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| US10376905B2 |
Foldable shower head
A foldable shower head includes a housing, a water valve, and a plurality of water outlet covers. The housing is formed with a diversion passage therein. The water valve is formed with a water outlet passage therein. The water outlet passage is communicated with the diversion passage. The water outlet covers each have a water inlet end pivotally connected to the housing and a water outlet end. The water inlet end of each water outlet cover is provided with a water inlet. The water outlet end of each water outlet cover is provided with a water outlet. The water inlet end of each water outlet cover is linked and connected with the water valve. By folding and unfolding the water outlet covers, the shower head provides different spray modes. |
| US10376904B2 |
Head and shoulder showerhead system
A head and shoulder showerhead system includes a fluid diverter having a fluid inlet portion for engaging a shower arm of a water supply, a first fluid outlet portion, and a second fluid outlet portion. A first fluid dispenser is in fluid communication with the first outlet portion of the diverter and includes a circular shape with a plurality of dispensing nozzles. A second dispenser is in fluid communication with the second fluid outlet portion of the diverter via an elongated hose. The second dispenser includes a rectangular shape with a plurality of dispensing nozzles. An elongated rod is positioned beneath the first dispenser and the second dispenser is slidingly connected to the rod. |
| US10376903B2 |
Overhead shower head that can be assembled or disassembled without a wrench
The present invention provides an overhead shower head, which needn't a wrench when assembled and disassembled, the overhead shower head comprises a shower head main body and a universal ball disposed in a ball fixing seat at the rear side of the shower head main body; wherein an abutting fitting portion is disposed between the universal ball and the ball fixing seat, when the universal ball and the ball fixing seat rotate relatively, the abutting fitting portion abuts in the rotating direction, so that the universal ball and the ball fixing seat rotate together. The assembly and disassembly of the overhead shower head of the present invention can be achieved by just rotating the shower head main body without using tools such as a wrench, the assembly is fast and convenient. |
| US10376902B2 |
Variable width fan nozzle
A water delivery device that may be used in a water display is described. The device includes an orifice or outlet through which water is shot out. The shape and configuration of the water device may be varied to dynamically adjust the configuration of the water shot out from the device. For example, the water delivery device may shoot out water in the shape of a fan, and the width of the fan may be varied. |
| US10376893B2 |
Chain link, support chain, and support device
The invention relates to a chain link for a support chain for supporting a compression belt in a separating device for separating materials of different flowability, the chain link having a support surface and an inner surface opposite said support surface and is characterized in that a protruding support element is arranged on at least one end face of the chain link so as to form an undercut. The invention further relates to a support chain for a support apparatus for supporting a compression belt in a separating device for separating materials of different flowability, the support chain being an articulated chain which has individual chain links connected to each other in an articulated manner, the chain links being threaded onto chain pins extending transverse to the conveying direction F with the chain links according to the invention. The invention also relates to a support apparatus having the support chain according to the invention. |
| US10376891B2 |
System and method for temperature referencing for melt curve data collection
The present invention relates to systems and methods of temperature referencing for melt curve data collection. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for collecting DNA melt curve data for a DNA sample and a temperature reference material. |
| US10376890B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for modular microfluidic devices
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a modular microfluidic device, the component comprising a channel comprising an apex opening, wherein the apex opening that is at least partially surrounded by a collar configured to pin a liquid within the channel. The modular microfluidic device may also have a structural tip in or near the apex opening which is configured to allow for the flow of the liquid into the channel from a second component for a modular microfluidic device when the component is engaged with the second component. |
| US10376884B2 |
Actuated valve or pump for microfluidic devices
Systems and methods disclosed herein related to an apparatus including a fluid flow plate and a microfluidic valve assembly. The fluid flow plate includes a plurality of polymer layers that define a fluid flow passage through the microfluidic valve assembly. The microfluidic valve assembly includes a valve seat, a flexible membrane, a valve cavity, a valve head, and an actuator. The actuator is configured to selectively control pressure applied by the valve head to the flexible membrane, such that in a first actuator state the valve head depresses the flexible membrane into the valve cavity and into contact with the valve seat, thereby preventing fluid flow through the valve assembly, and in a second state, the valve head and the flexible membrane are retracted substantially out of the valve cavity allowing fluid to flow through the valve assembly. In various implementations, the valve seat and/or the flexible membrane include an elastomer layer. |
| US10376881B2 |
Assay device and reader
The present invention relates to a microfluidic based assay system, comprising a disposable assay cartridge and associated reading device, as well as the individual components themselves. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting assays, using the cartridge and device of the invention, as well as kits for conducting assays. |
| US10376879B2 |
Density phase separation device
A mechanical separator for separating a fluid sample into first and second phases within a collection container is disclosed. The mechanical separator may have a separator body having a through-hole defined therein, with the through-hole adapted for allowing fluid to pass therethrough. The separator body includes a float, having a first density, and a ballast, having a second density greater than the first density. A portion of the float is connected to a portion of the ballast. Optionally, the float may include a first extended tab adjacent a first opening of the through-hole and a second extended tab adjacent the second opening of the through-hole. In certain configurations, the separator body also includes an extended tab band disposed about an outer surface of the float. The separator body may also include an engagement band circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the separator body. |
| US10376876B2 |
Pipette components useful for medical diagnostics
A pipette is described having a tube, a pressure mechanism, and at least one reagent pad. The tube has a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, with the sidewall defining an interior cavity. The pressure mechanism is operably connected to the first end of the tube and is configured to enable a sample to be drawn into the interior cavity of the tube through the second end of the tube. The at least one reagent pad is positioned in the interior cavity of the tube and within a predefined liquid path whereby the sample contacts at least a portion of the at least one reagent pad when drawn into the interior cavity. In another embodiment, a pipette is described having a tube, a pressure mechanism, and a capillary positioned within the tube. |
| US10376875B2 |
Compressed salt block for a liquid treatment apparatus
The invention relates to a compressed salt block and a liquid treatment apparatus provided therein with at least one such compressed salt block. The liquid treatment apparatus comprises a housing adapted to accommodate at least one liquid treatment tank and at least one compressed salt block. The housing comprises a first space portion for accommodating the at least one liquid treatment tank, and a second space portion for accommodating at least partially the at least one compressed salt block; wherein the at least one compressed salt block comprises an extension portion which extends into a space in the first space portion between an external surface of the at least one liquid treatment tank and an inner wall surface of the housing adjacent the external surface of the at least one liquid treatment tank to thereby position the at least one compressed salt block within the housing. The compressed salt block comprises an elongated body having an irregular cross section, the cross section comprising a base side and a functional side opposing the base side, wherein at least a portion of the functional side forms an acute angle to the base side thereby forming the extension portion of the salt block. |
| US10376872B2 |
Solution-based approach to make porous coatings for sinter-resistant catalysts
Catalyst systems that are resistant to high-temperature sintering and methods for preparing such catalyst systems that are resistant to sintering at high temperatures are provided. Methods of forming such catalyst systems include contacting a support having a surface including a catalyst particle with a solution comprising a metal salt and having an acidic pH. The metal salt is precipitated onto the surface of the support. Next, the metal salt is calcined to selectively generate a porous coating of metal oxide on the surface of the support distributed around the catalyst particle. |
| US10376870B2 |
Catalyst block
Provided is a catalyst block for cleaning exhaust gas, having: a square-shaped honeycomb core provided with first-fourth outside surfaces; a first plate attached to the first outside surface; a second plate attached to the second outside surface; and an exterior frame disposed along the outer periphery of the firm and solid honeycomb core formed from the honeycomb core, the first plate and the second plate, the exterior frame being provided with a recessed part that at least encases the first plate, the second plate, the third outside surface and the fourth outside surface. In the catalyst block, a catalyst is supported in the honeycomb core, the first plate and the second plate, and the catalyst is not supported in the exterior frame. |
| US10376868B2 |
Linear inorganic coordination polymer, metal complex compound, and metal nanostructure and catalyst composition comprising the same
The present invention relates to a linear inorganic coordination polymer and a metal complex compound which are prepared in the form of a metal nanostructure having various stereo structures and thus can be used as a catalyst or the like having an excellent activity in preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin and the like, and a metal nanostructure and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The linear inorganic coordination polymer comprises a repeating unit having a form in which a predetermined oxalic acid derivative is coordinately bonded to a transition metal, and the metal complex compound comprises a plurality of linear inorganic coordination polymer chains and has a structure in which the plurality of polymer chains are linked to each other via a predetermined neutral ligand. |
| US10376867B2 |
Oxidation catalyst for internal combustion engine exhaust gas treatment
The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalyzed substrate monolith comprising an oxidizing catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalyzed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating. |
| US10376866B2 |
Method of regeneration of a spent sulfuric acid catalyst from alkylation of olefins and alkanes via paired oxidation
A spent sulfuric acid catalyst from an alkylation unit is regenerated via a paired oxidation electrolysis, wherein active intermediates are generated via both anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction without adding an additional organic peroxide during the electrolysis. The organic impurities in the spent sulfuric acid catalyst are decomposed by the active intermediates, and removed therefrom via evaporation. |
| US10376861B2 |
Method, synthesis, activation procedure and characterization of an oxygen rich activated porous carbon sorbent for selective removal of carbon dioxide with ultra high capacity
The present disclosure pertains to methods of capturing CO2 from an environment at pressures above 1 bar by associating the environment with a porous material that has a surface area of at least 2,800 m2/g, and a total pore volume of at least 1.35 cm3/g, where a majority of pores of the porous material have diameters of less than 2 nm. The present disclosure also pertains to methods for the separation of CO2 from natural gas in an environment at partial pressures of either component above 1 bar by associating the environment with a porous material that has a surface area of at least 2,200 m2/g, and a total pore volume of at least 1.00 cm3/g, where a majority of pores of the porous material have diameters of greater than 1 nm and less than 2 nm. |
| US10376857B1 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for microfluidic vacuum shrinkage of microbubbles
Methods and apparatuses for controlling the size of microbubbles are provided herein. The methods include forming a microbubble in a liquid at an inlet end of a liquid microchannel, the liquid microchannel having an outlet end spaced from the inlet end and a liquid microchannel conduit extending therebetween. As the liquid is propelled along a length of the liquid microchannel, the liquid carry the microbubble, a negative pressure is applied to a first very low pressure microchannel having a first end, a second end spaced from the first end and a first very low pressure microchannel conduit extending between the first end and the second end and having a portion thereof being laterally spaced from and adjacent to a portion of the liquid microchannel conduit. The negative pressure withdraws air from the microbubble in the liquid microchannel to shrink the microbubble as the microbubble travels along the portion of the liquid microchannel conduit. |
| US10376856B2 |
Methods for fluid contacting in a downflow vessel
A contacting device and method are presented for the collection, contacting, and distribution of fluids between particulate beds of a downflow vessel, which may operate in co-current flow. By one approach, the contacting device includes a liquid collection tray, a mixing channel in fluid communication with the liquid collection tray, and a liquid distribution zone. |
| US10376853B2 |
Method of operating a batch mixer and batch mixer for performing the method
The invention provides a method of operating a batch mixer for producing first and second numbers of mixtures from first and second numbers of batches of materials to be mixed in the batch mixer, the batch mixer comprising a mixing chamber, a mixing element disposed within the mixing chamber, the mixing element and the mixing chamber being configured for providing an identical flow of the materials to be mixed within the mixing chamber and around the mixing element regardless of in which of the first and second opposite directions the mixing element is rotated, and a motor assembly coupled to the mixing element for rotating the mixing element for mixing the first and second numbers of batches of materials to be mixed for producing the first and second numbers of mixtures. The method comprises the steps of energizing said motor assembly for rotating said mixing element in said first direction, for each one of the first number of batches of the materials to be mixed: loading the one of the first number of batches of materials to be mixed into the mixing chamber, mixing the one of the first number of batches of materials for producing one of the first number of mixtures, and removing the one of the first number of mixtures from the mixing chamber, energizing the motor assembly for rotating the mixing element in the second direction, and for each one of the second number of batches of the materials to be mixed loading the one of the second number of batches of materials to be mixed into the mixing chamber, mixing the one of the second number of batches of materials for producing one of the second number of mixtures, and removing the one of the second number of mixtures from the mixing chamber. |
| US10376851B2 |
Mixing unit and device, and fluid mixing method
A mixing unit includes a mixing body having mixing elements that are stacked in a stacking direction and that extend in an extending direction. The mixing elements have a plurality of first through holes to form a flow path therein, and are arranged such that part or all of the first through holes in one of the mixing elements communicate with first through holes in the adjacent mixing elements to allow fluid to be passed in the direction in which the mixing element extends. |
| US10376850B2 |
Urea solution injection device integrated with mixer
A urea solution injection device includes an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gas generated in a combustion chamber to the exterior; an injector is installed and pierces into the exhaust pipe to inject urea solution into the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust pipe. A catalyst is disposed at a position after the injector when viewed in a flow direction of the exhaust gas and the exhaust gas is discharged to the exterior to decompose the exhaust gas mixed with the urea solution. A urea solution mixer is provided at an end of the injector and installed and pierces into the exhaust pipe. Accordingly the urea solution injected from the injector is dispersed therein. An installation unit provides for the urea solution mixer to be installed in the exhaust pipe and pierces into the exhaust pipe. |
| US10376849B2 |
Methods and apparatus for creating turbulence in a thermostatic mixing valve
Mixing valve turbulence generators and methods are disclosed. Embodiments include turbulence generation apparatuses and methods that increase the turbulence of, impart swirl to, reverse the direction of, create tortuous paths for, and/or accelerate the mixing of hot and cold fluid within a valve assembly. Alternate embodiments include angled radial slots, angled surfaces and fin-like baffles to enhance the mixing of hot and cold fluids. |
| US10376845B2 |
Membranes with tunable selectivity
Some embodiments comprise membranes comprising a first layer comprising a porous graphene-based material; a second layer comprising a porous graphene-based material; a channel positioned between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the channel has a tunable channel diameter; and at least one spacer substance positioned in the channel, wherein the spacer substance is responsive to the environmental stimulus. In some cases, the membranes have more than two layers of porous graphene-based material. Permeability of a membrane can be altered by exposing the membrane to an environmental stimulus. Membranes can be used in methods of water filtration, immune-isolation, timed drug release (e.g., sustained or delayed release), hemodialysis, or hemofiltration. |
| US10376844B2 |
Interface module for filter integrity testing
A testing apparatus employs an interface module removably attached to a filter testing device. The interface module includes a first flowpath communicating with an outlet of the testing device and a housing of the filter device, a first valve disposed in the first flowpath, a second flowpath communicating with the housing of the filter device and an exhaust, a second valve disposed in the second flowpath, and an enclosure enclosing the first flowpath, the first valve, the second flowpath, and the second valve. The interface module is cleanable and/or sterilizable, and replaceable. A filter integrity testing method uses an interface module to prevent contamination of the testing device and cross-contamination of different filter devices and avoid liquid ingress into the testing device. |
| US10376843B2 |
Method of detecting a leak in a heat exchanger of a hemodialysis machine
A leak may be detected in a heat exchanger of a hemodialysis device. A drain valve is opened by the controller, and then closed by the controller after a pre-selected time period. An initial pressure is determined in the spent dialysate circuit and stored in the memory. A system pressure is determined at periodic time intervals and compared to a pre-determined maximum pressure. The controller then determines whether the heat exchanger has a leak, in that in response to the system pressure exceeding a predetermined maximum pressure, a command is generated to execute an event including suspending a disinfectant operation with a disinfecting agent, and in response to the initial pressure subtracted from the system pressure being greater than a predetermined minimum pressure differential, a command is generated to execute an event including suspending the cleanse operation with the disinfecting agent. |
| US10376842B2 |
Non-dispersive oil recovery from oil industry liquid sources
The present invention includes a method and system for separating oil from water and particulate contaminants from a oil/water/solid mixture, comprising: a solid removal system for removing small, medium and large solids from a oil/water/solid mixture to form a oil and water stream and a membrane contactor system for separating the oil from the water in the oil and water stream. |
| US10376838B2 |
Oxidation catalyst for hydrocarbons produced by an internal combustion engine
An oxidation catalyst is described for treating hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas produced by an internal combustion engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises a region disposed on a substrate, wherein the region comprises ruthenium (Ru) supported on a support material comprising a refractory oxide. |
| US10376832B2 |
Filtering device for dust and other pollutants
The present invention relates to the filtering of fumes emitted by industrial processes such as those used in iron and steel works, refineries, waste-to-energy plants and the like and in particular relates to a filtering device for fine and ultrafine dust particles and other polluting agents. |
| US10376829B2 |
Methods and systems for improving the energy efficiency of carbon dioxide capture
A system for carbon dioxide capture from a gas mixture comprises a lean solvent comprising 3-amino-1-propanol (AP), 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanol (DMAMP), and water; an absorber containing at least a portion of the lean solvent, wherein the absorber is configured to receive the lean solvent and a gaseous stream comprising carbon dioxide, contact the lean solvent with the gaseous stream, and produce a rich solvent stream and a gaseous stream depleted in carbon dioxide; a stripper, wherein the stripper is configured to receive the rich solvent stream; a cross-exchanger fluidly coupled to a rich solvent outlet on the absorber and a rich solvent inlet on the stripper; a reboiler fluidly coupled to a lower portion of the stripper; and a condenser fluidly coupled to a vapor outlet of the stripper. |
| US10376828B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing a bellows
A device for producing a bellows from a filter medium, including: an embossing device embossing fold lines into a filter medium that runs through the embossing device, producing an embossed filter medium for folding into a folded filter medium; the folded section of the filter medium being delimited by two adjacent fold lines; an adhesive application device applying adhesive onto the embossed filter medium; and a folding device folding, in a zig-zag manner, the embossed filter medium onto which the adhesive was applied into the folded filter medium; wherein the folding device includes a plurality of adjacent supporting elements that can be moved into or out of a folding space of the folding device; wherein the supporting elements are movable into the folding space such, that at least one folded section of the folded filter medium is contacted and supported by a respective one of the plurality of supporting element. |
| US10376819B2 |
Filter core and manufacturing method thereof
A filter core and manufacturing method thereof, the manufacturing method has the following steps: adhering a wavy filtering sheet and a flat filtering sheet, pressing the filtering sheets, and rolling the filtering sheets. A part of peaks of the wavy filtering sheet are pressed to lean toward a same side. In particular, two sides of a first end sealing adhesive layer are pressed. Thus, the first end sealing adhesive layer is concentrated, such that the glue is uniformly spread to the two sides. Besides, the pressing on the two sides makes the two sides of the first end sealing adhesive layer adhered securely, thereby preventing the wavy filtering sheet from rebounding upward and forming bubbles. Thus, the first end sealing adhesive layer can be formed with less quantity of glue, which accelerating the cooling and raises manufacture efficiency. |
| US10376817B2 |
Apparatus for removing impurities from water or wastewater
An apparatus for removing impurities from water and/or wastewater and a method of installing a fluid distribution system in the apparatus. In the most preferred form of the invention, the fluid distribution system is an air scour system for directing air through the filter bed to assist in cleaning of the filter bed to remove impurities trapped in the filter bed during a service run. In the most preferred form, the method of installing the fluid distribution system in the filter bed is performed by imparting a force to the filter bed to permit the fluid distribution system to be installed in the filter bed without removing media. The fluid distribution system is preferably configured to permit the fluid distribution system to be readily installed in the filter bed and at an optimum orientation. |
| US10376816B2 |
System and method for separation of suspended solids from waste fluid
A separation system for the removal of suspended solids from raw fluid. Raw fluid is placed in a non-pressurized settling tank and allowed to partially settle before injection into a pressurized clarification vessel. Following a dwell period clarified fluid is discharged at the top of the clarification vessel and settled waste is removed at the bottom thereof. Constant vessel pressure is maintained during injection of raw fluid or the discharge of clarified fluid or settled waste. The system is simpler to manufacture and more efficacious in its use than prior art methods. |
| US10376815B2 |
Oily waste treatment array for use in marpol plant in urban environments
An oily waste treatment array (23) is described, for use in a Marpol plant, allows the separation of low and high-flash-point material into high-flash-point dehydrated recovered oil, cleaned water, and solids, that can be operated in an urban environment. This can be achieved due to the coupling of six constituent devices, linked within the confines (28) of the sealed array (23), that enables odor control, and due to the unique treatment (30), prior to the centrifuge array (31). The pre-treatment array (30) allows the treatment of emulsified mixtures, optimizing the use of chemical additives, by use of an external-flow-array, that is thermally coupled and integrated within the overall array, that features an external circulation heating/stirring loop, in and out of an inclined and contracting tank (20), a ‘stirring region’ (41) and a series of three dimensional injection nozzles (9), making up a ‘dendrite’ structure (10). |
| US10376811B2 |
Integrated dual stage trap with inverted cup
A cold trap has multiple interior spaces formed within one unit such that a vacuum pump pulls only dry air and distillate substantially fully or fully condenses and drops out of the bottom of the device. Laminar flow through a side portal is converted into turbulent flow in a cooling region around a conical cold glass or other inert protrusion. The only other portal of the cooling region is a bottom portal such that though there is vacuum suction, vapors only exit through the bottom portal after condensing and falling through an outer section while dry air is pulled upwards to an upper vacuum portal. |
| US10376808B2 |
Sea water evaporator, and evaporation rope module for salt production
High efficiency seawater evaporation apparatus comprises showering unit installed at the saltpan; and evaporation rope module wherein multiple evaporation ropes are collected in group by the holder and the respective evaporation modules are extended along the upper and lower direction in the state each other separated in a predetermined interval and wherein, when the seawater is supplied to the respective evaporation ropes by the showering unit, the seawater may flow down along the surface of the respective evaporation ropes and the evaporation of the seawater may be accelerated. |
| US10376806B1 |
Bucking chute with side panels having rider clearances
The present invention provides a bucking chute with side panels that include clearance portions adjacent to the legs of a rider of a rodeo animal. The clearance portions provide clearance space for the legs of the rider in order to reduce the likelihood of injury to the rider while the rider is mounted on the rodeo animal in the chute prior to the start of the rodeo event. |
| US10376802B2 |
Sinkable toy warships
The invention is Sinkable Toy Warships, in particular, remotely controlled toy boats that can shoot water, be shot at by other boats, retain water that hits them directly, continue to be operational after being hit, sink when a predetermined volume of water has been absorbed, remain near the surface where it can be located and can be recovered after being submerged with no ill-effects to the electric and electronic components on board. |
| US10376798B2 |
High angle tethered slide with freefall drop and variable radius swing
An amusement ride is formed from a self-equalizing dual line affixed to a pulley at its upper end and to pulley and counterweight system at its lower end. An upper platform at the upper dual line end launches a rider who is connected via a line to a pulley riding on the dual line. A slide is carried by the upper platform from which the rider is launched, resulting in the rider swinging in an arcuate motion about the pulley. A belay, carried by the dual line, is movable to confront the pulley as the rider is carried down the dual lines and to enhance the arcuate swinging of the rider. A lower landing permits the rider to demount the amusement ride. |
| US10376785B2 |
Audio, video, simulation, and user interface paradigms
Consumer electronic devices have been developed with enormous information processing capabilities, high quality audio and video outputs, large amounts of memory, and may also include wired and/or wireless networking capabilities. Additionally, relatively unsophisticated and inexpensive sensors, such as microphones, video camera, GPS or other position sensors, when coupled with devices having these enhanced capabilities, can be used to detect subtle features about users and their environments. A variety of audio, video, simulation and user interface paradigms have been developed to utilize the enhanced capabilities of these devices. These paradigms can be used separately or together in any combination. One paradigm automatically creating user identities using speaker identification. Another paradigm includes a control button with 3-axis pressure sensitivity for use with game controllers and other input devices. |
| US10376783B2 |
Online contests with social networks
In an embodiment, a method comprises causing, to be displayed to a user through a web page of a social network provider that provides a social network, contest data that indicates an online contest; receiving, at a particular entity, input that indicates an intention by the user to participate in the online contest; sending, from the particular entity, request data that indicates a request, by the particular entity, for one or more permissions that allows the particular entity to access information from the social network provider about the user; after sending the request data, receiving, at the particular entity, acceptance data that indicates that the user accepts the request; in response to receiving the acceptance data, causing the user to be entered in the online contest; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. |
| US10376781B2 |
System and method of generating and distributing video game streams
A system and method is provided that generates a game log that specifies game events during gameplay to enable efficient distribution of video game playback, facilitates the annotation of gameplay through content from users and others, and generates a video game stream that includes the game log and content. The system facilitates the efficient sharing of video game playback, as well as annotations from users and others. For example, e-sportscasters may use the system to broadcast video game playback with their commentary and/or graphical overlays. Video game players may use the system to share video game playback efficiently with other users. The system may also facilitate the sharing of loadout conditions and micro-transactions relevant to video game playback. |
| US10376779B2 |
Method for implementing a computer game
A method, implemented as computer code being executed by one or more processors, in which computer game graphics for a casual, social game are shown on a display of a computing device and in which one or more of the processors are programmed to show: a virtual path or other virtual world that indicates the level reached by the player and some of that player's social network friends; a score board that displays the score of a player once he has completed a level successfully, together with the highest scores of some of its social network friends' for that level; and in which each level of the game can be failed and, if the processor determines that the player is running out of moves or time, then the processor causes the game to automatically display a message offering extra moves and/or time for the player to purchase, to carry on playing the game, or other in-game assistance. |
| US10376777B2 |
Information processor, control method of information processor, program, and information storage medium
An information processor determines data content to be transmitted and a destination device to which to transmit the data on the basis of the posture of the information processor identified on the basis of detection results of a sensor adapted to detect the posture thereof, a control method of an information processor, a program, and an information storage medium. A game process execution section determines a transmission destination device on the basis of the posture of the information processor identified on the basis of detection results of the sensor. A missile data generation section determines data content to be transmitted to the transmission destination device on the basis of the posture of the information processor identified on the basis of detection results of the sensor at a time different from when the transmission destination device is determined. A missile data transmission section transmits the data to the transmission destination device. |
| US10376776B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a video game using information stored by physical objects
A system and method for providing a video game using information stored by physical objects are disclosed. The video game may take place in a virtual space. Users may access the virtual space via client computing platforms. Users may participate in the video game by controlling game entities in the virtual space. Individual ones of the game entities may be associated with individual physical objects. The information stored by individual physical objects may be implemented by virtue of a client computing platform receiving the stored information. The information may be implemented independently from gameplay in the virtual space using the associated game entity. For example, a physical object may store information related to a “limited edition” version of an associated game entity that may only be implemented in the virtual space by virtue of the information being received from the physical object. |
| US10376774B2 |
Card game and holder
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for playing a multiplayer card game that includes a deck of cards and a holder. The card game utilizes a unique deck of cards and more than one option for gameplay. The variety of card combinations results in a novel and different experience every time the game is played.The primary method for scoring points is by forming time values. Numbered cards are written in a digital type font from a combination of short, straight lines. Instead of the numbers themselves, these lines are counted and subsequently used for scoring. The winner is awarded elongated sticks for each set of points earned based on the time value formed. The elongated sticks are placed into open storage container until the containers are transformed into a solid shape with the final elongated stick protruding to indicate a player has won the game. |
| US10376773B2 |
Wheel-bearing truck
A wheel-bearing truck as might be used on a skateboard includes a base, a transverse hanger mounted pivotally at or near its center to the base and adapted to bear a road-engaging wheel at each opposed end. There is a pair of telescopic arms, one end of each being attached to the hanger flanking its center. A longitudinal spring fixed with respect to the base interacts with the other end of each telescopic arm. |
| US10376771B2 |
Ice skate
A blade holder for an ice skate (e.g., for playing hockey). The ice skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of a skater. The blade holder comprises a blade-retaining base to retain a blade and a support extending upwardly from the blade-retaining base to interconnect the blade holder and the skate boot. Visual characteristics of the blade holder may enhance its aesthetics and/or other aspects related to its visual appearance (e.g., an effect on the skater, elaborateness and/or customization of its visual appearance, etc.). The blade holder may be lightweight and/or provide other performance benefits to the skater. |
| US10376763B2 |
Net system with fine height adjustment
A net system used for example a sports game and a fine height adjustment system is provided. A cable mount is coupled to one or both of the upright posts with coarse height adjustment. A cable system for supporting the net includes a first end coupled to the upright post, and a second end coupled to a tension system of the other upright post. An intermediate portion of the cable system is slidably coupled along a pivoting member of the cable mount. The cable mount includes the fine height adjustment system that is coupled to the pivoting member. The pivoting member is pivotable in an upward direction or a downward direction upon movement of the fine height adjustment system without relieving tension from the cable system. The total distance of travel provided by fine height adjustment may be less than an incremental distance with coarse height adjustment. |
| US10376760B2 |
Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture
A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided. |
| US10376758B2 |
Low and back crown mass for a golf club head
A golf club head includes a body having a crown defining a perimeter of the club head, a sole opposite the crown, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel, the body further including a club face, an exterior side, an interior side, a head center of gravity, and a weight member positioned on one of the exterior side or the interior side of the crown. |
| US10376755B2 |
Golf club head with textured striking face
A golf club head includes a striking face with a plurality of scorelines. A first virtual vertical plane is perpendicular to the striking face and passes through a toe-wardmost extent of the scorelines, and a second virtual vertical plane is parallel to the first virtual vertical plane and passes through a heel-wardmost extent of the scorelines. A central region bounded by the first virtual vertical plane, the second virtual vertical plane, and a striking face periphery has a first average surface roughness Ra1 of between about 40 μin and about 180 μin. And a majority of a toe region hounded by the first vertical plane and the striking face periphery is textured to have a second average surface roughness Ra2 no less than 1.5 times Ra1. |
| US10376754B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, and a crown portion covering an opening in the top portion. The crown portion may include an upper plurality of composite layers, a lower plurality of composite layers, and one or more integral ribs disposed between the upper and lower pluralities of composite layers. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10376753B2 |
Golf club heads with grooves and methods of manufacture
Embodiments of golf clubs, golf club heads, and methods of manufacture are described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club head includes a strike face having one or more grooves with edges, where one or more of the edges is unsmooth. Other embodiments are also described herein. |
| US10376751B2 |
Telescopic golf ball picker upper
The current invention is a golf ball retriever that enables an individual to pick up a golf ball without requiring the user to bend over. The golf ball retriever includes an extendable rod with a cup configured to receive a golf ball disposed at a distal end of the rod. In one embodiment, the extendable rod is in a telescopic arrangement movable between an extend position and a retracted position. In use, the rod is extended and the cup is pressed over the ball. The cup receives the ball, and the ball remains within the cup until removed by a user. |
| US10376741B2 |
Golf ball dimple profile
A golf ball having dimples with cross-sectional profile shapes defined by the product of a base profile and one or more weighting functions, where at least two dimples are modified with a continuous weighting function having different base profiles is disclosed. |
| US10376740B2 |
Dimple patterns for golf balls
The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. |
| US10376736B2 |
Cooling an exercise device during a dive motor runway condition
A treadmill can include a deck, a first pulley incorporated into the deck, a second pulley incorporated into the deck, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, a drive motor in mechanical communication with at least one of the first pulley and the second pulley to move the tread belt in a first direction, a runaway load component in electrical communication with the drive motor. The runaway load component draws electrical power generated by the drive motor during a runaway motor condition. |
| US10376733B2 |
Exercise assembly
An exercise assembly for resistance exercises includes a base that is configured to position on a horizontal surface. A post is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from the base. A beam is rotationally coupled to and extends bidirectionally from the post. A first plate is coupled to and centrally positioned above the post. The first plate is padded and configured to seat a user. Each of a pair of rods is slidably coupled to and extends bidirectionally from the beam between the first plate and a respective opposing end of the beam. The rods are configured to selectively couple to the hands and feet of the user. A plurality of bands, which is resilient, is selectively couplable to and extends between the rods and the first plate. The bands are configured to selectively resist movement of the rods along the beam. |
| US10376730B2 |
Rowing machine
The present invention concerns an improved rowing machine, for the execution of gymnastic exercises similar to strokes and the like, comprising actuating means movable between a rest position and a working position, and a first braking device, operatively connected to said actuating means configured to brake the motion of said actuating means during the passage from said rest position to said working position, characterized in that said rowing machine comprises a second braking device operatively connected to said actuating means, said second braking device being configured to brake the motion of said actuating means during the passage from said rest position to said working position. |
| US10376728B2 |
Adjustable training jump rope
At least one of two handles of an adjustable jump rope has an outer handle sleeve and an adjustment device releasably retained inside the handle sleeve which is configured to releasably retain a selected length of cable or rope in the handle sleeve so as to control the length of cable extending between the handles. The adjustment device may be an elongate stem having a plurality of spaced retainer devices for releasably retaining an enlarged end of the cable in the stem, so that the end of the cable can be engaged with different retainer devices to lengthen or shorten the cable length. |
| US10376725B2 |
Temperature-based fire detection
A fire detection device and method therefor are able to provide automatic activation so as to extinguish a fire. The fire detection can be rapid and temperature-based. In one embodiment, a heat collector can be provided to enhance thermal responsiveness. Activation of the fire detection device can be electrically induced to release an extinguishing agent at the fire. The activation can be protected such that it is durable and unaffected by vibrations. |
| US10376724B2 |
Protective cover device for a fire protection instrument
A protection device for a fire protection sprinkler having a first housing portion extending along a first housing axis defining a first internal housing chamber for receipt of one portion of a trigger assembly. A second housing portion of the protection device extends along a second housing axis and defines a second internal housing chamber for circumscribing a another portion of the trigger assembly. The first housing chamber is in communication with the second housing chamber. |
| US10376722B2 |
Connecting and anchoring device
A connecting and anchoring device. A cable element terminates at opposite ends in respective gate and spine cable termination structures. A gate housing houses a gating portion of the cable element and includes a locking element. The device has a first configuration in which the termination structures are locked together and a second configuration in which the termination structures can be separated from one another by manipulating the locking element. The device in at least the first configuration defines a closed aperture. A spine housing houses a spinal portion of the cable element. The spine housing is attached to the base and the gate housing is pivotally connected to the base so that the gate housing can pivot relative to the spine housing so as to change the configuration of the connecting and anchoring device between the second configuration and a third configuration in which the aperture is open. The cable element includes a cable that extends uninterrupted from the spine housing, through the base, and into the gate housing. |
| US10376718B2 |
Composition containing a cellulose derived capsule with a sunscreen
A sunscreen composition comprised of one or more sunscreen active agents encapsulated in a cellulose derived capsule wherein the composition can contain one or more additional agents. A sunscreen composition can be mixed with a bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, gel, soap, cream, hand sanitizer, spray or mousse and can be used by an individual during their normal hygiene processes, such as during a shower or bath or while applying a body product to their skin or hair. |
| US10376717B2 |
Intervening object compensating automated radiation treatment plan development apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor using positively charged particles having passed through an intervening object, comprising the steps of: predetermining an energy reduction of the positively charged particles resultant from the positively charged particles traversing the intervening object along a beam treatment path as a function of relative rotation of the patient and the beam treatment path; generating a radiation treatment plan adjusting energy of the positively charged particles delivered from the synchrotron to the intervening object to yield a desired beam treatment energy of the positively charged particles entering the tumor after compensating for the energy reduction; and optionally detecting a set of the positively charged particles after traversing the intervening object to yield a signal, where the signal is used with knowledge of energy of the positively charged particles exiting the synchrotron to pre-determine the energy reduction along the beam treatment path. |
| US10376708B2 |
Bone enhancement device and method
There is provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention a method of osteointegration of an implant into surrounding jaw-bone, the method comprising: applying a magnetic field around an implant, the magnetic field produced around the implant to a jaw-bone depth of up to at least about 7 mm, the magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of about 0.05-0.5 mT at up to at least about 2 mm from a surface of the implant, the magnetic field produced by a coil within the implant. A device adapted for insertion into a jawbone implant and for producing the magnetic field for bone enhancement of surrounding jawbone is also described. |
| US10376699B2 |
Programming techniques for electrical stimulation
An example includes machine-implemented method of providing therapy to a patient using a plurality of electrodes implanted within the patient that includes receiving, via a programmer for an electrical stimulator, user input that at least partially defines a neuromodulation field to provide the therapy, based on the received user input, determining a subset of the plurality of electrodes and current distributions for the subset to generate the field, comparing an electrode limit to a number of electrodes in the determined subset and eliminating at least one of the number of electrodes in the determined subset based on the comparison to provide a reduced subset of the electrodes, and redistributing current associated with the at least one eliminated electrode to at least one of the electrodes in the reduced subset of electrodes. |
| US10376697B2 |
Montage design for closed loop sensing and neurostimulation of the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and/or motor cortex
Described is a system for automatic adjustment of neurostimulation. The system controls stimulation of specific neural regions through a neural device positioned on a human subject, while simultaneously performing recordings from the neural device using a targeted arrangement of stimulating electrodes and distinct types of recording electrodes and sensors of the neural device. Stimulation of the specific neural regions is adjusted in real-time based on the recordings from the neural device. |
| US10376696B2 |
Medical self-treatment using non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck. The device housing transmits data to a patient interface device such as a mobile phone or computer relating to the status of a stimulation session. The interface device in turn may communicate with a database contained within other computers, via a network or the internet. The system is designed to address problems that arise particularly during self-treatment, when a medical professional is not present. |
| US10376692B2 |
Electroporation device and injection apparatus
An apparatus is provided for injecting a fluid into body tissue, the apparatus comprising: a hollow needle; and fluid delivery means, wherein the apparatus is adapted to actuate the fluid delivery means in use so as to automatically inject fluid into body tissue during insertion of the needle into the said body tissue. |
| US10376691B2 |
Electrode system, device and method for the treatment of eye diseases, in particular dry eye
An electrode system for treating dry eye, including at least one electrode having a portion intended to be applied in contact with the eye, the eye orbit, the temple, the eyelid areas or a part of them that respectively imitates the shape of the eye surface, the eye orbit, the temple, the eyelid areas or a part of them or wherein the portion of the intended to be applied in contact with the eye, the eye orbit, the temple, the eyelid areas or a part of them has a flexible and adaptable shape so that a form-fit is achievable between the portion of the electrode and the surface shape of the eye, the eye orbit, the temple, the eyelid areas or a part of them. The portion of the electrode is fed with an electromagnetic wave of distorted sinusoidal current with a resonance frequency which includes the related harmonics. |
| US10376687B2 |
Controlling flow in a medical injection system
A valve apparatus for a medical injection system includes a pinching member and at least one spring-loaded anvil. A tubing line of the injection system may be positioned between the pinching member and the anvil, such that when the pinching member is moved into a pinching position adjacent to the anvil, for example, by rotation of a shaft to which the member is coupled, the pinching member compresses the tubing line against the spring-loaded anvil. The pinching member is preferably rotatable about an auxiliary axis, which is eccentric, or offset from a central axis of the shaft. A spring member of the spring-loaded anvil is preferably pre-loaded. In certain applications, the pinching member, when moved into the pinching position, applies a pinching force of greater than approximately 45 pounds, for example, to prevent flow through the tubing line at an injection pressure of up to approximately 1200 psi. |
| US10376685B2 |
Thrombus detection device and method
A thrombus detection device comprising an elongate tube having at least one opening at a distal end of the elongate tube. A coupling is attached or formed at the proximal end of the elongate tube. The detection of the presence of a thrombus is performed by using a syringe to withdraw blood through the at least one thrombus detection opening at the distal end of the elongate tube. If little or no blood is withdrawn, or if the withdrawal of blood is more difficult than expected, the presence of a thrombus obstructing the openings is indicated. |
| US10376675B2 |
Rapid insertion integrated catheter and method of using an integrated catheter
An integrated catheter assembly for rapid vascular insertion including a catheter configured for receipt of a needle and a guidewire; a catheter assembly comprising an integrated assembly comprising a catheter, needle, and guidewire; and a method of rapidly inserting a catheter to obtain vascular access. The catheter includes a central lumen for receiving the needle and guidewire. The lumen includes a distal port and a transverse side port adjacent an intermediate portion thereof which provide open vascular communication from two ports between the central lumen and the vasculature. The needle and guidewire, when integrated with the catheter, extend through the transverse side port wherein a proximal end of the needle extends contiguous to and exterior of a proximal portion of the catheter. |
| US10376670B2 |
Methods and systems for sleep management
A processing system includes methods to promote sleep. The system may include a monitor such as a non-contact motion sensor from which sleep information may be determined. User sleep information, such as sleep stages, hypnograms, sleep scores, mind recharge scores and body scores, may be recorded, evaluated and/or displayed for a user. The system may further monitor ambient and/or environmental conditions corresponding to sleep sessions. Sleep advice may be generated based on the sleep information, user queries and/or environmental conditions from one or more sleep sessions. Communicated sleep advice may include content to promote good sleep habits and/or detect risky sleep conditions. In some versions of the system, any one or more of a bedside unit 3000 sensor module, a smart processing device, such as a smart phone or smart device 3002, and network servers may be implemented to perform the methodologies of the system. |
| US10376669B2 |
Ventless mask CPAP system
A CPAP or other ventilation system includes a mask, a flow generator, a positive or high pressure line to provide positive or high pressure air from the flow generator to the mask and a vacuum or return line provided to actively extract exhaled gas from the breathing chamber and/or the air delivery conduit of the mask. The vacuum or return line includes a vent outlet preferably positioned remote from the mask. |
| US10376665B2 |
Fluid dispensing catheter
A fluid dispensing catheter including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a passage between the proximal and distal portions, and a plug having a proximal section positioned within the passage in the distal portion of the elongate body to partially occlude the passage, the plug being substantially cylindrical and having a flat parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the plug, the flat defining a gap with the elongate body. |
| US10376664B2 |
Artificial airway sputum scab cleaner
An artificial airway sputum scab cleaner including a connection hub, a display window, a detection tube, a sputum suction tube, a sputum suction device, a probe head a hooking device, a light beam device and a camera device; the hooking device includes a hooking channel, a hooking spoon, a push rod and a permanent magnet, an iron sheet, a first coil. |
| US10376662B2 |
Dry powder inhalers
The disclosure describes powder inhalers and dry powder inhaler storage cassettes that include a compartment housing an elongate carrier preloaded with a plurality of doses of finely divided powder comprising a biologically active substance. The compartment is configured such that the preloaded doses are sealed within the compartment and such that the carrier may be advanced from the compartment to the chamber through an exit provided with a moisture barrier sealing system. The moisture barrier sealing system is configured and arranged such that it is relaxable during advancement of the carrier. The sealing system is in sealing configuration prior to an advancement of the carrier, is relaxed upon an advancement of the carrier and is returned to its sealing configuration at the latest after release of the powder associated with the area of the carrier. |
| US10376661B2 |
Opening element for opening an ampoule in an aerosol generation device and aerosol generation device comprising the opening element
An opening element for opening an ampoule in an aerosol generation device includes a first member which has a conduit extending therethrough for guiding a fluid contained in the ampoule through the first member and a second member which is arranged at least partly inside or on the conduit. Further, an aerosol generation device includes such an opening element. |
| US10376660B2 |
Dry powder inhalation device
Taught herein is a disposable breath actuated dry powder drug inhalation device having a powderized drug storage chamber with integral toroidal geometry and air flow pathways for entraining and breaking up powder aggregates prior to delivery to the patient. The toroidal chamber is fluidly connected by one or more air inlets directed in a non-tangent manner toward the powder to loft and set up an irregular-rotational flow pattern. Also, in fluid connection with the toroidal chamber is a centrally or near centrally located air and powder outlet consisting of one or more holes forming a grid in fluid connection with a channel providing a passageway for powder flow to the patient. |
| US10376659B2 |
Personal care vaporizer device for the eye area of the face
A Personal Care Vaporizer Device for the Eye Area of the Face. A treatment chamber formed within the device will encircle the user's eyes and surrounding facial area when the device is positioned over the eye area of the face. A soft gel eyemask element provides maximum comfort for the wearer during treatment. The device introduces therapeutic mist or vapor into the treatment chamber. The mist/vapor is generated from an internal reservoir containing plain water or water mixed with other therapeutic additives. An onboard blower can control the flow rate of the mist/vapor into the treatment chamber. One or more onboard heating elements within the device provide direct heat to the treatment chamber wall(s), and/or to heat the mist/vapor prior to its being introduced into the treatment chamber. Onboard vibration generators apply soothing massaging motion to the user's face when activated. |
| US10376655B2 |
Syringe
A syringe includes a syringe cylinder and a distal end designed as a syringe cone. The distal end comprises a region set back in a radial direction such that an edge extending in the circumferential direction is formed. The edge has a first chamfer, and comprises an attachment piece having a clamping region. Holding forces are introduced from the attachment piece via the clamping region in the region of the syringe set back in a radial direction. The clamping region comprises a distal edge. The the distal edge of the clamping region has a second chamfer. |
| US10376653B2 |
Medicament delivery device
The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a generally tubular distal housing part (10; 110) having opposite proximal and distal ends, wherein third mechanically coded interface means (11; 111) are arranged on its proximal end; a generally tubular proximal housing (20; 120) part having opposite proximal and distal ends and being releasibly connected to said distal housing part, wherein with fourth mechanically coded interface means (22; 122) are arranged on its distal end; a medicament container having a slidable stopper, wherein said container is arranged to be positioned within said proximal housing part; a plunger rod (60; 160) arranged within said distal housing; drive means arranged within said distal housing and being operably connected to said plunger rod for driving said plunger rod and thereby said stopper towards the proximal end of the device; wherein said device further comprises an interface member (50; 150) comprising first (51; 151) and second (52; 152) mechanically coded interface means arranged to match and interact with the third (11; 111) and the fourth (22; 122) mechanically coded interface means when the distal and the proximal housing parts are connected to each other. |
| US10376652B2 |
Automatic injection device with a top release mechanism
The present invention relates to a handheld mechanical injection device by which set doses of a liquid medicament can be injected from a medical reservoir. The medicament is expelled through an injection needle by release of a power reservoir in the device, the power reservoir being fully or partially released by actuation of a user operable release member being positioned at or near an upper end of the injection device, the upper end being that end of the injection device which is opposite the injection needle. |
| US10376650B2 |
Drug delivery device and method for a drug delivery device
A drug delivery device (1) is provided comprising a housing (4) comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a cartridge (3) adapted and arranged to contain at least one dose of a drug (16), a bung (5) being movably arranged within the cartridge (3). In an initial state of the device (1), the bung (5) is arranged in a proximal end position with respect to the cartridge (3). The device (1) further comprises a piston rod (9) adapted and arranged to move the bung (5) in the distal direction with respect to the cartridge (3) for delivering a dose of the drug (16). The device (1) further comprises a mechanism operable such that, after a dose delivery operation was completed, the piston rod (9) is moved into the proximal direction with respect to the bung (5) by a back off distance (D), wherein in the initial state, a distance between a distal end of the piston rod (9) and a proximal end of the bung (5) is greater than zero, with the distance between the piston rod (9) and the bung (5) in the initial state being defined by the back off distance (D). Furthermore, a method for assembling a drug delivery device (1) is provided. |
| US10376642B2 |
Auto-injector
An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is presented having an elongate case arranged to be held by a user, a tubular chassis telescoped in the case and biased against the case so as to protrude from the case. The injector also includes a syringe with a hollow injection needle, a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe. A trigger button is distally arranged in or on the case, wherein the trigger button is initially coupled to the case in a manner to protrude distally from the case and interlocked to the chassis in a manner preventing the trigger button from disengaging the case. |
| US10376638B2 |
Fluid delivery device needle retraction mechanisms, cartridges and expandable hydraulic fluid seals
A fluid delivery device includes an automatic needle retraction mechanism configured to automatically retract a delivery end of a needle into a housing. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon an actuator moving from the first position to the second position. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon decoupling a bottom surface of the housing from a skin surface. |
| US10376637B2 |
Insertion device with horizontally moving part
The invention relates to an insertion device comprising —a penetrating member (50) connected to transformation means (52), —a moving part (38) comprising guiding means (39) which guiding means (39) restrict the movement of the transformation means (52) and guide the penetrating member (50) from a first to a second position in a first direction, i.e. the direction of insertion, towards the injection site, and —a stationary housing (30) comprising guiding means (32) which guiding means (32) restrict the movement of the moving part (38). The guiding means (32) guide the moving part (38) in a second direction which is linear and different from the first direction i.e. the direction of insertion. |
| US10376630B2 |
Integrated Strontium-Rubidium radioisotope infusion systems
Methods for setting up, maintaining and operating a radiopharmaceutical infusion system, that includes a radioisotope generator, are facilitated by a computer of the system. The computer may include pre-programmed instructions and a computer interface, for interaction with a user of the system, for example, in order to track contained volumes of eluant and/or eluate, and/or to track time from completion of an elution performed by the system, and/or to calculate one or more system and/or injection parameters for quality control, and/or to perform purges of the system, and/or to facilitate diagnostic imaging. |
| US10376628B2 |
Method for removing fluid from a blood filter at the end of a blood treatment session and treatment apparatus for executing the method
The present invention relates to a method for removing fluid from a blood filter which is used for the blood treatment of a patient and/or for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit at the end of a blood treatment session. It further relates to a medical treatment apparatus with a control and/or regulating device which executes the method according to the present invention. It further relates to a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program for executing the method according to the present invention. |
| US10376627B2 |
Flexible biological fluid filters
Filter assemblies are processing biological fluid, such as blood or a blood component containing leukocytes. The filter assemblies include a flexible housing with first and second walls. A filtration medium and a support member are at least partially positioned between the walls of the housing, with a seal joining the walls of the housing, the filtration medium, and the support member. The filter assemblies may further include a pre-filter and/or a post-filter positioned between the walls of the housing. If provided, the pre- and post-filter may be positioned on opposite walls of the filtration medium, with the post-filter being a mesh positioned between the filtration medium and one of the walls of the housing or within an opening defined by the support member. A seal of the filter assembly may pass through the filtration medium, with the filtration medium being substantially omitted in a section of the seal. |
| US10376625B2 |
Power scaling
Disclosed are systems and methods for measuring and calculating parameters to control and monitor a power transfer in an implanted medical device, including operating the device in a plurality of scalable power modes and/or coupling modes. The system may shift between or among power and/or coupling modes based on input such as data received over system communication lines, programmable timers, or electrical loading information. The system may also shift between or among power and/or coupling modes based on calculated amounts of coupling, levels of detected heat flux, and/or amounts of estimated temperature changes. |
| US10376624B2 |
Transcutaneous energy transfer systems
The present disclosure relates to an improved transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system that generates and wirelessly transmits a sufficient amount of energy to power one or more implanted devices, including a heart pump, while maintaining the system's efficiency, safety, and overall convenience of use. The disclosure further relates one or more methods of operation for the improved system. |
| US10376619B1 |
Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube for optimized gastric sumping
An improved percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube that allows continuous suctioning/sumping without occlusion of the tube by the gastric wall. The PEG tube includes a hollow drainage tubing coupled to a ventilated bell cap. The bell cap can be open or closed to the external environment is ventilated via apertures, crenellations and grooves, and hemispherical arches. The PEG tube minimizes, or completely eliminates, the need for a user thereof to frequently flush the tube, thus also curtailing intermittent suctioning and allowing for longer periods of uninterrupted drainage. Furthermore, the PEG tubes of the current invention reduce clogging of the tube by larger gastric matter that is intended to be suctioned out of the patient or subject. |
| US10376616B2 |
Methods, compositions and kits for surgical repair
In some aspects, the present invention provides surgical procedures that comprise applying compositions into and/or onto tissue, including supporting tissues (e.g., ligaments, connective tissue, muscles, etc.) for pelvic organs, among other tissues. In other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to compositions that are useful for performing such procedures. In still other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to kits that are useful for performing such procedures. |
| US10376615B2 |
Micro-needle and micro-needle patch
Provided are micro-needles and a micro-needle patch for transdermal delivery of a pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic substance. The micro-needle may include a biocompatible matrix having a micro-needle-like shape; and porous particles provided at at least a portion of a surface or the interior of the biocompatible matrix. |
| US10376613B2 |
Process for the production of storable implants with an ultrahydrophilic surface
The present invention concerns a process for the production of implants with an ultrahydrophilic surface as well as the implants produced in that way and also processes for the production of loaded, so-called bioactive implant surfaces of metallic or ceramic materials, which are used for implants such as artificial bones, joints, dental implants or also very small implants, for example what are referred to as stents, as well as implants which are further produced in accordance with the processes and which as so-called “delivery devices” allow controlled liberation, for example by way of dissociation, of the bioactive molecules from the implant materials. |
| US10376612B2 |
Pyrophosphate type material, process for preparing such a material and use for bone repair
A material, especially a glassy material of pyrophosphate type, corresponding to the general formula (I): {[(M2+)1−x(R+)2x]2[(P2O74−)1−y(PO43−)4y/3]} n(H2O) in which x and y are positive rational numbers each between 0 and 0.8, and n is such that the weight percentage of water in the material is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 95. M2+ represents a bivalent ion of a metal chosen from calcium, magnesium, strontium, copper, zinc, cobalt, manganese and nickel, or any mixture of such bivalent ions. R+ represents a monovalent ion of a metal selected from potassium, lithium, sodium, and silver, or any mixture of such monovalent ions. This material in particular can be used in manufacturing of bone replacements or prosthesis coatings. |
| US10376611B2 |
Multilayered bone graft and method of making same
A synthetic bone graft is described which is adapted to be received within a bone defect and which is structurally load-bearing. The bone graft comprises an entirely synthetic graft body corresponding in shape and size to the bone defect. The graft body is composed of a plurality of superimposed multilayered structures, each of the multilayered structures having a biopolymer layer joined to a biomineral layer to define an interface therebetween. The biomineral layer has a stiffness that is greater than that of the biopolymer layer, and the biopolymer layer has a toughness that is less than that of the biomineral layer. |
| US10376610B2 |
Regenerated oxidized celulose based hemostatic materialcontaining antifibrolytic agents
In present invention oxidation method of viscon cellulose with NO2 obtained H3PO4/HNO3 is defined liquid and gas media. Regenerated oxidise cellulose (REOC in shorten term) contain in —COOH yields are standardised as 18.6-20.1 for textile, 19.8-21.5% for powder samples. Powder and textile (woven and fabric) products are impregnated 1.8-2.4% Ca+2 ion, 0-1.1% Na+1 ion, 0.8-1.5% tranexamic acid and 6-aminocaproic acid as antifibrinolytic. Obtained powder and gel products are impregnated Bi+3, Zn+2 and Ag+1 ions for antiseptic purposes. Only Bismuth of them is shown antibacterial effects. Also the aim of present invention is haemostat antimicrobial properties during impregnation of Rifampicin, Gatifloxacin, Doxycycline, Levofloxacin, Lincomycin, Clindamycin, Ciprofloxacin. Haemostatic properties are indicated for all products and antimicrobial properties are shown for some samples. Cytotoxicity, sensitivity and irritation properties are determined in compliance of Pharmacopeias. |
| US10376608B1 |
Ultraviolet disinfection system
Embodiments of the invention include an elongate chamber. A UV source includes a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including an active layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The active layer emits radiation having a peak wavelength in a UV range. The semiconductor device is positioned on a wall of the elongate chamber. An inner surface of the elongate chamber is reflective. |
| US10376606B2 |
Sterilizing sheet device
A sterilizing sheet is excellent in terms of saving space when a sterilizing operation is being performed, and sterilizing objects of various sizes. This sterilizing sheet is provided with a flexible sheet body, a sheet accommodating body and a handle. The sheet body is formed from a dielectric and a pair of electrodes accommodated inside the dielectric. The sheet accommodating body is a cylindrical body in which the sheet body is accommodated to be capable of being pulled out and rewound, and is provided with a case, a rotating body and a rewinding mechanism. The rewinding mechanism is a mechanism for automatically rewinding the sheet body, when pulled out from the sheet accommodating body, back into the sheet accommodating body. The handle is attached to a distal end portion of the sheet body, and includes, inside the handle, a battery, a switch mechanism, a booster circuit and a monitoring circuit. |
| US10376604B2 |
Sterilization units, systems, and methods
A Sterilization Unit includes: a UV-C radiation source configured to emit UV-C radiation; and a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometrics and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometrics, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into sterilization target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C radiation to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C radiation. |
| US10376600B2 |
Early disease detection and therapy
A method for early stage pathology detection, location, imaging, evaluation, and treatment of cells and/or extracellular vesicles in the circulation. |
| US10376595B2 |
Treatment of inflammatory diseases with inhibitors of C5a activity
The present invention relates to inhibitors of C5a activity and their use in the treatment of cutaneous, neutrophilic, inflammatory diseases in a subject. |
| US10376590B2 |
Sustained delivery formulations of risperidone compound
The present invention relates to a risperidone sustained release delivery system for treatment of medical conditions relating to delusional psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, obsessive-compulsion disorder, Tourette syndrome, and autistic spectrum disorders. The sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof and an implant containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof. The flowable composition may be injected into tissue whereupon it coagulates to become a solid or gel, monolithic implant. The flowable composition includes a biodegradable, thermoplastic polymer, an organic liquid, and risperidone, a metabolite or a prodrug thereof. |
| US10376589B2 |
Method for the treatment of a solid tumour
The present invention relates generally to a method of treating a neoplastic condition and to agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method of facilitating the treatment of a solid tumor in a localized manner via the co-administration of particulate material and a cellular toxin. The method of the present invention is useful in a range of therapeutic treatments including the treatment of primary and metastatic tumors. |
| US10376588B2 |
Etanercept formulations stabilized with combinations of sugars and polyols
The invention provides stabilized aqueous pharmaceutical etanercept compositions suitable for long-term storage of etanercept, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same. |
| US10376585B2 |
Injectable antibiotic formulations and their methods of use
This invention relates to a composition, including penethamate (PNT) or a pharmaceutical equivalent thereof; and at least one oily vehicle. |
| US10376583B2 |
Human immunodeficiency virus therapies utilizing N332-glycan-dependent antibodies and a reservoir activator
This invention relates to antibody therapies for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In particular, the invention provides methods of curing subjects infected with HIV and blocking HIV infections in subjects at risk of HIV transmission using a N332 glycan-dependent antibody (e.g., PGT121). |
| US10376579B2 |
Nanoparticle complexes of albumin, paclitaxel, and anti-VEGF antibody for treatment of cancer
This document provides materials related to treating cancer (e.g., skin cancer). For example, materials relating to the use of a composition containing albumin-containing nanoparticle/antibody complexes (e.g., albumin-bound paclitaxel/anti-VEGF polypeptide antibody complexes) to treat cancer (e.g., skin cancer) are provided). |
| US10376574B2 |
Compositions and methods for vaccination against influenza A virus
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for immunizing a subject against disease caused by influenza A. Disclosed methods comprise administering to the subject an immunoprotective dose of an immunogenic composition. In certain aspects, the immunogenic composition is a vaccine comprised of a recombinant chimeric hemagglutinin polypeptide. In certain aspects, the subject is a mammal. In further aspects, the mammal is a pig. In still further aspects, the mammal is a human. |
| US10376571B2 |
Compositions and methods of enhancing immune responses to enteric pathogens
Vaccine vectors capable of eliciting an immune response to enteric bacteria and methods of using the same are provided. The vaccine vectors include a polynucleotide encoding a PAL polypeptide. The PAL polypeptide may be expressed on the surface of the vaccine vector. The vaccine vector may also include a second polypeptide encoding an immunostimulatory polypeptide such as a CD154 polypeptide or an HMGB1 polypeptide. |
| US10376570B2 |
OmpA and ASP14 in vaccine compositions and as diagnostic targets
Anaplasma phagocytophilum surface proteins Asp14 and OmpA and homologous genes from Anaplasmatacaea family members are used in compositions suitable for vaccines to treat or prevent infections caused by tick-born bacteria of the Anaplasmatacaea family. Asp14 and/or OmpA proteins or peptide fragments may be used in combination with other Anaplasmatacaea surface proteins to elicit an immune response. Furthermore, antibodies to Asp14 and/or OmpA proteins can be used in diagnostic methods to determine whether an individual has contracted an Anaplasmatacaea infection. Because of the conserved invasin domains in the surface proteins, a wide range of Anaplasmatacaea infections may be diagnosed, treated or prevented using compositions of the invention. |
| US10376568B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against prostate cancer and other cancers
A method of treating a patient who has prostate cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has prostate cancer. A method of treating a patient who has prostate cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the prostate cancer. |
| US10376566B2 |
Composition and method for improving sleep duration and quality
An intervention for sleep disorders comprises: collagen, a gelatin peptide, or the amino acid glycine; L-theanine; lactucopicrin, deoxylactucopicrin, or another lactucopicrin derivative; hyaluronic acid; epigallocatechin gallate; and quinic acid. The intervention helps regulate pro-inflammatory biomarkers that are often associated with insomnia development and progression. These biomarkers include cytokines and enzymes associated with tryptophan degradation. Inhibition of these enzymes and cytokines improves tryptophan availability and sleep quality, and allows individuals to sleep better with fewer side effects. The composition promotes high-quality, deep sleep. |
| US10376564B2 |
Interleukin-2 for treating food allergy
The present invention relates to the use of interleukin-2 (IL-2) for treating a food allergy, either by inducing non-specific tolerance against food allergens, or in a desensitization protocol in combination with a food allergen. |
| US10376562B2 |
Methods for promoting wound healing and hair growth comprising GDNF administration
The present invention generally relates to uses of glial cell line-derived growth factor (GDNF) in cutaneous wound healing and hair growth. Methods of effecting hair growth and/or wound healing which feature administration of GDNF, or a biologically active fragment thereof, to subjects, e.g., human subject, are disclosed herein. The invention relates also to formulations and kits for achieving the indicated pharmaceutical advantages. |
| US10376561B1 |
Fasciola hepatica fatty acid binding protein a novel anti-inflammatory molecule
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), the innate immunity receptor for bacterial endotoxins, plays a pivotal role in the induction of inflammatory responses. There is a need to develop molecules that block either activation through TLR4 or the downstream signaling pathways to inhibit the storm of inflammation typically elicited by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is a major cause of the high mortality associated with bacterial sepsis. The present invention provides that a single intraperitoneal injection of 15 μg Fasciola hepatica fatty acid binding protein (Fh12) 1 hour before exposure to LPS suppressed significantly the expression of serum inflammatory cytokines in a model of septic shock using C57BL/6 mice. Whereas Fh12 alone did not induce cytokine expression, it significantly suppressed the expression of IL12, TNFα, IL6 and IL1β cytokines as well as iNOS2 in bmMΦs, and also impaired the phagocytic capacity of bmMΦs. One mechanism used by Fh12 to exert its anti-inflammatory effect is binding to the CD14 co-receptor. Moreover, it suppresses phosphorylation of ERK, p38 and JNK. |
| US10376555B2 |
Identification of cyclic peptide agonists of galanin receptor 2 and 3 guided by spexin solution structure
Cyclic peptide agonists toward human galanin receptor 2 (GalR2) and galanin receptor 3 (GalR3) based on hidden conformation of spexin solution structure for GalR2 and GalR3-related and spexin-deficient disorders are designed and synthesized. LH101, LH102, and LH101 (Ac) are potent spexin analogs with prolonged action, which can be used in the treatment of GalR2 and GalR3-related diseases and spexin-deficient disorders, such as obesity. |
| US10376552B2 |
Memory improving composition comprising arillus longan, semen nelumbinis, poria and semen juglandis
The present invention relates to the technical field of health food, and discloses a memory improving composition and the preparation method and use thereof. The composition is made from Arillus Longan, Poria, Semen Nelumbinis, enzymatic extract of Semen Juglandis, phosphatidylserine and taurine. In the present invention, the sovereign drug Arillus Longan is combined with ministerial drugs Poria and Semen Nelumbinis to synergistically achieve the effect of nourishing heart for tranquillization and tonifying kidney & invigorating spleen. They are further combined with enzymatic extract of Semen Juglandis improving brain metabolism and enhances memory, functional factor phosphatidylserine increasing fluidity and enhances plasticity of cell membrane, and taurine improving memory, to achieve the purpose of memory improvement together. All kinds of raw materials are medicine homologous and new resource food, which are safe, have no toxic and side effects, and thus can be consumed as health food over a long period of time. |
| US10376550B2 |
Nutraceutical composition and methods of use
A method of modulating inflammation in an organism, which includes administering to an organism a composition including a therapeutic amount of a hydrolyzed extract from the plant Biota orientalis. Several key components of the hydrolyzed extract of Biota orientalis have been identified that have also been shown to have an effect in dramatically reducing inflammatory responses. |
| US10376548B2 |
Animal health improvement composition and method
Compositions and methods are provided for improving the health of an animal by reducing certain diseases and by binding certain heavy metals that may be unintentionally introduced into the body of the animal from the environment. Compositions and methods are also provided for improving the feed conversion ratio of an animal. In addition, compositions and methods are provided for reducing nitrate pollution in the environment. In one embodiment, the composition may include mastic gum, a mixture of ionic minerals, and optionally an essential amino acid not produced by the animal. The ionic minerals may be derived from water sourced from an inland sea such as the Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea, or another inland sea. The essential amino acid may be included in the form of a protein. The animal may be a ruminant, poultry, or other animal. Methods are also provided for processing mastic gum. |
| US10376547B2 |
Composition comprising bee products
The present application relates to a composition consisting of honey, beeswax and cocoa butter, characterized by a melting temperature of 36±3° C., pharmaceutical, veterinary or cosmetic formulations comprising or coated by said composition, and processes for the preparation of said composition and said formulations. |
| US10376543B2 |
Fermented milk product and method for producing the same
The invention relates to provide a fermented milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 0.9 mg/100 g to 150 mg/100 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 23. |
| US10376542B2 |
Peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapy against head and neck squamous cell carcinoma 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. |
| US10376537B2 |
Antiviral composition and method of use
Disclosed herein is a method of reducing the risk of a rhinovirus infection, the method includes administering to a subject a composition comprising iota-carrageenan in an antiviral effective amount as an active antiviral ingredient. |
| US10376536B2 |
Multiple sclerosis treatment
An antisense oligomer capable of binding to a selected target on the ITGA4 gene transcript to modify pre-mRNA splicing in an ITGA4 gene transcript or part thereof. |
| US10376535B2 |
Therapy for malignant disease
Provided herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions directed to suppressing tumor cell growth in a subject as well as methods for sensitizing a proliferating cell for treatment with a cytotoxic agent via inhibiting expression of HE4 and one or more immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Also provided herein are methods for determining whether a subject who has been diagnosed with cancer would benefit from immunotherapy as well as methods for determining whether a subject with cancer is responding to immunotherapy via assessment of levels of HE4 gene and/or protein expression. |
| US10376533B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating viral infections
The present invention provides compositions methods for treating susceptible viral infections, especially hepatitis C viral (HCV) infections as well as co infections of HCV with other viruses such as HBV and/or HIV. In one embodiment, the present invention provides compositions having the formula (I) and their use in treating viral infections: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, stereoisomer, tautomers, solvate, prodrug, or combination thereof. |
| US10376532B2 |
Methods of treating, reducing the incidence of, and/or preventing ischemic events
Methods of treating, reducing the incidence of, and/or preventing an ischemic event in a patient undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising cangrelor. The method may further comprise administering an additional therapeutic agent to the patient, the additional therapeutic agent comprising bivalirudin or a P2Y12 inhibitor. Pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating, reducing the incidence of, and/or preventing an ischemic event in a patient undergoing PCI. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise cangrelor, and optionally bivalirudin. Methods of preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treating, reducing the incidence of, and/or preventing an ischemic event in a patient undergoing PCI, comprising admixing cangrelor with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. An ischemic event may include stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction, ischemia-driven revascularization, and mortality. |
| US10376527B2 |
Oral composition of celecoxib for treatment of pain
The present invention relates to a stable oral liquid pharmaceutical composition of celecoxib or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The celecoxib present in the compositions as described herein do not show any precipitation when subjected in Fasted-State Simulated Gastric Fluid (FaSSGF) at pH 2.0, temperature of 37° C.±0.5° C. and under stirring at a speed of 50 rpm at least for 60 minutes. It also relates to the process of preparing and method of using said composition of celecoxib. |
| US10376525B2 |
Treprostinil administration by inhalation
Treprostinil can be administered using a metered dose inhaler. Such administration provides a greater degree of autonomy to patients. Also disclosed are kits that include a metered dose inhaler containing a pharmaceutical formulation containing treprostinil. |
| US10376524B2 |
Use of GABAA receptor antagonists for the treatment of excessive sleepiness and disorders associated with excessive sleepiness
GABAA receptor mediated hypersomnia can be treated by administering a GABAA receptor antagonist (e.g., flumazenil; clarithromycin; picrotoxin; bicuculline; cicutoxin; and oenanthotoxin). In some embodiments, the GABAA receptor antagonist is flumazenil or clarithromycin. The GABAA receptor mediated hypersomnia includes shift work sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome, narcolepsy, excessive sleepiness, hypersomnia (e.g., idiopathic hypersomnia; recurrent hypersomnia; endozepine related recurrent stupor; and amphetamine resistant hypersomnia), and excessive sleepiness associated with shift work sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome, and hypersomnia (e.g., idiopathic hypersomnia; recurrent hypersomnia; endozepine related recurrent stupor; and amphetamine resistant hypersomnia. |
| US10376523B2 |
Aqueous composition containing ripasudil, or a salt, or a solvate thereof
An aqueous composition having an excellent antiseptic effect is provided. An aqueous composition containing: a compound represented by Formula (1), a salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt thereof, where X represents a halogen atom, and a quaternary ammonium surfactant. A method for producing an aqueous composition with an antiseptic effect, by incorporating a compound represented by Formula (1), a salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt thereof and a quaternary ammonium surfactant into the aqueous composition. |
| US10376522B2 |
Triarylmethane analogs and their use in treating cancers
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases, and parasitic infections. Representative triphenyl methane analogs include triphenyl methane analogs of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. |
| US10376519B2 |
Tricyclic lactams for use in HSPC-sparing treatments for Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferation
This invention is in the area of tricyclic lactam compounds for and methods of treating selected Rb-positive cancers and other Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferative disorders while minimizing the deleterious effects on healthy cells, for example healthy Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs), associated with current treatment modalities. In one aspect, treatment of select Rb-positive cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein act as selective cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects. |
| US10376517B2 |
Methods of synthesizing thyroid hormone analogs and polymorphs thereof
The disclosure describes methods of synthesis of pyridazinone compounds as thyroid hormone analogs and their prodrugs. Preferred methods according to the disclosure allow for large-scale preparation of pyridazinone compounds having high purity. In some embodiments, preferred methods according to the disclosure also allow for the preparation of pyridazinone compounds in better yield than previously used methods for preparing such compounds. Also disclosed are morphic forms of a pyridazinone compound. Further disclosed is a method for treating resistance to thyroid hormone in a subject having at least one TRβ mutation. |
| US10376513B2 |
Heterocyclylamines as PI3K inhibitors
The present invention provides heterocyclylamine derivatives of Formula I: wherein the variables are defined herein, that modulate the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Ks including, for example, inflammatory disorders, immune-based disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US10376511B2 |
Pyrazole pyrimidine derivative and uses thereof
The present invention provides pyrazole pyrimidine derivatives which inhibit Casein kinase I (CKI) and/or Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAKI) and methods of their manufacture, compositions comprising them and uses thereof in methods of treating malignant disease and disorders and methods for treating inflammatory diseases and disorders. |
| US10376510B2 |
2,4- or 4,6-diaminopyrimidine compounds as IDH2 mutants inhibitors for the treatment of cancer
Provided are compounds of formula (I), wherein: ring A and ring B are each independently an optionally substituted 5-6 membered monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl; one of X, Y and W is CH and the two others are N; and Z is H or —C(R1)(R2)(R3). The compounds are inhibitors of isocitrate dehydronenase 2 (IDH2) mutants useful for treating cancer. |
| US10376501B2 |
Complexes of lumacaftor and its salts and derivatives, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutically acceptable complex formulations comprising complexes of Lumacaftor, or a salt, or derivative thereof together with complexation agents and, optionally, pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; processes for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The complex formulations have improved dissolution and permeability in fasted and fed state simulation that is expected to deliver full absorption and the elimination of the food effect. |
| US10376498B2 |
3-alkyl pyridinium compound from red sea sponge with potent antiviral activity
Method for treating a viral infection in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising a moiety represented by figure (I), wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated bivalent hydrocarbon group. Viruses subject to treatment can include HIV and flaviviruses such as west nile, dengue, or hepatitis C virus. Compositions and methods of isolation and purification are also described including from the Red Sea sponge. |
| US10376493B2 |
Combined acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic therapy to alter progression of cognitive diseases
A method administers quaternary ammonium anti-cholinergic muscarinic receptor antagonists in combination with acetyl-cholinesterase inhibitors to treat either cognitive impairment or acute delirium. This therapy results in a modification of a cognitive disorder or disease, namely a slow down in the disease progression. In one preferred embodiment, the disease is dementia with Lewy Bodies. New formulations for quaternary ammonium anti-cholinergic muscarinic receptor antagonists are also disclosed. |
| US10376491B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing silibinin and pueraria root extract
Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver and a method for preparing same. The composition is prepared from the following hulk drugs by weight ratio: 8.75-60 parts of silibinin, 15-65 parts of phospholipid, 25-200 parts of Pu'er tea extract, and 5-50 parts of radix puerariae extract. |
| US10376490B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing silybin
A pharmaceutical composition for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases consists of a silybin-phospholipid complex preparation and Pu'er tea/tea product according to a weight ratio of 0.5-2.5:0.3-10, wherein the silybin-phospholipid complex capsule preparation and the Pu'er teat/tea product are separately packaged. |
| US10376487B2 |
Method of treatment
One embodiment of the invention provides a method for administering tasimelteon to a human patient that comprises orally administering an effective dose of tasimelteon under fasted conditions. Fasted conditions may comprise administering the tasimelteon without food, no food at least ½ hour prior to administration, no food at least 1 hour prior to administration, no food at least 1½ hours prior to administration, no food at least 2 hours prior to administration, no food at least 2½ hours prior to administration, or no food at least 3 hours prior to administration. According to such embodiments, tasimelteon may be administered, for example, at a dose of 20 mg/d. Tasimelteon may be administered where, for example, the patient is being treated for a circadian rhythm disorder or for a sleep disorder, including, for example, Non-24 Disorder. |
| US10376478B2 |
Pulsed release phenylephrine dosage forms
A multi-particle dosage form that can deliver phenylephrine in controlled pulsed doses. The dosage form can contain an immediate release form that can contain phenylephrine or a salt thereof and a plurality of delayed release particles with a coating that can contain phenylephrine or salt thereof and a pH sensitive coating. |
| US10376477B2 |
Method of treating or preventing tumors of the central nervous system
The invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of a subject with a central nervous system (CNS) tumor comprising administration of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), particularly when the subject exhibits at least one CNS abnormality as a result of the tumor. |
| US10376475B2 |
Method of use
The present invention relates to a novel method of treatment of acne in a human patient in need thereof, comprising administering topically to said patient an effective amount of the compound 3,5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene (Compound 1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10376473B2 |
Transdermal adhesive compositions, devices, and methods
A stable transdermal adhesive composition comprising: an adhesive comprising a washed polymerization reaction product of at least two ethylenically unsaturated monomers; and at least one pharmaceutically active compound which is susceptible to oxidative degradation; wherein the at least two ethylenically unsaturated monomers, if present in the adhesive as unreacted monomers, are present at a level of less than 200 ppm of total unreacted monomer, based upon the total weight of the adhesive, methods of making the composition, a transdermal drug delivery device using the composition, methods of making the device, and methods of delivery the pharmaceutically active compound are provided. |
| US10376469B2 |
Microspheres containing therapeutic agents and related methods of use
Microspheres, compositions including the microspheres, and methods of using the microspheres are disclosed herein. The microspheres can be substantially spherical and can include a copolymer of a monomer (such as an acrylic monomer) and a cyclodextrin or a derivative thereof. The microspheres can also include a therapeutic agent, such as a platinum-based drug. |
| US10376468B2 |
Block copolymers and self-assembling nanoparticles formed therefrom
The subject matter of this invention relates to block copolymers (BCPs) and, more particularly, to block copolymers capable of self-assembly into nanoparticles for the delivery of hydrophobic cargos. The BCPs include a hydrophobic block that contains a thioether functional group that is susceptible to oxidation, transforming the solubility of the block from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, thereby releasing the hydrophobic cargo of the nanoparticle. |
| US10376464B2 |
Characterization of the cocrystal products formed by metoprolol and dabigatran bases with L-theanine
Cocrystal compositions of metoprolol and dabigatran bases with enantiomers of theanine. |
| US10376461B2 |
Branched polyether-polyamide block copolymers and methods of making and using the same
Described herein is a polyether polyamide block copolymer as well compositions and products containing the polyether polyamide block copolymer. Methods of making and using the copolymer, the compositions, and products are also described herein. |
| US10376459B2 |
Combination of active agents comprising at least one essential oil, one cyclodextrin and one liquid fatty substance and composition comprising it
The present invention relates to a combination of active agents comprising at least one essential oil, at least one cyclodextrin and at least one liquid fatty substance, the cyclodextrin/essential oil weight ratio ranging from 5 to 12, and to its process of preparation. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, such a combination of active agents, and to its process of preparation. |
| US10376458B2 |
Methods of reducing or eliminating tooth staining by application of stain barrier films
The invention includes methods for reducing or preventing the staining capacity of a compound to a tooth in a mammalian oral cavity, which includes affixing to the tooth surface a degradable film. The film comprises a starch polymer or copolymer that is formed by crosslinking a starch. The film degrades in the oral cavity within about 1 minute to about 70 minutes after affixation. In some embodiments, it may be preferred the crosslinking occurs in the presence of at least one (poly)carboxylic acid. It may be preferred that the starch selected is a retrograde starch, a starch that is chemically or physically modified to be amylase resistant or a starch that is derived naturally but exhibits amylase resistance. |
| US10376453B1 |
Composition for promoting hair growth containing novel pantetheine derivative
Provided is a composition for promoting hair growth, containing, as an active ingredient, a new compound represented by the following formula 1 or a salt thereof, which exhibits an excellent effect of promoting the growth of dermal papilla cells to thereby exhibit the effect of promoting hair growth: Formula 1 wherein R is any one selected from the group consisting of 4-pentenoyl, 10-undecenoyl, isobutyl formate, and 2,4-dihydroxybenzoyl. |
| US10376452B2 |
Cleansing composition
Provided is a cleansing composition of acyl amino acid, showing good foamability and good lather retention effect, which is rinsed off quickly and affords superior skin texture after drying. A cleansing composition containing the following components (A), (B) and (C), wherein a weight ratio of (A)/(B) is 0.2-5 and a weight ratio of ((A)+(B))/(C) is 2.5-10.0: (A) N-lauroylglycine or a salt thereof (B) N-myristoylglycine or a salt thereof (C) N-acyl acidic amino acid having an acyl group having 8-24 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof. |
| US10376449B2 |
Flexible container for concentrated product
Provided are flexible containers for holding a concentrate, the containers comprising: a flexible body holding the concentrate, a spout, a filter element disposed in the spout, the filter element comprising a filter and an attachment element configured to attach to a water source. Also provided are methods of reconstituting concentrated products using the flexible containers. |
| US10376445B2 |
Modular system for inventory and transport efficiency of packaging
Disclosed herein are modular container systems having child-resistant containers, tray inserts and tray frames. Also disclosed are methods using the modular container systems and methods of storing substances in containers. The containers have a container base and a container cap and provide for child-resistant containers. A user can releasably remove the container cap from container base with a squeeze and lift sequence. For example, the user squeezes opposite sides of the container base, which releases a locking mechanism and allows for removal of the cap by lifting or pulling the container cap off from the container base. The components of the modular container system are modular and stackable. The modular system allow for organized, efficient, accessible and storage of the child-resistant containers. The modular container system also allows for easy counting, sorting and processing of the containers. |
| US10376442B2 |
Dynamic sauna
Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable heat sources to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR sources in a sauna. |
| US10376441B2 |
Electronic devices for assisting performance of medical procedures
An example system includes a first wearable computing device, and at least one additional wearable computing device. The first wearable computing device is configured to retrieve information regarding a series of tasks to be performed in treating a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest. The information includes, for each task, an indication of a user to perform the task, an indication of a time point to perform the task. The first wearable computing device is further configured identify one or more subsets of the information, and transmit each subset to a different corresponding one of the additional wearable computing devices. Each additional wearable computing device is configured to receive, from the first wearable computing device, at least one of the one or more subsets of the information, and output, for each task within a received subset, a corresponding prompt to perform the task at the respective time point associated with the task. |
| US10376440B2 |
Automated ventilator with assisted compressions
A system for performing simultaneous ventilation and resuscitation of a patient includes an oxygen source, at least one inspiration control valve, a breathing apparatus, at least one expiration control valve, at least one indicator, and at least one timer. The breathing apparatus is configured to form an air seal with at least a portion of the patient's respiratory tract such that a gas including oxygen can flow from the oxygen source to the lungs. The at least one expiration control valve being configured to selectively actuate an exhalation valve. The at least one indicator for indicating when a rescuer should perform a chest compression. The at least one timer for synchronizing actuation of the at least one inspiration control valve, the at least one expiration control valve, and the indicator, thereby enabling continuous compressions to be provided to the patient while the patient undergoes inspiration and expiration. |
| US10376437B2 |
Gait assist apparatus
A gait assist apparatus having assemblies for a chassis, shock absorption, swivel wheel (casters), pivot, crutch and spring tension. The crutch is fitted onto an upper shaft of a pivot housing to pivot relative to the chassis. A pair of topside tension springs extend from a shock absorption plate to the middle of the crutch. A pair of underside tension springs extends from the bottom end of the crutch to the underside of the chassis. Suspension springs space the shock absorption plate above the chassis. One of the underside tension springs possesses a tension/compression force greater than that of the other tension springs. One of the topside tension springs possesses a tension/compression force greater than that of the other topside tension springs. |
| US10376436B2 |
Conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for concealing coffin
The present invention relates to a conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for concealment of coffin consisting of a base or travel platform on which a plurality of rollers are arranged, through which it is possible to manually move a coffin from an open or full vision area to a transition zone that conceals said coffin, where the transition zone is defined from a concealment chamber that covers the rear half of the base or travel platform and in which a tunnel is configured through which the coffin is circulated to reach its final destination, a journey that is carried out accompanied by the light provided by at least two reflector lamps arranged at the bottom of the concealment chamber. |
| US10376434B2 |
Person lift devices and scale assemblies for person lift devices including accessory tracking features
In the embodiments described herein, the scale assembly automatically determines if an accessory, such as a sling, is properly connected to a sling bar of the person lifting device and, if the accessory is not properly connected, the scale assembly provides a user with a visual and/or audible warning and, in some embodiments, may lock-out the actuation controls of the person lifting device to prevent the person lifting device from being used. |
| US10376433B2 |
Electrically adjustable bed
An adjustable bed includes a plank assembly, a support assembly, a frame and a power unit. The plank assembly includes a first waist plank and a second waist plank. The power unit is pivotally connected to the frame. The support assembly includes a waist-lifting unit that includes a first lifting element pivotally connected to a portion of the frame, a second lifting element pivotally connected to another portion of the frame, and a transmission unit operatively connected to the first and second lifting elements. |
| US10376427B2 |
Undergarment system with absorbent flap
A diaper insert has a liquid impermeable external surface, an inner surface, and an absorbency area adjacent the inner surface. The absorbency area has at least one absorbent layer. The diaper insert has a distal end, an attachment end, and a midsection between the distal end and attachment end. The midsection has opposing sides that are in general mirror images to one another about a vertical line. A width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the attachment end, and a width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the distal end. |
| US10376425B2 |
Absorbent article
On a wearer's body contact surface of a sanitary napkin, an emboss is provided in such a pattern that a plurality of straight portions and arc-shaped portions which protrude outwardly in the direction of the width of the napkin, with the ends of the straight portions being base points, are alternately arranged. A plurality of arc-shaped portions are arranged, and thus the resistance to a leg pressure from the outside in the width direction is increased, with the result that the absorber is unlikely to be wrinkled and leakage caused by the wrinkle is unlikely to occur. The flow of a body fluid diffused from the center in the width direction toward the outside in the longitudinal direction of the napkin along the straight portion is produced, and thus the diffusion in the width direction is reduced, with the result that side leakage is unlikely to occur. |
| US10376423B2 |
Wearable products having sensing and response components
A system for monitoring at least one characteristic of biological material of an individual includes a wearable product. The wearable product includes an outer surface and a skin contact surface defining an internal area. An analysis portal is disposed in the internal area, and includes a sensing portion and an investigation portion. The sensing portion has at least one sensor, and the investigation portion that includes a computing device having a health screener. The sensing portion of the analysis portal comes into contact with a biological material of the individual, and the health screener is configured to determine at least one characteristic of the biological material. The computing device is communicatively coupled to the sensors and the display. |
| US10376421B2 |
Method for deforming a web
The present invention is directed to methods for deforming a web comprising the steps of supplying a precursor web; weakening the precursor web at a plurality of locations to create a plurality of weakened, melt-stabilized locations in precursor web; and forming a plurality of first features and a plurality of second features throughout the first and second layers of the web in the z-direction, wherein the plurality of first and second features are formed simultaneously. |
| US10376420B2 |
Personal hygiene article and container for the same
A personal hygiene article includes a chassis with a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent component between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least one portion of the personal hygiene article includes a microporous film having an opaque, microporous region and at least one see-through region of lower porosity within the opaque, microporous region. The microporous film can include a beta-nucleating agent or can have thermally induced phase separation caused by a diluent. A container includes a microporous film enclosing at least one personal hygiene article. The microporous film has an opaque, microporous region and at least one see-through region of lower porosity forming a window within the opaque, microporous region. Methods of making the personal hygiene article and container are also described. |
| US10376419B2 |
Methods for absorbing moisture around breasts
Method of absorbing moisture around breasts of a person by inserting a bra liner made at least partly of absorbent material under a breast support between the skin of the chest and skin of each of right and left breasts, and partly between the right and left breasts. The bra liner includes a left portion, a right portion and a central portion between the left and right portions, the central portion including a flap partly separated from the left and right portions. The flap is folded about a center line of the body to thereby interpose the folded flap between the right and left breasts and maintain the right and left breasts out of contact with one another. |
| US10376414B2 |
Uni-port hybrid gauge surgical apparatuses and methods
Systems, apparatuses, and methods include a surgical apparatus with a handle for grasping by a user and a multi-function surgical portion extending therefrom. The multi-function surgical portion may include an illuminator portion arranged to provide illumination to a surgical region of a patient during a surgical procedure, and tissue-treating portion coaxially aligned with the illuminator portion. |
| US10376411B2 |
Adjuster for airway securing device and airway securing device
In an adjuster for an airway securing device, a base member fixed to one of an upper jaw side attachment body and a lower jaw side attachment body is provided with a base member side half tube part and a slide member fixed to the other of the upper jaw side attachment body and the lower jaw side attachment body is provided with a slide member side half tube part. The base member side half tube part and the slide member side half tube part form a tube part in which an adjusting bolt is disposed on its inner peripheral side. A base member side flange part is formed at a base end of the base member side half tube part and a slide member side flange part shape is formed at a base end of the slide member side half tube part. |
| US10376409B2 |
Teeth separating system
Left and right base components each have upper and lower surfaces in a generally horizontal orientation, an exterior edge, a forward point, a rearward point, and an interior edge. Each base component has a generally oval central extent, a forward extent, and a semicircular rearward extent. A support component in an arcuate configuration is positionable in a generally vertical orientation. The support component has inner and outer faces and upper and lower edges. The upper edge is perpendicular to and integrally formed with the base components at the exterior edge. The support component has terminal ends located adjacent to the base components. The support component has an arcuate forward section between the base components. The lower surface of the base components is spaced from the upper surface of the forward section by an elevational space. |
| US10376401B2 |
Reinforcement scaffolds for maintaining a reduced size of a stomach and methods of use
A method of performing bariatric surgery includes inserting a gastrectomy device into a stomach of a patient, positioning the gastrectomy device in a selected location in the stomach, transecting a portion of the stomach thereby reducing a size of the stomach, and applying a reinforcement scaffold to an outer surface of the stomach. The reinforcement scaffold is configured to maintain the reduced size of the stomach. |
| US10376396B2 |
Coupling units for medical device delivery systems
A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. the coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member. |
| US10376394B2 |
Scaffold system for tissue repair
A device for treating a damaged tissue includes an expandable scaffold positionable in a portion of a luminal tissue structure of a mammal; and maintained via stent technology, wherein the scaffold is comprised of electrospun fibers composed of a biodegradable compound. The scaffold serves as a temporary template that allows the tissue to be rebuilt. |
| US10376392B2 |
Prosthetic socket sealing system and method
Prosthetic socket sealing systems and methods of use. Embodiments of the present invention include various combinations of sealing elements that are associated with a rigid prosthetic socket and act to seal the socket interior against air intrusion or escape via the open proximal end thereof. The socket interior may thus be evacuated for purposes of vacuum suspension or otherwise. |
| US10376390B1 |
Prosthetic limb kit and method of manufacture
A prosthetic limb is made from a portable kit that is of relatively low cost and easy to assemble and custom fit to a person in need so that the person can wear the prosthetic immediately, without having to wait for the prosthetic to be manufactured off-site. The embodiments include a below the knee device and an above the knee device that includes an artificial knee. The improved prosthetic is suited for replacing a missing leg but can also be adapted to replace another body part such as an arm, hand or foot. |
| US10376379B2 |
Bone stabilization implants, instruments, and methods
Instruments, kits, and methods are disclosed for installing an implant spacer through an incision and down a surgical corridor. The instruments also serve to align a drill guide and align and insert a spacer stabilizer for stabilization of adjacent bone portions. An inserter instrument comprises an elongated guide bar body having a guide portion for aligning instruments with said spacer and for introducing a stabilizer to secure the spacer in a predetermined position between the bone portions. In preferred embodiments a stabilizer implant portion comprising a base wall separated by a retaining member by a web wall is introduced into a pre-bored hole in a bone and secured with a stabilizer anchor extending through a central bore. Included is a retractable graft block for securing graft material within an aperture of a spacer during insertion of the spacer. |
| US10376372B2 |
In-situ formed intervertebral fusion device and method
An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon.In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means. |
| US10376370B2 |
Unicondylar meniscal bearing knee replacement
A kit of parts for use in unicondylar meniscal bearing knee replacement comprises a plurality of meniscal bearings, each meniscal bearing comprising a body defining a dished first bearing surface on one side thereof and a second surface on an opposing side of the body. Each meniscal bearing has an entrapment between 3.2 mm and 3.8 mm. Meniscal bearings and methods of performing unicondylar meniscal bearing replacements are also described. |
| US10376369B2 |
Subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis of the joint
Methods for the prevention, or delayed onset or progression of, bone marrow edema or bone marrow lesion, and subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis of a joint are disclosed. The methods involve treating the subchondral bone, while preserving, as much as possible, the joint's articular and cartilage surface. The methods could be performed before, during, or after an initial arthroscopic surgery to repair the joint. Associated devices and instruments for treatment of the subchondral bone are also disclosed. |
| US10376366B2 |
Inflatable medical implant system
A medical implant system for implantation in a patient to treat erectile dysfunction includes a first fluid path, an inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder, an electric pump, and implant controller, and an implantable power supply. The inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder is in fluid communication with the first fluid path and is configured for implantation in a corpus cavernosum of a patient. The electric pump is in fluid communication with the first fluid path. The implant controller is electrically coupled to the pump and is configured to activate the pump to drive a flow of fluid through the first fluid path and into the cylinder. The implantable power supply provides electrical power to the pump. |
| US10376359B2 |
Aortic bioprosthesis and systems for delivery thereof
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to stents, valved-stents, and associated methods and systems for their delivery via minimally-invasive surgery. |
| US10376358B2 |
Temporary disposable scaffold stand and tools to facilitate reconstructive valve surgery
A device for joining individual leaflets for repairing a cardiac valve of a patient has a base and projection fingers rising from the base to support adjacent leaflets for tacking together by sewing overlapping edges of adjacent leaflets prior to emplacement into the patient. The invention provides a cutting tool for excising leaflets from a pericardial tissue sheet according to predetermined sizes and shapes. A leaflet having a desired contour and size is obtained by pressing the tool formed as a cutter block against the tissue sheet. A set of blocks can be provided wherein each cutter block has an outer edge following a respective contour and size for a leaflet, and wherein the outer edge includes a raised cutting edge for pressing through the pericardial tissue sheet. The blocks can be held in a press for assisting in pushing the cutting edge through the tissue. |
| US10376357B2 |
Intraocular lens systems and related methods
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to intraocular lens systems having a plurality of materials therein, with at least some of the materials having a diffraction pattern therein and an electrically-modifiable index of refraction collectively configured to selectively alter an effective focal length of the intraocular lens system. Methods of modifying a focal length of an intraocular lens system are also disclosed. |
| US10376354B2 |
Side branch stent graft
A joining arrangement between a main tube (3) and a side arm (5) in a side arm stent graft (1). The side arm (5) is stitched into an aperture (11) in the main tube and is in fluid communication with it. The aperture is triangular, elliptical or rectangular and the side arm is cut off at an angle to leave an end portion having a circumferential length equal to the circumference of the aperture. The side arm can also include a connection socket (76) comprising a first resilient ring (79) around the arm at its end, a second resilient ring (80) spaced apart along the arm from the first ring and a zig zag resilient stent (82) between the first and second rings. The zig-zag resilient stent can be a compression stent. Both the main tube and the side arm are formed from seamless tubular biocompatible graft material. |
| US10376352B2 |
Mesh deployment devices and kits
A mesh deployment device having separate mesh deployment and actuation units is provided. A mesh deployment device includes an actuation unit and a mesh deployment unit configured to be releasably secured to the actuation unit. When the mesh deployment unit is secured to the actuation unit, a first actuation of the actuation unit moves the mesh deployment unit from an expanded condition to a collapsed condition and a second actuation of the actuation unit moves the mesh deployment unit from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition. The mesh deployment device may further include a mesh releasably secured to the mesh deployment unit. A third actuation of the actuation unit may release the mesh from the mesh deployment unit. Also provided is a kit including multiple mesh deployment units. |
| US10376350B2 |
Dental light curing device
The invention relates to a dental light-curing device (10) provided for dental material to be cured, which comprises a handpiece (20) and a base station, wherein the handpiece (20) has a light source, in particular having a plurality of LED chips (42, 44, 46 and 48), which—with respect to the optical axis—are arranged one next to the other, a control device (22) for the light source and at least one sensor, which is arranged adjacent to the light source, wherein—again with respect to the optical axis—a light guiding device, in particular a light guide rod (12), extends in front of the light source, which light guide rod (12) has a passband for wavelengths which comprises at least blue visible light and, in particular, also green visible light and UV light, and having a selecting device for control programs of the control device (22), in particular a push button on the handpiece (20). The invention is characterized by comprising a control device (22) and also a “pre-curing” control program, which can be selected by means of the selecting device, and in which the light-curing device can be activated with a secondary wavelength range, which is different from a light-curing main wavelength range, and the light radiation of which is outside the sensitivity range of the dental material to be cured. The control device (22) automatically switches on the light source in the main wavelength range in order to pre-cure excess glue (28) in dental restorations, in particular adhesive crowns or adhesive bridges, if at least one sensor detects light reflected from a tooth surface in the secondary wavelength range. |
| US10376348B2 |
Shaft for an automatic toothbrush
An automatic toothbrush (100), including: a body (102) having opposed ends, a cavity (105) situated between the opposed ends, and an opening (107) situated at one of the opposed ends; an output shaft (120) having first and second ends (124, 122) and extending through the opening such that the second end (122) is outside of the cavity, the output shaft having a plurality of bends (139, 141, 143,145) situated between the second end and the opening; and an oral cleaning tool (104) configured to be press fit onto that portion of the shaft which has the plurality of bends. |
| US10376344B2 |
Imitation lipstick with concealed tooth cleaning implement
A tooth cleaning device has a handle portion. An imitation lipstick bullet is disposed on the handle portion. The imitation lipstick bullet has a tooth cleaning implement protruding from an outer surface of the imitation lipstick bullet. |
| US10376341B2 |
Labial attachment device for use with orthodontic auxiliary and lingual appliance system
The present disclosure provides an assembly and system allowing for secure use of an orthodontic auxiliary, particularly a bite corrector, with lingually bonded appliance systems. In one aspect, the disclosure features an orthodontic assembly including a banded tube, a force module, a connector coupling the force module to the tube, and an attachment device secured to the labial surface of an anterior tooth and connected to mesial, outer end of the force module. |
| US10376337B2 |
Hyperdexterous surgical system
A hyperdexterous surgical system is provided. The system can include one or more surgical arms coupleable to a fixture and configured to support one or more surgical tools. The system can include an electronic control system configured to communicate electronically with the one or more robotic surgical tools. The control system can electronically control the operation of the one or more surgical tools. The system can include one or more portable handheld controllers actuatable by a surgeon to communicate one or more control signals to the one or more surgical tools via the electronic control system to operate the one or more surgical tools. The one or more portable handheld controllers can provide said one or more control signals from a plurality of locations of an operating arena, allowing a surgeon to be mobile during a surgical procedure and to remotely operate the one or more surgical tools from different locations of the operating arena. |
| US10376333B2 |
Devices for surgical navigation systems
Trajectory frame assemblies for image guided surgical systems have a trajectory frame with a support column that can removably secure different components such as a tracking probe and an MER driver adapter to define and/or follow a desired intrabody trajectory. The trajectory frame assemblies include fins attached to the column support and a platform optionally with an X-Y table and/or arcuate reference brackets that are attached to the trajectory frame assemblies and can hold a reference frame with fiducials. |
| US10376332B2 |
Apparatus and methods for balancing a joint
A joint replacement balancing system which provides real-time feedback to a surgeon during a joint replacement surgery to assist the surgeon to balance a joint replacement. The joint replacement balancing system includes a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a processor to receive a signal from a joint balancing apparatus, determine if the joint replacement is out of balance, determine a corrective course of action to bring the joint into balance and generate and display to the surgeon during the joint replacement surgery a recommended corrective course of action to complete the joint replacement surgery. |
| US10376329B2 |
Medical device tray and method of forming the medical device tray
A medical device tray for carrying a plurality of medical devices includes: a base made of a substantially rigid material, the base forming at least one base through-hole; and a covering affixed to the base, the covering being made of a material which is softer than the substantially rigid material of the base, the covering forming at least one covering through-hole, the at least one base through-hole and the at least one covering through-hole cooperating to form at least one medical device tray through-hole configured for directly supporting a respective one of the plurality of medical devices. |
| US10376328B2 |
Surgical probe with an integrated motion sensor
A surgical probe system comprising a surgical probe having an instrument tip, and at least one motion sensor located within the surgical probe that measures movement and orientation data. The system further includes a processor that is configured to determine movement and orientation of the instrument tip based on the movement and orientation data, and adjust at least one surgical parameter of the surgical probe based on the movement and orientation of the instrument tip to affect a predetermined surgical outcome. |
| US10376324B2 |
System and method for articulated arm stabilization
A system and method for an articulated arm stabilization includes an arm stabilizer for use with articulated arms of a computer-assisted medical device. The stabilizer includes a spine, a first vibration absorbing mount attached to the spine, a second vibration absorbing mount attached to the spine, a first clamp attached to the first vibration absorbing mount, and a second clamp attached to the second vibration absorbing mount. The first clamp is adapted to hold a first attachment point of a first articulated arm without slipping. The second clamp is adapted to hold a second attachment point of a second articulated arm without slipping. In some embodiments, the arm stabilizer stabilizes and reduces vibration in the first and second articulated arms. In some embodiments, the vibration is in a range from 0.5 to 14 Hz. In some embodiments, the spine limits relative motion between the first clamp and the second clamp. |
| US10376323B2 |
Multifunctional operational component for robotic devices
The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular medical devices, including various devices with detachable modular components and various devices with pivotally attached modular components. Additional embodiments relate to procedures in which various of the devices are used cooperatively. Certain embodiments of the medical devices are robotic in vivo devices. |
| US10376319B2 |
Image correction design system and method for oral and maxillofacial surgery
An image correction design system for an oral and maxillofacial surgery. The image correction design system comprises: a first image data scanning module for scanning to obtain image data of relative coordinate positions of maxillofacial bones, teeth, and soft tissues; a second image data scanning module for scanning image data of a plaster dental impression of a patient; a scanning image correction and comparison module for correcting and comparing the image data from the first image data scanning module and the image data from the second image data scanning module and performing archiving to obtain first archives; an image block calculation module for performing an image layer management and block cutting display of the first archives to obtain second archives; a surgery simulation image design module for inputting a surgery data parameter for the second archives after the image layer management and cut block display, so as to design and establish surgery simulation image files; and an output module for outputting the surgery simulation image files by using a display device. |
| US10376318B2 |
Surgical assistance apparatus, program, storage medium, and surgical assistance method
Provided is a surgical assistance apparatus and so on that make it possible to more accurately check the state that an affected part is to be in after a surgical operation has started, in advance of the surgical operation. A surgical assistance apparatus includes an image processing unit. The image processing unit creates projection image data based on measurement data that has been obtained by measuring an affected part of a patient, and thus creates a projection image as an image that is specified by the projection image data. This projection image is an image that is to be projected onto the patient, and includes an image that shows a state that the affected part is to be in after a surgical operation has started. |
| US10376317B2 |
Method and system for image processing and patient-specific modeling of blood flow
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. |
| US10376310B2 |
System and method for performing renal denervation verification
A renal denervation feedback method is described that performs a baseline measurement of renal nerve plexus electrical activity at a renal vessel; denervates at least some tissue proximate the renal vessel after performing the baseline measurement; performs a post-denervation measurement of renal nerve plexus electrical activity at the renal vessel, after the denervating; and assesses denervation of the renal vessel based on a comparison of the baseline measurement and the post-denervation measurement of renal nerve plexus electrical activity at the renal vessel. |
| US10376309B2 |
Ablation cable assemblies and a method of manufacturing the same
A cable assembly includes a rigid portion, a flexible central portion, and a radiating portion. The rigid portion is configured to couple to a source of electrosurgical energy and to prevent fluid ingress towards the source of electrosurgical energy. The flexible central portion extends from the rigid portion and includes an inner conductor, a dielectric disposed about the inner conductor, and a conductive braid disposed about the dielectric. The radiating portion extends from the central portion and is configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue. |
| US10376302B2 |
Rotating electrical connector for RF energy enabled tissue debridement device
A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first and second electrode assemblies can each include a rotary connection assembly to allow spatial orientation of the cutting window relative to the housing and/or cutting tip. |
| US10376300B2 |
Methods and devices to treat nasal airways
Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways. |
| US10376299B2 |
Distal balloon impedance and temperature recording to monitor pulmonary vein ablation and occlusion
A cryoablation method, system, and device that allows for real-time and accurate assessment and monitoring of PV occlusion and lesion formation without the need for expensive imaging systems and without patient exposure to radiation. The system includes a cryoballoon catheter with a cryoballoon, a distal electrode, a proximal electrode, and a temperature sensor. Impedance measurements recorded by the electrodes may be used to predict ice formation, quality of pulmonary vein occlusion, and lesion formation. |
| US10376289B2 |
Cross connector system
The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A cross connector system for use during a spinal fixation procedure is provided. The system includes at least one bridge defining a coupling bore and having a pair of downwardly extending arms for coupling to a first bone engaging member. The system includes a contoured bar having a first end offset from a second end, and a bore having a central axis. The system includes an expansion ring received within the bore, and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore. The locking device is operable in a first state in which the contoured bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the contoured bar fixed relative to the central axis of the bore. |
| US10376287B2 |
Hip distraction
A hip distractor includes a pair of distractor members and a support configured to be fastened to a surgical table. The support includes at least two mounts for coupling to a pair of joints that couple the distractor members to the support. Another hip distractor includes a pair of distractor assemblies that are configured to apply a distraction load to a patient. Each of the assemblies includes a joint for coupling the corresponding assembly to a surgical table. The joint permits vertical and horizontal angular adjustment of the corresponding assembly. A method of distracting a hip includes coupling a patient's legs to a pair of distractor assemblies and simultaneously adjusting a vertical angle and a horizontal angle of at least one of the distractor assemblies. |
| US10376285B2 |
External fixator system
Disclosed herein are external fixation frames for correcting bone deformities. The external fixation frames include a top fixation ring and a bottom fixation ring coupled to one another by at least two struts. A half ring is coupled to bottom fixation ring. The bottom fixation ring is u-shaped. One or more rocker members may be coupled to the bottom fixation ring. The half ring may be hingedly coupled to the bottom fixation ring such that it can rotate with respect to the bottom fixation ring from a first position to a second position. |
| US10376280B2 |
Inverted bowl shaped ultrasound probe structure of guiding the puncture needle
An ultrasound probe structure dedicated for guiding the puncture needle. It has a passage in the center of the structure and the diameter of the passage is equal to the outer diameter of puncture needle. The bony and non-bony tissues can be distinguished according to the strength of the echoes so that the puncture needle can be guided to avoid hitting the bony tissue before or during insertion. |
| US10376279B2 |
Device and method for improved surgical incisions
A disposable scalpel, including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end, a scalpel blade receiving slot formed in the distal end, and first and second parallel elongated flexible members, wherein the slot is positioned between the pair of parallel elongated flexible members, such that a scalpel blade received in and extending from the slot would be flanked by the pair of parallel elongated members. |
| US10376277B2 |
Serrated forceps
A forceps comprising a first jaw and a second jaw arranged along a longitudinal axis of the forceps for relative movement toward and away from one another. The first and second forceps jaws have respective first and second jaw surfaces facing each other. The first and second jaw surfaces have a serrated surface texture at least on a distal part thereof. A serration direction of the serrated surface texture is at an angle which is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, resulting in additional profile structure elements at a tip portion surface, allowing to handle and manipulate fine tissue materials such as membranes in an eye. |
| US10376274B2 |
Apparatus and method for vessel occlusion removal
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a device for removal of obstructive material from a vessel comprising: an expandable structure sized for insertion into the vessel; and one or more portion protruding radially from a central longitudinal axis of the expandable structure such that a space between the protrusion and a closest portion of the expandable structure to the portion includes a radial component; wherein the space is sized and shaped to be suitable to accept obstructive material. |
| US10376269B2 |
Bone fixture for medical prosthesis
Presented herein is a bone fixture for a medical prosthesis. The bone fixture includes a self-drilling threaded body that is configured to be inserted into a recipient's bone. The threaded body includes a bone removal mechanism configured to cut away parts of the bone that are in the path of the threaded body and to remove portions of the cut parts of the bone, sometimes referred to herein as bone fragments, from the hole. The bone fixture also comprises a coupling section that is attached to a proximal end of the threaded body. The coupling section is configured to be positioned external to the recipient's bone and includes a connector interface that is entirely/completely proximal to the threaded body. |
| US10376264B2 |
Surgical fastener applying apparatus
A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue including a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member configured to releasably receive a stationary housing of a firing assembly. The stationary housing is dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit therein, and includes a lockout structure that prevents insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section if the single use loading unit is not mounted in the stationary housing. |
| US10376260B2 |
Apparatus for tissue repair
An apparatus includes first and second fixation members, a flexible member coupled to the first and second fixation members, and a limiting element coupled to the flexible member. The limiting element is movable relative to the second fixation member and acts to limit loosening of the flexible member relative to the second fixation member. The limiting element can be slidably received by the flexible member. The flexible member can be coupled to the fixation members such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the fixation members. |
| US10376256B2 |
Wound occlusion device
Wound occlusion devices and methods for acute treatment of massively bleeding external wounds are described. The wound occlusion devices may include a base element, a sealing element, and a release mechanism. The sealing element may be configured to transform between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration by the release mechanism. The expanded configuration of the sealing element may be adaptable to the shape of a wound W, forming a form-locked and/or force-locked connection with the wound W. The form-locked and/or force-locked connection of the sealing element with the wound W may provide an occlusion function. |
| US10376252B2 |
Methods of repairing abdominal wall defects
The present invention provides a method of repairing a defect in an abdominal wall of a subject, including the steps of: making a small incision through a skin layer above the defect in the abdominal wall, introducing a surgical device including a deformable body through the incision to reach a preperitoneum underlying the abdominal wall around the defect, using the surgical device to identify a protruded region of the preperitoneum extending towards the abdominal wall around the defect, and flattening the protruded region of the preperitoneum and separating the protruded region of the preperitoneum from the abdominal wall with the deformable body in an expanded condition. The method results in low recurrence of abdominal wall defect, less pain, and a shorter hospital stay after surgery. |
| US10376246B2 |
Biomonitoring devices, methods, and systems for use in a bathroom setting
Provided is a biomonitoring device that measures a parameter of a material expelled during use of a toilet by a user. Also provided is a biomonitoring mirror device that identifies a user, detects a febrile illness in a user, dispenses medications/supplements, connects to electrical device accessories in the bathroom, and provides an interactive user interface. Additionally provided is a system for measuring a parameter of a material expelled during use of a toilet by a user. Further provided is a method of determining a physiological parameter of a user. |
| US10376245B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program
It is an object to estimate an ovulation date using less menstrual cycles of body temperatures while preventing decrease in estimation accuracy. An information processing device obtains the equation of a function that approximates the relationship between body temperature data and dates. The information processing device determines a low-temperature-phase reference body temperature, based on a plurality of days of body temperature data identified based on the date corresponding to a local minimum value in the function, and determines a high-temperature-phase reference body temperature, based on a plurality of days of body temperature data identified based on the date corresponding to a local maximum value in the function. Then, the information processing device estimates an ovulation date in the current menstrual cycle, based on a determination reference body temperature set at a value between the low-temperature-phase reference body temperature and the high-temperature-phase reference body temperature and on measurement data. |
| US10376244B1 |
Apparatus for monitoring the presence, amount and size of bubbles in the bloodstream and/or tissue of a person and method of using the same
Decompression sickness (DCS) occurs when divers rise to the surface exposing the body to sudden changes in pressure, generating nitrogen bubbles in tissues, causing serious bodily injury and even death. Therefore, the present invention allows prevention of DCS with a method that detects the presence of bubbles in real time. The invention proposes a new method for bubble detection with a piezoelectric ring (PZT) and pill microphones (PM) placed around a divers thigh. The electrical signals from the piezoelectric ring (PZT) and microphones (PM) are the inputs to a pattern recognition algorithm used for determining the presence, amount and size of bubbles. |
| US10376243B2 |
Method and apparatus for low complexity ultrasound based heart rate detection
A method for ultrasound based heart rate detection in a heart rate monitoring system is provided that includes receiving a demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal, applying a bandpass filter to the demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal to remove a direct current (DC) component and out-of-band noise, wherein a filtered demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal is generated, rectifying the filtered demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal to generate a rectified filtered demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal, applying a low-pass filter to the rectified filtered demodulated Doppler ultrasound signal to filter out undesired components to leave a resulting signal corresponding to power shift due to heart rate, detecting peaks in the resulting signal, and computing a heart rate based on the detected peaks. |
| US10376240B2 |
Contrast agent sensitive medical ultrasound imaging
In contrast agent imaging, a beamformer and transducer scan a region of a patient having contrast agents. A detector detects the contrast agents with at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques from ultrasound data resulting from the scanning. A processor compares responses of the contrast agents detected between the at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques and selects a relative contribution of the at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques. The selection is based on the comparing. Contrast agent imaging of the patient is performed using at least one of the contrast agent imaging techniques. The performance is based on the selected relative contribution. |
| US10376239B2 |
Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method of processing ultrasound image
Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of processing an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a display configured to display a moving image consisting of a plurality of ultrasound images that are played back according to a time order together with at least one icon, corresponding to at least one piece of change information for changing a display of at least one of the plurality of ultrasound images, in association with the time order. |
| US10376238B2 |
System and method for customizing a probe grip for an ultrasound probe
A method for customizing a probe grip of an ultrasound probe for a user is presented. The method includes printing the probe grip in a three-dimensional shape of the probe grip based on grip data corresponding to the user. Further, the method includes installing the printed probe grip on the ultrasound probe. |
| US10376234B2 |
Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a method for imaging a specular object and a target anatomy in a tissue using ultrasound
The invention relates to a method and an ultrasonic imaging apparatus (20) for imaging a specular object (such as a biopsy needle) and a target anatomy in a tissue, whereby the specular object remains visible even when its location deviates from a target plane (21) including the target anatomy. |
| US10376233B2 |
Diffraction source compensation in medical diagnostic ultrasound viscoelastic imaging
In viscoelastic imaging with ultrasound, the shear wave speed or other viscoelastic parameter is measured by tracking at the ARFI focal or other high-intensity location relative to the ARFI transmission. Rather than tracking the shear wave, the tissue response to ARFI is measured. A profile of displacements over time or a spectrum thereof is measured at the location. By finding a scale of the profile resulting in sufficient correlation with a calibration profile, the shear wave speed or other viscoelastic parameter may be estimated. |
| US10376229B2 |
Computed tomographic mammography system
A computed tomographic mammography system is provided with, as an X-ray tube 1A, a transmission type X-ray tube including a target 2 which includes a target layer 2a that generates X-ray upon irradiation of an electron beam and a supporting substrate 2b through which the X-ray generated upon irradiation of the electron beam to the target layer 2a passes, an electron emission source 3 for emitting an electron beam toward the target layer 2a. |
| US10376225B2 |
Scanning X-ray imaging device with variable shield plates and method for operating same
A scanning X-ray imaging device (100) is proposed. The device may be specifically adapted for mammography applications. The device comprises an X-ray source (110), an X-ray line detector (150), a field limiter arrangement (170) and an observation volume (135). The field limiter arrangement (170) comprises at least two variable shield plates (174, 175) enclosing an opening (176) and a displacing mechanism (177). The shield plates may be displaced with respect to a center axis of an X-ray beam (115) by means of the displacing mechanism such as to vary at least one of a cross-section and a location of the opening (176) between the field plates (174, 175) through which at least a part of the X-ray beam (115) is transmitted. The shield plates may be displaced independently from each other by means of the displacing mechanism (177). Such device (100) may be operated to perform a scanning motion such as to scan at least portions of the X-ray beam through a region of interest within the observation volume (135) and, at the same time, control the displacing mechanism (177) such that the opening (176) between the field plates (174, 175) is first successively opened to a larger cross-section and then successively closed again to a smaller cross-section during the scanning motion. Thereby, an X-ray dose level and an X-ray exposure time may be kept constant throughout an image acquisition procedure and an overall dose level may be minimized. |
| US10376218B2 |
Data gathering system
A device for gathering data has first and second electrodes. The first electrode is coupled to a surface of interest, and the second electrode is coupled to “everything else” or “the air”. The first electrode is shielded from the second, and from most sources of parasitic capacitance, by a shield that is driven by an active driver that drives the shield to track, and ideally to match, the instantaneous potential of the electrode. The second electrode is likewise shielded in a similar way from most sources of parasitic capacitance. These shields likewise help to limit the extent to which RFI from the device electronics couples with either of the electrodes. In this way the sensing device achieves a markedly better signal-to-noise ratio at frequency bands of interest. |
| US10376212B2 |
Muscle fatigue output device, muscle fatigue output method, and recording medium
A muscle fatigue output device is provided with a myoelectric measurement unit that acquires myoelectricity of a user, and a main control unit that determines fatigue of a muscle of the user on the basis of the myoelectricity. The main control unit (a) uses the myoelectricity to acquire a value for a frequency characteristic of the myoelectricity, (b) uses the myoelectricity to acquire a value for an amplitude characteristic of the myoelectricity, (c) acquires a ratio between the value for the frequency characteristic and the value for the amplitude characteristic as an index for the fatigue of the muscle of the user, and (d) outputs information regarding the fatigue of the muscle of the user, on the basis of the index for the fatigue of the muscle of the user. |
| US10376211B2 |
Method for continuously detecting body physiological information trajectories and establishing disease prevention using a personal wearable device
A method for continuously detecting body physiological information trajectories through the use of a personal wearable device. Through short-distance wireless transmission, a smartphone or a computer first transmits basic information, including a personal ID of a user of the device, a device ID, an ID of the smartphone or the computer, and communication links, to a remote medical data center. In this case, the device continuously detects body physiological information which can be transmitted to the remote medical data center. Corrective body physiological information data of the user is measured and transmitted to the remote medical data center. The remote medical data center processes the data and periodic pulse volume curves. The remote medical data center then transmits the numeral data converted from periodic pulse volume curves back to the personal wearable device and continuously constructs a periodic trajectory of detected personal body physiological information. |
| US10376205B1 |
Electronic tuning fork device
An electronic tuning fork device including a control unit including a processor, electrically connected to an input unit and the display component, wherein the processor is configured to generate a first square wave signal and determine a gain parameter according to a predetermined mode, wherein the gain parameter is a value selected from between a predetermined maximum value and a predetermined minimum value, a frequency divider electrically connected to the processor, configured to down-convert the first square wave signal and output a second square wave signal, a first waveform conversion circuit, electrically connected to the processor, configured to convert the first square wave signal into a first sine wave signal, a second waveform conversion circuit, electrically connected to the frequency divider, configured to convert the second square signal into a second sine wave signal, a mixer, electrically connected to the first and second waveform conversion circuits, configured to mix the first sine wave signal and the second sine wave signal and output a sine wave signal, and a gain control circuit, electrically connected to the processor and the mixer, configured to change the amplitude of the sine wave signal according to the gain parameter, wherein when a control signal is generated, the processor receives the control signal and determines a corresponding gain parameter, the processor calculates the measurement result according to the corresponding gain parameter, the predetermined maximum value and the predetermined minimum value. |
| US10376202B2 |
Sleep apnea and anti-snoring system
A sleep apnea treatment/anti-snoring device optionally having controlled positive air-flow using a micro-blower to maintain an individual's upper airway unobstructed (pharynx area). Optionally the device includes a lower jaw mandibular advancement component. The device has built-in sensors, microprocessor and other items required for data acquisition and transfer. |
| US10376200B2 |
System for detecting and logging of flatulence for health indication
A system is provided for collecting and logging the frequency of flatulence of a person in a selected time period as well as the duration of each occurrence of flatulence. The log entries provide determination of the body cells signaling of the person indicative of the person's health condition whereby underlying diseases may be detected and treated in their early stage. |
| US10376199B2 |
Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus with improved detection accuracy of the state of a subject is provided. An imaging apparatus comprises: an imaging optical system configured to form an optical image of a face of a subject in a vehicle; an image sensor configured to capture the formed optical image and generate a captured image; and an image processor configured to determine a state of the subject based on the captured image, wherein the imaging apparatus satisfies F≥0.0003 f2/p, where F is an F value of the imaging optical system, f is a focal length of the imaging optical system, and p is a pixel pitch of the image sensor. |
| US10376197B2 |
Diagnosing system for consciousness level measurement and method thereof
The present invention relates to a method for detecting a personality consciousness code of an individual, comprising: a) storing reference voice characteristics of different persons that represent acoustic information as expressed by human voice in a form of a time to frequency component relation; b) classifying the acoustic information into 12 different personality consciousness codes by using support vector machine that analyzes said acoustic information; c) receiving data indicative of a sound energy generated by the voice of said individual; d) performing spectral analysis of said received sound energy in order to obtain voice characteristics from an electronic representation of said sound energy; and e) comparing said obtained voice characteristics with the reference voice characteristics and determining the personality consciousness code of said individual by using the support vector machines, and using the obtained voice characteristics to determine the level of consciousness. |
| US10376193B2 |
Embedded sacrificial layer to enhance biosensor stability and lifetime for nanopatterned electrodes
An electrode structure is provided that includes an electrode base having topography located on a surface of the electrode base structure. A biological functionalization layer is located on one or more exposed surfaces of at least the topography of the electrode. A sacrificial layer is located on the biological functionalization layer and is present at least in the physical space located between the individual features of the topography of the electrode. |
| US10376192B2 |
System and method for contactless blood pressure determination
A system and method for contactless blood pressure determination. The method includes: receiving a captured image sequence; determining, using a trained hemoglobin concentration (HC) changes machine learning model, bit values from a set of bitplanes in the captured image sequence that represent the HC changes of the subject; determining a blood flow data signal; extracting one or more domain knowledge signals associated with the determination of blood pressure; building a trained blood pressure machine learning model with a blood pressure training set, the blood pressure training set including the blood flow data signal of the one or more predetermined ROIs and the one or more domain knowledge signals; determining, using the blood pressure machine learning model trained with a blood pressure training set, an estimation of blood pressure; and outputting the determination of blood pressure. |
| US10376187B2 |
Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method
An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. |
| US10376186B2 |
Thermal tags for real-time activity monitoring and methods for fabricating the same
A thermal tag for activity monitoring. The thermal tag includes a base layer having a plurality of metal lines to provide a conductive path, and a pattern layer having one or more infrared emitting features positioned over portions of the conductive path, wherein at least one infrared emitting feature couples to the conductive path to emit a predetermined infrared pattern in accordance with nearby activity. |
| US10376183B2 |
Systems and methods for non-intrusive drug impairment detection
Systems and methods for detecting onset, presence, and progression of particular states, including intoxication, include observing eye movements of a subject and correlating the observed movements to known baseline neurophysiological indicators of intoxication. A detection system may record eye movement data from a user, compare the eye movement data to a data model comprising threshold eye movement data samples, and from the comparison make a determination whether or not intoxication or impairment is present. The detection system may alert the user to take corrective action if onset or presence of a dangerous condition is detected. The eye movements detected include saccadic and intersaccadic parameters such as intersaccadic drift velocity. Measurements may be collected in situ with a field testing device. An interactive application may be provided on a user device to provoke the desired eye movements during recording. |
| US10376182B2 |
Spine measurement system including rod measurement
A spine measurement system comprising a camera, an encoded collar, and a remote station. A rod is shaped having one or more bends to modify a curvature of a spine. The encoded collar is coupled to the rod. The encoded collar includes a plurality of markings where each marking represents a rod position. The rod and encoded collar are in a field of view of the camera. The camera takes a number of images as the rod rotates at least 360 degrees. The remote station measures the 2D images to produce quantitative measurements that yield a 3D model of the rod shape. The remote station can use the 3D rod shape to determine metrics that relate to how the rod shapes the spine. For example, a Cobb angle can be calculated from the rod shape to determine if the rod yields the desired spine outcome. |
| US10376181B2 |
System for detecting the location of an endoscopic device during a medical procedure
A system for detecting the location of an endoscopic device inside a patients' body comprises an endoscope assembly with an insertion tube having a set of codes indicative of an insertion depth and a rotational direction of the endoscopic device and a detector to detect the set of codes and calculate the location information. The images captured by the endoscopic device are automatically tagged with corresponding location information. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a system for generating three dimensional images and videos without increasing the number of cameras. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a system having a plurality of sensor devices for generating a real time image map of an endoscopic tip portion traversing a lumen. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a special garment for colonoscopy patients to preserve the modesty of the patients and to protect a physician from spraying fecal matter. |
| US10376179B2 |
MPR slice selection for visualization of catheter in three-dimensional ultrasound
A system employs an interventional tool (30), ultrasound imaging system and a multi-planar reformatting module (40). The interventional tool (30) has one or more image tracking points (31). The ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe (20) operable for generating an ultrasound volume image (22) of a portion or an entirety of the interventional tool (30) within an anatomical region. The multi-planar reformatting imaging module (40) generates two or more multi- planar reformatting images (41) of the interventional tool (30) within the anatomical region. A generation of the two multi-planar reformatting images (41) includes an identification of each image tracking point (31) within the ultrasound volume image (22), and a utilization of each identified image tracking point (31) as an origin of the multi-planar reformatting images (41). |
| US10376174B2 |
Electrode and method for manufacturing electrode
In order to provide an electrode equipped with an insulating wall having excellent patterning properties as well as excellent biocompatibility, there is provided an electrode including, on a substrate, an electrode element; and an insulating wall formed around the electrode element, constituted of a polysiloxane compound (component A) having, per molecule, two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acryloyl group, a styrenic vinyl group, a vinyl ester group, a maleic acid ester group and a maleimide group, and formed from a polymer obtained by reaction of the functional groups. |
| US10376164B2 |
Vital signs sensor and method of measuring vital signs of a user
PPG sensor emits light at at least three wavelengths (Y1-Y3) and detects the reflected light. The PPG sensor comprises a motion correction unit (130) for correcting motion artefacts from the detected light signals by subtracting the output signal of the detected light at the second wavelength (Y2) from an average of an output signal of the detected light at the first and third wavelength (Y1, Y3). The three wavelengths (Y1-Y3) are arranged around 550 nm. The second wavelength (Y2) is arranged equal distantly between the first and third wavelength. |
| US10376163B1 |
Blood pressure from inward-facing head-mounted cameras
A system for detecting blood pressure based on imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) includes a first inward-facing head-mounted camera to capture images of a first region of interest located on the face below the eyes and above the lips (IMROI1) of a user, and a second inward-facing head-mounted camera to capture images of a second region of interest comprising a portion of a temple and/or forehead (IMROI2) of the user. The system further includes a computer to calculate a blood pressure value for the user based on first and second photoplethysmographic signals recognizable in IMROI1 and IMROI2. |
| US10376159B2 |
Exercise triggered cardiovascular pressure measurement
Systems, devices disclosed provide example methods comprising determining that a triggering event has occurred based on statuses for a set of physiological parameters associated with the patient, the physiological parameters indicative of the patient engaging in a patient initiated physical activity, generating a trigger output signal in response to the determination that the triggering event has occurred, wirelessly transmitting the trigger output signal to a pressure sensing device implanted in a vessel of the patient, triggering, based on receiving the trigger output signal, the pressure sensing device to sense a cardiovascular pressure of the patient; and transmitting, by the pressure sensing device, a wireless signal comprising data corresponding to the sensed cardiovascular pressure of the patient. |
| US10376155B2 |
Method and system for generating physiological signals with fabric capacitive sensors
A system for generating physiological signals using a cloth capacitive sensor, includes a cloth, at least one conductive area arranged on the cloth, a signal circuit; a capacitive sensor formed between the cloth and a human body; a resistor R, a capacitor C, an inductor L, an operational amplifier, a diode, a Schmitt trigger, CMOS, a transistor, or an IC that forms a charge or discharge circuit, connected with the cloth capacitive sensor to change a signal range of frequency, cycle, voltage or current; wherein when a force, pressure, tensile force, torsion or tension is applied between the human body and the cloth, the capacitance changes, the circuit sends a signal, and the system receives the change in capacitance between the conductive cloth and the human body; wherein the change is represented by a frequency, cycle, voltage or current change. |
| US10376154B2 |
Detection of aortic coarctation using photoplethysmography
Methods and systems are described for detecting the likelihood of an aortic coarctation in an infant using photoplethysmographic pulse signals obtained from the hand and foot of the infant. |
| US10376150B2 |
Interfacing systems, devices, and methods for optical imaging
An imaging interface for diffuse optical tomography of breast includes a plurality of concentric rings. Each concentric ring can include a plurality of optical input/output apertures arranged on a radially inner surface thereof. The rings can have different inner and outer diameters from each other and can be arranged in a stacked configuration. The rings can translate independently of each other along a central axis of the stack. During imaging the breast is inserted into an inner region of the stacked rings. The rings can be translated such that the optical input/output apertures are brought into touch contact (i.e., non-compressing contact) with the surface of the breast, so as to accommodate different size breasts. The rings may be translated such that the spacing between adjacent rings is increased for large breasts and reduced for smaller breasts. Rings may be removed or additional rings added to further accommodate additional breast sizes. |
| US10376148B2 |
System and method for laser imaging and ablation of cancer cells using fluorescence
A fluorescence imaging device detects fluorescence in parts of the visible and invisible spectrum, and projects the fluorescence image directly on the human body, as well as on a monitor, with improved sensitivity, video frame rate and depth of focus, and enhanced capabilities of detecting distribution and properties of multiple fluorophores. Direct projection of three-dimensional visible representations of florescence on three-dimensional body areas advantageously permits view of it during surgical procedures, including during cancer removal, reconstructive surgery and wound care, etc. A NIR laser and a human visible laser (HVL) are aligned coaxially and scanned over the operating field of view. When the NIR laser passes over the area where the florescent dye is present, it energizes the dye which emits at a shifted NIR frequency detected by a photo diode. The HVL is turned on when emission is detected, providing visual indication of those positions. |
| US10376147B2 |
System and method for multi-color laser imaging and ablation of cancer cells using fluorescence
A fluorescence imaging device detects fluorescence in parts of the visible and invisible spectrum, and projects the fluorescence image directly on the human body, as well as on a monitor, with improved sensitivity, video frame rate and depth of focus, and enhanced capabilities of detecting distribution and properties of multiple fluorophores. Direct projection of three-dimensional visible representations of florescence on three-dimensional body areas advantageously permits view of it during surgical procedures, including during cancer removal, reconstructive surgery and wound care, etc. A NIR laser and a human visible laser (HVL) are aligned coaxially and scanned over the operating field of view. When the NIR laser passes over the area where the florescent dye is present, it energizes the dye which emits at a shifted NIR frequency detected by a photo diode. The HVL is turned on when emission is detected, providing visual indication of those positions. |
| US10376145B2 |
Systems and methods for enabling a patient to achieve a weight loss objective using an electrical dermal patch
The disclosed wearable device modulates a patient's gastric emptying time and/or gastric retention time. The wearable device includes a microprocessor, electrical stimulator and at least one electrode configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the epidermis, through a range of 0.1 mm to 10 mm or a range of 0.1 mm to 20 mm of the dermis, of a T2 dermatome to a T12 dermatome or meridian of the patient, a C5 to a T1 dermatome across the hand and/or arm, and/or the upper chest regions. The device is adapted to provide electrical stimulation as per stimulation protocols and to communicate wirelessly with a companion control device configured to monitor and record appetite patterns of the patient. The control device is also configured to monitor, record, and modify stimulation parameters of the stimulation protocols. |
| US10376144B2 |
Distributed system architecture for continuous glucose monitoring
The present disclosure relates to techniques for receiving glucose data from a continuous glucose sensor and controlling the use and redistribution of that data so it is used in an intended manner. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of continuous glucose monitor (CGM) devices; a plurality of display devices to receive data from the CGM devices classified into a plurality of classifications based on data type; a cloud server architecture to receive the data from the display devices on an intermittent basis, in which the data routed to a particular server of the plurality of servers is determined by the data type, and in which the intermittent basis varies depending upon data type; a plurality of remote monitor display devices; and an analysis and report engine. |
| US10376143B2 |
Analyte sensors having a signal-to-noise ratio substantially unaffected by non-constant noise
Systems and methods of use involving sensors having a signal-to-noise ratio that is substantially unaffected by non-constant noise are provided for continuous analyte measurement in a host. In some embodiments, a continuous analyte measurement system is configured to be wholly, transcutaneously, intravascularly or extracorporeally implanted. |
| US10376142B2 |
Device and method for capturing, analyzing, and sending still and video images of the fundus during examination using an ophthalmoscope
The present invention is directed to a medical imaging device attachment with onboard sensor array and computational processing unit, which can be adapted to and reversibly attached to multiple models of binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes (“BIOs”), enabling simultaneous or time-delayed viewing and collaborative review of photographs or videos from an eye examination. The invention also claims a method for photographing and integrating information associated with the images, videos, or other data generated from the eye examination. |
| US10376141B2 |
Fundus imaging system
A fundus imaging system includes: an image sensor array, where the image sensor array includes monochrome photodiodes and global shutter control, an illumination unit with one or more light-emitting diodes that have one or more dies, a computing system including a processor and memory, one or more lenses, one or more reflective mirrors, and a display. In an example method of use, a clinician positions a patient, initiates a focal adjustment, initiates a retinal imaging process, and the same or a different clinician views the image. In some embodiments, the imaging system is configured to analyze the image and identify detected physical attributes in the image relating to the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. |
| US10376138B2 |
Vaginal speculum apparatus
A vaginal speculum apparatus includes a portable illumination assembly that is releasably attached to one of the upper blade and lower blade of a disposable vaginal speculum. The portable illumination assembly is defined by a housing that retains at least one LED and a portable power supply. The portable illumination assembly can be energized by an externally accessible member after the illuminator has been attached to the speculum. |
| US10376137B2 |
Indwelling bladder catheter
Systems and methods of cannulating a body orifice such as a bladder are disclosed. An indwelling bladder catheter having reduced trauma risk can include a proximal end, a distal end, and a flexible elongate tubular body therebetween, the distal end having at least one distal port in fluid communication with a lumen extending within the tubular body, the distal end further having a distal tip comprising a blunt shape; a first proximal port for at least one of fluid inflow or outflow, the first proximal port in fluid communication with the lumen extending within the tubular body; an inflatable balloon near the distal end of the catheter, the balloon transformable from an unexpanded to an expanded configuration, wherein the balloon in its expanded configuration comprises a low profile oblong shape suitable for anchoring within a human bladder; and a second proximal port balloon inflation, in fluid connection with the balloon. |
| US10376134B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fiber shape sensors
An apparatus comprises an instrument including an elongated shaft. The apparatus also comprises a first shape sensor including an elongated optical fiber extending within the elongated shaft at a first radial distance from the neutral axis. The apparatus also comprises a twist resistant feature configured to reduce twisting of the elongated optical fiber relative to the elongated shaft while permitting axial translation of the elongated optical fiber within the elongated shaft. |
| US10376131B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher includes a receptacle for items to be washed and a lifting device which is configured to lift the receptacle for items to be washed from a starting position into an end position or to lower it from the end position into the starting position. The lifting device has an electrical drive device which is arranged on a dishwasher cavity or on a base support of the dishwasher. |
| US10376130B2 |
Warewasher machine drying system and method
A warewash machine for washing wares includes a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having at least one wash zone with an associated spray system for spraying liquid onto wares passing therethrough, wherein a downstream drying zone includes a blower for blowing air onto wares passing therethrough. The blower includes an ambient intake operatively connected to an ambient air flow path, a machine intake operatively connected to an internal machine air flow path and an exhaust intake operatively connected to a machine exhaust air flow path. |
| US10376127B2 |
Dish washer with eccentric protrusion in power transfer assembly
A dishwasher may include a tub configured to accommodate one or more items to be washed, a spray arm rotatably mounted to the tub, and configured to spray water onto the one or more items to be washed, a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to store water and to supply stored water to the spray arm, a fixed gear unit fixed to the tub with gear teeth arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the fixed gear unit, a rotary gear unit rotatably mounted on the spray arm and configured to engage the gear teeth of the fixed gear unit, and a link member connected to the rotary gear unit and the spray arm, where the spray arm may include, a main arm with a pair of arms, and a pair of auxiliary arms rotatably connected to the main arm. |
| US10376125B2 |
Fibrous structures comprising particles and methods for making same
Fibrous structures containing one or more particles, and methods for making same are provided. |
| US10376123B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a supply tank and a distributor for delivering fluid to a surface to be cleaned. A constant flow of fluid can be delivered from the supply tank to the distributor via a regulator tank in fluid communication with the supply tank for exchanging liquid and air with the supply tank. |
| US10376111B2 |
Incineration toilet
It is described an incineration toilet especially suitable for caravans and camping cars. The toilet comprises a toilet chair with a pouch bowl (3). In the pouch bowl (3), a waste pouch can be arranged. Below the pouch bowl, there is a hatch mechanism over a combustion chamber (4). The hatch mechanism comprises a spring-loaded flap (21) in the back part of the pouch bowl, as well as a hatch (11) abutting an opening in the upper part of the combustion chamber (4). The hatch (11) is coupled to a motor (13) via a stay transmission (14, 15). The motor is arranged to lift the hatch (11) and revolve it up behind the flap (21), so that the flap is released and the pouch can fall down into the combustion chamber (4). |
| US10376102B2 |
Blender with quiet shield
A blender comprises a housing and a shield. The housing has a first portion enclosing a motor and a second portion for selectively receiving a blender jar assembly. The second portion defines an opening through which the blender jar assembly is selectively received. The shield is selectively coupled to the second portion via a substantially vertical pivot point that enables the shield to be selectively pivoted between a closed position closing off the opening in the second portion and an open position enabling the blender jar assembly to be inserted into or removed from the second portion. The pivot point comprises an overcenter cam that urges the shield toward the closed position when the shield is positioned between the closed position and a maximum displacement point of the overcenter cam and that urges the shield toward the open position when the shield is positioned between the open position and the maximum displacement point. |
| US10376096B2 |
Method of baking both sides of ingredients and an electric cooker used therefor
In a method of baking both sides of ingredients between upper and lower dies with the upper and lower electric heaters respectively, a temperature of one of the lower and upper dies is detected. Based on temperature information detected thereby, consumed power of the other of the lower and upper dies is controlled, thereby making a temperature of the lower die closer to that of the upper die, thereby baking both sides of the ingredients. |
| US10376095B2 |
Cookware leveling solutions
Solutions for leveling the surface of cookware are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one detachable adjustable leg makes contact with the stove surface to tilt the cooking surface to make it level. The pressure on the stove surface can be increased or decreased, thereby increasing the tilt until the cooking surface is level. In another embodiment, at least one detachable adjustable leg is weighted at one end and the weighted end extends outward to make the cooking surface level. In yet another embodiment, the cookware comes with at least one adjustable leg permanently attached. In all cases, multiple adjustable legs can be used to increase the stability and accuracy. In another embodiment, adjustable legs protrude from the top or bottom surface of a grate that typically covers a flame on gas stove surface. |
| US10376094B1 |
Agitator assembly for a portable beverage dispensing container
A portable beverage dispensing container comprises a housing and an internal beverage holding tank positioned in and contained within the housing. An intermediate drive magnet is installed in a base of the portable beverage dispensing container below and outside of the internal beverage holding tank, and a beverage agitator is positioned within the internal beverage holding tank and magnetically coupled to the intermediate drive magnet. In use, rotation of the intermediate drive magnet causes a corresponding rotation of the beverage agitator within the internal beverage holding tank. The intermediate drive magnet is configured for magnetic coupling to a drive magnet installed in a brewing station when the portable beverage dispensing container is positioned at the brewing station. |
| US10376093B2 |
Machine for preparing liquid products, in particular via capsules
A machine for preparing liquid food products includes: a source of a liquid; a delivery assembly, having a brewing chamber for receiving a precursor of a liquid food product and for delivering the food product following passage of the liquid through the brewing chamber; a pump, for pumping the liquid; and a control system, for controlling an electric motor of the pump. The pump has a casing with an inlet and an outlet and an arrangement driven via the motor. The motor is bidirectional, and the control system includes means for controlling reversal of rotation of the motor between a primary direction and a secondary direction. The pump has a priming system including a recirculation valve and an actuation arrangement. |
| US10376086B1 |
Apparatus to adjustably and removably attach a pair of curtain rod retainers to the head rail of a window blind and to adjust for different thicknesses of a head rail
A curtain rod bracket attachment member formed in two main sections which are slidably attached to each other. A first main section having an elongated section extending at one end to a first transverse retaining wall which is oriented perpendicular to the elongated section. A curtain rod retaining member extends at an opposite end of the elongated section to a curtain rod retaining section into which a curtain rod is placed and retained. A second main section includes a second transverse retaining wall and is slidably affixed to the elongated section of the main section to enable a distance between parallel first and second transverse retaining walls to be modified. |
| US10376079B2 |
Neck support pillow
The neck support pillow includes a main pillow body and a neck support member releasably engaged to the main pillow body. The neck support member includes a first body portion covering at least part of a first face of the main pillow body adjacent an edge of the main pillow body for supporting the neck in use and a second body portion extending from the first portion over the edge of the main pillow body towards a second face of the main pillow body. The neck support member provides a raised surface relative to the main pillow body surface for supporting the neck in use. Neck support members and uses of the neck support members are also described. |
| US10376078B2 |
Picture stand system
A picture stand system for coupling a stand to a picture frame includes a picture frame. A stand is provided and the stand is selectively coupled to said picture frame. Moreover, the stand is configured to props the picture frame up on a support surface thereby facilitating the picture frame to be displayed. An adhesive layer is coupled to said stand. The adhesive layer adhesively engages the picture frame to retain the stand on the picture frame. |
| US10376074B2 |
Adjustable bed lift mechanism
A bed lift mechanism that has linkages and has an actuator connected structure that is movable from a non-actuated position to two or three actuated positions. One set of linkages lifts the bed frame with the actuator connected structure moved into an associated one of the actuated positions and then push another set of linkages as the actuator connected structure is moved into another of the actuated positions. In the case where there are three actuator positions, further linkages move down a bed frame slotted bracket to initially lift the bed frame and as they reach and end of the slotted bracket as the actuator connected structure is moved to a different actuator position, the one set of linkages pull together to lift the bed frame vertically. |
| US10376072B2 |
Portable leg cast support
A portable leg cast support includes an upper member and a lower member in a telescoping relation. A row of locking holes spanning the length of the upper member allows the telescoping components to be locked together at a user-selectable height for supporting a user's leg cast at an elevated position. A stirrup is pivotally connected to the top of the upper telescopic member for accepting and supporting a leg at the ankle. When the upper and lower telescoping members are in a retracted configuration and the stirrup is folded against the upper member, the support can be strapped to the leg cast for transport until it is needed as a support. |
| US10376068B2 |
Seat cushion
A seat cushion includes a cushion body, a weight measuring unit coupled to the cushion body, a tilt adjusting unit, a storage unit storing pre-established mapping data, and a controlling unit. The weight measuring unit measures, when a user is sitting on the cushion body, weight of the user applied to the cushion body so as to generate a result of weight measurement. The controlling unit is connected to the weight measuring unit, the tilt adjusting unit and the storage unit, and controls, when the seat cushion is operated in an automatic mode, the tilt adjusting unit to adjust a seat angle of the cushion body with respect to a horizontal reference plane based on the result of weight measurement, a height value and the mapping data. |
| US10376065B1 |
Adjustable lifting structure for chair back
An adjustable lifting structure for a chair back contains: a first adjustment unit and a second adjustment unit. The first adjustment unit mates with the second adjustment unit via a transmission cable, and the first adjustment unit includes a longitudinally hollow chamber for slidably accommodating a guide plate connected on a seat. The first adjustment unit includes a body and two covering assemblies. A drive block includes a locking space, a slit, two deformable chambers, a trough, and two projections. The guide plate includes a conducting element and a rail having multiple teeth and multiple cutouts. The second adjustment unit includes an adjuster, an operation cavity, a first aperture, a connecting room, and two stop segments. A transmission cable includes a first transmitting segment and a second transmitting segment, wherein the first transmitting segment has a first defining portion, and the second transmitting segment has a second defining portion. |
| US10376059B1 |
Support assembly for wire shelf and method of use
A support adapted for mounting to wire shelving units, particularly a support adapted to be securely coupled and repositioned on upper and lower horizontally-extending wire members located at the front of wire shelving units. The support does not interfere with use of a shelving unit including the storage of items on the shelving unit or handing items under the shelving unit. |
| US10376053B2 |
Drawer
A drawer includes having a drawer side wall, a drawer wall which is produced from a wood material, and having a fitting part (14) which is attached to one of the two end faces of the drawer wall and by which the drawer wall is connected to the drawer side wall. The drawer side wall has a recess for receiving the fitting part, and the drawer wall produced from the wood material, projects into the recess in the drawer side wall by way of that end face which is fitted with the fitting part. |
| US10376051B2 |
Transportation of parallel wire cable
A preassembled parallel wire cable creates a random cast of loops. Any of the random cast of loops is hung for transport, thus eliminating costly and time-consuming coiling and reeling operations. |
| US10376047B1 |
Furniture frame system
A furniture frame system comprises a first sheet metal beam comprising a first connector interface and a second sheet metal beam comprising a second connector. One of said first and second connector interfaces is a male connector interface, and the other of said first and second connector interfaces is a female connector interface. The female connector interface comprising a slider engagement edge. The male connector comprises a slot slider face configured to engage with and guide, or be guided by, the slider engagement edge. At least one of said slider engagement edge and said slot slider face defines a connector guide line for guiding the second connector along the abutment plane, which guide line is inclined relative to an axial end edge. |
| US10376046B2 |
Modular shelving assemblies and methods of construction
A shelving assembly can be constructed of panels and specialized connecting components that form interconnected hexagonal, triangular, or square cells. The shelving assembly can be adapted to a variety of sizes and configurations and can incorporate smaller cells with larger cells and different shape cells for more modularity. The connecting components attach to the front and rear edges of the panels without special tools. The connecting components also connect the corners of cell shapes and provide strength to the overall structure. The shelving assembly can be completely disassembled into the panels and the connecting components, allowing the shelving assembly to be easily moved and reconstructed. |
| US10376036B2 |
Applicator for a cosmetic product and associated applicator assembly
The invention relates to a cosmetic product applicator (10) with a core (12) having a first end, called proximal end (13), and a second free end, called distal end (16), and a plurality of protuberances (30) protruding from the core (12). The protuberances (30) are molded with the core (12) and are arranged in a plurality of rows extending in the extension direction (Y) of a sleeve (14) extending the core (12). The free ends of said protuberances (30) form two separate enclosures, a first of said enclosures having an outer bulk smaller than that of the second enclosure (E2). The number of rows, called first rows, forming the first enclosure being smaller than the number of rows, called second rows, forming the second enclosure (E2). The invention also related to an associated applicator assembly. |
| US10376031B1 |
Luggage having integrated compression system with removable battery
Luggage having an integrated compression system where at least one vacuum compression bag is provided and secured within the interior space of the luggage. The bag can be compressed by an attached self-contained vacuum assembly removably secured within the luggage, preferably between the handle tube guides. The air outlet opening of the bag can be provided with a valve or coupling for securement to the air entry inlet of the vacuum assembly. The bag can also be removably secured to other areas within the interior of the luggage. An air outlet of the vacuum assembly can be provided with a valve or coupling for securement to an opening in the back wall of the luggage. Alternatively, the valve or coupling can be provided in the back wall opening. Air removed from the compression bag by the vacuum assembly is expelled through the back wall opening, without the use of any exposed hoses. This allows the oversized compression bag as compared to the size of the luggage and the contents stored within the bag to be able to safely contained within the fully closed luggage. The battery for powering the vacuum assembly can be removable while the luggage is fully closed and can also be used to charge other electronic devices. |
| US10376030B1 |
Wheeled tote
One embodiment of a wheeled tote includes a multifunctional set of resiliently flexible handles that are suitable for responsively guiding the wheeled tote as it rolls, for lifting the wheeled tote, and for comfortably carrying the wheeled tote in a hands-free manner over extended distances. The wheeled tote includes a zip-top collapsible tote bag comprising a sturdy fabric, and a collapsible frame with swivel casters that is removably attached to the bag with fabric snaps. The wheeled tote is reconfigurable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration for better storage and portability. Stays reinforce the left and right sidewalls of the bag. A bottom insert reinforces the base of the bag, and can be used as an actuator to quickly and easily expand the bag from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration. Other embodiments are described and shown. |
| US10376027B1 |
Umbrella opening and closing system
An umbrella apparatus having a canopy portion hingedly coupled to a pole portion. The umbrellas apparatus includes a rechargeable electrical power system that provides electrical power to an electromechanical opening and closing system and a light assembly and an entertainment system. A solar energy system is conductively coupled to the rechargeable electrical power system and is utilized to collect and convert solar energy to electrical energy for recharging the electrical power system. The entertainment system features a USB port and allows users to stream music and control the color of the light assembly. |
| US10376026B2 |
Diamond with eighty-one facets having a ten hearts and ten arrows inner structure and a cutting method thereof
The invention relates to the field of jewelry, specifically to a diamond with eighty-one facets having a ten hearts and ten arrows inner structure and a cutting method thereof. The diamond comprises a table facet, ten main crown facets and ten main pavilion facets; a crown star facet is disposed at a junction of two adjacent main crown facets with the table facet; a crown small facet is disposed at a junction of two adjacent main crown facets with the crown star facet; a small sector is disposed at a junction of the main crown facet with the crown small facet; and two main pavilion facet auxiliary surfaces are disposed at a junction of two adjacent main pavilion facets. The cutting method comprises a division of a pavilion, a crown and a girdle, the pavilion cutting and the crown cutting. The shaped diamond has very good brilliance, fire and sparkle. |
| US10376023B1 |
Earring device
An earring device is provided for supporting earrings on a wearer's ears. The earring device includes: a plate including an aperture formed therethrough; a pair of legs extending substantially perpendicular to the plate from a lower end of the plate; an upright member on each of the pair of legs, the upright member positioned at an end of each of the pair of legs that is distal from the plate; and a closure mechanism pivotally attached between the at least one of the upright members on the pair of legs. |
| US10376012B2 |
Safety helmet with retractable brim
A safety helmet with retractable brim comprising a helmet shaped body having a slot presented on a downward facing surface of a front section. The safety helmet includes a brim that translates within the slot between a retracted and a downward configuration. In the retracted configuration the brim is received within the slot. In the downward configuration the second end of the brim does not extend beyond the forward facing surface of the helmet. A pivoting element is configured to pivotally couple the brim proximate to the lip of the slot. The pivoting element allows the brim to move between the downward configuration and a forward configuration. In the forward configuration the brim extends outward beyond a forward facing surface of the helmet shaped body. A first locking element is configured to maintain the brim in the forward configuration. |
| US10376010B2 |
Shock absorbing helmet
A helmet can include an outer shell including a faceport, a first segment including a longitudinal ridge extending from a front of the helmet to a rear of the helmet, a gap disposed along the edge of the first segment, and a second segment offset from the first segment by the gap. A hinged zone can be formed by an elastomeric material disposed within the gap and coupled to the first segment and the second segment of the outer shell. The hinged zone can elastically flex in a radial direction towards a center of the helmet. An energy absorbing liner can be coupled to an inner surface of the outer shell, and an open space can be formed between an inner surface of the hinged zone and an outer surface of the energy absorbing liner. |
| US10376008B2 |
Computer-implemented method for designing a garment or upholstery by defining sequences of assembly tasks
A computer-implemented method for designing a virtual garment or upholstery in a three-dimensional scene comprising the steps of: a) providing a three-dimensional manikin, a set of pattern parts of said virtual garment or upholstery and a set of seam specification; b) receiving from a user a plurality of declarations of assembly tasks (A, B, C, D1, D2, E1, E21, E22, F2) for assembling the garment or upholstery; c) receiving from the user at least a declaration of a partial ordering relationship between two or more of said assembly tasks; d) executing said tasks according to said partial ordering relationship, each task changing a state of the garment or upholstery under assembly; characterized in that it further comprises a step of: e) while executing the tasks, generating a tree data structure comprising nodes linked by directed arcs, each node being associated to a state of the garment or upholstery and each arc being associated to an assembly task. A computer program product, non-volatile computer-readable data-storage medium and Computer Aided Design system for carrying out such a method. Application of the method to the manufacturing of a garment or upholstery. |
| US10376003B2 |
Glove, in particular goalkeeper glove, material for a glove, and method for producing a glove
A material for a glove, in particular a goalkeeper glove, comprises a carrier layer, a first material layer and at least one second material layer, wherein the first material layer and the at least one second material layer are applied to the carrier layer alongside one another such that the first material layer and the at least one second material layer immediately adjoin one another in a transition region. Furthermore, a glove, in particular a goalkeeper glove, comprises an inside hand part and an outside hand part, wherein the inside hand part and the outside hand part are joined together by stitching either directly or by way of a gusset arranged between the inside hand part and outside hand part, wherein at least the inside hand part of the glove is produced from such a material. |
| US10376000B2 |
Flexible modular absorption panel and block for producing such a panel
Disclosed is a panel that is produced by assembling a plurality of adjacent individual absorption blocks; each block in the panel is in the shape of a polyhedral pyramid frustum, of which the base is a regular six-sided polygon; each individual block including six lateral walls surrounded by a lower peripheral lip of which each section is provided with a complementary tenon or a mortise arranged so as to allow two adjacent individual blocks to be assembled, in particular by engagement, in the vertical direction, of a tenon and a mortise belonging respectively to one and the other of the two adjacent individual blocks. |
| US10375997B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
An atomizer includes a housing and a liquid storage cup. The housing has a mouthpiece thereon. The liquid storage cup is provided in the housing and configured for storing tobacco liquid. The liquid storage cup has an opening at one end thereof. A microporous liquid conducting body is plugged inside the opening for conducting the tobacco liquid in the liquid storage cup into an atomizing unit. An atomizing unit is connected to the opening and configured for heating the tobacco liquid to generate aerosol. An air flow channel is provided between the mouthpiece and the atomizing unit. The atomizing unit includes a support, a liquid guiding component located in the support, and at least one vertically arranged heating sheet. The heating sheet includes a side surface in contact with the liquid guiding component. |
| US10375993B2 |
E-vaping device cartridge with internal infrared sensor
A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes an infrared sensor configured to measure infrared radiation emitted by at least a portion of a heating element coupled to a dispensing interface in the cartridge. The field of view of the infrared sensor may encompass an entirety of the heating element. The infrared sensor may be an infrared light emitting diode. The e-vaping device may include control circuitry configured to determine the temperature of the heating element based on sensor data generated by the infrared sensor and control the electrical power supplied to the cartridge based on the temperature of the heating element. The control circuitry may control the electrical power to maintain the temperature of the heating element below a threshold temperature. The control circuitry may determine the heating element temperature based on accessing at least a portion of the sensor data stored at a storage device in the cartridge. |
| US10375985B2 |
Method for preparing a tobacco composition
The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing a tobacco composition suitable for use as a smokeless tobacco composition wherein the tobacco material can be cooled down, after being heated to a temperature of 80° C. or more, to a temperature of below 25° C. during a time period of 20 min or less. |
| US10375980B2 |
Device and method for forming food products
The invention relates to a forming device for forming and partitioning a pasty food strand as well as to a filling machine with a respective forming device and to a method. The forming device comprises more than two flat displacement elements superposed in the direction of transport of the food strand, each having at least one opening through which the food strand can be moved in the direction of transport. The forming device further comprises a movement mechanism for moving the flat displacement elements on respective curved paths, such that the respective openings can move relative to each other, so that the cross-sectional area of the resulting overall opening of the superposed openings changes. |
| US10375979B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for chilling sauces and liquids
An apparatus for treating a flowable food product includes a container constructed from a first plastic material; an injection chamber arranged within the container, and including an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the injection chamber; at least one nozzle constructed from a second plastic material, the at least one nozzle including a first end in fluid communication with a source of cryogen and a second end in fluid communication with the chamber for providing the cryogen to the chamber. A related system and method are also provided. |
| US10375972B2 |
Processed cheese with cultured dairy components and method of manufacturing
A processed cheese composition and methods of making the processed cheese composition are provided. The processed cheese composition includes natural cheese, dairy materials and a cultured dairy component. The raw cheese is provided in a range of about 10 to about 90 weight %. The dairy materials are provided in a range of about 5 to about 50 weight % and include at least one of the group consisting of milk protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate, whey, milkfat and cream. The cultured dairy component is provided in a range of about 1 to about 20 weight % and includes an antibacterial material and/or antibacterial producing bacterial culture in combination with an exopolysaccharide and/or an exopolysaccharide producing culture. |
| US10375950B2 |
Concentrated gibberellin solution formulations
The present invention relates to concentrated gibberellin formulations and methods of their use. |
| US10375947B2 |
Insect sensing systems and methods
One example insect sensing system includes a light emitter configured to emit light; a structured light generator positioned to receive the emitted light and configured to generate structured light from the emitted light; a plurality of light sensors arranged in a line, each of the light sensors oriented to receive at least a portion of the structured light and output a sensor signal indicating an amount of light received by the respective light sensor; a processing device configured to: obtain the sensor signals from each of the light sensors, and determine a presence of an insect based a received sensor signal from at least one light sensor, the sensor signal indicating a reduced amount of received light by the at least one light sensor. Another example insect sensing system includes a camera comprising an image sensor and a lens having an aperture of f/2.8 or wider; and a processor configured to obtain an image from the camera and detect an insect in the image. |
| US10375944B2 |
Convertible fishing rod carrier
Convertible fishing rod carriers may include an elongate telescoping portion configured to house one or more fishing rods and an enlarged housing configured to accommodate reels of the one or more fishing rods. Carriers described herein may be convertible between a portable configuration, in which the carrier maybe transported by hand, and a mounted configuration, in which the carrier is secured to a vehicle rack. In the mounted configuration, some examples include a locking feature configured to prevent removal of the carrier from the rack. |
| US10375940B2 |
Fish trap with buoy-activated net
The fish catching trap includes a substantially rigid round base having an open net surrounding it. A buoy or float is attached to the net by a line, the buoy being held stationary to an upper handle-like portion of the base using a nail or pin. The pin is attached to a string connected to fish bait placed in the bottom of the trap. When a fish disturbs or moves the bait, the string is pulled and the pin is released, allowing the buoy to quickly move upwards, closing the net surrounding the base and trapping any fish in the area. A second buoy serves as a visual indicator that the trap has been sprung. |
| US10375932B2 |
Dog chew toy kit
A chew toy for dogs is an assembled kit including a noisemaker and a plush section with a spine that attaches to another more rigid component. The plush section can be removed from the spine to reveal an eyelet. Strands of edible material are laced through the perforations along the perimeter of the rigid component. The varied shape of the toy allows a dog having a mouth of any size or shape to find a site of a complementary shape for enhanced comfort and chewing pleasure. |
| US10375922B2 |
Pepper hybrid DR2179PB and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid DR2179PB and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DR2179PB and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10375920B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170117
A soybean cultivar designated S170117 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170117, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170117, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170117, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170117. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170117. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170117, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170117 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10375919B1 |
Soybean variety 5PGCL62
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PGCL62 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PGCL62, cells from soybean variety 5PGCL62, plants of soybean 5PGCL62, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PGCL62. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PGCL62 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PGCL62, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PGCL62, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PGCL62. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PGCL62 are further provided. |
| US10375917B1 |
Soybean variety GC16389984
Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated GC16389984, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-125669. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the GC16389984 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program. |
| US10375916B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH547702
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH547702. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH547702, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH547702 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH547702. |
| US10375913B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH341398
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH341398. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH341398, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH341398 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH341398. |
| US10375912B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01071783
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01071783. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01071783. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01071783 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01071783 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10375908B1 |
Sorghum hybrid XSW4801
A novel sorghum variety designated XSW4801 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety XSW4801 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety XSW4801, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety XSW4801 are provided. Methods for producing a sorghum plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into sorghum variety XSW4801 include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation of one or both inbred parents. The sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced thereby are described. |
| US10375905B2 |
Detachable frame of light-small sprinkling machine for precise irrigation
A detachable frame of a light-small sprinkling machine includes angle steel pieces, tiepieces, support bars, support upright rods, top rod with slots, and wheels. The components of the frame are connected through threaded connections, so that the frame can be disassembled and removed easily. The distance between sprinkler heads and the mounting height of the sprinkler heads may be changed by means of free movement of turning hooks in the top rod with slots. The number of spans of the rod of the machine are be selected according to the topographic structure and can be changed by means of threaded holes in the two ends of the top rod with slots, and thereby the length of the rod can be changed. Employing low-pressure sprinkler heads and utilizing the turning effect of movable swivel shafts, the irrigation sprinkling machine can be turned to any direction freely. |
| US10375898B2 |
Method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility
One variation of a method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility includes: dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage—from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility; dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module—defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants—to the transfer station; recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; and if the viability parameter falls outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module. |
| US10375896B2 |
Pole hedge trimmer
A pole hedge trimmer which is balanced about a pole axis and which has a handle which can be operated with a single hand to orient the trimming blade at a desired trimming angle. A pole hedge trimmer having a trimmer assembly having a motor unit and a trimmer unit, in which the trimmer assembly is supported by a pole at a distance from a power unit and the motor unit and trimmer unit are generally in balance with one another about a pole axis. The pole hedge trimmer can have a position system for orienting a trimmer blade using an orientation handle configured for one-handed operation by an operator to position the trimmer blade. The pole hedge trimmer can be a low-profile hedge trimmer allowing for very close trimming to surfaces. |
| US10375895B2 |
Machine for cutting the tips of the leaves off agave plants and preparing the plants for the removal of the core
A machine for cutting the tips of the leaves off agave plants to prepare the plants for the subsequent removal of the core. The machine includes a chassis defining a platform having: a rear end having a structural frame supporting arms that project rearwards, wheel rims that rest on the ground being secured to said arms; a front end having a structural frame having arms extending frontwards, a tractor-coupled drawbar being secured to said arms; and an arm that connects to the power take-off and is secured in the upper part of the structural frame. The machine includes a supporting base which can slide under the action of hydraulic elements, and is mounted on a pair of parallel rails and is arranged transversely across the platform. Additionally, the machine includes a hydraulic system with control inputs, actuated by the operator. |
| US10375893B2 |
Bale wrapping mechanism
A bale wrapping mechanism has a roll holding station and a duckbill provided for clamping one end of the roll of wrapping material, said duckbill being pivotally mounted, via at least a first hinge, to the baling chamber sidewalls, for delivering said wrapping material to said baling chamber by insertion of said duckbill between adjacent rolls of said baling chamber, wherein the wrapping mechanism further has at least a first guiding roll for guiding the wrapping material between said roll holding station and said duckbill, wherein said first guiding roll axis substantially coincides with the first hinge axis. |
| US10375892B2 |
Process for purifying glandular trichomes
The present invention relates to a dry process for isolating clean glandular trichomes from a trichome bearing plant material, wherein the trichome bearing plant material is frozen at −20° C. and subject to shattering and softening sequence. |
| US10375890B2 |
Level control method for an agricultural combine
A method of controlling an angular orientation of an agricultural combine having a chassis includes: determining a slope angle of the ground over which the combine is traveling; determining a tilt angle of the chassis; receiving an angle signal from an operator input device; combining the slope angle of the ground and the angle signal from the operator input device to calculate a desired angle of the chassis that is greater than horizontal (0°) and less than the slope angle of the ground. |
| US10375889B2 |
Dual belt conveyor for agricultural machine
A dual conveyor assembly for a windrower includes upper and lower conveyors. Each conveyor includes an endless conveyor element and rotatable supports spaced along a longitudinal conveyor path and entrained by the endless conveyor element. The endless conveyor elements define vertically spaced opposed runs that define the longitudinal conveyor path therebetween. The opposed runs are operable to be driven together to move a flow of severed plant material along the path. At least one of the opposed runs is shiftable relative to the other opposed run in an upright direction, while the runs are driven together, such that the opposed runs remain in moving engagement with the flow of severed plant material as the amount of severed plant material passing between the opposed runs varies. |
| US10375888B2 |
Harvester
A harvester having a frame, an agitating system and a product gathering system. The frame has a central portion configured to receive and pass plants therethrough. The agitating system is positioned within the central portion that has a first side agitating assembly further comprising an axle with an axis of rotation and a plural of axial wands extending axially outwardly therefrom in a spaced apart configuration. The axle has a first end which is both above and outboard of the second end and the axle is angled relative to a vertical plane bisecting the frame body from front to back thereof. The axial wands can be agitated. The product gathering system includes an outer guide wall positioned below the rotary agitator assembly. The outer guide wall is angled relative to a vertical plane bisecting the frame body from front to back thereof. |
| US10375886B2 |
Turf blade lifting assembly
A turf blade lifting assembly comprising a flexible mat composed of, for example, artificial or synthetic turf, the fibers of which are of relatively short height and are configured to commingle with natural turf; and an attachment apparatus for mounting the mat on the front of a mowing machine which mat is thereby positioned to be dragged along the turf surface prior to cutting to achieve the upright orientation of the turf blades to create a thick and uniform result for the subject area. |
| US10375883B2 |
Horizontal rotary trimmer with vented baffle
A lawn mower includes a housing with a baffle that defines an air path to produce a cross-flow. The baffle includes a vent to manipulate air pressures within the housing and facilitate movement of plant clippings. A hand-held device for trimming with a rotary blade assembly may also include a housing that defines an air path to produce a cross-flow. The hand-held trimming device may also a baffle with a vent to facilitate movement of plant clippings. |
| US10375882B2 |
Multi-sectional header frame
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly is disclosed. The first frame assembly supports a first cutter bar segments and extends widthwise across the header. The second frame assembly supports a second cutter bar segment and is connected to the first frame assembly such that second frame assembly is movable relative to the first frame assembly about three rotational degrees of freedom. |
| US10375881B2 |
Agricultural machine with sectional header
An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a sectional header system carried by the chassis. The sectional header system includes a center section connected to the chassis and having a pair of lateral ends, at least one additional section, and at least one coupling assembly. The at least one coupling assembly includes at least one actuator and at least one connector. The at least one coupling assembly removably connects the center section to the at least one additional section. The at least one additional section is coupled to the center section in harvesting of a crop material and the at least one additional section is decoupled from the center section in transportation of the sectional header system. |
| US10375879B2 |
Soil characteristic sensors on ground-engaging elements of a planting machine
A soil characteristic sensor is mounted on a soil engaging element of a planting machine. It can be mounted, for instance, on an element that engages the soil before a trench is opened, or after a trench is opened, but before it is closed. It can be mounted on an element that engages the soil in a region of the soil trench, but after the trench is closed. It can be mounted on a scraping element that scrapes a disc, and it can be mounted on wedges or other items that run through the soil, and are carried by shanks. |
| US10383269B2 |
Electronic component mounting system and electronic component mounting method
In an electronic component mounting system 1 configured by coupling electronic component mounting devices M1 to M4A each having a first substrate transport mechanism 12A and a second substrate transport mechanism 12B together, the electronic component mounting device M4A includes a first tray feeder 20A that stores an electronic component extracted by a first mounting head 15A of a component mounting mechanism as a first work operation mechanism, and a second tray feeder 20B that stores an electronic component extracted by a second mounting head 15B of a component mounting mechanism as a second work operation mechanism. |
| US10383267B2 |
Method of assembling an electronic subassembly for a personal care product
A method of assembling an electronic subassembly for a personal care product by manufacturing a hollow housing defining a chamber having a first open end and an opposing second open end. A rigid end of a first circuit board is inserted into the first open end of the housing. A second circuit board subassembly having a second circuit board is inserted into the chamber through the second open end. The first circuit board is connected to the second circuit board within the chamber of the housing. |
| US10383265B2 |
Electromagnetic-interference shielding device
An EMI shielding device is provided. A first shielding layer is formed on a first surface of a first substrate, and a first through hole is formed through the first substrate. A second substrate is mounted in an opening of the first through hole, and a second shielding layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate. A conductive paste is mounted between the first substrate and the at least one second substrate to electrically connected the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer. The EMI shielding device is adopted to be mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) by Surface Mount Technology. Therefore, the EMI shielding device may be firmly mounted on the PCB, and there is not any narrow gap that may leak electromagnetic radiation. |
| US10383263B2 |
Inverter capacitor system having internal cooling channel
An inverter system control (ISC) module is provided. The ISC module includes a power module defining a coolant channel for receiving a coolant, and a capacitor assembly disposed adjacent to the power module. The capacitor assembly includes a housing, a potting material disposed within the housing, and a plurality of power sources disposed within the potting material. The capacitor assembly further includes a cooling bar extending within the potting material between the power sources, and further extending out of the potting material and into the power module. |
| US10383259B2 |
System and method for thermal control in a chassis
A method of thermal control in a chassis is presented. An example method of thermal control can include each of one or more blades reporting a requested fan blade speed to a CMC controller where the CMC controller performs an auction of the requested fan blade speed, determines a high value and assigning a corresponding active blade, and reporting the high value to the blades. The active blade then provides fan speed alerts while the passive blades provide fan speed alerts only when the new fan speed request exceeds the high value. |
| US10383257B2 |
Cold storage server with heat dissipation
A server can be used for a cold storage application. The server can include a nest for holding a high density of bare storage drives. The nest can include a plurality of drive cooling channels residing on the underside of the nest. The server can further include rear, front, and side air flow paths for natural convection cooling. |
| US10383255B2 |
Edge sealing heat-dissipating film
An edge sealing heat-dissipating film includes a heat radiation emitting film, a metal film and a heat radiation receiving film. The heat radiation emitting film has a first opening. The metal film is disposed to the heat radiation emitting film and the metal film has a second opening. The second opening is positioned corresponding to the first opening. The heat radiation receiving film is disposed to the metal film and the heat radiation receiving film has a third opening. Wherein, the shape of the heat radiation emitting film is the same as the shape of the heat radiation receiving film. And the area of the metal film is slightly smaller than the area of the heat radiation receiving film and the heat radiation emitting film. Therefore, the outer periphery of the heat radiation emitting film and the outer periphery of the heat radiation receiving film could be closely bonded together. |
| US10383254B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a heat source, a heat-conductive member and a heat-dissipating sheet. The heat-conductive member includes a recess, wherein the recess is thermally connected to the heat source. The heat-dissipating sheet is attached to the heat-conductive member, wherein the heat-dissipating sheet covers the recess. |
| US10383253B1 |
Sealable multi-surface electronics thermal conduction package
An electronics thermal conduction package is provided. The package may include a housing and an interior space, or envelope, configured to receive a printed circuit board assembly (“PCBA”) with one or more microprocessors or other heat generating elements. The package can be elastically deformed to open a dimension of the envelope, or receiving cavity, such that a complete PCBA can be inserted inside the interior space of the package. Once inserted, the package may be returned to its undeformed, or substantially undeformed, state such that surfaces in the interior space of the package contact one or more of the heat generating elements on the PCBA creating a conductive thermal path from the heat generating elements to the housing of the package. |
| US10383247B2 |
High density chassis for a server rack
A removable chassis for a server rack includes two side walls, an accommodation space, and a carrier tray. The two side walls are on either side of the removable chassis, where each side wall includes a slide rail for sliding the removable chassis into or out of the server rack. The accommodation space is defined between the two sidewalls. The accommodation space is divided into a plurality of compartments by a plurality of dividers. The carrier tray is slidably attached to each compartment and held in place by friction. The carrier tray includes at least one recess for each removably receiving an electronic device. |
| US10383244B2 |
Electronics enclosure assembly and methods of forming the same
An electronics enclosure assembly includes a housing comprising a first chamber, a second chamber, and a first wall coupled between the first chamber and the second chamber. The electronics enclosure assembly also includes at least one plate coupled to the housing. The first wall and the plate combine to define a first channel extending through the first wall. The first channel couples the first chamber in communication with the second chamber. |
| US10383242B1 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a main body, a handle, a fastening block element, a controlling unit, and a driving element. The handle is connected to one side of the main body and has a fastening groove. The fastening block element is disposed in the main body and detachably engaged with the fastening groove. The controlling unit is disposed in the main body and sends an unlocking signal after a shutdown process is performed. The driving element is disposed in the main body and electrically connected to the controlling unit. After the driving element receives the unlocking signal, the fastening block element is released from the fastening groove, thereby enabling the handle to protrude from the main body. |
| US10383241B2 |
Capping member, housing assembly, and electronic
A capping member is provided. The capping member is adapted to a flexible display panel. The capping member includes a first side wall, a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a plurality of holes located between the first side wall and the second side wall. The first side wall is configured to be coupled to a side of the flexible display panel. The first side wall and the second side wall are bendable with the side of the flexible display panel and a configuration of each of the plurality of holes are changeable during bending the first side wall and the second side wall. A housing assembly and an electronic device are also provided. |
| US10383240B2 |
Housing to retain integrated circuit package
Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for retaining a sensor package within a carrier. A sensor package assembly may comprise a sensor package comprising at least one sensor element located within a sensing face of the sensor package; and a carrier comprising retention features configured to retain the sensor package while completely exposing the sensing face of the sensor package. A method for retaining a sensor package within a carrier may comprise inserting a sensor package into a carrier, wherein inserting the sensor package displaces one or more retaining clips of the carrier; retaining the sensor package within the carrier via the retaining clips interfacing with one or more notches of the sensor package; and exposing a sensing face of the sensor package via an opening in the carrier, wherein the sensor package comprises one or more sensor elements located in the sensing face of the sensor package. |
| US10383236B2 |
Manufacturing method for circuit board based on copper ceramic substrate
A manufacturing method for circuit board on copper ceramic substrate comprises stamping a copper sheet into a copper circuit board in a shape matching a ceramic substrate, fitting the copper circuit board to the ceramic substrate and sintering the copper circuit board and the ceramic substrate together by direct bonding copper. |
| US10383233B2 |
Method for utilizing surface mount technology on plastic substrates
A method for forming an electronic circuit on a molded plastic substrate. The method includes laser etching at least a portion of the molded plastic substrate; activating via laser selective plating the laser-etched portion of the molded plastic substrate to form one or more electrically conductive traces; placing at least two electrically conductive pads at predetermined positions along the one or more electrically conductive traces that maximize an amount of surface area contact between the at least two electrically conductive pads and the molded plastic substrate; and surface mounting an electrical component to the at least two electrically conductive pads using electrically conductive bonding material. |
| US10383230B1 |
Printed circuit board with short side electrical connection
An electronics device, including: a printed circuit board having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first major surface, and a plurality of side surfaces disposed along a periphery of and between the first and second surfaces, each of the side surfaces being smaller in area than the first and second surfaces; and a plurality of electrical components coupled to the printed circuit board along the first surface thereof, at least some of the plurality of electrical components being electrically coupled together via the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a plated aperture defined in the printed circuit board along a side surface thereof. The printed circuit board provides electrical connectivity to the plated aperture. |
| US10383226B2 |
Multi-layer circuit structure and manufacturing method thereof
A multi-layer circuit structure including a core layer, a first circuit structure, a second circuit structure, and a build-up circuit structure is provided. The first circuit structure and the second circuit structure are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the core layer. The build-up circuit structure includes a first dielectric layer disposed on the first circuit structure, first conductive blind holes, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, second conductive blind holes, and a patterned circuit layer disposed on the second dielectric layer. The first conductive blind holes penetrate through the first dielectric layer and electrically contact the first circuit structure. The second conductive blind holes penetrate through the second dielectric layer and electrically contact the first conductive blind holes respectively. The patterned circuit layer electrically contacts the second conductive blind holes. A manufacturing method of the multi-layer circuit structure is also provided. |
| US10383225B1 |
Interposer with offset-stacked traces
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving an electrical connector and methods thereof. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments, an interposer includes respective barrier layers having barrier material that is coplanar with, and laterally surrounds, traces having connected via pads. Vias connect pads of stacked pairs of the traces in different ones of the barrier layers. The traces vary in width along their respective lengths. The barrier material is offset from each trace by a continuous gap having a length extending around the trace, with the gaps extending around each stacked pair being offset from one another along the majority of their respective lengths. |
| US10383224B2 |
Method of manufacturing flexible printed circuit board with component mounting section for mounting electronic component and flexible cable sections extending in different directions from the component mounting section
[Problem] To allow an efficient sheet layout of a flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of cable sections extending in different directions and to improve a yield.[Solution] A method of manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board that includes a component mounting section (1) having lands (1a), a plurality of flexible cable sections (2) having wirings and extending in different directions from the component mounting section (1), and a connection section (3) having terminals (3a) connected with the land (1a) through the wiring, the method including manufacturing partial FPCs in a sheet in a unit of a partial FPC that includes a partial component mounting section (1A) that is a part of the component mounting section, a cable section (2) extending from the partial component mounting section (1A), and a connection section (3) disposed in the cable section (2), cutting out the partial FPC (4A) from the sheet, performing an alignment using alignment targets (29, 30) of the partial FPC (4A) and a support plate (5) so that the partial component mounting sections (1A) of respective partial FPCs (4A) configure the component mounting section (1), and fixing the partial FPCs (4A) onto the support plate. |
| US10383220B2 |
Ceramic substrate and method for production thereof
A ceramic substrate and a method for production thereof are provided, in which the ceramic substrate includes a composite of: a first ceramic layer including Sr anorthite and Al2O3 or an oxide dielectric with a dielectric constant higher than that of Al2O3; and a second ceramic layer including Sr anorthite and cordierite and having a dielectric constant lower than that of the first ceramic layer. |
| US10383206B1 |
Superconductor cyclotron regenerator
A cyclotron for accelerating charged particles includes: a first and second superconducting main coils arranged parallel to one another on either side of a median plane; and at least a first and second field bump modules arranged on either side of the median plane, and extending circumferentially over a common azimuthal angle for creating a local magnetic field bump in the main magnetic field. Each of the field bump modules includes at least one superconducting bump coil locally generating a broad magnetic field bump having a bell-shape defined by a first gradient of the z-component in a radial direction, r. Each of the field bump modules further includes at least one superconducting bump shaping unit positioned such as to locally steepen the first gradient produced by the at least one superconducting bump coil, when said at least one superconducting bump shaping unit is activated. |
| US10383204B2 |
Superconducting accelerator
A superconducting accelerator includes an acceleration cavity, and a refrigerant tank at an outer circumference of the acceleration cavity. The gap between the refrigerant tank and the acceleration cavity is filled with a refrigerant for cooling the acceleration cavity. A pair of pressing members is provided to an outer circumference of the refrigerant tank to be positioned at both side ends of the acceleration cavity in a direction of a beam axis of the charged particle beam or at both ends of the acceleration cavity in a direction perpendicular to the beam axis. A wire is continuously wound around the outer circumference of the refrigerant tank and configured to generate a tensile force in a direction in which the pressing members are brought come into close each other. A tension adjustor is configured to adjust the tensile force generated by the wire. |
| US10383202B2 |
Electronic focal spot alignment of an x-ray tube
Technology is described for electronically aligning a central ray of an x-ray tube to a radiation detector. In an example, an x-ray system includes an x-ray tube and a tube control unit (TCU). The x-ray tube includes a cathode that includes an electron emitter configured to emit an electron beam, an anode configured to receive the electron beam and generate x-rays with a central ray from electrons of the electron beam colliding on a focal spot of the anode, and a steering magnetic multipole between the cathode and the anode that is configured to produce a steering magnetic field from a steering signal. At least two poles of the steering magnetic multipole are on opposite sides of the electron beam. The TCU includes at least one steering driver configured to generate the steering signal. The TCU is configured to convert an offset value to the steering signal. |
| US10383200B1 |
Lighting control system configurable by control device
There is described a lighting control system of a building environment comprising a control device and a lighting device. The control device is capable of detecting an activation of a configuration mode of the lighting control system and controlling illumination for the building environment in response to command inputs received at a user interface. The lighting device is capable of receiving a message indicating that the activation of the configuration mode has been detected by the control device and receiving a directional signal from a directional device subsequent to receiving the message. A membership status of the lighting device in a device group is changed in response to receiving the directional signal. |
| US10383191B2 |
Fail-safe lighting control system
A light fixture can include at least one light source, and at least one power supply that receives primary power, where the at least one power source generates final power using the primary power, where the at least one power supply delivers the final power to the at least one light source. The light fixture can also include a controller coupled to the at least one power supply, where the controller detects an adverse event, and where the controller controls the at least one power supply to provide the final power to the at least one light source during the adverse event. |
| US10383190B2 |
Systems and methods to control light color temperature during dimming
Systems to control light color temperature during dimming are disclosed. A power supply drives a load include a first light source (e.g., to emit a first color of light) and a second light source (e.g., to emit a second color of light). The power supply includes a front end circuit, a converter circuit, and a load current control circuit. The front end circuit receives an input voltage from a dimmer and generates a direct current (DC) voltage based on the received input voltage. The converter circuit generates a first voltage to drive the first light source and a second voltage to drive the second light source. The load current control circuit controls the current flowing through the second light source based on a light control setting configured in the dimmer. |
| US10383189B2 |
Efficient dynamic light mixing for compact linear LED arrays
Systems, software, and methods are provided for efficient, dynamic lighting control. In an embodiment, a two-channel LED lighting system is dynamically controlled to emulate dimming of an incandescent fixture. In an example, a lighting fixture may include red, green, blue, and white emitting LED modules. The lighting fixture may be controlled such that it produces generally white light from about 2150K candle light color to 5500K daylight white color with only 4 LEDs. Furthermore, the white LED may be controlled such that the white LED CRI is approximately 95 to ensure optimal results when mixed with red and green. In another embodiment, a dynamic two-channel LED lighting system is controlled to emulate dimming of an incandescent fixture. Specific dimming protocol can allow for efficient dimming which helps minimize the height of a linear light fixture and maintain diffusion with multiple colored point sources at minimal pitch. |
| US10383188B2 |
LED luminaire
An outdoor luminaire comprises a housing adapted to be mounted on an outdoor structure, an input disposed in the housing that receives AC power, and at least one rectification element coupled to the input and which produces rectified AC electrical power comprising a plurality of cycles. At least one LED driver circuit is coupled to the at least one rectification element and a plurality of LEDs is coupled to the at least one LED driver circuit. The LEDs are turned on at different points during each of the plurality of cycles and together develop an output level of at least about 2000 lumens. |
| US10383187B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligent control related to TRIAC dimmers
System controller and method for a lighting system. The system controller includes a first controller terminal configured to receive a first signal, and a second controller terminal configured to output a second signal to a diver component. The driver component is configured to receive a first current and provide one or more drive currents to one or more light emitting diodes in response to the second signal. Additionally, the system controller is configured to process information associated with the first signal, determine a first time period for the first signal to increase from a first threshold to a second threshold, and determine a second time period for the first signal to decrease from the second threshold to the first threshold. |
| US10383183B2 |
Microwave oven with oscillating magnetron
A microwave oven is disclosed herein that includes a cooking cavity and a magnetron. The magnetron includes a body portion having an anode, a cathode, one or more magnets, and an antenna extending from the body. The antenna directs microwaves generated by the body to the cooking cavity. The magnetron is movably coupled to a housing surrounding the cooking cavity and the magnetron. For example, in one embodiment, the magnetron oscillates along three perpendicular dimensions of mobility. |
| US10383181B2 |
RF heating of a dielectric fluid
An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to a dielectric fluid includes a chamber to contain the dielectric fluid. At least three parallel or coaxial electrode plates are arranged within the chamber to apply substantially equal electromagnetic energy per unit volume of the dielectric fluid between neighboring ones of the at least three electrode plates. Electrical conductors are electrically connected to electrode plates to apply a radio frequency electric field between neighboring ones of the at least three electrode plates. In one embodiment the electrode are connected in series and in another embodiment the electrodes are connected in parallel. |
| US10383180B2 |
Inductor device, in particular for hardening rolling tracks of an outer ring of a vehicle hub bearing unit
An inductor device, including: blocks of electrically conducting material which are electrically isolated from each other, a block of electrically insulating material supporting respective induction coils, an integrated shower and a hydraulic circuit partly obtained within the blocks of electrical conducting material and including: a first branch for feeding a cooling fluid to the induction coils which hydraulically connects all the induction coils in parallel and mechanically in sequence to each other. A second branch hydraulically connects only a first induction coil with a first return outlet of the hydraulic circuit. A third branch for each induction coil in addition to the first, each third branch including a second return outlet separated from the first outlet and being hydraulically connected with only one single induction coil other than the first. |
| US10383178B2 |
Heating device for curved surfaces
A composite heating device for homogeneous heating of surfaces, especially curved surfaces, such as in particular for homogeneous heating of steering wheels, the composite heating device having a heating element and a multipart thermally conductive layer that includes at least two thermally conductive portions with different thermal conductivities, a first portion of the thermally conductive portions being in contact with the heating element. Steering wheel integrating such a composite heating device. |
| US10383177B2 |
Micro heating plate device and sensor having a micro heating plate device
A micro-hotplate apparatus including a diaphragm carrier device; a diaphragm that at least in part spans at least one cavity embodied in the diaphragm carrier device; and at least one heating conductor disposed on and/or in the diaphragm, the micro-hotplate apparatus additionally encompassing at least one reflector element that is disposed on an inner side, directed toward the cavity, of the diaphragm, in such a way that by way of the at least one reflector element a thermal radiation emitted from the at least one heating conductor and/or from the diaphragm is reflectable at least in part back onto and/or into the diaphragm. A sensor having a micro-hotplate apparatus is also described. |
| US10383175B2 |
Method and apparatus for the melting of snow and ice from vehicle exteriors
An apparatus and method for melting snow and/or ice on a vehicle comprises a precipitation sensor, a surface temperature sensor, an ambient temperature sensor, a heater, and a programmable controller. The programmable controller comprises a memory unit to store a cut off surface temperature Tc, and a set of program modules. The programmable controller further comprises a processor to execute the set of program modules. A heater control module, executed by the processor, is configured to deactivate a heater based on a surface temperature being greater than the cut off surface temperature. Further, heater control module is configured to activate the heater based on an ambient temperature being lower than freezing point of water and precipitation being present outside the vehicle, thereby melting snow and/or ice on the vehicle. The snow melts off because of heat generated by the heater upon activation. |
| US10383172B2 |
Method and apparatus for a single unit small, low-power base station supporting both metro cell outdoor (MCO) and metro radio outdoor (MRO) operations
A single unit with a backhaul interface and radio card able to support both metro cell outdoor (MCO) and metro radio outdoor (MRO) operations. The single unit includes a switch used to switch between these operational modes. The single unit is versatile from the standpoint that MCO or MRO operations may be selected at the time of installation, and this selection may be changed at any time while operating. The single unit configuration provides a low power MRO mode requiring up to 80% less power than the MCO mode, as the switching function of the single unit can power down all unused internal components and allow radio signals received at a backhaul interface to be exchanged directly with a radio card. |
| US10383169B2 |
Base station and terminal connection management method of base station
A terminal connection management method of the present invention comprises the steps of setting a signal timer corresponding to a signal bearer of a terminal and a data timer corresponding to a data bearer, confirming whether the signal timer and the data timer have expired, and disconnecting from the terminal if both of the signal timer and the data timer have expired. |
| US10383161B2 |
Communication terminal device, communication device, communication network server and method for controlling
In various aspects of this disclosure, a communication terminal device may be provided. The communication terminal device may include a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit. The cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit may be configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology. The communication terminal device may further include a circuit. The circuit may be configured to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication bypassing a radio access network according to information received via the radio access network. The communication terminal device may further include a message generator. The message generator may be configured to generate a message to transmit to a base station. The message may include at least one message field specifying information about at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device. The message may be generated for a network communication protocol. |
| US10383153B2 |
Base station
There is provided a base station of a radio communication system including the base station and one or more mobile stations that communicate with the base station, including a receiver that receives, from each of the one or more mobile stations, a signal of a specific random access sequence of random access sequences; and an identifier that identifies the specific random access sequence of the random access sequences and a receiving direction in which the signal of the specific random access sequence is received, based on absolute values of total values, each of the total values being obtained by calculating correlation values for combinations between signals in respective reception directions to which weights corresponding to the reception directions are applied and the random access sequences, and by adding the correlation values for the combinations corresponding to one random access sequence of the random access sequences. |
| US10383152B2 |
Random access procedure for machine type communication
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for alleviating congestion during random access of enhanced machine-type communications user equipment. One apparatus includes a radio transceiver that communicates over a mobile telecommunications network and a processor configured to: transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble on a first time-frequency resource, monitor a second time-frequency resource for a first downlink (DL) grant scheduling a random access response (RAR) corresponding to the transmitted PRACH preamble on a third time-frequency resource, receive the RAR on the third time-frequency resource, transmit a message on a fourth time-frequency resource, wherein the fourth time-frequency resource is determined based on the RAR; determine a fifth time-frequency resource based on a time-frequency resource index, wherein the RAR includes the time-frequency resource index, and monitor the fifth time-frequency resource for a second DL grant scheduling a contention resolution message. |
| US10383150B2 |
Random access process in a wireless device and wireeless network
A wireless device transmits a plurality of random access preambles (RAPs) via a plurality of random access channel (RACH) resources in response to initiating a random access procedure on a cell. A plurality of random access radio network temporary identifiers (RA-RNTIs) are determined based on the plurality of RACH resources. A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) may be monitored for at least one random access response (RAR) corresponding to at least one of the plurality of the RAPs. The monitoring may be based, at least in part, on the plurality of RA-RNTIs and performed within a first duration. A first RAR of the at least one RAR corresponding to at least one of the plurality of RAPs may be received. The first RAR may comprise an uplink grant. The uplink grant may comprise transmission parameters for one or more transport blocks (TBs). The one or more TBs may be transmitted. |
| US10383149B2 |
User equipment and method
Techniques for allowing a base station indicating reconfiguration for user equipment to detect whether an RA procedure performed in response to the reconfiguration indication is successful or unsuccessful. A user equipment with dual connectivity functionality communicates with a master base station and a secondary base station simultaneously, and includes a transmission and reception unit that transmits and receives radio signals to/from the master and secondary base stations; an RA processing unit that performs a random access (RA) procedure; and a timer management unit that activates a timer upon detecting an RA procedure activation event for triggering activation of the RA procedure for the secondary base station. If the RA procedure performed in response to detection of the RA procedure activation event has not been completed before expiration of the timer, the timer management unit indicates that the triggering base station that the RA procedure has not been completed. |
| US10383147B2 |
Methods and apparatus for resource collision avoidance in vehicle to vehicle communication
The sensing method a first vehicle user equipment (UE) for collision avoidance in a wireless communication network comprises receiving a set of scheduling assignment (SA) information allocated to a set of second vehicle UEs, decoding the set of SA information, each of which includes SA information to each of the set of second vehicle UEs, performing energy sensing operation for resources to be used by each of the set of second vehicle UEs to determine additional potential SA transmission and data transmission from the set of second vehicle UEs over the resources, determining available resources for the data transmission from the first vehicle UE based on the performed energy sensing and SA sensing, skipping a channel sensing operation on at least one subframe that is used for the data transmission from the first vehicle UE, and transmitting data among resources identified as unused in next transmissions from second vehicle UEs. |
| US10383144B2 |
LAA-LTE communication in an unlicensed spectrum
A method includes transmitting, at an access point configured to transmit data over an unlicensed band, a single message prior to transmitting data over a channel of the unlicensed band. The method further includes receiving, at the access point, a plurality of responses from a plurality of user equipment acknowledging the single message in response to the single message. |
| US10383141B2 |
Uplink SDMA transmit opportunity scheduling
Certain aspects of the present disclosure present medium access control (MAC) protocols for uplink Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) transmissions by one or more stations (STAs). An access point (AP) may receive one or more requests for uplink SDMA transmission from a plurality of stations. The access point may schedule the transmissions by sending a signal to the stations to notify them of the parameters of the uplink SDMA transmissions such as start time, duration of the transmission, spatial streams assigned to each station, and so on. |
| US10383136B2 |
Methods an apparatus for backhaul and access link scheduling in integrated access and backhaul network and synchronized networks
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a scheduling entity determines a first direction of a backhaul link traffic between a first scheduling entity and a second scheduling entity, and determines a second direction of an access link traffic between the scheduling entity and a user equipment (UE) based on the first direction of the backhaul link traffic to reduce potential interference caused by the access link traffic. The scheduling entity transmits or receives the access link traffic in the second direction utilizing at least one of a same transmission resource of the backhaul link traffic. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US10383134B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method and program
Communication resources are appropriately used. An information processing device is an information processing device including an acquisition unit and a control unit. Here, the acquisition unit acquires a relative priority of each information processing device in a network built through autonomous wireless communication of a plurality of information processing devices. In addition, the control unit performs control such that a communication resource of the network is allocated based on the priority (a relative priority of each information processing device in the network) acquired by the acquisition unit. |
| US10383131B2 |
Transmission method for physical downlink control channel, base station, and user equipment
The embodiments of the present invention provide a transmission and reception mechanism for a downlink control channel applicable to a narrowband MTC UE, and a base station and a user equipment for executing the mechanism. The method according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: determining an MPDCCH-PRB-set and determining a set of MPDCCH candidates in the determined MPDCCH-PRB-set according to an aggregation level, wherein a number of PRB-pairs in the MPDCCH-PRB-set is 2, 4 or 6; and monitoring the MPDCCH in the determined set of MPDCCH candidates to obtain downlink control information for an MTC UE. |
| US10383130B2 |
Allocation of radio altimeter (RA) sub-bands to wireless avionics intra-communication systems
A method and system for managing Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication Systems (WAICSs) in a Radio Altimeter (RA) band is disclosed. The method includes allocating, by a communication management device, a plurality of RA sub-bands within the RA band to a plurality of WAICS transmitters, wherein each of the plurality of WAICS transmitters is allocated at least one of the plurality of RA sub-bands; detecting, by the communication management device, overlap of an RA signal with at least one RA sub-band from the plurality of RA sub-bands; and switching off, iteratively by the communication management device, at least one of the plurality of WAICS transmitters whose allocated RA-sub-band overlaps with at least a part of the RA signal. |
| US10383129B2 |
Communication system, communications device, infrastructure equipment and method of allocating resources for performing device-to-device(D2D) communication
A communications system comprising a plurality of a communications devices and an infrastructure equipment. The infrastructure equipment is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication devices via a wireless access interface and the plurality of communications devices are configured to perform device-to-device communication with one or more others of the plurality of communications devices via the wireless access interface and to communicate with the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface. One of the plurality of communications devices is configured to transmit data in resources of the wireless access interface to one or more of the communications devices and one or more of the communications devices are configured to detect signals in the wireless access interface from the infrastructure equipment, the signals indicating potential interference in the wireless access interface, and to provide, in response to detecting the signals, an indication of the resources of the wireless access interface to the infrastructure equipment. |
| US10383128B2 |
Assignment of hierarchical cell structures employing geolocation techniques
Distance is employed to facilitate sector selection and re-selection in a network during handoff. A system receives measurement information for a mobile device. The measurement information includes information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device. The system determines information indicative of a geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned. The system then selects a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device. The selection of the sector is based, at least, on a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site. In various embodiments, the distance information is determined based on the latitude and longitude of the mobile device. In various embodiments, the morphology of the terrain for the area in which the mobile device is located is factored into the determination of the sector. |
| US10383124B1 |
Method to transmit data packets on a network
A method and system for assigning data packet transmission in a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving first and second user data packets having respective first and second packet sizes, one of the packet sizes being larger than the other, determining an uplink/downlink ratio based on network statistics, and assigning the first and second data packets to respective first and second signal carrier spectrums each having a different time interval between uplink transmissions with the network. A system is also provided comprising a network controller configured to receive data packets and assign individual data packets to one of a first and a second signal carrier spectrum based on the size of the data packets, the first and the second signal carrier spectrums having the same uplink/downlink ratio and different uplink intervals. |
| US10383122B2 |
Dynamic sharing of OFDMA and ATDMA signals
The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to decode modulated data. A modulated signal is received. A format of the modulated signal is determined, wherein the format can include a first format comprising a first type of modulated signal, or a second format comprising the first type of modulated signal and a second type of modulated signal that is different than the first type. The modulated signal is decoded by determining a frequency shift amount based on the format of the modulated signal, shifting a frequency band of the first type of modulated signal from an original position to a shifted position, thereby shifting a center frequency of the first type of modulated signal by the frequency shift amount, and filtering, based on the format of the modulated signal, signals outside of the frequency band of the shifted first type of modulated signal. |
| US10383117B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining resource pool
A method includes receiving, at a mobile device, resource pool configuration information, the resource pool configuration information comprising a bitmap to determine the resource pool and determining, for a period having a plurality of consecutive subframes, a first subset of subframes by excluding, from the plurality of consecutive subframes, subframes in which a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) resource is configured and subframes other than uplink subframes. The method also includes determining, for the period, a second subset of subframes by excluding, from the first subset of subframes, one or more subframes, wherein a quantity of the second subset of subframes corresponds to an integer multiple of a length of the bitmap, and determining, based on a plurality of repetitions of the bitmap, the resource pool for a sidelink transmission from the second subset of subframes. |
| US10383116B2 |
Information transmission method, user equipment, and base station
Embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method, including: determining, by a user equipment (UE), a first subframe; configuring the UE to send a first uplink signal in the first subframe; determining, by the UE, that the first uplink signal is a first type of uplink signal, where the first type of uplink signal occupies a first part of symbols of the first subframe, and the number of symbols included in the first part of symbols is less than the number of symbols included in the first subframe; and detecting, by the UE, a downlink control channel on a second part of symbols in the first subframe, where the first part of symbols and the second part of symbols do not overlap in time domain. |
| US10383115B2 |
Transport block design
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for generating and communicating transport blocks. Certain aspects provide a method for allocating an ordered set of packets to a plurality of layers across a plurality of time resources. The method includes allocating one or more packets of the ordered set of packets in order across each of the plurality of layers prior to allocating packets of the ordered set of packets to each of the time resources of any one of the plurality of layers. The method further includes transmitting the plurality of layers. |
| US10383114B2 |
On co-channel sidelink LTE V2V and DSRC communication
Improvement in co-existence of the LTE device-to-device communication with another device-to-device communication method is desired. The apparatus selects a countdown number within a size of a contention window including a plurality of slots before a target subframe. The apparatus determines whether each slot of the plurality of slots is idle or utilized while waiting for the target subframe. The apparatus counts down the countdown number during each of the determined idle slots. The apparatus determines whether the countdown number has reached a threshold number before the target subframe. The apparatus performs, when the countdown number is determined to have reached the threshold number, one of: deferring from transmitting until the target subframe, or transmitting a CUBS until a next subframe or the target subframe. |
| US10383113B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing blind detection in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for determining a length of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) (or, a partial subframe) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) detects at least one of starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol or ending OFDM symbol of a PDSCH in an unlicensed carrier, and determines the length of the PDSCH in the unlicensed carrier based on the at least one of the starting OFDM symbol or the ending OFDM symbol of the PDSCH in the unlicensed carrier. The UE may detect the at least one of starting OFDM symbol or ending OFDM symbol based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a reference signal (RS) pattern. |
| US10383109B2 |
Method for receiving data in unlicensed band and device using same
A method for receiving data in an unlicensed band and a device using the same are provided. The device receives discovery reference signal (DRS) configuration for a DRS period from a primary cell operating in a licensed band, and checks the reception of the DRS in a DRS subframe of a secondary cell operating in the unlicensed band according to the DRS period. When the DRS is received in the DRS subframe, the device determines the reception quality of a downlink data burst on the basis of the received DRS. |
| US10383108B2 |
Data interference cancellation method, transmit end, receive end, and system
The present invention provides a data interference cancellation method, a transmit end, a receive end, and a system. The method includes allocating, by a transmit end, a corresponding downlink transmission resource to each transmission group, where at least one transmission group includes at least two transmit antennas and separately sending, by the transmit end, downlink data on the downlink transmission resource corresponding to each transmission group. |
| US10383106B2 |
Scrambling sequence design for embedding UE ID into frozen bits for DCI blind detection
Methods and devices are described for encoding and decoding control information that has been modulated based on one or more identifiers of the transmitter and/or receiver. Some embodiments describe scrambling sequence design for multi-mode block discrimination on downlink control information (DCI) blind detection. Separate scrambling masks may be applied to disparate bit fields within a coded DCI message, wherein each of the scrambling masks is derived from a unique identifier associated with either the transmitter or the intended receiver. The scrambling masks may be used by the receiver to perform early termination of the decoding process, to mitigate intercell interference, and to verify that the receiver is the intended receiver. |
| US10383105B2 |
Method and device for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
Provided are a method and device for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system. In particular, a downlink resource block group including a downlink resource block in a downlink frequency bandwidth is set, and an uplink resource block group including an uplink resource block in an uplink frequency bandwidth is set. If the downlink frequency bandwidth is smaller than the uplink frequency bandwidth, the downlink resource block group is mapped to the uplink resource block group. The ratio of the number of uplink resource blocks to the number of downlink resource blocks is set so that the number of uplink resource block groups and the number of downlink resource block groups become the same. The uplink and downlink resource block groups are mapped according to the ratio. Control information on the mapping is transmitted through the downlink resource block groups. |
| US10383093B2 |
Method for transmitting data transmission resource allocation information in wireless LAN system, and apparatus therefor
The present document relates to a method for allocating resources for multi-user or multi-station (STA) data transmission in a wireless LAN system, and an apparatus therefor. To this end, an AP generates a frame including a signaling field and a data field, wherein the signaling field includes a first signaling field (SIG A field) comprising common control information for a plurality of STAs and a second signaling field (SIG B field) comprising user specific control information for each of the plurality of STAs, the second signaling field also comprising data transmission resource allocation information for each of the plurality of STAs. The AP transmits the thus generated frame to the plurality of STAs. If the frame is transmitted with a bandwidth of 40 MHz or greater, the second signaling field transmits independent control information in two adjacent 20 MHz bands, and the second signaling field, transmitted through a specific 20 MHz band, comprises data transmission resource allocation information within the specific 20 MHz band. |
| US10383091B2 |
Transmission opportunity ownership transfer and extension in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
A transmission opportunity (TXOP) owner transfer request is received at a first communication device from a second communication device. The TXOP transfer request indicates that the second communication device is requesting to transfer ownership of a first TXOP to the first communication device, wherein the first TXOP is owned by the second communication device. In response to receiving the TXOP owner transfer request, the first communication device initiates a second TXOP which is owned by the first communication device. |
| US10383089B2 |
Method for transmitting device to device communication signal through unlicensed band in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed is a method for transmitting a device to device (D2D) signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method for transmitting a D2D signal comprises the steps of: configuring a resource pool comprising a plurality of resource units for transmitting the D2D signal; determining the number of transmission attempts for the D2D signal; selecting as many resource units as the number of transmission attempts from among the resource units in the resource pool; and determining whether the selected resource units are in the busy state or in the idle state over time, and when it is determined that the selected resource units are in the idle state, transmitting the D2D signal to a target terminal. |
| US10383088B2 |
Apparatus and method for scheduling a plurality of component carriers
[Object] To make it possible to reduce the load related to MBMS for the terminal device supporting carrier aggregation.[Solution] There is provided an apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire specific information used to specify a physical multicast channel (PMCH) of two or more component carriers including a first component carrier, and a control unit configured to control transmission of the specific information on the first component carrier. |
| US10383086B2 |
Facilitation of indoor localization and fingerprint updates of altered access point signals
When access point signals are altered, conventional fingerprint-based indoor localization techniques are note accuracy. Localization with altered access point and fingerprint updating can achieves accurate indoor localization and automatically update a fingerprint database with altered access points. Using subset sampling, the system detect the altered access points, filter them out by a received signal strength vector and find the location of a client. Given the received signal strength vectors received and the estimated location, the system can update a fingerprint database with the signal changes by applying a non-parametric Gaussian process regression method. |
| US10383085B2 |
Range determining module and associated methods and apparatus
The disclosure relates to range-determining-module for a transceiver, configured to: receive a signal comprising a received-data-packet, identify a plurality of known-sequence-sections of the received-data-packet, each known-sequence-section containing a known-data-sequence that is known to the range-determining-module; determine a reception-time-stamp associated with each of the plurality of known-sequence-sections; verify the received-data-packet using the reception-time-stamps associated with different respective known-sequence-sections of the received-data-packet; and provide a verified range estimate in accordance with one or more of the time stamps of the verified received-data-packet. |
| US10383083B2 |
Wireless local area network based positioning method and device
The present disclosure provides a wireless local area network based positioning method and device. The method includes: acquiring first RSSI information and at least one second RSSI information; receiving at least one third RSSI information reported by a mobile terminal; receiving at least one fourth RSSI information reported by at least one intelligent device; determine positioning of the mobile terminal, a routing device, and the at least one intelligent device based on the first RSSI information, the at least one second RSSI information, the at least one third RSSI information, and the at least one fourth RSSI information. |
| US10383082B2 |
Determining scale for received signal strength indicators and coordinate information
Examples disclosed herein relate to determining a scale associated with received signal strength indicators (RSSIs). In one example, a computing device receives access point (AP) RSSIs. The RSSIs are determined at APs. The APs are associated with coordinate information. In one example, records are maintained for AP reference pairs. Each AP RSSI can be determined at one AP with reference to another AP. In one example, the computing device determines a scale associated with each record. |
| US10383081B2 |
Methods and systems for positioning of a mobile device using broadcast of assistance data
Disclosed are methods and systems for broadcasting positioning assistance data (PAD) to subscriber devices in a wireless network. In one aspect, a location server may encode and optionally cipher PAD and transfer the encoded and optionally ciphered PAD to a base station for broadcast in a system information block (SIB) in at least one cell. In an aspect, the PAD may be segmented by the location server or by the base station with each PAD segment broadcast in a separate SIB. Cipher key information for ciphered PAD may be transferred by the location server to a network node and provided to a subscriber device using a mobility management procedure. A subscriber device may receive, optionally decipher and decode PAD in SIBs broadcast by a base station and may use the PAD to assist location of the subscriber device. |
| US10383080B2 |
Device and method to improve horizontal and vertical positioning accuracy
User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of improving positioning accuracy and enabling vertical domain positioning of the UE are generally described. The UE may receive a prsInfo control signal having at least one PRS configuration and subsequently a plurality of Reference Signals (RSs). The RSs may have a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) pattern in a first set of PRS subframes and a second PRS pattern in a second set of PRS subframes received prior to a subsequent first set of PRS subframes. The RSs may have a vertical positioning RS and a lateral positioning RS. The UE may measure PRS resource elements (REs), each having a PRS, in the first and second PRS pattern. The UE may transmit a measurement of the PRS in the first and second PRS pattern. The patterns may enable horizontal and vertical positioning to be determined. |
| US10383074B2 |
Method and apparatus for reference time acquisition for positioning reference signals in a wireless communication network
The present invention provides a muting configuration for reference signal (RS) transmission as a pattern defined by at least the combination of a muting sequence and a reference point. Muting occasions for a given wireless communication network cell (20) thus are differentiated from another cell by use of a different muting sequence, a different reference point, or both. Moreover, in one or more embodiments, the present invention provides for the use of a common muting sequence or reference point across cells (20), with muting occasions being differentiated between cells (20) through use of different reference points (in the case of a common muting sequence), or through use of different muting sequences (in the case of a common reference point), or different sequences and different reference points. Such arrangements simplify the signaling needed to control or indicate the muting configuration in use in the cells of interest, provide an advantageous basis for propagating muting configurations among cells (20), eliminate the need for predefined muting configurations, and the need for blind detection of muting by wireless communication apparatuses (14), such as UEs. |
| US10383070B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting synchronization signal
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal. The method of the present invention includes: determining, by a first terminal, a D2D type, where the D2D type includes D2D discovery and D2D communication; and transmitting, by the first terminal, a synchronization signal according to the determined D2D type. Therefore, synchronization signals transmitted by terminals of different D2D types do not affect each other, avoiding that a second terminal detects and receives a synchronization signal that does not correspond to a D2D type of the second terminal and ensuring that user direct-connection communication can be performed correctly and efficiently. |
| US10383068B2 |
Transmission of content to a wireless device via cell groups
Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A base station may transmit a first message to a wireless device via a primary cell group. The first message may indicate information associated with content stored at one or more servers. The base station may also transmit the content to the wireless device via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group. |
| US10383067B2 |
Method and apparatus for power headroom report for beam operation in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting a power related information corresponding to a specific UE beam and/or a specific UE beam combination of multiple UE beams to a base station. In one embodiment, the method further includes receiving an indication from the base station about the power related information of which UE beam and/or UE beam combination is to be reported. |
| US10383065B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting PUCCH with a lower A-MPR
A first applied Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR) can be determined as the maximum of a first A-MPR and a second A-MPR if a device is configured for carrier aggregation. A second applied A-MPR can be determined as the maximum of a third A-MPR and a fourth A-MPR if the device is configured for transmission only on the primary cell. A transmitter can be configured for carrier aggregation transmission if the first applied A-MPR is less than or equal to the second applied A-MPR. The transmitter can be configured for transmission only on the primary cell if the second applied A-MPR is less than the first applied A-MPR. The uplink control channel can be transmitted with a power reduction no greater than the applied A-MPR for the selected transmitter configuration. |
| US10383062B2 |
Power management integrated circuit, power management method, mobile device and clock adjusting method
A power management approach for a mobile device includes comparing a battery provided power supply voltage to a reference voltage in order to generate an alarm signal. In response to the alarm signal the frequency of an operating clock applied to a system-on-chip is changed. |
| US10383060B2 |
Systems and methods for using a mobile gateway in a low power wide area network
Systems and methods for effectuating communication in a low power wide area network using a mobile data-handling device are disclosed. A method may comprise moving a mobile data-handling device to a first position that is within communication range of an end node of a low power wide area network. The mobile data-handling device may receive a data packet from the end node and may move to a second position at which the mobile data-handling device connects to a data-receiving device. The mobile data-handling device may transmit, via the data-receiving device, the data packet to a computing system for further processing. |
| US10383059B2 |
Vehicle telematics unit power management
A system and method of power management of a telematics unit in a vehicle is provided. An exemplary method includes determining that the vehicle is unpowered; determining that the vehicle is in a fringe region of a cellular network; and based the determining steps, entering a power-saving mode at the telematics unit. |
| US10383057B2 |
Multicast wakeup in wireless networks
The disclosure describes systems and methods for updating multicast wakeup schedules in devices in a mesh network such as a neighborhood area network (NAN) multicast service group (NMSG). The systems and methods enable meshed devices to send and receive routing control messages amongst themselves in accordance with a centralized update protocol, a distributed update protocol, or a hybrid update protocol which is a combination of the centralized and distributed update protocols. |
| US10383056B2 |
Low power consumption networking method of 802.15.4e wireless device that takes power based on 4-20mA loop
Low power consumption networking method for 802.15.4e wireless device “WD” taking 4-20 mA loop power, including: a “WD” taking loop power; constructing a WD oriented to ultra-low power consumption; the WD implementing unidirectional time synchronization based on preceding wireless network; on basis of preceding time synchronization, completing neighbor discovery; the WD interacting with the wireless network; and pausing a preceding procedure according to a power monitoring result of an energy storage monitoring module. Messages are detected through continuously switching channels to implement quick and energy-saving unidirectional time synchronization, replaces listening on beacon frames with listening on common messages on a time synchronization basis, improves a listening sequence for neighbor discovery, enables listening only at a time slot where the beacon frames may appear and sleeps at other times, saving channel search time, and also reducing energy consumption generated in neighbor discovery, thus reducing time and energy consumption of entire network establishment. |
| US10383054B1 |
Methods and apparatus for increasing the number of training and data tones in wireless communications systems
Accordingly, systems and methods for managing power when the number of training and data tones are increased in a wireless communications system are provided. An L-SIG field is generated that includes a set of data and pilot tones, wherein the pilot tones are inserted between the data tones in the set of data and pilot tones. A plurality of training tones is added to the L-SIG field before and after the set of data and pilot tones. A symbol is generated that includes the L-SIG field, an L-LTF field, and a data field, wherein the training tones of the L-SIG field provide channel estimates for the data field. Power of the L-LTF field is managed relative to power of the L-SIG field in the generated symbol in a time domain. |
| US10383049B2 |
Communications method, device, and system
A communications method, device, and system for solving the connection and communications efficiency problem due to the presence of a large number of cells. The method comprises: a first local controller determines that a user equipment needs to establish a data bearer; data bearer configuration information for transmitting user data is generated; the data bearer configuration information is transmitted to a first local gateway and/or at least a first small base station, so that the network element entity that has received the data bearer configuration information establishes a data transmission channel according to the data bearer configuration information, the user equipment belonging to the first local controller and the first local gateway, the first small base station providing services to the user equipment. |
| US10383042B2 |
Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating communications by a mobile node in a multiple network radio communication system having interworking capability
Apparatus, and an associated method, by which to permit selection by a user of a mobile node of with which cellular communication system network that the mobile node shall communicate by way of an interworking wireless local area network. User selection is provided even when the interworking wireless local area network is directly connected to the home network of the mobile node. A determiner determines whether the interworking wireless local area network is directly connected to the home network. And, responsive to the determinations, an identifier identifies the cellular communication system network associated with the interworking wireless local area network. |
| US10383040B2 |
Methods and arrangements for managing access information enabling a wireless device to access a wireless communication network
A first network node (110, 130) provides access information enabling a wireless device (120) to access a first wireless communication network (100). The first radio network node provides (301; 801) a first access identifier (402; 502; 602; 702) and a first access information compilation (401; 501; 601; 701) identified by the first access identifier (402; 502; 602; 702). The first access information compilation (401; 501; 601; 701) identifies access information that enables the wireless device (120) to access the first wireless communication network (100) through a first radio network node (110). The first access information compilation (401; 501; 601; 701) identifies where to receive another, further access information compilation (411; 511a-b, 521; 611, 621; 711, 721) that comprises at least part of said access information and is associated with a transmission on a different frequency and/or at a different time than the first access information compilation (401; 501; 601; 701). |
| US10383038B2 |
Apparatus and methods for providing and receiving system information in a wireless communications network
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for a wireless communications network in which system information can be provided on an efficient basis to mobile devices in the network. The system information is split into two parts, with the second part being transmitted to mobile devices in response to receipt of one or more request signals from those mobile devices. The second system information part may additionally be broadcast. |
| US10383028B2 |
Method of requesting activation of a repeater function and user equipment
A user equipment transmits at least one repeater information request (42, 52) to at least one terminal device to request information on a repeater capability of the at least one terminal device. The user equipment receives at least one repeater information response (43, 53) from the at least one terminal device. The user equipment selects a terminal device based on the received at least one repeater information response (43, 53). The user equipment transmits a repeater transition request (45) to the selected terminal device to request the selected terminal device to initiate activation of a repeater function. |
| US10383024B2 |
System and method for efficient fronthaul communication for wireless communication
A system and method of reducing data-rate requirements of fronthauls for wireless communication is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes a baseband processing unit and a remote radio head remotely located from the baseband processing unit. The remote radio head is configured to transmit and receive communication signals with the baseband processing unit. The system can also include a fronthaul configured to provide a communication channel between the baseband processing unit and the remote radio head for the communication signals, and a matched filter configured to filter out redundant information from the communications signals before the communications signals are provided to the fronthaul. |
| US10383023B1 |
Method and apparatus for load distribution using heterogeneous radio access technologies in communication system supporting vehicle-to-everything communication
An operation method of a first communication node located in a vehicle may include: performing V2X communication with a second communication node using an original resource according to an original SPS configuration; when a congestion level in the original resource is not less than a predetermined threshold and at least one target base station supporting V2X communication is discovered, generating new SPS configuration to be applied to the serving base station and the at least one target base station by changing original SPS configuration; performing a message transmission and reception procedure with the at least one target base station for delivery of new SPS configuration; and performing V2X communication with the second communication node using first resource scheduled by the serving base station based on new SPS configuration and second resource scheduled by the at least one target base station based on new SPS configuration. |
| US10383015B2 |
Access method, apparatus, and system
An embodiment method includes: configuring, by a network device, at least one micro cell for terminal device or a terminal device group in which the terminal device is located. The at least one micro cell provides a service for only the terminal device or the terminal device group. The method further includes maintaining connection(s) between the at least one micro cell and the terminal device based on configuration information of the at least one micro cell after the terminal device accesses the at least one micro cell. In the access method, the terminal device can access the at least one micro cell that provides a service for only the terminal device, and the network device maintains the connection between the at least one micro cell and the UE based on the configuration information after the terminal device accesses the at least one micro cell. |
| US10383011B2 |
Reducing latency and saving resources on ‘un’ interface in case of handover from pico base station
Small base station, micro, femto or pico BTS (PBS) are connected via Un interface to a donor eNB DeNB. In case of a handover from that PBS packets that had not been acknowledged by a UE need to be forwarded to the target base station. Forwarding them via Un and DeNB to the target eNB causes latency and wast radio resources on Un. Thus, the DeNB uses information about the handover to buffer packets and, after being informed by PBS, forward those packets that had not been acknowledged by the UE. This procedure, therefore, saves resources on Un interface and reduces latency. No forwarding of those packets from PBS to DeNB is required. There is provided a method for forwarding data to a wireless terminal. The method is performed by a proxy node. The method comprises receiving data on a link between a core network and a backhaul hub node. The data is addressed to a wireless terminal served by, or handed over from, a serving network node. The method comprises receiving a first indication to forward the data to a target network node of the wireless terminal. The method comprises forwarding the data towards the target network node in response thereto. There is also provided a computer program for such a method and a proxy node configured to perform such a method. |
| US10383009B2 |
Handover of a terminal in dual connectivity mode
Methods and apparatuses for controlling dual connectivity in a communication system are disclosed. Information on at least one failure in relation to a cell change of a communication device connected to a master access point and a secondary access point is determined. The determined information is communicated to the secondary access point. The secondary access point uses the information in mobility control. |
| US10383001B2 |
Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus and signal processing method thereof
A method for generating a packet of transmitting apparatus is provided. The method includes: setting a value of a Deleted Null Packet (DNP) counter to zero; increasing the value for each deleted null packet preceding a non-null transport stream (TS) packet; and generating a packet comprising a header and a payload, wherein the header includes a DNP field, the payload includes the non-null TS packet, and the value of the DNP counter is used to set the DNP field. |
| US10383000B2 |
Coordinated RAN and transport network utilization
OSS device(s) described herein are configured to receive a congestion indication from a RAT component, a CSR, or an edge router of a core network and to determine whether the congestion indication meets a threshold or criteria. Based on that determination, the OSS device(s) may perform one or both of obtaining additional transport resources from a provider of a transport network or updating a resource utilization policy for the RAT component, CSR, or edge router. If obtaining additional transport resources, the OSS device(s) may notify the RAT component, the CSR, and the edge router. If updating a policy, the OSS device(s) may provide the updated resource utilization policy to its associated RAT component, CSR, or edge router. |
| US10382984B2 |
Methods and systems for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications
Methods and systems are provided for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications. In some embodiments, a satellite communications method is provided that comprises receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of source signals, wherein each of the source signals are modulated according to at least one source modulation method, and further receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of information signals corresponding to the plurality of source signals. The method further includes combining, at the satellite, the plurality of source signals into a combined source signal with an overlapping bandwidth, wherein each of the source signals are further modulated according to at least one predetermined modulation method before they are combined, and transmitting, by a downlink transmission from the satellite to a gateway ground station, the combined source signal. |
| US10382983B2 |
Directional beacon transmission and reception activity indication
Wireless directional communication is performed in the millimeter wave (mmW) band by nodes in a wireless mesh network. Beacon frames are configured to incorporate an activity indicator that signals active and inactive communication directions on the mmW, with a flag for each respective direction of communication (transmit or receive). The activity indicator is utilized to enhance route and beam selection so as to obtain connections subject to less interference, and/or that create less interference to other stations. The activity indicator is also, or alternately, utilized for improving selections of a connection to an access point (AP) or station (STA) or mesh station (MSTA), toward reducing interference, or selecting which beam from a given AP, STA, or MSTA is to be utilized. Distributed interference and resource coordination can be initiated, and/or rerouting determined, based on the activity indicator. |
| US10382982B2 |
Mobile communication system, detection server, control apparatus, mobile communication apparatus, network optimizing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium having program stored thereon
An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system, a detection server, a control apparatus, a mobile communication apparatus, a network optimizing method, and a program which can execute optimization of network processing based on a change of use characteristics. A mobile communication system according to the present invention includes: a detection server that detects a characteristics change of a mobile communication apparatus based on an event notice transmitted from the mobile communication apparatus; and a control apparatus that determines control contents related to the mobile communication apparatus based on the characteristics change of the mobile communication apparatus detected by the detection server, and sets the determined control contents to a processing node that executes data transfer processing between the mobile communication apparatus and another mobile communication apparatus or control processing related to the data transfer processing. |
| US10382979B2 |
Self-learning, adaptive approach for intelligent analytics-assisted self-organizing-networks (SONs)
Techniques for optimizing configuration parameters in a wireless network may iteratively adjust one or more wireless configuration parameters during a first stage of an adjustment period until either a cost increase during a single iteration exceeds an upper cost threshold or (ii) the number of successive iterations exhibiting a per-iteration cost increase between the upper cost threshold and a lower cost threshold exceeds a threshold number of iterations. This may trigger the AP proceed to a second stage of the adjustment period, where the AP may adjust the same wireless configuration parameter in an opposite direction, maintain a value of the wireless parameter, or adjust a different wireless configuration parameter during the second stage. Progression between successive adjustment periods may be at least partially coordinated between APs in a group of APs. |
| US10382978B2 |
Methods and apparatus for vertical beamforming
A method and apparatus for determining a vertical beam for reception are disclosed herein. A method in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes that the WTRU may receive a broadcast message from an evolved Node B (eNB) that includes information associated with a plurality of beam reference signals, wherein the information includes at least one set of Physical Random Access Control Channel (PRACH) resources associated with each of the plurality of beam reference signals. Further, the WTRU may measure reference signals transmitted on each of the plurality of beam reference signals. Then, the WTRU may select a beam reference signal from among the plurality of beam reference signals. In addition, the WTRU may transmit a PRACH preamble in a set of resources associated with the selected beam reference signal. The WTRU may then receive further communications from the eNB. |
| US10382977B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring operations in a satellite communication system
An approach for monitoring operations in a satellite communication system includes selecting different types of beams that can be used to represent a satellite coverage area, and retrieving metrics from at least one subsystem in a satellite communication system. A map of the satellite coverage area is overlaid with a plurality of coverage beams in accordance with their respective coverage portions of the satellite coverage area. A color scheme can then be applied to provide status information for each coverage beam corresponding to retrieved metrics. |
| US10382973B1 |
Wireless beamforming optimization using client location information
In one embodiment, a device determines locations of a plurality of transmitters relative to a particular wireless access point in a wireless network. One of the transmitters comprises a target client to which the particular wireless access point is to communicate. The device compares a plurality of beamforming patterns associated with the particular wireless access point to the determined locations. The device selects, based on the comparison, one of the beamforming patterns for use by the particular wireless access point to communicate with the target client. The device controls the particular wireless access point to use the selected beamforming pattern to communicate with the target client. |
| US10382971B2 |
Methods and devices for requesting and assigning resources in an unlicensed spectrum
A method performed by a first base station of requesting resources in an unlicensed spectrum for a mobile terminal for which the first base station serves as a primary cell base station is provided. The method comprises submitting a request for the unlicensed spectrum resources to a second base station serving as a secondary cell base station for the mobile terminal, receiving a response to the request from the second base station indicating that unlicensed spectrum resources will be assigned. The method further comprises submitting, in case the assigned unlicensed spectrum resources are not sufficient for serving the mobile terminal, a request to the second base station to give priority to assignment of the requested unlicensed spectrum resources over resources requested by mobile terminals for which said second base station serves as a primary cell base station. |
| US10382967B2 |
Location information protection
A terminal device obtains location information relating to its location, wherein the location information comprises first location information and second location information, wherein the first location information relates to a location of the terminal device within a region, and wherein the second location information identifies the region in which the terminal device is located. The terminal device forms content for a proximity service discovery message, wherein the content for the discovery message includes the first location information; calculates a message integrity code based on the content for the discovery message and the second location information; and transmits the proximity service discovery message, comprising the content for the discovery message and the computed message integrity code. |
| US10382965B2 |
Identity verification using computer-implemented decentralized ledger
An identity verification application receives data encapsulating a request to verify an identity of a user that includes user-provided identification data. Thereafter, the identity verification application then hashes the user-provided data and traverses a decentralized ledger including a data structure comprising a plurality of linked segments to identify a match of the hash of the user-provided identification data. The identity verification application then provides verification data that either (i) confirms the identity of the user if the hash of the user-provided identification data has a match in the decentralized ledger, or (ii) rejects the identity of the user if the hash of the user-provided identification data does not have a match in the decentralized ledger. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US10382963B2 |
Flexible permission management framework for cloud attached file systems
A method of managing file permissions in a remote file storage system includes defining permissions for the remote file storage system and controlling access to objects on the remote file storage system according to the permissions of the remote file storage system. The permissions are transferred to a client file storage system remote from the remote file storage system, and access to objects on the client file storage system is controlled according to the permissions of the remote file storage system. A remote file storage system includes a permissions file generator operative to generate a permissions file, which is transmitted to a client file storage system for enforcement at the client file storage system. |
| US10382961B2 |
System and method of preventing unauthorized SIM card usage
For security purposes, a limited profile SIM, card which preferably does not permit voice communications is provided. For example, the card might support only SMS-type communications. During installation, when the SIM card is initially inserted, or installed in a respective product, a smart phone, table or laptop computer for example, the SIM card pairs with, or becomes bonded to, the product. That card cannot be used subsequently with any other gsm-type module. Responsive to the evaluation at the server, the server transmits a request to operator services for a selected network, for example a GSM 3G or 4G cellular-type communications network. This request can include information as to the SIM card, product and end user for the network along with a request that the profile of the SIM card be modified to include any and all services to be provided, such as voice and/or data. The end user information can be stored in a communications system data base. |
| US10382956B2 |
Short message service gateway for media streaming security
A processor may receive a request to authenticate an endpoint device associated with a media streaming session, the media streaming session delivered to the endpoint device via a cellular access network, generate an authentication key, and transmit the authentication key to the endpoint device via a short message service message. The processor may further receive a calculated response from the endpoint device, the calculated response based upon the authentication key and a seed key of the endpoint device, determine whether the calculated response matches an expected response based upon the authentication key and the seed key, and authenticate the endpoint device based upon whether the calculated response matches the expected response. |
| US10382953B2 |
Configuration method, ProSe key management functional entity, terminal, system, and storage medium
The disclosure discloses a security configuration method for Device to Device (D2D) communication, a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) key management function, User Equipment (UE) and a system. The method includes that: first information indicating security capability of a UE is acquired; and whether to feed back a security configuration response message or a content of the security configuration response message to the UE is determined according to the first information. The disclosure further discloses a computer storage medium. |
| US10382952B2 |
Generating and utilizing a secondary security key
A method, system, and/or computer program product generate a secondary security key from a primary security key. One or more processors, receive a primary security key. The processor(s) retrieve a first numeric code that is an alternate numeric representation of a first character in the primary security key. The processor(s) retrieve a second numeric code that is an alternate numeric representation of a second character in the primary security key. The processor(s) add the first numeric code to the second numeric code to generate a running total value. The processor(s) designate the running total value as a secondary security key, and encrypt data with the secondary security key. |
| US10382951B2 |
Infrastructure coordinated media access control address assignment
Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association. |
| US10382947B1 |
Pressure sensitive input device and integrated mobile media device assembly
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of communicating between a mobile device and a host computing device. One example method of operation may include sensing a wireless communication signal at the host computing device, establishing a wireless connection between the mobile device and the host computing device via the wireless communication signal, and migrating at least one application from the mobile device to the host computing device. The ongoing communication between the mobile device and the host computing device enables applications to be executed on one device and accessed via the other device, providing a user with the capability to operate more than one device at a time. |
| US10382935B2 |
Emergency notification device
An emergency notification device (10) for notifying of emergency information, comprising: a voice input/output part (13a, 13b; 48a, 48b) for performing input/output of voice in the vehicle; a wireless communication part (15) for performing wireless communication; a control part (11) controlling the wireless communication part and the voice input/output part to perform voice conversation by wireless communication in case of vehicle emergency; and a vehicle communication part (17) for performing communication with a communication terminal (40) in the vehicle; wherein the control part is configured to, in a voice input/output disabled state, communicate with the communication terminal via the vehicle communication part to perform input/output of voice via the communication terminal in the vehicle and perform voice conversation by wireless communication with the emergency notification center via the wireless communication part. |
| US10382931B2 |
Method for improved handling of emergency calls in a roaming scenario, telecommunications network, program and computer program product
A method for handling of emergency calls in a roaming scenario includes: initiating, by a user equipment, a voice call using a specific emergency call telephone number, wherein the specific emergency call telephone number is a valid emergency call telephone number in a visited telecommunications network, and wherein the voice call is initiated via transmitting a first message comprising the specific emergency call telephone number to a second network node of a home telecommunications network; initially handling, by the user equipment, the voice call as a normal voice call; detecting the specific emergency call telephone number as being a valid emergency call telephone number within the visited telecommunications network in relation to the voice call; and generating, by the home telecommunications network, a second message, the second message being transmitted to the user equipment, the second message comprising an indication, to the user equipment, to trigger an emergency call procedure. |
| US10382926B2 |
Coordinated grouping for machine type communications group based services
A system is disclosed for the coordinated grouping of devices for receipt of network layer group based services. A service layer system such as an SCS generates a request to generate a group of devices to receive network layer services. The request is received at a network layer system such as, for example, an MTC-IWF. Network layer systems such as, for example, an HSS, identifies a manner of communicating the requested service to identified devices and communicates with the devices to provision the devices so as to be included in the requested group. The network layer systems communicate an identifier to the service layer system which the service layer may subsequently use to request execution of the service by the identified group of devices. |
| US10382924B2 |
M2M node management method and apparatus, and computer storage medium
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for managing a Machine To Machine (M2M) node. On a registered Common Service Entity (CSE) of an Application Entity (AE) or a CSE, an AE resource created for the AE or a CSE resource created for the CSE is associated with an M2M node resource created for an M2M node where the AE or the CSE is located. When the M2M node resource on the registered CSE is changed, the AE resource or the CSE resource associated with the changed M2M node resource is updated. |
| US10382920B2 |
Delivery of branding content and customizations to a mobile communication device
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for provisioning and/or customizing a mobile device. After a mobile device is purchased by a user, custom settings and information (or customization content) may be delivered to or accessed on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the customization content may be pre-loaded onto the device and access via a uniform resource identifier (or URI) string. In other embodiments, the customization content may be accessed from a remotely hosted location via a uniform resource locator (or URL) string. Additionally, customization content may be accessed via a combination of the above methods. |
| US10382919B2 |
Provisioning device and/or line sharing capabilities to internet of things (IoT) devices
Provisioning device and/or line sharing capabilities to Internet of Things (IoT) devices is described. A first device can provide first data associated with an identifier to a second device (e.g., an IoT device) and can send, to server(s), a request to provision a subscriber account and/or a communication address of the first device to the second device. The first request can include the first data. The second device can receive the first data and can provide second data associated with the identifier to the server(s). The server(s) can compare the first data and the second data. Based on determining the first data and the second data include the identifier, the server(s) can provision device and/or line sharing capabilities to the second device to enable the second device to send and/or receive communications associated with the subscriber account and/or the communication address. |
| US10382918B2 |
System and methods for monitoring events associated with services of mobile devices
Embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for providing monitoring services comprising receiving, at an aggregator proxy function, APF in a first Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, a first event report transmitted by a monitoring function in the first PLMN. The first event report comprising first event information related to a monitoring event, and a request identifier. Further, receiving, at the APF, a second event report transmitted by a monitoring function in the first PLMN. The second event report comprising second event information related to the monitoring event, and said request identifier. After receiving the first and second event reports, the APF transmitting an aggregate event report to a report receiving function not in the first PLMN. |
| US10382917B2 |
System and method for a building-integrated predictive service communications platform
In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for a building-integrated communication system. The system comprises a building, one or more processors, and memory. The memory includes one or more programs comprising instructions for transmitting one or more data packets over a network to one or more mobile user devices, the one or more data packets including identification information for a user; authenticating the user based on the identification information; monitoring actions of the user, wherein monitoring includes adding occurrence events and corresponding locations to a data base; and predicting a future action of the user based on the monitored actions. |
| US10382912B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing call services in mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for processing call services in a mobile terminal are provided. The method for processing call services in a mobile terminal includes entering into, when a call is generated, a call handling mode, recognizing and analyzing voice signals sent and received in the call to produce speech analysis information, detecting a state change of the mobile terminal using a sensing unit to produce user behavior information, and predicting, when a state change of the mobile terminal is detected, an application corresponding to the speech analysis information, and activating the application as a follow-up service. |
| US10382911B2 |
Systems and methods for leveraging text messages in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
The present invention includes a system for providing a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform configured to provide an intuitive and semi-automated means of collecting and managing user-driven data by leveraging text messages. The crowdsourcing platform is configured to leverage a Short Message Service (SMS) communication system for generating and transmitting command text messages to mobile devices of users of the service. The command text messages essentially elicit or otherwise train/educate the user's mobile device to automatically transmit requested data back to the crowdsourcing platform, the requested data including the location or position of the user within a given environment. |
| US10382910B2 |
Wireless transfer protocol for electronic certificates
An electronic certificate system facilitates the secure application of certificates against wireless data transfers with a distributer system by a device user. A certificate enabled device carried by the user stores electronic certificates in memory. When the distributer system detects a certificate enabled device within a proximity radio frequency field, the distributer system queries and obtains applicable certificates for the user from the certificate enabled device carried by the user, applies the certificates to a data transfer, and securely communicates the resulting data transfer metadata back to the certificate enabled device. |
| US10382908B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting an soap message in a mobile communication system
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting simple object access protocol (SOAP) message, and the method includes sharing, an index table including information for use in compressing a SOAP message or recovering the SOAP message from the compressed-SOAP message; converting, when the operator server requests for transmission of the SOAP message to the wireless device, the SOAP message to the compressed-SOAP message using the index table and transmitting the compressed-SOAP message to the wireless device; and converting, when the wireless device requests for transmission of the compressed-SOAP message to the operator server, the compressed-SOAP message to the SOAP message using the index table and transmitting the SOAP message to the operator server. The present invention is capable of SOAP-based message transmission/reception in an environment where the IP service is not supported. |
| US10382905B1 |
Method and controller to provide large group data calls while reducing group echo
A method and server provide for routing traffic to user equipment in a talkgroup. The server receives a request for a new talkgroup call for a talkgroup. The server determines a total number of device targets for the talkgroup call. When the total number of device targets for the new talkgroup call is greater than a predetermined total target threshold number, a call grant for the new talkgroup call is routed to each device target for the talkgroup via a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) network. When the total number of device targets for the new talkgroup call is less than the predetermined total target threshold number, the call grant for the new talkgroup call is routed to each device target for the talkgroup via a preferred network for each device target. |
| US10382899B2 |
Lost device detection using geospatial location data
A network system detects lost client devices based on a comparison of geospatial locations transmitted by user and provider client devices during and after a service. The network system assigns a service status indicating that a service from a start location to a destination location is in progress and monitors the locations of the user and provider client devices during the duration of the service and for a specified period of time after the service ends. In response to determining that the user and provider client devices remain in proximity to each other after the service has ended, the network system notifies the user of the lost device. |
| US10382897B1 |
Wireless gateway relay system and method
A gateway, a tracking device, a server, and a method for tracking assets are provided. The method includes receiving a message from a tracking device. The received message includes an identification parameter associated with the tracking device and indicates at least one of a null location or a location of the tracking device. The method also includes determining whether the received message indicates a valid location of the tracking device, based on whether the location of the tracking device is within a predetermined range of the electronic device. The method also includes augmenting the received message with at least one of location information of the electronic device, and identification information of the electronic device when the received message indicates the null location or the location of the tracking device is not the valid location of the tracking device. The method further includes transmitting the message to a server. |
| US10382896B2 |
Auxiliary content delivery
System and method embodiments for auxiliary content delivery are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method in a transmission point (TP) for auxiliary content delivery includes determining a mobile wireless device capable of auxiliary content delivery to an end device according to predicted movement of the mobile wireless device with respect to the end device. The method also includes encoding content data into a plurality of content data packets such that the content data is recoverable by the end device from a subset of the plurality of content data packets. The method also includes transmitting control data and one or more of the plurality of content data packets to the mobile wireless device when the mobile wireless device is within a first proximity of the TP. The control data provides to the wireless device scheduling information for the retransmission of the content data packets to the end device. |
| US10382894B2 |
Method of measuring inter-device relative coordinates and device using the same
A method of measuring inter-device relative coordinates performed by a first device communicating with at least one second device belonging to a group to which the first device belongs includes measuring a range between the first device and the second device through communication with the second device; receiving range information between a plurality of second devices from the second device; calculating a plurality of solutions for inter-device relative coordinates using information about the range between the first device and the second device and the range information between the plurality of second devices; and deducing a true solution among the plurality of solutions for the inter-device relative coordinates using coordinates of each of the first device and the at least one second device with respect to a reference origin that is calculated using a Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) technique. |
| US10382892B2 |
Bluetooth device locator
Examples disclosed herein involve determining a location of a Bluetooth device relative to a detecting device based on measured received signal strength indication (RSSI). In examples herein, a regression analysis of RSSIs of a Bluetooth signal and locations of a detecting device are used to determine the location of the target Bluetooth device. |
| US10382889B1 |
Dynamic mix zones
An apparatus for providing anonymity in geographic data for probes using a variable mix zone in a geographic region includes a geographic database, a mix zone generator, and a pseudonym generator. The geographic database is configured to store one or more map features in the geographic region. The mix zone generator is configured to define a mix zone boundary having a size based on the one or more map features and monitor probe data for at least one probe. The probe data including a location within a predetermined distance of the mix zone boundary. The pseudonym generator is configured to select a pseudonym for the at least one probe in response to the location of the probe data and apply the pseudonym for the at least one probe in the geographic data when the at least one probe exits the mix zone. |
| US10382888B2 |
Mobile proximity based messages
Techniques for providing proximity based messages are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include one or more servers configured to receive proximity message requests from a consumer device. The requests may include consumer device locations, which may be used by the one or more servers to generate a geofence set. Furthermore, the consumer device location may be used as a basis for selecting notification data relevant to the location. Both the geofence set and the notification data may be sent to the consumer device in a single proximity message response for local notification creation if the notification data can be collected within a maximum response time. The notification data may be provided via a push notification server asynchronously if the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time. |
| US10382884B1 |
Dynamically consuming and publishing smart location information based on mobile identity
A solution for dynamic consuming and publishing of smart location information using a mobile identity. Mobile identity information can refer to data relating to services that may be provided to a user of a mobile device, the mobile device, or another device or user. The mobile identity information can also refer to information that provides configurations, settings, setpoints, preferences, and the like to modify the service. Based on a receipt of such mobile identity information, a service can be configured for a user while maintaining a privacy of a user. |
| US10382882B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying merchant locations based on transaction records
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for identifying a merchant location based on transaction records for the merchant. In an exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes accessing multiple router records. Each router record is assigned to one of multiple cells of a grid structure indicative of geographic location. Each router record is associated with a target merchant. The method further includes, for each of the multiple router records, searching for a match between the router record and at least one of multiple transactions at the target merchant, based on time, and reporting one or more of the multiple cells as a location associated with the target merchant, when a number of matching router records assigned to said one or more of the multiple cells exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US10382880B2 |
Methods and systems for designing and applying numerically optimized binaural room impulse responses
Methods and systems for designing binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) for use in headphone virtualizers, and methods and systems for generating a binaural signal in response to a set of channels of a multi-channel audio signal, including by applying a BRIR to each channel of the set, thereby generating filtered signals, and combining the filtered signals to generate the binaural signal, where each BRIR has been designed in accordance with an embodiment of the design method. Other aspects are audio processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. In accordance with some embodiments, BRIR design is formulated as a numerical optimization problem based on a simulation model (which generates candidate BRIRs) and at least one objective function (which evaluates each candidate BRIR), and includes identification of a best one of the candidate BRIRs as indicated by performance metrics determined for the candidate BRIRs by each objective function. |
| US10382879B1 |
Virtual sound field
Producing a virtual sound field may include receiving an audio signal associated with a remote sound source within a remote environment. The audio signal may be defined or recorded as a binaural recording and recorded from a remote set of binaural microphones. The audio signal may be indicative of a position of the remote sound source relative to the remote set of binaural microphones within the remote environment. Producing the virtual sound field may include determining a virtual position relative to the position of the remote sound source within the remote environment, generating a virtual sound field audio signal which simulates audio representing the remote sound source perceived from the virtual position within the remote environment relative to the position of the remote sound source within the remote environment, and playing back the virtual sound field to simulate the remote sound source as perceived from the virtual position. |
| US10382878B2 |
Sound reproducing method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof
A sound reproducing method used in sound reproducing apparatus that includes the steps outlined below is provided. A sound signal with a three-dimensional (3D) sound generating process is generated according to listener data and sound data. Whether a sound source position is within a target region relative to a listener position within a virtual environment is determined according to the listener data and the sound data. The sound signal is multiplied by an adjusting function to enhance peaks and valleys of the sound signal while maintaining a behavior of the sound signal when the sound source position is within the target region. The sound signal is reproduced. |
| US10382872B2 |
Hearing device with user driven settings adjustment
The present subject matter provides a hearing device with selective adjustment of processor settings based on various characteristics of an input sound, in response to adjustment of output sound volume by a user. This addresses problems of undesirable sound effects resulting from applying same changes to processor settings to input sounds of all levels, frequencies, and classes. |
| US10382863B2 |
Lighting integrated sound processing
A lighting system includes a first lighting fixture that includes a first microphone and a first transmitter. The first transmitter is configured to transmit a first digital audio stream generated based on a sound. The lighting system further includes a second lighting fixture that includes a second microphone and a second transmitter. The second transmitter is configured to transmit a second digital audio stream generated based on the sound, where the sound is received by the first microphone and by the second microphone. The lighting system also includes a central processor that can process the first digital audio stream and the second digital audio stream to identify the sound. |
| US10382858B1 |
System and method for reducing speaker vibration
A vibration reduction assembly includes a mass and an actuator. The mass is configured to be attached to a rear plate or a frame of a speaker in a manner that allows the mass to move along a longitudinal axis of a pole of the rear plate. The mass is sized to yield a force that is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction relative to a force generated by moving components in the speaker and acoustic pressure of the speaker. In one example, the actuator is configured to move the mass in phase with movement of a voice coil of the speaker along the longitudinal axis of the pole and in an opposite direction than the voice coil movement. In another example, the actuator is configured to move the mass out of phase with the voice coil movement and in the same direction as the voice coil movement. |
| US10382857B1 |
Automatic level control for psychoacoustic bass enhancement
An audio electronics system operates on audio data. A low-pass or bandpass filter produces first data from audio data. A level detector produces a time-varying first gain. The first gain is based on a time-varying level of the first data. A harmonics generator receives, as input, the first data adjusted by an inverse of the first gain. The harmonics generator produces second data, as harmonics of the input. A multiplier outputs the second data adjusted by the first gain. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US10382856B2 |
Electrical device comprising an earphone
A device having an earphone is provided to be attached to the tragus of the outer ear of a person, wherein two levers held to one another in a pivotal manner from opposite sides, driven by an elastically preloaded part, press onto the tragus. The levers both have two arms, wherein the pivot axis is at a distance from the ends of the two levers in the longitudinal direction of the lever and lies outside the normal projection towards the surface of the tragus when the device is attached as intended to the tragus, and/or the elastically preloaded part is a pre-curved bending spring which is pre-curved by more than 360°. |
| US10382854B2 |
Near field gesture control system and method
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, and a gesture based interface operatively connected to the processor and configured to detect changes in an energy field associated with user gestures. The processor is configured to interpret the changes in the energy field to determine the user gestures. |
| US10382852B2 |
Condenser microphone circuit
Provided is a condenser microphone circuit that can support variation in power supply voltage of a phantom power supply using a wiring system of two lines. A condenser microphone circuit includes a microphone unit, an FET, a constant current diode, a collector grounding first transistor that generates an operation power supply of the FET, a first resistor that sets base potential of the first transistor, a collector grounding second transistor that amplifies an output signal from the FET, a second resistor that sets base potential of the second transistor, and an output circuit. A base of the first transistor is connected to a source of the FET, an emitter of the first transistor is connected to a drain of the FET, a base of the second transistor is connected to the drain of the FET, an emitter of the second transistor is connected to the output circuit, and the second resistor divides voltage on a cathode side of the constant current diode. |
| US10382851B1 |
Ear-wearable wireless communication flashlight combination device
An ear-wearable wireless communications flashlight combination device for illuminating a space in front of a user includes an earpiece that is configured to position around a top and a rear of an ear of a user. The earpiece comprises a battery, a transceiver and a boom. The transceiver is operationally coupled to the battery so that the earpiece is configured for wireless communication. A light switch is coupled to the earpiece and is operationally coupled to a battery. A bulb is coupled to a terminus of the boom and is operationally coupled to the light switch. The light switch is configured to selectively couple the bulb to the battery to illuminate a space in front of the user. |
| US10382846B2 |
Avionics unit
An avionics unit for an avionics network is disclosed having a light emitter to provide a modulated broadband optical signal. The avionics unit also includes a first optical interface and a second optical interface. The first optical interface is optically connected to the light emitter and is to receive a removable wavelength selective filter to extract a modulated narrowband optical signal from the modulated broadband optical signal. The second optical interface is optically connected to the first optical interface and is to output the modulated narrowband optical signal. |
| US10382842B2 |
Realtime telemetry data compression system
A method and system for transmitting data is disclosed. The method may include receiving data from two or more data sources. The method may also include selectively classifying the data into at least two input data streams, the at least two data streams including a one dimensional data stream, called an encoded data stream, and an imagery data stream, which can include still images or video or both. The method may also include separately compressing the one-dimensional data stream into a first compressed bit-stream and the imagery data stream into a second compressed bit-stream and combining the first compressed bit-stream and the second compressed bit-stream into a packetized bit-stream. The method may also include encrypting the packetized bit-stream to generate encrypted data packets prepared for transmission. |
| US10382838B2 |
Cable management closure for implementation at distribution points
Example management closures (110) enable incoming optical and/or electrical signals to be connected to one or more subscribers (109) via an electrical distribution cable (102). Termination connections within the management closure (110) are connected to active electronic equipment (131) for modifying and/or enhancing the incoming signals. However, the connections between the central office (101), the active electronic equipment (131), and a subscriber (109) need not be made until the subscriber requests a service upgrade. Accordingly, the closure (110) allows for simple and low cost installation of the closure (110) before upgraded service is needed. |
| US10382837B2 |
Linking and browsing media on television
Techniques for linking and browsing media on a television (TV) are provided. A selected program, which is associated with a channel of the TV, is detected and additional content, which is associated with that channel and/or the selected program, is dynamically acquired from one or more external sources. The additional content is formatted as links and simultaneously presented within a display of the TV along with the selected program that continues to play on the TV. Furthermore, activation of any link results in the additional content being dynamically acquired and presented within the display. |
| US10382835B2 |
Apparatus and method for verifying the integrity of video file
Provided are an apparatus and method for verifying the integrity of a video file. The method includes receiving a video file and model information of a video recording device which is claimed to have recorded a verification-target video, extracting a header structure and a header value of the video file, extracting characteristic information according to the received model information of the video recording device from a characteristic database, and determining whether the extracted characteristic information according to the model information of the video recording device corresponds to the header structure and the header value of the video file. |
| US10382834B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, receiving device, and receiving method
To reduce a processing load on a receiving side upon superimposition of a subtitle graphics data on video data.A video stream with the video data is generated. A subtitle stream with bitmap data obtained by conversion of the subtitle graphics data is generated. A container containing the video stream and the subtitle stream is transmitted. The subtitle stream contains a first segment having a bitmap conversion table with color gamut and/or brightness conversion information. On the receiving side, the bitmap data is merely converted into the subtitle graphics data by means of the bitmap conversion table to that the subtitle graphics data with characteristics conformable to characteristics of superimposition target video data can be easily obtained. |
| US10382832B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus includes: a first specifying unit that specifies a size of a display region of a video delivered by streaming, the video having a bit rate that is changeable during a playback; a second specifying unit that specifies a data amount of data temporarily stored for a period of the video to be next played back; and a third specifying unit that specifies a bandwidth in reception of the data. The information processing apparatus further includes a determining unit that determines a bit rate of the video that is played back based on the size, the data amount, and the bandwidth that are specified. |
| US10382830B2 |
Trick play in digital video streaming
System and methods for improved playback of a video stream are presented. Video snippets are identified that include a number of consecutive frames for playback. Snippets may be evenly temporally spaced in the video stream or may be content adaptive. Then the first frame of a snippet may be selected as the first frame of a scene or other appropriate stopping point. Scene detection, object detection, motion detection, video metadata, or other information generated during encoding or decoding of the video stream may aid in appropriate snippet selection. |
| US10382828B2 |
Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders
An interactive television system is provided in which an interactive television application is used to support network-based or local personal video recorder capabilities. A user may use this application to view lists of program listings. The user may select a program listing of interest. The interactive television application may allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at the scheduled broadcast time. This application may also allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at a later time at which the program is not scheduled to be broadcast. The user may be provided with a reminder at this later time. In response, the user may direct the network-based or local personal video recorder to play back the program or may defer the reminder again. The interactive television application may collect information on program usage and popularity to determine how long to retain certain programming. |
| US10382824B2 |
Video production system with content extraction feature
In one aspect, an example method is disclosed. The method includes (i) receiving, by a first computing system, video content, wherein the received video content comprises at least a first element and a second element, wherein the first element is social media (SM) video content published by a SM user, and wherein the second element is content other than SM video content published by the SM user; (ii) extracting, by the first computing system, the first element from the received video content; (iii) generating, by the first computing system, video content that includes the extracted first element; and (iv) transmitting, by the first computing system, to a second computing system, the generated video content for presentation of the generated video content on the second computing system. |
| US10382821B1 |
Methods and systems for selecting a destination for storage of a media asset based on wireless access likelihood
Systems and methods are described for selecting storage location for a media asset. A determination is made as to whether a user device is accessing the media asset over a wireless connection (e.g., outside of the user's home location) or over a wired connection (e.g., at the user home location). When the user device is accessing the media asset over the wired connection, the following steps are performed (e.g., at the user home location). A determination is made of a likelihood of the media asset being accessed on a second user device through the wireless connection (e.g. outside of the user's house), based on a user's access tendencies. If the likelihood is greater than a threshold, the media asset is stored in a network storage. If the likelihood is not greater than a threshold, the media asset is stored in a local storage of the user device. |
| US10382818B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data using constrained Markov chains
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate synthetic respondent level data. An example method includes generating a first and second synthetic panel corresponding to a first duration of time based on a seed panel and first duration constraints; generating synthetic respondent level data corresponding to a second duration of time by linking synthetic panelists from the first synthetic panel to the second synthetic panel; and generating an output file based on the synthetic respondent level data. |
| US10382816B2 |
Systems and methods for performing transport I/O
Systems and methods for implementing a Transport I/O system are described. Network encrypted content may be received by a device. The device may provide the network encrypted content to a secure processor, such as, for example, a smart card. The secure processor obtains a network control work that may be used to decrypt the network encrypted content. The secure processor may decrypt the network encrypted content to produce clear content. In embodiments, the secure processor may then use a local control word to generate locally encrypted content specific to the device. The device may then receive the locally encrypted content from the secure processor and proceed to decrypt the locally encrypted content using a shared local encryption key. The transport I/O system ensures the protection of the network control word by maintaining the network control word on the secure processor. |
| US10382812B1 |
Methods and systems for selecting a destination for storage of a media asset based on trick-play likelihood
Systems and methods are described for selecting a storage location for a media asset. A determination is made as to whether a user device is accessing the media asset outside of the user's home location (e.g., over a wireless connection). When the user device is accessing the media asset outside of the user's home location, the following steps are performed. A determination is made whether the media asset features a set of scenes that increases a likelihood of using trick-play functions. If such scenes are present, the media asset is stored in a local storage of the user device. If such scenes are absent, the media asset is stored in a network storage. |
| US10382811B2 |
Broadcast receiver, mobile device, service providing method, and broadcast receiver controlling method
A broadcast receiver includes a mode determination unit to determine a current operation mode among a plurality of operation modes, a communication interface to transmit the determined current operation mode to a mobile device through interactive communication, and to receive a control command from the mobile device, and a controller to provide a service of the determined current operation mode according to the control command received from the mobile device. Accordingly, a user controls the broadcast receiver through the mobile device according to the operation mode so that user's convenience is improved. |
| US10382810B2 |
Method and device for implementing synchronous playing
Provided is a method for implementing synchronous playing. The method is applied to a terminal, and includes: determining a first difference value between system time of each mobile terminal and system time of the present terminal respectively; determining the complexity and playing delay of a playing file which can be processed by each mobile terminal respectively; determining, according to the complexity of the playing file which can be processed by each mobile terminal, the complexity of a file to be played; and sending, according to the first difference value and playing delay corresponding to each mobile terminal which can process the determined complexity, the file to be played to the mobile terminal which can process the complexity of the file to be played. |