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| US10399217B2 |
Handheld machine tool having a spindle-locking device
In a handheld machine tool having a tool housing, in which a drive motor is situated for driving a drive element equipped with at least one clamping surface, to which a spindle-locking device equipped with a blocking element and at least one spindle cylinder is assigned, the at least one spindle cylinder being able to be clamped in a spindle-lock operation of the spindle-locking device between the at least one clamping surface and the blocking element in order to prevent the drive element from rotating relative to the tool housing, the spindle-locking device has an impingement element, which is developed to impinge on the at least one spindle cylinder with a specified force in the direction of the at least one clamping surface. |
| US10399216B2 |
Rotary hammer
A hammer/drill includes a housing, a motor with armature shaft, a spindle rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis in the housing, a tool holder rotatingly driven by the motor about the longitudinal axis, a hammer mechanism for generating impacts acting on the tool holder, a drive shaft coupleable with the armature shaft, and a switching arrangement to switch between drilling, hammer drilling, and hammering modes. The switching arrangement comprises a selector and coupling part axially displaceable on the drive shaft between lower and upper positions, coupling and decoupling the drive shaft to the armature shaft respectively. The coupling part includes a sleeve comprising a flange, and the selector comprises a fork for engaging a lower part of the flange. A protuberance engages a drive member of the selector to pivot the selector when the spindle is rotated, engaging over only a portion of the rotational movement of the spindle. |
| US10399215B2 |
Fastening tool for roofing fasteners with plate washers
A fastener installation tool is provided for installing threaded fasteners through a washer plate having a center hole used in connection with roofing membrane installation. The installation tool is configured to receive different types of washer plates, and is easily dis-assembleable in the field without the need for tools in order to easily and simply clear jams. |
| US10399214B2 |
Ratchet wrench
A ratchet wrench comprising a housing, at least one gear supported within the housing, one of the at least one gear comprising a drive hole, a stationary handle extending from the housing, a dynamic handle hingedly extending from the housing such that, the dynamic handle is rotatable between at least one handle open position and a handle closed position, and at least one pawl, each of the at least one pawl adapted to slide between a pawl open position and a pawl closed position, one of the at least one pawl adapted to be in engagement with one of the at least one gear at a time. The dynamic handle disposed in operative communication with the at least one pawl such that, rotating the dynamic handle towards the handle closed position causes the at least one gear rotate in one direction and releasing the dynamic handle causes pawl to return to the pawl open position without causing the at least one gear to rotate in the opposite direction. |
| US10399212B2 |
Fixture assembly for use in maintaining heavy equipment
A fixture assembly, for use in maintaining a piece of heavy equipment. The fixture assembly includes a first connecting component configured to be connected releasably to a first part of the heavy equipment, and a second connecting component configured to be connected releasably to a second part of the heavy equipment connected to the first part when the heavy equipment is assembled. The fixture assembly also includes a hinge arrangement connecting the first connecting component to the second connecting component. The technology further includes methods for maintaining the heavy equipment using the fixture assembly, such as by separating heavy equipment parts in order to replace a gearbox of the equipment. |
| US10399205B2 |
Systems, apparatus, and methods for chemical polishing
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatus, and methods for chemical polishing a substrate using a fluid network platen assembly that includes a pad having a plurality of fluid openings; a network of a plurality of fluid channels, each channel in fluid communication with at least one fluid opening; a plurality of inlets, each inlet coupled to a different fluid channel; and an outlet coupled to one of the fluid channels not coupled to an inlet. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. |
| US10399204B2 |
Wheel blank positioning end face correction device
The present application disclose a wheel blank positioning end face correction device, comprising a frame, a servo motor I, a support frame, a bearing seat, a bearing, a shaft, a rotating platform, a guide rail, a cylinder, a left slide plate, a left bearing seat, a left shaft, a left bearing, a left driven grooved friction wheel, a left workbench, corner cylinder pressure claws, mandrel seats, mandrels, a grinding wheel, a grinding wheel drive motor, a support plate, a feeding slide plate, feeding guide rails, a linear motor, a distance measuring sensor, a fixed plate, a servo motor II, a driving grooved friction wheel, a right workbench, a right driven grooved friction wheel, a right shaft, a gear rack structure and a right slide plate. |
| US10399201B2 |
Advanced polishing pads having compositional gradients by use of an additive manufacturing process
Embodiments herein relate to advanced polishing pads with tunable chemical, material and structural properties, and manufacturing methods related thereto. According to one or more embodiments herein, a polishing pad with improved properties may be produced by an additive manufacturing process, such as a three-dimensional (3D) printing process. Embodiments herein thus may provide an advanced polishing pad having discrete features and geometries, formed from at least two different materials that include functional polymers, functional oligomers, reactive diluents, addition polymer precursor compounds, catalysts, and curing agents. For example, the advanced polishing pad may be formed from a plurality of polymeric layers, by the automated sequential deposition of at least one polymer precursor composition followed by at least one curing step, wherein each layer may represent at least one polymer composition, and/or regions of different compositions. Embodiments herein further provide a polishing pad with polymeric layers that may be interpenetrating polymer networks. |
| US10399200B2 |
Intelligent polisher/buffer with selective color-matching light
An improved buffer/polisher for treated painted surfaces, including painted cars, automobiles, vehicles and the like, including surfaces with state-of-the-art, hardened coats of paint or finish, includes built-in source of illumination, disposed on the housing, direct light downwardly and toward the work surface. The source of illumination emits light with a color temperature above 4500 degrees Kelvin, more preferably at 5000 degrees Kelvin or greater. Even more preferably, the source of illumination is switchable to include light with a color temperature including 5000 degrees Kelvin (mimicking daylight at 10-11 am) and 6500K (mimicking daylight at 12 noon). The source of illumination may comprise one or more LEDs, and the polishing pad may assume a random orbital motion. |
| US10399197B2 |
Method for confirming cutting tool's location and machine system using the same
A method for confirming cutting tool's location includes: a position calculation unit basing on plural sleeve positions in a tool magazine to train and obtain training posture data and training signal strength data of each the sleeve position; and the position calculation unit sending a tool call command to move a target cutting tool among the cutting tool to a tool exchange position. The latter step includes: obtaining a posture data and a signal strength data of the target cutting tool; based on the posture data and the signal strength data, the position calculation unit comparing the training posture data and the training signal strength data to confirm a target sleeve location of the target cutting tool; and, rotating the tool magazine to move the target cutting tool from the target sleeve location to the tool exchange position. In addition, a machine system using the method is also provided. |
| US10399192B2 |
Machinery installation method, machinery inspection method, machinery linkage inspection method, and supporting structures
A supporting structure that supports a heat exchanger having a saddle is provided. The supporting structure includes a first supporting structure for supporting the saddle along one end thereof and a second supporting structure for supporting the saddle along another end thereof. The first supporting structure and the second supporting structure are situated spaced apart from each other by at least a distance enabling passage of a transporter for transporting the heat exchanger. |
| US10399184B2 |
Method of material processing by laser filamentation
A method is provided for the internal processing of a transparent substrate in preparation for a cleaving step. The substrate is irradiated with a focused laser beam that is comprised of pulses having an energy and pulse duration selected to produce a filament within the substrate. The substrate is translated relative to the laser beam to irradiate the substrate and produce an additional filament at one or more additional locations. The resulting filaments form an array defining an internally scribed path for cleaving said substrate. Laser beam parameters may be varied to adjust the filament length and position, and to optionally introduce V-channels or grooves, rendering bevels to the laser-cleaved edges. Preferably, the laser pulses are delivered in a burst train for lowering the energy threshold for filament formation and increasing the filament length. |
| US10399177B1 |
Enclosures, devices with a friction stir weld, precursors thereof, and related methods
Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof, that contain a base and a cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly. |
| US10399176B2 |
Dual alloy turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same
Dual alloy turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The dual alloy turbine rotor comprises an assembled blade ring and a hub bonded to the assembled blade ring. The assembled blade ring comprises a first alloy selected from the group consisting of a single crystal alloy, a directionally solidified alloy, or an equi-axed alloy. The hub comprises a second alloy. The method comprises positioning a hub within a blade ring to define an interface between the hub and the blade ring. The interface is a non-contacting interface or a contacting interface. The interface is enclosed by a pair of diaphragms. The interface is vacuum sealed. The blade ring is bonded to the hub after the vacuum sealing step. |
| US10399170B2 |
Die attachment apparatus and method utilizing activated forming gas
A die attachment apparatus for attaching a semiconductor die onto a substrate having a metallic surface comprises a material dispensing station for dispensing a bonding material onto the substrate and a die attachment station for placing the semiconductor die onto the bonding material which has been dispensed onto the substrate. An activating gas generator positioned before the die attachment station introduces activated forming gas onto the substrate in order to reduce oxides on the substrate. |
| US10399167B2 |
Electric discharge machining electrode wire and manufacturing method therefor
An electrical discharge machining electrode wire includes a core including a copper or a copper alloy, and a covering layer that covers a periphery of the core and includes a zinc. The covering layer includes an outermost layer consisting of an ε-phase of a copper-zinc based alloy. The outermost layer has a Cu concentration of 12 to 20 mass % and a variation range within 5 mass % in the Cu concentration in a longitudinal direction of the electrode wire. |
| US10399160B2 |
Wheel front burr removing device
Disclosed is a wheel front burr removing device, comprising an upper servo motor, a right support plate, a right slide plate, right guide rails, a right cylinder I, a right cylinder II, a right driven conical friction wheel, a rim burr cutter, a right workbench, a right shaft, a mandrel and the like. Rim burrs are removed on the right station while cap section burrs are removed on the left station, double stations are adopted for machining, so the efficiency is very high. |
| US10399153B2 |
Rotary cutting tool including polycrystalline diamond material
A rotary cutting tool including a polycrystalline diamond material of the invention includes: a tool body rotated about an axis with a carbide substrate made of cemented carbide and a flute provided at a tip portion thereof; a PCD layer sintered integrally with the carbide substrate, provided on an inside face of the flute facing in a rotation direction; and a cutting edge provided on the PCD layer to have the inside face as a rake face, in which a margin portion continuous with a rear side of the flute in the rotation direction is formed on an outer periphery of the tip portion, the cutting edge is formed at a ridge portion of the rake face, and a thickness of the PCD layer is ⅓ to 1 times a width of the margin portion. |
| US10399150B2 |
Sealed collet
A collet includes an axially rearward end and an axially forward end; a nose portion; a body portion having an outer surface and an inner surface for engaging a shank of a tool; a plurality of slots extending from the inner surface to the outer surface; and a plurality of coolant channels disposed within the collet between the plurality of longitudinally extending slots and extending entirely from the axially rearward end to the axially forward end of the collet. The slots include a first slot extending from the axial forward end to within an intermediary zone, a second slot extending from the axial rearward end to at least the tool holder engagement zone such that the second slot does not intersect the first slot, and a third slot from within the tool engagement zone to within the intermediary zone such that the third slot circumferentially overlaps the first and second slots. |
| US10399148B2 |
Method for preparing phase-separated lead telluride-lead sulfide nanopowder using solution synthesis and phase-separated lead telluride-lead sulfide nanopowder prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a phase-separated lead telluride-lead sulfide nanopowder using solution synthesis and a phase-separated lead telluride-lead sulfide nanopowder prepared by the method. The method includes: (a) mixing tellurium and a first solvent, followed by ultrasonic irradiation to prepare a tellurium precursor solution; (b) mixing an organosulfur compound and a second solvent, followed by ultrasonic irradiation to prepare a sulfur precursor solution; (c) mixing lead oxide, a third solvent, and a fourth solvent and heating the mixture to prepare a lead precursor solution; (d) adding the tellurium precursor solution to the lead precursor solution and allowing the mixture to react; (e) adding the sulfur precursor solution to the reaction mixture of step (d) and allowing the resulting mixture to react; and (f) cooling the reaction mixture of step (e) to room temperature to prepare a phase-separated lead telluride-lead sulfide nanopowder. |
| US10399147B2 |
Porous structures and methods of making same
The present disclosure provides methods to improve the properties of a porous structure formed by a rapid manufacturing technique. Embodiments of the present disclosure increase the bonding between the micro-particles 5 on the surface of the porous structure and the porous structure itself without substantially reduce the surface area of the micro-particles. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure improves the bonding while preserving or increasing the friction of the structure against adjacent materials. |
| US10399146B2 |
Contour scanning for additive manufacturing process
A method of making an article is disclosed in which a fusible material is fused with an energy beam applied to the fusible material at a build location with a scanning pattern comprising a plurality of parallel lines terminating at the contoured edge. An energy beam is also applied with a vector scanning pattern at the build location along the contoured edge to liquefy and re-solidify material at the build location along the contoured edge. The method also includes controlling vector scanning energy beam intensity, vector scanning energy beam scanning speed, vector scanning energy beam focus depth, or any combination thereof as a function of an angle between the plurality of parallel lines and the vector along the contoured edge. |
| US10399144B2 |
Surface coating for metal matrix composites
A method of fabricating a metal matrix composite (MMC) tool includes coating at least a portion of an interior of a mold assembly with one or more layers of a material coating, where the mold assembly defines at least a portion of an infiltration chamber. Reinforcing materials are deposited into the infiltration chamber, and infiltrated with a binder material. One or more layers of the material coating may then be reacted with the binder material to form an outer shell on selected outer surfaces of the MMC tool. |
| US10399143B2 |
Component casting
A method includes forming a mold, the mold having at least one mold portion defining the shape of an element to be removed from the component in a subsequent manufacturing step and having a reduced cross-sectional area. The at least one mold portion includes at least one recess which further reduces the cross sectional area of the cavity and increases the surface area of the at least one mold portion or the at least one mold portion includes a plurality of projections which increase the surface area of the least one mold portion thereby increasing radiative heat loss from the at least one mold portion during the process. A mold for use in this method and a turbine blade formed using this method, are also provided. |
| US10399133B2 |
Tool changing device for a forming press
The invention relates to a tool changing device (1) for a forming press (2), in particular a press brake, comprising at least one tool magazine (3, 4) and at least one transfer device (5, 6) for the transfer of the forming tools (7, 8) of the at least one tool magazine (3, 4), which are storable in the at least one tool magazine (3, 4), from the at least one tool magazine (3, 4) to the forming press (2) and in the reverse direction, wherein the at least one transfer device (5, 6) has a drivable thrust chain (9, 10) for the transmission of compressive and tensile forces. |
| US10399128B2 |
System and method for cleaning an object
A system (10) for cleaning an object (12) includes a roll cleaner (14) having a rotatable elastomeric roll (20) with a cylindrical outer surface configured to contact the first surface of the object (12), a rotatable adhesive roll (22) with a cylindrical outer surface contacting a portion of the outer surface of the elastomeric roll (20), and a support (24). The object (12) passes between the elastomeric roll (20) and the support (24), which contacts a second, opposing object surface. An atmospheric plasma cleaner (16) includes a sealed chamber (32) and at least one electrode (34) disposed in the chamber (32) and receiving a high voltage to generate a plasma applied to the first object surface. At least a portion of an inlet of the plasma cleaner (16) is formed by the elastomeric roll (20) and the support (24), and the contacting of the first and second surfaces of the object (12) by the elastomeric roll (20) and the support (24) seals the inlet of the plasma cleaner (16). |
| US10399123B2 |
Method and apparatus for washing and grading sand and aggregate
An apparatus for washing and grading sand and aggregate includes a first multi-deck screen and a sump for collecting undersize material from the plurality of decks. A first set of hydrocyclones receives undersize material and water from the sump of the first screen. A second screen has a deck for producing at least one sand product and a sump beneath the deck, the deck of the second screen receiving an underflow from each cyclone of the first set of hydrocyclones. A second set of hydrocyclones receives undersize material and water from the sump of the second vibratory screen. The deck of a third screen receives an underflow from each cyclone of the second set of hydrocyclones. A further hydrocyclone receives undersize material and water from the sump of the third screen, and an underflow from the further hydrocyclone is delivered onto the deck of the third screen. |
| US10399118B2 |
Apparatus for treating a wellbore screen and method
An apparatus and methods for applying an inner coating to a wellbore screen are described. The apparatus comprises a support for the wellbore screen, an elongate injector for injecting coating material into the inner bore of the wellbore screen, and a driver for positioning the elongate injector into the inner bore and moving the elongate injector through the inner bore to introduce coating material to the inner bore. The elongate injector has a supported end, a distal end, and a coating material delivery line extending through the elongate injector from a coating material supply to a port at the distal end. |
| US10399116B2 |
Laminate and production process thereof
To provide a laminate having characteristics of a fluorinated polymer film such as weather resistance and stain resistance, and having an increased solar reflectance by a light reflection layer, wherein the solar reflectance is less likely to decrease over a long period of time, and the light reflection layer is less likely to delaminate; and a production process thereof.A laminate 1 comprising a substrate 10 containing a first fluorinated polymer, a light reflection layer 12 made of a non-curable resin composition containing a second fluorinated polymer and an aluminum pigment, and a protective layer 14 obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing a third fluorinated polymer having a crosslinkable group and a curing agent for curing the third fluorinated polymer, wherein the light reflection layer 12 is disposed between the substrate 10 and the protective layer 14, the light reflection layer 12 has a thickness of from 0.5 to 5 μm, and the protective layer 14 has a thickness of from 0.3 to 2 μm. |
| US10399112B2 |
Method and device for intermittent coating
A device for intermittent coating of a substrate moving in a transport direction relative to the device includes a nozzle body comprising two nozzle jaws; an insertion film having a cut-out provided between the two nozzle jaws, wherein the cut-out in the insertion film forms a nozzle slot within the nozzle body, wherein the nozzle slot extends transversely to the transport direction of the substrate and in parallel with the substrate, and wherein the nozzle slot ends in an outlet gap; and a supply channel, wherein the outlet gap is in flow connection with the supply channel via the nozzle slot. A first of the two nozzle jaws is provided with at least two openings which lead into the nozzle slot in series between the supply channel and the outlet gap and which are closed in a fluid-tight manner toward the nozzle slot by at least two elastically deformable elements. |
| US10399110B1 |
Rust inhibitor application system
A rust inhibition system in which a rust inhibitor liquid is applied to a wand, which is then inserted into a cavity. The wand serves as a reservoir to provide the inhibitor liquid in areas susceptible to corrosion. A sleeve can be included to cause the inhibitor liquid to secrete from the wand. |
| US10399106B2 |
Camera and washer spray diagnostic
A system including a computer programmed to actuate a spray device on a first vehicle and to receive an image, from a second vehicle, of the actuated spray device. The computer determines whether a spray device fault exists based at least on the image of the actuated spray device, and transmits the spray device fault via a first vehicle communications network. |
| US10399104B2 |
Retractable covering element and product packaging and application assembly equipped with such a system
The present invention concerns a retractable covering system suitable for covering a handling element protruding from the neck of a product reservoir. In the system, an assembly ring defines a longitudinal axis and an axial direction. A cap is translatable along the longitudinal axis relative to the assembly ring between a deployed position, in which it extends substantially protruding relative to the ring, and a retracted position, in which it is at least partially retracted relative to the ring. An elastic element biasing biases the cap toward the deployed position and a reversible locking device locks the cap in the retracted position. |
| US10399103B2 |
System and method for refilling a bottle with liquid
The invention concerns a system for refilling a bottle with liquid, which comprises: a first bottle (S) containing liquid, a second bottle (R) to be refilled with the liquid from the first bottle (S), the second bottle being in an inverted position and comprising a pump mounted on the bottle and equipped with a vent orifice that can be open or closed depending on the position of the pump, a filling interface connecting the two bottles, the interface comprising a liquid passage disposed between the two bottles for the transfer of the liquid under pressure from the first bottle (S) to the inverted second bottle (R) via said vent orifice of the pump of the second bottle when open and a gas passage for the evacuation of gas contained in the inverted second bottle (R) to the exterior of the bottle. |
| US10399099B1 |
Systems and methods for automatic adjustment of mixed gas flow for an injector coordinated with the acquisition of particular groups of chemical elements for analysis
Systems and methods are described for automatically adjusting the composition of a spray chamber matrix gas flow coordinated with an analysis of a particular chemical element or groups of elements. A system can include a spray chamber configured to be coupled to an analytical system, the spray chamber having a nebulizer gas port configured to receive a nebulizer gas; and an inlet for receiving a gas from at least one gas source. The system also includes a controller operably coupled to the spray chamber, the controller configured to adjust a gas flow rate of the gas from the at least one gas source in coordination with analysis of a particular chemical element by the analytical system. |
| US10399093B2 |
Fluidic chip for spray nozzles
A fluidic chip defining an oscillator device for a spray system which provides a fan spray pattern of a fluid mixture at low temperature conditions while using standard fluid pump pressures. The fluidic chip configurations as described may provide a substantially stable exit fan angle at temperatures as low as about −10 degrees Celsius. |
| US10399092B2 |
Air-sparged hydrocyclone for cryogenic gas vapor separation
An air-sparged hydrocyclone for separating a vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. The cyclone comprises a porous sparger covered by an outer gas plenum. A cryogenic liquid is injected to a tangential feed inlet at a velocity that induces a tangential flow and a cyclone vortex in the air-sparged hydrocyclone. The carrier gas is injected into the cyclone through the porous sparger. The vapor dissolves, condenses, desublimates, or a combination thereof, forming a vapor-depleted carrier gas and a vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid. The vapor-depleted carrier gas is drawn through a vortex finder and the vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid is drawn through an apex nozzle outlet. In this manner, the vapor is removed from the carrier gas. |
| US10399084B2 |
Media screening devices for capturing media during a deburring process
A system for screening deburring media during deburring operations of a hardware part comprises a deburring machine comprising a media slurry basin, a deburring media slurry disposed in the media slurry basin, and a media screening device freely movable within the deburring media slurry to define a dynamic zone of capture to capture noncompliant media. The media screening device can comprise a housing defining an inner chamber, and can comprise a plurality of openings each sized to restrict compliant deburring media from passing through the opening, and each opening sized to permit passage of noncompliant deburring media into the inner chamber. Each opening can comprise a counterbore. The media screening device can comprises at least one removable housing body removably coupled to the housing to facilitate removal of captured noncompliant deburring media. A method is disclosed for screening deburring media during deburring of a hardware part. |
| US10399083B2 |
Flow disrupters for use with homogenization tubes for beadless interrupted flow
A flow disrupter in a tube chamber of a tube assembly for homogenizing sample materials includes a flow-disrupting body that extends generally transversely into the tube chamber and divides the tube chamber into two sub-chambers. The flow-disrupting body includes at least one narrowed flow passageway through which the sample flows back and forth in both axially reciprocating directions as the tube assembly is vigorously shaken at high speeds faster and more reliably than what can be accomplished by hand shaking. And the flow-disrupting body includes at least two flow-interrupting surfaces facing generally in opposite axial directions and against which the sample impacts in each respective axially reciprocating direction as the tube assembly is vigorously shaken. In this way, the vigorous high-speed shaking of the tube assembly including the flow disrupter results in significant particle-size reduction of the sample by mechanical shear, fluid shear, cavitation, and/or pressure differentials. |
| US10399081B2 |
Crushing roll for a crusher
The present invention relates to a crushing roll for a roll-type crusher has a shaft with at least one groove extending in the axial direction on its lateral surface, to receive formed elements. The formed elements serve to retain the crushing shells, for which purpose the formed elements form a form-interlockingly engaging combination with the groove in the shaft, in the radial direction. A “form-interlockingly engaging combination in the radial direction” is understood here to signify means of blocking of movement of the formed elements in the radial direction of the shaft. In this way, it is possible to anchor the crushing shells in the grooves by means of the formed elements. Advantageously, also axial forces from the crushing shells can be transmitted to the shaft via the formed elements in the grooves, which forces can thereby be borne by the shaft, given that a high pressing force can be transmitted via the combination of a crushing shell and formed element, resulting in high holding friction between the molded element and the shaft. |
| US10399080B2 |
Moveable jaw mounting assembly
A movable jaw mounting assembly to provide adjustment of the close side setting (CSS) of a movable jaw and to act as a retraction assembly or assist with retraction. The assembly includes a pair of linear actuators that are coupled between the back frame end and a region of the toggle unit so as to move the toggle unit towards and away from the back frame end to allow insertion and removal of spacers and/or shims. |
| US10399075B2 |
FCC high efficiency partial burn regenerator
A process for combusting coke from catalyst in partial burn mode is disclosed. The partial burn regenerator runs deprived of oxygen such that the flue gas will contain a fair amount of carbon monoxide. The oxygen present in the flue gas can burn in the bed before reaching the dilute phase. The catalyst distributor is positioned in the upper chamber of the regeneration vessel for discharging the catalyst. |
| US10399069B2 |
Hydroisomerization and cracking catalyst for preparing biological aviation kerosene from castor oil
The present invention relates to a hydroisomerization and cracking catalyst for preparing biological aviation kerosene from castor oil as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The catalyst takes a Al-modified titanium silicate molecular sieve (TS-1) as a carrier, and takes NixW and NixMo as active components, wherein x is the atomic ratio of Ni to W or Ni to Mo, and x=5-10, wherein the mass of the active components accounts for 5-30% of the total mass of the catalyst; the molar ratio of Si:Ti in the Al-modified titanium silicate molecular sieve is 50-100, and the molar ratio of Si:Al is 50-100. |
| US10399066B2 |
JMZ-5 and JMZ-6 zeolites having an SZR-type crystal structure, and methods of their preparation and use
JMZ-5, an aluminosilicate having an SZR framework type and a sea-urchin type morphology is described. A calcined product, JMZ-5C, formed from JMZ-5 is also described. JMZ-6, an aluminosilicate having an SZR framework type and a needle, aggregate morphology is described. A calcined product, JMZ-6C, formed from JMZ-6 is also described. Methods of preparing these zeolites and their metal-containing calcined counterparts are described along with methods of using these zeolites and their metal containing calcined counterparts in treating exhaust gases. |
| US10399064B2 |
Rhenium recovery from used reductive amination catalysts
The present invention provides techniques that selectively recover Re from reductive amination catalysts. In particular, the present invention allows Re to be recovered selectively relative to Ni, Co, and/or Cu, and particularly Ni, that are often present on reductive amination catalysts. The present invention uses a combination of oxidation and extraction techniques to selectively recover Re relative to Ni, Co, and/or Cu. Advantageously, the recovery is selective even when using aqueous solutions for extraction. |
| US10399063B2 |
Mixed metal oxides
A unique mixed metal molybdotungstate material has been developed. The material may be used as a hydroprocessing catalyst. The hydroprocessing may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodearomatization, hydrodesilication, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking. |
| US10399061B2 |
Catalyst
The Fischer-Tropsch process can be used for the conversion of hydrocarbonaceous feed stocks into normally liquid and/or solid hydrocarbons. The feed stock (e.g. natural gas, associated gas and/or coal-bed methane, coal) is converted in a first step into a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide (this mixture is often referred to as synthesis gas or syngas). The synthesis gas (or syngas) is then converted in one or more steps over a suitable catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure into paraffinic compounds ranging from methane to high molecular weight molecules comprising up to 200 carbon atoms, or, under particular circumstances, even more. The present invention relates to a catalyst, a method for manufacturing said catalyst. The present invention further relates to a catalyst obtainable by said method. The present invention further relates to a multi tubular reactor comprising said catalyst. |
| US10399060B2 |
High pore volume alumina supported catalyst for vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) process
Disclosed is a supported catalyst for the preparation of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), a process for preparing a catalyst comprising an extruded alumina support, and a catalytic process for the manufacturing vinyl acetate using the supported catalyst. Specifically, it is shown that for activated palladium-gold VAM catalysts prepared using extruded alumina supports, enhanced performance is demonstrated with increased pore volume of the support, and the gas hourly space velocity (GHSV, hr−1), which was found to significantly increase the space time yield as GHSV increased as compared to the non-extruded alumina supported catalysts. |
| US10399059B2 |
Processing material with ion beams
Materials such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) and hydrocarbon-containing materials are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, or oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, bitumen, and coal to produce altered materials such as fuels (e.g., ethanol and/or butanol). The processing includes exposing the materials to an ion beam. |
| US10399058B2 |
Thermal cross-talk resistant flow reactor
A flow reactor has a module (12) that comprises at least first (20), second (30), and third (40) parallel plates stacked temporarily or permanently together and defining a first thermal fluid layer (25) between the first (20) and second plates (30) and a process fluid layer (35) between the second (30) and third plates (40), the process fluid layer (35) comprising a process fluid passage (32) having two or more U-bends and three or more successive process fluid passage segments joined by respective U-bends, the first thermal fluid layer (25) comprising at least two open thermal fluid channels (26) in the second plate (30), the at least two open channels (26) positioned, when viewed in a plan view of the module (12), between respective adjacent process fluid passage segments. |
| US10399057B2 |
Analysis device, genetic analysis method, analysis receptacle, and control method for fuzzy control
With this analysis device, air that has been heated by a heater is blown by a fan in the direction of an analysis receptacle rotary driver and an analysis receptacle that is rotationally driven by the analysis receptacle rotary driver. The analysis receptacle rotary driver rotates the analysis receptacle within the analysis chamber in the same direction as the direction of air flow produced by the fan. |
| US10399056B2 |
Process for manufacturing double-walled microcapsules, microcapsules prepared by this process and the use thereof
Process for manufacturing reservoir microcapsules containing an active principle in a polymer shell comprising the steps of: (iii) dispersion of a lipophilic active principle in an aqueous continuous phase, forming an oil-in-water emulsion, (iv) introduction into the lipophilic phase of one or more compounds A bearing alkoxysilane groups, (v) introduction into the aqueous phase of amine-containing organic monomers B comprising at least one group selected from melamine, urea, glycoluril, benzoguanamine or dicyandiamide groups and one or more aldehydes, or pre-polymers thereof and (vi) hydrolysis and polymerization, in situ, of the compounds A and B in an acid medium to give a silicone polymer and an amine-containing polymer, bonded together by polar, hydrogen or covalent bonds, forming the wall of the shell of the microcapsules, containing the active principle. Microcapsules containing a lipophilic active agent, the double-walled shell of which is formed from two polymers, one being a silicone copolymer, the other an amine-containing organic polymer, and use of these microcapsules in formulations comprising surfactants. |
| US10399055B2 |
Methods for producing precursor solutions and sol-gels for nano-engineered carbon materials and nano-engineered carbon materials created therefrom
Methods of manufacturing nano-engineered carbon materials, such as carbon aerogels and carbon xerogels, and methods of manufacturing precursor solutions and sol-gels for making the same are provided. A method for manufacturing a precursor solution comprises programmed-addition of a cross-linking agent to a component mixture comprising a resorcinol compound. A method for manufacturing a sol-gel comprises subjecting a precursor solutions to at least one heat treatment. Methods for producing nano-engineered carbon materials from precursor solutions and sol-gels are also provided. Methods for using the nano-engineered carbon materials are also disclosed. The resulting nano-engineered carbon materials can be useful in a range of products including, supercapacitor applications, high-surface-area electrodes, fuel cells, and desalination systems. |
| US10399048B2 |
Sample processing apparatus with integrated heater, shaker and magnet
Samples in an array of containers are processed by mounting the containers on a sample stage, moving magnets into proximity with bottoms of the containers of a first column of containers to apply a magnetic field, moving the magnets into proximity with bottoms of the containers of a second column, and moving heater elements into proximity with the container bottoms of the first column. While the magnetic field is applied to the containers of the second column, heat energy may be applied to the containers of the first column. The process may be repeated for additional columns. The containers may also be shaken to agitate the samples. A single apparatus may perform heating, shaking, and magnetic field application, without needing to transport the containers to different stations. |
| US10399047B2 |
Blending system
A blending system is shown and described herein. A blending system may include a base including a motor and a first shell that encases the motor. The blending system may also include a container that is removably coupled to the blender base. The blending system may also have a second shell selectively attached to the first shell. The blending system may also have a wall positioned within the base to direct airflow from the fan along a volute-shaped path. |
| US10399044B2 |
Thin film composite membranes for separation of alkenes from alkanes
Composite membranes comprised of at least two layers, one of the layers being a silver ionomer and a second layer which is a fluorinated polymer with certain permeability properties, are especially useful for the separation of alkanes from alkenes, Particularly useful is a three-layer composite membrane in which a porous layer is laminated to the second layer. |
| US10399032B2 |
Pressure swing adsorption process and apparatus for purifying a hydrogen-containing gas stream
Process and apparatuses for purifying a feed stream containing CO2 and predominantly hydrogen are provided. In an embodiment, the process includes passing the feed stream through a multilayer adsorbent bed comprising a first adsorbent section, a second adsorbent section downstream from the first adsorbent section and a third adsorbent section downstream from the second adsorbent section. The first adsorbent section comprises an activated carbon layer, the second adsorbent section comprises a layer of molecular sieve of the faujasite structure type with a Si/Al atomic ratio of from 1.5 to 8.0 and the third adsorbent section comprises a layer of molecular sieve of the faujasite structure type with a Si/Al atomic ratio of from 1.0 to 1.5. At least one of N2, CO2, CH4 and CO is adsorbed from the feed stream and a purified hydrogen product is recovered from the multilayer adsorbent bed. |
| US10399029B1 |
Dual phase sand and water separator system and method of use
A dual phase separator system that receives waste material from an oil well and removes gas, oil or the like from the other waste materials. The system has two separators, one that feeds into another. One of the separators having an auger screw to facilitate the separation of the waste material. |
| US10399028B2 |
Filter clogging monitoring systems and methods
Systems and methods for monitoring clogging in a cooking hood (120) are disclosed. The systems and methods can include measuring temperature in the non-exhaust side of a filter (110) and measuring pressure in an exhaust side of the filter (110) using temperature and pressure sensors (140,160). The systems and methods can further include comparing the measured temperatures and pressures to baseline temperature and pressure values to determine if clogging occurs using the controller (170), which is communicatively coupled with the temperature and pressure sensors (140,160). |
| US10399025B2 |
Water separation for a system using a PSA process
A coalescing filter includes a housing, a top fitting and bottom fitting. The housing includes a sidewall defining a central chamber configured to receive a filter element therein. The top fitting is coupled to a top end of the housing and includes an inlet port configured to receive a moist source gas and direct the source gas into the filter element. The bottom fitting is coupled to a bottom end of the housing and includes an outlet orifice configured to discharge a dry product gas. The bottom fitting includes a pedestal configured to extend within the central chamber a spaced distance from the plurality of sidewalls. The pedestal is configured to seat the filter element thereon and further includes an outlet port in fluid communication with the outlet orifice. |
| US10399022B2 |
Apparatus for separating particulate solids
An apparatus for separating solid particles from a stream of a mixture of gaseous fluids and solid particles has a separation vessel. A mixture conduit extends vertically into a central section of the separation vessel and defines a discharge opening located within the vessel and tangentially oriented for discharging the stream into an open interior of the vessel and imparting a tangential velocity to the stream. A gas recovery conduit within the separation vessel has an inlet for withdrawing gaseous fluids from within the open interior of the separation vessel at a location below the discharge opening and radially offset from the mixture conduit. An intermediate portion of the gas recovery conduit is located above the inlet within the separation vessel and has a diameter greater than a diameter of the inlet. |
| US10399020B2 |
Filter element and filter system with siphon venting arrangement
A filter element (10) for a liquid medium such as fuel, having a filter medium (16) which is arranged in an annular manner and a venting arrangement (30), having a first vent channel (60), connected at the intake end to the pre-filtration side (26) of the filter element (10), a vent tube (32) which extends away from the upper end plate (12) and which has at one end an inlet opening (34) and at the other end an outlet opening (36) for fluidic connection of the vent tube (32) to a vent stub of a filter housing, or a vent tube portion for connection to a vent tube of a filter housing, which portion extends away from the upper end plate (12) axially in the direction of the lower end plate (14) and has an inlet opening (34) at one end. |
| US10399012B2 |
Treatment device for treating fluids, in particular liquid fluids, and treatment element of treatment device
A filter device for treating fluids, in particular for filtering fluids such as fuel, oil, or water, has a housing (56) with a housing pot (58), a housing cover (60), at least one inlet (88) for the fluid to be treated, and at least one outlet (82) for the treated fluid. A connecting head (12) has at least one feed (16) for the fluid to be treated and connectable to the at least one inlet (88), and/or at least one discharge (18). The connecting head (12) and the treatment element (14) can be connected to each other by means of a releasable bayonet-type connecting device (34) through the execution of a rotational/plug-in movement about a connecting axis (20) of the treatment device (10). |
| US10399009B2 |
Filling shoe, a filling shoe arrangement having such a filling shoe, a filter medium assembly having such filling shoe arrangements, and a method for providing a filter medium with such a filling shoe
A filling shoe including a circular slurry opening extending between a filter plate side and a filter chamber side. A flange surrounds the slurry opening, and has an annular groove surrounding it and being arranged for receiving a filter medium. An outer edge of the body has a bevel towards the filter plate side on at least a part of the filling shoe. An outer edge of the flange is also provided with a bevel. Particularly, the filling shoe is formed as a single uniform piece of elastomer. A pin hole is provided so as to extend through the flange a position corresponding to the annular groove. A filling shoe arrangement, a filter medium assembly and a method for providing a filter medium with a filling shoe are also disclosed. |
| US10399004B2 |
Thermally integrated distillation systems and processes using the same
Processes and systems for separating a mixture of three or more chemical components into multiple product streams each enriched in one of the components are provided herein. In some aspects, the present invention relates to processes for the separation of a chemical mixture including at least a heavy key component, an intermediate key component, and a light key component to form a product stream enriched in the light key component, a product stream enriched in the intermediate key component, and a product stream enriched in the heavy key component. Systems described herein may include one or more thermally coupled distillation columns including, for example, a dividing wall column, or a plurality of distillation columns arranged in a thermally integrated configuration. |
| US10399002B2 |
Internal tank disengaging system
A method for separating lighter components of a hydrocarbon product in a container tank includes introducing the hydrocarbon product into the container tank via an inlet located near or at the bottom of the container tank; routing the hydrocarbon product through a pipe-in-pipe conduit that is at least partially surrounded by a bulk fluid stored in the container tank; providing a vapor-liquid interface that allows efficient evaporation of the lighter components resulting in separation of the lighter components and a processed hydrocarbon product; and routing the processed hydrocarbon product into the annular space of the pipe-in-pipe conduit thereby thermally insulating incoming hydrocarbon product from the surrounding bulk fluid and eliminating or minimizing vapor liquid equilibrium shift of the incoming hydrocarbon product caused by increased head pressure and/or reduction in temperature of the incoming hydrocarbon product. |
| US10399001B2 |
Flying popper toy
Disclosed is a pop-up toy device for recreational purposes of a user. The pop-up toy device includes a flexible elastic hemispherical shell and a propeller unit. The flexible elastic hemispherical shell includes a convex outer surface having an inlet, and a concave inner surface. The propeller unit fits inside the inlet of the convex outer surface. The propeller unit includes a housing unit that fits inside the inlet, a coiled spring is configured in the housing unit and interfaces the coiled spring, a stem attaches to the housing unit and plurality of fan blades attached to the stem. The coiled spring rotates the stem and the plurality of fan blades. The user applies pressure to the convex outer surface to create a near flat surface. The flexible elastic hemispherical shell stores energy when deformed to the near flat surface. The flexible elastic hemispherical shell returns to its original convex outer surface from the near flat surface when dropped onto a fixed surface. The drop results in pop up of the flexible elastic hemi-spherical shell thereby releasing the stored energy. Further during pop up, the fan blades start rotating along with the stem to provide thrust against gravitational pull on the flexible elastic hemi-spherical shell. Furthermore, the stem may be detachably attached to the housing unit and thus detaches from the housing unit during pop-up after drop by the user. |
| US10399000B1 |
Flying disk with airfoils
An aerodynamic flying device combines features of a flying disk and a boomerang. The device uses a closed dome flying disk with one or more cambered wings attached to the disk. The wings have their leading edges facing in the direction of rotation of the disk. The wings may be asymmetrically cambered or may be symmetrically cambered about the center line of each wing. An outer ring is attached to the outer edges of each wing. A downwardly dependent curved rim runs along the outer periphery of the device with a discontinuity of the rim occurring along the joinder line whereat each wing attaches to the disk. Another discontinuity of the rim may occur along a portion of the trailing edge of each wing. |
| US10398998B2 |
Toy couplers including a plurality of block retaining channels
Building sets including a plurality of blocks and a plurality of clips configured to engage a thickness of one or more of the blocks. Each clip includes a base and first and second substantially parallel extensions extending from the base and defining a channel therebetween into which a thickness of a block is receivable. The width of the channel is substantially equal to and slightly less than the thickness of the block receivable within the channel so that the thickness is frictionally retained therein. The clip may include a magnet enclosed within the base so that the base of a first clip may be magnetically coupled to the base of another clip, and each clip may in turn be frictionally coupled to a block received between the extensions of the respective clip. In one embodiment, the clip includes a plurality of channels. |
| US10398995B2 |
Wall racer toy vehicles
A motorized toy vehicle or Wall Racer that is capable of operating on vertical and inverted horizontal surfaces such as walls and ceilings, while being manufacturable at reasonable cost and operable on batteries having sufficient lifetime as to be enjoyable. One or more battery-powered fans draw air from around all or defined portions of the periphery of the chassis of the Wall Racer through a carefully-shaped duct, so that the air in the portion of the duct immediately adjacent the surface flows at high velocity and low pressure; the relatively greater pressure of the surrounding air urges the vehicle against the surface, allowing it to operate on vertical surfaces, such as walls, or inverted on horizontal surfaces, such as ceilings. |
| US10398994B1 |
Toy egg incubating and hatching system including a monster inside the egg
An egg incubator system to house a toy egg thereinside, the egg incubator system including a base, including a surface, a turntable disposed on a center of the surface to hold the egg within a divot on the turntable, a motor to cause the turntable to turn or shake, a dome disposed over the base to encase the egg therein, and a toy monster disposed within the egg. |
| US10398988B2 |
System and method for dynamically valuating players during a fantasy draft
A system and method for dynamically valuating players during a fantasy draft are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises storing, in an electronic device, a list of players, each player associated with a base value, receiving one or more player sections, and determining one or more adjusted values for a respective one or more particular players based at least in part on the base values of the particular players and the player selections. |
| US10398985B2 |
Social matching of game players on-line
A social matchmaking service selects matches of on-line game players based on personal/social characteristics of the players. The social matching service evaluates several criteria to obtain a list of available, socially compatible, game sessions. Criteria about the player include a player's friends, positive feedback about the player, negative feedback about the player, games completed with other players, players to avoid, and the player's gamer zone, country and language. Criteria about hosts of potentially compatible game sessions are also considered. Social matching utilizes a multi-pass approach, applying rules for prioritizing social criteria at each pass. The multi-pass approach starts with a narrow search and broadens the search at each successive pass. At each successive pass, sessions are added to the list of potential sessions until a reasonable number of sessions is achieved. Game sessions are assigned session values in accordance with affiliations between players. |
| US10398982B2 |
Computer system
A player can use a character and a chest, in possessed game objects, to build a deck, and play a battle game with the character and the chest, used to build the deck, deployed on a game field as units of a gameplay. The chest used in the gameplay has an activation condition (timer period of a time limit lock) and acquisition control (determination of the content of the chest and provision of the content to the player) of the chest 5 changed in accordance with the type of the chest deployed and an action such as an attack by a character in the game field. |
| US10398980B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game
A computer implemented game has unlockable game elements. When unlocked these unlockable game elements may provide extra moves or the like when playing a level. These game elements may be associated with a level. The game elements are unlocked by playing the game over a set of levels. |
| US10398979B2 |
Method and program product for fluid mosaic terrain games
A method and program product include assembling a player terrain tile for a player of a computer implemented environment. The computer implemented environment at least comprises a plurality of terrain tiles and a fluid mortar disposed about the plurality of terrain tiles. The player terrain tile and the plurality of terrain tiles each at least comprise a plurality of individual positional elements. The player terrain tile is add to the computer implemented environment within the fluid mortar. The player terrain tile is moved within the fluid mortar. Tile interaction is processed upon the player terrain tile engaging at least one of the plurality of terrain tiles. |
| US10398976B2 |
Display controller, electronic device, and virtual reality device
A display controller includes a frame rate converter creating a second reference image having a second frame rate higher than a first frame rate of a first reference image, based on the first reference image, a buffer storing the second reference image, and an image processor creating an output image by selecting at least a portion of the second reference image. |
| US10398975B2 |
Information sharing system, information-processing device, storage medium, and information sharing method
An example information sharing system includes: an executing unit that executes an application program according to operations of one of a plurality of users; a recording unit that records evaluation data indicative of an evaluation determined by a result of execution of the executing unit; a generating unit that generates shared information associated with the application program based on operations of the one of the plurality of users; and a sharing unit that, when sharing the generated shared information and the recorded evaluation data with the plurality of users, provides the evaluation indicated by the evaluation data and other evaluations of the plurality of other users in a comparable form. |
| US10398974B2 |
Systems and methods for interactive electronic games having scripted components
Systems and methods for providing an interactive gaming experience. The system is configured to generate a virtual game space accessible by at least two player devices, provide access of the virtual game space to the at least two player devices, receive one or more commands for controlling objects in the virtual game space from among the at least two player devices, aggregate actions taken by the objects in the virtual game space responsive to the received one or more commands, determine that the aggregate of the actions corresponds to a trigger event, identify that the trigger event corresponds to progression to a next phase of the multiplayer game, update the virtual game space to include one or more sets of game attributes corresponding to the next phase, generate an updated game display, and transmit the updated game display to the at least two player devices. |
| US10398972B2 |
Assigning gesture dictionaries
Techniques for assigning a gesture dictionary in a gesture-based system to a user comprise capturing data representative of a user in a physical space. In a gesture-based system, gestures may control aspects of a computing environment or application, where the gestures may be derived from a user's position or movement in a physical space. In an example embodiment, the system may monitor a user's gestures and select a particular gesture dictionary in response to the manner in which the user performs the gestures. The gesture dictionary may be assigned in real time with respect to the capture of the data representative of a user's gesture. The system may generate calibration tests for assigning a gesture dictionary. The system may track the user during a set of short gesture calibration tests and assign the gesture dictionary based on a compilation of the data captured that represents the user's gestures. |
| US10398971B2 |
Video game program and system
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: an obtaining function configured to obtain communication quality information regarding a communication quality of one of user terminals; a determining function configured to determine a display condition of a character on the basis of the communication quality information; and a displaying function configured to cause the one user terminal to display a game image based on the determined display condition. In this case, the determining function includes a function configured to determine a condition regarding the number of characters included in the game image as the display condition, and the displaying function includes a function configured to cause the one user terminal to display the game image that satisfies the condition regarding the number of characters. |
| US10398968B2 |
Multi-mode controlled acousto-optic interaction infant game mat with logic and sensory integration training function
A multi-mode controlled acousto-optic interaction infant game mat with logic sensory integration training function, including a mat body, a main controller at one side of the mat, transmission wires embedded in the mat, a wireless remote controller and acousto-optic units. There are several round holes on the mat. The snap rings are installed around the internal edge of the round holes for installing and fixing acousto-optic unit. The acousto-optic units are connected and the acousto-optic unit and main controller are connected by the transmission wires embedded inside the mat. The game mat can be used as a protection soft mat for the indoor play of a 0-3 year-old infant, and can also initiatively guide the infant to crawl toward different positions through visual and audio references for the purpose of entertainment and sports activities combined. |
| US10398967B2 |
Game controller
The present invention relates an input controller (100) for interacting with a virtual environment, and more specifically to an input controller comprising a first body (102) and a second body (104) connected to the first body, wherein the first body comprises a first input device (106) and the second body comprises a second input device (108). The first input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a first movement with at least 5 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the first movement being a relative movement, and the second input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a second movement with at least 2 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the second movement being an absolute movement. |
| US10398966B2 |
Methods for automatically generating a card deck library and master images for a deck of cards, and a related card processing apparatus
A method of automatically generating a calibration file for a card handling device comprises automatically generating a calibration file stored in memory of a main control system for a card handling device. Automatically generating the calibration file comprises identifying at least one parameter associated with a rank area around a rank of at least a portion of the card, identifying at least one parameter associated with a suit area around a suit of the at least a portion of the card, and storing the at least one parameter associated with the rank area and the at least one parameter associated with the suit area in the calibration file. Additionally, a method of automatically generating deck libraries for one or more decks of cards comprises automatically generating a plurality of master images for the cards of the first deck type using the parameters from the calibration file. |
| US10398962B2 |
Electrically powered transport vehicle with a lighting system
A personal transport system is provided including, in an embodiment, an electrically powered vehicle, a companion remote control, and a companion mobile phone application. The vehicle includes an operator-supporting deck, one or more deck-mounted trucks, one or more axle-mounted wheels on each of the one or more trucks, one or more batteries, and a deck lighting system. The one or more batteries power a motor configured to drive the wheels by way of a pulley system, at least one battery of which is disposed under a battery enclosure. The battery enclosure has a first light indicator system, and the companion remote control has a second light indicator system, each of which is configured for communicating with the operator. The deck lighting system includes a light strip of light-emitting diodes disposed in a groove of the deck configured to change state to communicate with the operator or others sharing a road. |
| US10398961B2 |
Foot-deck-based vehicle and accessory for same
A foot-deck-based vehicle, a front wheel support, and at least one accessory therefor are provided. The foot-deck-based vehicle has a foot-deck with a front end, a rear end, and at least one rear wheel proximal to the rear end. The foot-deck-based vehicle has a front wheel support comprising a pair of wheel interfaces, each of which is couplable to a front wheel, a main body extending between the wheel interfaces and coupled to the foot-deck, and at least one recess in the main body. At least one accessory is snugly securable within the at least one recess of the front wheel support to modify a resistance of the main body to bending under a bending load applied to the front wheel support through the foot-deck when the foot-deck supports a person. |
| US10398960B2 |
Golfing aid
A kit of pieces is provided comprising a buckle (1), a pair of braces and at least one elongate guide stick. The buckle comprises a first portion (2), a second portion (3), and a clamp portion (4). The first portion (2) is situated in front of the second portion (3) when the buckle (1) is in use. The clamp portion (4) is configured to clamp a first end of a belt against the second portion (3), and the first portion (2) is configured to clamp a second end of the belt against the second portion (3). Further, the first portion (2) comprises at least one groove (6). |
| US10398956B2 |
Mounting systems and methods for sports equipment
A mounting system for mounting a plurality of sport devices to a plurality of structures comprising a device attachment system and a structure attachment system. The device attachment system comprises a plurality of distal portions and a plurality of proximal portions. The structure attachment system attaches one of the proximal portions to each of the structures. Each of the distal portions is attached to one of the sport devices. Each of the distal portions is detachably attachable to each of the proximal portions to allow each of the sport devices to be detachably attached to each of the plurality of structures. |
| US10398953B2 |
Travel cover
Travel covers protect and transport sports equipment or other objects during travel in cars, trains, walking or airlines. Typical travel covers have a handle attached to an enclosure having at least one wheel. The travel covers may have a cradle on an interior surface of an enclosure for receiving a potentially abrasive wear portion of the sporting equipment or other object to protect the travel cover from wear. The travel cover may be for a golf bag and clubs, where the cradle receives a portion of the stand mechanism for a golf stand bag or a connection portion for a golf cart bag. |
| US10398950B2 |
Iron type golf club head and set
An iron-type golf club head and set having multi-material construction including a carbon steel alloy body and a thin high strength alloy face. A passageway extends from a closed void behind the face, and is accessible from an exterior of the body. The passageway establishes a passageway axis, and at least a portion of the passageway axis intersects the face at an axis-to-face intersection point. The set includes close control of the opening/closing moment of inertia and Ycg distance between club heads. |
| US10398949B2 |
Golf club head
A coating region 6p of a crown 6 has a maximum saturation portion SR1 at which a saturation is a maximum value Cmax, a high saturation region SR2 which includes the maximum saturation portion SR1 and in which a saturation difference from the saturation Cmax is not greater than 15, and a low saturation region SR3 in which a saturation difference from the saturation Cmax is greater than 15. When a straight line that passes through a face center Fc and extends in a face-back direction is defined as a straight line C, an area of a portion of the high saturation region SR2 at a toe side with respect to the straight line C is denoted by St, and an area of a portion of the high saturation region SR2 at a heel side with respect to the straight line C is denoted by Sh, then St>Sh. |
| US10398946B2 |
Golf clubs with hosel inserts and related methods
Embodiments of golf coupling mechanisms are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10398942B2 |
Dimple patterns for golf balls
The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. |
| US10398938B2 |
System and method for facilitating patient rehabilitation
A system and method for rehabilitating a patient. In some embodiments, a patient or other subject can stand on a balance plate and perform one or more tests in response to instructions or visual stimuli on a display screen. Data, such as Center of Pressure data, can be obtained from the balance plate and processed by a processor in tandem with the progression of a test presented on the display screen. The information can be correlated and used to assist in diagnosing or rehabilitating the patient or subject. |
| US10398934B2 |
Bicycling exercise apparatus
An apparatus permitting a user to perform a simulated bicycling exercise is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having a head tube, a first upper rear mounting point and a second lower front mounting point configured to maintain the frame, the first upper rear mounting point comprising an upper rear movable rotating joint, a seat connected to said frame and configured to support the user in a forward facing orientation, a wheel positioned in association with said frame, a set of pedals configured to interact with said wheel, and a stem connected to a handlebar arrangement, the stem passing through the head tube and connected to a base by a connection arrangement. The frame is configured to pivot about the first upper rear mounting point and second lower front mounting point in response to leaning by the user, causing rotation of the stem within the head tube. |
| US10398931B2 |
Moving exercise apparatus
A Moving Exercise Apparatus is provided which includes a frame structure member, an intermediate support member, a user support member, and a track guide member. The intermediate support member moves upon the frame structure member along a generally linear path of motion. The user support member moves upon the intermediate support member also along a generally linear path of motion, generally perpendicular to the movement of the intermediate support member upon the frame structure member. A track guide member is mounted upon the frame structure member at a location below the user support member. The user moves the user support member, which operatively engages the track guide member and follows a predetermined path of motion as designated by the track guide member. Different track guide members may be utilized to provide different paths of motion. |
| US10398925B2 |
Apparatus for resistance-based fitness training
An improved resistance-based fitness apparatus is described. This improved resistance-based fitness apparatus may be transformed in multiple temporary yet stable shapes by the user, such that the all or some apparatus subsections may move freely be immobilized in a fixed position or manipulated by the user into various shapes. An improved joint-based connector apparatus is further described herein which may enable the improved resistance-based fitness apparatus described herein to be transformed into multiple temporary yet stable shapes with subsections that are either freely moving, immobilized in a fixed position, or a combination thereof. This improved joint may connect one or more objects while also providing for three-dimensional non-coplanar movement that may be selectively locked or unlocked at a variety of angles by a single activating action (e.g., pressing a button). The improved joint may also be fashioned into useful devices in various other arts beyond the fitness arts. |
| US10398924B1 |
Upper body exercise device
An exercise device includes a first glove, a second glove, a first connector, a second connector, and a tension member. The first glove has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and can be worn on a first hand of a user such that the first surface interfaces with a palm of the first hand. The second glove has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and is can be worn on a second hand of the user such that the first surface interfaces with a palm of the second hand. The first connecter is coupled with the second surface of the first glove and the second connecter is coupled with the second surface of the second glove. The first connector and the second connector secure opposite ends of a tension member linking the first glove and the second glove. |
| US10398922B1 |
Lower body exercise device
An exercise device includes a resilient compression member configured to be placed between inner thighs of a user and resist a compressive force from the inner thighs and gluteals of the user. The exercise device also includes a resilient tension member configured to couple to opposing sides of the compression member, form a first portion of a loop around the compression member and outer thighs of the user, and resist a tensile force from the outer thighs of the user. The exercise device also includes an extension member configured to connect with opposing ends of the tension member to form a second portion of the loop around the compression member and outer thighs of the user. |
| US10398920B2 |
Exercise weight selection device and method
A resistance component configured for imparting a resistive force to a connected exercise component is provided. The device includes a frame pivotally supporting a selection arm which has a weight operatively connected to the selection arm by a pin arm. The weight imparts a force resisting rotation of the selection arm by a flexible member engaged with the exercise component. Adjusting the engagement of one end of the pin arm to an arched engagement path along the selection arm adjusts mechanical advantage and the resistive force. |
| US10398912B2 |
Method and apparatus pertaining to configuring a radiation-delivery treatment plan
A radiation-delivery treatment plan includes a first value for a limit as pertains to motion compensation-based adjustment of a radiation-delivery parameter during a first portion of a radiation treatment session as well as a second value for that same limit during a second, different portion of the treatment session. By one approach, the radiation-delivery treatment plan selects between this first and second value as a function of a preselected parameter. Examples of such parameters include, but are not limited to, radiation-beam orientation parameters (such as a gantry-based parameter) and/or any of a variety of external surrogates. |
| US10398911B2 |
Method and apparatus for using a multi-layer multi-leaf collimation system
A multi-layer multi-leaf collimation system includes at least a first layer of collimation leaves that are vertically offset with respect to a second layer of collimation leaves. A control circuit generates a preliminary radiation treatment plan using a model of a radiation therapy treatment platform using a single-layer multi-leaf collimation system following which the control circuit generates a final radiation treatment plan that takes into account at least a second layer of collimation leaves. The resultant final radiation treatment plan can then be used to administer radiation to a patient using the aforementioned multi-layer multi-leaf collimation system. |
| US10398908B2 |
Electromagnetic radiation techniques for in vivo tissue
A system and method for using a sonic wave to influence material in a target structure requires using a confined plasma antenna to generate an electromagnetic carrier wave, λ. The confined plasma antenna also pulses the carrier wave at a sonic frequency, f, to create a sonic wave. In detail, pulsing the carrier wave results in a sequential plurality of solitons which are separated from each other by a periodicity ρ, wherein λ<<ρ. For the present invention, f is selected to resonate with a material (e.g. a cellular structure) in a target structure (e.g. a patient). |
| US10398906B2 |
Systems and methods for pain treatment using spinal nerve magnetic stimulation
Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, easy-to-use treatment for pain that does not involve medication. Methods and devices herein use repetitive magnetic fields that desensitize the spinal nerve, thereby affecting transmission of pain signals from the treatment location to the brain. |
| US10398902B2 |
Neural stimulation method and system with audio output
Systems and related methods for controlling delivery of a stimulus to a pinna of a subject with a stimulator worn on the pinna are described. A wearable stimulation device includes a mechanical, electrical, or other type of stimulator secured to a pinna of a subject. A personal computing device in communication with the wearable stimulation device controls delivery of stimuli and other aspects of operation of the device. The personal computing device also controls delivery of a sound signal (for example, music) to the user of the stimulation device in association with the neural stimulus. In some aspects recommendations regarding neural stimuli and other stimuli or experiences to be delivered in association with the neural stimuli are provided via a computing system in communication with the personal computing device or the wearable stimulation device. |
| US10398901B2 |
Systems and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias
An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a set of one or more electrodes connected to but spaced apart from the housing. The IMD may further include a controller disposed within the housing, wherein the controller is configured to sense cardiac electrical signals, and deliver electrical stimulation pulses via the first set of one or more electrodes. In some embodiments, a first portion of the housing is configured to be disposed at least partly within a coronary sinus of a patient's heart and a second portion of the housing is configured to be disposed at least partly within a right atrium of the patient's heart. |
| US10398885B2 |
Microneedle array and method of use
An article (100) comprising at least one microneedle (160) is provided. The article comprises a first side (112) and a second side (114) opposite the first side. The first side comprises a central cavity portion (120) and a platform portion (130), with at least one microneedle extending therefrom, wherein the platform portion is not coplanar with the central cavity portion. The platform portion substantially surrounds the central cavity portion. The at least one microneedle comprises a body comprising an outer surface (163); a base segment (166) having a base (162) and a first shape; a tip segment (168) having a tip and a second shape, wherein the second shape is distinct from the first shape; a transition plane (167) that delineates the base segment and the tip segment; and a central axis (180). Methods of using the article are also provided. |
| US10398881B2 |
Inflation devices with remote displays, methods and kits related thereto
Inflation devices configured to communicate with remote displays are disclosed herein. Kits including such inflation devices with portable display devices are also disclosed herein. Methods of remotely displaying pressure data from a medical device are also disclosed herein. Devices, kits, and methods of connecting medical devices to remote displays and transferring information to or from linked computers are also disclosed. |
| US10398878B2 |
Medical tubing and catheter control
One embodiment is an improved method for providing a tube for attachment to a medical device such as a catheter that provides for intermittent changes in tube path length as a result of body movement thereby reducing the stress and pain caused by pulling on the device, as well as the optional provision to provide a very low, controlled tension that provides improved stability of the medical device without damage to the surrounding body tissues. This controlled tension can be applied or removed intermittently by a medical practitioner or the patient. The tubal devices shown in Fig and Fig both provide for extension in tubal path length while simultaneously providing for intermittent or continuous low tension pull on the catheter. Provision is also made for a continuous smooth fluid path with no moving internal parts. |
| US10398873B1 |
Rolled substrate cable
A disclosed cable includes a roll of flexible substrate. The substrate has opposing first and second surfaces and the roll is structured around an axis. A plurality of electrically conductive wires are attached to the first surface of the substrate, and the roll of flexible substrate and attached plurality of wires have alternating layers of wires and substrate. |
| US10398870B2 |
System and method of controlling the delivery of medical gases to a patient
A system for controlling the delivery of medical gases includes a digital signal processor that receives at least one ventilation parameter value change, calculates a fresh oxygen flow rate, total fresh gas flow rate into the breathing circuit, and a reference oxygen flow rate representative of a predetermined oxygen concentration delivered to a patient. A graphical display presents the calculated fresh oxygen flow rate, total fresh gas flow rate, and reference oxygen flow rate. A method of controlling the delivery of medical gases to a patient includes calculating a total fresh gas flow rate into the breathing circuit, calculating a fresh oxygen flow rate into the breathing circuit, calculating a reference oxygen flow rate representative of a predetermined oxygen concentration delivered to the patient and presenting the total fresh gas flow rate, the fresh oxygen flow rate, and reference oxygen flow rate on a graphical display. |
| US10398869B2 |
Oxygen delivery and ventilation monitoring systems
A system for delivering oxygen to a patient through an airway includes an airway connector and a nasal cannula holder. The airway connector includes a first connector portion configured to be inserted into the airway, a second connector portion having an open end opposite the first connector portion, and a sample port disposed in a side of the second connector portion. The nasal cannula holder includes a first holder portion configured to connect to the second portion of the airway connector, a second holder portion connected to the first holder portion, and a nasal cannula port disposed in a side portion of the second holder portion configured to receive the nasal prongs of a nasal cannula to deliver oxygen to the patient. |
| US10398867B2 |
Determining information about a patients face
An electronic apparatus includes a compilation unit structured to receive a plurality of different 3-D models of a patient's face, to compare the different 3-D models of the patient's face and to determine additional information about the patient's face based on the comparison, wherein the additional information includes at least one of a location of hard tissue, a depth of soft tissue, and a compliance of soft tissue, and wherein the patient's face is manipulated between the different 3-D models. |
| US10398862B2 |
Method and apparatus for non-invasive monitoring of respiratory parameters in sleep disordered breathing
An air delivery system includes a controllable flow generator operable to generate a supply of pressurized breathable gas to be provided to a patient for treatment and a pulse oximeter configured to determine a measure of patient effort during a treatment period and provide a patient effort signal for input to control operation of the flow generator. |
| US10398860B2 |
Breathing assistance apparatus
Breathing assistance apparatus includes a gases supply unit adapted to, in use, deliver a stream of pressurised gases from an outlet. The gases supply unit is adapted to vary the pressure of the stream of pressurised gases. A supply path includes a flexible self-supporting gases transportation pathway having a first end connected to the outlet so that the gases transportation pathway receives the stream of gases and conveys the gases to a patient. A patient interface is connected to the second end of the gases transportation pathway receives a stream of gases. At least one sensor measures at least one information parameter of the supply path. A control system associated with the gases supply unit receives the information parameter. The control system contains reference data, and compares the received data to reference data, and determines a supply path based on the comparison. |
| US10398855B2 |
Augmented reality based injection therapy
Approaches for augmented reality systems and methods for administering repeated injections are provided. An augmented reality (AR) system for administering injections includes: an AR headset comprising a display that is configured to display at least one marker superimposed on a real-world view of a subject, the at least one marker being displayed at a user-defined location on the subject. The display may be configured to continuously display the at least one marker at the location on the subject as the real-world view of the subject changes. The marker may be generated based on user input received from a user wearing the AR headset. The location on the subject may be defined by a location of a marker device relative to the subject when the user input is received. The AR headset may include a face mapping system. |
| US10398854B2 |
Autoinjector
An injector such as a needle-type autoinjector having a flexible flange disposed at an injection end of the injector for stretching or pinching the skin of the injection site. The flexible flange may be removably attached to the injector or integrated into the injector during manufacturing. Further, an injector having a palm button disposed at an activation end of the injector for activating an injection cycle of the injector. The palm button may be removably attached to the injector or integrated into the injector during manufacturing. Still further, a holding device for one-handed operation of an injector, the holding device having a sleeve and at least one hand rest coupled to the sleeve, the sleeve and hand rest providing ergonomic holding and operation of the injector. Still further, autoinjector needle shield having an enlarged, rounded lip for contacting the skin at the injection site. |
| US10398853B2 |
Bubble trap systems for infusion pump devices
Bubble traps for removing bubbles from a stream of liquid and flexible containers comprising such bubble traps are disclosed. The bubble trap includes a containment chamber fluidly coupled to an outlet conduit. At least one grate is disposed between the containment chamber and the outlet conduit. The at least one grate includes a plurality of grate inlets formed in a grate wall and fluidly coupled to the outlet conduit with a plurality of grate conduits such that the containment chamber is fluidly coupled to the outlet conduit. The grate traps bubbles entrained in the stream of liquid flowing from the containment chamber to the outlet conduit in the containment chamber when the bubbles are greater than or equal to a diameter of the grate inlets. |
| US10398851B2 |
Injection needle assembly and medicine injection device
A method of using a medicine injection device including a syringe filled with a medicine; a needle tube having a needle tip for puncturing the skin; a flange-like skin contact portion that is disposed in a manner so as to cover an area surrounding the needle tube and makes contact with and/or faces the skin when the living body is punctured with the needle tube; and an absorption part that is disposed in the skin contact portion of the needle hub. The method includes removing air from the medicine injection device prior to injection of the medicine, whereby medicine spilled from the needle tip is caught in the skin contact portion; the absorption part absorbing the spilled medicine staying in the skin contact portion; positioning the skin contact portion adjacent the skin; puncturing the skin with the needle tip; and injecting medicine from the needle tip into the skin. |
| US10398848B2 |
Autoinjector
An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle, a needle shroud telescopically coupled to the case, and a plunger rotationally and slidably disposed in the case. The needle shroud is movable between a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed. The plunger is rotatable relative to the case between a first rotational position in which the plunger is engaged to the case and a second rotational position in which the plunger disengages the case. The needle shroud is operably coupled to the plunger. When the needle shroud translates from the first extended position to the retracted position, the plunger rotates from the first rotational position to the second rotational position. |
| US10398837B2 |
Sensing a status of an infuser based on sensing motor control and power input
A status of a battery operated infuser may be detected by measuring a controlled input parameter. The measurement may be used to determine a magnitude of the input parameter and a parameter of the control. For example, control of power input to a motor may be by pulse density modulation. An integral of current over time may serve as a measure of current magnitude and pulse density. The result of the integral may be used to determine the status of the injector. The status may include normal functions for example start of pumping and/or malfunctions such as occlusion or drive disengagement. |
| US10398835B2 |
System and method for administering an infusible fluid
A method, computer program product, and infusion pump assembly for administering a sequential, multi-part, infusion event, wherein the sequential, multi-part, infusion event includes a plurality of discrete infusion events. If a one-time infusion event is available to be administered, the administration of at least a portion of the plurality of discrete infusion events included within the sequential, multi-part, infusion event is delayed. The one-time infusion event is administered. |
| US10398833B2 |
Perpendicular infusion set and disposable inserter
An infusion set is disclosed that includes an inserter including an inserter housing having at least one flexible arm for holding an infusion set in a single axial position prior to insertion of at least a portion of a cannula of the infusion set, the inserter housing having a surface for contacting the patient's skin. The inserter also includes a movable plunger disposed within the inserter housing for releasing the infusion set from the inserter housing, impacting the infusion set, and imparting momentum to the infusion set to insert the cannula into the patient's skin. The inserter additionally includes a biasing element biasing the plunger toward the activated position. |
| US10398832B2 |
Conformable patch pump
A flexible patch pump for controllable accurate subcutaneous delivery of one or more medicaments to a patient includes a laminated layered structure. The pump may have a rigid reservoir layer including a number of rigid reservoirs disposed in a flexible material; a flexible microfluidic layer including a compliant membrane for sealing the rigid reservoirs, a network of microfluidic channels connecting the rigid reservoirs, and a number of inlet and/or outlet valves corresponding to the rigid reservoirs; and a flexible-rigid electronic circuit layer including a number of individually-addressable actuators. In operation, the rigid reservoirs may contain medicament that is dispensed in precise volumes at appropriate times due, for example, to a pressure change in an addressed reservoir caused by displacement of the compliant membrane or other actuation element. |
| US10398830B2 |
Device for in vivo delivery of bioactive agents and method of manufacture thereof
The present invention consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Alternatively, the implantable structural element may simply be an implantable article that serves the single function of acting as a time-release carrier for the bioactive agent. |
| US10398826B2 |
Pressure output device for extracorporeal hemodialysis machine
A pressure output device (POD) assembly for sensing fluid pressure in a fluid processing system, is provided. This POD assembly includes a shell defining a shell interior, and a movable diaphragm disposed in the shell interior and separating the shell interior into a flow-through chamber and a pressure sensing side. A sensor port is in fluid communication with the pressure sensing side. An inlet port and an outlet port are in fluid communication with the flow-through chamber. The inlet port and the outlet port define an inlet and an outlet, respectively, of a flow-through channel that passes through the flow-through chamber. A boss protrudes from the interior wall of the shell and extends into the flow-through channel to prevent occlusion of flow under different pressure conditions within the flow-through chamber. |
| US10398821B2 |
Implantable pump system having an undulating membrane
An implantable pump system is provided, suitable for use as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) system, having an implantable pump, an extracorporeal battery and a controller coupled to the implantable pump, and a programmer selectively periodically coupled to the controller to configure and adjust operating parameters of the implantable pump. The implantable pump includes a flexible membrane coupled to an actuator assembly that is magnetically engagable with electromagnetic coils, so that when the electromagnetic coils are energized, the actuator assembly causes wavelike undulations to propagate along the flexible membrane to propel blood from through the implantable pump. The controller may be programmed by a programmer to operate at frequencies and duty cycles that mimic physiologic flow rates and pulsatility while operating in an efficient manner that avoids thrombus formation, hemolysis and/or platelet activation. |
| US10398816B2 |
Breast pump system with flange
Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast responsive to a controller, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure. |
| US10398812B2 |
Tube stripping device
A tube stripping device includes a main body and a pair of free rotating rollers. The main body has a first arm, a second arm, and a spring portion. The first arm and the second arm extend outwardly from the spring portion. The first arm and the second arm are manually movable relative to each other from a spaced apart default position to a stripping position. The spring portion normally biases the first arm and the second arm apart and to the default position. The first roller is rotatably disposed at a first free end of the first arm, and the second roller rotatably disposed on a second free end of the second arm. The first roller is oriented generally parallel with the second roller. The first roller has an uninterrupted outer circumferential surface, and the second roller has an outer circumferential surface with a groove formed therein. |
| US10398808B2 |
Reduced pressure delivery system having a manually-activated pump for providing treatment to low-severity wounds
A manually-activated reduced pressure treatment system includes a substantially rigid housing, and an end cap slidingly received by the housing. An inner chamber is disposed between the end cap and housing, and a volume of the inner chamber is variable in amount depending on the position of the end cap within the housing. The end cap is slidingly movable between an uncompressed position at which the volume of the inner chamber is at a maximum value and a compressed position at which the volume of the inner chamber is at a minimum value. A position indicating member is associated with the end cap and housing to indicate the position of the end cap relative to the housing at predetermined positions between the uncompressed position and the compressed position. |
| US10398806B2 |
Triple balloon occlusion and infusion catheter for forming a stent in situ
Disclosed are balloon catheters for forming liquid cast biodegradable arterial stents, typically, the balloon catheters include multiple balloons and multiple ports and include an element for promoting or initiating curing of a polymer solution via polymerization or cross-linking. |
| US10398804B2 |
Progenitor cells from urine and methods for using the same
Provided herein are urine progenitor cells and methods for producing a culture of urine progenitor cells from a urine sample. The cells may be selected based upon the use of a selective cell medium, based upon morphology, and/or by selecting cell-specific markers. Also provided is an isolated urine progenitor cell that is c-kit positive and can differentiate into urothelium, smooth muscle, endothelium or interstitial cells. Methods of use of urine progenitor cells are provided, wherein cell are seeded onto a tissue scaffold are provided. Methods of treating a subject in need thereof are also provided, including providing a bladder tissue substrate that includes differentiated UPCs and transplanting the substrate into the patient. Finally, kits are provided that include a container suitable for the transport of a urine sample; media; one or more antibiotics; a package for holding said container, media, and antibiotics; and optionally, instructions for use. |
| US10398802B2 |
Adhesive-containing wound closure device and method
A tissue bonding article includes a flexible material, an adhesive substance applied over at least a portion of a bottom side of the flexible material, and a polymerizable adhesive composition permeated throughout at least a portion of the flexible material. |
| US10398801B2 |
Biocompatible phase invertable proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same
Biocompatible phase invertible proteinaceous compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. The subject phase invertible compositions are prepared by combining a proteinaceous substrate and a crosslinking agent, such as a stabilized aldehyde crosslinking agent. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications. |
| US10398800B2 |
Adhesive-containing wound closure device and method
An article, such as a tissue bonding article, includes a flexible material, a polymerization initiator or rate modifier disposed in or on the flexible material, and a polymerizable adhesive composition permeated throughout at least a portion of the flexible material, where the polymerization initiator or rate modifier is a polymerization initiator or rate modifier for the polymerizable adhesive composition. |
| US10398796B2 |
Gas generation module
A sterilant source for use in a portable sterilant system includes a gas-impermeable vial, a frangible ampule containing a first sterilant gas precursor material, disposed within the gas-impermeable vial, a second sterilant gas precursor material, disposed within the gas-impermeable vial and outside the ampule. The first and second sterilant gas precursor materials are selected to be mutually reactive to generate a sterilant gas. The system further includes an activation mechanism, actuatable to break the frangible ampule to release the first sterilant gas precursor material to allow it to react with the second sterilant gas precursor material to generate the sterilant gas. |
| US10398793B2 |
Hand sanitizing assembly
A hand sanitizing assembly for sanitizing and drying hands includes a tunnel unit that is positioned on a support surface. Hands are selectively placed in the tunnel unit. A sanitizing unit is positioned within the tunnel unit and the sanitizing unit contains a fluid sanitizer. The sanitizing unit selectively dispenses the fluid sanitizer to sanitize the hands when the hands are positioned in the tunnel unit. A blower unit is positioned within the tunnel unit to selectively urge air through the tunnel unit. In this way the hands are dried when the hands are sanitized. |
| US10398792B2 |
Method for producing radiobacteria for therapy of cancer
A method of producing radiobacteria is provided, especially radiolisteria-32P. Compositions and methods of use thereof are also provided. |
| US10398790B2 |
Radiotracer derivatives of trimethoprim for diagnostic imaging
The present invention provides radiolabeled trimethoprim which are useful in imaging tests such as PET scans. The compounds show robust bacterial uptake in vitro and identify infections from inflammation or tumor when administered to a subject. The compounds show rapid and sensitive detection of Ec DHFR containing tumors from control tumors and background tissue. In one aspect, a compound having the structure of formula (I) is provided or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein R is defined herein. Also provided are compositions containing these compounds, positron emission tomography reporter probe comprising these compounds, and methods of imaging a bacterial infection, tracking or monitoring bacteria, distinguishing a bacterial infection from inflammation or tumor, monitoring genetically fused protein expression, and monitoring genetically engineered cells in clinical scenarios such as immunotherapy for cancer treatment. |
| US10398786B2 |
Therapeutic gene cocktail for heart regeneration
A combination of active agents selected from a FoxM1 enhancer, an Id1 enhancer, and a JNK3 inhibitor and the uses thereof in promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation and treating heart diseases in a subject in need of the treatment. |
| US10398783B2 |
Antiproliferative compounds and conjugates made therefrom
A compound capable of inhibiting cell proliferation, having a structure according to formula (I) wherein the variables in formula (I) are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are useful as anti-cancer agents, especially in antibody-drug conjugates. |
| US10398778B2 |
Method for enhancing specific immunotherapies in cancer treatment
Methods and compositions of the invention relate to the enhancement of specific immunotherapies in cancer treatment. In particular, aspects of the invention relate to novel approaches to boost immune function using a complex carbohydrate pharmaceutical compound alone or in combination with other targeted immunotherapy to increase the efficacy of immunotherapy of cancer. |
| US10398775B2 |
Sterilisation of S-nitrosothiols
This invention provides a method of sterilizing an S-nitrosothiol, for example S-nitrosoglutathione, without reduction of purity by more than about 5.0% through degradation. The invention allows sterile S-nitrosothiol or a sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition comprising S-nitrosothiol, wherein the S-nitrosothiol is in dry solid form, to be produced. The sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition is mixed with one or more diluents, excipients, carriers, additional active agents, or any combination thereof, for example sterile saline, to prepare a pharmaceutical composition of S-nitrosothiol for use. |
| US10398773B2 |
Porcine parvovirus
The present invention relates to a novel porcine parvovirus, to proteins of the virus and to vaccines based upon the virus and proteins thereof. The invention also relates to DNA fragments comprising a gene of the virus and to DNA vaccines based upon genes of the virus. Further the invention relates to antibodies that are reactive with the novel virus and to diagnostic tests for the detection of the virus or antibodies against the virus. |
| US10398769B2 |
Influenza nucleic acid molecules and vaccines made therefrom
Provided herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel consensus amino acid sequences of HA Influenza A of serotype H7N9 alone and in combination with HA hemagglutinin and/or influenza B hemagglutinin, as well as genetic constructs/vectors and vaccines expressing the sequences. Also provided herein are methods for generating an immune response against one or more influenza A serotypes and/or influenza B serotypes, or combinations thereof, using the vaccines that are provided. |
| US10398767B2 |
Targets of Acinetobacter Baumannii
The present invention provides antigenic polypeptides expressed during an infection by a pathogenic organism, such as Acinetobacter and compositions comprising these polypeptides. The invention further provides compositions for use in treating, preventing or detecting a bacterial infection, in particular vaccine compositions using the antigenic polypeptides. The invention further provides antibodies directed to said antigenic polypeptides. |
| US10398763B2 |
Corneal stiffening for treating astigmatism
Methods are provided for treating astigmatism in an eye of a patient. An axis of greater curvature of the eye is determined. A stiffening process is applied to a cornea of the eye in a pattern defined from the axis of greater curvature of the eye. |
| US10398759B2 |
Methods for treating metabolic disorders using FGF
The method provides methods and compositions for treating metabolic disorders such as impaired glucose tolerance, elevated blood glucose, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, obesity, and fatty liver. |
| US10398758B2 |
Compositions comprising variants of FGF19 polypeptides and uses thereof for the treatment of hyperglycemic conditions
Provided herein are variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19), variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21, and variants or fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics), having one or more activities, such as glucose lowering activity, and methods for and uses in treatment of hyperglycemia and other disorders. |
| US10398757B2 |
Alpha connexin c-terminal (ACT) peptides and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are compositions and methods for use in promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration following tissue injury in a subject. |
| US10398756B2 |
Cell-permeable peptide system for treating diseases caused by glutamate excitotoxicity
Peptide system including at least one peptide blocking the presynaptic release of glutamate. The peptide has the sequence SEQ ID NO 5: GRKKRRQRRRPPIEQSIEQEEGLNRS and/or sequence SEQ ID NO 8: GRKKRRQRRRPPMSEYNATQSDYRER for use in treating pathologies associated with glutamate excitotoxicity. |
| US10398753B2 |
Methods, compounds and compositions for modulating blood brain barrier integrity and re-myelination
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for increasing and decreasing the permeability of the blood brain barrier for the treatment of diseases and conditions and to facilitate the delivery of agents to the brain, as well as methods and compositions for promoting re-myelination and preventing de-myelination. Compositions include RGMa, soluble RGMa, and functional fragments and variants thereof, RGMc, soluble RGMc, and functional fragments and variants thereof, and Neogenin peptides including 4Ig. |
| US10398749B2 |
Methods of treating muscular dystrophy
Disclosed herein are α7β1 integrin modulatory agents and methods of using such to treat conditions associated with decreased α7β1 integrin expression or activity, including muscular dystrophy. In one example, methods for treating a subject with muscular dystrophy are disclosed. The methods include administering an effective amount of an α7β1 integrin modulatory agent to the subject with muscular dystrophy, wherein the α7β1 integrin modulatory agent increases α7β1 integrin expression or activity as compared to α7β1 integrin expression or activity prior to treatment, thereby treating the subject with muscular dystrophy. Also disclosed are methods of enhancing muscle regeneration, repair, or maintenance in a subject and methods of enhancing α7β1 integrin expression by use of the disclosed α7β1 integrin modulatory agents. Methods of prospectively preventing or reducing muscle injury or damage in a subject are also disclosed. |
| US10398746B2 |
Edible oral strip or wafer dosage form containing ion exchange resin for taste masking
An edible oral film strip dosage form containing an unpalatable basic active pharmaceutical ingredient and an ion exchange resin as a primary taste masking agent, along with an optional acidic agent and further optionally containing one or more secondary taste masking agents is provided. The edible oral film strip dosage matrix is formed from at least one water soluble or miscible polymer(s). The optional secondary taste masking ingredients include one or more of flavoring agent(s), sweetener(s), cooling sensation agent(s), and taste receptor blocker(s). Methods for preparing the inventive edible oral film strip dosage forms are disclosed, as well as their method of administration. |
| US10398743B2 |
Oncolytic poliovirus for human tumors
Human clinical use of a chimeric poliovirus construct has demonstrated excellent anti-tumor effect. The mechanism of action is believed to involve both viral oncolysis as well as immune recruitment, both of which lead to necrosis in the area of the tumor. No adverse effects have been observed. |
| US10398742B2 |
CVS transplantation for treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Methods and materials for treating bacterial vaginosis (“BV”) are provided. Cervicovaginal secretions (“CVS”) from a woman with Lactobacillus crispatus-dominated (>50%) vaginal microbiota is transplanted to women with BV as a method for restoring beneficial vaginal microbial communities and/or increasing resistance to sexually transmitted disease. Efficacy can be enhanced, or the properties of the endogenous CVS improved, through administration of an acidifying agent such as lactic acid. The examples demonstrate the role of healthy CVS in disease resistance, and the effect of pH on CVS properties. The examples also describe the collection and transplantation of healthy beneficial CVS into women at risk for, or after treatment for, BV. |
| US10398739B2 |
Encapsulated cells for hormone replacement therapy
A composition comprising microcapsules, the microcapsules containing both live mammalian ovarian granulosa cells and live mammalian ovarian theca cells, is described. In some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained in separate microcapsules in the composition; in some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained together in the same microcapsules in the composition. The composition is can be used for estrogen, and optionally also progesterone, delivery, and hence is preferably free or essentially free of oocytes. Methods of using the same and pharmaceutical formulations containing the same are also described. |
| US10398738B2 |
Method for producing amniotic mesenchymal stromal cell composition, method for cryopreserving the same, and therapeutic agent
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a mesenchymal stromal cell composition, comprising conveniently and aseptically separating high-purity amnion-derived MSCs by performing enzyme treatment only once. According to the present invention, the following are provided: a method for producing a mesenchymal stromal cell composition, comprising: performing enzyme treatment of an amnion with collagenase and thermolysin and/or dispase; and filtering the enzyme-treated amnion through a mesh; a method for producing a cryopreserved mesenchymal stromal cell composition; and a therapeutic agent comprising as an active ingredient the mesenchymal stromal cell composition for a disease selected from graft-versus-host disease, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, liver cirrhosis, or radiation enteritis. |
| US10398737B2 |
Method for treating diabetes and other glucose regulation disorders using stem cells
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods of treating diabetes and other glucose regulation disorders. In one embodiment, the method comprises removing L-cells from a donor, obtaining stem cells from a patient, and culturing the L-cells in the presence of the stem cells under conditions such that the stem cells differentiate into stem cell-derived L-cells (SCDLC). An amount of the SCDLC is introduced into the patient sufficient to cause a lowering of the patient's blood glucose level after ingestion of food. In another embodiment, the method comprises removing K-cells from a donor, obtaining stem cells from a patient, and culturing the K-cells in the presence of the stem cells under conditions such that the stem cells differentiate into stem cell-derived K-cells (SCDKC). An amount of the SCDKC is introduced into the patient sufficient to cause a lowering of the patient's blood glucose level after ingestion of food. |
| US10398736B2 |
Compositions and methods for producing reconstituted skin
Compositions and methods for producing reconstituted human skin and/or hair follicles in situ are provided. The method for producing the skin is unique in that tissue culture expanded cells including multipotent cells such as neonatal cells as well as cultured epidermal and dermal cells are immediately placed on a substrate such as a membrane and then the membrane with adherent cells is placed on a skin wound. Examples demonstrate formation of hair follicles in situ. |
| US10398735B2 |
Compositions and methods for producing reconstituted skin
Compositions and methods for producing reconstituted human skin and/or hair follicles in situ are provided. The method for producing the skin is unique in that tissue culture expanded cells including multipotent cells such as neonatal cells as well as cultured epidermal and dermal cells are immediately placed on a substrate such as a membrane and then the membrane with adherent cells is placed on a skin wound. Examples demonstrate formation of hair follicles in situ. |
| US10398734B2 |
Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens. |
| US10398730B2 |
Microporous zirconium silicate for the treatment of hyperkalemia
The present invention relates to novel microporous zirconium silicate compositions that are formulated to remove toxins, e.g. potassium ions, from the gastrointestinal tract at an elevated rate without causing undesirable side effects. The preferred formulations are designed avoid increase in pH of urine in patients and/or avoid potential entry of particles into the bloodstream of the patient. Also disclosed is a method for preparing high purity crystals of UZSi-9 exhibiting an enhanced level of potassium exchange capacity. These compositions are particularly useful in the therapeutic treatment of hyperkalemia. |
| US10398729B2 |
Method for treating Alzheimer's disease
A method of treating Alzheimer's Disease of users comprising daily use of a lotion, the components of which are disclosed, a daily supplementation with powdered whey protein and Vitamin D, and a mild exercise component. |
| US10398727B2 |
Methods for the treatment and prevention of asbestos-related diseases
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment or prevention of asbestos related diseases, in particular mesothelioma and asbestosis, and further to methods for the treatment or prevention of asbestos-induced DNA damage. These methods involve administration to a subject in need thereof compositions comprising zeolite or zeolite-like materials such as clinoptilolite. |
| US10398726B1 |
Template-free method of preparing zeolites from biomass
A template-free method of preparing zeolites from biomass can include using rice husk ash waste material as a precursor material. The zeolites can include ZSM-5 zeolites, such as, hierarchical pure zeolites and metal-loaded (Cu, Ni) ZSM-5 zeolites. This method allows for production of zeolites in a low cost and environmentally friendly manner. These ZSM-5 zeolites may be used for numerous applications, including killing cancer cells. The cancer cells may be human lung cancer cells. |
| US10398724B2 |
Bulking agents
The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, ancurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents. |
| US10398721B2 |
Methods for treating progeroid laminopathies using oligonucleotide analogues targeting human LMNA
Provided are methods of treatment in subjects having progeroid diseases and related conditions which rely upon LMNA-targeted antisense oligonucleotides for reducing expression of one or more aberrantly spliced LMNA mRNA isoforms that encode progerin. |
| US10398720B2 |
Compound of the avermectin family or of the milbemycin family for the treatment and/or prevention of atopic dermatitis
A method of treating and/or preventing atopic dermatitis is described. The method includes use of a compound of the avermectin family, possibly ivermectin, or a compound of the milbemycin family in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10398717B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition based on a hepatoprotector and prebiotic, and method for administrating
The invention relates to medicine, hepatology and pharmacology and can be used for producing and using a pharmaceutical composition based on a hepatoprotector and a prebiotic for treating and preventing liver diseases which are caused by lipid-cholesterol exchange and selected from the following group: cholelitiasis mainly with cholesterol stones, alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, cholesterol imbibition gallbladder and drug-induced and toxic liver damage. The pharmaceutical composition is administered by mouth and contains a hepatoprotector and a prebiotic taken, as an active agent, in therapeutically effective doses. The invention contributes to the liver's functional recovery in a short time and prevents disease recidivation owing to the recovery of cholesterol exchange and intestinal biocenosis as a result of the synergistic interaction of a hepatoprotector and a prebiotic, thereby also preventing hepatoprotector side effects. |
| US10398715B2 |
Methods for increasing brain functionality using 2-fucosyl-lactose
Disclosed are methods for enhancing learning and/or memory, enhancing memory acquisition, memory retention and recall by inducing a higher long-term potentiation in hippocampal neuronal synapsis in individuals. The methods include administration of 2-fucosyl-lactose to an individual. |
| US10398713B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other diseases
In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine. |
| US10398711B2 |
C17-heteroaryl derivatives of oleanolic acid and methods of use thereof
Disclosed herein are novel C17-heteroaryl derivatives of oleanolic acid, including those of the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds. Methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds, for example, as antioxidant inflammation modulators, and compositions thereof are also provided. |
| US10398709B2 |
Compositions for the treatment of cataracts
In one embodiment, the present application discloses an aqueous ophthalmic composition for the treatment of eye diseases, lesions and injuries, comprising: a) one steroid, or a combination of at least two steroids selected from the group consisting of lanosterol, dihydrolanosterol, 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8(9),14,24-trien-3β-ol, 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol, 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8-en-3β-ol, 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8(9),14-dien-3β-ol, 14-desmethyl lanosterol, lathosterol, Δ7,24-cholestadienol, cholesterol, cholesta-7-enol, cholesteryl ester, 7-dehydrocholesterol, desmosterol, 7-dehydrodesmosterol, zymosterol, 27-hydroxycholesterol, cholesta-7,24-dien-3-β-ol, cholesta-8(9)-en-3-β-ol, 5α-cholestan-3β-ol-6-one, 5-cholesten-3β,25-diol, 5-cholesten-3β,25-OSO3H (5-cholesten-3β,25-sulfate), 5-cholesten-3β-OSO3H,25-ol (5-cholesten-3β-sulfate,25-ol), 5-cholesten-3β,25-diol, disulfate, and their esters thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a concentration effective for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of the eye diseases, lesions and injuries; and b) a pharmaceutical excipient; and methods of treatment using such compositions. |
| US10398708B2 |
Vaginal inserted estradiol pharmaceutical compositions and methods
In one aspect, compositions and methods for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises administering an estrogen to a subject having VVA by inserting a dosage form comprising a liquid pharmaceutical composition. |
| US10398707B2 |
Hypotensive lipid-containing biodegradable intraocular implants and related implants
Biocompatible intraocular implants include a prostamide component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective in facilitating release of the prostamide component into an eye for an extended period of time. The prostamide component may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. The implants may be placed in an eye to treat or reduce a at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma. |
| US10398706B2 |
Heteroaryldiazepine derivatives as RSV inhibitors
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: These compounds are useful for treating Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds for administration to a subject suffering from RSV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an RSV infection in a subject by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention. |
| US10398703B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (VI), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (VI) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. Methods of using the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating diseases are also provided. |
| US10398700B2 |
Substituted aminopurine compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith
Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structures: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing a cancer, for example, melanoma. |
| US10398698B2 |
Uses
The invention relates to the administration of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) for the treatment of diseases or disorders characterized by disruption of or damage to various cGMP/PKG mediated pathways. In one embodiment the invention relates to inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) for treatment of cardiovascular disease and related disorders, e.g., congestive heart disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke. |
| US10398697B2 |
Solid solution comprising (6S)-5-methyl tetrahydrofolic acid or salt thereof, and preparation and use thereof
Disclosed are a composition including (6S)-5-methyl tetrahydrofolic acid or a salt thereof, and preparation and use thereof. In the composition, the content of (6S)-5-methyl tetrahydrofolic acid or the salt thereof is not less than 98.0%, the content of a related impurity JK12A is not greater than 0.1%, and 5-methyl tetrahydropterioic acid is not detectable. |
| US10398695B2 |
Inhibitors of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta
Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function are disclosed. Preferably, the methods employ active agents that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ, while not significantly inhibiting activity of other PI3K isoforms. Compounds are provided that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity. Methods of using PI3Kδ inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell growth or proliferation are also provided. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of using PI3Kδ inhibitory compounds to inhibit PI3Kδ-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo. |
| US10398685B2 |
Methods of treating pancreatic cancer
The present disclosure describes methods of treating pancreatic cancer and limiting over-expression of oncogenes, activating tumor suppressor genes or regulating signaling proteins in patients comprising administering compounds and pharmaceutical combinations as described herein. |
| US10398672B2 |
Methods and compositions for targeting cancer stem cells
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods that involve activating the Protein Kinase A (PKA) pathway to induce cancer stem cells (CSCs) to undergo a mesenchymal to epithelial transition. Methods provided herein are useful, in some embodiments, because they render CSCs amenable to treatment with conventional cancer therapies. In some embodiments, methods are provided that involve assaying PKA pathway activity to identify compounds that selectively target CSCs. |
| US10398671B2 |
Fatty acid formulations and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides dietary formulations comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. The present invention further provides methods of treating various conditions, generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject dietary formulation. |
| US10398670B2 |
Oral microbiota promotion for oral and/or sinus infections
A method of promoting a desired oral microbiota to treat an oral and/or sinus infection condition in a subject in need of such treatment including providing a preformulated prebiotic edible composition including an amino acid containing ingredient comprising individual molecules of L-arginine; substantially removing a biofilm from surfaces within an oral cavity by heating the inside of the oral cavity to a temperature of about 100 deg F. to about 130 deg F.; wherein following removal of the biofilm, the composition is provided contained and at least partially dissolved within an oral cavity of the subject for a period of at least from about 30 seconds to about an hour on a daily basis of at least two consecutive days to promote an increased concentration of selected oral microbiota, the selected microbiota comprising Veillonella and Streptococcus, thereby treating the oral and/or sinus infection condition. |
| US10398667B2 |
Methods of treating hair related conditions
Disclosed herein are methods for treating hair related disorders, including compounds that may be specific or modulate PPAR receptors. |
| US10398664B2 |
Methods of diagnosing and treating infected implants
The present invention relates to methods for treating microbial infections on the surfaces of an implant or other surfaces near an implant in a patient. In particular, the methods are useful for treating biofilm infections. The methods include the use of minimally invasive techniques, including the use of ultra sound for facilitating the detection of biofilm infections on the implant or other surface of a patient and destroying the infection by administering an anthocyanin or an anthocyanidin or metabolite thereof. In particular, the administration of protocatechuic acid (PCA) or 2,4,6 trihydroxybenzaldehyde (2,4,6 THBA) for the treatment of an infected implant or other surface of a patient is described herein. |
| US10398663B2 |
Mitochondrial delivery of 3-bromopyruvate
A mitochondria targeted gold nanoparticle (T-3-BP-AuNP) decorated with 3-bromopyruvate (3-BP) and delocalized lipophilic triphenylphosphonium (TPP) cations to target the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) was developed for delivery of 3-BP to cancer cell mitochondria by taking advantage of higher Δψm in cancer cell compared to normal cells. This construct showed remarkable anticancer activity in prostate cancer cells compared to non-targeted construct NT-3-BP-AuNP and free 3-BP. Anticancer activity of T-3-BP-AuNP was further enhanced upon laser irradiation by exciting the surface plasmon resonance band of AuNP and thereby utilizing a combination of 3-BP chemotherapeutic and AuNP photothermal effects. T-3-BP-AuNPs showed markedly enhanced ability to alter cancer cell metabolism by inhibiting glycolysis and demolishing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in prostate cancer cells. Our findings demonstrated that mitochondria targeted and concerted chemo-photothermal treatment of glycolytic cancer cells with a single NP may have promise as a new anticancer therapy. |
| US10398662B1 |
GHB formulation and method for its manufacture
The present application relates to GHB formulations and methods for manufacturing the same. |
| US10398661B2 |
Methods for classifying a cancer as susceptible to TMEPAI-directed therapies and treating such cancers
The invention provides methods for classifying a cancer as susceptible to transmembrane prostate androgen induced (TMEPAI)-directed therapies, and methods for treating such cancers. The field of the invention pertains generally to medicine, pathology and oncology. More particularly, it addresses the treatment of breast cancer, such as triple-negative breast cancer, using a transmembrane prostate androgen induced (TMEPAI)-directed therapy. |
| US10398660B2 |
Imaging composition and uses thereof
The invention discussed in this application relates to hydroxamic acid-based compounds that are useful as imaging agents when bound to an appropriate metal center, particularly for the imaging of tumors. |
| US10398659B2 |
Adjuvant chemotherapy for anaplastic gliomas
The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization. |
| US10398657B2 |
Method of inhibiting chronification of pain
The use of tapentadol in the treatment of pain and/or pain chronification in a subject suffering from pain chronification and/or in the treatment of pain and inhibition of pain chronification in a subject suffering from pain and at risk of pain chronification, as well as the use of tapentadol for the treatment or inhibition of migraine. |
| US10398655B2 |
Two-stage microparticle-based therapeutic delivery system and method
A system for delivery of a therapeutic agent to a site in mucosal tissue is provided. The system includes a porous, mucoadhesive polymeric matrix having a first and a second opposed surfaces. The matrix is formed by a composition including chitosan, a hydration promoter, a microparticle adhesion inhibitor, and a microparticle aggregation inhibitor. A plurality of microparticles are embedded within the matrix. The microparticles contain a therapeutic agent and have a coating around the therapeutic agent. The first surface of the matrix is configured to be attached to the site in the mucosal tissue and the matrix is configured to provide controlled release of the microparticles through the first surface. The coating of the microparticles includes chitosan so as to provide controlled release of the agent from the microparticles. |
| US10398651B2 |
Carrier-free nanoparticles
A carrier free nanoparticle formulation with good circulation stability is made for anticancer drug delivery. Nanocrystals crystallized in the medium containing Pluronic F-127 then coated with albumin (Cim-F-Alb) had the smallest size and the most native albumin, and showed most favorable cell interaction profiles and better stability than commercial albumin based Abraxane formulation, while maintaining comparable cytotoxicity to those of Abraxane and solvent-dissolved paclitaxel (PTX). |
| US10398650B2 |
Development of curcumin and piperine loaded double-layered biopolymer based nano delivery systems by using electrospray / coating method
A double-layered particle having a core layer formed of zein protein, in which the active agent curcumin and/or its derivatives are encapsulated, and an outer shell layer formed of chitosan and/or its derivatives, in which the active agent piperine is encapsulated, and which is coated over the core layer. |
| US10398648B2 |
Method for formulating large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles
The present invention generally relates to the field of pharmaceutical sciences. More specifically, the present invention includes apparatus and devices for the preparation of pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles, such as multivesicular liposomes, methods for preparing such formulations, and the use of specific formulations for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof. Formation and use of the pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles produced by using the apparatus and devices for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof is also contemplated. |
| US10398643B2 |
Transdermal administration of antioxidant for treatment of pain and inflammation
Methods and compositions for the treatment of pain associated with inflammation in a patient by transdermal delivery of antioxidant to increase glucose uptake and anti-inflammatory cytokines that act to reduce pain. |
| US10398639B2 |
Skin adhesive sheet, and sheet-like external preparation for skin
A skin adhesive sheet is disclosed which is good in tackiness to the skin surface, does not easily dry even when used for a long time, can maintain flexibility, and is small in the shape variation. The skin adhesive sheet includes a copolymer containing the following components A and C as polymerization components, and having a water content less than 10% by mass: component A: a polysiloxane macromonomer having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups per molecule, and having a number average molecular weight of 6,000 or more; and component C: a polymerizable monomer having an alkyl group and having no fluoroalkyl group. |
| US10398638B2 |
Powder dispersant, and powder dispersion composition and cosmetic product containing the same
A powder dispersant includes an ester compound of a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of the polyglycerol, calculated from its hydroxyl value, in the range 2 to 20, a monovalent carboxylic acid or at least one derivative thereof, and a divalent carboxylic acid or at least one derivative thereof. |
| US10398637B2 |
Cosmetic compositions for treating keratinous substrates
Disclosed are compositions for treating and cleansing keratinous substrates, comprising: a polysaccharide; a cationic polymer in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition; an anionic surfactant chosen from sulfonate surfactants, carboxylic (carboxylate) surfactants, and mixtures thereof; a polyol; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The compositions can additionally contain a glyceryl ester. Also, the compositions have a gel or semi-solid structure and texture. Disclosed are methods of treating and cleansing keratinous substrates using the compositions of the invention. |
| US10398629B1 |
Disposable clip/clamp for use in securing an orogastric feeding tube to an endotracheal tube and methods of making and using same
A stabilization clip for use in securing an orogastric feeding tube to an endotracheal tube, including a base having a first end and a second end, wherein the base includes an orogastric feeding tube holder and an endotracheal tube holder such that the endotracheal tube holder is located adjacent to the orogastric feeding tube holder, a hinge operatively connected to a first end of the base, a flexible arm having a first end and a second end such that the first end of the flexible arm is operatively connected to the hinge, a locking mechanism located on the second end of the base, and an extension located on the second end of the flexible arm, wherein when the extension is located within the locking mechanism, the clip secures the orogastric feeding tube to the endotracheal tube. |
| US10398628B2 |
30 day pill cutting device
A multiple pill cutting device has a pivoting housing structure holding a blade holding assembly. The pivoting housing structure has a top housing pivotably connected at one end to a bottom housing. The bottom housing has a plurality of pill holding openings arranged in one or more rows. The one or more rows of pill holding openings have a slotted channel extending along a length of the bottom housing through and bisecting each pill holding opening. The blade holding assembly has one or more extending cutting blades. One blade is configured to align with each slotted channel when the top housing pivots closing onto the bottom housing, this moves the one or more cutting blades of the blade holding assembly to enter the slotted channels and cut pills held in the pill holding openings. |
| US10398626B2 |
Container with low particulate emission and friction controlled dry sliding surface and methods for producing same
The invention relates to a container comprising a container body having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface contains silicon oxide; and the silicon oxide containing inner surface is at least partially modified with a fluorine containing compound, wherein the fluorine containing compound is chemically bonded to the silicon oxide of the container body via at least one Si—O—Si bond. |
| US10398624B2 |
Heating system for bathing unit
A control system suitable for use with a bathing unit system having a water receptacle is provided. The control system comprises first and second heating modules and a controller configured for activating a specific one of the first and second heating module at least in part based on whether the bathing unit is in use. |
| US10398622B2 |
Massage device with remote control
A massage device with remote control adapted to massage body parts. The massage device includes a vibration-producing part which has a housing, inside the housing is an oscillation-producing device, an energy storage unit, a control unit, and a wireless data communications device. The vibration-producing part is connected to a cable and a plug element is provided. The plug element is equipped with two charging electrodes and with a PCB antenna for receiving and sending signals, and a vibration-receiving part which has an opening to hold the vibration-producing part such that the vibration-producing part is at least partially surrounded by the vibration-receiving part. The vibration-producing part is configured as a modular element which is adapted to be connected to the vibration-receiving part to form the device. |
| US10398621B2 |
System for percutaneously administering reduced pressure treatment using balloon dissection
A reduced pressure delivery system for applying reduced pressure tissue treatment to a tissue site is provided. The system includes a manifold delivery tube and a balloon having an inner space. The balloon is capable of assuming collapsed and expanded positions. The system further includes a manifold having a plurality of flow channels. The manifold is disposed within the inner space of the balloon. A sharp tip is configured to be delivered within the manifold delivery tube to puncture the balloon. |
| US10398620B2 |
Water jet massaging apparatus with patient support sheet and support element
In a water jet massaging apparatus having a tub which is covered by a flexible elastic support sheet or foil for supporting a patient and a nozzle carriage with a nozzle and carriage drive arrangement disposed in the tub below the support sheet or foil for directing a water jet onto the support sheet, a rigid or at least non-elastic support element is disposed between the flexible elastic support sheet or foil and the nozzle carriage at a distance from the flexible elastic support sheet or foil so as to prevent the flexible elastic support sheet to come into contact with the nozzle carriage and the carriage drive arrangement. |
| US10398616B2 |
Casket assembly
A casket assembly includes a base and a first side panel and a second side panel configured to be partially received within the base. The casket assembly also includes a first rail fixedly coupled to an inside of the first side panel and a second rail fixedly coupled to an inside of the second side panel. The casket assembly further includes a lid configured to be supported by the first rail and the second rail. The first side panel forms at least a first portion of a head end of the casket assembly and a first side of the casket assembly. The second side panel forms at least a first portion of the foot end of the casket assembly, and a second side of the casket assembly. |
| US10398613B2 |
Patient support device and related method of use
A device and related method for supporting a patient in an upright, seated position during a treatment, for example, during a physical therapy session is provided. The support device can include a base frame, a support arm, a center bolster and a back support pivotally joined with the base frame and/or the center bolster so that the center bolster is supported in an upright position by the base frame. The base frame can be configured to secure to a support structure thereby preventing the device from sliding across a surface of a support bed on which a patient is disposed. Lateral bolsters can be joined with the center bolster and/or base frame to laterally stabilize the patient. The device can be void of a seat bottom disposed under the patient. The related method can include steps of using the device. |
| US10398611B2 |
Packaged absorbent article
A packaged absorbent article having a body surface and a garment surface; and a wrapper sheet for wrapping the absorbent article so that at least a portion of the garment surface of the absorbent article can be seen through the wrapper sheet. |
| US10398607B2 |
Absorbent article having elastic belt
An absorbent article including a main body with an absorbent core, and a ring-like elastic belt, is disclosed. The article may include a front belt and a back belt each formed by an inner sheet, an outer sheet and a plurality of elastic bodies sandwiched therebetween and running in the transverse direction. The elastic bodies in the back belt may include a plurality of waist elastic bodies having elasticity over the entire transverse width of the back belt; a plurality of tummy elastic bodies removed of their elasticity in at least a portion overlapping the absorbent core, and a core edge elastic body disposed overlapping the absorbent core and adjacent the distal edge of the absorbent core, the core edge elastic body having elasticity over the entire transverse width of the back belt. |
| US10398603B2 |
Reduced-pressure, wound-treatment dressings and systems
A wound-closing dressing, which is suitable for use as part of a reduced-pressure, wound-treatment system, may include a sealing drape, one or more contracting elements, and a gripping member. The contracting element may be coupled to the sealing drape and is configured to contract when activated and to generate a closing force. A gripping member is coupled to the sealing drape and is configured to transmit the closing force to a patient's epidermis. Other dressings, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10398601B2 |
Immersive experience headset adapted to prevent fogging
Bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for use with an irregularly-shaped eye-shield and adapted for interconnection with leads from a battery to power a heating element affixed to the eye-shield, the interconnection system having bus bars, each bus bar adapted for connection with a lead from the battery, one or more of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars, and at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with the heating element, for providing customized heating of the heating element depending upon the number of protruding configuration alterations for customized heating to prevent fogging of the eye-shield. |
| US10398598B2 |
Apparatus and methods for performing enhanced visually directed procedures under low ambient light conditions
A system, method, and apparatus for performing enhanced visually directed procedures under low ambient light conditions are disclosed. An example method includes acquiring at least one real-time high resolution video signal representing at least one view of an eye in at least one wavelength of light outside of the wavelengths of visible light. The example method also includes converting the at least one view corresponding to the at least one real-time high resolution video signal at the at least one wavelength of light outside of the wavelengths of visible light into at least one wavelength of visible light. The at least one real-time high resolution video signal is acquired after light conditions are low enough such that a pupil of the eye does not constrict substantially from its maximum pupillary diameter. |
| US10398595B2 |
Cyclic aperture flow regulator system
A cyclic aperture flow regulator system has an adjustable fluid aperture in a fluid path connecting the aspiration port of a surgical probe with a vacuum source. The cross-sectional area of the fluid aperture can be modified by an actuator. The actuator is controlled to modify the cross-sectional area of the adjustable fluid aperture in cycles. During each cycle, the fluid aperture cross-sectional area is substantially reduced or closed. The cycles occur at a rate fast enough to produce a substantially steady flow, with minimum flow ripple and pressure ripple. |
| US10398594B2 |
Intrascleral drug delivery device and associated methods
The present invention provides methods and devices for delivering an active agent into the eye of a subject. In one aspect, for example, the present invention provides an ocular drug delivery device including a housing configured to couple to the eye of the subject and a corneal seal coupled to the housing and positioned in the housing to encircle the cornea during use to form a corneal region, where the housing extends outward from the corneal seal to form a scleral region, and where the scleral region being positioned over the eye's sclera during use. The device further includes an active agent reservoir coupled to the housing and positioned to release active agent into the scleral region and a pressure regulator coupled to the housing that is operable to introduce negative pressure between the housing and the eye. Thus the corneal seal is operable to fluidically isolate the corneal region from the scleral region in response to the negative pressure. |
| US10398591B2 |
Therapeutic intra-vaginal devices and methods
Intra-vaginal devices and methods are disclosed for a broad range of applications in the women's health field. The devices and methods provide for placement in the cervical region, and for transferring heat to a cervical region, a barrier contraception method, collection of menstrual fluid, and release of drugs and/or hormones intra-vaginally. The device also can address multiple women's health issues. |
| US10398589B2 |
Prewarming gown
A device for warming a human body. The device is a gown (100, 1500) that has a thorax portion (110, 1502) and a leg portion (112, 1504). One embodiment prevents redistribution hypothermia with a distributor (206) attached to the inside of the leg portion (112). The sleeves (108), leg portion (112), and posterior of the gown (100) are heat reflective. The anterior of the thorax portion (110) of the gown is non-reflective. The distributor (206) inflates when heated air is supplied and exhausts air into the gown (100). Temperature is maintained at a desired level for the extremities, while preventing the thorax area from being elevated to an uncomfortable level. Another embodiment is a perioperative warming device. The device is a gown (1500) that has a thorax portion (1502) and a leg portion (1504). Each portion has an independent air chamber and inlet. The two portions are releasably connected. The sleeves (1508), leg portion (1504), and anterior of the gown (1500) are heat reflective. |
| US10398588B2 |
Intrauterine device with retrieval thread
An intrauterine contraceptive system may include a contraceptive intrauterine device, a retrieval thread permanently attached to the intrauterine device and an insertion device for inserting the intrauterine device into a uterus. The system may also include a release thread releasably coupled with the intrauterine device. The intrauterine device may be deployable out of a distal end of the insertion device and may be configured to change from a delivery configuration when housed in the insertion device to a deployed configuration when deployed in a uterus. The retrieval thread and the optional release thread may be at least partially housed within the insertion device during insertion of the intrauterine device into the uterus. The release thread may extend from the intrauterine device through the insertion device to an attachment point at or near a proximal end of the insertion device. |
| US10398582B2 |
Intergluteal hemorrhoid pad
A hemorrhoid relief product that provides an intergluteal spacer for the selective pressure adjustment, relief, and/or pressure application to portions of hemorrhoidal tissue in and or around the perianal. The product optionally includes adhesive to secure the device in place. The product includes a cavity for positioning over hemorrhoidal tissue to provide pressure adjustment, and may also include at least one nub for selectively applying and/or adjusting pressure to areas. The product may include a trapezoidal, or other, cross-section for easier fit, as well as a split end for adherence to multiple gluteal cheeks and anatomy in the relevant area. |
| US10398578B2 |
Stent with a bio-resorbable connector
A stent including a plurality of curved sections and a connector. The curved sections surround a longitudinal axis to define a tube portion and are distributed along the longitudinal axis to form a helix. The connector includes a bioresorbable material and is positioned between two adjacent curved sections. The stent has a spring constant that changes to a different spring constant after exposure to biological material. |
| US10398577B2 |
Modular prosthetic devices and prosthesis systems
An adjustable prosthesis system for a residual limb includes: an adjustable outer shell having a bottom, an adjustable inner volume, and an adjustable inner shape; at least one closure component attached to the outer shell and adapted to adjust the width of the inner volume and/or inner shape; an inner liner adapted to receive the residual limb and to be inserted in the inner volume; and an adjustable connector having a proximal end adjustably connected to a distal end of the outer shell and adapted to provide concurrently for a plurality of directional adjustments and/or angular adjustments of a position of the distal end of the outer shell relative to the proximal end of the connector, a distal end of the connector adapted to connect to a prosthetic device, wherein adjustments of the width(s) and the connector provide for a custom-like fit of the prosthesis on the residual limb. |
| US10398572B2 |
Intervertebral disc implants and tooling
A kit for preparing an intervertebral disc space for receiving an implant (100) includes a plurality of trials (152) having different sizes. Each trial (152) includes a body (154) insertible into an intervertebral disc space, the body (154) having a leading end (162), a trailing end (164), a top surface (156) and a bottom surface (160), the top surface of the body having a first groove (176) formed therein. Each implant also includes a flange (166) secured to the trailing end (164) of the body (154), the flange (166) having a first channel (180) aligned with the first groove (176), wherein each of the different sized trials has a different flange thickness. The flange thickness controls advancement of a cutting tool such as a chisel (192) into the first groove at the top surface of the trial body, which controls the depth of the cut into vertebral bone. |
| US10398571B1 |
Protective cover for a prosthetic implant
A protective cover for a prosthetic implant is a flexible body defining an interior space in which a prosthetic implant is receivable. The body includes a lip and an area of weakness formed in one side of the body extending from the lip to a central (i.e., top) portion of the body. The cover can also include an elongated tab extending from a side of the body opposite the slit. The cover covers an exterior surface of the implant when the implant is received in the interior space and thereby prevents soft tissues through which the implant is advanced during surgical introduction of the implant into a joint of patient from contacting and becoming adherent to the exterior surface of the implant. The cover can be extracted and the implant released from the interior space through the area of weakness and into the joint by applying a pulling force to a side of the body opposite the area of weakness. |
| US10398566B2 |
Intervertebral implant
An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surf aces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. The upper and lower body portions can have side portions that help facilitate linear translational movement of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion. |
| US10398565B2 |
Limited profile intervertebral implant with incorporated fastening and locking mechanism
In some embodiments, an intervertebral implant may include a body including a superior and an inferior surface. The implant may include a first channel extending from an anterior end towards the posterior end of the body. The implant may include a first anchor channel. The implant may include a first guide member positionable in the first channel. The implant may include a first anchor. When the first guide member moves from a first position to a second position the first anchor may be conveyed through the first anchor channel and couple the body to an adjacent vertebra. In some embodiments, the implant may include a first locking mechanism which inhibits, during use, the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the first locking mechanism. |
| US10398564B2 |
Expandable spinal implant
The present application relates to an expandable spinal implant (1) comprising two elongated implant members (20, 30). The implant members (20, 30) are rotatably coupled to a central base portion (10) and comprise a first end with an axis of rotation and circumferentially arranged gear teeth (23, 33). The gear teeth (23) of the first elongated implant member (20) is interlocked into said gear teeth (33) of the second elongated implant member (30). |
| US10398551B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for repairing lumenal systems
The disclosure provides systems and related methods for delivering a prosthesis to a target location. The system includes a tether delivery catheter and a prosthesis delivery catheter, and also can include a lock delivery catheter or knot pusher, as desired. Various embodiments of useful valve prostheses are also disclosed. |
| US10398547B2 |
Implant with anchoring device for heart valve disease
An implant with anchoring device for heart valve disease comprises a cardiac valve prosthesis (1), at least two sets of anchoring needles (2) and at least two sets of anchoring needle releasing devices (3). Proximal end of the anchoring needles (2) are provided with anti-disengagement ends (23). The anchoring needle releasing devices (3) are detachably connected to the cardiac valve prosthesis (1). The anchoring needle releasing devices (3) comprise delivery tubes (31) and shafts (32). Distal sections of the anchoring needle releasing devices (3) are in preset shapes. The shafts (32) can be pushed to force the anchoring needles (2) to move toward the distal ends of the delivery tubes (31), so that the cardiac valve prosthesis (1) is fixed between autogenous tissue (6) and the anti-disengagement ends (23) to achieve accurate positioning and firm anchoring of the cardiac valve prosthesis (1). |
| US10398543B1 |
Introducer with rotatable retractors and optional implant material delivery device
A device or substance (e.g., a breast implant material) can be introduced through a port placed in a skin incision. A blunt blade can extend laterally with respect to a distal opening of the port. The blade can be rotated with respect to the port beneath a layer of skin, such as to separate the skin from underlying tissue. A device or substance can be introduced through a proximal port opening and then through a distal port opening and into the subject via a channel provided by the port. Rotating the blade can include rotating a first blade with respect to a second blade, such as can be performed by a user with one hand manipulating handles associated with the device. |
| US10398540B2 |
Stent for repair of anastomasis surgery leaks
A stent for repairing post-anastomasis (e.g., bariatric) surgery leaks is formed by an elongated tube having a proximal flare-shaped flange, an enlarged middle section, and a distal flare-shaped flange, where an exterior surface of the elongated tube is substantially covered with a polymer. |
| US10398539B2 |
System and method for aligning virtual dental models
A method of aligning a virtual model of an upper jaw (502) and a virtual model of a lower jaw (504) in a bite position includes matching first facial surfaces (520b) of a virtual model of a side impression (506) with facial surfaces (520a) of the virtual model of the upper jaw (502) and matching second facial surfaces (521b) of a virtual model of a side impression (506) with facial surfaces (521a) of the virtual model of the lower jaw (504). At least a portion of the first facial surfaces (520b) of the virtual model of the side impression (506) are the same as the facial surfaces (520a) of the virtual model of the upper jaw (502). At least a portion of the second facial surfaces (521b) of the virtual model of the side impression (506) are the same as the facial surfaces (521a) of the virtual model of the lower jaw (504). |
| US10398535B2 |
Indicator for improving scanning precision, composition for improving scanning precision, and method for improving scanning precision of article
Provided is an indicator for enhancing scanning precision, a composition for enhancing scanning precision, and a method of enhancing scanning precision of an article. The disclosed indicator serves to adjust, to an absolute size, a relative size of each of a plurality of images acquired by scanning a subject with a scanner, and to align each image according to position. |
| US10398528B2 |
Medical pendant arm system and rotation shaft used for the same
A medical pendant assembly has an anchor plate that is attachable to a roof structure and a first rotation shaft that includes a shaft outer ring, a shaft inner ring, and a ball spacer sleeve. The ball spacer sleeve is disposed between the shaft outer ring and the shaft inner ring. A lower portion of the shaft outer ring includes a first flange. An upper portion of the shaft outer ring includes a second flange. The second flange of the first rotation shaft is either attached directly to the anchor plate or attached to the anchor plate via an extension assembly. A first arm is attached to the first flange of the first rotation shaft. |
| US10398525B1 |
Medical monitor pouch
A bag is provided for a medical monitor attachable to a litter. The bag includes a housing satchel, an upper cowl, a harness, and first and second flaps. The upper cowl closes an upper opening through which the satchel receives the monitor. The first flap connects to a front side of the satchel from a bottom edge and secures at a top edge by detachable buttons. The first flap includes a window for viewing the monitor. The second flap connects to the first flap to reversibly cover the window. The harness attaches the satchel to the litter. The satchel further includes a utility pocket connected to the satchel at a bottom edge and flexible for rolling underneath the satchel. |
| US10398521B2 |
System and method for recentering imaging devices and input controls
A system and method of recentering imaging devices and input controls includes a medical device having one or more end effectors, an imaging device, one or more input controls for teleoperating the one or more end effectors, and a control unit including one or more processors coupled to the end effectors, the imaging device, and the input controls. The control unit suspends teleoperated control of the end effectors by the input controls in response to a recentering request, determines a view recentering move for the imaging device so that the end effectors are contained within a view space of the imaging device, determines one or more input control recentering moves to provide positional and orientational harmony between each of the input controls and a corresponding one of the end effectors, executes the view and input control recentering moves, and reinstates teleoperated control of the end effectors by the input controls. |
| US10398520B2 |
Minimally invasive surgical system
The distal end of a surgical instrument is movable in all six Cartesian degrees of freedom independently of other components of a telemanipulated surgical system. The surgical instrument extends through a guide tube. The distal end is moved by actuators that are telemanipulatively controlled. |
| US10398515B2 |
Medical manipulator and initialization method for medical manipulator
A medical manipulator includes an insertion portion, an arm portion, a light irradiation section irradiating a luminous flux having an optical axis parallel to an arm axial line, an imaging section imaging a locus of an optical image, a rotational movement portion rotating the arm portion around a reference axial line, and an initialization control unit performing initialization control to aligning the arm portion with the reference axial line, in which the initialization control unit includes: a locus acquisition control section controlling the light irradiation section, the rotational movement portion, and the imaging section to acquire a locus of the luminous flux, a convergence determination section computing a diameter of the locus and determines whether or not the diameter of the locus has converged, a driving amount correction section obtaining a driving amount of the first redundant joint and performs driving, and a convergence operation control section. |
| US10398508B2 |
Protective sheath and method of using same for laser surgery
A protective sheath is provided to prevent mechanical damage to the working channel of the endoscope during insertion of the fiber, insulate the fiber from surrounding cooling fluids, and/or serve as an indicator of overheating that enables early detection of excess heating or burning of tissues or equipment at the treatment site. The protective sheath may include trim markings to facilitate cutting to a desired length, such as the length of the fiber in the scope, may also be arranged to glow when the fiber is pulled too far into the sheath, may be tightly fitted over the fiber to provide a plunger effect, and may include perforations to facilitate sterilization. |
| US10398507B2 |
Method for setting a cutting distance between a laser beam and a skin surface in a laser shaving device
The present application relates to a method for setting a cutting distance (δlaser13 skin13 opt(z)) between a laser beam (14) and a skin surface (5) in a laser shaving device (1), said laser shaving device having a laser deactivation threshold (δlaser_skin_opt(z)), said method comprising: operating an optical system (12) to generate the laser beam; determining a skin variation value (σ) indicative of the variation in the distance of the skin surface from a reference point; determining a cutting distance between said laser beam and the skin surface in dependence on at least the laser deactivation threshold and said skin variation value; and adjusting said optical system to locate the laser beam in dependence on said determined cutting distance. Determining the said skin variation value comprises the steps of generating information indicative of an ideal skin surface (Yskin(z)) and the distances from said ideal skin surface that said skin surface is; and determining a standard deviation of said skin surface distance from said ideal skin surface. |
| US10398506B2 |
Device for cutting hair
The present application relates to a device for cutting hair (1). The device has a skin contacting face (3) that is arranged to be placed against a surface of the skin (6) of a user during use, and an optical system configured to direct a cutting laser beam (8) across a cutting zone (5) parallel to and spaced from said skin contacting face (3) to cut hairs extending into the cutting zone (5). The device also has a skin sensor (18) configured to detect one or more optical properties of the surface of the skin (6), and a control unit (20) configured to adjust one or more characteristics of the optical system in dependence on the one or more optical properties of the skin (6) detected by the skin sensor (18). The present application also relates to a system for cutting hair comprising a device for cutting hair and a base unit for receiving the device. |
| US10398503B2 |
Fossa ovalis penetration
A method is provided, including transvascularly inserting a guidewire into a right atrium of a subject. Apparatus is provided that includes (a) a catheter, and (b) a hollow needle disposed within a lumen of the catheter, the hollow needle including a proximal portion and a distal portion that is more flexible than the proximal portion. The apparatus is passed into the right atrium by passing the needle over the guidewire. Following the passing of the apparatus into the right atrium, the guidewire is partially withdrawn into the needle, while keeping a distal end of the guidewire within the needle and in a body of the subject. Thereafter, a hole is formed through an interatrial septum of the subject with the needle. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10398502B2 |
Energy delivery devices and methods
This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy. |
| US10398501B2 |
Ablation systems including pulse rate detector and feedback mechanism and methods of use
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for performing a renal denervation procedure using an ablation catheter are described. An ablation catheter system may include an ablation catheter including at least one electrode, a generator, and a pulse rate detector and feedback mechanism in electrical connection with the generator. In one embodiment, a method for controlling the temperature of a lesion created inside of a patient includes determining the pulse rate of the patient prior to, and optionally during, a renal denervation procedure and adjusting the amount of energy distributed to an ablation catheter electrode based at least in part on the pulse rate of the patient so as to control the temperature of the lesion being created. By controlling the temperature of the lesion during the ablation process, more consistent patient outcomes may be provided. |
| US10398497B2 |
Lockout mechanism for use with robotic electrosurgical device
A surgical tool including a lockout mechanism is provided. The surgical tool may include an instrument mounting portion including a shaft assembly coupled to and extending distally from the instrument mounting portion and an end effector including a reciprocatable element coupled to a distal end of the shaft assembly. The surgical tool may further include an energy source configured to deliver energy to the end effector and an actuation mechanism configured to actuate the end effector. The actuation mechanism may be configured to reciprocate the reciprocatable element of the end effector. The lockout mechanism may be operably interfaced with the actuation mechanism to control reciprocating movement of the reciprocatable element. |
| US10398496B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with clamping pressure control for electrode branches
A surgical instrument in HF design includes two tissue branches, at least one of the tissue branches being movable relative to the other tissue branch and being able to be applied to the other tissue branch with a predetermined or predeterminable contact pressure via an actuation mechanism while clamping body tissue between the tissue branches. A clamping pressure controlling or adjustment device is interconnected in a force or torque gear train between the actuation mechanism and the at least one movable tissue branch. |
| US10398494B2 |
Surgical tools for spinal facet therapy to alleviate pain and related methods
Methods and surgical tools for treating back pain use a spinal facet debridement tool with cautery and denuding action and minimally invasive protocol that can denude and cauterize soft tissue associated with a synovial capsule of the spinal facet joint. |
| US10398491B2 |
Ablation devices utilizing exothermic chemical reactions, system including same, and methods of ablating tissue using same
An ablation device includes a handle assembly including a distal end and a probe extending distally from the distal end of the handle assembly. The probe includes a heat-transfer portion and at least one fluid-flow path in fluid communication with the heat-transfer portion. The handle assembly includes at least one fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the at least one fluid-flow path and at least one apparatus configured to cause fluid flow between the at least one fluid reservoir and the heat-transfer portion. The probe is configured to apply thermal energy released by an exothermic chemical reaction that occurs when fluid from the at least one fluid reservoir is caused to flow to the heat-transfer portion. |
| US10398490B2 |
Probe with gripping structure for robotic surgical system
An argon beam coagulation probe for a robotic surgery system having a body with an argon gas entry port and an argon gas exit port and a pedestal interconnected to the underside of body that includes a pair of opposing arcuate channels that positioned equidistantly about the body. As a result, the argon gas jet exit port will be aligned equidistantly between the two fingers of a robotic arm and the body will be aligned in the same direction as the yaw axis of the robotic arm, so that argon gas will be expelled in the same direction that the fingers are pointing. A surgeon manipulating the robotic arms from the master control can thus easily align the probe based on the positioning of the robotic fingers and will still have the entire range of pitch, yaw, and roll movement of the robotic system. |
| US10398486B2 |
Articulating wire passer
An articulating wire passer for passing a surgical wire around a bone broadly comprises a handle, rigid guide section, support guide, trigger, push rod, articulable member, tensioner, and wire catcher. The articulable member includes a number of pivotable segments configured to be advanced from an extended position to an engaged position via ratcheting action between the trigger and push rod. Tension in the surgical wire induced by the tensioner causes the pivotable segments to pivot as they advance from the rigid guide section and thus draw the surgical wire around the bone. The wire catcher allows the user to retrieve the surgical wire from the articulable member on the other side of the bone. |
| US10398479B2 |
Deformable device for minimally invasive fixation
The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as through a fixation procedure. A system for a percutaneous procedure is provided. The system can include a bone fastener including a receiver. The system can include a device having a first end, a second end and a middle portion. The first end, middle portion and second end can be disposed along a longitudinal axis, and the second end can be connected to the receiver. The middle portion can have a pair of deformable leg members extending between the first and second ends. The leg members can define a channel having a width. The leg members can be selectively movable between a retracted state and an expanded state with the width of the channel greater in the expanded state than in the retracted stare. |
| US10398478B2 |
Interspinous stabilization and fusion device
An interspinous stabilization device configured to fit interlaminarly between adjacent vertebrae and their spinous processes, while also cooperating with a bone graft, or bone substitute, component to facilitate fusion at that segment of the spine is disclosed. Also provided is a method for using such a device and bone graft, or bone substitute, component to stabilize a spinal segment. |
| US10398473B2 |
Device for bracing vertebrae of the human spinal column
A device for bracing the vertebrae of the human spinal column, having at least one pedicle screw with a head that is formed so as to be at least partially spherical and that is received into an at least partially spherical mounting area of a pedicle head, wherein the pedicle head has a centric recess which includes the mounting area and a slit for receiving a rod that is arranged transversely with respect to the centric recess, as well as an internal thread which is formed inside the centric recess opposite the mounting area and inside of which a safety screw for clamping the rod is arranged, wherein the safety screw is provided with an anti-rotation device at that side that is facing towards the rod. |
| US10398470B2 |
Lead extraction methods and apparatus
An apparatus configured to control a lead extraction tool for assisting in removal of an implanted lead. The apparatus comprises at least one valve configured to control fluid flow to the lead extraction tool. When the at least one valve is open, the at least one valve is configured to allow fluid stored in the apparatus to flow thereby applying, when the apparatus is fluidly coupled to the lead extraction tool, fluid pressure to at least one component of the lead extraction tool. The apparatus further comprises at least one controller configured to control opening and/or closing of the at least one valve. |
| US10398465B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument assembly, related accessory, and associated surgical method
An ultrasonic surgical instrument assembly includes a handpiece, a generator of ultrasonic mechanical vibrations disposed in the handpiece, a probe, and a light source. The probe is attached to a distal end of the handpiece and is operatively connected to the generator. The light source is removably attached to the handpiece and is configured and mounted to direct at least visible electromagnetic radiation in a direction along the probe so as to illuminate a surgical site distal of the probe. |
| US10398459B2 |
Combination device for endoscopic and arthroscopic surgical procedures
A single-handed meniscal biter instrument for probing and resecting meniscal tissue. The instrument includes a main body configured to be held by one hand and a cutting mechanism coupled to the main body and configured to be operable by the same hand while held. The instrument also includes an extendable probe coupled to the main body, wherein the probe is configured to the independently operable by the same hand while being held. |
| US10398454B2 |
MIS cross-connector
A system for implanting a bone fixation system including an implant head inserter associated with each hook member and positionable relative to one of the elongate members to engage the hook member with the elongate member; a preliminary locking instrument associated with each implant head inserter and configured to engage the respective elongate member and lock the position of the hook member and implant head inserter relative to the elongate member; a compressor assembly configured to engage the implant head inserters and compress them toward one another; a path creation tool configured to be extended through holes in the hook members to define a connector member path between the hook members; and a rod introduction instrument configured to support the connector member and direct it through the connector member path. Methods of implanting a bone fixation system are also provided. |
| US10398449B2 |
Systems and methods for haptic control of a surgical tool
A surgical system includes a surgical tool associated with a virtual haptic interaction point such that movement of the virtual haptic interaction point corresponds to movement of the surgical tool. The surgical system further includes a processing circuit to establish a virtual entry boundary and activate a haptic object, which constrains the surgical tool after the haptic interaction point crosses the virtual entry boundary. |
| US10398446B2 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument with a parallel gripping and clamping vascular clamp, which is equipped with coupling elements which makes possible a combination of a known detachable operating arrangement and of an actuating tool, in order to keep the access opening in the thorax free of intrusive instruments. With the parallel gripping and clamping operating means of the inventive vascular clamp, the known scissor-like means are dispensed with, and a parallel adjustment of the operating means takes place by means of a lever gear according to the invention. The lever gear is formed from a stationary lever, constructed as a body element, and from several movable levers, consisting of the tension- and pressure element, a push-pull rod, two toggle levers, two pivot arms and two movable branches. The lever gear has nine axes and converts a linear drive movement for adjusting the operating means into a rotationally movable one, whereby the two movable branches are displaceable substantially in a parallel manner towards one another and away from one another. |
| US10398442B2 |
Stent
Providing a stent which can easily be indwelled in a blood vessel in a state such that a catheter can be projected toward an inside of aneurysm. The stent is a stent for use in medical treatment of an aneurysm (1) and includes a cylindrical stent body (10) provided on a peripheral wall and having a plurality of insertion portions (11) through each of which a catheter (7) is insertable and a plurality of valving elements (20) provided in the insertion portions (11) respectively. Each valving element (20) is opened when the catheter (7) is inserted through one of the insertion portions (11). Each valving element (20) is closed when the catheter (7) is pulled out of the insertion portion (11). This suppresses an outflow into a blood vessel of a coil (9) placed in the aneurysm (1). |
| US10398441B2 |
Vascular occlusion
An occlusive system for the vasculature and an embolic coil used in such an occlusive system is described. Also described is an occlusive plug which can be used for occlusive purposes within the vasculature. |
| US10398440B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treating body tissue sphincters and the like
A plurality of structures that resiliently attract one another are provided for implanting in a patient around a body tissue structure of the patient. For example, the body tissue structure may be the esophagus, and the plurality of structures may be implanted in an annulus around the outside of the esophagus, the annulus being substantially coaxial with the esophagus. The attraction may be between annularly adjacent ones of the structures in the annulus, and it may be provided, for example, by magnets or springs. The array of structures is preferably self-limiting with respect to the smallest area that it can encompass, and this smallest area is preferably large enough to prevent the apparatus from applying excessive pressure to tissue passing through that area. |
| US10398438B2 |
Nerve treatment methods
The present disclosure is directed to the use of fusogenic compounds such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) in combination with antioxidants, calcium-containing and calcium-free solutions for treating damaged nerves, such as for reconnecting severed nerves. |
| US10398436B2 |
Staple cartridge comprising staples positioned within a compressible portion thereof
A fastener cartridge can comprise a support portion, a tissue thickness compensator positioned relative to the support portion, and a plurality of fasteners positioned within the support portion and/or the tissue thickness compensator which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein a second jaw, or anvil, can be positioned opposite the first jaw. To deploy the fasteners, a staple-deploying member is advanced through the fastener cartridge to move the fasteners toward the anvil. As the fasteners are deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. |
| US10398433B2 |
Laparoscopic clamp load measuring devices
A surgical end effector comprising a first jaw, a second jaw, a strain gauge, and a thickness measurement cartridge is disclosed. The first jaw comprises a first jaw undersurface. The first jaw is selectively movable relative to the second jaw. The strain gauge is supported by the second jaw and configured to communicate with a central processing unit configured to calculate thickness of tissue. The thickness measurement cartridge comprising a cartridge body and a pivot formation. The cartridge body is configured to be removably supported in the second jaw such that a tissue contacting surface thereon faces the first jaw undersurface. The pivot formation on the cartridge body facilitated pivotal movement of the cartridge body relative to the second jaw. |
| US10398431B2 |
Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
Various surgical introducer needle and anchor systems are provided. The systems can include an introducer needle and a tissue support implant or sling device. The implant device can include one or more anchoring devices. The introducer needle device can include a handle assembly and a needle assembly. The needle assembly can include a generally hollow needle, and a wire traversable therein. The wire can include a distal tip adapted to selectively retract or withdraw from the engaged anchoring device upon deployment of the anchor and/or implant. |
| US10398427B2 |
Glossopexy adjustment system and method
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displace at least a portion of the posterior tongue in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the tongue. Methods and devices for adjusting a glossopexy system are also disclosed. Adjusting a distance between two body-engaging structures can be performed without disengaging a tether from either of the body-engaging structures in some embodiments. |
| US10398423B2 |
Organ retractor
A medical device of the present invention includes one or more anchors and an elongated member. Advantageously, the elongated member may be coupled to the anchors. The elongated member and anchors are configured to generate a force on a mesentery. The force is sufficient to retract a bowel of the patient into an upper portion of an abdominal cavity of the patient. When the patient is in a slightly angled position, the weight of the medical device pulls the mesentery into the upper abdomen. Since the bowel is connected to the mesentery, the device also indirectly pulls up the bowel. In some implementations of the device, a slight angle may be unnecessary. In others, the device may also inversely retract the mesentery and attached organs into the lower abdomen to facilitate surgical access to the upper abdomen. In some implementations of the device, a slight angle may be unnecessary. |
| US10398419B2 |
Self-adjusting medical device
A device for sealing a fistula includes a first flange for orienting against a first wall of the fistula, a second flange for orienting against a second wall of the fistula, and at least one stem coupling the first and second flanges. Illustratively, the at least one stem is elastomeric. The stem(s) exhibit(s) an elongation of greater than about 0.6 mm/N of force applied between the first and second flanges in the range of elongation of about 0 mm to about 15 mm. Additionally or alternatively illustratively, the stem(s) comprise(s) (an) elastomeric tube(s) including (a) wall section(s) having a varying radius along its (their) length(s). Additionally or alternatively illustratively, the stem(s) pass(es) through (respective) opening(s) provided in at least one of the first and second flanges to permit adjustment of the location of at least one of the first and second flanges along the length of the stem(s). |
| US10398417B2 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing custom surgical instruments
Systems and methods are disclosed in which customized instruments, e.g., surgical instruments, can be manufactured to provide improved ergonomics, comfort, and accuracy. Instruments can be customized based on various parameters, including a quantitative assessment of the user, desired or intended use of the instrument, user preferences, and so forth. Exemplary instrument properties which can be customized include size, geometry, durometer, mechanical assist, texture, color, markings, modulus of elasticity, sensor inclusion, sensor type, sensor feedback type, balance, finish, and weight. |
| US10398415B2 |
Multi-chamber tissue sample cup for biopsy device
A biopsy device includes a body, a needle, a cutter, and a tissue sample holder. The needle extends distally from the body. The cutter is longitudinally translatable relative to the needle and defines a cutter lumen. The tissue sample holder includes a rotatable member, an individual sample tray, and one or more bulk sample trays. The rotatable member defines a single chamber partially divided by a plurality of tray protrusions extending radially inwardly from a cylindrical wall of the rotatable member. The individual sample tray includes a single sample chamber that is configured to receive a single tissue sample. The bulk sample tray is configured to receive a plurality of tissue samples. |
| US10398413B2 |
Method for multi-frequency imaging and composite image display using high-bandwidth transducer outputs
A method for imaging a volume within a patient volume is provided. The method includes generating a first signal and a second signal, directing the first signal and the second signal to a spot in the patient volume; receiving a first response signal and a second response signal from the spot in the patient volume; providing a first image from of the patient volume using the first response signal; providing a second image from the patient volume using the second response signal; and combining the first image and the second image to form a composite image. The method includes receiving multiple images at multiple frequency ranges; selecting a region of interest including the plurality of images; selecting multiple border lines separating the region of interest into multiple sub-regions; selecting data from an image in a sub-region; and forming an image in the region of interest. |
| US10398402B2 |
Method and system for automated positioning of a medical diagnostic device
A method and system are provided for automatically positioning a medical diagnostic device. The method and system use a database of images that includes reference images and user-preferred images to position the medical diagnostic device. The medical diagnostic device in an initial position is moved to a final position based on the images in the database. |
| US10398401B2 |
Radiation tomography device
In a radiation tomography imaging device, the imaging range calculation element 35 calculates a possible imaging range of the FPD 5 based on the imaging distance G, the irradiation swing angle θ and the movable range SP of the X-ray tube 3. The operator can preliminarily calculate the possible imaging range of the radiation detection means prior to the X-ray tomography imaging because the imaging distance, the irradiation swing angle, and the movable range SP are all predetermined parameters. The possible imaging range FP of the FPD 5 is the positional range of the FPD 5 in which the X-ray tube 3 can acquire the X-ray tomography image without moving the X-ray tube 3 to the outside of movable range. Therefore, the radiation tomography imaging can start the X-ray tomography by assuredly moving the FPD 5 within the possible imaging range by referring to the preliminarily calculated possible imaging range of the FPD 5. As results, an incident in which the X-ray tube 3 moves out of the movable range SP and interferes the floor surface W and so forth can be avoided, so that the X-ray tomography imaging can be performed adequately. |
| US10398398B2 |
X-ray imaging with x-ray markers that provide adjunct information but preserve image quality
A method and an apparatus for estimating a geometric thickness of a breast in mammography/tomosynthesis or in other x-ray procedures, by imaging markers that are in the path of x-rays passing through the imaged object. The markings can be selected to be visible or to be invisible when the composite markings/breast image is viewed in clinical settings. If desired, the contribution of the markers to the image can be removed through further processing. The resulting information can be used determining the geometric thickness of the body being x-rayed and thus setting imaging parameters that are thickness-related, and for other purposes. The method and apparatus also have application in other types of x-ray imaging. |
| US10398397B2 |
Contrast-enhanced X-ray image guided biopsy system and method
In the present invention, an imaging system and method for providing contrast-enhanced X-ray images of tissue includes an energy source in communication with a detector operable to generate radiological images of the tissue injected with the contrast agent, a display and a computer connected to the display and to receive the acquired images from the detector. The system is operable to acquire a number of first images of the contrast agent in the tissue, wherein the number of first images are single energy images, and a number of second images corresponding to the number of first images, wherein the second images are each a single energy image with an energy level opposite that for the first images. The first and second images are combined to generate a contrast-enhanced image with reduced exposure of the tissue and reduced time for completion of the procedure. |
| US10398395B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus
A medical image diagnostic apparatus includes storage circuitry and processing circuitry. The storage circuitry is configured to store three-dimensional medical image data that is obtained by imaging a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to set a region of attention in each of medical images of the three-dimensional medical image data corresponding to at least two directions. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate, based on the regions of attention, a region of interest in the three-dimensional medical image data on the subject. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate, based on voxel values of the region of interest, a parameter value relating to image processing on a medical image that is generated from the three-dimensional medical image data. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a display image by performing rendering processing on the basis of the three-dimensional medical image data and the parameter value. |
| US10398393B2 |
Dynamic reference method and system for interventional procedures
An interventional device configured for placement in or near an internal organ or tissue is provided. The interventional device includes a reference portion having three or more sensor elements. In one implementation, the interventional device and associated sensor elements provide dynamic referencing of the internal organ, tissue or associated vasculature after registration of the sensor data with images and/or volumetric representations of the internal organ or tissue. |
| US10398391B2 |
Generating a volume image of an elongated examination object
A tomography installation is configured to carry out a first scan along a first helix-segment-shaped trajectory section and to carry out a second scan along a second helix-segment-shaped trajectory section. A first data set is obtained during the first scan, and a second data set is obtained during the second scan. Taken by themselves in each case, both the first data set and the second data set are too incomplete for a reconstruction of a volume image without a partial revolution artifact. From the two data sets, a fused three- or four-dimensional data set is generated that is sufficiently complete for a reconstruction of a volume image without a partial revolution artifact. |
| US10398390B2 |
Tomography for large volume 3D scans
A tomography system with a beam source and a detector that is adapted to carry out a scan. While the beam source is guided along a circular or helical first trajectory about an orbital axis, a rectangular sensor surface of the detector is guided at a distance from the beam source along a circular or helical second trajectory about the orbital axis. During the scan, a yaw angle between a perpendicular bisector of the sensor surface and the plane of rotation in which the beam source is currently located has a value of greater than 0° and simultaneously smaller than 90°. |
| US10398380B2 |
Drowsiness detection device, drowsiness detection method, and computer-readable recording medium storing program for drowsiness detection
A drowsiness detection device includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to calculate a respiration variation period based on heartbeat interval data which is generated based on data that is obtained from a heartbeat sensor; predict a subsequent period structure of the respiration variation based on the calculated respiration variation period; determine whether or not an abnormal signal is mixed in the heartbeat interval data by comparing the heartbeat interval data during sequential update and the predicted subsequent period structure; and replace the respiration variation period which corresponds to the heartbeat interval data that includes the abnormal signal with the predicted subsequent period structure in a case where it is determined that the abnormal signal is mixed. |
| US10398377B2 |
Connector substrate, sensor system, and wearable sensor system
A connector substrate includes a base material, n first input terminals of m groups (m and n are an integer equal to or greater than 2) which are provided on the base material, n first output terminals which are provided on the base material, first wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the first input terminals and the first output terminals, m second input terminals which are provided on the base material, m second output terminals which are provided on the base material, and second wiring patterns which are disposed on or inside the base material and connect the second input terminals and the second output terminals, in which a first end of each connector wiring constituting the first wiring pattern is connected to one of the n first input terminals constituting each group, and a second end is connected to one of the first output terminals. |
| US10398375B2 |
Wearable device and physiological information monitoring system and method
The invention provides a wearable device, a physiological information monitoring system and a physiological information monitoring method. The wearable device includes a device body, a measurement circuit, and a measurement trigger interface. The measurement circuit is disposed on the device body and adapted to perform a physiological information measurement operation to measure a physiological signal and generate physiological information accordingly. The measurement trigger interface is triggered to generate a measurement trigger signal. The measurement circuit performs the physiological information measurement operation in response to the measurement trigger signal. |
| US10398374B2 |
Manual operation assistance with earpiece with 3D sound cues
A method of providing audio feedback in response to a user performance using an earpiece includes steps of identifying a manual work operation to be performed by the user, wherein the identifying the manual work operation is performed by the earpiece, monitoring performance of the manual work operation by the user, wherein the monitoring the performance of the work operation is performed by the earpiece, generating 3D sound cues at the earpiece to assist in the performance of the manual work operation by the user, and outputting the 3D sound cues to the user at one or more speakers of the earpiece during the performance of the manual work operation by the user. |
| US10398369B2 |
Wireless stimulation probe device for wireless nerve integrity monitoring systems
A stimulation probe device including a first electrode, a stimulation module, a control module and a physical layer module. The stimulation module is configured to (i) wirelessly receive a payload signal from a console interface module or a nerve integrity monitoring device, and (ii) supply a voltage or an amount of current to the first electrode to stimulate a nerve or a muscle in a patient. The control module is configured to generate a parameter signal indicating the voltage or the amount of current supplied to the electrode. The physical layer module is configured to (i) upconvert the parameter signal to a first radio frequency signal, and (ii) wirelessly transmit the first radio frequency signal from the stimulation probe to the console interface module or the nerve integrity monitoring device. |
| US10398367B2 |
Interactive device and method
A mood-conscious interaction device detects at least one physiological data of a user, and turns on a light with a color which corresponds to the physiological data. Thus, other users can know a mood or emotion of the user according to the color of the light, and the moods or emotion of the other users can be made known to the user during communications. |
| US10398366B2 |
Responding to changes in emotional condition of a user
A method comprises monitoring inputs to a device from a user, using the user inputs to track an emotional condition of the user, detecting a change in the tracked emotional condition of the user, and in response to detecting the change, using a camera to capture an image of the user and inserting the image into a content item. |
| US10398363B2 |
Temperature-compensated analyte monitoring devices, systems, and methods thereof
Methods of compensating for ambient temperature using a single temperature sensor, the method comprising detecting a first temperature measurement from a temperature sensor; and determining, with a processor, an ambient-compensated temperature from the first temperature measurement using an offset term. The method may also include receiving a sensor signal from an in vivo analyte sensor; and determining, with a processor, a temperature-compensated analyte sensor signal with the ambient-compensated temperature. |
| US10398358B2 |
Dynamic sampling
A wrist-worn athletic performance monitoring system, including an analysis processor, configured to execute an activity recognition processes to recognize a sport or activity being performed by an athlete, and a sampling rate processor, configured to determine a sampling rate at which an analysis processor is to sample data from an accelerometer. The sampling rate processor may determine the sampling rate such that the analysis processor uses a low amount of electrical energy while still being able to carry out an activity classification process to classify an activity being performed. |
| US10398355B2 |
Smart belt and control method thereof
A smart belt and a control method thereof are provided, in which a belt device is provided, including a strap portion comprising a plurality of magnet patterns, a first sensor portion configured to sense one of the plurality of magnet patterns while the strap portion is being fastened to a buckle portion, and a controller configured to obtain a length of a waist circumference of a user that corresponds to the magnet pattern sensed by the first sensor portion. The belt apparatus may additionally include a clip portion connecting the strap portion with the buckle portion, and a second sensor portion configured to measure a tension exerted on the clip portion while the strap portion is being fastened to the buckle portion. The controller may correct the length of the waist circumference using a waist circumference correction value corresponding to the measured tension. |
| US10398354B2 |
Sensor array system
A system is provided for assessing heard injury criterion (HIC) by analyzing signals received from sensors of a sensor array to calculate an impact force on an impact area, determine the linear acceleration based on the impact force and mass of the wearer's head. HIC values are calculated within a variable duration sliding window across a time period within which an impact occurs based on the integral of linear acceleration for the time period of the window, to determine a maximal HIC which is converted to a biofeedback signal. |
| US10398352B2 |
Inhaler spacer with a medicament compliance system
A medicament compliance system, comprising a tonal device associated with an inhaler, the tonal device being arranged to emit a predetermined tone responsive to successful use from the respiratory device. The system also comprises a device comprising a microphone for outputting audio data, a processor, a memory, and a display. The processor is arranged to receive the audio data and to determine whether the audio data corresponds to the predetermined tone, and to display an incentive graphic in response to detection of the predetermined tone. |
| US10398348B2 |
Baseline impedance maps for tissue proximity indications
A processor is configured to construct a baseline impedance model (BIM) that models a portion of a heart of a subject as a collection of three-dimensional cells, each of which corresponds to a respective volume within the heart, at least some of the cells being designated as baseline-impedance cells, for each of which the BIM specifies a respective baseline impedance, to ascertain, based on a signal received via an electrical interface, an impedance between a catheter electrode, which is within the heart, and an external electrode that is externally coupled to the subject, to identify one of the baseline-impedance cells as a reference cell, to ascertain that the catheter electrode is within a threshold distance of tissue of the heart, by comparing the ascertained impedance to the baseline impedance that is specified for the reference cell, and to update a map of the tissue in response to the ascertaining. |
| US10398344B2 |
Apparatus, methods and articles for four dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging
An MRI image processing and analysis system may identify instances of structure in MRI flow data, e.g., coherency, derive contours and/or clinical markers based on the identified structures. The system may be remotely located from one or more MRI acquisition systems, and perform: perform error detection and/or correction on MRI data sets (e.g., phase error correction, phase aliasing, signal unwrapping, and/or on other artifacts); segmentation; visualization of flow (e.g., velocity, arterial versus venous flow, shunts) superimposed on anatomical structure, quantification; verification; and/or generation of patient specific 4-D flow protocols. An asynchronous command and imaging pipeline allows remote image processing and analysis in a timely and secure manner even with complicated or large 4-D flow MRI data sets. |
| US10398343B2 |
Perspiration sensor
A moisture sensor includes a pair of electrode plates separated by a moisture absorbent material that forms the dielectric of a capacitive sensor. As the absorbent dielectric material absorbs moisture, such as perspiration, the capacitance of the sensor changes reflecting a quantitative measure of perspiration absorbed. The sensor can be stabilized by capacitively coupling the dielectric material to the skin of the user to improve sensor stability and noise rejection. The sensor can include a capacitive sensing integrated circuit that measures the capacitance of the sensor in close proximity to the electrodes to limit the introduction of noise. |
| US10398342B2 |
Impedance matching transformer for coupling ultra wideband (UWB) radar transceiver to a human body
Ultra wideband patient monitoring systems, and particularly baby monitoring systems, adapted to prevent reflective loss between the antenna and the patient's body. The devices, systems and methods described herein may be used to efficiently couple UWB energy to a patient for patient monitoring. In particular, described herein are impedance transformer pads, mats and the like, upon which a patient may comfortably lie while being monitored via one or more UWB sensors (e.g., antenna); the impedance transformer pads help match the impedance and prevent reflective loss of UWB energy. Also described herein are bassinets, including NICU bassinets and baby monitors. |
| US10398341B2 |
Magnetic gradiometer element and magnetic gradiometer
The gradiometers of the present invention are developed by applying GSR sensors to have the detectability of magnetic field same to that of SQUID without a cryogenic temperature retainer. Plural GSR elements are fitted on two parallel convex line guides of the gradiometer board using two parallel concave line guides of the GSR element board to keep the parallel among wires direction of GSR elements perfectly and to cancel the outside magnetic field noise without a magnetic shield room. |
| US10398337B2 |
Automatic tracking and adjustment of the view angle during catheter ablation treatment
A system and methods for automatically adjusting view angle when performing cardiac mapping and ablation are described herein. A three-dimensional (3D) map of a cardiac structure of a patient and a relative location (e.g., position and orientation) of a catheter within the cardiac structure may be displayed on a visual display device. According to an example procedure, the position and orientation of the tip of the catheter within the cardiac structure, and the current ablation target may be detected. A desired viewing angle of the ablation target may be known, determined, provided and/or learned through training sessions with the operator. The viewing angle of the 3D map of the cardiac structure may be automatically adjusted to correspond to the desired viewing angle using the known locations of the tip of the catheter and ablation target. Other details and procedures may be implemented, as described herein. |
| US10398336B2 |
Catheter with improved safety line for distal tip and related method
A catheter includes a tip electrode with a shell and a support member to provide a plenum chamber. The support member is formed with a U-shaped passage for a safety line to wrap around and secure the support member (with the shell affixed thereto) to the catheter. Additional passages are formed in the support member to accommodate components such as irrigation tubing, lead wires and a thermocouple wire pair. A method of manufacture provides distal installation and/or anchoring of the safety line, lead wire and thermocouple wire pair in the support member prior to sealing the support member and mounting the shell. |
| US10398335B2 |
Bridge connectors employing flexible planar bodies having signal pathways coupling control devices with biometric sensors
Bridge connectors employing flexible planar bodies having signal pathways coupling control devices with biometric sensors are disclosed. Sensors are placed in contact with a patient to detect a health condition and generate an output signal based on the health condition. A control device is linked to the sensors to receive the output signal for collection, analysis, storage, display, and/or subsequent transfer. A bridge connector includes a planar body with predetermined flexibility and signal pathways extending between data ports. By removably coupling the bridge connector to the control device and the sensors secured to the patient, the control device may be physically supported by the patient with minimal discomfort and low-cost biometric sensors may be used. In this manner, sensor replacement costs are reduced and the useful lives of the sensors can be maximized as the designed flexibility of the bridge connector facilitates removable coupling with the biometric sensors. |
| US10398331B2 |
Methods and systems for statistically analyzing electrograms for local abnormal ventricular activities and mapping the same
Cardiac activity (e.g., a cardiac electrogram) is analyzed for local abnormal ventricular activity (LAVA), such as by using a LAVA detection and analysis module incorporated into an electroanatomical mapping system. The module transforms the electrogram signal into the wavelet domain to compute as scalogram; computes a one-dimensional LAVA function of the scalogram; detects one or more peaks in the LAVA function; and computes a peak-to-peak amplitude of the electrogram signal. If the peak-to-peak amplitude does not exceed a preset amplitude threshold, then the module can compute one or more of a LAVA lateness parameter for the electrogram signal using one of the one or more peaks detected in the LAVA function and a LAVA probability parameter for the electrogram signal. |
| US10398326B2 |
System and method of identifying sources associated with biological rhythm disorders
An example system and method associated with identifying and treating a source of a heart rhythm disorder are disclosed. In accordance with therewith, a spatial element associated with a region of the heart is selected. Progressive rotational activations or progressive focal activations are determined in relation to the selected spatial element. A plurality of indexes of progressive rotational activations or progressive focal activations over time is formed. One or more indexes are selected from the plurality of indexes that indicate consistency of the successive rotational activations or the progressive focal activations in relation to a portion of the region of the heart. |
| US10398321B2 |
Thermal patient signal analysis
Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating thermal patient signal analysis. In accordance with one aspect, the framework receives patient signal data including thermal signal data. The framework then segments a waveform of the thermal signal data into portions and extracts thermal parameters based on the segmented portions. The framework then determines one or more thermal indices based at least in part on the thermal parameters and generates a report that presents cardiac event detection results determined based at least in part on the one or more thermal indices. |
| US10398320B2 |
Optical-based physiological monitoring system
A non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system is disclosed. In an embodiment, the non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system comprises an emitter configured to emit light into a tissue site of a living patient; a detector configured to detect the emitted light after attenuation by the tissue site and output a sensor signal responsive to the detected light; and a processor configured determine, based on the sensor signal, a first physiological parameter indicative of a level of pain of the patient. |
| US10398318B2 |
Cannula with proximally mounted camera
A cannula with a proximally mounted camera provides visualization of the brain during minimally invasive surgery. The device comprises a cannula with a camera mounted on the proximal end of the cannula with a view into the cannula lumen and the surgical field below the lumen. A prism, reflector or other suitable optical element is oriented between the camera and the lumen of the cannula to afford the camera a view into the cannula while minimizing obstruction of the lumen. |
| US10398309B2 |
Noninvasive rapid screening of mild traumatic brain injury using combination of subject's objective oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time analytic variables
A portable VOG device is disclosed that will facilitate the effective and efficient screening for TBI in military personnel in forward deployed military settings or remote locations using minimally trained staff. This includes the establishment of a protocol that will provide cost effective pre-screening of military personnel prior to deployment to establish a baseline of brain function prior to possible future injury. The efficiency of the device will promote subsequent follow-up screening to assess the effectiveness of prescribed TBI treatment. Further protocols for diagnosis and rehabilitation applications using the same virtual reality portable device will allow more advanced usage for clinicians providing ongoing evaluation and treatment. |
| US10398304B2 |
Computerized testing and determination of a visual field of a patient
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and method for testing and determining corrective lens prescription for a patient. In an example embodiment, a method includes using a hand-portable first electronic device, a second electronic device with a computerized screen, and a server to conduct a vision test for a person. The vision test includes determining, an axis prescription, a cylinder prescription, and a sphere prescription for each eye of the person. A corrective lens prescription is provided for the person based, at least in part, on the determined axis, cylinder, and sphere prescription for each eye of the person. |
| US10398302B2 |
Enhanced vessel characterization in optical coherence tomograogphy angiography
Systems and methods to improve the visualization of vasculature in OCT angiography data are presented. In one embodiment, vessels having a particular orientation relative to one or more reference surfaces are highlighted. In another embodiment, the path of individual vessels can be analyzed to determine how many or what layers the vessels traverse. In another embodiment, regions which are typically not vascularized are analyzed for the presence of vessels. Techniques to minimize the impact of shadow artifacts are also presented and can be applied to any of the visualization approaches for further enhancement. |
| US10398300B2 |
Intraocular lens alignment
A method for generating a radial alignment guide for an eye includes collecting preoperative alignment data relative to a pupil from an eye that is not dilated. The method also includes locating a pupil center of the eye while dilated. The method further includes displaying the alignment data on an image of the dilated eye relative to the pupil center. In particular embodiments, software embodied in a computer-readable medium is executable by a processor to perform the steps of such a method. |
| US10398299B2 |
Surgical retractors
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for surgically manipulating tissue. In general, the methods and devices can include an elongate retractor shaft having a distal retractor tip that is configured to manipulate tissue, for example the tip can be configured to separate muscle and nerve fibers surrounding a vertebra. The elongate retractor shaft can include an illumination source such that at least a portion of the surgical field is illuminated by the device when the device is used in the body. A sensor can also or alternatively be included on the elongate retractor shaft, for example on the blunt retraction tip, such that the sensor can monitor physiological parameters of the tissue in or adjacent to the surgical field. |
| US10398298B2 |
Fully integrated, disposable tissue visualization device
The present invention relates to a fully integrated sterilizable one time use disposable tissue visualization device and methods for using such devices. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate the visualization of an internal tissue site while causing a minimum of damage to the surrounding tissue. Further preferred embodiments may allow for the delivery of fluids and other treatment to an internal tissue site. |
| US10398295B2 |
Balloon endoscope reprocessing system and method
A reprocessing method for balloon endoscopes, the method including introducing a balloon endoscope to be reprocessed into an endoscope reprocessing system, performing reprocessing on the balloon endoscope to be reprocessed while a balloon of the balloon endoscope is deflated, thereafter inflating the balloon of the balloon endoscope, thereafter deflating the balloon of the balloon endoscope and thereafter performing further reprocessing on the balloon endoscope to be reprocessed while the balloon of the balloon endoscope is deflated. |
| US10398293B2 |
Optogenetic tool for multiple and independently addressing of patterned optical windows
A multi-point light-delivering device, comprising a waveguide carrying light along a longitudinal axis and including multiple optical windows, through which the carried light is out-coupled from the waveguide. The waveguide comprises a tapered region along which the optical windows are distributed, wherein each optical window out-couples a specific subset of propagating modes of the carried light, to which the optical window is matched. |
| US10398291B2 |
Endoscopic surgical device and overtube
An overtube to be inserted into a body wall is provided with an endoscope insertion passage and a treatment tool insertion passage, the treatment tool insertion passage is provided parallel to a reference axis of the overtube, and the endoscope insertion passage is provided obliquely to the reference axis. A slider, which is engaged with the endoscope and the treatment tool inserted through the respective insertion passages and causes the endoscope and the treatment tool to interlock with each other and move forward and backward, is arranged inside the overtube so as to be movable in a forward-backward direction of the overtube. An endoscope engagement part engaged with the endoscope in the slider is movable in an upward-downward direction, and moves upward and downward along the position of the oblique endoscope insertion passage together with the movement of the slider in the forward-backward direction. |
| US10398284B2 |
Dishwasher guide rail assembly
In one aspect, a dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and defining an access opening, a dishrack, and a guide rail assembly slidably mounting the dishrack to the tub. The guide rail assembly has a guide rail mounted to the dishrack or to the tub and has at least one wheel which is rotatably mounted onto an integral axle of the guide rail assembly to the other of the dishrack or the tub. |
| US10398282B2 |
Trapezoidal mop cover
A mop cover has a planar main body with four outer edges, wherein a longer first outer edge is oriented parallel to a longer second outer edge, the first outer edge being longer than the second outer edge, two shorter outer edges respectively extending between the longer outer edges, the main body having at least two pockets, into which mop wings or tensioning elements can be introduced to tense the planar main body, being configured such that the mop cover can be readily gripped, and tensioned, by rectangular wings, wherein the mop cover can be guided effectively for cleaning purposes with the greatest possible degrees of freedom in corner regions, a mop cover of the type mentioned in the introduction is characterized in that at least one outer edge and/or at least one pocket are/is assigned at least one stiffening element for the partially reinforced stiffening of the main body. |
| US10398281B2 |
Cleaning element and cleaning tool
A cleaning element includes a fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction and a nonwoven fabric provided on the fiber assembly. A first fusion bonded part extends in a cross direction traversing the predetermined direction to fusion-bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric, and a plurality of second fusion bonded parts is provided discontinuously in the cross direction to fusion-bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric. Each of the second fusion bonded parts has a first area and a second area. A length in the predetermined direction from the first fusion bonded part to the first area is different from a length in the predetermined direction from the first fusion bonded part to the second area. |
| US10398277B2 |
Floor cleaning robot
A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described. |
| US10398276B2 |
Autonomous cleaner
A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof. |
| US10398272B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a screw surrounding part of the first cyclone, and configured to be rotatable in at least one direction with respect to the first cyclone, wherein the screw includes a pillar that spans a height of the mesh filter; and a scraper provided on an inner surface of the pillar facing an outer surface of the mesh filter, and configured to sweep off dust and foreign matter accumulated on the mesh filter during the rotation of the screw. |
| US10398271B2 |
Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element
A vacuum cleaner comprises a base having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, and a hair collection assembly carried by the base and having a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned as the base moves along the surface to be cleaned. |
| US10398270B2 |
Mobile vacuum cleaning device
A mobile vacuum cleaning device comprises a housing (1) containing a vacuum cleaner and having an aperture (5) to allow a suction hose (6) to be led therethrough and coupled to an intake air inlet of the vacuum cleaner and an opening (7) to direct air exhausted by the exhaust air outlet of the vacuum cleaner out of the housing. The housing has members (11) making it movable. |
| US10398267B2 |
Dust cup, dust cup assembly and handheld cleaner
A dust cup, a dust cup assemble and a handheld cleaner are provided and the dust cup for the cleaner having the negative pressure device comprises a base and a cup casing, wherein the cup casing has a non-closed annular cross section with an opening so as to define a dust collecting chamber having a non-closed annular cross section in the cup casing, the cup casing is disposed at a top of the base, a mounting space located outside the dust collecting chamber is defined between an inner-ring wall face of the cup casing and a top wall of the base, a top of the mounting space is directly opened, and a side of the mounting space is opened by an opening, and the negative pressure device is mounted to the mounting space via an opened portion of the mounting space. |
| US10398264B2 |
Mechanical dispenser for perforated sheet products
The present application provides a dispenser for a roll of sheet product. The dispenser may include a housing with a first wall, a discharge chute, and a roll support mechanism positioned within the housing. The roll support mechanism forces the roll against the first wall at a fixed contact area. |
| US10398263B2 |
Reversible paper towel holder
Provided is a reversible paper roll holder having a support member having a body and a pair of arms extending from respective ends of the body and each having at least one slot, and a support bar having body and at least one protrusion extending radially inward for an inner surface of the body for engaging in the one or more slot of one of the pair of arms to removably secure the support bar to the support member. The holder can be mounted in a left hand and a right hand configuration with the same components, thereby eliminating configuration specific components required to mount in the left hand or right hand configuration. |
| US10398261B2 |
Spatula
A spatula, comprising: a blade portion, having a blade surface and a sidewall protruding from the blade surface; a shaft portion, connected to a sidewall of the blade portion along a first extension axis. Wherein an orthographic projection of the first extension axis does not pass through a center of the blade surface, and thus operation of the spatula is more ergonomic and can solve problems encountered when using a conventional spatula that is easier to result in shoulder discomfort and sore muscles. |
| US10398260B2 |
Oven and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is an oven. The oven includes a case having a cooking chamber therein, a door unit connected to the case, configured to open or close the cooking chamber, and having a transparent portion configured to enable a user to see the inside of the cooking chamber, a handle protruding from the door unit to the outside, and a camera module configured to photograph the inside of the cooking chamber, and disposed to be biased toward one end of the handle from the center in longitudinal direction of the handle. |
| US10398259B1 |
Marshmallow roasting apparatus and methods
Cooking of marshmallows and other food items uses simultaneous, multi-axial rotation for uniform browning over heat and open flame. The apparatus includes an elongate, hollow tube having proximal and distal ends, and a rod having proximal and distal ends disposed within the elongate hollow tube. A device coupled to the proximal end of the rod rotates the rod about a first axis of rotation. A first gear is attached to the distal end of the elongate hollow tube, and a second gear, coupled to the distal end of the rod, meshes with the first gear, causing the second gear to rotate about a second axis of rotation that is different from the first axis of rotation. A food item holder is attached to the second gear, such that when the rod rotates about the first axis of rotation, the food item holder simultaneously rotates about the first and second axes. |
| US10398258B2 |
Handle and container with handle
Example embodiments relate to a handle. In example embodiments, the handle may be attached to a container, for example, a slow cooker. In example embodiments the handle may be used to transport the container and may also be used to secure a lid to the container. In example embodiments, the handle may also be configured to receive and support the lid. |
| US10398253B2 |
Beverage production machine using capsules
The invention concerns a beverage production machine designed for producing a beverage from a capsule comprising a module (1) for introducing the capsule in the machine, positioning the capsule for the beverage preparation and ejecting the capsule, said module comprising:—a housing (2) having two lateral walls (2a, 2b) and rear and front ends (2c, 2d),—a capsule engagement member (3),—an actuator (4) comprising a handle (41), wherein:—each of the lateral walls of the housing comprises a guiding curve (23a, 23b),—the capsule engagement member comprises two lateral guiding pins (31a, 31b), each of the lateral guiding pins cooperating with one of the guiding curves (23a, 23b) of the housing lateral walls,—the actuator comprises: a fixed axis (42), the actuator being able to rotate around said fixed axis, two lateral walls (43a, 43b) joining the rear end (41a) of the actuator handle to the fixed axis (42), each of said lateral walls comprising a guiding curve (431a, 431b) cooperating with the lateral guiding pins (31a, 31b) of the capsule engagement member. |
| US10398248B1 |
Adjustable drapery form structure
An adjustable drapery form structure provides form to the header portion of a drapery panel. The structure has a platform and a form member capable of surrounding an end of the platform. A track, with discrete stops along it, is oriented perpendicularly to that end of the platform. A hanger member that attaches to a drapery rod can be selectively adjusted between track stops. Trimming notches at an end of the form member may be removed to provide additional adjustability to the structure.The drapery panel is fastened to the form member and then the form member is bent longitudinally into a U-shape. The ends of the form member are then connected to the platform by catches, one on each side of the track, which restrain them. The number of structures and distance between them can be adjusted depending upon the width of the drapery panel and desired aesthetic affect. |
| US10398232B2 |
Seat cushion
A seat cushion according to the present invention is configured as a fluid or gas containing bag. When weight of buttocks are transferred back and forth in left, right, front, rear directions, the fluid or gas contained therein will be transferred back and forth. The level of the fluid or gas contained in the seat cushion is defined by the manufacturer which is 5-40 millimeters. The fluid or gas is detained inside in use. The seat cushion can be laid on cushion of different seats and on the floor. |
| US10398230B2 |
Chair frame with high strength and high stability
This invention provides a chair frame with high strength and high stability, including a base front supporting tube, a base rear supporting tube, a base right supporting tube and a base left supporting tube. A pedal support is connected to a front driving tube through a connecting rod mechanism. Two ends of a main motor telescopic rod mechanism are respectively fixed to the front driving tube and the base rear supporting tube. Two ends of a backrest motor telescopic rod mechanism are fixedly connected to a backrest front driving tube and a backrest rear driving tube. An upper frame is fixedly connected to a connecting piece thereof. The base right supporting tube and the base left supporting tube are fixedly connected to a connecting piece thereof. Two sides of the front driving tube are further connected to a clamping piece. |
| US10398224B2 |
Connector for modular rack assembly
A rack assembly has two support frames and at least one shelf that are secured to the support frames by connecting assemblies. Each connecting assembly comprises a well secured to a medial surface of each vertical tube of the support frame, and a hook that extends from each end of each shelf, with each hook having an opening extending therethrough. The connecting assembly also includes a connector that is seated inside each well, each connector having a top plate that has an elongated opening, the connector also having a body that is sized and configured to fit inside a well, the body defining two wings with a space between the wings, and wherein each wing has a bump positioned in the center of the inner surface of each wing that faces the space. Each hook is inserted through the elongated opening of a corresponding connector with the bump on each wing fitted inside the opening of the hook to retain the hook inside the body of the connector. |
| US10398218B2 |
Heated hair brush apparatus
A heated hair brush apparatus. A base plate is disposed at a head portion of a housing and has an upper face and a lower face. A plurality of heating elements each extends from the upper face of the base plate to a terminal end. A heat source is disposed in the compartment for transmitting heat through the heating elements. The heating elements and the base plate define a plurality of bores. A plurality of spacers of a material that has a lower thermal conductivity than the heating elements are each received by one of the bores of the base plate. Each of the spacers taper inwardly along at least a portion of the spacer toward the distal end for wedging the spacer in the bore of the heating element to inhibit movement of the spacer relative to the heating element. |
| US10398217B2 |
Personal hygiene device having treatment-force-measurement unit
A personal hygiene device, in particular a toothbrush, has a handle, a treatment head mounted for relative movement with respect to the handle against a spring force when a treatment force is applied in at least one direction onto the treatment head, a treatment-force-measurement unit for determining the applied treatment force comprising an electrically powered coil, a coil core element, and a control circuit for determining a parameter indicative of the inductance of the coil, wherein the coil core element is arranged to be moved with respect to the coil when the treatment head is moved. |
| US10398216B2 |
Fluid supply apparatus and personal care implement containing the same
A fluid supply apparatus with leakage protection. The apparatus includes a housing defining a storage cavity having a total volume including a fluid portion and a gas portion. The storage cavity extends along a cavity axis from a first end to a second end. A capillary member is fluidly coupled with the fluid. A vent tube having a primary vent passageway and a plurality of vent apertures is located in the storage cavity. The primary vent passageway forms a pathway from the vent apertures to the external atmosphere. Fluid cannot flow through the vent apertures at ambient temperature and pressure equilibrium. The vent apertures may be located and arranged on the vent tube such that irrespective of vertical and angular orientation of the housing relative to a gravitational vector at least one of the vent apertures is in spatial communication with the gas. |
| US10398214B2 |
Chair with arcuate frame members
A hanging chair connectable to and suspendable from an external support structure that includes a lower frame member, arcuate frame members and a cover. The arcuate frame members are connected to the lower frame member. A first arcuate frame member from the arcuate frame members is substantially perpendicular to the lower frame member. A second arcuate frame member from the arcuate frame members and a third arcuate frame member from the arcuate frame members are pivotable between a collapsed position and an open position. The first arcuate frame member, the second arcuate frame member, and the third arcuate frame member are substantially parallel in the collapsed position. The cover extends over the arcuate frame members, and the lower frame member, the first arcuate frame member, and the cover cooperate to define an opening to an interior space. |
| US10398209B2 |
Insect repellent layered strip
Nail polish remover strips are pre-sized for toe or fingernails and applied to a painted or artificial nail and left thereon for a predetermined period of time to dissolve the nail polish and/or nail bonding agent. Preferably a color change occurs to depict the appropriate dwelling time to dissolve the nail polish. Certain embodiments include odor reducing components. Preferably the strips are layered composites having an exterior odor impervious material, a layer of encapsulated acetone or nail polish removing agent, an absorbent layer, and a peelable backing, with the strips being sized to accommodate contact with a person's nail. |
| US10398208B2 |
Hairstyling apparatus and kit
A hair styling apparatus for styling hair of a user comprises a tubular base member, elastic loop elements, and gripping members. The tubular base member comprises a first end and a second end, receives, and rolls hair of a user. The elastic loop elements are fixedly attached to the first end and the second end of the tubular base member. The gripping members are fixedly attached to each of the elastic loop elements for overlapping the elastic loop elements over the tubular base member. The elastic loop elements securely fasten the hair of the user to the tubular base member for styling the hair of the user. Further, the hair styling apparatus kit comprises an elongate curling wand device with clip designed for supplying added definition to the hair. |
| US10398199B2 |
Shoe stuffing device
A shoe stuffing device is provided. The shoe stuffing device includes a shoe stuffing device body having a distal end and a proximal end and an aperture formed close to the proximal end. The aperture provides a handle for the user to grasp or insert the finger into and pull the shoe stuffing device out of the shoe, while helping resist vertical expansion and support lateral compressibility of the body. The shoe stuffing device can also include a decorative element at the proximal end and attached to the top loop. The decorative element not only provides a pleasant aesthetic effect, but also indicates to the user that the end having the decorative element is to remain outward while the opposite end or tip is to be inserted into the shoe. |
| US10398197B2 |
Cord lock
A cord lock includes a main body having front and rear walls and two side walls, an elongated hole, and an inclined portion formed in an inner surface of the side walls; and an operating button having front and rear wall side operating portions arranged on the front wall and the rear wall, respectively, a connecting portion integrally connected to the front and rear wall side operating portions through the elongated hole, a biasing device biasing the front and rear side operating portions to the one side opening to cooperate with the inclined portion, and a gear-shaped engagement portion adapted to pinch the band inserted into the tubular shape. The operating button has a pivot portion, wherein a distance between an axial end of the pivot portion and a shaft end supporting the gear-shaped engagement portion is narrower than a thickness of the gear-shaped engagement portion. |
| US10398194B2 |
Spacer textile materials and methods for manufacturing the spacer textile materials
A spacer textile material may include a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer. The connecting members may form a series of at least ten rows that are separated by spaces. The rows have a width that is less than a width of the spaces, and the connecting members form at least one stabilizing row with a width that is greater than the width of the spaces. |
| US10398193B1 |
Electrically conductive footwear utilizing earthing technology for enhancing human performance
A shoe for enhancing human performance and improving health by establishing a two-way electrical conduit between body and ground by way of a conductive rubber outsole material of a shoe. A resilient conductive element is integral with the outsole and extends along a heel of the shoe upper along its outer surface. An electrical tape or similar material extends into the interior of the shoe and contacts a conductive sock liner. The conductive tape or similar material may be placed over a non-conductive sock liner so as to contact the foot directly. The foot is in constant electrical connection with the conductive outsole via the tape, which may contain a lighted element on the outside of the shoe. A conductive sock or hose may be employed to provide lower resistant electrical path to the ground. The resistance range of the conductive materials used should be between 100 resistance ohms and 100,000 resistance ohms to ensure collection of beneficial free electrons from the earth's surface and dissipate harmful EMF's and static electricity from the human body. |
| US10398191B2 |
Ski boot assembly
A ski boot assembly may include an outer shell having a relatively hard portion and a relatively soft portion. A cuff may be attached to the hard portion for pivot action relative to the outer shell. The cuff may extend around the outer shell, leaving an instep cover of the soft portion exposed. The cuff may include overlapping portions that are hinge coupled to the cuff. A flex bar may be inserted into a shaft of the hard portion. A bootboard may be situated above the sole plate, and be provided with ridges. A shoe can be inserted into the outer shell. The sole of the shoe may be provided with grooves that receive the ridges of the bootboard. A locking mechanism can be mounted on the hard portion of the outer shell to selectively engage with the heel of the shoe. |
| US10398187B1 |
Adjustable elastomeric helmet multi-liner retainer and method of assembling multi-liner helmet
A helmet body with an outer shell and at least two energy management liners may include an elastomeric shaft, a fixed retainer, and an adjustable retainer. The elastomeric shaft has a head, a tail, and a plurality of frustoconical ridges disposed along the elastomeric shaft between the head and the tail, the elastomeric shaft being narrower at the tail than at the head. The fixed retainer has first opening large enough to receive both the head, but a second opening is smaller than a size of the head. The adjustable retainer may have an aperture sized to receive the tail and part of the elastomeric shaft. The inner liner and the outer liner are coupled together with the fixed retainer on one side, the elastomeric shaft extending through the fixed retainer, the inner liner, and the outer liner and the adjustable retainer around the elastomeric shaft on the other side. |
| US10398180B2 |
Electronic vapor provision device
An electronic vapor provision device comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer, wherein the battery assembly comprises a power cell and a computer, the vaporizer is releasably connectable to the battery assembly and the computer comprises a computer processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to detect whether the vaporizer is connected to the battery assembly without use of the electronic vapor provision device by a user, and to substantially remain in a sleep mode until the vaporizer is connected to the battery assembly. |
| US10398171B2 |
Device for adjusting an amount of an active substance inhaled by a user and communicating portable terminal
A device to adjust an amount of an active substance inhaled by a user includes two tanks. A first tank includes a liquid having a lower density of active substance than a liquid in the second tank. Each liquid is configured to evaporate when the liquid is heated beyond a predefined temperature limit. An inhaler to inhale the liquid vapor evaporating from each tank by the user. One heating resistor is associated with each tank. A controller to control the heating of each resistor to actuate each resistor independently in accordance with the determined amount of active substance to be vaporized. The ratio of the heating of the resistor of the second tank to the heating of the resistor of the first tank is an increasing function of the determined amount of active substance to be vaporized. |
| US10398166B2 |
Modular tobacco preparation including extrusion
A tobacco preparation method, where a tobacco material is prepared through at least one extrusion process including compressing the material with an increase in pressure and temperature and mechanically processing and abruptly flash drying the material at an extruder outlet, wherein the tobacco material includes a tobacco lamina material, where a tobacco preparation device includes a dosing conveyor and an extruder which compresses a tobacco material with an increase in pressure and temperature and mechanically process and abruptly flash dries the material at the extruder outlet, where the components are designated as a unit which can be modularly delimited for processing a tobacco material including a tobacco lamina material, where an arrangement of several tobacco preparation devices and a smoking article or cigarette manufacturing device includes such a device or such a device arrangement which is connected upstream of a cigarette maker or a secondary unit as a tobacco preparation module. |
| US10398164B2 |
Machine for cleaning up fruits, particularly strawberries and radishes
A machine for cleaning up fruits, particularly strawberries and radishes is disclosed. The machine includes closed loop conveyor belt (5) for conveying fruits, a vacuum-generating means (8), and first cutting means (11). The closed loop conveyor belt (5) is provided with an upper conveying branch (5a), a lower returning branch (5b) and two front and rear connecting portions (5c, 5d), respectively, a plurality of holes (6) that are formed in the conveyor belt (5), and the conveyor belt (5) is movable by rollers (3, 4) along a predetermined advancing direction (A). The vacuum-generating means (8) includes distributing means (10) arranged under at least a predetermined portion of the upper conveying branch (5a). The first cutting means (11) cutting fruits is arranged in the plurality of holes (6) according to a cutting line substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction (A). |
| US10398159B2 |
Low molecular weight modulators of the cold menthol receptor TRPM8 and use thereof
The invention relates to new types of modulators of the cold menthol receptor TRPM8, to methods of modulating the TRPM8 receptor using these modulators; and in particular the use of the modulators for inducing a sensation of coldness; and also the articles and compositions produced using these modulators. |
| US10398157B2 |
Method for preparing frozen fried eggs
A method for preparing frozen fried eggs from fresh eggs, in which the fresh eggs are broken into corresponding molds impregnated with oi, introduced into a convection oven at a temperature of 232 to 252° C. for a period of 130 to 150 seconds to be fried, and subsequently introduced into a blast chiller at a temperature of −23 to −13° C. for a period of 15 to 25 minutes to be frozen, and ultimately packaged in a unitary manner so that, when defrosted, each fried egg has a similar texture to that of a recently made fried egg. |
| US10398153B2 |
Liquid nitrogen dispenser for frozen treats
A liquid nitrogen dispenser for frozen treats comprises an anodized mount, an anodized cover attached onto the anodized mount, an inlet integrated into the anodized cover, an outlet integrated into the anodized cover, a dispensing tube, a primary flow valve mounted in between the anodized cover and the anodized mount and in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, a phase separator externally mounted to the anodized cover and in fluid communication with the outlet by the dispensing tube, an access hole traversing through the anodized cover, an annular gasket penetrating the access hole and peripherally pressed against the anodized cover and an insulating layer positioned around the primary flow valve, mounted across the anodized cover and pressed in between the anodized cover and the annular gasket. |
| US10398151B1 |
Method and apparatus of using alcohol and high-pressure processing (HPP) to preserve all-natural beverages
An all-natural fruit juice and alcohol composition, including a mixture of all-natural fruit juice and alcohol having a pH of less than or equal to 4.6, wherein the mixture has an alcohol content of 2-20% by volume, and wherein the mixture has been subjected to a high-pressure processing such that the mixture has been subjected to a pressure range of 70,000-95,000 psi for a time period of 1 to 5 minutes. |
| US10398150B2 |
Separating tissue from an intestine
For separating an intestine from a cluster of organs harvested from an animal, in particular a pig, cow or sheep, wherein the intestine is connected to the remainder of the cluster through tissue, a device and method are provided. The intestine separating device includes a guiding device having at least one guiding surface configured to contact the intestine. The guiding device includes first and second guiding members together defining a gap for accommodating the tissue. The first and second guiding members are movable towards and away from each other to vary a gap width. A gap width control structure includes an actuator to controllably decrease and increase the gap width. A tissue separating device is operative in the gap to provide a separation in the tissue close to the intestine. |
| US10398149B2 |
Flour product whitener containing polysaccharide alcohol and use thereof
A flour product whitener containing polysaccharide alcohol. When the flour product whitener is used in a flour product, the amount of the polysaccharide alcohol is 0.01-10 parts by mass in every 100 parts by mass of total flour in the flour product. |
| US10398148B2 |
Oven
An oven has a first conveyor, a first burner that directs heat toward the first conveyor from above the first conveyor, and a second burner that directs heat toward the first conveyor from below the first conveyor. A method includes providing foodstuff on a conveyor, exposing the foodstuff to heat directed toward the foodstuff from above the conveyor, and exposing the foodstuff to heat directed toward the foodstuff from below the conveyor. Another oven has a first conveyor and first conveyor insulators that surround the first conveyor and define a first zone. Another method includes introducing foodstuff to a first conveyor belt within a first insulated zone, introducing heat into the first insulated zone, and retaining a portion of the heat within the first insulated zone. Another oven has an insulated cooking zone that closely envelopes a cooking path and an insulated oven zone that substantially envelopes the cooking zone. |
| US10398141B1 |
Breakable nonflowing gel bait
A breakable nonflowing gel bait composition that includes water in a range of about 40% to about 99% by weight of the composition, a toxicant in a range of about 0.0001% to about 25% by weight of the composition, one or more attractants in a combined range from about 1% to about 49% by weight of the composition, a gelling agent in a range of about 0.001% to about 15% by weight of the composition, and wherein the breakable nonflowing gel bait composition is a breakable nonflowing gel. |
| US10398140B2 |
Alpha connexin C-terminal (ACT) peptides and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing macular degeneration in a subject. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods for preserving organs and tissues for transplantation, and for preventing cellular injury in organs or in subjects. |
| US10398138B2 |
Wildlife exclusion composition and assembly
An animal exclusion system comprising first and second conductive elements electrically isolated from each other and each having a different electrical potential applied thereto, the first and second conductive elements each comprising carbonaceous particles in a polymeric binder forming a conductive load bearing surface, the load bearing conductive surface of the first conductive element being close enough to the load bearing conductive surface of the second conductive element for both surfaces to simultaneously be in electrical contact with an animal of predetermined size. |
| US10398136B2 |
Illuminated-heated ice fishing system
An illuminated-heated ice fishing system. The system includes a plurality of sidewalls and a top wall in hinged communication and wherein the device is capable of folding up for storage. The system includes a heated lantern to heat and illuminate a spool of the device. The spool is removably affixed to a sidewall of the device and includes a reflective surface directed towards the interior of the device to reflect the light from the lantern. The sidewalls have a bottom portion comprised of a thermoplastic material for contacting the ice surface. |
| US10398135B1 |
Flexible fishing lure having an integral retainer and method of making same
A flexible plastic fishing lure has an integral retainer that is configured proximal to a front end of the fishing lure and has at least one retainer barb. The integral retainer is a harder and tougher material than the plastic used in the body of the fishing lure and is configured to seat over the jig-head barb to prevent the flexible plastic fishing lure from sliding down along the jig-head. The integral retainer has at least one retainer barb that more effectively holds the flexible plastic to the integral retainer. The integral retainer may have extension tabs that extend out radially and in some cases extend out from the flexible plastic body. The integral retainer may also have an aperture that extend along the length of the integral retainer and may be used to inject the flexible plastic into a mold. |
| US10398132B2 |
Apparatus for coupling a pet leash and pet collar
An apparatus that couples an animal leash and animal collar to form a harness assembly. The apparatus is placed on the back of an animal and contains two separate channels configured to hold and maintain a flat leash in a loop encircling the animal's torso. The elongate and narrow shape of the channels prevents the contained leash from turning or becoming tangled in the around the animal. The apparatus is detachable into two separate components to allow the loop to be removable from the animal. The apparatus also contains a snap bolt connecter for attaching the collar. |
| US10398128B2 |
Automated animal feed dispenser and method
One embodiment of the invention could be an automated animal feed dispenser and method, the automated animal feed dispenser comprising a three-wall cabinet generally forming a hollow interior and further defining a feed delivery slot that connects to an angled slide located within the hollow interior; a set of vertically-stacked and spaced-apart drop shelves support animal feed located within the hollow interior, each drop shelf hingedly connects to the cabinet; a set of latches supported by the cabinet, each latch comprises a motorized automotive door lock that controls the drop of a respective drop shelf; a latch control system operates the latches to drop the drop shelves in a timed and sequenced manner that allows dropped drop shelves to successively overlay one another to create a progressively angled slide that empties down upon the angled slide. |
| US10398127B2 |
System, method and feeding device for remote pet monitoring and feeding
A system, a feeding device, and a method enable a terminal device of a pet owner to directly and/or indirectly communicate with the feeding device. The feeding device can monitor and/or feed the pet. For example, components of the feeding device, along with a sensor worn by the pet and in communication with the feeding device, can monitor the pet. A cloud database may compile and may perform an analysis of health and wellness information and food consumption data sent from the feeding device and may communicate with the terminal device of the pet owner bidirectionally. The analysis can use data from a consumer-club of pets to provide best service. The feeding device can also communicate with the terminal device of the pet owner bidirectionally, either directly using one or more wireless connections or indirectly using the cloud database. |
| US10398125B1 |
Laptop or keyboard simulating pet bed
A bed for a pet comprises a computer keyboard simulating enclosure having a top side having a plurality of simulated computer keys, a bottom side adapted for laying on a horizontal surface, and a peripheral edge. A heating element is fixed within the enclosure and is adapted to heat at least the top side of the enclosure. A power conduit traversing the enclosure is adapted for connecting the heating element with a power source. The bed further includes pressure-activated switch for activating the heating element, a keyboard sound simulating device, an illumination device, a vibration device, and/or a simulated laptop display projecting away from a rear side of the enclosure. |
| US10398124B2 |
Cat litter process
This invention is for a method for making and using cat litter from conventional toilet paper and using the cat litter in a toilet bowl mounted cat litter box. The cat litter box has an opening and closing door activated by a handle for discharging soiled cat litter directly into the toilet bowl for disposal. The handle also blocks the toilet from closing when the cat litter box is attached to the toilet bowl. |
| US10398121B1 |
Soybean cultivar 76132184
A soybean cultivar designated 76132184 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 76132184, to the plants of soybean cultivar 76132184, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 76132184, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 76132184. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76132184. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76132184, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 76132184 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10398119B1 |
Soybean variety 5PHZF77
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PHZF77 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PHZF77, cells from soybean variety 5PHZF77, plants of soybean 5PHZF77, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PHZF77. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PHZF77 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PHZF77, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PHZF77, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PHZF77. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PHZF77 are further provided. |
| US10398116B1 |
Soybean variety 5PJLH48
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PJLH48 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PJLH48, cells from soybean variety 5PJLH48, plants of soybean 5PJLH48, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PJLH48. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PJLH48 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PJLH48, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PJLH48, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PJLH48. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PJLH48 are further provided. |
| US10398115B2 |
Soybean variety P06A13R
A novel soybean variety, designated P06A13R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety P06A13R, cells from soybean variety P06A13R, plants of soybean P06A13R, and plant parts of soybean variety P06A13R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety P06A13R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety P06A13R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety P06A13R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety P06A13R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety P06A13R are further provided. |
| US10398114B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH460832
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH460832. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH460832, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH460832 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH460832. |
| US10398104B2 |
Tomato line FDSXJ11-6002
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FDSXJ11-6002. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDSXJ11-6002 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10398100B1 |
Markers associated with sudden death syndrome tolerance in soybeans
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing an SDS tolerant soybean plant or germplasm. A soybean plant or germplasm that has been identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided. SDS tolerant soybean seeds, plants and germplasms are also provided. |
| US10398093B2 |
Stake securing a landscaping edging strip
A stake consists of two planar panels joined on a longitudinal axis and angularly disposed with respect to one another. Lower portions of the panels converge to a tip on the axis, and an axial tang is formed at the top of the stake. An inwardly directed flange is formed near the top of each panel, the flanges being disposed substantially in a common plane, generally perpendicular to the panels. The flanges and the tang facilitate driving of the stake into a substrate by use of a power hammer, and the driven stake resists both upward and lateral displacement. It is especially adapted for the securement of edging for restraining paving and landscaping materials. |
| US10398087B2 |
Rotor for bagging machine
A rotor for bagging silage is disclosed. The rotor has at least four sets of tines forming double helixes with angular spacing between each set of tines. In some embodiments, the tines are spaced further apart and the rotor is rotated at a higher rotational speed. |
| US10398086B2 |
Rectangular baler
An agricultural baler has a plunger for compressing harvested material to a bale in a chamber, a crank mechanism connected to the plunger for the purpose of driving the plunger, wherein the crank mechanism comprises at least one first crank and at least one second crank, a drive mechanism for driving the first crank and the second crank, wherein the drive mechanism is configured such that, when the first and second crank are driven, the first crank and the second crank rotate in opposite directions. |
| US10398081B2 |
Straw spreader and chaff spreader for a combine harvester
A spreader system of an agricultural vehicle for spreading crop residue including first and second spreader devices and a chute. The first spreader device includes a plurality of first paddles configured to rotate about a first axis, the rotation of the first paddles producing a first stream of crop residue. The second spreader device includes a plurality of second paddles configured to rotate about a second axis, the rotation of the second paddles producing a second stream of crop residue. The chute receives the first stream of crop residue and the second stream of crop residue flow respectively from the first spreader device and the second spreader device. The first stream and the second stream of crop residue are combined in the chute. |
| US10398079B2 |
Disk guard support
An elongated rotary cutterbar assembly includes a housing having a first surface, a second surface, a front portion, and a rear portion. At least one disk is rotatably coupled to the housing, and the assembly further includes a first tab at least partially disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and a tab plane defined by the first tab and extending between the first surface and the second surface. A stop surface is defined in the housing offset from the tab plane towards the first surface, and a disk guard is coupled to the housing at the first tab. A receiver is defined in the disk guard at a location adjacent to the first stop surface. When a force is applied to the disk guard towards the first surface, the first receiver contacts the first stop surface to restrict deflection of the disk guard relative to the housing. |
| US10398077B2 |
Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods
An apparatus and methods for delivering seed from a metering device to a furrow. In one embodiment, a seed meter entrains and releases seed from a seed disc at a seed release location. The released seed is directed into a seed conveyor by a loading wheel. The seed conveyor conveys the seed toward the soil and releases the seed with a rearward relative velocity. |
| US10398071B2 |
Drum style rotary tiller
A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum. |
| US10405468B2 |
Shield case and electronic device
According to one embodiment, a shield case includes a frame configured to surround an electronic component and including a contact portion at a top of the frame, and a cover including a side plate and a top plate, a groove being formed at a peripheral portion of the top plate. The side plate is outside the frame and the groove contacts the contact portion when the cover is engaged with the frame. |
| US10405467B2 |
Integrated thermal door component for head mounted display
A head mounted display (HMD) device for supporting virtual reality and augmented reality includes a frame and a thermal door component between which a mobile device may be sandwiched. The thermal door component includes a first portion that is substantially planar for reversibly coupling with a portion of a back surface of the mobile device and a heat sink. The heat sink includes a substantially planar portion coupled to a surface of the first portion of the thermal door component. The heat sink may be made of magnesium or other thermally conductive material. A second portion is coupled to the back of the first portion. An opening, channel, or recess that allows access to the interior of the thermal door component by ambient air to allow the thermal door component to draw heat away from the mobile device and the HMD device. |
| US10405465B2 |
Topological insulator thermal management systems
An electrical device includes an electrical component configured to generate heat during operation of the electrical device. A thermal management coating is configured to transfer heat from the electrical component by thermal conduction. The thermal management coating comprises a non-carbon based topological insulator. |
| US10405464B2 |
Electronic power module, electronic architecture comprising same, voltage converter and electric machine comprising same
An electronic power module may be integrated into a voltage converter. Additionally, the electronic power module may include a plane substrate with at least one power trace overmolded at least in part with electrically insulating material. Further, the plane substrate may have an upper face to receive at least one electronic component so as to be connected electrically to the at least one power trace. |
| US10405463B2 |
Multi-rotor aerial drone with vapor chamber
A quad-rotor or other unmanned aerial drone having a planar vapor chamber mounted to a processor of the drone to cool the processor. The processor may be enclosed in a protective central housing. The vapor chamber is mounted, in some examples, with a perimeter of the vapor chamber extending from the processor through the housing into an airflow region near the rotors of the drone so that airflow, which may include propeller wash, serves to cool the perimeter of the vapor chamber. The planar vapor chamber cools the enclosed processor using both phase-change cooling/heat spreading (i.e. heat is dissipated from the processor via evaporation and subsequent condensation) and convection (i.e. airflow passing over the perimeter of the vapor chamber carries heat away). |
| US10405460B2 |
Circuit breaker arrangements
A circuit breaker arrangement includes a housing, a contact seated in the housing, and a lead in electrical communication with the at least one contact and disposed outside the housing. The circuit breaker arrangement includes a heat sink in thermal communication with the lead to transfer heat between the contact and the lead. |
| US10405459B2 |
Actuated immersion cooled electronic assemblies
An immersion cooled electronics arrangement includes a housing containing a coolant, an electronic device submerged within the housing and in thermal communication with the coolant, and a variable volume body. The variable volume body is disposed within the housing. An actuator is operatively connected to the variable volume body and is arranged to displace coolant within the housing. |
| US10405458B2 |
Fitting assembly and electronic device
A fitting assembly including: a movable connector block including a connector coupler to which a connector is to be coupled, the movable connector block configured to be supported by a base; a floating support configured to support the movable connector block swingably together with the base; and a protrusion provided to one of the movable connector block and the base, the protrusion including a tip end that, when the connector is coupled to the connector coupler, comes into contact, in a connecting direction to the connector, with the other one of the movable connector block and the base, and swingably supports the movable connector block pivotally about the tip end. |
| US10405456B2 |
Outdoor display apparatus having enhanced temperature stability
An outdoor display apparatus having enhanced temperature stability comprises: a display panel having a driver board; a rear bracket having at least one opening for air circulation that is coupled to the display panel having the driver board; and a housing for accommodating a rear bracket coupled to the display panel, wherein: the inlet is formed at a lower portion of a rear surface of the housing, the outlet is formed at an upper portion of a rear surface of the housing, and air flows through a first clearance space existing between the front surface of the display panel and the transparent optical member, a second clearance space existing between the rear surface of the display panel and the rear bracket having the opening for air circulation, and a third clearance space existing between the rear bracket having the opening for air circulation and the housing. |
| US10405454B2 |
Stackable switch cooling system
A switch includes a switch chassis that houses a heat producing component. A plurality of side walls are located on the switch chassis and define a chassis perimeter. A top wall extends between the plurality of side walls and defines a top wall perimeter vent adjacent the chassis perimeter. A bottom wall extends between the plurality of side walls, is located opposite the switch chassis from the top wall, and defines a bottom wall perimeter vent adjacent the chassis perimeter. A plurality of feet are located on the bottom wall and provide an air gap between the switch chassis and a support surface when the plurality of feet engage the support surface. In response to the heat producing component generating heat, fresh air is drawn in through the air gap and the bottom wall perimeter vent, and heated air flows through the top wall perimeter vent. |
| US10405453B1 |
Systems and methods for carrier-less storage device extraction in an information handling system
Systems and methods are disclosed for carrier-less storage device extraction in an information handling system. A carrier-less storage shuttle includes two sides rigidly affixed to an enclosure assembly and a latch assembly configured to affix a storage device at an engaged position within the enclosure assembly. The carrier-less storage shuttle further includes a strap movably coupled to the two sides, a first end of the strap coupled to the latch assembly, and a second end of the strap coupled to a second side of the two sides. When the storage device is in the engaged position, a bottom surface of the storage device is in contact with the strap, and the latch assembly is moved in a generally outward direction from the enclosure assembly, the strap moves in response such that the storage device moves from the engaged position to a disengaged position. |
| US10405452B2 |
Rack cover assembly and system
A rack cover assembly including a first side cover and a second side cover. The first side cover may include a first tensioner and a first flexible rectangular sheet. The first tensioner may be coupled to the first flexible rectangular sheet at or near a first lateral edge. The first tensioner may include a first tensioner height that is less than a first sheet height between the first top edge and the first bottom edge. The second cover may include a second tensioner and a second flexible rectangular sheet configured to couple with the first flexible rectangular sheet. The second tensioner may be coupled to the second flexible rectangular sheet at or near a second lateral edge. The second tensioner may include a second tensioner height that is less than a second sheet height between the second top edge and the second bottom edge. |
| US10405450B2 |
High power multilayer module having low inductance and fast switching for paralleling power devices
The disclosure is directed to a power module that includes at least one power substrate, a housing arranged on the at least one power substrate, and a first terminal electrically connected to the at least one power substrate. The first terminal includes a contact surface located above the housing at a first elevation. The power module includes a second terminal including a contact surface located above the housing at a second elevation different from the first elevation, a third terminal electrically connected to the at least one power substrate, and a plurality of power devices electrically connected to the at least one power substrate. |
| US10405448B2 |
High frequency BGA connector
A connector for surface mounting with a solder reflow process with closely-spaced solder masses on mounting ends of reference contacts. The solder masses on the reference contacts may fuse for enhanced shielding. The mounting ends of signal and reference contacts may be positioned in rows, configured such that the solder masses of the reference contacts may shield solder masses attached to signal contacts in adjacent rows. The mounting ends of the signal contacts may be disposed in pockets in a surface of the connector housing. In some embodiments, solder balls may be fused to an edge of the signal contact, with the length of the edge extending beyond locations at which the solder ball is fused to. The edge may extend through a wall of the pocket, so as to set a desired impedance in the mounting region of the connector. |
| US10405445B1 |
Media door assembly for a marine electronics device
A door assembly for a marine electronics device including a door defining a first end and a second end, a substantially planar surface, at least one hinge element disposed proximate the first end, and a finger recess. The finger recess is sized to enable a user to fit at least a portion of a finger therein to enable movement of the door to an open position. The door assembly also includes a deformable tab disposed at the peripheral edge of the planar surface of the door at the second end. The deformable tab fills the finger recess of the door and is movable between a resting position and a deflected position, is biased to the resting position. Movement of the deformable tab to the deflected position enables the user to move the door to the open position. |
| US10405443B1 |
Adaptive opening for an electronic hardware enclosure
A movable adaptive structure for external devices has a main body and a movable element. The main body has an adapting window, an adapting terminal and a stationary portion. The adapting window is disposed on one side of the main body. The adapting terminal is disposed in the main body. The adapting terminal corresponds in position to the adapting window and thus is in communication with the outside, to adapt to an external device. The stationary portion is positioned proximate to the adapting window. The movable element has at least two positioning portions spaced apart and moves relative to the adapting window such that any one of the positioning portions is positioned at the stationary portion to change area of the adapting window. Therefore, the adaptive structure operates flexibly enough to adapt to the external device of variable dimensions. |
| US10405440B2 |
System and method for interactive protection of a mobile electronic device
A system is disclosed having a deployable barrier, a sensor to detect when to deploy the barrier and an activation device to deploy the barrier, wherein the barrier, sensor and activation device are connected a surface attached to a mobile device and the deployable barrier is deployed when the mobile device experiences an unexpected change in at least one of velocity, acceleration and moisture. Another system and method are also disclosed. |
| US10405437B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display substrate and a printed circuit board (PCB). The display substrate includes a display area to display an image, and includes a pad area outside the display area. The PCB is bonded to a surface of the display substrate in the pad area. The PCB includes a base film, first terminal wires positioned at the base film, second terminal wires positioned at the base film, first sub-pad terminals electrically connected to the first terminal wires through contact holes formed in the base film, and second sub-pad terminals directly and electrically connected to the second terminal wires without contact holes. The first sub-pad terminals and the second sub-pad terminals are alternately arranged. The first terminal wires and the second terminal wires are, in a view normal to the surface, spaced apart from one another. |
| US10405436B2 |
Flexible display module bonding method
A bonding method of a flexible display module is provided. The flexible display module includes a flexible display panel having a first bonding area and an integrated driving circuit having a second bonding area. The bonding method includes: attaching, through a colloid, a transfer plate to a surface of the flexible display panel; solidifying the colloid facing the first bonding area to form a fixed portion; flattening the transfer plate to flatten the first bonding area through the fixed portion; aligning the second bonding area with the first bonding area pre-laminating the first bonding area and the second bonding area at a first temperature; breaking the fixed portion, and separating the flexible display panel and the transfer plate; flattening the flexible display panel; laminating the first bonding area and the second bonding area at a second temperature to form the flexible display module. |
| US10405433B2 |
Method for manufacturing an integrated circuit package
This disclosure relates to integrated circuit (IC) packages and methods of manufacturing the same. In one method, a printed circuit board is provided with semiconductor die. The semiconductor die includes a Back-End-of-Line (BEOL) region, a Front-End-of-Line (FEOL) region, and a semiconductor handle such that the BEOL region, the FEOL region, and the semiconductor handle are stacked. A first polymer layer is provided over the printed circuit board so as to cover the semiconductor die. The semiconductor handle of the semiconductor die is exposed through the first polymer layer and removed. A second polymer layer is then provided so that the BEOL region, the FEOL region, and at least a portion of the second polymer layer are stacked. The second polymer layer may be provided to have high thermal conductivity and electric isolation properties thereby providing advantageous package characteristics. |
| US10405430B2 |
Ceramic substrate, electronic component, and method of manufacturing ceramic substrate
Close-contact layers that are capable of improving the degree of contact between electrodes and a ceramic insulating layer can be formed at low cost by firing a glass paste. When the electrodes, the ceramic insulating layer, and the close-contact layers are fired at the same time, the glass paste is sintered last, and thus, formation of voids, defects, and the like in portions of the ceramic insulating layer, on which the electrodes are disposed, as a result of shrinkage of the electrodes and the ceramic insulating layer at the time of firing being hindered by stress generated due to the difference in the degree of shrinkage can be suppressed. Therefore, the structure of the ceramic insulating layers in the above portions can be elaborated by the close-contact layers. |
| US10405425B2 |
Surface mount technology (SMT) pad design with differential contact strips having converging narrowing distal ends that facilitate high speed communication
An Information handling system (IHS) includes a circuit board assembly with surface mount technology (SMT) pad structure. Landing pad(s) attached to circuit board substrate have a mounting area that receive an SMT connector pin onto adjacent pair of differential contact strips plated to nonconductive surface and extending longitudinally in parallel alignment. A return current strip is longitudinally aligned, adjacent to the differential contact strips on a first lateral side. The return current strip is connected to a ground plane of the circuit board substrate. Converging narrowing of the adjacent differential contact strip increases separation from a distal end of the return current strip. The separation improves signal integrity by reducing fringe effects, increasing impedance, and quenching resonance. A surface mount device (SMD) has one or more connector pins that are attached to the one or more landing pads to conduct the high-speed communication signal. |
| US10405420B2 |
Gullwing PCB structure to enable high frequency operation
Embodiments include devices and method related to a foldable printed circuit board that may be used in SSD applications. One embodiment relates to a foldable printed circuit board comprising a first rigid portion, a second rigid portion, and a first flexible region coupling the first rigid portion to the second rigid portion. The foldable printed circuit board also includes a third rigid portion and a second flexible region coupling the second rigid portion to the third rigid portion, wherein the first rigid portion and the third rigid portion each have a width that is less than that of the second rigid portion. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10405415B2 |
Electro-static discharge protection device
An electro-static discharge protection device includes a ceramic base material, first and second outer electrodes on the outer surface of the ceramic base material, a hollow portion inside the ceramic base material, a first discharge electrode including a first end portion electrically connected to the first outer electrode and a second end portion in the hollow portion, a second discharge electrode including a first end portion electrically connected to the second outer electrode and a second end portion spaced apart from the first discharge electrode in the hollow portion, and a discharge supporting electrode including silicon carbide and between the second end portion of the first discharge electrode and the second end portion of the second discharge electrode. The elemental alkali metal in the ceramic base material is about 3 percent by weight or less. |
| US10405404B1 |
Lighting controls data synchronization
A lighting control system includes a plurality of lighting system elements that are connected together over at least one lighting control network. The lighting system elements include a network controller, a luminaire, or a lighting control device. Some of the lighting system elements are designated as client lighting devices. At least one of the lighting system elements is designated as a lighting control data synchronization master. The lighting control system allows for changes in lighting control setting data, without sacrificing performance and maintaining stability with network failures, by generation and utilization of lighting control data keys. For example, data synchronization replicates or transfers lighting control setting data when a state change in a lighting control setting is detected based on a comparison of a current lighting control data key with an original lighting control data key. |
| US10405401B2 |
Precipitation sensing luminaire
A luminaire comprising: at least one light source arranged to emit light to illuminate an outdoor environment of the luminaire; at least one sensor, each of the at least one sensor arranged to provide a sensor output signal; a control module arranged to receive the sensor output signal from each of the at least one sensor and configured to communicate with a component of the luminaire based on the at least one sensor output signal; and a precipitation detection module arranged to receive the at least one sensor output signal and configured to detect occurrence of precipitation in the outdoor environment based on the at least one sensor output signal and control the light emitted from the at least one light source based on said detection. |
| US10405400B2 |
Power supply system and voltage output module
A power supply system includes at least a first power supply and a second power supply and a voltage output circuit. The first power supply provides a first set of signals while the second power supply provides a second set of signals. The voltage output circuit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, a switch circuit and a control circuit. The first input terminal receives a first voltage signal of the first set of signals while the second input terminal receives a second voltage signal of the second set of signals, the switching circuit couples between the first and the second input terminal and the first output terminal, and the control circuit activates a first or second transistor according to a voltage difference between the first and second input terminal to generate a first output voltage signal on the first output terminal. |
| US10405398B2 |
Lighting control system for plant LED lamps
A lighting control system for plant LED lamps controls at least one LED lamp, and then at least one of the LED lamps provides lighting for at least one plant. The lighting control system comprises a plant growth stage setting module, a step setting module for respective growth stage, a spectrum adjusting module for LED lamps in each growth stage and an illumination time adjusting module in each growth stage. The spectrum adjusting module in each growth stage is configured to adjust and set the spectrum of the LED lamp provided by different growth stages of the same type of plants. The illumination time adjusting module is configured to adjust the time for growing the different growth stages of the same type of plants. The application allows users to easily control the spectral characteristics of LED lamps, as well as lighting time. At the same time, it is also convenient to control the spectral characteristics and the illumination time of the LED lamps in different regions and different plants so as to make the adjustment of the light emitted by the LED lamps simple and save human cost and time. |
| US10405397B2 |
Illumination device, system and method for manually adjusting automated changes in exterior daylight among select groups of illumination devices placed in various rooms of a structure
An illumination device, system and method are provided herein for emulating sunlight along a daytime or nighttime locus. Sunlight is emulated depending on the path length of the sun relative to a structure containing the illumination device and system. One or more illumination devices can be grouped together and perform the sunlight emulation along the locus by producing different color temperatures throughout the day by all illumination devices within that group producing the same color temperature changes throughout the day. Moreover, a particular advantage of the preferred embodiments is the ability to manually change at any time the emulated natural sunlight output from the one or more groups of illumination devices and advantageously change the color output more so at certain times than at other times by simply actuating a trigger on a dimmer associated with a virtual or physical keypad. |
| US10405396B2 |
Display device and method for operating such a display device
The present invention relates to a display device comprising at least one display unit and an illumination device for illuminating an edge region of the at least one display unit. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a display device and to an entertainment device comprising such a display device. The display device according to the invention comprises, in addition to the at least one display unit and the illumination device, at least one determination means for determining a color information from an image block of the at least one display unit, and further comprises a color control means for controlling the color and/or color spectrum of the light emitted by the illumination device as a function of the color information. The color information can be obtained from the light which is actually emitted by the display unit in said image block, for which a light detection device having an observation region that is limited to the image block can be provided. |
| US10405389B2 |
Flickerless LED driver device
A flickerless LED driver device includes a transformer having a primary coil for receiving an alternating-current (AC) voltage, and a secondary coil for generating a first induced voltage induced from the primary coil; a secondary coil circuit for receiving the first induced voltage and applying a first direct-current (DC) voltage to an LED module; a current sensor for sensing a driving current flowing through the secondary coil circuit from the secondary coil; a current controller for receiving a signal about the driving current and generating a control signal for controlling an emission current flowing through the LED module; and a ripple attenuator connected to the LED module to receive a visual light communication (VLC) signal and the control signal, control an emission current corresponding to the VLC signal to flow through the LED module, and suppress ripple of the emission current. |
| US10405388B2 |
Variable-beam light source with mixing chamber
A light device and method for producing an output light beam are disclosed. A light source assembly comprising a plurality of light sources is arranged at the first end of the light device and emits light towards the second end and parallel with the longitudinal axis of the device. The device also has a chamber for mixing light emitted from the light source assembly; and a concave reflecting optic for redirecting light exiting the chamber and emitted onto the optic. The redirected light forms an output light beam. The device also has driver circuitry for controlling drive currents to the plurality of light sources individually or in groups thereof to thereby variably control a divergence of the output light beam. |
| US10405379B2 |
Induction cooking plate and production method
A plate intended for covering or receiving induction heating elements, more particularly an induction cooking plate, said plate being a glass plate with a lithium aluminosilicate-type composition, said plate having a surface zone at least 5 μm thick that includes potassium ions in replacement of the lithium ions of the glass. In addition, an induction cooking appliance incorporating said plate and to a method for producing said plate. |
| US10405378B2 |
High frequency power supply system with closely regulated output for heating a workpiece
High frequency electrical heating system is provided for heating electrically conductive parts as they are advanced, either for annealing or welding processes, and in which the electrical heating current is supplied by a solid state DC to AC inverter through a load matching and frequency control circuit that maintains the desired load current and frequency with changes in the load impedance caused by the electrically conductive parts as they are advanced. Load matching is achieved with high frequency variable reactors having a geometrically-shaped moveable insert core section and a stationary split-bus section with a complementary geometrically-shaped split bus section and a split electric terminal bus section where the insert core section can be moved relative to the stationary split-bus section to vary the inductance of the reactor pair. |
| US10405372B2 |
Frame Transmission method performed in access point, frame reception method performed in terminal, and access point
Provided are a frame transmission method performed in an access point (AP), a frame reception method performed in a terminal, and an AP. The frame transmission method performed in an AP includes acquiring a channel for transmitting a first data unit of a first terminal, when a data unit to be transmitted to at least one terminal other than the first terminal is in the AP, generating a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including the first data unit and the data unit to be transmitted to the at least one terminal, and transmitting the PPDU to the first terminal and the at least one terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the performance of a wireless local area network (WLAN). |
| US10405371B2 |
Enhanced node B, user equipment and methods for discontinuous reception in inter-eNB carrier aggregation
Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and methods for enhanced discontinuous reception (DRX) operations for inter eNB carrier aggregation (CA) in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a UE is configured to be served by multiple serving cells. The first set of the serving cells may be associated with a first eNB and a second set of serving cells may be associated with a second eNB. In these embodiments, DRX operations may be performed independently in multiple serving cells belonging to the different eNBs. Other embodiments for enhanced DRX operations are also described. |
| US10405365B2 |
Method and apparatus for web browsing on multihomed mobile devices
In one example, a method and apparatus for web browsing on multihomed mobile devices having multiple communication interfaces are disclosed. In one example, the method establishes a primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of a resource from a server to a user endpoint device. The method then determines a threshold of resource size. When the size of the resource is determined to exceed the threshold, the method establishes a secondary multipath transmission control protocol connection that cooperates with the primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of the resource from the server to the user endpoint device. |
| US10405362B2 |
Communication device, communication device control method, and display system
A communication device is provided, which includes: a receiver that receives, in a case where the communication device is already connected to a first information processing device by a first connection method, a connection request from a second information processing device; and a controller that performs control such that, (1) in a case where a connection method designated in the connection request is a second connection method different from the first connection method, connection based on the connection request is not performed and that, (2) in a case where the connection method designated in the connection request is the first connection method, connection based on the connection request is performed, wherein the receiver receives image data from an information processing device connected to the communication device. |
| US10405360B2 |
Method and equipment for establishing millimetre connection
The present invention relates to a method and equipment for adaptively tracking a mobile terminal with millimeter wave radio link by establishing and/or maintaining a link between an access point or base station and a moving terminal where the method comprises changing the arrangement of the transmission directional beams of an access point or base station and the reception directional beams of a mobile terminal in a channel estimation process responsive to motion characteristics of the access point or base station transmitter or the mobile terminal receiver or both the access point or base station transmitter and the mobile terminal receiver. The invention further relates to a corresponding system and an access point or base station and a movable terminal provided with means for implementing the above method. |
| US10405357B2 |
Method and apparatus for smart vehicle gateway multi-hop networked communication using context aware radio communication management
A first information handling system functioning as a smart vehicle gateway comprising a wireless adapter to communicate with a wireless link, wherein at least one wireless link is a multi-hop wireless link to a tethered second information handling system, a storage device to store a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless device usage trend data for a plurality of locations where the smart vehicle gateway has operated, a positional detector to detect a location of the smart vehicle gateway, where the application processor determines an available peer-to-peer wireless protocol link operating at the tethered second information handling system to establish a multi-hop wireless link and the application processor determines a list of optimal available wireless protocols at the location based on a mobile wireless traffic report with a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for a plurality of wireless links and based the wireless device usage trend data of the smart vehicle gateway for the location. The application processor further determines whether the multi-hop wireless link is included in the list of optimal available wireless protocols at the location based on a link rating for an available wireless protocol operating at an anchor mobile gateway device in the multi-hop wireless link having an upstream wireless link to a WWAN wireless network, and the wireless adapter establishes a selected optimal wireless link. |
| US10405355B2 |
LTE RACH procedure enhancement
Methods and apparatus are provided for Msg3 collision resolutions. In one embodiment, the UE obtains a set of DMRS seeds and randomly selecting one to generate a DMRS sequence for the Msg3. The set of DMRS seeds is either generated based on a received cell-specific parameter or are received from the network. In another embodiment, the eNB, upon detecting the collision in Msg3, indicates a lowered MCS level for the Msg3 transmission in the RAR after the preamble detection. In another embodiment, the early termination of Msg3 transmission is used upon determining the collision of Msg3. In one embodiment, the eNB responds an ACK to a failed Msg3 to suspend the re-transmission of the Msg3. In another embodiment, the eNB sends a flag to cancel the mac-ContentionResolutionTimer and terminate the Msg3 transmission. The termination indication is either embedded in the acknowledgement signaling or sent through PDCCH signaling. |
| US10405353B2 |
Method and apparatus for random access in wireless systems
A user equipment (UE) for random access operation in a wireless communication system. The UE comprises at least one transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS), RACH configuration information including an RACH structure corresponding to a first beam identification (ID), beam sweeping operation and mapping between downlink signals and RACH chunks and/or RACH preamble subsets. The UE comprises at least one processor configured to determine an RACH preamble based on the RACH structure configuration received from the BS. The UE comprises the transceiver further configured to transmit, to the BS, the RACH preamble over a first beam associated with the first beam ID and receive, from the BS, an RACH response corresponding to the RACH preamble over a second beam, wherein the first beam is different than the second beam. |
| US10405352B2 |
Efficient transmission of a response signal for a random access preamble transmitted from legacy or extension carrier capable devices
In order to provide a transmission device and transmission method with which a response signal for random access preamble transmitted from a preamble transmission device is efficiently transmitted, setting unit in base station sets a first resource candidate group, which enables terminal capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission to be selected, and a second resource candidate group, which enables terminal incapable of receiving a latch response transmitted by DMRS transmission but capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by cell-specific reference signal (CRS) transmission to be selected. Control unit selects DMRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when a resource in which latch preamble has been received is included in the first candidate group, but selects CRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when the resource is included in the second resource candidate group. |
| US10405351B2 |
Transmission method for multi user in wireless local area network
Disclosed are multi-user transmission methods in a wireless local access network (WLAN). An operation method performed in a first station may comprise generating a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including a legacy preamble, a high efficiency (HE) preamble, and a payload; and transmitting the PPDU. Also, the HE preamble may include a HE signal A (HE-SIG-A) field, a HE signal B (HE-SIG-B) field, a HE short training field (HE-STF), and a HE long training field (HE-LTF), and the HE-SIG-A field may include information indicating the number of symbols of the HE-SIG-B field. Accordingly, a performance of the WLAN may be enhanced. |
| US10405349B2 |
Media access control for license-assisted access
Systems and/or methods of receiving communications at a receiving node that communicates with a transmitting node over a first communication channel and a second communication channel are disclosed. The method includes receiving, at the receiving node, a request-to-send message from the transmitting node over the first communication channel, the request-to-send message indicating that the transmitting node has data to be transmitted to the receiving node over the second communication channel, determining at the receiving node whether the second communication channel is available for reception of the data, in response to determining that the second communication channel is available for reception of the data, reserving the second communication channel for use by the transmitting node, and receiving the data from the transmitting node over the second communication channel. |
| US10405346B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
A data transmission method and an apparatus relate to the communications field and are applied to data transmission to effectively reduce a collision reoccurrence probability after a device in a licensed-assisted access using Long Term Evolution (LAA-LTE) system preempts an unlicensed spectrum and collides with another device. A first device adjusts a detection moment or a quantity of detection times of clear channel assessment (CCA) of a channel in an unlicensed spectrum after the first device determines that the first device collides with another device when occupying the channel in the unlicensed spectrum to transmit data, and the first device occupies, according to an adjusted detection moment or an adjusted quantity of detection times of CCA of the channel in the unlicensed spectrum, the channel in the unlicensed spectrum to transmit data. |
| US10405340B2 |
Security message transmission method and apparatus
The present invention relates to a security message transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: generating, by a vehicle terminal, a first security message, where the first security message carries message type information; adding priority indication information of the security message to a geographic information layer according to the message type information, and obtaining a second security message; determining, at a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, a transmission path of the security message according to the priority indication information; and sending the second security message to a recipient by using a physical layer corresponding to the determined transmission path, so that the recipient performs forwarding processing on the second security message. According to the present invention, a security message is forwarded to a vehicle terminal within a predetermined distance range in a manner of combining a VDC technology and an LTE cellular network. |
| US10405339B2 |
Systems and methods for a physical uplink control channel on a secondary cell
A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes instructing a physical layer of the UE to signal a scheduling request (SR) on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) based on whether scheduling request counter is less than the maximum number of scheduling request transmission, and transmitting, to an evolved Node B (eNB), the SR on either of the PUCCH on a primary cell and the PUCCH on a PUCCH secondary cell. The scheduling request counter is incremented in a case that the scheduling request counter is less than the maximum number of scheduling request transmission. |
| US10405338B2 |
Data transmission method in wireless communication system and device therefor
Disclosed is an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission method by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system. The uplink multi-user transmission method by an STA in a WLAN system according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a trigger frame including resource unit allocation information for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission; transmitting a UL MU physical protocol data unit (PPDU) frame, on the basis of frequency resource allocation information; and receiving an ACK frame for the UL MU PPDU. |
| US10405333B2 |
Communication device and method for receiving signals in a frequency range
A communication terminal is described comprising a first transceiver configured for communication according to a first radio access technology and a second transceiver configured for communication according to a second radio access technology. The second transceiver is configured to determine whether a frequency range is occupied by a transmission according to the second radio access technology and to notify the first transceiver whether the frequency range is occupied by a transmission according to the second radio access technology. The first transceiver is configured to receive signals transmitted in the frequency range based on the notification from the second transceiver. |
| US10405330B2 |
System and method for dynamic marking for internet protocol bearer splitting
A User Equipment (UE), an evolved Node B (eNB), or a PDN Gateway (PGW) comprising a processing circuitry to comprise a user-plane multi-link data convergence element for modifying the IP header of a data packet to support transporting an EPS bearer over multiple radio (3GPP or Non-3GPP) access networks simultaneously, bearer splitting. The eNB or PGW may be configured to send a message to UE, requesting the candidate bits to be reused to support bearer splitting. The UE to be configured to send a message to eNB or PGW, indicating which bits of the IP header field (e.g. ToS, TTL). The eNB or PGW is configured to send a message to UE, confirming which bits of the internet protocol (IP) header field will be used, and a mapping rule between the bit value and the various bearer splitting mode that a data packet to be subject to. The eNB or PGW or UE to be configured to monitor incoming IP packets, and stop marking if default values of selected bits in the incoming IP packets have changed. The eNB or PGW or UE to send a message to notify the other side that the marking has stopped due to the change of the default, and the message may also include the sequence number of the last marked data packet. An IP header field of the data packet to comprise to be a Type of Service (ToS) field or a Time to Live (TTL) field. |
| US10405327B2 |
Logical channel prioritization procedure for sidelink logical channels
The present disclosure relates to a method to be performed at a user equipment and to a user equipment operable in a wireless communications system supporting direct communication between user equipments. Accordingly, a sidelink configuration is stored in the user equipment, 5 specifying a plurality of destination groups, each destination group including possible destinations for sidelink data as well a logical channel priority is stored for each logical channel out of logical channels configured for the sidelink destination groups. The terminal then selects a sidelink destination group with a sidelink logical channel having sidelink data available for transmission with the 10 highest logical channel priority among the sidelink logical channels having data available for transmission, and allocates radio resources to the sidelink logical channels belonging to the selected sidelink destination group in decreasing priority order. |
| US10405326B2 |
Scheduling energy harvesting nodes in a wireless sensor networks
A system and method for optimizing power consumption of energy harvesting nodes in a wireless sensor network. In one embodiment, a system includes a network coordinator. The network coordinator includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The wireless transceiver is configured to provide access to the wireless sensor network. The controller is configured to determine whether a wireless device that is wirelessly communicating with the network coordinator is powered via energy harvesting. The controller is also configured to schedule, based on a determination that the wireless device is powered via energy harvesting, the wireless device to communicate via the wireless sensor network using a priority timeslot of a superframe of the wireless sensor network. The priority timeslot is a timeslot occurring in an initial portion of the superframe. |
| US10405321B2 |
Cell control device and operation method therefor
A cell control device achieves optimal interference control taking into account a different between the DL interference strength and the UL interference strength by an adjacent cell by way of controlling cells based on D-TDD in a network environment where a number of cells employing TDD coexist. A method of operating a cell control device is also disclosed. |
| US10405318B2 |
PDSCH precoding adaptation for LTE in unlicensed bands
The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a beamformed data transmission transmitted from a radio base station to a user equipment over an unlicensed band. The data transmission is transmitted by the radio base station within one or more resource blocks of a subframe, each resource block being composed of a plurality of resource elements. The beamformed data transmission is generated by the radio base station by 1) applying a first precoding for generating a beam directionality towards the user equipment to a subset of all the resource elements used for transmitting the data transmission in the subframe, and 2) applying a second precoding, different from the first precoding, to the remaining resource elements used for transmitting the data transmission in the subframe so as to achieve a radiation pattern different from the beam directionality towards the user equipment. |
| US10405314B2 |
Channel plans for wireless local area networks
Examples of the present disclosure include: obtain data collected from a plurality of access points (APs) in a WLAN, including a current allocation of channels to radios of the APs according to a current channel plan; calculate a new channel plan which assigns a different channel to at least one of the radios; calculate a first metric that predicts better network performance achieved by the new channel plan than the current allocation of channels to the radios; determine whether the first metric exceeds a first predetermined threshold; and implement the new channel plan in response to determining that the first metric exceeds the first predetermined threshold. |
| US10405313B2 |
Base station and wireless communication method
Provided are a base station and a wireless communication method with which it is possible to avoid the effect of interference affecting another wireless communication system in a common band of wireless communication, and to provide high-speed communication service. The present invention has a configuration provided with a base station (30x) in which, when the other wireless communication system is not using the common band, a 3 MHz or 5 MHz carrier of the host system is used in which throughput is improved in comparison to a carrier having the frequency width of the other wireless communication system, and when the other wireless communication system is using the common band, a 1.4 MHz carrier of the host system is used having a smaller frequency width than the other wireless communication system. |
| US10405310B2 |
Time division duplex (TDD) uplink downlink (UL-DL) reconfiguration
An eNodeB operable to perform Enhanced Interference Mitigation & Traffic Adaptation (eIMTA) is disclosed. The eNodeB can select a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) that is used for eIMTA. The eNodeB can determine a periodicity for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with the RNTI. The eNodeB can determine a set of subframes to monitor the PDCCH with the RNTI within the periodicity. The eNodeB can encode, for transmission to a user equipment (UE), the RNTI, the periodicity for monitoring the PDCCH with the RNTI, and the set of subframes to monitor the PDCCH with the RNTI. |
| US10405307B2 |
Method for realizing eCA supporting up to 32 CCs and enhancing dynamic PUCCH resource allocation for associated use
A control signalling method for use in advanced communication networks is proposed. The method provides for self-scheduling carrier aggregation, cross-carrier scheduling carrier aggregation, and hybrid-scheduling carrier aggregation for downlink data transmission on up to 32 concurrent downlink component carriers where the UE feedback on downlink data is transmitted on a single uplink component carrier. |
| US10405306B2 |
Half-duplex operation for low cost wireless devices
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enabling half-duplex (HD) operations between one or more user equipments (UEs) and one or more base stations. |
| US10405298B2 |
Beacon using an FBAR-based oscillator
Methods and systems described herein relate to broadcasting on a wireless channel. An example system includes a sensor and a transceiver coupled to the sensor, the transceiver including: an oscillator circuit including a thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), and an antenna. The system also includes a controller with a processor programmed to: broadcast, by the antenna, a first data packet on a wireless channel, where the first data packet is a first packet of a broadcast event; receive, at the antenna, a second data packet transmitted on the wireless channel, where the second data packet is a second packet of the broadcast event; and responsive to receiving the second data packet, perform an action associated with the broadcast event; responsive to the action, transmit, by the antenna, a third data packet on the wireless channel, where the third data packet is a third packet of the broadcast event. |
| US10405296B2 |
Methods for supporting access and paging of low complexity user equipment
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for supporting paging of a low complexity UE, including: determining, by a target base station during handover of a UE, whether a source base station during the handover supports low complexity UE, and transmitting paging capability information of the UE to a Mobility Management Entity MME in response to determining that the source base station does not support low complexity UE, wherein the paging capability information of the UE is used by the MME for paging the UE. The method provided by embodiments of the present disclosure is able to enhance paging with respect to the low complexity UE. |
| US10405294B2 |
Time stamp generation without GNSS signal
The disclosure relates to a method for generating a time stamp in a vehicle which participates in a vehicle ad-hoc network. The method includes associating, by giving out the time stamp, an event, which is transmitted in a message, with a clock time. The clock time is generated by updating a global time base that may be derived from a global satellite navigation signal (GNSS). The method includes checking whether a GNSS signal may be received. The method also includes generating the clock time based on a local time base if an insufficient number of global satellite navigation signals for deriving the global time base is available. |
| US10405282B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request. |
| US10405278B2 |
Low power scheduling
The disclosure relates in some aspects to an energy-aware architecture that supports a low power scheduling mode. For example, a media access control (MAC) architecture for a base station (e.g., an enhanced Node B) and associated access terminals (e.g., UEs) can take the power needs of the access terminals into account when scheduling the access terminals. In some aspects, an access terminal may support a particular frame structure for a low power mode. Accordingly, scheduling of the access terminal may include use of the particular frame structure during low power mode. |
| US10405273B2 |
Access point (AP), station (STA) and method for subcarrier scaling
Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method for subcarrier scaling are generally described herein. The AP may transmit a high efficiency (HE) physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy long training field (L-LTF), a legacy signal (L-SIG) field, and an HE signal (HE-SIG) field. The HE-SIG may be based on HE-SIG symbols mapped to a group of HE subcarriers that includes legacy subcarriers and HE extension subcarriers. The L-LTF may be based on L-LTF pilot symbols mapped to the legacy subcarriers. The L-SIG may be based on L-SIG legacy symbols mapped to the legacy subcarriers and L-SIG extension pilot symbols mapped to the HE extension subcarriers. The AP may scale a per-subcarrier power of the L-SIG extension pilot symbols to match a per-subcarrier power of the L-LTF pilot symbols. |
| US10405270B1 |
Adaptive internet connectivity selection
Internet access has become ubiquitous and the means by which it is obtained varies widely. A mobile Hotspot is a device that includes a modem for mobile broadband access and a Hotspot Access Point to distribute the internet to local devices which may have only WLAN connectivity. The internet service attributes such as data rate, latency, cost, performance, power consumption, and security vary widely depending on where and how the internet service is obtained such as using a mobile broadband connection or using wire-line connection. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable adaptive and seamless selection of the best internet service from available networks considering a plurality of selection criteria including availability, data rate, latency, cost, performance, power consumption, and security. Methods for network selection based on user configurable priority or based on measurement of performance metrics or combination thereof are provided. |
| US10405268B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for enabling a wireless device to communicate with a radio network node in an unlicensed spectrum
A wireless device, a radio network node, and methods therefor, for communicating in a network. The wireless device is configured to determine one or more possible first sequences of a discovery signal. The wireless device is configured to receive a second sequence of the discovery signal, and to determine if the one or more possible first sequences match the second sequence. |
| US10405267B2 |
Cell detection, identification, and measurements for small cell deployments
Cell detection information, such as cell identity, frequency, dormant/active mode, etc. may be determined. This cell detection information may be reported based on properties of a received Auxiliary Synchronization Signal (AuSS) or discovery signal. The received signal may be processed as a function of its timing, for example, with respect to timing of a serving cell. A WTRU may obtain cell detection information for a neighbor cell. A cell may also be detected by surrounding WTRUs. A WTRU may determine timing of cell reactivation from a detected property of the AuSS or discovery signal. A WTRU may trigger an RRC procedure upon selecting a dormant but temporarily reactivated cell. An eNB may transmit AuSS for a dormant cell based on detection of signals received from neighbor cells. Quasi-colocation (QCL) demodulation may be performed based on the detected signal. The on/off state of a cell may be indicated. |
| US10405261B1 |
Method and apparatus for wireless internet access
Many new applications in a wireless client terminal rely on having internet connection available continuously to check the status and to do required download or upload of user data. The continuous internet connection increases power consumption of a client terminal and may also incurs additional costs due to internet usage fees. The power consumption, quality of service and cost of service from different networks such a Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) may be different. The coverage area of accessible WLANs may be quite limited compared to WWANs. A method and apparatus are disclosed that automatically enable and disable the WLAN access in a client terminal based on prevailing scenario and WLAN availability. |
| US10405259B2 |
Radio communication system, base station, mobile station, communication control method, and computer readable medium
A first base station (1) is configured to send, to a second base station (2), first configuration information that is necessary to establish a data bearer and a data radio bearer in the second base station (2) for a C/U-plane split scenario (S105). Further, the first base station (1) is configured to keep the first configuration information in the first base station (1) even after the data bearer and the data radio bearer are established in the second base station (2) (S109). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to a reduction in a path switch delay when a UE moves between cells in the C/U-plane split scenario. |
| US10405258B2 |
Method for managing a proxy table in a wireless network using proxy devices
The invention relates to a proxy node comprising means for managing a proxy table,a receiver for receiving a message from a first resource restricted device, said message being intended to at least one corresponding destination device,control means for checking whether an entry for the first resource restricted device is included in the set of entries of the proxy table, the set of entries of the proxy table indicating the set of resource-restricted devices the proxy node is in charge of, a transmitter for forwarding the message depending on the result of the proxy table checking, the means for managing the proxy table being arranged for cleaning the proxy table of the entry relative to the resource-restricted device by monitoring the relative usage of the proxy node for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device with the usage of competitor proxy nodes for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device. |
| US10405257B2 |
Communications device, infrastructure equipment, and methods
A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to one or more in-coverage communications devices forming with the communications device a group, one of the in-coverage communications devices acting as an active relay node for the communications device, so that the in-coverage communications device can transmit signals representing the data to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the in-coverage communications device acting as the active relay node. The signals transmitted to the in-coverage communications device are received according to a device-to-device communications protocol, wherein the signals transmitted by the communications device or received by the communications device include an identifier which identifies the signals to the in-coverage communications device. One of the other in-coverage communications device can be selected by the infrastructure equipment to act as the active relay node. |
| US10405256B2 |
Technique for access by a master device to a value taken by a characteristic managed by a peripheral device
The invention relates to a technique for access by a master device (22) to a value. The invention relates to a technique for access by a master device (22) to a value taken by a characteristic managed by a peripheral device (23). A first relay device (21) situated in a zone of radio coverage of the master device receives a command for simulation of the peripheral device, this peripheral device being situated in a zone of radio coverage to a second relay device (24). The first relay device then establishes a radio connection with the master device, by simulating the presence of the peripheral device in the zone of radio coverage of the master device. The first relay device receives from the master device a request to read a value taken by a characteristic managed by the peripheral device, transmits the request and receives in return the value from the second relay device, said second relay device having obtained it by interrogating the peripheral device. It can then dispatch it to the master device. |
| US10405253B2 |
Wireless network brokerage
Propagation of a wireless signal is facilitated and brokered through a wireless network, and the signal is delivered by an appropriate method to an intended receiving wireless terminal. A single network element acts as a signal entry point and executes parallel processes to determine the location of an intended receiving wireless terminal and the registration thereof within the wireless network, the signal type, and the capabilities of the terminal. The network element then analyzes this information to determine the best method of signal propagation through the wireless network so as to ensure signal delivery to the wireless terminal or alternate delivery according to subscriber-set preferences. |
| US10405250B2 |
RRM measurement method, measurement system, terminal and base station
An RRM measuring method of an LTE system in an unlicensed frequency band, a system, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving a downlink signal sent by each base station in at least one base station to determine a busy/idle status of an uplink channel and/or a downlink channel of each base station; calculating a value of RSRQ of each base station, when the uplink channel and/or the downlink channel of each base station is in a busy state or in an idle state; reporting the values of RSRQ to a service base station. The present disclosure measures the values of RSRQ according to the channel statuses of the base station, thus the serving base station determines the service performance of a neighboring base station to select a more appropriate auxiliary cell base station or a target base station when switching. |
| US10405249B2 |
Device and method for radio cell selection
This disclosure relates to a mobile device, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a radio signal comprising transmissions from a plurality of radio cells; and a processor configured to derive second information from the received radio signal, the second information indicating at least one neighboring radio cell, wherein the processor is configured to initiate a radio cell selection based on the second information if the second information indicates at least one neighboring radio cell configured for the first RAT. |
| US10405245B2 |
Method of managing E-UTRAN capability of a user equipment
A method of managing evolved universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) capability of a user equipment (UE) is provided that includes switching from a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second RAT if the first RAT fails to provide circuit switched (CS) services to the UE, the first RAT and the second RAT being associated with a first public landline mobile network (PLMN). The UE establishes a CS call session with the second RAT. In the meanwhile, the UE receives a network handover command to move to a second PLMN. The UE may also perform a movement from the first PLMN to the second PLMN and connect with a third RAT associated with the second PLMN to continue the CS call session. The UE enables the E-UTRAN capability after moving to the second PLMN to connect with a fourth RAT available in the second PLMN. |
| US10405244B2 |
Communication method, system, and device
A communication method is a communication method for communicating between first device and second device over one of first network and second network, and includes transmitting a common identifier from the first device to the second device over one of the first network and the second network, the common identifier being for uniquely specifying the first device in both the first network and the second network, receiving the common identifier at the second device, and communicating between the first device and the second device over one of the first network and the second network. |
| US10405240B2 |
Mobile communication system, wireless control station, wireless base station, mobile station, and mobile communication method
It is an objective of the present invention to suppress an influence on a downlink and to appropriately control a transmission rate of uplink user data. A mobile communication system according to the present invention includes: a transmission section for transmitting to a mobile station an exclusive channel for notifying a mobile station of transmission rate information regarding a transmission rate of user data of an uplink channel; and a transmission rate control section for determining transmission rate information to be used by the mobile station and to instruct the mobile station to receive the exclusive channel for notifying the determined transmission rate information. The transmission section transmits, to the mobile station, the exclusive channel for notifying the determined transmission rate information. |
| US10405239B2 |
Core node, base station, radio terminal, communication method, radio resource allocation method, base station selection method, and readable medium
The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30) and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service. |
| US10405232B2 |
Apparatus and method for load balancing in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a load balancing for a control in a wireless communication system. According to a various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for operating a base station in a wireless communication system comprises determining a mobility of a terminal, and responsive to the mobility exceeding a threshold, transmitting, to the terminal, a message for requesting the terminal to process a control plane of the terminal with at least one other base station. |
| US10405230B2 |
Data transmission method, sending device and receiving device
The embodiments of the disclosure provide a data transmission method. After determining multiple radio access technologies to be used, a sending device segments or concatenates data packets of a first service to be transmitted, so as to generate multiple segments of data packets. For the multiple radio access technologies, the sending device packages and numbers the multiple segments of data packets. The sending device sends the packaged data packets to a receiving device by using corresponding radio access technologies according to the numbers. |
| US10405229B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling interference between internet of things devices
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for controlling interference between Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The method for controlling interference between IoT devices includes: selecting a device that will execute interference avoidance among devices that are capable of performing an inter-thing communication by taking a traffic type into consideration; and receiving interference avoidance information required for the interference avoidance from the device that will execute the interference avoidance. The interference avoidance information includes offset information representing a starting time. |
| US10405228B2 |
System information block providing cell access information supporting wideband coverage enhancement in wireless communication networks
Configurations of system information blocks providing cell access information supporting wideband coverage enhancement in wireless communication networks are disclosed. Embodiments encode and transmit information elements for both a legacy system information block and a wideband coverage enhancement system information block in a multiple subframe discovery reference signal configuration. For example, embodiments may utilize a two subframe CR-DRS configuration in which a WCE SIB-MF1 message payload is encoded and transmitted independently with respect to a legacy SIB-MF1 message payload. Additionally, or alternatively, embodiment may utilize a two subframe CR-DRS configuration in which both a legacy SIB-MF1 message payload and a WCE SIB-MF1 message payload share the same DRS subframe payload by jointly encoding the legacy SIB-MF1 and WCE SIB-MF1 messages. |
| US10405221B2 |
Uplink multi-user multi-input multi-output establishment method and apparatus
An uplink multi-user multi-input multi-output establishment method includes broadcasting, by a network side device, an uplink data sending announcement; receiving buffer information sent by a terminal that needs to send data, where the buffer information includes at least a sending level and a data sending length of to-be-sent data; determining, according to the buffer information, scheduling information for establishing uplink multi-user multi-input multi-output; and sending, to a terminal that is allowed to send data and selected from the terminal that needs to send data, a clear to send frame that carries the scheduling information, so that the terminal that is allowed to send data sends the to-be-sent data according to the scheduling information. The embodiments of the present disclosure effectively implement uplink multi-user multi-input multi-output establishment, so that signaling interworking is reduced, resource overheads are reduced, and data sending efficiency is improved. |
| US10405218B2 |
Dynamic power control
In some examples, a wireless access network node communicates with user equipments (UEs) in a plurality of sets of subframes, the plurality of sets of subframes comprising a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes. The wireless access network node performs dynamic power control of a transmission of the wireless access network node in the first set of subframes, and does not perform dynamic power control of a transmission of the wireless access network node in the second set of subframes. |
| US10405214B2 |
Wireless communication system
According to one embodiment, a wireless access point includes a wireless communication unit to receive an authentication frame that includes attribute information of a wireless communication terminal and to transmit a response frame in response to the authentication frame. A retransmission limit setting unit sets a limit for transmissions of the response frame based on the attribute information included in the authentication frame. A controller controls transmission of the response frame according to the retransmission limit. |
| US10405212B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing self recovery of base station device
Provided are a method and apparatus for implementing self recovery of a base station device, which relate to the technical field of communications. The method includes that: it is monitored, in real time, whether a base station device generates a fault or performance index event; when it is monitored that the base station device generates the fault or performance index event, a self-recovery alarm configuration file is searched according to the monitored fault or performance index event; corresponding self-recovery execution information is acquired according to the found self-recovery alarm configuration file; and self-recovery is implemented according to the self-recovery execution information. By means of automatic self-recovery on an alarm based on a found pre-provided self-recovery rule, the technical solution can reduce the complexity of manually handling a fault, and reduces the dependence of fault handling on a professional engineer. |
| US10405210B2 |
Systems and methods for automatically configuring frequencies of radio communication devices
Systems and methods for allocating frequency channels across a radiofrequency (RF) mesh network, including identifying pairs of radio groups having a propensity for interference; allocating frequency channels to each of the plurality of radio groups; and deploying the allocated frequency channels to the plurality of radio groups, using a central routing server including an automated frequency planning module that executes an RF allocation algorithm, wherein the RF allocation algorithm determines the frequency channel to assign to each radio group and deploys the determined frequency channel to each radio group of the plurality of radio groups. |
| US10405204B2 |
Optimizing spectral efficiency in a network by activating or deactivating access points based on client device activity
Presented herein are techniques for optimizing spectral efficiency in a network. One or more metrics of one or more wireless access points that enable one or more wireless client devices to connect to a wireless network are monitored. The one or more metrics reflect a level of client device activity. Based on the one or more metrics, the level of client device activity is determined to require a change in a number of the one or more wireless access points that are active to serve the one or more wireless client devices. The one or more wireless access points are activated or deactivated to improve a spectral efficiency of the wireless network. |
| US10405201B2 |
Re-configuration of RBS performance mode
A method in a network node for triggering a re-configuration of a radio base station, RBS. The RBS supports a configured performance mode and an increased performance mode. The method comprises the steps of estimating (S2) a future demand for resource usage in the RBS by at least one wireless device, and determining (S3) a re-configuration gain as a difference between a performance metric of the RBS for meeting the estimated future demand for resource usage in the increased performance mode and in the configured mode, as well as triggering (S5) a performance mode re-configuration of the RBS into the increased performance mode based on if the re-configuration gain exceeds a pre-determined threshold. |
| US10405199B1 |
Apparatus and methods for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for generating electromagnetic signals that resonate in a cavity having a plurality of reflectors resulting in resonating electromagnetic signals and combining the resonating electromagnetic signals to form an electromagnetic wave that traverses a reflector and couples onto a physical transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10405198B2 |
Method and system for implementing self organizing mobile network (SOMNET) of drones and platforms
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing self-organizing mobile networks (“SOMNETs”) of drones and platforms. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive first data from each of a plurality of vehicles; might receive second data from each of a plurality of platforms; might analyze the first data to determine a status of each vehicle; and might analyze the second data to determine a status of each platform. Based at least in part on the analyzed first and second data, the computing system might generate at least one of first control instructions to at least one first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles or second control instructions to at least one first platform of the plurality of platforms that respectively cause the at least one first vehicle to perform one or more first actions or cause the at least one first platform to perform one or more second actions. |
| US10405193B1 |
Dynamic radio access network and intelligent service delivery for multi-carrier access for 5G or other next generation network
A framework of abstraction of new and existing 5G radios can enhance capabilities of new and existing micro radios and other short range radio technologies to enable intelligent service delivery, dynamic access learning capability, and network slicing over 5G access networks. Enhancing layer communication for both control and user plane can be tunneled through the hosting layer and exploit a common transport provided by the hosting layer. The tunneling through the hosting layer can also enable the enhance capabilities to access the same radio management functions and can be orchestrated by the same core function. The framework for abstraction of the resources can be used to provide dynamic sharing of the resources and then be divided amongst different carriers. |
| US10405190B2 |
Channel assignment in shared spectrum based on network coverage overlap and network weights
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for assigning channels to networks in a group based on network coverage overlap and network weights. An example method generally includes determining whether channels are available for allocation at each network represented by a node in a network overlap graph, wherein each node in the graph is associated with an assigned channel in a shared spectrum, and for each network in the graph for which channels are available for allocation, identifying channels that are available for allocation to the network, and assigning at least one of the available channels to the network based, at least in part, on a weighting associated with the network. |
| US10405188B2 |
Relay selection routing method and relay selection routing apparatus based on direct communication of terminal
The present invention provides a relay selection routing method based on direct communication of a terminal, applied to a base station, including: establishing a database of a topological structure of a direct communication terminal on a network side; when a change of the topological structure is detected, updating the database of the topological structure; when a direct communication service request is received, determining a data sending path and a destination relay node corresponding to the direct communication service request according to the database of the topological structure, sender information and receiver information of the direct communication service request and a preset selection principle; and establishing a direct communication data sharing network corresponding to the direct communication service request according to the data sending path and the destination relay node. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a relay selection router based on direct communication of a terminal. |
| US10405180B2 |
Stub network establishing method, device and system, and storage medium
Disclosed is a method for establishing a stub network, including: sending a networking request message to an M2M platform; receiving a networking confirmation message sent from the M2M platform, wherein the networking confirmation message comprises networking authorization information; sending a domain-join request for joining a domain to an M2M terminal which has authorized networking according to the networking authorization information; receiving a domain-join confirmation returned by the M2M terminal which has authorized networking and establishing a link for the M2M terminal which has authorized networking; receiving from an M2M terminal in the domain a data forwarding request which comprises identification of a target M2M terminal; and determining the target M2M terminal as an M2M terminal in the domain according to the identification of the target M2M terminal, and directly forwarding service data to the target M2M target terminal. Also disclosed is a device and system for establishing a stub network. |
| US10405174B2 |
Wireless terminal device, network node, method and computer program for simultaneous multiple radio access technology operation
A wireless terminal device of a wireless communication system is arranged to operate according to a plurality of radio access technologies, RATs. A method of the wireless terminal device comprises receiving a configuration from a network node of an access network of the wireless communication system, wherein the configuration is a multi-connectivity configuration arranged to operate towards a plurality of RATs simultaneously, determining capabilities of the wireless terminal device, and analyzing the received configuration in view of the capabilities. If the capabilities are fully sufficient for the configuration, the configuration is used for setting up transceiver operation of the wireless terminal device, or if the capabilities are not fully sufficient for the configuration, an adapted configuration is determined for setting up the transceiver operation of the wireless terminal device, wherein the capabilities are fully sufficient for the adapted configuration. The method also comprises operating the wireless terminal device according to selected transceiver operation. Network node, and methods and computer programs therefor are also disclosed. |
| US10405170B2 |
Method and system for storing contact information in a network contact database
The invention provides a method comprising, receiving an indication of a desire for contact information associated with given media content, obtaining the contact information associated with the given media content in response to the indication and causing the obtained contact information to be stored in a database associated with a given party. |
| US10405169B2 |
Device discovery method, user equipment, server, and system
Embodiments provide a device discovery method which relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a server, a discovery request, where the discovery request is used to request to discover another UE near a user equipment UE, and the discovery request includes a discovery category indication; generating discovery configuration information according to the discovery category indication, and sending the discovery configuration information to a base station or the UE, where the discovery configuration information is used to configure a parameter that is used when the base station or the UE detects another nearby UE; and receiving a discovery result sent by the base station or the UE. |
| US10405165B2 |
Quick pair
A host device, such as a laptop or desktop computer, that supports wireless point-to-point connections with peripheral devices, such as a pair of headphones, mouse, etc., is configured with quick pair with which the host device can automatically surface a toast on the UI for the user to pair the host and peripheral devices when the peripheral device is within range. For example, a pattern within an advertisement payload can be transmitted, or beaconed, by the peripheral device to the host device, where the host device then identifies, based on the pattern, that the peripheral device is quick pair enabled. When the peripheral device is within range, the host device then automatically surfaces a toast for the user to pair the two devices, and moves the toast to a notification center in case the user wishes to pair the device at a later time. |
| US10405161B2 |
V2X cellular communication synchronization and initiation independent of a cellular base station
A cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) [including V2V] communication system obtains location and time data from one or more GNSS signals and retrieves cellular synchronization information (including but not limited to 3GPP MIP and/or SIB) from a pre-loaded database and uses the information to establish a C-V2V connection with another vehicle. Synchronization may be repeated after expiration of a time period. The time period may be selected according to a location and velocity of the vehicle. Other sources of time data may be used when GNSS signals are not available, such as an internal crystal clock or timing from a cellular base station. |
| US10405149B2 |
Enhanced MBMS-based signal transmission/reception method
A method and an apparatus for reducing delay in enhanced multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS)-based group communication are provided. The method includes receiving the user packet, including information of a time stamp assigned by a broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC), from the BM-SC, and transmitting the user packet to a terminal through a physical multicast channel based on information of the time stamp, wherein the time stamp is assigned at an interval set to a value less than a multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) scheduling period. |
| US10405145B2 |
Method and/or system for positioning of a mobile device
Methods and systems provide location services for user equipment (UE) devices in a radio access network (RAN) such as a Fifth Generation (5G) RAN. An example method of locating a user equipment (UE) at a location server includes exchanging one or more first signaling messages with the UE, and exchanging one or more second signaling messages with a location server associated with a core network. In the example method, the location server is integrated with a base station or a success point. |
| US10405142B2 |
Velocity-weighted analysis of user equipment location data
Velocity-weighted analysis of UE location data is disclosed. UE velocity can be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell can also be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell and UE velocity can be inversely related. UE dwell an UE velocity can be correlated to a likelihood that an event occurrence related to a point of interest affects UE travel between a first and second location. A location of the point of interest can be determined to be in a region corresponding to a path between the first and second location. The region can be associated with the UE dwell and/or UE velocity, such that a probability of interaction can be determined for the event occurrence for the point of interest. The region can comprise a probable UE path based on historical UE data. |
| US10405138B2 |
Method and device for outputting notification
A notification method includes obtaining, according to period t1, coordinates a1 and a speed v1 of a device after a first geo-fence is set, setting a second geo-fence in response to coordinates a1 being outside the first geo-fence and v1 exceeding a threshold, where the initial radius of the second geo-fence is greater than that of the first geo-fence and a center point of the second geo-fence is the same as that of the first geo-fence, obtaining, according to t1, coordinates a2 and a speed v2 of the device after the second geo-fence is set, adjusting period t1 to a period t2 in response to the coordinates a2 being within the second geo-fence and outside the first geo-fence, obtaining, according to the period t2, coordinates a3 and speed v3 of the portable electronic device, and outputting a notification when the geographical coordinates a3 are located within the first geo-fence. |
| US10405136B2 |
Dynamic geofence based on members within
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, via a mobile station, contextual information or geographic location data relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region, identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members, wherein the common element is identified upon a comparison of the first and second contextual information, and defining the first boundary of the geofence. |
| US10405133B1 |
Geofenced mesh network communication
A mesh network includes a source node and non-source nodes. The source node generates geofenced message information defining a geofenced message for one or more non-source nodes within a geofence. The source node transmits the geofenced message information for reception by a non-source node within a communication range of the source node. The non-source node, responsive to receiving the geofenced message information, transmits the geofenced message information for reception by other non-source nodes within a communication range of the non-source node. Based on the location of the non-source node being within the geofence, the non-source node presents the geofenced message. Based on the location of the non-source node being within the geofence, the non-source node does not presents the geofenced message. |
| US10405132B2 |
Precise and custom location based service discovery application for wired and wireless devices
Example method includes determining, by a network management device, a location of a client device in a wireless local area network (WLAN); identifying, by the network management device, a first region comprising the location of the client device, wherein an irregular boundary of the first region is arbitrarily defined on a floor plan based on a device sharing policy; determining, by the network management device, that the device sharing policy permits the client device to discover a network service provided by at least one network device; and selecting, by the network management device, the at least one network device to be presented as providing the network service available to the client device. |
| US10405128B2 |
Audio processing device for a ceiling reflection type speaker
To resolve a problem that a listener feels that sense of localization and sense of connecting with the other channels are lost in case that the listener listens to an audio that is output from a ceiling reflection type speaker in an audio processing device that outputs an analog audio signal to speakers including the ceiling reflection type speaker that makes the audio reflect at a ceiling.A DSP 5 performs low-pass filter processing that extracts low frequency component from a digital audio signal, high-pass filter processing that extracts high frequency component from the digital audio signal, delay processing that delays the low frequency component of the digital audio signal that is extracted by the low-pass filter processing, and composition processing that composes the low frequency component of the digital audio signal that is delayed by the delay processing and the high frequency component of the digital audio signal that is extracted by the high-pass filter processing as audio signal processing. |
| US10405127B2 |
Measurement device, filter generation device, measurement method, and filter generation method
A measurement device according to this embodiment includes a peak detection unit that detects positive and negative peaks included in a sound pickup signal, a sign determination unit that determines a positive or negative sign based on amplitudes at the negative and positive peaks detected by the peak detection unit, a peak group separation unit that separates a peak sequence composed of the peaks with the determined sign into a plurality of peak groups, a maximum amplitude detection unit that detects a maximum amplitude in each of the plurality of peak groups, a signal cutout unit that cuts out the sound pickup signal at cutout timing based on the maximum amplitude and generates a plurality of cutout signals, and a signal adding unit that adds the plurality of cutout signals. |
| US10405124B2 |
Audio apparatus and audio providing method thereof
An audio apparatus and an audio providing method thereof are provided. The audio providing method includes receiving an audio signal including a plurality of channels, applying an audio signal having a channel, from among the plurality of channels, giving a sense of elevation to a filter to generate a plurality of virtual audio signals to be respectively output to a plurality of speakers, applying a combination gain value and a delay value to the plurality of virtual audio signals so that the plurality of virtual audio signals respectively output through the plurality of speakers form a sound field having a plane wave, and respectively outputting the plurality of virtual audio signals, to which the combination gain value and the delay value are applied, through the plurality of speakers. The filter processes the audio signal to have a sense of elevation. |
| US10405122B1 |
Stereophonic sound generating method and apparatus using multi-rendering scheme and stereophonic sound reproducing method and apparatus using multi-rendering scheme
Provided is a stereophonic sound reproducing apparatus that applies a multi-rendering scheme to a channel sound signal and an object sound signal to enhance a stereophonic effect. A stereophonic sound reproducing method performed by the stereophonic sound reproducing apparatus may include receiving a channel sound signal based on a channel, an object sound signal based on an object, and metadata, and reproducing the channel sound signal based on a preset rendering scheme and reproducing, based on the metadata including a rendering scheme determined using the object sound signal, each object sound signal using the determined rendering scheme. |
| US10405121B2 |
Wireless splitter-repeater hub
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a wireless receiver module, and a plurality of transmitter modules, the receiver module configured to convert a wireless protocol signal to an audio baseband signal, each transmitter module operable to receive the audio baseband signal, and adapted to convert the audio baseband signal to a unique wireless protocol signal for transmission over an independent communication channel to a respective wireless audio output device. In an illustrative example, a wireless repeater hub (WRH) may pair a master transceiver (within the WRH) with a master audio source. The master transceiver may demodulate the audio information, and send it to a plurality of slave transceivers. Each slave transceiver within the WRH is paired to a respective individual audio transducer. Various embodiments may facilitate a wireless music data-stream from a personal electronic device (PED) to be played on multiple wireless audio transducers via unique and distinct wireless channels. |
| US10405117B2 |
Calibration using multiple recording devices
Example techniques may involve calibration with multiple recording devices. An implementation may include detecting, via a microphone, one or more calibration sounds as emitted by one or more playback devices of one or more zones during a calibration sequence. The implementation may further include determining a first response, the first response representing a response of a given environment to the one or more calibration sounds as detected by the first recording device and receiving data indicating a second response, the second response representing a response of the given environment to the one or more calibration sounds as detected by a second recording device. The implementation may also include determining a calibration for the one or more playback devices based on the first response and the second response and sending, to the one or more zones, an instruction that applies the calibration to playback by the one or more playback devices. |
| US10405114B2 |
Automated detection of an active audio output
An active audio output detection system and method that automatically determines the type of audio output being used on an audio playback device. Embodiments of the system and method include playing back audio content on the audio playback device (such as a mobile phone) and capturing sound during playback using an audio capture device (such as a microphone). The captured sound is analyzed to determine whether the audio playing back on the audio playback device is contained therein. If the captured sound matches the audio playing back on the audio playback device, then the active audio output is a loudspeaker. On the other hand, if the captured sound does not match the audio playing back on the audio playback device, then the active audio output is headphones. |