehicle) includes a housing, an oscillation bearing, and a hollow rotor shaft. The housing has a first end and a second end, and includes a first end cap at the first end thereof and a second end cap at the second end thereof. The oscillation bearing is housed within the second end cap. The hollow rotor shaft extends through the housing from the first end to the second end, and has a first shaft end having an interior spline surface, and a second shaft end. The interior spline surface of the hollow rotor shaft is configured to receive a splined end of an internal rear drive shaft and a splined end of a front drive shaft. |
| US10363812B2 |
Vapour recovery system and vapour control method
A vapour recovery system recovers vapour coming from a vehicle tank. The system includes a valve that is positionable in a closed position, an open position creating a passageway with a first size, and one or more intermediate positions each creating a passageway with a size smaller than the first size. The system also includes an electronic controller to control an actuator to position the valve in a sequence of positions over time. The sequence includes at least one of the intermediate positions during a time period larger than 1 second. The valve is arranged in a line of the vapour recovery system between a vapour outlet of the vehicle tank and the atmosphere. The actuator is a stepper-motor based linear actuator. The controlling includes selecting at least one intermediate position, and the selection includes selecting a number of steps to be set from a predetermined reference position. |
| US10363807B2 |
Control device
A control device for performing start assist control for an internal combustion engine includes: a first start assist processing unit that executes a first start assist process that brings a first engagement device into slip engagement at a first engagement pressure while increasing a torque generated by a rotating electrical machine; and a second start assist processing unit that increases, when the first start assist process fails to start the internal combustion engine, an engagement pressure of the first engagement device to a second engagement pressure higher than the first engagement pressure while increasing the torque generated by the rotating electrical machine. The second start assist processing unit determines the second engagement pressure on the basis of a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine in the first start assist process. |
| US10363805B2 |
Handling strut
A handling strut connects the powertrain of an automobile to a structural member, such as a panel in the engine bay. The handling strut is comprised of two strut members, one connected to the powertrain, the other connected to the structural member. A shaft attached to one strut member, extends through a bushing provided in the other strut member and an air gap is provided between the bushing and the shaft, such that when the engine is idle, or not accelerating, and in the absence of hard cornering, the strut members are decoupled. The isolation of the strut members when not required to control engine roll, reduces/avoids transmission of noise, vibration and/or harshness. |
| US10363804B2 |
Vehicle electrically driving assembly
A vehicle electrically driving assembly, connected to the rear or front axle half shaft of the vehicle, that includes: an electric motor, a speed reducer, an electromagnetic tooth-mounted clutch and a differential. The speed reducer has multiple stages of gears, an input shaft and an intermediate shaft; the differential is connected between the axle half shafts; the electromagnetic tooth-mounted clutch is installed on the input shaft or the intermediate shaft of the speed reducer or on the axle half shafts. When the electromagnetic tooth-mounted clutch is in engagement, driving force of the electric motor is transmitted to the vehicle axle via the speed reducer and the electromagnetic jaw clutch, to provide an auxiliary driving force to the vehicle. When the power of the entire vehicle is insufficient at the acceleration phase, the electrically driving assembly, by using the electromagnetic jaw clutch, provides an auxiliary driving force to the entire vehicle. |
| US10363803B2 |
Encapsulation assembly and forming method thereof, and vehicle window
An encapsulation assembly and a forming method thereof, and a vehicle window are provided. The method includes: forming a trim which includes a decoration section and a connection section with a penetration structure formed therein; and forming a gasket which includes a fixing section covering the connection section of the trim, wherein a part of the fixing section is filled into the penetration structure of the connection section. The encapsulation assembly includes: a trim which includes a decoration section and a connection section with a penetration structure formed therein; and a gasket which includes a fixing section covering the connection section of the trim, wherein a part of the fixing section is filled into the penetration structure of the connection section. The vehicle window includes a piece of glass and the above encapsulation assembly. A part of the fixing section of the gasket can be filled into the penetration structure. When the fixing section of the gasket covers the connection section of the trim, the fixing section can be fixed with the connection section of the trim through the penetration structure, such that a more stable connection between the fixing section and the trim can be achieved, which may increase the service life of the encapsulation assembly. |
| US10363801B2 |
Tonneau cover access panel
A tonneau cover access panel assembly connectable to a tonneau cover assembly that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension the top cover. The tension works to seal out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and locating bows of the tonneau cover in place. The tonneau cover access panel holds the rear of the tonneau in the closed tension state keeping the tonneau secured and tight until the cover is opened by an operator. The tonneau cover access panel assembly is movable between a closed position and a fully open position, and, is movable between at least a first open position and the closed position for more limiting access to the cargo bed of the vehicle when desired. The tonneau cover access panel assembly also reduces weight and complexity. |
| US10363800B2 |
Tarpaulin bracket system
A tarpaulin system for an open cargo hold. The tarpaulin system includes a tarpaulin, a plurality of bows, a plurality of connectors, a cable, and a tail end system. The plurality of connectors connects the plurality of bows to the cable while the tarpaulin is draped atop the plurality of bows. The tarpaulin bracket system allows for quick, and easy, replacement, or fixing, of the plurality of connectors or damaged bows allowing for much easier and efficient replacement while traveling in harsh environments. |
| US10363799B2 |
Coach door of vehicle openable and closable regardless of order
A coach door of a vehicle is provided. The door includes a hinge assembly that has a first hinge hinged to a vehicle body and a second hinge hinged to the first hinge and engaged with a rear end of a rear door. An opening start device rotates the rear end of the rear door to the outside of the vehicle at an early stage of opening of the rear door and a closing end device rotates the rear end of the rear door to the inside of the vehicle at a last stage of closing of the rear door. A guide unit is configured to guide a front end of the rear door to move the front end of the rear door in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the initial stage of opening of the rear door and the last stage of closing of the rear door. |
| US10363798B2 |
Insert for a multi-part vehicle door
An insert for a vehicle door that has one part that is separable from another part of the door. The insert may have a body having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end and through the center of mass of the body, an opening at the first end, and an inner surface that defines a cavity extending from the opening toward the second end. The inner surface has a first portion and an opposing second portion wherein the distance from the first portion to the axis decreases from the first end toward the second end of the cavity along at least a portion of the cavity. The distance from the second portion to the axis increases from the first end toward the second end of the cavity along at least a portion of the cavity. |
| US10363797B2 |
Vehicle heater
The invention relates to a vehicle heater, comprising at least one pipe, which has a plurality of chambers, ceramic heating elements, which are arranged in the chambers, and contact plates, which rest against the heating elements in the chambers via a front side and face an upper side or underside of the chamber via a rear side, wherein at least two chambers of the pipe are separated by an intermediate wall, which runs from the upper side to the underside of these two chambers. The contact plates have a slit, in which the intermediate wall is arranged. |
| US10363794B2 |
Air conditioning control method for vehicle
An air-conditioning control method for calculating an optimum operation amount of an air-conditioning blower in an air-conditioning system of a vehicle includes: determining a heater heat quantity after an engine of the vehicle is started under a maximum heating condition of the air-conditioning system and the air-conditioning system is turned on according to current vehicle state information and air-conditioning information; determining a lost heat quantity discharged outside the vehicle during a current air-conditioning mode; determining an effective heating energy efficiency by calculating a difference between the heater heat quantity and the lost heat quantity; calculating the optimum operation amount of the air-conditioning blower where the effective heating energy is maximized; and controlling operation of the air-conditioning blower according to the determined optimum operation amount. |
| US10363792B2 |
Air-conditioning system for cooling and drying air in passenger compartment of vehicle
An air-conditioning system for conditioning air in a vehicle passenger compartment is configured to operate in a cooling system mode for cooling air to be supplied to the passenger compartment and in a heat pump mode for heating the same, and to operate in a reheating mode. The air-conditioning system includes a housing having a first flow channel and a second flow channel for guiding air to an air distribution system having discharge ports communicating with the passenger compartment, and a refrigerant circulation system having at least two heat exchangers. In this case, the first heat exchanger that operates as an evaporator regardless of operating modes is disposed in the first flow channel, and the second heat exchanger that operates as a condenser/gas cooler regardless of operating modes is disposed in the second flow channel. |
| US10363791B2 |
Axle unit for commercial vehicles
The invention relates to an axle assembly for commercial vehicles includes a linkage element, a first axle element and a second axle element, wherein the first axle element substantially extends along a tube axis and can be fastened on a first side of the linkage element, wherein the second axle element is shaped at least in regions rotationally symmetrically around the stub axis and can be fastened on a second side of the linkage element, wherein the tube axis and the stub axis are separated from one another in the region of the linkage element, and wherein a receiving section is provided which can be fastened to at least one of the elements in order to provide a bearing for a spring element such that a first plane of the spring element is cut at least in regions by one of the axes. |
| US10363790B2 |
Device and method for proactive control of a vibration damping system of a vehicle
A vehicle can have a vibration damping system, which has a characteristic curve that is adjustable. To control the characteristic curve of the vibration damping system, information regarding a profile of a road surface in front of the vehicle is detected. At least a portion of the road surface profile can be classified according to a change in height and a length of the portion. The classification can be based on the detected information. Based on the classification of the road surface profile, the characteristic curve of the vibration damping system of the vehicle can be adjusted. |
| US10363787B2 |
Eccentric adjuster for adjusting a connecting point for a link of a hub carrier, and hub carrier comprising the eccentric adjuster
An eccentric adjusting unit is disclosed, for example, for adjusting a connection point for a control arm of a wheel suspension. The unit may include an electric motor and an eccentric gear section. The eccentric gear section may have an input shaft and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is configured to be driven by the electric motor and the output shaft rotates eccentrically with respect to an output axis of rotation and can be in operative connection with the connection point or forms this connection point. The eccentric gear section may have a star wheel gear stage. |
| US10363781B2 |
Tire
A tire includes a tread portion provided with a plurality of circumferentially and continuously extending main grooves including an outboard shoulder main groove, an outboard middle main groove, an inboard main groove and an inboard middle groove to define an outboard middle portion, an inboard middle portion and a central portion. The outboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of outboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of outboard middle circumferential sipes each extending between adjacent outboard middle lateral grooves, and a plurality of outboard middle lateral sipes. The inboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of inboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of inboard middle circumferential sipes, and a plurality of inboard middle lateral sipes. The number of inboard middle lateral sipes is greater than the number of the outboard middle lateral sipes. |
| US10363778B2 |
Tire having a softened carcass reinforcement
A crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements. The tire additionally comprises, in each shoulder, at least one end of a layer of reinforcing elements that are mutually parallel in the layer and are oriented circumferentially, said end being axially outside said at least two working crown layers, the reinforcing elements of the carcass reinforcement having a diameter less than 0.85 mm, and said reinforcing elements of the carcass reinforcement being made up of threads with a diameter less than 0.16 mm. |
| US10363775B2 |
Vehicle wheel and method for producing a vehicle wheel
A vehicle wheel for motor vehicles may include a wheel-rim ring with an opening, a main member positioned at least partially in the opening of the wheel-rim ring, and a covering shell for at least partially covering the main member. The main member may include an attachment region with receptacles for attaching the main member and the wheel-rim ring to a vehicle. The wheel is configured to have a low weight and an adequate stiffness. Moreover, the wheel also exhibits a secure attachment and no pre-load losses while permitting a high degree of design flexibility. In some examples, the attachment region of the main member is free from the covering shell by way of, for example, a cut-out in the covering shell. |
| US10363771B2 |
Paper binding device
A paper binding device is configured to hold a plurality of paper sheets together utilizing aligned holes formed in each of the plurality of sheets. A plurality of bendable extensions extend from at least one flat first surface of a first elongated part. Each of the plurality of bendable extensions includes two cylindrically-shaped posts disposed adjacent to one another and separated by a gap. A plurality of bridges connect the two cylindrically-shaped posts along the gap. A second part includes a plurality of through apertures which are disposed from at least one flat second surface through to an opposite surface. A plurality of elongated channels are openly formed in the opposite surface. The plurality of bendable extensions are fitted through the plurality of through apertures and are configured to be manipulated by a user to bend and lock into the plurality of elongated channels. |
| US10363768B2 |
Identification document with contoured surface image
A multilayer laminate identification document including an outer layer having a contoured surface image formed therein via laser ablation. The contoured surface image has contours based on a digital monochrome image, and has a first appearance when viewed in reflected light at a first angle and a second, different appearance when viewed in reflected light at a second, different angle. The multilayer laminate identification document is formed by generating a second digital monochrome image with continuous pixel patterns from a first digital monochrome image, and irradiating the surface of the identification document with a laser using the second digital monochrome image as a guide to form a contoured surface image in the surface of the identification document. |
| US10363765B2 |
Adaptive filter and method of operating an adaptive filter
The present application relates to an adaptive filter using resource sharing and a method of operating the adaptive filter. The filter comprises at least one computational block, a monitoring block and an offset calculation block. The computational block is configured for adjusting a filter coefficient, ci(n), in an iterative procedure according to an adaptive convergence algorithm. The monitoring block is configured for monitoring the development of the determined filter coefficient, ci(n), during the performing of the iterative procedure. The offset calculation block is configured for determining an offset, Offi, based on a monitored change of the filter coefficient, ci(n), each first time period, T1, and for outputting the determined offset, Offi, to the computational block if the determined filter coefficient, ci(n), has not reached the steady state. The computational block is configured to accept the determined offset, Offi, and to inject the determined offset, Offi, into the iterative procedure. |
| US10363764B2 |
Portable printer and methods
This is disclosed a portable printer that is easy to load with an ink ribbon cartridge and record members web supplies, that is simple, has relatively few parts, is lightweight and has a small footprint. |
| US10363762B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid to a medium, a liquid storage unit including at least one liquid container for storing the liquid and located on a front side of the apparatus, an operation panel located on the front side of the apparatus, and through which operations are inputted, and a medium output tray located on the front side of the apparatus to receive the medium discharged. The liquid storage unit and the medium output tray are both protruding forward with respect to the operation panel. The liquid storage unit includes a pivotal cover that opens and closes at least a part of the liquid container, a lock unit that locks the cover with a lock device when the cover is closed, and a lock device mounting base on which the lock device is mounted. |
| US10363761B2 |
Flexible packaging printer with multiple print lanes
An imaging device or printer for depositing ink on continuously moving media, such as a film web in a vertical fill form seal machine (i.e., a stick pack machine), that allows for printing on multiple print lanes while eliminating the need for shuttling of print heads or expensive lasers. In one embodiment, plurality of print head assemblies are fixed into a grid during a print operation, whereby the grid of print head assemblies are capable of printing within multiple print lanes while the media is continuously moving, without shuttling any of the print heads. |
| US10363756B1 |
System and method for de-skewing substrates and laterally registering images on the substrates in a printer
A printer uses a mechanical device to correct skew in substrates and uses an electronic lateral registration system to shift ink images to be placed on the de-skewed substrates to remove the need for mechanical components that laterally register de-skewed substrates. The removal of the mechanical lateral registration components enable the substrates to be printed more quickly than printers that use mechanical devices to both de-skew substrates and laterally register de-skewed substrates in a print zone. |
| US10363753B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatuses
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid, and a supply device that supplies the liquid from a liquid supply source to the liquid ejecting head, the supply device including a first liquid supplying flow path that supplies the liquid, a pump that feeds the liquid, a second liquid supplying flow path having one end connected to an upstream connecting portion and the other end connected to a downstream connecting portion, a pressure control valve disposed in the second liquid supplying flow path, a buffer in which a volume of a storage chamber varies by displacement of a flexible member, and a pressure applying section that applies pressure to the flexible member from an outside of the storage chamber. |
| US10363749B2 |
Liquid discharging head, liquid discharging apparatus, and manufacturing method of liquid discharging apparatus
A liquid discharging head includes an external cover portion which is connected to a liquid discharging apparatus and which discharges a liquid from a nozzle, in which the external cover portion includes a first gas hole for communicating a first gas flow path which is provided inside the external cover portion with an atmosphere, a second gas hole for carrying a gas between a second gas flow path which is provided inside the external cover portion and the liquid discharging apparatus, and a first liquid hole for carrying the liquid between a liquid flow path which is provided inside the external cover portion and the liquid discharging apparatus, and in which the first gas hole and the second gas hole are disposed separately in the external cover portion. |
| US10363746B2 |
Method for producing liquid ejection head
A method for producing a liquid ejection head includes a step of providing a positive photosensitive resin layer on a substrate, a step of heat-treating the positive photosensitive resin layer on the substrate, and a step of forming a mold material having a pattern of the flow path by subjecting the heat-treated positive photosensitive resin layer on the substrate to exposure and development. In the method, the positive photosensitive resin layer includes a light absorbing agent that is nonvolatile at a temperature of the heat treatment of the positive photosensitive resin layer, the light absorbing agent has a light absorbance (a1) at a wavelength of 365 nm and an average light absorbance (a2) in a wavelength range of 280 nm or more to 330 nm or less, and an absorbance ratio A is 1.0 or less where the absorbance ratio A is the ratio a2/a1. |
| US10363744B2 |
Fluid ejection apparatus
A fluid ejection apparatus is disclosed. One apparatus includes a first head chip and a second head chip. The first head chip includes nozzle groups A1, A2, B1 and C. The second head chip includes nozzle groups D2, E1, E2 and F. The nozzle groups A1, A2, B1, C, D2, E1, E2 and F eject fluid at an average usage rates A1, A2, B1, C, D2, E1, E2 and F, respectively. The average usage rate A2 is smaller than the average usage rate A1. The average usage rate B1 is smaller than the average usage rate A1. The average usage rate C is smaller than the average usage rate A1. The average usage rate D2 is smaller than the average usage rate E2. The average usage rate E1 is smaller than the average usage rate E2. The average usage rate F is smaller than the average usage rate E2. |
| US10363741B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection apparatus is disclosed. One apparatus includes a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The lower electrode has a partial overlapping portion and a non-overlapping portion. The partial overlapping portion at least partially overlaps the pressure chamber. The partial overlapping portion of the lower electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. The upper electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. A distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to one of the two ends of the upper electrode in the transverse direction is smaller than a distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to a corresponding one of the two ends of the partial overlapping portion in the transverse direction. |
| US10363740B2 |
Liquid ejection head and method for manufacturing the same
A liquid ejection head includes a substrate including an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejecting a liquid, a flow channel member overlying the substrate and defining a flow channel through which a liquid is supplied, and an ejection opening member overlying the flow channel member and defining an ejection opening through which the liquid supplied through the flow channel is ejected by the energy from the energy generating element. The flow channel member contains a crosslinked cured product of a multifunctional epoxy resin and a polyhydric alcohol having a perfluoroalkyl group in the molecular structure, and the concentration of a component derived from the polyhydric alcohol in the flow channel member is lower on the side adjacent to the substrate than on the side adjacent to the ejection opening member. |
| US10363738B2 |
Liquid ejecting device, head unit, and method for controlling liquid ejecting device
A liquid ejecting device includes: an ejector including: a piezoelectric element displacing corresponding to a drive signal potential; a pressure chamber changing volume corresponding to the piezoelectric element displacement; and a nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber, and ejecting liquid from the pressure chamber; and a detector detecting residual vibrations produced by the ejector after piezoelectric element displacement. The detector detects the residual vibrations in a third period when the drive signal having a drive waveform is supplied to the piezoelectric element. The drive waveform being set to a first potential in a first period, a second potential in a second period, and a third potential in the third period. The volume of the pressure chamber in the second period is smaller than the volume in the first period. The volume of the pressure chamber in the third period is larger than in the second period. |
| US10363737B2 |
Liquid ejecting head with connection mechanism for a flexible circuit and circuit board
A liquid ejecting head includes a pair of connectors that can be connected to each other, a flexible circuit on which one of the connectors is mounted, a circuit board on which another one of the connectors is mounted, a driver element that generates a driving force for ejecting liquid from a nozzle in response to an electric signal that is supplied from the flexible circuit to the circuit board via the pair of connectors, and a locking mechanism that locks connection between the connector of the circuit board and the connector of the flexible circuit. |
| US10363736B2 |
Metal alloy shim for mounting printhead chips with high bonding strength
An inkjet printhead includes: a rigid elongate manifold having ink supply channels extending along its length and a plurality of ink outlets defined therein; a shim attached to the manifold, the shim having a plurality of shim apertures for receiving ink from the ink outlets; and a plurality of printhead chips adhesively bonded directly to the shim, each printhead chip receiving ink from one or more of the ink outlets. The shim is formed of a metal alloy having a CTE of 5 ppm/° C. or less and includes an adhesion-promoting surface film layer. |
| US10363730B2 |
Selectively activated mesh discharge powder recoater for three-dimensional printing
Recoaters are described which are adapted for use in powder-layer three-dimensional printers. The recoaters comprise a mesh discharge device that is adapted to be selectively activated by the application of an agitation, e.g. a vibration. Such mesh discharge devices include a planar mesh, i.e. a screen or sieve, which is adapted to support a quantity of powder when the quantity of powder and the mesh are static and to dispense at least a portion of the quantity of powder when at least one of the quantity of powder and the mesh is agitated. Preferably, the mesh is disposed substantially horizontally, but may be disposed at an angle to the horizontal. Also described are powder-layer three-dimensional printers comprising such recoaters. In some embodiments, the powder-layer three-dimensional printers are adapted to space the mesh no more than about two to ten powder layer thicknesses from the top surface of the powder bed or substrate upon which a powder layer is to be deposited. |
| US10363726B2 |
Septumization of honeycomb sandwiches
An acoustic liner having a honeycomb core is fabricated by forming septa in a sheet of material, and assembling the sheet of material and the core. During the assembly process, the septa are respectively inserted as a group into cells of the core. |
| US10363725B2 |
Card substrate warpage reduction
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a transfer lamination process and apparatus that reduces substrate warpage. In some embodiments, the transfer lamination process is performed using a transfer lamination device, which includes a transfer unit, a substrate rotator, and a transfer ribbon having a carrier layer and a transfer layer attached to the carrier layer. In some embodiments of the transfer lamination process, a transfer section of the transfer layer is transferred from the carrier layer to a first surface of a substrate using the transfer unit. In some embodiments of this transferring step, the transfer section is heated and pressed against the first surface of the substrate using the transfer unit, and the carrier layer is detached from the transfer section. The substrate is then inverted using the substrate rotator. At least a portion of a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface is then heated using the transfer unit without transferring the transfer layer to the portion of the second surface. |
| US10363723B2 |
Functional packaging material for maintaining freshness having improved antimicrobial activity and method for making the same
A functional food packaging material and a method for making the same, where the food packaging material includes: a first film comprising synthetic resin, calcium carbonate powder coated with zinc oxide, boehmite powder coated with titanium dioxide, and hydroxyapatite powder coated with iron; a second film laminated on the first film and comprising powdery particles that contain synthetic resin, loess, elvan, kaolin, zeolite, feldspar, black mica, jade, selenium and charcoal; and a third film laminated on the second film and made of synthetic film. The first film has a higher porosity than that of the second film, and the second film has a higher porosity than that of the third film. The food packaging material has improved antimicrobial activity and maximizes food storage stability. The amount of functional powder added is minimized so that the formability of the packaging material is not adversely affected. |
| US10363722B2 |
Blade-shaped cutting insert and cutting tool therefor
A blade-shaped cutting insert has opposing first and second insert side surfaces with a peripheral surface extending therebetween, and a first cutting portion having a first primary cutting edge extending between the first and second insert side surfaces, defining a maximum insert width of the cutting insert. The peripheral surface includes an upper surface and first and second diverging flank surfaces bisected by a first plane transverse to the upper surface. The cutting insert has a maximum insert length measured perpendicular to the first plane which is more than sixteen times greater than the maximum insert width, and a maximum insert height measured parallel to the first plane which is more than ten times greater than the maximum insert width. The cutting insert is removably secured in an insert receiving pocket of a tool holder, which is defined by an upper clamping jaw and a lower clamping jaw. |
| US10363719B2 |
Monoaxially oriented multilayer cast film
Multilayer cast film, which is oriented in machine direction and comprises at least one outer layer, one core layer and one sealing layer, as well as its use in retort stand up pouches. |
| US10363717B2 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for establishing a registered score, slit or slot in a corrugated board, and articles produced there from
Methods, apparatus, and systems increase converting accuracy and consistency of corrugated articles of manufacture such as blanks, intermediates or converted structures to minimize unintended gap variations, fishtail variations and visual discord as well as to minimize unintentional loss of strength due to conversion of such articles. The constitution of converted articles formed from a corrugated board blanks according to the invention comprises at least one intelligently located score, slit or slot (hereinafter collectively “registered modification”) based upon knowledge of the corrugated board's fluted medium, including the absolute relative location of at least one fluted medium feature and/or the fluted medium geometry, such as its pitch. |
| US10363712B2 |
Method of manufacturing polarizing plastic lens
An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing plastic lens, which comprises a reversing step of reversing a convex surface shape into a concave surface shape by pressing a polarizing film that has been curved surface processed, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the reversed polarizing film is positioned with the reversed polarizing film, an upper mold, a lower mold, and a sealing member that maintains a spacing between the upper mold and the lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that has been cast to provide a polarizing plastic lens within which a polarizing film is positioned. |
| US10363707B2 |
System and method for in-line controlling the ultrasonic welding of plastic components of an electronic cigarette
A system for in-line controlling of the ultrasonic welding of plastic components of an electronic cigarette, in which plastic components are welded to one another at a welding zone to define a welded group; the plastic components are such that the welded group has an air passage duct having a first open end and a second open end. The system includes: a chamber for receiving the welded group; a closure for closing the first open end; air supply for supplying air into the chamber. The system further includes an air exit, connecting the welding zone with the outside of the chamber; a continuous pressure control and adjustment for continuously controlling and regulating the air pressure that enters the air passage duct to keep a fixed air pressure; an air passage nozzle having a predetermined cross section, position between the continuous pressure control and adjustment and the second open end; and a pressure sensor for detecting the air back pressure generated in the chamber after the introduction of air into the air passage duct. |
| US10363702B2 |
Three dimensional printing apparatus
A three dimensional printing apparatus including a tank, an injecting module, a leveling module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The injecting module is disposed at the tank to inject a liquid forming material into the tank. The leveling module is movably disposed in the tank. The curing module is disposed above the tank. The control module is electrically connected to the injecting module, the leveling module, and the curing module. The leveling module is controlled by the control module to be moved in the tank, so as to level a surface of the liquid forming material. The curing module is controlled by the control module to cure the leveled liquid forming material to form a solidification layer. |
| US10363699B2 |
Method of forming and setting headspace within a container
A method for forming and filling a container with liquid. The container being formed from a preform located within a mold and the method utilizing a hydraulic blow molding device that is coupled to a source of the liquid, which is used as the blow molding medium. The hydraulic blow molding device has a blow nozzle and a member that is extended from a retracted position to a position within the preform. A blow nozzle engages in fluid tight communication with an open end of the preform so as to provide a sealing engagement of the blow nozzle with the preform. The liquid blow medium is injected into the preform so as to form the container after sealing engagement of the blow nozzle with the preform. The member initiates its advancement into the preform prior to the time of sealing engagement of the blow nozzle with the preform. |
| US10363698B2 |
Machine for forming and filling containers comprising a first closed loop and a second closed loop having a common part
A machine for shaping from a preform and filling with liquid successive containers. The machine includes forming stations comprising a main station and an elementary station. The machine further includes a series of elementary stations moving along a first closed loop and a series of main stations moving along a second closed loop. The first closed loop and the second closed loop including at least one common part wherein the main stations are coupled with the elementary stations and a distinct part wherein the main stations are separated from the elementary stations. |
| US10363696B2 |
Process for production of embossed films based on plasticized polyvinyl acetal
Polyvinyl acetal films with less blocking tendency and which allow for escape of gas during laminating to form laminated composities are prepared by a process for embossing a film comprising plasticized polyvinyl acetal with a roughness Rz on at least one surfaces of 20 to 100 μm by the steps of a. extruding of plasticised polyvinyl acetal to a film with a stochastic roughness of the surfaces of Rz =1 to 70 μm, b. embossing at least one surface of the film obtained in step a) with channels having a depth of 5-50 μm, a width of 10-200 μm and a pitch of 50-2500 μm, wherein c. the surface roughness of the elevations between the channels is at most 20% lower as obtained in step a). |
| US10363693B2 |
Method for manufacturing a plug for a container neck
The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method for a plug for a container neck. In one implementation, a skirt of the plug is molded and provided with an attachment device adapted to removably attach to the container neck and with a permanent retention strip around the container neck. The retention strip is adapted to pass, by folding, from a molding configuration to an operating configuration. A peripheral break line is then cut out in the skirt, adapted so as to be broken during the first opening of the plug. In some implementations, the retention strip may be prefolded and thereby pass from a molding configuration to an intermediate prefolded configuration. The retention strip is then folded until it passes into an operating configuration. In some implementations, the folding of the retention strip may pass the retention strip from an intermediate prefolded configuration to an operating configuration. |
| US10363692B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid supply member
There is provided a manufacturing method for molding a liquid supply member by using a first mold and a second mold in which the first mold is capable of being slid relatively to the second mold, the method including a first molding step of performing injection molding to form a first and second component parts of the liquid supply member at different positions from each other, an evacuating step of sliding the formed second component part in a direction intersecting with a direction of sliding of the first mold relative to the second mold and with a direction of the opening and the closing the first and the second mold, a contacting step of bringing the formed second component part into contact with the molded first component part, and a second molding step of performing injection molding to join the first component part and the second component part. |
| US10363691B2 |
Metallic resin molding of annular components without visible knit line
A core mold component defining a lower surface of the injection mold set corresponding to the lower surface of the annular component is heated to a base temperature. A cavity mold component defining the upper surface of the injection mold set corresponding to the Class A surface of the annular component is heated to a higher temperature than the base temperature. Faces of two streams of metallic resin, including the metallic resin flakes, injected into the mold set are caused to come together at the knit line. Metallic resin flakes are caused to flow into inboard and outboard overflow cavity through respective inboard and outboard gates positioned adjacent the knit line. |
| US10363690B2 |
Method for preparing a chitosan-based porous layer
Method for preparing a chitosan-based porous layer The present invention relates to a method or preparing a chitosan-based, neutralized compressed porous layer, comprising the following steps: —a) a chitosan solution is prepared, —b) said solution is poured into a mold in order to form a layer, —c) the layer obtained in b) is lyophilized so as to obtain a porous layer, —d) said porous layer obtained in c) is compressed, —e) the compressed porous layer obtained in d) is neutralized by means of an NH4OH solution. It also relates to an implant comprising a layer obtained according to such a method. |
| US10363689B2 |
Method of manufacturing fluorescent silicone film
A method of manufacturing a fluorescent silicone film contains: steps of: A. mixing optical silicone and fluorescent powders so as to produce a mixture, and adding liquid to the mixture; B. vacuuming, degassing and feeding the mixture into an accommodation cavity of a mold; C. placing the mold into a planetary centrifugal mixer so as to centrifuge the mixture; D. forming the fluorescent silicone film in the accommodation cavity; and E. solidifying and removing the fluorescent silicone film from the mold. In the step of A, the optical silicone and the fluorescent powders are mixed at a ratio of 100:10 to 100:25. In the step of B, the accommodation cavity is closed after feeding the mixture. In the step of D, the fluorescent silicone film has a silicone layer and a fluorescent powder layer which are formed in the accommodation cavity in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) manner. |
| US10363688B2 |
Device for fabricating ion exchange membrane and method of fabricating the ion exchange membrane
The present disclosure relates to a technique for improving the ionic conductivity by introducing an electric field concept to a process for preparing an ion exchange membrane and deflecting an ion channel within an ion exchange membrane in one direction, and specifically to a device for fabricating an ion exchange membrane and a method therefor in a roll-to-roll manner and a casting manner with a deflected ion channel which can improve the ionic conductivity of the ion exchange membrane by reducing a travelling distance of the ions in the deflected ion channels. |
| US10363683B2 |
Digital decorating machine for ceramic products
A digital decorating machine for ceramic products, including a conveyor, suitable to transport the products to be decorated (P) along a feed direction (A), and a plurality of decoration modules, positioned over the conveyor and adjacent to each other along the feed direction (A). The modules include respective printing heads provided with nozzles for ejecting a fluid to be delivered on the surface of the products to be decorated (P); the conveyor includes a movable member for supporting the products to be decorated (P), suitable for translating them along the feed direction (A). The conveyor includes at least a supporting surface, located along a respective flank of the movable member, including in turn a plurality of predetermined positioning zones for the removable engagement of respective coupling portions of the decoration modules. |
| US10363679B2 |
Water bearing and food cutting assembly
A method for lubricating a radial bearing of a food cutter assembly is disclosed. The method can include receiving a supply of water at a housing for rotationally mounting a spindle body having a rotational axis, where the housing includes a radial bearing proximate to a thrust disc of the spindle body. The thrust disc can include opposing surfaces extending radially from the rotational axis of the spindle body and a circumferential surface between the opposing surfaces. The water can be directed through fluid passages extending from a port in the housing through the radial bearing to the spindle body and across the opposing surfaces and the circumferential surface to the spindle body. The spindle body may be rotated while the water is directed through the fluid passages to create a water film between the housing and the spindle body that reduces friction between the housing and the spindle body. |
| US10363678B2 |
Saw guide and method of using same
A saw guide can include pivotally connected arcuate sections having a plurality of slots formed therein to receive and guide saw blades as they cut a workpiece, such as a pipe or tube. The slots are of varying width so that the saw guide can be used with different saws. For example, the saw guide can include a first slot sized to receive and guide the blade of a reciprocating saw, and a relatively narrower second slot, sized to receive the blade of a portable band saw. The saw guide can include a locking mechanism to securely hold the saw guide on the workpiece, and a stopping mechanism for preventing the saw blade from cutting into the saw guide. |
| US10363677B2 |
Printing apparatus and cutter device
A printing apparatus includes a cutter. The cutter includes a first blade and a second blade, and cuts a printing medium by causing the first blade to be in frictional contact with the rotatable second blade to be moved, in which a rotation center of the second blade is disposed on a first blade side with respect to a moving surface of the first blade. |
| US10363669B2 |
Anatomical robot
A robot having anatomical robot joints with convex surfaces significantly less in average overall curvature than their corresponding concave surfaces; having single lobe, double lobe, or saddle shapes; and held together by flexible bands that allow rocking, slipping, and twisting types of motion. |
| US10363667B2 |
Optical measurement of object location in three dimensions
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for determining a location of an object that is being manipulated or processed by a robot. The technique includes capturing a digital image of the object while the object is disposed by the robot within an imaging space, wherein the digital image includes a direct view of the object and a reflected view of the object, detecting a visible feature of the object in the direct view and the visible feature of the object in the reflected view, and computing a first location of the visible feature in a first direction based on a position of the visible feature in the direct view. The technique further includes computing a second location of the visible feature in a second direction based on a position of the visible feature in the reflected view and causing the robot to move the object to a processing station based at least in part on the first location and the second location. |
| US10363661B2 |
Control device, robot, and robot system
A control device which controls a robot having a moving part includes: a processor which is configured to cause an end effector provided on the moving part to move an insertion object, bring the insertion object into contact with an insertion hole provided in an insertion target object in the state where the insertion object is tilted from a center axis of the insertion hole, and subsequently insert the insertion object into the insertion hole. |
| US10363659B2 |
System and method for load balancing of robots to create more equivalent task loads across task servers
A method for load balancing of robots includes: receiving, by a first task server configured to manage a first spatial region, a task to be performed by a robot; determining, by the first task server, that the task cannot efficiently be performed within the first spatial region; finding, by the first task server, a second task server configured to manage a second spatial region to which the task can be assigned; and sending, by the first task server, the task to the second task server. |
| US10363655B2 |
Upholstery interior installation tool
A panel installation tool is provided that includes a first portion configured to releasably engage with a panel, a second portion attached to the first portion and configured to releasably engage a structural component to retain the first portion with respect to the structural component, and a location indicator configured to enable marking on a panel surface a location through which a retaining element may be used to retain the panel to the structural component. |
| US10363650B2 |
Driving tool
In a rack and pinion mechanism 80, a driving-side pinion gear 83 and a driven-side pinion gear 86 are provided to be coaxially rotatable relative to each other within a predetermined angle range. Because of this construction, in a case where a time when a driver 3 reaches an advancing end position and contacts an advancing end damper 19 deviates from a time when a weight device 5 reaches a retracting end position and contacts a moving end damper 7, an excessive external force is not applied to engaging teeth 81a and 82a by relative rotation of the pinion gears 83 and 86. Thus, due to this construction, durability of the rack and pinion mechanism 80, where end impacts are absorbed through elastic deformation, is improved. |
| US10363649B2 |
Multi-functional wrench
A multi-functional wrench having an adjustable construction that allows the nut or bolt engaging surfaces of the wrench to be located at different angles or positions relative to a handle in order to allow the wrench to be used in otherwise difficult to reach areas. The wrench optionally includes a secondary handle removably connected to a preferably arcuate, multi-functional wrench body that is, in turn, removably connectable to a desired wrench head which includes a work-engaging fitting. The multi-functional wrench has a body that is archial or curved in shape and includes at least one drive post or ratchet and a plurality of sockets that are useful for many applications. The wrench is particularly useful to manipulate the body of straight stop and angle stop compression valves connectable to plumbing under sinks, behind toilets and inside cabinets, as well as nuts and bolts. |
| US10363643B2 |
Mortise and tenon jig
A mortise and tenon jig includes a base plate, a router support plate attached to an upper surface of the base plate such that the router support plate includes an opening, and a guide attached to the router support plate. The guide may include a first end and a second end. The first end includes a mortise guide surface, and the second end includes a tenon guide surface. The mortise and tenon jig also includes a first configuration where the mortise guide surface is aligned with the opening and a second configuration where the tenon guide surface is aligned with the opening. |
| US10363638B2 |
Method for controlling a screwing process
A method for controlling a screwing process, includes during the screwing process screwing a screw into a component with an electrical screwing device; detecting during the screwing process an actual course of at least one process parameter of the screwing; testing whether the actual course has a pattern which predicts an error of the screwing process; and terminating the screwing process early when the actual course has said pattern. |
| US10363637B2 |
Molding system
A molding system for assembling a part by moving a workpiece gripped by a hand of a robot toward a mold of an injection molding machine, while rotating a molded article supported on the mold and the workpiece relative to each other, whereby the molded article and the workpiece are screw-engaged. The molding system includes a rotation detector for detecting a rotational amount between the molded article and the workpiece, an assembled state judging unit for judging if the assembled part is in a predetermined state, and a control unit for relatively rotating and displacing the molded article and the workpiece until the rotational amount exceeds a predetermined rotational amount and the assembled state becomes the predetermined state. |
| US10363635B2 |
Systems for removing items from a container
An example system includes a moveable arm, a pick tool connected to the arm, and a controller. The pick tool includes a first finger, a second finger disposed opposite the first finger, a first handler disposed at a first end of the first finger, and a second handler disposed at a first end of the second finger. Rotation of the first and second handlers while first and second forces are applied to an item by the first and second handlers, respectively, causes movement of the item. |
| US10363631B2 |
Neutron irradiated material repair
The invention is a process of repairing cracked or microstructurally damaged portions of irradiated materials, such as nuclear reactor pressure vessels and shrouds. A damaged portion of the irradiated substrate is first removed, such as by electrical discharge machining (EDM). After removing the damaged portion, the recast layer inherent in the EDM process is then removed. Once the repair area substrate material has been removed to a calculated depth, the created cavity is then filled without releasing transmutated elements within the irradiated material. A chamber may be placed on the irradiated material surrounding the repair area to create an isolated work space. |
| US10363629B2 |
Mitigation of particle contamination for wafer dicing processes
Methods of dicing semiconductor wafers are described. In an example, a method of dicing a wafer having a plurality of integrated circuits thereon involves dicing the wafer into a plurality of singulated dies disposed above a dicing tape. The method also involves forming a material layer over and between the plurality of singulated dies above the dicing tape. The method also includes expanding the dicing tape, wherein a plurality of particles is collected on the material layer during the expanding. |
| US10363625B2 |
High-current-density gas-shielded arc welding
Disclosed is a method for performing gas-shielded pulsed arc welding at high current densities with a flux-cored wire as an electrode wire. The pulsed arc welding is carried out by passing a pulsed current so that a pulse peak current density during a pulse peak time Tp is 400 to 950 A/mm2, a pulse base current density during a pulse base time Tb is 200 A/mm2 or more and differs from the pulse peak current density by 200 to 400 A/mm2, and an average current density is 350 to 750 A/mm2. The method allows significant spatter reduction while attaining a high deposition rate. |
| US10363619B2 |
Reciprocating saw blade
A reciprocating saw blade for improving vibration and cordless runtime includes an elongated body having a front end portion and a rear end portion. An elongated cutting edge extends from the front end portion to the rear end portion and defines a longitudinal axis. An opposite non-cutting back edge extending from the front end portion to the rear end portion. The body has a thickness of approximately 0.89 mm to approximately 1.15 mm. A tang coupled to the rear end portion is configured to be coupled to a tool holder of a powered reciprocating saw. The cutting edge comprises a plurality of teeth and gullets. The teeth have a kerf width of approximately 1.29 mm to approximately 1.56 mm and are arranged in a pattern of alternating tooth pitch of a smaller first tooth pitch and a larger second tooth pitch. |
| US10363615B2 |
Precessional-motion bone and dental drilling tools and bone harvesting apparatus
This document provides orthopedic and dental devices and methods for their use. For example, novel bone drills and dental drills are described. The bone and dental drills have at least some centers of mass that are offset from the drills' axis of rotation. Accordingly, the bone and dental drills may rotate and cut using a precessional pattern of motion. The design facilitates bone cutting, chip formation and hauling capacity, irrigation and bone harvesting. In some embodiments, the bone chips are collected in a removable apparatus fixed to the distal portion of the drill, and the collected bone chips can be used for bone grafting. |
| US10363614B2 |
Laser level, battery pack and system
A laser level including a housing. At least one laser generator supported by the housing and configured to emit at least one laser beam. A battery receiving portion configured to selectively receive a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the first and second battery packs providing power for the laser generator when received in the battery receiving portion. The first battery pack is configured to be coupleable to at least one of a drill, a saw and a sander. The second battery pack is configured to be blocked from coupling from the at least one of the drill, the saw and the sander to which the first battery pack is coupleable. |
| US10363610B2 |
Wheel bolt hole chamfer device
A wheel bolt hole chamfer device is composed of a base, a support frame, a lower servo motor, a turntable, stop blocks, guide rails, strong springs, a driving friction wheel, driven shafts, driven friction wheels, chamfer cutters and the like. The device can be put into a production line as a fourth-procedure machining device, and bolt hole chamfers are no longer machined in three procedures, so that the three-procedure machining time is reduced; and after the fourth procedure for machining the bolt hole chamfers is supplemented, the machining time of a single wheel is shortened, and the efficiency is improved. The device integrates pitch diameter adjustment and rotating drive of the chamfer cutters, so that a drive system and a power system are greatly simplified, i.e., the manufacturing cost of the device is reduced, all bolt hole chamfers can be machined at the same time. |
| US10363609B2 |
Self-tightening rotary tool holding system
A tool holding system for a rotary power tool is configured to clamp around a working tool when the working tool is inserted in the tool holding system. The tool holding system includes a sleeve having a frustroconical inner surface portion, a collet having frustoconical outer surface portion complementary to the inner surface portion, a spring mount operably connected to a motor for rotation by the motor, and a spring. The spring includes a first end portion operably connected to the collet to bias the collet toward a first position whereat the outer surface portion engages the inner surface portion, and a second end portion rotationally fixed with respect to the spring mount. |
| US10363608B2 |
Copper paste for joining, method for producing joined body, and method for producing semiconductor device
Provided is copper paste for joining including metal particles, and a dispersion medium. The metal particles include sub-micro copper particles having a volume-average particle size of 0.12 μm to 0.8 μm, and micro copper particles having a volume-average particle size of 2 μm to 50 μm, a sum of the amount of the sub-micro copper particles contained and the amount of the micro copper particles contained is 80% by mass or greater on the basis of a total mass of the metal particles, and the amount of the sub-micro copper particles contained is 30% by mass to 90% by mass on the basis of a sum of a mass of the sub-micro copper particles and a mass of the micro copper particles. |
| US10363606B2 |
Device and method for the generative production of a component
A device for the generative production of a component, particularly a component of a gas turbine engine, includes a working chamber, a hardening means, in particular a laser, for the layerwise local hardening of an initial material disposed in the working chamber, in order to produce the component layerwise in a direction of layer construction; and a movable induction heating arrangement with a first inductor and a second inductor for induction tempering in pre-determinable regions of the working chamber, wherein the first inductor engages in the second inductor at least in one operating position and/or the first and/or second inductor is disposed on a distribution means, in particular a slider, for the layerwise disposal of initial material in the working chamber. |
| US10363604B2 |
Program resumption method of a lamination molding apparatus
A lamination molding apparatus, including a numerical control apparatus configured to form a desired lamination molding object by a repetition in accordance with a main program pre-created and numbered with a sequence number, the main program including a plurality of program lines, wherein the repetition includes forming a material powder layer of a predetermined thickness on a molding table for each divided layer, the molding table being vertically movable, the divided layer being obtained by dividing a shape of the desired lamination molding object at the predetermined thickness; and irradiating a predetermined area of the material powder layer with a laser beam to form a sintered layer. |
| US10363601B2 |
Method for thermal control of cast-in components during manufacturing
A method for forming a product having cast-in components provides an insulating barrier of solidified sand formed next to the insider diameter of the cast-in component. The center of the solidified sand is hollow. Before pouring the molten metal into the primary runner/riser system that feeds the portion of the mold that will create the actual part, the molten material is poured into the hollow portion of the solidified sand through a separate runner/riser system. This molten metal provides the energy necessary to heat the cast-in part to an acceptable temperature. The temperature can be controlled by the shape, thickness and material of the insulating member. This controlled time/temperature profile enables the creation of a final cast product that demonstrates good quality properties at the cast/insert interface. The method of the disclosed inventive concept has the added benefit of not altering the resulting part itself. |
| US10363595B2 |
Cemented carbide necking tool
A necking tool for manufacturing of metal beverage cans, the necking tool being a cemented carbide comprising in wt % of about 18 to about 63 WC, of about 21 to about 30 TiC, of about 0 to about 27 TiN, of about 0 to about 12 NbC, of about 0 to 2 Cr3C2, of about 8 to about 14 Co and of about 0 to about 6 Ni. |
| US10363592B2 |
Method for preparing metal composite plate strip by rolling
A method for preparing a metal composite plate by rolling includes the following steps: 1) rolling composite surfaces of a base plate and a cladding plate, respectively, to obtain the base plate corrugation and the cladding plate corrugation for mating with each other; 2) cleaning the composite surfaces of the base plate and the cladding plate to expose the metal matrixes of the base plate and the cladding plate; 3) laminating the base plate and the cladding plate sequentially so that the base plate corrugation on the base plate and cladding plate corrugation on the cladding plate mate with each other, compacting, and performing welding sealing treatment to the base plate and the cladding plate to obtain a composite plate slab; and 4) rolling the composite plate slab after inspection by using a compositing machine to a desirable thickness, to obtain a metal composite plate. |
| US10363590B2 |
Shape correction leveler drive systems
Drive systems for multi-roll shape-correction levelers used to flatten metal strip material, wherein the drive systems are adapted to account for the effects of differential roll speed such that the work rolls of entry side roll clusters and the work rolls of exit side roll clusters of the leveler can be made to equally share the load associated with a leveling operation. |
| US10363586B2 |
Large-area selective ablation methods
A method of using a laser ablation system to clean an area of a surface with a laser beam, having a target fluence and a target irradiance. The area comprises scan regions, each having a scan width. The method comprises determining a traverse scan speed, a laser-beam average power, a laser pulse repetition rate, a laser pulse width, and a laser-beam spot area of the laser beam for each one of the scan regions to achieve the target fluence and the target irradiance. The scan width of at least one of the scan regions is different from the scan width of another one of the scan regions. The method also comprises sequentially scanning, across the scan width, each one of the scan regions of the area with the laser beam at the target fluence and the target irradiance. |
| US10363583B2 |
Method and apparatus for particulate control from moving webs
A method and apparatus for removing particles, such as dust, generated by a moving web is disclosed. A dust control platform is positioned adjacent to a traversing web to catch the particles generated by the web. The particles pass through one or more apertures defined by an accumulation surface. The particles pass through the accumulation surface and into an accumulation chamber. The accumulation chamber may include a sweeping device or other device that may be used to transfer the accumulated particles to a collection chamber. The collection chamber is connected to a vacuum source. Vacuum is applied to the collection chamber by the vacuum source such that the particles are removed from the collection chamber. |
| US10363579B2 |
Apparatus for separating usable crop from intermixed debris
An apparatus for separating usable crop from intermixed debris, the apparatus having: a movable support; a conveying system on the movable support to convey usable crop in a processing path from an upstream input location to a downstream output location; at least a first separating system on the movable support to cause separation of debris intermixed with usable crop in a first manner as usable crop is conveyed; a vacuum system on the movable support downstream of the first separating system to generate a low pressure volume which causes additional debris intermixed with the usable crop to be drawn away from the usable crop; and a collection container on the movable support configured to accumulate debris drawn away from the conveying usable crop. The movable support, conveying system, at least first separating system, vacuum system, and collection container define a unit that can be moved to relocate the apparatus. |
| US10363578B2 |
System, apparatus and method for separating materials using a screen bed and vacuum
An apparatus/system for separating a mixture of solid materials has a screening bed, an expansion chamber in gaseous communication with the screening bed, a filter in gaseous communication with the expansion chamber, an air flow producer in fluid communication with the filter. The screening bed includes a star-shaped agitators and the air flow is a vacuum from the screening bed through pathway. |
| US10363576B2 |
Screening device and method for separating dry granular material
A screening device for separating dry granular material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction is provided. The screening device includes a drum screen defined by an open rotatable frame, which frame defines a circumferential wall, and a sheet-like screen arranged over the circumferential wall of the frame. The screening device also includes a driving device by means of which the drum screen is rotatably driven, a feed opening at a short end of the drum screen and a discharge opening at the opposite short end of the drum screen. The screening device further includes a vibration device which rotates along with the drum screen, which vibration device includes one or more vibrating elements mounted to the drum screen, which set the drum screen vibrating in use. A method for separating dry granular material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction is also provided. |
| US10363575B2 |
Vibration motor with base portion including first and second plate portions
A base portion of a vibration motor includes a first plate including a first plate recessed portion in an upper surface thereof; and a second plate arranged in the first plate recessed portion, and fixed to the first plate. One of the first and second plates is made of a magnetic metal, while another one is made of a nonmagnetic metal. An upper surface of the second plate is arranged at the same level as that of a portion of the upper surface of the first plate which lies adjacent to and along the first plate recessed portion. The second plate includes an annular second plate support portion centered on a central axis; and a plurality of second plate projecting portions arranged to project radially inward or radially outward from the second plate support portion, and arranged in a circumferential direction at a position vertically opposed to a magnet portion. |
| US10363574B2 |
Piezoelectric element, probe, and ultrasonic measurement apparatus
A piezoelectric element which includes a vibrating film, a piezoelectric body disposed on one surface of the vibrating film, and a horizontal electrode structure in which electrodes are disposed at a predetermined gap therebetween on the piezoelectric body. The vibrating film includes a recess portion in a portion corresponding to the predetermined gap in plan view. |
| US10363573B2 |
Vibration motor with dual U-shaped elastic members with fixing portions to a yoke
A vibration motor, including a shell, a vibrator and a stator accommodated in the shell, and an elastic member suspending the vibrator in the shell, one of the vibrator and the stator includes a magnetic circuit unit while the other one includes a coil. the elastic member is a sheet-like spring, and a plane where the elastic member is located is perpendicular to a vibrating direction of the vibrator, the elastic member is of a U-shape, and includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion respectively which are fixed to the vibrator and spaced from each other, a third fixing portion located between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion and fixed to the shell, a first deforming portion connecting the third fixing portion with the first fixing portion, and a second deforming portion connecting the third fixing portion with the second fixing portion. |
| US10363571B2 |
Self-venting nozzle
Self-venting nozzles and nozzle attachments adapted to vent a gas entrained in a fluid to an atmosphere are described. The nozzles or attachments comprise a nozzle inlet end, a nozzle outlet end, a nozzle wall extending between the nozzle inlet end and nozzle outlet end and having an interior surface defining a fluid channel surrounding a nozzle flow axis, and one or more vent passageways providing fluid communication between the fluid channel and the atmosphere. Nozzle systems comprising the self-venting nozzle and a dispenser, as well as methods of dispensing a fluid having a gas entrained therein are also described. |
| US10363566B2 |
Discharge head for a dispenser for discharging a fluid and dispenser comprising a discharge head of this type and securing section for a discharge head of this type
A discharge head for a dispenser including a base and an applicator mounted movably thereon. The base is fitted onto a liquid reservoir or is rigidly integrated on a liquid reservoir. The applicator includes a discharge opening through which liquid is released into an environment. The discharge head includes a pump mechanism or a valve mechanism arranged in a liquid channel connecting the liquid reservoir to the discharge opening. The pump mechanism is actuated by displacement of the applicator relative to the base, or the valve mechanism is opened and closed by displacement of the applicator relative to the base. The discharge head includes a cap unit with a cap for covering the discharge opening and a separate securing portion mounted securely on the base or the applicator via a securing mechanism and is designed to secure the cap releasably. |
| US10363563B2 |
Grinder plate and tool for removal and installation thereof
An embodiment described herein provides for a system for removing or installing a grinder plate. The system includes a grinder plate having a disk shaped body which defines a central cylindrical aperture extending therethrough and a first one or more screw threads are defined in the central aperture. The system also includes a plate handling tool having an elongated body defining a second one or more screw threads on an external surface proximate the first end. The first one or more screw threads of the plate are configured to mate with the second one or more screw threads of the tool. |
| US10363562B2 |
Apparatus to reduce size of material
Apparatus to reduce size of a light, dry, fibrous material, particularly straw, with a material supply area (1), an impeller (2) and a material release area (5) for the size reduced material as well as a ring element (4), which is arranged with a distance to the impeller (2), wherein least one size reduction tool (6) is provided at the impeller (2) and/or at the ring element (4), that is provided angular shaped, particularly L-shaped, or having the shape of a polygonal, particularly ashlar-formed, hollow profile or solid profile. Splitting particularly hard, closed fibrous structures such as nodes of straw can thereby be enabled to a major portion without excessive shortening of the straw. |
| US10363561B2 |
Apparatus for shredding of waste
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for shredding a pre-defined amount of waste. The apparatus includes a main frame positioned to provide support to the apparatus. Further, the apparatus includes a rotating core to shred, masticate and grind the pre-defined amount of waste. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a body mechanically linked to the main frame through a linkage plate. Moreover, the apparatus includes a hopper mounted vertically on the body. Further, the apparatus includes a first set of mash double row ball bearings symmetrically positioned near the first distal end of the main shaft. In addition, the apparatus includes a second set of mash double row ball bearings symmetrically positioned near the second distal end of the main shaft. |
| US10363560B1 |
System and methods of preserving integrity and securely transporting biological specimens to a depository and devices for securely storing biological specimens
A system and methods of securely storing biological samples prior to the secure transportation of the biological and/or biohazardous specimens to a depository where the system can determine the locations and pickup times of the couriers transporting the enclosures from the storage unit to the depository. |
| US10363558B2 |
System and method for serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays
The present invention relates to systems and methods for the real time processing of nucleic acid during polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and thermal melt applications. According to an aspect of the invention, a system for the rapid serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes, but is not limited to: a microfluidic cartridge having microfluidic (flow-through) channels, a fluorescence imaging system, a temperature measurement and control system; a pressure measurement and control system for applying variable pneumatic pressures to the microfluidic cartridge; a storage device for holding multiple reagents (e.g., a well-plate); a liquid handling system comprising at least one robotic pipettor for aspirating, mixing, and dispensing reagent mixtures to the microfluidic cartridge; systems for data storage, processing, and output; and a system controller to coordinate the various devices and functions. |
| US10363557B2 |
Apparatus and method for preparing a biological sample for analysis
An apparatus for processing a biological sample is provided. The apparatus has a body having a processing chamber, a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a filter, a first one-way valve, a second one-way valve, a third one-way valve, a first fluid pathway, a second fluid pathway, and a third fluid pathway. |
| US10363556B2 |
Automated experiment apparatus and automated experiment method using the same
The present invention provides an automated experiment apparatus and an automated experiment method using the same for putting a sample into a pressure vessel and automatically performing a chemical and/or physical reaction of the sample under a predetermined temperature and pressure. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to automatically perform an experiment from the beginning to the end without intervention of an user. As a result, it is possible to prevent a risk of gas leakage and human exposure to a harmful gas due to a manual operation. The apparatus comprises a controller which is configured to automatically perform a reaction process under a predetermined temperature and pressure in a state in which a sample holding member is air-tightly fixed to a pressure vessel and the sample is accommodated in a sample receiving chamber of the pressure vessel. |
| US10363551B2 |
Mononuclear iron complex and organic synthesis reaction using same
A mononuclear iron bivalent complex having iron-silicon bonds, which is represented by formula (1), can exhibit an excellent catalytic activity in at least one reaction selected from three reactions, i.e., a hydrosilylation reaction, a hydrogenation reaction and a reaction for reducing a carbonyl compound. (In the formula, R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted by X, or the like; X represents a halogen atom, or the like; L1 represents at least one two-electron ligand selected from an isonitrile ligand, an amine ligand, an imine ligand, a nitrogenated heterocyclic ring, a phosphine ligand, a phosphite ligand and a sulfide ligand, wherein, when multiple L1's are present, two L1's may be bonded to each other; L2 represents a two-electron ligand that is different from a CO ligand or the above-mentioned L1, wherein, when multiple L2's are present, two L2's may be bonded to each other; and m1 represents an integer of 1 to 4 and m2 represents an integer of 0 to 3, wherein the sum total of m1 and m2 (i.e., m1+m2) satisfies 3 or 4.) |
| US10363550B2 |
Mesoporous material-coated cobalt-based catalyst for fischer-tropsch synthesis and method for preparing the same
A catalyst including cobalt, a carrier including silica, and a selective promoter including zirconium. The cobalt and the selective promoter are disposed on the surface of the carrier, and the outer surfaces of the active component cobalt and the selective promoter zirconium are coated with a shell layer including a mesoporous material. A method for preparing the catalyst, including: 1) soaking the carrier including silica into an aqueous solution including a zirconium salt, aging, drying, and calcining a resulting mixture to yield a zirconium-loaded carrier including silica; 2) soaking the zirconium-loaded carrier including silica into an aqueous solution including a cobalt salt, aging, drying, calcining a resulting mixture to yield a primary cobalt-based catalyst; 3) preparing a precursor solution of a mesoporous material; and 4) soaking the primary cobalt-based catalyst into the precursor solution of the mesoporous material; and crystalizing, washing, drying, and calcining a resulting mixture. |
| US10363547B1 |
Methods for making catalyst systems
According to one or more embodiments presently disclosed, a catalyst system may be made by a method that includes introducing one or more alkali or alkaline earth metals to a zincosilicate support material, and introducing one or more platinum group metals to the zincosilicate support material. The zincosilicate support material may include an MFI framework type structure incorporating at least silicon and zinc. |
| US10363544B2 |
Particulate water-absorbing agent
It is an object to provide a particulate water-absorbing agent having a high fluid retention capacity under pressure and reduced moisture absorption blocking properties, and a method for producing the same.A particulate water-absorbing agent including a water-insoluble metal phosphate including an anion of a phosphoric acid compound and a divalent or trivalent metal cation, the water-insoluble metal phosphate having a crystallite size of less than 0.15 μm, wherein the particulate water-absorbing agent has a fluid retention capacity under pressure of 2.06 kpa of 20 g/g or more. |
| US10363543B2 |
Gas driven fluid transport
Fluid transport approaches are described that operate without the need for precise displacement of an actuator and with little or no sensing in the flow path. In certain implementations, a gas phase in a fluid reservoir is compressed by a pressure source such that releasing the pressure, such as by opening a valve to an intermediary conduit, displaces fluid to the intermediary chamber. Closing that fluid path and opening a different fluid path to a chamber at ambient temperature causes the fluid to be displaced to the chamber. |
| US10363540B2 |
Production apparatus and production method for fine particles
A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material feeding device connected to the vacuum chamber and feeding material particles from a material feeding port into the vacuum chamber, electrodes arranged in the vacuum chamber for generating plasma and a fine particle collection device connected to the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles. The fine particles are produced from the material by generating electric discharge inside the vacuum chamber. The apparatus includes an inner chamber which forms an outside space with respect to the vacuum chamber installed between a wall of the vacuum chamber and a plasma generation region and gas supply pipes which supply a gas to the outside space between the wall of the vacuum chamber and a wall of the inner chamber. |
| US10363536B2 |
Gelled composition for an organic monolithic gel, uses thereof and process for preparing same
The invention relates to a gelled carbon-based composition forming an organic polymeric monolithic gel which is suitable for forming an aerogel by drying, to uses and to a process for preparing this carbon-based composition. The invention applies especially to the production of such gels having a very low density and a very low heat conductivity, a very high specific surface area and a satisfactory compression strength, for their use as thermal superinsulators or as carbon-based electrode precursors of supercondensers.A composition according to the invention comprises a resin at least partly derived from polyhydroxybenzenes H and from formaldehyde(s) F, said polyhydroxybenzenes comprising at least one unsubstituted polyhydroxybenzene R′ and at least one polyhydroxybenzene substituted with one or two alkyl groups.This composition is such that said polyhydroxybenzenes comprise several said unsubstituted polyhydroxybenzenes R and R′ and in that the composition comprises a water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P. |
| US10363532B2 |
Module for a coating apparatus for granular bodies
A coating apparatus having a rotatable drum with at least one moveable separating element arranged on an end side, and granular bodies can be transferred into the drum and/or out of the drum by a movement that leads to release. A separating element can be moved from a closed position into an open position by rotation about an axis of rotation. In the closed position, a subregion lies with its underside against an inner wall of the drum or has a small gap there. In the open position, the subregion on the underside is spaced apart from the inner wall of the drum and there is an opening there through which granular bodies can pass. On the end sides of the drum there are stop elements with which a drum of at least one further module is connectable in order to form a coating apparatus and/or a closure element. |
| US10363531B2 |
Beverage producing system comprising a disposable container
A beverage preparation system for making hot or cold beverages includes a beverage dispenser which comprises an electromagnet and a control unit for controlling the electromagnet. The system further comprises a new disposable container for beverage ingredients, which comprises a magnetically actuated dispensing means having an anchor that is movable between an open and a closed position. When the anchor opens the dispensing means in the open position, a continuous flow of beverage ingredients from the reservoir through and from the dispensing means occurs. |
| US10363530B2 |
Wireless blending device and system
A blending device includes a motor, a motor controller, and a wireless controller configured to receive a wireless signal. The motor controller may be configured to alter the operations of the motor based the wireless signal. The wireless signal may include a blending program to be carried out by the blending device. The blending device may include one or more sensors configured to sense parameters of the blending device. The wireless signal may include information related to the sensed parameters. A blending device network may be formed by providing a second blending device having a wireless controller in communication with the first blending device wireless controller. The first and second blending devices may share information over the network. |
| US10363525B2 |
Filtration module
A filtration module includes a stack of at least two spacers. At least one spacer in the stack includes a first and a second outer plate and at least one internal permeate channel arranged in between the first and second outer plates such that the outer plates form two of the walls that define at least one internal permeate channel. The at least one internal permeate channel extends between two opposite side, other than the first and second outer plates, of the spacer. Moreover, the first and second outer plates of at least one spacer are porous or perforated and a filtration membrane is attached to the first and second outer plate of at least one spacer such that liquid transferred across the membrane is further transported through the pores or perforations to the at least one internal permeate channel. The spacers of the stack are separated by separate elongated distance-pieces that are attached to the outer plates along the edge to the opposite sides between which the internal permeate channels extend, thereby forming filtrate channels between adjacent spacers in the stack, and wherein the filtrate channels extend in a direction other than the direction of the permeate channels. A method for producing a filtration module and a filtration device are also disclosed. |
| US10363524B2 |
Process for removing oxygen from a gas mixture comprising hydrocarbon and oxygen
Oxygen is effectively removed from hydrocarbon-containing gas streams while minimizing danger of explosion by contacting the gas stream with a catalyst comprising shaped bentonite supports having an outer shell containing catalytic metals gold, and at least one of palladium platinum, rhodium, or iridium. |
| US10363516B2 |
Flexible adsorbents for low pressure drop gas separations
In various aspects, apparatuses and methods are provided for low pressure drop gas separations. In PSA processes, where there are large swings in pressure and corresponding swings in fluid velocity through the adsorbent, mechanical stresses during pressure cycling are of considerable concern. When that pressure is relieved in a lower pressure portion of the cycle, the high velocity of gas moving through the adsorbent bed can erode, strip away, or otherwise damage the channels within the adsorbent. Provided herein are methods which utilize flexible boundaries between adsorbent beds that are operated out of phase with one another. The flexible boundaries permit an increase in void space through the adsorbent during high pressure stages of the cycle and a decrease in void space through the adsorbent during low pressure stages of the cycle. |
| US10363514B2 |
Protecting an optical particle sensor from particulate desposits by thermophoresis
The invention provides a sensor device which comprises an input flow channel (10) for receiving a gas flow with entrained matter to be sensed. A thermophoretic arrangement (14a, 14b) is used to induce a thermophoretic particle movement from a first, warmer, region (16) of the input flow channel to a second, cooler, region (18) of the input flow channel (10). A sensor (24) comprises a particle sensor component at or downstream of the first region (16) of the input flow channel (10). The invention provides the benefit of pre-filtering (e.g. removal of most suspended solids/liquids) without the need for a physical filter that can become blocked. |
| US10363502B2 |
Electromagnetic sensor for active monitoring of filter media within a filtration system
In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored. |
| US10363501B2 |
Magnetic filter for a central heating system
A magnetic filter 10 includes first and second separation chambers 10, 12. The separation chambers 10, 12 each have an inlet and an outlet, and the separation chambers 10, 12 are joined together such that the inlets of the first and second chambers are adjacent, and the outlets of the first and second chambers are adjacent. An inlet port arrangement 28 connects both inlets to a single inlet pipe, and an outlet port arrangement 30 connects both outlets to a single outlet pipe. |
| US10363499B2 |
Tumbler systems and methods
A tumbler may be used as defluidizer, dryer, coater, classifier, or dynamic filter. The tumbler includes a rotatable drum that receives a solid/fluid slurry through an inlet chute. As the slurry travels through the drum, fluid exits the drum through a plurality of apertures in screens attached to the sides of the drum, while the solids continue along the drum's length until they reach one or more openings and exit the drum into an outlet chute. The outlet chute includes ridges that wrap around rings extending from the openings of the drum to prevent solids from escaping the outlet chute. To further dry the solids before they exit the drum, an air tube at least partially disposed within the drum is configured to introduce a flow of air into the drum. |
| US10363498B2 |
System for biological aerobic activated sludge process with hydrodynamic solid separation
A method and device used for treating effluents by the biological aerobic activated sludge process with hydrodynamic separation, sludge collection, internal sludge recirculation and atmospheric air or oxygen dissolution functions implemented by a device that accumulates the functions of solids retention and gas dissolution in the biological reactor, increasing the hydraulic load capacity of the secondary settler, as well as the load absorption capacity of the biological reactor, thus almost doubling the treatment capacity in relation to a conventional activated sludge process. |
| US10363491B2 |
Modular toy vehicle with drive mechanism
An improved toy vehicle is disclosed herein. The toy vehicle includes a plurality of different modules that may be removably coupled to one another to provide a variety of different toy vehicles. The modules include at least a steering module, a gearbox module, and a main body module. The main body module may house any number of elastic members configured to drive a drive axle disposed within the gearbox module. The size and construction of the main body module chosen to be used may dictate how fast and how far the modular toy vehicle is capable of traveling across a support surface. The gearbox module may further include a crank that enables the elastic members to be wound and an actuator that actuates the wound elastic members to drive the toy vehicle. Finally, the steering module may be configured to direct the modular toy vehicle in a desired direction. |
| US10363489B2 |
Non-permanent whitewater water course
The invention relates to a white-water river, comprising a river bed capable of guiding a current of water between an upper inlet of the bed and a lower outlet of the bed, and including water-feeding means for injecting a stream of water at the upper inlet of the bed. The river bed is made up of a series of individual bed modules, adjacent to one another, and assembled via respective transverse contact surfaces. The individual bed modules are supported via a lower surface by a modular lattice bearing structure. |
| US10363488B1 |
Determining highlights in a game spectating system
Methods and apparatus for determining highlights from broadcasts in spectating environments. A highlight service obtains highlight data for broadcasts including game- and participant-specified events, audio input, and text chat, analyzes the highlight data to determine notable events (highlights) in the broadcasts, and extracts highlight segments from the broadcasts according to the determined events. Highlight reels may be created from the highlight segments according to one or more highlight selection criteria and/or spectator preferences. The highlight service may provide access to the highlights and highlight reels via a highlight user interface (UI). The spectators may selectively view the highlights or highlight reels via the highlight UI. |
| US10363487B2 |
Systems and methods for determining game level attributes based on player skill level prior to game play in the level
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. The System Tuner calculates a player skill level for a player. The System Tuner modifies at least one attribute of a second game level based on the player skill level prior to game play of the player in the second game level. The System Tuner detects game play of the player in the second game level. The System Tuner identifies a difference between a current rate of progression of the player and a reference rate of progression. The System Tuner triggers the modified attribute of the second game according to an extent of the difference between the current rate of progression and the reference rate of progression. |
| US10363476B2 |
Object tracking system performance display
Systems, methods and software products optimize installation and operation of an object tracking system. Performance of the athlete tracking system is continually monitored and optimized based upon one or more of: statically positioned tags, grouping tags within two or more tag sets to assign ping rates, selecting receiver configuration and aim dynamically based upon environmental and situational conditions. Tracking tags are improved to facilitate coupling of the tag to an athlete and may be self-configurable. A trackable protection pad allows a tracking tag to be positioned substantially horizontal when the athlete is competing. A data replay tool replays location tracking information in chronological order and visually plots location of tracking tags and errors in the determined location. A tag manager automatically configures the tracking tags. A robotic vehicle automated installation of the object tracking system. |
| US10363475B2 |
Athleticism rating and performance measuring system
A universal athleticism rating system and related athletic performance measuring systems for accurately detecting and recording athletic performance are disclosed. The athleticism rating system evaluates individual athletes against a common, standardized, set of athletic performance tests. Each athlete performs the athletic tests and his or her scores in the individual tests are entered into a standardized calculation to produce a single athletic performance score. The related performance measuring system is preferably a timing system that ensures quick, easy, and accurate collection of athletic event timing related data without the need for the athlete to wear any special detection devices or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the performance measuring system integrates with the rating system to provide seamless athletic data collection and rating of athletes. |
| US10363474B2 |
Information-presentation structure with impact-sensitive color change by light emission
A variable-color region (106) of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112) and normally appears along it as a principal color. An impact-dependent portion (138) of the variable-color region responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by temporarily emitting light suitable for forming color different from the principal color if the impact meets threshold impact criteria such that the impact-dependent portion temporarily appears 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 in size, shape, and location. Use of light emission to produce the temporary color change is advantageous because the changed color can be virtually any possible visible color. |
| US10363470B2 |
Golf clubs and golf club heads having a plurality of sensors for detecting one or more swing parameters
A golf club head having accelerometer and gyroscope sensors measuring swing motion acceleration and angular rate values. Inputs of force and torque to the golf club head during the swing motion may be unknown, such that a system of motion equations may be used to calculate functions for the unknown input force and torque, as well as roll angle and pitch angle for the golf club head, and compensate for gyroscope bias, without using static leveling processes. |
| US10363468B2 |
Sports shaft with stiffening bumper
A sports shaft having an elongated body having a perimeter defined by a plurality of main walls with adjacent ones of the main walls being interconnected through a corresponding one of a plurality of edge walls, the edge walls being spaced apart around the perimeter. A respective bumper extends along at least part of length of at least one of the edge walls. The main and edge walls without the respective bumper have a first stiffness along a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and a combination of the respective bumper with the at least one of the edge walls has a stiffness along the longitudinal direction greater than the first stiffness. A method of making a sports shaft is also discussed. |
| US10363464B2 |
Putter with integral sightline and sole plate
A putter having a body with a striking surface, an upper surface that is visible to a player when in the address position and a sole plate that is coupled to a bottom surface of the body. The upper surface includes at least one aperture and the sole plate includes a sightline projection that extends into the aperture to form a sightline on the putter that is visible to the player. |
| US10363461B2 |
Multi-piece solid golf ball
In a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, a cover and an intermediate layer therebetween, the core, an intermediate layer-encased sphere and the ball have surface hardnesses which satisfy a specific relationship, and the intermediate layer and the cover have thicknesses which satisfy a specific relationship. Also, the core has a hardness profile in which the hardnesses at the core surface, core center, a position 5 mm from the core center, and a position midway between the surface and center of the core satisfy specific relationships. This golf ball, when used by mid- and high-level amateurs, enables the golfer to maintain an adequate distance on shots with a driver and achieve a good distance on iron shots, has a good spin performance on approach shots and has a good feel on impact. In addition, the ball has an excellent scuff resistance when struck with a grooved wedge. |
| US10363460B2 |
Multi-piece solid golf ball
In a multi-piece solid golf ball which includes a core of at least one layer, a cover of at least one layer, and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the core and the cover, the cover is composed primarily of polyurethane and the following parameters are controlled within specific ranges: core deflection, melt flow rate of intermediate layer material, thickness of intermediate layer, thickness and Shore D hardness of cover, combined thickness of intermediate layer and cover, and the value of (Shore D hardness of cover material)−(Shore D hardness of intermediate layer material). This golf ball has a good, soft feel at impact and lowers the rate of spin on full shots, achieving a good distance. |
| US10363458B2 |
Methods for treating golf balls having a thermoplastic polyurethane cover
Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. Polyurethane primer coatings and polyurethane top-coatings are applied to the thermoplastic polyurethane cover. Isocyanate-rich and polyol-rich polyurethane coatings can be applied. In one embodiment, multi-functional imine and amine compounds can be used to treat the golf ball. The resulting coating may contain polyurethanes, polyureas, and hybrids, copolymers, and blends thereof. The cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. Heat is used to cure the coatings. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties. |
| US10363456B2 |
Propulsion system for use by a swimmer
A propulsion system, for use by a swimmer in both on-water and underwater applications, includes at least one power supply unit attachable about a sleeve secured about a forearm of the swimmer, at least one corresponding propulsion unit including a motor and an impeller, the motor in electrical communication with the motor controller, the propulsion unit within a housing, the unit extending in a direction laterally offset from the forearm, near to the wrist and away from the head of the swimmer; and control apparatus for the power and propulsion units. The control apparatus includes elements for controlling pitch of an axis of the propulsion unit relative to a forearm of the swimmer, the control elements including a pivotally secured bracket, and elements for control of the level of power provided to the propulsion unit, in which each of the rotating and control apparatus are positioned for ease of accessibility by a hand of the swimmer. |
| US10363447B2 |
Electric-pneumatic actuator assembly
An actuator assembly for use in fire suppression systems for use in vehicle and industrial fire protection systems. The actuator assembly engages a cartridge of pressurized gas and releases the gas contained therein with a puncturing assembly. The actuator assembly includes a receptacle that controls the manner in which the actuator assembly and cartridge engage one another. The actuator assembly is configured for electrical and pneumatic actuation for rupturing the seal of the cartridge of pressurized gas. The actuator assembly has a housing that includes at least one inlet port that is coupled to a pressurized gas source, which is formed between a first chamber for electrical components sealed from the operative environment of the actuator assembly and a second chambers for the puncturing assembly. The actuator assembly allows for serial interconnection of multiple actuator assemblies for operation by a single source of pressurized gas. |
| US10363445B2 |
Extinguishing method and system using a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent and water
A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances. |
| US10363444B2 |
Self-adjusting firestopping sleeve apparatus
A firestopping sleeve positionable usually in walls which is self-adjusting and includes a sleeve defining an access corridor extending longitudinally therewithin with at least one firestopping pad positioned therein. The sleeve has an access corridor extending therethrough for receiving wall penetrating cables which are firestopped therearound by the pad. A projecting block is attacked to the pad for providing self-adjusting and sealing capability of the device, to prevent air or smoke leaks around the cables. |
| US10363440B2 |
Line-focused ultrasound transducer and high-intensity line focused ultrasound generator including same
The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a line-focused ultrasound transducer and a high intensity line-focused ultrasound generation device including the same in which ultrasound is focused in a line so that the treatment time can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. A line-focused ultrasound transducer which focuses in a line shape includes: a therapeutic piezoelectric member having a hollow semi-cylindrical shape; a first electrode portion which is provided on an inner surface of the therapeutic piezoelectric member; and a second electrode portion which is provided on an outer surface of the therapeutic piezoelectric member in correspondence with the first electrode portion. |
| US10363438B2 |
Particle beam therapy apparatus
A particle beam therapy apparatus includes: a particle beam irradiator outputting a particle beam; a movable supporting structure supporting the particle beam irradiator; movable plates disposed on a displacement trajectory of the particle beam irradiator, forming a substantially horizontal enveloping surface below a table for placing an irradiation object, and including first and second floor members in at least one of the movable plates, the second floor member being larger in X-ray transmittance than the first floor member; an X-ray generator provided in a non-collision area where the X-ray generator does not collide with any of the particle beam irradiator, the supporting structure, and the movable plates; and an X-ray detector installed at a position where the X-ray detector faces the X-ray generator. |
| US10363436B2 |
Radiotherapy apparatus using inertial characteristics for delivery planning
A method for dealing with the effects of inertia in a radiotherapy apparatus is disclosed. The method may include catering for inertia in advance by incorporating inertia factors into an output from a delivery control system which adapts the treatment plan by incorporating the inertia factors, or by including the inertia factors as a constraint in the treatment planning process. The instructions delivered to the geometry items may reflect their inertia behavior and can therefore be followed very closely. This may indicate that a departure from that plan will be correspondingly more likely to indicate an error by the geometry item. When a geometry item needs to accelerate or decelerate, less error may arise and thus the error-checking regime may not necessarily make allowances for such departures from the intended path, thereby tightening the error tolerances. Error-checking may be safely carried out locally for each component. |
| US10363434B2 |
LED therapy bed
A light therapy bed including multiple LEDs positioned in individually controllable modules is disclosed. The modules of LEDs are configured to have direct contact or in close proximity to the skin or tissue of the user, through an acrylic or similar cover. The LEDs light the surface and underlying layers of tissue for photodynamic stimulation of the cells. Iterations of the device utilize light known to have a bactericidal effect in the case of acne, MRSA, etc. The bed is fabricated and formed in a curved configuration to optimize contact between the LEDs and the skin of a user. Each of the LED modules may be mounted on a PCB in an arrangement to provide even lighting and temperature upon the skin or tissue surface of a user. Each module also has one or more thermal sensors that evenly and quickly heat all of the areas of a user's body. |
| US10363433B2 |
Drusen treatment method and method for controlling drusen treatment device
A drusen treatment method includes confirming a location of drusen in a fundus of a patient; determining a treatment area by including a location on which the drusen exists; and removing the drusen by transferring energy to the treatment area. |
| US10363432B2 |
Scalp-hair therapy system
A photo-bio-stimulation device uses near infrared (NIR) laser illumination of the scalp to promote hair growth with a lightweight user wearable device. All the remaining components are mounted on the concave underside of an outer cap shell. Many VCSEL laser device chips are surface mount soldered underneath of a single large flexible printed circuit. These discrete devices direct a diffused, near uniform flood of 678-nanometer monochromatic laser light deep into the hair roots and follicles across the scalps of its users. Petal shapes along a central spine are cut deep into the side edges of the flexible printed circuit to allow it to be conformed and fixed into a hemispherical dome and attached with dozens of plastic snaps inside the outer shell. This connects inside to a rechargeable battery and power controller. A protective clear covering matching the concave underside is attached along the brims. |
| US10363427B2 |
Electrical safety system
Technologies are disclosed herein for a low impedance detection system. The detection system includes an electrical insulation and an impedance measurement device. The impedance measurement device can be used to test the impedance of the system when the barrier is placed between the user of the barrier and a source of electrical power. In a defibrillation system, a rescuer can place the barrier over the patient. An electrical power source can deliver electrical shocks to the patient. The impedance measurement device can monitor impedances of the system across various frequencies to detect electrical conditions that might be harmful to the rescuer. |
| US10363426B2 |
External charger for an implantable medical device for determining position using phase angle or a plurality of parameters as determined from at least one sense coil
A charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils preferably housed in a charging coil assembly coupled to an electronics module by a cable. The charging coil is preferably a wire winding, while the sense coils are preferably formed in one or more traces of a circuit board. One or more voltages induced on the one or more sense coils can be used to determine a phase angle between the voltage and a driving signal for the charging coil. The determined phase angle can then be used to determine the position of the charging coil relative to the IMD. Additionally, more than one parameter (phase angle, magnitude, resonant frequency) may be determined using the voltage may be used to determine position, including the radial offset and depth of the charging coil relative to the IMD. |
| US10363425B2 |
Discrete cofired feedthrough filter for medical implanted devices
Discrete cofired feedthrough filters are provided for medical implanted device applications. A plurality of discrete vertical feedthrough filter elements are respectively associated with a plurality of signal wires or pins otherwise supported by an insulating feedthrough and a ferrule. The resulting discrete device comprises a single-element device which is cheaper to make, and which reduces cross-talk between adjacent signal wires/pins while otherwise accommodating changes in feedthrough pitch without having to redesign the filter. |
| US10363424B2 |
Methods of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector
A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector includes fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly, and fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector. The hermetic lead connector includes an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface. |
| US10363423B2 |
Pulse-by-pulse compliance voltage generation for an implantable stimulator
Circuitry for generating a compliance voltage (V+) for the current sources and/or sinks in an implantable stimulator device in disclosed. The circuitry assesses whether V+ is optimal for a given pulse, and if not, adjusts V+ for the next pulse. The circuitry uses amplifiers to measure the voltage drop across active PDACs (current sources) and NDAC (current sinks) at an appropriate time during the pulse. The measured voltages are assessed to determine whether they are high or low relative to optimal values. If low, a V+ regulator is controlled to increase V+ for the next pulse; if not, the V+ regulator is controlled to decrease V+ for the next pulse. Through this approach, gradual changes that may be occurring in the implant environment can be accounted for, with V+ adjusted on a pulse-by-pulse basis to keep the voltage drops at or near optimal levels for efficient DAC operation. |
| US10363422B2 |
Architectures for an implantable stimulator device having a plurality of electrode driver integrated circuits with shorted electrode outputs
Disclosed is a new architecture for an IPG having a master and slave electrode driver integrated circuits. The electrode outputs on the integrated circuits are wired together. Each integrated circuit can be programmed to provide pulses with different frequencies. Active timing channels in each of the master and slave integrated circuits are programmed to provide the desired pulses, while shadow timing channels in the master and slave are programmed with the timing data from the active timing channels in the other integrated circuit so that each chip knows when the other is providing a pulse, so that each chip can disable its recovery circuitry so as not to defeat those pulses. In the event of pulse overlap at a given electrode, the currents provided by each chip will add at the affected electrode. Compliance voltage generation is dictated by an algorithm to find an optimal compliance voltage even during periods when pulses are overlapping. |
| US10363420B2 |
Systems and methods for restoring cognitive function
Systems and methods for restoring cognitive function are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device, separately stimulating one or more of lateral and medial entorhinal afferents and other structures connecting to a hippocampus of an animal subject in accordance with a plurality of predefined stimulation patterns, thereby attempting to restore object-specific memories and location-specific memories; collecting a plurality of one or more of macro- and micro-recordings of the stimulation of hippocampalentorhinal cortical (HEC) system; and refining the computational model for restoring individual memories in accordance with a portion of the plurality of one or more of macro- and micro-recordings. |
| US10363418B2 |
Active telemetry responsive for hearing implants
An implantable processor arrangement is described for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) system implanted under the skin of a patient. An implantable communications coil arrangement is configured for transdermal transfer of an implant communications signal. An implantable processor is coupled to and controls the implantable communications coil arrangement so as to operate in two different communications modes. In a normal operation mode, the processor configures the communications coil arrangement for peridermal communication with an external communications coil placed on the skin of the patient immediately over the implantable communications coil arrangement using load modulation of the communications coil arrangement, wherein the implantable communications coil has a resonance frequency matching the transmission frequency. In a long range telemetry mode, the processor configures the communications coil arrangement for extradermal communication with an external telemetry coil located distant from the skin of the patient immediately over the implantable communications coil arrangement. |
| US10363413B2 |
Methods and systems for tremor reduction
A tremor-reduction system is provided that delivers electric current to a body region of a subject that is associated with a tremor. A computing device stores received data associated with a tremulous movement of the body region and determines measurements associated with the stored data. If a magnitude of the most recent tremulous movement is the same as or greater than magnitudes associated with prior tremulous movements, characteristics of a subsequent electric current to be applied to the body region may be adjusted. |
| US10363410B2 |
Providing life support
Systems and methods of providing life support are provided. A life support system includes a first life support device that has a control unit and is configured to apply a life support protocol to a subject. The first life support device also includes a memory unit that can store life support protocol information, and the control unit can provide the life support protocol information to a second life support device. The control unit can also receive operating instructions from the second life support device based on the life support protocol information, and can implement the operating instructions. |
| US10363406B2 |
Method for producing acicular body
A method for producing an acicular body having a support base and an acicular protrusion on one surface of the support base includes supplying an acicular body-forming liquid, in which an acicular body-forming material is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, to an intaglio plate having a recess corresponding to a protrusion, under a first pressure environment of not more than 0.05 MPa, changing the first pressure environment of the acicular body-forming liquid supplied to the intaglio plate to a second pressure environment of higher than 0.05 MPa, drying the acicular body-forming liquid supplied to the intaglio plate such that an acicular body is formed, and peeling the acicular body from the intaglio plate. |
| US10363404B2 |
Dispensing applicator for fluids
An applicator comprising a source of fluid and a frangible applicator tip portion attached to the fluid source. When the frangible applicator tip is broken, the fluid flows from the source to an absorbent member attached to the applicator tip to spread the liquid on a surface. The frangible tip may comprise a support element permanently connected to the fluid source, a relatively rigid tongue element, and a frangible region therebetween. The tongue element may comprise ribs for reinforcement. The frangible tip further may comprise a semi-permeable or non-permeable cover to control the speed and direction of the dispersion of the fluid. The dispensing applicator may be used in various medical applications. A fin member, which may be formed as two securable halves, is configured to be disposed about the applicator to facilitate securing of the applicator within an absorbent member and to minimize risk of loss of tongue element portions due to possible separation proximate the frangible region during a use. |
| US10363403B2 |
System for reducing local discomfort
A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides. |
| US10363402B2 |
Sinus dilation catheter
A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway. |
| US10363401B2 |
Sinus dilation system and method
A sinus dilation instrument useful with a navigation system and including a handle, a rigid probe, a balloon, and an identifier device. The probe extends from the handle, forms a curved segment, and carries the balloon. The identifier device is programmed to generate a signal indicative of an instrument identification assigned to the instrument, and is a frontal, maxillary or sphenoid sinus instrument. The signal is formatted to be recognized by an IGS. Once connected, the IGS recognizes the instrument and can retrieve information indicative of a spatial location of the balloon, for example via an instrument tracking device. A surgeon can “plug and play” the sinus dilation instrument with the IGS to perform a procedure. |
| US10363399B2 |
Dual-layer balloon design and method of making the same
An expandable medical balloon, the expandable medical balloon comprising a first balloon wall, the first balloon wall comprising a first balloon layer of polyethylene terephthalate having a first intrinsic viscosity, the first layer is outer to a second layer of polyethylene terephthalate, the second balloon layer of polyethylene terephthalate having a second intrinsic viscosity, the second layer is an inner layer, wherein the intrinsic viscosity of the first balloon layer is higher than the intrinsic viscosity of the second balloon layer by about 0.05 dl/g or more. |
| US10363398B2 |
Steerable catheter with flexing tip member
A steerable catheter device includes a catheter body, a flexing tip member coupled to a distal end of the catheter body and having a wall with a first plurality of arcuate slits and a second plurality of arcuate slits, the first and second plurality of slits being diametrically opposed and alternating with each other, and an actuator that bends the flexing tip member, wherein at least a portion of the catheter body includes a braided sheath, and wherein each of the first and second plurality of slits has two ends and a center positioned midway between the two ends, and wherein all of the first plurality of slits have centers positioned along a first axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and all of the second plurality of slits have centers positioned along a second axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body. |
| US10363395B2 |
Direction-controllable catheter using drug injection channel
The present invention relates to a direction-controllable drug injection catheter. According to the present invention, provided is the catheter extending along a central axis “A” including a drug injection part in which a drug injection channel has been formed; a channel opening and closing means which opens and closes the drug injection channel; and a steering structure which is rotationally asymmetric with respect to the central axis “A” and varies according to a pressure change of the drug injection channel for the purpose of steering. |
| US10363393B2 |
Microcatheter with distal tip portion and proximal solution lumen
There is provided a microcatheter having a proximal solution lumen and a distal tip portion with a guidewire lumen. The microcatheter and methods of use thereof allows for introduction of solution into a vessel while manipulating the guidewire and/or the microcatheter itself. The solution may be a contrast solution, for viewing of the vessel, a therapeutic or diagnostic solution, or any other type of solution. |
| US10363392B2 |
Deflectable guide
Described herein are devices and methods for guide catheters having one or more regions of increased flexibility. A flexibility region comprises one tubular segment of the guide catheter with a non-linear seam between two non-concentric layers of material having different durometers. A non-linear seam, such as a zig-zag or sinusoidal configuration, permits controlled compression of lower durometer material between portions of higher durometer material. |
| US10363387B2 |
Patient interface and aspects thereof
A patient interface has a single loop headstrap and a mask for covering at least the nostrils of the user. The single loop headstrap extends from the mask at either end. A short length of supple conduit is coupled to the mask by a swivel or ball joint to allow rotation of the conduit relative to the mask through different angles and orientations. |
| US10363385B2 |
Respiratory apparatus
A head-mountable flow generator is configured to deliver a flow of breathable gas at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to a patient interface in communication with an entrance to a patient's airways including at least an entrance of the patient's nares, while the patient is sleeping, to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing. The flow generator includes a motor, an impeller assembly and housing that encases the motor and the impeller assembly. The housing is configured to be mounted on the patient's head and comprises an inlet to receive the flow of breathable gas and a pair of opposing outlets to deliver the flow of breathable gas. In addition, the impeller assembly is configured to pressurize the flow of breathable gas received from the inlet, and the housing is configured to convey the pressurized flow of breathable gas through both outlets. |
| US10363384B2 |
System and method of remotely monitoring and/or managing the treatment of a plurality of subjects with aerosolized medicament
Therapy regimes of a plurality of subjects are remotely monitored and/or managed, wherein the therapy regimes include reception of aerosolized medicament. This enables users such as medical care providers, researchers, clinic administrators, and/or other users to monitor and/or manage the therapy regimes of the plurality of subjects through a centralized access point. This reduces physical requirements of proximity for the users and/or the subjects, alleviates the administrative burden placed on the users to manage and/or monitor individual therapy regimes, and/or provides other enhancements over convention systems. |
| US10363382B2 |
Wire heated tube with temperature control system for humidifier for respiratory apparatus
A PAP system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a supply of breathable gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier including a heating plate to vaporize water and deliver water vapor to humidify the supply of breathable gas; a heated tube configured to heat and deliver the humidified supply of breathable gas to the patient; a power supply configured to supply power to the heating plate and the heated tube; and a controller configured to control the power supply to prevent overheating of the heating plate and the heated tube. |
| US10363381B2 |
Medical infusion fluid heat exchange apparatus and warming systems
Apparatus for warming medical infusion fluids includes a heat pipe (12) warmed by an electrical heater (17) at one end. A replaceable fluid flow path (20) of helical configuration extends along the heat pipe (12) and is formed between an inner, thermally-conductive sleeve (21) with a helical profile and an outer insulative sleeve (26). An inlet (3) to the flow path (20) is located adjacent the heater (17), the outlet (4) being at the opposite end of the heat pipe (12). The inlet (3) is connected to a suspended saline bag (1) and the outlet (4) connects via tubing (5) to a catheter (6) inserted in a blood vessel. A temperature sensor (18) in the outlet tubing (5) provides a feedback output to a control unit (11) that controls operation of the heater (17) to maintain a stable temperature. |
| US10363377B2 |
Needle shield puller cap assembly
A puller assembly for removing a shield from around a needle of a syringe. The puller assembly includes a grip component and a cap. The grip component has a tubular body defining an interior hollow which axially receives the shield. The tubular body has a slit that allows it to be forcibly shifted from a first arrangement to a second arrangement to change the size of the interior hollow. The tubular body includes a radial inner face with at least one radial inward projection for directly engaging the shield. The cap is grippable by a user. The grip component is held by the cap when inserted within a cavity of the cap during manufacturing installation, and when so held at least one radial inward projection of the grip component engages the shield for removal of the shield from around the needle when the cap is moved. A method of mounting a puller assembly to a shield around a needle is also disclosed. |
| US10363373B2 |
Medicament delivery device
A medicament delivery device is presented having an elongated housing extending in a longitudinal direction, which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container, an end cap arranged with a first attachment element designed to engage with a second attachment element on the housing for attaching the end cap to the housing, a rotator rotatably arranged inside the housing, an activator axially slidable with respect to the housing from an extended position to a retracted position and operably connected to the rotator such as to rotate the rotator from an initial non-activated rotational position and an activated rotational position when the activator is moved from the extended to the retracted position. The rotator further comprises a blocking element arranged to cooperate with the first attachment element for preventing disengagement of the first attachment element from the second attachment element when the rotator is in the activated rotational position. |
| US10363371B2 |
Medical syringe, gasket to be used for syringe, and gasket production method
A laminated gasket (13) to be used for a medical syringe is provided, which includes a main body (14) made of an elastic material, and a film (15) provided on a surface of the main body (14). The gasket (13) has a circumferential surface portion (17) to be brought into contact with an inner peripheral surface (16) of a syringe barrel (11) of the syringe. The gasket (13) further includes a projection (22) provided on a surface portion of the film (15) present in the circumferential surface portion (17) as extending circumferentially of the gasket. The projection (22) has a height of not less than 15 μm and not greater than 55 μm and a width of not less than 30 μm and not greater than 75 μm. With this arrangement, the laminated gasket is excellent in sealability. |
| US10363369B2 |
Ampoule with dual Luer fitting
A hermetically sealed thermoplastic container or ampoule having a hollow body portion, a neck portion unitary with the body portion and terminating in a circumferential, inwardly extending sealing flange, and a removable cap. The neck portion defines an access passageway to the hollow body portion configured as a Luer female fitting adapted to receive a Luer male connector when the access passageway is open. The outer surface of the neck portion is provided with lugs for engaging a Luer lock male connector and the like. |
| US10363368B2 |
Automatic administration instrument for medical use
An automatic administration instrument includes a syringe and a partition wall in the syringe which partitions the syringe into different rooms for respectively holding plural kinds of drug solutions or a drug and a drug solution. A partition-wall driver displaces the partition wall and an injection needle is connected to the syringe. A body cap attached to the administration instrument body so as to cover the injection needle. The syringe, the partition wall, and the body cap are configured such that displacing the partition wall dissolves or mixes the drug solutions or the drug and the drug solution in a state that the injection needle is covered by the body cap. |
| US10363367B2 |
Filling device for a drug delivery device and system with a filling device and drug delivery device
The present invention relates to a filling device for filling a reservoir, the filling device comprising a housing configured to hold a container for a liquid; a conduit arranged for fluid engagement with the container; a drive unit configured to expel a liquid from the container through the conduit; and a connector configured to be attachable to a reservoir, wherein the connector comprises at least one contact element; the filling device further comprising a trigger assembly arranged to act on the drive unit such that when the trigger assembly is activated the liquid is expelled from the container through the conduit. |
| US10363365B2 |
Infusion devices and related consumable calibration methods
Infusion systems including infusion devices and consumables and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device operable to deliver a fluid influencing a physiological condition to a body of a user involves a control module of the infusion device obtaining calibration data associated with a consumable coupled to the infusion device via an interface of the infusion device, determining a delivery command for delivering the fluid to the body of the user based at least in part on the calibration data, and operating a pumping mechanism to deliver the fluid from a reservoir of the consumable to the body of the user in accordance with the delivery command. |
| US10363364B2 |
Devices for estimating regional metabolic rate of organs based on heat generation and for estimating regional blood flow(s) for the volume(s) of tissue perfused
The present application provides systems that include a controller, and an insertion device with at least one temperatures sensor thereon and a pump coupled to the controller. The insertion device provides temperature measurement(s) at/of a subject's organ to the controller and the controller varies an infusate flow rate to induce temperature changes in at least a portion of the subject's organ and stores the temperature measurements during perfusion induced temperature changes on a memory device. The controller may estimate at least one hemodynamic characteristic of at least a portion of the subject's organ based on the temperature measurements obtained during perfusion induced temperature changes. |
| US10363363B2 |
Flexible patch for fluid delivery and monitoring body analytes
A wearable, conductive textile patch is provided that may include any of a number of features for monitoring body analytes and/or delivering fluids to a body. In one embodiment of the invention, a single, patch-mounted system monitors glucose levels of a diabetic person and provides appropriate doses of insulin in response to the glucose measurements. A hand-held user interface can be provided for wirelessly controlling the system and/or receiving information from it. Conductive pathways can be formed in the fabric of the patch. Components that can be integrated into the flexible patch include a power source, controller, transmitter, antenna, temperature and other sensors, fluid pump, infusion set, electrical pathways, switches, controls, electrodes, connectors, resistors and other circuit elements. Such components can be embedded, interwoven or coated on to the flexible patch instead of or in addition to surface mounting. Methods associated with use of the flexible patch system are also covered. |
| US10363359B2 |
Systems and methods for regulating organ and/or tumor growth rates, function, and/or development
A system for controlled neuromodulation procedures is disclosed. A system for controlled micro ablation procedures is disclosed. Systems and methods for imaging, monitoring, stimulating, and/or ablating neurological structures coupled to one or more organs of the lower urinary tract (LUT) are disclosed. Such processes may be used to alter the hormonal secretions from one or more organs, to modulate the growth of an organ, alter the growth rate or rate of perineural invasion of a tumor, or the like. In particular such processes may be used to slow, halt and/or reverse the growth of a prostate gland or a prostate tumor. |
| US10363357B2 |
System for contrast agent-based medical imaging
A system is for contrast agent-based medical imaging. In an embodiment, the system includes a gantry of a medical imaging device; a contrast agent injection device; and a support arm including a frame element, a first connecting element and a second connecting element. In an embodiment, the frame element is connected to a stationary support frame of the gantry via the first connecting element such that at least part of the frame element is mounted to be movable relative to the stationary support frame of the gantry, and the contrast agent injection device is connected to at least part of the frame element via the second connecting element such that the contrast agent injection device is mounted to be movable relative to at least part of the frame element. |
| US10363355B2 |
System and method for platelet removal during mononuclear cell collection
A method of collecting mononuclear cells, comprising separating whole blood into cellular components and platelets suspended in plasma, separating the platelets suspended in plasma into platelet concentrate and platelet-poor plasma, combining the cellular components with the platelet-poor plasma to form a first mixture, and separating the first mixture into mononuclear cells and at least one component. |
| US10363345B2 |
Wound packing
A wound packing material is provided, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, including a body of a porous material, the body including frangible regions defining a plurality of portions, the frangible regions allowing the portions to be selectively removed from the body. Methods of manufacturing the wound packing material, and methods of its use are also provided. |
| US10363343B2 |
Tissue-based drain manifolds
Disclosed herein are tissue-based drain manifolds comprising partially or completely decellularized tissue that has been processed to form tubes, columns, sheets, or other shapes and which are useful for managing the drainage of fluid and/or the administration of negative pressure at an implant site in a patient. The manifolds can be implanted in a patient and provide a natural scaffold in which native cells from surrounding tissue can migrate and proliferate, thereby avoiding the need to remove the implanted manifolds after drainage is complete. |
| US10363342B2 |
Anti-inflammatory cannula
Various embodiments of the present invention include a cannula coated or compounded with a material to extend the wear time for a patient by reducing inflammation and therefore increasing the time that the cannula may remain inserted, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the drug delivered using the cannula. The material may include a hydrophilic material, an anti-microbial material, an anti-inflammatory material, anti-thrombogenic material, or a combination of any of these materials. |
| US10363339B2 |
Water absorbent agent composition and method for producing same, as well as storage and stocking method for same
An object of the present invention is to provide (i) a water absorbent agent composition which has an excellent additional function (a deodorizing function in particular), which stably carries out the additional function even after being stored for a long term, and which is less stressful to skin when used as an absorbent article, (ii) a method for producing the water absorbent agent composition, and (iii) an absorbent core and an absorbent article. The water absorbent agent composition contains: a polycarboxylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin as a main component; a natural ingredient; and a temporal deterioration preventing agent. Further, a water absorbent agent composition is produced by simultaneously or separately mixing a natural ingredient and a temporal deterioration preventing agent with a water absorbent resin which is a crosslinked polymer of unsaturated monomers having carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof. |
| US10363338B2 |
Resilient absorbent coform nonwoven web
A resilient coform nonwoven web that contains a matrix of meltblown fibers and an absorbent material is provided. The meltblown fibers may constitute from 45 wt % to about 99 wt % of the web and the absorbent material may constitute from about 1 wt % to about 55 wt % of the web. The meltblown fibers may be formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains at least one propylene/α-olefin copolymer having a propylene content of from about 60 mole % to about 99.5 mole % and an α-olefin content of from about 0.5 mole % to about 40 mole %. The copolymer may have a density of from about 0.86 to about 0.90 grams per cubic centimeter and the thermoplastic composition may have a melt flow rate of from about 200 to about 6000 grams per 10 minutes, determined at 230° C. in accordance with ASTM Test Method D1238-E. The coform web may be imparted with a three-dimensional texture by, for example, using a three-dimensional forming surface. As one example, the resilient coform web is suitable for use as a component in the absorbent core of a personal care absorbent product. |
| US10363337B2 |
Type of thermal catalytic oxidation material for air purification and apparatus therefore
The invention provides an air purifier (1) comprising a catalytic converter (100), the catalytic converter (100) comprising (i) a catalytically active material (120) and (ii) a heatable material (130) in thermal contact with said catalytically active material (120), wherein the heatable material (130) is heatable by one or more of an alternating electrical field and an alternating magnetic field, the air purifier (1) further comprising a field generator (140), configured free from electrical contact with the heatable material (130) and configured to heat during operation of the air purifier (1) the heatable material (130) by one or more of the alternating electrical field and the alternating magnetic field. |
| US10363330B2 |
Electronic gadget disinfection
A solution for disinfecting electronic devices is provided. An ultraviolet radiation source is embedded within an ultraviolet absorbent case. While the electronic device is within the ultraviolet absorbent case, ultraviolent radiation is directed at the electronic device. A monitoring and control system monitors a plurality of attributes for the electronic device, which can include: a frequency of usage for the device, a biological activity at a surface of the device, and a disinfection schedule history for the device. Furthermore, the monitoring and control system can detect whether the device is being used. Based on the monitoring, the monitoring and control system controls the ultraviolet radiation directed at the electronic device. |
| US10363325B2 |
Lighting device that deactivates dangerous pathogens while providing visually appealing light
A lighting system configured to provide light and disinfect air in an environment. The lighting system includes an HVAC unit configured to provide air to the environment, and a lighting device configured to deactivate microorganisms in the air. The lighting device includes a housing, means for mounting the housing to a surface in the environment, one or more first light-emitting elements arranged in the housing and configured to each produce disinfecting light having a wavelength in a first range of wavelengths, and one or more second light-emitting elements arranged in the housing and configured to each produce disinfecting light having a wavelength in a second range of wavelengths different from the first range of wavelengths. The disinfecting light produced by the first light-emitting elements and the disinfecting light produced by the second light-emitting elements mix to form a combined light, the combined light being visible light other than white light. |
| US10363323B2 |
Hydrophobic modified peptides for liver specific diagnosis
The present invention relates to hydrophobic modified peptides for the specific delivery of labels to the liver, preferably to hepatocytes, in vitro as well as in vivo. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said hydrophobic modified peptide(s) and the label(s) to be specifically delivered to the liver. The present invention furthermore relates to the diagnostic use of the inventive hydrophobic modified peptides as well as to a method for the diagnosis of liver diseases or disorders. |
| US10363318B2 |
Enhanced active agents
The teachings provide active agents that are conjugated with delivery systems that increase the half-life, and reduce the immunogenicity, of the active agents. Methods of making and using the systems are also provided. The delivery systems have (i) a ligand that is selective for an endogeneous plasma protein in the serum of a subject; and, (ii) a linker configured for operatively attaching the ligand covalently to an active agent to increase the half-life of the active agent in the serum. |
| US10363312B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of conditions such as pain. |
| US10363311B2 |
Engineered primate cystine/cysteine degrading enzymes as antineogenic agents
Methods and compositions related to the engineering of a protein with L-cyst(e)ine degrading enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-γ-lyase comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading L-cyst(e)ine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with L-cyst(e)ine using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids. |
| US10363302B2 |
Influenza nucleic acid molecules and vaccines therefrom
Provided herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel consensus amino acid sequences of HA hemagglutinin, as well as genetic constructs/vectors and vaccines expressing the sequences. Also provided herein are methods for generating an immune response against one or more Influenza A serotpyes using the vaccines that are provided. |
| US10363296B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapy against Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10363294B2 |
Yeast-brachyury immunotherapeutic compositions
Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions comprising Brachyury antigens, and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of cancers characterized by the expression or overexpression of Brachyury. |
| US10363292B2 |
Vaccination with anti-tick antigens to control multiple tick species and disease transmission in white-tailed deer and other host animals
Compositions of either the Rm86Texas protein from a Texas outbreak strain of the southern cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, or a nucleic acid construct incorporating a nucleic acid sequence encoding this Rm86Texas protein, are effective for eliciting a protective immune response in non-bovine animals. The Rm86Texas protein is immunogenic and can be administered as a protein vaccine, or in the alternative, the nucleic acid construct can be utilized as a DNA vaccine. Induction of the immune response significantly reduces or eliminates the infestation of treated, non-bovine animals with ticks. Moreover, as ticks are vectors of a variety of pathogens, the reduction in the incidence of tick infestation afforded by the vaccines may concurrently reduce the incidence of diseases caused by these pathogens in susceptible animals. |
| US10363291B2 |
Methods for introducing mannose 6-phosphate and other oligosaccharides onto glycoproteins and applications thereof
Methods to introduce highly phosphorylated mannopyranosyl oligosaccharide derivatives containing mannose-6-phosphate (M6P), or other oligosaccharides bearing other terminal hexoses, to carbonyl groups on oxidized glycans of glycoproteins while retaining their biological activity are described. The methods are useful for modifying glycoproteins, including those produced by recombinant protein expression systems, to increase uptake by cell surface receptor-mediated mechanisms, thus improving their therapeutic efficacy in a variety of applications. |
| US10363289B1 |
Mutant OPAA enzyme with increased catalytic efficiency on GP
The invention is directed toward mutant, non-wild-type organophosphorus acid anhydrolase enzymes having three site mutations, methods of production, and methods of use to effectively degrade toxic organophosphorus compounds, most preferably GP (2, 2′-dimethylcyclopentyl methylphosphonofluoridate). |
| US10363285B2 |
Methods and compositions for stimulation of cell proliferation and provision of biologically active mixtures of FGF2 isoforms
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for providing mixtures of FGF2 isoforms that are biologically active. The biological activities include, but are not limited to, stimulation of proliferation of neural precursor cells, stimulation of proliferation of endothelial cells, stimulation of development of neural precursor cells, and stimulation of development of astrocytes. |
| US10363284B2 |
β-hairpin peptidomimetics
β-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Tyr1-His2-Xaa3-Cys4-Ser5-Xaa6-DPro7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Tyr12-Xaa13-Xaa14-Xaa15-Pro16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa3, Xaa6, Xaa8, Xaa13, Xaa14 and Xaa15 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have favorable pharmacological properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair.These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy. |
| US10363281B2 |
Methods and compositions for maintaining the conformation and structural integrity of biomolecules
A composition includes a target pharmaceutical or biological agent, a solution containing the target pharmaceutical or biological agent, and substrate that is soluble in the solution. The substrate is capable of being solidified via a solidification process and the solidification process causes the substrate to become physically or chemically cross-linked, vitrified, or crystallized. As a result of the solidification process, particles are formed. The target pharmaceutical or biological agent within the solution retains proper conformation to ultimately produce a desired effect. |
| US10363276B2 |
Compositions, methods, and devices for treating disease
Described are compositions and methods for treating liver disease, e.g., acute liver disease, using bone marrow-derived stem cells and bone marrow-derived stem cell conditioned media. |
| US10363273B2 |
Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens. |
| US10363271B2 |
Compositions for biological systems and methods for preparing and using the same
A method of making a composition for influencing biological growth includes obtaining a sample comprising human umbilical cord blood and having a first volume VUC, combining the sample with a quantity of PrepaCyte-CB or the equivalent having a volume VPC, wherein the ratio VUC/VPC is between about 0.60 and about 1.75 such that a supernatant is formed, layering within a container at least a portion of the supernatant over a layer of a reagent configured for isolating mononuclear cells, the at least a portion of the supernatant having a volume VS and the layer of the reagent having a volume VR, wherein the volume of the layer of the reagent VR is at least 67% the volume VS of the at least a portion of the supernatant, placing a sufficient centrifugal force on the contents of the container to cause at least a new layer substantially comprising mononuclear cells to form, combining at least some of the layer substantially comprising mononuclear cells with lactated Ringer's solution or the equivalent to create a mononuclear cell solution, determining the total number of live cells NL in at least a portion of the mononuclear cell solution, the at least a portion of the mononuclear solution having a volume VM, and adding a volume VD of Low Molecular Weight Dextran in Dextrose solution to the at least a portion of the mononuclear cell solution, the volume VD based at least in part on the total number of live cells NL. |
| US10363266B2 |
Antisense-oligonucleotides as inhibitors of TGF-R signaling
The present invention relates to antisense-oligonucleotides having a length of at least 10 nucleotides, wherein at least two of the nucleotides are LNAs, their use as inhibitors of TGF-R signaling, pharmaceutical compositions containing such antisense-oligonucleotides and the use for prophylaxis and treatment of neurological, neurodegenerative, fibrotic and hyperproliferative diseases. |
| US10363265B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating hepatitis C virus
A method and composition for treating a host infected with hepatitis C comprising administering an effective hepatitis C treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided. |
| US10363264B2 |
Therapy regimen and methods to sensitize cancer cells treated with epigenetic therapy to PARP inhibitors in multiple cancers
The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods to treat cancer cells using low doses of DNA demethylating agents and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Methods also are provided for sensitizing a cell to a PARP inhibitor. |
| US10363263B2 |
Anti-aging compositions and methods for using same
The invention generally relates to anti-aging compositions and methods for using the anti-aging compositions. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for preventing cellular aging in a cell of a subject, the method comprising the step of providing to the cell an effective amount of at least one lithium compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an effective amount of at least one glycyrrhizie triterpenoid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereby preventing the cell from aging. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US10363259B2 |
Fulvestrant formulations
Fulvestrant formulations suitable for intramuscular injection at concentration in excess of 40 mg/ml in the absence of castor oil and castor oil derivatives are disclosed. |
| US10363257B2 |
Bicyclic bromodomain inhibitors
The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy. |
| US10363255B2 |
Stable and soluble formulations of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and methods of preparation thereof
The present disclosure relates to stable formulations of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), e.g., pazopanib; methods of preparation thereof; and use of the disclosed formulations in sustained delivery of the active agent to a target site. The disclosure further relates to methods of converting one polymorphic Form of a TKI to another polymorphic Form and/or an amorphous form. |
| US10363246B1 |
Methods and compositions for treatment of epileptic disorders
Use of allosteric modulators and/or gaboxadol for the treatment of epileptic disorders in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10363238B2 |
Methods and compositions to enhance bone growth comprising a statin
Implantable medical devices and methods are provided that have one or more statins disposed therein. The medical devices may be implanted at near or in a bone defect to enhance bone growth. In some embodiments, the medical device provided allows for sustain release of the statin and facilitates bone formation and repair of the fracture site. |
| US10363235B2 |
Compositions comprising 15-HEPE and methods of treating or preventing fibrosis using same
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising 15-HEPE and methods of using same for treating and/or preventing fibrosis in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10363231B2 |
Compounds and methods of treating ocular disorders
A method of treating an ocular disorder in a subject associated with increased all-trans-retinal in an ocular tissue includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a primary amine compound of formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10363229B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer
The instant invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of cell proliferative disorders. |
| US10363226B2 |
Platelet membrane-coated drug delivery system
Disclosed herein is a platelet membrane-coated nanovehicle having an inner core comprising a drug delivery matrix, and an outer shell platelet membrane coating the inner core. The inner core can be any drug delivery matrix capable of delivering a therapeutic agent to a cell. The outer shell platelet membrane can be a natural or synthetic membrane comprising platelet proteins capable of interacting with cancer cells. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer in a subject that involves administering to the subject a platelet membrane-coated nanovehicle disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating vascular disease in a subject that involves administering to the subject a platelet membrane-coated nanovehicle disclosed herein. |
| US10363225B2 |
Non-bleeding bioactive natural pigments which prevent color and dust explosions, method of preparation thereof
A non-bleeding curcumin (NBC) which eliminate the problems of color bleeding, color leaching, color staining and dusting during the industrial processing of curcumin and its methods of preparation is disclosed in the invention. The invention also provides a water based process of preparation of food grade non-bleeding curcumin which is free of synthetic excipients. |
| US10363224B2 |
Extended-release topiramate capsules
An extended-release topiramate capsule that includes a capsule shell containing a single population of coated particles; wherein each coated particle includes a core and a coating thereon; wherein each particle core includes a homogeneous mixture comprising topiramate throughout its core; and wherein the coating includes one or more release controlling agent(s). |
| US10363221B2 |
Manufacturing solid pharmaceutical dosage forms with visible micro- and nanostructured surfaces and micro- and nanostructured pharmaceutical dosage form
A solid pharmaceutical dosage form has micro- or nanostructures impressed on the surface thereof or an interface thereof. The dosage form includes a suitable quantity and distribution of ingredients, such as one or more dyes, so as to enhance the optical contrast effect caused by the micro- or nanostructures so that the micro- or nanostructures are observable by the human eye and thereby able to provide anti-counterfeiting characteristics to the dosage form. |
| US10363215B2 |
Porous microparticles with high loading efficiencies
An improved polymer delivery system is described which provides polymeric microparticle compositions and porous microparticles formed therefrom. Pore size, pore architecture as well as particle size are also controllable. In some embodiments, both the polymeric microparticle compositions and porous microparticles formed therefrom encapsulate at least one substance, such as a biologic substance (one having biologic activity and/or compatible with a biologic system). The encapsulation occurs prior to polymerization. The amount of substance that is encapsulated may be controlled by the described methods. Said methods do not emply organic solvents. As such, the fabrication occurs in a solvent-free system. |
| US10363214B2 |
Method for treating atrophic age related macular degeneration
Compositions and methods for treating dry age related macular degeneration (dry AMO) by administration to an intraocular location of an anti-neovascular agent (such as bevacizumab) in either a liquid or solid polymeric vehicle (or both), such as a biodegradable hyaluronic acid or PLGA (or PLA). |
| US10363213B2 |
Immunogenic composition against Campylobacter jejuni
The inventive subject matter relates to an immunogenic composition against Campylobacter jejuni comprising isolated capsule polysaccharide from selected pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni strains. The inventive subject matter also relates to methods of using the polysaccharide compositions in inducing an anti-C. jejuni immune response. |
| US10363208B2 |
Methods for improving the durability of color in artificially colored hair
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving the quality and durability of color in artificially colored hair. The methods employ pre-color treatments containing divalent metal salts of inorganic acids and monovalent or divalent metal salts of organic acids (treatments to the hair prior to artificial coloring of hair) and optionally, post-color treatments containing silane compounds (treatments to the hair after artificial coloring of hair). |
| US10363207B2 |
All-in-one skin-brightening formulations
Certain dermatological formulations for direct skin application that correct for hyperpigmentation effects are provided. Such formulations include a number of different compounds that work synergistically to effectuate multiple and varied pathways to pigment removal and/or brightening within the dermal layer. The ability to do so without the necessity for hydroquinone, and thus with a suitable composition that is safe for handling and utilization by pregnant and nursing women, is accorded through a combination of specific ingredients in limited proportional ranges, as well. Such ingredients include kojic acid, niacinamide, sodium hyaluraonate, tocopherol, and licorice extract in very narrow ranges proportionally within an aqueous serum. The method of manufacture and use thereof such formulations are encompassed within the invention as well. |
| US10363197B2 |
Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment
Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment are provided. “Internet-of-Things” (IoT) functionality is provided for pool and spa equipment in a flexible and cost-effective manner. Network connectivity and remote monitoring/control of pool and spa equipment is provided by various components such as a network communication and local control subsystem installed in pool/spa equipment, and other components. Also disclosed are various control processes (“pool logic”) which can be embodied as software code installed in any of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. |
| US10363196B2 |
Vibrator apparatus for use in physical treatment
A vibrator apparatus includes a moving coil, which is rigidly attached to a member, e.g. a frame or beam, of a vibration device. The moving coil is for an elected vibration mode of the apparatus configured to receiving electric signals, e.g. pulsating and/or sinusoidal electric signals, from a signal unit. The moving coil co-operates with a permanent magnet, which is suspended by springs attached to the member, and the coil and the magnet are mutually linearly and coaxially movable upon application of electric signals to the moving coil. An actual distance of movement being part of a distance between extreme positions and being less than the axial length of the moving coil. The springs are located at a distance from a respective axial end portion of the permanent magnet. |
| US10363195B2 |
Devices and methodologies for physical therapy and well being
A device for use in physical therapy is provided. The device includes an axis, and a plurality of balls which are rotatably mounted on the axis. Each ball is equipped with a shaft through which the axis extends. The surface of the shaft is equipped with a plurality of spaced apart protrusions, and an adjustable locking feature disposed on the axis that rotatably and releasably engages the grooves formed by the spaces between the protrusions such that the distance between the balls may be adjustably fixed to any of a plurality of predetermined values. |
| US10363193B2 |
Systems and methods for decompression, elliptical traction, and linear traction of the occiput, cervical spine, and thoracic spine
A traction device has a frame, a first bladder portion, a second bladder portion, and a third inflatable bladder portion. The first bladder expands in an outward direction a distance greater than in a transverse direction. The second bladder expands in a first angular direction. The second bladder is positioned generally inferior to and to the side of the first bladder. The third bladder expands in a second angular direction. Upon expanding in the outward direction, the first bladder bears against the back of the user's neck. Upon expanding in the transverse direction, the first bladder applies an angular traction to the cervical spine. Upon expanding in the first angular direction, the second bladder bears angularly against the back of the user's upper thoracic region. Upon expanding in the third angular direction, the third bladder bears angularly against the user's occiput. |
| US10363188B2 |
Patient maneuvering apparatus
A patient maneuvering apparatus including a substantially planar body having a top surface, a bottom surface opposing the top surface, a left end, and a right end. The patient maneuvering apparatus also includes a first handle disposed at the left end of the body and a second handle disposed at the right end of the body, a mesh layer with a mesh layer thickness at least partially defining the bottom surface, a fabric layer of an absorbent material at least partially defining the top surface and with a fabric layer thickness, and a border spanning the perimeter of the body, surrounding the mesh and fabric layers, and with a border thickness greater than the mesh layer thickness and the fabric layer thickness. |
| US10363182B2 |
Patient control arm with phone dock and head of bed lockout
A patient control unit for controlling functions of a hospital bed includes a housing having a first side that includes a plurality of user inputs to control the functions of the hospital bed. The housing has a second side that includes a dock to secure a handheld phone in place on the housing. A hospital bed has a head-of-bed angle (HOBA) lockout selector that is used to signal a controller to prevent a head section of the bed from being moved below a threshold. |
| US10363180B2 |
Support assembly with selective orbital rotation about bracket
A support assembly includes a fixable portion and a rotatable portion. The fixable portion is adapted to be fixedly mounted to a wheelchair and includes a shaft having a keyway formed therein that is supported by one or more mounts. The rotatable portion is received on the shaft and is in selective locked engagement therewith. The rotatable portion includes a bracket body with an opening into which the shaft of the fixable portion is received and a key member providing a key. The key member is supported by the bracket body and is movable in linear translation between an engaged position in which the key is engaged with the keyway to lock a rotational orientation of the bracket body relative to the shaft and a disengaged position in which the key is disengaged from the keyway permitting the rotatable portion to rotate relative to the fixable portion. |
| US10363178B2 |
Motor vehicle with a mobile vehicle seat
The disclosure concerns a motor vehicle with a mobile vehicle seat. The seat includes a frame that forms a seating surface and a backrest. An energy source is arranged in the frame. A drive motor is arranged in the frame and connected to the energy source. At least one wheel is arranged on the frame and in drive connection with the drive motor. A control device controls the drive motor, and a first coupling is arranged on the frame to releasably fix the frame to the motor vehicle. A second coupling corresponding to the first coupling of the vehicle seat is arranged on an inside of a vehicle door, which is mounted pivotably on a vehicle superstructure. The second coupling can be brought into releasable engagement with the first coupling of the vehicle seat. |
| US10363164B2 |
Tool and tool system having independent axial and transverse force sensing
A force-sensing tool includes a tool shaft that has a proximal end and a distal end, a flexure section attached at a first end to the distal end of the tool shaft, a tool tip operatively connected to the flexure section such that axial forces applied to the tool tip are coupled primarily to a first portion of the flexure section and transverse forces applied to the tool tip are coupled primarily to a second portion of the flexure section, an axial force sensor coupled to the first portion of the flexure section, and a transverse force sensor coupled to the second portion of the flexure section. The axial force sensor responds to axial forces applied to the tool tip substantially independently of the transverse forces applied to the tool tip under a designed operating range of forces, and the transverse force sensor responds to transverse forces applied to the tool tip substantially independently of the axial forces applied to the tool tip under the designed operating range of forces. |
| US10363157B2 |
Torque generating pouch and related methods
Systems and methods for providing torque to an assistive device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a material arranged to define a volume of space. The material may comprise a flexible portion and having a first surface and a second surface. The material may have a first position, in which the material is bent along the flexible portion and the first surface contacts the second surface. When the material is in the first position, an increase in pressure to the space creates a force between the first surface and the second surface. The material transitions from the first position to a second position in response to the force between the first surface and the second surface. The apparatus may be attached to an assistive device or other machine, such as an orthosis or prosthesis, in order to provide a torque. |
| US10363156B2 |
Gastric tubes having tethered plugs and methods of use
A gastric tube for use in a bariatric procedure includes an elongate tube and a cannulated plug coupled to the elongate tube. The elongate tube has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongate tube defines a lumen along a length thereof. The proximal end portion defines an opening in communication with the lumen. The elongate tube includes a blunt tip and an outer surface. The blunt tip is formed on the distal end portion. The outer surface defines a side opening in communication with the lumen. The cannulated plug includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is configured for connection to a vacuum source. The distal end is configured for removable receipt in the opening of the proximal end portion of the elongate tube to control a flow of one of aspiration and irrigation through the lumen. |
| US10363154B2 |
Stent designs for use with one or more trigger wires
The present embodiments provide a stent for use in a medical procedure that comprises a series of proximal apices disposed at a proximal end of the stent and a series of distal apices disposed at a distal end of the stent. A trigger wire is adapted to be coupled to at least one of the proximal apices to restrain a proximal end of the stent during delivery. In a first embodiment, a first proximal apex comprises a bore for receiving the trigger wire, and a second proximal apex, disposed adjacent to the first proximal apex, comprises at least one barb. The trigger wire therefore is only coupled to selected ones of the proximal apices. In an alternative embodiment, a first proximal apex comprises a first bore and a second, adjacent proximal apex comprises a second bore, such that a single trigger wire may be disposed through the first and second bores to restrain the first and second proximal apices during delivery. |
| US10363151B2 |
Device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same
An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow therethrough and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient. |
| US10363150B1 |
Prosthetic device with a rotatable pyramid and lateral travel limit
A prosthetic device having a rotatable pyramid and lateral travel limit is provided. A first member has a first end connectable to a prosthetic component and a second end with a bar having sides and a distal face. The distal face has ribs thereon. A central hole is provided through the first member. A second member has a first end with a pyramid and a second end with a ring that defines a recess with a solid face. A third member has a dome on a first end and a channel on the second end. The pyramid extends through a central hole through the dome. A screw passes through the central hole of the first member wherein it can engage the second member within the recess. The lateral movement of the bar within the channel is bound by the screw contacting the second member. |
| US10363149B2 |
Hip replacement navigation system and method
A hip joint navigation system is provided that includes a base having at least one channel disposed therethrough for receiving a pin for mounting the base to the pelvis. A mount feature is disposed on a top surface. A registration jig is configured to couple with the base and to engage anatomical landmarks. In some aspects, a patient specific jig system for hip replacement is provided including an engagement surface formed to closely mate to acetabular bone contours of a specific patient and a registration feature configured to be in a pre-determined orientation relative to an acetabulum of the patient when the jig is coupled with acetabular bone contours of the specific patient. In other aspects, methods of using the systems are provided. |
| US10363147B2 |
System and method for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed. |
| US10363143B2 |
Harvesting bone graft material for use in spinal and other bone fusion surgeries
A cage or spacer device for harvesting bone graft material for use in bone fusion surgery, e.g., spinal fusion. The device is inserted between facing surfaces of the bones to be fused, and a chamber is formed in the device for containing a slurry of morselized bone and blood to be effused from the bones. In one embodiment, a bone cutter assembly including a cannula having a bend at a distal end is inserted in the chamber for operation. A wire having a cutting tip is passed inside the cannula so that the tip projects a determined distance from the distal end of the cannula. Accordingly, the cutting tip strikes and cuts grooves in the facing surfaces of the bones when the cannula is rotationally driven about its axis. The mentioned slurry effuses from the grooved surfaces and remains in the chamber to promote a solid and healthy fusion. |
| US10363140B2 |
Systems, device, and methods for joint fusion
The present invention relates generally to implants and tools for the fixation or fusion of joints or bone segments. These tools include tissue dilators and protectors. Other tools include broaches used to shape bores in bone. The tools can also include a system for removing an implant from bone. Implants can include assemblies of one or more implant structures that make possible the achievement of diverse interventions involving the fusion and/or stabilization of lumbar and sacral vertebra in a non-invasive manner, with minimal incision, and without the necessitating the removing the intervertebral disc. Implants for fusing both sacroiliac joints of a patient include a long implant that extends across both sacroiliac joints. |
| US10363139B2 |
Ball and socket assembly
A ball and socket assembly including a ball component with a notch formed therein. The socket is a one-piece structure including an opening sized to receive the ball component. The ball is a capable of being inserted into the socket when the notch, cavity, or undercut is properly oriented relative to the opening of the one-piece socket. |
| US10363134B2 |
Device for the implantation and fixation of prosthetic valves
A device for the transvascular implantation and fixation of prosthetic heart valves having a self-expanding heart valve stent (10) with a prosthetic heart valve (11) at its proximal end is introducible into a patient's main artery. With the objective of optimizing such a device to the extent that the prosthetic heart valve (11) can be implanted into a patient in a minimally-invasive procedure, to ensure optimal positioning accuracy of the prosthesis (11) in the patient's ventricle, the device includes a self-expanding positioning stent (20) introducible into an aortic valve positioned within a patient. The positioning stent is configured separately from the heart valve stent (10) so that the two stents respectively interact in their expanded states such that the heart valve stent (10) is held by the positioning stent (20) in a position in the patient's aorta relative the heart valve predefinable by the positioning stent (20). |
| US10363133B2 |
Methods and apparatus for engaging a valve prosthesis with tissue
A prosthetic valve comprises a self-expanding frame which includes a self-expanding atrial skirt that forms a flanged region, a self-expanding ventricular skirt, and a first self-expanding tab coupled with the ventricular skirt. A receptacle for receiving a valve leaflet is formed by the area bounded by an outer surface of the atrial skirt, an outer surface of the ventricular skirt, and an inner surface of the first tab. The receptacle has a window for receiving the valve leaflet that is defined by a gap between an edge of the flange and a tip of the first tab. The gap is maximized when the tip of the first tab is unconstrained and a base of the first tab is at least partially constrained. The gap is minimized when the tip of the first tab and its base are unconstrained. |
| US10363130B2 |
Devices and systems for docking a heart valve
Expandable docking stations for docking an expandable valve can include a valve seat, one or more sealing portions, and one or more retaining portions. The valve seat can be unexpandable or substantially unexpandable beyond a deployed size. The one or more sealing portions are connected to the valve seat and extend radially outward of the valve seat. The one or more sealing portions are constructed to expand outward of the valve seat and provide a seal over a range of sizes. The one or more retaining portions are connected to the one or more sealing portions. The one or more retaining portions are configured to retain the docking station at a deployed position. |
| US10363127B2 |
Mesh pouch for medical implant and method for using same
An implementation of a mesh pouch includes a mesh wall that defines an enclosure having an opening at an end. The mesh pouch further includes a drawstring configured to close the opening when drawn so as to prevent the surgical implant from leaving the enclosure. The mesh pouch may further include a mesh tab extending from the mesh wall, the mesh tab providing a surface for suturing the mesh pouch to an inner surface of the patient's body. The mesh pouch may further include a strand extending from the mesh wall and a needle attached to a terminus of the strand. The strand may be configured to tighten the mesh wall around the surgical implant when pulled. |
| US10363126B1 |
Arthroscopic tenodesis tool
An arthroscopic tenodesis kit, includes a guide including an elongate member having a length with a distal portion having one or more spring arms configured to open toward a free end of the distal portion of the guide to directly and releasably engage a tendon. The kit also includes an inserter having an elongate cannulated body having an interior bore having a blind end and an open end configured to slidingly receive the guide. The body of the inserter has a length that is shorter than the length of the guide, so that the distal portion of the guide remains spaced from the bore when the guide is fully received within the bore. |
| US10363125B2 |
Method of making implantable medical devices having controlled surface properties
An implantable medical device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid or tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a monolithic material formed into differentiated regions defining structural members and web regions extending across interstitial spaces between the structural members. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities at the blood flow surface of the stent. |
| US10363124B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for forming fibrous tubes
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods for fabricating tubular structures from a combination of fibrous materials for use in, for example, tissue engineering scaffold applications. These materials may also be useful in other biological or non-biological applications in which such tubular fibrous structures may be applicable, examples including conventional medical devices, filters, fiber optics, cable wraps, geotextiles, batteries, fuel cells, armor, and other diverse applications. |
| US10363121B1 |
Kit for measuring vertical dimension for dental restoration
The kit for measuring vertical dimension for dental impression provides a tool for measuring a difference between a dental patient's desired vertical dimension and the patient's vertical dimension prior to a dental restoration procedure. The kit includes a base, a plurality of measurement sheets, and dental impression wax. The base includes a planar member having first and second longitudinally opposed ends and opposed upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface has at least one longitudinally extending groove defined therein. First and second legs are secured to the first and second longitudinally opposed ends of the planar member and extend downward from the lower surface. Each measurement sheet has opposed upper and lower surfaces and at least one longitudinally extending rib formed on the lower surface and at least one longitudinally extending groove defined in the upper surface. Each of the plurality of measurement sheets has a known thickness. |
| US10363115B2 |
Method of using an endentulous surgical guide
An approach is disclosed that involves creating an updated master dental model of a patient's mouth after an implant surgery by aligning new postoperative oral scan data to pre-existing preoperative oral scan data that is more comprehensive (e.g., it includes bite registration). Before surgery a multi-piece stackable surgical guide set is created using the preoperative oral scan data. The surgical guide set is used to facilitate the surgery. After the surgery at least one piece of the surgical guide set is placed back in a patient's mouth and may act as a reference marker because it was created using the preoperative oral scan data, but is also part of the postoperative mouth configuration since it was used to facilitate the surgery. The affected portion of the mouth may then be digitally scanned directly or indirectly by way of a physical impression with the reference marker in place to determine the new characteristics resulting from the surgery such as new implant installation locations and orientations. The new postoperative oral scan data may be combined with the pre-existing preoperative oral scan data by way of the reference marker (since it is a constant between the two sets of scan data) without having to do such things as take a new bite registration, on which a new implant restoration can be easily created. |
| US10363114B2 |
Aiming and status indicator system for surgical lightheads and cameras
An aiming and status indicator system for surgical lightheads, cameras, and other lighting system accessory devices. The system includes a plurality of marker lights mounted to a housing for the accessory device. Each marker light produces a respective marker light beam that is directed towards a work area (surgical site) to provide a marker indicator pattern. The marker indicator patterns can be used to indicate the boresight of a lighthead or camera, whether a lighthead is in a focused or unfocused condition, and status information associated with the lighting system. |
| US10363113B1 |
Adjustable containment shield
An adjustable containment shield is operable to mount on an output housing of a surgical instrument. The shield includes a substantially transparent body including a distal face, a proximal face opposite the distal face, a generally consistent thickness defined between the distal face and the proximal face such that the body is pliable and resilient, a mounting hole defined in the body to engage the output housing, and a plurality of folds to allow the shield to move from a retracted position to an expanded position. When mounted on the output housing, the distal face is at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis through the mounting hole and face is also facing toward a patient engagement end of the surgical instrument. The proximal face is at an obtuse angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and facing toward a housing side of the surgical instrument. |
| US10363111B2 |
Phacoemulsification surgical multi-use pack usage tracker system
A surgical cassette/pack usage tracker for tracking a number of uses for a cassette/pack to prohibit uses from exceeding a maximum amount. A usage tracker system engages with or scans a portion of the cassette/pack to determine the number of uses. In illustrative embodiments, an implement interacts with a film in the cassette after each use and determines remaining uses for the cassette/pack. In other embodiments, an implement interacts with a rotatable wheel that rotates with each use, the implement configured to permit the tracker to identify the number uses and determine remaining uses for the cassette/pack. When a maximum usage amount is reached, the tracker system may issue a warning, eject or reject the cassette/pack and/or disable the surgical device from further use. |
| US10363105B2 |
Vibration actuator suitable for use in magnetic field environment and medical system
In a vibration actuator suitable for use in a magnetic field environment, vibration is excited in a vibration element in pressure contact with a driven element, so as to cause relative movement of the driven element and the vibration element. The vibration element includes an elastic body, of which a main ingredient is electrically insulating, dielectric, or semi-conductive, and an electromechanical energy conversion element. A first electrode having an open loop structure is provided on a surface of a piezoelectric body of the electromechanical energy conversion element, through which surface the piezoelectric body is joined to the elastic body. Second electrodes are provided on the piezoelectric body in a manner opposed to the first electrode via the piezoelectric body. A conduction path electrically connects the first electrode and at least one of the second electrodes. A gap is formed between each of adjacent second electrodes. |
| US10363097B2 |
Ablation system having multiple energy sources
A microwave antenna having a curved configuration is described herein. The antenna portion is formed into various shapes whereby the antenna substantially encloses, by a partial or complete loop or enclosure, at least a majority of the tissue to be irradiated. When microwave energy is delivered through the antenna, the curved configuration forms an ablation field or region defined by the curved antenna and any tissue enclosed within the ablation region becomes irradiated by the microwave energy. The microwave antenna is deployed through one of several methods, and multiple curved antennas can be used in conjunction with one another. Moreover, RF energy can also be used at the distal tip of the antenna to provide a cutting tip for the antenna during deployment in tissue. |
| US10363096B2 |
Method for constructing a dipole antenna
A method of fabricating a microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The fabrication method includes providing a proximal portion having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending at least partially therein. The method further includes providing a distal portion disposed distally of the proximal portion, with the inner conductor extending at least partially therein. A high strength material may be injected from an inflow slot to an outflow slot of the distal portion such that the material is disposed in-between the inner conductor and a ceramic layer. The material bonds the distal portion and the ceramic layer to the proximal portion while providing mechanical strength to the distal portion. |
| US10363095B2 |
Microwave thermometry for microwave ablation systems
A microwave ablation system incorporates a microwave thermometer that couples to a microwave transmission network connecting a microwave generator to a microwave applicator to measure noise temperature. The noise temperature is processed to separate out components the noise temperature including the noise temperature of the tissue being treated and the noise temperature of the microwave transmission network. The noise temperature may be measured by a radiometer while the microwave generator is generating the microwave signal or during a period when the microwave signal is turned off. The microwave ablation system may be configured as a modular system having one or more thermometry network modules that are connectable between a microwave applicator and a microwave generator. Alternatively, the modular system includes a microwave generator, a microwave applicator, and a microwave cable that incorporate a microwave thermometry network module. |
| US10363088B2 |
Electrosurgical tool including a non-linear resistance material
Methods, devices, and systems related to electrosurgical tools are provided. The electrosurgical tools can include an electrode formed of non-linear resistance material for allowing energy to be transmitted to the electrode for heating the electrode or to tissue adjacent the electrode for heating the tissue. Such transmission of the energy can depend upon a characteristic of the electrical energy, such as voltage or frequency of the energy, which can affect the resistance properties of the electrode. |
| US10363085B2 |
Surgical cutting device
A surgical knife has been developed. The knife includes a blade with an edge that contacts tissue of a patient and a differential amplifier circuit that provides a signal of voltage and current to the blade at a certain frequency and waveform. The device also includes an output monitor feedback circuit that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the differential amplifier circuit and a return monitor feedback circuit that monitors that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the tissue of the patient. The device has a microprocessor that receives the frequency and amplitude data from the output monitor and the return monitor and adjust the voltage, frequency and waveform provided by the differential amplifier. |
| US10363084B2 |
Interdigitation of waveforms for dual-output electrosurgical generators
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for interdigitation of waveforms for dual-output electrosurgical generators. Such methods may comprise outputting DC energy from a power supply, converting DC energy from the power supply, by a plurality of amplifiers coupled to the power supply, into a plurality of RF waveforms, and controlling the plurality of RF amplifiers to interdigitate the first and second RF waveforms. |
| US10363081B2 |
Apparatus, probe and method for a cryogenic system
An apparatus, probe and method for a cryogenic system are described. According to certain embodiments of the invention there is provided an apparatus for cryosurgery comprising: an exhaust line configured to receive cryogen from a probe; and a vacuum source configured to be in fluid communication with the exhaust line. |
| US10363080B2 |
Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat)
Devices, systems, and methods treat cosmetic defects, and often apply cooling with at least one tissue-penetrating probe inserted through of the skin of a patient. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissue so as to effect a desired change in a composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior. Exemplary embodiments of the cooling treatments will interfere with the nerve/muscle contractile function chain so as to mitigate wrinkles of the skin. Related treatments may be used therapeutically for treatment of back and other muscle spasms, chronic pain, and the like. Some embodiments may remodel subcutaneous adipose tissue so as to alter a shape or appearance of the skin surface. |
| US10363079B2 |
Electrosurgical method and apparatus with varying stiffness capture components
An electrosurgical apparatus and method for cutting and resecting a tissue volume is described. The apparatus includes one or more electrosurgical filaments and capture components deployable by forward extension at or near a forward tip of an elongated shaft of the apparatus to form an elliptical path that defines, with the other capture components, a spheroidal receptacle configured to surround a tissue volume for resection. The elliptical path is formable by a first extension followed by a second extension, said first extension having a first axial component and a radial expansion component, and said second extension having a second axial component and a radial contraction component, where at least one of the capture components is of varying stiffness. |
| US10363076B2 |
Bone fastening system
A bone fastening system may include a cannulated screw component, a seating component, and a holding component. The screw component may include a screw head arranged in the region of a proximal end of the screw component, and an elongate screw shaft extending from the screw head along a longitudinal axis towards a distal end of the screw component. The screw head may include a proximal surface on a front side facing the proximal end and a distal surface on a back side facing the distal end. A portion of the distal surface may form a contact surface. The seating component may include a central opening having an opening diameter larger than the maximum diameter of the screw shaft and smaller than the maximum diameter of the screw head. |
| US10363074B2 |
Dynamic axial nail for intramedullary treatment of long bone fractures
An intramedullary nail for fixation and stabilization of a fractured bone that also allows for a controlled amount of longitudinal motion at the fracture site to encourage bone remodeling and healing is described. The intramedullary nail has a proximal portion and a distal portion that are coupled together in a manner by a biasing assembly that provides for a controlled movement of the proximal and distal portions relative to each other so that when a patient puts pressure on the bone, such as when walking, the fracture site compresses and the bone ends move together, and when the pressure is released from the bone, the bone ends are biased apart by a controlled amount. |
| US10363072B2 |
Vertebral plate revision apparatuses, kits, and methods and osteosynthesis systems
Vertebral plate revision apparatuses, kits, and methods, and osteosynthesis systems useful in the treatment of vertebrae are described. An example vertebral plate revision apparatus is comprised of an extension plate, a connecting plate, a connecting member, and a set of locking members. An example osteosynthesis system comprises a vertebral plate revision apparatus, a previously-implanted plate, and a set of anchors. |
| US10363071B2 |
Interspinous vertebral stabilization devices
The present invention provides interspinous vertebral and lumbosacral stabilization devices, and methods of using these devices for treating spinal instability conditions. The invention includes interspinous vertebral stabilization devices adapted for placement between the spinous processes of two or more adjacent vertebrae. The invention also includes lumbar stabilization devices adapted to be placed between a lumbar vertebra and an adjacent vertebra, including the first sacral vertebra (S1), to stabilize the lumbosacral region of a patient, and method for using such devices. |
| US10363069B2 |
Spinal correction construct and method
A spinal construct includes at least one body including a first biasing member engageable with a longitudinal element for translation thereof relative to the body in a first direction. A second biasing member is engageable with a lock. The lock is connected with the longitudinal element to resist and/or prevent translation of the longitudinal element relative to the body in a second direction. Implants, surgical instruments, systems and methods are disclosed. |
| US10363065B2 |
Medical devices and methods for manipulating bodily tissues
A medical device includes an elongate member. The elongate member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The second end portion of the elongate member has an upper surface and a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface. The lower surface has a planar portion. The upper surface has a planar portion and a concave portion. |
| US10363064B2 |
Apparatus for providing access to a body cavity of a living animal for a medical procedure
Method and apparatuses for providing access to a body cavity of a living animal through an access port inserted in an incision made in a wall of the body cavity are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a cap configured to attach to the access port, the cap including an opening configured to permit insertion of a medical instrument through the cap and access port into the body cavity, and a tubular sleeve including a distal end sealingly connected at the opening and extending outwardly therefrom, the sleeve including a proximal end configured to receive and provide a seal with the medical instrument when received. The apparatus also includes a closure disposed to temporarily seal the sleeve prior to insertion of the medical instrument through the opening in the cap. |
| US10363063B2 |
Electrosurgical system
A system and method involving an electrode system can include a flexible shaft. |
| US10363061B2 |
Nozzle assemblies for liquid jet surgical instruments and surgical instruments for employing the nozzle assemblies
Disclosed are nozzles and nozzle assemblies of liquid jet-forming surgical instruments, surgical instruments employing such nozzles and/or nozzle assemblies, and methods of fabricating the nozzle assemblies in forming surgical instruments. Also, disclosed are liquid jet-forming surgical instruments including both liquid jet-forming nozzles and optional evacuation lumens, which when provided can be configured to receive the liquid jet and evacuate the liquid forming the liquid jet. Certain embodiments of such surgical instruments include inventive nozzle alignment component(s) to facilitate alignment of the nozzles and evacuation lumen upon assembly. In certain embodiments, surgical instruments are provided that include a nozzle that is shaped to form a liquid jet, which has surfaces that are optically smooth. In certain embodiments, the nozzle has a configuration enabling the nozzle to form a liquid jet that has the ability to remain collimated over longer distances than is typically achievable with conventional liquid jet surgical instrument nozzles having the same ratio of nozzle length to minimum inner diameter of the jet opening. In certain embodiments, nozzle assemblies comprising an operative assembly of at least two subcomponents, which together provide a nozzle are provided. In certain embodiments, the at least two sub-components may comprise a nozzle-providing component, such as a nozzle ring, and a holder that is configured to retain and position the nozzle-providing component in the nozzle assembly. In certain embodiments, the nozzle-providing component can comprise a liquid flow passage having a diameter that continuously decreases along at least a portion of its length. |
| US10363055B2 |
Articulated hand-held instrument
An articulated hand-held medical instrument is provided. The instrument is primarily intended to be used in minimally invasive surgical procedures. The articulated instrument comprises a master-slave architecture whereby user hand movements on a proximal handle element are replicated on a distal end-effector. The proximal handle comprises a number of handle links joined by handle joints that correspond to a number of end-effector links joined by end-effector joints. The articulated hand-held medical instrument can be used in standard laparoscopic procedures in various port arrangements and through the use of standard equipment such as trocars, and movements inside the patient's body may be tracked using available endoscopic cameras. |
| US10363054B2 |
Clot retrieval device for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel
A clot retrieval device for removal of occlusive clot from a blood vessel comprises a clot engaging element 700 having a constrained delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. In the expanded configuration peripheral portions are laterally spaced-apart and the clot engaging section 700 extends between the peripheral portions. The device 700 may have two superimposed wave patterns provided by a large amplitude curve 723 and shorter pitch sinusoidal patterns 721, 722. A wave shape varies the contact pressure between a clot and the device along the length of the device, reducing the compression of the clot by the device at some locations. The device can elongate when placed under tension which aids elongation of the clot during dislodgement. |
| US10363052B2 |
System for performing an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone
A system for performing a total joint arthroplasty procedure on a patient's damaged bone region. A CT image or other suitable image is formed of the damaged bone surfaces, and location coordinate values (xn,yn,zn) are determined for a selected sequence of bone surface locations using the CT image data. A mathematical model z=f(x,y) of a surface that accurately matches the bone surface coordinates at the selected bone slice locations, or matches surface normal vector components at selected bone surface locations, is determined. The model provides a production file from which a cutting jig and an implant device (optional), each patient-specific and having controllable alignment, are fabricated for the damaged bone by automated processing. |
| US10363050B2 |
Variable diameter drill bit guide
Drill bit guide assemblies related to surgical operations for guiding and stabilizing a drill bit. A guide member houses a fixed bore through which a drill bit may pass. The guide member may also house a bore selection member which houses a plurality of selectable bores. The selectable bores may have a variety of diameters such that a user may choose the selectable bore corresponding to the drill bit diameter being used and align that selectable bore with the fixed bore such that the drill bit may pass through the length of the assembly along the reference axis. The similar diameters of the selectable bore and the drill bit may cause the assembly to stabilize and guide the drill bit. |
| US10363049B2 |
Cranial drill system
The invention concerns a cranial drill system comprising one or more surgical drill elements for drilling into the brain. The invention also concerns a cranial drilling system comprising a surgical drill element for drilling into the skull and an element for penetrating the dura. The surgical drill element may comprise a profile that forms an opening in the skull having a narrower diameter portion and a wider diameter portion and the piercing element may be arranged to be a close fit in the narrower diameter portion of the opening. The invention also concerns a cranial drill system comprising a guiding element to be located in a hole formed through the skull and a piercing element for piercing the dura. The guiding element may have a passageway or channel therein for receiving the piercing element such that the piercing element is movable relative to the guide element to pierce the dura. |
| US10363045B2 |
Endoscopic surgical clip applier
An apparatus for application of surgical clips includes a lockout system selectively engagable with a pusher bar to prevent the pusher bar from returning to a home position and to prevent a trigger from completing a full stroke when a plurality of clips are substantially exhausted. The apparatus may include a trip mechanism including a trip lever biased into contact with the pusher bar, wherein distal movement of the drive bar moves the trip mechanism until the trip lever engages a lip of the pusher bar and in turn distally moves the pusher bar. The apparatus may include a wedge plate including a distal end placeable between spaced-apart jaw members, wherein the wedge plate is moved proximally to withdraw the distal end thereof from between the jaw members when a drive channel is moved in a distal direction. |
| US10363043B2 |
Treatment of incompetent vessels
An implant device can include a frame and a cover member for delivery to and occlusion of a target body vessel. The frame can include proximal and distal members, coupled by a link member structure, and can expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. In the collapsed configuration, a first plane passes through the proximal member and a second plane passes through the distal member, and the link member extends substantially parallel relative to a longitudinal axis of the device. In moving to the expanded configuration, the first and second planes each move angularly, relative to the longitudinal axis, from the collapsed configuration by between about 10 degrees and about 170 degrees, and the link member foreshortens along the longitudinal axis to bias the proximal member toward the distal member. |
| US10363041B2 |
Implantable nerve guidance conduits having polymer fiber guidance channel
A nerve guidance conduit includes one or more guidance channels formed as porous polymeric structures. The guidance channels are within an outer tubular structure that includes randomly-oriented nanofibers. The guidance channels may have electrospun nanofibers on their inner and outer surfaces in a parallel alignment with the guidance channels. Such aligned nanofibers may also be present on the inner surface of the outer tubular structure. The outer surfaces of the guidance channels and the inner surface of the tubular structure define additional guidance channels. Such a nerve guidance conduit provides augmented surface areas for providing directional guidance and enhancing peripheral nerve regeneration. The structure also has the mechanical and nutrient transport requirements required over long regeneration periods. |
| US10363037B2 |
Surgical instrument system comprising a magnetic lockout
Surgical instrument systems comprising lockouts are disclosed. The systems comprise a firing member, a staple cartridge assembly, and a lockout member. The lockout member, movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, is configured to prevent the firing member from being advanced through the staple cartridge assembly when the lockout member is in its locked position. |
| US10363036B2 |
Surgical stapler having force-based motor control
A surgical stapler. The surgical stapler includes a drive system, a handle assembly, an electric motor, a battery and a control system. The drive system includes a movable drive member. The handle assembly includes a frame configured to support the movable drive member. The electric motor is mechanically coupled to the drive system. The battery is electrically couplable to the electric motor. The control system is electrically connected to the electric motor and includes a sensor positioned on the frame. The control system is configured to control the electric motor based on a force applied to the frame by the movable drive member. |
| US10363032B2 |
Surgical stapler with hydraulic deck control
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector a first jaw, a second jaw, and a staple cartridge. The first jaw has an anvil that is configured to form a plurality of staples. The first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw from an open configuration toward a closed configuration for capturing the tissue therebetween and forming the staples therein. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of staples, a body, and a deck. The body is received by the second jaw. The deck has a plurality of staple pockets such that the plurality of staples are configured to pass through staple pockets. The deck is configured to selectively move relative to the body from a first position to a second position for adjusting a height of the deck relative to the anvil while the body is received in the second jaw. |
| US10363024B2 |
System for meniscal repair using suture implant cinch construct
A system for repairing tears in soft tissue, e.g., meniscal tissue, by employing cinch stitching. More specifically, the present invention provides an apparatus for meniscal repair using a suture implant construct. The suture implant construct includes a first and second implant which are connected to each other via a length of suture. The implants are designed to be loaded on external surfaces of the first and second trocars. |
| US10363022B2 |
Screw based retractor with expandable blades
A screw-based retractor comprises an elongate rack having a rack axis, a plurality of arms slidably supported for translational movement on the rack, and a plurality of blades, one each supported by a respective arm at a distal portion thereof. At least one of the arms includes at its distal portion a blade releasably attached thereto. Such blade is attached to a blade receptacle movably attached to the at least one arm in a manner to provide articulation of the blade receptacle and hence the attached blade about an articulation point spaced from and not located on such arm. Such blade is additionally movable relative to the rack in multiple degrees of freedom. |
| US10363021B2 |
Vascular closure devices and methods providing hemostatic enhancement
Vascular closure devices and methods for closing a blood vessel puncture site disposed at a distal end of a tissue tract are described. A combination of the body's own natural mechanism with chemical and/or biological agents is relied upon to accelerate the hemostatic process. Included are steps of introducing a closure device through the tissue tract and deploying an expansible member at a distal end of the device within the blood vessel to occlude the puncture site. A sealing member disposed proximal the expansible member is then displaced by retracting and tensioning a coil spring so as to expose a chemical and/or biological region or release region of the device. The retraction and tensioning of the coil spring is limited by a coupling member. Exposure of blood and tissue to the chemical and/or biological sealing member promotes the clotting processing to accelerate the occlusion process in the tract. |
| US10363019B2 |
Biopsy needle, biopsy needle assembly, and methods for biopsy
A biopsy needle, a biopsy needle assembly and methods to perform biopsy are disclosed. The biopsy needle includes a primary needle section formed as a hollow tube; a converging section accurately converging from a wall of the hollow tube of a first end of the primary needle section to form a piercing tip; a secondary needle section; and a body. The converging section of the biopsy needle further includes an opening on a lateral wall having a third cutting edge. The body of the biopsy needle is coupled to a second end of the primary needle section and may be coupled to an actuator to control a linear and a rotational movement of the biopsy needle. |
| US10363017B2 |
System and method for delivering a stent to a selected position within a lumen
A method for determining and graphically marking a position within a lumen of the body of a patient indicative of occlusion includes providing a user interface, using a processor, configured to allow a user to select an occlusion percentage threshold, determining, using the processor, a percentage of occlusion in the lumen, comparing, using the processor, the determined percentage of occlusion with the selected occlusion percentage threshold and identifying a region of the lumen that is occluded more than the selected occlusion percentage threshold, and designating, using the processor, the identified region on an image of the lumen with at least one mark. |
| US10363014B1 |
Steerable ultrasound attachment for endoscope
An ultrasound assembly adapted to be attached to an endoscope includes a multiconductor electrical connector and a first multiconductor cable connected to the connector. An endoscope attachment element, attached to the multiconductor cable is sized to attach to the distal end of the endoscope and a resiliently deformable neck is connected and extends in a distal manner from the distal end of the first multiconductor cable, and has a distal end. A second multiconductor cable has a proximal end connected to the distal end of the first multiconductor cable. Further, an ultrasound transducer head includes a protective covering, supported by the distal end of the neck, and an ultrasound transducer, inside the protective covering and electrically connected to the distal end of the second multiconductor cable. Finally, a tension member is connected to the ultrasound transducer head and is long enough to extend along the length of the target endoscope. |
| US10363008B2 |
Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) method and apparatus using blood flow for discriminating types of cancer
Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is used in a method to identify cancerous lesions having genetic mutations and treat them accordingly. Also, CTP values are used to distinguish primary versus metastatic lesions. For example, pulmonary blood flow is identified as one biomarker for EGFR and KRAS genetic mutations in lung cancer, lesion having dual-input pulmonary blood flow exceeding a threshold (e.g., 103 ml/min/100 mL with sensitivity 100% and specificity 62%) are determined as having mutations. The CTP values are calculated using a lesion region-of-interest (ROI) placed to include the area of maximum perfusion intensity within the lesion base and surrounding blush, while avoiding regions of perfusion inhomogeneity (e.g., due to necrosis). In certain implementations, instead of a binary determination, the method can generate probabilities associated with respective alternatives (e.g., mutation/non-nutation and/or primary/secondary), and the method can use multivariable statistical analysis that incorporates patient and/or medical information in addition to CTP values. |
| US10363007B2 |
X-ray device and method for controlling X-ray irradiation area using the same
An X-ray device includes a camera to image an object and output the image of the object, a display member using a touch screen to display the image of the object output from the camera, and an X-ray irradiation region of the object, an X-ray irradiation region controller to control a region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated, and a control member to enable the irradiation region controller to control the region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated according to the X-ray irradiation region, when the X-ray irradiation region is determined, based on the image of the object displayed in the display member. |
| US10363002B2 |
X-ray CT image reconstruction device, X-ray CT image reconstruction method, and X-ray CT apparatus
Base substance thickness projection estimation values (124) and base substance thickness projection estimation error values (125) of M (M≤N) base substances are estimated based on measured count projection values (121) using N energy windows for a subject. The base substance thickness projection estimated values (124) are updated such that a likelihood in accordance with a joint probability density of all of X-ray projection paths based on the base substance thickness projection estimated error values (125) increases. The obtained second base substance thickness projection assumed value (127) is subjected to back projection, thereby obtaining a base substance concentration image estimation value (128). |
| US10362996B2 |
Device for correcting light absorption spectrum, method of manufacturing the device, and method of correcting light absorption spectrum
Provided are light absorption spectrum correction devices, methods of manufacturing the light absorption spectrum correction devices, and methods of correcting a light absorption spectrum. The light absorption spectrum correction device includes: a light source configured to emit light; an attenuated total reflectance (ATR) crystal layer configured to contact a subject and provide an optical passage along which the light emitted from the light source travels to the subject; a pressure sensor configured to detect a contact pressure applied to the ATR crystal layer by the subject; a spectrum detector and analyzer configured to detect light emitted from the ATR crystal layer, form a light absorption spectrum based on the detected light, and determine an intensity of the light emitted from the ATR crystal layer; and a spectrum correction device configured to correct the light absorption spectrum based on the contact pressure. |
| US10362994B2 |
Bio-sensing device with ambient light cancellation
A bio-sensing device (and method) calibrates a time period used to make bio-physical measurements. The device initiates a light source sense phase followed by a first ambient sense phase and a second ambient sense phase. In the light source sense phase, the device is configured to receive a digital value indicative of current through a photodetector while the light source circuit is enabled and in each of the first and second ambient sense phases, the device is configured to receive digital values while the light source circuit is disabled. The device iteratively varies the time period between the phases until the digital value received during the first ambient sense phase is within a threshold of the digital value received during the second ambient sense phase. It then applies the same time separation between the light source sense phase and the ambient phase thereby equalizing the magnitude of the ambient light in the two phases. |
| US10362991B2 |
Convertible basket catheter
This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a basket-shaped electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body formed from a plurality of spines with electrodes. The basket-shaped electrode assembly structural elements at the proximal and distal ends. The structural elements may maintain the spines in a desired spatial relationship with each other and/or may couple the distal ends of the spines to a pulling member. The basket-shaped electrode assembly has expanded arrangement in which the spines bow outwards and a collapsed arrangement in which the spines are arranged generally along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body. |
| US10362990B2 |
Passive catheter identification and self-configuration system
In the present invention, a catheter identification system for providing information about one or more attributes of a catheter connectable to an electrophysiology (EP) recording or mapping system includes a catheter, a resistor network operably connected to the catheter, the resistor network including at least one identification resistor and an identification resistor measurement circuit operably connected to the catheter and configured to send an identification signal through the at least one resistor in the resistor network to retrieve an altered identification signal from the identification resistor, where the altered identification signal provides information on an attribute of the catheter. |
| US10362987B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for monitoring medication-taking status
In accordance with one example embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for monitoring a medication-taking status is disclosed. The apparatus is configured as part of or coupled with a medication container. The apparatus includes a first sensor that is disposed inside the apparatus, activated upon a detection by a second sensor of a motion of the medication container, or a non-motion of the medication container for a predefined time period, and configured to measure medication pills stored in the medication container. The apparatus also includes a control module configured to determine the medication-taking status based on the measurement of the medication pills. The apparatus further includes a communication module that is disposed inside the apparatus and configured to transmit at least one of a report and a warning message based at least in part on the medication-taking status to at least one remote subscriber. |
| US10362986B2 |
Sleep monitoring system
A sleep monitoring system includes an ECG device and a respiration inductance plethysmogram which monitor cardiac activity and physical respiration respectively and feed representative signals to a digital data processor. Operations process the beat interval data, while in a second thread, operations independently process the amplitude modulation of the ECG data caused by the respiratory motion of the subject. The inductance plethysmogram device provides an input to the processor which represents respiration as directly monitored independently of the ECG. Operations process this direct respiration data independently and in parallel, in a third thread. All extracted features are fed to a classifier which in step combines selected combinations of features to make decisions in real time. |
| US10362985B2 |
Method and system for analyzing skin lesions
A method can be used for analyzing digital images of skin lesions. The images include pixels distributed over a lesion area. Sets of values including a first discrimination value indicative of a weighted average of the image pixels with weighing at the border of the lesion, a second discrimination value indicative of skewness and kurtosis of the distribution of the image pixels, a third discrimination value indicative of the ratio of symmetry and gray-level power of the distribution of the image pixels and calculated. A total additive score of the values in the sets of values is provided and compared with a total score threshold. The first, second and third discrimination values are compared with respective first, second and third discrimination threshold values. An output classification for the image analyzed is provided as a function of the results of the comparing. |
| US10362983B2 |
Near infrared photonic prostatoscopy analyzer
A rectal near infrared (NIR) scanning polarization imaging system uses NIR Photonic Prostatoscopy Analyzer (NIRPPA) for prostate cancer detection using light. The NIRPPA consists of a portable rectal NIR scanning polarization imaging unit and an optical fiber-based rectal probe capable of recording sets of 2D images of a prostate through rectum at different wavelengths and depths and obtaining a three dimensional (3D) image of the prostate and 3D locations of abnormal tissue inside the prostate. Diode lasers/light emission diodes (LEDs) with selected emitting wavelengths are used in the NIR spectral range from 650 nm to 2,400 nm corresponding to the four tissue optical windows (#I, 650 nm-950 nm; #II, 1,100 nm-1,350 nm; #III, 1,600 nm-1,870 nm; and #IV, 2,100 nm-2,300 nm). The fingerprint absorptions of water (H2O), Oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) and deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) in the prostate are used as native biomarkers for prostate cancer detection. |
| US10362982B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A spinal implant includes a link having a first surface and a second surface connectable with a spinal construct. The spinal construct is attachable with one or more vertebral levels. A plurality of electrodes includes at least one electrode disposed with the first surface and at least one electrode disposed with the second surface such that the electrodes conduct an electric current to stimulate tissue growth adjacent the spinal construct. Systems, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US10362977B2 |
System and method for measuring reaction time of a subject
There is provided herein a motion-based evaluation of reaction time that utilizes motion detection hardware of a mobile device to determine auditory and visual stimulated reaction time. In an embodiment, the subject holds a mobile computing device equipped with built-in triaxis accelerometer and gyroscope with both hands at arms length away from the face. A visual or auditory stimulus is then presented on screen via a software application that also records the response time for the individual to initiate a movement of the device. A simple reaction time test could include the movement of the device in any direction that exceeded a threshold of movement beyond what would be expected from static holding. An embodiment of a choice reaction time test would provide for specific directional movements as it related to an instructed stimulus. |
| US10362976B2 |
Sterile fluid collection tube package
Various technologies presented herein relate to sterile transport, storage and operation of fluid collection tubes. A plurality of sterile sample tube packages are presented, wherein each package comprises a tray (having a recessed cavity formed therein), one or more fluid collection tubes and a cover. Each cavity includes at least one compartment, wherein a collection tube can be respectively stored in each compartment. The tray and cover can be formed from medically sterile materials. |
| US10362974B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for performing trans-abdominal fetal oximetry and/or trans-abdominal fetal pulse oximetry using a heartbeat signal for a pregnant mammal
Light reflected from a pregnant woman's abdomen and fetus contained therein that has been received by a detector and converted into a reflected electronic signal may be received by a processor. A portion of the reflected electronic signal that is reflected from the fetus may be isolated and the isolated portion of the reflected electronic signal may be analyzed to determine a fetal hemoglobin oxygen saturation level of the fetus. The isolation may be achieved by synchronizing the reflected electronic signal with a fetal heartbeat signal and multiplying the synchronized reflected electronic signal by the synchronized fetal heartbeat signal. |
| US10362971B1 |
Fingerprint powder
Process for producing powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer by charging a reaction vessel with an aqueous mist, dripping a 2-cyanoacrylate into the reaction vessel, allowing the resulting reaction mass (polycyanoacrylate polymer) to cool, removing the polycyanoacrylate polymer from the reaction vessel, drying it, and pulverizing the dry solid into a powder. Powdered polycyanoacrylate polymer having a particle diameter in the range of from 1 to 200 microns. The particle size and shape herein contribute to uniform distribution of fumes during fingerprint capture. A high level of accuracy in fingerprint detection is provided among three distinct levels which include: (a) first level detection from ridge flow patterns such as whorl or loop; (b) second level detection from ridge flow singularities such as ridge endings and bifurcations; (c) and third level detection from pore configuration. |
| US10362967B2 |
Systems and methods for missed breath detection and indication
This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying respiratory data to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Respiratory data may be displayed by any number of suitable means, for example, via appropriate graphs, diagrams, charts, waveforms, and other graphic displays. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for determining and displaying ineffective patient inspiratory or expiratory efforts or missed breaths in a manner easily deciphered by a clinician. |
| US10362966B2 |
Intraoperative image registration by means of reference markers
A method for incorporating tomographically obtained image data from a patient into a system for surgical planning and/or intraoperative navigation involves tomographic image data or image data obtained by X-ray recordings from at least one defined body area of the patient by at least one first recording appliance, wherein a first reference body having at least one surface is arranged on the patient and is recorded by the first recording appliance at the same time. The recorded image data representing the first reference body are compared with known geometric data from the first reference body in order to obtain distortion information. The recorded image data are equalized by a computation unit based on the distortion information to obtain equalized image data which have further image data from the same body area superimposed to obtain superimposed image data that is presented on a display. |
| US10362964B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for providing medical image
A method of providing a medical image by using a medical imaging apparatus includes: acquiring blood vessel information indicating information about a blood vessel, the blood vessel being included in a medical image; and displaying the medical image. The blood vessel information includes at least one of a first diameter of the blood vessel, a first angle of the blood vessel, and a presence of at least one of bifurcation and crossover, in a first region of interest (ROI) with respect to a first position in the medical image. The acquiring of the blood vessel information includes acquiring blood vessel information corresponding to a second ROI with respect to a second position, based on the blood vessel information corresponding to the first ROI. |
| US10362961B2 |
System and method for neutral contrast magnetic resonance imaging of calcifications
Systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”), in which accurate and conspicuous visualization of vascular calcifications and other bony structures can be achieved. An MRI system is operated to perform a pulse sequence that generates substantially similar signal intensity from soft tissues (e.g. muscle, fat, blood) within the body. For instance, blood can be rendered to have a signal intensity that is substantially similar to the vessel wall, while fat and muscle are rendered to appear substantially similar to the vessel wall. With this “neutral” contrast, arterial calcifications, which appear dark due to their low proton density, can be more readily and efficiently visualized by an interpreting physician. |
| US10362957B2 |
System and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during spine surgery
A system and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during surgery, such as assessing the health of the spinal cord via at least one of MEP and SSEP monitoring and assessing bone integrity, nerve proximity, neuromuscular pathway, and nerve pathology during spine surgery. |
| US10362955B2 |
Graphically mapping rotors in a heart
Disclosed herein are techniques for graphically indicating aspects of rotors (such as pivot points of rotors) associated with atrial or ventricular fibrillation. Embodiments can include receiving, using a processor, an electrogram for each of a plurality of spatial locations in a heart, each electrogram comprising time series data including a plurality of electrical potential readings over time. Embodiments can also include generating, from the time series data, one or more of multi-scale frequency (MSF), kurtosis, empirical mode decomposition (EMD), and multi-scale entropy (MSE) datasets, each dataset including a plurality of respective values or levels corresponding to the plurality of spatial locations in the heart. Also, examples can include generating, from the one or more datasets, a map including a plurality of graphical indications of the values or levels at the plurality of spatial locations in the heart, wherein the map can include an image of the heart and graphical indications of locations of aspects of rotors in the heart (such as pivot point of rotors). |
| US10362952B2 |
Stabilized spine electrophysiologic catheter
A catheter for diagnosing and ablating tissue is disclosed that has a stabilized spine electrode assembly. The stabilized spine electrode assembly has at least two spines secured to the catheter body at their proximal ends and at least one tether, secured between locations distal of the proximal ends of adjacent spines. The spines have a collapsed arrangement in which the spines are arranged generally along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body and an expanded arrangement in which at least a portion of each spine bows radially outwards from the longitudinal axis and the at least one tether exerts tension on the adjacent spines. |
| US10362948B2 |
Multi-vector sensing in cardiac devices with detection combinations
Methods and devices for combining multiple signals from multiple sensing vectors for use in wearable or implantable cardiac devices. Signals from multiple vectors may be combined using weighting factors and/or by conversion to different coordinate systems than the original inputs, which may or may not be normalized to patient anatomy. Signals from multiple sensing vectors may be combined prior to or after several analytical steps or processes including before or after filtering, and before or after cardiac cycle detection. Cardiac cycle detection information may be combined across multiple sensing vectors before or after analysis of individual vectors for noise or overdetection. Cardiac cycle detection information may also be combined across multiple sensing vectors to identify noise and/or overdetection. |
| US10362942B2 |
Micrometer size multi-functional probe for OCT and electro-physiological recording
A device and method for guided insertion of microelectrodes into tissue is provided. The device includes a flexible optical fiber for optical coherence tomography imaging, a metal layer coating the optical fiber for recording electrical signals and an outer insulation layer coating the metal layer along the optical fiber length. The method includes inserting an optical fiber coated with a metal layer and further coated with an insulation layer into a tissue, collecting intraoperative image data through the optical fiber by optical coherence tomography, receiving the image data on a computer and displaying the image on a monitor, using the image data to determine a location in the tissue, receiving an electrical nerve signal through the metal layer and measuring the electrical nerve signal on a electrophysiological recording system. |
| US10362939B2 |
Fundus analysis apparatus and fundus observation apparatus
A fundus analysis apparatus includes a storage, an area setting unit, and a morphological information generating unit. The storage is configured to store OCT information acquired by applying optical coherence tomography to the fundus of an eye. The area setting unit is configured to set a front area corresponding to a front surface of the lamina cribrosa and a rear area corresponding to a rear surface of the lamina cribrosa in the OCT information. The morphological information generating unit is configured to generate morphological information indicating the morphology of the lamina cribrosa based on at least the front area and the rear area. |
| US10362938B2 |
Fundus image forming device
A fundus imaging system comprises: a reflection mirror that reflects a light beam incident on the reflection mirror after passing through a first focus so as to cause the light beam to pass through a second focus; a two-dimensional scanning unit that is disposed at a position that coincides with a position of the first focus of the reflection mirror and that reflects a light beam incident on the two-dimensional scanning unit so as to perform scanning with the light beam in two-dimensional directions; and a compensating unit that compensates for illuminance ununiformity of a light beam illuminating the retina, the illuminance ununiformity resulting from unevenness of a ratio of an angular change of a light beam emitted from the first focus during scanning of the two-dimensional scanning unit to an angular change of a light beam incident on the second focus resulting from being reflected by the reflection mirror. |
| US10362929B2 |
Imaging unit, imaging module, and endoscope
An imaging unit includes: a semiconductor package including an image sensor and a connection electrode; a circuit board including a main body including a connection land, and an attachment portion protruding on a back surface of the main body and including cable connection electrodes formed on at least two opposing side surfaces; electronic components mounted on an electronic component mounting area on the back surface; and cables electrically and mechanically connected to the cable connection electrodes of the attachment portion. The attachment portion protrudes from the main body such that a center plane of the two side surfaces is shifted from a center plane of side surfaces parallel to the two side surfaces, and at least one side surface is perpendicular to the back surface of the main body. The electronic component mounting area is arranged on the back surface of the main body side-by-side with the attachment portion. |
| US10362927B2 |
Endoscope with pannable camera
An endoscope has a pannable camera at the distal end of its insertion shaft, the pannable camera assembly being pivotable to provide a range of a field of view that can be equal to or greater than 180 degrees. A terminal light emitting element may be mounted to the camera assembly in order to illuminate the immediate field of view of the camera sensor regardless of the rotational position of the camera assembly. A fluid-carrying conduit of the insertion section may also be used to house functional components, including the camera assembly, actuation cables, a communications cable connected to the camera sensor, and/or a fiberoptic cable providing light to the light emitting element. A distal section of the endoscope handle may be rotatable relative to a proximal hand-held section of the endo scope handle, a rotary encoder being provided to convert the rotational position of the insertion shaft relative to the handle into a signal for the purpose of image orientation correction by an electronic processor. |
| US10362916B2 |
Autonomous cleaner
A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a wheel unit and a controller controlling driving of the wheel unit; a dust container accommodation part having a shape recessed toward the front from the rear thereof to be opened to the rear; a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, the dust container have a portion protruding rearward of a rear end of the cleaner body in a state in which the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a dust container cover rotatably coupled to the cleaner body to cover the dust container, wherein the dust container cover is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part in a state in which the dust container cover is disposed to cover the dust container, and a portion of the dust container cover protrudes rearward of the rear end of the cleaner body. |
| US10362914B2 |
Cleaner and control method thereof
Disclosed herein are a cleaner and a control method thereof. The control method of the cleaner includes: supplying predetermined rearrangement power to a motor for a predetermined time period; detecting a position of a rotor using a hall sensor; and supplying start-up power according to the detected position of the rotor. |
| US10362911B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A hand vacuum cleaner comprises an air flow path from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; a main body comprising a bottom, a handle, a suction motor and fan assembly and at least one battery, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation; and, an air treatment member provided on a front end of the main body, wherein the at least one battery and the suction motor and fan assembly are positioned in the air flow path downstream from the air treatment member. |
| US10362910B2 |
Hand dryer device
A hand dryer device cooperated with an airflow driver includes a first housing, a second housing, and an airflow driving unit. The first housing has a first body and a first extension portion. The second housing has a second body and a second extension portion. The second body is connected to the first body for defining an accommodating space, and the first and second extension portions together form a concave annular structure having an extension space. The airflow driving unit includes a sensor, a control module and an airflow guiding structure. The sensor is disposed on the outer surface of the first housing and/or the second housing. The sensor detects and outputs a sensing signal. The control module receives the sensing signal and outputs a control signal. The airflow guiding structure is disposed adjacent to an air outlet and extends to the extension space. |
| US10362905B1 |
Whisk and digital thermometer
The whisk and digital thermometer comprises a kitchen whisk capable of monitoring the temperature of the food that the whisk is in contact with. A temperature sensing probe extends downward from the handle of the whisk into the food and a temperature sensor within the probe may be read by electronics in the handle of the whisk. A display on the handle may report the temperature of the food. Embodiments may comprise a voice synthesis unit and sound transducer to allow the whisk to audibly report the monitored temperature. Embodiments may comprise a wireless transceiver that allows the whisk to report the monitored temperature to an earpiece worn by a cook at a remote location, such as at another kitchen work area. |
| US10362902B2 |
Hand-shield for cookware and kitchen utensils
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to make the process of cooking safer, specifically cooking on hot burners or cooking with hot liquids such as oil. Presented methods and devices in accordance with the present disclosure generally comprise shields that may be temporarily or permanently attached to the body or the handle of cookware or utensils to protect a user's hand from convective and/or radiative heat and from hot liquid splash. |
| US10362892B2 |
System and apparatus for regulating flow rate in an espresso machine
Embodiments are directed towards regulating flow rate in an espresso machine, during a multi-phase brewing process which includes a pre-brew and an extraction phase. During the pre-brew phase, coffee grounds are slowly pre-wetted and/or out-gassed with a first volume of water delivered at a first flow rate. During the extraction phase, a second volume of water is delivered, at a second flow rate, to extract espresso, where the second volume is delivered at a generally greater pressure than the first volume. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate. The flow rates, volumes, and pressures are regulated by the espresso machine, which includes a flow rate regulation assembly that comprises first and second flow paths and first and second valves. Baristas may vary the flow rate, volume, and pressure of water throughout the brewing process by opening, closing, or otherwise adjusting at least one of the valves. |
| US10362890B2 |
Method for simultaneously peeling and cutting cooked vegetables
A system, method and device for cutting and peeling a root vegetable. The system includes a frame to receive a cooked root vegetable, a surface slidably connected to the frame to move linearly and reciprocally along at least a portion of the length of the frame, a wire assembly fixed to the frame and oriented perpendicular to the movement of the surface, and power to enable the surface to move toward the wire assembly. When the surface is activated, it moves the vegetable through the wire assembly which simultaneously cuts and removes the skin therefrom. |
| US10362885B2 |
Devices and methods to protect neonates during bed-sharing and co-sleeping
This disclosure provides designs for inexpensive devices that can be sturdy, pleasing to the eye, light in weight, and attractively padded, to form an enclosure around an infant or neonate that is open at its bottom. These devices protect neonates from injury during bed-sharing or co-sleeping with other individuals. These enclosures can include single or multiple roll-over bars to protect infants and neonates from being injured or asphyxiated by weight of a co-sleeper inadvertently moving on top of a roll-over bar. Devices can be shaped to allow for easy placement and removal of the infant, or to place the enclosure with the respective roll-over bar(s) over an infant. Roll-over bar(s) can be/hinged or intercalated with pivots to deflect frame base portions when an infant body part finds itself accidentally caught under them. The rotation can be limited to an angle that still allows for the roll-over bar to be above an infant's body when frame base portion(s) are raised above the sleeping surface by the pressure and forces exerted on a roll-over bar when a co-sleeper inadvertently moves over a roll-over bar. |
| US10362881B2 |
Collapsible, folding mattress support with a headboard and a footboard that fold out
A foldable mattress support includes a headboard, a central hinge portion and first and second portions of a bedboard frame. The first and second portions are pivotally attached to the central hinge. A longer first strut is pivotally attached at a first location to a side bar of the first portion and at a third location to a post of the headboard. A shorter second strut is pivotally attached at a second location to the side bar and at a fourth location to the post. The second location is closer to the head end of the first portion than is the first location, and the fourth location is closer to the top of the post than is the third location. The struts rotate the headboard from an unfolded state that is perpendicular to the first portion down to being parallel and adjacent to the first portion in a collapsed state. |
| US10362878B2 |
Foldable sofa-bed
A seating unit that includes a foldable bed includes: a base with an internal cavity; a foldable bed that includes separate and distinct head, intermediate and seat sections; and a bed folding mechanism. In a folded position, the intermediate and seat sections are generally horizontally disposed and positioned in vertically stacked relationship, and the head section is generally vertically disposed and positioned adjacent a rear portion of the base, with an outer surface of a cushion of the head section forming the rear surface of the seating unit, and in an unfolded position, the head, intermediate and seat sections are generally horizontally disposed and in serial alignment with each other. The bed folding mechanism is attached to the base and the head, intermediate and seat sections and controls the movement of the bed between the folded and unfolded positions. |
| US10362877B2 |
Cushion with supporting frame for upholstered furniture
A cushion (1) whose configuration can be varied is constituted by a cushion element (10) inside which there is a fixed frame (20), which covers a lower section (13) of said cushion element (10), and two movable frames (25A), (25B), symmetrical, hinged above said fixed frame (20) and adapted to be comprised within an upper section (14) of the cushion element (10) itself. The movable frames (25 A), (25B) can swing up to 180° independently of one another, for aligning a respective portion (14A), (14B) of said upper section (14) from an external horizontal position (HE) to an internal horizontal position (HI), passing through a vertical neutral position (N) in which the same portion (14A), (14B) is substantially aligned with said lower section (13). In a sofa (D) or an armchair (P) in which the backrest (100) and the armrests (110) are defined by respective cushions (1), many possible configurations of the same are possible, in order to offer maximum seating comfort. |
| US10362876B2 |
Chair
A chair (1) includes an installation base (10), a leg column (11) supported by the installation base (10) in a tiltable manner, a seat body (12) supported on an upper part of the leg column (11), an elastic member (19) which urges the leg column (11) to an initial tilted posture, and a coming-off restriction member (22) which restricts coming-off of the leg column (11) from the installation base (10). On a support wall (16) of the installation base (10) having an insertion hole (20) through which part of the coming-off restriction member (22) is inserted, a slide guide (21) coming into slidable contact with a slide guide (21) at a peripheral edge portion of a lower surface side of the insertion hole (20) is provided. The coming-off restriction member (22) has an upwardly protruding spherical guide surface (23) which is slidably brought into contact with the slide guide (21) below the insertion hole (20). |
| US10362874B2 |
Seating device
A seating device includes a base and a seat post extending from the base. The seat post has a first end adjacent the base, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The seating device further includes a seat supported by the seat post above the base and a first rocking assembly coupled to the base and the first end of the seat post. The first rocking assembly is operable to angularly displace the seat post relative to the base. The seating device further includes a second rocking assembly coupled to the seat and the second end of the seat post. The second rocking assembly is operable to angularly displace the seat relative to the seat post. |
| US10362872B1 |
Folding drawer for cabinet
A folding drawer includes a bottom board; two side panels each including a slide and an L-shaped positioning member on a top of a rear end; a rear panel including two U-shaped grooves on two sides respectively, and two flexible projections each adjacent to the U-shaped groove wherein the L-shaped positioning member is configured to dispose in the U-shaped groove; a front panel; a first hinge on a joining portion of a rear surface of the rear panel and a bottom of the bottom board, a second hinge on a joining portion of an inner surface of one side panel and a top of the bottom board, and a third hinge on a joining portion of an inner surface of the other side panel and the top of the bottom board. |
| US10362870B1 |
Universal drawer slide
A universal drawer slide is described. The drawer slide includes an outer slide member and an inner slide member that are configured to move between a closed position and an extended position. A lever is pivotally mounted to a front portion of the inner slide member. A cam mounts to the outer side member in at least a first position and a second position. An engaging end of the lever engages with the cam in either the first position or the second position. |
| US10362868B2 |
Compact broom and dust mop storage rack
A free standing, or wall mounted narrow storage rack composed of two side panels, and three horizontal panels created primarily for storage of brooms, dust mops and similar shaped items by the handle or shaft vertically in narrow spaces preventing contact with the wall and allowing easy access or retrieval thru the top, side or front. |
| US10362867B2 |
Pillow rack
A foldable rack for storing pillows comprising a first and second frame member being generally planar and rectangular, each frame member including: (a) an upper end and a lower end defining a length; (b) opposing lateral sides connecting the upper end and the lower end defining a width; (c) a plurality of spaced apart rods extending from the upper end to the lower end, each rod having a hub disposed at a central portion, each hub having an axial bore therethrough, each axial bore in registry; and (d) a pin being received in the axial bore extending through each hub of each rod. The rack folds about the pin in a scissor-like fashion between a first not in use position where the first and second frame members fold into juxtaposed position and a second in use position where the first and second frame members intersect to form an X shape. |
| US10362859B2 |
Oral care system and method
An oral care system includes a toothbrush having a head and a handle, a reservoir containing an oral care material, and an applicator in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing the oral care material from the reservoir. A cover is mounted on the toothbrush and movable from a closed position covering the applicator to an open position exposing the applicator. In the open position, a user may dispense and apply the oral care material to an oral surface. The applicator may take various forms including a porous pad or roller(s). In one embodiment, the cover may be mounted on the handle of the toothbrush. |
| US10362854B2 |
Bottle, retaining device and associated elements for carrying containers and other items
An improved bottle, retaining device and associated elements for carrying items is disclosed. The retaining device is adapted for holding a container (or containers) or other items; the retaining device being adapted to affix the container by way of the retaining device to a person or a personal item so ready access is provided for the held container/item. |
| US10362853B2 |
Swivel lip applicator
An applicator and dispensing device adapted to enclose a solid product within a holder which is enclosed by an outer shell. The outer shell can rotate relative to the holder via a hinge and then push a support cup that contains the product along a channel and through an orifice in the holder, thus exposing the product for use. In an embodiment, the holder contains an indentation or hole that locks with a corresponding peg located the outer shell when closed. In an embodiment, the holder and outer shell are prevented from moving longitudinally relative to one another by virtue of configuring the lower position of the guideway such that it beneficially locks with the guide when the device is in a closed position. |
| US10362850B2 |
Dye-free nail varnish compositions and methods thereof
A dye-free nail varnish that is used alone or with a stamp to generate a colored coating under incident white light is presented. The nail varnish includes photonic particles and/or block copolymers that can self-assemble to provide a structurally colored coating. The stamp presents a pattern of repeating nanostructures that can be transferred by imprinting the stamp on a coating of a dye-free nail varnish, thereby providing a structurally colored nail varnish coating. Thus, the nail varnish and stamp, independently or together, provide structurally colored coatings without the use of dyes or pigments. |
| US10362849B2 |
Lice and nit removal tool and method
A lice removing apparatus and method of using it are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible fabric sheet having a pair of pockets defined on a first side of the sheet adjacent opposite ends of the sheet. A second side of the sheet includes a plurality of projections, or other physically coarse material, that strip nits from a person's hair when passed there over. A user inserts his fingers and thumb into the pockets, folds the sheet around a lock of hair, and runs the sheet along the length of the hair while squeezing the folded sheet into constant contact with the hair. Thereafter, the sheet is discarded and a new one is used for cleaning a subsequent lock of hair. The sheets may be stored in a contained in a manner that provides easy access for grasping the sheet and removing it from the container with one hand. |
| US10362848B1 |
Universal no-slip hairpin
A universal hairpin with a no-slip flocked coating is provided. The legs of the hairpin are covered with flocked coating of various heights for providing no-slip effect for a particular hair type. A hairpin has an interface for attaching a replaceable charm. The interface may use a screw tip, a Velcro™ lock, a clip, a clamp, a ring, a magnet, etc. The universal hairpin may have detachable tips of various shapes for different hair types or different types of hairstyles. The universal hairpin may have an asymmetric shape for more convenient use by a hairstylist and for providing enhanced in-hair hold. |
| US10362847B1 |
Lens for protective case
A protective case for an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The protective case including a lens assembly that comprises a transparent lens and a water-resistant membrane attached to the transparent lens and configured to cover the microphone of the installed electronic device. The transparent lens has a first side configured to face the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case and a second side opposite the first side. A first portion of the first side and a second portion of the second side are each coated with a light-blocking material. The first portion has an area greater than an area of the second portion. |
| US10362845B2 |
Three component binder clip for use in personal accessory designs
A clip suitable for holding money, credit cards and document is described. The clip includes features that enable use of decorative leather, cloth, rubber, polyester or polyurethane covers that can be interchanged and conceal the inner, typical metal, workings of the clip. The clip further includes features that allow control of positioning of the lever arms of the clip for ease of use as a money clip and expansion of the use as a stand for electronic devices. |
| US10362844B2 |
Movable decorative elements
A movable decorative element, intended to be freely rotated and translated between two walls (5, 6) whose inner faces are parallel to each other, at least one of which is transparent, includes a precious or semi-precious stone (2) mounted in a socket (1). The socket (1) includes a closed bottom (4) whose outer face is bulged to promote the rotation of the decorative element when this bulged outer face (7) is applied against the inner face of one of said walls, and an open outer (7) opposite to the bottom (4) which is flush with or which protrudes relative to the stone (2) to form a bearing surface against the other of said walls (5, 6) when the decorative element is disposed between the two walls. The precious or semi-precious stone (2) is held in its socket (1) by a plurality of arms (3) which extend above a body (8) of the socket (1) and which crimp the stone (2), these arms (3) leaving, therebetween and above the body (8) of the socket (1), lateral openings (9) letting appear the flanks of the stone (2) between the arms (3), and said bearing surface is constituted by the free ends of said arms (3) in the form of separate contact areas spaced from each other around the periphery of the open outer face (7) of the socket (1). |
| US10362843B2 |
Gemstone and method for cutting the same
A gemstone is provided that has an improved brilliance, especially at the crown portion of the gemstone. The gemstone has a crown angle that is less than an ideal cut round diamond and, preferably the crown angle is less than 27 degrees. By reducing the crown angle of the gemstone, light entering one end of the crown portion may exit the opposite end of the gemstone. In addition, reducing the crown angle reduces the mass necessary for the gemstone. As a result, the gemstone has a width or diameter that corresponds to a larger mass gemstone that is cut according to conventional ideal proportions. |
| US10362842B2 |
Variable magnetic configuration for jewelry
An article of jewelry having a chain that is comprised substantially of non-magnetizable links, but having one or more magnetizable links in designated locations in the chain, and having ornamentation on the chain, wherein magnets are placed behind the ornamentation, and wherein the magnets can be placed at various magnetizable links allowing for the creation of a variety of self-contained variable configurations of the article of jewelry. |
| US10362838B2 |
Hook and eye fastener
A hook and eye fastener for securing two pieces of a garment together includes a hook part for mounting on one of the pieces and an eye part for mounting on of the other of the pieces. The eye part comprises a frame having an open mouth defined by a circumferential lip. The lip has a pair of slots formed therein. The hook part comprises a body and arm. The arm comprises an inner portion connected to the body and an outer portion connected to inner portion. A plurality of ribs are provided along the rear surface of the inner portion and a pair of divider walls are provided along the front surface of the inner portion, nestled below the outer portion. The divider walls project forwardly for location in the slots of the lip. The fastener is relatively slim, easy to use, and capable of withstanding high tensile forces. |
| US10362835B2 |
Strobel lasted injected footwear
Port-injection footwear is provided. In one example, port-injection footwear is provided including a footwear-structure bag encompassing an injected filler material, such as foam. A strobel sock made of stretchable material may be integrated into an insole region of the footwear-structure bag. The port-injection footwear further may include a foam barrier disposed adjacent to the footwear-structure bag to retain the injected foam within the bag during injection. An outsole may be directly coupled to the footwear-structure bag forming a base of the footwear article. In other examples, the port-injection footwear may include a footwear-structure bag having an injection port, an injected foam retained in the footwear-structure bag, where the injected foam was injected through the injection port, and a port cap positioned at the injection port of the footwear-structure bag. |
| US10362832B2 |
Decoupled foot stabilizer system
An article of footwear includes a decoupled foot stabilizer system. The foot stabilizer system is decoupled from a midfoot region of the article of footwear. The foot stabilizer system includes a plurality of strap members. The foot stabilizer system may optionally include a bootie. The plurality of strap members extend underneath a portion of a foot of a wearer. The plurality of strap members are configured to receive a lace at one end. A lace running through the ends of the strap members pulls on the strap members when the lace is tightened and causes the foot stabilizer system to conform to the wearer's foot. |
| US10362830B2 |
Pain reducing footwear and systems and methods for using same
A footwear and systems for reducing foot pain or discomfort. An article of footwear includes: an upper; a sole, at least one vibration device disposed within the upper, the vibration device including at least one vibrational element capable of delivering vibrations to a user of the footwear; a controller communicatively connected to the vibration device and configured to control operation of the one or more vibration devices based on instructions regarding operation of the vibration device; and a control unit communicatively connected to the controller and configured to transmit instructions regarding the operation of the vibration device to the controller. Methods for reducing pain and discomfort are provided using the footwear, devices and systems. |
| US10362826B2 |
Hat and hat brim length adjusting method
A hat and a hat brim length adjusting method are provided to solve the problem that the hat brim length of the existing sunscreen hats cannot be adjusted in real time. The present hat includes a hat body and a hat brim which is retractable in length; the hat further includes a power supply, an adjustment unit and a detection unit; wherein the detection unit is used for detecting relations between a position of the sun and a position of a wearer's face in real time; and the adjustment unit is used for adjusting a length of the hat brim according to the detection result. The hat brim length of the present hat is adjustable, so that the hat not only can block the sun for the wearer but also can provide a good sight angle for the wearer. |
| US10362825B2 |
Rotatable brim cap with stabilized track transition interface
A cap includes an elongate track that extends along the lower edge of the crown has opposing free ends or edges when formed along a generally circular path. A slide, connected to the brim, can slide along the track. A pin or wire aligns the opposing edges of the track when brought into abutment to form an interface parting line. One or more tapes extend across the interface parting line to prevent relative movements of the opposing edges about the pin or wire thereby fixing and stabilizing the opposing edges at the interface parting line to maintain alignment and eliminate discontinuities at the opposing edges to insure smooth movements of the brim independently of the position of said brim along the track. |
| US10362823B1 |
Eyelash extension case
An eyelash extension case includes an enclosure body defining an internal region for storage of one or more eyelash extensions, and a lid operative to cover the internal region in a closed state and open to allow access to the internal region in an open state. Internal wall surfaces of the internal region form a floor, and one or more eyelash extension retaining features. Each eyelash extension retaining feature includes a protrusion that extends outward from the floor toward the lid along an axis. Each protrusion has curved wall surfaces that transition into the floor, and each protrusion further has curved wall surfaces that define an outer profile of the protrusion surrounding the axis. At least a portion of each protrusion is formed from a self-adhesive super-gel material that is relatively sticky to retain one or more eyelash extensions. |
| US10362819B2 |
Low-profile edge pocket
An article having a panel secured between two layers of a trim piece and having a pocket affixed to a zipper, where a first zipper tape is affixed to the panel, and a second zipper tape is secured between the two layers of the trim piece such that the pocket is in communication with an incised opening in the panel is provided. The panel may be secured between the two layers of the trim piece at a first edge, and the incised opening may be formed proximate to the first edge such that the article comprises a pocket presented proximate to the trim piece. The present invention further comprises a method of manufacturing the article including a pocket presented proximate to the trim piece. |
| US10362816B1 |
Expandable headband
An expandable headband includes an elongated, pleated-fabric cover having two opposing ends, a front edge and a rear edge. The two opposing ends are interconnected with an elastomeric strap for securing the cover over the head as with a conventional headband. To form a sun visor, a wearer pulls an extendable support rod at the front edge to expand the cover beyond the forehead. |
| US10362813B2 |
Athletic band with removable module
A band includes a tubular body defining a central passage, where the tubular body is configured to be worn on a user's body such that a portion of the user's body is received in the central passage, and a housing formed of a polymer material and connected to the tubular body. The housing defines a cavity and an access opening providing access to the cavity, and the housing is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. The housing further includes a slot in communication with the cavity, with the slot configured to permit passage of moisture away from the housing. The sides of the tubular body may also define a slope that is from 0-0.75. |
| US10362811B2 |
Sock with support assemblage
The present invention relates generally to a sock having one or more support assemblages for providing structural support to one or more regions of the foot of the wearer. In some exemplary embodiments, a support assemblage may be an arch support assemblage that is adapted to cover an arch of the foot. In some exemplary embodiments, a support assemblage may be an Achilles support assemblage that is adapted to cover the Achilles tendon of the foot. In some exemplary embodiments, a support assemblage may be an ankle support assemblage that is adapted to cover a portion of the ankle of the foot. In some exemplary embodiments, the sock may comprise multiple support assemblages to provide structural support to different regions of the foot of the wearer. Typically, a support assemblage will have an elasticity coefficient that is lower than an elasticity coefficient of the other areas of the sock. |
| US10362809B2 |
Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials
The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components. |
| US10362806B2 |
Electronic vaping device and components thereof
A liquid reservoir component of an electronic vaping device includes an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction, an air inlet, and a vapor outlet. An inner tube is within the outer casing defining a central air passage communicates with the inlet and the outlet. A liquid reservoir is in an annular space between the outer casing and the inner tube. A susceptor is adjacent the central air passage, and a wick is in communication with the liquid reservoir and in thermal communication with the susceptor such that the susceptor is operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material and form a vapor in the central air passage. The liquid reservoir component is configured to connect with a power supply component such that an induction source is operable to generate an inductive field to heat the susceptor when powered by the power source. |
| US10362804B2 |
Aerosol-generating device with sealed compartment
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing defining at least one internal compartment. The housing may be waterproof. The aerosol-generating device may further include a power supply, an electric heater, and/or a haptic feedback device. Each of the power supply, electric heater, and/or haptic feedback device may be positioned within one or more of the at least one internal compartment. |
| US10362803B2 |
Electronic vaporizer having reduced particle size
A two-stage atomizer having a primary heating element and a secondary heating element. The primary heating element heats a fluid to generate an aerosol with a given average particle size. The secondary heating element reheats the aerosol from the first heating element to produce a final aerosol having a reduced average particle size. The two-stage atomizer is configured to operate with an electronic vaporizer device having a power source and control electronics. |
| US10362802B2 |
Burning type heat source, flavor inhaler, and manufacturing method of burning type heat source
A manufacturing method of a burning type heat source extending along a first direction from an ignition end toward a non-ignition end. The burning type heat source (50) has a single longitudinal hollow (51) extending along the first direction (D1). The longitudinal hollow (51) includes: a first hollow (51A) having a first cross section area; and a second hollow (51B) having a second cross section area smaller than the first cross section area. The first cross section area of the first hollow (51A) is 1.77 mm2 or more. |
| US10362801B2 |
Wrapping paper having transparent regions
The invention relates to a wrapping paper for smoking articles that contains pulp fibers and at least one acid-soluble filler, the content of acid-soluble filler being at least 10 wt % relative to the entire mass of the wrapping paper, and the wrapping paper having portions with a lower transparency and portions with a higher transparency. |
| US10362799B2 |
Device for separating stalks of fruits grouped in bunches and method for separating stalks of fruits grouped in bunches
A device comprises a fruit reception compartment, a fruit suction area, a liquid suction area comprising an orifice, and a narrowing which feeds into a channel, with a water flow between the narrowing and the channel, and the channel defining part of a pipe configured to carry impelled liquid inside the channel. A method comprises supplying a mixture of fruits in bunches and liquid, moving the mixture to a fruit suction area through a suction entrance, aspirating and injecting liquid through the channel, generating a depression which drags the mixture towards the narrowing, and generating turbulence which separates stalks from the fruit and extracts the separated fruit. |
| US10362795B2 |
Collapsible food preparation device
The present example embodiments relate to food preparation devices using natural flowing and/or fan driven circulating air, and details for the construction thereof. Example embodiments are shown, which may be reduced in size and volume by the user. Example embodiments are shown which utilize natural convection airflow. Example embodiments are also shown which utilize fan driven air which flows in alternating directions. |
| US10362794B2 |
Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to isolated thraustochytrid microorganisms as well as strains and mutants thereof. The invention is further directed to biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, cultures, methods of producing microbial oils, and methods of using the isolated thraustochytrids, biomasses, and microbial oils. |
| US10362793B2 |
Mung bean protein composition
The present invention aims at providing a mung bean protein composition keeping a good color tone even after subjected to a heat treatment step for sterilization. The present invention provides a heat-treated mung bean protein composition wherein a measurement value according to the Folin-Denis method is 1.39% by weight or less in terms of gallic acid on a dry matter basis. |
| US10362791B2 |
Air drying plant and method for air drying cut-up food
The present invention relates to an air-drying plant for air drying cut-up food. The proposed plant consists of a conveyor (10) for cut-up food (1) defining a conveying surface (11), a plurality of blowing conduits (20) with blowing openings (21) channeling a treated airflow at a speed of treatment with a controlled temperature comprised between 4° C. and 60° C. and a controlled humidity; wherein the conveyor includes air treatment segments (12) with conveying surfaces (11) facing and adjacent to said blowing openings (21), said treated airflow being channeled against said conveying surface (11) in an upward or downward direction; and wherein the conveyor (10) also includes idle segments (13) intercalated between said air treatment segments (12), the conveying surface (11) of which is not facing the blowing openings (21), nor is it subjected to an airflow. |
| US10362789B2 |
Method for controlling pests
To provide a method which shows excellent effects in controlling pests in a field of soybean, corn or cotton.A method for controlling weeds in a field of soybean, corn or cotton, wherein the field of soybean, corn or cotton is treated with at least one PPO-inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, saflufenacil, oxyfluorfen, fomesafen-sodium, and the compound of the formula (I): before, at or after seeding with a seed of soybean, corn or cotton treated with one or more nematicides. |
| US10362787B2 |
Method for propagating microorganisms within plant bioreactors and stably storing microorganisms within agricultural seeds
The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes. |
| US10362784B2 |
Compositions and methods for forming stable, liquid metal oxide/hydroxide formulations
Dry mixtures and liquid formulations are provided that comprise metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide nanocrystalline particles. The dry mixtures are advantageously formulated with select surfactants to be readily solubilized and stable in liquid carriers. Additional select components are provided in preferred combinations that are capable of achieving improved biocidal and chemical agent efficacy. Notably, the inventive formulations provided herein allow for easier delivery of the formulations and increased shelf stability. |
| US10362781B2 |
Methods of controlling the breeding behavior of butterflies
Methods of controlling the feeding and/or breeding behavior of a target insect are disclosed in which a host plant is provided a substantial distance from a plant of interest, chemical attractant that induces the target insect to lay eggs on the host plant is applied to the host plant, application of the chemical attractant to the host plant is repeated as required to induce residual target-insect populations to lay eggs on the host plant, and wherein the behavior is controlled when a substantial number of offspring belonging to subsequent generations themselves mature and display a preference for laying eggs on the same type of host plant on which they were reared without further application of the chemical attractant is provided. Also disclosed are methods of deterring target insect feeding and breeding on plants of interest by applying toxic plant extract to the plants of interest. |
| US10362780B2 |
Oxygen supply for organ perfusion systems
A perfusion system for the perfusion of an organ comprises a perfusion fluid circuit (16) for circulating perfusion fluid through the organ, oxygenation means (14) for adding oxygen into the perfusion fluid, and an oxygen supply arranged to supply oxygen to the oxygenation means. The oxygen supply comprises an oxygen concentrator. |
| US10362778B2 |
System and device to prevent wildfire damage
A wildlife damage prevention device and system are provided. The wildlife damage prevention system includes a wildlife deterrence unit and one or more sensor devices associated with the wildlife deterrence unit. The wildlife deterrence unit includes an inflatable device and a base unit. The one or more sensor devices are separate from the wildlife deterrence unit and distributed around a geographic region a user intends to protect from wildlife. The one or more sensor devices sense motion, and upon sensing motion, send a signal to a receiver at the base unit. The receiver activates a blower and/or a light also at the base unit. The blower inflates the inflatable device, and the light illuminates the inflatable device. |
| US10362774B2 |
Fishing leader with multi-layered crimp sleeve
A crimp sleeve for joining a loop of a fishing leader is disclosed. The crimp sleeve consists of an outer compressible and permanently deformable layer which is hard and resistant, and an inner softer layer, which conforms to the leader upon application. The multi-layered structure of the crimp sleeve allows for secure fixation without the risk of breakage or slippage of the connection. The main application of the crimp sleeve is primarily for fishing leaders having a looped end, but can be applied to other areas where two or more sections of wire or line need to be secured to each other by crimping. |
| US10362773B2 |
Automatic retractable float
The invention relates to an automatic retractable float for use with a crab net including a body which floats in water and an automatic retraction and extension mechanism for automatically extending and retracting line from the body. In use the line is attached to the crab net, the crab net deployed and the body floats when in water towards the surface of the water. The automatic extension and retraction mechanism causes the line to be extended and retracted between the body on the surface of the water and the crab net, substantially keeping the line taut to help prevent tangling. The invention also relates to a method of use. |
| US10362772B2 |
Method and system for breeding insects, using a plurality of individual crates
A method and system for breeding insects, using a plurality of individual crates, wherein at least a portion of each crate is filled with a substrate, containing feed stock, and immature phases of insects. Also provided is a climate area housing the crates that has an aeration system. A conveyor system is included in the system for retrieving crates from the climate area and for returning same thereto. An observation system for obtaining observations, including data and measurements, and downstream thereof a feedstock supply station are arranged along the conveyor system. The method includes steps of aerating the substrate and the immature phases of insects with the aeration system, when in the climate area; periodically retrieving at least one individual crate of the plurality of crates by the conveyor system from the climate area and passing it to the observation system; obtaining an observation of the substrate and the immature phases of insects in the at least one retrieved crate; and interpreting the observation of a retrieved individual crate and determining one of a requirement for adding an amount of supplementary feed stock, and a reason to withdraw the insects from further breeding for harvesting or discarding from further breeding. The method and system are further arranged for returning the retrieved individual crate to the climate area via the feedstock supply station, when a required amount of supplementary feedstock has been determined, and transferring the retrieved individual crate to one of an area for harvesting and an area for discarding, when a reason for withdrawal has been determined. The steps of the method are repeated for as long as at least one of the plurality of crates remains in the climate area. |
| US10362767B2 |
Retractable safety leash
A safety leash comprises a wrist mount body, a cord supported by the wrist mount body, a biased engaged brake for braking the cord, and a brake release. |
| US10362762B2 |
Pet waste collection and disposal apparatus
An automated pet waste collection and disposal apparatus is presented herein. The apparatus includes automated closing door, pivotal at or near the bottom, such that the door can be disposed in an open, extended position and closed, substantially vertically oriented position. When the door is open and/or extended, the top portion thereof defines a main collection surface designed to act as a surface upon which a pet may leave its waste. A movable nozzle assembly is disposed on the interior of the apparatus and is used to spray water or fluid upon the main collection surface for cleaning. The nozzle assembly moves in a manner to spray the entire or a substantial portion of the main collection surface of the door. |
| US10362761B2 |
Animal enclosure
An animal enclosure may include a planar floor having a first and a second side. Walls may be attached to the second side of the planar floor in proximity to edges of the planar floor, and a plurality of joists between the walls supporting the planar floor. A first flange portion may cover a portion of the planar floor and a second flange portion may cover a portion of a wall. A corner flange may extend a perimeter of the floor and the walls to resist wear and fluid damage. A raised animal bed may be disposed above the floor and a drain for hygienic purposes. A layer of elastomeric material is disposed over the planar floor, corner flange, and walls. Fence segments each have a frame attached to the plurality of walls to enclose an animal. |
| US10362760B2 |
Robot and method for milking a cow by this robot
A milking robot includes a movable arm having a first end that couples to a frame and a free extremity at a second end that extends telescopically in a longitudinal direction. The milking robot further includes at least one gripper coupled to the free extremity of the movable arm at the second end, wherein the gripper is extendable away from the movable arm in the longitudinal direction based at least in part upon the telescopic extension of the free extremity. |
| US10362759B2 |
Milking box with robotic attacher
A system comprises a milking box, a robotic attacher, a sensor, and a controller. The milking box has a stall to accommodate a dairy livestock. The stall comprises a first exit gate on a first side of the stall leading to a first sorting region and a second exit gate on a second side of the stall leading to a second sorting region. The robotic attacher extends from the rear between the hind legs of the dairy livestock. The sensor identifies the dairy livestock within the milking box stall. The controller selects and opens the first exit gate or the second exit gate based at least in part upon the identity of the dairy livestock. |
| US10362750B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01071570
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01071570. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01071570. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01071570 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01071570 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10362749B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01071780
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01071780. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01071780. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01071780 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01071780 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10362744B2 |
Lettuce variety 45-246 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-246 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-246 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-246 RZ. |
| US10362740B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
In the present invention, the pressure reducing flow path reduces the pressure of an irrigation liquid, and guides the irrigation liquid to the flow-rate decreasing part. The bypass flow path guides the irrigation liquid to the flow path opening/closing part in a state where the pressure of the irrigation liquid is maintained at a pressure higher than that of the irrigation liquid that has passed through the pressure reducing flow path. When the pressure of the irrigation liquid is lower than a first pressure, the irrigation liquid passes through the pressure reducing flow path and the bypass flow path to be guided to the discharge part. When the pressure of the irrigation liquid is a second pressure or higher, the irrigation liquid passes through the pressure reducing flow path to be guided to the discharge part. |
| US10362735B2 |
Harvesting attachment for a harvester
A harvesting attachment for a harvester comprises a frame which includes a rear wall and a base wall. The frame is formed as an extrusion profile. |
| US10362730B2 |
Quick change lawn mower blades
A mower blade assembly attaches to a rotatable spindle and includes a mounting plate which defines a first pin aperture. The mounting plate and a retaining plate are attached to the rotatable spindle. The retaining plate defines a second pin aperture. A movable pin plate comprises a pin. A blade is selectively attachable to the mounting plate. The blade defines a retaining plate aperture and a third pin aperture. A biasing member urges the movable pin plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The pin is engageable with the pin apertures for mounting and retaining the cutting blade to the mounting plate. The blade is attached by moving the blade over the retaining plate aperture, urging the movable pin plate to the disengaged position, rotating the blade, and releasing the movable pin plate. Another embodiment includes a force finger. |
| US10362727B2 |
Flow control insert for an agricultural metering system
A flow control insert for an agricultural metering system includes a body configured to couple the flow control insert to a housing of the agricultural metering system. The flow control insert also includes a shoulder extending from the body. The shoulder is configured to engage a channel in a meter roller to control flow of particulate material within the channel along a rotational direction of the meter roller. |
| US10368469B1 |
Pre-heating supply air for IT equipment by utilizing transport vehicle residual heat
A velocity cooled (VC) mobile data center (MDC) utilizes exhaust/residual heat to preheat cooling air. The MDC includes a volumetric container with heat generating information technology (IT) equipment positioned therein, having a minimum operating temperature. The MDC includes a ram air based cooling subsystem that provides a flow of outside cooling air to cool the IT equipment when the MDC is mobile. An engine of the transport vehicle connected to the container generates exhaust/residual heat during operation. The MDC includes an exhaust heat re-routing subsystem, fluidly coupled to the container, and which channels the exhaust heat from the transport vehicle engine towards the container to provide additional heating of ingested ram air to bring the ambient temperature of the IT equipment up to within the specific range of operating temperatures, above the minimum operating temperature. A flow control mechanism selectively opened or closed to direct the exhaust heat flow. |
| US10368467B2 |
System and method for data center heat containment
The disclosed system may include a group of information technology racks, where (1) each of the information technology racks stores information technology device modules, (2) the group of information technology racks are arranged such that interior faces of the information technology racks define a vertical column of space enclosed by the group of information technology racks, and (3) the information technology racks ventilate air heated by the information technology device modules from the interior faces of the information technology racks into the vertical column of space such that the heated air is contained within the vertical column of space. |
| US10368462B2 |
Secure tablet mount
A tablet support includes a backing member and a faceplate connected to the backing member to at least partially define a housing configured to receive a tablet. A bracket is configured to retain the tablet in the housing. The housing includes a first connecting feature and the bracket includes a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature. Adjustment of one of the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature determines the relative position of the tablet in the housing. |
| US10368461B2 |
System for electrical connection of printed circuit boards and backplanes in server enclosure
Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for reducing or eliminating gaps between the tips of male pins and the bottoms of corresponding female sockets of interfaced connectors (e.g., daughtercard and backplane connectors) of a computing module and a backplane of a server enclosure under a variety of differing mechanical tolerances in the lengths of the server enclosure and the computing module (e.g., along a dimension that is parallel to the longitudinal axes of the male pins and female sockets). The disclosed utilities allow for increased signal quality and data rates through interfaced connectors while reducing strain on the PCB, solder joints, and the like during the interfacing of the connectors. |
| US10368458B2 |
Rail-mounted control system with improved mounting
A control system includes a module assembly with a base. The base can be configured for engagement with at least one module having electronic circuitry disposed therein or other electronic device. The base includes at least one latching assembly with a lever operable to move a shuttle coupled to the lever to releasably engage the base with an elongated mounting rail. |
| US10368456B2 |
Low closure force gasket
A clamshell housing includes a first housing part defining having a first interface edge and a first rib that protrudes from the first interface edge, and a second housing part having a second interface edge and a second rib that protrudes from the second interface edge. An elastomeric gasket is interposed between the first interface edge and the second interface edge. The gasket has a first groove configured to receive the first rib and a second groove configured to receive the second rib. The first rib is configured to form a seal with the first groove, and the second rib is configured to form a seal with the second groove. |
| US10368449B2 |
Anisotropic conductive film and method of producing the same
An anisotropic conductive film including conductive particles arranged uniformly in a single layer and capable of supporting fine-pitch connection is produced by: drying a coating film of a particle dispersion in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dilute solution of a thermoplastic resin that forms a coating after drying, whereby a conductive particle-containing layer is formed in which the coated conductive particles coated with the dried coating of the dilute solution of the thermoplastic resin and arranged in a single layer stick to the dried coating film; and laminating an insulating resin layer onto the conductive particle-containing layer. |
| US10368448B2 |
Method of manufacturing a component carrier
A method of manufacturing a component carrier, wherein the method comprises mounting a known-good component on or spaced with regard to a first known-good component carrier block, thereafter forming an electrically conductive connection structure on and/or in and/or spaced with regard to the first component carrier block, and embedding the component between the first component carrier block and a second known-good component carrier block. |
| US10368443B2 |
Connection body, method for manufacturing connection body, and method for inspecting same
A connection body for which a determination of the pass/fail of the electrical continuity can be made by an indentation inspection and in which conduction reliability is ensured. |
| US10368439B2 |
Assembly architecture employing organic support for compact and improved assembly throughput
An apparatus including a substrate including a first side and an opposite second side; at least one first circuit device on the first side of the substrate, at least one second device on the second side of the substrate; and a support on the second side of the substrate, the support including interconnections connected to the at least one first and second circuit device, the support having a thickness dimension operable to define a dimension from the substrate greater than a thickness dimension of the at least one second circuit device. A method including disposing at least one first circuit component on a first side of a substrate; disposing at least one second circuit component on a second side of the substrate; and coupling a support to the substrate, the substrate defining a dimension from the substrate greater than a thickness dimension of the at least one second circuit component. |
| US10368438B2 |
Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing the same
A printed wiring board includes a laminated base material including an insulating layer and a conductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a solder resist layer laminated on the laminated material and including photosensitive resin. The resist layer has surface portion and portion in contact with the laminated material, the conductor layer has pattern including conductor pads in contact with the resist layer such that the pads are positioned in openings in the resist layer, and the resist layer satisfies a first condition that a chemical species derived from a photopolymerization initiator has concentration higher in the portion in contact with the laminated material than concentration in the surface portion and/or a second condition that the chemical species derived from the initiator in the portion in contact with the laminated material has photopolymerization initiating ability higher than a chemical species derived from a photopolymerization initiator in the surface portion. |
| US10368436B2 |
Conductor pad for flexible circuits and flexible circuit incorporating the same
A conductor pad and a flexible circuit including a conductor pad are provided. The conductor pad includes a first contact region, a second contact region, and a body portion configured to establish a conductive path between the first contact region and the second contact region. The body portion includes a perimeter edge having at least a first convex segment and a second convex with a first non-convex segment disposed between the first convex segment and the second convex segment. A method of constructing a flexible circuit to facilitate roll-to-roll manufacturing of the flexible circuit is also provided. |
| US10368435B2 |
Systems and methods for breadboard style printed circuit board
The present invention relates generally to electric circuit testing, building, or implementing using a breadboard style PCB. Aspects of the present invention include eliminating the need to use hookup wires when building and testing electric circuits on PCBs. In embodiments, a PCB system having rows and columns of signal tie points connected in a breadboard layout and using an embedded wire and a solder bridge to form partial connections between signal tie points. In embodiments, the embedded wire and solder bridge is capable of connecting a column of signal tie points. In embodiments, the embedded wire and solder bridge is capable of connecting a power rail to a signal tie point. Thus, a circuit can be implemented and tested by applying a small amount of solder to the solder bridge without the need for hookup wires. |
| US10368434B2 |
Manufacturing method of a display device comprising a groove formed outside a terminal
Provided is a display device and a manufacturing method of the same. The display device includes: a base substrate having a top surface and a side surface, a display region over the top surface, a terminal over the top surface and between the display region and the side surface, the terminal being electrically connected to the display region, and an anisotropic conductive film over the terminal. An edge portion of the anisotropic conductive film is spaced from the side surface, and its distance is equal to or larger than 10 μm and equal to or smaller than 1 mm. |
| US10368433B2 |
Multi-layer circuit member with reference planes and ground layer surrounding and separating conductive signal pads
A multi-layer circuit member includes: a first layer formed of a conductive material, the first layer including plural signal pads and a first reference plane spaced apart from the signal pads, the first reference plane including an outer region surrounding the signal pads and an inner region separating the plurality of signal pads; a second layer formed of a conductive material, the second layer including plural signal conductors and a second reference plane spaced apart from the signal conductors, the second reference plane including an outer region surrounding the signal conductors and an inner region separating the signal conductors; a ground layer disposed at a side of the second layer opposite from the first layer; plural dielectric layers separating the first layer, the second layer, and the ground layer. |
| US10368431B2 |
Cooling assemblies for electronic devices
According to some aspects of the present disclosure, cooling assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. Example cooling assemblies include a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first set of electronic devices, a second set of electronic devices, and a third set of electronic devices. Each set includes at least two electronic devices electrically coupled in parallel and disposed on the first surface of the circuit board. At least one of the electronic devices of the first set is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the second set and is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the third set. The cooling assembly further includes a heat sink disposed on the second surface of the circuit board. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the first set, the second set, and the third set of electronic devices. |
| US10368429B2 |
Magnetic field regenerator
An example particle accelerator includes the following: a voltage source to provide a radio frequency (RF) voltage to a cavity to accelerate particles from a plasma column, where the cavity has a magnetic field causing particles accelerated from the plasma column to move orbitally within the cavity; an extraction channel to receive the particles accelerated from the plasma column and to output the received particles from the cavity; and a regenerator to provide a magnetic field bump within the cavity to thereby change successive orbits of the particles accelerated from the plasma column so that, eventually, particles output to the extraction channel. The magnetic field is at least 6 Tesla and the magnetic field bump is at most 2 Tesla. |
| US10368413B1 |
Light source module and adjustment method thereof
A light source module including a casing, a light guide plate, at least one light emitting element, and a reflector is provided. The light guide plate includes a plate body and an optical microstructure array. The optical microstructure array is located at a top surface of the plate body and includes a plurality of microstructure units. The microstructure units are recessed from the top surface towards the bottom surface and are shaped as inverted square pyramids, and a pyramid portion of each of the inverted square pyramids is formed by at least four surfaces. Each of the microstructure units includes two opposite first surfaces and two opposite second surfaces arranged in an alternating manner. Further, in each of the microstructure units, angles included between the two first surfaces and the top surface are identical, and angles included between the two second surfaces and the top surface are identical. |
| US10368410B2 |
PWM control for LEDs with reduced flicker when using spread spectrum switching frequencies
A technique to eliminate perceptible flickering by LEDs being dimmed by PWM pulses is disclosed. A controllable oscillator controls a switching frequency of a converter for supplying a regulated current or regulated voltage. The converter controls a first switch at a switching frequency. A varying second signal level is generated by a spread spectrum control (SSC) circuit for controlling the oscillator to vary the switching frequency during operation. A PWM dimming circuit generates a string of PWM pulses that control a switch in series with the LEDs. The SSC circuit is synchronized with the PWM pulses to generate the same second signal level at a start of each PWM pulse, such that the switching frequency of the converter is forced to be substantially the same at the start of each PWM pulse while the pulse widths are constant. The repeating driving current waveform eliminates perceptible flicker by the LEDs. |
| US10368406B2 |
Feed forward controlled voltage to current source for LED driver
A DC to DC converter receives a DC input voltage and generates an output DC voltage. A current sensor measures a DC input current. A control circuit is coupled to the current sensor for controlling the DC to DC converter to have a constant DC input current. |
| US10368400B2 |
Method and package for packaging a thermal conductive strip with power supply terminals
A thermal conductive strip with a power supply terminal includes: a carbon fiber unit including a carbon fiber connecting end; a plastic envelope which encapsulates the carbon fiber unit and has a length smaller than a length of the carbon fiber connecting end, and further includes a broken portion which covers a part of the carbon fiber connecting end; and the power supply terminal sleeved onto the broken portion and the carbon fiber connecting end, and including a clamping section for clamping the broken portion, and an electrically conductive section for contacting the carbon fiber connecting end. The power supply terminal is partially clamped on the plastic envelope and partially eclectically connected to the carbon fiber, which improves the yield rate and the bending durability of the thermal conductive strip of the present invention. |
| US10368397B2 |
Heating device comprising a lamp removably mounted on an associated reflector
A heating device (14) includes: a tubular lamp (16) having two free end sections (32); at least one reflector (34) that extends longitudinally at a predefined transverse distance (D) from the lamp (16); two holding members (46) for holding the lamp (16) in a transverse position relative to the reflector (34), each holding member (46) being attached to the reflector (34); characterized in that each free end section (32) of the lamp (16) is removably mounted on each holding member (46) by reversibly interlocking a portion of the free end section (32) of the lamp with a housing (54) of complementary shape in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. |
| US10368396B2 |
Heat pipe with printed heater and associated methods for manufacturing
Described herein is a heater for space equipment that includes a heat pipe. The heater also includes a first layer applied to the heat pipe. The first layer may be made from an electrically non-conductive material. The heater additionally includes a resistance heater printed onto the first layer after the first layer is applied to the heat pipe. The heater includes a second layer adjacent the resistance heater. The resistance heater may be positioned between the first layer and the second layer, and the second layer may be made from an electrically non-conductive material. |
| US10368395B1 |
Method of forming cooking plate with temperature sensing element
A cooking plate includes a metal plate for cooking; a heating element, which is in contact with the metal plate and is configured to heat the metal plate; and a temperature sensing element which is integrated with the metal plate and which is configured to sense a temperature of the metal plate and outputs a sensing signal for control heating of the heating element. |
| US10368392B2 |
Wireless sensor network architecture based on multifunctional and compound sensors
A wireless sensor network architecture based on multifunctional and compound sensors comprises several sensing modules including a plurality of first sensor nodes and a second sensor node. The first sensor nodes are used for collecting a target signal after sensing that a moving target enters a detection area, extracting feature information of the moving target, analyzing the feature information of the moving target to form primary target information, and transmitting the primary target information to the second sensor node, The second sensor node performs moving target matching and association on the primary target information of the moving target that is transmitted by the plurality of first sensor nodes, collects the associated primary target information to form secondary target information. A control module used for synthesizing and calibrating the secondary target information, and obtaining by merging the calibrated secondary target information, the situation evaluation of the moving target to form advanced target information. |
| US10368391B1 |
Midamble for WLAN PHY packets
A communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) data unit that includes a PHY preamble and one or more PHY midambles. The communication generates the PHY preamble of the PHY data unit to include i) a signal field having a subfield that indicates that the PHY data unit includes one or more PHY midambles, ii) a short training field (STF) for automatic gain control (AGC) training and synchronization at a receiver, and iii) one or more long training fields (LTFs) for determining a channel estimate at the receiver. The communication generates a data payload of the PHY data unit having i) a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and ii) one or more PHY midambles. Each of the one or more PHY midambles includes one or more LTFs for determining an updated channel estimate. The communication device transmits the PHY data unit via a wireless communication channel. |
| US10368388B2 |
Method for peer to peer communication and related communication device
A method for P2P communication, for a first base station of a mobile communication system, where a base station interface is established between the first base station and a second base station of the mobile communication system is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining an IP address of a first user equipment and a TEID corresponding to a radio bearer established between the first user equipment and the first base station, and transmitting first routing information to the second base station via the base station interface, wherein the first routing information includes the IP address of the first user equipment, the TEID corresponding to the radio bearer between the first user equipment and the first base station, and an IP address of the first base station, wherein the base station interface does not pass through a core network of the mobile communication system. |
| US10368386B2 |
Dual mode transmission in a controlled environment
A dual-mode mobile device and a method for coordinating calls for the dual-mode mobile device over a first and second connection within a controlled environment is disclosed. The method includes communications between a monitoring server and the dual-mode mobile device over the first connection while the dual-mode mobile device conducts the call over the second connection. The monitoring server transmits control messages to the dual-mode mobile device to control operations of the dual-mode mobile device and establishment of the call and also monitors operations of the dual-mode mobile device as well as the communications transmitted and received by the dual-mode mobile device during the call. |
| US10368385B2 |
Communication control device, communication control method, communication system and communication device
Provided is a communication control device controlling communication of multiple secondary usage nodes providing second communication services using a part of a frequency band assigned to a first communication service, including a communication unit receiving service area information for estimating service areas of the second communication services provided by the secondary usage nodes and access technique information indicating radio access techniques usable by the secondary usage nodes, a storage unit storing information on the service area and access technique received by the communication unit, an estimation unit estimating service areas of multiple second communication services, and a control unit notifying a secondary usage node providing one of the multiple second communication services of a radio access technique or a channel recommended to the at least one second communication service on the basis of a location relationship between the service areas estimated by the estimation unit and the access technique information. |
| US10368384B2 |
Asymmetric capability coordination in dual connectivity
For dual connectivity with a UE where a master radio access node communicates using one of an older or newer radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary radio access node communicates using the other of the older or newer RAT, the master node a) sends to the secondary node an addition request message comprising configuration information enabling the secondary node to operate with the master node for dual connectivity with a user equipment (UE); b) receives from the secondary node in reply a request acknowledgement message acknowledging participation by the secondary node in the dual connectivity; and thereafter c) participates in the dual connectivity when communicating wirelessly with the UE. The addition request and request acknowledgement messages are in accordance with RRC signaling of the older RAT regardless which of the older and the newer RAT the master node uses when participating in the dual connectivity. |
| US10368379B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining device-to-device transmission patterns
Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses for a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to perform device-to-device (D2D) communication directly with a second WTRU is disclosed. The embodiments may include determining a base pattern length to use for the D2D communication based on at least a transmission configuration. A base pattern may be selected from one or more base patterns having the determined base pattern length based on an indication from a network. The selected base pattern may have one or more transmission opportunities. One or more data packets may be transmitted to the second WTRU in at least one of the one or more transmission opportunities of the selected base pattern. |
| US10368377B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device, communication device, and method executed by communication device
In a case where a first wireless communication with an external device is executed via a first wireless interface, a communication device may determine whether a specific signal including parent station information is received from the external device via a second wireless interface. The parent station information may indicate that an operation state of the external device is a state in which the external device operates as a parent station of a wireless network. The communication device may supply a communication instruction to the second wireless interface in a case where it is determined that the specific signal including the parent station information is received. The communication instruction may be for executing a second wireless communication with the external device via the second wireless interface. The second wireless communication may include a communication for participating as a child station in the wireless network. |
| US10368376B2 |
System and method for hub-based bluetooth audio relay
Various data (e.g., audio) relay devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary data relay device may comprise a first chip configured to wirelessly connect to one or more physical sink devices, and a second chip. The second chip may be configured to create one or more virtual sink devices configured to be wirelessly detectable by one or more physical source devices, in response to the one or more physical source devices wirelessly connecting to the second chip, obtain data from the one or more physical source devices, and transmit the data to the first chip, causing the first chip to relay the data to the one or more physical sink devices. |
| US10368372B2 |
Listen-before-talk techniques for uplink transmissions
Techniques for performing listen before talk (LBT) channel contention procedures in a shared radio frequency spectrum band are provided. The LBT techniques may include a shortened LBT procedure that may be selected if a base station has reserved a shared channel for a duration of expected user equipment (UE) uplink transmissions, and a full LBT procedure that may be selected if the base station has not reserved the channel for the duration of expected UE uplink transmissions. The shortened LBT procedure may include detecting energy levels of the channel for a relatively short time period relative to the full LBT procedure. The shortened LBT procedure may be selected if a time period between a UE receiving a grant of uplink resources and the beginning of the uplink resources is less than a threshold time value. |
| US10368369B2 |
Alternation between communication using CSMA/CA and OFDMA
An access point (AP) uses a communication channel resource to communicate with first wireless communication devices using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and with second wireless communication devices using carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA). The AP alternates between OFDMA communication and CSMA/CA communication, and—during OFDMA communication—alternating between uplink and downlink communication. Each time period between an end of uplink communication and a start of downlink communication has a duration that is smaller than a time period threshold, and each time period between an end of downlink communication and a start of uplink communication has a duration that is smaller than the time period threshold. The time period threshold is smaller than or equal to a minimum time period required for any of the second wireless communication devices to acquire access to communication with the AP using CSMA/CA. |
| US10368366B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing uplink scheduling in an unlicensed spectrum
A method and apparatus may include determining that downlink communication is to be scheduled for transmission to user equipment. The method may also include scheduling the downlink communication. The method may also include scheduling uplink communication. The uplink communication is transmitted by user equipment to the network node. The uplink communication and the downlink communication are transmitted such that (1) uplink frequency resources are the same as downlink frequency resources, (2) uplink frequency resources are contained within downlink frequency resources, or (3) uplink frequency resources overlap with downlink frequency resources. The method may also include signaling user equipment to ignore a carrier sensing mechanism. User equipment transmits the uplink communication at a time specified by the network node. |
| US10368360B1 |
Network event based security and home automation
A WAP including: a non-volatile memory, an event detection circuit and a rule initiation circuit. The non-volatile memory stores network event rules each of which tags a station to monitor and actions to initiate for a targeted device if the tagged station undergoes a network event. The event detection circuit monitors each wireless station for a transition in communication status corresponding to a network event, and identifies the wireless station and the network event. The rule initiation circuit determines whether the identified station and network event corresponds with one of the network event rules for the identified station in the non-volatile memory, and in the event of a match, initiates the action prescribed for the corresponding targeted device. |
| US10368356B2 |
V2V-based resource allocation method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a V2V-based resource allocation method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a resource request message sent by first user equipment; identifying, according to the resource request message, a level type corresponding to the first user equipment; if the level type is a high priority type, and a quantity of blocks of idle V2V resources in a first resource pool is less than a first preset threshold, or a quantity of required resource blocks that is calculated and a modulation and coding scheme is greater than a quantity of blocks of idle V2V resources in a first resource pool, allocating a V2V resource to the first user equipment. By means of the V2V-based resource allocation method and apparatus, quality of service of user equipment of a high priority type can be ensured. |
| US10368354B2 |
Channel state information feedback method in multi-antenna wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for feeding back channel state information in a wireless communication system supporting a three-dimensional multiple input multiple output (3D-MIMO) antenna. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving information on N beams, (where N is a natural number), precoded for specific antennas among a plurality of antennas constituting a 3D-MIMO antenna; selecting, from among the N beams, at least one specific beam for which to generate channel state information, and determining interference on the basis of M beams, (where M is a natural number, M≤N−1), among the remaining beams; and generating channel state information for the specific beam on the basis of the interference according to the M beams. |
| US10368349B2 |
Method for assisting bidirectional communication in wireless networks
Methods and devices are provided for assisting bidirectional communication within a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a central node and a plurality of outer nodes within wireless communication range of the central node, the method comprising a first outer node: listening for a downlink communication from the central node to a second outer node and an uplink response from the second outer node to the central node; determining whether the downlink communication or the uplink response has failed to be received by its intended recipient; in response to a determination that the downlink communication or the uplink response has failed to be received by its intended recipient, determining whether the first outer node should transmit the failed communication to the intended recipient; and, in response to a determination that the first outer node should transmit the failed communication to the intended recipient, transmitting the failed communication to the intended recipient. |
| US10368345B2 |
Low latency physical downlink control channel and physical downlink shared channel
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may indicate time and frequency resources for a low latency physical downlink control channel (sPDCCH), which may be different from another physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to a user equipment (UE). The base station may then transmit a common sPDCCH (CsPDCCH) message to indicate which low latency control channel elements (sCCEs) are used for sPDCCH transmission during a given subframe. In some cases, the signaling used to indicate the initial resource allocation for sPDCCH may be infrequent relative to the CsPDCCH transmissions. If some of the resources initially allocated for sPDCCH are not actually used for sPDCCH during a subframe, the base station and the UE may use those resources for communicating data. For example, the base station may transmit data using a low latency physical downlink shared channel (sPDSCH) to the UE using those resources. |
| US10368344B2 |
User equipment, network side device and method for controlling user equipment
A user equipment, a network side device and a method for controlling the user equipment. The method includes: generating control information of the user equipment, wherein the control information is adapted to indicate configuration of downlink data reception of the user equipment or configuration of uplink data transmission of the user equipment; adding the generated control information to downlink control signaling; and transmitting the downlink control signaling to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to configure corresponding parameters according to the control information for data transmission with the network side. The present disclosure can improve configuration flexibility of the user equipment. |
| US10368339B2 |
Method for device-to-device resource allocation, user equipment and base station
To allocate resources for a device-to-device discovery and/or communication to a user equipment, the user equipment receives information on allocated resources while the user equipment is connected to a mobile communication network. The user equipment continues a usage of the allocated resources for a device-to-device discovery and/or a device-to-device communication when the user equipment is in an idle mode. |
| US10368335B2 |
Methods and devices for broadcasting system information on demand
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for broadcasting system information on demand. In example embodiments, the system information is classified as essential and optional system information. The essential information is broadcasted periodically, and the optional system information is broadcasted in response to the request by UEs. In this way, the system information can be in an effective and efficient way, thereby saving significant resource and energy can be saved especially in the case of no load or low load. |
| US10368334B2 |
Radio access network paging area configuration
A base station receives from a second base station, first packet(s) associated with a wireless device. The base station receives from a core network entity, second packet(s) for the wireless device when in an RRC inactive state. The base station transmits a first RAN paging message to a third base station of a RAN area associated with the wireless device in response to a time duration being larger than a time value. The time duration is the time between the receiving of the first packet(s) and the receiving of the second packet(s). The base station transmits a second RAN paging message to the second base station regardless of the time duration being smaller or larger than the time value. The base station transmits second packet(s) to the second or third base base station based on a response received for the first or second RAN paging message. |
| US10368327B2 |
Method and system for signal communications
A method is provided for enabling communications between one or more satellites and a plurality of terminals wherein the plurality of terminals are divided into M groups of terminals and wherein the method comprising: forwarding a plurality of communication frames in a forward link, wherein said plurality of frames are divided into N sub-frames, and wherein traffic being carried along the forward link by each of the N sub-frames serves one or more groups of terminals associated with a respective satellite, and assigning, by a satellite return link scheduler, a respective capacity of the return link for at least one of the one or more groups of terminals, wherein the assignment takes into account which of the sub-frames is associated with that at least one group of the terminals. |
| US10368320B2 |
Initial setting and configuration of E-UTRAN for energy-efficient IOPS
Initial Setting and Configuration of E-UTRAN for Energy-Efficient IOPS Certain embodiments of the invention generally relate to initial setting and configuration of E-UTRAN for energy-efficient isolated E-UTRAN operation for public safety. A method may include determining an initial configuration mode of a network element for setting up a self-controlled radio access network. The method may also include determining an initial downlink transmission power of the network element coupled with the determined initial configuration mode. The method may further include detecting a need of changing downlink transmission power of the network element based on at least one of traffic demands and conditions of the self-controlled radio access network. The method may also include determining a new downlink transmission power. The method may further include indicating the change of at least one of the downlink transmission power and the initial configuration mode to at least one user equipment. |
| US10368317B2 |
Interference coordination method, interference coordination device and measurement device
A system that determines to modify transmission power of a first small cell: determines an effect of modifying transmission power of the first small cell on a user equipment that is served by the first small cell; and controls modifying the transmission power of the first small cell based on the determination to modify the transmission power and the determined effect of modifying the transmission power on the user equipment that is served by the first small cell. |
| US10368315B2 |
User-defined coverage of media-player devices on online social networks
In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, by a media-player device including multiple antennas, a client system of a user is within a wireless communication range of the media-player device. In response to the detection, the media-player device broadcasts an authentication key for the user of the client system. The media-player device then registers the user to the media-player device based on the authentication key being verified by the client system. The media-player device further receives from the client system instructions to adjust a power level of each of the multiple antennas. The instructions are determined based on broadcast signals received at the client system and on a respective position of the client system associated with each received broadcast signal. The respective position of the client system is determined with respect to a position of the media-player device. |
| US10368309B2 |
Dynamic power saving mode and configuration changing based on traffic pattern
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for providing dynamic power saving. A wireless device generates traffic statistics by determining density and periodicity of data traffic with a network. The data traffic is categorized into a first traffic pattern of a plurality of traffic patterns using the generated traffic statistics. The wireless device dynamically selects one of a plurality of predefined power management mechanisms in accordance to the first traffic pattern. The wireless device is configured to use the selected power management mechanism in accordance to the first traffic pattern. |
| US10368308B1 |
Method and apparatus for broadcast information transmission
Internet, voice calls, and messaging services have become ubiquitous and the means by which the services are accessed varies widely. The number and types of devices that may use these services have also proliferated. To serve a number and variety of client devices, a mobile Hotspot may be used, which is a device that may include a modem for mobile broadband access and a short range wireless link to distribute the services to local devices which may have such connectivity. Power consumption of battery powered client devices is an important consideration. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a client device to receive broadcast information about the mobile networks from a mobile Hotspot over a short range wireless link which may reduce power consumption of client devices. |
| US10368305B2 |
Automatic network selection for multefire
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may attempt to access a network at a local area network access point without prior context information. The access point may be a hotspot operating in unlicensed spectrum according to a Long Term Evolution (LTE)-based standard. The UE may be unable to determine if it is authorized to access the network, so the UE may attempt to obtain system information that provides a list of service providers supported by the network. The UE may then determine whether it has credentials for a supported service provider, and the UE may access the network using those credentials when a supported service provider is recognized. Other broadcast messages may provide information about system information for supported service providers. A UE that is unable to access the network using stored credentials may attempt access using a random access channel procedure. |
| US10368301B2 |
Multi-beam and single-beam discovery reference signals for shared spectrum
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include determining multiple transmission beams (e.g., beamformed directional beams) for transmission of an opportunistic or multi-beam discovery reference signal (DRS) over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. A base station may perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure for the multiple DRS transmission beams, and transmit, based on the LBT procedure, the DRS over the shared radio frequency spectrum band using a set of the multiple transmission beams (e.g., a set that cleared an LBT procedure). In some cases, the LBT may be performed for each transmission beam, or for a union of all transmission beams, associated with the DRS transmission beams. Alternatively, the base station may determine a contention exempt transmission (CET) period for the shared spectrum band and transmit the DRS using the multiple transmission beams during CET period. |
| US10368298B2 |
Transfer of agreements between wireless access points
Described herein are methods and devices in which agreements between a wireless station and an access point are transferred from one access point to another during a basic service set transition within an extended service set. The described techniques define methods for reducing the frame exchanges needed after association to negotiate certain parameters such as block acknowledgement agreements. |
| US10368296B2 |
User terminal, base station and radio communication method
The present invention is designed so that small cell detection operations are carried out adequately based on whether or not assist information from the network is present. A user terminal communicates with a base station forming a small cell and a base station forming a macro cell having a coverage area in which the small cell is included, and this user terminal has a receiving section that receives a small cell detection command, which is transmitted from the macro cell and which includes timing information and assist information, a detection section that detects a PSS/SSS, included in a small cell detection reference signal transmitted from the small cell, in accordance with the timing information, and a measurement section that measures a measurement reference signal, which is included in the small cell detection reference signal, in accordance with the detected PSS/SSS and the assist information. |
| US10368291B2 |
Controlling use of vehicular Wi-Fi hotspots by a handheld wireless device
A system and method of controlling use of vehicular Wi-Fi hotspots by a handheld wireless device includes: detecting that the handheld wireless device is communicating via a Wi-Fi hotspot; determining at the handheld wireless device that that the Wi-Fi hotspot is provided by a vehicle; and enabling one or more default prohibitions against transmitting low-priority data from the handheld wireless device via a cellular wireless carrier system while the handheld wireless device communicates with the Wi-Fi hotspot provided by the vehicle. |
| US10368289B2 |
Apparatus and method for communications management
Apparatus for generating a connectivity map in respect of a communications system of a moving platform, said communications system comprising at least one platform application and being configured to effect wireless data communication between said platform and another node by means of one of a plurality of supported communications links in accordance with a communications plan, wherein said apparatus is configured to: —identify (700) a message or set of messages required to be transmitted from or received by said moving platform; —generate a connectivity map comprising a plurality of connectivity metrics by, for each of a plurality of different specified attitudes or orientations derived from one or more predicted trajectories of said moving platform: —identifying available transmitters for wireless transmission of said message or set of messages and/or identify available receivers for wireless reception of said message or set of messages; —for each identified transmitter, determining (702) a transmitter metric and/or for each identified receiver, determining (702) a receiver metric; and —defining (704) a connectivity metric, based on said transmitter metrics and/or receiver metrics for said respective specified attitude or orientation, said connectivity metric being representative of a quality of a respective associated communications link for effecting transmission or reception by said platform of said message or set of messages in respect of said respective specified attitude or orientation of said moving platform. |
| US10368288B2 |
Systems and methods for connecting devices through intermediate nodes
Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure that enable mobile devices without access to an active network connection (e.g. cellular, satellite or Internet network) to communicate between each other by sending and receiving data packets (e.g. text, location, or image) through a mesh of connected devices. A mobile device receives a request to send a packet having an identifier of a recipient device. Based on the identifier, the mobile device determines whether the recipient device is in a list of mobile devices within a wireless range of the mobile device. Based on the determination, the mobile device includes the packet into an outgoing queue having packets for forwarding. The mobile device establishes one or more connections with one or more mobile devices in the list, and forwards one or more packets from the outgoing queue to the one or more mobile devices using the one or more connections. |
| US10368286B2 |
Dynamic router functionality in cellular networks
A wireless remote communication unit for communicating with a cellular network node and other wireless remote communication units is described. The wireless remote communication unit comprises: at least one transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular network node using either a first technology employed with mesh connectivity via at least one other wireless remote communication unit or a second technology employed with a direct connection; and a processor coupled to the at least one transceiver and arranged to: determine when the wireless remote communication unit moves out of coverage of the cellular network node and, in response thereto, configure the wireless remote communication unit with mesh router functionality that transfers data from one node to another node within a mesh network using the first technology based on, at least in part, information obtained from received first messages using the first technology employed with mesh connectivity from at least one other wireless remote communication unit. |
| US10368283B2 |
Convergence of cloud and mobile environments
In an approach for converging a cloud computing environment and a mobile device into an integrated environment, a processor receives a request to complete a computing task on a first device. A processor identifies capabilities of the first device. A processor monitors resource utilization on the first device. A processor determines that the computing task should be offloaded based, at least in part, on the capabilities of the first device and resource utilization on the first device. A processor offloads the computing task. A processor receives a result of the computing task. |
| US10368282B2 |
Mode control design
A method for optimizing communication modes between network nodes includes: storing, in a first node in a communication network, a data success rate for each of a plurality of communication modes; receiving, by the first node, mode data from a second node in the communication network including at least a mode identifier for at least two of the plurality of communication modes; determining, by the first node, a metric for each of the at least two communication modes based on at least a data success rate of transmissions using the respective communication mode; selecting, by the first node, a preferred communication mode of the at least two communication modes based on the determined metric for each of the at least two communication modes; and transmitting, by the first node, an initiation data message to the second node via the communication network indicating the selected preferred communication mode. |
| US10368278B2 |
Method and eNodeB for forwarding downlink and uplink packets based on S1 handover
A method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: numbering a packet not processed by using PDCP according to a message that comprises PDCP Serial Number (SN) information if downlink packets to be forwarded include the packet not processed by using PDCP; and sending the downlink packets to the UE according to the PDCP SN corresponding to the packet included in the downlink packets. A method for forwarding uplink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: receiving state report information of the packet sent by the target eNodeB; and sending the packet according to the state report information of the packet. Another method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover and an eNodeB are disclosed. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, the packets are forwarded without loss in the case of S1 handover. |
| US10368276B2 |
Cell handover method, base station, and control node
The present invention discloses a cell handover method. The method includes: a first base station receives a handover request sent by the UE, where the handover request is used to indicate that the UE requests to be handed over to a target second cell of the at least two second cells, and the handover request carries a physical cell identifier PCI of the target second cell. The first base station determines the PCI is corresponding to a plurality of second cells and receives location information of the UE sent by a target second base station of the at least two second base stations that is corresponding to the target second cell, where the location information is obtained by the target second base station based on configuration information; and then determines the target second cell from the plurality of second cells based on the location information. |
| US10368274B2 |
Method of controlling handover in mobile communication networks and apparatus and system implementing the method
A method of controlling selection of an access point includes controlling one or more further access points having service areas adjacent or overlapping with a service area of a first access point, to which a first mobile terminal is associated, to send probe request messages to the first mobile terminal, and determining, for each of the one or more further access points and from a response received from the first mobile terminal in response to the corresponding probe request message, a respective first value representing a quality of a connection between the respective access point and the first mobile terminal. Selected ones of the one or more further access points are controlled to accept a future association request from the first mobile terminal, while the not selected access points are controlled to reject a future association request from the mobile terminal. |
| US10368272B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting indication in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for performing a transport network layer (TNL) address discovery procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A first eNodeB (eNB) transmits at least one of a TNL address of the first eNB and a TNL address of an X2-gateway (GW), and a source eNB identifier (ID). The eNB may further transmit an indication of X2 setup which indicates whether a direct X2 interface between the first eNB and a second eNB or an indirect X2 interface going through the X2-GW is to be set up. |
| US10368263B2 |
Method for forming bearer for public safety in wireless communication system and device therefor
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G communication system, such as LTE. A method for forming a bearer by a mobility management entity (MME) according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a first message including information regarding public safety; and forming a bearer having a priority higher than that of a preset bearer on the basis of the received message. The above-described method makes it possible to form a bearer having a high priority for using a public safety service. |
| US10368262B2 |
Enhancing quality of service for high priority services
Quality of service may be enhanced for high priority traffic. A UE may communicate within a packet switched system, e.g., an LTE network. The UE may use a first or default bearer for signaling messages of high priority services and a second bearer for messages of low priority services. For example, the first bearer may have a quality of service class identifier (QCI) value of 5 while the second bearer may have a QCI value other than 5, (e.g., 6-9). The first bearer may be used for signaling messages associated with voice over IP, video over IP, and/or SMS over IP, as desired. The second bearer may be used for messages (e.g., signaling messages) associated with other, lower priority services. For example, the second bearer may be used for presence messages or instant messages or other lower priority messages. |
| US10368259B2 |
Method for determining sensor network delay time
A method for evaluating performance of a sensor network. The method includes selecting, a sensor distribution pattern for a geographical region and determining a location for a base station. A plurality of sensor clusters are generated, each sensor cluster being formed by one of a first and second grouping mechanism. Further, the method allocates, for each sensor a time-slot within a time-frame to transmit a data packet from the sensor to the base station, and evaluates the performance of the first grouping mechanism and the second grouping mechanism for the selected sensor distribution pattern and base station location, by computing at least a ratio of delivered data packets to the base station to a total energy consumption, and a first delay and a second delay incurred by each data packet. |
| US10368255B2 |
Methods and apparatus for client-based dynamic control of connections to co-existing radio access networks
Methods and apparatus for monitoring and controlling access to coexisting first and second networks, such as within a venue. In one embodiment, the first network is a managed network that includes wireless access points (APs) in data communication with a backend controller, which communicates with a client process on a user device. The client process uses indigenous radio technology of the user device to scan for coexisting networks, and report results to the controller. In one variant, the controller dynamically adjusts transmit characteristics of the AP(s) to manage interference between the coexisting networks. In another variant, the controller causes the energy detect threshold of the user device to be lowered so that it may detect WLAN signals when a coexisting RAT (for example, LTE-U or LTE-LAA) occupies the same channel and/or frequency. In another variant, the client process autonomously adjusts user device operation based on the scan. |
| US10368254B2 |
Data forwarding method and controller
A data forwarding method and a controller are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining, by a controller, first identification information of a terminal, where the first identification information includes terminal capability information, service type information, and quality of service QoS information of the terminal (501); determining N functional modules in L network nodes from M network nodes according to the first identification information, where the N functional modules are configured to process a data stream that corresponds to a service of the terminal (502); and configuring, for the L network nodes, corresponding forwarding entries for forwarding the data stream, where the forwarding entries are used to enable the L network nodes to process the data stream by using the N functional modules (503). |
| US10368250B2 |
Apparatus and methods for communicating with ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a modulated signal in a spectral segment for communicating with a communication device, wherein the modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol, generating a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the modulated signal without modifying the signaling protocol, and transmitting the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to another system. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10368247B2 |
Cloud DFS super master detector location systems and methods
This application relates to wireless networks and more specifically to systems and methods for determining the location of distributed radar detectors and selecting available channels free of radar signals from a plurality of radio frequency channels. One embodiment includes a cloud DFS super master and a radar detector communicatively coupled to the cloud DFS super master. The cloud DFS super master is programmed to receive the results of the scan for a radar signal from the radar detector and to generate integrated client device geolocation information. The cloud DFS super master is also programmed to determine a location for the radar detector based at least on the integrated client device geolocation information, and determine a radio channel free of the radar signal based at least on the location for the radar detector and the results of the scan for the radar signal. |
| US10368244B2 |
Projection via a device
Techniques for projection via a device are described. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable a locked host device to output data projected from another device while the host device remains in a locked state. In at least some implementations, device context for a host device (locked or unlocked) can be considered in determining whether to broadcast availability to receive projected content. |
| US10368242B2 |
System and method for unified authentication in communication networks
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising authenticating, by a server comprising a processor, a communication device to a first communication network, in accordance with authentication information stored in a first repository of the first communication network. The method also comprises determining, by the server, that a second communication network is accessible to the communication device. The method further comprises providing, by the server, the authentication information to a second repository of the second communication network in accordance with the determining, wherein the providing is performed independently of a request from the second communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10368240B2 |
Profile download method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system
A profile downloading method and apparatus is provided for a terminal to download and install a profile in a communication system. The communication method of the terminal includes transmitting a first message including information on a profile to be received from a profile provision server; receiving a second message including information indicating whether an encryption code input is required and a first modified encryption code; generating, when the first modified encryption code is successfully authenticated, a second modified encryption code; transmitting to the profile provision server a third message including information requesting to the profile provision server for the second modified encryption code and profile download, and receiving a fourth message including information on the profile from the profile provision server. |
| US10368238B2 |
Device and method of handling data transmission/reception for dual connectivity
A communication device for handling data transmission/reception for dual connectivity comprises a storage unit for storing instructions of connecting to a first base station (BS) and a second BS; receiving a message from the first BS, wherein the message configures a handover to a third BS and a connection change to a fourth BS; updating a first parent key to a first updated parent key and updating a second parent key to a second updated parent key based on the first updated parent key, in response to the message; updating a first security key to a first updated security key based on the first updated parent key and updating a second security key to a second updated security key based on the second updated parent key, in response to the message. |
| US10368236B2 |
Method and system for downloading and installing UICC terminal profile on a terminal from a profile manager
The present invention relates to a method to install a terminal profile in a wireless communication system, and the method may comprise the steps of: displaying a list including one or more mobile network providers; detecting a selection with respect to any one of the one or more mobile network providers; obtaining connection-related information with respect to the selected mobile network provider from a discovery server based on information related to the selected mobile network provider; and transmitting identification information of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and identification information of the discovery server to a server of the selected mobile network provider based on the connection-related information, in order to download a UICC-related profile from a profile administrator. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and other embodiments are possible. |
| US10368235B1 |
Wireless device SIM activation while roaming
Activation or update of a subscriber identity module (SIM) via a roaming cellular wireless network by a mobile device includes the mobile device: determining a country of origin associated with a mobile network operator (MNO) for the SIM, determining a current geographic location of the mobile device, and when the current geographic location of the mobile device does not correspond to the country of origin for the MNO associated with the SIM of the eUICC, presenting an option to activate or update the SIM over a local roaming cellular wireless network. When the option is accepted, the mobile device enables a cellular data roaming capability for the mobile device, activates or updates the SIM via the local roaming cellular wireless network, and, after the SIM is activated or updated, disables the cellular data roaming capability for the mobile device. |
| US10368234B2 |
Method and apparatus for sending and receiving multi-carrier information in multi-carrier communication system
A method for operating a plurality of carriers by a user equipment in a wireless communication system supporting a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier, the method includes transmitting, to a base station, carrier capability information; receiving, from the base station, carrier configuration information, the carrier configuration information including an index of the at least one secondary carrier configured for the user equipment, the carrier configuration information being based upon the carrier capability information of the user equipment, the primary carrier being configured as a carrier for performing an initial network entry procedure; receiving, from the base station, a control channel including information regarding multi-carrier operation through the primary carrier; and transmitting, to the base station, traffic through one of the at least one secondary carrier based on the information regarding multi-carrier operation. |
| US10368232B2 |
Methods for connection capability exchange
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for communicating in a wireless communication network. One method of communicating over a wireless communication network includes transmitting, by a first wireless device, a connection capability request message to a second wireless device requesting connection capability information of the second wireless device. The method further includes receiving, by the first wireless device, a connection capability response from the second wireless device indicating one or more communication protocols available for providing a service to the first wireless device. In some aspects, the method may further include selecting, by the first wireless device, based at least in part on the connection capability response, a communication protocol from one of the one or more communication protocols indicated, wherein the communication protocol may be utilized for obtaining the service from the second wireless device. |
| US10368229B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication control method in a communication system
A communication apparatus and a communication control method are provided that make it possible to easily relocate communication apparatus while the continuity of a service a mobile terminal is using is maintained. In a communication system including a terminal (400), communication apparatuses (A, B) that provide a service to the terminal (400) each include: a virtual machine (10) that manages a state of communication with the terminal (400) by using information on a session for providing the service; and a virtual machine management section (11) that controls execution of the virtual machine and migration of the virtual machine. |
| US10368225B2 |
Location determination for a service request
Techniques for location determination for a service request are described. A service request, for instance, represents a request for emergency services. In one or more implementations, data corresponding to service request is received over a network from a communication client implemented at a client device. A registered location of the communication client and an updated location of the client device is obtained, and the updated location of the client device is compared to the registered location of the communication client. If the updated location is different than the registered location, the data of the service request is routed along with the updated location to an answering point. |
| US10368224B2 |
Multimedia for wireless emergency alerts
Multimedia content associated with a wireless emergency alert message may be distributed or displayed during emergencies. A Federal Emergency Management Agency gateway may generate a wireless emergency alert and provide to a commercial mobile service provider gateway, the wireless emergency alert with an indication of availability of multimedia content. The multimedia content may be distributed using the broadcast multicast service center. |
| US10368221B2 |
Method for operating a wireless communication device
A method for operating a wireless communication device comprising a communication unit comprising a radio mode decision unit and a transceiver unit, the radio mode decision unit further maintaining a set of network operation modes, the wireless communication device further comprising a controlling appliance, interconnected with the communication unit by means of a command interface. The communication unit ascertains at least one communication behavior parameterization conforming to a preconfigured communication behavior demand of a cellular network1 The controlling appliance submits a transport template dataset comprising a data element relating to an envisaged communication behavior to the communication unit by means of the command interface. The radio mode decision unit determines, for an imminent data exchange session of the wireless communication device with the cellular network by means of the transceiver unit, one of said network operation modes by taking into account said communication behavior parameterization and said transport template dataset. |
| US10368218B1 |
Spatially aware virtual workout assistant
A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for a spatially aware virtual workout assistant. A server receives from a mobile device a view of a surrounding environment of a user, wherein the view is captured by the mobile device. The server extracts one or more elements from the view. The server recognizes one or more objects suitable for exercising, by using a model for visual data recognition. The server determines one or more exercises that can be performed with the one or more objects, by searching datasets. The server sends to the mobile device data associated with the one or more objects and the one or more exercises. Based on the data associated with the one or more objects and the one or more exercises, the mobile device instructs the user to locate the one or more devices and to perform the one or more exercises. |
| US10368216B2 |
Location determination system having mesh infrastructure to reduce power consumption
The present disclosure relates to a location determination system that includes acoustic transmitting devices, location tags, and a wireless mesh network, where the wireless mesh network uses battery-powered devices. A location tag receives acoustic signals (e.g., ultrasound signals) from an acoustic transmitting device. Clocks from members of the wireless mesh network are synchronized by observation of clock pairings, each clock pair formed by respective clocks in a transmitting device that transmits a message and a receiving device that receives the message. By analyzing the observed clock pairings, a best fit between the clock pairings may be determined. After selecting a reference clock, an acoustic transmission schedule may be propagated to the respective acoustic transmitting device. |
| US10368215B2 |
Hybrid network based metering server and tracking client for wireless services
A process of tracking usage of a wireless device in a third party wireless network with a metering system includes implementing the metering system in a network separate from the third party wireless network and activating the wireless device in response to identification of the wireless device and confirmation of use of a tracking system to the metering system. The process further includes obtaining, by the metering system, an amount of wireless services used by the wireless device. The obtaining includes at least one of obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the third party wireless network and obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the tracking system. |
| US10368209B2 |
Routing multiple numbers for one telecommunications device
In some implementations, a core network device can receive an initiation request of a communication session to an alias number. The core network device can retrieve from a registration database one or more destination number(s) corresponding to the alias number. The core network device can transmit respective indication(s) of the alias number to destination(s) corresponding to the retrieved destination number(s). The core network device can initiate the communication session to one of the destination(s) using the respective one of the retrieved destination number(s). A destination number can correspond to a computing device, e.g., user equipment, configured to answer calls originating from an alias number that is different from the destination number, by receiving an intent message indicating the alias number, transmitting an acknowledgement, subsequently receiving an invitation message directed to the destination number for a communication session with another device, and transmitting an acceptance message to the other device. |
| US10368196B2 |
Suppressing notifications based on directed location activity
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: determining that a location based event has occurred, the location based event pertaining to a certain user computer device; identifying, based on the determining, a notification for sending to the certain user computer device, wherein the notification has an associated destination location; examining an activity level of the destination location; and based on the activity level exceeding a threshold, providing one or more output. |