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| US10384562B1 |
Battery box structure of electric vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged in a left and right pairwise form as a left tread tube and a right tread tube, and a first cross tube and a second cross tube connected to the tread tubes. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding the left and right tread tubes. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by support shafts in a vehicle body front-rear direction. The battery box is rotatable about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a vehicle body left-right direction to an open position to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box. |
| US10384560B2 |
Motor vehicle accessory to increase power supply and reduce fuel requirements
A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition. |
| US10384557B2 |
Irrigation system with position-based predictive analytics
An irrigation system with a variable-speed drive assembly compares electric power data of a motor as a function of the location of the motor against stored historical electric power data for the motor to determine acceptable electric power data thresholds for purposes of diagnosing and predicting pending functionality complications of the variable-speed drive assembly. |
| US10384556B1 |
Multi-vehicle type device having battery packs
A universal electric vehicle frame configured to be exchangeably coupled to a plurality of different types of sets of wheel assemblies to selectively form a plurality of different types of electric vehicles including an electric scooter, an electric skateboard, and an electric bicycle. The universal electric vehicle frame includes an encasement for housing one or more batteries to power the electric vehicles. At least one of the wheel assemblies includes an electric motor powered by the batteries, and configured to turn a wheel of the wheel assemblies. |
| US10384554B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating a contactless charging device for the disturbance free operation of the keyless entry system
The contactless charging device is designed to provide a charging current for at least one specified energy store in the vehicle in such a manner that a current is transferred from a fixed location primary coil to a secondary coil in the vehicle depending on a magnetic field change generated by the charging device. During a charging phase of the at least one energy store, the invention detects, depending on specified ambient data for a specified environment around the vehicle, whether a vehicle user is approaching the vehicle and/or another vehicle which is located in a specified vicinity of the vehicle with a desire to access the vehicle or the other vehicle. If the invention detects that the vehicle user wishing to access the vehicle is approaching the vehicle and/or the other vehicle, the charging current is reduced in a specified manner. |
| US10384549B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly. |
| US10384548B2 |
Systems and methods for a vehicle inverter connection bus
A bus assembly is provided having a bus bar with first and second conductive layers extending along an insulator sheet interposed between the first and second conductive layers. The first and second conductive layers are partially aligned with respect to each other to form a first overlap region of the insulator sheet. The bus assembly includes a first set of arms having a set of diodes and a second set of arms having a set of switches. The bust bar includes a plurality of bus links coupling the plurality of arms to the bus bar forming a plurality of inverters. Each of bus links include a respective first bracket and a respective second bracket aligned with each other forming a second overlap region of the insulator sheet. The first bracket is electrically coupled to the first conductive layer and the second bracket is electrically coupled to the second conductive layer. |
| US10384545B2 |
Device and method for monitoring an electrical insulation in a vehicle electrical system
A device for monitoring an electrical insulation in the case of a vehicle electrical system of a vehicle, includes: a voltage source for generating direct voltages having a first and a second voltage value; a voltage-measuring unit between a positive and a negative power supply line of the vehicle electrical system for measuring a voltage between the positive and the negative power supply line; a current path between a positive current connection of the voltage source and the positive power supply line; a current-measuring unit in the current path for measuring a current flowing through the current path; a determining unit designed to determine an insulation resistance between the vehicle electrical system and an electrical ground from voltage measurement values of the voltage-measuring unit, current measurement values of the current-measuring unit, and the first and the second voltage value. |
| US10384543B2 |
Electrically powered vehicle
An electrically powered vehicle includes a power supply device, a first outlet configured to be connectable to external equipment that is not constituent equipment of a vehicle, a second outlet configured to be connectable to external equipment that is not constituent equipment of the vehicle, a display device configured to display a first image representing that first power feed is in progress and a second image representing that second power feed is in progress, and an electronic control unit configured to control an image to be displayed on the display device. In a case where the first power feed and the second power feed are being executed, the electronic control unit is configured to perform control such that a display form of the first image is more noticeable than a display form of the second image. |
| US10384538B2 |
Method for controlling E-4WD hybrid vehicle
A method for controlling an electric four wheel drive hybrid vehicle includes steps of: receiving, by a controller, a longitudinal acceleration of the hybrid vehicle corresponding to a demand torque of a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and determining, by the controller, a torque distribution ratio between a front wheel drive torque and a rear wheel drive torque of the hybrid vehicle based on a weight moving ratio of the hybrid vehicle corresponding to the received longitudinal acceleration. |
| US10384537B2 |
Method and device for tandem- or multiple-axle drive for a vehicle
A wheel suspension system and a method for controlling the system. The wheel suspension system includes a first axle provided with wheels and a second axle provided with wheels. The first axle is connected to a first driveshaft portion via a first differential 6a and the second axle is connected to a second driveshaft portion via a second differential 6b. The system further includes angular speed sensors designed to detect the rotational speed of the axles, and/or the rotational speed of the respective wheels. The angular speed sensors are connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) which is designed to calculate a difference between the angular speed of the first and second axles, and/or a difference between the angular speed of the respective wheels by the use of input data from the angular speed sensors. The speed difference can be used as an indication of different wheel radius of the wheels. The system includes a coupling, e.g. a dog clutch arrangement, arranged in the driveshaft and positioned between the first and second drive shaft portions for changing the first and second drive shaft portions between being drivingly connected and disconnected. |
| US10384533B2 |
Fastening method for components
Methods for fastening or coupling dissimilar materials to each other may include providing a first component with a first through hole and a second component with a second through hole that is at least partly aligned with the first through hole. A mixture including a first material and a second material may be injected into the aligned through holes of the first component and the second component. The mixture of the first material and the second material may expand in the through holes, e.g., due to a chemical reaction, thereby connecting the first component and the second component together. |
| US10384526B2 |
Drive device for a motor vehicle
A drive device for a motor vehicle includes a first drive unit having a driveshaft, a multi-speed transmission having an input shaft, and a vibration damper. A clutch includes a first clutch member which is coupled to the input shaft of the multi-speed transmission, and a second clutch member which is coupled to the first drive unit via the vibration damper to thereby operably connect the first drive unit with the multi-speed transmission via the vibration damper and the clutch. A second drive unit includes a driveshaft which is arranged in axis-parallel or coaxial relationship to the first drive unit. The second drive unit is coupled to the first clutch member of the clutch. |
| US10384521B2 |
Roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle
The invention concerns a shade system for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway, a winding shaft and lateral elements wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway. The lateral edges of the shade guideway have each a flat and flexible driving band. In order to ensure that said diving bands are wound on the winding shaft and are unwound therefrom in a specific manner, a lateral winding guide is arranged at the winding shaft for each driving band, said winding guides preventing the driving bands from being laterally offset at the winding shaft. |
| US10384519B1 |
Doors with adaptive positioning
Doors on a vehicle may be controlled by a door positioning system that moves the doors freely and fluidly relative to the body of the vehicle. The doors may include front and rear doors on each side of the vehicle. The door positioning system may control the movement and positioning of each door using a door mechanism coupled between the door and the body of the vehicle. The door positioning system may determine a position or path of motion for each door based on sensor data and user input. The door positioning system may issue corresponding control signals to actuators in the door mechanism to position the door accordingly. For example, the front door may slide open at an angle to accommodate an angled tire. Front and rear doors may open in opposite directions to create a large, unobstructed space for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle. |
| US10384517B2 |
Electrification apparatus for electrostatic dust collector
An electrification apparatus for an electrostatic dust collector, including: a first electrode part having a shape of a plate having a plurality of through holes formed thereon in such a manner as to apply one of positive and negative electrodes thereto; and a second electrode part having protrusions each having a plurality of fine conductive fibers in such a manner as to protrude outwardly from the through holes of the first electrode part, whereby electrification performance is improved and harmful ozone and electromagnetic waves are reduced. |
| US10384516B2 |
Ventilation nozzle arrangement for a cockpit of a vehicle andvehicle comprising the ventilation nozzle arrangement
A ventilation nozzle arrangement for a cockpit of a vehicle includes a ventilation nozzle for ventilating the vehicle by an airflow and plurality of fins between which the airflow can escape and/or escapes in a ventilation direction. The fins consist of a light-permeable material. |
| US10384511B2 |
Method to control battery cooling using the battery coolant pump in electrified vehicles
A climate-control system for a vehicle, comprising a controller in communication with a chiller configured to cool a vehicle battery and an evaporator configured to cool a vehicle cabin. The controller is configured to output a target chiller-pump speed based upon a difference between a battery coolant temperature and a target-battery coolant temperature to mitigate a temperature swing of air entering the cabin, and limiting the target chiller-pump speed in response to an available capacity of the chiller. |
| US10384510B2 |
HVAC variant for autonomous vehicle
An air handling system for a vehicle comprises a conditioning section for controlling a temperature of a flow of air, a mixing section disposed downstream of the conditioning section with respect to a direction of the flow of the air, and a delivery section disposed downstream of the mixing section with respect to the direction of the flow of the air. The delivery section includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber. A dividing plate separates each of the second chamber and the third chamber into a first side portion to a first side of the dividing plate and a second side portion to an opposing second side of the dividing plate. The second side portion of the third chamber is configured to primarily direct the flow of the air towards a rear seat area of the vehicle. |
| US10384508B2 |
Vehicle-height control system
A vehicle-height control system is configured to control a vehicle height for a wheel. The vehicle-height control system includes: a vehicle-height control actuator provided so as to correspond to the wheel; a pressure-medium supply and discharge device configured to supply and discharge a pressure medium to and from the vehicle-height control actuator; and a vehicle height controller configured to control the vehicle height for the wheel by controlling the pressure-medium supply and discharge device based on an inside temperature and an outside-air temperature to control at least one of supply and discharge of the pressure medium to and from the vehicle-height control actuator. The inside temperature is a temperature in the vehicle-height control system. |
| US10384505B2 |
Ball joint bracket and modified wheel spindle assembly
A ball joint bracket includes a spindle plate having an upper end and a lower end. A ball joint plate extends generally outwardly from the lower end of the spindle plate. A gusset extends between the spindle plate and the ball joint plate. |
| US10384502B2 |
Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing towing
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a tow bar. The tow bar is constructed to be coupled to a towing vehicle and a slingshot motorcycle. The tow bar defines a rectangular aperture. A length of the rectangular aperture is smaller than a diameter of a central tire of the slingshot motorcycle. The tow bar can be fixedly coupled to a pair of chains. Each of the pair of chains is coupleable to a bumper of the towing vehicle. |
| US10384501B2 |
Digital hardware method, system and device for preventing the initial onset of trailer oscillations and control thereof
A digital autonomous hardware based FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) device and method for preventing the initial onset of trailer oscillations and swaying (“Snaking”) movements and subsequent control thereof. The device being a detection and control method for any wheeled trailer which is detachable from the towing vehicle. The system uses a Kalman Filter to processes digital data from a number of wireless IMUs (Inertial Measurement Units) located on the trailer and towing vehicle and then subsequently digitally controls the application and monitoring of simultaneous braking to the trailer while accelerating the towing vehicle in a safe manner in an attempt to quickly alleviate and stop all oscillations and swaying (“Snaking”) movements. The system includes a number of other ancillary safety related features. |
| US10384496B1 |
Configuration data storage for a tire pressure sensor
A tire pressure sensor of a vehicle having a receiver configured to receive, from an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in the vehicle and having configuration data stored therein, an acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration, and the configuration data; and a controller configured to update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data. |
| US10384495B2 |
Tire noise reduction device and pneumatic tire
A tire noise reduction device includes a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material, a band member formed of a thermoplastic resin, the band member being an annular shape for mounting the noise absorbing member on a tire inner surface, a bonding member bent into a V-shaped cross section, and a band bonding section at a key point where the noise absorbing member, the band member, and the bonding member are bonded by interposing the noise absorbing member between the bonding member and the band member. The band member has a band width WB satisfying the following formula (a). A band thickness H (mm) of the band bonding section and a thickness h (mm) of the band member have a relationship satisfying the following formula (b). 20 mm≤WB≤noise absorbing member width (mm) (a) 0.4≤H/h≤0.9 (b) |
| US10384494B2 |
Tire noise reduction device and pneumatic tire
A tire noise reduction device includes a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material, a band member formed of a thermoplastic resin, the band member being formed in an annular shape in a tire circumferential direction for mounting the noise absorbing member on a tire inner surface; a bonding member bent into a concave cross-sectional shape, a band bonding section at a key point where the noise absorbing member, the band member, and the bonding member are bonded by interposing the noise absorbing member between the bonding member and the band member. A band width (WB) (mm) of the band member and length (WY) (mm) of the band bonding section in a band width direction satisfy the following Formula (a) and a yield strength of the band section at the band bonding position in an 80° C. environment is 320 N or greater 0.01 |
| US10384493B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A region on a sidewall surface of at least one of a pair of side portions of a pneumatic tire includes a maximum tire width position. The region is provided with a plurality of recesses shaped as dimples varying periodically in size along a tire circumferential direction, and with a plurality of trough portions shaped as lines, disposed around each of the recesses, and extending unidirectionally so as to cover the recesses. The recesses are, for example, at least three types of circular recesses, each type having a different size. Here, the circular recesses vary stepwise in size along the tire circumferential direction. The bottom face of the circular recesses is spherical. The maximum depth of the circular recesses is constant irrespective of size, being from 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm. |
| US10384492B2 |
Tire with substantially helicoid-shaped sipe
A tire includes a circumferential tread having a tread element disposed thereon, wherein the tread element includes a top surface that defines a first plane. The tire further includes at least one substantially helicoid-shaped sipe disposed in the tread element. The substantially helicoid-shaped sipe is defined by an opening in the top surface extending in a first direction in the first plane when the tire is new, and is further defined by a base extending in a second direction in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The second direction is disposed at an angle between 45° and 135° with respect to the first direction. |
| US10384490B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire is provided with two outer circumferential main grooves, and at least one inner circumferential main groove provided between the outer circumferential main grooves. A tread profile line of a first land portion between the outer circumferential main grooves protrudes 1 mm or less with respect to a first arc shape formed so as to pass through edge ends on the respective inner sides of the outer circumferential main grooves and edge ends on both sides of the inner side circumferential main groove. Furthermore, a tread profile line of a second land portion on the outer side of the outer circumferential main grooves in a tire width direction protrudes 1 mm or less with respect to a second arc shape which passes through edge ends on the outer side of the outer circumferential main grooves. |
| US10384484B2 |
Reveal substrate and methods of using the same
Disclosed is a reveal substrate comprising: a) a top substrate layer comprising an opaque polymer sensitive to application of heat or pressure, and becoming transparent upon being heated to a predetermined temperature or subjected to a predetermined pressure, and b) a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas on a top surface thereof, disposed such that said one or more colored areas are obscured by the opaque polymer prior to being heated to the predetermined temperature or subjected to the predetermined pressure, and are revealed subsequent thereto, wherein: each of the one or more colored areas comprises at least two different colors, and comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of color blocks, each one of the plurality of color blocks having only one color, and the color blocks are arranged to have a repeating color pattern. Alternatively the top substrate layer comprises an opaque material which can be induced by, e.g., UV, to become transparent. Further the top substrate layer can comprise a transparent material which can be induced by, e.g., UV, to become opaque. Methods of using the disclosed substrates are also disclosed. |
| US10384481B2 |
Photopolymeric stamp with indexing images and method of making thereof
An indexing image for craft stamps that is opaque to the eye but transparent to UV light is produced by printing a wavelength-specific solvent-based ink on the stamp substrate. This eliminates the step of printing a separate adhesive-backed indexing image sheet and applying it to the substrate. |
| US10384480B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a tank including a liquid storage chamber, an inlet, a liquid lead-out channel, and an atmosphere communication channel, a conveyance mechanism, a carriage, and a head. A lower end of the inlet is positioned at a lower side of the nozzles, and the liquid storage chamber is arranged at a position shifted from the nozzles, in a first-direction side of the front-rear direction, and shifted from the conveyance route, to a second-direction side of the left-right direction. The liquid storage chamber is connected to the liquid outflow channel at a position on a lower side of a center in a up-down direction of the liquid storage chamber, and in the first direction from a center in the front-rear direction of the liquid storage chamber, and on the second-direction side of a center in the left-right direction of the liquid storage chamber. |
| US10384477B2 |
Printing apparatus
A transport roller, adapted to be used in a transport apparatus that transports a medium, includes a shaft, and a wheel group. The wheel group includes a plurality of toothed wheels arrayed in a direction in which the shaft extends, the plurality of toothed wheels being held by a holder which is held by the shaft. A plurality of teeth portions are provided on a peripheral surface of the wheel group, the plurality of teeth portions being disposed to be shifted in position from each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel group when the wheel group is viewed from the direction in which the shaft extends. |
| US10384473B2 |
Digital printing machine with a temperature control device for sheets
A digital printing machine includes a first cylinder for transporting sheets, a second cylinder for transferring the sheets directly to the first cylinder, a third cylinder for transferring the sheets directly to the second cylinder, and at least one inkjet print head directed towards the first cylinder for printing on the sheets disposed thereon. At least one first sensor measures the temperature of the first cylinder, a second sensor measures the temperature of the sheets while being transported by the second cylinder or by the third cylinder, and at least one temperature control device controls the temperature of the sheets prior to their transfer to the first cylinder. A control element adapts the temperature of the sheets to the temperature of the first cylinder. The first sensor, the second sensor and the temperature control device are connected to the control element. |
| US10384471B2 |
Digital binder and powder print
A method and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry colorants on a surface of a panel, bonding a part of the colorants with a binder and removing the non-bonded colorants from the surface. The method of forming a digital print on a surface of a panel includes displacing the panel under a digital drop application head, applying a liquid binder with the digital drop application head on the surface; applying colorants on the liquid binder and the surface; bonding a part of the colorants to the surface with the liquid binder; removing non-bonded colorants from the surface such that a digital print is formed by the bonded colorants; and applying heat and pressure on the panel, the surface and the bonded colorants such that the colorants are permanently bonded to the surface. |
| US10384469B2 |
Ink jet recording method and method of controlling ink jet recording apparatus
An ink jet recording method includes attaching a treating liquid, in which a content of a nitrogen-containing solvent is greater than that of an ink composition, to a recording medium having low or non-absorbability in which a step of surface unevenness is equal to or greater than 10 μm, and attaching the ink composition containing the nitrogen-containing solvent by discharging the ink composition from an ink jet head to the recording medium to which the treating liquid is attached. |
| US10384468B2 |
Recording method, recorded matter, recorded matter processing method, and method for improving fold-crack resistance of recorded matter
A recording method includes an ink application process of applying ink to a record medium and a cover layer formation process of forming a cover layer by applying a liquid composition containing polyurethane resin particles to the record medium to which the ink is applied in such a manner as to be at least partially overlapped with a region to which the ink is applied, in which the breaking strength of the cover layer is 0.1 N or more and the breaking elongation of the cover layer is 200% or more. |
| US10384467B2 |
Sublimation printing on a fabric containing cotton and/or viscose
A sublimation printing method on cotton and/or viscose is described comprising the steps of: preparing a piece of laminar substrate, applying (for example) microcapsules onto a side of said piece of laminar substrate, wherein said microcapsules comprise a core of polyester and/or polyamide and/or polyethylene and a shell of cellulose and/or starch, ink-jet printing onto said side of said piece of laminar substrate using sublimation ink, preparing a piece of fabric containing a high amount of cotton and/or viscose, approaching said piece of laminar substrate and said piece of fabric, pressing and heating, and separating said piece of laminar substrate from said piece of fabric; a fabric ready for sublimation printing is obtained if the step of ink-jet printing is not performed. |
| US10384465B2 |
Control apparatus that controls print executing section that is capable of forming dots in different sizes
When a corrected pixel value of a target pixel is within a first range and the target pixel is not a prohibited pixel, a first value indicating formation of a dot of a first type having a minimum size is determined as a pixel value of a print pixel corresponding to the target pixel. When the corrected pixel value is within a second range different from the first range and the target pixel is not the prohibited pixel, a second value indicating formation of a dot of a second type having a size greater than the dot of the first type is determined as the pixel value of the print pixel. When the corrected pixel value is within the first range and the target pixel is the prohibited pixel, a non-formation value indicating formation of no dots is determined as the pixel value of the print pixel. |
| US10384464B2 |
Optical print head and image forming device
An optical print head including a light emitting member, an optical member, a detection unit, and a correction unit. The light emitting member is elongated in a longitudinal direction with light emitting elements arranged along the longitudinal direction. The optical member is elongated in the longitudinal direction with optical elements arranged along the longitudinal direction, the optical elements collecting light emitted by the light emitting elements. The detection unit detects an index value of linear expansion difference in the longitudinal direction of the light emitting member and the optical member. The correction unit uses the index value to correct an emitted light amount for each of the light emitting elements in order to offset differences in light collection efficiency caused by the linear expansion difference. |
| US10384459B2 |
Printing-fluid cartridge including electrical interface and locking surface
A printing-fluid cartridge is inserted into a printing-fluid consuming apparatus in an insertion direction crossing a gravitational direction and attached thereto in a first posture. The printing-fluid cartridge includes a front surface, a rear surface, a storage chamber, a supply portion having a supply port, an upper surface, an electrical interface disposed at the upper surface, and a locking surface. The printing-fluid cartridge inserted in the printing-fluid consuming apparatus is pivotable between the first posture and a second posture. The electrical interface is positioned closer to the supply port than the locking surface is to the supply port in the insertion direction. The electrical interface is positioned rearward relative to the pivot center in the insertion direction. The locking surface is positioned upward relative to the storage chamber and closer to a rearmost point of the printing-fluid cartridge than to the electrical interface in the insertion direction. |
| US10384458B1 |
Fluidic ejection cartridge for improved protective tape removal
A fluidic ejection cartridge and protective tape system therefor. The fluidic ejection cartridge includes a cartridge body having a cover closing a first end thereof, an ejection head on a second end thereof, and side walls attached to the first and second ends. The side walls include a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall attached to the first and second side walls, and a fourth side wall opposite the third side wall. A first removable tape is attached to a release structure on the first side wall and to the ejection head by a first adhesive, and a second removable tape is attached to a portion of the first removable tape by a second adhesive. The second adhesive has an adhesive strength that is about three times greater than an adhesive strength of the first adhesive. |
| US10384456B2 |
System including cartridge and attachment section and capable of establishing reliable electrical contact between electrical interface of cartridge and contact of attachment section
A system includes a cartridge and an attachment section to which the cartridge is detachably attachable. The cartridge includes a board supporting portion; a board supported at the board supporting portion; and an electrical interface mounted on the board. The attachment section includes: a contact movable between a contact position and a non-contact position; a first wall; and a second wall movable between a first position allowing the contact to be moved to the contact position and a second position placing the contact at the non-contact position. In a state where the cartridge is completely attached to the attachment section, the cartridge provides a first space receiving the first wall and a second space receiving the second wall at the first position. |
| US10384455B2 |
Tank
A tank includes: a wall separating a liquid storage chamber, which stores a liquid to be supplied to a liquid consuming part, from an outside; an inlet penetrating the wall; and a liquid outflow part which allows the liquid to flow to the outside of the liquid storage chamber. The wall includes a view wall, which extends upward and downward and allows a user to visually check a liquid level in the liquid storage chamber, and a bottom wall, which defines an inner bottom surface of the liquid storage chamber by being connected to the view wall. The inner bottom surface of the bottom wall includes an inclined part which extends from at least a part of the view wall to incline downward in a direction away from the view wall. |
| US10384448B2 |
Liquid ejecting head unit and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head unit includes an ejecting surface in which nozzles for ejecting a liquid are formed, and a first and a second circuit substrates for ejecting the liquid from the nozzles, in which a planar shape of the ejecting surface includes a first, a second and a third portions. A center line parallel to a long side of a rectangle of a minimum area surrounding the ejecting surface passes the first portion but not the second and third portions. The second and third portions are arranged adjacently to the first portion interposed therebetween. The first circuit substrate is positioned in the first and second portions. The second circuit substrate is positioned in at least one of the first and third portions. |
| US10384447B2 |
Liquid ejection head and recording device
In a liquid ejection head, an ejection unit of a channel member includes an ejection hole, a pressurizing chamber connected to the ejection hole, a first channel and a second channel each connecting the pressurizing chamber and a first common channel, and a third channel connecting the pressurizing chamber and a second common channel. The first common channel, in the channel direction, includes a plurality of first portions, and a plurality of second portions each located between each two of the plurality of first portions and having smaller cross-sectional areas than those of the first portions in front and back of the same. In each of the plurality of ejection units, the first channel and the second channel are individually connected to two positions in the first common channel which sandwich at least one of the second portions between them. |
| US10384443B2 |
Flat bed printer
A flat bed printer includes a flat bed, a print head assembly, a drive system arranged to move the print head assembly over the bed, a controller arranged to control operations of the print head assembly and the drive system, and an obstacle detection system arranged to detect obstacles in a region of movement of the print head assembly. The controller has a split-bed mode of operation in which the movements of the print head assembly are confined to only a part of the bed while another part of the bed is left idle, and the controller is arranged to calculate, when an obstacle is detected in the split-bed mode of operation, an expected time to collision after which the print head assembly will collide with the obstacle. |
| US10384439B2 |
Continuous liquid interface production system with viscosity pump
A continuous liquid interface production system includes a source of optical stimulation. The system includes a vessel configured to retain a pool or film of optically sensitive monomer and a substantially optically transparent plate retained by the vessel. The optical stimulation is directed through the plate and into the pool or the film based upon a sliced 3D model of the part. The system includes source of reaction inhibitor wherein the substantially optically transparent plate allows the reaction inhibitor to permeate through the plate and into the pool or the film such that a sufficient amount of reaction inhibitor is within the pool or the film to create a zone proximate the plate that prevents polymerization therein. A build platen is configured to be at least partially immersed into the pool or the film and above the zone as a part is initially being built, wherein a build platen actuator moves the build platen away from the pool or the film in a direction substantially normal to a top surface of the plate. A relative movement actuator provides relative movement between the plate and the part in a direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the plate such that a viscosity pump effect is created that forces monomer between the part being built and the plate. |
| US10384437B2 |
Method and apparatus for automated composite-based manufacturing
An apparatus and method for the automated manufacturing of three-dimensional (3D) composite-based objects is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a material feeder, a printer, a powder system, a transfer system, and optionally a fuser. The method comprises inserting a stack of substrate sheets into a material feeder, transferring a sheet of the stack from the material feeder to a printer, depositing fluid on the single sheet while the sheet rests on a printer platen, transferring the sheet from the printer to a powder system, depositing powder onto the single sheet such that the powder adheres to the areas of the sheet onto which the printer has deposited fluid, removing any powder that did not adhere to the sheet, optionally melting the powder on the substrate, and repeating the steps for as many additional sheets as required for making a specified 3D object. |
| US10384435B2 |
3D printing
A system and method for Selective Laser Fusing of a 3D part is disclosed. The system may comprise a platform, a gantry, a dispenser, a first press, a laser configured to emit a laser beam onto powdered material, a positive pressure chamber at least partially surrounding the laser, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: (a) receive data that includes a representation of the 3D part sliced into a plurality of layers; (b) rotate on a path about an axis either the platform or simultaneously each of the dispenser, the first press, the positive pressure chamber and the laser; (c) activate the dispenser to deposit the powdered material during (b); (d) activate the laser to emit during (b) the laser beam onto the powdered material to Fuse the powdered material into a layer of the plurality of layers; and (e) repeat (b)-(d) to make the 3D part. |
| US10384429B2 |
Lamination machine and a method for laminating at least one material
A lamination machine has at least one material source which is in the form of a sheet feeder for material to be laminated. The lamination machine has at least one lamination unit that includes at least one first lamination source for laminating material, the at least one first lamination source being configured as a first roll changer and having at least two first roll holding devices. |
| US10384428B2 |
Polyurethane roll cover for calender roll for papermaking machine
A calender roll for a papermaking machine includes: a substantially cylindrical core; and a cover circumferentially surrounding the core. The cover comprises a base layer circumferentially overlying the core; and a topstock layer comprising polyurethane circumferentially overlying the base layer, the topstock layer being fiber reinforced, the polyurethane having a glass transition temperature of between about 120 and 150° C., the topstock layer having a hardness of 70 to 90 ShD. |
| US10384425B2 |
Reinforcing base fabric for urethane-foamed product
A reinforcing base fabric for an urethane-foamed product includes: a front surface layer and a rear surface layer formed of a fiber integration of a thermoplastic resin; and an intermediate layer formed of a foam and interposed between the front surface layer and the rear surface layer. The total weight per unit area ranges from 90 g/m2 to 260 g/m2. The front surface layer is formed of a fiber integration having a weight per unit area of equal to or greater than 20 g/m2. The rear surface layer is formed of a fiber integration having a weight per unit area of equal to or greater than 30 g/m2. The intermediate layer is formed of a foam layer having a weight per unit area of 30 g/m2 to 100 g/m2. |
| US10384422B2 |
Device, in particular for a display unit
A device, in particular for display units, includes a first transparent panel element and a second transparent panel element and a coating introduced between the first transparent panel element and the second transparent panel element. The coating is an IR-reflective coating which is applied onto the first and/or second element. The at least first transparent panel element and the at least second transparent panel element and the coating form a lamination. The space between the panels is filled with a filler material. |
| US10384421B2 |
Laminatable magnetic pouch
A laminatable magnetic pouch provides the ability to easily create custom magnets. A laminatable cover sheet is connected at one end to a magnetic backing. A document, such as a photograph or other media substrate, is inserted between the cover sheet and the magnetic backing. Using heat and pressure, the layers of the magnetic pouch are laminated into a single structure capable of adhering to a magnet accepting surface. |
| US10384418B2 |
Articles including untwisted fibers and methods of using them
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to composite materials comprising untwisted fibers. In some embodiments, the article can include a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and reinforcing fibers. In other embodiments, untwisted fibers can be disposed on the core layer. In certain examples, the article is effective to provide a Class A finish when painted. |
| US10384417B2 |
Deposition mask and manufacturing method
It comprises: a film made of a resin in which an aperture pattern is formed, the aperture pattern passing through the film, the aperture being with a shape and dimension corresponding to the thin-film pattern in a pre-established region for formation of the thin-film pattern on the substrate; and a metal member that has an aperture part opposite the aperture pattern with a shape and dimension larger than the aperture pattern, the metal member being provided as a thin sheet in intimate contact with one surface of the film on an outside part of the aperture pattern of the film. The film is mutually distanced and distributed, at a position where the film does not overlap the aperture pattern, into a plurality of divided parts on one surface of the metal member. |
| US10384414B2 |
Cellular matrix with integrated radiant and/or convection barriers particularly for use with inflatable bodies
Cellular matrices generally having a plurality of generally identical cells (open-ended geometric prisms) arranged to form a repeating geometric form, and characterized by radiant and/or convection barriers at each cell to mitigate undesired thermal transmission in a plurality of directions there through. Barriers of various embodiments include non-film sheet material, such as non-woven (e.g., spun) or batting-type sheet material as well as a foam sheet material, which may be substituted for some or all of the film material otherwise comprising the matrix, and/or integration of a thermally reflective film or coating into the matrix and/or enveloping panels of an inflatable body to provide enhanced thermal radiation mitigation means. When used in conjunction with inflatable bodies, axes of the cells are oriented parallel to exteriorly exposed panels that define the chamber of the inflatable body in which the matrix is disposed, and in certain embodiments the panels defining the chamber also comprise portions of the matrix. |
| US10384412B2 |
Drive apparatus and method for a press machine
A drive apparatus includes a movable member, at least one linear electrical actuator for generating a first force, and at least one linear hydraulic actuator for generating a second force. The at least one linear electrical actuator and the at least one linear hydraulic actuator are arranged such that the first force and the second force act in parallel on the movable member in order to result in a combined force. |
| US10384408B2 |
Process for making a polymeric film
The invention relates to a process to make films and tapes from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in the solid state. The films and tapes according to the invention have an improved thickness whereby the coefficient of variation of the thickness of the film of at most 6%. |
| US10384407B2 |
Self-repairing material and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention provides a self-repairing material having self-repairing properties and shape memory properties, as well as high dynamic strength, and also provides a method for manufacturing the same. The self-repairing material of the present invention comprises a polymer comprising specific monomer units in specific ratios, and the concentration of the monomer units is within a specific range. |
| US10384406B2 |
Device for delivering a medium
In a device for delivering a medium, especially tire sealant, which is to be delivered by means of a compressor from a container to a tire, wherein the compressor can be connected by a pipeline to the tire and a connection to the container emerges into this pipeline, the pipeline has a constriction upstream from the tire. |
| US10384401B2 |
Method for manufacturing stiffened panels of composite material by means of co-curing
Method for manufacturing stiffened panels comprising the following steps: forming a first and a second wet skin, each comprising a plurality of plies of preimpregnated composite material; forming a plurality of pairs of wet stringers, comprising a plurality of plies of preimpregnated material, wherein forming each pair of wet stringers comprises a) forming an assembly having a central web extending between opposite end flanges, and b) cutting the assembly along a median plane so as to form a pair of wet stringers, placing the pairs of wet stringers on the first wet skin by means of removable supporting members; turning the second wet skin over and placing it on the pairs of stringers, so as to obtain a pair of wet panels arranged above each other; and subjecting the pair of wet panels to a same curing cycle. |
| US10384398B2 |
Device and method for manufacturing emblem with incorporated IC chip
A device and a method for manufacturing an emblem of thermoplastic synthetic resin with an incorporated IC chip by high frequency dielectric heating without damaging the IC chip, the device including: an upper metal mold having with a fusion cutting blade; a support frame along the perimeter and upper surface of the table; a slide board on top of the table that is slidable in axial directions relative to the table; a metal plate on the upper surface of the slide board; wherein pressing the upper layer material with the mold from above and subjecting the material to high frequency dielectric heating, the IC chip is placed in an upper position of the recessed section, then the slide board is driven to slide below the mold and subsequently the heating operation is executed without any risk of applying pressure onto the IC chip. |
| US10384396B2 |
System and method for moving build material using a gripper in a 3D printing system
A system and corresponding method to move build material in a three-dimensional (3D) printing system uses a gripper. The gripper is arranged to apply at least two opposing lateral forces to the build material. The at least two opposing lateral forces are applied to the build material, in conjunction with linear motion of the gripper, for at least a portion of a path the build material travels toward an extrusion head. |
| US10384395B2 |
Three-dimensional object building apparatus and method for building three-dimensional object
The three-dimensional object building apparatus includes a powder delivering unit that delivers a powder on an object building area, a powder flattening device that flattens the powder delivered from the powder delivering unit to form a powder layer, and a light beam radiating unit that is disposed above the object building area and radiates a light beam on the powder layer to sinter or melt solidify the powder for building an object. The three-dimensional object building apparatus also includes a transferring mechanism that moves the light beam radiating unit in three-dimensional directions, and a shroud that moves integrally with the light beam radiating unit and surrounds a space above an area of the powder layer that is smaller than the object building area around a radiation of the light beam. The powder delivering unit and the powder flattening device move integrally with the light beam radiating unit. |
| US10384388B2 |
Coextruded, crosslinked multilayer polyolefin foam structures and methods of making the same
A physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structure comprising at least one polypropylene/polyethylene coextruded foam layer is obtained. The multilayer foam structure is obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure. |
| US10384379B2 |
Syringe with needle
A method of assembling a syringe with needle is provided. The method may include preparing a mold for forming a tube hole of a main body of the syringe, a first part and a second part for forming a connection part of the syringe, and a third part for forming a close contact part of the syringe, supporting and securing a proximal portion of a needle tube by the mold, injecting the resin into the mold, and forming the syringe and the needle tube integrally by forming the syringe around the needle tube. |
| US10384377B2 |
Headrest and method of manufacturing the headrest
A headrest includes a stay, a skin material, a cushion material and a dynamic damper. The cushion material is foam-molded integrally with the stay inside the skin material, and has a hollow portion therein. The dynamic damper is attached to the stay, and is disposed in the hollow portion in such a manner as not to abut on the cushion material. |
| US10384369B2 |
Extrusion systems and methods with temperature control
Extrusion systems and methods with temperature control are disclosed. The ceramic batch material is flowed through a front section wherein the temperature of the batch material is locally adjusted through its perimeter at multiple locations. The temperature-adjusted ceramic batch material is then extruded through the extrusion die to form the extrudate. Temperatures of the extrudate at multiple outer surface locations having different azimuthal positions are measured. The temperature adjustment of the ceramic batch material is then controlled in a first feedback loop to control the shape of the extrudate based on the measured outer surface temperatures. The front section can also be cooled using a second control loop. |
| US10384366B2 |
Push-sticks for saws and storage systems thereof
Embodiments of the present invention provide improved storage options for push-sticks used in connection with rip fences on table saws and similar cutting devices where push-sticks might be used. The push-stick storage system may include a rip fence and a push-stick retention mechanism. The push-stick retention mechanism may be defined by upright side walls that define a channel or slot therebetween for receiving a push-stick. The retention mechanism may also include a stop (or a stop block) positioned at a first position within the channel, and a retainer positioned at a second position within the channel. |
| US10384365B2 |
Blade tilt mechanisms for table saws
Blade tilt mechanisms for table saws are disclosed. The disclosed tilt mechanisms provide easy and intuitive operation. They also provide auto-locking so that a user simply releases a component to lock the blade at a specific angle. The tilt mechanisms also provide defined incremental steps for the tilt of the blade and the steps are typically spaced at 1-degree intervals. |
| US10384363B2 |
Double blade meat slicer
The present invention provides a double bladed spiral slicer including a first and second blade assemblies on a surface, each assembly having a mechanical output and operable to rotate about a vertical axis. A meat rotation assembly, having a headstock and tailstock, is adapted for rotation of a received meat. A processor and controller in communication with the blade assemblies operate to direct the blade assemblies to form a spiral slice on the surface of the meat. The meat product is engaged to the meat rotation assembly where the upper position of the meat product is determined. The meat product is rotated about a vertical axis and the blade assemblies operate by simultaneously reciprocally engaging the meat product and moving vertically from the central position of the meat product. |
| US10384360B2 |
Razor blade with a printed object
A razor cartridge, a razor blade, and a process of producing a razor cartridge and razor blade is provided including at least one blade positioned between the guard and the cap where the visible surface of the at least one razor blade includes a printed object wherein the printed object has a height dimension of from about 0.04 mm to about 0.60 mm. The printed object may extend continuously along the length of the razor blade and/or may have multiple portions having a comb-like structure. The printed object appears as a solid object to a viewer's naked eye. The solid object includes a plurality of printed ink dots not visible to the viewer's naked eye. The printed object of flexible, polymer ink may act as a guard element on the razor blade which helps with glide and to manage a user's skin (e.g., bulge) during shaving. |
| US10384352B1 |
Finger of robotic hand and robot having the same
A finger of a robotic hand includes a phalanx portion including at least two phalanxes rotatably coupled to each other, a rotating member that is rotatable with respect to the phalanx portion, a rope having two opposite ends respectively connected to one phalanx and the rotating member, a rotating cam driven by a driving device and having a lateral surface that stays in contact with the rotating member, the rotating cam being configured to push the rotating member to rotate the rotating member in a first direction, and an elastic member connected to the rotating member and configured to apply a force to the rotating member to rotate the rotating member in a second direction. |
| US10384350B2 |
Carrier system, exposure apparatus, carrier method, exposure method, device manufacturing method, and suction device
A carrier system and method carries a plate-like object to an object mounting member provided with an object mounting section. The system includes an adjustment device that changes a shape of the plate-like object into a predetermined shape before the plate-like object is mounted onto the object mounting section. The plate-like object whose shape is changed into the predetermined shape is mounted onto the object mounting section. |
| US10384349B2 |
Processing robot system in which processing device is connected to robot to perform processing
A processing robot system includes a connection setting information group storage device provided inside a robot control device, a teaching operation panel, and a PC. The connection setting information group storage device stores a connection setting information group including information on settings for a digital communication standard between a processing device and the robot control device, and information on the allocation of I/O signals to be transmitted between the processing device and the robot control device via digital communication and which outputs the connection setting information group as one file. The teaching operation panel and the PC have a screen on which each piece of setting information included in the connection setting information group can be displayed and edited. Such a processing robot system can easily make settings for connection with a digital-controlled processing device. |
| US10384347B2 |
Robot control device, robot, and simulation device
A robot control device according to an aspect of the invention is a robot control device that controls a robot on the basis of a simulation result of a simulation device that performs a simulation of operation of a virtual robot on a virtual space. In the simulation, a first region and a second region located on an inside of the first region can be set on the virtual space. In the case where the virtual robot operates, when a specific portion of the virtual robot intrudes into the first region, operating speed of the virtual robot is limited. When the specific portion of the virtual robot intrudes into the second region, the operation of the virtual robot stops or the virtual robot retracts from the second region. |
| US10384346B2 |
Collision detection, estimation, and avoidance
An example method involves obtaining a log of sensor data indicative of an environment during a prior time period, with the log of sensor data including a sequence of image frames, and determining that the log of sensor data relates to a collision involving a physical object in the environment at a particular time within the prior time period. The method also involves, responsive to determining that the log of sensor data relates to the collision, generating a training data set for the collision from the log of sensor data. The training data set for the collision may include multiple image frames of the sequence of image frames that are prior to an image frame in the sequence of image frames that corresponds to the particular time. |
| US10384344B2 |
Processing device, parameter adjusting method, and storage medium
A processing device is provided and electrically connected to a drive controller for driving a control object. The drive controller has a predetermined control structure that includes a feedback system and a control model part, and that enables model follow-up control according to the control models, and has the predetermined control structures corresponding to the control objects, respectively. The processing device determines a common control gain to set a predetermined control gain in the control model part of each predetermined control structure corresponding to the control objects to the common control gain for all the control model parts when synchronous control of the control objects is performed, and instructs the drive controller to set the common control gain for the control model part corresponding to each predetermined control structure. |
| US10384338B2 |
Robotic vehicle having extendable mandible structure
A robotic vehicle is provided with an extendable arm and a mandible structure. The mandible structure includes a pair of mandibles with toothed portions that cooperatively engage such that the mandibles may be opened and closed by applying a force to only one of the pair of mandibles. The mandible structure hangs freely from the extendable arm and is balanced so that the mandible structure naturally maintains a substantially vertical orientation. In the closed position, the mandible structure defines an interior cavity suitable for securely grasping a ring. |
| US10384334B2 |
Ratchet screwdriver
A ratchet screwdriver includes a mounting seat, a control member, a driving shaft, two pawls and two springs. The mounting seat has a receiving space, a first slot and a second slot. A passage is defined through the mounting seat. The first and second slots have a hole respectively. The driving shaft has a ratchet portion located in the receiving space. Each pawl is biased by one spring so as to be engaged with the ratchet portion. The control member is rotatably mounted to the mounting seat and the driving shaft. The control member has two control plates to pivot the pawls to disengage from the ratchet portion of the driving shaft. |
| US10384332B2 |
Ratchet clamp
A ratchet clamp, comprises a first clamp arm, a second clamp arm and a ratchet mechanism provided between the first clamp arm and the second clamp arm. An elastic member is arranged between the ratchet mechanism and the second clamp arm. The ratchet mechanism includes a toothed bar, a pivoting member. The pivoting member includes a toothed piece, a housing and a lever. The self lock state of the ratchet clamp of the invention is very safe and stable, the maximum clamping force at the jaw opening portion can reach about 50 Kg, and 85% of the maximum clamping force can be maintained after the user releases the clamp arms. |
| US10384331B2 |
Vise with axial adjustment and modular jaws
A vise including a body, a threaded shaft extending through or positioned adjacent to the body, and a block coupled to the body and spaced away from an axial end of the shaft. The vise further includes a pair of carriages carried on the shaft and configured such that rotation of the shaft about a central axis thereof causes each carriage to move axially along the shaft. The vise also includes a pair of clamps releasably coupled to the shaft and positioned adjacent to the block on opposite sides thereof. Each clamp is adjustable axially along the shaft to enable adjustment of an axial position of the shaft relative to the block. |
| US10384326B2 |
Surface treatment of turbomachinery
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide surface treatment tools, methodologies, and/or repaired turbomachine components. A surface treatment tool according to the present disclosure can include a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck for receiving a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed axial target surface; and a sander or burnishing tool coupled to the lathe assembly and including a sanding or burnishing surface thereon, coupled to a drive system, wherein the sanding or burnishing surface rotates about a second axis of rotation substantially non-parallel with the first axis of rotation, such that the sanding or burnishing surface selectively contacts the target surface of the component to yield a polished target surface. |
| US10384323B2 |
Force responsive power tool
A controller coupled to a motion actuator responsively varies a speed of the motion actuator and an operating speed of a working surface within the range of an initial speed and a max speed and responds to a derived force that represents an amount of force an operator applies between a workpiece and the working surface. The controller, under both acceleration and deceleration, allows the operator with an applied force to manageably change simultaneously both a rate of work on the workpiece and the operating speed of the working surface according to a sensitivity profile expressing a relationship between the derived amount of force and the operating speed of the working surface. A tool for operating on the workpiece includes the motion actuator coupled to the working surface to engage the workpiece. |
| US10384311B2 |
Spinning roller surface laser reinforced processing forming method
A spinning roller surface laser reinforced processing forming method is provided. A spinning roller is normalized after forging, the normalizing temperature is controlled to 860-880 DEG C., and the heat preservation time is 40-60 minutes; the spinning roller forging blank is roughly processed to reserve a tolerance allowance of 0.5 mm on the designated working face; the spinning roller and workpiece contact surface reinforcing layer is made of Ni625+WC2, in which WC is more than 22%; a reinforcing layer having the thickness of 0.8 mm is clad with laser on the working face of the spinning roller, and the preheating temperature is controlled to 250-400 DEG C. before welding; the spinning roller laser clad reinforcing layer is rolled; and the rolled spinning roller is put into a thermal treatment furnace for thermal treatment, and quenching and tempering treatment, re-crystallization and residual stress elimination are performed. |
| US10384307B2 |
Laser machining system and laser machining method
A laser machining system includes a laser oscillator, a laser machining head, and a reflection unit. The laser oscillator outputs laser light. The laser machining head, which includes a first optical member for collecting the laser light, emits the collected laser light. The reflection unit, which includes a reflective member for reflecting the laser light emitted from the laser machining head, radiates the reflected laser light onto a work. |
| US10384306B1 |
Laser cutting array with multiple laser source arrangement
Provided herein is an apparatus that includes a first and second laser source. The first and second laser sources are each operable to cut a substrate and are each independently movable with respect to one another. Further, the first and second laser sources are included within a multitude of laser sources that are arranged in a circular array. |
| US10384304B2 |
Process for friction stir welding including a mobile counter-bearing
System for friction stir welding of two parts which includes a welding unit which includes at least one welding head fitted with a rotating pin and a counter-bearing unit which has a support surface to support the parts against a pressure exerted by the welding head, and wherein each welding head can be moved relative to the support surface in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotating pin and in a second direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation, and wherein the support surface can be moved in the second direction and is formed of two coaxial clamp rollers which are set apart from each other. |
| US10384299B2 |
Electron beam conditioning
The described embodiments relate generally to adjusting output or conditioning of an electron beam. More specifically various configurations are disclosed that relate to maintaining a footprint of the electron beam incident to a workpiece within a defined energy level. Such a configuration allows the electron beam to heat only specific portions of the workpiece to a superheated state in which intermetallic compounds are dissolved. In one embodiment a mask is disclosed that prevents low energy portions of an electron beam from contacting the workpiece. In another embodiment the electron beam can be focused in a way that maintains the electron beam at an energy level such that substantially all of the electron beam is above a threshold energy level. |
| US10384297B2 |
Method and device for joining a composite sheet metal component to a functional element
In order to further improve a method for joining a multilayer component (10) to another component (11) in a way that allows the multilayer component (10) to be mechanically and electrically joined to other elements, it is provided that an intermediate layer (14) of the multilayer component (10) be displaced in the region of the joining site (32), and that the two outer structural elements (12, 13) of the multilayer component be joined to one another by applying an electric voltage; and that the other component (11) be joined as a fastening element to the multilayer component (10) in the region of the joining site (32). |
| US10384295B2 |
Welding auxiliary joining part and method for connecting components by way of said welding auxiliary joining part
A welding auxiliary joining part is disclosed in the shape of a stud having a head, a shank and a tip. The welding auxiliary joining part is driven in by means of a mechanical-thermal setting method into a component of non- or poorly weldable material. During the driving in, a welding head is created due to mechanical deformation so that the component may be connected subsequently via the welding auxiliary joining part to a further component of weldable material by means of welding. |
| US10384294B2 |
Method and device for controlling current flow through a welding clamp
A method and device for controlling current flow through a welding clamp are provided. One welding clamp includes a first contact piece configured to contact a workpiece and to provide a first current path that limits current flow. The welding clamp also includes a second contact piece configured to contact the workpiece and to provide a second current path. When the welding clamp is being clamped to the workpiece, the first contact piece is configured to contact the workpiece prior to the second contact piece. In addition, the welding clamp is configured so that current flows through the first current path prior to flowing through the second current path when the welding clamp is being clamped to the workpiece. |
| US10384291B2 |
Weld ending process and system
An electric arc welding system and method includes providing a welding apparatus having at least a welding power supply, a wire feeder configured to supply a welding wire, a welding gun having an opening from which the welding wire extends, and a welding controller. The controller can initiate a weld ending process, which senses any contact between the welding wire and a workpiece. In response to any such contact, the controller executes a wire material transfer routine to transfer molten material of the welding wire from the welding wire to the workpiece. This routine can be repeated until the wire feeder stops advancing the welding wire towards the workpiece during the weld ending process. |
| US10384290B2 |
Engine driven power supplies with output reduction
Engine driven power supplies with output reduction are disclosed. An example engine-driven welding power supply for providing a welding-type output includes an engine, a generator mechanically linked to the engine, power conditioning circuitry, and a controller. The generator generates output power based on mechanical input from the engine. The power conditioning circuitry converts the output power from the generator to welding-type power based on a commanded welding-type output. The controller reduces a welding-type output of the power conditioning circuitry from the commanded welding-type output by an amount proportional to a difference between a speed of the engine and a commanded engine speed while monitoring the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed, decreases the welding-type output until the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed decreases, and increases the welding-type output as the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed decreases until the welding-type output equals the commanded welding-type output. |
| US10384288B2 |
Underwater connection operations
There is described a method and associated apparatus for connecting a structure to equipment underwater, in particular for connecting a flange to a pipe under water. The pipe is provided under water, and a welding machine is provided in a welding space provided through a section of the pipe, and used to weld the flange to the end of the pipe, for example by internal metal inert gas welding. |
| US10384284B2 |
Carbide wear surface and method of manufacture
A radial bearing having a wear surface with improved wear characteristics comprises a steel support, to which is bonded a metal carbide composite wear surface made by first arranging, within a cavity defined between a steel mold and the steel support, tiles made of microwave sintered, cemented metal carbide, closely packing the voids between the tiles with metal carbide powder, and infiltrating the mold cavity with a metal brazing alloy by subjecting the filled mold to rapid heating. The brazing alloy fills voids between the metal carbide particles, the microwave sintered metal carbide tiles, and the metal support, thereby relatively rapidly consolidating the carbide into a wear layer bonded with the steel support without substantially damaging the properties of the microwave-sintered metal carbide tiles. |
| US10384274B2 |
Tool including dummy chip
A rotating tool includes a tool body having an axis of rotation and a first recess for receiving an ID chip having a first mass and a first exterior geometry. The tool includes a dummy chip receivable in the first recess and the tool is rotationally balanced with the dummy chip in the first recess, wherein after balancing the dummy chip is removed and the ID chip is insertable in the first recess. |
| US10384273B2 |
Hole saw
A hole saw blade comprises a substantially cylindrical body with a pair of sides extending substantially concentric to each other. The sides have an inner surface and an outer surface. A cutting edge extends from an end of the body. A plurality of teeth defines the cutting edge. The teeth are arranged in an alternating pattern in which a first tooth extends inwardly of a cylinder containing the inner surface a first inner distance. A second tooth is adjacent to the first tooth extends outwardly of a cylinder containing the outer surface a second outer distance. A third tooth is located adjacent the second tooth on an opposite side of the first tooth and that extends inwardly of the cylinder containing the inner surface a third inner distance greater than the first inner distance. |
| US10384270B1 |
Cutting tool
A machining tool for cutting a work component includes a cutting tool insert having a cutting surface along a portion of an external surface that defines a circumference of the cutting tool insert. A plurality of cartridges are insertable into the machining tool, each having an insert pocket for receiving the cutting tool insert. The cutting tool insert is rotatable between first, second and third fixed positions in each insert pocket of the plurality of cartridges, a first portion of the cutting surface exposed when the cutting tool insert is in the first fixed position, a second portion of the cutting surface exposed when the cutting tool insert is in the second fixed position, and a third portion of the cutting surface exposed when the cutting tool insert is in the third fixed position. The insert pocket of each of the plurality of cartridges is offset from each other. |
| US10384269B2 |
Surface-coated cutting tool
In a surface-coated cutting tool in which a hard coating layer having a total layer thickness of 0.5 to 10 μm is deposited on a surface of a tool body made of WC-based cemented carbide or TiCN-based cermet, the hard coating layer has an alternately laminated structure of A layers and B layers, in a case where the A layer is: (AlaTi1-a)N (here, a is in atomic ratio), the A layer satisfies 0.50≤a<0.75, in a case where the B layer is: (AlbTi1-b)N (here, b is in atomic ratio), the B layer satisfies 0.75≤b≤0.95, and when a layer thickness per layer of the A layers is represented by x (nm) and a layer thickness per layer of the B layers is represented by y (nm), 5y≥x≥3y and 250 (nm)≥x+y≥100 (nm) are satisfied. |
| US10384268B1 |
Grooving insert having rearwardly pointing arrowhead-shaped chip former
A cutting insert has a cutting edge formed at an intersection of a rake surface and a relief surface, with a chip-control arrangement located at the rake surface. The chip-control arrangement includes a depression that includes a depression declining surface that extends downwardly in a direction away from the major cutting edge. A chip deflecting surface located rearward of the depression is inclined upwardly in a direction away from the major cutting edge. A chip former includes an interposed projection that extends from the chip deflecting surface to the depression declining surface, and two lateral protuberances that extend from opposite sides of the interposed projection to the depression declining surface beyond a forwardmost portion of the interposed projection. |
| US10384266B2 |
Process for producing a shiny laminate structure at low temperatures
Process for producing a layer structure, which comprises the steps: E1. provision of a composition comprising i. gold (Au) particles in an amount in the range from 0.1 to 50% by weight; ii. a balance to 100% by weight of a polar, protic organic solvent; iii. less than 5% by weight of water, where the % by weight, in each case based on the total mass of the composition, add up to 100% by weight; E2. application of the composition to a substrate to give a precursor; E3. heating of the precursor to a temperature in the range from 25 to 200° C. to give the layer structure. |
| US10384265B2 |
Selective depositing of powder in additive manufacturing
A method of additive manufacturing include delivering at least one layer by either depositing a uniform layer of powder on a support and then removing a portion of the layer with a roller with a surface having spatially controlled electrostatic charge, or by depositing powder onto the surface of the roller and moving the roller relative to a support such that the spatially controllable electrostatic charge on the surface of the roller causes transfer of a corresponding portion of the powder from the roller onto the support or an underlying layer. |
| US10384258B2 |
Method and device for construction of a workpiece-related workpiece gripping device for press automation
A method and a device are provided for construction of a workpiece-related workpiece gripping device for press automation, the workpiece-related workpiece gripping device having workpiece-specific components fastened to a support. The respective precise positions and orientations of the workpiece-specific components to be fastened to the support are reproduced by a motion automaton, in particular a robot. |
| US10384257B2 |
Keeper plate alignment arrangement for punch press
A punch press quick tool change system comprising a reciprocally movable upper support member arranged on a punch press frame. The system also includes a lower support member arranged on the punch press frame. A pair of tool gripping members are arranged on the upper support member and also on the lower support member. The tool gripping members comprises a 1st pair of spaced-apart parallel keeper positioners secured to the upper support member for securing the tool gripping arrangement plate adjustably against the upper support member. A 2nd pair of parallel keeper positioners are secured to the lower support member for securing a 2nd tool gripping plate adjustably against the lower support member. |
| US10384256B2 |
Tooling for punching steel sheet and punching method
Tooling used in a punching process which uses a die and projecting punch to form a worked material of steel sheet into a predetermined outer shape, in which tooling for punching, a radius of curvature Rd of a die cutting edge is from 0.03 mm to 0.2 mm and an angle (α) formed by a tangent drawn from a punch cutting edge to a projection shoulder and a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the punch is from 12° to 72°, and a punching method and shaping method using the same, are provided. Further, when making the die cutting edge (shoulder R part) a two-stage R of radii of curvature R1 and R2 and making a slant of a line passing through the centers of R1 and R2 β, by making 0.03 mm≤R1≤0.2 mm, 1≤R2/R1≤5, 0≤R2(1−sin β1)≤0.3t, and 30°≤β≤90°, punching hole expandability can be improved. |
| US10384250B2 |
Method for forming metal plate and apparatus for forming metal plate
A method for forming bulging portions on a metal plate by performing cold-pressing on the metal plate is provided. The method includes a first step and a second step. In the first step, a pre-formed body including pre-formed bulging portions is formed with a first die. Each pre-formed bulging portion includes sidewalls. Each sidewall includes dents. In the second step, the sidewalls are pressed by a second die so that the dents of the pre-formed body disappear. |
| US10384246B2 |
Thermal in-situ sustainable remediation system and method
A closed-loop system and method for heating of target contaminant treatment zones (150) having environmental contaminants of concern present in the groundwater and the soil by thermal conduction, and subsequent enhancement of physical, biological and chemical processes to attenuate, remove and degrade contaminants in the target contaminant treatment zones, is disclosed. The system and method collects solar or other heat and transfers that heat via a closed-loop and a set of borehole exchangers (120) to subsurface soil in the proximity of and/or directly to the target contaminant treatment zones. The target contaminant treatment zone may comprise contaminated soil, contaminated groundwater in an aquifer, or industrial waste comprising water and/or solids. Solar collectors or heat exchangers capturing waste heat from industrial processes may be used as the heat source (110). |
| US10384245B2 |
Systems, methods and treatment cells for rehabilitating and valorizing a soil
The present invention generally pertains to treatment cells, systems and methods for rehabilitating and valorizing a soil. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for removing volatile compounds from the contaminated soils. The methods and system generally make use of an openable and reclosable rigid enclosure capable of receiving and treating many tons of soils. According to the invention, heated air is circulated through the soil to allow volatilization of the contaminants which can then be captured and separated form the circulating air before the air is re-heated and re-circulated through the soil. |
| US10384243B2 |
Air replenishing fume hood
An air replenishing fume hood includes a cabinet, a door set, an air replenishing unit and an air guiding unit. The cabinet has an inner casing defining an operating chamber and having an air inlet and an air outlet. A side of the cabinet includes an operation window. A first air passage is formed between the inner casing and the cabinet. The door set includes an outer door leaf adapted to open or close the operation window, and an inner door leaf adapted to open or close the air inlet. An end of the air replenishing unit extends into an external space via an outdoor tube, and another end of the air replenishing unit is connected to the first air passage via an extension tube. The air guiding unit includes an end connected to the air outlet, and another end extending into the external space or a collection tank. |
| US10384238B2 |
Debris removal in high aspect structures
A debris collection and metrology system for collecting and analyzing debris from a tip used in nanomachining processes, the system including an irradiation source, an irradiation detector, an actuator, and a controller. The irradiation source is operable to direct incident irradiation onto the tip, and the irradiation detector is operable to receive a sample irradiation from the tip, the sample irradiation being generated as a result of the direct incident irradiation being applied onto the tip. The controller is operatively coupled to an actuator system and the irradiation detector, and the controller is operable to receive a first signal based on a first response of the irradiation detector to the sample irradiation, and the controller is operable to effect relative motion between the tip and at least one of the irradiation source and the irradiation detector based on the first signal. |
| US10384235B2 |
Method of facilitating check grader reaction to output produced by automatic board lumber grading system
A method of improving board feature quality grading facilitates human check grader reaction to grading output. The method entails specifying, for application by an automatic grading system to the faces of boards passing through a scanning zone, a virtual grade expressed by a range of values that overlap values in two of successive standard rule-based grades representing higher and lower board feature qualities; producing a signal in response to detection of a board feature quality representing a virtual grade value of a board analyzed by the automatic grading system; indicating, in response to the signal, a virtual grading designation onto the board to alert a check grader to assess whether the board exhibits board feature quality that exceeds the lower board feature quality; and assigning to the board the standard rule-based grade representing the higher board feature quality whenever the check grader's assessment concurs with the virtual grade designation. |
| US10384233B2 |
Ore separation wheel
Disclosed is a material separation apparatus with a circular ore separation wheel and a number of projected spiral portions, tilted towards a central hole, provided on a concave shaped interior surface. A pair of adjacent projected spiral portions forms less than 90 degree angle to create a negative draft for an upward movement of the heavy materials during rotation of the circular ore separation wheel. The central hole of the circular ore separation wheel is attached with a central hub to rotate the circular ore separation wheel to trap the collected heavy materials in between the adjacent projected spiral portions. The circular ore separation wheel is kept in a tilted position, forming a predetermined tilting angle with the vertical, is rotated at a predetermined speed to help the created negative draft to separate the heavy material(s) from a mixture of heavy and light materials fed into the circular ore separation wheel. |
| US10384230B2 |
Method for producing a substrate structured by nanowires, produced substrate, and use of the substrate
The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate structured by nanowires, characterized in that no lubricant and no lithographic resist mask is used in the method, and only by moving a donor substrate having nanowires relative to a substrate and by locally tribological properties on the surface of the substrate, a specified number of nanowires is deposited selectively at locally defined points of the substrate. The invention further relates to a substrate that can be produced using the method according to the invention, and which selectively contains a specified number of nanowires on a surface at locally defined points. The invention further relates to the use of the substrate according to the invention in microelectronics, microsystems technology, and/or micro-sensor systems. |
| US10384228B2 |
Touch up painter
A liquid applicator for applying a liquid to a surface with an improved liquid delivery process. The liquid applicator includes a container having a container body that includes an opening and a chamber that is configured to receive and hold the liquid; and, a housing assembly removably attached to the container, the housing assembly including a liquid application element and a nozzle that delivers the liquid from the chamber to the application element, wherein the nozzle is configured to deliver the liquid from the chamber to the application element when the housing assembly is positioned in a first position with respect to the container, and wherein the container body comprises an interface, a main body portion, and a base. |
| US10384227B2 |
Fluid discharging apparatus and method of discharging fluid
A fluid discharging apparatus includes an accommodation unit that accommodates a fluid, a discharge port that communicates with the accommodation unit, a moving object that moves in a first direction toward the discharge port and in a second direction away from the discharge port in the accommodation unit, and a control unit that controls driving of the moving object. The control unit performs discharging processing and moving processing. In the discharging processing, the discharge port is opened by moving the moving object from a closed position at which the discharge port is closed, in the second direction, and then the fluid is extruded and discharged from the discharge port by moving the moving object in the first direction. In the moving processing, the moving object is moved in the second direction during a period when the fluid is discharged from the discharge port in the discharging processing. |
| US10384226B2 |
Spray gun filter for filtering liquid
The spray gun filter according to the invention for filtering liquid comprises a filter fabric and a filter support, which has outlet openings for the liquid and which surrounds the filter fabric from the outside. |
| US10384225B2 |
Coating system for coating objects
A coating system for coating objects having an application device and a supply system which supplies the application device with a liquid material. The supply system includes at least one base supply device with a piggable supply line which extends between a first pigging station and a second pigging station and can be connected to one of multiple material sources by a supply unit. The piggable supply line is a piggable primary supply line which can be connected to a discharge line of the supply unit by a valve unit. A piggable secondary supply line is provided which is connected to the valve unit and is connected to a secondary pigging station at the end remote from the valve unit. The valve unit is designed as a multi-way valve such that the discharge line of the supply unit can be at least selectively connected to the primary supply line (68.1); or the discharge line of the supply unit can be at least selectively connected to the primary supply line and the secondary supply line; or the primary supply line can be at least selectively connected to the secondary supply line. |
| US10384223B2 |
Pump dispenser with locking feature
A pump dispenser includes a dispenser head rotatable relative to a locking ring for a lock-down feature during shipment. The lock-down feature requires a greater torque to initially rotate the dispenser head from the lock-down position, and a lesser torque to further rotate the dispenser head to a use position. The lock-down feature incorporates an interference between the dispenser head and locking ring, either inside the dispenser head, on an outer periphery of the dispenser head, or between threads connecting the dispenser head and locking ring. |
| US10384216B1 |
Centrifuge system including a control circuit that controls positive back pressure within the centrifuge core
A method and apparatus for separating cell suspension into centrate and concentrate includes a solid wall rotatable centrifuge bowl (82). A single use rotatable core (88) is positioned in the bowl and bounds a cavity (90) which serves as a separation chamber. The bowl rotates about an axis (84). An inlet tube (92) and an outlet tube (102) extend along the axis in the bowl cavity. The centripetal pump (98) in the cavity is in connection with the outlet tube. The centrate discharge pump (120) is in connection with the outlet tube. A pressure damping reservoir (122) is fluidly connected between the outlet tube and the discharge pump. At least one control circuit (142) is operative to control the apparatus to maintain a positive pressure above atmospheric pressure within the cavity, so as to maintain the cell suspension away from at least one seal (106) that bounds the interior of the cavity. |
| US10384209B2 |
Microfluidic platform and method for controlling the same
A microfluidic platform including a microfluidic layer and a contact layer. The microfluidic layer is embedded with a microfluidic structure including a micro-channel and a fluidic sample contained in the micro-channel. The contact layer is able to be attached to the microfluidic layer, and includes a first heater for heating a first area of the microfluidic structure to a first temperature and a second heater for heating a second area of the microfluidic structure to a second temperature. The microfluidic layer and the contact layer rotate together during operation. A method for controlling a sample in the micro-channel of the microfluidic structure. |
| US10384208B2 |
Systems and methods for a thermal cycler heated cover
A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position. |
| US10384205B2 |
Integrated sampling and detection device with misassembly prevention structure
The invention provides a collection and detection integrated device with a mis-assembling prevention structure. The collection and detection integrated device with a mis-assembling prevention structure comprises: a detector; a test strip holder, detachably arranged in the detector; a collector, detachably contained in the detector; a faeces collection piece and a cushion block, configured to detachably seal the collector; and a piercing part, arranged on a bottom surface of the detector and configured to pierce the collector, wherein the test strip holder and the collector are contained in the detector side by side, the collector is located between the test strip holder and the detector, a first outer side face of the collector is adjacent to an inner side wall of the detector, a second outer side face of the collector is adjacent to the test strip holder, and the first outer side face and the second outer side face of the collector are asymmetric structurally. The invention solves the problem that a side, bonded with a bar code, of a collector is mis-assembled into a side, close to a test strip holder, of a detector, and also avoids a phenomenon of mis-bonding of a bar code. |
| US10384204B2 |
Systems for operating electrokinetic devices
A system for operating an electrokinetic device includes a support configured to hold and operatively couple with the electrokinetic device, an integrated electrical signal generation subsystem configured to apply a biasing voltage across a pair of electrodes in the electrokinetic device, and a light modulating subsystem configured to emit structured light onto the electrokinetic device. The system can further include a thermally controlled flow controller, and/or be configured to measure impedance across the electrokinetic device. The system can be a light microscope, including an optical train. The system can further include a light pipe, which can be part of the light modulating subsystem, and which can be configured to supply light of substantially uniform intensity to the light modulating subsystem or directly to the optical train. |
| US10384196B2 |
Highly selective catalyst and method of isomerization of C4—C7 paraffin hydrocarbons
The invention relates to isomerization catalysts and can be used in the petroleum processing and petrochemical industry. The catalyst contains sulfated zirconium oxide and a binder—aluminum oxide in a ratio of ZrO2/SO4 to Al2O3 from 70 to 30 to 90 to 10, as well as promoter, a group II metal, Ca, in a quantity ranging from 0.01 to 1 wt % of the weight of the catalyst. The catalyst also contains platinum and/or palladium in a quantity ranging from 0.1 to 0.45 wt % of the metal. Isomerization of C4-C7 paraffinic hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen at a temperature of 110-200° C., a pressure of 1-5 MPa, a hydrogen:hydrocarbon ratio of 0.5-4, and a feedstock space velocity of 0.5-4 h−1 is carried out on a catalyst having the claimed composition. The proposed catalyst offers an enhanced degree of isomerization, improved selectivity of the process, and increased strength of the granules. |
| US10384192B2 |
Shaped porous carbon products
Shaped porous carbon products and processes for preparing these products are provided. The shaped porous carbon products can be used, for example, as catalyst supports and adsorbents. Catalyst compositions including these shaped porous carbon products, processes of preparing the catalyst compositions, and various processes of using the shaped porous carbon products and catalyst compositions are also provided. |
| US10384184B2 |
Urea plant
The invention relates to a urea plant with a CO2 and a NH3 feed, which comprises a purge line, characterized in that the purge line is connected with a fuel gas input line of a utility plant or an NH3 plant. |
| US10384178B2 |
Microemulsions and uses thereof as nanoreactors or delivery vehicles
Lecithin based microemulsion and their uses as nanoreactors and carrying materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming a nanomaterial comprises mixing a lecithin based microemulsion with a first reactant and a second reactant. In a further embodiment, a method for encapsulating a nanomaterial in a lecithin based microemulsion forming a composition and wherein the composition forms a dispersion in an aqueous solution, polar solution, or a non-polar solution. |
| US10384177B2 |
Rotor and stirring device
The present invention relates to a rotor that comprises a series of shaped rotor blades whose circumferential section forms a standard NACA four-digit airfoil. Said rotor can be inserted in a stirring device that also comprises a stator, on whose inner surface shaped stator blades are positioned, whose circumferential section forms a standard NACA four-digit airfoil. |
| US10384176B2 |
Stirring device
Provided is a stirring device that allows a weight measurement during a rotation operation to be accurately performed while suppressing increase in reinforcement structures required for support of a stirring container and suppressing increase in weight. A device frame is provided with legs, a heating kettle is provided with a reinforcement base attached on the bottom side, a motor bed is provided to support a cutter/motor unit to the reinforcement base or the device frame, load cells are provided to indirectly measure a change in weight of a stirring substance in the heating kettle during a rotation operation of the cutter/motor unit, and closed reinforced structures are configured to include the heating kettle, the cutter/motor unit, the reinforcement base, and the supporting stand as reinforcing members. |
| US10384175B2 |
Mixing chamber
A mixing chamber for mixing a variety of dry ingredients with a liquid is disclosed. The mixing chamber has an accumulation chamber that evenly distributes ingredients as they pass a liquid spray nozzle, resulting in uniform hydration. The liquid may be sprayed at a variety of pressures to achieve varying levels of granule hydration to permit the manufacture of dough, batter, or other compositions. Even dry ingredients which are generally slow to absorb moisture may be rapidly and evenly hydrated without an excess of liquid. Process parameters, such as volume flow rate of the dry ingredients, can also be varied. |
| US10384171B2 |
Modified thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane and a process for preparation thereof
The present invention relates to a complete process for preparation of high flux and salt rejection thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane including process for preparation of support membrane for thin film, process for thin film coating of support membrane by in-situ interfacial polymerization between diamines and trimesoyl chloride, machine design, chemistry and details of process (engineering+chemistry+ambient) parameter at 1×100 sqm scale upgradeable to a scale even 10-20 times higher. The produced membrane is characterized by 96% salt rejection and 48 LM-2H 1 flux with 2000 ppm sodium chloride solution at 250 psi pressure and 95% salt rejection and 46 LM2H 1 flux with 35000 ppm sodium chloride solution at 900 psi pressure. The present invention also relates to complete machine design for PSF ultrafiltration membrane casting and coating for TFC membrane production at commercial level. |
| US10384168B2 |
Membrane with performance enhancing multi-level macroscopic cavities
The present invention relates to a micro-porous filtration membrane with performance enhancing multi-level macro-scopic cavities as well as a method for producing the same. |
| US10384166B2 |
Membrane module apparatus, packaging body, liquid treatment system, steam sterilization method and system constructing method
Provided is a membrane module apparatus capable of allowing an aseptic connection member to be applicable to a hollow fiber membrane module and avoiding the need for a user to perform a sterilization treatment. A membrane module apparatus includes: a hollow fiber membrane module to be filled with a liquid during steam sterilization; thermoplastic tubes, being aseptic connection members, for aseptically connecting the membrane module apparatus to another duct; connecting tubes for connecting liquid ports of the hollow fiber membrane module respectively to the thermoplastic tubes; and closure members capable of pinching and closing the connecting tubes. The connecting tubes have heat resistance to the steam sterilization. An expansion member is connected to a liquid port of the hollow fiber membrane module. |
| US10384165B1 |
Solar desalination system
The solar desalination system is a hybrid system combining a Fresnel solar concentrator with a desalination chamber, and which uses membrane distillation for desalination of seawater. The desalination chamber includes a lower wall having a central absorber base, at least one sidewall, and an upper wall. A pair of hydrophobic membranes are mounted within the desalination chamber such that a central chamber is defined therebetween above the absorber base. The desalination chamber is suspended above a linear Fresnel reflector array so that the absorber base is positioned at a focal line thereof. Seawater is fed into the central chamber, where it is heated to produce water vapor, which passes through the pair of hydrophobic membranes into a pair of condensate retrieval chambers. The water vapor cools in the pair of condensate retrieval chambers, and may then be removed in the form of pure water. |
| US10384163B2 |
Exhaust gas purifying catalyst
The object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that can achieve high purification performance while suppressing H2S emissions. The object is solved by an exhaust gas purifying catalyst in which the lower layer of the catalyst coating layer comprises a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a pyrochlore-type ordered array structure, in which the ceria-zirconia composite oxide contains at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, lanthanum, and yttrium at 0.5 to 5.0 mol % in relation to the total cation amount, and the molar ratio of (cerium+additional element):(zirconium) is within the range from 43:57 to 48:52. |
| US10384159B1 |
Gas inlet system for wet gas scrubber
A gas inlet system for a wet gas scrubber includes a weir configured to deliver liquid to a scrubbing passage to wet the interior surface of the scrubbing vessel during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir include a weir duct and a weir trough extending at least partially around the weir duct to receive and at least partially fill with liquid during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir trough has an upper trough outlet in liquid communication with the upper weir duct inlet to deliver liquid from the weir trough into the upper weir duct inlet during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir trough also has a lower trough outlet below the upper trough outlet. The lower trough outlet is in liquid communication with the scrubbing passage to deliver liquid from the weir trough toward the scrubbing passage during operation of the gas inlet system. |
| US10384158B2 |
Filter element having filter bellows
A filter element for filtering a fluid, including: a filter bellows made of a filter medium folded into zig-zag-shaped pleats along fold edges, each pleat extending between opposing end edges of the filter bel-lows, and being laterally sealed at the end edges by means of at least one sealant track or a sideband; wherein the filter bellows includes a first element section; and a second element section, which include each on opposing end faces end edge surfaces and that substantially run parallel to one another, wherein, from one element section to another element section, at least one of the end edge surfaces changes direction. |
| US10384152B2 |
Backscatter reductant anamorphic beam sampler
Embodiments of the present invention include a backscatter reductant anamorphic beam sampler. The beam sampler can be implemented to measure a power of a reference beam generated by an electromagnetic radiation source in proportion to a power of a working beam. The beam sampler can provide astigmatic correction to a divergence of the working beam along one axis orthogonal to a direction of propagation. The beam sampler can further be implemented to prevent backscatter from impinging upon a photodetector of the beam sampler resulting in a reduction of error and instability in measurements taken by the beam sampler. |
| US10384143B2 |
Three-dimensional stand alone pop up assembly and method
In accordance with the present invention, a stand-alone pop up assembly and method for making the same is provided comprising a three dimensional base comprising folding planar walls, accessory interface component, and accessory positioning component. An accessory having a body and a sliding interface component is installed upright within and connected with the three dimensional base forming a standing pop up structure. |
| US10384141B2 |
Bobbling toy exciter
A bobbling toy exciter is provided for gently tapping the bobbling portion of the bobbling toy to create a continuous movement of the bobbling portion. A motor drives a flexible arm in periodic movement which causes the arm to strike the bobbling portion, for example the bobbling head of the toy. A bob or other mass may be added to the end of the flexible arm to more effectively strike the toy. The flexible arm may extend transversely from the shaft of a rotating motor. The flexible arm may also transversely extend from a pivoting vertical rod. The present bobbling toy exciter gently creates movement and action in bobbling toys which would require manual excitation, so that the user may continuously enjoy the bobbling movement. |
| US10384136B2 |
User matching method, apparatus, and system
A method includes: storing, via at least one processor, intrinsic service elements and environmental elements in at least one storage medium on a user-by-user basis; receiving, from a first plurality of users, requests for a service over at least one network; selecting, in response to receiving the requests, a second plurality of users from the first plurality of users based on the intrinsic service elements; and matching at least two users among the second plurality of users based on the environmental elements. |
| US10384132B2 |
Determining hardness quotients for level definition files based on player skill level
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. A System Tuner selects a hardness quotient, based on a player skill level, from a hardness quotient range, the player skill level for a player is calculated by a client computing device based at least on a plurality of game moves in a first game level completed by the player. The System Tuner provides the hardness quotient to a level definition file for a second game level. The level definition file modifies at least one feature of the second game level according to the hardness quotient. The System Tuner modifies the hardness quotient range based at least on a performance of the plurality of player's in the second game level and the respective hardness quotients assigned to each of those players for their game play in the second game level. |
| US10384131B2 |
Fantasy sport platform with augmented reality player acquisition
The present technology provides a system and method for assembling a fantasy sports team using augmented reality. The technology employs a fantasy game server in communication with one or more users' electronic mobile devices, such as smartphones. The technology displays digital images of sports players and/or promotion or other tokens on the users' mobile devices, on which the users can capture the sports players they wish to add to their fantasy sports teams through a user interface of the fantasy game server. The fantasy game server generates geolocation information for a plurality of real-world players and compares it to geolocation data from the mobile device to determine when a real world player is within a threshold radius of the user and sends an alert to the user. |
| US10384121B2 |
Method and apparatus for presenting gamer performance at a social network
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving at a computer device a plurality of stimulus signals generated by one or more gaming accessory devices of a gamer controlling a gaming application, generating a plurality of gaming stimulations based on the plurality of stimulus signals, generating a plurality of gaming action results from the gaming application responsive to the plurality of gaming stimulations, combining the plurality of gaming action results and the plurality of gaming stimulations to generate a plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer, and transmitting to a social network the plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer. |
| US10384112B2 |
Foldable sport goals and throwback devices
Sports equipment include a frame with an outer telescoping member including a row of a plurality of openings along its length and a rotation-limiting slot at a first end. An inner telescoping member includes a push button that engages one of the plurality of openings of the outer telescoping member to secure the inner telescoping member to the outer telescoping member. A stub includes a pin that engages the rotation-limiting slot of the outer telescoping member to limit rotation of the outer telescoping member relative to the inner telescoping member. The outer telescoping member may rotate relative to the stub and the inner telescoping member to change a length of at least one member of the sports equipment frame. |
| US10384104B2 |
Golf club shaft
Provided is a fiber-reinforced golf club shaft with small cantilever bending displacement despite its light weight, and provided to exhibit a longer carry distance while showing excellent ball flight patterns regardless of the skills of a golfer. The golf club shaft configured to have a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers made of resin and a fiber material, comprising: wherein formula (1) below is satisfied when the length of the golf club shaft is set as “L” (mm), the weight as “W” (g), and the displacement as “D” (mm) that is observed when a cantilever bending test is conducted by exerting a predetermined load in the vicinity of the tip end while supporting the butt end to measure the displacement at the tip end. 455≤D+7.5×W×(1168/L)≤515 (1) |
| US10384102B2 |
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 top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, an interior, and inner support portions on an inner surface of the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10384094B1 |
Elastic cord with safety sleeve
A connection arrangement between at least one end of a flexible strap and a proximal end of an elastic tube comprises a plug adapted for insertion into the proximal end of the elastic tube, the plug having a tapered distal end and a proximal end that has an enlarged head. A distal end of a flexible sleeve receives the proximal end of the plug and the proximal end of the elastic tube therein. A proximal end of the flexible sleeve receives the at least one end of the flexible strap and is fixed thereto with a first fastener. A second fastener fixes the distal end of the flexible sleeve to the proximal end of the elastic tube and the plug. A safety sleeve is disposed over the elastic tube, the plug, and at least a portion of the flexible sleeve, and fixed thereto with a third fastener. |
| US10384092B1 |
Isometric exercise device
The present disclosure provides an exercise apparatus and method of use therein, for improving the physical fitness and health of an individual by isometric exercise. Specifically, the present disclosure provides an exercise device utilizing the benefits of isometric exercise, specifically for the strengthening and/or exercising the core muscles of the body. |
| US10384089B2 |
Process for the disposal of acid wastes combining them with asbestos containing materials and/or concrete
An accelerated process for the complete neutralization of acid wastes, the destruction of concrete and/or the denaturation of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) includes forming a slurry or suspension by submerging in the acid solution the concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs); the concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) cause the acid wastes neutralizing chemical reactions in the slurry or suspension and, at the same time, the destruction of concrete and/or the denaturation of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Simultaneously to the chemical reactions, the slurry or suspension is subjected to hydrodynamic cavitation, preferably using an apparatus capable of producing and managing three types of simultaneous controlled cavitation acting in the same space volume, accelerating the chemical reactions taking place in the slurry due also to the simultaneous presence of acid, concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). The concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are preferably ground and polarized prior to be submerged in the acid solution to form the slurry. The polarization take place, for the really first time, with a cold plasma torch. In addition the slurry or suspension is preferably subjected to hydrothermal treatment, preferably using a reactor which ensures the preservation of the constancy of the ideal physical parameters for the reaction in the physical chemical environment. In this reactor are additivated chemicals, hydroxyapatite and biological substances that have binder/chelating power especially on metals contained in asbestos, especially on magnesium, in order to prevent its reformation. Recovering, at the end of the process, inert secondary raw materials (SRMs) that are non-hazardous to the environment and human health. In addition, this process could be used to produce molecules that are important intermediates of the subsequent reactions/processes, leading to the formation of salts/compounds used as dietary supplements and also in important environmental remedies such as polluted water reclamation and the treatment of heavily polluted soils. |
| US10384088B1 |
Hose carrier
An apparatus comprising a cylindrical split frame, hinged on one side with a latch on the other side, a plurality of roller appendages extending outward from the frame, presenting axle rods having rollers. The apparatus clamps over a hose or a conduit and carries the hose or conduit on the rollers. |
| US10384087B2 |
Management server for managing maintenance of fire extinguishers and extinguisher management system including the same
An extinguisher management system includes a fire extinguisher, a management server and a maintenance server. The fire extinguisher transmits a notification signal when a measured pressure thereof is beyond a predetermined pressure range. The management server includes a wireless receiver for receiving the notification signal from the fire extinguisher, and a database storing an apparatus data set corresponding to the fire extinguisher. The management server outputs an apparatus information in the apparatus data set in response to receipt of the notification signal. The maintenance server is configured to update a to-be-maintained list according to the apparatus information received from the management server. |
| US10384085B1 |
Concrete anchor point and method for constructing same
A concrete anchor point includes an internally threaded member and a spacer. The internally threaded member and the spacer are cast in a volume of concrete. The internally threaded member terminates in an open end. The spacer has a hole extending therethrough which provides a through-hole in the volume of concrete extending from the opening in the exposed face to the open end. The spacer functions to space the open end away from the exposed face at a non-zero depth within the volume of concrete. |
| US10384084B2 |
Personal protection system with control member
A person protection system including a garment configured for attachment to a helmet, wherein the garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The system includes a control mount integral to the garment and at least partially disposed on an environment side and a wearer side of the barrier. The control mount may include a lens configured to transfer light through the garment, and a sensor configured to detect the light transferred or reflected through the lens. A control member may be coupled to the control mount and configured to be manipulated by the wearer. When manipulated by the wearer, the control member may distort and/or disrupt the transfer of light through the lens that is detected by the sensor. The sensor may provide a sensor input signal based on the detected light. |
| US10384082B2 |
System for monitoring the position of a patient receiving 4 pi radiation therapy
Disclosed is a method for determining a deviation of the position of an anatomical body part relative to a predetermined position defined by a radiation treatment plan. A monitoring image is taken of the anatomical body part at the instant that a predetermined control point defined in the treatment plan has been reached. The monitoring image is compared to a simulated image simulated from a planning image of the anatomical body from the perspective of a monitoring camera used to generate the monitoring image. The comparison allows for a determination of whether there is a positional deviation. |
| US10384081B2 |
Respiratory gating system for patient using natural breathing method during radiation therapy, and method for emitting radiation thereby
A respiratory gating system is disclosed that varies the orientation of a radiation emitting device according to a patient's natural breathing. A breathing respirator is provided that allows the patient's respiration amount to be measured. External markers are adhered to triangulation points around a radiation target region, such as a heart, of the patient. An image diagnosis device images the target region. A computed tomography device reveals movements of the target region caused by the respiration. Triangulations and polynomial approximations are used to estimate the trajectory of the target region in real time. Position coordinates derived from the estimated trajectory are transmitted to the radiation emitting device. The system increases the accuracy and stability of the entire radiation therapy result. |
| US10384079B2 |
Method and computer using contour determination for configuring a radiotherapy apparatus
A contouring processor transmits contour data to a radiotherapy device, and uses a key generated by a key generator, which identifies a target volume to be irradiated. The contouring processor is designed to access a contour database in order to acquire reference contour data in reference images relating to the target volume for determining the contour data. The contouring processor has a calculation processor designed to calculate volume percentiles from the acquired reference contour data and to emit them on a user interface to determine the contour data. |
| US10384077B2 |
Securing a marker wire
An apparatus for securing a marker wire relative to a lumen includes a hub to which the marker wire is secured. The hub includes a feature that secures the hub to an outer surface of the lumen. For example, the hub may include a base member secured to the marker wire and a separate fastener member which secures the hub to an outer surface of a lumen, where the base member includes a split tube segment that receives the lumen within an inner cylindrical opening. Alternatively, the hub may include a cylindrical slide lock collar member with a split tubular extension that receives the lumen within an inner cylindrical opening. Locking features may be included to help fix the two pieces of the hub in position relative to each other. |
| US10384071B2 |
Non-invasive energy upconversion methods and systems
System for modifying a target structure which mediates or is associated with a biological activity, including treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by or associated with a target structure, such as a virus, cell, subcellular structure or extracellular structure. The system can be used in methods which can be performed by application of an initiation energy to a subject in situ to activate a pharmaceutical agent directly or via an energy modulation agent, optionally in the presence of one or more plasmonics active agents, thus producing an effect on or change to the target structure. |
| US10384070B2 |
Spectacles for light therapy
The present invention provides for eyeglasses to deliver light therapy to the wearer. The eyeglass lenses or frames feature an embedded light source in logical and electrical communication with power, sensors, processors, and other components contained within the eyeglasses. |
| US10384067B2 |
Patient remote and associated methods of use with a nerve stimulation system
A neurostimulation system having an external or an implantable pulse generator programmed to innervate a specific nerve or group of nerves in a patient through an electrode as a mode of treatment, having a patient remote that wirelessly communicates with the pulse generator to increase stimulation, decrease stimulation, and provide indications to a patient regarding the status of the neurostimulation system. The patient remote can allow for adjustment of stimulation power within a clinically effective range and for turning on and turning off the pulse generator. The patient remote and neurostimulation system can also store a stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned off and automatically restore the pulse generator to the stored stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned on. |
| US10384060B2 |
Electrical stimulation for treating neurological disorders
A method for treating a disorder of a patient. The method comprises transcutaneously delivering electrical energy to a targeted tissue site at a frequency of at least 50 KHz, thereby treating the disorder. |
| US10384059B2 |
Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation to treat disorders
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The invention involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain. |
| US10384055B2 |
Insertion tool for implanting a paddle lead and methods and systems utilizing the tool
An insertion tool for a paddle lead includes an insertion tool body having a receiving end portion; a stylet channel extending along the insertion tool body; a stylet disposed in the stylet channel; and an actuator assembly disposed along the handling end portion of the insertion tool body and coupled to the stylet. The actuator assembly controls transitioning of the stylet between a first position and a second position. In some instances, the stylet can be a wire stylet that is inserted into a lumen in the paddle body of the paddle lead. In some instances, the stylet of the insertion tool pushes lead bodies of the paddle lead out of the insertion tool to release the paddle lead. In some instances, the insertion tool includes a paddle envelope to hold the paddle lead. |
| US10384052B2 |
GI tract stimulation devices and methods
Systems, methods and devices, for stimulating one or more esophageal muscle contractions are provided. The system, methods, and devices may be designed to evoke motion and/or restore function in one or more organs that are located distal to the lower esophageal sphincter. A controller and a generator may be used to transmit signals to one or more electrodes in a tube placed in a patient's GI tract. In some aspect, the generator is configures to generate a series of pulses for one or more periods of time. In some aspects, a preliminary pulse is transmitted to narrow and esophageal portion such that an esophageal wall is in contact with at least one electrode thus lowering the nominal stimulation threshold. |
| US10384049B2 |
Tubing clamp
A clamp for flexible tubing such as medical tubing or micro-tubing. The clamp comprises a clam-shell design having lateral non-opposing sidewalls that prevent the micro-tubing from bending out from under the mating clamping anvils when closed. The lateral non-opposing sidewalls of the clamp are non-opposing in order to facilitate injection molded in two halves of an injection mold without the use of additional slides. |
| US10384046B2 |
Microarray for delivery of therapeutic agent and methods of use
Microstructure arrays and methods for using and manufacturing the arrays are described. |
| US10384041B2 |
Self contained wound dressing apparatus
The composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump applies a vacuum pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed. The vacuum pump is tethered to the wound dressing and is portable, preferably, carried by the patient in a support bag, which permits patient mobility. Moreover, the patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound. |
| US10384040B1 |
Sump port drain adapter
A sump port drain adapter apparatus is disclosed which provides a small, lightweight vessel to capture and collect gastric reflux or stomach contents exiting the smaller lumen, or sump line, of a double lumen nasogastric tube while providing airflow to the sump line to prevent the nasogastric tube from adhering to the stomach lining. The apparatus disclosed prevents clogging in the sump line, unnecessary patient gown and bedding changes, patient skin breakdown and decreases exposure to potentially infectious material for both the patient and healthcare workers. |
| US10384039B2 |
Catheter insertion device including top-mounted advancement components
An insertion tool for inserting a catheter into a patient's body is disclosed. In one embodiment, the insertion tool comprises a housing in which at least a portion of the catheter is initially disposed, a hollow needle distally extending from the housing with the catheter pre-disposed over the needle, and a guidewire pre-disposed within the needle. A guidewire advancement assembly with a first finger pad is included for selectively advancing the guidewire distally past a distal end of the needle in preparation for distal advancement of the catheter. A catheter advancement assembly with a second finger pad is also included for selectively advancing the catheter into the patient. The finger pads are positioned such that a user can begin to advance the second finger pad after advancing the first finger pad without substantially re-positioning the thumb or finger of the user so as to successively advance the guidewire and catheter. |
| US10384034B2 |
Transcarotid neurovascular catheter
An interventional catheter for treating an artery includes an elongated body sized and shaped to be transcervically introduced into a common carotid artery at an access location in the neck. The elongated body has an overall length such that the distal most section can be positioned in an intracranial artery and at least a portion of the proximal most section is positioned in the common carotid artery during use. |
| US10384033B2 |
Catheter assembly with resealable opening
A medical device assembly is disclosed, including a medical device, preferably having a hydrophilic surface coating, and a package accommodating said medical device. The package if formed of two sheets of foil material, a first foil of which has been deep drawn into a trough shape, the package further comprising a resealable opening arranged within the bounds of the second foil. The medical device may e.g. be a urinary catheter. |
| US10384032B2 |
Systems and methods for managing ambient conditions
A system for generating ambient conditions to improve sleep comprises an ambient condition controller. The ambient condition controller may control a light, a speaker, and multiple diffusers. The system may include a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a sleep program. The sleep program may cause the ambient condition controller to be configured in a variety of states over a period of time. |
| US10384031B1 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing and safety of an NO2-to-NO reactor cartridge used to deliver NO for inhalation therapy to a patient
The principles and embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for safely providing NO to a recipient for inhalation therapy. There are many potential safety issues that may arise from using a reactor cartridge that converts NO2 to NO, including exhaustion of consumable reactants of the cartridge reactor. Accordingly, various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods of determining the remaining useful life of a NO2-to-NO reactor cartridge and/or a breakthrough of NO2, and providing an indication of the remaining useful life and/or breakthrough. |
| US10384022B2 |
Hand-held dose-dispensing pressurized spray inhaler with child restraint capability
A hand-held dose-dispensing pressurized spray inhaler includes a housing, an aerosol canister in the housing having a canister body and a movable valve stem biased to extend therefrom, a fixture stationarily supporting the valve stem relative to the housing, and an actuation mechanism partially fitting over the canister body opposite from the valve stem such that only together with the fixture the canister body is supported in the housing with a clearance gap between the canister body and the housing and for movement relative to the housing and toward and away from the valve stem and fixture. The actuation mechanism provides a child restraint capability requiring two unlocking actions be carried out to convert it from a locked to an unlocked condition before it can move the canister body relative to the housing and valve stem to release a dose of pressurized spray from the valve stem. |
| US10384021B2 |
Pressure-maintaining smoke evacuation in an insufflator
The present invention relates to an insufflator with a flue gas extraction, which is configured such that the abdominal pressure remains substantially constant during the extraction process. |
| US10384014B2 |
Sensing system for detecting a piston in a medical fluid container
A sensing system for determining a position of a plunger within a fluid container. The sensing system includes a light source, a light detector and a controller. The light source is configured to emit light into a barrel wall of the fluid container so that the barrel wall serves as a waveguide to guide the light to travel therein in an axial direction. The light detector is positioned to detect reflected light that was emitted by the light source, traveled through the barrel wall serving as the waveguide, and then reflected off a surface of the plunger. The controller is in communication with the light detector to determine an axial position of the plunger surface based on data from the light detector of the detected reflected light. |
| US10384011B2 |
Devices and methods for delivering particles
Systems, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic particles are disclosed. In one variation, a device for delivering particles includes a gas supply configured for supplying gas under pressure, a particle cassette comprising the particles, a cassette housing, and a cassette membrane. The cassette housing can comprise an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) copolymer of 18% to 28% by weight of Vinyl Acetate (VA). The device can also include a safety interlock to prevent or minimize the risk that the device will be unintentionally activated. The device can also have a silencer. |
| US10384009B2 |
Signal delaying assembly for a medicament delivery device
The present invention relates to a signal delaying assembly for a medicament delivery device, said assembly comprising a delay female member containing a fluid, a delay male member having at least one passage, a delay unit connected to the delay female member or to the delay male member, wherein a relative movement between the male member and the female member and towards each other causes the transfer of said fluid from said female member through the at least one passage for slowing said movement, characterized in that the delay unit is releasably connected to a signal generating assembly for delaying at least one feedback signal. |
| US10384008B2 |
Syringe with needle, prefilled syringe, and medical liquid administration tool using the same
A syringe is disclosed, which includes a needle having an outer cylinder including an outer cylinder body part and a needle fixing part provided at a distal end part of the outer cylinder body part; an injection needle 6 having a puncturing needle tip at a distal end and fixed to the needle fixing part; and a gasket housed in the outer cylinder. The injection needle is such a tapered part holding injection needle that a puncturing time piercing part having a needle tip has an outer diameter of 0.42 mm or less and has a thickness of 0.1 mm or less, or the injection needle is such a small diameter thin injection needle as to have a thickness of 0.04 mm or less. The gasket includes a gasket body and a soft coating provided on a portion that comes into contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder. |
| US10384004B2 |
Infusion pump and method to enhance long term medication delivery accuracy
Processes for operating an infusion pump are provided for pumping fluid though an administration set at a constant flow rate. The pump includes a pumping mechanism for pumping fluid and operates at a pulse frequency, and a controller controls the pulse frequency. Additionally, the pump has one or more sensors configured for measuring at least one characteristic value relating to a status of the infusion pump. The controller is configured for causing the pumping mechanism to operate at a first pulse frequency, and the one or more sensors measure the characteristic value. When the measured characteristic value meets a threshold value, the controller causes the pumping mechanism to operate at a second pulse frequency different from the first pulse frequency. |
| US10383998B2 |
Method and monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device
The present invention relates to a method and to a monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device, the monitoring device comprising of at least a first and a second sensor arranged at a distance from each other with regard to a first direction and being adapted to generate a first and a second electrical signal in response to an operation of the device, a processing unit configured to determine a time delay between the first and the second electrical signals and being adapted to determine at least one state parameter of the drug delivery device on the basis of said time delay. |
| US10383990B2 |
Variable capacitor for resonant power transfer systems
Systems and designs for tuning a wireless power transfer system are provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, a wireless power transfer system can include first and second switched capacitor circuits electrically connected to opposite poles of the inductor of a resonator in the wireless power system. The first and second switched capacitor circuits can be switched on and off with MOSFETS to change a capacitance of the circuits, and thus an effective capacitance of the resonator. Methods of use are also provided. |
| US10383989B2 |
Breast pump system
The present application relates to an operating unit for a breast pump system. The operating unit comprises a housing and a vacuum pump received in said housing. The housing has a connector (15) for attaching a tube and an outer surface (11) about which a tube can be wrapped. At least a section of the outer surface (11) is curved so that the tube can be wrapped about the housing without buckling. The outer surface (11) comprises a recess (14) and the connector (15) is located in the recess (14), wherein a surface of the recess (14) distends away from the connector (15) so that when a tube is attached to the connector (15), a portion of the tube proximal to the connector (15) does not buckle. |
| US10383987B2 |
Surgical swab washing method and apparatus
Automated methods and apparatus for washing surgical swabs to extract viable red blood cells from said swabs. One method comprises contacting at least one swab retaining viable red blood cells with saline-based wash solution in a receptacle under sterile conditions; and effecting the automated compression and/or agitation of the receptacle containing the swab(s), saline-based wash solution and red blood cells to facilitate extraction of viable red blood cells from the swabs into the saline-based wash solution. Another method comprises providing at least one swab retaining viable red blood cells in a receptacle; providing saline-based wash solution in said receptacle so that it contacts said swab(s) such that viable red blood cells are extracted from the swab(s) into the saline-based wash solution; effecting automated compression and/or agitation of the receptacle containing the swab(s), saline-based wash solution and red blood cells to facilitate extraction of viable red blood cells from the swab(s) into the saline-based wash solution; and pumping saline-based wash solution containing viable red blood cells extracted from the swab(s) to a reservoir. |
| US10383983B2 |
System and methods for removing undesirable material within a circulatory system utilizing during a surgical procedure
A method for capturing dislodged vegetative growth during a surgical procedure is provided. The method includes maneuvering, into a circulatory system, a first cannula having a distal end and an opposing proximal end, such that the first cannula is positioned to capture the vegetative growth en bloc. A second cannula is positioned n fluid communication with the first cannula, such that a distal end of the second cannula is situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula. A suction force is provided through the distal end of the first cannula so as to capture the vegetative growth. Fluid removed by the suction force is reinfused through the distal end of the second cannula. Subsequent to becoming dislodged, the vegetative growth is captured by the first cannula. A method for capturing a vegetative growth during removal of a pacemaker lead is also provided. |
| US10383981B2 |
Structural lattice and method of making same
The present invention is directed to a stabilized cross-linked hydrogel matrix comprising a first high molecular weight component and a second high molecular weight component that are covalently linked, and at least one stabilizing or enhancing agent, wherein the first high molecular weight component and the second high molecular weight component are each selected from the group consisting of polyglycans and polypeptides. This stabilized hydrogel matrix may be prepared as bioactive gels, pastes, slurries, cell attachment scaffolds for implantable medical devices, and casting or binding materials suitable for the construction of medical devices. The intrinsic bioactivity of the hydrogel matrix makes it useful as a gel or paste in multiple applications, including as a cell attachment scaffold that promotes wound healing around an implanted device, as gels and pastes for induction of localized vasculogenesis, wound healing, tissue repair, and regeneration, as a wound adhesive, and for tissue bulking. |
| US10383980B2 |
Interpenetrating networks with covalent and ionic crosslinks
The invention features a composition comprising a self-healing interpenetrating network hydrogel comprising a first network and a second network. The first network comprises covalent crosslinks and the second network comprises ionic or physical crosslinks. For example, the first network comprises a polyacrylamide polymer and second network comprises an alginate polymer. |
| US10383979B2 |
Myocyte-derived flow assist device: extravasal sheaths of rhythmically contracting myocytes aiding flow of biological fluids
This invention relates, e.g., to a Myocyte-based Flow Assist Device (MFAD) for treating a subject in need of increased flow of a biological fluid, such as venous blood or lymph, comprising a sheath which comprises rhythmically contracting myocytes. |
| US10383978B2 |
Dry animal-derived collagen fiber tissue material and preparation method and bioprothesis thereof
A dry animal-derived collagen fiber tissue material and preparation method and bioprosthesis thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes: 1) rinsing of an animal-derived collagen fiber tissue material that has been treated with a crosslinking agent; 2) immersion of the rinsed tissue material in a non-aqueous alcoholic solution for dehydration; 3) successive immersion of the tissue material that has been dehydrated with the non-aqueous alcoholic solution in saccharide solutions of different gradients of concentrations for gradient dehydration; 4) taking out and drying of the gradient dehydrated tissue material; and 5) hermetic packaging of the dried tissue material and sterilization. The preparation method is simple and allows the use of easily-available low-cost materials, resulting in lower costs. In addition, it can reduce the toxicity caused by a residue of the aldehyde crosslinking agent. The prepared biological tissue material is pliable and tough, less prone to bending or warping, has a water content that can be well controlled and better biocompatibility due to absence of polyhydric alcohol residues. |
| US10383975B2 |
Absorbable device for bone regeneration
A device for bone regeneration includes a fill element adapted to be inserted, during use, in a cavity present in a bone of a patient; the fill element being made of PGA fibers. |
| US10383972B2 |
Hot melt wetness indicator composition that includes a leuco dye, and articles including the same
A hot melt wetness indicator composition that includes a water insoluble thermoplastic polymer, an anionic surfactant, a leuco dye, and a component selected from the group consisting of acid, rosin-based tackifying agent, plasticizer and combinations thereof, and is homogeneous is disclosed. The hot melt wetness indicator composition exhibits a color change after contact with water. |
| US10383971B2 |
Hemostatic compositions and therapeutic regimens
The present invention relates generally to the field of hemostasis, including methods, compositions, and devices that can be employed to treat wounds. More specifically the present invention relates to hemostatic compositions that reduce the need for, and cost of, nursing care of patients with chronic wounds by reducing the frequency of wound dressing changes. |
| US10383969B1 |
Elements for dispersing fragrance
A fragrance delivery element may be configured to generate one or more vortices as air flows therethrough. The fragrance delivery element may include one or more airflow apertures, each of which may be configured to receive airflow and convert the airflow to a vortex. As air flows through each airflow aperture and past the fragrance delivery element, fragrance is emitted into the air. Emission of the fragrance may occur without heating the fragrance delivery element or the fragrance. The creation of at least one vortex may extend the distance fragrance is thrown from the fragrance delivery element. Methods and systems for dispersing fragrance are also disclosed. |
| US10383968B2 |
Bathroom air purification and odor reduction system
A bathroom air filtration and odor conditioning device, comprising: a) a square or rectangular housing comprising a bottom portion and four vertical sides; b) a housing lid comprising a plurality of ventilation ports capable of covering a top portion of the housing; c) a filter assembly removably mountable within the housing lid or the housing; d) a plurality of air intake apertures located on a perimeter of the bottom portion of the housing; e) one or more motorized fans capable of creating a partial vacuum that draws the air into through the air intake apertures and exhausts the air through the filter assembly with the air exiting the ventilation ports; f) a power unit; g) one or more sensors; h) one or more scented cartridges; and i) a circuit board unit electrically interconnected to the one or more motorized fans, power unit, one or more sensors and scented cartridges. |
| US10383965B2 |
Ultraviolet light-sterilized and illuminating caster wheel sets
A caster wheel assembly includes a swivel frame and a caster wheel rotatably coupled to the swivel frame via an axle. The swivel frame can include a rotatable shaft enabling rotation of the wheel and at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on a surface of the swivel frame to at least partially illuminate ambient surroundings. The LED may be an ultraviolet (UV) LED disposed on the surface of the swivel frame to interface a portion of the caster wheel thereby enabling UV light emitting from the LED to sterilize pathogens colonizing the caster wheel. The LED may be disposed on an external surface of the swivel frame to at least partially illuminate ambient surroundings. Upon an adjustable predetermined time or distance of motion, the wheel may be braked for ultraviolet light to sterilize pathogens colonizing the caster wheel and released following an adjustable predetermined time. |
| US10383964B2 |
Storage device including ultraviolet illumination
Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. Items located within the area and/or one or more conditions of the area are monitored over a period of time. Based on the monitoring, ultraviolet radiation sources are controlled by adjusting a direction, an intensity, a pattern, and/or a spectral power of the ultraviolet radiation generated by the ultraviolet radiation source. Adjustments to the ultraviolet radiation source(s) can correspond to one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration. |
| US10383956B2 |
Fluorescent probe for detecting dipeptidyl peptidase IV
[Problem] To provide a novel fluorescent probe for dipeptidyl peptidase IV, and a detection method and a detection kit using the fluorescent probe.[Solution] A fluorescent probe for detecting dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV), said probe comprising a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof. In formula (I): A and B are either the same or different and independently represent an amino acid residue, provided that A is bonded via an amide bond to NH in an adjacent formula and B is bonded via an amide bond to A; R1 represents hydrogen atom(s) or 1 to 4 substituents bonded to the benzene ring, said substituents being either the same or different; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group or a halogen atom; R8 and R9 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and X represents a C1-C3 alkylene group. |
| US10383944B2 |
Dispersion comprising an esterified cellulose ether
An aqueous composition useful for producing capsules shells comprises a) at least one dispersed esterified cellulose ether comprising (i) groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA or (ii) a combination of aliphatic monovalent acyl groups and groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA, wherein R is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group and A is hydrogen or a cation, and b) from 0.05 to 20 percent of at least one salt of a fatty acid, based on the weight of the dispersed esterified cellulose ether, wherein the median particle size, d50, of the dispersed esterified cellulose ether particles is up to 7 micrometers, such median particle size (d50) being the size at which 50 mass percent of the particles have a smaller equivalent diameter and 50 mass percent have a larger equivalent diameter. |
| US10383941B2 |
Spray drying processes for forming solid amorphous dispersions of drugs and polymers
Spray drying processes are used to form pharmaceutical compositions comprising a solid amorphous dispersion of a drug and a polymer. |
| US10383940B2 |
Copper-cysteamine and methods of use
Structure and luminescence properties of a new Cu-Cysteamine (Cu-Cy) crystal material are provided. The crystal structure of the Cu-Cy is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It is found that the compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c and cell parameters are a=7.5510(4) Å, b=16.9848(7) Å, c=7.8364(4) Å, β=104.798(3)°. The new Cu-Cy crystal material of the invention is also useful for treatment of cancer. |
| US10383939B2 |
Light-activated compositions and methods using the same
The invention includes light-activated compositions and methods that are useful for promoting cell death or growth. In certain embodiments, the compositions comprise quantum dots (QD). |
| US10383937B2 |
Human cytomegalovirus RNA vaccines
HCMV ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines. |
| US10383935B2 |
Methods of making and using live attenuated viruses
This disclosure provides live, attenuated viruses, and methods of making and using the live, attenuated viruses. |
| US10383930B2 |
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. |
| US10383927B2 |
Variable epitope library compositions and methods of therapeutic and prophylactic use
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for targeting antigenically variable pathogens and diseases. Embodiments of the present disclosure involve of the construction of variable epitope libraries (VELs) containing mutated versions of epitopes derived from antigens associated with various diseases for treating subjects in both therapeutic and prophylactic settings. The present disclosure also provides compositions and methods for the production of VELs based on CTL-derived epitopes of survivin, an oncogenic inhibitor-of-apoptosis. Given the large number of potential epitopes expressed in tumors, and the dynamic nature of the tumor epitope landscape, there is a need to develop compositions and methods for targeting various antigenic epitopes to counteract immune escape. |
| US10383924B2 |
Combination immunotherapy compositions against cancer and methods
Disclosed are immunotherapeutic compositions and the concurrent use of combinations of such compositions for the improved induction of therapeutic immune responses and/or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disease, including, but not limited to, cancer and infectious disease. |
| US10383922B2 |
AAV-mediated gene therapy for RPGR X-linked retinal degeneration
Described herein are methods of preventing, arresting progression of or ameliorating vision loss and other conditions associated with retinitis pigmentosa and x-linked retinitis pigmentosa in a subject. The methods include administering to the subject an effective concentration of a composition comprising a recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying a nucleic acid sequence encoding a normal retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR gene), or fragment thereof, under the control of regulatory sequences which express the product of the gene in the photoreceptor cells of the subject, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10383918B2 |
Compositions in the form of an injectable aqueous solution comprising human glucagon and a statistical co-polyamino acid
Physically stable compositions in the form of an injectable aqueous solution, the pH of which is from 6.0 to 8.0, includes at least: a) human glucagon, and b) a co-polyamino acid bearing carboxylate charges and hydrophobic radicals Hy. In an embodiment, the compositions include, in addition, a gastrointestinal hormone. |
| US10383911B2 |
Storage stable lyophilized tripeptide formulations
The invention relates to Lysyl-Prolyl-Threonine lyophilized formulations, in particular to L-Lysyl-D-Prolyl-L-Threonine lyophilized formulations, that are stable in storage, and to a process for preparing the lyophilized formulations. Moreover, the invention relates to pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions comprising the lyophilized formulations, that are used in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment, diagnosis and/or therapy of pain-related diseases, pruritus-related diseases, inflammatory diseases, and/or other diseases in a mammal. |
| US10383910B2 |
Methods of increasing fertility of a male subject with costus speciosus extract
The present disclosure relates to a method of increasing fertility of a male subject, wherein the male subject suffers from reduced fertility resulting from a medication, wherein the medication inhibits sperm cell production by inhibiting spermatogenesis in a testis of the male subject, and wherein the method comprises administering to the male subject an effective amount of an extract of Costus speciosus in combination with the medication to prevent, and/or reduce the inhibition of sperm cell production by the medication to increase the fertility of the male subject. |
| US10383908B1 |
Inducing granulation tissue in third-degree skin burns using topical Hamelia patens extract
Methods are provided for inducing granulation tissue on third-degree burns present on the skin of a mammalian subject, which includes human subjects. A method according to the disclosure comprises contacting a third-degree burn wound with an extract of Hamelia patens, in combination with a dermatologically-acceptable carrier. Methods according to the disclosure are applicable to chemically-induced, electrically-induced, and thermally-induced third-degree burn wounds on skin. |
| US10383904B2 |
Composition for improving health and quality of life of women containing ginseng berry extract
The present invention relates to a composition which improves the quality of life of women by containing a ginseng berry extract as an active ingredient, and more specifically, to a composition which promotes the general psychological and physical health of women and improving the sexual function and sex life satisfaction women. |
| US10383902B2 |
Agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria or agent for improving oral bacterial flora, and composition for oral use
Provided is an agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria, or an agent for improving oral bacterial flora, which comprises the dry powder of one or more mushrooms selected from the group consisting of Hericium erinaceus, Grifola frondosa, Lyophyllum shimeji, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Agaricus blazei, and Lentinula edodes, or an extract thereof, and which has an excellent growth-promoting effect on nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria and an excellent improving effect on oral bacterial flora, and which is effective in maintaining balanced indigenous bacterial flora. Also provided is a composition for oral use containing same. |
| US10383896B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various 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. |
| US10383894B2 |
Human medicinal treatment using salt of peroxymonosulfuric acid
A medicinal drug is administered to a person for treating allergic rhinitis, hemorrhoids, toothache, bromhidrosis, or urticaria. The medicinal drug is formed at least partially with salt of peroxymonosulfuric acid, preferably potassium hydrogen peroxymonosulfate. |
| US10383887B2 |
Preventing and treating amyloid-beta deposition by stimulation of innate immunity
The present invention is directed to a method of preventing or reducing amyloid deposition in a subject. This method involves selecting a subject with amyloid deposits and stimulating the innate immune system of the selected subject under conditions effective to reduce the amyloid deposits. Also disclosed is a method of preventing or treating cerebral amyloidosis and Alzheimer's Disease in a subject by administering to the selected subject an agent that stimulates the innate immune system. In addition, a composition useful for the stimulation of the innate immune system of a subject exhibiting symptoms associated with amyloid deposition is disclosed. |
| US10383886B2 |
Method of treating neurological conditions with oleandrin
A method of treating neurological condition in a subject by administration of a cardiac glycoside is provided. Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease or stroke are treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of cardiac glycoside, and optionally triterpene(s), to a subject. The cardiac glycoside can be present in a dosage form. |
| US10383883B2 |
Treatment of congestion using steroids and adrenergics
A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 μg to about 800 μg, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 μg to about 400 μg. |
| US10383882B2 |
Chitosan-based matrices and uses thereof
This invention relates a controlled release delivery composition for an otorhinolaryngology and otorhinolaryngology-associated pathology, conditions, indications or their combination, Head and Neck associated pathology conditions, indications or their combination, or their combination, using a chitosan-glycerophosphate (CGP) hydrogel and an agent or a bio-materials. Additionally, provided methods of treating an otorhinolaryngology and otorhinolaryngology-associated pathology, conditions, indications or their combination, Head and Neck associated pathology conditions, indications or their combination, or their combination. |
| US10383870B2 |
Early treatment of CMT disease
The present invention provides methods for treating, preventing, or delaying the onset of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease type 1A (CMT1A), by administering to a subject in need thereof a combination comprising baclofen, sorbitol and naltrexone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10383863B2 |
Compounds and compositions for inducing chondrogenesis
The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for treatment of joint damage or joint injury in a mammal, and for inducing differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes. |
| US10383861B2 |
3-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-C]pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-C]pyridines and therapeutic uses thereof
6-Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of a 6-azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states. |
| US10383859B2 |
Benzo[d]thiazole derivative or salt thereof, and pharmaceutical composition including same
The present invention provides a benzo[d]thiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The benzo[d]thiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt can selectively inhibit the protein-protein interaction between KRS and a laminin receptor (LR), thereby inhibiting migration of cancer cells. Therefore, the benzo[d]thiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be usefully applied for preventing or treating the diseases associated with cancer cell metastasis. |
| US10383857B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating conditions related to elevated levels of eosinophils and/or basophils
Disclosed herein are methods of treating conditions, which may be associated with elevated levels of eosinophils and/or basophils, with a therapeutically effective amount of dexpramipexole or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10383853B2 |
Carboxamide derivative and its diastereomers in stable crystalline form
The present disclosure relates to solid crystalline forms of N—((S)-1-(3-(3-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-propan-2-yl)-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (I) and the diastereomers thereof, and to methods for preparing such crystalline forms. Compound (I) and the diastereomers thereof are potent androgen receptor (AR) modulators useful as a medicament. |
| US10383852B2 |
Prevention and treatment of viral infections
The present invention targets the Zika virus and other disease-causing microbes including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. It does this using agents and methods with little toxicity compared to existing therapies. |
| US10383849B2 |
Use of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and idalopirdine for reducing falls in Parkinson's disease patients
The present invention relates to the use of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and idalopirdine for reducing falls in patients suffering from a CNS disease, in particular patients with Parkinson's disease, wherein balance, gait or movement is impaired. |
| US10383848B2 |
Indole-based therapeutics
Provided herein are indole-2-carboxamide compounds useful for the treatment of non-tuberculosis bacterial infections. Exemplary compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections. Methods for preparing the indole-2-carboxamide compounds are also provided. |
| US10383847B2 |
Compositions and methods to improve the therapeutic benefit of indirubin and analogs thereof, including meisoindigo
The present invention describes methods and compositions for improving the therapeutic efficacy of therapeutically active agents previously limited by suboptimal therapeutic performance by either improving efficacy as monotherapy or reducing side effects. Such methods and compositions are particularly applicable to therapeutically active agents selected from the group consisting of: (i) indirubin; (ii) an analog of indirubin; (iii) a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin; and (iv) a pharmaceutical composition comprising indirubin, an analog of indirubin, or a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin, especially meisoindigo. In particular, the therapeutically active agents selected from the group consisting of: (i) indirubin; (ii) an analog of indirubin; (iii) a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin; and (iv) a pharmaceutical composition comprising indirubin, an analog of indirubin, or a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin, especially meisoindigo, are effective Nek9 inhibitors. The active agent, such as meisoindigo, can act as a Nek9 inhibitor. The active agent can be used together with Nek9 inhibitors or agents that inhibit the expression of Nek9. |
| US10383845B2 |
Ameliorating periodontitis by local treatment with warfarin and/or other vitamin K oxide reductase inhibitors
A new indication for the Warfarin family of drugs is described. In patients suffering from chronic periodontitis, continued systemic medication with Warfarin causes a significant reduction in their chronic periodontitis, including reduction in the frequency and severity of gingival inflammation occurrences, and significant decrease in the buildup of dental plaque and tartar. Delivery of Warfarin or its analogs directly to the oral fluid using toothpaste, mouthwash, chewing gum, dental floss, toothbrush, pill, and other forms are described to reduce chronic periodontitis, dental plaque, and dental tartar. |
| US10383844B2 |
Methods for treating pulmonary fibrosis using chromenone derivatives
A composition for prevention or treatment of pulmonary fibrosis comprising chromenone derivatives represented by Formula I of the present invention or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient, produces altered heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) dimers, thereby preventing normal HSP27 non-phosphorylated polymers from performing a chaperone function and reducing a cell protection function that chaperone originally performs. Thus the inventive composition has a remarkable inhibitory effect on pulmonary fibrosis, in particular, an irradiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis phenomenon. |
| US10383830B2 |
Modulating antibacterial immunity via bacterial membrane-coated nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are provided comprising an inner core comprising a non-cellular material, and an outer surface comprising a bacterial membrane, e.g., a bacterial membrane derived from a bacteria outer membrane vesicle. Also provided are compositions, e.g., medicament delivery systems and pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the present nanoparticles. Also provided are uses of the present nanoparticles, pharmaceutical compositions and medicament delivery systems for treating and/or preventing a disease or condition, e.g., bacterial infection, in a subject. |
| US10383825B2 |
Calcium alginate dosage formulations, and methods of making and using thereof
An alginate and stearic acid composition is described, including methods of molding it into tablets further comprising a drug, and methods of controlling the drug release from the tablets. |
| US10383819B1 |
Method to effect biphasic bioavailability of oral euphoric psychogenic cannabinoids
A method to effect biphasic bioavailability of oral euphoric psychogenic cannabis. The method comprises the step of providing and ingesting a chambered, layered oral drug delivery arrangement, to achieve both a rapid systemic euphoric cannabis effect, and a delayed, but sustained, systemic cannabis euphoric effect. |
| US10383818B2 |
Emulsion
The invention relates to an orally administrable chewable composition in unit dosage form comprising an oil-in-water emulsion in which the aqueous phase is gelled and in which the oil phase comprises a physiologically tolerable unsaturated fatty acid ester. |
| US10383815B2 |
Method and compositions for improving selective catabolysis in cells of keratin surfaces
A skin care composition for stimulating selective catabolysis in cells of keratin surfaces comprising at least one autophagy activator and at least one proteasome activator, and a method for improving selective catabolysis in cells of keratin surfaces by treating with the composition. |
| US10383811B1 |
Sunscreen emulsion comprising silane-treated oxide
Compositions including an aqueous phase emulsified within an external fatty phase comprising at least one silicone are provided. The compositions include iron oxide having a silane-treated surface, zinc-oxide having a silane-treated surface, a titanium dioxide-silica composite particulate, and hollow spheres of acrylic polymer. |
| US10383809B2 |
Skin treatment compositions, masks and related methods
The present disclosure describes a topical composition, and related masks comprising the compositions disclosed herein, for applying to skin for treating acne or skin rejuvenation, the compositions comprising a light activated enzymatic extract; adaptogenic Baobab (Adansonia digitata) seed extract; adaptogenic wild indigo (Tephrosia purpurea) extract; pre- and/or pro-biotic extracts; and a carrier. The mask may be embodied in, or comprise, a hydrogel matrix or a biocellulose material or other fibrous material. |
| US10383808B2 |
Thickened cationic and nonionic surfactant cleansing composition
An aqueous cleansing composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and a thickener comprising an alkoxylated methyl glucose ether, wherein a weight ratio of cationic surfactant to nonionic surfactant is greater than 0.9:1. The combination of the cationionic:nonionic surfactant ratio with the alkoxylated methyl glucose ether thickener provides the composition with cold weather stability. Cold weather stability is observed when the composition remains transparent after cold storage. |
| US10383806B2 |
Compositions including sesamin, methods of making and using the same in skin anti-aging and skin lightening applications
Topical compositions, packaging systems and methods for improving the appearance of skin or at least one sign of aging in skin are described. |
| US10383805B2 |
Composition and process for semi-permanent straightening of hair
The present invention provides a hair straightening composition with improved ease of use, which leads to an enhanced smoothness of the straightened hair. The composition comprises at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I) in combination with at least one quaternary ammonium compound having two long-chain hydrocarbon groups: R—CO—COOH Formula (I). In further aspects, the present invention concerns a process for semi-permanent straightening of the hair, utilizing said composition, the use of the composition for straightening hair, and a kit comprising the composition and a straightening iron. |
| US10383803B2 |
Dye composition using at least one coupler of meta-phenylenediamine type substituted in position 4 in a medium comprising a fatty substance, processes and device
The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising one or more fatty substances, one or more surfactants, one or more oxidation bases chosen from para-phenylenediamines, bis(phenyl)alkylenediamines, para-aminophenols, ortho-aminophenols and the addition salts thereof and/or solvates thereof one or more particular couplers of meta-phenylenediamine type substituted in position 4, and one or more basifying agents, the fatty substance content in the dye composition representing in total at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the said composition. The invention also relates to a dyeing process using such a composition, and also to multi-compartment devices suitable for performing the said process. |
| US10383801B2 |
Process for semi-permanent hair straightening and aftercare of the hair
The present invention relates to a process for semi-permanent hair straightening and aftercare treatment and to a kit of compositions for use in this process. In the process of the present invention, the hair is firstly subjected to a straightening treatment using a straightening composition comprising at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I): R—CO—COOH defined below and/or a hydrate thereof and/or a salt thereof. Then, a specific cleansing composition and/or a specific conditioning composition comprising at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I): R—CO—COOH defined below and/or a hydrate thereof and/or a salt thereof are used as aftercare products in order to improve durability of the straightening effect. |
| US10383796B2 |
Application and uses of PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof
The present invention relates to the uses of the protein PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof. In particular, the present invention relates compositions and methods utilizing PRG4 and therapeutic modulation thereof, including, use as a surgical lubricant, use in a treatment for prevention or reduction of post-surgical adhesions, use in a treatment for oral ulcerations, use as an athletic lubricating patch, use as a dermal filler, use in a treatment for dry mouth, use in a drug delivery method or composition, and use in nursing lubrication. |
| US10383795B2 |
Bubble formation inhibiting vent assembly for a vented bottle assembly
A feeding assembly generally comprises a container having an open top and defining a liquid chamber therein for holding a liquid. A collar assembly defines a closure for the open top of the container upon assembly with the container. The collar assembly includes a collar releasably securable to the container and a nipple coupled to the collar and having an opening through which liquid exits the feeding assembly during feeding. A vent assembly is positionable at least in part on the open top of the container and is configured to facilitate venting of the container to atmosphere as liquid exits the feeding assembly during feeding. The vent assembly is disposed intermediate the container and the nipple and has a vent tube through which air is able to flow from external of the feeding assembly to the container during feeding. The vent tube has an internal rib extending longitudinally of the feeding assembly and is configured to facilitate the flow of liquid from vent assembly back into the container when feeding is ceased and the container is oriented generally upright. |
| US10383793B2 |
Child resistant and airtight container
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. |
| US10383792B2 |
Multi chamber flexible bag and methods of using same
A method of preparing a pharmaceutical product in a single multiple chamber flexible bag. A pharmaceutical product is introduced in a liquid state into a first chamber of the flexible bag through a first port. The pharmaceutical product is lyophilized within the first chamber of the flexible bag to provide a lyophilized pharmaceutical product. The flexible bag has a second chamber and the first chamber and the second chamber are separated by a breakable seal. The second chamber further includes a reconstituting solution for reconstituting the lyophilized pharmaceutical product in the first chamber. A user may apply pressure to the flexible bag to break the seal and mix the lyophilized pharmaceutical product and the reconstituting solution to order to administer the pharmaceutical product to a patient. |
| US10383789B1 |
Automatic determination of defibrillation pad location on patient's chest
A medical device uses UWB units to infer a position of an adjunct positioned in proximity to an exterior portion of a patient's body. The position information can be used to provide CPR feedback to a rescuer. In other applications, the position information can be used to provide prompts to a user to change the position of the adjunct. |
| US10383786B2 |
Utilizing a human compound eye using an internet of things (“HCEI”) for obstacle protection of a user
Embodiments for utilizing a human compound eye using internet of things (“HCEI”) for obstacle protection of a user by a processor. One or more objects may be determined within an obstacle threshold distance in relation to a user according to data captured from one or more internet of things (IoT) devices associated with a wound dressing, a mobility assistance device, or a combination thereof. The user may be alerted of the one or more objects within the obstacle threshold distance. |
| US10383785B2 |
Adaptive arm support systems and methods for use
A system is provided for supporting an arm of a user that includes a harness configured to be worn by the user, and an arm support coupled to the harness and including an arm rest to support an arm of the user. The arm support is configured to accommodate and follow movement of the arm without substantially interfering in such movement. The arm support may at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm. For example, the arm support may transfer at least a portion of the weight of the user's arm to the torso or other region of the user's body and/or may apply an opposing force to at least partially offset the gravitational force acting on the arm. |
| US10383782B2 |
Incubator deployable multi-functional panel
An incubator including a plurality of panels. At least one of the panels, or portion thereof, is a multi functional panel that is reversibly connected to at least one of the plurality of panels. The incubator can be opened and closed. In a closed configuration, the incubator sealingly encloses an internal environment. In an open configuration, the multi-functional panel is deployable as a countertop. |
| US10383773B2 |
Medical cast and skin protector
The present invention relates to a medical cast having a dual structure. The present invention provides the medical cast comprising: a skin protector coming into contact with the affected area of a patient, woven by mixing and using at least two kinds of functional fibers in order to increase adhesive strength with the skin, and manufactured such that diamond-shaped mesh holes are formed in the shape of a meshed net; an inner supporting cast formed to cover the outer side of the skin protector and comprising an inside supporting cast for absorbing sweat or body waste between the casts, an inner ventilating channel for covering the outer surface of the inside supporting cast and improving air permeability, an adhesion enhancing part for increasing the elasticity of the cast, and an inner rigidity reinforcing part for providing primary rigidity for the medical cast; and an outer supporting cast formed to cover the outer side of the inner supporting cast, impregnated with a hardening solution having hydraulic properties, and comprising an outer ventilating channel formed along the circumference thereof, an adhesion enhancing part connected with the outer ventilating channel so as to provide predetermined elastic force, a cutter part provided on one surface of the outer side thereof for guiding the progressing direction of a cutter blade, and outer rigidity reinforcing parts formed on both sides of the cutter part so as to provide secondary rigidity for the medical cast. |
| US10383768B2 |
Methods and patterns for increasing amplitude of accommodations in a human lens
A method of treating a human eye, generally to correct vision, and preferably in one embodiment to increase the amplitude of accommodation of the lens. The method utilizes a laser to create a desired pattern within the lens. Various patterns for treating the eye lens are also disclosed. |
| US10383759B2 |
Cuspid and first bi-cuspid bite retainer for sleep apnea
A retainer with a block extending downwards from an otherwise generally flat surface is disclosed. The block corresponds to a region of one or more of the cuspids or pre-molars. A side block or other device on the upper retainer also abuts a wing or other abutment device of a lower retainer, causing the lower jaw to be pushed forward relative to the upper jaw and resting position (regular organic closing position) of the upper and lower jaw together. Thus, the upper teeth are pushed forward and a space is created between the teeth behind the (lower) block preventing an apnea during sleep. |
| US10383753B2 |
Deployment handle for delivery device with mechanism for quick release of a prosthesis and re-sheathing of device tip
The present invention relates to a prosthesis delivery device and to a handle assembly located at the distal end of the delivery device. The handle assembly has a main handle and a nut disposed on the main handle. The nut has a first configuration in which the nut is engaged with the outer surface of the main handle and a second configuration in which the nut is disengaged from the outer surface of the main handle. Disengaging the nut from the main handle facilitates quick sheath retraction and deployment of at least the distal end of the prosthesis as well as recapturing the proximal end of the device within the sheath. |
| US10383748B2 |
Procedures for vascular occlusion
A method of reducing blood flow within an aneurysm includes: injecting a contrast agent into a blood vessel including an aneurysm; expanding a stent, from a delivery device, across the aneurysm; and confirming that a stagnated area forms in the aneurysm. The stagnated area can form a crescent shape, a mushroom shape, a hemispherical shape, and/or a flat side. Upon confirming that the stagnated area forms in the aneurysm, the delivery device can be withdrawn from the blood vessel. The stagnated area can include the contrast agent. If the stagnated area does not form in the aneurysm, a second occluding device may be deployed. After withdrawing the delivery device, substantially all of the aneurysm progressively thromboses. |
| US10383746B2 |
Prosthetic foot device
A prosthetic foot device (1) having a longitudinal direction (L) and a transverse direction (T) and comprising a base spring blade (2), an ankle spring blade (3) being made from a composite material comprising glass fibers and a heel spring blade (4), the base spring blade (2) and the ankle spring blade (3) being connected in a forefoot region (5) of the prosthetic foot device (1), the base spring blade (2) and the heel spring blade (4) being connected in a heel region (7) of the prosthetic foot device and the ankle spring blade (3) and the heel spring blade (4) being connected in an ankle region (9) of the prosthetic foot device. |
| US10383739B2 |
Orthopaedic implant with dynamic trans-fixation slot
An orthopaedic implant for use with a fastener having at least one of threads and grooves includes a body defining a long axis. The body includes an inner wall defining an elongated slot. The inner wall includes a pair of opposing walls and a single projection disposed on the inner wall. When the fastener is inserted into the slot, the single projection slidably fits within a groove of the fastener to limit sliding of the implant over the fastener along an axis substantially transverse to the long axis and to permit sliding of the implant over the fastener along the long axis. |
| US10383735B2 |
Shoulder arthroplasty system
An implant system for total shoulder arthroplasties, hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties including a humeral stem having an enlarged head portion with interfaces adapted to removably receive various modular interchangeable components, such as articulating liners, spacers, and adapter inserts. The humeral stem functions as a universal platform that may be used in either conventional or “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties, as well as hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and may remain implanted in place during a revision in which the implant system is converted between the foregoing configurations, for example. |
| US10383734B2 |
Rotatable collar for a prosthesis
A collar arranged to couple to a prosthetic component for implantation at the end of a long bone, the prosthetic component having a distal portion arranged to couple to the bone and a proximal neck portion arranged to couple to an articulation component. The collar comprises a plate including a neck hole to receive a neck portion, such that the collar can rotate about the neck portion. The collar further comprises a plurality of attachment portions for coupling the plate to bone fragments or soft tissues. The collar is lockable to the neck portion to prevent further rotation. A prosthesis comprising a combination of a collar, a prosthetic component and an articulation component, and a surgical method of using the collar are also disclosed. |
| US10383727B2 |
Delivery system for a valve prosthesis
A heart valve prosthesis and delivery systems are provided for replacing a cardiac valve. The heart valve prosthesis includes a self-expanding frame includes a portion having a crimp that provides additional flexibility to the self-expanding frame in the collapsed configuration. |
| US10383725B2 |
Heart chamber prosthetic valve implant with base, mesh and dome sections with single chamber anchoring for preservation, supplementation and/or replacement of native valve function
Various embodiments of the present invention comprise a single-chamber collapsible and expandable prosthetic valve implant device comprising the following capabilities: (1) preservation of native valve functionality; (2) initial preservation of native valve functionality with subsequent full replacement of native valve functionality; (3) full replacement of native valve functionality; and/or (4) mitigation of the prolapsing distance of the dysfunctional leaflets by preventing the anterior excursion of the prolapsing leaflets above the upper annular surface and into the left atrial chamber in order to preserve native leaflet functionality for as long as possible. The expanded and implanted device does not extend beyond the boundaries of the subject heart chamber, e.g., the left atrium, thereby enabling the preservation of any remaining native valve functionality with subsequent full replacement of native valve functionality if and when needed. |
| US10383721B2 |
Photochemically induced engagement of intraocular implants
An ocular implant and a method for implanting such an ocular implant inside an eye includes an optical portion and at least two polymer haptics for fixation of the ocular implant to tissue inside an eye. At least one portion of the haptics contains a photoinitiating agent delivery component. A kit for implanting an ocular implant in an eye includes an ocular implant at least two polymer haptics; and additionally a photoinitiating agent for at least partially impregnating a first portion of the ocular element or a second portion of tissue in the eye; and, a light source for providing light of a wavelength adapted to excite the photoinitiating agent. |
| US10383719B2 |
Stent for medical use
A stent for medical use includes: a main body which includes a first rigid portion formed in a tubular shape along a longitudinal axis and having a predetermined rigidity with respect to a compression force exerted in a radial direction and a second rigid portion having a rigidity less than that of the first rigid portion, the second rigid portion which is substantially coaxial with and continues to a proximal end of the first rigid portion, and the second rigid portion which formed in a tubular shape along the longitudinal axis; and a gripping target region which is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the second rigid portion and is gripped by a gripping tool when the main body is led into a channel of an endoscope. |
| US10383718B2 |
Absorbable vascular filter
An absorbable vascular filter is disclosed for deployment within a vessel for temporary filtering of body fluids. A preferred embodiment is the placement of such absorbable vascular filter within the inferior vena cava (IVC) to filter emboli for the prevention of pulmonary embolism for a limited duration in time. Once protection from PE is complete, the filter is sequentially biodegraded according to a planned schedule determined by the absorption properties of the filter components. Hence the temporary absorbable vascular filter obviates the long term complications of permanent IVC filters such as increased deep vein thrombosis, while also circumventing the removal requirement of metal retrievable IVC filters. |
| US10383716B2 |
Sling for urinary incontinence surgery
Provided is a sling for urinary incontinence surgery. The sling has a mesh tape to be easily mounted by means of a spacing unit disposed in a center part of the mesh tape and also enables optimal tension adjustment of the mesh tape, thereby maximizing the effect of female urinary incontinence treatment surgery. Moreover, the sling can prevent the mesh tape from pressing the urethra excessively, thereby allowing a patient to easily urinate after surgery, and tension adjustment of the mesh tape is very easy. |
| US10383709B2 |
Dental bar
An overdenture bar includes a U-shaped support beam configured to being coupled to a plurality of dental implants and extending generally above the mucus membrane of the gums. The U-shaped support beam has an anterior region and a pair of posterior extensions. At least one portion of the U-shaped support beam includes a plurality of retention elements extending generally normal to an outer surface of the U-shaped support beam in a plurality of directions. A method for producing a dental bar model on a CAD/CAM program to be fitted on a patient's upper or lower gingival surface includes the steps of selecting a longitudinal portion of the bar, adding protrusions to an upper portion of the bar and/or positioning a buccal finish line and a lingual finish between two boundary lines. The boundary lines illustrate the highest and lowest position of the finish lines. |
| US10383708B2 |
Analogs for dental restorations
Advantageous dental analogs for dental restorations and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved analog members for use in fabricating dental implant-supported restorations, and related methods of use. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of protection analog members configured to protect cuff portions of coping members during the fabrication of dental restorations. The improved analog members include an added vertical rim or collar to contact and/or protect the cuff portion of coping members when an end of the analog member is screwed/mounted into place into an end of the coping member. This way, the resin added during fabrication will not contact/adhere to the cuff portion allowing a proper seating of the finished fixed implant-supported prosthesis. Use of the improved analog member also can eliminate scratches/damage to the cuff portion (e.g., during trimming and polishing). |
| US10383707B2 |
Teeth repositioning systems and methods
Systems and methods of repositioning teeth, using one or more appliances for installing on a patient's teeth are described. The appliance includes an arch shaped member; a plurality of spring members coupled to or provided on the arch shaped member; and a plurality of securing members for securing to a corresponding plurality of the patient's teeth on a one-to-one basis, the securing members being supported by the arch shaped member. The arch shaped member and the plurality of springs, together, comprise a two dimensional structure having a length dimension and a width dimension with varying widths along the length dimension, that is bent into a three dimensional structure. |
| US10383705B2 |
Orthodontic appliance performance monitor
Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments. |
| US10383704B2 |
Direct manufacture of orthodontic aligner appliance
A method for fabrication of an orthodontic device having tooth-fitting cavities, such as an aligner, using layer-by-layer printing of a single or multiple polymeric materials. The cavities of the appliance or an appliance mold are defined by the boundaries of the multiple layers, encapsulating up to fourteen teeth of a patient, and shaped to apply a load to at least one tooth that is sufficient to cause movement of the tooth, and remodeling of the adjacent bone. In the case where the cavities form an appliance mold, the mold is used to form a positive model and an appliance is formed thereon. A series of such appliances may be used to treat malocclusion of teeth, each appliance used in series to incrementally move one or more teeth from initial positions toward a desired final position. The appliance may be fabricated with a variety of disclosed materials, and may include auxiliary features for interaction with other orthodontic elements. |
| US10383703B2 |
System and method for manufacturing crowns for teeth
A system and method for fabricating dental crowns and bridgework includes the steps of: selecting one or more prototype teeth; forming a mold around the prototype teeth using a soft flexible material; placing the mold within a model of a patient's teeth; pressing the uppers and lowers of the model together to establish the bite; removing the prototype teeth from the mold; adding wet porcelain to the inside walls of the mold and vibrating the mold to create the incisal; adding wet porcelain to create the body; pressing framework into the uncured body; vibrating the mold and removing moisture; allowing the porcelain to dry and removing the molded porcelain crown or bridgework from the mold; trimming off excess porcelain and adding porcelain to the margin area as needed; baking the crown or bridgework in an oven and removing when half cured; and carving and shaping the half cured porcelain. |
| US10383700B2 |
Cleaning of a surgical instrument force sensor
A force transducer is coupled to a distal portion of a shaft of a surgical instrument. The force transducer includes proximal and distal portions, radial ribs, and a plurality of strain gauges. The radial ribs form a plurality of through passages. The surgical instrument further includes a flush manifold that receives a liquid from a proximal portion of the shaft, and that directs the liquid along a first subset of through passages of the plurality of through passages toward the distal portion of the force transducer. A plenum at the distal portion of the force transducer collects the liquid from the first subset of through passages and redirects the liquid back toward the proximal portion of the shaft along a second subset of through passages of the plurality of through passages different from the first subset of through passages. |
| US10383698B2 |
Devices and kits for assisting in open surgeries
Various examples of devices and kits for assisting in and illuminating medical procedures are disclosed. The devices may be attached to handheld medical tools. Also disclosed are various examples of medical procedures that may be carried out using the devices or kits. Also discloses are various examples for mounting auxiliary medical tools to a device mounted on a primary medical tool. |
| US10383697B2 |
Surgical item counting station and method of use
A surgical item counting station for providing organization and efficiency in counting items and communicating information. The surgical item counting station comprises a top plate having a diameter forming a table top surface and being adjacent and perpendicular to a display screen mounted on an adjustable column mounted on a base terminating at feet. The display screen is adapted to receive and display information about at least one item and general communications. A shelf having a substantially equal diameter to the top plate and being located below and in parallel to the top plate is provided. The shelf includes shelf side walls with a mounting means adapted for mounting at least one container device below the top plate. Preferably the container device is a sponge count bag. Preferably the shelf is a rotational shelf while the top plate or table top is non-rotational. |
| US10383695B2 |
Package for an object and an assembly including such a package
A package for an object includes a support element with a coupler configured to hold the object captive in a given orientation of the object, and release the object by pivoting the object. The support element alone defines a first chamber containing the object, the support element also includes at least two parts that can be coupled and uncoupled relative to each other by inter-fitting with partial overlap, so as to form the first chamber containing the object. A stopper is coupled to the support element of the object by inter-fitting with partial overlap such that the support element presents a grip portion that projects from the stopper. A cover is coupled to the stopper by inter-fitting with partial overlap so as to cooperate with the stopper to define a second chamber inside which the grip portion of the support element extends, and while the cover is coupled to the stopper, a grip portion of the stopper projects from the cover. |
| US10383693B2 |
Flow control in computer-assisted surgery based on marker positions
The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data. |
| US10383691B2 |
Last catheter with helical internal lumen
Catheters for ablation and removal of occlusions from blood vessels are provided. Laser cutting systems and mechanical cutting systems are provided in catheter devices, the cutting systems operable to ablate, cut, dislodge, and otherwise remove occlusions within a blood vessel that may limit or prevent proper circulation. A helical or partially-helical inner surface structure is provided in the catheter, the structure operable to remove or translate dislodged material(s). |
| US10383689B2 |
Delivery system and method of use for the eye
A method and delivery system are disclosed for creating an aqueous flow pathway in the trabecular meshwork, juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal of an eye for reducing elevated intraocular pressure. Pulsed laser radiation is delivered from the distal end of a fiber-optic probe sufficient to cause photoablation of selected portions of the trabecular meshwork, the juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork and an inner wall of Schlemm's canal in the target site. The fiber-optic probe may be advanced so as to create an aperture in the inner wall of Schlemm's canal in which fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye flows. The method and delivery system may further be used on any tissue types in the body. |
| US10383686B2 |
Ablation systems with multiple temperature sensors
According to some embodiments, a medical instrument (for example, an ablation device) comprises an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an energy delivery member positioned at the distal end of the elongate body, a first plurality of temperature-measurement devices carried by or positioned within the energy delivery member, the first plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member, and a second plurality of temperature-measurement devices positioned proximal to a proximal end of the energy delivery member, the second plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member. |
| US10383682B2 |
Powered bipolar resectoscope
A resectoscope includes a fixed electrode adapted to connect to a first electrical potential, a movable electrode adapted to connect to a second electrical potential and biased transversely towards the fixed electrode, and a spacer coupled to the movable electrode. The movable electrode and the spacer are longitudinally movable relative to the fixed electrode between a first position, wherein the spacer is disposed between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode so as to maintain a spacing between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode against the bias of the movable electrode, and a second position, wherein the spacer is disposed distally of the fixed electrode, allowing the movable electrode to move transversely towards the fixed electrode under the bias of the movable electrode. |
| US10383678B2 |
Electrosurgical element and uterine manipulator for total laparoscopic hysterectomy
A vaginal cervical retractor used to maneuver and visualize the uterus during various medical examinations and procedures would include an inner tube provided with a movable assembly of plastic cups (cervical cup and vaginal cup) designed to be inserted into the uterine cavity and a retractable electrosurgical needle. A cervical cup is molded to a hollow outer shaft to form the movable cup assembly. This hollow shaft is provided through which the inner tube can be inserted. By utilizing a vaginal cervical retractor elevator provided with an inner rigid tubing, freely sliding vaginal cup and cervical cup designed to move on the inner tubing, attached to a hollow, plastic outer shaft into which the inner tubing can be inserted, and a retractable, flexible, electrosurgical needle, the colpotomy procedure can be performed with the improved uterine manipulator. |
| US10383676B2 |
Cryogenic ablation system and method
A device for treating esophageal target tissue comprises a catheter, a balloon and a refrigerant delivery device. The catheter has a distal portion and a refrigerant delivery lumen. The balloon is mounted to and the refrigerant delivery device is coupled to the distal portion. The refrigerant delivery device comprises a chamber with the refrigerant delivery lumen opening into the chamber, a refrigerant delivery opening fluidly coupled to the balloon interior, and a distribution passageway fluidly coupling the chamber and the refrigerant delivery opening. A refrigerant is deliverable through the refrigerant delivery lumen, into the chamber, through the distribution passageway, through the refrigerant delivery opening and into the balloon interior so to place the balloon into an expanded, cooled state so that the balloon can press against and cool esophageal target tissue. The medical device may include means for sensing a leak in the balloon. |
| US10383673B1 |
Devices and methods for orthopedic surgery requiring fasteners of multiple lenghts
Disclosed are devices and methods used to customize the length of fasteners used during orthopedic surgeries, comprising creating a hole of the desired depth in a bone, measuring the depth of the hole using a depth measuring device, calculating, using the depth measuring device, the optimal length dimension of the fastener, transferring the calculated fastener optimal length dimension to a fastener cutting device, inserting a fastener having a length exceeding the optimal length dimension into the fastener cutting device, and cutting the fastener to the optimal length dimension using the fastener cutting device. |
| US10383671B2 |
Resorptive intramedullary implant between two bones or two bone fragments
The invention relates to a resorptive intramedullary implant between two bones or two bone fragments. The implant includes a single-piece body (1) having a generally elongate shape and having, at each end, areas for anchoring to the bone portions in question, characterized in that one of said areas (A1) has a cylindrical cross-section while the other area (A2) has a flat cross-section. |
| US10383670B2 |
Method of fixating two or more anatomical bodies
A method of bone fixation comprises the steps of implanting at least one first fixation element into a respective first anatomical body such that a portion of the first fixation element extends out from an exterior surface of the first anatomical body, and implanting at least one second fixation element into a respective second anatomical body that is adjacent the first anatomical body, such that a portion of the second fixation element extends out from an exterior surface of the second anatomical body. A hardenable material is applied to the portion of each of the fixation elements that extends out from the exterior surface of the respective anatomical body when the hardenable material is in an unhardened state. The hardenable material is hardened such that the hardenable material forms a hardened construct together with the bone fixation elements that bridges the anatomical bodies. |
| US10383669B2 |
Interphalangeal joint implant methods
A method and apparatus for correcting malformed joints, in particular the “hammer toe” contraction of the proximal interphalangeal joint. The disclosure comprises a two-component implant: a proximal phalanx component and a middle phalanx component. An endosseous stem on each component is inserted axially into the end of a respective host bone and, after insertion, the components are attached. The attached components are held together in various ways, for example a detent arm/aperture mechanism. Each component can be cannulated to allow for the passage of a kirschner wire, if necessary, to stabilize adjacent joints such as the proximal interphalangeal joint. The bones of the treated joint can be set to form a desired angle by adjusting the angle formed by the corresponding endosseous stems. |
| US10383664B2 |
Implants, systems, and methods for fusing a sacroiliac joint
A method of fusing a dysfunctional sacroiliac joint with an additively manufactured joint implant comprising a plurality of openings extending from a top surface into an inner portion of the joint implant via a plurality of channels, and an orifice extending from an exterior surface of the proximal end into the inner portion, wherein the orifice is in fluid communication with the plurality of channels via the inner portion; delivering the joint implant into the sacroiliac joint space through an access region and injecting an amount of biocompatible material at an initial stage of an injection process into the inner portion via the orifice and with a delivery tool; and, at a subsequent stage of the injection process the amount of biocompatible material moves from the inner portion through the plurality of channel via a second path and into the sacroiliac joint space immediately adjacent a top surface. |
| US10383663B2 |
Revision connectors, systems and methods thereof
Connector assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A connector has a first end that clamps to a first rod in an existing construct and a second end, connected to the first end, that clamps to a second rod in a new construct such that the new construct can be extended from the existing construct at an adjacent level as the existing construct. |
| US10383662B2 |
Coupling assembly and polyaxial bone anchoring device comprising the same
A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element is provided, wherein the coupling assembly includes a receiving part having a first end, a second end, a central axis extending through the first end and second end, an accommodation space for accommodating a head of an anchoring element, a bore extending from the accommodation space to the first end, and a recess for receiving a rod. The accommodation space has an opening at the second end sized to permit insertion of a head of the bone anchoring element. The coupling assembly further includes a retainer element configured to be positioned at least partially in the accommodation space and being radially expandable and/or compressible to allow retaining a head inserted through the opening. The retainer element is held in position adjacent the opening by an engagement structure provided at or in the accommodation space. The coupling assembly further includes a locking element configured to be arranged at least partially in the accommodation space. The locking element is movable from a first position, in which the retainer element is allowed to expand and release an inserted head, to a second position, in which radial expansion of the retainer element is hindered to prevent release of an inserted head. When the locking element is in the second position, a head of an anchoring element can be locked by exertion of a pressure force directly onto the head to press the head against the retainer element. |
| US10383656B2 |
Occuludable introducer needle
An introducer needle assembly including a compressible section between the rigid needle and the hub. Once the vessel is entered as determined by blood entering the syringe, the compressible section of the introducer needle is occluded by compressing the section with the thumb and a finger. Neither blood nor air can pass. Since the compressible section is in a flattened area it is easier to hold the needle while the syringe is unscrewed. The operator then can begin threading a guidewire down the device which is now easier to enter because blood is not coming out of the hub thus obscuring the lumen. |
| US10383655B2 |
Wire-guided surgical instrument
Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument having a cylindrical tube affixed thereto. A guidewire can be threaded through the cylindrical tube to allow for advancement of the surgical instrument to a surgical site. |
| US10383653B2 |
System for excising anal fistula traces
Current invention relates to a combined system developed for the purpose of use in the treatment of anorectal fistulas. Fistulectomy Set is a system consisting of fistulectomy units which functions fully controlled and transmitting the pivoted movement which comes from the movement providing and transmitting part to the cutting edge by moving it on a central guide with the help of a motion carrier flexible shaft consisting of hexahedron spheroid parts. It consists of a cannulation apparatus which provides a simultaneous rotation, vibration and reciprocating movement and which detects the fistula trace fully and accurately. With this cutting edge, a channel surrounded by living tissue is obtained by cutting around the fistula trace cylindrically with suitable thickness, and thus cutting the secretory mucosa, dead tissues and fibrotic structures. With the developed system, it is believed that important progress will be made in the treatment of anorectal fistula; an important social and medical problem. It will prevent the loss of labor force, shorten hospital stays, reduce costs and minimize complications of treatment. Most importantly, it will prevent anal incontinence and hence a very important problem will be solved. |
| US10383651B2 |
Instruments, devices, and related methods for soft tissue dissection
A differential dissecting instrument for differentially dissecting complex tissue comprising is disclosed. The differential dissecting instrument comprises a rotary drive train having a central, longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a proximal end. The differential dissecting instrument also comprises at least one differential dissecting bluntwheel, wherein the at least one differential dissecting bluntwheel is rotatably associated with the distal end of the rotary drive train, has at least one axis of rotation substantially transverse to the central, longitudinal axis of the rotary drive train, and is rotated by the rotary drive train. The bluntwheel may comprise projections that are configured to differentially dissect a complex tissue when the differential dissecting instrument is in operation. |
| US10383650B2 |
Surgical instrument handle with adjustable actuator position
A surgical instrument handle operates a microsurgical instrument on a surgical instrument head by manipulation of the instrument handle. The instrument handle has an elongate center rod with a ring mounted on the rod for reciprocating movement. The ring is operatively associated with the surgical instrument head for operation of the microsurgical instrument of the head. A plurality of resilient arms extend along the length of the rod and engage against a sliding surface of the ring. The inward and outward movement of the plurality of arms reciprocates the ring on the handle rod to cause operation of the surgical instrument head. |
| US10383649B2 |
Trigger lockout and kickback mechanism for surgical instruments
A forceps includes an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members, a blade, a lever member operably coupled to the end effector, a trigger member operably coupled to the blade and defining an actuation path therealong. A trigger safety member is pivotably coupled to the lever member such that, when the lever member is disposed in an initial position, the trigger safety member is disposed in a position blocking the trigger member. When the lever member is disposed in a compressed position, the trigger safety member is disposed in a position, wherein the trigger safety member is displaced from the actuation path to permit movement of the trigger member, wherein the safety member rotates relative to the lever member as a function of movement of the lever member to block/unblock the trigger member. |
| US10383648B2 |
Steerable medical device
A medical device and a system including same are provided. The medical device includes an elongated device body, at least a portion of which is steerable within a body of a subject via at least one control wire; and a plurality of control wire guides disposed along the elongated device body and being deployable to deflect the at least one control wire away from a longitudinal axis of the elongated device body. |
| US10383636B2 |
Embolization device and a method of using the same
Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. |
| US10383635B2 |
Vaso-occlusive devices and methods of use
Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. For example, described herein are expandable vaso-occlusive implants that include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter. In particular, the expandable implants described herein are configured to allow relatively soft and elongate implants to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula. |
| US10383634B2 |
Stapling system incorporating a firing lockout
A stapling system comprising an anvil comprising an anvil ledge, a channel comprising a channel ledge, a firing member, a replaceable unfired staple cartridge, and a locking member is disclosed. The firing member comprises a first projection configured to engage the anvil ledge and a second prosection configured to engage the channel ledge. The firing member is movable distally during a staple firing stroke. The replaceable unfired staple cartridge comprises staples, a vertical slot configured to receive the firing member during the staple firing stroke, and a sled comprising a central portion configured to slide within the vertical slot. The locking member is movable vertically and spring-biased into a locked configuration which inhibits the firing member from being advanced through the staple firing stroke when a previously-fired staple cartridge is assembled to the stapling system instead of the replaceable unfired staple cartridge. |
| US10383626B2 |
Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element
A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element to the tissue, the method comprising: measuring an initial thickness of the tissue before applying a load to the tissue with a moveable platen; applying the load to the tissue with the moveable platen; measuring a velocity of the moveable platen in response to the load applied to the tissue; providing an audible signal when the velocity of the moveable platen reaches a predetermined velocity which is indicative that about eighty percent tissue compression has been achieved representing optimal compression. |
| US10383623B2 |
Surgical fastener
Various embodiments of a non-deforming surgical fastener are discussed. In one embodiment, the fastener includes two legs and a backspan extending between the two legs. The fastener also includes a backspan thickness that is adapted to reduce the pressure and/or increase the holding strength applied to underlying materials. The non-deforming fastener is constructed and arranged to retain substantially the same shape before, during and after deployment into the target implantation site. |
| US10383620B2 |
Suture passing instrumentation and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure is directed to methods and devices for passing suture bi-directionally using a hybrid approach. Embodiments of a method described herein include steps of advancing a suture at least partially through tissue; and retrieving the suture; wherein one of the steps of advancing and retrieving comprises manipulating the suture directly, and wherein the other step of advancing and retrieving comprises manipulating a suture trap to which the suture is coupled. Embodiments of a device that may be used to practice the method embodiments include a bi-directional suture passer having a proximal portion for holding a portion of a suture therein; a distal tip coupled to the proximal portion and defining a tissue receiving gap there-between; a reciprocally moveable suture passing member housed within the proximal portion for translating the suture portion between the proximal portion and the distal tip; and a suture trap operable to be detachably coupled to the distal tip for capturing the suture passed by the suture passing member. |
| US10383605B2 |
Device for the in-vivo and/or in-vitro enrichment of target structures in a sample liquid and method for the production thereof
Device for the in-vivo and/or in-vitro enrichment of target structures in a sample liquid, including at least one functional portion, which is provided with receptors for enriching the target structures. In order to improve the enrichment of the target structures in the sample liquid, it is provided according to the invention that the functional portion has a helical shape, which is produced by twisting a symmetrical starting cross section about a twisting axis. The invention likewise discloses a method for producing this device. |
| US10383604B2 |
Data analysis system and method
A method and apparatus for determining at least one representative temperature value for a female human user for an extended period includes receiving at least a first, a second and a third plurality of temperature measurements obtained from a female human user during at least first, second and third respective extended periods, wherein each extended period includes at least one hour and wherein the start of each extended period is separated by at least 8 hours. At least one representative temperature value is calculated for the second extended period. The representative temperature value is calculated using at least one first temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the first extended period, at least one second temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the second extended period and at least one third temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the third extended period. |
| US10383603B2 |
Ultrasound image processing method and ultrasound diagnostic device using same
An ultrasound diagnostic device generating a frame reception signal by compounding sub-frame reception signals through spatial compounding, the ultrasound diagnostic device including a control circuit that includes a sub-frame enhancement map creator creating a plurality of sub-frame enhancement maps, each corresponding to one sub-frame reception signal, the creating of each of the sub-frame enhancement maps being performed by calculating, for a pixel region reception signal in a corresponding sub-frame reception signal, an enhancement amount in accordance with a characteristic value calculated based on the pixel region reception signal, the pixel region reception signal corresponding to a pixel region composed of one or more pixels, and an enhancement-applied reception signal generator generating an enhancement-applied frame reception signal by compounding pixel region reception signals included in the sub-frame reception signals based on pixel region positions, taking into account the enhancement amount in at least one of the sub-frame enhancement maps. |
| US10383599B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, operating method thereof, and computer-readable recording medium
Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an operating method thereof, which quickly and accurately set a volume of interest (VOI). The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a data acquiring unit that acquires three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound data about an object, a display unit that displays a plane image of at least one of a plurality of planes included in the object, based on the 3D ultrasound data, a user input unit that receives a user input which sets a first straight line included in the plane image, a VOI setting unit that sets, as a VOI, a volume between a first flat surface, which is parallel to the first straight line and is separated from the first straight line by a first distance, and a second flat surface which is parallel to the first straight line and is separated from the first straight line by a second distance; and an image generating unit that generates at least one selected from a 3D image and a two-dimensional (2D) plane image of the set VOI, based on the 3D ultrasound data. The display unit displays at least one selected from the 3D image and the 2D plane image of the VOI. |
| US10383598B2 |
Ultrasound imaging probe
An elongate ultrasound probe (204) including a probe head (214) with a transducer array (216), a handle (208), a flexor (222) located between and affixed to the probe head and the handle, a flexor actuator (224) configured to flex the flexor, and a probe head motion actuator (226) configured to oscillate the flexor actuator and thereby oscillate the probe head. A method includes electronically vibrating a probe head, which includes a transducer array, of an ultrasound probe in connection with ultrasound elasticity imaging. |
| US10383587B2 |
Radiation CT apparatus and method of controlling the same
A radiation CT apparatus includes a rotation unit configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a radiation generation unit and a radiation detector which are fixed on either side of the rotation axis in the rotation unit, and a gantry cover containing the radiation generation unit and the radiation detector and including a breast insert portion configured to insert a breast of an object. An opening portion that can be opened and closed is placed on the gantry cover of the radiation CT apparatus. The radiation generation unit and the radiation detector are stopped to form a space that allows a user to access the breast insert portion from the opening portion. |
| US10383584B2 |
Photonic needle system with measurement integration times depending on needle displacement speed
The present invention relates to a system (10) for guiding an instrument (12, 100, 100A, 100B, 112) in a body (14). The system (10) records an image where the instrument (12, 100, 100A,100B, 112) is identifiable and the instrument (12, 100, 100A, 100B, 112) records signals indicative of the type of tissue at the instrument (12, 100, 100A, 100B, 112). The system (10) determines the tissue type based on a signal from the instrument (12, 100, 100A, 100B, 112). The system (10) displays an image being a combined image of the body (14) and instrument (12, 100, 100A, 100B, 112) and an indication of tissue type at a position where the tissue type was determined. The present invention further relates to a method of displaying an image comprising tissue-type and instrument position in a body. The present invention further relates to an instrument and a software implemented method for being executed on a digital processor. |
| US10383583B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus
An X-ray CT apparatus includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit adjusts an image taking area of a subject by receiving an operation performed on a light projector provided on a gantry and further sets the adjusted image taking area as an image taking condition included in first image taking conditions; adjusts an image taking area of the subject by receiving an operator's operation via terminal equipment and further sets the adjusted image taking area as an image taking condition included in second image taking conditions; and causes the gantry to perform the image taking process on the basis of selection information selecting from between the first and the second image taking conditions as image taking conditions used for performing the image taking process. |
| US10383581B2 |
Controlling a vital sign display device to determine whether a most recently received frame of a vital sign image stream is being displayed
The display of correct and reliable operating image data which may change over the time is correctly and reliably displayed. A secured image is generated based on a source image by generating at least one secured image part. The secured image part is generated by combining a source image part of the source image with a corresponding secure pattern. The displaying of the secured image is monitored by detecting the corresponding secure pattern of the secured image part, updating the detected secure pattern, checking the currentness or correctness of the detected secure pattern. |
| US10383578B2 |
Analysis system and method for determining joint equilibrium position
A method comprises obtaining rotational data and translational data for a joint. The rotational and translational data is indicative of rotational and translational movement of the joint during rotational and translational joint testing, respectively. The rotational and translational joint testing is implemented by a robotic testing apparatus. Respective zero torque points are determined for the rotational and translational movement based on the rotational data and the translational data. The respective zero torque points are combined for the rotational and translational movement to determine an equilibrium position for the joint. A biomechanical characteristic of the joint is ascertained based on an analysis of the equilibrium position. |
| US10383574B2 |
Systems and methods to infer brain state during burst suppression
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a subject, and particularly, for inferring an underlying brain state present in absence of current conditions. In some aspects, a method for monitoring the subject is provided including steps of receiving physiological feedback from at least one sensor configured to acquire physiological information from locations associated with a subject's brain, assembling a set of time-series data using the received physiological feedback, and identifying portions of the set of time-series data that indicate a burst suppression state. The method also includes identifying a burst characteristic profile associated with a burst pattern determined from the identified portions, and comparing the burst characteristic against a reference set of burst profiles. The method further includes determining, based on the comparison, a likelihood of a brain state of the subject underlying the burst suppression state, and generating a report indicative of the likelihood of the determined brain state. |
| US10383571B1 |
Pain quantification and management system and device, and method of using
The present invention relates to systems, devices and methods for acquiring, measuring, monitoring, processing and analyzing physiological signals. More particularly, the present invention relates to using physiological signals to determine a subject's response to various conditions, variables or constraints. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to monitoring the subject's external body motion and/or environmental factors and determining the amount of pain a subject is suffering as a result of the motion and factors. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a system, device and methods of quantifying a subject's pain to provide an objective measurement of the subject's pain. The present invention further relates to establishing and improving pain management protocols and therapy or treatment for the subject's pain based on the quantified pain measurement. |
| US10383565B2 |
Method and apparatus to assess early stages of peripheral distal neuropathy in diabetic patients
A method and apparatus to assess sudomotor function to detect early stage peripheral distal neuropathy. The method sends a low voltage direct current of 1 to 5 volts between pairs of electrodes for a time of between 15 and 60 seconds, switches the current at the middle of the time and measures the peak and slope of the decreased conductance. The method can be used to assess skin blood flow and/or sweat gland density depending on the direction of the current. |
| US10383557B2 |
Oxygen sensors
Oxygen sensing luminescent dyes, polymers and sensors comprising these sensors and methods of using these sensors and systems are provided. |
| US10383555B2 |
Detection of contamination at sensor contacts
Embodiments herein provide detection of contamination at one or more contacts of a sensor system. The sensor system includes a sensor assembly and an electronics assembly communicatively coupled together by one or more contacts. The sensor assembly passes a sensor signal to the electronics assembly for further processing. The electronics assembly includes a detection contact for detecting contamination on or near one or more contacts of the sensor assembly and/or the electronics assembly. A switch selectively couples the detection contact to a bias voltage during a measurement mode and to a reference voltage during a detection mode, the reference voltage being different from the bias voltage. A method of contamination detection includes switching the electronics assembly between the measurement mode and the detection mode, and monitoring for a change in the output signal received by the electronics assembly. |
| US10383552B2 |
Gait analysis medical assistance robot
This disclosure describes, according to some implementations, a system and method for capturing sensor data for gait analysis of a subject using a robot. In an example method, a robot unit receives an instruction to monitor a gait of a subject; initializes a monitoring approach in response to receiving the instructions to begin monitoring the gait of the subject; collecting sensor data capturing movement of the subject along the pathway portion; and generating gait data for gait analysis based on the sensor data. In various embodiments, the monitoring approaches may include an active approach, a passive approach, or a hybrid approach. |
| US10383546B2 |
Oral end tidal carbon dioxide method for diagnosing pulmonary arterial hypertension
This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted for a diagnosis of a pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) condition in a patient. The method includes determining that the patient is at rest and measuring a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a composite gas, comprising: transferring an expiration from the patient's mouth to a carbon dioxide analyzer; measuring end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) from each of a plurality of oral expirations from the patient; and calculating a composite EtCO2 value. The method further includes comparing the composite EtCO2 value to a range of stored carbon dioxide partial pressure values; generating a signal indicating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted in response to the comparing; and providing the generated signal to an indicator, the indicator adapted to respond to the generated signal to provide an output in a human cognizable format. |
| US10383544B2 |
Microwave antenna apparatus, systems, and methods for localizing markers or tissue structures within a body
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system includes a microwave antenna probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect one or more markers that are implanted within or around the target tissue region. During use, the marker(s) are implanted into a target tissue region, and the microwave antenna probe is placed against the patient's skin to transmit a signal to the marker(s) and to receive the reflected signal from the marker(s) in order to determine the location of the marker(s). A tissue specimen, including the lesion and the marker(s), is then removed from the target tissue region based at least in part on the location information from the microwave antenna probe. |
| US10383542B2 |
Device, system, and method for intracardiac diagnosis or therapy with localization
A medical system for locating a catheter distal tip within a body using a plurality electrical position sensors and a magnetic position sensor in conjunction with an acceleration sensor or rotational encoder. The system locates the catheter by using signals from the acceleration sensor or rotational encoder and magnetic sensors to compensate for positioning errors associated with electric positioning sensors. |
| US10383541B2 |
Cognitive mapping using transcranial magnetic stimulation
The present invention relates to the field of mapping cognitive brain functions, more specifically to non-invasive systems for and methods of cognitive mapping. Examples of cognitive brain function which can reliably be mapped according to embodiments of the present invention are speech, language, working-memory and decision-making. According to certain embodiments, navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is utilized along with accurate baseline determination in order to provide accurate, non-invasive cognitive mapping. |
| US10383540B2 |
Cognitive function evaluation apparatus, method, system and program
Provided are a cognitive function evaluation apparatus, a cognitive function evaluation method and system, and a program that can be implemented for non-handicapped persons and persons with severe motor impairment. The apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for evaluating cognitive function provided with a processing unit that analyzes and processes a brain wave caused by a plurality of stimulus events including a target and a non-target; estimates a stimulus event selected as the target from the plurality of stimulus events; determines a discrimination score or decoding accuracy; and evaluates cognitive function on the basis of a value of one or more of the discrimination score, the decoding accuracy, any of time courses, and decoding speed. With respect to two or more stimulus event groups having different levels of difficulty distinguishing between stimulus events, a discrimination score or decoding accuracy may be determined for each of the different difficulty levels, and cognitive function may be evaluated on the basis of a connection between one or more of the discrimination score, the decoding accuracy, any of time courses, and decoding speed and the difficulty levels. |
| US10383539B2 |
System and methods for classifying arrhythmia-related heartbeats
An arrhythmia detection system and associated methods are disclosed for analyzing and classifying arrhythmia-related heartbeats of a user based on an at least one biosignal associated with heart activity of the user, as captured by an at least one lead of an at least one ECG recording. |
| US10383536B2 |
Medical tubular shaft instrument
A medical instrument has a tubular shaft, a handle at a proximal end of the shaft and a movable working part at a distal end of the shaft, the shaft includes a shaft section having a curvature and being arranged between the distal end and the proximal end of the shaft. The handle and the working part are operatively connected via a force transmission element extending through the shaft. The force transmission element has a section arranged within the curved shaft section of the shaft, the section being guided on an inner surface of the shaft and having a plurality of interconnected single elements arranged one after the other along the longitudinal direction of the shaft. The single elements are pairwise connected by a pin forming a hinged joint, such that each of the pins defines a rotation axis oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the shaft. |
| US10383535B2 |
Non-invasive method and system for characterizing cardiovascular systems for all-cause mortality and sudden cardiac death risk
Methods and systems for evaluating the electrical activity of the heart to identify novel ECG patterns closely linked to the subsequent development of serious heart rhythm disturbances and fatal cardiac events. Two approaches are describe, for example a model-based analysis and space-time analysis, which are used to study the dynamical and geometrical properties of the ECG data. In the first a model is derived using a modified Matching Pursuit (MMP) algorithm. Various metrics and subspaces are extracted to characterize the risk for serious heart rhythm disturbances, sudden cardiac death, other modes of death, and all-cause mortality linked to different electrical abnormalities of the heart. In the second method, space-time domain is divided into a number of regions (e.g., 12 regions), the density of the ECG signal is computed in each region and input to a learning algorithm to associate them with these events. |
| US10383534B2 |
Annotation of a wavefront
A method, including receiving a bipolar signal from a pair of electrodes in proximity to a myocardium of a human subject and receiving a unipolar signal from a selected one of the pair of electrodes. The method further includes computing a local unipolar minimum derivative of the unipolar signal, and a time of occurrence of the unipolar minimum derivative. The method also includes computing a bipolar derivative of the bipolar signal, evaluating a ratio of the bipolar derivative to the local unipolar minimum derivative, and when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold ratio value, identifying the time of occurrence as a time of activation of the myocardium. |
| US10383533B2 |
Angiosome-based perfusion monitoring system
A compression device includes at least one pressurizable bladder to substantially occlude blood flow into skin capillary beds adjacent to the at least one pressurizable bladder, and a plurality of perfusion sensors. In operation a first-angiosome sensor detects the perfusion parameter of a skin capillary bed in a first angiosome of the limb, and a second-angiosome sensor detects the perfusion parameter of a skin capillary bed in a second angiosome of the limb that is different from the first angiosome. A control circuit maps sensor signals from the first-angiosome sensor to the first angiosome or a first artery of the limb, and maps sensor signals from the second-angiosome sensor to the second angiosome or a second artery of the limb different from the first artery of the limb. For each perfusion sensor, the control circuit determines whether the received sensor signals are indicative of peripheral artery disease. |
| US10383530B2 |
Protective liner for use with blood pressure cuffs
A protective liner for use with a blood pressure measuring cuff includes three layers of material configured to protect a person's skin, wick moisture away from the person's skin, and provide a moisture permeable, microporous barrier to microbes. The protective liner is porous and sufficiently thin so that the protective liner will not substantially interfere with blood pressure monitoring through the protective liner. The three layers of material are configured to wick moisture therethrough away from the person's skin, while substantially preventing passage of microbes therethrough. |
| US10383522B2 |
Pulse laser and photoacoustic apparatus
A pulse laser includes a laser medium, a charge storage unit, a power source unit configured to supply an electrical charge to the charge storage unit, an excitation unit configured to cause irradiation of the laser medium with excitation light onto the laser medium by being supplied the electrical charge stored in the charge storage unit, a switching unit configured to repeatedly supply the charge stored in the charge storage unit to the excitation unit, an energy monitoring unit configured to monitor energy stored in the charge storage unit, and a control unit configured to prevent the switching unit from supplying the electrical charge stored in the charge storage unit to the excitation unit when the energy monitored by the energy monitoring unit is larger than a threshold. |
| US10383521B2 |
Non-cylindrical hypotubes
A non-cylindrical hypotube is disclosed, such as for use in OCT and endoscopy. The hypotube is defined by a non-cylindrical, rotationally symmetric tube and has an interior, a proximal-end section with an outer diameter D1, a distal-end section with an outer diameter D3, and a middle section between the proximal-end and distal-end sections and having an outer diameter D2, wherein D2 |
| US10383519B2 |
Method and system for microbiome-derived characterization, diagnostics and therapeutics for conditions associated with functional features
A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome-derived functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model. |
| US10383509B2 |
System of accessories for use with bronchoscopes
A clip or flexible handles extension facilitate simultaneous retention and operation of a bronchoscope and associated bronchoscopic tools held in one hand to allow operation by a single practitioner. Also provided is an adapter for the connection port of the working channel of a bronchoscope which performs both sealing and tool-locking functions. Also disclosed is a guide sheath arrangement with a reduced flexibility proximal portion to facilitate insertion of tools into the guide sheath. |
| US10383507B2 |
Sterile sleeve for a medical viewing instrument, and method for operating a medical viewing instrument
A sterile sleeve for a medical viewing instrument, in particular for an endoscope, exoscope or surgical microscope, designed to enclose at least one heat-emitting component of the medical viewing instrument, has an air inlet, an air outlet, and means for conveying and/or guiding an air stream from the air inlet through the sterile sleeve to the air outlet in order to carry off the heat emitted by the at least one heat-emitting component. The invention also relates to a method for operating a medical viewing instrument, in particular an endoscope, exoscope or surgical microscope. |
| US10383505B2 |
Low cost sensor system
The invention relates to a low cost sensor array suitable for use in a ware washing machine, preferably a dish washing machine. The invention also relates to a standalone detergent dispensing device comprising the low cost sensor array. The sensor systems are intended to allow monitoring of wash cycles such that controlled sequential dosing of reagents in wash cycles can be optimized. A device comprising such a sensor system may then be able to sense the conditions of the wash and dose reagents in their optimal sequence in the wash. |
| US10383498B2 |
Systems and methods to command a robotic cleaning device to move to a dirty region of an area
In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive an image of an area from a camera, and to execute image recognition on the first image to identify a dirty region in the area. Based on the identification of the dirty region, the instructions are executable to generate a command for a robotic cleaning device to move to the dirty region for facilitating cleaning of the dirty region by the robotic cleaning device. |
| US10383497B2 |
Robot and controlling method thereof
A robot and a controlling method thereof are provided. The robot includes a driver unit configured to move a location of the robot, a sensor unit configured to sense an environment around the robot, and a controller configured to, in response to the location of the robot being changed by a user, check a current location of the robot by using the environment of the changed location sensed by the sensor unit and pre-stored map information, determine a task to be performed, based on the checked location and the environment of the changed location, and control the driver unit according to the determined task. |
| US10383491B2 |
Sitting toilet cover plate support capable of being quickly released and assembled
A sitting toilet cover plate support capable of being quickly released and assembled comprising a cover plate support, a rotating shaft, a first hinge, a second hinge, a support cover, a screw rod, a lining ring and an opening nut; an isosceles trapezoid hole is formed in the cover plate support, and a guide groove limiting hole is formed in the top edge of the isosceles trapezoid hole; the rotating shaft is provided with ribs capable of limiting the cover plate support, and an annular groove capable of limiting the hinge is formed in the guide groove limiting hole; the first hinge and the second hinge are respectively arranged on the two sides of the guide groove limiting hole; the first hinge and the second hinge are both 6-shaped hinges. |
| US10383490B2 |
Toilet seat device
A toilet seat device includes: a toilet seat; an opening/closing device configured to open and close the toilet seat; a detection sensor configured to detect seating of a user on the toilet seat; and a controller configured to control the opening/closing device such that, when the toilet seat is in a closed state, the opening/closing device opens the toilet seat based on determination that the detection sensor is brought into a non-detection state before a predetermined seating determination time for determining the seating of the user on the toilet seat elapses after the detection sensor is brought into a detection state. |
| US10383482B1 |
Portable and rechargeable blender
A portable and rechargeable blender is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, and control circuitry. The base assembly may include a rechargeable battery configured to power an electrical motor such that, during blending by the blender, no power is supplied to the electrical motor from an external power source. |
| US10383479B2 |
Friction activated ground coffee dosing dispenser
A friction active ground coffee dispenser comprising a ground coffee reservoir, a dispensing base and a dispenser. The dispenser may be a rotary dispenser or a slide dispenser. The dispenser further comprises a reservoir that may be scaled to dispense ground coffee into a single serve pod, filter, or other grounds holding devices such as an espresso portafilter. |
| US10383477B2 |
Air flow cooking device
A domestic cooking appliance (1) comprising a means for receiving (2) bulk food items (100) and a heating means comprising a means (3) for generating an air flow (4), wherein the means (3) for generating an air flow (4) comprises an air outlet (5) and an air inlet (6). The device (1) also comprises a screen (7) which is disposed relative to the air outlet (5) and the air inlet (6) such that it is possible to force the air flow (4) to effect a movement to obviate the screen (7) in order to return to the air inlet (6) from the reception means (2) onwards. |
| US10383476B2 |
Heated or cooled drinkware
An actively heated or cooled beverage container includes a body chosen from a group consisting of a mug, a cup and a travel mug, the body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a food or beverage therein. The container has a temperature control system that includes a phase change material positioned about at least a portion of the chamber that removes heat from the beverage disposed in the chamber that has a temperature above a predetermined drinking temperature to lower the temperature of the beverage toward the predetermined drinking temperature. One or more heating elements positioned in thermal communication with a different portion of the chamber than the phase change material. The temperature control system also has control circuitry configured to control the operation of the heating element. The temperature control system also includes a ring rotatably coupled to a distal end of the body, the ring configured to rotate about a central axis of the container relative to a proximal portion of the body and to communicate with the control circuitry. |
| US10383475B2 |
Thermally-actuated flow-restrictor device for aircraft beverage maker
A thermally-actuated flow-restrictor device in an aircraft galley insert is provided that includes a housing formed of first and second flanged fittings. The first fitting includes an outlet port for connection to an aircraft galley insert, and the second fitting includes an inlet port for connection to an aircraft potable water supply. The second fitting also includes a boss surrounding the inlet port. A closure element contained within the housing includes a plurality of metals having different coefficients of thermal expansion. This allows the element to actuate depending upon the temperature of water contacting the closure element. When water having a predetermined temperature contacts the closure element, its surface facing the inlet port becomes convexly positioned proximal to the boss, thereby restricting the backflow of water through the flow-restrictor device. Once the closure element cools, its surface facing the inlet port becomes concave, resulting in normal device operation. |
| US10383469B2 |
Inertia and gravity driven collapsible garment hanger
Disclosed is a collapsible garment hanger capable of being operated by one hand. The collapsible garment hanger includes one or more hanger arms, wherein a hanger arm comprises an elongated body. Further, the collapsible garment hanger includes one or more locking mechanisms coupled to the one or more hanger arms. A locking mechanism coupled to a hanger arm is configured to remain in one of a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein a weight of one or more of the hanger arm and the locking mechanism is configured to enable the locking mechanism to change between a locked state and an unlocked state in response to a motion of the hanger arm in relation to the locking mechanism. Moreover, the collapsible garment hanger includes a housing structure coupled to the one or more locking mechanisms. |
| US10383461B2 |
System of control and identification of goods in a shop
The invention relates to a product identification system when the goods are purchased by a buyer in a self-service store. The product identification system in the self-service store includes a scanning device, a goods collecting device with an individual identification number, a camera, at least one self-service payment terminal and a server. The scanning device reads the identification number, scans the barcodes of goods, creates a list of goods and a resulting barcode. The camera is installed on the goods collecting device and reads images of the goods and tracks its movement. The terminal sends information to the server, wherein the server receives and analyzes information from the camera and terminal. In case when the information from the camera and from the resulting barcode coincide, the buyer pays for the purchase, and receives a check. |
| US10383460B2 |
Display rack system
The disclosure provides for a display rack system. The display rack system includes a support mechanism having first and second ends. The support mechanism may be configured to be attached to a surface at the first and second ends. The display rack system may also include a track mounted onto the support mechanism. The display rack system may also include a plurality of cardholders attached to the track. Each of the first plurality of cardholders may be configured to independently slide laterally relative to the track. |
| US10383457B2 |
Portable and collapsible device and methods
Disclosed is a collapsible device which can provide at least partial containment for one or more objects, including a child or animal, and which can collapse or fold into a compact configuration in order to allow for improved portability of the collapsible device. In some implementations, the collapsible device can include a collapsible frame and at least one flexible material component that can be reversibly secured to the collapsible frame. In addition, some implementations can include a foldable base or at least one adaptable feature. |
| US10383448B1 |
Forward tilt assembly for chair seat
A forward tilt assembly configured to tilt forward a seat of a chair. The forward tilt assembly includes a base, a seat plate, and a release mechanism. The seat plate is pivotally mounted to the base and includes two support brackets on the sides of the seat plate. Each support bracket includes a keyhole slot. The release mechanism is operable between locked and unlocked positions and includes a slidable lock pin mounted between the support brackets. The release mechanism includes two keyed collars, one disposed at each end of the lock pin. The collars are received in respective keyhole slots of the support brackets. When the release mechanism is in the unlocked position, the collars are unobstructed from moving within the keyhole slots, and the seat plate can pivot relative to the base, thereby tilting a rear of the chair seat. |
| US10383442B2 |
Stop mechanism for recliner chair
A reclining mechanism for a seating unit including a base, a linkage mechanism operatively coupled to the base, the linkage mechanism configured to move between a closed position and one or more open positions, and a stop member configured to contact the linkage mechanism and the base when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position. The linkage mechanism may include a forward pivot link pivotally connected to the base. The stop member may include a pin coupled to one of the base and the forward pivot link and may contact the other of the base and the forward pivot link when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position. |
| US10383440B2 |
Supporting device for rail member
A supporting device for rail member includes a first supporting frame, a second supporting frame and a third supporting frame. The first supporting frame has a pair of first supporting features for supporting the second supporting frame. The second supporting frame is movably attached to the first supporting frame. The second supporting frame has a pair of second supporting features for supporting the third supporting frame. The third supporting frame is movably attached to the second supporting frame. One of the first supporting frame and the third supporting frame is fixedly attached to a rail member. |
| US10383435B1 |
Desking arrangement
A work bench includes a work surface with a spline assembly supported adjacent work surface. The spline assembly includes a longitudinally extended spline body and a longitudinally extended raceway cover. The spline body has an upper portion and two side arms extending downwardly from the upper portion. The spline body defines a channel for carrying a power track between the two side arms. The raceway cover is configured to attach to the two side arms of the spline body below the power track, and defines a raceway for carrying cables underneath the spline body. |
| US10383429B2 |
Drop-prevention tool harness and method for pistol-grip hand tools
A drop-prevention tool harness for pistol-grip hand tools includes a sleeve member sized to be installed around a gear housing of a pistol-grip hand tool and one or more tool body straps each defining a flattened closed loop that extends around a wall of the sleeve member and extends to a rearward end portion spaced apart from the sleeve member. A tether strap is connected to the rearward end portion of each tool body strap and has first and second tether strap portions that extend to respective first and second tether strap end portions each defining a closed loop. The first closed loop is sized to permit passage therethrough by the second tether strap end portion and cinched against the pistol-grip hand tool. |
| US10383424B2 |
Nail clipper
A nail clipper includes a cutting unit which includes an inner elastic plate which is bent such that a pair of cutting blades faces each other and the inner elastic plate has elastic restoring force, an outer elastic plate which is bent to surround an outer surface of the inner elastic plate and has elastic restoring force, and a pushing plate which has one end assembled to a support shaft disposed in inner and outer shaft holes penetratively formed in the inner and outer elastic plates and elastically deforms the inner and outer elastic plates by being pushed; a handle unit which includes a first main body which has an internal space into which the cutting unit is inserted and disposed, and a scattering prevention unit prevents a cut object cut by the cutting blades from scattering. |
| US10383421B2 |
Steam hairdressing appliance with steam containment means
Provided is a hairdressing appliance comprising a portable treatment unit equipped with two arms configured to form a clamp provided with two surfaces positioned opposite each other that enable the simultaneous clamping of a lock of hair. The portable treatment unit comprises steam spraying means that is configured to disperse the steam from the first of two surfaces towards the second of the two surfaces. The appliance comprises a means for containing the steam dispersed between the two surfaces that are pressed together. Thus provided is a hairdressing appliance whose performance is comparable to that of hairdressing appliances with high flows of steam, yet while using a reduced flow of steam. |
| US10383420B2 |
Hair highlighting device
A hair-highlighting device has a handle and a reservoir for storing a highlighting composition. The device is adapted to dispense a tape of barrier material and also adapted to simultaneously dispense highlighting composition via a reservoir outlet to a lock of hair. The device comprises a manually operated mechanism to expel highlighting composition from the reservoir such that when the device is in use a user may vary the amount of highlighting composition dispensed from the reservoir by varying the pressure that is applied to the mechanism. |
| US10383416B2 |
Folio case with card holder and shock-absorbing impact geometry
A case for a mobile device, including a main body having a mobile-device recess configured to hold the mobile device, and a cover attached to the main body and having a front portion configured to move between a closed state where the cover covers the mobile-device recess and an open state where the cover does not cover the mobile-device recess so that the mobile-device recess is exposed. The front portion of the cover includes an inside side facing the mobile-device recess of the main body when the front portion is in the closed state, a card cavity configured to accept at least one card, and a flap configured to move between a closed state where the flap covers at least one part of the card cavity and an open state where the flap does not cover the at least one part of the card cavity, exposing the card cavity. |
| US10383415B1 |
Travel bag assembly with a removable clothing rack
A foldable travel bag assembly is provided including a foldable travel bag and a clothing rack, which is removably attachable to the foldable travel bag. The clothing rack can adopt a first position in which it is stored inside the travel bag, and a second position in which it is secured to the travel bag and extends upward and outward from the travel bag providing an upper hanging tube for hanging clothes. The longitudinal front and rear ends of the travel bag can fold inward for storage purposes. |
| US10383412B2 |
Vented ring and method of manufacturing the same
A vented finger ring and its method of manufacture are provided. The vented ring includes an outer ring portion, an inner ring portion, and an anti-stretch element positioned between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion. The inner ring portion includes lateral grooves connected to inner grooves, the connected lateral grooves and inner grooves forming at least one fluid conduit from a first side of the vented ring to a second side of the vented ring. The method includes injecting a first material into a first mold to form an outer ring portion, injecting a second material into a second mold to form an inner ring portion, and positioning an anti-stretch element between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion. The second mold includes at least one feature on a surface thereof, the at least one feature corresponding to connected lateral grooves and inner grooves on an inner surface of the inner ring portion. |
| US10383403B2 |
Tensioning systems for footwear
The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell. |
| US10383398B2 |
Article of footwear with base plate having structure and studs
An article of footwear with a base plate having a structure and studs is disclosed. The structure may moderate stud pressure and enhance support during the first step of sprinting, quick directional changes, and backward movement. The structure may include a medial forefoot pad, a lateral forefoot pad connected to the medial forefoot pad, a medial heel pad, a first lateral heel pad connected to the medial heel pad, a first diagonal rib extending from the medial forefoot pad to the first lateral heel pad, a second diagonal rib extending from the lateral forefoot pad to the medial heel pad, a medial midfoot bar substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed proximate the medial edge, and a lateral midfoot bar substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed proximate the lateral edge. |
| US10383385B2 |
Tether clip and method of tethering hard hats
A method of storing a hard hat tether attached to a hard hat includes the steps of providing a hard hat; providing a clip holder having a latch plate with a latch opening that defines at least one attachment handle; providing a clip member defining a tether opening and having a locking mechanism constructed to removably secure the clip member to the clip holder by capturing the attachment handle; providing a hard hat tether having a first tether end portion secured to the clip member by extending through the tether opening of the clip member, a second tether end portion, and a tether body portion secured to the clip holder; securing the second tether end portion to the hard hat; and attaching the clip member to the attachment handle of the clip holder, thereby storing the clip member. |
| US10383384B2 |
Electrical connection for suspension band attachment slot of a hard hat
A suspension band assembly to be used to support a hard hat on a head of a user. The suspension band assembly includes a primary support loop to receive the head of the user therein. An electronic peripheral is fixedly secured to the primary support loop. An attachment strap extends out from the primary support loop to a strap distal end. An anchor is fixedly secured to the strap distal end for securing the attachment strap to the hard hat. An electrical anchor contact is fixedly secured to the anchor to provide an electrical connection between the hard hat and the electronic peripheral located on the primary support loop. |
| US10383382B2 |
Layered thumbhole structure
A sleeve cuff is provided for a sleeve comprising an anterior patch affixed to the sleeve and covering at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, a distal strap affixed to the sleeve and spanning over at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, and the distal strap overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch to form an aperture for receiving a thumb therethrough. The sleeve cuff has a plurality of configurations, including at least a closed configuration where the aperture is closed and minimizes the wearer's exposure to wind and air elements therethrough, and an opened configuration where the aperture is opened and minimizes the air penetration around the received thumb. |
| US10383379B2 |
Electronic device holding system
An electronic device holding system for inhibiting an electronic device from being dropped includes an electronic device and a glove that is selectively worn. A receiver is coupled to the glove and a mounting unit is removably coupled to the electronic device. The mounting unit releasably engages the receiver to retain the electronic device on the glove. In this way the electronic device is inhibited from being dropped when the glove is worn. |
| US10383374B2 |
Mosquito and safety garment
A reversible mesh garment to prevent mosquito bites and increase safety through greater visibility of the wearer in dark conditions includes a tubular sleeve formed from mesh fabric, the tubular sleeve having a first end and a second end; first and second adjustable elastic bands housed in a woven fabric casing at each end of the tubular sleeve, wherein the first elastic band spans the perimeter circumference of the first end of the tubular sleeve and the second elastic band spans the perimeter circumference of the second end of the tubular sleeve so as to secure the garment to the wearer's legs from groin to ankle; an LED light source; and an additional layer of a strip of mesh fabric two inches wide is sewn as the top outer layer at the side seams thereby forming a mesh channel housing the LED light source. |
| US10383373B2 |
Adjustable support garment with harness system
A harness system for adjusting support of a garment is provided herein. The garment with a harness system includes a body and a liner having harness straps. The harness straps slide through openings in shoulder straps of the body. The harness straps are then laced through a series of maintainers in the back of the body. The harness straps having terminally-located tabs that may be pulled from the back of the body toward the front of the body and affixed thereto. The placement of the tabs, when pulled toward the front of the body and attached thereto, determines the fit and support of the garment. By manipulating the tabs of the harness system, a wearer may adjust the length of the harness straps, back and posture support, and the lift provided by the liner. The harness system creates a customizable fit and support level. |
| US10383369B2 |
Fibrous filtration material for electronic smoking article
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. Some aerosol delivery devices of the current disclosure include a reservoir having a liquid aerosol precursor composition, an electrical heater in fluid communication with the reservoir and configured to vaporize the liquid aerosol precursor composition to form an aerosol, and a filter operatively arranged relative to the electrical heater such that at least a portion of the formed aerosol passes therethrough, the filter being configured to selectively bind one or more undesirable impurities. |
| US10383368B2 |
Atypical vaporizing apparatus
A vaporizing apparatus includes a mouthpiece, battery and a reservoir housing an intake tube forming an air passage and vaporizing chamber proximal the battery. The vaporizing chamber also includes an inlet and vaporizing element completing an electric circuit with the battery for heating. A vapor outlet tube extends through the air passage, terminating in the vaporizing chamber adjacent the vaporizing element, and an air intake proximal the mouthpiece allows suction from the mouthpiece to urge air from the air intake through the air passage to join a vaporizable material urged through the inlet in the vaporizing chamber, vaporizing the vaporizable material with vapor exiting the mouthpiece through the vapor outlet tube. |
| US10383367B2 |
Electronic cigarette power supply portion
Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes; more particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a power supply portion. In various embodiments, the eCig power supply portion includes a sub-assembly housing substantially containing a battery, an airflow sensor, and controller circuitry. Aspects of the disclosure are further directed to an eCig power supply portion further including a hemicylindrical port and/or electrical contacts aligned along a longitudinal axis of the power supply portion. |
| US10383363B2 |
Hookah bowl and heat management accessory
A system for facilitating smoking of tobacco from a hookah having a bowl with an interior space for holding organic matter to be smoked by a user, a heating platform for resting on the bowl with a central surface including a depression with at least one surrounding wall such that a heating source will not slide off the central surface, at least one perimeter vents arranged in a pattern around the central surface such that air can pass back and forth between an area above the central surface and below the central surface and at least one exterior vent located in at least one perimeter wall located around an exterior of the heating platform and a cap with at least one exterior vent, at least one upper vent, at least one movement control extension and at least one rest for resting on the heating platform. |
| US10383361B2 |
Hookah
A hookah and method for smoking a hookah are disclosed that permit more effective purging of “stale” wetted tobacco smoke from a hookah. The hookah includes a stem, bottle, and check valve in fluid communication with a dry smoke inlet of hookah. The valve is located in a ‘low’ position within the hookah for more effective use of positive pressure within the hookah for purging. The method includes purging wetted tobacco smoke through a valve that selectively leads to the dry smoke conduit. |
| US10383353B2 |
Vegetables washing method capable of splitting and separating impurities, and machine for implementing the same
A vegetable washing method capable of separating and splitting impurities and a machine therefor. The method comprises putting fruit and vegetable into a washing basket, then driving the wash basket to rotate by an electric motor so as to force water flow to circulate repeatedly, as a result separating the impurities and the vegetable. The method has the following three technical features of A, B and C, or at least has one of them. A. using a method for preventing the impurities thrown outside the washing basket together with the water from circularly falling into the basket again together with the water to gradually purify the vegetable in the basket; B. using a vortex center draining method to discharge the sewage and impurities; C. using a method for making the vegetable in the washing basket periodically centripetal and centrifugal motion to flip and turn the placement angle of the vegetable in the basket. The vegetable washing method enables the impurities of different specific gravities to split into different spaces, and then to be removed. |
| US10383350B2 |
Stencil holder apparatus and method
A frame operable to hold a stencil taut and secure for decorating a food product such as a cookie, baked good or the like. An embodiment of the frame is comprised of a bottom sub-frame having a first height and a top sub-frame having a second height, the second height being less than the first height, such that the frame accommodates one size of cookie when the bottom sub-frame is placed around the cookie, and accommodates a thinner cookie when the frame is flipped 180 degrees about a lateral axis and the top sub-frame is placed around the cookie. |
| US10383349B2 |
Post-packaging pasteurization
A method of pasteurizing food in a sealed container is provided, the method comprising (i) submerging the container in a first water bath, and (ii) heating for a time and at a temperature effective to kill, inactivate or reduce bacteria to safe levels, wherein the first water bath provides a pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure, so that the increase in internal pressure in the container upon heating is offset by the external pressure of the water, then (iii) cooling the container. Further provided are systems for carrying out said method, and food products pasteurized thereby. |
| US10383346B2 |
Gel based livestock feed, method of manufacture and use
A method of making a gel-type livestock feed includes initially forming a feed mixture by mixing feed nutrient components, water, alginate, and a calcium component insoluble in water or a sequestrate to inhibit the calcium component from reacting with the alginate. Once the feed mixture is formed, the calcium component is solubilized or the sequestrates affecting the reactivity between the alginate and the calcium component is removed such that a gel feed is formed that includes a gel matrix containing the feed nutrient components. The gel feed may then be fed to the livestock. In another aspect of the present invention, piglets are weaned by feeding the gel feed for at least seven days directly after weaning. The gel feed may also include protein derived from blood with or without egg protein. |
| US10383342B2 |
Baked goods
The present invention describes compositions and methods comprising lactic acid-producing bacteria in baked goods. |
| US10383339B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating pests
Disclosed herein are pest controlling compositions (i.e., biopesticides) comprising one or more entomopathogenic fungi which. Further disclosed are methods of using such compositions for controlling invasive pests, particularly agriculturally relevant pests. |
| US10383338B2 |
Compositions and methods for making and using hydrolytic enzymes for degrading polysaccharides made by foodborne pathogenic bacteria
Compositions and uses involving L. monocytogenes PssZ, as well as homologs, variants, and fragments thereof, are described. |
| US10383334B2 |
Emulsifiable concentrate comprising pesticide, fatty amide and lactamide
Subject matter of the present invention is an emulsifiable concentrate comprising a water-insoluble pesticide, an amide of the formula (I) as defined herein, and a lactamide of the formula (II) as defined herein. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said concentrate; an emulsion obtainable by mixing water, a water-insoluble pesticide, the amide of the formula (I) and the lactamide of the formula (II); and to a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired attack by insects or mites and/or for regulating the growth of plants, where the concentrate or the emulsion is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or on the crop plants to be protected from the respective pests, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or their environment. |
| US10383333B2 |
Carbamate compound and use thereof
A carbamate compound represented by formula (I),wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Z1 represents a halogen atom; and Z2 represents a halogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; and m represents any one of integers from 0 to 3; has an excellent effect of controlling plant diseases. |
| US10383332B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions and related methods of use
Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical, personal care and/or animal care products and applications. |
| US10383331B2 |
Liquid antimicrobial comprising a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble antimicrobial agent
This invention relates to a liquid antimicrobial composition comprising: (a) water, (b) a water-soluble polymer, and (c) at least one water-soluble antimicrobial; as well as to an item of clothing, a curtain, a blind, an item of bedding, wallpaper or laundry product comprising the water-soluble polymer and the at least one water-soluble antimicrobial. This invention also relates to a method of preparing the liquid antimicrobial composition comprising the step of mixing water, a water-soluble polymer, and at least one aqueous solution of a water-soluble antimicrobial. |
| US10383330B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions and methods of use
Disclosed are antimicrobial emulsions, products comprising the emulsions, and methods of use. |
| US10383325B2 |
Rodent capturing system
A rodent capturing system includes a bucket that may be positioned on a support surface. A fluid is contained in the bucket and the fluid is comprised of a toxic material with respect to rodents. A pair of ramps is provided and each of the ramps extends between the bucket and the support surface thereby facilitating a rodent to climb the ramps. A lure is rotatably coupled to the bucket. The rodent climbs on the lure thereby facilitating the lure to drop the rodent into the fluid. In this way the fluid kills the rodent. |
| US10383324B2 |
Flyswatter with a removable swatting panel
A flyswatter is disclosed which includes a handle split into a top part and a bottom part from a first end to a first predetermined location along an elongated direction of the handle, an elastic band wrapped around the handle at a second predetermined location between the first end and the first predetermined location of the handle, the elastic band urging the top part and the bottom part toward each other, and a perforated swatting panel removably inserted into the handle between the top part and the bottom part, the perforated swatting panel having a first and a second slot cut into an edge thereof accommodating two side portions of the elastic band, respectively. |
| US10383323B2 |
Knotting aid
In various implementations, a knotting aid may facilitate hand tying of line(s). A knotting aid may include two or more arms extending from a base. A first arm of the knotting aid may include a stationary coupling member and a second arm of the knotting aid may include a sliding coupling member. The coupling members may be able to retain line(s) without substantially damaging the line(s). |
| US10383321B2 |
Fishing rod handle assembly
A fishing rod handle assembly configured to provide increased safety, strength and control and which may be used in combination with standard fishing rods. The fishing rod handle assembly generally includes a handle positioned transverse to the position of the standard fishing rod, such that a fisherman can utilize both hands in a side-by-side orientation for increased control and strength when pulling up on the standard fishing rod and reeling in fish. Further, the fishing rod handle assembly generally includes one or more collars connected to the handle, the one or more collars having splined recesses therein for detachably connecting the standard fishing rod to the fishing rod handle assembly, such that the fishing rod handle assembly firmly grips the standard fishing rod to prevent twisting, but does not damage or break the standard fishing rod. |
| US10383319B2 |
Casting rod and method of fabricating tip rod of casting rod
One object is to provide a casting rod wherein a tip rod vibrates for a long period of time upon a fish bite. In accordance with one aspect, the casting rod of the present invention includes a tip rod formed of a fiber reinforced resin material into a tubular shape; and a distal end region of the tip rod is provided with a high specific gravity member having a specific gravity three to six times as high as a material constituting the tip rod. |
| US10383317B2 |
Multi-transgenic pigs for diabetes treatment
The present invention provides certain animals, and in particular porcine animals, tissue and cells derived from these, which lack any expression of functional alpha 1,3 galactosyltransferase (aGT) and express one or more additional transgenes which make them suitable donors for pancreatic islet xenotransplantation. Methods of treatment and prevention of diabetes using cells derived from such animals are also provided. |
| US10383314B2 |
Empathy monitoring and detection system
A method includes providing a wearable device compatible with and worn by an animal, the wearable device including a processing engine, a plurality of sensors, and a communication interface to a remotely located base station. The method includes monitoring an environment around the wearable device as the animal traverses a space and collecting information based on data generated by the plurality of sensors. The method also includes analyzing the data generated by the plurality of sensors and inferring activities associated with a human in proximity to the animal, wherein inferring activities includes determining a current location of the human based on data generated by one or more of the sensors, and determining activities of the human over a period of time based on data generated by the one or more sensors. |
| US10383313B2 |
Dog harness with a safety attachment
There is provided a restraining device with a safety attachment for walking a dog, the device having a harness and an extension pole, wherein the pole is rigid and is attached to said harness at its proximal end, and is attachable to a leash on its distal end.The rigid extension pole extends substantially vertically above the dog and keeps the leash away from the dog's body, thereby preventing the leash from becoming entangled with the dog's legs. |
| US10383312B2 |
Animal tag
Tag apparatus for attachment to the ear of an animal including a male member with a stem and a penetrating head for penetrating the ear; a portion that abuts against the hack of the ear and cannot be pulled out of the ear, said portion having an end that is not directed towards the head of the animal when the apparatus is fitted to the ear; such that when the apparatus is fitted to the ear, the apparatus has no overhanging material on which the animal can entangle the tag apparatus on a structure. |
| US10383308B2 |
Clumping animal litter and method thereof
A clumpable animal litter comprises composite particles of filler materials, such as limestone and sand, and sodium bentonite. The filler materials have a lower bulk density as compared to a granular mixture of the same percentage of filler and sodium bentonite clay and contain up to eighty-five percent less clay. |
| US10383307B2 |
Joint with automatic locking joint for reconfigurable device and method of manufacture
An automatic locking joint for use with a reconfigurable device to permit the device to be selectively reconfigurable between various configurations. |
| US10383304B2 |
Soybean variety 01063944
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063944. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063944. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063944 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063944 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10383298B2 |
Apparatus and methods for via connection with reduced via currents
Apparatuses and methods including conductive vias of a printed circuit board are described. An example apparatus includes a first layer including a first conductive plate; a component on the first layer, a second layer including a second conductive plate that may be coupled to an external power source; a third layer between the first layer and the second layer, the third layer including a third conductive plate; a first via coupling the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate; and a second via coupled to the first conductive plate. The first conductive plate includes a first portion coupled to the first via and the first conductive plate further includes a second portion coupled to the second via between the first portion and the component. The second via is coupled to either the second conductive plate or the third conductive plate. |
| US10383295B2 |
Methods of creating drought tolerant corn plants using markers linked to cold shock domain-containing proteins and compositions thereof
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and drought tolerance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with tolerance to low water conditions. Markers provided herein include markers genetically linked to proteins comprising cold shock domains, such as the CSD1 and CSD2 proteins. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with drought tolerance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing drought resistant germplasm. Other embodiments of this invention include transgenic drought tolerant corn plants and corn plant cells, and methods of detecting drought tolerance genes and chromosome regions associated with drought tolerance in a plant genome. |
| US10383292B2 |
System and method for cultivating plants
A self-contained system for cultivating plants using a combination of aeroponic and hydroponic processes includes a container having successive size reductions to support plant cups, a liquid distribution device, and to provide a reservoir for storing a water and nutrient solution. |
| US10383290B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
Provided is an emitter (120) comprising a flow path that leads from an intake path (221) for taking in irrigation liquid that is within a tube to a recessed section (252). The flow path comprises opening/closing sections (248) that are arranged with a gap (249) therebetween. The gap (249) communicates with a discharge section. When the opening/closing sections (248) are pushed by the pressure of the irrigation fluid within a recessed section (242), the tip sections of each of the opening/closing sections (248) are brought into contact and one part of the gap (249) is blocked. The flow rate of the irrigation fluid within the emitter (120) is controlled by the remaining amount of said irrigation fluid that is capable of passing through the gap (249). |
| US10383289B2 |
Covering and method for promoting local rainfall
Covering and method for promoting local rainfall are provided. The covering has a skin to cover a field that can get thermal energy. An edge part of the skin is installed at a surface of the field, and the inner part of the skin surrounded by the edge part can be lifted up from the surface to form a space to store air. The covered air receives thermal energy and the skin prevents air convection and reduces thermal energy loss, thereby generating a temperature difference between the inside and outside of the skin. By utilizing buoyancy resulted from the air temperature difference to lift up the inner part of the skin, a huge space is formed to contain a large amount of air. Thereafter, the covered air continues to receive thermal energy, causing huge thermal energy to be stored in the covered air, which is then used to promote rainfall. |
| US10383283B2 |
Bale wrapper and a combined baler/bale wrapper
A combined baler/bale wrapper (1) comprises a baler (10) mounted on a chassis (5) and a bale wrapper (14) mounted on the chassis (5) rearwardly of the baler (10) for wrapping a bale formed by the baler (10). The bale wrapper (14) comprises a pair of first and second bale support rollers (50,51) for supporting and rotating the bale about a first wrapping axis (56). A pair of wrapping film dispensers (60) are carried on a carrier ring (58) which is rotated about a second wrapping axis (61) for dispensing wrapping film onto the bale (2) as the bale (2) is being rotated by the first and second bale support rollers (50,51). The first bale support roller (50) is carried on a transfer element (16) so that as the transfer element (16) is pivoted about a transfer pivot axis (17) from a first state to a second state for transferring the bale (2) onto the bale wrapper (14) the first bale support roller (50) is urged in a downwardly direction (F) in order to maximise the headroom available to the bale (2) as the bale (2) is being transferred by the transfer element (16) to the bale wrapper (14). |
| US10383281B2 |
Tubular bat shape with longitudinal key, for use with the pick-up reel of a harvester
A bat tube for use with a harvester pick-up reel. The bat tube is configured to resist torsional loads, without having to use fasteners that engage holes in the bat tube. Preferably, the external surface of the bat tube provides at least one key or keyway that engages a corresponding keyway or key in the band or strap portion of the tines. As such, once a tine is engaged with the bat tube, the tine is generally prevented from rotating about the bat tube. Additionally, by not using fasteners to engage holes in the bat tube, spacing between the tines can be varied. The bat tube allows for tine fastening and torsional resistance without drilling or punching holes, which allows for easily variable tine spacings. It also allows for improved crop gathering and crop entry characteristics over a typical round profile. |
| US10383276B2 |
Device for discharging fluid and/or solid active materials and method for controlling such a device
A device for spreading active agents comprising: a boom, which is arranged pivotably about a rotation axis; a sensor arrangement for the detection of an angular velocity of the boom about the rotation axis; a sensor for the detection of an angular position of the boom; a control unit processing output signals from the sensor; and an actuator, acting on the present angular position of the boom based on control signals from the control unit. For the determination of an angular position of the boom, the control unit calculates an angular position of the boom in relation to a reference plane by integration of the angular velocity and merges the angular position calculated by means of the angular velocity, with the detected angular position to determine the present angular position of the boom to return the boom to a desired angular position. |
| US10383275B2 |
Systems and method for monitoring, controlling, and displaying field operations
Described herein are systems and method for monitoring and controlling field operations including planting and harvesting operations. In one embodiment, a data processing system of a machine includes a data transfer and processing module that communicates bi-directionally with different types of controllers and sensors mounted on the machine or an implement attached to the machine. The data transfer and processing module is configured to execute instructions to receive signals from these controllers and sensors, process these signals, and generate data for monitoring and controlling field operations of the machine. At least one display device is coupled to the data transfer and processing module. The at least one display device displays the data for monitoring and controlling field operations of the machine or implement to a user or operator. |
| US10383271B2 |
Mouldboard for a plough
This invention relates to a mouldboard for a plough having active and passive surfaces. The active surface arranged opposite to the passive surface and has extensions in vertical and longitudinal directions. Active surface extends from an upper rim to a lower rim of the mouldboard, and, in a predetermined area, has a geometry configured existing of a number of cross-sections spaced along mouldboard's extension in longitudinal direction and intersecting upper rim of active surface and lower rim of active surface so that each cross-section on active surface in the predetermined area defines a cross-sectional curve. In respect of each cross-section and within the predetermined area of active surface, the cross-sectional curve includes upper and lower cross-sectional parts of the active surface. In respect of each cross-section within the predetermined area of active surface, the lower cross-sectional part of a particular cross-section has a smaller curvature than its corresponding upper cross-sectional counterpart of same cross-section. |
| US10390468B2 |
Wireless power-transmission shield
The present disclosure describes aspects of a wireless power-transmission shield for a wireless charger. The wireless charger includes a wireless power transmitter configured to generate an alternating magnetic field at a charging frequency. As a result of the alternating magnetic field, a spurious electromagnetic field is further generated at a spurious frequency different than the charging frequency. The wireless charger includes a shield having an associated conductivity or an associated impedance. The shield is configured to be substantially transparent to the alternating magnetic field based on the charging frequency and the associated conductivity of the shield or the associated impedance of the shield. The shield is further configured to be lossy to the spurious electromagnetic field based on the spurious frequency and the associated conductivity of the shield or the associated impedance of the shield. |
| US10390467B2 |
Housing, circuit arrangement, drive arrangement and method for producing the circuit arrangement
A housing for a circuit assembly includes a housing interior chamber, an electromagnetic radiation-impermeable partition wall that divides the housing interior chamber into (a) a first housing interior chamber partial region configured to receive a first electrical component designed as a filter component and (b) a second housing interior chamber partial region configured to receive a second electrical component, an electromagnetic radiation-impermeable cover plate, and an electromagnetic radiation-impermeable housing section directly adjacent to the first housing interior chamber region. The partition wall, the cover plate, and the housing section enclose the first housing interior chamber partial region in three dimensions, creating a complete electromagnetic shielding of the first housing interior chamber partial region from the second housing interior chamber partial region. A circuit assembly having such a housing can be cost-effectively produced and has a reduced scope. |
| US10390464B1 |
Server heat dissipation channel structure
A server heat dissipation channel structure, used in a server having a plurality of heat generating sources installed therein, includes an upper guiding shield, a lower guiding shield and a fan. The upper guiding shield includes an upper entrance section and a flow guiding channel extended therefrom. The lower guiding shield includes a lower entrance section and a first heat dissipation channel extended therefrom. The fan includes an air output plane facing toward the upper entrance section and the lower entrance section correspondingly at the same time. In addition, the upper guiding shield includes a downward slanted channel at a rear end of the flow guiding channel opposite from a rear end of the first heat dissipation channel and a second heat dissipation channel extended from the first heat dissipation channel. The first and second heat dissipating channels respectively pass through different heat generating sources installed inside the server. |
| US10390461B2 |
Heat sink for head up display
A heat sink is for a heat source including an electronic component. The heat sink includes a base having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first surface has a middle portion engaging the heat source. A plurality of elongate fins project from the second surface of the base and extend in directions perpendicular to the second surface. Middle ones of the fins are disposed opposite the middle portion of the first surface and have a greater height than other ones of the fins. |
| US10390459B2 |
Arrangement for cooling components of a subsea electric system
An arrangement for cooling components of a subsea electric system including a tank filled with a dielectric fluid. The tank includes first and second sections. The arrangement includes one first electric component within the first section, and one second electric component within the second section. The arrangement includes a first heat exchanger located outside the tank and in fluid contact with the tank, and arranged during operation to be in thermal contact with sea water. The arrangement includes a pump arranged to force a flow of dielectric fluid through the first heat exchanger. Flow of dielectric fluid in the tank is by both natural and forced convection generated by the pump. The first electric component generates more heat than the second electric component. Within the first section the share of the flow by natural convection is greater than within the second section. |
| US10390458B2 |
Liquid submersion cooled electronic systems and devices
Liquid submersion cooling systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool an array of electronic devices. In some embodiments described herein, rather than using pump pressure to return the cooling liquid back to a cooling liquid reservoir, gravity can be used to return the cooling liquid to a reservoir via a cooling liquid gravity return manifold, and a pump can only be used on the liquid supply side to deliver the cooling liquid to each electronic device. |
| US10390454B2 |
Vertical adjustable cable management arm
An equipment rack with a compact adjustable cable management arm is disclosed. The equipment rack includes a plurality of chassis slots arranged vertically. Each chassis slot is operable to hold at least one removable electronic device. A pair of side rails supports the plurality of chassis slots. An adjustable cable management arm is located on one end of the side rails. The adjustable cable management arm has at least a first vertical position allowing access to one of the chassis slots. The adjustable cable management arm has a second vertical position allowing access to another of the chassis slots blocked by the cable management arm when the cable management arm is in the first vertical position. |
| US10390453B2 |
Cable connection system
A cable connection system and a method of using the cable connection system. The cable connection system includes a base and a tube enveloping electrical cabling. The cabling is electrically connected to base connectors of the base. The base is configured to be physically and electrically connected to a rack. The base is at a fixed distance from the tube and is rotated around a center axis of the tube by a first angle within an angular range encompassing from more than zero degrees to less than 360 degrees. |
| US10390452B2 |
Chip card securing assembly and electronic device applying the same
A chip card securing assembly detachably received in a body of an electronic device, the chip card securing assembly includes a tray and a connector. The tray includes a receiving portion and a holding portion. The receiving portion includes a first end and a second end, the second end defines a receive slot. The holding portion extends from the first end and configured to hold a chip card. The connector is received in the receiving portion and exposed from the receive slot. An electronic device applying the chip card securing assembly is also provided. |
| US10390451B2 |
Display device
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a module cover positioned at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel, a plate positioned at a rear of the module cover, an adhesive member attached to at least a part of a front surface of the plate, a bracket positioned between the module cover and the plate and attached to the adhesive member, and a coupling unit positioned between the module cover and the bracket and fixing the module cover to the bracket. |
| US10390450B2 |
Lift handles having safety interlocks for a rack-mounted enclosure
According to one embodiment, an enclosure includes at least one bay for insertion of a component therein, a horizontally-oriented upper wall, a horizontally-oriented lower wall, two vertically-oriented sidewalls coupled to the upper and lower walls, four integrated handles, one or more catches, and one or more interlocks, each interlock being physically configured to prevent transition of one or more handles associated therewith from the recessed position to the extended position when a component is installed in at least one bay of the enclosure, wherein two of the handles are positioned within or on an exterior of each of the vertically-oriented sidewalls of the enclosure when in the recessed position, wherein each handle is configured to extend higher than the upper wall of the enclosure when in the extended position, and wherein each handle is configured to retract to within an outer profile of the enclosure when in the recessed position. |
| US10390447B1 |
Multi part plastic assembly that snaps into or is captured into existing plastic or metal junction boxes, switch boxes and receptacle boxes to simplify connection wiring to individual switches, receptacles, USB ports, GFCIS
The present invention is an assembly and system that is captured into a standard plastic or metal junction box, switch box or receptacle box to simplify wiring electrical power to current day switches, receptacles, smoke detectors and other configurations of custom switch, receptacle, receptacle/USB ports, GFCIs, etc. The invention is used to eliminate excessive amounts of wire stuffed into the back of the junction box and reducing the time required to wire standard and custom electrical receptacles. The invention consists of a two part fire resistant plastic box and printed circuit board where the PCB is captured inside the two part box having openings on the top for electrical terminals and wire pins that exactly, and fully align with the bottom of standard electrical receptacles or the wire pins may terminate in spade connectors that are captured by screw terminals on the receptacles. Also, there is an added safety feature of this present invention, in that all wiring that exists in current wiring practice today, 85% of it is done away with because of the printed circuit board (PCB) that is encapsulated. |
| US10390438B2 |
Integrated circuit package substrate
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for dual surface finish package substrate assemblies. In one embodiment a method includes depositing a first surface finish on one or more electrical routing features located on a first side of a package substrate and on one or more lands located on a second side of the package substrate, the second side being opposite the first side of the substrate. The method may further include removing the first surface finish on the first side of the package substrate; and depositing a second surface finish on the one or more electrical routing features of the first side. The depositing of the second surface finish may be accomplished by one of a Direct Immersion Gold (DIG) process or an Organic Solderability Preservative (OSP) process. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10390436B2 |
Camera module and flexible printed board
An image surface-side group lens (18) is mounted on a flexible printed board (FPC) (2) by appropriately adjusting a height from the FPC (2) to the image surface-side group lens (18). A camera module (1) includes a sensor mounted on the FPC (2) and the image surface-side group lens (18) arranged on the sensor (14), in which the image surface-side group lens (18) is mounted on the FPC (2) with an adhesive (22) being interposed between the FPC (2) and an edge portion of the image surface-side group lens (18) on a side opposing the sensor (14). |
| US10390434B2 |
Laminate-based package with internal overmold
The present disclosure relates to a microelectronic package, which includes a base substrate, a perimeter wall, an electronic component, and a mold compound. The perimeter wall extends from a periphery of the base substrate to form a cavity that is over the base substrate and within the perimeter wall. The electronic component is mounted on the base substrate and exposed to the cavity. The electronic component is thermally coupled to a thermal management component, which extends through the base substrate and conducts heat generated from the electronic component. The electronic component is also electrically coupled to a wall signal via, which extends through the perimeter wall and transmits signals. The mold compound resides over the base substrate and within the cavity, so as to encapsulate the electronic component. |
| US10390429B2 |
Printed circuit board for receiving a switch chip and transceiver modules
One example of a system includes a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a switch chip footprint to receive a higher lane count switch chip or a lower lane count switch chip. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of transceiver module footprints. Each transceiver module footprint is electrically coupled to the switch chip footprint. Each transceiver module footprint may receive a higher lane count transceiver module or a lower lane count transceiver module. |
| US10390428B2 |
Electrical connection structure
An electrical connection structure is provided in the present invention, which includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive textile layers disposed apart on the substrate, an electrical connection layer disposed on the conductive textile layers, a plurality conductive parts disposed on the electrical connection layer corresponding to the conductive textile layers respectively, an adhesive layer, and a protective layer, wherein the electrical connection layer provides the electrical connection between the conductive textile layers and the conductive parts corresponding to the conductive textile layers, and the conductive textile layers disposed apart from each other are not electrically connected. |
| US10390422B2 |
Printed circuit board and electronic apparatus
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of metal layers, a plurality of insulating layers provided between the respective metal layers of the plurality of metal layers, and an electronic device provided on one metal layer of the plurality of metal layers. The plurality of metal layers include a first outer metal layer and a second outer metal layer located on the outermost side of the plurality of metal layers and a plurality of intermediate metal layers located between the first outer metal layer and the second outer metal layer. At least one of the plurality of intermediate metal layers is a thick metal layer thicker than the first outer metal layer and the second outer metal layer. The thick metal layer is connected to one of a ground terminal of the electronic device and a power supply terminal of the electronic device. |
| US10390420B2 |
Method of dynamic thermal management
A method of dynamic thermal management includes measuring a current temperature of a first device, calculating an allowable power using the current temperature, deriving an allowable frequency corresponding to the current temperature and the allowable power using first data, and modifying an operating frequency of the first device with the allowable frequency. The first data is a data related to a first group to which the first device belongs, and the first data includes power values corresponding to temperature and frequency. |
| US10390417B2 |
Plasma torch
Disclosed is a demountable tube for a plasma torch assembly, such as an ICP torch assembly. The tube includes an open tubular body for radially surrounding a plasma within the tubular body. The tubular body may comprise a wall; and a mounting feature projecting from the tubular body for at least one of: (i) controlling alignment of the tubular body with respect to a mounting portion of the torch assembly, and (ii) releasably securing the tubular body to a portion of the torch assembly. The tubular body may also have a transmission zone that is partially devoid of said wall and includes at least one hole through said wall. The tube may be opaque. A plasma torch and ICP spectroscopy system are also disclosed. |
| US10390416B2 |
DC distribution connection device
The respective proportionality constants of magnetic force by magnetic field producing portion for biasing the plug in the direction of insertion and resilient force by a spring mechanism for biasing the plug in the direction of extraction are adjusted in such a manner that the resilient force is greater than the magnetic force until the plug pin reaches an intermediate insertion position at which the plug pin comes into proximity to or separates from the socket contact, whereas the magnetic force is greater than the resilient force at a position at which the plug pin is inserted into a complete insertion position for a hot-line connection to the socket contact. The plug pin in the vicinity of the intermediate insertion position, at which there is a possibility of occurrence of an arc discharge, is ejected by the resilient force. |
| US10390411B2 |
Controlling lighting using spatial distribution of users
A method of automatically commissioning a lighting system comprising a plurality of luminaires for illuminating one or more regions within a space. The method comprises: receiving signals from a positioning system, indicating a respective location within the space at which each of a plurality of physical entities is detected by the positioning system, each of the entities being a person or a movable nonhuman object. The method further comprises determining a spatial distribution of at least some of the entities based on the locations indicated by the signals from the positioning system, and determining a region within the space corresponding to this spatial distribution. The method then comprises identifying a group of the luminaires that are arranged to illuminate the determined region and storing identifiers of those luminaires together as a group in a commissioning database. |
| US10390407B2 |
Therapeutic illumination system
A therapy system includes a controller; LEDs; LED supply circuitry operatively coupled to the LEDs, where the controller is operatively coupled to the LED supply circuitry for control of the LED supply circuitry; and a sensor that senses information of an object, where the sensor is operatively coupled to the controller and where the controller controls the LED supply circuitry based at least in part on the information to therapeutically illuminate the object via one or more of the LEDs. |
| US10390406B2 |
N-color scalable LED driver
Light-emitting diode (LED) driver systems that are scalable and can be used for N-color LED systems are provided. An LED system having N LED strings of different color can be efficiently driven with independently controllable constant current sources for each string from a single power source. The driver system can include a power converter having an inductor. |
| US10390394B2 |
Solid-state lighting with an interface between an internal control voltage and an external voltage
An LED luminaire comprises a power converter, a power switching driver, LED array(s) powered by the power switching driver, and a voltage detection circuit. The voltage detection circuit comprises a first voltage detection circuit, a second voltage detection circuit, a voltage regulator circuit, an optocoupler circuit, and a pair of low-voltage input ports receiving an external voltage. The voltage detection circuit is configured to extract a flyback signal from an output voltage and the external voltage and to couple the flyback signal to the power switching driver. The external voltage comprises a voltage sent from a Zigbee luminaire controller, which comprises a Zigbee module and a meter and control unit. The Zigbee luminaire controller is configured to receive commands from the Zigbee module, to control the LED luminaire, and to measure in response to the commands. |
| US10390385B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling secondary cell deactivation timer in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for handling a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation timer in a wireless communication system is provided. When a user equipment (UE) is receiving a specific channel or service on a SCell from a network, the UE may start or restart a SCell deactivation timer whenever the SCell deactivation timer expires. Alternatively, the UE may delay expiry of a SCell deactivation timer whenever the SCell deactivation timer expires. |
| US10390381B2 |
Methods and systems for improving device-to-device communications in a wireless network
Embodiments for managing a wireless communication network by one or more processors are described. The presence of a plurality of mobile electronic devices within a wireless communication network is detected. A device-to-device (D2D) connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices is calculated. A signal representative of the calculated D2D connectability score for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices is generated. |
| US10390379B2 |
System and method for network-assisted distributed user equipment cooperation in unlicensed spectrum
Methods and devices are provided to enable a cooperating group of user equipments (UEs) to receive a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message over a first spectrum band and access a second spectrum band synchronously for device-to-device (D2D) sidelink transmission within the group. In an embodiment, a UE operating in a cooperation mode in a cooperating group of UEs receives a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message from a transmit point (TP) over a first spectrum band, the group-specific CPC message comprising information to configure cooperating UEs in the group for synchronous clear channel assessment (CCA) and aligned sidelink transmission starting times in a second spectrum band. The UE performs a synchronous CCA in the second spectrum band in accordance with a common contention window generated based on the information in the group-specific CPC message. |
| US10390371B2 |
Methods and devices for transmitting/receiving data based on the allocation of random access resources to uplink subframes
The invention relates to methods and communication devices in a network comprising the steps of mapping and allocating a first random access resource to a first frequency in an uplink subframe of a radio frame, and transmitting an expression on the radio channel expressing mapping of the first random access resource to use in relation to at least one uplink subframe. |
| US10390365B2 |
Expanded protocol frames for data transmission
Transmitting a data frame from a source device to a target device, wherein the source device and the target device use a protocol defining a request command frame for polling for pending data, involving obtaining data to be transmitted to the target device in the source device, generating a request command frame for polling data pending for the source device at the target device, allocating the data to be transmitted in the request command frame, and transmitting the request command frame with the allocated data to be transmitted to the target device. |
| US10390357B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data with a base station by a device in a wireless communication system supporting a vehicle to everything (V2X) service. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for establishing a V2X link for transmitting or receiving a message with the base station, entering into an idle state, and transmitting, on the basis of a specific condition in the idle state, a message through a first resource allocated by the base station or a second resource for contention-based transmission to the base station. |
| US10390355B2 |
Method for sending uplink multi-user transmission trigger frame, access point, and station
An access point generates a beacon frame that carries a trigger frame information element comprising sending information of a trigger frame for indicating a sending period of the trigger frame; and sends the beacon frame. In this case, the station switches to an active state, and receives the trigger frame by listening to the channel, and the station performs uplink transmission according to indication of the trigger frame after receiving the trigger frame. In this way, when signaling overheads are not increased and reliability is ensured, a station can learn of a sending time of a trigger frame, and the station remains in a receiving state in an appropriate period of time. |
| US10390354B2 |
Evolved node-B (eNB), user equipment (UE) and methods for flexible duplex communication
Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), User Equipment (UE), and methods for flexible duplex communication are generally described herein. The eNB may transmit a downlink control information (DCI) block to the UE during a group of time-division duplex (TDD) sub-frames. The eNB may further receive an uplink control information (UCI) block from the UE during the group of TDD sub-frames. A first candidate flexible duplex format for the TDD sub-frames may include a downlink control portion and an uplink control portion. A second candidate flexible duplex format for the TDD sub-frames may include a downlink control portion and may exclude uplink control portions. |
| US10390351B2 |
Method for allocating radio resources in a communication system using non-GSO satellites with interference level constraint to a geostationary system
A method for allocating radio resources for setting up satellite communications in a first communication system comprising a constellation of non-GSO satellites and a first set of terminals, the method comprises the following steps, for each terminal of the first set: determining a distinct separation angle threshold to be observed with respect to a constellation of geostationary satellites, a separation angle being defined as the smallest topocentric angle by which a given non-GSO satellite and any geostationary satellite of the geostationary arc are seen from a given terminal of the first set, authorizing the terminal to set up a communication link with a non-GSO satellite if the separation angle associated with the link is greater than or equal to the separation angle threshold. |
| US10390350B2 |
Signaling of IDC problems
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for signaling of In-Device Coexistence (IDC) problems in uplink (UL) Carrier Aggregation (CA). Embodiments of a method in a User Equipment (UE) in communication with an Evolved Node B (eNB) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method in the UE comprises sending an IDC indication to the eNB including information of problematic UL CA combinations. In this manner, the eNB is provided an indication from which the eNB can deduce which frequencies need to be avoided for UL CA. |
| US10390349B2 |
256 QAM-based resource allocation method and base station thereof
One embodiment of the present specification provides a method for allocating resources to user equipment (UE) supporting 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) demodulation. The resource allocation method can comprise the steps of: receiving a channel quality information (CQI) report from the UE; determining, by the UE, whether a backoff of transmission power has been applied to a downlink subframe from which CQI is measured; determining whether the backoff of the transmission power is to be applied to the downlink subframe which is supposed to allocate the resources; and determining a modulation coding scheme (MCS) level on the basis of the CQI and the results of the determination. |
| US10390347B2 |
Communication resource allocation in wireless networks
A wireless communication network that supports low complexity devices is disclosed. In this network the plurality of preamble resources are allocated by a network node. The preambles are divided into sets, a first set of the preambles being for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment; and a second set of the preambles being for use by low complexity user equipment and on occasion indicated by the network node, for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment. Information on the allocation of preamble resources being broadcast to user equipment; and in response to receipt of one of the second set of preambles, signals are transmitted from the network node that are limited to transport blocks of less than a predetermined size. |
| US10390346B2 |
Method, device, access point, and storage medium for carrier selecting
The disclosure discloses a carrier selecting method and device, an access point and a storage medium. The method includes that: an access point selects unlicensed carriers satisfying a first condition from unlicensed carriers as a first carrier set; sends a discovery signal on all unlicensed carriers in the first carrier set; and the access point receives a measurement result performed by a user equipment on all the unlicensed carriers in the first carrier set, and selects unlicensed carriers satisfying a second condition from the first carrier set based on the measurement result as carrier resources of the access point. |
| US10390342B2 |
Sidelink communication techniques in radiocommunication systems
A method for sidelink communication between a first wireless node and a second wireless node is described, the sidelink communication using sub-frames of a first type and a second type. The first wireless node determines whether the first wireless node is an initiator or responder of the sidelink communication. If the first wireless node determines that the first wireless node is an initiator of the sidelink communication, then it transmits data directly toward the second wireless node using the first sub-frame type. Alternatively, if the first wireless node determines that the first wireless node is a responder of the sidelink communication, then it transmits data directly toward the second wireless node using the second sub-frame type, the first sub-frame type being different than the second sub-frame. |
| US10390341B2 |
Wireless communication system and associated wireless communication method
A wireless communication system includes an access point and at least one station, wherein when the access point operates in a setup mode, both the access point and station confirm a specific time slot for transmitting a packet from the station to the access point; and when the access point operates in a data mode following the setup mode, the station directly uses the specific time slot determined in the setup mode to transmit the packet to the access point. |
| US10390339B2 |
User apparatus, and control channel reception method
A user apparatus configured to perform communication with a base station in a mobile communication system, wherein a common search space and a user specific search space are multiplexed in a predetermined physical downlink control channel transmitted from the base station, the user apparatus including: a monitoring control unit configured to monitor, for each predetermined time frame, any one of the common search space and the user specific search space in the predetermined physical downlink control channel in order to obtain downlink control information. |
| US10390338B2 |
Generic physical layer downlink control information design
A base station device can adaptively assemble the downlink control information using a plurality of information segments and then transmit the assembled downlink control information to a mobile device. The information segments can each represent different control functions and the base station device can select relevant and appropriate information segments to include in the downlink control information based on the features represented in the downlink data transmission and the mobile device. If the downlink data transmission does not have a certain feature, the base station device can leave the information segment relevant to the feature out of the downlink control information. Additionally, when new features are introduced, new information segments can be added without defining a new downlink control information format. |
| US10390335B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information in carrier aggregation system
A communication method and a system for supporting a high data transmission rate are provided. The method and system fuses 5G communication systems with IoT technology to transmit data at a high rate after 4G systems. The communication method and system are applied to intelligent services, based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security, safety-related services, etc. The method for transmitting control information by a user equipment (UE) includes generating uplink control information (UCI), identifying whether a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is not configured to transmit on a primary cell (PCell), identifying whether the PUSCH is configured to transmit on at least one secondary cell (SCell) for licensed band, and transmitting, to a base station, the UCI according to the identification. |
| US10390327B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optimizing paging mechanisms and publication of dynamic paging mechanisms
Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to dynamically change or implement paging mode operation, such as optimization based on one or more network parameters. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., 3G UMTS or LTE), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically configure the paging mode operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the network parameters. Such flexible paging mechanisms may be published to the network users via several methods, and users with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their power and applications performance. Base stations may also advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. Legacy subscribers are also not affected. |
| US10390322B2 |
Enhanced registration messages in internet protocol multimedia subsystems
An enhanced Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) registration message having extended header information that is used by an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) core to determine the registration status of a mobile device and the physical location of the mobile device. The extended header information includes hardware and subscriber identifiers, such as an International Mobile Equipment Identity (“IMEI”) and International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“IMSI”). The IMS core queries an equipment identity register to validate IMEI/IMSI identifiers in the header to determine whether to deny registration to a mobile device. The IMS core also queries a capability database using an IMEI to determine which location determination techniques are supported by or suitable for the associated mobile device. |
| US10390320B2 |
Enhanced node B (eNB) and method for MTC coexistence
Embodiments of a machine-type communication (MTC) User Equipment (UE) and methods for configuring a MTC UE using an evolved Node B (eNB) are generally described herein. A method for configuring a UE for communication performed by circuitry of an evolved Node B (eNB) may include broadcasting, from the eNB, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on a licensed band, transmitting, from the eNB to the UE, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) transmission multiplexed with a machine-type communication (MTC) PBCH (M-PBCH) transmission, the M-PBCH transmission including a MTC master information block (M-MIB) in a MTC region of the licensed band, wherein the MTC region includes a subset of frequencies of the licensed band, and transmitting, from the eNB to the UE, a first data transmission on the MTC region in a downlink. |
| US10390315B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting a power headroom report of a UE in a wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus are provided for transmitting a Power Headroom Report (PHR) to base station by a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE determines whether a received an uplink resource is a first uplink resource allocated for a new transmission after a Medium Access Control (MAC) reset, and starts a timer for reporting the PHR, if the allocated uplink resource is the first uplink resource allocated for the new transmission after the MAC reset. |
| US10390311B2 |
Maintaining a maintenance channel in a reverse link of a wireless communications system
In a reverse link of a wireless CDMA communication system, a method of maintaining an idling mode connection between a field unit and a base transceiver station is provided using various techniques to maintain the idle mode connection at a reduced power level. A preferred embodiment computes a time slot or frame offset based on modulo function using a field unit identifier in order to distribute field unit maintenance transmissions among available slots or offsets. An alternate embodiment detects explicit signaling states changes at the physical layer and causes power target changes. A further embodiment transmits maintenance data during predetermined time intervals, coordinated between the field units and BTS, allowing power levels to be adjusted accordingly. |
| US10390309B1 |
System and method for optimizing power consumption in mobile devices
The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing power consumption in mobile devices. The system comprises a speech codec encoder module and a speech codec decoder module. The number of CPU/DSP/VLIW processor cycles taken to encode and decode the speech signals are significantly reduced to draw lower current by the mobile device. The significant reduction of processor cycles in the speech codec modules enables reduction of power consumption in the talk time. Thus, the invention provides a simple method of optimizing power consumption by reducing number of processor cycles to compress/decompress speech signal of the speech codec modules in mobile devices. |
| US10390308B2 |
Messaging control in mobile devices based on signal conditions
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for messaging improvements in link budget limited devices. A link budget limited device may be configured to suppress or delay tracking area update messages in various situations. Additionally, or alternatively, the link budget limited device may be configured to transition to idle mode instead of performing handover or recovery from radio link failure when the target base station has a signal quality less than a threshold. Additionally, or alternatively, the link budget limited device may be configured to suppress or delay measurement reports in poor signal quality conditions. |
| US10390307B2 |
Process for controlling electrical energy fluxes in a system for radio access to a communication network, and associated control device
The radio access system (1) for the communication network includes a radio transceiver (2), a device for connecting to an electrical grid (6), an electrical energy production device (4) and a battery (5) for storing electrical energy produced by said production device (4) and for electrically powering the radio transceiver (2). According to the invention, a control device (100) determines an operating strategy for the battery (5) by optimizing an objective function (O) that associates a cost with a possible operating strategy for the battery (5) during a period of determined duration T and while respecting at least one constraint for protecting the battery (5) against accelerated ageing, and manages the incoming and outgoing flows of electrical energy of the battery (5) depending on the determined operating strategy. |
| US10390305B1 |
Timing calibration control in extended discontinuous reception
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication in a user equipment (UE) are described in which a cycle duration of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle is determined. The UE enters a sleep state of the eDRX cycle and, based on the determination of the cycle duration, uses a first clock as a timer during the sleep state and uses a second clock as a timing calibrator during the sleep state. The first clock may have a lower power consumption and a higher frequency error, and the second clock may have a higher power consumption and a lower frequency error. |
| US10390304B2 |
Sleep during NAV/RID backoff
The present disclosure relates to a technique of supporting access to a wireless medium of a wireless communication network. A method embodiment comprises: when access of a station (100) to the wireless medium is delayed, determining (S202; S308), by the station, a back-off period indicating the period of time the access of the station to the wireless medium is delayed, and entering (S204; S312), by the station (100), into a sleep mode for a sleep period based on the determined back-off period. |
| US10390299B2 |
Access method and device in heterogeneous network
Disclosed are an access method and device in a heterogeneous network for solving the problem that, in network selection of a heterogeneous wireless network, a user can only enjoy at any one time the service of one network and cannot simultaneously enjoy the services of different networks, the method comprising: dividing access points capable of providing a service for a user equipment (UE) into at least one competition group; and determining the access overhead of the competition group, and selecting for the UE, according to the determined access overhead of the competition group, a target competition group from the competition groups for accessing. A network multi-path routing and traffic distribution model is established, such that the UE can select different access methods, thus providing a new traffic operation mode for network development. |
| US10390296B2 |
Device and method of handling a cell selection procedure or a cell reselection procedure
A communication device for handling a cell selection procedure or a cell reselection procedure comprises a storage device and a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device. The storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: measuring a plurality of power values corresponding to a plurality of beams of a cell; determining a first cell quality value according to an average of the plurality of power values; determining an offset value according to a number of the plurality of beams corresponding to the plurality of power values; determining a second cell quality value according to the first cell quality value and the offset value; and performing the cell selection procedure or the cell reselection procedure according to the second cell quality value. |
| US10390295B2 |
Method and device for controlling cell connection from wireless LAN in wireless communication system and providing valid information on peripheral wireless LAN access points
The present invention provides a method for controlling access of a terminal if the terminal accesses from a wireless LAN network to a mobile communication network, when the mobile communication network (for example, UMTS, LTE and the like) and the wireless LAN network are linked in a wireless communication system. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for transmitting information on connectable peripheral wireless LAN networks. Thus, the present invention can reduce a load of a network since the network can control the access of a terminal, and can reduce unnecessary power consumption and solve a connection delay problem by providing a valid wireless LAN network list to the terminal. |
| US10390292B2 |
Device, system and method of quasi-orthogonal multiple access
An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method of providing a quasi-orthogonal multiple access (QOMA) resources are generally described. The UE receives allocation of orthogonal multiple access (OMA) and non-OMA (NOMA) resources. The UE transmits data up to a maximum NOMA rate and NOMA Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) using the NOMA resources without receiving an explicit transmission grant from the eNB. The eNB may allocate multiple NOMA regions associated with different maximum rates, MCSs, number of UEs, UE types, applications and sizes. If the data exceeds the NOMA conditions or the UE is unable to transmit data using the allocated NOMA resources or does not receive an acknowledgement from the eNB regarding reception of the transmitted data, the UE may request an explicit grant of the OMA resources from the eNB and, upon receiving an allocation of the OMA resources, subsequently transmit the data using the allocated OMA resources. |
| US10390290B1 |
Flow processing migration
A first processing device may receive, from a first network device, a tunneling protocol message associated with a tunnel to be established between the first network device and a second network device. The first processing device may determine, based on the tunneling protocol message, a device identifier of the second network device. The first processing device may determine that a second processing device is to process a flow associated with the first network device and the second network device based on the device identifier of the second network device. The first processing device may provide information that identifies that the second processing device is to process the flow to permit the second processing device to process the flow associated with the first network device and the second network device. |
| US10390284B2 |
Systems and methods for wireless communication of HVAC devices
A wireless monitoring system for a Building Management System (BMS). The system includes a sensing device. The sensing device is configured to sense a value of an attribute associated with the BMS. The system further includes a wireless communication module in communication with the sensing device. The wireless communication module is configured to receive one or more sensed values transmitted from the sensing device to one or more inputs of the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module is further configured to wirelessly transmit the received sensed values at predetermined intervals via a wireless protocol. The system further includes a wireless transceiver in communication with a BMS controller. The wireless transceiver is configured to receive the transmitted values from the wireless communication module, and to communicate the received values from the wireless communication module to the BMS controller. |
| US10390280B2 |
Method for initiating handover, wireless device and base station
The present disclosure provides a method in a wireless device for initiating a handover from a source base station to a target base station. The method includes calculating a power offset indicative of a difference between a receiving power from the target base station and a receiving power from the source base station. A Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration difference is obtained between a TDD configuration of the target base station and a TDD configuration of the source base station. A TDD offset is calculated based on the TDD configuration difference and an uplink-downlink traffic model of the wireless device. The handover is initiated based on a combination of the power offset and the TDD offset exceeding a threshold. The present disclosure also provides a wireless device, a method in a base station and a base station. |
| US10390277B2 |
MOBIKE aware LTE to Wi-Fi handoff optimization
An embodiment of this disclosure provides a user equipment (UE) for managing handovers between different networks. The UE includes a memory and at least one processor operably connected to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to establish security associations with an evolved data packet gateway (ePDG) over a Wi-Fi network. The at least one processor is also configured to indicate MOBIKE support and a specific timer value corresponding to a specific period of time for maintaining the security associations. The at least one processor is also configured to, after establishing the security associations, perform a handover from the Wi-Fi network to a long term evolution (LTE) network. The at least one processor is also configured to maintain the security associations for the specific period of time corresponding to the specific timer value after performing the Wi-Fi to LTE handover and disconnecting from the Wi-Fi network. |
| US10390274B2 |
Method for resource allocation in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. In particular, a method for allocating radio resources to a UE in a wireless communication system, comprising: a step of receiving, from a first base station, first semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration information including semi-persistent resource allocation information of a first cluster; a step of being allocated a first SPS resource on the basis of the first SPS configuration information by receiving an SPS assignment from the first base station; and a step of, when the UE performs handover to a second cluster belonging to the same cluster group as the first cluster, being allocated a second SPS resource on the basis of the first SPS configuration information by receiving an SPS assignment from a second base station. |
| US10390271B2 |
Indication of TDM extension pattern for dual connectivity
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for dual connectivity. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include switching, by a user equipment, between a first carrier associated with a first base station and a second carrier associated with a second base station, wherein the switching is performed based on at least a configuration defining when to perform the switching; and indicate an extension of a time allocated by the configuration at the first base station. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. |
| US10390262B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, radio communication method, and integrated circuit
A terminal device derives the number of repetitive transmissions and/or repetitive receptions required on the basis of the downlink reference signal received power, compares that number with the number of repetitive transmissions and/or repetitive receptions configured in the terminal device, performs a random access procedure upon the numbers being different from each other, and determines a configuration for the number of some or all repetitive transmissions and/or repetitive receptions during the random access procedure on the basis of the former number of repetitions. |
| US10390258B2 |
Base station device, terminal device, and wireless transmission method
A base station device includes: a processor that executes a process including determining which group of a first group and a second group each of a plurality of terminal devices belongs to, generating a transmission weight to form a transmission beam having a shape considering only a terminal device that belongs to the first group out of the terminal devices, and multiplying a signal addressed to the terminal devices by the generated transmission weight; and a transmitter that transmits the signal multiplied by the transmission weight from a plurality of antennas simultaneously. |
| US10390257B2 |
Traffic priority for long term evolution networks
A network processor may receive a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with a first quality of service class indicator, which is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label, and may increase the priority of the traffic in response to the request by sending an instruction to a network element to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic. The network element may label packets in the traffic with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, and components of the network may process the packets labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label. |
| US10390251B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, measurement method, and integrated circuit
Provided is a technology related to a terminal device, a base station device, a communication system, a measurement method and an integrated circuit that efficiently perform cell measurement. The base station device configures a primary cell and one or more secondary cells to the terminal device, and indicates a measurement object, a reporting configuration including information indicating a threshold associated with an RSSI report and a report interval, and a measurement identity for linking the reporting configuration and the measurement object, to the terminal device. When, in each configured measurement identity, an associated reporting configuration includes information indicating the threshold associated with the RSSI report and the report interval, the terminal device periodically reports an average value of RSSIs measured in a duration of the report interval, and a percentage of the RSSIs being beyond the threshold as a measurement result. |
| US10390247B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for cell measurments
Examples described herein relate to systems and methods for a wireless communication device to manage cell measurements, including, but not limited to, performing measurements based on a first measurement configuration message received from a network, receiving a second measurement configuration message from the network before the measurements based on the first measurement configuration message are completed, and continuing to perform measurements based on the first measurement configuration message after receiving the second measurement configuration message. |
| US10390245B2 |
Enhanced measurements in a wireless communication system
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced measurements. One method includes performing, by use of a processor, a first measurement at a first time. The method includes determining an offset time selected pseudo-randomly from a set of values. The method includes performing a second measurement at a second time, the second time being the offset time after the first time. The second measurement is used for a carrier loading measurement. |
| US10390243B2 |
Method for operating a user equipment in a wireless radio network
The present invention relates to a method (300) for operating a user equipment (106) in a wireless radio network (100). The wireless radio network (100) comprises a base station (101) and at least one node (105) configured to relay communication data between the user equipment (106) and the base station (101). According to the method, a relayed communication state is determined (301) and a measurement of characteristics of further direct radio transmission links between the user equipment (106) and the wireless radio network (100) is initiated (302) depending on the relayed communication state. |
| US10390239B2 |
Establishing application-based routing policies in multi-mode user equipment using operating system-specific identifiers
Techniques for establishing and implementing application-based routing policies for multi-mode wireless communication devices are described. In some examples, information particular to the profile and platform configuration of the UE, including an identifier of an operating system, is communicated to an Access Network Discovery Function (ANDSF) server. The ANDSF server may provide an inter-system routing policy (ISRP) to handle appropriate network offloading actions for the particular application and device configuration. In some examples, the ISRP may be specific to flow-based or non-seamless based traffic offloading from certain software applications and include nodes to define routing rules based on an operating system identifier and operating system-specific application identifier. The policy may be propagated from the ANDSF server and implemented in multi-mode UE mobile computing devices in connection with offloading policies established in a 3GPP LTE/LTE-A Evolved Packet Core network architecture. |
| US10390236B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for uplink transmissions with reduced signaling overhead
Techniques, apparatus and methods are disclosed that enable reduced signaling overhead in a fifth generation (5G) wireless system. The system includes support for asynchronous uplink transmission, resource pool configuration, acknowledgement response and retransmission. For example, in a Type-1 transmission scheme, a user equipment (UE) selects one resource within the resource pool and transmits data in the uplink on the selected resource. In a Type-2 transmission scheme, a UE selects one resource within a scheduling request (SR) region in the resource pool, transmits the SR for the resource which contains the resource allocation for data transmission, and transmits the uplink data on the resource which is indicated in the SR information. In a Type-3 transmission scheme, a UE selects a resource within the SR region, transmits the SR on the selected resource with information on the resource selected for subsequent data transmission and transmits on the indicated resource if it receives an acknowledgment, in response to its transmitted SR. |
| US10390232B2 |
Systems and methods for a wireless network bridge
This disclosure describes systems, and methods related to bridging communication networks. A computing device may identify one or more signals at one or more communication interfaces in accordance with one or more communication standards. The computing device may select one or more available frequency segments from a frequency spectrum database. The computing device may transform the one or more signals into one or more converted signals for transmission on a backhaul link, the backhaul link being established for two-way data communication using the one or more available frequency segments. The computing device may cause to send the one or more converted signals using the one or more available frequency segments. |
| US10390231B2 |
Methods and systems for using location based service information to enable self-realized leases
A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system includes a plurality of fixed wireless devices, a home eNodeB gateway (HGW) coupled to each of the plurality of fixed wireless devices, a dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) coupled to the HGW, and a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) coupled to the DSC and a plurality of other DSCs. Each of the fixed wireless devices may be configured to use an enhanced location based service (eLBS) to dynamically determine its location (latitude, longitude and altitude) and the locations of other fixed wireless devices, and use the location information to determine whether the respective fixed wireless device may be included in a telecommunication resource lease. The fixed wireless devices may also monitor network conditions, generate congestion reports based on a result of the monitoring, and send the generated congestion reports to the HGW. |
| US10390227B2 |
Authentication of a gateway device in a sensor network
A set of certificates are received at a gateway device from a management server, where each one of the certificates was generated by the management server upon determination that the gateway device is associated with a respective wireless sensing device (WSD). The gateway device receives from a first WSD an advertisement message indicating it is available for connecting to a gateway device. In response to confirming based on a first certificate of the set of certificates associated with the first WSD, that it is authorized to connect to the WSD, the gateway device transmits to the first WSD the first certificate and an identifier of the gateway device for enabling authentication of the gateway device at the WSD. The gateway device receives data from the first WSD, upon confirmation at the WSD that it is authorized to connect with the gateway device. |
| US10390226B1 |
Mobile identification method based on SIM card and device-related parameters
A new method of mobile user identification by third parties based on the SIM card and device-related parameters available in telecommunication network. Applicable to a wide scope of different industry segments: Fintech companies, digital merchants, e-government solutions and enterprises, provides enhanced platform security features and improved end users experience and transaction processing in interactions with those platforms. |
| US10390223B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium
A communication apparatus acquires information about a communication-parameter setting process from a different communication apparatus and determines whether the acquired information includes identification information for identifying the different communication apparatus. If it is determined that the identification information is included, an authentication request is transmitted by unicast based on the identification information. If it is determined that the identification information is not included, the authentication request is transmitted by broadcast. |
| US10390221B2 |
Private vehicle-to-vehicle communication
Systems and methods are disclosed for private vehicle-to-vehicle communication. An example disclosed vehicle communication system includes sensors to monitor a target vehicle, and a controller. The example controller generates a pseudo-anonymous identifier based on an identifier and an attribute of the target vehicle. Additionally, the controller broadcasts a first message including the pseudo-anonymous identifier, a random number, and a public key. In response to receiving a second message including the identifier and the random number, the example controller broadcasts a third message encrypted with a symmetric key included in the second message. |
| US10390220B2 |
Privacy-preserving stream analytics
Privacy-preserving stream analytics (personal data collection method, apparatus, and/or system) from an electronic (e.g., mobile) device providing communications, such as to a network (e.g., Internet). Data queries from a data analyst are received but not directly answered with a truthful query response. Truthful responses are privatized and anonymized based on a randomized response mechanism which releases privatized data and not the original answer. Anonymously transmitting randomized responses from the data owner to data aggregator using shares, each share of which is individually transmitted to an independent aggregator, which is configured for independently and asynchronously process each share, and sharing results with one another to arrive at a query response over an aggregate number of data owners. |
| US10390217B2 |
Wireless configuration of wireless distribution system (WDS) Wi-Fi range extenders using non-Wi-Fi-wireless communication channels
A configuration server detects a network change and initiates a configuration process. A smartphone executing a mobile app communicates with the configuration server with a cellular data network transceiver (e.g., a 3G or 4G transceiver), and communicates with slave base stations with a Bluetooth transceiver (e.g., a BILE transceiver) or other one-to-many wireless channel. The configuration server also communicates over a wired connection with a master base station to synchronize WDS configuration data between the master and slave base stations. WDS configuration data is dynamically generated to prevent rogue devices from using preconfigured WDS configuration. |
| US10390215B2 |
Method and system for authenticating users in public wireless networks
A method for authenticating a user of a user equipment provided with a mobile cellular network card module in a public wireless network. The method includes, during an authentication procedure following an attempt by the user to access the public wireless network with the user equipment for availing of services provided by the public wireless network: retrieving from the mobile cellular network card module a code that uniquely identifies such mobile cellular network card module; retrieving from a database wireless credentials of the user associated with said retrieved code that uniquely identifies such mobile cellular network card module; providing said retrieved wireless credentials of the user to the public wireless network; and granting the user access to the public wireless network conditioned to the correctness of the provided wireless credentials. |
| US10390211B2 |
Roaming solution
The invention relates to a method for registering a roaming device to a mobile communication network, the method comprises: receiving a request over a specific communication mode from the roaming device, determining the at least one communication route to the server at least in part based on the request received in the network node, generating an inquiry to the server regarding the roaming device over the determined communication route, receiving a response from the server over the determined communication route, and in response to a determination that data in the response so indicates registering the device for utilizing the mobile communication network over the specific communication mode. The invention relates also to a network node and a computer program product. |
| US10390206B2 |
Method for triggering transmission of user equipment (UE)-to-network relay indication
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein provide a method for triggering a transmission of a UE-to-Network relay indication comprising receiving, by UE, one of UE-to-Network relay criteria broadcasted by a base station, measuring, at the UE, a link quality parameter between the UE and the base station, detecting, by the UE, that the link quality parameter meets the UE-to-Network relay criteria, and transmitting, by the UE, the UE-to-Network relay indication (i.e. discovery message indicating itself as the UE-to-Network relay) on a Device to Device (D2D) discovery channel. |
| US10390202B2 |
Control beacons for wireless devices
Systems and methods for automatically modifying computing devices are provided. Various embodiments allow multiple control beacons (e.g., Bluetooth low energy beacons) with GPS to automatically pre-configure by discovering each other using location provided by the GPS in the beacons. These beacons can then be used to enforce multiple rules or policies on the computing device (e.g., restrict the activities/functionality of a mobile device). For example, a beacon can be installed at a family's dinner table and can be used as a trigger to restrict (or activate) phone features (e.g., allow only incoming calls while near this beacon during dinner times). In some embodiments, the GPS on the beacon can be used to notify administrators (e.g., parents) if the beacon is moved from its current location. |
| US10390201B2 |
Interactive closure device and beverage container
An interactive beverage container includes a beverage container that defines an opening which may be sealed by a closure. The closure may further include circuitry that is configured to transmit data to a mobile device. When the closure is in a closed configuration with the closure attached to the opening, the circuitry does not transmit data to the mobile device and when the closure is in an open configuration with the closure removed from the opening, the circuitry transmits data to the mobile device. The data may include nutritional information, marketing materials, videos, track loyalty programs, and/or provide games or contests. |
| US10390200B2 |
Method and system for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling
Embodiments of methods and systems for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling are described. In an embodiment, a method for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling involves obtaining transmission output power information related to the communications device and measuring a detuning condition based on the transmission output power information. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10390192B2 |
Automatic goods consumption judgment system and method
An automatic goods consumption judgment system includes a container tray system, a sensor measurement system, a supporting system, a mobile terminal device, a data transmission unit, a control and data processing system, and a cloud computer. Using the Internet of Things and cloud services, the consumption tendency and consumption state of goods are automatically measured in real time through the system, data are uploaded to a cloud server, and the cloud server sends analyzed and processed data to the terminal device used by users; customers are reminded of the consumption tendency and consumption state of goods according to the analysis and judgment obtained through cloud service computation, the consumption speed of goods and the fact whether required goods need to be prepared in advance or not are determined according to the analysis and judgment. |
| US10390188B2 |
Method for the management of short message delivery in a mobile communication system
In one aspect, there is provided a method for the management of Short Message SM delivery in a mobile communication system comprising an Overlaying, e.g. IP-based or CS fallback in Evolved Packet System based, SM delivery network accessed via a mobile or fixed Access Network AN which is transparent to the Overlaying SM Delivery procedure, said method comprising, in an embodiment: informing an AN entity capable of detecting User Equipment UE activity over said AN, of unsuccessful SM delivery attempt due to not reachable UE, upon detection of UE activity over said AN for said UE, said AN entity informing an entity in charge of requesting new SM delivery attempt when said UE is again reachable. |
| US10390181B2 |
Tracking area identity list updating method
A terminal connected to a plurality of user planes retains information on a tracking area where service areas of the plurality of user planes overlap each other as a tracking area identity list. When the terminal moves to the outside of a tracking area described in the tracking area identity list (a tracking area where a plurality of service areas overlap each other), the terminal transmits information on a tracking area after movement and an update request of the tracking area identity list to an MME. The MME creates, as a new tracking area identity list based on the update request, information on a tracking area where service areas in a plurality of user planes overlap in which a tracking area after movement is considered as a service area, and notifies the terminal of the new tracking area identity list for updating a current tracking area identity list. |